Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, April 1, 2015 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 8- Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1- Mr. O'Connor 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. Sponsors: Mr. Lavelle A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 4/29/2015. The motion carried INVOICES - A motion was made that this be Approved. The motion was carried. 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. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 4/15/2015. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 4/2/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 1, 2015 NEW PAPERS 2015-1459 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of the Department of Public Safety and the Chief of Police, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to receive the amount of two hundred and two thousand six hundred forty-five dollars and zero cents ($202,645.00). Grant ID: FM-MHP-15-001-050030 / January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1469 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 10-Building Code-to require safety and security training for security officer and other building service employees, to require adequate staffing over buildings to ensure the safety and security of occupants and property, to require security businesses to meet certain professional standards and obtain a business license from the City, and to amend the procurement code to require compliance with these new training and licensing provisions. Sponsors: Rev. Burgess A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 4/15/2015. The motion carried 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 A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 4/8/2015. The motion carried NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 4/2/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 1, 2015 2015-1426 Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, and providing for the design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials and supplies in connection with the rehabilitation of the Jeron X. Grayson Center; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $100,000. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1462 Ordinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, in the 15th and 22nd Wards, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1463 Ordinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, in the 7th Ward, Living Place, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1464 Ordinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, 7th Ward, Bakery Square Boulevard, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 4/2/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 1, 2015 2015-1465 Ordinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, Seventh Ward, Reizenstein Way, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1466 Ordinance accepting new street names or changing the names of various streets in the City of Pittsburgh, multiple street names in the 9th Ward, 18th Ward and 29th Ward, as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following streets were approved by CPAC between 2009 and 2014. The names listed in this ordinance shall be made official in accordance With the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Chapter 420 Uniform Street Naming and Addressing. A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried 2015-1467 Ordinance amending the City Code, Title Four: -Public Places and Property, Article I - Public Rights of Way by adding a new Chapter at 418 - Filming Activities; governing permitting of commercial filming activities in the public rights of way and/or property. Sponsors: Mrs. Harris A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 4/22/2015. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 4/2/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 1, 2015 2015-1468 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I: Public Rights of Way, by amending Chapter 420: Uniform Street Naming and Addressing, to clarify Subchapters 420.02 and 420.10 thereof so that only proposed new street names must be approved by City Council, not other minor decisions that come out of the Addressing Review Committee. Sponsors: Mr. Gilman and Mrs. Kail-Smith A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1458 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907, Development Overlay Districts, Section 907.02, IPOD, Interim Planning Overlay District, by adding a new section 907.02.I to establish a new Interim Planning Overlay District for Uptown. Cablecast A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1455 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the administration of certain projects and programs, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $120,000. (Council Districts: All). A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 4/8/2015. The motion carried 2015-1456 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the administration of certain projects and programs, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,121,433.00. (Council Districts: All). A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 4/8/2015. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 4/2/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 1, 2015 2015-1457 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2015-2016 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,258,000. (Council Districts: All). A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 4/8/2015. The motion carried AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK: MOTION TO SCHEDULE A CABLECAST POST AGENDA ON THE PITTSBURGH WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY (PWSA) AND THE DOLLAR ENERGY FUND City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 4/2/2015