Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, October 11, 2017 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 8 - Mr. Gilman, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Rudiak, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1 - Rev. Burgess FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MS. RUDIAK, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1948 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a donation from BNY Mellon of fully depreciated office cubicle systems and free-standing office furniture totaling an estimated Ninety-Eight Thousand Dollars ($98,000), which shall be used for the purpose of redesigning office spaces of the City’s Department of Public Safety Administration unit and the Bureau of Police Intelligence division. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1950 Resolution amending Resolution No. 816, effective January 2, 2014 by updating the continued designation of an Oakland Business Improvement District. (Public Hearing Held October 18, 2017) SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Held for a Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final October 11, 2017 2017-1951 Resolution Authorizing the Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh to offer free parking for on-street metered parking spaces and surface-level lots on select days in November 2017 and December 2017. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR AND MR. GILMAN CO-SPONSOR /S: Mr. Kraus 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 A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1946 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Three Rivers Regatta to assist the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police with re-establishing the mounted unit. This resolution further provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FOUR THOUSAND ($4,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose as it relates to the grant funding for the project. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final October 11, 2017 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 10/18/2017. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1949 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, for the replacement structure, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the West Ohio Street Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway Company. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2017-1976 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of City Planning Department to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to support the development of a South Side Park Master Plan and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1977 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into contract and hire consultant, Studio Bryan Hanes, to develop a master plan for South Side Park. The park master plan should be executed for a sum not to exceed Eighty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($80,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final October 11, 2017 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 10/25/2017. The motion carried. 2017-1823 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic District under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structures known as the Winter Homes, located at 2314 and 2316 Brownsville Road, block and lot numbers 95-M-310 and 312, in the 29th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing Held, October 4, 2017) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2017-1944 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of International Code Council, in the amount of $3,453.59, for books and other training materials for new Inspectors, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2017-1945 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map; Article IV, Chapter 908, Public Realm Districts; Chapter 914, Parking Loading and Access, and Chapter 915, Environmental Performance Standards to establish the Uptown Public Realm Zoning District, and an associated Performance Points density bonus system. (Public Hearing Held 11-16-17) A motion was made that this matter be Held for a Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Printed on 12/11/2017 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final October 11, 2017 2017-1947 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Building and Fire Code Academy, in the amount of $25,000, for 10 day training seminar Understanding the 2009 International Building Code, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2017-1920 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Four: Public Places and Properties, Article XI Parks and Playgrounds, Chapter 473: Use Regulations, Section 473.05 Behavior by prohibiting the uncasing, possession, and use of firearms capable of discharging or propelling a projectile in City parks and playgrounds. SPONSOR /S: MR. GILMAN CO-SPONSOR /S: Mr. Kraus A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Urban Recreation , due back by 10/25/2017. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2017-1943 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with RT Lawrence Corporation for the provision of a remittance processing system. The cost of the remittance processing solution shall not exceed Two Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents ($229,856.88). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Printed on 12/11/2017