Legislation

Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for May 5, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for May 5, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an amended agreement or agreements with Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, for the City’s operation of its Senior Community Centers and in order add $20,827.04 of supplemental compensation to City for direct contact service employees providing direct consumer contact services via the Senior Program’s grab and go meal program. Said amended agreement(s) shall be for a term of one year at no cost to the City and with compensation to the City in the amount of EIGHT HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS and FOUR CENTS ($804,277.04).

Resolution vacating a portion of Coke Way, laid out in the New Homestead Plan of Lots, recorded in plan book vol. 18, page 1, in the 31st Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the streets; Benton Ave, Altamont Way, Whitewood Drive, Cedarbrook Drive, Kentmoor Drive, Coleridge Place, Coleridge Street, and Schenly Manor Drive, be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.

Resolution further amending Resolution 97 of 2018, entitled “Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies in connection with the McFarren Street (Second Avenue) Bridge project; and providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $3,750,000.00” to increase the total not to exceed to $3,807,030.36 for final payment of work performed by Gulisek Construction (#52831).

Resolution providing for further renewal by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, ratified by Council on March 17th, 2020; to extend the effectiveness of the Declaration for twenty-nine (29) additional days thereby making the Declaration effective until June 8th, 2021; in response to the ongoing public health emergency associated with the spread of coronavirus.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement with Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., as a sole source, for rental and display rights of certain movie entertainment for events to be held by the Office of Special Events.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 5, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for May 5, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 of the Pittsburgh City Code, the naming of a public fountain located at the northeastern corner of Allegheny Commons as “The Patricia Regan Rooney Memorial Fountain.” (Public Hearing held 6/16/21)

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Keys Service Corps with regard to the 2021 AmeriCorps Summer Program. Said agreement or agreement involves the matching of funds and shall be a cost to the City not to exceed TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($12,000.00).

Resolution providing for an Agreement with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for local costs associated with the State Route 4000, project and providing for the payment of municipal incurred costs thereof, not to exceed Forty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars. ($42,289.00).

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Three Rivers Heritage Trail Repaving Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $112,988.70 with a local match of $112,988.70 to come out of the 2021 City of Pittsburgh Capital Budget (JDE job number 6090000121). In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY CENTS ($225,977.40) for this stated purpose.

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for East Liberty Centre, 6135 and 6145 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.

Resolution authorizing the issuance of warrant in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($25,000.00) to John H. McCurry in full and final settlement of an employment matter. (Executive Session held 6/1/21)

Resolution authorizing the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into relevant agreements with Information Age Technologies, Inc, for the CoPilot Annual Subscription Fee for the Healthy Active Living Senior Centers’ Software Subscription used to collect data and reporting of services to Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging as mandated by our contract with Allegheny County at set negotiated prices to be determined over a term of three years.

WHEREAS, there are over 1.4 million Lions Clubs across the glove serving communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. One such club is the Pittsburgh Grandview Lions Club; and,

Resolution amending Resolution 147 of 2020 authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with CORE Business Technologies for software, equipment and services related to the installation of payment processing and cashiering system for the Department of Finance to fund the contract for the remainder of 2021 at a cost not to exceed Fifty Five Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Dollars and Fifteen Cents ($55,830.15) and to include additional integration at a cost not to exceed Six Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,000.00) and providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed Four Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Two Dollars and Thirty Two Cents ($452,382.32) for years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021.

WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Gaelic Athletic Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; and

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MILLER STREET DEVELOPMENT URBAN RENEWAL, LLC AS LANDLORD FOR A RESIDENTIAL HOMELESS SHELTER AND ASSOCIATED OFFICE SPACE AT THE FORMER MILLER STREET SCHOOL, LOCATED AT 47-71 MILLER STREET, 61-75 FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE AND 47-61 VANDERPOOL STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 (SOUTH WARD,) PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5.

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: La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Entity Address: 75 Park Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $290,008.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2022 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $54,964.00. Ryan White funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-b adopted on March 17, 2021.

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: Zufall Health Center, Inc. Entity Address: 18 West Blackwell Street, Dover, New Jersey 07801 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $376,700.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2022 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $99,082.00. Ryan White funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-b adopted on March 17, 2021.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 10, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SUBSECTION 2, CITY OF NEWARK MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO INCREASE THE GRANT AMOUNT FROM $5,000.00 TO $10,000.00.