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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/9/2018 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2018-0966 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Fund My Future for their work in creating a culture of savings throughout the Pittsburgh region, celebrates the success of the program during its first year of operation, and encourages families to plan for their financial future; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare October 12, 2018 to be “National Savings Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2018-0967 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday, October 10, 2018, to celebrate the “40th Anniversary of West Park Court” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2018-0968 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend The Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank for their vision of communities where all families have an equal opportunity to thrive; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the week of September 24-30, 2018, to be “National Diaper Need Awareness Week” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2018-0969 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend all the honorees being recognized at the 3rd Annual Jazz on the Hill fundraiser; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare October 4, 2018 to be “Jazz on the Hill Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2018-0970 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare October 4, 2018 to be “Nadine Masagara-Taylor Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2018-0971 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend PPG for being a leader in manufacturing, employment, and community engagement and congratulates PPG for 135 years of innovation, success, and service; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh declares October 9, 2018, to be “PPG 135TH ANNIVERSARY DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2018-0972 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby welcome Dr. Scott D. Fech as the 19th Head of School for Winchester Thurston School and wishes him the best in his new role; and, BE, IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, October 11 to be “Dr. Scott D. Fech Installation Ceremony Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2018-0949 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) in favor of Elleanna Adams and her attorneys, John P. Goodrich, Esquire and Goodrich & Associates, P.C., fully releasing the City from all claims and liability for alleged personal injuries as described in a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at A.R. 18-003020. (Executive Session held 10/18/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0950 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Union Trust Building, 501 Grant St., Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) for legal fees pertaining to police matters. (Executive Session held 10/18/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0951 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C., 535 Smithfield St., Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for professional legal services and expert advice regarding labor matters in an amount not to exceed Seventy Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($70,000.00). (Executive Session held 10/18/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0952 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tucker Independent Medical Experts, Inc., 2400 Ansys Dr.,Suite 102, Canonsburg, PA 15317 in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($3,500.00) for professional services in connection with litigation. (Executive Session held 10/18/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0953 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Curtin & Heefner, LLP, 2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA l8901 for professional legal services and expert advice regarding Building Owners and Managers litigation in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00). (Executive Session held 10/18/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0965 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A: A: 131 MeadowRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0954 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of SHRM in the amount of $11,091.00. It is mandatory for Employers to display the Federal, State and local Labor Law posters for all employees. The Employment Law posters have been updated. With Director Manuel’s SHRM membership, we received a significant discount below the RFQ.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0955 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Franklin Covey in the amount of $8,667.00. The Department of Human Resources and Civil Service Talent Development Team will utilize the Franklin Covey All Access Pass resource to teach leadership development, coaching and mentoring, productivity and presentation skills.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0956 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Gun Violence Reduction Initiative to increase the timeliness of investigative leads to law enforcement via ballistic imaging technology and add Operation Ceasefire outreach workers and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0957 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Garbage Collection Agreement and an accompanying Equipment Lease with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh pertaining to the City’s provision of collection and disposal services in exchange for the lease of certain refuse collection equipment from the Authority.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0958 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, allowing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, on behalf of the City to enter into an agreement or agreements to complete engineering design for a new multimodal connection of Hazelwood, Greenfield, and Four Mile Run with Oakland - which will support green infrastructure, ensure safe travel, increase travel options between these neighborhoods, protect local neighborhoods, and increase connectivity consistent with the concept design developed through the 2018 public process., and further providing for payment of the cost not to exceed $1,346,644.10Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0959 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 and replacement of the 28th St Bridge; 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 $750,000.00.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0960 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 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light - Go Grant for Central business district signal improvements and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE ($3,560,565.00) dollars for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0961 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Mid-Town Towers Associates, Two Center Plaza, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02108, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, three (3) metal grates on the sidewalk area on Seventh Street for 643 Liberty Avenue in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0962 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Murwest LLC, 11 Cleveland Circle, Skillman, New Jersey, 08558, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a canopy, planting area, private lateral and sidewalk slabs on the right-of-way of 3420-3422 Forbes Avenue, Coltart Avenue and Iroquois Way, per approved DOMI construction drawings, in the 4th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0963 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Acting Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an Agreement with Verizon Enterprise Solutions for the purpose of providing the city with Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) communications services over a five year term.