Order 12024-0752
WHEREAS, the Beltzhoover Consensus Group (BCG) formed in 2016 by Beltzhoover residents and community organizations to form a collective voice to discuss and resolve concerns of the neighborhood with Larry Harris as president; and,
Legislation Items
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| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-0752 | WHEREAS, the Beltzhoover Consensus Group (BCG) formed in 2016 by Beltzhoover residents and community organizations to form a collective voice to discuss and resolve concerns of the neighborhood with Larry Harris as president; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2024-0753 | WHEREAS, FroGang was founded in December 2017 by Kelli Shakur to empower and foster self-love in young black girls through natural hair acceptance, proper haircare, and hair history knowledge; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2024-0754 | WHEREAS, John Robert Lewis was born close to Troy, Alabama, on February 21, 1940, the third of ten children of Willie Mae (née Carter) and Eddie Lewis. His parents were sharecroppers in rural Pike County, Alabama, of which Troy was the county seat; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2024-0755 | WHEREAS, Amber Sloan was born in Pittsburgh, Pa in 1973, the youngest of eleven siblings. Ms. Sloan attended Pittsburgh Public School and is a proud graduate of Westinghouse High School class of 1992. And | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2024-0756 | WHEREAS, the Bishop Canevin Crusaders Baseball team won the WPIAL Class A title game on Tuesday, May 28 2024, after the Crusaders defeated Eden Christian Academy 10-3 at Wild Things Park in Washington Pennsylvania; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2024-0757 | WHEREAS, the Isshinryu World Karate Association (IWKA), which has over 40,000 members worldwide, was formed in 1974 and celebrates its 50th year with the Karate Championships in Pittsburgh. The Isshinryu Karate Academy, located at 600 Greentree Rd., will host the event on August 1-3, 2024 at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2024-0758 | WHEREAS, as part of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency declaration in March 2020, the City moved many services online and the departments that accept, review, and issue permits to the public moved operations to the One Stop PGH online portal; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2024-0714 | Resolution amending Resolution 148 of 2023 authorizing the Mayor and the Commission on Human Relations to expand the Agreement/Agreements with Ruder Law for legal services related to the enforcement of City Code Chapter 659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices by increasing the approved amount by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed One Hundred, Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) over Five (5) years. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2024-0715 | Resolution amending Resolution 187 of 2024, which provided for the extension of a professional services agreement or agreements with NCR Corporation, to provide city-wide credit, debit, and e- check payment services for the collection of various program and permitting fees for the City of Pittsburgh by extending the term of the Agreement for five additional years at no additional cost to the City, and ratifying NCR Corporation’s provision of city-wide credit, debit, and e-check payment services during the year 2023. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2024-0716 | 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 and amendments thereto with FedTec LLC for an IT Staffing and Utilization Study at a cost not-to-exceed Sixty-Three Thousand Dollars ($63,000) over one year. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2024-0717 | Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Act 537 Plan Special Study for the 31st Ward Sanitary Sewer System, at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2024-0718 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE by Nine Hundred Fifteen Thousand Three Hundred Forty- Seven Dollars and Sixty-Four Cents ($915,347.64), increasing TENANT ASSISTANCE by Seven Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars and Sixty-One Cents ($771,973.61), and by increasing URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PERSONNEL by One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars and Three Cents ($143,374.03). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2024-0719 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 53 of 2021, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority for the performance of work related to the 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, by re- aligning funding across three deliverables to fit programmatic needs, at no additional cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2024-0720 | Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Ruthven Street Retaining Wall project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work; providing for payment of costs thereof, not to exceed a total of Nine Hundred Thirty Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($930,437.00), where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s), at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh; and further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023 effective December 27, 2023 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 SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by Nine Hundred Thirty Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($930,437.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2024-0721 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the purpose of systemizing sewer stormwater separation and stormwater storage located in Brookline Memorial Park, at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2024-0722 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for temporary Right of Entry and License at Moore Park for the purpose of stormwater improvements at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 17 | 2024-0723 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the purpose of replacing the sewer system at Magee Field in the City’s Greenfield Park upon DPW Forestry Division’s review and permit issuance, if applicable, prior to commencing this project, at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 18 | 2024-0724 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the purpose of maintaining stormwater management systems in Philips Park, at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 19 | 2024-0725 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an access agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) at no cost to the city, for access to certain wastewater lines owned by the City and leased to PWSA for a PGH Lab demonstration project in which the City would run fiber optic sensor cabling, manufactured by PGH Lab participant company Artificial Intelligent Monitored Infrastructure by Light Sensors (AiMiLi), through certain wastewater lines. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 20 | 2024-0726 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with New Sun Rising for the management and disbursement of grassroots and small-scale investments for the City of Pittsburgh’s Food Justice Fund for a sum not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,650,000.00) through December 31, 2026 and for the payment of the costs thereof. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 21 | 2024-0759 | Resolution requesting a Spending Report on Festivals and an Eligibility Report Looking Forward for ARPA Expenditures or Obligations. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 22 | 2024-0644 | Resolution amending Resolution 909 of 2023, which authorized the fee schedule for 2024 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code, by revising the employee parking fee as recommended by the Director of Human Resources and Civil Service. | Waived under the Rules of Council | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 23 | 2024-0727 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Grace Abror in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,075. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 24 | 2024-0728 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Sherman Hopson, and his attorney, Villanova Law Offices, P. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 25 | 2024-0729 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Duquesne Light Company in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-THREE CENTS ($3,097. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 26 | 2024-0730 | Resolution authorizing the issuance of eight (8) warrants with the total sum of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($45,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Kelly Angell; (ii) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Derone Lewis; (iii) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Kelly Angell as guardian of Sade Shree Angell; (iv) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Kilee McNary Minor’s Master Trust; (v) $ FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS (4,050.00) payable to Ka’mia McNary Minor’s Master Trust; (vi) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to India McNary Minor’s Master Trust; (vii) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Catalaeya Angell Minor’s Master Trust; (viii) SIXTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($16,650.00) payable to O’Brien Coleman & Wright LLC, in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at 2:23-cv-1268, payable over one year. (Executive Session held 7/16/24) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 27 | 2024-0731 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, 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 BRIDGE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION FUND (TIP) by One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) and increasing 28TH STREET BRIDGE (TIP) by One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 28 | 2024-0732 | Resolution amending Resolution 200 of 2024, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Futures for professional services relating to leadership development training, by increasing the authorized spend by Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00) for a new total not to exceed cost of Two Hundred Sixty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars ($261,336.00) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 29 | 2024-0733 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, a lease agreement or agreements with Risa Cafe to utilize a portion of the first floor of the City of Pittsburgh building located at 1555 Broadway Avenue, #102, to operate a commercial coffee shop at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 30 | 2024-0734 | Resolution amending Resolution 127 of 2023 which provided for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh (City) and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PennDOT) in connection with PennDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside) and the City’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering and Construction phases of the project; providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Three Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($345,000.00), an increase of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering and Construction phases of the project, federally reimbursable at 100%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Zero dollars ($0.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 31 | 2024-0735 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of Seven Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Twenty-Six Dollars ($735,026.00) to support the Critical Sidewalk Gap program. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 32 | 2024-0736 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of Seventy-Four Thousand One Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars ($74,147.00) to support the Second Avenue Connector Project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 33 | 2024-0737 | Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. for costs associated with the CBD Signals Phase 4 Project; providing for payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Sixty-Four Cents ($575,887.64), an increase of Fifty-One Thousand One Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Thirty-One Cents ($51,148.31) from the previously executed agreement as previously authorized by Resolution 395 of 2022 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 34 | 2024-0738 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for the Schenley Park Connector Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) with a local match of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars and Forty-Two Cents ($123,195.42) for a total project cost of Three Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand One Hundred Ninety -Five Dollars and Forty-Two Cents ($373,195.42) for this stated purpose. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 35 | 2024-0739 | Resolution amending Resolution 559 of 2020, providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, and Right-Of-Way phases of the 28th Street Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Eight Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($2,830,000.00), an increase of One Million Six Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($1,610,000.