Welcome to the Monday Morning Post where you can get your City of Pittsburgh news from last week today!
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December 16, 2020 | Mayor's Office
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a $450,000 planning grant award for Allegheny Dwellings in the Northside. The planning will be done in partnership with the Fineview Citizens Council (FCC), Buhl Foundation, Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP), the City of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Dwellings community with hopes to stimulate affordable housing and economic development in the neighborhood.
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December 17, 2020 | Mayor's Office
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The City of Pittsburgh has joined 10 other cities nationwide to call for the need for the federal government’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to regulate “ghost guns”. The 11 cities have signed on to an amicus brief in support of ongoing litigation seeking for the ATF to appropriately regulate ghost guns under federal law.
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December 19, 2020 | Mayor's Office
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Mayor William Peduto and the City of Pittsburgh were awarded first place for the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) 14th Annual Climate Protection Awards amongst large cities (populations of 100,000+) for its leadership with the Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium (WPEC).
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Department of Innovation & Performance News
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December 16, 2020 | I&P
Department of Innovation and Performance Calls for IT Professional Services
The City of Pittsburgh Department of Innovation (I&P) and Performance and Office of Management and Budget Procurement Division have issued an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) for a comprehensive catalog of information technology (IT) professional services that will be required by I&P, including training, process automation, financial management, telecom services and cloud architecture support.
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Department of Public Works News
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December 16, 2020 | Public Works
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Last week, the City of Pittsburgh saw around 10 inches of snowfall in one storm - the 5th largest snowfall in December in the city's history. Public Works provided updates throughout the storm. Follow them on Twitter or check out Snow Plow Tracker during the next snowfall for updates and info.
Read about DPW's preparations for the snowfall
Read an operations update during snow removal
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Department of City Planning News
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January 2021 | Planning
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DCP will be a panel speaker at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Consortium for Scenario Planning 2021 Virtual Conference being held on Jan. 13-15. The session "Decline, Growth, or Both - Dealing with Uncertainty in Legacy Cities" will highlight ForgingPGH as a case study, as well as examples from Cleveland and Youngstown. The session is on Jan. 14 at 1pm. Click here to review conference details and registration.
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December 2020 | Ethics
The City's Ethics Office works to protect the integrity and public trust in City government through advice, training, disclosures and enforcement.
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Looking for gift ideas?
Our Ethics Code defines a “gift” as:
“Any money, service, license, permit, contract, authorization, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, gratuity, or any promise of these or anything else of value received or given without equivalent compensation. The term shall not include a political contribution otherwise reportable as required by law or a commercially reasonable loan made in the ordinary course of business.”
As a general rule, City of Pittsburgh officials and employees are prohibited from directly or indirectly soliciting, accepting, or being offered gifts from Interested Parties. An Interested Party is another defined term, basically including those who could benefit from the performance or nonperformance of the official’s or employee’s position, and also includes those who have business with or against the City.
However, nominal gifts can be offered and accepted (though not requested!) from Interested Parties in recognition of a special occasion. Happy holidays!
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The Office of Community Affairs works directly with our neighborhood organizations and attends their meetings on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to let them know about news from the city, answer questions, and take feedback.
Here's where OCA was last week:
Hill CDC
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This Week's Community Events:
You can find the city's public events at on our public calendar. Have a city-sponsored event that you'd like to include? Email community-events@pittsburghpa.gov.
Friday
- City Offices Closed in Observance of Christmas
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311 is the City of Pittsburgh non-emergency response line. Residents can call 311 to report things they're seeing throughout the city and their request is automatically routed to the department who is responsible for taking care of it.
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This Week's Top 3 311 Reports
1. Snow/Ice Removal
2. Missed Refuse/Recycling Pick Up
3. Weeds/Debris
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