City Council

Agenda

1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
4. PROCLAMATIONS
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
6. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
7. COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS:
8. 2026-0540 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Agreement or Agreements with Batta Environmental Associates, Inc. for professional services providing materials for and analysis of lead dust samples pertaining to PLI’s execution of the City of Pittsburgh’s Lead Safe Ordinance for a total cost not to exceed THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND FOURTEEN CENTS ($35,949.14) over three years.
   Resolution
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION
11. COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND LAW
12. 2026-0547 Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
13. Pittsburgh, PA June 2, 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. 2026-0509 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 218: Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Plan, to clarify language to better align with budgetary practices.
    Ordinance
15. 2026-0510 Resolution authorizing the City to quit-claim any right, title and interest it may have in and to the property identified as 6491 Stanton Avenue (L&B 124-B-25) in the 11th Ward to Grace S & Chibuikem Ironnah for $200.00 (Two Hundred Dollars) relating to the full and final resolution of a longstanding scrivener’s error in the chain of title.
    Resolution
16. 2026-0511 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Omar Cardenas in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,600.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0106) for damage to his vehicle on Eiler Street from an accident with a City Police vehicle on March 17, 2026. (Executive Session held 5/18/26)
    Resolution
17. 2026-0515 Resolution amending Resolution No. 747 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to extend a Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services, by exercising the contract option to extend the term for 6 months and by increasing the total spend by $75,000 for a new not to exceed amount of Seven Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and No Cents ($778,976.00).
    Resolution
18. 2026-0536 Resolution amending Resolution No. 840 of 2024, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) extension with B2GNow, for the purpose of amending account codes at no additional cost to the city.
    Resolution
19. COUNCILMAN ANTHONY COGHILL PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS
20. 2026-0548 Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
21. Pittsburgh, PA June 2, 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
22. 2026-0499 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Common Plea Catering in an amount not to exceed SIXTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($16,450.00), for catering services during the NFL draft operational period.
    Resolution
23. 2026-0500 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh, allowing the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board to provide oversight of research conducted by the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
24. 2026-0501 Resolution adopting the Allegheny County Hazard Mitigation plan as the official hazard mitigation plan of the City of Pittsburgh.
    Resolution
25. COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
26. 2026-0549 Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
27. Pittsburgh, PA June 2, 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
28. 2026-0300 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of A. Folino Construction, Inc., in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($481,320.00), for the purpose of Emergency Snow Removal at various locations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, over one year.
    Resolution
29. 2026-0507 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program in the amount not to exceed ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN ($1,666,217.00) dollars to revamp our curbside yard waste collection program.
    Resolution
30. 2026-0508 Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the West End Trolley Trail Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00).
    Resolution
31. COUNCILMAN BOBBY WILSON PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
32. 2026-0553 Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
33. Pittsburgh, PA June 2, 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. 2025-1993 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 56-N-300, 56-N-410, 56-J-325-0-3, 56-N-96, 56-N-97-A, 56-N-97, 56-N-98-A, 56-N-98-B, 56-N-98-C, 56-N-99, 56-N-99-B, 56-N-95, 56-N-52, 56-N-93, 56-N-91, 56-N-90, 56-N-88, 57-A-8, 57-B-350, 57-S-50, 57-S-100, 57-S-30, 57-S-89, 57-S-92, 57-S-40, 57-S-6, 57-S-12, 92-D-60, 92-D-50, 92-D-10-1, and 92-D-20 from the RIV-GI (Riverfront General Industrial Subdistrict) to RIV-IMU (Riverfront Industrial Mixed-Use Subdistrict) in the Hazelwood neighborhood of the 15th Ward, and in the 31st Ward. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report and Recommendation on 7/14/25) (Report and Recommendation received on 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 3/6/26)
    Ordinance
35. COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA WARWICK PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
36. 2026-0550 Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
37. Pittsburgh, PA June 2, 2026 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Gentlemen and Madame: Your Committee on Recreation, Youth and Senior Services respectfully returns herewith the following Resolutions and/or Ordinances with an affirmative recommendation. Respectfully Submitted, _______________________________________ Mrs. Warwick, Chair
38. 2026-0512 Resolution amending Resolution 388 of 2025, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with Starfire Corporation, for an enhanced fireworks show held in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of Independence Day, by modifying the code account to include grant funding, and by increasing the amount by Two Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($261,800) for a new total cost not to exceed Five Hundred Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($514,000.00) over three years.
    Resolution
39. COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY
40. 2026-0551 Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
41. Pittsburgh, PA June 2, 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
42. 2026-0502 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Bloomberg Philanthropies for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Youth Climate Action Fund in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars to strengthen how cities partner with young people to develop local climate solutions.
    Resolution
43. COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
44. 2026-0552 Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.
    Report
45. Pittsburgh, PA June 2, 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
46. 2026-0503 Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Economic Development Initiative - Community Project Funding in the amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) to recreate community at the Thaddeus Stevens Recreation Center.
    Resolution
47. 2026-0504 Resolution authorizing the issuance of three warrants payable in favor of CONNECT Congress of Neighboring Communities, for one year membership dues for all three branches of government in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($27,563.00).
    Resolution
48. 2026-0505 Resolution amending Resolution No. 680 of 2020, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($1,500,000) for the Former Homewood School project. (Council District 9)” to increase the total grant award, adjust the match, and assign an additional job number.
    Resolution
49. 2026-0506 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2200 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
50. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
51. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS
52. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
53. ADJOURNMENT