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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/21/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2024-0513 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Patricia Hare Johnson for her volunteerism and her selfless commitment to the needs of others and celebrate her milestone of 80 years; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 to be “Patricia Hare Johnson Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0514 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate the 32 years of outstanding service of Louise Brown to the Shadyside Hospital Foundation; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, May 23, 2024, to be “Louise Brown Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0515 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby designate the week May 19-25, 2024, as “National Public Works Week”; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby urge all citizens to join with representatives of the American Public Works Association and government agencies in activities, events, and ceremonies designed to pay tribute to our public works professionals, engineers, managers, and employees and to recognize the substantial contributions they make to protecting our national health, safety, and advancing quality of life for all.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0516 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does commend Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh on their continued dedication to providing effective animal services and their impactful contributions to the city; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares Sunday, May 19th, 2024, to be “Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh Day” here in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0517 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Dick Skrinjar for his service to older Americans during Older Americans Month; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, May 1 through 31, 2024 to be “Older Americans Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0495 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 35 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny and Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the 2023 Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program, by increasing the total not to exceed amount by One Million Five Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Nine Dollars and Two Cents ($1,536,059.02) for the 2024 program for a new total not to exceed Three Million Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Nine Dollars and Two Cents ($3,036,059.02) over two years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0496 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a sole-source commodities agreement or agreements with Teleflex, LLC for the purchase of intraosseous needles and related supplies on an as-needed basis, for a three-year term. A not-to-exceed value is not provided so that funds are not encumbered unnecessarily and because demand is unpredictable.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0497 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for services relating to a cooperative wildlife damage management program for white-tailed deer for a sum not to exceed NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS AND ELEVEN CENTS ($98,839.11) over one year.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0498 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Freedom Indeed, LLC for professional services as a Group Violence Intervention Coordinator at a total cost not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($479,128.00) over three years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0499 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($150,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the Office of Community Health and Safety. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0500 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 15 and 198 of 2024, which authorized a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2024, by increasing the authorized amount by Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($520,552.50) from Thirteen Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($13,975,244.00) to a new total of Fourteen Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Fifty Cents (14,495,796.50) for additional items to be added to the plan.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0518 1 ResolutionResolution nominating Allegheny River Boulevard a Scenic Byway.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0501 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Federal Bureau of Investigation in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY-EIGHT CENTS ($9,225.48) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0071) for damage to a vehicle from an accident with a City DPW vehicle on March 4, 2024. (Executive Session held 5/21/24)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0502 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sakesha Morant in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY-TWO CENTS ($5,588.52) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (23C-0367) for damage to her parked vehicle from a City ES vehicle on October 30, 2023. (Executive Session held 5/21/24)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0503 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of three (3) warrants with the total sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($280,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i)$150,000.00 payable to Linda McAfee, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group; (ii)$55,000 payable to Linda McAfee Executor of the Estate of Clifford McAfee, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group; (iii)$75,000 payable to Diane Delaini, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group, in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 20-009461. (Executive Session held 5/21/24)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0504 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Cozen O'Connor, in connection with matters related to the Public Utility Commission, at a cost not-to-exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($150,000.00) over one (1) year.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0505 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and Director of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove one (1) pole anchor located upon City-owned property (Parcel ID 34-D-20), at no cost to the City.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0506 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, Utility Coordination, and Right of Way phases of the Penn Ave Phase 2 project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,075,000.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement; reimbursable at eighty percent, with no increase to the municipal share of Commonwealth incurred costs.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0507 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 680, approved October 20, 2023, granting unto OFFICE PARTNERS XXIII BLOCK G1 LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, at no cost to the City, a bio-retention tree pit and a planting area at 626 Washington Place, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0508 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh, the dedication of portions of Kirkpatrick Street, at no cost to the City, in the 4th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0509 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Alan Hord as a Member of the Board of License, Inspection, and Review with a term to expire January 1, 2027.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0510 1 CommunicationCommunication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting the City of Pittsburgh Quarterly Financial and Performance Report for the period ending March 31, 2024.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0511 1 ResolutionResolution transferring the amount of seventeen dollars and thirty-seven cents ($17.37) within the 2024 Operating Budget from Council as a Body Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through April.