Meeting

City Council · Dec 18, 2023

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 74 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

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OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
512023-2291Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions to adopt a new Chapter 641 Entitled “FORCE-FED PRODUCTS PROHIBITED,” PROHIBITING THE SALE OR PROVISION OF FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS.No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTEAye: 7Burgess, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 2Anthony Coghill, Kail-Smith
522023-2320Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for December 13, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
532023-2249Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars to support the Davis Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Project.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
542023-2250Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Stantec for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering Phase for the Calera Street, Corley Street, and Maple Ave Bridge projects; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($1,320,000.00), reimbursable at 100%.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
552023-2251Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering Phase for the West Carson Street Bridge; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($587,998.50), reimbursable at 95%.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
562023-2321Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for December 13, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
572023-2273Resolution that the Mayor and the Director of City Planning, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized accept funds from Pittsburgh Regional Transit in the amount of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for the creation of public art as a part of the Bus Rapid Transit project.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
582023-2274Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into an agreement (s) and/or contract(s) with Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) for the purpose of utilizing an AmeriCorps VISTA in the Department of City Planning at a cost not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) over one year.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
592023-2305Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017 as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing ST. ANDREWS LUTHERAN CHURCH by $3,750 and increasing PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER by $3,750, and authorize subsequent Agreements.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
602023-2306Resolution further amending Resolution No. 864 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing THE LIGHT OF KIMBERLY by $5,000 and increasing PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER by $5,000, and authorize subsequent Agreements.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
612023-2322Records the Recreation and Youth and Senior Services committee report for December 13, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
622023-2266Authorizes a City warrant payment to Pittsburgh Regional Transit, 345 Sixth Avenue, Fifth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in an amount not to exceed SIXTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTTEEN DOLLARS AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($16,618.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
632023-2267Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks & Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Three Rivers?Marathon, Inc. (“P3R”) to provide management services for the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race (“Great Race”), for a term of three years (2024-2026) with the option to renew for two, one-year terms (2027 and 2028), at a total cost not to exceed the greater of $60,000 or 40% of net revenues generated by each year’s Great Race.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
642023-2323Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology committee report for December 13, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
652023-2223Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Safety, and the Director of Innovation & Performance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with IK Systems, Inc., for security camera maintenance, integration, and support services, for a total cost not to exceed EIGHT MILLION THIRTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE DOLLARS AND EIGHTEEN CENTS ($8,030,683.18) over five years.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 1Erika Strassburger
662023-2269Resolution amending Resolution 849 of 2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Innovation & Performance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a professional service agreement with Victor Stanley services. The general objective is to utilize Victor Stanley Relay technology to monitor fill-levels of litter cans around the city and provide routing services for Department of Public Works via a mobile application to save resources dedicated to litter collection, at a cost not-to-exceed Two Hundred Twelve Thousand One Hundred Sixty Six Dollars ($212,166), to extend the term by (1) year for a total term of (3) years.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 1Anthony Coghill
672023-2272Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an agreement and/or agreement(s) and amendments thereto with ePlus Technologies, Inc. for assistance in planning and executing a move from existing locations to a data center at a new location, at a cost not-to-exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) over 1 year.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
682023-2302Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into Startup Participation Agreements with selected entities as part of the cohorts of PGH Lab and further authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into Program Participation Agreements with local municipal entities to allow such entities to test products and services through PGH Lab, at a total cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) over 1 year.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
692023-2324Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for December 13, 2023.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
702023-2244Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) for services relating to the management of the URA’s public parcel inventory, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof at an amount not to exceed Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
712023-2245Resolution amending Resolution No. 116 of 2022, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC for professional consulting services for federal government affairs and legislative services, by authorizing One Hundred and Two Thousand Dollars ($102,000.00) payment through the end of the currently executed contract term.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
722023-2246Resolution amending Resolution No. 117 of 2022, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) or Contract(s) with Malady & Wooten, Inc. for professional consulting services for state government affairs and legislative services, by authorizing One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($115,500.00) payment through the end of the currently executed contract term.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
732023-2247Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Dragoon Way project where the PWSA is overseeing the design and construction of the storm water management components as well as the roadway replacement and rehabilitation and has or will retain the services of a Design Consultant, Construction Management/Inspection Consultant, and Construction Contractor for the project. The City will reimburse the PWSA for this work at a cost to the City not to exceed Eight Hundred Twenty- Three Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four dollars and Ninety-Four cents ($823,994.94).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
742023-2248Resolution authorizing the Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-F, Lots 174 and 176 (Council District No. 5), 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
Order 512023-2291

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions to adopt a new Chapter 641 Entitled “FORCE-FED PRODUCTS PROHIBITED,” PROHIBITING THE SALE OR PROVISION OF FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE
Votes Against
No: 2Anthony Coghill, Kail-Smith
Order 522023-2320

Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for December 13, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 532023-2249

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars to support the Davis Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 542023-2250

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Stantec for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering Phase for the Calera Street, Corley Street, and Maple Ave Bridge projects; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($1,320,000.00), reimbursable at 100%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 552023-2251

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering Phase for the West Carson Street Bridge; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($587,998.50), reimbursable at 95%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 562023-2321

Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for December 13, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 572023-2273

Resolution that the Mayor and the Director of City Planning, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized accept funds from Pittsburgh Regional Transit in the amount of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for the creation of public art as a part of the Bus Rapid Transit project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 582023-2274

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into an agreement (s) and/or contract(s) with Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) for the purpose of utilizing an AmeriCorps VISTA in the Department of City Planning at a cost not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) over one year.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 592023-2305

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017 as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing ST. ANDREWS LUTHERAN CHURCH by $3,750 and increasing PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER by $3,750, and authorize subsequent Agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 602023-2306

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 864 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing THE LIGHT OF KIMBERLY by $5,000 and increasing PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER by $5,000, and authorize subsequent Agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 612023-2322

Records the Recreation and Youth and Senior Services committee report for December 13, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 632023-2267

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks & Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Three Rivers?Marathon, Inc. (“P3R”) to provide management services for the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race (“Great Race”), for a term of three years (2024-2026) with the option to renew for two, one-year terms (2027 and 2028), at a total cost not to exceed the greater of $60,000 or 40% of net revenues generated by each year’s Great Race.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 642023-2323

Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology committee report for December 13, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 652023-2223

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Safety, and the Director of Innovation & Performance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with IK Systems, Inc., for security camera maintenance, integration, and support services, for a total cost not to exceed EIGHT MILLION THIRTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE DOLLARS AND EIGHTEEN CENTS ($8,030,683.18) over five years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 1Erika Strassburger
Order 662023-2269

Resolution amending Resolution 849 of 2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Innovation & Performance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a professional service agreement with Victor Stanley services. The general objective is to utilize Victor Stanley Relay technology to monitor fill-levels of litter cans around the city and provide routing services for Department of Public Works via a mobile application to save resources dedicated to litter collection, at a cost not-to-exceed Two Hundred Twelve Thousand One Hundred Sixty Six Dollars ($212,166), to extend the term by (1) year for a total term of (3) years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 1Anthony Coghill
Order 672023-2272

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an agreement and/or agreement(s) and amendments thereto with ePlus Technologies, Inc. for assistance in planning and executing a move from existing locations to a data center at a new location, at a cost not-to-exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) over 1 year.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 682023-2302

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into Startup Participation Agreements with selected entities as part of the cohorts of PGH Lab and further authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into Program Participation Agreements with local municipal entities to allow such entities to test products and services through PGH Lab, at a total cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) over 1 year.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 692023-2324

Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for December 13, 2023.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Read, Received and Filed
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 702023-2244

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) for services relating to the management of the URA’s public parcel inventory, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof at an amount not to exceed Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 712023-2245

Resolution amending Resolution No. 116 of 2022, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC for professional consulting services for federal government affairs and legislative services, by authorizing One Hundred and Two Thousand Dollars ($102,000.00) payment through the end of the currently executed contract term.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 722023-2246

Resolution amending Resolution No. 117 of 2022, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) or Contract(s) with Malady & Wooten, Inc. for professional consulting services for state government affairs and legislative services, by authorizing One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($115,500.00) payment through the end of the currently executed contract term.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 732023-2247

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Dragoon Way project where the PWSA is overseeing the design and construction of the storm water management components as well as the roadway replacement and rehabilitation and has or will retain the services of a Design Consultant, Construction Management/Inspection Consultant, and Construction Contractor for the project. The City will reimburse the PWSA for this work at a cost to the City not to exceed Eight Hundred Twenty- Three Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four dollars and Ninety-Four cents ($823,994.94).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Passed Finally
Votes Against
No: 0
Order 742023-2248

Resolution authorizing the Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-F, Lots 174 and 176 (Council District No. 5), at no cost to the City.

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