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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/6/2018 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2018-0101 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, February 1 to Fat Tuesday, February 13, 2018, to be Northside Mardi Gras Celebration in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0102 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate Judy Kail for achieving more than 44 years of selfless service to the Allegheny County Health Department leaving behind big shoes to fill; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Friday, February 2, 2018, to be “Judy Kail Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0103 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare February 3rd, 2018 to be “Michele Humphries Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0069 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $10,000.00, in favor of Mary Ann McQuillan, 725 Loretta Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 for damage to the water service line at the Claimant’s property from tree root and stump grinding post-tree removal in August 2016.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0070 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Rothman Gordon P.C., 310 Grant St. - Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Forty-Eight Cents ($5,555.48) for professional legal services in connection with the Ethics Hearing Board hearings.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0071 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, P.O. Box 826404, Philadelphia, PA 19182-6404, in an amount not to exceed Six Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Eighty Cents ($6,721.80) for professional services in connection with a police matter. (Executive Session Held 2-15-18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0072 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $3,739.00 to McGrail & Associates, 1714 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA for professional consulting services in connection with billboard tax litigation. (Executive Session Held 2-15-18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0074 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through C: A: 4421 Lorigan, B: 1701 Laporte, C: 1733 LaporteRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0075 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: Lucina AveRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0076 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 N. A: 116 Burrows, B: 3100 Terrace, C: 227 Robinson, D: 4808 Kincaid, E: 414 E Warrington, F: 420 E Warrington, G: 424 E Warrington, H: 256 Industry, I: 213 Kingsboro, J: 1542 Lowrie, K: 1256 Spring Garden, L: 1037 Spring Garden, M: 1122 Spring Garden, N: 131 MarshallRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0077 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 F: A: 6500 Meadow, B: 0 Susquehanna, C: 7949 Susquehanna, D: 1206 Boyle, E: 1137 Itin, [F: 1815 Lowrie - DELETE]Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0078 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 179 of 2016, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with Maximus Consulting Services Inc. for services relating to the preparation of the annual indirect cost allocation reports, by exercising the written option to extend the term of the contract by two years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0079 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Strassburger, McKenna, Gutnick, & Gefsky for legal assistance in rewriting the City of Pittsburgh’s business tax/fee regulations, forms, and portions of the City Code of Ordinances. In addition, said firm will be available on an as-needed basis to provide tax consultation services. The total cost for this project shall not exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) over a three year period.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0080 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($19,500) Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($18,500) in favor of Lynn Kohnfelder in settlement of a secondary employment grievance. (Executive Session Held 2-15-18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0081 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) in favor of Raymond Toomey in settlement of a secondary employment grievance. (Executive Session Held 2-15-18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0073 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Uncle Ray’s Real Estate for property located at 512 and 514 East Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0082 1 ResolutionResolution directing the Urban Redevelopment Authority (“URA”) to create, fund, and maintain an Entrepreneur Support Fund for the purposes of supplying select new businesses with early-stage seed funding where applicable.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0099 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 489, effective August 10, 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 2017 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 the City Council budget: “Westside Mustangs Youth Football Athletic Association (-7,500.00) to “Stop the Violence Pittsburgh (+2,500.00) and “Sheraden United Methodist Church-Kidz Klub (+5,000.00):Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0100 1 ResolutionResolution Amending Resolution No. 490, effective August 10, 2017 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 $825,000.00 so as to reprogram funds within City Council from “Westside Mustangs Youth Football Athletic Association (-7,500.00) to “Stop the Violence Pittsburgh (+2,500.00) and “Sheraden United Methodist Church-Kidz Klub (+5,000.00):Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0083 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 675 of 2017, effective November 6, 2017 by updating the continued designation of an Oakland Business Improvement District.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0084 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 650 approved October 7, 2014, to include additional addresses for Area "II" in the South Side Flats community (Council District #3).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0096 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by changing the group purchasing the Beltzhoover School, within District 3 Neighborhood Needs.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0097 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Res. No. 93 effective March 6, 2012 entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the City Council Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 3; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by changing the group purchasing the Beltzhoover School. Total cost of all District 3 Neighborhood Needs projects is not to exceed $51,943.77.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0085 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Alihan Hanoglu, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0086 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Anthony Stewart, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0087 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Diamonte Walker, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0088 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Ilana Diamond, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0089 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Kelsey Halling, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0090 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Lenore Blum, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0091 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Samantha Black, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0092 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Terry Doloughty, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0093 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Will Allen, a City of Pittsburgh resident, to the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 1793: Establishment of Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, § 179E.01 of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0094 1 Appointment-InformingResolution informing City Council of the appointment of Grant Ervin as a member to the Pittsburgh Allegheny County Thermal Board for a term to expire January 31, 2021.Referred for InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2018-0095 1 Appointment-InformingResolution informing City Council of the appointment of Aftyn Giles as an alternate member to the Pittsburgh Allegheny County Thermal Board for a term to expire January 31, 2021.Referred for InterviewPass Action details Video Video
2018-0098 1 CommunicationCommunication from Mary Conturo, Executive Director of the Sports & Exhibition Authority, submitting the Position and Salary Report as of December 31, 2017.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0065 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for January 31, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0006 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of warrants in the total sum of $40,000.00, payable as follows: Eight Hundred Ninety Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($890.00) in favor of Treasurer, City of Pittsburgh; Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($17,500.00) in favor of ACLU-PA; Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($7,500.00) in favor of Teresa Brown; Six Thousand Nine Hundred Eight Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($6,908.00) in favor of Monica Jackson; and Seven Thousand Two Hundred Two Dollars and 00/100 ($7,202.00) in favor of Anthony Grace, in full and final settlement of USDC #2:15-cv-01235. (Executive Session held 1-29-18)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0034 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution 345 of 2017 to authorize an increase in compensation for brij to provide professional consulting services for planning procurement systems and process optimization by further increasing the authorized amount by $158,798.00 to $198,798.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0035 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a professional services agreement or agreements or existing agreements for consulting services, but not limited to auditing, accounting, and technical services for the City Controller’s Office at a cost not to exceed $130,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0049 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of NFP Structured Settlements, to a designated trust account in an amount not to exceed Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00) in full and final settlement of litigation pertaining to police matters, the payment schedule of said amount to occur in three phases as follows: (i) $2 million to be paid in 2018 after approval of this Resolution; (ii) $2 million to be paid in 2019; and (iii) $1.5 million to be paid in 2020. (Executive Session held 1-30-18)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0051 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution number 795 of 2017, entitled “making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof” in order to fund the District 8 Special Election and a Law Department settlement.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0066 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for January 31, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0055 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 708 of 2017, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a two-year professional services agreement or agreements with Cover Your Assets, LLC for a web-based secondary employment scheduling system and services,” by correcting the job number.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0067 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for January 31, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2018-0062 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 416 of 2015 for the Residential Parking Permit Program Area “KK” in the South Side Flats community (Council District #3) by removing certain addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0068 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for January 31, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0036 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements, providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Six Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,600,000.00) dollars to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles, equipment and accessories for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments and Authorities.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video