Meeting

City Council · Mar 21, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 30 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1343WHEREAS, Women in Data Science (WiDS) Pittsburgh is back at Carnegie Mellon University for its fifth annual conference to be held Thursday through Friday, March 24-25; andNo matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22023-1344WHEREAS, Wendi Miller was born on July 14, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA, earned a BFA in Sculpture from Carnegie Mellon University (formerly Carnegie Tech) in 1972, shared a life with her partner Dorcas Evans-Miller and raised her son Cooper Miller (1982- ) in Pittsburgh; andNo matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-1327Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Arena and Sports Performance Complex project which will involve the development of a new six-story arena and associated three-story sports performance complex.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-1328Resolution amending Resolution No. 806 of 2018, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $1,000,000 for the Stevens Elementary School Redevelopment project” to increase the grant amount to up to $1,500,000 and authorize spending.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-1329Authorizes a City warrant payment to PA Municipal League, in the amount of $52,962.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-1330Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the State Office of the Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars to support repairs to Medic 10.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-1331Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Final Design and Construction phases of the Frankstown Ave Signal Improvement project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million One Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Three Hundred and Forty Nine Dollars ($4,153,349.00) dollars, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Thirteen Thousand ($13,000.00) dollars.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1332Resolution providing for a supplemental agreement or agreements with Michael Baker International, Inc. for costs associated with the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Three Million One Hundred Thirty Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Four Dollars and Sixty Six Cents ($3,130,324.66), an increase of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($1,955,000.00) from the previously executed agreement (52850-1).No matched discussionWaived under Rule 8Not recordedNot recorded
92023-1333Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) to recoup yearly costs associated with the City’s participation and attendance in the Member Planning Agency Participation Services.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-1334Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Rizer Consulting LLC in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) for professional services related to litigation in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Case 2:22-cv-523-CRE.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-1335Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND TWENTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($37,027.50) to reimburse the city for the installation of 10 duel hosed electric charging stations.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-1336Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Office and Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE ($253,125.00) dollars to reimburse the city for the purchase of 45 all electric vehicles.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
132023-1337Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE THOUSAND ($1,345,000) Dollars to purchase three electric recycling packers and five compressed natural gas garbage trucks.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
142023-1338Ordinance clarifying a street name discrepancy of ALLEQUIPPA STREET between Sutherland Drive and Utterback Drive as located in the Fourth and Fifth Wards of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street name was clarified by CPAC in January 2023. 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 discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
152023-1339Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of City Planning and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a license agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company, Inc. and Pittsburgh Parking Authority for the installation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations at 6117 Kirkwood Street.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
162023-1340Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of City Planning and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a license agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company, Inc. and Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens for the installation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations at One Schenley Drive.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
172023-1341Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing TRAIL DEVELOPMENT by five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) and increasing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - SPORT FACILITIES by two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) and COMPLETE STREETS by three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
182023-1342Files a communication from City Controller Michael Lamb about fiscal audit of the Shade Tree Trust Fund (STTF), dated March 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
192023-1323Records the Finance and Law committee report for March 15, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
202023-1294Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
212023-1297Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
222023-1324Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for March 15, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
232023-1288Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
242023-1289Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
252023-1325Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for March 15, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
262023-1290Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
272023-1291Allows GARDEN THEATER BLOCK LLC to use City right-of-way or property for infrastructure work.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
282023-1292Vacates 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
292023-1326Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology committee report for March 15, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
302023-1295Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12023-1343

WHEREAS, Women in Data Science (WiDS) Pittsburgh is back at Carnegie Mellon University for its fifth annual conference to be held Thursday through Friday, March 24-25; and

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Order 22023-1344

WHEREAS, Wendi Miller was born on July 14, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA, earned a BFA in Sculpture from Carnegie Mellon University (formerly Carnegie Tech) in 1972, shared a life with her partner Dorcas Evans-Miller and raised her son Cooper Miller (1982- ) in Pittsburgh; and

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Order 32023-1327

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Arena and Sports Performance Complex project which will involve the development of a new six-story arena and associated three-story sports performance complex.

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Order 42023-1328

Resolution amending Resolution No. 806 of 2018, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $1,000,000 for the Stevens Elementary School Redevelopment project” to increase the grant amount to up to $1,500,000 and authorize spending.

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Order 52023-1329

Authorizes a City warrant payment to PA Municipal League, in the amount of $52,962.

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Order 62023-1330

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the State Office of the Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars to support repairs to Medic 10.

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Order 72023-1331

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Final Design and Construction phases of the Frankstown Ave Signal Improvement project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million One Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Three Hundred and Forty Nine Dollars ($4,153,349.00) dollars, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Thirteen Thousand ($13,000.00) dollars.

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Order 82023-1332

Resolution providing for a supplemental agreement or agreements with Michael Baker International, Inc. for costs associated with the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Three Million One Hundred Thirty Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Four Dollars and Sixty Six Cents ($3,130,324.66), an increase of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($1,955,000.00) from the previously executed agreement (52850-1).

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Waived under Rule 8
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Order 92023-1333

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) to recoup yearly costs associated with the City’s participation and attendance in the Member Planning Agency Participation Services.

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Order 102023-1334

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Rizer Consulting LLC in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) for professional services related to litigation in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Case 2:22-cv-523-CRE.

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Order 112023-1335

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND TWENTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($37,027.50) to reimburse the city for the installation of 10 duel hosed electric charging stations.

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Order 122023-1336

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Office and Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE ($253,125.00) dollars to reimburse the city for the purchase of 45 all electric vehicles.

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Order 132023-1337

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE THOUSAND ($1,345,000) Dollars to purchase three electric recycling packers and five compressed natural gas garbage trucks.

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Order 142023-1338

Ordinance clarifying a street name discrepancy of ALLEQUIPPA STREET between Sutherland Drive and Utterback Drive as located in the Fourth and Fifth Wards of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street name was clarified by CPAC in January 2023. 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.

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Order 152023-1339

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of City Planning and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a license agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company, Inc. and Pittsburgh Parking Authority for the installation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations at 6117 Kirkwood Street.

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Order 162023-1340

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of City Planning and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a license agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company, Inc. and Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens for the installation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations at One Schenley Drive.

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Order 172023-1341

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing TRAIL DEVELOPMENT by five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) and increasing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - SPORT FACILITIES by two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) and COMPLETE STREETS by three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00).

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Order 182023-1342

Files a communication from City Controller Michael Lamb about fiscal audit of the Shade Tree Trust Fund (STTF), dated March 2023.

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Order 192023-1323

Records the Finance and Law committee report for March 15, 2023.

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Order 202023-1294

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
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Passed Finally
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Order 212023-1297

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).

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Order 222023-1324

Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for March 15, 2023.

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Order 232023-1288

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
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Passed Finally
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Order 242023-1289

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.

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Order 252023-1325

Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for March 15, 2023.

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Order 262023-1290

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.

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Passed Finally
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Order 292023-1326

Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology committee report for March 15, 2023.

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Order 302023-1295

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.

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Passed Finally
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No: 0