Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 36 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 James E. DePasquale for plaintiff counsel fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-SIX CENTS ($123,873.76) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/11/25)
- 7 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:18-cv-01567 for an amount not to exceed TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIX DOLLARS AND FOUR CENTS ($26,406.04) over one year. (Executive Session held 2/11/25)
- 8 Resolution amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing STREET RESURFACING by Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000) to account for the payment for a surety bond made to the City of Pittsburgh.
- 9 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Euna Solutions, Inc for one year subscription in an amount not to exceed EIGHTEEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($18,500.00).
- 10 Resolution to authorize and direct the incurring of Non-Electoral Debt through the issuance of a series of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Pittsburgh, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of Sixty-Seven Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($67,550,000.00).
- 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 February 19th, 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 Responsible Hospitality Institute – reg. fee Southside Flats District Manager (Dist. 3) 675.00 Boone, Patsy – reimbursement for magazine sponsorship (Dist. 8) 250.00 Smith, Leslie – reimbursement for holiday celebration supplies (Dist. 9) 116.83 Brock, Lytia – reimbursement for holiday celebration supplies (Dist. 9) 97.17 Wilson, Leigh Ann – parking reimbursement 8.00 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Trib Total Media – regulatory ad 133.25 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Rowden, Jacque – reimbursement for registration 20.00 DEPT OF LAW Bilan, Anthony – reimbursement for CLE course 299.00 Allegheny Health Network – copies of documents for case 4.53 Wolters Kluwer Law & Business – legal publication subscription 3,195.54 West A Thomson Reuters – legal publication subscription 1,505.60 Harry M Paras, Esquire – mediation services 3,150.00 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 589.11 Aqua Filter Inc – water 46.60 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, & INSPECTIONS Bender, Monica – reimbursement for dept. supplies 12.78 Bender, Monica – reimbursement for dept. trainings catering 3,595.86 Kern, Robert – reimbursement for certification 20.00 Zemanski, Houston – reimbursement for certification 460.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WW Grainger Incorporated – patient protection supplies 308.73 Zoll Medical Corp – EKG paper 320.00 Butler Ambulance Service – coverage reimbursement (pro bull riding) 317.35 Phillips, Frank - coverage reimbursement (pro bull riding, cheer champion) 666.44 PA State Police – ePATCH background checks 1,804.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Washington, Chelsey – training reimbursement 569.00 McHugh, Andrew – reimbursement for grad ceremony catering 289.80 McHugh, Andrew – reimbursement for training supplies 98.76 Police Bike Store – sirens for Bicycle Unit 2,429.99 Critchlow Enterprises Inc – range tractor maintenance 341.62 Foley, Kevin – retired K9 handler yearly stipend 546.62 Hurley, Jeremy - retired K9 handler yearly stipend 546.62 Lear, Craig - retired K9 handler yearly stipend 546.62 Lerza, Phillip - retired K9 handler yearly stipend 546.62 Roberts, Brian – retired K9 handler yearly stipend & meds 640.44 Baker, Eric – reimbursement for horse supplies 246.36 LeadsOnline LLC – Cell Hawk software renewal 2,622.50 Celender, Celena – training reimbursement 834.00 BUREAU OF FIRE 3 Rivers Fire Equipment – air sample tests 1,575.40 Howell Rescue Systems Inc – ISO bottle 1,491.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Sonitrol Security Systems – security monitoring (SWAT Admin) 135.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – security monitoring (SWAT garage) 540.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – security monitoring (SWAT garage) 135.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – security monitoring (Brookline Rec) 500.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – security monitoring (Police Zone 1) 150.00 Fort Pitt Exterminators – rodent control 240.00 Professional Service Industries Inc – air quality test 2,625.50 Allegheny County Conservation District – stormwater permit (4th Div.) 1,500.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Paull, Mark J – tennis clinic instruction 932.84 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction 932.84 James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 898.69 Kilpatrick, Spencer – tennis clinic instruction 136.51 Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 455.02 Gluzman, Benji – tennis clinic instruction 404.65 Jermon, Drake – tennis clinic instruction 373.54 Dieffenbach, George – tennis clinic instruction 68.26 Lacaria, Aldene – tennis clinic instruction 425.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Traffic Products LLC – push button station 4,690.00 CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD Myron Corp – stylus pen 681.02
- 12 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 13 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 14 P-Cards
- 15 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 16 NEW PAPERS
- 17 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Center for Employment Opportunities to clean and revitalize community spaces, for a sum not to exceed Four Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand, Twenty-two Dollars ($456,022.00) over one year.
- 18 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
- 19 NEW PAPERS
- 20 Resolution providing for a Preemption Interconnection Construction and Maintenance Agreement between CSXT and the City of Pittsburgh for construction and maintenance of highway rail grade crossing warning devices, consisting of automatic flashing lights and gates, at the grade crossings of Tecumseh Street and Hazelwood Avenue; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Zero Dollars ($0.00).
- 21 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 466 of 2020, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Studio Zewde for professional landscape architectural services for Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades, by increasing the overall cost by One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Nine Dollars, and Sixty Cents ($176,609.60) for a new City cost not to exceed Two Million Forty One Thousand, and Eighty Two Dollars, and Thirty Cents ($2,041,082.30) over one (1) year.
- 22 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2024, effective December 27, 2023, as entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program,” to decrease Sport Facilities by One Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($115,170.00), and increase Park Reconstruction by One Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($115,170.00).
- 23 Resolution amending Resolution 291 of 2024 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to execute an agreement(s) with the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) in order to continue providing electronic waste collection and recycling services for City residents, by extending PRC’s services for one (1) year to December 31, 2025 and increasing the authorized spend by Seventy-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($78,750.00) for a new total amount not to exceed Three Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($393,750.00).
- 24 HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- 25 NEW PAPERS
- 26 Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with consultants and/or service providers for professional services in connection with Civil Service and MPOETC required assessment and evaluation of Public Safety candidates, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed Ninety Five Thousand Dollars ($95,000.00).
- 27 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 28 NEW PAPERS
- 29 Resolution amending Resolution 562 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) dollars to develop revised historic guidelines in the Mexican War Streets historic district. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred ($12,500) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost of Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($37,500) dollars” to include the Manchester District.
- 30 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 31 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 32 Resolution authorizing the adoption of the Manchester-Chateau Transit Revitalization Investment District Phase 1 Implementation Plan and related agreements (Council District 6). (Public Hearing held 2/12/25)
- 33 NEW PAPERS
- 34 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of The United States Conference of Mayors for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed NINETEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($19,840.00).
- 35 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Allegheny League of Municipalities for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND, DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($9,000.00).
- 36 Ordinance authorizing the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Borough of Wilkinsburg (“Borough”) for providing fire and emergency management services to the Borough pursuant to the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa. C.S. §§2301 et seq., and the Emergency Management Services Code, 35 Pa. C.S. §§7501 et seq, at a total cost not to exceed ELEVEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS ($11,933,932) over five years.