Meeting

Standing Committees · Jul 19, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 25 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1703Authorizes a City warrant payment to Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
22023-1712Resolution further amending Resolution number 675 of 2008, as amended, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2009 Capital Budget; and approving the 2009 through 2013 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing BROOKLINE BLVD. by $20,268.07 and increasing COMPLETE STREETS by $20,268.07.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-1724Resolution 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 Pittsburgh Arena Real Estate Redevelopment LP, Lower Hill Developer LLC, Parking Partners XXIII Block E LLC, and/or an affiliated entity in the amount of NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000.00) to support in the rehabilitation of Ammon Recreation Center.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-1754Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing SOUTH SIDE SIGNALS (TIP) by $210,953.No matched discussionWaived under the Rules of CouncilNot recordedNot recorded
5Item 0076-2023Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0076-2023.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-1740Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Larson Design Group, Inc. for costs associated with the South Side Signals project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Five Dollars and Twenty Four Cents ($595,665.24), an increase of Eighty One Thousand One Hundred Ninety Two Dollars and Sixty Seven Cents ($81,192.67) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 468 of 2021.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-1742Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the South Side Signals project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Three Dollars ($4,310,953.00) dollars, an increase of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Three Hundred and Thirteen Dollars ($220,313.00), reimbursable at one hundred percent.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1747Resolution amending Resolution No. 446 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements and/or Commodity Master Agreement(s) with Direct Energy Business LLC (“Direct Energy”) for the supply of electricity to City buildings and facilities, by extending the current term by three years through 2029 and adding additional services such as the purchase of renewable energy certificates from a sleeved Wind Renewable Energy Opportunity, for an annual increase of Twenty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($25,963.43) and a new total amount not to exceed of Three Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Twenty Cents ($357,529.20).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-1750Authorizes a City warrant payment to Vermeer, Inc.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-1725Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an AGREEMENT BETWEEN PITTSBURGH ARENA REAL ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT, LOWER HILL DEVELOPER LLC, PARKING PARTNERS XXIII BLOCK E LLC, AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY WITHIN THE BLOCK E PARKING STRUCTURE IN THE LOWER HILL NEIGHBORHOOD OF PITTSBURGH, for the construction of a City Rescue station and/or a City Paramedic station within a parking structure in fulfillment of the Developer's obligation which was part of the Option Agreement for Redevelopment of the Lower Hill.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112022-0270Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Seven: Business Licensing, Article X: Rental of Residential Housing, by amending in its entirety Chapter 781: Residential Housing Rental Permit Program. (Public Hearing held 5/19/22)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 7/26/2023Not recordedNot recorded
122022-0465Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title V: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 549: Residential Parking Permit Program, § 549.08: Visitor Permits; Non-Resident Permits, so as to relate the issuance of residential parking permits for short-term rentals to the issuance of licenses by the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections authorizing the operation of short-term rentals in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 7/26/2023Not recordedNot recorded
132023-1720Resolution 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 FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS by $57,864.39 and increasing DEMOLITION OF CONDEMNED BUILDINGS by $57,864.39.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142023-1764Authorizes a City warrant payment to Campbell Transportation Company, Inc.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152023-1765Authorizes a City warrant payment to Green Gears, 600 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh PA, 15203, in an amount not to exceed FOURTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($14,300.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162023-1766Authorizes a City warrant payment to Marion Hill Associates, Inc.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172023-1767Authorizes a City warrant payment to RJ Brown Towing, 300 Mile Long Hill Road, Kittanning, PA 16201, in an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ($8,320.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182022-0641Resolution of the city of Pittsburgh adopting an amendment to the Steel Valley Authority’s Articles of Incorporation to decrease the number of members of the Board of Directors of the AuthorityNo matched discussionWaived under the Rules of CouncilAye: 7Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb WarwickNo: 0
192023-1713Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate and ALCOSAN for the sale of Block 9-B, Lots 7, 14, 15, 16, 19, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, and 58 in the 23rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 1) at no cost to the City.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs, due back by 7/26/2023Not recordedNot recorded
202023-1714Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 27-A, Lots 108 and 109 (Council District No. 6) at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
212023-1715Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 45-M, Lots 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 114, 116, 117, 118, 132, 133, 134, 134-A, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, and 152 (Council District No. 6) at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
222023-1716Resolution amending Resolution 852 of 2019, which authorized a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (the “City”) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (the “URA”) to divert 75% of the incremental parking taxes from the Garage (as defined below) up to a maximum of $25,000,000, to fund general construction costs at the proposed Block E development, part of the greater Lower Hill development project, in the Lower Hill neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, by updating the project details in the whereas clauses that have changed since original enactment.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
232023-1717Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-J, Lots 134, 135, 243, 244, 279, 281, 282, 283, 283- A, 298, 299, 307, and Block 174-N, Lots 85 and 86 (Council District No. 9) at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
242023-1718Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate and University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 29-B, Lots 306 and 308, in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 3) at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
252023-1719Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the administration of certain projects and programs, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $750,000.00. (Council Districts: All). (Briefing held 7/18/23)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs, due back by 7/26/2023Not recordedNot recorded
Order 12023-1703

