Order 12024-0927
WHEREAS, Ramon will be recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Point Park University on Saturday, September 21st for his exceptional contributions to higher education, public relations and technology; and
Legislation Items
Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.
| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
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| 1 | 2024-0927 | WHEREAS, Ramon will be recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Point Park University on Saturday, September 21st for his exceptional contributions to higher education, public relations and technology; and | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2024-0928 | WHEREAS, Wendell Hissrich was born and raised in the Eastern Suburbs and graduated from Duquesne University. He is a lifetime member of the Forest Hills Volunteer Fire Department and served as a charter member of the Allegheny County Hazardous Material Team. In 1985, he became a Paramedic/Crew Chief with the City of Pittsburgh’s Bureau of EMS; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2024-0929 | WHEREAS, Audrey Schroder, known for her generosity, community spirit, and unwavering support, continues to inspire all who know her. With her husband, Blinky, she has built a life focused on family, community, and service, leaving a profound impact on everyone she meets; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2024-0930 | WHEREAS, Lawrence Swanson hails from the hardworking steel town of Sharon, Pennsylvania; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2024-0931 | WHEREAS, Shirley Jones was born in Charleroi, PA on March 31, 1934, the only child of Paul and Marjorie Jones, and raised in Smithton, PA, she began singing at the age of six; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2024-0932 | WHEREAS, the Old Residents of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania established a historical society to help preserve local history in 1879; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2024-0933 | WHEREAS, September 21, 2024 is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club (PRFC), and in recognition of the players and supporters who have laid the groundwork for rugby in the City of Pittsburgh, we proudly acknowledge the following accomplishments; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2024-0934 | WHEREAS, Point Park University began as a small business training college in 1933 under the direction of Dorothy Finkelhor and L. Herbert Finkelhor; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2024-0881 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 411 of 2023, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with Bike Share Pittsburgh Inc. to provide annual POGOH bicycle share memberships to any City of Pittsburgh employee requesting one, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, by increasing the authorized spend by Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) for an additional year, for a new total not to exceed cost of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2024-0882 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into a license agreement or agreements with The University of Pittsburgh, in an amount not to exceed Ten Dollars and Zero Cents ($10.00) over [10] years, for space provided in the Cathedral of Learning for the placement of Public Safety equipment related to radio communications and other community safety efforts. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2024-0883 | Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on behalf of the Department of Public Safety to receive a donation from Public Safety Dogs, Inc. of a fully trained bloodhound valued at TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2024-0884 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement of Agreements with Norfolk Southern’s Safety First Grant for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00) dollars to purchase non-fluorinated firefighting foam. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2024-0885 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Project Grant for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of SIX HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND SEVENTY EIGHT CENTS ($616,188.78) for enforcement and public education around Impaired driving, aggressive driving, occupant protection and pedestrian safety. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2024-0886 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to PulsePoint Foundation, PO Box 12594, Pleasanton, CA 94588, in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,000. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2024-0887 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of City Planning to amend and renew the Agreement with Kloopify to provide a sustainable procurement platform software solution for a sum not to exceed Twenty-Four Thousand ($24,000) dollars for one year, whereafter it will be put out to bid. (Waiver of Competitive Process received) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2024-0888 | Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 215 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 17 | 2024-0889 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an NFL Draft Funding Agreement or Agreements with the Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. d/b/a VisitPITTSBURGH for the coordination of municipal, governmental, and other services required for the 2026 NFL Draft, at cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) over three years, plus the value of various in-kind City services. (Waiver of Competitive Process received) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 18 | 2024-0890 | Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Ruthven Street Retaining Wall; providing for payment of costs thereof, not to exceed a total of One Million Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($1,225,765.24), an increase of Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($295,328.24) from the previously enacted authorization, fully reimbursable at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh; and further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023 by increasing SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($295,328.24). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 19 | 2024-0891 | Resolution repealing Resolution 298 of 2022, effective June 14, 2022, authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 77-N, Lots 103 and 104 (243 and 247 Kennedy Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 20 | 2024-0892 | Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 9-M, Lot 97, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Cliff Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 21 | 2024-0893 | Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Ryan and Veronica England for the sale of Block 50-G, Lots 4, 7, and 8, in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Rosetta Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 22 | 2024-0894 | Resolution approving execution of a Deed by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Summerset Neighborhood Association, to convey Block 88-G, Lot 375; Block 88-H, Lot 250; Block 88-M, Lots 158, 160, 162, and 164; Block 88-R, Lot 121; and Block 88-S, Lot 15 (private ways and open space); in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill South/Summerset at Frick Park - Council District No. 5), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 23 | 2024-0895 | Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-H, Lot 345 (0 Bennett Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 24 | 2024-0896 | 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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 77-N, Lots 103 and 104 (243 and 247 Kennedy Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 25 | 2024-0897 | Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 42-N, Lot 143 (1022 Fairdale Street - Council District No. 2), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 26 | 2024-0898 | 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 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-J, Lots 275 and 276, and Block 174-K, Lots 273 and 274 (0, 7233, and 7235 Bennett Street - Council District No.9), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 27 | 2024-0899 | 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 18th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 15-M, Lots 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, and 263 (Estella Avenue and Chalfont Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 28 | 2024-0900 | Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-K, Lots 341, 341-A, 342, 342-A, 361, 361-A, 361-B, 387, 389, and Block 174-P, Lots 141, 143, 153, 165, 171, 172, 173, 176, 179, 184, 188, 191, 192, 193, 199, 223, 259, 260, 261, 273, 274, 275, 276, 280, 281, 282, 283, 287, and 344 (Bennett Street, Sterrett Street, 610 Sterrett Street, Kelly Street, 7311 Kelly Street, 7340 Kelly Street, Hamilton Avenue, 7317 Hamilton Avenue, 7365 Hamilton Avenue, and Formosa Way - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 29 | 2024-0901 | 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 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-N, Lots 312, 312-A, and 312-B, and Block 125-B, Lots 126, 141, 143, and 160 (Stoebner Way, Meadow Street, Lowell Street and Carver Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 30 | 2024-0903 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education for the purpose of providing meals in connection with the 2024-2025 Food Service Program. The total cost shall not exceed SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000.00) over one (1) year. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 31 | 2024-0904 | Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 712 of 2022, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, Director of Parks and Recreation and Director of Finance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Sublease Agreement or Agreements with the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania for the continued operations of the Lawrenceville Senior Center located within Leslie Park, as originally authorized by Resolutions 55 and 91 of 2011, at an overall cost of $198,000 and with a term expiring March 31, 2024” to extend the contract with a term now expiring on March 31, 2027 and increasing the cost by FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($57,600) for an updated not to exceed cost of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($255,600). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 32 | 2024-0935 | Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the block stone portions of Valonia, Marena and Uvilla Streets located in Elliott be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 33 | 2024-0905 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Dentons Cohen & Grigsby. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 34 | 2024-0906 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Spillman, Thomas, & Battle in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00) for legal services related to pending litigation involving City employees over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process received) (Executive Session held 9/17/24) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 35 | 2024-0907 | Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Robert Preffer, and his attorneys, Porta- Clark & Ward LLC. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 36 | 2024-0908 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Jane Desimone, Esq. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 37 | 2024-0909 | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable to the Allegheny County Department of Court Records for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($500,000.00), in payment of the City of Pittsburgh’s Petition to Interplead and discharge of all liability and costs in the litigation filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. Luciani GD-22-005855 and GD-24-000971; Runco GD-22- 005927 and GD-24-000976; Evans GD-22-005929 and GD-24-000975; Engelmeier GD-22-010910 and GD-24-000997; Bench GD-23-001282 and GD-24-000978; Perry GD-23-001280 and GD-24- 00973; and Nichols GD-24-000996, GD-24-001072, and GD-24-001046. (Executive Session held 9/17/24) | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 38 | 2024-0910 | 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 BUS RAPID TRANSIT by Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy- Seven Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($249,377.16) and increasing COMPLETE STREETS by Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($249,377.16). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 39 | 2024-0911 | 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 Twenty-Eight Thousand Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($28,050.00) and increasing SWINBURNE BRIDGE (TIP) by Five Hundred Eighty- Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($584,500.00), Five Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($556,450.00) of which is provided by the Federal Highway Administration and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 40 | 2024-0912 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Automated Red Light Enforcement Program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND TWENTY ONE CENTS ($453,657.21) to replace the traffic signal at the intersection of the Boulevard of the Allies and Ward Street. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 41 | 2024-0913 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Automated Red Light Enforcement Program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY EIGHT CENTS ($545,267.58) to replace the traffic signal at the intersection of Brownsville Road, Becks Run Road and Biscayne Drive. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 42 | 2024-0914 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light-Go Program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND TWENTY-ONE CENTS ($2,322,564.21) for intersection upgrades at five locations in the City of Pittsburgh. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY -ONE DOLLARS AND SIX CENTS ($580,641.06) for this stated purpose for a total project cost of TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY-SEVEN CENTS ($2,903,205.27). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 43 | 2024-0915 | Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove one light (1) pole and one (1) anchor along with fifty (50’) feet of vegetation clearing rights located upon City-owned property along S Braddock Ave in Frick Park (Parcel ID 127-H-100-0-1) at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 44 | 2024-0916 | 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, Right of Way and Construction Phases of the Swinburne Bridge project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Fifteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($15,400,000.00), an increase of Four Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Dollars ($491,000.00) from the previously passed authorization; reimbursable at Ninety Five percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($16,250.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 45 | 2024-0917 | Resolution providing for an 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 Zero Dollars ($0.00) from the previously passed authorization (552 of 2024). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 46 | 2024-0918 | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County for costs associated with the Armstrong Tunnel Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($1,262,395.16), an increase of Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($249,377.54) from the previously passed authorization (760 of 2023). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 47 | 2024-0919 | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with KCI Technologies Inc. for costs associated with the 28th St Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Sixteen Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars and Eighty-Seven Cents ($1,016,932.87) an increase of Forty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-One Dollars and Ninety-Four Cents ($44,831.94) from the amount previously authorized by Resolution 668 of 2023 to add additional funding for Preliminary Engineering Phase of the project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 48 | 2024-0920 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an amended professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn for work on the City Wide Intelligent Transportation Systems Project at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-One Dollars ($313,561.00), an increase of Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000.00) from the previously executed agreement. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 49 | 2024-0921 | Resolution authorizing the Office of the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into one- year mini reimbursement agreements for the 2024 Love Your Block program at a cost not to exceed TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00) over one year. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 50 | 2024-0922 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into a professional services agreement with Ecotone Renewables in an amount not to exceed Thirteen Thousand ($13,000) dollars to support the city’s USDA Community Composting Pilot. (Waiver of Competitive Process received) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Order 22024-0928
WHEREAS, Wendell Hissrich was born and raised in the Eastern Suburbs and graduated from Duquesne University. He is a lifetime member of the Forest Hills Volunteer Fire Department and served as a charter member of the Allegheny County Hazardous Material Team. In 1985, he became a Paramedic/Crew Chief with the City of Pittsburgh’s Bureau of EMS; and,
Order 32024-0929
WHEREAS, Audrey Schroder, known for her generosity, community spirit, and unwavering support, continues to inspire all who know her. With her husband, Blinky, she has built a life focused on family, community, and service, leaving a profound impact on everyone she meets; and,
Order 42024-0930
WHEREAS, Lawrence Swanson hails from the hardworking steel town of Sharon, Pennsylvania; and,
Order 52024-0931
WHEREAS, Shirley Jones was born in Charleroi, PA on March 31, 1934, the only child of Paul and Marjorie Jones, and raised in Smithton, PA, she began singing at the age of six; and,
Order 62024-0932
WHEREAS, the Old Residents of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania established a historical society to help preserve local history in 1879; and,
Order 72024-0933
WHEREAS, September 21, 2024 is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club (PRFC), and in recognition of the players and supporters who have laid the groundwork for rugby in the City of Pittsburgh, we proudly acknowledge the following accomplishments; and,
Order 82024-0934
WHEREAS, Point Park University began as a small business training college in 1933 under the direction of Dorothy Finkelhor and L. Herbert Finkelhor; and,
Order 92024-0881
Resolution amending Resolution No. 411 of 2023, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with Bike Share Pittsburgh Inc. to provide annual POGOH bicycle share memberships to any City of Pittsburgh employee requesting one, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, by increasing the authorized spend by Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) for an additional year, for a new total not to exceed cost of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00).
Order 102024-0882
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into a license agreement or agreements with The University of Pittsburgh, in an amount not to exceed Ten Dollars and Zero Cents ($10.00) over [10] years, for space provided in the Cathedral of Learning for the placement of Public Safety equipment related to radio communications and other community safety efforts.
