Meeting

City Council · Oct 17, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 30 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-2060WHEREAS, the American Advertising Federation Pittsburgh (AAF Pittsburgh) is celebrating their 100th Anniversary with year-long festivities that started on April 14, 2023; and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22023-2059Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) to support the Office of Community Health & Safety’s efforts to develop and pilot a Post Overdose Support Team (POST) to respond to overdoses with teams of certified peer recovery specialists and case managers.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-2050Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 6440 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-2051Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a permanent easement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, and removal of a sewer line on city-owned property (Parcel ID 82-H-00001-02) at no cost to the City.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-2061Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license, License No. R- 9652, from The Wheel Bar, Inc., located at 3058 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017 to the Applicant, Games N Axes, LLC, located at 2010 Josephine Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. (Public Hearing held 11/08/23)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-2052Vacates an unused, unopened portion of Lacy Way.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-2053Resolution granting unto DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, seven (7) bio-retention tree pits and a retaining wall at 1305 Forbes Avenue, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-2054Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Chartiers Valley District Flood Control Authority in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($117,204.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-2055Resolution providing for the encumbrance of funds in the amount of $588,514.92 to secure a stay during the City’s appeal of a Fraternal Order of Police grievance award. (Executive Session held 10/30/23)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-2056Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance (on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh) to acquire all rights, title and interest to the property located on Coyne Terrace in the 15th Ward and identified as Block 54-R, Lot 92 in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and known as the “Coyne Terrace Stairs” for the sum of Six Thousand Nine Hundred dollars ($6,900.00) plus all necessary and incidental expenses in connection with such acquisition.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-2057Ordinance amending and supplementing Section 197.09 of the City Code under Article XI of Title One: Administrative, by creating a process to recruit new members, increasing the relevancy of qualification standards, and improving other internal administrative affairs of the Ethics Hearing Board.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-2058Resolution amending Resolution 177 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements with Cycom Data Systems, Inc., for professional services relating to continuing maintenance, support and upgrades to CityLaw, the Department of Law's current legal case management and administrative support software system, by increasing amount by Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and No Cents, for a total not to exceed amount Twenty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and No Cents ($22,752.00) over two years.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
132023-2002Resolution appointing Sean Luther as a Member of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority Board of Directors with a term to expire September 20, 2027.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
142023-2045Records the Finance and Law committee report for October 11, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
152023-1937Resolution 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 discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 1Kail-Smith
162023-1997Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars and No Cents ($4,450.00) over one year, in favor of Ansen Burr, in full and final settlement of a claim (23C-0147) for damage to a parked vehicle near 234 S. Millvale Avenue from a felled city right-of-way tree.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
172023-2003Resolution further amending Resolution No. 855 of 2011, effective December 29, 2011, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2011 Capital Budget and the 2011 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2011 through 2016 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing CITY CLERK’S NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS by ninety thousand eight hundred fifty nine dollars and ninety five cents ($90,859.95) and increasing CITY CLERK’S OFFICE MODERNIZATION by ninety thousand eight hundred fifty nine dollars and ninety five cents ($90,859.95).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
182023-2046Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for October 11, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
192023-1988Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR DOLLARS ($17,598,124.00) for the purchase of radios.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
202023-2047Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for October 11, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
212023-1994Resolution granting unto SPORTS & EXHIBITION AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, (2) two electrical vaults, a bioretention tree well, and a planting area at 680 Logan Street, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
222023-1995Resolution granting unto OFFICE PARTNERS XXIII BLOCK G1 LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a bio-retention tree pit and a planting area at 626 Washington Place, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
232023-1996Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of a portion of 5000 Forbes Avenue (53-B-50), in the 14th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
242023-2017Authorizes a City warrant payment to People’s Natural Gas Company, in the amount of Twenty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Seven Dollars and Two Cents ($24,947.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
252023-2048Records the Recreation, Youth and Senior Services committee report for October 11, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
262023-1980Resolution 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 discussionRECOMMITTED to the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior ServicesAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
272023-2049Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for October 11, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
282023-1989Resolution amending resolution 413 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements relating to the shared operation and administration of the City of Pittsburgh Child Care Quality Fund, by extending the term through 2024 at no further cost to the City.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
292023-1990Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 5321 Holmes Street, 10th Ward, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
302023-1991Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, in the not to exceed amount of $48,400.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12023-2060

WHEREAS, the American Advertising Federation Pittsburgh (AAF Pittsburgh) is celebrating their 100th Anniversary with year-long festivities that started on April 14, 2023; and,

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Adopted
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Order 22023-2059

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) to support the Office of Community Health & Safety’s efforts to develop and pilot a Post Overdose Support Team (POST) to respond to overdoses with teams of certified peer recovery specialists and case managers.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 32023-2050

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 6440 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
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Not recorded
Order 42023-2051

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a permanent easement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, and removal of a sewer line on city-owned property (Parcel ID 82-H-00001-02) at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 52023-2061

Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license, License No. R- 9652, from The Wheel Bar, Inc., located at 3058 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017 to the Applicant, Games N Axes, LLC, located at 2010 Josephine Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. (Public Hearing held 11/08/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 62023-2052

Vacates an unused, unopened portion of Lacy Way.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 72023-2053

Resolution granting unto DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, seven (7) bio-retention tree pits and a retaining wall at 1305 Forbes Avenue, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 82023-2054

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Chartiers Valley District Flood Control Authority in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($117,204.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 92023-2055

Resolution providing for the encumbrance of funds in the amount of $588,514.92 to secure a stay during the City’s appeal of a Fraternal Order of Police grievance award. (Executive Session held 10/30/23)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102023-2056

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance (on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh) to acquire all rights, title and interest to the property located on Coyne Terrace in the 15th Ward and identified as Block 54-R, Lot 92 in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and known as the “Coyne Terrace Stairs” for the sum of Six Thousand Nine Hundred dollars ($6,900.00) plus all necessary and incidental expenses in connection with such acquisition.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 112023-2057

Ordinance amending and supplementing Section 197.09 of the City Code under Article XI of Title One: Administrative, by creating a process to recruit new members, increasing the relevancy of qualification standards, and improving other internal administrative affairs of the Ethics Hearing Board.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 122023-2058

Resolution amending Resolution 177 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements with Cycom Data Systems, Inc., for professional services relating to continuing maintenance, support and upgrades to CityLaw, the Department of Law's current legal case management and administrative support software system, by increasing amount by Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and No Cents, for a total not to exceed amount Twenty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and No Cents ($22,752.00) over two years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Order 132023-2002

Resolution appointing Sean Luther as a Member of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority Board of Directors with a term to expire September 20, 2027.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Not recorded
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Not recorded
Order 142023-2045

Records the Finance and Law committee report for October 11, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152023-1937

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
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 1Kail-Smith
Order 162023-1997

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars and No Cents ($4,450.00) over one year, in favor of Ansen Burr, in full and final settlement of a claim (23C-0147) for damage to a parked vehicle near 234 S. Millvale Avenue from a felled city right-of-way tree.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 172023-2003

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 855 of 2011, effective December 29, 2011, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2011 Capital Budget and the 2011 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2011 through 2016 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing CITY CLERK’S NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS by ninety thousand eight hundred fifty nine dollars and ninety five cents ($90,859.95) and increasing CITY CLERK’S OFFICE MODERNIZATION by ninety thousand eight hundred fifty nine dollars and ninety five cents ($90,859.95).

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 182023-2046

Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for October 11, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192023-1988

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR DOLLARS ($17,598,124.00) for the purchase of radios.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 202023-2047

Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for October 11, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 212023-1994

Resolution granting unto SPORTS & EXHIBITION AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, (2) two electrical vaults, a bioretention tree well, and a planting area at 680 Logan Street, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 222023-1995

Resolution granting unto OFFICE PARTNERS XXIII BLOCK G1 LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a bio-retention tree pit and a planting area at 626 Washington Place, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 252023-2048

Records the Recreation, Youth and Senior Services committee report for October 11, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 262023-1980

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
RECOMMITTED to the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 272023-2049

Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for October 11, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 282023-1989

Resolution amending resolution 413 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements relating to the shared operation and administration of the City of Pittsburgh Child Care Quality Fund, by extending the term through 2024 at no further cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0