Meeting

City Council · Jun 27, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 24 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1667WHEREAS, 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,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22023-1669WHEREAS, 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,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-1670WHEREAS, 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; andNo matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-1671WHEREAS, 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,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-1672WHEREAS, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian and Peacemaker who founded the international non-profit The Art of Living; and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-1673WHEREAS, 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,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-1674WHEREAS, 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;No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1662Resolution 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).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-1663Resolution 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.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-1664Resolution 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.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-1665Ordinance 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)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-1666Resolution, 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)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
132023-1668Resolution 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.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
142023-1675Resolution 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.No matched discussionWaived under Rule 8Not recordedNot recorded
152023-1658Records the Finance and Law committee report for June 21, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
162023-1629Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb WarwickNo: 0
172023-1659Records the Public Safety Services committee report for June 21, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
182023-1628Resolution 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 discussionAMENDEDAye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb WarwickNo: 0
192023-1643Resolution 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.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb WarwickNo: 0
202023-1660Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for June 21, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
212023-1536Resolution 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.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb WarwickNo: 0
222023-1661Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology committee report for June 27, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
232023-1630Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb WarwickNo: 0
242023-1631Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb WarwickNo: 0
Order 12023-1667

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,

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Adopted
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Order 22023-1669

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,

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Adopted
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Order 32023-1670

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

Discussion
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Adopted
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Order 42023-1671

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,

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Adopted
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Order 52023-1672

WHEREAS, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a Spiritual Leader, Humanitarian and Peacemaker who founded the international non-profit The Art of Living; and,

Discussion
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Adopted
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Order 62023-1673

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,

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Adopted
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Order 72023-1674

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;

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Adopted
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Order 82023-1662

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).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
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Order 92023-1663

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 102023-1664

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
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Not recorded
Order 112023-1665

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)

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 122023-1666

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)

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 132023-1668

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 142023-1675

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Waived under Rule 8
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Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152023-1658

Records the Finance and Law committee report for June 21, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Read, Received and Filed
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Not recorded
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Order 162023-1629

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
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 172023-1659

Records the Public Safety Services committee report for June 21, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182023-1628

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
AMENDED
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 192023-1643

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 202023-1660

Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for June 21, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
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Not recorded
Order 212023-1536

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 222023-1661

Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology committee report for June 27, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
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Order 232023-1630

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
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 242023-1631

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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Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0