City Council
Regular MeetingPittsburgh, PA · December 10, 2019
Minutes
City of Pittsburgh
510 City-County Building
414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
10:00 AM
Council Chambers
City Council
ONE-HUNDRED
FORTIETH COUNCIL
Bruce A. Kraus, President of Council
Council Members: Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deborah L. Gross, Darlene M.
Harris, R. Daniel Lavelle, Corey O'Connor, Theresa Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger
Brenda F. Pree, City Clerk - Kimberly Clark-Baskin, Deputy City Clerk
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ROLL CALL
Present 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
Absent 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS
2019-2404 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Pittsburgh City Council does
hereby recognize and honor Luke Berbach for his magnanimous and selfless act of
cleaning and restoring the World War II memorial and improving the condition of its
surrounding area in the 24th Ward; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does
hereby declare December 9, 2019 to be “Luke Berbach’s Veteran Appreciation
Day” In the City of Pittsburgh.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND ALL MEMBERS
A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried.
Enactment No: 790
PUBLIC COMMENTS
PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS:
2019-2381 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the
City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to
accept a donation from The Heinz Endowments of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) to assist the City of Pittsburgh Office of the Mayor with membership to
the Gun Safety Consortium.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law
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2019-2382 Resolution providing for Agreement(s) or Contract(s), or use of existing Agreement(s)
or Contract(s) with Neighborhood Allies for the purpose of providing neighborhood
and community development services; and providing for the payment at a cost
thereof, not to exceed $140,000.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law
2019-2383 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title
One: Administration Article XI Human Resources, Chapter 192 Pensions, Municipal
Benefit Plan No 2. Section 192.26 Pension Allowance by adding 192.26 (p)
eliminating the Social Security Offset for non-union employee members who are
Elected Officials.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law
2019-2384 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning
to enter into contract and hire consultant, LaQuatra Bonci Associates, to develop a
master plan for Fort Pitt Park. The park master plan should be executed for a sum not
to exceed Forty Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($45,000).
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic
Development
2019-2399 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning
to enter into an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with Openbox Design, LLC to assist
the City to plan and develop a Community Visioning Study with the Department of
City Planning and the East Hills and Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar communities and
provide for the payment at a cost thereof not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand and
Zero Cents ($200,000.00).
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic
Development
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COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS:
2019-2385 Resolution providing for an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with the Green Building
Alliance for the purposes of incorporating green building practices into development
review processes and provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed
$35,000.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic
Development
2019-2400 Resolution further amending Resolution number 797 of 2017, entitled “Resolution
adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget” in order to transfer $250,000 from
Council Community Funds to the URA’s Microfinance program.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER GROSS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law
2019-2401 Resolution further amending resolution number 863 of 2018, entitled “adopting and
approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement
Program” in order to transfer a project from DOMI to Planning.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER GROSS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic
Development
COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS:
2019-2396 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled
“adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by transferring a total of
$33,372.46 within District 1 Neighborhood Needs to Allegheny West ($5,000),
Historic Deutschtown Development Corp ($10,000), Northside Leadership
Conference ($12,000), Spring Hill Civic League ($5,500), and Public Safety-AEDs
($872.46).
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law
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2019-2397 Resolution further amending Resolution 549 of 2012, entitled “providing for an
agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing
contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for
City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the
costs thereof” by transferring $33,372.46 remaining within District 1 Neighborhood
Needs to new projects and renaming existing projects.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law
2019-2403 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 of the City Code, the naming of the
soccer field at Riverview Park as “Ravenstahl Field”.
(Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Urban Recreation
COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS:
2019-2386 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements, providing for the
transfer of funds not to exceed Seven Million Four Hundred Thirty Two Thousand
Nine Hundred Seventy One Dollars ($7,432,971.00) to the City of Pittsburgh
Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and
accessories for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments and Authorities and to extend
the cooperation agreement to accommodate lease agreements for a seven and five
year lease period to provide for vehicles for the Bureau of Fire.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
2019-2387 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition between the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of
Pittsburgh, for the sale of Block 124-J, Lots 287, 290, 291, 293, and 295 (part) in
the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (Choice
Neighborhoods Phase III - Larimer/East Liberty).
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
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2019-2388 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition between the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of
Pittsburgh, for the sale of Block 124-J, Lots 295 (part) and 322, in the 12th Ward of
the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (Choice Neighborhoods Phase IV -
Larimer/East Liberty).
