City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good morning and welcome to the regular meeting of City Council on Tuesday, June 9th, 2026. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mr. Mosley.

Here.

Mrs. Salinetro. Here. Mrs. Strasburger. Here. Mrs. Warwick. Here. Mr. Wilson.

Here.

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. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, Thank you very much. Our next order of business is to amend the agenda. Is there a motion to amend? So moved. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. The agenda has been amended. Our next order of business is proclamations. We'll begin with Councilman Mosley.

Can Sheldon Ingram and whoever else came, Mr. Ingram, come up? It's an honor to present this proclamation to acknowledge the incredible career of Sheldon Ingram, who I've gotten to know many, many years ago when I was a young activist. I don't know if you remember that time when you interviewed me and Dr. Biko Baker, now Dr. Biko Baker, when we were working with the League of Young Voters. That was probably about 20 years ago, so it was showing our age. And whereas Sheldon Ingram has dedicated four decades to the highest standards of broadcast journalism, serving as a trusted, authoritative, and deeply compassionate voice for the citizens of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. And whereas Sheldon graduated from Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from there he attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia. During his time at Morris Brown College, Sheldon studied broadcast journalism and completed a 10-month internship at CNN as an intern reporter. His first career stop was WCRB in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he served as a reporter and morning anchor. then later moved on to WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Virginia as a reporter and talk show host. And whereas after four years of broadcasting in Norfolk, Virginia, Sheldon began his 34-year career at WTAE Channel 4 News as a reporter and talk show host here in Pittsburgh. During his illustrious tenure at WTAE-TV Channel 4, Sheldon has been on the front line of the region's most defining moments. delivering breaking news with unwavering integrity, unparalleled professionalism, which earned him three Emmy Awards for his work on the magazine show Chronicle. And whereas Sheldon has always engaged in community service and has served on numerous boards for nonprofit organizations while in Pittsburgh, After an extraordinary and impactful career in journalism, Sheldon is turning the page to embark on a very exciting new chapter, stepping away from the newsroom to begin to bring his undeniable charisma, storytelling prowess, and creative talents to the stage and screen as a full-time actor. And whereas, while the Pittsburgh News landscape is losing a titan of broadcasting, the entertainment world is gaining a remarkable talent, and we will no doubt and in no doubt he will command the spotlight with the same grace and dedication he brought to the anchor desk. So we thank him for his years of dedicated service to our city and celebrate his immense contributions to local media and extend our warmest wishes for a spectacular and award-winning second act as an actor. Therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor and commend Sheldon Ingram on the occasion of his retirement from WTAE TV and broadcast journalism, and be it further resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the ninth day of June, 2026, to be Sheldon Ingram Day in the City of Pittsburgh.

May we have a motion to approve? Second. Congratulations.

Councilman, thank you, Councillor Mosley. Never in my 34 years reporting at Pittsburgh would I imagine speaking at a city council meeting, but thank you for this honor. I am deeply humbled, and it's been a tremendous run. presenting the news for the residents of Pittsburgh and in Allegheny County. To you, the members of City Council, thank you for your cooperation, always working with me as a journalist and being the gatekeepers of the city, stewards for the welfare of the city. I also congratulate you on the great work that you're doing in representing the residents of Pittsburgh. Thank you again for this honor. I deeply appreciate it so much. I'd like to ask my colleagues to come up and take a photo.

And next is Councilman Wilson.

All right, would Reverend Dr. Gregg come up and everyone else that came with you? All right. All right, well, it's great to have people from Destiny of the Faith Church in the City Council Chambers today. And if you've been to any Northside event, whether it's a dinner or a breakfast or, you know, a new park that's opening, you may hear from Dr. Greg here. usually she leads us in prayer on the north side. So it's an honor to have you in Chambers today and to celebrate 15 years of Destiny of Faith Church. And whereas Destiny of Faith Church, located at 3737 Brighton Road in Pittsburgh's Brighton Heights neighborhood, is celebrating 15 years of service to the north side community. And whereas Destiny of Faith Church was founded by Reverend Dr. Brenda J. Gregg, who previously served as a pastor of Greater Allen Church for 18 years, and later presiding as a presiding elder of the Springfield Xenia District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, overseeing 19 congregations in Ohio. Whereas, upon returning to Pittsburgh, Reverend Gregg founded Project Destiny. Many of you may know Project Destiny as a non-profit organization serving disenfranchised families throughout the Northside, and subsequently established Destiny of Faith Church after more than 30 years of ministry within African Methodist Episcopal Church. And whereas, for the past 15 years, Destiny of Faith Church has provided spiritual guidance, outreach, and support to residents of the Brighton Heights and the surrounding Northside neighborhoods. So now therefore be resolved that the City Council of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and congratulate Destiny of Faith Church on the occasion of its 15th anniversary and commends Dr. Brenna J. Gregg and the congregation for their continued service, leadership, and commitment to the Pittsburgh community.

May we have a motion to approve? Second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Congratulations.

Thank you, everyone. And I have to say, you know, as my time on council, I've known you before I was on council, but I have to say that it's no secret that your church has suffered a lot in recent times. And to be there and to see you all overcome so much during that time and continue to press on, it's really remarkable. Not only at that church, but also the nonprofit through Project Destiny. So it's a great partner for the city. And the church has been a really great partner for the neighborhood. So thank you. Would you like to say some words?

Well, first of all, let me say thank you. Certainly thank you for Councilman Wilson, who we are so thrilled to have his support on the north side and certainly all of the other council persons and the president here. We're just glad to be a part of this neighborhood. I always believed that a church should not just be there for Sunday morning worship, but also to do the work of the Lord throughout the community. And so that is what we have tried to do for the last, in this new congregation that we planted. We have tried to do this work with young people, with seniors, and just doing it as God has directed us. So I just want to say on behalf of our officers, members, and friends, our young people, thank you for this recognition, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you so much.

Would the council like to come up and celebrate this? Thanks.

And we have three to be read into the record.

Councilmember Mosley presents. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate the Obama Academy of International Studies boys basketball team for their remarkable achievements. Councilmember Mosley also presents, now therefore be it resolved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate the Obama Academy of International Studies Eagles baseball team for their remarkable achievement as the City League baseball champions. And Councilmember Mosley presents, now therefore be it resolved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby congratulate the Obama Academy of International Studies wrestling team for their remarkable achievements.

Any other motion to approve?

Second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

All the proclamations have been approved. Our next order of business is public comment. I would like to remind everyone the rules of council state that comments are limited to matters of concern, official action, or deliberation which may be enforced to the council. Preparation will not be permitted. After you recall, please restate your name, provide your neighborhood for the record. You'll be given three minutes to speak. Our first register speaker is Charlie Humphrey.

