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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/6/2021 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2021-1373 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Manager of the Office of Community Health and Safety, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement or agreements with Primary Care and MEE Productions, for the purpose of mini-grants for Community Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Trusted, Community-Identified Leaders who participate in the Allegheny County Health Department and Department of Human Services COVID-19 Awareness Campaign for Ethnic and Minority Communities. in an amount not to exceed $100,000, chargeable to and payable from the Stop the Violence Trust Fund.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1365 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Program for the design and construction of street and sidewalk infrastructure and pedestrian/plaza space at and near the intersection of Beechview Ave and Broadway Ave and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND ($600,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1366 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution number 830 of 2018, previously amended by Resolution 142 of 2020, originally entitled “Resolution 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 $1,346,644.10” to authorize a supplemental agreement with Michael Baker for an increase to the scope of work on the Mon Oakland Mobility Corridor Project, and to account for the new increased project cost, not to exceed $2,031,904.81, and increase of $396,223.31 from the previous supplement.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1367 1 OrdinanceOrdinance EXTINGUISHING an easement in 20-foot strip of real property adjacent to the easterly side of Twenty-First Street, 60-feet in width, between Smallman Street and Railroad in the Second Ward of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1368 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for proposed land development located at the corner of Herron Avenue and Ruthven Street, including those parcels identified on the attached Exhibit B, located in Pittsburgh, PA 15219.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1369 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Pittsburgh Mailing in the amount of $7,175.00 for open enrollment printing services provided to the Department of Human Resources & Civil Service due to Print Shop closure during the pandemic.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2021-1369 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Pittsburgh Mailing in the amount of $7,175.00 for open enrollment printing services provided to the Department of Human Resources & Civil Service due to Print Shop closure during the pandemic.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1370 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 565, effective November 3, 2020, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Finance and Public Works to Execute an Agreement of Sale and all related documents necessary to effect the purchase by the City of Pittsburgh of 5164 Broad Street in the 10th Ward, Block and Lot Number 50-L-188 and to accept a deed for the property. And, further authorizing the expenditure of funds for the purchase, closing, and other associated auxiliary costs not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000). And, further authorizing acceptance of that lot and dedicating that lot and an adjacent City-owned lot, together, as the Nelson Mandela Peace Park” to clarify the cost of the purchasing said property and other associated auxiliary costs.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2021-1371 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of Public Safety for Cara Cruz, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1372 1 PetitionPetition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing before City Council relative to the crisis of forced mass displacement of Black Pittsburghers, and the reasons for this displacement. The Petition is valid in accordance with the Home Rule Charter. (Public Hearing held 5/5/21)Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details Video Video
2021-1360 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 31, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1276 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000.00) in favor of Will El & Todd J. Hollis, c/o Todd J. Hollis, Esquire, as final settlement of all claims, costs, and fees related to this Plaintiff only in the police related action filed at 2:15-cv-00834 in the US District Court which has been pending in multiple stages of litigation since 2015. (Executive Session held 3/30/21)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1277 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Joann Ducouer and her attorney, Bernard C. Caputo, Esquire, in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($12,500.00) in full and final settlement of litigation filed at GD 14-010902 in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. (Executive Session held 3/30/21)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1278 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Chris Boyle Law Enforcement Consulting, LLC, 1759 Fort Washington Avenue, Ambler, PA for professional consulting services in connection with litigation for an amount not to exceed Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($13,000.00). (Executive Session held 3/30/21)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1305 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLC for professional legal services in connection with civil rights litigation for an amount not to exceed Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($85,000.00). (Executive Session held 3/30/21)Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1333 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a professional services agreement or agreements or existing agreements for consulting services, but not limited to auditing, accounting, and technical services for the City Controller’s Office at a cost not to exceed $150,000.00Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1352 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management & Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a no-cost professional service agreement or agreements to work with experts from the Harvard University Government Performance Lab (GPL) to create templates, contract language and key performance indicators for outcomes-based procurements.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1361 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for March 31, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2020-0482 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto 1505 E CARSON STREET,LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a new projecting sign, at 1505 E. Carson Street, in the 17th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2021-1314 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto NORTHSIDE COMMON MINISTRIES INC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, an existing set of entry steps, and canopies, at 1601 Brighton Road, in the 25th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1315 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto FRICK LENDER ASSOCIATES LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a projecting blade sign, at 437 Grant Street in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1316 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto 601 GRANT STREET INVESTMENT LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a projecting blade sign, at 601 Grant Street in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1317 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto NICHOLAS NICHOLAS G & DIANE M LANDIS, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to install a new awning, at 26 Market Square, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1318 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto SOLARA VENTURES VII LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to install tree pits, at 2635 Penn Ave in the 2nd Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1319 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto TERMINAL LEASING INC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a new concrete and wood cafe deck, two (2) standard tree pits, and, two (2) new suspended steel canopies along 24th St, at 2400 Smallman Street, in the 2nd Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1320 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing acceptance, by the City of Pittsburgh, of the dedication of Zuzu Circle (3-N-239), originally recorded as “Bailey Park Avenue” in the Bailey Park Plan of Lots, situate in the 18th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1321 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto OISHII DONBURI INC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a small blade sign that will project into the right-of-way, at 5227 Butler Street, in the 10th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1322 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto QUALITY MANAGED SERVICES LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, an existing set of entry steps, at 5416 Butler Street, in the 10th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1323 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto PITTSBURGH TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, an existing fire escape at 937 Liberty Ave, in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1324 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto EXTRA SPACE EAST I LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to install (7) seven new entrance canopies at 7535 Penn Ave in the 14th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1326 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Larimer Avenue Bridge project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Seven Hundred Thirty One Thousand Five Hundred ($731,500.00) dollars; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500.00) dollars.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1328 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Energy Services Agreement or Agreements with Energy Center Pittsburgh LLC for the supply of steam to the City-County Building, with the possibility of hot and/or chilled water in the future.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1362 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 31, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1334 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding and/or an amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) in support of the American Cities Climate Challenge. The MOU(s) shall be at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1359 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending Title VII Business Licensing, Article X Rental of Residential Housing Chapter 782 Temporary Eviction Regulation For Disease Prevention and Control Due to COVID-19 to strengthen its policy directives through certain technical and substantive revisions.AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTEPass Action details Video Video
2021-1359 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending Title VII Business Licensing, Article X Rental of Residential Housing Chapter 782 Temporary Eviction Regulation For Disease Prevention and Control Due to COVID-19 to strengthen its policy directives through certain technical and substantive revisions.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1363 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for March 31, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1338 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements with certain individuals in conjunction with the Department of Innovation and Performance’s “Pro-Code-O” program that will provide additional support for the Innovation and Performance initiatives at no cost to the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1353 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a no-cost professional service agreement or agreements to work with experts from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Government Excellence (“GovEx”) to elevate data governance practice across the City.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1364 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for March 31, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2021-1329 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 3500 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2021-1330 1 OrdinanceOrdinance authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Services (“DHS”) with regard to Medicaid reimbursement services, for a term of three years plus one possible two-year extension at the parties’ mutual option. The Agreement(s) shall result in net revenue for the City but will require upfront expenses in an amount not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Ten Dollars ($1,363,810) annually, for a total amount not to exceed Six Million Eight Hundred Nineteen Thousand Fifty Dollars ($6,819,050).Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video