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Pittsburgh Land Bank approves officer slate, four property transfers, audit and realtor-authority
Summary
At its Feb. 14 meeting the Pittsburgh Land Bank elected officers for 2024, approved financial items and authorized four property transfers using ARPA and other funds; the board also authorized an audit contract and limited realtor commission authority.
The Pittsburgh Land Bank on Feb. 14 elected its officers, approved monthly financials and approved four property transfers to neighborhood organizations, the board said, taking the actions by voice vote.
The board voted to elect Councilman Bobby Wilson as chair, Councilman Daniel Lavelle as vice chair, Councilman Kahari Moseley as secretary and Director Wanda Wilson as treasurer. The board approved the December 2024 meeting minutes and accepted the January 2025 financial report and monthly expenses of $10,953.70.
The board authorized staff to enter into an agreement for audit services with McGee, Maruca and Associates, P.C., for the 2024 annual audit in an amount not to exceed $7,000, and separately authorized the land bank manager to enter into seller listing contracts with realtors and to pay realtor commissions not to exceed $8,000 per contract.
The board approved four property transactions described in resolutions on the agenda:
- Resolution 7: Acquire Block 125 B, Lot 46 (0 Lincoln Avenue, Twelfth Ward) from the city and prepare the parcel for sale at a cost not to exceed $8,000 using ARPA funds, then convey the parcel to Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church.
- Resolution 8: Acquire Block 10 J, Lots 259 and 260 (0 Bedford Avenue, Fifth Ward) from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh using ARPA funds and convey the properties to the Neighborhood Resilience Project for $17,790.
- Resolution 9: Acquire Block 174, Lot 91 (Thirteenth Ward) from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh using ARPA funds and convey the property to the Afro American Music Institute at a cost not to exceed $6,000.
- Resolution 10: Convey 0 Center Avenue (Block 10 R, Lot 152, Fifth Ward) to MOCA Art Gallery at a cost not to exceed $9,000. The land bank previously acquired the parcel to clear title for the gallery.
Most motions were introduced and read into the record by Sally Stadelman, manager of the Pittsburgh Land Bank, and each measure passed following voice votes of “aye” with no roll-call tallies provided.
Board members and staff said the transfers are intended to reunite small parcels with existing community uses (for example, adding contiguous land to church property or gallery green space) and to enable modest parking or garden space for neighborhood organizations. The audit and realtor-authority votes were described by staff as standard operational items needed to continue sales and closings.
The board recorded that the authorization for realtor commissions was amended on the floor to clarify the $8,000 limit applies to realtor commissions; the amended language was read into the record and approved.
The meeting record shows the votes were taken by voice with no roll-call record included in the transcript.
Ending: The Land Bank moved quickly through the agenda items and scheduled its next meeting for March 14. Several transfers and the audit contract will proceed to execution by staff following the approvals.