Hello, my name is Charlie Humphrey. I live in Point Breeze. That is the 15208 area code, and I've been a resident of the city of Pittsburgh since 1981. It's conceivable that there are a bunch of people here who are ready to dismiss anything that I might say about the Marshall Building. I'm viewed by a number of people as the guy who blew it. I'm the guy who was there when the Center for the Arts and Pittsburgh Filmmakers went out of business. And I'm not going to argue the point one way or the other. I will say this. Everyone thinks they know what that building was intended for. They think that they know what Charles and Dora Marshall meant when they gave the house to the city of Pittsburgh, but allow me, as one of the oldest surviving members of that family, of the Marshall family, to say that none of you know what you're talking about. And that's okay. The Marshalls' intent, my great-grandparents' intent, wasn't known by anybody, and not by me. Nobody knew what they really wanted. It's been an art center for longer than it's been a home and it's been demonstrated over and over again that the best use of that building is as a community art center serving the needs and interests that are both broad and inclusive. Any use of that space that's short of that would be, in my opinion, an abomination. The building really needs to be in the hands of a separate, nonprofit, non-city-owned entity in the same way that the zoo, the aviary, and Phipps Conservatory successfully made that transition. There is a categorical, moral obligation to serve the public in the best way possible with this space. A moral, categorical obligation. There might be a legal obligation. Lots of people are disputing that. I don't really care. We can't say exactly what the marshals had in mind, but Charles was half dead when it was given to the city. I can tell you that, and I don't think he really cared all that much. But they certainly didn't give their house to be prominently displayed on the most important corner in the East End of Pittsburgh for the sole purpose of perpetuating bureaucracy, perpetuating the jobs of bureaucrats. It's there for the community, and if it doesn't serve the community, then we have made a terrible mistake. In fact, it would be an abomination. I don't think I can state that any stronger. I held a series of meetings, by the way, at the Frick just before COVID. And if anyone is interested in seeing the results of that study with the community, I'd be glad to share it. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you.

Our next speaker is Victoria Lee.

Good morning, city council members, and thank you for having this hearing to hear all of us out in the East End. My name is Victoria Lee. I live in Point Breeze also, back in 19... I lived on Fifth and Shady across the street from what used to be the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. It was the yellow building back then. And there were parties. There were weddings, Christmas receptions. I remember going to many, many art exhibits there. And it was a happy place. It was a community space. It was a good space. So I was driving home from Oakland a couple days ago. It was a beautiful summer day. It's sun setting. And here's this building on 5th and Shady Avenue. It's a beautiful, elegant, majestic building. Ladies and gentlemen, it should not be a warehouse. That's what it is today. It's a warehouse. It's a warehouse. Warehouses are dilapidated, commercial buildings that are tucked out of the way and far away places where they're not intended to be seen. This place should be seen. It's a beautiful, gorgeous, it's our White House. Let it be open. Let the people in, let the air in, let the music in. Just fix the bathrooms and let the people in. Thank you.

Our next speaker is Carolyn Carson.

Good morning. Thank you for having us. I am Carolyn Carson. I live in Collier Township outside of the city. I'm a retired Pitt Urban Studies professor as well as the past president of the Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh and a past chair of Guild Council. The closure of the Marshall Building had detrimental effects on the city, the art scene, and on the member guilds. As a member guild, for several decades, the Fiber Arts Guild utilized space in the Marshall Building for monthly meetings, large potluck fundraisers, and most importantly, for exhibitions. Our member shows were juried by established artists known nationally, if not internationally. Importantly, our shows generally coincided with other Guild exhibitions, drawing an even wider audience to the Marshall Building. Our artists were welcome to sell their work in the PCA gift shop. And most importantly, Fiber Art International, our guild's triennial exhibition, open to artists worldwide and juried by three international artists, was held in the Marshall Building. When the building closed, it became very difficult to find quality exhibition space of a comparable size. We lost our home, essentially, as did all of the other member guilds. But the city suffered a loss, too. While Pittsburgh has a reputation as a major sports city, it also has a strong and viable arts community. With the Warhol, Carnegie, and Frick museums, as well as many known architectural and historical venues, the city attracts thousands of visitors every year. PCA's Marshall Building was very much a part of that community. Next door to the Marshall Building is the site of PCA's classes and art camps. The mission statement on the website states, quote, Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media cultivates a thriving arts community by bringing people together through education, exhibitions, and experiences, end quote. If you believe this, if you believe art is important, then imagine how impactful major, sizable, changing exhibitions could be, especially for new and young artists. Artists learn not just from classes, but from seeing work from others. Furthermore, in this day of technology and AI, art made by human hands matters more than ever. It matters to everyone. Art is part of our humanity, and we need it now. Please reopen the Marshall Building. Thank you.

Our next speaker is Cindy Berger.

Hello. My name is Cindy Berger and I am president of the Friends of Mellon Park. We are a member of the Marshall Building Stakeholders Group and I live in Squirrel Hill. Opening the Marshall Building to community use can be accomplished tomorrow if there is the will to do it. The Marshall Building has been recently renovated using a million dollars in ARPA funds. Unlike other rec centers that the city is seeking to open, the Marshall Building does not need any additional capital funds to operate as a fully functional community space. The building is nice inside. It contains a functional film screening room, hundreds of square feet of gallery space, large and small community gathering rooms, a fully functional acoustically correct performance space with a stage, and hundreds of square feet of enclosed storage space. The Marshall Building Stakeholders Group consists of the Friends of Mellon Park, Village Collaborative of East Liberty, Point Breeze Organization, Larimer Consensus Group, Lincoln-Lamington Collaborative, Shadyside Community Partnership, Calliope Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media, and Sally Ann Clues. That's a lot of groups. We have been meeting quarterly with the Department of Parks and Recreation, Councilperson Strasburger and Councilperson Mosley, for over three years to open up the building. Before the most recent redistricting, the entire park was in Councillor Strasburger's district. Now the park is split in two and Councillor Mosley is a representative for the side of Mellon Park containing the Marshall Building. However, Councillor Strasburger maintains her interest in both sides of the park. Both have been extremely helpful and supportive of our efforts. Sadly, we have not gotten very far. The building is open to the public for a few days each year to the kids at the rec center summer camps, twice a year for rec center senior events, as well as a few calliope concerts. The building is currently being poorly used as mostly warehouse space for parks and rec supplies. There are also offices for a few park and recs employees. We do not want to displace any of the park and recs employees that are there. We want their offices to remain. The building has very extensive, dedicated storage spaces, and we would like Parks and Rec to use most of them. We are asking that the rest of the storage currently in the building that dominates the gallery spaces, large and small community gathering rooms, and sometimes the performance space be stored on the site storage spaces. And if it can't all fit there, that it be moved to another location. Help us make sure that the ARPA money that was devoted to the Marshall Building is money well spent by advocating for more public use of the building, not at some time in the future, but now. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Our next speaker is Rosie Faust. Is Rosie Faust with us? If not, our next speaker is Dr. Ronald N. Miller.

Dr. Ronald N. Miller, United States, Pittsburgh, North Shore neighborhood, Maritime River Enterprises are there, Deutschland, Kiel, Rone neighborhood, Maritime River North Sea operations, Deutschland-Kiel is in the Pittsburgh City Ally Network, which I founded in 2025, and Kiel-Rone neighborhood is in the Pittsburgh City Neighborhood Network and World Neighborhood Network, founded by me in 2025. Germany is the central European nation, and U.S. American Germans are the numerically primary ethnic group. Concerns of Council include allied sister cities, Saarbrücken, anybody? Remember? You don't. And quantum... Applications for the City. Concerns that I have, Ally Cities, Initiative 6, and Quantum Information and Intelligence. I'm the Global Intelligence Society candidate for President, 2028 A.C.E., and 1448 A.H., which is after Hijra. I'm a member of the American Society for Microbiology, American Chemical Society, and the American Physical Society Division of Quantum Information. And one of the people I trust as a colleague, superlative colleague, is Dr. Lisa Randall. I recommend her work highly. Dr. Max Planck was born in Kiel. Planck produced three papers in 1900 with the following core claim as fact, that energy does not flow. Flow is an illusion. Energy moves and stops and starts like a motion picture, old style. energy moves in stop-start packets, and Planck called these packets quanta. Planck is the originator of the quantum mechanical scientific approach to reality. So now there are a number of units which are named after him. The constant H, 6.62 times 10 to the minus 34 kilograms meter squared per second. The quantum spatial length, 6.616 times 10 to the minus 34. 35 meters, which is the smallest unit of space that we can measure as humans, and the quantum temporal length, which is 5.35 times 10 to the minus 44 seconds, the smallest temporal length. Planck laid the foundation for the work of Erwin Schrödinger, which led to the wave function, which is used for all of your favorite devices.

Thank you. Our next speaker is Elizabeth Siemens.

Hello, I'm Elizabeth Siemens. I live in Point Breeze. I'm a writer and filmmaker. I'm a member of the Marshall Building Stakeholders Group. We have been meeting with Parks and Rec and with our wonderful City Council people for three years, trying to do something about the Marshall Building. It's been heated and cooled and maintained, and it is largely empty. Maybe nobody cares, but I think we have signs that people really care and that it is really, really important. What our group is basically asking for Some people you should know have never felt welcome in the Marshall Building. And our stakeholders group has learned and grown by realizing how many people, some of us want back in, others of us just want to come in and be welcome for the first time. The city is broke and understaffed. We all know that. We're not asking the city for anything except for a place at the table. We're asking to have our talents added to those and to work cooperatively with the city. We want to help with programming. We want to help with event planning. We want to help with bringing in new income streams and fundraising and some management, too. It needs it. We want to build up our community. There is no winners or losers. We're not fighting anybody. We admire Director Sloan and Susan Lucas. We're so grateful to all of you on City Council. But we really want your help, and we want a place at the table. What can you do? Advise us. You know how this works. I don't. You know, I sat in a room and wrote Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Meow Meow Pussycat Lines Forever and made films for Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. I don't know how the city works, but you do, and you can help us. You can advocate for us. You can talk to one another. You can help Director Sloan and Susan Lucas know that we're not out to take anything away. We're here to give as generously as we can. Help us get into the room with the mayor. We need to talk to the mayor and we need to talk to his wife because we know they care about rec centers. We know they care about parks. We need to let them hear it from us. We feel like they'll be persuasive. And the fourth thing that we wanted to announce is that it's time to celebrate. We live in dark times. We need community to come together. We need to feel one another, to celebrate, to play music, to tell stories, to have community events, to dine together, to bring moms and kids and elderly. Thank you so much.

Our next speaker is Valerie Parm. Valerie Parm.

Good morning. My name is Valerie Parm, and I am the president of the RCO for East Liberty called the Village Collaborative of East Liberty. I'm also a member of the Marshall Building Stakeholders Group. The Marshall Building was given to the city in 1943 to serve as a public place where community members, artists, and organizations could gather, create, learn, and connect with each other. For decades, it has housed the offices and galleries of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. The Marshall Building was last fully opened to the community in 2019. leaving this important civics and cultural asset bare and unused for the last six years. During those years, performers, artists, community organizations, and most importantly, our youth have suffered from a lack of space, a lack of gathering, a lack of performance spaces. Today, the Marshall Building is a city parks storage facility. As was earlier stated, it's a warehouse, which it should not be. It's far too valuable for just that. And so I'm here to advocate for the reopening of the Marshall Building. Pittsburgh is known as the city of bridges. Bridges in and of themselves serve as a connector. They span deep valleys and wide rivers, reaching even to the highest mountaintops. And Pittsburgh is full of hills. No matter the height, nor the depth, nor the length, a bridge connects. This is what the Marshall Building is a bridge. It's a connector. It's a connector of people. a connector of people, neighborhoods, ethnicities, and age groups. And not just to music or the arts, but it's a connector of one to another so that people can engage with other people. It is where our seniors can sit and reflect on the good old days, especially with those starting with early stages of Alzheimer's or dementia, where they can sit and reflect and listen to music from the 50s and enjoy those memories. It's also a space where the alpha generation can find self-expression through art. These are kids who have been still suffering from COVID. They were shut in the house for... couple years. Not only that, they weren't able to bury their grandparents or their loved ones who died from COVID because there were no funerals. These kids are angry. They need a place to express their self-expression, and the Marshall Building can do just that.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Bethany Cameron.

Good morning, council members. My name is Bethany Cameron. I still live in Overbrook, and I'm representing InformUp.org, a local news nonprofit which reports weekly on city council meetings, asks readers to weigh in on what matters to them, and delivers that feedback back to their elected officials. This week we covered three issues, downtown redevelopment, job search support, and priorities for the Beaver Avenue redesign. 55 readers responded, and all nine council districts were represented. Number one, we asked readers how they felt about the downtown transit revitalization improvement district. 30% support the plan as proposed. 17% support only if the money is invested across the whole trip rather than just downtown. 17% were unsure or needed more information, and 30% opposed the plan, either because they don't want future tax growth directed to downtown, rather than the city as a whole, or because they oppose borrowing against future tax revenue at all, regardless of how it's structured. A District 6 resident from the Upper Hill said, I'm all for bringing more people downtown, but it is irresponsible to kick the risk down the road for future generations to deal with. A District 9 resident from Point Breeze commented, it's crazy that council is going to divert 75% of tax revenues from some of the highest assessed buildings in the city. We're already facing a revenue crunch. What is the proposed revenue loss for the next 20 years and how do you plan to offset that? Number two, on job search support, we asked residents to rank what would be most helpful if someone from their households were looking for work. 79% of respondents chose direct connections to local employers, 45% chose help applying for city jobs, 41% chose training or skills classes, 38% chose resume help or one-on-one career counseling, and 35% chose childcare or transportation during the job search. Number three, on the Beaver Avenue redesign, we asked readers to rank their priorities. 77% of respondents chose safe and easy crossings for people on foot. 68% chose bus and transit access, including space for bus shelters. 61% each chose space for biking and or a nicer streetscape with trees and lighting. And 16% prioritized keeping car traffic moving. As always, we will send around the complete survey results via email to your members and your respective chiefs of staff later today. Thank you for considering your constituents' thoughts on these issues.

