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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/16/2021 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2021-1297 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant to conduct landslide mitigation on Mount Washington and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed NINE MILLION NINE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY ($9,998,250.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of THREE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY ($3,332,750.00) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost of THIRTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND ($13,331,000.00) dollars.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1298 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works of the City of Pittsburgh, to apply for grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC)’s Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund to construct a play space in Homewood Park. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) DOLLARS for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1299 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works of the City of Pittsburgh, to apply for grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC)’s Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund, to fund the planning of the replacement of the Jefferson Recreation Center. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) DOLLARS for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1300 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works of the City of Pittsburgh, to apply for grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC)’s Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund to rehabilitate the Warrington Recreation Center. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) DOLLARS for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1301 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC)’s Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund for site work at the First Tee Club House located in Schenley Park and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) DOLLARS.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1302 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC)’s Gaming Economic Development Fund, for site work at the First Tee Club House located in Schenley Park and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE ($194,125.00) DOLLARS.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1303 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 647, effective December 23, 2020, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program”, by reducing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $36,000.00 and increasing PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS by $36,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1304 1 ResolutionResolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for twenty-eight (28) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until April 13th, 2021; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.Waived under the Rules of CouncilPass Action details Video Video
2021-1305 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLC for professional legal services in connection with civil rights litigation for an amount not to exceed Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($85,000.00). (Executive Session held 3/30/21)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1306 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Mark Anthony Thomas as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for a term to expire January 4, 2026. Mr. Thomas will be serving in a seat that had been vacant.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2021-1307 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Margaret McCormick Barron as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for a term to expire January 5, 2025. Ms. McCormick Barron will be serving in a seat that had been held by Margaret Lanier who has retired.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2021-1308 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Alex Sciulli as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for a term to expire January 4, 2026. Mr. Sciulli will be serving in a seat that had been held by Paul Leger who has retired.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2021-1309 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution reappointing Jennifer Presutti as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations for a term to expire March 31, 2025.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1292 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 10, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1256 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through F: A: 2832 Wylie, B: 501 Industry, C: 204 Walter, D: 1 Brightridge, E: 1529 Brighton, F: 2479 North Charles.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1257 1 ResolutionResolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, which authorized the sale of property in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, due to an incompletion of sale. Item A: 2018 Perrysville.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1258 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A and B: A: 1735 McCullough, B: 1742 Brighton.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1293 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for March 10, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1259 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Allegheny Equine, 5015 Sampson Lane, Murrysville, PA 15668, in an amount not to exceed Six Thousand, One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($6,124.99), for animal care services provided for the City of Pittsburgh, Bureau of Police Mounted Unit.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1260 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sensible Products in the amount of $21,257.00 for the equipment mounting kits/equipment for the new Spencer engines for the Fire Bureau.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1294 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for March 10, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1244 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto 1717 FIFTH LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, (3) structural canopies, at 1709 5th Avenue, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1245 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto University of Pittsburgh, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a projecting sign, at 3525 Forbes Avenue in the 4th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1246 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a supplemental agreement with the Michael Baker for Contract Administration and Construction Inspection Service costs associated with the Small Grants Projects Agreement and providing for the payment of costs thereof relating to Allegheny Circle Phase 2, not to exceed One Hundred and Forty Thousand Eighty-Five dollars and Forty Two cents ($140,085.42); a Zero dollar ($0) increase from the previous agreement.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1267 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title IV: Public Places and Property; Article I: Public Right of Way; Chapter 416: Obstructions: Sections 416.20 Approval Process for Sidewalk Café, Including Permits and Fees to further extend the effectiveness of certain temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk café permit application process through December 31, 2021.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1271 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City, to enter into a Lease Agreement with Beaver Avenue Associates, LLC, to provide a leased space at 1301 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, for the purposes of housing the Facilities Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works, for the total cost not to exceed [Two Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Six-Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($266,616.00)], Two-Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Six-Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($271,616.00), including utilities, over a two-year period with an option for two one-year extensions if necessary at the same lease rate.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1295 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 10, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1261 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program,” so as to identify specific projects in City Council District 3 and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements for operation/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on behalf of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1296 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for March 10, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1247 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Safe Investments US - Wharton St project, Lot 12-F-248, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1248 1 OrdinanceOrdinance authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Borough of Mount Oliver (“Borough”) with regard to the City providing emergency medical services to the Borough pursuant to the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa. C.S. §§2301 et seq. Compensation shall be $45,000 over a three-year term.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1249 1 OrdinanceOrdinance authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Borough of Wilkinsburg (“Borough”) for providing fire and emergency management services to the Borough pursuant to the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa. C.S. §§2301 et seq., and the Emergency Management Services Code, 35 Pa. C.S. §§7501 et seq.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1250 1 ResolutionResolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation, for the sale of Block 27-B, Lot 72, located at 800 Bryn Mawr Road in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1251 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned property in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-J, Lot 308 located at 803 N. Homewood Ave (Council District No. 9).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1252 1 ResolutionResolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Bree Piper, for the sale of Block 50-M, Lot 208, located on the south side of Hillcrest Street, east of N. Graham Street, in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 9).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1253 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 26-P, Lots 156 and 157, located on the south side of Adelaide Street, east of Wichita Way. (Council District No. 6).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1254 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 23-B, Lots 196, 198, 199, 220, 223, and 224, located between Federal Street on the east and Perrysville Avenue on the west, just south of where Federal Street becomes Federal Street Extension (Council District No. 6).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1255 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned property in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 83-A, Lot 32 (part), located on the east side of N. Aiken Avenue, north of Black Street, with the part of said property being more particularly located between Block 83-A, Lot 48 and Block 83-A, Lot 51 (Council District No. 9).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1304 1 ResolutionResolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for twenty-eight (28) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until April 13th, 2021; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video