Standing Committees

510 City-County Building City of Pittsburgh 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Standing Committee Wednesday, January 14, 2015 10:00 AM Council Chambers ROLL CALL Present 8- Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1- Rev. Burgess INVOICES Motion by Mrs. Harris, seconded by Mrs. Kail-Smith to delete 3 Invloice items for the CONNECT Project. Motion failed. Motion to approve the Invoices passed by a 7-0-1 vote. Mrs. Harris abstained. Motion made by Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith to schedule a Cablecast Post Agenda on the CONNECT project. The motion carried by unanimous vote. SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2015-1192 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($20,000.00) up to Thirty Seven Thousand Dollars and no cents ($37,000.00) to Catherine McNeilly and her attorney Timothy P. O'Brien Esquire, Allegheny Building, 429 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1705, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at C.A. No 2:13-cv-1900. A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2014-1020 Ordinance amending and Supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title VII Business Licensing, by adding Article X Rental of Residential Housing, Chapter 781 Residential Housing Rental Permit Program to provide for the registration of rental housing located within the City of Pittsburgh and to provide penalties for violation. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 1/15/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 14, 2015 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2014-0915 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title 4 - Public Places and Property, Article I, Public Rights -of -Way, CHAPTER 416: - OBSTRUCTIONS, by adding a new section at 416.05 (a) et seq. requiring no less than a ten (10) day notice of a pending major street obstruction permit to be provided to the City Council; written notice to businesses and or residents within the impacted area; and providing for a waiver of said requirements in the event of an emergency. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2015-1185 Resolution amending Resolution No. 703 of 2014 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. for expert consulting services associated with revisions to the City's methods used to hire police officers and providing for payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $52,000.00. Amending Resolution No. 703 of 2014, effective November 4, 2014, in order to update Code Account information for payments authorized under a professional services agreement with E.B. Jacobs, Inc. A motion was made that this matter be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8- Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1- Rev. Burgess NEW PAPERS 2015-1178 Resolution calling on the Director of the Department of Personnel to Enact a Paid Parental Leave benefit for City Employees. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Post Agenda to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried by a unanimous vote. CABLECAST A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried by a unanimous vote. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 1/15/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 14, 2015 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2014-1105 Resolution authorizing the execution of a cooperation agreement or agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for a grant of up to $30,000 from URA to the City of Pittsburgh for the West End Hydrological Study. (Council District 2) A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 1/15/2015