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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate the 32 years of outstanding service of Louise Brown to the Shadyside Hospital Foundation; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, May 23, 2024, to be “Louise Brown Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain site known as Rodef Shalom located at 4905 Fifth Avenue (52-K-27-2) in Shadyside, in the 7th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owners of the properties support the nomination. (Public Hearing held 5/17/22)

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Building under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain site known as Engine Company 28 located at 700 Filbert Street (52-D-346) in Shadyside, in the 7th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 12/15/21)

Resolution amending Resolution number 221 of 2020, authorizing the Mayor and Director of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County's (RAAC) Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund in the amount of $443,659.00 to decrease the grant award to ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) dollars to provide funding for Shadyside Streetscape Improvements.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s (RAAC) Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund in the amount of $443,659.00 to provide funding for Shadyside Streetscape Improvements, and if awarded, enter into a grant agreement with RAAC. The grant application includes local matching funds in the amount of $192,000.00. In the event this grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed Six Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Nine ($635,659.00) dollars for this stated purpose, chargeable and payable from City of Pittsburgh capital accounts 6074011519.50000.00 and 6074011420.50000.00, and a grant account to be established upon award.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s (RAAC) Gaming Economic Development fund for up to $500,000.00 to provide funding for Shadyside Streetscape Improvements, and, should the grant be awarded by RAAC, are authorized to enter into agreements with RAAC. In the event this grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant does not require a local match.

Resolution amending resolution No. 363 of 2018 for the Residential Parking Permit Program area “X” in the Shadyside community (Council District 8) by adding addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure of the City of Pittsburgh to apply for grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC)’s Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund to construct Streetscape Updates to Walnut Street in the Shadyside Neighborhood’s business district. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) for this stated purpose.

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for RGB Shadyside, LLC, 308 S. Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.

Resolution amending resolution No. 656 of 2016 for the Residential Parking Permit Program area “X” in the Shadyside community (Council District 8) by adding addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Richard Parsakian for his decades of service, advocacy, and volunteerism for the Shadyside neighborhood, the city of Pittsburgh, and the LGBTQIA+ and arts communities; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declared October 23rd, 2017 to be “Richard Parsakian Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Roslyn Place, located in the Shadyside Neighborhood, in the 7th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing Held, May 9, 2017)

Resolution amending resolution No. 673 of 2014 for the Residential Parking Permit Program area “X” in the Shadyside community (Council District 8) by adding addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the groundbreaking and philanthropic history of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church and does hereby celebrate the church’s 150th anniversary; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare October 2, 2016 to be “Shadyside Presbyterian Church 150th Anniversary Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the staff of UPMC Shadyside Hospital for offering Pittsburgh residents high-quality and lifesaving care, helping to establish Pittsburgh as a worldwide leader in the medical sector, and contributing to the quality of life of the Pittsburgh region and does hereby celebrate the hospital’s 150th anniversary; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare August 3, 2016 to be “UPMC Shadyside Hospital 150th Anniversary Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution granting unto Shady Grove Shadyside LLC, 5500 Walnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a balcony on the right-of-way of Bellefonte Street (Allegheny County Lot & Block 52-D-239) in the 7th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution amending Resolution 59 of 2013 for the Residential Parking Permit Program area “Y”, in the Shadyside community (Council District #8) to expand the district to include additional streets pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 132 of 2014 for the Residential Parking Permit Program Area “V” in the Shadyside community (Council District #8) by adding and removing certain addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing 15 separate parcels located in Squirrel Hill North, Shadyside and North Oakland, from R1A-H to EMI, from RM-H, to EMI, and changing from RM-VH, to EMI all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 14th Ward, as part of the update to the Institutional Master Plan for Carnegie Mellon University.

Resoluiton granting unto Concord Sierra, D.A. Shadyside, LP, 11410 Common Oaks Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27614, their successor and assign, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a raised landscape planter along the northern sidewalk area at 5315 Baum Boulevard between South Atlantic Avenue and South Aiken Avenue in the 8th Ward, 7 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 255, approved April 14, 2014, providing for the implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area "X" in the Shadyside community (Council District #8) to expand the area to include additional addresses pursuant to the Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 724 approved December 11, 2009, providing for the implementation of the Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “X” in the Shadyside community (Council Districts #8) to expand the district to include additional addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 365, effective June 13, 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 District 8 Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by changing the title of “Shadyside Chamber of Commerce - Bike Corral” to “DPW-Bike Corral.” Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $134,924.55.

Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 capital budget…” so as to change the title of “Shadyside Chamber of Commerce-Bike Corral” to “DPW-Bike Corral”

Resolution amending Resolution No. 830 approved December 6, 2011, to include additional addresses and extend enforcement hours for Area “V” in the Shadyside community.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Easement Agreement granting to the City of Pittsburgh a permanent easement and right-of-way for a sidewalk/streetscape and to Concord Sierra D.A. Shadyside.

Communication from the Department of City Planning submitting reports regarding the recertification of permit area "X", Shadyside, for the Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP).

Resolution amending Resolution 85, approved February 28, 2012, providing for the implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “Y”, in the Shadyside area (Council District #8) to expand the district to include additional streets pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

Resolution further amending Res. No. 365, effective June 13, 2012, 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 District 8 Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof by reducing various inactive projects and adding DPW-Bloomfield Deck Hockey, $74,924.55; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, $10,000; and Shadyside Chamber of Commerce - Bike Corral, $5,000. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $$134,924.55.

Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 capital budget…” by reducing various inactive projects and adding DPW-Bloomfield Deck Hockey, $74,924.55; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, $10,000; and Shadyside Chamber of Commerce - Bike Corral, $5,000 in Council District 8 Neighborhood Needs.

Resolution approving an Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12 for UPMC Shadyside Hospital entitled “Project Area Master Plan” on property zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 7th and 8th Wards.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 223, effective April 27, 2012, entitled: providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2009 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to transfer funds in City Council and Public Works from: “Central Outreach Resource & Referral” (-$10,000.00) and “East Liberty/Shadyside Pedestrian Bridge”(-$72,000.00); and transfer these funds to “Schenely Heights Community Development Program” (+$10,000.00) and “Broad Street” (+$72,000.00).

Resolution amending Resolution No. 934 approved December 10, 2003, providing for the implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area "Y", in the Shadyside-Ellsworth area (Council District #8) to expand the district to include additional addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 1267 approved November12, 1993, to include an additional address and area "V" in the Shadyside neighborhood.

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 231, effective April 19, 2000, entitled "Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for projects in connection with the Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 8; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof,” by reducing “District 8 Community Initiatives” by $13,000 and adding that amount to the Shadyside Chamber of Commerce ($10,000 for lighting and $3,000 for a bike corral). Total cost of all projects not to exceed $1,000,000.

Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 861, effective January 1, 2000, as amended, entitled: “Adopting and approving the 2000 Capital Budget and the 2000 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2000 through 2005 Capital Improvement Program, by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2000 Capital Budget amendments” by reducing “District 8 Community Initiatives” by $13,000 and adding that amount to the Shadyside Chamber of Commerce ($10,000 for lighting and $3,000 for a bike corral) in Council District 8 neighborhood needs.

WHEREAS, Winchester Thurston School, located in the heart of Shadyside, is celebrating its 125 anniversary this year; and

Resolution providing for the issuance of a $2,826.88 warrant in favor of Shadyside Honda, of 5121 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, in settlement of a claim for sidewalk damage due to City tree roots in August 2010.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 1956 approved December 8th 2009, entitled "Resolution amending Resolution No. 763 approved December 31, 1998, entitled "Amending Resolution No. 221 approved April 15, 1997, entitled amending Resolution No. 578, approved July 31, 1996, entitled amending Resolution No. 206, approved April 11, 1996, entitled providing for implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area "Y" in the Shadyside community (Council District #8) pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549," so as to amend streets included in Area "Y" to include Elmer Street, from Maryland Street to College Street.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 763 approved December 31, 1998, entitled “Amending Resolution No. 221 approved April 15, 1997, entitled amending Resolution No. 578, approved July 31, 1996, entitled amending Resolution No. 206, approved April 11, 1996, entitled providing for implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “Y” in the Shadyside community (Council District #8) pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549”, so as to amend streets included in Area “Y”.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 220, approved 1997, entitled “Amending Resolution No. 579 approved July 31, 1996, entitled Amending Resolution No. 121, approved March 12, 1996, entitled providing for the implementation of Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “X” in the Shadyside community (Council District #8) pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549,” so as to amend streets included in Area “X”.

Resolution further Amending Resolution No. 424 of 2001, effective June 19, 2001, entitled “Further amending Resolution No. 976 effective January 1, 1996, as amended, Adopting and Approving the 1996 Capital Budget and the 1996 Community Development Block Grant by creating a new line item, City Clerk Office Modernization Project Grant # 2271000 for the purpose of augmenting neighborhood needs programs and/or the District Improvement Fund, and transferring $1,128,892.00 from Grant/Liberty to City Clerk's Office Modernization” by adding $500.00 to Shadyside Chamber of Commerce and by reducing the District 8 Various Projects line item by the same amount.

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 654, effective October 25, 2001, entitled, "Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with City Council's 2001 Neighborhood Needs Supplement Program; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding $500.00 to Shadyside Chamber of Commerce and by reducing the District 8 Various Projects line item by the same amount.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 811, approved December 31, 2001 entitled “Resolution Amending Resolution No. 839, approved October 26, 1994 which further amends Resolution No. 994 approved December 19, 1989, entitled “Providing for implementation of Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) in the Shadyside community pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549, so as to amend the streets included in the existing Shadyside RPPP Area "J" so as to amend the streets included in Area 'J'” so as to amend the streets included in Area 'J'”.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to negotiate and enter into agreements with the Port Authority of Allegheny County and/or with Norfolk Southern Corporation and/or with Eastside Limited Partnership II and/or with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, in connection with property interests and rights of way necessary for the construction, use, operation and maintenance of a pedestrian bridge across the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway and the adjacent railroad tracks; the pedestrian bridge will extend from Ellsworth Avenue to the Eastside Retail Shopping Complex in the Shadyside and East Liberty neighborhoods, respectively, of Pittsburgh.

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, Title Nine, Article One, Chapter 902 Section 902.03, Zoning District Map Nos. 11, 12, 16 and 17 by changing various zoning district classifications in the SHADYSIDE neighborhood in accord with Map Pittsburgh: Zoning for your Neighborhood, the city's zoning re-mapping project relative to the city's new Urban Zoning Code.

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for the sale of Block 125-G, Lots 14 and 15, in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 - 6724-6726 Kelly Street (parking).

WHEREAS, on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named the Most Reverend David Zubik as the Twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh of the Roman Catholic Church; and WHEREAS, Bishop Zubik was born to Stanley and Susan Zubik September 4, 1949 in Sewickley and lived for many years in Ambridge where they belonged to Good Samaritan Parish ; and WHEREAS, he attended St. Stanislaus Elementary School and St. Veronica High School in Ambridge before entering St. Paul Seminary in Pittsburgh; and WHEREAS, after being ordained to the Priesthood by Bishop Vincent Leonard on May 3, 1975, Father Zubik served as Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart Parish in Shadyside until July 1980; and WHEREAS, over the years Bishop Zubik has held many positions in the Pittsburgh Diocese including, but not limited to Vice-Principal of Quigley Catholic High School, Chaplain to the Sisters of St. Joseph and students at Mt. Gallitzin Academy, Administrative Secretary to then-Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua, Director of Clergy Personnel and in 1997 was ordained auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and WHEREAS, on October 10, 2003, Pope John Paul II named Bishop Zubik the eleventh Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay Wisconsin, was installed on December 12, 2003 and faithfully served the people of Green Bay until being called back to Pittsburgh as the twelfth Bishop and the fifth "native son" to lead the faithful Catholics of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh warmly welcomes Bishop David Zubik back home, thanks him for accepting the commitment to lead the Roman Catholic Church and looks forward to working with him for many years to come.

WHEREAS, Kyle Holbrook, director, artist, and founder of KH Designs is responsible for over 100 mural throughout Western Pennsylvania. The master muralist once again takes the walls of Pittsburgh this summer, this time with 10 legendary artists and over 70 of the city's brightest youth artists, to produce a communities-enhancing public arts project of unprecedented size and grandeur; and WHEREAS, Painting for the National City Martin Luther King East Busway Community Mural Project began June 18. Holbrook and a league of extraordinary artist start the first of over a dozen walls to be painted citywide, and when finished, nine communities including the East Liberty, Homewood , Shadyside and the Hill District will enjoy fascinating wall animation along the East Busway; and WHEREAS, this is the largest community mural project since Mr. Holbrook's last project, the Pittsburgh All-Star Communities mural, which coincided with the Major League Baseball All-Star game at PNC Park last summer and ended one of the largest murals in the world; and WHEREAS, Similar to the All-Star mural project, the National City Martin Luther King East Busway Mural Project employed the genius and creativity of multiple artists for a truly mosaic presentation. Among the supervising and managing staff on the project is the much-accomplished artists Jorge Meyers, George Gist, Chris Savido, Ashley Summey, Colleen Black, Bob Qualters and Michelle Gregio; and WHEREAS, most importantly, the project will be the 70 teen and pre-teen artists of Pittsburgh who has seen this project to fruition. Following Mr. Holbrook's legacy in community-mural production, each mural will be a vivid, visual exploration of the histories of each of the nine neighborhoods hosting the wall art; and WHEREAS, the images in each mural are based on local and historical people and events making the murals educational as well as bright spots for each community. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Kyle Holbrook for sharing his vision of art, education and history with other artist and the City of Pittsburgh for all to enjoy.