Resolution 2026-0705 · Pittsburgh City Council
PassedPittsburgh City Council voted 9-0 to shift $52,854.68 within the Department of Public Works budget. The money moves away from swimming pool maintenance and pool rehabilitation to fund Lookout Playground upgrades for play area improvements.
Official title›
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 797 of 2017, effective December 28, 2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE by Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($52,854.68), and increasing PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS by Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($52,854.68).
- Topic
- Parks & recreation
- Money
- $52,855moved between accounts
- Who it affects
- residents who use Lookout Playground
- Sponsors
- —
Recipient: Department of Public Works. Shifted from pool maintenance to playground upgrades. Where: Lookout Playground.
playgroundsswimming poolsdepartment of public workslookout playground
Record
What happened, and who voted how
Referred · Read and referred
Passed · Passed Finally9–0
- Anthony CoghillY
- Barbara WarwickY
- Bobby WilsonY
- Deborah L. GrossY
- Erika StrassburgerY
- Khari MosleyY
- Kim SalinetroY
- R. Daniel LavelleY
- Robert CharlandY
Source text
From the legislative file
..title Resolution further amending Resolution No. 797 of 2017, effective December 28, 2017, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE by Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($52,854.68), and increasing PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS by Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($52,854.68). ..body Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows: Section 1. Resolution No. 797 of 2017, effective December 28, 2017, as amended, which presently reads as per Current Budget Amount, is hereby further amended to read as per Revised Budget Amount. Fund Job Project Deliverable Dept. Current Budget Amount Change Revised Budget Amount 40118 4524200118 SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE POOL REHABILITATION DPW $520,000 ($52,854.68) $467,145.32 40118 4510020318 PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS LOOKOUT PLAYGROUND UPGRADES DPW $0 $52,854.68 $52,854.68
Parks & recreation
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