City Council
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
- ROLL CALL
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
- PROCLAMATIONS
- 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
- PUBLIC COMMENTS
- PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
- COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
- 2026-0492 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- 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
- 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
- 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
- COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS
- 2026-0493 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- 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
- 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
- COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- 2026-0494 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- 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
- 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
- 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
- COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- 2026-0495 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- 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
- 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
- COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY
- 2026-0496 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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) yearsResolution
- COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
- 2026-0497 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for May 13, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Report
- 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
- 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
- 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
- MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
- EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- ADJOURNMENT