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
2019-2389 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled
“adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital
Improvement Program” by transferring the remaining $162,694.25 from the
completed Beechwood Blvd/Brownshill Road project to the Bob O’Connor golf
clubhouse.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER O'CONNOR
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law
COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS:
2019-2390 Resolution authorizing the transfer by the City of Pittsburgh to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) certain public right-of-way
on certain property of the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh in cooperation with a
PennDOT construction project.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works
2019-2391 Resolution authorizing the acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh to the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania from the Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) of certain
dedicated public right-of-way on certain property of the 15th Ward of the City of
Pittsburgh in cooperation with a PennDOT construction project.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works
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2019-2392 Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an
Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the
design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of
materials, equipment and supplies in connection the construction of the West Ohio
Street Bridge project; and providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements
with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, and
necessary utilities; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed
$7,703.986.30.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works
2019-2393 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 98 of 2018, entitled
“Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and
Infrastructure to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support
Washington Boulevard Multimodal Path Construction; further providing for a
Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements,
or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design, repairs, maintenance,
improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies
in connection with the Washington Blvd Trail project; and providing for the payment
of the costs thereof, not to exceed $560,589.00” to account for bid accepted that
was higher than originally anticipated, and for additional sources of funding but not to
exceeded $741,249.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works
2019-2394 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 591 of 2016, entitled
“Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing
Agreements, providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing
Contracts, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the
purchase of materials, equipment, supplies and professional services in connection
with the Bike Infrastructure Program, and providing for the payment of the costs
thereof, not to exceed $836,632.00” .” to account for bid accepted that was higher
than originally anticipated, but not to exceeded $863,608.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works
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2019-2398 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 amending various City Council CDBG
Unspecified Local Option line items and authorizing a subsequent Agreement or
Agreements for operation/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of
equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on behalf of the residents of
the City of Pittsburgh.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KAIL-SMITH AND COUNCIL MEMBER
BURGESS
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic
Development
COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:
2019-2395 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Controller to countersign a warrant in
favor of Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the renewal of the annual maintenance and
support agreement for PremierMDC Server & Client licenses and 24/7 technical
support for Public Safety mobile wireless communication software at a sum not to
exceed $46,280 Forty-Six Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty Dollars chargeable
and payable from the Department of Innovation & Performance.
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion
carried.
Read and referred to the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset
Management
COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. KRAUS PRESENTS:
2019-2402 Communication from Diamonte Walker, Deputy Executive Director of the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, submitting the Redevelopment Assistance
Capital Program (RACP) 2019 Awards.
A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion
carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS COMMITTEE
ON FINANCE AND LAW
City of Pittsburgh Page 7
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2019-2375 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for December 4, 2019 with an
Affirmative Recommendation.
A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion
carried.
2019-2303 Resolution amending Resolution No. 206 of 2019 authorizing the Mayor and the City
Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Campbell Durrant
Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C., 535 Smithfield St., Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
for professional legal services and expert advice regarding labor matters by increasing
the total cost from Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents
($220,000.00) to Three Hundred Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents
($305,000.00).
(Executive Session Held 12-3-19)
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
2019-2330 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Thirty-Three
Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($33,000.00) to Jane DeSimone, Esq., P.O. Box
81104, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 for arbitration services rendered in connection with Act
111 Interest Arbitration.
(Executive Session Held 12-3-19)
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
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2019-2333 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 C: A: 846 Phineas, B: 1815-17
Lowrie, C: 113 Elmont.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
2019-2354 Resolution amending Resolution 211 effective March 28, 2019, authorizing the Mayor
through the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to execute relevant agreements
with Neighborhood Allies to implement the creation of Financial Empowerment
Centers within the City of Pittsburgh and further providing for agreements and
expenditures not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) for this stated
purpose.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
2019-2376 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for December 4, 2019 with an
Affirmative Recommendation.
A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion
carried.
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2019-2336 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety,
on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration to receive the amount of ONE HUNDRED
EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THREE DOLLARS
($182,803).
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC WORKS
2019-2377 Report of the Committee on Public Works for December 4, 2019 with an Affirmative
Recommendation.
A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion
carried.
