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Meeting Name: Standing Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/14/2018 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2018-0050 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with MuniServices for the provision of audit services for all applicable cable franchise and telecommunication Public Right of Way (PROW) agreements. MuniServices will receive a contingency fee of 28% of all new revenue collected as a result of the audits.Held in CommitteePass Action details Video Video
2018-0047 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Visual Evidence Corporation, 8555 Sweet Valley Drive, Suite A, Valley View, OH 44125 for professional consulting services associated with litigation, at a cost not to exceed Nine Thousand Dollars One Hundred Thirty-Eight and Forty-Nine Cents ($9,138.49). (Executive Session held 2-12-18)AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2018-0048 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Three Thousand Thirty-One Dollars and Twenty-Two cents ($3,031.22) in favor of Michelle Miller-Kotula, Labor Arbitrator, 428 Bond Street, Washington, PA 15127 for arbitration services. (Executive Session held 2-7-18)AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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)Held for Executive SessionPass 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)Held for Executive SessionPass 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 LaporteAMENDEDPass Action details
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 LaporteReconsideredPass Action details
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 LaporteAMENDEDPass Action details
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 LaporteHeld in CommitteePass Action details
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 AveAFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
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 MarshallAFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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]AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2018-0056 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One - Administrative, Article XI - Personnel, Chapter 191 - Retirement, Section 191.06 - Compulsory Retirement.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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)Held for Executive SessionPass 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)Held for Executive SessionPass 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.Held in CommitteePass 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).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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):AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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):AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass 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.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video