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May 14, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 59 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 21:20
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 21:57
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 22:19
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 28:10
  5. 5 WHEREAS, Gino Palmosina was named 2024 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Coach of the Year and one of the 2024 winners of the KDKA Radio Super 7 Basketball Coach of the Year Awards. Both awards take into consideration all coaches in the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League; and, 2024-0481 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 37:01
  6. 6 WHEREAS, the Linden Garden Club was founded in 1924 by Mrs. William H. Mercur and the membership was made up of women from the Point Breeze neighborhoods surrounding Linden Elementary School; and, 2024-0482 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 22:42
  7. 7 WHEREAS, Ms. Emma Alper was born on May 5, 1924, in Orsha, Belarus to Haya and Moishe (Moses) Alper, and celebrated her 100th birthday on May 5, 2024; and, 2024-0483 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 43:20
  8. 8 WHEREAS, Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange (PPE) is a voluntary, nonhierarchical organization that is marking its 50th anniversary of promoting and supporting poets and poetry; and, 2024-0484 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 43:28
  9. 9 WHEREAS, affordable housing is one of Pittsburgh’s greatest needs, and; 2024-0485 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 27:00
  10. 10 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 43:49
  11. 11 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 73:06
  12. 12 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 73:06
  13. 13 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. 2024-0469 Read and referred ▶ jump to 73:11
  14. 14 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. 2024-0470 Read and referred ▶ jump to 73:54
  15. 15 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 74:44
  16. 16 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). 2024-0471 Read and referred ▶ jump to 74:50
  17. 17 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 75:15
  18. 18 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. 2024-0472 Read and referred ▶ jump to 75:22
  19. 19 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) 2024-0473 Read and referred ▶ jump to 75:43
  20. 20 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) 2024-0474 Read and referred ▶ jump to 75:57
  21. 21 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) 2024-0475 Read and referred ▶ jump to 78:13
  22. 22 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 78:53
  23. 23 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. 2024-0476 Read and referred ▶ jump to 78:54
  24. 24 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 79:33
  25. 25 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). 2024-0480 Read and referred ▶ jump to 79:36
  26. 26 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 80:24
  27. 27 Resolution reappointing Karen Garrett as a Member of the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire April 30, 2027. 2024-0477 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 80:25
  28. 28 Communication from Sally Stadelman, Manager, Pittsburgh Land Bank, submitting the Pittsburgh Land Bank's first quarter financial report for the year 2024. 2024-0478 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 81:39
  29. 29 Communication from City Controller Rachael Heisler submitting a special report of the City construction contract with The Garland Company, Inc., dated May 2024. 2024-0479 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 81:42
  30. 30 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  31. 31 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 81:55
  32. 32 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 81:56
  33. 33 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 8, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0462 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 81:57
  34. 34 Resolution providing for the creation of the Equitable Development Trust Fund and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditures of such funds. This fund is to be used to address community goals, including, but not limited to, workforce development and community reinvestment. 2024-0400 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 81:58
  35. 35 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dmiera Atkins in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND SIX CENTS ($6,087.06) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0034) for damage to her vehicle from an accident with a City ES vehicle on December 29, 2023. (Executive Session held 5/1/24) 2024-0419 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 82:20
  36. 36 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 218.05: Capital Budget and Improvement Plan Project Authorization to require weekly written notice of grant applications, to be read, received and filed by City Council. 2024-0423 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 82:42
  37. 37 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 219 Operating Budget, by revising Section 219.03 Collaborative Budgeting Process to require weekly written notice of grant applications, to be read, received and filed by City Council. 2024-0424 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 82:58
  38. 38 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 84:42
  39. 39 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 8, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0463 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 84:43
  40. 40 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Spring Hill Park Rehabilitation project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $562,605.00 with a match of $562,605.00 from the City of Pittsburgh’s 2024 Capital Budget (JDE job number 4550000424) for a total project cost of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TEN ($1,125,210.00) dollars for this stated purpose. 2024-0420 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 84:51
  41. 41 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 intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Pittsburgh Regional Transit (“PRT”) for assistance with construction of a new bus shelter within the public right-of-way of Penn Avenue near the intersection of North Saint Clair Street in the City of Pittsburgh. 2024-0421 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 85:27
  42. 42 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES ▶ jump to 86:37
  43. 43 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for May 8, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0468 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 86:38
  44. 44 Resolution amending Resolution 309 of 2023 authorizing the Mayor and the Commission on Human Relations to expand the agreement with Keen360 to include two additional software licenses yearly, by increasing the approved amount by Five Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and Ninety-Seven Cents ($5,924.97) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Fifty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Seventy-Two Cents ($59,865.72) over Five (5) years. 2024-0417 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 86:43
  45. 45 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ▶ jump to 88:04
  46. 46 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for May 8, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0467 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 88:05
  47. 47 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article IV, Planning Districts, 908 Public Realm Districts and 909.01 Specially Planned Districts and Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.02, Use Table, and Section 911.04, Use Standards, to remove the review of Sidewalk Cafes from the Zoning Code. (Public Hearing held 5/1/24) 2024-0277 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 88:07
  48. 48 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing OAKLAND BUISINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT/INNOVATEPGH PARTNERSHIP by five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and STEEL CITY BOXING ASSOCIATION by two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and increasing PITTSBURGH NATIONAL YOUTH BOXING by seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) and authorize subsequent agreements. 2024-0426 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 88:29
  49. 49 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ▶ jump to 89:58
  50. 50 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for May 8, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0465 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 90:00
  51. 51 Resolution amending Resolution 317-2023, 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 Monday.com, an online project management and portfolio management tool, for use with multiple City departments by increasing the approved amount by Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Two Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Dollars ($244,000) over 4 years. 2024-0418 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 90:01
  52. 52 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 91:10
  53. 53 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for May 8, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0466 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 91:26
  54. 54 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Council as a Body to pay annual membership dues for 2024 to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for the CONNECT program at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($6,891). 2024-0425 Passed Finally Pass
  55. 55 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 92:25
  56. 56 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  57. 57 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  58. 58 ADJOURNMENT
  59. 59 LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER