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March 12, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 70 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 2:58
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 3:35
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 3:43
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 46:48
  5. 5 WHEREAS, America’s Grand St. Patrick’s Day Parade powered by the Pittsburgh Penguins will be held on Saturday, March 16 celebrating Pittsburgh’s Irish heritage; and, 2024-0250 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 4:20
  6. 6 WHEREAS, Women in Data Science (WiDS) Pittsburgh is back at Carnegie Mellon University for its sixth annual conference to be held Thursday through Friday, March 15-16; and, 2024-0251 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 30:01
  7. 7 WHEREAS, planting certain flowering plants, especially native plants that attract beneficial insects to pollinate vegetables, trees and plants is known as a “pollinator garden”; 2024-0255 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 36:34
  8. 8 WHEREAS, Nothing Bundt Cakes® was founded in 1997, in the home kitchens of Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz. In 1998, Dena and Debbie opened their first Bundt Cakes bakery in Las Vegas; and, 2024-0252 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 44:34
  9. 9 WHEREAS, The Urban Academy has a rich legacy as the region’s oldest charter school, founded in 1997 by African American community leaders and educators, chief among them being Esther L. Bush of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. The school traditions are deeply rooted in our founders’ belief that ALL children, especially black children, deserve to be immersed in a high-quality, rigorous, culturally relevant, and responsive learning environment. Under the leadership of Dr. Janet Bell, Dr. Gail Edwards, K. Chase Patterson and Principal Dr. Angelique Drakeford, the school has become a model of academic excellence for Black students in the greater Pittsburgh region; and, 2024-0253 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 44:46
  10. 10 WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Donnybrook comes to town on Friday, March 15th at the Priory’s Grand Hall on Pittsburgh’s Historic North Side. This marks the tenth anniversary of the first Pittsburgh Donnybrook; and, 2024-0257 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 45:01
  11. 11 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 45:29
  12. 12 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 62:00
  13. 13 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 62:07
  14. 14 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. 2024-0237 Read and referred ▶ jump to 62:13
  15. 15 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. 2024-0238 Read and referred ▶ jump to 62:38
  16. 16 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. 2024-0258 Read and referred ▶ jump to 65:26
  17. 17 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 63:38
  18. 18 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. 2024-0239 Read and referred ▶ jump to 63:43
  19. 19 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. 2024-0240 Read and referred ▶ jump to 64:19
  20. 20 Resolution amending Resolution 651 of 2023, providing which provided for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s), at an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($15,500.00) and further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing CHARLES ANDERSON BRIDGE (TIP) by Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($15,500.00). 2024-0244 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 64:45
  21. 21 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 65:55
  22. 21 Resolution amending Resolution 651 of 2023, providing which provided for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s), at an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($15,500.00) and further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing CHARLES ANDERSON BRIDGE (TIP) by Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($15,500.00). 2024-0244 Read and referred
  23. 22 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) 2024-0241 Read and referred ▶ jump to 66:02
  24. 23 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 66:36
  25. 24 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). 2024-0242 Read and referred ▶ jump to 66:40
  26. 25 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Mosites Construction Company for costs associated with construction of the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Forty-Eight Million Four Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($48,477,777.00), reimbursable at 100%. 2024-0243 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 67:05
  27. 26 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. 2024-0245 Read and referred ▶ jump to 67:25
  28. 27 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. 2024-0246 Read and referred ▶ jump to 67:48
  29. 27 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Mosites Construction Company for costs associated with construction of the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Forty-Eight Million Four Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($48,477,777.00), reimbursable at 100%. 2024-0243 Read and referred ▶ jump to 68:28
  30. 28 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. 2024-0247 Read and referred ▶ jump to 68:01
  31. 29 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 68:40
  32. 30 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. 2024-0248 Read and referred ▶ jump to 68:45
  33. 31 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) 2024-0256 Read and referred ▶ jump to 69:06
  34. 32 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 69:23
  35. 33 Resolution reappointing Jean Holland Dick as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire January 1, 2030. 2024-0249 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 69:27
  36. 34 Communication from Patrick Cornell, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay requests on behalf of the Department of Public Works for Keith Younger, Donald Myers & Joseph Rush, the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure for Ronald Romano, and the Department of Innovations & Performance for Ian Fisher, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018. 2024-0254 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 69:53
  37. 35 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  38. 36 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 70:27
  39. 37 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 70:39
  40. 38 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 6, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0230 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 70:42
  41. 39 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Reisinger Comber & Miller, LLC for legal services in connection with a police litigation matter at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND SIXTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS ($38,068.90) over one year. (Executive Session held 3/5/24) 2024-0137 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 70:47
  42. 40 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, 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 SPORT FACILITIES by One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Four Dollars and Eight Cents ($113,564.08), and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Four Dollars and Eight Cents ($113,564.08). 2024-0186 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 71:03
  43. 41 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of The United States Conference of Mayors for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed NINETEEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($19,262.00). 2024-0187 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 71:38
  44. 42 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS ▶ jump to 72:29
  45. 43 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for March 6, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0231 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 72:41
  46. 44 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the State Office of the Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($15,000.00) to support the purchase of emergency rescue equipment. 2024-0180 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 72:52
  47. 45 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the State Office of the Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($20,000.00) to support the purchase of new and replaced equipment for the Bureau of Fire. 2024-0181 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:10
  48. 46 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Quick Med Claims, LLC for the provision of ambulance billing services to the City of Pittsburgh, at a flat percentage rate dependent upon the amounts collected annually, for a five-year term. 2024-0182 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 73:28
  49. 47 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 74:24
  50. 48 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for March 6, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0232 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 74:34
  51. 49 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a utility easement agreement or agreements with Crown Castle Inc. to access, excavate, bore, and install internet connectivity infrastructure under, across, and over city-owned property located at 4740 Mossfield St. (Parcel IDs 50-E-130 & 50-E-131), at no cost to the City. 2024-0188 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 74:43
  52. 50 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES ▶ jump to 75:38
  53. 51 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for March 6, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0233 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 75:43
  54. 52 Resolution amending Resolution 408 of 2022, providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with UPMC Mercy in connection with the administration and evaluation of medical examinations and related tests and procedures for the Civil Service Commission’s medical examination program for current and prospective employees for employment and promotion and providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00), is hereby amended as follows to account for additional costs, not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($1,860,000.00). 2024-0179 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 76:04
  55. 53 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ▶ jump to 77:18
  56. 54 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 6, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0234 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 77:28
  57. 55 Resolution amending Resolution No. 714 of 2023, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Urban Design Ventures, LLC for services relating to the program design, and application development of the City’s HOME-ARP application” so as to allocate an additional Twenty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($29,000.00) to Urban Design Ventures, LLC for a total not to exceed of Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($57,600.00) and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements. (Briefing held 2-28-24) 2024-0140 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 77:37
  58. 56 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 832 of 2021, which increased the 2021 Capital Budget to reflect the receipt of HOME-ARP funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and authorized a subsequent agreement or agreements, by removing the authorization for the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into agreements, contracts, or utilize existing agreements. (Briefing held 2-28-24) 2024-0141 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 78:10
  59. 57 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES ▶ jump to 102:01
  60. 58 Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for March 6, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0235 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 101:52
  61. 59 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Department of Human Services, OCR, Keys Service Corps located at 1 Smithfield Street, Floor 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 with regard to the 2022 AmeriCorps Summer Program in the amount of TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($12,000.00) for match payment for AmeriCorps members who worked during the summer of 2022 with the Department of Parks and Recreation. 2024-0185 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 102:03
  62. 60 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 103:07
  63. 61 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for March 6, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0236 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 103:14
  64. 62 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with HOME-ARP, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $6,058,607.63. (Briefing held 2-28-24) 2024-0133 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 103:26
  65. 63 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Five: Article VII, Chapter 541: GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS; by amending language to Section 541.09 PUBLIC PARKING AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH to allow the issuance of parking tickets both in person and through the mail. 2024-0183 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 103:46
  66. 64 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
  67. 65 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  68. 66 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  69. 67 ADJOURNMENT
  70. 68 LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER