Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 13, 2019 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 DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1307 Resolution amending Resolution 29 of 2019 providing for 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, by changing the budget year from 2018 to 2019. (Executive Session held on 2/6/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1344 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Benter Foundation. This funding will support the Imagination Library program for the City of Pittsburgh through the Dollywood Foundation providing 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. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 2019-1345 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 267: Exemptions for Industrial and Commercial Improvements, Section 267.03: Exemption Schedule, Subsection (e) to include applications filed during the period of June 30, 2017 until legislation establishing a new program has been adopted or the program is terminated. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1346 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $4,565.00, in favor of Daniel Bendas for damage to the sidewalk and driveway of his residence at 4345 McCaslin Street, Pittsburgh, 15217 from a City PW high lift removing ice buildup from a PWSA water main break on January 3, 2018. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1347 Resolution providing for an agreement, for payment of the City’s share of the 2019 operating expenses to the Allegheny County Central Tax Collection District for tax collection. Cost not to exceed Eight Thousand and Sixty Five Dollars and Fifty-One Cents. ($8,065.51) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1356 Resolution amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing BEDFORD DWELLINGS CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD by $1,500,000 and increasing ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING by $1,500,000. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 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 February 13th 2019 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 Conrad, Curt – reimbursement/food for meeting & parking (Dist. 5) 57.45 Coro Center for Civic Leadership – Coro fellow (Dist. 3) 1,250.00 Grimes Inc. – repair of Council chair 435.00 Letterman, Lynette – reimbursement/parking (Dist. 5) 20.08 POISE Foundation – donation (Dist. 6) 250.00 Singer, Matt – reimbursement/parking (Dist. 5) 36.00 The Center That Cares – room rental for community meeting (Dist. 6) 225.00 Treasurer, City of Pgh. – shelter fee for community event (Dist. 3) 175.00 Watson, Wrenna – reimbursement/parking & records copies (Dist. 1) 42.00 I&P Norman, Heidi – reimbursement for lunch for 311 during extended hours 48.73 Urbanic, Wendy – food for 311 during winter event extended hours 31.14 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 HUMAN RELATIONS Black & White Reunion – panelist registration for Racial Justice Summit workshop 105.00 FINANCE K-7 Parking Company – parking lease for tax compliance specialists 1,550.00 LAW Allegheny County Bar Association – continuing legal education 5.00 Allegheny County Bar Association – workplace training 10.00 Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County – continuing legal education 130.00 Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County – continuing legal education 130.00 CSI Corporate Security & Investigations – professional services for litigation case 732.85 Heckman Enterprises Inc – expert report 2,714.00 PLANNING Studio Bryan Hanes – drawings and diagrams for Sheraden Park master plan 2,850.00 S&S Trophy Inc – aluminum plates for War Memorials 1,497.00 PLI King, James – reimbursement for registering certifications 102.20 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 PUBLIC SAFETY ADMIN First Class Caterers Inc – catering for black history month reception 1,250.00 EMS PA LifeServers Inc – new battery and pads for AED 212.00 POLICE Dollar Rent A Car Inc – N&V UC rentals 2,977.60 Greenwalt, Matthew – mounted unit horse shoeing 1,600.00 George M Hall Co – drywall for the rented headquarters building 285.60 George M Hall Co – construction materials for the rented headquarters building 882.20 FIRE Adams Petroleum Products – fuel for fireboat 280.43 Browning, Lloyd – reimbursement for local training course 65.00 Campbell Supply Company – installation of equipment on fireboat 816.88 ICC – renewal of membership dues 370.00 PUBLIC WORKS AG Trimble Company – custom plaque for memorial bench 307.00 Amcom Office Systems – equipment rental, 60 month term 273.06 CSX Transportation – right of way agreement with CSX railroad 100.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 Fiumara, Nick – reimbursement for green infrastructure certification from NGICP 100.00 Rush, Joseph – reimbursement for green infrastructure certification from NGICP 100.00 Kedhim, Montathar – CDL reimbursement 94.50 Salinetro, Justin – reimbursement for green infrastructure certification 100.00 A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS NONE P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1354 Resolution vacating a portion of Dahlem Place in the 12th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1355 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements, to set forth financial obligations and maintenance responsibilities for the project and the pedestrian facilities with PennDOT. Local costs associated with work to be done on SR0885 (Boulevard of the Allies) ADA Ramps and upgraded black traffic signal poles being constructed and inspected by PennDOT, and further providing for reimbursement to PennDOT of the costs estimated to be Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($77,707.50). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR RECOMMITTED PAPERS 2019-1353 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, by creating Title 13 entitled “Stormwater Management”, and by deleting Stormwater Management text from Title 10, Building, Chapter 1003. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing) A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLCAST Public Hearing. NEW PAPERS 2019-1351 Resolution amending Resolution No. 503, approved June 27, 2000, "providing for the implementation of a Residential Sticker Parking Program in the Beechview neighborhood pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549" so as to amend the streets and remove addresses included in Area "T". A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 2019-1352 Resolution amending Resolution No. 574, approved July 25, 2000, "providing for the implementation of a Residential Sticker Parking Program in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549" so as to amend the streets and remove addresses included in Area "K". A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1357 Resolution amending Resolution 532 of 2018, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and Director of Finance to enter into a contract(s) or agreement(s) or use of existing contract(s) or agreement(s)on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh with the Pittsburgh Land Bank for administrative service for the 2018 Land Bank implementation at a cost not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars” in order to allow expenditures in 2019 SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1348 Resolution amending Resolution No. 444 of 1977 in order to rename the “Special Summer Food Service Trust Fund” as “Special Food Service Programs Trust Fund”. For background purposes, note that prior to Resolution No. 444 of 1977 a new trust fund was created every year a grant was issued, including 315 of 1971, 240 of 1972, 166 of 1973, 295 of 1975, etc. Starting with Resolution No. 444 of 1977, the City stopped creating additional yearly funds, consolidated the older funds, and started depositing new annual grants into a single trust fund. The City’s Department of Parks & Recreation now seeks to rename the “Special Summer Food Service Trust Fund” as “Special Food Service Programs Trust Fund” in order to reflect that additional food service programming is conducted throughout the school year, and not merely the summer. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 2019-1349 Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, and/or the Director of the Department of Public Safety and Director of the Office and Management and Budget to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists, referees, and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Departments’ recreational and instructional programs and special events services. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1350 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, Lease(s) and/or License Agreement(s) for the use of certain property for senior facilities for the provision of center services to seniors in an amount not to exceed Eighty Seven Thousand, and Ten Dollars ($87,010.00), chargeable to and payable from the Seniors Community Program Trust Fund in the Department of Parks and Recreation. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-1379 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of KMDDI in the amount of $17,902.80 over the allowable RFQ limit for changes to the design and equipment to the CitiStat Room as provided to the Department of Innovation & Performance and the Department of Public Works. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 13, 2019 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 the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/27/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10