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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/13/2022 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2022-1071 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the Community Day School, founded in 1972, is an independent, co-educational institution that has committed itself to the tutelage of students from Jewish backgrounds of all types for the past 50 years; and,AdoptedPass Action details
2022-1053 1 ResolutionResolution granting a vacation of an unopened unimproved unused 10ft alley, located between Arendell Street and Dalton Avenue, in the 26th Ward, 1st Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1054 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Retroactive Bridge Maintenance Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for Local costs associated with work performed by PennDOT on the Woodruff (“Bridge”) for immediate repairs and maintenance at a cost not to exceed Forty Four Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Six Dollars and Eighty Cents ($44,396.80).Read and referred  Action details
2022-1055 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 a Temporary License Agreement with Allegheny County to provide access for the City to use a portion of Property owned by Allegheny County as a temporary construction area for purpose of staging construction equipment, materials and supplies needed for landslide remediation and stabilization of William Street.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1056 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 an Agreement of Sale with various property owners in the 18th and 19th Wards of the City in order to advance the Mt. Washington Landslide Remediation Project.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1057 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 19th Ward of the City in order to advance the Mt. Washington Landslide Remediation Project.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1058 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into a permanent easement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) and Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (Peoples) for the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, and removal of a natural gas pipeline on city-owned properties (Parcel IDs 47-P-271 and 47-P-263).Read and referred  Action details
2022-1072 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title 5, Traffic; Article VII, Parking; by creating a new Chapter 550, Mobility Enhancement District.added to the AgendaPass Action details
2022-1072 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title 5, Traffic; Article VII, Parking; by creating a new Chapter 550, Mobility Enhancement District.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1059 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Singer Research Institute D/B/A AHN Research Institute for professional services relating to the administration, implementation, and expansion of the Reaching Out on the Streets (“ROOTS”) program, for a sum not to exceed Nine Million Nine Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($9,960,000.00) through 2024, and for the payment of the costs thereof.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1060 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Eric Walker and his counsel of record, Timothy P. O’Brien, Esquire, in the amount of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($7,500.00) in full and final settlement of litigation filed at USDC 2:21-cv-01096-CCW. (Executive Session held 1/4/23)Read and referred  Action details
2022-1061 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the City Code at Title One: Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 113: Mayor, by supplementing the sections related to the Office of Management and Budget.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1062 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 724 of 2021 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Finance to enter into a Donation and Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Land Bank and GRB Law to document the donation of legal services relating to the performance of designated quiet title actions on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh; and further, pursuant to Chapter 210 of the City Code (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) accepting the donation by Pittsburgh Land Bank of such legal services to be performed by GRB Law on behalf of the City to extend the term of the agreement or agreements until December 31, 2023.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1063 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 175.08: Art Commission - Ornamentation for Municipal Projects; Plan Review and Approval, and supplementing Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration by adding Chapter 218.10: Percent for Art.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1064 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the creation of the Public Art Fund and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditure of such funds.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1065 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $264,805.53 from the Bureaus of Administration and Animal Care and Control in the Department of Public Safety to the Bureau of Police. This transfer is necessary to assist the Bureau of Police with sufficient funding for necessary body armor replacement.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2022-1065 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $264,805.53 from the Bureaus of Administration and Animal Care and Control in the Department of Public Safety to the Bureau of Police. This transfer is necessary to assist the Bureau of Police with sufficient funding for necessary body armor replacement.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1066 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 420 of 2022, a resolution authorizing an Agreement or Agreements or amendments thereto with eDocs Technologies, LLC (“eDocs”) for licensing services and maintenance and support services to provide document management services to include Department of Mobility and Infrastructure documents at an additional cost not to exceed Twenty Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($20,500).Read and referred  Action details
2022-1067 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, 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” so as to identify specific Public Service Grant projects in City Council District 6 and projects of the Mayor’s Office 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.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1068 1 ResolutionResolution closing out Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant Project BRC-TAG-23-238, a grant received from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to prepare a Master Plan for the City owned properties associated with the Emerald View Park.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1069 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 175: Art Commission to transition the Art Commission into the Public Art & Civic Design Commission.Read and referred  Action details
2022-1073 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with a vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of purchasing and discharging eligible health care debt owed by Pittsburghers, as approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, at a cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). (Briefing held 1/9/23)added to the AgendaPass Action details
2022-1073 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with a vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of purchasing and discharging eligible health care debt owed by Pittsburghers, as approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, at a cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). (Briefing held 1/9/23)Read and referred  Action details
2022-1070 1 CommunicationCommunication from Caster Binion, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh submitting the Position and Salary Report as of November 29, 2022.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2022-1046 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for December 7, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2022-1018 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Gateways for Growth for the purpose of receiving a customized research brief on immigrant and refugee communities in Pittsburgh and a Welcoming Network general membership.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1019 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Inc. for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of SEVENTY THOUSAND ($70,000.00) dollars to integrate banking access into the 2022-2023 City of Pittsburgh’s summer youth employment program.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1039 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Office of the City Clerk to donate of Forty-five Thousand dollars ($45,000) to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1047 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for December 7, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2022-1014 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Finance and/or the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute as necessary, an instrument or instruments, entitled “Preservation Agreement,” a ten-year covenant to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the architectural and historical characteristics of the Hartzell Monument in Allegheny Commons Park in favor of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, which has funded the restoration of the Monument by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, for the benefit of the public.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1048 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for December 7, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2022-1020 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 211 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into amended Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Ceridian, Human Capital Management, Inc., by extending the contract through 2025 at an additional cost not to exceed $1,001,000.00.AMENDEDPass Action details
2022-1020 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 211 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into amended Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Ceridian, Human Capital Management, Inc., by extending the contract through 2025 at an additional cost not to exceed $1,001,000.00.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2022-1049 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for December 7, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2022-1002 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 767 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with D'Appolonia for On-Call Emergency Geotechnical Services including assessments, evaluations, land remediation plans, and expert testimony of properties subject to active life safety code enforcement violations. The Agreement(s) will add one year to the existing agreement term. The overall cost of the Amended Agreements shall not exceed Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars ($340,000), with the forthcoming one-year extension comprising One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000) of that overall amount.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1050 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Urban Recreation for December 7, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2022-1012 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of Parks and Recreation and Director of Finance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Sublease Agreement or Agreements with The Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania for continued operation of the Lawrenceville Senior Center located within Leslie Park, as originally authorized by Resolutions No. 55 and 91 of 2011, at an overall cost of $198,000 and with a term expiring March 31, 2024.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1051 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for December 7, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2022-0997 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 644-2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide Google Cloud subscription services, and add Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services to support cloud data warehousing and archiving from source data systems, increasing the 2022 budget by $76,000 to a total of $1,319,182.92 in 2022 funds, and increasing the 2023 budget by $240,000 to a total of $1,628,219.98 in 2023 funds, at a total amount not to exceed Four Million, Three Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty Four and 38/100 Dollars ($4,358,824.38).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-0997 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 644-2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide Google Cloud subscription services, and add Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services to support cloud data warehousing and archiving from source data systems, increasing the 2022 budget by $76,000 to a total of $1,319,182.92 in 2022 funds, and increasing the 2023 budget by $240,000 to a total of $1,628,219.98 in 2023 funds, at a total amount not to exceed Four Million, Three Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty Four and 38/100 Dollars ($4,358,824.38).ReconsideredPass Action details
2022-0997 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 644-2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide Google Cloud subscription services, and add Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services to support cloud data warehousing and archiving from source data systems, increasing the 2022 budget by $76,000 to a total of $1,319,182.92 in 2022 funds, and increasing the 2023 budget by $240,000 to a total of $1,628,219.98 in 2023 funds, at a total amount not to exceed Four Million, Three Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty Four and 38/100 Dollars ($4,358,824.38).AMENDEDPass Action details
2022-0997 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 644-2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide Google Cloud subscription services, and add Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services to support cloud data warehousing and archiving from source data systems, increasing the 2022 budget by $76,000 to a total of $1,319,182.92 in 2022 funds, and increasing the 2023 budget by $240,000 to a total of $1,628,219.98 in 2023 funds, at a total amount not to exceed Four Million, Three Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty Four and 38/100 Dollars ($4,358,824.38).Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2022-1021 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter an agreement or agreements, and amendments thereto, with Computronix (USA) Inc., for three (3) years to handle day-to-day maintenance and support of OneStopPGH, including to address any defects that may arise with the system and to define Service Level Agreements (SLA) for resolution time, meeting the needs of the City of Pittsburgh at a sum not to exceed One Million, Two Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand, Four Hundred Eighty-Two Dollars ($1,224,482).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1022 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 375-2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, and the Director of the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an amended Agreement or Agreements or amendments thereto with Cohen Law Group, and CTC Technology & Energy for renegotiation of the City’s Cable Franchise Agreements with Comcast and Verizon, and for consultation on development of fiber and wireless telecommunication assets and policy. The purpose of the legislation is to add Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) in funding to the agreement for the continuation of these services. The total with the additional requested funding is in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Ninety-One Thousand, Two Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Seventy Cents ($591,213.70).AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTEPass Action details
2022-1022 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 375-2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, and the Director of the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an amended Agreement or Agreements or amendments thereto with Cohen Law Group, and CTC Technology & Energy for renegotiation of the City’s Cable Franchise Agreements with Comcast and Verizon, and for consultation on development of fiber and wireless telecommunication assets and policy. The purpose of the legislation is to add Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) in funding to the agreement for the continuation of these services. The total with the additional requested funding is in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Ninety-One Thousand, Two Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Seventy Cents ($591,213.70).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1023 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to extend a Contract or Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Community Television for public access television services, by extending the term of the agreement until December 31st, 2022.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2022-1052 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for December 7, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2022-1016 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the approval of the 2023 Housing Opportunity Fund Annual Allocation Plan. (Council Districts All).Passed FinallyPass Action details