City Council - Regular Meeting

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA

2026-0570

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and celebrate Lisa McVay for her decades of dedicated service to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and congratulate her upon the occasion of her retirement; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare May 28, 2026, to be “Mary Lisa McVay Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER STRASSBURGER AND ALL MEMBERS

2026-0571

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and celebrate Paul Depp for his decades of dedicated service to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and congratulate him upon the occasion of his retirement; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare May 28, 2026, to be “Paul Depp Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER STRASSBURGER AND ALL MEMBERS

2026-0572

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor and celebrate Sami Steigmann for his resilience before, during, and after the Holocaust. Mr. Steigmann has dedicated his life to maintain the memory of the Holocaust and those lost; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 2nd, 2026, to be “Sami Steigmann Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER STRASSBURGER AND ALL MEMBERS

2026-0573

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh congratulates the Greenfield Baseball Association on 75 years of invaluable service to our community’s children; and, BE IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Saturday, June 6th, 2026, to be “Greenfield Baseball Association Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER WARWICK AND ALL MEMBERS

PUBLIC COMMENTS

2026-0554

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of PulsePoint Foundation, PO Box 12594, Pleasanton, CA 94588, in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($6,000.00), for the City’s share of the license fee for the annual renewal of the PulsePoint emergency services application.

2026-0555

Resolution amending Resolution No. 346 of 2025, which authorized an Amended Agreement with Workiva, Inc. to provide a subscription-based publishing software solution by extending the term for an additional one (1) year and increasing the approved amount by Sixty-One Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars and Thirty-One Cents ($61,493.31) for a new total cost not to exceed Three Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-One Dollars and Twelve Cents ($339,461.12) over seven (7) years.

2026-0557

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works for the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Borough of Wilkinsburg (“Borough”) for the collection of a portion of the Borough's municipal waste by the City, at a Borough cost not to exceed Three Million Four Hundred One Thousand Six Hundred Thirty One Dollars and Ninety Nine Cents ($3,401,631.99) over a period of three (3) years.

2026-0556

Resolution amending Resolution 542 of 2023 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a sub-award agreement with Riverlife, for the purpose of spending grant funds in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred ($499,900.00) dollars to support the renovation of Allegheny Landing Park, by correcting the park name on the Section 1.

2026-0558

Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. for costs associated with the Final Design phase of the Frankstown Avenue Signals project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Four Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents ($404,254.34), reimbursable at eighty percent.

2026-0559

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the East Ohio Street Safety and Streetscape project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) reimbursable at 100%.

2026-0560

Resolution amending Resolution No. 924 of 2024, effective December 18, 2024, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2025 Capital Budget, the proposed 2025 Community Development Program, and the 2025 through 2030 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing COMPLETE STREETS by One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00) to account for additional Federal Highway Administration funding being received by the City of Pittsburgh.

2026-0561

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program" by increasing STREET RESURFACING by One Million Sixty-Five Thousand Seven Ninety-five dollars and Seventy-Five cents ($1,065,795.78) to align with the most recent American Rescue Plan Act allocation.

2026-0562

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Open Space Institute for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000.00) dollars to acquire privately owned tax-delinquent land to improve connectivity of our greenways.

2026-0565

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article VII: City Realty by adding a new Chapter 456: City Farms Garden Program, to authorize the Department of Parks and Recreation to establish a Garden Program, which permits urban agricultural activities on permanently City-owned property, all under certain terms and conditions.

2026-0566

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article VII: City Realty by adding a new Chapter 455: Greenways, to authorize the Department of City Planning and its appointed designees to establish a Greenways Program, which permits stewardship and urban agriculture activities in the greenways, all under certain terms and conditions.

2026-0567

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article XI: Parks and Playgrounds by amending Chapter 473.01.a.3 and 473.01.b.1 to update Pittsburgh’s Park Property Use Regulations.

2026-0563

Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning to accept a donation from Preservation Pittsburgh in the amount of TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) for the conservation of the Soldiers and Sailors Foundation in Arsenal Park.

2026-0564

Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property, Article VII: City Realty by amending Chapter 454 to update Pittsburgh’s Adopt-A-Lot Program.

2026-0568

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Agreement or Agreements with Batta Environmental Associates, Inc. for professional services providing materials for and analysis of lead dust samples pertaining to PLI’s execution of the City of Pittsburgh’s Lead Safe Ordinance for a total cost not to exceed THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND FOURTEEN CENTS ($35,949.14) over three years.

