WHEREAS, the Barack Obama Academy for International Studies Studies, with a 10-7 record, won the 2024 City League Baseball Championship, their second title in the school’s history; and,
Legislation Items
Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.
| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-0567 | WHEREAS, the Barack Obama Academy for International Studies Studies, with a 10-7 record, won the 2024 City League Baseball Championship, their second title in the school’s history; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2024-0584 | WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson grew up in Elliott and was an avid sports enthusiast. In the early 70’s she played with the Elliott Athletic Association, later named Elliott-West End Athletic Association. On June 11, 1982, she married William (Bill) Robinson and together they raised three children, Jason, Jacqlyn and Jay; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2024-0585 | WHEREAS, Kurt Huber is a lifelong resident of the City of Pittsburgh, growing up with his parents and 2 siblings at REAM Pool and Recreation Center in Mount Washington at a time when the city had caretakers living on site; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2024-0586 | WHEREAS, in 2006, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, in support of the United Nations International Plan of Action, proclaimed a day to recognize the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2024-0587 | WHEREAS, Big Daddy Kane (BDK), hailing from Brooklyn, New York, is widely considered one of the greatest emcees in the history of Hip-Hop music. His albums “Long Live the Kane” and “It’s A Big Daddy Thing” are timeless classics that have inspired generations of Hip-Hop artists and enthusiasts around the world; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2024-0588 | WHEREAS, Roland McKinley Ford was born October 4th, 1948, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He graduated from Schenley High School in 1966 and continued studies at Columbia University in New York City, where he received a scholarship and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2024-0574 | Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four ($3,828,594) Dollars. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2024-0581 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure amending Resolution 507 of 2021, to enter which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an contribution and cooperation agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for work in connection with the Fleury Way Project; the City will participate in the project and is willing to reimburse PWSA Five Hundred and Sixty-Four Thousand, Seven Hundred, and Nine Dollars, and One Cent ($564,709.01); and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars and Nine Cents ($859,137.09) an increase of Two Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Eight Cents ($294,428.08) from the previously authorized amount. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2024-0575 | Resolution providing for ratification and extension by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency for one hundred and eighty (180) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until December 8th, 2024 in response to the fire at the 2nd Avenue Commons Shelter. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2024-0576 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Christopher E. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2024-0577 | Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located in the 12th Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 83-S-301, 124-N-3, 6, 8, 20,29, 32, 42, 45, 76, 77, 85, 97, 99, 106, and 125-A-371, to East Liberty Development, Inc. (“ELDI”) for consideration set forth herein, relating to the full and final settlement of cases filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 21-000043, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 68, and 90, at no cost to the City. (Executive Session held 6/18/24) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2024-0578 | Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located at 1039 Salter Way in the 23rd Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 24-F-68, to Weiying Mao for SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500.00) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 22-000078 over one year. (Executive Session held 6/18/24) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2024-0579 | Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located at 425 Michigan Avenue in the 18th Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 14-N-99, to Johnnie Juanita Mohamed for SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500.00) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 22- 000054 over one year. (Executive Session held 6/18/24) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2024-0580 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a lease, leases, sublease, subleases, and/or amendments for approximately 8,000 square feet at 294 Semple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, with the lessee, the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (“OPDC”), for the purpose of providing space to OPDC to provide various readiness and training programs for young people and adults, and public community meetings and events for a five (5) year period, at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2024-0589 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Federal Highway Administration for the purpose of receiving and spending Reconnecting Community Pilot program grant funds in the amount of ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,432,000) to support planning and engagement in the Manchester neighborhood. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2024-0582 | Resolution reappointing Rhoda Neft as a Member of the Ethics Hearing Board for a term to expire June 30, 2027. | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 17 | 2024-0583 | Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay requests on behalf of the Department of Public Safety for Saskia Bolger, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 18 | 2024-0568 | Records the Finance and Law committee report for June 5, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 19 | 2024-0527 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Lamar Advertising in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTEEN CENTS ($24,247. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 20 | 2024-0528 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Omar Ouseid Kici in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FORTY-SEVEN CENTS ($3,272. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 21 | 2024-0529 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Sedgwick as TPA. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 22 | 2024-0540 | Resolution amending Resolution 911 of 2023, which reappropriated federal American Rescue Plan funding, by updating the approved projects as outlined in Exhibit A, version 7. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 23 | 2024-0541 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director, Office of Management and Budget, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the POISE Foundation in connection with services for a 2024 Juneteenth celebration, for the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) over one year and for the payment of the costs thereof. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 24 | 2024-0569 | Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for June 5, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 25 | 2024-0530 | Resolution providing for a supplemental agreement or agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for local costs associated with the State Route 0060 project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Ninety Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($7,590.37), an increase of One Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($1,342.37) from the previously legislated contract authorization. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 26 | 2024-0570 | Records the Human Resources committee report for June 5, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 27 | 2024-0523 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($10,600). | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 28 | 2024-0571 | Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for June 5, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 29 | 2024-0531 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with Urban Design Ventures, LLC for services relating to the ongoing technical assistance and consulting related to the HOME-ARP program, for a total not to exceed of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000.00) | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 30 | 2024-0532 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Urban Design Ventures, LLC for services relating to the administration of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000.00) over three years and for the payment of the costs thereof. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 31 | 2024-0572 | Records the Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services committee report for June 5, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 32 | 2024-0526 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into financial Sponsorship Agreements with PNC Bank, Clearview Federal Credit Union, and Citizens Bank for the 2024 City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Festival and Citiparks Summer Concert Series at no cost to the City. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 33 | 2024-0573 | Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology committee report for June 5, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 34 | 2024-0524 | Resolution 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 or amendments thereto with Planet Technologies, Inc. for Microsoft product training and support, at a cost not-to-exceed Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($315,000) over three years. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 35 | 2024-0533 | Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to extend the contract an additional 12 months, for an additional cost of FIFTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND NINETY FOUR CENTS ($51,895.94) for a total cost not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWO DOLLARS AND FOUR CENTS ($488,802.04). | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 |
