Meeting

Standing Committees · Nov 1, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 20 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12023-1834Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, Chapter 161, Contracts, Sections 161.02 - Competitive Bidding; Exceptions, 161.02A - Award of Professional Services Agreements and 161.02B - Exemptions From Competitive Process to amend the approval processes for professional services agreements and exemptions from the same.No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
22023-2082Resolution 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 of six (6) safety ladders from Friends of the Riverfront valued at Twelve Thousand Forty dollars ($12,040.00), to be installed along the southern shore of the Allegheny River from Rachel Carson Bridge to Point State Park at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
3Item 0087-2023Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0087-2023.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
42023-2068Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of Public Safety to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s Gaming Economic Tourism Fund for the purchase of non-fluorinated firefighting foam in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) for this stated purpose.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52023-2102Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with SAI Consulting Engineers for costs associated with the Construction Management and Construction Inspection phases for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Eleven Cents ($2,854,186.11), federally reimbursable at 95%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62023-2074Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide a permanent easement for the relocation of its electrical system in Hays Woods (Parcels 31-G-200, 31-G-202, and 32-H-100) at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72023-2076Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program in the amount of Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($430,000.13) to upgrade traffic control switches.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82023-2077Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program in the amount of Nine Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($954,552.43) to replace traffic signals at the intersections of Penn Avenue and Highland Avenue, South Aiken Avenue and Ellsworth Avenue, and Bayard Street and Neville Street.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92023-2078Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Lori Hepner, for costs associated with the Davis Ave Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty-Four Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Four Dollars ($54,444.00), an increase of Twenty Four Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Four Dollars ($24,444.00) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 205 of 2022 to add additional funding for Public Art as part of the project.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102023-2079Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Gulisek Construction LLC for costs associated with Construction for the Critical Sidewalk Gaps project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars and Thirty-Five Cents ($1,156,475.35), reimbursable at 100%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112023-2080Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Gannett Fleming Inc. for costs associated with the Mount Washington Landslide Mitigation project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million One Hundred Fifty-Seventy Thousand Dollars ($2,157,000.000), an increase of One Hundred Fifty-Seventy Thousand Dollars ($157,000.00) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 636 of 2021 to add additional funding for the Services During Construction Phase of the project.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122023-2081Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Power Contracting Company for costs associated with Construction for the Pittsburgh Downtown Wayfinding project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Seven Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars ($1,761,235.00), reimbursable at 100%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132023-2084Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with various community-based organizations for the implementation of the 2023 Neighborhood Economic Development program and to provide for the payment of the costs thereof, at a cost not to exceed $500,000.00.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 11/14/2023Not recordedNot recorded
142023-2089Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, at Section 911.02: Use Table and Article VI: Development Standards, Chapter 914: Parking Loading and Access, at Section 914.02: Off-Street Parking Schedules, and adding Section 912.09.B.: Child care (Accessory Use) at Chapter 912: Accessory Uses and Structures, all to amend Childcare Uses and Standards. (Sent for a Report & Recommendation on 11/2/23) (Report & Recommendation received 11/30/23) (Public Hearing held 2/13/24)No matched discussionReferred for Report and Recommendation to the Planning CommissionNot recordedNot recorded
152023-2083Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an agreement and/or agreement(s) and amendments thereto with Twilio for internet-based communications services required to support various City of Pittsburgh customer engagement communications, at a cost not-to-exceed Two Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($238,325) over 2 years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162023-2069Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 442 52nd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172023-2070Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for Miller and Reed Street.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182023-2071Resolution 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 Citizen Science Lab, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 27-A, Lots 177, 178, 179, 180, 180- A, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, and 189 in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192023-2072Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $9,500,000. (Council Districts: All)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202023-2073Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for administration of the 2023-2024 HOME Investments Partnership Program at a cost not to exceed $2,557,679. (Council Districts: All)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12023-1834

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, Chapter 161, Contracts, Sections 161.02 - Competitive Bidding; Exceptions, 161.02A - Award of Professional Services Agreements and 161.02B - Exemptions From Competitive Process to amend the approval processes for professional services agreements and exemptions from the same.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22023-2082

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 of six (6) safety ladders from Friends of the Riverfront valued at Twelve Thousand Forty dollars ($12,040.00), to be installed along the southern shore of the Allegheny River from Rachel Carson Bridge to Point State Park at no cost to the City.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0087-2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42023-2068

Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of Public Safety to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s Gaming Economic Tourism Fund for the purchase of non-fluorinated firefighting foam in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52023-2102

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with SAI Consulting Engineers for costs associated with the Construction Management and Construction Inspection phases for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Eleven Cents ($2,854,186.11), federally reimbursable at 95%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62023-2074

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide a permanent easement for the relocation of its electrical system in Hays Woods (Parcels 31-G-200, 31-G-202, and 32-H-100) at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72023-2076

Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program in the amount of Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($430,000.13) to upgrade traffic control switches.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82023-2077

Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program in the amount of Nine Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($954,552.43) to replace traffic signals at the intersections of Penn Avenue and Highland Avenue, South Aiken Avenue and Ellsworth Avenue, and Bayard Street and Neville Street.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92023-2078

Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Lori Hepner, for costs associated with the Davis Ave Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty-Four Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Four Dollars ($54,444.00), an increase of Twenty Four Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Four Dollars ($24,444.00) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 205 of 2022 to add additional funding for Public Art as part of the project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102023-2079

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Gulisek Construction LLC for costs associated with Construction for the Critical Sidewalk Gaps project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars and Thirty-Five Cents ($1,156,475.35), reimbursable at 100%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112023-2080

Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Gannett Fleming Inc. for costs associated with the Mount Washington Landslide Mitigation project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million One Hundred Fifty-Seventy Thousand Dollars ($2,157,000.000), an increase of One Hundred Fifty-Seventy Thousand Dollars ($157,000.00) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 636 of 2021 to add additional funding for the Services During Construction Phase of the project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122023-2081

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Power Contracting Company for costs associated with Construction for the Pittsburgh Downtown Wayfinding project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Seven Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars ($1,761,235.00), reimbursable at 100%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132023-2084

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with various community-based organizations for the implementation of the 2023 Neighborhood Economic Development program and to provide for the payment of the costs thereof, at a cost not to exceed $500,000.00.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 11/14/2023
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142023-2089

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, at Section 911.02: Use Table and Article VI: Development Standards, Chapter 914: Parking Loading and Access, at Section 914.02: Off-Street Parking Schedules, and adding Section 912.09.B.: Child care (Accessory Use) at Chapter 912: Accessory Uses and Structures, all to amend Childcare Uses and Standards. (Sent for a Report & Recommendation on 11/2/23) (Report & Recommendation received 11/30/23) (Public Hearing held 2/13/24)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Referred for Report and Recommendation to the Planning Commission
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152023-2083

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an agreement and/or agreement(s) and amendments thereto with Twilio for internet-based communications services required to support various City of Pittsburgh customer engagement communications, at a cost not-to-exceed Two Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($238,325) over 2 years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162023-2069

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 442 52nd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172023-2070

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for Miller and Reed Street.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182023-2071

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 Citizen Science Lab, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 27-A, Lots 177, 178, 179, 180, 180- A, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, and 189 in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (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 192023-2072

Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $9,500,000. (Council Districts: All)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202023-2073

Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for administration of the 2023-2024 HOME Investments Partnership Program at a cost not to exceed $2,557,679. (Council Districts: All)

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