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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 26, 2019 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, Erika Strassburger Brenda F. Pree, City Clerk - Kimberly Clark-Baskin, Deputy City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger Absent 1 - Mr. Kraus PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS 2019-1427 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, February 26, 2019, to be “Spay 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. Enactment No: 127 2019-1428 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the imperative of public art expressed in a variety of ways and congratulates Edith Abeyta for her vision in implementing Arts Excursions Unlimited , to unifying and inspiring the residents of Hazelwood and for sharing her work, her passion and her art with Pittsburgh ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, February 26, 2019, to be “ EDITH ABEYTA 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. Enactment No: 128 City of Pittsburgh Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 2019-1429 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT REOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate the remarkable legacy of Western Pennsylvania-native Paul Taylor who embodies Pittsburgh’s impact on arts and culture. The Council also recognizes the incredible work of the Pittsburgh Dance Council to carry on Paul’s work; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declared Saturday, February 23 to be “Paul Taylor Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MRS. STRASSBURGER AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 129 2019-1430 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does recognize, celebrate and thank all of the hard work that Valerie McDonald-Roberts has put in to make the City of Pittsburgh a better place; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does declare Friday, February 22nd 2019 as “Valerie McDonald-Roberts Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 130 PUBLIC COMMENTS PRESENTATION OF PAPERS COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS: 2019-1423 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cliff Jobe Consulting, LLC, 204 Kennan Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601 in an amount not to exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 ($7,500.00) for services rendered as an expert witness in a police-related matter. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law City of Pittsburgh Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 2019-1424 Resolution providing for the issuance of warrant in the total sum of Twenty-Seven Thousand ($27,000.00) in favor of Laurie and Paul Hecht c/o Peter J. Pietrandrea Esquire, Law Offices of Peter J. Pietrandrea, 1309 Freedom Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066, as final settlement related to the action filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: 2019-1425 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (“PPC”) in connection with the 2018-2019 “Naturally Northside” project. PPC has been awarded a grant from the Buhl Foundation and shall reimburse the City for its expenses in connection with City Park Rangers who will be staffing the Naturally Northside project activities. Said agreement shall not exceed ELEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($11,520.00). Read and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Services COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: 2019-1426 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six Conduct, Article V Discrimination, Chapter 659 Unlawful Practices, Section §659.02 Unlawful Employment Practices by adding language to prohibit employment discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions and events. SPONSOR /S: MRS. STRASSBURGER Read and referred to the Committee on Human Resources UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2019-1273 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Jodi Hirsh as a member to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for a term to expire December 2, 2022. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. Enactment No: 131 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 2019-1383 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Lindsey Powell as a member to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for a term to expire December 2, 2023. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. Enactment No: 132 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW 2019-1417 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for February 20, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2019-1370 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a donation from Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($17.500.00) to be deposited into the Public Safety Support Trust Fund. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus 2019-1385 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article Seven, Procedures, Chapter 161, Contracts, by amending and supplementing Section 161.38, “City of Pittsburgh Service Worker prevailing Wage Ordinance.” SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Pittsburgh Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS 2019-1418 Report of the Committee on Public Works for February 20, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2019-1376 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to provide funding to conduct a recycling education program and purchase blue recycling bins and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($350,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus 2019-1377 Resolution amending Resolution No. 714 of 2018 for the Mayor, the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Quetica for professional services relating to fleet telematics and snow route optimization at a cost not to exceed $1,453,924.00 $1,731,832.00 over a three year period with two one-year optional renewals. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger City of Pittsburgh Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2019-1419 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for February 20, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2018-1213 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as the Westinghouse Memorial, located in Schenley Park, block and lot numbers 27-S-150-0000-01, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 2/13/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON URBAN RECREATION 2019-1420 Report of the Committee on Urban Recreation for February 20, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 2019-1272 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 section 2 (“Commission on Naming Public Properties”) of the City Code, the Mayor to name the North Side section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail after former Mayor Thomas J. Murphy in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of his Inauguration as the 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 2/19/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT 2019-1421 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for February 20, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2019-1378 Resolution amending Resolution 26 of 2018, a resolution authorizing the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into 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 five years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), total cost not to exceed $162,600.00,” by extending the term for one additional year (2019) and by increasing the authorized amount by $53,595.30 for a total of $264,918.30. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus City of Pittsburgh Page 7 City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 2019-1422 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for February 20, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2019-1372 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Module Design, Inc., or an entity to be formed, for the Sale of Block 83-A, Lot 266, in the11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (New Construction - 5454 Black Street). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus 2019-1373 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Module Design, Inc., and Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, or an entity to be formed, for the Sale of Block 83-A, Lot 264, in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (New Construction-Affordable Housing - 5456 Black Street). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus City of Pittsburgh Page 8 City Council Meeting Minutes February 26, 2019 2019-1374 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and ACTION-Housing, Inc., or a related entity, for the Sale of Block 25-D, Lots 104, 106, 107, and 108, in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 7 (New Construction Affordable Housing - 3330-3350 Penn Avenue). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus 2019-1375 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract or Contracts for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and CWPD, LLC, for the Sale of Block 70-E, Lots 300 and 325, and Block 107-H, Lot 100, in the 28th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 2 (New Construction - Broadhead Fording Road and 3520-3550 Mazette Place). A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mr. Kraus MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS - Mr. Kraus APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADJOURNMENT LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 9