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0964 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Acting Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an Agreement with SmartWorks Partners, Inc., Cohen Law Group, and CTC Technology & Energy for the renegotiation of the City’s Cable Franchise Agreements with Comcast and Verizon. (Briefing held 10/23/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-0932 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Ronald Romano, as Chief of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services of the City of Pittsburgh.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2018-0943 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for October 3, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and Filed  Action details Video Video
2018-0900 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through M: A: 229 N Aiken, B: 5464 Kincaid, C: 5468 Kincaid, D: 5470 Kincaid, E: 979 Washington, F: 981 Washington, G: 983 Washington, H: 985 Washington, I: 987 Washington, J: 401 Sylvania, K: 403 Sylvania, L: 1225 Spring Garden, M: 1418 LorainePassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0901 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. Items A & B: A: 5326 Hillcrest, B: 5336 Hillcrest & 5338 HillcrestPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0902 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 V. A: 1844 Webster, B: 2632 Bedford, C: 2702 Bedford, D: 2630 Bedford, E: 760 Anaheim, F: 822 Cherokee, G: 826 Cherokee, H: 7324 Race, I: 7326 Race, J: 845 Henger, K: 922 Manton, L: 952 Industry, M: 954 Industry, N: 11 E Amanda, O: 600 Beltzhoover, P: 1266 High, Q: 1025 High, R: 1136 Voskamp, S: 2115 Straubs, T: 2112 Lautner, U: 2039 Lautner, V: 73 EdenvalePassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0903 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 L: A: 5425 Natrona, B: 40 Carver, C: 1241 Paulson, D: 1309 Paulson, E: 7312 Monticello, F: 0 Younger, G: 914 Vista, H: 423 Jay, I: 114 W McIntyre, J: 0 Montview, K: 0 Montview, L: 328 ArabellaPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0944 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for October 3, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2018-0908 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on the behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA), for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of five hundred twenty-one thousand dollars ($521,000.00) that will be used to establish, coordinate and fund activities to prevent, combat and reduce auto theft.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0909 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the City Code at Title Eight, Fire Prevention, Chapter 801, Adoption, Enforcement, and Amendments, by repealing Chapter 801 in its entirety and replacing it with a new Chapter 801. (Public Hearing set for 11/26/18)RECOMMITTEDPass Action details Video Video
2018-0942 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending Pittsburgh City Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking; by amending language to Sections 541.01 and 541.04.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0945 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for October 3, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2018-0913 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Will Schlough, for the creation and installation of public art at Paulson Park located at 1300 Paulson Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, at a cost not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0935 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution number 592 of 2018, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for services rendered by Clean Team employees within the South Side PED” so as to increase the not to exceed amount by twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0946 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for October 3, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2018-0432 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from R1A-M, Residential Single-Unit Attached, Moderate Density to NDI, Neighborhood Industrial certain property roughly bounded by Kunkle Ave, Sedgwick St, Lamont St, St Ives St, Kirkbride St, and California Ave; all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 21st Ward. (Public Hearing Held 10/2/18)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0905 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 321, effective May 14, 2018 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 $502,500.00; so as to add funds to Mayor’s Office “Saint Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church/Brookline Meals on Wheels +(2,500.00)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0906 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 549, effective August 6, 2018, 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 from Public Works to Mayor’s office: “ from Public Works Pool Rehabilitation to-($2,500.00) to Mayor’s Office Saint Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church/Brookline Meals on Wheels +($2,500.00)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0947 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Urban Recreation for October 3, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2018-0904 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code at Title Four: Public Places and Property, so as to amend Chapter 480: Playground SafetyPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0948 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for October 3, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2018-0910 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 485, effective July 19, 2018, entitled “Providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2018-2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,440,800.00” by increasing the Economic Development & Housing line item for an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 and the total cost thereof by the same amount not to exceed $4,640,800.00. (Council Districts: All).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0911 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application to the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $750,000 for the Iron Workers Local No. 3 Training Center Expansion project. (Council District 7)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0912 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $750,000 for the Iron Workers Local No. 3 Training Center project. (Council District 7)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-0936 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts, by repealing Section 161.34 in its entirety and adding language directing City departments to review possible application of Project Labor Agreements to projects.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video