Legislation

Resolution amending Resolution No. 386, effective June 19, 2019, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for the professional landscape architectural services for South Side Park Phase I Design at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Ninety Six Dollars (338,096.00),” by increasing the total allocation to $400,000.00.

Ordinance providing funding for the City of Pittsburgh Parks Trust Fund through a .50 mill increase to the property tax rate; by adding Section 263.04 City of Pittsburgh Parks Trust Fund Levy at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemption.

Resolution appointing Bobby Wilson to serve as a member of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority for a term to expire April 30, 2022.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for January 29, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Public Works for January 29, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for January 29, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, and/or the Director of the Department of Public Safety and Director of the Office and Management and Budget to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists, referees, and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Departments’ recreational and instructional programs and special events services.

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 816, effective December 18, 2015, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program”, by increasing the federal funding allocation for BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE by $73,886.40.

Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution number 591 of 2016, previously amended by Resolution 870 of 2019, originally entitled “Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing Agreements, providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing Contracts, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment, supplies and professional services in connection with the Bike Infrastructure Program, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $836,632.00” to account for both previous work completed on bike infrastructure projects utilizing Resolution 591, and to account for the new total bid amount for the Gap to the Point Project, but not to exceed $955,155.96.

Resolution appointing Erika Strassburger as member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for a term to expire March 31st, 2022.

Communication from Kevin Pawlos, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay approval on behalf of the Department of City Planning for Lisa Ray, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 23:5-1, PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES, OF TITLE 23, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY REPLACING CORTLAND STREET WITH CORTLAND PLACE IN THE ORDINANCE, TO CORRECT STREET NAME ERROR. (EAST WARD)

ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION, TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AS REQUIRED, IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP) REGULATIONS.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To redevelop the property to expand a side yard and create parking for the adjacent real-estate property located at 760 South 15th Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103. Entity Name: Janet Ojeabulu Entity Address: 760 South 15th Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07103 Sale Amount: $9,500.00 Cost Basis: (X) $4.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $30,600.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twelve (12) months from the transfer of ownership by the City 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) 758 South 15th Street/Block 2634/Lot 32/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage x PSF = 2,375 X $4.00 = $9,500.00 Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

The Plaza at Springfield Village L.P., Financial Statements, October 31, 2019 and 2018

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To rehabilitate the property to construct owner occupied one (1) family home. Entity Name: Malkia L. King Entity Address: 337 Goldsmith Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112 Sale Amount: $36,800.00 Cost Basis: (X) $10.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $116,900.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To be commenced within three (3) months and be completed within twelve (12) months from the transfer of property ownership by the City 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) 133-137 Goldsmith Avenue/Block 3699/Lot 1/South Ward Additional Information: 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: Loan Agreement / Promissory Note Pursuant to Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program Purpose: A resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of Obligor Loan Documents to effectuate a loan awarded under the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for a Redevelopment Project to be undertaken by Newark Makerhoods Master Lease, LLC. Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Entity Address: 451 7th Street S.W., Washington, DC 20410 Loan Amount: Not to exceed $5,000,000.00 Loan Term: Twenty (20) years Project Property Information: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 597-601 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard/Block 2508/Lot 29/Central Ward 129-145 Court Street/Block 2508/Lot 52/Central Ward Additional Information: Application for loan funds authorized by Resolution 7R2-a(AS) adopted on November 1, 2017. Contract for Loan Guarantee Assistance authorized by Resolution 7R2-c(AS) adopted on March 6, 2019. Execution and Delivery of a Variable/Fixed Rate Note and related documents authorized by Resolution 7R2-d(AS) adopted on December 18, 2019.

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract Purpose: South Street and Adams Street Drainage Improvements - Contract 12-WS2017 Entity Name: CMS Construction, Inc. Entity Address: 521 North Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 Total Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,830,096.10 Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW044-19C-19C01-94710-B2019 Contract Period: 219 days to final completion from the written Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: N/A Bid Distributed: Eight (8) Bid Received: Two (2)

Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Accepting a Donation Gift: Community Pass Registration Purpose: To provide forty (40) City of Newark residents access to John F. Kennedy Aquatic Center through our Community Pass Program. Entity Name: John Holley Entity Address: 5 Manor Drive, Newark, New Jersey 07106 Gift Value: $200.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: Not Applicable Additional Information: No Municipal Funds required.

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH BERGEN STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, BY REVISING THE RELEVANT MAPS IN THE PLAN TO CREATE A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY DISTRICT THAT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CITY-OWNED AND/OR CITY-OPERATED PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY FACILITIES AND PROMOTE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose: Designating area in need of redevelopment List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 289-301 Washington Street/Block 73/Lot 92/Central Ward Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-a adopted on December 18, 2019, authorized and directed the Newark Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Rescind Resolution 7R1-b adopted January 8, 2020, for the Department of Health and Community Wellness to substantially revise the bid specifications. Purpose: To rescind contract to provide shelter services for the DHCW Relocation Program for Department of Health and Community Wellness to substantially revise specifications Entity Names/Addresses: 1. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, 590 North 7th Street, Newark, New Jersey 07107 2. Peace House, Inc., 9 Madison Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108 3. New Community Corporation Harmony House, 278 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103 4. The Restoration Center, 300 South 12th Street, Newark, New Jersey 07108 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00 Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Department of Health and Community Wellness/ NW011-120-1205-96660-B2019 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a Additional Information: Rescind Resolution 7R1-b adopted January 8, 2020.

ORDINANCE AMENDING AND AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BROAD STREET FIDELCO, LLC, LANDLORD, AND THE CITY OF NEWARK, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TENANT, TO LEASE A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 494 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 (BLOCK 25, LOT 1), FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS COMMENCING ON JULY 1, 2016 AND TERMINATING ON JUNE 30, 2019 WITH A ONE (1) TWO (2) YEAR OPTION TO RENEW, FOR THE SUM OF $3.00 ($1.00 PER YEAR), FOR USE AS A POLICE SUBSTATION MINI PRECINCT. (CENTRAL WARD)

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh for its commitment to excellence in spiritual and academic instruction, and congratulate Bishop Canevin High School on its 60th Anniversary; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, January 26 through Saturday, February 1, 2020 to be “Catholic Schools Week” in the City of Pittsburgh.