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June 18, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 60 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 18:35
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 18:40
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 19:03
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 19:12
  5. 5 WHEREAS, City of Bridges Foundation was founded by individuals who are inspired by the ideas and principles of the Hizmet Movement, which advocates for the ideals of human rights, equal opportunity, democracy, non-violence and the emphatic acceptance of religious and cultural diversity; and, 2024-0605 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 33:52
  6. 6 WHEREAS, Kathleen Butter grew up with seven siblings in Crafton Heights neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh. Her father’s dad co-owned the Pittsburgh Marble Company on West Carson Street, near Corliss Tunnel and her mother’s dad co-owned Louis L Grimm Inc Motor Express in McKees Rocks; and, 2024-0606 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 38:44
  7. 7 WHEREAS, we are honored to have Lt. Colonel James Henry Harvey III, retired to serve as the Grand Marshall of the 2024 Pittsburgh Juneteenth Parade; and, 2024-0607 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 19:21
  8. 8 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 19:51
  9. 9 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 54:37
  10. 10 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 54:38
  11. 11 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Sageman Avenue from Sussex to Woodbourne be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. 2024-0608 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:39
  12. 12 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Sankey Court from Churchview Ave to the Dead End be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. 2024-0609 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:40
  13. 13 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 54:41
  14. 14 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 201 Amber Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, at no cost to the City. 2024-0595 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:42
  15. 15 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($85,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Police to support police recruitment efforts. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. 2024-0596 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:43
  16. 16 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 54:45
  17. 17 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Julian Simpson in an amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,925.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0099) for damage to her parked vehicle from a City ES vehicle on February 22, 2024. (Executive Session held 6/18/24) 2024-0597 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:47
  18. 18 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Duquesne Light Company in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FOUR CENTS ($6,609.74) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0096) for damage to light pole near 6934 Lemington Avenue from a City Police vehicle on December 30, 2023. (Executive Session held 6/18/24) 2024-0598 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:48
  19. 19 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Joanie Elder in an amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,650.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (23C-0262) for damage to the retaining wall at her residence from a City ES vehicle on May 9, 2023. (Executive Session held 6/18/24) 2024-0599 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:50
  20. 20 Resolution amending Resolution No. 587 of 2021, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Frost, Todd, Brown, LLC for legal assistance relating to real estate, public finance and municipal law. In addition, said firm will be available on an as-needed basis to provide consultation services” so as to allocate an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to Frost Brown Todd LLC for a new total not to exceed of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00). (Executive Session held 6/25/24) 2024-0600 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:52
  21. 21 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 54:54
  22. 22 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to grant a site access license agreement to Charles Street Area Corporation (“CSAC”) in order to complete a Phase 2 Environmental Assessment required to create an affordable housing unit development at no cost to the City. 2024-0601 Read and referred ▶ jump to 54:55
  23. 23 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. 2024-0602 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 54:57
  24. 24 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 54:59
  25. 24 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. 2024-0602 Read and referred ▶ jump to 55:03
  26. 25 Communication from Patrick Cornell and Darrin Kelly, Co-Chairs of the Commission on Infrastructure Asset Reporting and Investment, submitting a Report to City Council dated June 5, 2024. 2024-0603 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 54:59
  27. 26 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office. 2024-0604 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 57:46
  28. 27 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  29. 28 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 57:48
  30. 29 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 57:50
  31. 30 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 12, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0590 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 57:51
  32. 31 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Henry Greeley and Deenah Farrell in an amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,835.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0054) for damage to their property from a felled city right-of-way tree on December 3, 2023. (Executive Session held 6/4/24) 2024-0559 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 57:52
  33. 32 Resolution authorizing and directing the City Controller, pursuant to § 404(c) of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Innovation and Performance’s purchasing and contracting opportunities made available to minority-owned businesses (“MBE”), women-owned businesses (“WBE”) and LGBT-owned businesses, as defined in Chapter 177A of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. 2024-0566 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 57:54
  34. 33 Resolution providing for ratification and extension by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency for one hundred and eighty (180) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until December 8th, 2024 in response to the fire at the 2nd Avenue Commons Shelter. 2024-0575 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 57:56
  35. 34 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 65:39
  36. 35 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for June 12, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0591 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 65:40
  37. 36 Resolution providing amending Resolution 61 of 2024 which provided for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Charles Anderson Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty-Nine Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($59,890,000.00) for costs associated with the Construction phase of the project, due to this phase being 100% Federally funded. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($6,250.00) Seven Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($7,100.00), an increase of Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases of the project. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements. 2024-0560 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 65:43
  38. 37 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ▶ jump to 65:45
  39. 38 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 12, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0592 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 65:46
  40. 38 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. 2024-0602 Passed Finally Pass
  41. 39 Resolution authorizing and directing the Director, Department of City Planning to take such actions as are necessary to realign the official boundaries of the Central Business District and Crawford-Roberts neighborhoods so as to cause them to be coextensive with the current boundaries of Census Tracts 201 and 305 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. (Public Hearing scheduled for 6/5/24) 2024-0461 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 65:48
  42. 40 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with rePLACE Urban Studio to support planning efforts to stabilize and preserve abandoned structures in the Hill District, with cost not to exceed Forty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Eighty ($49,680) dollars. 2024-0561 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 65:51
  43. 41 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ▶ jump to 73:17
  44. 42 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for June 12, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0593 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 73:18
  45. 43 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 or amendments thereto with Social Pinpoint for EngagePGH online engagement platform subscription with enhanced translation, at a cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Fourteen Thousand, Three Hundred Dollars ($114,300) over five (5) years. 2024-0549 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:20
  46. 44 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 73:21
  47. 45 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for June 12, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0594 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 73:35
  48. 46 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 316 S. Highland, at no cost to the City. 2024-0550 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:37
  49. 47 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 50 26th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, at no cost to the City. 2024-0551 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:40
  50. 48 Resolution authorizing an amended Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) for the performance of certain work in connection with the Penn Circle Two Way Conversion; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), and by extending the term through the end of 2024. 2024-0553 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:42
  51. 49 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation for the sale of Block 27-B, Lot 166, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (748 Anaheim Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City. 2024-0554 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:43
  52. 50 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Studio Volcy LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 10-P, Lots 127 and 128, and Block 10-R, Lots 159 and 162, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (2239 Centre Avenue and adjoining parcels to the east and west - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City. 2024-0555 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:46
  53. 51 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a permanent easement Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the existing trail over a portion of Block 24-S, Lot 80, in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (along the Allegheny River between 21st Street and 23rd Street - Council District 1), to preserve this section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail as an accessible public amenity in perpetuity, at no cost to the City. 2024-0556 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:49
  54. 52 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 24th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 24-C, Lots 133, 165, 167, and 192 (1266 High Street, 1221 High Street, 0 Spring Garden Avenue, and 1257 High Street - Council District No. 1), at no cost to the City. 2024-0557 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:51
  55. 53 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 30th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 33-F, Lot 149 (406 Suncrest Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City. 2024-0558 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:53
  56. 54 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 79:08
  57. 55 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  58. 56 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  59. 57 ADJOURNMENT
  60. 58 LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER