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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers City Council ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY-NINTH 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 March 14, 2017 ROLL CALL Present 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS 2017-1317 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does congratulate the 2017 inductees to the National Elementary Honors Society for their achievements; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday, March 15, 2017 to be "West Liberty National Elementary Honors Society Day" in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMS. RUDIAK AND SPONSOR/SALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2017-1318 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate Erica Upshaw-Givner and Vision Towards Peace on their 5th Anniversary; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, March 12, 2017 to be “Vision Towards Peace Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMRS. KAIL-SMITH AND SPONSOR/SALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENTS PRESENTATION OF PAPERS COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 2017-1302 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Computronix (USA) Inc. for the provision of a permitting and licensing software package for a sum not to exceed Five Million Six Hundred Seven Thousand and Zero Dollars ($5,607,000.00) over five years and for the payment of the costs thereof. Read and referred to the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management 2017-1303 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 $11,364.00 (Eleven Thousand, Three Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars). Read and referred to the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS: 2017-1314 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Lease of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and McCaffery Interests, Inc., for the lease of Block 9-D, Lot 200 in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No.7 (Mixed use Development) - Strip District - Produce Terminal). Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs 2017-1315 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to pursue a Tax Increment Financing Proposal for Smallman Street in the Strip District of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District 7). Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 2017-1304 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Roslyn Place, located in the Shadyside Neighborhood, in the 9th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development 2017-1316 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from SP-8, Riverfront Landing Specially Planned District, to UI, Urban Industrial, a 355,275 sq. ft. parcel, known as 2100 Smallman Street; and Article VI, Section 909.01.O, SP, Specially Planned District with minor revisions to SP-8/Riverfront Landing in order to remove the Produce Terminal site from the SP-8 Specially Planned District . (Reference Bill 2015-2319) . Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: 2017-1305 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Quick Med Claims LLC for the provision of EMS billing services to the City of Pittsburgh. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Services COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS: 2017-1309 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. ITEM A through C: A: 5220 Rosetta, B: 5224 Rosetta, C: 804 Hillgrove. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 2017-1310 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. ITEM A. A: 5258 Duncan Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2017-1311 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 B: A: 265 Ater, B: 6500 Shetland Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: 2017-1306 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Project Cooperation Agreement with Tree Pittsburgh for the purpose of supporting Tree Pittsburgh’s efforts to promote and advance the City of Pittsburgh’s Urban Forest Master Plan. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2017-1307 Resolution granting unto Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, 201 N. Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, private sewer laterals and manholes and a pedestrian bridge with supports over the right-of-way at 201 N. Bellefield Avenue in the 4th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2017-1308 Resolution vacating a portion of Flossie Way between Zebina Way and S. Neville Street in the 4th Ward 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. KRAUS PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 2017-1312 Communication from City Controller Michael Lamb submitting a Fiscal Audit of the Department of Parks and Recreation Senior Citizens Program Trust Fund (SCPTF), dated January 30, 2017. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2017-1313 Communication from Bernard Lindstrom, Interim Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, submitting the Position and Salary Report as of January 1, 2017. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW 2017-1298 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 8, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2017-1271 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One, Administrative, Chapter 111 Departments Generally, Section 111.01 Establishment; Rules and Regulations; Organization and Control to create the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. 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, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 1 - Mrs. Harris City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 2017-1272 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One, Administrative, Chapter 118, to create the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure in order to encompass policy, planning, and management of an integrated urban transportation system accessible by all users - bicyclists, motorists, pedestrians, and public transit riders - in order to formalize the status of the Department and set roles, responsibilities, and functions for its Director. 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, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 1 - Mrs. Harris 2017-1273 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One, Administrative, Chapter 119 Department of Public Works, to remove certain functions and responsibilities currently listed under the Public Works Department in order to facilitate the newly created Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. 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, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 1 - Mrs. Harris 2017-1274 Resolution to authorize and direct the incurring of Non-Electoral Debt through the issuance of a series of General Obligation Bonds or Notes of the City of Pittsburgh, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000). A motion was made that this matter be RECOMMITTED to the Committee on Finance and Law . The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 2017-1275 Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to issue and the City Controller to countersign a warrant in an amount to be determined by the Department of Finance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania representing payment required for unclaimed funds for the year 2013, pursuant to the provisions of Deposition of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Act of August 9, 1971 P.L. 74. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 2017-1276 Resolution creating a task force to oversee the creation of an early childhood implementation plan to improve the quality of and expanding affordable access to Pre-Kindergarten in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMS. RUDIAK AND CO-SPONSOR/SMR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 2017-1277 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” in order to change the project scope and responsible department for the Vanucci Field project, and to further clear completed projects. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 2017-1278 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” in order to change the project scope and responsible department for the Vanucci Field project, and to further clear completed projects. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2017-1299 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 8, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2017-1268 Ordinance accepting a new street name, DUCK HOLLOW BRIDGE in the Fourteenth/Fifteenth Wards of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following street was approved by CPAC in January 2017. The name listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON URBAN RECREATION 2017-1300 Report of the Committee on Urban Recreation for March 8, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2017-1270 Resolution amending Resolution No. 104 of 2016, as amended by Resolution No. 634 of 2015, authorizing an Agreement or Agreements with CleanNet Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc., for the purpose of providing custodial and cleaning services at Citiparks’ twenty-two recreation and Healthy Active Living (Senior) centers,” by increasing the cost from Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and No Cents ($235,464.00) to Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars and No Cents ($951,288.00), for three years. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 2017-1301 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for March 8, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2017-1265 Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC for professional consulting services for federal government affairs and legislative services and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed $62,000.00. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Ms. Rudiak No: 1 - Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 0 2017-1266 Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Malady & Wooten, Inc. for professional consulting services for state government affairs and legislative services and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed $66,000.00. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Ms. Rudiak No: 2 - Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 0 2017-1267 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to document local cooperation and the authority’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Addison Terrace Phase 2 and Addison Terrace Phase 3 housing project. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS 2017-1319 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby recognizes the Pittsburgh Firefighters Memorial Pipe Band to be a civic and/or service organization within the context of the Pennsylvania Small Games of Chance Act, as amended. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. O'CONNOR A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Printed on 3/14/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADJOURNMENT LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 11 Printed on 3/14/2017