Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.
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| 1 | 2020-0562 | WHEREAS, Mr. Bob Bauder graduated from Hopewell High School in his native Beaver County and then worked for a dozen years as an electrician at J&L Steel’s Aliquippa plant, which later became known as LTV Steel, until the plant was closed in the year 2000; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2020-0563 | WHEREAS, July 19, 1911, is the day the City of Pittsburgh celebrated reclaiming the “h” at the end of its name after it was taken away twenty years prior; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2020-0566 | WHEREAS, Ambassador Samantha Jane Power has devoted her life to advancing human rights and freedom; and | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2020-0564 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the URA, HACP, Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer, and 327 NN LLC. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2020-0527 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to execute relevant agreements with Carry All Products Inc. to process source separated glass at no cost; and further for this stated purpose to reach zero waste goals by 2030. All material will be hauled by the Bureau of Environmental Services from multiple recycling drop-off locations. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2020-0528 | Resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the construction phase of the Allegheny Circle Phase 2 construction project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million, Eighty Six Thousand, Four Hundred Ninety Five ($2,086,495.00) dollars; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Eight Thousand ($8,000.00) dollars. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2020-0529 | Resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Smithfield Street reconstruction project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000.00) dollars; and the previously authorized municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Five Thousand ($5,000.00) dollars. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2020-0530 | Resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Swinburne Bridge reconstruction project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed One Million, Twenty Thousand ($1,020,000.00) dollars; and the previously authorized municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed One Thousand, Five Hundred ($1,500.00) dollars. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2020-0531 | Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title IV: Public Places and Property; Article I: Public Right of Way; Chapter 416: Obstructions: Sections 416.20 Approval Process for Sidewalk Café, Including Permits and Fees; to provide for certain temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk café permit application process. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2020-0532 | 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 Mosites Construction Company (“Mosites”), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”), and/or the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) for work, settlement and/or final completion and acceptance of the Greenfield Bridge replacement project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2020-0557 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Settlement Agreement and Release between the City of Pittsburgh and Judith B. Nozling owner of real property located at 7320 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Sharon S. Hadley owner of real property located at 7322 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Charles, Laura and Shaina Kaiser owners of real property located at 7324 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Alex Mychkovsky owner of real property located at 7326 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Anna Zemke owner of real property located at 7328 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Schuchert’s Landscaping, Inc. and Regis J. Schuchert for the purpose of settlement of the City’s claims against the aforementioned parties as a result of a retaining wall failure and subsequent landslide into Frick Park; and further authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Right of Entry and License Agreement to allow temporary access into Frick Park for repair work on City-property and non-City property and installation of a retaining wall on non-City property; and a separate agreement, as needed, for the City to own a portion of a geo-grid mesh to stabilize designated hillside in Frick Park. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2020-0533 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor, as Chief Elected Official for the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into: 1) a Chief Elected Official and Local Workforce Development Partnership Agreement and 2) a Chief Elected Official and Fiscal Agent Agreement with Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (dba Partner4Work) and the Chief Elected Official of Allegheny County, Rich Fitzgerald. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2020-0534 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor 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 (“IRDC”) in favor of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (“ALCOSAN”) to permit the installation of green infrastructure at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course Clubhouse in Schenley Park, as funded by the ALCOSAN Grow Grant awarded to the City; and further authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into any other necessary Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and ALCOSAN necessary to implement the Grow Grant projects for the benefit of the public. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2020-0535 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a contribution and cooperation agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for certain utility relocation and other work elements in connection with the Allegheny Circle Two-Way Conversion project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2020-0536 | 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 2020-2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,316,800.00 (Council Districts: All). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2020-0537 | Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, for the sale of Block 9-M, Lot 133, Block 9-S, Lots 181 and 187, and Block 10-N, Lots 74, 76, 78, and 80, in the 3rd and 5th Wards of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 17 | 2020-0538 | Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for administration of the 2020-2021 HOME Investments Partnership Program. (Council Districts: All) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 18 | 2020-0539 | Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's right, title and interest, if any, in and to the publicly-owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-G, Lots 42, 43, 51, and 64, located at the north side of Kelly Street, between 5th Avenue on the west and the railroad right-of-way on the east, and the south side of Frankstown Avenue, also between 5th Avenue on the west and the railroad right-of-way on the east (Council District No. 9). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 19 | 2020-0540 | Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's right, title and interest, if any, in and to the publicly-owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-K, Lots 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 78-A, 78-B, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 147, and 149, located at 608 Regis Way, 119 Shetland Street and Shetland Street immediately north and south of Regis Way, 600, 602, 604, 610, 612, 616, and 618 Larimer Avenue and Larimer Avenue between Joseph Street and Shetland Street, 6300, 6302, and 6304 Joseph Street and Joseph Street south of Regis Way, and 6312 Rapidan Way and Rapidan Way south of Regis Way (Council District No. 9). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 20 | 2020-0541 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 773 of 2017 (effective February 10, 2017), which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with O’Brien, Rulis & Bochicchio, LLC for the purpose of providing legal services in connection with the defense of certain workers’ compensation matters and claims brought against the city, by increasing the cost by $600,000.00 for 2 additional years of services and by updating the firm’s name. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 21 | 2020-0542 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 484 of 2016, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with Corporate Cost Control for third party administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s liabilities under the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Act by, increasing the authorized spend by $10,400 for 2 additional years of services. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 22 | 2020-0543 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 55 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor through the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to plan and implement the creation of Financial Empowerment Centers Fund within the City of Pittsburgh and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed $20,000 dollars for this stated purpose. Amendment includes additional $60,000 for the Financial Empowerment Centers to hire an additional Financial Coach through Neighborhood Allies. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 23 | 2020-0544 | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Three Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($3,000.00) in favor of Shanda Harris d/b/a Shirl the Pearls and her attorney, Jennifer O. Price, Esquire, c/o Law Office of Jennifer O. Price, Esquire, 3950 William Penn Highway, Suite 6, Murrysville, PA 15668, relating to the full and final settlement of litigation at USDC 2:19-cv-00074 (2019). (Executive Session held 7/24/20) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 24 | 2020-0545 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Erin M. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 25 | 2020-0546 | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($5,500.00) to Robert A. Creo, 2645 Railroad Street, Suite 158, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 in connection with labor arbitration services. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 26 | 2020-0556 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Directors of the Departments of Public Safety, Finance and/or Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements for acquisition of real property and execution of related Agreements for the site of the former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility known as the Highland Drive Medical Center, located along the east side of Washington Boulevard (Highway PA -8) at 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“Property”), for construction of new facilities and renovation of existing facilities for emergency management and law enforcement uses by City’s Department of Public Safety. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 27 | 2020-0558 | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Horne Daller, LLC, 1380 Old Freeport Road, Suite 3A, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and No Cents ($16,625.00) as attorneys for their client Elena Shklyar relating to the full and final settlement of a litigation filed at No. 2:18-CV-01588 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the City of Pittsburgh. (Executive Session held 7/24/20) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 28 | 2020-0547 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 569 of 2019, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to extend a Professional Service Agreement(s) with STR.Grants, LLC for software services relating to the eProperties Plus profiling system, by a term of one year at an additional cost not to exceed Thirty- Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Eighty Nine Cents ($33,548.89). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 29 | 2020-0548 | Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a data-sharing agreement to access certain data from the I-95 Corridor Coalition Traffic Flow Data Program. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 30 | 2020-0549 | Resolution Authorizing the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a data-sharing agreement to access certain online services including the Waze Connected Citizens Program Data Upload tools and the Waze Traffic Data API. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 31 | 2020-0559 | Ordinance providing for the general acceptance and authorization by the City of Pittsburgh of electronic signatures pursuant to the Electronic Transactions Act, 73 P.S. §§ 2260.101, et al, by amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title I: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, to include new Chapter 172 169A Electronic Signatures. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 32 | 2020-0550 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program,” by increasing the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS line item by $165,945 and Emergency Solutions Grant line item by $6,452,349 to reflect the allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 33 | 2020-0551 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 600 of 2019, effective September 29, 2019, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with agencies to provide emergency shelter services; street outreach services; rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services; or data collection activities, as associated with Emergency Solutions Grant funds, at a cost not to exceed $1,180,626.00,” by increasing the not-to-exceed amount for an Emergency Solutions Grant line item Agreement or Agreements by $6,452,349 to $7,632,975 to reflect the allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 34 | 2020-0552 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 555 of 2019, effective September 12, 2019, entitled “Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Jewish Healthcare Foundation to provide administration and operating expenses, housing and housing related supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, at a total cost not to exceed $1,071,974.00,” by increasing the not-to -exceed amount for a Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS line item Agreement or Agreements by $165,945 to $1,237,919 to reflect the allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 35 | 2020-0553 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with E. Holdings, Inc. prepare a feasibility study for the reconceptualization and reinstallation of the Cantini mosaic, at a cost not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 36 | 2020-0554 | Resolution lifting the demolition moratorium in the area comprised by the boundaries identified in the Mexican War Streets expansion National Register Nomination of 2008 imposed pursuant to Resolution 468 of 2013. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 37 | 2020-0555 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with BOOM Concepts and/or Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation to coordinate a program of responsive temporary art by local artists for temporary display on City-owned structures in the public realm, at a cost not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 38 | 2020-0565 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into temporary construction easements, temporary trail easements, and permanent trail easements, in lieu of eminent domain, with the owners of certain properties in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, parcel ID number 0049-E-00132-0000-00, addressed as 147 39th Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201, for multimodal trail work related to public mobility. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 39 | 2020-0560 | Files a communication from Kevin Pawlos about an acting pay approval on behalf of Innovation & Performance for Jeffrey Helba, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 40 | 2020-0561 | Files a communication from John H. Patterson about PCTV’s 2019 Annual Report. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 41 | 2020-0454 | Resolution appointing Andrew Dash as Director of the Department of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh. | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 42 | 2020-0467 | Resolution appointing Ms. Betsy Magley to serve as a Commissioner for the Equal Opportunity Review Commission for a term to expire June 30, 2024. Ms. Magley will fill a seat that had been vacant. | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 43 | 2020-0471 | Resolution appointing Ms. Rhoda Neft to serve as a Member for the Ethics Hearing Board for a term to expire June 30, 2023. Ms. Neft will fill a seat that had been previously held by Mr. Greg Monaco. | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 44 | 2020-0522 | Records the Finance and Law committee report for July 8, 2020. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 45 | 2020-0200 | Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Nine, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, to add Chapter 177D: Pittsburgh Commission on Racial Equity, pursuant to the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, §§ 102 and 208. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/1/20) SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS AND COUNCIL MEMBER LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Gross, Council Member Kraus, Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member Kail-Smith, Council Member Strassburger, and Council Member Wilson No: 0 Abstain: 0 | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 46 | 2020-0201 | Resolution adopting the Ten Commitments of Racial Equity. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/1/20) SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS AND COUNCIL MEMBER LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Gross, Council Member Kraus, Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member Kail-Smith, Council Member Strassburger, and Council Member Wilson No: 0 Abstain: 0 | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 47 | 2020-0519 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements with McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., to allow the performance of site preparation work on designated City property in order to facilitate the construction of Larimer East Liberty Phases 3 & 4 Choice Neighborhood development. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 48 | 2020-0523 | Records the Public Safety Services committee report for July 8, 2020. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 49 | 2020-0488 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on the behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA), for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX DOLLARS ($248,476.00) that will be used to establish, coordinate and fund activities to prevent, combat and reduce auto theft. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 50 | 2020-0514 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an access agreement or agreements with the Carnegie Science Center of Pittsburgh for purposes of a drive-in movie presentation. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 |
WHEREAS, Mr. Bob Bauder graduated from Hopewell High School in his native Beaver County and then worked for a dozen years as an electrician at J&L Steel’s Aliquippa plant, which later became known as LTV Steel, until the plant was closed in the year 2000; and,
WHEREAS, July 19, 1911, is the day the City of Pittsburgh celebrated reclaiming the “h” at the end of its name after it was taken away twenty years prior; and,
WHEREAS, Ambassador Samantha Jane Power has devoted her life to advancing human rights and freedom; and
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the URA, HACP, Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer, and 327 NN LLC.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to execute relevant agreements with Carry All Products Inc. to process source separated glass at no cost; and further for this stated purpose to reach zero waste goals by 2030. All material will be hauled by the Bureau of Environmental Services from multiple recycling drop-off locations.
Resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the construction phase of the Allegheny Circle Phase 2 construction project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million, Eighty Six Thousand, Four Hundred Ninety Five ($2,086,495.00) dollars; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Eight Thousand ($8,000.00) dollars.
Resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Smithfield Street reconstruction project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000.00) dollars; and the previously authorized municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Five Thousand ($5,000.00) dollars.
Resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Swinburne Bridge reconstruction project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed One Million, Twenty Thousand ($1,020,000.00) dollars; and the previously authorized municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed One Thousand, Five Hundred ($1,500.00) dollars.
Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title IV: Public Places and Property; Article I: Public Right of Way; Chapter 416: Obstructions: Sections 416.20 Approval Process for Sidewalk Café, Including Permits and Fees; to provide for certain temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk café permit application process.
