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Meeting Name: Standing Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/26/2019 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2019-1802 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution #234 of 2019 which authorized the issuance of a warrant in favor of Timothy Arnold, 713 8th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15140 by changing the issuance of the warrant as follows: in favor of Timothy M. Arnold and his counsel, Villanova Law Offices, P.C., 16 Chatham Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and 00/100 ($5,400.00) in full and final settlement of a police-related matter.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1338 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending, supplementing and correcting the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administrative, Chapter 219: Operating Budget, so as to add contract and bid information requirements to Fiscal Impact Statements, and to further correct numbering and formatting.Held in CommitteePass Action details Video Video
2019-1743 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C, P.O. Box 641014, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1014, in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($4,413.50) for professional legal services in connection with immigration matters. (Executive Session held 6/19/19)Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1744 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Eighteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($18,427.50) to Segal Waters Consulting, 1800 M Street NW, Suite 900 S, Washington, DC 20036-5802 for professional consulting services in relation to Police Arbitration. (Executive Session held 6/19/19)Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1766 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with DeForest, Koscelnik, Yokitis & Berardinelli, Koppers Building, 30th Floor, 436 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional legal services regarding ethics matters in an amount not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($30,000.00). (Executive Session held 6/25/19)NEGATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2019-1767 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Rothman Gordon, P.C., 310 Grant St., 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional legal services regarding ethics matters in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($15,000.00). (Executive Session held 6/25/19)NEGATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2019-1787 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program,” by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1788 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program,” by re-appropriating funds closed due to the requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1790 2 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution 549 of 2012, entitled “providing for an agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by transferring $45,109.30 from closed and completed projects within District 1 Neighborhood Needs to new priorities within the district.AMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2019-1790 2 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution 549 of 2012, entitled “providing for an agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by transferring $45,109.30 from closed and completed projects within District 1 Neighborhood Needs to new priorities within the district.Affirmatively Recommended as AmendedPass Action details
2019-1791 2 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by transferring a total of $45,109.30 from completed projects within District 1 Neighborhood Needs to Brighton Heights Citizens Federation, Five Points Business District of Observatory Hill, and District 1 DPW Projects.AMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2019-1791 2 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by transferring a total of $45,109.30 from completed projects within District 1 Neighborhood Needs to Brighton Heights Citizens Federation, Five Points Business District of Observatory Hill, and District 1 DPW Projects.Affirmatively Recommended as AmendedPass Action details
2019-1637 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Parks and the Department of Public Works to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater for a portion of real property located on Liberty Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets.Held in CommitteePass Action details Video Video
2019-1792 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the transfer by the City of Pittsburgh to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) certain public right-of-way and temporary construction easement rights on certain property of the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh in cooperation with a PennDOT construction project.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1816 1 ResolutionResolution amending Res. 280, effective April 25, 2019, providing for the filing a grant with the 2017 CDBG 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 perform reprogramming within City Council from: “Northside Senior Programming”( -$3,500.00) “Southwest Pittsburgh CDC”(-$3,000.00) to “Allegheny West” (+$3,500.00) and “Zellous Hope Project”(+$3,000.00).Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1817 1 ResolutionResolution amending Res No. 281, eff. April 25, 2019 entitled: 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, 2017 CDBG Program at a cost not to exceed $825,000.00 so as to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “Northside Senior Programming”( -$3,500.00) “Southwest Pittsburgh CDC”(-$3,000.00) to “Allegheny West” (+$3,500.00) and “Zellous Hope Project”(+$3,000.00).Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1818 2 ResolutionResolution amending Res. 278, effective April 25, 2019, 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 CDBG 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 within City Council’s office from “Parks and Recreation-Northside Senior Programming” (-$12,500.00) to “Kitchen of Grace ” (+$ 2,000.00), “Allegheny West” (+$7,530.00), and “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$2,970.00).AMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2019-1818 2 ResolutionResolution amending Res. 278, effective April 25, 2019, 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 CDBG 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 within City Council’s office from “Parks and Recreation-Northside Senior Programming” (-$12,500.00) to “Kitchen of Grace ” (+$ 2,000.00), “Allegheny West” (+$7,530.00), and “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$2,970.00).Affirmatively Recommended as AmendedPass Action details
2019-1819 2 ResolutionResolution amending Res. No. 279, effective April 25, 2019, entitled: Res. 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 $850,000.00; so as to reprogram funds within City Council from “Parks and Recreation-Northside Senior Programming” (-$12,500.00) to “Kitchen of Grace ” (+$ 2,000.00), “Allegheny West” (+$7,530.00), and “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$2,970.00).AMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
2019-1819 2 ResolutionResolution amending Res. No. 279, effective April 25, 2019, entitled: Res. 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 $850,000.00; so as to reprogram funds within City Council from “Parks and Recreation-Northside Senior Programming” (-$12,500.00) to “Kitchen of Grace ” (+$ 2,000.00), “Allegheny West” (+$7,530.00), and “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$2,970.00).Affirmatively Recommended as AmendedPass Action details
2019-1820 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 368, effective June 14, 2019, 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 2018 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: as to correct typographical errors; to reprogram funds from the OMB, “Citizens Participation” (-$140,000.00) to the Mayor’s Office for “Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development/ Neighborhood Allies” (+$140,000.00); and, to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “POISE Foundation”( -$55,000.00), “Holy Wisdom Parish Food Bank” (-$4,500.00), “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (-$5,000.00), and “District 1” (-$24,800.00), to:Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1821 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 369, effective June 14, 2019 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 $735,000.00: so as to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “POISE Foundation”( -$55,000.00), “Holy Wisdom Parish Food Bank” (-$4,500.00), “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (-$5,000.00), and “District 1” (-$24,800.00), to “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$12,030.00), “District 1 Department of Public Works Projects” (+$12,270.00), “Troy Hill Community Center”(+$10,000.00), “Brothers and Sisters Emerging” (+$8,000.00), “Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School” (+ $12,500.00), “Naomi’s Place Transitional Housing” (+Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1789 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to submit a filing of a proposal for funds with the Department of Community and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“PA DCED”), for the purpose of receiving grant funds that will be used for rapid rehousing (homeless) services, and to thereafter enter into an Agreement or Agreements with PA DCED to accept any grant funds offered to the City.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2019-1735 1 ResolutionResolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license, License No. R- 2778, from Gregory’s Restaurant, Inc., 1199 Washington Pike, Bridgeville PA 15017 to the Applicant, Woods House, LLC., 4604 Monongahela Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207 for the premises located at 4604 Monongahela Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207, restaurant known as “Woods House”,Pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, &4-461.Held in CommitteePass Action details Video Video