Meeting

City Council · Aug 30, 2022

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 28 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

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OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-0701WHEREAS, the late Kevin “Bat” Andrews was born on December 17, 1967, and grew up in the Hill District. After graduating from Brashear High School in 1985, Kevin chose to study barbering at Pittsburgh Beauty Academy, earning his Barber Manager license in 1994; and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22022-0682Resolution authorizing the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a commodity agreement with PBSC Urban Solutions for the purchase of equipment for the Healthy Ride Electrified Project at a cost not to exceed One Million and Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,095,000.00).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
32022-0683Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for City of Bridges Community Land Trust - Site E, 0 Hazelwood Avenue, City of Pittsburgh, Ward 15, Allegheny County, PA.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
42022-0684Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for proposed land development located along Grandview Avenue at the intersections of Augusta Street and Shaler Street, including those parcel numbers identified on the attached Exhibit A, located in Pittsburgh, PA 15219.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
52022-0685Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Epic Development LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 11-J, Lots 95, 96, and 101, in the 1st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
62022-0686Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $6,500,000. (Council Districts: All)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
72022-0687Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for administration of the 2022-2023 HOME Investments Partnership Program. (Council Districts: All)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
82022-0688Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Communion LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 27-A, Lots 125 and 126, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
92022-0689Resolution 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 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-C, Lots 239, 240, and 240-A (0 Flowers Avenue - north side of Flowers Avenue, between Nansen Street and Glenwood Avenue - Council District No. 5).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102022-0690Resolution 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 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 10-K, Lot 150 (0 Kirkpatrick Street - west side of Kirkpatrick Street between Webster and Wylie avenues - Council District No. 6).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
112022-0691Resolution 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 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-K, Lots 65-A and 67 (35 and 39 W Elizabeth Street - Council District No. 5).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
122022-0692Resolution 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 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 11-A, Lots 36 and 42, and Block 11-E, Lots 304 and 306 (North side of Reed Street, between Heldman and Roberts streets, and east side of Miller Street, north of Colwell - Council District No. 6).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
132022-0693Resolution 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 1st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 11-K, Lot 245 (0 Tustin Street - south side of Tustin Street, west of Seneca Street - Council District No. 6).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
142022-0695Resolution 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 Pepsi of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to be deposited into the operating budget of the Bureau of Fire.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
152022-0696Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into relevant agreements or execute required purchase orders for a Hyundai EDR Kit with GIT America at a cost not to exceed Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($7,725).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
162022-0697Resolution amending No. 129 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., to extend the term on a month-to-month basis, at an additional cost not to exceed Seven Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty One Dollars ($789,531.00 )No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
172022-0698Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic District under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain properties known as the Murray Hill Historic District Expansion located at 1163 Murray Hill Avenue (85-K-225) and 1165 Murray Hill Avenue (85-K-227) in Squirrel Hill, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owners of 1165 Murray Hill Avenue support the nomination. (Public Hearing held 10/18/22)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
182022-0699Resolution amending Resolution 336 of 2022 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (PLI), to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Agreement or Agreements with Women for a Healthy Environment for the contribution of an amount not-to-exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00), the collection of $50 and payment to the City of Pittsburgh per each participant, and to assist with organizing Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) training for general contractor license holders in connection with the City’s Lead Safe Ordinance, Women for a healthy Environment shall pay City at a rate of $100 per participant, which amount includes $50 contributed by Women for a Healthy Environment and $50 separately collected from each participant for the payment in an amount not-to-exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
192022-0700Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay approval on behalf of the Department Innovation & Performance for Zoe Burns, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
202022-0678Records the Finance and Law committee report for August 24, 2022.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
212022-0519Resolution amending 347 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Cozen O’Connor for professional legal services in connection with an employment related matter, by increasing the total spend by $25,000.00 for a new not to exceed amount of $40,000.00. (Executive Session held 7-13-22)No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
222022-0562Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group for the purpose of providing an annual analysis of community reinvestment of possible City depositories and other associated work associated with RFPs for City Depository Analysis. Total cost will not exceed Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) over a three year period.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 1Kail-Smith
232022-0679Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for August 24, 2022.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
242022-0593Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Heinz Endowments for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars to develop a strategic plan.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
252022-0680Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for August 24, 2022.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
262022-0658Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, or Amendments with MicroSoft for Microsoft Unified Enterprise Support Services, a comprehensive support solution which is a combination of proactive, reactive and service delivery management services that support Microsoft products and/or Online Services for a sum not to exceed Eighty One Thousand Dollars ($81,000).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
272022-0681Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for August 24, 2022.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
282022-0585Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the proposed Meridian development, located at 6320 Shakespeare Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12022-0701

WHEREAS, the late Kevin “Bat” Andrews was born on December 17, 1967, and grew up in the Hill District. After graduating from Brashear High School in 1985, Kevin chose to study barbering at Pittsburgh Beauty Academy, earning his Barber Manager license in 1994; and,

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Order 22022-0682

Resolution authorizing the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a commodity agreement with PBSC Urban Solutions for the purchase of equipment for the Healthy Ride Electrified Project at a cost not to exceed One Million and Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,095,000.00).

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Order 32022-0683

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for City of Bridges Community Land Trust - Site E, 0 Hazelwood Avenue, City of Pittsburgh, Ward 15, Allegheny County, PA.

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Order 42022-0684

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for proposed land development located along Grandview Avenue at the intersections of Augusta Street and Shaler Street, including those parcel numbers identified on the attached Exhibit A, located in Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

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Order 52022-0685

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Epic Development LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 11-J, Lots 95, 96, and 101, in the 1st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6).

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Order 62022-0686

Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $6,500,000. (Council Districts: All)

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Order 72022-0687

Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for administration of the 2022-2023 HOME Investments Partnership Program. (Council Districts: All)

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Order 82022-0688

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Communion LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 27-A, Lots 125 and 126, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6).

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Order 92022-0689

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 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-C, Lots 239, 240, and 240-A (0 Flowers Avenue - north side of Flowers Avenue, between Nansen Street and Glenwood Avenue - Council District No. 5).

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Order 102022-0690

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 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 10-K, Lot 150 (0 Kirkpatrick Street - west side of Kirkpatrick Street between Webster and Wylie avenues - Council District No. 6).

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Order 112022-0691

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 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-K, Lots 65-A and 67 (35 and 39 W Elizabeth Street - Council District No. 5).

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Order 122022-0692

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 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 11-A, Lots 36 and 42, and Block 11-E, Lots 304 and 306 (North side of Reed Street, between Heldman and Roberts streets, and east side of Miller Street, north of Colwell - Council District No. 6).

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Order 132022-0693

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 1st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 11-K, Lot 245 (0 Tustin Street - south side of Tustin Street, west of Seneca Street - Council District No. 6).

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Order 142022-0695

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 Pepsi of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to be deposited into the operating budget of the Bureau of Fire.

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Order 152022-0696

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into relevant agreements or execute required purchase orders for a Hyundai EDR Kit with GIT America at a cost not to exceed Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($7,725).

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Order 162022-0697

Resolution amending No. 129 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., to extend the term on a month-to-month basis, at an additional cost not to exceed Seven Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty One Dollars ($789,531.00 )

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Order 172022-0698

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic District under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain properties known as the Murray Hill Historic District Expansion located at 1163 Murray Hill Avenue (85-K-225) and 1165 Murray Hill Avenue (85-K-227) in Squirrel Hill, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owners of 1165 Murray Hill Avenue support the nomination. (Public Hearing held 10/18/22)

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Order 182022-0699

Resolution amending Resolution 336 of 2022 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (PLI), to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Agreement or Agreements with Women for a Healthy Environment for the contribution of an amount not-to-exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00), the collection of $50 and payment to the City of Pittsburgh per each participant, and to assist with organizing Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) training for general contractor license holders in connection with the City’s Lead Safe Ordinance, Women for a healthy Environment shall pay City at a rate of $100 per participant, which amount includes $50 contributed by Women for a Healthy Environment and $50 separately collected from each participant for the payment in an amount not-to-exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000).

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Order 192022-0700

Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay approval on behalf of the Department Innovation & Performance for Zoe Burns, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.

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Order 202022-0678

Records the Finance and Law committee report for August 24, 2022.

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Order 212022-0519

Resolution amending 347 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Cozen O’Connor for professional legal services in connection with an employment related matter, by increasing the total spend by $25,000.00 for a new not to exceed amount of $40,000.00. (Executive Session held 7-13-22)

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Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
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No: 0
Order 222022-0562

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group for the purpose of providing an annual analysis of community reinvestment of possible City depositories and other associated work associated with RFPs for City Depository Analysis. Total cost will not exceed Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) over a three year period.

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No: 1Kail-Smith
Order 232022-0679

Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for August 24, 2022.

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Order 242022-0593

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Heinz Endowments for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars to develop a strategic plan.

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Passed Finally
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Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
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No: 0
Order 252022-0680

Records the Innovation, Performance and Asset Management committee report for August 24, 2022.

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Order 262022-0658

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, or Amendments with MicroSoft for Microsoft Unified Enterprise Support Services, a comprehensive support solution which is a combination of proactive, reactive and service delivery management services that support Microsoft products and/or Online Services for a sum not to exceed Eighty One Thousand Dollars ($81,000).

Discussion
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Passed Finally
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Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 272022-0681

Records the Intergovernmental Affairs committee report for August 24, 2022.

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