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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday, June 23, 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 June 23, 2015 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 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS 2015-1770 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Tin Angel for nearly six decades of welcoming guests to the City of Pittsburgh high atop Mount Washington; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, June 23, 2015, to be “Tin Angel Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Mrs. Kail-Smith and All Members A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2015-1771 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the Barbershop Harmony Society for promoting and preserving the barbershop style as an art form. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 28th, 2015 to be “Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Mr. Gilman and All Members A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 2015-1772 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh expresses its gratitude to Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation for providing this service to students and granting us the opportunity to interact directly with youth from our individual districts; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 23, 2015 to be “Building Pride/Building Character Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Ms. Rudiak and All Members A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2015-1773 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 23, 2015 to be “William Russell Blakey Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Mr. Lavelle and All Members A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2015-1774 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 23, 2015 to be “ RaShall M. Brackney Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Mr. Lavelle and All Members A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2015-1775 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Pittsburgh supports House Resolution No. 341 and its overall goal of keeping residents safe and secure in their homes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the week of June 22, 2015 shall be “Utility Imposter Awareness Week” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Mr. O'Connor and All Members A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 2015-1776 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, June 20 , 2015, to be “ Nikki Thorpe Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Rev. Burgess and All Members A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENTS PRESENTATION OF PAPERS COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS: 2015-1767 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of Public Safety, Chief of the Department of Performance and Innovation and the Chief of Police to enter into contract(s) and/or agreement(s) with Optivon, Incorporated for the purpose of licensing a public safety smartphone application and software for the City of Pittsburgh. Cost not to exceed $10,000. Sponsors: Rev. Burgess Read and referred to the Committee on Performance and Asset Management COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS: 2015-1754 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Point Park University Pittsburgh Playhouse, 300 Block of Forbes Avenue and Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh (1st Ward), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs 2015-1755 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Penn Highland Mixed Use, 111 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh (8th Ward), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS: 2015-1765 Resolution amending resolution number 127 of 2015, entitled “authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into a contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, lease or leases, professional service agreements or the use of existing contracts, leases or agreements, and other services, along with other approved expenditures and for the payment of supplies, equipment, materials, rentals, and other services for the Squirrel Hill Business District streetlighting project” by increasing the amount by $10,373.24. Sponsors: Mr. O'Connor Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2015-1766 Resolution amending Resolution number 891, effective January 1, 2003, as amended, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2003 Capital Budget and the 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2003 through 2008 Capital Improvement Program” so as to transfer the remaining funds in the Lincoln Place Park Renovation project to the Squirrel Hill Business District streetlighting project Sponsors: Mr. O'Connor Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS: 2015-1756 Resolution authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund, to be designated as the “Facilities Trust Fund,” for the purpose of depositing and segregating funds for the exclusive use of maintenance, capital investment, acquisition, and disposition of City-owned facilities. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-1757 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Acrobatique in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5000.00), for the Earth Day Celebration; and providing for the payment thereof. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 2015-1758 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Seventy-Two Cents ($2,443.72) in favor of Donald S. McPherson, Labor Arbitrator, PO Box 638, Indiana, PA, 15701-0638 for arbitration services, charging same to 11101.53.53513.108000.2015. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-1759 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to accept a donation of five thousand dollars from BNY Mellon for an Earth Day Celebration which was held on April 2, 2015. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-1760 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 M. A: 1703 Cliff, B: 1707 Cliff, C: 1711 Cliff, D: 1717 Cliff, E: 1719 Cliff, F: 327 Hancock, G: 6484 Frankstown, 6486 Frankstown, H: 7229 Race, I: 7231 Race, J: 409 W. Elizabeth, K: 815 Spring Garden, L: 2441 Perrysville, M: 2240 Wilson Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-1761 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. ITEMS A through B. A: 6818 Baker, B: 1035 Yetta Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-1762 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 H. A: 3203 Brereton, B: 6435 Winslow, C: Chalfont, D: 302 Allen, E: 807 Southern, F: 212 Wilbert G: 1938 Sedgwick, H: 901 Davis Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 2015-1763 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. Items A through B: A: 1821 Cliff, B: 5231, 5233 Kincaid, 313, & 315 N. Atlantic Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-1768 A Resolution calling on the Department of City Planning to create an inventory and map of properties zoned for use as “Community Homes” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: Ms. Rudiak Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development 2015-1769 A Resolution calling on the City of Pittsburgh to adopt the Principles of Plain Language, and a Graphic Standard Sponsors: Ms. Rudiak Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: 2015-1764 Resolution granting unto Joseph & Ruth Ann Martinelli, 1801 Greenleaf Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15211, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a private sewer lateral on the right-of-way of Cielo Lane, in the 19th Ward, 2 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works UNFINISHED BUSINESS REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW 2015-1750 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 17, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 2015-1738 Resolution realigning a total of $40,000 15,000.00 from City Council salaries to City Clerk miscellaneous services. Sponsors: 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. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1- Mr. Lavelle 2015-1739 Resolution authorizing the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy of the City of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County to apply for a Watershed Restoration and Protection (WRPP) grant of $300,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Sponsors: Ms. Rudiak 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 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS 2015-1751 Report of the Committee on Public Works for June 17, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 2015-1710 Resolution granting unto Douglas Cruze, 5515 Penn, Inc., 317 South Graham Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, his successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at his own cost and expense, stairs with railings on the sidewalk area at 5654 Butler Street, in the 10th Ward, 7 Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. 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 2015-1711 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Cooperation and License Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh to implement concurrent construction projects for driveway renovations and related site improvements in Riverview Park and the adjacent Allegheny Observatory. 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 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2015-1752 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 17, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 2015-1712 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Agreements or Contracts, with a Consultant or Consultants, or Vendor or Vendors, for the purpose of Streetscape and Intersection Reconstruction, and related activities in support of such activities at a cost not to exceed $175,000.00 Sponsors: 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. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1- Mr. Lavelle COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 2015-1753 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for June 17, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2015-1613 Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of restaurant liquor license, License No. R-12467, LID-60311 from Damon’s International, Inc., 4070-4072 William Penn Hwy., Monroeville, PA 15146-2685 to the Applicant, Mixtape, LLC. 4907 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 for the premises located at 4907 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, restaurant known as “Mixtape”, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. 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 9 Printed on 6/23/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final June 23, 2015 2015-1675 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 3601 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. 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 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS - MR. LAVELLE APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADJOURNMENT LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Printed on 6/23/2015