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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Monday, November 10, 2014 10:00 AM Council Chambers City Council ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHTH COUNCIL Bruce A. Kraus, President of Council Council Members: Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Dan Gilman, Deborah L. Gross, Darlene M. Harris, R. Daniel Lavelle, Corey O'Connor, Natalia Rudiak, Theresa Kail-Smith Mary Beth Doheny, City Clerk - Kimberly Clark-Baskin, Deputy City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 A. ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus Absent 1 - Mr. Lavelle B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. MAYOR WILLIAM PEDUTO'S 2015 BUDGET ADDRESS PROCLAMATIONS 2014-1028 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor Rev. James and Dr. Sheila Johnson Hunt on 25 years of ministry ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, November 16, 2014, to be “Rev. James and Sheila Johnson Hunt Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 736 2014-1029 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the critical role that the GBA and GCA has played in the community, commends those volunteers who have given unselfishly of their time and congratulates the honorees for their contributions to the Greenfield community; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, November 15, 2014, to be “GREENFIELD DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 737 D. PUBLIC COMMENTS E. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: 2014-1025 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to receive insurance monies, encumber, and enter into contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, professional service agreements or utilize existing contracts and other services to perform restoration and re-installation of the Troy Hill WWI monument. Cost not to exceed $22,512.00. Enactment No: 802 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: 2014-1019 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of the Department of Public Safety and the Acting Chief of Police, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to receive the amount of one million eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars and zero cents ($1,875,000.00). Grant ID: 2014ULWX0041 / September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2017 Enactment No: 803 2014-1020 Ordinance amending and Supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title VII Business Licensing, by adding Article X Rental of Residential Housing, Chapter 781 Residential Housing Rental Permit Program to provide for the registration of rental housing located within the City of Pittsburgh and to provide penalties for violation. Enactment No: 60 COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS: 2014-1006 Resolution making Appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the Public Business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2015 SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK Enactment No: 856 2014-1007 Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting minimum levels for designated positions. SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK Enactment No: 857 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-1008 Resolution adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program. SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK Enactment No: 858 2014-1009 Resolution authorizing City Council to approve intra-departmental transfers throughout the 2015 Fiscal Year SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK Enactment No: 800 2014-1010 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution 273 of 2009, entitled “Resolution providing for an agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and the County of Allegheny (“County”) for the continued assumption by the County of purchasing activities on behalf of the City which henceforth shall include service contracts (B contracts) and commodity purchases for the purchase of materials, general supplies, and equipment by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh for any or all Departments of the City of Pittsburgh; and providing for the payment of all costs thereof” so as to sunset the authorization SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK Enactment No: 822 2014-1011 Resolution providing for the City of Pittsburgh to participate in or purchase off contracts for goods, materials, services, construction, vehicles or equipment entered into by the U.S. General Services Administration, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, any Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County, City, Township, Municipality, Borough, Authority, Public Procurement Unit and the Pittsburgh School District for the 2015 fiscal year pursuant to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Law, Act 57 of 1998 and Act 180 of 1972 as amended by Act 148 of 1986. SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK Enactment No: 823 2014-1012 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One, Administrative, Chapter 111 Departments Generally, Section 111.01 Establishment; Rules and Regulations; Organization and Control to change the name of the Bureau of Building Inspection to the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (PLI). Enactment No: 26 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-1013 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One, Administrative, Chapter 114, to create the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to encompass current Bureau of Building Inspection employees, responsibilities, and functions in order to formalize the status of the Department and set roles, responsibilities, and functions for its Director. Enactment No: 27 2014-1014 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One, Administrative, Chapter 116 Department of Public Safety to remove the functions and responsibilities of the former Bureau of Building Inspection in order to facilitate the creation of the new Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections. Enactment No: 28 2014-1015 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Seven, Business Licensing, Chapter 701 General Provisions to reflect the renaming and reorganization of the former Bureau of Building Inspection to the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections. Enactment No: 29 2014-1016 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-One Dollars and No Cents ($3,861.00) to Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C., One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant St., 20th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, for expert legal consulting services in connection with general labor advice and employment negotiations. Held for Executive Sesson Enactment No: 818 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-1017 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($15,000.00), in favor of Timothy M. Joyce, c/o Charles F. Bowers, Esquire, Bowers, Ross and Fawcett, LLC, 820 Kennedy Drive, P.O. Box 280, Ambridge, PA, 15003, releasing and discharging Kenneth Simon, Anthony Scarpine and the City of Pittsburgh, from direct liability in any and all claims in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:12-cv-334, and arising from an alleged incident on or about July 7, 2011 and described more fully in plaintiff's complaint in civil action. Held for Executive Session Enactment No: 819 2014-1018 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Richard S. Caliguiri Amyloidosis Foundation in an amount not to exceed sixteen thousand, seven hundred, thirty two dollars ($16,732.00), in connection with the 2014 Great Race in the Department of Parks and Recreation, without previous authority of law; and providing for the payment thereof. Enactment No: 799 2014-1026 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program” by transferring $1,000 from Brookline Library Project to Brookline Knights Football League Scoreboard. SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK Enactment No: 808 2014-1027 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 719 of 2011, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 4; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by transferring $1,000 from Brookline Library Project to Brookline Knights Football League Scoreboard. SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK Enactment No: 809 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-1021 Resolution granting unto McKnight 535 Smithfield LP, 310 Grant Street, Suite 2500, Pittsburgh PA 15219, their successor and assign, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a canopy over the right-of-way of 535 Smithfield Street in the 2nd Ward, 6 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Enactment No: 804 2014-1022 Resolution granting unto Cheryl Larry, 2916 Webster Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, her successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at her own cost and expense, a side porch and a driveway with parking area on the right-of-way of Granite Street in the 5th Ward, 6 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Enactment No: 805 2014-1023 Resolution granting unto MWK Forbes, LLC, 204 5th Avenue, Suite 404, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a subsurface encroachment for soil nails under the right-of-way of 5th Avenue for 3333 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, in the 4th Ward, 6 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Enactment No: 806 2014-1024 Resoluiton granting unto Charlotte Ka, 924 North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, her successors and assigns, an encroachment for a cantilvered building extension, walls with planting areas and rail on Soho Street, for 2297 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 in the 5th Ward, 6 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Enactment No: 807 F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2014-0984 Resolution appointing Senator Wayne Fontana, 1309 Creedmoor Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15226, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Land Bank for a term to expire on November 1, 2016. This appointment shall take effect upon confirmation by Pittsburgh City Council. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mrs. Harris Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle City of Pittsburgh Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 Enactment No: 762 2014-0983 Resolution appointing Paul Leger, 416 North Taylor Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Land Bank for a term to expire on November 1, 2015. This appointment shall take effect upon confirmation by Pittsburgh City Council. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 1 - Mrs. Harris Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 761 2014-0985 Resolution appointing Karen Abrams, 22 Perry Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Land Bank for a term to expire on November 1, 2017. This appointment shall take effect upon confirmation by Pittsburgh City Council. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 1 - Mrs. Harris Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 763 2014-0986 Resolution appointing Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Land Bank for a term to expire on November 1, 2015. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 1 - Ms. Gross City of Pittsburgh Page 7 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 764 2014-0987 Resolution appointing Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Land Bank for a term to expire on November 1, 2016. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 1 - Ms. Gross Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 765 2014-0988 Resolution appointing Councilman Ricky Burgess as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Land Bank for a term to expire on November 1, 2017. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 1 - Ms. Gross Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 766 G. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW 2014-1000 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for November 3, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-0932 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($25,000.00), in favor of Diane Zion, c/o Austin P. Henry, Mills & Henry, 223 Fourth Avenue, 200 Benedum Trees Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, releasing and discharging Sergeant Terrence Donnelly, from direct liability in any and all claims in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:09-cv-0038, and arising from an alleged incident on or about March 17, 2009 and described more fully in plaintiff's complaint in civil action. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 738 2014-0933 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Richard King Mellon Foundation to receive $150,000 in funding to support the operations of the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 741 2014-0934 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with The Pittsburgh Foundation to receive $130,000 in funding to support the operations of the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 9 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 742 2014-0935 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with The Hillman Foundation to receive $50,000 in funding to support the operations of the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 743 2014-0936 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with The Buhl Foundation to receive $10,000 in funding to support the operations of the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 744 2014-0937 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the The Heinz Endowments to receive $100,000 in funding to support the operations of the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle City of Pittsburgh Page 10 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 Enactment No: 745 2014-0938 Resolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales in accordance with Act No. l7l of l984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through J: A: 1206 Herron, B: 1128 Ruthven, C: 4609 Carroll, A: 1206 Herron, B: 1128 Ruthven, C: 4609 Carroll, D:7147 Hermitage, E: 7624 Frankstown, & 815 Durango, E: 7624 Frankstown, & 815 Durango, F:420 E. Warrington, & 424 E. Warrington, G: 414 E Warrington, H: 17 Curtin, I: Grace, J: 460 Grace, & 456 Grace. A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. Enactment No: 759 A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally, As Amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 759 City of Pittsburgh Page 11 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-0939 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. 171 of 1984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984; having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through D. A: 5324 Natrona, B: 1745 Duffield, C: 7296 Lemington, 7296 Lemington, 7298 Lemington, D: 7300 Race A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 757 2014-0940 Resolution providing for conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. l7l of l984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEM A: 1420 and 1422 Liverpool A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 758 2014-0941 Resolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales, in accordance with Act No.171 of 1984, "Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act", effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through I. A: 5115 Lytle B: 5111 Lytle C: 5111½ Lytle D: 5113 Lytle E: 5109 Roma F: 919 Chestnut G: 1128 Woodland A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Pittsburgh Page 12 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 760 2014-0942 Resolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, authorizing the sale of properties in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, in accordance with Act No. 171 of 1984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. Item A: 6824 Fifth Avenue B: 2505 S. 18th Street A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 755 2014-0990 Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance to purchase the Lot and Block# 54-J-187 located at 341 Saline Street, 15207 from John & Virginia Ingoldsby in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 756 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES City of Pittsburgh Page 13 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-1001 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for November 3, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-0944 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, and the Acting Chief of Police, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Division of Highway Safety, Impaired Driving Grant (Federal Fiscal Year 2015), in the amount of eighty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-six dollars and zero cents ($89,996.00). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 746 2014-0945 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into a professional services agreement with ESM Advisors, LLC for an organizational assessment and strategic evaluation of the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Cost not to exceed $32,340.00. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 740 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS City of Pittsburgh Page 14 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-1002 Report of the Committee on Public Works for November 3, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-0946 Resolution repealing Resolution No. 342, effective June 2, 2014, entitled “Authorizing the City of Pittsburgh's Department of Public Works to assume responsibility for the year round maintenance, repair, and future alterations of facilities constructed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as part of the PA Route 28 Roadway Improvement Project, subject to City Council's final approval” by repealing it in its entirety. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 1 - Mrs. Harris Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 747 2014-0947 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh's Department of Public Works to assume responsibility for the year round maintenance, repair, and future alterations of facilities constructed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as part of the PA Route 28 Roadway Improvement Project. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 1 - Mrs. Harris Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 748 COUNCILMAN REV. RICKY BURGESS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES City of Pittsburgh Page 15 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-1003 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for November 3, 2014 with an Affirmatiave Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-0948 Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement with Independent Catalyst to provide professional services related to the City of Pittsburgh's Payroll and Human Resource systems in the amount of twenty four thousand six hundred dollars ($24,600). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 739 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2014-1004 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for November 3, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-0995 Resolution amending Resolution No. 417 approved June 10, 2014, to include additional addresses for Area “DD” in the South Side Flats community (Council District #3). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 749 City of Pittsburgh Page 16 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 2014-1005 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for November 3, 2014 with an Affirmatiave Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-0950 Resolution amending Resolution No. 554, effective August 12, 2013, entitled “Authorizing a cooperation agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City's agent in connection with a $882,990 Penn Works grant for the Lawrenceville Technology Center site owned by RIDC Southwestern Pennsylvania Growth Fund” by adding account numbers. (Council District 7) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 750 2014-0951 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an application for financial assistance for the Highland Avenue Lighting project in the amount of $412,500 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the operation and administration of the project in FY 2014-2015. (Council District 9) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 752 City of Pittsburgh Page 17 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 2014-0952 Resolution authorizing a 2014-2015 Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the designation of the local matching share for a grant applied for in an application filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development under the Keystone Communities Program for the Highland Avenue Lighting project. (Council District 9) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 751 2014-0953 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all of the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 83-P, Lot 230 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for Commercial Development - North Beatty Street). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 753 2014-0954 Resolution approving execution of a Deed by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the City of Pittsburgh for the sale of Disposition Parcel A-9, Block 51-H, Lot 322, in the 8th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, the East Liberty Neighborhood - Baum Boulevard and South Negley Avenue - Council District No. 9 (community parklet). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Pittsburgh Page 18 City Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle Enactment No: 754 AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE HARRIS: Motion for a Cablecast Post Agenda relative to Land Bank Legislation on Bill Nos. 2014-0983,0984 and 0985. K. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBER - MR. LAVELLE L. APPROVAL OF MINUTES M. ADJOURNMENT P LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 19