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February 6, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

Council Chambers

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Agenda — 70 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS
  5. 5 WHEREAS, February 1-29, 2024, has been designated Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month by the Association for Career and Technical Education; and, 2024-0124 Adopted Pass
  6. 6 WHEREAS, the observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a nationwide effort to acknowledge the impact of HIV on Black communities and work to overcome structural barriers to HIV testing, prevention, and treatment; and, 2024-0125 Adopted Pass
  7. 7 PUBLIC COMMENTS
  8. 8 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
  9. 9 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS:
  10. 10 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Optum (Connect Your Care) for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Flexible Spending Account program for a sum not to exceed Forty Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($40,500.00) over three years and for the payment of the costs thereof. 2024-0098 Read and referred
  11. 11 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with P&A Group for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) program for a sum not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) over one year and for the payment of the costs thereof. 2024-0099 Read and referred
  12. 12 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). 2024-0100 Read and referred
  13. 13 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Workpartners (Life Solutions) for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Employee Assistance Program for a sum not to exceed Forty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($49,500.00) over one year and for the payment of the costs thereof. 2024-0101 Read and referred
  14. 14 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS:
  15. 15 Resolution amending Resolution 898-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into Startup Participation Agreements with selected entities as part of the cohorts of PGH Lab and further authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into Program Participation Agreements with local municipal entities to allow such entities to test products and services through PGH Lab, at a total cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) over 1 year. The purpose of the amending legislation is to correct the name of one of the cohort companies and the amending legislation is not adding any additional funds. 2024-0102 Waived under Rule 8 Pass
  16. 16 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS:
  17. 16 Resolution amending Resolution 898-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into Startup Participation Agreements with selected entities as part of the cohorts of PGH Lab and further authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into Program Participation Agreements with local municipal entities to allow such entities to test products and services through PGH Lab, at a total cost not-to-exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) over 1 year. The purpose of the amending legislation is to correct the name of one of the cohort companies and the amending legislation is not adding any additional funds. 2024-0102 Read and referred
  18. 17 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 28-P, Lot 333 (3319 Niagara Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City. 2024-0103 Read and referred
  19. 18 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 20-A, Lot 106 (1461 Chartiers Avenue - Council District No. 2), at no cost to the City. 2024-0104 Read and referred
  20. 19 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 23rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 24-F, Lot 102 (Chestnut Street - Council District No. 1), at no cost to the City. 2024-0105 Read and referred
  21. 20 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-B, Lots 281 and 283 (Lincoln Avenue - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City. 2024-0106 Read and referred
  22. 21 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 19-C, Lots 184 and 213; Block 20-L, Lot 250; Block 20-M, Lots 195, 203, and 228; Block 20-R, Lot 17; and Block 42-P, Lot 7 (211 and 911 Amherst Street, 1042 Lakewood Street, 304 and 320 Lorenz Avenue, 1021 Rue Grande Vue Street, 1012 Chartiers Avenue, and 1017 Fairdale Street - Council District No. 2), at no cost to the City. 2024-0107 Read and referred
  23. 22 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 24th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 47-M, Lot 214 (1815 Rialto Street - Council District No. 1), at no cost to the City. 2024-0108 Read and referred
  24. 23 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 175-B, Lots 57, 58, 60, and 61 (Tioga Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City. 2024-0109 Read and referred
  25. 24 Resolution amending Resolution 2024-0031 entitled “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” as to add item E: 229 Shetland Avenue. 2024-0120 Read and referred
  26. 25 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:
  27. 26 Resolution amending Resolution No. 88 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into an amended Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services for City meetings and events, by exercising the contract option to extend the term for 1 year, adding the City Clerk as a signatory, and increasing the total spend by $150,000.00 for a new not to exceed amount of $478,976.00. 2024-0110 Read and referred
  28. 27 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 NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND NINETY-NINE CENTS ($95,767.99) over one year. 2024-0111 Read and referred
  29. 28 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Thomson Reuters- West for legal subscription services for an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND THIRTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND NINETEEN CENTS ($7,034.19) over one year. 2024-0112 Read and referred
  30. 29 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Kittelson, LLC for expert witness services in connection with two matters filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G. D. 18-0203 and G. D. 22-0077 for an amount not to exceed FOURTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-THREE CENTS ($14,675.33) over one year. 2024-0113 Read and referred
  31. 30 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Kroll Associates, Inc. for expert witness services in connection with a litigation matter in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:20-cv-00965 for an amount not to exceed TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT DOLLARS AND THIRTEEN CENTS ($24,008.13) over one year. 2024-0114 Read and referred
