Meeting

Standing Committees · Jul 2, 2025

9:30 AM · Council Chambers · 17 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12025-1755Resolution appointment of Terri Minor Spencer, as a Member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire April 1, 2028.No matched discussionInterview HeldNot recordedNot recorded
22025-1965Resolution amending Resolution 932 of 2024, which authorized the fee schedule for 2025 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code, by revising utility permit fees as recommended by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32025-1975Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article V: Discrimination, Chapter 651: Findings and Policy, and Chapter 659: Unlawful Practices to restrict discrimination in medical care on the basis of gender identity.No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
42025-1976Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article 1: Regulated Rights and Actions by adding a new section 629 providing for the assessment of a civil fine for engaging in sex work in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
5Item 0025-2025Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0025-2025.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
62025-1956Ordinance repealing and re-enacting the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article Five, Special Funds, Chapter 237, Stop the Violence Fund, to restructure the Chapter, further set forth the Steering Committee, and to define Community-Based Organizations, Extreme-Need or High-Need Community and to establish guidelines for disbursement of funds.No matched discussionAMENDEDAye: 4Bobby Wilson, Kail-Smith, Bob Charland, Anthony CoghillNo: 3R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Khari Mosley
72025-1962Resolution amending Resolution 848 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an amended Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with InTime Solutions, Inc. for EMS and Police scheduling and timekeeping services, by increasing the approved amount by $434,140.30, at a total cost not to exceed ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS ($1,336,665.30) over ten years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness, due back by 7/9/2025Not recordedNot recorded
82025-1974Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article 1: Regulated Rights and Actions by adding a new Chapter 630 Providing for the De-Prioritization of Enforcement of Crimes Based on Identity Rather Than Conduct.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92025-1966Resolution authorizing the taking, appropriating, and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh of certain easements necessary for the completion of temporary construction work for sidewalk construction and associated miscellaneous work for public transportation purposes through eminent domain and further authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto for the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project at an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102025-1967Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Henningson Durham & Richardson of Pennsylvania Architects & Engineers P.C. (HDR) for costs associated with the Master Plan of a Public Safety training campus, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00), over a period of two (2) years.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, due back by 7/16/2025Not recordedNot recorded
112024-1284Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning, Article III: Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907: Development Overlay Districts, to amend Section 907.04: IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV: Planning Districts, Chapter 910: Downtown Districts, to amend Section 910.01: GT, Golden Triangle District; Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to amend Section 911.04: Use Standards; and Article VI: Development Standards, Chapter 915: Environmental Performance Standards, to amend Section 915.07: Performance Points System. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 12/18/24) (Report and Recommendation received 2/21/25) (Public Hearing held 6/18/25)No matched discussionpassedAye: 6Kail-Smith, R. Daniel Lavelle, Barb Warwick, Deb Gross, Erika Strassburger, Khari MosleyNo: 1Bob Charland
122025-1770Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 609: Weeds and Grass, by creating a new Section 609.08: Managed Natural Landscapes to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
132025-1771Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 10: Building, Chapter 1004: International Property Maintenance Code Adoption, Section 1004.02: Changes Specified to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142025-1924Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Vincentian Marian Manor, located at 2695 Winchester Dr, (36-K-30) in the 20th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Sent to the Historic Review Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 7/7/25) (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)No matched discussionReferred for Report and Recommendation to the Historic Review CommissionNot recordedNot recorded
152025-1968Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain Structure known as the Anathan House, located at 1620 Murray Avenue (86- G-201), in the Squirrel Hill North Neighborhood, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 9/11/25)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on HearingsNot recordedNot recorded
162025-1971Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 of the Pittsburgh City Code, the naming of Room 902 of the City-County Building to the John R. Sibbet Conference Room. (Public Hearing held 10/2/25)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Public HearingNot recordedNot recorded
172025-1964Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 1228 Herron Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs, due back by 8/27/2025Not recordedNot recorded
Order 12025-1755

Resolution appointment of Terri Minor Spencer, as a Member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire April 1, 2028.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Interview Held
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22025-1965

Resolution amending Resolution 932 of 2024, which authorized the fee schedule for 2025 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code, by revising utility permit fees as recommended by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32025-1975

Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article V: Discrimination, Chapter 651: Findings and Policy, and Chapter 659: Unlawful Practices to restrict discrimination in medical care on the basis of gender identity.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42025-1976

Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article 1: Regulated Rights and Actions by adding a new section 629 providing for the assessment of a civil fine for engaging in sex work in the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0025-2025.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62025-1956

Ordinance repealing and re-enacting the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article Five, Special Funds, Chapter 237, Stop the Violence Fund, to restructure the Chapter, further set forth the Steering Committee, and to define Community-Based Organizations, Extreme-Need or High-Need Community and to establish guidelines for disbursement of funds.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Aye: 4Bobby Wilson, Kail-Smith, Bob Charland, Anthony Coghill
Order 72025-1962

Resolution amending Resolution 848 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an amended Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with InTime Solutions, Inc. for EMS and Police scheduling and timekeeping services, by increasing the approved amount by $434,140.30, at a total cost not to exceed ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS ($1,336,665.30) over ten years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness, due back by 7/9/2025
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82025-1974

Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article 1: Regulated Rights and Actions by adding a new Chapter 630 Providing for the De-Prioritization of Enforcement of Crimes Based on Identity Rather Than Conduct.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92025-1966

Resolution authorizing the taking, appropriating, and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh of certain easements necessary for the completion of temporary construction work for sidewalk construction and associated miscellaneous work for public transportation purposes through eminent domain and further authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto for the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project at an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102025-1967

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Henningson Durham & Richardson of Pennsylvania Architects & Engineers P.C. (HDR) for costs associated with the Master Plan of a Public Safety training campus, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00), over a period of two (2) years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, due back by 7/16/2025
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112024-1284

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning, Article III: Overlay Zoning Districts, Chapter 907: Development Overlay Districts, to amend Section 907.04: IZ-O, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District; Article IV: Planning Districts, Chapter 910: Downtown Districts, to amend Section 910.01: GT, Golden Triangle District; Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to amend Section 911.04: Use Standards; and Article VI: Development Standards, Chapter 915: Environmental Performance Standards, to amend Section 915.07: Performance Points System. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 12/18/24) (Report and Recommendation received 2/21/25) (Public Hearing held 6/18/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
passed
Votes Against
No: 1Bob Charland
Order 122025-1770

Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 609: Weeds and Grass, by creating a new Section 609.08: Managed Natural Landscapes to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132025-1771

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 10: Building, Chapter 1004: International Property Maintenance Code Adoption, Section 1004.02: Changes Specified to allow for the planting and maintenance of managed natural landscapes by residents.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142025-1924

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain structure known as Vincentian Marian Manor, located at 2695 Winchester Dr, (36-K-30) in the 20th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. (Sent to the Historic Review Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 7/7/25) (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Referred for Report and Recommendation to the Historic Review Commission
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152025-1968

Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain Structure known as the Anathan House, located at 1620 Murray Avenue (86- G-201), in the Squirrel Hill North Neighborhood, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 9/11/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on Hearings
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162025-1971

Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 of the Pittsburgh City Code, the naming of Room 902 of the City-County Building to the John R. Sibbet Conference Room. (Public Hearing held 10/2/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172025-1964

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 1228 Herron Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs, due back by 8/27/2025
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded