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November 10, 2025 ·10:00 AM Final ·Mayor's Budget Address

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Agenda — 68 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 13:47
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 14:15
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 103:22
  4. 4 MAYOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS ▶ jump to 14:43
  5. 5 PROCLAMATIONS
  6. 6 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 103:55
  7. 7 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 108:07
  8. 8 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 108:08
  9. 9 Resolution amending Resolution 93 of 2025, providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contracts with consultants and/or service providers for professional services in connection with Civil Service and MPOETC required assessment and evaluation of Public Safety candidates, and providing for payment of the cost thereof. This will extend the term for two years and increasing the not to exceed amount by One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000.00), for a new not to exceed amount of Two Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($285,000.00). 2025-2447 Read and referred ▶ jump to 108:24
  10. 10 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 109:05
  11. 11 Resolution amending Resolution 778-2024, 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 First Street Technology US, LLC for a subscription to Risk Factor database for all data and hazard layers for all perils and all parcels in the City of Pittsburgh, enabling support of City departments in planning for weather related hazards, by increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($240,000) for a total cost not-to-exceed Two Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($285,000) over five (5) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) 2025-2448 Read and referred ▶ jump to 109:15
  12. 12 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 CITI Program, a division of BRANY, for HIPAA protected information health training and other training for I&P staff, at a cost not-to-exceed Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000) over three years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) 2025-2449 Read and referred ▶ jump to 110:02
  13. 13 COUNCILWOMAN THERESA KAIL-SMITH PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 110:31
  14. 14 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine: Zoning Code, Article I: Introduction and Establishment, Chapter 902: Zoning Districts in General, at Section 902.01: Establishment of Zoning Districts, by adding a new Specially Planned District at Subsection 902.01.D.2 to be identified as SP-13, West End Trolley Trail Accessory Parking District; at Article IV: Planning Districts, Chapter 909: Planned Development Districts, Section 909.01: SP, Specially Planned District, by creating a new district to be identified as SP-13: West End Trolley Trail Accessory Parking District including rules and regulations; and by amending the City of Pittsburgh Zoning Map by changing Accessory Parking standards in UI and LNC to SP-13: West End Trolley Trail Accessory Parking District for property consisting of lots between Freewalt Street the West End Trolley Trail gateway, along McCartney Street, Greentree Road and portions of Warden Street, Woodville Avenue, McKnight Street and Wabash Street as further identified in the attached map and in more detail within the bill below, all located in the 20th Ward. (Needs to be sent to the Planning Commission for a Report & Recommendation) 2025-2467 Read and referred ▶ jump to 110:40
  15. 15 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 112:05
  16. 16 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tatianna Macosko in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND NINETY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,090.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0057) for damage to her property on Beechwood Boulevard from a felled city tree on July 11, 2024. (Execution Session held 11/18/25) 2025-2450 Read and referred ▶ jump to 112:15
  17. 17 Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to participate in applicable cooperative purchasing agreements for goods, materials, equipment, supplies, services, or construction, as authorized by the Commonwealth Procurement Code and the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Law for the 2026 Fiscal Year. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2451 Read and referred ▶ jump to 112:36
  18. 18 Resolution providing for the letting of contracts and for the use of existing contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment for City Departments, and the maintenance, repair, rental and/or leasing, rehabilitation, renovation, inspection or servicing of City buildings and facilities, and for any miscellaneous services in and for any City Departments, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof for the 2026 Fiscal Year. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2452 Read and referred ▶ jump to 112:55
  19. 19 Resolution adopting and approving the 2026 Capital Budget, the proposed 2026 Community Development Program, and the 2026 through 2031 Capital Improvement Program. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2453 Read and referred ▶ jump to 113:23
  20. 20 Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2026. (Public Hearing held 12/20/25) 2025-2454 Read and referred ▶ jump to 113:36
  21. 21 Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2026 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting maximum levels for designated positions. (Public Hearing held 12/20/25) 2025-2455 Read and referred ▶ jump to 113:50
  22. 22 Resolution authorizing City Council to approve intra-departmental transfers throughout the 2026 Fiscal Year. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2456 Read and referred ▶ jump to 114:03
  23. 23 Resolution authorizing appropriations and salaries of the Stop the Violence Fund for the 2026 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2026. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2457 Read and referred ▶ jump to 114:12
  24. 24 Resolution authorizing appropriations, salaries, and capital expenditures of the Parks Trust Fund for the 2026 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2026. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2458 Read and referred ▶ jump to 114:23
  25. 25 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for the administration of certain 2026 PAYGO-funded projects and programs, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof at a not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,675,000.00). (Public Hearing held 12/20/25) 2025-2459 Read and referred ▶ jump to 114:36
  26. 26 Resolution authorizing the City Controller to accept updated financial system account strings and pay invoices for those contracts whose funding sources shifted from the Office of the Mayor into the Office of Equal Protection in the 2026 Operating Budget and Five Year Plan. (Public hearing held 12/20/25) 2025-2460 Read and referred ▶ jump to 114:58
  27. 27 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article VII: Business Related Taxes, Chapter 245: Earned Income Tax, Section 245.03: Declaration and Payment of Tax, at subsection (d) so as to fix the rate of interest on delinquent Earned Income Tax for the year 2026. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2461 Read and referred ▶ jump to 115:16
  28. 28 Resolution authorizing all City departments, in conjunction with the Department of Finance, to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a facilities usage agreement or agreements during the 2026 calendar year for the purpose of permitting groups to rent City-owned facilities for recreational and community focused activities, in individual amounts not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2462 Read and referred ▶ jump to 115:37
  29. 29 Resolution authorizing the fee schedule for 2026 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2463 Read and referred ▶ jump to 116:00
  30. 30 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article VII: Business Related Taxes, Chapter 246: Home Rule Tax, Section 246.03: Declaration and Payment of Tax, at subsection (d) so as to fix the rate of interest on delinquent Home Rule Tax for the year 2026. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2464 Read and referred ▶ jump to 116:08
  31. 31 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemptions, Section 263.02: Payment Options, Discount and Delinquency Penalty, so as to set the payment, discount, and delinquent dates for the 2026 fiscal year. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2465 Read and referred ▶ jump to 116:29
  32. 32 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article IX: Property Taxes, Chapter 263: Real Property Tax and Exemption, by fixing the rate of real estate taxation for 2026. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025) 2025-2466 Read and referred ▶ jump to 116:49
  33. 33 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 117:07
  34. 34 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 or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for purposes of establishing responsibilities related to the inspection of City-owned highway tunnels in conformance with the NTIS, at no cost to the City. 2025-2468 Read and referred ▶ jump to 117:18
  35. 35 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with STV Inc. for costs associated with Preliminary Engineering for the Bloomfield Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Six Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Eighty-Seven Cents ($674,192.87), reimbursable at 100%. 2025-2469 Read and referred ▶ jump to 117:43
  36. 36 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 118:06
  37. 37 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Finance and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to place a covenant upon Oliver Bath House, as required by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission which provided funds for the Oliver Bath House rehabilitation. 2025-2470 Read and referred ▶ jump to 118:19
  38. 38 Resolution transferring the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) within the 2025 Operating Budget Expenditures from Department of Finance - Debt Services, Interest to the Department of Public Works Bureau of Facilities - Property Services, Maintenance for playground upgrades. 2025-2471 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 118:36
  39. 39 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 119:18
  40. 39 Resolution transferring the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) within the 2025 Operating Budget Expenditures from Department of Finance - Debt Services, Interest to the Department of Public Works Bureau of Facilities - Property Services, Maintenance for playground upgrades. 2025-2471 Read and referred
  41. 40 Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended November 10, 2025. 2025-2472 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 119:20
  42. 41 Communication from Mayor Ed Gainey, submitting a notice of change to policy guidelines governing the Paid Sick Days Act, dated November 5, 2025. 2025-2473 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 119:36
  43. 42 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  44. 43 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 119:54
  45. 44 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS ▶ jump to 119:57
  46. 45 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for November 3, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-2442 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 120:09
  47. 46 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny County to receive funding for hazardous material incident response in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000) over two years. 2025-2406 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 120:18
  48. 47 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 121:08
  49. 48 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for November 3, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-2443 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 121:22
  50. 49 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Allegheny Cleanways in order for Allegheny Cleanways to lend cameras to the City of Pittsburgh to be utilized for monitoring and investigating illegal dumping in the city, at no cost to the City. 2025-2410 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 121:31
  51. 50 Resolution providing for a supplemental Agreement or Agreements with H.W. Lochner, Inc. for costs associated with the Final Design Phase for the Pittsburgh City Steps project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Thirty-One Dollars and Thirty Cents ($1,375,031.30), an increase of Seven Hundred Five Thousand One Hundred Eighty Dollars and Fifty-Two Cents ($705,180.52) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at eighty (80%) percent. 2025-2411 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 121:51
  52. 51 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design, Utility Coordination, Right of Way, and Construction phases of the Penn Ave Phase 2 project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Thirteen Million Four Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($13,428,757.50), an increase of One Million One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($1,153,757.50) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Sixty-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($68,400.00), an increase of Zero Dollars ($0.00) from the previously executed agreement. 2025-2412 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 122:17
  53. 52 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Gulisek Construction LLC for costs associated with the Construction Phase of the Penn Avenue Phase 2 project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Nine Million Five Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($9,554,500.24), reimbursable at 80%. 2025-2413 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 123:00
  54. 53 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Mayfair in Windgap be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. 2025-2432 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 123:20
  55. 54 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES ▶ jump to 124:09
  56. 55 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for November 3, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-2444 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 124:21
  57. 56 Ordinance amending supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six: Conduct, Chapters 651: Findings and Policy, 653: Human Relations Commission, and Chapter 659: Unlawful Civil Rights Practices by simplifying language to offer clarity, defining terms specific to the enforcement of antidiscrimination provisions within City Code, and preserving the antidiscrimination enforcement power of the City in the wake of federal changes. 2025-2359 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 124:30
  58. 57 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ▶ jump to 126:26
  59. 58 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for November 3, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-2445 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 126:37
  60. 59 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Sublicense Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania State Police, to allow Public Safety personnel to utilize Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS), at no cost to the City. 2025-2407 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 126:47
  61. 60 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 127:39
  62. 61 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for November 3, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-2446 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 127:50
  63. 62 Resolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $5,775,000.00-Five Million, Seven Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars (Council Districts: All). 2025-2408 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 128:01
  64. 63 Resolution amending Resolution 298 of 2025, providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Water for costs associated with the Penn Avenue Phase 2 project where Pittsburgh Water would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the Agreement(s), at an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Dollars ($227,520.00) and further amending Resolution No. 924 of 2024, effective December 18, 2024, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2025 Capital Budget, the proposed 2025 Community Development Program, and the 2025 through 2030 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing Penn Avenue Phase 2 (TIP) by Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Dollars ($227,520.00). 2025-2409 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 128:23
  65. 64 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 129:43
  66. 65 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  67. 66 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 131:19
  68. 67 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 131:19