Pittsburgh Logo
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/16/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video:  
File #Ver.Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
2024-0369 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Friday, May 17, 2024 has been designated as the 26th Annual “Take A Father to School Day” in the Pittsburgh Public Schools; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0380 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, in honor of Autism Acceptance Month, Pittsburgh Langley PreK-8 is holding its 2nd annual Autism Walk scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0381 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Richard C. Raub, known as “Dick,” was born on April 20, 1937. In Dick’s earliest years, he lived at an orphanage because his family could not afford to support him. Once his mother remarried, Dick joined his new family in their Sheraden home; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0382 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, since 1975 Partners For Quality (PFQ) has been providing administrative management services to numerous non-profit human service subsidiary agencies in Western Pennsylvania in areas such as Human Resources, staff training, Fiscal, I.T, Operations, Communications and Fundraising; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0385 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, St. Mary of the Mount Parish began hosting a Spring Luncheon Fashion Show in 1986 to raise funds for capital improvements to the church building; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0383 1 Will of CouncilWHEREAS, Earth Day has been commemorated annually on April 22nd since 1970 to demonstrate support for environmental protection, advance sustainability initiatives, and raise awareness about the challenges facing our planet; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0366 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 686 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Amended Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with ShotSpotter, Inc. (d/b/a SST, Inc.) for the continuation and expansion of the City’s gunshot-detection system, by updating the vendor name and increasing the approved amount by $132,932.00 for an amended total cost not to exceed EIGHT MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED FOUR DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($8,481,204.00) over eight years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0367 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 165-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto for professional services with ePlus Technology, Inc. for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh’s network functionality by increasing the approved amount by Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) and extending the contract until August 31, 2024. The amended total cost not-to-exceed of the contract will now be Six Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Twenty Four Dollars and Eight Cents ($699,024.08).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0368 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 126 Hazelwood Avenue and 0 Hazelwood Avenue, at no cost to the City.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0370 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Southwestern PA Commission for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed NINETY-SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND ONE DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($96,801.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0371 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of CONNECT Congress of Neighboring Communities, for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed THIRTEEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($13,781.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0372 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority in the amount of NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($98,471.00) for stormwater work completed at Lawn and Ophelia Park.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0373 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City Controller to pay annual Membership dues for 2024 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0374 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 302 of 2022 which provided providing for a professional services agreement with Binkley Kanavy or agreements or existing agreements for costs associated with consulting services printing and mailing the Popular Annual Financial Report, but not limited to auditing, accounting, and technical services for the City Controller’s Office at a cost not to exceed nineteen-thousand one hundred dollars ($19,100.00) for one year. $150,000.00Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0375 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Landmarks SGA, LLC to create historic district guidelines for the Mexican War Streets Expansion, Schenley Farms, and Roslyn Place Historic Districts for an amount not to exceed SEVENTY THOUSAND ($70,000) Dollars.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0376 1 CommunicationCommunication from City Controller Rachael Heisler submitting an audit of Homewood House located at 7130 Frankstown Avenue, dated February 21, 2024.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0377 1 CommunicationCommunication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting an Annual Parking Enhancement District Report, dated April 1, 2024.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0378 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Steve Mazza as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire January 1, 2030.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2024-0384 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 105 of 2024, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into an amended Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services for City meetings and events, by correcting the funding account.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2024-0384 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 105 of 2024, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into an amended Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services for City meetings and events, by correcting the funding account.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0281 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Kirk Burkley as a Member of the Land Bank Board of Directors replacing Karen Brean with a term to expire January 1, 2027.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0362 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for April 10, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0216 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Citron Alex, P.C. for legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-EIGHT CENTS ($10,475.88) over one year. (Executive Session held 4/3/24)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0300 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Diana Stefanyszyn, and her attorney, Phillips, Phillips & Smith-Delach, P.C. for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($11,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-004984. (Executive Session held 4/3/24)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0323 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 703 of 2023 effective 10/31/2023 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an amended Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips LLP for legal services in connection with collective bargaining, by increasing the approved amount by EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($85,000.00) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($385,000.00) over three years.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0324 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Allegheny County Department of Court Records for the purpose of adding funds to a designated drawdown account for filing legal papers on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh for an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($8,000.00) over one year.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0325 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Ejetta Roberson, and her attorneys, Ainsman Levine, LLC for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($25,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 21-002922. (Executive Session held 4/3/24)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0326 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing CHARLES ANDERSON BRIDGE (TIP) by ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,350,000), increasing COMPLETE STREETS by FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-NINE DOLLARS AND FIFTY-THREE CENTS ($577,299.53), increasing FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS by TWO HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT DOLARS AND EIGHT CENTS ($294,428.08), and increasing SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS AND THIRTY-NINE CENTS ($478,272.39).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0363 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for April 10, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0321 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Major Cities Chiefs Association in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,500.00), for payment of annual member dues.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0364 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for April 10, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0327 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Laswell Steel, in the amount of Twenty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($23,500.00), for the purpose of Replacement of all missing handrails at Mon Wharf Switchback Pedestrian Bridge; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0365 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for April 10, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0343 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing SOUTHSIDE SLOPES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and increasing BRASHEAR ASSOCIATION by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), and authorize subsequent agreements.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0344 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective January 1, 2020 as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PITTSBURGH ACTION AGAINT RAPE by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and increasing SOUTHSIDE SLOPES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), and authorize subsequent agreements.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video