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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers City Council ONE-HUNDRED FORTIETH COUNCIL Bruce A. Kraus, President of Council Council Members: Rev. Ricky V. Burgess, Anthony Coghill, Deborah L. Gross, Darlene M. Harris, R. Daniel Lavelle, Corey O'Connor, Theresa Kail-Smith Brenda F. Pree, City Clerk - Kimberly Clark-Baskin, Deputy City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes January 16, 2018 ROLL CALL Councilwoman Harris present via phone. Present 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mr. O'Connor Absent 1 - Mrs. Kail-Smith PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS 2018-0029 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate and thank all those who have contributed their talents and skills towards achieving the mission of Big Brother Big Sister of Greater Pittsburgh; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, January 16th to be “Big Brothers Big Sisters Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MS. GROSS AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 7 PUBLIC COMMENTS PRESENTATION OF PAPERS COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS: 2018-0019 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for Cities of the Second Class (“ICA”) in the amount of $37,000.00 for the funding required to cease ICA operations. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 1/16/2018 City Council Meeting Minutes January 16, 2018 2018-0020 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Standard Insurance Company for the administration of the City’s employee leave management program for a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($520,000.00) over four years and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Read and referred to the Committee on Human Resources 2018-0021 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Four Thousand, Four Hundred Nine Dollars and Fifty-Nine Cents $4,409.59 to CSI Investigations for the payment of the costs related to a use of force opinion for OMI Investigation# 17-164. Read and referred to the Committee on Human Resources COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. KRAUS PRESENTS: 2018-0025 Resolution amending Resolution 758 of 2014, entitled “Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts with Qscend Technologies, Inc. for the purchase of Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software services necessary for the operations of the City's 311 Response Line for a period of four years (2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017), total cost not to exceed $162,600.00,” by extending the term for one additional year (2018) and by increasing the authorized amount by $48,723 for a total of $211,323.00. Read and referred to the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: 2018-0022 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania for the provision of medical direction services at a cost of Ten Dollars and No Cents ($10) per year to the City. Said agreement(s) shall commence on January 1, 2018 for a term of three years expiring on December 31, 2020. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Services COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 1/16/2018 City Council Meeting Minutes January 16, 2018 2018-0023 Resolution further amending Resolution No.772, effective, January 1, 2017, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2017 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program,” by increasing the “Park Reconstruction (RAD)” line item by $33,653.00 from $945,000.00 to $978,653.00. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2018-0024 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a License and Maintenance Agreement with Lawrenceville United for the purpose of maintaining the improvements at Duncan Park. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. KRAUS PRESENTS: 2018-0026 Resolution reappointing Bill Urbanic as a board member of the Equipment Leasing Authority for a term to expire on June 15, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. Enactment No: 5 2018-0027 Resolution reappointing Bruce Kraus as a board member of the Equipment Leasing Authority for a term to expire on June 15, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. Enactment No: 6 2018-0028 Petition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing before City Council relative to the proposed resolution and will of Council regarding the use of military surveillance drones to be adopted by the Pittsburgh City Council. The Petition is valid in accordance with the Home Rule Charter. A motion was made that this matter be Read and referred to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 1/16/2018 City Council Meeting Minutes January 16, 2018 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES 2018-0017 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for January 10, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2018-0010 Resolution amending Resolution 632 of 2017, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Purvis Systems for installation of a new fire station alerting system and related support services,” by correcting the item number. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mr. O'Connor No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mrs. Kail-Smith COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2018-0018 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for January 10, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2018-0009 Resolution granting unto Lisa Javornick, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp at 4724 Plummer Street in the 10th Ward, Council District 7 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mr. O'Connor City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 1/16/2018 City Council Meeting Minutes January 16, 2018 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mrs. Kail-Smith MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS - Mrs. Kail-Smith Councilwoman Harris present via phone APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADJOURNMENT LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 1/16/2018