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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/15/2014 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2014-1134 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby acknowledges the centennial celebration of St. Norbert's Parish; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby declares Monday, December 15 2014, “St. Norbert's Centennial Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2014-1156 1 ProclamationTHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate the commitment and achievements of Linda Donahue, Tree Pittsburgh's Tree Tender of the Year for 2014; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes all of the Carrick Tree Tenders, Tree Tenders City-wide, of course, the valiant leadership of the Tree Pittsburgh staff. AdoptedPass Action details
2014-1157 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Erica Upshaw-Givner for her commitment to helping people live independent and productive lives; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, December 15, 2014 to be “Erica Upshaw-Givner Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2014-1158 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and honor Forest Hodges for his dedication to public service in his personal and professional life, and hereby declares the week of December 14-20 to be “Forrest Hodges Week” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2014-1151 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with the Minority and Women's Education Labor Agency to provide pre-apprentice training in the construction trades to individuals from under represented ethnic groups to assist in improving entry level positions in the labor unions. The cost thereof is not to exceed $30,000.00.Read and referred  Action details
2014-1155 1 OrdinanceOrdinance Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article One, General Provisions, Chapter 103, Official Standards, by adding a new section, 103.05 - Prohibition on Acquisition of Military Equipment or Weaponry.Read and referred  Action details
2014-1152 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 796, effective January 1, 2014, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2014 Capital Budget and the 2014 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2014 through 2019 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing Building Improvements Plan (-$100,000.00) and creating the Jeron X. Grayson Center (+$100,000.00).Read and referred  Action details
2014-1141 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales in accordance with Act No. l7l of l984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through B : A: 7106 Race, B: 2129 Belleville Read and referred  Action details
2014-1142 1 ResolutionResolution providing for conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. l7l of l984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through C: A: 855 Tripoli, [B: 848 Suismon - DELETE, C: 847 Lovitt - DELETE]Read and referred  Action details
2014-1143 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. 171 of 1984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984; having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through D. A: 6543 Apple, B: 7156 Kedron, C: 5822 Morrowfield, D: 1117 N. Franklin Read and referred  Action details
2014-1144 1 ResolutionResolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, authorizing the sale of properties in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, in accordance with Act No. 171 of 1984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. Item A: 714 Naylor, B: 6 Alexis Read and referred  Action details
2014-1145 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Res. No. 73, effective February 29, 2012 entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the City Council Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 2; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by deleting the “Hello Bully” $1,600 and adding that amount to “Public Safety Cameras.” Total of all projects is not to exceed $15,964.53Read and referred  Action details
2014-1146 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Municipal Pole Installation and Maintenance Agreement or Agreements with the Extenet Systems, Inc. (“Extenet”) to construct and maintain distributed antenna systems (“DAS”) in the City of Pittsburgh public right of way. Read and referred  Action details
2014-1147 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Municipal Pole Installation and Maintenance Agreement or Agreements with PA CLEC, LLC. (“Crown Castle”) to construct and maintain distributed antenna systems (“DAS”) in the City of Pittsburgh public right of way. Read and referred  Action details
2014-1148 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Contribution Agreement to reimburse PennDOT local share costs associated with the installation of handicap ramps on city cross streets along SR2122 (Penn Avenue-Butler Street), in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $42,658.44.Read and referred  Action details
2014-1149 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing Contracts, providing for an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing Agreements, and providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies in connection with the maintenance, rehabilitation and construction of Monastery Street Steps as needed; and further providing for the payment of the costs thereof, cost not to exceed $40,977.16.Read and referred  Action details
2014-1150 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Works, and/or the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to receive the amount of one hundred twenty thousand dollars and zero cents ($120,000.00) for improvements to the intersection of Greenfield Road and Hobart Street in Schenley Park. PennDOT Contract No. 118966. The State assistance program name and SAP fund is Red Light Photo Enforcement Program (SAP 6024400001). Read and referred  Action details
2014-1153 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 capital budget and the 2012 Community Development Block Grant” by transferring $1,600 from Hello Bully to Public Safety Cameras in Council District 2 Neighborhood Needs program.Read and referred  Action details
2014-1135 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for December 10, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2014-1006 2 ResolutionResolution making Appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the Public Business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2015AMENDEDPass Action details
2014-1006 2 ResolutionResolution making Appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the Public Business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2015Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2014-1007 2 ResolutionResolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting minimum levels for designated positions.AMENDEDPass Action details
2014-1007 2 ResolutionResolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting minimum levels for designated positions.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2014-1008 2 ResolutionResolution adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program.AMENDEDPass Action details
2014-1008 2 ResolutionResolution adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2014-1061 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.01, Levy and Rate on Lands and Buildings, by fixing the rate of taxation for 2015, 8.06 mills upon each dollar or eight dollars and six cents ($8.06) upon each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the assessed valuation of all land, and 8.06 mills upon each dollar or eight dollars and six cents ($8.06) upon each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the assessed valuation of all buildings.. .Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1062 & OrdinanceAn Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.02, Payment Options, Discount and Delinquency Penalty, subsection (a), Discount in advance, subsection (c), Interest for late payments, and subsection (d), Due dates for tax year 2015 only, to reflect the payment, discount and delinquent dates for the year 2015.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1063 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII, Business Related Taxes; Chapter 245, Earned Income Tax; Section 245.03, Declaration and Payment of Tax; subsection (e), Interest for 2015, by fixing the rate of interest on delinquent Earned Income Tax for the year 2015.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1064 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII, Business Related Taxes; Chapter 246, Home Rule Tax; Section 246.03, Declaration and Payment of Tax; subsection (e), Interest for 2015, by fixing the rate of interest on delinquent Home Rule Tax for the year 2015.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1066 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $2,250.00, in favor of Justus ADR Services, P.O. Box 101824, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, for payment of professional services rendered.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1067 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of two warrants in the total sum of $18,000.00, payable as follows: in the sum of $17,724.13 in favor of David Rohrich, c/o Robert J. Behling, Esquire, Dapper, Baldasare, Benson, Behling & Kane, P.C., Four Gateway Center, 444 Liberty Avenue, 10th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, and in the sum of $275.87 in favor of Treasurer City of Pittsburgh, in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County at GD-06-000858.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1068 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Fifty-nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty-six Dollars and 67/100 ($59,166.67), in favor of Georgeia Moreno and Timothy P. O'Brien, Esquire, 1705 Allegheny Building, 429 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in full and final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:12-cv-00615.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1069 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in favor of Leann DeMuzzio and her attorney Monte J. Rabner, Esquire, Rabner Law Offices, P.C., Law & Finance Building, 429 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County at SA13-001035.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1070 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Twenty-four Thousand One Hundred Sixty-six Dollars and 66/100 ($24,166.66), in favor of Mark Staymates and Timothy P. O'Brien, Esquire, 1705 Allegheny Building, 429 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in full and final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:12-cv-00615.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1071 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Twenty-four Thousand One Hundred Sixty-six Dollars and 67/100 ($24,166.67), in favor of Darlene Staymates and Timothy P. O'Brien, Esquire, 1705 Allegheny Building, 429 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in full and final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:12-cv-00615.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1095 3 OrdinanceORDINANCE amending and supplementing the City Code at Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 541.07: Penalty, Chapter 543.01: Parking Meter Zones and Rates, Chapter 543.09: Penalty and Chapter 545.05: Penalty, so as to enable dynamic pricing in certain neighborhoods. AMENDEDPass Action details
2014-1095 3 OrdinanceORDINANCE amending and supplementing the City Code at Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 541.07: Penalty, Chapter 543.01: Parking Meter Zones and Rates, Chapter 543.09: Penalty and Chapter 545.05: Penalty, so as to enable dynamic pricing in certain neighborhoods. Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2014-1096 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 130 of 2011 to authorize the Mayor and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Amendment to Parking Agreements to amend existing designated Meter Revenue and Cooperation Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Public Parking Authority for the purpose of dedicating revenue generated by increased parking meter rates to the City and to further document updates to the Parking Court Cooperation Agreement, the Mellon Square Garage Lease, and the Monongahela Wharf Lease. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1097 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement or agreements in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) with Jackson/Clark Partners, to facilitate, document, and manage Welcoming Pittsburgh's 40-member Advisory Council process.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1098 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Penn Credit Corporation for the purpose of performing collection of delinquent taxes, fines, penalties and interest for the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1099 1 ResolutionResolution approving execution of a Quit Claim Deed by and between the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Board of Education for Disposition of Three Taxing Body Parcels, Block 7-B-Lots 207B, 207C, 208A & 212, in the 21st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1136 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for December 10, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2014-1107 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article III: - Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, Chapter 633 Dog and Cats, by amending section 633.10 Shelters providing for and setting forth requirements for outdoor shelters for dogs; and, penalty for violation. AMENDEDPass Action details
2014-1007 2 ResolutionResolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting minimum levels for designated positions.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2014-1108 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article III: - Dogs, Cats And Other Animals, Chapter 633 Dogs and Cats, by adding a new section at 633.23, providing for the manner by which a dog may be tethered; and, kept outdoors in severe weather conditions.AMENDEDPass Action details
2014-1108 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article III: - Dogs, Cats And Other Animals, Chapter 633 Dogs and Cats, by adding a new section at 633.23, providing for the manner by which a dog may be tethered; and, kept outdoors in severe weather conditions.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2014-1137 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for Deecmber 10, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2014-1100 1 ResolutionResolution accepting the dedication by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh of portions of Princeton Place and Kalida Drive in Liberty Park, Phase II for public highway purposes, fixing the width and position of the roadways and sidewalks, accepting the grading, paving, curbing and traffic signals, in the 11th Ward, 9 Council District.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1138 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for December 10, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2014-1101 1 ResolutionResolution to amend Resolution No. 36 of 2012, "Providing for a professional service agreement or agreements for professional services in connection with the administration of the City of Pittsburgh's Flexible Spending Account program,” by increasing the total cost from $17,238.00 to $18, 674.49 and extending the contract through the first quarter of 2015.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1102 1 ResolutionResolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Towers Watson for on-going health and welfare benefit plans consulting services to the City of Pittsburgh and providing for payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $1,015,729.16.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1103 1 ResolutionResolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Towers Watson for Workers' Compensation Program Audit and Consulting services to the City of Pittsburgh and providing for payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $330,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1139 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for December 10, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2014-0561 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from RM-M, Residential Multi-Unit, Moderate Density, to UI, Urban Industrial District, certain properties identified as Block Number 125-L, lot numbers 207-211, 213, 215 and 277; and Block Number 125-M, lots numbered 377-379, 381, 383, and 387-393; all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System; along with a portion of Tenner Way.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2014-1140 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Performance and Asset Management for December 10, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2014-1104 1 ResolutionResolution further Amending Resolution 652 of 2010, as amended, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements and a Lease or Leases by and between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and First Vehicle Services (“First Vehicle”), pursuant to which First Vehicle will furnish all work and services needed to manage and maintain the City's Vehicle Fleet." to increase the amount of funds available for unanticipated emergency repairs of City of Pittsburgh fleet vehicles by First Vehicle Services during the Fourth and Fifth Operational Years (2014 and 2015) of the current contract between the City and First Vehicle Services.Passed FinallyPass Action details