Our next speaker is Elena Collins.

Good morning, council members. My name is Elena Collins. I'm from Homewood. I'm here to address an event that happened June 6th, Saturday, June 6th, involving my 31-year-old daughter and her fiance, where their car was shot up 13 times. They wanted to come home. The lady next door was having an event where she had a permit for. She would not let them come down the street to come home. They tried to, like... Daughter's fiance tried to get out to move the barrier. They surrounded the car. He got back in. They tried to move forward. They couldn't. They tried to move backwards. They couldn't. All of a sudden, somebody hit the front windshield with a beer bottle. Next thing, my daughter got on the phone, called 911. Next thing they know, they were shooting the car. They shot my daughter's fiance in the arm with a bullet that went through the arm and through the end of the car. The police arrived immediately, and I want to congratulate them on that because they did an excellent job getting here to save my daughter and her fiance's life. They could have been dead if it was a later. I want to address this issue because the house where this happened is a nuisance house. Not only that the house is a nuisance, but they moved across the street to a vacant lot that the city keeps upkeeps on and keep the grass cut. The nephew there is having a garage shop where the cars are up this street on that grass area all hours of the day where they're fixing cars, drinking, and partying all during the day. And I know that's illegal for that to be going on. My neighbors have been calling 311 to report this incident. Nothing's been done. I'm addressed this today because something has to be done because my daughter could have been killed on Saturday because of this nuisance house. And I want you members to take account that we shouldn't have to suffer on our street when we pay taxes. So I want you to, when people are calling 311, to take this serious and not overlook it and just put them off. There was numerous calls made about this house and nothing being done about that property across the street. I thank you for your patience today.

Our next speaker is Shannon Dickerson.

Good morning, Council. Thank you for having me today. My name is Shannon Dickerson. I live in Brookline, and I'm the Director of Operations for Humane Action Pennsylvania. I'm not here to talk about whether or not you should approve or not approve the DEAR call budget today. I am here, though, to ask you a question about it. Where is the evidence that the program is actually achieving its stated goal? For several years, the city has reported on how many deer have been killed, how many pounds of venison have been donated, and that no public safety incidents have occurred as a result of the call. But those are not measures of whether the deer population is actually being managed. The purpose of this program is to reduce or control the deer population. So what was the population when it started? What is it today? what is the target population, and what data shows we're moving towards the goal. Before approving another $100,000 of taxpayer money, the public and city council deserve clear, measurable evidence that this program is accomplishing what it set out to create in the first place. Thank you so much, as always.

Thank you. Our next speaker is Allison Bonavoglia. I apologize if I mispronounced that.

Good morning members of City Council. My name is Alison Bonavoglia and I'm a resident of Highland Park. I am here today with the Marshall Building Stakeholders Group and I'm here to discuss reopening the Marshall Building for public use. The Marshall Building was given to the city in 1943 to serve the public as a place where community members, artists, and organizations could gather, create, learn, and connect. For decades, it housed the offices and galleries of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. The Marshall Building was last fully opened to the community in 2019, leaving this important civic and cultural asset wasted for nearly seven years. During those years, performers, artists, community organizations, and our youth suffered from a lack of gathering and performance spaces. Today, the Marshall Building is a city park storage facility that houses a handful of employees and hosts a limited number of city celebrations and summer camp activities. Beautifully appointed art gallery spaces are now lined with shelves of paint cans, work benches, and storage boxes. The lucrative shop that once sold arts and crafts made by Pittsburgh artists and sold worldwide is now empty. A growing number of committed stakeholders have been calling on the city for years to work collaboratively with the community to activate the building and reconnect it with its intended legacy, but little progress has been made. I am also here as the executive director of Calliope, a non-profit arts organization that has been presenting concerts in the root cellar located in the basement of the Marshall Building for 21 years. Calliope made a substantial capital investment to convert the basement into a performance venue, benefiting both our concerts and city events. Calliope concerts have brought thousands of Pittsburghers into the Marshall Building. Despite our success at serving the building's mission and the lack of activity in the building, our annual negotiations with the city regarding access to the root cellar are fraught with delays and onerous conditions. Calliope would like to do more concerts and community music gatherings in the Marshall Building move the Calliope School of Folk Music into the Marshall Building, and move our offices back into the Marshall Building. The Marshall Building Stakeholders Group seeks to establish a collaborative relationship with the city to help bring financial and community resources to the Marshall Building and to help make it a welcoming cultural center for the entire community. We will bring energy and imagination to these efforts and revenue and financial support to the building.

Thank you. Thank you. Our next speaker is Cal Hauser.

Good morning. Thank you for having me. My name is Kyle Hauser, and I'm the Executive Director of Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media, a name that you've heard a lot of recently in this talk here. I'm also a member of the stakeholder group for Marshall Building, and I'm here to advocate for the reopening of it. The Marshall Building was given to the city in 1943 to serve the public as a place where community members, artists, organizations could gather, create, learn, and connect. For decades, it housed the offices of our organization and later Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media, who we are now, and it served as a vital resource to the arts and culture landscape of the city of Pittsburgh. PCAM continues that legacy now in the Scaife Building. We're celebrating 80 years in the Scaife Building this year. The Marshall Building was last fully opened to the community in 2019, leaving the important civic cultural asset bare, underutilized, and really just sitting there. Today, the Marshall Building is primarily a city park storage facility, as you've heard. It houses a handful of employees and hosts a limited number of city celebrations and summer camp activities. Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media envisions the Marshall Building as a thriving community center and a good neighbor to collaborate and partner with for a large variety of projects. We have worked diligently after the restructuring of our own organization to become once again an important pillar to the arts community here in Pittsburgh. And we would like to see our corner of Mellon Park reach its potential in becoming a hub for creativity and community by reopening the Marshall Building. A growing number of committed stakeholders, including myself, have been calling on the City for years now to work collaboratively with the community to activate the building and reconnect it with its intended legacy, but little progress has been made in that. The Marshall Building must be reopened to the community. There is plenty of room for everyone in it. We have intimate knowledge of that building. We, PCAM, we remain open to this conversation to have around what could happen there and are really, truly eager to work collaboratively with a good neighbor to further engage the community and try to find the potential that could be had at the Marshall Building. Thank you. Thank you.

Our next speaker is Anjali Nicole Guyot.

Hi, my name is Angèle Guyette and the Marshall Building has a special place in my heart because I was that kid that never fit in anywhere and I got sort of brought into it by going to AYH and that was the American Youth Hostels and they used to hold meetings in the little building next to the Marshall Building and through AYH I got introduced to Calliope House And through Calliope House, I got involved in all different kinds of folk traditions from all corners of the world because it wasn't just Appalachian, it wasn't just, you know, Cajun or Creole or anything. There was all different kinds of music being played at all different kinds of events, all different kinds of different performances. And suddenly, I had a place I could fit in because everybody was different. And they accepted me even though I think I was 14 or 15 when I started going. I was the youngest person to go to the dances. And they accepted me. And it was wonderful. And through this, I learned all about the values that go along with having a community. Because I didn't feel like I fit in anywhere before. But here I had a community. And I learned that to have a community that you can participate in, you have to have values and be able to give back and take care of that community that you value and maintaining that. And so I've been a volunteer with Block Watches, the Zone 2 Safety Council. I've been a lector in a church. I've delivered Meals on Wheels, Youth in Service to Elders, a whole bunch of different things, really. And in fact, When I thought I was dying because I kind of was being poisoned by carbon monoxide in a place, I took the last of my money and I planted flowers in Lawrenceville. I did it in the middle of the night after all the bars had closed and all the bar people had gone home, and I planted flowers by every tree. and I just wanted to give back because I've been so grateful to live in a city where we had so much and it turned out that Lawrenceville at that point in time was really really run down and so I wanted to bring flowers to it because It would make it livelier and people wouldn't feel so dead there. And it turned out that one guy was actually on his way to go sign a lease in Aspinwall and he changed his mind and he opened a soap company in Lawrenceville. And that guy was Jay Bernard and he was one of the shakers and movers that led Lawrenceville to being what it eventually became. a lot of that all of that really comes from calliope and from from the city's different cultures that came together and the marshall building really really really needs to open again and be home for all of this thank you so much and um our last registered speaker is george baldros

My name is George Bowden Rose. I live in Manchester, and I've been there since approximately 1980. I founded Pit Calliope, Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, way back in around 1980. And recently I've founded another non-profit called the Balmoral School of Highland Piping and Drumming. I'm currently looking for or a place where we can continue producing world-class pipers. Pittsburgh is a very fertile place for bagpipe playing and instruction. There's a CMU band which we've worked with. We've provided some of their instructional staff. And we've also put on piping workshops every summer for about the last 30 or 40 years. Mostly they've been at Edinburgh University, Pennsylvania, and more recently at Cutstown University in Pennsylvania. Basically, to some of the world's greatest players and teachers on the Highland bagpipes. Mike Cusack, who was the first American to win the gold medal in Scotland, was a board member and founder of our school. who was MBE, member of the British Empire, medal from the Queen, and was hired by Carnegie Mellon to revive their pipe band. I discovered Jimmy McIntosh back in Scotland And basically, I've carried on the tradition with a small staff and at my house, which is, received the name of Calliope House on the north side. And Currently, I'm looking for another place to hold classes and recitals at a good location, Pittsburgh. And the Marshall Building at Fifth and Shady is an ideal location for classes and small performances.

Thank you, Ms. Pateros. That exhausts our list of registered speakers. If there's anyone in chambers wishing to speak, please come forward at this time. I'll also provide your name and neighborhood for the record.

Good morning. Carlino Giampolo, Panther Hollow. Last week, I read for this Council excerpts from my letters to Chancellor Joan Gabel and Duquesne Light Company President Kevin Walker about the University of Pittsburgh's electric vehicle charging stations project in Panther Hollow, a project that disrespects the dignity of our legacy across our parents' and grandparents' generations. After Wednesday's testimony, I walked into the office of Mayor Cory O'Connor and requested a meeting. The request was once again ignored. However, only a few days before that, the Mayor had made the time to travel to the Northside to cut a ribbon with Kevin Walker, simply because the President moved the company's office from the Strip District to the Northside. And if Chancellor Joan Gabel ever walked into his office and requested a meeting, did anyone truly believe that she would be ignored? This elitist attitude is putting the mayor on the path of tragedy, whereby he may very well sabotage his good name and bring shame to his family. The mayor, in my opinion, is being misguided by his chief advisors. My suggestion is that the staff members and its administrators who understand dignity speak up now to guide the mayor back onto the path of dignity. The question will then become, who is the mayor willing to listen to? Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine asked 50 leaders to offer their ideas for the mayor on how to build a bright future for Pittsburgh. In my opinion, the voices of everyone in this room and of anyone listening who wasn't asked is equal to any of those 50 leaders. Here is my suggestion. Mayor Cory O'Connor must pause and reflect upon the essence of what precedes every decision and action he will make, his own personal dignity. That reflection would include the seven components of that nobleness and worthiness within him. Namely, one, valued self. Two, intimacy. Three, strength of character. Four, consciousness. Five, freedom. And six and seven, spirituality. One's own sacred understanding of soul and spirit. There will be more than must be said tomorrow. Thank you. Next, please.

Good morning. My name is Mike Blackhurst. I'm a resident in Point Breeze in District 9. I'm a licensed professional engineer in Texas with prior experience in water and wastewater infrastructure. The City oversees construction in the public right-of-way to ensure work is authorized before it begins, to balance necessary disruption with public access, to protect residents from safety hazards, to hold contractors responsible for restoring public infrastructure, and to create a public record of work authorized in their neighborhoods. These are not aspirational goals, but essential municipal functions. Over the last several months, I have observed at least three points of failure related to utility construction by Pittsburgh Water. First, DOME is issuing opening permits for utility work without the accompanying construction staging permits required to authorize storage of equipment and materials. Second, DOME's inspection regime is not producing findings when permit conditions are visibly violated. Over a period of more than 60 days, construction by Pittsburgh Water on my street resulted in work outside of permitted hours, unpermitted staging, unauthorized parking restrictions, unauthorized obstructions, and work without any permit. Two domey inspections during the project period both produced the same outcome, no violation found. Third, 311 gives residents the impression they have access to enforcement, but in the rare instance an inspection occurs, the inspector can disregard visible facts. A system that responds and finds nothing does more than foreclose accountability. It fosters mistrust and disengages residents from their local governments. These are not resource failures, but are process failures. The regulations and authority exist. What is missing is the institutional will to apply them. As a result, those working in the right-of-way remain unaware of the city's codes and regulations and learn to treat them as voluntary, shifting the burden of oversight to residents. Resident oversight is made complicated because Delmar's permit system does not require utilities to identify themselves institutionally. As a result, Pittsburgh Water's activities are effectively invisible to public record, where other cities require owner identification. I acknowledge that complex construction conditions require judgment and no system is perfect. What concerns me is not isolated imperfection, but a self-reinforcing pattern that combines incomplete permit review, non-compliant activity, and lacks oversight to leave residents without practical access to the codes and standards their home governments are meant to provide. I raise these issues to support any effort to improve upon the status quo. A city that acts on its own published charter is essential to securing the community support needed to pursue shared aspirations. I sent the city clerk supporting details that have been submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and that report includes some suggestions for improvement. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Next speaker, please.

