Meeting

City Council · Sep 6, 2022

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 61 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-0724Declares September 9-11, 2022, to be "Lebanese-American Days" in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22022-0725NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that during this back-to-school season and heading into important dates such as National Coming Out Day, Spirit Week, LGBTQ History Month, and the Transgender Day of Remembrance, the City of Pittsburgh should acknowledge the unique contributions and needs of trans youth and take every possible action to Protect Trans Kids. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh declares Monday, September 12, 2022, “Protect Trans Kids Day,” here in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
32022-0708Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to apply for TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars in grant funding from the Allegheny County Department of Community and Economic Development, through its Act 152 Blight Removal Program, in order to fund the demolition of 1613 Broadway Avenue. In the event the grant is awarded, the parties plan to subsequently enter into a grant agreement (to be authorized by separate legislation) for the final awarded dollar amount for this stated purpose.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
42022-0709Vacates an unopened portion of Bobby Way, laid out in the Summer Hill Terrace Plan (#2328), as recorded in P.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
52022-0710Resolution 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 the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office of THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($33,883.00) for upgrading recording systems in the interview and interrogation rooms of the Bureau of Police.No matched discussionWaived under Rule 8Not recordedNot recorded
62022-0711Resolution amending Resolution No. 862 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Cohen Law Group to address a matter of pending telecommunications litigation at USDC 2:21-cv-443, by increasing the total spend by $85,000.00 for a new not exceed amount of $146,050.00. (Executive Session held 9-20-22)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
72022-0712Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Mary DeCort-Rhodes and Frischman & Rizza, P.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
82022-0713Authorizes a City warrant payment to B-Three Solutions, in the amount of Forty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars and Zero Cents ($49,860.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
92022-0714Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through E: A: 136 Bodkin Street, B: 1232 Butterfield Way, C: 236 E Jefferson St, D: 3820 Perrysville Ave, E: 3516 Brighton RdNo matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102022-0715Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through EE: A: 3362 Webster Avenue, B: 921 Anaheim Street, C: 3718 Woolslayer Way, D: 723 N Mathilda Street, E: 0 Schenley Avenue, F: 128 N Winebiddle Street, G: 6208 Huntress Street, H: 649 Paulson Avenue, I: 219 Mayflower Street, J: 0 Silverdale Street, K: 8155 Conemaugh Street, L: 154 Hazelwood Avenue, M: 156 Hazelwood Avenue, N: 521 Sylvania Avenue, O: 301 Cedarhurst Street, P: 1546 Methyl Street, Q: 215 Fairview Ave, R: 1117 Island Avenue, S: 1119 Island Avenue, T: 947 Itin Street, U: 1022 Salter Way, V: 951 Itin Street, W: 1202 Seidle Street, X: 1544 Rhine Street, Y: 1548 Rhine Street, Z: 1918 Perrysville Avenue, AA: 1727 Warren Street, BB: 2445 Snyder Street, CC: 3604 Pennsylvania Avenue, DD: 3567 Elmhurst Avenue, EE: 1143 Mitchell StreetNo matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
112022-0716Resolution amending Resolution No. 386 of 2020, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with O’Bien, Rulis & Bochicchio, LLC for the purpose of providing legal services in connection with the defense of certain workers’ compensation matters and claims brought against the city, by increasing the cost by $900,000.00 for 3 additional years of services.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
122022-0717Resolution reappointing Debra Bailey as a member of the Disruptive Property Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2027.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
132022-0718Resolution appointing Jessica Jacobs as a member of the Disruptive Property Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 30, 2027.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
142022-0719Resolution appointing Rachel Webber as a member of the Disruptive Property Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2026.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
152022-0720Resolution appointing Ricardo Worthey as a member of the Disruptive Property Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2025.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
162022-0721Resolution appointing Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for a term to expire December 31st, 2027.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
172022-0722Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of Public Works for Omoye Aikhuele, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
182022-0723Files a communication from Jam Hammond about PghCHR’s 2021 Annual Report.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
192022-0702Records the Finance and Law committee report for August 31, 2022.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
202022-0520Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of J.H.O.C., Inc., d/b/a Premier Transportation and their attorneys, Pion, Nerone, Girman, Winslow & Smith, 1500 One Gateway Center, 420 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00 USD) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 13-023287. (Executive Session held 8/23/22)No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
212022-0565Resolution amending 289 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates, LLC for services related to an employment related matter, by increasing the total spend by $10,200.00 for a new not to exceed amount of $20,000.00. (Executive Session held 8/23/22)No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
222022-0566Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips, Six PPG Place, Suite 830, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, for legal services in connection with collective bargaining, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($50,000.00). (Executive Session held 8/23/22)No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
232022-0647Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund Board, as approved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh pursuant to Chapter 272 of the City Code of Ordinances.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
242022-0648Resolution authorizing fourteen (14) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to architecture and interior design services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) annually for a two year term with up to two additional one year options, and providing for funding of the costs thereof.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
252022-0649Resolution authorizing Twenty One (21) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to architecture and interior design services and energy efficiency consulting services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) annually for a two year term with up to two additional one year options, and providing for funding of the costs thereof.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
262022-0650Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program," so as to re-allocate Emergency Solutions Grant - Cares Act (ESG-CV) funding and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements to provide emergency shelter services, street outreach services, rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services, and/or data collection activities.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
272022-0651Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $245,230.00 and increasing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by $245,230.00.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
282022-0652Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority to provide for the leasing of four (4) pumper trucks at a cost not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars and Seventy-Four Cents ($3,879,860.74) over seven years.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
292022-0654Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Leonard Scott Weiss, 1100 Liberty Avenue, Apt.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
302022-0665Resolution transferring a total of Fifteen Thousand dollars ($15,000) within the 2022 Operating Budget from City Council to the Office of the City Clerk for the purpose of professional development.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
312022-0703Records the Public Safety Services committee report for August 31, 2022.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
322022-0629Resolution establishing the Pittsburgh Strong Communities Initiative and Advisory Committee.No matched discussionRECOMMITTED to the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back on 9/7/2022Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
332022-0664Authorizes a City warrant payment to South Side Marina, 1366 Old Freeport Road, Pittsburgh PA 15238, in the amount of NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHT DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($9,708.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
342022-0704Records the Public Works committee report for August 31, 2022.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
352022-0630Resolution amending Resolution No. 563, effective September 16, 2019, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Buchart Horn Architects, for architectural and engineering design services related to the renovation of the former Thaddeus Stevens School for use by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Special Deployment Division, for the not to exceed amount of NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY TWO CENTS ($973,595.22),” by amending the title of the resolution and increasing the allocation for the not-to-exceed amount of ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND TWENTY SEVEN CENTS ($1,412,328.27) an increase of $438,733.05.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
362022-0631Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS ($349,557.00) dollars for the purchase of a new Recycling Truck, nine new recycling dumpsters, and to support public education.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
372022-0632Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an easement with Duquesne Light Company to provide a Permanent Easement for vegetation management on city-owned property adjacent to Joncaire Street.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
382022-0633Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Davis Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Project and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($2,500,000.00) dollars.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
392022-0634Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Homewood Sidewalks Improvement project and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY THREE CENTS ($1,921,005.73).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
402022-0635Resolution 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 to complete a stop light removal study in the amount of NINETY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ($96,000.00), and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
412022-0636Resolution 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 to replace the stop light at the corner of Brighton and Jacksonia in the amount of ONE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS AND SIXTY CENTS ($195,990.60) and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
422022-0637Resolution 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 to replace the stop light at the corner of Braddock and Forbes in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS AND EIGHTY TWO CENTS ($471,375.82) and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
432022-0638Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the South 21st Street Complete Green Street Project and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION THIRTY SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY TWO ($1,036,422.00) dollars.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
442022-0639Resolution amending Resolution 307, approved May 12, 2015, granting unto UNITED STATE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to remove/relocate existing bollards and planters and replace with security compliant bollards, a post and beam rail and a swing gate, at 1000 Liberty Avenue, in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
452022-0640Resolution vacating Regis Way and a portion of Rapidan Way, both located in the “Ball Park Plan” as recorded in Plan Book Volume 19, Pg. 56, situate in the 12th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
462022-0705Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for August 31, 2022.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
472022-0660Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program," so as to re-allocate Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act (CDBG-CV) funding and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
482022-0662Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning, on behalf of the City, to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Regional Transit and the Bank of New York Mellon for the installation and maintenance of the Virgil Cantini Mosaic, for a cost not to exceed one dollar ($1).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
492022-0663Resolution amending Resolution No. 715 of 2021 for the Mayor and the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (“PLI”) to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with Avenu Insights and Analytics to digitize microfiche and aperture cards holding historic permitting data and add them to the Department’s digital library. The extension of this agreement will add an additional year of services and $22,354.86 of compensation. The Agreement is chargeable and payable from the following account in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Six Cents. ($282,354.86).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
502022-0672Resolution calling for promoting affordable commercial and residential development in the City of Pittsburgh by exploring the expansion of the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12022-0724

Declares September 9-11, 2022, to be "Lebanese-American Days" in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Order 22022-0725

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that during this back-to-school season and heading into important dates such as National Coming Out Day, Spirit Week, LGBTQ History Month, and the Transgender Day of Remembrance, the City of Pittsburgh should acknowledge the unique contributions and needs of trans youth and take every possible action to Protect Trans Kids. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh declares Monday, September 12, 2022, “Protect Trans Kids Day,” here in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Order 32022-0708

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to apply for TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars in grant funding from the Allegheny County Department of Community and Economic Development, through its Act 152 Blight Removal Program, in order to fund the demolition of 1613 Broadway Avenue. In the event the grant is awarded, the parties plan to subsequently enter into a grant agreement (to be authorized by separate legislation) for the final awarded dollar amount for this stated purpose.

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Order 42022-0709

Vacates an unopened portion of Bobby Way, laid out in the Summer Hill Terrace Plan (#2328), as recorded in P.

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Order 52022-0710

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 the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office of THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($33,883.00) for upgrading recording systems in the interview and interrogation rooms of the Bureau of Police.

Discussion
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Waived under Rule 8
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Order 62022-0711

Resolution amending Resolution No. 862 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Cohen Law Group to address a matter of pending telecommunications litigation at USDC 2:21-cv-443, by increasing the total spend by $85,000.00 for a new not exceed amount of $146,050.00. (Executive Session held 9-20-22)

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Order 72022-0712

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Mary DeCort-Rhodes and Frischman & Rizza, P.

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Order 82022-0713

Authorizes a City warrant payment to B-Three Solutions, in the amount of Forty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars and Zero Cents ($49,860.

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Order 92022-0714

Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through E: A: 136 Bodkin Street, B: 1232 Butterfield Way, C: 236 E Jefferson St, D: 3820 Perrysville Ave, E: 3516 Brighton Rd

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Order 102022-0715

Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through EE: A: 3362 Webster Avenue, B: 921 Anaheim Street, C: 3718 Woolslayer Way, D: 723 N Mathilda Street, E: 0 Schenley Avenue, F: 128 N Winebiddle Street, G: 6208 Huntress Street, H: 649 Paulson Avenue, I: 219 Mayflower Street, J: 0 Silverdale Street, K: 8155 Conemaugh Street, L: 154 Hazelwood Avenue, M: 156 Hazelwood Avenue, N: 521 Sylvania Avenue, O: 301 Cedarhurst Street, P: 1546 Methyl Street, Q: 215 Fairview Ave, R: 1117 Island Avenue, S: 1119 Island Avenue, T: 947 Itin Street, U: 1022 Salter Way, V: 951 Itin Street, W: 1202 Seidle Street, X: 1544 Rhine Street, Y: 1548 Rhine Street, Z: 1918 Perrysville Avenue, AA: 1727 Warren Street, BB: 2445 Snyder Street, CC: 3604 Pennsylvania Avenue, DD: 3567 Elmhurst Avenue, EE: 1143 Mitchell Street

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Order 112022-0716

Resolution amending Resolution No. 386 of 2020, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with O’Bien, Rulis & Bochicchio, LLC for the purpose of providing legal services in connection with the defense of certain workers’ compensation matters and claims brought against the city, by increasing the cost by $900,000.00 for 3 additional years of services.

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Order 122022-0717

Resolution reappointing Debra Bailey as a member of the Disruptive Property Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2027.

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Order 132022-0718

Resolution appointing Jessica Jacobs as a member of the Disruptive Property Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 30, 2027.

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Order 142022-0719

Resolution appointing Rachel Webber as a member of the Disruptive Property Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2026.

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Order 152022-0720

Resolution appointing Ricardo Worthey as a member of the Disruptive Property Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2025.

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Order 162022-0721

Resolution appointing Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for a term to expire December 31st, 2027.

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Order 172022-0722

Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of Public Works for Omoye Aikhuele, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.

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Order 182022-0723

Files a communication from Jam Hammond about PghCHR’s 2021 Annual Report.

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Order 192022-0702

Records the Finance and Law committee report for August 31, 2022.

