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Meeting Name: Standing Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/8/2021 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2021-1755 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 112 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with McGrail & Associates, 1714 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA for professional consulting services in connection with billboard tax litigation by increasing the total spend by $170,000.00 for a new not to exceed amount of $363,200.00. (Executive Session held 9/7/21)Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1756 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 223 of 2020, by amending the existing Professional Services Agreement with Hawke McKeon & Sniscak, LLP, 100 North Tenth Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 for legal services in connection with PUC matters by increasing the total spend by $150,000.00 for a new not to exceed amount of $200,000.00. (Executive Session held 9/7/21)Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1757 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($50,000.00) payable to Community Justice Project, 100 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, for attorney fees in a non-monetary settlement of a litigation matter at 2:12-cv-01600 USDC. (Executive Session held 9/7/21)Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1758 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $8,000.00 to Michael J. Machen, 310 Grant Street, Suite 823, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for outside legal services pertaining to zoning case SA 19-000750. (Executive Session held 9/7/21)Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1799 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 Works, to accept a donation from the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association of jersey barriers valued at NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($9,349.20)Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1800 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Paul Surgent, 10 Wakefield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, in the amount of Four Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Nine Dollars and Twenty Nine Cents ($4,999.29) in settlement of a claim for damage to a parked vehicle from a City ES vehicle on January 5, 2021.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1801 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Daniel Williams, 352 Dinwiddie Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in the amount of Five Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Five Dollars and No Cents ($5,775.00) in settlement of a claim for damage to a stopped vehicle from a City Fire vehicle in emergency response on July 11, 2021.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1802 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Meyer Unkovic Scott, Henry W. Oliver Building, 535 Smithfield St., Suite 1300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for professional legal services in connection with Ethics Hearing Board matters for an amount not to exceed Twelve Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Nine Dollars and No Cents ($12,259.00).Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1803 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with OnePGH for the completion of a guaranteed personal income project, as approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, at a cost not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000).Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1804 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Parking Authority (“PPA”) for the completion of the Kirkwood Avenue lot project, as approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, at a cost not to exceed Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000).Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1805 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the completion of lead line replacement projects, as approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, at a cost not to exceed Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($17,500,000).Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1806 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) for the completion of projects approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, at a cost not to exceed Seventy-Four Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Eleven Dollars ($74,878,811).Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
Item 67 1 InvoicesP-Cards   Action details
2021-1807 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code, Title Six (“Conduct”), Article I (“Regulated Rights and Actions”), by amending Chapter 601 (“Public Order”), Section 601.11 (“Littering and Dumping”) to more clearly define litter and illegal dumping violations and to update penalties to include community restitution.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1788 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Public Works to enter into a five year Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, for Winter Traffic Services for the period beginning October 15, 2021, and ending April 30, 2026.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1790 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto WILLOW FORTUNE LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a new projecting sign, at 3508 Butler Street, in the 6th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1791 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto JOURDAN & STEPHEN SCHMITZ, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to replace an existing retaining wall and parking pad that extends (5) five feet into the right-of-way, located on Kalamazoo Way, behind the residence of 1439 Morningside Avenue, in the 10th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1793 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto 3213 PENN LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to install two (2) entrance canopies and one (1) bus shelter canopy, at 3213 Penn Ave in the 6th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1794 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto OAKDALE DEVELOPMENT LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, three (3) new projecting light fixtures, at 3824 Penn Ave in the 6th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1795 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto HULLETT DEVELOPMENT TRIANGLE LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a fire escape on an existing building, 11’-2” above the sidewalk at 701 Smithfield Street, in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1798 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 699 of 2019, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with P&A Group for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) program, by exercising the written option to extend the term of the contract by two years at a cost not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00).Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1809 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One Administrative, Article XI Human Resources, Chapter 189 Leaves of Absence, Section 189.02 Loss of Pregnancy by adding language to establish fully paid bereavement leave for every City employee who experiences pregnancy loss.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
2021-1336 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from RM-M, Multi-Unit Residential, Moderate Density, R1D-L, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Low Density, and R1D-VL, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Very Low Density, R2-M, Two-Unit Residential Moderate Density and RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, to EMI, Educational Medical Institution, 27 parcels in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 7th and 14th Wards. (Public Hearing held 9/9/21)Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details
2021-1336 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from RM-M, Multi-Unit Residential, Moderate Density, R1D-L, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Low Density, and R1D-VL, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Very Low Density, R2-M, Two-Unit Residential Moderate Density and RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, to EMI, Educational Medical Institution, 27 parcels in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 7th and 14th Wards. (Public Hearing held 9/9/21)ReconsideredPass Action details
2021-1336 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from RM-M, Multi-Unit Residential, Moderate Density, R1D-L, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Low Density, and R1D-VL, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Very Low Density, R2-M, Two-Unit Residential Moderate Density and RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, to EMI, Educational Medical Institution, 27 parcels in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 7th and 14th Wards. (Public Hearing held 9/9/21)AMENDEDPass Action details
2021-1336 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from RM-M, Multi-Unit Residential, Moderate Density, R1D-L, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Low Density, and R1D-VL, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Very Low Density, R2-M, Two-Unit Residential Moderate Density and RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, to EMI, Educational Medical Institution, 27 parcels in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 7th and 14th Wards. (Public Hearing held 9/9/21)Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details Video Video
2021-1337 2 ResolutionResolution approving a new Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Chatham University “Institutional Master Plan” dated March 2021 on property to be zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 7th and 14th Wards, Council District No.8. (Public Hearing held 9/9/21)Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details
2021-1337 2 ResolutionResolution approving a new Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Chatham University “Institutional Master Plan” dated March 2021 on property to be zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 7th and 14th Wards, Council District No.8. (Public Hearing held 9/9/21)ReconsideredPass Action details
2021-1337 2 ResolutionResolution approving a new Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Chatham University “Institutional Master Plan” dated March 2021 on property to be zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 7th and 14th Wards, Council District No.8. (Public Hearing held 9/9/21)AMENDEDPass Action details
2021-1337 2 ResolutionResolution approving a new Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Chatham University “Institutional Master Plan” dated March 2021 on property to be zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 7th and 14th Wards, Council District No.8. (Public Hearing held 9/9/21)Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details
2021-1808 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I: Public Rights of Way, by amending Chapter 420: Uniform Street Naming and Addressing, to update and clarify Subchapters 420.02, 420.03, 420.04, 420.05, 420.08, 420.09, 420.10 & 420.12.Affirmatively RecommendedPass 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.Held in CommitteePass Action details Video Video
2021-1519 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for proposed land development located at 4554-4564 Penn Avenue at the parcels numbered 49-M-121, 49-M-122, 49-M-123, 49-M-124, 49-M-125, 49-M-126, Pittsburgh, PA 15224.Held in CommitteePass Action details Video Video
2021-1796 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy for maintenance of certain plantings and other planting related infrastructure in the public rights of way throughout the City of Pittsburgh at no cost to the City.Affirmatively RecommendedPass Action details Video Video