City Council - Regular Meeting

Good morning, and welcome to the regular meeting of city council on Tuesday, 03/10/2026. Will the clerk please take the role?

Mister Charland. Here. Mister Cockhill. Here. Miss Gross. Mister Mosley. Missus Salanetro? Here. Missus Strasburger? Here. Missus Warwick? Here. Mister Wilson? Here. Mister Lavelle, president? Here. Seven members present.

Thank you. If you are able, please rise for the pleasure of allegiance and remain standing for a moment of silence as we both remember our former councilwoman Darlene Harris, who passed away Friday morning, as well as councilman Carriage Mosley's father who passed away recently as well. Thank you. Our next order of business is to amend the agenda. Is a motion to amend?

Second.

Second. All favor, say aye. Aye. The agenda has been amended. Our next order of business is proclamations. We'll begin with councilman Wilson. Good

morning, everyone, and thank you to the everyone who showed up for the Saint Patrick's Day celebration today. I wanted to make sure that we had this moment today to recognize Central Outreach. If I was here to recognize all the great things that happened on the North Side, I'd probably never make it off this podium. But for an exceptional group like Central Outreach, I wanna make sure that we recognize all the great efforts. And I see the great t shirts here.

This is ten years of care, compassionate community. So we've all seen this organization grow throughout this decade, this past decade. So with that, whereas Central Outreach Wellness Center was founded in 2015 with a mission to provide inclusive, equitable health care that fosters wellness for the whole person and removes barriers to care for all individuals. And whereas over the past decade, central outreach has grown from its original North Shore location into a vital medical clinic serving communities across Western Pennsylvania and beyond. Whereas the patient centered services include HIV and STI prevention and treatment, hepatitis C cure initiatives, gender affirming care, mental health support, primary care, and harm reduction advocacy.

Central Outreach has improved health outcomes and quality of life for the LGBTQIA plus communities and all those who seek care, and whereas the leadership and staff of Central Outreach Wellness Center have responded to the community needs throughout the the public health crisis, including testing initiatives during the COVID nineteen pandemic and vaccine outreach during the MPX outbreak. Whereas the advocacy, education, and outreach, Central Outreach Wellness Center continues to reduce stigma, expand access to essential services, and ensure that every person can receive care without judgment or discrimination. Now, therefore, be resolved that the City Council of Pittsburgh does hereby declare 03/10/2026 to be Central Outreach Wellness Center Day in the city of Pittsburgh.

May we have a motion to approve? So

moved. Second. Second.

All in favor, say aye. Aye. Congratulations. Congratulations. And

we have Sarah Miller here if if you'd like to say some words. Hi.

I'm Sarah Miller, nurse practitioner and vice president of clinical operations at Central Outreach. Thank you so much for this proclamation. This is really amazing to be recognized in this way. The work we have done over the pandemic and the MPOXX epidemic was also a huge public health feat, and we are proud to be able to show up for our city in this way. Our team continues to do the work in rooms, in outreach vans, all across the county in different ways. So we are very proud to be here and happy to celebrate Central Outreach Day. Thank you.

Would like to come up

and say anything? Would anybody else like to say anything? Alright. If not, we have council call for

a pic picture? And now councilman Calkhill and councilman Salinatra.

Good morning. Good morning, everybody. Well, it's that time of year again. We're being invaded by the Irish. Probably one of the most fun times a year. And, you know, nobody does it like Pittsburgh. And most people think I'm Italian, which I am. But today, I'm Irish. Cog Hill is actually Scotch, so you know. So I'm proud to be presenting the proclamation for you all today. I wish if you would all come up, please. And I'm joined by councilwoman Kim Selinetro, who has really deep Irish ties, I found out. Both grandparents are from Ireland. Okay. So Well, listen, you too.

Right? Yeah.

Thank you.

If you've never been down to our Saint Patrick's Day parade, it's the second largest in the country. And do yourself a favor. It's really worth going to. It truly is a lot of fun for everybody. And it starts with the button party. I don't know if many of you were at that, but just filled with fun events. Our Irish heritage in Pittsburgh is deep, and we love them, and I'm proud to be part of them. Whereas the Pittsburgh Saint Patrick's Day parade proudly presented by the Irish Society for Education and Charity Incorporated is scheduled for this Saturday, March 2026. This year's parade is led by grand marshal Patrick Baerne, which we all know. Where you at, Patrick?

Yep. Patrick remains a lifelong member of the Knights of Equity Court nine, fourth degree. He is also a member of the Ancient Order of Hyperions division twenty three, the Gaelic Art Society of Pittsburgh, and the Westside Irish American Club of Cleveland and has dedicated thirty four years to public service with the city of Pittsburgh. Whereas 2026, miss smiling Irish eyes is queen Molly McKenna. Molly?

Daughter of Greg and Aaron McKenna of Mount Lebanon. She is a junior at Saint Mary's College, double majoring in biology and chemistry. A presidential scholarship recipient who plans to attend medical school. Nice. Her dedication to her heritage includes competing at the highest level of Irish dancing at the All Irelands in 2023, and she's gonna do a little number for us after after the yeah.

Whereas court made in Kennedy, Erin Elizabeth Coontz where are at, Erin? Or I'm sorry, Elizabeth. Of Oakdale is a senior at Chartres Valley High School and a member of the National Honor Society and Math Honor Society. She is a WPI ALL section athlete and plans to attend Westminster College to play soccer, major in biology, and pursue a career in genetic counseling. Whereas court made in Sydney and Hoover Sydney, okay, of South Fayette is currently a sophomore at West Virginia University majoring in exercise physiology with plans to become a pediatric occupational therapist.

She is a longtime Irish dancer with Schaublin Academy. Whereas this year's ancient order of Hiberians, AOH, man of the year is Bill O'Neil. Where are at, mister O'Neil? Yep. Say hello. Bill is a member of the Monsignor Michael McGarry AOH division seventeen, where he was past president. He currently serves as financial secretary for the AOH Allegheny County Board and political education chairman for the AOH Pennsylvania State Board. The ladies ancient order of Hiberians, l a o h, woman of the year is Peggy Sheridan. Peggy? Okay. Is is Peggy Sheridan?

One second.

Okay. Peg is an active member in the LAOH division twenty one, serving as officer of commission of missions and charity for twenty years. Now, therefore, it be resolved that the council of the city of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize the Pittsburgh Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee and thank all the organizers and participants for making Pittsburgh nationally known as having one of the biggest Saint Patrick's Day celebrations in the country. Be it further resolved that the council of city of Pittsburgh does hereby declare March 2026 to be Saint Patrick's Day week in the city of Pittsburgh.

Do you have a motion to approve?

So moved. Second.

All in favor, aye. Aye. Congratulations.

And I'm gonna ask a few members, whoever would like those being recognized especially, to come up and say a few words. I also wanted to point out our doctor Melissa Rasseter is also very involved, city council's own, and I'll have you say a few words if you'd like. But first, I'd like to turn turn it over to councilwoman Kim Selinetro, our most Irish person on council, I believe. So

Thank you all for everything you do to keep our higher heritage alive in this city. It's an it's an important heritage that runs very deep in Pittsburgh, so I'm very proud of the work that my group does at LEOH division eleven. And thank you. Thank you all. That's it.

Thank you. Just just so you know, we'll have lunch and some beverages for you, but nonalcoholic beverages for now. Okay. We'll wait for this Patty's Day parade for that. But but then would I ask any of you or all of you to come up and say a few words, please? In whatever order you'd like.

Hi. My name is Kevin Conboy. I'm the parade chairman of the Saint Patrick's Day parade. I'd just like to say, please come down to the parade. Start sharply at 10AM. We do start our our day off with mass with the bishop at 8AM at Old Saint Patrick's Church in the Strip District on 17th Street. It's a grand day. These people are wonderful, so talented. It's an amazing group of young women, young men, and a little bit older young lady.

Little bit older young lady. Very

good. Very politically diplomatic.

That won this year. Pat Byrne is is my favorite Irishman. He's at every event. He knows a lot of Irish history. He knows all the good Irish bands that he always gives me good tips on. So thanks, Pat, and congratulations. Well deserved award. We have a family friendly petting zoo on Stanwyck to 1st Street 1st Avenue from the boulevard. We have a petting zoo. We have Irish step dancers, which these girls used to be, and we have a band coming in. We have face painting, so bring the kids down. It's a great family event. Thanks for all who who attend.

Thank you.

Good morning. I'm Pat Byrne. I'm Misshore's grand marshal. First of I'd like to thank councilman president council Dan LaBelle, and especially councilman Coghill for sponsoring this proclamation. Thank you. You very much. Okay. I last time I was in these chambers was probably thirty years ago, I got a proclamation from senator Furlough, then councilman Furlough. Right. Because they the Giant Eagle in Garfield on Penn Avenue was closing in the the World War two monument, Veterans Monument was on her property and had to be moved.

