Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, March 2, 2016 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2016-0100 Resolution appointing Jacalyn Mignogna 1193 Mica Drive, North Huntington, PA 15642, as a member of the Commission on City Archives, for a term to expire on December 31, 2017. Interview Held 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 DEFERRED PAPERS 2016-0040 Resolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales, in accordance with Act No.171 of 1984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEMS A through N. A: 508 Wicklow, B: 506 Wicklow, C: 504 Wicklow, D: 5365 Wicklow, E: 505 Wicklow, F: 507 Wicklow, G: 509 Wicklow, H: 514 Fannel, I: 511 Edlam, J: 507 Edlam, K: 509 Edlam, L: 513 Edlam, M: 519 N. Fairmount, N: 468 Enright (A) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 20 X 100 LOCATION: 508 Wicklow Street ACQUIRED: June 19, 2009 / TS # URA Transfer WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-208 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (B) City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 3/3/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 2, 2016 Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 20 X 100 LOCATION: 506 Wicklow Street ACQUIRED: June 19, 2009 / TS # URA Transfer WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-209 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (C) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 20 X 100 LOCATION: 504 Wicklow Street ACQUIRED: June 19, 2009 / TS # 8 URA Transfer WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-210 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (D) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 40.31 X 100 X 14.32 X 103.32 LOCATION: 5365 Wicklow Street ACQUIRED: June 19, 2009 / TS # URA Transfer WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-212 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (E) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 90.7 X 100 X 116.69 LOCATION: 505 Wicklow Street ACQUIRED: May 1, 2009 / TS # 182 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-250 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (F) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 20 X 100 LOCATION: 507 Wicklow Street ACQUIRED: May 1, 2009 / TS # 183 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-253 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 3/3/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 2, 2016 (G) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 20 X 100 LOCATION: 509 Wicklow Street ACQUIRED: May 1, 2009 / TS # 184 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-254 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (H) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 15.22 X 57.30 LOCATION: 514 Fannel Street ACQUIRED: June 19, 2009 / TS # URA Transfer WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-265 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (I) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 13.98 X 42.70 LOCATION: 511 Edlam Way ACQUIRED: May 1, 2009 / TS # 185 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-266-A COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (J) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 16.18 X 42.70 LOCATION: 507 Edlam Way ACQUIRED: May 1, 2009 / TS # 186 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-267-A COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (K) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 13.82 X 42.70 LOCATION: 509 Edlam Way ACQUIRED: July 29, 2011 / TS # 33 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 3/3/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 2, 2016 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-267-B COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (L) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 16.02 X 42.70 LOCATION: 513 Edlam Way ACQUIRED: July 29, 2011 / TS # 34 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-H-267-C COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (M) East Liberty Development, Inc. PURCHASE PRICE: $1,000.00 + Costs 3 STY BRK VENEER HSE LOT: 20.315 X AVG 263.91 X 30.325 R LOCATION: 519 N. Fairmount Street ACQUIRED: April 24, 2015 / TS # 61 WARD: 11 BLOCK & LOT: 83-E-24 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (N) East Liberty Development, Inc. PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 28.07 X 134.19 LOCATION: 468 Enright Court ACQUIRED: April 24, 2015 / TS # 67 WARD: 11 BLOCK & LOT: 84-D-198 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0098 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $7,056.00 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. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0117 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor on behalf of the City of City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 3/3/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 2, 2016 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 Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($5,000.00) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried NEW PAPERS 2016-0132 Resolution authorizing and directing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Optimus Technologies, in the amount of Five Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars ($5,625.00), in full and final payment for the provision of one bio-fuel tank per the existing contract language. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0133 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $2,800.00, in favor of Anthony Cosnotti, in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage from city tree roots at 3946 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0134 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $2,724.00, in favor of Maelene J. Myers, in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage from city tree roots at 5820 Wayne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0135 Resolution authorizing issuance of Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $2,685.69 to Chaffin Luhana, LLP, FBO Faron Hill, 3054 Pennsylvania Avenue, Weirton WV 26062, in settlement of a First Party Medical Benefits claim of Faron Hill, from a motor vehicle accident on January 6, 2014, while being transported by a City of Pittsburgh EMS Medic Unit. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0136 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $3,416.27, in favor of City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 3/3/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 2, 2016 Bradly W. Richards, 1343 Davis Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, in settlement of a claim for property damage due to felled limbs of city right of way trees on or about May 27, 2014. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0137 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $3,516.00, in favor of Erin Ruscoe, in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage from city tree roots at 801 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0138 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $2,960.00, in favor of Bertha Smith, in settlement of a claim for reimbursement for sidewalk damage from city tree roots at 600 N. Taylor Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0141 Resolution repealing Resolution No. 54, effective February 18, 2016, entitled “Resolution calling on the Director of Finance to draft all necessary policies and procedures in order to create an equitable property assessment appeal process to maintain the fairness and productivity of the tax base and to give residents assurance that they are being taxed fairly on property values. SPONSORS: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Held for Post Agenda. The motion carried. INVOICES A motion was made to Approve. The motion was carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS None City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 3/3/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 2, 2016 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0130 Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety and the Chief of Police to enter into a grant agreement with the Heinz Endowment and further authorizing legitimate expenditures by the Bureau of Police, for purchases authorized by the Grant Agreement and for the execution of agreement(s), or contract(s) for any equipment or services required in connection with the execution of said grant. Said agreement(s) or contract(s) shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars and zero cents ($100,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2016-0158 Resolution granting unto Three Crossings Riverfront East, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership, One Oxford Centre, Suite 4500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, its successors and assigns, an encroachment (i) for a staircase that is part of its riverfront development, and (ii) to construct, maintain and use at its own cost and expense, the streetscaping features described herein, for the benefit of the public right of way and neighboring properties on the right of way at 26th Street from Railroad Street north to the Allegheny River, in the Strip District neighborhood of the of the City of Pittsburgh, 2nd Ward, 7th Council District. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried NEW PAPERS 2016-0139 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (CITY), to enter into a coop agreement with the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC) for the purpose of accessing grant funds that will be used for the construction the Shiloh Street Gateway Project and further providing for legitimate expenditures for payments and agreement or agreements, or contract or contracts for any services required in connection with the expenditure of said grant funds per the original intent of the grant award. Said agreement or agreements, contract or contracts or expenditures shall not exceed $99,297.22. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 3/3/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 2, 2016 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0129 Ordinance accepting new street names, MELISSA STREET, EMMA WAY, and DANIELLE STREET in the Seventh Ward of the City of Pittsburgh as per recommendation by the City of Pittsburgh Addressing Committee (CPAC). The following streets were approved by CPAC in January 2016. 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 URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0131 Resolution amending Resolution No. 634 of 2015 authorizing providing for an Agreement or Agreements with CleanNet Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc., or another vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of providing custodial and cleaning services at Citiparks’ twenty-two recreation and Healthy Active Living (Senior) centers for one (1) year. The total cost shall not exceed One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand and Six Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($176,625.00). Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and No Cents ($235,464.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0128 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Hillcrest Senior Residences at 2920 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15227. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Printed on 3/3/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 2, 2016 HEARINGS COMMITTEE, MR. KRAUS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0140 Petition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing before City Council with Mayor Bill Peduto and Mayoral Chief of Staff Kevin Aklin in attendance regarding concerns for police contracts, benefits and rapport to staffing. (Valid Petition) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing . The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Printed on 3/3/2016