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Order 202022-0520

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of J.H.O.C., Inc., d/b/a Premier Transportation and their attorneys, Pion, Nerone, Girman, Winslow & Smith, 1500 One Gateway Center, 420 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00 USD) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 13-023287. (Executive Session held 8/23/22)

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No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
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No: 0
Order 212022-0565

Resolution amending 289 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates, LLC for services related to an employment related matter, by increasing the total spend by $10,200.00 for a new not to exceed amount of $20,000.00. (Executive Session held 8/23/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
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No: 0
Order 222022-0566

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips, Six PPG Place, Suite 830, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, for legal services in connection with collective bargaining, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($50,000.00). (Executive Session held 8/23/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
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No: 0
Order 232022-0647

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund Board, as approved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh pursuant to Chapter 272 of the City Code of Ordinances.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
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No: 0
Order 242022-0648

Resolution authorizing fourteen (14) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to architecture and interior design services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) annually for a two year term with up to two additional one year options, and providing for funding of the costs thereof.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 252022-0649

Resolution authorizing Twenty One (21) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to architecture and interior design services and energy efficiency consulting services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) annually for a two year term with up to two additional one year options, and providing for funding of the costs thereof.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 262022-0650

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program," so as to re-allocate Emergency Solutions Grant - Cares Act (ESG-CV) funding and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements to provide emergency shelter services, street outreach services, rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services, and/or data collection activities.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 272022-0651

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $245,230.00 and increasing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by $245,230.00.

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Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 282022-0652

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority to provide for the leasing of four (4) pumper trucks at a cost not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars and Seventy-Four Cents ($3,879,860.74) over seven years.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 292022-0654

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Leonard Scott Weiss, 1100 Liberty Avenue, Apt.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 302022-0665

Resolution transferring a total of Fifteen Thousand dollars ($15,000) within the 2022 Operating Budget from City Council to the Office of the City Clerk for the purpose of professional development.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 312022-0703

Records the Public Safety Services committee report for August 31, 2022.

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Order 322022-0629

Resolution establishing the Pittsburgh Strong Communities Initiative and Advisory Committee.

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RECOMMITTED to the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back on 9/7/2022
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 332022-0664

Authorizes a City warrant payment to South Side Marina, 1366 Old Freeport Road, Pittsburgh PA 15238, in the amount of NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHT DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($9,708.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 342022-0704

Records the Public Works committee report for August 31, 2022.

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Order 352022-0630

Resolution amending Resolution No. 563, effective September 16, 2019, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Buchart Horn Architects, for architectural and engineering design services related to the renovation of the former Thaddeus Stevens School for use by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Special Deployment Division, for the not to exceed amount of NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY TWO CENTS ($973,595.22),” by amending the title of the resolution and increasing the allocation for the not-to-exceed amount of ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND TWENTY SEVEN CENTS ($1,412,328.27) an increase of $438,733.05.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 362022-0631

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS ($349,557.00) dollars for the purchase of a new Recycling Truck, nine new recycling dumpsters, and to support public education.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 372022-0632

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an easement with Duquesne Light Company to provide a Permanent Easement for vegetation management on city-owned property adjacent to Joncaire Street.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 382022-0633

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Davis Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Project and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($2,500,000.00) dollars.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 392022-0634

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Homewood Sidewalks Improvement project and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY THREE CENTS ($1,921,005.73).

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 402022-0635

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 to complete a stop light removal study in the amount of NINETY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ($96,000.00), and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 412022-0636

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 to replace the stop light at the corner of Brighton and Jacksonia in the amount of ONE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS AND SIXTY CENTS ($195,990.60) and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 422022-0637

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 to replace the stop light at the corner of Braddock and Forbes in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS AND EIGHTY TWO CENTS ($471,375.82) and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 432022-0638

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the South 21st Street Complete Green Street Project and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION THIRTY SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY TWO ($1,036,422.00) dollars.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 442022-0639

Resolution amending Resolution 307, approved May 12, 2015, granting unto UNITED STATE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, to remove/relocate existing bollards and planters and replace with security compliant bollards, a post and beam rail and a swing gate, at 1000 Liberty Avenue, in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 452022-0640

Resolution vacating Regis Way and a portion of Rapidan Way, both located in the “Ball Park Plan” as recorded in Plan Book Volume 19, Pg. 56, situate in the 12th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 462022-0705

Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for August 31, 2022.

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Order 472022-0660

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program," so as to re-allocate Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act (CDBG-CV) funding and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 482022-0662

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning, on behalf of the City, to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Regional Transit and the Bank of New York Mellon for the installation and maintenance of the Virgil Cantini Mosaic, for a cost not to exceed one dollar ($1).

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 492022-0663

Resolution amending Resolution No. 715 of 2021 for the Mayor and the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (“PLI”) to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with Avenu Insights and Analytics to digitize microfiche and aperture cards holding historic permitting data and add them to the Department’s digital library. The extension of this agreement will add an additional year of services and $22,354.86 of compensation. The Agreement is chargeable and payable from the following account in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Six Cents. ($282,354.86).

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 502022-0672

Resolution calling for promoting affordable commercial and residential development in the City of Pittsburgh by exploring the expansion of the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs).

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Passed Finally
Votes For
Aye: 6Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against
No: 0