City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good morning and welcome to the regular meeting of City Council on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mr. Mosley, Mrs. Salinetro, Mrs. Strasburger, Mrs. Warwick, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lavelle-President, five 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, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Our next order of business is to amend the agenda. Is there a motion to amend?

So moved.

Second. All in favor say aye.

Aye.

agenda has been amended our next sort of business proclamations will begin with councilman mosley i would like to ask the folks who are here for martyrs day to come up and join me i'd like to thank martha for uh bringing this to my attention and and asking me to present this proclamation as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of this country, a country that has had a very complicated history, as we all know, while it being complicated, you know, very inspirational and very important to note the 174th anniversary of Frederick Douglass' speech and there's very few Americans who truly embody the complicated but inspirational history of America like the great Frederick Douglass. So I will read this proclamation to commemorate, you know, truly one of the great Americans and, you know, a story that truly exemplifies who we are as a nation. And whereas the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, and whereas July 4th is celebrated annually as a tribute to American ideals of liberty and freedom, and whereas the nation will celebrate its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, and whereas July 5th marks the anniversary of Frederick Douglass' historic 1852 address, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July, a powerful call to confront the gap between America's founding ideas and its lived reality. And whereas throughout American history courageous individuals have lost their lives in the pursuit of equality, justice, and human rights for all people, and whereas Christmas addicts, the first martyr of the American Revolution at the Boston Massacre, to 21st century advocates who have lost their lives protesting injustice, these martyrs represent the continuing American Revolution. Whereas members of our community have lost their lives in the struggle for human dignity and equal justice under the law. And whereas it is fitting and proper that we honor their memory and recommit ourselves to the principles for which they made the ultimate sacrifice. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh is hereby declare the fifth day of July 2026 to be Martyr's Day in the City of Pittsburgh. A day of remembrance, reflection, and renewed commitment to social justice and human rights for all.

May we have a motion to approve?

So moved. Second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Congratulations. Thank you. Would someone like to give a few words?

Good morning, everyone. My name is Anita Russell, and I am the VP of Media Relations for a local organization called the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH. And ASALH is the Association for the Study of let me just make sure I got it, Association for the Study of African American Life and History. It's a national organization and we represent the local branch of that organization. So I'd like to just read a little bit, won't take much of your time. One of the things that we did with this Martyr's Day celebration is that we called across the country for different communities, cities, universities, governmental bodies such as this to help us to recognize this important day. So I'd like to just share a little bit of information about what we're doing in the local area here. so for us martyrs day is more than a commemoration it is a call to remember those whose lives were sacrificed in the struggle for freedom justice dignity and self-determination it is a sacred opportunity to honor the known and unknown martyrs whose lives helped shape the course of history and whose legacy continues to challenge us today Together, we gather to honor the lives and the sacrifices across multiple generations, reflect on the unfinished work of justice and liberation, celebrate the resilience, the strength, and the contributions of our communities. renew our commitment to building a more equitable future. And as we remember the sacrifices of the past, we also embrace our responsibility to the present and the future. And a people who honor their martyrs, honor their history, a people who honor their history help shape their future. Thank you so much.

We just want to thank City Councilman Kari Mosley for this signal honor and the proclamation recognizing July 5th as Martyrs Day. We deeply appreciate your commitment to social justice and equal rights. Thank you.

I'd like to invite my colleagues to come up for a photo.

And Pastor Brown, if you want to come down. And for the next proclamation, we just want to take a moment to recognize a woman who was both a longtime city servant as well as just a tremendous community advocate person within the church and want to thank her for all her years. Unfortunately, she's a little under weather, so she wasn't able to be here today, but we still want to be able to present the proclamation. So thank you for being here to accept it on her behalf. Whereas Ms. Idella Michaels, daughter of the late Dr. L.H. Green, the founder of Green's Temple Church, carries forth her father's tradition of dedication, faith, and service to others as administrator of Green's Temple Church. And whereas through her guidance and professionalism, Ms. Michaels has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting her church, its members, and those who serve within the organization. She has led with integrity, compassion, and wisdom to ensure the success of the church's numerous programs, initiatives, and services. Whereas Ms. Michaels' leadership style reflects genuine concern for the well-being and growth of others, fostering an environment where teamwork, collaboration, and mutual respect are encouraged and valued, always empowering those around her. Whereas in addition to her service within the church, Ms. Michaels also served as a city investigator for more than 30 years, having always demonstrated a high level of professionalism, fairness, and integrity, exemplifying the values of accountability, respect, and excellence that continue to define her leadership style to this day. Whereas for her outstanding contributions, tireless dedication, and wavering commitment to serving others, we commend Ms. Michaels for her lifelong devotion to helping others and leaving an enduring mark on countless lives and inspiration to all who have had the privilege of knowing her and working alongside her. And now, therefore, be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 30, 2026, to be Idella L. Michaels Day in the City of Pittsburgh. May I have a motion to approve? So moved.

