Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, March 27, 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 NEW PAPERS 2019-1491 Resolution for issuance of a warrant for invoices totaling Four Thousand Ninety-Two and 23/100 Dollars ($4,092.23) in favor of D’Appolonia Engineering related to evaluation of slope conditions. (Executive Session scheduled for 4/3/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 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 27th 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 Dinwiddie Community Alliance – donation (Dist. 6) 100.00 Municipal Code – electronic update pages 308.00 Singer, Matt – reimb/parking (Dist. 5) 94.00 Williams, Cassandra – reimb/food for meeting (Dist. 6) 108.83 OMB M&J Wilkow Properties – 420 Boulevard property management fees 2,683.07 I&P Frequency 528 – silent disco headphones and transmitters for event 1,900.00 Kelly Strayhorn Theater – event space 1,170.00 Smith, Todd – reimbursement for posters, chalk, and event planning app 1,222.74 Call Recording Center – call recording center hardware/software support 1,544.00 Nunley, Alex – reimbursement for subscription to RingCentral ProPlus 322.44 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 Spok – pager service 1,686.42 FINANCE Pittsburgh Mailing – printing and mailing services 800.00 LAW AKF Reporters Incorporated – deposition transcript 243.40 AKF Reporters Incorporated – deposition transcript 140.40 Allegheny County Bar Association – continuing legal education 240.00 Department of Real Estate – filings, copying at Recorder of Deeds office 17.50 Heckman Enterprises Inc – expert witness fees 2,875.00 Pittsburgh Reporting Service – payment for transcripts 729.88 Pittsburgh Reporting Service – payment for transcripts 1,123.40 Pittsburgh Reporting Service – payment for transcripts 1,657.30 Pittsburgh Reporting Service – payment for transcripts 358.65 HUMAN RESOURCES Growing the Seed – lunch & learn macronutrient workshops 450.00 Military Guides – advertising 1,550.00 PLANNING Gastil, Raymond W – American Planning Association membership dues, 50% 377.50 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 Ramon, Aaron – public art for Stanwix façade project 780.00 PLI Iron Mountain Records Management – shredding of documents 259.84 PUBLIC SAFETY ADMIN Murphy, Shatara – reimbursement for food for 2 meetings 192.50 POLICE Comcast – monthly cable & service bills 13.79 Jack Lafferty’s Truck Parts – fleet services 2,221.55 Spok Inc – police pager services 43.86 OMI Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 296.51 Pennsylvania State Police – criminal checks for police candidates 418.00 TransUnion Corporation – credit checks on job candidates 81.41 PUBLIC WORKS Bucher, Michael – reimbursement for CDL 114.50 PARKS & RECREATION Sonitrol Security Systems – service call at Hazelwood Car Barn 116.00 S&S Trophy Inc – engraving a trophy for CitiSports 20.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 DOMI Airbourne Promotions – holiday lighting set-up and removal in Troy Hill 700.00 International Road Dynamics – traffic counting equipment 1,028.17 Maley Mike – reimbursement for class to maintain license 89.00 New Pittsburgh Courier – regulatory advertisement for project 749.12 Osburn Associates Inc – sheeting for sign shop 1,125.00 Osburn Associates Inc – sheeting for sign shop 1,125.00 Osburn Associates Inc – sheeting for sign shop 1,500.00 Pennsylvania One Call System – PA One call service 1,172.86 Sonitrol Security Systems – access key cards for employees 225.00 Tech Support – screens for screening signs 926.97 Tech Support – material used in screening process 171.55 CPRB Carpenter, Don – website maintenance, CPRBpgh.org 125.00 Parry, Nigel – website maintenance, CPRBpgh.org 210.19 United States Treasury – wage garnishment of Nigel Parry 39.81 A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS NONE City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 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 AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 3 - Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 3 - Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 0 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 3 - Mr. Coghill, Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1495 Resolution granting unto Chippy, LLC, 896 Clinton Frankfort Road Clinton, Pennsylvania 15026, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp with handrail and landing and concrete heated sidewalk at 5126 Butler Street, in the 10th Ward, in the 7th Council District of City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1496 Resolution granting unto Urban Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel Company, LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp with handrail and landing at 401 Wood Street, in the 1st Ward, in the 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1497 Resolution granting unto Nic Decio, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a handicap ramp with handrail and landing at 2517 and 2519 Penn Avenue, in the 2nd Ward, in the 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1498 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from Smart Growth America (SGA) to be used for participation in the Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy not to exceed Eight Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($8,000.00) for this stated purpose. Additionally, the city will provide matching funds not to exceed Eight Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($8,000.00) in order to receive said grant funds to be used for the same purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED 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. (Public Hearing held 3/20/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1492 Resolution approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Chapter 911.2, Section 911.02.A.64 for West Liberty Elementary School for authorization to expand an Elementary/Secondary School (General) at 785 Dunster St, zoned “R1D-M” Residential Single-Unit Detached, Moderate Density District, 19th Ward, Council District No. 4 (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing) A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. 2019-1493 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four, Public Places and Property, Article 1, 416.10.D Public Right-Of-Way Encroachments; Permit Required, Public Right-Of-Way-Encroachments to allow One Step Program ramps to be installed without Council Approval. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 4/10/2019. The motion carried. 2019-1494 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of City Planning to enter into a Fellowship Participation Agreement with Student Conservation Association, Inc. of Pittsburgh not to exceed $15,583.78 for fiscal year 2019. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 NEW PAPERS 2019-1499 Resolution amending Resolution No. 149 of 2015, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an agreement or agreements with eDocs Technologies, LLC ("eDocs") for licensing services and maintenance and support services, to update the Scope of Work and to add the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service as a signatory, at an additional cost not to exceed Seventy Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Dollars and No Cents ($79,760.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-1513 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Aylesboro Townhomes along Aylesboro Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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 4/10/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10