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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/24/2015 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2015-1470 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Vincenzo Joseph for his academic achievements while favorably representing the State of Pennsylvania and the City of Pittsburgh in the sport of wrestling; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, March 24, 2015, to be “Vincenzo Joseph Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1471 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival and all of those involved, and recognizes Friday, March 27th 2015 to be Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival Day in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1472 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the past, present and future contributions of The Tamburitzans and commends and congratulates The Tamburitzans for being global cultural ambassadors; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, March 24, 2015, to be “ TAMBURITZAN DAY ” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1473 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Councilman Tom Baker and Get Involved!, Inc. for organizing annual Service Summits focused on service and civic engagement that impact the lives of thousands of individuals annually; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare March 25, 2015 to be “Get Involved, Inc.! Service Summit Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1474 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Erica and Billy Goodman and Traci and Brain Lamfrom for their extraordinary leadership and successful implementation of Big Night and the Hidden Gems of the JCC and congratulates them on their commitment to making the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh an inclusive, welcoming and successful organization.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1469 1 OrdinanceOrdinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 8-Fire Prevention Code-Chapter 4-Emergency Management and Preparedness to add a new Section 410, “Safe and Security Building Act,” to prohibit security officers and other building service workers from working in certain covered properties within the City of Pittsburgh without adequate safety and security training.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1455 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the administration of certain projects and programs, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $120,000. (Council Districts: All).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1456 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the administration of certain projects and programs, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,121,433.00. (Council Districts: All).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1457 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2015-2016 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,258,000. (Council Districts: All).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1468 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I: Public Rights of Way, by amending Chapter 420: Uniform Street Naming and Addressing, to clarify Subchapters 420.02 and 420.10 thereof so that only proposed new street names must be approved by City Council, not other minor decisions that come out of the Addressing Review Committee.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1458 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907, Development Overlay Districts, Section 907.02, IPOD, Interim Planning Overlay District, by adding a new section 907.02.I to establish a new Interim Planning Overlay District for Uptown. Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1467 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the City of Pittsburgh, Code of Ordinances, Title Four, Public Places and Property, by adding Article X: Filming Activities, Chapter 492 “Film Permits.”Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1459 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of the Department of Public Safety and the Chief of Police, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to receive the amount of two hundred and two thousand six hundred forty-five dollars and zero cents ($202,645.00). Grant ID: FM-MHP-15-001-050030 / January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1460 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Finance to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, office of Commonwealth Libraries to receive Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund grant monies in the amount of $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) that will be used by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to renovate the Knoxville Library.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2015-1460 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Finance to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, office of Commonwealth Libraries to receive Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund grant monies in the amount of $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) that will be used by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to renovate the Knoxville Library.Read and referred  Action details
2015-1461 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh regarding the Library’s use of the $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation grant monies for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to renovate the Knoxville Library. Reimbursement Invoices will be submitted to the Department of Finance and shall be paid out of the Grants Trust Fund: 0729400146.50000.00Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2015-1461 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh regarding the Library’s use of the $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation grant monies for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to renovate the Knoxville Library. Reimbursement Invoices will be submitted to the Department of Finance and shall be paid out of the Grants Trust Fund: 0729400146.50000.00Read and referred  Action details
2015-1426 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, and providing for the design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials and supplies in connection with the rehabilitation of the Jeron X. Grayson Center; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1462 1 OrdinanceOrdinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, in the 1st, 5th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 21st and 22nd Wards, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1463 1 OrdinanceOrdinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, in the 7th Ward, Living Place, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1464 1 OrdinanceOrdinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, 7th Ward, Bakery Square Boulevard, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1465 1 OrdinanceOrdinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, Seventh Ward, Reizenstein Way, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1466 1 OrdinanceOrdinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, multiple street names in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 21st and 32nd wards, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance With the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1441 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Perry Blatz, 1111 Macon Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218, as a member of the Commission on City Archives, for a term to expire on December 31, 2017. Held, Pending Interview  Action details
