Standing Committees meeting summary

STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA

ROLL CALL

MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENT

FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR

NEW PAPERS

Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through W: A: 6601 Lyric Street, 124-R-300 (Council District 9), B: 0 Deary Street, 124-S-43 (Council District 9), C: 6929 Bennett Street, 125-H-309 (Council District 9), D: 234 E Elizabeth Street, 56-L-71 (Council District 5), E: 2369 South 18th Street, 13-A-9 (Council District 3), F: 716 McLain Street, 3-P-183 (Council District 3), G: 616 Industry Street, 14-E-196 (Council District 3), H: 604 Beltzhoover Avenue, 14-J-156 (Council District 3), I: 606 Beltzhoover Avenue, 14-J-157 (Council District 3), J: 608 Beltzhoover Avenue, 14-J-158 (Council District 3), K: 612 Beltzhoover Avenue, 14-J-159 (Council District 3), L: 138 Wabash Street, 19-M-79 (Council District 2), M: 821 Fairdale Street, 42-K-62 (Council District 2), N: 2128 Lowrie Street, 48-E-274 (Council District 1) O: 0 Chautauqua Street, 46-J-162 (Council District 6), P: 2729 Perrysville Avenue, 77-P-272 (Council District 6), Q: 3622 Grenada Street, 75-B-305 (Council District 1), R: 0 Grenada Street, 75-B-307 (Council District 1), S: 0 Grenada Street, 75-B-309 (Council District 1), T: 3632 Grenada Street, 75-B-310 (Council District 1), U: 514 West Prospect Avenue, 70-E-12 (Council District 2), V: 516 West Prospect Avenue, 70-E-13 (Council District 2), W: 520 West Prospect Avenue, 70-E-15 (Council District 2).

Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 226, effective April 10, 2024, in order to rescind the sale.

Resolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, which authorized the sale of property in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, due to an incompletion of sale. Items A through AA. A: 223 Wick Street, 11-E-223 (Council District No. 6), B: 221 Wick Street, 11-E-224 (Council District No. 6), C: 750 Cherokee Street, 27-B-281 (Council District No. 6), D: 723 N Mathilda Street, 50-B-223 (Council District No. 9), E: 5220 Kincaid Street, 50-L-104 (Council District No. 9), F: 5301 Broad Street, 50-L-147 (Council District No. 9), G: 5410 Kincaid Street, 50-M-159 (Council District No. 9), H: 6406 Dean Street, 124-G-124 (Council District No. 9), I: 7135 Vassar Street, 173-J-375 (Council District No. 9), J: 1116 N Murtland Street, 125-D-99 (Council District No. 9), K: 7154 Apple Avenue, 173-P-194 (Council District No. 9), L: 7220 Idlewild Street, 174-F-315 (Council District No. 9), M: 640 Arlington Avenue, 3-K-42 (Council District No. 3), N: 211 Estella Avenue, 15-H-188 (Council District No. 3), O: 19 Lafferty Avenue, 15-K-183 (Council District No. 3), P: 401 Sylvania Avenue, 15-M-153 (Council District No. 3), Q: 417 Michigan Street, 15-S-52 (Council District No. 3), R: 0 Wilhelm Street, 20-R-197 (Council District No. 2), S: 2662 Glasgow Street, 21-P-70 (Council District No. 2), T: 826 Vista Street, 24-E-284 (Council District No. 1), U: 1202 Seidle Street, 24-B-332 (Council District No. 1), V: 1406 Dickson Street, 45-E-6 (Council District No. 1), W: 514 Fairywood Street, 70-E-46 (Council District No. 2), X: 2108 Mazette Place, 107-M-40 (Council District No. 2), Y: 215 Suncrest Street, 33-F-92 (Council District No. 3), Z: 12 Zimmerman Street, 61-G-275 (Council District No. 4), AA: 2129 Belleville Street, 190-D-20 (Council District No. 4)

Resolution amending Resolution 270 of 2026 authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Robert Mahouski and their legal counsel, Samuel J. Cordes & Associates, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Sixty-Four cents ($108,296.64), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 25-014112 and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at EEOC Charge No. 533-2021-01109. (Executive Session held 6/9/26)

