Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, January 31, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2017-2287 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Sam Williamson to serve as a member of the Urban Redevelopment Authority for a term to expire December 31, 2020. Interview Held PUBLIC COMMENT FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0051 Resolution amending Resolution number 795 of 2017, entitled “making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof” in order to fund the District 8 Special Election and a Law Department settlement. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 31, 2018 DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0006 Resolution authorizing the issuance of warrants in the total sum of $40,000.00, payable as follows: Eight Hundred Ninety Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($890.00) in favor of Treasurer, City of Pittsburgh; Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($17,500.00) in favor of ACLU-PA; Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($7,500.00) in favor of Teresa Brown; Six Thousand Nine Hundred Eight Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($6,908.00) in favor of Monica Jackson; and Seven Thousand Two Hundred Two Dollars and 00/100 ($7,202.00) in favor of Anthony Grace, in full and final settlement of USDC #2:15-cv-01235. (Executive Session held 1-29-18) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0049 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of NFP Structured Settlements, to a designated trust account in an amount not to exceed Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00) in full and final settlement of litigation pertaining to police matters, the payment schedule of said amount to occur in three phases as follows: (i) $2 million to be paid in 2018 after approval of this Resolution; (ii) $2 million to be paid in 2019; and (iii) $1.5 million to be paid in 2020. (Executive Session held 1-30-18) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0033 Resolution authorizing the Mayor through the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding to implement the Pittsburgh Financial Inclusion Project Plan created as a result of participation in the National League of Cities Financial Inclusion Cohort, which will further provide for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed $15,000 dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/7/2018. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 31, 2018 2018-0034 Resolution further amending Resolution 345 of 2017 to authorize an increase in compensation for brij to provide professional consulting services for planning procurement systems and process optimization by further increasing the authorized amount by $158,798.00 to $198,798.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0035 Resolution providing for a professional services agreement or agreements or existing agreements for consulting services, but not limited to auditing, accounting, and technical services for the City Controller’s Office at a cost not to exceed $130,000.00. 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. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0055 Resolution amending Resolution 708 of 2017, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a two-year professional services agreement or agreements with Cover Your Assets, LLC for a web-based secondary employment scheduling system and services,” by correcting the job number. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 31, 2018 2018-0056 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One - Administrative, Article XI - Personnel, Chapter 191 - Retirement, Section 191.06 - Compulsory Retirement. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 2/7/2018. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0062 Resolution amending Resolution No. 416 of 2015 for the Residential Parking Permit Program Area “KK” in the South Side Flats community (Council District #3) by removing certain addresses pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549. SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Reconsidered to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development. 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. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final January 31, 2018 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-0036 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements, providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Six Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,600,000.00) dollars to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of vehicles, equipment and accessories for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments and Authorities. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5