2019-2291 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Four: Public Places
and Property, Article I, Chapters 411, 412, 415, 416 and 419; Title Four: Public
Places and Property, Article II, Chapter 427; and Title Five: Traffic, Article VII,
Chapter 548 to clarify the jurisdiction of the Director of the Department of Mobility
and Infrastructure and to update language relative to the Department’s maintenance of
the use of the right-of-way, especially involving permits and fees.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
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2019-2337 Resolution granting unto SEBROF PARTNERS, LP, 415-425 South Craig St,
Pittsburgh, Pa 15213, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to
construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, an ADA entrance ramp at
419 South Craig Street,, in the 5th Ward, in the 6th Council District of City of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
2019-2338 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 42 of 2015, entitled
“Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts,
providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, and
providing for the design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the
purchase of materials and supplies in connection with the design and construction of
the South Negley Avenue Bridge; including Construction Management Services;
providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation; and providing for the payment of the
costs thereof not to exceed $750,000.” to account for increased project costs higher
than originally anticipated, but not to exceeded $1,212,000.00 $1,227,000.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 6 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Lavelle,
Council Member O'Connor, Council Member Kail-Smith, and Council Member
Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 1 - Council Member Harris
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN RESOURCES
2019-2378 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for December 4, 2019 with an
Affirmative Recommendation.
A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion
carried.
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2019-2283 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human
Resources and Civil Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with
UPMC WorkPartners-LifeSolutions for services relating to the administration of the
City of Pittsburgh’s Employee Assistance Program and for a sum not to exceed One
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) over three years and for the payment
of the costs thereof.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
2019-2284 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human
Resources and Civil Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with
ConnectYourCare for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s
Flexible Spending Account program and for a sum not to exceed Twenty Three
Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($23,100.00) over three years and for the payment
of the costs thereof.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON
LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2019-2379 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for December 4,
2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion
carried.
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2019-2334 Resolution requesting authorization for the Mayor and the Department of Permits,
Licenses, and Inspections (“PLI”) to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with a
ath Power Consulting Corporation to provide customer service and soft skills training
to the Department’s staff. The Agreement is chargeable and payable from the
following account in an amount not to exceed $35,750.00 for a one-year contract.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
2019-2335 Resolution providing for an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with Fireman Creative
LLC to assist the City to plan and conduct a design workshop and produce a visually
compelling suite of digital and print materials to effectively communicate our
Neighborhood Plan Program and Guide to the public and a variety of- users and
provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed $24,950.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON
INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
2019-2380 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for
December 4, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion
carried.
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2019-2339 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, entitled “authorizing
the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and
Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with
Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance
of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to extend the contract
an additional 6 months.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KRAUS
A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Harris,
Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member
Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 2 - Council Member Gross, and Council Member Kraus
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS - Mr. Kraus & Ms. Gross
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ADJOURNMENT
LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER
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Agenda
City of Pittsburgh
510 City-County Building
414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
10:00 AM
Council Chambers
City Council
ONE-HUNDRED
FORTIETH COUNCIL
Bruce A. Kraus, President of Council
Council Members: Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deborah L. Gross, Darlene M.
Harris, R. Daniel Lavelle, Corey O'Connor, Theresa Kail-Smith, Erika Strassburger
Brenda F. Pree, City Clerk - Kimberly Clark-Baskin, Deputy City Clerk
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda December 10, 2019
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS
2019-2404
PUBLIC COMMENTS
PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS:
2019-2381 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the
City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to
accept a donation from The Heinz Endowments of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) to assist the City of Pittsburgh Office of the Mayor with membership to
the Gun Safety Consortium.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2382 Resolution providing for Agreement(s) or Contract(s), or use of existing Agreement(s)
or Contract(s) with Neighborhood Allies for the purpose of providing neighborhood
and community development services; and providing for the payment at a cost
thereof, not to exceed $140,000.00.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2383 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title
One: Administration Article XI Human Resources, Chapter 192 Pensions, Municipal
Benefit Plan No 2. Section 192.26 Pension Allowance by adding 192.26 (p)
eliminating the Social Security Offset for non-union employee members who are
Elected Officials.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS
2019-2384 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning
to enter into contract and hire consultant, LaQuatra Bonci Associates, to develop a
master plan for Fort Pitt Park. The park master plan should be executed for a sum
not to exceed Forty Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($45,000).
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS
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2019-2399 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning
to enter into an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with Openbox Design, LLC to assist
the City to plan and develop a Community Visioning Study with the Department of
City Planning and the East Hills and Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar communities and
provide for the payment at a cost thereof not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand and
Zero Cents ($200,000.00).
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS
COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS:
2019-2385 Resolution providing for an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with the Green Building
Alliance for the purposes of incorporating green building practices into development
review processes and provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed
$35,000.00.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2400 Resolution further amending Resolution number 797 of 2017, entitled “Resolution
adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget” in order to transfer $250,000 from
Council Community Funds to the URA’s Microfinance program.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER GROSS
2019-2401 Resolution further amending resolution number 863 of 2018, entitled “adopting and
approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 through 2024 Capital
Improvement Program” in order to transfer a project from DOMI to Planning.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER GROSS
COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS:
2019-2396 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled
“adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by transferring a total of
$33,372.46 within District 1 Neighborhood Needs to Allegheny West ($5,000),
Historic Deutschtown Development Corp ($10,000), Northside Leadership
Conference ($12,000), Spring Hill Civic League ($5,500), and Public Safety-AEDs
($872.46).
