Standing Committees

510 City-County Building 414 Grant Street City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Meeting Minutes Monday, November 25, 2019 1:30 PM Council Chambers STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ROLL CALL Present 9 - Council Member Burgess, Council Member Coghill, Council Member Gross, Council Member Harris, Council Member Kraus, Council Member Lavelle, Council Member O'Connor, Council Member Kail-Smith, and Council Member Strassburger FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, REV. BURGESS, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-2330 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the amount of Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($33,000.00) to Jane DeSimone, Esq., P.O. Box 81104, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 for arbitration services rendered in connection with Act 111 Interest Arbitration. (Executive Session Held 12-3-19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. 2019-2332 Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant in the amount of $3,875.00, in favor of James & Randi Cohen, 5660 Melvin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 for repair to their gas service line which was damaged by a city DPW Forestry crew performing stump removal and grinding operations of a city ROW tree at this location on September 19, 2019. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-2225 Resolution transferring the amount of $150,000 from the Office of Management and Budget’s Operating Budget, JDE Account 11101.102200.53.53101.2019, to the Workforce Development Fund, Job Number 0222806700, Fund 28067, Budget Year 2019. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/4/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 1 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 2019-2263 Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2020. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/4/2019. The motion carried. 2019-2264 Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/4/2019. The motion carried. 2019-2265 Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2020 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting maximum levels for designated positions. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER BURGESS A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/4/2019. The motion carried. 2019-2281 Resolution authorizing the fee schedule for 2020 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/4/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-2303 Resolution amending Resolution No. 206 of 2019 authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Campbell Durrant Beatty Palombo & Miller, P.C., 535 Smithfield St., Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 for professional legal services and expert advice regarding labor matters by increasing the total cost from Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($220,000.00) to Three Hundred Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($305,000.00). (Executive Session Held 12-3-19) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 2 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 2019-2304 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into an agreement with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC to serve as Bond Counsel for the purpose of rendering any and all necessary opinions with respect to the Bonds and preparing such additional documents as may be necessary. Total costs shall not exceed Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($85,000.00) over a three year period (2020, 2021, 2022) and shall be paid using proceeds from the debt issuance. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 3 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 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 November 25th 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. CHR The Pitt News – fair housing advertising 426.25 FINANCE Carnegie Mellon University – invoice for CMU intern 86.62 Pittsburgh Mailing Systems – printing inserts 484.46 Coit Services Incorporated – carpet cleaned on 1st floor, first cleaning since 2017 2,492.00 LAW Curtin & Heefner – professional services for litigation case 70.00 Department of Real Estate – filings, copying at Recorder of Deeds office 10.00 HUMAN RESOURCES Franklin Covey Client Sales Inc – All Access Pass Personal Effectiveness 1,931.50 Hudak, Maggie – reimbursement for snacks for Ceridian training 20.90 City of Pittsburgh Page 4 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 iHeartMedia – advertisements 800.00 Port Authority – advertisements 1,600.00 WQED – advertisements 500.00 DQE Communications – monthly fiber lease fee 850.00 PUBLIC SAFETY Bedford Tenant Council – Community Day 2019 annual community festival 1,000.00 Center for Emergency Medicine of W. PA – AED/CPR training class registration 1,020.00 Akers, Jason – PCCD outreach workers 870.00 Bey, Ernest – PCCD outreach workers 360.00 Coleman, Gary – PCCD outreach workers 180.00 Duquesne University – criminal justice policy course, recruits fall 2019 2,940.00 Infinite Lifestyle Solutions – PCCD Cops & Hoops tshirts 109.00 Rice, Betty – PCCD outreach workers 1,800.00 Spencer, Terri Minor – PCCD outreach workers 240.00 Tanya’s Catering – PCCD Cops & Hoops catering 375.00 Tanya’s Catering – PCCD outreach catering 600.00 Wang, Jeremy – PCCD outreach workers 1,830.00 Wang, Jeremy – PCCD outreach workers 900.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 5 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 Williams, Mary E – PCCD outreach workers 610.00 EMS Pfund Superior Sales Co – install automatic stretcher loading system 2,900.00 Pfund Superior Sales Co – install automatic stretcher loading system 2,900.00 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – EMS coverage at Steeler game 746.48 Plum Emergency Medical Services – EMS coverage at Steeler game 964.35 Tri-Community South EMS – EMS coverage at Pitt game 1,249.08 Tri-Community South EMS – EMS coverage at EQT 10 miler and Steeler game 1,741.98 POLICE Garver, Gabrielle – phlebotomist services for DUI task force 300.00 Jack Lafferty’s Truck Parts – car inspections and repairs 194.89 FIRE 3 Rivers Fire Equipment – Roscoe smoke fluid for fog machine 879.88 PUBLIC WORKS Pittsburgh Tire Service – tires 2,800.00 PARKS & RECREATION Allegheny County Health Department – food service permit fee for Hazelwood 128.00 City of Pittsburgh Page 6 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 Brooks, Douglas – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 126.00 Davis, Amir – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 31.00 Diamond, Amber L – refund for unused facility permit 185.00 Gorman, Angela – Conflict Resolution training 350.00 McGrath, Erica – employee reimbursement for supplies 39.14 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 1,176.00 Gao, Allen R – tennis clinic instruction at Mellon tennis bubble 61.88 Rothhaar, Steve – employee parking for downtown meeting 35.00 DOMI Grant Graphics – ink & rollers needed to operate sign plotter 809.97 CPRB Pittinger, Elizabeth – reimbursement 80.00 A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 7 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: City Clerk Date: November 21, 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 City Clerk would like to make the following transfer(s): Department of Mobility & Infrastructure Amount from: $10,000.00 from 101200.54505 Office Equipment $10,000.00 from 101200.54207 Construction Amount to: $20,000.00 to 101200.56151 Operational Supplies This transfer is needed to align a budgeted item with where it was actually charged in the financial system, so as to allow additional office supply purchases through the rest of the year. Brenda F. Pree, CMC City Clerk (412) 255-2138 City of Pittsburgh Page 8 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: November 21, 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): Department of Public Safety – Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Amount from: $150,000.00 from 220000.56151 Operational Supplies Amount to: $150,000.00 to 220000.57501 Machinery & Equipment This transfer is needed to purchase Stryker power lift systems and stretchers for additional ambulances. The available funds are not in the appropriate object account that is linked to this contract. Citizen Police Review Board Amount from: City of Pittsburgh Page 9 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 $100.00 from 999900.55305 Promotional Amount to: $100.00 to 999900.54501 Land & Buildings This transfer is needed to cover a charge for a room rental for one of CPRB’s public meetings held in a community center. Ethics Board Amount from: $20.00 from 108100.55701 Transportation Amount to: $20.00 to 108100.56151 Operational Supplies This transfer is needed to cover water cooler rental and bottles through the end of the year. A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. P-CARD APPROVALS A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR. LAVELLE, CHAIR SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS 2019-2345 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six. Article III. Chapter 639, to supplement the and Code to regulate, set standards and oversee the possession and transfer of Crocodilians and Venomous Snakes, and authorize enforcement and the imposition of penalties and fines for violations. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 10 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR DEFERRED 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 12/18/2019. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-2314 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 the Liberty Avenue Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) project; 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 $797,570.66. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2315 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) under the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) to provide funding for sidewalk construction, curb reconstruction, street and pedestrian lighting and small retaining walls on Irvine Street between Greenfield Avenue and Berwick Street/Lewis Playground. This grant proposal includes an ask of $840,000.00 with a local match of $356,452.00, included in the 2019 City of Pittsburgh Capital Budget. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed One Million, One Hundred Ninety Six Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty Two dollars ($1,196,452.00) for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 11 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 2019-2316 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) under the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) to provide funding for the design and construction of the Davis Avenue Bridge. This grant proposal includes an ask of $1,803,533.00 with a local match of $772,943.00, included in the 2020 City of Pittsburgh Capital Budget. In the event the grant is awarded, this resolution provides for an agreement and expenditures not to exceed Two Million, Five Hundred Seventy Six Thousand, Four Hundred Seventy Six dollars ($2,576,476) for this stated purpose. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2317 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Duquesne Light Company, to provide an easement to Duquesne Light Company, and in accordance with Resolution 564 of 2019 allowing for the erection, installation to provide for electricity to power the neighborhood including Highland Park and its amenities, and use of 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 services. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MRS. HARRIS, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-2283 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with UPMC WorkPartners-LifeSolutions for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Employee Assistance Program and for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) over three years and for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Human Resources , due back by 12/4/2019. The motion carried. 2019-2284 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Commission to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with ConnectYourCare for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Flexible Spending Account program and for a sum not to exceed Twenty Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($23,100.00) over three years and for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Human Resources , due back by 12/4/2019. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 12 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 2019-2286 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with Partner4Work for the shared operation and administration of the Workforce Development Fund for a period of two (2) years from the opening of the fund, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) and for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Human Resources , due back by 12/4/2019. The motion carried. 2019-2309 Resolution amending Resolution 692 of 2015, entitled “Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc. (I/O Solutions) for professional consulting services in connection with Police Lieutenant and Police Sergeant position job analyses; the development, administration, and scoring of new written examinations; and development, assessor selection, administration, and scoring of new oral board examinations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof,” by increasing the authorized amount by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) and by extending the term one year. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR DEFERRED PAPERS 2019-2031 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from EMI, Educational Medical Institution, to UI, Urban Industrial, property with frontage on Jane Street, 20th Street, 21st Street, Mary Street, Edwards Way, and Harcum Way, identified as Block 12-K, Lots 290 and 360 and Black 12-P, Lot 27, in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 17th Ward. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing) SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Held for a CABLECAST Public Hearing. City of Pittsburgh Page 13 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 2019-2229 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of City Planning to receive eighty-thousand ($80,000.00) dollars grant award per agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, executed 5/15/19, to support the development of an Emerald View Park Master Plan, and to further enter into contract to hire consultants Merritt / Chase to develop aforementioned master plan with additional City expenditures (local match) not to exceed fifty-five thousand ($55,000.00) dollars, for a total contract value not to exceed one-hundred and thirty-five thousand ($135,000.00) dollars. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. NEW PAPERS 2019-2307 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the Joseph J. Weiss Jr., Federal Courthouse, located at 700 Grant Street (2-B-39), in Downtown, in the 2nd Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings . The motion carried. 2019-2308 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh to accept a grant from the Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission in the amount of twenty-two thousand ($22,000) dollars. This grant will be used in conjunction with department funds to execute a contract with Michael Baker International for an architectural inventory of historic structures in the Oakland and Upper Hill neighborhoods of the city not to exceed one-hundred two-thousand ($102,000) dollars. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. URBAN RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-2319 Resolution calling for transparency and oversight in regards to previously approved cooperation agreements, contracts, leases, and special agreements with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (PPC) in light of a voter approved referendum measure to amend the Home Rule Charter. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER COGHILL, COUNCIL MEMBER GROSS, COUNCIL MEMBER KAIL-SMITH AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 14 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 2019-2320 Resolution authorizing and directing the Pittsburgh City Controller to perform an audit of all contracts, agreements, and leases between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (PPC), as well as the administering agencies, departments, authorities, and entities within the Controller’s jurisdiction to do so, pursuant to the powers outlined in the Home Rule Charter. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER COGHILL, COUNCIL MEMBER GROSS, COUNCIL MEMBER KAIL-SMITH AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-2318 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an amended agreement with B-Three Solutions, Inc. for further provision of software maintenance and support services, the development of critical applications, and possible transition guidance, for a sum not to exceed One Million, Seven Hundred Nine Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty One Dollars ($1,709,321) over a five-year period A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR NEW PAPERS 2019-2310 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 308 Miltenberger Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2311 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 2908 Smallman Street Land Development project, located at 2908-2916 Smallman Street of Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 15 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes November 25, 2019 2019-2312 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 614 Edmond Street Duplex, 614 Edmond Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. 2019-2313 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning, in cooperation with the Director of the Department of Public Works, to accept funds from an Allegheny Regional Assets District “RADical ImPAct Grant” in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) to fund public art projects in Emerald View Park, Frick Park, Highland Park, Riverview Park, and Schenley Park. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. City of Pittsburgh Page 16