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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/18/2015 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2015-2140 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Robert Wilson, 1123 Halsage Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15212, as a member of the Young Pittsburgh Advisory Commission for a term of 3 years, to expire October 31, 2018. Mr. Wilson will fill a Mayoral Vacancy.Interview Held  Action details Video Video
2015-2141 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Sarah Kinter, 823 Lilac Street #2, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, as a member of the Young Pittsburgh Advisory Commission for a term of 3 years, to expire October 31, 2018. Mrs. Kinter will fill the vacancy for City Council District 5.Interview Held  Action details Video Video
2015-2209 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Ben Smithgall for professional consulting services for specialized technical application support for the Code for America Applications, and providing for the payment thereof, at a cost not to exceed $45,000.00 over three years.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2210 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution number 855 of 2011, effective January 1, 2012, as amended, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2012 through 2017 Capital Improvement Program” so as reprogram the funding for Carrick Neighborhood Safety Improvements to two projects within Carrick.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2211 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution number 833 of 2001, effective January 1, 2002, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2002 Capital Budget and the 2002 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2002 through 2007 Capital Improvement Program” so as to rename “Phillips Park Deck Hockey” to “Phillips Park Improvement”AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2216 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Pittsburgh Parking Authority to suspend on-street metered parking and surface level lots enforcement on various dates throughout the holiday season in recognition of the National Small Business Saturday Campaign.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2014-1020 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title VII Business Licensing, Article X Rental of Residential Housing, Chapter 781 Residential Housing Rental Permit Program by repealing the current Chapter and replacing with a new Chapter 781 Residential Housing Rental Permit Program.Held in CommitteePass Action details
2015-2225 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny County with respect to the winter season(s) of 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 (November 1 to March 31 of each year) under which (1) (a) the City will store, handle, and load salt for the County and (b) the County will store, handle, and load salt for the City, and, (2) (a) the City will perform snow and ice clearance together with the application of anti-skid and/or deicing materials for certain County Roads, including bridges with their approaches, and (b) the County will perform snow and ice clearance together with the application of anti-skid and/or deicing materials for certain City Roads, including bridges with their approaches.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2242 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Public Works to enter into a License and Project Agreement with United Way of Allegheny County, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, to renovate Stargell Field in Homewood Park.Held in CommitteePass Action details
2014-0915 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title 4 - Public Places and Property, Article I, Public Rights -of -Way, CHAPTER 416: - OBSTRUCTIONS, by adding a new section at 416.05 (a) et seq. requiring no less than a ten (10) day notice of a pending major street obstruction permit to be provided to the City Council; written notice to businesses and or residents within the impacted area; and providing for a waiver of said requirements in the event of an emergency.Held in CommitteePass Action details
2015-2208 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, supplies and professional services in connection with Bike Facilities, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof; and further providing for a Reimbursement Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation. Cost not to exceed $940,000.00.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2212 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into a contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, lease or leases, professional service agreements or the use of existing contracts, leases or agreements, and other services, along with other approved expenditures and for the payment of supplies, equipment, materials, and other services for the Phillips Park Improvements project using 2002 and 2012 Capital funds in an amount not to exceed $110,000AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2213 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into a contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, lease or leases, professional service agreements or the use of existing contracts, leases or agreements, and other services, along with other approved expenditures and for the payment of supplies, equipment, materials, and other services for the Carrick Dairy District Streetscapes project using 2012 Capital funds in an amount not to exceed $70,000AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2214 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into a contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, lease or leases, professional service agreements or the use of existing contracts, leases or agreements, and other services, along with other approved expenditures and for the payment of supplies, equipment, materials, and other services for the Brownsville/Parkfield Intersection Improvement project using 2012 Capital funds in an amount not to exceed $50,000AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-1805 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from R1A-H, Residential Single-Unit Attached, High Density District, to NDI, Neighborhood Industrial District, certain property bounded by Phineas Street; Chestnut Street; the northernmost boundary line of the Neighborhood Industrial Zoning District; a line extending in a westerly direction from that point to Guckert Way; the northernmost boundary of Block Number 24-P, Lot Number 4 in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System; the northernmost boundary of Block Number 24-P, Lot Number 9 in the aforesaid system; and Guckert Way.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-1870 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title V: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 549: Residential Parking Permit Program, Section 549.08 Visitor Permit, by amending the regulations regarding visitors permits; also amending Section 549.02 Definitions, by amending the definition of Certified Resident and Motor Vehicle; and by adding a new Section 549.18 Residential Parking Permit Removal.Held in CommitteePass Action details
2015-2201 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Finance, and the Director Parks and Recreation to enter into agreements with the Clayton Corporation and/or the Frick Art and Historical Center, Inc. to 1) confirm the assignment of the 1968 License Agreement for the Frick Art Museum from the Helen Clay Frick Foundation to the Clayton Corporation, and 2) to amend the 1968 License Agreement for the Frick Art Museum to allow for the imposition of admission fees for special or temporary exhibitions of works of art and other objects within the Museum while keeping admission to the Museum itself and the Museum’s permanent exhibitions free and open to the public.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2205 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Richard S. Caliguiri Amyloidosis Foundation in an amount not to exceed fifteen thousand, seventy one dollars ($15,071.00), in connection with the 2015 Great Race in the Department of Parks and Recreation, without previous authority of law; and providing for the payment thereof.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2101 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a professional services agreement to develop a 40-Year Facilities Optimization Plan and Investment Strategy for the City of Pittsburgh at a cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00.Held in CommitteePass Action details
2015-2179 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh and the Departments of Innovation and Performance and Law to enter into an agreement with immigration attorney(s) to provide specialized legal services regarding immigration issues in the continued employment of designated personnel, including but not limited to preparing and filing nonimmigrant visa petitions/applications and advising regarding e-Verify requirements, at a cost not to exceed three thousand seven hundred fifty dollar and zero cents ($3,750.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2204 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance to purchase software from IHS Global Inc. to be used for revenue forecasting for the City’s Operating Budget. Payment for software would be made to IHS Global Inc., in the amount of Four Thousand One Hundred and Eighty Dollars ($4,180).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2015-2202 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority to acquire all of the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 25-P, Lot 11 and Block 25-P, Lot 12 (Council District No.7, 2606 Penn Avenue).Held in CommitteePass Action details
2015-2203 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for The Hub at Three Crossings, 26th Street and Railroad Street, Pittsburgh (2nd Ward), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15219.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video