City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 65 items
- 1 ROLL CALL
- 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
- 4 PROCLAMATIONS
- 5 WHEREAS, Tyler Walters began his Scouting journey as a Tiger Cub and, through extraordinary commitment, character, and leadership, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, a distinction attained by only a select few and recognized as Scouting’s highest achievement;
- 6 WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh, as well as the region of Western Pennsylvania, continues to strive for higher levels of construction and development growth; and,
- 7 WHEREAS, Aaron’s journey began as a Tiger Cub. As a boy he enjoyed all the camping trips and outings he participated in with his pack friends. He attended every summer camp at Heritage Reservation and when he crossed over to the Troop, he attended all, even when the troop traveled out of state. He enjoyed camping, fishing and the outdoors; and,
- 8 WHEREAS, the Collaborative Law Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania (CLASP) is a dedicated group of collaboratively trained attorneys, mental health professionals and financial specialists committed to helping families navigate divorce & separation with dignity, respect and privacy; and,
- 9 PUBLIC COMMENTS
- 10 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
- 11 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS:
- 12 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Operation Better Block to provide group violence intervention technology services, at a total cost not to exceed THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00) over three years.
- 13 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and The Buncher Company for use of warehouse space for Bureau of Police training activities for four (4) days over a period of ninety (90) days, at no cost to the City.
- 14 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter into a License Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and The Buncher Company for use of space at Gateway View Plaza for forty-five (45) days, at no cost to the City.
- 15 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS:
- 16 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of The United States Conference of Mayors for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($21,824.00).
- 17 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Pennsylvania Municipal League for one year subscription in an amount not to exceed FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO DOLLARS and TWENTY-FOUR CENTS ($52,962.24).
- 18 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for AG Property Ventures LLC, 2111 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, at no cost to the City.
- 19 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 1717-1719 Cliff Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, at no cost to the City.
- 20 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 544 Lincoln Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, at no cost to the City.
- 21 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and the Stadium Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, at a total not-to-exceed amount of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00), to allow for installation of Public Safety equipment.
- 22 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of National League of Cities for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed NINETEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($19,626.00).
- 23 COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS:
- 24 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant Program in the amount not to exceed EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE ($805,533.00) dollars to replace signals at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Dithridge Street.
- 25 Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of two City owned parcels (49-S-500) and (49-R-296), located in the 9th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City.
- 26 Resolution granting a vacation of an unopened unimproved paper portion of Savoy Street, in the 27th Ward, 1st Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City.
- 27 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, with Enel X Advisory Services USA, LLC (“Enel X”), for energy evaluation and consultant services in connection with the City’s aggregated purchase of electricity supply along with the members of the Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium (“WPEC”) for a term of six (6) years, at no additional cost to the City.
- 28 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS:
- 29 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 10-K, Lot 152 (635 Kirkpatrick Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.
- 30 Resolution amending Resolution 625 of 2025 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Evolve Environment::Architecture, to provide services to create historic district design guidelines for the Mexican War Streets and the Manchester Historic Districts, at a total cost not to exceed Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($37,500) dollars.
- 31 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS:
- 31 Resolution amending Resolution 625 of 2025 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with Evolve Environment::Architecture, to provide services to create historic district design guidelines for the Mexican War Streets and the Manchester Historic Districts, at a total cost not to exceed Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($37,500) dollars.
- 32 Resolution appointing Emily Robinson as a Member of the Public Art Committee of the Public Art and Civic Design Commission for a term concurrent with that of the Mayor.
- 33 Resolution appointing Lewis Pell as a Member of the Public Art Committee of the Public Art and Civic Design Commission for a term concurrent with that of the Mayor.
- 34 Resolution appointing Joanna Obuzor as a Member of the Civic Design Committee of the Public Art and Civic Design Commission for a term concurrent with that of the Mayor.
- 35 Communication from Rea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended February 27, 2026.
- 36 Communication from Rea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting the City of Pittsburgh Quarterly Financial and Performance Report for the period ending December 31, 2025.
- 37 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- 38 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
- 39 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
- 40 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for February 25, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
- 41 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Alayna Griffiths in an amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($2,650.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0237) for damage to her parked vehicle on Wightman Street from a City EMS vehicle on August 18, 2025. (Executive Session held 2/17/26)
- 42 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Naeem Martinez and Max Petrunya, PC, in the amount of SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($62,000.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania at docket number 2:21-cv-111. (Executive Session held 2/17/26)
- 43 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Network Deposition Services for legal transcript services for an amount not to exceed Twenty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and Ten Cents ($24,538.10) over one year.
- 44 Resolution transferring the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) within the 2026 Operating Budget from City Council Postage, to the Office of the City Clerk for the purpose of professional services.
- 45 COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- 46 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for February 25, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
- 47 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a contract with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in an amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000) dollars over three (3) years to support the City’s Safe Streets and Roads for All project. CMU will also provide in-kind services in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ($200,000) dollars for a total project cost of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND ($400,000) Dollars. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 48 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with A. Liberoni Inc., for costs associated with construction for the Sylvan Avenue Multimodal Path Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Four Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($1,732,504.13), a net increase of Eighty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Seventy-Six Cents ($86,733.76), reimbursable at various rates.
- 49 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- 50 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for February 25, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
- 51 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 924 of 2024, effective December 18, 2024, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2025 Capital Budget, the proposed 2025 Community Development Program, and the 2025 through 2030 Capital Improvement Program. (Public Hearing held 12-12-24)" so as to decrease Lawrenceville United by Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) and increase Lawrenceville Corporation by Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) so as to fund specific Public Service Grant projects of City Council and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.
- 52 Resolution amending Resolution No. 792 of 2024, effective November 6, 2024, as amended, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreement(s) with various community-based organizations for the implementation of the 2024 Neighborhood Economic Development program and to provide for the payment of the costs thereof, at a cost not to exceed Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($720,000.00)" so as to decrease Lawrenceville United by Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000) and increase Lawrenceville Corporation by Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000) so as to authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.
- 53 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY
- 54 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for February 25, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
- 55 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I, Administrative, Article VII, Procedures, by adding a new Chapter, "Chapter 173A: Housing Data Dashboard".
- 56 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Levy Convention Centers aka Levy Premium Foodservice in the amount of Nine Thousand Seventy-Seven Dollars and Forty Cents ($9,077.40) to pay for costs incurred for cybersecurity training. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
- 57 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
- 58 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for February 25, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
- 59 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2402 North Charles Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, at no cost to the City.
- 60 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of the Chartiers Valley District Flood Control Authority (“CVDFCA”) to renew the City of Pittsburgh’s membership into the CVDFCA and pay fees for the year 2026 in an amount not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred and Four Dollars ($17,204.00), over one (1) year.
- 61 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
- 62 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
- 63 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- 64 ADJOURNMENT