Standing Committees

Agenda

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

   Dylan James Basescu Catleno Giampolo Yvonne F. Brown Special Agent Sunshine

5. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
6. SUPPLEMENTAL - NEW PAPERS
7. 2026-0730 Resolution amending Resolution 124 of 2023, which authorized the Mayor, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Compass Natural Gas for professional services relating to the leasing and maintenance of a mobile CNG fueling station by extending the term through September 30, 2026 and not to exceed amount by One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($126,000.00), for a new cost not to exceed Eight Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Dollars ($882,000.00).
   Resolution
   Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

8. NEW PAPERS
9. 2026-0705 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 797 of 2017, effective December 28, 2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE by Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($52,854.68), and increasing PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS by Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($52,854.68).
   Resolution
   Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

10. 2026-0706 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Comber Miller LLC for expert legal services for litigation filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at GD 2:25-cv-1303, for an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars and Seventy-One Cents ($20,197.71) over one year. (Executive Session scheduled for 7/7/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

11. 2026-0707 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of MedicoLegal, Inc., for expert witness services in connection with a litigation matter filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, at G.D. 21-007781 for an amount not to exceed Six Thousand Two Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,200.00) over one year. (Executive Session scheduled for 7/7/26)
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Affirmatively Recommended. 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 July 15th, 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. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK Spectra Associates Inc – telescoping post binders and lettering 1,459.50 Facciani, Brianna – reimbursement for command strips for Archivist reading room 47.36 DEPT OF LAW Global Wordsmiths – translation services 128.16 Tri Rivers Consulting Services – deposition services 3,950.00 Allegheny County Bar Association – membership dues 230.00 Cycom Data Systems Inc – City Law maintenance fee, July 952.00 Lagamba Reporting Services – court reporter 252.70 IPV Litigation Services – court reporter 772.82 AKF Reporters Incorporated Court Reporting – court reporter 1,025.00 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS VIQ Solutions Inc – transcription of case interviews 157.68 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING Yingyi Zhong – reimbursement for Association of State Floodplain Managers Exam and membership dues 365.00 BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION John Tokarski – reimbursement for mileage 52.20 S&S Trophy Inc – CitiSports trophies 2,328.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – event coverage, NFL draft 4/26/26 1,383.50 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – event coverage, America’s 250th celebration 6/27/26 997.52 Harmony EMS – event coverage, NFL draft 4/24/26 1,200.00 Harmony EMS – event coverage, Juneteenth 6/21/26 392.16 Freeport EMS Inc – event coverage, Morgan Wallen 6/5/26 1,060.00 Murrysville Medic One – event coverage, NFL draft 4/23/26 3,004.90 Murrysville Medic One – event coverage, NFL draft 4/24/26 3,004.90 Murrysville Medic One – event coverage, NFL draft 4/25/26 2,839.24 Ross/West View EMSA – event coverage, NFL draft 4/23/26-4/25/26 4,104.15 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – event coverage, NFL draft 4/23/26 3,070.00 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – event coverage, NFL draft 4/24/26 3,070.00 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – event coverage, Monster Jam 6/20/26 1,102.88 Butler Ambulance Service – event coverage, NFL draft 4/24/26-4/25/26 3,622.00 Butler Ambulance Service – event coverage, NFL draft 4/23/26 1,654.00 Ford City Hose Co #1 Ambulance Service – event coverage, Penguin game 4/11/26 and Morgan Wallen 6/5/26 1,337.52 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company #4 – event coverage Morgan Wallen 6/5/26 400.00 Simon Taxel – reimbursement for training 450.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Ray Allen Manufacturing Co – K-9 unit supplies 3,665.61 Markl Supply – bomb squad detonation rounds 183.40 Pittsburgh File & Box Company – file boxes 358.75 Andrew McHugh – reimbursement for training academy award plaques 294.00 NMS Labs – DUI bloodwork 799.00 Always Compassionate Vet Care – K-9 unit exams, medicines, and vaccines 394.05 SSA – training academy system equipment lease 576.00 Dollar Rent A Car Inc – undercover vehicle 2,326.53 Golden Bone Pet Resort Inc – K-9 boarding 497.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Hydro Test Products – hydro test machine recalibration 306.37 Ferra’s – removal of cars from training academy 3.750.00 Boundtree Medical – CPR pads 4,589.76 Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – fire structural boots 1,814.00 Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – fire structural boots 2,064.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly storage trailer rentals for ongoing projects 240.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – S.W.A.T. Administration and Garage security services 270.00 Sonitrol Security Systems – Highland Park pool service call 695.00 Motorola Solutions Inc – handheld radio, March-2026 3,723.53 Motorola Solutions Inc – handheld radio, February-2025 3,493.40 Fred J Bartsch Greenhouses Inc – Riverview Park plants 1,766.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION John Chapman – reimbursement for u-box at Grandview Park on Fourth of July 169.90 Worm Return LLC – composting services for farmers markets 440.00 All Access Tags – Fourth of July staff and touring badges 530.75 East Winds Symphonics Band – performance for Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch 600.00 River City Brass Band – performance for Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch 2,500.00 Kenny Blake – performance for Stars at Riverview 600.00 Alexander Peck – performance for Stars at Riverview 600.00 Beanie Pains LLC – face painting for WAMO day 600.00 Commercial Cleaning by the Kelly’s Inc – additional cleaning at Brookline Rec Center 3,280.00 Morningside Senior Center Advisory Council – programming supplies and yoga class instructor 1,390.04 Mt Washington Senior Center Advisory Council – programming supplies and exercise instructor 1,780.40 Aldene LaCaria – tennis clinic instruction 234.00 Katie Conlon – tennis clinic instruction 138.00 John Cornack – tennis clinic instruction 69.00 Jermon Drake – tennis clinic instruction 356.50 George Dieffenbach – tennis clinic instruction 345.00 Richard Parks – tennis clinic instruction 586.50 Mark J Paull – tennis clinic instruction 736.00 Michael Patrick Stanislawczyk II – pickleball clinic instruction 552.00 Pittsburgh Trophy – Senior Games 2026 medals 1,190.50 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Roadsafe Traffic Systems Inc – arrow board and flaggers for bridge division 1,535.00
    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: 7/10/2026 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 Public Safety – Bureau of Fire Amount from: $10,000 from 250000.56151 (Operational Supplies) Amount to: $10,000 to 250000.57501 (Machinery and Equipment) This transfer to cover costs associated with purchases from 3 Rivers Fire Equipment Company. Department of Public Safety – Bureau of Police Amount from: $30,000 from 230000.55305 (Promotional) $25,000 from 230000.55201 (Telephone) Amount to: $55,000 to 230000.56151 (Operational Supplies) This transfer to cover costs associated with purchases of uniforms, ballistic vests, and other supplies.
    Action: Approved Passed

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

14. P-CARD APPROVALS
15. Item 0027-2026 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. NEW PAPERS
18. 2026-0704 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a License and Maintenance Agreement for Limited-Term Public Art with Larimer Consensus Group (“Licensee”), a non-profit corporation, having a mailing address at 200 Larimer Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, and the City of Pittsburgh (“City” or “the City”), a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having a mailing address of City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

19. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
20. DEFERRED PAPERS
21. 2026-0513 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 125-G-13, 125-G-14, 125-G-15 from Residential Single Unit Detached - Low Density (R1D-L) to Urban Industrial (UI) in the Homewood West neighborhood. (Public Hearing held 7/9/26)
    Ordinance
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

22. 2026-0518 Ordinance establishing an East Carson Street Improvement District for the area shown on “Exhibit “A” at the behest of the East Carson Street Business District Advisory Committee, property owners and business owners to be benefited with specific improvements to be undertaken including, but not limited to, financing of said improvements, method of assessing specific properties to be benefited, establishing a Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association to conduct administrative procedures for the Neighborhood Improvement District, providing for the establishment of a separate account for deposit and withdrawal of project funds, and providing the cost thereof. (Public Hearing held 7/8/26)
    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 7/22/2026. The motion carried.

23. NEW PAPERS
24. 2026-0714 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.04, Use Standards, Subsection A.41(b)(6), Multi-Suite Residential (General) in the UC-E District, is hereby amended to add a new Subsection, A.41(b)(6)(c).
    Ordinance
    Action: Held in Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Held in Committee to the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 7/22/2026. The motion carried.

25. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
26. NEW PAPERS
27. 2026-0700 Resolution authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $76,601.25 from Computer Maintenance - Bureau of Police to Computer Maintenance - Department of Innovation & Performance, and authorizing an interdepartmental transfer in the amount of $1,080.00 from Computer Maintenance - Department of Finance to Computer Maintenance - Department of Innovation & Performance, to consolidate remaining Police and Finance funding in the contract under I&P Software Maintenance associated with the B-Three developed Police and Finance applications retirement and migration to new modern solutions through June 2027.
    Resolution
    Action: Affirmatively Recommended Passed

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

28. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
29. NEW PAPERS
30. 2026-0701 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 13th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 174-P, Lot 284 (0 Kelly 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. 2026-0702 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 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-B, Lot 274 (0 Lincoln Avenue - 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.

32. 2026-0703 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 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-A, Lot 375 (169 Auburn 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.

33. MOTIONS