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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/22/2020 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2020-0738 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, 5.9 million babies in the U.S., ages three or younger, live in poor or low-income families, with one in three mothers unable to provide their children the basic essentials for their health and hygiene needs, like a clean, dry diaper; and,AdoptedPass Action details
2020-0739 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, born and raised in the Soult Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Kenneth (Kenny) Charles Robinson, and his twin brother, Keith, were nurtured and loved by their mother, Pearline Robinson, where they grew and Participated in sports from childhood n. Kenny and Keith practiced karate, earning brown belts, played midget football for the Hazelwood Cobras and the Garfield Gators, played basketball for the City Recreation League and baseball for Greenfield Middle School; and,AdoptedPass Action details
2020-0740 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Volunteers who have stepped out of their familiar environments to meet needs not otherwise met through their service are a fundamental part of the community. Nabhi Christian Ministries, whose mission is to enhance impoverished communities by creating health environments that mentor, train and develop citizens of all ages recognizes the work and sacrifices of Richard A. Stewart, Jr. with their Lifetime Achievement Award for Exemplary Public Service; and,AdoptedPass Action details
2020-0730 1 ResolutionResolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that Mulberry Way be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.Read and referred  Action details
2020-0731 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto The Brashear Association, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to install a new subsurface water meter vault for new domestic and fire service, at 314 Brownsville Road, in the 30th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details
2020-0732 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Professional Service Agreement with Big Picture Lab, LLC for video production services in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00). Of the total cost, Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) will come from the HUD Trust Fund and Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) will come from the Commission’s Community Development Block Grant funding.Read and referred  Action details
2020-0736 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 549 of 2019 “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Works to enter into an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (hereinafter referred to as “PDP”) for services rendered by Clean Team ambassadors within the South Side PED” by extending the contract for a term of two years at an annual cost not-to-exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00).Read and referred  Action details
2020-0733 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 838 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and Chief Equity Officer to execute relevant agreements with Neighborhood Allies to implement the creation of Financial Empowerment Centers within the City of Pittsburgh, by adding four additional years and increasing funding to offer the service through 2023 at a cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000).Read and referred  Action details
2020-0734 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Bar Association to provide legal advertising to the City of Pittsburgh for performing state mandated advertising of Treasurer’s Sales.Read and referred  Action details
2020-0735 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 246 of 2020, which had previously amended Resolution No. 493 of 2019 and Resolution No. 133 of 2018, authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a third amended professional services agreement or agreements with Johnson Controls for continued security camera integration and support services at a cost of $587,400, extending such agreement(s) for one year, and increasing the overall agreement compensation to $5,690,002.Read and referred  Action details
2020-0737 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting the City of Pittsburgh Quarterly Financial and Performance Report for the period ending June 30, 2020.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2020-0724 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2020-0677 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cessy Portuguez, c/o her attorneys, Walter J. Nalducci, Esquire and Cutruzzula & Nalducci, 3300 Grant Building, 330 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, in the amount of One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000.00) relating to the full and final settlement of an eminent domain case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 20-001786 by the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2020-0678 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing eight (8) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services for Construction Management & Construction Inspection on an on-call basis as required related to the assessment, design, construction, and maintenance of the City’s infrastructure, buildings, and lands as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed two million and five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) annually for a two (2) year term with up to two additional one year options, and providing for funding of the costs thereof,Passed FinallyPass Action details
2020-0679 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing nine (9) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services for Construction Management & Construction Inspection on an on-call basis as required related to the assessment, design, construction, and maintenance of the City’s infrastructure, buildings, and lands as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) annually for a two (2) year term with up to two additional one-year options, and providing for funding of the costs thereof,Passed FinallyPass Action details
2020-0680 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the University of Pittsburgh’s Small Business Development Center, for training of, consultation with, and promotion of a curriculum aimed at developing skills for small business owners who do not yet do business with the City as part of the City’s required deliverables for our Living Cities grant. The total cost shall not exceed $30,000.00Passed FinallyPass Action details
2020-0725 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2020-0647 4 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title One: Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 116: Department of Public Safety to regulate the use of facial recognition and predictive policing technology.AMENDEDPass Action details
2020-0647 4 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title One: Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 116: Department of Public Safety to regulate the use of facial recognition and predictive policing technology.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2020-0726 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2020-0707 1 ResolutionResolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that Brighton Woods Road be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2020-0727 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2020-0675 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed $3,828,594Passed FinallyPass Action details
2020-0728 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2020-0661 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 738 of 2019 which provided for a professional services agreement or agreements with NCR Corporation, to provide city-wide credit, debit, and e-check payment services for the collection of various program and permitting fees for the City of Pittsburgh by exercising the option to extend the term of the Agreement for one year at no additional cost and updating the name of the vendor.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2020-0729 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2020-0681 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for North Negley Residences at 327 North Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2020-0689 1 ResolutionResolution amending resolution No. 768 of 2019, authorizing a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (the “City”) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (the “Authority”) to divert 75% of the incremental parking taxes from the Garage (as defined below), up to a maximum of $10,000,000.00 to fund affordable housing at the proposed City’s Edge development in the Uptown neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, by adding language that would also allow for the funding of infrastructure, public-space improvements and a combined 508-space parking structure on site, as well as reducing the amount of proposed affordable housing units from 77 to 63.Passed FinallyPass Action details