And my mother-in-law, Aggie Bros, she got forty third Street Concrete to donate to concrete, and the lumber company donate the and me and two other city workers went up. We formed it and put the concrete in for the new monument, you know, all volunteering and they that's the last time I got a proclamation. But I'm overdue. I'm I'm very honored and humbled to be the grand marshal of this year's parade, especially with these three lovely ladies, the Hibernia of the Year and the Hibernia woman of the year. And I just like to thank everybody and just let everybody know to come to the parade.

It's gonna be a great parade this year. There's two people I'd like to give a shout out to. Well, a bunch of people. My family, I'm very close with, and there's two women who are very dear to my heart and they're watching this right now. As missus Eileen Conley and missus Lois Michaels. Alright. Thank you. Good job.

Hi. I'm Molly McKenna. I'm this year's miss smiling Irish eyes, and I just wanted to say thank you so much to the parade committee for putting on an amazing parade this year and for I think I speak for all three of us girls when I say we're so very grateful to have been chosen by the miss smiling Irish eyes committee this year to be miss smelling Irish eyes in her court. And we're just so honored to be able to represent the Pittsburgh Irish community and all of our ancestors, and we're very thankful to our family and friends who supported us, not just in this, but just in everyday life. So thank you.

Good morning, everybody. My name is Peggy Sheridan Bond. I grew up in East End, Lincoln Avenue District. I went to Corpus Christi. I used to walk into East Liberty to go to the Irish dances. I'm still dancing, still making my scones, And my both my parents came from County Donegal, Ireland. They met in Pittsburgh at a dance. That's that's the history. But I still last night, I sat down. I wrote 15 cards, Saint Patrick's Day cards that will be going over to Donegal just to say hi.

Yes. But I thank you in being honored at this event. Thank you. Hello.

I am Bill O'Neil. I am honored to be this year's man of the year. It's an opportunity that I had to show our motto, friendship, unity, and Christian charity. And I am very honored and thankful for the Allegheny County, ancient Norovi, Ibernians selecting me as man of the year.

Thank you. Melissa, did you want say

a few words? No. Okay.

Okay. We also this is one time a year we get Kevin Quigley back in chambers, which we're all so proud of. So so so listen. Lunch will be served in the back for you. I have to stay for the meeting, but thank you for being here.

Congratulations, Bill. Congratulations, court. And everybody in the back, congratulations so much. Can I get the other members up here too? Let's just get the whole gang.

And we have two to be read into the record.

Council member Cogco presents. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the council of the city of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Arlene Savedra and be it further resolved that the council of the city of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, 03/15/2026 to be Arlene Savedra Day in the city Of Pittsburgh. And council members Strasburger, Mosley council members Strasburger and Mosley present. Now therefore be it resolved that the council of the city of Pittsburgh does hereby honor Kalliopi's fiftieth anniversary and recognizes of extraordinary contributions to the cultural fabric of our city over the past five decades. Be it further resolved that the council of the city of Pittsburgh does hereby declare 03/12/2026 to be Kaleopi Day in the city of Pittsburgh.

May I have a motion to approve? So move. Second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Proclamations have been approved. Our next sort of business is public comment. I'd like to remind everyone the rules of council state that comments are limited to matters of concern, official action, or deliberation, which may be before city council. Profanity will not be permitted. After your call, please restate your name, provide your neighborhood for the record. You will have three minutes to speak. Our first registered speaker is Deborah Wiley.

Good morning, council members. My name is Deborah Wiley, and I'm a resident of the Banksville neighborhood, the community board Dismiss Charities under a Bureau of Prisons contract proposes to convert the FOP building behind the Days Inn on Banksville Avenue into a federal halfway house. Dismiss will ask both the city planning commission and this council to grant a conditional use zoning change to do so. I'm asking this council to deny that application. Here is why.

First, the crime environment. The hotel corridor on Banksville Avenue sits in the highest crime sub area of ZIP code 15220, a ZIP code already rated in the bottom thirty seventh percentile for safety nationally. That specific stretch experiences approximately 307 documented crimes per year. Vehicle break ins, drug offense, assaults, disturbances at the adjacent hotel properties. These are not statistics from somewhere else.

This is our neighborhood. Second, the Bureau of Prisons own standards condemn this site. The BOP requires that every halfway house provide, and I am quoting their own policy, a positive environment free from criminal and drug use activity. This corridor does not meet that standard. There is a beer distributor within walking distance.

There are bars along the route. Banksville Road is a four lane highway with no safe pedestrian crossing, and yet the residents of this facility would be required to walk it every single day. Third, who else is on this corridor? This is not an empty commercial strip. Banksville Elementary School is nearby.

Crafted Children's Corner Daycare is on Banksville Road. And at 2644 Banksville Road, the same street as this proposed facility, the backside of it, is is Family Links, a counseling center serving children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance in adults in recovery from mental illness and substance abuse. Only. Think about that for a moment. We would be placing a federal correctional reentry facility steps away from children receiving mental health treatment.

We would be asking families in crisis to share that corridor with individuals under federal supervision for serious crimes. That is not a compatible use. That is not a safe community. Its spread zoning code gives this council the authority and the responsibility to deny a conditional use application when it is contrary to the health, safety, and welfare of the community. This one is. I am asking you to deny it. Banksville residents are asking you to deny it. Thank you for your time.

Thank you. Our next speaker is doctor Ronald Van Miller.

Doctor Ronald Van Miller, Squirrel Hill North, Kibbutz, Migiddo, Israel, and Al Lijon, Palestine. This is near Har Migiddo. You know? Armageddon. I'm a Global Intelligence Society candidate for president Of The United States, twenty twenty eight ACE and January, available 247.

The council concern which I share is with local government, with public safety. Should there be a Pittsburgh Department of War? Search question. Wait. What is the highest crime area in Pittsburgh? The answer that comes up online is TheHill. Should the Pittsburgh mayor claimant declare war on crime in Pittsburgh neighborhoods starting with the Middle Hill? Rationale's ours. Mayor claimant MC, and Middle Hill neighborhood MHN. Frank Lucas popular there?

R one, MC acts to eliminate threats to Pittsburgh festering in MHN via drone surveillance and helicopter neutralization informed by anthropic AI slave Claude. R two, MC acts to ensure that no criminal group can possess biochemical radiological agents. R three, MC acts to relativize extension of MHN criminality to other neighborhoods. R four, m c x two, regime change. Remove counselor claimant for MHN district six.

Or five, MC acts to alter election irregularities in MHN occurring via vote theft and transfer. Or six, MC acts to produce peace in MHN and the world of Pittsburgh City, or seven, acts to pro protect the future for kids, or aid m c x to repel criticism of an action that may lead to impeachment, or eight or nine, Roman Catholic Christian God approved royal priest, sanctified MC acts to bring back God into to city government and to promote religion here. R 10, pressured by Jewish American Pittsburghers, He wants to cleanse

Thank you. The rest of us. Our next registered speaker is Bethany Cameron, who I do not see. So our last registered speaker is Ikohana Hal Malkena.

Greetings and good day. My title is chief Nikumana Howie Sakina. I am the Grand Mesa that very often better the evaporation of American people. And today, I would like to honor and pay homage to the legendary international sculptor, Thaddeus Gilmore Leslie, born in 1926. He may have been small in stature, but if you ask me, he stood ten feet tall in greatness.

A self taught sculptor whose work was unmistakably would fill the room with conversation. He asked one to go beyond the lessons taught by others. Frequently, I would see him at the Allegheny sandwich shop where he would often eat breakfast. He secretly paid for me and my companion's breakfast one day. I was completely in shock to learn at this age.

I refused to believe that this elder who looked all of maybe 65 at bed was in fact 95 at the time that we met. Following that encounter a few years ago, I googled him and read everything that I could read about him, how he's been carving for over seventy years, salvaging discarded wood and repurposing it for greatness. Gulps big sculptures were displayed in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, LA, Baltimore, Harvard, Milwaukee, even in Norway, to name a few places where the installation did mighty and strong. In the air, hidden in our water, hidden in the soil. And in fact, it's also hidden in our food.

Something else to us. We unknowingly eat cancerous, late food on a daily basis. It is my belief that premature death in children, teenagers, young adults, middle aged folks like myself, and our precious elders like daddy could be avoided. If we take the maverick approach to dealing with how our food comes into place with chemicals. We don't need preservative.

I remember a time when no one I knew ever died from cancer. It was something that just happened to some people some of the time, but never anyone that I knew. I now know dozens of people who have died due to cancer, and it's getting increasingly worse. I urge city council to also take the same approach that you did to plastic. The chemicals must go.

Thank

you very much. We'll now take comments from those in chambers wishing to speak. Please come forward at this time. Provide your name and your neighborhood for the record.

Good morning. Carlino Giampolo, Panther Hollow. It is time to right the wrong of the construction of the illegal skate park in Panther Hollow. A small self appointed group seized public property and converted it to their own selfish private use. The graffiti filled illegal skate park never ever should have been built in the first place in a residential historic neighborhood.

It must be shut down and created in another venue such as Park or any other venue that will not bring harm to any longtime residents and homeowners. In place of the illegal skate park will be two bocce courts, a state of the art playground for children, and a stand alone Italian American Museum of Pittsburgh to honor the rich heritage, tradition, and culture. That vision is in keeping with the mayor's vision of what a recreation area should be. Our community of Panther Hollow is entering into a new era of partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, and our community is both grateful and enthusiastic about this new beginning. The university generously agreed to fulfill our request to enhance our already existing Italian sense of place with the planting of additional trees and plaques.

Trees will be planted to honor, one, military veterans of World War two, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Two, Daiola's families who comprise the largest numbers of the early immigrants from the eighteen eighties. Three, Eugene De Pasquale, who was instrumental in protecting the neighborhood from outside development in the early nineteen sixties. And four, Henry Wiggy DiOrio, who retrieved Bay Bruce last home run ball and then donated the ball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The University of Pittsburgh is to be highly commended for their generous act of kindness.

The potential of what the partnership with the university can achieve has created a residence of joy. Let me illustrate. When I told a 96 year old woman that her husband who passed away last year would be included in the military plaque, she was overcome with joy. That is the path of dignity, creating joyful moments with harm to none. It is time for the city administration to right the wrong and shut down the illegal skate park, and for all of us to continue to move forward on the path of dignity. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Next speaker, please.

Good morning. My name is Unique Brown. I first started to come here to speak because I thought I was going to speak to a room full of adults that were elected to represent the people of the city. But most of the times when I sit in these meetings, I feel like I walked into a middle school classroom where the teacher walked out. Phones are out, sad conversations, heads down, barely paying attention, back turned towards us.

Y'all walk in and out whenever y'all want to. I mean, I love my phone too. I understand. But if my job was to attend meetings and just give my attention and I spent most of my time scrolling, I'm sure my boss would scroll me right up out of my job. And that's the part that hurts Because for many of us, these three minutes represent weeks, months, even years of struggle that we've been going through in this city.

Some of us are nervous. Some of us are hurting. Some of us are fighting for our families. All we ask for is three minutes of attention, three minutes of eye contact, three minutes of respect. But instead, it's like we're talking houseplants. You looked at us in our eye for months while you were campaigning for our votes. You should be able to still do the same thing during public comment. If we can pause our whole day to come speak to you, the least you can do is pause your phone for three minutes to pay attention. Trust me. Whatever on your phone is still gonna be there.

It's not more important than the people that put you in those chairs. And human nature is y'all really don't care unless it's happening to y'all. So I want y'all to picture this. Y'all go to a shelter, domestic violence shelter, whatever shelter it is. A agency that's supposed to come and help you with housing comes and signs you into that program. Then no later than a week, you call to get clarification. They're like, oh, guess what? We took you off that list. We had to rescind that offer and put you back, and now you're back on a waiting list for us maybe if we get staff in and then can that work? Nobody's answering that.

How can I fill out paperwork to any type of program, organization, anything going on, and they say that my offer was rescinded after I filled out paperwork, that that that means I'll be had a voucher? That means everything was already secured. How can they say that they just ended a offer? And she said it's not only mine, so it's other people. So I'm asking for everybody that they so called did it to. Who can answer that here? Who can answer that anywhere? How can anybody do that? Thank you all very much.

You. Next speaker.

Good morning. My name is Yvonne F. Brown. I live in the Hill District. I wanted to start off first this today to apologize to you whoever saw me at the last time I came.

That's when special agent was speaking, and miss Warwick came out and was talking to me, and I did. I was talking to her while special agent was speaking. And I wanna apologize to her, but I I also wanna explain why it happened. You know, she's never done that before. I think I was shocked, and I just started talking when she asked me because I'm really concerned about what's happening to me the same way that people will be when she comes out there and talks to them.

But I'm telling you, I apologize because, you know, I can give them h e l l about talking while we're talking. Also, it's been bothering me. It's been bothering me for for months because when I think about doctor I mean, think about mister Krausz. You remember our our our president? He used to be president of council.

I remember when he took them, he insisted upon having a refrigerator back in his office, and I believe it was, like, a $150. Now I wanna know, did he take it with him or did he leave it? Because it wasn't supposed to be his, and he knows it. And I want you to know what kind of guy he is if he took that refrigerator. He should be back in that office for whoever came next, and you just know it. And don't try to cover up for him. If he took the refrigerator, tell him you want it back. You, president, you should be able to do that. We should find our place. I may be laughing now because it's funny to me that he took it.

When he took it, he shouldn't have took the refrigerator and used me to get it back. You see, I'm smiling. I've been praying for you because you need help, and I do too.

