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510 City-County Building City of Pittsburgh 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Standing Committee Meeting Agenda - Final Wednesday, May 31, 2017 1:30 PM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1542 Resolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain property, acquired at tax sales, to a City of Pittsburgh based Community Development Corporation, for the purpose of advancing the interests of the community through redevelopment. ITEMS A through E. A: 321 N. Aiken, B: 5348 Kincaid, C: 5346 Kincaid, D: 0 (851) Tripoli, E: 853 Tripoli (A) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 21.14 X 96.79 X 46.26 LOCATION: 321 N. Aiken Avenue ACQUIRED: Oct. 7, 1985/ TS # 370 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-M-9 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (B) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 13.5 X 100 LOCATION: 5348 Kincaid Street ACQUIRED: May 11, 2007/ TS # 197 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-M-634 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (C) Bloomfield Garfield Corporation PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 13.5 X 100 City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final LOCATION: 5346 Kincaid Street ACQUIRED: May 11, 2007/ TS # 198 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-M-635 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (D) Community Alliance of Spring Garden East Deutschtown PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 27 X 66.5 LOCATION: 0 (851) Tripoli Street ACQUIRED: Apr. 5, 2002/ TS # 57 WARD: 23 BLOCK & LOT: 24-J-327 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 (E) Community Alliance of Spring Garden East Deutschtown PURCHASE PRICE: $100.00 + Costs LOT: 27 X 125 LOCATION: 853 Tripoli Street ACQUIRED: June 3, 1968/ TS # 631 WARD: 23 BLOCK & LOT: 24-J-328 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1543 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh Side Yard Program. ITEMS A through H: A: 814 Clarissa, B: 121 N. Aiken, C: 2638 S. 18th, D: 2642 S. 18th E: 3302 Francisco, F: 1408 Sheffield, G: 1424 Lowrie, H: 1925 Tours (A) Essie Hatten LOT: 20 X 100 LOCATION: 814 Clarissa Street ACQUIRED: Aug. 14, 2015/ TS# 12 WARD: 5 BLOCK & LOT 26-P-90 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 (B) Curt Denhardt LOT: 36.5 X AVG 83.75 X 35.47 RR LOCATION: 121 N. Aiken Avenue ACQUIRED: April 24, 2015/ TS# 60 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT 50-M-97 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final (C) Jorg Gerlach LOT: 30 X AVG 116 LOCATION: 2638 S. 18th Street EXT. ACQUIRED: Aug. 14, 2015/ TS# 81 WARD: 17 BLOCK & LOT 14-H-16 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 (D) Jorg Gerlach LOT: IRREGULAR LOT 19.10 X 124 X 25 LOCATION: 2642 S. 18th Street EXT. ACQUIRED: Oct. 24, 2014/ TS# 145 WARD: 17 BLOCK & LOT 14-H-15 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 (E) Anthony Calabrese & Sharon Calabrese LOT: 30 X 100 LOCATION: 3302 Francisco Street ACQUIRED: Apr. 29, 2016/ TS# 357 WARD: 20 BLOCK & LOT 42-K-158 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2 (F) JRT Real Estate Group, LLC c/o Jamie Dietz LOT: 19.5 X 74.5 LOCATION: 1408 Sheffield Street ACQUIRED: June 27, 2008/ TS# 508 WARD: 21 BLOCK & LOT 22-P-259 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 (G) Joan Howe LOT: 22 X 93.38 LOCATION: 1424 Lowrie Street ACQUIRED: Apr. 29, 2016/ TS# 368 WARD: 24 BLOCK & LOT 24-D-79 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 (H) Robert Steffes & Jennifer Wood LOT: 30 X 100 LOCATION: 1925 Tours Street ACQUIRED: Aug. 19, 2016/ TS# 85 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final WARD: 24 BLOCK & LOT 48-J-36 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1544 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through N: A: 135 Robinson, B: 5203 Gem, C: 5426 Broad, D: 607 Brushton E: 714 N. Homewood, F: 4739 2nd G: 163 Greenfield, H: 1533 Methyl, I: 1535 Methyl, J: 238 Plymouth, K: Perrysville, L: 109 Bausman, M: 116 Bausman, N: 6 Grape (A) Richard Drain PURCHASE PRICE: $4,900.00 New Construction LOT: 40 X 120 LOCATION: 135 Robinson Street ACQUIRED: Dec. 5, 1983 T/S# 78 WARD: 4 BLOCK & LOT: 28-E-249 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 (B) Ryan England & Veronica England PURCHASE PRICE: $10,000.00 Renovate & Re-sell LOT: 14.08 X 44.375 LOCATION: 5203 Gem Way ACQUIRED: April 24, 2015 T/S# 56 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-L-326 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (C) Paulette Poullet PURCHASE PRICE: $8,000.00 Garden LOT: 30 X 90.69 X 14.12 LOCATION: 5426 Broad Street ACQUIRED: Apr. 29, 2016 T/S# 107 WARD: 11 BLOCK & LOT: 50-M-125 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (D) Milton Oliver PURCHASE PRICE: $13,700.00 Parking LOT: 50 X 130 LOCATION: 607 Brushton Avenue City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final ACQUIRED: Apr. 29, 2016 T/S# 165 WARD: 13 BLOCK & LOT: 174-R-202 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (E) Bible Center Church c/o John Wallace PURCHASE PRICE: $9,900.00 Rehabilitation & Rental LOT: 30 X 120 LOCATION: 714 N. Homewood Avenue ACQUIRED: Dec. 16, 2011 T/S# 51 WARD: 13 BLOCK & LOT: 174-J-244 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (F) Martin Warhola PURCHASE PRICE: $2,900.00 Future Development LOT: 24 X 100 LOCATION: 4739 2nd Avenue (AKA Irvine St.) ACQUIRED: Oct. 26, 2012 T/S# 333 WARD: 15 BLOCK & LOT: 56-B-318 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5 (G) Christian Pons PURCHASE PRICE: $3,100.00 Green Space LOT: 28.58 X 99.34 X 31.37 LOCATION: 163 Greenfield Avenue ACQUIRED: Apr. 29, 2016 T/S# 209 WARD: 15 BLOCK & LOT: 29-S-42 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5 (H) Cut’N’Run Productions LLC, c/o Jordan McMillen PURCHASE PRICE: $3,500.00 Parking LOT: 30 X 100 LOCATION: 1533 Methyl Street ACQUIRED: Aug. 14, 2015 T/S# 94 WARD: 19 BLOCK & LOT: 35-B-196 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 4 (I) City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final Cut’N’Run Productions LLC, c/o Jordan McMillen PURCHASE PRICE: $3,500.00 Parking LOT: 30 X 100 LOCATION: 1535 Methyl Street ACQUIRED: Aug. 14, 2015 T/S# 95 WARD: 19 BLOCK & LOT: 35-G-219 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 4 (J) Gino Slipko PURCHASE PRICE: $10,000.00 Renovate & Re-Sell LOT: 17.35 X AVG 104.25 LOCATION: 238 Plymouth Street ACQUIRED: April 24, 2015 T/S# 160 WARD: 19 BLOCK & LOT: 6-R-263 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2 (K) Elderly Housing Development & Operations Co., c/o Melissa Tarrant PURCHASE PRICE: $3,800.00 Parking LOT: 20.04 X 152 LOCATION: 0 Perrysville Avenue ACQUIRED: April 29, 2016 T/S# 398 WARD: 26 BLOCK & LOT: 46-B-205 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 (L) Brandon Taylor PURCHASE PRICE: $6,000.00 Garden LOT: 60.8 X 100 LOCATION: 109 Bausman Street ACQUIRED: July 11, 2002 T/S# 466 WARD: 30 BLOCK & LOT: 14 R 185 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 (M) Brandon Taylor PURCHASE PRICE: $1,300.00 Green Space LOT: 42 X AVG 53.5 X 45.5 Rear City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final LOCATION: 116 Bausman Street ACQUIRED: Aug. 14, 2015 T/S# 198 WARD: 30 BLOCK & LOT: 14-R-233 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 (N) Brandon Taylor PURCHASE PRICE: $4,500.00 Green Space LOT: 25 X 100 LOCATION: 6 Grape Street ACQUIRED: Aug. 14, 2015 T/S# 197 WARD: 30 BLOCK & LOT: 14-R-231 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1545 Resolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, which authorized the sale of property in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, due to an incompletion of sale. Items A: 5130 Rosetta (A) Failure to Close RESOLUTION NO: 2015 - Resolution # 529 EFFECTIVE: August 11, 2015 PURCHASER: Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh PURCHASE PRICE: $ AMT. FORFEITED: $ LOCATION: 5130 Rosetta Street WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT NO.: 50-G-5 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1546 Resolution further amending Resolution 20 of 2016 to authorize an increase in compensation for brij to provide professional consulting services for planning procurement systems and process optimization by further increasing the authorized amount by $17,898.00 to $158,798.00. CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1551 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 704, effective January 1, 2008, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2008 Capital Budget and the 2008 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2008 through 2013 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing AUTOMATED FUEL DISPENSING SYST by $1,621.79, ELEVATOR REPAIR & MAINT by $21,906.64, POLICE FACILITIES UPGRADE by $52.51 and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $23,580.94. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final 2017-1552 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 675, effective January 1, 2009, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2009 Capital Budget and the 2009 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2009 through 2014 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing ELEVATOR REPAIR & MAINT by $9,601.79 and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $9,601.79. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1553 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 768, effective January 1, 2010, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2010 Capital Budget and the 2010 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2010 through 2015 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing FACILITIES MAINTENENCE PROGRAM by $728.40, AUTOMATED FUEL DISPENSING SYST by $5,228.50, ELEVATOR REPAIR & MAINT by $79,510.00, CAMERA/PORT SECURITY PROJECT by $0.43, and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $85,467.33. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1554 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 855, effective January 1, 2012, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2012 through 2017 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing BRIDGE REPAIRS by $2,389.78, BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM by $618,145.58, PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS by $855.30, FIELD AUTOMATION INITIATIVE by $2,838.33, POLICE-EQUIPMENT by $35.32, and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $673,373.31. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1555 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772, effective January 1, 2013, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2013 through 2018 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing CONCRETE, BRICK, AND BLOCK STONE by $9,043.39, TREE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM by $6.53, POLICE-EQUIPMENT by $14.94, and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $9,064.86. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1556 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 796, effective January 1, 2014, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2014 Capital Budget and the 2014 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2014 through 2019 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing BRIDGE REPAIRS by $4,429.27, CONCRETE, BRICK, AND BLOCK STONE by $200,000.00, NEIGHBORHOOD STREET IMPROVEMENT by $9,900.00, ELEVATOR REPAIR & MAINTENANCE by $50,000.00, SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE by $3,633.79, POLICE-EQUIPMENT by $111.30, and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $268,074.36. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final 2017-1557 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 858, effective January 1, 2015, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM by $1,322.00, CONSTRUCTION/MANAGEMENT INSPECTION by $1,176.05, and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $2,498.05. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: INVOICES INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS P-CARD APPROVALS PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1540 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into an Agreement or Agreements with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) for training and certification services regarding fire boat operations at a sum not to exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. CO-SPONSOR /S: 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. CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1526 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Seven, Business Licensing, Chapter 719 Vendors and Peddlers, Section 719.10, Lists of Sites Approved by Council, by adding permanent street and sidewalk vending sites. CO-SPONSOR /S: City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final NEW PAPERS 2017-1547 Resolution granting unto Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, various site structures for the new Tepper Quandrangle located at 4765 Forbes Avenue in the 14th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1548 Resolution granting unto Elisa Merrell, 1602 Clinton Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203, her successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at her own cost and expense, a building addition with attached balcony on the right-of-way at 1610 Clinton Street in the 17th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. CO-SPONSOR /S: 2017-1549 Resolution granting unto Oakland Real Estate Co., Inc., 216 Oakland Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a metal fire escape on the right-of-way of Atwood Street for 3700 Forbes Avenue in the 4th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. CO-SPONSOR /S: LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1558 Resolution to establish a temporary limitation on building demolition for the area currently included in the Uptown Interim Planning Overlay District. SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE CO-SPONSOR /S: URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1560 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to submit an application to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program (GTRP) for the Wightman Park Rehabilitation Project. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN CO-SPONSOR /S: City of Pittsburgh Page 11 Printed on 5/31/2017 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 31, 2017 Agenda - Final INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1539 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a Software Licensing Agreement or Agreements with Johnson Controls, Inc. for all costs associated with the implementation of the VMS software upgrade necessary to run the City’s security camera system. Said Agreement(s) shall be for a term of one year at an overall cost not to exceed Forty Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Four dollars and no cents ($47,784). CO-SPONSOR /S: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1561 Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) and the Pittsburgh Land Bank “PLB” to provide for future shared administrative services and the transfer of property among agencies for governmental, redevelopment, and portfolio management purposes (All Districts). SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: City of Pittsburgh Page 12 Printed on 5/31/2017