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

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22023-1712

Resolution further amending Resolution number 675 of 2008, as amended, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2009 Capital Budget; and approving the 2009 through 2013 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing BROOKLINE BLVD. by $20,268.07 and increasing COMPLETE STREETS by $20,268.07.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32023-1724

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 Pittsburgh Arena Real Estate Redevelopment LP, Lower Hill Developer LLC, Parking Partners XXIII Block E LLC, and/or an affiliated entity in the amount of NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($900,000.00) to support in the rehabilitation of Ammon Recreation Center.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42023-1754

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing SOUTH SIDE SIGNALS (TIP) by $210,953.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Waived under the Rules of Council
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0076-2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62023-1740

Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Larson Design Group, Inc. for costs associated with the South Side Signals project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Five Dollars and Twenty Four Cents ($595,665.24), an increase of Eighty One Thousand One Hundred Ninety Two Dollars and Sixty Seven Cents ($81,192.67) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 468 of 2021.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72023-1742

Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the South Side Signals project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Three Dollars ($4,310,953.00) dollars, an increase of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Three Hundred and Thirteen Dollars ($220,313.00), reimbursable at one hundred percent.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82023-1747

Resolution amending Resolution No. 446 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements and/or Commodity Master Agreement(s) with Direct Energy Business LLC (“Direct Energy”) for the supply of electricity to City buildings and facilities, by extending the current term by three years through 2029 and adding additional services such as the purchase of renewable energy certificates from a sleeved Wind Renewable Energy Opportunity, for an annual increase of Twenty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($25,963.43) and a new total amount not to exceed of Three Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Twenty Cents ($357,529.20).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92023-1750

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Vermeer, Inc.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102023-1725

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an AGREEMENT BETWEEN PITTSBURGH ARENA REAL ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT, LOWER HILL DEVELOPER LLC, PARKING PARTNERS XXIII BLOCK E LLC, AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY WITHIN THE BLOCK E PARKING STRUCTURE IN THE LOWER HILL NEIGHBORHOOD OF PITTSBURGH, for the construction of a City Rescue station and/or a City Paramedic station within a parking structure in fulfillment of the Developer's obligation which was part of the Option Agreement for Redevelopment of the Lower Hill.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112022-0270

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Seven: Business Licensing, Article X: Rental of Residential Housing, by amending in its entirety Chapter 781: Residential Housing Rental Permit Program. (Public Hearing held 5/19/22)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 7/26/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122022-0465

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title V: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 549: Residential Parking Permit Program, § 549.08: Visitor Permits; Non-Resident Permits, so as to relate the issuance of residential parking permits for short-term rentals to the issuance of licenses by the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections authorizing the operation of short-term rentals in the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 7/26/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132023-1720

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 FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS by $57,864.39 and increasing DEMOLITION OF CONDEMNED BUILDINGS by $57,864.39.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142023-1764

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Campbell Transportation Company, Inc.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152023-1765

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Green Gears, 600 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh PA, 15203, in an amount not to exceed FOURTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($14,300.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162023-1766

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Marion Hill Associates, Inc.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172023-1767

Authorizes a City warrant payment to RJ Brown Towing, 300 Mile Long Hill Road, Kittanning, PA 16201, in an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ($8,320.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182022-0641

Resolution of the city of Pittsburgh adopting an amendment to the Steel Valley Authority’s Articles of Incorporation to decrease the number of members of the Board of Directors of the Authority

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Waived under the Rules of Council
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 192023-1713

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate and ALCOSAN for the sale of Block 9-B, Lots 7, 14, 15, 16, 19, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, and 58 in the 23rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 1) at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs, due back by 7/26/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202023-1714

Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 27-A, Lots 108 and 109 (Council District No. 6) at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 212023-1715

Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 45-M, Lots 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 114, 116, 117, 118, 132, 133, 134, 134-A, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, and 152 (Council District No. 6) at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 222023-1716

Resolution amending Resolution 852 of 2019, which authorized a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (the “City”) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (the “URA”) to divert 75% of the incremental parking taxes from the Garage (as defined below) up to a maximum of $25,000,000, to fund general construction costs at the proposed Block E development, part of the greater Lower Hill development project, in the Lower Hill neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, by updating the project details in the whereas clauses that have changed since original enactment.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 232023-1717

Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-J, Lots 134, 135, 243, 244, 279, 281, 282, 283, 283- A, 298, 299, 307, and Block 174-N, Lots 85 and 86 (Council District No. 9) at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 242023-1718

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh or an Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh affiliate and University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 29-B, Lots 306 and 308, in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 3) at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 252023-1719

Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the administration of certain projects and programs, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $750,000.00. (Council Districts: All). (Briefing held 7/18/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs, due back by 7/26/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded