Meeting

City Council · Sep 29, 2020

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 29 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12020-0745Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Rehrig Pacific Company for the manufacturing and distribution of recycling containers, and provision of containers for the payment thereof, at a cost not to exceed $1,351,000.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
22020-0746Resolution amending Resolution 335 of 2019 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to supplement a Professional Services Agreement with a consultant, Eileen Papale, as a sole source to provide professional support services to staff of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure at a new cost not to exceed Twenty One Thousand dollars ($21,000.00), an increase of Six Thousand dollars ($6,000.00).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
32020-0747Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Botero Development - 4112 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
42020-0748Resolution amending Resolution 342 of 2019, entitled “a resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Works to enter into a professional service agreement with Oxford Development Company to serve as property manager for 412 Boulevard of the Allies,” to provide for additional funding for management fees at an amount not to exceed $430,976.02, and to authorize appropriation of building operations at an amount not to exceed $1,318,644.76 and capital repairs at an amount not to exceed $238,006.26 for deposit into relevant accounts.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
52020-0749Resolution providing for the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies for job development and employment services necessary to implement the 2020 Neighborhood Employment Program, and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2020 Neighborhood Employment Program for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $150,000.00.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
62020-0750Resolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to provide job development and employment services, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor, staff, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, vocational skills training and on-the-job training, outreach, recruitment costs and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2020 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2020 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program, and for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $150,000.00No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
72020-0751Authorizes a City warrant payment to Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, P.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
82020-0752Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, to receive a FY 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant - COVID-19 Supplemental (AFG-S) and further providing for an agreement or agreements for the purchase of COVID-related personal protective equipment (PPE).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
92020-0753Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements with CIS (Center for Internet Security) ) for a one-year term for Albert MD Monitoring application to predict malicious activity on the City network by monitoring, alerting and analyzing information gathered by sensors at a one-time cost not to exceed $14,700 (Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents) with three (3) additional option years (2021, 2022, 2023)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102020-0754Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a multi-year agreement or agreements with ePlus Technology, Inc. for network monitoring and a security professional services partner aligned with key business goals of reducing risk, improving service efficiency, and minimizing client impact to include better network utilization, monitoring and enhanced security posture throughout the enterprise at a cost not to exceed $484,193 (Four Hundred Eighty Four Thousand One Hundred Ninety Three Dollars and Zero Cents).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
112020-0755Resolution 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 the Change and Innovation Agency, LLC for access to their Learning Management System and consultative assistance to adapt the City of Pittsburgh Gold Belt Workshop for e-Learning for (1) one year at a cost not to exceed $18,000 (Eighteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
122020-0756Files a communication from David Hutchinson about acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of behalf of Finance for George Ayoob, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
132020-0757Files a communication from Douglas Anderson about 2021 Pension Minimum Municipal Obligation, dated September 23, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
142020-0741Records the Public Safety Services committee report for September 23, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
152020-0716Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a donation from the Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation of Five Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($5,640.00) to be deposited into the Public Safety Support Trust Fund.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
162020-0742Records the Public Works committee report for September 23, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
172020-0632Resolution amending Resolution 744 of 1996 entitled the “Resolution authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund, to be designated as the “Shade Tree Trust Fund”, for the deposit of cash and contributions and authorized the use of the funds deposited therein by the Department of Public Works for any and all expenses associated with the operation and implementation of projects related to the planting and promotion of trees in the City of Pittsburgh.”; to provide the Director of the Office of Management and Budget with authority to direct certain proceeds of the Shade Tree Trust Fund.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
182020-0701Ordinance 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 further extend the effectiveness of certain temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk café permit application process for an additional [60] 120 days.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
192020-0704Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with The Pennsylvania Resources Council for Public Recycling Education, and provision of outreach for the payment thereof, at a cost not to exceed $37,000.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
202020-0705Resolution amending Resolution No. 504, effective August 1, 2019, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Renaissance 3 Architects, for the professional architecture services for Robert E. Williams Community Building - Reconstruction and Design Documents, at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Seven Dollars ($147,807.00),” by increasing the total allocation to $237,342.45.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
212020-0711Resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the multiple phases of the Liberty Avenue Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) construction project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Six Million, Five Hundred Eighty Five Thousand, Five Hundred Fifty Six ($6,585,556.00) dollars; federally reimbursable at ninety percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Two Thousand ($2,000.00) dollars.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
222020-0717Resolution amending Resolution # 23 of 2018 “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Coordination Services and Recycling, Inc. for the purpose of providing electronic waste collection and recycling services for all City residents.” By adding additional funding for budget years 2021 and 2022.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
232020-0743Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for September 23, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
242020-0718Resolution amending Resolution #329 of 2020 which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a maintenance agreement with OPEX Corporation for maintenance services related to the FalconRED document scanning workstation by exercising the option to extend the term of the agreement for one year at a cost not to exceed Ten Thousand Seven Hundred Ten Dollars and Zero Cents ($10,710.00).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
252020-0744Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for September 23, 2020.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
262020-0708Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Grandview Avenue Townhomes project, Pittsburgh, PA 15211.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
272020-0712Resolution approving an Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Center That CARES or a related entity to be formed, for the sale of Block 9-S, Lots 253 and 275, and Block 10-N, Lots 165, 168, 169, and 170, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
282020-0713Resolution authorizing acceptance of the dedication of certain properties owned by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in the Liberty Green Park project, located in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, accepting any grading, paving, lighting, curbing, traffic signals, street trees and public utilities located therein (Council District 9).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
292020-0714Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's right, title and interest, if any, in and to the following publicly-owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-N, Lots 162, 163, 167-2, and 193, located on the west side of Carver Street between Ashley Street and Paulson Avenue, at the northwest corner of Carver Street and Paulson Avenue, and on the east side of Carver Street between Ashley Street and Paulson Avenue (Council District No. 9).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12020-0745

Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Rehrig Pacific Company for the manufacturing and distribution of recycling containers, and provision of containers for the payment thereof, at a cost not to exceed $1,351,000.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Votes For
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Order 22020-0746

Resolution amending Resolution 335 of 2019 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to supplement a Professional Services Agreement with a consultant, Eileen Papale, as a sole source to provide professional support services to staff of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure at a new cost not to exceed Twenty One Thousand dollars ($21,000.00), an increase of Six Thousand dollars ($6,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 32020-0747

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Botero Development - 4112 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 42020-0748

Resolution amending Resolution 342 of 2019, entitled “a resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Works to enter into a professional service agreement with Oxford Development Company to serve as property manager for 412 Boulevard of the Allies,” to provide for additional funding for management fees at an amount not to exceed $430,976.02, and to authorize appropriation of building operations at an amount not to exceed $1,318,644.76 and capital repairs at an amount not to exceed $238,006.26 for deposit into relevant accounts.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
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Order 52020-0749

Resolution providing for the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies for job development and employment services necessary to implement the 2020 Neighborhood Employment Program, and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2020 Neighborhood Employment Program for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $150,000.00.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 62020-0750

Resolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to provide job development and employment services, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor, staff, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, vocational skills training and on-the-job training, outreach, recruitment costs and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2020 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2020 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program, and for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $150,000.00

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 72020-0751

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, P.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 82020-0752

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, to receive a FY 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant - COVID-19 Supplemental (AFG-S) and further providing for an agreement or agreements for the purchase of COVID-related personal protective equipment (PPE).

