Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Thursday, January 3, 2019 1:30 PM 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 DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-1209 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Kraemer, Manes & Associates and Roy Cox, US Steel Tower, 48th Floor, 600 Grant Street, Suite 4875, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in an amount not to exceed Nineteen Thousand Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($19,000.00) in Full and Final Settlement of an action filed with the Pittsburgh Human Relations Commission and cross-filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Executive Session held 1-3-19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2018-1210 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a donation from the Pirates Charities of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12.500.00) to be deposited into the Public Safety Support Trust Fund. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes January 3, 2019 2018-1246 Resolution amending Resolution No. 862 of 2018, effective 01-01-2019, entitled, “Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2019 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting maximum levels for designated positions.” by deleting the position of Administrative Aid in the Department of Public Safety Administration and Adding position titled Stop the Violence Coordinator on page 238 and 239 of the 2019 Operating Budget. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND MR. LAVELLE A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INVOICES NONE INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS NONE P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-1218 An Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title VI: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Actions and Rights, by repealing the existing language of Chapter 607: Firearms, Ammunition, and Other Weapons, in its entirety and replacing it with a new Chapter 607: General Firearm Conduct, to update existing laws to meet the public safety needs of residents. (Public Hearing scheduled for 1/24/19) SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR, MRS. STRASSBURGER, MR. KRAUS, MR. LAVELLE, REV. BURGESS, MR. COGHILL AND MS. GROSS A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public Hearing. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes January 3, 2019 2018-1219 An Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title VI: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Actions and Rights, by adding Chapter 610: Ban on Specified Firearm Accessories, Ammunition, and Modifications, to place a prohibition on certain firearm accessories, ammunition, and modifications. (Public Hearing scheduled for 1/24/19) SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR, MRS. STRASSBURGER, MR. KRAUS, MR. LAVELLE, REV. BURGESS, MR. COGHILL AND MS. GROSS A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public Hearing. 2018-1220 An Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title VI: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Actions and Rights, by adding Chapter 603: Extreme Risk Protection Orders, to provide for appropriate injunctive actions for the preservation of public safety in extreme circumstances. (Public Hearing scheduled for 1/24/19) SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR, MRS. STRASSBURGER, MR. KRAUS, MR. LAVELLE, REV. BURGESS, MR. COGHILL AND MS. GROSS A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public Hearing. 2018-1232 Resolution amending Resolution 712 of 2016, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with AXON Enterprise, Inc. to provide body-worn cameras for the Bureau of Police as well as additional related goods and services, by increasing the cost from One Million Five Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Nine Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,528,209.00) to Two Million Three Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Five Hundred Nine Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,326,509.00) over the course of the contract. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes January 3, 2019 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2018-1217 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 and replacement of the Charles Anderson Bridge; 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 $965,794.03. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-1238 Resolution accepting dedication of a portion of Street A (Wiley Avenue), and Street B, North and Street B, South (together Logan Street), Street C, North and Street C, South (together Fullerton Street) which are part of the Lower Hill Redevelopment District Roadway Plan as laid out in the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure Project No. 14103 Plans, in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-1239 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a license and operating agreement or agreements with HFT Management, Inc., dba Gateway Outdoor Advertising, for services related to installation, operation, maintenance and advertising of transit shelters and associated street furniture. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 1/9/2019. The motion carried. 2018-1245 Resolution amending Resolution 755 of 2018, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for services rendered by Clean Team employees within the South Side PED” so as to increase the contract amount not to exceed eighty-eight thousand, nine hundred and eighty-one dollars ($88,981.00) and extend the agreement to April 30, 2019. SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes January 3, 2019 DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-1003 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.01.D, Planned Development Districts, and Article IV, Section 909.01.Q, SP-10, Almono, by replacing the text in-kind with a new SP-10, Hazelwood Green Specially Planned District. (Public Hearing held 12/11/18) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes January 3, 2019 NEW PAPERS 2018-1212 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the Abrams House, located at 118-A Woodland Road, block and lot numbers 85-R-211, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing scheduled for 2/13/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public Hearing. 2018-1213 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as the Westinghouse Memorial, located in Schenley Park, block and lot numbers 27-S-150-0000-01, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing scheduled for 2/13/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public Hearing. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0983 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to execute a quit claim deed or deeds, and any other necessary or appropriate documents, agreements, and instruments conveying AS IS all of the City’s right, title and interest, if any, in designated City-owned properties to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for consideration of $1.00 each, contingent upon the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance first entering into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the URA setting forth the rights and obligations of the City and the URA relating to these initial conveyances and further setting forth the rights and obligations of the City and the URA relating to the subsequent disposition of these properties to third parties. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 2/13/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes January 3, 2019 2018-1214 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 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-B, Lots 247, 248, 252, and 254 (Council District No. 5 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 133, 135, 143, and 145 Hazelwood Avenue). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-1215 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 19th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 4-L, Lot 133 (Council District No. 2 - 6 Boggs Avenue - future development). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-1216 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 18th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 15-R, Lots 231 and 268, Block 15-S, Lots 14, 26, 170, 175, 189, 192, 196, 197, 198 and 199, and Block 34-D, Lot 14 (Council District No. 3 - 847 Gearing Avenue, 704 Delmont Avenue, 235 and 315 Michigan Street, 809, 811, 817, 827, 835, 903, 911, and 919 Eldora Place). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-1233 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for West Pittsburgh Business Park Buildings #1A, #1B, #2 at 563 Napor Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-1234 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Office of Management and Budget to renew the Non-Exclusive License Agreement with the Federal General Services Administration for the Veterans Affairs Highland Drive Campus at 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 for limited use and to conduct due diligence pursuant to the application approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Justice to acquire the property for law enforcement and emergency management purposes. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes January 3, 2019 2018-1235 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and AE7 Pittsburgh LLC for architectural and engineering design services for the multi-story office build-out at 412 (formerly 420) Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, for the not to exceed amount of $596,576.51. Amounts broken out below per use area. If during the design process these amounts need to be adjusted, another resolution will be issued to reconcile the changes. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 4 - Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 0 2018-1236 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 110, 114, 115 and 116 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future long-term urban agricultural use - 336 Larimer Avenue). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2018-1237 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 125, 126, 127, 128 and 129 (Council District No. 9 - green space - 307, 309, 311, 313, and 315 Larimer Avenue). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8