Please note: this meeting's minutes have not been finalized yet. Actions taken on legislation and their results are not available. Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 3/25/2025 10:01 AM Minutes status: Draft   Meeting location: Council Chambers Published agenda: Published minutes:   Meeting video:   Meeting Items (29) 29 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 2025-1540 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Finance, to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove eight (8) anchors; fifteen (15) poles; one transformer; and associated wires (the “DLC Assets”), located upon City-owned property containing the Pittsburgh Zoo (Parcel ID 82-H-1-0-2), along with vegetation clearing rights within the vicinity of the DLC Assets, at no cost to the City.     2025-1545 1   Ordinance Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902 Zoning Districts in General, to add Inclusionary Zoning and Zoning; Article II Base Zoning District, Chapter 903 Residential Zoning Districts, to amend minimum lot sizes; Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, to remove 907.04.A IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV, Development Standards, to amend 915.07, Performance Points System; Article II, Base Zoning, Chapter 905 Special Purpose Districts; Article IV, Planning Districts; Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Chapter 909 Planned Development Districts; Article V, Use Regulations; Chapter 911 Primary Uses; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures; Chapter 913 Use Exceptions and Conditions Not Listed in Use Table; Article VI, Development Standards; Chapter 914 Parking Loading and Access; Chapter 916 Residential Compatibility Standards; Article VIII, Review and Enforcement; Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures. to remove minimum off-street parking from the Zoning Code; Article V Use Regulations; C     2025-1612 1   Appointment-Requiring Vote Resolution appointing Tammy Thompson, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire March 26, 2029.     2025-1613 1   Appointment-Requiring Vote Resolution appointing Charlise Smith, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire March 26, 2029.     2025-1614 1   Appointment-Requiring Vote Resolution reappointing Jala Rucker, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2028.     2025-1615 1   Appointment-Requiring Vote Resolution appointing Wasiullah Mohamed, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2029.     2025-1650 1   Report Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.     2025-1599 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY-TWO CENTS ($65,662.52) over one year. (Executive Session held 3/11/24)     2025-1600 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dominique Decenzo, and her attorney, Max Petrunya, P.C. , for a single payment in 2025 in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-007555. (Executive Session held 3/11/24)     2025-1601 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of WesBanco Bank in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,800.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0218) for damage to the drive thru canopy of their property at 5000 Centre Avenue from a DOMI Traffic Division vehicle on September 6, 2024. (Executive Session held 3/11/24)     2025-1602 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Edward Torak in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,250.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0190) for damage to his vehicle from an accident with a City PW vehicle on July 22, 2024. (Executive Session held 3/11/24)     2025-1603 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., c/o CMR Claims as TPA in an amount not to exceed FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY CENTS ($4,521.70) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0133) for damage to a utility pole at 2600 Sunset Avenue and Essen Street by a City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services vehicle on December 16, 2022. (Executive Session held 3/11/24)     2025-1604 1   Resolution Resolution amending Resolution No. 446 of 2024, which allocated an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to the agreement with Frost, Brown, Todd LLC, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to extend the Agreement or Agreements with Frost, Brown, Todd LLC for legal assistance relating to real estate, public finance, municipal law, and as-needed consultation by adding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a new total not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00).     2025-1651 1   Report Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.     2025-1606 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY EIGHT CENTS ($335,981.88) to replace the traffic signals at Centre Avenue and North Dithridge Street.     2025-1607 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed SIX HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS ($647,049.45) to replace signals at the intersection of East General Robinson Street and Sandusky Street.     2025-1608 1   Resolution Resolution granting unto BH VENTURE ONE LP, 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, new permanent building foundation that will extend into the right-of-way, at 1406 5th Avenue, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.     2025-1609 1   Resolution Resolution amending Resolution No. 249 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City, to amend and renew the Lease Agreement with Beaver Avenue Associates, LLC, by continuing 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, by extending the term through March 31, 2028 with new property owner 1301 Beaver Ave LLC managed by the Regency Transportation Group, LTD.     2025-1652 1   Report Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.     2025-1610 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with HR & A Advisors, Inc. in an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000) for work on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant for Saw Mill Run Boulevard.     2025-1611 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of The Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State, for the purchase the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) training, at a cost not to exceed Eight Thousand and Zero Cents ($8,000.00).     2025-1653 1   Report Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.     2025-1598 1   Resolution Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of FenceScreen, LLC for the purchase of a sound screen for Moore Park Pickleball courts in the amount of Nine Thousand Six Hundred & Seventy-One Dollars and Seventeen cents ($9,671.17) over one (1) year.     2025-1654 1   Report Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.     2025-1581 1   Resolution Resolution amending Resolution 621-2020, 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 and amendments thereto with ERP-One Consulting Inc. for the provision of services including professional services, consultation, and day to day managed services of the City of Pittsburgh JD Edwards Enterprise One 9.2 application, by increasing the approved amount by Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) and extending the agreement for an additional three (3) years, for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000) over seven (7) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)     2025-1586 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Buildingeye, Inc. ("Buildingeye") for the purchase of their software and related support services for an interactive map that internal and public visual display of planning, permit, license, and violation data, at a cost not to exceed Twenty Thousand and Zero Cents ($20,000.00).     2025-1655 1   Report Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.     2025-1587 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny County and the United States Department of Justice for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the 2024 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant in the amount not to exceed FIFTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FOURTEEN ($51,614.00) dollars to purchase a real-time asset management technology platform.     2025-1588 1   Resolution Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Eighty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($80,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the City of Pittsburgh Park Rangers. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Local Share Account Statewide.