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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/1/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2016-0162 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Cribs for Kids for their success in reducing the incidence of infant, sleep-related death through their successful awareness campaigns and outreach; and the Women of Achievement Awards for honoring the achievements of women from the Pittsburgh area whose accomplishments embody the spirit of Women’s History Month; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, March 3rd, 2016, to be “Women of Achievement Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0163 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Schorr Bakery for serving the North Side delicious handmade baked goods for over 40 years; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, March 1, 2016 to be “Schorr Bakery Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0164 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate Mr. Stephen Wayhart and BrandMill for their 13th Anniversary and many accomplishments; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, February 29, 2016, to be “BrandMill and Stephen Wayhart Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0149 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a five-year Intergovernmental Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh utilizing the City of Pittsburgh as the responsible entity pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”) to assume the responsibility of HUD for environmental reviews and for making decisions and taking actions that include executing the certification portion of HUD's Request for Release of Funds and Certification for the subject Authorities public housing grant program. (Council Districts: All).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0150 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreement(s) and to provide administrative/operating expenses, including but not limited to, rehabilitation, maintenance, operation, insurance, utilities, furnishings, homeless prevention and essential services and other miscellaneous expenses associated with State Emergency Solutions Grant funds, as allocated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at a cost not to exceed $241,608.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0151 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution Number 858-2014, effective January 1, 2015, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program”, by adding State Emergency Solutions Grant funds, as awarded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the amount of $241,608.00, under the City Planning Department, Project Name “2015 Other”.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0161 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title 4 - Public Places and Property, Article I - Public Rights of Way Chapter 416: Obstructions, by repealing Chapter 416 in its entirety and replacing it with new language.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0152 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: 524 CoraRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0153 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. ITEM A: 1409 StedmanRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0154 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 H: A: 5222 Rosetta, 313 N. Atlantic, 315 N. Atlantic; B: 5233 Kincaid, 5231 Kincaid; C: 5227 Kincaid, 5225 Kincaid, 5223 Kincaid, 5221 Kincaid; D: 5209 Gem, 5211 Gem; E: 6526 Meadow, 6530 Meadow; F: 158 Meadow; G: 516 Cora; H: 704 Durango, 706 Durango, 708 DurangoRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0155 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: 5224 RosettaRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0156 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, and Director of Public works of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Tree Pittsburgh, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, for Tree Pittsburgh to utilize goats as a vegetation management option in designated City Parks.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0157 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Green Infrastructure Mini-Grant Agreement and a Project and Maintenance Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation in connection with the installation and maintenance of a Green Infrastructure Project in Emerald View Park.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0158 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Three Crossings Riverfront East, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, One Oxford Centre, Suite 4500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, its successors and assigns, an encroachment (i) for a staircase that is part of its riverfront development, and (ii) to construct, maintain and use at its own cost and expense, the streetscaping features described herein, for the benefit of the public right of way and neighboring properties on the right of way at 26th Street from Railroad Street north to the Allegheny River, in the Strip District neighborhood of the of the City of Pittsburgh, 2nd Ward, 7th Council District.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0158 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Three Crossings Riverfront East, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, One Oxford Centre, Suite 4500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, its successors and assigns, an encroachment (i) for a staircase that is part of its riverfront development, and (ii) to construct, maintain and use at its own cost and expense, the streetscaping features described herein, for the benefit of the public right of way and neighboring properties on the right of way at 26th Street from Railroad Street north to the Allegheny River, in the Strip District neighborhood of the of the City of Pittsburgh, 2nd Ward, 7th Council District.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2016-0159 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and the Director of Public Works to enter into a Cooperation Agreement to allow for the City’s use of County equipment and radio frequencies.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0160 1 ResolutionCommunication from Sam Ashbaugh, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a Quarterly Financial and Performance Report for the Fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2015, dated February 15, 2016.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2016-0146 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for February 24, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0077 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement with the Pittsburgh Parking Authority of Allegheny County, for the City of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to enter land owned by the Pittsburgh Parking Authority to construct, own and maintain the Liberty Bridge Rain Garden.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0118 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a three-party Transportation Alternatives Program federal aid reimbursement agreement or agreements by and among the City of Pittsburgh, the (MUNICIPALITY), the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (the “SEA”) and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, (DEPARTMENT) in connection with the implementation of the Lower Hill Infrastructure Project, Element II-C, Intersection and Sidewalk Improvements on Centre Avenue.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0147 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Urban Recreation for February 24, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0115 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor EMCOR Services Scalise Industries, in an amount not to exceed twenty four thousand four hundred and ninety five dollars and twenty eight cents, for the payment of repairs to the Schenley Ice Skating Rink chiller system; and providing for the payment thereof in an amount not to exceed ($24,495.28).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0116 1 ResolutionResolution submitting the recommendation of the Commission on Naming Public Properties to City Council to rename Cliffside Park, located in the 5th Ward of Pittsburgh, as “August Wilson Park”.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0148 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for February 24, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0109 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all of the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh Designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 23-F, Lots 59, 59A, 60, 60A, 60B and Block 23-B, Lots 216, 227, 227A, 227B, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 234, 234A, and 235, under the Residential Land Reserve Fund - Perrysville Avenue, 5, 6, Lane Way, 1643, 1645, 1641 Perrysville Avenue, 1639 and 1635 Perrysville Avenue - (Council District No. 6).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0110 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all of the City’s Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-M, Lots 326 and 328 (Council District No. 9 - Commercial Development - 7001 and 7005 Hamilton Avenue)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0111 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all of the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-P, Lots 15-1, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 56, 59 and Block 175-B, Lot 32 (Council District No.9 - Site Assemblage for Residential Development - Richland 508, 573, 567, Richland Street, 7425, 7409, 7407, 7505 Tioga Street, 564, 568, 572, 571, 565, 563, 561 Panke Avenue and 562 and 570 Dunfermline Street).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0112 1 ResolutionResolution approving execution of a Deed by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the City of Pittsburgh for the sale of Block 45-S, Lots 1 and 266, Block 45-L, Lots 11, 13, 14 and Block 46-N, Lot 106, in the 25th & 26th Wards of the City of Pittsburgh, Irwin Avenue, 2429, 2423, 2421 N. Charles Street and 558 Ridgewood Street - Council District No. 6 (Greenway).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0113 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all of the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-P, Lots 47 and 48 (Council District No.9 - Greenspace - 7415 and 7417 Tioga Street).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video