Meeting

Standing Committees · Oct 4, 2023

9:30 AM · Council Chambers · 25 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1897Resolution appointing Gregory Kottler as a Member of the Citizen Police Review Board with a term to expire October 31, 2027.No matched discussionInterview HeldNot recordedNot recorded
22023-1937Resolution amending 164 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Loeb & Loeb LLP for legal services related to real estate matters, by increasing the total spend by $250,000.00 for a new not exceed amount of $400,000.00 over one year. (Executive Session held 9/28/23)No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 10/11/2023Not recordedNot recorded
32023-1973Resolution authorizing the issuance of two (2) warrants in favor of Plaintiff, Donald W. Waldorf and his attorneys Drexler Law, LLC, at a cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($150,000.00) over two (2) years, in full and final settlement of litigation, including attorney’s fees and costs, filed at No. G.D. 19-014251 in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-1974Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Owen M.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-1978Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 344 of 2018, effective date June 12, 2018, in order to rescind the sale.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
6Item 0083-2023Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0083-2023.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-1956Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS AND FIFTY FOUR CENTS ($269,954.54) with a local match of TWENTY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS ($26,995.45) for the purchase of ventilation saws and fans for vehicles.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-1966Resolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $200,000.00 from the Bureau of Operations within the Department of Public Works to the Bureau of Facilities within the Department of Public Works. This transfer is necessary to reimburse materials purchased from the Bureau of Facilities that were ultimately used by activities in the Bureau of Operations.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-1967Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with SAI Consulting Engineers Inc for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering Phase for the Larimer Avenue Bridge; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Forty One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Three Dollars and Seventy Three Cents ($1,241,573.73), reimbursable at 95%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-1968Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with KCI Technologies Inc. for costs associated with the 28th St Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Nine Hundred Seventy Two Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Ninety Three Cents ($972,100.93), an increase of Seventy Two Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Ninety Three Cents ($72,100.93) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 558 of 2020 to add additional funding for Preliminary Engineering Phase of the project.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-1969Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Wellington Power Corp. for construction services associated with the CBD Signal Phase 3 Construction Project; providing for payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million, One Hundred Seven Thousand One Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars and Twenty Three Cents ($4,107,138.23), an increase of Two Hundred Forty Five Thousand One Hundred Seventy Nine Dollars and Eighty Eight Cents ($245,179.88) from the previously executed agreement (52813) as previously authorized by Resolution 203 of 2017, reimbursable at 80%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-2001Resolution providing for the formal recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Pittsburgh as the second Monday of October to honor and appreciate the plight, contributions, culture, survivance, and achievements of the Indigenous communities in and around the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132023-1955Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Pittsburgh Event Childcare for professional services in connection with onsite childcare being provided to City of Pittsburgh employees during the days that school is not in session. Additionally, offsite childcare will be provided for those attending community events sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $45,000.00.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142023-1979Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 541: General Parking Regulations, by amending Section 541.04B, entitled Smart Loading Zones, to increase the maximum parking duration, and by revising Section 541.04C, entitled Smart Loading Zone Rates and Penalties, to include a new 4-tiered pricing structure. (Briefing held 10-19-23)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 10/25/2023Not recordedNot recorded
152023-1980Resolution repealing Resolution No. 428 of 2023, effective July 9, 2023, entitled "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 Homewood Community Sports (HCS) for community liaison services at an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($300,000)" by repealing it in its entirety.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Hearings , due back by 10/11/2023Not recordedNot recorded
162023-1957Resolution amending Resolution 351 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the URA, HACP, Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer, and 327 NN LLC, by further authorizing an amendment or amendments to said Memorandum, at no cost to the City, and by adding 327 NN Rotunda LLC as a signatory.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172023-1958Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation for the sale of Block 26-P, Lot 185, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (830 Adelaide Street - Council District No. 6) at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182023-1959Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 9-M, Lots 273 and 274, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Bedford Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192023-1960Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University for the sale of Block 29-A, Lots 306 and 314 (also known as Parcels 2A and 9 Revised in the Pittsburgh Technology Center Plan of Lots No. 2), in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Technology Drive - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202023-1961Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 56-B, Lot 326, in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Hazelwood Avenue - Council District No. 5), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
212023-1962Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 9-M, Lot 171, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Ledlie Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
222023-1963Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 56-P, Lot 72-A, in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (5113 Lytle Street - Council District No. 5), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
232023-1964Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 50-G, Lots 49 and 129, in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Rosetta Street and Hillcrest Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
242023-1965Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 9-S, Lot 200, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (1843 Webster Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
252023-1976Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license, License No. R- 13100, from El Paso Mexican Grill Bethel Park, LLC, located at 1778-1780 North Highland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241 to the Applicant, El Paso Mexican Grill Bethel Park, LLC, located at 564 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. (Public Hearing held 10-17-23)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on HearingsNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12023-1897

Resolution appointing Gregory Kottler as a Member of the Citizen Police Review Board with a term to expire October 31, 2027.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Interview Held
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22023-1937

Resolution amending 164 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Loeb & Loeb LLP for legal services related to real estate matters, by increasing the total spend by $250,000.00 for a new not exceed amount of $400,000.00 over one year. (Executive Session held 9/28/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 10/11/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32023-1973

Resolution authorizing the issuance of two (2) warrants in favor of Plaintiff, Donald W. Waldorf and his attorneys Drexler Law, LLC, at a cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($150,000.00) over two (2) years, in full and final settlement of litigation, including attorney’s fees and costs, filed at No. G.D. 19-014251 in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42023-1974

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Owen M.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52023-1978

Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 344 of 2018, effective date June 12, 2018, in order to rescind the sale.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0083-2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72023-1956

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS AND FIFTY FOUR CENTS ($269,954.54) with a local match of TWENTY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS ($26,995.45) for the purchase of ventilation saws and fans for vehicles.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82023-1966

Resolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $200,000.00 from the Bureau of Operations within the Department of Public Works to the Bureau of Facilities within the Department of Public Works. This transfer is necessary to reimburse materials purchased from the Bureau of Facilities that were ultimately used by activities in the Bureau of Operations.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92023-1967

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with SAI Consulting Engineers Inc for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering Phase for the Larimer Avenue Bridge; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Forty One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Three Dollars and Seventy Three Cents ($1,241,573.73), reimbursable at 95%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102023-1968

Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with KCI Technologies Inc. for costs associated with the 28th St Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Nine Hundred Seventy Two Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Ninety Three Cents ($972,100.93), an increase of Seventy Two Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Ninety Three Cents ($72,100.93) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 558 of 2020 to add additional funding for Preliminary Engineering Phase of the project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112023-1969

Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Wellington Power Corp. for construction services associated with the CBD Signal Phase 3 Construction Project; providing for payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million, One Hundred Seven Thousand One Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars and Twenty Three Cents ($4,107,138.23), an increase of Two Hundred Forty Five Thousand One Hundred Seventy Nine Dollars and Eighty Eight Cents ($245,179.88) from the previously executed agreement (52813) as previously authorized by Resolution 203 of 2017, reimbursable at 80%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122023-2001

Resolution providing for the formal recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Pittsburgh as the second Monday of October to honor and appreciate the plight, contributions, culture, survivance, and achievements of the Indigenous communities in and around the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132023-1955

Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Pittsburgh Event Childcare for professional services in connection with onsite childcare being provided to City of Pittsburgh employees during the days that school is not in session. Additionally, offsite childcare will be provided for those attending community events sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $45,000.00.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142023-1979

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 541: General Parking Regulations, by amending Section 541.04B, entitled Smart Loading Zones, to increase the maximum parking duration, and by revising Section 541.04C, entitled Smart Loading Zone Rates and Penalties, to include a new 4-tiered pricing structure. (Briefing held 10-19-23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 10/25/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152023-1980

Resolution repealing Resolution No. 428 of 2023, effective July 9, 2023, entitled "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 Homewood Community Sports (HCS) for community liaison services at an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($300,000)" by repealing it in its entirety.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Hearings , due back by 10/11/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162023-1957

Resolution amending Resolution 351 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the URA, HACP, Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer, and 327 NN LLC, by further authorizing an amendment or amendments to said Memorandum, at no cost to the City, and by adding 327 NN Rotunda LLC as a signatory.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172023-1958

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation for the sale of Block 26-P, Lot 185, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (830 Adelaide Street - 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 182023-1959

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 9-M, Lots 273 and 274, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Bedford Avenue - 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 192023-1960

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University for the sale of Block 29-A, Lots 306 and 314 (also known as Parcels 2A and 9 Revised in the Pittsburgh Technology Center Plan of Lots No. 2), in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Technology Drive - 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 202023-1961

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 56-B, Lot 326, in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Hazelwood Avenue - Council District No. 5), at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 212023-1962

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 9-M, Lot 171, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Ledlie Street - 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 222023-1963

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 56-P, Lot 72-A, in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (5113 Lytle Street - Council District No. 5), at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 232023-1964

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 50-G, Lots 49 and 129, in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Rosetta Street and Hillcrest Street - 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 242023-1965

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 9-S, Lot 200, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (1843 Webster Avenue - 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 252023-1976

Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license, License No. R- 13100, from El Paso Mexican Grill Bethel Park, LLC, located at 1778-1780 North Highland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241 to the Applicant, El Paso Mexican Grill Bethel Park, LLC, located at 564 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. (Public Hearing held 10-17-23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded