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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Monday, December 22, 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 December 22, 2014 A. ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus Absent 1 - Mr. O'Connor B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. PROCLAMATIONS 2014-1169 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, December 22, 2014, to be “King and Queen on the Mountain Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 874 2014-1170 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare December 22, 2014 to be “Elizabeth Pittinger 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: 875 D. PUBLIC COMMENTS E. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS: 2014-1165 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements, providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Six Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,200,000.00) dollars to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles, heavy equipment and vehicle accessories for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments and Authorities. Enactment No: 899 COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 2014-1154 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments to existing agreements to purchase Accela Civic Platform and Accela Citizen Access subscription and cloud hosting services and further authorizing a professional services Agreement with Accela to migrate from self-hosting to a cloud environment hosted by Accela. A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. Enactment No: 887 Enactment No: 887 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 2014-1166 Resolution further amending Resolution 549, effective September 21, 2012 entitled “providing for an agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by transferring $5,500 from District 1 Neighborhood Needs Projects and adding that amount to Community Alliance Spring Garden East Deutschtown (CASGED) Surveillance Cameras. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $437,779.53. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. Enactment No: 896 Enactment No: 896 2014-1167 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 $5,500 from District 1 Neighborhood Needs Projects and adding that amount to Community Alliance Spring Garden East Deutschtown (CASGED) Surveillance Cameras SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. Enactment No: 897 Enactment No: 897 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: 2014-1163 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six (“Conduct”), Article III (“Dogs, Cats and Other Animals”) Section No. 633.12, Ord. No. 29-1992, eff. 7-16-92; Ord. No. 22-2010, § 3, eff. 7-16-10, to provide for an exemption to the 5 pet limit to qualified people or residences performing foster care and placement work with animals. Enactment No: 40 2014-1164 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements for the implementation of a Spay and Neuter program to be administered by the Department of Public Safety, Animal Control Division, at a cost not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and no cents ($50,000.00) and providing for the payment thereof. Enactment No: 898 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS: 2014-1168 Resolution amending Resolution 651/2013, so as to further amend Resolution 709/2012, entitled, "Resolution authorizing the Pittsburgh Parking Authority to enter into an agreement, per a Memorandum of Understanding, with Carnegie Mellon University and Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Inc . for a one-year pilot project for an Institute Managed Dynamic Pricing Study for on-street metered parking on Tech Street, Frew Street, Margaret Morrison Street, and portions of Schenley Drive, Panther Hollow Road, and Frank Curto Drive," so as to extend the pilot program for an additional year through 2015. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND MR. GILMAN A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. Enactment No: 880 Enactment No: 880 F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS G. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES 2014-1159 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for December 15, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-1127 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article VII Disruptive Properties, Chapter 670: Disruptive Property Abatement by changing language in Chapter 670.02 (b): DISRUPTIVE PROPERTY DEFINED. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND MRS. HARRIS 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. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Enactment No: 38 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS 2014-1160 Report of the Committee on Public Works for December 15, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-1128 Ordinance amending the City Code at Title Four: - Public Places and Property, Article I: Streets and Sidewalks, Chapter 417: Pavement Protection by adding a new section at 417.02 (a), setting the rate of compensation and, periodic recalculation, for damage to sidewalks caused by city tree roots. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS AND MRS. KAIL-SMITH 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. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Enactment No: 39 COUNCILMAN REV. RICKY BURGESS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES 2014-1161 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for December 15, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-1126 Resolution providing for an agreement to enter into a contract with an individual attorney or law firm to provide legal representation as the Solicitor of the Commission on Human Relations, and providing for the payment at a cost not to exceed $9,000.00 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. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor City of Pittsburgh Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 Enactment No: 876 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2014-1162 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for December 15, 2014 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2014-1123 Resolution amending Resolution No. 715, effective November 28, 2012, providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and /or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the behalf of residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $800,000.00; so as to reprogram funds in the Mayor's Office from: “West End Alliance c/o West Pittsburgh Partnership” (-$50,000.00), and transfer these funds to “Jerusalem Baptist Church” (+$10,000.00),“Neighborhood Learning Alliance/West End Works Employment Center” (+$20,000.00) and “Youth Places/REAM Recreation Center” (+$20,000.00). 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. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Enactment No: 877 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 2014-1124 Resolution amending Resolution No. 424, effective June 23, 2014, entitled: providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2011 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds in the Mayor's Office from: “West End Alliance c/o West Pittsburgh Partnership” (-$50,000.00), and transfer these funds to “Jerusalem Baptist Church” (+$10,000.00),“Neighborhood Learning Alliance/West End Works Employment Center” (+$20,000.00) and “Youth Places/REAM Recreation Center” (+$20,000.00). 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. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Enactment No: 878 I. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS K. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS - MR. O'CONNOR L. APPROVAL OF MINUTES M. ADJOURNMENT P " NO SIGNER AVAILABLE" City of Pittsburgh Page 7