The City of Pittsburgh Standing Committee met on January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting covered a wide range of agenda items including finance, public works, human resources, land use, innovation, and intergovernmental affairs. Significant discussion centered on proposed short-term rental regulations and a fleet vehicle fund. Many items were held in committee for further review, while others received affirmative recommendations for full council consideration.
Good afternoon, and welcome to the standing committee's meeting for Wednesday, January twenty first, twenty twenty-six. All council meetings will be live streamed on the city's website, and for guest speakers, please do not turn your microphones off. Our first order of business is roll call. Mr. Sherland. Cockhill, Ms. Gross, Mr. Lavelle. Here. Mr. Mosley. Mrs. Salonetra here. Mrs. Warwick. Here. Mr. Wilson. Here. Mrs. Strasberger Chair. Here. Five members present. Thank you. Our next order of business is public comment. I would like to remind all speakers that the rules of council state that comments are limited to matters of concern, official action, or deliberation, which are or may be before city council. Profanity will not be permitted. Please state your name and neighborhood for the record, and you will have three minutes to speak. Our first registered speaker is Dr. Ronald Lynn Miller. This is not a government agency or a government network. It is an alternative outside of this government. We do not seek your approval for these linkages.gov dot. Somalia is on the UN Security Council non-member list. It's very important. Somali Americans live in the city. Something I founded in 19 and 2010. This is anti-DPRP framework candidacy. Uh that are committed to the use of optimal intelligence and information in the creation of social policy and anti-ideology. I'm anti-DP and RP and any other P in that sense. A concern of this council, PCC, with local government time expenditure and time frames. This is consistent with initiative three, in which, for me, in which I focus on a local government primacy and availability, which I think should be 24-7. But it isn't. PCC time frame weekly. Um councillor claymants, you take the time days off during a five-day week for secular holidays like Thanksgiving, and for um religious holidays, religion of Christianity, Christmas, religion of Judaism, Rosh Hashanah, but not for in the religion of Islam Islam, eight day uh eight defeat, uh, which is 20 March 1448 AH, and um 2026. And nothing in Hinduism, no concern for uh Diwali. How many hours during the week do you actually spend in engagement with people in person, telephone, text, email, Mr. Callgill, as far as I know? You don't answer emails. You should thank you.