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January 30, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 74 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 10:15
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 10:31
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 11:00
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 11:07
  5. 5 WHEREAS, the health and vitality of the City of Pittsburgh is reflected in the participation of those activities that further the strength of the community; and, 2024-0082 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 11:21
  6. 6 WHEREAS, life’s most valuable of gifts are those that are difficult to calculate in material terms, given discreetly and without thought of reward; and, 2024-0083 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 12:23
  7. 7 WHEREAS, the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week is celebrated January 28-February 3, 2024; and, 2024-0084 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 47:20
  8. 8 WHEREAS, Nancy Burns grew up in Mount Washington at a time when there were no sports offered to young females in her area. She belonged to the Catholic Youth Organization League, but had to be in the ninth grade to begin softball; and, 2024-0085 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 55:15
  9. 9 WHEREAS, Gertrude Stein was born February 3, 1874 on Beech Avenue in Allegheny City, now Pittsburgh’s Allegheny West neighborhood on the North Side; and, 2024-0086 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 85:42
  10. 10 WHEREAS, David Shifren was born and raised in Brooklyn and came to Pittsburgh in 1989 to attend a Masters of Fine Arts program at the University of Pittsburgh and upon graduation began a fulfilling career as a university professor, screenwriter, and novelist, writing westerns, short stories, and contributing as a ghostwriter to a popular young adult detective-novel series; and, 2024-0088 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 68:58
  11. 11 WHEREAS, Elizabeth (“Liz”) Style was born and raised in the Baltimore area, and earned a Master’s Degree in Organizational Psychology, and has worked in non-profit and public service sectors all of her professional life; and, 2024-0090 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 27:49
  12. 12 WHEREAS, American steel industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish immigrant who built Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to make knowledge and learning "free to the people"; and, 2024-0091 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 86:16
  13. 13 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 86:27
  14. 14 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 97:21
  15. 15 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 97:33
  16. 16 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania for the provision of medical direction services at a cost not to exceed THIRTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($30.00) over three years. 2024-0065 Read and referred ▶ jump to 97:57
  17. 17 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 98:21
  18. 18 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of eCivis Inc for one year subscription in an amount not to exceed EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($18,000.00). 2024-0067 Read and referred ▶ jump to 98:35
  19. 19 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 98:50
  20. 20 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 1315 Western Avenue, at no cost to the City. 2024-0068 Read and referred ▶ jump to 99:03
  21. 21 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 320 Cedarhurst Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210, at no cost to the City. 2024-0069 Read and referred ▶ jump to 99:18
  22. 22 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Allegheny League of Municipalities for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($9,000.00). 2024-0070 Read and referred ▶ jump to 99:30
  23. 23 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 99:41
  24. 24 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) 2024-0089 Read and referred ▶ jump to 100:12
  25. 25 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 100:17
  26. 26 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX DOLLARS AND FIFTY-EIGHT CENTS ($27,286.58) over one year. 2024-0071 Read and referred ▶ jump to 100:27
  27. 27 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of a single payment in 2024 to the Allegheny County Health Department at a cost not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($8,000.00) in full and final settlement of enforcement proceedings filed at ASB-21-1103 for violations of Article XXI (Air Pollution Control). 2024-0072 Read and referred ▶ jump to 100:51
  28. 28 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 797 of 2017, as amended, effective December 28, 2017, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing COMPLETE STREETS by $70,581.06 and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $70,581.06. 2024-0073 Read and referred ▶ jump to 101:21
  29. 29 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing COMPLETE STREETS by $72,853.77 and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $72,853.77. 2024-0074 Read and referred ▶ jump to 101:46
  30. 30 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing COMPLETE STREETS by $226,068 to account for additional Federal Highway Administration funding being received by the City of Pittsburgh. 2024-0075 Read and referred ▶ jump to 102:26
  31. 31 Resolution amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, 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 CHARLES ANDERSON BRIDGE (TIP) by $22,950,000 to account for additional Federal Highway Administration funding being received at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. 2024-0076 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 103:02
