Meeting

City Council · Apr 29, 2025

10:00 AM · Council Chambers · 25 itemsMinutes Details

Legislation Items

Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.

OrderFileTitleDiscussionVoteVotes ForVotes Against
12025-1786Declares April 25th, 2025, to be "Monteze Freeland Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
22025-1787Declares the month of April 2025 to be “Autism Awareness Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
32025-1788Declares Tuesday, April 29, 2025 to be “Lyila Wirth Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
42025-1789NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and congratulate “The Neighborhood Academy” for their commitment to hard work, discipline, and teamwork and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Friday, April 29th, 2025, to be “The Neighborhood Academy” in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
52025-1790NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and congratulate “The Sacred Heart Crusaders” for their commitment to hard work, discipline, and teamwork and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Friday, April 29th, 2025, to be “Sacred Heart Crusader’s Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
62025-1792Declares Sunday, May 4, 2025 to be “Tim Stevens Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
72025-1791NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Governor Shapiro to increase funding to Pittsburgh Regional Transit by at least $117 million in the 2026 fiscal year to prevent a catastrophic loss of transit service; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Will of Council will be distributed to the Allegheny County delegations of the Pennsylvania State General Assembly and to the office of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.No matched discussionAdoptedNot recordedNot recorded
82025-1777Resolution 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 and amendments thereto with Forrester Research, Inc to provide Information Technology (IT) Research and Advisory Services. Total cost is not-to-exceed Four Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($495,700) over three years.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
92025-1778Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 100 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
102025-1779Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 135 51st Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
112025-1780Authorizes a City warrant payment to Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
122025-1781Authorizes a City warrant payment to Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David A.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
132025-1782Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Tyisha Somerville in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,625.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
142025-1783Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to 239 42nd Street, LLC in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,231.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
152025-1784Resolution authorizing interdepartmental transfers in the amount of Six Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Three Cents ($647,228.63) from the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Administration, the Department of Public Works Bureau of Operations, Bureau of Environmental Services, and Bureau of Facilities, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. These budget neutral transfers are necessary to properly align funding associated with the recent Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 668 and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 2037 contract ratifications.No matched discussionNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
162025-1785Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about status update from the Grants Office for the week ended April 25, 2025.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
172025-1773Records the Finance and Law committee report for April 23, 2025.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
182025-1728Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, in an amount not to exceed FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($40,000.00) over one year, for professional services in connection with immigration matters. (Executive Session held 4/15/25)No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Bob Charland, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
192025-1774Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for April 23, 2025.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
202025-1713Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement(s) and/or Amendment(s) with the University of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of providing supplemental waste operations in the Oakland neighborhood, at no cost to the City.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Bob Charland, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
212025-1729Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an ownership and maintenance agreement with Almono, LP for six bus shelters to be constructed along Second Avenue and Blair Street in the Hazelwood neighborhood, at no cost to the city.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Bob Charland, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
222025-1775Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology committee report for April 23, 2025.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
232025-1746Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with LiveBarn and/or with Team Pittsburgh Ball Hockey (“Team Pittsburgh”) for the purpose of Team Pittsburgh live-streaming dek hockey games held at the Dek Hockey Rink in Marmaduke Park, at no cost to the City.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Bob Charland, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
242025-1776Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for April 23, 2025.No matched discussionRead, Received and FiledNot recordedNot recorded
252025-1727Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 30th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 33-K, Lot 128 (219 Reifert Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City.No matched discussionPassed FinallyAye: 7Bob Charland, Deb Gross, R. Daniel Lavelle, Khari Mosley, Erika Strassburger, Barb Warwick, Bobby WilsonNo: 0
Order 12025-1786

Declares April 25th, 2025, to be "Monteze Freeland Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Order 22025-1787

Declares the month of April 2025 to be “Autism Awareness Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Order 32025-1788

Declares Tuesday, April 29, 2025 to be “Lyila Wirth Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Order 42025-1789

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and congratulate “The Neighborhood Academy” for their commitment to hard work, discipline, and teamwork and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Friday, April 29th, 2025, to be “The Neighborhood Academy” in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Order 52025-1790

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and congratulate “The Sacred Heart Crusaders” for their commitment to hard work, discipline, and teamwork and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare, Friday, April 29th, 2025, to be “Sacred Heart Crusader’s Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Order 62025-1792

Declares Sunday, May 4, 2025 to be “Tim Stevens Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Order 72025-1791

NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby urges the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Governor Shapiro to increase funding to Pittsburgh Regional Transit by at least $117 million in the 2026 fiscal year to prevent a catastrophic loss of transit service; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Will of Council will be distributed to the Allegheny County delegations of the Pennsylvania State General Assembly and to the office of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.

Discussion
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Order 82025-1777

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 and amendments thereto with Forrester Research, Inc to provide Information Technology (IT) Research and Advisory Services. Total cost is not-to-exceed Four Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($495,700) over three years.

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Order 92025-1778

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 100 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

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Order 102025-1779

Updates Pittsburgh's sewage facilities plan for 135 51st Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201.

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Order 112025-1780

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission.

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Order 122025-1781

Authorizes a City warrant payment to Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David A.

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Order 132025-1782

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to Tyisha Somerville in an amount not to exceed FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,625.

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Order 142025-1783

Authorizes a legal-settlement payment to 239 42nd Street, LLC in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,231.

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Order 152025-1784

Resolution authorizing interdepartmental transfers in the amount of Six Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Three Cents ($647,228.63) from the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Administration, the Department of Public Works Bureau of Operations, Bureau of Environmental Services, and Bureau of Facilities, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. These budget neutral transfers are necessary to properly align funding associated with the recent Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 668 and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 2037 contract ratifications.

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Order 162025-1785

Files a communication from Jake Pawlak about status update from the Grants Office for the week ended April 25, 2025.

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Order 172025-1773

Records the Finance and Law committee report for April 23, 2025.

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Order 182025-1728

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, in an amount not to exceed FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($40,000.00) over one year, for professional services in connection with immigration matters. (Executive Session held 4/15/25)

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Order 192025-1774

Records the Public Works and Infrastructure committee report for April 23, 2025.

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Order 212025-1729

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an ownership and maintenance agreement with Almono, LP for six bus shelters to be constructed along Second Avenue and Blair Street in the Hazelwood neighborhood, at no cost to the city.

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No matched discussion
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Passed Finally
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No: 0
Order 222025-1775

Records the Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology committee report for April 23, 2025.

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Order 232025-1746

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement, Agreements, and/or Amendments with LiveBarn and/or with Team Pittsburgh Ball Hockey (“Team Pittsburgh”) for the purpose of Team Pittsburgh live-streaming dek hockey games held at the Dek Hockey Rink in Marmaduke Park, at no cost to the City.

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No: 0
Order 242025-1776

Records the Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs committee report for April 23, 2025.

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Order 252025-1727

Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned property in the 30th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 33-K, Lot 128 (219 Reifert Street - Council District No. 3), at no cost to the City.

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No: 0