Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, September 9, 2015 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1940 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000.00) in favor of Nicholas Saflin, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mary Saflin, Deceased, and their attorneys, Swensen & Perer, releasing and discharging the City of Pittsburgh from all claims arising from an August 19, 2011, incident. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law . The motion carried HELD FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 2015-1941 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) in favor of W. Christopher Griffith, Personal Representative of the Estate of Kimberly A. Griffith, Deceased, and their attorneys, Swensen & Perer, releasing and discharging the City of Pittsburgh from all claims arising from an August 19, 2011, incident. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law . The motion carried HELD FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 2015-1942 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) in favor of W. Christopher Griffith, Personal Representative of the Estate of Brenna C. Griffith, Deceased, and their attorneys, Swensen & Perer, releasing and discharging the City of Pittsburgh from all claims arising from an August 19, 2011, incident. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law . The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 9/15/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2015 HELD FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 2015-1943 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) in favor of W. Christopher Griffith, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mikaela E. Griffith, Deceased, and their attorneys, Swensen & Perer, releasing and discharging the City of Pittsburgh from all claims arising from an August 19, 2011, incident. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law . The motion carried HELD FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 2015-1944 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys for expert trial preparation in the amount of $24,546.08. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law . The motion carried HELD FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 2015-1945 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $3,325.00, in favor of Anthony Alessio, 507 Morrow Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106, for property damage to his parked vehicle from a City EMS Medic Unit on March 27, 2015 on E. Carson Street. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law . The motion carried HELD FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 2015-1946 Resolution authorizing issuance of two (2) warrants as follows: one warrant in the amount of $3,819.81, in favor of Derrick Coleman, 2305 Holyoke Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, in settlement of his claim for property damage to his parked vehicle from a City ES refuse vehicle on May 30, 2015 on Rodenbaugh Avenue and one warrant in the amount of $1,763.00 in favor of Treasurer, City of Pittsburgh, in satisfaction of the outstanding wage tax lien of Derrick Coleman for tax year 2012. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law . The motion carried HELD FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 2015-1947 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $2,936.00, in favor of Richard & Margot Feldstein, in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage from city tree roots at 5816 Wayne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 9/15/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2015 motion carried 2015-1948 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $3,492.00, in favor of Perry L. & Lora S. Sigesmund, c/o Stephen F. Capone, Esquire; Capone & Associates, 210 Grant Street, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage and labor costs related to installation of a new curb water box from city tree roots at 2835 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1949 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $3,816.00, in favor of Edward & Sandra Sisenwain, in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage from city tree roots at 6330 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1950 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $5,400.00, in favor of M. Ellen Tarpey & John Battaglia, 374 Roup Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage from city tree roots at 374 Roup Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1951 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a lease agreement or agreements with YouthPlaces (a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation) in order that it may utilize the City of Pittsburgh’s Ream Recreation Center, located at 321 Merrimac St., Pittsburgh, PA 15211, for after-school youth recreational, social, and educational programming. Said agreement(s) shall be for a term of 10 years, commencing retroactively to September 2013 and lasting until September 2023. Utility costs of Gas $75/month & Electric $100/month. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 9/23/2015. The motion carried INVOICES Approved INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS None City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 9/15/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2015 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 the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 9/23/2015. The motion carried NEW PAPERS 2015-1956 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article III: - Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, Chapter 633 Dogs and Cats, by adding a new section at 633.24, granting authority for public safety officials to enter a vehicle to protect the health and safety of an animal contained within. Sponsors: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1957 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article III: Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, Chapter 636 Wild Animals, by adding a new section at 636.06, “Prohibiting the capture of wild birds.” Sponsors: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1952 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement with Dero Manufacture Company to donate a Fixit Bike Repair Station to the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1953 Resolution granting unto PNC Bank National Association, 620 Liberty Avenue, 19th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 9/15/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2015 construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, security bollards and planters for The Tower at PNC Plaza on the right-of-ways at 300 Fifth Avenue and Wood Street in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1954 Resolution granting unto unto Tony LaRusso, TMNL, LLC., 119 Briarwood Lane, Cranberry, PA 16066, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a concrete pad with rail on the right-of-way of 1225 Grandview Avenue and Oneida Street in the 19th Ward, Council District 2 of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1934 Resolution amending Resolutions No. 24 of 2014, as further amended by Resolution 781, effective December 1, 2014 providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with UPMC Mercy for professional services in connection with the administration and evaluation of medical examinations and related tests and procedures for current and prospective employees and promotion by increasing the total cost from $780,000.00 to $960,000.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2015-1676 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the Turney House, located at 160 43rd Street, block and lot number 49-B-791, in the 9th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 9/15/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2015 2015-1677 Providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the Walton House, located at 4412-4414 Plummer Street, block and lot number 80-P-68, in the 9th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: NEW PAPERS 2015-1936 Ordinance accepting a new street names in the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following streets were approved by CPAC in June 2015: LOGAN STREET and FULLERTON STREET, between Centre Avenue and Bedford Avenue, in the 3rd Ward. 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 Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 9/16/2015. The motion carried A motion was made that this matter be Reconsidered to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development. The motion carried A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 9/15/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2015 2015-1937 Resolution approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V Chapter 911 Section 911.04.A.7 to Karen and Randall Woods, property owners, for authorization to operate a Bed and Breakfast (General) use at 1156 Portland Street, zoned “R2-M” Residential Two-Unit, Moderate Density District, 11th Ward, Council District No. 7 A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1938 Resolution authorizing the Director of Finance and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a contract or agreement, or use of existing contract or agreement with a vendor for the purpose of continuing to operate an Open Government Financial System for years 2015 and 2016 and ending July 31, 2017. This contract may be extended for one additional year upon mutual agreement of the parties. Total cost for 2015 and 2016 $40,000. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1935 Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Finance and Public Works to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and the Borough of Aspinwall for a portion of Lot/Block 171-B-1-0-2 for use by the Borough as a free public parking lot, road, and path for the public to access adjacent Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Rent shall be one dollar ($1.00) per year and shall include Borough maintenance responsibilities for the Premises. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 9/15/2015