Meeting

City Council · Apr 30, 2024

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 31 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12024-0427WHEREAS, Dr. Vincent E. Rone directs music at Archangel Gabriel Parish in Pittsburgh, which is comprised of Holy Trinity Church in Robinson, St. Mary, Help of Christians Church in McKees Rocks and St. Malachy Church in Coraopolis; and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22024-0428WHEREAS, Joy Sato was the Director of Special Events at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts for over twenty years and has worked tirelessly in her love and support of Mellon Park. Joy worked around the clock, to make the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, the Walled Garden and all of Mellon Park welcoming to every part of our community. and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
32024-0429WHEREAS, Community Day School is a center of community and education, uniting the hearts and minds of the next generation. The school honors Jewish teachings and values, nurturing passion, identity, and integrity in its students so that they may repair the world through tolerance and growth; and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
42024-0430WHEREAS, on Saturday, May 4, 2024, our nation will join together to honor the fallen heroes of our Armed Forces on the 156th Anniversary of Memorial Day; and,No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
52024-0431WHEREAS, street racing has become more popular on City of Pittsburgh community streets and has become incredibly dangerous to our citizens. It could and has put innocent people’s lives in danger; andNo matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
62024-0417Resolution amending Resolution 309 of 2023 authorizing the Mayor and the Commission on Human Relations to expand the agreement with Keen360 to include two additional software licenses yearly, by increasing the approved amount by Five Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and Ninety- Seven Cents ($5,924.97) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Fifty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Seventy-Two Cents ($59,865.72) over Five (5) years.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
72024-0418Resolution amending Resolution 317-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Monday.com, an online project management and portfolio management tool, for use with multiple City departments by increasing the approved amount by Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Two Hundred Forty- Four Thousand Dollars ($244,000) over 4 years.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
82024-0419Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Dmiera Atkins in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND SIX CENTS ($6,087.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
92024-0420Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Spring Hill Park Rehabilitation project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $562,605.00 with a match of $562,605.00 from the City of Pittsburgh’s 2024 Capital Budget (JDE job number 4550000424) for a total project cost of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TEN ($1,125,210.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102024-0421Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Pittsburgh Regional Transit (“PRT”) for assistance with construction of a new bus shelter within the public right-of-way of Penn Avenue near the intersection of North Saint Clair Street in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
112024-0422Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) to develop a transit plan in the West End.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
122024-0423Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 218.05: Capital Budget and Improvement Plan Project Authorization to require weekly written notice of grant applications, to be read, received and filed by City Council.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
132024-0424Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 219 Operating Budget, by revising Section 219.03 Collaborative Budgeting Process to require weekly written notice of grant applications, to be read, received and filed by City Council.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
142024-0425Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Council as a Body to pay annual membership dues for 2024 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891).No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
152024-0426Resolution 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” by reducing OAKLAND BUISINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT/INNOVATEPGH PARTNERSHIP by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and STEEL CITY BOXING ASSOCIATION by two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and increasing PITTSBURGH NATIONAL YOUTH BOXING by seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) and authorize subsequent agreements.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
162024-0411Records the Finance and Law committee report for April 22, 2024.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
172024-0373Resolution authorizing the City Controller to pay annual Membership dues for 2024 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891.00).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
182024-0374Resolution amending Resolution 302 of 2022 which provided providing for a professional services agreement with Binkley Kanavy or agreements or existing agreements for costs associated with consulting services printing and mailing the Popular Annual Financial Report, but not limited to auditing, accounting, and technical services for the City Controller’s Office at a cost not to exceed nineteen-thousand one hundred dollars ($19,100.00) for one year. $150,000.00No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
192024-0412Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for April 22, 2024.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
202024-0366Resolution amending Resolution 686 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Amended Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with ShotSpotter, Inc. (d/b/a SST, Inc.) for the continuation and expansion of the City’s gunshot-detection system, by updating the vendor name and increasing the approved amount by $132,932.00 for an amended total cost not to exceed EIGHT MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY- ONE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED FOUR DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($8,481,204.00) over eight years.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
212024-0413Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for April 22, 2024.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
222024-0401Resolution providing for a supplemental agreement or agreements with Michael Baker International, Inc. for costs associated with the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Forty- Nine Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($3,826,849.93), an increase of Six Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($696,525.27) from the previously legislated contract authorization.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
232024-0414Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for April 22, 2024.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
242024-0375Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Landmarks SGA, LLC to create historic district guidelines for the Mexican War Streets Expansion, Schenley Farms, and Roslyn Place Historic Districts for an amount not to exceed SEVENTY THOUSAND ($70,000) Dollars.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
252024-0415Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology committee report for April 22, 2024.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
262024-0367Resolution amending Resolution 165-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto for professional services with ePlus Technology, Inc. for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh’s network functionality by increasing the approved amount by Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) and extending the contract until August 31, 2024. The amended total cost not-to-exceed of the contract will now be Six Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Twenty Four Dollars and Eight Cents ($699,024.08).No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
272024-0416Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for April 22, 2024.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
282024-0368Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 126 Hazelwood Avenue and 0 Hazelwood Avenue.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
292024-0370Authorizes a City warrant payment to Southwestern PA Commission.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
302024-0371Authorizes a City warrant payment to CONNECT Congress of Neighboring Communities.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
312024-0372Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority in the amount of NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($98,471.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12024-0427

