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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/1/2013 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2013-1913 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Billy Porter for his contributions to the performing arts and his representation of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University on the world stage; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare October 1, 2013 to be “” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2013-1914 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the military and public service of Jim Takacs and congratulates Jim on the occasion of his retirement from his distinguished service with the City of Pittsburgh; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, October 1, 2013, to be “JAMES A. TAKACS DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2013-1915 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the Pittsburgh Opera for the rich cultural experience they bring to everyone in our region; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare October 12, 2013 “Pittsburgh Opera Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. AdoptedPass Action details
2013-1916 1 ProclamationTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend ALPFA Pittsburgh for encouraging and promoting Latino leadership among students and professionals and congratulate ALPFA Pittsburgh on its fifth anniversary celebration to be held on October 1, 2013. THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare October 1, 2013 to be ALPFA Pittsburgh Day in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2013-1912 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the City Code at Title One: Administrative, Article V: Legislative, Chapter 151: Council by adding a section of the State Second Class City Law relating to sharing information.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1905 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of City Planning to receive grant funding to support the City of Pittsburgh's hosting of Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2014 and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000).Read and referred  Action details
2013-1906 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of City Planning to receive grant funding to support the City of Pittsburgh's hosting of Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2014 and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed seventy five thousand dollars ($75,000).Read and referred  Action details
2013-1907 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 60, approved February 5, 2013, providing for the implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “P”, in the Bluff/Uptown area (Council District #6) to expand the district to include additional enforcement days and hours pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1908 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 88 approved December 12, 2002, providing for the implementation of Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “R”, in the Bloomfield area. (Council District #7) to expand the district to include an additional street pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549. Read and referred  Action details
2013-1909 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 350 approved May 29, 2012, providing for the implementation of Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “S”, in the Terrace Village and Upper Hill communities (Council District #6) to expand the district to include an additional street pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1911 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 552 of 2009 entitled "Providing for the creation of the Verizon Franchise Trust Fund (VFTF) and directing the Pittsburgh Cable Communications Advisory Committee to work with CIS, PCTV and PPS in the creation of a plan for the strategic use of the resources provided pursuant the Verizon Franchise Agreement" so as to remove unnecessary language, clarify the operation of the Trust Fund, change the title of the bill to its original title, and make the Verizon Trust Fund consistent with the Comcast Trust Fund. Read and referred  Action details
2013-1910 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the City Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article 1: Administration so as to add a new chapter entitled “Chapter 204: Cash Management Policy” that mandates that the City and City Departments have a cash management policy.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1900 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 25, 2013 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2013-1860 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Dollars and Forty-Four Cents ($14,390.44) to Hollinshead, Mendelson, Bresnahan & Nixon, P.C., 310 Grant Street, Suite 2901, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional services rendered in the civil action filed at GD 06-013452 in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, and arising from a declaration of taking on June 8, 2006 in the City of Pittsburgh as a consequence of Court (Federal) ordered remediation of the Corfu Street area, which is located below the West End Overlook and above the Norfolk Southern railroad lines.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1872 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution 549, effective September 21, 2012 entitled “providing for an agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by transferring $5,500 from District 1 Neighborhood Needs Projects and adding that amount to Observatory Hill Inc for Old Allegheny Soccer. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $437,779.53.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1874 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the continuation of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article IX-Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 180, Clean Pittsburgh Commission, Section 180.05: Reauthorization of the Commission.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1901 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for September 25, 2013 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2013-1861 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with Cover Your Assets, LLC, to provide computer-based products and services relating to scheduling management at a cost not to exceed $148,325.52.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1862 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Project Grant, in the amount of $89,846.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1870 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety and the Department of Public Works to execute a pilot program to install pedestrian crossing flags at unregulated mid-street crosswalks for the purpose of increasing pedestrian safety at a cost not to exceed $1,000.00 payable from City Council Acct # 11101.101200.53101.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1871 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 772, effective January 1, 2013, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2013 through 2018 Capital Improvement Program,” by increasing the Public Safety Radio Replacement project by $695,000.00Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1902 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for September 25, 2013 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2013-1863 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of City Planning to enter into contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, professional service agreements or utilize existing contracts and other services to perform conservation assessment, restoration, and repair of the City's artwork and monument collection. Cost not to exceed $45,000.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1873 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program” by transferring $5,500 from District 1 Neighborhood Needs Projects and adding that amount to Observatory Hill Inc for Old Allegheny Soccer.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1903 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Performance and Asset management for September 25, 2013 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2013-1149 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Information Systems to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Community Television, a non-profit corporation, for Pittsburgh Community Television to continue to act as the City's public access television provider, said contract to be funded from the proceeds of the City's cable franchise agreements with Comcast of California/Pennsylvania/Utah/Washington, Inc. and Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1889 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 453, effective July 9, 2013, entitled “Resolution authorizing the extension of the PCTV agreement dated January 20th 2011 so as to extend the agreement until September 30, 2013,” to further extend the agreement until October 31, 2013.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1904 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for September 25, 2013 with an Affirmatiave Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2013-1865 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh's Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Bakery Square 2 Agent, L.P., 5500 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1866 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an application for financial assistance in the amount of $75,000 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for a Municipal Assistance and Planning Grant for the Homewood Transit Revitalization Investment District planning study. (Council District 9).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1867 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with a $75,000 Municipal Assistance and Planning Grant for the Homewood Transit Revitalization Investment District planning study from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. (Council District 9).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1917 1 Will of CouncilNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the will of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh that the City shall accept credit cards and develop a point of sale system at every cash entry point in every department in the City AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, since the Council of the City of Pittsburgh allows the Departments to increase the cost of fees and permits to cover processing, departments may also increase fees to cover credit card fees and the cost to implement and maintain a point of sale system.AdoptedPass Action details