Second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you.

Just want to thank Councilman President Lavelle for his teamwork and helping us to get this proclamation together. It was beautiful. And I thank God that he's a great worker in our district and he represents the Hill very well. Thank you.

And with that, our next order of business is public comment. I would like to remind everyone that the rules of the 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'll have three minutes to speak. Our first registered speaker is Dr. Ronald Lynn Miller.

I'm Dr. Ronald N. Miller, downtown neighborhood. I'm a Global Intelligence Society candidate for president, 2028 ACE, 412-969-7997, 24-7. I'm a consultant as counsel with employment opportunities in the Center for Global Studies International Interdisciplinary, which I founded in 1999. It has over 100 people now in the city and others across the country who are readers, translators. networkers, surveyors, and reviewers at the rate of $50 to $100 per task. Those tasks can be one hour up to three hours, depending upon the content. But you may contact me, contact us. We would not be able to do this online. We don't accept anything online, any resumes. It is a matter of personal interview. And we use paper in order to be able to achieve our goal. We are very opposed to the ascension of artificial intelligence, generative, but particularly super artificial intelligence. What we are after is a combination of super computation, quantum computation, and a rise in the level of human intelligence computation, if you like, to be able to do this. And what we're after in the city of Pittsburgh are nine of these. And we are seeking $1 billion per district in order to be able to create these centers. Another concern of this council is the Democratic Party. I am opposed to the Republican Party-Democratic Party fusion. I think that is destructive of our democracy. I believe firmly in the primacy of local government, but no party local government. I am in favor of the creation of elected neighborhood councils. There are 90 neighborhoods in this city, Hays being one of them, but nobody mentions Hays. What we are after is for the control of the neighborhoods to be the neighborhood people, not other people, not district councilors, not the mayor, but the people in their neighborhoods. The Democratic Party in 2008 was led by Barack Obama. In many ways, I have enormous respect for him. He began his campaign in 2008 by saying, there is not a liberal, not a conservative America, which is not true. There is a United States of America. The ACA under him was division.

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 here again representing InformUp.org, a nonprofit newsroom which reports weekly on City Council. With each article, we include a survey so we can communicate readers' preferences directly back to City Council members like you. This week we asked about the budget, youth employment programming, and the Stop the Violence funds. 47 readers completed their survey and all nine council districts were represented. Number one, we asked readers which approach the city should take to balancing its budget. 46% chose seeking more voluntary payments from the large nonprofits that are tax exempt. 42% favored reducing the cost of some services. 23% supported raising fees and taxes where state law allows. And 8% wanted to draw further from the city's savings. Number two, we asked readers which single action would inspire confidence that the city can avoid reentering Act 47 or state control of city finances. 30% of readers want the city to negotiate larger payments from those big nonprofits like UPMC and Highmark, or take specific properties to court over tax-exempt status. 14% want the city to lobby the state for new taxing powers, and three options tied at 11% each, selling or leasing major city assets, merging some services with Allegheny County, and negotiating staffing or wage reductions with city unions. A District 4 resident from Brookline said, the citizens of Pittsburgh need to be taxed more so the city can do what it needs to do. Once the city has a better budget, it can provide resources for struggling residents. I'd also suggest merging Allegheny County with the city of Pittsburgh, like Philadelphia, to make things easier. Number three, we asked readers what they most hope young people can gain from year-round work programs. 57% chose mentorship and relationships with working adults. 48% each selected money management and financial basics and soft skills like communication and teamwork. And about 39% wanted a clearer path to their next job or schooling. Number four, we asked readers how the Stop the Violence funds should best be used. 64% said the fund should support a broad range of youth programs, including job training and recreation. 15% said it should be limited to programs that directly aim to reduce violence. A District 3 resident from the Southside Flats said, if violence prevention is solely focused on explicit violence, then it's too late. You're only addressing the symptom, not the cause. As always, we will be sharing a complete survey results around via email to council and staff. Thank you for your time.

