Committee on Hearings
Regular MeetingPittsburgh, PA · July 18, 2017
Minutes
510 City-County Building
414 Grant Street
City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 6:00 PM Council Chambers
Affordable Housing & Realty Transfer Tax
2017-1464 Resolution approving the terms of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a
Cooperation Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (The
“URA”) relating to the administration by the URA and its Board of Directors of the
Housing Opportunity Fund (The “Fund”), established by City Council Ordinance
Number 37 of 2016, to finance the development and preservation of affordable
housing within the City of Pittsburgh; authorizing the assignment to the URA of a
portion of the City’s public moneys for the purpose of carrying out the public
purposes of the URA relative to the provision of housing.
(Post Agenda Held, July 18, 2017; Public Hearing Held, July 18, 2017)
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND MR. LAVELLE
2017-1476 An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII, Business
Related Taxes; Chapter 256, Home Rule Realty Transfer Tax, Section 256.02 LEVY
AND RATE, paragraph (a), by increasing the rate of tax from one percent (1%) to
two percent (2%).
(Post Agenda Held, July 18, 2017; Public Hearing Held, July 18, 2017)
SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE AND REV. BURGESS
MEETING HELD
**Hearings will now be held at Pittsburgh City Council Chambers, 5th Floor City-County Building,
414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219**
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Agenda
510 City-County Building
City of Pittsburgh 414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
City Council Meeting Agenda
Committee on Hearings
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 6:00 PM Council Chambers
Affordable Housing & Realty Transfer Tax
2017-1464 Resolution approving the terms of and authorizing the execution and delivery of
a Cooperation Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of
Pittsburgh (The “URA”) relating to the administration by the URA and its
Board of Directors of the Housing Opportunity Fund (The “Fund”), established
by City Council Ordinance Number 37 of 2016, to finance the development and
preservation of affordable housing within the City of Pittsburgh; authorizing the
assignment to the URA of a portion of the City’s public moneys for the purpose
of carrying out the public purposes of the URA relative to the provision of
housing.
(Post Agenda Held, July 18, 2017)
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND MR. LAVELLE
2017-1476 An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII,
Business Related Taxes; Chapter 256, Home Rule Realty Transfer Tax, Section
256.02 LEVY AND RATE, paragraph (a), by increasing the rate of tax from one
percent (1%) to two percent (2%).
(Post Agenda Held, July 18, 2017)
SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE AND REV. BURGESS
**Hearings will now be held at Pittsburgh City Council Chambers, 5th Floor City-County
Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219**
City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 7/18/2017