Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, March 22, 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 2017-1309 Resolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales in accordance with Act No. l7l of l984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEM A through C: A: 5220 Rosetta, B: 5224 Rosetta, C: 804 Hillgrove. (A) Samuel Hoffman and Nicole Brynes PURCHASE PRICE: $1,800.00 Future Development LOT: 44 X 110 LOCATION: 5220 Rosetta Street ACQUIRED: June 7, 1948 T/S# 358 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-L-5 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (B) Samuel Hoffman and Nicole Brynes PURCHASE PRICE: $900.00 Future Development LOT: 22 X 100 LOCATION: 5224 Rosetta Street ACQUIRED: July 29, 2011 T/S# 36 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-L-9 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (C) City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 3/24/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 22, 2017 Ronald & Laura Jean Florian PURCHASE PRICE: $5,500.00 Side Yard LOT: 50 X 148 LOCATION: 804 Hillgrove Avenue ACQUIRED: June 6, 1949 T/S# 800 WARD: 20 BLOCK & LOT: 35-J-30 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1310 Resolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales, in accordance with Act No.171 of 1984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984. ITEM A. A: 5258 Duncan (A) Lawrenceville Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 80.3 X AVG 64.6 X 68.41 RR LOCATION: 5258 Duncan Street ACQUIRED: June 7, 1948/ TS # 432 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 80-D-392 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 7 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1311 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 B: A: 265 Ater, B: 6500 Shetland (A) Robin Berman LOT: 15.66 X AVG 39.19 LOCATION: 265 Ater Way ACQUIRED: April 29, 2016/ TS# 50 WARD: 6 BLOCK & LOT 49-J-255 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 7 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 3/24/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 22, 2017 (B) Palma Cook LOT: 25 X 37.5 LOCATION: 6500 Shetland Street ACQUIRED: July 1, 1991/ TS# 172 WARD: 12 BLOCK & LOT 124-P-274 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 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 SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1305 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Quick Med Claims LLC for the provision of EMS billing services to the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1306 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Project Cooperation Agreement with Tree Pittsburgh for the purpose of supporting Tree Pittsburgh’s efforts to promote and advance the City of Pittsburgh’s Urban Forest Master Plan. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 3/24/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 22, 2017 motion carried. 2017-1307 Resolution granting unto Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, 201 N. Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, private sewer laterals and manholes and a pedestrian bridge with supports over the right-of-way at 201 N. Bellefield Avenue in the 4th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1308 Resolution vacating a portion of Flossie Way between Zebina Way and S. Neville Street in the 4th Ward 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1304 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Roslyn Place, located in the Shadyside Neighborhood, in the 7th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. 2017-1316 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from SP-8, Riverfront Landing Specially Planned District, to UI, Urban Industrial, a 355,275 sq. ft. parcel, known as 2100 Smallman Street; and Article VI, Section 909.01.O, SP, Specially Planned District with minor revisions to SP-8/Riverfront Landing in order to remove the Produce Terminal site from the SP-8 Specially Planned District . (Reference Bill 2015-2319) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 3/24/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 22, 2017 NEW PAPERS 2017-1302 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Computronix (USA) Inc. for the provision of a permitting and licensing software package for a sum not to exceed Five Million Six Hundred Seven Thousand and Zero Dollars ($5,607,000.00) Five Million Five Hundred Twenty Four Thousand and Zero Dollars ($5,524,000.00) over five years and for the payment of the costs thereof. 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. 2017-1303 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement for the hiring of Cycom Data Systems, Inc., to continue maintaining and upgrading CityLaw, the Department of Law's legal case management and administrative support software system at a cost not to exceed $11,364.00 (Eleven Thousand, Three Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2017-1323 Resolution authorizing the execution of a cooperation agreement or agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for reimbursement from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh of certain costs to be incurred by the City of Pittsburgh related to Smallman Street in the Strip District of the City of Pittsburgh. (Council District 7) A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs until after the Public Hearing on it's companian Bill No. 2017-1316. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1314 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Lease of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and McCaffery Interests, Inc., for the lease of Block 9-D, Lot 200 in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No.7 (Mixed use Development) - Strip District - Produce Terminal). City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 3/24/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final March 22, 2017 A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs until after the Public Hearing on it's companian Bill No. 2017-1316. The motion carried. 2017-1315 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to pursue a Tax Increment Financing Proposal for Smallman Street in the Strip District of the City of Pittsburgh (Council District 7). A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs until after the Public Hearing on it's companian Bill No. 2017-1316. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 3/24/2017