Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, April 3, 2019 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 1 - Mrs. Strassburger FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1338 Ordinance amending, supplementing and correcting the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administrative, Chapter 219: Operating Budget, so as to add contract and bid information requirements to Fiscal Impact Statements, and to further correct numbering and formatting. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH CO-SPONSOR /S: Mrs. Strassburger, Ms. Gross and Mrs. Harris A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 4/10/2019. The motion carried. 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 held 3/27/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 234 City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 3, 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 held 3/27/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 235 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 held 3/27/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 236 NEW PAPERS 2019-1508 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Gabriel Despres and his Attorney, Timothy P. O’Brien, Esquire, c/o Timothy P. O’Brien Law Offices, 239 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2103, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 ($77,500.00) in settlement of federal litigation. (Executive Session held 4-9-19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 3, 2019 2019-1509 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $95,000.00, payable as follows: One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and 00/100 ($1,287.00) in favor of Allegheny County Central Tax Collection District (ACCTCD), c/o Jordan Tax Service, Inc., 102 Rahway Road, McMurray, PA 15317; Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars and 20/100 ($37,485.20) in favor of the Law Offices of Joel Sansone, Two Gateway Center, Suite 1290, 603 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; Fifty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars and 80/100 ($56,227.80) in favor of Dawn DeFelice Jakomas, 685 Elm Spring Court, Apartment 1C, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, in full and final settlement of a labor relations case. (Executive Session held 4-9-19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 3, 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 April 3rd 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/tickets to PCRG summit & parking 345.74 Latin American Cultural Union – donation (Dist. 4) 200.00 FINANCE McMullen, Barbara – legal services 202.75 LAW Justus ADR Services – cancellation fee, mediation 875.00 Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education – attendance fee calculation 1.50 Wolters Kluwer Law & Business – legal publications 420.02 HUMAN RESOURCES Matthew Beder & Company Inc – education materials 81.08 Pit Shop – healthy snacks for police wellness fair 250.00 PUBLIC SAFETY ADMIN City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 3, 2019 Philips Healthcare – public safety operational supplies, AED units & supplies 1,832.60 Duquesne University – criminal justice courses for Spring 2019 class 2,100.00 EMS Pfund Superior Sales Co – drive cam recorder 1,050.00 POLICE Duncan, Leonard – reimbursement for copy of key 16.98 Garver, Gabrielle M – phlebotomist services for DUI task force 450.00 OMI Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 394.02 FIRE ABCO Fire Protection – fire extinguisher parts 198.52 Kleen-Line Service Co – disposal of waste oil from tools 91.20 Premier Safety & Service Inc – CitroSqueeze gear cleaner 476.00 3 Rivers Fire Equipment – nozzle parts and accessories 1,013.14 PUBLIC WORKS Young, Frank – reimbursement for CDL renewal 134.50 PARKS & RECREATION Sonitrol Security Systems – service call to Biddle Building 212.50 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 3, 2019 Sonitrol Security Systems – service call to re-wire Paulson front doors 434.50 Sonitrol Security Systems – service call for Phillips cameras 382.50 DOMI Core Products – stainless steel banding used for installing signs 1,522.50 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 2019-1516 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a License and Maintenance Agreement with Just Ducky Tours, Inc. for the use of property located at the Monongahela Wharf Landing. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 241 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 3, 2019 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-1533 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into a Second Amendment to the Cooperation Agreement for Program Administration Assistance with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership regarding its offer to provide administrative assistance to the City for The Market Square Public Art Program and to enter into an Art Exhibition Loan Agreement and License with Alisha B. Wormsley and Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for the loan of “Ascension” for the Program’s 2019 display. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 242 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1510 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Mellon’s Orchard at Station Street and Euclid Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 237 2019-1511 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 800 Penn Avenue Apartments project which will involve the conversion of the 8-story office building into 7 floors of apartment units with the street level being used as retail space. The building address is 800 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh 15222, in the 2nd Ward. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 238 City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 3, 2019 2019-1512 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Thunderbird Café project, located at 4045, 4049, 4053, 4055, and 4065 Butler Street of Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. See attachment for approval of individual addresses. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 239 2019-1514 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 21st and Smallman - Mixed Commercial Development project. The existing buildings will be or have been demolished and new buildings will be a mixture of restaurant, retail and office space. Parking will be provided via a three-level parking deck over existing surface parking. The site is located on the north side of Smallman Street, between 21st and 23rd Streets, in the 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 4/10/2019. The motion carried. 2019-1515 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 209 Ninth Street Apartments project which will involve the conversion of the 9-story office building into 9 floors of apartment units with the street level being used as retail space. The building address is 209 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh 15222, in the 2nd Ward. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 240 City of Pittsburgh Page 8