City Council

Agenda

1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
4. PROCLAMATIONS
5. WILLS OF COUNCIL
6. 2026-0050 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, affirms its commitment to the safety, dignity, and wellbeing of survivors of sexual violence, recognizes the critical and irreplaceable role of Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR) and rape crisis centers across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and calls upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly to immediately include increased, ongoing funding for rape crisis centers in the next Commonwealth budget; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council recognizes that sustained and adequate investment is required to preserve uninterrupted 24-hour crisis response, trauma-informed care, prevention education, and advocacy for survivors and their families, and acknowledges the leadership and support of the Gender Equity Commission of the City of Pittsburgh in advancing this resolution.
   Will of Council
   Action: Adopted Passed

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

7. PUBLIC COMMENTS

   Dr. Ronald Lynn Miller, Bethani Cameron, Raqeeb Bey, Carlino Giampolo, Yvonne F. Brown, Special Agent Sunshine

8. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
9. COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS:
10. 2026-0042 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.
    Resolution
    Action: Read and referred

    Read and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs

11. COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS:
12. 2026-0043 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).
    Resolution
    Action: Read and referred

    Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure

13. 2026-0044 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%.
    Resolution
    Action: Read and referred

    Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure

14. 2026-0045 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).
    Resolution
    Action: Read and referred

    Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure

15. 2026-0046 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.
    Resolution
    Action: Read and referred

    Read and referred to the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure

16. COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:
17. 2026-0051 Resolution amending resolution 880 of 2025 which reappropriated 2025 Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) of funds into 2026 to pay for 2025 Pittsburgh Water service costs when true-up calculations are finalized, by reducing the amount reappropriated by One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
    Resolution
    Action: Read and referred

    Read and referred to the Committee on Finance and Law

18. COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS:
19. 2026-0047 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.
    Resolution
    Action: Read and referred

    Read and referred to the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services

20. COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS:
21. 2026-0048 Resolution appointing William Urbanic as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund.
    Appointment-Requiring Vote
    Action: Approved Passed

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

22. 2026-0049 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 16, 2026.
    Communication
    Action: Read, Received and Filed Passed

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

23. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
24. 2026-0025 Resolution appointing Sharon Werner as a Board Member of the Equipment Leasing Authority for a term to end March 31, 2028, serving the remainder of the term for a seat vacated by Lisa Frank.
    Appointment-Requiring Vote
    Action: Approved Passed

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

25. 2026-0026 Resolution appointing Sheldon Williams as a Board Member of the Equipment Leasing Authority for a term to end June 15, 2026, serving the remainder of the term for a seat vacated by Lee Schmidt.
    Appointment-Requiring Vote
    Action: Approved Passed

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

26. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
27. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

    Councilwoman Warwick called for a Cablecast Post Agenda on Utility Coordination.

28. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
29. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
30. ADJOURNMENT