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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/16/2022 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2022-0365 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Michael Metting began his scouting career as a Tiger Scout in the first grade before earning the Cub Scout’s highest honor, the Arrow of Light; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0366 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the Department of Public Works and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure employ dedicated and talented public works professionals who serve their community with strength, and resilience and The City of Pittsburgh wishes to recognize their efforts and accomplishments in serving the public; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0367 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT) brings together the City of Pittsburgh and surrounding municipalities to identify common public policy challenges and advocate for collective change on behalf of Allegheny County’s urban core; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0368 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be hosting the Mobile Mammogram Screening Event & Health Fair from May 17-18 at the FedEx Great Hall in Heinz Field; and,AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0355 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto HUDSON MELWOOD LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to install a subsurface storm water management facility, storm roof leaders, ADA compliant metal grates and a canopy, at 419 Melwood Avenue, in the 5th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0356 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Multimodal Transportation Fund for the construction of the Sylvan Avenue non-motorized trail in the amount of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR ($1,763,824.00) dollars, and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0357 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure and/or the Director of the Department of Finance and/or the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute as necessary, Instruments for the Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants in favor of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (“ALCOSAN”) to permit the installation of green infrastructure projects on designated vacant city-owned vacant lots, park sites, and rights-of-way, as funded by ALCOSAN Grow Grants awarded to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”); and further authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into any other necessary Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh, PWSA, and/or ALCOSAN necessary to implement the Grow Grant projects for the benefit of the public.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0358 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $260,000 from Personnel - Salaries and Wages, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Operations, to Personnel - Salaries and Wages, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services. This transfer is necessary to allow for the hiring of fifteen Seasonal/Part time Loaders, to assist refuse collection services.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0359 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the creation of the Lead Safety Trust Fund and for setting the conditions for the deposit of funding into the account and for the expenditure of said funds.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0360 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount of THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($37,237.00), and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0361 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of CI Technologies, Inc., in the amount of $17,000.00, for a one-year renewal of the license for IAPro professional standards software and related technology for the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Police.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0362 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution # 32 of 2022 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with OST, Inc. for short term emergency professional IT (Information Technology) staffing resources as needed to fulfill a number of critical IT and device related projects by revising the budget year and cost.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0363 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 374 Of 2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections and Innovation & Performance to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments to existing agreements to purchase Accela Civic Platform and Accela Citizen Access subscription and cloud hosting services so as to extend the contract an additional year until June 30, 2023, and increase the not-to-exceed cost from $1,310,475.13 to $1,331,647.65.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0369 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Four Public Places and Property, Article XI Parks and Playgrounds, Chapter 473 Use Regulations, Section 473.04 Recreational Activities by adding language that updates camping regulation in City parks.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0370 1 ResolutionResolution transferring a total of Forty Thousand dollars ($40,000) from the City Council Grants & Donations to the Special Events Trust Fund, for the purpose of supporting Juneteenth related activities or celebrations.added to the AgendaPass Action details Video Video
2022-0370 1 ResolutionResolution transferring a total of Forty Thousand dollars ($40,000) from the City Council Grants & Donations to the Special Events Trust Fund, for the purpose of supporting Juneteenth related activities or celebrations.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details Video Video
2022-0370 1 ResolutionResolution transferring a total of Forty Thousand dollars ($40,000) from the City Council Grants & Donations to the Special Events Trust Fund, for the purpose of supporting Juneteenth related activities or celebrations.Read and referred  Action details Video Video
2022-0364 1 CommunicationCommunication from City Controller Michael Lamb submitting a Performance Audit of Department of Finance, Tax and Fee Collection Processes with emphasis on the 2021 Real Estate and Parks Tax Collection, dated May 2022.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2022-0293 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Chris Hornstein as Director of the Department of Public Works.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0294 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Kimberly Lucas as Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0295 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Kathryn Vargas as Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0296 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Lisa Frank as a board member of the Equipment Leasing Authority for a term to expire on March 31, 2023. Chief Frank will serve the remainder of the term for a seat vacated by Jennifer Presutti who resigned.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0297 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Chris Hornstein as a board member of the Equipment Leasing Authority for a term to expire on April 30, 2027.ApprovedPass Action details Video Video
2022-0352 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for May 11, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2022-0304 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for the creation and installation of public art at Arsenal Park, between the City of Pittsburgh and Sasha Reisin. The total not to exceed cost is Seventeen Thousand ($17,000.00) Dollars.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2022-0353 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for May 11, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2022-0305 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 827 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service Commission to enter into an Agreement with UPMC WorkPartners-LifeSolutions for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Employee Assistance Program, by extending the existing contract for another year.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video
2022-0306 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 Video Video
2022-0354 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for May 11, 2022 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Video Video
2022-0342 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution 42 effective January 10, 2019, as amended by Resolution 665 effective October 11, 2019, to revise and increase the City of Pittsburgh’s portion of the contract from $321,715.16 to $351,715.16 for the 412 Boulevard of the Allies office build-out. During the final phase of design, it was determined that there were layout changes needed by the user departments as well as structural drawings and calculations to be resolved before construction documents could be completed. These services were not included in the original Scope of Work and once added, will increase the overall contract by a not-to-exceed additional fee of $30,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details Video Video