City Council

Agenda

1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
4. PROCLAMATIONS
5. 2026-0429 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize A.B.A.T.E. of Pennsylvania for their work in advocating for motorcycle safety and we encourage all motorists to remain vigilant and courteous when sharing the road; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of May 2026 to be “Motorcycle Awareness Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.
   Proclamation
6. 2026-0430 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and celebrate GIFT on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, and commends its decade of service that has strengthened Pittsburgh through intergenerational connection, purpose, and care; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby extend its congratulations to GIFT on this milestone, and its best wishes for continued impact in the years ahead.
   Proclamation
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS
8. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
11. COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
12. 2026-0431 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
13. Pittsburgh, PA May 6, 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
14. 2026-0391 Resolution amending Resolution No. 390 of 2025 which authorized ninety-three (93) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide on-call professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, with each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) annually for a three-year term, by authorizing an additional fifty-eight (58) agreements for an updated total of one hundred fifty-one (151) Open-End Professional Services Agreements.
    Resolution
15. 2026-0392 Resolution amending Resolution No. 389 of 2025 which authorized ninety-three (93) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide on-call professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, with each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($1,500,000) annually for a three-year term, by authorizing an additional fifty-eight (58) agreements for an updated total of one hundred fifty-one (151) Open-End Professional Services Agreements.
    Resolution
16. 2026-0393 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Yushan Liu in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND EIGHTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($6,084.75) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0340) for damage to his parked vehicle on Carey Way from a City ES vehicle on November 13, 2025. (Executive Session held 4/20/26)
    Resolution
17. 2026-0394 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Exponent, Inc., for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars and Fifty Cents ($16,275.50), in for professional services related to litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 22-005855. (Executive Session held 4/20/26)
    Resolution
18. 2026-0395 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Robert Mahouski and his legal counsel, Samuel J. Cordes & Associates, for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed One hundred and one thousand, two hundred and fifty-six and 25/100 ($101,256.25), as payment in satisfaction of the terms evidenced by the Private Agreement executed on the 4th day of August, 2023, and for the full and final closure of the litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, at No. GD 25-014112. (Executive Session held 4/20/26)
    Resolution
19. 2026-0396 Resolution designating Banks and Lending Institutions to act as Depositories for the years 2026, 2027, and 2028 in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article III, Depositories.
    Resolution
20. 2026-0399 Resolution amending Resolution No. 197 of 2025 which authorized ninety-two (92) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to various professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) annually for a three-year term, and providing for funding of the costs thereof, by authorizing thirty-nine (39) additional agreements for a new total of one hundred thirty-one (131) Open-End Professional Services Agreements.
    Resolution
21. 2026-0400 Resolution amending Resolution No. 196 of 2025 which authorized ninety-two (92) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to various professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) annually for a three-year term, and providing for funding of the costs thereof, by authorizing thirty-nine (39) additional agreements for a new total of one hundred thirty-one (131) Open-End Professional Services Agreements.
    Resolution
22. COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS
23. 2026-0433 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
24. Pittsburgh, PA May 6, 2026 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Gentlemen and Madame: Your Committee on Public Safety and Wellness respectfully returns herewith the following Resolutions and/or Ordinances with an affirmative recommendation. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Mr. Coghill, Chair
25. 2026-0383 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of PFM Group Consulting LLC for payment for professional services rendered in the Act 111 Interest Arbitration between the City of Pittsburgh and the Fraternal Order of Police, for an amount not to exceed Ninety Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($90,588.24) over one year. (Executive Session held 4/20/26)
    Resolution
26. COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
27. 2026-0434 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
28. Pittsburgh, PA May 6, 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
29. 2026-0387 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 one (1) pole and one (1) anchor on City-owned parcel ID 76-D-1-0-2.
    Resolution
30. 2026-0389 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Student Conservation Association (“SCA”) for the purpose of volunteer services provided by the SCA, resulting in improving the City of Pittsburgh’s (“City”) environmental conservation, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
31. COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
32. 2026-0435 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
33. Pittsburgh, PA May 6, 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
34. 2026-0390 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" so as to re-allocate Fifty-five Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Sixty Cents ($55,692.60) of Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act (CDBG-CV) funding to two food banks, and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.
    Resolution
35. COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY
36. 2026-0436 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
37. Pittsburgh, PA May 6, 2026 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Gentlemen and Madame: Your Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology respectfully returns herewith the following Resolutions and/or Ordinances with an affirmative recommendation. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Ms. Gross, Chair
38. 2026-0384 Resolution amending Resolution 20 of 2025, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with CORE Business Technologies for software, equipment, and services related to payment processing and cashiering systems for the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Police, by extending the contract by one (1) year and increasing the approved amount by ONE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($104,172.75) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($500,229.35).
    Resolution
39. COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
40. 2026-0437 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
41. Pittsburgh, PA May 6, 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
42. 2026-0386 Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a right-of-way license agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (“ALCOSAN”) in lieu of permits for the occupation of certain portions of the public right-of-way in the City of Pittsburgh.
    Resolution
43. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
44. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
45. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
46. ADJOURNMENT