Meeting

Standing Committees · Sep 17, 2025

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 20 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12025-2109Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Nine, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 178E, Registered Community Organizations, by updating standards and responsibilities.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 10/8/2025Not recordedNot recorded
22025-2211Resolution amending Resolution No. 378 of 2025, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement with Exponent, Inc., in connection with claims and litigation involving the Fern Hollow Bridge, by increasing the approved amount by One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for a new not-to-exceed total of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000) over one (1) year. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/9/25)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32025-2212Resolution amending Resolution No. 419 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Artex Risk Consultants for insurance consulting services, by updating the legal vendor name to Risk International Holdings, LLC, at no additional term or cost to the City. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/9/25)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42025-2213Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Service Agreement or Agreements and Amendments thereto with Bernstein-Burkley P.C. for legal consulting services in connection with bankruptcy collection litigation and related matters, for an amount not-to-exceed One- Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($125,000.00) over one (1) year. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/9/25)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52025-2218Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, a lease agreement or agreements with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, to utilize a portion of that certain City-owned building located at 822 Crucible Street, 20th Ward, Council District 2, City of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of placing and maintaining telecommunications equipment, at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
6Item 0032-2025Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0032-2025.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
72025-1967Resolution 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 discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
82025-2221Resolution amending Resolution No. 386, effective June 19, 2019, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for the professional landscape architectural services for South Side Park Phase I Design, at a cost not to exceed Four Hundred Sixty-One Thousand, Two hundred and Twenty Dollars (461,220.00),” by increasing the total allocation by the amount of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($116,835.82) for a new total of Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Fifty-Five Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($578,055.82).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92025-1968Resolution 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 discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102025-2214Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM-AMERICAN RECOVERY PROGRAM (HOME-ARP) by Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($12,448.00) to account for additional U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development funding being received by the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112025-2215Resolution amending Resolution 561 of 2024, which authorized Agreements or Agreements with agencies to provide Supportive Services related to the HOME-ARP, by increasing the allocations for Jubilee Association by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) and the Salvation Army by Two Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand, Four Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars ($262,448.00), for a new total cost not to exceed Five Hundred Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars ($512,448) over 2 years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122025-2224Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article I: Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902: Zoning Districts in General, at Section 902.01: Establishment of Zoning Districts, by adding a new Residential Planned Unit Development District at Subsection 902.01.D.2.a to be identified as (1) Banksville Golden Horizons; at Article IV: Planning Districts, Chapter 909: Planned Development Districts, Section 909.02: PUD, Planned Unit Development District, by creating a new Residential Planned Unit Development District at Subsection 909.02.D.7 to be identified as Banksville Golden Horizons including rules and regulations; and by amending the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Map by changing from RM-M, Residential Multi-Unit Moderate Density and R1D-L, Residential Single-Unit Detached Low Density to Banksville Golden Horizons property consisting of the present Marian Manor and an adjacent parcel of vacant commercial land bisected by Greenboro Lane, all located in the 20th Ward. (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) (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)No matched discussionReferred for Report and Recommendation to the Planning CommissionNot recordedNot recorded
132025-2194Resolution submitting the recommendation of the Commission on Naming Public Properties to name the playground within Townsend Park the “Bill Coleman Memorial Playground” (Public Hearing held 9/17/25)No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
142025-2195Renames Herschel Field to “Bessy Miller Field”.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
152025-2196Renames the Baseball/Softball field at Banksville Park from “Tower Field” to “Bill Mullen Field”.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
162025-2223Resolution expressing the City of Pittsburgh’s support and endorsement of the Pennsylvania Commission for the United States semi-quincentennial through its initiative: AMERICA250PA.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172025-2216Resolution amending Resolution No. 716 of 2024, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to extend a Professional Service Agreement(s) with STR Grants, LLC for software services relating to the eProperties Plus profiling system, by extending the term by one year at an additional cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty-One Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($60,261.66).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182025-2217Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to execute a special warranty deed or deeds, and any other necessary or appropriate documents, agreements, and instruments, accepting all of the Sports and Exhibition Authority’s right, title, and interest in parcels 8-J -98, 8-N-50, 8-K-12, 8-K-26, 7-M-150, 8-K-24, 8-K-25, 8-K-28, 8-K-16 and an agreed upon portion of Parcel 8-L-8 (collectively, “North Shore Riverfront Park”), in the 22nd Ward, Council District 6 of the City of Pittsburgh, and authorizing the payment of One Dollar ($1.00) plus costs in exchange for the parcels.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192025-2219Resolution amending Resolution 285 of 2024, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to negotiate a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny, the Pittsburgh Public School District, and the Pittsburgh Land Bank, by fully authorizing the execution of said Agreement or Agreements.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202025-2220Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Bill or Bills of Sale, Assignment, and Indenture with Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (d/b/a Pittsburgh Water) for Leased Property, pursuant to the July 1995 Capital Lease Agreement, for total amount not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00). (Public Hearing recessed on 10/07/25) (Post Agenda held on 11/17/25) (Public Hearing held 11/18/25)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Public Hearing to the Committee on HearingsNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12025-2109

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Nine, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 178E, Registered Community Organizations, by updating standards and responsibilities.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 10/8/2025
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22025-2211

Resolution amending Resolution No. 378 of 2025, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement with Exponent, Inc., in connection with claims and litigation involving the Fern Hollow Bridge, by increasing the approved amount by One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for a new not-to-exceed total of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000) over one (1) year. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/9/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32025-2212

Resolution amending Resolution No. 419 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Artex Risk Consultants for insurance consulting services, by updating the legal vendor name to Risk International Holdings, LLC, at no additional term or cost to the City. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/9/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42025-2213

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Service Agreement or Agreements and Amendments thereto with Bernstein-Burkley P.C. for legal consulting services in connection with bankruptcy collection litigation and related matters, for an amount not-to-exceed One- Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($125,000.00) over one (1) year. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 9/9/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52025-2218

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, a lease agreement or agreements with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, to utilize a portion of that certain City-owned building located at 822 Crucible Street, 20th Ward, Council District 2, City of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of placing and maintaining telecommunications equipment, at no cost to the City.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0032-2025.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72025-1967

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
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82025-2221

Resolution amending Resolution No. 386, effective June 19, 2019, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Pashek + MTR, for the professional landscape architectural services for South Side Park Phase I Design, at a cost not to exceed Four Hundred Sixty-One Thousand, Two hundred and Twenty Dollars (461,220.00),” by increasing the total allocation by the amount of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($116,835.82) for a new total of Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Fifty-Five Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($578,055.82).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92025-1968

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
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102025-2214

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM-AMERICAN RECOVERY PROGRAM (HOME-ARP) by Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($12,448.00) to account for additional U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development funding being received by the City of Pittsburgh.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112025-2215

Resolution amending Resolution 561 of 2024, which authorized Agreements or Agreements with agencies to provide Supportive Services related to the HOME-ARP, by increasing the allocations for Jubilee Association by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) and the Salvation Army by Two Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand, Four Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars ($262,448.00), for a new total cost not to exceed Five Hundred Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars ($512,448) over 2 years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122025-2224

Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article I: Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902: Zoning Districts in General, at Section 902.01: Establishment of Zoning Districts, by adding a new Residential Planned Unit Development District at Subsection 902.01.D.2.a to be identified as (1) Banksville Golden Horizons; at Article IV: Planning Districts, Chapter 909: Planned Development Districts, Section 909.02: PUD, Planned Unit Development District, by creating a new Residential Planned Unit Development District at Subsection 909.02.D.7 to be identified as Banksville Golden Horizons including rules and regulations; and by amending the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Map by changing from RM-M, Residential Multi-Unit Moderate Density and R1D-L, Residential Single-Unit Detached Low Density to Banksville Golden Horizons property consisting of the present Marian Manor and an adjacent parcel of vacant commercial land bisected by Greenboro Lane, all located in the 20th Ward. (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) (Needs to be held for a Public Hearing)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Referred for Report and Recommendation to the Planning Commission
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132025-2194

Resolution submitting the recommendation of the Commission on Naming Public Properties to name the playground within Townsend Park the “Bill Coleman Memorial Playground” (Public Hearing held 9/17/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142025-2195

Renames Herschel Field to “Bessy Miller Field”.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152025-2196

Renames the Baseball/Softball field at Banksville Park from “Tower Field” to “Bill Mullen Field”.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Not recorded
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162025-2223

Resolution expressing the City of Pittsburgh’s support and endorsement of the Pennsylvania Commission for the United States semi-quincentennial through its initiative: AMERICA250PA.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172025-2216

Resolution amending Resolution No. 716 of 2024, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to extend a Professional Service Agreement(s) with STR Grants, LLC for software services relating to the eProperties Plus profiling system, by extending the term by one year at an additional cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty-One Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($60,261.66).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182025-2217

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to execute a special warranty deed or deeds, and any other necessary or appropriate documents, agreements, and instruments, accepting all of the Sports and Exhibition Authority’s right, title, and interest in parcels 8-J -98, 8-N-50, 8-K-12, 8-K-26, 7-M-150, 8-K-24, 8-K-25, 8-K-28, 8-K-16 and an agreed upon portion of Parcel 8-L-8 (collectively, “North Shore Riverfront Park”), in the 22nd Ward, Council District 6 of the City of Pittsburgh, and authorizing the payment of One Dollar ($1.00) plus costs in exchange for the parcels.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192025-2219

Resolution amending Resolution 285 of 2024, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to negotiate a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the County of Allegheny, the Pittsburgh Public School District, and the Pittsburgh Land Bank, by fully authorizing the execution of said Agreement or Agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202025-2220

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Bill or Bills of Sale, Assignment, and Indenture with Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (d/b/a Pittsburgh Water) for Leased Property, pursuant to the July 1995 Capital Lease Agreement, for total amount not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00). (Public Hearing recessed on 10/07/25) (Post Agenda held on 11/17/25) (Public Hearing held 11/18/25)

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