Marita Bradley introduced for Housing Opportunity Fund advisory board; council confirms three executive appointments

During a Feb. 4 pre‑agenda interview, Marita Bradley introduced herself as a nominee to the Housing Opportunity Fund advisory board and described her experience working on affordable housing in District 9.

Bradley said she is currently serving as assistant chief of staff to Mayor O'Connor and described prior work with former Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess, participation in the affordable housing task force, and involvement with choice‑neighborhood and low‑income tax credit projects. She said the Housing Opportunity Fund can serve as a resource for gap financing and rental assistance and that she looks forward to contributing to the fund’s work.

Council President Lavelle thanked Bradley and noted she was "more than qualified to sit on this board," then reminded the nominee and council that a 10‑year allotment was made to the fund and that the fund is set to sunset, flagging the need to consider continued funding in the near future. The pre‑agenda interview concluded without a recorded final vote on the nomination in the transcript.

Separately, during unfinished business the council approved three executive appointments by voice vote: Jason Lando as Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police (Bill 17), Sheldon Williams as Director of the Department of Public Safety (Bill 20), and Ria Price as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund (Bill 30). The transcript records the motions to approve and the affirmative voice votes but does not provide additional implementation details or start dates for the appointees.

Bradley’s nomination will proceed through the council’s normal procedural calendar; the transcript records the pre‑agenda introduction and the council’s acknowledgement of the nominee’s qualifications and the fund’s upcoming sunset.