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

I am Bernadette from Beachview. We need a Mandani effect. I don't know if I'm pronouncing his name right, but he's cute too. He's doing some really good things in New York. And we are blocking. I want to use a different word that's associated with a rooster, but I'm not going to say that because that's what's happening with these young entrepreneurs and these young associates who are trying to desperately save their neighborhoods. Example, Beach View Sports. We got started, even met at a council member's home, met with the mayor before he was a mayor. And, oh, we're going to help, blah, blah, blah, so on and so forth. One of them was the son of an NFL stealer. And the blocking from the city to get that off the ground because of insurance. It's ridiculous. Yeah, he could have tried to go get, no, but they wanted to do this on their own. They just couldn't. Second example. There's absolutely no coffee in Beachview. I don't know about other neighborhoods, but you get happy people when they get coffee in the morning. There's none up there. We had a coffee place. It's closed. It's in the senior center. Risa Caffey is still registered with the state of being in there. The city is giving him so many blocks. He has to put in a sink and do this. There's already a sink because it was a coffee shop and a food place before. But they're making it next to impossible for this guy to get up and get started. That's wrong. If the insurance companies are causing this, get a new insurance company. I was at a meeting where your treasurer was there, and I said, we were trying to talk about different ways that the city could save money. I said, you've got a lot of retired lawyers and paralegals that would love to come in. We've still got our brain going. We don't want you to change our diapers. We don't want you to do anything like that. We just want to still be utilized, not a daycare facility. Oh, no, we can't do that, the insurance, and who's going to supervise them? If you keep slamming down the ideas, you gotta get creative. And Mondani is showing how those creative ideas can work. Excuse me, you guys have a lousy vetting system. You guys don't know how to research. Get these retired paralegals and administrative assistants and lawyers that will come in. I sit and I talk with them all the time at the JCC. They're available. Their brains are brilliant. I don't know what you're gonna do, but we need to get these young business and young ideas up and going. Like for the field, for these fields, if you got a team that wants to go, put them on your insurance.

Thank you.

Good morning. Carlino John Paul, Panther Hollow. Last week, I illustrated 12 impacts of the illegal Oakland do-it-yourself skate park and the attitude of council members Barbara Warwick and Bob Charlin towards these impacts, which is, I don't care. That testimony is on the website, PantherHollowPlayground.com. There are two other possible impacts when council members exhibit an attitude of, I don't care. One, if a lawsuit were to be filed, then taxpayers would have to pay to defend the indefensible. Two, the city could face millions of dollars in liability for a catastrophic accident at the skate park. Because no plans were submitted, no permits were issued by the Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections. And no city supervision by the Department of Public Works took place for the construction. I've testified over 25 times about this issue here at City Council. More than once I have mentioned that change can occur on two pathways, the worn out path of tragedy or the less traveled path of dignity. Our community and supporters could take the path of tragedy and confront the skateboarders inside the skate park. That would only lead to more of the horrific violence we see far too often on the news and other media. Therefore, we choose to stay on the path of dignity. If I must come here 25 more times to get my message across for you to awaken your dignity, then I will. I've also said on multiple occasions that shame that is mass denied or ignored continues to grow. The shame of the Oakland DIY skate park has spread from the council members to Mayor Cory O'Connor, his chief of staff Daniel Gilman, and other top city administrators. The shame has also spread to two other entities, the school district of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County government. Both are owners of this park property. The Allegheny County Health Department have notified them as owners of the property of the issue of rats in the skate park. Even though council member Barbara Warwick doesn't represent our community, she has become the face and voice for the illegal Oakland DIY skate park. She has therefore set the precedent for every council member to take action on this issue. I strongly urge the other seven council members who have been silent on this issue to contact Mayor Cory O'Connor with the message, shut down the Oakland DIY skate park. Such an action would be in the best interest of the mayor. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Good morning, City Council. My name is Patrick Robinson. I've come back today. Last week I was here concerning about UPMC. Actually, I lost a baby back in December 2020. I actually sold UPMC. for discrimination. It was a twin son, Patrick Robinson, Jr. My name is Patrick Robinson. And I sued them for the officers pulling guns out on me the day of the second baby of the twins supposed to have been born. And they actually lied and said that I was banned from the hospital due to the fact that night that they gave my daughter mom seven doses of epidural. They was trying to cover up to really hurt her and take away the second baby. With that being said, Settlement agreement have been breached. They promised me a plaque that I'm supposed to draw for my son, the ultra son. They didn't honor that. They breached the agreement. They also breached it that I was in Alabama and also I didn't see where the commission actually stated that they don't take medical malpractice case. So they put in agreement for the the medical malpractice case with the lawsuit, which that's a breach. Also, you didn't honor of me taking counseling therapy to pay me reimbursement of $65,000. Why is someone going to counseling when you could have gave me the $65,000 for two years? That's $130,000. It's statutory of limitation of four years that I got into December to file for breach of contract. With that being said, I've went to the governor, I went to the attorney general, I went to the Department of Justice about this situation. I left this morning from the city mayor's office. Mayor Ganey was in office. I was outside protesting about medical malpractice, about discrimination and due process. After that, I went up to the commission, human relations department. I filed the lawsuit. Two years later, 2024, the plaque was broken. They put it in a basement. They tried to cover up so this plaque wouldn't be known about this black African child that they murdered. This right here needs to be actually brought to a public hearing. This right here is totally unlawful in dealing with the liability of the city and the county. I am seeking justice and I'm also seeking a hearing. I'm asking for help from the county due to the fact of all this discrimination. After work, we had two kids. We had two more kids last year. I actually burst the baby. The nurse told me and the mother to stay there with one nurse with no utensils. The baby came out. No one was to be found. It was on Easter, 420. With that being said, we need help about this situation. Thank you.

