Meeting

Standing Committees · Dec 19, 2022

1:30 PM · Council Chambers · 24 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-1080Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to Serve as Co-Applicant for the purposes of filing an Application with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a FY 2022 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative grant in the amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) and pledging City financial support in the amount of Thirty One Million and Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand dollars ($31,275,000) for the project and City Owned Land to Effectuate the Purposes of the Bedford Dwellings/Hill District Neighborhood Transformation Plan and its implementation strategy.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
22022-1085Resolution requiring a plan for the use of funds for the Food Justice program before said funds are released to the Food Justice Fund.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32022-0901Resolution updating and amending the Rules of Council. (Executive Session held 11/14/22) (Public Hearing held 12/15/22)No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
42022-1060Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Eric Walker and his counsel of record, Timothy P.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
52022-1061Ordinance amending the City Code at Title One: Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 113: Mayor, by supplementing the sections related to the Office of Management and Budget.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62022-1062Resolution amending Resolution 724 of 2021 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Finance to enter into a Donation and Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Land Bank and GRB Law to document the donation of legal services relating to the performance of designated quiet title actions on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh; and further, pursuant to Chapter 210 of the City Code (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) accepting the donation by Pittsburgh Land Bank of such legal services to be performed by GRB Law on behalf of the City to extend the term of the agreement or agreements until December 31, 2023.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72022-1063Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 175.08: Art Commission - Ornamentation for Municipal Projects; Plan Review and Approval, and supplementing Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration by adding Chapter 218.10: Percent for Art.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82022-1064Resolution providing for the creation of the Public Art Fund and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditure of such funds.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92022-1072Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title 5, Traffic; Article VII, Parking; by creating a new Chapter 550, Mobility Enhancement District.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 1/25/2023Not recordedNot recorded
102022-1073Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with a vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of purchasing and discharging eligible health care debt owed by Pittsburghers, as approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, at a cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). (Briefing held 1/9/23)No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 1/11/2023Not recordedNot recorded
11Item 0048-2022Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0048-2022.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
122022-1059Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Singer Research Institute D/B/A AHN Research Institute for professional services relating to the administration, implementation, and expansion of the Reaching Out on the Streets (“ROOTS”) program, for a sum not to exceed Nine Million Nine Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($9,960,000.00) through 2024, and for the payment of the costs thereof.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132022-1053Vacates an unopened unimproved unused 10ft alley, located between Arendell Street and Dalton Avenue.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142022-1054Resolution providing for a Retroactive Bridge Maintenance Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for Local costs associated with work performed by PennDOT on the Woodruff (“Bridge”) for immediate repairs and maintenance at a cost not to exceed Forty Four Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Six Dollars and Eighty Cents ($44,396.80).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152022-1055Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Temporary License Agreement with Allegheny County to provide access for the City to use a portion of Property owned by Allegheny County as a temporary construction area for purpose of staging construction equipment, materials and supplies needed for landslide remediation and stabilization of William Street.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162022-1056Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an Agreement of Sale with various property owners in the 18th and 19th Wards of the City in order to advance the Mt. Washington Landslide Remediation Project.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172022-1057Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into certain temporary construction easements on certain properties in the 19th Ward of the City in order to advance the Mt. Washington Landslide Remediation Project.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182022-0817Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from LN., Local Neighborhood Commercial to UI, Urban Industrial, 3 parcels in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 12th Ward. (Public Hearing held 12/14/22)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192022-0856Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain property known as 412 Blvd of the Allies located at 412 Boulevard of the Allies in Downtown, in the 1st Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The City is the owner of the property. (Public Hearing held 12/15/2022)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202022-1067Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” so as to identify specific Public Service Grant projects in City Council District 6 and projects of the Mayor’s Office and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements for operation/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on behalf of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
212022-1068Resolution closing out Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant Project BRC-TAG-23- 238, a grant received from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to prepare a Master Plan for the City owned properties associated with the Emerald View Park.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
222022-1069Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 175: Art Commission to transition the Art Commission into the Public Art & Civic Design Commission.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
232022-1066Resolution amending Resolution 420 of 2022, a resolution authorizing an Agreement or Agreements or amendments thereto with eDocs Technologies, LLC (“eDocs”) for licensing services and maintenance and support services to provide document management services to include Department of Mobility and Infrastructure documents at an additional cost not to exceed Twenty Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($20,500).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
242022-1058Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into a permanent easement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) and Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (Peoples) for the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, and removal of a natural gas pipeline on city- owned properties (Parcel IDs 47-P-271 and 47-P-263).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12022-1080

Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to Serve as Co-Applicant for the purposes of filing an Application with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a FY 2022 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative grant in the amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) and pledging City financial support in the amount of Thirty One Million and Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand dollars ($31,275,000) for the project and City Owned Land to Effectuate the Purposes of the Bedford Dwellings/Hill District Neighborhood Transformation Plan and its implementation strategy.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22022-1085

Resolution requiring a plan for the use of funds for the Food Justice program before said funds are released to the Food Justice Fund.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32022-0901

Resolution updating and amending the Rules of Council. (Executive Session held 11/14/22) (Public Hearing held 12/15/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42022-1060

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Eric Walker and his counsel of record, Timothy P.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52022-1061

Ordinance amending the City Code at Title One: Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 113: Mayor, by supplementing the sections related to the Office of Management and Budget.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62022-1062

Resolution amending Resolution 724 of 2021 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Finance to enter into a Donation and Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Land Bank and GRB Law to document the donation of legal services relating to the performance of designated quiet title actions on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh; and further, pursuant to Chapter 210 of the City Code (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) accepting the donation by Pittsburgh Land Bank of such legal services to be performed by GRB Law on behalf of the City to extend the term of the agreement or agreements until December 31, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72022-1063

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 175.08: Art Commission - Ornamentation for Municipal Projects; Plan Review and Approval, and supplementing Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration by adding Chapter 218.10: Percent for Art.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82022-1064

Resolution providing for the creation of the Public Art Fund and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditure of such funds.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92022-1072

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title 5, Traffic; Article VII, Parking; by creating a new Chapter 550, Mobility Enhancement District.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 1/25/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102022-1073

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with a vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of purchasing and discharging eligible health care debt owed by Pittsburghers, as approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, at a cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). (Briefing held 1/9/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 1/11/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0048-2022.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122022-1059

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Singer Research Institute D/B/A AHN Research Institute for professional services relating to the administration, implementation, and expansion of the Reaching Out on the Streets (“ROOTS”) program, for a sum not to exceed Nine Million Nine Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($9,960,000.00) through 2024, and for the payment of the costs thereof.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132022-1053

Vacates an unopened unimproved unused 10ft alley, located between Arendell Street and Dalton Avenue.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142022-1054

Resolution providing for a Retroactive Bridge Maintenance Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for Local costs associated with work performed by PennDOT on the Woodruff (“Bridge”) for immediate repairs and maintenance at a cost not to exceed Forty Four Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Six Dollars and Eighty Cents ($44,396.80).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152022-1055

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Temporary License Agreement with Allegheny County to provide access for the City to use a portion of Property owned by Allegheny County as a temporary construction area for purpose of staging construction equipment, materials and supplies needed for landslide remediation and stabilization of William Street.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162022-1056

Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an Agreement of Sale with various property owners in the 18th and 19th Wards of the City in order to advance the Mt. Washington Landslide Remediation Project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172022-1057

Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into certain temporary construction easements on certain properties in the 19th Ward of the City in order to advance the Mt. Washington Landslide Remediation Project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182022-0817

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from LN., Local Neighborhood Commercial to UI, Urban Industrial, 3 parcels in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 12th Ward. (Public Hearing held 12/14/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192022-0856

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances the certain property known as 412 Blvd of the Allies located at 412 Boulevard of the Allies in Downtown, in the 1st Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The City is the owner of the property. (Public Hearing held 12/15/2022)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202022-1067

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” so as to identify specific Public Service Grant projects in City Council District 6 and projects of the Mayor’s Office and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements for operation/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on behalf of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 212022-1068

Resolution closing out Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant Project BRC-TAG-23- 238, a grant received from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to prepare a Master Plan for the City owned properties associated with the Emerald View Park.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 222022-1069

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 175: Art Commission to transition the Art Commission into the Public Art & Civic Design Commission.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 232022-1066

Resolution amending Resolution 420 of 2022, a resolution authorizing an Agreement or Agreements or amendments thereto with eDocs Technologies, LLC (“eDocs”) for licensing services and maintenance and support services to provide document management services to include Department of Mobility and Infrastructure documents at an additional cost not to exceed Twenty Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($20,500).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 242022-1058

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into a permanent easement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) and Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (Peoples) for the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, and removal of a natural gas pipeline on city- owned properties (Parcel IDs 47-P-271 and 47-P-263).

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