City Council - Regular Meeting

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA

2026-0429

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize A.B.A.T.E. of Pennsylvania for their work in advocating for motorcycle safety and we encourage all motorists to remain vigilant and courteous when sharing the road; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of May 2026 to be "Motorcycle Awareness Month" in the City of Pittsburgh.

2026-0430

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and celebrate GIFT on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, and commends its decade of service that has strengthened Pittsburgh through intergenerational connection, purpose, and care; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby extend its congratulations to GIFT on this milestone, and its best wishes for continued impact in the years ahead.

2026-0438

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does commend Partners For Quality for their continued dedication to providing impactful services to those in need and for being an active member in the community; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares Saturday, May 9, 2026, to be Steel City Duck Derby Day here in the City of Pittsburgh.

2026-0460

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and congratulate the Homewood Carnegie Library on their historical 116 years of achievements and education.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

2026-0439

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with Leidos Security Detection & Automation, Inc. for equipment maintenance services for the City's x-ray security systems at an overall cost not to exceed SIXTY-NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($69,000) over five years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)

2026-0440

Resolution amending Resolution 345 of 2025, which authorized a contract renewal with Euna Solutions, Inc. to provide a subscription-based budgeting and performance management system, by extending the term for three (3) years, and increasing the approved amount by Two Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars and Fifty-Eight Cents ($286,739.58) for a new total cost not to exceed Seven Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and Fifty-Eight Cents ($785,864.58) over nine (9) years.

2026-0441

Resolution amending Resolution 682 of 2022, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management & Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Healthy Outcomes Inc., now Policy Confluence, Inc., DBA Balancing Act for a suite of online tools to educate and engage citizens on budget priorities, by extending the term for one year for an additional Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($13,000) for a new total not to exceed of Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($52,000.00) over four years.

2026-0442

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of Euna Solutions, Inc for a one-year subscription in an amount not to exceed Nineteen Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars and Zero Cents ($19,980.00).

2026-0443

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 7606-7610 Tioga St., Pittsburgh, PA 15208, at no cost to the City.

2026-0444

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2695 Winchester Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, at no cost to the City.

2026-0445

Resolution providing for a supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Toole Design, LLC for costs associated with Phase 2 of the West Pittsburgh REACH Neighborhood Mobility Plan, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($204,274.00), an increase of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the previously executed agreement.

2026-0446

Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering, Final Design and Construction phases of the City Steps Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Nine Million Eight Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($9,870,000.00), a net increase of Seven Million Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($7,220,000.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at 80%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Forty-Six Thousand Dollars ($46,000.00), a net increase of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) from the previously executed agreement.

2026-0447

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 A. Liberoni Inc., for costs associated with construction for the Sylvan Avenue Multimodal Path Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Eight Hundred Ten Dollars and Ninety-Seven Cents ($1,871,810.97) a net increase of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Six Dollars and Eighty-Four Cents ($139,306.84), reimbursable at various rates. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)

2026-0456

Resolution authorizing Council’s consent to an extension, pursuant to § 922.05.D of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances (the “Zoning Code”), of the deadline for the Planning Commission to act to recommend approval or disapproval of Council Bill #2025-2224.

2026-0448

Resolution amending resolution No. 712 of 2025, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to submit a Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund Grant Application to the Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries for the replacement of the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and roofing systems at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill Branch in an amount not to exceed FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND ($400,000.00) dollars for this stated purpose,” to accept the grant and authorize necessary expenditures.

2026-0449

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Twelve Cents ($143,966.12), reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by Eighty-Two Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($82,175.66), and increasing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - SPORTS FACILITIES by Two Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand One Hundred Forty-One Dollars and Seventy-Eight Cents ($226,141.78).

2026-0450

Resolution amending Resolution No. 79 of 2026, to increase the maximum principal reimbursement amount of the approved issuance of General Obligation Bonds while maintaining the approved maximum aggregate principal amount. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)

2026-0451

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand dollars ($25,000) to conduct a City of Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Context Statement.

2026-0457 Resolution reappointing the Honorable Anthony Coghill as a board member of the Equipment Leasing Authority (ELA) for a term to expire on June 15, 2031.

2026-0458 Resolution reappointing the Honorable Barbara Warwick as a board member of the Equipment Leasing Authority (ELA) for a term to expire on June 15, 2031.

2026-0452 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Janelle Smith as Deputy Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service.

2026-0453 Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Paula Kellerman as Chief of Labor Relations and Director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service.

2026-0454 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 May 1, 2026.

2026-0455 Communication from Rea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a donation to the Department of Parks and Recreation from Scholastics thanks to the Grable Foundation in the form of 1,000 books to be placed in the City's Recreation Centers valued at an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND ($3,000.00) dollars.

2026-0432 Communication from Rachael Heisler, City Controller, submitting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the year ended December 31, 2025.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTION

2026-0431

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0391

Resolution amending Resolution No. 390 of 2025 which authorized ninety-three (93) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide on-call professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, with each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) annually for a three-year term, by authorizing an additional fifty-eight (58) agreements for an updated total of one hundred fifty-one (151) Open-End Professional Services Agreements.

2026-0392

Resolution amending Resolution No. 389 of 2025 which authorized ninety-three (93) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide on-call professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, with each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($1,500,000) annually for a three-year term, by authorizing an additional fifty-eight (58) agreements for an updated total of one hundred fifty-one (151) Open-End Professional Services Agreements.

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)

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)

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)

2026-0396

Resolution designating Banks and Lending Institutions to act as Depositories for the years 2026, 2027, and 2028 in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article III, Depositories.

2026-0399

Resolution amending Resolution No. 197 of 2025 which authorized ninety-two (92) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to various professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) annually for a three-year term, and providing for funding of the costs thereof, by authorizing thirty-nine (39) additional agreements for a new total of one hundred thirty-one (131) Open-End Professional Services Agreements.

2026-0400

Resolution amending Resolution No. 196 of 2025 which authorized ninety-two (92) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to various professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) annually for a three-year term, and providing for funding of the costs thereof, by authorizing thirty-nine (39) additional agreements for a new total of one hundred thirty-one (131) Open-End Professional Services Agreements.

2026-0433

Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

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)

2026-0434

Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0387

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with Duquesne Light Company for the installation of one (1) pole and one (1) anchor on City-owned parcel ID 76-D-1-0-2.

2026-0389

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) and/or the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Student Conservation Association (“SCA”) for the purpose of volunteer services provided by the SCA, resulting in improving the City of Pittsburgh’s (“City”) environmental conservation, at no cost to the City.

2026-0435

Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0390

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" so as to re-allocate Fifty-five Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Sixty Cents ($55,692.60) of Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act (CDBG-CV) funding to two food banks, and authorize a subsequent Agreement or Agreements.

2026-0436

Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0384

Resolution amending Resolution 20 of 2025, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with CORE Business Technologies for software, equipment, and services related to payment processing and cashiering systems for the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Police, by extending the contract by one (1) year and increasing the approved amount by ONE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($104,172.75) for an amended total cost not-to-exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($500,229.35).

2026-0437

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for April 29, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0386

Resolution approving and authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a right-of-way license agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority ("ALCOSAN") in lieu of permits for the occupation of certain portions of the public right-of-way in the City of Pittsburgh.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

ADJOURNMENT