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June 3, 2025 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 58 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 24:31
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 24:54
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 25:14
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 25:21
  5. 5 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we congratulate and thank Dan for his years of service for the City of Pittsburgh and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, May 29, 2025 to be “Dan Cuneen” in the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1874 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 35:45
  6. 6 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend John Charney for his dedicated service to Winchester Thurston School; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 5, 2025, to be “JOHN CHARNEY DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1883 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 41:38
  7. 7 Now, therefore be it resolved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor the South Side Community Council for its efforts in showcasing the South Side 31 years running and hereby declares June 8th, 2025, to be "South Side Home & Garden Tour Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1900 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 28:30
  8. 8 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 41:53
  9. 9 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 59:06
  10. 10 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 59:17
  11. 11 Resolution amending Resolution No. 148 of 2020, which authorized a contract renewal with Questica, Inc. to provide a subscription-based budgeting and performance management system, by updating the legal vendor name to Euna Solutions, extending the term for one (1) year, and increasing the approved amount by Eighty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($86,625.00) for a new total cost not to exceed Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($499,125.00) over six (6) years. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested) 2025-1884 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 59:33
  12. 12 Resolution amending Resolution No. 469 of 2024, which authorized an Amended Agreement with Workiva, Inc. to provide a subscription-based publishing software solution by extending the term for an additional one (1) year and increasing the approved amount by Fifty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($56,623.67) for a new total cost not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Eighty-One Cents ($277,967.81) over six (6) years. 2025-1885 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 60:09
  13. 12 Resolution amending Resolution No. 148 of 2020, which authorized a contract renewal with Questica, Inc. to provide a subscription-based budgeting and performance management system, by updating the legal vendor name to Euna Solutions, extending the term for one (1) year, and increasing the approved amount by Eighty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($86,625.00) for a new total cost not to exceed Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($499,125.00) over six (6) years. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested) 2025-1884 Read and referred
  14. 13 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 61:06
  15. 14 Resolution amending Resolution No. 869 of 2023, which authorized a Professional Service Agreement(s) and or Contract(s) with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC for consulting services for federal government affairs and legislative services, by extending the term through the first quarter of 2026, and increasing the approved amount by Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($37,500) for a new total cost not to exceed Five Hundred Seventy-Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($573,500) over ten (10) years. 2025-1886 Read and referred ▶ jump to 61:21
  16. 14 Resolution amending Resolution No. 469 of 2024, which authorized an Amended Agreement with Workiva, Inc. to provide a subscription-based publishing software solution by extending the term for an additional one (1) year and increasing the approved amount by Fifty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($56,623.67) for a new total cost not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Eighty-One Cents ($277,967.81) over six (6) years. 2025-1885 Read and referred
  17. 15 Resolution amending Resolution No. 870 of 2023, which authorized a Professional Service Agreement(s) and or Contract(s) with Malady & Wooten, Inc. for consulting services for state government affairs and legislative services, by extending the term through the first quarter of 2026, and increasing the approved amount by Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($33,000) for a new total cost not to exceed Six Hundred Ten Five Hundred Dollars ($610,500) over ten (10) years. 2025-1887 Read and referred ▶ jump to 61:57
  18. 16 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Verona Boulevard from Poketa Road to 7281 Verona Boulevard be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. 2025-1899 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 62:31
  19. 17 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 63:11
  20. 18 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Pennsylvania Resource Council for waste management services in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s Independence Day Festival at an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTEEN DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($10,313.00) over one (1) year. 2025-1888 Read and referred ▶ jump to 63:26
  21. 19 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into a Sponsorship Agreement for Steel City Blast @ Grandview and the CommUnity Concert series for one (1) year at no cost to the City. 2025-1889 Read and referred ▶ jump to 63:53
  22. 19 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Verona Boulevard from Poketa Road to 7281 Verona Boulevard be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. 2025-1899 Read and referred
  23. 20 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 64:12
  24. 21 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, 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” to decrease Swimming Pool Maintenance by Thirty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Seven Cents ($30,278.07) and increase Park Reconstruction by Thirty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Seven Cents ($30,278.07). 2025-1890 Read and referred ▶ jump to 64:26
  25. 22 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” to decrease Splash Zones by Ten Thousand Two Hundred Five Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($10,205.99) and increase Park Reconstruction by Ten Thousand Two Hundred Five Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($10,205.99). 2025-1891 Read and referred ▶ jump to 65:05
  26. 23 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property to qualified city residents, subject to affordability restrictions, at no cost to the City. ITEMS A through E: A)1310 Pritchard Street, B) 2921 Merwyn Avenue, C) 3408 Clearfield Street, D) 195 Steuben Street, E) 454 Norton Street. 2025-1892 Read and referred ▶ jump to 65:44
  27. 24 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 66:14
  28. 25 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for Bedford Park Planning. The grant proposal includes an ask of $250,000 with a match of $37,500.00 from the City of Pittsburgh’s 2019 and 2021 Capital Budgets for a total grant project cost of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($287,500.00) dollars for this stated purpose. 2025-1893 Read and referred ▶ jump to 66:30
  29. 26 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for the Fort Pitt Playground Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $250,000 with a match of $158,500.00 from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total grant project cost of FOUR HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($408,500.00) dollars for this stated purpose. 2025-1894 Read and referred ▶ jump to 67:13
  30. 27 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 67:56
  31. 28 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), for the purchase of supplemental building code books for building code officers and officials, at a cost not to exceed Eleven Thousand and Nine Hundred and Sixty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Four Cents ($11,964.84). 2025-1895 Read and referred ▶ jump to 68:12
  32. 29 Resolution amending Resolution 34 of 2013, providing for the implementation of a Residential Permit Parking Program (RPPP) Area ‘EE’ in the Point Breeze Neighborhood to remove streets pursuant to Pittsburgh code Chapter 549, at no cost to the city. 2025-1896 Read and referred ▶ jump to 68:39
  33. 30 Resolution approving an amendment to a previously approved Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Duquesne University entitled “Duquesne University Institutional Master Plan” dated January 2022 on property zoned EMI, Educational Medical Institution District, 1st Ward. Council District No. 6. (Public Hearing held 7/16/25) 2025-1897 Read and referred ▶ jump to 69:00
  34. 31 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 on Council Bill #2024-0959. 2025-1901 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 69:41
  35. 32 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 71:03
  36. 33 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 May 30, 2025. 2025-1898 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 71:04
  37. 33 Resolution approving an amendment to a previously approved Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Duquesne University entitled “Duquesne University Institutional Master Plan” dated January 2022 on property zoned EMI, Educational Medical Institution District, 1st Ward. Council District No. 6. (Public Hearing held 7/16/25) 2025-1897 Read and referred
  38. 34 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  39. 35 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 71:32
  40. 36 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 71:33
  41. 37 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 29, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1878 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 71:49
  42. 38 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cohen Law Group for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter for an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS ($8,247.80) over one year. (Executive Session held 5/27/25) 2025-1849 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 71:59
  43. 39 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS ▶ jump to 72:57
  44. 40 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for May 29, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1879 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 73:11
  45. 41 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Emergency Services Provider Agreement or agreements with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Vitalant, at no cost to the City, for professional services related to the stocking and use of emergency medical supplies for blood transfusions on City Emergency Medical Services vehicles, at no cost to the City. 2025-1846 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:21
  46. 42 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 74:27
  47. 43 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 29, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1880 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 74:44
  48. 44 Resolution amending Resolution 467 of 2022 titled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Multimodal Transportation Fund for the South 21st Street Complete Green Street Project and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION THIRTY SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY TWO ($1,036,422.00) dollars” to decrease the grant amount, accept the grant award, and authorize necessary expenditures. 2025-1850 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 74:53
  49. 45 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ▶ jump to 76:35
  50. 46 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for May 29, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1881 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 76:36
  51. 47 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of RPC Video in the amount of Six Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars ($6,198.00) to extend the City Channel control room video switcher warranty by one year. 2025-1847 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 76:42
  52. 48 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 77:41
  53. 49 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for May 29, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1882 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 77:55
  54. 50 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution entitled, "Resolution establishing a Task Force on Sustainable Funding for the Pittsburgh Land Bank to develop recommendations for long-term financial stability," by establishing a Steering Committee to serve as the core body of the Task Force. 2025-1854 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 78:05
  55. 51 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 79:02
  56. 52 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  57. 53 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 79:31
  58. 54 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 79:36