Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 33 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
- 4 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 5 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 6 RECOMMITTED PAPERS
- 7 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Vibrant Pittsburgh for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($50,000.00).
- 8 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 9 Ordinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing the budget approval rules to ensure timely passage at the end of legislative sessions?” (Public Hearing held 1/27/26)
- 10 NEW PAPERS
- 11 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jerald S. Foresman in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY-EIGHT CENTS ($6,197.48) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0031) for damage to his parked vehicle near 259 Semple Street from a City ES vehicle on December 2, 2025. (Executive Session held 9/22/26)
- 12 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sage Melody Grodin in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS AND FORTY CENTS ($3,726.40) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0213) for damage to her parked vehicle from felled branches from a City ROW tree near 1307 Bennington Avenue on June 25th or 26th, 2026. (Executive Session held 9/22/26)
- 13 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 September 30th, 2026 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 DISTRICTS/OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK Hazelwood Initiative – sponsorship for annual Safe Halloween Event, D5 150.00 Hilltop Alliance – sponsorship for annual Hilltop Summit, D3 500.00 Knoxville Community Council – donation for annual school supply drive, D3 300.00 Allegheny County Treasurer – OPA real estate data extract 50.00 Brighton Heights Citizens Federation – Neighborhood Needs reimbursement, D1 3,151.25 DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Crayon Software Experts LLC – Microsoft Azure overage, June 2026 796.23 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Microsoft Azure overage, July 2026 1,230.20 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Microsoft Azure overage, July 2026 1,787.21 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Copilot add-on 556.70 Information Technologies Services Inc – Logitech rally cam troubleshooting 220.00 Bindery Machine Repair – binding machine repair 300.00 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS Jewish Chronicle – advertisement on reporting discrimination 500.00 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE The Master’s Touch LLC – specialty mailing envelopes 8.25 The Master’s Touch LLC – postage services 115.71 DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING AGR Settlement Services LLC – parcel closing fees 1,436.05 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Pfund Superior Sales Co Inc – repair ambulance oxygen leak 178.00 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – event coverage, Steelers game 8/21/26, Pitt game 9/5/26 2,526.68 Life Assist Inc – sterile water vials 365.70 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS VIQ Solutions Inc – transcription of case interviews 153.30 BUREAU OF POLICE Tri-Tech Forensics Inc – crime scene unit supplies 2,088.80 Allegheny Equine Association – veterinary services 237.33 Thick Bikes LLC – bicycle repairs 621.87 Thick Bikes LLC – bicycle repairs 673.91 Pittsburgh File & Box Co – evidence file drawer boxes 358.75 BUREAU OF FIRE Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – firefighting gloves 1,340.00 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION Wesley Baird – reimbursement for mileage, July 604.58 Robert York – performance at Reggae at Riverview 500.00 Eric Lundgren – DJ set at Reggae at Riverview 200.00 Kevin Wojewodzki – DJ set at Reggae at Riverview 200.00 Tim St Clair – DJ set at Reggae at Riverview 200.00 Kaye Hines – performance at Reggae at Riverview 1,500.00 George A Clewer II – performance at Mount Washington HAL Center, 8/7/26 499.78 George A Clewer II – performance at South Side Market House HAL Center, 8/10/26 972.24 George A Clewer II – performance at Beechview HAL Center, 8/12/26 499.78 Anthony Wilson – performance at Mellon Park 800.00 Burgh Bus LLC – Allentown Grandview Park bus shuttle rental, 4th of July 1,750.00 Hilliard Imagery LLC – photo coverage at North Shore, 4th of July 450.00 Williams Scotsman Inc – mobile office quarterly rental fee 891.00 Myway Mobile Storage of Pittsburgh – mobile storage unit quarterly rental fee 186.00 Run Around the Square – sponsorship 1,500.00 B&R Pools & Swimshop – goggles for learn to swim classes at Oliver Bath House 840.00 Hazelwood Initiative – Community Festival Program grant reimbursement 1,000.00 Charles Street Area Corporation – Community Festival Program grant reimbursement 1,000.00 North Side Partnership Project – Community Festival Program grant reimbursement 1,000.00 Brighton Heights Citizens Federation – Community Festival Program grant reimbursement 1,000.00 Armory Print Works LLC – t-shirt handouts for Pistons in the Park 2,345.00 Flyspace Production – banners for Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch 900.00 Fireside Events – DJ/MC services for Pistons in the Park 2,675.00 DEPARTMENT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Square One Associates Inc – AED supplies 4,249.20 Shannon Optical – special safety glasses 74.00 Shannon Optical – special safety glasses 111.00
- 14 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- 15 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 16 P-Cards
- 17 PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
- 18 SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
- 19 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a license agreement or agreements with the Buncher Company for temporary placement of City vehicles onto property in the 6th Ward of Pittsburgh and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block and Lot 25-L-26 at no cost to the City in order to allow necessary resurfacing work to occur at the City’s Environmental Services Center at 3001 Railroad Street.
- 20 Resolution authorizing The Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a license agreement with Friends of South Side Park to plant native trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials in South Side Park if the community group is awarded a grant from the United Stated Department of Agriculture at no cost to the City.
- 21 NEW PAPERS
- 22 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, aerial easements, and permanent right-of-way acquisitions on certain properties in the 26th Ward of the City in order to advance the Swindell Bridge project. Costs for these temporary construction easements, aerial easements, and right-of-way acquisitions shall not exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00), reimbursable at 95%.
- 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to close out a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant agreement (BRC-TAG-28-179), which provided funding to help develop the Trail Maintenance Master Plan, at no cost to the City.
- 24 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 25 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 26 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.04, Use Standards, Subsection A.41(b)(6), Multi-Suite Residential (General) in the UC-E District, is hereby amended to add a new Subsection, A.41(b)(6)(c). (Report & Recommendation sent to the Planning Commission on 7/22/26) (Report & Recommendation received on 9/25/26) (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)
- 27 INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- 28 NEW PAPERS
- 29 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 or amendments thereto with ePlus Technology, Inc. for professional services for firewall upgrade, at a cost not-to-exceed Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($47,800) over one (1) year.
- 30 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 31 NEW PAPERS
- 32 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 929 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222, at no cost to the City.
- 33 MOTIONS
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