WHEREAS, after spending his early childhood in the South Side and Brentwood, Guy Junker, along with his family, moved to Baldwin Borough when he was in the third grade; and
Legislation Items
Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.
| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-0414 | WHEREAS, after spending his early childhood in the South Side and Brentwood, Guy Junker, along with his family, moved to Baldwin Borough when he was in the third grade; and | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2022-0415 | WHEREAS, the 2021-2022 school year has proven to be a very successful year for the Bishop Canevin High School Athletic Department; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2022-0416 | WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Film Office is a non-profit organization that promotes the City of Pittsburgh and the greater southwestern Pennsylvanian region as an excellent location for movie, television, and commercial production; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2022-0417 | WHEREAS, Chuck Rakaczky arrived at Bishop Canevin High School as the Executive Director, Development and Business Operations in May 2020 after retiring from a career in healthcare administration with St. Clair Hospital; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2022-0418 | WHEREAS, Based on the core belief that everyone deserves a fair shot, The Brashear Association provides South Pittsburgh residents and community groups with access to quality programs and services that address social, education, health, and economic issues; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2022-0419 | WHEREAS, More than 280,000 occupied units in the Commonwealth have moderate to severe physical inadequacies, such as leaky roofs or windows, exposed wiring, unreliable heat, and plumbing issues; and | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2022-0420 | WHEREAS, fentanyl test strips are a lifesaving tool that enable people to detect the presence of fentanyl in unregulated drugs. Yet, the use and possession of test strips to detect the presence of fentanyl is illegal in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2022-0394 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s Livability through Smart Transportation Program to provide funding for the West End Trolley Trail. The grant proposal includes an ask of $800,000.00 with a local match of $325,000.00 to come out of West End Trolley Trail fund for a total project cost of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($1,125,000.00) for this stated purpose. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2022-0395 | Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement for Services During Construction with Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc. for the CBD Signals Phase 4 project at a cost thereof, not to exceed Two Million Four Hundred Nineteen Thousand and Four Hundred Fifty One Dollars and Thirty Nine Cents ($2,419,451.39) an increase of One Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Three Hundred Twelve Dollars and Fifteen Cents ($138,312.15) from the previously executed Agreement 46939-7. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2022-0396 | Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program” by transferring $1,000 within District 4 Neighborhood Needs from Brookline Memorial Park to Volunteers Field. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2022-0397 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 719 of 2011, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 4; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by transferring $1,000 within District 4 Neighborhood Needs from Brookline Memorial Park to Volunteers Field | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2022-0398 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY by $191,910 and increasing MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS by $191,910. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2022-0399 | Resolution amending resolution No. 796 of 2018, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $1,000,000,00, for the Oliver Bath House Rehabilitation project” to increase the grant amount to up to $2,000,000.00 and authorize spending. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2022-0400 | 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 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 231-L, Lots 134, 190, and 222 (2545 East Hills Drive, 2514 Park Hill Drive, and 2508 Park Hill Drive - Council District No. 9). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2022-0401 | 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 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 19-G, Lots 2, 7, 56, 131, and 206; Block 20-M, Lots 77, 78, 79, and 112; and Block 20-S, Lot 46 (Herschel Street; Weston Way; Harker Street; 922, 920, 0, and 915 Elkton Street; and Fairview Avenue - Council District No. 2). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2022-0402 | 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-N, Lots 281, 282, and 283, and Block 125-B, Lots 281 and 283 (Meadow Street and Lincoln Avenue - Council District No. 9). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 17 | 2022-0403 | 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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 77-N, Lots 103 and 104 (243 and 247 Kennedy Avenue - Council District No. 1). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 18 | 2022-0404 | 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 property in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-C, Lot 46 (639 Lincoln Avenue - Council District No. 9). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 19 | 2022-0405 | 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 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 26-N, Lots 16-A and 17 (Wichita Way and 3348 Milwaukee Street - Council District No. 6). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 20 | 2022-0406 | Resolution amending Resolution 828 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with ConnectYourCare, LLC for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Flexible Spending Account program, by extending the existing contract for another year. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 21 | 2022-0407 | Resolution authorizing the City to accept a payment of Thirty Thousand Dollars and No/100 ($30,000.00) from PrimeGov Solutions, as amicable resolution of a contract dispute. (Executive Session held 6/14/22) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 22 | 2022-0408 | Resolution providing for a professional services agreement or agreements or existing agreements for consulting services, but not limited to auditing, accounting, and technical services for the City Controller’s Office at a cost not to exceed $150,000.00 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 23 | 2022-0409 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into several Sponsorship Agreements for the Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 24 | 2022-0410 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into Sponsorship Agreements for the City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Festival (the “Festival”). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 25 | 2022-0411 | Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain site known as The Troy Hill Fire House located at 1800 Ley Street (48-N-10) in Troy Hill, in the 24th Ward, City of Pittsburgh (Public Hearing held 7/12/22) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 26 | 2022-0412 | Files a communication from City Controller Michael Lamb and Citizen Police Review Board Executive Director Elizabeth C. Pittinger about a Performance Audit of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police (PBP), dated May 2022. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 27 | 2022-0413 | Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspection for Quincy Jones and the Controller’s Office for Bette Ann Puharic, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 28 | 2022-0387 | Records the Finance and Law committee report for May 25, 2022. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 29 | 2022-0308 | 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. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 30 | 2022-0309 | 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) | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 31 | 2022-0343 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Flaherty Fardo Rogel & Amick, 812 Ivy Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 32 | 2022-0344 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to O’Brien, Coleman & Wright, LLC, Oliver Building, 535 Smithfield Street, Suite 1025, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($30,000. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 33 | 2022-0345 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Max Goplerud to conduct a statistical analysis of current voting patterns in the City at a cost not to exceed Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($7,700). (Executive Session held 5/23/22) | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 34 | 2022-0358 | Resolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $260,000 from Personnel - Salaries and Wages, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Operations, to Personnel - Salaries and Wages, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services. This transfer is necessary to allow for the hiring of fifteen Seasonal/Part time Loaders, to assist refuse collection services. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 35 | 2022-0359 | Resolution providing for the creation of the Lead Safety Trust Fund and for setting the conditions for the deposit of funding into the account and for the expenditure of said funds. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 36 | 2022-0388 | Records the Public Safety Services committee report for May 25, 2022. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 37 | 2022-0360 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount of THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($37,237.00), and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 38 | 2022-0361 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to CI Technologies, Inc. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 39 | 2022-0389 | Records the Public Works committee report for May 25, 2022. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 40 | 2022-0104 | 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) | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 41 | 2022-0355 | Resolution granting unto HUDSON MELWOOD LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to install a subsurface storm water management facility, storm roof leaders, ADA compliant metal grates and a canopy, at 419 Melwood Avenue, in the 5th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 42 | 2022-0356 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Multimodal Transportation Fund for the construction of the Sylvan Avenue non- motorized trail in the amount of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR ($1,763,824.00) dollars, and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 43 | 2022-0390 | Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for May 25, 2022. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 44 | 2022-0235 | Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain site known as Rodef Shalom located at 4905 Fifth Avenue (52-K-27-2) in Shadyside, in the 7th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owners of the properties support the nomination. (Public Hearing held 5/17/22) | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 45 | 2022-0391 | Records the Urban Recreation committee report for May 25, 2022. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 46 | 2022-0369 | Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Four Public Places and Property, Article XI Parks and Playgrounds, Chapter 473 Use Regulations, Section 473.04 Recreational Activities by adding language that updates camping regulation in City parks. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 47 | 2022-0392 | Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for May 25, 2022. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 48 | 2022-0362 | Resolution amending Resolution # 32 of 2022 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 OST, Inc. for short term emergency professional IT (Information Technology) staffing resources as needed to fulfill a number of critical IT and device related projects by revising the budget year and cost. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 49 | 2022-0363 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 374 Of 2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections and Innovation & Performance to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments to existing agreements to purchase Accela Civic Platform and Accela Citizen Access subscription and cloud hosting services so as to extend the contract an additional year until June 30, 2023, and increase the not-to-exceed cost from $1,310,475.13 to $1,331,647.65. | Passed Finally | Aye: 9Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 50 | 2022-0393 | Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for May 25, 2022. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded |
WHEREAS, the 2021-2022 school year has proven to be a very successful year for the Bishop Canevin High School Athletic Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Film Office is a non-profit organization that promotes the City of Pittsburgh and the greater southwestern Pennsylvanian region as an excellent location for movie, television, and commercial production; and,
WHEREAS, Chuck Rakaczky arrived at Bishop Canevin High School as the Executive Director, Development and Business Operations in May 2020 after retiring from a career in healthcare administration with St. Clair Hospital; and,
WHEREAS, Based on the core belief that everyone deserves a fair shot, The Brashear Association provides South Pittsburgh residents and community groups with access to quality programs and services that address social, education, health, and economic issues; and,
WHEREAS, More than 280,000 occupied units in the Commonwealth have moderate to severe physical inadequacies, such as leaky roofs or windows, exposed wiring, unreliable heat, and plumbing issues; and
WHEREAS, fentanyl test strips are a lifesaving tool that enable people to detect the presence of fentanyl in unregulated drugs. Yet, the use and possession of test strips to detect the presence of fentanyl is illegal in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and,
Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s Livability through Smart Transportation Program to provide funding for the West End Trolley Trail. The grant proposal includes an ask of $800,000.00 with a local match of $325,000.00 to come out of West End Trolley Trail fund for a total project cost of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($1,125,000.00) for this stated purpose.
Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement for Services During Construction with Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc. for the CBD Signals Phase 4 project at a cost thereof, not to exceed Two Million Four Hundred Nineteen Thousand and Four Hundred Fifty One Dollars and Thirty Nine Cents ($2,419,451.39) an increase of One Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Three Hundred Twelve Dollars and Fifteen Cents ($138,312.15) from the previously executed Agreement 46939-7.
Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program” by transferring $1,000 within District 4 Neighborhood Needs from Brookline Memorial Park to Volunteers Field.
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 719 of 2011, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 4; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by transferring $1,000 within District 4 Neighborhood Needs from Brookline Memorial Park to Volunteers Field
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY by $191,910 and increasing MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS by $191,910.
Resolution amending resolution No. 796 of 2018, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $1,000,000,00, for the Oliver Bath House Rehabilitation project” to increase the grant amount to up to $2,000,000.00 and authorize spending.
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 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 231-L, Lots 134, 190, and 222 (2545 East Hills Drive, 2514 Park Hill Drive, and 2508 Park Hill Drive - 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 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 19-G, Lots 2, 7, 56, 131, and 206; Block 20-M, Lots 77, 78, 79, and 112; and Block 20-S, Lot 46 (Herschel Street; Weston Way; Harker Street; 922, 920, 0, and 915 Elkton Street; and Fairview Avenue - Council District No. 2).
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-N, Lots 281, 282, and 283, and Block 125-B, Lots 281 and 283 (Meadow Street and Lincoln Avenue - 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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 77-N, Lots 103 and 104 (243 and 247 Kennedy Avenue - Council District No. 1).
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 property in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-C, Lot 46 (639 Lincoln Avenue - 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 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 26-N, Lots 16-A and 17 (Wichita Way and 3348 Milwaukee Street - Council District No. 6).
Resolution amending Resolution 828 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with ConnectYourCare, LLC for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Flexible Spending Account program, by extending the existing contract for another year.
Resolution authorizing the City to accept a payment of Thirty Thousand Dollars and No/100 ($30,000.00) from PrimeGov Solutions, as amicable resolution of a contract dispute. (Executive Session held 6/14/22)
Resolution providing for a professional services agreement or agreements or existing agreements for consulting services, but not limited to auditing, accounting, and technical services for the City Controller’s Office at a cost not to exceed $150,000.00
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into several Sponsorship Agreements for the Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into Sponsorship Agreements for the City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Festival (the “Festival”).
Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain site known as The Troy Hill Fire House located at 1800 Ley Street (48-N-10) in Troy Hill, in the 24th Ward, City of Pittsburgh (Public Hearing held 7/12/22)
Files a communication from City Controller Michael Lamb and Citizen Police Review Board Executive Director Elizabeth C. Pittinger about a Performance Audit of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police (PBP), dated May 2022.
Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspection for Quincy Jones and the Controller’s Office for Bette Ann Puharic, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.
Records the Finance and Law committee report for May 25, 2022.
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.
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)
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Flaherty Fardo Rogel & Amick, 812 Ivy Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to O’Brien, Coleman & Wright, LLC, Oliver Building, 535 Smithfield Street, Suite 1025, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($30,000.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Max Goplerud to conduct a statistical analysis of current voting patterns in the City at a cost not to exceed Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($7,700). (Executive Session held 5/23/22)
Resolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $260,000 from Personnel - Salaries and Wages, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Operations, to Personnel - Salaries and Wages, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services. This transfer is necessary to allow for the hiring of fifteen Seasonal/Part time Loaders, to assist refuse collection services.
Resolution providing for the creation of the Lead Safety Trust Fund and for setting the conditions for the deposit of funding into the account and for the expenditure of said funds.
Records the Public Safety Services committee report for May 25, 2022.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount of THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($37,237.00), and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.
Authorizes a City warrant payment to CI Technologies, Inc.
Records the Public Works committee report for May 25, 2022.
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)
Resolution granting unto HUDSON MELWOOD LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to install a subsurface storm water management facility, storm roof leaders, ADA compliant metal grates and a canopy, at 419 Melwood Avenue, in the 5th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Multimodal Transportation Fund for the construction of the Sylvan Avenue non- motorized trail in the amount of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR ($1,763,824.00) dollars, and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.
Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for May 25, 2022.
Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain site known as Rodef Shalom located at 4905 Fifth Avenue (52-K-27-2) in Shadyside, in the 7th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owners of the properties support the nomination. (Public Hearing held 5/17/22)
Records the Urban Recreation committee report for May 25, 2022.
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Four Public Places and Property, Article XI Parks and Playgrounds, Chapter 473 Use Regulations, Section 473.04 Recreational Activities by adding language that updates camping regulation in City parks.
Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for May 25, 2022.
Resolution amending Resolution # 32 of 2022 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 OST, Inc. for short term emergency professional IT (Information Technology) staffing resources as needed to fulfill a number of critical IT and device related projects by revising the budget year and cost.
Resolution amending Resolution No. 374 Of 2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections and Innovation & Performance to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments to existing agreements to purchase Accela Civic Platform and Accela Citizen Access subscription and cloud hosting services so as to extend the contract an additional year until June 30, 2023, and increase the not-to-exceed cost from $1,310,475.13 to $1,331,647.65.
Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for May 25, 2022.