Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 38 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 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)
- 8 NEW PAPERS
- 9 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).
- 10 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).
- 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 6th, 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 Sunny Bunny Easter Eggs – easter eggs (Dist. 2) 149.00 St Philip Catholic Parish – calendar party luncheon donation (Dist. 2) 500.00 Marabello, Lori – reimbursement for community meeting refreshments (Dist. 2) 234.72 Spectra Associates Inc – archival telescoping binders 1,194.50 Byko, Laura – reimbursement for community meeting refreshments (Dist. 5) 89.54 Lavelle, R. Daniel – reimbursement for travel (Dist. 6) 728.46 MAYOR’S OFFICE Watkins, Sharon – reimbursement for community meeting refreshments 41.92 CITY CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Zeo Technologies – Open Book programming 5,000.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Pods Enterprises Inc – storage container pickup 88.00 Commonwealth Press – promotional material for Safe Routes to School 150.00 Custom Products Corporation – sign mounting material 4,973.25 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Professional Service Industries, Inc. – asbestos evaluation for Biddle Building 1,570.00 Professional Service Industries, Inc – air quality testing for West End HALC 2,965.00 DEPT OF HR & CIVIL SERVICE Ghaner, Chloe – travel reimbursement 275.10 DEPT OF FINANCE Treasure Lawncare LLC – tree pruning 3,750.00 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS Post & Schell PC – legal services 60.00 White Coat Captioning – captioning for the Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit 1,190.00 DEPT OF INNOVATION PERFORMANCE Burns, Zoe – reimbursement for team lunch 182.17 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING Urban Sustainability Directors Network – membership dues 3,850.00 Prendergast, Kyla – AICP membership reimbursement 503.96 Post Up Stand – prize wheel for community meetings 158.94 DEPT OF PERMITS LICENSES & INSPECTIONS Smith, Maura – reimbursement for building code certifications 121.12 Hudson, Zachary P – reimbursement for building code certifications 121.12 Pook, Barbara – reimbursement for building code certifications 121.12 Mariani, Mark – reimbursement for lead assessor certification 423.94 DEPT OF LAW Cavaliere Court Reporting, LLC – court documents 2,451.20 Allegheny County Office of the Court Reporters – court documents 67.50 Veritext Corporate Services, Inc. – court documents 527.90 Winters, Marc – arbitration services 875.00 Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC. – outside legal counsel 444.00 Dickie McCamey & Chilcote PC – outside legal counsel 3,552.50 Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP – outside legal counsel 112.50 Gleason & Associates PC – outside legal counsel 3,125.00 Exilus, Jesse – reimbursement for catering 512.00 Exilus, Jesse – reimbursement for online job postings 540.00 Thomson Reuters West – legal publication subscription 1,378.17 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Betsy Ann Chocolates – Valentines on Ice giveaway 200.00 Fowlkes, Jason – arts/tech maker learning education 2,000.00 Smallwood, Maya - arts/tech maker learning education 2,000.00 Redden, Mondale - arts/tech maker learning education 2,000.00 Rowlkes, Wayne Lewis - arts/tech maker learning education 2,000.00 Bharadwaj, Pratik - arts/tech maker learning education 1,500.00 Idowu, Damola - arts/tech maker learning education 875.00 Xie, Leon - arts/tech maker learning education 1,500.00 Harper, Anthony - arts/tech maker learning education 2,000.00 Bowman, Gerald R - arts/tech maker learning education 2,000.00 Burnett, Brian - arts/tech maker learning education 2,000.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Mahouski, Robert – reimbursement for training 150.00 Lewis, Charles – reimbursement for supplies 249.97 Allegheny County Volunteer FF Association – membership dues 10.00 North Eastern Uniforms & Equipment – patches for HAZMAT team 1,078.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Dollar Rent A Car, Inc. – vehicle rental 4,820.23 Hoyson, Lance – reimbursement for training 399.00 Schorin Co., Inc – mobile crime unit evidence paper bags 630.50 BUREAU OF FIREBUREAU OF EMS Munhall Area Prehospital – reimbursement for EMS coverage 475.20 Munhall Area Prehospital – reimbursement for EMS coverage 889.56 Bound Tree Medical – medical supplies 605.80 Harmony EMS – reimbursement for EMS coverage 640.51
- 12 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 13 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 14 P-Cards
- 15 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 16 NEW PAPERS
- 17 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.
- 18 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.
- 19 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.
- 20 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 21 NEW PAPERS
- 22 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.
- 23 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 24 NEW PAPERS
- 25 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).
- 26 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 27 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 28 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Chapter 919, Signs, to regulate the use of non-advertising signs for Major Public Destination Facilities in the RIV-NS District. (Needs to be sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation)
- 29 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)
- 30 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)
- 31 RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
- 32 NEW PAPERS
- 33 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.
- 34 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 35 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 36 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)
- 37 NEW PAPERS
- 38 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.