Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 5, 2019 9:30 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2019-1713 Resolution appointing Zachary Block to serve as a member of the Commission on Human Relations for a term to expire March 31, 2021. A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. 2019-1719 Resolution appointing Monica Ruiz as a member of the Pittsburgh Equal Opportunity Review Commission with a term to expire April 30, 2022. A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. 2019-1720 Resolution appointing Sara Segel as a member of the Pittsburgh Equal Opportunity Review Commission with a term to expire April 30, 2022. 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 DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1690 Resolution providing for the issuance of warrant in the total sum of Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred, Fifteen Dollars and Twenty-Two Cents ($7,815.22) in favor of Eileen Papale, 1525 Merrick Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15226, as final settlement related to the action filed with the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations. (Executive Session held 6/4/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 5, 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 June 5th 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 Arnold’s Coffee & Tea – refreshments/Equity & Inclusion press conf. (Dist. 6) 463.38 Jumping Jumperoo – community opening day for athletic assoc. (Dist. 2) 375.00 Municipal Code – electronic update pages 1,364.00 MAYOR Hill, James – reimbursement for overnight postage of a Navy veteran’s flag 67.10 OMB M&J Wilkow Properties – 420 Blvd property management fees 2,992.85 I&P DataMade – training and development for Councilmatic 2,500.00 CHR Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center – Opportunity Choice game 535.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 5, 2019 LAW Bar Association of the Third Federal Circuit – bar association membership 60.00 Elzer Law Firm – defendant’s half 600.00 Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education – continuing legal education 13.50 HUMAN RESOURCES New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising 290.90 S&S Trophy Inc – employee of the month for May 75.00 PUBLIC SAFETY Everon Inc – speaker fees for peer group event 2,875.00 Estes, Robert – performer for Northside farmers market 250.00 Northside Leadership Conference – Riverview 5k sponsorship 1,500.00 EMS Amen Corner – awards program and meeting registration for two employees 50.00 Cranberry Township EMS – EMS coverage at Garth Brooks concert 860.48 Foxwall Emergency Medical Services – EMS coverage at Garth Brooks concert 1,176.72 Munhall Area Prehospital – EMS coverage at Race for the Cure & Garth Brooks 1,668.38 Tri-Community South EMS – EMS coverage at Garth Brooks concert 1,092.62 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 5, 2019 Parkview VFD/EMS – EMS coverage at the Garth Brooks concert 1,051.50 Ross/West View EMSA – EMS coverage at the Garth Brooks concert 1,147.30 Ross/West View EMSA – EMS coverage at the Garth Brooks concert 1,950.58 POLICE Dollar Rent A Car Inc – rentals 2,172.99 PUBLIC WORKS Giant Eagle Market District – catering food for Civic Leadership Academy 201.95 Cummins Sales and Services – repair Police Zone 3 emergency generator 1,316.00 PARKS & RECREATION CleanNet Systems of PA – one time cleanup at Warrington recreation center 1,100.00 Nunley, Sarah – ARTWorks 3rd place winner 50.00 Whitey’s Mobile Wash Inc – detailing & deep cleaning of PR90 bus 175.00 DOMI All Traffic Solutions – clamps used to mount traffic counters 385.00 Pennsylvania One Call System – PA One call service 1,912.14 A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS NONE City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 5, 2019 P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1723 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Freedom Indeed LLC/Reverend Cornell Jones for professional services as a Group Violence Intervention Coordinator at a total cost not to exceed THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS and NO CENTS ($327,465.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1724 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Developments Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program (GTRP) to provide funding for the renovation of multimodal trails located within South Side Park. The grant proposal includes an ask of $250,000.00 with a local match of $37,500.00 to be funded from 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 TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($287,500.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 5, 2019 2019-1725 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Developments Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program (GTRP) to provide funding for the planning of the renovation of the Pedestrian Tunnel located in Highland Park. The grant proposal includes an ask of $93,500.00 $139,674.35 with a local match of $16,500.00 $24,651.93 to be funded from 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 ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND ($110,000.00) dollars ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX DOLLARS AND TWENTY EIGHT CENTS ($164,326.28) for this stated purpose. 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 AMENDED. The motion carried. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried. 2019-1726 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Developments Greenways Trails and Recreation Program (GTRP) to provide funding for the renovation of the Riverview Park Entrance at Mairdale Avenue. The grant proposal includes an ask of $250,000.00 with a local match of $37,500.00 to be funded from 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 TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($287,500.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1727 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 South Side Park Phase I Design at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Ninety Six Dollars (338,096.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 5, 2019 2019-1729 Resolution declaring that certain City property, as further provided herein, in Highland Park shall be dedicated to a trail easement and that certain other property be dedicated to a temporary construction easement in order to facilitate development of the Washington Boulevard Trail. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1730 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Seven: Business Licensing, Chapter 719: Vendors and Peddlers, by amending the existing language of Sections 719.02, 719.04, 719.09, and 719.10 and adding Section 719.04B, to better align Peddler licensing with Allegheny County Health Department food regulations, to add the City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (“DOMI”) to the Street and Sidewalk Vending Site Designation Committee, to add the City of Pittsburgh Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections as a voting member of the Street and Sidewalk Vending Site Designation Committee. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Works , due back by 6/12/2019. The motion carried. 2019-1731 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Seven: Business Licensing, Chapter 719: Vendors and Peddlers, by amending the existing language of Section 719.10 to add approved vending sites to the List of Sites Approved by Council, to delete one vending site from the List of Sites Approved by Council, and to better specify the site locations in the List of Sites Approved by Council. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Works , due back by 6/12/2019. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1733 Resolution requesting authorization for the Mayor and the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (“PLI”) to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Avenu Insights and Analytics to digitize microfiche and aperture cards holding historic permitting data and add them to the Department’s digital library. The Agreement is chargeable and payable from the following account in an amount not to exceed $185,600.00. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mr. O'Connor No: 0 City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 5, 2019 Abstain: 2 - Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent: 1 - Mrs. Strassburger 2019-1734 Resolution amending Resolution No. 840 of 2018, amending Resolution No. 358 of 2017, which had previously amended Resolution 887, effective December 31, 2014, entitled “Authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments to existing agreements to purchase Accela Civic Platform and Accela Citizen Access subscription and cloud hosting services and further authorizing a professional services Agreement with Accela to migrate from self-hosting to a cloud environment hosted by Accela,” so as to extend the contract an additional year until June 30, 2020, and increase the not-to-exceed cost from $906,994 to $1,144,019.08 to $1,269,962.16. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, and Mr. O'Connor No: 0 Abstain: 2 - Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Absent: 1 - Mrs. Strassburger 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 Innovation, Performance and Asset Management, due back by 7/3/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 5, 2019 2019-1722 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Habitat for Humanity - Bennett Street project, located at 6932, 6936, 6942, and 6946 Bennett Street of Pittsburgh, PA, 15208. See attachment for approval of individual addresses. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1735 Resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license, License No. R- 2778, from Gregory’s Restaurant, Inc., 1199 Washington Pike, Bridgeville PA 15017 to the Applicant, Woods House, LLC., 4604 Monongahela Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207 for the premises located at 4604 Monongahela Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207, restaurant known as “Woods House”, Pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, &4-461. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing) A motion was made that this matter be Held for a Cablecast Public Hearing. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 9