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS
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2019-2397 Resolution further amending Resolution 549 of 2012, entitled “providing for an
agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing
contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for
City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the
costs thereof” by transferring $33,372.46 remaining within District 1 Neighborhood
Needs to new projects and renaming existing projects.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS
2019-2403 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 of the City Code, the naming of the
soccer field at Riverview Park as “Ravenstahl Field”
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
(Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS
COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS:
2019-2386 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements, providing for the
transfer of funds not to exceed Seven Million Four Hundred Thirty Two Thousand
Nine Hundred Seventy One Dollars ($7,432,971.00) to the City of Pittsburgh
Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and
accessories for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments and Authorities and to extend
the cooperation agreement to accommodate lease agreements for a seven and five
year lease period to provide for vehicles for the Bureau of Fire.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2387 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition between the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of
Pittsburgh, for the sale of Block 124-J, Lots 287, 290, 291, 293, and 295 (part) in
the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (Choice
Neighborhoods Phase III - Larimer/East Liberty).
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2388 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition between the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of
Pittsburgh, for the sale of Block 124-J, Lots 295 (part) and 322, in the 12th Ward of
the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (Choice Neighborhoods Phase IV -
Larimer/East Liberty).
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
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2019-2389 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled
“adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital
Improvement Program” by transferring the remaining $162,694.25 from the
completed Beechwood Blvd/Brownshill Road project to the Bob O’Connor golf
clubhouse.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER O'CONNOR
COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS:
2019-2390 Resolution authorizing the transfer by the City of Pittsburgh to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) certain public right-of-way
on certain property of the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh in cooperation with a
PennDOT construction project.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2391 Resolution authorizing the acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh to the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania from the Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) of certain
dedicated public right-of-way on certain property of the 15th Ward of the City of
Pittsburgh in cooperation with a PennDOT construction project.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2392 Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an
Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the
design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of
materials, equipment and supplies in connection the construction of the West Ohio
Street Bridge project; and providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements
with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, and
necessary utilities; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed
$7,703.986.30.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
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2019-2393 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 98 of 2018, entitled
“Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and
Infrastructure to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support
Washington Boulevard Multimodal Path Construction; further providing for a
Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or
Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design, repairs,
maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment
and supplies in connection with the Washington Blvd Trail project; and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $560,589.00” to account for bid
accepted that was higher than originally anticipated, and for additional sources of
funding but not to exceeded $741,249.00.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2394 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 591 of 2016, entitled
“Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing
Agreements, providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing
Contracts, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the
purchase of materials, equipment, supplies and professional services in connection
with the Bike Infrastructure Program, and providing for the payment of the costs
thereof, not to exceed $836,632.00” .” to account for bid accepted that was higher
than originally anticipated, but not to exceeded $863,608.00.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
2019-2398 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 amending various City Council CDBG
Unspecified Local Option line items and authorizing a subsequent Agreement or
Agreements for operation/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of
equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on behalf of the residents of
the City of Pittsburgh.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KAIL-SMITH AND COUNCIL MEMBER
BURGESS
COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:
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2019-2395 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Controller to countersign a warrant in
favor of Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the renewal of the annual maintenance and
support agreement for PremierMDC Server & Client licenses and 24/7 technical
support for Public Safety mobile wireless communication software at a sum not to
exceed $46,280 Forty-Six Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty Dollars chargeable
and payable from the Department of Innovation & Performance.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. KRAUS PRESENTS:
2019-2402 Communication from Diamonte Walker, Deputy Executive Director of the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, submitting the Redevelopment Assistance
Capital Program (RACP) 2019 Awards.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
AND LAW
2019-2375 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for December 4, 2019 with an
Affirmative Recommendation.
2019-2303 Resolution amending Resolution No. 206 of 2019 authorizing the Mayor and the City
Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Campbell Durrant
Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C., 535 Smithfield St., Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
for professional legal services and expert advice regarding labor matters by increasing
the total cost from Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents
($220,000.00) to Three Hundred Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents
($305,000.00).
