Meeting

Standing Committees · Feb 18, 2026

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 22 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12026-0006Resolution 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 3/18/2026Not recordedNot recorded
22026-0007Resolution 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 the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/18/2026Not recordedNot recorded
32026-0016Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, to add a new Chapter 239: Fleet Vehicle Fund, to create a Fleet Vehicle Fund to fully fund the City of Pittsburgh’s fleet needs, and establish the purposes for which monies in the Fund may be used.No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/18/2026Not recordedNot recorded
42026-0105Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable to Clio Consulting, in full and final payment for the remaining costs for a Historic Survey of the Beechview District, in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) over one (1) year.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52026-0106Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to a single payment in 2026 to Benjamin Mayhew and his attorneys, Phillips Froetschel, LLC, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
62026-0107Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Fisher Phillips, LLP, in connection with issues involving labor disputes, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) over six (6) months. (Executive Session held 2/10/26)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
72026-0108Resolution amending Resolution 130 of 2025, which amended Resolution 603 of 2024, by authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Fisher Phillips, LLP, in connection with issues involving labor disputes, by increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($275,400) for a new amended total cost not-to-exceed Four Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($485,400.00) over two (2) years. (Executive Session held 2/10/26)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82026-0111Resolution to authorize and direct the incurring of Non-Electoral Debt through the issuance of a series of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Pittsburgh, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of Fifty-Six Million Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($56,020,000).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
9Item 0006-2026Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0006-2026.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
102026-0095Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount not to exceed TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00) dollars to purchase Trauma Bags.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112026-0096Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX ($9,336.00) dollars to for training and certification of members.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122026-0102Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, Right-of-Way, and Construction phases of the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Nine Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($9,890,000.00), an increase of Six Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($620,000.00) from the previous resolution, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00), a Two Thousand Dollar ($2,000.00) decrease from the previous resolution.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132026-0103Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with CDR Maguire, Inc., for Project Design Management Services and Reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases increasing the total not to exceed Four Million Sixty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($4,064,876.91), an increase of One Million Two Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Seven Dollars and Twenty-One Cents ($1,266,407.21) from the previously authorized agreement, reimbursable at various rates depending on the project.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142026-0104Resolution amending Resolution 634 of 2025 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Landforce to conduct urban forestry programming in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) over a period of four (4) years, for a new not-to-exceed amount of Four Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($465,500.00) over a period of four (4) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152026-0113Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, by adding a new Chapter, “Chapter 174: Right-of-Way Accessibility Needs Inventory.”No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, due back by 3/4/2026Not recordedNot recorded
162025-2385Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to add a definition for Waste Transfer Station and standards associated with the use. (Sent to the Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 10/22/25) (Report & Recommendation received 12/11/25) (Public Hearing held 2/6/26)No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTENot recordedNot recorded
172026-0041Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, by adding a new Chapter, "Chapter 173A: Housing Data Dashboard".No matched discussionHeld in the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology, due back by 2/25/2026Not recordedNot recorded
182026-0097Resolution amending Resolution #147 of 2025, which added funding for maintenance services related to the FalconRed document scanning station, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to extend the agreement with OPEX Corporation for equipment, maintenance services and associated software licenses at a cost not to exceed Twenty-Eight Thousand Fifteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($28,015.00) for a new total not to exceed One Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six-Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($164,686.00).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192026-0098Resolution 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 the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Assistance to Firefighters grant in the amount not to exceed NINE HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY TWO CENTS ($958,712.72) for Fire apparatus/vehicle training. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed NINETY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHTY HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE DOLLARS AND TWENTY ONE CENTS ($95,871.28) for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed ONE MILLION FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR ($1,054,584.00) dollars.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202026-0099Resolution 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 the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Port Security Grant Program in the amount not to exceed NINETY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE ($96,931.00) dollars for the purchase of protective vehicle barriers for waterside events. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed THIRTY TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TEN ($32,310.00) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY ONE ($129,241.00) dollars.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
212026-0100Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 7872 - 7874 Susquehanna Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
222026-0101Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 179 Steuben Street, 20th Ward, Pittsburgh PA 15220.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12026-0006

