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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/18/2017 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2017-1766 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Eli Murphy for achieving the title of champion of the boys division of the 94th National Marbles Tournament and for creating a place for Pittsburgh’s kids to learn and appreciate the game of marbles; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare July 18th, 2017 to be "Eli Murphy Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-1767 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the staff and board members of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle for decades of service to the Jewish community in Pittsburgh and beyond, and for successfully revamping the newspaper for the future; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare July 21st, 2017, to be “Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-1768 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Mickey McGrane, the ultimate teammate, for his commitment and service to his community; and, BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, July 18th, 2017, to be “Mickey McGrane Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-1732 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, for the City’s operation of its Senior Community Centers. Said agreement or agreement shall be for a term of one year at no cost to the City with compensation to the City not to exceed EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND and FIFTY DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($860,050.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1733 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the dedication of East Liberty/Larimer Park and related matters. (Council District 9)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1734 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2017-2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,604,400.00 (Council Districts: All).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1735 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh to accept a grant from the Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission in the amount of twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars. This grant will be used in conjunction with department funds to execute contracts for an architectural inventory of historic structures in the city not to exceed fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1736 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution Number 772, effective January 1, 2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program;” so as to identify specific projects in the Mayor’s Office and City Council Districts 1,2,3,6 and 8.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1737 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 $825,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1738 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 $200,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1739 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 $837,664.00Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1740 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 $315,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1741 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.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1742 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 $1,148,125.00Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1743 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into contract and hire consultant, Gensler Architecture, Design & Planning, P.C. to design a neighborhood plan. The neighborhood plan should be executed for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($150,000.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1743 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into contract and hire consultant, Gensler Architecture, Design & Planning, P.C. to design a neighborhood plan. The neighborhood plan should be executed for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($150,000.00).Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2017-1744 1 OrdinanceOrdinance accepting a new street name, SUYDAM STREET in the Tenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street name was approved by CPAC in May 2017. The name 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.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1745 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF), should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for the Bigelow Streetscape Project. The total grant amount requested is two million, one hundred and eighty seven thousand and five hundred dollars ($2,187,500) dollars for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1746 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF), should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for the South 21st Street Complete Green Street Project in support of project implementation in collaboration with the Western Pennsylvania Conversancy. The total grant amount requested is $3,000,000 dollars for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1747 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing Wendell Hissrich, Director of Public Safety, Raymond V. DeMichiei, Deputy Director, Emergency Management Agency, to execute for and on on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh all required forms and reports for disaster relief under the federal Stafford Act.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1747 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing Wendell Hissrich, Director of Public Safety, Raymond V. DeMichiei, Deputy Director, Emergency Management Agency, to execute for and on on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh all required forms and reports for disaster relief under the federal Stafford Act.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2017-1748 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into a Sponsorship Agreement for the Cinema in the Park summer film series.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1749 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to accept a donation of original artwork from Artist Burton Morris for the 40th Anniversary of the Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1750 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an In-Kind Sponsorship Agreement for the Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1751 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into three Sponsorship Agreements for the Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1752 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Port Authority of Allegheny County in an amount not to exceed twenty two thousand, nine hundred, ninety two dollars and fifty cents, for the payment of 9,197 full fare bus rides for the 2016 Great Race; and providing for the payment thereof.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1753 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Director of the Department of Public Safety and Director of the Office and Management and Budget to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists, referees, and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Departments’ recreational and instructional programs and special events services.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1754 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Keys Service Corps with regard to the 2017 AmeriCorps Summer Program. Said agreement or agreement involves the matching of funds and shall be a cost to the City not to exceed TWENTY THOUSAND and FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($20,400.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1755 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through D: A: 614 Freeland, B: 2614 Mackinaw, C: 2022 Straubs, D: 3403 ReubenRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1756 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through F: A: 3500 Melwood, B: 5130 Rosetta, C: 512 Suismon, [D: 1100 Spring Garden - DELETE, E: 1225 Spring Garden - DELETE], F: 1326 McClureRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1757 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a lease agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation (a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation) in order that it may utilize the 2nd floor of the City of Pittsburgh’s building located at 1553 Broadway Ave, for a business incubator and co-working space. Said agreement(s) shall be for a term of 10 years with two 5 year renewal options.