Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 12, 2019 9:30 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2019-1712 Resolution appointing Tracy Baton to serve as a member of the Commission on Human Relations for a term to expire May 31, 2023. A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. Enactment No: 2019-1714 Resolution appointing Jennifer Presutti 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. Enactment No: 2019-1715 Resolution appointing Sonya Toler to serve as a member of the Commission on Human Relations for a term to expire May 31, 2023. A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried. Enactment No: 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 City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 2019 2019-1635 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($7,700.00) to Davenport & Company LLC, P.O. Box 85678, Richmond, VA 23285-5678 for professional consulting services in relation to Police Arbitration. (Executive Session held on 6/11/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1636 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Dollars and No Cents ($16,350.00) to MAS Financial Advisory Services, LLC, 17172 Penny Pines Circle, Strongsville, OH 44136 for professional consulting services in relation to Police Arbitration. (Executive Session held on 6/11/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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 the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 6/26/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1743 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C, P.O. Box 641014, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1014, in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($4,413.50) for professional legal services in connection with immigration matters. (Executive Session held 6/19/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2019-1744 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Eighteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($18,427.50) to Segal Waters Consulting, 1800 M Street NW, Suite 900 S, Washington, DC 20036-5802 for professional consulting services in relation to Police Arbitration. (Executive Session held 6/19/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 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 12th 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 Charles St. Area Corporation – donation (Dist. 6) 100.00 Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation – donation (Dist. 4) 300.00 Stop the Violence – donation (Dist. 2) 500.00 Stop the Violence – donation (Dist. 6) 200.00 OMB M&J Wilkow Properties – 420 Blvd of the Allies monthly property management 2,228.87 CHR Global Wordsmiths – Arabic interpreter for a case intake 112.50 FINANCE Formax – contract renewal of folder/sealer for pension checks 832.00 Stanley Convergent Security Solutions – monthly security monitoring charges 163.44 TransUnion Corporation – confidential informational service 266.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 2019 K-7 Parking Company – parking lease for 10 spaces for tax compliance specialists 1,550.00 LAW Attorney Registration – annual attorney license renewals 4,050.00 AKF Reporters Incorporated – trial attendance fee 247.25 Sargents Court Reporting – video dubbing fee 150.00 ETHICS BOARD Attorney Registration – annual attorney license renewal 225.00 PLI McPherson, Robert – employee reimbursement for required training 102.20 Bey, Canaan – employee reimbursement for required training 102.20 Scherer, Glen – employee reimbursement for required training 102.20 PUBLIC SAFETY Greenfield Community Association – Greenfield Glide 5k sponsorship 1,500.00 Run Around the Square – Run Around the Square race fund sponsorship 1,500.00 Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy – Historic Hill 5k race sponsorship 1,500.00 Friendship Community Group – Friendship Flower & Folk festival 1,000.00 Morello, Barbara – reimbursement for parking to attend community meetings 13.58 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 2019 Morello, Barbara – reimbursements for refreshments and supplies 63.73 EMS Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – EMS coverage at Pirate games 1,199.45 Foxwall Emergency Medical Services – EMS coverage at Pirates games 808.33 POLICE Comcast – monthly cable bill for leased headquarters 365.95 Don Farr Moving – moving services from CCB to Zone 1 400.00 G.A. Precision – firearms and firearm supplies 4,959.00 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrack/Enrad certification 1,165.50 OMI Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 324.37 FIRE Fontana, Michael – reimbursement for supplies for fire house 21.39 PUBLIC WORKS Amcom Office Systems – equipment rental, 60 month term 314.02 Pittsburgh Tire Service Inc – tires 2,026.00 Cummins Sales and Services – repair emergency generator at Medic Station #9 973.92 PARKS & RECREATION City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 2019 School District of Pittsburgh – rental of Carrick HS for lifeguard orientations 759.00 Sonitrol of Pittsburgh – service calls to 3 RAD park pools 467.50 CPRB Carpenter, Don – videography production services 437.50 A motion was made to Waive the Rules of Council. The motion carried. 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 DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1637 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Parks and the Department of Public Works to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater for a portion of real property located on Liberty Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works , due back by 6/26/2019. 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 2019 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1749 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s Senior Community Center Grant Program to renovate the Greenfield Healthy Active Living Center, and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed SIXTY SIX THOUSAND FIFTY FIVE ($66,055.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1750 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Works, and/or the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s Senior Community Center Grant Program to renovate the Brighton Heights Healthy Active Living Center, and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1751 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, to execute relevant agreements to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s Senior Community Center Grant Program to renovate the Homewood Healthy Active Living Center, and further providing for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ($38,200.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 2019 2019-1752 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) and/or the Department of Innovation and Performance (I&P) on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Ford Motor Company, in order to receive access to the Ford City Insights visualization platform that will further the City’s ability to deliver services to residents. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1753 Resolution approving the recommendation of the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that Flora Street, Fort Duquesne Boulevard inbound and outbound, Broad Street, Ansley Street, and Oranmore Street be paved with asphalt accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1754 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s’ Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program to provide funding for the planning of the Emerson Street Multimodal Path and Plaza. The grant proposal includes an ask of $200,000 with a local match of $30,000 to come out of 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 THIRTY THOUSAND ($230,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1415 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, and Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907, Development Overlay Districts, Section 907.02, IPOD, Interim Planning Overlay District, by adding a new section 907.02.K to establish a new Interim Planning Overlay District for the Inclusionary Housing Interim Planning Overlay District. (Public Hearing scheduled for 7/9/19) SPONSOR /S: MS. GROSS A motion was made that this matter be Held for a Cablecast Public Hearing. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 2019 2019-1748 Resolution amending Resolution No. 650 of 2018 to reallocate funding previously assigned to another agreement and to further authorize the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into a new Agreement or Agreements with Studio Bryan Hanes, LLC, for consulting services pertaining to the Sheraden Park Master Plan. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-1746 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Sheraton Hotel Station Square in an amount not to exceed ($8,469.78) eight thousand, four hundred, sixty nine dollars and seventy eight cents, for the Citiparks Seniors Program Volunteer Recognition Gala; and providing for the payment thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1747 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City of Pittsburgh to receive grant funding from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Summer Food Service Partner Support Impact Grant to purchase two canopies to be used by the City’s Mobile Food Truck, and further providing for expenditures not to exceed SIX HUNDRED ($600.00) dollars for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1757 Resolution authorizing City Council to name the clubhouse and learning center in the Bob O’Connor Golf Course after Arnold Palmer in recognition of his lifetime achievements and influences on the City of Pittsburgh and The First Tee of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MR. O'CONNOR 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. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 12, 2019 2019-1755 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into a Contract or Agreement with GBWH Pittsburgh LLC, New Horizons to provide ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) V4 Foundation to support ongoing development of Innovation & Performance staff who support critical IT infrastructure for a sum not to exceed Forty One Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($41,600) . A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 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 TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Kail-Smith No: 0 Abstain: 0 Out of Room: 1 - Mr. Kraus Absent: 1 - Mrs. Strassburger NEW PAPERS 2019-1745 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Department of Parks and Recreation to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an agreement or agreements with Allegheny County, Department of Human Services, for the City’s operation of its Senior Community Centers. Said agreement or agreement shall be for a term of one year at no cost to the City with compensation to the City not to exceed ($794,250.00) SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY FOUR THOUSAND and TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS and NO CENTS. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10