Standing committees advance multiple resolutions, approve contracts and send rezoning to planning

Pittsburgh City Council standing committees on July 9 recommended or approved a package of ordinary business: contract amendments, small warrants, a bank-depository ordinance, grants and donations, and an easement for electrical service at a neighborhood ballfield. Committees also sent a proposed Hazelwood riverfront rezoning to the Planning Commission for review and held a clinical affiliation resolution for additional information.

Key committee actions (committee recommendations/approvals listed as recorded at the meeting):

- Bill 19-65 — Resolution amending the 2025 fee schedule to revise utility permit fees as recommended by the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure; committee gave an affirmative recommendation.

- Bill 19-89 — Resolution authorizing the mayor and city solicitor to enter a professional services agreement with Block and Associates for legal consulting tied to the city construction project, not to exceed $40,000 over one year; affirmative recommendation.

- Bill 19-90 — Ordinance amending code provisions related to depositories and contracts to set contract terms with financial institutions to three years; Finance Director Jen Gula briefed councilors on the change, which aligns depository contracts with typical city contract lengths and gives the reinvestment review committee additional…