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June 24, 2025 ·10:00 AM Final

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Agenda — 61 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 22:16
  2. 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 22:42
  3. 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 23:12
  4. 4 PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 23:25
  5. 5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and celebrate the YMR Club for 150 years of continuous service, civic engagement, and community building; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares June 20, 2025, as “YMR Club Day” in honor of this historic milestone and the Club’s enduring contributions to civic life, social connection, and cultural enrichment in the Northside. 2025-1957 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 41:56
  6. 6 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend the Pittsburgh Aphasia Community Group for its outstanding efforts in raising awareness and supporting individuals with aphasia; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 24, 2025, to be “APHASIA AWARENESS DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1972 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 23:42
  7. 7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, June 28, 2025, to be "Squirrel Hill Night Market Day" in the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1973 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 33:32
  8. 8 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and salute the men and women of all backgrounds who have defended America and the world for 250 years, inspiring our youth and reminding us what unites us; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, June 28, 2025 as a day we honor the 250th Birthdays of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps and their service to our Country. 2025-1978 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 42:20
  9. 9 WILLS OF COUNCIL ▶ jump to 42:51
  10. 10 WHEREAS, access to quality, evidence-based healthcare is a fundamental issue of bodily autonomy that affects all Pennsylvanians, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation; and, 2025-1977 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 42:53
  11. 11 PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 45:48
  12. 12 PRESENTATION OF PAPERS ▶ jump to 80:21
  13. 13 COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 80:21
  14. 14 Resolution amending Resolution 848 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an amended Professional Services Agreement or Agreements with InTime Solutions, Inc. for EMS and Police scheduling and timekeeping services, by increasing the approved amount by $434,140.30, at a total cost not to exceed ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS ($1,336,665.30) over ten years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) 2025-1962 Read and referred ▶ jump to 80:34
  15. 15 COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 81:15
  16. 16 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or a Memorandum of Understanding with the Logistics Management Institute d/b/a NobleReach Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($78,000.00) to support one fellowship position in data science and one fellowship position in cyber security. A local match not to exceed One Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($152,000.00) will bring the total project cost to an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($230,000.00). 2025-1963 Waived under Rule 8 Pass ▶ jump to 81:27
  17. 17 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 82:24
  18. 17 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or a Memorandum of Understanding with the Logistics Management Institute d/b/a NobleReach Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($78,000.00) to support one fellowship position in data science and one fellowship position in cyber security. A local match not to exceed One Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($152,000.00) will bring the total project cost to an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($230,000.00). 2025-1963 Read and referred ▶ jump to 82:48
  19. 18 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 1228 Herron Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, at no cost to the City. 2025-1964 Read and referred ▶ jump to 82:36
  20. 19 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 83:24
  21. 20 Resolution amending Resolution 932 of 2024, which authorized the fee schedule for 2025 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code, by revising utility permit fees as recommended by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure at no cost to the City. 2025-1965 Read and referred ▶ jump to 83:26
  22. 21 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 83:43
  23. 22 Resolution authorizing the taking, appropriating, and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh of certain easements necessary for the completion of temporary construction work for sidewalk construction and associated miscellaneous work for public transportation purposes through eminent domain and further authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto for the Smithfield Street Reconstruction project at an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), reimbursable at eighty percent. 2025-1966 Read and referred ▶ jump to 83:55
  24. 23 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Henningson Durham & Richardson of Pennsylvania Architects & Engineers P.C. (HDR) for costs associated with the Master Plan of a Public Safety training campus, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00), over a period of two (2) years. 2025-1967 Read and referred ▶ jump to 84:26
  25. 24 Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article 1: Regulated Rights and Actions by adding a new Chapter 630 Providing for the De-Prioritization of Enforcement of Crimes Based on Identity Rather Than Conduct. 2025-1974 Read and referred ▶ jump to 84:56
  26. 25 Ordinance amending Title 6: Conduct, Article V: Discrimination, Chapter 651: Findings and Policy, and Chapter 659: Unlawful Practices to restrict discrimination in medical care on the basis of gender identity. 2025-1975 Read and referred ▶ jump to 85:13
  27. 26 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 6: Conduct, Article 1: Regulated Rights and Actions by adding a new section 629 providing for the assessment of a civil fine for engaging in sex work in the City of Pittsburgh. 2025-1976 Read and referred ▶ jump to 85:28
  28. 27 COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 85:54
  29. 28 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Structure under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain Structure known as the Anathan House, located at 1620 Murray Avenue (86-G-201), in the Squirrel Hill North Neighborhood, in the 14th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing held 9/11/25) 2025-1968 Read and referred ▶ jump to 86:05
  30. 29 COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS: ▶ jump to 86:34
  31. 30 Resolution reappointing Khari Mosley, as a member of the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh Board of Directors with a term to expire April 30, 2029. 2025-1969 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 86:49
  32. 31 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 June 20, 2025. 2025-1970 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 87:29
  33. 32 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Chapter 173 of the Pittsburgh City Code, the naming of Room 902 of the City-County Building to the John R. Sibbet Conference Room. (Public Hearing held 10/2/25) 2025-1971 Read and referred ▶ jump to 87:58
  34. 33 UNFINISHED BUSINESS ▶ jump to 88:22
  35. 34 Resolution appointment of Audra Mitchell, as a Member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire April 1, 2028. 2025-1754 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 88:24
  36. 35 Resolution appointment of Crystal Wamalwa, as a Member of the Gender Equity Commission with a term to expire April 1, 2028. 2025-1757 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 88:35
  37. 36 REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION ▶ jump to 89:46
  38. 37 COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW ▶ jump to 89:54
  39. 38 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 18, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1958 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 90:04
  40. 39 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property to qualified city residents, subject to affordability restrictions, at no cost to the City. ITEMS A through E: A)1310 Pritchard Street, B) 2921 Merwyn Avenue, C) 3408 Clearfield Street, D) 195 Steuben Street, E) 454 Norton Street. 2025-1892 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 90:15
  41. 40 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Attorney Registration for 2025 Pennsylvania Attorney Annual Registrations, for an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,225.00) over one year. 2025-1915 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 90:37
  42. 41 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter for an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($6,115.50), over one year. (Executive Session held 6/10/25) 2025-1916 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 90:53
  43. 42 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a professional consultation services agreement, agreements, or amendments thereto, with Exponent, Inc., in connection with claims and litigation involving the Fern Hollow Bridge, at a cost not-to-exceed Forty-Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000) over one (1) year. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received) (Executive Session held 6/10/25) 2025-1917 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 91:10
  44. 43 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” to decrease Facility Improvements by Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($328,662.00) and increase Park Reconstruction by Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($328,662.00). 2025-1920 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 91:34
  45. 44 COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ▶ jump to 93:04
  46. 45 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for June 18, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1959 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 93:17
  47. 46 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, Right-of-Way, and Construction phases of the City Steps Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,650,000.00), an increase of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at 80%; 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), an increase of Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00) from the previously executed agreement. 2025-1921 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 93:27
  48. 47 COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES ▶ jump to 94:54
  49. 48 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for June 18, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1960 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 95:08
  50. 49 Resolution amending Resolution 1 of 2022, which amended Resolution 322 of 2018, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Agreement with Integrated Health 21, LLC for services relating to the administration and management of a wellness portal, by extending the term for six months, adding Eighty Thousand Five Hundred Forty dollars (80,540.00), for a not to exceed amount of One Million Forty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($1,048,520.00). 2025-1912 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 95:18
  51. 50 COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS ▶ jump to 96:30
  52. 51 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for June 18, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation. 2025-1961 Read, Received and Filed Pass ▶ jump to 96:43
  53. 52 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2305 Bedford Avenue, at no cost to the City. 2025-1913 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 96:53
  54. 53 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to execute a Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants and appurtenant documents, in cooperation with Pittsburgh Water, over certain easements and right-of-way in the vicinity of Riverview Park within the City of Pittsburgh, as a condition of an Operations and Maintenance, and Grant Agreements Pittsburgh Water has with The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (“ALCOSAN”) in conjunction with stormwater improvements in the area, at no cost to the city. 2025-1914 Passed Finally Pass ▶ jump to 97:09
  55. 54 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 98:22
  56. 55 MOTION TO RECONSIDER BILL 2025-1923 ▶ jump to 98:27
  57. 56 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to extend the contract an additional 12 months, for an additional cost of sixty-four thousand eighty-seven dollars and sixty-three cents ($64,087.63) for a total cost not to exceed five hundred sixty-two thousand one hundred seventy-five dollars and seventy cents ($562,175.70). 2025-1923 AMENDED Pass ▶ jump to 100:29
  58. 57 EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS ▶ jump to 112:04
  59. 58 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 112:05
  60. 58 Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution 539 of 2016, as amended, entitled “authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and/or Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Granicus, Inc., for software upgrades, server hosting services and annual maintenance of Legistar agenda management and video streaming” in order to extend the contract an additional 12 months, for an additional cost of sixty-four thousand eighty-seven dollars and sixty-three cents ($64,087.63) for a total cost not to exceed five hundred sixty-two thousand one hundred seventy-five dollars and seventy cents ($562,175.70). 2025-1923 Passed Finally, As Amended Pass
  61. 59 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 112:10