Standing Committees
Regular MeetingPittsburgh, PA · September 4, 2019
Minutes
510 City-County Building
414 Grant Street
City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:30 AM Council Chambers
STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
2019-1925 Resolution appointing Ethel Johnson to serve as a member of the Housing
Opportunity Fund Advisory Board for a term to expire April 30, 2020.
A motion was made that this matter be Interview Held. The motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
ROLL CALL
Present 6 - Rev. Burgess, Mrs. Harris, Mr. Kraus, Mr. Lavelle, Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs.
Kail-Smith
Absent 3 - Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, and Mrs. Strassburger
FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1935 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 reducing and increasing various line items funded from
the Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, Housing
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, and HOME Investment Partnership.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1936 Resolution authorizing an agreement or agreements with various community organizations
for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or
rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on the behalf of residents of the City of Pittsburgh,
at a cost not to exceed $1,150,000.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1937 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of D’Appolonia Engineering
Division of Ground Technology, Inc., 701 Rodi Road, Floor 2, Pittsburgh, PA
15235-4559 in an amount not to exceed Eleven Thousand One Hundred Forty One
Dollars and Forty One Cents ($11,141.41) for professional services regarding
landslide matters.
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
2019-1938 Resolution amending Resolution #253 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to
enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fox Rothschild LLP, 2000 Market
St., 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 for professional consulting and legal services
in relation to False Claims Act litigation by increasing the total cost from One Hundred
Ten Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($110,000.00) to Two Hundred Thirty-Five
Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($235,000.00).
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
2019-1939 Resolution amending Resolution #663 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to
enter into a Professional Services Agreement with McGrail & Associates, 1714
Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA for professional consulting services in connection with
billboard tax litigation by increasing the total cost from Sixty Thousand Dollars and
No Cents ($60,000.00) to Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00).
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
2019-1940 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Eight Thousand Six
Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($8,622.50) to Kittelson LLC, 1008
Woodcreek Drive, College Station, TX 77845 for professional services in relation to
a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
2019-1941 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 Six Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($4,687.50) for
professional services in connection with an employment matter.
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
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2019-1942 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Five Thousand
Seven Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars and Ten Cents ($5,974.10) to Dickie,
McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Two PPG Place, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for
professional legal services in relation to police matters.
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
2019-1943 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Twenty Two
Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($22,000.00) to Robert A. Creo, 3934 Foster St.,
#B531, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 for arbitration services rendered in connection with Act
111 Interest Arbitration.
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
2019-1944 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Farrell & Reisinger, LLC,
436 7th Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in an amount not to exceed
Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Forty-One Dollars and No Cents ($18,241.00) for
professional legal services regarding a police matter.
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
2019-1945 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $6,752.32 to
Thomas Thomas and Hafer LLP, One Oxford Centre Suite 1150, 301 Grant St.,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional legal services in connection with a police
matter.
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
2019-1946 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman Thomas & Battle,
PLCC, 300 Kanawha Boulevard, East, P.O. Box 273, Charleston, WV
25321-0273, in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Four Hundred
Ninety-Four Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($3,494.65) for professional legal services
regarding a police matter.
(Executive Session scheduled for 9/10/19)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The
motion carried.
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2019-1947 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the
City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept
a donation from Highmark Health - Allegheny Health Network of trauma gauze
totaling an estimated value of Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars ($22,000).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1980 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled
“adopting and approving the 2012 capital budget and the 2012-2017 Capital
Improvement Program” by transferring $5,000 from District 6 Neighborhood Initiative to
the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh for gym equipment and a fitness and
mentoring program at Allegheny Dwellings, within Council District 6 Neighborhood
Needs.
SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1981 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 493, effective August 6, 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 $5,000 from District 6 Neighborhood Initiatives to
the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh/Allegheny Dwellings in Council District 6
Neighborhood Needs. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $130,802.79
SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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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 September 4th 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 – reimb/office refreshments (Dist. 1) 238.54
Shop ‘n Save – food for community event (Dist. 2) 345.74
I&P
Bellhouse, Dorothy – reimb/coffee for workshop 17.11
Hovis, Jeffrey – reimb/registration fee for Leadership & Innovation course 49.00
LAW
McNally, Emily – reimb/court filing fees 36.40
Pacer Service Center – online federal research 192.10
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business – legal publications 436.54
PLANNING
Palomo, Felipe – reimb/snacks & refreshments for Community Workshop 132.80
PUBLIC SAFETY
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EMS
PFund Superior Sales – drive cam recorder 1,950.00
PLI
Chaney, Brandon – reimb/UCC certification 102.20
POLICE
Allegheny County – court transcripts 1173.00
Smith, Bruce – reflective wraps for the Mounted Unit 538.40
Spok Inc. – pager service 856.54
PUBLIC WORKS
Amcom Office Systems – monthly equipment rental 314.02
Pittsburgh Tire Service – tires for heavy equipment 2,592.00
Raducz Stone – Ruble Veneer Stone 2,802.00
PARKS & RECREATION
Aliquo, Don – performer/Reservoir of Jazz 650.00
Alt, Amanda – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
Beechview Area Concerned Citizens – artists & performers 1,000.00
Boyce, Thomas Edward – performer/Stars at Riverview 600.00
Dennison, Maximilian – reimb/snacks for Rec2Tech program 37.02
Dinwiddie Community Alliance – artists & performers 986.96
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Dragovich, Shirley – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
East Winds Symphonics Band – BB&B performance 550.00
Finkelstein, Richard – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
Hluska, Julianne – reimb/parking fee for event 12.00
Lemasters, Jennifer – reimb/parking fee for events 24.00
Marcinizyn, John – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
Mark Perna Music LLC – performer/Reservoir of Jazz 650.00
Oakland Planning & Development – artists & performers 983.48
O’Malley, Noreen – reimb/supplies for Mt. Washington Senior Center 50.68
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy – big screen for World Cup final 2,625.00
Polozoff, Teresa – performer/Flagstaff Concert 250.00
Short, Charles – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
Snyder, Robert J. – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
The Squirrel Hillbillies – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
West Penn Fitness Equipment – equipment repair (Brookline Rec Center)
2,676.00
Wilcox, John – performer/Flagstaff Concert 250.00
DOMI
Universal Scaffold Systems – rental of temporary loading docks 505.00
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CPRB
Bridgett, Sherri – reimb/subpoena delivery 52.78
Net Transcripts – transcripts of case interviews 658.69
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.
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PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1954 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of
the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement with Rite Academy,
LLC for services in relation to police leadership training activities at an overall cost not
to exceed Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Dollars (39,520.00).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-2012 Resolution amending Resolution number 515 of 2019, entitled “Resolution authorizing
the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of
Pittsburgh into a two-year Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with one
option to renew with The Center that CARES for the purpose of implementation of
the Pittsburgh Group Violence Intervention Street Outreach Program” so as to
increase the funding by $100,000 per year.
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND MR. LAVELLE
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under the Rules of Council.
So the Legislation can be added to SCM agenda 9-11-19. The motion carried.
2019-2013 Resolution transferring Group Violence Intervention funding within the Department of
Public Safety, in the amount of $100,000, from the Bureau of Police to the Bureau of
Administration.
SPONSOR /S: REV. BURGESS AND MR. LAVELLE
A motion was made that this matter be Waived under the Rules of Council.
So the Legislation can be added to SCM agenda 9-11-19. The motion carried.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2019-1909 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title one Administrative, Chapter
156, creating a Clean Sweep Division within the Department of Public Works in
order to oversee and improve the maintenance of vacant city owned properties, and
to formalize the status of the Division.
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public
Works , due back by 10/2/2019. The motion carried.
NEW PAPERS
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2019-1961 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works
to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and
ATC Group Services LLC (ATC), for architectural and engineering design services
related to the stormwater management and renovation of the Pittsburgh Bureau of
Police Firing Range, at the not to exceed amount of THREE HUNDRED SIXTY
NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS
($369,260.00).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1962 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works, to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of
Pittsburgh and Buchart Horn Architects, for architectural and engineering design
services related to the renovation of the former Thaddeus Stevens School for use by
the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Special Deployment Division, for the not to exceed
amount of NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY TWO CENTS ($973,595.22).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1963 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Duquesne Light
Company in order to erect, install, and use an underground electrical system and
associated apparatus upon the City’s property at the Forestry Division on Stanton
Avenue in Highland Park for the purpose of electrical and/or telecommunications
services.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1964 Resolution granting unto Michael Johnson, 5317 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201,
his successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at
his own cost and expense, two exterior steel trellis structures at the Pusadee’s Garden
Restaurant at 5317 Butler Street, in the 10th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of
Pittsburgh.
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public
Works , due back by 9/11/2019. The motion carried.
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2019-1965 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of
Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of
Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation (MTF)
Fund Program, should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for the
South 21st Street Complete Green Street Project. The grant proposal includes an
ask of $1,578,725.00 with a local match of $473,618.00 to be contributed by the
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. In the event the grant is awarded, this
resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO
MILLION FIFTY TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FOURTY THREE
($2,052,343.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1967 Resolution amending Resolution 301 of 2018 entitled “Resolution providing for a
Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements,
or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design, repairs, maintenance,
improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies
in connection with PENN AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION, PHASE II PROJECT;
and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $500,000.00” to
increase the funding amount to $732,626.61 and alter the funding source.” Now being
further amended to increase the funding to accommodate a Letter of Amendment to
the Reimbursement Agreement, amount not to exceed the total of $738,626.61.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1968 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 40 of 2019, entitled
“Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an
Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design
and replacement of the Charles Anderson Bridge; and providing for a Reimbursement
Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of
Transportation; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed
$965,794.03.” To add further budget authority for a Letter of Amendment to the
original Reimbursement Agreement, not to exceed a total of $967,044.03.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS,
CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
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2019-1948 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title
VI: Conduct; Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions; Chapter 620: Graffiti by
amending the existing language of Section 620.06 to replace the Bureau of Building
Inspection with the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, to allow the
Bureau of Police to prepare and send notices, and to clarify the process for removing
publicly visible graffiti located on private property.
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use
and Economic Development, due back by 9/11/2019. The motion carried.
2019-1949 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Jewish Healthcare
Foundation to provide administration and operating expenses, housing and housing
related supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, at a total
cost not to exceed $1,071,974.00,
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1950 Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Urban League of
Pittsburgh, for the implementation/administration of the Housing Counseling Program,
and related costs, in the amount not to exceed $100,000.00.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1951 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section
902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from P, Parks, to EMI, Educational Medical
Institutional,, 6,500 SF one parcel near the intersection of Frew Street and
Hamerschlag Drive, Block Number 53-B, lot number 100; in the Allegheny County
Block and Lot System.
(Needs to be held for Public Hearing)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public
Hearing. The motion carried.
2019-1952 Resolution approving an updated Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code,
Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII,
Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Carnegie Mellon University “Institutional Master
Plan” dated July 30, 2019 on property zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution
District, 14th Ward, Council District 8.
(Needs to held for Public Hearing)
A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public
Hearing The motion carried.
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2019-1953 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the
Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Heathside Cottage, located at
416 Catoma Street (23-D-56), in the Fineview Neighborhood, in the 25th Ward,
City of Pittsburgh.
(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.
URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1977 Resolution naming the Stratmore Street Park as “Andrew Joseph Kukuruda” Park
(Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public
Hearing. The motion carried.
INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1969 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One , Administrative,
Article XI, Human Resources, Chapter 181, General Provisions, Section 181.11 and
Title Four, Public Places and Properties, Article II, Telecommunications, Chapter
425, Section 425.07, Cable Communications in order to remove the Pittsburgh Cable
Communications Advisory Committee and all mentions in city code.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1970 Resolution amending Resolution No. 456 of 2015, authorizing an amendment or
amendments(s) to the existing Rooftop License Agreement between the City of
Pittsburgh and 600 GS Prop LP, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, in order to
extend the term through May 5, 20182023, at a cost not to exceed eighty-four
thousand one hundred forty-seven dollar and eighty-nine cents ($84,147.89)Two
Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars and
Forty-Nine Cents ($228,559.49)
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1972 Resolution amending Resolution No. 526 of 2018, which authorized the City of
Pittsburgh to extend a Professional Service Agreement(s) with STR.Grants, LLC for
software services relating to the eProperties Plus profiling system, by a term of one
year at an additional cost not to exceed Thirty-One Thousand Nine Hundred
Fifty-One Dollars and Eleven Cents ($31,951.11).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1973 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to
enter into a maintenance agreement with OPEX Corporation for maintenance services
related to the FalconRED document scanning workstation. Total cost will be a
one-time payment not to exceed Ten Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Dollars
($10,330) with three additional option years (2020, 2021, 2022).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR,
CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1955 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for the East Liberty Site Preparation Contract - Liberty Green located
at 155 Larimer Avenue, at parcel number 83-S-196, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1956 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for 2554 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on
Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 9/11/2019. The motion carried.
