Standing Committees

City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Report of Committee Standing Committee Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 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 Works to accept a donation from BNY Mellon of fully depreciated office cubicle systems and free-standing office furniture totaling an estimated Fifty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($57,200), which shall be used for the purpose of redesigning office spaces of the City’s Department of Law. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Report of Committee May 9, 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 May 9th 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 Coit – drapery cleaning (Dist. 3) 510.00 Finitura, Inc. – proclamation folders 1,911.25 CONTROLLER Dille, Liz – reimbursement/CPA continuing education 175.00 Dille, Liz – reimbursement/Fraud & Corruption Awareness Seminar 175.00 CHR Creative Incentives Inc. – promotional items/fair housing activities 944.52 Creative Incentives Inc. – promotional items/fair housing activities 1,604.02 New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising fair housing month 1,145.40 New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising 2016 budget amendment 472.23 Pittsburgh City Paper – advertising fair housing month 1,075.00 Pittsburgh City Paper – advertising 50th anniversary 1,610.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Report of Committee May 9, 2018 Port Authority – advertising fair housing month 2,000.00 Port Authority – production of fair housing advertisements 1,800.00 FINANCE K-7 Parking Company – 11 parking leases (Tax Compliance) for February 1,595.00 K-7 Parking Company – 11 parking leases (Tax Compliance) for March 1,595.00 K-7 Parking Company – 11 parking leases (Tax Compliance) for April 1,595.00 K-7 Parking Company – 11 parking leases (Tax Compliance) for May 1,595.00 LAW Earley, Karen – transcript 222.65 Rothman Gordon – professional services for Ethics Hearing Board 1,997.24 PERSONNEL Delta Foundation – advertising in Pittsburgh Pride Mag 450.00 SWE Pittsburgh Section – recruitment advertising 150.00 Zappa, Kathleen – reimbursement/Notary recording fee 80.00 PUBLIC SAFETY Tokarski, John – reimbursement/parking 14.83 EMS County Fire Academy – Hazmat Awarement Training 60.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Report of Committee May 9, 2018 POLICE Dollar Rent a Car Inc. – rental of vehicles (undercover) 2,186.88 Iron Mountain Records Management – shredding service 441.32 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery – exam for K-9 Ari 165.20 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery – exam for K-9 Dodo 111.00 Markl Supply – firearms cleaning items for SWAT 1,952.74 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrack/Enrad Certification 210.00 OMI Net Transcripts – transcription of case interviews 640.87 FIRE Dormont Appliance – replacement appliance/vents for stations 783.90 PUBLIC WORKS AG Trimble Co. – flag pole repair 671.41 Sonitrol of Pittsburgh – service call 85.00 DOMI Signal Service Inc.- materials for Traffic Division 2,272.00 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 4 Standing Committee Report of Committee May 9, 2018 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six, Conduct, Article VII - Disruptive Properties, Chapter 670. - Disruptive Property Abatement, by repealing Chapter 670 in its entirety and replacing it with a new Chapter 670. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 5/16/2018. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS Resolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing LOWER HETH’S RUN by $75,599.09 and increasing STREET RESURFACING by $75,599.09. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Works , due back by 5/16/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies in connection the construction of the West Ohio Street Bridge project; and providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, and necessary utilities; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $4,579,676.00. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 5/23/2018. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS Resolution approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Chapter 911.2, Section 911.02.A.64 for St. Edmund’s Academy for authorization to expand an Elementary/Secondary School (General) at City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Report of Committee May 9, 2018 5705 Darlington Road, zoned “RM-M” Residential Multi-Family, Moderate Density District, 14th Ward, Council District No. 5 (Public Hearing 5-2-18) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from R1A-M, Residential Single-Unit Attached, Moderate Density to NDI, Neighborhood Industrial certain property roughly bounded by Kunkle Ave, Sedgwick St, Lamont St, St Ives St, Kirkbride St, and California Ave; all in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 21st Ward. A motion was made that this matter be Referred for Report and Recommendation to the Planning Commission. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR NEW PAPERS Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education or another vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of providing meals in connection with the 2018-2019 Food Service Program in the Department of Parks and Recreation. The total cost shall not exceed Eight Hundred, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Resolution amending Resolution No. 477 of 2017 authorizing the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Keys Service Corps with regard to the 2017-2019 AmeriCorps Summer Programs. Said agreement or agreement involves the matching of funds and shall be a cost to the City not to exceed SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($67,720) TWENTY THOUSAND and FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($20,400.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreations of the City of Pittsburgh to apply for grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC) through the Gaming Economic Development Fund to support the Rec2Tech program by increasing access to computers and wi-fi in the City’s Rec Centers. In the event the grant is awarded, City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Report of Committee May 9, 2018 this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) to implement a revised governance structure for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and further authorizing an amendment to the 1995 Capital Lease Agreement to terminate PWSA’s option to purchase the leased property in 2025. A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Held for a Cablecast Post Agenda. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Held for a Cablecast Public Hearing. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, for the City’s operation of its Senior Community Centers. Said agreement or agreement shall be for a term of one year at no cost to the City with compensation to the City not to exceed EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY FIVE THOUSAND and EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($845,850.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7