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1758 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017, as amended, entitled “adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing and increasing various line items funded from the Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1759 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support Liberty Ave Infrastructure Improvement Project, and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed Four Million Nine Hundred Forty Thousand ($4,940,000) dollars for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1764 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 757, effective December 13, 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 $850,000.00; so as to reprogram funds within City Council from “Grandview Lions Club (-$11,534.00); and “Sheraden Community Council” (-$2,349.00)and transfer these funds to “Birmingham Foundation / West Side Mustangs” (+$13,883.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1765 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 105, effective March 6, 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 2016 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 the City Council’s Office from “Grandview Lions Club”(-$11,534.00) and” Sheraden Community Council” (-$2,349.00) to transfer funds to “Birmingham Foundation/ West Side Mustangs” (+$13,883.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-1760 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution informing City Council of the appointment of Kary Arimoto-Mercer as a member of the Arts Commission with a term to expire June 30, 2021.Referred for InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-1761 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution informing City Council of the appointment of Sarika Goulatia as a member of the Arts Commission with a term to expire June 30, 2021.Referred for InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-1762 1 CommunicationCommunication from Michael Lamb, City Controller, submitting the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2017-1763 1 PetitionPetition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing before City Council relative to passing a resolution to place the following referendum question on the fall City ballot: “Shall City of Pittsburgh voters be provided with and use new voting equipment for the 2020 presidential election cycle (and thereafter) that utilizes a human-readable, voter-verifiable paper record as the primary official record of the voter’s intent; that the voter can verify accurately reflects his or her intent while the voter is still in the process of voting; and that is usable for audits and recounts?” The Petition is valid in accordance with the Home Rule Charter. (Public Hearing Held, August 30, 2017)Read and referredPass Action details Video Video
2017-1679 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution informing City Council of the appointment of Becky Mingo as a member of the Pittsburgh Planning Commission with a term to expire June 30, 2023.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2017-1703 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Andrea Ketzel as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2017-1704 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Emily Mitchell as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2017-1705 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Kristen N. Spirl as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2017-1729 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for July 12, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2017-1583 2 OrdinanceOrdinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2017 November General Election a referendum question amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article VII - Personnel, Section 707 - Multiple Employment Prohibited, by adding new subsections f & g, which will allow City employees to be scholastic sports coaches in part-time positions with the Pittsburgh Public Schools, and part-time educational positions at public institutions of higher learning.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1667 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Fellowship Participation Agreement or Agreements with FUSE Corps to host one Executive Fellow for twelve months at a cost not to exceed One-Hundred Fifty Thousand and Zero Dollars ($150,000.00) and to host two Executive Fellows for twelve months at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1700 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into a contract or agreement with Fiscal Choice Consulting LLC for the purpose of reviewing and updating existing user fees for services provided by the City of Pittsburgh for a cost not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1701 1 ResolutionResolution amending resolution No. 425 of 2015, authorizing and directing the City Controller to create the “Facilities Trust Fund”, to include revenue generated from leasing City facilities as a source of revenue for the fund.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1702 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with the Matrix Consulting Group to complete a service delivery model assessment for the Department of Public Works and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed $29,500.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1724 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City Clerk and the Director of Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with consultant(s) for the purposes of providing the City of Pittsburgh with expert conservator/restoration services in connection with the repair and historic restoration of the City Council Chamber walls for the benefit of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh. Cost shall not exceed Twenty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($24,500.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1730 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Performance and Asset Management for July 12, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2017-1688 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 229 of 2016, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief & Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements or Amendments with Planet Technologies for the SAAS (Software as a Service) e-mail & data file collaboration for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($133,000) and for the payment of the costs thereof,” by increasing the authorized amount in 2017 by Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) to renew Evolve 365 Support Services for one additional year.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1731 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for July 12, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2017-1561 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) and the Pittsburgh Land Bank “PLB” to provide for future shared administrative services and the transfer of property among agencies for governmental, redevelopment, and portfolio management purposes (All Districts).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1689 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 8 of 2017 following the submission of additional information regarding the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Penn @ Eighth Development located along the north side of Penn Avenue, between Maddock Place and Eighth Street in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1690 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for UPMC Hill Building, 3434 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1691 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Concord Street Townhouses at 823, 825, and 827 Concord Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-1692 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 1430 Fifth Avenue Apartments, a construction project abutting both Fifth Avenue and Pride Street to include 35 apartment units and a small retail shop, at 1435 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video