Meeting

Standing Committees · Jun 12, 2024

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 18 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12024-0575Resolution 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.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot 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 6/18/2024Not recordedNot recorded
32024-0559Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Henry Greeley and Deenah Farrell in an amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,835.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42024-0563Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish a use plan and a fund for Festivals which were in existence prior to or during the Covid pandemic and were also impacted financially by the Covid pandemic, as allocated in the City’s American Rescue Plan.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 6/18/2024Not recordedNot recorded
52024-0566Resolution authorizing and directing the City Controller, pursuant to § 404(c) of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Innovation and Performance’s purchasing and contracting opportunities made available to minority-owned businesses (“MBE”), women-owned businesses (“WBE”) and LGBT-owned businesses, as defined in Chapter 177A of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
6Item 0022-2024Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0022-2024.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
72024-0560Resolution providing amending Resolution 61 of 2024 which provided for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Charles Anderson Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty-Nine Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($59,890,000.00) for costs associated with the Construction phase of the project, due to this phase being 100% Federally funded. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($6,250.00) Seven Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($7,100.00), an increase of Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases of the project. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82024-0461Resolution authorizing and directing the Director, Department of City Planning to take such actions as are necessary to realign the official boundaries of the Central Business District and Crawford-Roberts neighborhoods so as to cause them to be coextensive with the current boundaries of Census Tracts 201 and 305 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. (Public Hearing scheduled for 6/5/24)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92024-0561Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with rePLACE Urban Studio to support planning efforts to stabilize and preserve abandoned structures in the Hill District, with cost not to exceed Forty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Eighty ($49,680) dollars.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102024-0549Resolution 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 Social Pinpoint for EngagePGH online engagement platform subscription with enhanced translation, at a cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Fourteen Thousand, Three Hundred Dollars ($114,300) over five (5) years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112024-0550Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 316 S.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122024-0551Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 50 26th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132024-0553Resolution authorizing an amended Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) for the performance of certain work in connection with the Penn Circle Two Way Conversion; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), and by extending the term through the end of 2024.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142024-0554Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation for the sale of Block 27-B, Lot 166, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (748 Anaheim Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152024-0555Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Studio Volcy LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 10-P, Lots 127 and 128, and Block 10-R, Lots 159 and 162, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (2239 Centre Avenue and adjoining parcels to the east and west - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162024-0556Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a permanent easement Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the existing trail over a portion of Block 24-S, Lot 80, in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (along the Allegheny River between 21st Street and 23rd Street - Council District 1), to preserve this section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail as an accessible public amenity in perpetuity, at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172024-0557Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 24th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 24-C, Lots 133, 165, 167, and 192 (1266 High Street, 1221 High Street, 0 Spring Garden Avenue, and 1257 High Street - Council District No. 1), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182024-0558Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 30th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 33-F, Lot 149 (406 Suncrest Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12024-0575

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.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
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 6/18/2024
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32024-0559

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Henry Greeley and Deenah Farrell in an amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,835.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42024-0563

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish a use plan and a fund for Festivals which were in existence prior to or during the Covid pandemic and were also impacted financially by the Covid pandemic, as allocated in the City’s American Rescue Plan.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 6/18/2024
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52024-0566

Resolution authorizing and directing the City Controller, pursuant to § 404(c) of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Innovation and Performance’s purchasing and contracting opportunities made available to minority-owned businesses (“MBE”), women-owned businesses (“WBE”) and LGBT-owned businesses, as defined in Chapter 177A of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0022-2024.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72024-0560

Resolution providing amending Resolution 61 of 2024 which provided for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Charles Anderson Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty-Nine Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($59,890,000.00) for costs associated with the Construction phase of the project, due to this phase being 100% Federally funded. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($6,250.00) Seven Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($7,100.00), an increase of Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases of the project. 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 82024-0461

Resolution authorizing and directing the Director, Department of City Planning to take such actions as are necessary to realign the official boundaries of the Central Business District and Crawford-Roberts neighborhoods so as to cause them to be coextensive with the current boundaries of Census Tracts 201 and 305 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. (Public Hearing scheduled for 6/5/24)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92024-0561

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with rePLACE Urban Studio to support planning efforts to stabilize and preserve abandoned structures in the Hill District, with cost not to exceed Forty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Eighty ($49,680) dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102024-0549

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 Social Pinpoint for EngagePGH online engagement platform subscription with enhanced translation, at a cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Fourteen Thousand, Three Hundred Dollars ($114,300) over five (5) years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112024-0550

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 316 S.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122024-0551

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 50 26th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132024-0553

Resolution authorizing an amended Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) for the performance of certain work in connection with the Penn Circle Two Way Conversion; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), and by extending the term through the end of 2024.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142024-0554

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation for the sale of Block 27-B, Lot 166, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (748 Anaheim Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152024-0555

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Studio Volcy LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 10-P, Lots 127 and 128, and Block 10-R, Lots 159 and 162, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (2239 Centre Avenue and adjoining parcels to the east and west - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162024-0556

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a permanent easement Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the existing trail over a portion of Block 24-S, Lot 80, in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (along the Allegheny River between 21st Street and 23rd Street - Council District 1), to preserve this section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail as an accessible public amenity in perpetuity, at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172024-0557

Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 24th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 24-C, Lots 133, 165, 167, and 192 (1266 High Street, 1221 High Street, 0 Spring Garden Avenue, and 1257 High Street - Council District No. 1), at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182024-0558

Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 30th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 33-F, Lot 149 (406 Suncrest Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City.

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