Good morning. My name is Yvonne F. Brown. I live at 715 Mercer Street. That's the high rise up at the top of Bedford with 190 apartments for seniors and other people. I wanted to start off by today to thank you, Mr. Wilson, for bringing in Reverend Brenda J. Gregg. I met her, well, she's AME Church, just like I am, but she's with a different church, but still the same church. Same religious beliefs. And I met her when I was attending Carla. Also, they had a convention up at Bethel, and she was there. They had her to preach. But she also, if you ever hear her sing, I wish I could have asked you to let her sing. She sounds like an angel. But this minister, I can remember her speaking, because I remember what she said. Because we had all the men, and they were walking around like puffed up and stuff. I remember her saying how some of them were so puffed up that if you stick them with a pin, they would bust. I remember that. Because you do have some reverends that feel that... They almost act like they think that their God, whatever they say will go, even though the church may be against that. But I didn't want to talk about that. I also wanted to say something about Shelton Ingram. Now him, I remember years I was going to city council, every time we would try to speak, they would never listen to us. And I remember that one time he was walking past and I said, Mr. Ingram, they will never listen to us. And he did put me on TV. See, what we're, as citizens, and the citizens that are coming here, what we're saying, we don't care how much you know. We want to know, do you care? Do you care about us? Because this council, a lot of you are older, but these are very disrespectful. Some of these, they talk while we're talking. They're on the phone. You see how they started at 1025? And it's supposed to start at 10. When you had the meeting on Sunday, I was mad. I said, I go to church on Sunday. I don't come down here. But I thought you did it just to have a meeting on Sunday. But they said you had to do it because of your rules. You have to have so many meetings. Well, if you come on time, instead of 1025, 1015, every meeting you're late. So that's time you took away. If you had been doing your meeting, you wouldn't have to have it on Sunday. I'll never come on Sunday because I go to church. And I do believe that I need to get away from people and just go and thank God that I'm living. I can't say that I'm a Christian. I try to be. But you just need to try to act like Christians, too.

Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Good morning, the missing child Cerise Teller, Special Agent Sunshine. Thank you, Lord, for the veggie quiche this morning. I return to send her all voodoo death magic and confusion spells being sent towards me. 100 million Guga Flex. And Lord, whoever is sending them, throw them into a lake of fire, 100 trillion degrees, to burn eternally in hell in Jesus' name. The title of my message today is Living Out Our Faith. When sharing our faith, authenticity matters more than eloquence, mostly. I like putting people's names on stuff I'm saying, because it really applies to them. Consistency through trials demonstrates the reality of our faith. My trials are identity theft fraud, computer fraud, Insurance fraud. I'm dead twice on paper. Do I look dead to any of y'all? Somebody got paid for my death and had a funeral for me. And I'm still here. Imagine that. It's amazing. Prayer is another powerful way to influence others. Please spend time with God, at least an hour a day, before you engage with anybody else. He's more important than anybody else. Amen. Proverbs 19.29 says, what a man desires is unfailing love, better to be poor than a liar. President Neville, I had to put him on the end of that one. Whoever is blocking my communication online, Really? Do you think you're invisible and I'm special agent sunshine? The special part about me is illumination. That's what the sun does. It's the brightest star in the sky. How you gonna see it? So we're gonna find this. with the one internal affairs in the law library right upstairs the man behind the counter thinks he's playing with me by not giving me my copies for my communication keep blocking me if you will we'll get a paper trail on you I promise you Cyberbullying in the law library, like really, there's so many libraries that are blocking my communication. They're hacking me and there's copycats out here who are making people believe that they're me with AI, my face, my voice. Really? This is the original right here, y'all. Y'all looking at her. Thank you so much, Lord, for loving me. Lavelle, if you want revenue, really, put some cameras on these poles and catch people running lights, being over the line, buses can't turn. You get it? Thank you, Lord. Amen. Thank you.

Next speaker, please.

Yes, my name is Polly Mills Whitehorn. I live up in Mount Washington. I'm an artist here in Pittsburgh. Many speakers today have said very relevant things about the Marshall Building and the importance of it as an arts hub in Pittsburgh. I do want to share with you the fact that there's very little exhibit space for artists in Pittsburgh. I belong to the Pittsburgh Society of Artists. Two years ago we had our annual exhibit in Greensburg, which as you know is in Westmoreland County, and last year it was in Wheeling, West Virginia. Those are dollars that were taken from the city of Pittsburgh that could have been spent in restaurants and other cultural venues. Please make an effort to reopen the Marshall Building and make the space available for the artists in Pittsburgh. Thank you very much.

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

Very first, Mr. President.

Thank you, Councilman Karkil. Now to Councilman Anthony Karkil.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilman Coghill presents bill number 584, resolution authorizing the mayor, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services for the purpose of receiving funds to deliver professional services and to... purchase operational supplies and vehicles in an amount not to exceed $800,000 for the city's Office of Community and Health and Safety to provide expanded outreach services to individuals who experience homelessness and housing instability.

Next is Councilwoman Gross, Chair of Asset Management.

Thank you, Mr. President. Councilwoman Gross presents bill number 585, resolution, amending resolution 846 of 2023, authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Innovation and Performance on behalf of the city of Pittsburgh to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with the Wilson Group for the lease of multi-function devices and managed print services to include MFDs, all related hardware, integrated and standalone, support, maintenance and supplies, software, related services, and solutions by increasing the approved amount by $270,000 for an amended total cost not to exceed $1,870,000 over four years. Bill 580-2020, an infrastructure performance to implement there too. Website Media Technology Inc. for the city to continue to access the Capture 360 Geo Cyclomerus for approximately 1,553 total miles of city-owned roads along with LIDAR data by increasing the approved amount by $46,590 for an amended total cost not to exceed $814,936.75 over nine years. Bill 587, Ordinance Amending, Ordinance Number 11 of 2026, effective May 14th, 2026, entitled Ordinance Amending and Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code Title IV, Public Places and Property, by adding Article 9, Use of City-Owned or Operated Spaces, Chapter 495, Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces, to update the Article Number to 19 from 9. Bill 588, ordinance amending ordinance number 12 of 2026 effective May 14th, 2026 entitled ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh code title four of public places and property by adding article nine use of city owned or operated spaces chapter 495, protecting community spaces to update the article number to 19 from nine and bill 605, Resolution authorizing Council's consent to an extension pursuant to 9-2205-D of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances of the deadline for the Planning Commission to act on Council Bill 2026-0009.

Councilwoman Gross.

Thank you, Councilman LaValle. I believe Council can take a vote on 0605, which is an extension of a deadline for the Planning Commission.

Yes, we can. Thank you for catching that. Roll call vote.

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

Aye.

Mrs. Salinitro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

Thank you, Bill. 605 has been approved. That moves us to Councilman Kari Mosley.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number 589, resolution providing for reimbursement agreement or agreements with Pennsylvania American Water Company for costs associated with the City Steps project where Pennsylvania American Water Company would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the agreements at an amount not to exceed $5,350. In bill 590, Resolution providing for reimbursement agreement or agreements with Pennsylvania American Water Company for costs associated with the City Steps project where Pennsylvania American Water Company would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the agreements at an amount not to exceed $3,500.

And Councilwoman Kim Sella-Netra.

Thank you, Council President.

Councilwoman Salinetro presents bill number 591, resolution providing for reimbursement agreement or agreements with Verizon Pennsylvania LLC for costs associated with the City Steps project where Verizon Pennsylvania LLC will be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the agreements and it amount not to exceed $6,500. And Councilwoman Erica Schroesberger.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilperson Strasburger presents bill number 592. Resolution providing for the sale of certain property acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales items A through W. 6601 Lyric Street, District 9, 0 Derry Street, District 9, 6929 Bennett Street, District 9, 234 East Elizabeth Street, District 5, 2369 South 18th Street, District 3. 716 McLean Street, District 3. 616 Industry Street, District 3. 604 Belsover Avenue, District 3. 606 Belsover Avenue, District 3. 608 Belsover Avenue, District 3. 612 Belsover Avenue, District 3. 138 Wabash Street, District 2. 821 Fairdale Street, District 2. 2128 Lower Street, District 1. 0 Chautauqua Street, District 6, 2729 Perrysville Avenue, District 6, 3622 Granada Street, District 1, 0 Granada Street, District 1, 0 Granada Street, District 1, 3632 Granada Street, District 1, 514 West Prospect Avenue, District 2, 516 West Prospect Avenue, District 2, 520 West Prospect Avenue, District 2. Bill 593. Resolution repealing an item in Resolution 226, effective April 10, 2024, in order to rescind the sale. Bill 594. Resolution repealing items and resolutions approved on various states, which authorized the sale of property in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh due to an incompletion of sale. Items A through AA. 223 Wick Street, District 6. 221 Wick Street, District 6. 750 Cherokee Street, District 6. 723 North Matilda Street, District 9. 5220 Kincaid Street, District 9 5301 Broad Street, District 9 5410 Kincaid Street, District 9 6406 Dean Street, District 9 7135 Vassar Street, District 9 1116 North Mertland Street, District 9 7154 Apple Avenue, District 9, 7220 Attawell Street, District 9, 640 Arlington Avenue, District 3, 211 Estella Avenue, District 3, 19 Lafferty Avenue, District 3, 401 Sylvania Avenue, District 3, 417 Michigan Street, District 3, 0 Wilhelm Street district to 2662 Glasgow Street district to 826 this the street district one 12 to cycle Street district one 1406 Dixon Street district one 5.14 Fairywood Street district to 2108 is that place district to 2.15 Suncrest Street district 3 12 Zimmerman Street, District 4, 2129 Belleville Street, District 4, and Bill 595, Resolution Amending Resolution 270 of 2026, authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Robert Mahowski and their legal counsel, Samuel J. Cordes and Associates, For a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $108,296.64. And full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County in the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at EEOC.

And next is Councilwoman Warwick, Chair of Reckless Youth.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Councilwoman Warwick presents Bill No. 596, Resolution Amending Resolution 924 of 2024, effective December 18, 2024, entitled, Resolution Adopting and Approving the 2025 Capital Budget, the Proposed 2025 Community Development Program, and the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program by Transferring $550,000 from Facility Improvements, Sports Facilities, to Play Area Improvements.

I'd like to motion to waive Rule 8, please, so we could discuss tomorrow.

Is there a second?

Second.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? Bill 596 will be on tomorrow's Standing Committee agenda. That takes us to Councilman Wilson, Chair of the Inclusive Economic Development.

No new papers, Mr. President.

Thank you. I have three communications.

Council President LaValle presents Bill No. 597, 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 week ended June 5, 2026. Bill 598. communication from ria price acting director of the office of management and budget submitting a donation to the department of mobility and infrastructure from the american society of highway engineers pittsburgh chapter for the purchase of gift cards to be distributed in support of the city's state of mobility and safety perception survey and an amount not to exceed 500 and bill 599. can Communication from Rhea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting a donation to the Department of Public Safety from the Allegheny County Health Department, including 108 kits of Narcan and 24 kits of Revive for the purpose of reversing opioid overdoses, valued at $4,621.80. I need a motion to read receiving file. So moved. Second.

All those in favor say aye. Aye. The bills have been received and filed. Our next order of business is reports of the Committee for Final Action, beginning with Councilperson Erica Strasburger, presenting the Committee of Finance and Law.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilperson Strasburger presents bill number 576, reported a committee on finance and law for June 3rd, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 537, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of 1410 East Carson LLC in an amount not to exceed $3,151 over one year in full and final settlement of a claim for damage to the front window of the business at 1410 East Carson Street from a City of Pittsburgh police horse on March 16th, 2025.

We've heard the reading and tie of the bill. Is there any discussion on the bill? Seeing none, the bill is now ready for final action. All in favor to pass the bill vote aye, run and call. Those opposed will vote no. Clerk, please take the roll.

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

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetra? Aye. Mrs. Strasburger? Aye. Mrs. Warwick? Aye. Mr. Wilson?

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President?

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received a legal card number of votes, is passed finally. That moves us to Councilman Anthony Cockhill presenting the Committee of Public Safety and Wellness. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you.

Councilman Coghill presents Bill 577, report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for June 3rd, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 527, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of International Trauma Life Support Penn, Ohio in an amount not to exceed $8,100 for trauma and life support certifications necessary to the mission of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Bill 528, resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement or agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for services relating to a cooperative wildlife damage management program for white-tailed deer for some not to exceed $103,132.88 over one year.

You've heard the reading inside of 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, vote aye. All those opposed, we'll vote no. Clerk, please take the roll.

Mr. Sharland. Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

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

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received a legal required number of votes, is passed finally. That moves us to Councilwoman Kim Salanetra, representing the Committee of Public Works and Infrastructure.

