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Standing committees: key votes include land bank task force, grant acceptance, EMS supplies agreement
Summary
Pittsburgh City Council standing committees on May 29 approved a task force to study long-term funding for the Pittsburgh Land Bank and accepted a $250,000 DCED grant for a South 20th Street Complete Green Street project, among other committee-level actions.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh City Council’s standing committees met Thursday and recorded a set of procedural and substantive votes including the creation of a task force to study long-term funding for the Pittsburgh Land Bank and acceptance of a grant award for a street-complete project.
The intergovernmental committee approved Bill 18-54, establishing a task force to develop sustainable funding recommendations for the land bank; the committee amended the bill by substitution and requested recommendations in 90 days.
Other committee actions of note:
- The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee approved Bill 18-50 to accept a Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Multimodal Transportation Fund award of $250,000 for the South 20th Street Complete Green Street Project. Staff said the city applied for $1.1 million and was awarded $250,000; the project will be planned and designed in-house with a target construction season of 2026.
- The Public Safety and Wellness Committee approved Bill 18-46, authorizing the mayor and the director of public safety to enter into emergency-services provider agreements with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Vitalant at no cost to the city for stocking and use of blood-transfusion supplies on EMS vehicles.
- The Innovation, Performance and Asset Management and Technology Committee approved Bill 18-47 to issue a warrant of $6,198 to RPC Video to extend the city channel control-room video switcher warranty by one year.
- The Finance and Law Committee approved Bill 18-49, a warrant in favor of Cohen Law Group for expert legal services related to litigation not to exceed $8,247.80 over one year.
- The Land Use and Economic Development Committee held two ordinances (Bill 17-70 and Bill 17-71) that would allow and clarify planting and maintenance of "managed natural landscapes" by residents; both bills were held for two weeks.
- The Public Safety and Wellness Committee held Bill 15-31 for three weeks; the resolution would authorize a clinical affiliation and precepting agreement with the Community College of Allegheny County and the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services at no cost to the city.
- A conditional-use resolution (Bill 18-51) for additions to The Neighborhood Academy at 709 North Aiken Avenue was scheduled for a cable-cast public hearing on June 24 after a committee motion.
Votes at a glance (committee-level outcomes)
- Bill 18-54 (resolution) — Establish task force on sustainable funding for the Pittsburgh Land Bank; amended by substitution; committee approval (voice vote). - Bill 18-50 (resolution) — Accept DCED Multimodal Transportation Fund award, South 20th Street Complete Green Street Project; approved to accept $250,000 award and authorize expenditures up to $1,036,422 (as referenced in resolution text); committee approval (voice vote). - Bill 18-46 (resolution) — Authorize emergency-services provider agreements with UPMC and Vitalant at no cost to city; committee approval (voice vote). - Bill 18-49 (resolution) — Issue warrant to Cohen Law Group for expert legal services not to exceed $8,247.80; committee approval (voice vote). - Bill 18-47 (resolution) — Issue warrant to RPC Video for $6,198 to extend video switcher warranty; committee approval (voice vote). - Bill 15-31 (resolution) — Clinical affiliation agreement with Community College of Allegheny County (precepting program); held for 3 weeks. - Bill 17-70 (ordinance) — Create managed natural landscapes section in code (Title 6); held for 2 weeks. - Bill 17-71 (ordinance) — Amend building code (Title 10) to allow managed natural landscapes; held for 2 weeks. - Bill 18-51 (resolution) — Conditional use for additions to The Neighborhood Academy, 709 North Aiken Avenue; scheduled for cable-cast public hearing on June 24.
Procedural items: invoices and P-cards were approved by committee voice votes; the clerk recorded six members present at roll call.
Ending: Several council members signaled continued oversight of land-bank dispositions and asked staff to coordinate closely with neighborhood groups. Committee approvals move the measures to full Council consideration or, in the case of held bills, to future committee agendas.
