Meeting

Standing Committees · Mar 15, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 14 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 the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/29/2023Not recordedNot recorded
22023-1293Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Belinda Martin and her attorneys, Friday and Cox, 1405 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, in the amount of Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($27,500.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
32023-1294Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Loeb & Loeb, LLP, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($150,000.00) for legal services related to real estate matters.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-1297Resolution 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” by reducing SMALLMAN STREET RECONSTRUCTION by two hundred seventeen thousand two hundred forty three dollars and thirty seven cents ($217,243.37) and increasing COMPLETE STREETS one hundred seventeen thousand two hundred forty three dollars and thirty seven cents ($117,243.37) and increasing SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
5Item 0059-2023Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0059-2023.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-1249Resolution 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 3/22/2023Not recordedNot recorded
72023-1288Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Duquesne University for the purpose of spending grant funds not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($150,500.00) dollars to support the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Inside-Out training program.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1289Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Justice COPS Mini Grant Program for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($150,500.00) dollars to support the Police Inside-Out training program with program partner Duquesne University.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-1290Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of a portion of Harvard Street (83-P-167), being Parcel B, as laid out on the Subdivision Plan of Block and Lot 83-P-165, as recorded in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, in Plan Book Volume 290, Page 4, in the 11th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-1291Allows GARDEN THEATER BLOCK LLC to use City right-of-way or property for infrastructure work.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-1292Vacates an unopened portion of Wabash Street, located in the rear of McKnight Street, as shown on Plan of the Denny Estate as recorded in Plan Book Volume 7, page 2.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot 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 4/12/2023Not recordedNot recorded
132023-1178Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Section 925.06, Setbacks, to update the standards for certain HVAC equipment in setbacks. (Referred to Planning Commission 2/8/23) (Report & Recommendation received 3/8/23) (Public Hearing scheduled for 5/3/23)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Public HearingNot recordedNot recorded
142023-1295Resolution amending Resolution 532-2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto for professional services with ePlus Technology, Inc. for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh’s network functionality at an additional cost not to exceed $20,000.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot 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 the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/29/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22023-1293

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Belinda Martin and her attorneys, Friday and Cox, 1405 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, in the amount of Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($27,500.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32023-1294

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Loeb & Loeb, LLP, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($150,000.00) for legal services related to real estate matters.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42023-1297

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” by reducing SMALLMAN STREET RECONSTRUCTION by two hundred seventeen thousand two hundred forty three dollars and thirty seven cents ($217,243.37) and increasing COMPLETE STREETS one hundred seventeen thousand two hundred forty three dollars and thirty seven cents ($117,243.37) and increasing SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0059-2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62023-1249

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 3/22/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72023-1288

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Duquesne University for the purpose of spending grant funds not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($150,500.00) dollars to support the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Inside-Out training program.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82023-1289

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Justice COPS Mini Grant Program for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($150,500.00) dollars to support the Police Inside-Out training program with program partner Duquesne University.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92023-1290

Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of a portion of Harvard Street (83-P-167), being Parcel B, as laid out on the Subdivision Plan of Block and Lot 83-P-165, as recorded in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, in Plan Book Volume 290, Page 4, in the 11th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102023-1291

Allows GARDEN THEATER BLOCK LLC to use City right-of-way or property for infrastructure work.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112023-1292

Vacates an unopened portion of Wabash Street, located in the rear of McKnight Street, as shown on Plan of the Denny Estate as recorded in Plan Book Volume 7, page 2.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
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 4/12/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132023-1178

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Section 925.06, Setbacks, to update the standards for certain HVAC equipment in setbacks. (Referred to Planning Commission 2/8/23) (Report & Recommendation received 3/8/23) (Public Hearing scheduled for 5/3/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142023-1295

Resolution amending Resolution 532-2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto for professional services with ePlus Technology, Inc. for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh’s network functionality at an additional cost not to exceed $20,000.

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