Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 28, 2019 9:30 AM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS 2019-1923 Resolution appointing Samantha Bushman to serve as a member of the Ethics Hearing Board for a term to expire June 30, 2022. Interview Held Enactment No: 541 2019-1924 Resolution appointing Knowledge Build Hudson to serve as a member of the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board for a term to expire April 30, 2021. Interview Held Enactment No: 542 2019-1927 Resolution appointing Megan Winters to serve as a member of the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board for a term to expire April 30, 2020. Interview Held Enactment No: 543 PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 9 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1843 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Two PPG Place, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5402, in an amount not to exceed Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Eighty Cents ($4,100.80) for professional legal services in connection with police matters. (Executive Session held 8/27/19) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Enactment No: 545 City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 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 August 28th 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 Allegheny Cleanways – donation (Dist. 4) 300.00 Coghill, Anthony – reimbursement/food for community clean up (Dist. 4) 322.80 Kaleida, Moira – reimbursement/supplies for community event (Dist. 4) 216.08 Leadership Pittsburgh – tuition for Kellie Ware-Seabron 3,700.00 Municipal Code – codification of Ordinances 968.00 Mt. Washington CDC – donation (Dist. 4) 250.00 North Eastern Uniforms – staff shirts (Dist. 4) 86.92 North Eastern Uniforms – staff shirts (Dist. 2) 139.88 PA Resources Council – donation (Dist. 4) 200.00 Solomon, Chante – intern stipend (Dist. 4) 1,000.00 Tkacheva, Brosha – reimbursement/lunch for long meeting day 67.14 Tour De Force – donation (Dist. 4) 100.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 BUREAU OF NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT Powell, Lindsay – food for vision session 51.29 OMB M&J Wilkow Properties – 420 Boulevard property management fees 2,865.69 I&P Bellhouse, Dorothy – coffee and posters for gold belt workshops 41.91 CDW Government – Urban Armor rugged case for Surface Pro 276.48 Expedient Data Centers – data center power source 1,858.14 Expedient Data Centers – data center power source 1,858.14 Metal Craft – asset tags 788.00 Netool – network engineering tool that connects wirelessly 665.00 Treloar, Hailey – food for gold belt workshops 77.70 CHR Stanley, Megan – entry fee for Changing the Want Ads event 60.00 Global Wordsmiths – English to Arabic translation services 155.35 CONTROLLER Capps, Sarah – GFOA 2019 membership 150.00 FINANCE K-7 Parking Company – parking lease for tax compliance specialists 1,550.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Lets Cut A Deal Services – tree removal for 3TB property 2,600.00 Lets Cut A Deal Services – tree removal for 3TB property 3,000.00 Lets Cut A Deal Services – tree removal for 3TB property 2,800.00 TransUnion Corporation – confidential informational service 21.28 LAW AA Court Reporters – deposition cancellation fee 100.00 Allegheny County – trial transcript 696.00 Ament & Ament Court Reporting – deposition and transcript 320.50 AKF Reporters Incorporated – deposition transcript 627.90 Commonwealth Reporting Company – payment for transcripts 458.85 Constance Lee & Co – deposition transcript 541.84 CRCC – deposition and transcript 463.38 Department of Court Records – filings, copying at Prothonotary’s office 515.00 Department of Real Estate – filings, copying at Recorder of Deeds office 4.00 DeSimone, Jane – arbitration services regarding a grievance 300.00 Highmark Inc – subpoena request fee 35.00 Kittelson – professional services for litigation case 1,882.50 Leech Tischman Fuscaldo & Iampl – one-third mediator fee 1,166.66 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Legal Sifter Inc – subscription for web app 1,499.00 Margaret A Vitale – reimbursement for supplies for litigation trial 45.42 Michael D. McDowell, Esquire – arbitration services regarding a grievance 1,500.00 Michael D. McDowell, Esquire – arbitration services regarding a grievance 2,278.06 Walker Reporting Service – deposition and transcript 130.00 HUMAN RESOURCES Emery, Alaina – reimbursement for parking expenses for Recruit Military event 8.00 Frequency 528 – Wellness event in Market Square disco yoga & DJ set 275.00 PHRA – PHRA membership fees 1,740.00 Port Authority – advertising 2,200.00 Scantron Corporation – software update for Scantron services 1,330.00 WGBN – advertising 2,700.00 WQED – advertising 2,500.00 NCS Pearson Incorporated – exam sheets 496.00 DQE Communications – monthly fiber lease fee 850.00 PLANNING Akinlotan, Ose – food and beverage for planning education series 53.67 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Kossis, Andrea Lavin – LEED credential renewal 77.50 PUBLIC SAFETY Gray, Lizabeth – refreshments for Zone 4 public safety zone council meeting 70.06 Zinna, Scott – refreshments for Zone 5 public safety zone council meeting 33.30 Akers, Jason – PCCD outreach worker hours 40.00 Bailey, Antoine – PCCD outreach worker hours 200.00 Bey, Ernest – PCCD outreach worker hours 200.00 Coleman, Gary – PCCD outreach worker hours 200.00 Dixon, Valerie – PCCD outreach worker hours 40.00 Miller, Kelvin Mazwell – PCCD outreach worker hours 200.00 Orr, Jason – PCCD outreach worker hours 200.00 Rice, Betty – PCCD outreach worker hours 40.00 Spencer, Terri Minor – PCCD outreach worker hours 160.00 Watts, Harry – PCCD outreach worker hours 200.00 Williams, Douglas – PCCD outreach worker hours 160.00 Williams, Mary E – PCCD outreach worker hours 200.00 Arlington Heights Tenant Council – Arlington Heights community day 705.00 Beulah Baptist Church – recreation services for Beltzhoover Community Day 1,000.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Commonwealth of PA Bureau of Radiation Protection – x-ray machine registration 500.00 Fineview Citizens Council – reimbursement for annual Fineview BBQ festival 996.17 Hazelwood Youth Mentorship Athletic Association – for Hazelwood Comm. Day 1,000.00 I Am So Hill – Stop the Violence block party 905.00 Matthews Maurice II – rideshare to public information officer event for training 13.43 Morningside Area Community Council – Morningside breakfast festival 756.58 Perry Hilltop Citizens Council – reimbursement for Perry Hilltop night out festival 826.40 Public Parking Authority – parking for farmers market vendors 274.00 Sons of Good Ministry – petting zoo for annual community festival 1,000.00 Southside Slopes Neighborhood Association – for Goat Fest community festival 951.88 St. Andrew Lutheran Church – annual East Carnegie community festival 450.00 Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh – performer at Bach Beethoven & Brunch 600.00 Allegheny Brass Band – Bach Beethoven & Brunch performer 1,200.00 Ashby, Kenia/Mooka Entertainment – Reservoir of Jazz performer 650.00 Boilermaker Jazz Band – Stars at Riverview performer 600.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Das, Subhadip – Stars at Riverview performer 600.00 Funky Fly Project – Stars at Riverview performer 600.00 North Pittsburgh Symphonic Band – Bach Beethoven& Brunch performer 200.00 EMS Cranberry Township EMS – EMS coverage at Steelers game 756.18 Fayette Emergency Medical Service – EMS coverage at Garth Brooks concert 1,642.72 Fayette Emergency Medical Service – EMS coverage at Garth Brooks concert 2,190.14 Fayette Emergency Medical Service – EMS coverage at Steelers game 898.99 Foxwall Emergency Medical Services – EMS coverage at Steelers game 746.48 Monroeville Volunteers Fire Company #4 – EMS coverage at Steelers game 1,134.26 Parkview VFD/EMS – EMS coverage at Steelers game 1,029.71 Plum Emergency Medical Services – EMS coverage at Steelers game 790.05 Plum Emergency Medical Services – EMS coverage at Steelers game 1,085.46 POLICE Auberle Employment Institute – breakfast for Moms & Cops meeting 375.00 Dollar Rent A Car – rentals 1,474.73 Eastminster Presbyterian Church – catering for safety in worship training 100.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Jack Lafferty’s Truck Parts – vehicle repairs and inspection 109.95 Jones, Vincent – bloodhound trailing course for K9 2,900.00 PA Public Safety LLC – uplifts for ATPA UC vehicle 2,266.30 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrak certification 188.50 OMI Assured Polygraph Services – polygraphing of candidates for employment 900.00 Leo Jr, Thomas H – reimbursement for fuel (gas card not in City vehicle) 35.00 Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 288.55 Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 725.55 Pennsylvania State Police – criminal checks for police candidates 88.00 TransUnion Corporation – credit checks on job candidates 45.58 FIRE Hough & Hough Farms – bales of hay for firefighter recruit burn 800.00 3 Rivers Fire Equipment- freight charges 470.00 PUBLIC WORKS A G Trimble Company – plaque for memorial bench 153.00 Amcom Office Systems – equipment rental not covered under copier agreement 628.04 Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc – survey for PLI building permit 1,900.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Dominion Elevator Inspection – elevator safety inspections 975.00 Herc Rentals Inc – equipment for stone step treads at McKinley Park 950.00 Pittsburgh Tire Service Inc – tires 1,820.34 Pittsburgh Tire Service Inc – tires 2,915.00 Xerox Corporation – equipment rental, specialized plotter printer 260.08 Zoresco Equipment Co – long term rental of storage trailers 500.00 Reeves, Jamar – reimbursement for CDL 94.50 Wilson, Donald P – reimbursement for CDL 118.50 DH Bertenthal & Sons – slip-on floor savers at 4 recreation & senior centers 2,827.70 DH Berenthal & Sons – slip-on floor savers at 3 recreation& senior centers 2,827.70 PARKS & RECREATION Finkelstein, Richard – Rick & Marti jazz trio for Flagstaff concert 250.00 Grubbs, Tania – Tania Grubbs Quartet for Stars at Riverview 600.00 O’Brien, Barbara – Shinizyn group for Flagstaff concert 250.00 Rothhaar, Steve – employee parking for downtown meeting 20.00 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 514.50 Powell, Mechanical – HVAC troubleshooting and repair, Mellon tennis bubble 1,274.25 City of Pittsburgh Page 11 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 DOMI Airgas – rental invoices 392.97 Braitman, Dara L – reimbursement for supplies for outreach event 26.36 Braitman, Dara L – reimbursement for supplies for outreach event 37.96 M-B Companies Inc – technical training for how to use sign plotter 2,000.00 M-B Companies Inc – technical training for how to use sign plotter 1,157.93 N Glantz & Son – plotter paper used to print sign for Mayor’s Office 108.14 N Glantz & Son – white corrugated sheeting for signs 272.50 Pennsylvania One Call System – PA One call service 1,635.38 Troxler Electronic – testing and maintenance of asphalt scales 1,402.46 Universal Scaffold Systems – rental of loading docks along Smallman St 2,382.70 CPRB Associated Investors Inc – cleaning services 525.00 Carpenter, Don – videography production services 125.00 Ruder Law – special prosecutor for CPRB public hearing 1,000.00 A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 12 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From:Office of Management and Budget Date:August 26, 2019 Re:Intradepartmental transfer Dear President and Members of Council: As per the Resolution 876 of 2018, which authorizes City Council to approve intra-departmental transfers throughout the 2019 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s): Citizen Police Review Board Amount from: $5,500 from 999900.53301 Workforce Training City of Pittsburgh Page 13 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 Amount to: $5,500 to 999900.55305 Promotional This transfer is needed to cover costs associated with advertising for CPRB’s public hearings and pre-hearing conferences. It will also cover the costs of printing calendar cards to be distributed at the end of the year to promote the 2020 public meetings. Department of Law Amount from: $325,000 from 108000.58105 Judgements Amount to: $225,000 to 108000.53901 Professional Services $100,000 to 108000.53513 Court Related Fees This transfer is needed to cover costs associated with multiple legal matters that require professional services and expert opinions. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 14 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-1966 Resolution providing for an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Crafton Borough in connection with the paving of Ingram Avenue between Duncan Avenue and Steuben Street providing for the payment of the costs thereof, by the Borough to the City, the costs associated with the paving of the Borough’s portion of Ingram Avenue. The estimated cost of preparation and completion of work is Thirty Two-Thousand Two-Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars ($32,249.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 547 2019-1978 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Works to enter into an Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (hereinafter referred to as “PDP”) for services rendered by Clean Team ambassadors within the South Side PED, at an annual cost not to exceed one-hundred fifty-seven thousand sixty-two dollars and sixty-seven cents ($157,062.67). SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 549 2019-1979 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, in the amount of eleven thousand six hundred and sixty-two dollars and eighty-eight cents ($11,662.88) for invoiced services rendered within the South Side PED charged to and payable from the PED Trust Fund. SPONSOR /S: MR. KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 550 DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 15 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 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 Public Works , due back by 9/18/2019. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-1908 Resolution naming the Fairywood Playground at Fairywood Park as the Eric “Guy” Kelly Playground. (Public Hearing Held 8/27/19) SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 546 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-1971 Resolution amending Resolution No. 801 of 2017 which amended Resolution No. 662 of 2016 which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements or Amendments with Amcom for the lease of the Multi-Function Devices and the Managed Print Services for a sum not to exceed Three Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars $375,000 per year for 5 years, by increasing the not to exceed amount to Two Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars (2,310,000). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Enactment No: 548 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 16 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes August 28, 2019 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 Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 9/18/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 17