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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/7/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2016-0947 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate the Hair Hut Salon for their 50 years in operation and thank them for the service they provide to our residents; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, November 7, 2016 to be “Hair Hut Salon Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0948 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Michelle Underwood for commitment to the youth in the City of Pittsburgh and congratulate her on her retirement; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, November 7, 2016 to be “Mickey Underwood Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0949 1 ProclamationNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh wishes to honor and recognize Dr. Cahall for enriching our community in so many ways and touching the lives of so many of Pittsburgh’s citizens and for being a leader in the field of public history and historic preservation; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, November 7th to be “Dr. Michael Cahall Day” in the City of Pittsburgh! Congratulations on your retirement Dr. Cahall!AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0950 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Debby Firestone for her commitment and dedication to serving children and the Jewish Community and congratulates her being honored at the Annual Spiritual Adoption / Scholarship Fundraising Dinner from NA’AMAT USA Pittsburgh Council; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, November 15, 2016 to be “DEBBY FIRESTONE DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0951 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Jackson Beatty for his bravery and heroic effort; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday, November 2, 2016 to be “Jackson Beatty Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2016-0934 1 ResolutionResolution to grant the legally allowable single six (6) month extension to the Uptown Interim Planning Overlay District as per the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907, Development Overlay Districts, Section 907.02.C: Time Limit. The expiry date of the district referenced in Section 907.02.I, known as IPOD-4, Uptown (effective 28 May, 2015), originally set by code for 28 November 2016, shall be extended by six months to 28 May, 2017.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0934 1 ResolutionResolution to grant the legally allowable single six (6) month extension to the Uptown Interim Planning Overlay District as per the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907, Development Overlay Districts, Section 907.02.C: Time Limit. The expiry date of the district referenced in Section 907.02.I, known as IPOD-4, Uptown (effective 28 May, 2015), originally set by code for 28 November 2016, shall be extended by six months to 28 May, 2017.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2016-0935 1 ResolutionResolution approving the adoption of a Complete Streets Policy.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0936 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Manchester University Professor G. K. Still to provide training and consultation in crowd science and risk analysis for first responders and special events planning personnel. The total cost of the Agreement shall not exceed $25,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0937 1 ResolutionResolution Authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Richard S. Caliguiri Amyloidosis Foundation in an amount not to exceed fourteen thousand, six hundred eighteen dollars ($14,618.00), in connection with the 2016 Great Race in the Department of Parks and Recreation, without previous authority of law; and providing for the payment thereof.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0938 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh from Summerset Neighborhood Association of certain property in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh for public purpose to become part of Nine Mile Run Greenway.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0946 1 ResolutionResolution calling on the Director of City Planning and the Zoning Administrator to add and incorporate “Medical Marijuana Growing / Processing Facility” to the City Code and Zoning Code and to restrict these sites to existing General Industrial and Urban Industrial DistrictsRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0939 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and City Controller to issue a payment for in the amount of Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($6,320.00) to Tucker Independent Medical Experts, 1082 Bower Hill Road, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15243 for professional services by Alan H. Tissenbaum, M.D. and Stephen Thomas, M.D., related to the trials of Lili Josephson and Catherine Lobaugh. (EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0940 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 455 of 2016 authorizing the Mayor, Director of Office of Management and Budget and the Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety, to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a Lease Agreement or Agreements with the Community College of Allegheny County for the use of certain property primarily for the purpose of conducting training and education of police recruits, in order to fund police recruits’ access to CCAC’s fitness center. Said Amendment shall be at a cost not to exceed One-Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($150,000.00), raising the overall cost of the Lease Agreement(s) to Two Million Three-Hundred Thirteen Thousand Three-Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents ($2,313,366.88) and shall be for a term of three years with three annual options thereafter to renew upon the same terms.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0941 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Department of Finance and the Department of City Planning to modify the City’s MBRO Policy pursuant to Chapter 419.04 of the City CodeRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0942 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. 171 of 1984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984; having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through F: A: 7827 Kelly, B: 7110 Race C: 508 Sickles, D: 206 Mansion, E: 15 Furley, F: 1200 MarvistaRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0943 1 ResolutionResolution providing for conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. l7l of l984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEM A: 212 BeltzhooverRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0944 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales, in accordance with Act No.171 of 1984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through U. A: 5322 Hillcrest, B: 5320 Hillcrest, C: 5301 Hillcrest, D: 401 N. Aiken, E: 5521 Broad, F: 310 N. Fairmount, G: 707 McLain, H: 629 McLain, I: 625 McLain, J: 622 Eureka, K: 49 Southern, L: 1501 Allegheny, M: 1503 Allegheny, N: 1217 W. North, O: 1912 Manhattan, P: 1012 Liverpool, Q: 1214 N. Franklin, R: 1218 N. Franklin, S: 900 Chestnut, T: 847 Suismon, U: 859 PeraltaRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0945 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales in accordance with Act No. l7l of l984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through N: A: 18 Ellers, B: 5222 Rosetta, 313 & 315 N. Atlantic, C: 5233, 5231 Kincaid, D: 5227, 5225, 5223, 5221 Kincaid, E: 5004 Dearborn, F: 7248 Westmoreland, G: 841 & 843 Inwood, H: 919 ½, 921, & 919 Gerritt, I: 7405 Monticello, J: 1103 Tropical, K: 203 Tabor, L: 1230 Spring Garden, M: 2820 Wadlow, N: 1936 NoblestownRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2016-0930 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for November 2, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0876 2 ResolutionRESOLUTION amending the Rules of Council, to reflect current processes, to reorganize existing rules into a more cogent format, and to make other changesPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0903 1 ResolutionResolution Authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County to request a Multimodal Transportation Fund grant of $492,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) to be used for the construction of the Mon Wharf Switchback, a Downtown bike-ped ramp that will connect the Smithfield Street Bridge down to the Mon Wharf Landing and bring the Great Allegheny Passage directly into Point State Park.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0931 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for November 2, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0889 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 328, effective June 21, 2016 entitled: Amending the Capital Budget and providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds within City Council from: “District 1 Community Based Organizations” (-$2,612.99), and “Hill Dance Academy Theatre” (-$1,000.00), and transfer these funds to “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny Historic Gallery” (+$2,612.99), and “Northside Leadership Conference” (+$1,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0890 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 163, effective April 7, 2016, entitled, “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 residents of the City of Pittsburgh, so as to reprogram funds within City Council: from “District 1 Community Based Organizations” (-$2,612.99), and “Hill Dance Academy Theatre” (-$1,000.00); and transfer these funds to “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (+$2,612.99), and “Northside Leadership Conference” (+1,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0891 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No.326, effective June 21, 2016, entitled: providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2011 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds within City Council from: “Bump Yes” (-$1,500.00) and transfer these funds to “Northside Leadership Conference” (+$+1,500.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0892 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 220, effective April 22, 2016, entitled: Resolution 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 residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $1,357,500.00; so as to reprogram funds in City Council from: “Bump Yes” (-$1,500.00); and transfer these funds to “Northside Leadership Conference” (+$1,500.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0893 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 469, effective August 3, 2016, entitled: providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2010 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to transfer funds within City Council from: “District 1 Equipment” (-$1,508.14); and transfer these funds to “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (+$1,508.14).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0894 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 470, effective August 3, 2016, entitled: Resolution 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 residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $918,650.00; so as to transfer funds within City Council from: “District 1 Equipment” (-$1,508.14); and transfer these funds to “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (+$1,508.14).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0895 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 165, effective April 7, 2016, entitled: Amending the Capital Budget and providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds within City Council from: “Northside Leadership Conference/Senior Program” (-$2,000.00), and District 1 Community Based Organizations” (-$1,500.00); and transfer these funds to “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (+$878.87), and “Northside Leadership Conference” (+$2,621.13).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0896 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 164, effective April 7, 2016 entitled, “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 residents of the City of Pittsburgh, so as to change the project name within City Council from: “Northside Leadership Conference/Senior Program” (-$2,000.00), and “District 1 Community Based Organizations” (-$1,500.00); and transfer these funds to “Northside Leadership Conference” (+$2,621.13), and “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (+$878.87).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0897 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 330, effective June 21, 2016, Resolution providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2014 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds within City Council from: “The Penn State Center-Pittsburgh”(-$10,000.00); and transfer these funds to “Hazelwood Initiative” (+$10,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0898 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 218, effective April 22, 2016, entitled: Resolution 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 $940,000.00; : so as to reprogram funds within City Council from: “The Penn State Center-Pittsburgh” (-$10,000.00); and transfer these funds to “Hazelwood Initiative” (+$10,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0932 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Performance and Asset Management for November 2, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0899 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief & Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements or Amendments with Amcom for the lease of the Multi-Function Devices and the Managed Print Services for a sum not to exceed Three Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars $375,000 per year for 3 years.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0933 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for November 2, 2016 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2016-0900 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Stables Development at 836-846 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15233.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0920 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Crafton Borough in connection with the paving of Chartiers Avenue between Bell Road and Fountain Street and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, by the Borough to the City, the costs associated with the paving of the Borough’s portion of Chartiers Avenue. The estimated cost of preparation and completion of work is Fifty Thousand Forty Eight Dollars ($50,048.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2016-0952 1 Small Games of ChanceNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the Pittsburgh Film Office as a civic and/or service organization within the context of the Pennsylvania Small Games of Chance Act, as amended.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video