2026-10-06 - City Council - Regular Meeting

00:12[music]

00:18Good morning and welcome to the regular

00:20meeting of city council on Tuesday,

00:22October 6, 2026. Will the clerk please

00:24take the role?

00:25>> Mr. Charlotte,

00:27Mr. Cogill,

00:28>> here. Miss Gross, Mr. Mosley

00:32>> here,

00:33>> Mrs. Talonro

00:34>> here,

00:36>> Mrs. Strawber

00:37>> here,

00:38>> Mrs. Warwick

00:39>> here,

00:41>> Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lavel, President

00:43>> here.

00:44>> Six members present.

00:45>> Thank you. For those who are able,

00:46please rise for the pledge of

00:47allegiance, remain standing for a moment

00:48of silence.

00:52I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

00:55United States of America and to the

00:57republic of

01:00one nation

01:03with liberty and justice for all.

01:06>> When will we get justice? When

01:11>> thank you very much. Our next order

01:13business is to amend the agenda. Is

01:14there a motion to amend?

01:16>> So move.

01:16>> Second.

01:17>> All in favor say I.

01:18>> I.

01:18>> Agenda has been amended. Our next order

01:20of business is proclamations. We'll

01:21begin with Councilman Mosley.

01:22>> Thank you. [snorts]

01:30>> Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to

01:32invite uh everyone who came with

01:33Director Bingan to join us here up

01:36front.

01:49I would say that the very large

01:51delegation that came with director

01:52Vinian

02:02good to see everyone here. I see uh the

02:04housing authority rolls deep like the

02:06Wuang clan.

02:12you know, really honored um to be here

02:14today to um give flowers to Director

02:17Bingan. Um in the two plus years I've

02:19been a member of the housing authority

02:21board of directors, um you know, we've

02:24really built a close relationship and I

02:26want to thank you for always picking up

02:28the phone. No matter what time, no

02:30matter what issue, no matter how large

02:33or small, um you've always uh just been

02:36one phone call away. And um and and like

02:39I said uh at at at at the board meeting,

02:42you know, a few weeks ago, you know, I

02:44want to thank you for your lifelong

02:46commitment to service uh from uh you

02:49know, being airborne and jumping out of

02:51airplanes and [laughter] and I and and I

02:54joked at at the board meeting, I'm sure

02:56sometimes uh at the helm of the housing

02:58authority, you felt like you were still

02:59jumping out of airplanes. Um so so I'm

03:02sure that was like a good prerequisite

03:05for for the housing authority role. And

03:07I and I see your brothers from Kappa

03:09Alphasar in the house as well. My good

03:11friend Reverend Kennedy in the house.

03:12Always good to see you, brother. And um

03:14so um without any further ado, I'm going

03:17to uh read this well-deserved

03:19proclamation. Whereas Mr. Caster Dignyan

03:22has served as the executive director of

03:24the housing authority of the city of

03:25Pittsburgh and the Allies and Ross

03:28Management and Development Corporation

03:29and its subsidiaries from 2013 to

03:33September 30th, 2026. And whereas prior

03:36to his career in the housing authority,

03:39Mr. Beign led a distinguished career as

03:41a paratrooper in the United States Army,

03:43serving during Operation Desert Storm

03:46and ultimately retiring from the US

03:47military in 1992. And whereas as

03:50executive director, Mr. Benigny managed

03:52an annual budget of roughly $200 million

03:55and was responsible for the operations

03:57of roughly 2,300 units of lowincome

04:00public housing, 500 5,000 500 housing

04:05choice vouchers and 1,000 mixed finance

04:07housing units. And whereas under Mr.

04:09Bignyan's leadership, the housing

04:11authority of the city of Pittsburgh

04:12created thousands of new affordable

04:14housing units developed through the

04:16innovative, award-winning projectbased

04:18voucher gap financing program.

04:21Additionally, Mr. Beign led efforts to

04:23infuse special programming to the

04:25housing authorities HCV program, the

04:28housing choice vouchers program,

04:29including the successful implementation

04:32of the HUD VASH program, which

04:34successfully housed more than 100

04:37formerly homeless veterans. And whereas

04:39other notable and cost comp

04:41accomplishments include the ongoing

04:43implementation of the $50 million

04:45communitywide choice neighborhoods

04:47redevelopment initiative for Bedford

04:49dwellings and the middle hill district.

04:51Also completion of the $30 million

04:53communitywide choice neighborhoods

04:55redevelopment initiative in LMR and East

04:57Liberty and the transformation of

04:59Addison Terrace to Skyline Terrace as

05:02well as implementation and expansion of

05:04HACP's home ownership program which has

05:08supported 250 housing authority families

05:11in their efforts to become firsttime

05:13homeowners. Now therefore, it be

05:15resolved that the council of the city of

05:16Pittsburgh does hereby commend and thank

05:18Castra Bingan for a job well done at the

05:20housing authority of the city of

05:22Pittsburgh and for his dedication to

05:24improving the fabric of our great city.

05:27>> Mayor have a motion to approve.

05:28[applause]

05:31>> All in favor say I.

05:33>> I.

05:34>> Congratulations.

05:36>> Thank you. just say a few words.

05:40>> He said a few words, so I got to be

05:42quick. As my staff knows, they always

05:45talk numbers. But I would like to take

05:47this opportunity to thank the four

05:49mayors I work for, um, probably four

05:52city councils,

05:54uh, board members, residents, URA, and

05:58all my partners, my residents and my

06:00staff.

06:02Most of the stuff that we achieved at

06:03the housing authority, the city of

06:04Pittsburgh was because of partnerships

06:07and relationships in the city of

06:09Pittsburgh, which I call team

06:10Pittsburgh. Some of the greatest

06:13accomplishments, and I need to set the

06:16record straight. When we went out and

06:18got $50 million, we competed against 40

06:21cities. When we went out $30 million, we

06:24competed against 40 cities. There are

06:26only two housing authority in United

06:30States who have received two choice

06:31neighborhoods grants and a result of all

06:35these activities and innovation uh

06:38during these years of my tenure and they

06:40telling me probably created about $1.2

06:42billion worth of activity activities

06:44related to housing.

06:46It's not because HUD gave us the money

06:49because we competed. We create a

06:51national reputation for Pittsburgh that

06:55know how to get things done.

06:58Other thing I'm proud about is the home

07:00ownership. But one very small thing

07:02about workforce.

07:04We put a lot of people to work. At the

07:08same time, we create a 24-hour daycare.

07:11You ever heard of 24-hour daycare? Oh,

07:14by the way, we got the biggest

07:15playground in the state of Pittsburgh.

07:17>> I always like to talk about that, too.

07:19workforce development and when you talk

07:20about MBA WBE most of the time we was at

07:24above 50%. We have every year been

07:28number one to ensure that we met the

07:30numbers for MBA.

07:33There are a whole lot of achievements

07:35that happen under housing authority

07:36under my tenure with all my partners. My

07:39staff outstanding staff give yourself a

07:41hand. [applause]

07:45And my partners and my partners from the

07:47city, especially Urra, we like brothers

07:51and sisters working together as team to

07:54work with developers to provide

07:57credible,

07:58outstanding, beautiful, affordable

08:01housing in the city of Pittsburgh.

08:03Again, thank you, city council, for

08:05this. Council Mo, thank you. No,

08:07>> thank you.

08:08>> And your leadership and my boards. It

08:11been a great ride. But right now, it's

08:13time to go to the rocking chair

08:16and all the things my wife's been

08:18waiting for me to do. Thank you.

08:21[applause]

08:25And uh before we take a photo, I did

08:27want to open up for my colleagues. I

08:28know a number of my colleagues work

08:30closely with the housing authority. So I

08:31I just wanted to open up if any of my

08:33colleagues wanted to say a few words as

08:34well.

08:38>> Sure. Director Vignyan, thank you. It's

08:40been great. It has It's you know, we

08:42haven't known each other long, but um

08:43you know, right away uh working together

08:46in Glenn Hazel. Um I I really appreciate

08:50your partnership. We got new management

08:53uh in that facility and it's going you

08:55know it's going very well and um I you

08:58know as to echo Councilman Mosley you're

09:01always available when I call and so is

09:03your staff and um I just I really

09:05appreciate all all your service to the

09:08city. Thank you.

