WHEREAS, Paula K. Davis was born and raised in the North Side, graduated from Gateway High School in Monroeville and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in communications from the University of Pittsburgh; and,
Legislation Items
Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.
| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-1667 | WHEREAS, Paula K. Davis was born and raised in the North Side, graduated from Gateway High School in Monroeville and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in communications from the University of Pittsburgh; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2023-1669 | WHEREAS, The International Association of Ministers’ Wives and Minister’s Widows (IAMWMW) was convened on April 8, 1941 at the Second Baptist Church in Richmond, VA by Dr. Elizabeth Coles Bouey; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2023-1670 | WHEREAS, Jim Gregg has devoted his life to youth sports and coaching Greenfield’s children - starting out as a baseball coach at 14 when he was still just a kid himself; and | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2023-1671 | WHEREAS, Rosemary Shimp was born on June 30, 1919 in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh and grew up with her two sisters and two brothers; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2023-1672 | WHEREAS, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian and Peacemaker who founded the international non-profit The Art of Living; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2023-1673 | WHEREAS, Tom Paulin started with the City of Pittsburgh in 1987 working in BBI (currently known as Permits, Licenses & Inspections) and has worked his way up to Superintendent of the Division of Parks/Forestry in the Department of Public Works, the position he has held since 2014; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2023-1674 | WHEREAS, Shawn Trainor grew up in Brookline where he played baseball, basketball and swam at Brookline community center throughout his childhood. Shawn went to resurrection grade school and then Seton LaSalle High School graduating in 1981. After high school Shawn attended Trinidad State Junior College where he played baseball and then Point Park University, and; | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2023-1662 | Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into certain temporary construction easements, in lieu of taking by eminent domain, on certain properties necessary for completion of a slide remediation project along Saline Street in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. Entering into these temporary construction easements will come at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh of Three Dollars ($3.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2023-1663 | Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the Bridge over RT 51 Near Woodruff Street, also referred to as the Parking Lot Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($625,000.00). This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement, at a cost not to exceed One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00). Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2023-1664 | 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 any Amendment or Amendments thereto, with Rimini Street, Inc. to extend the term of unified software support and services for JD Edwards (JDE), Oracle Technologies (OT), and Oracle Data Base (ODB), at a cost not -to-exceed Five Hundred Ninety Five Thousand, One Hundred Thirty One Dollars ($595,131) over 4 years and 5 months. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2023-1665 | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article II, Base Zoning District Chapter 905.04, RIV Riverfront Districts, to add Fresh Food Access as a Performance Point option. (Public Hearing held 8/30/23) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2023-1666 | Resolution, at no cost to the City, approving a new Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Allegheny General Hospital entitled “Hospital Institutional Master Plan” dated March 2023 on property zoned EMI, Educational Medical Institution District, 22nd Ward. Council District No. 1. (Public Hearing held 9/13/23) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2023-1668 | Resolution transferring the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) within the 2023 Operating Budget from City Council Salaries & Wages, Regular to Council as a Body for the purpose of professional services. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2023-1675 | Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to extend the contract an additional 12 months, for an additional cost of $65,200.49 for a total cost not to exceed $436,906.10. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2023-1658 | Records the Finance and Law committee report for June 21, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2023-1629 | 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. | Passed Finally | Aye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick | No: 0 | |
| 17 | 2023-1659 | Records the Public Safety Services committee report for June 21, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 18 | 2023-1628 | 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. | AMENDED | Aye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick | No: 0 | |
| 19 | 2023-1643 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 321 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Public Safety Supply, Inc. for the provision of uniforms, duty equipment and related tailoring and embroidering services for the Department of Public Safety, by extending the term for six additional months. Costs for these commodities will vary based on departmental need. | Passed Finally | Aye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick | No: 0 | |
| 20 | 2023-1660 | Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for June 21, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 21 | 2023-1536 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, increasing EAST END COOPERATIVE MINISTRY, and authorizing a subsequent Agreement. | Passed Finally | Aye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick | No: 0 | |
| 22 | 2023-1661 | Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology committee report for June 27, 2023. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 23 | 2023-1630 | 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. | Passed Finally | Aye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick | No: 0 | |
| 24 | 2023-1631 | 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). | Passed Finally | Aye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick | No: 0 |
WHEREAS, The International Association of Ministers’ Wives and Minister’s Widows (IAMWMW) was convened on April 8, 1941 at the Second Baptist Church in Richmond, VA by Dr. Elizabeth Coles Bouey; and,
WHEREAS, Jim Gregg has devoted his life to youth sports and coaching Greenfield’s children - starting out as a baseball coach at 14 when he was still just a kid himself; and
WHEREAS, Rosemary Shimp was born on June 30, 1919 in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh and grew up with her two sisters and two brothers; and,
WHEREAS, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian and Peacemaker who founded the international non-profit The Art of Living; and,
WHEREAS, Tom Paulin started with the City of Pittsburgh in 1987 working in BBI (currently known as Permits, Licenses & Inspections) and has worked his way up to Superintendent of the Division of Parks/Forestry in the Department of Public Works, the position he has held since 2014; and,
WHEREAS, Shawn Trainor grew up in Brookline where he played baseball, basketball and swam at Brookline community center throughout his childhood. Shawn went to resurrection grade school and then Seton LaSalle High School graduating in 1981. After high school Shawn attended Trinidad State Junior College where he played baseball and then Point Park University, and;
Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into certain temporary construction easements, in lieu of taking by eminent domain, on certain properties necessary for completion of a slide remediation project along Saline Street in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. Entering into these temporary construction easements will come at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh of Three Dollars ($3.00).
Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the Bridge over RT 51 Near Woodruff Street, also referred to as the Parking Lot Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($625,000.00). This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement, at a cost not to exceed One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00). Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.
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 any Amendment or Amendments thereto, with Rimini Street, Inc. to extend the term of unified software support and services for JD Edwards (JDE), Oracle Technologies (OT), and Oracle Data Base (ODB), at a cost not -to-exceed Five Hundred Ninety Five Thousand, One Hundred Thirty One Dollars ($595,131) over 4 years and 5 months.
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article II, Base Zoning District Chapter 905.04, RIV Riverfront Districts, to add Fresh Food Access as a Performance Point option. (Public Hearing held 8/30/23)
Resolution, at no cost to the City, approving a new Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Allegheny General Hospital entitled “Hospital Institutional Master Plan” dated March 2023 on property zoned EMI, Educational Medical Institution District, 22nd Ward. Council District No. 1. (Public Hearing held 9/13/23)
Resolution transferring the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) within the 2023 Operating Budget from City Council Salaries & Wages, Regular to Council as a Body for the purpose of professional services.
Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to extend the contract an additional 12 months, for an additional cost of $65,200.49 for a total cost not to exceed $436,906.10.
Records the Finance and Law committee report for June 21, 2023.
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.
Records the Public Safety Services committee report for June 21, 2023.
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.
Resolution amending Resolution No. 321 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Public Safety Supply, Inc. for the provision of uniforms, duty equipment and related tailoring and embroidering services for the Department of Public Safety, by extending the term for six additional months. Costs for these commodities will vary based on departmental need.
Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for June 21, 2023.
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, increasing EAST END COOPERATIVE MINISTRY, and authorizing a subsequent Agreement.
Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology committee report for June 27, 2023.
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.
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).