Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 24 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 5 NEW PAPERS
- 6 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Bounce Marketing & Events to assist in supporting the arts and related artistic production services for a public Juneteenth event in 2024 for an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) and for the payment of the costs thereof.
- 7 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Marc A. Winters for arbitration services for an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN DOLLARS AND THIRTY-EIGHT CENTS ($10,311.38) over one year. (Executive Session scheduled for 5/14/24)
- 8 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through AN: A: 225 Wick Street (Council District No. 6), B: 223 Wick Street (Council District No. 6), C: 221 Wick Street (Council District No. 6), D: 2303 Centre Avenue (Council District No. 6), E: 2301 Centre Avenue (Council District No. 6), F: 2518 Wyandotte Street (Council District No. 6), G: 5316 Hillcrest Street (Council District No. 9), H: 0 Laxton Street (Council District No. 9), I: 7004 Lemington Avenue (Council District No. 9), J: 7002 Lemington Avenue (Council District No. 9), K: 7000 Lemington Avenue (Council District No. 9), L: 7100 Monticello Street (Council District No. 9), M: 7030 Monticello Street (Council District No. 9), N: 335 Hale Street (Council District No. 9), O: 333 Hale Street (Council District No. 9), P: 327 Hale Street (Council District No. 9), Q: 7925 Susquehanna Street (Council District No. 9), R: 4417 Chatsworth Street (Council District No. 5), S: 4500 Monongahela Street (Council District No. 5), T: 4502 Monongahela Street (Council District No. 5), U: 119 Millbridge Street (Council District No. 3), V: 965 E Warrington Avenue (Council District No. 3), W: 121 Millbridge Street (Council District No. 3), X: 0 Proctor Way (Council District No. 3), Y: 1520 Arlington Avenue (Council District No. 3), Z: 1526 Arlington Avenue (Council District No. 3), AA: 417 Michigan Street (Council District No. 3), AB: 233 Augusta Street (Council District No. 2), AC: 613 Herschel Street (Council District No. 2), AD: 611 Herschel Street (Council District No. 2), AE: 513 Lovelace Street (Council District No. 2), AF: 2680 Sacramento Avenue (Council District No. 2), AG: 2678 Sacramento Avenue (Council District No. 2), AH: 823 Suismon St (Council District No. 1), AI: 1217 Voskamp Street (Council District No. 1), AJ: 2652 Ellis Street (Council District No. 6), AK: 323 Venture Street (Council District No. 1), AL: 215 Suncrest Street (Council District No. 3), AM: 1635 Marylin Street (Council District No. 5), AN: 1633 Marylin Street (Council District No. 5)
- 9 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through F: A: 7317 Idlewild Street (Council District No. 9), B: 0 Hazelwood Avenue (Council District No. 5), C: 0 Freeland Street (Council District No. 3), D: 210 Sylvania Avenue (Council District No. 3), E: 2651 Veteran Street (Council District No. 6), F: 2415 Diehl Avenue (Council District No. 4)
- 10 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 855 of 2011, effective December 29, 2011, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2012 through 2017 Capital Improvement Program, by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2012 Capital Budget amendments.” by reducing DISTRICT 1 NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS by three-thousand seven-hundred fifty-one dollars and eighty-four cents ($3,751.84) and increasing PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERAS by three-thousand seven-hundred fifty-one dollars and eighty-four cents ($3,751.84).
