Legislation

To honor, recognize, and celebrate the life of Robert L. Pettus, 1948-2025

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to modify the professional services contract with Stone Environmental Engineering and Science Inc. to increase the budget by $20,000.00; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $20,000.00 from the Community Development Fund 2248; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to approve the forgiveness of individual loan(s) to borrower Sharon L. Huntley, who meets the eligibility requirements of the homeowner loan forgiveness program, in the amount of $25,422.29; and to declare an emergency. ($25,422.29)

Notice/Advertisement Title: RECAP: Public Hearing - Zone In Phase I Updates - Proposed Updates to SR-161/Northland Map and Titles 33 & 34 Contact Name: Kevin McCain Contact Telephone Number: (614) 645-5829 Contact Email Address: kbmccain@columbus.gov

To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to renew the existing contract with ZOLL Medical Corporation on behalf of the Division of Fire as authorized by Ordinance 0977-2022 for extended warranty and preventative maintenance services for the ZOLL devices; to authorize the expenditure of $91,705.32 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($91,705.32)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with EPIC Youth and to authorize an expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($40,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement and all necessary amendments with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT), for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to provide interstate pump station maintenance and receive reimbursement from the State. ($0.00)

To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of Education to enter into a contract, pursuant to Columbus City Codes, with Columbus Early Learning Centers to plan and implement the 2025 Summer Success Program, an eight-week summer intensive learning readiness program focused on pre-kindergarten children without prior early childhood education experience needed for developing key kindergarten readiness skills for the achievement of the Mayor’s goal that every child is ready for kindergarten; and to authorize the expenditure of $175,000.00 from the General Fund. ($175,000.00)

Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 30th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 33-K, Lot 128 (219 Reifert Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, in an amount not to exceed FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($40,000.00) over one year, for professional services in connection with immigration matters. (Executive Session held 4/15/25)

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an ownership and maintenance agreement with Almono, LP for six bus shelters to be constructed along Second Avenue and Blair Street in the Hazelwood neighborhood, at no cost to the city.

Resolution appointment of Anne Marie Ellison as a Member of the LGBTQIA+ Commission with a term to expire April 1, 2029.

Resolution appointment of Elliott Williams as a Member of the Shade Tree Commission with a term to expire April 1, 2029.

Resolution appointing Bryan Murray to the Pittsburgh HIV / AIDS Commission, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 179C: Establishment of Pittsburgh HIV/AIDS Commission, §179C.02(1) and §179C.02(2) of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.

Resolution appointing Clarisse Jordan to the Pittsburgh HIV/AIDS Commission, per Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 179C: Establishment of Pittsburgh HIV/AIDS Commission, §179C.02(1) and §179C.02(2) of the Pittsburgh City Code of Ordinances.

Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended April 11, 2025.

Communication from Felicity Williams, Deputy Chief of Staff, submitting the Equal Opportunity Review Commission Quarterly Report for the period ending March 31, 2025.

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 626: Paid Sick Days Act, Section 626.03: Accrual of Sick Time, so as to change the rate at which employees can accumulate paid sick leave hours, and increase the maximum total amount of paid sick leave hours that can be accumulated. (Public Hearing held 5/28/25)

WHEREAS, Bessie Lee Harris, born Saturday, May 2, 1925, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Mrs. Harris graduated from Lincoln Heights High School, Class of 1943. Shortly after graduation, Bessie moved north and made her home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and,

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees Purpose: Mother’s Day Festival Date(s): Saturday, May 17, 2025 Sponsor(s): Council Member Luis A. Quintana - At-Large Additional Information: Mother’s Day Festival and Street Fair to celebrate the Mothers in the Community, and will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the intersection of North 5th Street between Abington Street and Bloomfield Avenue, from the hours of 1:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Gloria Gaynor Date(s): TBD Official Street Name(s): Howard Street and Court Street Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Gloria Gaynor Way” Sponsor: Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree Additional Information: Ceremony will be determined for a later date.

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract Purpose: Municipal Aid 2023- Newark Various Street Paving Project (20 Locations) MA-23, Contract No. 2023-06 Entity Name: JA Alexander, Inc. Entity Address: 130-158 JFK Drive, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003 Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $4,278,121.71 Funding Source: 051-G23-E23H0-71930-B2023 ($3,041,806.00), 001-110-1107-71930-B2025 ($1,236,315.71) Contract Period: 365 Consecutive Calendar days from the date of the issuance a formal Notice to proceed. Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $3,041,806.00 Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $1,236,315.71 Bids Solicited: April 11, 2025 Bids Received: Two (2) Bids Rejected: One (1)

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Competitive Contracting Purpose: To provide the Payroll Services to the Newark Youth Employment Programs Entity Name: Precise Payroll I LLC Address(s): 103 N. Buffalo Avenue, Ventnor City, New Jersey 08406 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/ NW011-010-0109-72090-B2025 Contract Period: Twelve (12) consecutive months with two (2) one-year options to renew Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: This Resolution authorizes a contract to provide payroll services for the youth of the City of Newark for the Newark Youth Employment Programs. Advertisement Date: March 7, 2025 Bids Downloaded: Thirty-Seven (37) Bids Submitted: One (1)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to enter into a professional architectural / engineering services agreement with BBCO Design LLC, for the City Facility Condition Assessments Phase 3 project; to authorize an expenditure of $600,000.00 within the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; and to authorize an amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvements Budget. ($600,000.00)