09:09>> Thank you Councilwoman. I believe uh

09:11Council President Lavel has a few words.

09:13>> Thank you. I also just want to thank you

09:14for all your hard work. Um what I'll say

09:17more than anything is your fortitude.

09:19Um, as you well know, especially in the

09:22Hill District, we've sat through many,

09:24many meetings where there was a lot of

09:26disagreement, but you were always, and

09:29at the end of the day, always had a

09:30position of we'll find a way to make it

09:31work. We'll find a way to make it work.

09:33And continually, year after year, you've

09:36continued always to find a way to make

09:37it work. Um, so I just want to thank you

09:39for your dedication to the city, for

09:41your dedication to low-income residents,

09:44to your dedication to providing a better

09:46place of living for those that may be

09:48amongst the least of us. So, thank you

09:49for all your years of hard work.

09:52>> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, we uh have

09:55Councilman Cockill and then Councilman

09:57Charlotte.

09:58>> Thank Thank you, Mr. Mosley. Uh,

10:00congratulations, Mr. Bignyan. Um, you

10:03know, it's been an honor to get to know

10:05you. Uh, thank you for your service to

10:07the city of Pittsburgh over the years

10:09and certainly thank you for your service

10:12to this country. I didn't realize you

10:13jumped out of planes, but that explains

10:15a lot. Thank you, sir.

10:18>> Councilman Charlotte.

10:19>> Yeah. Uh, thank you, Mr. Bignyan. I I I

10:23think in my time as a staffer and

10:26becoming an elected official here, uh

10:29I've seen the housing authority continue

10:31to evolve and it really has seen

10:35changes, a lot of changes under your

10:37leadership in my short time here that

10:38I've been able to to witness as um the

10:42authority has has evolved into, you

10:45know, the the next phase of public

10:47housing in the city. And I want to thank

10:49you for for leading that way here. I

10:51also do think it's really important to

10:52mention that that rocking chair you're

10:54talking about is in district three.

10:59[laughter]

11:00So, I want to want to thank you guys for

11:02for being good neighbors in uh in the

11:04southside as well and look forward to to

11:07seeing both of you around a lot more um

11:09in the neighborhood. Thank you.

11:13>> Thank you, Councilman. I'd like to

11:14invite all my colleagues to come up for

11:15a photo.

12:11What is it?

12:44>> [applause]

13:01>> What do we do?

13:22Good.

13:24>> See you later. Thank you.

13:30>> See you. Right in the back.

13:40>> What is he?

14:29Hallelujah.

14:46and

14:57now we'll have Councilwoman Schberger.

15:01I was trying to let everyone clear out.

15:11>> Thank you. Would you like to join me up

15:13here?

15:18So, National Service Dog Month is

15:19actually in in September, but we're

15:21going to honor it now anyway because it

15:23is um a a cause and as I've continue to

15:28learn, a cause worth fighting for, not

15:31at the not just at the city level, but

15:33also at the county level, which we look

15:35forward to taking to that level soon. So

15:38whereas we believe in the joyful

15:40transformative power of the human canine

15:43bond and inclusivity of all citizens and

15:46whereas in the United States more than

15:4870 million adults and children have a

15:51disability and only 16,000 service dogs

15:54from accredited training programs exist

15:57nationwide with the need for skilled

15:59service animals continuing to grow. And

16:02whereas service animals can include

16:04guide and hearing dogs, PTSD and

16:07psychiatric service dogs, autism service

16:10dogs, medical alert dogs, mobility

16:12assistance dogs, and more. And whereas

16:16Canine Companions is one such nonprofit

16:18organization that enhances the lives of

16:21people with disabilities by providing

16:23expertly trained service dogs and

16:25ongoing support to ensure quality

16:28partnerships. And whereas canine

16:30companions and their service dogs

16:33empower people with disabilities to lead

16:35life with greater independence by

16:37providing best-in-class training,

16:39ongoing follow-up services, and a deeply

16:42committed community of support. And

16:44whereas National Service Dog Month aims

16:46to educate our community about the

16:48benefits of service dogs, including

16:50program trained and owner trained

16:52service animals and the laws protecting

16:54them. And whereas in the 250th year of

16:57our nation, the city of Pittsburgh

16:59continues to work toward becoming an

17:01inclusive community in which all

17:03citizens and their trained service dogs

17:05are embraced. And now therefore be it

17:08resolved that the city council of

17:10Pittsburgh does hereby declare September

17:12as National Service Dog Month in the

17:14city of Pittsburgh in recognition of

17:16extraordinary contributions service dogs

17:19perform for our neighbors with

17:20disabilities and commends the work K9

17:23Companions performs in connecting

17:24residents with their service dogs.

17:26>> May we have a motion to approve?

17:28>> So moved.

17:29>> Second. All

17:29>> in favor say I. I.

17:31>> Congratulations. [applause]

17:44We here

17:50now.

17:52>> There we go.

17:54>> Do you want to introduce yourself?

17:56>> Yep. So, I'm Elaine Houston and I am

17:59partnered with a K9 companion service

18:02dog, Powell II.

18:05Though, unfortunately, he cannot be here

18:07today because I am still having

18:11challenges with

18:13PRT among others in getting reasonable

18:16accommodation to safely transport my

18:19dog.

18:20>> [snorts]

18:20>> And so that is why we have the lovely

18:24standin of, as I joke, Oak Jr., my

18:27former service dog, with us today. But I

18:32want to recognize not only the program

18:34dogs, but that there's also fantastic

18:38owner trained dogs in this community and

18:40that face many of the same barriers

18:44from getting um dog licenses which are

18:48by the state mandated to be free for

18:50service dogs to getting just other basic

18:55accommodations because people don't

18:57understand the difference between

18:58emotional support animals and trained

19:00service dogs and protecting the safety

19:04of our trained service dogs. So I just

19:08wanted to bring that to your attention

19:10because that is a challenge that we face

19:12on a fairly frequent basis especially as

19:16since co everybody thinks that their dog

19:18should be everywhere

19:20and affects the ability for me to

19:23function as a full member of society

19:28which

19:29the whole point of me getting a new

19:31service dog was to enhance my access and

19:35community access not further limited,

19:38which is what has happened

19:39unfortunately.

19:41But I thank you for acknowledging the

19:43work that these dogs do and that they

19:46are a much wider and diverse group than

19:50what it was [snorts]

19:54um at least as recently known was listed

19:56in the city ordinance.

19:59So, I hope to get that fixed and just

20:01continue to work towards

20:04um raising awareness of both program

20:06dogs, but also the fact that there's

20:09fantastic owner trained dogs out in the

20:11community [snorts] and who honestly run

20:14laps around mine some days. So, thank

20:17you very much.

20:21Thanks, Elaine. [applause]

20:23I want to also just thank you for being

20:25such a strong advocate in the disability

20:28rights community, especially with regard

20:30to transit. And obviously, next step

20:32will be us as a council taking up um

20:34potential code change and working with

20:36the human the commission on human

20:38relations on that code change to um

20:40further clarify and define the

20:43definition of a service dog. So with

20:44that, would all council members like to

20:46come up?

20:56I'm here.

21:29seat accommodation previously had

22:18And we have two to be read into the

22:20record.

22:21>> Council member Barb [clears throat]

22:23Warwick presents. Whereas um or sorry

22:27now therefore be resolved that the

22:28council of the city of Pittsburgh does

22:29hereby declare October [clears throat]

22:3110th, 2026 to be buddy walk day in the

22:34city of Pittsburgh.

22:38and Councilman Anthony Cogill presents.

22:41Be it further resolved that the council

22:43of the city of Pittsburgh does hereby

22:44declare October 7th, 2026 to be Our Lady

22:47of Victory Day in the city of

22:48Pittsburgh.

22:49>> May we have a motion to approve?

22:52>> So moved.

22:52>> Second.

22:52>> Second.

22:53>> All in favor say I.

22:54>> I.

