Standing Committees

510 City-County Building City of Pittsburgh 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 City Council Meeting Agenda Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2014-0761 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title I--Administrative, Article VII, Chapter 161--Contracts, Section 161.33,-Required Provisions in Certain Construction Contracts; Title 2, Article I, Chapter 201, Section 201.11-Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Registration and Title I--Administrative, Article IX, Chapter 177A- -Equal Opportunity Review Commission by making various changes. NEW PAPERS 2015-1196 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($15,000.00), in favor of David Carpenter, c/o Charles F. Bowers, Esquire, Bowers, Ross and Fawcett, LLC, 820 Kennedy Drive, P.O. Box 280, Ambridge, PA, 15003, in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at 2:12-cv-00653. (EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED) 2015-1197 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($12,000.00) to Evelyn Marie C. Reese, c/o P. William Bercik, 310 Grant Street, Suite 2330, 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 2:12-cv-01667. (EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED) City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 2/18/2015 Standing Committee City Council Meeting Agenda January 28, 2015 2015-1198 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $8,347.50, in favor of Cliff Jobe Consulting, LLC, 204 Kennan Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, for payment of professional services rendered. (EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED) 2015-1199 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $6,411.44 to Burns White LLC, Four Northshore Center, and 106 Isabella St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 for professional consulting services in connection with expert consulting services related to Beech Construction Inc. vs. City of Pittsburgh. 2015-1208 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 74, effective February 29, 2012 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 City Council Neighborhood Needs Program; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by transferring $83,008.42 to East Liberty Development Inc for the purpose of hiring a consultant and doing minor capital projects. Total of all projects is not to exceed $264,758.42. + INVOICES INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS - NONE 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. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 2/18/2015 Standing Committee City Council Meeting Agenda January 28, 2015 2015-1201 Resolution authorizing the Citizen Police Review Board to enter into an Agreement(s) or Contract(s) with Attorney Elizabeth F. Collura, Senior Attorney of Clark Hill, PLC, for professional services to assist in the legal representation of the Citizen Police Review Board for a period of Three years. Said Agreement(s) or Contract(s) shall not exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000) per year subject to the annual allocation by City Council. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2015-1178 Resolution calling on the Director of the Department of Personnel to Enact a Paid Parental Leave benefit for City Employees. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2014-1122 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Chapter 902.01.D, by adding SP-11, Lower Hill; Article IV, Chapter 909.01, SP, Specially Planned District by creating a new district to be identified as “SP-11 Lower Hill Planned Development District” including rules and regulations, and modifications to requirements of all SP districts; Article IV, 914.04 by adding the SP-11 District to the table of Parking Exempt Areas; Article VII, Chapter 922, to eliminate the minimum size requirement for Final Land Development Plans, and by amending the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Map by changing from GT-E, Golden Triangle Subdistrict E, to SP-11/Lower Hill a property approximately 42 acres consisting of the former Civic Arena site that is generally bounded by Bigelow Boulevard and Bedford Avenue to the north, Crawford Street to the east, Centre Avenue and Fifth Avenue to the south, and Washington Place and Chatham Square to the west. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 2/18/2015 Standing Committee City Council Meeting Agenda January 28, 2015 2014-1122 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Chapter 902.01.D, by adding SP-11, Lower Hill; Article IV, Chapter 909.01, SP, Specially Planned District by creating a new district to be identified as “SP-11 Lower Hill Planned Development District” including rules and regulations, and modifications to requirements of all SP districts; Article IV, 914.04 by adding the SP-11 District to the table of Parking Exempt Areas; Article VII, Chapter 922, to eliminate the minimum size requirement for Final Land Development Plans, and by amending the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Map by changing from GT-E, Golden Triangle Subdistrict E, to SP-11/Lower Hill a property approximately 42 acres consisting of the former Civic Arena site that is generally bounded by Bigelow Boulevard and Bedford Avenue to the north, Crawford Street to the east, Centre Avenue and Fifth Avenue to the south, and Washington Place and Chatham Square to the west. NEW PAPERS 2015-1202 Resolution approving a new Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for UPMC Oakland entitled “Project Area Master Plan” dated November 24, 2014 on property zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 4th Ward, Council District No. 8. 2015-1209 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 transferring $80,080.67 83,008.42 to East Liberty Development Inc for the purpose of hiring a consultant and doing minor capital projects. 2015-1213 Resolution creating an Affordable Housing Task Force to assess the current and projected future landscape of housing affordability in the City of Pittsburgh, evaluate current programs and initiatives to produce new affordable units and preserve existing ones, and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council to create new programs and initiatives and/or expand existing ones to promote mixed-income development in neighborhoods across the city and ensure a vibrant mix of housing options for people of all income levels. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 2/18/2015 Standing Committee City Council Meeting Agenda January 28, 2015 2015-1213 Resolution creating an Affordable Housing Task Force to assess the current and projected future landscape of housing affordability in the City of Pittsburgh, evaluate current programs and initiatives to produce new affordable units and preserve existing ones, and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council to create new programs and initiatives and/or expand existing ones to promote mixed-income development in neighborhoods across the city and ensure a vibrant mix of housing options for people of all income levels. PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1203 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Innovation and Performance and/or the Director of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Accela to renew the City’s existing Right of Way Management license subscription and maintenance support services (formerly purchased through Envista). 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) 2015-1190 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Hamburg Hall Addition & Renovations at 4800 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. 2015-1191 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for SKYVUE at 3333 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213. NEW PAPERS 2015-1204 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Penn Mathilda Apartments, 4812, 4816, 4824, 4828 and 4836 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 2/18/2015 Standing Committee City Council Meeting Agenda January 28, 2015 2015-1205 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Oxford Development Company, or an entity to be formed, for the Sale of Parcel 1-2 West, (Block 11-S, Lot 44) in the Fourth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh -- Technology Drive - Council District No. 6 - in Pittsburgh Technology Center (commercial construction). 2015-1206 Resolution Approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and AHI Development, Inc., or an entity to be formed, with respect to the sale of Block 56-F, Lots 111, 113, 114, 115 and 325, situated in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 5 (4847-4835 2nd Avenue). City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 2/18/2015