Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 20, 2019 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2019-1273 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Jodi Hirsh as a member to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for a term to expire December 2, 2022. Meeting Reconvened Interview Held 2019-1383 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Lindsey Powell as a member to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for a term to expire December 2, 2023. Inerview Held 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 City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2019 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-0698 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative; Article VII, Procedures; Chapter 161, Contracts, to reflect current best practices in local government procurement. 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 Finance and Law , due back by 2/27/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1370 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 Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($17.500.00) to be deposited into the Public Safety Support Trust Fund. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1385 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article Seven, Procedures, Chapter 161, Contracts, by amending and supplementing Section 161.38, “City of Pittsburgh Service Worker prevailing Wage Ordinance.” SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 20, 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 20th 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 – reimb/pizza for 2/11 Youth Budget meeting (Dist. 5) 102.68 Everyday’s a Sunday & Cafe – catering for community events (Dist. 9) 858.50 First Choice Coffee Services – coffee (Dist. 1) 166.46 Merenstein, Hersh – reimb/FedEx poster board for community events (Dist. 8) 74.89 Municipal Code – electronic update pages 616.00 Save a Life Today – donation (Dist. 2) 300.00 BNE Myers, James – reimbursement for EORC parking 93.00 I&P Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh – room rental for Inclusive Innovation summit 1,657.57 FINANCE City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2019 Iron Mountain Records Management – document destruction services 294.19 TransUnion Risk & Alternative Data Solutions – informational service 45.22 Pittsburgh File Box Co – special file slide boxes 270.00 LAW Cavaliere Court Reporting – deposition and transcript 269.30 Department of Court Records – filings, copying at Prothonotary's office 320.25 Duff, James Clair, Esquire – arbitration services 1,300.00 Michael D. McDowell, Esquire – arbitration services 750.00 Pennsylvania Association of Notaries – legal publications 96.95 Spilman Thomas & Battle – legal services for litigation case 525.00 Wolters Kluwer Law & Business – legal publications 435.00 Pacer Service Center – online federal research 196.70 Zobrak, Michael E – payment for arbitration services 2,274.07 HUMAN RESOURCES Comcast Spotlight – advertising 464.00 iHeart Media – advertising 1,350.00 Pit Shop – snacks and fruit boxes 416.25 PLI Bender, Monica – reimbursement for employee appreciation food at Panera 95.94 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2019 Iron Mountain Records Management – shredding of documents 301.63 Leopold, Joseph – reimbursement for registering certifications 232.20 Scherer, Glen – reimbursement for registering certifications 102.20 Schaefers, Kurt – reimbursement for registering certifications 102.20 Wielock, Christopher – reimbursement for registering certifications 102.20 PUBLIC SAFETY ADMIN Duquesne University – criminal justice policy course for recruit class 2,940.00 Croes, Antonio – piano background music at Black History Month event 200.00 Ford, John L – Black History Month lecture and exhibit 1,100.00 POLICE Allegheny County Police Department – mounted unit food and supplies 2,450.31 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery – exam, medication, care for K9 officer 565.26 Sonitrol Security Systems – security monitoring for warehouse 158.50 OMI Assured Polygraph Services – polygraphing of candidates for employment 2,400.00 Assured Polygraph Services – polygraphing of candidates for employment 1,200.00 PUBLIC WORKS City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2019 Zoresco Equipment – long term rental of storage trailers 240.00 PARKS & RECREATION Aquiline, Laina – refund for summer camp 240.00 Perkins, Sherry – refund for graduation party 66.90 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. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1376 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to provide funding to conduct a recycling education program and purchase blue recycling bins and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($350,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1377 Resolution amending Resolution No. 714 of 2018 for the Mayor, the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Quetica for professional services relating to fleet telematics and snow route optimization at a cost not to exceed $1,453,924.00 $1,731,832.00 over a three year period with two one-year optional renewals. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2019 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1309 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Ceridian, Human Capital Management, Inc. for a city-wide time and attendance system, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof not to exceed One Million Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($1,720,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. Kraus LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR RECOMMITTED PAPERS 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 Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 3/6/2019. The motion carried. DEFERRED PAPERS 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 held 2/13/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2019 NEW PAPERS 2019-1371 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the Carrick Municipal Hall, located at 1806 Brownsville Road, block and lot numbers 60-L-241, in the 29th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Needs to be held for a Public Heaing) A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public Hearing. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1272 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 section 2 (“Commission on Naming Public Properties”) of the City Code, the Mayor to name the North Side section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail after former Mayor Thomas J. Murphy in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of his Inauguration as the 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 2/19/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1378 Resolution amending Resolution 26 of 2018, a resolution authorizing the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts with Qscend Technologies, Inc. for the purchase of Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software services necessary for the operations of the City's 311 Response Line for a period of five years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), total cost not to exceed $162,600.00,” by extending the term for one additional year (2019) and by increasing the authorized amount by $53,595.30 for a total of $264,918.30. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2019 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1372 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Module Design, Inc., or an entity to be formed, for the Sale of Block 83-A, Lot 266, in the11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (New Construction - 5454 Black Street). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1373 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Module Design, Inc., and Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, or an entity to be formed, for the Sale of Block 83-A, Lot 264, in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (New Construction-Affordable Housing - 5456 Black Street). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1374 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and ACTION-Housing, Inc., or a related entity, for the Sale of Block 25-D, Lots 104, 106, 107, and 108, in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 7 (New Construction Affordable Housing - 3330-3350 Penn Avenue). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1375 Resolution approving Execution of a Contract or Contracts for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and CWPD, LLC, for the Sale of Block 70-E, Lots 300 and 325, and Block 107-H, Lot 100, in the 28th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 2 (New Construction - Broadhead Fording Road and 3520-3550 Mazette Place). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 9