22:54>> I. Any opposed? Proclamations have been

22:56approved. Next we have a Willy Council.

22:58Uh Councilwoman, do you want it read in

23:00its entirety or the last clause?

23:03>> Um I'll read it. It's short. Okay. If

23:05you don't mind. Yeah. Thank you. Um so

23:08yeah so this uh will council is around

23:10the IBW29

23:12strike. Uh so um whereas functional

23:16electric infrastructure is of critical

23:19importance to the city of Pittsburgh and

23:21whereas reliable electric service

23:23depends on a skilled experienced

23:25workforce that has the training and

23:27resources to do its job safely. And

23:31whereas the members of IBW Local 29 have

23:34been engaged in contract negotiations

23:36with Dukane Light Company DLC prior to

23:39the expiration of their existing

23:41contract on September 30th. And whereas

23:44after negotiations failed, IBW Local 29

23:47members initiated a strike on October

23:501st. And whereas for several years, IBW

23:54Local 29 leadership has raised concerns

23:56about staffing shortages as well as

23:59documented unsafe working conditions and

24:01workplace injuries.

24:03And whereas those shortages have

24:05impacted DLC's service and have

24:07contributed to power outages lasting

24:09nearly two weeks for some residents

24:12following severe weather events. And

24:14whereas these issues deserve to be

24:16addressed in a good in good faith at the

24:18bargaining table in a way that takes

24:21workers concerns around workplace

24:23safety, inadequate staffing, retirement

24:26benefits, and fair wages seriously.

24:29And whereas IBW29 leadership has

24:32reported troublesome behavior on the

24:34part of DLC, including circumventing the

24:37bargaining process by releasing details

24:39of contract drafts and moving to

24:41employate non-UN replacement workers to

24:44cross the IBW local 29 picket line.

24:48And whereas collective bargaining

24:50requires goodfaith negotiations and

24:52should result in a fair agreement that

24:55protects workers, respects the

24:57collective bargaining process, and

24:59recognizes the contributions of the

25:01people who keep our region and its power

25:03grid running. Now therefore, be it

25:06resolved that the council of the city of

25:08Pittsburgh hereby urges Dukane Light

25:11Company to return to the bargaining

25:13table in good faith in order to quickly

25:16resolve the disputes to reach an

25:18agreement and ensure that IBEW Local 29

25:22workers receive a fair contract and that

25:25Pittsburgh residents do not experience

25:27stops in service.

25:29>> May we have a motion to approve?

25:33>> Second. Any discussion?

25:35>> I just want to thank my fellow members.

25:37I know that all of us have been out on

25:40the line and it's appreciated. Thank

25:42you.

25:43>> Thank you. All those in favor say I.

25:46>> I.

25:46>> Any opposed? The will of council has

25:48been approved. Our next order business

25:50is public comment. I would like to

25:51remind everyone that the rules of

25:53council state that comments are limited

25:55matters of concern, official action or

25:57deliberation which may be enforced city

25:58council profanity will not be permitted.

26:00After you recall, please restate your

26:02name. provide your neighborhood for the

26:03record. You'll be given three minutes to

26:04speak. Our first registered speaker is

26:06Dr. Ronald Lin Miller.

26:12Dr. Ronald Lin Miller, USA BA Pittsburgh

26:15shorters neighborhood housing in

26:18decline. Maybe um CMU's new money can

26:22help. Really? I doubt it.

26:25um USA, Tennessee, Chattanooga.

26:29Um there's a a a place there, a

26:32corporation there called Wind

26:36River,

26:40Wind River um built. That's it. Wind

26:44River built. There are tiny houses and

26:46it's a great corporation, I think, for

26:48us to consider here. Uh Colombia,

26:50Cardagia, they have a housing dream for

26:53all. Um it's very interesting to

26:56consider that as well. Um all of these

26:58are in the Pittsburgh City Ally Network

27:00and the Pittsburgh City Neighborhood

27:02Network which I founded in 2025. I'm the

27:05global intelligence uh candidate for

27:07president uh 2028 ACE. Housing is a

27:11council concern which I share. Uh, it is

27:15why I created and copyrighted 2026 the

27:17Pittsburgh city housing neighborhood,

27:19the USA um countrywide um housing

27:23network and the the world housing uh

27:26network. Um, and what I and why I credit

27:31um Deborah El Gross uh of uh district 7.

27:36She's a non-paral and relentless when it

27:38comes to housing in in this city. uh two

27:41procs uh 2024 and 2026 on the Fair

27:44Housing Act and a visceral clear

27:47supporter of the LEC 2022 inclusionary

27:51uh resolution. Uh on housing, I think

27:55that housing problems are best solved at

27:57the neighborhood level. Uh that

27:59neighborhoods in Pittsburgh 90 should um

28:02be assisted by uh government district

28:06and districts and in this case nine. uh

28:08but in consultation with what I consider

28:11to be uh the elected

28:14u neighborhood councils um to come um

28:18that uh centralized housing

28:20bureaucracies in Pittsburgh, the housing

28:22authority should be dissolved uh and

28:24replaced by district housing

28:27authorities. Uh that would be nine of

28:29them. um that the housing afford that

28:32housing affordability should be uh based

28:35primarily on the right of any adult

28:38human to liveable space and on the right

28:41of any adult um to um one-third no more

28:45than one-third of the income monthly

28:48coming in uh for housing um that no AI

28:53should be used to control DHA DHA or HA

28:58application uh decisions and um that the

29:03Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter does not

29:05prohibit uh citizens from creating their

29:08own alternatives. Who decided? $50

29:11million, $80 million. The

29:13neighborhooders did not decide. It's top

29:15down and that should be changed.

29:17>> Thank you very much. [applause]

29:19Our next register speaker is Lindseay

29:21Sichler.

29:31Hello.

29:33Um, my name is Lindsay Sickler. Uh, my

29:36pronouns are they, them. I'm the

29:38executive director of Proud Haven and

29:40the co-director of Community Continuum.

29:42Um, and I'm here in opposition of

29:44closing of roots. Uh during the debate

29:47before the um during a debate before the

29:51uh during the election, Cory Oconor

29:53stated there should be more six to be

29:55precise roots locations, physical

29:57locations. Yet within the first nine

29:59months of his position as mayor, we now

30:01have no roots locations.

30:04Um, this final closure was done with

30:06absolutely no consideration of the

30:08impact to the communities Roots serve or

30:10to the other service providers in the

30:12area during recovery awareness month and

30:14on the same month of World Homeless Day.

30:17As a reminder, the community continuum

30:19works with roots directly and the

30:21support has gone both ways. While our

30:23shelter is limited to TLBG, TLGBQ

30:26folks uh 18 to 30, our pantry and cafe

30:29and free store and center are open to

30:31all. Last week, I attended the north

30:33side safety meeting and when I brought

30:35up this the situation with roots closing

30:37and its impact, I was told someone from

30:40the meeting would come talk to us. Uh

30:42there was no further discussion. I

30:44understand that the issue is

30:46complicated, but this seems to be a

30:47pattern in how this administration as a

30:49whole is dealing with a lot of things as

30:51late. [gasps]

30:52A very trust us, we'll explain it later.

30:55um type of vibe was shutting down the

30:58lone remaining physical roots dropping

30:59center and in this new budget cutting

31:01money specifically targeting housing

31:03when so many people struggle with

31:05housing security in and around our city.

31:07I have to ask why should we trust you?

31:10And yeah, I saw the new budget and yeah,

31:12it's great they're going to expand roots

31:14outreach, but yet and still they only

31:16had they don't have any physical drop in

31:18space in the whole city as it was

31:20ordered closed under the guise of the

31:22ended lease. the landlord doesn't like

31:24us, etc., etc. Um, we know that wasn't

31:27the case. I talked to you about that

31:29last week. Additionally, I want to say

31:31as a seasoned community focused worker,

31:32[laughter]

31:33outreach is important, but drop in is

31:37vital. If you do not allow people to be

31:40pulled into a central space to gain any

31:44kind of confidence in the services,

31:46people are just going to float away.

31:48Thank you.

31:50>> Thank you. [applause]

31:54Our last register speaker is Chief

31:56Ikahana Ham Malina

32:00and I do not believe she is with us.

32:03Does that exhaust our list of registered

32:05speakers if there's anyone in chambers

32:06wishing to speak? Please come forward at

32:08this time. Provide your name and

32:09neighborhood for the record. [snorts]

32:11>> Good morning.

32:13Carino Jolo Panther Hollow. Here is an

32:17email that I sent yesterday to Mayor

32:19Cory O' Conor with the subject end the

32:22daily noise abuse in Panther Hollow.

32:25Mayor Cory Oconor, a 76-year-old

32:28longtime Panther Hollow resident,

32:30legally blind and wheelchair bound, is

32:34confined to the kitchen in the adjacent

32:36living room that is now converted to a

32:39bedroom. Two sisters lovingly care for

32:42him. This is a family that any

32:44neighborhood would be honored to have.

32:47The entire family of eight lived a life

32:49of harm to none. Every day since the

32:53illegal skate park was constructed, the

32:55excruciating noise of skateboards

32:57crashing onto the ground permeates into

33:00their home, causing them much visible

33:02grief and sorrow. Their heartache is

33:05unmistakable.

33:07Last Saturday, October 3rd, Council

33:09Member Barbara Warwick walked through

33:11the neighborhood, passing the family

33:13home. I mentioned to her the painful

33:16noise that this family has to endure

33:18daily. Council member Warwick was

33:21untouched by their pain and listened

33:24with complete indifference as she

33:26continued walking. She showed no

33:29interest, no caring, no empathy,

33:33no compassion for the family's long

33:36suffering. She completely disregarded

33:40their dignity.

33:42Council member Warick's display of the

33:44lack of respect for the dignity of this

33:46family as well as others in our

33:49neighborhood must not be yours. End the

33:53daily noise abuse in Panther Hollow.

33:56shut down the Oakland do-it-yourself

33:59skate park

34:01that has caused far too much daily harm

34:04in our community. End the email.

34:09My next comments are directed to Council

34:12Member Barbara Warick, who continues to

34:15support the skateboarders even though

34:18she does not represent the residents of

34:20our neighborhood.

34:22One year ago on October 7th, 2025,

34:27I said not as a judgment

34:31but as an observation that quote, "You

34:34do not have the strong moral character

34:36required to be a council member. Time to

34:40resign." End of quote.

34:44Since then, you continue to refuse to

34:47recognize

34:49and acknowledge the pain and harm your

34:54actions have caused others.

34:59Once again, you have brought shame to

35:02this council

35:04and demonstrated you do not have the

35:07strong moral character to be a council

35:11member. Time to resign.

35:15>> Thank you. [applause]

35:18>> Next speaker, please.

35:25>> Hello. President named Jacob P. Previous

35:27name is Olton Levent. I'm here to urge

35:30everybody to file uh police reports

35:32using the Pittsburgh 311 system and the

35:34Crime Watch Pennsylvania Crimewatch.net

35:37system because I'm part of 100,000

35:39people living in the Pittsburgh

35:40Pittsburgh metro area. brought here by

35:43military force from Eastern Europe using

35:45child abduction, eugenics camps, and

35:47slave trading camps. And we live a

35:49hidden secret life in the Pittsburgh

35:51area of forced labor and captivity.

35:54Uh, and we have I've been to police

35:57stations from zone one through zone 5

36:00trying to report the daily attacks and

36:02captivity that I record using Pittsburgh

36:05311 and the crime.net that regularly as

36:09I'm in active human trafficking

36:11captivity isolated alone

36:13and uh they all refuse police reports.

36:16So this is how it works. You were

36:18forcibly taken to a foreign country in

36:2040 years ago, 30 years ago, 20 years

36:22ago, for me 30 years ago

36:25alone as a child in captivity in human

36:28trafficking, forced labor, slavery,

36:30captivity. And I can't go to police

36:31station to file police report. I've been

36:33to almost every police station in the

36:35Pittsburgh area in Alageney County and

36:37they just get out of here. Go to CMU

36:40police or go to your forum police.

36:44And this is how it works. This is how

36:46active slave trading works.

36:48So, and in the last 30 years, I've been

36:51passed through University of Pittsburgh

36:52for 10 years, hidden in secret labs,

36:55giant Eagle, PNC Bank, all low wage

36:58labor, alone, isolated,

37:01never allowed to progress, always kept

37:03alone, isolated. And this is how we live

37:05our lives. There are 50 Eastern European

37:07churches in the Pacific area, and

37:09they're actively bringing people like me

37:11actively every single day. Especially

37:14now since the Ukraine war, they're

37:15bringing thousands and there are active

37:18camps next to Ukraine in Eastern Europe

37:20from which I was processed through as a

37:22child for five years or so next to

37:25Ukraine and Eastern Europe and next to

37:27Yugoslavian wars in the 90s. And I'm

37:29part of seven over 70,000 children

37:32abducted here like I was. And I have

37:36surgical scars on my head, genital

37:39areas, on my side, my neck. No medical

37:42records for anything, missing organs,

37:45and this is how it works. And we're a

37:47hidden society of 100,000 people in the

37:50Pittsburgh metro. No one sees us in

37:52public because we're actively being

37:54suppressed. So, I urge everybody because

37:57I give out uh I given out 90,000 flyers

38:00in the last three or four years.

38:03Go to Pittsburgh 311 and crimewatch.net

38:05because this is serious international

38:07law violations. start documenting these

38:09atrocities because preventing police

38:12access, secret medical procedures for

38:15slavery, captivity, that's serious stuff

38:19and this is serious suppression. So file

38:21police reports, start documenting,

38:24please.

38:27May I give council some flyers?

38:29>> Give them to the clerk, please.

38:34>> Thank you. Next speaker.

38:39>> Hi, I'm Nathan Salameaka from East

38:41Alagany. Um, here on behalf of Beloved

38:43Community Presbyterian Church to talk

38:45about the closure of the Roots Dropin

38:47Center. So, yesterday was the first day

38:49I was at the church for a full day of

38:52work since the closure. And on my daily

38:54walk to fuel my Diet Coke addiction, I

38:57go to Mayfly, which is across Federal

38:59Street. [clears throat] So, I've gotten

39:02to know a lot of the regulars around

39:03there. And when I got down to the

39:05library, I noticed 10 or so folks

39:08gathered around the entrance, and they

39:10weren't the usual crowd. So, I went over

39:13to talk to some of them and found out

39:15that they were looking for a place to be

39:17after the closure of the drop-in center.

39:20And unlike the root site, the Carnegie

39:23Library doesn't have the resources or

39:25the training of staff to properly

39:27support this community.

39:30But at least for that day, they had

39:31somewhere to hang out and be together.

39:34Well, until a few people start

39:36complaining about them being on Federal

39:38Street instead of East Ohio.

39:41Later in that day, a woman came to the

39:43door of the church. She had recently

39:45become homeless, and I knew her a couple

39:49years as she came looking for support

39:52before.

39:54So, two years ago, I got her uh

39:56connected to Roots, which led to her

39:58securing stable housing in Carrick. And

40:01unfortunately, she hit a rough spot and

40:03she couldn't work because of illness and

40:05ended up losing her housing. She is now

40:08sleeping in a tent on the north side. I

40:12was able to get her some clothing from

40:13our free store and food from our

40:16blessing box. And I handed her a packet

40:18of housing resources, but I wasn't able

40:21to do what I did for her two years ago,

40:23which was point her to a physical

40:25location where she could be walked

40:27through the processes a new a place

40:31where she could be plugged into some of

40:32the most equipped and resourced people

40:34in this work.

40:36After this interaction, I felt a d a

40:40deep sense of grief.

40:42I still feel that sense of loss for my

40:44neighbors in need and the north side as

40:46a whole.

40:48So, as a preacher, I've been dwelling on

40:52Micah 6:8 this past week. What does the

40:55Lord require of you but to seek justice,

40:58love kindness, and walk humbly with God?

41:02The Roos drop-in center was not only a

41:04place for our unhoused neighbors and

41:06low-income neighbors to get resources,

41:08but to find advocates for justice

41:12and to experience kindness in their

41:15rough situations.

