Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 46 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 5 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 6 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSPECTION SERVICES by Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.00) to account for Federal Highway Administration funding being received at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.
- 7 NEW PAPERS
- 8 Resolution authorizing the fee schedule for 2025 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code. (Public Hearing held 12-12-24)
- 8 Resolution authorizing the fee schedule for 2025 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code. (Public Hearing held 12-12-24)
- 9 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Enterprise Mobility d/b/a Enterprise Rent-a-Car in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY-ONE CENTS ($6,692.51) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0129) for damage and business loss of use of a rental vehicle from an accident with a City ES vehicle on Bigelow Boulevard on November 18, 2023. (Executive Session held 11/19/24)
- 10 INVOICES INVOICES FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL The following departmental invoices not covered under a contract with the City shall be paid by the City Controller after the invoices have been approved by City Council at the November 25th, 2024 Standing Committees meeting. A completed standard form detailing the expenditures is attached to all of the below listed invoices. No payments will be made to any of the below listed vendors prior the approval of City Council. CITY COUNCIL/ CITY CLERK AIM Gifts – magnets for community event (Dist. 2) 401.98 Sunny Bunny Easter Eggs – Easter Egg Hunt event (Dist. 2) 576.00 Amen Corner – law enforcement awards luncheon (Dist. 2) 80.00 Tree of Life Open Bible Church – community programming support (Dist. 4) 500.00 Community Leaders for Beechview – event donation (Dist. 4) 2,000.00 Thirty-First Ward Community Action Group – event donation (Dist. 5) 300.00 Greenfield School PTO – event donation (Dist. 5) 150.00 Greenfield Organized Against Drugs – event donation (Dist. 5) 100.00 Byko, Laura – reimbursement for Lyft rides (Dist. 5) 58.00 Byko, Laura – reimbursement for craft supplies (Dist. 5) 66.44 MAYOR’S OFFICE New Pittsburgh Courier – ad for EORC meeting 143.10 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Spok Inc – pager service 495.00 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS Post & Schell PC – case legal work 60.00 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE RR Donnelley – 1099 R printing paper 1,620.00 DEPT OF LAW Cozen O’Connor – outside legal counsel 1,800.00 Bernstein-Burkley PC – outside legal counsel 34.00 Mid-Atlantic ADR LLC – mediation services 1,100.00 Allegheny County Office of Court Reporters – court reporter/transcripts 120.00 Allegheny County Office of Court Reporters – court reporter/transcripts 126.00 West A Thomson Reuters Business – legal publication subscription 1,034.60 Wolters Kluwer Law & Business – legal publication subscription 2,296.54 Sargents Court Reporting Service – court reporter/transcripts 101.05 Kittelson LLC – expert witness 4,078.75 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – transcription services 240.90 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Military Guides – advertisement 1,725.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Lower Valley Ambulance Service – EMS coverage (Pitt football) 245.00 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co #4 – EMS coverage (Pitt football) 245.00 Phillips, Frank – EMS coverage (Pitt football) 444.78 Harmony EMS – EMS coverage (Pitt football) 245.00 Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance Service – EMS coverage (Pitt football, Little Big Town, EQT 10 Miler) 1,143.72 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – EMS coverage (Pitt football) 949.78 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – EMS coverage (Pitt football) 2,084.34 Batteries Plus Pittsburgh – medical supply batteries 975.60 BUREAU OF POLICE Washington, Chelsey – training reimbursement 814.00 Dusch, Walter – candy reimbursement 79.96 Stinebaugh, Joshua – training reimbursement 814.00 Holz, Maxfield – training reimbursement 724.00 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrak certification 145.00 Orr’s Jewelers – badges 715.00 MCI A Verizon Company – Downtown Safety Center long-distance calls 36.20 Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle Unit repair/maintenance 1,087.96 BUREAU OF FIRE New Pittsburgh Courier – ad for Invitation for Bid 1,006.70 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Squeegee Squad – commercial window cleaning 250.00 R.C. Systems Inc – RecPro software subscription 1,725.00 Pittsburgh Tire Service – tire repairs 4,986.47 Two Men & a Striper – tennis court striping 750.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Allegheny County Health Dept – annual food service permit 122.00 Lula La Chula – farmers market vendor appreciation catering 579.00 Lula La Chula – staff/vendor appreciation catering 158.40 R.C. Systems Inc – RecPro software subscription 1,725.00 Holden Corp – farmers market porta johns 1,475.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Custom Products Corporation – post surface mount assembly 4,999.00
