Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 36 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 5 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 6 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Nine, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 178E, Registered Community Organizations, by updating standards and responsibilities.
- 6 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Nine, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 178E, Registered Community Organizations, by updating standards and responsibilities.
- 7 NEW PAPERS
- 8 Resolution transferring the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) within the 2025 Operating Budget from City Council Salaries & Wages, Regular to the Office of the City Clerk for the purpose of professional services.
- 9 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 October 22nd, 2025 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 Public Schools – donation for CAPA production (Dist. 1) 100.00 Hluska, Julianne – parking reimbursement (Dist. 1) 15.00 Hluska, Julianne – reimbursement for ChatGPT business account (Dist. 1) 642.00 Pagan, Joyce – reimbursement for CanvaPro subscription (Dist. 3) 119.99 Beechwood School Camping Fund – donation to Fall Festival (Dist. 4) 100.00 Sarah Jackson Black Community Center – donation to Halloween Party (Dist. 5) 150.00 Warwick, Barbara – reimbursement for donuts for fire stations (Dist. 5) 212.08 Black Political Empowerment Project – fundraising event donation (Dist. 6) 250.00 Black Political Empowerment Project – fundraising event donation (Dist. 9) 250.00 Community Empowerment Assn. – donation for coat distribution event (Dist. 9) 250.00 Pittsburgh Post Gazette – advertising for meetings 624.60 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising for EORC meeting 171.72 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Namita Dwarakanath – reimbursement for attorney registration 282.56 RR Donnelley – printing paper 2,170.70 Weiland, John – reimbursement for yellow paper 21.03 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 166.44 Keystone Polygraph Testing – training in polygraph procedures 800.00 Tyler Mountain Water & Coffee – water 63.80 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Taliaferro, Devon – reimbursement for mileage and parking 131.02 Taliaferro, Devon – mileage reimbursement for recruitment event 21.70 Cuccia, Gary A – citywide presentation on Dating Violence Awareness 2,000.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Pfund Superior Sales Co – repairs to Stryker trolley 398.00 Pfund Superior Sales Co – installation of Stryker cot 2,317.50 Foxwall Emergency Medical Services – special event coverage (Great Race) 884.70 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – special event coverage (Pitt football) 280.00 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – special event coverage (Steelers) 1,254.29 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – special event coverage (Pitt football) 2,851.04 BUREAU OF POLICE Grant Writing USA – grant management training 595.00 Allegheny Equine Association – Mounted Unit vet visit 431.45 ACME Auto Leasing LLC – road side assistance 190.84 McHugh, Andrew – training reimbursement 800.00 S&D Calibration Services – Accutrak certification 446.75 Western Partners Ltd. – plumbing work on Police HQ 982.00 Scanlon Counseling & Consulting LLC – MPOETC evaluation for duty 200.00 Amen Corner – awards luncheon 360.00 Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – crowd control supplies 540.00 Greenawalt, Matthew – farrier care for Mounted Unit 2,940.00 Summit Fire & Security LLC – extinguisher services/parts 3,159.00 AG Trimble Company – Honor Guard funeral flags 2,790.00 Thick Bikes LLC – general repairs/maintenance for Bicycle Unit 1,380.92 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Zoresco Equipment Co – storage trailer rental 110.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – security monitoring at Highland Park Pool 204.00 Vernon Dell Tractor Sales Co. – heavy equipment parts 402.47 Vernon Dell Tractor Sales Co. – PTO cable 157.49 Faiello, Daniel – mileage reimbursement 352.10 Demjan, Emily – mileage reimbursement 57.40 Automated Entrance Systems Co – repair of front entrance door 347.00 Automated Entrance Systems Co – repair of 5th floor womens bathroom door 3,400.00 Automated Entrance Systems Co – repair of 4th floor womens bathroom door 300.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Wild Blue Yonder LLC – performance at Pistons in the Park 350.00 Allegheny County Treasurer – registration fee for food safety program 135.00 The Squirrel Hillbillies – performance at Fall in Love with Mellon Park 250.00 Blumling, Laverne – reimbursement for materials purchased for Lawrenceville Senior Center 45.54
- 10 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 10/17/2025 Re: Intradepartmental transfer --- Dear President and Members of Council: Per Resolution 927 of 2024, which authorizes City Council to approve intradepartmental transfers throughout the 2025 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):--- Department of Parks and Recreation Amount from: $200,000 from 500000.58101 Grants Amount to: $200,000 to 500000.56151 Operational Supplies This transfer is to shift funds needed for supplies used in recreational programming, community enrichment, special events, and aquatics. Bureau of Fire Amount from: $1,500 from 250000.56101 – Office Supplies Amount to: $1,500 to 250000.55201 – Telephone This transfer is to cover the cost of the Bureau’s monthly phone plan.
- 11 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 12 P-Cards
- 13 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 14 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 15 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company, LLC, for consolidated payment of any and all account billing obligations in arrears on city held meters, in the not to exceed amount of Two Hundred Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars and Thirty-Three Cents ($204,750.33) over a period of one (1) year.
- 16 NEW PAPERS
- 17 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the McArdle Roadway Reconstruction Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00).
- 18 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 maintenance agreement with Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for the Pittsburgh Pedestrian Wayfinding Project, at no cost to the City.
- 19 Resolution authorizing the taking, appropriating, and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for public roadway purposes certain property in the 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by John & Gayle Elstner, located along Herndon Street, and authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto, in the amount not to exceed Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00).
- 20 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 21 NEW PAPERS
- 22 Ordinance amending supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six: Conduct, Chapters 651: Findings and Policy, 653: Human Relations Commission, and Chapter 659: Unlawful Civil Rights Practices by simplifying language to offer clarity, defining terms specific to the enforcement of antidiscrimination provisions within City Code, and preserving the antidiscrimination enforcement power of the City in the wake of federal changes.
- 23 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 24 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 25 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to add a definition for Waste Transfer Station and standards associated with the use. (Sent to the Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 10/22/25) (Report & Recommendation received 12/11/25) (Public Hearing held 2/6/26)
- 26 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 27 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 45-A-166 and 45-E-43 from R1D-H (Single Unit Detached Residential, High Density) to UC-MU (Urban Center Mixed Use). (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 1/29/25) (Report & Recommendation received on 8/1/25) (Public Hearing held 10/16/25)
- 28 NEW PAPERS
- 29 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 174A: The Pittsburgh Land Bank, by amending Section 174A.13: Policies and Procedures, Strategic Plan, and Annual Report, to modify the Pittsburgh Land Bank’s annual reporting deadline from December 31 of each year to 120 days following the end of the fiscal year.
- 30 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 31 NEW PAPERS
- 32 Resolution amending Resolution 798-2023, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with Change Agents Training for access to their Learning Management System and consultative assistance to adapt the City of Pittsburgh Gold Belt Workshop for e-Learning, by increasing the approved amount by Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000) over five (5) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 33 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 34 NEW PAPERS
- 35 Resolution amending Resolution No. 697 of 2023, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant for the Brighton Heights Healthy Active Living Center in the amount of TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($2,229,987.00) and authorizing expenditures for this stated purpose,” to increase the grant award amount by FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) to TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND NINE HUDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($2,729,987.00).