Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, April 24, 2019 9:30 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2019-1517 Resolution approving the appointment of five (5) members of the East Liberty TRID Revitalization Authority Board of Directors. (Council Districts 7, 8 and 9) A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. 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 NEW PAPERS 2019-1589 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by transferring $5,000 to the Brighton Heights Athletic Association. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 2019 2019-1590 Resolution further amending Resolution 549 of 2012, entitled “providing for an agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof” by transferring $5,000 to the Brighton Heights Athletic Association. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 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 24th 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. I&P Spok Inc – pager service 1,219.14 Expedient Data Centers – data center power source 1,858.14 FINANCE Donna M McMullen – court reporter for treasurer sale hearing 202.75 LAW AKF Reporters Inc – depositions 144.00 Constance Lee & Co – deposition transcripts 1,076.65 Kelly, Reilly, Nell, Barna – expert report 1,000.00 Kittelson LLC – expert report 195.00 LaGamba Reporting Services – depositions 75.00 Tucker Independent Medical Experts – independent medical exam 2,000.00 HUMAN RESOURCES City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 2019 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co – answer test sheets 424.60 Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens – room rental for wellness festival 600.00 PLI Wielock, Christopher – reimbursement for registering certifications 95.00 EMS Allegheny County EMS Council – payment for annual meeting 500.00 Munhall Area Prehospital Services – EMS coverage at Varsity Cheerleading event 183.75 Pfund Superior Sales Co – install Stryker load wiring & floor plate 2,481.00 POLICE Scanlon Counseling & Consulting – fitness for duty exam 175.00 PUBLIC WORKS ACF Environmental – filter sock needed for McKinley park erosion control 2,286.00 Craig, Mallory A – reimbursement for CDL 144.50 Eubanks, John – reimbursement for CDL 114.50 Zoresco Equipment Co – long term rental of storage trailers 305.00 Allegheny Fence Construction Co – fence repair & replacement, 29th street gate 2,310.00 Forrest Steel Corporation – various size angle iron 415.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 2019 RA Smith Inc – topographic survey for Jefferson Playground 1,900.00 RA Smith Inc – topographic survey for Granville Playground 2,500.00 PARKS & RECREATION Panchura, Missy – refund for beginning archery course 10.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – service call at Hazelwood senior center 153.50 DOMI Calibration Services Inc – calibration of eight pieces of equipment 1,650.00 A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 2019 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS CITY OF PITTSBURGH To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: April 22, 2019 Re: Intradepartmental transfer Dear President and Members of Council: As per the Resolution 876 of 2018, which authorizes City Council to approve intra-departmental transfers throughout the 2019 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s): Public Safety Administration Amount from: $236,000.00 from 210000.56151 Protective/Investigation Amount to: $220,000 to 210000.57501 Machinery & Equipment $16,000 to 210000.57531 Vehicles This transfer is needed to align budgeted funds to the proper spending accounts that are connected to contracts for vehicles and assets. The funding in the Machinery & Equipment line will be used to purchase a SkyWatch mobile surveillance tower and the funding in the Vehicles line will be used to purchase a Kawasaki vehicle to move supplies at the Police stables. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 2019 P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 2019 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1582 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC), to receive a FY 2019 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant in the amount of $13,569.00 and further providing for an agreement or agreements for rescue training equipment for the Bureau of Fire. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 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 Reconsidered to the Committee on Public Works . The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1584 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to execute relevant Agreements and Contracts to receive grant funding from the Pirates Charities’ Fields for Kids Program to update Dinan Field, AKA Officer Eric Kelly Memorial Field, located in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh and further providing for an Agreement, Contracts and expenditures not to exceed TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. Additionally, the City will provide matching funds in the form if in-kind services valued at $10,000.00 offered by the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 2019 2019-1585 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to execute relevant Agreements and Contracts to receive grant funding from the Pirates Charities’ Fields for Kids Program to update Devlin Field located in the 16th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and further providing for an Agreement, Contracts and expenditures not to exceed TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. Additionally, the City will provide matching funds not to exceed TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) dollars in order to receive said grant funds to be used for the same purpose. Additionally, the City will provide matching funds in the form of in-kind services valued at $10,000.00 offered by the City of Pittsburgh. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1586 Resolution amending Resolution No. 233 of 2019, which amended 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 amend language in previous amendment as new projects, which increased the not to exceed amount by Seventy Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Dollar and No Cents ($79,760), are adding to existing Scope of Work and not adding services or signatories to the contract. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes April 24, 2019 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 5/15/2019. The motion carried. 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 5/1/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1583 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 3 Crossings 2.0 Southeast at 2801 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 5/1/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10