Order 12023-1515
WHEREAS, Ted and Eileen Fischer met at the US Steel Building, where she was a parking cashier and he was a plumber in the new building. This meeting led them to marriage on May 11, 1973, and;
Legislation Items
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| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-1515 | WHEREAS, Ted and Eileen Fischer met at the US Steel Building, where she was a parking cashier and he was a plumber in the new building. This meeting led them to marriage on May 11, 1973, and; | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2023-1516 | WHEREAS, Jau’mair Garland, a native of the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, began training under Trevor Miles at a local YMCA where he was introduced to creative movement and hip-hop; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2023-1517 | WHEREAS, James Gilmer was born in Pittsburgh, PA on April 17, 1993, with a vibrant world of space to explore in his gift of dance at his childhood home in Highland Park; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2023-1520 | WHEREAS, Dr. Selma Feldman Witchel was born and raised in Pittsburgh and educated at Taylor Allderdice High School, Oberlin College and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with Post Graduate work at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2023-1521 | WHEREAS, Dan Barry played his first year of Little League in 1963, at the age of 12 on the Myers Red team for Elliott Athletic Association (EAA). He played Pony league the following year and from 1966-1967, Dan played in the Colt League; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2023-1522 | WHEREAS, the Elliott West-End Athletic Association (EWEAA) began in 1963 as the Elliott Athletic Association, a baseball association in the Elliott neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh; and | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2023-1523 | WHEREAS, throughout its history, Pittsburgh has hosted a vibrant, diverse, and innovative music scene that provides the City with great shows and venues, attracts more and more people to the City, and enhances its reputation as a lively place to make your home; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2023-1518 | WHEREAS, Pittsburgh City Council established an Unhoused Committee in order to identify and recommend solutions to address the growing crisis of unhoused people in the City, and; | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2023-1497 | Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 2163 Centre Avenue. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2023-1498 | Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for Crews Development LLC, 1709/1711 Cliff Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2023-1499 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT), in the amount of $13,781. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2023-1524 | Resolution authorizing the City Controller to pay annual Membership dues for 2023 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2023-1500 | Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Gannett Fleming, Inc. for costs associated with the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Seventy Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty Seven Dollars and Four Cents ($1,479,327.04), an increase of Eight Hundred Seventy Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Twelve Dollars and Thirty Three Cents ($873,812.33) from the previously executed agreement (53417) as previously authorized by Resolution 276 of 2018 to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design Phases of the project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2023-1501 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman, Thomas & Battle. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2023-1502 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2023-1503 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Sable & Sable, LLC, in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) for expert legal services in connection with case number G.D. 23- 002842. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 17 | 2023-1504 | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a three (3) warrants with the total sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i) $6,000.00, less applicable tax withholdings and other deductions, will be issued to Plaintiff, Joseph Deresh, along with an IRS Form W-2 in connection with this payment; (ii) $6,000.00, will be issued to Plaintiff Joseph Deresh along with and IRS Form 1099 in connection with this payment; and (iii) $8,000.00 will be issued to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Rothman Gordon, P.C. for fees and expenses related to the Litigation. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 18 | 2023-1505 | Resolution amending Resolution 279 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and Director of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Planet Technologies in a form approved by the City Solicitor in order to provide for compensation for: (1) access a comprehensive Microsoft Library for training, reporting, and customized materials; and (2) assistance business hours to support, manage, and grow Office 365 environments critical to migrating applications to the cloud, by increasing the cost by One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 19 | 2023-1506 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements and amendments thereto with Granicus, Inc. in a form approved by the City Solicitor for website content management at a cost not to exceed Two Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($283,995). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 20 | 2023-1525 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Council as a Body to pay annual membership dues for 2023 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891). | added to the Agenda | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 21 | 2023-1513 | Notifies City Council of the appointment of Chip Gaul as Assistant Director of Facilities in the Department of Public Works. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 22 | 2023-1508 | Resolution appointing Billie Vaughn as a member of the Disruptive Properties Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2025. | Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 23 | 2023-1509 | Resolution appointing John Katz as a member of the Disruptive Properties Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 30, 2027. | Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 24 | 2023-1510 | Resolution appointing Jala Rucker as a member of the as a Member of the Housing Authority Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2024. | Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 25 | 2023-1507 | Resolution appointing Cathryn Calhoun as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027 | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 26 | 2023-1511 | Resolution appointing Calvin Aster Ecker as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027 | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 27 | 2023-1512 | Resolution appointing Julian McClain as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027 | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 28 | 2023-1514 | Resolution appointing Larry Scirotto, as Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Department of Public Safety. | Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 29 | 2023-1492 | Records the Finance and Law committee report for May 3, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 30 | 2023-1460 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 746 further amending Resolution No. 728 of 2022, entitled “Resolution authorizing appropriations, salaries, and capital expenditures of the Parks Trust Fund for the 2023 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2023.” by updating the transfer from the Parks Trust Fund to the 2023 Capital Budget. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 31 | 2023-1493 | Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for May 3, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 32 | 2023-1453 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into relevant agreements or execute required purchase orders with Corrections Development, Inc., for support and maintenance of integration of the Allegheny County court scheduling module into the InTime system, to include a one-time fee for development, implementation, configuration, training and application design meetings of $20,000.00 and annual maintenance fees of $5,000.00 at a total cost not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00). | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 33 | 2023-1494 | Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for May 3, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 34 | 2023-1456 | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with H.W. Lochner, Inc. for costs associated with the Preliminary Design Phases of both Herron Avenue Bridge and Elizabeth Street Bridge; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Dollars and Eighty Cents ($878,570.80). | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 35 | 2023-1457 | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Mackin Engineering & Consultants for costs associated with Construction Inspection and Contract Administration for the Critical Sidewalks Gaps and Sylvan Ave Projects; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Five Hundred and Sixteen Dollars and Eight Cents ($466,516.08). | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 36 | 2023-1458 | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering for the Swinburne Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), federally reimbursable at 95%. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 37 | 2023-1459 | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), federally reimbursable at 95%. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 38 | 2023-1473 | Resolution vacating unused paper portions of Benezet St, Heath St, Yule Way & Ochra Way, laid out in the Eastern Addition of New Homestead Plan of Lots, Plan Book Volume 20, Pages 12 & 13, in the 31st Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 39 | 2023-1474 | Resolution vacating unused paper portions of Whitebush St and Heath St, laid out in the Eastern Addition of New Homestead Plan of Lots, Plan Book Volume 20, Pages 12 & 13, in the 31st Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 40 | 2023-1495 | Records the Human Resources committee report for May 3, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 41 | 2023-1452 | Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Talogy, Inc. for professional services in connection with Talogy, Inc. for Firefighter Recruit testing, reports and job analysis, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $49,550.00 over three (3) years. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 42 | 2023-1496 | Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for May 3, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 43 | 2023-1455 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, in the amount of $38,579. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 44 | 2023-1519 | WHEREAS, The Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience (PULSE) was founded in 1994 and is dedicated to increasing the capacity of local nonprofits by connecting people with passion to area organizations with purpose; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Order 22023-1516
WHEREAS, Jau’mair Garland, a native of the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, began training under Trevor Miles at a local YMCA where he was introduced to creative movement and hip-hop; and,
Order 32023-1517
WHEREAS, James Gilmer was born in Pittsburgh, PA on April 17, 1993, with a vibrant world of space to explore in his gift of dance at his childhood home in Highland Park; and,
Order 42023-1520
WHEREAS, Dr. Selma Feldman Witchel was born and raised in Pittsburgh and educated at Taylor Allderdice High School, Oberlin College and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with Post Graduate work at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; and,
Order 52023-1521
WHEREAS, Dan Barry played his first year of Little League in 1963, at the age of 12 on the Myers Red team for Elliott Athletic Association (EAA). He played Pony league the following year and from 1966-1967, Dan played in the Colt League; and,
Order 62023-1522
WHEREAS, the Elliott West-End Athletic Association (EWEAA) began in 1963 as the Elliott Athletic Association, a baseball association in the Elliott neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh; and
Order 72023-1523
WHEREAS, throughout its history, Pittsburgh has hosted a vibrant, diverse, and innovative music scene that provides the City with great shows and venues, attracts more and more people to the City, and enhances its reputation as a lively place to make your home; and,
Order 82023-1518
WHEREAS, Pittsburgh City Council established an Unhoused Committee in order to identify and recommend solutions to address the growing crisis of unhoused people in the City, and;
Order 92023-1497
Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 2163 Centre Avenue.
Order 102023-1498
Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for Crews Development LLC, 1709/1711 Cliff Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
Order 112023-1499
Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT), in the amount of $13,781.
Order 122023-1524
Resolution authorizing the City Controller to pay annual Membership dues for 2023 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891.00).
Order 132023-1500
Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Gannett Fleming, Inc. for costs associated with the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Seventy Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty Seven Dollars and Four Cents ($1,479,327.04), an increase of Eight Hundred Seventy Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Twelve Dollars and Thirty Three Cents ($873,812.33) from the previously executed agreement (53417) as previously authorized by Resolution 276 of 2018 to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design Phases of the project.
Order 142023-1501
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman, Thomas & Battle.
Order 152023-1502
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC.
Order 162023-1503
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Sable & Sable, LLC, in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) for expert legal services in connection with case number G.D. 23- 002842.
Order 172023-1504
Resolution authorizing the issuance of a three (3) warrants with the total sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i) $6,000.00, less applicable tax withholdings and other deductions, will be issued to Plaintiff, Joseph Deresh, along with an IRS Form W-2 in connection with this payment; (ii) $6,000.00, will be issued to Plaintiff Joseph Deresh along with and IRS Form 1099 in connection with this payment; and (iii) $8,000.00 will be issued to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Rothman Gordon, P.C. for fees and expenses related to the Litigation.
Order 182023-1505
Resolution amending Resolution 279 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and Director of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Planet Technologies in a form approved by the City Solicitor in order to provide for compensation for: (1) access a comprehensive Microsoft Library for training, reporting, and customized materials; and (2) assistance business hours to support, manage, and grow Office 365 environments critical to migrating applications to the cloud, by increasing the cost by One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000).
Order 192023-1506
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements and amendments thereto with Granicus, Inc. in a form approved by the City Solicitor for website content management at a cost not to exceed Two Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($283,995).
Order 202023-1525
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Council as a Body to pay annual membership dues for 2023 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891).
Order 212023-1513
Notifies City Council of the appointment of Chip Gaul as Assistant Director of Facilities in the Department of Public Works.
Order 222023-1508
Resolution appointing Billie Vaughn as a member of the Disruptive Properties Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2025.
Order 232023-1509
Resolution appointing John Katz as a member of the Disruptive Properties Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 30, 2027.
Order 242023-1510
Resolution appointing Jala Rucker as a member of the as a Member of the Housing Authority Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2024.
Order 252023-1507
Resolution appointing Cathryn Calhoun as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027
Order 262023-1511
Resolution appointing Calvin Aster Ecker as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027
Order 272023-1512
Resolution appointing Julian McClain as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission for a term set to expire December 31st, 2027
Order 282023-1514
Resolution appointing Larry Scirotto, as Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Department of Public Safety.
Order 292023-1492
Records the Finance and Law committee report for May 3, 2023.
Order 302023-1460
Resolution amending Resolution No. 746 further amending Resolution No. 728 of 2022, entitled “Resolution authorizing appropriations, salaries, and capital expenditures of the Parks Trust Fund for the 2023 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2023.” by updating the transfer from the Parks Trust Fund to the 2023 Capital Budget.
Order 312023-1493
Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for May 3, 2023.
Order 322023-1453
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into relevant agreements or execute required purchase orders with Corrections Development, Inc., for support and maintenance of integration of the Allegheny County court scheduling module into the InTime system, to include a one-time fee for development, implementation, configuration, training and application design meetings of $20,000.00 and annual maintenance fees of $5,000.00 at a total cost not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00).
Order 332023-1494
Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for May 3, 2023.
Order 342023-1456
Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with H.W. Lochner, Inc. for costs associated with the Preliminary Design Phases of both Herron Avenue Bridge and Elizabeth Street Bridge; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Dollars and Eighty Cents ($878,570.80).
Order 352023-1457
Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Mackin Engineering & Consultants for costs associated with Construction Inspection and Contract Administration for the Critical Sidewalks Gaps and Sylvan Ave Projects; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Five Hundred and Sixteen Dollars and Eight Cents ($466,516.08).
Order 362023-1458
Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering for the Swinburne Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), federally reimbursable at 95%.
Order 372023-1459
Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), federally reimbursable at 95%.
Order 382023-1473
Resolution vacating unused paper portions of Benezet St, Heath St, Yule Way & Ochra Way, laid out in the Eastern Addition of New Homestead Plan of Lots, Plan Book Volume 20, Pages 12 & 13, in the 31st Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
Order 392023-1474
Resolution vacating unused paper portions of Whitebush St and Heath St, laid out in the Eastern Addition of New Homestead Plan of Lots, Plan Book Volume 20, Pages 12 & 13, in the 31st Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
Order 402023-1495
Records the Human Resources committee report for May 3, 2023.
Order 412023-1452
Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Talogy, Inc. for professional services in connection with Talogy, Inc. for Firefighter Recruit testing, reports and job analysis, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $49,550.00 over three (3) years.
Order 422023-1496
Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for May 3, 2023.
Order 432023-1455
Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, in the amount of $38,579.
Order 442023-1519
WHEREAS, The Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience (PULSE) was founded in 1994 and is dedicated to increasing the capacity of local nonprofits by connecting people with passion to area organizations with purpose; and,