Meeting

Standing Committees · May 11, 2022

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 8 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-0308Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Julie and Kirby Christy, c/o their attorneys, Woomer & Talarico, 2945 Banksville Road, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
22022-0309Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with CSI Corporate Security and Investigations, LLC for investigative services related to the Fern Hollow Bridge incident for an amount not to exceed SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($17,500.00). (Executive Session held 5/23/22)No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
3Item 0020-2022Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0020-2022.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
42022-0104Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director or Acting Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh and through the City’s Department of Law, to adopt certain settlement terms and enter into a settlement agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway, Manchester Citizens Corporation, Northside Leadership Conference, and Rail Pollution Protection Pittsburgh in order to resolve claims arising from the Application of Norfolk Southern Railway Company for approval to reconstruct the crossing of the North Avenue / Brighton Road bridge docketed at Public Utility Commission Docket No. A-2018-3006432; and from Northside Leadership Conference, et. al, v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission appeal docketed at No. 611 CD 2019 in the Commonwealth Court. (Executive Session held 3-1-22)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Public Works , due back by 5/25/2022Not recordedNot recorded
52022-0304Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for the creation and installation of public art at Arsenal Park, between the City of Pittsburgh and Sasha Reisin. The total not to exceed cost is Seventeen Thousand ($17,000.00) Dollars.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62022-0305Resolution amending Resolution 827 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service Commission to enter into an Agreement with UPMC WorkPartners-LifeSolutions for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Employee Assistance Program, by extending the existing contract for another year.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72022-0306Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed $3,828,594No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82022-0342Resolution further amending Resolution 42 effective January 10, 2019, as amended by Resolution 665 effective October 11, 2019, to revise and increase the City of Pittsburgh’s portion of the contract from $321,715.16 to $351,715.16 for the 412 Boulevard of the Allies office build-out. During the final phase of design, it was determined that there were layout changes needed by the user departments as well as structural drawings and calculations to be resolved before construction documents could be completed. These services were not included in the original Scope of Work and once added, will increase the overall contract by a not-to-exceed additional fee of $30,000.00.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12022-0308

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Julie and Kirby Christy, c/o their attorneys, Woomer & Talarico, 2945 Banksville Road, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Held for Executive Session
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Order 22022-0309

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with CSI Corporate Security and Investigations, LLC for investigative services related to the Fern Hollow Bridge incident for an amount not to exceed SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($17,500.00). (Executive Session held 5/23/22)

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No matched discussion
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Held for Executive Session
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Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0020-2022.

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Approved
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Order 42022-0104

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director or Acting Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh and through the City’s Department of Law, to adopt certain settlement terms and enter into a settlement agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway, Manchester Citizens Corporation, Northside Leadership Conference, and Rail Pollution Protection Pittsburgh in order to resolve claims arising from the Application of Norfolk Southern Railway Company for approval to reconstruct the crossing of the North Avenue / Brighton Road bridge docketed at Public Utility Commission Docket No. A-2018-3006432; and from Northside Leadership Conference, et. al, v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission appeal docketed at No. 611 CD 2019 in the Commonwealth Court. (Executive Session held 3-1-22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Held in the Committee on Public Works , due back by 5/25/2022
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Not recorded
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Order 52022-0304

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for the creation and installation of public art at Arsenal Park, between the City of Pittsburgh and Sasha Reisin. The total not to exceed cost is Seventeen Thousand ($17,000.00) Dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Affirmatively Recommended
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Order 62022-0305

Resolution amending Resolution 827 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service Commission to enter into an Agreement with UPMC WorkPartners-LifeSolutions for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Employee Assistance Program, by extending the existing contract for another year.

Discussion
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Affirmatively Recommended
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Order 72022-0306

Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed $3,828,594

Discussion
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Affirmatively Recommended
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Order 82022-0342

Resolution further amending Resolution 42 effective January 10, 2019, as amended by Resolution 665 effective October 11, 2019, to revise and increase the City of Pittsburgh’s portion of the contract from $321,715.16 to $351,715.16 for the 412 Boulevard of the Allies office build-out. During the final phase of design, it was determined that there were layout changes needed by the user departments as well as structural drawings and calculations to be resolved before construction documents could be completed. These services were not included in the original Scope of Work and once added, will increase the overall contract by a not-to-exceed additional fee of $30,000.00.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Affirmatively Recommended
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