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February 4, 2026 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 53 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 13:42
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 13:43
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 14:08
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 14:18
  5. 5 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh celebrates and honors James Louis Grzeczka for 100 remarkable years of life, service, family, and joy; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh extends its heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to James Louis Grzeczka and his family, and proclaims Monday, February 9, 2026 as “James Louis Grzeczka Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. 2026-0088 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 14:21
  6. 6 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 15:07
  7. 7 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 44:57
  8. 8 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 45:02
  9. 9 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to accept a donation from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the amount of TEN MILLION ($10,000,000.00) dollars to purchase Emergency Medical Service vehicles and equipment. 2026-0072 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 45:17
  10. 10 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 46:05
  11. 10 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to accept a donation from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the amount of TEN MILLION ($10,000,000.00) dollars to purchase Emergency Medical Service vehicles and equipment. 2026-0072 Read and referred
  12. 11 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Twenty Million One Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Nineteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,188,019.00) Twenty-Seven Million One Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Nineteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($27,188,019.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments. 2026-0073 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 46:22
  13. 12 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for Steelworkers Tower (46-B-200; 2639 Perrysville Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214; Council District 6). 2026-0074 Read and referred ▶ jump to 47:21
  14. 13 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Three, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Three’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Lynn Williams Apartments Building (114-S-120; 3710 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15212; Council District 1). 2026-0075 Read and referred ▶ jump to 47:54
  15. 13 Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements providing for the transfer of funds not to exceed Twenty Million One Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Nineteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,188,019.00) Twenty-Seven Million One Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Nineteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($27,188,019.00) to the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services for use by City of Pittsburgh Departments. 2026-0073 Read and referred
  16. 14 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Two, to document local cooperation and the NCSC/USA Housing Development Corporation Two’s agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the I.W. Abel Building (80-K-164; 4720 Hatfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201; Council District 7). 2026-0076 Read and referred
  17. 15 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 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 50-F, Lots 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, and 122 (0 North Winebiddle Street), and Block 50-F, Lot 123 (0 Rosetta Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City. 2026-0077 Read and referred ▶ jump to 48:22
  18. 16 COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 49:15
  19. 17 Resolution amending Resolution No. 264 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the rehabilitation of Emerald View Trail project. The grant proposal includes an ask of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($250,000.00) with a match of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($250,844.42) from the City of Pittsburgh’s Capital Budget for a total project cost of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($500,844.42) dollars for this stated purpose.,” to accept the grant, increase the grant amount, reduce the required match and authorize necessary expenditures. 2026-0078 Read and referred
  20. 18 Resolution amending Resolution No. 522 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Planning and Engineering of the Liberty Avenue, Main Street, and Bloomfield Bridge Intersection. The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN ($533,111.00) dollars for this stated purpose” to accept the grant, update the grant amount and authorize necessary expenditures. 2026-0079 Read and referred
  21. 19 Resolution amending Resolution No. 521 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Lincoln Avenue Multimodal Safety & Accessibility Improvement Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS AND SIXTY NINE CENTS ($750,236.69) for this stated purpose” to accept the grant, decrease the award amount and authorize necessary expenditures 2026-0080 Read and referred
  22. 20 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PNC Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed TWO MILLION ($2,000,000.00) dollars for the purchase of snow removal equipment. 2026-0081 Waived under Rule 8 Pass
  23. 21 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Norfolk Southern Railway Company for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Herron Avenue Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ten Dollars ($25,310.00), reimbursable at 100%. 2026-0082 Read and referred
  24. 22 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Elizabeth Street Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. 2026-0083 Read and referred
  25. 23 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 52:31
  26. 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PNC Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed TWO MILLION ($2,000,000.00) dollars for the purchase of snow removal equipment. 2026-0081 Read and referred ▶ jump to 51:29
  27. 24 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemptions, Section 263.02 (a) Discount in advance, (b)(1) Optional tri-annual payments, and (d): Due Dates, so as to amend the discount date for the 2026 fiscal year. 2026-0084 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 52:45
  28. 25 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Justin Hickox for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), in full and final of an employment matter. 2026-0085 Read and referred ▶ jump to 53:10
  29. 26 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 53:55
  30. 27 Communication from Rea Price, Acting Director of Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended January 30, 2026. 2026-0086 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 53:57
  31. 28 Communication from Rea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay requests on behalf of the Department of Public Works for Zachary Delaney and John McClory, the Department of Innovation & Performance for Sylvia Harris and the Office of Management and Budget for David Hutchinson (January 5-9, 2026), per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018. 2026-0087 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 54:10
  32. 28 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemptions, Section 263.02 (a) Discount in advance, (b)(1) Optional tri-annual payments, and (d): Due Dates, so as to amend the discount date for the 2026 fiscal year. 2026-0084 Read and referred
  33. 29 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ▶ jump to 54:53
  34. 30 Resolution appointing Jason Lando as the Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. 2026-0017 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 54:55
  35. 31 Resolution appointing Sheldon Williams as the Director of the Department of Public Safety. 2026-0020 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 55:01
  36. 32 Resolution appointing Rea Price as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund. 2026-0030 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 55:07
  37. 33 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 55:29
  38. 34 COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND NFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 55:31
  39. 35 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for January 28, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2026-0069 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 55:47
  40. 36 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the East Liberty - Negley Avenue Implementation project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-One Dollars ($2,571,661.00). 2026-0043 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 55:56
  41. 37 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Valley Railroad for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the Herron Avenue Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), reimbursable at 100%. 2026-0044 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 56:15
  42. 38 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, and Construction phases of the Brownsville Road Safety Improvement Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Five Hundred Four Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars ($4,504,368.00), and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($26,000.00). 2026-0045 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 56:34
  43. 39 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, and Right-of-Way phases of the Herron Ave Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Dollars ($1,521,000.00), an increase of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) from the previously executed agreement. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements. 2026-0046 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 57:05
  44. 40 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES ▶ jump to 58:18
  45. 41 Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for January 28, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2026-0070 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 58:31
  46. 42 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists, referees, and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Departments’ recreational and instructional programs and special events services. Payments for individual vendors meeting the above criteria are authorized through on-contract payments, departmental invoices and P-Card. 2026-0047 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 58:41
  47. 43 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 59:54
  48. 44 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for January 28, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2026-0071 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 60:05
  49. 45 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 824 James Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, at no cost to the City. 2026-0042 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 60:12
  50. 46 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 61:05
  51. 47 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  52. 48 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 61:41
  53. 49 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 61:49