City Council

CITY OF MCKEESPORT REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY 7:03 P.M. APRIL 4, 2018 This Meeting of Council was called to order on the above-stated date at the above-stated time after the Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence by President of Council Richard Dellapenna. Prayer was led by Chaplain Boniface Igba from Auberle. The following Members of Council were present: RC-1 PRESENT: LUETHEL NESBIT, RICHARD DELLAPENNA, JAMIE BREWSTER-FILOTEI, TIMOTHY BROWN, BRIAN EVANS, JIM BARRY, KEITH SOLES ABSENT: NONE APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION: Mr. Soles, seconded by Mrs. Brewster-Filotei, “to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 7, 2018.” RC-2 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) COMMUNICATIONS: Received both the Police and Fire Department Reports for the month of March 2018. MAYOR’S REPORT: Mayor Cherepko said thank you Mr. President. Just a few things. As far as the McKeesport Rising Project, we are in the process, the bids will be going out the first round will be 97 homes that we will be looking to demolition throughout the City. We are immediately working on, immediately following that, within a month or two later, we will be looking to put bids out on roughly the same number. So, that will put us close to the 200, but we are currently doing demolition in house as well as some emergencies and as we said our goal was to get 200 homes taken [1] down this year to help with this blight issue and we are in the process of doing that. Also, with the project we have purchased some equipment, the asphalt zipper is a piece of equipment that pretty much pulls up your old road, let’s you resurface it, use it as a base and a foundation for asphalt which saves on money as well. Our men are capable, Steve and his men in the Public Works Department of doing all the labor so the purchase of that piece of equipment will obviously pay for itself. We talked earlier about the pavilions in Renzie Park. Every pavilion will be done, re-done, except for one, and we are just deciding on what to do with #5. All of the other pavilions will be renovated and hopefully up and running by Memorial Day. Those bids will be, we have them today, on today’s Agenda. I’m sorry, we have so many contracts going on. That will be in front of Council to approve today. So, they will be able to start on that and have roughly 2 months to complete that so that they are all finished by Memorial Day. If there is one or two, you know if it’s not totally finished we will at least make sure that anyone that has the pavilions rented will be able to utilize them if we have to put final touches on them. Of course, the CD project, we started it, you awarded it a few months ago with the ballfields, Duncan Field and Fawcett Field. Fawcett Field is the home of, the second home I should say of the Boys and Girls Club, in their baseball program, MIBO, and we are doing some much-needed improvements down there with that as well. The Daily News Building is coming along. We are looking to have wood off the windows probably within the next month or so. I am hoping by next Council meeting we are there. We’ve been cleaning things out. Steve’s men have got a lot of the stuff left behind out. We have a company coming in. We have applied for several different Grant opportunities as well. We have tenants that will be locating in there. Several different tenants. It will be mainly used as a multi- media center. That will be headed by the anchor tenant of Point Park University, but we are going to really look into other entities as well that may be locating in there, including the District Attorney in one part of it as well. Just so everyone is aware, we have made it a point to not use money for operations of that, City money. We are applying through private grants, private foundations, to get the [2] building up and running, and once again it wouldn’t have been possible without Jennifer Bertetto, the CEO of the Tribune Review and the Trib for being so generous and helping us get that building in the first place. So, we do appreciate their generosity so that now we can make it an asset in our community and generate some economic development out of it as well. The last thing I have, it’s that time, where we have four awardees for those that are living the community message of Respect, Love, Dignity and Hope. Every month, or every quarter, we try to select four people and once again I will remind the public if you have someone in mind to recommend them. You can call the Mayor’s Office, put their name forward, because I think all too often in today’s world we get caught up in the negativity of things. Those that are part of the solutions to things somehow time and time again they get overlooked so this administration and this Council made it a point when we developed this committee to make sure we acknowledge those that are putting forth their effort. Not to receive an award, that’s the most amazing thing that I’ve seen with all of these awards we have given out to this point is these are individuals, they are not out there doing what they do for an award, they are doing it because they care, they want to be part of the solution, they want to be part of making things better, making their City better, making their neighborhoods better, better place to live, better place to work. Historically, since we have started this you can see that our range always is from high school kids to those seniors who have been in the City for years, spent decades, half a century sometimes with some of our awardees. So, it’s always nice to see the different individuals. I see Angelia here today, Angelia has been part of the committee from the beginning as well and I appreciate her organizing these meetings with Jennifer who is in my office as well and coming through and selecting these. So, I will remind the public once again if you have anyone in mind please put their name forward. I’m going to go ahead and get started. Our first awardee is for Love. No stranger to the City, Mary Pat Soltis. WHEREAS, the McKeesport Message Committee uplifts the values of Respect, Dignity, Hope and Love through community programming and other efforts; and WHEREAS, Mary Pat Soltis’ involvement in McKeesport’s many non-profit organizations including the Auberle Foundation, Mon Yough Chamber Foundation, and UPMC [3]  McKeesport Hospital Board has left a lasting impact on her life and her kindness has greatly impacted the heart of the McKeesport community; and WHEREAS, Mary Pat’s influence will continue to shape the beautiful amenities of Renziehausen Park as her vote more than two decades ago encouraged the Allegheny Regional Asset District to maintain this Park as a contractual asset; WHEREAS, Mary Pat has shown a tremendous amount of love for our community in her service, cooperation, and foresight as she has invested countless hours and an incredible amount of effort over the several decades to leave a lasting impact on McKeesport’s residents, businesses, and healthcare resources. NOW, THEREFORE, as Mayor of the City of McKeesport, I do hereby honor Mary Pat Soltis as the Living the Message awardee for Love. Our next winner, and we do these awards first so that afterwards they are more than welcome, they can step out, they don’t have to listen to a meeting if they so choose. So many times, often times, the families they have things to do and places to go. So, we will continue through. Our next one goes to the award is Respect, and this one goes to Maniya Mitchell. WHEREAS, the McKeesport Message Committee uplifts the values of Respect, Dignity, Hope and Love through community programming and other efforts; and WHEREAS, Maniya Mitchell is a McKeesport Area Junior who is working hard to maintain an impressive balance of academics, employment and everyday life; and WHEREAS, Maniya enjoys helping others and has become a regular volunteer with the McKeesport Tigers Football Boosters Program, assisting parent volunteers during games as they raise funds to support high school athletics programs; WHEREAS, Maniya believes young people have the power to establish a solid foundation for their future by making positive choices in their youth and that teens should be respectful and goal oriented as they discover and develop the individual s they want to become. NOW, THEREFORE, as Mayor of the City of McKeesport, I do hereby honor Maniya Mitchell as Living the Message awardee for Respect. And as so often when you talk about just being humble, they are allowed to say a few words and most often you will see our awardees take their award, might say thank you and that’s it, because these are just individuals that love their community. [4] Moving on, our next one goes to Dignity. That award goes to Cindi Higdon. WHEREAS, the McKeesport Message Committee uplifts the values of Respect, Dignity, Hope and Love through community programming and other efforts; and WHEREAS, Cindi Higdon experienced the tragic loss of her 14-year-old daughter, Alison, who was killed in a pedestrian vehicle accident on March 6, 2014; and WHEREAS, Cindi continues to keep her daughter’s memory alive by sharing her experience with local families through the Allies Roles Program which teaches students to always look, listen and yield when crossing the road; and WHEREAS, Cindi works closely with the McKeesport Area School District and McKeesport Police Department to share Allies Roles in unique ways including school assemblies, health fairs and signage throughout the City. NOW, THEREFORE, as Mayor of the City of McKeesport, I do hereby honor Cindi Higdon as Living the Message awardee for Dignity. Our last award goes for Hope and I think this young man gives us all Hope. That award winner is Austin Davis. WHEREAS, the McKeesport Message Committee uplifts the values of Respect, Dignity, Hope