City Council

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Agenda — 81 items

1. 1 ROLL CALL
2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS
5. 5 WHEREAS, Melvin Hubbard El (Brother Mel) is a dedicated educator and committed community servant who served as Senior Community Advisor to the Honorable Ed Gainey, Mayor of Pittsburgh. He served eight years as Chief of Staff to then State Representative Edward C. Gainey for the 24th Legislative District of the Pennsylvania State General Assembly; and, 2025-1420 Adopted Pass
6. 6 WHEREAS, the 51st annual National Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated from January 26 to February 1, 2025, highlighting the enduring impact of Catholic education in the Diocese of Pittsburgh and reflecting on the theme “Alive in Christ” exploring how we exist for one another; and, 2025-1421 Adopted Pass
7. 7 WHEREAS, Maria DeSimone Prascak, a native South Side resident and an integral member of the Pittsburgh community, has been leading Maria’s Ideas since 1982 which is located in Johno’s Art Studio at 1705 Arlington Ave in the South Side Slopes of Pittsburgh; and, 2025-1555 Adopted Pass
8. 8 WHEREAS, the South Side Soup Contest has been bringing the community together since 2005, offering Pittsburghers the opportunity to explore local businesses while supporting neighbors in need; and, 2025-1558 Adopted
9. 9 WILLS OF COUNCIL
10. 10 WHEREAS, Roberto Clemente (“Clemente”) was born on August 18th, 1984 in Barrio San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico; and, 2025-1557 Adopted Pass
11. 11 PUBLIC COMMENTS
12. 12 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
13. 13 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS:
14. 14 Resolution amending Resolution Number 655 of 2023, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Pittsburgh Event Childcare for professional services in connection with onsite childcare being provided to City of Pittsburgh employees during the days that school is not in session. Additionally, offsite childcare will be provided for those attending community events sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, and providing for payment of the cost thereof.” By increasing the total amount not to exceed by Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00) For a new total cost not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00), and extending the program for an additional year. 2025-1529 Read and referred
15. 15 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny and Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program for calendar years 2025-2027, at no additional cost to the City. 2025-1530 Read and referred
16. 16 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS:
17. 17 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Clinical Affiliation Agreement with Community College of Allegheny County to enact a precepting program, allowing students to learn professional skills from City employees in the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services for training and educational purposes, at zero cost to the City. 2025-1531 Read and referred
18. 18 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS:
19. 19 Resolution authorizing an extension of the term of the Acting Chief of Police for ninety (90) additional days, effective March 3, 2025. 2025-1559 Read and referred
20. 20 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:
21. 21 Resolution amending Resolution 603 of 2024, authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips LLP for legal services in connection with issues involving labor disputes, by increasing the cost by ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000) for a new not to exceed amount of TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($210,000) and adding one year for a new contract term of TWO (2) years. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) 2025-1532 Read and referred
22. 22 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 United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-1567 for an amount not to exceed FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND EIGHTY-TWO DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS ($54,082.90) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1533 Read and referred
23. 23 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Comber Miller, LLC for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-1567 for an amount not to exceed THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($35,109.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1534 Read and referred
24. 24 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Summers, McDonnell, Hudock, Guthrie & Rauch, 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-1567 for an amount not to exceed FORTY-ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($41,590.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1535 Read and referred
25. 25 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Major Cities Chiefs Association in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,500.00), for payment of annual member dues. 2025-1536 Read and referred
26. 26 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the U.S. Marshals Service in an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($8,900.00), to return seized funds in accordance with case 2:17cr304, filed in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1537 Read and referred
27. 27 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($9,220.00), to return seized funds in accordance with case 2:21cr328, filed in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1538 Read and referred
28. 28 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the U.S. Marshals Service in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($6,428.00), to return seized funds in accordance with case 2:19cr255, filed in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. (Executive Session held 2/25/25) 2025-1539 Read and referred
29. 29 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS:
30. 30 Ordinance amending the City Code at Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I: Public Right-of-Way, Chapter 417, to permanently adopt the Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program to provide assistance to eligible property owners. 2025-1541 Read and referred
31. 31 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) for the purpose of geophysical surveying by the USACE at Arsenal Park, at no cost to the City. 2025-1542 Read and referred
32. 32 Resolution amending Resolution 19 of 2024, which amends 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 November 30, 2027 and by increasing the total amount by $72,707.00 (Seventy-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Seven Dollars) for a total not to exceed of $247,127.00 (Two Hundred Forty Seven One Hundred Twenty Seven Dollars). 2025-1560 Waived under Rule 8 Pass
33. 33 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS:
34. 33 Resolution amending Resolution 19 of 2024, which amends 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 November 30, 2027 and by increasing the total amount by $72,707.00 (Seventy-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Seven Dollars) for a total not to exceed of $247,127.00 (Two Hundred Forty Seven One Hundred Twenty Seven Dollars). 2025-1560 Read and referred
35. 34 Ordinance accepting five new street names, COAL SEAM STREET, DARBY STREET, LUCAS COURT, LUCAS STREET and PITRELL STREET in the Fifth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street names were approved by CPAC in January 2025. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. 2025-1543 Read and referred
36. 35 Ordinance accepting a new street name, RILEY STREET in the Sixteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street name was approved by CPAC in January 2025. The name listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. 2025-1544 Read and referred
37. 36 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS:
38. 37 Resolution appointment of Emily Embrey as a Member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission with a term to expire February 1, 2029. 2025-1546 Approved Pass
39. 38 Resolution reappointment of Anna Bagwell as a Member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission with a term to expire February 1, 2029. 2025-1547 Approved Pass
40. 39 Resolution appointment of Julian McClain as a Member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire February 1, 2028. 2025-1548 Approved Pass
