Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, July 12, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2017-1679 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Becky Mingo as a member of the Pittsburgh Planning Commission with a term to expire June 30, 2023. Interview Held 2017-1703 Resolution appointing Andrea Ketzel as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021. Interview Held 2017-1704 Resolution appointing Emily Mitchell as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021. Interview Held 2017-1705 Resolution appointing Kristen N. Spirl as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire July 31, 2021. Interview Held ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1 - Ms. Rudiak FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 7/14/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 12, 2017 2017-1724 Resolution authorizing the City Clerk and the Director of Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with consultant(s) for the purposes of providing the City of Pittsburgh with expert conservator/restoration services in connection with the repair and historic restoration of the City Council Chamber walls for the benefit of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh. Cost shall not exceed Twenty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($24,500.00). SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. DEFERRED PAPERS 2017-1583 Ordinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2017 November General Election a referendum question amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article VII - Personnel, Section 707 - Multiple Employment Prohibited, by adding new subsections f & g, which will allow City employees to be scholastic sports coaches in part-time positions with the Pittsburgh Public Schools, and part-time educational positions at public institutions of higher learning. SPONSOR /S: MS. RUDIAK CO-SPONSOR /S: Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Kraus A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1667 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Fellowship Participation Agreement or Agreements with FUSE Corps to host one Executive Fellow for twelve months at a cost not to exceed One-Hundred Fifty Thousand and Zero Dollars ($150,000.00) and to host two Executive Fellows for twelve months at no cost to the City. A motion was made that this matter be Call the Question. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mrs. Kail-Smith City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 7/14/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 12, 2017 No: 1 - Mrs. Harris Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Ms. Rudiak A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kraus, and Mr. Lavelle No: 3 - Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Ms. Rudiak NEW PAPERS 2017-1694 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor Heckman Enterprises, 116 Claremont Drive, Lower Burrell, PA 15068-2410, in an amount not to exceed Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($6,500.00) for consultation services in connection with claimant v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2017-1695 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor Cliff Jobe Consulting, LLC, 204 Kennan Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, in an amount not to exceed Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and 50/100 Cents ($9,362.50) for consultation services in connection with claimant v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 7/14/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 12, 2017 2017-1696 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Pittsburgh Collision & Reconstruction Services, LLC, 10 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($5,460.00) for crash reconstruction consultation services in connection with claimant v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2017-1697 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor Tri-Rivers Consulting Services, 7500 Brooktree Road, Suite GL101, Wexford, PA 15090, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and 75/100 Cents ($5,138.75) for IME services in connection with claimant v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2017-1698 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of The Center for Forensic Economic Studies, 1608 Walnut Street, Suite 801, Philadelphia PA 19103, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-One Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($5,551.00) for consultation services in connection with claimant v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01364. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2017-1699 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor J J S Consulting Associates, Inc., 754 S. Settlers Circle, Warrington, PA 18976, in an amount not to exceed Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($9,900.00) for law enforcement consultation services in connection with claimant v. City of Pittsburgh, et al., USDC #2:16-cv-01608. (Executive Session Held) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 7/14/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 12, 2017 2017-1700 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into a contract or agreement with Fiscal Choice Consulting LLC for the purpose of reviewing and updating existing user fees for services provided by the City of Pittsburgh for a cost not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000). A motion was made that this matter be Call the Question. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Ms. Rudiak A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Ms. Rudiak 2017-1701 Resolution amending resolution No. 425 of 2015, authorizing and directing the City Controller to create the “Facilities Trust Fund”, to include revenue generated from leasing City facilities as a source of revenue for the fund. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1702 Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with the Matrix Consulting Group to complete a service delivery model assessment for the Department of Public Works and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed $29,500.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INVOICES A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 7/14/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 12, 2017 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS None P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made to Approve. 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 7/19/2017. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1688 Resolution amending Resolution No. 229 of 2016, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief & Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements or Amendments with Planet Technologies for the SAAS (Software as a Service) e-mail & data file collaboration for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($133,000) and for the payment of the costs thereof,” by increasing the authorized amount in 2017 by Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) to renew Evolve 365 Support Services for one additional year. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 7/14/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 12, 2017 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mr. O'Connor No: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mrs. Harris Abstain: 1 - Mrs. Kail-Smith Out of Room: 1 - Mr. Gilman Absent: 1 - Ms. Rudiak NEW PAPERS 2017-1689 Resolution amending Resolution 8 of 2017 following the submission of additional information regarding the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Penn @ Eighth Development located along the north side of Penn Avenue, between Maddock Place and Eighth Street in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1690 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for UPMC Hill Building, 3434 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1691 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Concord Street Townhouses at 823, 825, and 827 Concord Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Printed on 7/14/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final July 12, 2017 2017-1692 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 1430 Fifth Avenue Apartments, a construction project abutting both Fifth Avenue and Pride Street to include 35 apartment units and a small retail shop, at 1435 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Printed on 7/14/2017