Legislation

Appointment of Robert Leis III, 519 Fairwood Avenue, Columbus, OH 43205, to serve on the Near East Area Commission, replacing Jennifer Hunt, with a new term start date of February 13, 2025 and an expiration date of December 31, 2025 (resume attached).

Appointment of Allyssa Graves, 838 Campbell Avenue, Columbus, OH 43223, to serve on the Franklinton Area Commission, replacing Johnny Riddle, with a new term start date of January 1, 2025 and an expiration date of December 31, 2027 (resume attached).

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to renew a grant agreement with the Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, to support the continued provision of Critical Incident investigations; to authorize the transfer of $350,000.00 between object classes within the Department of Public Safety's General Fund Budget; to authorize the expenditure of $350,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($350,000.00).

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15, STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH STREETS, SECTION 23:15-2, MULTI-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING 7TH AVENUE WEST AND NORTH 6TH STREET AS A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION (CENTRAL WARD).

Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for February 26, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Human Resources for February 26, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for February 26, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for February 26, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for February 26, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for February 26, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Drugs and Alcohol Programs for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Substance Use Disorder Drop in Center in the amount not to exceed ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($1,875,000.00) dollars for a new drop in center to provide social services for people in crisis.

Resolution amending Resolution #287 of 2024, which added funding for maintenance services related to the FalconRed document scanning station, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to extend the agreement with OPEX Corporation for equipment, maintenance services and associated software licenses at a cost not to exceed Twenty-Nine Thousand Nine-Hundred Forty-One Dollars and Zero Cents ($29,941.00) for a new total not to exceed One-Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Six-Hundred Seventy-One Dollars and Sixty-Nine Cents ($136,671.00).

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Sports and Exhibition Authority (“SEA”) for dedication to the City of street improvements along Penn Avenue, Fort Duquesne Boulevard, and 11th Street, surrounding the David L. Lawrence Convention Center; and providing for the payment costs thereof, not to exceed Zero Dollars ($0.00).

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) to recoup yearly costs associated with the City’s participation and attendance in the Member Planning Agency Participation Services, at no cost to the City.

Resolution amending Resolution 841 of 2024 authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement or amendments thereto, with Partners for Public Good to receive technical assistance to use procurement as a lever for inclusive workforce development, job quality, and local economic empowerment at no cost to the City.

Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to accept the sum of THREE HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($316,367.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 24-004792, involving the Finland Street Pedestrian Bridge. (Executive Session held 3/4/25)

Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, Utility Coordination, Right of Way, and Construction phases of the Penn Ave Phase 2 project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Twelve Million Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($12,275,000.00), an increase of Ten Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10,200,000.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Sixty-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($68,400.00), an increase of Fifty Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($50,400.00) from the previously executed agreement.

Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, and Construction phases of the demolition of the Bridge over RT 51 Near Woodruff Street, also referred to as the Parking Lot Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Three Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Five Dollars and Fifty-Three Cents ($4,377,305.53), an increase of Three Million Seven Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Five Dollars and Fifty-Three Cents ($3,752,305.53) 100% Commonwealth Incurred Costs, from the previously executed agreement; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Thirty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($36,673.95), an increase of Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($7,423.95) - from the previously executed agreement as previously authorized by Resolution 73 of 2024.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning and/or the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Michael Baker International, Inc. for costs associated with the Manchester ReUnited State Route 65 Planning Study, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars and Twenty-One Cents ($1,356,447.21).

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 February 28, 2025.

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh, as well as the region of Western Pennsylvania, continues to strive for higher levels of construction and development growth;

WHEREAS, Susan Miller, Director of Lower School at St. Edmund’s Academy, began her career at SEA as a 1st grade teacher 40 years ago; and,

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, CHAPTER 5, PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION 23:5-1, PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO PROHIBIT PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON MARION PLACE, SOLELY ON THE EAST SIDE, BETWEEN WEST KINNEY STREET AND GOVERNOR STREET (CENTRAL WARD).

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, CHAPTER 5, PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION 23:5-7, PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS AT CERTAIN TIMES FOR STREET CLEANING, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO DELETE MARION PLACE, ON THE EAST SIDE, BETWEEN WEST KINNEY STREET AND GOVERNOR STREET (CENTRAL WARD).