Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 30 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 5 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 6 Resolution authorizing and directing the Director of The Department of Finance to suspend the City’s Side Yard Sale Program indefinitely.
- 7 NEW PAPERS
- 8 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Proud Haven for one-time financial assistance for the 2024 Pittsburgh Pride Celebration in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($100,000.00).
- 9 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Dickie McCamey & Chicolte PC, in connection with ongoing litigation involving City employees, at a cost not-to-exceed Sixty-Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($60,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/10/24)
- 10 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Comber Miller, LLC, in connection with ongoing litigation involving City employees, at a cost not-to-exceed Sixty-Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($60,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/10/24)
- 11 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 September 11th, 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 Caldwell’s Window Ware Inc – blind replacement (Dist. 3) 1,197.00 Hilltop Alliance – event donation (Dist. 3) 250.00 Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries – event donation (Dist. 5) 150.00 Mosley, Khari – event donation reimbursement (Dist. 9) 250.00 Mosley, Khari – event donation reimbursement (Dist. 9) 250.00 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Zeo Technologies – Open Book program development 5,000.00 DEPT OF FINANCE New Pittsburgh Courier – Treasurer’s Sale advertising 3,634.74 DPET OF LAW Allegheny County Office of Court Reporters – court reporter for transcripts 319.50 Magna Legal Services – court reporter for transcripts 419.05 Mears Reporting Services – court reporter for transcripts 145.75 Sargents Court Reporting Service Inc – court reporter for transcripts 292.80 Thomas, Thomas, & Hafer LLP – outside legal counsel 3,127.50 White ADR Services LLC – mediation services 1,206.66 AA Court Reporters – court reporter for transcripts 110.80 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Trans Union Corporation – credit checks for candidates for City employment 251.44 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Talogy LLC – Fire recruit testing 1,711.25 Currie, Shandale – parking reimbursement 6.00 Parker, Jerry – reimbursement for Medicare from pension 1,127.49 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - ADMIN Kunash, Bret – mileage reimbursement 107.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Pernelli, Adam – reimbursement for promotional patches 159.80 Martin, Brian – reimbursement for promotional patches 235.20 Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle Unit parts/repairs 674.92 Daly, Sharon – Zone 4 clerical services 603.00 Scirotto, Larry – training reimbursement 1,981.65 Uline – evidence bins 882.95 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Cox, Vallie – work boots reimbursement 99.97 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Park, Soo Jin – concert performance 650.00 Allegheny County Health Department – annual food service permit 122.00 Zavadil Fletcher Timothy – concert performance 600.00 Penn, Randall – concert performance 600.00 Laura Totin Codori – farmers markets composting 4,750.00 Hellinger, Alexandra Rose – RAC puppeteering performances 1,140.00 Hellinger, Alexandra Rose – RAC puppeteering performances 1,465.00 Zapata, Alison – RAC summer workshops 1,395.00 Zapata, Alison – RAC summer workshops 1,750.00 PGH Trust for Cultural Resources – CitiCamp (39 sessions) 3,900.00 Aken, Kellee Van – RAC puppet show writing/directing 1,000.00 Coradi, Judith – RAC balloon art 1,750.00 Coradi, Judith – RAC balloon art 1,260.00 Paint Monkey Inc – RAC painting 1,800.00 Paint Monkey Inc – RAC painting 1,912.00 Apodiakos, Dimitri – RAC puppeteering performances 1,465.00 Apodiakos, Dimitri – RAC puppeteering performances 1,140.00 Greenfield Farm – RAC petting zoo 4,200.00 Bowman, Gwen M – puppet performances 750.00 Chainsaw Jenna LLC – RAC carving performances 4,500.00 Shirley Flowers Be Encouraged Foundation – tech-based assistance (sr. centers) 1,200.00
- 12 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 09/06/2024 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: $142,045.81 from 230000.53725 Maintenance-Miscellaneous Amount to: $96,857.58 to 230000.56151 Operational Supplies $45,188.23 to 230000.57501 Machinery & Equipment This transfer is necessary to cover costs associated with security equipment and supply needs.
- 13 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 14 P-Cards
- 15 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 16 NEW PAPERS
- 17 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Justice for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($966,000) to support the Office of Community Health and Safety’s LEAD Program, which aims to lower rates of recidivism, increase quality of life outcomes of participants through service provider referrals, and provide long-term support to vulnerable residents.
- 18 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Public Safety to receive rolling grants through December 31, 2024 from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency in the form of Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and xylazine test strips valued at an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000.00) to be distributed by the Office of Community Health and Safety.
- 19 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 20 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 21 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article 902.03, Zoning Map, by changing From RM-H, Residential Multi-Unit - High Density to UNC - Urban Neighborhood Commercial, certain properties located on Shady Avenue in the 7th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh known in the Allegheny County Office of Deed Registry as Block and Lot Numbers: 84-G-239 and a portion of 84-G-258. (Sent to Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 3/15/24) (Report & Recommendation received 5/24/24) (Public Hearing held 10/10/24)
- 22 RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
- 23 NEW PAPERS
- 24 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)
- 25 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 26 NEW PAPERS
- 27 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Vision Point Systems ("VPS") to obtain Twilio Flex support services to meet the needs of the City of Pittsburgh, for a total cost not-to-exceed Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000) over one year.
- 28 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 29 NEW PAPERS
- 30 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with housing development in the Upper Hill District, at a cost not to exceed Seventy-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and Seventy-Nine Cents ($77,662.79).