Standing Committees
Regular MeetingPittsburgh, PA · April 26, 2017
Minutes
510 City-County Building
414 Grant Street
City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Meeting Minutes - Final
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers
STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
2017-1395 Resolution appointing Gonzalo Manchego 356 Bigelow Street, Pittsburgh PA 15207,
as a Commissioner of the Equal Opportunity Review Commission of the City of
Pittsburgh for a term to expire in 2018. Mr. Manchego will fill the seat vacated by
Freddie Croce.
Interview Held
2017-1396 Resolution appointing Marian Lien, 3112 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA
15217, as a Commissioner of the Commission on Human Relations of the City of
Pittsburgh for a term of 4 years. Ms. Lien will fill the seat vacated by Amanda Rubio.
Interview Held
2017-1417 Resolution appointing C. Robert Zappala, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 600 Shady
Avenue, Unit A, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, to the Steering Committee and Advisory
Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the Pittsburgh City
Code.
Interview Held
2017-1418 Resolution appointing Dianne Shenk, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 5816
Morrowfield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, to the Steering Committee and Advisory
Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the Pittsburgh City
Code.
Interview Held
2017-1419 Resolution appointing James Williams, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 320 Ft.
Duquesne Boulevard, #16N, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, to the Steering Committee and
Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the
Pittsburgh City Code.
Interview Held
2017-1420 Resolution appointing Kelauni Cook, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 2000 Spring
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210, to the Steering Committee and Advisory Board on
Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the Pittsburgh City Code.
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Interview Held
2017-1421 Resolution appointing Rebecca U. Harris, a City of Pittsburgh resident at Woodland
Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, to the Steering Committee and Advisory Board on
Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the Pittsburgh City Code.
Interview Held
2017-1422 Resolution appointing Zachary Malone, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 117 S. 17th
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, to the Steering Committee and Advisory Board on
Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the Pittsburgh City Code.
Interview Held
ROLL CALL
Present 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle,
Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith
FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR
SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
2017-1445 Resolution directing the Director of Finance to waive any penalties for the local
earned income tax caused by the differing federal tax deadline.
SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. GILMAN
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2017-1446 Resolution directing the Director of Finance to work with the Pittsburgh Public School
District and Mt. Oliver Borough to develop a policy ensuring that the local and federal
tax deadlines occur on the same day each year.
SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. GILMAN
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
DEFERRED PAPERS
2017-1353 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Municipal Code
Corporation in the amount of $4,532.23 $8722.99 in payment for services in
connection with the codification of Ordinances for Supplement 28 of 2016, and
Supplement 29 of 2017.
SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. KRAUS
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A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2017-1391 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of
Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through M: A: 5220 Mossfield, B: 5212 Mossfield,
C: 5210 Mossfield, D: 5208 Mossfield, E: 5162 Mossfield, F: 5224 Mora, G: 302
Hale, H: 7748 Tioga, I: 15 Angelo, J: 1012 & 1014 Abdell, K: 1448 Stedman, L:
3130 McClure, M: 1326 McClure
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
NEW PAPERS
2017-1415 Resolution authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to
Petition the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County to transfer 2,937 square
feet of certain parcel of land which will be subdivided from Lot & Block No.
82-B-53, situate in the 10th Ward with frontage along Chislett Street near the
intersection of Vetter Street and as further indicated in the legal description below (the
“Subject Property”), for a sum starting at Four Thousand Eighty One Dollars
($4,081), or higher, plus all necessary or appropriate expenses incurred by the City,
and / or upon such other terms and conditions as the Court or the City may authorize
and/or direct.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
INVOICES
A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried.
INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
None
P-CARD APPROVALS
A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
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NEW PAPERS
2017-1416 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017,
as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget
and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017
through 2022 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing STREETSCAPE AND
INTERSECTION RECONSTRUCTION by $15,000.00 and AUDIBLE
PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS by $25,000 and increasing STREET
LIGHTS by $40,000.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2017-1413 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services
Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. for professional consulting
services in connection with Police Officer Recruit candidate examination and selection
services, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed
$75,000.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2017-1414 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services
Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with NEOGOV for the upgrade of workforce
management software for HR management, applicant tracking, and Civil Service
testing and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed
$28,556.75.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS,
CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2016-1087 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section
902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from by changing from Urban Industrial (UI) to
Local Neighborhood Commercial (LNC) property at 5515 Butler Street identified as
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Block No. 120-N Lot 15; Block No. 120-J Lot 70; and Block No. 119-S Lot 191
all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 10th Ward.
