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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/9/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2023-1515 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Ted and Eileen Fischer met at the US Steel Building, where she was a parking cashier and he was a plumber in the new building. This meeting led them to marriage on May 11, 1973, and;AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1516 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Jau’mair Garland, a native of the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, began training under Trevor Miles at a local YMCA where he was introduced to creative movement and hip-hop; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1517 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, James Gilmer was born in Pittsburgh, PA on April 17, 1993, with a vibrant world of space to explore in his gift of dance at his childhood home in Highland Park; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1520 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Dr. Selma Feldman Witchel was born and raised in Pittsburgh and educated at Taylor Allderdice High School, Oberlin College and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with Post Graduate work at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1521 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Dan Barry played his first year of Little League in 1963, at the age of 12 on the Myers Red team for Elliott Athletic Association (EAA). He played Pony league the following year and from 1966-1967, Dan played in the Colt League; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1522 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the Elliott West-End Athletic Association (EWEAA) began in 1963 as the Elliott Athletic Association, a baseball association in the Elliott neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh; andAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1523 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, throughout its history, Pittsburgh has hosted a vibrant, diverse, and innovative music scene that provides the City with great shows and venues, attracts more and more people to the City, and enhances its reputation as a lively place to make your home; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1518 1 Will of CouncilWHEREAS, Pittsburgh City Council established an Unhoused Committee in order to identify and recommend solutions to address the growing crisis of unhoused people in the City, and;Adopted  Action details Video Video
2023-1497 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2163 Centre Avenue.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1498 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Crews Development LLC, 1709/1711 Cliff Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1499 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT), in the amount of $13,781.00 for 2023 municipal membership duesRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1524 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City Controller to pay annual Membership dues for 2023 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1500 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Gannett Fleming, Inc. for costs associated with the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Seventy Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty Seven Dollars and Four Cents ($1,479,327.04), an increase of Eight Hundred Seventy Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Twelve Dollars and Thirty Three Cents ($873,812.33) from the previously executed agreement (53417) as previously authorized by Resolution 276 of 2018 to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design Phases of the project.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1501 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman, Thomas & Battle, for legal services in connection with a police litigation matter at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars and Forty Cents ($12,534.40).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1502 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC for legal services in connection with a police litigation matter at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($12,432.68).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1503 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Sable & Sable, LLC, in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) for expert legal services in connection with case number G.D. 23-002842.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2023-1503 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Sable & Sable, LLC, in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) for expert legal services in connection with case number G.D. 23-002842.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1504 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a three (3) warrants with the total sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i) $6,000.00, less applicable tax withholdings and other deductions, will be issued to Plaintiff, Joseph Deresh, along with an IRS Form W-2 in connection with this payment; (ii) $6,000.00, will be issued to Plaintiff Joseph Deresh along with and IRS Form 1099 in connection with this payment; and (iii) $8,000.00 will be issued to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Rothman Gordon, P.C. for fees and expenses related to the Litigation.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1505 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 279 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and Director of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Planet Technologies in a form approved by the City Solicitor in order to provide for compensation for: (1) access a comprehensive Microsoft Library for training, reporting, and customized materials; and (2) assistance business hours to support, manage, and grow Office 365 environments critical to migrating applications to the cloud, by increasing the cost by One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1506 1 ResolutionResolution 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 Granicus, Inc. in a form approved by the City Solicitor for website content management at a cost not to exceed Two Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($283,995).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2023-1525 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Council as a Body to pay annual membership dues for 2023 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891).added to the AgendaPass Action details Video Video
2023-1525 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Council as a Body to pay annual membership dues for 2023 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891).Read and referred  Action details
2023-1513 1 Appointment-InformingResolution informing Council of the appointment of Chip Gaul as Assistant Director of Facilities in the Department of Public Works.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2023-1508 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Billie Vaughn as a member of the Disruptive Properties Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2025.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2023-1509 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing John Katz as a member of the Disruptive Properties Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 30, 2027.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2023-1510 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Jala Rucker as a member of the as a Member of the Housing Authority Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2024.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2023-1507 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Cathryn Calhoun as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1511 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Calvin Aster Ecker as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1512 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Julian McClain as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2023-1514 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Larry Scirotto, as Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Department of Public Safety.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2023-1514 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Larry Scirotto, as Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Department of Public Safety.Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details Video Video
2023-1492 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 3, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2023-1460 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 746 further amending Resolution No. 728 of 2022, entitled “Resolution authorizing appropriations, salaries, and capital expenditures of the Parks Trust Fund for the 2023 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2023.” by updating the transfer from the Parks Trust Fund to the 2023 Capital Budget.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1493 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for May 3, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2023-1453 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into relevant agreements or execute required purchase orders with Corrections Development, Inc., for support and maintenance of integration of the Allegheny County court scheduling module into the InTime system, to include a one-time fee for development, implementation, configuration, training and application design meetings of $20,000.00 and annual maintenance fees of $5,000.00 at a total cost not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1494 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 3, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2023-1456 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with H.W. Lochner, Inc. for costs associated with the Preliminary Design Phases of both Herron Avenue Bridge and Elizabeth Street Bridge; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Dollars and Eighty Cents ($878,570.80).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1457 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Mackin Engineering & Consultants for costs associated with Construction Inspection and Contract Administration for the Critical Sidewalks Gaps and Sylvan Ave Projects; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Five Hundred and Sixteen Dollars and Eight Cents ($466,516.08).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1458 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering for the Swinburne Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), federally reimbursable at 95%.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1459 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), federally reimbursable at 95%.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1473 1 ResolutionResolution vacating unused paper portions of Benezet St, Heath St, Yule Way & Ochra Way, laid out in the Eastern Addition of New Homestead Plan of Lots, Plan Book Volume 20, Pages 12 & 13, in the 31st Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1474 1 ResolutionResolution vacating unused paper portions of Whitebush St and Heath St, laid out in the Eastern Addition of New Homestead Plan of Lots, Plan Book Volume 20, Pages 12 & 13, in the 31st Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1495 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for May 3, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2023-1452 1 ResolutionResolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Talogy, Inc. for professional services in connection with Talogy, Inc. for Firefighter Recruit testing, reports and job analysis, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $49,550.00 over three (3) years.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1496 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for May 3, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2023-1455 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, in the amount of $38,579.50 for the first installment of 2023 Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission dues.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2023-1519 1 Small Games of ChanceWHEREAS, The Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience (PULSE) was founded in 1994 and is dedicated to increasing the capacity of local nonprofits by connecting people with passion to area organizations with purpose; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video