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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/21/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2016-0545 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes the work of Virginia Carik, and does hereby declare Monday, June 20th, 2016 to be “Virginia Carik Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0546 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes the life and work of Roberta Stackawitz, and does hereby declare Monday, June 20th, 2016 to be “Roberta Stackwitz Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0547 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the lasting contributions Dorothy Grinberg has made on the Pittsburgh community over the last century and does hereby celebrate the occasion of her 100th birthday; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Friday, July 1st, 2016 to be “Dorothy Amdur Grinberg Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0548 1 ProclamationNOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the leadership and board of the New Leaders Council of Pittsburgh and celebrate the graduation and accomplishments of the 2016 Class of New Leaders Council Fellows; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday, June 22, 2016 to be “New Leaders Council of Pittsburgh Class of 2016 Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0549 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby join with a host of colleagues and friends of Mery Womack to commend, recognize and congratulate her for 38 years of service to the County Controller’s Office and the City through her foster parenting and neighborhood service; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 25th, 2016 to be “Mery Womack Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0550 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby recognizes and honors the 2016 awardees and extends gratitude to each individual and organization for making the North Side a great place to live, work, and play; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council acknowledges the efforts that the NSLC has achieved through collaboration within the community and corporate organizations and hereby declares June 2016 to be “Northside Leadership Conference and Awardees Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2016-0551 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate Nathan Vislosky on his selection by the United States Olympic Committee to play in the 2016 Inline Hockey World Championships in June 2016 in Asiago, Italy and extends well wishes for a successful and winning tournament.AdoptedPass Action details
2016-0526 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Borough of Dormont in connection with the paving of Wenzell Avenue and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, by the Borough to the City, of the costs associated with the paving of the Borough’s portion of Wenzell Avenue. The estimated cost of preparation and completion of work is Fourteen Thousand Six Hundred Eighty One Dollars ($14,681 .00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0527 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Arlington Spray Park project which is located on the north side of Forth Hill Street between Fernleaf and Sterling Streets, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0528 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Chessland Street Plan of Homes which is located at 1821, 1825, 1831, 1835, and 1841 Chessland Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0529 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 352 Atwood Street Apartments project which is located at the south side of Atwood Street between Bates and Louisa Streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0530 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 40th Street Hotel project which is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of 40th Street with Eden Way and abutting Almond Way at the rear of the property, Pittsburgh 15201.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0543 1 ResolutionResolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of liquor license, License No. R-19130, from Kocafa LLC, 2600 Liberty Way, McKeesport, PA 15133 to the Applicant, Over Easy LLC, 4428 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 for the premises located at 4428 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, known as “Over Easy”, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0531 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article IX - Measurements or Definitions, Chapter 925 - Measurements by amending language to Sections 925.06.A, 925.06.G, and 925.07.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0532 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief of Police to enter into a grant agreement with the Heinz Endowment and further authorizing expenditures by the Bureau of Police, for purchases authorized by the Grant Agreement and for the execution of agreement(s), or contract(s) for any equipment or services required in connection with the execution of said grant. Said agreement(s) or contract(s) shall not exceed Forty Three Thousand dollars and zero cents ($43,000.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0533 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief of Police, on the behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) , for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of two hundred and seventeen thousand dollars ($217,000.00) that will be used to establish, coordinate and fund activities to prevent, combat and reduce auto theft.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0534 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of the Department of Public Safety, and the Chief of Police, on the behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as part of the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice, for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of one hundred and twenty thousand ($120,000.00) that will be used to hire a Multi- Strategy Coordinator.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0535 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 819 of 2015, authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Safety and/or the Chief of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with McKesson, a subsidiary corporation of PST Services, Inc., for the provision of ambulance billing and collection services to the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0536 1 ResolutionResolution amending RES No. 63 of 2016 authorizing providing for an Agreement or Agreements, Lease(s) and/or License Agreement(s) for the use of certain property for senior facilities for the provision of center services to seniors in an amount not to exceed Sixty Five Thousand, Four Hundred Dollars ($65,400.00), Seventy Thousand, Seven Hundred and Eight Dollars (70,708.00), chargeable to and payable from the Seniors Community Program Trust Fund in the Department of Parks and Recreation.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0537 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 772 effective January 1, 2013, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2013 through 2018 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing Recreation and Senior Maintenance (-$190,000.00) and transferring the funding to the Park Reconstruction Program (+$190,000.00) line item.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0537 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 772 effective January 1, 2013, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2013 through 2018 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing Recreation and Senior Maintenance (-$190,000.00) and transferring the funding to the Park Reconstruction Program (+$190,000.00) line item.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2016-0538 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 796 of 2013, 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” so as to reprogram the funding from AUTOMATED FUEL DISPENSING SYSTEM to PARK RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. The funds will be used to replace the artificial turf at the Schenley Oval Sportsplex.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0538 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 796 of 2013, 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” so as to reprogram the funding from AUTOMATED FUEL DISPENSING SYSTEM to PARK RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. The funds will be used to replace the artificial turf at the Schenley Oval Sportsplex.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2016-0539 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $4,956.00 to Burns White LLC, Four Northshore Center, and 106 Isabella St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 for professional consulting services in connection with expert consulting services related to Beech Construction Inc. vs. City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0540 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($785,000.00) in favor of Foster v. City of Pittsburgh Class Members and attorneys Feinstein Doyle Payne & Kravec and ACLU of Pennsylvania, in compliance with the Court-approved Settlement Agreement, as payment in settlement related to the civil class action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at No. 2:12-cv-01207.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0540 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($785,000.00) in favor of Foster v. City of Pittsburgh Class Members and attorneys Feinstein Doyle Payne & Kravec and ACLU of Pennsylvania, in compliance with the Court-approved Settlement Agreement, as payment in settlement related to the civil class action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at No. 2:12-cv-01207.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2016-0544 1 ResolutionResolution calling on the Department of Public Works to complete City pool inspections in October of each year, release inspection reports to the public, and complete needed maintenance in the off season, to ensure uninterrupted service to residents.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0541 1 CommunicationCommunication from City Controller Michael Lamb submitting a Performance Audit of the Office of the Mayor, dated June 2016Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2016-0542 1 CommunicationCommunication from Tom Short, Finance Director for the Urban Redevelopment Authority, submitting an Independent Auditor’s Report for the 2015 calendar year, dated December 31, 2015.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2016-0480 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution Re-appointing Erin R. Conley 510 Suismon Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, as a Commissioner of the Equal Opportunity Review Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on May 31, 2020.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0481 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing James H. Myers, Jr. 33 Perry Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, as a Commissioner of the Equal Opportunity Review Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on May 31, 2020.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0482 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Akiesha R. Gilerist 300 Liberty Avenue, Apt. 1518, Pittsburgh PA 15222, as a Commissioner of the Equal Opportunity Review Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on May 31, 2020.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
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.ApprovedPass 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.ApprovedPass 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.ApprovedPass 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.ApprovedPass 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.ApprovedPass 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.ApprovedPass 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.ApprovedPass 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.ApprovedPass 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.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0524 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 13, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2016-0472 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Municipal Code Corporation in the amount of $4,847.58 in payment for services in connection with the codification of Ordinances.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0525 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for June 15. 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0462 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 795 of 2015, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Public Works, Office of Management and Budget, Finance, and Parks and Recreation to enter into a Lease Agreement with C R JRS CHIP, Inc. d/b/a The First Tee of Pittsburgh at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course at Schenley Park,” so as to change the terms of the lease.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0470 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a purchase by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property in lieu of condemnation/eminent domain.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0471 1 ResolutionResolution vacating a portion of two cul-de-sacs on Larimer Avenue (near Stanton and Kalida) in the 11th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video