Standing Committees, June 24, 2026
Approves Bill 613 sewage facilities plan revision for Simmons Residential Development, passed
What happened
This Pittsburgh standing committees meeting was dominated by non-zoning fiscal and grant items; the most consequential land-use actions were procedural referrals and holds.
- Jurisdiction
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 30 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 30
Bill 595 litigation settlement warrant (Mahowski)
Resolution amending Resolution 270 of 2026 authorizing a warrant to Robert Mahowski and counsel Samuel J. Cordes and Associates, not to exceed $108,296.64, in settlement of EEOC/Common Pleas litigation. Affirmative recommendation by voice vote.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Pittsburgh standing committees meeting was dominated by non-zoning fiscal and grant items; the most consequential land-use actions were procedural referrals and holds.
Key Decisions (30)
Bill 595 litigation settlement warrant (Mahowski)
Bill 608 capital budget transfer for slope failure remediation
Bill 629 litigation settlement warrant (Bench)
Bill 630 litigation settlement warrant (Engelmeyer)
Bill 631 litigation settlement warrant (Luciana)
Bill 632 litigation settlement warrant (Nichols)
Bill 633 litigation settlement warrant (Runco)
Bill 634 litigation settlement warrant (Tyrone Perry)
Bill 635 litigation settlement warrant (Velva Perry estate)
Bill 636 Carnegie Library cooperation agreement
Bill 414 railroad crossing access agreement held six weeks
Bill 615 grant for Homewood Healthy Active Living Center flooring
Bill 616 Corliss Tunnel reimbursement agreement
Bill 617 East Sycamore Street Bridge engineering agreement
Bill 618 McArdle Bridge engineering agreement
Bill 619 acceptance of dedication of Lot/Block 10N357
Bill 620 right-of-way license for PA Pitt Holdings water line
Bill 621 right-of-way license for M.I. Strip Works sewer main
Bill 622 vacation of Edlam Way
Bills 624-628 street repaving recommendations
Bill 611 Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment agreement
Bill 426 North Side real estate tax exemption ordinance
Bill 544 mechanical amusement device (skill games) tax ordinance
Bill 614 capital budget amendment (HUD allocations)
Bill 643 Bergwin Rec Center social services RFP held two weeks
Bill 670 surveillance technology report deadline extension
Bill 224 ALCOSAN monitoring borehole easement (amended by substitution)
Bill 606 liquor license intermunicipal transfer
Bill 613 sewage facilities plan revision for Simmons Residential Development
Bill 2026-0009 short-term rental zoning ordinance re-referred to Planning
Development Activity (3)
Simmons Residential Development
Residential
Silver Ashes Hospitality Group establishment (liquor license transfer)
Commercial
Bergwin Recreation Center social services programming
Other
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Councilmembers cited Pittsburgh being roughly 20,000 homes short of affordable…
Infrastructure
A half-billion-dollar Pittsburgh Water project is stalled pending resolution of…
Commercial Demand
The city is pursuing a new local tax on skill-game…
Sentiment
Council intends to restrict short-term rentals out of residential zones…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, 8 councilmembers, a staff member, an attorney, and 3 members of the public.
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