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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/4/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2024-1131 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Get Involved! Inc. for encouraging young adults to become more active and engaged in their communities, and for organizing the annual Pittsburgh Service Summit; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Tuesday November 4, 2024 to be “Get Involved! Inc. Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-1132 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare November 3rd, 2024, to be “East End Brewing Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-1133 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Steve and Linda Smith for their volunteerism and dedication to their community; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Monday, November 4, 2024 to be “Steve and Linda Smith Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-1134 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Federation of War Veterans Societies of Allegheny County for their continued dedication to all of our veterans and for their hard work in making each year's Veterans Day parade a great success; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, November 11, 2024, to be “Federation of War Veterans Societies Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-1113 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into a Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with United Diagnostics Services, for professional services relating to voluntary health screenings for all Bureau of Fire personnel, for a total cost not to exceed ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($1,178,00125.00) over five years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1114 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing CONSULTANTS FOR PLANS AND STUDIES by four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) and increasing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00)).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1115 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto SPORTS & EXHIBITION AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH 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, raised entrances with flat landings, railings, and stairs, a stair wall and bollards located at the building loading dock, a stair wall with handrail located near the building entrance and a vault will be constructed in the right-of-way at 1201 Wylie Ave, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1116 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Regional Transit in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) dollars to support the development of an Equitable Transit-Oriented Development program around a to-be-completed new station on the East Busway at Brushton Street.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1123 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the purpose of Municipal Sewer Compliance at Volunteers Ballfield in the Carrick neighborhood, at a City cost not to exceed Four Hundred and Eighty-Six Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eight Dollars ($486,808.00) over a period of one (1) year.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1119 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City’s acceptance of a deed and/or deeds conveying all right, title, and interest, if any, in three parcels located in Council District 3 and the 17th Ward being identified as Block 3-B, Lot 100, Block 3-C, Lot 182, and Block 12-A, Lot 130, from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to the City of Pittsburgh at no cost to the City.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1117 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution Number 525 of 1990, effective May 24, 1990, entitled, “Authorizing the Mayor and the Director, Department of Public Works to execute a long-term agreement with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) and the Township of North Fayette to enlarge the area serviced by the Sanitary Authority to provide sewage treatment services for the above, located in the Township of North Fayette”, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director, Department of Public Works to execute an Amended Agreement with ALCOSAN and the Township of North Fayette (the “Township”) in a form substantially similar to the Agreement attached as “Attachment A”.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1118 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 177C: Gender Equity Commission in order to align scope of work with the jurisdiction of the City Government and ensure inclusivity in the Commission’s actions and membership.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1120 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Recycling Partnership for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND ($210,000.00) dollars and in-kind support from the Recycling Partnership in amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($125,000.00) dollars for public outreach around the City’s recycling services.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1121 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Community and Economic Assistance Program in an amount not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars for renovations to the Lewis Playground.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1122 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 466 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Studio Zewde for professional landscape architectural services for Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades, by increasing the overall cost by Eleven Thousand One Hundred Sixteen Dollars and Eighty Cents ($11,116.80) for a new City cost not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-Two Dollars and Seventy Cents ($1,864,472.70) over one (1) year.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1124 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto PITTSBURGH NMR INSTITUTE, 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 retaining wall, tree planter box walls and concrete steps at 3221 Forbes Avenue, in the 4th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1125 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE, 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 new site wall with (3) three planters, (2) site signs, a landscaped island, a light, (3) three concrete benches, and a planting bed that will extend into the right-of-way at 3701 5th Avenue, in the 4th Ward, 1st 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1126 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 468, approved September 6, 2022, granting unto UNITED STATE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, 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, to install shallow foundation wedge vehicle barriers and a card reader along with existing security compliant bollards, a post and beam rail and a swing gate, at 1000 Liberty Avenue, in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1135 1 ResolutionResolution Authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh to Enter into an Agreement with the Pittsburgh Land Bank and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, allowing the Land Bank to independently Access City-Owned Properties Managed and Maintained pursuant to the Three Taxing Bodies (TTB) Agreement, for the Purpose of Streamlining Property Assessments and Facilitating Redevelopment.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-1127 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the filing of a proposal for Main Street Program designation of Centre Ave with the Department of Community and Economic Development.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2024-1127 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the filing of a proposal for Main Street Program designation of Centre Ave with the Department of Community and Economic Development.Read and referred  Action details
2024-1128 1 CommunicationCommunication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay requests on behalf of the Department of Public Safety for Christopher Ragland & for the Department of Parks & Recreation for Jennifer Hayes., per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-1129 1 CommunicationCommunication from Jake Pawlak, Director of Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended November 1, 2024.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-1130 1 CommunicationCommunication from Rachael Heisler, City Controller, submitting a fiscal audit of the Phipps Conservatory Trust Fund (PCTF), dated October 2024.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0991 2 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointment of Allysa Eberhardt as a Member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2028.AMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2024-0991 2 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointment of Allysa Eberhardt as a Member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2028.ApprovedPass Action details
2024-1107 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for October 30, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-1067 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, LLP for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-002842, for an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($10,647.50) over one year. (Executive Session held 10/22/24)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1069 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to extend existing contracts with financial institutions designated by Council to act as depositories for the City of Pittsburgh in 2024 by extending the contracts by one (1) additional year through 2025 as permitted by Chapter 221.09 of the City Code at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1108 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for October 30, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-1058 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the COVID-SFR Local Law Enforcement Support in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000.00) dollars for Records Management System software and training and data integration.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1109 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for October 30, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-1070 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into certain temporary construction easements on certain properties in the 2nd Ward of the City in order to advance the Smithfield Street Project. Costs for these temporary construction easements shall not exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00), reimbursable at 80%.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1071 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of M.C. Enterprises for the purpose of an interior renovation at Police Zone 4 and providing for the payment of the costs thereof in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand, Eight hundred One Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,801.00) over one (1) year.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1110 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for October 30, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-1072 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with agencies to provide emergency shelter services, street outreach services, rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services, and/or data collection activities, as associated with 2024 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds at a cost not to exceed $1,195,104.00-One Million, One Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand, One Hundred Four Dollars.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1073 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Jewish Healthcare Foundation to provide administration and operating expenses, housing and housing-related supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, at a total cost not to exceed $1,409,836.00-One Million, Four Hundred Thousand, Eight Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1074 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Urban League of Pittsburgh, for the implementation/administration of the Housing Counseling Program, and related costs, in the amount not to exceed $100,000.00-One Hundred Thousand Dollars.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1075 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with various community-based organizations for the implementation of the 2024 Neighborhood Economic Development program and to provide for the payment of the costs thereof, at a cost not to exceed Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($720,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1077 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 decreasing CDBG PERSONNEL by One Hundred Two Thousand Ten Dollars and Zero Cents ($102,010), decreasing EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT by Four Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,896), increasing HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS by Three Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($309,836), and decreasing HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM by Five Hundred Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($504,431). These changes are made in response to program allocations by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and come at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1111 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for October 30, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-1059 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 850 of 2021 which authorized the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement with Maalka to provide a Building Benchmarking Management Platform Software Solution by adding funding for contract year 2024 and increasing the total cost by Eleven Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty ($11,250) dollars for a new total cost not to exceed Ninety-One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty ($91,250) dollars.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1060 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution of 777 of 2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with Risk Factor, LLC for a subscription to Risk Factor database for all data and hazard layers for all perils and all parcels in the City of Pittsburgh, enabling support of City departments in planning for weather related hazards, by increasing the approved amount by Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000) over two years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1112 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for October 30, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-1061 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $6,241,000.00-Six Million, Two Hundred Forty-One Thousand Dollars (Council Districts: All).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1062 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for administration of the 2024-2025 HOME Investments Partnership Program at a cost not to exceed $1,995,569.00-One Million, Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty-Nine Dollars. (Council Districts: All)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1063 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Twenty-Nine Thousand and Eight Hundred and Seventy Dollars and Zero Cents ($29,870.00) 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 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Grant FundsPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1064 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 23-F, Lots 198 and 199, in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Carrington Street and Alpine Avenue - Council District No. 1), at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1065 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 1st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 11-K, Lots 271-3 and 271-10 (2013 and 2005 Boulevard of the Allies - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-1066 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 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-M, Lot 297 (Hamilton Avenue - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video