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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/5/2017 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2017-2246 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Pittsburgh Allderdice High School for its consistent and unwavering emphasis on academics, rigor and diversity in education and congratulates the students who have achieved National Merit Scholar designations; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, December 5, 2017, to be “Allderdice National Merit Scholar Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-2247 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the hard work and commitment shown by the Allderdice Football Team and commends the trust and dedication shown by the Coaches and Assistant Coaches and congratulates them on winning the City League Football Championship for the first time in 50 years; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, December 5, 2017, to be “Allderdice Football City League Championship Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-2248 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Pittsburgh native Kevin "Slim" Forsythe for his years of dedication to the City of Pittsburgh, and congratulate him on his upcoming retirement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, December 5th to be Kevin "Slim" Forsythe Day in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-2249 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh honors Barbara Rudiak for her continued work in bettering the South Side community for all its inhabitants and visitors; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, December 5th , 2017 to be “Barbara Rudiak Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-2250 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby acknowledges the inimitable contributions Ruthann Omer has made to the Southwestern Pennsylvania region as a municipal engineer and outstanding community leader and congratulates Ruthann on her retirement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council hereby declares Tuesday, December 5, 2017, “Ruthann Omer Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-2251 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Tamiko Stanley for her continued work for social change; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, December 5, 2017, to be “Tamiko Lynnette Stanley Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-2252 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Amnesty International Pittsburgh Local Group 39 for its remarkable work to promote human rights and supports the Human Rights Festival, Write-A-Thon and Candle Lighting; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare December 6. 2017, to be “Amnesty International Pittsburgh Human Rights Festival And Write-A-Thon Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2017-2172 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution Number 651 of 2016, entitled, “Resolution amending Resolution 404/2015, entitled, ‘Resolution authorizing the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of restaurant liquor license, License No. R-12467, LID-60311 from Damon’s International, Inc., 4070-4072 William Penn Hwy., Monroeville, PA 15146-2685 to the Applicant, Mixtape, LLC. 4907 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 for the premises located at 4907 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, restaurant known as “Mixtape” pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461’, so as to amend Section 5. Memorandum of Understanding between Mixtape LLC and the Bloomfield Garfield Corporation to extend the hours of operation.” so as to approve rescindment of the Conditional Licensing Agreement between Mixtape, LLC and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, which had incorporated the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding between Mixtape, LLC and the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, as amended pursuant to Resolution Number 651 of 2016, and Section 6, as approved in Resolution Number 404 oRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2172 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution Number 651 of 2016, entitled, “Resolution amending Resolution 404/2015, entitled, ‘Resolution authorizing the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of restaurant liquor license, License No. R-12467, LID-60311 from Damon’s International, Inc., 4070-4072 William Penn Hwy., Monroeville, PA 15146-2685 to the Applicant, Mixtape, LLC. 4907 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 for the premises located at 4907 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, restaurant known as “Mixtape” pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461’, so as to amend Section 5. Memorandum of Understanding between Mixtape LLC and the Bloomfield Garfield Corporation to extend the hours of operation.” so as to approve rescindment of the Conditional Licensing Agreement between Mixtape, LLC and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, which had incorporated the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding between Mixtape, LLC and the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, as amended pursuant to Resolution Number 651 of 2016, and Section 6, as approved in Resolution Number 404 oWaived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2017-2173 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 662 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 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,” by extending the term for two additional years and by increasing the authorized amount by Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2174 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Innovation & Performance, and the Director of Human Resources & Civil Service to enter into an Amendment or Amendments to extend the existing Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the County of Allegheny for the Enterprise Resource Planning system by one (1) calendar year through December 31, 2018, and to provide for the payment of fees for support services at a cost not to exceed Four Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand and Zero Dollars ($472,000.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2175 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, or Amendments with CDW-G and VMWare Inc. for the provision of software and services used to support the City’s technology infrastructure for a sum not to exceed $426,400 per year for 5 years, totaling Two Million One Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Dollars ($2,132,000), over the five-year period.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2176 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 18 of 2016, effective February 2, 2016, entitled Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles, heavy equipment and vehicle accessories for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments and Authorities by increasing the Capital Equipment Acquisition line item by $150,000.00, from $5,000,000.00 to $5,150,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2177 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Davison Development at 283 46th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2178 1 ResolutionResolution approving Execution of a Deed by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the City of Pittsburgh, for the sale of Block 19-C, Lot 166 in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, in the Elliott Neighborhood - Council District No. 2 (public safety training facility).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2179 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management Budget to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to offer at-work child care during the fifteen days that the City remains open while Pittsburgh Public Schools are closed and provide on-site child care during twenty City-sponsored community meetings as designated by the Mayor.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2243 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing and directing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to create, or restructure an existing home purchase closing cost assistance program.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2244 1 ResolutionResolution calling on the Director of Finance and City Treasurer to work with the Pennsylvania State Legislature to design a Long Time Owner Occupant Protection (LOOP) program that allows longtime owner-occupants to stay in their homes when they meet certain eligibility requirements regarding income, length of residence, and increases in assessed value by providing the opportunity for qualified owners to receive real estate tax exemptions.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2245 1 ResolutionResolution calling on the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer to design a property maintenance program to assist the senior, disabled, and veteran residents of the City of Pittsburgh who are not of able body to properly maintain the exterior premises surrounding their residence.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2180 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the designation as Historic Structures under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structures known as the Tufa Bridges, located in Schenley Park, in the Oakland Neighborhood, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 2-6-18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2181 1 OrdinanceOrdinance accepting a new street name, HERO WAY in the Seventh 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 October 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
2017-2182 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Steven J. Hawkings, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp with handrail and landing at 4315 Murray in the 15th Ward, Council District 5 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2183 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Robert Indovina, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp with handrail and landing at 2132 Sarah Street, 16th Ward, Council District 3 of the City of Pittsburgh, USARead and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2184 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto David Stumpf, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp at 120 Oakland Ave in the 4th Ward, Council District 3 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2185 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 99, effective March 6, 2017 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 from Law: “Disparity Study Update” (-$62,000.00), and Parks and Recreation “Recreation & Senior Center Maintenance (-47,504.38) and “Beechview Senior Center” (-$147,870.00), and transfer these funds to “City Planning Personnel (+$257,374.38)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2186 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 101, effective March 6, 2017, 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 the Department of City Planning from: Multimodal Transportation Planning and Education “(-$40,000.00) and transfer these funds to “Personnel” (+$40,000.00), and reprogram funds from Parks and Recreation “Recreation and Senior Center Rehab” (-$300,000.000), and transfer these funds to URA “Major Development” (+$300,000.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2187 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 103, effective March 6, 2017, entitled 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 2015 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 from Public Works “Streetscape and Intersection Reconstruction (-$5,854.02), and transfer these funds to the Department of City Planning “Personnel” (+$5,854.02).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2188 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 105, effective March 6, 2017, 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 Public Works budget from: “Flood Control Projects (-500,000.00) to Design, Construction, & Inspection (+500,000.00)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2189 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 172, effective April 7, 2016, as amended, 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 2009 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 from Public Works “Penn Ave. Reconstruction” (-$14,365.30), to City Planning Personnel +(14,365.30)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2190 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 287, effective May 19, 2017, 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 from City Planning and Public Works: “Building Conditions Survey” (-$30,000.00), “Slope Failure Remediation” (-$45,680.93), “Sinc-Up Traffic Signal Improvement” (-$75,000.00), and “Architectural Engineering” (-$6,927.37) and transfer these funds to City Planning “Personnel” (+157,608.30).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2191 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 670, effective November 14, 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 from Public Works: “Slope Failure Remediation” (-$4,175.00); and transfer these funds to City Planning “Personnel” (+$4,175.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2192 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 672, effective November 14, 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 from Parks and Recreation: “Recreation and Senior Center Rehabilitation” (-$250,000.00), and transfer these funds to “City Planning Personnel” (+250,000.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2193 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities, by adding Chapter 178E titled “Registered Community Organizations” in order to establish requirements and benefits for community organizations.   Action details Video Video
2017-2102 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with UPMC Benefits Management Services, Inc. d/b/a WorkPartners for services relating to the administration of the City’s workers’ compensation program, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, for a sum not to exceed Four Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars ($4,875,732.00) over four years and for the payment of the costs thereof.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2194 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 786 of 2016, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with O’Brien, Rulis and Bochicchio for legal services relating to workers’ compensation matters, by changing the JDE account string and item number to allow for payments to come from the Workers’ Compensation VEBA trust fund.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2194 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 786 of 2016, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with O’Brien, Rulis and Bochicchio for legal services relating to workers’ compensation matters, by changing the JDE account string and item number to allow for payments to come from the Workers’ Compensation VEBA trust fund.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2017-2195 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission to enter into a grant agreement with an organization to manage the 2018 HirePGH program, which incentivizes Pittsburgh businesses to hire City residents that are recipients of the Pittsburgh Promise, for an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2196 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission to enter into a grant agreement with an organization for the facilitation of the 2017 Youth Participatory Budget Council’s final proposal, which calls for funding college preparatory and career readiness programs for low income high school students, for an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2197 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Agreement with Strategic Claims Direction LLC for services relating to the auditing the TPA administrating the City’s workers’ compensation program, for a sum not to exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) over four years and for the payment of the costs thereof.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2198 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code, Title Six (“Conduct”), Article III (“Dogs and Cats”) by amending Chapter 633.23 with respect to keeping dogs, whether or not tethered, outdoors in extreme weather.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2199 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 160 of 2017 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Quick Med Claims LLC for the provision of EMS billing services to the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2200 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 297 of 2016, effective June 6, 2016, entitled “further amending Resolution No. 816 effective January 1, 2016, as amended, entitled ‘Adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program’ by reducing Information Systems Modernization (-$150,000.00) and transferring the funding to the Capital Equipment Acquisition (+$150,000.00) line item” by correcting an incorrect JDE job number and fund code.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2201 1 ResolutionResolution realigning a total of $1,615,000 between various accounts within the 2017 Operating Budget. This transfer is necessary for the 2017 close in order to meet expenditures for the remainder of the fiscal year.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2202 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, as amended, entitled “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,” by transferring $500,000 from FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS to DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSPECTION SERVICES.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2203 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 675 of 2008, effective January 29, 2009, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2009 Capital Budget and the 2009 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2009 through 2013 Capital Improvement Program” by decreasing PENN AVE. RECONSTRUCTION by $14,365.30 and increasing PERSONNEL - CP by $14,365.30.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2204 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 768 of 2009, effective December 31, 2009, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2010 Capital Budget and the 2010 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2010 through 2014 Capital Improvement Program” by decreasing SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by $4,175.00 and increasing PERSONNEL - CP by $4,175.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2205 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 908 of 2010, effective January 1, 2011, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2011 Capital Budget and the 2011 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2011 through 2016 Capital Improvement Program” by decreasing BUILDING CONDITIONS SURVEY by $30,000.00, SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by $45,680.93, SINC-UP TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS by $75,000.00, and ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES by $6,927.37, and increasing PERSONNEL - CP by $157,608.30.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2206 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 855 of 2011, effective December 29, 2011, 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” by decreasing DISPARITY STUDY UPDATE by $62,000.00, REC & SENIOR CENTER MAINTENANCE by $47,504.38, BEECHVIEW RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTER by $147,870.00, and increasing PERSONNEL - CP by $257,374.38.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2207 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2012, 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 decreasing RECREATION & SENIOR CENTER MAINTENANCE by $250,000.00 and increasing PERSONNEL - CP by $250,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2208 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 796 of 2013, effective December 19, 2013, 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” by decreasing MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING by $40,000.00 and RECREATION & SENIOR CENTER MAINTENANCE by $300,000.00 and increasing PERSONNEL - CP by $40,000.00 and MAJOR DEVELOPMENT by $300,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2209 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 858 of 2014, effective January 1, 2015, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program” by decreasing STREETSCAPE AND INTERSECTION RECONSTRUCTION by $5,854.02 and increasing PERSONNEL - CP by $5,854.02.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2210 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 49 of 2005 entitled “Resolution providing for the establishment of a newly created Allegheny Regional Asset District Trust Fund (ARADTF)” to allow for grant monies to be split into two trust funds, and to clarify the sources and uses of these funds.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2211 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 106 of 1979 entitled “Resolution Authorizing and directing the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to accept funds from various public and private foundations, and individuals, organizations and agencies for Special Parks Programs, in the Department of Parks and Recreation, and to create a Special Parks’ Programs Trust Fund, and to deposit all funds for said programs into said account; and providing for the payment of expenses in connection with the Special Parks’ Programs” to rename it “Special Events Trust Fund” and to define the sources and uses of the fund.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2212 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 753 of 2016 entitled “Resolution amending City of Pittsburgh Council Resolution No. 633 of 2002 and providing for the establishment of a Mellon Park Tennis Trust Fund for the purpose of holding in trust all monies collected from the Mellon Park Seasonal Support Structure” to allow multiple departments to utilize the trust fund to support Mellon Park and other indoor tennis programming.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2213 1 ResolutionResolution Amending Resolution 1037 of 1982 entitled “Authorizing the City Controller to create a Special Trust Fund to be designated DEMOLITION TRUST FUND into which there shall be deposited money received from the demolition of properties and providing contract or contracts for the demolition of condemned property, payable from DEMOLITION TRUST FUND” to authorize the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to utilize the trust fund for demolition expenses.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2214 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 1213 of 1990 entitled “Authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund to be designated as the Schenley Park Rink Trust Fund, for the purpose of depositing funds and expenditure of funds for any and all related expenses” to authorize the Department of Public Works to utilize the trust fund.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2215 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing and directing the City Controller to close unused or obsolete Trust Funds.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2216 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through D: A: 230 Carver, B: 5418 2nd, C: 204 Glenwod, D: 19 WoessnerRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2217 1 ResolutionResolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, which authorized the sale of property in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, due to an incompletion of sale. Item A: 128 MoultrieRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2218 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain property, acquired at tax sales, to a City of Pittsburgh based Community Development Corporation, for the purpose of advancing the interests of the community through redevelopment. ITEMS A through F. A: 385 Linoleum, B: 0 Atlantic, C: 0 Atlantic, D: 5203 Columbo, E: 835 Vista, F: 820 VistaRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2219 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 E: A: 3201 Josephine, B: 1434 Arlington, C: 848 Suismon, D: 210 Jucunda, E: 406 JucundaRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2220 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 265, Exemptions for Residential Improvements; Section 265.03, Exemption for Improvements, subsection (e); and Section 265.04, Exemption for Residential Construction, subsection (g), to extend the application periods for the exemptions covering residential improvements and new residential construction in areas defined as the Uptown District, the Downtown District and Targeted Growth Zones, which were enacted pursuant to Ordinance 9 of 2007, to include applications filed on or after January 1st 2018 through March 31st 2018.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2221 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 267, Exemptions for Industrial and Commercial Improvements; Section 267.03, Exemption Schedule; and Section 267.09, Participation by Allegheny County and Pittsburgh Board of Education, to extend the application periods for the exemptions set forth in Section 267.03, subsections (b) and (c), which were enacted pursuant to Ordinance 10 of 2007, to include applications filed on or after January 1st 2018 through March 31st 2018.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2222 1 ResolutionResolution to authorize forgiveness of rental payments due under an existing lease agreement between the City and The New Hazlett Theater.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2223 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the establishment of a Lease Agreement(s) and/or Sub-lease Agreement(s) with The New Hazlett Theater for a portion of the City facility known as the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny and associated property located at 6 Allegheny Square East for an annual rental fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per year for a period of twenty-nine (29) years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2224 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the establishment of a Lease Agreement(s) and/or Sub-lease Agreement(s) with The Pittsburgh Children's Museum for a portion of the City facility known as the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny and associated property located at 6 Allegheny Square East for an annual rental fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per year for a period of twenty-nine (29) years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2225 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the establishment of a Lease Agreement(s) and/or Sub-lease Agreement(s) with The Pittsburgh Children's Museum for a City facility known as the Buhl Planetarium Building and associated property located at Allegheny Square on Federal Street for an annual rental fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per year for a twenty-nine (29) year period.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2226 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Smiths Detection, in the amount of $4,857.12 in payment for the emergency repair of the entrance metal detectors on the first floor of the City-County Building.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2227 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a License and Maintenance Agreement with the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation (BGC) for the purpose of maintaining the landscaping installed by the City along Penn Avenue between Mathilda Street and Evaline Street.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2228 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the letting, for and during the calendar years 2018, 2019, and 2020, of Contracts and for the use of existing Contracts for professional services including planning, architectural, engineering, and real estate services as well as construction administration, management and inspection services related to the assessment, design, construction and maintenance of the City’s capital assets, including infrastructure, buildings and land as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh. Funding for these services are to come from the Capital Budget and the projects supported by the professional services.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2229 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies in connection with the Wenzell Avenue / Carnahan Road Intersection project; and providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $2,200,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2017-2230 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Megan M. Block to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2231 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Amanda Neatrour to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2232 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing of Kelauni J. Cook to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2233 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Chelsea L. Pallatino to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2234 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Kathi R. Elliott to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2235 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Jessie B. Ramey to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2236 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Elizabeth Lee Fogarty to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2237 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Sarah L. Schultz to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2238 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Sarah E. W. Hansen to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2239 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Michael J. Strelic to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2017-2240 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Magdeline E. Jansen to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2241 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Ricardo J. Williams to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2021.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2242 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Sabrina Korbel to serve as a member of the Gender Equity Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2020.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2017-2167 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for November 29, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2017-2106 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing all City departments, in conjunction with the Department of Finance, to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a facilities usage agreement or agreements during the 2018 calendar year for the purpose of permitting groups to rent City-owned facilities for recreational and community focused activities, in individual amounts not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-2131 1 OrdinanceOrdinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administration, Article VII Procedures, Chapter 161, Contracts, by adding Section 161.45, entitled “City of Pittsburgh Minimum Wage Requirements For Designated Contracts”.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-2132 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal; Article VII: Business Related Fees; Chapter 253: Parking Tax, to clarify defined terms describing a Patron and Person to provide consistency with current regulations and to conform with PA state authorizing legislation, 53 P.S. Section 895.902.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-2168 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for November 29, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2017-2117 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 252 of 2017, authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support Smallman Street Preliminary and Final Design, and further providing for agreements and expenditures at an anticipated cost of Four Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twelve Dollars and Fifty Six Cents ($457,412.56) for this stated purpose.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-2138 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation a permanent easement for the purpose of staging future road construction projects and storage of materials on City property located near Wabash St, a City of Pittsburgh property designated as Block 5-B-199 in the 20th Ward.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-2169 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for November 29, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2017-1945 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map; Article IV, Chapter 908, Public Realm Districts; Chapter 914, Parking Loading and Access, and Chapter 915, Environmental Performance Standards to establish the Uptown Public Realm Zoning District, and an associated Performance Points density bonus system. (Public Hearing Held, 11-16-17)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-2170 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Urban Recreation for November 29, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2017-2129 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Richard S. Caliguiri Amyloidosis Foundation in an amount not to exceed twelve thousand, four hundred, ninety two dollars ($12,492.00), in connection with the 2017 Great Race in the Department of Parks and Recreation, without previous authority of law; and providing for the payment thereof.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2017-2171 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for November 29, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2017-2125 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Walnut Capital - Craft Place, LP for the Craft Place Offices project located at 3250 Craft Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video