Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2018-0346 Resolution appointing Melanie Harrington to serve as a member of the Ethics Hearing Board for a term to expire June 20, 2019. Interview Held 2018-0435 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Keith Reed to serve as a member of the Stadium Authority for a term to expire December 31, 2022. Interview Held Enactment No: 290 ROLL CALL Present 7 - Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger Absent 2 - Rev. Burgess, and Mr. Lavelle FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-0444 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Kittelson LLC, 1008 Woodcreek Drive, College Station, TX 77845 in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Ninety-One Dollars and Seventeen Cents ($15,091.17) for professional services in connection with a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. (Executive Session 6/5/18) Held for Executive Session 2018-0445 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Gleason & Associates PC, City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 16, 2018 P.O. Box 644816, Pittsburgh, PA l5264-4816 in an amount not to exceed Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Two Dollars and No Cents ($8,902.00) for professional services in connection with a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. (Executive Session 6/5/18) Held for Executive Session 2018-0446 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Paul M. Paris, MD, FACEP, 2300 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA l5213 in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($1,500.00) for professional services in connection with a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. (Executive Session 6/5/18) Held for Executive Session 2018-0447 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Pittsburgh Collision & Reconstruction Services LLC, 10 Grandview Ave., Pittsburgh, PA l5214 in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Eighty-Four Cents ($5,621.84) for professional services in connection with a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. (Executive Session 6/5/18) Held for Executive Session INVOICES City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 16, 2018 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 16th 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 Beechwood School Camping Fund – donation (Dist. 4) 100.00 Finitura, Inc. – proclamation folders 1,702.75 Greater Pgh Business & Prof. Women’s Club – donation (Dist. 1) 60.00 New Sun Rising – donation (Dist. 4) 100.00 Shred-It USA – community event (Dist. 2) 75.00 Singer, Matt – reimbursement/parking (Dist. 5) 68.00 OMB Buccina, Erm – turnpike fare to retrieve broken down city vehicle 26.05 INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Expedient Data Centers – data center power source 1,858.14 Smith, Todd – reimbursement for bowties for Inclusive Innovation week 450.00 Treloar, Christopher – reimbursement for keys for toolbox 14.91 Coro Center for Civic Leadership – CORO fellow for Innovation Roadmap 2,250.00 FINANCE Department of Court Records – Finance Department’s share of Law Dept. filings 2,710.25 Iron Mountain Records Management – document destruction services 160.70 LAW Allegheny County Bar Association – federal court continuing legal education 250.00 Department of Real Estate – filings, copying at Recorder of Deeds office 25.00 Department of Court Records Civil/Family Division – court filings 744.00 Mistick, Kelly – reimbursement for continuing legal education course 105.00 HUMAN RESOURCES DQE Communications – monthly fiber lease fee for RESET/EARN office 850.00 CITY PLANNING Kiernan, Rebecca – reimbursement for pizza for Green Initiative trust fund meeting 60.00 PERMITS, LICENSES & INSPECTIONS Ballein, Alyssa – reimbursement for test fees 100.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 16, 2018 Warlop, Paul – reimbursement for test fees 100.00 Edocs Technologies – software system to allow documents to be searched 1,500.00 Edocs Technologies – scanning of occupancy permits into OMBASE 2,790.00 EMS Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC – PALS certification cards 935.00 POLICE Always Compassionate Vet Care – exams and medications for K9 officers 431.30 Always Compassionate Vet Care – exam, medication, and care for K9 officer 360.60 LexisNexis Risk Data Management – monthly investigative suite 14.44 Clean Car Express – car washes 777.00 DeSchon Jeffrey – care for retired K9 officer 527.19 Dollar Rent A Car – narcotics and vice rental cars 936.14 Fosnaught, Patrick – reimbursement for Mounted Unit conference travel 863.72 Houck Richard – care for retired K9 officer 219.66 Roberts Brian – care for retired K9 officer 527.19 Tri-State Office Furniture – witness protection work stations 1,760.00 PUBLIC WORKS Lindy Paving – limestone 588.39 Jones, Kevin – renewal of CDL class B 94.50 McStay, Edward – renewal of CDL class A 94.50 George M. Hall Co – sheets for boarding up city property and clean & liens 1,727.00 Lindy Paving – limestone 1,058.70 PARKS & RECREATION Cooper, Katelyn – reimbursement for proctored AIRS certification 25.00 DOMI Core Products – type 201 stainless steel banding and buckles for traffic signals 1,037.00 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. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 16, 2018 DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0388 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. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee on Public Safety Services, due back on 5/23/2018. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0159 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 Committee on Public Works, due back on 5/30/2018. The motion carried. 2018-0344 Resolution amending Resolution No. 457, effective July 27, 2017, entitled “Authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a Transfer Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”), under which PennDOT will make improvements to and transfer to the City of Pittsburgh portions of State Route 4084 from East Street to the West End Bridge, including Allegheny Circle.” to include State Route 4001, Allegheny Avenue from Reedsdale Street to Western Avenue. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee on Public Works, due back on 6/13/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0450 Resolution granting Edward Lai, owner of Bae Bae’s Kitchen LLC, 951 Liberty Ave Unit 1B Pittsburgh, PA 15222 an encroachment authorizing construction, maintenance, and use of a public seating area (also known as a Spark) on the right-of-way of Liberty Avenue in the 2nd Ward, 6th City Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 16, 2018 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0451 Resolution granting Diana Ngo, Brooks Criswell, Elyse Hoffman, co-owners of Onion Maiden LLC, 639 East Warrington Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15210 an encroachment authorizing construction, maintenance, and use of a public seating area (also known as a Spark) on the right-of-way of Warrington Avenue in the 18th Ward, 3rd City Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0452 Resolution granting unto 2601 Smallman Associates, LLC, 1251 Waterfront Place, Suite 510, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, landscaping areas, stairs and handicap ramp in the 2nd Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0453 Resolution vacating Sandusky Court from Henderson Street to its terminus in the 25th Ward, 1st Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee on Public Works, due back by 05/23/2018. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0129 Resolution adopting the 2018 Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan, which identifies targets and strategies for greenhouse gas emissions for the City of Pittsburgh. The purpose of the plan is to serve as an advisory plan for future land use, transportation and development planning. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0448 Resolution approving an updated Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for UPMC Mercy “Institutional Master Plan” dated April 9, 2018 on property zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 1st City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 16, 2018 Ward, Council District 6. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back on 5/30/2018. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0135 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Springway LLC for property located at 2330 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back on 5/30/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0449 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority for the use of vacant lot property located at 812 Penn Circle North (83-P-60) for the 2018 Farmers’ Market season. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7