Standing Committees meeting summary

STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA

ROLL CALL

MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENT

FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR

SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS

Resolution amending Resolution No. 840 of 2024, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) extension with B2GNow, for the purpose of amending account codes at no additional cost to the city.

NEW PAPERS

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 218: Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Plan, to clarify language to better align with budgetary practices.

Resolution authorizing the City to quit-claim any right, title and interest it may have in and to the property identified as 6491 Stanton Avenue (L&B 124-B-25) in the 11th Ward to Grace S & Chibuikem Ironnah for $200.00 (Two Hundred Dollars) relating to the full and final resolution of a longstanding scrivener’s error in the chain of title.

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Omar Cardenas in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,600.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0106) for damage to his vehicle on Eiler Street from an accident with a City Police vehicle on March 17, 2026. (Executive Session held 5/18/26)

Resolution amending Resolution No. 747 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to extend a Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services, by exercising the contract option to extend the term for 6 months and by increasing the total spend by $75,000 for a new not to exceed amount of Seven Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and No Cents ($778,976.00).

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 27th, 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. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK Spectra Associates Inc – recording binders with lettering 2,038.00 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Trib Total Media – regulatory advertising for meeting notices 366.50 New Pittsburgh Courier – regulatory advertising for meeting notices 701.19 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Crayon Software Experts LLC – Microsoft azure overages (January 2026) 1,787.07 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Microsoft azure overages (February 2026) 820.89 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Microsoft azure overages (February 2026) 1,640.97 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Microsoft azure overages (March 2026) 1,787.24 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Microsoft azure overages (March 2026) 876.47 Mantra Sutariya – reimbursement for Performance Excellence team lunch 206.50 Scott McGrath – April 2026 mileage reimbursement 131.23 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS Rachel Shepherd – reimbursement for snacks for two fair housing trainings 105.66 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE Namita Dwarakanath – reimbursement for Right to Know webinar 45.00 Liz Dille – reimbursement for CPA training and membership 924.00 DEPT OF FINANCE Allegheny County Dept of Real Estate – real estate record retrieval 3.000.00 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE James L Smith Insurance Agency Inc – agency fee and notary bond for R Nesbit 200.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Rock N Rescue – rescue rope and hardware 3,649.99 Allegheny County EMS Council – program ad for 2026 annual meeting event 550.00 Butler Ambulance Service – special event coverage 1,372.56 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – special event coverage 408.50 BUREAU OF POLICE William Song – reimbursement for training 159.43 Mystaire – cyanoacrylate filters 1,382.82 NMS Labs – blood screening 444.00 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery PC – K9 arson dog appointment 429.29 Ray Allen Manufacturing Co – K9 academy supplies 84.95 BUREAU OF FIRE Darius Allman – reimbursement for radiological training 655.00 Thomas Bartholomew – reimbursement for fire boat course 80.20 Craig Canofari – reimbursement for fire boat course 80.20 Jason Lowman – reimbursement for fire boat course 85.55 Brian Matts – reimbursement for fire boat course 80.20 Benjamin Zawaski – reimbursement for fire boat course 80.20 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Halena Procopio Ross – reimbursement for recycling course 30.00 Sal Chemical – pallet of calcium pellets 745.25 Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc – fluid change for each shop’s parts washers 371.40 Wilson Furniture Store – wall recliner 659.00 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – boiler inspections for Fire 38 320.25 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Allegheny County Health Department – annual permit fees for 5 senior facilities 700.00 HRI Supply and Design – ice machine cleaning service 1,490.25 Evelyn Dagitses – 2026 ARTWorks/NAP winner, youth 150.00 Angela Pasquale – 2026 ARTWorks/NAP winner, professional 350.00 Kurt Weitzel – story set design and repair 300.00 Marlon Silva – DJ service for Spring Fling event 400.00 John Shannon Music LLC – 2026 ARTWorks ceremony musical performance 400.00 Sherman Lucas – 2026 ARTWorks ceremony performer 400.00 Elijah Alfieri – 2026 ARTWorks ceremony performer 400.00

INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS

P-CARD APPROVALS

P-Cards

PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR

NEW PAPERS

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Common Plea Catering in an amount not to exceed SIXTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($16,450.00), for catering services during the NFL draft operational period.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh, allowing the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board to provide oversight of research conducted by the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City.

Resolution adopting the Allegheny County Hazard Mitigation plan as the official hazard mitigation plan of the City of Pittsburgh.

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.