41:17Without it, I dread that voices of just

41:20injustice and fear will grow and that

41:23those seeking justice, kindness, and

41:26love

41:27will be shunned to the side. Thank you

41:30for your time.

41:32>> [applause]

41:33>> Thank you. Next speaker, please.

41:45Good morning. My name is Yvon F. Brown.

41:47I live at 715 Mercer Street. That's the

41:51highrise, Kay. Lee Irvvis Highrise at

41:54the top of Beford.

41:55[clears throat and cough]

41:56This morning I would like to say thank

41:59you to Mr. to our um president for the

42:04words you said about Mr. Bign from the

42:06housing authority and you also Mr.

42:09Mosley for giving him the proclamation.

42:13I wanted to speak to you Mr. Mosley

42:15because I remember it was a day that we

42:19the citizens were supposed to speak and

42:22you gave a proclamation before we did

42:25and I was saying how disrespectful

42:27because we're supposed to speak before

42:30it anybody else and when I talked to you

42:33you explained to me that he he I think

42:36he was a soldier but his family came

42:39from out of town and they would be

42:41leaving and I had said to you then And I

42:44meant it. You should have said that to

42:46the people, not I thank you, city

42:48council, for letting me have a

42:50proclamation before the people. No, tell

42:53us because you wrote the rules that we

42:56speak first and then you changed it. But

43:00um I I wasn't angry after I found out

43:03that the family had come from out all

43:05from all around the United States to to

43:08see him and you wanted to surprise them.

43:11But when I speak about Mr. Benign, I

43:15wanted to tell you that um there were

43:17some years ago that I was having a

43:19problem. I was in the in living in the

43:22housing authority and I called him and I

43:25could remember

43:27that he has tried to assist me but it

43:31ended up the staff. Sometime the

43:34supervisors or the executives might not

43:37know how the staff acts but um I could

43:40not get any any um kind of help. What it

43:42was is that a lot of people that had

43:45been living in homes had moved into the

43:48projects, but then you had electric heat

43:52and because of the electric heat, there

43:54was a lot of fires and food being burnt

43:56because they did not realize that the

43:59food still cooks if you leave it on the

44:01heat. Whereas they were used to gas and

44:04you cut cut that off, it cuts completely

44:06off.

44:08I come down

44:10here and I do want to say that there's a

44:14lot of times that I come down and I am

44:16very angry and it's because of the

44:19things that I see that you do and don't

44:21do and I've made up my mind now that um

44:26I will be coming if I have something to

44:28say but my daughter she can take over

44:31because I'm tired of the way you act the

44:35way that you disrespect people that I'm

44:38tired of it when I come and I think how

44:40much money you make and then you won't

44:43even stop and listen to us be on the

44:45phone. I mean that's the very very

44:47disgusting to me. I want you to

44:50understand that if you're going to be

44:52council people

44:53>> Thank you, Miss Brown.

44:54>> Be that treat everybody the same.

44:58>> Next speaker, please.

45:08Good morning, children. I really didn't

45:12have nothing to talk about today, so

45:15I'll just throw a couple things out

45:16there.

45:19Why

45:22or the black people always looked at the

45:26hardest once y'all get a job?

45:29Raven Stall, nobody messed with him but

45:33Nate Harper got arrested.

45:36Pluto,

45:37nobody did nothing to him. He just

45:39disappeared. But Gy, y'all going real

45:42hard because he gave to black

45:47uh agencies or whatever they is. But

45:50when y'all give to y'all communities and

45:53stuff, it's not looked at. It's pushed

45:55under the rug. So, I don't understand

45:57why

45:59why the city is like that. Why y'all can

46:01just be like clearly like that?

46:05And then I look at the budgets

46:10and $4,000 for the police for text

46:14messages,

46:16over $10,000 for their dogs. I'm sure

46:20that was probably just one for the pet

46:22resort for stuff like that. And because

46:26Gainy wasn't going to do that no more,

46:30everybody got mad cuz that's what it

46:33like kind of seemed like cuz y'all all

46:37had Well, Pluto had contracts and

46:41management issues. Where do you go? Like

46:46just treat everybody the same or just be

46:49right.

46:51Just be right. Why be wrong? while y'all

46:53smiled and y'all act like y'all was so

46:55nice and we're gonna do this for Pixburg

46:57and I really want to do this for

46:59Pittsburgh. Said why not do it? Y'all

47:01have money. Y'all have everything else.

47:03Why not do it? Y'all get paid back for

47:05everything. If y'all buy a damn pen,

47:07y'all probably get paid back for that.

47:09That don't make no sense. Like,

47:13why can't y'all just be right?

47:16Please just be right. But

47:20I just know once we get downstairs or

47:22upstairs to the seventh floor, I hope

47:24y'all right then

47:26cuz I'm not playing no more games with

47:28nobody. I got like 10 lawsuits

47:33and it's all truth. So I don't need

47:36papers. I don't need nothing. It's all

47:38truth. And it's just crazy that it's

47:40going to work. It's going to work

47:42because y'all can't I guess y'all could,

47:46but other agencies are not allowed to

47:48just break the law the way that they

47:51did. So, I'm going to fix what I was

47:54begging y'all since January to help me

47:57fix was just a question. But now, I

48:02guess 10 lawsuits later, it's going to

48:04get fixed. Believe that.

48:10>> [applause]

48:12>> Next speaker, please.

48:18>> Good morning. My name is Wander. I live

48:21in the north side in zip code 15212.

48:25I'm here because I care about what

48:27happens to the people in my community.

48:29Roots is more than a building. It is a

48:31place where people can get help with

48:32housing and healthcare. It is somewhere

48:35to get water and basic supplies.

48:38It is a place to ask for help when you

48:40are in a crisis and do not know where

48:41else to go. The city's decision to not

48:44renew the lease puts that lifeline at

48:46risk. If roots lose its its physical

48:49location, people will lose a place they

48:51can walk into and get help. Telling

48:53people to call somewhere else or go

48:55somewhere else does not help the

48:57problem, does not solve the problem.

48:59When they do not have a phone or

49:00transportation or a safe place to wait,

49:04winter is coming, as you all know.

49:06People who are already struggling will

49:07face cold weather without a warm place

49:09to go. They may get sick. They may be

49:12hurt. People could die.

49:16That is what is at stake when a place

49:17like Roots closes.

49:19I am asking the city to keep roots open.

49:22Please do not leave our neighbors

49:23without the support they rely on. The

49:26north side deserves services that are

49:28close by and available when people need

49:29them. We need the city to listen to the

49:32people who live here and to the people

49:33who depend on roots. I ask that you

49:36please take action before it is too

49:37late. And

49:42I'm I just would like to also say that I

49:44am currently new to the north side area

49:48and this is my first city council

49:49meeting I've ever attended. Um

49:53and also recently re re recently

49:55acquainted with roots which is now

49:58closed. But I would speak to the people

50:01every morning because I currently live

50:03on that street and

50:06that work there. Ed and Sharon are just

50:08two of the employees that were at Roots.

50:11I'm not sure if you consider that, but

50:12volunteers perhaps. And they were very

50:15kind people, very kind people. They

50:17would say good morning to me u pretty

50:19much with a smile on their face every

50:20morning like neighbors do, like

50:22neighbors should do in every area. Um,

50:25there was a time where I had thought I

50:27lost my license, which I carry a satchel

50:30around my chest usually and I didn't

50:32lose it and I was like I was so

50:34concerned that I had lost it and it was

50:37underneath my bed the whole time. But

50:40I'm thankful that Roots was there

50:41because they helped me get a new

50:43driver's license, which as you all know,

50:46having a form of identification uh can

50:48be very important and crucial um for

50:51having a job for many things from going

50:53into a place of um for many situations.

50:57And but

51:00I would greatly appreciate if we could

51:03take a moment to consider what is being

51:07disregarded here. And I would also like

51:10to say that as people many people know

51:12there are people who have um addictions

51:15and whatnot and abuse substances that go

51:19to that station and it has been

51:21complained about uh that those people

51:23are there on that street and apparently

51:25>> Thank you sir. Uh the sight of them have

51:28Am I done or

51:29>> your time is expired?

51:30>> Oh. Oh, my apologies. Thank you.

51:31>> That's okay. Thank you.

51:32>> You guys have a blessed day.

51:34[applause]

51:36>> Next speaker, please.

51:40>> Good morning, Special Agent Sunshine.

51:42Lord, thank you for every breath that I

51:44take. It is truly a blessing. I'm a

51:48living testimony of not being sacrificed

51:52by the voodoo practitioners in this

51:55building in this room.

51:59The title of my message today is I will

52:01give you rest. The thought for today is

52:04even amid turmoil I can find peace when

52:07I enter into God's rest.

52:11Psalm 91:1 says, "Whoever dwells in the

52:15shelter of the most high will rest in

52:17the shadow of the Almighty." How y'all

52:20sleeping? You're not. There is no rest

52:23for the wicked.

52:26None. How long can you go without it?

52:29We'll see, won't we?

52:31Proverbs 29:1 says, "A man who remains

52:35stiff necked, lav Mosley,

52:39after many rebukes will suddenly be

52:41destroyed without remedy." You ready for

52:44your destruction, the winter is coming.

52:47The snow will be fallen. I promise you.

52:50The soul who SINS WILL DIE. HE who

52:53oppresses the poor and needy. He who

52:55commits robbery. HE WHO DOES NOT RETURN

52:59what he took in pledge. He does

53:02detestable things like sleep with men.

53:06Lavel Mosley is married with children.

53:10Two of them. Lavel. You got two

53:12children. You sleep with men. You got a

53:13wife and two children at home. Really?

53:16It's bad. I will not be quiet. I will

53:20not. Proverbs 26:24-

53:2326 says, "A malicious man disguises

53:26himself with his lips, but in his heart

53:30he harbors deceit. Though his speech is

53:33charming, do not believe them, for seven

53:36abominations fill his heart.

53:39His malice may be concealed by

53:41deception, but his wickedness will be

53:44disposed in the assembly just like this

53:48one. Lavel Mosley.

53:51The reason the Roots uh organization is

53:54under judgment is because one, they

53:57steal mail. We don't need clean needles.

54:00We don't need drugs at all. How about no

54:02drug uses? How about no addictions ever

54:06again?

54:08It's coming. Get ready for it.

54:17Psalm 12:2 says, "Everyone lies to his

54:19neighbor. Their flattering lips speak

54:22with [clears throat] deception."

54:24This whole thing is deception. The

54:26budget is in judge is under judgment

54:29because it's in deficit and has been for

54:32over 30, 40, almost 50 years. Lord,

54:35thank you for using me as a vessel. I

54:37return all my energy and resources back

54:40to me one trillionfold.

54:43Thank you. Next speaker, please.

54:48Next speaker, please.

54:51Seeing no further speakers, we move on

54:53to the presentation of papers.

54:55Excuse me. Beginning with Councilman

54:56Charlotte, chair of human resources.

54:58>> New papers. Mr. President.

54:59>> Thank you. Councilman Carill, chair of

55:01public safety and wellness.

55:02>> Thank you, Mr. President.

55:16Councilman Cogill presents bill number

55:17945, resolution authorizing the mayor

55:21and the director of the department of

55:22public safety to enter on behalf of the

55:24city of Pittsburgh into a professional

55:26services agreement or agreements with

55:28the center for emergency medicine of

55:30Western Pennsylvania for the provision

55:32of medical direction services at a cost

55:34not to exceed $50 over five years.

55:38and Councilwoman Grove, chair of

55:39innovation, performance, asset

55:41management, and technology.

55:42>> Papers, Mr. President.

55:43>> Thank you. Councilman [clears throat]

55:44Mosley, chair of intergovernmental and

55:46educational affairs.

55:47>> Thank you, Mr. President.

55:48>> Thank you.

55:49>> Thank you.

55:54Councilman Mosley presents bill number

55:56946, resolution authorizing the mayor,

55:59the director of the office of management

56:01and budget, and the director of the

56:03Department of Public Safety to enter

56:05into an agreement or agreements with the

56:06Department of Homeland Security for the

56:08purpose of receiving grant funds from

56:10the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in

56:12the amount not to exceed $715,99

56:18for fire apparatus, vehicle training,

56:20and backfill salaries. IES. The grant

56:22requires a match from the city of

56:24Pittsburgh in an amount not to exceed

56:26$71,590.91

56:30for this stated purpose for a total

56:31project cost not to exceed $787,500.

56:37Bill 947, resolution authorizing the

56:40mayor, the director of the office of

56:42management and budget and the director

56:43of the department of public safety to

56:45enter into an agreement or agreements

56:47with the department of homeland security

56:49for the purpose of receiving grant funds

56:51for the purpose for from the assistance

56:53to firefighters grant any amount not to

56:55exceed $153,590.90

57:00to purchase immediate dangerous to life

57:03or health monitors. The grant requires a

57:05match from the city of Pittsburgh in an

57:07amount not to exceed $15,35910

57:11for this stated purpose for a total

57:13project cost not to exceed $168,950.

57:17Bill 948, resolution adopting plan

57:20revision to the city of Pittsburgh's

57:22official sewage facilities plan for

57:24property on the 3100 block of Smallman

57:26Street at no cost to the city. Bill 949,

57:30resolution adopting plan revision to the

57:32city of Pittsburgh's official sewage

57:33facilities plan for 733 North Highland

57:36Avenue at no cost to the city and bill

57:39950 resolution authorizing the mayor and

57:42the director of the department of public

57:44works for the city of Pittsburgh to

57:46enter into an agreement or agreements

57:47with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

57:49acting through the department of

57:50transportation for winter maintenance

57:52services provided by the city for pendot

57:55on designated state highways state

57:57routes including including bridges and

57:59approaches and subject to terms and

58:01conditions of an agreement or agreements

58:02at a pend cost not to exceed 5 million

58:0694,91920

58:09over a period of 5 years.

58:15>> Councilman Mosley, I have a note from

58:17the administration that they wanted to

58:19make have a motion to wave rule eight on

58:22bill 950. Do you wish to offer that?

58:24>> Uh yeah, motion to wave rule eight. All

58:27those in favor say I. I.

58:28>> Any opposed? Bill 950 will be on

58:31tomorrow's standing committee agenda.

58:32That moves us to Councilwoman Sella

58:34Metro, chair of public works and

58:35infrastructure.

58:36>> Thank you, Council President.

58:45Council Orbal Metro presents bill number

58:47951, resolution amending resolution 284

58:51of 2026, which authorized the mayor and

58:53the director of the department of public

58:55works to enter into a professional

58:57service agreement or agreements or

58:59amended agreements with Studio Zoo for

59:01costs associated with the Homewood Park

59:03construction project for the

59:05construction administration schedule

59:07extension by increasing the total spend

59:10by $25,678.75

59:13for new not to exceed amount amount of

59:152,162,7615

59:20bill 952 resolution amending resolution

59:23152 of 2024 which provided for an

59:25agreement or agreements with SAI

59:28consulting engineers for costs

59:30associated with the construction

59:31management and construction inspection

59:33phases for the Charles Anderson Bridge

59:35project providing for the payment of the

59:37cost thereof not to exceed 3,24,26.96

59:42an increase an increase of $350,2085

59:48federally reimburseable at 100%. and

59:51bill 953, resolution providing for an

59:54amended reimbursement agreement or

59:55agreements with the Pennsylvania

59:57Department of Transportation for costs

59:59associated with the construction phase

1:00:00of the citysteps project and providing

1:00:02for the payment of the cost thereof not

1:00:04to exceed 8,217,000

1:00:07a decrease of $1,653,000

1:00:11from the previously executed agreement

1:00:13reimburseable at 100% and the municipal

1:00:16share of commonwealth incur cost at a

1:00:18cost to the city of Pittsburgh not to

1:00:20exceed $20,000, a decrease of $26,000

1:00:24from the previously executed agreement.

1:00:28>> And Councilwoman Schberger, chair of

1:00:30finance and law.

