Meeting

Standing Committees · Sep 14, 2022

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 17 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-0677Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of City Planning, the Department of Finance, the Department of Innovation & Performance, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Public Safety, and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to temporarily address the public health emergency of homelessness in the City of Pittsburgh and to provide for policies and programs to address the lack of affordable housing, and their consequent contribution to chronic homelessness as directed herein until more permanent solutions can be implemented.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 10/5/2022Not recordedNot recorded
22022-0653Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Natasha Bruce and her attorneys, Jack Goodrich and Associates, P.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32022-0655Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to O’Brien, Coleman & Wright, LLC, Oliver Building, 535 Smithfield Street, Suite 1025, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in the amount of four hundred and fifty thousand dollars and no cents ($450,000.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42022-0711Resolution 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 discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
52022-0712Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Mary DeCort-Rhodes and Frischman & Rizza, P.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
62022-0713Authorizes 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72022-0714Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82022-0715Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
9Item 0033-2022Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0033-2022.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
102022-0733Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Police?Traffic?Services?Grant Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Division of Highway Safety, for the purpose of receiving funds in the amount of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND NINETY-ONE CENTS ($174,468.91) that will be used for enforcement of drunk and impaired driving as well as related outreach activities.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112022-0476Vacates an unopened portion of Bryant Street, laid out in the Morningside Manor Plan of Lots, as recorded in P.No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
122022-0708Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132022-0709Vacates an unopened portion of Bobby Way, laid out in the Summer Hill Terrace Plan (#2328), as recorded in P.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142022-0716Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152022-0661Ordinance accepting a new street name, WOODRING COURT in the Twenty-Third Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street name was approved by CPAC in June 2022. The name listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 9/28/2022Not recordedNot recorded
162022-0691Resolution 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 discussionHeld in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 9/21/2022Not recordedNot recorded
172022-0641Resolution of the city of Pittsburgh adopting an amendment to the Steel Valley Authority’s Articles of Incorporation to decrease the number of members of the Board of Directors of the AuthorityNo matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 9/21/2022Not recordedNot recorded
Order 12022-0677

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of City Planning, the Department of Finance, the Department of Innovation & Performance, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Public Safety, and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to temporarily address the public health emergency of homelessness in the City of Pittsburgh and to provide for policies and programs to address the lack of affordable housing, and their consequent contribution to chronic homelessness as directed herein until more permanent solutions can be implemented.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 10/5/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22022-0653

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Natasha Bruce and her attorneys, Jack Goodrich and Associates, P.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32022-0655

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 four hundred and fifty thousand dollars and no cents ($450,000.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42022-0711

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)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52022-0712

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

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62022-0713

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72022-0714

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

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82022-0715

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

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0033-2022.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102022-0733

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Police?Traffic?Services?Grant Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Division of Highway Safety, for the purpose of receiving funds in the amount of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND NINETY-ONE CENTS ($174,468.91) that will be used for enforcement of drunk and impaired driving as well as related outreach activities.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112022-0476

Vacates an unopened portion of Bryant Street, laid out in the Morningside Manor Plan of Lots, as recorded in P.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122022-0708

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132022-0709

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

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142022-0716

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152022-0661

Ordinance accepting a new street name, WOODRING COURT in the Twenty-Third Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street name was approved by CPAC in June 2022. The name listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 9/28/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162022-0691

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).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 9/21/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172022-0641

Resolution of the city of Pittsburgh adopting an amendment to the Steel Valley Authority’s Articles of Incorporation to decrease the number of members of the Board of Directors of the Authority

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 9/21/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded