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City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 17, 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 September 17, 2019 ROLL CALL Present 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger Absent 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS 2019-2063 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate the significant impact of Dr. Alan George, and recognizes the important contribution of the Center for Space, High-performance, and Resilient Computing to the Pittsburgh community; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, September 17, 2019 to be “Pitt Space Supercomputer 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: 573 2019-2064 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Thursday, September 21st, 2019 to be the “International Day of Peace and Peace 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: 574 2019-2065 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Sheran Zellous White for her selfless work serving widows in our city and abroad; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Tuesday, September 17, 2019 to be “Sheran Zellous White 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. Enactment No: 575 City of Pittsburgh Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 2019-2066 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does recognize, celebrate and thank Dr. Silvestre for all of his achievements and his impacts in public health; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, September 21st, 2019 to be “Dr. Tony Silvestre 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: 576 2019-2067 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor the late Bill Masucci; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Saturday, September 14, 2019 to be “Bill Masucci 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. Enactment No: 577 2019-2068 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize, commend and congratulate Clifford “Sly Jock” Charlton for receiving the Legendary Lifetime Achievement Award from Nabhi Christian Ministries for his extraordinary body of work as an exemplary professional and a dedicated role model in the service of his community. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 578 2019-2069 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize, commend and congratulate Dr. Kathy Humphrey for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from Nabhi Christian Ministries for her extraordinary body of work as an exemplary professional and a dedicated role model in the service of her community. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 579 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 2019-2070 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize, commend and congratulate Luther J. Sewell, Jr. and Roxanne Norman Sewell for receiving the 2019 Legendary Lifetime Achievement Award from Nabhi Christian Ministries for their extraordinary body of work as exemplary professionals and dedicated role models in the service of their community. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 580 2019-2071 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Sofia Germinaro for her dedicated work to improve the lives of others and congratulates her on receiving the Nabhi Christian Ministries Community Youth Service Leadership Award. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 581 2019-2072 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Tonette R. Stewart for her dedicated work to improve the lives of others and congratulates her on receiving the Nabhi Christian Ministries Community “Shero” Leadership Award. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 582 2019-2073 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize, commend and congratulate Wayne Jones for receiving the Young Professional Leadership Award from Nabhi Christian Ministries for being an inspirational change agent with exceptional training, strategic leadership skills, strength, character , endurance, faith, intelligence and vision. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND ALL MEMBERS A motion was made that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried. Enactment No: 583 PUBLIC COMMENTS PRESENTATION OF PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS: 2019-2053 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief Equity Officer to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) between the City of Pittsburgh and the Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) in order to receive training and develop a racial equity toolkit in an amount not to exceed Twenty Six Thousand Two Hundred And Thirty Five Dollars ($26,235.00), subject to appropriation. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2019-2054 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $6,234.14, in favor of James A. Gordon, Jr., c/o Amanda Bonner, 5148 E. Willock Road, Apt. #6, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 for damage to his parked vehicle near the intersection of Birchland Street and Bellaire Place from a City DPW salt truck on January 18, 2019. Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law 2019-2055 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with Community Based Organizations for community and economic development for planning assistance in various neighborhoods in the City and providing operating support for these groups, and provide for the payment at a cost thereof, at a cost not to exceed $700,000.00. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: 2019-2027 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of City Planning to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Keystone Communities Program to provide funding for the Saw Mill Run Zoning Study, and, should the grant be awarded by DCED, are authorized to enter into agreements with DCED. The grant proposal includes an ask of $25,000 with a local match of $100,000 to be contributed by the City of Pittsburgh’s 2020 Capital Budget. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($125,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. Read and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: City of Pittsburgh Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 2019-2056 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $18,488.46, in emergency payment for production of the Nine Mile Run Wetland Monitoring report due to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in order to comply with PADEP Permit No. E02-1367 / Department of the Army Section, 404 Permit No. 199901992. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2019-2057 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of Public Works, to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s (RAAC) Gaming Economic Development fund for up to $500,000.00 to provide funding for the design and construction of a new park building for the Cowley Recreation Center project and, should the grant be awarded by RAAC, are authorized to enter into agreements with RAAC. In the event this grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant does not require a local match. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2019-2058 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Public Works to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Keystone Communities Program, to provide funding for the Highland Park Pedestrian Tunnel project, and, should the grant be awarded by DCED, are authorized to enter into agreements with DCED. The grant proposal includes an ask of $500,000.00 with a local match of $682,638.33, to be contributed by the City of Pittsburgh’s 2020 Capital Budget, from the Park Reconstruction line item 4550000120.50000.00, FUND 40020. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND THIRTY THREE CENTS ($1,182,638.33) dollars for this stated purpose. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2019-2059 Resolution granting unto ICE FACTORY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 100 43rd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, (3) protective bollards and constructing a new storm water tap in, at 100 43rd Street, in the 6th Ward, in the 7th Council District of City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A motion was made that this matter be Waived under Rule 8. The motion carried. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works City of Pittsburgh Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 2019-2060 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Automated Red Light Enforcement Program to replace traffic signals at the intersection of Bigelow Boulevard and Bayard Street in the North Oakland neighborhood and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND ($165,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. There is no stated match requirement for this grant. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works 2019-2061 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation (MTF) Fund Program, should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for Grandview Avenue Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $1,848,700.00 with a local match of $792,300.00 included in the 2020 City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND ($2,641,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: 2019-2062 Resolution amending Resolution 158 of 2017, a 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 package, at an additional cost not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Eighty Thousand and Zero Dollars ($1,480,000.00) over the next two years. Read and referred to the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management UNFINISHED BUSINESS REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION COUNCILMAN REVEREND RICKY V. BURGESS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW 2019-2048 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 11, 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 September 17, 2019 2019-1937 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of D’Appolonia Engineering Division of Ground Technology, Inc., 701 Rodi Road, Floor 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-4559 in an amount not to exceed Eleven Thousand One Hundred Forty One Dollars and Forty One Cents ($11,141.41) for professional services regarding landslide matters. (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1938 Resolution amending Resolution #253 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fox Rothschild LLP, 2000 Market St., 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 for professional consulting and legal services in relation to False Claims Act litigation by increasing the total cost from One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($110,000.00) to Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($235,000.00). (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1939 Resolution amending Resolution #663 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with McGrail & Associates, 1714 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA for professional consulting services in connection with billboard tax litigation by increasing the total cost from Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00) to Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00). (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger City of Pittsburgh Page 7 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1940 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Eight Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($8,622.50) to Kittelson LLC, 1008 Woodcreek Drive, College Station, TX 77845 for professional services in relation to a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1941 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 Four Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($4,687.50) for professional services in connection with an employment matter. (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1942 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars and Ten Cents ($5,974.10) to Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Two PPG Place, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for professional legal services in relation to police matters. (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger City of Pittsburgh Page 8 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1943 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Twenty Two Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($22,000.00) to Robert A. Creo, 3934 Foster St., #B531, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 for arbitration services rendered in connection with Act 111 Interest Arbitration. (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1944 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Farrell & Reisinger, LLC, 436 7th Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in an amount not to exceed Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Forty-One Dollars and No Cents ($18,241.00) for professional legal services regarding a police matter. (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1945 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $6,752.32 to Thomas Thomas and Hafer LLP, One Oxford Centre Suite 1150, 301 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional legal services in connection with a police matter. (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger City of Pittsburgh Page 9 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1946 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLCC, 300 Kanawha Boulevard, East, P.O. Box 273, Charleston, WV 25321-0273, in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($3,494.65) for professional legal services regarding a police matter. (Executive Session held 9/10/19) A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1993 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief Equity Officer to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) between the City of Pittsburgh and Coro Pittsburgh for the purpose of obtaining a Public Ally to work on Census 2020 projects and outreach in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), subject to appropriation. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2037 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” by decreasing Fairhaven Greenway Taskforce by $25,740.00 and adding “Landforce” in the same amount of $25,740.00, and to further clear completed projects. SPONSOR /S: MR. COGHILL A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Pittsburgh Page 10 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2038 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 enter into contract with Landforce in the amount of $25,740.00 for work performed for the Fairhaven Greenway Taskforce. SPONSOR /S: MR. COGHILL A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES 2019-2049 Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for September 11, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2019-1998 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sabre Equipment in the amount of Seven Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Five dollars ($7,285.00) for the furnish and install of equipment for Fire Bureau apparatus (Utility 4) for the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Fire. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 11 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1999 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of 3 Rivers Fire Equipment in the amount of Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Nine dollars ($13,569.00) for Paratech lift bags and accessories for the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Fire. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2012 Resolution amending Resolution number 515 of 2019, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a two-year Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with one an option to renew for one year with The Center that CARES for the purpose of implementation of the Pittsburgh Group Violence Intervention Street Outreach Program” so as to increase the funding by $33,333.65 for 2019, $100,000 per year for 2020 and 2021, and $66,666.33 for year 2022. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND MR. LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2013 Resolution transferring Group Violence Intervention funding within the Department of Public Safety, in the amount of $100,000 $33,333.65 from the Bureau of Police to the Bureau of Administration. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND MR. LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger City of Pittsburgh Page 12 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS 2019-2050 Report of the Committee on Public Works for September 11, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2019-1910 Resolution vacating a portion of the Right of Way at South Negley Avenue at Eva Street in the 8th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 9/10/19) SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally, As Amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1911 Resolution vacating a portion of the Right of Way at Penn Avenue and South Euclid Avenue in the 8th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 9/10/19) SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally, As Amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor City of Pittsburgh Page 13 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 2019-1964 Resolution granting unto Michael Johnson, 5317 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, his successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at his own cost and expense, two exterior steel trellis structures at the Pusadee’s Garden Restaurant at 5317 Butler Street, in the 10th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2003 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation (MTF) Fund Program, should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for the Riverview Park - Davis Avenue Bridget Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $1,803,533.20 with a local match of $772,942 included in the 2020 City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX ($2,576,476.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor City of Pittsburgh Page 14 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 2019-2004 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation (MTF) Fund Program, should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for the Chartiers Avenue Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $1,400,924.00 with a local match of $602,967.00 included in the 2020 City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO MILLION NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY ONE ($2,009,891) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2005 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation (MTF) Fund Program, should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for the Beechview Broadway Plaza. The grant proposal includes an ask of $768,874.98 with a local match of $79,517.98 from the City of Pittsburgh’s 2020 Capital Budget ant a grant from Allegheny County’s Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund of $250,000. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE MILLION NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY TWO DOLLARS AND EIGHTY FOUR CENTS ($1,098,392.84) for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor City of Pittsburgh Page 15 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 2019-2006 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation (MTF) Fund Program, should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for the Allegheny Center North Avenue Improvements Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $2,330,324.27 with a local match of $998,710.40 included in the 2020 City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed THREE MILLION THREE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE THOUSAND THIRTY FOUR DOLLARS AND SIXTY EIGHT CENTS ($3,329,034.68) for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2019-2051 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for September 11, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2019-1948 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title VI: Conduct; Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions; Chapter 620: Graffiti by amending the existing language of Section 620.06 to replace the Bureau of Building Inspection with the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, to allow the Bureau of Police to prepare and send notices, and to clarify the process for removing publicly visible graffiti located on private property. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor City of Pittsburgh Page 16 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 2019-1996 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with agencies to provide emergency shelter services; street outreach services; rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services; or data collection activities, as associated with Emergency Solutions Grant funds, at a cost not to exceed $1,180,626.00 A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2026 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Little Kelpie in the amount of Nineteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($19,000) for graphic design of the Greater Hazelwood Neighborhood Plan document. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor COUNCILMAN COREY O'CONNOR PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 2019-2052 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for September 11, 2019 with an Affirmative Recommendation. A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried. 2019-1956 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2554 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 17 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-1957 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 23rd and Railroad, 23rd Street and Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2001 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) in order to design, construct and maintain a green stormwater infrastructure project, Woods Run Stream Removal - Phase 1 Project upon the City’s property in Riverview Park. A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor 2019-2036 Resolution amending Resolution No. 448 of 2019 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an Agreement to execute the ALCOSAN Service Agreement Amendment by and among the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, the Western Westmoreland Municipal Authority, the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority, the Township of North Huntingdon, the Penn Township Sewage Authority, and the Township of Penn regarding the Cavettesville-Ardara Area 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, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger City of Pittsburgh Page 18 City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2019 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS - Ms. Gross & Mr. O'Connor APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADJOURNMENT LEGISLATION PRESENTED BY SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER City of Pittsburgh Page 19