Meeting

City Council · Jun 13, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 25 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1636WHEREAS, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is recognized each year on June 15th to highlight elder abuse, which can be in the form of financial, emotional, physical and/or sexual; and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22023-1635WHEREAS, Pittsburgh’s healthcare sector drives a substantial amount of critical care and support to patients, workers, and to our local economy; andNo matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-1628Resolution amending Resolution 745 effective 2019, authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for body-worn cameras and tasers to the Bureau of Police, at an additional cost of Thirty Nine Million, Nine Hundred Eighty One Thousand, Six Hundred Twenty Seven Dollar and Forty Five cents $39,981,627.45 over ten years. This new contract amends the existing agreement and includes new provisions for body-worn cameras, tasers, and other related support services.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-1629Resolution amending Resolution 89 of 2023, which authorized the City Controller to accept updated financial system account strings and pay invoices for those contracts whose funding sources shifted from the Office of Equity into the Office of the Mayor, by adding an additional contract to the list.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-1630Resolution amending Resolution 710-2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government agreement through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s cooperative purchasing program and to enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto as necessary with Carahsoft Technology Corp. for Google Cloud subscription services, Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and to add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services, increasing the 2024 funding for Astronomer and Google Assured Workloads by $240,000, for a total not to exceed $4,598,824.38.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-1631Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement with IndoorVu to improve the management of the City of Pittsburgh’s facility spaces for the total cost not to exceed Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($12,600.00).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-1632Resolution appointing Melanie Ngami as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire June 30, 2029.No matched discussionHeld, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and PolicyNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1633Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay requests on behalf of the Department of City Planning for Flore Marion, the Mayor’s Office for Audrey Wells, the Department of Public Safety for Donna Harper and the Department of Public Works for Thomas Rahuba, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
92023-1634Files a communication from Michael Lamb about a Fiscal Audit of the Commission on Human Relations (CHR) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Trust Fund, dated June 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
102023-1625Records the Finance and Law committee report for June 7, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
112023-1586Authorizes a City warrant payment to Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
122023-1587Authorizes a City warrant payment to Campbell Durrant.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
132023-1588Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman Thomas & Battle.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
142023-1589Authorizes a City warrant payment to Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
152023-1590Resolution amending Resolution 731 of 2022, which authorized the 2023 fee schedule pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code, by adding a maximum cap for zoning review fees.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
162023-1626Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for June 7, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
172023-1582Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), to enter into an agreement with Bloomfield Development Corporation (“Licensee”) to provide a license, ownership and maintenance agreement for jointly- sponsored asphalt art on Friendship Ave.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
182023-1583Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into certain temporary construction easements on certain properties in the 19th Ward of the City in order to advance the Mt. Washington Landslide Remediation Project. Costs for these temporary easements shall not exceed $2,875.00.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
192023-1584Resolution 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 Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) for Fairywood Park and Playground improvements.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
202023-1627Records the Recreation, Youth and Senior Services committee report for June 7, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
212023-1591Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into a Sponsorship Agreement or Agreements with Chevrolet for the sponsorship of Pistons in the Park. The City may receive up to $3,000 per year from this sponsorship.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
222023-1592Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Green Gears for waste management services in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s Independence Day Festival at an amount not to exceed ELEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($11,300.00).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
232023-1593Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, a license agreement or agreements with the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Therapy for implementation of the On The Move Program, at no cost to the City. The City will receive $1,000.00 in revenue for each site that participates in the Program.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
242023-1594Resolution amending Resolution 227 of 2023, authorizing the Department of Parks & Recreation, Office of Special Events, to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a professional services agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. (“P3R”) to provide management services for the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race (“Great Race”), in order to correct an error within the legislation to allow for the payment of $135,000.00 for prior-year sponsorships.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
252023-1595Resolution amending Resolution No. 342 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into an agreement or agreements with Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, for the City’s operation of its Senior Community Centers, for the purpose of increasing the allocation amount by TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12023-1636

WHEREAS, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is recognized each year on June 15th to highlight elder abuse, which can be in the form of financial, emotional, physical and/or sexual; and,

Discussion
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Adopted
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Order 22023-1635

WHEREAS, Pittsburgh’s healthcare sector drives a substantial amount of critical care and support to patients, workers, and to our local economy; and

Discussion
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Adopted
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Order 32023-1628

Resolution amending Resolution 745 effective 2019, authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for body-worn cameras and tasers to the Bureau of Police, at an additional cost of Thirty Nine Million, Nine Hundred Eighty One Thousand, Six Hundred Twenty Seven Dollar and Forty Five cents $39,981,627.45 over ten years. This new contract amends the existing agreement and includes new provisions for body-worn cameras, tasers, and other related support services.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
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Not recorded
Order 42023-1629

Resolution amending Resolution 89 of 2023, which authorized the City Controller to accept updated financial system account strings and pay invoices for those contracts whose funding sources shifted from the Office of Equity into the Office of the Mayor, by adding an additional contract to the list.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 52023-1630

Resolution amending Resolution 710-2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government agreement through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s cooperative purchasing program and to enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto as necessary with Carahsoft Technology Corp. for Google Cloud subscription services, Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and to add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services, increasing the 2024 funding for Astronomer and Google Assured Workloads by $240,000, for a total not to exceed $4,598,824.38.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 62023-1631

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement with IndoorVu to improve the management of the City of Pittsburgh’s facility spaces for the total cost not to exceed Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($12,600.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 72023-1632

Resolution appointing Melanie Ngami as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire June 30, 2029.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy
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Not recorded
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Not recorded
Order 82023-1633

Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay requests on behalf of the Department of City Planning for Flore Marion, the Mayor’s Office for Audrey Wells, the Department of Public Safety for Donna Harper and the Department of Public Works for Thomas Rahuba, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Read, Received and Filed
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Order 92023-1634

Files a communication from Michael Lamb about a Fiscal Audit of the Commission on Human Relations (CHR) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Trust Fund, dated June 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Read, Received and Filed
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Order 102023-1625

Records the Finance and Law committee report for June 7, 2023.

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Order 162023-1626

Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for June 7, 2023.

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No matched discussion
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Read, Received and Filed
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Order 172023-1582

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), to enter into an agreement with Bloomfield Development Corporation (“Licensee”) to provide a license, ownership and maintenance agreement for jointly- sponsored asphalt art on Friendship Ave.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 182023-1583

Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into certain temporary construction easements on certain properties in the 19th Ward of the City in order to advance the Mt. Washington Landslide Remediation Project. Costs for these temporary easements shall not exceed $2,875.00.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 192023-1584

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 Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) for Fairywood Park and Playground improvements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 202023-1627

Records the Recreation, Youth and Senior Services committee report for June 7, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Read, Received and Filed
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Not recorded
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Order 212023-1591

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into a Sponsorship Agreement or Agreements with Chevrolet for the sponsorship of Pistons in the Park. The City may receive up to $3,000 per year from this sponsorship.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 222023-1592

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Green Gears for waste management services in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s Independence Day Festival at an amount not to exceed ELEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($11,300.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 232023-1593

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, a license agreement or agreements with the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Therapy for implementation of the On The Move Program, at no cost to the City. The City will receive $1,000.00 in revenue for each site that participates in the Program.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 242023-1594

Resolution amending Resolution 227 of 2023, authorizing the Department of Parks & Recreation, Office of Special Events, to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a professional services agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. (“P3R”) to provide management services for the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race (“Great Race”), in order to correct an error within the legislation to allow for the payment of $135,000.00 for prior-year sponsorships.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 252023-1595

Resolution amending Resolution No. 342 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into an agreement or agreements with Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, for the City’s operation of its Senior Community Centers, for the purpose of increasing the allocation amount by TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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No: 0