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, & Right-Of-Way phases of the project, reimbursable at ninety-five percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00), an increase of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) from the previously executed agreement. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 36 | 2024-0740 | Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, Right-Of -Way, and partial Construction phases of the Allegheny River Green Boulevard Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00), reimbursable at 80%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 37 | 2024-0741 | Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to accept a donation from Carnegie Mellon University in the amount of FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED ($47,300.00) dollars to reimburse the City for paving and striping the parking lot on Morewood Avenue near Fifth Avenue; and further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023 effective December 27, 2023 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 STREET RESURFACING by FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED ($47,300.00) dollars. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 38 | 2024-0742 | 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 agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for maintenance obligations of facilities on Butler Street. This resolution serves to authorize only the Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 39 | 2024-0743 | 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 agreement with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for planting and maintenance obligations of facilities on Smithfield Street between Forbes Avenue and Sixth Street. This resolution serves to authorize only the Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 40 | 2024-0744 | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title Four: - Public Places and Property; Article I: - Public Right-of-Way; Chapter 417 Pavement Protection; Section 417.08, Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program, to extend the Pilot Program by 4 months through the end of the 2024 construction season. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 41 | 2024-0745 | 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 an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania (“ASWP”), for the purpose of funding South Side Park projects administered by the Friends of South Side Park at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 42 | 2024-0746 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director of the Department of Finance, and/or the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with Crown Castle, for the purpose of cabling and fiber optics installation on City property at and/or near Highland Park, at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 43 | 2024-0747 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Forest Service for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds from the Inflation Reduction Act in the amount of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000) Dollars to support equitable street tree efforts in certain census tracts. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 44 | 2024-0748 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with agencies to provide Supportive Services related to the HOME -ARP program for a total not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 45 | 2024-0749 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with Auberle for services relating to Non-Congregate Shelter Services related to the HOME-ARP program, for a total not to exceed One Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 46 | 2024-0750 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) dollars to develop revised historic guidelines in the Mexican War Streets historic district. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred ($12,500) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost of Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($37,500) dollars. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 47 | 2024-0751 | Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about status update from the Grants Office for the week ended July 12, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 48 | 2024-0708 | Records the Finance and Law committee report for July 10, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 49 | 2024-0641 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to James Sheets, and his attorney, Apessos Law, LLC. | Passed Finally | Aye: 8Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson | No: 0 | |
| 50 | 2024-0709 | Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for July 10, 2024. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Order 22024-0753
WHEREAS, FroGang was founded in December 2017 by Kelli Shakur to empower and foster self-love in young black girls through natural hair acceptance, proper haircare, and hair history knowledge; and,
Order 32024-0754
WHEREAS, John Robert Lewis was born close to Troy, Alabama, on February 21, 1940, the third of ten children of Willie Mae (née Carter) and Eddie Lewis. His parents were sharecroppers in rural Pike County, Alabama, of which Troy was the county seat; and,
Order 42024-0755
WHEREAS, Amber Sloan was born in Pittsburgh, Pa in 1973, the youngest of eleven siblings. Ms. Sloan attended Pittsburgh Public School and is a proud graduate of Westinghouse High School class of 1992. And
Order 52024-0756
WHEREAS, the Bishop Canevin Crusaders Baseball team won the WPIAL Class A title game on Tuesday, May 28 2024, after the Crusaders defeated Eden Christian Academy 10-3 at Wild Things Park in Washington Pennsylvania; and,
Order 62024-0757
WHEREAS, the Isshinryu World Karate Association (IWKA), which has over 40,000 members worldwide, was formed in 1974 and celebrates its 50th year with the Karate Championships in Pittsburgh. The Isshinryu Karate Academy, located at 600 Greentree Rd., will host the event on August 1-3, 2024 at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh; and,
Order 72024-0758
WHEREAS, as part of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency declaration in March 2020, the City moved many services online and the departments that accept, review, and issue permits to the public moved operations to the One Stop PGH online portal; and,
Order 82024-0714
Resolution amending Resolution 148 of 2023 authorizing the Mayor and the Commission on Human Relations to expand the Agreement/Agreements with Ruder Law for legal services related to the enforcement of City Code Chapter 659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices by increasing the approved amount by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed One Hundred, Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) over Five (5) years.
Order 92024-0715
Resolution amending Resolution 187 of 2024, which provided for the extension of a professional services agreement or agreements with NCR Corporation, to provide city-wide credit, debit, and e- check payment services for the collection of various program and permitting fees for the City of Pittsburgh by extending the term of the Agreement for five additional years at no additional cost to the City, and ratifying NCR Corporation’s provision of city-wide credit, debit, and e-check payment services during the year 2023.
Order 102024-0716
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 and amendments thereto with FedTec LLC for an IT Staffing and Utilization Study at a cost not-to-exceed Sixty-Three Thousand Dollars ($63,000) over one year.
Order 112024-0717
Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Act 537 Plan Special Study for the 31st Ward Sanitary Sewer System, at no cost to the City.
Order 122024-0718
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE by Nine Hundred Fifteen Thousand Three Hundred Forty- Seven Dollars and Sixty-Four Cents ($915,347.64), increasing TENANT ASSISTANCE by Seven Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars and Sixty-One Cents ($771,973.61), and by increasing URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PERSONNEL by One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars and Three Cents ($143,374.03).
Order 132024-0719
Resolution amending Resolution No. 53 of 2021, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority for the performance of work related to the 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, by re- aligning funding across three deliverables to fit programmatic needs, at no additional cost to the City.
Order 142024-0720
Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Ruthven Street Retaining Wall project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work; providing for payment of costs thereof, not to exceed a total of Nine Hundred Thirty Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($930,437.00), where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s), at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh; and further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023 effective December 27, 2023 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 SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by Nine Hundred Thirty Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($930,437.00).
Order 152024-0721
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the purpose of systemizing sewer stormwater separation and stormwater storage located in Brookline Memorial Park, at no cost to the City.
Order 162024-0722
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for temporary Right of Entry and License at Moore Park for the purpose of stormwater improvements at no cost to the City.
Order 172024-0723
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the purpose of replacing the sewer system at Magee Field in the City’s Greenfield Park upon DPW Forestry Division’s review and permit issuance, if applicable, prior to commencing this project, at no cost to the City.
Order 182024-0724
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the purpose of maintaining stormwater management systems in Philips Park, at no cost to the City.
Order 192024-0725
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an access agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) at no cost to the city, for access to certain wastewater lines owned by the City and leased to PWSA for a PGH Lab demonstration project in which the City would run fiber optic sensor cabling, manufactured by PGH Lab participant company Artificial Intelligent Monitored Infrastructure by Light Sensors (AiMiLi), through certain wastewater lines.
Order 202024-0726
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with New Sun Rising for the management and disbursement of grassroots and small-scale investments for the City of Pittsburgh’s Food Justice Fund for a sum not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,650,000.00) through December 31, 2026 and for the payment of the costs thereof.
Order 212024-0759
Resolution requesting a Spending Report on Festivals and an Eligibility Report Looking Forward for ARPA Expenditures or Obligations.
Order 222024-0644
Resolution amending Resolution 909 of 2023, which authorized the fee schedule for 2024 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code, by revising the employee parking fee as recommended by the Director of Human Resources and Civil Service.
Order 232024-0727
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Grace Abror in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,075.
Order 242024-0728
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Sherman Hopson, and his attorney, Villanova Law Offices, P.
Order 252024-0729
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Duquesne Light Company in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-THREE CENTS ($3,097.
Order 262024-0730
Resolution authorizing the issuance of eight (8) warrants with the total sum of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($45,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Kelly Angell; (ii) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Derone Lewis; (iii) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Kelly Angell as guardian of Sade Shree Angell; (iv) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Kilee McNary Minor’s Master Trust; (v) $ FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS (4,050.00) payable to Ka’mia McNary Minor’s Master Trust; (vi) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to India McNary Minor’s Master Trust; (vii) FOUR THOUSAND FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,050.00) payable to Catalaeya Angell Minor’s Master Trust; (viii) SIXTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($16,650.00) payable to O’Brien Coleman & Wright LLC, in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at 2:23-cv-1268, payable over one year. (Executive Session held 7/16/24)
Order 272024-0731
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, 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 BRIDGE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION FUND (TIP) by One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) and increasing 28TH STREET BRIDGE (TIP) by One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000).
