Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, March 1, 2017 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 NEW PAPERS 2017-1255 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, known as 1811 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15210, Block and Lot No. 60-L-252 (the “Subject Property”), to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (“CLP”), in “as is” condition with the understanding that the building will be demolished and replaced with a new facility, and further without any representations as to the quality of title, 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. 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 WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 1, 2017 NEW PAPERS 2017-1256 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works of the City of Pittsburgh to apply for grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC) to support design and engineering costs related to the Smallman Street Public Space and Produce Terminal Projects. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1257 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I: Public Rights-of-Way, Chapter 416: Obstructions, by removing outdated language and / or adding specific language relative to permitting for right-of-way obstructions. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR CO-SPONSOR /S: Mrs. Harris A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2017-1269 Resolution approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article IV, Chapter 910.2, Section 910.01.D.2 to Point Park University, on behalf of the property owner Young Women’s Christian Association of Pittsburgh, for authorization to operate an electronic message sign at 305 Wood Street, zoned “GT-A” Golden Triangle Subdistrict A, 1st Ward, Council District No. 6. (Public Hearing Held, May 23, 2017) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 1, 2017 2017-1254 Resolution granting unto Elizabeth Pharmacy, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp with landing, at 5041 Second Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15207 in the 15th Ward, Council District 5 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1251 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the City View Development at 1100 Muriel, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1252 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Two Doughboy Square project which is to be an addition to the side of the existing building at 3400 Butler Street and will abut both Butler Street and Penn Avenue. The address for this addition will be 3474 Butler Street, Pittsburgh 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1253 Resolution approving execution of a Contract or Contracts for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Garden Theater Block, LLC or a related entity, for the sale of Block 23-L, Lots 70, 76, 78, 79, 87, 89, 90, 91, and 92 in the 22nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, in Redevelopment Area No.51 - 1116-1130 Reddour Street, 1123, 1131, 1133, 1135 Federal Street, 6, 8, 12, 16 West North Avenue --Council District No.1 (commercial/residential development). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 12/11/2017