STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
ROLL CALL
MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Richard King Mellon Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000.00) dollars for the Economic Development Marketing by the Mayor and the Economic Development team.
Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Meyer Unkovic & Scott for expert legal services for litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County at GD 25-6555, for an amount not to exceed Eighteen Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Dollars ($18,420.00) over one year.
(Executive Session held 5/12/26)
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 179D: Records Management Advisory Commission, by repealing Chapter 179D in its entirety.
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title I: Administrative, Article V: Legislation, Chapter 154 Records Management Division, by adding a new Section 154.03 Records Retention Schedules.
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 18th, 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/ CITY CLERK
Byko, Laura – reimbursement for Lyft to community meeting (Dist. 5) 64.70
Lavelle, R. Daniel – travel reimbursement for Council Advocacy Harrisburg trip (Dist. 6) 638.06
Boone, Patsy – reimbursement for D8 annual Canva subscription (Dist. 8) 120.00
Strassburger, Erika – travel reimbursement for Council Advocacy Harrisburg trip (Dist. 8) 432.38
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
Jewish Chronicle – advertising to raise awareness of Commission 700.00
CONTROLLER’S OFFICE
Minuteman Printing Press Pittsburgh – window envelopes for checks 2,787.00
Paulin, Elizabeth – reimbursement for candy for Take Our Kids to Work Day 61.14
DEPT OF FINANCE
The Master’s Touch LLC – specialty items for tax billing 2,681.62
DEPT OF LAW
Cycom Data Systems Inc – maintenance fee 1,904.00
Thomas, Irene – reimbursement for court filings 162.50
Pacer Service Center – court electronic records 130.50
Sargents Court Reporting – court reporter for transcripts 3,015.75
Samantha E Tower PC – arbitration services for a case 2,400.00
Steel City Shredding – shredding services 64.00
OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS
Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 240.90
BUREAU OF POLICE
Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – vet for bill for K9 1,247.87
Transunion Risk & Alternative Data Solutions – background check subscription 679.55
Allegheny Equine Association – follow-up eye exam for Mounted Unit horse 258.74
Ray Allen Manufacturing Co – leather goods/supplies for K9 unit 579.98
Thick Bikes LLC – Bicycle Unit repair parts 495.00
Commonwealth of PA – CLEAN software renewal 2,914.26
BUREAU OF FIRE
Bonnar, Joseph – reimbursement for Fire Boat course 85.55
Freyermuth, Ronald – reimbursement for Fire Boat course 85.55
Lucci, Christopher – reimbursement for Fire Boat course 85.55
Nusser, John – reimbursement for Fire Boat course 58.25
Reber, Kevin – reimbursement for Fire Boat course 79.45
Kleen-Line Service Co Inc – disposal of waste oil 116.20
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers 130.00
East West Manufacturing & Supply Co – service call at Medic 4 571.00
PA Dept of Labor & Industry – boiler inspections for Traffic Control & Firestation 19 484.24
DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION
Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 322.00
Kilpatrick, Spencer – tennis clinic instruction 138.00
Kakadelis, Christina – tennis clinic instruction 483.00
Paull, Mark J – tennis clinic instruction 787.75
Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction 655.50
James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 920.00
Jermon Drake – tennis clinic instruction 563.50
Dieffenbach, George – tennis clinic instruction 172.50
Lacaria, Aldene – tennis clinic instruction 455.00
Tenant Sales & Service – court scrubber repairs 765.33
DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE
Troxler Electronic Laboratories Inc – testing and maintenance of asphalt scales 1,159.01
CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD
Dorman, Stephanie – reimbursement for cardstock for investigator business cards 59.90
INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
P-CARD APPROVALS
P-Cards
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the National Association of County and City Health Officials for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Post Overdose Training in Trauma-Informed Practices in the amount not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000.00) dollars for training and support of the City’s Office of Community Health and Safety.
PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of A. Folino Construction, Inc., in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($481,320.00), for the purpose of Emergency Snow Removal at various locations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, over one year.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with various parties for the purpose of accessing City property while certain railroad crossing at Lock Way East and Lock Way West (Council District 7) are being upgraded or removed, at no cost to the City.
Petition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing before City Council regarding reopening Serpentine Drive in Schenley Park to cars. The Squirrel Hill Historical Society board and the people signing this petition feel that this road was intended for vehicular traffic, including bikes but not trucks, and not intended for pedestrians, who have many nearby trails to walk on that go to the same places. Serpentine Drive is the only road on the eastern side of Schenley Park that keeps traffic inside the park instead of sending it on long, hazardous detours on nearby residential streets, including one that has no sidewalks. Except for the Panther Hollow Bridge, it is the only road that connects the north side of the park with the south side without forcing traffic to leave the park. It is also a safer connecting road to Oakland from the Greenfield Bridge. The Petition is valid in accordance with the Home Rule Charter.
NEW PAPERS
Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Elwell Street from Mere Street to Pittsburgh City Limits be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with Friends of the Riverfront for the repaving of Hazelwood Trail, located between Blair Street and the Hot Metal Bridge. The estimated cost of preparation and completion of work is One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00).
Resolution granting unto HG BLAIR LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, new foundation footings below the sidewalk that will extend into the right-of-way, at no cost to the City, in the 5th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Resolution granting unto ALMONO LP, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, (4) four new balconies that will extend into the right-of-way, at no cost to the City, in the 15th Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the POGOH Expansion Phase 3 Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00), reimbursable at 80%, with Bike Share Pittsburgh providing Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) at no cost to the City; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Zero Dollars ($0.00).
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
Resolution amending Resolution 116 of 2024, authoring the Mayor and the Director of the Commission on Human Relations, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Professional Agreement(s) and/or Contract with MBM Law, LLP to provide legal representation as the Solicitor of the Commission on Human Relations and providing for the payment of the costs thereof not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000), for a new not to exceed amount of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000).
LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
Resolution approving a Conditional Use Application under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Chapter 911, Section 911.04.A.64 to Passport Academy Charter School, applicant, for authorization to operate a School, Elementary or Secondary (General) use at 1835 Forbes Avenue, Block and Lot 11-J-56, zoned “UPR-B” Uptown Public Realm, District B, 1st Ward, Council District No. 6.
(Public Hearing scheduled for 6/15/26)
RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. BARBARA WARWICK, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Richard King Mellon Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed SIX HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND ($630,000.00) dollars for the City’s United States of America’s 250th Anniversary celebration.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
DEFERRED PAPERS
Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 3634 Penn Ave, at no cost to the City.
HEARINGS AND POLICY COMMITTEE, R. DANIEL LAVELLE, CHAIR
NEW PAPERS
Petition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing before City Council regarding reopening Serpentine Drive in Schenley Park to cars. The Squirrel Hill Historical Society board and the people signing this petition feel that this road was intended for vehicular traffic, including bikes but not trucks, and not intended for pedestrians, who have many nearby trails to walk on that go to the same places. Serpentine Drive is the only road on the eastern side of Schenley Park that keeps traffic inside the park instead of sending it on long, hazardous detours on nearby residential streets, including one that has no sidewalks. Except for the Panther Hollow Bridge, it is the only road that connects the north side of the park with the south side without forcing traffic to leave the park. It is also a safer connecting road to Oakland from the Greenfield Bridge. The Petition is valid in accordance with the Home Rule Charter.
Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-A, Lot 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,133 (0 Lincoln Avenue & 0 Mayflower Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.
NEW PAPERS
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).
Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Water for costs associated with the RAISE Grant project where Pittsburgh Water would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s), at an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a cooperation agreement with Bike Share Pittsburgh to provide in-kind services and cash support totaling Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) as the local match for a City of Pittsburgh Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program grant for POGOH Expansion Phase 3, all at no cost to the City.
MOTIONS