Executive Session
TL;DR
Pittsburgh City Council held an executive session on April 20, 2026, to discuss four separate financial settlements and professional service payments. The council approved payments totaling approximately $214,204 for police arbitration consulting, vehicle damage claims, litigation support, and settlement of ongoing lawsuits.
Key Decisions
- PFM Group Consulting payment for police interest arbitration services Executive Session Held
- Settlement payment to Yushan Liu for city vehicle damage claim Executive Session Held
- Exponent Inc. professional services payment for litigation support Executive Session Held
- Settlement payment to Robert Mahouski for litigation closure Executive Session Held
Agenda
- M E M O R A N D U M TO: PRESIDENT AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: KIMBERLY CLARK-BASKIN, CITY CLERK SUBJECT: EXECUTIVE SESSION Please be advised that an executive session has been scheduled regarding the following:
- 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)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness
- 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)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- 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)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- 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)ResolutionAction: Executive Session Held
Executive Session Held to the Committee on Finance and Law
- City Solicitor Lisa Marcus, Deputy Solicitor Jesse Exilus and Claims Supervisor Margaret Vitale will be in attendance.