Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Wednesday, October 2, 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. O'Connor, Mrs. Kail-Smith, and Mrs. Strassburger Absent 1 - Mr. Lavelle FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-2024 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Curtin & Heefner, LLP, 2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA l8901, in an amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Twenty Two Dollars and Seventy Two Cents ($15,122.72) for professional legal services and expert advice regarding Building Owners and Managers litigation. (Executive Session held 10/1/2019) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2078 Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Amendment to Contribution Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through the Department of Transportation; the County of Allegheny; the Port Authority of Allegheny County; Holdings Acquisition Co, L.P.; and the Pittsburgh Steelers for the purpose of the City making final payments to the Commonwealth due towards projects related to proposed roadway infrastructure improvements on the City’s North Shore; and further authorizing the City Solicitor to enter into an amended Consent Order to document any revised obligations consistent with this Resolution. (Executive Session held 10/1/2019) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 2019-2079 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be able to exchange data. No cost will be incurred. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2080 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an agreement or agreements with Maher Duessel to provide auditing services to the City of Pittsburgh. Total cost not to exceed Four Hundred and Six Thousand Five Hundred and Three Dollars ($406,503) over three years with an option for two additional years. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2081 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with CSS,Inc., for the provision of a business tax and revenue management software package for a sum not to exceed Five Million dollars and zero cents ($5,000,000.00) over five years and for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 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 October 2nd 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 Charland, Robert – reimb/fee for no parking signs/Recovery Walk (Dist. 3) 25.00 Everyday’s a Sunday – food for meetings (Dist. 9) 299.50 Jumping Jumperoo – foam machine/Bedford Community Day (Dist. 6) 299.00 Kossis, Andrea Lavin – reimb/supplies for meeting (Dist. 5) 111.69 PA Resources Council – donation to Garbage Olympics (Dist. 7) 200.00 Standing Firm – membership for City Council 800.00 LAW Michael E Kennedy – ACBA continuing legal education 70.00 Sargents Court Reporting Service – payment for transcript 368.75 Spilman Thomas & Battle – legal services for litigation case 1,723.05 HUMAN RESOURCES ACS A Division of Identisys Inc – bill for service contract on equipment 1,105.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 Comcast Spotlight – advertising 1,170.00 Hope/PA Latino Convention – PA Latino Convention registration & ads 2,500.00 iHeart Media – advertising 2,590.00 NCS Pearson Incorporated – scoring for police tests 40.00 PLANNING Layman, Corey – 50% reimbursement for American Planning Assoc. membership 322.00 Reading, Nicole – supplemental work on Art in Parks project 750.00 PLI Scherer, Glen – reimbursement for state certifications 102.20 PUBLIC SAFETY Banksville Civic Association – for Banksville Community Festival 150.00 Polish Hill Civic Association – for Polish Hill Arts Festival 1,000.00 Style, Elizabeth – flyers, copies, and refreshments for Zone 3 safety council 386.86 Win-Car Civic – for Win-Char Community Day 1,000.00 Fire Force Inc – gas multimeter for EMS hazmat truck 2,995.00 Construction Tool Service Pittsburgh – repair to generator for event support 187.97 EMS City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 Foxwall Emergency Medical Services – EMS coverage at Steelers game 790.05 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – EMS coverage at Steelers game 790.05 POLICE CSI Corporate Security & Investigations – outreach background check 57.00 Amen Corner – Amen Corner law enforcement award ceremony table reservation 350.00 Jack Lafferty’s Truck Parts – ATPA vehicle repair and inspection 956.06 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrak certifications 628.50 Yurechko Auto Service – towing fee 300.00 OMI Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 310.44 PUBLIC WORKS Aqua Doc Lake & Pond Management – program to control weeds and algae 2,040.00 Franco Associates – skateboard cleats for granite walls/sitting areas 2,999.00 PARKS & RECREATION Highland Park Tennis Club – free tennis clinic instruction at Highland Park 2,140.00 Karnup, Sergei – refund of cancelled tennis court fees 675.00 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 976.50 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 Townsend, Gloria – reimbursement for AIRS recertification 52.00 4Imprint Inc – event tent 498.93 DOMI Setzler, Eric J – reimbursement for renewing professional license 100.00 Universal Scaffold Systems – temporary loading docks along Smallman Street 2,382.70 Approved INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS NONE P-CARD APPROVALS Approved PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-2084 Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian for the purchase of pharmaceutical supplies, medications and related support services necessary for the daily operations of the City’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) for a period of four years commencing January 1, 2020 at an overall cost not to exceed One Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Dollars ($192,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR RECOMMITTED PAPERS 2019-2002 Resolution vacating a portion of Gallatin Street in the 10th Ward, in the 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 10/16/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 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 10/16/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-2092 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s (RAAC) Gaming Economic Development fund for up to $500,000.00 to provide funding for the development of the West End Trolley Trail and, should the grant be awarded by RAAC, are authorized to enter into agreements with RAAC. In the event this grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant does not require a local match. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2093 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s (RAAC) Gaming Economic Development fund for up to $500,000.00 to provide funding for Shadyside Streetscape Improvements, and, should the grant be awarded by RAAC, are authorized to enter into agreements with RAAC. In the event this grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant does not require a local match. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 2019-2094 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s (RAAC) Gaming Economic Development fund for up to $500,000.00 to provide funding for development of the Green Boulevard, should the grant be awarded by RAAC, are authorized to enter into agreements with RAAC. In the event this grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant does not require a local match. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2095 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for a grant from the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County’s (RAAC) Gaming Economic Development fund for up to $500,000.00 to provide funding for the construction of a pedestrian bridge at Davis Avenue and, should the grant be awarded by RAAC, are authorized to enter into agreements with RAAC. In the event this grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose. The grant does not require a local match. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-2083 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with National Testing Network (NTN) for services relating to the administration of a Fire Barrier Assessment, for a sum not to exceed Forty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($49,875.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 2019-2096 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing SOUTHWEST PITTSBURGH CDC by $16,500.00, increasing H.O.P.E. FOR TOMORROW by $5,000.00, increasing SHERADEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL by $1,500.00, increasing REAM RECREATION CENTER by $5,000.00, increasing BUILDING BRIDGES FOR BUISNESS by $5,000.00 and authorizing a subsequent Agreement or Agreements for operation/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on behalf of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 10/8/2019. The motion carried. 2019-2097 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 BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION/WEST END EMPLOYMENT CENTER by $1,000.00, increasing SHERADEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL by $1,000.00, updating JD Edwards financial information, and authorizing a subsequent Agreement or Agreements for operation/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities on behalf of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: MRS. KAIL-SMITH A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 10/8/2019. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-2082 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education or another vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of providing meals in connection with the 2019-2020 Food Service Program in the Department of Parks and Recreation. The total cost shall not exceed Eight Hundred, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-2098 Resolution amending Resolution 297 of 2019, a resolution amending an Agreement or Agreements with eDocs Technologies, LLC (“eDocs”) for licensing services and maintenance and support services, to update the Scope of Work at an additional cost not to exceed Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Sixty Three Dollars and eighty nine cents ($16,263.89). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2099 Resolution amending Resolution No. 769 of 2018, which had previously amended Resolution No. 479 of 2016, authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, the Director of City Planning and the Director of Innovation & Performance to enter into a Second Amended Professional Service Agreement or Agreements with Buildingeye, Inc. (“Buildingeye”) to purchase software and related support services that will create an interactive map for internal and public visual display of planning, permit, license, and violation data, by adding $135,300 in compensation and raising the overall contract to an amount not to exceed $341,300. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-2117 Resolution amending Resolution 42 of 2019, effective January 10, 2019, to reconcile the percentage of build-out funding assigned to the proposed City, Housing Authority and shared space condominium units at 412 Boulevard of the Allies and to adjust the amounts assigned in the AE7 Professional Services Agreement accordingly. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 - Rev. Burgess, Mr. Coghill, Mr. Kraus, and Mrs. Strassburger No: 3 - Ms. Gross, Mrs. Harris, and Mrs. Kail-Smith Abstain: 1 - Mr. O'Connor Absent: 1 - Mr. Lavelle City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 NEW PAPERS 2019-2085 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 909 Liberty Interior Renovations at 909 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2086 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the following Publicly-Owned properties in the 21st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 22-G, Lots 1, 2, and 4, (Council District No. 6 - Site Assemblage for Affordable Residential Development - Sedgwick Street). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2087 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 9-S, Lot 253 (Council District No. 6 - expanded parking facility - 1812 Enoch Street). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2088 Resolution approving Execution of a Deed by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and City of Pittsburgh, for the sale of Block 125-S, Lot 125, in the 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (Public Park - 7100 Hamilton Avenue). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2089 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 26-N, Lots 51, 52, 53, and 54, Block 27-A, Lots 177, 178, 179, 180, 180A, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 195, 196, 199 and 202, (Council District No. 6 - Affordable Townhouse Development - 3313, 3315, 3317, 3319 Milwaukee Street, 634, 636 Herron Avenue, 633, 635 Ossipee Street). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 11 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019 2019-2090 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City’s Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 21st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 22-F, Lot 38 (Council District No.6 - Future Development - Beldale Street) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2091 Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 27-A, Lots 125 and 126 (Council District No. 6 - rehabilitation/new construction - 2932 Wylie Avenue). A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 12