Standing Committees
Regular MeetingPittsburgh, PA · May 30, 2018
Minutes
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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ACQUIRED: Oct. 28, 2016 T/S# 239
WARD: 28 BLOCK & LOT: 107-M-77
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2
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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
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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
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