Meeting

Standing Committees · May 29, 2024

1:30 PM · Council Chambers · 19 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12024-0089Resolution 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 6/12/2024Not recordedNot recorded
22024-0501Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Federal Bureau of Investigation in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY- EIGHT CENTS ($9,225.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32024-0502Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Sakesha Morant in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY-TWO CENTS ($5,588.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42024-0503Resolution authorizing the issuance of three (3) warrants with the total sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($280,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i)$150,000.00 payable to Linda McAfee, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group; (ii)$55,000 payable to Linda McAfee Executor of the Estate of Clifford McAfee, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group; (iii) $75,000 payable to Diane Delaini, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group, in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 20-009461. (Executive Session held 5/21/24)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52024-0504Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Cozen O'Connor, in connection with matters related to the Public Utility Commission, at a cost not-to-exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($150,000.00) over one (1) year.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62024-0511Resolution transferring the amount of seventeen dollars and thirty-seven cents ($17.37) within the 2024 Operating Budget from Council as a Body Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through April.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72024-0512Resolution transferring the amount of eighteen-thousand two-hundred eighty-five dollars and twelve cents ($18,285.12) within the 2024 Operating Budget from City Council Districts Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through April.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
8Item 0020-2024Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0020-2024.No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
92024-0496Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a sole-source commodities agreement or agreements with Teleflex, LLC for the purchase of intraosseous needles and related supplies on an as-needed basis, for a three-year term. A not-to- exceed value is not provided so that funds are not encumbered unnecessarily and because demand is unpredictable.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102024-0497Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for services relating to a cooperative wildlife damage management program for white-tailed deer for a sum not to exceed NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS AND ELEVEN CENTS ($98,839.11) over one year.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112024-0498Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Freedom Indeed, LLC for professional services as a Group Violence Intervention Coordinator at a total cost not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($479,128.00) over three years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122024-0505Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and Director of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove one (1) pole anchor located upon City-owned property (Parcel ID 34-D-20), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132024-0506Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, Utility Coordination, and Right of Way phases of the Penn Ave Phase 2 project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,075,000.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement; reimbursable at eighty percent, with no increase to the municipal share of Commonwealth incurred costs.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142024-0507Resolution amending Resolution No. 680, approved October 20, 2023, granting unto OFFICE PARTNERS XXIII BLOCK G1 LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, at no cost to the City, a bio-retention tree pit and a planting area at 626 Washington Place, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152024-0508Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh, the dedication of portions of Kirkpatrick Street, at no cost to the City, in the 4th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162024-0495Resolution amending Resolution 35 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny and Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the 2023 Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program, by increasing the total not to exceed amount by One Million Five Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Nine Dollars and Two Cents ($1,536,059.02) for the 2024 program for a new total not to exceed Three Million Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Nine Dollars and Two Cents ($3,036,059.02) over two years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172024-0518Resolution nominating Allegheny River Boulevard a Scenic Byway.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182024-0499Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($150,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the Office of Community Health and Safety. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192024-0500Resolution amending Resolution 15 and 198 of 2024, which authorized a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2024, by increasing the authorized amount by Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($520,552.50) from Thirteen Million Nine Hundred Seventy- Five Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($13,975,244.00) to a new total of Fourteen Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Fifty Cents (14,495,796.50) for additional items to be added to the plan.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12024-0089

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 6/12/2024
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22024-0501

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Federal Bureau of Investigation in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY- EIGHT CENTS ($9,225.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32024-0502

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Sakesha Morant in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY-TWO CENTS ($5,588.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42024-0503

Resolution authorizing the issuance of three (3) warrants with the total sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($280,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i)$150,000.00 payable to Linda McAfee, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group; (ii)$55,000 payable to Linda McAfee Executor of the Estate of Clifford McAfee, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group; (iii) $75,000 payable to Diane Delaini, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group, in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 20-009461. (Executive Session held 5/21/24)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52024-0504

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Cozen O'Connor, in connection with matters related to the Public Utility Commission, at a cost not-to-exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($150,000.00) over one (1) year.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62024-0511

Resolution transferring the amount of seventeen dollars and thirty-seven cents ($17.37) within the 2024 Operating Budget from Council as a Body Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through April.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72024-0512

Resolution transferring the amount of eighteen-thousand two-hundred eighty-five dollars and twelve cents ($18,285.12) within the 2024 Operating Budget from City Council Districts Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through April.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0020-2024.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92024-0496

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a sole-source commodities agreement or agreements with Teleflex, LLC for the purchase of intraosseous needles and related supplies on an as-needed basis, for a three-year term. A not-to- exceed value is not provided so that funds are not encumbered unnecessarily and because demand is unpredictable.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102024-0497

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for services relating to a cooperative wildlife damage management program for white-tailed deer for a sum not to exceed NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS AND ELEVEN CENTS ($98,839.11) over one year.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112024-0498

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Freedom Indeed, LLC for professional services as a Group Violence Intervention Coordinator at a total cost not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($479,128.00) over three years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122024-0505

Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and Director of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove one (1) pole anchor located upon City-owned property (Parcel ID 34-D-20), at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132024-0506

Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, Utility Coordination, and Right of Way phases of the Penn Ave Phase 2 project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,075,000.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement; reimbursable at eighty percent, with no increase to the municipal share of Commonwealth incurred costs.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142024-0507

Resolution amending Resolution No. 680, approved October 20, 2023, granting unto OFFICE PARTNERS XXIII BLOCK G1 LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, at no cost to the City, a bio-retention tree pit and a planting area at 626 Washington Place, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152024-0508

Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh, the dedication of portions of Kirkpatrick Street, at no cost to the City, in the 4th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162024-0495

Resolution amending Resolution 35 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny and Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the 2023 Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program, by increasing the total not to exceed amount by One Million Five Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Nine Dollars and Two Cents ($1,536,059.02) for the 2024 program for a new total not to exceed Three Million Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Nine Dollars and Two Cents ($3,036,059.02) over two years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172024-0518

Resolution nominating Allegheny River Boulevard a Scenic Byway.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182024-0499

Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($150,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the Office of Community Health and Safety. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192024-0500

Resolution amending Resolution 15 and 198 of 2024, which authorized a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2024, by increasing the authorized amount by Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($520,552.50) from Thirteen Million Nine Hundred Seventy- Five Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($13,975,244.00) to a new total of Fourteen Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Fifty Cents (14,495,796.50) for additional items to be added to the plan.

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