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July 1, 2025 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 59 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 23:59
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 24:19
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 24:44
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 24:50
  5. 5 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and congratulate Justin Strong and Tim Guthrie for their significant cultural contributions and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, June 28th, 2025 to be “Shadow Lounge Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1998 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 25:03
  6. 6 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby wish Ken a resounding Happy 95th Birthday; and,   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, June 28, 2025 to be “Ken Cole Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1999 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 25:15
  7. 7 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 33:47
  8. 7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, County Executive Sara Innamorato, and City Councilwoman Theresa Kail Smith by virtue of the authority vested in us, do hereby designate July 3-5, 2025 as “World Beard and Moustache Championships Weekend” in Allegheny County. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, given under our hands and the Great Seal of Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh on this first day of July in the year Two-Thousand & Twenty-five. 2025-2001 Adopted Pass
  9. 8 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 75:00
  10. 9 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 75:05
  11. 10 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of PulsePoint Foundation, PO Box 12594, Pleasanton, CA 94588, in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,000.00), for the City’s share of the license fee for the annual renewal of the PulsePoint emergency services application. 2025-1984 Read and referred ▶ jump to 75:21
  12. 11 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Howell Rescue Services Inc., in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($6,264.00), for payment of preventative maintenance of hydraulic rescue tools. 2025-1985 Read and referred ▶ jump to 75:37
  13. 12 Resolution amending Resolution 715 of 2024, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements and amendments thereto with Hundred Public Safety Inc. DBA Performance Protocol to identify and implement additional solutions to address Pittsburgh Bureau of Police recruitment and retention challenges, by increasing the approved amount by FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($40,000) for an amended total cost not to exceed SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS ($78,172.00) over two years. 2025-1986 Read and referred ▶ jump to 75:53
  14. 13 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 76:33
  15. 14 Resolution amending Resolution 524-2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a multi-year agreement or agreements with ePlus Technology, Inc. for network monitoring and a security professional services partner aligned with key business goals of reducing risk, improving service efficiency, and minimizing client impact to include better network utilization, monitoring and enhanced security posture throughout the enterprise, by increasing the approved amount by Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($765,300) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed One Million Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($1,249,493) over nine (9) years. 2025-1987 Read and referred ▶ jump to 76:47
  16. 15 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 the Planning Commission to act to recommend approval or disapproval of Council Bill #2024-1214. 2025-2000 Passed Finally Pass
  17. 16 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 78:53
  18. 17 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for services relating to a cooperative wildlife damage management program for white-tailed deer for a sum not to exceed NINETY-NINE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FIVE CENTS ($99,494.05) over one year. 2025-1988 Read and referred ▶ jump to 79:06
  19. 18 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 79:34
  20. 19 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Service Agreement or Agreements and Amendments thereto with Block & Associates for legal consulting services in connection with a current City construction project, for an amount not-to-exceed Forty-Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000.00) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 07/01/25) 2025-1989 Read and referred ▶ jump to 79:47
  21. 20 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article III: Depositories, Chapter 221: Contracts, Sections 221.02 Requirements for Qualification, 221.06 Creation of Reinvestment Review Committee, 221.07 Evaluation of Financial Institutions, and Section 221.09: Award of Banking Business, so as to fix the term of contracts with financial institutions to three (3) years. 2025-1990 Read and referred ▶ jump to 80:06
  22. 21 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 80:37
  23. 22 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 Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership of a mobile parklet valued at EIGHTEEN THOUSAND ($18,000.00) dollars to be installed along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail at Doerr Street trailhead. 2025-1991 Read and referred ▶ jump to 80:52
  24. 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an easement or easements and any amendments thereto in order to provide access and passage for the traveling public around the Brereton Street construction site, at no cost to the city. 2025-1992 Read and referred ▶ jump to 81:15
  25. 24 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels [56-N-300, 56-N-410,] 56-J-325-0-3, 56-N-96, 56-N-97-A, 56-N-97, 56-N-98-A, 56-N-98-B, 56-N-98-C, 56-N-99, 56-N-99-B, 56-N-95, 56-N-52, 56-N-93, 56-N-91, 56-N-90, 56-N-88, 57-A-8, 57-B-350, 57-S-50, 57-S-100, 57-S-30, 57-S-89, 57-S-92, 57-S-40, 57-S-6, 57-S-12, 92-D-60, 92-D-50, 92-D-10-1, and 92-D-20 from the RIV-GI (Riverfront General Industrial Subdistrict) to RIV-IMU (Riverfront Industrial Mixed-Use Subdistrict) in the Hazelwood neighborhood of the 15th Ward, and in the 31st Ward. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report and Recommendation on 7/14/25) (Report and Recommendation received on 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 3/6/26) 2025-1993 Read and referred ▶ jump to 81:38
  26. 25 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 82:12
  27. 26 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, for the installation and maintenance of a mural at Leslie Recreation Center, at no cost to the City 2025-1994 Read and referred ▶ jump to 82:27
  28. 27 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and Casey Droege Cultural Productions d.b.a. The Art Supply Company, for the installation and maintenance of a photo installation at Beechview Healthy Active Living Center, at no cost to the City. 2025-1995 Read and referred ▶ jump to 82:45
  29. 28 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 83:09
  30. 29 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended June 27, 2025. 2025-1996 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 83:16
  31. 30 Communication from City Controller Rachael Heisler submitting a special report on Inclusionary Zoning and Affordable Housing Financing, dated June 2025. 2025-1997 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 83:31
  32. 31 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  33. 32 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 83:49
  34. 33 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 83:53
  35. 34 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 25, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1979 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 84:06
  36. 35 Resolution amending Resolution No. 953 of 2024 which authorized Fifty-Two (52) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide on-call professional services as needed by various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, with each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) annually for a Three (3) year term, by authorizing an additional Forty-One (41) Agreements for an updated total of Ninety-Three (93) Open-End Professional Service Agreements. 2025-1940 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 84:14
  37. 36 Resolution amending Resolution No. 954 of 2024 which authorized Fifty-Two (52) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide on-call professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, with each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) annually for a Three (3) year term, by authorizing and additional Forty-One (41) Agreements for an updated total of Ninety-Three (93) Open-End Professional Service Agreements. 2025-1941 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 84:42
  38. 37 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 85:48
  39. 38 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for June 25, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1980 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 86:01
  40. 39 Resolution amending Resolution No. 322 of 2025, effective May 29, 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company for the installation and maintenance of one (1) pole and wires on and over City-owned parcel IDs 29-B-212 (ROMEO ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15213; Council District 3), 29-B-180 (ROMEO ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15213; Council District 3), 29-B-158 (BATES ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15213; Council District 3), and 29-B-157 (BATES ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15213; Council District 3) at no cost to the City” by authorizing the installation and maintenance of four (4) poles, three (3) anchors, and wires on and over City-owned parcels at no cost to the City. 2025-1942 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 86:10
  41. 40 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Pennsylvania Strategic Investments To Enhance Sites Program to provide funding for planning around the South Hills Junction. The grant proposal includes an ask of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. 2025-1944 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 86:59
  42. 41 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Larson Design Group, Inc. for costs associated with Construction Inspection for the Liberty Avenue HSIP Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars and Forty-Six Cents ($1,476,674.46), reimbursable at eighty percent. 2025-1945 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 87:27
  43. 42 Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Alfred Benesch & Company for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering Phase of the Swinburne Bridge Replacement Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Six Cents ($1,308,284.86) an increase of Four Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve Dollars and Thirty-Nine Cents ($477,712.39) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at ninety-five percent. 2025-1946 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 87:50
  44. 43 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP for costs associated with Construction Inspection for the Penn Avenue Phase 2 Reconstruction Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars and Three Cents ($1,338,158.03), reimbursable at eighty percent. 2025-1947 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 88:19
  45. 44 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 or Agreements, and Amendments with Norfolk Southern Railway Company to allow positive train control equipment to remain at current location in Allegheny Commons Park. This agreement would supersede the September 19th, 2017 Temporary Right of Entry to install and Temporary License to maintain positive train control equipment in Allegheny Commons Park between the City of Pittsburgh and Norfolk Southern Railway Company, at no cost to the City. 2025-1948 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 88:42
  46. 45 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ▶ jump to 93:50
  47. 46 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 25, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1981 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 94:07
  48. 47 Resolution approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Chapter 911, Section 911.04.A.64 to the Neighborhood Academy, property owner, for authorization to construct additions to a School, Elementary or Secondary (General) use at 709 N Aiken Avenue, Parcel 81-S-63, zoned “R1D-L”, Single-Unit Detached Residential, Low Density, 10th Ward, Council District No. 9. (Public Hearing held 6/24/25) 2025-1851 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 94:18
  49. 48 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 797 of 2017, as amended, effective December 28, 2017, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FAIR HOUSING by Eight Dollars and Eighty Cents ($8.80), reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Three Dollars and Fifty-One Cents ($12,783.51), reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Fifteen Cents ($3,542.15), reducing COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS by One Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($100.00), and increasing CDBG PERSONNEL Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars and Forty-Six Cents ($16,434.46). 2025-1949 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 94:48
  50. 49 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES ▶ jump to 96:16
  51. 50 Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for June 25, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1983 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 96:30
  52. 51 Resolution amending Resolution 333 of 2024 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Starfire Corporation, for the display of a fireworks show in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s Independence Day Festival for a three-year term at a total amount not to exceed of Two Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($252,200.00) by modifying the code account to include payment from the general fund. 2025-1939 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 96:41
  53. 52 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ▶ jump to 97:44
  54. 53 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for June 25, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1982 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 97:58
  55. 54 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or a Memorandum of Understanding with the Logistics Management Institute d/b/a NobleReach Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($78,000.00) to support one fellowship position in data science and one fellowship position in cyber security. A local match not to exceed One Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($152,000.00) will bring the total project cost to an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($230,000.00). 2025-1963 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 98:09
  56. 55 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 99:36
  57. 56 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS ▶ jump to 104:54
  58. 57 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 104:55
  59. 58 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 104:56