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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/19/2018 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2018-1143 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Keysha Gomez for over 25 years of service to youth and her community; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Monday, November 19, 2018, to be “Keysha Gomez Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2018-1144 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Mr. William E. Strickland for his unwavering commitment and love to the Manchester Community and to the greater Pittsburgh region for 50 Years; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby proclaim Thursday, November 15, 2018, as “William E. Strickland Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2018-1134 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,069.75) in favor of Precise Discovery, LLC for legal consulting services rendered regarding a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at S.A. 13-003256. (Executive Session held 11/27/18)Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2018-1134 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,069.75) in favor of Precise Discovery, LLC for legal consulting services rendered regarding a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at S.A. 13-003256. (Executive Session held 11/27/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1135 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with City Source Associates for grounds keeping and land maintenance services for properties owned by the three taxing bodies, for a sum not to exceed Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000.00) over one year, with two optional one year extensions, and for the payment of the costs thereof. (Briefing held 12/4/18)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1136 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a donation from Mast-Jägermeister US of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) to support the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1137 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to document local cooperation and the authority’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Kelly Hamilton Homes housing development.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1138 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority in order to acquire FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED ($408,900) dollars through the Green Revitalization of Our Waterways Program for certain green infrastructure elements of the I-579 Cap Project.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2018-1138 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority in order to acquire FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED ($408,900) dollars through the Green Revitalization of Our Waterways Program for certain green infrastructure elements of the I-579 Cap Project.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1139 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into an Agreement with the Department of the Army / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide funding for assessment and mapping of river bank and shoreline within the City of Pittsburgh, not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00) through December 31, 2019.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1140 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of Mobility and Infrastructure to award and to enter into a Contract or Contracts, or to use existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements, or to use existing Agreements, providing for the purchase of bicycles, equipment and software providing a local match to the Department of Community and Economic Development Multimodal Program for the 2018 bike share expansion. The cost to the city is not to exceed $118,000.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1141 1 ResolutionResolution vacating a portion of Colwell Street and portions of Our Way in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1142 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Walnut Capital, 5500 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, their successors and assigns, an aerial bridge over Dahlem Place in the 12th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2018-1142 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Walnut Capital, 5500 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, their successors and assigns, an aerial bridge over Dahlem Place in the 12th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2018-1129 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for November 14, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-1002 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Cohen & Grigsby, P.C, P.O. Box 641014, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1014, in an amount not to exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred and No Cents ($7,500.00) for professional services in connection with employment matters. (Executive Session held 11/7/18)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1021 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Finance to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, office of Commonwealth Libraries to receive Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund grant monies in the amount of $750,000 that will be used by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to renovate the Mt. Washington Library.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1079 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 C: A: 830 Herron, B: 2923 Merwyn, C: 601 ChesterPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1080 2 ResolutionResolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through C: [A: 7007 Bennett - DELETE], B: 0 Flora, C: 5519 CoxPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1081 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 H. A: 5326 Hillcrest, B: 2235 Wilson, C: 2222 Wilson, D: 2220 Wilson, E: 2214 Wilson, F: 2232 Holyoke, G: 300 W. Burgess, H: 1256 WoodlandPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1086 1 ResolutionResolution transferring Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) from City Council to the City Clerk’s OfficePassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1114 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Finance to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh regarding the Library’s use of the $750,000 in Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation grant monies for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to renovate the Mt. Washington Library.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1128 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh to offer free parking for on-street metered parking spaces and surface-level lots on select days in November 2018 and December 2018.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1130 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for November 14, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-1088 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for Arsenal Park Phase I Design: Linking Park, School and Community to Promote Play, School Connectivity and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($125,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1122 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the acceptance and acquisition in lieu of eminent domain by the City of Pittsburgh from the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County of its rights, title and interest in and to certain property in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh for public purpose to become part of the I-579 Cap Project.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1131 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for November 14, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-1115 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 633 of 2018, which authorized the issuance of a warrant in favor of iAM HCM Consulting in the amount of $7,500.00 for JD Edwards Human Capital Management training provided to the Department of Human Resources & Civil Service, by updating the vendor information to match the invoice and by increasing the total by $4,245.15.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1132 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for November 14, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-1084 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or less with visual artists, designers, or creative collectives with specialized skills in Public Art and Creative Placemaking for the creation and installation of the second phase of the Art in Parks Program in six neighborhood parks: Mutual Park, Pauline Park, Eleanor Park, Lewis Park, Larimer Park and Catalano Park, at a cost not to exceed Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars for the program.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2018-1133 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for November 14, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2018-1090 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing agreements in which the City of Pittsburgh grants a license to the University of Pittsburgh for research and archival use for particular City of Pittsburgh records in its custodyPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video