Standing Committees

Agenda

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

   Dr. Ronald Lynn Miller Rick Smith

5. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
6. NEW PAPERS
7. 2026-0361 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Joseph Knitz and their legal counsel, Bordas & Bordas, PLLC, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00), in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 16-022882. (Executive Session held 4/16/26)
   Resolution
   Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

8. 2026-0362 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Foster & Foster for payment for professional services rendered in the Act 111 Interest Arbitration between the City of Pittsburgh and the Fraternal Order of Police, for an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($17,850.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 4/16/26)
   Resolution
   Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

9. 2026-0363 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sargent’s Court Reporting Service for legal transcript services for an amount not to exceed Eleven Thousand Seventy-Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($11,078.50) over one year. (Executive Session held 4/16/26)
   Resolution
   Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

10. 2026-0364 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Ronald Talarico, Esq. for arbitration services for an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars ($17,726.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 4/16/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

11. 2026-0370 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) and increasing LOWER HETHS RUN by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended as Amended Passed

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

12. 12 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 April 20th, 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 Marabello, Lori – reimbursement for nonprofit fashion show tickets and snacks purchased for kids day event (Dist. 2) 152.47 Lu, Sophie – intern stipend (Dist. 3) 250.00 Hazelwood Initiative – advertising for weekly litter cleanup events (Dist. 5) 300.30 Coleman, Brennan – reimbursement for parking for site inspection with PLI (Dist. 8) 17.00 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – ad for cablecast public hearing 27.30 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – ad for cablecast public hearing 37.50 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – ads for cablecast public hearings 183.75 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE McGrath, Scott – mileage reimbursement 129.05 DEPT OF FINANCE The Master’s Touch LLC – postage 121.23 The Master’s Touch LLC – postage 158.53 The Master’s Touch LLC – specialty envelopes for tax billing 9.00 One Call Handles It All Landscaping – land care for 3TB property 3,650.00 DEPT OF LAW West A Thomson Reuters Business – library plan 1,127.71 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, AND INSPECTIONS Sperry, William – reimbursement for refreshments purchased for dept. meeting 41.92 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Trek Bikes Verona – service package for special event bikes 4,160.00 Rock n Rescue – rescue harnesses, Life Line for rope rescue, and descender/belay device 720.46 BUREAU OF POLICE Kicker Inc – recruitment video 4,647.25 Dollar Rent a Car Inc – undercover vehicle 1,468.97 Dollar Rent a Car Inc – undercover vehicle 2,306.65 Super Seer Corporation – Motorcycle Unit helmets 4,879.80 B&R Starters Inc – Auto Squad vehicle battery replacement 184.95 Hough & Hough Farms – sawdust for Mounted Unit 2,500.00 SSA – Police Academy system/equipment leasing 756.00 James Floral & Gift Shoppe – Zone 5 officers memorial flowers 204.85 Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery – pre-surgery test/meds for K9 1,280.81 Melocchi, Anthony – reimbursement for replacement for damaged boots 108.00 MCI a Verizon Company – long distance calls at Police HQ 6.97 Chief of Staff Association – tuition and lodging for Cmdr. Palermo 3,750.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Purvis Systems Inc – replacement battery for station alerting system 1,910.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Cox, Edward – reimbursement for electrical license course 70.00 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – elevator certificate for Mt. Washington Sr. Ctr. 92.97 Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers 65.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Westside Mustangs Youth Athletic Assn. – reimbursement for security service payment 600.00 Lincoln Lemington Youth Activities Inc – reimbursement for security service payment 600.00 McIntosh, Will – reimbursement for security service payment 1,200.00 Tennant Sales & Service – court scrubber & sweeper repairs at Mellon Tennis 736.04 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Helmets R Us Inc – helmets for Safe Routes to School program 1,300.00 Tri-State Hose & Supply Co – hose and couplers 481.73 Persinger, Drew – mileage reimbursement 394.40 CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD Nice 2 Media Marketing & Promotions LLC – website maintenance 750.00
    Action: Approved Passed

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

13. 13 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 4/17/2026 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 City Planning Amount from: $1,470 from 110000.56151 Operational Supplies Amount to: $1,470 to 110000.57571 Furniture and Fixtures This transfer is to provide the Department of City Planning with funds to purchase a chair
    Action: Approved Passed

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

14. P-CARD APPROVALS
15. Item 0015-2026 P-Cards
    Invoices
    Action: Approved Passed

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

16. PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
17. SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
18. 2026-0388 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, 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 Ten Million One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($10,126,000.00) an increase of Two Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($236,000.00) 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 Zero Dollar ($0.00) increase from the previous resolution (72 of 2026).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

19. DEFERRED PAPERS
20. 2026-0300 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of A. Folino Construction, Inc., in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($481,320.00), for the purpose of Emergency Snow Removal at various locations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, over one year.
    Resolution
    Action: Held in Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, due back by 5/6/2026. The motion carried.

21. NEW PAPERS
22. 2026-0335 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, Chapter 174: Right-of-Way Accessibility Needs Inventory, by updating the Chapter number to 162B.
    Ordinance
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

23. 2026-0354 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept a donation from Laborer’s District Council in the amount of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000.00) dollars for the purchase and installation of scoreboards at fields used for youth sports in the City.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

24. 2026-0355 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Pirates Charities for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000.00) dollars to provide upgrades to Youth Baseball and Softball Fields.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

25. 2026-0356 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Emerald View Park Tree Implementation Project. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

26. 2026-0357 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 repaving a portion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

27. 2026-0358 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Renovation of Fort Pitt Park. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

28. 2026-0359 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the University of Pittsburgh for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed FIVE MILLION ($5,000,000.00) dollars to be used for parks, capital improvements, URA Main Street Programs, public safety facilities, equipment, fleet or special initiatives.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

29. 2026-0360 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. for costs associated with Construction Inspection and Contract Administration for the RAISE grant project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Thirty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Seven Cents ($1,116,034.87), reimbursable at eighty percent.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

30. 2026-0369 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Allegheny Riverfront Trail Connectivity Planning Project. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED Thousand ($100,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

31. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
32. NEW PAPERS
33. 2026-0347 Resolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to provide job development and employment services, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor, staff, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, vocational skills training and on-the-job training, outreach, recruitment costs and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2025 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2025 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program, and for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed Three Hundred Twenty Thousand ($320,000.00) Dollars.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

34. 2026-0348 Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four ($3,828,594) Dollars.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

35. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
36. DEFERRED PAPERS
37. 2026-0320 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) and increasing REMEDIATION OF CONDEMNED BUILDINGS by Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000).
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

38. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
39. NEW PAPERS
40. 2026-0349 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of InsightSoftware, LLC for one-time auditing and accounting technology services for an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS ($5,499.90) over one year.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

41. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
42. NEW PAPERS
43. 2026-0350 Resolution amending resolution No. 662 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an NFL Draft Funding Agreement or Agreements with the Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. d/b/a VisitPITTSBURGH for the coordination of municipal, governmental, and other services required for the 2026 NFL Draft, at cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) over three years, plus the value of various in-kind City services”, to provide authorization for an amendment granting receipt by the City for an amount not to exceed two million dollars from VisitPITTSBURGH for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the City as a result of the 2026 NFL Draft. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

44. 2026-0351 Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a deed by the City of Pittsburgh for a parcel of real property from Pittsburgh Regional Transit for the purpose of dedicating the property as public park space to be incorporated into Brookline Memorial Park at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

45. 2026-0352 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (“HACP”) for the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to access HACP’s land for tree planting and trail establishment, at a City cost not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00) for the duration of the project.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

46. 2026-0353 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and GaiaScape LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 50-F, Lots 147 and 148, in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (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.

47. MOTIONS
48. 2026-0370 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) and increasing LOWER HETHS RUN by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
    Resolution
    Action: AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE Passed

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