Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR RECOMMITTED PAPERS 2016-0570 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective January 1, 2016, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program” by reappropriating projects closed due to the requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried NEW PAPERS 2016-0539 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $4,956.00 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 City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 7/18/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 2016-0592 Ordinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts, by amending Chapter 161 to allow for the use of purchasing cards and setting policies and procedures for the use of purchasing cards. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0593 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal; Article X: Business Related Fees; Chapter 271: Nonresidents Sports Facility Usage Fee, to clarify defined terms, to require the disclosure of any contracts or agreements a publicly funded venue has made with a performing entity, and institute a fine or penalty to the venue for non-compliance. 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 2016-0594 Resolution amending Bill number 2016-0594 as follows so as to replace “Chief of Police” with “Director of Public Safety.” Such a change allows for broader public safety training needs, and is more consistent with how the city does other contracts. A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Ms. Rudiak No: 1 - Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 0 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 7/18/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 2016-0595 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $3,950.00, in favor of Racqual Tamesha Williams, 2917 Stafford Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15204 for damage to her vehicle from a City of Pittsburgh police vehicle backing into her on Citadel Street on January 17, 2016. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0596 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $5,340.00 to Liadis Engineering & Surveying, Inc. 3100 Banksville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 for professional consulting services related to Proctor vs. City of Pittsburgh and Bevilacqua vs. City of Pittsburgh. HELD FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION INVOICES A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS YES - Gilman, Gross, Kraus, Lavelle, O'Connor, Rudiak NO - Harris ABSTAIN - Kail-Smith PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0590 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, to receive a FY 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant and further providing for an agreement or agreements for Driver/Operator Certification Training for Bureau personnel. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 7/18/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 2016-0591 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with the Animal Rescue League, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, for professional services in connection with the detention, care and/or euthanasia of domesticated animals, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), subject to annual appropriation by Council. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 7/18/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0599 Resoltuion granting unto Benjamin Maguire,Emerge Real Estate LLC, 1208 Mifflin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15218, his successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at his own cost and expense, a private sewer lateral on Edmond Street for 4714 Penn Avenue in the 8th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0600 Resolution vacating Various Middle Hill Streets in the 5th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0587 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Coro Pittsburgh for the purpose of obtaining a Fellow to work with Personnel and Civil Service staff on strategic projects and research; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof not to exceed $15,000.00 over three years, subject to appropriation. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0588 Resolution amending Resolution No. 137 of 2016 providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with Independent Catalyst for professional services in connection with the City of Pittsburgh's Payroll and Human Resource system, (JD Edwards), by increasing the authorized amount from $604,225.00 to $635,805.00, a $31,580.00 increase in 2016. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 7/18/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2016-0226 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 9: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911 - Primary Uses by amending language to Sections 911.02, 911.04 and 911.04.A.13; Chapter 912 - Accessory Uses and Structures by amending language to Section 912.04.G; and Article IX: Measurements and Definitions, Chapter 926 - Definitions by amending language throughout. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 7/20/2016. The motion carried 2016-0249 Resolution approving a new Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for The Pressley Ridge School “Institutional Master Plan” dated January 15, 2016 on property zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 26th Ward, Council District No. 6. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried NEW PAPERS 2016-0583 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from R2-L, Residential Two-Family Low Density, to LNC, Local Neighborhood Commercial property with frontage on Beechwood Boulevard identified as Block No. 87-K Lot 230-0-1 and Block No. 87-K Lot 210 all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 15th Ward; and changing from P, Parks, to LNC, Local Neighborhood Commercial, property at 5600 Forward Avenue identified as Block No. 87-K Lot 45 and Block No. 87-K Lot 50 all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 15th Ward; and changing from R2-L, Residential Two-Family Low Density, and P, Parks, to LNC, Local Neighborhood Commercial, property with frontage on Forward Avenue identified as Block No. 87-K Lot 52 in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 15th Ward. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried CABLECAST City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 7/18/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 13, 2016 2016-0584 Resoltuion approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Chapter 911, Section 911.04.A.72 to NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh, on behalf of the property owner Urban Redevelopment Authority, for authorization to construct and operate a Utility (General) use on Colwell Street and Our Way, a portion of Parcel 2-G-92, zoned “GT-E” Golden Triangle Subdistrict E, 3th Ward, Council District No. 6 A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried CABLECAST 2016-0585 Resolution granting unto the Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a sloped sidewalk to meet the entrance at 531 East Ohio Street, 23rd Ward, Council District 1 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0586 Resolution granting unto COA North Side LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, two handicap ramps with handrails on either side and a landing at 40 West North Avenue, 22nd Ward, Council District 1 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried 2016-0602 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two--Fiscal, Article V--Special Funds, to add a new Chapter 232, “Housing Opportunity Fund”, to stabilize communities and protect the public welfare by creating the Pittsburgh Housing Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”), to create a budget obligation for the Fund, to establish the purposes for which monies in the Fund may be used; and to create a Housing Opportunity Fund Governing Board and Advisory Board. SPONSORS: MR. LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 7/18/2016