(Public Hearing Held, February 28, 2017)
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use
and Economic Development, due back by 5/3/2017. The motion carried.
2017-1316 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section
902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from SP-8, Riverfront Landing Specially Planned
District, to UI, Urban Industrial, a 355,275 sq. ft. parcel, known as 2100 Smallman
Street; and Article VI, Section 909.01.O, SP, Specially Planned District with minor
revisions to SP-8/Riverfront Landing in order to remove the Produce Terminal site
from the SP-8 Specially Planned District.
(Public Hearing Held, April 25, 2017)
(Reference Bill 2015-2319)
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2017-1373 Resolution amending resolution number 772 of 2016, as amended, entitled
“Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017
Community Development Block Grant Program” so as to transfer one hundred
thousand dollars from Community Based Organizations to the Southwest Pittsburgh
CDC ($50,000) and the Mount Washington CDC ($50,000).
SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMRS. KAIL-SMITH
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use
and Economic Development, due back by 5/3/2017. The motion carried.
NEW PAPERS
2017-1411 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Works,
and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or
Agreements with Toole Design Group for the provision of a programmatic assessment
of City-owned steps in the public right-of-way for a sum not to exceed Ninety-Nine
Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($99,916.00) for the
payment of the costs thereof.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2017-1412 Resolution granting unto Think Communications, Inc., their successors and assigns,
the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense,
a handicap ramp with handrail and landing at 2818 Smallman Street in the 9th Ward,
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Council District 7 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2017-1408 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement or agreements or
amendments to existing agreements with Victor Stanley Inc. for litter can monitoring
software and hardware components. Cost not to exceed $274,062.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2017-1314 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Lease of Land by
and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and McCaffery
Interests, Inc., for the lease of Block 9-D, Lot 200 in the 2nd Ward of the City of
Pittsburgh - Council District No.7 (Mixed use Development) - Strip District -
Produce Terminal).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2017-1315 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to pursue a
Tax Increment Financing Proposal for Smallman Street in the Strip District of the City
of Pittsburgh (Council District 7).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2017-1323 Resolution authorizing the execution of a cooperation agreement or agreements with
the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for reimbursement from
the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh of certain costs to be incurred by
the City of Pittsburgh related to Smallman Street in the Strip District of the City of
Pittsburgh. (Council District 7)
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A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
NEW PAPERS
2017-1409 Resolution amending Resolution 403 of 2016 following the submission of additional
information regarding the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for the 40th Street Hotel project located at the northeast corner of the
intersection of 40th Street with Eden Way and abutting Almond Way at the rear of
the property, Pittsburgh 15201.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2017-1410 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for the Wadsworth Street Apartment Building at 2520 Wadsworth
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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Agenda
510 City-County Building
City of Pittsburgh 414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Standing Committee Meeting Agenda - Final
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers
STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
2017-1395 Resolution appointing Gonzalo Manchego 356 Bigelow Street, Pittsburgh PA
15207, as a Commissioner of the Equal Opportunity Review Commission of the
City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire in 2018. Mr. Manchego will fill the seat
vacated by Freddie Croce.
2017-1396 Resolution appointing Marian Lien, 3112 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA
15217, as a Commissioner of the Commission on Human Relations of the City
of Pittsburgh for a term of 4 years. Ms. Lien will fill the seat vacated by
Amanda Rubio.
2017-1417 Resolution appointing C. Robert Zappala, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 600
Shady Avenue, Unit A, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, to the Steering Committee and
Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the
Pittsburgh City Code.
2017-1418 Resolution appointing Dianne Shenk, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 5816
Morrowfield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, to the Steering Committee and
Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the
Pittsburgh City Code.
2017-1419 Resolution appointing James Williams, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 320 Ft.
Duquesne Boulevard, #16N, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, to the Steering Committee
and Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of
the Pittsburgh City Code.
2017-1420 Resolution appointing Kelauni Cook, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 2000
Spring Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210, to the Steering Committee and Advisory
Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the Pittsburgh
City Code.
2017-1421 Resolution appointing Rebecca U. Harris, a City of Pittsburgh resident at
Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, to the Steering Committee and
Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the
Pittsburgh City Code.
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2017-1422 Resolution appointing Zachary Malone, a City of Pittsburgh resident at 117 S.
17th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, to the Steering Committee and Advisory
Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, per § 179E.01 (A) of the Pittsburgh
City Code.
ROLL CALL
FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR
SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
2017-1445 Resolution directing the Director of Finance to waive any penalties for the local
earned income tax caused by the differing federal tax deadline.
SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. GILMAN
2017-1446 Resolution directing the Director of Finance to work with the Pittsburgh Public
School District and Mt. Oliver Borough to develop a policy ensuring that the
local and federal tax deadlines occur on the same day each year.
SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. GILMAN
DEFERRED PAPERS
2017-1353 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Municipal Code
Corporation in the amount of $4,532.23 in payment for services in connection
with the codification of Ordinances.
SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. KRAUS
2017-1391 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of
Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through M: A: 5220 Mossfield, B: 5212
Mossfield, C: 5210 Mossfield, D: 5208 Mossfield, E: 5162 Mossfield, F: 5224
Mora, G: 302 Hale, H: 7748 Tioga, I: 15 Angelo, J: 1012 & 1014 Abdell, K:
1448 Stedman, L: 3130 McClure, M: 1326 McClure
(A)
Diane Turnshek
PURCHASE PRICE: $1,300.00
Build House
LOT: 42 X 138 X 20 X 73 X 20 X 78
LOCATION: 5220 Mossfield Street
ACQUIRED: June 2, 1969 T/S# 449
WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 81-R-120
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(B)
Diane Turnshek
PURCHASE PRICE: $1,400.00
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Build House
LOT: 21.12 X AVG 174.08
LOCATION: 5212 Mossfield Street
ACQUIRED: June 6, 1949 T/S# 352
WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 81-R-124
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(C)
Diane Turnshek
PURCHASE PRICE: $1,400.00
Build House
LOT: 20 X 180
LOCATION: 5210 Mossfield Street
ACQUIRED: June 2, 1975 T/S# 1694
WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 81-R-125
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(D)
Diane Turnshek
PURCHASE PRICE: $900.00
Build House
LOT: 21.12 X AVG 187.17 X 20
LOCATION: 5208 Mossfield Street
ACQUIRED: July 12, 1972 T/S# No Treasurer Sale # -- Condemned
WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 81-R-126
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(E)
Diane Turnshek
PURCHASE PRICE: $1,400.00
Build House
LOT: 20 X 200
LOCATION: 5162 Mossfield Street
ACQUIRED: June 6, 1949 T/S# 377
WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 81-R-133
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(F)
Diane Turnshek
PURCHASE PRICE: $900.00
Build House
LOT: 20 X 73
LOCATION: 5224 Mora (Mossfield) Way
ACQUIRED: June 5, 1972 T/S# 919
WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 81-R-98
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COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(G)
Bethany Baptist Church
PURCHASE PRICE: $300.00
Parking
LOT: 22.50 X AVG 73.28
LOCATION: 302 Hale Street
ACQUIRED: May 11, 2007 T/S# 390
WARD: 13 BLOCK & LOT: 175-C-321-1
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(H)
Bethany Baptist Church
PURCHASE PRICE: $3,000.00
Build & Expand
LOT: 25 X 122
LOCATION: 7748 Tioga Street
ACQUIRED: May 11, 2007 T/S# 392
WARD: 13 BLOCK & LOT: 175-G-10
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(I)
Linda Jean Bugle
PURCHASE PRICE: $700.00
Green Space
LOT: IRREG LOT 17 X 65 X 49.96
LOCATION: 15 Angelo Street
ACQUIRED: April 25, 2014 T/S# 197
WARD: 17 BLOCK & LOT: 14-C-317
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3
(J)
Coralie Kartesz
PURCHASE PRICE: $51,480.00
2 STY M BRK HSE
Rehab & Rental or Resale
LOT: 16.27 X 59.65
LOCATION: 1012 Abdell Street
ACQUIRED: April 24, 2015 T/S# 178
WARD: 21 BLOCK & LOT: 7-D-11
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(J) continued
Rehab & Rental or Resale
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LOT: 19.56 X 59.65
LOCATION: 1014 Abdell Street
ACQUIRED: April 24, 2015 T/S# 177
WARD: 21 BLOCK & LOT: 7-D-10
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(K)
Pittsburgh Furniture Rental Co. Inc. c/o James Schomaker
PURCHASE PRICE: $6,000.00
Green Space
LOT: 22 X 138
LOCATION: 1448 Stedman Street
ACQUIRED: August 14, 2015 T/S# 106
WARD: 21 BLOCK & LOT: 22-P-202
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(L)
Thomas Stacy & Mary Stacy
PURCHASE PRICE: $1,100.00
Green Space - Side Yard
LOT: 23.33 X 138.25
LOCATION: 3130 McClure Avenue
ACQUIRED: April 29, 2016 T/S# 416
WARD: 27 BLOCK & LOT: 75-S-151
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
(M)
Thomas Stacy & Mary Stacy
PURCHASE PRICE: $1,200.00
Green Space - Side Yard
LOT: 40 X 88.19
LOCATION:1326 McClure Avenue
ACQUIRED: April 29, 2016 T/S# 417
WARD: 27 BLOCK & LOT: 75-S-152
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
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NEW PAPERS
2017-1415 Resolution authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh
(“City”) to Petition the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County to transfer
2,937 square feet of certain parcel of land which will be subdivided from Lot &
Block No. 82-B-53, situate in the 10th Ward with frontage along Chislett Street
near the intersection of Vetter Street and as further indicated in the legal
description below (the “Subject Property”), for a sum starting at Four Thousand
Eighty One Dollars ($4,081), or higher, plus all necessary or appropriate
expenses incurred by the City, and / or upon such other terms and conditions as
the Court or the City may authorize and/or direct.
INVOICES
INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
P-CARD APPROVALS
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2017-1416 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1,
2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017
Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program;
approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing
STREETSCAPE AND INTERSECTION RECONSTRUCTION by $15,000.00
and AUDIBLE PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS by $25,000 and
increasing STREET LIGHTS by $40,000.00.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2017-1413 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional
Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. for professional
consulting services in connection with Police Officer Recruit candidate
examination and selection services, and providing for the payment of the cost
thereof. Cost not to exceed $75,000.00.
2017-1414 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional
Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with NEOGOV for the upgrade of
workforce management software for HR management, applicant tracking, and
Civil Service testing and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost
not to exceed $28,556.75.
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LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2016-1087 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section
902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from by changing from Urban Industrial (UI)
to Local Neighborhood Commercial (LNC) property at 5515 Butler Street
identified as Block No. 120-N Lot 15; Block No. 120-J Lot 70; and Block No.
119-S Lot 191 all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 10th Ward.
(Public Hearing Held, February 28, 2017)
2017-1316 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section
902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from SP-8, Riverfront Landing Specially
Planned District, to UI, Urban Industrial, a 355,275 sq. ft. parcel, known as
2100 Smallman Street; and Article VI, Section 909.01.O, SP, Specially Planned
District with minor revisions to SP-8/Riverfront Landing in order to remove the
Produce Terminal site from the SP-8 Specially Planned District.
(Reference Bill 2015-2319)
2017-1373 Resolution amending resolution number 772 of 2016, as amended, entitled
“Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017
Community Development Block Grant Program” so as to transfer one hundred
thousand dollars from Community Based Organizations to the Southwest
Pittsburgh CDC ($50,000) and the Mount Washington CDC ($50,000).
SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMRS. KAIL-SMITH
NEW PAPERS
2017-1411 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public
Works, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an
Agreement or Agreements with Toole Design Group for the provision of a
programmatic assessment of City-owned steps in the public right-of-way for a
sum not to exceed Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixteen Dollars
and Zero Cents ($99,916.00) for the payment of the costs thereof.
2017-1412 Resolution granting unto Think Communications, Inc., their successors and
assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost
and expense, a handicap ramp with handrail and landing at 2818 Smallman
Street in the 9th Ward, Council District 7 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA.
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INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, REV.
BURGESS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2017-1408 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement or agreements or
amendments to existing agreements with Victor Stanley Inc. for litter can
monitoring software and hardware components. Cost not to exceed $274,062.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2017-1314 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Lease of Land
by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and
McCaffery Interests, Inc., for the lease of Block 9-D, Lot 200 in the 2nd Ward
of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No.7 (Mixed use Development) -
Strip District - Produce Terminal).
2017-1315 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to
pursue a Tax Increment Financing Proposal for Smallman Street in the Strip
District of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District 7).
2017-1323 Resolution authorizing the execution of a cooperation agreement or agreements
with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for
reimbursement from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh of
certain costs to be incurred by the City of Pittsburgh related to Smallman Street
in the Strip District of the City of Pittsburgh. (Council District 7)
NEW PAPERS
2017-1409 Resolution amending Resolution 403 of 2016 following the submission of
additional information regarding the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s
Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 40th Street Hotel project located at the
northeast corner of the intersection of 40th Street with Eden Way and abutting
Almond Way at the rear of the property, Pittsburgh 15201.
2017-1410 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for the Wadsworth Street Apartment Building at 2520
Wadsworth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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