Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, February 1, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2017-1188 Resolution appointing Scott Schubert as Chief of the Bureau of Police of the City of Pittsburgh. Interview Held 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 DEFERRED PAPERS 2017-1113 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities, by adding Chapter 179F entitled “Advisory Board on Bike Lane Infrastructure,” in order to address the current trend of increasing bike lanes. SPONSORS: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/15/2017. The motion carried. 2017-1139 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 Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars and No Cents ($14,235.00) for professional legal service in connection with the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board Inquiry and Related Matters. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 2/2/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 1, 2017 2017-1140 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 Seventy-Four Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars and Eighty-Six Cents ($74,485.86) 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. 2017-1142 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. 171 of 1984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984; having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through: A: 1054 Spring Garden (A) Josh Platek LOT: 43 X AVG 31.44 LOCATION: 1054 Spring Garden Avenue ACQUIRED: Apr. 26, 2013/ TS# 458 WARD: 24 BLOCK & LOT 24-F-65 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1166 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 493, effective August 6, 2012, as amended, entitled “providing for an agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, in order to clarify the “Hill CDC - Centre Ave” project scope. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $130,802.79 SPONSORS: MR. LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/8/2017. The motion carried. 2017-1167 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($22,500.00) Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000.00) in favor of Annette Wolfe and her attorneys Barth & Associates, P. O. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 2/2/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 1, 2017 Box 23627, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, fully releasing the City from all claims and liability for alleged personal injuries as described in a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 14-000942. 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. 2017-1168 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($2,400.00) in favor of Richard Dissen, Attorney-Arbitrator, PO Box 326, Ingomar, PA 15127 for arbitration services. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1169 Resolution providing for an agreement, for payment of the City’s share of the 2017 operating expenses to the Allegheny County Central Tax Collection District for tax collection. Cost not to exceed $9,922.60. Affirmatively Recommended 2017-1170 Resolution appointing individuals from the Department of Finance to represent the City of Pittsburgh as delegates to the Tax Collection Committee to be established for the Allegheny Central Tax Collection District pursuant to the requirements of Act 32 of 2008. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1171 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, as amended, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program”, so as to change the responsible department for the Volunteers Field improvement project. SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/8/2017. The motion carried. 2017-1172 Resolution further amending Res. 273 of 2011, as amended, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 2/2/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 1, 2017 Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the Neighborhood Needs; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” so as to change the responsible department for the Volunteers Field improvement project. SPONSORS: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/8/2017. The motion carried. INVOICES A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS None P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1165 Resolution amending Resolution No. 121 of 2015, which had previously amended Resolution No. 12, effective February 2, 2001, as amended by Resolution No. 160 of 2010, regarding the Witness Protection Imprest Fund, in order to update account fund information and increase the drawdown amount from $20,000 to $30,000. Said increase is designed to ensure that the Witness Protection Program has enough operating funds available to function efficiently while the Bureau of Police prepares for its next drawdown. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 2/2/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final February 1, 2017 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - DEFERRED PAPERS 2016-0730 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from R1D-L, Residential Single-Unit Detached, Low Density District to P, Parks District, all that certain property identified as Block Number 17-R, lots number 110, 120, 180; and Block Number 36-C, lot number 295; in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System; 20th Ward. (Public Hearing Held, January 31, 2017) SPONSORS: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2017-1134 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 43rd Street Townhouse project, which will consist of two townhouses and will be located along the southerly side of 43rd Street, between the intersections of Foster Street and Eden Way. The building addresses will be 174 and 176 43rd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1164 Resolution providing for an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), the County of Allegheny (“County”), and the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (“Board”) for the shared operation and administration of the Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment program for a period commencing May 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2017, in an amount not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000) Dollars. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 2/8/2017. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 2/2/2017