Meeting

Standing Committees · Apr 6, 2022

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 19 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-0196Authorizes a City warrant payment to CORE Business Technologies, in the amount of Two Thousand Sixty Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2,062.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 4/13/2022Not recordedNot recorded
22022-0216Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC for legal services for an employment related matter, in an amount not to exceed Seventy Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($75,000.00). (Executive Session held 4/19/22)No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
32022-0217Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Autumn Kacian, c/o her attorney, James M.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
42022-0218Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Teanna Marie Corinealdi, c/o her attorney, William P.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
52022-0219Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Strassburger, McKenna, Gutnick, & Gefsky to address pending tax litigation at an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand dollars ($20,000). (Executive Session held 4/19/22)No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
6Item 0015-2022Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0015-2022.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
72022-0220Resolution amending Resolution No. 89 of 2021, authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Freedom Indeed LLC/Reverend Cornell Jones for professional services as a Group Violence Intervention Coordinator at a total cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHT DOLLARS ($501,908).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82022-0209Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the purchase of bridge maintenance equipment. The grant proposal includes an ask of NINE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND ($990,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92022-0210Resolution amending Resolution No. 332 of 2021 entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Three Rivers Heritage Trail Repaving Project” to accept the grant and authorize necessary expendituresNo matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102022-0213Resolution providing for a Supplementary Agreement for Construction services with Norfolk Southern Railway Company for the West Ohio Street Bridge project at a cost thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Twelve Thousand One Hundred and Seven Dollars ($512,107.00), an increase of One Hundred Nine Thousand and Twenty One Dollars ($109,021.00) from the previously executed agreement (53056).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112022-0214Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works, to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide, to provide funding for the construction of a maintenance facility in the Fourth District. The grant proposal includes an ask of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) DOLLARS for this stated purpose.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122022-0215Resolution amending Resolution No. 387 of 2020, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an amended Professional Services Agreement(s) with Corporate Cost Control for third party administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s liabilities under the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Act for 4 additional years of services, by extending this contract for an additional four years and authorizing spend for these additional years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132022-0012Ordinance amending and supplementing the City Code at Title Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, by adding a new Chapter 610 entitled “Prohibition on Use of Certain Bags and Checkout Bag Charge,” to permit the use of only certain bags by retail establishments at the point of sale or for a delivery; and establishing a charge, payable by the customer to the establishment, for the provision of other types of bags; all under certain terms and conditions.No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
142022-0065Resolution 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 Committee to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 4/13/2022Not recordedNot recorded
152022-0222Authorizes a City warrant payment to Interface Studio, LLC.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162022-0223Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article IV, Planning Districts, 908 Public Realm Districts and 909.01 Specially Planned Districts and Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.02, Use Table, and Section 911.04, Use Standards, to remove the review of Sidewalk Cafes from the Zoning Code. (Public Hearing held 5/24/22)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on HearingsNot recordedNot recorded
172022-0221Resolution amending Resolution No. 44 of 2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Computronix (USA) Inc., for the provision of a permitting and licensing package, to change the funding department for 2022.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182022-0180Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for UPMC Presbyterian, 3701 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192022-0087Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 154 S.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12022-0196

Authorizes a City warrant payment to CORE Business Technologies, in the amount of Two Thousand Sixty Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2,062.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 4/13/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22022-0216

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC for legal services for an employment related matter, in an amount not to exceed Seventy Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($75,000.00). (Executive Session held 4/19/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32022-0217

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Autumn Kacian, c/o her attorney, James M.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42022-0218

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Teanna Marie Corinealdi, c/o her attorney, William P.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52022-0219

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Strassburger, McKenna, Gutnick, & Gefsky to address pending tax litigation at an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand dollars ($20,000). (Executive Session held 4/19/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0015-2022.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72022-0220

Resolution amending Resolution No. 89 of 2021, authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Freedom Indeed LLC/Reverend Cornell Jones for professional services as a Group Violence Intervention Coordinator at a total cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHT DOLLARS ($501,908).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82022-0209

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the purchase of bridge maintenance equipment. The grant proposal includes an ask of NINE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND ($990,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92022-0210

Resolution amending Resolution No. 332 of 2021 entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Three Rivers Heritage Trail Repaving Project” to accept the grant and authorize necessary expenditures

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102022-0213

Resolution providing for a Supplementary Agreement for Construction services with Norfolk Southern Railway Company for the West Ohio Street Bridge project at a cost thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Twelve Thousand One Hundred and Seven Dollars ($512,107.00), an increase of One Hundred Nine Thousand and Twenty One Dollars ($109,021.00) from the previously executed agreement (53056).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112022-0214

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works, to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide, to provide funding for the construction of a maintenance facility in the Fourth District. The grant proposal includes an ask of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) DOLLARS for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122022-0215

Resolution amending Resolution No. 387 of 2020, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an amended Professional Services Agreement(s) with Corporate Cost Control for third party administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s liabilities under the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Act for 4 additional years of services, by extending this contract for an additional four years and authorizing spend for these additional years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132022-0012

Ordinance amending and supplementing the City Code at Title Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, by adding a new Chapter 610 entitled “Prohibition on Use of Certain Bags and Checkout Bag Charge,” to permit the use of only certain bags by retail establishments at the point of sale or for a delivery; and establishing a charge, payable by the customer to the establishment, for the provision of other types of bags; all under certain terms and conditions.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142022-0065

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 Committee to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 4/13/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152022-0222

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Interface Studio, LLC.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162022-0223

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article IV, Planning Districts, 908 Public Realm Districts and 909.01 Specially Planned Districts and Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.02, Use Table, and Section 911.04, Use Standards, to remove the review of Sidewalk Cafes from the Zoning Code. (Public Hearing held 5/24/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172022-0221

Resolution amending Resolution No. 44 of 2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Computronix (USA) Inc., for the provision of a permitting and licensing package, to change the funding department for 2022.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182022-0180

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for UPMC Presbyterian, 3701 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192022-0087

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 154 S.

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