Votes at a glance: Council committee actions, March 12, 2025

The following is a short summary of formal committee actions recorded at the standing committees meeting on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Where discussion was brief or none, the committee recorded an affirmative recommendation; where members asked for time to consult constituents or staff, the committee held the measure for a future meeting or public hearing.

Key committee outcomes (committee recommendation/action):

- Bill 15-71: Resolution amending Resolution 8-41 (procurement technical assistance partnership). Committee recorded an affirmative recommendation (voice vote: aye).

- Bill 15-72: Resolution authorizing the city to accept $316,367 in full-and-final settlement regarding the Finland Street pedestrian bridge. Councilwoman Gross moved for a one-week hold to allow district discussion with affected neighborhoods and neighboring council district; committee voted to hold the bill for one week.

- Invoices and procurement card approvals: Affirmative recommendations recorded.

- Bill 15-31 (clinical affiliation agreement with Community College of Allegheny County for EMS training): Motion made and seconded to hold for two weeks; committee voted to hold for two weeks.

- Bill 15-73 (Penn Avenue Phase 2 reimbursement agreement with PennDOT; increase not to exceed $12,275,000): Affirmative recommendation recorded.

- Bill 15-74 (parking lot/bridge reimbursement agreement with PennDOT; increase not to exceed $4,377,305.53): Affirmative recommendation recorded.

- Bill 15-75 (professional services agreement with Michael Baker International — Manchester/Route 605 planning study; not to exceed $1,356,447.21): Affirmative recommendation recorded.

- Bill 15-79 (Title IX zoning — reduce minimum lot sizes): Held for a cablecast public hearing (procedural hold; sponsors and City Planning to provide maps and briefing).

- Land Bank resolutions (Bills 15-90 through 15-97, and Bills 15-91–15-97 individually): Multiple resolutions authorizing transfers of city-owned parcels to the Pittsburgh Land Bank and related temporary easement authorizations (including Bill 15-90 for URA temporary construction easement) received affirmative recommendations; clerk recorded voice votes.

- Bill 15-69 (cooperation agreement with Sports and Exhibition Authority re: street dedications around the David L. Lawrence Convention Center): Affirmative recommendation.

- Bill 15-70 (reimbursement agreement with Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission for member planning services): Affirmative recommendation.

- Bill 15-68 (extension of equipment/software agreement with OPEX Corporation, maintenance funding): Affirmative recommendation.

For many measures the minutes record only voice votes (ayes) or motions to hold; specific roll-call tallies were not read into the committee record for every item. Items held have target follow-up for a future standing committee or for a cablecast public hearing as noted above.