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Sunday, December 21, 2025 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chambers

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Agenda

  1. ROLL CALL
  2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  3. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
  4. PROCLAMATIONS
  5. PUBLIC COMMENTS

    Dr. Ronald Lynn Miller Alex Payton, Dr. Tyi-Sanna Jones

  6. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
  7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  8. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
  9. COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
  10. 2025-2684 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for December 21, 2025 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
    Action: Read, Received and Filed Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Read, Received and Filed. The motion carried.

  11. 2025-2632 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 12/20/25)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  12. 2025-2463 Resolution authorizing the fee schedule for 2026 pursuant to Chapter 170 of the City Code. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  13. 2025-2464 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)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  14. 2025-2465 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)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  15. 2025-2461 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)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  16. 2025-2454 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)
    Resolution
    Action: AMENDED Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.

  17. 2025-2455 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  18. 2025-2453 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  19. 2025-2456 Resolution authorizing City Council to approve intra-departmental transfers throughout the 2026 Fiscal Year. (Public Hearing held 12/20/2025)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  20. 2025-2451 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  21. 2025-2452 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  22. 2025-2462 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  23. 2025-2460 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)
    Resolution
    Action: AMENDED Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be AMENDED. The motion carried.

  24. 2025-2459 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  25. 2025-2458 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  26. 2025-2457 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally. The motion carried by the following vote:

  27. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
  28. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  29. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  30. ADJOURNMENT
  31. 2025-2454 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally, As Amended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally, As Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

  32. 2025-2460 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)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Finally, As Amended Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Passed Finally, As Amended. The motion carried by the following vote: