Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 41 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 5 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 6 Resolution amending Resolution 909 of 2023 titled "Resolution authorizing the fee schedule for 2024 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code" to reduce the cost of employee parking. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
- 7 NEW PAPERS
- 8 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of James Sheets, and his attorney, Apessos Law, LLC. for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($10,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 22-015326. (Executive Session held 7/2/24)
- 9 Resolution authorizing interdepartmental transfers in the amount of One Million Four Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twelve Dollars and Forty-Seven Cents ($1,479,512.47) from the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Administration, the Department of Public Works Bureau of Operations and Bureau of Facilities, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. These budget neutral transfers are necessary to properly align funding associated with Pittsburgh Joint Collective Bargaining Committee (PJCBC) contract ratification. (Public Hearing held 7-23-24)
- 9 Resolution authorizing interdepartmental transfers in the amount of One Million Four Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twelve Dollars and Forty-Seven Cents ($1,479,512.47) from the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Administration, the Department of Public Works Bureau of Operations and Bureau of Facilities, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. These budget neutral transfers are necessary to properly align funding associated with Pittsburgh Joint Collective Bargaining Committee (PJCBC) contract ratification. (Public Hearing held 7-23-24)
- 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 July 10th, 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 Unbound Conservation LLC – conservation treatment 1,700.00 Beechview Area Concerned Citizens – support for community event (Dist. 4) 1,000.00 OMNI by Design – business cards (Dist. 9) 168.00 OMNI by Design – business cards (Dist. 9) 168.00 MAYOR’S OFFICE Maskol, Kevin – DJ for City in the Streets 150.00 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS National Fair Housing Alliance – conference registration (4 employees) 2,400.00 Post & Schell PC – legal work for case 160.00 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Government Finance Officers Association – ACFR report fee 250.00 DEPT OF FINANCE Pittsburgh Mailing Systems – printing and services for treasurer’s sale 1,619.80 Pittsburgh Mailing Systems – envelopes/bills for Business Improvement District 825.00 DEPT OF LAW Sargents Court Reporting – court reporter 731.25 Medicolegal Inc. – deposition fee 3,500.00 Geary, Noah – case preparation/deposition fee 4,670.00 IPV Litigation Services – copies of documents for a case 100.00 White ADR Services LLC – mediation services 1,738.00 Lagamba Reporting Services – court reporter 129.60 AKF Reporters Incorporated – court reporter 402.90 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Office of Court Reporters – transcription of court hearings 108.00 Office of Court Reporters – transcription of court hearings 99.00 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND CIVIL SERVICE Currie, Shandale – mileage reimbursement 15.00 Griffith, Mary – mileage reimbursement 15.00 Rutledge, William – mileage reimbursement 15.00 Kellerman, Paula – mileage reimbursement 15.00 Uhl, Susan – reimbursement for pension deduction 395.32 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, AND INSPECTIONS Marmolejo, Zachary – certification reimbursement 240.00 Zemanski, Houston – certification reimbursement 121.12 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AWOGS – MSA G1 facepiece identifier 2,029.20 Ford City Hose Co #1 – EMS coverage reimbursement (Pirates) 1,540.85 Ford City Hose Co #1 – EMS coverage reimbursement (Pirates, Pitt football) 2,006.00 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – EMS coverage reimbursement (Pirates) 349.47 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – EMS coverage reimbursement (Pirates) 381.24 Texas A&M Engineering – motorcycle instructor certification class 3,195.00 BUREAU OF POLICE B&R Starters Inc. – Auto Squad vehicle maintenance 300.40 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – K9 consult 73.20 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – K9 surgery recheck/bandaging 80.00 Daly, Sharon – Zone 4 clerical services 711.00 Golden Bone Pet Resort Inc. – K9 boarding 250.00 Wolfe, Ronald – training reimbursement 1,095.00 Mitchell, Torriona – training reimbursement 1,339.00 Holz, Maxfield – training reimbursement 779.00 Novosel, Timothy – training reimbursement 814.00 Western Partners LTD – toilet repair 1,173.88 Coyne, Lucas – reimbursement for K9 meds 73.25 Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle unit maintenance/repairs 1,029.97 Hough & Hough Farms – sawdust for horses 2,500.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Story, Scott – catering reimbursement 293.30 Bucks County Community College – training membership 175.00 Hydro Test Products – hydro test machine recalibration 134.62 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Kelley, Michael – membership reimbursement 440.00 Martinez, Genesis – catering reimbursement 134.89 Ward, William – training reimbursement 340.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers 240.00 Coit Services Incorporated – drapery cleaning 500.00 Securitas Technology Corporation – consultation at Beechview Senior Center 285.00 Securitas Technology Corporation – consultation at Beechview Senior Center 797.50 DEPT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Sports & Exhibition Authority – Great Lawn rental 3,800.00 Greene, Kyle Kenneth – concert performance 600.00 Tiberi, Nicholas – concert performance 600.00 McGowan II, Gerald S – concert performance 600.00 Tree Pittsburgh – City Farms spring orchard work 2,309.00 Homewood Sr Ctr Advisory Council – reimbursement for Juneteeth 969.11 Forcht, Pam – Summer Guide design 1,105.00 Runner’s High – Greenfield Glide timing services 1,319.85 Wilson, Anthony – two concert performances 800.00 Johnson, Deliylah – concert performance 500.00 Chambers Orchestra of Pittsburgh – concert performance 1,400.00 Jones II, Jerome A – DJ for farmers markets 500.00 Castillo, Luis Jr – concert performance 350.00 Pascoe Media – drone videography (4th of July) 500.00 Lee Robinson Music – concert performance 600.00 Harper, Anthony – arts/tech learning education instruction 3,125.00 Bowman, Gerald R – arts/tech learning education instruction 3,250.00 Fowlkes, Jason – arts/tech learning education instruction 3,250.00 Burnett, Brian – arts/tech learning education instruction 3,125.00 Fowlkes, Wayne Lewis – arts/tech learning education instruction 3,125.00 Redden, Mondale – arts/tech learning education instruction 3,000.00 York, Robert – concert performance 600.00 Funhouse Theatres Inc. – performance 4,999.00 K2 Solutions – explosive detection K9s 3,135.66 Business Production Group Inc – concert performance 1,000.00 Miller, Richard W – performance 400.00 Latham, Bethany – performance 500.00 Adapt Creative LLC – 4th of July photography 500.00 Nash, Byron – performance 1,000.00 Zero Fossil, Inc. – small stage rental 4,930.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Folino Construction – risers for Duquesne Light manholes 4,416.50
