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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/7/2015 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2015-1511 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate the Greenfield School Middle School Boys Basketball Team for playing the 2014-2015 Middle School BB season with extraordinary heart and dedication , for their team effort in and out of school while keeping up grades and demonstrating good citizenship and for bringing home to Greenfield the City Middle School Championship; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, April 7 , 2015, to be “ GREENFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPS DAY ” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1512 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Child Advocacy Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for their tremendous work and dedication to children and families; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of April, 2015, to be “Child Abuse Prevention Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1513 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh continues to support continued public investments in quality early childhood education in Pennsylvania; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh declares April 2015 to be the Month of the Young Child.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1514 1 ProclamationTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor the critical work done by the Bartko Foundation, as well as the achievements of Bartko Foundation grant recipients; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, April 18th, 2015 Bartko Foundation Irene’s Dream Day in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1515 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that April 7, 2015 be declared “Destany Best and Ryan Jones Day” in the City of PittsburghAdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1516 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby join in the national celebration in the pursuit of the shared goal and responsibility of providing equal housing opportunities for all men and women. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of April 2015, to be “Fair Housing Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1517 1 Will of CouncilNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Pittsburgh supports the Postal workers engaged in this struggle to protect living wage jobs in the city; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Pittsburgh recognizes that efficient and secure Postal operations are a valuable asset to the governance of the city and a valuable service to the public at large who interact with the Postal Service on a personal face-to-face basis daily; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Pittsburgh will urge its citizens to become aware of these threats to the Postal Service and the efforts made by the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee when considering whether to patronize Staples.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1518 1 Will of CouncilNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes the inalienable right of all Pennsylvanians to be protected from discrimination regardless of race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council of the City of Pittsburgh urges our fellow citizens of the Commonwealth- straight, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender, or questioning- to insist that our representatives correct this miscarriage of justice and that each and every state legislator at long last recognize the inherent dignity of every human being by expeditiously guaranteeing equal protection under law of all Pennsylvanians.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1502 1 ResolutionResolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Highmark, Inc. for professional services in connection with the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $19,999.50.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1503 1 ResolutionResolution supplementing Resolution No. 739 of 2014 and providing that the Director of Personnel enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Independent Catalyst for professional services in connection with the City of Pittsburgh’s Payroll and Human Resource systems (JD Edwards). Cost not to exceed $550,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1510 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing and directing the Mayor or his designee to issue a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the purpose of identifying and implementing a Water Service Line Protection Program within the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1504 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 713 approved November 3, 2014, providing for the implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “HH”, in the Central Northside Community (Council District #1) to expand the district to include additional addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1505 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Commonwealth, Department of Community and Economic Development to receive funding in the amount of One Million, Five Hundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars ($1,590,000.00) to be used for the design and construction of the new Frick Environmental Center and further authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to permit it to use these grant fund for this purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1507 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 719 of 2011, 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 Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 4; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by transferring $1,080.05 from various completed projects to Carrick Community Council- Security Cameras.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1508 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 transferring $1,080.05 from various completed projects to Carrick Community Council- Security Cameras.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1506 1 ResolutionResolution vacating a portion of Old Browns Hill Road in the 14th Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2015-1509 1 CommunicationCommunication from City Controller Michael Lamb submitting a Fiscal Audit of the Bureau of Building Inspection Mircofilm Permit Plans Trust Fund (MPPTF), dated March 2015.Read, Received and FiledPass 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. ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
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. ApprovedPass 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. ApprovedPass 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. ApprovedPass 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. ApprovedPass 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. ApprovedPass 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. ApprovedPass 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. ApprovedPass 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. ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1490 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Jamil Bey, 809 Taft Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15210, as a member of the Shade Tree Commission for a term to expire on March 26, 2019.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2015-1500 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for April 1, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
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, 2015Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1501 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for April 1, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass 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.Passed FinallyPass 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.Passed FinallyPass 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.Passed FinallyPass 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.Passed FinallyPass 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.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2015-1466 2 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.Passed FinallyPass 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.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video