City Council
TL;DR
Pittsburgh City Council approved multiple budget amendments and property transactions during a routine meeting on April 20, 2026. Key approvals included a $500,000 increase to the Parks Trust Fund, adjustments to emergency medical services staffing, and the sale of 24 city-owned properties acquired through tax sales. The council also authorized continued funding for community development programs and approved an easement agreement with Duquesne Light Company.
Key Decisions
- Parks Trust Fund increase Passed
- EMS staffing restructure (eliminate 1 District Division Chief, add 1 Assistant Chief) Passed
- Sale of 24 tax-acquired properties across multiple council districts Passed
- Conveyance of 2 affordable housing properties to qualified residents Passed
- $86,000 increase for Community Development Block Grant administration through 2027 Passed
Agenda
- ROLL CALL
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
- PROCLAMATIONS
- PUBLIC COMMENTS
- PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
- COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
- 2026-0371 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for April 15, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- Pittsburgh, PA April 20, 2026 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Gentlemen and Madame: Your Committee on Finance and Law respectfully returns herewith the following Resolutions and/or Ordinances with an affirmative recommendation. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Mrs. Strassburger, Chair
- 2026-0278 Resolution amending Resolution 933 of 2024, which reappropriated federal American Rescue Plan funding, by updating the approved projects as outlined in Exhibit A, version 10. (Public Hearing held 4/14/26)Resolution
- 2026-0279 Resolution amending Resolution 838 of 2025, which fixed the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2026 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and set maximum levels for designated positions, by eliminating one District Division Chief and adding one Assistant Chief in the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. (Public Hearing held 4/14/26)Resolution
- 2026-0280 Resolution amending Resolution 841 of 2025 which authorized appropriations, salaries, and capital expenditures of the Parks Trust Fund for the 2026 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2026 by increasing the spend amount by Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). (Public Hearing held 4/14/26)Resolution
- 2026-0285 Resolution amending resolution 835 of 2025, which made 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 4/14/26)Resolution
- 2026-0316 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” by reducing LITTER CAN UPGRADES AND MONITORING by One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($144,100.00) and increasing PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS by One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($144,100.00).Resolution
- 2026-0317 Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain properties to qualified city residents, subject to affordability restrictions. ITEMS A: 1518 Fallowfield Avenue, 35-C-12 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 4), B: 136 Bodkin Street, 62-K-200 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 4).Resolution
- 2026-0318 Resolution repealing an item in Resolution Number 862, effective December 23, 2025, in order to rescind the sale.Resolution
- 2026-0319 Resolution providing for the sale of certain property, acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales. ITEMS A through X: A: 2114 Forbes Avenue, 11-K-191 (Council District 6), B: 0 Forbes Avenue, 11-K-192 (Council District 6),C: 530 Junilla Street, 10-L-313 (Council District 6), D: 4811 Columbo Street, 50-B-172 (Council District 9), E: 4813 Columbo Street, 50-B-174 (Council District 9), F: 6313 Dean Street, 124-C-26 (Council District 9), G: 6315 Dean Street, 124-C-27 (Council District 9), H: 6319 Dean Street, 124-C-29 (Council District 9), I: 6355 Dean Street, 124-G-65 (Council District 9), J: 1309 Paulson Avenue, 124-H-147 (Council District 9), K: 6523 Shetland Avenue, 124-P-338 (Council District 9), L: 6940 Hartman Lane, 172-N-158 (Council District 9), M: 721 Singer Place, 174-S-362-A (Council District 9), N: 7936 Tioga Street, 175-H-89 (Council District 9) O: 318 Renova Street, 57-D-39 (Council District 5), P: 2367 South 18th Street Extension, 13-A-10 (Council District 3), Q: 317 Millbridge Street, 14-E-298 (Council District 3), R: 315 Millbridge Street, 14-E-299 (Council District 3), S: 412 Beltzhoover Avenue, 14-J-136 (Council District 3), T: 78 Climax Street, 15-L-16 (Council District 3), U: 0 Kuhn Street, 4-N-106 (Council District 2), V: 850 Spring Garden Avenue, 24-E-124-A (Council District 1), W: 305 Dunlap Street, 116-J-104 (Council District 1), X: 518 West Prospect Avenue, 70-E-14 (Council District 2)Resolution
- COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- 2026-0372 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for April 15, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- Pittsburgh, PA April 20, 2026 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Gentlemen and Madame: Your Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure respectfully returns herewith the following Resolutions and/or Ordinances with an affirmative recommendation. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Mrs. Salinetro, Chair
- 2026-0315 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company for the installation of certain wires, cable, and pad mount transformer on City-owned parcel ID 184-E-80 (Council District 5), at no cost to the City.Resolution
- COUNCILPERSON ROBERT CHARLAND PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
- 2026-0373 Report of the Committee on Human Resources for April 15, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- Pittsburgh, PA April 20, 2026 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Gentlemen and Madame: Your Committee on Human Resources respectfully returns herewith the following Resolutions and/or Ordinances with an affirmative recommendation. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Mr. Charland, Chair
- 2026-0346 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an Amended Lease Agreement or Agreements with Wood Street Commons Commercial LLC to continue leasing office space in 304 Wood Street for the Pittsburgh Partnership for a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Two Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Dollars and Ten Cents ($502,620.10) over two years, and for the payment of the costs thereof.Resolution
- COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- 2026-0374 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for April 15, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- Pittsburgh, PA April 20, 2026 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Gentlemen and Madame: Your Committee on Land Use and Economic Development respectfully returns herewith the following Resolutions and/or Ordinances with an affirmative recommendation. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Mr. Wilson, Chair
- 2026-0321 Resolution amending Resolution No. 191 of 2019, effective March 28, 2019, which authorized a Professional Service Agreement(s) and or Contract(s) with Urban Design Ventures for services relating to the administration of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for a sum not to exceed One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Dollars ($191,000.00) by extending the term through the second quarter of 2027 and increasing the amount by Eighty-Six Thousand Dollars ($86,000) for a new total cost not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Dollars ($277,000) over nine (9) years.Resolution
- 2026-0322 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program" to reduce Play Area Improvements by One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($144,100) and increase the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank by One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($144,100), and authorize a subsequent Agreement or AgreementsResolution
- COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
- 2026-0375 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for April 15, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- Pittsburgh, PA April 20, 2026 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Gentlemen and Madame: Your Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs respectfully returns herewith the following Resolutions and/or Ordinances with an affirmative recommendation. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Mr. Mosley, Chair
- 2026-0314 Resolution amending Resolution 501 of 2023, which authorized an amended Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for the completion of projects approved in the City of Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan, by realigning project line items to ensure spending deadlines are met.Resolution
- MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
- EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- ADJOURNMENT