Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2018-0260 Resolution appointing Cara Halderman to serve as a member of the Historic Review Commission for a term to expire March 31, 2021. Interview Held ROLL CALL Present 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1 - Mr. Lavelle FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0276 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jane Desimone, Arbitrator, P.O. Box 8261, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 for arbitration fees and travel expenses for two (2) days of hearings and two (2) day of executive sessions related to the Interest Arbitration - Healthcare Reopener between the City of Pittsburgh and IAFF, Lodge No. 1 in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-five Dollars and 78/00 ($4,875.78). (Executive Session 3-28-18) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 2018-0277 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, 525 William Penn Place, 28th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) for professional services rendered pertaining to a litigation matter at 2:17-CV-00828, chargeable to and payable from 11101.108000.53.5317.2018. (Executive Session 3-28-18) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2018-0278 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Maiello, Brungo & Maiello, LLP, 424 South 27th Street, Suite 210, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and No Cents ($4,465.00) for professional legal services in connection with Ethics Hearing Board matters. (Executive Session 3-28-18) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2018-0279 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C, P.O. Box 641014, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1014, in an amount not to exceed Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Six Cents ($9,366.06) for professional services in connection with immigration matters. (Executive Session 3-28-18) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 INVOICES INVOICES FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL The following departmental invoices not covered under a contract with the City shall be paid by the City Controller after the invoices have been approved by City Council at the March 21st 2018 Standing Committees meeting. A completed standard form detailing the expenditures is attached to all of the below listed invoices. No payments will be made to any of the below listed vendors prior the approval of City Council. CITY COUNCIL Black Political Empowerment Project – donation/jazz night (Dist. 4)50.00 Center for Victims – donation/in memory of Melissa Bowers (Dist. 4)50.00 Coit Services, Inc. – wooden blinds (Dist. 4)1,208.00 Coit Services, Inc. – carpet cleaning (Dist. 3)195.00 Pittsburgh Trophy Co., Inc. – trophies/Missionary Baptist Church event (Dist. 6)375.00 I&P Amcom Office Systems – service call for repairs & maintenance245.00 Index Trading Manufacturing – phones1,875.00 FINANCE Pittsburgh File Box Co – slide boxes for document storage338.40 LAW Franckiewicz, Matthew M – arbitration services1,500.00 PLI City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 Green, David – reimbursement for ICC renewals125.00 ICC – reimbursement for test fees727.00 Schaefers, Kurt – reimbursement for test fee100.00 Iron Mountain Records Management – document destruction services308.04 PUBLIC SAFETY ADMIN Murphy, Shatara – reimbursement for food for Multicultural Unit meeting125.02 POLICE Brownells – firearm cleaning supplies for police armorer134.97 H.L. Dalis Inc – winter coats for SWAT team1,294.72 Markl Supply – magazines for SWAT rifles1,980.00 RR Donnelley – non-traffic citation books2,369.08 Witmer Associates Inc – evidence collection supplies707.76 PUBLIC WORKS North Star Communication Inc – voicemail system at police headquarters1,980.90 A G Trimble Company – custom plaque for memorial bench, ARAD trust fund149.00 Pennsylvania One Call System – PA One call service1,052.84 Chemung Supply Corporation – purchase of plow blades for snow plows1,219.75 Groff Tractor & Equipment Inc – parts for repair & service of equipment879.12 Groff Tractor & Equipment – diagnostics on Highlift698.55 Highway Equipment Company – parts for repair & service of equipment500.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 Tri State Hose & Supply Co – parts for repair & service of equipment214.58 Tri State Hose & Supply Co – parts for repair & service of equipment105.48 Vermeer Sales & Service – parts to repair equipment in shop385.92 Zoresco Equipment Co – long term rental of storage trailers350.00 White, Tyrone – renewal of CDL class A94.50 DOMI Quality Drone & Mapping Services – flyover for mapping Greenleaf St slide1,460.00 A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS None City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 P-CARD APPROVALS The following Purchase Card transactions are submitted for your approval, March 21, 2018 Department Vendor Name Comments/Description Item Total City Clerk Pearson VUE ICRM Exam Fee (Weiland, Kate) Exam Part 6 for Nick Hartley, City Archivist. $150.00 Mayor COIT SERVICES INC (Olzinger, Jennifer) carpet cleaning - Mayor's Office $300.00 Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment Mitchell's Restaurant (Olzinger, Jennifer) catering - Early Childhood taskforce; (Rolewski, Sheri) This is for the Early Childhood Task Force meeting. $71.00 Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment Brueggers Bagels Catering #3744 (Olzinger, Jennifer) Cities for Financial Empowerment - session 1 $32.98 Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment Brueggers Bagels Catering #3744 (Olzinger, Jennifer) Cities for Financial Empowerment - session 2 $69.96 Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment Brueggers Bagels Catering #3744 (Olzinger, Jennifer) Cities for Financial Empowerment - meeting 3 $56.97 OMB Office Depot #5100 (Olzinger, Jennifer) office furniture - Olzinger $991.43 OMB Office