- 11 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 11/22/2024 Re: Intradepartmental transfer --- Dear President and Members of Council: Per Resolution 860 of 2023, which authorizes City Council to approve intradepartmental transfers throughout the 2024 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):--- Department of Law Amount from: $270.00 from 108000.56151 Operational Supplies Amount to: $270.00 to 108000.55301 Advertising-Employment Related This transfer is to cover employment advertisements in the Lawyers Journal. --- Department of Parks & Recreation Amount from: $10,000.00 from 500000.53701 Repairs Amount to: $10,000.00 to 500000.53907 Recreational Services This transfer is to cover a contract with Americorp Keys and an end of year transfer of funds to replenish the Imprest Fund. --- Department of Public Safety – Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Amount from: $6,500.00 from 220000.56151 Operational Supplies Amount to: $6,500.00 to 220000.57571 Furniture and Fixtures This transfer is to cover costs for office furniture at EMS Headquarters.
- 12 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 13 P-Cards
- 14 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 15 NEW PAPERS
- 16 Resolution amending Resolution 334 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an amended agreement or agreements with Julota for software subscription-based client relations management services, by increasing the total not-to-exceed amount by SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-TWO CENTS ($64,451.72) for a new total not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-TWO CENTS ($204,431.72) over three years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 17 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 18 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 19 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design and Construction phases of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program and providing for the reimbursement of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Four Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($420,000.00), an increase of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) from the previously executed agreement; federally reimbursable at One Hundred percent, and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Zero dollars ($0.00).
- 20 NEW PAPERS
- 21 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with CDR Maguire, Inc., for Project Design Management Services and Reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering phase increasing the total not to exceed to Three Million Seven Hundred Eleven Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars and Seventy-Three Cents ($3,711,256.73), a net increase of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars and Ten Cents ($100,360.10), reimbursable at 95%.
- 22 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that Children’s Way and Allegheny Square East, in the neighborhood of Allegheny Center, Twenty-Second Ward, be paved with asphalt from origin to terminus in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.
- 23 Resolution providing for the continued designation of a Downtown Pittsburgh Business Improvement District for the area shown on Exhibit "A" at the behest of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, a coalition of property owners, business leaders, retailers, civic organizations, and residents. (Public Hearing held 12/9/24)
- 24 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 25 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 26 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with Auberle for services relating to Non-Congregate Shelter Services related to the HOME-ARP program, for a total not to exceed One Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00).
- 27 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 83-J-300, 83- K-104, and 83-K-102 from R2-M (Two-Unit Residential, Moderate Density) to RM-VH (Multi-Unit Residential, Very High Density) and parcels 83-J-301, 83-K-48, 83-K-60, and a portion of 83-K-61 from RM-M (Multi-Unit Residential, Moderate Density) to RM-VH (Multi-Unit Residential, Very High Density) in the East Liberty neighborhood. (Public Hearing held 10/23/24)
- 28 NEW PAPERS
- 29 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into an agreement(s) and/or contract(s) with Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) for the purpose of utilizing an AmeriCorps VISTA in the Department of City Planning at a cost not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) over one year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 30 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City of Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with “With An Eye Design” for the creation and installation of public art in the Beechview neighborhood, at a total cost not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000).
- 31 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City of Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Shiftworks Community + Public Arts for the management of a competitive process and distribution of City of Pittsburgh allocated funds for the creation and installation of public art along the University Line corridor, at a total cost not to exceed One Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($185,000).
- 32 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with YOGAMOTIF for the creation and installation of public art in the Hill District neighborhood, at a total cost not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000).
- 33 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing SHERADEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH by seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00), SAINT ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH by two thousand five hundred and five dollars ($2,505.00), NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by four thousand three hundred dollars and twenty-nine cents ($4,300.29), and HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT INC by ten thousand five hundred dollars ($10,500.00), and increasing PITTSBURGH HIRES VETERANS by four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500.00), STOREHOUSE FOR TEACHERS DBA THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP by five thousand and five dollars ($5,005.00), BROOKLINE MEALS ON WHEELS by four thousand three hundred dollars and twenty-nine cents ($4,300.29), FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), and BROTHERS AND SISTERS EMERGING by four thousand dollars ($4,000.00), and YMCA HOMEWOOD by four thousand dollars ($4,000.00), and authorize subsequent agreements.
- 34 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective January 1, 2020 as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing CITYVIEW CHURCH by five-thousand five-hundred dollars ($5,500.00) and increasing ST. MICHAEL'S FOOD BANK by five-thousand five-hundred dollars ($5,500.00), and authorize subsequent agreements.
- 35 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, 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" by reducing SHERADEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL by two thousand seven hundred dollars ($2,700.00) and increasing NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHSIDE CHRONICLE by five hundred forty dollars ($540.00), NORTHSIDE YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION by five hundred forty dollars ($540.00), OPEN FIELD by five hundred forty dollars ($540.00), PITTSBURGH HIGHER GROUND FOUNDATION by five hundred forty dollars ($540.00), and ALLEGHENY YMCA by five hundred forty dollars ($540.00), and authorize subsequent agreements.
- 36 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PREVENTION POINT by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and increasing BROOKLINE MEALS ON WHEELS by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), and authorize subsequent agreements.
- 37 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.02, Use Table, by adding a new use, “Interim Housing”, and supplementing Section 911.04, “Use Standards”, by adding standards for the same. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report and Recommendation on 11/25/24) (Report and Recommendation received on 1/22/25) (Public Hearing held 8/26/25)
- 38 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 39 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 40 Resolution amending Resolution 845 of 2023, which authorized an agreement or agreements with Accenture to upgrade the City’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and related capabilities and processes, by increasing the approved amount by Five Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Thirty-Three Cents ($585,755.33) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed One Million Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Thirty-Three Cents ($1,095,755.33) over three years.
- 41 Resolution amending Resolution 903-2021, authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works and the Director of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an amended agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Cartegraph, now doing business as OpenGov Inc., to meet the needs of the City of Pittsburgh, by increasing the approved amount by Eighty Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Forty Cents ($80,644.40) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed One Million Eight Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars and Fifty-Two Cents ($1,843,794.52) over ten years.
- 42 NEW PAPERS
- 43 Resolution amending Resolution 414-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to adopt an existing government agreement through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s cooperative purchasing program and to enter into any related agreement or agreements and amendments thereto as necessary with Carahsoft Technology Corp. for Google Cloud subscription services, Google Assured Workloads to provide secure storage for sensitive data on the City’s cloud platform, and to add Astronomer cloud scheduling, tools, training, and installation services, by increasing the approved amount by Six Million Eight Hundred Seventy Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars ($6,870,384) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Eleven Million Four Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Eight Dollars and Thirty-Eight Cents ($11,469,208.38) over eight years.
- 44 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into Startup Participation Agreements with selected entities as part of the cohorts of PGH Lab and further authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into Program Participation Agreements with local municipal entities to allow such entities to test products and services through PGH Lab, at a total cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) over 1 year.
- 45 Resolution amending Resolution 848-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Innovation & Performance, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with RecDesk LLC, to provide permitting and scheduling enterprise software, by increasing the approved amount by Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars ($72,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Ninety-Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($96,500) over four years.