and Love through community programming and other efforts; and WHEREAS, Austin Davis is an advocate for residents of the City of McKeesport working in Harrisburg on behalf of our community as the local representative of Pennsylvania’s 35th Legislative District; and WHEREAS, Representative Davis gained his first experience with government here in the City of McKeesport where he represented the youth of our community in his service as Junior Mayor and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Council before earning a bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and moving on to become the Executive Assistant to Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald; and WHEREAS, in his current role Representative Davis brings a sense of Hope for a bright future to all residents of the 35th Legislative District, especially to active and thoughtful people of our community who rely on local leaders to ensure McKeesport’s voice is heard across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. NOW, THEREFORE, as Mayor of the City of McKeesport, I do hereby honor Austin Davis as Living the Message awardee for Hope. [5] Representative Davis said of course, the politician has to be the one to say something so, first, thank you Mayor, and it’s really an honor to be where really my career in government started right here in this Council Chamber as the Junior Mayor. But, really, I share this award with all of you. Literally, I don’t know if folks realize this, but sitting in the back I was just writing some notes from your report, and the fact that you are tearing down 200 homes this year, refurbishing every pavilion in Renzie Park, refurbishing the ballfields, renovating the Daily News Building, folks this is not something that happens every day and in every community. I know, I represent some towns that would love to have things like these happening So, you guys, there is a great leadership team here in McKeesport that is guiding the City, I am honored to be a resident here, I am honored to be a leader here, and to be a part of it and to advocate for you guys in Harrisburg and to help make a difference here at home. So, I am just incredibly proud of the work that you guys are doing and proud to play a small part in it. So, thank you! That’s the end of our awards. We will give them a minute. In addition to the demo, Steve is very well aware, he has heard me say it now for about 4 months straight, we are waiting for the asphalt plants to open and the minute they open our men will be paving. From the time the asphalt plants open, we are hoping here the middle of April, the rate we are going who knows, until they close sometime in October. But we are excited with that. Mr. President that concludes my Report. President Dellapenna said thank you Mayor. CITIZENS IN THE AUDIENCE: President Dellapenna stated next is Citizens in the Audience. When your name is called, please come forward, state your name, your comments, questions, or concerns, your address, and keep in mind you have 3 minutes. First up is Mr. Allen Wakefield. Allen Wakefield, 2013 Ohio Avenue, White Oak, Landlord of 1215 Scott Street, McKeesport. I want to thank you for last time. You gave me extra time last time and I appreciate that and congratulations on what the Mayor announced. I mean, those are good things that we are seeing happening. The rehabilitation of the [6] pavilions and the new equipment to save money by automatically tearing up those streets, I think it’s a good idea. Anyway, I won’t take too much of your time. Did anybody read my, the documents I passed out last time? Many Council Members spoke and said yes, I did. Mr. Wakefield asked if there were any questions, any questions on it at all and President Dellapenna said no. Mr. Wakefield asked, it was clear? Mayor Cherepko said no. President Dellapenna said I don’t know about clear. Mr. Wakefield asked, what was not clear about it Mayor, may I ask? Mayor Cherepko said I am not going to discuss, get into this, but it was really not clear. Mr. Wakefield said ok, it was a document filed with the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. It was a document we filed February of 2006 and, in that document, we said this, and this is quoting from the document, on the very first page of the Ordinance I found these words explaining the City’s reasons for the Ordinance. “In consideration of the adoption of the Ordinance, the City of McKeesport makes the following findings, there is a greater incident of violations of various Codes of the City.” You’re probably familiar, they are saying more violations at the rental properties than there are at the privately-owned properties. Greater incidents of problems with maintenance and upkeep of residential properties at rental unites than at owner occupied, and greater incidents of disturbances at rental properties. Now, as you saw, we filed clear unequivocal demand that should have been clear to anybody that the City of McKeesport produce those records as evidence those alleged complaints actually occurred. I am going to hand this out to save you the time of my reading it. I also have another document also from, a copy of the letter we had sent, a registered letter we sent to Jason back in January of this year. Again, demanding those documents. Those are public records. They are the basis of the Ordinance and they should have been preserved and we demand to see those documents. There is nothing unreasonable about that. I would say this. The true reason, if I may say this comment, the true reasons for implementation in not just McKeesport but all the rental inspection Ordinances across the Country is clearly to raise revenue. To claim otherwise is not just laughable, it’s a fraud upon the public and a fraud upon the courts. [7] Solicitor Elash said that’s a premise that untenable. You can’t say things like that and act like it’s just a fact. It’s not. Our landlord tenant Ordinance is to protect tenants, keep people from dying in fires, not to raise revenue. Mr. Wakefield said when we get into Discovery Jason. Solicitor Elash said you need to file something in Court instead, this is the wrong place to have these discussions. Mr. Wakefield said we are going to demand Council’s discussions about the safety concerns and I am sure the records will show there are a lot of you concerned about the safety of the Ordinance, of the tenants, anyway. Solicitor Elash said you’d be wrong, you’d be dead wrong. President Dellapenna said Mr. Wakefield I don’t know if this is the proper time. Mr. Wakefield said no, no, I am done. I just want you to see that a lot of thought went into this. By the way, this is really in the form of a petition and I am exercising my right of petition, my constitutionality guaranteed right of petition and if you don’t read our petitions which thankfully you have all read it. Mr. Barry said Mr. Wakefield you said in that 2006 document that you filed with the Court you admittedly didn’t read it yourself before you sent it to the Court. You said right in the first sentence “I did not read this completely due to time constraints.” So, you are calling us… Mr. Wakefield said I read it completely. Mr. Barry said that’s not what you wrote in the note. Ok, so you didn’t, I am not going to sit by anymore… Mr. Wakefield said there are 133 objections in that… Mr. Barry said sir, this Council voted in good conscious on that Ordinance, ok, do you know how the vote went on this Council, sir? Do you know how the vote went? Mr. Wakefield said I do know. Mr. Barry asked how did it go? Mr. Wakefield said I think some of the people voted against it. [8] Mr. Barry said I am one that voted against it but I am not going to sit here and idly have you accuse us under the veil of Constitution that we are doing something inappropriate, that we inept, that we are doing something to infringe your Constitutional rights. If you truly feel that way, as your right and privilege under the Constitution, file a suit and it will be decided by a person in a black robe. It’s not … Mr. Wakefield said my credibility has to be in the written document and evidenced from established law. That’s what I am interested in and I don’t care about my thoughts. Who cares? You shouldn’t care about my thoughts either. Mr. Barry said I really don’t. Mr. Wakefield said I know you don’t and that’s fine, you have demonstrated that. Mr. Barry said no, I didn’t demonstrate that. I voted on the Ordinance based on what I felt was right but under the Constitution and under Democracy there were 7 other, 6 other folks that didn’t feel that way, so it was voted on. We made our decision here, whether it be right, whether it be wrong. The decision has been made so if you don’t agree with it. President Dellapenna said for the record, Mr. Barry voted against it. Mr. Wakefield said I know he did, he said he did. Mr. Barry said I don’t know if you knew that. But it’s the end, we can’t sit here, we’ve heard this on three different occasions, the same thing now for three times. I fully understand your position, at least I think I do and I think most of us do. To sit here and do anything else about it is counter-productive. We’ve done what we’ve done here. The decision has been made at this level. Mr. Wakefield said one of the documents I am going to hand you is where the document has been found by the Federal Courts unconstitutional all over the United States. I hope you will read those. Mr. Barry said I will and I am not going to sit here and take, you know that’s a cheap shot saying that we don’t read things and we just pass things without reading, that’s not fair, that’s just not fair… Mr. Wakefield said well I’m glad you read it. [9] Mr. Barry said I read it the last time too. Mr. Wakefield said thank you for that, I appreciate that. President Dellapenna said, again Mr. Wakefield I voted for the Ordinance and