Meeting

Standing Committees · Mar 22, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 13 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12022-1072Ordinance 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 5/24/2023Not 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-1309Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman, Thomas & Battle.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
42023-1310Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Campbell Durrant, P.C., in an amount not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($30,000.00) for expert legal 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-1311Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Bar Association to provide legal advertising to the City of Pittsburgh for performing state mandated advertising of Treasurer’s Sales.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-1312Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located in the 15th Ward of the City at 624 Tesla Street designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 55-M Lot 302 and Block 55-M Lot 305, to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 4/12/2023Not recordedNot recorded
72023-1313Resolution amending Resolution 744 of 2022, entitled "Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2023," so as to reopen the 2023 Operating Budget to update the revenue forecast to better reflect Fiscal Year 2022 results, accommodate changes in the Bureau of Police in direct response to the ratified collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, and make changes to associated benefit calculations. (Executive Session held 3/28/23) (Second Executive Session held 3/30/23) (Third Executive Session held 4/4/23) (Public Hearing held 4/13/23)No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1314Resolution amending Resolution 745 of 2022, which authorizes Stop the Violence Fund expenditures for the 2023 Fiscal Year, by further updating current year appropriations in direct response to Operating Budget changes required by the ratified collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police. (Executive Session held 3/28/23) (Second Executive Session held 3/30/23) (Third Executive Session held 4/4/23) (Public Hearing held 4/13/23)No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
92023-1315Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept a donation from the Charles Street Area Corporation in the amount of ONE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($101,000.00) for the Cross Strauss Park Renovation.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
10Item 0060-2023Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0060-2023.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-1249Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-1332Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132023-1308Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Lawrence Hall project which proposes the improvements to an existing building for the use of a food hall and bar.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12022-1072

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 5/24/2023
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
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32023-1309

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman, Thomas & Battle.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42023-1310

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Campbell Durrant, P.C., in an amount not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($30,000.00) for expert legal services related to litigation in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Case 2:22-cv-523-CRE.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52023-1311

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Bar Association to provide legal advertising to the City of Pittsburgh for performing state mandated advertising of Treasurer’s Sales.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62023-1312

Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located in the 15th Ward of the City at 624 Tesla Street designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 55-M Lot 302 and Block 55-M Lot 305, to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 4/12/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72023-1313

Resolution amending Resolution 744 of 2022, entitled "Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2023," so as to reopen the 2023 Operating Budget to update the revenue forecast to better reflect Fiscal Year 2022 results, accommodate changes in the Bureau of Police in direct response to the ratified collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, and make changes to associated benefit calculations. (Executive Session held 3/28/23) (Second Executive Session held 3/30/23) (Third Executive Session held 4/4/23) (Public Hearing held 4/13/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82023-1314

Resolution amending Resolution 745 of 2022, which authorizes Stop the Violence Fund expenditures for the 2023 Fiscal Year, by further updating current year appropriations in direct response to Operating Budget changes required by the ratified collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police. (Executive Session held 3/28/23) (Second Executive Session held 3/30/23) (Third Executive Session held 4/4/23) (Public Hearing held 4/13/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92023-1315

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 Works to accept a donation from the Charles Street Area Corporation in the amount of ONE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($101,000.00) for the Cross Strauss Park Renovation.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0060-2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
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Not recorded
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Order 112023-1249

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
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122023-1332

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).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132023-1308

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for the Lawrence Hall project which proposes the improvements to an existing building for the use of a food hall and bar.

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