Standing Committees

Agenda

1. STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
2. ROLL CALL
3. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
6. DEFERRED PAPERS
7. 2026-0847 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Vibrant Pittsburgh for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($50,000.00).
   Resolution
8. NEW PAPERS
9. 2026-0879 Resolution amending Resolution 77 of 2026, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fisher Phillips, LLP for legal consulting services in connection with labor disputes to extend the term, expand the scope of work, and allocate additional funding in an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000) over one [1] year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session scheduled for 9/15/26)
   Resolution
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 September 23rd, 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 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – legal advertisements 657.90 DEPARTMENT OF LAW West Publishing Corp-Thomson Reuters – library plan subscription, August 1,263.04 West Publishing Corp-Thomson Reuters – library plan subscription, September 1,263.04 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE James L Smith Insurance – notary bond 200.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Penn Care Inc – operational supplies 299.25 Penn Care Inc – operational supplies 760.50 Rostraver/West Newton EMS – event coverage, Bruno Mars concert 8/29/26 2,469.16 Freeport EMS Inc – event coverage, Bruno Mars concert 8/29/26 1,102.88 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – event coverage, Pitt game 9/5/26 1,050.20 Bound Tree Medical – operational supplies 135.59 Eastern Area Prehospital – event coverage, Pitt game 9/5/26 1,240.40 BUREAU OF POLICE Scanlon Counseling & Consulting LLC – employee assistance & development 200.00 Thousand Hills LLC – unit horse cremation services 2,050.00 Core Business Technologies – annual usage fee for payment terminals 1,080.00 Transunion Risk & Alternative Data Solutions Inc – monthly background check subscription fee 339.55 BUREAU OF FIRE 3 Rivers Fire Equipment – chainsaws 3,437.41 BUREAU OF ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL Blue Pearl North Hills – veterinary services 747.78 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Andrew Oakes – reimbursement for boots 281.33 Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly storage trailer rentals for ongoing projects 370.00 Walker Supply – Frick Park Bowling Greens maintenance 4,100.40 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION Amy Musico – reimbursement for mileage, July 319.89 Laurel McMahon – reimbursement for mileage, July 342.00 Michele Mastroianni – reimbursement for mileage, July 367.15 Brianne Goodwin – reimbursement for mileage, July 82.61 Scott Donald – reimbursement for mileage, July 391.55 Louis E Valli – performance at Mellon Park 1,750.00 Mary Beth McDonald – special events marketing activities, 4/1/26-7/31/26 2,048.00 Urban Dance Connection of Pittsburgh – line dancing at Freedom Corner 100.00 Urban Dance Connection of Pittsburgh – line dancing in Highland Park 2,250.00 DEPARTMENT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE 43rd Street Concrete – Saturday concrete delivery 823.06 Metal Supermarkets – wide beams 477.38
11. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 9/18/2026 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 Finance Amount from: $45,836.16 from 107000.82101 (Interest Expense) Amount to: $45,836.16 to 107000.58191 (Refunds) To cover costs associated with the annual escheat refund. Office of the City Controller Amount from: $18,000 from 106000.53901 (Professional Services) Amount to: $9,000 to 106000.56101 (Office Supplies) $9,000 to 106000.57501 (Machinery & Equipment) To cover the cost of purchasing check supplies and a replacement OnBase scanner. Office of Management and Budget Amount from: $80,000 from 102200.55101 (Insurance Premiums) Amount to: $80,000 to 102200.54513 (Machinery & Equipment) To cover costs associated with the leasing of Compass Natural Gas trailers.
12. P-CARD APPROVALS
13. Item 0033-2026 P-Cards
    Invoices
14. PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
15. NEW PAPERS
16. 2026-0873 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 Safety to accept a donation from SaveStation of an outdoor AED cabinet and a Zoll 3 AED valued at EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE ($8,399.00) dollars, to be installed in a public area.
    Resolution
17. 2026-0874 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter into a Lease Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and East End Cooperative Ministries for space rental for the Office of Community Health & Safety, at a cost not to exceed TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($23,745.00) over two years.
    Resolution
18. PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
19. NEW PAPERS
20. 2026-0876 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the Department of Public Works, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Community and Economic Assistance Program in the amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000.00) dollars for upgrades at Farmhouse Field in Highland Park, new water fountains, and the Allegheny Riverfront Trail Connectivity Planning Project.
    Resolution
21. 2026-0877 Resolution authorizing The Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Multimodal Transportation Fund in the amount of THREE MILLION ($3,000,000.00) dollars for the renovation of the Boulevard of the Allies in the Central Business District in the City of Pittsburgh between Commonwealth and Grant Street. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($900,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost under this grant not to exceed THREE MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($3,900.000.00) dollars.
    Resolution
22. 2026-0878 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTEEN DOLLARS AND SIXTY NINE CENTS ($1,533,315.69) for intersection upgrades at Bingham Street and 10th Street, Butler Street and Main Street, East Liberty Boulevard and Larimer Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND NINETY NINE CENTS ($257,988.99) and pending grant transfers from local organizations in the amount of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE DOLLARS AND NINETY FOUR CENTS ($125,339.94) for a total project cost of ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY FOUR DOLLARS AND SIXTY TWO CENTS ($1,916,644.62).
    Resolution
23. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
24. NEW PAPERS
25. 2026-0872 Resolution amending Resolution 760 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Agreement with DAYFORCE for services relating to the administration of the City of Pittsburgh’s Human Capital Management system which includes Payroll and Benefits, by increasing the approved amount by Six Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety dollars ($677,790.00), for a new total cost not to exceed Six Million Two Hundred Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Forty dollars ($6,218,540.00) over twelve (12) years.
    Resolution
26. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
27. DEFERRED PAPERS
28. 2025-2224 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 36-K-30, 36-K-90, and 36-K-94-1 from RM-M, Residential Multi-Unit Moderate Density, P - Park, and R1D-L, Residential Single-Unit Detached Low Density to RP, Residential Planned Unit Development, in the Banksville Neighborhood. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 9/22/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 2/4/26) (Report & Recommendation received 8/3/26) (Public Hearing held 9/17/26)
    Ordinance
29. MOTIONS