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 NEW PAPERS
- 6 Resolution transferring the amount of four thousand and two hundred dollars ($4,200.00) within the 2025 Operating Budget from City Council Postage, to the Office of the City Clerk for the purpose of professional services.
- 7 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Nicole Freeman, and her attorney, David M. Landay, for a single payment in 2025 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($20,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 20-003993. (Executive Session held 10/7/25)
- 8 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 15th, 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 Marabello, Lori – reimbursement for community event catering (Dist. 2) 251.59 Pittsburgh Magnet Project (PUMP) – donation (Dist. 2) 500.00 Community Leaders for Beechview – support for community-based programs (Dist. 4) 500.00 Hazelwood Sr Ctr Advisory Council – donation for community event (Dist. 5) 150.00 Brock, Lytia – reimbursement for business lunch (Dist. 9) 98.67 Sheraden Community Council – donation for Sheraden Shine event (Dist. 2) 1,100.00 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Frank, Lisa – reimbursement for lunch at negotiating session 75.52 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE McGrath, Scott – mileage reimbursement 122.50 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Binkley Kanavy Group LLC – printing/consulting fees for ACFR 1,125.00 Minuteman Printing Press – blue tinted security envelopes 2,833.00 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING New Pittsburgh Courier – historic nominations notices 629.64 Cancilla, Paul – reimbursement for membership dues 662.00 Layman, Corey – reimbursement for membership dues 859.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - ADMIN Applied Health Physics Inc – calibration of hazardous materials detection devices 1,431.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – crowd control supplies 3,419.00 NeoGov – candidate text messaging services 2,883.74 PA Chiefs of Police Association – training services 4,000.00 Axon Enterprise Inc – license for drone software 3,600.00 SSA – security systems for Washington Blvd. 97.82 SSA – security systems for Washington Blvd. 576.00 Hough & Hough Farms – hay for Mounted Unit 4,800.00 Pittsburgh Trophy – reusable graduation banner 92.02 OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & SAFETY Allegheny Cleanways – cleanup of site in Southside 5,000.00 Zeak, Katelyn – reimbursement for water 59.92 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Demjan, Emily – mileage reimbursement 57.40 Meyers, Timothy – mileage reimbursement 120.40 Laure, Paul – mileage reimbursement 543.20 Crawford, Alyssa – mileage reimbursement 309.40 Stypula, Alexander – mileage reimbursement 168.14 Automated Entrance Systems Co – repair of Ross St entry doors 1,532.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Sheraden Community Council – community festival grant 956.15 Wild Blue Yonder LLC – performance at Jam on Grandview 600.00 Donald, Scott – mileage reimbursement 271.81 Musico, Amy – mileage reimbursement 212.80 Ohori, Paul – tennis court fee refund 310.50 Pro Knitwear – Historic Hill tees 1,415.50 Pro Knitwear – shirts for runner sign up for River Boo race 2,395.00 ZeroFossil Inc – equipment rentals for Pistons in the Park 1,000.00 Nance, Darrell – DJ for late night basketball game program 900.00 Giuntini, Marco – performance at Riverview Park Days 500.00 Edwin Carl Nelson Wiancko – performance at Riverview Park Days 500.00 Schneider, Marc – performance at Riverview Park Days 500.00 Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church – community festival grant 650.00 Arlington Civic Council – community festival grant 950.00 Allegheny County Health Dept – annual fee for Paulson Rec 122.00 Vargas, Kathryn – reimbursement for staff appreciation picnic 82.16 Pittsburgh Trophy – medals for River Boo race 367.43 Pgh Sk8 – free admission provided for Juneteenth 1,500.00 Zapata, Alison – kawaii button making 1,400.00 Thong, Sam- caricature drawings 950.00 Lacaria, Aldene – tennis clinic instruction 150.00 Dieffenbach, George – tennis clinic instruction 136.52 Jermon, Drake – tennis clinic instruction 375.41 Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 68.26 Kilpatrick, Spencer – tennis clinic instruction 159.26 Stanislawczyk, Michael Patrick II – pickleball clinic instruction 227.50 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction 1,012.48 James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 1,023.87 Paull, Mark J – tennis clinic instruction 887.35 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Integra Realty Resources – lot appraisal 1,200.00 IMSA New Jersey Setion Non-Profit Corp – IMSA certifications 3,930.00 Pro Knitwear – Safe Routes to School promotional materials 225.00 Pro Knitwear – Safe Routes to School promotional materials 730.00
- 9 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 10/10/2025 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 Innovation and Performance Amount from: $16,000 from 103000.53509 Computer Maintenance Amount to: $16,000 to 103000.55201 Telephone This transfer is to shift funds for Vision Point Systems to the correct, legislated budget line for 2025. Department of Public Works – Bureau of Environmental Services Amount from: $35,000 from 430000.54101 Cleaning Amount to: $35,000 to 430000.56151 Operational Supplies This transfer is to cover uniform expenses through the remainder of the year. Department of Public Safety – Bureau of Police Amount from: $2,000 from 230000.56151 Operational Supplies Amount to: $2,000 to 230000.53901 Professional Services This transfer is to cover professional service expenses for the Bureau’s bicycle unit.
- 10 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 12 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 13 NEW PAPERS
- 14 Resolution amending Resolution 468 of 2024, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for services rendered by Clean Team ambassadors within the South Side Parking Enhancement District, by increasing the total not-to-exceed amount by SEVEN HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED SIXTY DOLLARS ($702,360) for a new total not to exceed ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED SIXTY DOLLARS ($1,377,360.00) over six years.
