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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, March 20, 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 March 20, 2018 ROLL CALL Councilwoman Harris present via phone. Present 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1 - Mr. Lavelle PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Peduto's Proclamation for Carol Peterson 2018-0293 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Ms. Fielder for a life’s work of service and civic contribution to the City of Pittsburgh; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, March 20, 2018, to be “Jacque Fielder Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2018-0294 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend the Honorees of the Pittsburgh Service Summit; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to be “PITTSBURGH SERVICE SUMMIT DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2018-0295 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, March 24, 2018, to be “Chi Eta Phi: Kappa Chapter Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 2018-0296 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, March 20th, 2018, to be “NEED Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2018-0297 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Safe Place for their dedication and commitment to Pittsburgh’s youth; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the week of March 18 through March 24, 2018, to be “National Safe Place Week” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MR. COGHILL AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2018-0298 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, March 22nd to be “National Society of Black Engineers Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. 2018-0299 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate Mr. Donald Matthews on his retirement and wish him continued success with D&G Chimney Sweeps; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, March 24, 2018, to be “Donald A. Matthews Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENTS PRESENTATION OF PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS: 2018-0276 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jane Desimone, Arbitrator, P.O. Box 8261, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 for arbitration fees and travel expenses for two (2) days of hearings and two (2) day of executive sessions related to the Interest Arbitration - Healthcare Reopener between the City of Pittsburgh and IAFF, Lodge No. 1 in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-five Dollars and 78/00 ($4,875.78). (Executive Session Requested) 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 2018-0277 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, 525 William Penn Place, 28th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) for professional services rendered pertaining to a litigation matter at 2:17-CV-00828, chargeable to and payable from 11101.108000.53.5317.2018. (Executive Session Requested) 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 2018-0278 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Maiello, Brungo & Maiello, LLP, 424 South 27th Street, Suite 210, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and No Cents ($4,465.00) for professional legal services in connection with Ethics Hearing Board matters. (Executive Session Requested) 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 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 2018-0279 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C, P.O. Box 641014, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1014, in an amount not to exceed Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Six Cents ($9,366.06) for professional services in connection with immigration matters. (Executive Session Requested) 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 2018-0280 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 2014, pursuant to the provisions of Deposition of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Act of August 9, 1971 P.L. 74. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: 2018-0281 Resolution approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Chapter 911.2, Section 911.02.A.64 for St. Edmund’s Academy for authorization to expand an Elementary/Secondary School (General) at 5705 Darlington Road, zoned “RM-M” Residential Multi-Family, Moderate Density District, 14th Ward, Council District No. 5 Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development COUNCILMAN BRUCE A. KRAUS PRESENTS: 2018-0290 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administration, Article XI: Human Resources, Chapter 180, by adding Section 180.07, entitled “Civil Workplace.” SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS CO-SPONSOR /S: Ms. Gross and Mr. O'Connor Read and referred to the Committee on Human Resources City of Pittsburgh Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 2018-0291 Ordinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I: Administrative, Article XI: Human Resources, Chapter 180: Human Resources Administration, by adding Section 180.08: Internal Policies and Section 180.09: Prohibition of Non-Disclosure Agreements. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR CO-SPONSOR /S: Mr. Kraus and Ms. Gross Read and referred to the Committee on Human Resources COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: 2018-0286 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (“HACP”) for the providing of police services at HACP properties over a three-year term. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Services COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS: 2018-0287 Resolution providing for a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) to implement a revised governance structure for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs 2018-0288 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny and Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the 2018 Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program in an amount not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00), and for the payment of the costs thereof. Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 2018-0289 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a License Agreement for a period of five years in which the City grants to Allegheny GoatScape a right to utilize grazing goats upon particular City property and/or Right-of-Way in specified locations Citywide. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2018-0292 Resolution directing the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to waive the policy of a neighborhood petition requirement for the paving over of brick/block streets in regards to the paving of Bartow Street. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2018-0225 Resolution appointing Rev. Liddy Barlow to serve as a member of the Commission on Human Relations for a term to expire April 30, 2020. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2018-0229 Resolution appointing David Price to serve as a member of the Board of Appeals for a term to expire December 31, 2021. Councilwoman Harris voted No. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2018-0230 Resolution appointing Yoko Tai to serve as a member of the Board of Appeals for a term to expire December 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2018-0235 Resolution appointing Harry Johnson II to serve as a member of the Civil Service Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2018-0238 Resolution appointing Maelene J. Myers as a member of the Disruptive Properties Appeals Board of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire December 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 2018-0261 Resolution appointing Janet K. Manuel to serve as a member of the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund for a term to expire December 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. 2018-0269 Resolution appointing Janet Manuel as the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW 2018-0273 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for March 14, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2018-0244 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I: Administrative, Article XI: Human Resources, by adding Chapter 196: Public Accessibility of Conflict of Interest Documentation. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR 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. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES City of Pittsburgh Page 7 City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 2018-0274 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for March 14, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2018-0218 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with ShotSpotter, Inc. (d/b/a SST, Inc.) for the continuation and expansion of the City’s gunshot-detection system at an overall cost not to exceed THREE MILLION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX THOUSAND TWO-HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($3,386,250.00) over a three-year term. 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. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2018-0275 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for March 14, 2018 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2018-0052 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from General Industrial (GI) to Urban Industrial (UI), a certain property at 1 28th Street, Block Number 5-F, lot number 46, in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System. A portion of the parcel is currently zoned Urban Industrial (UI). (Public Hearing held 3-13-18) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Pittsburgh Page 8 City Council Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle 2018-0053 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic District under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain area known as the Roslyn Place Homes, located at 506-523 and 525 Roslyn Place, lot and block numbers 51-S-165, 168, 168-A, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173-0-1,174,175,176, 167, 177, 178, 179, 180, 184, and 183, in the 8th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 3-13-18) 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. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS - MR. LAVELLE, MRS. HARRIS PRESENT VIA PHONE APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADJOURNMENT LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 9