City Council - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Meeting Date
July 28, 2026

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

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ROLL CALL

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA

MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA

PROCLAMATIONSItem 2026-0772

2026-0772

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Darcia Ashley-Amber Reed for her extraordinary vigilance, compassion, and unwavering advocacy; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, August 4, 2026 to be “Darcia Ashley-Amber Reed Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

PROCLAMATIONSItem 2026-0775

2026-0775

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare August 22, 2026 to be “Vera Mae Williams Threet Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0773

2026-0773

Resolution transferring the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation (CitiParks) from the Stop the Violence Trust Fund for staffing and supplies to support out-of-school time services and programming at McKinley Recreation Center.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0776

2026-0776

Resolution transferring the amount of two hundred seventy dollars ($270.00) within the 2026 Operating Budget from the Office of the City Clerk, Administrative Fees to the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure for the purpose of operational services.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0781

2026-0781

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Soccer Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Mini Pitch Program Grant in the amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) dollars to install a Mini Pitch at the Ormsby Recreation Center.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0782

2026-0782

Resolution amending Resolution 740 of 2025, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. and Global Wordsmiths, by increasing the authorized spend for Global Wordsmiths by Nineteen Thousand Dollars ($19,000.00) for services through January 2027, for a new total cost not to exceed of One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($136,000.00) over five years.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0783

2026-0783

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 855 of 2011, effective December 29, 2011, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2012 through 2017 Capital Improvement Program’ by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2012 Capital Budget amendments” by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0784

2026-0784

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 858 of 2014, effective January 1, 2015, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program” by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0785

2026-0785

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program; approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0786

2026-0786

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” by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0787

2026-0787

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 840 of 2019, effective January 1, 2020, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0788

2026-0788

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by re-appropriating and re-allocating funds closed due to the requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0789

2026-0789

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0790

2026-0790

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 924 of 2024, effective December 18, 2024, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2025 Capital Budget, the proposed 2025 Community Development Program, and the 2025 through 2030 Capital Improvement Program” by re-appropriating and re-allocating funds closed due to the requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0791

2026-0791

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 834 of 2025, effective December 21, 2025, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2026 Capital Budget, the proposed 2026 Community Development Program, and the 2026 through 2031 Capital Improvement Program” by re-appropriating and re-allocating funds closed due to the requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERSItem 2026-0774

2026-0774

Communication from Rea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended July 24, 2026.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0777

2026-0777

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for July 22, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0731

2026-0731

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of James Hieber and his attorneys, Ogg, Murphy and Perkosky, P.C., in full and final settlement of a litigation matter in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas filed at GD 23-000245 for an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) over one year.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0735

2026-0735

Resolution transferring the amount of twenty thousand seven hundred ninety-three dollars and seventy-three cents ($20,793.73) within the 2026 Operating Budget from City Council Districts Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through June.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0778

2026-0778

Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for July 22, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0722

2026-0722

Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Management and Budget to accept a donation from Highmark Health in the amount of FOUR MILLION ($4,000,000.00) dollars for the next five years for a total of TWENTY MILLION ($20,000,000.00) dollars to purchase resources that medical first responders need, with a primary initial focus on Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire vehicles.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0723

2026-0723

Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Management and Budget to accept a donation from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the amount of FIVE MILLION ($5,000,000.00) dollars per year for the next five years for a total of TWENTY-FIVE MILLION ($25,000,000.00) dollars for Emergency Medical Service vehicles and equipment.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0779

2026-0779

Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for July 22, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0643

2026-0643

Resolution transferring the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation (CitiParks) from the Stop the Violence Trust Fund for staffing and supplies to support out-of-school time services and programming at Burgwin Recreation Center.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0780

2026-0780

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for July 22, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0531

2026-0531

Resolution authorizing the adoption of the Downtown Pittsburgh Transit Revitalization Investment District Implementation Plan and related agreements (Council District 1).

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0703

2026-0703

Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 11-K, Lot 45 (2112 5th Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0724

2026-0724

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh's Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 217 Beechnut Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, at no cost to the City.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0725

2026-0725

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 10-N, Lot 345, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (0 Grove Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0726

2026-0726

Resolution amending Resolution 619 of 2018, effective September 20, 2018, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-N, Lots 199, 197, 196, 15, 34, 32, 29, 3, 6, 20, 8, 14, 12, and Block 125-A, Lots 371, 375 and Block 83-S, Lots 296, and 301 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 159, 163, 165 Carver Street , 118, 121, 125, 130, 133, 138, 146, 149, 150, 154, 163, 165, and 169 Auburn Street).”

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0727

2026-0727

Resolution amending Resolution 384 of 2020, effective July 31, 2020, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to Acquire all of the City's right, title, and interest, if any, in and to the following publicly-owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-G, Lots 42, 43, 51, and 64, located at the north side of Kelly Street, between 5th Avenue on the west and the railroad right-of-way on the east, and the south side of Frankstown Avenue, also between 5th Avenue on the west and the railroad right-of-way on the east (Council District No. 9).”

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0728

2026-0728

Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Hill Top Villas LLC for the sale of Block 70-J, Lot 126, in the 28th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (2039 Broadhead Fording Road - Council District No. 2), at no cost to the City.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0729

2026-0729

Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Management and Budget to accept a donation from Carnegie Mellon University in the amount of THREE MILLION ($3,000,000.00) dollars split over the next five years for education and infrastructure initiatives.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS

EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURNMENT