Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, March 20, 2019 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger Absent 1 - Ms. Gross FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-1489 Resolution amending Resolution 310 of 2018 to provide additional information regarding authorized lease between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation for space in 1555 Broadway Avenue. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1490 Resolution authorizing the Mayor through the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment to execute relevant agreements to implement the creation of Financial Empowerment Centers within the City of Pittsburgh and further providing for agreements and expenditures not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2019 2019-1438 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of William J. Miller, Jr. Esquire, 106 Rampart Lane, Ligonier, PA 15658, in an amount not to exceed Twenty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Dollars and Fifty-One Cents ($21,720.51) for arbitration services rendered in connection with the City of Pittsburgh and FOP Act 111 Interest Arbitration Award. (Executive Session held 3/18/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1439 Resolution amending Resolution #738 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C., 535 Smithfield St., Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for professional legal services and expert advice regarding labor matters by increasing the total cost from Seventy Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($70,000.00) to Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($220,000.00). (Executive Session held 3/18/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1468 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Timothy Arnold, 713 8th Street, Pitcairn PA 15140 in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and 00/100 ($5,400.00) in full and final settlement of a police-related matter. (Executive Session scheduled for 3/26/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2019-1469 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fox Rothschild LLP, 2000 Market St., 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 in the amount not to exceed One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($110,000.00) for professional consulting and legal services in relation to False Claims Act litigation. (Executive Session scheduled for 3/26/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2019 2019-1470 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jane Desimone, Esquire, P.O. Box 8261, Pittsburgh, PA 15218, in the amount of Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars and Seventeen Cents ($4,223.17) for arbitration services rendered in connection with Grievance 17-01 labor matters and charging same to 11101.108000.53.53513.2019. (Executive Session scheduled for 3/26/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2019-1471 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Robert A. Creo, 3934 Foster Street, Suite B531, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, in the amount of Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) for arbitration services rendered in connection with two labor matters and charging same to 11101.108000.53.53513.2019. (Executive Session scheduled for 3/26/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2019-1472 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 Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Dollars ($156,420.00) to be deposited into the Public Safety Support Trust Fund. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1473 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance to submit a Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund Grant Application to the Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries for the renovation of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 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 March 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 Harris, Darlene – reimb/office refreshments (Dist. 1) 46.17 Mt. Lebanon Office Equipment – conference table 2,172.15 Sonitrol of Pittsburgh – service call 170.00 Springfield Workshop, Inc. – supplies for annual Easter Egg Hunt (Dist. 2) 553.00 FINANCE K-7 Parking Company – parking lease for 10 tax compliance specialists 1,550.00 Stanley Convergent Security Solutions – monitoring charges, treasurer’s office 163.44 TransUnion Corporation – confidential informational service 15.96 LAW Allegheny County Bar Association – continuing legal education 70.00 Allegheny County – deposition transcript 27.00 HUMAN RESOURCES City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2019 Emery, Alaina – reimbursement for parking for Pitt GSPIA career fair 9.08 iHeart Media – advertising 3,000.00 PHRA – recruiting conference 2,000.00 Robert Morris University – spring career fair 225.00 WQED – advertising 1,000.00 PLI Augello, Joseph – reimbursement for dues for IAEI monthly meetings 90.00 Keystone Rubber Stamp Co – plans examiner stamp for new examiner 94.30 Leopold, Joseph – reimbursement for registering certifications 130.00 PUBLIC SAFETY ADMIN Smiths Detection – maintenance of City-County Building x-ray machines 2,600.00 Point Park University – advertisement for Valentines on Ice 120.00 EMS McIntyre, Ida – fee for child seat safety testing course, reimbursement 95.00 Lewis, Raina – fee for child seat safety testing course, reimbursement 95.00 FIRE E.J. Thomas Co – detergent for power extractor 285.74 Home Depot Credit Services – haul away charge for broken appliance 20.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2019 Allegheny County Volunteer Firefighters Association – renew membership 10.00 PUBLIC WORKS AG Trimble Company – custom plaque for memorial bench 153.00 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – various inspections and certificates 147.16 Zoresco Equipment Co – long term rental of storage trailers 305.00 PARKS & RECREATION Burns, Nancy – reimbursement for flowers/vases for Morningside ribbon cutting 67.79 Bezjak, Johanna – tennis instructor, Mellon Park tennis bubble 109.50 Celender, Nicholas E – tennis instructor, Mellon Park tennis bubble 220.50 Haffner, Mark – tennis instructor, Mellon Park tennis bubble 220.50 Kolesar, Olivia – tennis instructor, Mellon Park tennis bubble 116.25 LaCaria, Aldene – tennis instructor, Mellon Park tennis bubble 441.00 Mieres, Jose – tennis instructor, Mellon Park tennis bubble 1,428.00 Paull, Mark J – tennis instructor, Mellon Park tennis bubble 1,018.50 Parks, Richard – tennis instructor, Mellon Park tennis bubble 871.50 Sonitrol Security Systems – monthly security monitoring for recreation facilities 2,740.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – monthly security monitoring for recreation facilities 2,970.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2019 Sonitrol Security Systems – monthly security monitoring for recreation facilities 1,750.00 CPRB Allegheny Center Alliance Church – monthly CPRB meeting held in neighborhood 75.00 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. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2018-1196 Resolution establishing the STOP the Violence Initiative to reduce both police officer-related violence and proximity-related violence in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS CO-SPONSOR /S: Mrs. Kail-Smith and Mr. Lavelle A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 3/27/2019. The motion carried. 2018-1218 An Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances by repealing Chapter 607: Firearms, Ammunition, and Other Weapons in its entirety, and enacting and adding Article XI: Weapons to the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances in order to meet the public safety needs of residents. (Public Hearing held 1/24/19; Post Agenda held 2/12/19) 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 AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 3/27/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2019 2018-1219 An Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances by enacting and adding Article XI: Weapons, Chapter 1104: Prohibition on the Use of Certain Accessories, Ammunition, and Modifications, and Chapter 1105: Authorized Prohibition of Large Capacity Magazines. (Public Hearing held 1/24/19; Post Agenda held 2/12/19) 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 AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 3/27/2019. The motion carried. 2018-1220 An Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title VI: Conduct, Article XI: Weapons, by adding Chapter 1106: Prevention of Extreme Risk to Children and Chapter 1107: Extreme Risk Protection Orders. (Public Hearing held 1/24/19; Post Agenda held 2/12/19) 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 AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Safety Services, due back by 3/27/2019. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1475 Resolution providing for an Agreement, to set forth City financial obligations and responsibilities with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) for the inclusion of certain City components in PennDOT’s West Carson Street signal upgrade project at a City cost not to exceed nine thousand and fifty dollars ($9,050.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2019 2019-1476 Resolution accepting the dedication of a portion of Blair Street and Hazelwood Avenue in the SP-10, Hazelwood Green Specially Planned District in the 4th and 15th Wards, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1474 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with NEOGOV for the upgrade and continual maintenance of software for HR workforce management, applicant tracking, and Civil Service testing, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed $ 81,096.77. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 9