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510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, April 10, 2017 1:30 PM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT 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 NEW PAPERS 2017-1371 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) in favor of Lili Josephson and her attorneys Balzarini & Watson, Grant Building, Suite 3303, 310 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, 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. 15-002137. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2017-1374 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program” by transferring $12,500 to Brighton Heights Citizens Federation and $5,000 to Summer Hill Citizens Council within District 1 Neighborhood Needs. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 4/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 10, 2017 2017-1375 Resolution further amending Resolution 549, effective September 21, 2012 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", by transferring $12,500 to Brighton Heights Citizens Federation and $5,000 to Summer Hill Citizens Council within District 1 Neighborhood Needs. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $453,712.38. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMRS. HARRIS 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 2017-1368 Resolution amending Resolution No. 493 of 1995 authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund, to be designated as the Mounted Police Trust Fund (MPTF), for the deposit of monies from various sources, including grants and donations, for the operation by the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Police, of the mounted police program and authorizing the use of monies deposited into said trust fund to cover all eligible expenses as set forth herein for the development and operation of the mounted police program. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 4/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 10, 2017 2017-1369 Resolution amending Resolution No. 858 of 2011 that, in conjunction with Resolution No. 857 of 2011 authorizing the transferring of closed trust fund monies back into the General Fund, closed out old and unused Trust Funds so as to not include unused Trust Fund codes in the new Enterprise Resource Planning system, in order to reactivate the Mounted Police Trust Fund #2449 (as originally created by Council Resolution No. 493 of 1995, said fund being left intact by Resolution No. 858 of 2011) for the deposit of monies from various sources, including grants and donations for the operation of the mounted police program, and authorizing the use of monies deposited into said Mounted Police Trust Fund to cover any and all eligible expenses for the re-development and operation of the mounted police program. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1370 Resolution amending Resolution No. 207, effective April 22, 2016, entitled, “Authorizing the Mayor and the Bureau of Police, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with WhatsaMather Consulting, LLC to provide leadership training and related consulting services, at a cost not to exceed $150,000,” so as to extend the contract an additional year, and increase the cost from $150,000 to $300,000. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2016-0875 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works to assume responsibility for the year round maintenance, repair, and future alterations constructed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as part of the East Ohio Street Improvement Project. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Works , due back by 4/19/2017. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 4/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 10, 2017 2017-1372 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements or the use of existing Agreements, providing for a Contract or Contracts or the use of existing Contracts, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies in connection with the investigation, design, and construction of CBD (Central Business District) Signal Upgrades throughout the City; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, cost not to exceed $5,000,000.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1364 Ordinance amending Pittsburgh Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article V: Discrimination, Chapter 659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices enforced by the Commission on Human Relations to add language clarifying protections against retaliation. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1365 Ordinance amending Pittsburgh Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article V: Discrimination, Chapter 659.04 Unlawful Public Accommodation Practices enforced by the Commission on Human Relations to include additional protections. 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 4 Printed on 4/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final April 10, 2017 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. (Public Hearing Held, February 28, 2017) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1367 Resolution providing for the designation as City Historic District the buildings known as Lemmon Row, which are located in Pittsburgh’s Central Northside neighborhood. The proposed district contains the odd numbered addresses in the 1400 block of Buena Vista Street (23-J-134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, and 142) in the 22nd Ward, City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. 2017-1373 Resolution amending resolution number 772 of 2016, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program” so as to transfer one hundred thousand dollars from Community Based Organizations to the Southwest Pittsburgh CDC ($50,000) and the Mount Washington CDC ($50,000). SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 4/26/2017. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2017-1343 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements or amendment to existing Agreements with B-Three Solutions Inc. for the development of an integration service to support the clean and lien process at a cost not to exceed Eleven Thousand Two Hundred and Zero Dollars ($11,200). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 4/11/2017