Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, June 7, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 7 - Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 2 - Rev. Burgess, and Mrs. Harris FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1574 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal; Article VII: Business Related Fees; Chapter 245: Earned Income Tax, to ensure that the local and federal tax deadlines occur on the same day each year. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1575 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor Stria Consulting Group, Inc., P O Box 367, Brooklyn, NY 11228, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($5,000.00) for forensic consultation services in connection with Leon Ford v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:13-cv-01364. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1583 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article VII - Personnel, Section 707 - Multiple Employment Prohibited, by adding a new subsection f which will allow City employees being able to be scholastic sports coaches in part-time positions with the Pittsburgh Public Schools. SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 7/6/2017. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 6/8/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final June 7, 2017 INVOICES A motion was made to Reconsider. A motion was made to delete CIT copier rental(under police) $674.00 A mtion was made to Approve. 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 2017-1573 Resolution Authorizing the Citizen Police Review Board to issue a warrant in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), in favor of Clark Hill, PLC, One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, 14th FL, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, representing payment for legal representation by Elizabeth Collura, Esq., for the period of 1/1/17 thru 3/31/17. This represents full and final payment for services rendered as Solicitor for the Citizen Police Review Board, which concluded on 3/31/17. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 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. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 6/8/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final June 7, 2017 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. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1577 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support the reconstruction of the Joncaire Steps in accordance to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) specifications and ECMS procedures. Further providing for agreements and expenditures at a cost not to exceed Seven Hundred Ninety Thousand Five Hundred Thirty ($790,530.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 6/14/2017. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 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). SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 6/14/2017. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 6/8/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final June 7, 2017 2017-1572 Resolution granting unto Operation Better Block, Inc, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp with handrail and landing at 801 North Homewood Avenue in the 13th Ward, Council District 9 of the City of Pittsburgh, USA. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1571 Resolution amending Resolution 887, effective December 31, 2014, entitled “Authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments to existing agreements to purchase Accela Civic Platform and Accela Citizen Access subscription and cloud hosting services and further authorizing a professional services Agreement with Accela to migrate from self-hosting to a cloud environment hosted by Accela,” so as to extend the contract an additional year, and increase the cost from $648,798 to $906,994. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR DEFERRED 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 A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 6/14/2017. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 6/8/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final June 7, 2017 2017-1576 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Hilltop Baptist Church New Worship Center at 1104 Chappel Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15216. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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