City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good morning and welcome to the regular meeting of City Council on Monday, August 3rd, 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. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Lavelle. 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, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you very much. Our next order of business is to amend the agenda to the motion to amend. So moved.

Seconded.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

The agenda has been amended. Our next order of business is public comment. I would like to remind everyone that the rules of council state that comments are limited in matters of concern, official action, or deliberation, which may be before city council. Profanity will not be permitted. After you recall, please restate your name. Provide your neighborhood for the record. You will be given three minutes to speak. Our first registered speaker is Layla Vlalit.

Good morning members of the board. My name is Layla Vloet and I live in the Oakland area. I have recently moved here all the way from Canada to attend school at the University of Pittsburgh. I'm a student athlete that has the privilege of getting a great education from this great university. As a young student, I think it's important to always be learning and a part of that is becoming immersed in your community. As I mentioned before, I'm new to the United States and I'm simply interested in learning more about the city and how it is run. I attended one of these council meetings about a week ago and I was really impressed to see the sheer number of people who showed up in person and via Zoom. There are people from all different backgrounds advocating for a plethora of different things. I'm still learning about the goings on in Pittsburgh, such as figuring out the public transportation and figuring out where the best restaurants are to eat at. I'm looking forward to exploring and getting more familiar with the city. I've noticed there's been a lot of construction around the university campus recently. While I understand that it is necessary for the growth and improvement of the city, it can also have a significant impact on students, residents, workers, and visitors. Seeing these projects firsthand has made me think more about how city decisions shape everyday life. Even decisions involving funding, property, or public infrastructure can have a noticeable impact on a neighborhood and how it looks, feels, and functions. I've been here about a month now and can safely say that I've become much more aware of how city decisions shape everyday life. As someone still getting to know Pittsburgh, I really value seeing the local government take time to address these issues openly. It shows that the city is actively making decisions about what matters most, and it gives residents a chance to be a part of that process. I may still be learning, but I appreciate the opportunity to listen, understand, and be involved as a member of this community. Thank you so much for your time and all the work you do.

Thank you very much. Our next registered speaker is Amy Zays.

good morning thank you council president and other council members present my name is amy zeis i live in the beachview neighborhood i'm here today to speak in favor of ordinance 2026-0771 which removes an interesting exception in parking rules that allows for protection of the vehicle this is really important to me as somebody who chooses to live car free and walks often i'm also part of a volunteer group called pittsburgh walks and we're looking to survey and identify conditions of sidewalks throughout the city frankly when i heard that this was existing i was really confused and so i appreciate council member wilson for sponsoring this and also for many of you for being so supportive of vision zero We clearly have a lot of work to do, and there are many obstacles existing on our sidewalk, but this is a really, really positive first step to see. And from my personal experience, I live along what's been identified as a safe route to school, and there's a lot of sidewalk parking, and it makes me really sad to see young children have to walk in the street just to get to school. I love to shop in my district in and that's a road that's been identified in our high injury network, meaning that there's a significant concentration of both pedestrian and vehicle accidents along that stretch. And so, yeah, just this is a really important place to start, and I look forward to working with you all. Thank you.

Thank you. Our next registered speaker is Kate Walker. Kate Walker.

Good morning. Thank you all for your service. I'm Kate Walker. I live in the Friendship Bloomfield area. I am asking you to vote no on changing the loophole in the city parking code regarding parking in the bike lanes and the sidewalks. Specifically, the council needs to explore nuances regarding the restrictions for parking on the sidewalk. My street is one story among many. Parking on the sidewalk is our only option. On our street, it is narrow. It is one way. It's a single block, hidden. A lot of people don't even know we're there. The vast majority of our neighbors do not have a usable driveway. They have to park on the street. And to park on the sidewalk, we have to provide access for each other, for delivery trucks, for service vehicles, for refuse, recycling, and of course, emergency vehicles. My husband and I live at the top of the street where people turn into it from an alley-like entrance. Trucks cannot make the turn if we do not park on the sidewalk. We are happy to do so, but even this does not prevent accidents. As we discovered when a city recycling truck hit our car last December, I called our city council person Deb Gross about this twice last January when we discovered that the city does not pay for repair of vehicles despite being at fault. If the city restricts parking on the sidewalks, I believe this risk of city-owned vehicles hitting parked vehicles will increase, and then more people will discover the city does not cover damages even when at fault. I'm guessing more unhappy residents will be calling you. The solution for my little street is not eliminating parking on our block. Either half or full elimination would seriously impact the surrounding crowded streets. No one will be happy about the increase since it would create neighborhood chaos and significant inconvenience for all of us. My neighbors are doctors, nurses, a fire chief. We have seniors, we have several parents with very young children. who need easy access to the vehicles. I am happy to lead a kind education for my street about not blocking for pedestrians, for anybody with wheels and chairs and strolls. The city can even put signs up to that effort to share our street. But regarding bike lanes, I am an avid, avid bicyclist. I bike frequently, and I am very much in favor of enforcing the no blocking of our bike lanes. This is particularly egregious on Liberty and South Aiken. One driver's convenience really is a threat to my life when I have to then verge into traffic to avoid that vehicle. Thank you for your time and your service. Please vote no and give it more time for airing and nuance.

Thank you very much. Our next speaker is Bethany Kammer.

Good morning council members. My name is Bethany Cameron and I still live in Overbrook. I'm here once again on behalf of Inform Up Pittsburgh, a weekly nonprofit providing reporting on city council along with survey questions so they can report, communicate, readers preferences directly to council members. Last week, 55 readers completed the survey and eight council districts were represented. Number one, regarding parking on sidewalks, we asked readers which is the bigger issue, limited parking spaces on your street or limiting the ability of people walking, pushing strollers, using wheelchairs or other mobility devices to use the sidewalk. 38% of readers said the bigger problem is that sidewalk parking limited safe pathways for pedestrians to be physically separated from vehicle traffic. 33% said neither parking nor safe pedestrian pathways are a problem on their street, and 24% said both are a problem where they live. A Bloomfield reader in District 7 wrote, it's preposterous that we tolerate our minimal pedestrian and bike infrastructure being dangerously clogged up by vehicles. An Arlington reader from District 3 wrote, I believe we should have accessible and usable sidewalks, but the reality on my street is that we have to park on the sidewalk or there's no way any car will be able to fit through. It's just not possible to have a two-way street with only one lane that can't even fit a school bus. A third reader said, both are problems where I live. I need to use a walker and end up walking in the street. I do submit pictures to 311, but I am not out often enough to change the problem. Number two, regarding supporting young Pittsburghers. We asked readers what they thought would most help make young people in their neighborhood feel safe and supported. 40% chose safe outdoor spaces, sports and activities. 33% chose mental health and counseling support. And an equal numbers of readers chose programs reaching kids at risk of violence, job training and paid work for teens, and after school and summer programs at rec centers. A Central Northside reader in District 1 wrote, stop the violence efforts need to expand. We need actions like maintaining sidewalks and parks and improved lighting in neighborhoods suffering violence to deescalate situations where youths gather without acting as police or letting the situation reach the level where police are needed. Number three, regarding parks and ball fields, we asked what would make residents use city parks and ball fields more? Over half of readers chose cleaner, better maintained facilities. 31% chose seating and shade, 25% chose improved access by bus, walking, or biking, and 19% chose clearer ways to reserve fields and courts. Thank you for your time and attention. On a personal note, I hope all council members and clerks and their staffs have a relaxing and restorative recess.

Thank you. And our last registered speaker is Alicia Grishman.

