Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 26, 2019 10:00 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 8 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger Absent 1 - Mr. O'Connor FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-1802 Resolution amending Resolution #234 of 2019 which authorized the issuance of a warrant in favor of Timothy Arnold, 713 8th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15140 by changing the issuance of the warrant as follows: in favor of Timothy M. Arnold and his counsel, Villanova Law Offices, P.C., 16 Chatham Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and 00/100 ($5,400.00) in full and final settlement of a police-related matter. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 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 the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 7/1/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 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 Affirmatively Recommended. 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 Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1766 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with DeForest, Koscelnik, Yokitis & Berardinelli, Koppers Building, 30th Floor, 436 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional legal services regarding ethics matters in an amount not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($30,000.00). (Executive Session held 6/25/19) A motion was made that this matter be NEGATIVELY RECOMMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Kraus, and Mr. Lavelle No: 0 Abstain: 5 - Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor 2019-1767 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Rothman Gordon, P.C., 310 Grant St., 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional legal services regarding ethics matters in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($15,000.00). (Executive Session held 6/25/19) A motion was made that this matter be NEGATIVELY RECOMMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Kraus, and Mr. Lavelle No: 0 Abstain: 5 - Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 Absent: 1 - Mr. O'Connor NEW PAPERS 2019-1787 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program,” by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1788 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program,” by re-appropriating funds closed due to the requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1790 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 $45,109.30 from closed and completed projects within District 1 Neighborhood Needs to new priorities within the district. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS 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. 2019-1791 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget” by transferring a total of $45,109.30 from completed projects within District 1 Neighborhood Needs to Brighton Heights Citizens Federation, Five Points Business District of Observatory Hill, and District 1 DPW Projects. SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS 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. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 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 26th 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 Harris, Darlene – reimbursement/event tickets (Dist. 1) 120.00 Municipal Code – codification or Ordinances 4,580.00 Stop the Violence – donation (Dist. 1) 200.00 OMB Spring Hill Civic League – D1 Neighborhood Needs reimbursement for events 2,523.07 LAW Allegheny County Bar Association – bar association dues 500.00 Allegheny County Bar Association – bar association dues 180.00 Ament & Ament Court Reporting – deposition transcript 849.80 Cohen & Grigsby – legal services for immigration matters 361.81 KDL Court Reporting – deposition transcript 365.00 Liss, Celia J – reimbursement for continuing legal education 279.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 Office of Court Reporters – court reporter 129.99 Precise Discovery – electronic discovery storage 350.60 The Legal Intelligencer – legal publications 346.00 HUMAN RESOURCES Emery, Alaina – reimbursement for parking 5.41 iHeart Media – advertising 1,900.00 Patrick Kelly – reimbursement for AICPA membership 475.00 PUBLIC SAFETY Adamczyk, Tricia – doughnuts for police outreach for national doughnut day 19.00 Greater Park Place Neighborhood Association – annual community festival 1,000.00 Morello, Barbara – reimbursement for food for graduation for CERT class 17.50 Edgewood Symphony Orchestra – performer at Bach Beethoven & Brunch 1,800.00 POLICE Allegheny County Police Department – mounted unit hay and feed 1,384.00 OMI Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 286.56 Pennsylvania State Police – criminal checks for police candidates 22.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 FIRE Kleen-Line Service Co – disposal of waste oil from tools 91.20 PUBLIC WORKS Bidwell Training Center Inc – plants for ARAD parks 792.00 Fred J Bartsch Greenhouses Inc – plants for ARAD parks 2,558.25 Amcom Office Systems – equipment rental, 60 month term 273.06 Gumbert, Curtis – International Society of Arborist certification & membership 182.00 Pittsburgh Tire Service Inc – tires 2,998.00 Pittsburgh Tire Service Inc – tires 2,904.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – long term rental of storage trailers 240.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – long term rental of storage trailers 260.00 Cummins Sales and Services – repair emergency generator at Police Zone 3 563.61 Cummins Sales and Services – repair emergency generator at Engine 29 92.68 Trane – HVAC materials 490.87 PARKS & RECREATION Dragovich, Shirley – performer at Wednesday night concert at Flagstaff 250.00 Finkelstein, Richard – stars at Riverview performer 600.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 National Aviary – Custom Outreach at Riverview Park Heritage Day 200.00 Venture Outdoors – outdoor activities for PPS Langley Mustang Club 875.00 DOMI Abbondanza, Bobbie – mileage reimbursement for utility survey specialist 159.50 Woods, Gregory – tool allowance reimbursement for traffic control electrician 625.00 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 the Committee on Hearings , due back by 7/24/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1792 Resolution authorizing the transfer by the City of Pittsburgh to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) certain public right-of-way and temporary construction easement rights on certain property of the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh in cooperation with a PennDOT construction project. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-1816 Resolution amending Res. 280, effective April 25, 2019, providing for the filing a grant with the 2017 CDBG Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “Northside Senior Programming”( -$3,500.00) “Southwest Pittsburgh CDC”(-$3,000.00) to “Allegheny West” (+$3,500.00) and “Zellous Hope Project”(+$3,000.00). SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS AND MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1817 Resolution amending Res No. 281, eff. April 25, 2019 entitled: providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh, 2017 CDBG Program at a cost not to exceed $825,000.00 so as to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “Northside Senior Programming”( -$3,500.00) “Southwest Pittsburgh CDC”(-$3,000.00) to “Allegheny West” (+$3,500.00) and “Zellous Hope Project”(+$3,000.00). SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS AND MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-1818 Resolution amending Res. 278, effective April 25, 2019, providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2016 CDBG Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds within City Council’s office from “Parks and Recreation-Northside Senior Programming” (-$12,500.00) to “Kitchen of Grace ” (+$ 2,000.00), “Allegheny West” (+$7,530.00), and “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$2,970.00). SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried. 2019-1819 Resolution amending Res. No. 279, effective April 25, 2019, entitled: Res. providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $850,000.00; so as to reprogram funds within City Council from “Parks and Recreation-Northside Senior Programming” (-$12,500.00) to “Kitchen of Grace ” (+$ 2,000.00), “Allegheny West” (+$7,530.00), and “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$2,970.00). SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS 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. 2019-1820 Resolution amending Resolution 368, effective June 14, 2019, Resolution providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories: as to correct typographical errors; to reprogram funds from the OMB, “Citizens Participation” (-$140,000.00) to the Mayor’s Office for “Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development/ Neighborhood Allies” (+$140,000.00); and, to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “POISE Foundation”( -$55,000.00), “Holy Wisdom Parish Food Bank” (-$4,500.00), “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (-$5,000.00), and “District 1” (-$24,800.00), to: “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$12,030.00), “District 1 Department of Public Works Projects” (+$12,270.00), “Troy Hill Community Center”(+$10,000.00), “Brothers and Sisters Emerging” (+$8,000.00), “Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School” (+ $12,500.00), “Naomi’s Place Transitional Housing” (+$10,000.00), “Earthen Vessels Outreach” ($7,500.00), Reading is Fundamental” (+$7,000.00), and “Community Theater Corp. dba Kelly Strayhorn Theater” (+$10,000.00). SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 2019-1821 Resolution amending Resolution 369, effective June 14, 2019 providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $735,000.00: so as to perform reprogramming within City Council from: “POISE Foundation”( -$55,000.00), “Holy Wisdom Parish Food Bank” (-$4,500.00), “Preservation Pittsburgh/Allegheny City Historic Gallery” (-$5,000.00), and “District 1” (-$24,800.00), to “Cameron Welch Youth Baseball” (+$12,030.00), “District 1 Department of Public Works Projects” (+$12,270.00), “Troy Hill Community Center”(+$10,000.00), “Brothers and Sisters Emerging” (+$8,000.00), “Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School” (+ $12,500.00), “Naomi’s Place Transitional Housing” (+$10,000.00), “Earthen Vessels Outreach” ($7,500.00), Reading is Fundamental” (+$7,000.00), and “Community Theater Corp. dba Kelly Strayhorn Theater” (+$10,000.00). SPONSOR /S: MRS. HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-1789 Resolution authorizing the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to submit a filing of a proposal for funds with the Department of Community and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“PA DCED”), for the purpose of receiving grant funds that will be used for rapid rehousing (homeless) services, and to thereafter enter into an Agreement or Agreements with PA DCED to accept any grant funds offered to the City. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes June 26, 2019 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. (Public Hearing held 6/25/19) A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 7/1/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 11