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Standing committees: what passed, what was held, and next steps (April 30, 2025)
Summary
Committee action on a range of bills: multiple resolutions and ordinances received affirmative recommendations, several items were held for further review, and one EMS training affiliation was held for four weeks. This roundup lists each bill discussed, committee actions, and recorded votes where taken.
The standing committees of Pittsburgh City Council considered a range of resolutions and ordinances on April 30, 2025. This roundup summarizes committee actions, recorded votes and next steps.
Affirmative recommendations / approvals
- Bill 16‑75: Resolution providing for sale of certain tax‑sale property in the 23rd Ward (First Council District). Committee motion to approve carried (voice vote). Affirmative recommendation to full council.
- Bill 17‑48: Resolution authorizing issuance of a warrant to the New Pittsburgh Courier (Real Times Inc.) for legal advertising published Feb. 5, 2025, not to exceed $6,158.30. Motion to approve carried (voice vote). Affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 17‑49: Resolution authorizing 11 open‑end professional services agreements with five vendors for special events services, each not to exceed $750,000 annually for a three‑year term. Committee approved by voice vote; affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 17‑72: Resolution amending and supplementing rules to provide an order of contingent presiding officers for council meetings. Committee approved by voice vote; affirmative recommendation.
- Invoices and P‑card approvals: Committees approved invoices (noting a $24,000 batch for Dollar Rent A Car) and P‑card charges (three Griffith charges totaling $6,300 across divisions) after budget office confirmations; both motions carried by voice vote.
- Bill 17‑50: Resolution authorizing actions necessary for recordation of temporary construction easements to advance Smithfield Street rehabilitation at no cost to the city. Committee approved by voice vote; affirmative recommendation.
- Bill 17‑51: (RiverLife barge) Committee approved an affirmative recommendation (see separate article). Action at no cost to the city; final permits pending.
- Bill 15‑79: Ordinance to reduce required minimum lot sizes in Title 9 (zoning). Committee recorded an affirmative recommendation on a roll call: 5 ayes, 1 no, 2 abstentions; the committee’s recommendation moves the ordinance to full council.
- Bill 17‑53: Resolution authorizing loan of the city‑owned Stephen Foster statue to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) for an exhibit (term approximately one year). The museum will handle transportation; the city will pay an appraisal/auditor for insurance valuation (approx. $600 referenced). The committee approved the loan; one abstention recorded.
Held / deferred items
- Bill 15‑31: Resolution authorizing a clinical affiliation agreement between the city’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Community College of Allegheny County for student precepting. Committee voted to hold for four weeks.
- Bills 17‑70 and 17‑71: Ordinances to allow residents to register and maintain managed natural landscapes (pollinator/rain gardens) and to amend property maintenance code language. Committee voted to hold both bills for two weeks for PLI and Law to refine definitions and enforcement language.
- Bill 17‑52: Resolution to designate Donnie’s Place (1226 Heron Avenue) as a historic structure; committee motion held for cable‑cast public hearing. Motion passed; abstentions recorded.
- Bill 17‑47: Resolution adopting a sewage facilities plan revision for 7415 Hermitage Street at no cost to the city. Committee approved by voice vote; affirmative recommendation.
Votes at a glance (recorded roll calls and tallies)
- Bill 15‑79 (minimum lot size): Roll call — 5 ayes, 1 no (Gross), 2 abstentions (Lavelle, Warwick). Affirmative recommendation.
- Motion to hold Bill 15‑79 for two weeks: Roll call — 3 ayes, 5 nos (motion failed).
- Motion to hold Bills 17‑70 and 17‑71 (managed landscapes): Motion passed by voice vote; bills held for two weeks.
Next steps and staff follow‑up
Several committee approvals were subject to permits, audits or further staff reports (RiverLife permitting and safety coordination; MOCA loan appraisal; PLI/Law clarifications on managed landscapes). The items recommended for passage will appear on upcoming full council agendas for final action.
