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November 25, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 103 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 23:00
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 23:01
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 23:14
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 23:22
  5. 5 WHEREAS, John Chapman grew up in Uptown with his two sisters and spent his entire career in public service with Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh; and, 2024-1256 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 45:16
  6. 6 WHEREAS, the Greenfield neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, located in the heart of City Council District 5, has long been a vibrant and energetic community whose residents are dedicated to an exceptional quality of life strengthened by community resources and committed volunteers; and, 2024-1257 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 23:49
  7. 7 WHEREAS, Alyse Fowlks is the founder of “The Colab”, a retail marketplace located in Monroeville Mall, Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Alyse has created a space to support and elevate small businesses, particularly black-owned enterprises where her marketplace currently houses up to 20 vendors at a time. and, 2024-1258 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 52:33
  8. 8 WHEREAS, Geno Michael Mazza was born December 1, 1964, and is the youngest of four boys. He graduated from Langley High School in 1982; and, 2024-1259 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 24:09
  9. 9 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 24:32
  10. 10 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 28:22
  11. 11 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 28:23
  12. 12 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an agreement that will amend Resolution 97 of 2024, which authorized a Professional Services contract between the City of Pittsburgh and UPMC Benefit Management Services, Inc., d/b/a WorkPartners EAP Life Solutions for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Employee Assistance Program by extending the contract for one year, increasing the approved amount by Forty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($49,500.00), for a new total cost not to exceed Ninety-Nine Thousand dollars ($99,000.00). 2024-1223 Read and referred ▶ jump to 28:36
  13. 13 Resolution amending resolution No. 95 of 2024, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) with P&A Group for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) program by adding One Hundred and Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) and extending the contract for three (3) years, for a new total not to exceed One Hundred Eighty Thousand dollars ($180,000.00) over the course of four years. 2024-1224 Read and referred ▶ jump to 29:30
  14. 14 Resolution providing for a Professional Agreement(s) with Lewis Neatrour Consulting to provide strategic planning and training to the Commission over one (1) year at a total cost not-to-exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000). (Waiver of Competitive Process Requested) 2024-1225 Read and referred ▶ jump to 29:49
  15. 15 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 30:07
  16. 16 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 A Step Up Veterinary, Inc. for professional licensed veterinary services to the City's Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Animal Care & Control, at an overall cost to the City not to exceed TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS AND FORTY-EIGHT CENTS ($292,390.48) over four years. 2024-1226 Read and referred ▶ jump to 30:19
  17. 17 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 30:49
  18. 18 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. 2024-1227 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 31:02
  19. 19 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. 2024-1228 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 31:37
  20. 19 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. 2024-1227 Read and referred
  21. 20 Resolution amending Resolution 341-2023, 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 Granicus, Inc. in a form approved by the City Solicitor for website content management, by increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Eleven Thousand Six Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($211,613) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Four Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eight Dollars ($495,608) over three years. 2024-1229 Read and referred ▶ jump to 32:14
  22. 21 Resolution 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 eDocs Technologies, LLC for the implementation of an enterprise-wide content management system (ECM), to serve as the central platform for managing all digital content across City departments. Total cost is not-to-exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) over one year. 2024-1230 Read and referred ▶ jump to 32:58
  23. 21 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. 2024-1228 Read and referred
  24. 22 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 33:32
  25. 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with US Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($750,000.00) dollars for the purpose of supporting the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Homewood Avenue Revitalization Program. 2024-1231 Read and referred ▶ jump to 33:44
  26. 24 Resolution authorizing the approval of the 2025 Housing Opportunity Fund Annual Allocation Plan (Council Districts All). 2024-1232 Read and referred ▶ jump to 34:10
  27. 25 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and TREK Development, Inc., or a related entity, for the sale of a to-be-subdivided portion of Block 25-S, Lot 112, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (2829 Bedford Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City. 2024-1233 Read and referred ▶ jump to 34:19
  28. 26 Resolution authorizing the adoption of the Manchester-Chateau Transit Revitalization Investment District Phase 1 Implementation Plan and related agreements (Council District 6). (Public Hearing held 2/12/25) 2024-1234 Read and referred ▶ jump to 34:44
  29. 27 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Jamal McDonald for the sale of Block 174-B, Lot 202, in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Mount Vernon Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City. 2024-1235 Read and referred ▶ jump to 34:56
  30. 28 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 35:17
  31. 29 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Marya A. Pendro-Thomson, and her attorney, Rabner Law Offices, P.C., for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($9,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-012655. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1236 Read and referred ▶ jump to 35:28
  32. 30 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cassandra Hoskey, and her attorney, Rabner Law Offices, P.C., for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($75,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 15-010500. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1237 Read and referred ▶ jump to 35:50
  33. 31 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Suad Ibrahim, and their attorneys, Kontos, Mengine, Killion & Hassen, for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($25,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 21-09041. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1238 Read and referred ▶ jump to 36:11
  34. 32 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Kush T. Patel, and his attorneys, Woomer & Talerico, for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($250,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 21-011083. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1239 Read and referred ▶ jump to 36:31
  35. 33 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Iron City Ventures, LLC for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($7,500.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 17-010131. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1240 Read and referred ▶ jump to 36:51
  36. 34 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sarah Pratt, and her attorneys, HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP, for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($130,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at 2:23-cv-1102. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1241 Read and referred ▶ jump to 37:09
  37. 35 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Gordon M. Brown, and his attorney, Rabner Law Offices, P.C., for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($200,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at 2:22-cv-0787. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1242 Read and referred ▶ jump to 37:30
  38. 36 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 TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($27,236.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1243 Read and referred ▶ jump to 37:50
  39. 37 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Joanna Obuzor, for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($7,500.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at 2:23-cv-1488. (Executive Session held 11/26/24) 2024-1244 Read and referred ▶ jump to 38:08
  40. 38 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through Q: A: 4331 Dakota Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6), [B: 251 Brereton Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 7) - DELETED], [C: 0 Brereton Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 7) - DELETED], D: 5369 Warble Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9), E: 5217 Natrona Way (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 7), F: 521 Kendall Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 7), G: 7053 Chaucer Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9), H: 0 Bricelyn Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9), I: 0 Bricelyn Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9), J: 0 Millbridge Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3), K: 0 Millbridge Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3), L: 2929 Zephyr Avenue (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2), [M: 0 Itin Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1) - DELETED], N: 239 E Jefferson Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6), O: 1440 Sandusky Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6), [P: 0 Sunset Avenue (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1) - DELETED], Q: 1637 Marylin Street (COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5). 2024-1245 Read and referred ▶ jump to 38:26
  41. 39 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 210 of the City Code (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”), the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to accept a donation from Varonis of professional services to conduct an assessment of data security risks to the City of Pittsburgh, at an estimated market value of $40,000; and further to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with Varonis for such professional services. There is no cost to the City. 2024-1246 Read and referred ▶ jump to 39:25
  42. 40 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Bloomberg Philanthropies for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities (BASC) Initiative in the amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND ($120,000.00) dollars for the City’s Innovation Team project. 2024-1247 Read and referred ▶ jump to 39:59
  43. 41 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. 2024-1248 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 40:36
  44. 42 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 41:25
  45. 43 Resolution providing for an amended Agreement or Agreements with SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. for costs associated with the CBD Signals Phase 4 Project; providing for payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Forty-Six Cents ($633,887.46), an increase of Fifty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($57,999.82) from the previously passed authorization (688 of 2024). 2024-1249 Read and referred ▶ jump to 41:25
  46. 44 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). 2024-1250 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 41:51
  47. 44 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. 2024-1248 Read and referred
  48. 45 Resolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Facilities to the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Administration to pay for utility expenses. 2024-1251 Read and referred ▶ jump to 42:22
  49. 46 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 42:57
  50. 47 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Ecotone in the amount of Thirteen Thousand ($13,000.00) dollars for composting services at the Homewood Healthy Active Living Center in fulfillment of the SoilMill Pgh Pilot, a component of the USDA Grant. (Waiver of Competitive Process Requested) 2024-1252 Read and referred ▶ jump to 43:05
  51. 48 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 43:26
  52. 48 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). 2024-1250 Read and referred
  53. 49 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to document local cooperation and the Housing Authority’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for Bedford Dwellings Phase II (which consists of Bedford Phases IIA, IIB and IIC) housing development. 2024-1215 Read and referred ▶ jump to 43:30
