Legislation

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Fr. Sean Hogan for a distinguished career at Duquesne University and congratulates Fr. Hogan for his iconic and beloved relationship with current students and scores of alumni. The Council wishes Fr. Hogan great success in his transition to his new position as President of the Duquesne University Scholarship Association; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, September 22 , 2015, to be “ FATHER SEAN HOGAN DAY ” in the City of Pittsburgh.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Vision Towards Peace for recognizing committed individuals in the field of social service and genuinely thank The Passion Meets the Road Awardees for their passion, dedication and perseverance; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, September 22, 2015, to be “Passion Meets the Road Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, thanks Mr. Houk for his dedication to both Brookline and the City of Pittsburgh and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare September 22, 2015 to be “James Houk Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Three Rivers Rowing Association for providing residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania access to high quality rowing and paddling opportunities for the last thirty years and making Pittsburgh one of the country’s premiere rowing cities once again; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 to be "Three Rivers Rowing Association Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare September 24, 2015 to be “Pittsburgh Community Television Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, September 24, 2015 “Milton Washington Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Steve Beckman for his commitment and dedication to the soccer community and for his part in the advancement of the sport of soccer for youth and adults in our region and congratulates him on his upcoming retirement ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, September 27, 2015, to be “STEVE BECKMAN DAY ” in the City of Pittsburgh.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for outstanding service and programs for Allegheny County and its residents and congratulates ALCOSAN on its Award Winning Open House; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, September 19, 2015, to be “ ALCOSAN DAY ” in the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Masonic Building Redevelopment Project, 40 West North Avenue and 1120 Reddour Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Stipulation of Settlements for Tax Appeals List of Property: (Tax Payer/Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Assmnt./Year/Refund Amount) Edison Place Properties, LLC/27-35 NJRR Avenue/182/1/East/$1,218,700/2011/-$2,875.39 Edison Place Properties, LLC/37-39 NJRR Avenue/182/31/East $170,200/2011/$0 10 Bleeker Street Properties LLC/26-106 Washington Street/19/1/East/$2,250,000/2011/-$7,488.00 10 Bleeker Street Properties LLC/26-106 Washington Street/19/1/East/$2,250,000/2012/-$7,767.00 Edison Bruen Street, LLC/21-29 Bruen Street/182/18/East/$445,100/2011/-$861.95 Edison Bruen Street, LLC/21-29 Bruen Street/182/18/East/$445,100/2012/-$894.07 Edison Bruen Street, LLC/53-57 NJRR Avenue/182/24/East $355,000/2011/-$1,051.65 Edison Bruen Street, LLC/53-57 NJRR Avenue/182/24/East $355,000/2012/-$1,090.83 Islamic Cultural Center/20-24 Branford Place/57/161/Central/$1,898,600/2013/-$146,214.84 Islamic Cultural Center/20-24 Branford Place/57/161/Central/$1,898,600/2014/-$90,651.19 Islamic Cultural Center/20-24 Branford Place/57/161/Central/$1,678,600/2015/-$97,147.79 520 Broad Street Assoc.C/O IDT/8-36 Atlantic Street/12/53/Central/$4,500,000/2009/-$13,695.00 104 Montclair Realty, LLC/102-106 Montclair Avenue/776/34/North/$595,900/2009/-$2,739.00 104 Montclair Realty, LLC/102-106 Montclair Avenue/776/34/North/$595,900/2010/-$3,180.00 104 Montclair Realty, LLC/102-106 Montclair Avenue/776/34/North/$595,900/2011/-$3,328.00 104 Montclair Realty, LLC/102-106 Montclair Avenue/776/34/North/$595,900/2012/-$3,452.00 Additional Information: Total Tax Difference: -$382,436.71 Invitation: Corporation Counsel, December 1, 2015

Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: CompetitiveProfessional Service Contracting N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1(k) Purpose: To provide for the operation and management services for the Government Access Television Studio Entity Name: Edward Joseph Cologna Productions, Inc., Entity Address: 119 Aycrigg Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey 07055 Contract Amount: $191,360.00 Funding Source: 2015 Budget/Administration Contract Period: November 4, 2015 through November 3, 2016 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( X ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Deferred 7R1-e 020316 Deferred 7R1-a (s) 020916 Invitation: Director of Communications, February 17, 2016 Failed 7R1-a 021716

Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Fair Housing Partnership, to provide comprehensive fair housing training to all relevant members of the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning, and Mayor’s Office staff, and City Council’s Office Staff. Training will include understanding affirmatively furthering fair housing, general fair housing laws, reasonable accommodation and modification, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Oakland Marriott Residence Inn, 3339 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Carnegie Mellon University-Tepper Building, 4811 Forbes Avenue, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15213.

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Foundry at 41st Apartments, 4107 Willow Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201.

Communication from City Controller Michael Lamb submitting the City's Single Audit Report for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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 $5,500 to Northside Leadership Conference- Surveillance Camera, within District 1 Neighborhood Needs.

Resolution further amending Resolution 549, effective September 21, 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 $5,500 to Northside Leadership Conference- Surveillance Camera, within District 1 Neighborhood Needs. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $437,779.53.

Resolution authorizing and directing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Stanley Convergent, a local sub-unit of Stanley, in the amount of Thirty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twelve Dollars and One Cent ($37,812.01), for costs incurred by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police (PBP), that did not fall within guidelines of an existing contract with Stanley.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support preliminary buildout of a Municipal/City ID, and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000) dollars for this stated purpose.

Resolution to amend Resolution No. 572 of 2014, “Authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement with GovDeals, Inc. for professional services related to the online auctioning of surplus city vehicles and miscellaneous city equipment and collecting such payments on the City’s behalf,” by extending services for an additional one (1) year and including two additional one-year renewal options upon mutual agreement of the parties.

Resolution authorizing that the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh are hereby authorized to execute an agreement with Robert Bergren and Cindy Stackhouse for a permanent sewer easement across City of Pittsburgh property at 7205 Butler Street, Block and Lots 121-G-17, 19, and 20 in the 10th Ward. Said agreement should be in Form approved by the city Solicitor and shall contain such terms and conditions for the protection of the City of Pittsburgh as Such Solicitor may require. This easement agreement through City property is contingent upon an easement agreement approved by Lamar Advertising on the adjacent 4 parcels 121-G-22, 24, 25, and 26. Now, therefore in consideration of the sum of $500.00 Dollars and other good and valuable considerations the City of Pittsburgh does hereby grant and convey an easement for sewer installation.

Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies in connection with Trail Repairs; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed $120,000.00

Resolution amending Resolution 741 of 2013, effective November 21, 2013, to authorize the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to now enter into a Three-Party Project Assistance And Payment Agreement between The City Of Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, and K.J. Johnston, Ltd., for the Schenley Park Westinghouse Memorial Pond Restoration to allow the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to remit its portion of the Project’s funding directly to the contractor K.J. Johnston, and for the contractor K.J. Johnston to accept payment by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy toward the Project.