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Standing committee advances a slate of routine warrants, grants and agreements; several items held for later review
Summary
At the May 18 standing committee meeting the body recorded affirmative recommendations on multiple routine bills (warrants, grants, contracts) and placed several items on short holds or for public hearing, including the Serpentine Drive petition and a $481,320 snow-removal invoice.
The standing committee on May 18 advanced a range of routine bills with affirmative recommendations and placed several items on short holds or for future public hearings.
Approved or given affirmative recommendations (committee): Bill 478 (accept Richard King Mellon Foundation grant, up to $25,000, economic development marketing); Bill 479 (warrant to Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, up to $18,420 for legal services); Bills 489 and 490 (records management ordinances — read together; discussed in detail and advanced); Bill 471 (post-overdose training and trauma-informed practices grant, up to $25,000); Bill 459 (paving Elwell Street per DOMI recommendation); Bill 475 (cooperation with Friends of the Riverfront for Hazelwood Trail repaving, est. $125,000); Bill 476 (license for H.G. Blair LLC foundation footings); Bill 477 (Almano LP balconies); Bill 482 and Bill 483 (Pogo expansion reimbursement and Bike Share match); Bill 470 (contract amendment for MBM Law LLP as solicitor for the Commission on Human Relations); Bill 480 (accept up to $630,000 from Richard King Mellon Foundation for U.S.A. 250th events); Bill 385 (sewage facilities plan revision); Bill 473 (one-year Pennsylvania Municipal League subscription, up to $52,962.24); Bill 474 (reimbursement agreement with Pittsburgh Water for RAISE grant work, city share up to $50,000). Many of the above were advanced with no substantive discussion recorded in committee.
Items held for further review or hearing: Bill 300 (A. Folino Construction invoice, $481,320) was held one week pending technical review by the department director; Bill 414 (agreements for access during railroad crossing work at Lockway East/West) was held two weeks; Bill 412 (Pittsburgh Land Bank property acquisition) was held four weeks; Bill 481 (Passport Academy conditional use) and Bill 487 (Serpentine Drive petition) were held for cable-cast public hearings.
The committee also approved routine administrative items including invoices and P-card matters by voice vote. These committee recommendations will be forwarded to the full council for any final action.
