Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2018-0804 Resolution appointing Ross Chapman as Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City of Pittsburgh. Interview Held 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 NEW PAPERS 2018-0787 Resolution transferring the amount of $100,000 from the Office of Management and Budget’s Operating Budget, JDE Account 11101.102200.53.53901.2018, to the Workforce Development Fund, Job Number 0222806700, Fund 28067, Budget Year 2018. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 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 September 5th 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 Brookline Knights – donation (Dist. 4) 160.00 Lavelle, Daniel – reimbursement/food for community event (Dist. 6) 175.23 Spectra Associates, Inc. – archival linen record paper 2,670.00 CONTROLLER Ryan Herbinko – reimbursement for continuing legal education classes 299.00 LAW CourtCall LLC – telephonic hearing 52.50 Pennsylvania Bar Institute – registration fee for continuing legal education 777.00 HUMAN RESOURCES Comcast Spotlight – advertising -recruitment 600.00 Port Authority – advertising 1,100.00 The Employment Guide – advertising 235.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 PLANNING Smith, Kara – American Society of Landscape Architecture membership dues 232.50 PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Augustine, Debra – performers for four community festivals 922.00 Augustine, Debra – face painting for East Carnegie & Banksville festivals 394.50 B&Z Deli – catering for public safety peer group conference 1,885.00 Barnyard Petting Zoo & Pony Rides – petting zoo for Esplen community day 1,000.00 Battle, Cynthia – performance at Harambee Ujima community festival 50.00 Butler, Nasir – performer for Harambee Ujima community festival 150.00 Hollowood Commercial Sound – repairs to speakers 518.00 Johnson, Shal – face painting for Black Family Reunion community festival 250.00 Johnson, Shal – performers for Dinwiddie & Larimer community festivals 500.00 Mitchell, Anthony Jr – performance at Harambee Ujima community festival 245.00 Murphy, Shatara – reimbursement for thank-you gifts for conference presenters 41.57 Lucas, Ray – performers for Glen Hazel, Allegheny Dwellings, Northview Heights 575.00 McClendon, Lois A – performer for Harambee Ujima festival 50.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 Mike the Balloon Guy – balloon artist for East Carnegie community festival 145.00 Mike the Balloon Guy – performers for six community festivals 2,110.00 Pittsburgh DJ Co – performer for Dinwiddie Uptown community festival 250.00 PUBLIC SAFETY/SPECIAL EVENTS TRUST FUND Brookline Breeze – sponsorship for footrace 3,000.00 Coppola, Janice – performer for Bach, Beethoven and Brunch 600.00 Community Band South – performer for Bach, Beethoven and Brunch 450.00 Finkelstein, Richard – performer for Carrick Farmers Market 250.00 Marcinizyn, John – performer for Southside Farmers Market 250.00 Peters, Doug – performer for Bach, Beethoven and Brunch 550.00 Pine Creek Community Band – performer for Bach, Beethoven and Brunch 400.00 Pittsburgh Festival Winds – performer for Bach, Beethoven and Brunch 1,000.00 River City Brass Band – performer for Bach, Beethoven and Brunch 2,500.00 Short, Charles – performer for Northside & East Liberty farmers markets 500.00 The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy – sponsorship for Uphill 5k 1,500.00 The Squirrel Hillbillies – performer at Squirrel Hill Farmers Market 250.00 Snyder, Robert J – performer at Mellon Square farmers market 250.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 West Hills Symphonic Band – performer for Bach, Beethoven and Brunch 750.00 EMS Fayette Emergency Medical Service – EMS coverage at Steeler game 1,404.11 Foxwall Emergency Medical Services – EMS coverage at Steeler game 299.90 Tri-Community South EMS – EMS coverage at Steeler game 576.66 OMI Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 1,138.82 Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 452.31 FIRE Premier Safety & Service, Inc – smoke fluid for training 409.04 3 Rivers Fire Equipment – replacement hoses and parts for pumps 2,981.95 PUBLIC WORKS Cully Glass Corporation – plexy glass for Schenley Rink 1,086.00 PARKS & RECREATION/ARAD Ascani, Clare – jazz vocalist for Stars at Riverview jazz concert series 600.00 Boilermaker Jazz Band Inc – performance at Riverview jazz concert series 600.00 Dragovich, Shirley – band performance at Wednesday night concerts at Flagstaff 250.00 Finkelstein, Richard – band performance at Riverview and Flagstaff concerts City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 850.00 Loner Records – band performance Wednesday night concerts at Flagstaff 250.00 O’Neil Pro Sound – sound system equipment for Reservoir of Jazz at Highland 1,725.00 Snyder, Robert J – performance for Wednesday night concert at Flagstaff 250.00 PARKS & RECREATION/Mellon Park Tennis Trust Fund Alagar, Krishnan – tennis clinic instruction at Schenley Park 742.50 Alagar, Rajan – tennis clinic instruction at Schenley Park 742.50 Hoover, Emma – tennis clinic instruction at Schenley Park 694.38 Leibowicz, Emma – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon Bubble 310.25 Krings, Ella – tennis instruction at Schenley Park and Mellon Bubble 1,072.50 Mitchell, Marcus – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 20.63 Mulloth, Rishi – tennis clinic instruction at Schenley Park and Mellon bubble 900.63 Sonitrol Security Systems – service call at Mellon tennis bubble bathrooms 212.50 MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Zones – software license for managing traffic 2,731.99 CPRB Associated Investors, Inc – monthly cleaning service 525.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 Carpenter, Don – videography production services 125.00 Pittsburgh City Paper – legal advertisement 450.00 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 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 9/12/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-0791 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code at Title Five: Traffic, so as to amend Chapter 548: Valet Parking, Section 548.01, Definitions, Section 548.02 License, and Section 548.03 Operating Procedures. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 9/12/2018. The motion carried. 