2015-1442 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Paradise Gray, 607 East Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, as a member of the Art Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2017. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1443 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Andrew Moss, 221 38th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, as a member of the Art Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2017. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1444 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Kathryn Heidemann, 137 S. 22nd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, as a member of the Art Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2017. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1445 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Todd Underwood, 1444 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, as a member of the Cable Communications Advisory Commission, for a term to expire on December 31, 2018. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1446 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Dana Adipietro, 700 Bellefonte Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, as a member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2018. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1447 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Dianne Swan, 7919 Tacoma Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, as a member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2018. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1448 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Karen Hall, 6933 Wiltsie Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, as a member of the Equal Opportunity Review Commission, for a term to expire on March 31, 2019. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1449 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Matthew Falcone, 417 Lockhart Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, as a member of the Historic Review Commission, for a term to expire on March 31, 2018. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1450 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Carol Peterson, 172 46th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, as a member of the Historic Review Commission, for a term to expire on March 31, 2018. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1451 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Gwendolyn Young, 108 Madonna Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, as a member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a term to expire on March 31, 2019. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1452 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution reappointing Winford Craig, 893 Crane Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, as a member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a term to expire on March 31, 2019.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1453 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution reappointing Elizabeth Lee Fogarty, 1311 King Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, as a member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a term to expire on March 31, 2019.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1454 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Catherine Qureshi, 2324 Sarah Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, as a member of the Personnel Appeals Board for a term to expire on December 31, 2017. Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2015-1435 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 18, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1326 1 ResolutionResolution providing for conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property. ITEM A. A: 4703 Mossfield, 4707 Mossfield, 4709 Mossfield, and 4711 Mossfield Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1381 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $2,700.00, in favor of Nenad Bugarija in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage from city tree roots at 208 S. Linden Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1382 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $2,824.00, in favor of Joseph W. Checkan, 320 S. Washington Street, Evans City, PA 16033, for damage to a boat trailer from the defective condition of the boat launch at the South Side Riverfront Park on May 11, 2014.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1386 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, subsections (a) and (b) by fixing the rate of taxation to reflect the annual tax year.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1387 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 149 of 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; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by providing $5,000 to the Hazelwood Imitative for a food market on Second Avenue.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1388 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program” by providing $5,000 to the Hazelwood Initiative for a food market on Second AvenuePassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1436 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for March 18, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1422 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc. to provide leadership training with regard to police organizations. Said agreement(s) shall commence no earlier than March 9, 2015 and end no later than December 31, 2015, and shall not to exceed $50,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1437 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for March 18, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1424 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 transferring $500,000.00 in PAYGO funds from the “TIP Revolving Fund” line item to the “Project Management and Administrative Services” line item.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1425 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements; with a Consultant or Consultants, for Project Management Services, to assist the City in the implementation of our Federal and State funded projects; providing for the payment of the costs thereof; and further providing for a Reimbursement Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, at a cost not to exceed $500,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1438 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 18, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1296 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article IV, Chapter 909.01.I by adding a new section 909.01.I.4 to establish the standards applicable to the existing SP-4 (IV) East Station Square subdistrict; renumbering existing Article IV, Chapter 909.01.I.4 “Regulations Applicable Throughout the SP-4 District” to Chapter 909.01.I.5; and amending Article I, Chapter 902.03 to modify the Zoning Map to include Block and Lot 4-D-45 and the remaining portion of Block and Lot 4-D-60 in the SP-4 (IV) East Station Square subdistrict.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1439 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Urban Recreation for March 18, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1378 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing a new fee schedule for City recreational facilities and programs.AMENDEDPass Action details
2015-1378 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing a new fee schedule for City recreational facilities and programs.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2015-1440 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Performance and Asset Management for March 18, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2015-1372 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Grable Foundation to receive $11,500 in funding to support the launch of Wi-Fi capabilities and related partnerships in City Recreation Centers.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1373 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 612 of 2014 to increase the amount of compensation for the City’s Fellowship Participation Agreement with Code for America Labs, Inc. to Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1374 1 ResolutionResolution Amending Resolution 17 of 2015, effective January 27, 2015, to clarify the approved uses of grant funds from Richard King Mellon Foundation.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1375 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an agreement or agreements for the Department of Innovation & Performance to include upgrades to the City's existing information and telecommunication systems, public safety systems, and public works systems for a sum not to exceed $100,000 and for the payment of the costs thereof.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1376 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief & Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance and/or the Director of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments to existing agreements or to adopt Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CoStars agreements with eDocs Technologies, LLC (“eDocs”) in order to continuing licensing Onbase Information Management software modules; to license additional equipment, and purchase maintenance and solution support services for an enterprise-wide document management system. The total cost shall not exceed $821,025.00 over a five year period.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video