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Votes at a glance: standing committees — Feb. 19, 2025
Summary
Committee votes on routine warrants, contract authorizations, capital budget amendments, and membership dues; most items received affirmative recommendations.
At the Feb. 19 standing committees meeting, council committees considered multiple routine resolutions and authorizations. Most items received affirmative committee recommendations; the items below list the measure and the committee action recorded in the transcript.
- Bill 14-89 (Finance & Law): Authorize issuance of a warrant in favor of James E. DePasquale for plaintiff counsel fees and costs in U.S. District Court (Western District of Pennsylvania) for an amount not to exceed $123,873.76 — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-90 (Finance & Law): Authorize issuance of a warrant in favor of Spillman, Thomas & Battle PLLC for expert legal services in U.S. District Court (Western District of Pennsylvania) for an amount not to exceed $26,406.04 over one year — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-91 (Finance & Law): Amendment to the capital budget/resolution number 8 57 of 02/2024 to increase street resurfacing by $45,000 to account for payment for a shorty bond to the City of Pittsburgh — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-92 (Finance & Law): Warrant payable to Unisolutions Inc. for a one-year subscription not to exceed $18,500 — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-94 (Public Works & Infrastructure): Pre-emption interconnection construction and maintenance agreement with CSXT for highway-rail grade crossing warning devices at Tecumseh Street and Hazelwood Avenue — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-95 (Public Works & Infrastructure): Increase professional services agreement with Studio Zood for landscape architectural services for Homewood Park infrastructure upgrades by $176,609.60 to a new city cost not to exceed $2,041,082.30 — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-96 (Public Works & Infrastructure): Amend capital budget to decrease sport facilities by $115,170 and increase park reconstruction by $115,170 — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-97 (Public Works & Infrastructure): Extend agreement with Pennsylvania Resources Council for e-waste collection and recycling services through 12/31/2025 and increase authorized spend by $78,750 for total not to exceed $393,750 — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-85 (Public Safety & Wellness): Agreement with Center for Employment Opportunities to clean and revitalize community spaces, not to exceed $456,022 over one year — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-84 (Human Resources): Professional services for civil service and public-safety candidate assessments, cost not to exceed $95,000 — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-98 (Land Use & Economic Development): Amend a prior resolution to accept a $25,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission with a $12,500 city match to revise historic guidelines for Mexican War Streets historic district (includes Manchester) — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-86 (Intergovernmental & Educational Affairs): Warrant payable to the U.S. Conference of Mayors for one-year membership dues not to exceed $19,840 — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-87 (Intergovernmental & Educational Affairs): Warrant payable to Allegheny League of Municipalities for one-year membership dues not to exceed $9,000 — affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 14-88 (Intergovernmental & Educational Affairs): Intergovernmental cooperation agreement with the Borough of Wilkinsburg for fire and emergency management services, not to exceed $11,933,932 over five years — affirmative recommendation.
Several items were handled by voice vote with committee chairs asking for "aye" and recording affirmative recommendations. The committee roll calls and formal tallies were not detailed in the transcript for each measure; the meeting minutes and committee packets contain the exact text and dollar amounts referenced above.
