Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 31 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 amending Resolution 546 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Futures for professional services relating to leadership development training, by increasing the authorized spend by Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) for a new total not to exceed cost of Two Hundred Seven Thousand, Three Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars ($207,336.00)
- 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 Resolution providing for the creation of The Mobility Enhancement District Trust Fund and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditure of such funds. This fund is for the exclusive use of funding “Mobility Enhancements” within the “Mobility Enhancement District” as defined in Section 550.02 of The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.
- 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 March 20th, 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 Mosley, Khari – reimbursement for JCC event ticket (Dist. 9) 153.75 Christ Central Church – donation (Dist. 2) 250.00 Marabello, Lori – reimbursement for event supplies (Dist. 2) 73.52 Grandview Bakery – cookies for event 82.00 Turner, Grace – reimbursement for travel (Dist. 9) 83.07 Marabello, Lori – reimbursement for event supplies (Dist. 2) 531.83 Allderdice High School PTO – donation for senior breakfast (Dist. 8) 100.00 Alina Milan – legislative/policy analysis research (Dist. 8) 780.00 MAYOR’S OFFICE TVEyes Inc – media monitoring service 3,600.00 DEPT OF HR & CIVIL SERVICE Firesled Fitness and Training – equipment for Fire fitness exam 4,465.00 Professional Sports Publications – advertisements 2,750.00 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING New Pittsburgh Courier – advertisement for projects 1,612.72 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE JCL Equipment Company, Inc – equipment repair kit 3,829.60 Chemung Supply Corporation – supplies for sign & paint shop 4,455.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Franiewski, Joshua – reimbursement for license renewal 50.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – storage trailer rental 65.00 DEPT OF FINANCE Treasure Lawncare LLC – tree cutting 2,625.00 Treasure Lawncare LLC – tree cutting 3,125.00 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Trans Union Corporation – background checks 31.43 Pennsylvania State Police – background checks 154.00 Net Transcripts Inc – transcripts for case interviews 799.35 DEPT OF INNOVATION PERFORMANCE Hayhurst, Andrew – reimbursement for lunch meeting 516.63 Welsh, Mimi – reimbursement for meeting refreshments 51.26 Fredericka Greenwood – reimbursement for team lunch 34.50 DEPT OF LAW Pacer Service Center – legal publication subscription 143.10 Lagamba Reporting Services – case documents 472.20 Wawrzyniak Reporting & Videotape Svcs – case documents 477.50 Constance Lee & Company – case documents 480.45 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 101.25 Hassan, Shan - tennis clinic instruction 55.50 James B Marcus - tennis clinic instruction 360.00 Jermon, Drake - tennis clinic instruction 601.25 Lacaria, Aldene - tennis clinic instruction 625.00 Parks, Richard - tennis clinic instruction 900.00 Paull, Mark J - tennis clinic instruction 905.63 Gluzman, Benji - tennis clinic instruction 277.50 Dieffenbach, George - tennis clinic instruction 67.50 Grow Pittsburgh – seedlings for community gardens 689.41 BUREAU OF POLICE Ray Allen Manufacturing Co – K9 bite suit supplies 1,739.91 Jorgenson Industrial Co – firearm security lockers 4,076.11 Staccato 2011 LLC – training academy extra sidearms 3,852.40 Mitchell, Donald Jr – reimbursement for training 814.00 Hoyson, Lance – reimbursement for training 1,339.00 BUREAU OF EMS Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance Service – reimbursement for EMS coverage 1,320.34 Munhall Area Prehospital - reimbursement for EMS coverage 1,036.02 Tri-Community South EMS - reimbursement for EMS coverage 437.50 Occupational Health Centers of SW PA – SCUBA physicals 3,252.50 Smouse, Brian – reimbursement for travel 16.00
- 12 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 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, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement with the National Association of City Transportation Officials Inc. (“NACTO”) to provide membership dues from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, not to exceed Thirty-Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($33,125.00).
- 18 Resolution granting unto 2700 PENN AVENUE PARTNERS 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, (2) two cantilevered upper-level floor plates that will extend into the right-of-way, at 2700 Penn Avenue, in the 6th Ward, 1st Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 19 Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh, the dedication of two (2) portions of East Liberty Boulevard (125-A-52), at no cost to the City, in the 12th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
- 20 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars to purchase vehicles and equipment that will be used to support DOMI’s bridge maintenance efforts.
- 21 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 22 NEW PAPERS
- 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of City Planning to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for a voluntary buyout program in the Saw Mill Run Watershed. The grant proposal includes an ask of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000) dollars for this stated purpose.
- 24 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND, TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 25 NEW PAPERS
- 26 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 CDW Government LLC for a Voice over Internet Protocol Unified Communications Platform (UCaaS) to implement convergence of systems to support citywide communications, at a cost not-to-exceed Two Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000) over three years.
- 27 Resolution amending Resolution 843-2023, 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 Atlantis IT Consulting Group LLC as needed for an enterprise wide warehouse supply & inventory management solution by increasing the approved amount by $540,000 for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Seven Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($770,000) over three years.
- 28 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 29 NEW PAPERS
- 30 Resolution amending Resolution 15 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 One Million Three Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Six Hundred and Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,352,602) to a new total of Thirteen Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($13,975,244) to account for funds omitted from the original resolution.
- 31 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($500,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of bridge maintenance vehicles for use by the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Local Share Account program.