City Council - Regular Meeting

Good morning and welcome to the regular meeting of City Council on Tuesday, September 15th, 2026. Would the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland. Mr. Coghill. Here. Mr. Sharland. Here. Ms. Gross. Mr. Mosley. Mrs. Salinetro. Here. Mrs. Strasburger. Here. Mrs. Warwick. Here. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Lavelle, President.

Here.

Six members present.

Thank you. For those who are able, please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Remain standing for a moment of silence. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God. Very much. Our next order of business is to amend the agenda. Is there a motion to amend?

So moved.

Is there a second? All in favor say aye.

Aye.

The agenda has been amended. Our next order of business is proclamations. Councilman Calhoun, please.

Good morning, everybody. Can I ask Kristen and her family and whoever else you have with you to please come on up and We'll take a picture. What I'll do is read the proclamation, and Kristen will say a few words, and then we'll all take pictures after, okay? Whereas, GBS CIDP Foundation International will host its 14th annual Walk and Roll for GBS CIDP on September 19, 2026 at South Park. The purpose is to spread awareness for this rare disease community, raise money for research, advocate for plasma donations, and give patients living with GBS chronic in CIDP or Multifocal Motor Neuropathy, MMN, an opportunity to share stories and know they are not alone on their journey. I'll let you read the full names of those when you get up here. Okay, Kristen? Well, I think there's another couple challenging ones in there, right. Whereas the event brings together patients, care partners, medical professionals, and a group of new community partners for 2026, including Top Soccer PA West, Pittsburgh Dynamo, Three Rivers Adaptive Sports, Achieva, and Animal Friends, therapists who enhance the experience for walkers. And whereas through the foundation's mission to improve the quality of life for individuals and their families, Kristen Morgan, Pittsburgh's walk chair, organizes the walk with four pillars in mind support. in mind, support, education, research, and advocacy. Kristen organized one of the first three inaugural walks of 2013 in the Foundations Walk program, and she is the longest serving walk chair. She is a CIDP patient and has been in remission the entire time she has organized the walk and roll. And whereas she is inspired to celebrate care partners during this year's walk, her yoga teacher, Sterling Paynton, has stood and stretched by her side every year and now presents to patients from all over the world at the GBS CIDP Foundation International biannual symposium. She is a distinguished member of the Interdisciplinary Health Committee, whereas Kenya Warren is a care partner to her younger sister, Kimora, and shares Kristen's vision that organizations are stronger together. She has led the effort to invite community partners to this year's event. All three women support this small but mighty community that has exceeded their fundraising goal for three years in a row. And whereas the City of Pittsburgh deeply appreciates individuals whose passion and civic engagement set a standard of excellence for others to follow. And now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, September 19, 2026, to be Walk and Roll for GBS CIDP Day in the City of Pittsburgh. may we have a motion to approve second all in favor say aye aye congratulations kristen congratulations and please do uh you know announce properly for me the names i'm sorry that regards that okay thank you so since we have a crowd here just by a show of hands has anyone out there heard of guillain-barre syndrome

Oh, we have a couple of people. That's good. Because about 1 in 100,000 people get Guillain-Barre syndrome a year. And chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is even more rare than that. So that's what I have, and I've had it since I was 14 years old. It's an autoimmune disease that attacks the nervous system. So what happens to patients like myself and Kimora is when that nervous system gets attacked, we get weak to the point where we can become paralyzed without these critical treatments that are made from plasma donations. so the purpose of our walk is to bring together patients and their care partners and medical professionals so that everyone can build this community and support each other but one of the other purposes of the walk and roll is to raise money for research because we're like a small speck on the map of research dollars out there and so all of our money 100 of the funds we raise on walk day and leading up to the walk goes towards fundraising or researching these rare diseases and we're celebrating care partners because I've been a CIDP patient for many years now but last year was really different for me. I experienced an emergency appendectomy so I was a different kind of patient and then that was in the spring and then in the fall my mom had a really important surgery and my dog had a surgery the week later. So I was a care partner to both of them and not to diminish anyone's patient experience, but it was far easier to be the patient in my experience because everyone doted on me. I was exhausted to be the care partner. So we celebrate them. I consider Sterling one of my care partners. I attribute her to keeping me in remission with her wisdom and knowledge of the body and the nervous system. We're geeks together. And Kina is a care partner to her sister and she has led our initiative to bring these community partners into our walk because we're all stronger together and I want to support those organizations who might help our patient community because they're out there doing great work for the community and we want to support them too. So thank you for having us. This is exciting and our first time experiencing this. And I can't wait to take our proclamation on Saturday so all of our walkers can share in our joy.

Hello, everybody. I just like to say that when we were told that CIDP would be a working diagnosis for my younger sister shortly after turning four years old from playing sports and doing Taekwondo and everything that you would see on television or in your neighborhood, what children do, they play, they have fun. They're very energetic. They have a lot of mobility. They just want to experience life. It's exciting at such a prime age in your adolescence. So when we were told that CIDP would be Kimora's working diagnosis, there were plenty of questions. And we felt like we were starting from ground zero. This was a new word. The acronym CIDP was far easier for us to pronounce. Google research and talk about, but what wasn't as accessible was where we can find support. And what did support look like for this new transition of life for all of us as caregivers, such as our mother, Kelly, for friends, care partners, schools? It really changed the scope of what accessibility looks like. It's not necessarily just wheelchair accessibility ramps. on the sidewalk. It can include safety hazards such as your elevators or what it looks like being a patient with neuropathy or an autoimmune disease. We take the escalators throughout the mall quite often. But somebody who has CIDP may have a fear of getting on an escalator. To put it in the lens of what it looks like for the abled-bodied person, walking is a privilege. Being able to roll is a privilege. Having the support that you have through physical therapy and yoga and all of the resources that are out there to continue building our strength externally is huge. But what support can we have for the hard days or the days that we can't get out there because it's raining? Accessing a wheelchair accessible sidewalk isn't going to help our hearts. So whenever I did some Googling, I came across CIDP GBS Walk and Roll Pittsburgh. What started out with seeking a cause has led us, myself, family, friends, and hopefully those else on social media and other networks to continue this conversation of awareness. has led to finding us a community. So if you have anybody that you know who may look like they're doing fine on the outside or appearing strong on the surface externally, there's various forms of support that might be able to benefit them because behind closed doors, we all have hard days. But what's important is for us to celebrate them every day. So continue that for yourself and kindness is free. So the best thing we can do in life is share the good in others and within ourselves.

