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Committee roundup: small grants, neighborhood planning items approved; two bills held for four weeks
Summary
Several routine resolutions and small grants received affirmative committee recommendations, while two items were held for four weeks. The committee approved a $20,000 historical survey grant for Manchester, a small reallocation to Community Human Services, and a sewage plan revision for 449 Melwood Avenue. Bills authorizing noncongregate shelter
The standing committees on Jan. 8 recommended passage of several routine items and held two bills for further consideration.
Key committee actions: 1) Bill 1357: Approved a $3,832.54 reallocation moving funds from the Southside Slopes Neighborhood Association to Community Human Services Corporation and authorized subsequent agreements. 2) Bill 1359: Approved a $20,000 grant agreement with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to update an architectural inventory of the Manchester neighborhood, with a $20,000 local match for a total project cost of $40,000. 3) Bill 1370: Approved a plan revision to the city’s official sewage facilities plan for 449 Melwood Avenue in the 5th Ward at no cost to the city.
Held items: Bill 749 (agreement with Oberly for non-congregate shelter services under the HOME-ARP program, not to exceed $1,500,000) and Bill 959 (zoning code amendment regulating non-advertising signs in the RIVNS district for major public destination facilities) were each moved to a four-week hold by the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
Other committee actions: Invoices were approved, and committee chairs announced a Jan. 9 cablecast post-agenda on the Pittsburgh Parking Authority to discuss staffing shortages among enforcement officers and possible changes to the city residency requirement for authority employees. The items with affirmative recommendations will move to the full council for final action.