1:00:31>> Thank you, Mr. President.

1:00:33>> Thank you.

1:00:40>> [clears throat]

1:00:41>> Council person Straberger presents bill

1:00:43number 954 resolution authorizing the

1:00:45issuance of a warrant in favor of Brober

1:00:48Klene and her legal council Burger and

1:00:50Green PC in an amount not to exceed

1:00:52$25,000 in full and final settlement of

1:00:55litigation filed in the Alageney County

1:00:56Court of Common please payable over one

1:00:59year and bill 964 resolution providing

1:01:02for the issuance of a warrant in favor

1:01:04of recreics in the amount of 5,8 at

1:01:06$849.31

1:01:09for the purpose of the purchase of

1:01:11recycled plastic lifeguard chair with

1:01:14Sideep White 2X for Homewood Park pool

1:01:18and providing for the payment of the

1:01:19cost thereof.

1:01:23>> Council Strawber.

1:01:25>> Yes. Um I would like to make a motion to

1:01:27wave rule aid on bill 964 so it appears

1:01:30on tomorrow's standing committee's

1:01:32agenda.

1:01:33>> There second.

1:01:34>> Second. All those in favor say I.

1:01:36>> I.

1:01:37>> Any opposed? Bill 964 will be on

1:01:39tomorrow's standing committee agenda.

1:01:41That takes us to Councilwoman Warick,

1:01:42chair of recreation, youth, and senior

1:01:43services.

1:01:45>> No new papers, Mr. President.

1:01:46>> Thank you. Council Wilson, chair land

1:01:48use economic development.

1:01:50>> No new papers, Mr. President.

1:01:52>> Thank you.

1:01:54Yep. If we could first read the three uh

1:01:57communications. Council President Lavell

1:02:00presents bill number 959, communication

1:02:04from Ria Price, acting director of the

1:02:06Office of Management and Budget,

1:02:08submitting to city council, the attached

1:02:10status update from the grants office for

1:02:12the weekended October 2nd, 2026.

1:02:15Bill 960, communication from Kimberly

1:02:18Clark Baskin, city clerk, submitting

1:02:20second quarter 2026 travel reports from

1:02:23various city departments. and bill 963,

1:02:27communication from Rachel Heistler, city

1:02:29controller, submitting the city of

1:02:31Pittsburgh's preliminary revenue

1:02:33forecast for years 2027 through 2031,

1:02:37dated September 29th, 2026.

1:02:40>> And may we have a motion to receive and

1:02:42file to move second.

1:02:45>> All those in favor say I. I.

1:02:47>> Any opposed? All three bills were

1:02:49received and filed. Next uh are one

1:02:52resolution

1:02:56>> bill number 958

1:02:58resolution authorizing an extension of

1:03:00the term of the acting director office

1:03:03of management and budget for an

1:03:04additional 90 days to run through

1:03:06January 7th 2027.

1:03:09>> And for that I believe we do need a roll

1:03:11call vote.

1:03:20Mr. Charlotte

1:03:21>> I

1:03:22>> Mr. Cogill

1:03:23>> I

1:03:24>> Miss Gross

1:03:25>> I

1:03:26>> Mr. Mosley

1:03:27>> I

1:03:29>> Mr. Salinestro

1:03:30>> I

1:03:31>> Mrs. Strawsburgger

1:03:32>> I

1:03:33>> Mrs. Warwick

1:03:35>> I

1:03:36>> Mr. Wilson

1:03:37>> I

1:03:38>> Mr. Mr. Lavell, President

1:03:40>> I.

1:03:40>> Nine eyes.

1:03:41>> Thank you. The resolution has been

1:03:43approved and now we have three

1:03:44appointments.

1:03:46>> Bill 955,

1:03:48resolution appointing Matthew Davis as

1:03:50the chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of

1:03:52Fire.

1:03:54You want me to read all three of them

1:03:55together?

1:03:56>> Yeah, we can read them all together.

1:03:58>> Bill 956, resolution appointing Ria

1:04:01Price as the director of the Office of

1:04:03Management and Budget and Chief

1:04:04Financial Officer. and bill 957

1:04:07resolution appointing Sylvia Harris as

1:04:09the director of the department of

1:04:11innovation and performance and chief

1:04:12information officer.

1:04:15>> And we need a motion to interview.

1:04:18>> Motion to interview.

1:04:20>> Second.

1:04:20>> All those in favor say I.

1:04:22>> I.

1:04:23>> Any opposed? We'll work on getting those

1:04:24scheduled. We now have some unfinished

1:04:27business which are the four appointments

1:04:29to the housing opportunity fund board

1:04:31which interviews were held last week on

1:04:34the 30th. Unfinished business. Bill 852,

1:04:37resolution appointing Deanna Davis to

1:04:40the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory

1:04:42Board with a term to expire September 6,

1:04:452030. Bill 854,

1:04:48resolution appointing Oliver Beasley to

1:04:51the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory

1:04:52Board with the term to expire September

1:04:556, 2030. and bill 855 resolution

1:04:59appointing Walter Lewis to the housing

1:05:01opportunity fund advisory board with a

1:05:04term to expire September 6, 2030 and

1:05:08bill 20 26856

1:05:12resolution appointing John Catz to the

1:05:13housing opportunity fund advisory board

1:05:16with a term to expire September 6, 2030.

1:05:20>> I need a motion to approve

1:05:22>> to move.

1:05:23>> Second. All those in favor say I.

1:05:25>> I. Any opposed? The appointments have

1:05:27been approved. That moves us on to

1:05:29reports of the committee for final

1:05:30action beginning with council member

1:05:32Erica Strawber presenting the committee

1:05:33of finance and law.

1:05:34>> Thank you, Mr. President.

1:05:35>> Thank you.

1:05:47>> Council person Strawber presents bill

1:05:49number 938 reported to committee on

1:05:51finance and law for September 30th, 2026

1:05:54with an affirmative recommendation. Bill

1:05:56895, resolution authorizing the issuance

1:05:59of a warrant in favor of Gerald S.

1:06:01Foreman in an amount not to exceed

1:06:036,19748

1:06:06over one year in full and final

1:06:08settlement of a claim for damage to his

1:06:10parked vehicle near 259 Simple Street

1:06:12from a city ES vehicle on December 2nd,

1:06:152025.

1:06:16Bill 896, resolution authorizing the

1:06:19issuance of a warrant in favor of Sage

1:06:21Melody Groden and an amount not to

1:06:24exceed 3,726.40

1:06:27over one year and full and final

1:06:29settlement of a claim for damage to her

1:06:31parked vehicle from failed branches from

1:06:33a city road tree near 1307 Bennington

1:06:36Avenue on June 25th or 26th, 2026.

1:06:42[snorts]

1:06:42>> You've heard the reading in the bill. Is

1:06:44there any discussion?

1:06:46Seeing none, the bill is now ready for

1:06:47final action. All in favor of the passes

1:06:49of the bill will vote I name is called.

1:06:50Those opposed will vote no. Will the

1:06:51clerk please take the role?

1:06:52>> Mr. Charlotte

1:06:53>> I.

1:06:54>> Mr. Cogill

1:06:55>> I.

1:06:56>> Miss [clears throat] Gross.

1:06:57>> I.

1:06:59>> Mr. Mosley.

1:06:59>> Hi.

1:07:02>> Mrs. Salutro.

1:07:03>> Hi.

1:07:04>> Mrs. Strawber.

1:07:06>> Hi.

1:07:07>> Mrs. Warwick.

1:07:08>> Hi.

1:07:09>> Mr. Wilson.

1:07:10>> Hi.

1:07:12>> Uh, Mr. Lavell. President.

1:07:14>> I.

1:07:14>> Nine eyes. The bill having received the

1:07:16legally required number of votes is

1:07:17passed finally. That moves us to

1:07:19Councilwoman Kimro presenting the

1:07:20committee of public works and

1:07:21infrastructure.

1:07:22>> Thank you, Council President.