(Executive Session Held 12-3-19)
Legislative History
11/19/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Law
11/25/19 Standing Committee Held for Executive Session
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
2019-2330 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Thirty-Three
Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($33,000.00) to Jane DeSimone, Esq., P.O. Box
81104, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 for arbitration services rendered in connection with Act
111 Interest Arbitration.
(Executive Session Held 12-3-19)
Legislative History
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11/25/19 Standing Committee Held for Executive Session
11/25/19 City Council Waived under Rule 8
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Law
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
2019-2333 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 C: A: 846 Phineas, B: 1815-17
Lowrie, C: 113 Elmont.
Legislative History
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Law
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
2019-2354 Resolution amending Resolution 211 effective March 28, 2019, authorizing the
Mayor through the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to execute relevant
agreements with Neighborhood Allies to implement the creation of Financial
Empowerment Centers within the City of Pittsburgh and further providing for
agreements and expenditures not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00)
for this stated purpose.
Legislative History
12/3/19 City Council Waived under Rule 8
12/3/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Law
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
SERVICES
2019-2376 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for December 4, 2019 with an
Affirmative Recommendation.
2019-2336 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to receive the amount of ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THREE
DOLLARS ($182,803).
Legislative History
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Public Safety Services
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
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COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
2019-2377 Report of the Committee on Public Works for December 4, 2019 with an Affirmative
Recommendation.
2019-2291 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Four: Public Places
and Property, Article I, Chapters 411, 412, 415, 416 and 419; Title Four: Public
Places and Property, Article II, Chapter 427; and Title Five: Traffic, Article VII,
Chapter 548 to clarify the jurisdiction of the Director of the Department of Mobility
and Infrastructure and to update language relative to the Department’s maintenance of
the use of the right-of-way, especially involving permits and fees.
Legislative History
11/12/19 City Council Not introduced
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Public Works
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
2019-2337 Resolution granting unto SEBROF PARTNERS, LP, 415-425 South Craig St,
Pittsburgh, Pa 15213, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to
construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, an ADA entrance ramp at
419 South Craig Street,, in the 5th Ward, in the 6th Council District of City of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Legislative History
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Public Works
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
2019-2338 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 42 of 2015, entitled
“Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts,
providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, and
providing for the design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the
purchase of materials and supplies in connection with the design and construction of
the South Negley Avenue Bridge; including Construction Management Services;
providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation; and providing for the payment of the
costs thereof not to exceed $750,000.” to account for increased project costs higher
than originally anticipated, but not to exceeded $1,212,000.00 $1,227,000.00.
Legislative History
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Public Works
12/4/19 Standing Committee AMENDED
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12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended as Amended
COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
RESOURCES
2019-2378 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for December 4, 2019 with an
Affirmative Recommendation.
2019-2283 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human
Resources and Civil Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with
UPMC WorkPartners-LifeSolutions for services relating to the administration of the
City of Pittsburgh’s Employee Assistance Program and for a sum not to exceed One
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) over three years and for the payment
of the costs thereof.
Legislative History
11/12/19 City Council Not introduced
11/19/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Human Resources
11/25/19 Standing Committee Held in Committee to the Committee on
Human Resources
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
2019-2284 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human
Resources and Civil Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with
ConnectYourCare for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s
Flexible Spending Account program and for a sum not to exceed Twenty Three
Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($23,100.00) over three years and for the payment
of the costs thereof.
Legislative History
11/12/19 City Council Not introduced
11/19/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Human Resources
11/25/19 Standing Committee Held in Committee to the Committee on
Human Resources
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2019-2379 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for December 4,
2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
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2019-2334 Resolution requesting authorization for the Mayor and the Department of Permits,
Licenses, and Inspections (“PLI”) to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with a
ath Power Consulting Corporation to provide customer service and soft skills training
to the Department’s staff. The Agreement is chargeable and payable from the
following account in an amount not to exceed $35,750.00 for a one-year contract.
Legislative History
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Land Use and Economic Development
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
2019-2335 Resolution providing for an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with Fireman Creative
LLC to assist the City to plan and conduct a design workshop and produce a visually
compelling suite of digital and print materials to effectively communicate our
Neighborhood Plan Program and Guide to the public and a variety of- users and
provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed $24,950.00.
Legislative History
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Land Use and Economic Development
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION,
PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
2019-2380 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for
December 4, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
2019-2339 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, entitled “authorizing
the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and
Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with
Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance
of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to extend the contract
an additional 6 months.
SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KRAUS
Legislative History
11/25/19 City Council Read and referred to the Committee on
Innovation, Performance and Asset
Management
12/4/19 Standing Committee Affirmatively Recommended
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
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EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ADJOURNMENT
LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER
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