Meeting

Standing Committees · Apr 20, 2026

1:30 PM · Council Chambers · 25 itemsMinutes Video Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12026-0361Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Joseph Knitz and their legal counsel, Bordas & Bordas, PLLC.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
22026-0362Authorizes a City warrant payment to Foster & Foster.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
32026-0363Authorizes a City warrant payment to Sargent’s Court Reporting Service.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
42026-0364Authorizes a City warrant payment to Ronald Talarico, Esq.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
52026-0370Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) and increasing LOWER HETHS RUN by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).No matched discussionAMENDED BY SUBSTITUTENot recordedNot recorded
6Item 0015-2026Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0015-2026.No matched discussionApprovedNot recordedNot recorded
72026-0388Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, 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 Ten Million One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($10,126,000.00) an increase of Two Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($236,000.00) 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 Zero Dollar ($0.00) increase from the previous resolution (72 of 2026).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
82026-0300Authorizes a City warrant payment to A.No matched discussionHeld in Committee to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, due back by 5/6/2026Not recordedNot recorded
92026-0335Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, Chapter 174: Right-of-Way Accessibility Needs Inventory, by updating the Chapter number to 162B.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
102026-0354Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept a donation from Laborer’s District Council in the amount of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000.00) dollars for the purchase and installation of scoreboards at fields used for youth sports in the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
112026-0355Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Pirates Charities for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000.00) dollars to provide upgrades to Youth Baseball and Softball Fields.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
122026-0356Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Emerald View Park Tree Implementation Project. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
132026-0357Resolution 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 repaving a portion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
142026-0358Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Renovation of Fort Pitt Park. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
152026-0359Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the University of Pittsburgh for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed FIVE MILLION ($5,000,000.00) dollars to be used for parks, capital improvements, URA Main Street Programs, public safety facilities, equipment, fleet or special initiatives.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
162026-0360Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. for costs associated with Construction Inspection and Contract Administration for the RAISE grant project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Thirty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Seven Cents ($1,116,034.87), reimbursable at eighty percent.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
172026-0369Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Allegheny Riverfront Trail Connectivity Planning Project. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED Thousand ($100,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
182026-0347Resolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to provide job development and employment services, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor, staff, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, vocational skills training and on-the-job training, outreach, recruitment costs and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2025 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2025 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program, and for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed Three Hundred Twenty Thousand ($320,000.00) Dollars.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
192026-0348Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four ($3,828,594) Dollars.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
202026-0320Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) and increasing REMEDIATION OF CONDEMNED BUILDINGS by Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000).No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
212026-0349Authorizes a City warrant payment to InsightSoftware, LLC.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
222026-0350Resolution amending resolution No. 662 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an NFL Draft Funding Agreement or Agreements with the Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. d/b/a VisitPITTSBURGH for the coordination of municipal, governmental, and other services required for the 2026 NFL Draft, at cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) over three years, plus the value of various in- kind City services”, to provide authorization for an amendment granting receipt by the City for an amount not to exceed two million dollars from VisitPITTSBURGH for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the City as a result of the 2026 NFL Draft. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received)No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
232026-0351Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a deed by the City of Pittsburgh for a parcel of real property from Pittsburgh Regional Transit for the purpose of dedicating the property as public park space to be incorporated into Brookline Memorial Park at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
242026-0352Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (“HACP”) for the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to access HACP’s land for tree planting and trail establishment, at a City cost not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00) for the duration of the project.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
252026-0353Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and GaiaScape LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 50-F, Lots 147 and 148, in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (Rosetta Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionAffirmatively RecommendedNot recordedNot recorded
Order 12026-0361

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Joseph Knitz and their legal counsel, Bordas & Bordas, PLLC.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 22026-0362

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Foster & Foster.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 32026-0363

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Sargent’s Court Reporting Service.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 42026-0364

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Ronald Talarico, Esq.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 52026-0370

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) and increasing LOWER HETHS RUN by Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).

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

Approves the P-Card purchases listed in Item 0015-2026.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Approved
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 72026-0388

Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, 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 Ten Million One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($10,126,000.00) an increase of Two Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($236,000.00) 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 Zero Dollar ($0.00) increase from the previous resolution (72 of 2026).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 82026-0300

Authorizes a City warrant payment to A.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Held in Committee to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, due back by 5/6/2026
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 92026-0335

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, Chapter 174: Right-of-Way Accessibility Needs Inventory, by updating the Chapter number to 162B.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 102026-0354

Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept a donation from Laborer’s District Council in the amount of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000.00) dollars for the purchase and installation of scoreboards at fields used for youth sports in the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 112026-0355

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Pirates Charities for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($300,000.00) dollars to provide upgrades to Youth Baseball and Softball Fields.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 122026-0356

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Emerald View Park Tree Implementation Project. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 132026-0357

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 repaving a portion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 142026-0358

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Renovation of Fort Pitt Park. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 152026-0359

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the University of Pittsburgh for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed FIVE MILLION ($5,000,000.00) dollars to be used for parks, capital improvements, URA Main Street Programs, public safety facilities, equipment, fleet or special initiatives.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 162026-0360

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. for costs associated with Construction Inspection and Contract Administration for the RAISE grant project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Thirty-Four Dollars and Eighty-Seven Cents ($1,116,034.87), reimbursable at eighty percent.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 172026-0369

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the Allegheny Riverfront Trail Connectivity Planning Project. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars with a match not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED Thousand ($100,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 182026-0347

Resolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to provide job development and employment services, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor, staff, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, vocational skills training and on-the-job training, outreach, recruitment costs and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2025 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2025 Pittsburgh Partnership Employment Program, and for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed Three Hundred Twenty Thousand ($320,000.00) Dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 192026-0348

Resolution providing for the filing of applications by the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Human Services for grants in connection with the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the authorization to enter into agreements with various agencies and to pay for expenditures for costs to support, implement and administer the program. Cost not to exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four ($3,828,594) Dollars.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 202026-0320

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) and increasing REMEDIATION OF CONDEMNED BUILDINGS by Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000).

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 212026-0349

Authorizes a City warrant payment to InsightSoftware, LLC.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 222026-0350

Resolution amending resolution No. 662 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an NFL Draft Funding Agreement or Agreements with the Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. d/b/a VisitPITTSBURGH for the coordination of municipal, governmental, and other services required for the 2026 NFL Draft, at cost not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) over three years, plus the value of various in- kind City services”, to provide authorization for an amendment granting receipt by the City for an amount not to exceed two million dollars from VisitPITTSBURGH for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the City as a result of the 2026 NFL Draft. (Wavier of Competitive Process Received)

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 232026-0351

Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a deed by the City of Pittsburgh for a parcel of real property from Pittsburgh Regional Transit for the purpose of dedicating the property as public park space to be incorporated into Brookline Memorial Park at no cost to the City.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 242026-0352

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (“HACP”) for the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to access HACP’s land for tree planting and trail establishment, at a City cost not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00) for the duration of the project.

Discussion
No matched discussion
Vote
Affirmatively Recommended
Votes For
Not recorded
Votes Against
Not recorded
Order 252026-0353

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and GaiaScape LLC, or a related entity, for the sale of Block 50-F, Lots 147 and 148, in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (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