Well, that's really brave of you.

We have all members.

accidents.

Isn't that the way it always is? Yesterday was like that there was no lights working at Grant Street. So it was like people don't know how to take their turns.

Okay. Yeah. Yeah.

So she and my other daughter ended up saying, I'm gonna stay with you moms all weekend.

And we have three proclamations to be read into the record.

Council Member Sharland presents, now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of September 2026 to be Addiction Recovery Month in the City of Pittsburgh and recognizes Daniel Gerrigan, William Petroski, and Jody Pagano for their extraordinary efforts to support recovery in our region. Council Member Strasburger presents. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recommends or commends Maria Cohen for seven years of dedicated service to Squirrel Hill and recognizes her lasting contributions to the neighborhood and its residents. And be it further resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, September 15th, 2026 to be Maria Cohen Day in the City of Pittsburgh. And Council Member Wilson presents. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate Annie Lois Carter on the milestone of her 90th birthday and thank her for her service to our city. And be it further resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare September 19th, 2026 to be Annie Lewis Day, Annie Lewis Carter Day in the City of Pittsburgh.

May we have a motion to approve? So moved. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Proclamations have been approved. That moves us on to a will of counsel from Councilman Wilson.

I can give a read in its entirety. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Councilman Wilson presents. Whereas the Observatory Hill Development Corporation is engaged in an ongoing issue with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, concerning the rents of two housing choice voucher units at 3917 through 3925 Perrysville Avenue that could ultimately result in the displacement of two long-term residents. And whereas OHDC owns and operates the Five Points property at 3917 through 3925 Perrysville Avenue, which includes six housing choice voucher apartments and three commercial spaces. and whereas two of the housing choice voucher apartments remain occupied by long-term residents whose units were originally approved at rents significantly below HACP's current payment standards for comparable units. And whereas, following the COVID-19 pandemic, OHDC has faced increasing operating costs, rents substantially below HACP's current standards, and ongoing vacancies, making the property's original financial projections and operating budgets unsustainable. And whereas through tenant turnover, OHDC has been able to adjust the rents on several of the units. However, two units occupied by long-term residents remain at approximately half of the rent currently approved by comparable units. And whereas under HACP's current policies, Rent increases for occupied units are limited to $100 annually and are subject to specific anniversary dates and advance notice requirements, meaning it would take approximately 10 years for the rents on the two affected units to reach HACP's current standard rates. And whereas HACP has advised OHDC that if an existing tenant leaves and the unit is subsequently inspected and reprocessed, OHDC may request that a new rent be established in line with HACP's current standards. And whereas OHDC has repeatedly engaged with HACP to seek a solution that would allow the existing tenants to remain in their homes and has requested an exception or alternative mechanism to address the rent disparity, but has been informed that no such option is currently available. And whereas OHDC has stated that it does not wish to displace the two long-term residents who have been nothing to warrant losing their housing, but continuing to operate the units at their current rents current rents threatening the financial sustainability of the Five Points property and the preservation of its affordable housing units. And whereas the circumstances at Five Points raise broader concerns regarding HACP's administrative policies, and procedures for adjusting rents on occupied housing choice voucher units, particularly where those policies may prevent housing providers from addressing significant disparities between existing rents and current payment standards without requiring tenant turnover. And whereas the displacement of two long-term residents as a result of HACP's administrative policies places the burden of those policies on the very residents its voucher program is intended to protect and is inconsistent with HACP's purpose of providing safe, stable, and affordable housing. And now, therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh urges the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to reevaluate the voucher amounts for the two occupied units at OHDC's Five Points property to allow the rents to be appropriately adjusted while allowing the existing long-term residents to remain in their homes. And be it further resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh urges the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to reevaluate its policies and administrative procedures governing rent adjustments for occupied housing choice voucher units to ensure that housing providers have a viable mechanism to address significant rent disparities without requiring the displacement of existing residents.

May we have a motion to approve?

Motion to approve. Second. With discussion, Councilman? Discussion, yeah. I appreciate it being run in its entirety. I understand it was very lengthy. It's been something that has been an issue for the past year. We've been having meetings with the housing authority. So representing the Observatory Hill neighborhood, you know, they underwent a lot of changes in leadership throughout the years, like most volunteer community groups. And so they have a development arm and they're really trying to, you know, build back their main street. And they have several properties that are you know, apartments that are above the commercial space. And I was alarmed that there was a policy change where, you know, there wasn't these rolling applications anymore if there was a need for a rent increase. Basically, you know, more money, more revenue for the people that are running the property. In this case, it's a nonprofit, so... You know, there just wasn't any, in these conversations, there wasn't any room for trying to understand, you know, why there would have been a turnover and they missed some dates. But there was a policy change, and right now they're on a track where they could only, you know, gain an extra $100 a year, and it would take 10 years to get back to, you know, what the market rate is in that area. Yeah. And it's completely unfair to the individuals that are the long term residents that are living there. And I just want to see a real effort to look at this issue, whether it's widespread in the city of Pittsburgh. This policy, from my understanding, was changed. a couple years ago. And, you know, if there's other, you know, landlords that are trying to seek this, I mean, this is at least a nonprofit that's trying to do the right thing. There's other landlords that could just walk away and just get market rate, you know, in these other neighborhoods. So, I have heard other concerns, and I'm concerned that this could be more of a widespread issue throughout the City of Pittsburgh. But in this case here, really looking for a more meaningful conversation with the Housing Authority, and I really appreciate Council's effort to urge this conversation to move forward so that these uh two units don't have residents displaced and oh i mean or you know we're just not gonna be able to pay the the uh the community group is just not gonna be able to pay the back i mean the only option that hacb gave to increase the rent more than 100 a year was to either that happens through eviction or they just move on. I'm sorry, they just find a different location. So that's the only way where you can jumpstart a new evaluation, a new inspection for a whole new rate. And I find that unacceptable, especially in a time when housing prices continue to increase and the voucher you know it may be difficult for them to find another you know place with the voucher so I appreciate any support today on this I will highlight one you know one aspect of this is they did miss some deadlines for this new you know these new applications you can only apply for it like within a short window every year now and literally on a call that one of the, they were advised, the Observatory Hill group was advised to just monitor the website for when the dates come out for when they could apply for, then this is just for the $100 increase. So I really, you know, have an issue with this and felt that it was, it had reached a point where we have to send an official communication to HACP to really, you know, buckle down and have these conversations about how we can support, especially in this time where there's a nonprofit trying to do the right thing. Thank you, everyone.

Thank you. Any further discussion? If not, all those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? The will of council has been approved. Our next order of business is public comment. I would like to remind everyone the rules of council state. Their comments are limited in matters of concern, official action, or deliberation, which may be before city council. Profanity will not be permitted. After you are called, please restate your name, provide your neighborhood. For the record, you will be given three minutes to speak. Our first registered speaker is Dr. Ronald M. Miller.

Dr. Ronald N. Miller, United States, Pittsburgh, Perry North neighborhood, Indonesia, Bali, Peranon neighborhood, Cameroon, Bali, Pallas. I'm the Global Intelligence Society candidate for President of the United States, 2028 ACE, 1448 AA. I advocate for alternative government. I also advocate for neighborhoods and the elected councils for those neighborhoods. Council concern, in fact, is neighborhoods. My PC focus this morning, council concerns that are expressed in proclamations 2010 to 2026 with references to neighborhoods, overview, the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter 8.806, Council seems to be incompetent when it comes to proclamations regarding neighborhoods. Proc. concern. I have more than a base of 1,000, but there are more proclamations because I've been here for 600 of these meetings and taken away those proclamations. So we have them in print. They're not just online. They can be removed. One problem with neighborhood expression in these proclamations is that there are 36 out of 90 references to proclamations to Pittsburgh neighborhoods with different names. Included are all identified by the Pittsburgh City Government, PCG, as neighborhoods with specific names. Excluded are general area names. Example. Excluded, Homewood. According to the Pittsburgh government, which you claim that you are part of, Homewood is not a neighborhood. Included is Homewood South. According to, again, to the Pittsburgh government, it is a neighborhood. Homewood South, Homewood North, Homewood West are, according to the government, neighborhoods. Former Councilor claimant Ricky Burgess on 13 April 2018 in a proclamation referred to Homewood South. So that's included. Homewood as a general is not included. Mr. Mosley has this pattern. If you, councillor claimants, use the general rather than the specific, you are misinforming your people. In fact, fundamentally, you're lying to your people. 30 out of 90 is 40%, 50% is the line between competency and incompetency, and therefore it's incompetent and stunningly incompetent. So, you really need to change this, but I am not optimistic.

Thank you. Our next speaker is Seth Davis.

I'm Seth Davis of Bloomfield. I'm here to demand an explanation for the closing of reaching out in the streets on the north side. North side residents who rely on routes for Government paperwork, IDs, social security cards, birth certificates, access and SNAP and Medicaid benefits, enrolling in reduced-carrier bus programs, bus tickets, veterinarian and Naxaloon clinics, accessing disability and SSI benefits, housing care workers, mailing addresses, HIV and STI testing, coffee, warming and cooling, and bathroom access are walking in today to the Northside location, the only Routes location to find a sign announcing its imminent closure with no further explanation or elaboration. Northside residents are likely flabbergasted by this because REITs reaching out on the streets, the government initiative by the Office of Community Health and Safety, received $10 million to expand its operations in 2022, approved by you all, the city council. Three months ago, in June of this year, that was upped by $800,000, and yet its only location is now announcing that in two weeks it will be shuttered. I'm going to talk about its effects and why you all need to explain. People are going to die. I'm part of Our Streets Collective, which services hundreds of vulnerable people in downtown every week. The number of people, even downtown, who rely on Roots to stay alive is significant. On the north side, it's likely very, very serious. This is also going to overburden other nonprofits and charities on the north side that are ill-equipped to provide the kind of services that Roots provides, leading to tons of indigent and desperate people who simply have lost access to vital services. You all have taken millions of dollars from the Pittsburgh populace in order to present this as your solution to the massive housing crisis in Pittsburgh. This was literally the solution that you said you were going to give the people of Pittsburgh. And yet it has been shuttered without any kind of explanation. You all have, well, simply abandoned the vulnerable population of the North Side, the vulnerable population of Pittsburgh, and defrauded all people of the city. Please explain.

Our next speaker is Alexander Malfraya.

Hi, Alex Malfurgeau. I'm from East Liberty. I'm also here to give comment on the impending closure of the Roots Dropping Center located at 519 East Ohio Street. I'm not going to retread on what my comrade just spoke of, but basically this is a massive disruption to the lives of all of our unhoused neighbors who rely on these services. One thing he mentioned was that a lot of these people use the Roots Drop-In location to send and receive their mail, and access to their mail service is especially critical and is going to be time sensitive for a lot of our unhoused neighbors. They're going to need reliable access to mail for updates on community housing wait lists, employment opportunities, government paperwork, et cetera. And the closure of this center is going to negatively impact access to bees and many other services. Not to mention disrupt communication with family and loved ones. And like my comrade said, the other service providers to the unhoused community in Pittsburgh are going to be stretched even thinner by the closure of this center, and they are unable to provide the same breadth of care that the Roots Drop-In Center could. So I, in defense of my unhoused neighbors, implore city council to hold the mayor's office to account for this outrageous decision, or at the very least, work to find out what the mayor's thin justification is for the sudden closure of the center and promptly inform the public. I mean, we're relying on you guys. You know, this is, I believe, Bobby Wilson's district. So any more information that could be at the very least provided to the public would be greatly, greatly appreciated.

Thank you. Our next speaker is Andrew Kleppis.

Hi, folks. My name is Andrew. I'm a member of Pittsburgh Democratic Socialists of America, and I'm from the Bloomfield neighborhood. I'm also speaking on the closure of the Roots Center on the north side. So there's a saying in the workers' movement that we need bread, but we need roses, too. So we need not just things that make life livable,

this is kind of the transparency the democratic oversight that we need um in all affairs but government especially we need a justification and reasoning as to why the root center is being closed by the mayor's office um and we need the city council to to investigate that you know as our as our democratic voice um you know in government um this is a very serious issue uh and if we don't have any justification for why the root center is being closed that it just it comes off as it's very shady and yeah we just we need justification for why it's happening so we're asking you to please do your duty provide some oversight and tell the public why the center will be closed

Thank you. Our next speaker is Jolie Phelps.

Good morning, Council. My name is Jolie Feltz. I'm a service provider and caseworker in the city of Pittsburgh. I live in the Wilkinsburg region square area, but I've come here today to raise the concern about the closure of Roots Program, the Roots Program's last brick and mortar location in the north side. Pittsburgh's Office of Community Health and Safety states that Roots will incorporate the following two components at full implementation. That includes street outreach and drop-in sites. The mayor's office has already deprived our unhoused neighbors of drop-in services in downtown and Homewood. The closure of their north side location would be the third closure of this kind in three years and would bring an end to an essential component of Roots programming. Keep in mind that these changes are occurring despite news of an $800,000 increase in the program's funding in June. Without Roots, homeless services will be further concentrated to Second Avenue Commons. This shift is the literal antithesis of the Roots program, which was in part expanded to alleviate concerns of overcapacity at 2AC, which have only grown in recent years. This closure will bring an end to a space that has served the homeless community in the north side and built trust among these constituents for over five years. Along with the countless number of services that will be lost, people will no longer have access to the address they've used to apply for jobs, receive essential mail, and get updates on their low-income housing. As you mentioned earlier, Councilman Wilson, it takes years to get off a waiting list for public housing, and you have seven days to respond when you reach the top of that list. You can't do that if you don't see your mail or it gets redirected to another place. So it's really essential that they maintain this service. This change will also end access to services for our north side neighbors experiencing barriers to transportation, To get from East Ohio Street to 2AC, you must transfer buses or begin a commute with a 20 minute walk. For those experiencing chronic health conditions, limited mobility, that have no access to a phone, let alone money to afford bus fare, this commute can mean the difference between accessing life-saving care. Changes like these require step-down plans, communication with the community, and a way to establish a continuum of care. They do not happen covertly over the change of two months, at least not justly. The mayor wants to reduce the visibility of homeless in the city, but there is a reality he must face. Concentrating services and reducing capacity does not make people in need disappear, it makes them die. If you truly care about this city and its people during Addiction Recovery Month, the Council must take action to keep Roots open. Thank you.

Our next speaker is Samuel Weiner.

Good morning, Council. My name is Samuel Weiner. You got it right the second time. I'm from the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. I am speaking today, though, as an on-street service provider for an outreach team that works mostly downtown, but also in the north and the south sides of the city, and also as a member of the R Streets Collective. I'm here to mostly ask but also just demand that the Root Center on the north side stay open. I've heard multiple reasons for it closing, anything from business owners to landowners on the north side complaining about visible poverty and visible homelessness to police reports possibly increasing. All that happens when you close this is people have to go somewhere else. They don't disappear. They don't suddenly stop existing. They just move either to downtown or they'll be in the south side or most likely they'll stay on the north side. The north side is home to one of the largest encampments. It's one of the last ones that you guys have allowed to exist after you have evicted people from every other encampment in the city. Hopefully you do see what happens since you've evicted all those other camps. You have all these people here now. They're not going anywhere. Now that you've closed the Northside Center or are closing the Northside Center, you're just going to see them possibly move, possibly not. But you are going to see a lot more deaths. You'll see a lot more deaths from neglect, from the cold and the rain, and you'll see a lot more overdose deaths. Roots has been a very important system for protecting people and for helping them and getting them out of homelessness and back into housing. Without the Roots Drop-In Center, people don't get mail, they don't get services, they don't have any access to any of the housing or support programs available in the city. and they are just left to their own devices to wander the streets, which seems to be the main complaint people on the north side have, and possibly, I think, Bobby's only issue. I'm also wondering, kind of, with the Root Center closing, if there is a plan afterwards for people, because if you do not provide any services, things will just get worse for people. I mean, I'm just seeing a lot of staring at me. Not sure if there's any thinking going on, because... Bobby's over here trying to displace people from the north side just because they can't raise their rent more than $100 a year, and that's so sad for the landlords. But I got dozens of people who rely on the Root Center for their mail to get on housing lists where they can't afford the rent, and people who rely on the Root Center for Suboxone when they try to recover from any kind of addiction that they may be dealing with. Without this center, you will just see more people that are falling into addiction, falling into poverty, and maintaining their time in homelessness without any kind of support. So I urge you all to I urge you all to speak with the mayor and push for the Roots Center to remain open, especially as we approach the winter where the county has absolutely no solid plan for a winter shelter yet. I repeat, we do not have a winter overflow shelter, and you guys are closing the only Roots Center on the north side.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Kaylee DeCimbatto.

Hi, I'm Callie DeSabato. I am a neighbor and homeowner on East on Tripoli Street, very near East Ohio Street. I was thrilled today to see the agenda item declaring September as addiction recovery month. But I am deeply concerned that the city's decision to close routes on East Ohio Street will damage not only the important work of addiction recovery, but it will also harm my most vulnerable neighbors. I certainly understand why a number of Northsiders are frustrated with the visible signs of poverty in our neighborhood. There are absolutely problems that need to be solved here, but I'm here today because the city is making a mistake in addressing the problems in these ways. One thing that helps me think about this is a framing provided by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1967 book, Where Do We Go From Here? He wrote, the prescription for the cure rests with the accurate diagnosis of the disease. in closing the roots center the city is misdiagnosing the problem and attempting to inject a cure but this will only exacerbate and inflame the problems instead of curing them the city-run site is a vital resource hub in the north side roots is the only space that offers such a range of services neighbors can secure government documents like ids birth certificates apply for programs like snap and medicaid and reduced public transit they can get free water and coffee and sit inside during inclement weather Roots connects people with caseworkers, and it provides a space for ongoing meetings with service providers. The same neighbors whose housing Mr. Wilson just advocated for this morning could go to Roots for help navigating these frustrating and confusing systems. The Roots drop-in site is so valuable to the Northside that a number of other organizations, including Allegheny General Hospital and the community center right next door, refer folk to Roots to supplement the services that they themselves provide. Community Center is a resource space on East Ohio Street designed for queer folk between the ages of 18 and 30, and they are very concerned about the huge influx and pressure that they're gonna get after Roots closes. They are not designed or equipped to do the work that Roots does. And keeping in mind the squeeze happening at the federal level, which is pulling at many threads of our social safety net, it's more essential that we take an honest and care-centered approach to diagnosing the problems facing our city and issuing cures. I was raised by an addict, and by some combination of miracle and support and internal strength, he was able to get sober, and he's been sober now for over 20 years. Recovery is possible, and it doesn't look the same for every person. Roots is one of these spaces equipped to support people in active addiction and in recovery, and that is simply one of the things that it does for our community and neighbors. The loss of this drop in space will be immense, and on behalf of my neighbors who rely on Roots, I ask that you please Question the mayor's office and demand that he reconsider this decision and that you each do what you can to ensure that this essential resource remains open. As our neighbors said, people are going to die from this. Thank you.

