Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday, September 22, 2015 1:30 PM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 7 - Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 2 - Rev. Burgess, and Mr. Lavelle FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR RECOMMITTED PAPERS 2015-1976 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement with PMAM Corporation for the purpose of performing alarm permitting, tracking, and billing services for the City of Pittsburgh. The City will incur no initial investment costs. PMAM will retain a fee as a percentage of the revenue collected in the following amounts: 12% of funds collected up to $550,000; 18% of funds between $550,000 and $750,000; and 21% of funds collected above $750,000. The City does not currently issue or collect any revenue from false alarm fines. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried DEFERRED 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 9/23/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 22, 2015 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 9/23/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 22, 2015 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1975 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, City Solicitor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Campbell, Durrant, Beatty, Palombo and Miller, P.C. in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to provide legal services and expert advice related to litigation. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried INVOICES A moption was made to Approve. The motion 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 the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 10/7/2015. The motion carried PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 9/23/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 22, 2015 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 the Committee on Public Works , due back by 10/21/2015. The motion carried 2015-1824 Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into an agreement(s) with certain veteran organizations to waive or reduce certain fees per Section 416.02 of the Pittsburgh Code to hang banners approved by the Director of Public Works at specific approved locations in City of Pittsburgh. Sponsors: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Works , due back by 10/21/2015. The motion carried LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1999 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute a grant agreement with Neighborhood Allies for receipt of grant funds in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00.) to be used for the purpose of hiring a consultant to facilitate a community engagement process related to My Brother’s Keeper, and further authorizing all legitimate expenditures and/ or agreements required under the terms of the grant agreement. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-2000 Ordinance accepting new street names in the Ninth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The streets known as Honeycrisp Lane, Fuji Court, and Winesap Drive were approved by CPAC in March 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 Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 10/7/2015. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 9/23/2015 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 22, 2015 2015-2001 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Historic Preservation, by adding and deleting language. Sponsors: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 9/30/2015. The motion carried INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2015-1997 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Heinz Lofts Service Building, 950 Progress Street, Pittsburgh (23rd Ward), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15212. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2015-1998 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Annex, 2900 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh (6th Ward), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 9/23/2015