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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/14/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2016-0519 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the FISA Foundation for their visionary leadership to end domestic and sexual violence and, along with the Heinz Endowments and the United Way, have engaged corporate, government, sports and nonprofit partners to take the Father’s Day Pledge and to take action in meaningful and measurable ways; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Friday, June 17, 2016, to be “FATHER’S DAY PLEDGE DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0520 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh celebrates the accomplishments of this year’s LP class and all past LP classes, and does hereby declare Tuesday, June 14th 2016 to be “Leadership Pittsburgh Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0521 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and celebrate Ed Gergerich for being a true champion of clean and beautiful neighborhoods; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 14th, 2016 to be “Ed Gergerich Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0522 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend DeVon Madden for his outstanding leadership ability and service to our students in Pittsburgh Public Schools and in their community; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, June 14, 2016, to be “DeVon Madden Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0523 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby note the importance of recognizing the American Flag through the established holiday of Flag Day each June 14th and commends and congratulates the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy for its forward thinking and visionary plan to preserve and display the Pittsburgh Flag Monument in a new more highly visible and easily accessible location for the benefit of the citizens of Pittsburgh; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, June 14, 2016, to be “FLAG DAY” and “PITTSBURGH FLAG MONUMENT DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0514 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed $4,585,786.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0515 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Parks and Recreation to accept conveyances of land from the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to create additional land as part of Cliffside Park, to become August Wilson Park.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0516 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Parks and Recreation to accept conveyances of land from the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to create additional land as part of Cliffside Park, to become August Wilson Park.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0517 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Sheraton Hotel Station Square in an amount not to exceed nine thousand, eight hundred, ninety two dollars and ninety eight cents ($9,892.98), for the Citiparks Seniors Program Volunteer Recognition Gala; and providing for the payment thereof.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0518 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, 925 Liberty Avenue, 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, three parking garage wayfinding screens on the sidewalk area on Fort Duquesne Boulevard in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2016-0504 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Christopher A. Amar, 6416 Kentucky Avenue, Pittsburgh 15206 as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2017.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0505 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Patrick J. Bigley, 112 Carol Circle, Pittsburgh 15227 as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2017.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0506 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing John M. Burkoff, 6104 Kentucky Avenue, Pittsburgh 15206 as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2019.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0507 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Jeanette H. Ho, 100 Denniston Street #79, Pittsburgh 15206 as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2019.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0508 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Amy Elizabeth McCall, 5421 Baywood Street, Pittsburgh 15206 as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2018.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0509 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Gregory M. Monaco, 2359 Railroad Street #2217, Pittsburgh 15222, as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2017.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0510 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Candi Castleberry Singleton, 1100 Liberty Avenue #1223, Pittsburgh 15222 as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2018.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0511 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Lynn E. Williams Davenport, 715 Amberson Avenue, Pittsburgh 15232 as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2018.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0512 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Sister Janice Vanderneck, CSJ, 1805 Belasco Avenue Pittsburgh 15216, as a Commissioner of the Ethics Hearing Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on June 30, 2019.Held, Pending Interview  Action details Video Video
2016-0513 1 CommunicationCommunication from Mary Beth Doheny, City Clerk, submitting the Third and Fourth quarter Travel Reports for 2015, from various City Departments.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2016-0497 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 8, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0459 1 ResolutionResolution releasing certain conditions, covenants and restrictions running with certain parcels of land situate in the 12th Ward and 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0498 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for June 8, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0458 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 893 of 2003 to permit the Existing Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Trust Fund (PEMATF) to be renamed The Emergency Management and Homeland Security Trust Fund and permitting therein the deposit of monies from federal, state, local, and private sources for Emergency Management And Homeland Security Expenditures.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0499 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for June 8, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0460 1 ResolutionResolution vacating a portion of a 20’ Unnamed Way at Nimick Place in the 13th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0461 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto unto Eastside Limited Partnership III, the Land Owner, and Eastside III TOD, LLC the Land Leasee, with both entities residing at 535 Smithfield Street, Suite 715, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, building enroachments for Eastside III at 177 S. Highland Avenue, Stevenson Place, 6100 Centre Avenue in the 7th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0464 1 ResolutionResolution accepting the dedication of portions of Washington’s Landing and accepting the grading, paving, curbing, traffic signals and lighting; fixing the width and position of the roadway and sidewalks in the 24th Ward, 1st Council District.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0500 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for June 8, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0447 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six Conduct, Article V Discrimination, Chapter 651 Findings and Policy, and Chapter 659 Unlawful Practices.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0501 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 8, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0427 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the creation of the Open Space Trust Fund and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditure of such funds.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0428 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the creation of the Stormwater Management Trust Fund and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditure of such funds.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0449 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 not to exceed thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0450 1 ResolutionResolution providing for Agreement(s) and Contract(s), or use of existing Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with Urban Design Ventures for the purpose of preparing the Annual Action Plan and Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), all required under the Community Development Block Grant program; and provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed 20,500.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0451 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution Number 265 of 2016, Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program; so as to identify specific projects in the Mayor’s Office and City Council Districts 1 and 2.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0452 1 ResolutionResolution 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 $850,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0453 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with consultant(s) and Vendor(s) to assist the City in improving its Citizen Participation Process and provide for payment at a cost thereof, at a cost not to exceed $200,000.00Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0454 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreement(s) and to provide administrative/operating expenses, including but not limited to, rehabilitation, maintenance, operation, insurance, utilities, furnishings, homeless prevention and essential services and other miscellaneous expenses associated the Emergency Solutions Grant funds, at a cost not to exceed $1,149,245.00Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0455 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Jewish Healthcare Foundation to provide administration and operating expenses, housing and housing related supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, at a total cost not to exceed $735,136Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0456 1 ResolutionResolution 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 $500,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0457 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Urban League of Pittsburgh, for the implementation/administration of the Housing Counseling Program, and related costs, in the amount not to exceed $100,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0502 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Performance and Asset Management for June 8, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0444 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance and/or the Director of Public Works to adopt the applicable Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CoStars agreement(s) and to enter into a related agreement or agreements with Cartegraph Systems, Inc. that will permit the City to continue licensing application software and to purchase associated subscription, maintenance, cloud hosting, and professional services. The total cost over three years for 2016-2018 shall not exceed $471,850.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0445 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement to purchase subscription, maintenance, and cloud hosting services for a property profiling service that will improve tracking and organization of City-owned properties; and to procure professional services relating to data conversion, integration, and migration from a self-hosted to a cloud environment hosted by E-Properties. Cost not to exceed $101,045.36.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0503 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for June 8, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0446 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Station Square East-Phase 1, East Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video