NEW PAPERS

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program in the amount not to exceed ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN ($1,666,217.00) dollars to revamp our curbside yard waste collection program.

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the West End Trolley Trail Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00).

Petition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a Public Hearing before City Council regarding maintaining Serpentine Drive, in Schenley Park, as a pedestrian and bike only throughway. The Petition is valid in accordance with the Home Rule Charter.

LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR

SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Seven, Business Licensing, Article Nine, Amusement Businesses with a new Chapter, Chapter 774: Licensing of Mechanical Amusement Devices. (Public Hearing Scheduled for 6/23/26)

DEFERRED PAPERS

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 56-N-300, 56-N-410, 56-J-325-0-3, 56-N-96, 56-N-97-A, 56-N-97, 56-N-98-A, 56-N-98-B, 56-N-98-C, 56-N-99, 56-N-99-B, 56-N-95, 56-N-52, 56-N-93, 56-N-91, 56-N-90, 56-N-88, 57-A-8, 57-B-350, 57-S-50, 57-S-100, 57-S-30, 57-S-89, 57-S-92, 57-S-40, 57-S-6, 57-S-12, 92-D-60, 92-D-50, 92-D-10-1, and 92-D-20 from the RIV-GI (Riverfront General Industrial Subdistrict) to RIV-IMU (Riverfront Industrial Mixed-Use Subdistrict) in the Hazelwood neighborhood of the 15th Ward, and in the 31st Ward. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report and Recommendation on 7/14/25) (Report and Recommendation received on 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 3/6/26)

NEW PAPERS

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 125-G-13, 125-G-14, 125-G-15 from Residential Single Unit Detached - Low Density (R1D-L) to Urban Industrial (UI) in the Homewood West neighborhood. (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)

Ordinance establishing an East Carson Street Improvement District for the area shown on “Exhibit “A” at the behest of the East Carson Street Business District Advisory Committee, property owners and business owners to be benefited with specific improvements to be undertaken including, but not limited to, financing of said improvements, method of assessing specific properties to be benefited, establishing a Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association to conduct administrative procedures for the Neighborhood Improvement District, providing for the establishment of a separate account for deposit and withdrawal of project funds, and providing the cost thereof. (Public Hearing Scheduled for 7/8/26)

RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. BARBARA WARWICK, CHAIR

NEW PAPERS

Resolution amending Resolution 388 of 2025, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with Starfire Corporation, for an enhanced fireworks show held in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of Independence Day, by modifying the code account to include grant funding, and by increasing the amount by Two Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($261,800) for a new total cost not to exceed Five Hundred Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($514,000.00) over three years.

INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR

NEW PAPERS

HEARINGS AND POLICY COMMITTEE, R. DANIEL LAVELLE, CHAIR

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Bloomberg Philanthropies for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Youth Climate Action Fund in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars to strengthen how cities partner with young people to develop local climate solutions.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR

NEW PAPERS

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Economic Development Initiative - Community Project Funding in the amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) to recreate community at the Thaddeus Stevens Recreation Center.

Resolution authorizing the issuance of three warrants payable in favor of CONNECT Congress of Neighboring Communities, for one year membership dues for all three branches of government in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($27,563.00).

Resolution amending Resolution No. 680 of 2020, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($1,500,000) for the Former Homewood School project. (Council District 9)” to increase the total grant award, adjust the match, and assign an additional job number.

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2200 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, at no cost to the City.

MOTIONS

Resolution amending Resolution No. 747 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to extend a Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services, by exercising the contract option to extend the term for 6 months and by increasing the total spend by $75,000 for a new not to exceed amount of Seven Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and No Cents ($778,976.00).

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 56-N-300, 56-N-410, 56-J-325-0-3, 56-N-96, 56-N-97-A, 56-N-97, 56-N-98-A, 56-N-98-B, 56-N-98-C, 56-N-99, 56-N-99-B, 56-N-95, 56-N-52, 56-N-93, 56-N-91, 56-N-90, 56-N-88, 57-A-8, 57-B-350, 57-S-50, 57-S-100, 57-S-30, 57-S-89, 57-S-92, 57-S-40, 57-S-6, 57-S-12, 92-D-60, 92-D-50, 92-D-10-1, and 92-D-20 from the RIV-GI (Riverfront General Industrial Subdistrict) to RIV-IMU (Riverfront Industrial Mixed-Use Subdistrict) in the Hazelwood neighborhood of the 15th Ward, and in the 31st Ward. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report and Recommendation on 7/14/25) (Report and Recommendation received on 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 3/6/26)