Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 45 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
- 3 Resolution appointment of Terri Minor Spencer, as a Member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire April 1, 2028.
- 4 ROLL CALL
- 5 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 6 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 7 NEW PAPERS
- 8 Resolution amending Resolution 932 of 2024, which authorized the fee schedule for 2025 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code, by revising utility permit fees as recommended by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure at no cost to the City.
- 9 Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article V: Discrimination, Chapter 651: Findings and Policy, and Chapter 659: Unlawful Practices to restrict discrimination in medical care on the basis of gender identity.
- 9 Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article V: Discrimination, Chapter 651: Findings and Policy, and Chapter 659: Unlawful Practices to restrict discrimination in medical care on the basis of gender identity.
- 10 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article 1: Regulated Rights and Actions by adding a new section 629 providing for the assessment of a civil fine for engaging in sex work in the City of Pittsburgh.
- 11 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 July 2nd, 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 A+ Schools – donation for school supply drive (Dist. 3) 500.00 Byko, Laura – reimbursement for MailChimp subscription (Dist. 5) 26.50 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Trib Total Media – advertising for Bridge Commission 204.50 Trib Total Media – advertising for EORC 142.75 National Community Development Association – registration for annual conference for 4 employees 2,635.00 National Community Development Association – membership dues 2,000.00 DEPT OF LAW MedicoLegal Inc – medical expert evaluation 3,600.00 AA Court Reporters – court reporter for transcripts 524.90 Lagamba Reporting Services – court reporter for transcripts 386.10 Burns White LLC – mediation services 1,658.33 Treasurer, City of Pittsburgh – replenishment of Imprest Fund 2,158.66 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 297.65 Tyler Mountain Water & Coffee – water 83.50 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES North Eastern Uniforms & Equipment – work/composite safety boots 279.90 North Eastern Uniforms & Equipment – shirts 255.00 North Huntingdon Twp Rescue 8 – special event coverage (Riverhounds) 349.09 Lower Valley Ambulance Service – special event coverage (Riverhounds) 350.00 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co #4 – special event coverage (George Strait) 905.36 Collier Township Police Dept – special event coverage (Riverhounds) 948.43 Collier Township Police Dept – special event coverage (George Strait, Post Malone) 2,233.13 Collier Township Police Dept – special event coverage (Mt. Joy) 180.00 Munhall Area Prehospital – special event coverage (Monster Jam, Pearl Jam, Pirates) 1,808.43 Penn Township Ambulance – special event coverage (Riverhounds) 663.88 Butler Ambulance Service – special event coverage (Pirates, Jon Pardi) 1,364.61 BUREAU OF POLICE S&D Calibration Services – Accutrak certification 492.25 Cranberry Psychological Center Inc – psychological testing 200.00 Cranberry Psychological Center Inc – psychological testing 200.00 Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle Unit parts and repairs 132.00 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – K9 checkup 280.20 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – K9 checkup 266.40 Western Partners LTD – HQ faucet repair 666.17 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Zoresco Equipment Co – rental of storage trailers 305.00 Professional Service Industries Inc – expedited indoor air quality test 932.00 Suhr, John – boot reimbursement 300.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Kelleher, Cynthia J – face painting for Bring Your Child to Work Day 225.00 Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestra – Summer Concert Series performance 1,000.00 Hugo Cruz and Caminos LLC – Summer Concert Series performance 600.00
- 12 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 06/26/2025 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 Mobility and Infrastructure Amount from: $100,000 from 600000.54513 Machinery & Equipment Amount to: $80,000 to 600000.53101 Administrative Fees Amount to: $20,000 to 600000.53301 Workforce Training This transfer is to cover the cost of Administrative Fees and Workforce Training expenses for the remainder of the year.
- 13 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 14 P-Cards
- 15 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 16 DEFERRED PAPERS
- i Ordinance repealing and re-enacting the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article Five, Special Funds, Chapter 237, Stop the Violence Fund, to restructure the Chapter, further set forth the Steering Committee, and to define Community-Based Organizations, Extreme-Need or High-Need Community and to establish guidelines for disbursement of funds.
- 18 NEW PAPERS
- 18 Ordinance repealing and re-enacting the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article Five, Special Funds, Chapter 237, Stop the Violence Fund, to restructure the Chapter, further set forth the Steering Committee, and to define Community-Based Organizations, Extreme-Need or High-Need Community and to establish guidelines for disbursement of funds.
- 19 Resolution amending Resolution 848 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an amended Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with InTime Solutions, Inc. for EMS and Police scheduling and timekeeping services, by increasing the approved amount by $434,140.30, at a total cost not to exceed ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS ($1,336,665.30) over ten years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 19 Ordinance repealing and re-enacting the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article Five, Special Funds, Chapter 237, Stop the Violence Fund, to restructure the Chapter, further set forth the Steering Committee, and to define Community-Based Organizations, Extreme-Need or High-Need Community and to establish guidelines for disbursement of funds.
- 20 Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article 1: Regulated Rights and Actions by adding a new Chapter 630 Providing for the De-Prioritization of Enforcement of Crimes Based on Identity Rather Than Conduct.
- 21 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 21 Ordinance repealing and re-enacting the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article Five, Special Funds, Chapter 237, Stop the Violence Fund, to restructure the Chapter, further set forth the Steering Committee, and to define Community-Based Organizations, Extreme-Need or High-Need Community and to establish guidelines for disbursement of funds.
- 22 NEW PAPERS
- 23 Resolution authorizing the taking, appropriating, and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh of certain easements necessary for the completion of temporary construction work for sidewalk construction and associated miscellaneous work for public transportation purposes through eminent domain and further authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto for the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project at an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent.
- 24 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Henningson Durham & Richardson of Pennsylvania Architects & Engineers P.C. (HDR) for costs associated with the Master Plan of a Public Safety training campus, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00), over a period of two (2) years.
- 25 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 26 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 27 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning, Article III: Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907: Development Overlay Districts, to amend Section 907.04: IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV: Planning Districts, Chapter 910: Downtown Districts, to amend Section 910.01: GT, Golden Triangle District; Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to amend Section 911.04: Use Standards; and Article VI: Development Standards, Chapter 915: Environmental Performance Standards, to amend Section 915.07: Performance Points System. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 12/18/24) (Report and Recommendation received 2/21/25) (Public Hearing held 6/18/25)
- 28 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 609: Weeds and Grass, by creating a new Section 609.08: Managed Natural Landscapes to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.
- 28 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Henningson Durham & Richardson of Pennsylvania Architects & Engineers P.C. (HDR) for costs associated with the Master Plan of a Public Safety training campus, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00), over a period of two (2) years.
- 29 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 10: Building, Chapter 1004: International Property Maintenance Code Adoption, Section 1004.02: Changes Specified to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.
- 30 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Vincentian Marian Manor, located at 2695 Winchester Dr, (36-K-30) in the 20th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Sent to the Historic Review Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 7/7/25) (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
- 31 NEW PAPERS
- 32 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain Structure known as the Anathan House, located at 1620 Murray Avenue (86-G-201), in the Squirrel Hill North Neighborhood, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 9/11/25)
- 32 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 609: Weeds and Grass, by creating a new Section 609.08: Managed Natural Landscapes to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.
- 33 RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
- 34 NEW PAPERS
- 35 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 of the Pittsburgh City Code, the naming of Room 902 of the City-County Building to the John R. Sibbet Conference Room. (Public Hearing held 10/2/25)
- 36 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 37 NEW PAPERS
- 38 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for services relating to a cooperative wildlife damage management program for white-tailed deer for a sum not to exceed NINETY-NINE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FIVE CENTS ($99,494.05) over one year.
- 43 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 1228 Herron Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, at no cost to the City.