Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, April 10, 2019 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2019-1518 Resolution appointing James R. Barry, Jr as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire March 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. Enactment No: 243 2019-1519 Resolution appointing Jayme R. Holloway as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire March 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. Enactment No: 244 2019-1520 Resolution appointing Brian J. Wolyniak as a Commissioner of the Shade Tree Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire March 31, 2021. Meeting went into Recess Meeting Reconvened A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. Enactment No: 245 2019-1536 Resolution appointing Michael M. Domach as a member of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, for a term to expire on March 31, 2023. Mr. Domach will fill a seat that had been vacant. A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. Enactment No: 246 PUBLIC COMMENT City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019 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 Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 5/1/2019. 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 held 4/3/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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 held 4/3/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1530 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tucker Independent Medical Experts, Inc., 2400 Ansys Dr., Suite 102, Canonsburg, PA 15317 in an amount not to exceed Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($9,900.00) for professional services in connection with litigation. (Executive Session Held 4-16-19) 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 10, 2019 2019-1531 Resolution providing for the issuance of warrant in the total sum of Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($5,000.00) in favor of Linda Green, c/o Emerald N. Williams, Esquire, Woomer & Talarico, LLC, 2945 Banksville Road, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216-2749, as final settlement related to the action filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. (Executive Session Held 4/16/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 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 10th 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 B-PEP – donation to B-PEP Jazz (Dist. 1) 250.00 I&P Hovis, Jeffrey – registration for Leadership & Innovation course 159.00 Norman, Heidi – pizza for departmental meeting 218.74 CHR Black Political Empowerment Project – sponsorship and ad in BPEP-Jazz 100.00 Kepple, Justin – constable to service subpoena 50.00 FINANCE K-7 Parking Company – monthly lease for tax compliance specialists 1,550.00 LAW Academy of Trial Lawyers – continuing legal education course 105.00 Mistick, Kelly – reimbursement for a filing fee in a case 80.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019 HUMAN RESOURCES Davis, Gina – reimbursements for parking 27.00 4Imprint Inc – stress balls for Women’s luncheon 248.53 Sewell, Roxanne N – advertising/sponsor for 2019 TMAG, PA convention 2,000.00 Stevens, Cassandra M – wellness, restorative yoga 500.00 S&S Trophy, Inc – employee of the month plaques and plate engraving 260.00 Tara Pendelton – notary renewal 99.00 Venture Outdoors Inc – discounted Cityfit community memberships 128.00 PUBLIC SAFETY ADMIN Adamczyk, Tricia – reimbursement for parking at Pitt event 5.00 Approved Toilet Rentals – hand-washing stations for police staging areas 355.00 EMS Ronald Romano – reimbursement for EMSI Update Conference attendance 383.05 Munhall Area Prehospital Services – EMS coverage at three events 560.00 POLICE Henderson, Charles – food during 12 hour deployment for officers 354.95 Tice, Danial – exam, medication & care for retired K9 officer 527.19 Roberts Brian – exam, medication & care for retired K9 officer 197.28 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019 OMI Assured Polygraph Services – polygraphing of candidates for employment 3,000.00 FIRE Kokkila, Brian – reimbursement for coffee 47.94 Pittsburgh Pallet Supply – pallets for firefighter recruit burn 165.00 ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL Animal Care Equipment & Service – gloves, two scanners, shipping 1,117.31 PUBLIC WORKS A G Trimble Company – custom plaque for memorial bench 307.00 Amcom Office Systems – equipment rental, 60 month term 273.06 Derenzo, Frank – reimbursement for CDL 94.50 Duquense Light – service interruption in Polish Hill for Holiday Tree 1,600.00 B&R Pools & Swimshop – service for water testing at City pools 200.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – long term rental of storage trailers at several locations 260.00 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – various inspections and certificates 367.90 Dominion Elevator Inspection Services – elevator safety inspections 325.00 DOMI City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019 Core Products – brackets & wing seals used for installing signs 1,575.00 Nippon Carbide Industry – brown material used for making honorary name blades 540.00 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 WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1535 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works, to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program, to provide funding for renovation of the South Side Park. The grant proposal includes an ask of $400,000.00 with a local match of $400,000.00 that will be allocated in the 2020 City of Pittsburgh Capital Budget. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND ($800,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1538 Resolution amending Resolution number 827 of 2015, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to create a Veteran Banner Program to waive or reduce certain fees per Section 416.02 of the Pittsburgh Code to hang banners approved by the Director of Public Works at specific approved locations in City of Pittsburgh” by removing the approval of the art commission and changing the authorizing department from DPW to DOMI. SPONSOR /S: MS. GROSS, MRS. HARRIS, MRS. KAIL-SMITH AND MR. COGHILL A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019 A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Works , due back by 4/17/2019. The motion carried. 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 UNTABLED to the Committee on Human Resources . The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 - Mrs. Strassburger A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Human Resources , due back by 4/17/2019. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 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 4/24/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019 2019-1532 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh to accept a grant from the Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission in the amount of twenty-two thousand ($22,000) dollars. This grant will be used in conjunction with department funds to execute contracts for an architectural inventory of historic structures in the Oakland neighborhood of the city not to exceed forty-four thousand ($44,000) dollars. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1534 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of City Planning to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the master park planning process for Hays Woods. The grant proposal includes an ask of $100,000 with a local match of $100,000 to come out of the 2020 City of Pittsburgh Capital Budget - JDE # 1109500120.50000.00. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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 4/24/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019 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 4/17/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 11