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Standing Committees

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · 10:00 AM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

Pittsburgh City Council approved hundreds of thousands of dollars in routine city expenses and grants for infrastructure projects on February 11, 2026. The council also moved forward with agreements for three affordable housing developments that will make payments to the city instead of property taxes, and authorized the Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire vacant city-owned properties in District 9.

Key Decisions

  • Approved $50,000+ in departmental invoices and expenses Passed
  • Accepted three state grants for trail and street improvements worth approximately $1.3 million Passed
  • Approved cooperation agreements for three affordable housing buildings (Steelworkers Tower, Lynn Williams Apartments, I.W. Abel Building) to make payments in lieu of taxes Passed
  • Authorized Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire vacant city properties at North Winebiddle and Rosetta Streets (District 9) Passed
  • Deferred short-term rental housing ordinances for further planning review Tabled
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Agenda

  1. STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
  2. ROLL CALL
  3. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
  4. PUBLIC COMMENT

    Chief Pomaj chakman-yajalaji Mj Shanen Callie A. Disabato Harvey Holtz Maya Fishhoff Leeretta Payne Kathlen Whitney Catherine Brosky Ikhana hal-makina Jake Tovey Chad Wise Ellie Howard Paul Costello Richard Mardioan Madeline Mcgrady Mary Babush Bill Schlacter Kelly Bethke Nicholas Petrillo Carlino Giampolo John Hanarahan Teaira Collins Special Agent Sunshine Stephine West

  5. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
  6. RECOMMITTED PAPERS
  7. 2026-0039 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)
    Ordinance
    Action: Held in Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/11/2026. The motion carried.

  8. NEW PAPERS
  9. 2026-0085 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Justin Hickox for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), in full and final of an employment matter.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  10. 10 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 February 11th, 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 Mount Washington CDC – donation to ice cream social (Dist. 3) 100.00 Mosley, Khari – reimbursement for photographer and catering (Dist. 9) 650.00 Smith, Leslie – reimbursement for Harrisburg Hotel (Dist. 9) 210.95 Smith, Leslie – reimbursement for office supplies (Dist. 9) 46.08 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – public notice of meetings 881.70 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS Stop the Violence Pittsburgh – tabling fee for Juneteenth celebration 450.00 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE New Pittsburgh Courier – subscription 85.00 DEPT OF FINANCE The Master’s Touch LLC – specialty items for tax billing 121.59 DEPT OF LAW Trettel, Veronica R, RMR, CRR – court transcript 260.40 West Publishing Corp – library subscription 1,127.71 Kluwer Wolters CCH Incorporated – legal subscription 652.33 Pennsylvania Bar Association – membership renewals 268.00 Bilan, Anthony – reimbursement for CLE 389.00 Center for Musculoskeletal Eval – medical expert 3,500.00 Office of Court Reporters – court transcript 105.00 Office of Court Reporters – court transcript 474.00 Walsh Mediation – case mediation 3,420.00 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING Pleskovic, Kathleen Mackenzie – reimbursement for membership dues 636.40 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance – special event coverage (Steelers) 1,371.12 Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance – special event coverage (Steelers) 1,305.76 Harmony EMS – special event coverage (Steelers) 1,175.04 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – special event coverage (Steelers) 1,305.76 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – special event coverage (Steelers) 1,155.56 Butler Ambulance Service – special event coverage (Steelers) 2,676.88 BUREAU OF POLICE Orr’s Jewelers – badge repairs 165.00 Berla Corp – computer crimes software renewal 4,250.00 International Assn. of Chiefs of Police – membership for Chief Lando 2,100.00 Rapinski, Nicole – training reimbursement 600.00 LeadsOnline LLC – CellHawk software renewal 2,754.00 Tantanella, Andrew – reimbursement for Lt. patches 166.00 Greenawalt, Matthew – farrier services 4,999.00 West Virginia University – career fair registration 250.00 Duquesne University Center for Career Development – career fair registration 525.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Robinson, Keith – reimbursement for plumber license 125.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers 240.00 Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers 240.00 Sealmaster Hillsville – material to fill potholes 1,699.20 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – CCB elevator certificate of operation 534.94 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – Beechview Sr Ctr elevator certificate of operation 183.14 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – boiler certificates 227.28 Professional Services Industries – Brighton Heights HALC mold/asbestos testing 1,630.00 SAL Chemical – 2 pallets of calcium pellets for sidewalks 1,490.50 Safety-Kleen Systems Inc – change fluid for part washers 350.40 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Allegheny County Health Dept – food service permit fees (Hazelwood, Homewood, Morningside) 420.00 Allegheny County Health Dept – food service permit fees (Arlington, Brookline, Jefferson, Magee, Ormsby, Warrington, West Penn) 980.00 Tiny Seed Farm – refund to Northside Market vendor 253.00 Dieffenbach, George – tennis clinic instruction 103.50 Kilpatrick, Spencer – tennis clinic instruction 149.50 James B Marcus – tennis clinic instruction 977.50 Paull, Mark J – tennis clinic instruction 1,035.00 Parks, Richard – tennis clinic instruction 805.00 Lacaria, Aldene – tennis clinic instruction 377.00 Jermon, Drake – tennis clinic instruction 517.50 Haffner, Mark – tennis clinic instruction 506.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Amplify Service & Rental LLC – porta john rental for bridge 400.00
    Action: Approved Passed

