City Council

Monday, May 18, 2026 · 10:01 AM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

Pittsburgh City Council approved multiple infrastructure and facility improvement projects on May 18, 2026, including a $400,000 grant for HVAC and roof repairs at the Squirrel Hill Carnegie Library branch and a $9.87 million infrastructure project with state reimbursement. The council also approved various technology contracts and a study on LGBTQ+ history in the city.

Key Decisions

  • Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill HVAC and Roof Replacement Passed
  • City Steps Project Infrastructure Agreement Passed
  • West Pittsburgh REACH Neighborhood Mobility Plan Phase 2 Passed
  • LGBTQ+ Context Statement Grant ($25,000) Passed
  • Budget and Performance Management System Contract Extension Passed

Agenda

  1. ROLL CALL
  2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  3. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
  4. PROCLAMATIONS
  5. 2026-0491 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the Department of Public Works and the substantial contributions they make to protecting our national health, safety and advancing quality of life for all; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the week of May 17 through May 23 2026 to be “National Public Works Week” in the City of Pittsburgh.
    Proclamation
  6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
  7. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
  8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  9. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
  10. COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
  11. 2026-0492 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
  12. Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 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
  13. 2026-0448 Resolution amending resolution No. 712 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to submit a Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund Grant Application to the Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries for the replacement of the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and roofing systems at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill Branch in an amount not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND ($400,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose,” to accept the grant and authorize necessary expenditures.
    Resolution
  14. 2026-0449 Resolution further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Twelve Cents ($143,966.12), reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by Eighty-Two Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($82,175.66), and increasing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - SPORTS FACILITIES by Two Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand One Hundred Forty-One Dollars and Seventy-Eight Cents ($226,141.78).
    Resolution
  15. COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS
  16. 2026-0493 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
  17. Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 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
  18. 2026-0439 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with Leidos Security Detection & Automation, Inc. for equipment maintenance services for the City’s x-ray security systems at an overall cost not to exceed SIXTY-NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($69,000) over five years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)
    Resolution
  19. COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  20. 2026-0494 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
  21. Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 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
  22. 2026-0445 Resolution providing for a supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Toole Design, LLC for costs associated with Phase 2 of the West Pittsburgh REACH Neighborhood Mobility Plan, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($204,274.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement.
    Resolution
  23. 2026-0446 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 Construction phases of the City Steps Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Nine Million Eight Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($9,870,000.00), a net increase of Seven Million Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($7,220,000.00) 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 Forty-Six Thousand Dollars ($46,000.00), a net increase of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) from the previously executed agreement.
    Resolution
  24. COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  25. 2026-0495 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
  26. Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 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
  27. 2026-0451 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand dollars ($25,000) to conduct a City of Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Context Statement.
    Resolution
  28. COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY
  29. 2026-0496 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
  30. Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 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
  31. 2026-0440 Resolution amending Resolution 345 of 2025, which authorized a contract renewal with Euna Solutions, Inc. to provide a subscription-based budgeting and performance management system, by extending the term for three (3) years, and increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars and Fifty-Eight Cents ($286,739.58) for a new total cost not to exceed Seven Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and Fifty-Eight Cents ($785,864.58) over nine (9) years.
    Resolution
  32. 2026-0441 Resolution amending Resolution 682 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management & Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Healthy Outcomes Inc., now Policy Confluence, Inc., DBA Balancing Act for a suite of online tools to educate and engage citizens on budget priorities, by extending the term for one year for an additional Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($13,000) for a new total not to exceed of Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($52,000.00) over four years.
    Resolution
  33. 2026-0442 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Euna Solutions, Inc for a one-year subscription in an amount not to exceed Nineteen Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars and Zero Cents ($19,980.00).
    Resolution
  34. 2026-0472 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance to enter into on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh a data sharing agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Johns Hopkins University as part of the Data Science for Social Good program at no cost to the City over three (3) years
    Resolution
  35. COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
  36. 2026-0497 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
  37. Pittsburgh, PA May 18, 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
  38. 2026-0443 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 7606-7610 Tioga St., Pittsburgh, PA 15208, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
  39. 2026-0444 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2695 Winchester Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
  40. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
  41. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
  42. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  43. ADJOURNMENT