Hello, everyone. My name is Alisa Grishman, and I live in Uptown. I am the founder and director of Access Mob Pittsburgh, which is in turn a founding member of the Pittsburgh Walks Coalition, and I sit on the Complete Streets Advisory Group. I am here today to speak in support of the proposed amendment to the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, section 541.02, that would remove the words or vehicle. As a wheelchair user, one of the biggest obstacles I face on a day-to-day basis is cars parked on sidewalks. I looked at the number of times I've called 911 this year, nine times in the last five months, and I guarantee that every single one of those was to report a car that was parked 100% with all four wheels on the sidewalk, blocking my safe access. I've even had times where I've called back on the same day to check on why a car I had reported hours earlier still wasn't ticketed. You can imagine how galling it was to find out that there's a loophole that car owners can use to get out of tickets by arguing that they were worried about their mirror getting dinged and that often police are reluctant to issue tickets because of this. Why is the safety of someone's car more important than the safety of me? Why do I have to risk my life and go out into the street because someone doesn't want their paint scratched? If a parked car gets winged by someone passing by, it might get damaged, but it doesn't die. I do. With the city's dedication to Vision Zero, with an aim to having zero traffic fatalities, closing this loophole would be a simple, common sense, yet significant step towards achieving that goal. I don't have this written down, but also under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is required that I have access to the sidewalk, not cars. But keep in mind that this is exactly that, a step. There is more work that needs to be done. We need to work together to educate the public about sidewalk parking, find ways to equitably enforce the law, and to make sure that sidewalks are safe for their intended purpose as a place for people to walk and roll, not as a place to store their car. I think I can safely speak on behalf of Pittsburgh Walks and the Complete Streets Advisory Group, and I know I can speak on behalf of Access Mob when I say there are groups that are not only willing, but would be incredibly happy to help and work in an advisory capacity to find ways to make keeping sidewalks free from cars fair, equitable, and effective. Please vote yes to amend the city's municipal code as proposed, and let's work together to make this right for everyone.

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. Good morning.

Carlino Giampolo, Paso Hollow. Paso Hollow is an iconic Italian neighborhood that exemplifies the quintessential immigration experience in America. Our neighborhood is incomparable, neither superior nor inferior to any of the other 90 neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh. We are distinctly unique. We take pride in our heritage across our parents' and great-grandparents' generations. That heartfelt pride honoring our ancestors and our rich history is chronicled on the website pantherhollow.us, which may be the most comprehensive historical neighborhood website in the city of Pittsburgh. The illegal Oakland DIY skate park was constructed in our neighborhood against our community's will and in violation of multiple Pittsburgh municipal codes. Our communities once again sprung into action to defend our Italian identity as well as our right to self-determination as to how we desire and deserve to live. We will keep on keeping on with courage, perseverance, and conviction. We will triumph. The first step in understanding a problem is gathering information. To start, please visit pantherhollowplayground.com. It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. On the website are numerous photos of the skate park that I believe you will consider a total embarrassment to the city of Pittsburgh. You will see massive amounts of graffiti, possibly more graffiti in this one state park than all other parks in the city combined. Some of the graffiti is vulgar and encourages underage drinking and underage drug use. Some graffiti is just plain crude. You will also find some of the over 10,000 words that I have spoken in my 30 visits to this council. We are often told that to help end injustice, if you see something, say something. Once you have come to this understanding, if you agree that illegal constructions and public spaces are an injustice against communities, send an email to the mayor, Corey.O'Connor, at PittsburghPA.gov, with the subject and message, Shut Down the Oakland DIY Skate Park. The mayor needs only his own personal dignity to take that action. However, in saying something, you are doing the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do. Until the illegal skate park is shut down, our community will continue to defend our Italian identity, as well as our right to self-determination as to how we desire and deserve to live. We will keep on keeping on with courage, perseverance, and conviction. We will triumph.

Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Good morning, Special Agent Sunshine, the missing child, Cerise Taylor. Lord, thank you for opening my eyes and showing me my enemies, every last one of them. Most of them are right here in this room, huh, Mosley? Who are you, Mosley, to the false preacher who preaches with Harbor Street Mission on the north side? Is he your father? Because if he's my father, too, then that would make you my brother, huh? Since this is a family issue we're dealing with here. My family wants me dead. They put a voodoo death ritual spell on me as a child. To steal everything attached to my real identity. Like my real name and everything attached to it, huh, Mosley? Like the two houses that I was born with that somebody left me and my family as a child. Why? Department of Justice, and my homeless right now, sleeping on the street, because Mosley collaborated with whom? The courts, to falsify documentation, to keep me out here, to change my name, birth records, everything about me, to steal everything attached to me. Huh? LaBelle. Why do you keep amending the agenda? You think somebody gonna take me out so you can keep stealing my money? Let me show you how they're doing in Justice Department, because I'm so sick of this. This is crazy. Write down these numbers right here. Here they go. Let's start with this one. We'll go from 19,000 to $136,000 over five years. That's a lot of money. I ain't even gonna talk about where it's going, who it's coming from, where it's going, all that. I'm not doing that. I'm gonna just let you look at the numbers. And let's see, a single payment of $515,000. Wow, that's a lot. Let's see. District neighborhood needs $55,000 and they're going to increase the park reconstruction by $55,000. Like really? We don't need parks. We need housing for people on the street like me. Y'all better stop keeping us out here because justice is coming. No, it's already here in Jesus' name. Thank you, Lord, for using me as a vessel to reach out to Outside DC DOG. DOJ jurisdiction. We need help right here. Please come. We're forced to bring justice to this situation. Attempted aggravated kidnapping. They're trying to get me locked up, Lord, so they can keep everything they stole from me. Let's make her disappear. Really, I'm the son. Keep trying. We'll get burnt out here in Jesus' name.

Thank you. Next speaker, please.

Dr. Ronald Miller, United States, Pittsburgh, Larimore neighborhood, USA, Phoenix, Arizona, the Phoenician neighborhood, South Africa, Mahatma Park neighborhood, in Phoenix. All of these are in the Pittsburgh City Ally Network and the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Network, which I founded in 2025. Concerns of this council and myself include focus on neighborhoods, ally cities. But Phoenix, one, I'm going to say is a concern of council. Government legitimacy. None of you can prove that you are legitimately councilor and mayor. You can claim that, but you can't prove that. You can't show whether your votes, even for yourselves, have been misplaced or misapplied. That means that on this axis, you are not the legitimate government of this city. Now, the Home Rule Charter of this city has no prohibition against creating an alt-gov, which I advocate. An alternative government that is based on elected neighborhood councils. I don't want the power. I want the power to be in the neighborhoods. I want the neighborhoods to be connected with a network in this city that allows for people to look at their own voting records. Phoenix, too, there is in the Home Rule Charter an internationalist theme. So I encourage you citizens, since you as counselors, Councilor Clements, are not going to be here for three weeks to meet with me outside this door, which will be locked, right? It should be open, but it will be locked, to look at the flags of the so-called sister cities and share information about those cities on the 11th, on the 18th, and the 25th. 10 o'clock, I hope, promptly. We'll broadcast this citywide. You will not be here, right? You will be away for three weeks. But we will be here. We will share information about cities about which you communicate almost nothing. We need that kind of connection to be powerful. And the person who's behind this door, who doesn't come out and share with us, needs to do that. Thank you.

Next speaker, please.

Good morning. My name is Seth Bush, senior advocacy manager at Bike Pittsburgh. And I want to speak once again in support of amending the city code to remove the loophole that makes it very difficult to enforce sidewalk parking and many other forms of illegal parking in the city of Pittsburgh. And I want to thank Councilman Wilson and, frankly, for introducing this change and all of you for all of your hard work towards our goal of achieving Vision Zero. And I want to speak frankly to someone we heard from previously. The reality is that we do have narrow streets in the city of Pittsburgh. I don't think that's a surprise to anyone. And I do understand that there are some streets where it seems there's no other choice but to park on the sidewalk. I think figuring this out across the city is going to take some careful thought and intention, especially how we do enforcement equitably. But we're not asking for enforcement to happen immediately all over the city right now. And there are many areas where people park on the sidewalk, in bike lanes, at transit stops, and close to intersections for no good reason. And we need to close the loophole to enable enforcement of these areas without delay to change behavior and ensure safety for everyone. It's just a common sense move. And we look forward to working closely with Council, with Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, Public Safety, and the Parking Authority to use the corrected law to enforce the dangerous issues immediately and find ways to address the more complex issues over time so i would be very appreciative of your support to move this change forward today thank you thank you next speaker please next speaker please seeing no further speakers we'll move on to the presentation of papers but first i want to go to councilman wilson if he's still with us