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson grew up in Elliott and was an avid sports enthusiast. In the early 70’s she played with the Elliott Athletic Association, later named Elliott-West End Athletic Association. On June 11, 1982, she married William (Bill) Robinson and together they raised three children, Jason, Jacqlyn and Jay; and,
WHEREAS, Kurt Huber is a lifelong resident of the City of Pittsburgh, growing up with his parents and 2 siblings at REAM Pool and Recreation Center in Mount Washington at a time when the city had caretakers living on site; and,
WHEREAS, in 2006, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, in support of the United Nations International Plan of Action, proclaimed a day to recognize the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue; and,
WHEREAS, Big Daddy Kane (BDK), hailing from Brooklyn, New York, is widely considered one of the greatest emcees in the history of Hip-Hop music. His albums “Long Live the Kane” and “It’s A Big Daddy Thing” are timeless classics that have inspired generations of Hip-Hop artists and enthusiasts around the world; and,
WHEREAS, Roland McKinley Ford was born October 4th, 1948, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He graduated from Schenley High School in 1966 and continued studies at Columbia University in New York City, where he received a scholarship and,
Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four ($3,828,594) Dollars.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure amending Resolution 507 of 2021, to enter which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an contribution and cooperation agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for work in connection with the Fleury Way Project; the City will participate in the project and is willing to reimburse PWSA Five Hundred and Sixty-Four Thousand, Seven Hundred, and Nine Dollars, and One Cent ($564,709.01); and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars and Nine Cents ($859,137.09) an increase of Two Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Eight Cents ($294,428.08) from the previously authorized amount.
Resolution providing for ratification and extension by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency for one hundred and eighty (180) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until December 8th, 2024 in response to the fire at the 2nd Avenue Commons Shelter.
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Christopher E.
Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located in the 12th Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 83-S-301, 124-N-3, 6, 8, 20,29, 32, 42, 45, 76, 77, 85, 97, 99, 106, and 125-A-371, to East Liberty Development, Inc. (“ELDI”) for consideration set forth herein, relating to the full and final settlement of cases filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 21-000043, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 68, and 90, at no cost to the City. (Executive Session held 6/18/24)
Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located at 1039 Salter Way in the 23rd Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 24-F-68, to Weiying Mao for SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500.00) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 22-000078 over one year. (Executive Session held 6/18/24)
Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located at 425 Michigan Avenue in the 18th Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 14-N-99, to Johnnie Juanita Mohamed for SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500.00) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 22- 000054 over one year. (Executive Session held 6/18/24)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a lease, leases, sublease, subleases, and/or amendments for approximately 8,000 square feet at 294 Semple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, with the lessee, the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (“OPDC”), for the purpose of providing space to OPDC to provide various readiness and training programs for young people and adults, and public community meetings and events for a five (5) year period, at no cost to the City.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Federal Highway Administration for the purpose of receiving and spending Reconnecting Community Pilot program grant funds in the amount of ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,432,000) to support planning and engagement in the Manchester neighborhood.
Resolution reappointing Rhoda Neft as a Member of the Ethics Hearing Board for a term to expire June 30, 2027.
Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about acting pay requests on behalf of the Department of Public Safety for Saskia Bolger, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.
Records the Finance and Law committee report for June 5, 2024.
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Lamar Advertising in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTEEN CENTS ($24,247.
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Omar Ouseid Kici in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FORTY-SEVEN CENTS ($3,272.
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Sedgwick as TPA.
Resolution amending Resolution 911 of 2023, which reappropriated federal American Rescue Plan funding, by updating the approved projects as outlined in Exhibit A, version 7.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director, Office of Management and Budget, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the POISE Foundation in connection with services for a 2024 Juneteenth celebration, for the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) over one year and for the payment of the costs thereof.
Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for June 5, 2024.
Resolution providing for a supplemental agreement or agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for local costs associated with the State Route 0060 project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Ninety Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($7,590.37), an increase of One Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($1,342.37) from the previously legislated contract authorization.
Records the Human Resources committee report for June 5, 2024.
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($10,600).
Records the Land Use and Economic Development committee report for June 5, 2024.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with Urban Design Ventures, LLC for services relating to the ongoing technical assistance and consulting related to the HOME-ARP program, for a total not to exceed of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000.00)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Urban Design Ventures, LLC for services relating to the administration of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000.00) over three years and for the payment of the costs thereof.
Records the Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services committee report for June 5, 2024.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into financial Sponsorship Agreements with PNC Bank, Clearview Federal Credit Union, and Citizens Bank for the 2024 City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Festival and Citiparks Summer Concert Series at no cost to the City.
Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology committee report for June 5, 2024.
Resolution 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 or amendments thereto with Planet Technologies, Inc. for Microsoft product training and support, at a cost not-to-exceed Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($315,000) over three years.
Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to extend the contract an additional 12 months, for an additional cost of FIFTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND NINETY FOUR CENTS ($51,895.94) for a total cost not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWO DOLLARS AND FOUR CENTS ($488,802.04).