- 15 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00), to reimburse for the City's portion of a legal settlement. (Executive Session scheduled for 10/7/25)
- 16 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 17 NEW PAPERS
- 18 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Finance, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into Agreements of Sale with various property owners in the 17th Ward of the City in order to advance the Newton Street Project at a total cost not to exceed One Million One Hundred Four Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($1,104,657.00).
- 19 Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into certain temporary construction easements in order to advance the Herndon Street Landslide Remediation project, at no cost to the city.
- 20 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Tree Pittsburgh for a restoration project known as “Rising Main 3” consisting of a deforested corridor in Highland Park, at a City cost not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars and Four Cents ($275,257.04) over a period of five (5) years.
- 21 Resolution amending Resolution No. 707 of 2019, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements, or the use of existing agreements, with Enel X North America, Inc. ("Enel X"), for energy consultant services in connection with the City’s aggregated purchase of electricity along with other members of the Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium, by extending the term by five (5) months, at no additional cost to the City.
- 22 Resolution transferring the amount of four hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($415,000.00) within the 2025 Operating Budget Expenditures from Department of Finance - Debt Services, Interest to the Department of Public Works Bureau of Facilities - Property Services, Maintenance in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) for playground upgrades, and the Department of Public Works Bureau of Operations - Property, Vehicles in the amount of one hundred sixty five thousand dollars ($165,000.00) in order to increase the contracted allocation to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the express purpose of purchasing a rat-packer for DPW.
- 23 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 24 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 25 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 50-F-260, 50-F-264, 50-F-265, 50-F-266, 50-F-269, 50-F-270, 50-F-275, 50-F-276, 50-F-277, 50-F-278, 50-F-288, 50-F-289, and 50-B-1 from R1D-M (Single-Unit Detached Residential, Moderate Density) to P (Parks District), parcels 50-F-190, and 50-F-191, and 50-F-213 from R1D-H (Single-Unit Detached Residential, High Density) to P (Parks District), and parcel 50-C-350 from RP (Residential Planned Unit Developments) to P (Parks District) in the Garfield neighborhood. (Sent to the Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 6/27/25) (Report and Recommendation received on 7/30/25) (Public Hearing held 10/14/25)
- 26 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902 Zoning Districts in General, to add Inclusionary Zoning and Zoning; Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, to add a sunset clause to 907.04.A IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV, Development Standards, to amend 915.07, Performance Points System; Article II, Base Zoning, Chapter 905 Special Purpose Districts; Article IV, Planning Districts; Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Chapter 909 Planned Development 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 914 Parking Loading and Access; Chapter 916 Residential Compatibility Standards; Article VIII, Review and Enforcement; Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures. to remove minimum off-street parking from the Zoning Code; Article V Use Regulations; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures; Article IX Measurements and Definitions; Chapter 925, Measurements; and Chapter 926, Definitions. (Public Hearing held 9/10/25) (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 10/15/25) (Report & Recommendation received on 6/12/26) (Public Hearing scheduled for 9/23/26)
- 26 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902 Zoning Districts in General, to add Inclusionary Zoning and Zoning; Article III, Overlay Zoning Districts, to add a sunset clause to 907.04.A IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV, Development Standards, to amend 915.07, Performance Points System; Article II, Base Zoning, Chapter 905 Special Purpose Districts; Article IV, Planning Districts; Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Chapter 909 Planned Development 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 914 Parking Loading and Access; Chapter 916 Residential Compatibility Standards; Article VIII, Review and Enforcement; Chapter 922 Development Review Procedures. to remove minimum off-street parking from the Zoning Code; Article V Use Regulations; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures; Article IX Measurements and Definitions; Chapter 925, Measurements; and Chapter 926, Definitions. (Public Hearing held 9/10/25) (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 10/15/25) (Report & Recommendation received on 6/12/26) (Public Hearing scheduled for 9/23/26)
- 27 Resolution providing for the designation as Historic Structures under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structures known as the Ross and Aspinwall Pumping Stations, located at 900 Freeport Road (171-B-1-0-2), in the Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar Neighborhood, in the 12th Ward, in the City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 10/9/25)
- 28 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the Rachel Carson Bridge, also known as the Ninth Street Bridge, spanning the Allegheny River in the North Shore and Central Business District neighborhoods, in the City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 10/9/25)
- 29 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the Roberto Clemente Bridge, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge spanning the Allegheny River in the North Shore and Central Business District neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 10/9/25)
- 30 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as the Andy Warhol Bridge, also known as the Seventh Street Bridge, spanning the Allegheny River in the North Shore and Central Business District neighborhoods, in the City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 10/9/25)
- 31 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Schenley Park, located in the Squirrel Hill North and Squirrel Hill South Neighborhoods, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The included parcels are 29-H-237, 29-H-238, 29-H-284, 29-H-300, 29-H-320, 29-M-290, 29-M-305, 29-M-315, 27-S-150-0-1, 28-D-2, 28-M-200, 28-M-175, 28-M-200, 28-S-140, 28-S-230, 28-S-235, 29-D-240, 29-H-167, 29-H-233, 29-H-237, 28-S-250, 28-H-300-0-1, 28-M-190, 28-S-138, 29-S-320, 28-H-284, and 29-H-320. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 10/9/25)
- 32 NEW PAPERS
- 33 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Police Station Number 3, also known as the Office of Municipal Investigations (OMI) Building; at 2603 Penn Avenue (25-P-12), located in the Strip District neighborhood, in the 2nd Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 12/5/25)
- 34 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 35 NEW PAPERS
- 36 Ordinance authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Borough of Ingram (“Borough”) with regard to the City providing fire protection services to the Borough pursuant to the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa. C.S. §§2301 et seq.