you may thank you very much the clerk will take note thank you so now the presentation presentation of paper excuse me beginning with councilman charlotte and sharing human resources He has none. That takes us to Councilman Coghill, Chair of Public Safety and Wellness. No new papers, Mr. President. Thank you. Councilwoman Gross, Chair of Innovation and Performance, Asset Management and Technology. She also has none. That takes us to Councilman Mosley, Chair of Intergovernmental Educational Affairs. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number 804, resolution amending resolution 37, 126, and 399, which authorize an amendment to the cooperation agreement or agreements with the City of Pittsburgh Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment, and accessories, equipment support, infrastructure, and professional services in fiscal year 2026. by increasing the authorized amount by $59,180 to purchase trailers for the Department of Public Works for a new not-to-exceed total of $26,348,449. And Councilwoman Sally Nitro, Chair of Public Works and Infrastructure. No new papers.

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

Thank you, Mr. President.

Councilperson Strasburger presents bill number 803, resolution consenting to the extension of time under a code of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code for Council Bill 2026-0606 entitled, resolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a liquor license from McCrossin's Landing Pub LLC located at 13 Edsel Lane, Monongahela, PA, To the applicant, Silver Ashes Hospitality Group, LLC, located at 728 Copeland Street, pursuant to the amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code. The original public hearing was scheduled for July 28, 2026.

So last Wednesday, council signed an interim approval to pre-authorize this being voted on. And so for today's meeting, we need to final vote Bill 803. Madam, roll call vote.

Mr. Sharland. Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Mrs. Gross. Aye. Mrs. Gross. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. LaVelle President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero nos.

That means the bill is finally passed. That moves us to Councilwoman Warwick, Chair of Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services.

No new papers, Mr. President.

Thank you. Councilman Wilson, Chair of Language and Economic Development. I don't believe he's with us. He has no new papers. I have one communication.

Council President Lavelle presents Bill number 802, 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 weekend of July 31st, 2026.

I need a motion to re-receive and file. So moved.

Second.

