Meeting

Standing Committees · Mar 13, 2024

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 19 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

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12024-0259WHEREAS, John Preston “Pete” Hill was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, hamlet of Buena, on October 12th, 1882, to Ike and Elizabeth ‘Lizzie” Hill who were both Virginia natives. After the death of Mr. Hill’s father in 1887, John, his mother and siblings boarded a northbound train and settled in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania around 1887. They resided at 7221 Susquehanna St. in Homewood. and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22024-0216Authorizes a City warrant payment to Citron Alex, P.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
32024-0217Authorizes a City warrant payment to Network Deposition Services.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
42024-0218Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
52024-0219Authorizes a City warrant payment to Michael D.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
62024-0220Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Adil-Sharif Alghurairi in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,400.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
7Item 0009-2024Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0009-2024.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
82024-0212Resolution amending Resolution 872 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements for the continued implementation of the City’s Spay and Neuter Program, by increasing the approved amount by $70,000, for an amended total cost not-to-exceed TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($210,000) over three years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92024-0243Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Mosites Construction Company for costs associated with construction of the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Forty-Eight Million Four Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($48,477,777.00), reimbursable at 100%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102024-0222Authorizes a City warrant payment to Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation (“SPC”) in the amount of Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($32,500.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112024-0223Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the North Avenue Signals and Safety Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122024-0224Resolution amending Resolution 277, effective June 26, 2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Second Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for professional landscape architectural services for Arsenal Park Phase I Design, to change the fund sources in the contract. The net change of the amendment is decreasing the total not-to-exceed amount by Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Two Dollars and no cents ($2,862.00) from Five Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-Four Dollars ($544,174.00) to Five Hundred Forty-One Thousand Three Hundred Twelve Dollars and no cents ($541,312.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132024-0229Resolution adopting the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries in road traffic in the City of Pittsburgh to zero and endorsing the Vision Zero strategy to achieve this goal.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142024-0059Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, at Section 911.02: Use Table and Chapter 911.04.A.69, Use Standards, to Permit Single-Unit Attached Residential Uses in Residential Single-Unit Detached Districts subject to certain standards. (Report and Recommendation sent 1/31/24) (Report and Recommendation received 3/6/24) (Public Hearing held 4/10/24)No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTENot recordedNot recorded
152024-0221Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article 902.03, Zoning Map, by changing From RM-H, Residential Multi-Unit - High Density to UNC - Urban Neighborhood Commercial, certain properties located on Shady Avenue in the 7th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh known in the Allegheny County Office of Deed Registry as Block and Lot Numbers: 84-G-239 and a portion of 84-G-258. (Sent to Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 3/15/24) (Report & Recommendation received 5/24/24) (Public Hearing held 10/10/24)No matched discussionReferred for Report and Recommendation to the Committee on HearingsNot recordedNot recorded
162024-0213Resolution amending Resolution 428 of 2021 which provided for the extension of a professional services agreement or agreements with NCR Corporation, to provide city-wide credit, debit, and e- check payment services for the collection of various program and permitting fees for the City of Pittsburgh by exercising the option to extend the term of the Agreement for three additional years at no cost to the city.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172024-0214Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement with Pittsburgh Community Television, Inc., for services related to administering and managing the City’s designated public access channels for a period of two years at an amount not-to-exceed 66% of funding received into designated code accounts for the years 2023 and 2024.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182024-0215Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into a content licensing agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Google LLC, for Google to share certain data with the City, at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192024-0244Resolution amending Resolution 651 of 2023, providing which provided for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s), at an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($15,500.00) and further 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 increasing CHARLES ANDERSON BRIDGE (TIP) by Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($15,500.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12024-0259

WHEREAS, John Preston “Pete” Hill was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, hamlet of Buena, on October 12th, 1882, to Ike and Elizabeth ‘Lizzie” Hill who were both Virginia natives. After the death of Mr. Hill’s father in 1887, John, his mother and siblings boarded a northbound train and settled in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania around 1887. They resided at 7221 Susquehanna St. in Homewood. and,

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Order 22024-0216

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Citron Alex, P.

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Order 32024-0217

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Network Deposition Services.

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Order 42024-0218

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC.

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Order 52024-0219

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Michael D.

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Order 62024-0220

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Adil-Sharif Alghurairi in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,400.

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Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0009-2024.

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Order 82024-0212

Resolution amending Resolution 872 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements for the continued implementation of the City’s Spay and Neuter Program, by increasing the approved amount by $70,000, for an amended total cost not-to-exceed TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($210,000) over three years.

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Order 92024-0243

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Mosites Construction Company for costs associated with construction of the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Forty-Eight Million Four Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($48,477,777.00), reimbursable at 100%.

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Order 102024-0222

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation (“SPC”) in the amount of Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($32,500.

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Order 112024-0223

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the North Avenue Signals and Safety Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00).

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Order 122024-0224

Resolution amending Resolution 277, effective June 26, 2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Second Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for professional landscape architectural services for Arsenal Park Phase I Design, to change the fund sources in the contract. The net change of the amendment is decreasing the total not-to-exceed amount by Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Two Dollars and no cents ($2,862.00) from Five Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-Four Dollars ($544,174.00) to Five Hundred Forty-One Thousand Three Hundred Twelve Dollars and no cents ($541,312.00).

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Order 132024-0229

Resolution adopting the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries in road traffic in the City of Pittsburgh to zero and endorsing the Vision Zero strategy to achieve this goal.

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Order 142024-0059

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, at Section 911.02: Use Table and Chapter 911.04.A.69, Use Standards, to Permit Single-Unit Attached Residential Uses in Residential Single-Unit Detached Districts subject to certain standards. (Report and Recommendation sent 1/31/24) (Report and Recommendation received 3/6/24) (Public Hearing held 4/10/24)

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Order 152024-0221

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article 902.03, Zoning Map, by changing From RM-H, Residential Multi-Unit - High Density to UNC - Urban Neighborhood Commercial, certain properties located on Shady Avenue in the 7th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh known in the Allegheny County Office of Deed Registry as Block and Lot Numbers: 84-G-239 and a portion of 84-G-258. (Sent to Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 3/15/24) (Report & Recommendation received 5/24/24) (Public Hearing held 10/10/24)

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Referred for Report and Recommendation to the Committee on Hearings
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Order 162024-0213

Resolution amending Resolution 428 of 2021 which provided for the extension of a professional services agreement or agreements with NCR Corporation, to provide city-wide credit, debit, and e- check payment services for the collection of various program and permitting fees for the City of Pittsburgh by exercising the option to extend the term of the Agreement for three additional years at no cost to the city.

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Order 172024-0214

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement with Pittsburgh Community Television, Inc., for services related to administering and managing the City’s designated public access channels for a period of two years at an amount not-to-exceed 66% of funding received into designated code accounts for the years 2023 and 2024.

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Order 182024-0215

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into a content licensing agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Google LLC, for Google to share certain data with the City, at no cost to the City.

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Order 192024-0244

Resolution amending Resolution 651 of 2023, providing which provided for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s), at an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($15,500.00) and further 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 increasing CHARLES ANDERSON BRIDGE (TIP) by Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($15,500.00).

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