Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 27 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 5 SUPPLEMENTAL-NEW PAPERS
- 6 Resolution providing for ratification and extension by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh of a Declaration of Disaster Emergency, for 30 days thereby making the Declaration effective until May 30, 2025; in response to the severe thunderstorm of April 29, 2025 in the City of Pittsburgh.
- 7 NEW PAPERS
- 8 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David A. Zubik for plaintiff counsel fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d), in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:20-cv-1809-WSH for an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($168,500.00) over two years. (Executive Session scheduled for 4/29/25)
- 9 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tyisha Somerville in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,625.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0009) for damage to her parked vehicle from a City Environmental Services (ES) vehicle on December 20, 2024. (Executive Session held 4/29/25)
- 10 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of 239 42nd Street, LLC in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,231.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0049) for damage to their property at 417 N. Millvale Avenue from a City Police vehicle on June 24, 2024. (Executive Session held 4/29/25)
- 11 Resolution authorizing interdepartmental transfers in the amount of Six Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Three Cents ($647,228.63) from the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Administration, the Department of Public Works Bureau of Operations, Bureau of Environmental Services, and Bureau of Facilities, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. These budget neutral transfers are necessary to properly align funding associated with the recent Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 668 and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 2037 contract ratifications.
- 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 May 7th, 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. CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Walsh, Jenis – reimbursement for supplies 73.29 DEPARTMENT OF LAW Thornton, Jamie – reimbursement for notary exam 65.00 Thomas, Irene – reimbursement for court filings 90.25 Pacer Service Center – payment for legal publication subscription 291.60 Kobee, Wendy – reimbursement for court filings 92.73 D’Appolonia Engineering – litigation support 3,852.65 The Legal Intelligencer/ALM – payment for legal publication subscription 526.00 Wolters Kluwer Law & Business - payment for legal publication subscription 3,833.54 Huseby Global Litigation – court reporter transcripts 863.85 Lagamba Reporting Services – court reporter transcripts 464.50 Veritext Corporate Services, Inc. – copies of court related documents 288.80 De Treux, Walter – payment for arbitration services 1,300.00 West A Thomson Reuters Business – payment for legal publication subscription 1,034.60 Huseby Global Litigation – court reporter transcripts 974.30 Martin, Amy P. – court reporter transcripts 13.20 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Experian – unemployment claims hearing 500.00 Plungin, Alaina – reimbursement for supplies 88.26 OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & SAFETY Zeak, Katelyn – reimbursement for travel 161.19 Morley, Nathaniel – reimbursement for travel 383.24 Hershey, Sarah – reimbursement for travel 285.74 Allison Heidi – reimbursement for travel 75.71 McLeod, Allison – reimbursement for travel 988.78 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Jones & Bartlett Learning – training academy books 4,741.78 Ford City Hose Co – reimbursement for EMS coverage 4,474.64 Zoll Medical Corp – ambulance supplies 868.70 Plum Emergency Medical Services – reimbursement for EMS coverage 317.35 Munhall Area Prehospital – reimbursement for EMS coverage 1,160.00 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – reimbursement for EMS coverage 571.23 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – reimbursement for EMS Coverage 280.00 Phillips, Frank - reimbursement for EMS Coverage 1,205.93 Ambulance & Chair EMS Inc - reimbursement for EMS Coverage 870.82 Oklahoma Ambulance Service - reimbursement for EMS Coverage 349.09 Butler Ambulance Service - reimbursement for EMS Coverage 1,348.75 Ford City Hose Co – reimbursement for EMS coverage 1,013.38 Eigenbrode, Shawn – reimbursement for certification 60.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Uline – supplies for drone camera 121.72 Fisher Scientific Co., LLC – mobile crime unit supplies 136.65 Transunion Risk & Alternative Data Solutions – subscription for background check services 351.00 Dollar Rent A Car, Inc – damage claim 832.75 Thick Bikes LLC – bicycle repair 285.97 Center for Emergency Medicine – CPR training cards 100.00 Jacobs, Rachel L – reimbursement for Sgt chevrons 198.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 870.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 765.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 810.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 1,015.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 760.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 1,000.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 700.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 775.00 McGann & Chester LLC – towing services 1,550.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Toyota Material Handling PennWest, Inc – equipment services 3,438.73 Richards, Shari – community concert performance 797.89 Bickel, Ronald E – community concert performance 493.05 Roger A Barbour – community concert performance 500.00 Pittsburgh Hardball Academy Inc – DSG grant reimbursement 4,950.00 Poorlaw – DSG grant reimbursement 2,950.00
- 13 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 14 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 15 P-Cards
- 16 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 17 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 18 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)
- 19 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 20 NEW PAPERS
- 21 Resolution 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 and amendments thereto with Forrester Research, Inc to provide Information Technology (IT) Research and Advisory Services. Total cost is not-to-exceed Four Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($495,700) over three years.
- 22 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 23 NEW PAPERS
- 24 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 100 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, at no cost to the City.
- 25 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 135 51st Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201, at no cost to the City.
- 26 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission for the first of two installments for the 2025 annual membership dues in an amount not to exceed FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS ($48,400.50).
- 27 Councilwoman Strassbuger motioned for a Cablecast Post Agenda on Coordinated Emergency Response and Mitigation Strategies For Future Extreme Weather Events. The motion carried.