REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF. ALLEGHENY COUNTY  MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR and PUBLIC: HEARING  ALLEGHENY COUNTY ECONOMICI DEVELOPMENT  Board Room, Suite 900  Chatham One, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  April 22, 2021 2:00 p.m.  The Regular Meeting and Public Hearing ofthel Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County was held, via teleconterence, on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 2:00 p. m. in Allegheny County Economic Development's Board Room, Chatham One, Suite 900, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, Board Members present were: Chairman William Brooks, Doris Carson Williams, Margaret Also present were: Lance Chimka (via teleconterence), Director, Jack Exler (via teleconterence), Senior Deputy Director; Susheela Nemani-Stanger Deputy Director (via teleconference); Steve Papernick, Authority Solicitor (via teleconterence); and Samuel Bozzolla, Authorities Coordinator  Pennsylvania 15219.  McCormick-Barron and Senator Fontana (all via teleconference)  (via teleconference).  I. ROLL CALL  The meeting was called to order, roll was called, and a quorum was present.  II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - March 26, 2021  ON A MOTION MADE BY SENATOR FONTANA AND SECONDED BY MS. MECORMICK-BARKON THE MINOTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE  APPROVED AS PRESENTED. III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS  Senator Fontana proposed the following slate: William Brooks as Chairman, Peg McCormick Barron as Vice-Chair and Doris Carson Williams as Secretary Treasurer. ON A MOTION MADE BY SENATOR FONTANA AND SECONDED BY MS. CARSON WILLIAMS THE SLATE OF OFFICERS WAS APPROVED AS  PRESENTED.    IV. RATIRICATION OF BILLS  Ms. Carson Williams reviewed the Ratification ofl Bills Payable for the month of ON A MOTION MADE SENATOR FONTANA AND SECONDED BY MS. MCCORMICK BARRON THE RATIFICATION OF THE BILLS WAS APPROVED  March 2021 and found them to be in good and proper order.  AS PRESENTED V. PUBLICCOMMENTS VI. OLD BUSINESS  A. ALLEGHENY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY NFRASTRUCTURE & TOURISM FUND (CITF)- TRADE INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH (TIP) TEMPORARY Request Authorization to: (i) change the Scope of Services from furnishing the newly renovated residential property and purchase bakery equipment to the furnishing of the newly renovated residential property and purchase equipment for Institute's carpentry program. and (iii) allow the Director to execute the necessary  WORKFORCE HOUSING-SCOPE OF WORK AMENDMENT  documents with Solicitor approval.  ON A MOTION MADE BY MS. CARSON WILLIAMS AND SECONDED BY MS. MCCORMICK BARRON, THE ABOVE REQUEST WAS APPROVED  AS PRESENTED.  B. ALLEGHENY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE & TOURISM FUND (CITF)-ORIENT AVENUE LANDSLIDE REPAIR-SCOPE OF WORK Request Authorization to: (i) amend the scope of work to include a rock and soil study which was needed to design the project and add the demolition of3 structures in the project area, in Wilmerding Borough; and (ii) allow the Director to execute  AMENDMET  the necessary documents with Solicitor approval.  ON A MOTION MADE BY SENATOR FONTANA AND SECONDED BY MS. CARSON WILLIAMS, THE ABOVE REQUEST WAS APPROVED AS  PRESENTED.    C. ALLEGHENY COUNTY ECONOMIC! DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE. &i TOURISM FUND (CITF)-BRADDOCK SCHOOLLOFTS-NAME CHANGE  Request authorization to: (i) change the name of the agency from Bridging the Gap Development LLC to Braddock School Lofts LLC.; and (ii) allow the Director to ON A MOTION MADE BY MS. CARSON WILLIAMS AND SECONDED BY SENATOR FONTANA, THE ABOVE REQUEST WAS APPROVED AS  execute the necessary documents with Solicitor approval.  PRESENTED  VII. NEW BUSINESS  A. REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROGRAM RACP)-APPLICATIONSUBMITTAL Request authorization to: (1) submit twenty (20) applications to the Commonwealth of] Pennsylvania for assistance under the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program for an amount not to exceed $26,700,000 (ii) accept said grants; and (iii) allow the  Director to execute necessary documents with Solicitor approval.  ONAI MOTION MADE. BYI MS. MCCORMICK BARRON. AND SECONDED BY SENATOR FONTANA, THE ABOVE REQUEST WAS APPROVED  AS PRESENTED.  B. ALLEGHENY VACANT PROPERTY RECOVERY PROGRAM AVPRP)-CERTIPICATES OF  COMPLETION  Request authorization to: (i) record Certificates of Completion for three (3) properties that were transferred through the Allegheny Vacant Property Recovery Program ini the municipalities of Elizabeth Township, Plum, and Stowe; and (ii) allow the Director to execute the necessary documents with Solicitor approval. ON A MOTION MADE BY MS. MCCORMICK BARRON. AND SECONDED BY SENATOR FONTANA, THE. ABOVE REQUEST WAS APPROVED  AS PRESENTED.  C. - ALLEGHENY VACANT PROPERTY RECOVERY PROGRAM(AVPRP)  Request authorization to: (i) approve various resolutions related to the Allegheny Vacant Property Recovery Program for properties located in the municipalities of Avalon, Carnegie, Clairton, East Deer, Elizabeth, Etna, Glassport, North Versailles, Penn Hills, South Park, Swissvale, Tarentum, West View, and Wilkinsburg (ii) allow the Director to execute the necessary documents with Solicitor approval.    ON A MOTION MADE BY SENATOR FONTANA, AND SECONDED BY MS. MCORMICK BARRON THE ABOVE REQUEST WAS APPROVED  AS PRESENTED  VIII. ADJOURNMENT  THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TOTRANSACT, ONA MOTION MADE BY SENATOR FONTANA AND SECONDED BY MS. MCCORMICK BARRON, THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY  COUNTY WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.  hkgk JackExler, Sr. Deputy Director