- 10 Resolution authorizing interdepartmental transfers in the amount of One Million Four Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twelve Dollars and Forty-Seven Cents ($1,479,512.47) from the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Administration, the Department of Public Works Bureau of Operations and Bureau of Facilities, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. These budget neutral transfers are necessary to properly align funding associated with Pittsburgh Joint Collective Bargaining Committee (PJCBC) contract ratification. (Public Hearing held 7-23-24)
- 11 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 12 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 13 P-Cards
- 14 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 15 NEW PAPERS
- 16 Resolution amending Resolution 544 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for services rendered by Clean Team ambassadors within the South Side Parking Enhancement District, by increasing the total not-to-exceed amount by THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00) for a new total not to exceed SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($675,000.00) over three years.
- 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 RAISE Hill District Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Fourteen Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($14,150,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent, and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Ninety-Three Thousand Dollars ($93,000.00).
- 20 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of the Chartiers Valley District Flood Control Authority (“CVDFCA”) to renew the City of Pittsburgh’s membership into the CVDFCA and pay fees for the year 2024 in an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred and Four Dollars ($17,204.00).
- 21 NEW PAPERS
- 22 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 or agreements with CDR Maguire, Inc., for Project Design Management Services and Reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh construction projects, for a total not to exceed Two Million Seven Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Nine Dollars and Seventy Cents ($2,798,469.70), reimbursable at various rates depending on the project.
- 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy for the administration of certain 2024 PARKS TAX-funded projects and programs, and providing for the payment of the costs not to exceed SIX HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($640,000).
- 24 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a lease, leases, sublease, subleases, and/or amendments at the Frazier Fieldhouse located at 3700 Frazier Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, with the lessee, the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (“OPDC”), for the purpose of providing community programming, meetings, and events space to OPDC for a five (5) year period, at no cost to the City.
- 25 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 26 NEW PAPERS
- 27 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc. (I/O Solutions) for professional consulting services in connection with Fire Battalion Chief position job analyses; the development, administration, and scoring of written examinations; and development, assessor selection, administration, and scoring of the oral board examinations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed Seventy One Thousand and Five Dollars ($71,005.00).
- 28 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND, TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 29 NEW PAPERS
- 30 Resolution amending Resolution No. 352 of 2023, which authorized an Amended Agreement with Workiva, Inc. to provide a subscription-based budget publishing software solution for four years, by extending the term for one year and by increasing the approved amount by fifty-two thousand forty-three dollars and eighty-one cents ($52,043.81) for a new total cost not to exceed two hundred twenty-one thousand three hundred forty-four dollars and fourteen cents ($221,344.14).
- 31 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a non-disclosure agreement at no cost to the City, with Ca-Botics Fiber Systems Limited for the City to receive estimated pricing information from Ca-Botics for their innovative fiber optic installation system.
- 32 Resolution amending Resolution 33-2022, 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 CIS (Center for Internet Security) for Albert MD Monitoring application which predicts malicious activity on the City network by monitoring, alerting and analyzing information gathered by sensors by increasing the approved amount by Forty-One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($41,400) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Ninety-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($97,500) over eight years.
- 33 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with NEOGOV for the continual maintenance of software for HR workforce management, applicant tracking, and Civil Service testing, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed Forty Seven Thousand Four Hundred Eight Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($47,408.14).
- 34 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Safety, and the Director of Innovation & Performance to enter into a Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with Locality Media Inc., DBA First Due, for professional services relating to purchase and implementation of new firehouse management and administrative support software, for a total cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($501,546.50) over three years.
- 35 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 36 NEW PAPERS
- 37 Resolution amending Resolution 15, 198, and 375 of 2024, which authorized a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2024, by increasing the authorized amount by Twenty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Dollars and Zero Cents ($29,870.00) to a new total of Fourteen Million Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Fifty Cents ($14,525,666.50) for additional items to be added to the plan.
- 38 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 42 of 2019, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and AE7 Pittsburgh LLC for architectural and engineering design services for the multi-story office build-out at 412 (formerly 420) Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219” by increasing the amount of the Professional Services Agreement with AE7 by One Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Dollars and Thirty-One Cents ($142,740.31) from Four Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars ($432,000.00) to Five Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Dollars and Thirty-One Cents ($574,740.31).
- 39 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) for the purpose of rehabilitating the sewer system at the City’s Frick Park, underneath the Fern Hollow Bridge, at no cost to the City.