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 Mosites Construction Company (“Mosites”), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”), and/or the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) for work, settlement and/or final completion and acceptance of the Greenfield Bridge replacement project.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Settlement Agreement and Release between the City of Pittsburgh and Judith B. Nozling owner of real property located at 7320 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Sharon S. Hadley owner of real property located at 7322 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Charles, Laura and Shaina Kaiser owners of real property located at 7324 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Alex Mychkovsky owner of real property located at 7326 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Anna Zemke owner of real property located at 7328 Trevanion Avenue, Swissvale, Allegheny County PA; Schuchert’s Landscaping, Inc. and Regis J. Schuchert for the purpose of settlement of the City’s claims against the aforementioned parties as a result of a retaining wall failure and subsequent landslide into Frick Park; and further authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Right of Entry and License Agreement to allow temporary access into Frick Park for repair work on City-property and non-City property and installation of a retaining wall on non-City property; and a separate agreement, as needed, for the City to own a portion of a geo-grid mesh to stabilize designated hillside in Frick Park.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, as Chief Elected Official for the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into: 1) a Chief Elected Official and Local Workforce Development Partnership Agreement and 2) a Chief Elected Official and Fiscal Agent Agreement with Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (dba Partner4Work) and the Chief Elected Official of Allegheny County, Rich Fitzgerald.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor 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 (“IRDC”) in favor of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (“ALCOSAN”) to permit the installation of green infrastructure at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course Clubhouse in Schenley Park, as funded by the ALCOSAN Grow Grant awarded to the City; and further authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into any other necessary Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and ALCOSAN necessary to implement the Grow Grant projects for the benefit of the public.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a contribution and cooperation agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for certain utility relocation and other work elements in connection with the Allegheny Circle Two-Way Conversion project.
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 2020-2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,316,800.00 (Council Districts: All).
Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, for the sale of Block 9-M, Lot 133, Block 9-S, Lots 181 and 187, and Block 10-N, Lots 74, 76, 78, and 80, in the 3rd and 5th Wards of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6).
Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for administration of the 2020-2021 HOME Investments Partnership Program. (Council Districts: All)
Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's right, title and interest, if any, in and to the publicly-owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-G, Lots 42, 43, 51, and 64, located at the north side of Kelly Street, between 5th Avenue on the west and the railroad right-of-way on the east, and the south side of Frankstown Avenue, also between 5th Avenue on the west and the railroad right-of-way on the east (Council District No. 9).
Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's right, title and interest, if any, in and to the publicly-owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-K, Lots 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 78-A, 78-B, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 147, and 149, located at 608 Regis Way, 119 Shetland Street and Shetland Street immediately north and south of Regis Way, 600, 602, 604, 610, 612, 616, and 618 Larimer Avenue and Larimer Avenue between Joseph Street and Shetland Street, 6300, 6302, and 6304 Joseph Street and Joseph Street south of Regis Way, and 6312 Rapidan Way and Rapidan Way south of Regis Way (Council District No. 9).
Resolution amending Resolution No. 773 of 2017 (effective February 10, 2017), which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with O’Brien, Rulis & Bochicchio, LLC for the purpose of providing legal services in connection with the defense of certain workers’ compensation matters and claims brought against the city, by increasing the cost by $600,000.00 for 2 additional years of services and by updating the firm’s name.
Resolution amending Resolution No. 484 of 2016, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with Corporate Cost Control for third party administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s liabilities under the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Act by, increasing the authorized spend by $10,400 for 2 additional years of services.
Resolution amending Resolution No. 55 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor through the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to plan and implement the creation of Financial Empowerment Centers Fund within the City of Pittsburgh and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed $20,000 dollars for this stated purpose. Amendment includes additional $60,000 for the Financial Empowerment Centers to hire an additional Financial Coach through Neighborhood Allies.
Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Three Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($3,000.00) in favor of Shanda Harris d/b/a Shirl the Pearls and her attorney, Jennifer O. Price, Esquire, c/o Law Office of Jennifer O. Price, Esquire, 3950 William Penn Highway, Suite 6, Murrysville, PA 15668, relating to the full and final settlement of litigation at USDC 2:19-cv-00074 (2019). (Executive Session held 7/24/20)
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Erin M.
Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($5,500.00) to Robert A. Creo, 2645 Railroad Street, Suite 158, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 in connection with labor arbitration services.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Directors of the Departments of Public Safety, Finance and/or Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements for acquisition of real property and execution of related Agreements for the site of the former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility known as the Highland Drive Medical Center, located along the east side of Washington Boulevard (Highway PA -8) at 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“Property”), for construction of new facilities and renovation of existing facilities for emergency management and law enforcement uses by City’s Department of Public Safety.
Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Horne Daller, LLC, 1380 Old Freeport Road, Suite 3A, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and No Cents ($16,625.00) as attorneys for their client Elena Shklyar relating to the full and final settlement of a litigation filed at No. 2:18-CV-01588 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the City of Pittsburgh. (Executive Session held 7/24/20)
Resolution amending Resolution No. 569 of 2019, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to extend a Professional Service Agreement(s) with STR.Grants, LLC for software services relating to the eProperties Plus profiling system, by a term of one year at an additional cost not to exceed Thirty- Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Eighty Nine Cents ($33,548.89).
Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a data-sharing agreement to access certain data from the I-95 Corridor Coalition Traffic Flow Data Program.
Resolution Authorizing the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a data-sharing agreement to access certain online services including the Waze Connected Citizens Program Data Upload tools and the Waze Traffic Data API.
Ordinance providing for the general acceptance and authorization by the City of Pittsburgh of electronic signatures pursuant to the Electronic Transactions Act, 73 P.S. §§ 2260.101, et al, by amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title I: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, to include new Chapter 172 169A Electronic Signatures.
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program,” by increasing the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS line item by $165,945 and Emergency Solutions Grant line item by $6,452,349 to reflect the allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.
Resolution amending Resolution No. 600 of 2019, effective September 29, 2019, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with agencies to provide emergency shelter services; street outreach services; rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services; or data collection activities, as associated with Emergency Solutions Grant funds, at a cost not to exceed $1,180,626.00,” by increasing the not-to-exceed amount for an Emergency Solutions Grant line item Agreement or Agreements by $6,452,349 to $7,632,975 to reflect the allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.
Resolution amending Resolution No. 555 of 2019, effective September 12, 2019, entitled “Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Jewish Healthcare Foundation to provide administration and operating expenses, housing and housing related supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, at a total cost not to exceed $1,071,974.00,” by increasing the not-to -exceed amount for a Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS line item Agreement or Agreements by $165,945 to $1,237,919 to reflect the allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with E. Holdings, Inc. prepare a feasibility study for the reconceptualization and reinstallation of the Cantini mosaic, at a cost not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).
Resolution lifting the demolition moratorium in the area comprised by the boundaries identified in the Mexican War Streets expansion National Register Nomination of 2008 imposed pursuant to Resolution 468 of 2013.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with BOOM Concepts and/or Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation to coordinate a program of responsive temporary art by local artists for temporary display on City-owned structures in the public realm, at a cost not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into temporary construction easements, temporary trail easements, and permanent trail easements, in lieu of eminent domain, with the owners of certain properties in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, parcel ID number 0049-E-00132-0000-00, addressed as 147 39th Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201, for multimodal trail work related to public mobility.
Files a communication from Kevin Pawlos about an acting pay approval on behalf of Innovation & Performance for Jeffrey Helba, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.
Files a communication from John H. Patterson about PCTV’s 2019 Annual Report.
Resolution appointing Andrew Dash as Director of the Department of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh.
Resolution appointing Ms. Betsy Magley to serve as a Commissioner for the Equal Opportunity Review Commission for a term to expire June 30, 2024. Ms. Magley will fill a seat that had been vacant.
Resolution appointing Ms. Rhoda Neft to serve as a Member for the Ethics Hearing Board for a term to expire June 30, 2023. Ms. Neft will fill a seat that had been previously held by Mr. Greg Monaco.
Records the Finance and Law committee report for July 8, 2020.
Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Nine, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, to add Chapter 177D: Pittsburgh Commission on Racial Equity, pursuant to the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, §§ 102 and 208. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/1/20) SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS AND COUNCIL MEMBER LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Gross, Council Member Kraus, Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member Kail-Smith, Council Member Strassburger, and Council Member Wilson No: 0 Abstain: 0
Resolution adopting the Ten Commitments of Racial Equity. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/1/20) SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS AND COUNCIL MEMBER LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Gross, Council Member Kraus, Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member Kail-Smith, Council Member Strassburger, and Council Member Wilson No: 0 Abstain: 0
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements with McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., to allow the performance of site preparation work on designated City property in order to facilitate the construction of Larimer East Liberty Phases 3 & 4 Choice Neighborhood development.
Records the Public Safety Services committee report for July 8, 2020.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on the behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA), for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX DOLLARS ($248,476.00) that will be used to establish, coordinate and fund activities to prevent, combat and reduce auto theft.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an access agreement or agreements with the Carnegie Science Center of Pittsburgh for purposes of a drive-in movie presentation.