Standing Committees
Regular MeetingPittsburgh, PA · July 24, 2019
Minutes
510 City-County Building
414 Grant Street
City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 1:30 PM Council Chambers
STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
ROLL CALL
Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle,
Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger
Absent 1 - Mr. O'Connor
FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2018-0701 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal,
Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 265 - Exemptions for Residential
Improvements.
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as
Amended. The motion carried.
2018-0702 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal,
Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 267 - Exemptions for Industrial and Commercial
Improvements.
(Public Hearing held 10/10/18)
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Withdrawn. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Rev. Burgess, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, and Mr. Lavelle
No: 1 - Mrs. Strassburger
Abstain: 3 - Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith
Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as
Amended. The motion carried.
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2019-1800 Resolution authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to
Petition the Orphans Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
County to request the transfer of a portion of a certain lot (the “Subject Property”),
now part of Enright Parklet in the East Liberty Neighborhood of the City of
Pittsburgh, to Pennley Park South, Inc. (“PPS”), in exchange for an abutting parcel of
land of approximately equal size and value as the Subject Property to be transferred
from PPS to the City of Pittsburgh for consolidation with and use as part of Enright
Parklet, plus all necessary or appropriate expenses incurred by the City, and / or
upon such other terms and conditions as the Court or the City authorize and/or direct.
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The
motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as
Amended. The motion carried.
2019-1827 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Fifty Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($52,500.00) in favor of Jennifer Batten and her
attorneys, Stewart, Murray & Associates Law Group, fully releasing the City from all
claims and liability for alleged personal injuries as described in a lawsuit filed in the
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 14-017156.
(Executive Session held 7/18/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
NEW PAPERS
2019-1860 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Executive Director of the Gender Equity
Commission to receive grant funding from the Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania
(GWP) to conduct a listening tour in which commissioners will engage with youth to
identify existing intersectional inequities and offer ideas to improve the equity of
Pittsburgh, and further providing for expenditures not to exceed ONE THOUSAND
($1,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1861 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $12,876.37, in favor of
Duquesne Light Company, ATTN: Carolyn K. Cingel, 411 Seventh Avenue, Mail
Drop 16-1, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for damage to their light pole and transformer on
Leonard Street, Pittsburgh, 15232 from a City ES-Recycling vehicle backing into it
and knocking it down on October 31, 2018.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1862 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of
Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through J: A: 850 Ceres, B: 507 Gearing, C: 339
Seward, D: 1200 Spring Garden, E: 1206 Spring Garden, F: 1204 Spring Garden, G:
1208 Spring Garden, H: 848 California, I: 846 California, J: 2925 Hartman
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as
Amended. The motion carried.
2019-1863 Resolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, which authorized
the sale of property in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, due to an incompletion
of sale.
Items A through C. A: 1812 Enoch, B: 1612 Brighton, C: 2241 Spokane
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1864 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 M: A: 1845 Boulevard of the
Allies, B: 0 Rosetta, C: 515 Lowell, D: 118 Dengler, E: 618 Freeland, F: 624
Freeland, G: 544 Herschel, H: 0 Brighton, I: 1619 Brighton, J: 854 California, K: 6
Olive, L: 260 Kennedy, M: 63 Wheeling
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1866 Resolution amending Resolution No. 772 of 2012, effective January 1, 2013, entitled
“Resolution adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community
Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2013 through 2018 Capital
Improvement Program,” by reducing HOMEWOOD CAMERAS by $53,578.00 and
increasing PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERAS by $53,578.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1900 Resolution transferring the amount of Forty Four Thousand Four Nine Hundred and
Ten dollars ($44,910.00) from the Property, Vehicles line item to Professional and
Technical Services, Administrative Fees, all within the City Clerk’s Office.
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as
Amended. The motion carried.
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INVOICES
INVOICES FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL
The following departmental invoices not covered under a contract with the City
shall be paid by the City Controller after the invoices have been approved by City
Council at the July 24th 2019 Standing Committees meeting. A completed
standard form detailing the expenditures is attached to all of the below listed
invoices. No payments will be made to any of the below listed vendors prior the
approval of City Council.