  54. 50 Resolution appointment of Nina Gibbs as a Member of the Equal Opportunity Review Commission with a term to expire November 1, 2028. 2024-1253 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 44:00
  55. 51 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting the City of Pittsburgh Quarterly Financial and Performance Report for the period ending September 30, 2024. 2024-1254 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 44:22
  56. 52 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 November 22, 2024. 2024-1255 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 44:37
  57. 53 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  58. 54 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 52:52
  59. 55 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 52:56
  60. 56 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for November 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1217 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 53:03
  61. 57 Resolution amending Resolution No. 237 of 2021 to provide for the extension of a professional services agreement through June 30, 2026 with Zeo Technologies for costs associated with the provision of web hosting services for the City Controller’s Office at a total cost not to exceed Twenty Six-Thousand Two-Hundred and Fifty dollars and no cents ($26,250.00). 2024-1039 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 53:14
  62. 58 Resolution amending Resolution No. 277 of 2023 which authorized a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) extension with B2GNow, by increasing the total spend by Seventy-One Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($71,000.00) for a new not to exceed amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($232,243.00). 2024-1149 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 53:37
  63. 59 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement or amendments thereto, with the President and Fellows of Harvard College acting through the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at the Harvard Kennedy School to receive technical assistance to use procurement as a lever for inclusive workforce development, job quality, and local economic empowerment at no cost to the City. 2024-1150 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 53:57
  64. 60 Resolution amending Resolution 39 of 2024, which authorized an Agreement or Agreements and Lease or Leases by and between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and First Vehicle Services, a TransDev Company (“First Vehicle”) to manage and maintain the City’s Vehicle Fleet, by increasing the authorized spend by Five Hundred Thousand Dollars for a new amount not to exceed Seventy-Eight Million Eight Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($78,849,343.75) over a six (6) year period. 2024-1151 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 54:20
  65. 61 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for professional services to address food insecurity, at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). 2024-1152 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 54:50
  66. 62 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Ko-Hsin Chu in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,425.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (22C-0163) for damage to his parked vehicle from a City ES-Recycling vehicle on April 1, 2022. (Executive Session held 11/19/24) 2024-1153 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 55:10
  67. 63 Resolution amending Resolution 525 of 2024, which authorized an American Rescue Plan Act Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Parking Authority (“PPA”), by updating the approved projects lines at no additional cost. 2024-1194 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 55:30
  68. 64 Resolution authorizing and directing the Controller to encumber funds budgeted in the 2024 Operating Budget for a disparity study, for subsequent expenditure once the procurement process is complete, Council authorizes the execution of an agreement and said agreement is duly executed and countersigned. 2024-1213 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 55:47
  69. 65 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution Number 777 of 2016, effective December 29, 2016, entitled, “Resolution providing for the creation of a trust fund for the South Side Parking Enhancement District Trust Fund and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditure of such funds. This fund is for the exclusive use of funding public safety, maintenance, and parking enforcement for the South Side Parking Flats Enhancement District as shown in Exhibit A.” by adding additional permitted uses for Trust Fund dollars. 2024-1216 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 56:05
  70. 66 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS ▶ jump to 57:15
  71. 67 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for November 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1218 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 57:31
  72. 68 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh for services related to the City's Spay and Neuter Program for Community Cats, at a total cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($105,000.00) over three years. 2024-1142 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 57:40
  73. 69 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh for services related to the City's Spay and Neuter Program for Pets, at a total cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($105,000.00) over three years. 2024-1143 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 58:01
  74. 70 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 58:56
  75. 71 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for November 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1219 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 59:07
  76. 72 Resolution amending resolution No. 56 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the Smallman Complete Street Project” to accept the grant, decrease the award amount to NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE ($999,999.00), and authorize necessary expenditures. 2024-1168 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 59:14
  77. 73 Resolution amending resolution No. 14 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Office of Management and Budget to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the purchase of vehicles for the Pittsburgh Park Rangers” to accept the grant, decrease the award amount to EIGHTY THOUSAND ($80,000.00) dollars, and authorize necessary expenditures. 2024-1169 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 59:43
  78. 74 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 541: General Parking Regulations, by amending Section 541.04B, entitled Smart Loading Zones, to remove the pilot sunset date and clarify revenue sharing procedures. 2024-1170 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 60:11
  79. 75 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with property owners of 2401 - 2413 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217 (“Premises”), for the purpose of accessing their private driveway to help facilitate City waste collection services at the Premises, at no cost to the City. 2024-1172 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 60:30
  80. 76 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with Antonio Jimenez, property owner of 4026 Ohio River Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (“Premises”), for the purpose of accessing their private driveway to help facilitate City waste collection services at the Premises, at no cost to the City. 2024-1173 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 60:51
  81. 77 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 a land survey and stream gauge installation by the USACE at Frick Park, at no cost to the City. 2024-1174 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 61:12
  82. 78 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, or Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and D'Appolonia, for professional design services for Cowley-Goettman Recreation Center’s reconstruction, at a City cost not to exceed Six-Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand, Six-Hundred Ninety Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($675,690.68). 2024-1175 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 61:32
  83. 79 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Hill Community Development Corporation for costs associated with RAISE Hill District Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent. 2024-1196 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 62:33
  84. 80 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Larson Design Group Inc. for costs associated with RAISE Hill District Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent. 2024-1197 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 62:34
  85. 81 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ▶ jump to 63:05
  86. 82 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for November 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1220 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 63:21
  87. 83 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from R1A-VH, Residential Single-Unit Attached, Very High-Density District to LNC, Local Neighborhood Commercial, on property roughly bounded by Hamilton Avenue, Dunfermline Street, Tioga Street, Cinibar Way and Zenith Way; all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 13th Ward. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 6/7/24) (Report and recommendation received 7/26/24) (Public Hearing held 11/14/24) 2024-0525 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 63:30
  88. 84 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studio, located at 160 Warden Street (19-M-17 and 19), in the West End, in the 20th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 11/18/24) 2024-0985 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 63:55
  89. 85 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Creative Communities Program in an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) dollars to hire an artist in residence at the City. The grant requires an in-kind match of TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars for a total project cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND ($110,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. 2024-1176 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 64:14
  90. 86 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES ▶ jump to 65:19
  91. 87 Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for November 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1221 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 65:28
  92. 88 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Paramount Pursuits to provide technical assistance to applicants and awardees of projects from the City of Pittsburgh's Food Justice Fund, for a sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00) over two years. 2024-0865 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 65:37
  93. 89 Resolution authorizing renaming REAM Recreation Center to The Dunlap Family Center. (Public Hearing held 11/18/24) 2024-1084 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 65:58
  94. 90 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 66:41
  95. 91 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for November 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-1222 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 66:52
  96. 92 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or amendments thereto with the County of Allegheny, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, the Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Water, and the Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh to govern the processes associated with the facilitation of a Pittsburgh Regional Disparity Study at no cost to the City. 2024-1144 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 67:01
  97. 93 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or amendments thereto, with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to ensure equity contracting program requirements for both job quality and diverse workforce participation standards on construction projects at no cost to the City. 2024-1145 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 67:26
  98. 94 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Amended and Restated Cooperation and Support Agreement with the Allegheny Regional Asset District for the period from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, at no cost to the City. 2024-1146 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 67:48
  99. 95 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Braywood Way project where the PWSA is overseeing the design and construction of the storm water management components as well as the roadway replacement and rehabilitation and has or will retain the services of a Design Consultant, Construction Management/Inspection Consultant, and Construction Contractor for the project. The City will reimburse the PWSA for this work at a cost to the City not to exceed Three Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Seventy-Two Dollars and Nine Cents ($324,072.09). 2024-1147 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 68:08
  100. 96 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 69:18
  101. 97 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS ▶ jump to 70:16
  102. 98 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 70:17
  103. 99 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 70:18