Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 31 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 5 NEW PAPERS
- 6 Resolution amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program" by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00).
- 7 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or agreements with Blake Consulting LLC, in an amount not to exceed Ten-Thousand Dollars ($10,000) over one (1) year, for expert witness services in connection with ongoing litigation, Case No. 2:24-cv-1234-PLD. (Executive Session held 2/18/25)
- 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 February 26th, 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 South Side Community Council – event donation (Dist. 3) 250.00 Brown, Daniel – reimbursement for Uber to community event (Dist. 5) 23.91 Murray, James – travel reimbursement (Dist. 7) 434.00 J&M Engraving – mailbox name plates 27.30 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS Justus ADR Services – court-ordered reimbursement of mediator fees 1,750.00 Championship Chase – tv advertising campaign 2,499.00 DEPT OF LAW Center for Musculoskeletal Evaluation – medical expert 1,980.00 Sargents Court Reporting – transcripts 1,480.65 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATION Tyler Mountain Water – water 23.50 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, AND INSPECTIONS Green, Dave – reimbursement for building code certifications 363.36 Sabrina R Sims - reimbursement for building code certification 121.12 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Ford City Hose Co #1 – coverage reimbursement (Pens, RV show, super bowl event) 1,364.61 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co #4 – coverage reimbursement (Pitt wrestling) 160.00 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – coverage reimbursement (Steelers) 1,639.56 BUREAU OF POLICE Holz, Maxfield – training reimbursement 100.00 Witmer Associates – torniquets 535.29 Transunion Risk & Alternative Data Solutions – background check subscription 339.00 Kelman, Fiona – reimbursement for promotion/retirement refreshments 93.36 Allegheny Equine Association – lab work 95.55 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery – meds for K9 411.48 InTime Services – software update 4,975.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Lewis, Warren – reimbursement for CDL 123.50 Central Parts Warehouse – winter vehicle parts 175.00 Raymond L Gilbert – reimbursement for equipment keys 9.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – storage trailer rental 130.00 Safety-Kleen Systems Inc – parts cleaner 667.50 Cardillo, Richard – training reimbursement 250.00 Fort Pitt Exterminators – pest control services 1,855.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Allegheny County Health Dept – permits for two centers 244.00 S&S Trophy Inc – Futsal 2025 Champs trophies 590.00 D’Alimonte, Brandon – reimbursement for supplies for Black History opening reception 72.05 Brighton Heights Sr Ctr Advisory Council – replacement of center supplies used during Warming Center days 49.42 Transdev Services Inc – transportation costs for Senior Christmas luncheon 732.90 Commonwealth of PA – repayment for meal plan validation 1,240.56 Crystallized Celebrations LLC – photo booth 425.00 Lovely Lady Lydia Artistry – face painting 250.00 Bowman, Gwen M – mini-Halloween shows 1,075.00 National Opera House – performer for Black History Month opening reception 750.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE PermaBand – brackets for hanging signs on fences 958.00
- 9 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 10 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 11 P-Cards
- 12 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 13 NEW PAPERS
- 14 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount not to exceed FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00) dollars to for training and certification of Freedom House participants.
- 15 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount not to exceed FIFTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX DOLLARS AND FORTY EIGHT CENTS ($15,676.48) to purchase Trauma Bags.
- 16 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 17 NEW PAPERS
- 18 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and permanent and/or temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Swindell Bridge project and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Zero Dollars ($0.00).
- 19 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement to provide membership dues with the National Association of City Transportation Officials Inc. (“NACTO”) from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, not to exceed Thirty-Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($33,125.00).
- 20 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 21 NEW PAPERS
- 22 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an agreement with Goodwill of Southwestern PA for administrative services related to the 2025 Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program at a cost not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).
- 23 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 24 NEW PAPERS
- 25 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program” by updating the name PITTSBURGH FLAG FOOTBALL CORPORATION as a grant to PENNSYLVANIA FLAG FOOTBALL FOUNDATION and authorizing a subsequent Agreement for a total cost of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
- 26 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 27 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 28 Resolution amending Resolution 19 of 2024, which amends Resolution 156 of 2023 which provided for “the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with RouteSmart Technologies, Inc., which provides trash and recycling routing optimization, for the purchase and implementation of navigation software that will provide turn-by-turn directions to Environmental Service Drivers,” by extending the term through November 30, 2027 and by increasing the total amount by $72,707.00 (Seventy-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Seven Dollars) for a total not to exceed of $247,127.00 (Two Hundred Forty Seven One Hundred Twenty Seven Dollars).
- 29 NEW PAPERS
- 30 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 Plante Moran, PLLC to serve as an Enterprise Resource Planning Consultant (ERP), to lead requirements gathering and procurement efforts to support the future implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning system. Total cost is not-to-exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) over two years.
- 31 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to increase the cost by Nine Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Three Cents ($9,286.03) for a total cost not to exceed Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Eighty-Eight Dollars and Seven Cents ($498,088.07) to replace end of life hardware.