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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/4/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2024-0847 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the 62nd Annual Amen Corner’s Judicial Reception recognizes Charles E. Evans, Esquire as he is being presented with the prestigious Judge James R. McGregor Award; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0848 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the 62nd Annual Amen Corner’s Judicial Reception recognizes the Honorable Christine A. Ward as the recipient of the prestigious Judge Robert E. Dauer award for Judicial Leadership and Excellence; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0849 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Brian and Michelle Ralston have resided in Westwood for over 20 years and both have served as board members for the Westwood/Oakwood Athletic Association where Brian coached his daughter Karlee’s team; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0850 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Thaddeus Mosley was born in 1926 in nearby New Castle, Pennsylvania. Mr. Mosley would go on to make Pittsburgh his home after studying at the University of Pittsburgh. Thaddeus began working for the United States Postal Service, while writing freelance for The Pittsburgh Courier and for several other national publications; andAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0851 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Seth Hufford founded The People Group to focus on equity and belonging through leadership and organizational development. He used his varied life experiences to catalyze individual, institutional, and systems change. By building people’s capacity to strategically address complex issues, he facilitated the creation of better-functioning relationships, workplaces, and communities; andAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0852 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Louise Silk comes from a large Jewish family that emigrated from Eastern Europe; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0853 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, on August 24, 1991, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, adopted the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0854 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, recovery from substance use disorders is possible through a variety of treatment resources, recovery support programs, and many other pathways; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0855 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh recognizes that suicide is preventable and advocates support for evidence-based mental health services based on goals in the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0856 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Ira Ritter was born on Oct. 4th, 1932, in Coraopolis, Pa to proud parents Leroy Ritter, Sr. And Lucille Ritter. Mr. Ritter was raised in the historical Hill district of Pittsburgh and was a proud graduate of Fifth Avenue High School. At the age of 21, Ira went on to marry his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Stotts and out of their union they had 4 children; andAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0857 1 ProclamationWHEREAS,?the?Maronite?Lebanese-American community of Our Lady of Victory Maronite Catholic Church, located at 1000 Tropical Avenue, will be hosting its annual Pittsburgh?Lebanese Festival from Friday, September 6 through Sunday, September 8; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0834 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Justice for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($966,000) to support the Office of Community Health and Safety’s LEAD Program, which aims to lower rates of recidivism, increase quality of life outcomes of participants through service provider referrals, and provide long-term support to vulnerable residents.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0835 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Public Safety to receive rolling grants through December 31, 2024 from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency in the form of Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and xylazine test strips valued at an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.00) to be distributed by the Office of Community Health and Safety.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0836 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Vision Point Systems ("VPS") to obtain Twilio Flex support services to meet the needs of the City of Pittsburgh, for a total cost not-to-exceed Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000) over one year.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0837 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with housing development in the Upper Hill District, at a cost not to exceed Seventy-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and Seventy-Nine Cents ($77,662.79).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0838 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Proud Haven for one-time financial assistance for the 2024 Pittsburgh Pride Celebration in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($100,000.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0839 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 Dickie McCamey & Chicolte PC, in connection with ongoing litigation involving City employees, at a cost not-to-exceed Sixty-Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($60,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/10/24)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0840 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 Comber Miller, LLC, in connection with ongoing litigation involving City employees, at a cost not-to-exceed Sixty-Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($60,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/10/24)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0841 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing April Brouwer, as a Member of the Commission on Infrastructure Asset Reporting and Investment with a term to expire September 1, 2028.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0842 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Donal Donavan, as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2027.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0843 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Alexander Gray, as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2027.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0844 1 CommunicationCommunication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a donation from the Cahouet Family foundation, on behalf of Ann P. Cahouet, to the department of Public Safety to support the City’s Mounted Patrol unit in the amount of THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY ($3,750.00) dollars.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0845 1 CommunicationCommunication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay requests on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Cydney Cooper, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0846 1 ResolutionResolution renaming the “Robert E Williams Shelter” located at the Robert E Williams Park as the “Schenley Heights Pavilion”. (Public Hearing held 10/16/24)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0832 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for August 28, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0685 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny for the completion of lead safety projects, as approved in the City of Pittsburgh's American Rescue Plan Act allocation, at a cost not to Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0770 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title II: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, Chapter 237: STOP THE VIOLENCE FUND for the purpose of dedicating a portion of the fund to support the City of Pittsburgh’s ongoing work to provide legal counsel for tenants facing evictions.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0805 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 797, effective December 28, 2017, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program”, by reducing SMALLMAN STREET RECONSTRUCTION by Thirty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars and Ninety-Two Cents ($35,340.92) and increasing COMPLETE STREETS by Thirty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars and Ninety-Two Cents ($35,340.92).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0806 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing CBD SIGNAL UPGRADES (TIP) by Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) and increasing COMPLETE STREETS by Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0807 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 increasing COMPLETE STREETS by Eight Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($880,000), to account for additional Federal Highway Administration funding being received by the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0833 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for August 28, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0742 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for maintenance obligations of facilities on Butler Street. This resolution serves to authorize only the Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0815 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with C.H. & D. Enterprises, Inc. for costs associated with the North Avenue Reconstruction Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Nine Hundred Forty-One Thousand Five Dollars and One Cent ($4,941,005.01), of which Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,800,000.00) are reimbursable.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0816 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 191 of 2024, providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the North Avenue Signals and Safety Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00), an increase of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video