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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/23/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2024-0056 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals is integral to maintain the overall health and well-being of all members of a community; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0057 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Avi Baran Munro has served as head of Community Day School (CDS) for 20 years; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0039 1 Will of CouncilWHEREAS, The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development releases an annual Point-in-Time Count Report that provides a nationwide snapshot of the number of individuals in shelters, temporary housing, and in unsheltered settings; AND,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0058 1 Will of CouncilWHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh urges both the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the U.S. Congress to pass pending legislation regarding the safeguarding and improvement of maternal health care and standards in Pennsylvania and in the United States; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2024-0046 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 681 of 2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an amended agreement with B-Three Solutions, Inc. for the continued provision of software maintenance and support services for critical applications and transition guidance, by increasing the approved amount by $200,000 and extending the contract for (1) year until December 31, 2024. The amended total cost not-to-exceed of the contract will now be Two Million One Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Three Hundred Twenty One Dollars ($2,129,321) over a period not to exceed seven (7) years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0047 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 107 & 109 Natchez Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15211, at no cost to the City.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0060 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 683 of 2022 titled, “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of NINETY THOUSAND ($90,000.00) dollars to support youth sports programming in each council district” to add the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation as a signatory on grant awards.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0048 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jeffrey Kertis, and his attorney, Howard F. Murphy, Esquire for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($17,500.00), payable over one year, in settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 17-014825.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0049 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Judith Hulick, and her attorney, Andrew D. Sysak, Esquire for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($10,000.00), payable over one year, in settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 16-016565.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0050 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the Smallman Complete Street Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE DOLLARS AND THIRTEEN CENTS ($999,999.13) for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0051 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Frick Park, located at 2005 Beechwood Boulevard (127-H-100-01), in the Swisshelm Park, Squirrel Hill South, Regent Square, Point Breeze neighborhoods, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 2/27/24)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0054 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with HR&A Advisors & Urban American City for the purpose of assisting in the development of a Citywide Comprehensive Plan. Cost not to exceed $3,255,000 over two years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0055 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Common Cause Consulting & Sasaki for the purpose of developing a citywide engagement strategy to support the Citywide Comprehensive Plan process. Cost not to exceed $2,645,000 over two years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0059 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, at Section 911.02: Use Table and Chapter 911.04.A.69, Use Standards, to Permit Single-Unit Attached Residential Uses in Residential Single-Unit Detached Districts subject to certain standards. (Report and Recommendation sent 1/31/24) (Report and Recommendation received 3/6/24) (Public Hearing held 4/10/24)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0053 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective January 1, 2020 as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY SERVICES - SAFETY by $15,000.00 and increasing PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY SERVICES - HUNGER by $15,000.00, and authorize subsequent Agreements.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2024-0052 1 CommunicationCommunication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay requests on behalf of the Department of Public Works for Robert Sapp, Kelli Lewis, the Mayor’s Office for Michelle King and the Department of City Planning for Flore Marion, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0042 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for January 17, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0008 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Office of Management and Budget to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the purchase of vehicles for the Pittsburgh Park Rangers. The grant proposal includes an ask of NINETY THOUSAND ($90,000) dollars for this stated purpose.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0016 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing [and directing] the Pittsburgh City Controller to perform an audit of code violations that escalate to Magisterial District Court from point of origin to resolution, pursuant to the powers outlined in the Home Rule Charter.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0043 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for January 17, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0011 1 ResolutionResolution Amending Resolution 614 of 2023 entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with HR&A Advisors for the purpose of assisting in the development of a strategic plan for the Department of City Planning at a cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND ($109,000) over one year.”Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0012 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 766 of 2023, entitled “Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2023, effective January 1, 2017 as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing LYNN WILLIAMS HIGH RISE by $2,500 and ST. AMBROSE MANOR by $1,299.35 and increasing PITTSBURGH HIGHER GROUND FOUNDATION, INC. by $3,799.35, and authorize subsequent Agreements.” by adding the information for Pittsburgh Higher Ground Foundation Inc. to Section 1 and by changing the JDE job number in Section 2.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0044 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for January 17, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0018 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 156 of 2023, which provided for “the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with RouteSmart Technologies, Inc., which provides trash and recycling routing optimization, for the purchase and implementation of navigation software that will provide turn-by-turn directions to Environmental Service Drivers,” by extending the term through December 31, 2026 and by increasing the total amount by $24,680 (Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Dollars) for a total not to exceed of $174,420 (One Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Dollars).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0045 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for January 17, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2024-0006 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 5203 Columbo St, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0007 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a permanent easement with the Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC) for the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, and removal of a water line on city-owned property (Parcel ID 0061-H-00143-0000-00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2024-0009 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Twelve Million Six Hundred Twenty Two Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($12,622,642.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video