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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 6, 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 July 6, 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 2017-1709 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby congratulates Luciano and Antoinette Defelice for 20 successful years of business; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 5, 2017 to be “Moonlite Café Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2017-1710 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh supports Pennsylvania House Bill 1520, aimed at increasing the minimum wage in Pennsylvania; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this Will of Council will be sent to the Allegheny County delegation of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN 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: City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 2017-1688 Resolution amending Resolution No. 229 of 2016, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief & Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements or Amendments with Planet Technologies for the SAAS (Software as a Service) e-mail & data file collaboration for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($133,000) and for the payment of the costs thereof,” by increasing the authorized amount in 2017 by Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) to renew Evolve 365 Support Services for one additional year. Read and referred to the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN PRESENTS: 2017-1689 Resolution amending Resolution 8 of 2017 following the submission of additional information regarding the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Penn @ Eighth Development located along the north side of Penn Avenue, between Maddock Place and Eighth Street in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs 2017-1690 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for UPMC Hill Building, 3434 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs 2017-1691 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Concord Street Townhouses at 823, 825, and 827 Concord Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs 2017-1692 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 1430 Fifth Avenue Apartments, a construction project abutting both Fifth Avenue and Pride Street to include 35 apartment units and a small retail shop, at 1435 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: 2017-1693 Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Safety, Office of Special Events, to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. (“P3R”) for providing professional services with regard to the management of the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race (“Great Race”). Said agreement or agreements shall be for a term of three years (2017-2019) at a total cost to the City not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00) for 2017, and for each of the years 2018-19, the greater of Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00) or 40% of net revenues generated by the Great Race. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Services A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS: 2017-1694 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor Heckman Enterprises, 116 Claremont Drive, Lower Burrell, PA 15068-2410, in an amount not to exceed Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($6,500.00) for consultation services in connection with Leon Ford v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Requested) Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2017-1695 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor Cliff Jobe Consulting, LLC, 204 Kennan Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, in an amount not to exceed Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and 50/100 Cents ($9,362.50) for consultation services in connection with Leon Ford v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Requested) Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 2017-1696 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Pittsburgh Collision & Reconstruction Services, LLC, 10 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($5,460.00) for crash reconstruction consultation services in connection with Leon Ford v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Requested) Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2017-1697 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor Tri-Rivers Consulting Services, 7500 Brooktree Road, Suite GL101, Wexford, PA 15090, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and 75/100 Cents ($5,138.75) for IME services in connection with Leon Ford v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Requested) Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2017-1698 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of The Center for Forensic Economic Studies, 1608 Walnut Street, Suite 801, Philadelphia PA 19103, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-One Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($5,551.00) for consultation services in connection with Leon Ford v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Requested) Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2017-1699 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor J J S Consulting Associates, Inc., 754 S. Settlers Circle, Warrington, PA 18976, in an amount not to exceed Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($9,900.00) for law enforcement consultation services in connection with Devon Davis v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01608. (Executive Session Requested) Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 2017-1700 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into a contract or agreement with Fiscal Choice Consulting LLC for the purpose of reviewing and updating existing user fees for services provided by the City of Pittsburgh for a cost not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000). Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2017-1701 Resolution amending resolution No. 425 of 2015, authorizing and directing the City Controller to create the “Facilities Trust Fund”, to include revenue generated from leasing City facilities as a source of revenue for the fund. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2017-1702 Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with the Matrix Consulting Group to complete a service delivery model assessment for the Department of Public Works and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed $29,500.00. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. KRAUS PRESENTS: 2017-1703 Resolution appointing Andrea Ketzel as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021. Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings 2017-1704 Resolution appointing Emily Mitchell as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021. Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings 2017-1705 Resolution appointing Kristen N. Spirl as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021. Held, Pending Interview to the Committee on Hearings 2017-1706 Resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Andrew Moss as a member of the City of Pittsburgh Art Commission with a term to expire December 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 2017-1707 Resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Kathryn Heidemann as a member of the City of Pittsburgh Art Commission with a term to expire December 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2017-1708 Resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Aggie Jean Brose as a member of the Disruptive Properties Appeals Board with a term to expire December 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2017-1578 Resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Margaret Lanier as a member of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority with a term to expire February 26, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2017-1579 Resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Paul Leger as a member of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority with a term to expire June 30, 2018. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2017-1580 Resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Sylvia Wilson as a member of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority with a term to expire December 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW 2017-1685 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 28, 2017 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 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 2017-1621 Resolution authorizing the issuance of 4 warrants in the total sum of Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00) in favor of the Department of Community & Economic Development, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120, in accordance with Article V of the Emergency Shelter Grant agreement no. C000051736 in full and final settlement of a claim made by the Department of Community & Economic Development. (Executive Session HELD) 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 2017-1646 Resolution amending Resolution 1030 of 1992, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to create the Three Taxing Bodies Services Trust Fund, to revise the categories of permitted expenditures to be made by the City of Pittsburgh with said Trust Fund monies on behalf of the Three Taxing Bodies. 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 COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES 2017-1686 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for June 28, 2017 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 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 2017-1642 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with consultants and/or service providers for professional services in connection with Civil Service and MPOETC required assessment and evaluation of Public Safety candidates, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $80,000.00. 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 COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON URBAN RECREATION 2017-1687 Report of the Committee on Urban Recreation for June 28, 2017 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2017-1643 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Sheraton Hotel Station Square in an amount not to exceed Eight Thousand Seventy Four Dollars and Twenty One Cents ($8,074.21), for the Citiparks Seniors Program Volunteer Recognition Gala; and providing for the payment thereof. 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 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 2017-1644 Resolution amending Resolution No. 752, effective December 13, 2016, previously amending Resolution No. 64, effective February 25, 2016, providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education for the purpose of providing meals in connection with the 2016-2018 Food Service Program in the Department of Parks and Recreation. The total cost thereof shall not exceed Seven Hundred, Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($750,000.00) One Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($1,500,000.00). The purpose of this amendment is to extend the term of the program until May 31, 2018 and to change the applicable rates with regard to 2017 and 2018 food services. 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 2017-1645 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of Parks and Recreation, Director of Public Works and Director of Finance to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a Lease Agreement or Agreements with Morningside Partners LP and Congregate Management Services, Inc., for providing social and recreational services to seniors and other eligible participants/inter-generational programming at the (as yet unbuilt) Morningside Central Community Center to be located in Morningside Crossing that is tentatively scheduled to open in 2018. Cost to the City not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND SEVENTY-SIX DOLLARS and EIGHTY CENTS ($238,076.80) and shall be for a term of fifteen (15) 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 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS APPROVAL OF MINUTES City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Printed on 7/7/2017 City Council Meeting Minutes July 6, 2017 ADJOURNMENT LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Printed on 7/7/2017