Next speaker, please. And I believe the refrigerator is still there. It's still there.

Good morning, special agent sunshine, the missing child, Seres Taylor. Lord, thank you for opening my eyes yet another day, a beautiful day. Thank you for using me as a vessel to do your will, not mine, in Jesus' name. Be not deceived, Ephesians five six says. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.

Yvonne Brown used to be read. Wife of Thaddeus Mosley Junior. Maybe I'm not talking about the same Yvonne, but this is what I have. You have three children?

Yes, sir.

You have five? Am I one

of them?

Please please address counsel. Alright.

Ezekiel three nineteen says, but if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin, but you will have saved yourself. The wicked man I believe God is speaking of in this scripture is my father who has done a lot to keep me out here on the street homeless, out of jealousy, envy, him and my real mother, whoever she may be. You guys are trying to use what I don't know against me. God is all known. Try to use it against him.

He know who I am, who my real mother and father is. And the longer you try to hide my true identity, the more people will die in Jesus' name. The estates that now belong to me, keep trying to hide them from me too because who's living in them have to go in Jesus' name. Proverbs twenty three sixteen says, not in those pain will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. And what is right is justice for all children who abducted who are abducted and sold to the highest bidder.

And everything, all the resources that are attached to them are stolen by our government in Jesus' name, forcing them to be homeless. This is what this city council and our government corrupt officials do to tell them my identity was stolen when I was a child. I'm not supposed to still be here, but here I still stand on the promises of God in Jesus' name. Who is gonna restore everything back to me that was stolen from me by anybody in Jesus' name? I decree it. It is so. I will retain and restore be restored everything stolen from me, known and unknown, in Jesus' name. I decree it. It is so. Thank you, Jesus, loving me. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Thank you. Next speaker, please. Next speaker, please. Seeing no further speakers, we'll turn to the presentation of papers beginning with councilman Charlene, chair of human resources.

Good morning, mister president. Good morning.

Councilperson Charlene presents bill number two twenty one. Resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with Industrial Organization Solutions Inc for professional consulting services connection with police officer recruit candidate examinations and selection services at a cost not to exceed $151,980 over three years.

And councilman Calker, chair of Public Safety and Wellness. Thank you, mister president.

Councilman Cockhill presents bill number two twenty two, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Precision Auto Express repair in an amount not to exceed $6,347.85 for repairs to a Pittsburgh Bureau of Police vehicle. And bill two twenty three, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the major city's chiefs association in an amount not to exceed $7,500 for payment of annual member dues.

And councilwoman Gross, chair of innovation performance, asset management, and technology.

No papers, mister president.

Thank you. Councilwoman Gross for councilor Moseley.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number two twenty four, resolution authorizing the mayor, the director of public works, and the director of finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County San itary Authority for the installation of certain monitoring boreholes on city owned parcel IDs at no cost to the city.

And councilman Sila Nacho, chair of Public Works and Infrastructure.

Thank you, council president.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Silenatra presents bill number two twenty five. Resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Public Works on behalf of the city of Pittsburgh to enter into an agreement for agreements with Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC to allow the integration of natural gas service for a city facilities architecture project at Riverview Park at no cost to the city. Bill two twenty six, resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Public Works and or the director of the Department of Finance on behalf of the city of Pittsburgh to execute an instrument for the declaration of restrictions and covenants and opportune documents over the vicinity of the city's Spring Hill Park playground as a condition of a national pollution discharge eliminate elimination system permit granted in conjunction with property improvements in the area at no cost to the city. And bill two forty three, resolution authorizing the borough of Crafton to take by eminent domain certain permanent and temporary real estate interest in a portion of that certain parcel of real estate identified by the Allegheny County assessment office is blocked in Lot Number 39 F 280 located within the boundaries of the city of Pittsburgh.

And it comes from Strasburger, chair of finance and law. Thank

you, mister

Preston. Thank you.

Thank you, mister Preston.

Councilperson Strasburger presents bill number two two seven. Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of sergeant's court reporting services for legal transcript services for an amount not to exceed $5,556.40 over one year. And bill two forty two, resolution amending resolution eight forty five of 2025, which authorized the fee schedule for 2026 pursuant pursuant to chapter one seventy of the city code by revising fees associated with vending licenses into unified vending fees as recommended by the Department of Permits, licenses, and inspections at no cost to the

city. Grossberger.

I'd like

to waive the rules make a motion to waive the rules of council so that bill two forty two appears on tomorrow's standing committee agenda.

Is there a second?

Second.

All in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Bill two forty two will be on tomorrow's standing committee agenda. Councilman Warwick, chair of recreation at the senior services.

No new papers, Mr. President.

Thank you. Councilman Wilson, Chair of the Language and Economic Development.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Councilman Wilson presents bill number two twenty eight. Resolution authorizing the mayor, the director of office of management and budget, and the director of the department of city planning to enter into an agreement or agreements with Trust for Public Land for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed $25,000 to install signage in the city's greenways. Bill two twenty nine, resolution further amending resolution eight sixty three of twenty eighteen, effective 01/01/2019 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 reallocate $55,692.60 of community development block grant CARES Act funding to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and authorize subsequent agreement or agreements.

And for myself, madam clerk, if we could first take the four appointments, and of those four, can take we councilman Warwick by herself?

Sure. Council president Avail presents bill number two thirty, resolution appointing John McClory as the director of the department of public works. In bill two thirty one, resolution appointing Jeff Scalican as the director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. And bill two thirty three, resolution appointing Helen Sestra as a member of the Historic Review commission for a time to expire 01/01/2028.

We need a motion to interview or to approve.

Motion to interview the directors. Is

there a second?

Second.

All those in favor, say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? We will work to get those scheduled. And then can we take councilman Warwick's appointment? Yep.

What are we doing with 02:33 with the Helen?

Sestra? Oh, I apologize. We made a motion to interview the directors. Helen Sestra is an appointment to the Historic Review Commission. Do you wish to interview her as well?

I I don't. Yes.

Okay. Okay. Is there may you make the motion, councilman?

Motion to interview.

Is there a second? All in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? We will get get all three of those scheduled. And then councilman Warwick's appointment.

And bill two thirty two, resolution appointing the honorable Barbara Warwick as a board member of the equipment leasing authority for a term to expire 06/15/2026. Barbara Warwick will fill the seat vacated by Peter McDevitt.

May we have a motion to approve?

Do approve. Second.

And I believe we need a roll call vote.

Mister Charland.

I I apologize. Which bill are we on right now?

This is councilman Warwick being appointed to the ELA. I.

Mister Coghill. I. Miss Gross. Aye. Missus Salanetro? Aye. Missus Strasburger? Aye. Missus Warwick?

Do I recuse myself?

You can vote.

Aye. Mister Wilson. Aye. Mister LaVelle, president. Aye. Eight ayes, zero nos.

Thank you. And now we have one reappointment.

Bill two thirty four, resolution reappointing Julie Asciola as a member of the board of license and inspection review for a term to expire 03/01/2029.

This is a reappointment. We still need a motion to either interview or to approve. Motion to approve.

Second. All

those in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The reappointment has been approved, and we have three communications.

Bill two thirty five, communication from Ria 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 03/06/2026. Bill two thirty six, communication for Rachel Heisler, city controller, submitting a special report on the Pittsburgh Public Schools procurement practices dated February 2026 and bill two thirty seven. Communication from David Green, director of permits, licenses, and inspections, submitting PLI's amended title seven business licensing rules and regulations along with the new vending program rules and regulations for PLI, the Department of City Planning, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure dated March 2026.

Need a motion to read, receive, and file.

To move. Second.

All in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Bill's in favor of receiving file. We'll now move on to unfinished business, which are the appointments that were, interviewed on March 3 and March 4.

Bill Bill one twenty eight, resolution appointing Shatara Murphy as a board member of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority for a term to expire 01/01/2031. Bill one thirty six, resolution appointing Scott Conka as a member of the board of directors of Pittsburgh Water for a term to expire 01/01/2031. Bill one thirty nine, resolution appointing Darren Kelly as a member of the planning commission for a term to expire 01/30/2030, serving the remainder of the term for a seat previously held by Steve Mazza. Bill one forty, resolution appointing David Vats as a member of the planning commission for a term to expire 01/01/2030, serving the remainder of the term for a seat previously held by Jean Holland Dick. Bill one forty one, resolution appointing Diamante Walker as a member of the planning commission for a term to expire 01/01/2032.

Bill one forty two, resolution appointing Gerardo Enteriano as a member of the planning commission for a term to expire 01/01/2028, serving the remainder of the term foresee previously held by Monica Ruiz. Bill one forty three, resolution appointing Justin Hunt as a member of the planning commission for a term to expire 01/01/2028, serving the remainder of the term four c previously held by Philip Wu. Bill one forty four, resolution appointing Bob Reppi as a member of the planning commission for a term to expire 01/01/2032. And bill one forty five, resolution appointing Lashawn Burton Falk as a member of the planning commission for a term to expire 01/01/2032.

We need a motion to approve. Motion to approve. Second. To the roll call vote.

Mister Charland.

Aye on everything, and no on January.

Mister Coghill. Aye. Miss Gross. No on '1 forty, and I on all others. Mister Mosley or missus Salinetro. Aye. Missus Strasburger? Aye. Missus Warwick?

No on October and 10:40 2, and eye on the rest. 13?

It's 140.

Oh, okay.

You said 1401

Oh, yeah. Sorry. 14 no on 140142.

Mister Wilson.

Aye.

Mister Lavelle, president.

Aye. But I also need a member of council to make a motion to amend bill one thirty nine, which is is the the amendments in front of you is simply clarifying the actual expiration date for that term.

Motion to amend bill one thirty nine to reflect the term.

Second. All those in favor, say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? Bill one thirty nine has been amended.

Bill one forty, six ayes, two nos. One forty two and one forty five, seven ayes, one no. And all other bills, eight ayes.

Thank you. That completes unfinished business. We'll now move on to reports of committee for final action, beginning with Councilman Kim Salonetro presenting the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure.

Thank you, Council President.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Silanetro presents bill number two eighteen, reported a committee on public works and infrastructure for 03/04/2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill one seventy eight, resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the department of public works and or the director of the department of finance to enter into an agreement or agreements and or lease or leases with Three Rivers Waterkeeper for stewardship of the Island Marina by 3RWK at an annual fee of $1 for a period of five years with the five year option to renew.

You're referring to Rudy Gay and Tyler of the bill. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the bill is now ready for final action. All in favor of passage of the bill before aye, where name is called. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mister Charland? Aye. Mister Cockhill? Aye. Miss Gross? Aye. Missus Salanetro? Aye. Missus Strasburger? Aye. Missus Warwick? Aye. Mister Wilson? Aye. Mister Lavelle, president? Aye. Eight ayes, zero nos.

The bill having received the legally required number of votes is passed finally. That moves us to councilman Bobby Wilson presenting the committee of land use economic development. Thank you, mister president.

Councilman Wilson presents bill number two reported a committee on land use and economic development for 03/04/2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill two zero eight, resolution amending resolution six twenty five of 2025, authorizing the mayor and the director of city planning to enter on behalf of the city of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with Evolve Environment Architecture to provide services to create historic district design guidelines for the Mexican war streets and the Manchester Historic District at a total cost not to exceed $37,500.

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

Mister Charland? Aye. Mister Coghill? Aye. Miss Gross? Aye. Missus Salanetra? Aye. Missus Strausburger? Aye. Missus Warwick? Aye. Mister Wilson? Aye. Mister Lavelle, president? Aye. Eight ayes. Zero nos.

The bill haven't received. The legal required number of votes is passed. Finally, that moves us to councilman Moseley presenting the committee of intergovernmental educational affairs. Thank you, councilman Gross.

Thank you, mister president.

Councilman Moseley presents bill number two twenty, reported a committee on intergovernmental educational affairs for 03/04/2026 with an affirmative recommendation, bill one seventy six. Resolution amending resolution 37 of 2026, which authorized the cooperation agreement or agreements with the city of Pittsburgh equipment leasing authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment, and accessories, equipment support infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year twenty twenty six by increasing the authorized amount by $1,000,000 to a new total of $28,188,019 for additional items to be added to the plan. Bill one seventy seven, resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Water to allow Pittsburgh Water access to city property in Southside Park in order to maintain the storm water or tanks in the park for phase one of the city's Southside Park project at no cost to the city.

You've heard the reading and title of the bill. Is there any discussion on the bill? Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action. All in favor to pass that available, aye, my name is called. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the role.

Mister Charland? Aye. Mister Coghill? Aye. Miss Gross? Aye. Missus Salinatro? Aye. Missus Strasburger? Aye. Missus Warwick? Mister Wilson? Aye. Mister Lavelle, president? Aye. Eight ayes, zero nos.

The bill haven't received a legal requirement of votes is past filing. That takes us to motions and resolutions. Is there anything from members? If not, we have meeting announcements. This afternoon at 01:30, council hold a cable cast post agenda on a climate action plan chaired by councilman Strasburger. Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 11 at 10AM, council hold our standing committee meeting. Street of registration will close at nine. Tomorrow afternoon at 01:30, council will hold a pre agenda interview for the historic review commission, public art committee, and civic design commission nominees. 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, need a motion to excuse the absent member, approve the minutes to adjourn the meeting. So moved. Second. All in favor, say

aye. Aye.

We are adjourned.