CITY COUNCIL
Banksville Civic Association – donation/community festival (Dist. 2) 500.00
Conrad, Curt – reimbursement/parking (Dist. 5) 17.57
Egler, Moira – reimbursement/food & supplies for community meeting (Dist. 8)
277.35
Grounded Strategies – rental of restroom amenities for community event (Dist. 5)
200.00
Harris, Darlene – reimbursement/food for staff meeting (Dist. 1) 79.71
Harris, Darlene – reimbursement/tickets to event (Dist. 1) 120.00
Herron Business Law – legal fees/opposition of liquor license transfer (Dist. 3)
2,500.00
St. Andrew Lutheran Church – donation/community festival (Dist. 2) 500.00
Williams, Cassandra – reimbursement/food for community event (Dist. 6) 116.70
Win-Char Civic Association – donation/community festival (Dist. 2) 500.00
Women for Excellence – donation/community celebration (Dist. 6) 250.00
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MAYOR
S&S Trophy Inc – employee of the month plaque 75.00
OMB
M&J Wilkow Properties – property management of 420 Allies 2,228.87
LAW
AA Court Reporters – deposition transcript 725.25
Friedson, Daniel – reimbursement for attorney license renewal 225.00
Gleason & Associates – professional services for litigation case 1,670.00
Matthew E Orie – reimbursement for copy of articles of incorporation for case
9.00
Office of Court Reporters – payment for transcript 211.50
Precise Discovery – professional services for litigation case 1,051.80
ETHICS BOARD
Allegheny County Bar Association – membership dues 150.00
PLI
Jordan, Herman Jr – reimbursement for state required certifications 102.20
Qminder – vendor to perform a Queue Management System for permitting
2,739.00
Tata, Madhuri – reimbursement for PA Dept of Labor & Industry certification
520.20
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Humphries, Roger – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Estes, Robert – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Ascani, Clare – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Meunier, Daniel – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Finkelstein, Richard – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Finkelstein, Richard – performer at farmers market 250.00
Dragovich, Shirley – performer at farmers market 250.00
Pittsburgh Festival Winds – Bach, Beethoven & Brunch performer 1,000.00
Pedersen, Diane C - Bach, Beethoven & Brunch performer 800.00
POLICE
U.S. Film Crew – installation of solar film at horse stables 690.00
Dollar Rent A Car – rentals 2,172.99
Dollar Rent A Car – rentals 2,408.16
Dollar Rent A Car – rentals 2,170.71
PUBLIC WORKS
Dominion Elevator Inspection – elevator safety inspections 675.00
Ernst Conservation Seeds Inc – seed mix for McKinley Park project 1,201.00
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Zoresco Equipment Co – long-term rental of storage trailers 240.00
Fire Restoration – water damage restoration at Brighton Heights senior center
1,891.46
PA Dept of Labor & Industry – various inspections & certificates 73.58
PARKS & RECREATION
Scott, Tyler – referee at basketball game at Phillips recreation center 30.00
Feldman, Cindy – tennis instructor at Mellon Park 325.00
Parks, Richard – tennis instructor at Mellon Park 619.50
Raz, Omri – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 729.00
Salinas, Marianna – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 729.00
Estes, Robert – band performance for Wednesday night Flagstaff concert 250.00
Meunier, Daniel – calypso band for Wednesday night Flagstaff concert 250.00
Wieczorek, Chloe – Stars at Riverview jazz concert series in Riverview Park
600.00
Thompson, Paul – jazz quartet for Stars at Riverview 600.00
DOMI
Young, Christopher – reimbursement for supplies 39.21
CPRB
Associated Investors Inc – cleaning services 525.00
A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.
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INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
To: The Honorable President and Members of Council
From:Office of Management and Budget
Date:July 22, 2019
Re:Intradepartmental transfer
Dear President and Members of Council:
As per the Resolution 876 of 2018, which authorizes City Council to approve
intra-departmental transfers throughout the 2019 Fiscal Year, the Office of
Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):
Department of Public Works – Bureau of Environmental Services
Amount from:
$57,000.00 from 430000.54103 Disposal - Refuse
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Amount to:
$57,000.00 to 430000.56401 Materials
This transfer is necessary to replenish funds that were spent for the
RecycleSource contract. The contract originally hit the incorrect object account
in the JDE financial system for the first three payments of 2019. Procurement has
since corrected the object account and this transfer is to replenish the funds
expended for those first three payments.
A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.
P-CARD APPROVALS
A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR
SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
2019-1912 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf
of the City of Pittsburgh into a two-year Professional Services Agreement or
Agreements with one option to renew with The Center that CARES for the purpose
of implementation of the Pittsburgh Group Violence Intervention Street Outreach
Program, total cost not to exceed $637,500.00.
SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE AND REV. BURGESS
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
NEW PAPERS
2019-1869 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Specialty Vehicle
Solutions, LLC in the amount of Forty Thousand Five Hundred Five Dollars and Ten
Cents ($40,505.10) for the upfitting of a vehicle for the Department of Public Safety,
Bureau of Police.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1870 Resolution amending Resolution No. 133 of 2018, which had previously
amended Resolution No. 546 of 2017, authorizing the Mayor and Director of the
Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a
three-year professional services agreement or agreements with Johnson Controls for
security camera integration and support services, to define funding sources.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
2019-1909 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title one Administrative, Chapter
156, creating a Clean Sweep Division within the Department of Public Works in
order to oversee and improve the maintenance of vacant city owned properties, and
to formalize the status of the Division.
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public
Works , due back by 9/4/2019. The motion carried.
2019-1910 Resolution vacating a portion of the Right of Way at South Negley Avenue at Eva
Street in the 8th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
(Request for Public Hearing)
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Held for a Cablecast Public Hearing.
The motion carried.
2019-1911 Resolution vacating a portion of the Right of Way at Penn Avenue and South Euclid
Avenue in the 8th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
(Request for Public Hearing)
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the
Committee on Hearings . The motion carried.
DEFERRED PAPERS
2019-1637 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Parks and
the Department of Public Works to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Pittsburgh
Ballet Theater for a portion of real property located on Liberty Avenue between 29th
and 30th Streets.
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public
Works , due back by 8/28/2019. The motion carried.
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2019-1848 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works
to enter into an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Nine Mile Run
Watershed Association located at 321 Pennwood Ave No. 202, Pittsburgh, PA
15221, for the provision of wetland mitigation monitoring and reporting as required by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection at a not to exceed amount
of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) distributed over a period of four
(4) years.
A motion was made that this matter be TABLED. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs.
Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Out of Room: 1 - Mrs. Harris
Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor
NEW PAPERS
2019-1882 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements,
between the City of Pittsburgh and Renaissance 3 Architects, for the professional
architecture services for Robert E. Williams Community Building - Reconstruction and
Design Documents, at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand
Eight Hundred Seven Dollars ($147,807.00).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1883 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works
to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and
Rios Williams Architects, PC for architectural and engineering design services for a
series of restroom renovations in the City-County Building, 414 Grant Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219, for the not to exceed amount of One Hundred Ten Thousand
Seven Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Five Cents ($110,719.05).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1884 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works, to
execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission’s Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant, to
replace the stones around the Pedestrian Tunnel in Highland Park, and further
providing for an agreement or agreements or the use of existing agreements, and
expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00)
DOLLARS for this stated purpose. The City of Pittsburgh will supply the required
matching funds and supplement the project in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED
TWENTY THOUSAND ($420,000.00) DOLLARS for this stated purpose for a
total project cost of FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND ($520,000.00)
DOLLARS.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1885 Resolution vacating a portion of Colwell Street and portions of Our Way in the 3rd
Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1886 Resolution granting unto Ziad Adamo, 404 South Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213,
his successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at
his own cost and expense, an exterior wood trellis at the Ali Baba restaurant at 406
South Craig Street, in the 4th Ward, 6 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as
Amended. The motion carried.
2019-1887 Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an
Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for purposes of
receiving and expending grant funds; providing for the implementation of the
Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Development
(ATCMTD) project and enter into additional agreements with any other relevant
agencies as needed to accept grant funding offered to the City for this project; and
further providing for legitimate expenditures for any services required in connection
with the expenditure of said grant funds per the original intent of the grant award. Said
agreement or agreements or expenditures are at a cost not to exceed
$21,798,636.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1888 Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an
Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreement, providing for the
planning, design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies, operations, and /
or the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with the
production of the Oakland Transportation Study and associated projects.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1867 Resolution requesting authorization for the Mayor and the Manager of the Office of
Municipal Investigations (“OMI”) to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with
Assured Polygraph Services, for an amount not to exceed Twenty-Four Thousand
Dollars and Zero Cents ($24,000) to conduct public safety candidate
pre-employment polygraph examinations and/or testimony in Civil Service
decertification hearings regarding.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1868 Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements, with the CREATE Lab at
Carnegie Mellon University, to develop an interactive mapping tool utilizing local
housing data regarding discrimination, displacement, eviction, and gentrification to help
provide evidence for systemic and complex housing complaints, and to better
coordinate outreach efforts with local advocacy agencies, in an amount not to exceed
$20,000.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS,
CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1865 Resolution directing the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections and the
Department of Finance to establish guidelines to ensure that all contractors on
publicly-owned projects are properly licensed.
SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR
CO-SPONSOR /S: Mrs. Kail-Smith
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1889 Resolution amending Res.440, effective July 2, 2019, providing for the filing a grant
with the 2017 CDBG Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for
the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of
payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the
deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses
within categories, so as to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “D-2
DEK Hockey”( -$5,000.00) and “Southwest Pittsburgh CDC”
(-$1,000.00) to “Birmingham Foundation/Westside Mustangs” (+$6,000.00).
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1890 Resolution amending Resolution No. 441, eff. July 2, 2019 entitled: providing for an
Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for
operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or
rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs,
maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of
various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of the residents of the City of
Pittsburgh, 2017 CDBG Program at a cost not to exceed $825,000.00 so as to
perform reprogramming within City Council from: “D-2 DEK Hockey”(
-$5,000.00) and “Southwest Pittsburgh CDC”(-$1,000.00) to “Birmingham
Foundation/Westside Mustangs” (+$6,000.00).
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
2019-1908 Resolution naming the Fairywood Playground at Fairywood Park as the Eric “Guy”
Kelly Playground.
(Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the
Committee on Hearings . The motion carried.
DEFERRED PAPERS
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2019-1833 Resolution naming the Basketball court located at the Olympia Park as the Bill
Masucci Basketball Court.
(Public Hearing held 7/22/19)
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1891 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and
Infrastructure (DOMI) and/or the Department of Innovation and Performance (I&P)
on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with SharedStreets, in order to
receive access to their visualization platform suite, which will further the City’s ability
to deliver mobility services to residents.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR,
CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2018-0983 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to
execute a quit claim deed or deeds, and any other necessary or appropriate
documents, agreements, and instruments conveying AS IS all of the City’s right, title
and interest, if any, in designated City-owned properties to the Urban Redevelopment
Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for consideration of $1.00 each, contingent upon the
Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance first entering into a Cooperation
Agreement or Agreements with the URA setting forth the rights and obligations of the
City and the URA relating to these initial conveyances and further setting forth the
rights and obligations of the City and the URA relating to the subsequent disposition
of these properties to third parties.
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on
Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 8/28/2019. The motion carried.
NEW PAPERS
2019-1871 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for proposed land development located at 7502 Thomas Blvd. at the
parcel number 0175-E-00105-0000-00, Pittsburgh, PA 15208.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1872 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for The Commonwealth Building, 316 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
15222.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1873 Resolution to rescind amend Resolution 648 of 2018 and to authorize the City of
Pittsburgh to alternately execute and record a Declaration of Condominium along with
the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment
Authority of Pittsburgh as Declarants for the condominium to be known as the
“Pittsburgh Governmental Center, a Condominium” a condominium or other
ownership structure at the property located at 412 Boulevard of the Allies ("the
Property"); and further authorizing the execution and filing, as may be required, of all
related instruments or documents necessary enter into a tenancy in common
agreement; or to convert the Property into units and to ensure compliance with
the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. §§3101 et seq., or the
Pennsylvania Planned Community Development Act, 68 Pa. C.S. §§ 5101 et
seq.; or enter a lease agreement(s) with the City as landlord and either, or
both, the URA and HACP as tenants in the event they do not fulfill their
obligations in consideration of their respective ownership interest in the
Property; and further authorizing the City to organize and operate, or otherwise
participate in an owners’ organization to be organized in compliance with applicable
law.
A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as
Amended. The motion carried.
2019-1875 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and
Infrastructure and/or the Director of the Department of City Planning, on behalf of the
City, to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority
(URA) in order for the City to receive Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) to
support a beautification project of artist-designed and City-owned curb extensions on
Broadway Avenue in the Beechview neighborhood as part of a greater streetscaping
project occurring at this location.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1876 Resolution authorizing a 2019-2020 Cooperation Agreement with the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the designation of the local
matching share for a grant applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development Keystone Communities Program for the Small Landlord
Program. (Council Districts: All).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1879 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an
application for financial assistance for the Small Landlord Program in the amount of
$250,000 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development for the operation and administration of certain programs and
projects in FY 2019-2020. (Council District: All).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1877 Resolution authorizing a 2019-2020 Cooperation Agreement with the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the designation of the local
matching share for a grant applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development Keystone Communities Program for a housing accessibility
program. (Council Districts: All).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1878 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an
application for a Housing Accessibility Program in the amount of $250,000 to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic
Development for the operation and administration of certain programs and projects in
FY 2019-2020. (Council District: All).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1880 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all
the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in
the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of
Allegheny County as Block 56-F, Lots 336 and 338 (Council District No. 5 - Site
Assemblage for future redevelopment - 126 and 130 Hazelwood Avenue).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1881 Resolution approving an Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by
and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Northside
Properties R&S LLC, or an entity to be formed, for the Sale of Block 22-C, Lot
109, Block 22-G, Lot 194, and Block 22-H, Lots 41A, 42, 43, 51, 184 and 185, in
the 21st and 25th Wards of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 6 (Side
Yards/Accessory Uses - 1016 Morrison Avenue, 903, 929, 949 Lysle Street, 921
California Avenue and Brighton Place).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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Standing Committee Meeting Agenda - Final
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 1:30 PM Council Chambers
STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
ROLL CALL
FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2018-0701 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal,
Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 265 - Exemptions for Residential Improvements.
(Public Hearing held 10/10/18)
2018-0702 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Two: Fiscal,
Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 267 - Exemptions for Industrial and
Commercial Improvements.
(Public Hearing held 10/10/18)
2019-1800 Resolution authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to
Petition the Orphans Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
County to request the transfer of a portion of a certain lot (the “Subject Property”),
now part of Enright Parklet in the East Liberty Neighborhood of the City of
Pittsburgh, to Pennley Park South, Inc. (“PPS”), in exchange for an abutting parcel of
land of approximately equal size and value as the Subject Property to be transferred
from PPS to the City of Pittsburgh for consolidation with and use as part of Enright
Parklet, plus all necessary or appropriate expenses incurred by the City, and/or upon
such other terms and conditions as the Court or the City authorize and/or direct.
(Public Hearing held 7/15/19)
2019-1827 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Fifty Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($52,500.00) in favor of Jennifer Batten and her
attorneys, Stewart, Murray & Associates Law Group, fully releasing the City from all
claims and liability for alleged personal injuries as described in a lawsuit filed in the
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 14-017156.
(Executive Session scheduled for 7/18/19)
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NEW PAPERS
2019-1860 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Executive Director of the Gender Equity
Commission to receive grant funding from the Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania
(GWP) to conduct a listening tour in which commissioners will engage with youth to
identify existing intersectional inequities and offer ideas to improve the equity of
Pittsburgh, and further providing for expenditures not to exceed ONE THOUSAND
($1,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
2019-1861 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $12,876.37, in favor of
Duquesne Light Company, ATTN: Carolyn K. Cingel, 411 Seventh Avenue, Mail
Drop 16-1, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for damage to their light pole and transformer on
Leonard Street, Pittsburgh, 15232 from a City ES-Recycling vehicle backing into it
and knocking it down on October 31, 2018.
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2019-1862 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of
Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through J: A: 850 Ceres, B: 507 Gearing, C: 339
Seward, D: 1200 Spring Garden, E: 1206 Spring Garden, F: 1204 Spring Garden, G:
1208 Spring Garden, H: 848 California, I: 846 California, J: 2925 Hartman
(A)
Laura Codori
1 STY INS BRK HSE
PURCHASE PRICE: $7,500.00
Rehabilitation for Business
LOT: 15 X 36
LOCATION: 850 Ceres Way
ACQUIRED: Oct. 28, 2016 T/S# 164
WARD: 18 BLOCK & LOT: 14-B-201-B
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3
(B)
Andrew Luster & LaQuesha Hill
2 ½ STY STN V & ALUM SDG HSE
PURCHASE PRICE: $7500
Rehabilitation
LOT: 25 X AVG 129.15
LOCATION: 507 Gearing Avenue
ACQUIRED: Oct. 27, 2017 T/S# 109
WARD: 18 BLOCK & LOT: 15-L-247
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3
(C)
Sundo Capital LLC c/o Michael Sundo
PURCHASE PRICE: $14,400.00
Build Single Family Home
LOT: 33.75 X AVG 212.71 X 80
LOCATION: 339 Seward Street
ACQUIRED: Aug. 14, 2015 T/S# 91
WARD: 19 BLOCK & LOT: 6-K-228
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2
(D)
Joshua Platek & Brandi Cox
PURCHASE PRICE: $9,200.00
Green Space
LOT: 36 X 60
LOCATION: 1200 Spring Garden Avenue
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ACQUIRED: Sept. 19, 1988 T/S# 1893
WARD: 24 BLOCK & LOT: 24-B-304
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
(E)
Joshua Platek & Brandi Cox
PURCHASE PRICE: $4,100.00
Green Space
LOT: 19.92 X AVG 47.65
LOCATION: 1206 Spring Garden Avenue
ACQUIRED: Sept. 19, 1988 T/S# 1894
WARD: 24 BLOCK & LOT: 24-B-305
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
(F)
Joshua Platek & Brandi Cox
PURCHASE PRICE: $3,900.00
Green Space
LOT: 19.08 X AVG 47.65
LOCATION: 1204 Spring Garden Avenue
ACQUIRED: Sept. 19, 1988 T/S# 1895
WARD: 24 BLOCK & LOT: 24-B-306
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
(G)
Joshua Platek & Brandi Cox
PURCHASE PRICE: $6,400.00
Green Space
LOT: 25 X 60
LOCATION: 1208 Spring Garden Avenue
ACQUIRED: Sept. 19, 1988 T/S# 1896
WARD: 24 BLOCK & LOT: 24-B-310
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
(H)
Northside Properties R&S c/o Sarah Mistick
PURCHASE PRICE: $500.00
Green Space/Side Yard
LOT: 28 X 103
LOCATION: 848 California Avenue
ACQUIRED: June 16, 2017 T/S# 230
WARD: 25 BLOCK & LOT: 22-H-61
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
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(I)
Northside Properties R&S c/o Sarah Mistick
PURCHASE PRICE: $500.00
Green Space/Side Yard
LOT: 18.19 X 98.04
LOCATION: 846 California Avenue
ACQUIRED: June 16, 2017 T/S# 247
WARD: 25 BLOCK & LOT: 22-H-63
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(J)
Philip and Katherine Bohr
PURCHASE PRICE: $5,400.00
Green Space
LOT: 39.86 X 100
LOCATION: 2925 Hartman Avenue
ACQUIRED: April 28, 2017 T/S# 331
WARD: 27 BLOCK & LOT: 45-A-146
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
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2019-1863 Resolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, which
authorized the sale of property in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, due to an
incompletion of sale.
Items A through C. A: 1812 Enoch, B: 1612 Brighton, C: 2241 Spokane
(A)
Forfeit to Close
RESOLUTION NO: 2018 - Resolution # 459
EFFECTIVE: July 12, 2018
PURCHASER: Center That Cares
PURCHASE PRICE: $10,700.00
LOCATION: 1812 Enoch Street
WARD: 3 BLOCK & LOT NO.: 9-S-253
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(B)
Forfeit to Close
RESOLUTION NO: 2017 - Resolution # 407
EFFECTIVE: July 17, 2017
PURCHASER: Darwin Copeland
PURCHASE PRICE: $200.00
LOCATION: 1612 Brighton Road
WARD: 25 BLOCK & LOT NO.: 23-E-306
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(B)
Failure to Close
RESOLUTION NO: 2013 - Resolution # 564
EFFECTIVE: August 12, 2013
PURCHASER: Charles Piotrowski, III & Christina Piotrowski
PURCHASE PRICE: $2,900.00
LOCATION: 2241 Spokane Street
WARD: 29 BLOCK & LOT NO.: 95-L-229
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 4
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2019-1864 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 M: A: 1845 Boulevard of the
Allies, B: 0 Rosetta, C: 515 Lowell, D: 118 Dengler, E: 618 Freeland, F: 624
Freeland, G: 544 Herschel, H: 0 Brighton, I: 1619 Brighton, J: 854 California, K: 6
Olive, L: 260 Kennedy, M: 63 Wheeling
(A)
Diane DeNardo
LOT: 19.23 X AVG 61.45 X 18.66
LOCATION: 1845 Boulevard of the Allies
ACQUIRED: Sept. 1, 2017 / TS# 1
WARD: 1 BLOCK & LOT: 11-J-258
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(B)
Nicholas Loewen & Janna Reiff
LOT: 44 X 110
LOCATION: 0 Rosetta Street
ACQUIRED: June 7, 1948 / TS# 117
WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-L-2
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(C)
Calvin Finch
LOT: 24 X 75
LOCATION: 515 Lowell Street
ACQUIRED: April 26, 2013 / TS# 109
WARD: 12 BLOCK & LOT: 124-P-205
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9
(D)
Kimberly Schmotzer
LOT: 25.31 X AVG 121.64
LOCATION: 118 Dengler Street
ACQUIRED: April 20, 2018 / TS# 81
WARD: 16 BLOCK & LOT: 13-M-269
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3
(E)
Jeffrey & Anita Koch
LOT: 25 X 125
LOCATION: 618 Freeland Street
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ACQUIRED: July 18, 1983 / TS# 434
WARD: 18 BLOCK & LOT: 14-E-274
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3
(F)
Jeffrey & Anita Koch
LOT: 25 X 62.50
LOCATION: 624 Freeland Street
ACQUIRED: May 11, 2007 / TS# 498
WARD: 18 BLOCK & LOT: 14-E-282
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3
(G)
Angeline Dreger
LOT: 50 X 100
LOCATION: 544 Herschel Street
ACQUIRED: April 20, 2018 / TS# 185
WARD: 20 BLOCK & LOT: 19-G-54
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2
(H)
Northside Properties R&S c/o Sarah Mistick
LOT: 20 X 160
LOCATION: 0 Brighton Place
ACQUIRED: June 16, 2017 / TS# 240
WARD: 25 BLOCK & LOT: 22-H-235
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(I)
Northside Properties R&S c/o Sarah Mistick
LOT: 20 X 103
LOCATION: 854 California Avenue
ACQUIRED: June 16, 2017 / TS# 229
WARD: 25 BLOCK & LOT: 22-H-58
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(J)
Northside Properties R&S c/o Sarah Mistick
LOT: 20.17 X 106
LOCATION: 1619 Brighton Place
ACQUIRED: June 16, 2017 / TS# 238
WARD: 25 BLOCK & LOT: 22-H-228
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
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(K)
Ruth & Ulysses Kenney
LOT: 24 X 135 X 22.92
LOCATION: 6 Olive Street
