Meeting

City Council · Mar 11, 2025

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 63 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

Order	File	Title	Discussion	Vote	Votes For	Votes Against
1	2025-1618	WHEREAS, St. Henry's Lyceum was founded in August 1933 as a men’s-only club for the St. Henry’s church choir,	No matched discussion	Adopted	Not recorded	Not recorded
2	2025-1619	WHEREAS, Amy Stephenson was born on March 8, 1925, to parents Lawrence G. and Mary E. Humphries, attended Allegheny High School and graduated in 1942; and,	No matched discussion	Adopted	Not recorded	Not recorded
3	2025-1625	WHEREAS, Peggy (Margaret) Cooney was a lifelong resident of the City of Pittsburgh where she graduated from St Paul Cathedral High School and St Francis School of Nursing; and,	No matched discussion	Adopted	Not recorded	Not recorded
4	2025-1626	WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade, proudly presented by the Irish Society for Education and Charity, Inc. is scheduled for this Saturday, March 15. 2025. This year’s parade is led by Grand Marshal J. Mac McCafferty. Mac has served on the Irish Centre of Pittsburgh's board for 35 years, including roles as Vice President and Treasurer. For over 30 years, he has been a dedicated member of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and is also active in several other Irish organizations.	No matched discussion	Adopted	Not recorded	Not recorded
5	2025-1627	WHEREAS, Women in Data Science (WiDS) Pittsburgh is back at Carnegie Mellon University for its seventh annual conference to be held Thursday through Friday, March 13-14; and,	No matched discussion	Adopted	Not recorded	Not recorded
6	2025-1620	WHEREAS, in 1992, Pittsburgh City Council enacted a ban prohibiting the use of devices that cause pain and suffering to animals, such as those used in rodeo events; and,	No matched discussion	Adopted	Not recorded	Not recorded
7	2025-1621	WHEREAS, the Older Americans Act (OAA) provides essential services to older adults, including nutrition programs, in-home support, protective services, and employment opportunities; and	No matched discussion	Adopted	Not recorded	Not recorded
8	2025-1622	WHEREAS, PENNCARE funding provides vital support to older Pennsylvanians through in-home care, nutrition programs, protective services, and senior centers; and	No matched discussion	Adopted	Not recorded	Not recorded
9	2025-1581	Resolution amending Resolution 621-2020, 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 ERP-One Consulting Inc. for the provision of services including professional services, consultation, and day to day managed services of the City of Pittsburgh JD Edwards Enterprise One 9.2 application, by increasing the approved amount by Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) and extending the agreement for an additional three (3) years, for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000) over seven (7) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
10	2025-1586	Authorizes a City warrant payment to Buildingeye, Inc.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
11	2025-1587	Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny County and the United States Department of Justice for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the 2024 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant in the amount not to exceed FIFTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FOURTEEN ($51,614.00) dollars to purchase a real-time asset management technology platform.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
12	2025-1588	Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Eighty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($80,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the City of Pittsburgh Park Rangers. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Local Share Account Statewide.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
13	2025-1589	Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with Pittsburgh Regional Transit for post-construction, access, and maintenance of certain City owned steps to be constructed around Downing Street in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the city.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
14	2025-1590	Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a temporary construction easement agreement, and/or any related agreements or amendments, with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for the purpose of allowing the URA and its contractors and subcontractors to access City-owned property at Nine Mile Run in Swisshelm Park during the URA’s slag heap remediation project, at no cost to the City.	No matched discussion	Waived under Rule 8	Not recorded	Not recorded
15	2025-1591	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-B, Lot 46 (0 Lincoln Avenue - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.	No matched discussion	Waived under Rule 8	Not recorded	Not recorded
16	2025-1592	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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 77-N, Lot 321 (115 Hawkins Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.	No matched discussion	Waived under Rule 8	Not recorded	Not recorded
17	2025-1593	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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 46-G, Lot 206 (435 E Burgess Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.	No matched discussion	Waived under Rule 8	Not recorded	Not recorded
18	2025-1594	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 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 46-R, Lot 109 (1907 Meadville Street - Council District No. 1), at no cost to the City.	No matched discussion	Waived under Rule 8	Not recorded	Not recorded
19	2025-1595	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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 46-K, Lots 129 and 130 (2314 and 2316 Perrysville Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.	No matched discussion	Waived under Rule 8	Not recorded	Not recorded
20	2025-1596	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 46-G, Lots 41 and 42 (2417 and 0 Osgood Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.	No matched discussion	Waived under Rule 8	Not recorded	Not recorded
21	2025-1597	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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 46-B, Lot 90 (2526 Perrysville Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.	No matched discussion	Waived under Rule 8	Not recorded	Not recorded
22	2025-1623	Resolution authorizing Council’s consent to an extension, pursuant to § 922.05.E of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances (the “Zoning Code”), of the deadline for City Council to act to hold public hearings on Council Bills #2023-1698 and #2023-1723.	No matched discussion	Passed Finally	Aye: 8Bob Charland, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson	No: 0
23	2025-1598	Authorizes a City warrant payment to FenceScreen, LLC.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
24	2025-1599	Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
25	2025-1600	Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Dominique Decenzo, and her attorney, Max Petrunya, P.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
26	2025-1601	Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to WesBanco Bank in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,800.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
27	2025-1602	Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Edward Torak in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,250.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
28	2025-1603	Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
29	2025-1604	Resolution amending Resolution No. 446 of 2024, which allocated an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to the agreement with Frost, Brown, Todd LLC, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to extend the Agreement or Agreements with Frost, Brown, Todd LLC for legal assistance relating to real estate, public finance, municipal law, and as-needed consultation by adding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a new total not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00).	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
30	2025-1605	Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemption, Subchapter B: Exemption, by replacing Sections 263.11 through 263.14 with new Sections 263.11 through 263.16, collectively to be titled Subchapter B: Tax Exemptions for Longtime Owner-Occupants of Residential Properties.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
31	2025-1606	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 for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY EIGHT CENTS ($335,981.88) to replace the traffic signals at Centre Avenue and North Dithridge Street.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
32	2025-1607	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 for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed SIX HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS ($647,049.45) to replace signals at the intersection of East General Robinson Street and Sandusky Street.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
33	2025-1608	Allows BH VENTURE ONE LP to use City right-of-way or property for infrastructure work.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
34	2025-1609	Resolution amending Resolution No. 249 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City, to amend and renew the Lease Agreement with Beaver Avenue Associates, LLC, by continuing to provide a leased space at 1301 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA for the purposes of housing the Facilities Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works, by extending the term through March 31, 2028 with new property owner 1301 Beaver Ave LLC managed by the Regency Transportation Group, LTD.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
35	2025-1610	Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with HR & A Advisors, Inc. in an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000) for work on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant for Saw Mill Run Boulevard.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
36	2025-1611	Authorizes a City warrant payment to The Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State.	No matched discussion	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
37	2025-1624	Resolution authorizing Council’s consent to an extension, pursuant to § 922.05.D of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances (the “Zoning Code”), of the deadline for the Planning Commission to act to recommend approval or disapproval of Council Bill #2024-0959.	No matched discussion	Passed Finally	Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson	No: 0
38	2025-1612	Resolution appointing Tammy Thompson, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire March 26, 2029.	No matched discussion	Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy	Not recorded	Not recorded
39	2025-1613	Resolution appointing Charlise Smith, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire March 26, 2029.	No matched discussion	Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy	Not recorded	Not recorded
40	2025-1614	Resolution reappointing Jala Rucker, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2028.	No matched discussion	Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy	Not recorded	Not recorded
41	2025-1615	Resolution appointing Wasiullah Mohamed, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2029.	No matched discussion	Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy	Not recorded	Not recorded
42	2025-1616	Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about status update from the Grants Office for the week ended March 7, 2025.	No matched discussion	Read, Received and Filed	Not recorded	Not recorded
43	2025-1617	Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about an acting pay request on behalf of the Controller’s Office for Michael Visnich, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.	No matched discussion	Read, Received and Filed	Not recorded	Not recorded
44	2025-1580	Records the Finance and Law committee report for March 5, 2025.	No matched discussion	Read, Received and Filed	Not recorded	Not recorded
45	2025-1532	Resolution amending Resolution 603 of 2024, authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips LLP for legal services in connection with issues involving labor disputes, by increasing the cost by ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000) for a new not to exceed amount of TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($210,000) and adding one year for a new contract term of TWO (2) years. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)	No matched discussion	Passed Finally	Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson	No: 0
46	2025-1533	Authorizes a City warrant payment to Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.	No matched discussion	Passed Finally	Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson	No: 0
47	2025-1534	Authorizes a City warrant payment to Comber Miller, LLC.	No matched discussion	Passed Finally	Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson	No: 0
48	2025-1535	Authorizes a City warrant payment to Summers, McDonnell, Hudock, Guthrie & Rauch, P.	No matched discussion	Passed Finally	Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson	No: 0
49	2025-1536	Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Major Cities Chiefs Association in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,500.	No matched discussion	Passed Finally	Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson	No: 0
50	2025-1537	Authorizes a City warrant payment to the U.	No matched discussion	Passed Finally	Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson	No: 0

Order 12025-1618

WHEREAS, St. Henry's Lyceum was founded in August 1933 as a men’s-only club for the St. Henry’s church choir,

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Adopted
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 22025-1619

WHEREAS, Amy Stephenson was born on March 8, 1925, to parents Lawrence G. and Mary E. Humphries, attended Allegheny High School and graduated in 1942; and,

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Adopted
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 32025-1625

WHEREAS, Peggy (Margaret) Cooney was a lifelong resident of the City of Pittsburgh where she graduated from St Paul Cathedral High School and St Francis School of Nursing; and,

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Adopted
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 42025-1626

WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade, proudly presented by the Irish Society for Education and Charity, Inc. is scheduled for this Saturday, March 15. 2025. This year’s parade is led by Grand Marshal J. Mac McCafferty. Mac has served on the Irish Centre of Pittsburgh's board for 35 years, including roles as Vice President and Treasurer. For over 30 years, he has been a dedicated member of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and is also active in several other Irish organizations.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Adopted
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 52025-1627

WHEREAS, Women in Data Science (WiDS) Pittsburgh is back at Carnegie Mellon University for its seventh annual conference to be held Thursday through Friday, March 13-14; and,

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Adopted
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 62025-1620

WHEREAS, in 1992, Pittsburgh City Council enacted a ban prohibiting the use of devices that cause pain and suffering to animals, such as those used in rodeo events; and,

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Adopted
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 72025-1621

WHEREAS, the Older Americans Act (OAA) provides essential services to older adults, including nutrition programs, in-home support, protective services, and employment opportunities; and

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Adopted
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 82025-1622

WHEREAS, PENNCARE funding provides vital support to older Pennsylvanians through in-home care, nutrition programs, protective services, and senior centers; and

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Adopted
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 92025-1581

Resolution amending Resolution 621-2020, 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 ERP-One Consulting Inc. for the provision of services including professional services, consultation, and day to day managed services of the City of Pittsburgh JD Edwards Enterprise One 9.2 application, by increasing the approved amount by Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) and extending the agreement for an additional three (3) years, for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000) over seven (7) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)

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

Order 102025-1586

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Buildingeye, Inc.

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

Order 112025-1587

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny County and the United States Department of Justice for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the 2024 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant in the amount not to exceed FIFTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FOURTEEN ($51,614.00) dollars to purchase a real-time asset management technology platform.

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

Order 122025-1588

Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Eighty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($80,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the City of Pittsburgh Park Rangers. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Local Share Account Statewide.

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

Order 132025-1589

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with Pittsburgh Regional Transit for post-construction, access, and maintenance of certain City owned steps to be constructed around Downing Street in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the city.

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

Order 142025-1590

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a temporary construction easement agreement, and/or any related agreements or amendments, with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for the purpose of allowing the URA and its contractors and subcontractors to access City-owned property at Nine Mile Run in Swisshelm Park during the URA’s slag heap remediation project, at no cost to the City.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Waived under Rule 8
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 152025-1591

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-B, Lot 46 (0 Lincoln Avenue - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Waived under Rule 8
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 162025-1592

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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 77-N, Lot 321 (115 Hawkins Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Waived under Rule 8
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 172025-1593

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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 46-G, Lot 206 (435 E Burgess Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Waived under Rule 8
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 182025-1594

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 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 46-R, Lot 109 (1907 Meadville Street - Council District No. 1), at no cost to the City.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Waived under Rule 8
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 192025-1595

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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 46-K, Lots 129 and 130 (2314 and 2316 Perrysville Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Waived under Rule 8
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 202025-1596

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 46-G, Lots 41 and 42 (2417 and 0 Osgood Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Waived under Rule 8
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 212025-1597

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 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 46-B, Lot 90 (2526 Perrysville Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Waived under Rule 8
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 222025-1623

Resolution authorizing Council’s consent to an extension, pursuant to § 922.05.E of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances (the “Zoning Code”), of the deadline for City Council to act to hold public hearings on Council Bills #2023-1698 and #2023-1723.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Passed Finally
Votes For: Aye: 8Bob Charland, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against: No: 0

Order 232025-1598

Authorizes a City warrant payment to FenceScreen, LLC.

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

Order 242025-1599

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC.

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

Order 252025-1600

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Dominique Decenzo, and her attorney, Max Petrunya, P.

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

Order 262025-1601

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to WesBanco Bank in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,800.

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

Order 272025-1602

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Edward Torak in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,250.

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

Order 282025-1603

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.

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

Order 292025-1604

Resolution amending Resolution No. 446 of 2024, which allocated an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to the agreement with Frost, Brown, Todd LLC, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to extend the Agreement or Agreements with Frost, Brown, Todd LLC for legal assistance relating to real estate, public finance, municipal law, and as-needed consultation by adding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a new total not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00).

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

Order 302025-1605

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemption, Subchapter B: Exemption, by replacing Sections 263.11 through 263.14 with new Sections 263.11 through 263.16, collectively to be titled Subchapter B: Tax Exemptions for Longtime Owner-Occupants of Residential Properties.

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

Order 312025-1606

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 for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY EIGHT CENTS ($335,981.88) to replace the traffic signals at Centre Avenue and North Dithridge Street.

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

Order 322025-1607

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 for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed SIX HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS ($647,049.45) to replace signals at the intersection of East General Robinson Street and Sandusky Street.

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

Order 332025-1608

Allows BH VENTURE ONE LP to use City right-of-way or property for infrastructure work.

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

Order 342025-1609

Resolution amending Resolution No. 249 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City, to amend and renew the Lease Agreement with Beaver Avenue Associates, LLC, by continuing to provide a leased space at 1301 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA for the purposes of housing the Facilities Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works, by extending the term through March 31, 2028 with new property owner 1301 Beaver Ave LLC managed by the Regency Transportation Group, LTD.

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

Order 352025-1610

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with HR & A Advisors, Inc. in an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000) for work on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant for Saw Mill Run Boulevard.

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

Order 362025-1611

Authorizes a City warrant payment to The Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State.

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

Order 372025-1624

Resolution authorizing Council’s consent to an extension, pursuant to § 922.05.D of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances (the “Zoning Code”), of the deadline for the Planning Commission to act to recommend approval or disapproval of Council Bill #2024-0959.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Passed Finally
Votes For: Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against: No: 0

Order 382025-1612

Resolution appointing Tammy Thompson, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire March 26, 2029.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 392025-1613

Resolution appointing Charlise Smith, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire March 26, 2029.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 402025-1614

Resolution reappointing Jala Rucker, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2028.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 412025-1615

Resolution appointing Wasiullah Mohamed, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2029.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings and Policy
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 422025-1616

Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about status update from the Grants Office for the week ended March 7, 2025.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Read, Received and Filed
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 432025-1617

Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about an acting pay request on behalf of the Controller’s Office for Michael Visnich, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Read, Received and Filed
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 442025-1580

Records the Finance and Law committee report for March 5, 2025.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Read, Received and Filed
Votes For: Not recorded
Votes Against: Not recorded

Order 452025-1532

Resolution amending Resolution 603 of 2024, authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips LLP for legal services in connection with issues involving labor disputes, by increasing the cost by ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000) for a new not to exceed amount of TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($210,000) and adding one year for a new contract term of TWO (2) years. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Passed Finally
Votes For: Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against: No: 0

Order 462025-1533

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Passed Finally
Votes For: Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against: No: 0

Order 472025-1534

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Comber Miller, LLC.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Passed Finally
Votes For: Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against: No: 0

Order 482025-1535

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Summers, McDonnell, Hudock, Guthrie & Rauch, P.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Passed Finally
Votes For: Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against: No: 0

Order 492025-1536

Authorizes a City warrant payment to the Major Cities Chiefs Association in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,500.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Passed Finally
Votes For: Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against: No: 0

Order 502025-1537

Authorizes a City warrant payment to the U.

Discussion: No matched discussion
Vote: Passed Finally
Votes For: Aye: 9Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson
Votes Against: No: 0