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0512 1 ResolutionResolution transferring the amount of eighteen-thousand two-hundred eighty-five dollars and twelve cents ($18,285.12) within the 2024 Operating Budget from City Council Districts Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through April.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0488 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 15, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0449 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company for legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:22-cv-523-CRE for an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 5/7/24)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0489 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for May 15, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0438 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of THREE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($315,000) to support police recruitment efforts.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0490 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 15, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0422 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) to develop a transit plan in the West End.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0437 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title VI: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Actions and Rights, by adjusting language in Chapter 619: Municipal Waste and Recycling, sections 619.02, 619.03, and 619.04, to keep waste and recycling code relevant to current practices in the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0450 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, to set forth financial obligations and maintenance responsibilities for the pedestrian facilities with PennDOT for local costs associated with work to be done on SR0400 (Centre Avenue) and A54 ADA Ramps constructed and inspected by PennDOT and further providing for reimbursement to PennDOT of the estimated costs not to exceed Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($11,552.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0451 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 699 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a professional services agreement with Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in an amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000) dollars to support the city’s equitable street tree plan over the course of up to three (3) of years, to allow amendments to the agreement at no additional cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0491 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for May 15, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0328 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Beth Abraham Cemetery, located at 800 Stewart Avenue (138-G-140, 138-L-6, 138-L-30, 138-L-40, 138-L-150, 138-L-54, 138-M-1), in Overbrook, in the 32nd Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 5/9/24)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0409 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Veteran’s Memorial Parklet, located at 1020 Brookline Boulevard (97-H-7), in Brookline, in the 19th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 5/9/24)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0452 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association, for the installation and maintenance of a mural at Arlington Recreation Center. There is no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0492 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for May 15, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0395 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Starfire Corporation, for the display of a fireworks show in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s Independence Day Festival for a three-year term at a total amount not to exceed of Two Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($252,200.00.)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0396 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director Parks and Recreation to enter into a Financial Sponsorship Agreement with Sargent Electric for the City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Festival (the “Festival”) at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0493 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for May 15, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0439 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 279-2023, authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter an agreement or agreements, and amendments thereto, with Computronix (USA) Inc., to provide ongoing professional services to continue to develop and upgrade the POSSE LMS System in support of the OneStopPGH permitting program meeting the needs of the City of Pittsburgh by increasing the approved amount by $151,024, without increasing the original term, for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Two Million, Six Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand, Two Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars ($2,677,278) for a three (3) year term with two (2) one-year renewal options.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0440 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Safety, and the Director of Innovation & Performance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Active 911, Inc., for provision of a mobile alerting system, for a total cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($148,750.00) over five years.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0453 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, and the City Clerk’s Office to enter into an agreement and/or agreement(s) and amendments thereto with General Code for professional services in connection with the codification of Ordinances into the Pittsburgh Code and MapLink Services, at a cost not-to-exceed one-hundred six thousand twenty-four dollars ($106,024.00) over three years.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0494 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for May 15, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0441 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 4842 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0442 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Pennsylvania Municipal League for one year subscription in an amount not to exceed FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, NINE HUNDRED, SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS and TWENTY-FOUR CENTS ($52,962.24).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0443 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for temporary Right of Entry and License at Vanucci Field for the purpose of stormwater improvements at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0444 1 ResolutionResolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Communion LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 27-A, Lots 124 and 125, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Wylie Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0445 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Works, and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh which will provide to the City certain approval and inspection rights related to the future improvements to Broad Street Plaza, located at 5977 Broad Street (Block 83-P, Lot 249) (the “Plaza”) in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh to the City of Pittsburgh (Council District 9), and authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City, to accept conveyance of the Plaza following completion of the improvements to the Plaza and approval of the improvements by the City, at a cost not to exceed $1.00 to the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0446 1 ResolutionResolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 50-G, Lot 76, in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Rosetta Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0447 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-F, Lots 282, 302, 303, 304, and 307 (172 Marsden Street, 0 Marsden Street, 0 Marsden Street, 0 Marsden Street, and 158 Marsden Street - Council District No. 5), at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0448 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 30th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 33-E, Lot 214 (424 Suncrest Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video