Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 33 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 5 NEW PAPERS
- 6 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Lawi Oung in an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE DOLLARS AND SEVENTEEN CENTS ($8,971.17) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0191) for damage to his vehicle from an accident with a City Police vehicle on July 29, 2024. (Executive Session held 5/6/25)
- 7 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Harry How, c/o Stefania Jeffrey, Mgr., Three Management, in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-THREE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,493.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (24C-0219) for damage to rental property at the corner of Kosciusko Way and Leticoe Street by a City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services vehicle on August 24, 2024. (Executive Session held 5/6/25)
- 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 May 14th, 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 Sweet Pea’s Treats – ice cream for Arbor Day (Dist. 1) 300.00 Carnegie Mellon University – work study student (Dist. 3) 107.10 Nahnooch, Nasrin – internship (Dist. 3) 300.00 Saner, Charlene – reimbursement for supplies for Crossing Guard Appreciation Day (Dist. 4) 47.75 Saner, Charlene – reimbursement for food bought for Beechview HAL (Dist. 4) 50.00 Transam Assn of Shit-Ryo Karate – support for Karate Tournament (Dist. 4) 250.00 Byko, Laura – reimbursement for MailChimp (Dist. 5) 39.00 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Hill, Stacy – reimbursement for team lunch 112.23 Rowden, Jacque – parking reimbursement for Cyburgh event 20.00 Rowden, Jacque – training reimbursement 20.00 McGrath, Scott – mileage reimbursement 42.70 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Government Finance Officers Association – review fee for 2024 ACFR 1,150.00 DEPT OF LAW Exponent Inc – project management services 202.50 Bernstein-Burkley PC – outside legal counsel 2,404.50 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising for careers (Jan. 2025) 420.64 New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising for careers (Feb. 2025) 420.64 New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising for careers (March 2025) 420.64 New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising for careers (April. 2025) 420.64 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - ADMIN Tokarski, John – reimbursement for event printing 20.84 Johnson, Chrisarah – reimbursement for refreshment for Learning Line meeting 26.05 BUREAU OF FIRE Shimp, Jessica – reimbursement for notary training 80.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Lee Robinson Music – performances at Riverview Arbor Day Celebration 600.00 Marsland-McCann, Owen – reimbursement for work boots 150.00 PGH SK8 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Grant (Dist. 7) 4,950.00 CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD Dorman, Stephanie – reimbursement for drinks purchased for CPRB board meeting 20.34
- 9 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 10 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 11 P-cards
- 12 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 13 NEW PAPERS
- 14 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 and permanent right-of-way acquisitions on certain properties in the 2nd and 6th Ward of the City in order to advance the Liberty Avenue Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). Costs for these temporary construction easements and right-of-way acquisitions shall not exceed Six Hundred Eighty-Nine Thousand and Nine Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($689,970.00), reimbursable at 90% for the first $90,000.00, and reimbursable at 80% for the remaining $599,970.00.
- 15 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Duquesne Light Company for costs associated with the Smithfield Street Phase 1 project where Duquesne Light Company would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s).
- 16 Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of portions of Auburn Street (83-S-335), Kalida Drive and Princeton Place (83-S-192), at no cost to the City, located in the Larimer/East Liberty Phase 1 Plan of Lots, as recorded in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate in Plan Book Volume 283, Page 22, in the 12th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
- 17 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 18 NEW PAPERS
- 19 Resolution amending Resolution No. 18 of 2025 (effective February 3, 2025), which authorized the Mayor and the Director of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) with UPMC Benefits Management Services, Inc. D/B/A WorkPartners for services relating to providing Third-party Administrative Services of the City of Pittsburgh’s Workers’ Compensation Program, for costs not to exceed Five Million Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-four Dollars ($5,002,764.00) over the course of four years, by correctly re-stating the amounts to be incurred annually, with no change to the total amount.
- 20 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 21 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 22 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.
- 23 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.
- 24 RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
- 25 NEW PAPERS
- 26 Resolution renaming the “Boundary Street Park” located in Central Oakland as the “Oakland DIY Skatepark” (Public Hearing held 6/10/25)
- 27 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 28 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 29 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with Pittsburgh Regional Transit for post-construction, access, and maintenance of certain City owned steps to be constructed around Downing Street in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the city.
- 30 NEW PAPERS
- 31 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Water for costs associated with the Liberty Avenue HSIP project where Pittsburgh Water would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s).
- 32 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Water for costs associated with the Smithfield Street Phase 1 project where Pittsburgh Water would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s).
- 33 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Water for costs associated with the Penn Avenue Phase 2 project where Pittsburgh Water would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s).