Next speaker, please. Good morning, Council. I'm here because I want to address something from last week.

I need your name and neighborhood for the record.

Sam Gibson, We the People for One Tools, founder and CEO from Homewood. I want to address something from last week that occurred. See, what I don't like is when council think you can bully your way into something. Let me be clear. Kihari Mosley is the councilman in my district. I come here because I ask for some help. We ask for some help from Kihari Mosley, his office. He said to you all after I left the room, he gave us, we the people of 412, some dollars to help us last year. If you all can all relax, I said he only works with RCOs in the communities that he represents. Corey Mosley, you ain't give me no damn money last year or any other time you've ever been counsel. So stop lying. I never, under your fellowship, I've never received nothing from your office. So stop lying to your colleagues. And last and final, I'm going to ask you all again. Hey, we need some help in Homewood. Why does our community is one of the worst looking communities in the neighborhoods of these nine districts? I'm asking all you all, besides Corey, because this is Corey's first year. He don't get it. You know, he sat under Lavelle. He was Lavelle's person of interest when Councilman Lavelle was running. So he don't get it all. So I'm asking some of you all with some experience to help him. Our community is suffering. This is not a flight. This is not to dig into nothing. I come to speak the truth. Every time I stand here, I say that to you all. I'm asking you all to help Mr. Mosley figure it out. Because if he's only going to work with the RCO in Homewood, they don't work with the community. Mr. Mosley is from Northside. His wife and him owns a home over in Point Breeze. He drives through this neighborhood for the last past three and a half years and not once has he changed anything. He got the road up East Hills fixed that the prior person was working on. He moved it a little quicker. Kudos. When are you going to do something about what's happening in this community? I hear about all this funding with violence prevention. You and President Lavelle stood next to the previous administration and said you all had this all worked out. You really want me to come down and start saying stuff that is the truth, what we've already had problems with? I'm asking you, please, man. Come to the community. Don't come for no photo op. Don't bring your team because they ain't a piece of, they don't understand. I want you to come and really and truly see what's going on. People who's making a difference. I ask the question, how's your street team, the reach team?

Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Good morning, council. My name is Unique Brown. And as y'all know, I am homeless, so I have no address, but I still put my money together and started the business that I said I was going to start, Faces of Freedom, so our streets can at least look better with military photos. And what I'm asking from y'all, what I know that y'all need to do for me, is to pass a resolution that formally recognizes and supports Faces of Freedom as a veteran memorial banner program operating in the city of Pittsburgh. I need you to direct the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to waive application and permit fees for our military banners as it is already permitted under Pittsburgh's existing banner permit policy for veterans banners. I'm going to do all this myself, but I know that they're going to come to y'all and need y'all back then, so I need y'all to support me. Support our efforts to work with Duquesne Light Company to secure pole approval letters so we can install banners on utility poles in our undersells and neighborhoods. Encourage city departments and community partners to work with Spaces of Freedom to identify the streets and neighborhoods where those banners are needed most. I do not only want to be on the Hill District, I want to be everywhere that is, like everybody said, underserved and looks horrible. I don't know why our communities look so bad, why a house that breaks down, y'all don't even try to fix, but y'all beautify the houses in other communities. They don't look like that when somebody don't live in there. You can tell in our neighborhoods when somebody don't live in there. As soon as somebody leaves out, the house just starts falling apart. As of late as usual, hello. You, personally, since you wasn't here since I asked last time, since you ran out to donate to the less fortunate, my business is less fortunate, so I hope you will donate to the Faces of Freedom Banners Program so we can start making us parents a little better because there's only about five Pictures on Wiley Avenue right now spread apart. And that's crazy. That's the only pictures that we have in our neighborhoods on Wiley Avenue. And it says it's only Wiley, Heron, there's not even none down there at Center Avenue. And there's probably one on Center Avenue. So I don't understand why y'all would approve a program that's not even really helping us. Y'all keep approving these programs that's not helping our communities. And y'all sit here and smile like y'all really don't stop for us. And y'all put more money to stop violence. Like y'all not even really stopping it. Y'all trying to put more money to trying to hunt on kids. And y'all need to stop that. Put more money into programs. Then they won't be on the street.

Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Hello, Council. Rick Smith, North Oakland District 8. Speaking in regards to the TRID post-agenda tomorrow, there's, from the perspective of a framework of look long, then navigate next. I'd start out with asking Deputy Chief Singer about how the TRID is connected to and manifesting of the Mayor's priorities, like from the budget engagement it lists, make Pittsburgh every family's first choice. to be able to then find out how the TRID is connected in manifesting that, or whatever priority that it's working with. My listening to the points on the Navigate Next is that there's been some curiosity. Council Member Gross talked about why the duration of 40 years, so I trust that you have those questions covered. Councilmember Wilson had asked, I mean, I heard what he said when he asked that he's not heard other ideas. And what would really help is a list of issues to address. As Councilmember Strasburger has referenced, there was a CMU Heinz capstone project to show about how public engagement of the budget process could be improved. Well, likewise for looking for ideas to make use of our universities, and I'd be glad to help push that through into the universities to find people willing to work on those things. So an example of Look Long, Navigate Next vision is to think of the city as this set of generative engines, generating revenue for the city and the world, where you have like Hazelwood, Lawrenceville, The Strip, AI Avenue and others as the generative engine, and you have Oakland as both a generative engine and a generator of generative engines because of the work being done at the universities. Then you have downtown at the crossroads, the marketplace, the meeting place, where interesting people are having interesting conversations. And then you look and say, well, how does the TRID connect to making that big picture, whatever big picture, work? And We say, well... if the TRID included the requirement for inclusive zoning and privately owned public spaces. But more than that, because no developer wants those things, to be able to really push on the details, focusing on how can inclusive zoning be made to uplift the picture? How can public spaces be set up so that Pittsburgh is a meeting place? People want to come downtown because interesting people, interesting conversations. So as an example, as of... Look long, navigate next. Thank you.

Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Good morning. My name is Yvonne F. Brown. I live at 715 Mercer Street. That's in the KV where there's towers up at the top of Bedford. I wanted to say to the presenters that I knew Ms. Ms. Edna, she went to Bethel AME. Hello. Went to Bethel AME Church, and she really loved the church. But she told me that during the civil rights, that she was the person that would go like Duquesne, Carnegie, wherever, and sit in the lunch rooms where they would call her names and they would, it may even pour stuff on her. I mean, she said it was horrible, but she stayed there. She fought. She was really an activist more than me. I do a lot of talking. She actually sat there and had to go through The humiliation, calling names and all type of things. You know, we have a lot of black people that you might not know. They're not in the history books, but they have fought and given up their lives for history, for justice. Last week, usually I come down and they give me a GLL here. And a lot of times I leave, I feel pretty bad. But today, I mean, the last week I came, I was talking about going through the middle town, down by the hotel, just a little park. And as I was walking, there was a puck. a bunny rabbit. And I said, a bunny rabbit in the city of Pittsburgh, all these skyscrapers and stuff. And I was saying, then I said, I know there is a God who made the bunny rabbit, who made the trees and so on. And as I left here, I was walking down Smithfield. I see a daycare center, all these little babies born with the two women. And me, whenever I see kids, I always stop. And I was telling them, you're doing a good job. And when I looked in, I was saying, hello, children. And as I was talking, someone came in and grabbed me. And I looked and I said, oh, this is my grandbaby. And I said, and then they all came, different ones they wanted to be hugged. I said, I'm grandma. And they was calling me grandma. And then the teacher left because I heard her and she said, I was getting ready to say stranger danger and found out this is your grandchild. I come down to tell you things like that to know that things that I go through and what I've seen. And also, I wanted to say that we live up in Katy River. A lot of us are dying. On my floor, three people have died within months. Three people. Now, this one woman, Wendy, takes another residence on the elevator because he can't do it. But you know what he said to her? He says, Wendy, if my door is open, will you please just come and check? Because I may be in there dead. Do you understand we have people in the building that have no family, none. And I come down to fight for whoever I can. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Brown. Next speaker, please.