Depot #5100 (Olzinger, Jennifer) office furniture - Olzinger (freight charges) $35.00 OMB SIXSIGMA US (Olzinger, Jennifer) Six Sigma training - Hedlund $399.00 Innovation & Performance Harry Guckert Co. (Christian, Debra) Laminate film and fan-apart adhesive for Print Shop.; (Hill, Stacy) Special Print Shop supplies not covered under contract. $324.64 Innovation & Performance ZIPCAR INC. (Hill, Stacy) Transportation for Tier 1 - Gerstbrein $46.75 Innovation & Performance Pittsburgh Human Resources Association (Hill, Stacy) PHRA Training Seminar - Stacy Hill $219.00 Innovation & Performance Pittsburgh Human Resources Association (Hill, Stacy) PHRA Training Seminar - Addy $219.00 Innovation & Performance SMK SURVEYMONKEY (Hill, Stacy) Survey application used by I&P $35.00 Human Relations, HUD Trust Fund FedEx Office 00005165 (Salem, Rachel) The Commission is hosting a special event for fair housing month and required 25,000 inserts for advertising purposes. The city's print shop was not available during the required time frame. $1,141.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 Planning Downtown Development Center Dimensions of Parking book, describing downtown parking development and operations. For reference by development review staff and planners $97.45 Planning American Planning Association (Abate, Janice) Targeted recruitment ad for current planner vacancies. Senior Planner and Principal Planner job opportunities $195.00 PLI International Code Council (O'Neill, Elizabeth) Veltre B2 test 2 $209.00 PLI CIS Office Installers and Refurbishers, Inc. (O'Neill, Elizabeth) CIS file cabinet receipt $1,265.00 PLI International Code Council (O'Neill, Elizabeth) Brocious- F3 Test $209.00 Public Safety-Special Events trust fund Carnegie Mellon University (Katze, Brian) 1/4 Page Ad copy for Valentines on Ice event $380.00 Public Safety-Special Events Trust Fund 4IMPRINT (McKenzie, Sheila) Payment for (part 2) Merchandise for the Great Race 2017 $1,233.24 EMS MEDICAL REPAIR IN (Noszka, Linda) PO 2180095 - stretcher repair & parts $1,546.89 EMS Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Registration (Noszka, Linda) PO 2180026 - reality based scenario instructor certification $990.00 EMS Master Medical Equipment (Noszka, Linda) PO 2180091 - Philips FR-3 AED $2,895.00 EMS Jackson Welding Supply (Noszka, Linda) PO 2180039 - refill propane cylinders, cylinder refill $210.75 EMS Jackson Welding Supply (Noszka, Linda) PO 2180039 - refill propane cylinders, cylinder refill $10.65 EMS Jackson Welding Supply (Noszka, Linda) PO 2180039 - refill propane cylinders, cylinder refill $10.19 Police Skedco, Inc (Grubbs, Timothy) Backpack requested by SWAT $74.53 Police Skedco, Inc (Grubbs, Timothy) Backpack requested by SWAT (freight charge) $10.00 Police TRACTOR SUPPLY CO #5509 (Grubbs, Timothy) items needed by the Police Mounted Unit $106.97 Police TRACTOR SUPPLY CO #5509 (Grubbs, Timothy) items needed by the Police Mounted Unit (sales tax) $6.42 Police S&S Trophy, Inc. (Wank, Lori Ann) Basic Recruit Graduation BR-17- 01 $240.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 Police TLO TransUnion (Wank, Lori Ann) Monthly TransUnion Subscription $394.90 Fire Channing Bete Company (Anthony, Maxine) CPR practice valves for the firefighter recruit class $60.90 Fire International Code Council, Inc (Anthony, Maxine) RENEW MEMBERSHIP TO THE ICC $370.00 Fire Hydrotest Products Inc (Anthony, Maxine) Hydrotest electronic scale $763.83 Public Works, Operations Iron Mountain (Bisnette, Doug) Shredding and disposal of documents at DPW Warehouse. $584.69 Public Works, Facilities Missouri Machinery and Engineering Company (Bisnette, Doug) Control Board for fountain at Mellon Square.; Facilities Maintenance $984.50 Public Works, Operations A.M. Leonard (Bisnette, Doug) Webbing Tie for tree planting. Forestry Division $65.84 Parks & Recreation Third Generation of Pennsylvania (McKenzie, Sheila) Payment for voice mail services on dept phone lines. $341.00 Parks & Recreation MARKET DISTRICT #0040 (Burns, Nancy) Salad supplies for project lunch tray after school culinary program teaching third and fourth grade students basic kitchen and cooking skills. $98.37 Parks & Rec, Mellon Park Tennis trust fund Modular Space Corporation (McKenzie, Sheila) Payment for quarterly trailer rentals for Mellon Park Tennis Bubble, Dec/Jan/Feb $810.00 Parks & Rec, Senior Citizens Program trust fund COMCAST THREE CS 1X (McKenzie, Sheila) Payment for services at Beechview Sen Cntr. $57.46 A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 2018-0199 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Heinz Endowments to provide operational support for DOMI as well as funding for equipment, research into mobility technology and applications, etc. and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0257 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Duquesne Light Company for a license to erect, install, and use an underground electrical system and associated apparatus upon the City’s property at 611 Second Avenue for the purpose of electrical and/or telecommunications services. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0258 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, in connection with the McKinley Park Green Infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement project. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0259 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, for the establishment and maintenance of a tree research grove and related activities in Schenley Park. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR. KRAUS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018 2018-0217 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, or Amendments with B-Three Solutions, Inc. for the provision of software maintenance and support services for a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($572,640) over a two year period. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10