Standing Committees

Agenda

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

   Chief Pomej chakman-yajalaiji Brina Ratangee Sebastian Hymson Palak Shah MaryAnn Majcher Diane Shenk Lori Kolczynski Ajaljib-chanal-k,in ikhana-hal-makina Sonya Tillman Katherine Burk Yvonne F. Brown Special Agent Sunshine Sandra Cole Mary Bridget Bartol

5. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
6. DEFERRED PAPERS
7. 2026-0006 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 3/18/2026. The motion carried.

8. 2026-0007 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 the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/18/2026. The motion carried.

9. 2026-0016 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, to add a new Chapter 239: Fleet Vehicle Fund, to create a Fleet Vehicle Fund to fully fund the City of Pittsburgh’s fleet needs, and establish the purposes for which monies in the Fund may be used.
   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 3/18/2026. The motion carried.

10. NEW PAPERS
11. 2026-0105 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable to Clio Consulting, in full and final payment for the remaining costs for a Historic Survey of the Beechview District, in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) over one (1) year.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

12. 2026-0106 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of a single payment in 2026 to Benjamin Mayhew and his attorneys, Phillips Froetschel, LLC, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation, filed at No. G.D. 24-007715 in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. (Executive session held 2/10/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

13. 2026-0107 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Fisher Phillips, LLP, in connection with issues involving labor disputes, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) over six (6) months. (Executive Session held 2/10/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

14. 2026-0108 Resolution amending Resolution 130 of 2025, which amended Resolution 603 of 2024, by authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Fisher Phillips, LLP, in connection with issues involving labor disputes, by increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($275,400) for a new amended total cost not-to-exceed Four Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($485,400.00) over two (2) years. (Executive Session held 2/10/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

15. 2026-0111 Resolution to authorize and direct the incurring of Non-Electoral Debt through the issuance of a series of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Pittsburgh, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of Fifty-Six Million Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($56,020,000).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

16. 16 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 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 Wilson, Bobby – reimbursement for Governor’s budget address travel (Dist. 1) 1,005.86 Hluska, Julianne – reimbursement for event registration (Dist. 1) 20.00 Hluska, Julianne – reimbursement for 2 registrations for luncheon (Dist. 1) 190.00 Hluska, Julianne – reimbursement for coffee for community meeting (Dist. 1) 10.80 Copies at Carson – printed annual reports (Dist. 3) 1,312.50 South Side Community Council – donation to spring social (Dist. 3) 250.00 Brookline Youth Baseball & Softball – Little League sponsorship (Dist. 4) 375.00 Coghill, Anthony – reimbursement for office supplies (Dist. 4) 42.79 Pittsburgh Community Kitchen – catered lunch for Hazelwood HAL (Dist. 5) 706.20 Swag Alliance Foundation – donation to SWAG awards (Dist. 6) 500.00 Lavelle, Daniel – reimbursement for Governor’s budget address travel (Dist. 6) 706.91 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Burns, Zoe – reimbursement for refreshment for public safety meeting 394.50 DEPT OF FINANCE New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising for Treasurer’s Sale 2,409.08 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 63.51 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Griffith, Mary – reimbursement for parking tag labels 21.39 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING Pleskovic, Kathleen Mackenzie – reimbursement for APA membership dues 636.40 Workscape Inc – wall hooks for office panels 313.59 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - ADMIN Tokarski, John – mileage reimbursement 85.83 Adamczyk, Tricia – mileage reimbursement 91.00 Community College of Allegheny County – police recruit graduation 272.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Steel City Shredding – scheduled shredding at various sites 400.00 Steel City Shredding – scheduled shredding at various sites 432.00 Steel City Shredding – scheduled shredding at various sites 256.00 Steel City Shredding – scheduled shredding at Police HQ 288.00 Amplify Service & Rental LLC – porta johns for firing range 388.00 Penn State Behrend Career Services – career fair 300.00 Translate One LLC – translation services for victim interview 323.20 Compucom Inc – microfiche maintenance renewal 945.00 Houck, Richard – K9 prescription reimbursement 53.90 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Air Cleaning Systems Inc – duct silencer for Medic 4 3,972.00 Wilson Furniture Store – wall recliner for EMS Station 4 Wellness Room 659.00 Wilson Furniture Store – wall recliner for medic/fire stations 1,417.00 Robinson, Keith – reimbursement for plumber renewal fee 125.00 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – certificate of operation for Zone 3 elevator 92.97 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership – Light Up Night fireworks 4,500.00 Ulrich, Edward – reimbursement for warming center supplies 305.09 Allegheny County Treasurer – food safety course/certification for 2 employees 270.00 Allegheny County Treasurer - food safety course/certification for 1 employee 135.00 Allegheny County Treasurer - food safety course/certification for 1 employee 135.00 Allegheny County Treasurer - food safety course/certification for 1 employee 135.00 School Specialty Inc – stackable chairs for Homewood HALC 1,409.60 Neilly Canvas Goods Company – sewing of banner edges 25.00 Rink Systems Inc – skate rack for Schenley Skating Rink 4,502.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE PA One Call System – notification system 3,538.73 Pittsburgh Legal Journal – notary services 525.00
    Action: Approved Passed

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

17. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS

    NONE

18. P-CARD APPROVALS
19. Item 0006-2026 P-Cards
    Invoices
    Action: Approved Passed

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

20. PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
21. NEW PAPERS
22. 2026-0095 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 Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount not to exceed TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00) dollars to purchase Trauma Bags.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

23. 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 Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX ($9,336.00) dollars to for training and certification of members.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

24. PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
25. NEW PAPERS
26. 2026-0102 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, Right-of-Way, and Construction phases of the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Nine Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($9,890,000.00), an increase of Six Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($620,000.00) from the previous resolution, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00), a Two Thousand Dollar ($2,000.00) decrease from the previous resolution.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

27. 2026-0103 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with CDR Maguire, Inc., for Project Design Management Services and Reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases increasing the total not to exceed Four Million Sixty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($4,064,876.91), an increase of One Million Two Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Seven Dollars and Twenty-One Cents ($1,266,407.21) from the previously authorized agreement, reimbursable at various rates depending on the project.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

28. 2026-0104 Resolution amending Resolution 634 of 2025 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Landforce to conduct urban forestry programming in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) over a period of four (4) years, for a new not-to-exceed amount of Four Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($465,500.00) over a period of four (4) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

29. 2026-0113 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, by adding a new Chapter, “Chapter 174: Right-of-Way Accessibility Needs Inventory.”
    Ordinance
    Action: Held in Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, due back by 3/4/2026. The motion carried.

30. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
31. DEFERRED PAPERS
32. 2025-2385 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to add a definition for Waste Transfer Station and standards associated with the use. (Sent to the Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 10/22/25) (Report & Recommendation received 12/11/25) (Public Hearing held 2/6/26)
    Ordinance
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended as Amended Passed

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

33. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
34. DEFERRED PAPERS
35. 2026-0041 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, by adding a new Chapter, "Chapter 173A: Housing Data Dashboard"
    Ordinance
    Action: Held in Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held in the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology, due back by 2/25/2026. The motion carried.

36. NEW PAPERS
37. 2026-0097 Resolution amending Resolution #147 of 2025, which added funding for maintenance services related to the FalconRed document scanning station, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to extend the agreement with OPEX Corporation for equipment, maintenance services and associated software licenses at a cost not to exceed Twenty-Eight Thousand Fifteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($28,015.00) for a new total not to exceed One Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six-Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($164,686.00).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

38. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
39. NEW PAPERS
40. 2026-0098 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 Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Assistance to Firefighters grant in the amount not to exceed NINE HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY TWO CENTS ($958,712.72) for Fire apparatus/vehicle training. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed NINETY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHTY HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE DOLLARS AND TWENTY ONE CENTS ($95,871.28) for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed ONE MILLION FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR ($1,054,584.00) dollars.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

41. 2026-0099 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 Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Port Security Grant Program in the amount not to exceed NINETY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE ($96,931.00) dollars for the purchase of protective vehicle barriers for waterside events. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed THIRTY TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TEN ($32,310.00) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY ONE ($129,241.00) dollars.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

42. 2026-0100 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 7872 - 7874 Susquehanna Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

43. 2026-0101 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 179 Steuben Street, 20th Ward, Pittsburgh PA 15220, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

44. MOTIONS
45. 2025-2385 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to add a definition for Waste Transfer Station and standards associated with the use. (Sent to the Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 10/22/25) (Report & Recommendation received 12/11/25) (Public Hearing held 2/6/26)
    Ordinance
    Action: AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE Passed

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