Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 42 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 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 7 Resolution amending Resolution 933 of 2024, which reappropriated federal American Rescue Plan funding, by updating the approved projects as outlined in Exhibit A, version 10. (Public Hearing held 4/14/26)
- 8 Resolution amending Resolution 838 of 2025, which fixed the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2026 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and set maximum levels for designated positions, by eliminating one District Division Chief and adding one Assistant Chief in the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. (Public Hearing held 4/14/26)
- 9 Resolution amending Resolution 841 of 2025 which authorized appropriations, salaries, and capital expenditures of the Parks Trust Fund for the 2026 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2026 by increasing the spend amount by Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). (Public Hearing held 4/14/26)
- 10 Resolution amending resolution 835 of 2025, which made 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, 2026. (Public Hearing held 4/14/26)
- 10 Resolution amending resolution 835 of 2025, which made 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, 2026. (Public Hearing held 4/14/26)
- 11 NEW PAPERS
- 12 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, 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 LITTER CAN UPGRADES AND MONITORING by One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($144,100.00) and increasing PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS by One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($144,100.00).
- 13 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain properties to qualified city residents, subject to affordability restrictions. ITEMS A: 1518 Fallowfield Avenue, 35-C-12 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 4), B: 136 Bodkin Street, 62-K-200 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 4).
- 14 Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 862, effective December 23, 2025, in order to rescind the sale.
- 15 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through X: A: 2114 Forbes Avenue, 11-K-191 (Council District 6), B: 0 Forbes Avenue, 11-K-192 (Council District 6),C: 530 Junilla Street, 10-L-313 (Council District 6), D: 4811 Columbo Street, 50-B-172 (Council District 9), E: 4813 Columbo Street, 50-B-174 (Council District 9), F: 6313 Dean Street, 124-C-26 (Council District 9), G: 6315 Dean Street, 124-C-27 (Council District 9), H: 6319 Dean Street, 124-C-29 (Council District 9), I: 6355 Dean Street, 124-G-65 (Council District 9), J: 1309 Paulson Avenue, 124-H-147 (Council District 9), K: 6523 Shetland Avenue, 124-P-338 (Council District 9), L: 6940 Hartman Lane, 172-N-158 (Council District 9), M: 721 Singer Place, 174-S-362-A (Council District 9), N: 7936 Tioga Street, 175-H-89 (Council District 9) O: 318 Renova Street, 57-D-39 (Council District 5), P: 2367 South 18th Street Extension, 13-A-10 (Council District 3), Q: 317 Millbridge Street, 14-E-298 (Council District 3), R: 315 Millbridge Street, 14-E-299 (Council District 3), S: 412 Beltzhoover Avenue, 14-J-136 (Council District 3), T: 78 Climax Street, 15-L-16 (Council District 3), U: 0 Kuhn Street, 4-N-106 (Council District 2), V: 850 Spring Garden Avenue, 24-E-124-A (Council District 1), W: 305 Dunlap Street, 116-J-104 (Council District 1), X: 518 West Prospect Avenue, 70-E-14 (Council District 2)
- 16 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 April 15th, 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. CITY COUNCIL/ CITY CLERK Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – meeting notices 37.50 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – meeting notices 148.65 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS QBurgh LLC – advertising for Commission 600.00 Jewish Chronicle – advertising for Commission 700.00 DEPT OF LAW AKF Reporters Incorporated – court reporter for transcripts 941.95 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - ADMINISTRATION Municipal Emergency Services – hazardous material test strips 601.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Purvis Systems Inc – replacement batteries for Alerting Rack for radio equipment 915.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Kicker Inc – police recruitment video 4,647.25 Abraham, Jeffery – reimbursement for St. Patrick’s Day snacks 171.92 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Global Payments/Merchant Solutions – tennis clinic import fees 30.99 Lacaria, Aldene – tennis clinic instruction 442.00 Dieffenbach, George – tennis clinic instruction 172.50 Jermon, Drake – tennis clinic instruction 621.00 Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 402.50 Kilpatrick, Spencer – tennis clinic instruction 184.00 James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 1,058.00 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction 782.00 Paull, Mark J – tennis clinic instruction 1,069.50 Kakadelis, Christina – tennis clinic instruction 138.00
- 17 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 4/10/2026 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 Law Amount from: $555 from 108000.56151 Operational Supplies Amount to: $555 to 108000.57571 Furniture and Fixtures This transfer is to provide the Department of Law with funding to purchase furniture.
- 18 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 19 P-Cards
- 20 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
- 21 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 22 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of A. Folino Construction, Inc., in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($481,320.00), for the purpose of Emergency Snow Removal at various locations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, over one year.
- 23 NEW PAPERS
- 24 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company for the installation of certain wires, cable, and pad mount transformer on City-owned parcel ID 184-E-80 (Council District 5), at no cost to the City.
- 25 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 26 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 27 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Amended Lease Agreement or Agreements with Wood Street Commons Commercial LLC to continue leasing office space in 304 Wood Street for the Pittsburgh Partnership for a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Two Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Dollars and Ten Cents ($502,620.10) over two years, and for the payment of the costs thereof.
- 28 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 29 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 30 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to add Retail: Tobacco, Inhalant, and Cannabinoids, to add specific requirements and conditional use application requirements. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report & recommendation on 10/15/25) (Report & recommendation received on 04/9/26) (Public Hearing held 05/26/26)
- 31 NEW PAPERS
- 31 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to add Retail: Tobacco, Inhalant, and Cannabinoids, to add specific requirements and conditional use application requirements. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report & recommendation on 10/15/25) (Report & recommendation received on 04/9/26) (Public Hearing held 05/26/26)
- 32 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 FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) and increasing REMEDIATION OF CONDEMNED BUILDINGS by Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000).
- 33 Resolution amending Resolution No. 191 of 2019, effective March 28, 2019, which authorized a Professional Service Agreement(s) and or Contract(s) with Urban Design Ventures for services relating to the administration of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Dollars ($191,000.00) by extending the term through the second quarter of 2027 and increasing the amount by Eighty-Six Thousand Dollars ($86,000) for a new total cost not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Dollars ($277,000) over nine (9) years.
- 34 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" to reduce Play Area Improvements by One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($144,100) and increase the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank by One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($144,100), and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements
- 35 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 36 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 37 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority for the installation of certain monitoring boreholes on City-owned parcel IDs 121-H-20 and 82-H-1-0-2, at no cost to the City.
- 38 NEW PAPERS
- 39 Resolution amending Resolution 501 of 2023, which authorized an amended Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for the completion of projects approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, by realigning project line items to ensure spending deadlines are met.
- 40 MOTIONS