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

  11. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS

    NONE

  12. P-CARD APPROVALS
  13. Item 0005-2026 P-Cards
    Invoices
    Action: Approved Passed

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

  14. PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
  15. NEW PAPERS
  16. 2026-0078 Resolution amending Resolution No. 264 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the rehabilitation of Emerald View Trail project. The grant proposal includes an ask of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($250,000.00) with a match of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($250,844.42) from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($500,844.42) dollars for this stated purpose.,” to accept the grant, increase the grant amount, reduce the required match and authorize necessary expenditures.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  17. 2026-0079 Resolution amending Resolution No. 522 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Planning and Engineering of the Liberty Avenue, Main Street, and Bloomfield Bridge Intersection. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN ($533,111.00) dollars for this stated purpose” to accept the grant, update the grant amount and authorize necessary expenditures.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  18. 2026-0080 Resolution amending Resolution No. 521 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Lincoln Avenue Multimodal Safety & Accessibility Improvement Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS AND SIXTY NINE CENTS ($750,236.69) for this stated purpose” to accept the grant, decrease the award amount and authorize necessary expenditures
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  19. 2026-0082 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Norfolk Southern Railway Company for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Herron Avenue Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ten Dollars ($25,310.00), reimbursable at 100%.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  20. 2026-0083 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Elizabeth Street Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), reimbursable at 100%.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  21. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
  22. DEFERRED PAPERS
  23. 2026-0008 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
    Action: Held in Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 5/6/2026. The motion carried.

  24. 2026-0009 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article IV, Planning Districts; Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Chapter 909 Planned Development Districts; Article V, Use Regulations; Chapter 911 Primary Uses; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures, to add Short-Term Rental use regulations. (Needs to be sent to the Planning Commission or a Report & Recommendation)
    Ordinance
    Action: AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE Passed

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

  25. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
  26. NEW PAPERS
  27. 2026-0074 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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for Steelworkers Tower (46-B-200; 2639 Perrysville Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214; Council District 6).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  28. 2026-0075 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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Three, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Three’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Lynn Williams Apartments Building (114-S-120; 3710 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15212; Council District 1).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  29. 2026-0076 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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Two, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Two’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the I.W. Abel Building (80-K-164; 4720 Hatfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201; Council District 7).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  30. 2026-0077 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 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 50-F, Lots 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, and 122 (0 North Winebiddle Street), and Block 50-F, Lot 123 (0 Rosetta Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  31. MOTIONS
  32. 2026-0009 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article IV, Planning Districts; Chapter 908 Public Realm Districts; Chapter 909 Planned Development Districts; Article V, Use Regulations; Chapter 911 Primary Uses; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures, to add Short-Term Rental use regulations. (Needs to be sent to the Planning Commission or a Report & Recommendation)
    Ordinance
    Action: Referred for Report and Recommendation Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Referred for Report and Recommendation to the Planning Commission. The motion carried.