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Key outcomes at a glance

- Bill 22-66: Approved a subscription agreement with Walters Clure Inc. to provide access to a subscription database to support federal litigation and related matters for an amount not to exceed $17,197.63 over three years. Motion seconded; affirmative voice vote recorded.

- Invoices, interdepartmental transfers, and p-cards: The committees approved routine invoices, interdepartmental transfers and procurement-card (p-card) reconciliations by voice vote.

- Bill 21-33 (amended): The resolution amending Resolution 3-36 of 2024 (to receive and spend grant funds in a total project cost of $200,000) was amended verbally during committee to replace the word “transit” with “mobility” and approved as amended. Councilwoman Kel Smith offered the verbal amendment; council recorded an affirmative recommendation.

- Bill 22-64: Approved an extension and increase to the professional-services agreement with Industrial Organizational Solutions, Inc., adding $74,000 and extending the term by one year for a new not-to-exceed total of $350,000 for work on police lieutenant and sergeant position development.

- Bill 21-50: Held for four weeks. The ordinance to update vending program rules (Title 7, Article 3, Chapter 7-19) was placed on a four-week hold.

- Bill 21-51: Approved a conditional-use application for Pittsburgh Water for new construction and site work at the Pittsburgh Water Campus, 900 Freeport Boulevard, Twelfth Ward, Ninth Council District.

- Bill 22-67: Approved expansion of a residential parking permit district (Gram area L, Central Northside Community) to include an additional address pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 5-49.

- Bill 22-65: Authorized payment of the second installment of the 2025 annual membership dues to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, not to exceed $64,373.50.

How votes were recorded: Most measures were approved by voice vote; the standing-committee record shows multiple “Aye” responses and several “Affirmative recommendation” notations. The transcript does not record individual roll-call tallies for each motion. Where a formal written vote number was not recorded in the transcript, the committee recorded an affirmative recommendation by voice vote.

Notable procedure: The standing committees accepted a verbal amendment to change “transit” to “mobility” in the mobility-plan resolution and proceeded to vote on the bill as amended. A vending-code ordinance was not advanced and was held for four weeks at the sponsor’s request.

Next steps: Items that require full council consideration will move to their respective agendas for committee reports or final votes; the standing-committees schedule and the council meeting calendar were announced (regular council meeting Oct. 7; standing committees Oct. 8).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pittsburgh City Council Standing Committees - 10/1/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Pittsburgh City Council standing committees on Oct. 1 approved a series of administrative and policy measures, including a subscription agreement for litigation research, a mobility planning grant, a consulting contract extension for police rank development and several zoning and administrative items.","taxTitle","Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania","taxId",2965,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6449985,"Housing advocates urge Pittsburgh council to adopt inclusionary zoning",929,87000,1016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5867743-a632164ef680821d9dd40c4317412f1f&start=87&end=1016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5867743-a632164ef680821d9dd40c4317412f1f/thumbnail_87000.jpg","/articles/6449985/Pittsburgh/Allegheny-County/Pennsylvania/Housing-advocates-urge-Pittsburgh-council-to-adopt-inclusionary-zoning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6449985-72fbccbcc846f4ea48b8d56070dc20bb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771030317&Signature=LMAudM1v87ceIDqSOANdMhn-jpPe3UWPeDatti7T0RQySksoKU9gfHA3i84U1TBuDGjpUqfsNerdNx~hzrGre~F6il9q5uwiGs3F-~kF-vfgmHpWNifcXiAaSXJDO~pdocBhXzdhFjZEVCP2~meQfOGCr-4TIwgeyqKHCpoSBYmyJRoupAFoEeBwUAcCLvjp6KpxihwLviwXgwb-ScGxImt0uHsDdb~pUVCBr6xSgwei2UylaVOfpeRT-CHlQzIreuuV6qA6uhVCpOiS614dwWNOg2ur3mBbLDoT9PwHyCkQ0XnzBQmLbkI4VM92e5aJd1sWYFL4gtjSEFxMOFyQqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Housing advocates told the Pittsburgh City Council standing committees on Oct. 1 that the city must adopt an inclusionary zoning policy to increase affordable housing supply.

The calls came during the public-comment portion of the meeting, where Maddie McCrady, co-chair of the Housing Justice Table, told council members, “The people of Pittsburgh deserve a vote on the housing needs assessment package and the ICEE compromise.” McCrady said the coalition represents “over a 180 organizations and independent advocates” and that the Planning Commission approved the policy “8 months ago.”

Why it matters: speakers said the private market is not producing housing affordable to households at 50% of area median income and below and urged the council to prioritize the package rather than delay it. “Pass IZ,” McCrady said in closing.

Other public speakers backed the same point. Rhonda Schroeser, executive director of Fund U and the Perry Hilltop Citizens Council, said the city is “running out of time” and asked council to “prioritize this, vote on it, listen to the planning commission, listen to the residents and your constituents, and move forward with approving this IZ zoning package.” Lauren Lynch Nabokovic, a Knoxville resident and community organizer, said 10% affordability in proposed measures “is a tiny step in the right direction” and urged immediate action: “Pass inclusionary zoning now because we cannot afford to wait and we've waited entirely too long.”

Transcript and process: Inclusionary zoning was not on the standing committees' published agenda on Oct. 1, and no council action or vote on IZ was recorded during the session. Several speakers referenced the Planning Commission’s prior approval; the council did not announce a next step or schedule a vote on the package during the meeting.

