Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 39 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 authorizing and directing the Mayor, Solicitor, Director of Planning, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to § 204(k) of the Home Rule Charter, to provide appropriate notice and terminate contract 54920 - 684975 - RS-59-24 - Sasaki & Common Cause Consultants per Article III.2 “Termination” of the agreement.
- 8 Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, Solicitor, Director of Planning, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to § 204(k) of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, to provide appropriate notice and terminate contract 54724 - 568755 - RS-58-24 - HR&A ADVISORS & URBAN AC LLC per Article III.2 “Termination” of the agreement.
- 9 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, to add a new Chapter 239: Fleet Vehicle Fund, to create a Fleet Vehicle Fund to fully fund the City of Pittsburgh’s fleet needs, and establish the purposes for which monies in the Fund may be used.
- 10 NEW PAPERS
- 11 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sargent’s Court Reporting Services for legal transcript services for an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars and Forty Cents ($5,556.40) over one year.
- 12 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 18th, 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 Hluska, Julianne – reimbursement for floral arrangement for Darlene Harris (Dist. 1) 139.05 Hluska, Julianne – reimbursement for coffee for meeting with constituent (Dist. 1) 4.83 Hluska, Julianne – reimbursement for coffee for meeting with Nighttime Economy (Dist. 1) 7.42 Hluska, Julianne – reimbursement for office working lunch (Dist. 1) 51.06 McClinton, Derrick – photo booth for Take Your Child to Work Day (Dist. 4) 450.00 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Burns, Zoe – reimbursement for Service Desk team lunch 46.72 Welsh, Mimi – reimbursement for gift cards for staff incentives 50.00 DEPT OF LAW George T Bisel Co Inc – legal subscription 214.02 Exilus, Jesse – reimbursement for filing fees 35.00 Exilus, Jesse – travel reimbursement 1,612.38 Exilus, Jesse – reimbursement for filing fees 35.00 Pennsylvania Bar Association – member dues for attorney license 268.00 Petrucci Engineering Consultants – professional services for a case 1,100.50 AKF Reporters Incorporated – court reporter for transcripts 566.10 Iron Mountain – document storage fees 2,383.07 Anthony M Bilan – reimbursement for CLE 236.00 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING Dash, Andrew – reimbursement for APA membership 798.90 Rakus, Kate – reimbursement for refreshments for Planning Commission 98.63 Huang, Xunru – reimbursement for APA membership 179.00 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, & INSPECTIONS PA DCED – continuing education training 1,000.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Rock N Rescue – rescue equipment 332.76 BUREAU OF POLICE Public Safety Innovation Group LLC – leadership speaker 2,386.00 Kelman, Fiona – reimbursement for youth group snacks at events 254.08 Kelman, Fiona – reimbursement for Training Academy refreshments 61.38 Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle Unit parts and repairs 357.85 Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle Unit parts and repairs 1,719.85 IdentiSys Inc – ID printer support services 276.48 Steel City Shredding – shredding services at various sites 224.00 Translate One LLC – translation services for victim interview 326.10 MCI A Verizon Company – long distance (Zone 5) 11.82 Barrett Firearms Manufacturing – repair of specialty rifle 2,829.11 Indiana University of Pennsylvania – career fair recruitment 300.00 Transunion Risk & Alternative Data Solutions – INTEL background check subscription 682.55 Markl Supply – SWAT ammunition 556.37 Orr’s Jewelers – police badge repair 825.00 Mazzarini, Linda – reimbursement for urgent purchase of data cord for crash investigation 424.41 Cyclops Technologies – PlateSmart software 2,850.00 LexisNexis – PA law code books for academy recruits 3,634.18 OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & SAFETY Hudson, Nicholas – reimbursement for hot hands for ROOTS program clients 148.80 Drogowski, Laura – reimbursement for food purchased for warming center for Northside ROOTS program 413.99 Drogowski, Laura – reimbursement for food purchased for clients at warming center and supplies to deal with mouse infestation at 611 Second Ave. 647.26 Zeak, Katelyn – reimbursement for food purchased for a client 21.38 Wade, Adam – reimbursement for boots and pants purchased for a client 24.98 Wade, Adam – reimbursement for food purchased for warming center 27.26 Clements, Emily – reimbursement for Similac purchased for a client 24.10 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Allegheny Cleanways – educational programming in PPS within Dist. 6 4,000.00 Allegheny Cleanways – educational programming in PPS within Dist. 2 4,000.00 Allegheny Cleanways – educational programming in Propel Schools 3,296.00 Quality Services Inc – pressure washing of CCB portico 2,464.00 Milliken Services LLC – carpet flooring 2,841.66 Howland Company LLC – abatement to repair ceiling 4,450.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Allegheny County Health Dept – annual food service permit for Brighton Heights 140.00 Wilson, Lisa – mileage reimbursement 28.36 Burton, Clinton – mileage reimbursement 32.27 Graf, Derek – reimbursement for work boots 90.00 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction 908.50 James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 851.00 Paull, Mark J – tennis clinic instruction 966.00 Kilpatrick, Spencer – tennis clinic instruction 138.00 Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 287.50 Jermon Drake – tennis clinic instruction 552.00 Lacaria, Aldene – tennis clinic instruction 416.00 Dieffenbach, George – tennis clinic instruction 138.00 Silva, Marlon – tennis clinic instruction 320.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Eco-Counter – parts to maintain pedestrian counter 70.00
- 13 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 14 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 15 P-C ards
- 16 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 17 NEW PAPERS
- 18 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Precision Auto Express Repair in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-FIVE CENTS ($6,347.85), for repairs to a Pittsburgh Bureau of Police vehicle.
- 19 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Major Cities Chiefs Association in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($7,500.00), for payment of annual member dues.
- 20 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
- 21 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 22 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, by adding a new Chapter, “Chapter 174: Right-of-Way Accessibility Needs Inventory.”
- 23 NEW PAPERS
- 24 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Peoples Natural Gas Company, LLC (“Peoples Gas”) to allow the integration of natural gas service for a City facilities architecture project in Riverview Park, at no cost to the City.
- 25 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh (“City”), to execute an Instrument for the Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants (“IDRC”) and appurtenant documents, over the vicinity of the City’s Spring Hill Park/Playground (“Property”), as a condition of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit granted in conjunction with property improvements in the area, at no cost the city.
- 26 Resolution authorizing the Borough of Crafton to take, by eminent domain, certain permanent and temporary real estate interests in a portion of that certain parcel of real estate, identified by the Allegheny County Assessment Office as Block and Lot No. 39-F-280, located within the boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh
- 27 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 28 NEW PAPERS
- 29 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Industrial/Organization Solutions, Inc. (“I/O Solutions”) for professional consulting services in connection with Police Officer Recruit candidate examinations and selection services, at a cost not to exceed of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars ($151,980.00) over three years.
- 30 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 31 NEW PAPERS
- 32 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Trust for Public Land for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000.00) dollars to install signage in the City’s greenways.
- 33 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" so as to re-allocate Fifty-five Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Sixty Cents ($55,692.60) of Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act (CDBG-CV) funding to two food banks, and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.
- 33 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" so as to re-allocate Fifty-five Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Sixty Cents ($55,692.60) of Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act (CDBG-CV) funding to two food banks, and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.
- 34 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 35 NEW PAPERS
- 36 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.
- 37 MOTIONS
- 39 Councilman Lavelle motioned for an executive session on litigation matters and potential litigation matters. The motion carried.