Order 12020-0444
WHEREAS, since 1865, Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of chattel slavery and passage of the 13th Amendment, has been recognized and celebrated in 47 states throughout America; and,
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| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
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| 1 | 2020-0444 | WHEREAS, since 1865, Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of chattel slavery and passage of the 13th Amendment, has been recognized and celebrated in 47 states throughout America; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2020-0445 | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Pittsburgh hereby opposes wildlife killing contests conducted throughout Pennsylvania and urges the Pennsylvania Game Commission to take the necessary actions to eliminate the practice. | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2020-0446 | NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh calls on the United States Senate to adopt the full Federal Medical Assistance Percentages funding enhancements in HR 6800; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Will of Council will be shared with the Offices of United States Senators Robert Casey and Patrick Toomey directly to communicate the will of this legislative body. | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2020-0447 | Ordinance Directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2020 November General Election a referendum question, "Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Two, Executive, be amended and supplemented by amending and adding new language to Sections 229 and 230 and adding a new Section, 231, expanding the powers of the Independent Citizen Police Review Board to allow the Board to require police officers to participate in investigations, conducting performance audits of the Police Bureau and preventing the removal of Board members except for just cause and with City Council approval?" (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/8/20) | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2020-0448 | Resolution Declaring that Black Pittsburgh Matters in the City of Pittsburgh. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2020-0436 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Temporary Right of Entry and License Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the four HOMEOWNERS for the purpose of repairing the slope through soil stabilization at the rear of the HOMEOWNERS’ property adjacent and in FRICK Park. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2020-0437 | Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Forte Condominiums, 2637-2641 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2020-0438 | Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Pittsburgh Distilling Company, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2020-0439 | 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 30th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus. | Waived under the Rules of Council | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 10 | 2020-0440 | An Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code Title One: Administration, Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities by adding Chapter 179G to establish the LGBTQIA+ Commission in order to advocate for equity for the LGBTQIA+ community in Pittsburgh. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2020-0441 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the US Department of Justice for Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE ($676,895.00) dollars for this stated purpose. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2020-0442 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 389 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections 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, 2021, and increase the not-to-exceed cost from $1,269,962.16 to $1,289,919.29. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2020-0443 | Files a communication from Jessie B. Ramey about Gender Equity Commission recommendations to City Council. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2020-0432 | Records the Public Works committee report for June 17, 2020. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2020-0394 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements with the United States Army Corp of Engineers for purposes of cooperation toward certain remediation work to flood control devices along Saw Mill Run; including authorization to expend fund at an amount not to exceed three hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($320,000.00) toward said project. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 16 | 2020-0395 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for professional landscape architectural services for Arsenal Park Phase I Design, by increasing the total allocation to $544,174.00. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 17 | 2020-0396 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Temporary Right of Entry and License Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the URA for the purpose of improvements to the playground in Larimer park in the Larimer neighborhood. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 18 | 2020-0433 | Records the Human Resources committee report for June 17, 2020. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 19 | 2020-0430 | Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six Conduct, Article V Discrimination, Chapter 659 Unlawful Practices, Section §659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices and Section §659.04 Unlawful Public Accommodation Practices to prohibit housing and public accommodation discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 20 | 2020-0434 | Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for June 17, 2020. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 21 | 2020-0431 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or adoption of existing government contracts with ePlus Technology, Inc. for commodities and professional services for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh’s network functionality. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 22 | 2020-0435 | Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for June 17, 2020. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 23 | 2020-0381 | Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 1709- 1715 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 24 | 2020-0397 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 560 of 2019, effective September 1, 2019, entitled “Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,558,960.00 (Council Districts: All),” by including additional Emergency Small Business Support, Housing Stabilization Program, and URA Project Delivery deliverables pertaining to small business development, tenant assistance, homeowner assistance, and URA personnel, raising the total cost thereof to the amount not to exceed $11,905,823.00 (Council Districts: All). | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 25 | 2020-0439 | 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 30th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 |
Order 22020-0445
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Pittsburgh hereby opposes wildlife killing contests conducted throughout Pennsylvania and urges the Pennsylvania Game Commission to take the necessary actions to eliminate the practice.
Order 32020-0446
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh calls on the United States Senate to adopt the full Federal Medical Assistance Percentages funding enhancements in HR 6800; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Will of Council will be shared with the Offices of United States Senators Robert Casey and Patrick Toomey directly to communicate the will of this legislative body.
Order 42020-0447
Ordinance Directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2020 November General Election a referendum question, "Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Two, Executive, be amended and supplemented by amending and adding new language to Sections 229 and 230 and adding a new Section, 231, expanding the powers of the Independent Citizen Police Review Board to allow the Board to require police officers to participate in investigations, conducting performance audits of the Police Bureau and preventing the removal of Board members except for just cause and with City Council approval?" (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/8/20)
Order 52020-0448
Resolution Declaring that Black Pittsburgh Matters in the City of Pittsburgh.
Order 62020-0436
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Temporary Right of Entry and License Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the four HOMEOWNERS for the purpose of repairing the slope through soil stabilization at the rear of the HOMEOWNERS’ property adjacent and in FRICK Park.
Order 72020-0437
Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Forte Condominiums, 2637-2641 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Order 82020-0438
Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Pittsburgh Distilling Company, 2401 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Order 92020-0439
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 30th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.
Order 102020-0440
An Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code Title One: Administration, Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities by adding Chapter 179G to establish the LGBTQIA+ Commission in order to advocate for equity for the LGBTQIA+ community in Pittsburgh.
Order 112020-0441
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the US Department of Justice for Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE ($676,895.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
Order 122020-0442
Resolution amending Resolution No. 389 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections 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, 2021, and increase the not-to-exceed cost from $1,269,962.16 to $1,289,919.29.
Order 132020-0443
Files a communication from Jessie B. Ramey about Gender Equity Commission recommendations to City Council.
Order 142020-0432
Records the Public Works committee report for June 17, 2020.
Order 152020-0394
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements with the United States Army Corp of Engineers for purposes of cooperation toward certain remediation work to flood control devices along Saw Mill Run; including authorization to expend fund at an amount not to exceed three hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($320,000.00) toward said project.
Order 162020-0395
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for professional landscape architectural services for Arsenal Park Phase I Design, by increasing the total allocation to $544,174.00.
Order 172020-0396
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Temporary Right of Entry and License Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the URA for the purpose of improvements to the playground in Larimer park in the Larimer neighborhood.
Order 182020-0433
Records the Human Resources committee report for June 17, 2020.
Order 192020-0430
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six Conduct, Article V Discrimination, Chapter 659 Unlawful Practices, Section §659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices and Section §659.04 Unlawful Public Accommodation Practices to prohibit housing and public accommodation discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression.
Order 202020-0434
Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for June 17, 2020.
Order 212020-0431
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or adoption of existing government contracts with ePlus Technology, Inc. for commodities and professional services for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh’s network functionality.
Order 222020-0435
Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for June 17, 2020.
Order 232020-0381
Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 1709- 1715 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
Order 242020-0397
Resolution amending Resolution No. 560 of 2019, effective September 1, 2019, entitled “Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,558,960.00 (Council Districts: All),” by including additional Emergency Small Business Support, Housing Stabilization Program, and URA Project Delivery deliverables pertaining to small business development, tenant assistance, homeowner assistance, and URA personnel, raising the total cost thereof to the amount not to exceed $11,905,823.00 (Council Districts: All).
Order 252020-0439
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 30th; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.