Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 44 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
- 3 Resolution appointment of Katie Wettick as a Member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2028.
- 4 Resolution appointment of Joshua Schuneman as a Member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2028.
- 5 Resolution appointment of Larson Scheller as a Member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2028.
- 6 Resolution reappointing Rachel O’Neil as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire January 1, 2030.
- 7 ROLL CALL
- 8 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 9 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 10 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 11 Resolution amending Resolution 588 of 2024, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny for the completion of lead safety projects as approved in the City of Pittsburgh's American Rescue Plan Act allocation at a cost not to Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), by updating the authorized recipient to be the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County.
- 12 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 13 Resolution authorizing and directing the Director of The Department of Finance to suspend the City’s Side Yard Sale Program indefinitely.
- 14 NEW PAPERS
- 14 Resolution authorizing and directing the Director of The Department of Finance to suspend the City’s Side Yard Sale Program indefinitely.
- 15 Resolution proving for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through T: A: 2007 De Ruad Street (Council District No. 6), B: 2003 Wyandotte Street (Council District No. 6), C: 5377 Warble Street (Council District No. 9), D: 5379 Warble Street (Council District No. 9), E: 4937 Rosetta Street (Council District No. 9), F: 557 Lenora Street (Council District No. 9), G: 6824 Kelly Street (Council District No. 9), H: 623 Hale Street (Council District No. 9), I: 621 Hale Street (Council District No. 9), J: 0 Hale Street (Council District No. 9), K: 617 Hale Street (Council District No. 9), L: 242 Johnston Avenue (Council District No. 5), M: 844 Excelsior Street (Council District No. 3), N: 1114 Arlington Avenue (Council District No. 3), O: 125 Millbridge Street (Council District No. 3), P: 212 Attica Street (Council District No. 2), Q: 1122 Liverpool Street (Council District No. 6), R: 1234 Butterfield Way (Council District No. 1), S: 17 Plough Street (Council District No. 1), T: 1149 Margray Street (Council District No. 5)
- 16 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 K: A: 2804 Webster Avenue (Council District No. 6), B: 3508 Ridgeway Street (Council District No. 6), C: 0 Deary Street (Council District No. 9), D: 902 Laxton Street (Council District No. 9), E: 420 Saint Joseph Street (Council District No. 3), F: 1311 Itin Street (Council District No. 1), G: 1313 Itin Street (Council District No. 1), H: 1300 Voskamp Street (Council District No. 1), I: 32 Woessner Avenue (Council District No. 1), J: 3034 Viola Street (Council District No. 1), K: 0 Orchard Pl (Council District No. 3).
- 17 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).
- 18 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 October 23rd, 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 King of Kings Baptist Ministries – Donation (Dist 6) 500.00 Vitamin C Healing Inc – Donation (Dist 6) 500.00 Lawrenceville United – Donation (Dist 7) 500.00 Bloomfield Development Corp. – Donation (Dist 7) 500.00 Bloomfield Citizens Council – Donation (Dist 7) 500.00 Carrick Community Council – Donation (Dist 4) 1,500.00 Brighton Heights Citizens Federation – Donation (Dist 1) 250.00 Joyce Pagan – Reimbursement for Canva Pro (Dist 3) 119.99 Joyce Pagan – Reimbursement for City in the Streets poster (Dist 3) 13.91 Robert Charland – Reimbursement for Friendship Dinner ticket (Dist 3) 45.00 AG Trimble Company – Outdoor City and US flags 430.94 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Elizabeth Schellin – Travel reimbursement 13.00 East Allegheny Community Council – Showmobile rental reimbursement 800.00 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Crayon Software Experts LLC – Azure cloud computing platform 696.53 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Azure cloud computing platform 1,814.45 DEPT OF LAW Quality Court Reporting – Transcripts of hearings 414.50 Network Deposition Services – Transcripts of hearings 320.70 Allegheny County Office of the Court Reporters - Transcripts of hearings 36.00 Bernstein-Burkley, PC – Outside legal council 4,479.00 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – Transcription services 466.47 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE DQE Communications, LLC – Pittsburgh Partnership utilities 850.00 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING Thomas Scharff – American Planning Association membership 108.47 Black Woman Wise Woman LLC – Professional development retreat 5,000.00 New Pittsburgh Courier – Ad for HUD Housing Grant Application 749.12 Pam Volz – Professional Speech Coaching consultation 250.00 DEPT OF FINANCE Settlement Engine – Title search for vacant property 250.00 Planet Depos – Legal services for treasurers sale 839.17 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Ambulance & Chair EMS Inc – Reimbursement for EMS coverage 9/12 & 9/14 3,875.73 Ambulance & Chair EMS Inc – Reimbursement for EMS coverage 9/25 & 9/29 1,419.87 Harmony EMS – Reimbursement for EMS coverage 9/24 183.75 Munhall Area Prehospital – Reimbursement for EMS coverage 9/24 & 9/29 1,303.10 Ford City Hose Co - Reimbursement for EMS coverage 9/24 & 9/29 1,640.91 Lower Valley Ambulance Service - Reimbursement for EMS coverage 9/25 654.16 BUREAU OF POLICE Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle maintenance 1,940.39 BUREAU OF FIRE Lisa Epps – Reimbursement for Girls Fire Camp catering 4,035.75 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Bill Crean – Pesticide Training 105.00 Atlas Clay & Metal Products Inc – Heavy Equipment parts & materials 1,203.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Royally Fit LLC – Nutrition Education Workshop June/July 4,030.00 Shirley Flowers Be Encouraged Foundation – Tech instructions for seniors 1,150.00 Urban Dance Connection of Pittsburgh – Highland Park Line Dancing 1,800.00 Pittsburgh Board of Public Education – Food for back-to-school event camp 408.12 Cash Registers Unlimited – Cash registers for pools 4,950.00 Oakland Business Improvement District – Reimbursement for pickleball court 100.00
- 19 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 10/18/2024 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 Public Safety – Bureau of Police Amount from: $2,819.77 from 230000.56101 Office Supplies Amount to: $2,819.77 to 230000.55201 Telephone This transfer is to cover the Bureau’s phone expenses. ________________________________________
- 20 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 21 P-Cards
- 22 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 23 NEW PAPERS
- 23 P-Cards
- 24 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Safe Routes Partnership for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Ruby Bridges Walk to School grant in the amount not to exceed ONE THOUSAND ($1,000.00) dollars to support the City’s Ruby Bridges Walk to School event.
- 25 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 26 NEW PAPERS
- 27 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and UpstreamPGH for the installation and maintenance of a community-led public art installation located at 8229 Bricelyn Street, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.
- 28 Resolution approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Chapter 911, Section 911.04.A.72 to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, property owner, for a Utility, General use to construct a new pump station at 7853 Lock Way East, Parcel 122-L-50, zoned “RIV-IMU”, Riverfront - Industrial Mixed-Use, 11 &12th Ward, Council District No. 7 & 9. (Public Hearing held 12/11/24)
- 29 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 797 of 2017, December 28, 2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing CHILDREN’S MUSEUM by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and increasing NORTHSIDE YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION by two-thousand five-hundred dollars ($2,500.00), and FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE by two-thousand five-hundred dollars ($2,500.00), and authorize subsequent agreements.
- 30 RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
- 31 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 32 Resolution renaming the “Robert E Williams Shelter” located at the Robert E Williams Park as the “Schenley Heights Pavilion”. (Public Hearing held 10/16/24)
- 33 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 34 NEW PAPERS
- 35 Resolution amending Resolution 912 of 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 or amendments thereto with Esri, granting uncapped, citywide access to Esri’s products, including ArcGIS Velocity, for all departments. This will allow the City to build and maintain an authoritative system of record. Expanding access to this system of record will enable the City to make data-driven decisions, share information across departments, and perform advanced analytics. It will also share information with the public, meeting the needs of the City of Pittsburgh, by increasing the approved amount by Eight Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($800,625), for an amended total cost-not-to-exceed One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($1,950,625) over seven years.
- 36 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 Information Technologies Services for AV installation services with cable management for Citywide conference rooms with recommended equipment, for a total cost not-to-exceed Sixty-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($68,455) over one year.
- 37 Resolution amending Resolution 378-2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Fifth Amendment to Cooperation and Project Agreement for the Creation and Operation of the Regional Data Center Agreement with Allegheny County and the University of Pittsburgh, with the City and County providing funding for the University’s work for the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, by increasing the approved amount by Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($765,000.00) each over nine years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 38 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 39 NEW PAPERS
- 40 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 707 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, at no cost to the City.
- 41 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for professional services relating to the deployment and management of mobile restrooms at various locations throughout the municipality, at a cost not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) over two years.
- 42 Resolution authorizing the dissolution of the Summerset at Frick Park Tax Increment Financing District (Council District 5).