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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/11/2018 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2018-0861 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare September 11, 2018 to be “Robert W. Farrow Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0862 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of September 2018 to be “Addiction Recovery Month” in the City of Pittsburgh, and encourages all citizens to recognize treatment and recovery support programs throughout the rest of the year and beyond.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0863 1 ProclamationNOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby memorialize Barbara Luderowski celebrating her life of 88 years including 41 years of distinguished service to the Mattress Factory museum and her outstanding contributions to the North Side, the City of Pittsburgh and the art community, locally, nationally and internationally. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in celebration of her wonderful life the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the week of September 10th through the 16th, 2018 to be “Barbara Luderowski Week” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0864 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and honor historic citizen and commends all of the 2018 sponsors and participants in the annual German Heritage Recognition Luncheon; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, September 15, 2018 to be “German Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. *Glück Auf!*AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0865 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend University of Pittsburgh Community Engagement Centers for showing its commitment and dedication to the community; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, September 17, 2018, to be “University of Pittsburgh Community Engagement Centers Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0866 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, September 8, 2018, to be “Riverview Park Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0867 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pittsburgh City Council does hereby declare September 12, 2018 to be “Urban Pathways K-5 Ringing in Reading Day” in the Commonwealth State of Pennsylvania.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0845 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 The Muddy Cup Coffee House in order that it will utilize a portion of the first floor of the City of Pittsburgh building located at 1555 Broadway Avenue, #102, to operate a commercial coffee shop.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0846 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with McGrail & Associates, 1714 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA for professional consulting services in connection with billboard tax litigation in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00). (Executive Session held 9/25/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0847 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Twenty Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars and 18 cents ($20,356.18) in favor of William Jones and his attorneys Maurice A. Nernberg and Associates, fully releasing the City from all claims and liability as described in a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 16-020169. (Executive Session held 10/18/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0859 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution number 797 of 2017, as amended by Resolution number 571 of 2018, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget” in order to correct job numbers and departments, clarify fund sources, and re-fund the Comprehensive PlanRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0849 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of a warrant in favor of Grounded Solutions Network in the amount of $5,000.00 for creating the Inclusionary Housing and Incentive Zoning Exploratory Committee Recommendations Memo.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0850 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to amend an Agreement with Studio Bryan Hanes, LLC, for the purpose of adding remaining funds for the Sheraden Park Master Plan not to exceed Eighty-Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) to the existing contract to complete all necessary planning studies. The final cost is not to exceed One-Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0851 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Planning to enter into a Professional Service Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and MCKAY LODGE FINE ARTS CONSERVATION LABORATORY, INC for photodocumentation, test removal of a mosaic section, and accompanying feasibility report for the Mosaic work of Art by Artist Vigil Cantini and owned by the City located between the existing Centre Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard Bridges.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2018-0851 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Planning to enter into a Professional Service Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and MCKAY LODGE FINE ARTS CONSERVATION LABORATORY, INC for photodocumentation, test removal of a mosaic section, and accompanying feasibility report for the Mosaic work of Art by Artist Vigil Cantini and owned by the City located between the existing Centre Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard Bridges.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0852 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Division of Highway Safety, Police Traffic Services Grant, for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of three hundred fifty thousand twenty four dollars and ninety cents ($350,024.90) that will be used for Driving Under the Influence enforcement and outreach activities.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0853 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with St. Moritz Security Services, Inc. for security guard services at rates in compliance with and subject to any applicable requirements, including but not limited to collective bargaining commitments and the City of Pittsburgh Service Worker Prevailing Wage Ordinance.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0854 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with InTime Solutions, Inc. for EMS scheduling and timekeeping services at a total cost not to exceed SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($79,725.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0855 1 ResolutionResolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Oak Moss Associates, LLC, or an entity to be formed, with respect to the sale of Block 55-P, Lots 37 and 39, situated in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, -- Council District No. 5 (commercial development).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0860 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Non-Exclusive License Agreement with the Federal General Services Administration for the Veterans Affairs Highland Drive Campus at 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 for limited use and to conduct due diligence pursuant to the application approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Justice to acquire the property for law enforcement and emergency management purposes.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0856 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, allowing for compensation paid to PennDot of the local costs associated with the East Carson St. Supplemental Improvement Project being undertaken by PennDot, and further providing for payment of the cost not to exceed $690,737.35.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0857 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, allowing for compensation paid to PennDot of the local costs associated with the Forbes Ave Improvement Project being undertaken by PennDot, and further providing for payment of the cost not to exceed $380,480.08.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0858 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 137 of 2018, which authorized the City to enter into an agreement with RGH Enterprises Inc. and Staples Contract & Commercial Inc. for a term of three years, to revise language related to financial system information and the annual authorized amounts.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0804 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Ross Chapman as Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City of Pittsburgh.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0839 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 5, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0787 1 ResolutionResolution transferring the amount of $100,000 from the Office of Management and Budget’s Operating Budget, JDE Account 11101.102200.53.53901.2018, to the Workforce Development Fund, Job Number 0222806700, Fund 28067, Budget Year 2018.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0840 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for September 5, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2018-0792 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with DELTAWRX to conduct a public safety technology assessment and prepare an investment roadmap for the City of Pittsburgh and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed $189,888.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0793 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive a grant from the Firehouse Subs Foundation with a cash value of EIGHTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO ($18,922.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant comes in the form of equipment consisting of 150 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Kits, 150 Safety Vests, 150 Disaster Preparedness Starter Kits and 20 Personal Bleeding Control Kits to support the Community Emergency Response Program administered by the Department of Public Safety.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0794 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code, Title Four (“Public Places and Property”), Article XVII (“Motion Pictures”) by amending Chapter 492 with respect to drone filming on, of, within or above City parks, in connection with commercial drone use as referenced in City Code Ch. 473.04 (“Recreational Activities”), City regulations and Federal Aviation Administration regulations.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0841 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for September 5, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0800 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Green Infrastructure Mini-Grant Agreement and a Project and Maintenance Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and Lawrenceville United in connection with the maintenance of the rain garden in Duncan Park.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0801 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC)’s Active Allegheny program to conduct a study to identify access barriers to Homewood Park and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0802 1 ResolutionResolution providing for use of an Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Controllers contract #51851, in order to assist the City with Traffic Support Services, and provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed $45,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0803 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, for compensation to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the local costs associated with the State Route 0400 (North Dallas Avenue / Bennett Street) Project being undertaken by PennDOT on City of Pittsburgh streets, and further providing for payment of costs not to exceed $26,926.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0842 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for September 5, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0790 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from CP, Commercial Planned Unit Development to HC, Highway Commercial, a certain property at 1054 Banksville Avenue, Block Number 16-E, lot number 125; in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System. (Public Hearing held 10/24/18)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0790 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from CP, Commercial Planned Unit Development to HC, Highway Commercial, a certain property at 1054 Banksville Avenue, Block Number 16-E, lot number 125; in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System. (Public Hearing held 10/24/18)Motion to ReconsiderPass Action details
2018-0790 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from CP, Commercial Planned Unit Development to HC, Highway Commercial, a certain property at 1054 Banksville Avenue, Block Number 16-E, lot number 125; in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System. (Public Hearing held 10/24/18)RECOMMITTEDPass Action details
2018-0790 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from CP, Commercial Planned Unit Development to HC, Highway Commercial, a certain property at 1054 Banksville Avenue, Block Number 16-E, lot number 125; in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System. (Public Hearing held 10/24/18)Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details
2018-0843 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Urban Recreation for September 5, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0788 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code, Title Four (“Public Places and Property”), Article XI (“Parks and Playgrounds”) by amending Chapter 473 with respect to drone usage upon, within or above City Parks in order to allow for limited drone use in conjunction with City Code Ch. 492 (“Film Permits”) and applicable federal regulations.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0844 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for September 5, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-0795 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 22-H, Lot 194 (Council District No. 6 - Residential Development - 1716 Brighton Place).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0796 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-A, Lot 277 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 220 Auburn Street).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0797 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-J, Lots 232, 233, 234, 235, 261, 271, 272, 273, 274, 281, 282, 283, 287, 293, 295, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302 and Block 124-N, Lot 358 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 515, 518 Larimer Avenue, 117 Meadow Street, 105, 107, 109, 111, 119, 121, 123 Stoebner Way, 110, 114, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, and 130 Winslow Street).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0798 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-N, Lots 199, 197, 196, 15, 34, 32, 29, 3, 6, 20, 8, 14, 12, and Block 125-A, Lots 371, 375 and Block 83-S, Lots 296, and 301 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 159, 163, 165 Carver Street , 118, 121, 125, 130, 133, 138, 146, 149, 150, 154, 163, 165, and 169 Auburn Street).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0799 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 22-H, Lot 56 (Council District No. 6 - Residential Rehabilitation - 858 California Avenue).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0825 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for RGB Shadyside, LLC, 308 S. Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video