Meeting

Standing Committees · Nov 24, 2025

1:30 PM · Council Chambers · 17 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12025-2535Resolution amending Resolution No. 51 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to extend a Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services, by exercising the contract option to extend the term for 6 months and by increasing the total spend by $75,000, for a new not to exceed amount of Seven Hundred Three Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and No Cents ($703,976.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
22025-2482Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, Solicitor, Director of Planning, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to § 204(k) of the Home Rule Charter, to provide appropriate notice and terminate contract 54920 - 684975 - RS-59-24 - Sasaki & Common Cause Consultants per Article III.2 “Termination” of the agreement.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/10/2025Not recordedNot recorded
32025-2483Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, Solicitor, Director of Planning, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to § 204(k) of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, to provide appropriate notice and terminate contract 54724 - 568755 - RS-58-24 - HR&A ADVISORS & URBAN AC LLC per Article III.2 “Termination” of the agreement.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/10/2025Not recordedNot recorded
42025-2485Resolution amending Resolution 63 of 2025, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. and Global Wordsmiths, by increasing the authorized spend for Global Wordsmiths by Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000.00) for services through June 2026, for a new total cost not to exceed of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($117,000.00) over four and a half years.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52025-2486Resolution amending Resolution 413 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates for legal services in connection with a current City construction project, by increasing the contract amount by Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) for a new not to exceed amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 11/18/25)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62025-2487Resolution amending Resolution 519 of 2025 which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Buchanan, Ingersoll, & Rooney PC for legal consulting services in connection with complex real property litigation and related matters, by increasing the contract amount by Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) for a new not to exceed amount of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 11/18/25)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/3/2025Not recordedNot recorded
72025-2488Authorizes a City warrant payment to Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (“PCRG”) in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82025-2489Authorizes a City warrant payment to Belfor USA Group, Inc.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
9Item 0043-2025Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0043-2025.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
102025-2481Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Norfolk Southern’s Safety First Grant for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00) dollars to purchase non-fluorinated firefighting foam.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112025-2520Resolution amending Resolution No. 735 of 2023, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program in the amount of Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($430,000.13) to upgrade traffic control switches” to increase the amount of the grant award.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122025-2490Authorizes a City warrant payment to Servpro in the amount of Eight Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Two Cents ($8,472.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132025-2480Resolution amending Resolution No. 514 of 2022, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with Rulis & Bochicchio, LLC for the purpose of providing legal services in connection with the defense of certain workers’ compensation matters and claims brought against the city, by increasing the cost by Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) for three additional years of services, for a new not to exceed amount of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00). (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142024-0959Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Chapter 919, Signs, to create and establish the North Shore Entertainment District and set forth regulations for Neighborhood or District Gateway signs. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 1/29/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 6/27/25) (Report and Recommendation received 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 1/20/26)No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTENot recordedNot recorded
152025-1993Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels [56-N-300, 56-N-410,] 56-J-325-0-3, 56-N-96, 56-N-97-A, 56-N-97, 56-N-98-A, 56-N-98-B, 56-N-98-C, 56-N-99, 56-N-99-B, 56-N-95, 56-N- 52, 56-N-93, 56-N-91, 56-N-90, 56-N-88, 57-A-8, 57-B-350, 57-S-50, 57-S-100, 57-S-30, 57-S-89, 57- S-92, 57-S-40, 57-S-6, 57-S-12, 92-D-60, 92-D-50, 92-D-10-1, and 92-D-20 from the RIV-GI (Riverfront General Industrial Subdistrict) to RIV-IMU (Riverfront Industrial Mixed-Use Subdistrict) in the Hazelwood neighborhood of the 15th Ward, and in the 31st Ward. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report and Recommendation on 7/14/25) (Report and Recommendation received on 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 3/6/26)No matched discussionHeld for Cablecast Public HearingNot recordedNot recorded
162025-2484Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to document local cooperation and the Housing Authority’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the 11-Unit Deal, a scattered-site public housing development.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172025-2495Resolution amending Resolution 659 638 of 2025, which authorized a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2025, by increasing the authorized amount by One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Department of Public Works, and by Sixty- Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Department of Parks and Recreation, for a new total of Eight Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($8,979,319.37).No matched discussionAMENDEDNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12025-2535

Resolution amending Resolution No. 51 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to extend a Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services, by exercising the contract option to extend the term for 6 months and by increasing the total spend by $75,000, for a new not to exceed amount of Seven Hundred Three Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and No Cents ($703,976.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22025-2482

Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, Solicitor, Director of Planning, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to § 204(k) of the Home Rule Charter, to provide appropriate notice and terminate contract 54920 - 684975 - RS-59-24 - Sasaki & Common Cause Consultants per Article III.2 “Termination” of the agreement.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/10/2025
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32025-2483

Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, Solicitor, Director of Planning, and Director of Office of Management and Budget, pursuant to § 204(k) of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, to provide appropriate notice and terminate contract 54724 - 568755 - RS-58-24 - HR&A ADVISORS & URBAN AC LLC per Article III.2 “Termination” of the agreement.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/10/2025
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42025-2485

Resolution amending Resolution 63 of 2025, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. and Global Wordsmiths, by increasing the authorized spend for Global Wordsmiths by Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000.00) for services through June 2026, for a new total cost not to exceed of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($117,000.00) over four and a half years.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52025-2486

Resolution amending Resolution 413 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates for legal services in connection with a current City construction project, by increasing the contract amount by Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) for a new not to exceed amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 11/18/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62025-2487

Resolution amending Resolution 519 of 2025 which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Buchanan, Ingersoll, & Rooney PC for legal consulting services in connection with complex real property litigation and related matters, by increasing the contract amount by Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) for a new not to exceed amount of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 11/18/25)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 12/3/2025
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72025-2488

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (“PCRG”) in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82025-2489

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Belfor USA Group, Inc.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0043-2025.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102025-2481

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Norfolk Southern’s Safety First Grant for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00) dollars to purchase non-fluorinated firefighting foam.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112025-2520

Resolution amending Resolution No. 735 of 2023, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program in the amount of Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($430,000.13) to upgrade traffic control switches” to increase the amount of the grant award.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122025-2490

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Servpro in the amount of Eight Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Two Cents ($8,472.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132025-2480

Resolution amending Resolution No. 514 of 2022, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Service Agreement(s) with Rulis & Bochicchio, LLC for the purpose of providing legal services in connection with the defense of certain workers’ compensation matters and claims brought against the city, by increasing the cost by Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) for three additional years of services, for a new not to exceed amount of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00). (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142024-0959

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Chapter 919, Signs, to create and establish the North Shore Entertainment District and set forth regulations for Neighborhood or District Gateway signs. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 1/29/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 6/27/25) (Report and Recommendation received 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 1/20/26)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152025-1993

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels [56-N-300, 56-N-410,] 56-J-325-0-3, 56-N-96, 56-N-97-A, 56-N-97, 56-N-98-A, 56-N-98-B, 56-N-98-C, 56-N-99, 56-N-99-B, 56-N-95, 56-N- 52, 56-N-93, 56-N-91, 56-N-90, 56-N-88, 57-A-8, 57-B-350, 57-S-50, 57-S-100, 57-S-30, 57-S-89, 57- S-92, 57-S-40, 57-S-6, 57-S-12, 92-D-60, 92-D-50, 92-D-10-1, and 92-D-20 from the RIV-GI (Riverfront General Industrial Subdistrict) to RIV-IMU (Riverfront Industrial Mixed-Use Subdistrict) in the Hazelwood neighborhood of the 15th Ward, and in the 31st Ward. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report and Recommendation on 7/14/25) (Report and Recommendation received on 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 3/6/26)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162025-2484

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to document local cooperation and the Housing Authority’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the 11-Unit Deal, a scattered-site public housing development.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172025-2495

Resolution amending Resolution 659 638 of 2025, which authorized a cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2025, by increasing the authorized amount by One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Department of Public Works, and by Sixty- Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) to purchase vehicles and equipment for the Department of Parks and Recreation, for a new total of Eight Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($8,979,319.37).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded