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January 17, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 46 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 19:26
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 19:28
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 19:42
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS
  5. 5 WILLS OF COUNCIL ▶ jump to 19:54
  6. 6 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh echoes the Stakeholders in calling on the Department of Transportation, its Build America Bureau, and the Federal Government to promptly make these changes to the RRIF Program so that RRIF funds can be deployed towards critical investments in office conversion projects here in the City of Pittsburgh. 2024-0040 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 19:59
  7. 7 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 20:45
  8. 8 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 32:19
  9. 9 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 32:22
  10. 10 Resolution amending Resolution 156 of 2023, which provided for “the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with RouteSmart Technologies, Inc., which provides trash and recycling routing optimization, for the purchase and implementation of navigation software that will provide turn-by-turn directions to Environmental Service Drivers,” by extending the term through December 31, 2026 and by increasing the total amount by $24,680 (Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Dollars) for a total not to exceed of $174,420 (One Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Dollars). 2024-0018 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 32:29
  11. 11 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 33:43
  12. 11 Resolution amending Resolution 156 of 2023, which provided for “the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with RouteSmart Technologies, Inc., which provides trash and recycling routing optimization, for the purchase and implementation of navigation software that will provide turn-by-turn directions to Environmental Service Drivers,” by extending the term through December 31, 2026 and by increasing the total amount by $24,680 (Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Dollars) for a total not to exceed of $174,420 (One Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Dollars). 2024-0018 Read and referred ▶ jump to 33:23
  13. 12 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 33:46
  14. 13 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 33:59
  15. 14 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 34:08
  16. 15 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 34:37
  17. 16 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 35:11
  18. 17 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 35:25
  19. 18 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 36:07
  20. 19 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 36:15
  21. 20 Resolution ratifying the 2024 - 2028 International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1 Collective Bargaining Agreement. 2024-0026 Read and referred ▶ jump to 36:28
  22. 21 Resolution amending Resolution 858 of 2023, entitled "Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2024," so as to reopen the 2024 Operating Budget to accommodate changes in the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Fire, the Department of Finance, and the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service in direct response to the ratified collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1. (Public Hearing held 2/22/24) 2024-0027 Read and referred ▶ jump to 36:39
  23. 22 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 37:18
  24. 23 Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 674 of 2022, effective date December 2, 2022, in order to rescind the sale. 2024-0029 Read and referred ▶ jump to 37:47
  25. 24 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 37:56
  26. 25 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 38:29
  27. 26 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 39:26
  28. 27 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 39:27
  29. 28 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 39:53
  30. 29 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 40:12
  31. 30 Resolution amending Resolution 766 of 2023, entitled “Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2023, effective January 1, 2017 as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing LYNN WILLIAMS HIGH RISE by $2,500 and ST. AMBROSE MANOR by $1,299.35 and increasing PITTSBURGH HIGHER GROUND FOUNDATION, INC. by $3,799.35, and authorize subsequent Agreements.” by adding the information for Pittsburgh Higher Ground Foundation Inc. to Section 1 and by changing the JDE job number in Section 2. 2024-0012 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 40:24
  32. 31 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 41:13
  33. 32 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 Read and referred ▶ jump to 41:59
  34. 32 Resolution amending Resolution 766 of 2023, entitled “Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2023, effective January 1, 2017 as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing LYNN WILLIAMS HIGH RISE by $2,500 and ST. AMBROSE MANOR by $1,299.35 and increasing PITTSBURGH HIGHER GROUND FOUNDATION, INC. by $3,799.35, and authorize subsequent Agreements.” by adding the information for Pittsburgh Higher Ground Foundation Inc. to Section 1 and by changing the JDE job number in Section 2. 2024-0012 Read and referred ▶ jump to 49:24
  35. 33 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 42:23
  36. 34 Resolution appointing Virginia Beck as a Member of the Citizen Police Review Board with a term to expire October 31, 2027. 2024-0035 Held, Pending Interview ▶ jump to 42:26
  37. 35 Resolution amending Resolution 790 of 2023 reappointing Lindsay Powell as a Member of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 2, 2028. 2024-0036 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 43:41
  38. 36 Resolution amending Resolution 852 of 2023 appointing Philip Wu as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire January 1, 2028. 2024-0037 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 43:42
  39. 37 Resolution amending Resolution 792 of 2023 appointing James Reid as a Member of the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire April 30, 2026. 2024-0038 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 43:13
  40. 38 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  41. 39 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
  42. 40 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 45:35
  43. 41 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  44. 42 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  45. 43 ADJOURNMENT
  46. 44 LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER