Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, November 21, 2016 1:30 PM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 8 - Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1 - Rev. Burgess FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPER 2016-1018 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) to enter into an agreement with Perfect Commerce, LLC to purchase a subscription service for vendor solicitation and contract management services as well as training for OMB staff via the Commonwealth public procurement site whereby the Commonwealth issued an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) for the Master IT Services ITQ through an Invitation for Bids (IFB) and Perfect Commerce, LLC submitted a bid in response to the ITQ. Cost not to exceed $295,000.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. DEFERRED PAPERS 2016-0664 Ordinance amending the City Code at Title One: Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 111: Departments Generally, so as to update the code to reflect current practices and processes. SPONSORS: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 11/30/2016. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 11/22/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 21, 2016 2016-0902 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C, P.O. Box 641014, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1014, in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars and No Cents ($3,884.00) for professional services in connection with the matter of FOP, Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1. (EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2016-0905 An ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code Title One: Administration, Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities, to add Chapter 177C: Gender Equity Commission to conduct analyses of City departments, employment, and services, and to uphold the principles of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). (Public Hearing held 11-15-16) SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK, MS. GROSS, MRS. HARRIS, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND MR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 11/30/2016. The motion carried. 2016-0919 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Two Thousand Dollars Five Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Forty-Eight Cents ($2,586.48) in favor of James M. Mancini Attorney at Law, Jefferson Centre, Suite 306, 5001 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, OH, 44124 for arbitration services. (EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2016-0959 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Two Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2,187.50) in favor of Gerald Kobell Attorney at Law, 2758 Mt. Royal Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2546 for arbitration services. (EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD 11-28-16) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 11/22/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 21, 2016 2016-0960 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in favor of Kenneth Krynski and Linda M. Krynski, Husband and Wife, in c/o their attorneys The Montgomery Law Firm, LLC, 100 Ross Street, Suite 510, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and providing and granting an easement to them and James V. Hart, Jr., and Lee Ambrose Hart, Husband and Wife, together for a private sewer line through and under City of Pittsburgh owned land fully releasing the City from all claims and liability for alleged damage to property as described in a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 15-019592. (EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD 11-28-16) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2016-0961 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in favor of James V. Hart, Jr., and Lee Ambrose Hart, Husband and Wife, in c/o their attorneys The Montgomery Law Firm, LLC, 100 Ross Street, Suite 510, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and providing and granting an easement to them and Kenneth Krynski and Linda M. Krynski, Husband and Wife, together for a private sewer line through and under City of Pittsburgh owned land fully releasing the City from all claims and liability for alleged damage to property as described in a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 15-019592. (EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD 11-28-16) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2016-0962 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Rothman Gordon P.C., 310 Grant St. - Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-One Dollars and Sixty-Three Cents ($3,481.63) for professional legal representation to the City in the real estate tax assessment case of Omni Pittsburgh Corporation v. The Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review (case docket no. BV-13-006771). (EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD 11-28-16) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 11/22/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 21, 2016 2016-0963 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to amend an agreement with Shift Collaborative to increase the amount to FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND Dollars ($45,000), for the preliminary buildout of a Municipal/City ID. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2016-0964 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII, Business Related Taxes; Chapter 245, Earned Income Tax; Section 245.03, Declaration and Payment of Tax; subsection (e), Interest for 2017, by fixing the rate of interest on delinquent Earned Income Tax for the year 2017. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/12/2016. The motion carried. 2016-0965 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII, Business Related Taxes; Chapter 246, Home Rule Tax; Section 246.03, Declaration and Payment of Tax; subsection (e), Interest for 2017, by fixing the rate of interest on delinquent Home Rule Tax for the year 2017. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/12/2016. The motion carried. 2016-0966 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemption, Section 263.01: Levy and Rate on Lands and Buildings, by fixing the rate of taxation for 2017 and clarifying the City Code. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/12/2016. The motion carried. 2016-0967 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemptions, Section 263.02: Payment Options, Discount and Delinquency Penalty, so as to set the payment, discount, and delinquent dates for the 2017 fiscal year. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/12/2016. The motion carried. 2016-0968 Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2017 SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/12/2016. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 11/22/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 21, 2016 2016-0969 Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2017 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting maximum levels for designated positions. SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/12/2016. The motion carried. 2016-0970 Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/12/2016. The motion carried. 2016-0971 Resolution authorizing City Council to approve intra-departmental transfers throughout the 2017 Fiscal Year SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2016-0972 Resolution Authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to participate in applicable cooperative purchasing agreements for goods, materials, equipment, supplies, services, or construction, as authorized by the Commonwealth Procurement Code and the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Law for the 2017 Fiscal Year. SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 11/22/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 21, 2016 2016-0973 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution 273 of 2009, as amended, entitled “Resolution providing for an agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the County of Allegheny for the continued assumption by the County of purchasing activities on behalf of the City which shall include service contracts (B contracts) and commodity purchases for the purchase of materials, general supplies, and equipment by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh; and providing for the payment of all costs thereof” so as to extend the authorization. SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INVOICES A motion was made to Approve. The motion was carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS None PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0955 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Etcetera Edutainment, Inc. to purchase Simcoach Games police ethics training simulation software and related support services at a total cost not to exceed $29,750. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2016-0956 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Insight Public Sector to provide camera recording equipment and related services for Bureau of Police facilities plus additional related goods and services at a cost not to exceed Thirty-Six Thousand Fifty-Six Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents $36,056.99. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 11/22/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 21, 2016 2016-0957 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a five-year Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Taser International, Inc. (pursuant to City of Pittsburgh Resolution No. 797, effective December 18, 2015) to provide body-worn cameras plus additional related goods and services at a cost not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Nine Dollars and Zero Cents $1,528,209.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-0958 Resolution amending Resolution No. 545, effective August 13, 2015, entitled” Authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Finance and/or the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into agreements for the purpose of receiving grant funds that will be used for the construction the “Mon Wharf Switchback Ramp” and to thereafter enter into an additional Agreement or Agreements with Riverlife, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority, and other agencies as needed to accept any grant funds offered to the City for this 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 $2,491,244.00, by increasing the project allocation to $2,844,995.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 11/22/2016 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final November 21, 2016 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 AMENDED. The motion carried. 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 AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 11/30/2016. The motion carried. 2016-0946 Resolution calling on the Director of City Planning and the Zoning Administrator to add and incorporate “Medical Marijuana Growing / Processing Facility” to the City Code and Zoning Code and to restrict these sites to existing General Industrial and Urban Industrial Districts SPONSORS: MR. O'CONNOR A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Printed on 11/22/2016