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 3/18/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22026-0007

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 the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/18/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32026-0016

Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, to add a new Chapter 239: Fleet Vehicle Fund, to create a Fleet Vehicle Fund to fully fund the City of Pittsburgh’s fleet needs, and establish the purposes for which monies in the Fund may be used.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Finance and Law , due back by 3/18/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42026-0105

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable to Clio Consulting, in full and final payment for the remaining costs for a Historic Survey of the Beechview District, in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) over one (1) year.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52026-0106

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to a single payment in 2026 to Benjamin Mayhew and his attorneys, Phillips Froetschel, LLC, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($60,000.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 62026-0107

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Fisher Phillips, LLP, in connection with issues involving labor disputes, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) over six (6) months. (Executive Session held 2/10/26)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72026-0108

Resolution amending Resolution 130 of 2025, which amended Resolution 603 of 2024, by authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional services agreement with the law firm of Fisher Phillips, LLP, in connection with issues involving labor disputes, by increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($275,400) for a new amended total cost not-to-exceed Four Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($485,400.00) over two (2) years. (Executive Session held 2/10/26)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82026-0111

Resolution to authorize and direct the incurring of Non-Electoral Debt through the issuance of a series of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Pittsburgh, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of Fifty-Six Million Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($56,020,000).

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0006-2026.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102026-0095

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount not to exceed TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00) dollars to purchase Trauma Bags.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112026-0096

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant in the amount not to exceed NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX ($9,336.00) dollars to for training and certification of members.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122026-0102

Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, Right-of-Way, and Construction phases of the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Nine Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($9,890,000.00), an increase of Six Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($620,000.00) from the previous resolution, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00), a Two Thousand Dollar ($2,000.00) decrease from the previous resolution.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132026-0103

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with CDR Maguire, Inc., for Project Design Management Services and Reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects to add funding for the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases increasing the total not to exceed Four Million Sixty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($4,064,876.91), an increase of One Million Two Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Seven Dollars and Twenty-One Cents ($1,266,407.21) from the previously authorized agreement, reimbursable at various rates depending on the project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142026-0104

Resolution amending Resolution 634 of 2025 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Landforce to conduct urban forestry programming in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) over a period of four (4) years, for a new not-to-exceed amount of Four Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($465,500.00) over a period of four (4) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152026-0113

Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, by adding a new Chapter, “Chapter 174: Right-of-Way Accessibility Needs Inventory.”

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, due back by 3/4/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162025-2385

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article V: Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to add a definition for Waste Transfer Station and standards associated with the use. (Sent to the Planning Commission for Report & Recommendation on 10/22/25) (Report & Recommendation received 12/11/25) (Public Hearing held 2/6/26)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172026-0041

Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, by adding a new Chapter, "Chapter 173A: Housing Data Dashboard".

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology, due back by 2/25/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182026-0097

Resolution amending Resolution #147 of 2025, which added funding for maintenance services related to the FalconRed document scanning station, by authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to extend the agreement with OPEX Corporation for equipment, maintenance services and associated software licenses at a cost not to exceed Twenty-Eight Thousand Fifteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($28,015.00) for a new total not to exceed One Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six-Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars and Zero Cents ($164,686.00).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192026-0098

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 the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Assistance to Firefighters grant in the amount not to exceed NINE HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY TWO CENTS ($958,712.72) for Fire apparatus/vehicle training. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed NINETY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHTY HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE DOLLARS AND TWENTY ONE CENTS ($95,871.28) for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed ONE MILLION FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR ($1,054,584.00) dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202026-0099

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 the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Port Security Grant Program in the amount not to exceed NINETY SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE ($96,931.00) dollars for the purchase of protective vehicle barriers for waterside events. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed THIRTY TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TEN ($32,310.00) dollars for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY ONE ($129,241.00) dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 212026-0100

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 7872 - 7874 Susquehanna Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 222026-0101

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 179 Steuben Street, 20th Ward, Pittsburgh PA 15220.

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