Meeting

Standing Committees · Feb 11, 2026

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 14 itemsMinutes Video Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12026-0039Ordinance 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 3/11/2026Not recordedNot recorded
22026-0085Authorizes a City warrant payment to Justin Hickox.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
3Item 0005-2026Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0005-2026.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
42026-0078Resolution amending Resolution No. 264 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the rehabilitation of Emerald View Trail project. The grant proposal includes an ask of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($250,000.00) with a match of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($250,844.42) from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($500,844.42) dollars for this stated purpose.,” to accept the grant, increase the grant amount, reduce the required match and authorize necessary expenditures.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52026-0079Resolution amending Resolution No. 522 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Planning and Engineering of the Liberty Avenue, Main Street, and Bloomfield Bridge Intersection. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN ($533,111.00) dollars for this stated purpose” to accept the grant, update the grant amount and authorize necessary expenditures.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62026-0080Resolution amending Resolution No. 521 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Lincoln Avenue Multimodal Safety & Accessibility Improvement Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS AND SIXTY NINE CENTS ($750,236.69) for this stated purpose” to accept the grant, decrease the award amount and authorize necessary expendituresNo matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72026-0082Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Norfolk Southern Railway Company 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 Twenty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ten Dollars ($25,310.00), reimbursable at 100%.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82026-0083Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Elizabeth Street 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
92026-0008Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Seven: Business Licensing, Article VII Service Businesses, adding a new Chapter 768: Short-Term Rental Housing.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 5/6/2026Not recordedNot recorded
102026-0009Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article V, Use Regulations; Chapter 911 Primary Uses; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures, to add Short-Term Rental use regulations. (Sent to the Planning Commission or a Report & Recommendation on 2/11/26) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 7/1/26)No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTENot recordedNot recorded
112026-0074Resolution 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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for Steelworkers Tower (46-B-200; 2639 Perrysville Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214; Council District 6).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122026-0075Resolution 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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Three, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Three’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Lynn Williams Apartments Building (114-S-120; 3710 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15212; Council District 1).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132026-0076Resolution 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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Two, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Two’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the I.W. Abel Building (80-K-164; 4720 Hatfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201; Council District 7).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142026-0077Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 50-F, Lots 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, and 122 (0 North Winebiddle Street), and Block 50-F, Lot 123 (0 Rosetta Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12026-0039

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 3/11/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22026-0085

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Justin Hickox.

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0005-2026.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42026-0078

Resolution amending Resolution No. 264 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the rehabilitation of Emerald View Trail project. The grant proposal includes an ask of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($250,000.00) with a match of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($250,844.42) from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($500,844.42) dollars for this stated purpose.,” to accept the grant, increase the grant amount, reduce the required match and authorize necessary expenditures.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52026-0079

Resolution amending Resolution No. 522 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Planning and Engineering of the Liberty Avenue, Main Street, and Bloomfield Bridge Intersection. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN ($533,111.00) dollars for this stated purpose” to accept the grant, update the grant amount and authorize necessary expenditures.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62026-0080

Resolution amending Resolution No. 521 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Lincoln Avenue Multimodal Safety & Accessibility Improvement Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS AND SIXTY NINE CENTS ($750,236.69) for this stated purpose” to accept the grant, decrease the award amount and authorize necessary expenditures

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72026-0082

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Norfolk Southern Railway Company 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 Twenty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ten Dollars ($25,310.00), reimbursable at 100%.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82026-0083

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Elizabeth Street 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 92026-0008

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Seven: Business Licensing, Article VII Service Businesses, adding a new Chapter 768: Short-Term Rental Housing.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, due back by 5/6/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102026-0009

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article V, Use Regulations; Chapter 911 Primary Uses; Chapter 912 Accessory Uses and Structures, to add Short-Term Rental use regulations. (Sent to the Planning Commission or a Report & Recommendation on 2/11/26) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation on 7/1/26)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112026-0074

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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for Steelworkers Tower (46-B-200; 2639 Perrysville Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214; Council District 6).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122026-0075

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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Three, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Three’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Lynn Williams Apartments Building (114-S-120; 3710 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15212; Council District 1).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132026-0076

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 School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Two, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Two’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the I.W. Abel Building (80-K-164; 4720 Hatfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201; Council District 7).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142026-0077

Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 50-F, Lots 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, and 122 (0 North Winebiddle Street), and Block 50-F, Lot 123 (0 Rosetta Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.

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