Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 6, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0544 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Municipal Code Corporation in the amount of $11,491.30 in payment for services in connection with the codification of Ordinances. SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0545 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by transferring $20,000 to Brighton Heights Citizens Federation, $5,000 to the Northside Leadership Conference, and $5,000 each for Shotspotter Surveillance Cameras in the Neighborhoods of Brighton Heights, Brightwood, Allegheny City Center, Allegheny West, East Allegheny, Spring Garden, Spring Hill/City View, Summer Hill, Observatory Hill, and Troy Hill. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried. 2018-0546 Resolution further amending Resolution 549, effective September 21, 2012 entitled "providing for an agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 6, 2018 of existing contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof", by transferring $20,000 to Brighton Heights Citizens Federation, $5,000 to the Northside Leadership Conference, and $5,000 each for Shotspotter Surveillance Cameras in the Neighborhoods of Brighton Heights, Brightwood, Allegheny City Center, Allegheny West, East Allegheny, Spring Garden, Spring Hill/City View, Summer Hill, Observatory Hill, and Troy Hill. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $453,712.38. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0506 Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Flexable LLC for professional on-site child care services and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed $43,875. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0522 Resolution amending Resolution Number 669 of 2015, titled, “Resolution establishing a Wage Review Committee to review the impact of increasing the wages of service workers and service employees in the City of Pittsburgh.” SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. A cablecast public Hearing & Post Agenda will be scheduled. INVOICES A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. P-CARD APPROVALS City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 6, 2018 A motion was made to Approve. The motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR DEFERRED 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0511 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Public Safety Supply, Inc. for the provision of uniforms, duty equipment, and related tailoring and embroidering services for the Department of Public Safety for a term of three years. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0512 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant to Tiburon, Inc. (a TriTech Software Systems Company) in the total sum of SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($7875.00) and in order to allow the Director of Public Safety to enter into an End-User License Agreement with Tiburon, Inc. to obtain an interface to related software used by Allegheny County and in order to ensure functionality of the City’s Fire Station Alert System. The City’s Fire Station Alert System and corresponding agreement with Purvis Systems has been separately authorized by Council Resolution No. 9 of 2018. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 6, 2018 2018-0434 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 the Committee on Public Works , due back by 7/2/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0516 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Greenways Trails and Recreation Program (GTRP) to provide funding for the reconstruction of the Robert E. Williams community center located in the Robert E. Williams Memorial Park. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides 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. 2018-0518 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 construction of the South Side Neighborhood Streets project; and providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $599,426.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0532 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Human Resources and Civil Service, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with McClelland Legal Search for executive search and recruiting services, for the City’s Chief Solicitor position, and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed Twenty Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 6, 2018 ($22,500.00). 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 2017-1999 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from AP, Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development to GPR-C, Grandview Public Realm sub-district C, a certain property on Grandview Avenue, Block Number 6-H, lot number 43; in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System. (Public Hearing Held 5/22/18) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0510 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh to accept a grant from the Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission in the amount of eighteen thousand ($18,000) dollars. This grant will be used in conjunction with department funds to execute contracts for an architectural inventory of historic structures in the city not to exceed thirty-six thousand ($36,000) dollars. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-0508 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Sheraton Hotel Station Square in an amount not to exceed eight thousand, four hundred, eighty seven dollars and ninety two cents, for the Citiparks Seniors Program Volunteer Recognition Gala; and providing for the payment thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 6, 2018 2018-0509 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department to enter into a grant agreement with the National Football League Foundation for the receipt of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000) to be used in direct correlation with the NFL NRPA After-School Kickoff Grant Program (“NFL PLAY 60 Program”). The funds shall be used for the City’s Phillips Recreation Center to provide new equipment, curriculum, refurbished play spaces, additional staff to run physical activity-based programming and/or to otherwise support the start or growth of an NFL PLAY 60 Program. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0163 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application to the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $2,000,000 for the 1600 Smallman Street project. (Council District 7) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 3 - Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, and Mr. Kraus Abstain: 0 2018-0164 Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to $2,000,000 for the 1600 Smallman Street project. (Council District 7) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 4 - Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, and Mr. O'Connor Abstain: 0 DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0480 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 6, 2018 Facilities Plan for Hatfield Row Townhomes, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0513 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Charlotte Street Townhomes at 3722 Charlotte Street, 3728 Charlotte Street, 3733 Mulberry Way, and 3729 Mulberry Way, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 6/13/2018. The motion carried. 2018-0514 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc., for the sale of Block 2-H, Lot 108 (Lot 1 in the Midpoint-Colwell Street Plan of Lots) situated in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh-Council District No. 6 (Redevelopment). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0515 Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (the “City”) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (the “Authority”) to divert 75% of the incremental parking taxes from the Garage (as defined below), up to a maximum of $7,000,000.00, to fund affordable housing at the proposed City’s Edge development in the Uptown neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7