Speakers emphasized long-term equity and racial justice implications and asked council to consider the package as part of broader housing and mobility planning. The meeting record shows public comment on IZ and other housing concerns, followed by routine committee business; the council's next regular meeting was announced for Oct. 7 and standing committees for Oct. 8.","Multiple speakers at the Oct. 1 standing committees meeting pressed Pittsburgh City Council to vote on an inclusionary zoning (IZ) package that advocates say was approved by the Planning Commission eight months earlier; council did not act on IZ at the meeting.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6449974,"Resident says Greyhound disruptions left her stranded and urged council help",182,658000,840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5867743-a632164ef680821d9dd40c4317412f1f&start=658&end=840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5867743-a632164ef680821d9dd40c4317412f1f/thumbnail_658000.jpg","/articles/6449974/Pittsburgh/Allegheny-County/Pennsylvania/Resident-says-Greyhound-disruptions-left-her-stranded-and-urged-council-help","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6449974-88d3d0bb358321c33319339ae9c5c6ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771030317&Signature=IyN96C2h0Ax4c5Ufdb4Y8p~Y0UwGqAZMuJBUZSBHqA9kVh4n6uhTq-o8j7xxjHbJXCrARAtA7W3uhRQfegNmrogiVS5hFw73RTsHsnIPQ3uWHzPBrp1bozDac~Nl3hIMRTzy49zwmFvvVBRwSmF~CTaRjnjR8s37Uh0T6zn-NcdCbGQVgyNAB4Sm1Wh8KkW64ZjjIC77nrERrLkHPTJzDUlVBhfk3VwB3sKXot4D70TwYY2d0xOAuSRcRlzkvwwDEqfoBmjm5a61dR7WSJcYJbwlexr8moiau26VrzfAdGYwY0TbL9xImlhjBSqvTvTnk3U8Fh5afWU9~Dt0ohtIBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Pittsburgh resident told the standing committees on Oct. 1 that interruptions to intercity bus service left her and other passengers, including elderly people, stranded without assistance.

Keitza Brown said she was traveling from Youngstown to Pittsburgh and arrived to find no bus service. “I purchased a bus ticket last week, and I got there into Youngstown to come home. Guess what? There was no bus,” Brown told the committee. She said station staff directed her and other passengers to secure hotel rooms and that elderly passengers had no customer-service help.

Brown said she sought help from a council office and the mayor’s office but was told staff were gone for the day. “I have a ticket. I have no way to get remedy,” she said, and said she was concerned about the impact on elderly passengers who depend on the station for travel to medical appointments and errands.

Her comments followed other public testimony in the meeting criticizing cuts to bus lines and transportation disinvestment. The standing committees did not take a formal action in response to Brown’s remarks during the Oct. 1 session.","A Pittsburgh resident told council she was stranded in Youngstown when an expected Greyhound bus did not run, leaving elderly passengers without station assistance; she said she contacted council offices and the mayor's office with no remedy.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6449980,"Panther Hollow residents say concrete poured at informal Oakland skatepark without permits",181,467000,648000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5867743-a632164ef680821d9dd40c4317412f1f&start=467&end=648","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5867743-a632164ef680821d9dd40c4317412f1f/thumbnail_467000.jpg","/articles/6449980/Pittsburgh/Allegheny-County/Pennsylvania/Panther-Hollow-residents-say-concrete-poured-at-informal-Oakland-skatepark-without-permits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6449980-355a79bfb16e64445e1ef322812e40e0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771030317&Signature=QO9kldabHhAVAN-Dp30Tx-dQMUUFmkJFEORH1XqupC5TYtRQxK7W4lRGP9JwB~xGE5mMRzHWmxCZsU9h48B41uJcW2wqKzcgizBUTWf3ZcCZjerudQzLnLI8TF~CBnI6DMdBmECrIfquhpAH5lXHSWzU~kuGRZHkmzLL6szZMJhCAxzyrGuGf~Ijn13ao99sP3JLkFXocrgp9QN7SfH9Uy1HnU2ObCUoeNwLCrpuqTD5tQm2aSM-6pclwPLJ7ly-BXIIHAb8lf9~sd9ZsDcI4~qTYvpCejcATiHS51Zd8NXJ5lKqXNbpcOdFuCNGwJv86esnZquz8n1HN0Pfp-DtGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A speaker reading a letter to Pittsburgh City Council said unauthorized construction at the Oakland DIY skatepark in Panther Hollow has escalated and demands enforcement action.

Carlino Giampolo, speaking on behalf of the Panther Hollow community, read excerpts from a Sept. 20 letter by Anthony E. Colombo Jr., identified in the reading as a board member of the Italian American Civil Rights League. The letter alleges that “Over 10 yards of concrete have been poured into the park in direct contravention of city law. Specifically, no permits were obtained as required in the Pittsburgh code. No inspections were conducted as mandated under city building and safety regulations.”

The letter criticizes what it described as a small, self-appointed group converting public property to private use and urges Councilmember Bob Charland to enforce zoning and permitting laws. “If the city fails to act, it will not merely be turning a blind eye to unlawful conduct. It will be complicit in it,” the letter reads, and warns that residents may pursue judicial remedies that would compel disclosure of city records.

The speaker directed council members to a public website for the full letter (pantherhollowplayground.com) and called on Charland to “summon your courage and shut down the illegal skate park.” The standing committees did not take any recorded enforcement action during the Oct. 1 session.

Council staff or members did not respond on the record during the meeting. The matter, as presented, centers on alleged permitting and inspection violations and a threat of litigation if the city does not enforce its code.","A reader of a letter to Councilmember Charland testified that more than 10 yards of concrete were placed at the Oakland DIY skatepark without permits, and urged council to enforce city code or face litigation.","actionData","errors"]

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