  32. 32 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 103:55
  33. 32 Resolution amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, 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 CHARLES ANDERSON BRIDGE (TIP) by $22,950,000 to account for additional Federal Highway Administration funding being received at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. 2024-0076 Read and referred
  34. 33 Resolution amending Resolution 442 of 2023 which provided for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the Bridge over RT 51 Near Woodruff Street, also referred to as the Parking Lot Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($625,000.00). This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement, an increase of Twenty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($28,000.00) at a total not to exceed cost of One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00) Twenty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($29,250.00). Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements. 2024-0077 Read and referred ▶ jump to 104:13
  35. 34 Resolution amending Resolution 512 of 2023 which provided for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Charles Anderson Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty Three Million Six Hundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars ($53,690,000.00) Fifty-Nine Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($59,890,000.00), an increase of Six Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,200,000.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Construction phase of the project, due to this phase being 100% Federally funded. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at a cost not to exceed Sixty-Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($62,250.00), an increase of Fifty-Six Thousand Dollars ($56,000.00) from the previous amendment Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($6,250.00). Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements. 2024-0078 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 105:17
  36. 35 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Public Works to receive grant funding from the Pittsburgh Arena Real Estate Redevelopment LP to benefit the rehabilitation of the City-owned Ammon Recreation Center and Park in the Hill District Neighborhood in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars. 2024-0079 Read and referred ▶ jump to 105:51
  37. 36 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 106:38
  38. 36 Resolution amending Resolution 512 of 2023 which provided for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Charles Anderson Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty Three Million Six Hundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars ($53,690,000.00) Fifty-Nine Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($59,890,000.00), an increase of Six Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,200,000.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Construction phase of the project, due to this phase being 100% Federally funded. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at a cost not to exceed Sixty-Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($62,250.00), an increase of Fifty-Six Thousand Dollars ($56,000.00) from the previous amendment Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($6,250.00). Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements. 2024-0078 Read and referred
  39. 37 Resolution appointing Clara Kitongo as a Member of the Shade Tree Commission with a term to expire January 1, 2028. 2024-0080 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 106:47
  40. 38 Resolution appointing Khari Mosley to the Pittsburgh Land Bank Board of Directors for a term to expire on March 1, 2027. This appointee will serve in a seat designated for Council that was vacated by Councilman Ricky Burgess whose term expired and resigned. 2024-0087 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 106:57
  41. 39 Resolution appointing Lauren Connelly as a Member of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 2, 2026. 2024-0081 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 107:57
  42. 40 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ▶ jump to 108:19
  43. 41 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 108:22
  44. 42 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 108:24
  45. 43 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for January 24, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0061 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 108:37
  46. 44 Resolution to authorize and direct the incurring of non-electoral debt through the issuance of a series of general obligation bonds of the city of Pittsburgh, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of sixty-two million four hundred ninety-five thousand and 00/100 dollars ($62,495,000.00). 2024-0010 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 108:47
  47. 45 Ordinance amending Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 177A: Equal Opportunity Review Commission in order to clarify scope of EORC review. 2024-0025 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 109:06
  48. 46 Resolution ratifying the 2024 - 2028 International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1 Collective Bargaining Agreement. 2024-0026 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 109:21
  49. 47 Resolution amending Resolution 865 of 2023, providing for an Agreement or Agreements and a Lease or Leases by and between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and First Vehicle Services, a TransDev Company (“First Vehicle”), pursuant to which First Vehicle will furnish all work and services needed to manage and maintain the City’s Vehicle Fleet, cost shall not exceed Seventy-Eight Million Three Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($78,349,343.75) over a six (6) year period. 2024-0028 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 109:33
  50. 48 Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 674 of 2022, effective date December 2, 2022, in order to rescind the sale. 2024-0029 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 110:06
  51. 49 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through K: A: 268 Lombard Street, B: 2431 Wylie Avenue, C: 746 Clarissa Street, D: 4918 Rosetta Street, [E: 0 Isoline Street - DELETED], F: 123 Overbeck Street, G: 149 Henderson Street, H: 1400 Tumbo Street, [I: 510 Stratmore Avenue - DELETED], [J: 512 Stratmore Avenue - DELETED], [K: 514 Stratmore Avenue - DELETED] 2024-0030 AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 110:19
  52. 50 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through N: A: 2825 Webster Avenue, B: 2823 Webster Avenue, C: 5163 Hillcrest Street, D: 415 N Graham Street, [E: 229 Shetland Avenue - DELETED], F: 6506 Meadow Street, G: 7042 Kedron Street, H: 1050 Wheeler Street, I: 0 Oakwood Street, J: 0 Oakwood Street, K: 5874 Douglas Street, L: 516 Cedarhurst Street, M: 3003 Zephyr Avenue, N: 419 Marshall Avenue 2024-0031 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 110:59
  53. 51 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 113:38
  54. 52 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for January 24, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0062 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 113:47
  55. 52 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through K: A: 268 Lombard Street, B: 2431 Wylie Avenue, C: 746 Clarissa Street, D: 4918 Rosetta Street, [E: 0 Isoline Street - DELETED], F: 123 Overbeck Street, G: 149 Henderson Street, H: 1400 Tumbo Street, [I: 510 Stratmore Avenue - DELETED], [J: 512 Stratmore Avenue - DELETED], [K: 514 Stratmore Avenue - DELETED] 2024-0030 Passed Finally, As Amended Pass
  56. 53 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove two (2) pole anchors located upon City-owned property in Schenley Park (Parcel ID 27-S-150-0-1). 2024-0032 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 113:57
  57. 54 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an easement with Duquesne Light Company to provide a Permanent Easement for vegetation management on city-owned property, parcel ID 0026-L-00110-0000-00. 2024-0033 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 114:21
  58. 55 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ▶ jump to 115:18
  59. 56 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for January 24, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0063 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 115:36
  60. 57 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Program to Aid Citizens Enterprise (PACE) for technical assistance services to nonprofits awarded Neighborhood Economic Development (NED) grants in need of capacity building for a sum not to exceed Thirty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($32,700.00) for the payment of the costs thereof. 2024-0034 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 115:46
  61. 58 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Seven: Business Licensing, Article V: Trade Occupations, Chapter 751: Contractor Registration, by adding language defining “contractor” and “construction” and updating references to both entities across Chapter. 2024-0041 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 116:13
  62. 59 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 117:16
  63. 60 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for January 24, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0064 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 117:30
  64. 61 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Act 537 Plan Update Special Study for: Brentwood Borough, at no cost to the City. 2024-0019 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 117:42
  65. 62 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 3133 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, at no cost to the City. 2024-0020 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 117:54
  66. 63 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 3045 Sarah Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, at no cost to the City. 2024-0021 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 118:06
  67. 64 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for proposed land development located along Grandview Avenue at the intersections of Augusta Street and Shaler Street, including the following parcel numbers, 6-G-10, 6-G-12, 6-G-16, 6-G-18, 6-G-20, 6-G-22, 6-G-30, 6-G-31, 6-G-32, 6-G-33, 6-G-34, 6-G-35, 6-G-36, 6-G-39, 6-G-40, 6-G-42, 6-G-43, 6-G-46, 6-G-51, 6-G-67, 6-G-68, 6-G-69, 6-G-70, at no cost to the City. 2024-0022 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 118:23
  68. 65 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into permanent easements with the Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC) for the installation, maintenance, repair, operation, and removal of a water line on city-owned property at the end of Minooka Street (Lots 60-A-189, 60-A-193, and 60-A-244). 2024-0023 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 119:12
  69. 66 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into a data sharing agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA), for each party to share certain data with the other, at no cost to the City. 2024-0024 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 119:41
  70. 67 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 120:29
  71. 68 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS ▶ jump to 121:07
  72. 69 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 121:08
  73. 70 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 121:09
  74. 71 LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER ▶ jump to 121:10