Legislation

WHEREAS, Ronald Romano, Chief of Emergency Medical Services, celebrates his 45th year with the City of Pittsburgh on March 27, 2023; and

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To rehabilitate the property and open an ice cream parlor and coffee shop free of genetically modified ingredients. Entity Name: CCHop, LLC Entity Address: 1024 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey 07112 Sale Amount: $105,000.00 Cost Basis: (X) $10.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $392,600.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) 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) 622-628 Bergen Street/ Block 2685/Lot 46/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square footage X PSF = 10,500 x $10.00 = $105,000.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To continue to operate a private career institute serving as Leaders for Life Academy High School rehabilitate two (2) classrooms, two (2) computer labs, common study area and industrial kitchen for classes. Entity Name: Leaders for Life, Inc. Entity Address: 84-86 Clinton Place, Newark, New Jersey 07108 Sale Amount: $198,660.00 Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A (X) Other: 30% Assessed Amount Assessed Amount: $662,200.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) 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) 84-86 Clinton Place/Block 3035/Lot 10/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Assessed Value X 30% = $662,200.00 X.30 = $198,660.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 10-7 ENTITLED “COST RECOVERY CHARGES” TO ADD/AMEND COST RECOVERY CHARGES FOR MULTI-CULTURAL EVENTS.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: HOME Investment Partnership Program FY2022 Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Appropriation Amount: $3,166,299.00 Budget Year: 2023 Contract Period: September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Funds accepted by Resolution #7R1-h adopted on March 1, 2023. Operating Agency: Department of Economic and Housing Development Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Worker’s Compensation Matters. Entity Name: The Woolridge Law Firm, LLC Entity Address: 17 Academy Street, Suite 1200, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department/Bus. Unit: NW024, Fund: 024, Dept. 24T, Div./Proj.: 5T24, Acct: 96310, Ref.: B2023 Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) Non Fair & Open ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information:

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, AMUSEMENT AND AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES, CHAPTER 5, MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES, SECTION 4-8(A), BUSINESS HOURS, AND CREATING CHAPTER 14, MANDATE TO HIRE SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO REQUIRE THE HIRING OF SPECIAL POLICE DURING SPECIFIED BUSINESS HOURS.

Dept./ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement Docket No.: Not Applicable Claimant: Geneva Worldwide, Inc., 256 West 38th Street, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10018 Claimant's Attorney: Not Applicable Attorney's Address: Not Applicable Settlement Amount: $79,572.92 Funding Source: Budget 2023/Department of Health and Community Wellness/Business Unit NW026 Account# 46545 Budget Ref: B2023 Additional Comments: This Settlement Agreement resolves all outstanding invoices for Geneva Worldwide, Inc., for providing interpretation and documents translation.

Dept./ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Refund Purpose: To provide refund for overpayment of payroll taxes. Entity Name: Hudson Meridian Construction Group, LLC Entity Address: 61 Broadway, New York, New York 10006 Amount: $23,858.06 Additional Information: The vendor incorrectly calculated payroll tax at 10%, rather than at 1%. A Certification of Funds in the amount of $23,858.06.

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation C.P. No.: 2019-28806 Claimant: Kamal Brown Claimant's Attorney: Andrew Topazio, Esq., of Marciano and Topazio Settlement Amount: $49,944.24 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department/Business Unit: NW024 Dept.: 24T Div/Proj: 5T24 Account # 96310 Additional Comments:

Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment/Subordination Agreement Purpose: An Agreement to subordinate the City’s Reverter Rights by entering into a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Sale and Redevelopment of Land and a First Amendment to the Subordination Agreement in order to permit financing necessary for the construction of approximately (115) units of mixed-income housing with parking and outdoor space. Entity Name: 650 Springfield Ave Urban Renewal, LLC and 41 19th Ave Urban Renewal, LLC Entity Address: Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852 Contract Period: Not Applicable Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) N/A List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 55 19th Avenue/Block 364/Lot 1/South Ward 650-656 Springfield Avenue/Block 364/Lot 21, now as Lot 1.05/South Ward 709 South 16th Street/Block 364/Lot 9/South Ward 711 South 16th Street /Block 364/Lot 10/South Ward 713 South 16th Street/Block 364/Lot 11/South Ward 715 South 16th Street /Block 364/Lot 12/South Ward 717 South 16th Street/Block 364/Lot 13/ South Ward 708 South 17th Street/Block 364/Lot 28/South Ward 712 South 17th Street/Block 364/Lot 26/South Ward 714-716 South 17th Street/Block 364/Lot 24/South Ward 718-722 South 17th Street/Block 364/Lot 22/South Ward 724-726 South 17th Street/Block 364/Lot 29/South Ward Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-g(AS) adopted on April 19, 2017, authorized an Agreement for the Sale of Land and Redevelopment for (115) units of mixed-income housing with parking and outdoor space in the sale amount of $175,012.00 ($4 PSF), to commence within (3) months and to be completed within (18) months from the transfer of ownership. Resolution 7R2-g(AS) adopted on July 22, 2020, authorized a First Amendment to Agreement for Sale of Land and Redevelopment to update the Project description and permit a portion of the Project to be developed by 41 19th Ave Urban Renewal, LLC for the period of (12) to (24) months upon receiving the building permits. Resolution 7R2-d adopted on April 20, 2022, authorized a Second Amendment to Agreement for Sale of Land and Redevelopment to permit the financing necessary for the construction of (2) buildings consisting of (16) affordable housing units, along with commercial and community pace (1,600 SF) and (4) buildings consisting of (60) market rate residential rental units.

WHEREAS, Wendi Miller was born on July 14, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA, earned a BFA in Sculpture from Carnegie Mellon University (formerly Carnegie Tech) in 1972, shared a life with her partner Dorcas Evans-Miller and raised her son Cooper Miller (1982- ) in Pittsburgh; and

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To provide daycare, early childhood education, community center and parking lot. Entity Name: The Chad School Foundation, Inc. Entity Address: 24 Commerce Street, Suite 1430, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Sale Amount: $143,040.00 Cost Basis: (X) $10.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A (X) Other: Assessed Amount: $126,500.00 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) 302 South 9th Street/Block 1781/Lot 55/West Ward 302½ South 9th Street/Block 1781/Lot 70/West Ward 304 South 9th Street/Block 1781/Lot 54/West Ward 306 South 9th Street/Block 1781/Lot 53/West Ward 321-325 South 9th Street/Block 1782/Lot 32/West Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 14,304 X $10.00 = $143,040.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To provide funding to address gun crimes. Entity Name: Public Safety, Division of Police Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07108 Grant Amount: $700,000.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Total Project Cost: $700,000.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable Contract Period: October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 (or until all grant funds are expended) Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T0077 Heating Fuel Oil, Blanket P.O. 17-FOOD-00399 and 17-FOOD-00400 Purpose: To purchase Heating Fuel Oil. Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1) National Fuel Oil, Inc., 175 Orange Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103; and 2) Rachles/Micheles Oil Co., 116 Kuller Road, Clifton, New Jersey 07011 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW037-750-7502-83540-B2023 Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council, through June 30, 2023, inclusive of any extensions by the state Contract Basis: ( ) Bid (X) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: This contract will provide heating fuel oil to the City’s Department of Water and Sewer Utilities on an as-needed basis.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Rescind Resolution 7R1-e adopted on September 21, 2022 Purpose: To rescind the contract for Recycling, Curbside Collection. Entity Name: F. Basso, Jr. Rubbish Removal, Inc. Entity Address: 55-93 South 20th Street, Irvington, New Jersey 07111 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,696,000.00 Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation/NW011-060-0605-71580 B2021 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed (24) consecutive months 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: Original Resolution 7R1-e was adopted on September 21, 2022, authorizing a contract with F. Basso, Jr Rubbish Removal, Inc., to provide recycling, curbside collection for an amount not to exceed $3,696,000.00, for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide Compressed Natural Gas for Vehicle Fuel. Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Clean Energy Corporation, 4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 800, Newport Beach, California 92660 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $300,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public Works/NW011-060-0602-83570-B2023 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months, commencing upon a fully executed contract 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: This contract will provide Compressed Natural Gas for vehicle fuel to the City’s Department of Public Works.

Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for March 15, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology for March 15, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution amending Resolution No. 806 of 2018, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $1,000,000 for the Stevens Elementary School Redevelopment project” to increase the grant amount to up to $1,500,000 and authorize spending.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the State Office of the Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars to support repairs to Medic 10.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 15, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for March 15, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Arena and Sports Performance Complex project which will involve the development of a new six-story arena and associated three-story sports performance complex. The site address is 3719 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, in the 4th Ward.