Thank you, Council President.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Salinetro presents bill number 578, reported a committee on public works and infrastructure for June 3rd, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 414, resolution authorizing the mayor and director of finance on behalf of the city of Pittsburgh to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with various parties for the purpose of accessing city property while certain rural road crossing at Lockway East and Lockway West, Council District 7, are being upgraded or removed at no cost to the City. Bill 532, resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of Public Works to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development's Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for the Manchester Park Rehabilitation Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of $250,000 with a local match of $37,500 for a total grant project cost of $287,500 for this stated purpose. Bill 533, resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of Public Works to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development's Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program For the planning of Bedford Park, the grant proposal includes an ask of $250,000 with a local match of $37,500 for a total grant project cost of $287,500 for this stated purpose. Bill 534. RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDED REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT OR AGREEMENTS WITH THE PENNSYLVANIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STUDY PHASE IN THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN PHASE OF THE BEAVER AVENUE ESPLANE PROJECT PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST THEREOF NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $750,000 FROM THE PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED AGREEMENT REIMBURSABLE AT 100% AND AT NO COST TO THE CITY. Bill 535, resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement or agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the preliminary design, final design, right-of-way, and construction phases of the Liberty Avenue Highway Safety Improvement Program, providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $14,883,151.93, an increase of $1,977,595.93 from the previously authorized amount, reimbursable at 80%. Any municipal share of Commonwealth incurred costs not to exceed $29,700, an increase of $0 from the previously authorized amount. Future resolutions will authorize a project-specific agreement.

You have heard the reading inside the bills. Is there any discussion on the bill? Councilwoman Gross.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'm with the pleasure of the chairwoman. I am motioning to recommit Bill 2026-0414 so it reappears on Standing Committee.

Second.

All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Bill 0414 will be on tomorrow's Standing Committee agenda. That moves us to Councilperson Robert Sharla and the Committee of Human Resources. Oh, I apologize. Seeing no further discussion, the bill is now ready for final action. All in favor of the passage of the bill will vote aye when it is called. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

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

Aye.

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

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

Bill, however, received a legal hard number of votes. It is passed finally. Now, Councilperson Robert Charlton presenting the Committee of Human Resources.

Sorry.

Councilman Sharland presents Bill number 579, reported to Committee on Human Resources for June 3rd, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 526, resolution providing for the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies for job development and employment services necessary to implement the 2025 Neighborhood Employment Program. and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2025 Neighborhood Employment Program for payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $210,000.

You have 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 of the passage of the bill, vote aye. When your name is called, those opposed will vote no. Clerk, please take the roll.

Mr. Sharland. Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

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

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

The bill, however, received a legal card number of votes. It is passed finally. That moves us to Councilman Bobby Wilson presenting the Committee of Land Use and Economic Development.

All right. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilman Wilson presents Bill No. 580, Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 3, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 2025-2250, Ordinance Amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title IX, Zoning, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses to Add Retail, Tobacco, Inhalant, and Cannabinoids to Add Specific Requirements and Conditional Use Application Requirements.

You've heard the ring and it's how the bills are in discussion on the bill. Seeing none, the bills are ready for final action. All in favor to pass to the bill by iron name is called the opposable vote. No. Would the clerk please take the role?

Mr. Charlene. Mr. Coghill. Aye. Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legal requirement of votes, is passed finally. And that takes us to Councilwoman Barbara Ward, presenting the Committee of Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Warwick presents Bill Number 581, Report of the Committee me on recreation youth and senior services for june 3rd 2026 with an affirmative recommendation bill 538 resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the department of parks and recreation on behalf of the city of pittsburgh to enter into an agreement or agreements for booking performance and entertainment services in conjunction with the city of pittsburgh's independence day festival at an amount not to exceed 54 950 dollars to be paid for using grant funds received from the Richard King Mellon Foundation and chargeable to a specific grant number. Bill 539, resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a financial sponsorship agreement with Bank of New York Mellon Corporation valued at $50,000 for the 2026 City of Pittsburgh Independence Day celebration at no cost to the City.

You have 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 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. Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

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

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle-President.

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

bill having received the legal coroner's votes is passed finally and that moves us to councilman deborah gross presenting the committee of innovation performance asset management and technology thank you mr president

Councilwoman Gross presents Bill 582, Reporter to Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for June 3rd, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 529, Resolution, amending Resolution 897 of 2024. Authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an agreement or agreements and amendments thereto with Granicus Inc. in a form approved by the City Solicitor for website content management by increasing the approved amount by $394,636.27 for a total cost not to exceed $890,244.27 over six years.

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 for aye, when the name is called, those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland. Mr. Coghill. Aye. Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legal required results, is passed finally. And finally, Councilman Kari Mosley presenting the Committee on Intergovernmental Educational Affairs. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Ms. Mimosley presents bill number 583, reported a committee on intergovernmental and educational affairs for June 3rd, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 530, resolution adopting plan revision to the city of Pittsburgh's official sewage facilities plan for 1208 Forbes Avenue at no cost to the city.

You have heard the reading inside the bill. Is there any discussion on the bill? Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action. All in favor of the passing of the bill before I run it is called. Those opposed will vote. Over to clerk, please take the roll.

Mr. Sharland. Mr. Coghill. Aye. Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson.

Aye.

Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the required number of votes, is passed finally. That takes us to motions and resolutions. Is there anything for members? If not, I'll turn it over to our Legislative Projects Manager.

Good morning, members. It's me again. This from the Council of the City of Pittsburgh regarding Council Bill 2026-0544, Mechanical Amusement Devices Tax. Please be advised that pursuant to the Act of December 31st, 1965, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh has introduced and intends to levy a new tax in the city called the Pittsburgh Mechanical Amusement Device Tax. Amusement device. The devices and apparatus to be subject to this tax are herein described. Class 1. Class 1 devices include poker machines, video slot machines, video sweepstakes machines, and any other type of purely amusement device permitted by law. The tax for Class 1 devices shall be $1,000 per device per year. Class 2. Class 2 devices include machines which offer prizes for amusement such as stuffed animals, toys, candy, or other items. The tax for Class 2 devices shall be $100 per device per year. Class 3. Class 3 devices include machines and apparatus used for entertainment and public participation for sport, which includes, but is not limited to, darts, jukeboxes, pool tables, pinball machines, shuffleboard machines, and children's video games. The tax for Class 3 devices shall be $10 per device per year. The tax shall be imposed on any person, business, or establishment that houses and offers for play an amusement device for each such device and is a condition of a license or permit being issued. The Council of the City of Pittsburgh has determined that new sources of general revenue are required to maintain city services for infrastructure and to bring the city's budget into long-term balance. Initial estimates by the council project $2 million to $3 million per year in new revenue will be derived from this tax. Thank you, members.

Thank you. With that, we'll move on to meeting announcements. This afternoon at 1 o'clock, council will hold an executive session on Bill 595 relative to litigation. Also this afternoon with sessions at 1.30 and 2.15, council will hold a briefing regarding automated red light enforcement. Then tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., council will hold our standing committee meeting. Speak registration will close at 9. Also tomorrow afternoon with sessions at 2 and 3, council will hold a briefing regarding the Pittsburgh Community Services. To register to speak at these meetings, please put a sign-up form on the council meeting webpage or call the clerk's office at 412-255-2138. With that, motion to excuse the absent member, approve the minutes, and adjourn the meeting. So moved.

Second.

All those in favor say aye. Aye. You are adjourned.