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510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, May 10, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2017-1481 Resolution appointing Karina Ricks, 1420 Centre Avenue, #1805, Pittsburgh PA 15219, as the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure of the City of Pittsburgh. Interview Held 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 2017-1463 Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and his designee to contact the School District of Pittsburgh for the purpose of establishing and administering the Pittsburgh Pre-K Scholarship Fund. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SREV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 5/24/2017. The motion carried. 2017-1476 An Ordinance Amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII, Business Related Taxes; Chapter 256, Home Rule Realty Transfer Tax, Section 256.02 LEVY AND RATE, paragraph (a), by increasing the rate of tax from one percent (1%) to two percent (2%). SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. LAVELLE AND SPONSOR/SREV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 5/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final May 10, 2017 A motion was made that this matter be Held for Post Agenda to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. 2017-1477 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 1: Administration, Article IX: Boards, Commission and Authorities, Chapter 179C: Establishment of Pittsburgh HIV/AIDS Commission, Section 179C.02 - Commission Members, by changing the composition. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. O'CONNOR A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1483 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 capital budget and the 2012 Community Development Block Grant” by adding Birmingham Foundation - Belzhoover School $7,824.24, and reducing projects more than nine years old within District 3 Neighborhood Needs. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1484 Resolution further amending Res. No. 93 effective March 6, 2012 entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the City Council Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 3; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by adding Birmingham Foundation - Beltzhoover School ($7,824.24) and reducing projects more than nine years old. Total cost of all District 3 Neighborhood Needs projects is not to exceed $51,943.77. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SMR. KRAUS 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 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 5/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final May 10, 2017 P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1475 Resolution amending Resolution No. 28 of 2017, entitled “Resolution providing authorization for the City of Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to enter into an Agreement(s) for the City to provide administrative services associated with the health care plan for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for an amount not to exceed $54,000.00 over three years,” by adding provisions for an annual benefits true-up and to provide for proper funding and payment of monthly premium equivalents and true up amount to the City from the URA and from the City to the URA. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1471 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Federal Community Services Work-Study Program Agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for eligible students to contribute to community services initiatives coordinated through the Department of City Planning; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof not to exceed $15,300.00 over the three years, subject to appropriation. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1472 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh to accept a grant from the Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission in the amount of eighteen thousand ($18,000) dollars. This grant will be used in conjunction with department funds to execute contracts for an architectural inventory of historic structures in the city not to exceed thirty-six thousand ($36,000) dollars. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 5/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final May 10, 2017 motion carried. 2017-1473 Resolution amending Resolution No.668, effective November 14, 2016, entitled: providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2011 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds within the Mayor’s Office from: “Jerusalem Baptist Church” (-$10,000.00) and transfer these funds to “Western PA Police Athletic League” (+10,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1474 Resolution amending Resolution No. 327, effective June 21, 2016, providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and /or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the behalf of residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $800,000.00; so as to reprogram funds in the Mayor’s Office from: “Jerusalem Baptist Church” (-$10,000.00), and transfer these funds to “Western PA Police Athletic League” (+$10,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2017-1501 Resolution providing for an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Crafton Borough in connection with the paving of a portion of Crafton Boulevard between Baldwick Road and the City of Pittsburgh limit and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, by the Borough to the City, the costs associated with the paving of the Borough’s portion of Crafton Boulevard. The estimated cost of preparation and completion of work is Thirty One Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty One Dollars ($31,521.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 5/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final May 10, 2017 motion carried. DEFERRED PAPERS 2017-1438 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Tata Consultancy Center, 4665 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1439 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Sehr Abodes at 955 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1464 Resolution approving the terms of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Cooperation Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (The “URA”) relating to the administration by the URA and its Board of Directors of the Housing Opportunity Fund (The “Fund”), established by City Council Ordinance Number 37 of 2016, to finance the development and preservation of affordable housing within the City of Pittsburgh; authorizing the assignment to the URA of a portion of the City’s public moneys for the purpose of carrying out the public purposes of the URA relative to the provision of housing. SPONSORS: SPONSOR/SREV. BURGESS AND SPONSOR/SMR. LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Post Agenda to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. 2017-1466 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application to the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $1,000,000 for the Lawrenceville Technology Center Site Development project. (Council District 7) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 5/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final May 10, 2017 motion carried. 2017-1467 Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $1,000,000 for the Lawrenceville Technology Center Site Development project. (Council District 7) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1468 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application to the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $2,000,000 for the Almono-Hazelwood Mill 19 Redevelopment project. (Council District 5) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1469 Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $2,000,000 for the Almono-Hazelwood Mill 19 Redevelopment project. (Council District 5) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1470 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all of the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh Designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 23-G, Lots 344 and 345 under the Residential Land Reserve Fund - Vacant Land on Henderson Street and 71 Henderson Street - (Council District No. 6). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 5/11/2017