Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 33 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
- 3 Resolution amending Resolution 696 of 2021 appointing Jerome Jackson as a Member of the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire April 30, 2027.
- 4 Resolution appointing Steve Mazza as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire January 1, 2030.
- 5 ROLL CALL
- 6 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 7 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 8 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 9 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)
- 10 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, by creating a new Chapter 268: Real Estate Tax Exemptions for Construction or Adaptive Reuse of Buildings in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Briefing held 3/20/24) (Public Hearing held 4/29/24)
- 11 NEW PAPERS
- 12 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative: Fiscal, Article XI: Human Resources, Chapter 192: Pensions, Section 192.27 - Death Benefits, by allowing the Municipal Pension Fund to approve adjustments to the table of survivor benefit conversion rates as mortality rates change.
- 13 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Shelly Danko+Day for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVEN DOLLARS AND TWELVE CENTS ($61,607.12), in full and final settlement of a case. (Executive Session held 5/1/24)
- 14 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Steven Whitlock, and his attorneys, Lieber Hammer Huber & Paul, P.C. for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($90,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at 2:23-cv-440. (Executive Session held 5/1/24)
- 15 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.
- 16 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 1st, 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 Jewish Chronicle – advertisement (Dist. 5) 285.00 CivicPlus – MuniCode update 132.00 DEPT OF INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE Sutariya, Mantra – mileage reimbursement 135.97 OFFICE OF THE CITY CONTROLLER Zeo Technologies – Open Book 5,000.00 DEPT OF FINANCE Treasure Lawncare – tree cutting (Geranium Street) 2,750.00 Treasure Lawncare – tree cutting (Hamilton Avenue) 2,875.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance – EMS coverage reimbursement 718.59 BUREAU OF POLICE Jackson Welding Supply – liquified petroleum gas 100.00 Uline – safety marking spray paint 308.00 Thick Bikes LLC – bicycle unit parts/service 314.35 Thick Bikes LLC – bicycle unit parts/repairs/firmware 355.97 Blue Pearl North Hills – veterinary specialist 129.60 Roberts, Brian – monthly meds for K9 197.25 Pucci, Vincent – fuel reimbursement 54.50 Ray Allen Manufacturing Co – K9 collars/leads 173.89 Daly, Sharon – Zone 4 clerical services 675.00 Daly, Sharon – Zone 4 clerical services 675.00 Daly, Sharon – Zone 4 clerical services 675.00 B&R Starters Inc – AutoSquad vehicle service 76.00 Frogg Toggs – training academy gear 305.71 DEPT OF PARKS AND RECREATION NCR Payment Solutions LLC – tennis clinic import fees 220.90 Greenfield Community Association – advertisement 100.00
- 17 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 04/25/2024 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 Safety – Bureau of Fire Amount from: $1,001.70 from 250000.56151 Operational Supplies Amount to: $1,001.70 to 250000.55309 Advertisements This transfer is to cover cost of required advertisements
- 18 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 19 P-Cards
- 20 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 21 NEW PAPERS
- 22 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Public Safety to receive a grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency in the form of Narcan, fentanyl test strips and xylazine test strips valued at FORTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($40,583.50) to be distributed by the Office of Community Health and Safety.
- 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to transfer the ongoing lease agreement with Allegheny Health Network (AHN) to the City, as contractually obligated by Controller’s contract number 54321, for the hub location supporting the Reaching Out On The Streets (ROOTS) Program. The City will transfer the lease agreement between AHN and Bernie’s Photo Center from AHN to the City for the property located at 519 East Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, for the timeframe of April 30, 2024 through September 30, 2026, for a total cost not to exceed of SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($72,500.00).
- 24 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 25 NEW PAPERS
- 26 Resolution amending Resolution 657 of 2022, which provided for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, & Right of Way phases of the Swindell Bridge construction project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,800,000.00), an increase of Two Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement (54006.1); reimbursable at ninety five percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00), Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollar ($5,500.00) increase from the previously executed agreement (54006.1).
- 27 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 28 NEW PAPERS
- 29 Ordinance accepting a new street name, TERMON GARDENS CIRCLE in the Twenty-Seventh Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street name was approved by CPAC in March 2024. The name listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing.
- 30 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND, TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 31 NEW PAPERS
- 32 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 Crayon Software Experts LLC for a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement in order to provide software licensing and support, and to provide fixed true-up pricing from Microsoft’s complete catalog of available products for each year of the contract, at a cost not-to-exceed Five Million Three Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars ($5,335,326) over three years.
- 33 Councilwoman Kail-Smith motioned for a Cablecast Post Agenda on Grants and Trust Funds. The motion carried.