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March 11, 2025 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 96 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 23:22
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 23:50
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 24:16
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 24:24
  5. 5 WHEREAS, St. Henry's Lyceum was founded in August 1933 as a men’s-only club for the St. Henry’s church choir, 2025-1618 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 65:36
  6. 6 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, 2025-1619 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 32:01
  7. 7 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, 2025-1625 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 58:29
  8. 8 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. 2025-1626 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 50:27
  9. 9 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, 2025-1627 Adopted Pass
  10. 10 WILLS OF COUNCIL ▶ jump to 65:47
  11. 11 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, 2025-1620 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 67:38
  12. 12 WHEREAS, the Older Americans Act (OAA) provides essential services to older adults, including nutrition programs, in-home support, protective services, and employment opportunities; and 2025-1621 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 70:31
  13. 13 WHEREAS, PENNCARE funding provides vital support to older Pennsylvanians through in-home care, nutrition programs, protective services, and senior centers; and 2025-1622 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 71:52
  14. 14 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 72:33
  15. 15 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 90:03
  16. 16 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 90:13
  17. 17 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) 2025-1581 Read and referred ▶ jump to 90:26
  18. 18 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Buildingeye, Inc. ("Buildingeye") for the purchase of their software and related support services for an interactive map that internal and public visual display of planning, permit, license, and violation data, at a cost not to exceed Twenty Thousand and Zero Cents ($20,000.00). 2025-1586 Read and referred ▶ jump to 91:08
  19. 19 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 91:35
  20. 20 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. 2025-1587 Read and referred ▶ jump to 91:49
  21. 21 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. 2025-1588 Read and referred ▶ jump to 92:18
  22. 22 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. 2025-1589 Read and referred ▶ jump to 92:44
  23. 23 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. 2025-1590 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 93:08
  24. 24 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. 2025-1591 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 93:38
  25. 24 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. 2025-1590 Read and referred
  26. 25 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. 2025-1592 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 93:58
  27. 26 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. 2025-1593 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 94:19
  28. 26 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. 2025-1591 Read and referred
  29. 27 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. 2025-1594 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 94:42
  30. 28 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. 2025-1595 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 95:05
  31. 28 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. 2025-1592 Read and referred
  32. 29 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. 2025-1596 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 95:30
  33. 30 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. 2025-1597 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 95:50
  34. 30 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. 2025-1593 Read and referred
  35. 31 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. 2025-1623 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 96:16
  36. 32 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 98:26
  37. 32 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. 2025-1594 Read and referred
  38. 33 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of FenceScreen, LLC for the purchase of a sound screen for Moore Park Pickleball courts in the amount of Nine Thousand Six Hundred & Seventy-One Dollars and Seventeen cents ($9,671.17) over one (1) year. 2025-1598 Read and referred ▶ jump to 98:45
  39. 34 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 99:03
  40. 34 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. 2025-1595 Read and referred
  41. 35 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY-TWO CENTS ($65,662.52) over one year. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1599 Read and referred ▶ jump to 99:19
  42. 36 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dominique Decenzo, and her attorney, Max Petrunya, P.C. , for a single payment in 2025 in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-007555. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1600 Read and referred ▶ jump to 99:41
  43. 36 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. 2025-1596 Read and referred
  44. 37 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of WesBanco Bank in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,800.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0218) for damage to the drive thru canopy of their property at 5000 Centre Avenue from a DOMI Traffic Division vehicle on September 6, 2024. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1601 Read and referred ▶ jump to 100:00
  45. 38 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Edward Torak in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,250.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0190) for damage to his vehicle from an accident with a City PW vehicle on July 22, 2024. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1602 Read and referred ▶ jump to 100:22
  46. 38 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. 2025-1597 Read and referred
  47. 39 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., c/o CMR Claims as TPA in an amount not to exceed FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY CENTS ($4,521.70) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0133) for damage to a utility pole at 2600 Sunset Avenue and Essen Street by a City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services vehicle on December 16, 2022. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1603 Read and referred ▶ jump to 100:41
  48. 40 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). 2025-1604 Read and referred ▶ jump to 101:08
  49. 41 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. 2025-1605 Read and referred ▶ jump to 101:42
  50. 42 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 102:00
  51. 43 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. 2025-1606 Read and referred ▶ jump to 102:13
  52. 44 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. 2025-1607 Read and referred ▶ jump to 102:41
  53. 45 Resolution granting unto BH VENTURE ONE LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, at no cost to the City, new permanent building foundation that will extend into the right-of-way, at 1406 5th Avenue, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2025-1608 Read and referred ▶ jump to 103:11
  54. 46 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. 2025-1609 Read and referred ▶ jump to 103:31
  55. 47 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 104:14
  56. 48 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. 2025-1610 Read and referred ▶ jump to 104:30
  57. 49 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of The Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State, for the purchase the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) training, at a cost not to exceed Eight Thousand and Zero Cents ($8,000.00). 2025-1611 Read and referred ▶ jump to 104:51
  58. 50 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. 2025-1624 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 105:11
  59. 51 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 106:18
  60. 52 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. 2025-1612 Held, Pending Interview Pass ▶ jump to 106:28
  61. 53 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. 2025-1613 Held, Pending Interview Pass ▶ jump to 106:40
  62. 54 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. 2025-1614 Held, Pending Interview Pass ▶ jump to 106:51
  63. 55 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. 2025-1615 Held, Pending Interview Pass ▶ jump to 107:03
  64. 56 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended March 7, 2025. 2025-1616 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 108:23
  65. 57 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting an acting pay request on behalf of the Controller’s Office for Michael Visnich, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018. 2025-1617 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 108:36
  66. 58 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  67. 59 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 109:01
  68. 60 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 109:04
  69. 61 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 5, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1580 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 109:19
  70. 62 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) 2025-1532 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 109:26
  71. 63 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-1567 for an amount not to exceed FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND EIGHTY-TWO DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS ($54,082.90) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1533 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 109:52
  72. 64 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Comber Miller, LLC for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-1567 for an amount not to exceed THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($35,109.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1534 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 110:12
  73. 65 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Summers, McDonnell, Hudock, Guthrie & Rauch, P.C. for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-1567 for an amount not to exceed FORTY-ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($41,590.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1535 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 110:31
  74. 66 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Major Cities Chiefs Association in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,500.00), for payment of annual member dues. 2025-1536 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 110:51
  75. 67 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the U.S. Marshals Service in an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($8,900.00), to return seized funds in accordance with case 2:17cr304, filed in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1537 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 111:05
  76. 68 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($9,220.00), to return seized funds in accordance with case 2:21cr328, filed in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1538 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 111:21
  77. 69 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the U.S. Marshals Service in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($6,428.00), to return seized funds in accordance with case 2:19cr255, filed in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1539 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 111:38
  78. 70 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS ▶ jump to 112:37
  79. 71 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for March 5, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1585 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 112:55
  80. 72 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Clinical Affiliation Agreement with Community College of Allegheny County to enact a precepting program, allowing students to learn professional skills from City employees in the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services for training and educational purposes, at zero cost to the City. 2025-1531 RECOMMITTED Pass ▶ jump to 113:02
  81. 73 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 114:21
  82. 74 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for March 5, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1582 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 114:37
  83. 75 Ordinance amending the City Code at Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I: Public Right-of-Way, Chapter 417, to permanently adopt the Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program to provide assistance to eligible property owners. 2025-1541 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 114:44
  84. 76 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) for the purpose of geophysical surveying by the USACE at Arsenal Park, at no cost to the City. 2025-1542 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 114:59
  85. 77 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES ▶ jump to 116:03
  86. 78 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for March 5, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1583 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 116:18
  87. 79 Resolution amending Resolution Number 655 of 2023, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Pittsburgh Event Childcare for professional services in connection with onsite childcare being provided to City of Pittsburgh employees during the days that school is not in session. Additionally, offsite childcare will be provided for those attending community events sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, and providing for payment of the cost thereof.” By increasing the total amount not to exceed by Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00) For a new total cost not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00), and extending the program for an additional year. 2025-1529 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 116:26
  88. 80 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny and Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program for calendar years 2025-2027, at no additional cost to the City. 2025-1530 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 117:11
  89. 81 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ▶ jump to 118:10
  90. 82 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 5, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1584 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 118:28
  91. 83 Ordinance accepting five new street names, COAL SEAM STREET, DARBY STREET, LUCAS COURT, LUCAS STREET and PITRELL STREET in the Fifth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street names were approved by CPAC in January 2025. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. 2025-1543 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 118:36
  92. 84 Ordinance accepting a new street name, RILEY STREET in the Sixteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street name was approved by CPAC in January 2025. The name listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. 2025-1544 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 119:08
  93. 85 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 120:05
  94. 86 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  95. 87 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 120:34
  96. 88 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 120:39