Meeting

Standing Committees · Jan 28, 2026

9:30 AM · Council Chambers · 11 itemsMinutes Video Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12026-0030Resolution appointing Rea Price as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund.No matched discussionInterview HeldNot recordedNot recorded
22026-0039Ordinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing the budget approval rules to ensure timely passage at the end of legislative sessions?” (Public Hearing held 1/27/26)No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/4/2026Not recordedNot recorded
32026-0040Ordinance Directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing public hearing notice requirements to adjust the public hearing notice requirements in light of changes in the public's consumption of newspapers of general circulation and increased use of digital media?”No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/4/2026Not recordedNot recorded
42026-0051Resolution amending resolution 880 of 2025 which reappropriated 2025 Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) of funds into 2026 to pay for 2025 Pittsburgh Water service costs when true-up calculations are finalized, by reducing the amount reappropriated by One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/4/2026Not recordedNot recorded
5Item 0003-2026Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0003-2026.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
62026-0043Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the East Liberty - Negley Avenue Implementation project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-One Dollars ($2,571,661.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72026-0044Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Herron Avenue Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), reimbursable at 100%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82026-0045Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, and Construction phases of the Brownsville Road Safety Improvement Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Five Hundred Four Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars ($4,504,368.00), and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($26,000.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
92026-0046Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, and Right-of-Way phases of the Herron Ave Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Dollars ($1,521,000.00), an increase of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) from the previously executed agreement. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102026-0047Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists, referees, and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Departments’ recreational and instructional programs and special events services. Payments for individual vendors meeting the above criteria are authorized through on-contract payments, departmental invoices and P -Card.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112026-0042Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 824 James Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12026-0030

Resolution appointing Rea Price as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Interview Held
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22026-0039

Ordinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing the budget approval rules to ensure timely passage at the end of legislative sessions?” (Public Hearing held 1/27/26)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/4/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32026-0040

Ordinance Directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing public hearing notice requirements to adjust the public hearing notice requirements in light of changes in the public's consumption of newspapers of general circulation and increased use of digital media?”

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/4/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42026-0051

Resolution amending resolution 880 of 2025 which reappropriated 2025 Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) of funds into 2026 to pay for 2025 Pittsburgh Water service costs when true-up calculations are finalized, by reducing the amount reappropriated by One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 2/4/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0003-2026.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Order 62026-0043

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the East Liberty - Negley Avenue Implementation project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-One Dollars ($2,571,661.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72026-0044

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Herron Avenue Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), reimbursable at 100%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82026-0045

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, and Construction phases of the Brownsville Road Safety Improvement Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Five Hundred Four Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars ($4,504,368.00), and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($26,000.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92026-0046

Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, and Right-of-Way phases of the Herron Ave Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Dollars ($1,521,000.00), an increase of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) from the previously executed agreement. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102026-0047

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists, referees, and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Departments’ recreational and instructional programs and special events services. Payments for individual vendors meeting the above criteria are authorized through on-contract payments, departmental invoices and P -Card.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112026-0042

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 824 James Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.

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