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Agenda — 57 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
- 4 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 5 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 6 NEW PAPERS
- 7 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PARK RECONSTRUCTION - PARKS TA by Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), and increasing SPORTS FACILITIES by Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
- 8 Resolution amending 741 of 2025, which amended Resolution 413 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates for legal services in connection with a current City construction project, by further authorizing an amendment to said Professional Services Agreement to amend the scope of work and allocate additional funding for a new not-to-exceed cost of ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($135,000.00) over two (2) years. (Executive Session held 9/1/26) (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 9 Resolution amending Resolution 78 of 2026, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips, LLP for legal consulting services in connection with labor disputes to amend the scope of work, adjust hourly rates, extend the term, and allocate additional funding in an amount not to exceed ONE MILLION AND TEN THOUSAND FOUR-HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,010,400.00) over three (3) years. (Executive Session held 9/1/26) (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 10 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 9th, 2026 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. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK Hazelwood Sr Ctr Advisory Council – donation to Hazelwood HAL Super Bingo, D5 150.00 Jada House International – sponsorship for annual Holiday Toy Giveaway, D5 250.00 Marian Kaelin – reimbursement for Mailchimp subscription, D3 28.35 Brookline Teen Outreach – donation for Brookline Pride, D4 500.00 Carrick Community Council – donation in support of community programming, D4 250.00 Hilltop Alliance – supporter tier sponsorship, D4 250.00 Brookline K-8 PTA – donation for Kindergarten Meet and Greet, D4 166.06 Anthony Coghill – reimbursement for Belasco Orchard supplies, D4 109.77 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – legal advertisements 63.90 OFFICE OF THE CITY CONTROLLER Steel City Shredding – shredding services 440.00 Liz Dille – reimbursement for CPE courses 499.00 DEPARTMENT OF LAW Allegheny County Bar Association – membership dues 260.00 AKF Reporters Incorporated – court reporter for case 309.60 Public Rights Project – CLE course 500.00 ETHICS HEARING BOARD Allegheny County Bar Association – membership dues 230.00 BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION DAP2KK Organization LLC – Citisports basketball league shirts and hoodies 1,556.42 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Munhall Area Prehospital – event coverage, Pens hockey 4/4/26, Pitt game 4/11/26, Bailey Zimmerman 4/11/26 660.00 Munhall Area Prehospital – event coverage, Steelers game 8/13/26 290.00 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – event coverage, Steelers game 8/13/26 1,023.86 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – event coverage, Steelers game 8/13/26 473.86 Mid-Atlantic Rescue Systems Inc – inflatable rescue boat and operational supplies 3,463.81 Life-Assist Inc – sterile water 182.85 North Eastern Uniforms & Equipment – tactical pants 60.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – fire structural boots 1,220.00 Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – fire structural boots 1,794.00 BUREAU OF ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL Blue Pearl North Hills – veterinary services 3,330.48 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Michael Stazko – reimbursement for training course 875.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION School Specialty Inc – classroom table and storage for Phillips Rec Center 885.72 Ian M Kuchera – tennis clinic instruction 94.50 Michael Patrick Stanislawczyk II – pickleball clinic instruction 494.50 Mark J Paull – tennis clinic instruction 632.50 Richard Parks – tennis clinic instruction 552.00 George Dieffenbach – tennis clinic instruction 276.00 Katie Conlon – tennis clinic instruction 138.00 Aldene Lacaria – tennis clinic instruction 351.00 Steve Rothhaar – reimbursement for mileage, June/July 299.93 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE 43rd Street Concrete – concrete delivery 827.36 CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD Dr. Mary Jo Guercio – reimbursement for board member parking 40.00 Stephanie Dorman – reimbursement for snacks at Back Pack Hero Chadwick Park 109.01
- 11 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 09/04/2026 Re: Intradepartmental transfer --- Dear President and Members of Council: Per Resolution 839 of 2025, which authorizes City Council to approve intradepartmental transfers throughout the 2026 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):--- Department of Mobility and Infrastructure Amount from: $60,000.00 from 600000.53509 Computer Maintenance Amount to: $60,000.00 to 600000.56151 Operational Supplies This transfer is to cover the cost of supplies for the remainder of the year.
- 12 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 13 P-Cards
- 14 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 15 NEW PAPERS
- 16 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code Title Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 625: Red Light Enforcement Systems.
- 17 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Bucks County Community College in an amount not to exceed THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIVE DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($31,705.00), for rescue certification and training for the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
- 18 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
- 19 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 20 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a temporary easement agreement with North River Pittsburgh I, LLC for temporary placement of City vehicles onto certain properties along 32nd and 31st Street in the 6th Ward of Pittsburgh in order to allow necessary resurfacing work to occur at the City’s Environmental Services Center at 3001 Railroad Street.
- 21 NEW PAPERS
- 22 Petition received in the City Clerk’s Office requesting a public hearing before City Council relative to the procurement call for design of a Department of Public Works Schenley Division Facility, including buildings, garages, and storage warehouses, on Prospect Drive in Schenley Park. This facility would cause light pollution, sound pollution, create impervious surface and runoff, remove trees, disrupt trails, and remove forest land from a historical landmark and protected park in our City. The Petition is valid in accordance with the Home Rule Charter.
- 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Renovation of the Boulevard of the Allies in the Central Business District. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed THREE MILLION ($3,000,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
- 24 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Sheraden Station Plaza Intersection Safety Improvement and the Wabash Street Community Connector projects. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY SIX ($1,122,996.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
- 25 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Fernhill Avenue from Belbrook Street to Elmbank Street should be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.
- 26 Resolution providing for an amended agreement with CSXT Transportation, Inc. for Preliminary Engineering work on the Frazier Street/Swinburne Bridge Replacement Project; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Thirty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Dollars ($32,780.00), an increase of Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Dollars ($12,760.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at 95%.
- 27 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with CDR Maguire, Inc., for Project Design Management Services and Reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering phase increasing the total not to exceed to Three Million Nine Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($3,968,237.13), a net increase of Sixty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars and Ninety-Four Cents ($67,773.94), reimbursable at various rates.
- 28 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with CDR Maguire, Inc., for Project Design Management Services and Reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases increasing the total not to exceed Four Million Sixty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($4,064,876.91), an increase of Zero Dollars ($0.00) from the previously authorized agreement, reimbursable at 100%.
- 29 Resolution providing for an amended agreement with CSXT Transportation, Inc. for Preliminary Engineering work on the West Carson Street Bridge Project; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Twenty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($28,600.00), an increase of Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($12,320.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at 95%.
- 30 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 31 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 32 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Human Resources and Civil Service, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the NeoGov, for the online employment application database, personnel requisition database, Civil Service examination question database, exam scheduling and scoring processes, and applicant and examination statistics reporting at a cost not to exceed Fifty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($57,908.00).
- 33 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 34 NEW PAPERS
- 34 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 35 Resolution authorizing the Office of the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into two-year reimbursement agreements for the 2026 Love Your Block program at a cost not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000).
- 35 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 36-K-30, 36-K-90, and 36-K-94-1 from RM-M, Residential Multi-Unit Moderate Density, P - Park, and R1D-L, Residential Single-Unit Detached Low Density to RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, in the Banksville Neighborhood. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 9/22/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 2/4/26) (Report & Recommendation received 8/3/26) (Public Hearing scheduled for 9/17/26)
- 36 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Building & Fire Code Academy (“BFCA”), to provide a 2-Day Legal Aspects of Code Enforcement Training for all PLI staff that are required to have International Code Council (ICC) certifications as part of their job description at a cost not to exceed Seven Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($7,000.00).
- 36 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 36-K-30, 36-K-90, and 36-K-94-1 from RM-M, Residential Multi-Unit Moderate Density, P - Park, and R1D-L, Residential Single-Unit Detached Low Density to RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, in the Banksville Neighborhood. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 9/22/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 2/4/26) (Report & Recommendation received 8/3/26) (Public Hearing scheduled for 9/17/26)
- 37 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 901 General Provisions; Chapter 902 Zoning Districts in General; Article II, Base Zoning District Chapter 903 Residential Zoning Districts; Chapter 904 Mixed Use Zoning Districts; Chapter 905 Special Purpose Districts; Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 906 Environmental Overlay Districts; Chapter 907 Development Overlay Districts; Article IV, Planning Districts, Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Chapter 909 Planned Development Districts; Chapter 910 Downtown Districts; Article V, Use Regulations; Chapter 911 Primary Uses; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures; Chapter 913 Use Exceptions and Conditions Not Listed in Use Table; Article VI, Development Standards, Chapter 915 Environmental Performance Standards; Chapter 916 Residential Compatibility Standards; Chapter 918 Landscaping and Screening Standards; Chapter 919 Signs; Chapter 920 Child Care Regulations; Article VII, Nonconformities, Chapter 921 Nonconformities; Article VIII, Review and Enforcement, Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures; Article IX Measurements and Definitions, Chapter 925, Measurements; Chapter 926 Definitions. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
- 37 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 36-K-30, 36-K-90, and 36-K-94-1 from RM-M, Residential Multi-Unit Moderate Density, P - Park, and R1D-L, Residential Single-Unit Detached Low Density to RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, in the Banksville Neighborhood. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 9/22/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 2/4/26) (Report & Recommendation received 8/3/26) (Public Hearing scheduled for 9/17/26)
- 38 RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. BARBARA WARWICK, CHAIR
- 39 NEW PAPERS
- 40 Resolution transferring the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation (CitiParks) from the Stop the Violence Trust Fund for staffing and supplies to support out-of-school time services and programming at The Dunlap Family Center.
- 41 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 42 NEW PAPERS
- 43 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 362 of 2025, as amended, entitled “Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, as amended, entitled "authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance of Legistar agenda management and video streaming" in order to extend the contract an additional 12 months, for an additional cost of sixty-four thousand eighty-seven dollars and sixty-three cents ($64,087.63) for a total cost not to exceed five hundred sixty-two thousand one hundred seventy-five dollars and seventy cents ($562,175.70).” in order to extend the contract an additional 3 years, for an additional cost of two hundred thirty-three thousand three hundred fourty-three dollars and four cents ($233,343.04) for a new total cost not to exceed seven hundred ninety-five five hundred eighteen dollars and seventy-four cents ($795,518.74).
- 44 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 45 NEW PAPERS
- 46 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Allegheny League of Municipalities for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($9,000.00).
- 47 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 6212 Walnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, at no cost to the City.
- 48 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2225 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh PA 15222, at no cost to the City.
- 49 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 132-134 Prospect Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15211, at no cost to the City.
- 50 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 630 North Aiken Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, at no cost to the City.
- 51 MOTIONS
- 56 Note
- 57 Note
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