Standing Committees

City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, May 22, 2019 9:30 AM Council Chambers Standing Committee Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2019-1643 Resolution appointing Lori Beth Jones as a Commissioner of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire April 30, 2023. Interview Held 2019-1646 Resolution appointing Omoye Aikhuele as a Commissioner of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission of the City of Pittsburgh for a term to expire April 30, 2023. Interview Held PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mr. O'Connor Absent 2 - Mrs. Kail-Smith, 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 2019-1662 Resolution further amending Res. No. 73, effective February 29, 2012 entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the City Council Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 2; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by transferring $1,600 from Neighborhood Learning Alliance-Public Safety Cameras to D2 Dek Hockey. Total of all projects is not to exceed $14,964.53. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1663 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by transferring $1,600 from Neighborhood Learning Alliance/Public Safety Cameras to D2 Deck Hockey, in Council District 2 Neighborhood Needs program. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1669 Resolution establishing the City of Pittsburgh Equity and Inclusion Implementation Team (“EIIT”). SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS, MR. LAVELLE, MR. KRAUS, MRS. HARRIS, MR. O'CONNOR AND MR. COGHILL A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1670 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One - Administrative, Article Three - Organizations, Chapter 111 - Departments, Generally, by adding a new subsection, § 111.03, Equity Standards and Requirements for all Departments and Units of City Government. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS, MR. LAVELLE, MR. KRAUS, MRS. HARRIS, MR. O'CONNOR AND MR. COGHILL A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1671 Resolution declaring the City of Pittsburgh as an “All-In” City. SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS, MR. LAVELLE, MR. KRAUS, MRS. HARRIS, MR. O'CONNOR AND MR. COGHILL A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 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 22nd 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 Municipal Code – professional services/Codification of Ordinances 2,552.00 The Pittsburgh Stop – donation/PPS All City Arts Showcase (Dist. 2) 705.00 P.R.O.M.I.S.E. – donation (Dist. 6) 300.00 Sonitrol of Pittsburgh – service call 127.50 A.G. Trimble Co. – purchase of City and US flags 1,267.44 LAW ACCTCD – settlement taxes 1,287.00 American Inns of Court – CLE credits 35.00 D’Appolonia Engineering – surveys 2,362.17 Exler Reporting – deposition 459.20 Lagamba Reporting Services – deposition 291.60 Miles, Christopher – arbitration services 1,640.71 Office of the Court Reporters – transcript 516.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 Spilman Thomas & Battle – outside counsel 1,003.30 HR Northside Chronicle – advertising 270.00 Pittsburgh Post Gazette – advertising 705.00 PLANNING Giant Eagle/Market District – catering/Civic Leadership Academy 155.95 DOMI Universal Scaffold Systems – rental of loading docks 2,382.70 PUBLIC SAFETY Gilmer, Jay – reimbursement/parking 10.00 Murphy, Shatara – reimb/food for student police academy 132.23 EMS Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co. – coverage at the Race for the Cure 1,363.00 Munhall Area Prehospital – coverage at Pens and Pirates games 676.29 Munhall Area Prehospital – coverage at Varsity Cheerleading 90.04 Wilson Furniture Store – chairs 1,960.00 POLICE Akers, Jason – PCCD grant outreach worker 140.00 Akers, Jason – PCCD grant outreach worker 80.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 Bailey, Antoine – PCCD grant outreach worker 140.00 Bailey, Antoine – PCCD grant outreach worker 80.00 Bey, Ernest – PCCD grant outreach worker 140.00 Bey, Ernest – PCCD grant outreach worker 40.00 Coleman, Gary – PCCD grant outreach worker 100.00 Dixon, Valerie – PCCD grant outreach worker 100.00 Dixon, Valerie – PCCD grant outreach worker 40.00 Jack Lafferty’s Truck Parts – fleet services 390.25 Miller, Kelvin – PCCD grant outreach worker 40.00 Push-N-Pull Inc. – repair horse trailer 815.00 Rice, Betty – PCCD grant outreach worker 80.00 Rice, Betty – PCCD grant outreach worker 20.00 Rice, Betty – PCCD grant outreach worker 20.00 Spencer, Terri – PCCD grant outreach worker 140.00 Spencer, Terri – PCCD grant outreach worker 40.00 Williams, Mary E. – PCCD grant outreach worker 40.00 Williams, Mary E. – PCCD grant outreach worker 140.00 Williams, Douglas – PCCD grant outreach worker 40.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 CPRB Associated Investors Inc. – cleaning service for April & May 525.00 FIRE PUBLIC WORKS Forrest Steel Corp. – materials 762.00 Ziegler, Bruce – renew CDL 124.50 PARKS & RECREATION Alt, Amanda – farmers market performer 250.00 Bezjak, Johanna – tennis instructor 109.50 Brooks, Douglas – tennis instructor 241.50 Dolan, Jessica – 2nd place Artworks winner/intermediate 250.00 Goob, Maggie – 2nd place Artworks winner/teen 100.00 Goob, William - 2nd place Artworks winner/amateur 250.00 Halsted, Jenna – 1st place Artworks winner/teen 150.00 Hassett, Patrick – 1st place Artworks winner/intermediate 350.00 Jennings, John – 3rd place Artworks winner/intermediate 150.00 Knight, Cheyenne – 3rd place Artworks winner/amateur 150.00 Kolesar, Olivia – tennis instructor 100.75 Lacaria, Aldene – tennis instructor 367.50 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 Leviere, Joy – 2nd place Artworks winner/professional 250.00 Marcinizyn, John – farmers market performer 250.00 Mieres, Jose – tennis instructor 724.50 Nicklow, Benjamin – 1st place Artworks winner/amateur 350.00 Parks, Richard – tennis instructor 966.00 Short, Charles – farmers market performer 250.00 Soergel, Sharon – 3rd place Artworks winner/teen 50.00 Sommers, David – 3rd place Artworks winner/professional 150.00 The Squirrel Hillbillies – farmers market performer 250.00 Young, Christopher – 1st place Artworks winner/professional 350.00 A motion was made that this matter was Approved. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS NONE P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made that this matter was Approved. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1655 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Donation Agreement with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to accept a donation for materials to repair and improve the Nine Mile Run Trail in Frick Park, and further authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy accepting the donations for this purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 2019-1656 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for the professional landscape architectural services for Arsenal Park Phase I Design, at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($394,174.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1661 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), to enter into an Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) to receive certain Grant Monies for the Safe Routes to School Project through the Transportation Set-Aside Program; and further authorizing an agreement or agreements to expend these Grant monies toward completion of the Safe Routes to School Project. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1657 Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed $4,585,786. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1599 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the South Side Presbyterian Church, located at 1926 Sarah Street (12-K-129-02), in the Southside Neighborhood, in the 17th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Public Hearing held 5/20/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes May 22, 2019 NEW PAPERS 2019-1668 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine - Zoning, Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures, Sections 922.10.E.2, 922.11.B.3 and 922.11.C.2 with a new subsection, “Affordable Housing Impact Statements.” SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND MR. LAVELLE Referred for Report and Recommendation to the Planning Commission. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR DEFERRED 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mr. Kraus, and Mr. Lavelle No: 1 - Mrs. Harris Abstain: 2 - Ms. Gross, and Mr. O'Connor Absent: 2 - Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger NEW PAPERS 2019-1658 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Derfler Investments, LLC, for 700 Armandale Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, Allegheny County, at block and lot 23-E-325, in the 25th Ward. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1659 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Connection @ South Side, 2984 Sidney Street, identified in the Allegheny County System as Block and Lots 29-N-316 and 29-N-311 in the 16th Ward. See attachment for approval of individual addresses. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 9