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
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Order 92020-0753

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements with CIS (Center for Internet Security) ) for a one-year term for Albert MD Monitoring application to predict malicious activity on the City network by monitoring, alerting and analyzing information gathered by sensors at a one-time cost not to exceed $14,700 (Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents) with three (3) additional option years (2021, 2022, 2023)

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Order 102020-0754

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a multi-year agreement or agreements with ePlus Technology, Inc. for network monitoring and a security professional services partner aligned with key business goals of reducing risk, improving service efficiency, and minimizing client impact to include better network utilization, monitoring and enhanced security posture throughout the enterprise at a cost not to exceed $484,193 (Four Hundred Eighty Four Thousand One Hundred Ninety Three Dollars and Zero Cents).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112020-0755

Resolution 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 the Change and Innovation Agency, LLC for access to their Learning Management System and consultative assistance to adapt the City of Pittsburgh Gold Belt Workshop for e-Learning for (1) one year at a cost not to exceed $18,000 (Eighteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents)

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
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Order 122020-0756

Files a communication from David Hutchinson about acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of behalf of Finance for George Ayoob, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Read, Received and Filed
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Not recorded
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Order 132020-0757

Files a communication from Douglas Anderson about 2021 Pension Minimum Municipal Obligation, dated September 23, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 142020-0741

Records the Public Safety Services committee report for September 23, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Order 152020-0716

Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a donation from the Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation of Five Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($5,640.00) to be deposited into the Public Safety Support Trust Fund.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 162020-0742

Records the Public Works committee report for September 23, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172020-0632

Resolution amending Resolution 744 of 1996 entitled the “Resolution authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund, to be designated as the “Shade Tree Trust Fund”, for the deposit of cash and contributions and authorized the use of the funds deposited therein by the Department of Public Works for any and all expenses associated with the operation and implementation of projects related to the planting and promotion of trees in the City of Pittsburgh.”; to provide the Director of the Office of Management and Budget with authority to direct certain proceeds of the Shade Tree Trust Fund.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 182020-0701

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 further extend the effectiveness of certain temporary expedited measures for the City of Pittsburgh sidewalk café permit application process for an additional [60] 120 days.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 192020-0704

Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with The Pennsylvania Resources Council for Public Recycling Education, and provision of outreach for the payment thereof, at a cost not to exceed $37,000.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 202020-0705

Resolution amending Resolution No. 504, effective August 1, 2019, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Renaissance 3 Architects, for the professional architecture services for Robert E. Williams Community Building - Reconstruction and Design Documents, at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Seven Dollars ($147,807.00),” by increasing the total allocation to $237,342.45.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 212020-0711

Resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the multiple phases of the Liberty Avenue Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) construction project, and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Six Million, Five Hundred Eighty Five Thousand, Five Hundred Fifty Six ($6,585,556.00) dollars; federally reimbursable at ninety percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Two Thousand ($2,000.00) dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 222020-0717

Resolution amending Resolution # 23 of 2018 “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Coordination Services and Recycling, Inc. for the purpose of providing electronic waste collection and recycling services for all City residents.” By adding additional funding for budget years 2021 and 2022.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 232020-0743

Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for September 23, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 242020-0718

Resolution amending Resolution #329 of 2020 which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a maintenance agreement with OPEX Corporation for maintenance services related to the FalconRED document scanning workstation by exercising the option to extend the term of the agreement for one year at a cost not to exceed Ten Thousand Seven Hundred Ten Dollars and Zero Cents ($10,710.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 252020-0744

Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for September 23, 2020.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 272020-0712

Resolution approving an Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Center That CARES or a related entity to be formed, for the sale of Block 9-S, Lots 253 and 275, and Block 10-N, Lots 165, 168, 169, and 170, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 282020-0713

Resolution authorizing acceptance of the dedication of certain properties owned by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in the Liberty Green Park project, located in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, accepting any grading, paving, lighting, curbing, traffic signals, street trees and public utilities located therein (Council District 9).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 292020-0714

Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's right, title and interest, if any, in and to the following publicly-owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-N, Lots 162, 163, 167-2, and 193, located on the west side of Carver Street between Ashley Street and Paulson Avenue, at the northwest corner of Carver Street and Paulson Avenue, and on the east side of Carver Street between Ashley Street and Paulson Avenue (Council District No. 9).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0