just so you know last Wednesday I just closed on another unit in McKeesport. I closed on another rental unit in McKeesport, so I personally don’t have a problem with it. Mr. Wakefield said I’m sorry I didn’t mean to ignore you. President Dellapenna said that’s ok. I appreciate the extra time said Mr. Wakefield. Mayor Cherepko said I just want the record to show, to make it extremely clear this was not a revenue generating Ordinance. Anyone that could do basic fundamental mathematics will see we will probably lose money to enforce this Ordinance. I said it once and I’ll say it again, as Mayor of the City of McKeesport I will continue to fight to make sure that our residents are living in conditions that are not deplorable, not worse than what animals live in. We will continue to take that fight on. We will continue to make sure people are safe, ok. I’m the one that gets the call at 2:00 a.m. when we have 6 lives because of a fire because of irresponsible landlords. The responsible landlords should not at any point whatsoever have an issue with this. You come in, you pay a registration fee, you get your Occupancy Inspection, we use different terminology now, to make sure it is safe. Our Fire Department takes care of it. Making sure people are living in conditions. I’ve been in homes, homes that people are paying $700 a month and I will tell you what, I didn’t even want to walk in the home, let a lone live in them. So, we will continue to make sure, because they are rental properties, and let me tell you something else. Isn’t it ironic how in 2006 the allegation is that the problem is with rental properties? Well let me tell you something, in 2018 we have a whole lot more rental properties than what we did in 2006 and we need to continue to make sure, all we want to do is make sure that these neighborhoods are safe. Make sure they are not becoming part of the problem and we will continue to do that. By no means, anyone that can do fundamental mathematics will tell you we will not make money on this, we will lose money between the manpower that goes into this. [10] President Dellapenna said thank you Mayor. Onto a brighter note, Mr. Mellinger please come forward and state your name, address Regis Mellinger, 1612 Packer Street. Yea, it’s been a good day, so I am going to keep it pretty light too. Sometimes I go down to the Marina and I look at the Jerome Street Bridge and I think boy it kind of looks like a dolphin, doesn’t it? The way it just curves just a certain way and it’s kind of hopping over the train bridge. It really does it has just that curvature and I thought boy that would be cool if McKeesport had some fancy bridge lights up on some of their bridges. You know bridge lights can really add a lot of character to a town and we are going to be having a lot of infrastructure anyway. There’s a great company, I met them down at the RV Show at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, they are called Energy Flow of Pittsburgh. You may have seen the Rachel Carson Bridge where they have the wind turbines and they have some psychedelic lights coming down, it looks like they are just raining colors. That might be kind of a cool thing because one thing we have to combat in McKeesport is the negative press we get. So, beyond just having some fancy bridge lights that are just cool to look at. I wonder how many people, how many boaters, trail enthusiasts and Palisades guests over the course of a season will take some pictures of a dolphin in McKeesport that is changing colors as it goes. I think it sounds kind of like a silly idea but I really think it could do a lot to boost our public perception to people because so many people would take all kinds of pictures of a dolphin in McKeesport right over the Jerome Street Bridge. That’s about it. There’s going to be all kinds of infrastructure projects you are going to be working on so maybe toss in some LED lights, they are really cheap these days, I don’t know how much it would really cost to install on a bridge, that’s up to you guys to figure out but, it would be a pretty cool idea because I do think that Jerome Street Bridge kind of looks like a dolphin sometimes. That’s something I think about when I am down there and of course I made a little pictographic to pass around. It’s kind of hard to see but you know it’s something fun to enjoy this time of day. Thank you! Thank you for being part of the 28th year, time to go onto 29. It’s been a good time being here. [11] President Dellapenna said thank you Mr. Mellinger. NEW BUSINESS: President Dellapenna asked Secretary James for New Business. ORDINANCE NO. 18-012 – BILL #28 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, APPROVING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. MOTION: Mr. Soles moved, seconded by Mrs. Nesbit, “to approve Bill #28.” RC-3 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) RESOLUTION NO. 2018-017 - BILL #29 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH KRAYKEN CHEMICALS FOR WEED & VEGETATION CONTROL FOR A ONE YEAR TERM. MOTION: Mrs. Nesbit moved, seconded by Mrs. Brewster-Filotei, “to approve Bill #29.” President Dellapenna asked for questions or discussion and Mayor Cherepko said they kept their rates the same so we could renew it. They do an absolutely tremendous job. Steve communicates with them on a pro-active approach to where they come out and they hit routes and obviously as we always say the squeaky wheel gets the grease. They are very quick when we come with the complaints, whether it’s through the Public Works Department or the Mayor’s Office, they get out there and they spray them as quickly as they can. RC-4 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) [12] RESOLUTION NO. 2018-018 - BILL #30 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. JOHN FOR THE 2018 PORTABLE RESTRROOM RENTAL PROGRAM. MOTION: Mr. Barry moved, seconded by Mr. Evans, “to approve Bill #30.” RC-5 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) RESOLUTION NO. 2018-019 - BILL #31 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ACE PYRO, LCC FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE FIREWORKS DISPLAYS AT RENZIEHAUSEN PARK FOR JULY 4TH (INDEPENDENCE DAY), AUGUST 14TH (INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE), SEPTEMBER 3RD (LABOR DAY), AND SEPTEMBER 9TH (PATRIOT’S DAY). MOTION: Mr. Evans moved, seconded by Mrs. Nesbit, “to approve Bill #31.” RC-6 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) RESOLUTION NO. 2018-020 - BILL #32 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PLAVCHAK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. FOR 2018 RENZIEHAUSEN PARK PAVILION IMPROVEMENTS. MOTION: Mr. Barry moved, seconded by Mr. Soles, “to approve Bill #32.” RC-7 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) [13] RESOLUTION NO. 2018-021 - BILL #33 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2018 AS “FAIR HOUSING MONTH” IN THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT. MOTION: Mrs. Brewster-Filotei moved, seconded by Mrs. Nesbit, “to approve Bill #33.” RC-8 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) RESOLUTION NO. 2018-022 - BILL #34 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, REQUESTING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND GRANT OF UP TO $3,000,000 FROM THE COMMONWEALTH FINANCING AUTHORITY TO BE USED FOR TRAIL MODIFICATIONS AND PARKING IMPROVEMENTS. MOTION: Mr. Evans moved, seconded by Mrs. Brewster-Filotei, “to approve Bill #34.” RC-9 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) President Dellapenna said I need a Motion to Amend the Agenda. MOTION: Mrs. Brewster-Filotei moved, seconded by Mr. Barry, “to amend the Agenda “to add Bill #35.” RC-10 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) RESOLUTION NO. 2018-017 - BILL #35 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO ENTER INTO A CUSTOM REIMBURSEMENT [14] AGREEMENT WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIDGE INSPECTION. MOTION: Mr. Brown moved, seconded by Mrs. Nesbit, “to approve Bill #35.” President Dellapenna asked for questions or discussion and a question was asked if this included Versailles Avenue? Discussion then ensued, and Mr. Maglicco said yes, that’s the bridge we have and then it’s the ramps in Tenth Ward, Ramps 1 and 2. Mr. Evans said ok and thank you. RC-11 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) Solicitor Elash said before we adjourn, I need a Motion, well first I would like to note that we held an Executive Session to discuss litigation and some property negotiations in the back before the start of the regular meeting and I need a Motion from Council to accept the terms described in Executive Session to settle the matter with Pennsylvania Coach Lines per the terms we discussed. MOTION: Mr. Soles moved, seconded by Mrs. Brewster-Filotei, “to accept the terms described in Executive Session to settle the matter with Pennsylvania Coach Lines.” RC-12 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) Solicitor Elash said I also need a second Motion per what we discussed in Executive Session to authorize the proper City officials to execute all documents necessary to take title to Lot and Block 464-B-301. MOTION: Mr. Soles moved, seconded by Mr. Evans, “to authorize the proper City officials to execute all documents necessary to take title to Lot and Block 464-B-301.” RC-13 YEAS: NESBIT, DELLAPENNA, BREWSTER-FILOTEI, BROWN, EVANS, BARRY, SOLES (7) NAYS: NONE (0) [15] ADJOURNMENT: President of Council Dellapenna said that concludes the Council meeting for Wednesday, April 4th. I’d like to thank everyone for attending and good night and safe travels. The meeting then adjourned at 7:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Annette James City Clerk and Clerk of Council APPROVED: Richard Dellapenna President of Council das [16]