2018-0792 Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with DELTAWRX to conduct a public safety technology assessment and prepare an investment roadmap for the City of Pittsburgh and providing for the payment thereof at a cost not to exceed $189,888.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0793 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to execute relevant agreements to receive a grant from the Firehouse Subs Foundation with a cash value of EIGHTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO ($18,922.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant comes in the form of equipment consisting of 150 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Kits, City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 150 Safety Vests, 150 Disaster Preparedness Starter Kits and 20 Personal Bleeding Control Kits to support the Community Emergency Response Program administered by the Department of Public Safety. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0794 Ordinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code, Title Four (“Public Places and Property”), Article XVII (“Motion Pictures”) by amending Chapter 492 with respect to drone filming on, of, within or above City parks, in connection with commercial drone use as referenced in City Code Ch. 473.04 (“Recreational Activities”), City regulations and Federal Aviation Administration regulations. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 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 the Committee on Public Works , due back by 9/12/2018. The motion carried. 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 9/5/2018. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 2018-0800 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Green Infrastructure Mini-Grant Agreement and a Project and Maintenance Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and Lawrenceville United in connection with the maintenance of the rain garden in Duncan Park. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0801 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC)’s Active Allegheny program to conduct a study to identify access barriers to Homewood Park and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0802 Resolution providing for use of an Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Controllers contract #51851, in order to assist the City with Traffic Support Services, and provide for the payment at a cost thereof, not to exceed $45,000.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0803 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, for compensation to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the local costs associated with the State Route 0400 (North Dallas Avenue / Bennett Street) Project being undertaken by PennDOT on City of Pittsburgh streets, and further providing for payment of costs not to exceed $26,926.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-0789 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning ("DCP") to enter into a Contract or Agreement with Boss Control LLC to expand the City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 Energy Intelligence Network through the installation of plug load monitors. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 9/12/2018. The motion carried. 2018-0790 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from CP, Commercial Planned Unit Development to HC, Highway Commercial, a certain property at 1054 Banksville Avenue, Block Number 16-E, lot number 125; in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0809 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title XI, Historic Preservation, Chapter 1101: - Historic Structures, Districts, Sites and Objects, by adding new language. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS 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 2018-0788 Ordinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code, Title Four (“Public Places and Property”), Article XI (“Parks and Playgrounds”) by amending Chapter 473 with respect to drone usage upon, within or above City Parks in order to allow for limited drone use in conjunction with City Code Ch. 492 (“Film Permits”) and applicable federal regulations. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2018-0825 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for RGB Shadyside, LLC, 308 S. Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 NEW PAPERS 2018-0795 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 22-H, Lot 194 (Council District No. 6 - Residential Development - 1716 Brighton Place). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0796 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-A, Lot 277 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 220 Auburn Street). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0797 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-J, Lots 232, 233, 234, 235, 261, 271, 272, 273, 274, 281, 282, 283, 287, 293, 295, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302 and Block 124-N, Lot 358 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 515, 518 Larimer Avenue, 117 Meadow Street, 105, 107, 109, 111, 119, 121, 123 Stoebner Way, 110, 114, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, and 130 Winslow Street). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-0798 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-N, Lots 199, 197, 196, 15, 34, 32, 29, 3, 6, 20, 8, 14, 12, and Block 125-A, Lots 371, 375 and Block 83-S, Lots 296, and 301 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 159, 163, 165 Carver Street , 118, 121, 125, 130, 133, 138, 146, 149, 150, 154, 163, 165, and 169 Auburn Street). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The City of Pittsburgh Page 11 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes September 5, 2018 motion carried. 2018-0799 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 22-H, Lot 56 (Council District No. 6 - Residential Rehabilitation - 858 California Avenue). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. HEARINGS COMMITTEE, MR. KRAUS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-0806 Petition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing before City Council relative to a discussion on rescinding the resolution to demolish the Robert E. Williams park shelter building with consideration given to remodeling said building instead. The Petition is valid in accordance with the Home Rule Charter. A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 12