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File #: 2026-0321    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: To Be Presented
File created: 4/2/2026 In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
On agenda: 4/7/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Effective date:    
Title: Resolution amending Resolution No. 191 of 2019, effective March 28, 2019, which authorized a Professional Service Agreement(s) and or Contract(s) with Urban Design Ventures for services relating to the administration of the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Dollars ($191,000.00) by extending the term through the second quarter of 2027 and increasing the amount by Eighty-Six Thousand Dollars ($86,000) for a new total cost not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Dollars ($277,000) over nine (9) years.
Indexes: AGREEMENTS (AMENDING), CONTRACTS (AMENDING)
Attachments: 1. 2026-0321 Cover Letter Cover Letter-UDV funds letter - update, 2. Summary 2026-0321
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Resolution amending Resolution No. 191 of 2019, effective March 28, 2019, which authorized a Professional Service Agreement(s) and or Contract(s) with Urban Design Ventures for services relating to the administration of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Dollars ($191,000.00) by extending the term through the second quarter of 2027 and increasing the amount by Eighty-Six Thousand Dollars ($86,000) for a new total cost not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Dollars ($277,000) over nine (9) years.

 

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Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

 

Section 1.   The Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Urban Design Ventures, LLC for services related to the preparation the Annual Action Plan, the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), the Five Year Consolidated Plan, and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI).  In addition to preparing these documents required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Urban Design Ventures may also provide technical assistance to the City including but not limited to best practice research and audit response for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs, and other HUD-funded programs. The work is for a sum not to exceed $277,000.00 over nine years.

 

Section 2.  The City Controller shall encumber funds for the annual contract, subject to the amount of funds to be appropriated by City Council in respective budget year from the following chart account:

 

 

Budget Year

Account Code

Amount

2019

1263320019.58101.00

 $ 105,000

2020

1263320020.58101.00

$   86,000

2021

1263320021.58101.00

$   43,000

2023

1263320023.58101.00

$   43,000

                                

 

Section 3.  Said Agreements(s) and/or Contract(s) shall be approved by the City Solicitor as to form.