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Meeting Name: Standing Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/8/2014 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2014-0717 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six, Conduct, Article I, Regulated Rights and Actions, is hereby amended by repealing the current Chapter 611, Alarms, in its entirety and replacing it with a new Chapter 611, Regulation of Alarms.TABLEDPass Action details
2014-0779 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $5,439.68 to Burns White LLC, Four Northshore Center, and 106 Isabella St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 for professional consulting services in connection with expert consulting services related to Beech Construction Inc. vs. City of Pittsburgh.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0780 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($110,000.00), in favor of Richard and Sandra Conlon, c/o Joseph Froestschel, Esquire, Gismondi & Associates, 310 Grant Street, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, releasing and discharging the City of Pittsburgh from direct liability in any and all claims in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania filed at GD 12-013808, and arising from a vehicular accident that occurred on Noblestown Road at Weaver Street on December 19, 2010 , and described more fully in plaintiff's complaint in civil action. AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0835 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) in favor of Duquesne Light Company, c/o Mark Hamilton, Esquire, Tucker Arensberg, P.C., 1500 One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, releasing and discharging the City of Pittsburgh from all liability arising from any and all claims in the civil action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania at AR 13-005962, for damages to a Duquesne Light utility pole and associated facilities located at the intersection of West North Avenue and Preble Avenue, arising from the operation o f a front loader by a City of Pittsburgh employee on or about December 12, 2012, and described more fully in Plaintiff's Complaint in Civil Action.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0836 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Two Thousand Six Dollars and 03/100 ($2,006.03), in favor of Ricoh USA, Inc., Legal Document Services Chicago District - PIT, 1600 Solutions Center, Chicago, IL, 60677, for payment of professional services rendered in Foster et al. vs. City of Pittsburgh, United States District Court, No. 2:12-cv-01207.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0837 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($35,000.00), in favor of Melissa Watkins, c/o D. Aaron Rihn, Esq., Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., 707 Grant Street, Suite 2500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, releasing and discharging the City of Pittsburgh, Nathan E. Harper and Catherine McNeilly, from direct liability in any and all claims in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:13-cv-01642, and arising from an alleged incident on December 28, 2011 and described more fully in plaintiff's complaint in civil action.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0839 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing Agreements, providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing Contracts, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies, in appropriation or acquisition of real estate transferred by condemnation or in lieu thereof, in connection with the investigation, design, construction and/or remediation for critical wall and slope failures throughout the City; and providing for the payment of the costs not to exceed $100,000.00.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0840 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing PennDOT to request railroad crossing upgrades at South 4th Street from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in the 17th Ward, Council District 3, of the City of Pittsburgh.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0855 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. for expert consulting services associated with revisions to the City's methods used to hire police officers and providing for payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $52,000.00.Held in CommitteePass Action details
2014-0812 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution #405, effective June 17, 2014 providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $540,000.00, so as to change the project name within Mayor's Office from: "Lutheran Services Society/Brighton Heights Meals on Wheels" to "North Boroughs-Sewickley Meals on Wheels/Brighton Heights Meals on Wheels "and "Lutheran Services Society - Tri-Valley Meals on Wheels" to " North Boroughs-Sewickley Meals on Wheels/Tri Hill Valley Meals on Wheels." AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0814 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 422 effective June 23 2014, entitled: Amending the Capital Budget and providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to change the project name within City Council from: "LSS- Lawrenceville Bloomfield Meals on Wheels" to "Catholic Youth Association/Lawrenceville Bloomfield Meals on Wheels."AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0815 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 421, effective June 23, 2014, entitled, "Providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh, so as to change the project name within City Council from: "LSS-Lawrenceville Bloomfield Meals on Wheels" to "Catholic Youth Association/ Lawrenceville Bloomfield Meals on Wheels." AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0816 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 579, effective September 12, 2014, entitled: Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $940,000.00; : so as to change the project name within City Council from: "Lutheran Services Society/Brighton Heights Meals on Wheels" to "North Boroughs-Sewickley Meals on Wheels/Brighton Heights Meals on Wheels" and "Lutheran Services Society - Tri-Valley Meals on Wheels" to "North Boroughs-Sewickley Meals on Wheels/Tri Hill Valley Meals on Wheels'.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0817 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution #580 effective September 12, 2014, Resolution providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2014 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to change the project name in City Council and Mayor's Office from: City Council, "Lutheran Services Society/Brighton Heights Meals on Wheels" to "North Boroughs-Sewickley Meals on Wheels/Brighton Heights Meals on Wheels, from "Lutheran Services Society - Tri-Valley Meals on Wheels to North Boroughs-Sewickley Meals on Wheels/Tri Hill Valley Meals on Wheels" Mayor's Office: "Lutheran Services Society/Brighton Heights Meals on Wheels" to "North Boroughs-AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0818 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 607, Effective September 24, 2013, entitled: “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh, so as to transfer funds within the Mayor's Office from: “Manchester Elementary PTA” (-$1,623.59) and transfer these funds to the “Pittsburgh Struggling Students Association (PSSA)” (+$1,623.59).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0819 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 426, effective June 23, 2014, entitled: Amending the Capital Budget and providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds within Mayor's Office from "Manchester Elementary PTA "(1,623.59); to Pittsburgh Struggling Students Association(PSSA) "(+1,623.59).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0841 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh to execute relevant agreements with the Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission in order to receive a grant award for an architectural inventory of historic structures in the City, cost not to exceed twenty-six-thousand six-hundred and seventy-four dollars ($26,674).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0842 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 255, approved April 14, 2014, providing for the implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area "X" in the Shadyside community (Council District #8) to expand the area to include additional addresses pursuant to the Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549. AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-0807 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh's Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Lawrenceville Place which is located at the termini of Davison, Carlton, and Bancroft Streets in the 9th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, Pa 15201. AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details