41. 40 Resolution appointment of Isabel Ruiz-Flint as a Member of the Human Relations Commission with a term to expire February 1, 2029. 2025-1549 Approved Pass
42. 41 Resolution appointment of Councilmember Deborah Gross, as a Member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire February 1, 2028. 2025-1550 Approved Pass
43. 42 Resolution appointment of Richard Morris as a Member of the Human Relations Commission with a term to expire February 1, 2029. 2025-1551 Approved Pass
44. 43 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 February 21, 2025. 2025-1552 Read, Received and Filed Pass
45. 44 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting the City of Pittsburgh Quarterly Financial and Performance Report for the period ending December 31, 2024. 2025-1553 Read, Received and Filed Pass
46. 45 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a donation to the Department of Public Safety from the Pittsburgh Public Safety Supply Inc. in the form of donated t-shirts to be worn at the Polar Plunge valued at a price not to exceed SIX HUNDRED ($600.00) dollars. 2025-1554 Read, Received and Filed Pass
47. 46 Communication from Kimberly Lucas, Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, submitting a report on the Sidewalk and Curb Repair Pilot Program, dated February 21, 2025. 2025-1556 Read, Received and Filed Pass
48. 47 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
49. 48 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
50. 49 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
51. 50 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for February 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1523 Read, Received and Filed Pass
52. 51 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of James E. DePasquale for plaintiff counsel fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 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 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-SIX CENTS ($123,873.76) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/11/25) 2025-1489 Passed Finally Pass
53. 52 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 TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIX DOLLARS AND FOUR CENTS ($26,406.04) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/11/25) 2025-1490 Passed Finally Pass
54. 53 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 STREET RESURFACING by Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000) to account for the payment for a surety bond made to the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1491 Passed Finally Pass
55. 54 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Euna Solutions, Inc for one year subscription in an amount not to exceed EIGHTEEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($18,500.00). 2025-1492 Passed Finally Pass
56. 55 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-Seven Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($67,550,000.00). 2025-1493 Passed Finally Pass
57. 56 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS
58. 57 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for February 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1524 Read, Received and Filed Pass
59. 58 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Center for Employment Opportunities to clean and revitalize community spaces, for a sum not to exceed Four Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand, Twenty-two Dollars ($456,022.00) over one year. 2025-1485 Passed Finally Pass
60. 59 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
61. 60 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for February 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1525 Read, Received and Filed Pass
62. 61 Resolution providing for a Preemption Interconnection Construction and Maintenance Agreement between CSXT and the City of Pittsburgh for construction and maintenance of highway rail grade crossing warning devices, consisting of automatic flashing lights and gates, at the grade crossings of Tecumseh Street and Hazelwood Avenue; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Zero Dollars ($0.00). 2025-1494 Passed Finally Pass
63. 62 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 466 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Studio Zewde for professional landscape architectural services for Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades, by increasing the overall cost by One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Nine Dollars, and Sixty Cents ($176,609.60) for a new City cost not to exceed Two Million Forty One Thousand, and Eighty Two Dollars, and Thirty Cents ($2,041,082.30) over one (1) year. 2025-1495 Passed Finally Pass
64. 63 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2024, effective December 27, 2023, as entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program,” to decrease Sport Facilities by One Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($115,170.00), and increase Park Reconstruction by One Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($115,170.00). 2025-1496 Passed Finally Pass
65. 64 Resolution amending Resolution 291 of 2024 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to execute an agreement(s) with the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) in order to continue providing electronic waste collection and recycling services for City residents, by extending PRC’s services for one (1) year to December 31, 2025 and increasing the authorized spend by Seventy-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($78,750.00) for a new total amount not to exceed Three Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($393,750.00). 2025-1497 Passed Finally Pass
66. 65 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
67. 66 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for February 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1526 Read, Received and Filed Pass
68. 67 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with consultants and/or service providers for professional services in connection with Civil Service and MPOETC required assessment and evaluation of Public Safety candidates, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed Ninety Five Thousand Dollars ($95,000.00). 2025-1484 Passed Finally Pass
69. 68 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
70. 69 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for February 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1527 Read, Received and Filed Pass
71. 70 Resolution amending Resolution 562 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) dollars to develop revised historic guidelines in the Mexican War Streets historic district. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred ($12,500) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost of Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($37,500) dollars” to include the Manchester District. 2025-1498 Passed Finally Pass
72. 71 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
73. 72 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for February 19, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1528 Read, Received and Filed Pass
74. 73 Resolution authorizing the adoption of the Manchester-Chateau Transit Revitalization Investment District Phase 1 Implementation Plan and related agreements (Council District 6). (Public Hearing held 2/12/25) 2024-1234 Passed Finally Pass
75. 74 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, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($19,840.00). 2025-1486 Passed Finally Pass
76. 75 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). 2025-1487 Passed Finally Pass
77. 76 Ordinance authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Borough of Wilkinsburg (“Borough”) for providing fire and emergency management services to the Borough pursuant to the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa. C.S. §§2301 et seq., and the Emergency Management Services Code, 35 Pa. C.S. §§7501 et seq, at a total cost not to exceed ELEVEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS ($11,933,932) over five years. 2025-1488 Passed Finally Pass
78. 77 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
79. 78 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
80. 79 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
81. 80 ADJOURNMENT

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