Meeting

Standing Committees · Oct 25, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 17 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1946Resolution amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing PARK RECONSTRUCTION - PARKS TAX deliverable “TRAIL ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN (PARKS TAX)” by $150,000.00 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION - PARKS TAX deliverable “WEST END PARK DRIVE (PARKS TAX)” by $150,000.00.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
22023-2054Authorizes 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32023-2055Resolution 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 discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
42023-2056Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-2057Ordinance 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
6Item 0086-2023Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0086-2023.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-2059Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-2075Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take actions necessary for recordation of temporary construction easements over certain City-owned parcels in order to advance a project for rehabilitation, reconstruction, and repair of the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-2052Vacates an unused, unopened portion of Lacy Way.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-2053Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-2031Resolution further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” so as to grant $100,000 to specific Public Service Grant projects of the Mayor's Office and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-1817Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Chapter 919, Signs, to regulate the use of non-advertising signs for Major Public Destination Facilities in the RIV-NS District. (Needs to be sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 11/20/2023Not recordedNot recorded
132023-1979Ordinance 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142023-2058Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152023-2050Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 6440 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162023-2051Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172023-2061Resolution 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 discussionHeld for Cablecast Public HearingNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12023-1946

Resolution amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing PARK RECONSTRUCTION - PARKS TAX deliverable “TRAIL ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN (PARKS TAX)” by $150,000.00 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION - PARKS TAX deliverable “WEST END PARK DRIVE (PARKS TAX)” by $150,000.00.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
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Not recorded
Order 22023-2054

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
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32023-2055

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
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42023-2056

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
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52023-2057

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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Affirmatively Recommended
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Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0086-2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72023-2059

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
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82023-2075

Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take actions necessary for recordation of temporary construction easements over certain City-owned parcels in order to advance a project for rehabilitation, reconstruction, and repair of the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92023-2052

Vacates an unused, unopened portion of Lacy Way.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102023-2053

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
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112023-2031

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” so as to grant $100,000 to specific Public Service Grant projects of the Mayor's Office and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122023-1817

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Chapter 919, Signs, to regulate the use of non-advertising signs for Major Public Destination Facilities in the RIV-NS District. (Needs to be sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 11/20/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132023-1979

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
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142023-2058

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
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152023-2050

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

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162023-2051

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
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172023-2061

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
Vote
Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded