Legislation

Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for March 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for March 20, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute Instruments for the Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants in favor of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority to allow the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority operation and maintenance responsibilities of green infrastructure within certain property along the Bus Rapid Transit Project Corridor.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements with Thomson Reuters for subscription to an online legal research tool at a cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND TEN DOLLARS AND TWENTY-EIGHT CENTS ($133,010.28) over a term of 4 years.

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing PJ McARDLE ROADWAY BRIDGE OVER HILLSIDE (TIP) by SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000), increasing PJ McARDLE ROADWAY BRIDGE OVER SYCAMORE (TIP) by SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000), increasing BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE (TIP) by ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000), and increasing EAST SYCAMORE STREET BRIDGE (TIP) by SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000) to account for Federal Highway Administration funding being received at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the PJ McArdle Roadway Bridge over Hillside Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the Bloomfield Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 711 of 2022 further amending Resolution No. 767 of 2018 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with D'Appolonia for On-Call Emergency Geotechnical Services including assessments, evaluations, land remediation plans, and expert testimony of properties subject to active life safety code enforcement violations, by increasing the approved amount by TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($20,000.00) for an amended total cost not to exceed THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($360,000.00), over 3 years.

Resolution appointing Chris Hornstein as a Member of the Commission on Infrastructure Asset Reporting and Investment with a term to expire June 30, 2028.

Resolution transferring the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) within the 2024 Operating Budget from City Council Salaries & Wages, Regular to Council as a Body for the purpose of professional services.

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the North Avenue Signals and Safety project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s).

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Diana Stefanyszyn, and her attorney, Phillips, Phillips & Smith-Delach, P.C. for a single payment in 2024 in an amount not to exceed ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($11,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-004984. (Executive Session held 4/3/24)

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the PJ McArdle Roadway Bridge over Sycamore Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the East Sycamore Street Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. This resolution serves to authorize only the Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the City Steps Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00), reimbursable at 80%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

Resolution appointing Tyi-Sanna Jones as a Member of the Board of License, Inspection, and Review with a term to expire January 1, 2027.

Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a donation from Open Field of two sets of soccer goal to be placed in Dunbar Park valued at THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE DOLLARS AND NINETY-SEVEN CENTS (3,983.97).

WHEREAS, the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 was signed into law designating March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day, in memory of March 29,1973, when the final U.S. fighting soldiers withdrew from Vietnam; and,

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient Purpose: To provide HIV/AIDS related health and support services to the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area. Entity Name: Apostles’ House Entity Address: 24 Grant Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $164,353.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: Ryan White funds were accepted by Resolution 7R5-b adopted on January 24, 2024. Contract year three (FY2024) is subject to the availability and annual appropriation of sufficient funds to meet the extended obligation. A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $52,200.00 is attached.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To provide a new construction of a multi-unit development for seniors, (20) units with a mix of affordable and market rate rentals. Entity Name: 266 Clinton Ave Holdings, LLC Entity Address: 325 Ferry Street, Suite 108, Newark, New Jersey 07105 Sale Amount: $33,135.36 Cost Basis: (X) $8.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $114,400.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of property ownership from the City to the Redeveloper Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ (X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 266 Clinton Avenue/Block 2671/Lot 3/South Ward 268 Clinton Avenue/Block 2671/Lot 2/South Ward 270 Clinton Avenue/Block 2671/Lot 1/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 4,141.92 X $8.00 = $33,135.36. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

Appointments by Mayor Baraka to the Newark Workforce Development Board effective February and March 2024 2 year terms Name Term 1. James Adams 3/2024 - 3/2026 re-appointment 2. Latoya Ball 2/2024 - 2/2026 re-appointment 3. Diana Candelejo 3/2024 - 3/2026 re-appointment 4. Robert Clark 3/2024 - 3/2025 re-appointment 5. Joseph Epps Jr. 2/2023 - 2/2025 re appointment

To withdraw the objection to the renewal of liquor permit number 1258534 held by Carla’s Newstand LLC, doing business as Beechcroft Newsstand, located at 1935 E. Dublin Granville Rd., Columbus, OH 43229; and to declare an emergency.