Meeting

Standing Committees · Apr 3, 2024

9:30 AM · Council Chambers · 17 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12024-0282Resolution appointing Tamara Dudukovich as a Member of the Land Bank Board of Directors replacing Douglas Anderson with a term to expire January 1, 2027.No matched discussionInterview HeldNot recordedNot recorded
22024-0089Resolution 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 Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 4/10/2024Not recordedNot recorded
32024-0256Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, by creating a new Chapter 268: Real Estate Tax Exemptions for Construction or Adaptive Reuse of Buildings in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Briefing held 3/20/24) (Public Hearing held 4/29/24)No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTENot recordedNot recorded
42024-0300Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Diana Stefanyszyn, and her attorney, Phillips, Phillips & Smith-Delach, P.No matched discussionHeld for Executive SessionNot recordedNot recorded
52024-0301Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing PJ McARDLE ROADWAY BRIDGE OVER HILLSIDE (TIP) by SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000), increasing PJ McARDLE ROADWAY BRIDGE OVER SYCAMORE (TIP) by SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000), increasing BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE (TIP) by ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000), and increasing EAST SYCAMORE STREET BRIDGE (TIP) by SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000) to account for Federal Highway Administration funding being received at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62024-0311Resolution transferring the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) within the 2024 Operating Budget from City Council Salaries & Wages, Regular to Council as a Body for the purpose of professional services.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
7Item 0012-2024Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0012-2024.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
82024-0302Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the PJ McArdle Roadway Bridge over Sycamore Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92024-0303Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the PJ McArdle Roadway Bridge over Hillside Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102024-0304Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the East Sycamore Street Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112024-0305Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the Bloomfield Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122024-0306Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the City Steps Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00), reimbursable at 80%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132024-0322Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” to remove PITTSBURGH CONTINGENCY as a grant recipient and add BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION as a grant recipient along with VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE and authorizing a subsequent Agreement for a total cost of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142024-0169Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152024-0307Resolution amending Resolution No. 711 of 2022 further amending Resolution No. 767 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with D'Appolonia for On-Call Emergency Geotechnical Services including assessments, evaluations, land remediation plans, and expert testimony of properties subject to active life safety code enforcement violations, by increasing the approved amount by TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($20,000.00) for an amended total cost not to exceed THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($360,000.00), over 3 years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162024-0297Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute Instruments for the Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants in favor of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority to allow the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority operation and maintenance responsibilities of green infrastructure within certain property along the Bus Rapid Transit Project Corridor.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172024-0298Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the North Avenue Signals and Safety project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12024-0282

Resolution appointing Tamara Dudukovich as a Member of the Land Bank Board of Directors replacing Douglas Anderson with a term to expire January 1, 2027.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Interview Held
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22024-0089

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 Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 4/10/2024
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32024-0256

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, by creating a new Chapter 268: Real Estate Tax Exemptions for Construction or Adaptive Reuse of Buildings in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Briefing held 3/20/24) (Public Hearing held 4/29/24)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42024-0300

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Diana Stefanyszyn, and her attorney, Phillips, Phillips & Smith-Delach, P.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Executive Session
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52024-0301

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing PJ McARDLE ROADWAY BRIDGE OVER HILLSIDE (TIP) by SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000), increasing PJ McARDLE ROADWAY BRIDGE OVER SYCAMORE (TIP) by SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000), increasing BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE (TIP) by ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000), and increasing EAST SYCAMORE STREET BRIDGE (TIP) by SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000) to account for Federal Highway Administration funding being received at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62024-0311

Resolution transferring the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) within the 2024 Operating Budget from City Council Salaries & Wages, Regular to Council as a Body for the purpose of professional services.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0012-2024.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82024-0302

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the PJ McArdle Roadway Bridge over Sycamore Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92024-0303

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the PJ McArdle Roadway Bridge over Hillside Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102024-0304

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the East Sycamore Street Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112024-0305

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the Bloomfield Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122024-0306

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the City Steps Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00), reimbursable at 80%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132024-0322

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” to remove PITTSBURGH CONTINGENCY as a grant recipient and add BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION as a grant recipient along with VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE and authorizing a subsequent Agreement for a total cost of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142024-0169

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
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152024-0307

Resolution amending Resolution No. 711 of 2022 further amending Resolution No. 767 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with D'Appolonia for On-Call Emergency Geotechnical Services including assessments, evaluations, land remediation plans, and expert testimony of properties subject to active life safety code enforcement violations, by increasing the approved amount by TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($20,000.00) for an amended total cost not to exceed THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($360,000.00), over 3 years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162024-0297

Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute Instruments for the Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants in favor of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority to allow the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority operation and maintenance responsibilities of green infrastructure within certain property along the Bus Rapid Transit Project Corridor.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172024-0298

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the North Avenue Signals and Safety project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s).

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