Standing Committees

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

Pittsburgh City Council approved a new Housing Data Dashboard to track housing information, authorized nearly $2.3 million in infrastructure and community development projects, and approved various departmental expenses and settlements totaling over $100,000. The council also approved a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University for a Safe Streets initiative and adjusted community development funding between two Lawrenceville organizations.

Key Decisions

  • Housing Data Dashboard Passed (Amended)
  • Sylvan Avenue Multimodal Path Project Cost Increase Passed
  • Carnegie Mellon University Safe Streets Partnership Passed
  • Legal Settlements and Claims Passed
  • Lawrenceville Community Development Funding Adjustment Passed
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Agenda

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

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  5. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
  6. NEW PAPERS
  7. 2026-0121 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Alayna Griffiths in an amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($2,650.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0237) for damage to her parked vehicle on Wightman Street from a City EMS vehicle on August 18, 2025. (Executive Session held 2/17/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  8. 2026-0122 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Naeem Martinez and Max Petrunya, PC, in the amount of SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($62,000.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at docket number 2:21-cv-111. (Executive Session held 2/17/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  9. 2026-0123 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Network Deposition Services for legal transcript services for an amount not to exceed Twenty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and Ten Cents ($24,538.10) over one year.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  10. 2026-0162 Resolution transferring the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) within the 2026 Operating Budget from City Council Postage, to the Office of the City Clerk for the purpose of professional services.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  11. 11 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 25th, 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 Elliott-West End Athletic Association – donation to support purchase of new fryer (Dist. 2) 2,500.00 Southside Chamber of Commerce – donation for annual soup contest (Dist. 3) 250.00 Mosley, Khari – mileage reimbursement for Harrisburg trip (Dist. 9) 89.21 Allegheny County Treasurer – real estate data cd 50.00 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE McGrath, Scott – mileage reimbursement 109.48 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Azure overages (Nov. 2025) 1,738.20 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Azure overages (Nov. 2025) 982.03 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Azure overages (Dec. 2025) 1,055.76 Crayon Software Experts LLC – Azure overages (Dec. 2025) 1,786.31 CONTROLLER’S OFFICE American City Business Journals Inc – Pittsburgh Business Times subscription 200.00 DEPT OF FINANCE New Pittsburgh Courier – treasurer’s sale advertising 2,409.08 County of Allegheny/Computer Services – real estate subscription for County IT 1,591.53 The Master’s Touch LLC – specialty postage for tax mailings 110.00 DEPT OF LAW Gleason & Associates PC – professional services related to Fern Hollow 1,235.00 Cycom Data Systems Inc – license for case management software 1,904.00 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 203.67 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Ghaner, Chloe – mileage reimbursement for recruitment fair 107.77 New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising for PGH Careers 2,523.84 New Pittsburgh Courier – advertising for PGH Careers 420.64 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING Prendergast, Kyla – refreshments for FEMA Grant Advisory Committee 110.00 Portugal, Keith – reimbursement for APA membership dues 636.40 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, & INSPECTIONS Loverher, Anthony – reimbursement for certification registry 129.13 Zane Aurandt – reimbursement for donuts for PLI Social Hour 43.50 BUREAU OF POLICE Strack – SWAT mobile communication microphones 2,899.74 Keystone Rubber Stamp Co – self-inking stamp for files 41.36 Motorola Solutions Inc – software renewal for AutoSquad 4,995.00 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Clean Net renewal 2,914.26 Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club – SWAT shooting range memberships 1,200.00 Steel City Shredding – scheduled shredding at Zone 4 112.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Davis, Mat – reimbursement for Training Academy supplies 101.66 Kleen-Line Service Co Inc – disposal of waste oil 106.20 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Morningside Crossing CMS – reimbursement for utilities for Morningside Central Community Center 2,031.00 Ward, William – reimbursement for supplies 249.85 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Laura Totin Codori – final composting pickup for farmers market 180.00 Allegheny County Treasurer – food safety program certification registration 270.00 Townsend, Gloria – reimbursement for sandwiches for Senior Center Advisory Council swearing-in/orientation 248.88 Global Payments – quarterly tennis clinic import fees 348.00 Tennant Sales & Service – court scrubber and sweeper maintenance at Mellon Tennis 338.47 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Osburn Associates Inc – materials for sign shop 1,035.00
    Action: Approved Passed

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

  12. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS

    NONE

  13. P-CARD APPROVALS
  14. Item 0007-2026 P-Cards
    Invoices
    Action: Approved Passed

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

  15. PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
  16. SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
  17. 2026-0179 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 A. Liberoni Inc., for costs associated with construction for the Sylvan Avenue Multimodal Path Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Four Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($1,732,504.13), a net increase of Eighty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Seventy-Six Cents ($86,733.76), reimbursable at various rates.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  18. NEW PAPERS
  19. 2026-0119 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a contract with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in an amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000) dollars over three (3) years to support the City’s Safe Streets and Roads for All project. CMU will also provide in-kind services in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000) dollars for a total project cost of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND ($400,000) Dollars. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  20. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
  21. NEW PAPERS
  22. 2026-0120 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 924 of 2024, effective December 18, 2024, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2025 Capital Budget, the proposed 2025 Community Development Program, and the 2025 through 2030 Capital Improvement Program. (Public Hearing held 12-12-24)" so as to decrease Lawrenceville United by Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) and increase Lawrenceville Corporation by Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) so as to fund specific Public Service Grant projects of City Council and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  23. 2026-0124 Resolution amending Resolution No. 792 of 2024, effective November 6, 2024, as amended, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with various community-based organizations for the implementation of the 2024 Neighborhood Economic Development program and to provide for the payment of the costs thereof, at a cost not to exceed Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($720,000.00)" so as to decrease Lawrenceville United by Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000) and increase Lawrenceville Corporation by Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000) so as to authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  24. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
  25. SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
  26. 2026-0175 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Levy Convention Centers aka Levy Premium Foodservice in the amount of Nine Thousand Seventy-Seven Dollars and Forty Cents ($9,077.40) to pay for costs incurred for cybersecurity training. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  27. DEFERRED PAPERS
  28. 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: Affirmatively Recommended as Amended Passed

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

  29. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
  30. NEW PAPERS
  31. 2026-0117 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2402 North Charles Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  32. 2026-0118 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of the Chartiers Valley District Flood Control Authority (“CVDFCA”) to renew the City of Pittsburgh’s membership into the CVDFCA and pay fees for the year 2026 in an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred and Four Dollars ($17,204.00), over one (1) year.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

  33. MOTIONS
  34. 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: AMENDED Passed

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