City Council - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Meeting Date
September 22, 2026

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

20 items on the agenda.

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ROLL CALL

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA

MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA

PROCLAMATIONS

PROCLAMATIONS

PUBLIC COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

COUNCILWOMAN DEBORAH L. GROSS PRESENTS:Item 2026-0891

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with ePlus Technology, Inc. for professional services for firewall upgrade, at a cost not-to-exceed Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($47,800) over one (1) year.

COUNCILMAN KHARI MOSLEY PRESENTS:Item 2026-0892

Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh's Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 929 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222, at no cost to the City.

COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS:Item 2026-0893

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 certain temporary construction easements, aerial easements, and permanent right-of-way acquisitions on certain properties in the 26th Ward of the City in order to advance the Swindell Bridge project. Costs for these temporary construction easements, aerial easements, and right-of-way acquisitions shall not exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00), reimbursable at 95%.

COUNCILWOMAN KIM SALINETRO PRESENTS:Item 2026-0894

Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to close out a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant agreement (BRC-TAG-28-179), which provided funding to help develop the Trail Maintenance Master Plan, at no cost to the City.

COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:Item 2026-0895

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jerald S. Foresman in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY-EIGHT CENTS ($6,197.48) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0031) for damage to his parked vehicle near 259 Semple Street from a City ES vehicle on December 2, 2025. (Executive Session scheduled for 9/22/26)

COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:Item 2026-0896

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sage Melody Grodin in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS AND FORTY CENTS ($3,726.40) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0213) for damage to her parked vehicle from felled branches from a City ROW tree near 1307 Bennington Avenue on June 25th or 26th, 2026. (Executive Session scheduled for 9/22/26)

COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:Item 2026-0897

Resolution amending Resolution 214 of 2026, which reappropriated federal American Rescue Plan funding, by updating the approved projects as outlined in Exhibit A, version 11. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)

COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:Item 2026-0898

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program" by increasing STREET RESURFACING by Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) to align with the most recent American Rescue Plan Act allocation. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)

COUNCILWOMAN ERIKA STRASSBURGER PRESENTS:Item 2026-0899

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, as amended, 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 reducing LED STREETLIGHT UPGRADE by One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Three dollars ($146,683) and increasing STREET RESURFACING by One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Three dollars ($146,683) to align with the most recent American Rescue Plan Act allocation. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)

COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS:Item 2026-0900

Communication from Rea 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 September 18, 2026.

COUNCILMAN R. DANIEL LAVELLE PRESENTS:Item 2026-0901

Communication from Jennifer Gula, Director of the Department of Finance, submitting required contribution of the Minimum Municipal Obligation (MMO) to the City’s three pension funds in 2027, pursuant to Act 205.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0886

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 16, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE - FINAL ACTIONItem 2026-0848

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Regina Stewart in an amount not to exceed TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE DOLLARS AND THRITY-FOUR CENTS ($2,961.34) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0319) for damage to her parked vehicle near 1029 Findley Drive from a City Fire vehicle on or about November 17, 2025. (Executive Session held 9/