Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 38 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
- 3 Resolution appointing Tamara Dudukovich as a Member of the Land Bank Board of Directors replacing Douglas Anderson with a term to expire January 1, 2027.
- 4 ROLL CALL
- 5 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 6 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 7 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 8 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)
- 9 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)
- 10 NEW PAPERS
- 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 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Diana Stefanyszyn, and her attorney, Phillips, Phillips & Smith-Delach, P.C. for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($11,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-004984. (Executive Session held 4/3/24)
- 11 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)
- 12 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing PJ McARDLE ROADWAY BRIDGE OVER HILLSIDE (TIP) by SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000), increasing PJ McARDLE ROADWAY BRIDGE OVER SYCAMORE (TIP) by SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000), increasing BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE (TIP) by ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000), and increasing EAST SYCAMORE STREET BRIDGE (TIP) by SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000) to account for Federal Highway Administration funding being received at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.
- 13 Resolution transferring the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) within the 2024 Operating Budget from City Council Salaries & Wages, Regular to Council as a Body for the purpose of professional services.
- 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 April 3rd, 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 Turner, Grace – reimbursement for event parking (Dist. 9) 68.00 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS Relman, Dane, & Colfax PLLC – speaker for Fair Housing Summit 2,500.00 OFFICE OF THE CITY CONTROLLER Pittsburgh Business Times – news subscription 170.00 DEPT OF FINANCE Treasure Lawncare LLC – tree cutting on Webster Ave. 2,875.00 Treasure Lawncare LLC – tree cutting on Ferndale St. 3,125.00 Treasure Lawncare LLC – tree cutting on McClintock Ave. 2,625.00 Treasure Lawncare LLC – tree cutting on Amesbury St. 3,750.00 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND CIVIL SERVICES Ghaner, Chloe – mileage reimbursement 453.58 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Mr. John – port-a-johns for St. Patrick’s Day Weekend (Southside) 2,500.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Munhall Area Prehospital – reimbursement for EMS coverage 560.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Guth Laboratories – alcohol breath testing equipment 2,412.17 Team Nutz LLC – vehicle window tinting 69.30 Daly, Sharon – Zone 4 clerical services 702.00 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrack Certification 333.00 Uline – evidence box 413.02 Uline – 5 loop bike rack 567.04 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Hornstein, Christopher – reimbursement for catering for training 469.98 Martinez, Genesis – reimbursement for catering for trainings 433.34 Hines, John P. – reimbursement for work boots 149.95 Zoresco Equipment Co – long term rental of storage trailers 130.00 Cox, Edward Jr. – training reimbursement 250.00 Armor Tuff LLC – bay runners for fire stations 4,500.00 Fort Pitt Exterminators – pest control services 60.00 Professional Services Industries Inc. – asbestos survey 500.00 H.F. Lenz Co. – engineered stamped drawings 3,950.00 DEPT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Tree Pittsburgh – plants for 54th St. Steps and Belasco St. ROW 598.00 Ackerman, George – reimbursement for work boots 96.00 Information Age Technologies – scan cards for senior program 509.95 DEPT OF MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE Traffic Products LLC – buttons for traffic signals 4,690.00 Osburn Associates Inc. – materials for Sign & Paint Shop 764.40 Chemung Supply Corporation – drive cap 825.00
- 15 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 16 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 17 P-Cards
- 18 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 19 NEW PAPERS
- 20 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the PJ McArdle Roadway Bridge over Sycamore Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.
- 21 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the PJ McArdle Roadway Bridge over Hillside Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.
- 22 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the East Sycamore Street Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.
- 23 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the Bloomfield Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.
- 24 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the City Steps Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00), reimbursable at 80%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
- 25 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 26 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 27 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” to remove PITTSBURGH CONTINGENCY as a grant recipient and add BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION as a grant recipient along with VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE and authorizing a subsequent Agreement for a total cost of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
- 28 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 29 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 30 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Sal’s Barber Shop, located at 712 Brookline Boulevard (97-C-280), in Brookline, in the 19th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 3/26/24)
- 31 NEW PAPERS
- 32 Resolution amending Resolution No. 711 of 2022 further amending Resolution No. 767 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with D'Appolonia for On-Call Emergency Geotechnical Services including assessments, evaluations, land remediation plans, and expert testimony of properties subject to active life safety code enforcement violations, by increasing the approved amount by TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($20,000.00) for an amended total cost not to exceed THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($360,000.00), over 3 years.
- 33 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 34 NEW PAPERS
- 35 Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute Instruments for the Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants in favor of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority to allow the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority operation and maintenance responsibilities of green infrastructure within certain property along the Bus Rapid Transit Project Corridor.
- 36 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the North Avenue Signals and Safety project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s).