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September 4, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 54 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 25:19
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 25:45
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 26:17
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 26:25
  5. 5 WHEREAS, the 62nd Annual Amen Corner’s Judicial Reception recognizes Charles E. Evans, Esquire as he is being presented with the prestigious Judge James R. McGregor Award; and, 2024-0847 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 38:21
  6. 6 WHEREAS, the 62nd Annual Amen Corner’s Judicial Reception recognizes the Honorable Christine A. Ward as the recipient of the prestigious Judge Robert E. Dauer award for Judicial Leadership and Excellence; and, 2024-0848 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 38:50
  7. 7 WHEREAS, Brian and Michelle Ralston have resided in Westwood for over 20 years and both have served as board members for the Westwood/Oakwood Athletic Association where Brian coached his daughter Karlee’s team; and, 2024-0849 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 26:35
  8. 8 WHEREAS, Thaddeus Mosley was born in 1926 in nearby New Castle, Pennsylvania. Mr. Mosley would go on to make Pittsburgh his home after studying at the University of Pittsburgh. Thaddeus began working for the United States Postal Service, while writing freelance for The Pittsburgh Courier and for several other national publications; and 2024-0850 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 39:16
  9. 9 WHEREAS, Seth Hufford founded The People Group to focus on equity and belonging through leadership and organizational development. He used his varied life experiences to catalyze individual, institutional, and systems change. By building people’s capacity to strategically address complex issues, he facilitated the creation of better-functioning relationships, workplaces, and communities; and 2024-0851 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 39:32
  10. 10 WHEREAS, Louise Silk comes from a large Jewish family that emigrated from Eastern Europe; and, 2024-0852 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 39:45
  11. 11 WHEREAS, on August 24, 1991, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, adopted the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine; and, 2024-0853 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 40:08
  12. 12 WHEREAS, recovery from substance use disorders is possible through a variety of treatment resources, recovery support programs, and many other pathways; and, 2024-0854 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 40:35
  13. 13 WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh recognizes that suicide is preventable and advocates support for evidence-based mental health services based on goals in the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention; and, 2024-0855 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 40:58
  14. 14 WHEREAS, Ira Ritter was born on Oct. 4th, 1932, in Coraopolis, Pa to proud parents Leroy Ritter, Sr. And Lucille Ritter. Mr. Ritter was raised in the historical Hill district of Pittsburgh and was a proud graduate of Fifth Avenue High School. At the age of 21, Ira went on to marry his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Stotts and out of their union they had 4 children; and 2024-0856 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 33:03
  15. 15 WHEREAS, the Maronite Lebanese-American community of Our Lady of Victory Maronite Catholic Church, located at 1000 Tropical Avenue, will be hosting its annual Pittsburgh Lebanese Festival from Friday, September 6 through Sunday, September 8; and, 2024-0857 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 41:16
  16. 16 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 41:48
  17. 17 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 57:32
  18. 18 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 57:33
  19. 19 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. 2024-0834 Read and referred ▶ jump to 58:28
  20. 20 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. 2024-0835 Read and referred ▶ jump to 58:29
  21. 21 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 59:09
  22. 22 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. 2024-0836 Read and referred ▶ jump to 59:09
  23. 23 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 59:41
  24. 24 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). 2024-0837 Read and referred ▶ jump to 60:14
  25. 25 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 60:17
  26. 26 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). 2024-0838 Read and referred ▶ jump to 60:28
  27. 27 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) 2024-0839 Read and referred ▶ jump to 60:46
  28. 28 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) 2024-0840 Read and referred ▶ jump to 61:12
  29. 29 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 61:47
  30. 30 Resolution appointing April Brouwer, as a Member of the Commission on Infrastructure Asset Reporting and Investment with a term to expire September 1, 2028. 2024-0841 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 61:54
  31. 31 Resolution appointing Donal Donavan, as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2027. 2024-0842 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 62:10
  32. 32 Resolution appointing Alexander Gray, as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2027. 2024-0843 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 62:24
  33. 33 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a donation from the Cahouet Family foundation, on behalf of Ann P. Cahouet, to the department of Public Safety to support the City’s Mounted Patrol unit in the amount of THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY ($3,750.00) dollars. 2024-0844 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 62:48
  34. 34 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay requests on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Cydney Cooper, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018. 2024-0845 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 63:11
  35. 35 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) 2024-0846 Read and referred ▶ jump to 63:37
  36. 36 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  37. 37 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 63:55
  38. 38 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 63:56
  39. 39 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for August 28, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0832 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 64:10
  40. 40 Resolution authorizing 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). 2024-0685 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 64:18
  41. 41 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title II: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, Chapter 237: STOP THE VIOLENCE FUND for the purpose of dedicating a portion of the fund to support the City of Pittsburgh’s ongoing work to provide legal counsel for tenants facing evictions. 2024-0770 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 64:42
  42. 42 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 797, effective December 28, 2017, 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 SMALLMAN STREET RECONSTRUCTION by Thirty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars and Ninety-Two Cents ($35,340.92) and increasing COMPLETE STREETS by Thirty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars and Ninety-Two Cents ($35,340.92). 2024-0805 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 65:05
  43. 43 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, 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 CBD SIGNAL UPGRADES (TIP) by Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) and increasing COMPLETE STREETS by Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) 2024-0806 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 65:41
  44. 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 COMPLETE STREETS by Eight Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($880,000), to account for additional Federal Highway Administration funding being received by the City of Pittsburgh. 2024-0807 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 66:14
  45. 45 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 68:06
  46. 46 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for August 28, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0833 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 68:18
  47. 47 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for maintenance obligations of facilities on Butler Street. This resolution serves to authorize only the Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. 2024-0742 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 68:29
  48. 48 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with C.H. & D. Enterprises, Inc. for costs associated with the North Avenue Reconstruction Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Nine Hundred Forty-One Thousand Five Dollars and One Cent ($4,941,005.01), of which Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,800,000.00) are reimbursable. 2024-0815 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 68:54
  49. 49 Resolution amending Resolution 191 of 2024, providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the North Avenue Signals and Safety Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00), an increase of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). 2024-0816 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 69:21
  50. 50 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 70:32
  51. 51 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS ▶ jump to 73:16
  52. 52 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 73:17
  53. 53 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 73:18
  54. 54 LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER ▶ jump to 73:46