Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 28 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 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish a use plan and a fund for Festivals which were in existence prior to or during the Covid pandemic and were also impacted financially by the Covid pandemic, as allocated in the City’s American Rescue Plan.
- 8 NEW PAPERS
- 9 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Christopher E. Miles for arbitration services for an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND THIRTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-EIGHT CENTS ($6,034.88) over one year. (Executive Session held 6/11/24)
- 10 Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located in the 12th Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 83-S-301, 124-N-3, 6, 8, 20,29, 32, 42, 45, 76, 77, 85, 97, 99, 106, and 125-A-371, to East Liberty Development, Inc. (“ELDI”) for consideration set forth herein, relating to the full and final settlement of cases filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 21-000043, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 68, and 90, at no cost to the City. (Executive Session held 6/18/24)
- 11 Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located at 1039 Salter Way in the 23rd Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 24-F-68, to Weiying Mao for SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500.00) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 22-000078 over one year. (Executive Session held 6/18/24)
- 12 Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located at 425 Michigan Avenue in the 18th Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 14-N-99, to Johnnie Juanita Mohamed for SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($7,500.00) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at C.S. 22-000054 over one year. (Executive Session held 6/18/24)
- 13 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 June 18th, 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 Hollinger Metal Edge Inc – archival supplies 3,438.00 Marabello, Lori – supply reimbursement (Dist. 2) 491.36 St. Andrew Lutheran Church – donation (Dist. 2) 500.00 Pagan, Joyce – reimbursement for event (Dist. 3) 21.10 Charland, Robert – Google One reimbursement (Dist. 3) 21.39 DEPT OF FINANCE Treasure Lawncare LLC – emergency tree cutting (Moultrie Street) 4,000.00 Treasure Lawncare LLC – emergency tree cutting (Moultrie Street) 4,125.00 DEPT OF LAW Attorney Registration – PA annual license renewal 1,650.00 Duckstein Contracting LLC – expert witness 3,780.00 Center for Musculoskeletal Evaluation – medical evaluation 378.00 Department of Court Records – recording fees 4,000.00 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND CIVIL SERVICE Sciulli, Dominic – pension deduction reimbursement 173.46 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING Giles, Aftyn – catering reimbursement 315.61 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, AND INSPECTIONS Aiello, Dan – training reimbursement 121.12 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Oklahoma Ambulance Service – EMS coverage at concert 571.86 Phillips, Frank – EMS coverage at Pirates game 349.47 Fire & Rescue Product of Harrisburg – 2 gauges for Paratech Strut regulator 96.19 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – EMS coverage at concert 2,088.72 Eastern Area Pre-Hospital Services – EMS coverage at concert 1,146.86 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – EMS coverage at concert 1,146.86 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – EMS coverage at concert 2,687.88 Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance Service – EMS coverage at concert 1,143.72 Teleflex LLC – EZ-IO needles 4,400.00 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – EMS coverage at concert, Pirates game 506.97 Harmony EMS – EMS coverage at concert 2,094.12 BUREAU OF POLICE MCI A Verizon Company – MCI phone usage 19.10 Golden Bone Pet Resort Inc – K9 boarding 200.00 LexisNexis Matthew Bender – PA law and code books 1,961.77 Daly, Sharon – Zone 4 clerical services 657.00 SF Mobile-Vision Inc – DVR repair 225.00 Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle Unit maintenance 299.98 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – K9 surgery follow-up 1,312.39 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Western Partners LTD – reimbursement to landlord for utilities 171.51 Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers 65.00 DEPT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Allegheny County Health Department – Phillips annual food service permit renewal 122.00 S&S Trophy Inc – CitiSports HS basketball trophy 193.00 Life-Assist Inc – first aid supplies 442.20 Pittsburgh Trophy – Greenfield Glide awards 422.22 Lacaria, Aldene – tennis clinic instruction 575.00 Paull, Mark J – tennis clinic instruction 967.51 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction 1,136.25 Kilpatrick, Spencer – tennis clinic instruction 101.25 Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 33.75 Gluzman, Benji – tennis clinic instruction 166.50 Jermon, Drake – tennis clinic instruction 545.75 Stanislawczyk, Michael Patrick II – pickleball clinic instruction 180.00 James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 990.00 Worm Return LLC – composting demo at farmers market 275.00 Pascoe Media – race day photography 300.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PA Turnpike Toll – tolls associated with travel meeting 74.40 Permaband – strap cutter 354.00 Custom Products Corporation – No Parking signs 4,625.00 Traffic Products LLC – traffic shop supplies 3,752.00 Top Gear Bicycle Shop – SafeRoutes promotional materials 1,150.00 CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD Dorman, Stephanie – webinar meeting minutes reimbursement 13.99 Carpenter, Da’Mesha – notary test reimbursement 65.00
- 14 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 15 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 16 P-Cards
- 17 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 18 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 19 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Department of Public Works (DPW) to enter into an agreement or agreements with licensed plumbers or plumbing firms or other entities on such terms as are necessary to alleviate the critical shortage of plumbers and in the city’s workforce.
- 20 NEW PAPERS
- 21 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 for approximately 8,000 square feet at 294 Semple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, with the lessee, the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (“OPDC”), for the purpose of providing space to OPDC to provide various readiness and training programs for young people and adults, and public community meetings and events for a five (5) year period, at no cost to the City.
- 22 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Federal Highway Administration for the purpose of receiving and spending Reconnecting Community Pilot program grant funds in the amount of ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,432,000) to support planning and engagement in the Manchester neighborhood.
- 23 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 24 NEW PAPERS
- 25 Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four ($3,828,594) Dollars.
- 26 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 27 NEW PAPERS
- 28 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure amending Resolution 507 of 2021, to enter which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an contribution and cooperation agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for work in connection with the Fleury Way Project; the City will participate in the project and is willing to reimburse PWSA Five Hundred and Sixty-Four Thousand, Seven Hundred, and Nine Dollars, and One Cent ($564,709.01); and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars and Nine Cents ($859,137.09) an increase of Two Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Eight Cents ($294,428.08) from the previously authorized amount.