City Council

Council Chambers

Agenda — 76 items

1. 1 ROLL CALL
2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS
5. 5 WHEREAS, October 2024 was the 70th anniversary of the first shareholders that moved into Belmar Gardens. Belmar Gardens is located in the rolling hills of Lincoln-Larimer-Belmar area of our city and was the brainchild of Mrs. Robert Vann, publisher of The Pittsburgh Courier-3 and, 2025-1673 Adopted Pass
6. 6 WHEREAS, Kiyoshi Justin Munnell is a recent Eagle Scout with Troop 6 based out of Pittsburgh, PA in the neighborhood of Brookline. He began his scout career with Cub Scout Pack 606 in Green Tree, PA; and, 2025-1676 Adopted Pass
7. 7 WILLS OF COUNCIL
8. 8 WHEREAS, on March 26th, 2025, the board of Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) will vote on whether to start the process to permanently close ten PPS school buildings; and, 2025-1674 Adopted Pass
9. 9 PUBLIC COMMENTS
10. 10 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
11. 11 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS:
12. 12 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 Kicker, Inc., to provide video production services, including conceptualization, scripting, and production planning, to create videos to aid with police recruitment efforts, at a total cost not to exceed THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($32,750.00) over a one-year period. 2025-1656 Read and referred
13. 13 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS:
14. 14 Resolution amending Resolution 21 of 2025, 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 2025, by increasing the authorized amount by Ninety-Three Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($93,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Office of Community Health and Safety, for a new total of Seven Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($7,999,319.37). 2025-1657 Read and referred
15. 15 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Water for costs associated with the Haverhill Project where Pittsburgh Water is overseeing the design and construction of the storm water management components as well as the roadway replacement and rehabilitation and has or will retain the services of a Design Consultant, Construction Management/Inspection Consultant, and Construction Contractor for the project. The City will reimburse Pittsburgh Water for this work at a cost to the City not to exceed Nine Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Seventy-Seven Cents ($992,628.77), an increase of Three Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Thirty Cents ($382,513.30) from the previously authorizing resolution (404 of 2023). 2025-1658 Read and referred
16. 16 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 Agility Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for purposes of exchange, documentation, and cooperation with respect to provision of in-kind services between both parties, at no cost to the City. 2025-1659 Read and referred
17. 17 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:
18. 18 Resolution authorizing the issuance of two (2) warrants with the total sum of THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($32,000.00) over one (1) year. It is further understood and agreed that the payment schedule of the total settlement amount shall be as follows: (i) SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($16,000.00) payable to Scott Alan Beatty; (ii) SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($16,000.00) payable to Samuel J. Cordes, Esq., in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District Court of Pennsylvania at 2:24-cv-01582. (Executive Session held 3/25/25) 2025-1660 Read and referred
19. 19 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with USI Insurance Services for insurance brokerage services for all necessary policy types. This shall be a no-cost agreement with a term of three years with two one-year options to extend. 2025-1661 Read and referred
20. 20 Resolution amending Resolution No. 924 of 2024, effective December 18, 2024, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2025 Capital Budget, the proposed 2025 Community Development Program, and the 2025 through 2030 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing LIBERTY AVENUE (HSIP) by One Million Sixty Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Thirty Cents ($1,063,333.30) to account for additional Federal Highway Administration funding being received by the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1662 Read and referred
21. 21 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS:
22. 22 Resolution amending resolution No. 615 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Smallman Street Complete Street Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS and THIRTY CENTS ($2,279,662.30) with a local match of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($117,100.00) from the 2024 Capital Budget for a total grant project cost of TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS and THIRTY CENTS ($2,396,762.30),” to accept the grant, decrease the award amount and authorize necessary expenditures. 2025-1663 Read and referred
23. 23 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of United Rentals, in the amount of Thirty-Five Thousand Twenty-Five Dollars ($35,025.00), for the purpose of portable restroom rentals and servicing throughout the city’s parks system at various location; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. 2025-1664 Waived under Rule 8 Pass
24. 24 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, Right of Way, and Construction phases of the Liberty Ave Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP); providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Twelve Million Nine Hundred Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars ($12,905,556.00) an increase of Five Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,400,000.00) from the previously authorized amount; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Twenty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($29,700.00), an increase of Twenty Four Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($24,200.00) from the previously authorized amount (600 of 2023). Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific agreements. 2025-1665 Read and referred
25. 24 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of United Rentals, in the amount of Thirty-Five Thousand Twenty-Five Dollars ($35,025.00), for the purpose of portable restroom rentals and servicing throughout the city’s parks system at various location; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. 2025-1664 Read and referred
26. 25 Resolution providing for a supplemental agreement or agreements with WSP USA, Inc. for costs associated with South Negley Avenue Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Nine Dollars and Thirty-Nine Cents ($1,188,409.39) an increase of Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents ($317,588.34) from the previously executed agreement (51166-3). 2025-1666 Read and referred
27. 26 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS:
28. 27 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Mohammed Burny for tuition reimbursement for an amount not to exceed THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO DOLLARS ($33,292.00) over one year. 2025-1667 Read and referred
29. 28 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, in the 23rd Ward, in the First (1st) Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sale. 2025-1675 Read and referred
30. 29 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS:
31. 30 Resolution reappointing Janet Evans, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2029. 2025-1668 Approved Pass
32. 31 Resolution appointment of Robert Helwig, as a Member of the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire April 30, 2028. 2025-1669 Approved Pass
33. 32 Resolution appointment of Rebecca Yago, as a Member of the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire April 30, 2028. 2025-1670 Approved Pass
34. 32 Resolution reappointing Janet Evans, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2029. 2025-1668 Reconsidered Pass
35. 33 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended March 21, 2025. 2025-1671 Read, Received and Filed Pass
36. 33 Resolution reappointing Janet Evans, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2029. 2025-1668 Held, Pending Interview Pass
37. 34 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting an acting pay request on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Paul Scott & Cydney Cooper and the Department of Public Safety for Martin Devine & Natalie Coleman, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018. 2025-1672 Read, Received and Filed Pass
38. 35 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
39. 36 Resolution appointing Tammy Thompson, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire March 26, 2029. 2025-1612 Approved Pass
40. 37 Resolution appointing Charlise Smith, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire March 26, 2029. 2025-1613 Approved Pass
41. 38 Resolution reappointing Jala Rucker, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2028. 2025-1614 Approved Pass
42. 39 Resolution appointing Wasiullah Mohamed, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2029. 2025-1615 Approved Pass
43. 40 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
44. 41 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
45. 42 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1650 Read, Received and Filed Pass
46. 43 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY-TWO CENTS ($65,662.52) over one year. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1599 Passed Finally Pass
47. 44 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dominique Decenzo, and her attorney, Max Petrunya, P.C. , for a single payment in 2025 in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-007555. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1600 Passed Finally Pass
48. 45 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of WesBanco Bank in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,800.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0218) for damage to the drive thru canopy of their property at 5000 Centre Avenue from a DOMI Traffic Division vehicle on September 6, 2024. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1601 Passed Finally Pass
49. 46 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Edward Torak in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,250.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0190) for damage to his vehicle from an accident with a City PW vehicle on July 22, 2024. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1602 Passed Finally Pass
50. 47 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., c/o CMR Claims as TPA in an amount not to exceed FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY CENTS ($4,521.70) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0133) for damage to a utility pole at 2600 Sunset Avenue and Essen Street by a City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services vehicle on December 16, 2022. (Executive Session held 3/11/24) 2025-1603 Passed Finally Pass
51. 48 Resolution amending Resolution No. 446 of 2024, which allocated an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to the agreement with Frost, Brown, Todd LLC, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to extend the Agreement or Agreements with Frost, Brown, Todd LLC for legal assistance relating to real estate, public finance, municipal law, and as-needed consultation by adding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a new total not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00). 2025-1604 Passed Finally Pass
52. 49 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
53. 50 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1651 Read, Received and Filed Pass
54. 51 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS AND EIGHTY EIGHT CENTS ($335,981.88) to replace the traffic signals at Centre Avenue and North Dithridge Street. 2025-1606 Passed Finally Pass
55. 52 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed SIX HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS ($647,049.45) to replace signals at the intersection of East General Robinson Street and Sandusky Street. 2025-1607 Passed Finally Pass
56. 53 Resolution granting unto BH VENTURE ONE LP, 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, new permanent building foundation that will extend into the right-of-way, at 1406 5th Avenue, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2025-1608 Passed Finally Pass
57. 54 Resolution amending Resolution No. 249 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City, to amend and renew the Lease Agreement with Beaver Avenue Associates, LLC, by continuing to provide a leased space at 1301 Beaver Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA for the purposes of housing the Facilities Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works, by extending the term through March 31, 2028 with new property owner 1301 Beaver Ave LLC managed by the Regency Transportation Group, LTD. 2025-1609 Passed Finally Pass
58. 55 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
59. 56 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1652 Read, Received and Filed Pass
60. 57 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with HR & A Advisors, Inc. in an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000) for work on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant for Saw Mill Run Boulevard. 2025-1610 Passed Finally Pass
61. 58 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of The Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State, for the purchase the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) training, at a cost not to exceed Eight Thousand and Zero Cents ($8,000.00). 2025-1611 Passed Finally Pass
62. 59 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
63. 60 Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1653 Read, Received and Filed Pass
64. 61 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of FenceScreen, LLC for the purchase of a sound screen for Moore Park Pickleball courts in the amount of Nine Thousand Six Hundred & Seventy-One Dollars and Seventeen cents ($9,671.17) over one (1) year. 2025-1598 Passed Finally Pass
65. 62 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY
66. 63 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1654 Read, Received and Filed Pass
67. 64 Resolution amending Resolution 621-2020, 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 ERP-One Consulting Inc. for the provision of services including professional services, consultation, and day to day managed services of the City of Pittsburgh JD Edwards Enterprise One 9.2 application, by increasing the approved amount by Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) and extending the agreement for an additional three (3) years, for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000) over seven (7) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) 2025-1581 Passed Finally Pass
68. 65 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Buildingeye, Inc. ("Buildingeye") for the purchase of their software and related support services for an interactive map that internal and public visual display of planning, permit, license, and violation data, at a cost not to exceed Twenty Thousand and Zero Cents ($20,000.00). 2025-1586 Passed Finally Pass
69. 66 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
70. 67 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for March 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1655 Read, Received and Filed Pass
71. 68 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny County and the United States Department of Justice for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the 2024 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant in the amount not to exceed FIFTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FOURTEEN ($51,614.00) dollars to purchase a real-time asset management technology platform. 2025-1587 Passed Finally Pass
72. 69 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Eighty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($80,000.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles for use by the City of Pittsburgh Park Rangers. This expenditure is associated with grant funds that the City will receive from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Local Share Account Statewide. 2025-1588 Passed Finally Pass
73. 70 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
74. 71 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
75. 72 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
76. 73 ADJOURNMENT

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