Meeting

Standing Committees · Feb 28, 2024

9:30 AM · Council Chambers · 28 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12024-0117Resolution appointing Kyle Webster as a Commissioner on the Commission for Human Relations for a four-year term, which will expire on February 28, 2028.No matched discussionInterview HeldNot recordedNot recorded
22024-0118Resolution appointing Mary Jayne McCullough as a Commissioner on the Commission for Human Relations for a four-year term, which will expire on February 28, 2028.No matched discussionInterview HeldNot recordedNot recorded
32024-0027Resolution amending Resolution 858 of 2023, entitled "Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2024," so as to reopen the 2024 Operating Budget to accommodate changes in the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Fire, the Department of Finance, and the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service in direct response to the ratified collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1. (Public Hearing held 2/22/24)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42024-0089Resolution amending Resolution 909 of 2023 titled "Resolution authorizing the fee schedule for 2024 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code" to reduce the cost of employee parking. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/6/2024Not recordedNot recorded
52024-0163Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Carlow University in an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ($113,400.00) dollars to support the creation of a Wellness Index for Black Women.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62024-0164Authorizes a City warrant payment to Fisher & Phillips LLP.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72024-0165Authorizes a City warrant payment to Thomas Thomas & Hafer, LLP.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82024-0166Authorizes a City warrant payment to Network Deposition Services.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92024-0167Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Jacqueline Lane.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102024-0168Resolution amending Resolution 861 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, which authorized appropriations and salaries of the Stop the Violence Fund for the 2024 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2024, to add positions that report to the Department of Parks and Recreation as authorized by Ordinance 35 of 2023, effective December 16, 2023. The proposed expenditures of the Stop the Violence fund for the 2024 Fiscal Year are hereby appropriated in the sum of $9,852,848 (Nine Million Eight Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Eight Dollars).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112024-0172Resolution amending Resolution No. 41 of 2024 entitled “providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through K: A: 268 Lombard Street, B: 2431 Wylie Avenue, C: 746 Clarissa Street, D: 4918 Rosetta Street, E: 0 Isoline Street, F: 123 Overbeck Street, G: 149 Henderson Street, H: 1400 Tumbo Street, I: 510 Stratmore Avenue, J: 512 Stratmore Avenue, K: 514 Stratmore Avenue” as to add items E: 0 Isoline Street I: 510 Stratmore Avenue, J: 512 Stratmore Avenue, K: 514 Stratmore Avenue.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
12Item 0007-2024Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0007-2024.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
132024-0155Resolution amending Resolution 248 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to provide an ambassador program to assist police with non-criminal matters in the Central Business District, by increasing the approved amount by $600,000 for an amended total cost not to exceed ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000) over two years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142024-0189Resolution amending Resolution 650 of 2023, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with CSX Transportation for costs associated with the Construction for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars ($439,223.00), federally reimbursable at 100%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152024-0190Resolution amending Resolution 652 of 2023, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for costs associated with the Construction for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), federally reimbursable at 100%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162024-0191Resolution amending Resolution 743 of 2023, which provided 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 100%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172024-0138Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for the professional design services for Fort Pitt Park Phase 1 Improvements at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Thousand ($300,000.00) Dollars.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182023-2230Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as B’nai Israel Synagogue, located at 327 N. Negley Avenue (83-J-210, 83-J-210-1, and 83-J-210-2), in Garfield, in the 11th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 2/27/24)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192024-0051Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Frick Park, located at 2005 Beechwood Boulevard (127-H-100-01), in the Swisshelm Park, Squirrel Hill South, Regent Square, Point Breeze neighborhoods, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 2/27/24)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202024-0169Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Sal’s Barber Shop, located at 712 Brookline Boulevard (97 -C-280), in Brookline, in the 19th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 3/26/24)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings and PolicyNot recordedNot recorded
212024-0160Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, and/or the Director of the Office and Management and Budget to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists, referees, and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Departments’ recreational and instructional programs and special events services.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
222024-0161Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into financial and “in-kind” Sponsorship Agreements valued at $5,000.00 (Five Thousand Dollars) or less for the Citiparks Office of Special Events’ 2024 Season.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
232024-0162Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into Sponsorship Agreements for the City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Festival (the “Festival”). The Sponsorship Terms will provide a total value of $10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
242024-0156Resolution amending Resolution 630 of 2020, which authorized the City’s Department of Public Safety to enter into relevant agreements to purchase document management software from PowerDMS, Inc., to extend the agreement an additional year for an increase of THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-SEVEN CENTS ($34,317.77).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
252024-0184Resolution amending Resolution No. 935 of 2021, effective December 30, 2021, entitled, “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to document local cooperation and the Housing Authority’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Manchester Redevelopment housing development” by authorizing future amendments to be made to the original cooperation agreement at no cost to the city.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
262024-0157Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 5255 Butler Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
272024-0158Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 220 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
282024-0159Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for multiple properties on Centre Avenue.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12024-0117

Resolution appointing Kyle Webster as a Commissioner on the Commission for Human Relations for a four-year term, which will expire on February 28, 2028.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Interview Held
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22024-0118

Resolution appointing Mary Jayne McCullough as a Commissioner on the Commission for Human Relations for a four-year term, which will expire on February 28, 2028.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Interview Held
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32024-0027

Resolution amending Resolution 858 of 2023, entitled "Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2024," so as to reopen the 2024 Operating Budget to accommodate changes in the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Fire, the Department of Finance, and the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service in direct response to the ratified collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1. (Public Hearing held 2/22/24)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42024-0089

Resolution amending Resolution 909 of 2023 titled "Resolution authorizing the fee schedule for 2024 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code" to reduce the cost of employee parking. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/6/2024
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52024-0163

Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Carlow University in an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ($113,400.00) dollars to support the creation of a Wellness Index for Black Women.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62024-0164

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Fisher & Phillips LLP.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72024-0165

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Thomas Thomas & Hafer, LLP.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82024-0166

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Network Deposition Services.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
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Order 92024-0167

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Jacqueline Lane.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102024-0168

Resolution amending Resolution 861 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, which authorized appropriations and salaries of the Stop the Violence Fund for the 2024 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2024, to add positions that report to the Department of Parks and Recreation as authorized by Ordinance 35 of 2023, effective December 16, 2023. The proposed expenditures of the Stop the Violence fund for the 2024 Fiscal Year are hereby appropriated in the sum of $9,852,848 (Nine Million Eight Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Eight Dollars).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112024-0172

Resolution amending Resolution No. 41 of 2024 entitled “providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through K: A: 268 Lombard Street, B: 2431 Wylie Avenue, C: 746 Clarissa Street, D: 4918 Rosetta Street, E: 0 Isoline Street, F: 123 Overbeck Street, G: 149 Henderson Street, H: 1400 Tumbo Street, I: 510 Stratmore Avenue, J: 512 Stratmore Avenue, K: 514 Stratmore Avenue” as to add items E: 0 Isoline Street I: 510 Stratmore Avenue, J: 512 Stratmore Avenue, K: 514 Stratmore Avenue.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
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Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0007-2024.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Approved
Votes For
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Order 132024-0155

Resolution amending Resolution 248 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to provide an ambassador program to assist police with non-criminal matters in the Central Business District, by increasing the approved amount by $600,000 for an amended total cost not to exceed ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000) over two years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142024-0189

Resolution amending Resolution 650 of 2023, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with CSX Transportation for costs associated with the Construction for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars ($439,223.00), federally reimbursable at 100%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152024-0190

Resolution amending Resolution 652 of 2023, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad Company for costs associated with the Construction for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), federally reimbursable at 100%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162024-0191

Resolution amending Resolution 743 of 2023, which provided 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 100%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172024-0138

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for the professional design services for Fort Pitt Park Phase 1 Improvements at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Thousand ($300,000.00) Dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182023-2230

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as B’nai Israel Synagogue, located at 327 N. Negley Avenue (83-J-210, 83-J-210-1, and 83-J-210-2), in Garfield, in the 11th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 2/27/24)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192024-0051

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Frick Park, located at 2005 Beechwood Boulevard (127-H-100-01), in the Swisshelm Park, Squirrel Hill South, Regent Square, Point Breeze neighborhoods, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 2/27/24)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202024-0169

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Sal’s Barber Shop, located at 712 Brookline Boulevard (97 -C-280), in Brookline, in the 19th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 3/26/24)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings and Policy
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 212024-0160

Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, and/or the Director of the Office and Management and Budget to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists, referees, and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Departments’ recreational and instructional programs and special events services.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 222024-0161

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into financial and “in-kind” Sponsorship Agreements valued at $5,000.00 (Five Thousand Dollars) or less for the Citiparks Office of Special Events’ 2024 Season.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 232024-0162

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into Sponsorship Agreements for the City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Festival (the “Festival”). The Sponsorship Terms will provide a total value of $10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 242024-0156

Resolution amending Resolution 630 of 2020, which authorized the City’s Department of Public Safety to enter into relevant agreements to purchase document management software from PowerDMS, Inc., to extend the agreement an additional year for an increase of THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-SEVEN CENTS ($34,317.77).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 252024-0184

Resolution amending Resolution No. 935 of 2021, effective December 30, 2021, entitled, “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to document local cooperation and the Housing Authority’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Manchester Redevelopment housing development” by authorizing future amendments to be made to the original cooperation agreement at no cost to the city.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 262024-0157

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 5255 Butler Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 272024-0158

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 220 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 282024-0159

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for multiple properties on Centre Avenue.

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