Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, September 27, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT 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 2017-1906 Resolution authorizing all City departments, in conjunction with the Department of Finance, to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a facilities usage agreement or agreements during the 2017 calendar year for the purpose of permitting groups to rent City-owned facilities for recreational and community focused activities, in individual amounts not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1907 Resolution amending Resolution 845 of 2015, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with CORE Business Technologies for software, equipment and for a cashiering system for the Department of Finance, by increasing the authorized amount in 2017 by Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for JD Edwards interfacing and by adding the appropriate item numbers to the account information. 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 27, 2017 2017-1908 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to purchase a subscription service from Phoenix Advisors, LLC for continuing disclosure filings for the City of Pittsburgh’s current and future debt at a cost not to exceed Three Thousand and Zero Dollars ($3,000.00). These disclosures are required by regulatory authorities to ensure the financial transparency of the City. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1927 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEM A: A: 1408 Chislett A motion was made to suspend the Rules of Council. The motion carried. A motion was made to add to the Agenda. The motion carried. 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. 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. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 27, 2017 2017-1899 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety, on the behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Division of Highway Safety, Police Traffic Services Grant, for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of one hundred sixty-nine thousand two hundred nine dollars ($169,209.00) that will be used for Driving Under the Influence enforcement and outreach activities. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1900 Resolution amending Resolution No. 634 of 2016 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Amended Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Cover Your Assets, LLC, at an overall cost Seven Hundred Ten Thousand Four Hundred Six Dollars and Ninety Cents ($710,406.90). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1901 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a grant agreement with the Hartford Insurance Company for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) that will be exclusively used to purchase fire prevention materials for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1902 Resolution amending Resolution No. 454 of 2017 authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with A Step Up Veterinary, Inc. for professional licensed veterinary services to the City's Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Animal Care & Control, at an overall cost to the City over a three-year term not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO DOLLARS and NINETY-FIVE CENTS ($149,182.95). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 27, 2017 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. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1897 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Segal Waters Consulting for the provision of a classification and compensation study for a sum not to exceed Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and Zero Dollars ($325,000.00) and for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1898 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of 4imprint Inc. in the amount of $6,607.96 for printed promotional materials for City of Pittsburgh employment recruitment purposes. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. 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 10/4/2017. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 27, 2017 NEW PAPERS 2017-1903 Resolution submitting the recommendation of the Commission on Naming Public Properties to City Council to name a new park as Liberty Green Part of Larimer Park in the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1905 Resolution amending Resolution No. 137 of 2017, authorizing an Agreement or Agreements with CleanNet Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc., for the purpose of providing custodial and cleaning services at Citiparks’ Recreation and Healthy Active Living (Senior) Centers,” by increasing the cost from Nine Hundred, Fifty-One Thousand, Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars and No Cents ($951,288.00) to Nine Hundred, Seventy-Six Thousand, Two-Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and No Cents ($976,222). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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