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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday, January 13, 2015 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, Deputy City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 13, 2015 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS 2015-1193 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and celebrate the work of Big Brothers Big Sisters and the recipients of the 2014 Coalition of the Year Award, and does hereby declare Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 to be Big Brothers Big Sisters Coalition of the Year day in the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 2015-1194 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare January 19, 2015 to be “Dolores Redwood Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. PUBLIC COMMENTS PRESENTATION OF PAPERS COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS: 2015-1185 Resolution amending Resolution No. 703 of 2014 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. for expert consulting services associated with revisions to the City's methods used to hire police officers and providing for payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $52,000.00. Amending Resolution No. 703 of 2014, effective November 4, 2014, in order to update Code Account information for payments authorized under a professional services agreement with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Read and referredto the Committee on Human Resources COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS: 2015-1190 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Hamburg Hall Addition & Renovations at 4800 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Read and referredto the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 1/14/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 13, 2015 2015-1191 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for SKYVUE at 3333 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Read and referredto the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: 2015-1186 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into an agreement or agreements with members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, for payment of services for duties related to any and all activities of the Zoning Board of the City of Pittsburgh. Cost not to exceed $39,000. Read and referredto the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS: 2015-1187 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Chief of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Fellowship Participation Agreement with Student Conservation Association, Inc., cost not to exceed $13,000. Read and referredto the Committee on Performance and Asset Management 2015-1188 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Heinz Endowments to receive $50,000 in funding to support (1) A Lean Six Sigma certified trainer; (2) New, innovative cost saving and waste reduction policies and (3) A pilot group of City Employees that will complete the training and start to identify cost savings and performance improvements. Read and referredto the Committee on Performance and Asset Management 2015-1189 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Richard King Mellon Foundation to receive $400,000 in funding for three years support to create a Regional Data Resource Center to serve as a portal for interactive data sharing between government agencies, departments, and other nonprofit and public agencies. Read and referredto the Committee on Performance and Asset Management COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 1/14/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 13, 2015 2015-1183 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement or agreements with a vendor to provide licensed veterinary services to the City’s Bureau of Animal Care & Control, including but not limited to the consistent supply and proper disposal of all drugs, needles, and syringes necessary for the humane euthanasia of wild animals and providing for the cost thereof. It is anticipated that the contractor will be required to spend approximately ten (10) hours per month with regard to these services, at an overall cost not to exceed $100,454.48, calculated at the rate of $50,227.24 per year. Read and referredto the Committee on Public Safety Services COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS: 2015-1182 Resolution designating Banks and Lending Institutions to act as Depositories for the year 2015 in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article III, Depositories. Read and referredto the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-1192 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) up to Thirty Seven Thousand Dollars and no cents ($37,000.00) to Catherine McNeilly and her attorney Timothy P. O'Brien Esquire, Allegheny Building, 429 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1705, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at C.A. No 2:13-cv-1900. A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Read and referredto the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: 2015-1184 Resolution vacating Antler Way between South Highland Avenue and Sheridan Square in the 8th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Read and referredto the Committee on Public Works UNFINISHED BUSINESS REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 1/14/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 13, 2015 2015-1180 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for January 7, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 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. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8- Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1- Rev. Burgess 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. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8- Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1- Rev. Burgess MR. GILMAN PRESENTS REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 2015-1181 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for January 7, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 1/14/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final January 13, 2015 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. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 1- Mrs. Harris Abstain: 0 Absent: 1- Rev. Burgess MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBER - MR. BURGESS APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADJOURNMENT LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 1/14/2015