Order 112024-0883
Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on behalf of the Department of Public Safety to receive a donation from Public Safety Dogs, Inc. of a fully trained bloodhound valued at TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars.
Order 122024-0884
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement of Agreements with Norfolk Southern’s Safety First Grant for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00) dollars to purchase non-fluorinated firefighting foam.
Order 132024-0885
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Project Grant for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of SIX HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND SEVENTY EIGHT CENTS ($616,188.78) for enforcement and public education around Impaired driving, aggressive driving, occupant protection and pedestrian safety.
Order 142024-0886
Authorizes a City warrant payment to PulsePoint Foundation, PO Box 12594, Pleasanton, CA 94588, in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,000.
Order 152024-0887
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of City Planning to amend and renew the Agreement with Kloopify to provide a sustainable procurement platform software solution for a sum not to exceed Twenty-Four Thousand ($24,000) dollars for one year, whereafter it will be put out to bid. (Waiver of Competitive Process received)
Order 162024-0888
Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 215 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.
Order 172024-0889
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an NFL Draft Funding Agreement or Agreements with the Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. d/b/a VisitPITTSBURGH for the coordination of municipal, governmental, and other services required for the 2026 NFL Draft, at cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) over three years, plus the value of various in-kind City services. (Waiver of Competitive Process received)
Order 182024-0890
Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Ruthven Street Retaining Wall; providing for payment of costs thereof, not to exceed a total of One Million Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($1,225,765.24), an increase of Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($295,328.24) from the previously enacted authorization, fully reimbursable at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh; and further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023 by increasing SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION by Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($295,328.24).
Order 192024-0891
Resolution repealing Resolution 298 of 2022, effective June 14, 2022, authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 77-N, Lots 103 and 104 (243 and 247 Kennedy Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.
Order 202024-0892
Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 9-M, Lot 97, in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Cliff Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.
Order 212024-0893
Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Ryan and Veronica England for the sale of Block 50-G, Lots 4, 7, and 8, in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Rosetta Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.
Order 222024-0894
Resolution approving execution of a Deed by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Summerset Neighborhood Association, to convey Block 88-G, Lot 375; Block 88-H, Lot 250; Block 88-M, Lots 158, 160, 162, and 164; Block 88-R, Lot 121; and Block 88-S, Lot 15 (private ways and open space); in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill South/Summerset at Frick Park - Council District No. 5), at no cost to the City.
Order 232024-0895
Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-H, Lot 345 (0 Bennett Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.
Order 242024-0896
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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 77-N, Lots 103 and 104 (243 and 247 Kennedy Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.
Order 252024-0897
Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 42-N, Lot 143 (1022 Fairdale Street - Council District No. 2), at no cost to the City.
Order 262024-0898
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 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-J, Lots 275 and 276, and Block 174-K, Lots 273 and 274 (0, 7233, and 7235 Bennett Street - Council District No.9), at no cost to the City.
Order 272024-0899
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 18th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 15-M, Lots 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, and 263 (Estella Avenue and Chalfont Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City.
Order 282024-0900
Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-K, Lots 341, 341-A, 342, 342-A, 361, 361-A, 361-B, 387, 389, and Block 174-P, Lots 141, 143, 153, 165, 171, 172, 173, 176, 179, 184, 188, 191, 192, 193, 199, 223, 259, 260, 261, 273, 274, 275, 276, 280, 281, 282, 283, 287, and 344 (Bennett Street, Sterrett Street, 610 Sterrett Street, Kelly Street, 7311 Kelly Street, 7340 Kelly Street, Hamilton Avenue, 7317 Hamilton Avenue, 7365 Hamilton Avenue, and Formosa Way - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.
Order 292024-0901
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 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-N, Lots 312, 312-A, and 312-B, and Block 125-B, Lots 126, 141, 143, and 160 (Stoebner Way, Meadow Street, Lowell Street and Carver Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.
Order 302024-0903
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education for the purpose of providing meals in connection with the 2024-2025 Food Service Program. The total cost shall not exceed SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000.00) over one (1) year.
Order 312024-0904
Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 712 of 2022, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, Director of Parks and Recreation and Director of Finance to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Amended Sublease Agreement or Agreements with the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania for the continued operations of the Lawrenceville Senior Center located within Leslie Park, as originally authorized by Resolutions 55 and 91 of 2011, at an overall cost of $198,000 and with a term expiring March 31, 2024” to extend the contract with a term now expiring on March 31, 2027 and increasing the cost by FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($57,600) for an updated not to exceed cost of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($255,600).
Order 322024-0935
Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the block stone portions of Valonia, Marena and Uvilla Streets located in Elliott be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.
Order 332024-0905
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Dentons Cohen & Grigsby.
Order 342024-0906
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Spillman, Thomas, & Battle in an amount not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00) for legal services related to pending litigation involving City employees over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process received) (Executive Session held 9/17/24)
Order 352024-0907
Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Robert Preffer, and his attorneys, Porta- Clark & Ward LLC.
Order 362024-0908
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Jane Desimone, Esq.
Order 372024-0909
Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable to the Allegheny County Department of Court Records for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($500,000.00), in payment of the City of Pittsburgh’s Petition to Interplead and discharge of all liability and costs in the litigation filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. Luciani GD-22-005855 and GD-24-000971; Runco GD-22- 005927 and GD-24-000976; Evans GD-22-005929 and GD-24-000975; Engelmeier GD-22-010910 and GD-24-000997; Bench GD-23-001282 and GD-24-000978; Perry GD-23-001280 and GD-24- 00973; and Nichols GD-24-000996, GD-24-001072, and GD-24-001046. (Executive Session held 9/17/24)
Order 382024-0910
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 BUS RAPID TRANSIT by Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy- Seven Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($249,377.16) and increasing COMPLETE STREETS by Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($249,377.16).
Order 392024-0911
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 Twenty-Eight Thousand Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($28,050.00) and increasing SWINBURNE BRIDGE (TIP) by Five Hundred Eighty- Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($584,500.00), Five Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($556,450.00) of which is provided by the Federal Highway Administration and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Order 402024-0912
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Automated Red Light Enforcement Program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND TWENTY ONE CENTS ($453,657.21) to replace the traffic signal at the intersection of the Boulevard of the Allies and Ward Street.
Order 412024-0913
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Automated Red Light Enforcement Program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY EIGHT CENTS ($545,267.58) to replace the traffic signal at the intersection of Brownsville Road, Becks Run Road and Biscayne Drive.
Order 422024-0914
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light-Go Program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND TWENTY-ONE CENTS ($2,322,564.21) for intersection upgrades at five locations in the City of Pittsburgh. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY -ONE DOLLARS AND SIX CENTS ($580,641.06) for this stated purpose for a total project cost of TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY-SEVEN CENTS ($2,903,205.27).
Order 432024-0915
Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove one light (1) pole and one (1) anchor along with fifty (50’) feet of vegetation clearing rights located upon City-owned property along S Braddock Ave in Frick Park (Parcel ID 127-H-100-0-1) at no cost to the City.
Order 442024-0916
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, Right of Way and Construction Phases of the Swinburne Bridge project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Fifteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($15,400,000.00), an increase of Four Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Dollars ($491,000.00) from the previously passed authorization; reimbursable at Ninety Five percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($16,250.00).
Order 452024-0917
Resolution providing for an 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 Zero Dollars ($0.00) from the previously passed authorization (552 of 2024).
Order 462024-0918
Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County for costs associated with the Armstrong Tunnel Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars and Sixteen Cents ($1,262,395.16), an increase of Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($249,377.54) from the previously passed authorization (760 of 2023).
Order 472024-0919
Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with KCI Technologies Inc. for costs associated with the 28th St Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Sixteen Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars and Eighty-Seven Cents ($1,016,932.87) an increase of Forty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-One Dollars and Ninety-Four Cents ($44,831.94) from the amount previously authorized by Resolution 668 of 2023 to add additional funding for Preliminary Engineering Phase of the project.
Order 482024-0920
Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an amended professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn for work on the City Wide Intelligent Transportation Systems Project at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-One Dollars ($313,561.00), an increase of Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000.00) from the previously executed agreement.
Order 492024-0921
Resolution authorizing the Office of the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into one- year mini reimbursement agreements for the 2024 Love Your Block program at a cost not to exceed TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00) over one year.
Order 502024-0922
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into a professional services agreement with Ecotone Renewables in an amount not to exceed Thirteen Thousand ($13,000) dollars to support the city’s USDA Community Composting Pilot. (Waiver of Competitive Process received)