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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday, October 6, 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 October 6, 2015 A. ROLL CALL Present 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus Absent 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. PROCLAMATIONS 2015-2090 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the PA Breast Cancer Coalition for representing, supporting and serving women with breast cancer, survivors and their families; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of October to be “Breast Cancer Awareness Month” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2015-2091 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Kristy Trautman for her brilliant and strategic influence with corporations, clergy, sports, professionals, foundations and community organizations in raising the awareness about gender and sexual violence and its ramifications and congratulates Kristy Trautman on receiving the Standing Firm Champion Award which recognizes her extraordinary and tireless advocacy for STANDING FIRM, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, October 22, 2015, to be ‘ KRISTY TRAUTMAN DAY “ 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 1 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 2015-2092 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend the Pittsburgh Technology Council for its ongoing work to advance the mission of STANDING FIRM , reflecting the organization’s belief that a strong, talented, healthy workforce is a company’s most valuable asset, and a safe workplace environment is one in which employees thrive. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, October 22, 2015, to be “PITTSBURGH TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL” in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. D. PUBLIC COMMENTS E. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS: 2015-2079 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc. (I/O Solutions) for professional consulting services in connection with Police Lieutenant and Police Sergeant position job analyses; the development, administration, and scoring of new written examinations; and development, assessor selection, administration, and scoring of new oral board examinations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed $109,000.00. Read and referred to the Committee on Human Resources 2015-2089 Resolution amending Resolution No. 569, effective September 29, 2012, as amended, entitled “Providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2012-2013 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $3,400,000” by increasing the funding for Personnel by $153,000 and the total of all projects to $3,703.000. Sponsors: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS: 2015-2080 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 5500 Baum Boulevard Project at 5500 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs 2015-2081 Resolution authorizing the adoption of the East Liberty Transit Revitalization Investment District Phase II Implementation Plan and related agreements. Withdrawn by the Chair of the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Councilman Dan Gilman. COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS: 2015-2049 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief & Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance and/or the Director of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments to existing agreements or to adopt Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CoStars agreements in order to license diversity management software modules. The total cost shall not exceed $97,000.00 over a five year period. A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. Read and referred to the Committee on Performance and Asset Management 2015-2050 Resolution amending resolution # 2015-1334, Enactment # 109, effective 3/12/2015authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with CORE Business Technologies for software, equipment and services related to the installation of payment processing and cashiering system for the Department of Finance and providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed Three Hundred Six Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars ($306,112.00) for years 2015, 2016 and 2017, and to include SHI, International, Inc. as the vendor from whom the City will purchase CORE Business Technologies. Read and referred to the Committee on Performance and Asset Management City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 2015-2051 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement for the hiring of Cycom Data Systems, Inc., to continue maintaining and upgrading CityLaw, the Department of Law's legal case management and administrative support software system at a cost not to exceed $11,124.00 (Eleven Thousand, One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars). Read and referred to the Committee on Performance and Asset Management 2015-2082 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development to receive $45,000 in funding to support an Innovation Fellow in the coordination and implementation of the Pittsburgh Roadmap for Inclusive Innovation. Read and referred to the Committee on Performance and Asset Management COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: 2015-2084 Resolution providing for the continued designation of a Downtown Pittsburgh Business Improvement District for the area shown on Exhibit "A" at the behest of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, a coalition of property owners, business leaders, retailers, civic organizations, and residents. Sponsors: MR. LAVELLE Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-2085 Resolution amending Resolution 24 of 2015 to increase the maximum allowable amount of financial resources available to the Affordable Housing Task Force for professional and technical services from $50,000 to $100,000, and to update the deadline dates for the delivery of the Task Force’s findings and recommendations to City Council from September 30, 2015 to April 29, 2016, as well as the deadline date for action on the Task Force’s recommendations from December 31, 2015 to May 27, 2016. Sponsors: MR. LAVELLE Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 2015-2086 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 providing $15,000 to the Squirrel Hill Business and Professional Association for the Forbes and Murray Improvement Plan. Sponsors: MR. O'CONNOR Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2015-2087 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 149 of 2012 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 City Council Neighborhood Needs Program; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by providing $15,000 to the Squirrel Hill Business and Professional Association for the Forbes and Murray Improvement Plan. Sponsors: MR. O'CONNOR Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS: 2015-2088 Resolution Authorizing the City of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County to request a Multimodal Transportation Fund grant of $700,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to be used for Streetscape Improvements to Broadway Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood. Sponsors: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. KRAUS PRESENTS: 2015-2083 Petition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing relative to Bill No. 2015-2062 as it relates to the source of income as a protected class of unlawful housing practices. (The Petition is Valid) Read and referred to the Committee on Hearings City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2015-2030 Resolution appointing Jean Holland Dick, 4601 Fifth Avenue Apartment 421, Pittsburgh PA 15213, as a member of the Pittsburgh Planning Commission for a term to expire on February 28, 2018. Ms. Dick will fill the seat vacated by Lucy Spruill. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2015-2031 Resolution appointing Julie Butcher Pezzino, 5801 Elgin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, as a member of the Pittsburgh Planning Commission for a term to expire on January 2, 2016. Ms. Pezzino will fill the seat vacated by Ms. Valaw. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. G. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW 2015-2074 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 30, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2015-1951 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a lease agreement or agreements with YouthPlaces (a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation) in order that it may utilize the City of Pittsburgh’s Ream Recreation Center, located at 321 Merrimac St., Pittsburgh, PA 15211, for after-school youth recreational, social, and educational programming. Said agreement(s) shall be for a term of 10 years, commencing retroactively to September 2013 and lasting until September 2023. Utility costs of Gas $75/month & Electric $100/month. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2015-2020 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 to Northside Leadership Conference- Surveillance Camera, within District 1 Neighborhood Needs. Sponsors: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2015-2021 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 to Northside Leadership Conference- Surveillance Camera, within District 1 Neighborhood Needs. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $437,779.53. Sponsors: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 2015-2023 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support preliminary buildout of a Municipal/City ID , and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2015-2024 Resolution to amend Resolution No. 572 of 2014, “Authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement with GovDeals, Inc. for professional services related to the online auctioning of surplus city vehicles and miscellaneous city equipment and collecting such payments on the City’s behalf,” by extending services for an additional one (1) year and including two additional one-year renewal options upon mutual agreement of the parties. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 2015-2025 Resolution authorizing that the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh are hereby authorized to execute an agreement with Robert Bergren and Cindy Stackhouse for a permanent sewer easement across City of Pittsburgh property at 7205 Butler Street, Block and Lots 121-G-17, 19, and 20 in the 10th Ward. Said agreement should be in Form approved by the city Solicitor and shall contain such terms and conditions for the protection of the City of Pittsburgh as Such Solicitor may require. This easement agreement through City property is contingent upon an easement agreement approved by Lamar Advertising on the adjacent 4 parcels 121-G-22, 24, 25, and 26. Now, therefore in consideration of the sum of $500.00 Dollars and other good and valuable considerations the City of Pittsburgh does hereby grant and convey an easement for sewer installation. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES 2015-2075 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for September 30, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2015-2022 Resolution authorizing and directing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Stanley Convergent, a local sub-unit of Stanley, in the amount of Thirty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twelve Dollars and One Cent ($37,812.01), for costs incurred by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police (PBP), that did not fall within guidelines of an existing contract with Stanley. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS 2015-2076 Report of the Committee on Public Works for September 30, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2015-2026 Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies in connection with Trail Repairs; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed $120,000.00 A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2015-2027 Resolution amending Resolution 741 of 2013, effective November 21, 2013, to authorize the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to now enter into a Three-Party Project Assistance And Payment Agreement between The City Of Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, and K.J. Johnston, Ltd., for the Schenley Park Westinghouse Memorial Pond Restoration to allow the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to remit its portion of the Project’s funding directly to the contractor K.J. Johnston, and for the contractor K.J. Johnston to accept payment by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy toward the Project. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON URBAN RECREATION 2015-2077 Report of the Committee on Urban Recreation for September 30, 2015 with an Affirmatiave Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2015-2052 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with CleanNet Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc., or another vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of providing custodial and cleaning services at Citiparks’ twenty-two recreation and Healthy Active Living (Senior) centers for one (1) year. The total cost shall not exceed One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand and Six Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($176,625.00). A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally, As Amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 2015-2078 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for September 30, 2015 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 11 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 2015-2016 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Oakland Marriott Residence Inn, 3339 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2015-2017 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Carnegie Mellon University-Tepper Building, 4811 Forbes Avenue, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15213. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2015-2018 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Foundry at 41st Apartments, 4151 4107 Willow Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mr. Kraus No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor I. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS City of Pittsburgh Page 12 Printed on 10/7/2015 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 6, 2015 K. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS - MS. GROSS & MR. O'CONNOR L. APPROVAL OF MINUTES M. ADJOURNMENT P LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 13 Printed on 10/7/2015