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Security and space agreements approved as city prepares for NFL Draft.
Some North Shore light poles are coming down to make room for NFL Draft crowds, the city's technology director said. One holds a crowd monitoring camera that the city wants atop a garage by the stadium during the event. On March 11, council gave preliminary approval to that and two no-cost space deals, including a warehouse for police training.
Written by Amy Whipple
As the NFL Draft draws closer, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) continues to get the city in shape.
Pittsburgh City Council gave preliminary approval at its March 11 committee meeting for three Department of Public Safety (DPS) requests.
As part of draft preparation, technology director Dan Shak said the city has been removing some light poles and infrastructure on the North Shore to make room for more people walking there.
One of the poles, however, currently holds a crowd monitoring camera that DPS would like to move to the top of the Gold Lot 1 Garage by the stadium for the duration of the event. The Stadium Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Shak said, asked the city to sign an indemnity agreement, which must be approved by council. The associated cost is a dollar.
DPS also wants council to provide two similar agreements for The Buncher Company, a real estate agency, at no cost to the city. One is to use space at Gateway View Plaza from approximately April 1 through May 15. The legislation says it’s intended for operating around the Draft.
The other is to use a warehouse for police training activities. The dates for these sessions were not included in the legislation, but the usage request would cover two two-day training sessions.
No one from DPS spoke at the meeting about these two requests.
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