ACQUIRED: Sept. 18, 1989 / TS# 1840
WARD: 25 BLOCK & LOT: 46-R-25
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6
(L)
Jason Sauer
LOT: 25 X 100
LOCATION: 260 Kennedy Avenue
ACQUIRED: Aug. 17, 2018 / TS# 208
WARD: 26 BLOCK & LOT: 77-N-88
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
(M)
William & Rebecca Moore
LOT: 25 X AVG 141.20
LOCATION: 63 Wheeling Street
ACQUIRED: Sept. 1, 2017 / TS# 139
WARD: 31 BLOCK & LOT: 134-E-60
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5
2019-1866 Resolution amending Resolution No. 772 of 2012, effective January 1, 2013, entitled
“Resolution adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community
Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2013 through 2018 Capital
Improvement Program,” by reducing HOMEWOOD CAMERAS by $53,578.00 and
increasing PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERAS by $53,578.00.
2019-1900 Resolution transferring the amount of Forty Four Thousand Four Hundred and Ten
dollars ($44,910.00) from the Property, Vehicles line item to Professional and
Technical Services, Administrative Fees, all within the City Clerk’s Office.
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS
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INVOICES
INVOICES FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL
The following departmental invoices not covered under a contract with the City shall be paid by the
City Controller after the invoices have been approved by City Council at the July 24th 2019
Standing Committees meeting. A completed standard form detailing the expenditures is attached to
all of the below listed invoices. No payments will be made to any of the below listed vendors prior the
approval of City Council.
CITY COUNCIL
Banksville Civic Association – donation/community festival (Dist. 2) 500.00
Conrad, Curt – reimbursement/parking (Dist. 5) 17.57
Egler, Moira – reimbursement/food & supplies for community meeting (Dist. 8) 277.35
Grounded Strategies – rental of restroom amenities for community event (Dist. 5) 200.00
Harris, Darlene – reimbursement/food for staff meeting (Dist. 1) 79.71
Harris, Darlene – reimbursement/tickets to event (Dist. 1) 120.00
Herron Business Law – legal fees/opposition of liquor license transfer (Dist. 3) 2,500.00
St. Andrew Lutheran Church – donation/community festival (Dist. 2) 500.00
Williams, Cassandra – reimbursement/food for community event (Dist. 6) 116.70
Win-Char Civic Association – donation/community festival (Dist. 2) 500.00
Women for Excellence – donation/community celebration (Dist. 6) 250.00
MAYOR
S&S Trophy Inc – employee of the month plaque 75.00
OMB
M&J Wilkow Properties – property management of 420 Allies 2,228.87
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LAW
AA Court Reporters – deposition transcript 725.25
Friedson, Daniel – reimbursement for attorney license renewal 225.00
Gleason & Associates – professional services for litigation case 1,670.00
Matthew E Orie – reimbursement for copy of articles of incorporation for case 9.00
Office of Court Reporters – payment for transcript 211.50
Precise Discovery – professional services for litigation case 1,051.80
ETHICS BOARD
Allegheny County Bar Association – membership dues 150.00
PLI
Jordan, Herman Jr – reimbursement for state required certifications 102.20
Qminder – vendor to perform a Queue Management System for permitting 2,739.00
Tata, Madhuri – reimbursement for PA Dept of Labor & Industry certification 520.20
PUBLIC SAFETY
Humphries, Roger – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Estes, Robert – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Ascani, Clare – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Meunier, Daniel – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Finkelstein, Richard – performer at Stars at Riverview 600.00
Finkelstein, Richard – performer at farmers market 250.00
Dragovich, Shirley – performer at farmers market 250.00
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Pittsburgh Festival Winds – Bach, Beethoven & Brunch performer 1,000.00
Pedersen, Diane C - Bach, Beethoven & Brunch performer 800.00
POLICE
U.S. Film Crew – installation of solar film at horse stables 690.00
Dollar Rent A Car – rentals 2,172.99
Dollar Rent A Car – rentals 2,408.16
Dollar Rent A Car – rentals 2,170.71
PUBLIC WORKS
Dominion Elevator Inspection – elevator safety inspections 675.00
Ernst Conservation Seeds Inc – seed mix for McKinley Park project 1,201.00
Zoresco Equipment Co – long-term rental of storage trailers 240.00
Fire Restoration – water damage restoration at Brighton Heights senior center 1,891.46
PA Dept of Labor & Industry – various inspections & certificates 73.58
PARKS & RECREATION
Scott, Tyler – referee at basketball game at Phillips recreation center 30.00
Feldman, Cindy – tennis instructor at Mellon Park 325.00
Parks, Richard – tennis instructor at Mellon Park 619.50
Raz, Omri – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 729.00
Salinas, Marianna – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 729.00
Estes, Robert – band performance for Wednesday night Flagstaff concert 250.00
Meunier, Daniel – calypso band for Wednesday night Flagstaff concert 250.00
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Wieczorek, Chloe – Stars at Riverview jazz concert series in Riverview Park 600.00
Thompson, Paul – jazz quartet for Stars at Riverview 600.00
DOMI
Young, Christopher – reimbursement for supplies 39.21
CPRB
Associated Investors Inc – cleaning services 525.00
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INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
To: The Honorable President and Members of Council
From:Office of Management and Budget
Date:July 22, 2019
Re:Intradepartmental transfer
Dear President and Members of Council:
As per the Resolution 876 of 2018, which authorizes City Council to approve intra-departmental
transfers throughout the 2019 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to
make the following transfer(s):
Department of Public Works – Bureau of Environmental Services
Amount from:
$57,000.00 from 430000.54103 Disposal - Refuse
Amount to:
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$57,000.00 to 430000.56401 Materials
This transfer is necessary to replenish funds that were spent for the RecycleSource contract. The
contract originally hit the incorrect object account in the JDE financial system for the first three
payments of 2019. Procurement has since corrected the object account and this transfer is to
replenish the funds expended for those first three payments.
P-CARD APPROVALS
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR
SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
2019-1912 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf
of the City of Pittsburgh into a two-year Professional Services Agreement or
Agreements with one option to renew with The Center that CARES for the purpose
of implementation of the Pittsburgh Group Violence Intervention Street Outreach
Program, total cost not to exceed $637,500.00.
(Waiver of Rule 8 requested)
SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE AND REV. BURGESS
NEW PAPERS
2019-1869 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Specialty Vehicle
Solutions, LLC in the amount of Forty Thousand Five Hundred Five Dollars and Ten
Cents ($40,505.10) for the upfitting of a vehicle for the Department of Public Safety,
Bureau of Police.
2019-1870 Resolution amending Resolution No. 133 of 2018, which had previously
amended Resolution No. 546 of 2017, authorizing the Mayor and Director of the
Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a
three-year professional services agreement or agreements with Johnson Controls for
security camera integration and support services, to define funding sources.
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SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
2019-1909 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title one Administrative, Chapter
156, creating a Clean Sweep Division within the Department of Public Works in
order to oversee and improve the maintenance of vacant city owned properties, and
to formalize the status of the Division.
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
2019-1910 Resolution vacating a portion of the Right of Way at South Negley Avenue at Eva
Street in the 8th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS
2019-1911 Resolution vacating a portion of the Right of Way at Penn Avenue and South Euclid
Avenue in the 8th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
(Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS
DEFERRED PAPERS
2019-1637 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Parks and
the Department of Public Works to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Pittsburgh
Ballet Theater for a portion of real property located on Liberty Avenue between 29th
and 30th Streets.
2019-1848 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works to enter into an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Nine Mile Run
Watershed Association located at 321 Pennwood Ave No. 202, Pittsburgh, PA
15221, for the provision of wetland mitigation monitoring and reporting as required by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection at a not to exceed amount
of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) distributed over a period of four
(4) years.
NEW PAPERS
2019-1882 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements,
between the City of Pittsburgh and Renaissance 3 Architects, for the professional
architecture services for Robert E. Williams Community Building - Reconstruction
and Design Documents, at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand
Eight Hundred Seven Dollars ($147,807.00).
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2019-1883 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of
Pittsburgh and Rios Williams Architects, PC for architectural and engineering design
services for a series of restroom renovations in the City-County Building, 414 Grant
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, for the not to exceed amount of One Hundred Ten
Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Five Cents ($110,719.05).
2019-1884 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works, to
execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission’s Keystone Historic Preservation Construction Grant, to
replace the stones around the Pedestrian Tunnel in Highland Park, and further
providing for an agreement or agreements or the use of existing agreements, and
expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00)
DOLLARS for this stated purpose. The City of Pittsburgh will supply the required
matching funds and supplement the project in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED
TWENTY THOUSAND ($420,000.00) DOLLARS for this stated purpose for a
total project cost of FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND ($520,000.00)
DOLLARS.
2019-1885 Resolution vacating a portion of Colwell Street and portions of Our Way in the 3rd
Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
2019-1886 Resolution granting unto Ziad Adamo, 404 South Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA
15213, his successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and
use at his own cost and expense, an exterior wood trellis at the Ali Baba restaurant at
406 South Craig Street, in the 4th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of
Pittsburgh.
2019-1887 Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an
Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for purposes of
receiving and expending grant funds; providing for the implementation of the
Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Development
(ATCMTD) project and enter into additional agreements with any other relevant
agencies as needed to accept grant funding offered to the City for this project; and
further providing for legitimate expenditures for any services required in connection
with the expenditure of said grant funds per the original intent of the grant award. Said
agreement or agreements or expenditures are at a cost not to exceed
$21,798,636.00.
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2019-1888 Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an
Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreement, providing for the
planning, design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies, operations, and /
or the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with the
production of the Oakland Transportation Study and associated projects.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1867 Resolution requesting authorization for the Mayor and the Manager of the Office of
Municipal Investigations (“OMI”) to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with
Assured Polygraph Services, for an amount not to exceed Twenty-Four Thousand
Dollars and Zero Cents ($24,000) to conduct public safety candidate
pre-employment polygraph examinations and/or testimony in Civil Service
decertification hearings regarding.
2019-1868 Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements, with the CREATE Lab at
Carnegie Mellon University, to develop an interactive mapping tool utilizing local
housing data regarding discrimination, displacement, eviction, and gentrification to
help provide evidence for systemic and complex housing complaints, and to better
coordinate outreach efforts with local advocacy agencies, in an amount not to exceed
$20,000.00.
LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1865 Resolution directing the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections and the
Department of Finance to establish guidelines to ensure that all contractors on
publicly-owned projects are properly licensed.
SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR
CO-SPONSOR /S: Mrs. Kail-Smith
2019-1889 Resolution amending Res.440, effective July 2, 2019, providing for the filing a grant
with the 2017 CDBG Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for
the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of
payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the
deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses
within categories, so as to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “D-2
DEK Hockey”( -$5,000.00) and “Southwest Pittsburgh CDC”
(-$1,000.00) to “Birmingham Foundation/Westside Mustangs” (+$6,000.00).
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
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2019-1890 Resolution amending Resolution No. 441, eff. July 2, 2019 entitled: providing for an
Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for
operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or
rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs,
maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of
various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of the residents of the City of
Pittsburgh, 2017 CDBG Program at a cost not to exceed $825,000.00 so as to
perform reprogramming within City Council from: “D-2 DEK Hockey”(
-$5,000.00) and “Southwest Pittsburgh CDC”(-$1,000.00) to “Birmingham
Foundation/Westside Mustangs” (+$6,000.00).
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
2019-1908 Resolution naming the Fairywood Playground at Fairywood Park as the Eric “Guy”
Kelly Playground.
(Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
DEFERRED PAPERS
2019-1833 Resolution naming the Basketball court located at the Olympia Park as the Bill
Masucci Basketball Court.
(Public Hearing scheduled for 7/22/19)
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS.
STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1891 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and
Infrastructure (DOMI) and/or the Department of Innovation and Performance (I&P)
on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with SharedStreets, in order to
receive access to their visualization platform suite, which will further the City’s ability
to deliver mobility services to residents.
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2018-0983 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to
execute a quit claim deed or deeds, and any other necessary or appropriate
documents, agreements, and instruments conveying AS IS all of the City’s right, title
and interest, if any, in designated City-owned properties to the Urban Redevelopment
Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for consideration of $1.00 each, contingent upon the
Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance first entering into a Cooperation
Agreement or Agreements with the URA setting forth the rights and obligations of the
City and the URA relating to these initial conveyances and further setting forth the
rights and obligations of the City and the URA relating to the subsequent disposition
of these properties to third parties.
NEW PAPERS
2019-1871 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for proposed land development located at 7502 Thomas Blvd. at the
parcel number 0175-E-00105-0000-00, Pittsburgh, PA 15208.
2019-1872 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for The Commonwealth Building, 316 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
15222.
2019-1873 Resolution to rescind Resolution 648 of 2018 and to authorize the City of Pittsburgh
to execute and record a Declaration of Condominium along with the Housing
Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of
Pittsburgh as Declarants for the condominium to be known as the “Pittsburgh
Governmental Center, a Condominium” at the Property located at 412 Boulevard of
the Allies; and further authorizing the execution and filing, as may be required, of all
related instruments or documents necessary to ensure compliance with the
Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. §§3101 et seq.; and further
authorizing the City to participate in the unit owners’ organization to be organized in
compliance with applicable law.
2019-1875 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and
Infrastructure and/or the Director of the Department of City Planning, on behalf of the
City, to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority
(URA) in order for the City to receive Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) to
support a beautification project of artist-designed and City-owned curb extensions on
Broadway Avenue in the Beechview neighborhood as part of a greater streetscaping
project occurring at this location.
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Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting July 24, 2019
Agenda - Final
2019-1876 Resolution authorizing a 2019-2020 Cooperation Agreement with the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the designation of the local
matching share for a grant applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development Keystone Communities Program for the Small Landlord
Program. (Council Districts: All).
2019-1879 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an
application for financial assistance for the Small Landlord Program in the amount of
$250,000 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development for the operation and administration of certain programs and
projects in FY 2019-2020. (Council District: All).
2019-1877 Resolution authorizing a 2019-2020 Cooperation Agreement with the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the designation of the local
matching share for a grant applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development Keystone Communities Program for a housing accessibility
program. (Council Districts: All).
2019-1878 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an
application for a Housing Accessibility Program in the amount of $250,000 to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic
Development for the operation and administration of certain programs and projects in
FY 2019-2020. (Council District: All).
2019-1880 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all
the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in
the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of
Allegheny County as Block 56-F, Lots 336 and 338 (Council District No. 5 - Site
Assemblage for future redevelopment - 126 and 130 Hazelwood Avenue).
2019-1881 Resolution approving an Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by
and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Northside
Properties R&S LLC, or an entity to be formed, for the Sale of Block 22-C, Lot
109, Block 22-G, Lot 194, and Block 22-H, Lots 41A, 42, 43, 51, 184 and 185, in
the 21st and 25th Wards of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 6 (Side
Yards/Accessory Uses - 1016 Morrison Avenue, 903, 929, 949 Lysle Street, 921
California Avenue and Brighton Place).
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