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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/31/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2023-1598 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare May 31, 2023 to be “LGA Partners Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.  
2023-1599 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, and the diversity of community events, parades, and activities for all; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, the month of June 2023 to be “PRIDE MONTH” in the City of Pittsburgh.  
2023-1600 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and honor the 80 years of education that the Yeshiva Schools have provided and continue to provide to both the Jewish community, within and beyond the borders of Pittsburgh, and to the Greater Pittsburgh community. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare May 30, 2023, to be “Yeshiva Schools Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.  
2023-1582 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), to enter into an agreement with Bloomfield Development Corporation (“Licensee”) to provide a license, ownership and maintenance agreement for jointly-sponsored asphalt art on Friendship Ave.  
2023-1583 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. Costs for these temporary easements shall not exceed $2,875.00.  
2023-1584 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept a donation from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) for Fairywood Park and Playground improvements.  
2023-1585 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a moving violation received by an Environmental Services driver for being overweight on a controlled road, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($5,587.50).  
2023-1586 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin for expert legal services related to litigation in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Case 2:22-cv-523-CRE for an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-One Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($17,951.85).  
2023-1587 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Campbell Durrant for expert legal services related to litigation in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Case 2:22-cv-523-CRE for an amount not to exceed Twenty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-One Dollars and Eighty-One Cents ($29,751.81).  
2023-1588 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman Thomas & Battle for expert legal services related to litigation in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Case 2:22-cv-523-CRE for an amount not to exceed Twenty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Fort-One Cents ($21,967.41).  
2023-1589 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. for legal services in connection with a police litigation matter at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Fifteen Cents ($5,478.15).  
2023-1590 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 731 of 2022, which authorized the 2023 fee schedule pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code, by adding a maximum cap for zoning review fees.  
2023-1591 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into a Sponsorship Agreement or Agreements with Chevrolet for the sponsorship of Pistons in the Park. The City may receive up to $3,000 per year from this sponsorship.  
2023-1592 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Green Gears for waste management services in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s Independence Day Festival at an amount not to exceed ELEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($11,300.00).  
2023-1593 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, a license agreement or agreements with the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Therapy for implementation of the On The Move Program, at no cost to the City. The City will receive $1,000.00 in revenue for each site that participates in the Program.  
2023-1594 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 227 of 2023, authorizing the Department of Parks & Recreation, Office of Special Events, to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a professional services agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. (“P3R”) to provide management services for the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race (“Great Race”), in order to correct an error within the legislation to allow for the payment of $135,000.00 for prior-year sponsorships.  
2023-1595 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 342 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into an agreement or agreements with Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, for the City’s operation of its Senior Community Centers, for the purpose of increasing the allocation amount by TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00).  
2023-1596 1 CommunicationCommunication from Michael Lamb, City Controller, submitting Fiscal Audit of the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Finance and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh, Tax Abatement and Tax Incremental Financing Program, dated May 2023.  
2023-1597 1 CommunicationCommunication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay request on behalf of the Department of Public Works for John Minard, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.  
2023-1578 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 24, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.  
2023-1534 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of DiGioia Gray, 570 Beatty Road, Monroeville, PA 15146, in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars and 12 cents ($16,659.12) for professional services related to landslide evaluations.  
2023-1579 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 24, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.  
2023-1532 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 supplemental agreement or agreements with CDR Maguire, Inc., for Project Design Management Services and Reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases increasing the total not to exceed to Three Million Four Hundred Ninety One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars and Fifty Nine Cents ($3,491,877.59), an increase of Three Hundred Thirty Four Thousand Six Hundred Eight Dollars and Ninety Eight Cents ($334,608.98).  
2023-1533 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars to support the equitable street tree plan.  
2023-1580 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for May 24, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.  
2023-1536 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, increasing EAST END COOPERATIVE MINISTRY, and authorizing a subsequent Agreement.  
2023-1538 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 projects in City Council District 9, and authorizing subsequent Agreements.  
2023-1581 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology for May 24, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.  
2023-1535 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 270 of 2020, which authorized an Agreement with Workiva, Inc. to provide a subscription-based budget publishing software solution for four years, by increasing the approved 2023 amount by $2,164.33 for a new total cost not-to-exceed $169,300.33.