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 June 17th, 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 Uline Inc – business envelopes 173.81 North Eastern Uniforms & Equipment – polo shirts, D6 528.00 Kelsey Sheridan – reimbursement for food at garden clean up event, D7 29.77 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS IAOHRA – membership renewal 250.00 Jewish Chronicle – advertisement on reporting discrimination 700.00 OFFICE OF THE CITY CONTROLLER John Weiland – reimbursement for scanner rollers 122.85 DEPT OF FINANCE The Master’s Touch LLC – envelopes and postage for tax mailings 2,571.08 Pittsburgh File Box Co – storage boxes 530.00 Stefanie Perri – reimbursement for mileage 78.30 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATION Pennsylvania State Police – criminal background checks for police candidates 528.00 VIQ Solutions Inc – transcription of case interviews 61.32 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Alaina Plungin – reimbursement for materials used on Take Our Kids to Work Day 96.03 Devon Taliaferro – reimbursement for mileage 49.30 James L Smith Insurance Agency – notary bond for Nadia Schweizer 200.00 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING James Mina – engagement feedback analysis for the greenways expansion project 700.00 BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION Rynse, Inc – vehicle exterior washes 113.95 AGAS Mfg Inc – indoor flag 55.00 Kasey Macedo – reimbursement for Uber 38.59 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Penn Care Inc – ET tube holders and disposable CPAP kits 2,184.75 Penn Care Inc – syringes and nitri-derm gloves 503.50 ACS, a division of Identisys Inc – air filters for the medic stations 2,382.80 Rock N Rescue – spool webbing for diving 124.79 Simon Taxel – reimbursement for training 450.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Allegheny Equine Association – mounted unit follow-up exam and medications 166.31 Orr’s Jewelers – badge repair 82.50 TransUnion Risk & Alternative Data Solutions Inc – background services 335.00 Hough & Hough Farms – triaxle load sawdust for mounted unit 2,850.00 B&R Starters Inc – auto squad vehicle state inspection 77.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – Globe firefighter boots 1,776.00 Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – Globe firefighter boots 1,184.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Sal Chemical – calcium chloride pellets 1,490.50 Deliylah Johnson – DJ services for Arbor Day 2026 events 500.00 Deliylah Johnson – DJ services for National Public Works Week event on 5/18/26 200.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Michael Patrick Stanislawczyk II – pickleball clinic instruction 364.00 Aldene Lacaria – tennis clinic instruction 195.00 Mark J Paull – tennis clinic instruction 759.00 Richard Parks – tennis clinic instruction 724.50 Christina Kakadelis – tennis clinic instruction 340.40 James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 483.00 Mark Haffner – tennis clinic instruction 69.00 Katie Conlon – tennis clinic instruction 34.50 Jermon Drake – tennis clinic instruction 598.00 George Dieffenbach – tennis clinic instruction 241.50 John Cornack – tennis clinic instruction 368.00 Richard Purcell – performance at Homewood HAL Jazz Appreciation Concert 357.96 George A Clewer II – performance at Roots Cellar 972.24 George A Clewer II – performance at Morningside HAL Jazz Appreciation Concert 499.78 Union Project – roving art cart pottery wheel demos and activity in RAD Parks, Summer 2025 1,625.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Minuteman Printing Press – no parking post cards 75.62

INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 6/17/2026 Re: Intradepartmental transfer --- Dear President and Members of Council: Per Resolution 839 of 2025, which authorizes City Council to approve intradepartmental transfers throughout the 2026 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):--- Department of Public Safety – Bureau of Police Amount from: $100,000.00 from 230000.53901 Professional Services Amount to: $85,000 to 230000.56151 Operational Supplies $15,000 to 230000.57501 Machinery and Equipment This transfer is to cover increased supply costs and equipment needs within the Bureau.

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 Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services for the purpose of receiving funds to deliver professional services and to purchase operational supplies and vehicles in an amount not to exceed EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND ($800,000.00) dollars for the City’s Office of Community and Health and Safety to provide expanded outreach services to individuals who experience homelessness and housing instability.

Ordinance amending Ordinance Number 11 of 2026, effective May 14, 2026, entitled, “Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, by adding Article IX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces, Chapter 495 - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces.” to update the article number to XIX from IX.

Ordinance amending Ordinance Number 12 of 2026, effective May 14, 2026, entitled, “Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Four: Public Places and Property, by adding Article IX: Use of City Owned or Operated Spaces, Chapter 495 - Protecting Community Spaces.” to update the article number to XIX from IX.

PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR

NEW PAPERS

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Verizon Pennsylvania LLC (“Verizon”) for costs associated with the City Steps project where Verizon Pennsylvania LLC 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 Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00).

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

SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 1-P-28, 1-P-29, 1-P-36, 1-P-40, 1-P-40-1, 1-P-40-102, 1-P-40-103, 1-P-40-104, 1-P-54, 1-P-42, 1-P-43, 1-P-44, and 4-B-13-0-01 from the GPR-A (Grandview Public Realm Subdistrict-A) to R-MU (Residential-Mixed Use), and to amend the Height Map for those parcels, in the Mount Washington neighborhood. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 6/17/26))

DEFERRED 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 held 6/15/26)

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Seven: Business Licensing, Article VII Service Businesses, adding a new Chapter 768: Short-Term Rental Housing.

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article VII: City Realty by amending Chapter 454 to update Pittsburgh’s Adopt-A-Lot Program.

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

DEFERRED PAPERS

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Open Space Institute for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000.00) dollars to acquire privately owned tax-delinquent land to improve connectivity of our greenways.

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article VII: City Realty by adding a new Chapter 456: City Farms Garden Program, to authorize the Department of Parks and Recreation to establish a Garden Program, which permits urban agricultural activities on permanently City-owned property, all under certain terms and conditions.

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article VII: City Realty by adding a new Chapter 455: Greenways, to authorize the Department of City Planning and its appointed designees to establish a Greenways Program, which permits stewardship and urban agriculture activities in the greenways, all under certain terms and conditions.

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article XI: Parks and Playgrounds by amending Chapter 473.01.a.3 and 473.01.b.1 to update Pittsburgh’s Park Property Use Regulations.

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

NEW PAPERS

Resolution amending Resolution 846-2023, 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 The Wilson Group for the lease of multifunction devices and managed print services, to include MFDs, all related hardware (integrated and standalone), support, maintenance and supplies, software, related services and solutions, by increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($270,000) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed One Million Eight Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($1,870,000) over 4 years.

Resolution amending Resolution 248-2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure or the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with Cyclomedia Technology, Inc. for the City to continue to access the captured 360 GeoCycloramas for approximately 1,553 total miles of city owned roads along with LiDAR data, by increasing the approved amount by Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety Dollars ($46,590) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed Eight Hundred Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($814,936.75) over nine (9) years.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR

DEFERRED PAPERS

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 providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pennsylvania American Water Company (“PAWC”) for costs associated with the City Steps project where Pennsylvania American Water Company 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 Five Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($5,350.00).

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pennsylvania American Water Company (“PAWC”) for costs associated with the City Steps project where Pennsylvania American Water Company 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 Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00).

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