Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 8, 2019 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent 2 - Mr. O'Connor, and 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 5/22/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1620 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Office of Special Events - Department of Public Safety and the Office of Special Programs - Department of Parks & Recreation to accept an in kind donation of various holiday décor and supplies from Highwood’s Properties (owners of PPG Place) valued at $8,000.00 for the purpose of the transition of the annual Light Up Night Gingerbread House Display to the City-County Building in 2019. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 8, 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 May 8th 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 PA Resources Council – Zero Waste Kit Rental (Dist. 7) 200.00 MAYOR Dierker, Laurie – reimbursement for refreshments for Big Table meeting 17.46 OMB M&J Wilkow Properties – property management at 420 Blvd 2,292.55 I&P HUMAN RELATIONS CONTROLLER Pittsburgh Mailing – check stock 990.00 FINANCE Bulldog Office Products – key 14.00 K-7 Parking Company – parking lease for employees 1,550.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 8, 2019 Pittsburgh Mailing – printing and mailing services 2,944.00 LAW Ament & Ament Court Reporting – deposition and transcript charges 364.25 Pacer Service Center – federal online docket 176.20 Wolters Kluwer Law & Business – legal publications 471.59 Miles, Christopher – arbitration services 1,965.71 Pittsburgh Reporting Service – transcript of Act 111 hearing 2,704.41 HUMAN RESOURCES NCS Pearson Incorporated – exam test sheets & scoring 335.00 NCS Pearson Incorporated – exam sheets & scoring 2,948.92 S&S Trophy Inc – employee of the month plaque 75.00 PLANNING East Liberty Presbyterian Church – meeting rooms for design charrette 60.00 PLI Brown, Patrick – reimbursement for registering certifications 102.20 Brown, Andrew – reimbursement for registering certifications 205.00 Granacher, Harrison – reimbursement for registering certifications 317.20 Sperry, William – reimbursement for registering certifications 209.00 Schaefers, Kurt – reimbursement for registering certifications 102.20 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 8, 2019 Tata, Madhuri – reimbursement for registering certifications 209.00 EMS Allegheny County Treasurer – testing new employees 150.00 POLICE Center for Hearing & Deaf Services – sign language interpretation 155.00 David L Lawrence Convention Center – rental of training facilities 2,250.00 Sprowls, Timothy – training for PMAP officers 1,200.00 Tomlinson, Tammy – purchase of PMAP comfort dog 2,800.00 OMI Assured Polygraph Services – polygraphing of candidates for employment 300.00 Assured Polygraph Services – polygraphing of candidates for employment 3,000.00 Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 258.70 FIRE Adams Petroleum Products – fuel for the fireboat 395.06 PUBLIC WORKS Lake Forest Gardens – perennial plants for Riverview, Schenley, Highland 1,358.5 Pittsburgh Binding Inc – door hanger cards for City Cuts program 260.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 8, 2019 Wrigley Robert – reimbursement for pesticide applicator license 10.00 Cummins Sales and Services – generator repairs 1,279.53 Cummins Sales and Services – repair generator at firehouse 38 1,001.35 Ketzel, Andrea – renewal of Professional Landscape Architecture license 194.00 DOMI N Glantz & Son – transfer tape for transferring material onto plates 994.36 Kelly, Reilly, Nell, Barna – fees for appraisal of Lander Street property 1,600.00 Kelly, Rielly, Nell, Baran – fees for appraisal of Semicir Street property 700.00 PARKS & RECREATION Dermody, William – RAD logo decals for tennis recycling bins 104.65 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 RECOMMITTED PAPERS 2019-1603 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Winston Design Development for architectural and engineering design services for a series of interior remodels for six fire stations within the city of Pittsburgh, for the not to exceed amount of FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO DOLLARS AND SIXTY SIX CENTS ($407,872.66). A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 5/15/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 8, 2019 NEW PAPERS 2019-1623 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Keystone Communities grant program to renovate the Jefferson Recreation Center and the adjacent park and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND ($402,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND ($402,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost of EIGHT HUNDRED AND FOUR THOUSAND ($804,000.00) dollars. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1624 Resolution granting unto DAH Partners LP, 6592 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206, 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 6620 Hamilton Avenue, in the 12th Ward, in the 9th Council District of City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1621 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Works to enter into a professional service agreement with Oxford Development Company to serve as property manager for 412 Boulevard of the Allies. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 5/15/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6