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Pittsburgh, PA · May 30, 2018

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510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 30, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger Absent 1 - Mr. Kraus FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0398 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through G: A: 5148-50 N Evaline, B: 1313 Reddour, C: 1225 Spring Garden, D: 0 University, E: 2537 Perrysville, F: 2615 Perrysville, G: 2145 Mazette 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. 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 City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 30, 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 the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 6/27/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0479 Resolution authorizing and providing for an extension and/or amendment of lease agreement and/or agreements with Associated Investors, Inc. of certain indoor office space occupied by the Citizen Police Review Board for a term of ten (10) years at a cost not to exceed $700,000.08: ($135,000.00 for the first twenty-four (24) months of the lease term; $137,500.08 for the second twenty-four (24) months of the lease term; $139,999.92 for the third (24) twenty-four months of the lease term; $142,500.00 for the fourth (24) months of the lease term and $145,000.08 for the remaining (24) months of the lease term). A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 6/6/2018. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0517 Resolution amending Resolution 24 of 2016, entitled “Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing Agreements, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with the installation of Audible Pedestrian & Traffic Signals;, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $595,000.00” to account for additional ARLE grant funding. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0519 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 support the City of Tomorrow Challenge and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 30, 2018 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0520 Resolution providing for an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to participate in the City of Tomorrow Challenge and assist the City in developing a regional transportation vision and provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed $55,000.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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 to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 6/13/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0488 Resolution providing for the establishment of a Lease Agreement with the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden for the City facility known as the Scaife Garage and associated property located at on Mellon Park Road adjacent to the public parking lot and the Garden Center Facility for an annual rental fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per year until May 31, 2031, with the possibility of renewal. 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 2018-0507 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 797 of 2017, effective January 1, 2018, entitled “adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing Economic Development and Housing City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 30, 2018 project by $200,000. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. DEFERRED 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 Ward, Council District 6. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-0489 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement for the hiring of Cycom Data Systems, Inc., to continue maintaining and upgrading CityLaw, the Department of Law's legal case management and administrative support software system at a cost not to exceed $11,346.00 (Eleven Thousand, Three Hundred Forty-Six Dollars). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. 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 the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 6/13/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0480 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 30, 2018 Facilities Plan for Hatfield Row Townhomes, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 6/6/2018. The motion carried. 2018-0481 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 5329, 5331, 5333 Butler Street Mixed Use Building, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 6/6/2018. The motion carried. 2018-0482 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Keystone - Flats on Third, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0483 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Oxbridge Townhouses at 1928, 1952, 1958 and 1962 Josephine Street, Pittsburgh PA. 15203. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0484 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Mintwood Condominiums project which will involve the repurposing of the existing warehouse building, located along the north side of Mintwood Street, between Denny and 37th Street, in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0485 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Environmental Charter School project which will create additional sanitary flow due to an increase in student population along with interior renovations to the existing building at 5525 Columbo Street, Pittsburgh 15206, which is located in the 11th Ward. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0486 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 30, 2018 Facilities Plan for the Allegheny General Hospital - Academic Cancer Center project which is the construction a new 59,500 square foot, 3.5 story medical facility, specializing in cancer care, connected to the existing Allegheny General Hospital located in the 22nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0487 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2018-2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,240,800.00 $4,440,800.00 (Council Districts: All). A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 6/13/2018. The motion carried. 2018-0490 Resolution adopting and submitting a revision of the Official Sewage Facilities Plan of the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 6/13/2018. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6

Agenda

City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Standing Committee Meeting Agenda - Final Wednesday, May 30, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0398 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through G: A: 5148-50 N Evaline, B: 1313 Reddour, C: 1225 Spring Garden, D: 0 University, E: 2537 Perrysville, F: 2615 Perrysville, G: 2145 Mazette (A) Diane Turnshek PURCHASE PRICE: $26,100.00 Build Single Family Home LOT: 48 X 60 LOCATION: 5148-50 N Evaline Street ACQUIRED: June 2, 1975 T/S# 1485 WARD: 10 BLOCK & LOT: 50-G-13-A COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 (B) Christian & Colby Vagley PURCHASE PRICE: $16,100.00 Build Rowhouse LOT: 15 X 63 LOCATION: 1313 Reddour Street ACQUIRED: April 26, 2013 T/S# 446 WARD: 22 BLOCK & LOT: 23-K-389-1 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 (C) Josh Platek PURCHASE PRICE: $9,000.00 Page 1 Printed on 5/29/2018 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 30, 2018 Agenda - Final Parking LOT: 25 X 100 LOCATION: 1225 Spring Garden Avenue ACQUIRED: Aug 14, 2015 T/S# 117 WARD: 24 BLOCK & LOT: 24-C-305 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 (D) Sara Gopal & William Duff PURCHASE PRICE: $24,000.00 Consolidate w/ Adjacent Lot and Build Home LOT: 30 X 120 LOCATION: 0 University Avenue ACQUIRED: April 29, 2016 T/S# 388 WARD: 25 BLOCK & LOT: 23-B-23 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 (E) Nedhal Moqbel & Abdellah Laswad PURCHASE PRICE: $4,500.00 Construct Commercial Building LOT: 24 X 110 LOCATION: 2537 Perrysville Avenue ACQUIRED: Oct. 26, 2012 T/S# 588 WARD: 26 BLOCK & LOT: 46-B-117 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 (F) Nedhal Moqbel & Abdellah Laswad PURCHASE PRICE: $20,000.00 Rehab for Commercial Use LOT: 49.13 X 36.37 X 56.75 LOCATION: 2615 Perrysville Avenue ACQUIRED: June 25, 2004 T/S# 425 WARD: 26 BLOCK & LOT: 46-B-179 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 6 (G) Kaysha Kennedy PURCHASE PRICE: $15,000.00 Rehab and Reside LOT: 40 X AVG 146.04 LOCATION: 2145 Mazette Place Page 2 Printed on 5/29/2018 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 30, 2018 Agenda - Final ACQUIRED: Oct. 28, 2016 T/S# 239 WARD: 28 BLOCK & LOT: 107-M-77 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2 Page 3 Printed on 5/29/2018 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 30, 2018 Agenda - Final 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 30th 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. HUMAN RELATIONS Nuance, Inc – Dragon speech to text software 44.95 LAW AKF Reporters Inc – services rendered for arbitration 150.00 McHale, Matthew S – reimbursement for 128GB flash drive 26.49 HUMAN RESOURCES Comcast Spotlight – advertising 681.70 Emery, Alaina – reimbursement for parking fees & supplies 44.03 Hireku Inc – advertising subscription 894.00 Mehrmann, Pamela – reimburse employee for notary fees 107.00 Sherrill, Ronda – reimburse employee for parking fees 22.00 PERMITS, LICENSES & INSPECTIONS Waltz, Kim – reimbursement for test fees 309.00 Rucker, Steven – reimbursement for test fees 209.00 POLICE Dollar Rent A Car – rental cars 1,965.00 Iron Mountain Records Management – shredding services 233.08 Page 4 Printed on 5/29/2018 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 30, 2018 Agenda - Final Jack Lafferty’s Truck Parts – auto squad car repairs 2,397.97 Spok Inc – police pager service 43.86 FIRE PUBLIC WORKS E H Griffith Inc – Quickdry field conditioner for Vanucci Field 584.00 PARKS & RECREATION School District of Pittsburgh – rent facility for Aquatics Division orientation 635.50 MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Osburn Associates Inc – material used to make street name blades 933.75 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS P-CARD APPROVALS PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR 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 NEW PAPERS 2018-0479 Resolution authorizing and providing for an extension and/or amendment of lease agreement and/or agreements with Associated Investors, Inc. of certain indoor office space occupied by the Citizen Police Review Board for a term of ten (10) years at a cost not to exceed $700,000.08: ($135,000.00 for the first twenty-four (24) months of the lease term; $137,500.08 for the second twenty-four (24) months of the lease term; $139,999.92 for the third (24) twenty-four months of the lease term; $142,500.00 for the fourth (24) months of the lease term and $145,000.08 for the remaining (24) months of the lease term). Page 5 Printed on 5/29/2018 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 30, 2018 Agenda - Final PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0517 Resolution amending Resolution 24 of 2016, entitled “Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing Agreements, providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with the installation of Audible Pedestrian & Traffic Signals;, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $595,000.00” to account for additional ARLE grant funding. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested) 2018-0519 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 support the City of Tomorrow Challenge and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested) 2018-0520 Resolution providing for an Agreement(s) and Contract(s) with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to participate in the City of Tomorrow Challenge and assist the City in developing a regional transportation vision and provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed $55,000.00. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested) 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. NEW PAPERS 2018-0488 Resolution providing for the establishment of a Lease Agreement with the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden for the City facility known as the Scaife Garage and associated property located at on Mellon Park Road adjacent to the public parking lot and the Garden Center Facility for an annual rental fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per year until May 31, 2031, with the possibility of renewal. Page 6 Printed on 5/29/2018 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 30, 2018 Agenda - Final LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0507 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 797 of 2017, effective January 1, 2018, entitled “adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing Economic Development and Housing project by $200,000. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested) SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS DEFERRED 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 Ward, Council District 6. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-0489 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement for the hiring of Cycom Data Systems, Inc., to continue maintaining and upgrading CityLaw, the Department of Law's legal case management and administrative support software system at a cost not to exceed $11,346.00 (Eleven Thousand, Three Hundred Forty-Six Dollars). 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. NEW PAPERS 2018-0480 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Hatfield Row Townhomes, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. Page 7 Printed on 5/29/2018 Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 30, 2018 Agenda - Final 2018-0481 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 5329, 5331, 5333 Butler Street Mixed Use Building, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. 2018-0482 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Keystone - Flats on Third, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. 2018-0483 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Oxbridge Townhouses at 1928, 1952, 1958 and 1962 Josephine Street, Pittsburgh PA. 15203. 2018-0484 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Mintwood Condominiums project which will involve the repurposing of the existing warehouse building, located along the north side of Mintwood Street, between Denny and 37th Street, in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. 2018-0485 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Environmental Charter School project which will create additional sanitary flow due to an increase in student population along with interior renovations to the existing building at 5525 Columbo Street, Pittsburgh 15206, which is located in the 11th Ward. 2018-0486 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Allegheny General Hospital - Academic Cancer Center project which is the construction a new 59,500 square foot, 3.5 story medical facility, specializing in cancer care, connected to the existing Allegheny General Hospital located in the 22nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh. 2018-0487 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2018-2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $4,240,800.00 (Council Districts: All). 2018-0490 Resolution adopting and submitting a revision of the Official Sewage Facilities Plan of the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR Page 8 Printed on 5/29/2018