1:07:24>> Thank you. [clears throat and cough]

1:07:32>> Councilwoman Solenetro presents bill

1:07:34number 939 reported to committee on

1:07:36public works and infrastructure for

1:07:37September 30th, 2026 with an affirmative

1:07:40recommendation. Bill 893, resolution

1:07:43authorizing the director of the

1:07:45department of finance and the director

1:07:46of the department of mobility and

1:07:48infrastructure on behalf of the city of

1:07:50Pittsburgh to enter into certain

1:07:52temporary construction easements, aerial

1:07:54easements, and permanent right-of-way

1:07:56acquisitions on certain properties in

1:07:58the 26th ward of the city in order to

1:08:00advance the Swindell Bridge project.

1:08:02Cost for these temporary construction

1:08:04easements, aerial easements, and

1:08:05right-of-way acquisitions shall not

1:08:08exceed $90,000 reimburseable at 95%.

1:08:12Bill 894, resolution authorizing the

1:08:14mayor, the director of the office of

1:08:16management and budget, and the director

1:08:18of the department of mobility and

1:08:19infrastructure to close out a department

1:08:21of conservation and natural resources

1:08:23community conservation partnerships

1:08:25program grant agreement, which provided

1:08:28funding to help develop the trail

1:08:30maintenance master plan at no cost to

1:08:32the city. Bill 920, resolution

1:08:35authorizing the mayor and the director

1:08:36of the office of management and budget

1:08:38on behalf of the city of Pittsburgh to

1:08:40enter into a license agreement or

1:08:42agreements with the Buncher Company for

1:08:44temporary placement of city vehicles

1:08:46onto property in a six wart of

1:08:48Pittsburgh and designated in a deed

1:08:50registry office of Alageney County is

1:08:52blocking lot 25 L26 at no cost to the

1:08:56city in order to allow necessary

1:08:58resurfacing work to occur at the city's

1:09:00environmental services center at 3001

1:09:02railroad Road Street and bill 921,

1:09:05resolution authorizing the mayor and the

1:09:07director of the department of public

1:09:08works on behalf of the city of

1:09:10Pittsburgh to enter into a license

1:09:12agreement with friends of Southside Park

1:09:14to plant native trees, shrubs, and

1:09:16herbaceous perennials in Southside Park

1:09:19if the community group is awarded a

1:09:20grant from the United States Department

1:09:22of Agriculture at no cost to the city.

1:09:26You have heard the ring of the bill. Is

1:09:27there any discussion on the bill? Seeing

1:09:30none, the bill is not ready for final

1:09:31action. And all in favor of the passage

1:09:32of the bill will vote I name is called.

1:09:34Those opposed will vote no. Will the

1:09:35clerk please take the role?

1:09:36>> Mr. Charlotte [clears throat]

1:09:37>> I.

1:09:38>> Mr. Cogill

1:09:39>> I.

1:09:40>> Miss Gross

1:09:41>> I.

1:09:42>> Mr. Mosley

1:09:42>> I.

1:09:44>> Mrs. Salinro

1:09:46>> I

1:09:47>> Mrs. Strawber

1:09:48>> I sorry

1:09:50>> Mrs. Warwick

1:09:51>> I

1:09:52>> Mr. Wilson

1:09:53>> I

1:09:54>> Mr. Laval, president.

1:09:55>> I

1:09:56>> nine eyes.

1:09:57>> The bill having received the leg legally

1:09:59required number of votes is passed

1:10:00finally. That takes us to Councilwoman

1:10:01Deborah Gross presenting the Committee

1:10:03of Innovation, Performance, Performance,

1:10:05Asset Management, and Technology.

1:10:07>> Mr. President, Mr.

1:10:08>> President.

1:10:10>> Uh, if I may, could I register I votes

1:10:12for the remaining votes?

1:10:14>> Yes.

1:10:15>> Thank you.

1:10:16Councilwoman Gross presents bill number

1:10:18940 [clears throat] reported to

1:10:20committee on innovation performance

1:10:21asset management and technology for

1:10:24September 30th, 2026 with an affirmative

1:10:26recommendation. Bill 891 resolution

1:10:29authorizing the mayor and director of

1:10:31the department of innovation or

1:10:32performance on behalf of the city of

1:10:34Pittsburgh to enter into an agreement or

1:10:36agreements or amendments there too with

1:10:38E+ Technology Inc. for professional

1:10:40services for firewall upgrade cost not

1:10:42to exceed $47,800

1:10:44over one year.

1:10:46>> You've heard the reading and title of

1:10:47the bill. Is there any discussion on the

1:10:49bill? Seeing none, the bill is now ready

1:10:51for final action. [clears throat] Excuse

1:10:53me. All in favor of passes of the bill I

1:10:55name is called. Those opposed will vote

1:10:56no. Will the clerk please take the role?

1:10:58>> Mr. Charlotte.

1:10:59>> I.

1:10:59>> Mr. Cogill.

1:11:00>> I.

1:11:01>> Miss Gross.

1:11:02>> I.

1:11:03>> Mr. Mosley.

1:11:04>> I.

1:11:06>> Mrs. Salenro.

1:11:07>> I.

1:11:08>> Mrs. Strawber

1:11:09>> I

1:11:10>> Mr. Warwick

1:11:11>> I

1:11:13>> Mr. Lavel President

1:11:14>> I

1:11:15>> eyes

1:11:16>> the bill having received the leg legally

1:11:18required votes is passed finally and

1:11:20finally councilman carosi presenting the

1:11:21committee of intergovernmental and

1:11:23educational affairs

1:11:24>> thank you Mr. President.

1:11:25>> Thank you.

1:11:26>> Thank you, Madam Clerk.

1:11:32>> Councilman Mosley presents bill number

1:11:34941 reported to committee on

1:11:36intergovernmental and educational

1:11:38affairs for September 30th, 2026 with an

1:11:40affirmative recommendation. Bill 892,

1:11:44resolution adopting plan revision to the

1:11:46city of Pittsburgh's official sewage

1:11:47facilities plan for 929 Liberty Avenue

1:11:50at no cost to the city. You have heard

1:11:53the reading and title of the bill. Is

1:11:54there any discussion? Seeing none, the

1:11:56bills are ready for final action. All in

1:11:58favor of the passage of the bill will

1:11:59vote I name is called. Those opposed

1:12:00will vote no. Will the clerk please take

1:12:01the role?

1:12:02>> Mr. Triland.

1:12:03>> I.

1:12:04>> Mr. Cogill.

1:12:04>> I.

1:12:06>> Miss Gross.

1:12:06>> I.

1:12:07>> Mr. Mosley.

1:12:08>> I.

1:12:09>> Mrs. Salinestro.

1:12:11>> I.

1:12:12>> Mrs. um

1:12:14Strawber.

1:12:15>> I.

1:12:16>> Mrs. Warwick.

1:12:17>> I.

1:12:18>> Mr. Lavel. President.

1:12:20>> I.

1:12:20>> Nine eyes. The bill having received the

1:12:22legally required votes is passed

1:12:24finally. That takes us to motions and

1:12:26resolutions. Is there anything from

1:12:27members?

1:12:29If not, [clears throat] it takes us to

1:12:30meeting announcements. This afternoon at

1:12:321:00, council will hold an executive

1:12:34session on bill 954 as relates to

1:12:36litigation. Tomorrow, Wednesday, October

1:12:397th, council will hold our standing

1:12:40committee meeting at 10:00 a.m. Speak

1:12:41restoration will close at 9:00. and

1:12:44Thursday, October 8th, with sessions at

1:12:4511 and 11:30, council hold a briefing to

1:12:48discuss matters related to the 2026 NFL

1:12:51draft and its recent conclusion. To

1:12:53register, sir to speak at these

1:12:54meetings, please sign a form on the

1:12:56counc webpage or call the clerk's office

1:12:58at 412255-2138

1:13:01by the applicable registration deadline.

1:13:04Uh with that motion to approve the

1:13:05minutes and adjourn the meeting. So

1:13:07moved. Second. All

1:13:08>> in favor say I. I.

1:13:09>> We are journ.

1:13:14>> [music]

1:13:33>> Yeah. [music]

1:13:39Backy fun.

1:13:47>> [music]