2026-0569

Communication from Rea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended May 29, 2026.

2026-0574

Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Allegheny Ave situated North of, and beginning at the intersection of N. Franklin Ave and ending at 1631 Allegheny Ave at the termination of this Northerly block, should be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER LAVELLE

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

2026-0547

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0509

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 218: Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Plan, to clarify language to better align with budgetary practices.

2026-0510

Resolution authorizing the City to quit-claim any right, title and interest it may have in and to the property identified as 6491 Stanton Avenue (L&B 124-B-25) in the 11th Ward to Grace S & Chibuikem Ironnah for $200.00 (Two Hundred Dollars) relating to the full and final resolution of a longstanding scrivener's error in the chain of title.

2026-0511

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Omar Cardenas in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,600.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0106) for damage to his vehicle on Eiler Street from an accident with a City Police vehicle on March 17, 2026. (Executive Session held 5/18/26)

2026-0515

Resolution amending Resolution No. 747 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to extend a Professional Services Agreement with Bromberg & Associates LLC for effective communication services, by exercising the contract option to extend the term for 6 months and by increasing the total spend by $75,000, for a new not to exceed amount of Seven Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and No Cents ($778,976.00). SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER STRASSBURGER

2026-0536

Resolution amending Resolution No. 840 of 2024, which authorized a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) extension with B2GNow, for the purpose of amending account codes at no additional cost to the city.

2026-0548

Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0499

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Common Plea Catering in an amount not to exceed SIXTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($16,450.00), for catering services during the NFL draft operational period.

2026-0500

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Institutional Review Board Authorization Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh, allowing the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board to provide oversight of research conducted by the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City.

2026-0501

Resolution adopting the Allegheny County Hazard Mitigation plan as the official hazard mitigation plan of the City of Pittsburgh.

2026-0549

Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0300

Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of A. Folino Construction, Inc., in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($481,320.00), for the purpose of Emergency Snow Removal at various locations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, over one year.

2026-0507

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program in the amount not to exceed ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN ($1,666,217.00) dollars to revamp our curbside yard waste collection program.

2026-0508

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the West End Trolley Trail Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00).

2026-0553

Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2025-1993

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, Section 902.03, Zoning Map, to rezone parcels 56-N-300, 56-N-410, 56-J-325-0-3, 56-N-96, 56-N-97-A, 56-N-97, 56-N-98-A, 56-N-98-B, 56-N-98-C, 56-N-99, 56-N-99-B, 56-N-95, 56-N-52, 56-N-93, 56-N-91, 56-N-90, 56-N-88, 57-A-8, 57-B-350, 57-S-50, 57-S-100, 57-S-30, 57-S-89, 57-S-92, 57-S-40, 57-S-6, 57-S-12, 92-D-60, 92-D-50, 92-D-10-1, and 92-D-20 from the RIV-GI (Riverfront General Industrial Subdistrict) to RIV-IMU (Riverfront Industrial Mixed-Use Subdistrict) in the Hazelwood neighborhood of the 15th Ward, and in the 31st Ward. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a Report and Recommendation on 7/14/25) (Report and Recommendation received on 11/20/25) (Public Hearing held 3/6/26) SPONSOR /S: COUNCIL MEMBER WARWICK

2026-0550

Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0512

Resolution amending Resolution 388 of 2025, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with Starfire Corporation, for an enhanced fireworks show held in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of Independence Day, by modifying the code account to include grant funding, and by increasing the amount by Two Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($261,800) for a new total cost not to exceed Five Hundred Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($514,000.00) over three years.

2026-0551

Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0502

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Bloomberg Philanthropies for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Youth Climate Action Fund in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars to strengthen how cities partner with young people to develop local climate solutions.

2026-0552

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for May 27, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

2026-0503

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Economic Development Initiative - Community Project Funding in the amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) to recreate community at the Thaddeus Stevens Recreation Center.

2026-0504

Resolution authorizing the issuance of three warrants payable in favor of CONNECT Congress of Neighboring Communities, for one year membership dues for all three branches of government in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS ($27,563.00).

2026-0505

Resolution amending Resolution No. 680 of 2020, entitled “Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with the URA’s application for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant of up to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($1,500,000) for the Former Homewood School project. (Council District 9)” to increase the total grant award, adjust the match, and assign an additional job number.

2026-0506

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 2200 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, at no cost to the City.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

ADJOURNMENT