Meeting

Standing Committees · Mar 16, 2022

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 16 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-0191Resolution directing the Director of Finance and the City Solicitor to determine the true fair market value of property owned or held by tax-exempt institutions and organizations in the City of Pittsburgh as of January 1, 2022, the estimated amount of payroll preparation taxes these institutions would be required to remit to the City were they for-profit organizations for the purposes of establishing payments -in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements and authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Finance and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements with institutions of higher learning and/or institutions of purely public charity for the purposes of collecting payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOTS).No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Post Agenda & Public HearingAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 1Kraus
22022-0168Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Exponent, Inc., P.O. Box 200283, Dept. 002, Dallas, TX 75320-0283 for professional engineering services in connection with claims and litigation for the Fern Hollow Bridge, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Seventy Five Dollars and No Cents ($175,000.00). (Executive Session held 3-23-22)No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
32022-0174Ordinance, amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article VII: Business Related Taxes, by adding chapter 257: Medical and Higher-Education Facilities User Privilege Tax, pursuant to the Authority of the Local Tax Enabling Act, 1965, December 31, P.L. 1257, et seq. and the City of Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Post Agenda & Public HearingAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 1Kraus
42022-0175Resolution for the creation of a special trust fund to be known as the “City of Pittsburgh Infrastructure Fund, for the deposit of funds to be used for the improvement, maintenance, creation, and operation of infrastructure owned by the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Post Agenda & Public HearingAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 1Kraus
5Item 0012-2022Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0012-2022.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
62022-0032Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One: Administrative, Article Three: Organization, Chapter 116: Department of Public Safety by adding a new section, “§ 116.17 - Regulation of Pedestrians Stops by Officers of the Bureau of Police.”No matched discussionHeld in Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 3/30/2022Not recordedNot recorded
72022-0169Authorizes a City warrant payment to International Trauma Life Support Pennsylvania, c/o UPMC Hamot, 3330 Peach Street, Suite 202, Erie, PA 16508, in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($6,600.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82022-0170Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) for training and certification services regarding Department of Public Safety boat operations at a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Fifty- Nine Thousand Dollars ($559,000) and providing for the payment of the costs thereof.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92022-0171Resolution amending Resolution No. 674 of 2020 authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Amended License Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and Plaza at Grandview Owner’s Association at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Four Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($104,400). Resolution No. 674 must be amended in order to correct applicable funding accounts in future lease years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102022-0056Resolution vacating a portion of Forbes Ave, laid out in the Associate Congregation Plan, recorded in plan book volume 1, page 95, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112022-0164Resolution providing for a third supplemental agreement with Michael Baker for Contract Administration and Construction Inspection Service costs associated with the Small Grants Projects Agreement and providing for the payment of costs thereof relating to Washington Boulevard Trail, not to exceed Seventy Two Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Three dollars and Fifty Three cents ($72,153.53); a Ten Thousand Four Hundred and Sixty Nine Dollar and Sixty Six Cent ($10,469.66) increase from the previous agreement.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122022-0167Resolution amending Resolution 478 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into amended Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Ceridian, Human Capital Management, Inc., by increasing the not to exceed amount by $331,227.00 for services relating to the benefits module and its implementation.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132022-0065Resolution amending Resolution number 863 of 2018, entitled “adopting and approving the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program” by transferring remaining funds from the James Street Step Reconstruction project to the North Side Christian Health Center ($90,220.54).No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 3/23/2022Not recordedNot recorded
142022-0044Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 4808 Baum Boulevard, 8th Ward, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 4/13/2022Not recordedNot recorded
152022-0165Resolution amending Resolution No. 483 of 2018, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC for professional consulting services for federal government affairs and legislative services, by extending the term for two additional years and by increasing the authorized amount by $124,000.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162022-0166Resolution amending Resolution No. 484 of 2018, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Malady & Wooten, Inc. for professional consulting services for state government affairs and legislative services, by extending the term for two years and by increasing the authorized amount by $132,000.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12022-0191

Resolution directing the Director of Finance and the City Solicitor to determine the true fair market value of property owned or held by tax-exempt institutions and organizations in the City of Pittsburgh as of January 1, 2022, the estimated amount of payroll preparation taxes these institutions would be required to remit to the City were they for-profit organizations for the purposes of establishing payments -in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements and authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Finance and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements with institutions of higher learning and/or institutions of purely public charity for the purposes of collecting payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOTS).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Post Agenda & Public Hearing
Votes Against
No: 1Kraus
Order 22022-0168

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Exponent, Inc., P.O. Box 200283, Dept. 002, Dallas, TX 75320-0283 for professional engineering services in connection with claims and litigation for the Fern Hollow Bridge, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Seventy Five Dollars and No Cents ($175,000.00). (Executive Session held 3-23-22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32022-0174

Ordinance, amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article VII: Business Related Taxes, by adding chapter 257: Medical and Higher-Education Facilities User Privilege Tax, pursuant to the Authority of the Local Tax Enabling Act, 1965, December 31, P.L. 1257, et seq. and the City of Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Post Agenda & Public Hearing
Votes Against
No: 1Kraus
Order 42022-0175

Resolution for the creation of a special trust fund to be known as the “City of Pittsburgh Infrastructure Fund, for the deposit of funds to be used for the improvement, maintenance, creation, and operation of infrastructure owned by the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Post Agenda & Public Hearing
Votes Against
No: 1Kraus

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0012-2022.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62022-0032

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One: Administrative, Article Three: Organization, Chapter 116: Department of Public Safety by adding a new section, “§ 116.17 - Regulation of Pedestrians Stops by Officers of the Bureau of Police.”

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 3/30/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72022-0169

Authorizes a City warrant payment to International Trauma Life Support Pennsylvania, c/o UPMC Hamot, 3330 Peach Street, Suite 202, Erie, PA 16508, in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($6,600.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82022-0170

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) for training and certification services regarding Department of Public Safety boat operations at a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Fifty- Nine Thousand Dollars ($559,000) and providing for the payment of the costs thereof.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92022-0171

Resolution amending Resolution No. 674 of 2020 authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Amended License Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and Plaza at Grandview Owner’s Association at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Four Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($104,400). Resolution No. 674 must be amended in order to correct applicable funding accounts in future lease years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102022-0056

Resolution vacating a portion of Forbes Ave, laid out in the Associate Congregation Plan, recorded in plan book volume 1, page 95, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112022-0164

Resolution providing for a third supplemental agreement with Michael Baker for Contract Administration and Construction Inspection Service costs associated with the Small Grants Projects Agreement and providing for the payment of costs thereof relating to Washington Boulevard Trail, not to exceed Seventy Two Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Three dollars and Fifty Three cents ($72,153.53); a Ten Thousand Four Hundred and Sixty Nine Dollar and Sixty Six Cent ($10,469.66) increase from the previous agreement.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122022-0167

Resolution amending Resolution 478 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into amended Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Ceridian, Human Capital Management, Inc., by increasing the not to exceed amount by $331,227.00 for services relating to the benefits module and its implementation.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132022-0065

Resolution amending Resolution number 863 of 2018, entitled “adopting and approving the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program” by transferring remaining funds from the James Street Step Reconstruction project to the North Side Christian Health Center ($90,220.54).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 3/23/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142022-0044

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 4808 Baum Boulevard, 8th Ward, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 4/13/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152022-0165

Resolution amending Resolution No. 483 of 2018, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC for professional consulting services for federal government affairs and legislative services, by extending the term for two additional years and by increasing the authorized amount by $124,000.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162022-0166

Resolution amending Resolution No. 484 of 2018, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Malady & Wooten, Inc. for professional consulting services for state government affairs and legislative services, by extending the term for two years and by increasing the authorized amount by $132,000.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded