Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 35 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 PRE-AGENDA - APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RE-APPOINTMENTS
- 3 Resolution reappointment of Aftyn Giles as a Member of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission with a term to expire September 1, 2028.
- 4 Resolution reappointing Janet Evans, as a Member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire December 31, 2029.
- 5 ROLL CALL
- 6 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 7 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 8 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 9 Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 512 of 2022, effective date September 23, 2022, in order to rescind the sale.
- 10 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Mohammed Burny for tuition reimbursement for an amount not to exceed THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO DOLLARS ($33,292.00) over one year.
- 11 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, in the 23rd Ward, in the First (1st) Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sale.
- 12 NEW PAPERS
- 13 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of County of Allegheny in an amount not to exceed THIRTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($13,647.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0062) for damage to the glycol line sidewalk heating system at the Allegheny County Courthouse by DOMI Traffic Division during sign placement on the Forbes Avenue sidewalk area of the Courthouse on December 3, 2024.
- 14 Resolution transferring the amount of thirty-three thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars ($33,292.00) within the 2025 Operating Budget from City Council Districts Salaries & Wages, Regular to City Council Districts Employee Benefits for the purpose of tuition reimbursement.
- 15 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 April 9th, 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 Allegheny West Civic Council – sponsorship of summer season flower program (Dist. 1) 305.00 Mt. Washington CDC – donation (Dist. 2) 500.00 S&S Candy & Cigar Co Inc – supplies for community events (Dist. 2) 95.66 PGH Concord Elementary School – support for School Fun Day (Dist. 4) 150.00 Brookline Youth Baseball & Softball – support for newly formed org (Dist. 4) 1,000.00 Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corp – sponsorship of annual event (Dist. 4) 250.00 POORLAW – support for afterschool program (Dist. 5) 250.00 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Norman, Heidi – reimbursement for lunch for I&P quarterly award winners 101.75 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE State Farm Fidelity & Surety Bond – surety bond 298.00 DEPT OF LAW Sargents Court Reporting Service Inc – court reporter for transcripts 517.00 Sargents Court Reporting Service Inc – copies of case documents 104.00 Petrucci Engineering Consultants – forensic engineering services 2,307.50 Cavaliere Court Reporting LLC – court reporter for transcripts 150.80 Miller, William J. Jr. Esquire – arbitration services 1,565.75 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, & INSPECTIONS Bender, Monica – reimbursement for dept. supplies 163.71 Building & Fire Code Academy – Fire Suppression training 3,000.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Global Ozone Innovations LLC – ozone generator for Academy 3,197.16 Pittsburgh File-Box Co – Property Room file boxes 331.25 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – K9 meds 524.25 Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle Unit maintenance/parts 71.96 Piscitella, Michelle – reimbursement for Sgt. Chevrons 415.95 Perri, Eugenio – reimbursement for Sgt. Chevrons 160.00 BUREAU OF FIRE AGAS MFG Inc – embroidered flags 588.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Fort Pitt Exterminators Inc – monthly pest control services 390.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – security service monitoring for SWAT Admin 135.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – security service monitoring for SWAT Garage 135.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Shirley Flowers Be Encouraged Foundation – Building Communications programs at Homewood and Mt. Washington HAL Centers 2,000.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Eco-Counter – bike counter and road tubes 3,470.00
- 16 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 17 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 18 P-Cards
- 19 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 20 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 21 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Clinical Affiliation Agreement with Community College of Allegheny County to enact a precepting program, allowing students to learn professional skills from City employees in the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services for training and educational purposes, at zero cost to the City.
- 22 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 23 NEW PAPERS
- 24 Resolution amending resolution No. 803 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Penn Avenue Lighting project. The grant proposal includes an ask of FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY SIX DOLLARS ($461,856.00) dollars for this stated purpose.” to accept the grant, reduce the grant amount and authorize necessary expenditures.
- 25 Resolution amending Resolution No. 133 of 2024 titled ‘Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for the professional design services for Fort Pitt Park Phase 1 Improvements at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Thousand ($300,000.00) Dollars’, by increasing the total City cost by One Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($115,170.00), for a new total City cost not to exceed Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($415,170.00) over one (1) year.
- 26 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 27 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 28 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Finance, to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company and Pittsburgh Water to provide, install, use, own, operate, maintain, repair, renew, and finally remove one (1) pole anchor upon City-owned property (Parcel ID 82-G-50); six (6) poles, five (5) anchors, and overhead wires upon City-owned property (Parcel ID 82-H-1-0-2) (collectively, the “DLC Assets”); to manage vegetation on parcel 82-H-1-0-2 in the vicinity of the DLC Assets; and to perform landscaping in the vicinity of the DLC Assets, at no cost to the City.
- 29 NEW PAPERS
- 30 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Pennsylvania Municipal League for one year subscription in an amount not to exceed FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, NINE HUNDRED, SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS and TWENTY-FOUR CENTS ($52,962.24).
- 31 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“PUC”) in the amount of Seventy-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($72,500.00) for delinquent debts owed by the City of Pittsburgh for 811 damage prevention calls.
- 32 Resolution repealing Resolution 366 of 2019, effective June 14, 2019, authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 56-B, Lot 345 (Council District No. 5) at no cost to the City.
- 33 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 10-J, Lots 259 and 260, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Erin Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.
- 34 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Island Avenue Holdings, LLC, for the sale of Block 21-D, Lot 42-A, in the 27th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Island Avenue - Council District No. 2), at no cost to the City.
- 35 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 83-A, Lot 48, in the 11th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (N Aiken Avenue - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.