Our next speaker is Zachary Roddick.

Hey there. My name is Zach. I live in Friendship. I also do street outreach in downtown Northside and Southside, and I'm also a member of the Pittsburgh Democratic Socialists of America. I'm here to speak about Roots as well. Roots is the only drop-in center of its kind in the Northside. As Callie said, community is also on East Ohio, but their main demographic is homeless queer youth. and community will almost certainly be unable to accommodate the volume of homeless neighbors that Roots serves. The decision to close the Northside drop-in center will put undue strain on these providers, thereby affecting their ability to provide adequate care for their current and future clients. The Roots drop-in location on the north side also hosts medical providers at times. It serves as a place for people to go and receive essential medical care without trekking to an emergency room or getting charged out the wazoo for an ambulance ride. This is one of the most crucial benefits of the Roots drop-in location and it will be the most devastating loss for the homeless community in the north side if the closure is followed through. Roots workers and sympathetic homelessness providers alike have shared stories with me of people coming into the drop-in center and receiving medical care they surely would have died without. Those people go to Roots because they have been there long enough to build rapport and establish trust, and closing the drop-in means erasing more than five years of community engagement, balking on the homelessness crisis, and quite literally leaving people to die outside. It seems the mayor's office made this upending decision without giving any thought to the burden they are placing on the existing homelessness providers. Does the mayor realize the damage he is doing by taking away a crucial load-bearer for homeless care in the Northside? Or is it only more prudent for the Honorable Cory O'Connor to get his photo op on East Ohio Street while his police entourage clears the way of our starving neighbors? I implore the City Council to investigate the closure of the Roots Drop-In location, and I urge the Mayor to deeply reflect on the immensity of suffering he will be directly responsible for if this closure is followed through. I yield my time. Thank you.

Thank you. Our last registered speaker is Chief Ikohana Haumaukina.

Greetings and good day. My title is Chief Ikohana Halimakina.

I am the Grand Confederate Air Force Confederacy of Aboriginal American People.

While I am not in support of the closure of Bruce's drop-in center, I do, however, support the relocation of such a vital asset towards the City of Pittsburgh. In the business district, I personally work on East Ohio Street, so this is a first-hand account of the effect of having such a center in a business district. I do not believe that it belongs there. However, I do believe that it's an essential component to healing our community. So yes, it should remain open, but I believe it should be relocated. Without further ado, what I came to say today is how we truly set a standard of excellence is to create sustainable spaces and places and partners. While it's great to see all this development in the city of Pittsburgh, it's disheartening to see the majority of the development doesn't include us. It's apparent that our elders, leaders, and our children can tell that we are left out. We demand and deserve opportunity to create generational wealth. We are not expendable. We are creators and innovators. Pittsburgh has served as ground zero for many mavericks with ideas used throughout the world today, such as Freedom House Ambulance, EMF services. now known as uber that starts here in pittsburgh it's first of all for the home of jazz grace mary lou williams that many of us do not know of home of august wilson george benson and william zamar a civil engineer who greatly contributed to how the railroad stacy is conducted my point is When we are intentional about inclusion, people's lives are enriched and the community is empowered. While food, gas, transportation, housing, healthcare, and basic essentials simply cost elections, we know that wherever there is poverty, there will be crime. Remove the barriers and you will remove the crime. to plant shady trees and make less shady deals. Thank you. That's my time.

That exhausts our list of registered speakers. We'll now take comment from those in the chambers. Please come to the podium. Provide your name and neighborhood for the record.

President Jacob Poole, previous name Zoltan Levent Yakub. I went to University of Pittsburgh where I was held captive in the Greenfield area, different parts of the Pittsburgh area by force. And I'm here to speak about international law violations. America and Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania, they're not a party to international criminal courts, international law, international humanity, human rights laws. As a foreigner, would you want to live in a country that doesn't abide by international laws. Well, I'm here, and I'm here by force. It's because America operates eugenics child slave trading camps in Eastern Europe through which I was processed and brought to America in 1996 as a minor child. And in that time period, I'm part of 100,000 children that were processed through those facilities like I was and brought to America. I'm alone in captivity. I was forced to attend the University of Pittsburgh, join a legal PNC bank. I lived in an apartment alone, no family, no friends, being transferred site to site, private property to private property. And that's how I lived my entire life in the Pittsburgh area. And people gained the system. Westmoreland County to Pittsburgh to transfer you through different areas in coordinated time sequences. University of Pittsburgh police is not police, it's a private army hired for slave trading. And this is how it is. And Pittsburgh area has 100 Eastern European churches and I visited 50 of them and they have thousands of people hiding in the basements, afraid. Can somebody please tell the lady not to interrupt all the time, every time I speak? 100 Eastern European churches in Pittsburgh are the thousands of people in fear. You don't see them in public, because every time I go in public, every single day I'm attacked. Every day I go in public. I get targeted because people know where I go, and I've been going places for years, and people don't want me to go in public. This is how 100,000 people who live in the Pittsburgh metro area, who were born in Eastern Europe, processed through camps like I was, surgical alterations, slave trading practices, medical experiments, This is what happens, since America did this 100 years ago with African Americans, they're still doing it, but with Eastern Europeans, because America is not a party to international law, they operate child slave trading camps in Eastern Europe. I have surgical scars on my head, my back, my spine, my thighs, genital area, and I have no medical records for any of those things done by Americans when I was a minor child, for slave trading practices. So, Thank you.

Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Hi, Bernadette from Beachview. Trees down. I was rescued under my own tree two Thursdays ago in a horrific lightning if I would have been one minute up my ramp and made my left on my... Handing us a list of places to call gives more stress and more fear of a system designed to make us feel like burdens to society. And hearing about this root thing, you would be really shocked at who is homeless in the 1900 block up on Broadway. Shocked. They need roots. Don't shut that down.

Next speaker, please.

My name is Unique Brown and obviously as a unhoused resident, I am in agreement with y'all not shutting that down. But I'm gonna talk about what I came to talk about. So good morning, children. I'm glad you are here today because this is something I need y'all to really pay attention to. Today's lesson, I want to explain what's going on in Pittsburgh with these apartments popping up. Let's start off with some basic math, since it seems to be the area y'all struggle with most. We have developers throwing up massive luxury buildings all over East Liberty, Strip District, Oakland, and somehow, magically, every one of them only managed to squeeze in 10% low-income units. So the 220-unit building in East Liberty only has Children, that's not affordable housing. That's crumbs, that's tyranny, and be grateful. It's seriously a joke. And the wild part is you actually approved it like it was a gift to the community. Approving 10% affordability is not leadership. It's policy malpractice. Now, we'll compare Francis Street. 82% affordable housing. That means 147 out of 180 units are affordable. Why? Because HUD. Because when federal oversight shows up, suddenly affordability becomes possible. But what do we get with y'all? 10% in a press release. So let's break this down. 10% does not stop displacement. 10% does not keep black families in the neighborhoods they built. 10% does not protect seniors or disabled residents. 10% does not match nowhere near the scale of Pittsburgh's housing crisis. But you are approving building after building like you're giving out gold stores to kindergarteners. So I'll give you some homework. And I expect you to do it correctly. Not the trash we keep getting. Raise the affordability requirements 20-30%. Make inclusionary zoning citywide. Require deeper affordability 30-40% AMI. Not the fake 80%.

Next speaker, please.

Good morning. My name is Yvonne F. Brown. I live at 715 Mercer Street. That's the high rise at the top of Bedford with 190 apartments in there. As I told you before, I listen to WESA daily. Also, I listen to 101.5 Word that's on the website. And I wanted to say welcome back, John Hall. John Hall had been, he would come in the evening with Kathy, but they moved him back in the morning. But I remember hearing him years ago, and it was like, might have been a month after my son had, they had let my son die, and he had played a song called Order My Step, and I sang in the choir in church, but I remember that song, and I called him and asked him, told him about my son, and asked him would he play that song, and he did, and I remember him singing it, and for Tony, sweet Tony. I want you to understand that when I come down here and I speak, I want you to understand that I might not remember what you've done. I might not remember each word that you said. I might not remember how you insulted me, but I can remember how you made me feel. And when I said about John, I can remember my feeling when he had said, Tony, sweet Tony. Also, Mr. Lavelle, on Thursday at 3.30 at KD River's Tire, they're having a meeting about them cutting the 81A, the 81, the 81A. the Oak Hill, they're going to cut the bus. Now, we live at the top of the hill, and to go to Center Avenue, we have to walk a couple blocks. I remember when Doug Shield was president of council, and he had said that with the senior citizen homes, the hospitals, these places are supposed to be clean in order that we can get the citizens to the hospitals back and forth. I am still a little bit upset. And Mr. O'Connor, if you listen, I want that meeting now. I told you before, I asked for a meeting. You act like you really give me one, but I'm telling everybody that if he doesn't give it to me, that shows that he's fixed on us. both sides of his mouth, but I give him much respect because when he was a councilman, he was unlike the rest of you. He would be there sitting, waiting at 10 o'clock while you would be running around like you were in your living room, talking and lollygagging amongst each other. My time is up.

Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Sorry, Mr. President. Yes. Can I register aye votes for the bills? Yes. Thank you. Okay. Apologies.

Is it still morning? Good morning, Special Agent Sunshine. Thank you, Laura, for closing the Roots Center on the north side. I guess I'm the only one that wants it closed, so I'm mostly. Let's talk about why the one on Smithfield Street closed. No bathroom. Why? Too many ODs. People just dying in the bathroom. No heat for two winters. We were in there breathing. You could see smoke coming out of our mouths. For two winters, Mosley. Is it a lie? No, it is not. Thank you, Lord, for divine intervention. On oppression. We're being oppressed out here. Why? The illegal drug trade. Let's talk about it. A trillion dollars? U.S. Department of Justice, the United States only gets $35 billion of that. Where is the rest of it going? Here's an example. From $59,180 right here in this chamber to $26,348,449. Which I'll go with the money. I don't see it. You don't even give me bus fare to get here. Praise God for my health and my strength. Thank you, Jesus. The wisdom for today comes from Proverbs 16.22. Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it. The veil. But calling brings punishment to fools mostly. Moses comes right here, gets that money, those millions, and goes straight to the racetrack. Which horse won this week? I can't tell because your center being shut down. God is tired. He's tired. But money does not sustain us. He does. An honest expression of faith is simply this. The Lord is not looking for perfect words. or actions. He wants honest prayer. Do you pray mostly? Are you a man of God, Lavelle? I can't tell. I can't praise his name right here. Why? Why can't? Will I go to jail if I praise his name right here in this chamber? You hate my gifts. It's jealousy. It doesn't make any sense. The law of discipline, everybody needs to focus on is consistency. Can you be consistently on time for these meetings? In Jesus' name, have confidence when you pray. Start your day with an hour with God. Then maybe things will work out for you the rest of your day, mostly. Thank you, Lord, for using me as a vessel to do your will, not mine. In Jesus' name, amen.

Thank you. Next speaker, please. Next speaker, please. Seeing no further speakers, we'll move on to the presentation of papers, beginning with Councilman Charlene, Sheriff Human Resources.

Good morning, Mr. President. Good morning.

Councilperson Charlene. Councilperson Sharlin presents bill number 872, resolution amending resolution 760 of 2025, which authorized the mayor and director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into an agreement with day force for services relating to the administration of the city of Pittsburgh's human capital management system, which includes payroll and benefits by increasing the approved amount by $677,790 for a new total cost not to exceed $6,218,540 over 12 years. And Councilman Calker, Chair of Public Safety and Wellness. Thank you, Mr. President. Councilman Coghill presents bill number 873, resolution authorizing pursuant to chapter 210 of the city code, the mayor and the director of the Department of Public Safety to accept a donation from Save Station of an outdoor AED cabinet and a Zoll 3 AED valued at $8,399 to be installed in a public area. Bill 874, resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter into a lease agreement or agreements between the City of Pittsburgh and East End Cooperative Ministries for space rental for the Office of Community Health and Safety at a cost not to exceed $23,745 over two years.

