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510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, February 18, 2015 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 8- Rev. Burgess, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1- Mr. Gilman FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - DEFERRED PAPERS 2015-1270 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Section 265, Exemptions for Residential Improvements by amending the schedule of exemptions in Section 265.03 as such schedule applies to properties located within the Lower Hill District (as hereafter defined). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 2015-1271 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Section 267, Exemptions for Industrial and Commercial Improvements by amending the schedule of exemptions in Section 267.03 as such schedule applies to properties located within the Lower Hill District (as hereafter defined). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. DEFERRED PAPERS 2015-1261 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $4,950.00 to Rothman Gordon, P.C., 310 Grant Street - Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for mediation services related to The United States, et al. vs. City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that the meeting be recessed for Executive Session to discuss Bills 1261, 1262, 1263,1264, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, and 1295 relative to legal settlements. The motion carried by the following vote. Aye: 8- Rev. Burgess, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 2/19/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 18, 2015 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1- Mr. Gilman MEETING RECESSED AND RECONVENED. 2015-1261 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $4,950.00 to Rothman Gordon, P.C., 310 Grant Street - Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for mediation services related to The United States, et al. vs. City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 2015-1262 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the sum of $3,244.00, in favor of Noreen A. Re, 415 County Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, for payment of professional services rendered. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 2015-1263 Resolution Providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Seven Thousand Two Hundred Four Dollars ($7,204.00) in favor of Carole Katz, LLC, 411 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1425, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1905 for Mediation Services provided in an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at C.A. No 2:13-cv-1900 and charging same to 11101.58.58105.108000.2015. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 2015-1264 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Three Thousand Six Hundred Eight Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($3,608.91) in favor of William J. Miller, Esquire, 106 Rampart Lane, Ligonier, PA 15658 for arbitration services and charging same to 11101.58.58105.108000.2015. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 2/19/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 18, 2015 2015-1290 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One-Administrative, Article IX-Boards, Commissions and Authorities, by amending Chapter §178B.01 - §178B.02: Propel Pittsburgh Commission in order to create the Young Pittsburgh Advisory Commission. 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. The motion.carried. A motion was made that this matter be Reconsidered. The motion carried . A motion was made that this matter be Held for Post Agenda to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried by the following vote. Aye: 7- Rev. Burgess, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 1- Ms. Gross Abstain: 0 Absent: 1- Mr. Gilman 2015-1291 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $8,166.00, in favor of Yellow Cab Company c/o Innovative Claims Management, 4240 Greensburg Pike, Suite L100, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, for damage to a cab from an intersectional accident with a City police vehicle on December 16, 2013, at the intersection of Ross Street and Second Avenue. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 2015-1292 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($25,000.00), in favor of Troi Baldwin and Joel Sansone, c/o Joel Sansone, Esquire, Three Gateway Center, 401 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:14-cv-00829. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 2/19/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 18, 2015 2015-1293 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($25,000.00), in favor of Earl D. Baldwin, Jr. and Joel Sansone, c/o Joel Sansone, Esquire, Three Gateway Center, 401 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:14-cv-00829. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 2015-1294 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of Fifty-five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($55,000.00), in favor of Robert J. Palmosina and Timothy P. O’Brien, c/o Timothy P. O’Brien, Esquire, 1705 Allegheny Building, 429 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:14-cv-00326. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 2015-1295 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Rothman Gordon, P.C. to provide professional legal representation to the City in the real estate tax assessment case of Omni Pittsburgh Corporation v. The Board of Property Assessments Appeals and Review (case docket no. BV-13-006771) at a cost not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($15,000.00) chargeable to and payable from 11101.53.53517.108000.2015. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. INVOICES A motion was made that this matter be approved The motion was carried by a unamimous vote. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS - NONE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 2/19/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 18, 2015 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. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 3/11/2015. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 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. Sponsors: Mrs. Harris This Ordinance was Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works due back on 2/25/2015 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1296 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article IV, Chapter 909.01.I by adding a new section 909.01.I.4 to establish the standards applicable to the existing SP-4 (IV) East Station Square subdistrict; renumbering existing Article IV, Chapter 909.01.I.4 “Regulations Applicable Throughout the SP-4 District” to Chapter 909.01.I.5; and amending Article I, Chapter 902.03 to modify the Zoning Map to include Block and Lot 4-D-45 and the remaining portion of Block and Lot 4-D-60 in the SP-4 (IV) East Station Square subdistrict. 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. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 2/19/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 18, 2015 2015-1269 Resolution Authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny and the School District of Pittsburgh providing for the funding and/or financing, monitoring, implementation and termination of the Lower Hill Local Economic Revitalization Tax District. (Council District 6) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. DEFERRED PAPERS 2015-1278 Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of restaurant liquor license, License No. R-14437, LID-59576 from 1313 Saloon, Inc., 1313 Kennedy Avenue, Duquesne, PA 15110 to the Applicant, The CocoRico Corp., 139 41st Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 for the premises located at 3718-20 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, restaurant known as “Round Corner Cantina”, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. 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. NEW PAPERS 2015-1297 Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of restaurant liquor license, License No. R- 7386, LID 60004 from Don Pablos Operating, LLC, 122 Mall Boulevard, PA 15146 to the Applicant, Teppy, LLC, 105 Braunlich Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 for the premises located at 5430 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, restaurant known as “Taste”, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461. 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. Motion to Schedule a Cabcast Post Agenda meeting at the request of Councilwoman Smith: Regarding the Youth Commission City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 2/19/2015