WHEREAS, Dr. Vincent E. Rone directs music at Archangel Gabriel Parish in Pittsburgh, which is comprised of Holy Trinity Church in Robinson, St. Mary, Help of Christians Church in McKees Rocks and St. Malachy Church in Coraopolis; and,

Discussion
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Order 22024-0428

WHEREAS, Joy Sato was the Director of Special Events at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts for over twenty years and has worked tirelessly in her love and support of Mellon Park. Joy worked around the clock, to make the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, the Walled Garden and all of Mellon Park welcoming to every part of our community. and,

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Adopted
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Order 32024-0429

WHEREAS, Community Day School is a center of community and education, uniting the hearts and minds of the next generation. The school honors Jewish teachings and values, nurturing passion, identity, and integrity in its students so that they may repair the world through tolerance and growth; and,

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Adopted
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Order 42024-0430

WHEREAS, on Saturday, May 4, 2024, our nation will join together to honor the fallen heroes of our Armed Forces on the 156th Anniversary of Memorial Day; and,

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Order 52024-0431

WHEREAS, street racing has become more popular on City of Pittsburgh community streets and has become incredibly dangerous to our citizens. It could and has put innocent people’s lives in danger; and

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 62024-0417

Resolution amending Resolution 309 of 2023 authorizing the Mayor and the Commission on Human Relations to expand the agreement with Keen360 to include two additional software licenses yearly, by increasing the approved amount by Five Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and Ninety- Seven Cents ($5,924.97) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Fifty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Seventy-Two Cents ($59,865.72) over Five (5) years.

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Order 72024-0418

Resolution amending Resolution 317-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Monday.com, an online project management and portfolio management tool, for use with multiple City departments by increasing the approved amount by Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Two Hundred Forty- Four Thousand Dollars ($244,000) over 4 years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 82024-0419

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Dmiera Atkins in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND SIX CENTS ($6,087.

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Order 92024-0420

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Spring Hill Park Rehabilitation project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $562,605.00 with a match of $562,605.00 from the City of Pittsburgh’s 2024 Capital Budget (JDE job number 4550000424) for a total project cost of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TEN ($1,125,210.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
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Order 102024-0421

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Pittsburgh Regional Transit (“PRT”) for assistance with construction of a new bus shelter within the public right-of-way of Penn Avenue near the intersection of North Saint Clair Street in the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
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Order 112024-0422

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) to develop a transit plan in the West End.

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Order 122024-0423

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 218.05: Capital Budget and Improvement Plan Project Authorization to require weekly written notice of grant applications, to be read, received and filed by City Council.

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Order 132024-0424

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 219 Operating Budget, by revising Section 219.03 Collaborative Budgeting Process to require weekly written notice of grant applications, to be read, received and filed by City Council.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 142024-0425

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Council as a Body to pay annual membership dues for 2024 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891).

Discussion
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Order 152024-0426

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” by reducing OAKLAND BUISINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT/INNOVATEPGH PARTNERSHIP by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and STEEL CITY BOXING ASSOCIATION by two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and increasing PITTSBURGH NATIONAL YOUTH BOXING by seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) and authorize subsequent agreements.

Discussion
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Order 162024-0411

Records the Finance and Law committee report for April 22, 2024.

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Order 182024-0374

Resolution amending Resolution 302 of 2022 which provided providing for a professional services agreement with Binkley Kanavy or agreements or existing agreements for costs associated with consulting services printing and mailing the Popular Annual Financial Report, but not limited to auditing, accounting, and technical services for the City Controller’s Office at a cost not to exceed nineteen-thousand one hundred dollars ($19,100.00) for one year. $150,000.00

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Order 192024-0412

Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for April 22, 2024.

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Order 202024-0366

Resolution amending Resolution 686 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Amended Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with ShotSpotter, Inc. (d/b/a SST, Inc.) for the continuation and expansion of the City’s gunshot-detection system, by updating the vendor name and increasing the approved amount by $132,932.00 for an amended total cost not to exceed EIGHT MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY- ONE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED FOUR DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($8,481,204.00) over eight years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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Order 212024-0413

Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for April 22, 2024.

Discussion
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Order 222024-0401

Resolution providing for a supplemental agreement or agreements with Michael Baker International, Inc. for costs associated with the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Forty- Nine Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($3,826,849.93), an increase of Six Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($696,525.27) from the previously legislated contract authorization.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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No: 0
Order 232024-0414

Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for April 22, 2024.

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Order 242024-0375

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Landmarks SGA, LLC to create historic district guidelines for the Mexican War Streets Expansion, Schenley Farms, and Roslyn Place Historic Districts for an amount not to exceed SEVENTY THOUSAND ($70,000) Dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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No: 0
Order 252024-0415

Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology committee report for April 22, 2024.

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Order 262024-0367

Resolution amending Resolution 165-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto for professional services with ePlus Technology, Inc. for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh’s network functionality by increasing the approved amount by Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) and extending the contract until August 31, 2024. The amended total cost not-to-exceed of the contract will now be Six Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Twenty Four Dollars and Eight Cents ($699,024.08).

Discussion
No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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No: 0
Order 272024-0416

Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for April 22, 2024.

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