- 11 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 22nd, 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 Northside Leadership Conference – event donation (Dist. 1) 500.00 Marabello, Lori – reimbursement for supplies (Dist. 2) 243.89 West Liberty PTO – event donation (Dist. 4) 100.00 Boone, Patsy – catering reimbursement (Dist. 8) 86.14 MAYOR’S OFFICE Watkins, Sharon – catering reimbursement 910.00 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Postmaster – BRM permit renewal 320.00 Treasure Lawncare LLC – emergency tree cutting (Constance Street) 1,875.00 DEPARTMENT OF LAW Rivera, Juan M – filing fee reimbursement 90.25 Cavaliere Court Reporting LLC – court transcripts 153.80 Ralph H Colflesh Jr Esquire – arbitration services 1,000.00 Balobeck, Marsia – court transcripts 48.00 Lexitas – court transcripts 1,019.15 West A Thomson Reuters – legal publication subscription 3,109.51 Lumen Group Inc – regulatory consulting 3,825.00 Allegheny County Office of the Court Reporters – court transcripts 841.50 Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP – outside legal counsel 1,597.50 Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. – outside legal counsel 479.37 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – case interview transcripts 225.57 Aqua Filter Fresh Inc – water for office 90.65 DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING Herzog, Austin – reimbursement for supplies 37.84 DEPARTMENT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, AND INSPECTIONS Lee III, Gerald J – training reimbursement 121.12 Kelley, William – catering reimbursement 51.21 Hudson, Zachary P – training reimbursement 121.12 Brunner, Jamie – training reimbursement 121.12 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Harmony EMS – reimbursement for EMS coverage 192.50 Harmony EMS – reimbursement for EMS coverage 568.22 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – reimbursement for EMS coverage 940.71 Phillips, Frank – reimbursement for EMS coverage 349.47 Phillips, Frank – reimbursement for EMS coverage 1,127.84 Tri-Community South EMS – reimbursement for EMS coverage 540.09 Summit Fire & Security LLC – fire extinguisher inspection/service/repair 2,480.00 Munhall Area Prehospital – reimbursement for EMS coverage 2,736.93 Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance – reimbursement for EMS coverage 381.24 Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance – reimbursement for EMS coverage 667.17 Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – elevator keys for elevator rescue 1,662.00 Purvis Systems Inc – replacement batteries for station alerting 3,000.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Uline – SWAT storage shelving 1,524.90 Holzer Specialties LLC – vehicle upfit 3,080.00 National Target Company Inc – firing range targets 4,975.00 Allegheny Equine Association – annual exams/vaccines for 4 horses 1,449.39 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – K9 surgery 3,986.69 Team Nutz LLC – car window tinting 227.20 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Crean, Bill – pesticide license reimbursement 35.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers 65.00 Fort Pitt Exterminators – monthly pest control services 360.00 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Reifeis, William E – tennis clinic instruction 33.75 Kilpatrick, Spencer – tennis clinic instruction 33.75 James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 630.00 Lacaria, Aldene – tennis clinic instruction 712.50 Jermon Drake – tennis clinic instruction 518.00 Gluzman, Benji – tennis clinic instruction 222.00 Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 101.25 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction 1,170.00 Paull, Mark J – tennis clinic instruction 888.77 Calderon, Vanessa – catering reimbursement 100.96 Allegheny County Health Department – annual food service permit renewal 122.00 CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD Parry, Nigel – website maintenance 1,880.00
- 12 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 05/17/2024 Re: Intradepartmental transfer --- Dear President and Members of Council: Per Resolution 860 of 2023, which authorizes City Council to approve intradepartmental transfers throughout the 2024 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):--- Department of Public Works - Bureau of Environmental Services Amount from: $120,000.00 from 430000.54103 Disposal-Refuse Amount to: $120,000.00 to 430000.56151 Operational Supplies This transfer is necessary to cover costs for environmental services uniform purchases.
- 13 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 14 P-Cards
- 15 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 16 NEW PAPERS
- 17 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a License and Maintenance Agreement for Limited-Term Public Art with Bike Pittsburgh, Inc., a non-profit corporation, having a mailing address at 188 43rd St., Suite 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (“LICENSEE”), said limited-term public art to be installed on the surface of the public right-of-way, in a section of roadway in front of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Woods Run Branch, located at 1201 Woods Run Avenue, at no additional cost to the city.
- 18 RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
- 19 NEW PAPERS
- 20 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with Green Gears for waste management services in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s Independence Day Festival at an amount not to exceed TWENTY TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($22,300.00).
- 21 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND, TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 22 NEW PAPERS
- 23 Resolution amending Resolution 586-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Innovation and Performance and Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) and amendments thereto with OST, Inc as needed to fulfill a number of critical IT and device related projects related to database management and migration and software development to replace key systems by increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) and extending the contract by one (1) additional year for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Six Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Two Cents ($626,346.02) over 4 years.
- 24 Resolution amending Resolution 360-2021, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to adopt an existing government contract and enter into any related agreements through the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) cooperative purchasing program with CherryRoad Technologies, permitting the provision of cloud solutions to support the JDE application, by increasing the approved amount by $1,341,442.56 for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Two Million Three Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Fifty-Six Cents ($2,391,442.56) over seven years.