Meeting

Standing Committees · Dec 7, 2022

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 20 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-1039Resolution authorizing the Office of the City Clerk to donate of Forty-five Thousand dollars ($45,000) to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
22022-0677Resolution 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 1/4/2023Not recordedNot recorded
32022-1013Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 318 of 2018, effective date May 14, 2018, in order to rescind the sale.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/14/2022Not recordedNot recorded
42022-1018Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Gateways for Growth for the purpose of receiving a customized research brief on immigrant and refugee communities in Pittsburgh and a Welcoming Network general membership.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52022-1019Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Inc. for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of SEVENTY THOUSAND ($70,000.00) dollars to integrate banking access into the 2022-2023 City of Pittsburgh’s summer youth employment program.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
6Item 0046-2022Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0046-2022.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
72022-1017Resolution amending Resolution No. 453 of 2002, providing for an Amended Lease for the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Police headquarters located at 1203 Western Avenue, extending the term six more years and providing for the payment thereof.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 12/14/2022Not recordedNot recorded
82022-0989Resolution providing for an agreement with CSXT for Engineering work on the Frazier Street/Swinburne Bridge Replacement Project; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Twenty Thousand Twenty Dollars ($20,020.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92022-1014Resolution authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Finance and/or the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute as necessary, an instrument or instruments, entitled “Preservation Agreement,” a ten-year covenant to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the architectural and historical characteristics of the Hartzell Monument in Allegheny Commons Park in favor of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, which has funded the restoration of the Monument by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, for the benefit of the public.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102022-1020Resolution amending Resolution 211 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into amended Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Ceridian, Human Capital Management, Inc., by extending the contract through 2025 at an additional cost not to exceed $1,001,000.00.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112022-0592Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Zoning Districts in General, Article II, Base Zoning District, Chapter 904 Mixed Use Districts; Article IV, Planning Districts, Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.02, Use Table; and Section 911.04, Use Standards; Article VI Development Standards, Chapter 914 Parking Loading and Access, Chapter 915, Environmental Performance Standards, and Chapter 919, Signs; and Article VIII Review and Enforcement, Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures; and Article IX, Chapter 926 Definitions, to create three new base zoning districts, and other zoning amendments. (Public Hearing was recessed 9/14/22) (Reconvened Public Hearing was held 12/5/22)No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTENot recordedNot recorded
122022-0661Ordinance 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 1/4/2023Not recordedNot recorded
132022-1002Resolution amending Resolution No. 767 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with D'Appolonia for On-Call Emergency Geotechnical Services including assessments, evaluations, land remediation plans, and expert testimony of properties subject to active life safety code enforcement violations. The Agreement(s) will add one year to the existing agreement term. The overall cost of the Amended Agreements shall not exceed Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars ($340,000), with the forthcoming one-year extension comprising One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000) of that overall amount.No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
142022-0860Resolution instructing the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Public Works to amend the Rules and Regulations for Sports Field Permits to provide priority use to athletic organizations comprised of City of Pittsburgh residents.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Urban Recreation , due back by 12/14/2022Not recordedNot recorded
152022-1012Resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of Parks and Recreation and Director of Finance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Sublease Agreement or Agreements with The Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania for continued operation of the Lawrenceville Senior Center located within Leslie Park, as originally authorized by Resolutions No. 55 and 91 of 2011, at an overall cost of $198,000 and with a term expiring March 31, 2024.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162022-0997Resolution amending Resolution 644-2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide Google Cloud subscription services, and add Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services to support cloud data warehousing and archiving from source data systems, increasing the 2022 budget by $76,000 to a total of $1,319,182.92 in 2022 funds, and increasing the 2023 budget by $240,000 to a total of $1,628,219.98 in 2023 funds, at a total amount not to exceed Four Million, Three Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty Four and 38/100 Dollars ($4,358,824.38).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172022-1021Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter an agreement or agreements, and amendments thereto, with Computronix (USA) Inc., for three (3) years to handle day-to-day maintenance and support of OneStopPGH, including to address any defects that may arise with the system and to define Service Level Agreements (SLA) for resolution time, meeting the needs of the City of Pittsburgh at a sum not to exceed One Million, Two Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand, Four Hundred Eighty-Two Dollars ($1,224,482).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182022-1022Resolution amending Resolution 375-2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, and the Director of the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an amended Agreement or Agreements or amendments thereto with Cohen Law Group, and CTC Technology & Energy for renegotiation of the City’s Cable Franchise Agreements with Comcast and Verizon, and for consultation on development of fiber and wireless telecommunication assets and policy. The purpose of the legislation is to add Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) in funding to the agreement for the continuation of these services. The total with the additional requested funding is in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Ninety-One Thousand, Two Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Seventy Cents ($591,213.70).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192022-1023Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to extend a Contract or Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Community Television for public access television services, by extending the term of the agreement until December 31st, 2022.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202022-1016Resolution authorizing the approval of the 2023 Housing Opportunity Fund Annual Allocation Plan. (Council Districts All).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12022-1039

Resolution authorizing the Office of the City Clerk to donate of Forty-five Thousand dollars ($45,000) to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22022-0677

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 1/4/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32022-1013

Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 318 of 2018, effective date May 14, 2018, in order to rescind the sale.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/14/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42022-1018

Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Gateways for Growth for the purpose of receiving a customized research brief on immigrant and refugee communities in Pittsburgh and a Welcoming Network general membership.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52022-1019

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Inc. for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of SEVENTY THOUSAND ($70,000.00) dollars to integrate banking access into the 2022-2023 City of Pittsburgh’s summer youth employment program.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0046-2022.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72022-1017

Resolution amending Resolution No. 453 of 2002, providing for an Amended Lease for the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Police headquarters located at 1203 Western Avenue, extending the term six more years and providing for the payment thereof.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 12/14/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82022-0989

Resolution providing for an agreement with CSXT for Engineering work on the Frazier Street/Swinburne Bridge Replacement Project; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Twenty Thousand Twenty Dollars ($20,020.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92022-1014

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Finance and/or the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute as necessary, an instrument or instruments, entitled “Preservation Agreement,” a ten-year covenant to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the architectural and historical characteristics of the Hartzell Monument in Allegheny Commons Park in favor of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, which has funded the restoration of the Monument by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, for the benefit of the public.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102022-1020

Resolution amending Resolution 211 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into amended Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Ceridian, Human Capital Management, Inc., by extending the contract through 2025 at an additional cost not to exceed $1,001,000.00.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112022-0592

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Zoning Districts in General, Article II, Base Zoning District, Chapter 904 Mixed Use Districts; Article IV, Planning Districts, Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.02, Use Table; and Section 911.04, Use Standards; Article VI Development Standards, Chapter 914 Parking Loading and Access, Chapter 915, Environmental Performance Standards, and Chapter 919, Signs; and Article VIII Review and Enforcement, Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures; and Article IX, Chapter 926 Definitions, to create three new base zoning districts, and other zoning amendments. (Public Hearing was recessed 9/14/22) (Reconvened Public Hearing was held 12/5/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122022-0661

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 1/4/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132022-1002

Resolution amending Resolution No. 767 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with D'Appolonia for On-Call Emergency Geotechnical Services including assessments, evaluations, land remediation plans, and expert testimony of properties subject to active life safety code enforcement violations. The Agreement(s) will add one year to the existing agreement term. The overall cost of the Amended Agreements shall not exceed Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars ($340,000), with the forthcoming one-year extension comprising One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000) of that overall amount.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142022-0860

Resolution instructing the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Public Works to amend the Rules and Regulations for Sports Field Permits to provide priority use to athletic organizations comprised of City of Pittsburgh residents.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Urban Recreation , due back by 12/14/2022
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152022-1012

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of Parks and Recreation and Director of Finance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Sublease Agreement or Agreements with The Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania for continued operation of the Lawrenceville Senior Center located within Leslie Park, as originally authorized by Resolutions No. 55 and 91 of 2011, at an overall cost of $198,000 and with a term expiring March 31, 2024.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162022-0997

Resolution amending Resolution 644-2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to provide Google Cloud subscription services, and add Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services to support cloud data warehousing and archiving from source data systems, increasing the 2022 budget by $76,000 to a total of $1,319,182.92 in 2022 funds, and increasing the 2023 budget by $240,000 to a total of $1,628,219.98 in 2023 funds, at a total amount not to exceed Four Million, Three Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty Four and 38/100 Dollars ($4,358,824.38).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172022-1021

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter an agreement or agreements, and amendments thereto, with Computronix (USA) Inc., for three (3) years to handle day-to-day maintenance and support of OneStopPGH, including to address any defects that may arise with the system and to define Service Level Agreements (SLA) for resolution time, meeting the needs of the City of Pittsburgh at a sum not to exceed One Million, Two Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand, Four Hundred Eighty-Two Dollars ($1,224,482).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182022-1022

Resolution amending Resolution 375-2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, and the Director of the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an amended Agreement or Agreements or amendments thereto with Cohen Law Group, and CTC Technology & Energy for renegotiation of the City’s Cable Franchise Agreements with Comcast and Verizon, and for consultation on development of fiber and wireless telecommunication assets and policy. The purpose of the legislation is to add Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) in funding to the agreement for the continuation of these services. The total with the additional requested funding is in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Ninety-One Thousand, Two Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Seventy Cents ($591,213.70).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192022-1023

Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to extend a Contract or Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Community Television for public access television services, by extending the term of the agreement until December 31st, 2022.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202022-1016

Resolution authorizing the approval of the 2023 Housing Opportunity Fund Annual Allocation Plan. (Council Districts All).

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