Order 282024-0732
Resolution amending Resolution 200 of 2024, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Futures for professional services relating to leadership development training, by increasing the authorized spend by Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00) for a new total not to exceed cost of Two Hundred Sixty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars ($261,336.00)
Order 292024-0733
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, a lease agreement or agreements with Risa Cafe to utilize a portion of the first floor of the City of Pittsburgh building located at 1555 Broadway Avenue, #102, to operate a commercial coffee shop at no cost to the City.
Order 302024-0734
Resolution amending Resolution 127 of 2023 which provided for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh (City) and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PennDOT) in connection with PennDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside) and the City’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering and Construction phases of the project; providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Three Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($345,000.00), an increase of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering and Construction phases of the project, federally reimbursable at 100%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Zero dollars ($0.00).
Order 312024-0735
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of Seven Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Twenty-Six Dollars ($735,026.00) to support the Critical Sidewalk Gap program.
Order 322024-0736
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of Seventy-Four Thousand One Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars ($74,147.00) to support the Second Avenue Connector Project.
Order 332024-0737
Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. for costs associated with the CBD Signals Phase 4 Project; providing for payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Sixty-Four Cents ($575,887.64), an increase of Fifty-One Thousand One Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Thirty-One Cents ($51,148.31) from the previously executed agreement as previously authorized by Resolution 395 of 2022
Order 342024-0738
Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for the Schenley Park Connector Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) with a local match of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars and Forty-Two Cents ($123,195.42) for a total project cost of Three Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand One Hundred Ninety -Five Dollars and Forty-Two Cents ($373,195.42) for this stated purpose.
Order 352024-0739
Resolution amending Resolution 559 of 2020, providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, and Right-Of-Way phases of the 28th Street Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Eight Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($2,830,000.00), an increase of One Million Six Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($1,610,000.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, & Right-Of-Way phases of the project, reimbursable at ninety-five percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00), an increase of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) from the previously executed agreement.
Order 362024-0740
Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, Right-Of -Way, and partial Construction phases of the Allegheny River Green Boulevard Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00), reimbursable at 80%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00).
Order 372024-0741
Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to accept a donation from Carnegie Mellon University in the amount of FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED ($47,300.00) dollars to reimburse the City for paving and striping the parking lot on Morewood Avenue near Fifth Avenue; and further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023 effective December 27, 2023 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 STREET RESURFACING by FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED ($47,300.00) dollars.
Order 382024-0742
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 agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for maintenance obligations of facilities on Butler Street. This resolution serves to authorize only the Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.
Order 392024-0743
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 agreement with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for planting and maintenance obligations of facilities on Smithfield Street between Forbes Avenue and Sixth Street. This resolution serves to authorize only the Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.
Order 402024-0744
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title Four: - Public Places and Property; Article I: - Public Right-of-Way; Chapter 417 Pavement Protection; Section 417.08, Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program, to extend the Pilot Program by 4 months through the end of the 2024 construction season.
Order 412024-0745
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 an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania (“ASWP”), for the purpose of funding South Side Park projects administered by the Friends of South Side Park at no cost to the City.
Order 422024-0746
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director of the Department of Finance, and/or the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with Crown Castle, for the purpose of cabling and fiber optics installation on City property at and/or near Highland Park, at no cost to the City.
Order 432024-0747
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Forest Service for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds from the Inflation Reduction Act in the amount of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000) Dollars to support equitable street tree efforts in certain census tracts.
Order 442024-0748
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with agencies to provide Supportive Services related to the HOME -ARP program for a total not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).
Order 452024-0749
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with Auberle for services relating to Non-Congregate Shelter Services related to the HOME-ARP program, for a total not to exceed One Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00).
Order 462024-0750
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) dollars to develop revised historic guidelines in the Mexican War Streets historic district. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred ($12,500) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost of Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($37,500) dollars.
Order 472024-0751
Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about status update from the Grants Office for the week ended July 12, 2024.
Order 482024-0708
Records the Finance and Law committee report for July 10, 2024.
Order 492024-0641
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to James Sheets, and his attorney, Apessos Law, LLC.
Order 502024-0709
Records the Public Safety and Wellness committee report for July 10, 2024.