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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/15/2020 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2020-1007 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU’s) annual Alumni Awards will be held during a special virtual event this year on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM and is open to all who would like to engage; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2020-1008 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, after a prominent 30-year career with WPXI, Peggy Finnegan will be retiring from anchoring the Channel 11 news, on December 18, 2020; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2020-1009 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Tunch Ilkin immigrated from Turkey in 1960 with his mother Ayten and his late father Mehment Ilkin. Tunch was the first native of Turkey to play in the NFL and is well known as an offensive tackle, playing 13 of his 14 NFL seasons in Pittsburgh, and was named to the Pro Bowl twice during his career from 1980 to 1993; and,Adopted  Action details Video Video
2020-0983 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution 335 of 2019, amended previously by Resolution 516 of 2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to supplement a Professional Services Agreement with a consultant, Eileen Papale, as a sole source to provide professional support services to staff of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure at a new cost not to exceed Thirty Six Thousand dollars ($36,000.00), an increase of Fifteen Thousand dollars ($15,000.00)Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-0983 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution 335 of 2019, amended previously by Resolution 516 of 2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to supplement a Professional Services Agreement with a consultant, Eileen Papale, as a sole source to provide professional support services to staff of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure at a new cost not to exceed Thirty Six Thousand dollars ($36,000.00), an increase of Fifteen Thousand dollars ($15,000.00)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0984 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an agreement with Zottola Construction for construction services associated with the Allegheny Circle Phase 2 construction project; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Six Hundred and Thirty Eight Thousand ($2,638,000.00) dollars.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-0984 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an agreement with Zottola Construction for construction services associated with the Allegheny Circle Phase 2 construction project; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Six Hundred and Thirty Eight Thousand ($2,638,000.00) dollars.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0985 1 ResolutionResolution further amending resolution number 772 of 2016, as amended, entitled “adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” to transfer twenty thousand dollars from Sport Facility Improvements to Complete StreetsRead and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0958 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a Second Amendment to the Pittsburgh Development Fund Cooperation Agreement dated January 24, 1995 between the City of Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (Council Districts: All)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0986 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City, enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Allegheny CleanWays and Operation Better Block for professional services in connection with the 2020 Pick Up PGH litter and dumping clean-up initiative and providing for payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00)Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-0986 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City, enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Allegheny CleanWays and Operation Better Block for professional services in connection with the 2020 Pick Up PGH litter and dumping clean-up initiative and providing for payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00)Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0987 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 $1,500,000 for the Former Homewood School project. (Council District 9).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0989 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 700 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-0989 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 700 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0990 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the creation of the City of Pittsburgh Parks Trust Fund, and setting conditions for the deposit of revenue into and expenditure from the City of Pittsburgh Parks Trust Fund.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0995 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Humane Animal Rescue, 6926 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, in an amount not to exceed Thirty-Three Thousand, Four Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($33,400.00) for animal care and detention services provided for the City of Pittsburgh.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-0995 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Humane Animal Rescue, 6926 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, in an amount not to exceed Thirty-Three Thousand, Four Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($33,400.00) for animal care and detention services provided for the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0996 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and Plaza at Grandview Owner’s Association at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Four Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($104,400).Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-0996 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and Plaza at Grandview Owner’s Association at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Four Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($104,400).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0997 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 193 of 2018, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a three-year Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with ShotSpotter, Inc. (d/b/a SST, Inc.) for the continuation and expansion of the City’s gunshot-detection system, by extending the term for five additional years and increasing the not-to-exceed amount by FOUR MILLION NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($4,962,022.00).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0998 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a commodities agreement with Firewater Response, LLC for HEPA equipped air scrubbers.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0993 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements with LegalEdge Software for licensing and professional services relating to maintenance and support of the Department of Law's legal case management and administrative support software system at a cost not to exceed $207,200.00 (Two Hundred Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars and No Cents) over a term of 5 years.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-0993 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements with LegalEdge Software for licensing and professional services relating to maintenance and support of the Department of Law's legal case management and administrative support software system at a cost not to exceed $207,200.00 (Two Hundred Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars and No Cents) over a term of 5 years.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0994 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with ESO for upgrades to the City’s firehouse software system at an overall cost not to exceed Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($288,546.85).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0999 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreement or agreements with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide Google Cloud subscription services for a four-year term at an amount not to exceed Four Million Forty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Four and 38/100 Dollars ($4,042,824.38).Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-0999 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreement or agreements with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide Google Cloud subscription services for a four-year term at an amount not to exceed Four Million Forty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Four and 38/100 Dollars ($4,042,824.38).Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-1000 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 729 of 2019, which authorized the City to extend a Contract or Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Community Television for public access television services, by extending the term of the agreement until March 31, 2021.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-1000 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 729 of 2019, which authorized the City to extend a Contract or Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Community Television for public access television services, by extending the term of the agreement until March 31, 2021.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-1001 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Maalka to provide a Building Benchmarking Management platform software solution for a sum not to exceed $20,000 for one year.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2020-1001 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Maalka to provide a Building Benchmarking Management platform software solution for a sum not to exceed $20,000 for one year.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0991 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 797 of 2017, effective December 28, 2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program,” to reflect all insured parties for a Public Service Grant contract by reducing STEEL CITY BOXING by $2,500.00 and increasing STEEL CITY BOXING ASSOCIATION AND SPRING HILL CIVIC LEAGUE by $2,500.00Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0992 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,” to reflect all insured parties for a Public Service Grant contract by reducing STEEL CITY BOXING ASSOCIATION by $2,500.00 and increasing STEEL CITY BOXING ASSOCIATION AND SPRING HILL CIVIC LEAGUE by $2,500.00Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2020-0988 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting an EIGHT HUNDRED SEVETY FIVE HUNDRED ($875.00) dollar donation to the Department of Public Safety to support the Bureau of Police’s Mounted Unit from Pamela Litman.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-1002 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure for Evan Gross, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-1003 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting that, in October, the Bureau of Police received a box of 24 individual boxes, each valued at $44 with a total value of ONE THOUSAND FIFTY SIX ($1,056.00) dollars. The boxes were sent from an organization called Adopt-an-Officer, where individuals can anonymously select Police departments to receive the gift boxes which include a mug, pen, flashlight, rubber Police bracelet, and mini Police flag. After contacting the Adopt-an-Officer organization, the donors remain anonymous.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-1004 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting that, in November, the Bureau of Police received a box of 24 individual boxes, each valued at $44 with a total value of ONE THOUSAND FIFTY SIX ($1,056.00) dollars. The boxes were sent from an organization called Adopt-an-Officer, where individuals can anonymously select Police departments to receive the gift boxes which include a mug, pen, flashlight, rubber Police bracelet, and mini Police flag. After contacting the Adopt-an-Officer organization, the donors remain anonymous.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-1005 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a FIVE HUNDRED ($500.00) dollar donation to the Department of Public Safety to support the Bureau of Police’s Mounted Unit from Kathleen Litman.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-1006 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($3,500.00) dollar donation to the Department of Public Safety from Motorola Solutions, Inc. of an APX NEXT (P25 Radio) to be used by Chief Scott Schubert.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-1010 1 CommunicationCommunication from City Council, notifying of its election, under the Pennsylvania Liquor Code, 47 P.S. § 4-461, to extend the timeframe for City Council to render a decision on Council Bill #2020-0779, entitled, “Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of liquor license, License No.R-12796, from Affolder Enterprises, Inc., c/o Susan Affolder, 8026 Edwood Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 to the Applicant, Cabaret LLC, for the premises located at 7928 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, known as "Cabaret, LLC", pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, § 4-461.”Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-0976 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for December 9, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-0938 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing pursuant to Chapter 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to accept a donation of professional services from Value Capture, LLC to provide education and coaching on Leader Learning in turbulent times via virtual sessions to include one-to-one and group sessions of pro-bono work over a (3) three month period, with an estimated value of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($17,500), and further authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an agreement with Value Capture, LLC to set forth the terms of such servicesPassed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2020-0939 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program,” so as to identify specific projects in City Council District 5, remaining Citywide programs, and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements for operation/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on behalf of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2020-0977 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for December 9, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-0940 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City’s Department of Public Safety to purchase Lafayette polygraph equipment and accessories from Lafayette Instrument Company, Inc. at a cost not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Eleven Dollars ($15,511.00).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2020-0978 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for December 9, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-0936 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 45 of 2020, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into Professional Services Agreement and/or Contracts with consultants and/or service providers for professional services in connection with Civil Service and MPOETC required assessment and evaluation of Public Safety candidates, by increasing the total not to exceed amount by $30,000.00 to cover services at the beginning of 2021.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2020-0937 1 ResolutionResolution amending Res. 257 of 2018, which provided for a Contract for consulting services with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc. (I/O Solutions) for services related to the Firefighter recruitment process, by increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $26,400.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2020-0979 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for December 9, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-0941 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements (s) with Beyond20 (Cherwell Solution) and Cherwell to provide and implement an ITSM (Information Technology Service Management) system to license, implement, manage, operate and deliver IT Services to meet the needs of the City of Pittsburgh at a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Forty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred Thirty One Dollars and Eighty Cents ($542,731.80).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2020-0942 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 31 of 2020, authorizing the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts with Qscend Technologies, Inc. for the purchase of Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software services necessary for the operations of the City's 311 Response Line by extending the term for three additional years and by increasing the authorized spending amount by One Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($173,938.85).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2020-0980 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for December 9, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-0934 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Flats on Forward LP, 5824 Forward Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15217.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2020-0935 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the approval of the 2021 Housing Opportunity Fund Annual Allocation Plan. (Council Districts All).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video