Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 39 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND FORTY-EIGHT CENTS ($9,225.48) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0071) for damage to a vehicle from an accident with a City DPW vehicle on March 4, 2024. (Executive Session held 5/21/24)
- 9 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sakesha Morant in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY-TWO CENTS ($5,588.52) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (23C-0367) for damage to her parked vehicle from a City ES vehicle on October 30, 2023. (Executive Session held 5/21/24)
- 10 Resolution authorizing the issuance of three (3) warrants with the total sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($280,000.00). It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i)$150,000.00 payable to Linda McAfee, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group; (ii)$55,000 payable to Linda McAfee Executor of the Estate of Clifford McAfee, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group; (iii)$75,000 payable to Diane Delaini, and her attorneys, Romanow Law Group, in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 20-009461. (Executive Session held 5/21/24)
- 11 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 Cozen O'Connor, in connection with matters related to the Public Utility Commission, at a cost not-to-exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($150,000.00) over one (1) year.
- 12 Resolution transferring the amount of seventeen dollars and thirty-seven cents ($17.37) within the 2024 Operating Budget from Council as a Body Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through April.
- 13 Resolution transferring the amount of eighteen-thousand two-hundred eighty-five dollars and twelve cents ($18,285.12) within the 2024 Operating Budget from City Council Districts Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through April.
- 14 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 May 29th, 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 Allegheny West Civic Council – event donation (Dist. 1) 305.00 Alicia P Carberry – license application reimbursement (Dist. 3) 100.00 Wilson, Leigh Ann – supplies reimbursement for resource fair (Dist. 3) 22.35 Carnegie Mellon University – work study student (Dist. 3) 33.15 Hazelwood Initiative – community newspaper ad (Dist. 5) 69.03 I Am So Hill – event donation (Dist. 6) 200.00 Milan, Alina – legislative/policy analysis research (Dist. 8) 420.00 Pellegrino, Sam – legislative/policy analysis research (Dist. 8) 255.00 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET New Pittsburgh Courier – meeting advertising 171.72 DEPT OF INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE Burns, Zoe – catering reimbursement 19.78 Wang, Xiaohong – training reimbursement 90.25 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS Global Wordsmiths – interpretation services 1,918.34 Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania – conference advertisement 500.00 Center for Hearing & Deaf Services Inc – interpretation services 1,152.00 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Zeo Technologies – OpenBook program 5,000.00 Paulin, Elizabeth – catering reimbursement 49.88 DEPT OF LAW Dutcheen O Cameron Reporting – transcript services 230.00 Lexitas – transcript services 1,273.57 Lagamba Reporting Services – transcript services 91.50 Michael D. McDowell, Esquire – arbitration services 3,856.06 Network Deposition Services – transcript services 417.00 Allegheny County – transcript services 150.00 Citron Alex PC – outside legal counsel 2,124.00 Attorney Registration – annual license renewals 2,750.00 Attorney Registration – annual license renewals 1,375.00 Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC – outside legal counsel 1,389.60 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND CIVIL SERVICE Forensic Psychological Specialists – pre-employment psychological evaluations 2,800.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – reimbursement for EMS coverage 730.71 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – reimbursement for EMS coverage 317.70 Harmony EMS – reimbursement for EMS coverage 349.47 Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance Service – reimbursement for EMS coverage 2,419.63 Phillips, Frank – reimbursement for EMS coverage 508.32 Quality Emergency Medical Services – reimbursement for EMS coverage 413.01 Munhall Area Prehospital – reimbursement for EMS coverage 573.74 Bound Tree Medical – cold packs and pillow cases 60.49 BUREAU OF POLICE Daly, Sharon – Zone 4 clerical services 675.00 B&R Starters Inc – AutoSquad vehicle maintenance 902.90 Thick Bikes LLC – bike repair 880.97 LexisNexis – PA law and code books 2,343.83 S&D Calibration Services – speedometer certification 1,410.00 BUREAU OF FIRE 3 Rivers Fire Equipment – turnout boots 1,756.38 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers 240.00 Dominion Elevator Inspection Services – elevator safety inspections 1,189.76 Fort Pitt Exterminators Inc – monthly pest control services 225.00 Professional Service Industries Inc – air quality testing 1,395.00 DEPT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Hassett, Patrick – ARTWorks winner 400.00 Butts, Harvey – ARTWorks winner 350.00
- 15 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 16 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 17 P-Cards
- 18 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 18 P-Cards
- 19 NEW PAPERS
- 20 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a sole-source commodities agreement or agreements with Teleflex, LLC for the purchase of intraosseous needles and related supplies on an as-needed basis, for a three-year term. A not-to-exceed value is not provided so that funds are not encumbered unnecessarily and because demand is unpredictable.
- 21 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for services relating to a cooperative wildlife damage management program for white-tailed deer for a sum not to exceed NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS AND ELEVEN CENTS ($98,839.11) over one year.
- 22 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Freedom Indeed, LLC for professional services as a Group Violence Intervention Coordinator at a total cost not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($479,128.00) over three years.
- 23 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 24 NEW PAPERS
- 25 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and Director of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove one (1) pole anchor located upon City-owned property (Parcel ID 34-D-20), at no cost to the City.
- 26 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, Utility Coordination, and Right of Way phases of the Penn Ave Phase 2 project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,075,000.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement; reimbursable at eighty percent, with no increase to the municipal share of Commonwealth incurred costs.
- 27 Resolution amending Resolution No. 680, approved October 20, 2023, granting unto OFFICE PARTNERS XXIII BLOCK G1 LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, at no cost to the City, a bio-retention tree pit and a planting area at 626 Washington Place, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 28 Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh, the dedication of portions of Kirkpatrick Street, at no cost to the City, in the 4th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
- 29 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 30 NEW PAPERS
- 31 Resolution amending Resolution 35 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny and Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the 2023 Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program, by increasing the total not to exceed amount by One Million Five Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Nine Dollars and Two Cents ($1,536,059.02) for the 2024 program for a new total not to exceed Three Million Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Nine Dollars and Two Cents ($3,036,059.02) over two years.
- 32 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 33 NEW PAPERS
- 34 Resolution nominating Allegheny River Boulevard a Scenic Byway.
- 35 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 36 NEW PAPERS
- 37 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($150,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the Office of Community Health and Safety. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
- 38 Resolution amending Resolution 15 and 198 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 Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($520,552.50) from Thirteen Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($13,975,244.00) to a new total of Fourteen Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Fifty Cents (14,495,796.50) for additional items to be added to the plan.