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December 30, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 54 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 20:25
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 21:46
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 22:06
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 22:18
  5. 5 WHEREAS, Keith Edward Smith was born and raised in the Sheraden neighborhood of Pittsburgh to his late parents, Donis and Edward Smith. He has a younger sister, Cindy and he had a twin brother, Kirk, who sadly passed away earlier this year; and, 2024-1374 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 22:24
  6. 6 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 22:42
  7. 7 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 32:08
  8. 8 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 32:23
  9. 9 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 449 Melwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, in the 5th Ward, at no cost to the City. 2024-1370 Read and referred ▶ jump to 32:37
  10. 10 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 33:00
  11. 11 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with Maher Duessel to provide auditing services to the City of Pittsburgh. Total cost not to exceed Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Dollars ($470,990) over three years with an option for two additional years. 2024-1371 Read and referred ▶ jump to 33:11
  12. 12 Resolution authorizing the reappropriation of Four Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,600,000.00) from the Department of Finance to the Department of Public Works Bureau of Administration to pay for 2024 Pittsburgh Water service costs in 2025. 2024-1372 Read and referred ▶ jump to 33:37
  13. 13 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 34:08
  14. 14 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 December 27, 2024. 2024-1373 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 34:11
  15. 15 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  16. 16 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 34:39
  17. 17 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 34:41
  18. 18 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for December 23, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1365 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 34:54
  19. 19 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Frost Brown Todd, LLC for legal services in connection with a sports facility usage fee tax dispute for an amount not to exceed FORTY-NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND TWENTY-NINE CENTS ($49,597.29) over one year. (Executive Session held 12/17/24) 2024-1331 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 35:05
  20. 20 Resolution amending Resolution 1016 of 1991, which authorized the creation of the Emergency Medical Services Reimbursed Events Trust Fund, to rename the fund and update its allowable uses for consistency with other such funds within the Department of Public Safety, at no cost to the City. 2024-1332 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 35:27
  21. 21 Resolution amending Resolution 259 of 2013, which authorized the creation of Police Secondary Employment Trust Fund, to update its allowable uses for consistency with other such funds within the Department of Public Safety, at no cost to the City. 2024-1333 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 35:50
  22. 22 Resolution authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund, to be designated as the Fire Secondary Employment Trust Fund, for the deposit of monies from Fire Details, Secondary Employment, and Special Events cost recovery, and authorizing the use of monies deposited therein by the Department of Public Safety to cover premium pay reimbursement for Fire personnel and administrative costs related to the aforementioned activities, at no cost to the City. 2024-1334 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 36:13
  23. 23 Resolution amending Resolution 106 of 2020, which authorized the creation of the Crossing Guards Special Events Trust Fund, to rename the fund and update its allowable uses for consistency with other such funds within the Department of Public Safety, at no cost to the City. 2024-1335 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 36:46
  24. 24 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through X: A: 306 N Millvale Avenue (Council District No. 9), B: 5204 Kincaid Street (Council District No. 9), C: 5414 Broad Street (Council District No. 9), D: 216 N Aiken Avenue (Council District No. 9), E: 5436 Rosetta Street (Council District No. 9), F: 5465 Kincaid Street (Council District No. 9), G: 1217 Montezuma Street (Council District No. 9), H: 303 Renfrew Street (Council District No. 9), I: 305 Renfrew Street (Council District No. 9), J: 1440 Oberlin Street (Council District No. 9), K: 295 W Elizabeth Street (Council District No. 5), L: 2410 Carey Way (Council District No. 3), M: 34 Millbridge Street (Council District No. 3), N: 943 Manton Way (Council District No. 3), O: 939 Manton Way (Council District No. 3), P: 0 Michigan Street (Council District No. 3),Q: 0 Wilhelm Street (Council District No. 2), [R: 933 Itin Street (Council District No. 1) - DELETED], S: 0 Norwood Avenue (Council District No. 6), T: 906 Luella Street (Council District No. 1), U: 1420 Geyer Avenue (Council District No. 1), V: 3206 Rothpletz Street (Council District No. 1), W: 4518 Armorhill Avenue (Council District No. 5), X: [4520] 4518 Armorhill Avenue (Council District No. 5). 2024-1336 AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 37:06
  25. 25 Resolution authorizing the City’s acceptance of deeds conveying all right, title, and interest in parcels 0232-A-00266-0000-00, which is a vacant land parcel on a wooded hillside with no address located along Warsaw Street and Nimick Place Council District 9 and in the 13th Ward abutted by city-owned parcels, and 0046-J-00315-0000-00, which is a vacant land parcel with no address on Cutler Street in Council District 6 and in the 26th Ward abutted by a city-owned parcel to the City of Pittsburgh and authorizing the payment of One Dollar ($1) in exchange for the parcel. 2024-1344 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 38:31
  26. 25 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through X: A: 306 N Millvale Avenue (Council District No. 9), B: 5204 Kincaid Street (Council District No. 9), C: 5414 Broad Street (Council District No. 9), D: 216 N Aiken Avenue (Council District No. 9), E: 5436 Rosetta Street (Council District No. 9), F: 5465 Kincaid Street (Council District No. 9), G: 1217 Montezuma Street (Council District No. 9), H: 303 Renfrew Street (Council District No. 9), I: 305 Renfrew Street (Council District No. 9), J: 1440 Oberlin Street (Council District No. 9), K: 295 W Elizabeth Street (Council District No. 5), L: 2410 Carey Way (Council District No. 3), M: 34 Millbridge Street (Council District No. 3), N: 943 Manton Way (Council District No. 3), O: 939 Manton Way (Council District No. 3), P: 0 Michigan Street (Council District No. 3),Q: 0 Wilhelm Street (Council District No. 2), [R: 933 Itin Street (Council District No. 1) - DELETED], S: 0 Norwood Avenue (Council District No. 6), T: 906 Luella Street (Council District No. 1), U: 1420 Geyer Avenue (Council District No. 1), V: 3206 Rothpletz Street (Council District No. 1), W: 4518 Armorhill Avenue (Council District No. 5), X: [4520] 4518 Armorhill Avenue (Council District No. 5). 2024-1336 Passed Finally, As Amended Pass
  27. 26 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution Number 598 of 2004, effective December 10, 2004, entitled, “Resolution AMENDING RESOLUTION No. 145 Of 2001, Eff. March 28, 2001, WHICH AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 69 OF 2001, Eff. February 28, 2001, WHICH AMENDED RESOLUTION No. 844 OF 1989, Eff. October 27, 1989, WHICH AMENDED RESOLUTION No. 564 OF 1989, Eff. July 17, 1989, Authorizing Implementation Of an Employee Tuition Reimbursement Program, To Reduce Such Reimbursement To Fifty Percent (50%) Of Tuition Costs, Pursuant To Act 47 Plan Initiative WF15:”, by extending the prior approval requirement for eligible employees and providing for a retroactive effective date. 2024-1345 AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE Pass ▶ jump to 39:16
  28. 27 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS ▶ jump to 46:34
  29. 28 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for December 23, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1366 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 46:46
  30. 28 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution Number 598 of 2004, effective December 10, 2004, entitled, “Resolution AMENDING RESOLUTION No. 145 Of 2001, Eff. March 28, 2001, WHICH AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 69 OF 2001, Eff. February 28, 2001, WHICH AMENDED RESOLUTION No. 844 OF 1989, Eff. October 27, 1989, WHICH AMENDED RESOLUTION No. 564 OF 1989, Eff. July 17, 1989, Authorizing Implementation Of an Employee Tuition Reimbursement Program, To Reduce Such Reimbursement To Fifty Percent (50%) Of Tuition Costs, Pursuant To Act 47 Plan Initiative WF15:”, by extending the prior approval requirement for eligible employees and providing for a retroactive effective date. 2024-1345 Passed Finally, As Amended Pass
  31. 29 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding to purchase two ambulances. The grant proposal includes an ask of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. 2024-1324 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 46:59
  32. 30 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh for detention, care and/or euthanasia of domesticated animals, at an overall cost to the City not to exceed TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE DOLLARS ($2,280,273) over three years. 2024-1325 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 47:22
  33. 31 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 48:28
  34. 32 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for December 23, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1367 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 48:42
  35. 33 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the planning around the Bluff Street Steps. The grant proposal includes an ask of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ($176,400.00) dollars for this stated purpose. 2024-1337 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 48:54
  36. 34 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the Schenley Heights Pavilion Construction project. The grant proposal includes an ask of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. 2024-1338 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 49:23
  37. 35 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the 902 Municipal Recycling Grant in the amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000.00) dollars for equipment and outreach around the City’s Recycling Program. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed TWENTY TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY THREE ($22,223.00) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed TWO HUNDRED TWENTY TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY THREE ($222,223.00) dollars. 2024-1339 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 49:50
  38. 36 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with H.W. Lochner, Inc. for costs associated with the Preliminary Design Phase for the Pittsburgh City Steps project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars and Seventy-Eight Cents ($669,850.78), reimbursable at eighty (80%) percent. 2024-1340 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 50:36
  39. 37 Resolution providing for an agreement with CSXT for Preliminary Engineering work on the rehabilitation of the West Carson Street Bridge; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Dollars ($16,280.00), reimbursable at 95%. 2024-1341 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 51:00
  40. 38 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Baiano Construction Inc., in the amount of Thirty-One Thousand Three Hundred & Fifty Dollars ($31,350.00), for the purpose of off contract sidewalk repairs; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. 2024-1342 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 51:20
  41. 39 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES ▶ jump to 52:43
  42. 40 Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for December 23, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1368 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 52:56
  43. 41 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the ARPA Capital Projects Fund Digital Connectivity Technology Program in the form of laptops valued at an amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND ($295,000.00) dollars for Rec2Tech program. 2024-1327 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 53:09
  44. 42 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into financial and “in-kind” Sponsorship Agreements valued at ten-thousand-dollars ($10,000) or less for the Citiparks Office of Special Events’ 2025 Season. 2024-1328 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 53:40
  45. 43 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Pittsburgh Regional Transit, 345 Sixth Avenue, Fifth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in an amount not to exceed THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ELEVEN DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($13,411.75), for transportation services for the 2024 Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race on September 29, 2024. 2024-1329 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 54:01
  46. 44 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement with Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. as a sole source for 2025, 2026, and 2027, for rental and display rights of certain movie entertainment for events to be held by the Office of Special Events for a yearly cost of Thirty Two Thousand Dollars ($32,000) and a total cost not to exceed Ninety Six Thousand Dollars ($96,000). (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) 2024-1330 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 54:25
  47. 45 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 55:38
  48. 46 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for December 23, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1369 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 55:52
  49. 47 Resolution authorizing a sub-award agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($750,000.00) to the Urban Redevelopment Authority to support the development of affordable housing on Homewood Avenue as part of a Federal Appropriation managed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. 2024-1326 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 56:04
  50. 48 Resolution further amending resolution 413 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements relating to the shared operation and administration of the City of Pittsburgh Child Care Quality Fund, by extending the term through 2025 at no further cost to the City. 2024-1350 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 56:33
  51. 49 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 57:52
  52. 50 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  53. 51 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 64:05
  54. 52 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 64:06