  32. 31 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of National League of Cities for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed EIGHTEEN THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($18,499.00). 2024-0115 Read and referred
  33. 32 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of Finance to extend the Lease and Tower Use Agreement with Crown Communication LLC at 1330 Hassler Street (Tax Parcel #19-E-214-T1) for four (4) additional five (5) year terms. 2024-0116 Read and referred
  34. 33 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemptions, Section 263.02 (a) Discount in advance, (b)(1) Optional tri-annual payments, and (d): Due Dates, so as to amend the discount date for the 2024 fiscal year. 2024-0123 Waived under Rule 8 Pass
  35. 34 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS:
  36. 35 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, 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 removing POISE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient along with PEOPLE OF ORIGIN RIGHTFULLY LOVED AND WANTED P.O.O.R.L.A.W. and authorizing a subsequent Agreement for a total cost of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000). 2024-0121 Read and referred
  37. 35 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemptions, Section 263.02 (a) Discount in advance, (b)(1) Optional tri-annual payments, and (d): Due Dates, so as to amend the discount date for the 2024 fiscal year. 2024-0123 Read and referred
  38. 36 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS:
  39. 37 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective January 1, 2020 as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” to correct the JDE Job Number for ST. MICHAEL’S FOOD BANK. 2024-0122 Read and referred
  40. 38 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS:
  41. 39 Resolution appointing Kyle Webster as a Commissioner on the Commission for Human Relations for a four-year term, which will expire on February 28, 2028. 2024-0117 Held, Pending Interview
  42. 40 Resolution appointing Mary Jayne McCullough as a Commissioner on the Commission for Human Relations for a four-year term, which will expire on February 28, 2028. 2024-0118 Held, Pending Interview
  43. 41 Resolution appointing David Green as Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections of the City of Pittsburgh. 2024-0119 Held, Pending Interview
  44. 42 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  45. 43 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
  46. 44 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
  47. 45 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for January 31, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0092 Read, Received and Filed Pass
  48. 46 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jeffrey Kertis, and his attorney, Howard F. Murphy, Esquire for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($17,500.00), payable over one year, in settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 17-014825. 2024-0048 Passed Finally Pass
  49. 47 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Judith Hulick, and her attorney, Andrew D. Sysak, Esquire for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($10,000.00), payable over one year, in settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 16-016565. 2024-0049 Passed Finally Pass
  50. 48 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 Passed Finally Pass
  51. 49 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  52. 50 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for January 31, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0093 Read, Received and Filed Pass
  53. 51 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the Smallman Complete Street Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE DOLLARS AND THIRTEEN CENTS ($999,999.13) for this stated purpose. 2024-0050 Passed Finally Pass
  54. 52 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 Passed Finally Pass
  55. 53 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  56. 54 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for January 31, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0094 Read, Received and Filed Pass
  57. 55 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective January 1, 2020 as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY SERVICES - SAFETY by $15,000.00 and increasing PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY SERVICES - HUNGER by $15,000.00, and authorize subsequent Agreements. 2024-0053 Passed Finally Pass
  58. 56 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the City of Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with HR&A Advisors & Urban American City for the purpose of assisting in the development of a Citywide Comprehensive Plan. Cost not to exceed $3,255,000 over two years. 2024-0054 Passed Finally Pass
  59. 57 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Common Cause Consulting & Sasaki for the purpose of developing a citywide engagement strategy to support the Citywide Comprehensive Plan process. Cost not to exceed $2,645,000 over two years. 2024-0055 Passed Finally Pass
  60. 58 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
  61. 59 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for January 31, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0097 Read, Received and Filed Pass
  62. 60 Resolution amending Resolution 681 of 2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an amended agreement with B-Three Solutions, Inc. for the continued provision of software maintenance and support services for critical applications and transition guidance, by increasing the approved amount by $200,000 and extending the contract for (1) year until December 31, 2024. The amended total cost not-to-exceed of the contract will now be Two Million One Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Three Hundred Twenty One Dollars ($2,129,321) over a period not to exceed seven (7) years. 2024-0046 Passed Finally Pass
  63. 61 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
  64. 62 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for January 31, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2024-0096 Read, Received and Filed Pass
  65. 63 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 107 & 109 Natchez Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15211, at no cost to the City. 2024-0047 Passed Finally Pass
  66. 64 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
  67. 65 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  68. 66 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  69. 67 ADJOURNMENT
  70. 68 LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER

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