Meeting

City Council · Jun 1, 2020

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 27 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12020-0390Declares Friday, June 5, 2020 to be “Dick Wilford Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22020-0379Resolution vacating a portion of Summerlea Street, from the Southwestern corner property line of the Port Authority Tax Parcel No. 84-J-145, and said point of beginning of Pierce Street, in the 7th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
32020-0380Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for East Jefferson Street Townhouses at 128, 130, 132, and 134 East Jefferson Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
42020-0381Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 1709- 1715 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
52020-0382Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Family Mediation Center of Western Pennsylvania, to provide mediation between tenants and landlords and training to community members to prevent evictions in the City of Pittsburgh. Training for community members will help establish a peer mediation program to prevent issues between landlords and their tenants early on, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).No matched discussionWaived under Rule 8Not recordedNot recorded
62020-0383Resolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for seven (7) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until June 9th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.No matched discussionWaived under the Rules of CouncilAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
72020-0384Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Tree of Life Grant to reimburse the City for Public Safety overtime during the Tree of Life Incident and the Rosfeld Trial and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($1,500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
82020-0385Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Hillman Family Foundations to support the City’s partnership with Operation Better Block to support the ongoing efforts of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and its Group Violence Intervention program and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
92020-0386Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Workiva, Inc. to provide a subscription-based budget publishing software solution for a sum not to exceed $167,136 over four years and for the payment of the costs thereof.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102020-0387Files a communication from Kevin Pawlos about a One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) donation on behalf of an anonymous donor to support the City of Pittsburgh’s Rec-2Tech Program.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
112020-0388Files a communication from Kevin Pawlos about Four Thousand Eight Hundred (4,800) Fabric Face Covers, a Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Four Dollar ($4,224.00) monetary value donation to the Mayor's Office on behalf of the US Conference of Mayors and Bella+Canvas.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
122020-0389Files a communication from City Controller Michael Lamb about City of Pittsburgh Capital Projects Accounting Close and Report, dated May 29, 2020, in accordance with Ordinance 29 of 2010.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
132020-0374Records the Public Safety Services committee report for May 27, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
142020-0348Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to receive grant funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services to assist in the City’s Emergency Medical Services’ efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus and further providing an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO DOLLARS AND SIXTY SIX CENTS ($138,162.66) for this stated purpose.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
152020-0349Resolution amending Resolution No. 493 of 2019, which had previously amended 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 three-year professional services agreement or agreements with Johnson Controls for security camera integration and support services, by transferring funds from equipment & supplies to professional services.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
162020-0375Records the Public Works committee report for May 27, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
172020-0342Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding to update the City’s Urban Forest Master Plan. The grant proposal includes an ask of up to $35,000 with a local match of up to $35,000 to come out of the 2021 City of Pittsburgh Shade Tree Trust Fund. (4000285300.53901.00). In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed SEVENTY THOUSAND ($70,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
182020-0343Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to receive a grant from the Keep America Beautiful Public Space Recycling Grant in the form of 60 Clear Stream special event recycling collection frames with signage frames, 60 cases of 100 bags/case, and 3- transport/storage carts, with a cash value of TEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE ($10,285.00) DOLLARS.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
192020-0376Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for May 27, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
202020-0248Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine - Zoning, Chapter 915 -Environmental Performance Standards, subsection 915.06, Sustainable Development for Publicly Financed Buildings, by deleting certain language and adding a new subsection 915.08 titled “Sustainable Development for City Owned Facilities” (Public Hearing held 5/20/2020)No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
212020-0377Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for May 27, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
222020-0368Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure or the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a multi-year licensing agreement with Cyclomedia Technology, Inc. for the purposes of a pole inventory and audit - specifically for the purposes of streetlight and telecommunication attachment inventory in year one of the agreement, and for inventory of other telecommunication assets in subsequent years of the agreement - and providing the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed Seven Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand, Three Hundred Forty Six Dollars and Seventy Five Cents ($768,346.75).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
232020-0378Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for May 27, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
242020-0345Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Fair Housing Partnership, to provide comprehensive fair housing training to all relevant staff members of the City of Pittsburgh, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, the Urban Redevelopment Authority, and private housing providers. Training will include understanding affirmatively furthering fair housing, reasonable accommodation and modifications, and general fair housing laws, in an amount not to exceed Sixty- four Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($64,750.00).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
252020-0346Resolution 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 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.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
262020-0361Resolution amending Resolution 394 of 2018 to clarify the appropriate Neighborhood Stabilization Program reference.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
272020-0383Resolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for seven (7) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until June 9th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12020-0390

Declares Friday, June 5, 2020 to be “Dick Wilford Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Adopted
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22020-0379

Resolution vacating a portion of Summerlea Street, from the Southwestern corner property line of the Port Authority Tax Parcel No. 84-J-145, and said point of beginning of Pierce Street, in the 7th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32020-0380

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for East Jefferson Street Townhouses at 128, 130, 132, and 134 East Jefferson Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42020-0381

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 1709- 1715 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52020-0382

Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Family Mediation Center of Western Pennsylvania, to provide mediation between tenants and landlords and training to community members to prevent evictions in the City of Pittsburgh. Training for community members will help establish a peer mediation program to prevent issues between landlords and their tenants early on, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Waived under Rule 8
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62020-0383

Resolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for seven (7) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until June 9th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Waived under the Rules of Council
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 72020-0384

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Tree of Life Grant to reimburse the City for Public Safety overtime during the Tree of Life Incident and the Rosfeld Trial and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($1,500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82020-0385

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Hillman Family Foundations to support the City’s partnership with Operation Better Block to support the ongoing efforts of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and its Group Violence Intervention program and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92020-0386

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Workiva, Inc. to provide a subscription-based budget publishing software solution for a sum not to exceed $167,136 over four years and for the payment of the costs thereof.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102020-0387

Files a communication from Kevin Pawlos about a One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) donation on behalf of an anonymous donor to support the City of Pittsburgh’s Rec-2Tech Program.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112020-0388

Files a communication from Kevin Pawlos about Four Thousand Eight Hundred (4,800) Fabric Face Covers, a Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Four Dollar ($4,224.00) monetary value donation to the Mayor's Office on behalf of the US Conference of Mayors and Bella+Canvas.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122020-0389

Files a communication from City Controller Michael Lamb about City of Pittsburgh Capital Projects Accounting Close and Report, dated May 29, 2020, in accordance with Ordinance 29 of 2010.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132020-0374

Records the Public Safety Services committee report for May 27, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142020-0348

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to receive grant funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services to assist in the City’s Emergency Medical Services’ efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus and further providing an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO DOLLARS AND SIXTY SIX CENTS ($138,162.66) for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 152020-0349

Resolution amending Resolution No. 493 of 2019, which had previously amended 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 three-year professional services agreement or agreements with Johnson Controls for security camera integration and support services, by transferring funds from equipment & supplies to professional services.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 162020-0375

Records the Public Works committee report for May 27, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172020-0342

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding to update the City’s Urban Forest Master Plan. The grant proposal includes an ask of up to $35,000 with a local match of up to $35,000 to come out of the 2021 City of Pittsburgh Shade Tree Trust Fund. (4000285300.53901.00). In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed SEVENTY THOUSAND ($70,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 182020-0343

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to receive a grant from the Keep America Beautiful Public Space Recycling Grant in the form of 60 Clear Stream special event recycling collection frames with signage frames, 60 cases of 100 bags/case, and 3- transport/storage carts, with a cash value of TEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE ($10,285.00) DOLLARS.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 192020-0376

Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for May 27, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202020-0248

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine - Zoning, Chapter 915 -Environmental Performance Standards, subsection 915.06, Sustainable Development for Publicly Financed Buildings, by deleting certain language and adding a new subsection 915.08 titled “Sustainable Development for City Owned Facilities” (Public Hearing held 5/20/2020)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 212020-0377

Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for May 27, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 222020-0368

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure or the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a multi-year licensing agreement with Cyclomedia Technology, Inc. for the purposes of a pole inventory and audit - specifically for the purposes of streetlight and telecommunication attachment inventory in year one of the agreement, and for inventory of other telecommunication assets in subsequent years of the agreement - and providing the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed Seven Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand, Three Hundred Forty Six Dollars and Seventy Five Cents ($768,346.75).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 232020-0378

Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for May 27, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 242020-0345

Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Fair Housing Partnership, to provide comprehensive fair housing training to all relevant staff members of the City of Pittsburgh, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, the Urban Redevelopment Authority, and private housing providers. Training will include understanding affirmatively furthering fair housing, reasonable accommodation and modifications, and general fair housing laws, in an amount not to exceed Sixty- four Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($64,750.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 252020-0346

Resolution 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 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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 272020-0383

Resolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for seven (7) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until June 9th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0