Meeting

Standing Committees · Mar 8, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 20 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1108Ordinance amending Title Two, Article V, Chapter 237 Stop The Violence Fund, Section 237.03 Uses and Restrictions of the Stop The Violence Fund, directing the Mayor’s designee thereunder, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to utilize a reporting form approved by City Council to ensure proper and legal use of said funds by grantees thereunder in accordance with Ordinance 237 (“Stop the Violence Fund”) of the City of Pittsburgh Code.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/15/2023Not recordedNot recorded
22023-1253Resolution authorizing the issuance of 2 warrants ($15,000.00 each) in connection with an EEOC matter at EEOC: 17H-2020-00017C for a total amount of $30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Dollars) in full and final settlement of litigation including attorney fees. (Executive Session held 3/7/23)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-1254Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Mary Ann Organ and Eugene Organ, her husband, and their attorneys, Edgar Snyder and Associates, U.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-1272Resolution 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 Global K9 Protection Group valued at TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($10,000.00) for a pre-trained explosive detection canine.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-1273Resolution 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 Am-Gard of SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,900.00) for the purchase of a canine for the Bureau of Police.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-1274Resolution authorizing Eight (8) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to art and memorial preservation and conservation 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
7Item 0058-2023Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0058-2023.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1268Authorizes a City warrant payment to Von der haus Gill German Shepherds Inc.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-1249Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and Operation Better Block for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,500,000.00) to support the Safe Passages Program, which places community elders in schools to prevent violence.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness, due back by 3/15/2023Not recordedNot recorded
102023-1270Resolution amending Resolution No. 679 of 2012, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Project and License Agreement with Riverlife to provide capital improvements & renovations to Allegheny Landing Park, by further authorizing a City contribution to dock repair work at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-1271Authorizes a City warrant payment to Eletro-Kote Company in the amount of Twenty-Nine Thousand and Eight Hundred Dollars ($29,800.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-1266Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement with the Mark Hamilton, Esq. of Summers McDonnell Hudock Guthrie and Rauch, P.C., to provide legal representation as the Solicitor of the Commission on Human Relations in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132023-1267Resolution providing for a Professional Service Agreement with Ruder Law for legal services related to the enforcement of City Code Chapter 659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142022-0270Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Seven: Business Licensing, Article X: Rental of Residential Housing, by amending in its entirety Chapter 781: Residential Housing Rental Permit Program. (Public Hearing held 5/19/22)No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTENot recordedNot recorded
152022-0465Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title V: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 549: Residential Parking Permit Program, § 549.08: Visitor Permits; Non-Resident Permits, so as to relate the issuance of residential parking permits for short-term rentals to the issuance of licenses by the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections authorizing the operation of short-term rentals in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 4/5/2023Not recordedNot recorded
162023-1277Authorizes a City warrant payment to ThoughtForm, Inc.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172023-1283Resolution providing for the designation and transfer of certain public properties within the Upper Lawrenceville and Stanton Heights neighborhoods to become permanent, public, passive open space, included in the Allegheny River Greenway as part of the Greenways for Pittsburgh program.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182023-1275Resolution amending Resolution No. 568 of 2019, authorizing an amendment or amendments(s) to the existing Rooftop License Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and 600 GS Prop LP, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, in order to extend the term through December 31, 2028, at a total cost not to exceed THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY-SIX CENTS ($380,387.56).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192023-1276Resolution providing for the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with RouteSmart Technologies, Inc., which provides trash and recycling routing optimization, for the purchase and implementation of navigation software that will provide turn-by-turn directions to Environmental Service Drivers; at a total cost not to exceed $149,740.00 through December 31, 2025.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202023-1173Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for proposed land development located at 4554-4564 Penn Avenue at the parcels numbered 49-M-121, 49-M-122, 49-M-123, 49-M-124, 49-M-125, 49-M-126, Pittsburgh, PA 15224.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 4/5/2023Not recordedNot recorded
Order 12023-1108

Ordinance amending Title Two, Article V, Chapter 237 Stop The Violence Fund, Section 237.03 Uses and Restrictions of the Stop The Violence Fund, directing the Mayor’s designee thereunder, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to utilize a reporting form approved by City Council to ensure proper and legal use of said funds by grantees thereunder in accordance with Ordinance 237 (“Stop the Violence Fund”) of the City of Pittsburgh Code.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/15/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22023-1253

Resolution authorizing the issuance of 2 warrants ($15,000.00 each) in connection with an EEOC matter at EEOC: 17H-2020-00017C for a total amount of $30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Dollars) in full and final settlement of litigation including attorney fees. (Executive Session held 3/7/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32023-1254

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Mary Ann Organ and Eugene Organ, her husband, and their attorneys, Edgar Snyder and Associates, U.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42023-1272

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 Global K9 Protection Group valued at TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($10,000.00) for a pre-trained explosive detection canine.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52023-1273

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 Am-Gard of SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,900.00) for the purchase of a canine for the Bureau of Police.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62023-1274

Resolution authorizing Eight (8) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to art and memorial preservation and conservation 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.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0058-2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82023-1268

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Von der haus Gill German Shepherds Inc.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92023-1249

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and Operation Better Block for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,500,000.00) to support the Safe Passages Program, which places community elders in schools to prevent violence.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness, due back by 3/15/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102023-1270

Resolution amending Resolution No. 679 of 2012, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Project and License Agreement with Riverlife to provide capital improvements & renovations to Allegheny Landing Park, by further authorizing a City contribution to dock repair work at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112023-1271

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Eletro-Kote Company in the amount of Twenty-Nine Thousand and Eight Hundred Dollars ($29,800.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122023-1266

Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement with the Mark Hamilton, Esq. of Summers McDonnell Hudock Guthrie and Rauch, P.C., to provide legal representation as the Solicitor of the Commission on Human Relations in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132023-1267

Resolution providing for a Professional Service Agreement with Ruder Law for legal services related to the enforcement of City Code Chapter 659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142022-0270

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Seven: Business Licensing, Article X: Rental of Residential Housing, by amending in its entirety Chapter 781: Residential Housing Rental Permit Program. (Public Hearing held 5/19/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152022-0465

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title V: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 549: Residential Parking Permit Program, § 549.08: Visitor Permits; Non-Resident Permits, so as to relate the issuance of residential parking permits for short-term rentals to the issuance of licenses by the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections authorizing the operation of short-term rentals in the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 4/5/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162023-1277

Authorizes a City warrant payment to ThoughtForm, Inc.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172023-1283

Resolution providing for the designation and transfer of certain public properties within the Upper Lawrenceville and Stanton Heights neighborhoods to become permanent, public, passive open space, included in the Allegheny River Greenway as part of the Greenways for Pittsburgh program.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182023-1275

Resolution amending Resolution No. 568 of 2019, authorizing an amendment or amendments(s) to the existing Rooftop License Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and 600 GS Prop LP, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, in order to extend the term through December 31, 2028, at a total cost not to exceed THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY-SIX CENTS ($380,387.56).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192023-1276

Resolution providing for the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with RouteSmart Technologies, Inc., which provides trash and recycling routing optimization, for the purchase and implementation of navigation software that will provide turn-by-turn directions to Environmental Service Drivers; at a total cost not to exceed $149,740.00 through December 31, 2025.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202023-1173

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for proposed land development located at 4554-4564 Penn Avenue at the parcels numbered 49-M-121, 49-M-122, 49-M-123, 49-M-124, 49-M-125, 49-M-126, Pittsburgh, PA 15224.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 4/5/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded