Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, September 13, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2017-1839 Resolution re-appointing LaShawn Burton-Faulk as a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on August 31, 2021. Interview Held 2017-1840 Resolution re-appointing Alice Mitinger as a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on August 31, 2021. Interview Held 2017-1841 Resolution re-appointing JJ Richardson as a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire on August 31, 2021. 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 DEFERRED PAPERS 2017-1828 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Burns White LLC, Four Northshore Center, 106 Isabella St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212, in an amount not to exceed Forty-seven Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and Eighty-One Cents ($47,236.81) for professional legal services and expert advice regarding construction litigation. EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 13, 2017 NEW PAPERS 2017-1863 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $3,433.63, in favor of Used Car World, Inc., 2351 Saw Mill Run Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15210 for damage to a parked vehicle from a City of Pittsburgh EMS vehicle on May 12, 2017. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1865 Resolution authorizing and instructing the Pittsburgh City Controller to perform an audit of the Act 42 Residential, Act 42 Enhanced Residential, Commercial LERTA, Residential LERTA, Residential Enhanced LERTA, and Local Economic Stimulus programs and the administering agencies, departments, authorities, and entities within the Controller’s jurisdiction to do so, pursuant to the powers outlined in the Home Rule Charter. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR, MS. GROSS AND MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1866 Resolution authorizing and instructing the Pittsburgh City Controller to perform an audit of Tax Increment Financing agreements the administering agencies, departments, authorities, and entities within the Controller’s jurisdiction to do so, pursuant to the powers outlined in the Home Rule Charter. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR, MS. GROSS AND MRS. 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. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 13, 2017 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1861 Resolution amending Resolution No. 322, effective 6/21/2016 entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support the Park Ranger Grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to provide a two-year support of a collaborative effort with Student Conservation Association to add a seasonal park ranger team and further providing for an agreements and expenditures not to exceed seven hundred thousand ($700,000) dollars over a two-year period for this stated purpose.” A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. 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 Committee to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 9/19/2017. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 13, 2017 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 Committee to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 9/19/2017. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1860 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017, as amended, entitled “adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by decreasing funds for the HOME Program to reflect the City’s allocation from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. GILMAN, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 13, 2017 2017-1885 Resolution amending Resolution No. 137 of 2015, entitled, “Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of restaurant liquor license, License No. R-14437, LID-59576 from 1313 Saloon, Inc., 1313 Kennedy Avenue, Duquesne, PA 15110 to the Applicant, The CocoRico Corp., 139 41st Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 for the premises located at 3718-20 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, restaurant known as "Round Corner Cantina", pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, Section 4-461,” so as to amend Section 5, Mutual Community Agreement among Lawrenceville Community (Lawrenceville United / Lawrenceville Corporation), and CocoRico Corp. (the “Parties”) by making various changes in the MCA. (Public Hearing Held, October 3, 2017) SPONSOR /S: MS. GROSS CO-SPONSOR /S: Mr. Kraus A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1854 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief Urban Affairs Officer of the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support the development of a Communication and Language Access Plan, which will provide a detailed roadmap and a comprehensive implementation process for accessible language integration across city government departments. And further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1855 Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for administration of the 2017-2018 HOME Investments Partnership Program. (Council Districts: All) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 13, 2017 2017-1856 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Allegheny Dwellings at Henderson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1857 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the District Fifteen Office Building at 1509 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1858 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for North Negley Townhomes at 701 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1859 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Virginia Hops Restaurant at 10 Virginia Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15211. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Printed on 12/11/2017