Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, January 4, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 7 - Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 2 - Rev. Burgess, and Ms. Gross FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-1090 Resolution authorizing the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to Petition the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County to transfer a certain lot (the “Subject Property”), now part of East Liberty Park, to the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (“HACP”), for the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), plus all necessary or appropriate expenses incurred by the City, and / or upon such other terms and conditions as the Court or the City may authorize and/or direct. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 1 - Mrs. Harris Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Ms. Gross City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 1/6/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 4, 2017 2016-1091 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code at Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts by amending section 161.01, “Adoption of County Procedure; Review of City Council”, adding a new section 161.01A to reflect current contracting requirements, and amending section 161.09, “Executing Contracts Exceeding the Councilmanic Amount; Countersignature and Accounts.” A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 1/11/2017. The motion carried. 2016-1105 Resolution amending Resolution 770 of 2016 entitled “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” and reopening the 2017 Operating Budget. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 1/11/2017. The motion carried. 2016-1106 Resolution amending Resolution 771 of 2016 entitled “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” by reopening the 2017 Operating Budget. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 1/11/2017. The motion carried. 2016-1108 Resolution authorizing the City Solicitor to research legal options of the City of Pittsburgh and/or the Urban Redevelopment Authority to (1) put out a “request for proposals” for development proposals for the 28 acres site of the former Civic Arena in the Lower Hill District, and/or (2) to put out a “request for qualifications” for potential developers of the 28 acres site. SPONSORS: MR. LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INVOICES None INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS None PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 1/6/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 4, 2017 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2017-1112 Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)/Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement (ICA) for participation in the Presidential Inauguration Task Force (PITF) for the 2017 Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. between the City of Pittsburgh and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (D.C.) and the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., to provide operational assistance and professional law enforcement services for the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-1107 Resolution vacating a portion of Jabok Way 45’ eastwardly to its terminus in the 22nd Ward, 1st Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2016-1087 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from by changing from Urban Industrial (UI) to Local Neighborhood Commercial (LNC) property at 5515 Butler Street identified as Block No. 120-N Lot 15; Block No. 120-J Lot 70; and Block No. 119-S Lot 191 all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 10th Ward. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 1/6/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 4, 2017 2016-1085 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 6600 Hamilton Avenue Project at 6600 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2016-1086 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Penn @ Eighth Development which will be located along the north side of Penn Avenue, between Maddock Place and Eighth Street in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. The complex will consist of 4 buildings (two existing and two proposed) with the main addresses being 725, 731, 737 Penn Avenue and 150 Eighth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 1/6/2017