2019-1957 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for 23rd and Railroad, 23rd Street and Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA
15222.
A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on
Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 9/11/2019. The motion carried.
2019-1958 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for the A.J. Palumbo Center Addition project which will involve major
interior renovations and the building footprint enlargement. The building address is
1304 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh 15219, in the 1st Ward.
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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2019-1959 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements
with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain
work in connection with the 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant
Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed
$4,558,960.00 (Council Districts: All).
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
2019-1960 Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for
administration of the 2019-2020 HOME Investments Partnership Program. (Council
Districts: All)
A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The
motion carried.
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Agenda
City of Pittsburgh 510 City-County Building
414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Standing Committee Meeting Agenda - Final
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:30 AM Council Chambers
STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
2019-1925 Resolution appointing Ethel Johnson to serve as a member of the Housing
Opportunity Fund Advisory Board for a term to expire April 30, 2020.
PUBLIC COMMENT
ROLL CALL
FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1935 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 reducing and increasing various line items funded from
the Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, Housing
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, and HOME Investment Partnership.
2019-1936 Resolution authorizing an agreement or agreements with various community organizations
for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or
rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on the behalf of residents of the City of Pittsburgh,
at a cost not to exceed $1,150,000.00.
2019-1937 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of D’Appolonia Engineering
Division of Ground Technology, Inc., 701 Rodi Road, Floor 2, Pittsburgh, PA
15235-4559 in an amount not to exceed Eleven Thousand One Hundred Forty One
Dollars and Forty One Cents ($11,141.41) for professional services regarding
landslide matters.
(Executive Session Requested)
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2019-1938 Resolution amending Resolution #253 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to
enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fox Rothschild LLP, 2000 Market
St., 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 for professional consulting and legal services
in relation to False Claims Act litigation by increasing the total cost from One
Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($110,000.00) to Two Hundred
Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($235,000.00).
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1939 Resolution amending Resolution #663 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to
enter into a Professional Services Agreement with McGrail & Associates, 1714
Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA for professional consulting services in connection with
billboard tax litigation by increasing the total cost from Sixty Thousand Dollars and
No Cents ($60,000.00) to Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00).
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1940 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Eight Thousand Six
Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($8,622.50) to Kittelson LLC, 1008
Woodcreek Drive, College Station, TX 77845 for professional services in relation to
a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1941 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 Six Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($4,687.50) for
professional services in connection with an employment matter.
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1942 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Five Thousand
Seven Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars and Ten Cents ($5,974.10) to Dickie,
McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Two PPG Place, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for
professional legal services in relation to police matters.
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1943 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Twenty Two
Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($22,000.00) to Robert A. Creo, 3934 Foster St.,
#B531, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 for arbitration services rendered in connection with
Act 111 Interest Arbitration.
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1944 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Farrell & Reisinger, LLC,
436 7th Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in an amount not to exceed
Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Forty-One Dollars and No Cents ($18,241.00) for
professional legal services regarding a police matter.
(Executive Session Requested)
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Agenda - Final
2019-1945 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of $6,752.32 to
Thomas Thomas and Hafer LLP, One Oxford Centre Suite 1150, 301 Grant St.,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional legal services in connection with a police
matter.
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1946 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman Thomas & Battle,
PLCC, 300 Kanawha Boulevard, East, P.O. Box 273, Charleston, WV
25321-0273, in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Four Hundred
Ninety-Four Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($3,494.65) for professional legal services
regarding a police matter.
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1947 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the
City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to accept
a donation from Highmark Health - Allegheny Health Network of trauma gauze
totaling an estimated value of Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars ($22,000).
(Executive Session Requested)
2019-1980 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled
“adopting and approving the 2012 capital budget and the 2012-2017 Capital
Improvement Program” by transferring $5,000 from District 6 Neighborhood Initiative to
the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh for gym equipment and a fitness and
mentoring program at Allegheny Dwellings, within Council District 6 Neighborhood
Needs.
SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE
2019-1981 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 493, effective August 6, 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 $5,000 from District 6 Neighborhood Initiatives to
the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh/Allegheny Dwellings in Council District 6
Neighborhood Needs. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $130,802.79
SPONSOR /S: MR. LAVELLE
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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 September 4th 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 – reimb/office refreshments (Dist. 1) 238.54
Shop ‘n Save – food for community event (Dist. 2) 345.74
I&P
Bellhouse, Dorothy – reimb/coffee for workshop 17.11
Hovis, Jeffrey – reimb/registration fee for Leadership & Innovation course 49.00
LAW
McNally, Emily – reimb/court filing fees 36.40
Pacer Service Center – online federal research 192.10
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business – legal publications 436.54
PLANNING
Palomo, Felipe – reimb/snacks & refreshments for Community Workshop 132.80
PUBLIC SAFETY
EMS
PFund Superior Sales – drive cam recorder 1,950.00
PLI
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Chaney, Brandon – reimb/UCC certification 102.20
POLICE
Allegheny County – court transcripts 1173.00
Smith, Bruce – reflective wraps for the Mounted Unit 538.40
Spok Inc. – pager service 856.54
PUBLIC WORKS
Amcom Office Systems – monthly equipment rental 314.02
Pittsburgh Tire Service – tires for heavy equipment 2,592.00
Raducz Stone – Ruble Veneer Stone 2,802.00
PARKS & RECREATION
Aliquo, Don – performer/Reservoir of Jazz 650.00
Alt, Amanda – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
Beechview Area Concerned Citizens – artists & performers 1,000.00
Boyce, Thomas Edward – performer/Stars at Riverview 600.00
Dennison, Maximilian – reimb/snacks for Rec2Tech program 37.02
Dinwiddie Community Alliance – artists & performers 986.96
Dragovich, Shirley – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
East Winds Symphonics Band – BB&B performance 550.00
Finkelstein, Richard – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
Hluska, Julianne – reimb/parking fee for event 12.00
Lemasters, Jennifer – reimb/parking fee for events 24.00
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Marcinizyn, John – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
Mark Perna Music LLC – performer/Reservoir of Jazz 650.00
Oakland Planning & Development – artists & performers 983.48
O’Malley, Noreen – reimb/supplies for Mt. Washington Senior Center 50.68
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy – big screen for World Cup final 2,625.00
Polozoff, Teresa – performer/Flagstaff Concert 250.00
Short, Charles – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
Snyder, Robert J. – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
The Squirrel Hillbillies – performer/Farmers Market 250.00
West Penn Fitness Equipment – equipment repair (Brookline Rec Center) 2,676.00
Wilcox, John – performer/Flagstaff Concert 250.00
DOMI
Universal Scaffold Systems – rental of temporary loading docks 505.00
CPRB
Bridgett, Sherri – reimb/subpoena delivery 52.78
Net Transcripts – transcripts of case interviews 658.69
INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
P-CARD APPROVALS
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PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1954 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of
the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement with Rite Academy,
LLC for services in relation to police leadership training activities at an overall cost
not to exceed Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Dollars (39,520.00).
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
2019-1909 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title one Administrative, Chapter
156, creating a Clean Sweep Division within the Department of Public Works in
order to oversee and improve the maintenance of vacant city owned properties, and
to formalize the status of the Division.
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
NEW PAPERS
2019-1961 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of
Pittsburgh and ATC Group Services LLC (ATC), for architectural and engineering
design services related to the stormwater management and renovation of the
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Firing Range, at the not to exceed amount of THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY DOLLARS
AND ZERO CENTS ($369,260.00).
2019-1962 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works, to enter into a Professional Services Agreement between the City of
Pittsburgh and Buchart Horn Architects, for architectural and engineering design
services related to the renovation of the former Thaddeus Stevens School for use by
the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Special Deployment Division, for the not to exceed
amount of NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND TWENTY TWO CENTS ($973,595.22).
2019-1963 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public
Works, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Duquesne Light
Company in order to erect, install, and use an underground electrical system and
associated apparatus upon the City’s property at the Forestry Division on Stanton
Avenue in Highland Park for the purpose of electrical and/or telecommunications
services.
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2019-1964 Resolution granting unto Michael Johnson, 5317 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201,
his successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at
his own cost and expense, two exterior steel trellis structures at the Pusadee’s Garden
Restaurant at 5317 Butler Street, in the 10th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of
Pittsburgh.
2019-1965 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of
Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement with the PA Department of
Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation (MTF)
Fund Program, should the grant be awarded by DCED, to provide funding for the
South 21st Street Complete Green Street Project. The grant proposal includes an
ask of $1,578,725.00 with a local match of $473,618.00 to be contributed by the
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. In the event the grant is awarded, this
resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed TWO
MILLION FIFTY TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FOURTY THREE
($2,052,343.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
2019-1967 Resolution amending Resolution 301 of 2018 entitled “Resolution providing for a
Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or
Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design, repairs,
maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment
and supplies in connection with PENN AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION, PHASE
II PROJECT; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed
$500,000.00” to increase the funding amount to $732,626.61 and alter the funding
source.” Now being further amended to increase the funding to accommodate a
Letter of Amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement, amount not to exceed the
total of $738,626.61.
2019-1968 Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution number 40 of 2019, entitled
“Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an
Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for the design
and replacement of the Charles Anderson Bridge; and providing for a Reimbursement
Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of
Transportation; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed
$965,794.03.” To add further budget authority for a Letter of Amendment to the
original Reimbursement Agreement, not to exceed a total of $967,044.03.
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LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1948 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title
VI: Conduct; Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions; Chapter 620: Graffiti by
amending the existing language of Section 620.06 to replace the Bureau of Building
Inspection with the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, to allow the
Bureau of Police to prepare and send notices, and to clarify the process for removing
publicly visible graffiti located on private property.
2019-1949 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Jewish Healthcare
Foundation to provide administration and operating expenses, housing and housing
related supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, at a total
cost not to exceed $1,071,974.00,
2019-1950 Resolution providing for an Agreement, or Agreements with the Urban League of
Pittsburgh, for the implementation/administration of the Housing Counseling Program,
and related costs, in the amount not to exceed $100,000.00.
2019-1951 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section
902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from P, Parks, to EMI, Educational Medical
Institutional,, 6,500 SF one parcel near the intersection of Frew Street and
Hamerschlag Drive, Block Number 53-B, lot number 100; in the Allegheny County
Block and Lot System.
(Needs to be held for Public Hearing)
2019-1952 Resolution approving an updated Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code,
Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII,
Chapter 922, Section 922.12.G for Carnegie Mellon University “Institutional Master
Plan” dated July 30, 2019 on property zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution
District, 14th Ward, Council District 8.
(Needs to held for Public Hearing)
2019-1953 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the
Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Heathside Cottage, located at
416 Catoma Street (23-D-56), in the Fineview Neighborhood, in the 25th Ward,
City of Pittsburgh.
(Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
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URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1977 Resolution naming the Stratmore Street Park as “Andrew Joseph Kukuruda” Park
(Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH
INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS.
STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1969 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One , Administrative,
Article XI, Human Resources, Chapter 181, General Provisions, Section 181.11 and
Title Four, Public Places and Properties, Article II, Telecommunications, Chapter
425, Section 425.07, Cable Communications in order to remove the Pittsburgh Cable
Communications Advisory Committee and all mentions in city code.
2019-1970 Resolution amending Resolution No. 456 of 2015, authorizing an amendment or
amendments(s) to the existing Rooftop License Agreement between the City of
Pittsburgh and 600 GS Prop LP, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, in order to
extend the term through May 5, 20182023, at a cost not to exceed eighty-four
thousand one hundred forty-seven dollar and eighty-nine cents ($84,147.89)Two
Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars and
Forty-Nine Cents ($228,559.49)
2019-1972 Resolution amending Resolution No. 526 of 2018, which authorized the City of
Pittsburgh to extend a Professional Service Agreement(s) with STR.Grants, LLC for
software services relating to the eProperties Plus profiling system, by a term of one
year at an additional cost not to exceed Thirty-One Thousand Nine Hundred
Fifty-One Dollars and Eleven Cents ($31,951.11).
2019-1973 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to
enter into a maintenance agreement with OPEX Corporation for maintenance services
related to the FalconRED document scanning workstation. Total cost will be a
one-time payment not to exceed Ten Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Dollars
($10,330) with three additional option years (2020, 2021, 2022).
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
2019-1955 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for the East Liberty Site Preparation Contract - Liberty Green located
at 155 Larimer Avenue, at parcel number 83-S-196, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
2019-1956 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for 2554 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
2019-1957 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for 23rd and Railroad, 23rd Street and Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA
15222.
2019-1958 Resolution adopting the Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage
Facilities Plan for the A.J. Palumbo Center Addition project which will involve major
interior renovations and the building footprint enlargement. The building address is
1304 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh 15219, in the 1st Ward.
2019-1959 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements
with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain
work in connection with the 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant
Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed
$4,558,960.00 (Council Districts: All).
2019-1960 Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City’s agent for
administration of the 2019-2020 HOME Investments Partnership Program. (Council
Districts: All)
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