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Votes at a glance: committee recommendations on settlement warrants, contracts, memberships and vendor agreements
Summary
Committees gave affirmative recommendations to a series of bills on Feb. 12 including settlement warrants, a contract amendment for Southside Signals, membership dues to the National League of Cities, technical-assistance services for neighborhood development grants and other city agreements.
Pittsburgh City Council standing committees on Feb. 12 recommended approval of multiple bills and routine items. Most measures received an affirmative recommendation with limited committee debate; the items below summarize each measure and the committee outcome.
Key votes and committee recommendations
- Bill 14-59: Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in favor of Kittleson LLC for expert witness services in litigation (not to exceed $8,071.25 over one year). Committee: affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-60: Resolution authorizing issuance of three settlement warrants totaling $248,001 in full and final settlement of litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: $100,001 to Michael Zikadis and his attorney Wendy Williams, $70,000 to Martin A. Dietz, Esquire, and $78,000 to Bruce Thomas and his attorney Noah Geary. Committee: affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-61: Resolution authorizing membership dues to the National League of Cities not to exceed $19,054. Committee members discussed engagement and usage; planning staff reported no regular citywide usage report. Committee: affirmative recommendation.
- Invoices and P-cards: Routine approvals for submitted invoices and procurement card reconciliations. Committee: approved.
- Bill 14-64: Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh related to property/right-of-way in the vicinity of Bigelow Boulevard as a condition of an NPDES permit; at no cost to the city and intended to close out a construction permit. Committee: affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-65: Amended agreement for construction services with SET Inc. for the Southside Signals project in an amount not to exceed $3,822,335.96 (an increase of $542,335.96). Staff attributed the increase to additional drainage work, unforeseen ADA adjustments and a contractor delay claim. Committee: affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-66: Agreement with Paramount Pursuits LLC for technical assistance services to nonprofits awarded neighborhood economic development grants, not to exceed $41,000. Staff said the service follows an RFP process; members asked why local university resources were not used. Committee: affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-05 (deferred papers): Intermunicipal transfer of a liquor license from Los Patrones Inc. to Riva Hospitality Management Inc. Committee: affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-63: Agreement with Binkley Canopy Group, LLC for services associated with the popular annual financial report, not to exceed $40,300 over two years; a committee member confirmed the firm is local. Committee: affirmative recommendation.
Several items passed with short discussion or routine approvals. Committee discussion that did occur focused on: (1) documentation and measurable usage for the National League of Cities membership; (2) reasons for contract closeout increases on the Southside Signals project; and (3) why local nonprofit-management providers were not selected for the technical-assistance RFP. Most items will proceed to the full council with committee recommendations.
