Standing Committees

Agenda

1. STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT

   Aaron Sukenik Dr. Ronald Lynn Miller Lori Moran Ikhana hal-makina Special Agent Sunshine Cheryl Stevens

4. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
5. SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
6. 2025-2535 Resolution amending Resolution No. 51 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 Three Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and No Cents ($703,976.00).
   Resolution
   Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

   A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

7. NEW PAPERS
8. 2025-2482 Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, Solicitor, Director of Planning, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to § 204(k) of the Home Rule Charter, to provide appropriate notice and terminate contract 54920 - 684975 - RS-59-24 - Sasaki & Common Cause Consultants per Article III.2 “Termination” of the agreement.
   Resolution
   Action: Held in Committee Passed

   A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/10/2025. The motion carried.

9. 2025-2483 Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, Solicitor, Director of Planning, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to § 204(k) of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, to provide appropriate notice and terminate contract 54724 - 568755 - RS-58-24 - HR&A ADVISORS & URBAN AC LLC per Article III.2 “Termination” of the agreement.
   Resolution
   Action: Held in Committee Passed

   A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/10/2025. The motion carried.

10. 2025-2485 Resolution amending Resolution 63 of 2025, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. and Global Wordsmiths, by increasing the authorized spend for Global Wordsmiths by Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000.00) for services through June 2026, for a new total cost not to exceed of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($117,000.00) over four and a half years.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

11. 2025-2486 Resolution amending Resolution 413 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates for legal services in connection with a current City construction project, by increasing the contract amount by Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) for a new not to exceed amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 11/18/25)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

12. 2025-2487 Resolution amending Resolution 519 of 2025 which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Buchanan, Ingersoll, & Rooney PC for legal consulting services in connection with complex real property litigation and related matters, by increasing the contract amount by Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) for a new not to exceed amount of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 11/18/25)
    Resolution
    Action: Held in Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/3/2025. The motion carried.

13. 2025-2488 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (“PCRG”) in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.00), for Community Reinvestment Analysis (For City Depositories) for 2022, 2023, and 2024.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

14. p Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Belfor USA Group, Inc., in the amount of Thirty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Fourteen Dollars and Ninety-Six Cents ($33,314.96), for hauling and clean-out services related to properties in the Pilot Home Buying Program.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

15. 15 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 November 24th, 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 St. Michael & All Angels’ Lutheran Church – donation for Thanksgiving drive (Dist. 1) 300.00 Hugh Lane Wellness – donation (Dist. 1) 250.00 North Side Public Safety Council – donation for holiday party (Dist. 6) 150.00 Smith, Leslie – reimbursement for supplies for visits to senior facilities (Dist. 9) 24.46 MAYOR’S OFFICE Walker, Alexis – reimbursement for supplies for Halloween event 72.11 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Hill, Stacy – reimbursement for team lunch 70.00 Norman, Heidi – travel reimbursement 1,201.87 Tang, William – travel reimbursement 1,368.68 Zhan, Shuyan – travel reimbursement 1,792.18 McGrath, Scott – mileage reimbursement 169.40 Reinhold, Rebecca – parking reimbursement 22.00 Harris, Sylvia – travel reimbursement 330.31 Burns, Zoe – reimbursement for food for LEGO training 255.40 DEPT OF LAW Nickel Reporting Services – court reporter for transcripts 697.70 Nickel Reporting Services – court reporter for transcripts 749.55 White ADR Services LLC – mediation services 1,951.67 D’Appolonia Engineering – litigation support services 4,412.37 West Publishing Corp – legal subscription 1,127.71 Pacer Service Center – subscription to electronic records 724.30 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Tyler Mountain Water & Coffee – monthly water delivery 57.05 Net Transcripts – transcription of case interviews 519.75 Trans Union Corporation – credit checks on candidates for employment 171.24 National Internal Affairs Investigators – membership renewals for office staff 125.00 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Tyler Mountain Water & Coffee – monthly water delivery 125.05 Sapp, Nadajah – reimbursement for notary examination 80.00 Reed, David – travel reimbursement 357.40 James L Smith Insurance Agency Inc – notary bond for employee 150.00 Alina’s Light Inc – Dating Violence Awareness program for all employees 1,500.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - ADMIN Kunash, Bret – mileage reimbursement 128.30 Macedo, Kasey – parking reimbursement 14.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Allegheny County Treasurer – Hazardous Materials testing for EMS personnel 4,175.00 North Eastern Uniforms & Equipment – boots 140.00 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co #4 – event coverage (Pitt football, Steelers) 2,404.10 Quality Emergency Medical Services – event coverage (Pitt football) 300.00 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – event coverage (Steelers) 2,155.52 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – event coverage (Steelers) 1,129.50 Ford City Hose Co #1 – event coverage (Pitt football, Pirates) 1,934.61 Ford City Hose Co #1 – event coverage (Pitt football) 2,208.49 Ford City Hose Co #1 – event coverage (Pitt basketball, Pens, Steelers) 4,004.42 Ford City Hose Co #1 – event coverage (WPIAL Champsionship, Steelers) 1,709.81 Butler Ambulance Service – event coverage (Steelers) 1,129.50 Butler Ambulance Service – event coverage (Pitt football, Steelers) 1,190.07 Dive Rescue International – diver recertifications 160.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – 2025 data lease subscription 412.07 Palermo, Anthony P – training reimbursement 1,039.20 Christopher M Rosato – training reimbursement 245.00 Feist, Darion – training reimbursement 245.00 Hoch, Jacob – training reimbursement 2,876.28 Weaver, Parker – training reimbursement 245.00 Lucas, Justin – training reimbursement 245.00 Foose, Mitchell – training reimbursement 245.00 Swimkosky, Kevin – training reimbursement 245.00 Wolfe, Ronald – training reimbursement 646.83 Palermo, Anthony P – training reimbursement 225.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Hydro Test Products – recalibration of pressure gauges 143.53 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly storage trailer rental 260.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly storage trailer rental 110.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Scalia, Alyssa – mileage reimbursement 397.60 Rothhaar, Steve – mileage and parking reimbursement 164.30 Conner, Rachelle – reimbursement for food for community kickball game 141.51 Burton, Clinton – mileage reimbursement 69.44 PA Recreation & Park Society – registration fees for 2025 Urban Exchange 100.00 Morningside Senior Ctr Advisory Council – reimbursement for program instructors 285.00 Allegheny Refrigeration Sales Inc – ice machine maintenance (Beechview HAL) 461.80 Mt. Washington Sr Ctr Advisory Council – reimbursement for tv/mount purchase 1,492.46 Hill District Youth Sports – reimbursement for security service payment 600.00 Homewood Community Sports – reimbursement for security service payment 1,200.00 Hoover, Gabriel – artist installations for Track and Treat 4,199.95 Global Payments/Sys Merchant Solutions – quarterly tennis clinic import fees 812.40 Wilson, Lisa – mileage reimbursement 30.03 Freiss, Patricia L – mileage reimbursement 21.14 Lipscomb, Vernon – mileage reimbursement 121.80 Horan, Thomas – reimbursement for recertification payment 62.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Custom Products Corporation – square posts 4,885.00
    Action: Approved Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.

16. 16 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 11/21/2025 Re: Intradepartmental transfer --- Dear President and Members of Council: Per Resolution 927 of 2024, which authorizes City Council to approve intradepartmental transfers throughout the 2025 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):--- Department of Public Safety – Bureau of Animal Care and Control Amount from: $10,000 from 280000.56151 Operational Supplies $32,746.94 from 280000.54101 Cleaning Amount to: $42,746.94 to 280000.53533 Animal Services This transfer is to cover costs associated with the HARP Animal Detention Contract. Department of Finance Amount from: $72,000 from 107000.55501 Printing and Binding Amount to: $72,000 to 107000.56105 Postage This transfer is to cover the costs associated with the USPS postage account, Permit 10, for various mailings. Department of Finance Amount from: $350,000.00 from 107000.82101 Interest Expense – Bonds Amount to: $350,000.00 to 107000.53101 Administrative Fees This transfer is to cover increased collection costs from Jordan Tax Services associated with increased EIT Collections. Office of Management & Budget Amount from: $100,000 from 102200.53101 Administrative Fees Amount from: $425,000 from 102200.54201 Maintenance Amount from: $20,000 from 102200.58101 Grants Amount to: $545,000 to 102200.56501 Parts This transfer is to cover additional fleet management expenses incurred in the Trans Dev contract. Department of Public Works – Bureau of Environmental Services Amount from: $770 from 430000.55501 Printing & Binding Amount to: $770 to 430000.53101 Administrative Fees This transfer is to cover the costs associated with membership fees. Department of Public Safety- Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Amount from: $340.00 from 220000.53509 Computer Maintenance Amount to: $340.00 to 220000.54101 Cleaning This transfer is to cover the costs of cleaning supplies for the remainder of the year.
    Action: Approved Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.

17. P-CARD APPROVALS
18. Item 0043-2025 P-Cards
    Invoices
    Action: Approved Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.

19. PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
20. NEW PAPERS
21. 2025-2481 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 Norfolk Southern’s Safety First Grant for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00) dollars to purchase non-fluorinated firefighting foam.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

22. PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
23. SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
24. 2025-2520 Resolution amending Resolution No. 735 of 2023, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program in the amount of Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($430,000.13) to upgrade traffic control switches” to increase the amount of the grant award.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

25. NEW PAPERS
26. 2025-2490 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Servpro in the amount of Eight Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Two Cents ($8,472.02), for water restoration services in the City County Building.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

27. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
28. NEW PAPERS
29. 2025-2480 Resolution amending Resolution No. 514 of 2022, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with Rulis & Bochicchio, LLC for the purpose of providing legal services in connection with the defense of certain workers’ compensation matters and claims brought against the city, by increasing the cost by Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) for three additional years of services, for a new not to exceed amount of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00). (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

30. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
31. DEFERRED PAPERS
32. 2024-0959 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Chapter 919, Signs, to create and establish the North Shore Entertainment District and set forth regulations for Neighborhood or District Gateway signs. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 1/29/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 6/27/25) (Report and Recommendation received 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 1/20/26)
    Ordinance
    Action: Held for Cablecast Public Hearing Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held for Cablecast Public Hearing. The motion carried.

33. 2025-1993 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-N-400, 56-J-325-0-3, 56-N-300-A, 57-F-100-A-1, 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-300, 57-B-350, 30-M-100, 57-F-50-A-1, 57-F-2, 57-F-100-A-1, 57-G-425, 30-M-100, 57-H-150-A-1, 57-H-200-A, 90-E-10-0-1, 90-E-50-A, 89-L-100-A, 57-S-50, 57-S-100, 57-S-30, 57-S-89, 57-S-92, 57-S-60, 57-S-60-0-2, 57-S-40, 57-S-6, 57-S-12, 92-D-60, 92-D-50, 92-D-300-9, 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 scheduled for 3/6/26)
    Ordinance
    Action: Held for Cablecast Public Hearing Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held for Cablecast Public Hearing. The motion carried.

34. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
35. NEW PAPERS
36. 2025-2484 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to document local cooperation and the Housing Authority’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the 11-Unit Deal, a scattered-site public housing development.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. The motion carried.

37. 2025-2495 Resolution amending Resolution 659 638 of 2025, which authorized a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2025, by increasing the authorized amount by One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Department of Public Works, and by Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Department of Parks and Recreation, for a new total of Eight Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($8,979,319.37).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended as Amended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended as Amended. The motion carried.

38. 2025-2495 Resolution amending Resolution 659 638 of 2025, which authorized a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2025, by increasing the authorized amount by One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Department of Public Works, and by Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Department of Parks and Recreation, for a new total of Eight Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($8,979,319.37).
    Resolution
    Action: AMENDED Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.

39. 2024-0959 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Chapter 919, Signs, to create and establish the North Shore Entertainment District and set forth regulations for Neighborhood or District Gateway signs. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 1/29/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 6/27/25) (Report and Recommendation received 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 1/20/26)
    Ordinance
    Action: AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE. The motion carried.