All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The bill will be re-receiving and filed. Our next order of business is reports of committee for final action, beginning with Council Member Erica Strasburg presenting the Committee of Finance and Law.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Councilperson Strasburger presents bill number 795, reported a committee on finance and law for July 20th, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 654, resolution amending resolution 723 of 2022, effective December 27th, 2022, entitled resolution adopting and approving the 2023 capital budget, the 2023 community development program, and the 2023 through 2028 capital improvement program, by reducing play area improvements by $60,000 and increasing public safety equipment by $60,000. Bill 756, resolution repealing items and resolution number 363, effective May 30th, 2024, in order to rescind the sales. Bill 757, Excuse me. Resolution providing for the sale of certain property acquired by the City of Pittsburgh at tax sales items A through O. 539 Robert Street, District 6. 539 Robert Street, District 6. 805 Clarissa Street, District 6. 0 Rosetta Street, District 9. 1062 Premier Street, District 7. 6941 Mount Vernon Street, District 9. 0 North Merton Street, District 9. 706 Brushden Avenue, District 9. 1408 Beachview Avenue, District 4. 0 Coast Avenue, District 4. 952 Iton Street, District 1. 1457 Firth Street, District 1. 0 Brighton Place, District 6. 2316 North Charles Street, District 6. 2651 Perrysville Avenue, District 6. Bill number 758, resolution authorizing the execution of a quick claim deed conveying all the city's right title and interest, if any, and into the public property located at 7217 Monticello Street in the 13th Ward of the city and designated entity registry office of Allegheny County as block 50174F136 to Marvin Miller for $3,000 relating to the full and final settlement of the case filed against the city. Bill 759, resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Brian and Donna Albert for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed $515,000 in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Bill 770, further amending Resolution 855 of 2011, effective December 29, 2011, as amended, entitled, Resolution Adopting and Approving the 2011 Capital Budget and the 2011 Community Development Block Grant Program and the 2011 through 2016 Capital Improvement Program. by reducing District 1 neighborhood needs by $55,000 and increasing park reconstruction by $55,000. Bill 776, resolution transferring the amount of $270 within the 2026 operating budget from the Office of the City Clerk, administrative fees to the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure for the purpose of operational services. Bill 782, resolution amending Resolution 740 of 2025, which provided for an agreement or agreements with Center for Hearing and Deaf Services, Inc., and Global Wordsmith by increasing the authorized spend for Global Wordsmiths by $19,000 for services through January 2027 for a new total cost not to exceed of $136,000 over five years. bill number 783 resolution further amending resolution 855 of 2011 effective december 29 2011 as amended entitled resolution adopting and approving the 2012 capital budget and the 2012 community development block grant program and approving the 2012 through 2017 Capital Improvement Program by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2012 Capital Budget Amendments by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code, Bill 784, further amending Resolution 858 of 2014, effective January 1, 2015, as amended and titled. Resolution adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program and the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code, Bill 785. Resolution further amending Resolution 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017, as amended and titled, Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program, approving the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code, Bill 786. Resolution further amending Resolution 863 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended and titled, Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code. Bill 787, resolution further amending resolution 840 of 2019, effective January 1, 2020 entitled, Resolution Adopting and Approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to Chapter 218 of the City Code. Bill 788. Resolution further amending Resolution 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, entitled Resolution Adopting and Approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program by Reappropriating and Reallocating Funds Closed Due to the Requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code. Bill 789, resolution further meaning resolution 886 of 2021 effective December 27th, 2021 entitled resolution adopting and approving the 2022 capital budget and the 2022 community development block grant program and the 2022 through 2027 capital improvement program by removing unencumbered funds from projects pending closure pursuant to chapter 218 of the city code. Bill 790, further amending resolution 924 of 2024, effective December 18, 2024, as amended and titled, resolution adopting and approving the 2025 capital budget, the proposed 2025 community development program, and the 2025 through 2030 capital improvement program by reappropriating and reallocating funds closed due to requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code. and Bill 791, further amending Resolution 834 of 2025, effective December 21, 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 Reappropriating and Reallocating Funds Closed Due to Requirements of Chapter 218 of the City Code.

You've heard the reading and the title 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 it on the bill will vote aye. Hearing none is called. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland.

Aye.

Mr. Coghill. Aye. Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

Thank you. The bill, having received the legally required number of votes, is passed finally. That takes us to Councilman Anthony Cocker, representing the Committee of Public Safety and Wellness.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilman Caldwell presents bill number 796, reported a committee on public safety and wellness for July 29, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 744, resolution authorizing the mayor, the director of public safety, and the director of human resources and civil service to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Ross and Carol Neese Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed $1 million to hire a head of talent acquisition. public safety to further the city's efforts in recruiting and retaining public safety staff.

We have heard the reading and title of the bill. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, the bill is now ready for final action. All in favor to pass the bill will vote aye. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland. Aye. Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross.

Aye.

Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetra. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

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

Thank you, Council President.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Solonetro presents bill number 797, report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 752, resolution providing for supplemental agreement or agreements with Michael Baker International Inc. for costs associated with the construction phase of the Charles Anderson Bridge project, providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $4 million. $77,687.40, an increase of $250,837.47 from the previously legislated contract authorization, reimbursable at 100%. Bill 753, resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an amended agreement of sale with various property owners in the 17th Ward of the City in order to advance the Newton Street project, providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $1,124,727. an increase of twenty thousand seventy dollars from their previous authorization bill 754 resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the department of mobility and infrastructure on behalf of the city of pittsburgh to enter into a supplemental agreement or agreements with johnson murmuring and thompson for costs associated with the final design phase of the west carson street bridge project providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $1,378,913.21, an increase of $790,914.71 from the previously authorized agreement, reimbursable at 95%. Bill 755, resolution authorizing the Mayor, Director of the Department of Public Works, and Director of the Department of Finance, to enter into an agreement or agreements with Piat Companies for the purpose of reconstructing a portion of the City of Pittsburgh's Three River Heritage Trail for an esplanade redevelopment project at no cost to the City. And Bill 781, resolution authorizing the mayor and director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement or agreements with the United States Soccer Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the mini pitch program grant in the amount not to exceed $100,000 to install a mini pitch at the Ormsby Recreation Center.

You have heard the reading inside the bills. Is there any discussion on the bill? Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action. All those in favor, please say aye when your name is called. Those opposed will say no. Would the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland. Aye. Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross.

Aye.

Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

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

Aye. Nine ayes, zero noes. The bill, having received the legal required number of votes, is passed finally. That moves us to Councilman Bobby Wilson, presenting the Committee of Land Use and Economic Development. Thank you, Councilwoman.

Councilman Wilson presents Bill No. 798, Reporter to Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, for July 29, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 760, resolution further amending Resolution 840 of 2019, effective January 1, 2020, as amended, entitled, Resolution Adopting and Approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program. approving the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program by reducing 31st Ward Community Action Group by $468.49 and increasing Lincoln Place Presbyterian Church by $468.49 and authorizing subsequent agreement or agreements. bill 761 resolution further amending resolution number 857 of 2023 effective december 27 2023 as amended entitled resolution adopting and approving the 2024 capital budget the proposed 2024 community development program and the 2024 through 2029 capital improvement program by reducing 31st war community action group at ten thousand dollars in increasing Lincoln Place Presbyterian Church by ten thousand dollars and authorizing a subsequent agreement or agreements bill 762 resolution amending resolution 863 effective January 1 2019 entitled resolution adopting and approving the 2019 capital budget and the 2019 community development block grant program in the 2019 through 2024 capital improvement program by amending various line items in anticipation of the pending eight-year U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding clawback deadline. Bill 763, resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an agreement or agreements with agencies to provide administrative services related to the Home ARP Program for a total not to exceed amount of $105,820.37 over four years. And Bill 771, Ordinance Amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title V, Traffic. Article 7, Parking, Chapter 541, General Parking Regulations, Section 54102, Prohibitions in Specified Places to Remove Language Providing an Exception to Parking Prohibitions for the Protection of a Vehicle.

You've heard the reading and time 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 will vote aye. Running is called. Those opposed will vote no. Clerk, please take the roll.

Mr. Sharland. Aye. Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received the legally required number of votes, is passed finally. And that moves us to Councilman Barbara Ward, presenting the Committee of Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Warwick presents bill number 799, reported to Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for July 29, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 773, resolution transferring the amount of $200,000 to the Department of Parks and Recreation from the Stop the Vantage Trust Fund for staffing and supplies to support out-of-school time services and programming at McKinley Recreation Center.

You've heard the reading inside the bill. Is there any discussion on the bill? Seeing none, all the bill is now ready for final action. All in favor to pass the bill before I and her name is called. Those opposed, we're waiting over. Clerk, please take the roll. Mr. Sharland. Aye.

Mr. Coghill. Aye. Ms. Gross.

Aye.

Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetro.

Aye.

Mrs. Strasburger.

Aye.

Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

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

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Gross presents Bill 800, Reporter to Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for July 29, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 745, Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Musco Sports Lighting in the amount of $73,050 for the purpose of the software package for the digital control of lighting in all ball fields and parks and providing for the payment of the cost thereof.

You've heard the reading inside of the bills. There ain't discussion on the bill. Seeing none, the bill is now 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. Aye. Mr. Coghill. Aye. Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley. Aye. Mrs. Salinetra. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger.

Aye.

Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. Lavelle, President.

Aye. Nine ayes, zero noes. The bill, having received the legally required votes, is passed finally. And that moves us to Councilman Carter-Moseley, President of the Committee of Intergovernmental Educational Affairs. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Councilman Mosley presents Bill No. 801, Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for July 29, 2026, with an affirmative recommendation. Bill 746, Resolution Providing for Professional Services Agreement and or Contract with Buchanan, Ingersoll, and Rooney, P.C. for Professional Consulting Services for Federal Government Affairs and Legislative Services and Providing for the Payment thereof at a cost not to exceed 302 400 over four years bill 747 resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the office of management and budget on behalf of the city of pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with allegheny county economic development allegheny county department of human services and the urban redevelopment authority to collaboratively manage coordinated entry services related to the home arp program at no cost to the city bill 748 resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of southwestern pennsylvania commission for the first of two installments for the 2026 annual membership dues in an amount not to exceed 64 373.50 bill 749 resolution adopting plan revision to the city of pittsburgh's official sewage facilities plan for 2039 broadhead fording road at no cost to the city Bill 750, resolution providing for an amended reimbursement agreement or agreements with Pittsburgh Water for costs associated with the raised grant project where Pittsburgh Water will be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work to be described in the agreements and an amount not to exceed $100,000, an increase of $50,000 from the previously authorized agreement. And Bill 751, resolution approving execution of a contract for disposition by sale of land between the URA of Pittsburgh and MK Liberty Partners LLC or related entity for the sale of Block 1D, Lot 183, 2nd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, 604 Liberty Avenue, Council District 1 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 not ready for final action. All in favor to pass the bill will vote aye. Those opposed will vote no. Will the clerk please take the roll?

Mr. Sharland. Aye. Mr. Coghill.

Aye.

Ms. Gross. Aye. Mr. Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs. Salinetro. Aye. Mrs. Strasburger. Aye. Mrs. Warwick. Aye. Mr. LaBelle, President.

Aye.

Nine ayes, zero noes.

The bill, having received a legally required vote, is passed finally. And that moves us on to motions and resolutions. Anything from members? Councilman Warwick.

Yes, so I would like to, first of all, I'd like to remind everybody at the City of Pittsburgh who works in a downtown building to sign up for your free bus pass. So please make sure, I hope all members will sign up as well. You know, even if you don't use the bus a lot, it is an incredible benefit. And so I just, you know, I want to say, You know, a huge thank you to PRT for launching the program in the first place, right? It's a great program. So any employer, any apartment building manager, any school, basically any organization that sort of has a critical mass of employees, you know, coming or going along one of our major transit corridors, this is a fantastic program, right? It's a great benefit for folks. So thank you to PRT for that. Thank you to Pittsburghers for Public Transit for keeping the pressure on the city all through last year for us to sign on to this program, to really kind of be the, you know, take the jump and be the biggest employer in the city to sign on. Thank you to my fellow council members for funding it, right, for funding it in last year's budget. And last but certainly not least, thank you to Mayor O'Connor and his team for getting it done, right, for actually getting it done, rolling it out. HR, legal, you know, all that stuff is always complicated. So thank you. You know, downtown, you know, transit downtown in the city of Pittsburgh is really the gold standard, right? You can always get downtown from everywhere. You know, we've made huge investments in our transit downtown. The BRT or the University Line, you know, a 290 or so million dollar project. And so I'm just really glad that as the city, we are acknowledging that making it easier and more affordable to get downtown is the way that we help grow and revitalize and make downtown a place where people want to live and work and play. And I think that, you know, kudos to, again, to Mayor O'Connor and the city of Pittsburgh for making for taking that step and for being a really good example as an employer, right? A really good example about giving this type of benefit to our folks here at the city downtown. Thanks.

Thank you. Anything else from members? Councilman Moseley.

Yeah, I'd just like to congratulate the family of the late Bagumba Lowry in carrying on the tradition of the Harambee Festival at Homewood. Again, it was another great gathering, carrying on a very long tradition of the Harambee Festival in Homewood. But I just want to really give a shout out to the family of Bagumba Lowry for carrying on that tradition after his passing to ensure that this great Homewood tradition carries on well into the future.

Thank you. Anything else? If not, we have meeting announcements this afternoon with sessions at 1.30 and 2.30. Council will hold a briefing on the city comprehensive plan. Council's recess begins tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4th, and will end Thursday, August 28th. The first council meeting after recess will be Friday, August 29th at 10 a.m. To register to speak at the August 29th meeting, please fill out the sign-up form on the council meeting webpage or call the clerk's office at 412-255-2138. With that, we need a motion to approve the minutes and adjourn the meeting. Second. All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

We are adjourned.

Thank you.