Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.
| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
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| 1 | 2020-0161 | Resolution authorizing the City to enter into an agreement or agreements with PNC Bank, National Association to grant a license to PNC Bank, National Association to enter onto certain parcels in order to perform certain work including geotechnical and environmental surveys, site and topographic surveys, utility assessments, and engineering and evaluation. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2020-0162 | The Mayor is hereby authorized to issue and the City Controller to countersign three (3) warrants in the total sum of Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000) which shall be allocated and paid as follows: Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($2,250), subject to required withholdings, made payable to Ermand Buccina, 1415 Oakglen St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15204, in full satisfaction of all claims including but not limited to claims for any alleged lost compensation. An IRS Form W-2 will be issued to Mr. Buccina according to statute; and Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000) will be made payable to Ermand Buccina, 1415 Oakglen St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15204, in full satisfaction of all other claims. An IRS Form I 099, with Box 3 marked as "other income," will be issued according to statute; and Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($4,750) to Mr. Buccina's legal counsel, Wienand & Bagin, First & Market Building, 100 First Avenue, Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, as final settlement related to the action filed with the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations. (Executive Session Held 3/10/2020) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried. | Held for Executive Session | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2020-0022 | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article VII: Business Related Taxes, Chapter 241: Amusement Tax, Section 241.01: Definitions, to update language in the city code. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2020-0120 | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts, in order to clarify definitions of contract types, correct conflicting language between commodities and professional services and add additional categories for requests to waive the competitive bidding requirements to be in line with current practice and national standards. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2020-0121 | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161.22: Debarment from Bidding on and Participating in City Contracts in order to change the requirement of an affidavit to be a certification which will simplify the contracting process and reduce costs to our suppliers by no longer requiring the document to be notarized. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2020-0128 | Resolution authorizing the issuance of three (3) warrants for the total sum of Seventy Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($70,000) relating to the settlement of a lawsuit filed at 2:18-cv-00864 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. ( Executive Session held 3/3/2020) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2020-0142 | Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Compass Natural Gas Partners LP for the lease of a compressed natural gas fueling system, and provision of fuel for the payment thereof, at a cost not to exceed $378,000. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2020-0143 | Resolution amending Resolution 837 of 2017 entitled “Authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund to be designated as the Schenley Park Rink Trust Fund, for the purpose of depositing funds and expenditure of funds for any and all related expenses” to authorize the Department of Public Works Department of Parks and Recreation to utilize the trust fund. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee 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 March 4th 2020 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 Burgess, Ricky – reimb/beverages for meeting (Dist. 9) 9.47 Coghill, Anthony – reimb/supplies for posters/desserts for comm. event (Dist. 4) 266.95 Concord Presbyterian Church – donation/Carrick Veterans Dinner (Dist. 4) 150.00 Kaleida, Moira – reimb/printing & shipping of parks posters (Dist. 4) 329.52 The Pittsburgh Promise – donation/Walk for One Promise (Dist. 4) 100.00 I&P Beamdata Inc – census meeting meetings 280.00 Mackin, Ryan – reimbursement for car wash (van doesn’t fit in contracted wash) 16.00 Smith, Todd – reimbursement for Calendly scheduling tool 58.76 FINANCE Carnegie Mellon University – paid intern 47.25 Standing Committee The Master’s Touch – postage not otherwise on contract 176.05 LAW Baumiller, Lawrence – reimbursement for online research 67.50 Thomas, Thomas & Hafer – early neutral evaluation 507.20 Michael J Betts – early neutral evaluation 747.50 Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky – mediator 1,500.00 Zobrak, Michael E – labor arbitration 780.12 HUMAN RESOURCES DQE Communications – monthly fiber lease fee 850.00 ACS Identisys Inc – ID machine replacement camera 1,061.15 Emery, Alaina – parking reimbursement for career fair 6.83 Sherrill, Ronda – reimbursement for SHRM certification exam 400.00 WAMO 100 – advertisements 1,600.00 PLI Scherer, Glen – reimbursement for certification 103.63 PUBLIC SAFETY Bourne, Emily – reimbursement for parking for event and mileage to storage site 56.77 POLICE Standing Committee Activity Group – N&V wound clot gauze 2,234.70 International Association of Special Investigations – training for auto squad 125.00 Jack Lafferty’s Truck Parts – inspections and repairs 628.73 Ray Allen Manufacturing Co – icon air harness for K-9 unit 792.97 PA Chiefs of Police Association – 2020 accreditation program 1,000.00 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrak/Enrad certification 98.50 Uline – stacking bins for the property room 1,483.10 Akers, Jason – PCCD outreach workers 950.00 Bey, Ernest – PCCD outreach workers 780.00 Coleman, Gary – PCCD outreach workers 520.00 Rice, Betty – PCCD outreach workers 3,000.00 Spencer, Terri Minor – PCCD outreach workers 800.00 Wang, Jeremy – PCCD outreach workers 2,600.00 Williams, Mary E – PCCD outreach workers 1,070.00 Neighborhood Resilience Project – PCCD outreach training 1,500.00 The Shyne Awards Foundation – PCCD outreach training 2,000.00 OMI Assured Polygraph Services – polygraphing of candidates for employment Standing Committee 3,000.00 FIRE Allegheny County Volunteer FF Association – renew annual membership 10.00 Browning, Lloyd – reimbursement for overnight stay for meeting/training 128.88 IFSTA – manual for new recruit class 453.00 Kleen-Line Service Co – disposal of waste oil 91.20 PUBLIC WORKS Regrut, John – reimbursement for CDL 165.50 Eisler Landscapes Inc – remediation design for Beechview senior center flooding 2,896.50 PARKS & RECREATION Levenson, Mark – refund of cancelled tennis court fees 40.00 A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS NONE | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2020-0144 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into an Agreement or Agreements with Bucks County Community College for Hazardous Materials Safety Officer training and certification services at a sum not to exceed Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00) and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2020-0145 | Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 36 of 2019, amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article III: Dogs, cats and other animals, by repealing Chapter 639: Crocodilians and Venomous Snakes in its entirety and adding a new Chapter 639: Crocodilian Species and Red-Eared Sliders, prohibiting the keeping, sale, exchange, adoption, exchange or transfer of such animals in the city of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/11/2020. The motion carried. | Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/11/2020 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2020-0146 | Ordinance supplementing Ordinance No. 36 of 2015 relative to the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article III: Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, Chapter 636: Wild Animals, Section 636.06: prohibiting the capture and harm of any wild birds, to prohibit the sale of native or indigenous birds, to eliminate any permit or license allowing individuals to trap wild birds and to completely prohibit trapping wild birds other than by a properly qualified and trained employee of the Pittsburgh Bureau Of Animal Care and Control when the wild bird is injured, resides within a building, or poses an imminent risk of property damage or physical harm. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2020-0160 | Resolution amending Resolution number 763 of 2019, entitled “Resolution taking, appropriating and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for roadway purposes certain property in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by Cessy Portuguez and known as 45 Semicir Street, authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition and relocation costs related thereto” to amend the chargeable account to reflect the 2020 operating budget. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2020-0139 | Resolution amending Resolution 510 of 2019 entitled “A Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreement, providing for the planning, design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies, operations, and / or the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with the production of the Oakland Transportation Study and associated projects;” to provide for a specific payee and authorize entering into a contract for the Oakland Transportation Study. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2020-0140 | Resolution amending Resolution 336 of 2019 entitled “A Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreement, providing for the planning, design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies, operations, and / or the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with the production of the Hill District Mobility Network and Parking Management Plan and associated projects;” to provide for a specific payee and authorize entering into a contract for the Hill District Transportation Study. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee | Affirmatively Recommended | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2020-0019 | Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the “District 15 Beta Development” at 1465 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/11/2020. The motion carried. | Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/11/2020 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2020-0109 | Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Townhomes on Fifth Avenue project located on Tax Map Parcel 52-G-133 at 5127, 5129, 5131, 5133 and 5135 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15232 A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/25/2020. The motion carried. | Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/25/2020 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 17 | 2020-0141 | Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 2926 Smallman Street Land Development project, located at 2920 & 2930 Smallman Street of Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/11/2020. The motion carried. | Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/11/2020 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Resolution authorizing the City to enter into an agreement or agreements with PNC Bank, National Association to grant a license to PNC Bank, National Association to enter onto certain parcels in order to perform certain work including geotechnical and environmental surveys, site and topographic surveys, utility assessments, and engineering and evaluation. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee
The Mayor is hereby authorized to issue and the City Controller to countersign three (3) warrants in the total sum of Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000) which shall be allocated and paid as follows: Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($2,250), subject to required withholdings, made payable to Ermand Buccina, 1415 Oakglen St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15204, in full satisfaction of all claims including but not limited to claims for any alleged lost compensation. An IRS Form W-2 will be issued to Mr. Buccina according to statute; and Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000) will be made payable to Ermand Buccina, 1415 Oakglen St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15204, in full satisfaction of all other claims. An IRS Form I 099, with Box 3 marked as "other income," will be issued according to statute; and Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($4,750) to Mr. Buccina's legal counsel, Wienand & Bagin, First & Market Building, 100 First Avenue, Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, as final settlement related to the action filed with the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations. (Executive Session Held 3/10/2020) A motion was made that this matter be Held for Executive Session. The motion carried.
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article VII: Business Related Taxes, Chapter 241: Amusement Tax, Section 241.01: Definitions, to update language in the city code. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts, in order to clarify definitions of contract types, correct conflicting language between commodities and professional services and add additional categories for requests to waive the competitive bidding requirements to be in line with current practice and national standards. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161.22: Debarment from Bidding on and Participating in City Contracts in order to change the requirement of an affidavit to be a certification which will simplify the contracting process and reduce costs to our suppliers by no longer requiring the document to be notarized. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee
Resolution authorizing the issuance of three (3) warrants for the total sum of Seventy Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($70,000) relating to the settlement of a lawsuit filed at 2:18-cv-00864 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. ( Executive Session held 3/3/2020) A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.
Resolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Compass Natural Gas Partners LP for the lease of a compressed natural gas fueling system, and provision of fuel for the payment thereof, at a cost not to exceed $378,000. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.
Resolution amending Resolution 837 of 2017 entitled “Authorizing and directing the City Controller to create a special trust fund to be designated as the Schenley Park Rink Trust Fund, for the purpose of depositing funds and expenditure of funds for any and all related expenses” to authorize the Department of Public Works Department of Parks and Recreation to utilize the trust fund. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee 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 March 4th 2020 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 Burgess, Ricky – reimb/beverages for meeting (Dist. 9) 9.47 Coghill, Anthony – reimb/supplies for posters/desserts for comm. event (Dist. 4) 266.95 Concord Presbyterian Church – donation/Carrick Veterans Dinner (Dist. 4) 150.00 Kaleida, Moira – reimb/printing & shipping of parks posters (Dist. 4) 329.52 The Pittsburgh Promise – donation/Walk for One Promise (Dist. 4) 100.00 I&P Beamdata Inc – census meeting meetings 280.00 Mackin, Ryan – reimbursement for car wash (van doesn’t fit in contracted wash) 16.00 Smith, Todd – reimbursement for Calendly scheduling tool 58.76 FINANCE Carnegie Mellon University – paid intern 47.25 Standing Committee The Master’s Touch – postage not otherwise on contract 176.05 LAW Baumiller, Lawrence – reimbursement for online research 67.50 Thomas, Thomas & Hafer – early neutral evaluation 507.20 Michael J Betts – early neutral evaluation 747.50 Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky – mediator 1,500.00 Zobrak, Michael E – labor arbitration 780.12 HUMAN RESOURCES DQE Communications – monthly fiber lease fee 850.00 ACS Identisys Inc – ID machine replacement camera 1,061.15 Emery, Alaina – parking reimbursement for career fair 6.83 Sherrill, Ronda – reimbursement for SHRM certification exam 400.00 WAMO 100 – advertisements 1,600.00 PLI Scherer, Glen – reimbursement for certification 103.63 PUBLIC SAFETY Bourne, Emily – reimbursement for parking for event and mileage to storage site 56.77 POLICE Standing Committee Activity Group – N&V wound clot gauze 2,234.70 International Association of Special Investigations – training for auto squad 125.00 Jack Lafferty’s Truck Parts – inspections and repairs 628.73 Ray Allen Manufacturing Co – icon air harness for K-9 unit 792.97 PA Chiefs of Police Association – 2020 accreditation program 1,000.00 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrak/Enrad certification 98.50 Uline – stacking bins for the property room 1,483.10 Akers, Jason – PCCD outreach workers 950.00 Bey, Ernest – PCCD outreach workers 780.00 Coleman, Gary – PCCD outreach workers 520.00 Rice, Betty – PCCD outreach workers 3,000.00 Spencer, Terri Minor – PCCD outreach workers 800.00 Wang, Jeremy – PCCD outreach workers 2,600.00 Williams, Mary E – PCCD outreach workers 1,070.00 Neighborhood Resilience Project – PCCD outreach training 1,500.00 The Shyne Awards Foundation – PCCD outreach training 2,000.00 OMI Assured Polygraph Services – polygraphing of candidates for employment Standing Committee 3,000.00 FIRE Allegheny County Volunteer FF Association – renew annual membership 10.00 Browning, Lloyd – reimbursement for overnight stay for meeting/training 128.88 IFSTA – manual for new recruit class 453.00 Kleen-Line Service Co – disposal of waste oil 91.20 PUBLIC WORKS Regrut, John – reimbursement for CDL 165.50 Eisler Landscapes Inc – remediation design for Beechview senior center flooding 2,896.50 PARKS & RECREATION Levenson, Mark – refund of cancelled tennis court fees 40.00 A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS NONE
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, into an Agreement or Agreements with Bucks County Community College for Hazardous Materials Safety Officer training and certification services at a sum not to exceed Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00) and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 36 of 2019, amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article III: Dogs, cats and other animals, by repealing Chapter 639: Crocodilians and Venomous Snakes in its entirety and adding a new Chapter 639: Crocodilian Species and Red-Eared Sliders, prohibiting the keeping, sale, exchange, adoption, exchange or transfer of such animals in the city of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/11/2020. The motion carried.
Ordinance supplementing Ordinance No. 36 of 2015 relative to the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article III: Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, Chapter 636: Wild Animals, Section 636.06: prohibiting the capture and harm of any wild birds, to prohibit the sale of native or indigenous birds, to eliminate any permit or license allowing individuals to trap wild birds and to completely prohibit trapping wild birds other than by a properly qualified and trained employee of the Pittsburgh Bureau Of Animal Care and Control when the wild bird is injured, resides within a building, or poses an imminent risk of property damage or physical harm. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER KRAUS A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee
Resolution amending Resolution number 763 of 2019, entitled “Resolution taking, appropriating and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for roadway purposes certain property in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by Cessy Portuguez and known as 45 Semicir Street, authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition and relocation costs related thereto” to amend the chargeable account to reflect the 2020 operating budget. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.
Resolution amending Resolution 510 of 2019 entitled “A Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreement, providing for the planning, design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies, operations, and / or the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with the production of the Oakland Transportation Study and associated projects;” to provide for a specific payee and authorize entering into a contract for the Oakland Transportation Study. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.
Resolution amending Resolution 336 of 2019 entitled “A Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts, an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreement, providing for the planning, design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies, operations, and / or the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies in connection with the production of the Hill District Mobility Network and Parking Management Plan and associated projects;” to provide for a specific payee and authorize entering into a contract for the Hill District Transportation Study. A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried. Standing Committee
Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the “District 15 Beta Development” at 1465 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/11/2020. The motion carried.
Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Townhomes on Fifth Avenue project located on Tax Map Parcel 52-G-133 at 5127, 5129, 5131, 5133 and 5135 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15232 A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/25/2020. The motion carried.
Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the 2926 Smallman Street Land Development project, located at 2920 & 2930 Smallman Street of Pittsburgh, PA, 15201. A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, due back by 3/11/2020. The motion carried.