And Councilwoman Gross, Chair of Innovation, Performance, Asset Management and Technology.

Mr. President, Councilwoman Gross presents bill number 885, resolution authorizing council's consent to an extension pursuant to 922-05D of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances of the deadline for the Planning Commission to act on Council Bill 2026-0009. I believe we need a roll call vote.

Mr. Sharland.

Aye.

Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley?

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro? Aye. Mrs. Strasburger? Aye. Mr. Wilson?

Aye.

Mr. LaValle, President?

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

Thank you. The bill has been approved. That takes us to Councilman Mosley, Chair of Intergovernmental Educational Affairs.

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number 875, resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the city of Pittsburgh to enter into an agreement, agreements and or a memorandum of understanding with the University of Pittsburgh. On behalf of its center on race and social problems at the School of Social Work and the David C. Frederick Honors College for the purpose of hosting university students as part of a civic engagement internship program at no cost to the city.

Councilman Mosley, do you wish to waive Rule 8 on Bill 875? I have a motion to waive Rule 8. Second. All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Bill 875 will be on tomorrow's Standing Committee agenda. That moves us to Councilwoman Salinatro, Chair of Public Works and Infrastructure.

Thank you, Council President. Thank you.

Councilwoman Salinetra presents Bill Number 876, Resolution Authorizing the Mayor, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Director of the Department of Public Works, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Community and Economic Assistance Program in the amount not to exceed $200,000 for upgrades at Farmhouse Field and Highland Park, new water fountains, and the Allegheny Riverfront Trail connectivity planning project. Bill 877, resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Multimodal Transportation Fund in the amount of $3 million for the renovation of the Boulevard of the Allies in the Central Business District in the City of Pittsburgh between Commonwealth and Grant Street. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of $900,000 for this stated purpose for total project costs under this grant not to exceed $3,900,000. Bill 878, resolution authorizing the mayor the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's Green Light Go program for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of $1,533,315.69 for intersection upgrades at Bingham Street and 10th Street, Butler Street and Main Street, East Liberty Boulevard and Lorimer Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh, The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount of $257,988.99 and pending grant transfers from local organizations in the amount of $125,339.94 for a total project cost of $1,916,644.62. And Councilwoman Strasburger, Chair of Finance and Law. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Councilperson Strasburger presents bill number 879, resolution amending resolution 77 of 2026, which authorized the mayor and the city solicitor to enter into a professional services agreement with Fisher Phillips, LLP, for legal consulting services in connection with labor disputes to extend the term, expand the scope of work, and allocate additional funding in an amount not to exceed $150,000 over one year.

And Councilwoman Warwick has no new papers. That takes us to Councilman Wilson, Chair of Land Use Economic Development.

No new papers, Mr. President.

Thank you. I have one communication.

Council President Lavelle presents Bill number 880, communication from Rhea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the weekend at September 11, 2026.

I need a motion to read, receive, and file.

So moved.

Second. All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? The bill's been read, received, and filed. Our next order of business is reports of committee for final action, beginning with Councilperson Erica Schatzberger, representing the Committee of Finance and Law.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Emergency Medical Services.

You've heard the reading inside of the bills or any discussion. Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action. All in favor to pass the bill will say aye. My name is called. Those opposed will say no. We're Kirk. Please take the role.

Mr. Sharland. Mr. Coghill. Miss Gross. Mr. Mosley. Mrs. Salinetro. Mrs. Strasburger. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Lavelle, President. Nine ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legally required number of votes, is passed finally. And that moves us to Councilwoman Kim Salinetro presenting the Committee of Public Works and Infrastructure.

Thank you, Council President.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Salina True presents Bill No. 866, reported a Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for September 9, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 822, resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development's Multimodal Transportation Fund for the renovation of the Boulevard of the Allies in the Central Business District. The grant proposal includes an ask of $3 million for this stated purpose. Bill 823, resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development's Multi-Modal Transportation Fund for the Sheridan Station Plaza Intersection Safety Improvement and the Wabash Street Community Connector projects. Grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed $1,122,996 for this stated purpose. Bill 824, resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Fernhill Avenue from Bellbrook Street to Elm Bank Street should be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. Bill 825, resolution providing for an amended agreement with CSXT Transportation Inc. for preliminary engineering work on the Fraser Street Swinburne Bridge replacement project. and providing for the payment of the costs thereof not to exceed $32,780, an increase of $12,760 from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at 95%. Bill 826, resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with C. D. R. McGuire, Inc., for project design management services and reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects. To add funding for the preliminary engineering phase, increasing the total not to exceed to $3,968,237.13, a net increase of $67,773.94, reimbursable at various rates. Bill 827. Resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with CDR McGuire, Inc. for project design management services and reviews in connection with various City of Pittsburgh projects to add funding for the preliminary engineering and final design phases, increasing the total not to exceed amount. to $4,064,876.91, an increase of $0 from the previously authorized agreement, reimbursable at 100%. Bill 828, resolution providing for an amended agreement with CSXT Transportation Inc. for preliminary engineering work on the West Carson Street Bridge project and providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $28,600, an increase of $12,320 from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at 95%. And Bill 844, resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a temporary easement agreement with North River Pittsburgh. I, LLC, for temporary placement of city vehicles onto certain properties along 32nd and 31st Street in the 6th Ward, City of Pittsburgh, in order to allow necessary resurfacing work to occur at the city's Environmental Services Center at 3001 Railroad Street.

You've heard the reading inside the bill. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the bill is now ready for final action. All in favor of the passage of the bill will vote aye. Your name is called. Those opposed will vote no. Would a clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland.

Aye.

Mr. Coghill. Aye. Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legally required number of votes, is passed finally. That takes us to Councilperson Robert Sharlin, President of the Committee of Human Resources.

COUNCILPERSON CHARLIN PRESENTS BILL NUMBER 867, REPORTED COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 WITH AN AFFIRMATIVE RECOMMENDATION. BILL 838, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND CIVIL SERVICE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A WARRANT IN FAVOR OF THE NEOGOV FOR THE ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION DATABASE, PERSONNEL REQUISITION DATABASE, CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION QUESTION DATABASE, EXAM SCHEDULING AND SCORING PROCESSES, and applicant and examination statistics reporting at a cost not to exceed $57,908. You have heard the reading and title of the bill.

Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action. All in favor of the passage of the bill will vote aye. Rename as called. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland.

Aye.

Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legally required number of votes, is passed. Finally, that moves us to Councilman Bobby Wilson, presenting the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you.

Councilman Wilson presents bill number 868, report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for September 9th, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 832, resolution authorizing the Office of the Mayor on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into two-year reimbursement agreements for the 2026 Love Your Block Program, cost not to exceed $20,000. and Bill 833, resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of permits, licenses, and inspections for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the building and fire code academy to provide a two-day legal aspects of code enforcement training for all PLI staff that are required to have international code council certifications as part of their job description at a cost not to exceed $7,000.

You have heard the reading in time of the bill. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action. All in favor to pass to the bill will vote aye. Her name is called. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland.

Aye.

Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetra. Aye. Mr. Strasburger. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle-President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legally required votes, is passed finally. And that moves us to Councilman Barbara Ward, presenting the Committee of Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services. Councilman Wilson, thank you.

Councilwoman Warwick presents bill number 869, reported a committee on recreation, youth, and senior services for September 9th, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 805, resolution transferring the amount of $200,000 to the Department of Parks and Recreations from the Stop the Violence Trust Fund for staffing and supplies to support out-of-school time services and programming at the Dunlap Family Center.

You have heard the reading inside of the bill. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action. All in favor of the passage of the bill will vote aye when her name is called. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland.

Aye.

Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle-President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legally required number of votes, is passed finally. And finally, Councilman Kari Mosley, presenting the Committee of Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number 870, report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for September 9th, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 817, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Allegheny League of Municipalities for one year membership dues in an amount not to exceed $9,000. Bill 818, Resolution adopting plan revision to the City of Pittsburgh's official sewage facilities plan for 6212 Walnut Street at no cost to the City. Bill 819. Resolution adopting plan revision to the City of Pittsburgh's official sewage facilities plan for 2225 Smallman Street at no cost to the City. Bill 820, resolution adopting plan revision to the City of Pittsburgh's official sewage facilities plan for 132 through 134 Prospect Street at no cost to the city. And Bill 821, resolution adopting plan revision to the City of Pittsburgh's official sewage facilities plan for 630 North Aiken Avenue at no cost to the city.

You've heard the reading entitled the bill. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action. All in favor of the passage of the bill will vote aye. Your name is called. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland.

Aye.

Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle-President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legally required votes, is passed finally. And that takes us to motions and resolutions. Is there anything for members? Councilman Schwarzenegger and I saw Councilman Mosley as well.

Thank you, Mr. President. Mine's very small. I just wanted to correct for the record that Council Member Warwick is also a co-sponsor of the proclamation from Maria Cohen. Thank you. Wanted to make sure that was reflected in the record.

Councilor Mosley? Yeah, I just wanted to thank City Planning, Department of Public Works, as well as DOMI, as well as the Mary Lou Williams Institute for their work to get East Liberty Boulevard honorarily renamed for the great Mary Lou Williams. one of the greatest jazz musicians to have ever lived and a mentor to many great jazz musicians. And it's, um, you know, throughout her life, was a true ambassador. And even in her afterlife, she continues to be an ambassador for the great jazz tradition in the city of Pittsburgh. And last Friday, we had a great celebration at the corner of East Liberty Boulevard and Longmore Avenue. So I just wanted to also thank Mary Lou Williams' family, the Fergusons, and everyone from the extended family who came out in support. And it was such a

long overdue but worthy tribute uh to one of uh the great daughters of the city of pittsburgh and councilman charlie yes uh thank you so i'm having a post agenda this afternoon on enforcement uh council members might remember this was actually one of the might have been my first piece of legislation was calling for an audit from the controller on our enforcement practices, specifically around code violations from PLI, Environmental Services, and DOMI. So I do encourage members to join that. I think this is, again, a thing that is... SEVERELY LACKING IN THE CITY AND THE CONTROLLER HAS NOW PUT NUMBERS TO IT. IT DID TAKE SOME TIME. THEY FOLLOWED BEST PRACTICES TO MAKE AN AUDIT ACTUALLY COUNT AND NOT JUST A REPORT THERE BUT IT IS WORTH LOOKING AT AND ENGAGING WITH MORE. So I would encourage members to join. The other thing I would like to call for today, I have done this previously, although I believe I missed doing this this summer. I would like to call for a post agenda on homelessness and really the plan for homelessness throughout the winter here. Something I've done in years past and would like to get the ball rolling on that, even though it's still September. being prepared for our plan for winter homelessness.

Is there a second? Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? We'll work with your office and the clerk to get it scheduled. Thank you. Anything else members? Councilwoman Gross?

I am, I'm just alerting members that we're also having the post agenda on privacy and surveillance technologies by the city. And I wanted to remind the clerks, because I don't see it on our internal calendar, for Monday, September 21st at 10 a.m. And so I didn't hear it in the announcements as well. We're also having it, since many of our speakers are out of town, we're having it as Zoom only, which I've been told by the clerk that is possible to do. So we won't be here in chambers. It makes it a little easier on all of our technology in the clerk's office as well. So that's Monday, September 21st at 10 a.m.

Thank you. Thank you. Anything else? If not meeting announcements this afternoon at 1 o'clock, Council will hold an executive session on Bill 879 as it relates to litigation. Also this afternoon at 1.30, Council will hold a cablecast post-agenda discussion pertaining to the Comptroller's Audit on Code Enforcement, chaired by Councilperson Charlene. Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16th, Council will hold our Senate Committee Meeting at 10 a.m. The registration will close at 9. And on Thursday, September 17th at 12 p.m., council will hold a cablecast public hearing on Bill 224 as it relates to zoning changes in Banksville-Golder Horizon. Speaker registration will close at 10 a.m. Thursday morning. To register to speak at these meetings, please fill out the sign-up form on the council meeting webpage or call the clerk's office at 412-255-2138. With that, I need a motion to approve the minutes and adjourn the meeting. So moved.

Second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

We are adjourned.