Councilmember

R. Daniel Lavelle

District 6 · Serving since 2018

Councilmember Details

District: District 6
Serving Since: 2018
Attendance: 97% as of Sep 9, 2026
2026 Non-routine bills sponsored: 8

Contact

Phone: 412-255-2134
Email: Not listed
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District 6

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Sponsored Legislation

229 records list this councilmember as a sponsor.

File	Title	Status	Sponsor	Body	Agenda
2021-1135	Resolution declaring a State of Educational Emergency in the City of Pittsburgh. (Cablecast Public Hearings held 6/30/21 & 7/14/21) (Cablecast Post Agendas held 6/23/21, 7/7/21, 7/2721 & 7/28/21)Resolution	Died due to expiration of legislative council session	Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2021-1134	WHEREAS, Cynthia Falls started her journey as a healthcare professional and educator at the age of 15 while serving as a Nurse’s Aid at Kane Hospital in Scott Township; and,Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	R. Daniel Lavelle, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2021-1133	WHEREAS, February 1-28, 2021, has been designated Career and Technical Education Month by the Association for Career and Technical Education; and,Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	R. Daniel Lavelle, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2021-1132	WHEREAS, Cheyenne Martin, founder of the Cheyenne Martin Foundation in 2015, grew up in Pittsburgh where she was active in community outreach at an early age, finding joy in serving and giving to others; and,Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	R. Daniel Lavelle, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2021-1102	WHEREAS, Willa “Kitty” Chandler, matriarch of the Warren family, was born on November 13, 1919 to the late Ehtle (Smith) and William Warren, growing up with her younger brother John in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and,Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	R. Daniel Lavelle, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2021-1087	Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One -- Administrative, Article III - Organization, Chapter 116: Department of Public Safety, to add a new subsection, § 116.17 - “Prohibition on the Execution of ‘No-Knock’ Warrants”, by requiring all City police officers, when executing any warrant, to physically knock and announce the presence of police before entering a premises.” (Executive Session held 2/1/21)Ordinance	Died due to expiration of legislative council session	Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson, Bruce A. Kraus, Corey O'Connor	Committee on Public Safety Services	Not agendized
2021-1032	Resolution amending resolution No. 507 of 2019, vacating a portion of Colwell Street and portions of Our Way in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, by extending the expiration date of the payment from the property owners to the Treasury of the City of Pittsburgh from 150 days to 605 days from the effective date of the resolution, August 1st of 2019.Resolution · street-vacation, template-summary	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0892	125th Anniversary Proclamation for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	Bruce A. Kraus, Erika Strassburger, R. Daniel Lavelle, Theresa Kail-Smith, Deborah L. Gross, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2020-0883	Resolution authorizing City Council to approve intra-departmental transfers throughout the 2021 Fiscal YearResolution	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0882	Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to participate in applicable cooperative purchasing agreements for goods, materials, equipment, supplies, services, professional services, or construction, as authorized by the Commonwealth Procurement Code and the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Law for the 2021 Fiscal Year.Resolution	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0881	Resolution providing for the letting of contracts and for the use of existing contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment for City Departments, and the maintenance, repair, rental and/or leasing, rehabilitation, renovation, inspection or servicing of City buildings and facilities, and for any miscellaneous services in and for any City Departments, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof for the 2021 Fiscal Year.Resolution	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0880	Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program.Resolution	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0879	Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2021 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting maximum levels for designated positions.Resolution	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0878	Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2021.Resolution	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0866	Ordinance amending and supplementing the City Code at Title Two: Fiscal, Article I: Administration, Chapter 219: Operating Budget, Section 219.02: Five-Year Plan, in order to temporarily decrease the minimum fund balance requirements, in response to the fiscal pressures imposed upon the City by the Covid virus.Ordinance	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0690	NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby comment the Third Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for its 75th anniversary of the Annual Conference.Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	R. Daniel Lavelle, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2020-0689	Resolution amending resolution No. 768 of 2019, authorizing a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (the “City”) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (the “Authority”) to divert 75% of the incremental parking taxes from the Garage (as defined below), up to a maximum of $10,000,000.00 to fund affordable housing at the proposed City’s Edge development in the Uptown neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, by adding language that would also allow for the funding of infrastructure, public-space improvements and a combined 508-space parking structure on site, as well as reducing the amount of proposed affordable housing units from 77 to 63.Resolution	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs	Not agendized
2020-0667	NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and thank the partnership between Fogo de Chão Restaurant and the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh for providing services to insecure families during the COVID19 pandemic.Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	R. Daniel Lavelle, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2020-0487	Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative; Article III, Organization; Chapter 116, Department of Public Safety; by adding a new Section, Section 116.14, Chokehold Prohibition. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7-15-20)Ordinance	Passed Finally	R. Daniel Lavelle, Reverend Ricky V. Burgess	Committee on Public Safety Services	Not agendized
2020-0448	Resolution Declaring that Black Pittsburgh Matters in the City of Pittsburgh.Resolution	Passed Finally	Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0428	Declares June 16, 2020 to be “Reverend Doctor James Henry McLemore Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	R. Daniel Lavelle, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2020-0427	Declares June 16, 2020 to be “William Russell Robinson Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.Proclamation · ceremonial, proclamation, routine	Adopted	R. Daniel Lavelle, All Members	City Council	Not agendized
2020-0410	Resolution authorizing and directing the City Controller to transfer a total of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) from Police Salaries (Police Recruit Allowance) to the STOP THE VIOLENCE FUND, within the 2020 Operating Budget. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/15/20 & Cablecast Post Agenda held 7/16/20)Resolution	Passed Finally	Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0406	Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article One, General Provisions, Chapter 103, Official Standards, by adding a new subsection, 103.06 - Prohibition on Acquisition of Military Equipment or Weaponry. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/15/20 & Cablecast Post Agenda held 7/16/20)Ordinance	Passed Finally	Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Public Safety Services	Not agendized
2020-0405	Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One -- Administrative, Article III - Organization, Chapter 116: Department of Public Safety, to add a new subsection, § 116.02A - “Duty to Intervene”, by requiring sworn and unsworn police employees and officers to stop or attempt to stop another employee or officer from applying inappropriate force or knowingly depriving any person of any constitutionally or statutorily-guaranteed right. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/15/20 & Cablecast Post Agenda held 7/16/20)Ordinance	Passed Finally	Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Public Safety Services	Not agendized
2020-0404	Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two--Fiscal, Article V-Special Funds, to add a new Chapter, Chapter 237 - “STOP THE VIOLENCE FUND”, to prioritize the prevention of violence and crime within communities and to create a budgetary obligation for the Fund. (Cablecast Public Hearing held 7/15/20 & Cablecast Post Agenda held 7/16/20)Ordinance	Passed Finally	Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Public Safety Services	Not agendized
2020-0326	Resolution establishing the Greater Pittsburgh Covid-19 Racial Equity Task Force.Resolution	Passed Finally	Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized
2020-0307	Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six Conduct, Article V Discrimination, Chapter 659 Unlawful Practices, Section §659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices and Section §659.04 Unlawful Public Accommodation Practices to prohibit housing and public accommodation discrimination based on perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status and perceived or actual preferred language.Ordinance	Passed Finally	Erika Strassburger, Corey O'Connor, Bobby Wilson, Bruce A. Kraus, Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle	Committee on Human Resources	Not agendized
2020-0251	Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of Finance to, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, take appropriate and necessary actions to negotiate and secure lines of credit for the purpose of maintaining and supporting continuous operations during and immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic.Resolution	Passed Finally	Corey O'Connor, Anthony Coghill, Deborah L. Gross, Theresa Kail-Smith, Bruce A. Kraus, R. Daniel Lavelle, Erika Strassburger, Bobby Wilson	Committee on Finance and Law	Not agendized