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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/23/2015 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2015-1770 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Tin Angel for nearly six decades of welcoming guests to the City of Pittsburgh high atop Mount Washington; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, June 23, 2015, to be “Tin Angel Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1771 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the Barbershop Harmony Society for promoting and preserving the barbershop style as an art form. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 28th, 2015 to be “Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1772 1 ProclamationNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh expresses its gratitude to Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation for providing this service to students and granting us the opportunity to interact directly with youth from our individual districts; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 23, 2015 to be “Building Pride/Building Character Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1773 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 23, 2015 to be “William Russell Blakey Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1774 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 23, 2015 to be “RaShall M. Brackney Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1775 1 Will of CouncilNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Pittsburgh supports House Resolution No. 341 and its overall goal of keeping residents safe and secure in their homes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the week of June 22, 2015 shall be “Utility Imposter Awareness Week” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1776 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, June 20 , 2015, to be “ Nikki Thorpe Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1767 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of Public Safety, Chief of the Department of Performance and Innovation and the Chief of Police to enter into contract(s) and/or agreement(s) with Optivon, Incorporated for the purpose of licensing a public safety smartphone application and software for the City of Pittsburgh. Cost not to exceed $10,000.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1754 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Point Park University Pittsburgh Playhouse, 300 Block of Forbes Avenue and Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh (1st Ward), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1755 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Penn Highland Mixed Use, 111 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh (8th Ward), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1765 1 ResolutionResolution amending resolution number 127 of 2015, entitled “authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into a contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, lease or leases, professional service agreements or the use of existing contracts, leases or agreements, and other services, along with other approved expenditures and for the payment of supplies, equipment, materials, rentals, and other services for the Squirrel Hill Business District streetlighting project” by increasing the amount by $10,373.24.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1766 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution number 891, effective January 1, 2003, as amended, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2003 Capital Budget and the 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2003 through 2008 Capital Improvement Program” so as to transfer the remaining funds in the Lincoln Place Park Renovation project to the Squirrel Hill Business District streetlighting projectRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1756 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund, to be designated as the “Facilities Trust Fund,” for the purpose of depositing and segregating funds for the exclusive use of maintenance, capital investment, acquisition, and disposition of City-owned facilities.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1757 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Acrobatique in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5000.00), for the Earth Day Celebration; and providing for the payment thereof.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1758 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Seventy-Two Cents ($2,443.72) in favor of Donald S. McPherson, Labor Arbitrator, PO Box 638, Indiana, PA, 15701-0638 for arbitration services, charging same to 11101.53.53513.108000.2015.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1759 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to accept a donation of five thousand dollars from BNY Mellon for an Earth Day Celebration which was held on April 2, 2015.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1760 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales in accordance with Act No. l7l of l984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through M. [A: 1703 Cliff - DELETED, B: 1707 Cliff- DELETED, C: 1711 Cliff- DELETED, D: 1717 Cliff- DELETED, E: 1719 Cliff- DELETED, F: 327 Hancock- DELETED], G: 6484 Frankstown, 6486 Frankstown, H: 7229 Race, I: 7231 Race, J: 409 W. Elizabeth, K: 815 Spring Garden, L: 2441 Perrysville, M: 2240 WilsonRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1761 1 ResolutionResolution providing for conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. l7l of l984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through B. A: 6818 Baker, B: 1035 YettaRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1762 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. 171 of 1984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984; having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through H. [A: 3203 Brereton-DELETED], B: 6435 Winslow, C: Chalfont, D: 302 Allen, E: 807 Southern, F: 212 Wilbert G: 1938 Sedgwick, H: 901 Davis Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1763 1 ResolutionResolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, authorizing the sale of properties in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, in accordance with Act No. 171 of 1984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. Items A through B: A: 1821 Cliff, B: 5231, 5233 Kincaid, 313, & 315 N. AtlanticRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1768 1 ResolutionResolution calling on the Department of City Planning to create an inventory and map of properties zoned for use as “Community Homes” in the City of Pittsburgh, for internal distribution to City Council.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1769 1 ResolutionResolution calling on the City of Pittsburgh to adopt the Principles of Plain Language, and a Graphic StandardRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1764 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Joseph & Ruth Ann Martinelli, 1801 Greenleaf Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15211, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a private sewer lateral on the right-of-way of Cielo Lane, in the 19th Ward, 2 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2015-1750 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 17, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1738 2 ResolutionResolution realigning a total of $15,000.00 from City Council salaries to City Clerk miscellaneous services.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1739 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy of the City of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County to apply for a Watershed Restoration and Protection (WRPP) grant of $300,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1751 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for June 17, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1710 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Douglas Cruze, 5515 Penn, Inc., 317 South Graham Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, his successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at his own cost and expense, stairs with railings on the sidewalk area at 5654 Butler Street, in the 10th Ward, 7 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1711 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Cooperation and License Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh to implement concurrent construction projects for driveway renovations and related site improvements in Riverview Park and the adjacent Allegheny Observatory.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1752 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 17, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1712 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Agreements or Contracts, with a Consultant or Consultants, or Vendor or Vendors, for the purpose of Streetscape and Intersection Reconstruction, and related activities in support of such activities at a cost not to exceed $175,000.00Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1753 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for June 17, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1613 2 ResolutionResolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of restaurant liquor license, License No. R-12467, LID-60311 from Damon’s International, Inc., 4070-4072 William Penn Hwy., Monroeville, PA 15146-2685 to the Applicant, Mixtape, LLC. 4907 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 for the premises located at 4907 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, restaurant known as “Mixtape”, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1675 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 3601 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video