good morning special agent sunshine the missing child cerise taylor lord thank you for yoga class anybody do yoga it's real real real inspirational i reached up to the sky to grab your hand then i used my other hand i was trying to reach up there y'all it was it was things was cracking and stretching And God, I move closer to you in Jesus' name. Thank you for giving me my health and strength to stretch. Today's message is called Releasing the Holy Spirit's Power. Proverbs 11, 24 says, Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. To release the Holy Spirit's power, first you must acknowledge the need, second, surrender completely, and third, exercise faith. Witchcraft, the act of witchcraft. Let's see. Witchcraft Act of 1736 ended legal persecution. Congress, voodoo practitioners sacrificed animals and humans for their dark magic, which is negative energy. They robbed graves, cut out body parts like hearts for death rituals. Voodoo of any kind being practiced in our government will not be tolerated and will be destroyed with everyone who participates in it. In Jesus' name. Voodoo death rituals, confusion spells, and every spell that's been sent towards me right here in this chamber to confuse me, to make my messages make me look incompetent, which we know somebody already went to the court and claimed that I was, which I'm not. 1 Timothy 1, 9 through 10, it talks about God's work, which is by faith. The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. The veil. Strasburger used an intern to try to stop my heart with voodoo. He helped me with my bags and suitcase, but was trying to take me out at the same time. It became very difficult for me to breathe, and his eyes turned black. Were you in my presence yesterday, Stossberger, with your children, trying to do the same thing? Why are you in my presence? How are you in the same place I am? You must be stalking me. There's no coincidence. Everything happens for a reason. Please stop following me. Whoever is stalking me, I curse every gang stalker and their entire bloodline to death in Jesus' name. And if you want to die, please keep following me and creating blockages for me. Whoever is paying for this, I curse you to death. In Jesus' name, amen.

Thank you. Next speaker, please. Next speaker, please. Seeing no further speakers, we'll move on to the presentation of papers beginning with Councilman Sharlin, Chair of Human Resources, who has no papers. Move on to Councilman Cocker, Chair of Public Safety and Wellness. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you.

Councilman Coghlan presents bill number 680, resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of public safety to enter on behalf of the city of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with Operation Better Block to conduct the Safe Passages Youth Violence Prevention Program. Cost not to exceed $250,000 over one year.

Thank you. Councilman Caldwell, I have a note from the administration. They want to waive Rule 8. Are you comfortable with that?

Yes. Motion to waive Rule 8 so it can be on tomorrow's agenda.

Is there a second?

Second.

All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The Bill 680 will be on tomorrow's Senate Committee agenda. That moves us to Councilwoman Gross, Chair of Innovation and Performance, Asset Management and Technology. Thank you, Councilman. Thank you, Mr. President.

Councilwoman Gross presents Bill No.

682, Resolution 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 E-Plus Technology, Inc. for the purpose of general networking and IT support to augment the existing internal team, costs not to exceed $95,440 over one year. Bill 683. Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Dell Financial Services in an amount of $58,283.18 to pay the remaining balance owed to this vendor for electronic devices with installation and support services. And Bill 684. Resolution amending Resolution 762 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and Director of Public Safety to enter into an amended agreement or agreements with Gelada for software subscription-based client relations management services by increasing the total not to exceed amount by $520 for a new total not to exceed $276,044.72 over four years. And Councilman Mosley, Chair of Intergovernmental Educational Affairs.

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number 685, resolution providing for a professional services agreement and or contract with Milady & Wooten Inc. for professional consulting services for state government affairs and legislative services and providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $264,000 over four years and bill 686, Resolution granting unto Alcocan, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain, and use at their own cost and expense, two new below-grade diversion structures at a cost to the city at 2200 Springhorn Avenue, 26 Ward 1st Council District.

And Councilwoman Salinetra? Chair of Public Works and Infrastructure.

No new papers.

Thank you. Councilwoman Frostberger, Chair of Finance and Law.

No new papers, Mr. President.

Thank you. Councilwoman Warwick, Chair of Recreation Youth and Senior Services.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Councilwoman Warwick presents Bill No. 687, Resolution Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with LA-28 for coordination of events related to the LA-28 Olympic and Paralympic Games at no cost to the City.

And Councilman Wilson, Chair of Land Use and Economic Development. Thank you, Councilwoman.

No new papers.

Oh, he doesn't have? Okay. And for myself?

Council President LaVelle presents Bill number 688, Resolution Informing City Council of the Appointment of Lori McCartney as Assistant Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Bill 691, Resolution Authorizing an Extension of the Term of the Acting Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance for 90 Additional Days to Run Through October 2, 2026. And Bill 689, 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 26, 2026. And Bill 690, communication from Rhea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting acting pay requests on behalf of Innovation and Performance for Sylvia Harris and Chris Belasco at the Department of Public Works for Callaway Bay.

So for the first two informing appointments, we need a motion to approve. So moved.

Second.

All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The appointments have been approved. And then for the two communications, we need a motion to read, receive, and file.

So moved.

