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January 27, 2026 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 51 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 4:09
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 4:52
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 5:19
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS
  5. 5 WILLS OF COUNCIL ▶ jump to 5:41
  6. 6 WHEREAS, the United States Senate will soon vote on H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, which includes $64.4 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and, 2026-0066 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 5:43
  7. 7 WHEREAS, Paid family and medical leave would allow workers to take time away from work to care for themselves or loved ones during critical life events, including the birth or adoption of a child, recovery from serious illness or injury, caring for an elderly or ill family member, addressing family matters related to military deployment, or seeking safety from domestic violence or abusive caregiving situations; and, 2026-0067 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 10:15
  8. 8 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 16:11
  9. 9 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 33:07
  10. 10 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 33:09
  11. 11 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an agreement with Goodwill of Southwestern PA for administrative services related to the 2026 Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program at a cost not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00). 2026-0056 Read and referred ▶ jump to 33:15
  12. 12 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 33:39
  13. 13 Resolution amending resolution No. 958 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)'s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding to purchase two ambulances. The grant proposal includes an ask of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.” to accept the grant and authorize expenditures. 2026-0057 Read and referred ▶ jump to 33:45
  14. 14 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 34:20
  15. 15 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with Solutions4Networks for network support services, to provide information technology consulting services and resources as needed for on-site or remote engineering design and support, including firewall, core networking, and edge networking support, at a cost not-to-exceed Forty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars ($44,835) over one year. 2026-0058 Read and referred ▶ jump to 34:23
  16. 16 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 35:01
  17. 17 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 122-140 Auburn Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, at no cost to the City. 2026-0059 Read and referred ▶ jump to 35:06
  18. 18 COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 35:20
  19. 19 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to accept a donation from Michael Baker International in the amount of SIX THOUSAND ($6,000.00) dollars to purchase items for Safety Town and Safe Routes to School programming. 2026-0060 Read and referred ▶ jump to 35:26
  20. 20 Resolution amending resolution No. 972 of 2024, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)’s Local Share Account Statewide to provide funding for the Schenley Heights Pavilion Construction project. The grant proposal includes an ask of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose.” to accept the grant, decrease the amount, and authorize expenditures. 2026-0061 Read and referred ▶ jump to 35:50
  21. 21 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement to provide membership dues with the National Association of City Transportation Officials Inc. (“NACTO”) from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, not to exceed Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00). 2026-0062 Read and referred ▶ jump to 36:23
  22. 22 Resolution granting a vacation of Eshelman Street, from Perrysville Avenue to its terminus, at no cost to the City, in the 25th Ward, 1st Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. 2026-0063 Read and referred ▶ jump to 36:45
  23. 23 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 37:00
  24. 24 Resolution appointing Kim Salinetro as a Board Member of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for a term to expire December 31, 2028, serving the remainder of the term for a seat vacated by Theresa Kail-Smith. 2026-0064
  25. 24 Resolution appointing Kim Salinetro as a Board Member of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) for a term to expire December 31, 2028, serving the remainder of the term for a seat vacated by Theresa Kail-Smith. 2026-0064 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 37:25
  26. 25 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 January 23, 2026. 2026-0065
  27. 25 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 January 23, 2026. 2026-0065 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 37:55
  28. 26 Communication from Mayor O’Connor submitting a declaration of disaster emergency due to the January 24-25, 2026 snowstorm. 2026-0068
  29. 26 Communication from Mayor O’Connor submitting a declaration of disaster emergency due to the January 24-25, 2026 snowstorm. 2026-0068 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 38:11
  30. 27 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  31. 28 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 38:35
  32. 29 COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND NFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 38:37
  33. 30 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for January 21, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2026-0052 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 38:42
  34. 31 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light Go Program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE DOLLARS AND SIX CENTS ($1,394,029.06) for intersection upgrades at three locations in the City of Pittsburgh. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of THREE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN AND TWENTY-SEVEN CENTS ($348,507.27) for this stated purpose for a total project cost of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX DOLLARS AND THIRTY-THREE CENTS ($1,742,536.33). 2026-0010 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 38:51
  35. 32 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way, aerial easements, and permanent and/or temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the California Avenue Bridge project, at no cost to the City. 2026-0012 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 39:32
  36. 33 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way, aerial easements, and permanent and/or temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the West Carson Street Bridge project, at no cost to the City. 2026-0013 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 39:56
  37. 34 Resolution providing for an agreement with CSX Transportation, Inc. for Preliminary Engineering work on the Elizabeth Street Bridge rehabilitation; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Dollars ($19,580.00), reimbursable at 100%. 2026-0014 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 40:19
  38. 35 Resolution granting unto BRASHEAR ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, at no cost to the City, a retaining wall, steps and planters at the intersection of Bausman and Grape Street, in the 30th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2026-0015 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 40:37
  39. 36 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES ▶ jump to 41:49
  40. 37 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for January 21, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2026-0053 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 41:50
  41. 38 Resolution amending Resolution 559 of 2022, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc. (I/O Solutions) for professional consulting services in connection with Police Lieutenant and Police Sergeant position job analyses; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand Dollars ($276,000.00), for a new not to exceed amount of Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00). 2026-0005 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 41:57
  42. 39 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ▶ jump to 43:27
  43. 40 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for January 21, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2026-0054 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 43:32
  44. 41 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Chapter 919, Signs, to create and establish the North Shore Entertainment District and set forth regulations for Neighborhood or District Gateway signs. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 1/29/25) (Resent to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation on 6/27/25) (Report and Recommendation received 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 1/20/26) 2024-0959 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 43:43
  45. 42 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 44:53
  46. 43 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for January 21, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2026-0055 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 44:59
  47. 44 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny County Economic Development for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund in the amount not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars for Warrington Recreation Center. 2026-0011 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 45:09
  48. 45 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 46:17
  49. 46 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS ▶ jump to 49:11
  50. 47 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 49:12
  51. 48 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 49:13