Meeting

Standing Committees · May 17, 2023

1:30 PM · Council Chambers · 13 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1501Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman, Thomas & Battle.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
22023-1502Authorizes a City warrant payment to Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-1504Resolution 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.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
4Item 0068-2023Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0068-2023.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-1500Resolution 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.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-1505Resolution 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).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-1506Resolution 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).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1434Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license, License No. R- 12176 , from BOKA, Inc. located at 3942 William Penn Hwy, Monroeville, PA 15146 to the Applicant, Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (d/b/a “Kura Revolving Sushi Bar”), located at 415 Cinema Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. (Public Hearing held 5/15/23)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-1497Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 2163 Centre Avenue.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-1498Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for Crews Development LLC, 1709/1711 Cliff Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-1499Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT), in the amount of $13,781.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-1524Resolution 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).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132023-1525Resolution 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).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12023-1501

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

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Order 22023-1502

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC.

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Order 32023-1504

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.

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Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0068-2023.

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Order 52023-1500

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.

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Order 62023-1505

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).

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Order 72023-1506

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).

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Order 82023-1434

Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license, License No. R- 12176 , from BOKA, Inc. located at 3942 William Penn Hwy, Monroeville, PA 15146 to the Applicant, Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (d/b/a “Kura Revolving Sushi Bar”), located at 415 Cinema Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. (Public Hearing held 5/15/23)

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Order 92023-1497

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 2163 Centre Avenue.

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Order 102023-1498

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for Crews Development LLC, 1709/1711 Cliff Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

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Order 112023-1499

Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT), in the amount of $13,781.

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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).

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Order 132023-1525

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).

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