Second. All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

The bill has been read, received, and filed. Our next order of business reports to the Committee for Final Action, beginning with Councilwoman Erica Strasburg, representing the Committee of Finance and Law.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilperson Strasburger presents Bill No. 673, reported a committee on finance and law for June 24, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 595, resolution amending Resolution 270 of 2026, authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Robert Mahonsky and their legal counsel Samuel J. Cordes and Associates for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $108,296.64. Informed final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at EEOC. Bill 608. Resolution amending Resolution 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, entitled Resolution Adopting and Approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the Proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program by transferring $31,508.90 from Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to Slope Failure Remediation. Bill 629, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Thomas Bench and Sarah Bench and Swenson Perr and Engel Law Firm for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $70,000 in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. Bill 630, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Joseph Engelmeyer and Alpern Schubert, P.C. for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $60,000 in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. Bill 631, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Daryl and Karen Luciani and the Massa Law Group PC for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $90,000 in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. Bill 632, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Anna Nichols and G. Clinton Kelly, her attorney, For a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $40,000 in foreign final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. Bill 633, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Clinton and Irene Runco and Matzis Law, LLC. for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $60,000 in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. Bill 634, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tyrone Perry and Swenson, Perr and Engle Law Firm for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $62,500 in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny. Bill 635, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Tyrone Perry, an administrator of the estate of Velva Perry and Swinson Perry and Engel Law Firm for a single payment in 2026 and an amount not to exceed $62,500 in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. And Bill 636, resolution authorizing the mayor and director of finance to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh regarding the library's use of $400,000 in Keystone Recreation Park and Conservation grant monies for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for the replacement of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and roofing systems at the Carnegie Library Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill branch.

You've heard the reading inside the bills. 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, we'll vote aye. Rename is called. Those opposed, we'll vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

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

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Six ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legally required number of votes, is passed finally. That moves us to Councilman Anthony Caldwell, President of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilman Coghill presents bill number 674, reported a committee on public safety and wellness for June 24th, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 612, resolution authorizing pursuant to chapter 210 of the city code, the mayor and director of the department of public safety to accept a donation from King Street Productions Inc. of office furniture valued at $10,190.95 for the public safety admin office.

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

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

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye. Six ayes, zero noes. The bill, having received the legal requirement of votes, is passed finally. That moves us to Councilwoman Kim Salinetro, presenting the Committee of Public Works and Infrastructure.

Thank you, Council President.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Kim Salinaccio presents Bill No. 675, Reporter to Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, for June 24, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 615. Resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Aging for the purpose of receiving grant funds in the amount not to exceed $40,000 to install flooring at the Homewood Healthy Active Living Center. Bill 616. Resolution providing for a reimbursement agreement or agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the preliminary design phase of the Corliss Tunnel project and providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $1 million, reimbursable at 80%. Any municipal share of Commonwealth incurred costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed $10,000. Bill 617. Resolution providing for an agreement or agreements with STV Incorporated for costs associated with the preliminary engineering phase of the East Sycamore Street Bridge project, providing for the payment of the costs thereof not to exceed $384,501.50, reimbursable at 100%. Bill 618. Resolution providing for an agreement or agreements with STV Incorporated for costs associated with the preliminary engineering phase of the McArdle Bridge over East Sycamore Project, providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $378,345.04, reimbursable at 100%. Bill 619, resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of a portion of lot in block 10 in 357, 5th Ward, 6th Council District. Bill 620, resolution granting unto PA Pitt Holdings LLC, their successors and assigns, The privilege and license to construct, maintain, and use at their own cost and expense. New shoring and an eight-foot private water line that will extend into the right-of-way at no cost to the city, 4th Ward, 3rd Council District. Bill 621. Resolution granting unto M.I. Strip Works, LLC, their successors and assigns the privilege and license to construct, maintain, and use at their own cost and expense a new private sewer main and five private sewer manholes that will extend into the right of way at no cost to the City, 2nd Ward, 1st Council District. Bill 622, resolution granting a vacation of Edlum Way and an open paper street from Cornwall Street to Colombo Street at no cost to the City, 10th Ward, 9th Council District. Bill 624. Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Cedarbrook Drive, situated east of Whitewood Drive and beginning at the intersection of Whitewood Drive and ending at 116 Cedarbrook Drive at the termination of this easterly block, should be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. Bill 625. Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Haston Avenue situated north of Silver Oak Drive and beginning at the intersection of Silver Oak Drive and ending at 2531 Haston Avenue at the termination of this northerly block should be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Bill 626. Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Kentmore Drive situated east of Whitewood Drive and beginning at the intersection of Whitewood Drive and ending at 117 Kentmore Drive at the termination of this easterly block should be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. Bill 627. Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Red Oak Drive situated west of Haston Avenue and beginning at the intersection of Haston Avenue and ending at 2510 Red Oak Drive at the termination of this westerly block should be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 4-1706 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. And Bill 628. Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Whitewood Drive situated north of Arnold Street and beginning at the intersection of Arnold Street and ending at the intersection of Steuben Street at the termination of this northerly block should be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 47106 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.

You approved the reading inside 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 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. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Six ayes, zero noes.

The bill, however, received the legal requirement of votes is passed. Finally, that moves us to Councilperson Robert Charlton presenting the Committee of Human Resources. Thank you, Councilman. Mr. President.

Councilman Charlene presents bill number 676, reported a committee on human resources for June 24th, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 611, resolution authorizing the mayor, director of the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service, and the director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement or agreements with partner for work for operation and administration of the Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program, cost not to exceed $1 million over one year.

You've 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 to pass the bill before I run this call. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland. Mr. Coggins.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs. Salvinatro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Six ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received a legal requirement of votes, is passed. Finally, that takes us to Councilman Bobby Wilson presenting the Committee of Land Use and Economic Development.

Councilman Wilson presents bill number 677, report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 24th, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 614, resolution further, amending resolution 834 of 2025, effective December 21st, 2025 as amended entitled, Resolution adopting and approving the 2026 capital budget, the proposed 2026 community development program and the 2026 through 2031 capital improvement program by increasing facility improvements, sports facilities by $250,000 and increasing remediation of condemned buildings by $163,351. These changes are made in response to program allocations by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and come at no cost to the city.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Six ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received a legal quorum of votes, is passed finally. That moves us to Councilwoman Deborah Gross presenting the Committee of Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology.

Councilwoman Gross presents Bill No. 678, Reporter to Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for June 24, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 670, Resolution Amending Resolution 182 of 2026, authorizing and instructing the Department of Innovation and Performance to publish and submit a report on surveillance technologies so as to extend the deadline for the presentation of the report to City Council to September 2, 2026.

You've heard the reading inside 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, we'll vote aye and ring this call. Those opposed, we'll vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

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

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetra. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Wilson. Mr. LaValle-President.

Aye.

Six ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legal requirement of votes, is passed finally. And finally, Councilman Kari Mosley, presenting the Committee of Intergovernmental Educational Affairs. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number 679, reported a committee on intergovernmental and educational affairs for June 24th, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 224, resolution authorizing the mayor, director of public works, and director of finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority for the installation of certain monitoring or holes on city-owned parcel IDs 121H20 and 82H102 at no cost to the city. Bill 613, Resolution Adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh's Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Simmons Residential Development at 5429 Dunmore Street at no cost to the City.

You've heard the reading inside 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, vote aye. Raise call. Those opposed, we'll 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. LaValle-President.

Aye.

Six ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received a legal requirement of the votes, is passed finally. That takes us to motions and resolutions. Is there anything for members? Councilman Wilson.

Yeah, I wanted to first, I think, my colleague, Councilwoman Strasburger and the HEAR Foundation, Public Safety, Department of Public Works, who all participated in an amazing event. Unfortunately, myself and Councilwoman were out of town, so we were not able to be there in person, but we were there in spirit and full support. of the kickoff of the East End Street Team, and we're really excited about the work they're going to be doing. And it's a broad collaboration from folks in the faith community. We have Northway Church, Rodman Street Church at the table. Again, the HERE Foundation, Public Safety, Department of Public Works, the East Liberty Chamber of Commerce. Their president, Lori Moran, has been phenomenal in pulling the business community together in East Liberty, so I look forward um to all the work uh that we have ahead of us but doing it with such an amazing group of people so thanks again councilman strassberger for all your support um as we shared the east liberty business district and we want to ensure that we have a safe summer but also opportunities for our young people um to really thrive and be their fullest selves so i just want to thank everyone and unfortunately i wasn't able to be there in person but um but you know jay rock iowa and boaz as well for all the amazing work they do in the community

Thank you. Seems like a great initiative and maybe something that could be replicated across the city. So look forward to see what comes of it. Thank you. Anything else from members? If not, we have meeting announcements tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. Council will hold our standing committee meeting. Speaker's registration will close at 9. Also, tomorrow afternoon at 1.30, Council will hold a cablecast post-agenda discussion on Bill 531 as it relates to the Downtown Pittsburgh Transit Revitalization Investment District Implementation Plan. Chaired by Councilor Mosley. To register to speak at this meeting, please fill out the sign-up form on the Council meeting webpage or call the clerk's office at 412-255-2138 about an applicable registration deadline. Councilman Moseley.

Yeah, and I would be remiss if I didn't give a shout out to Latia S. Brock from my office who pulled together the event and Dr. Hobson for the work that she did as well as being our kind of in-house pinch hitter that comes out the bullpen. You know, we need her in late innings to close the game, so I wanted to definitely give a shout out. I know over 1,000 people attended on Saturday, but I would be totally remiss if I didn't give a shout out to my community engagement director, Latia Brock.

Thank you. With that, we need a motion to excuse the absent members, approve the minutes, and adjourn the meeting.

Second.

All in favor say aye. Aye. We are adjourned.

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