2026-10-13 - City Council - Regular Meeting

00:12[music]

00:19Good morning and welcome to the regular

00:20meeting of city council on Tuesday,

00:22October 13, 2026. Would the clerk please

00:25take the role?

00:26>> Mr. Charlotte, Mr. Cogill, Miss Gross,

00:30Mr. Mosley

00:31>> here,

00:32>> Mrs. Salenro

00:33>> here,

00:34>> Mrs. Strawber

00:35>> here,

00:36>> Mrs. Warwick

00:40>> here.

00:42>> Mr. Wilson

00:44>> here.

00:45>> Mr. Lavell, President

00:47>> here.

00:47>> Six members present.

00:49>> Thank you. For those who are able,

00:50please rise for the pledge of

00:51allegiance. Remain standing for a moment

00:52of silence.

00:55Pledge allegiance to the flag of the

00:58United States of America and to the

01:00republic for it stands. One nation under

01:04God, indivisible, with liberty and

01:06justice for all.

01:13>> Thank you very much. Our next order of

01:15business is to amend the agenda. Is

01:16there a motion to amend?

01:18>> So move.

01:19>> Second.

01:19>> All in favor say I.

01:20>> I. The agenda

01:23>> the agenda has been amended.

01:26For those who are here for the uh women

01:29in bio proclamation, please come

01:30forward.

01:44>> Come on. Are we up?

01:50>> Members may recall former city

01:52counciloman Teresa Kale Smith used to

01:55uh read this proclamation and so now I

01:57have the honor to. So thank you very

01:59much for being here with us today.

02:01Whereas Women in Bio, WHIB, is a

02:03national organization dedicated to

02:05promoting careers, leadership, and

02:06entrepreneurship for women in life

02:08sciences with a thriving Pittsburgh

02:10chapter serving Western Pennsylvania,

02:12Eastern Ohio, and West Virginia. Whereas

02:14since its founding in 2012, Web

02:16Pittsburgh has fostered mentorship,

02:18education, innovation, and networking to

02:21support women across life sciences

02:23ecosystem, including biotechnology,

02:25pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and related

02:27industries. And whereas Web Pittsburgh

02:29hosts an annual event known as power.

02:31Pittsburgh's outstanding women

02:33entrepreneurs rally that celebrates and

02:35elevates women leaders whose vision and

02:37expertise drive entrepreneurship,

02:39scientific discovery, and healthcare

02:41transformation. And whereas this year

02:43marks the 14th annual power event to be

02:45held on October 15, 2026 with the theme

02:49Pittsburgh's power in changing

02:51therapeutics landscape, celebrating

02:53everything Pittsburgh has to offer for

02:55developing novel therapeutics. building

02:57on its legacy of developing vaccines

02:59like the polo vaccine and save me that

03:02save millions of lives around the world.

03:04And whereas power 2026 will feature an

03:07inspiring panel of trailblazing women

03:08leaders who are at the forefront of the

03:11rapidly changing therapeutic landscape

03:13sharing how breakthrough science,

03:15emerging technologies, evolving

03:16regulations, and bold leadership are

03:18shaping the next generation of

03:20healthcare innovation. And now therefore

03:22it be resolved that the council of the

03:24city of Pittsburgh does hereby declare

03:26October 15th to be women and bio power

03:28day in the city of Pittsburgh. May we

03:30have a motion to approve.

03:31>> So moved.

03:31>> Second.

03:32>> All those in favor say I.

03:33>> I.

03:34>> I. Congratulations.

03:35>> Thank you.

03:47Thank you Pittsburgh City Council and

03:49President Lavell for this recognition

03:51and continued support of women in bio.

03:54Our organization supports the

03:56advancement of women entrepreneurs in

03:57the life sciences which in turn supports

04:00our region's economy. We invite everyone

04:03here to attend our event on Thursday

04:06evening at the Energy Innovation Center.

04:08This conversation will explore

04:10Pittsburgh's power in a changing

04:11therapeutics landscape. Thank you.

04:50water.

04:52Okay.

05:09And we have one to be read into the

05:11record.

05:15>> Council person Warick presents. Now

05:17therefore, be it resolved that the

05:18council of the city of Pittsburgh does

05:20hereby declare October 17th, 2026 to be

05:25Reverend Letis Daniels Day in the city

05:27of Pittsburgh.

05:29>> May we have a motion to approve?

05:31>> So move.

05:31>> Second.

05:32>> All in favor say I.

05:33>> I. I

05:34>> the proclamation has been approved. Our

05:36next order of business is public

05:37comment. I would like to remind everyone

05:38that the rules of council state that

05:40comments are limited mass of concern,

05:42official action or deliberation which

05:44may be before city council profanity

05:45will not be permitted. After you are

05:47called, please restate your name.

05:48Provide your neighborhood for the

05:49record. You'll be given three minutes to

05:51speak. Our first registered speaker is

05:53Dr. Ronald L. Miller.

06:04Dr. Ronald Lin Miller, USA, Pittsburgh,

06:08[snorts]

06:09Bloomfield neighborhood.

06:11Uh, that's

06:14Little Italy. The Islamic Center of

06:16Pittsburgh is nearby. And for those of

06:18you who are interested, the Jewish

06:21Italian Torah scholar Ombberto Casuto

06:25may be of interest to you if you are

06:27concerned about

06:29uh the documentary hypothesis. Um

06:32Melanro, you might want to find that

06:34interesting.

06:36um Italia

06:38um Mazata Delvalo city um there's a

06:43mosque there very high level of Arab

06:47population in that part of Sicily Global

06:51Intelligence Society candidate for

06:52president of the United States

06:552028 1448

06:58after hijra

07:01I uh advocate an alternative form of of

07:04of government

07:06not in violation of the home world

07:08charter.

07:10Concerns of council include local

07:12government integrity

07:14and um proclamation honors which we have

07:17had today. Center for global studies

07:20international interdisciplinary which I

07:22founded in 1999. Our files contain a

07:26base of 1150

07:29proclamations by counselors between 2010

07:32and 2028. These proclamations claim to

07:35honor individuals and institutions.

07:39In the uh William Shakespeare play

07:42Julius Caesar, Caesar is killed by

07:44Brutus and others. In the unsurpassed

07:461953 film interpretation of the Mark

07:50Anthony eulogy to Caesar, Marlon Brando

07:52sarcastically

07:54uh calls Brutus anomo on role

07:59an honorable man. Is there anything you

08:02do as counselors that is not honorable

08:08Senza Onore? 63 of the procs are by Eric

08:13Strawberger of District 8. And we can't

08:16find in her 63 a single one which honors

08:21Arab and Palestinian, US and Pittsburgh

08:25individuals and institutions. However,

08:28um there are a minimum of five that

08:30honor Jewish and Israeli individuals and

08:33institutions. And our position is that

08:36this represents anti-Arab

08:38because Arabs are descendants of Shem

08:40through Ishmael, anti-semitism.

08:43This is a PHRC

08:47um malfeasance impeachment pattern in

08:50our view. But there is a pro-Jewish

08:54proc 10 July 2018 for Walter Jacob um

08:59who is one of my teachers and I think he

09:02would have trouble with what you're

09:03doing.

09:06Thank you. [clears throat] Our next

09:08speaker is Nathan Abramson.

09:16Is Nathan with us?

09:19If not, our next speaker is Sarah

09:21Fishbowl.

09:27>> Hi, thank you so much. Um, good morning

09:29members of council. Um, thank you for

09:31your time this morning. Uh, my name is

09:33Sarah Fishba. I'm a resident of Hillrest

09:35Street in Garfield District 9. Um,

09:37Hillrest is crumbling cobblestone.

09:40Bricks are loose, uneven, separated, and

09:42broken with debris and broken glass

09:44collecting in the gaps. The sidewalks

09:46are in such poor condition that

09:48pedestrians, including parents with

09:50strollers and residents with mobility

09:52issues, are forced into the street

09:54itself. Drivers and cyclists must

09:56navigate the road with caution daily.

09:58And come winter, snow removal is

10:00essentially impossible. Plows don't push

10:02snow on cobblestone. They only spread

10:04salt. This street is genuinely dangerous

10:06every single year. This community has

10:08been calling the city about these

10:10conditions for decades. I am happy to

10:12report that progress is being made by

10:14this administration. Last year,

10:16Councilman Mosley moved legislation to

10:18authorize the paving of the street and

10:20earlier this year, Mayor Okconor

10:22allocated budget specifically for this

10:24project and I don't take any of that

10:26lightly and I'm genuinely grateful for

10:28what we've accomplished so far. This

10:30weekend, multiple Hillrest residents

10:32reached out to the mayor and

10:34councilman's offices to share what it's

10:36like living here. A 35-year resident

10:39described cars rolling backwards into

10:41properties during winter conditions.

10:43Another talked about navigating the

10:44street daily with a child with mobility

10:46issues. This community cares deeply

10:48about Kilrest. And I am so grateful for

10:51everyone who's shown up and that's why

10:53I'm here today. I care about the street

10:55as well and I care about my neighbors

10:56and I feel like we're up against a clock

10:58transparently. After advocating with

11:00Councilman Mosley and the mayor's office

11:02all summer, I was told that the week of

11:04September 21st was likely for paving.

11:06That week unfortunately passed and then

11:08the week of September 27th was when the

11:11street was first published to the city's

11:13home paving schedule. That also passed

11:16and then it was then republished for the

11:17week of October 5th and that week passed

11:20as well and then Hillquest was quietly

11:22removed from the schedule entirely. We

11:25have legislation for this road to get

11:27paid. The money is secured. Our

11:29community is rallying. I totally

11:31understand that contractor schedules and

11:33hill and weather related to the street

11:36can impact paving, but it's really

11:38disheartening to see that Hillrest gets

11:40deprioritized week over week, especially

11:42as the season winds down. Uh, Councilman

11:45Mosley, I know that you can attest to

11:47how persistent I have been. I'll admit

11:49it, I've been a pain, but I am terrified

11:52to drive on the street in the winter.

11:54When it snows, I don't know if I will

11:56make it safely back into my parking spot

11:58on the hill. And I can't walk it either.

12:00Ice forms on the cobblestones and it

12:02doesn't melt the way that it does on

12:04asphalt. I watch my neighbors struggle

12:06every winter and I don't want another

12:08winter of everyone gritting their teeth

12:10hoping that nothing bad happens. We're

12:12down to just a few more weeks before

12:14paving wraps up. Over the weekend, the

12:16mayor's chief of staff confirmed

12:18Hillrest will be paved in October. And I

12:20want to believe that. I really do. But

12:22I've also believed each of the previous

12:24dates that I've been told and yet here

12:26we are still waiting. Um so I'm here to

12:29extend my appreciation to my city

12:31officials. Their responsiveness and

12:34action is not gone um ignored. But I

12:36also want to reiterate that we really

12:40>> Thank you. Our next speaker is Callie

12:43Dabato.

12:53Hi, I'm Callie D. Sabato and I live in

12:56Bobby Wilson's district. I'm here today

12:58asking for transparency, oversight, and

13:00accountability regarding the mayor's

13:02closure of the Roots dropin site on East

13:04Ohio Street. His office continues to

13:06speak sideways about what they are doing

13:08by expanding Roots outreach hours. But

13:11these comments are misdirection

13:12attempting to distract us from the real

13:14human cost of the unnecessary choice to

13:17close the north side's physical site.

13:19The harm associated with this decision

13:21has absolutely been made clear to this

13:22administration and before this council.

13:25But what hasn't been made clear is why

13:26this decision was made. It certainly

13:28wasn't m driven by data or by care or by

13:31budgetary constraints or even by the

13:33landlord as an earlier comment from

13:35Corey's office suggested. This space has

13:38been closed for over a week now, but

13:39they could continue operating in the

13:41same location today, tomorrow, and a

13:43year from now. But the mayor decided to

13:45end the lease with no backup plan in

13:47place. Our same mayor who criticized Ed

13:49Gainer Gayy on a campaign trail for

13:51closing roots locations. And this

13:54happened after you all voted to approve

13:56$800,000 to OCS to expand outreach work.

14:00Where is the transparency around the

14:02mayor's decision? Where is your

14:04oversight? Cory Oconor told me himself

14:06that roots cannot be on East Ohio

14:08Street. What hasn't been made clear to

14:10me is why not? What problems does

14:13closing this location purport to solve?

14:15The mayor and you two, Bobby, when I

14:17asked you on Friday, have been unable to

14:20answer this basic question. The city has

14:22been allegedly looking for a new

14:24location for Root since July of 2025,

14:26but it somehow remains unable to find a

14:28suitable site, and there has been zero

14:30transparency around this search. When I

14:33saw you on Friday, Bobby, your inability

14:35to speak with any specificity or urgency

14:37on this issue was so shocking that I

14:40expressed to you in the moment how

14:41bizarre our conversation felt, and you

14:43just continued to stare at me. I don't

14:45understand why you have nothing

14:46meaningful to say about this. Bobby and

14:49Corey didn't have the courage to walk

14:50down East Ohio Street without a police

14:52escort for their early September photo

14:54shoot, and they haven't yet found the

14:56courage to be honest about what's

14:57happening here. Here is what's

14:58happening. A city-run program that

15:01recently received expanded funding from

15:02both county and city councils has been

15:05dramatically impacted by the mayor's

15:07backdoor deal to unnecessarily close the

15:09north side site despite knowing the

15:11human cost of that choice. The time for

15:14transparency and accountab and

15:15accountability is always

15:18it. Do your jobs.

15:23Thank you. Our next speaker is Simone

15:25Wolf.

15:33Um, hi. I'm Simone Wolf. I'm also a

15:35North Side resident um of Spring Hill.

15:39And um I just want to expand on the

15:43human cost and unacceptability of not

15:46having a physical location for uh roots.

15:49Um, I last summer I remember there was

15:52this huge heat wave and I was um driving

15:56uh back to my house on 28 and there was

15:59a woman like wandering in the road. Um,

16:03and you know it was over 100°. So I

16:05looped back around and asked her if she

16:07was okay, picked her up and asked her

16:09where she wanted to go and she said East

16:11Ohio Street. Um, this was the person in

16:14crisis in the middle of a ecological

16:17crisis and um, East Ohio was where she

16:21felt safe. I was able to park there, go

16:23to the deli, um, a lot of other places.

16:26You know, she was walking along the

16:28highway. There's no food or water there

16:29for her. East Ohio is, you know, has,

16:33um, a few resources for people. There's

16:36other people around. Um, and there's

16:40community center and there's roots. So

16:42there's resources for people who um

16:45really don't have anywhere else to go.

16:47So I think it's really unacceptable the

16:49idea that there won't be a place that

16:52people know they're safe. Um like

16:56especially with the huge um you know

16:59budget that Roots was given, it doesn't

17:02make any sense um to take away that

17:06aspect of that resource. Um, I also was

17:09um alerted that people have mailboxes

17:12there. And I think for people who never

17:15have had to live without mailboxes,

17:17without water, it's really hard to um,

17:21you know, it might not be the first

17:22thing you think about, but for those

17:24without it, um, these resources, even

17:27like a small gap in them, is really

17:29unacceptable and really harmful. Um, and

17:33I I'm really ashamed that like as a more

17:36privileged North Side resident, our

17:38representatives chose um obviously the

17:40interests of a few business owners who

17:42are complaining um without empathy um

17:45about the life that like you know gives

17:49life to our streets. So I really hope

17:52that roots can be reopened and a

17:55solution can be happen quickly because

17:57um these are really people's lives and

18:00um I think that uh

18:04it's it's our duties as neighbors to

18:06think about um the more vulnerable and

18:09the most vulnerable and that's not what

18:10I've seen um Bobby Wilson do and I know

18:14a lot of our neighbors every week have

18:15been coming registering um our

18:18discontent with that and I hope that you

18:19can finally Listen. Thank you.

18:23>> Thank you. Our next speaker is Ralph

18:26Williams.

18:36>> Hello, members of the city council.

18:38President Lavell, thank you for letting

18:40me speak today. It's great to be here

18:41again. Uh I want to talk today about

18:45Caster Binian. Hey, he's gone. I'm so

18:48happy. In fact, I threw a party that

18:51Caster Binion is gone. But you folks

18:53down here gave him another proclamation.

18:55Wonderful, isn't it? You know, you don't

18:58take a look at these things. Mr.

18:59Charlotte, remember what happened up at

19:01Calur Plaza with that fire and the

19:03shooting and all that stuff. I asked for

19:06the the building to be cleaned up of all

19:08the knuckleheads that live there because

19:11we have good senior citizens and

19:13handicapped people that live there. But

19:15no, nothing was done. And now we have to

19:19give him a proclam. There's one thing

19:21about Caster Bingan, Mr. Mosley, that I

19:25will give him credit for. And you could

19:27you talk for more than I do probably,

19:29and that is his his his service to this

19:32country. That's one thing I will never

19:34ever uh, you know, go away from. Someone

19:37serves our country, I I'm happy for him.

19:41You know, I'm glad he he served our

19:42country and I want to thank him. Other

19:44than that, I have no use for Caster Bin.

19:47And Mr. Mosley, you're on the board and

19:50you don't go around these buildings and

19:51see what goes on. You don't go up Northw

19:53Heights and see what goes on. You don't,

19:55you know, you hire this new person who's

19:58from Oregon. Supposedly, she's involved

20:00in some kind of scandal or whatever. And

20:03you go and you hire somebody like this

20:05to to run the housing authority, city of

20:07Pittsburgh. I was expecting better. I

20:10want you to clean house. Get rid of the

20:12old. Bring in some new and clean up

20:14these buildings of the criminals and the

20:17people who live there that chase people

20:19like me out of the building. Okay?

20:21Because I had enough. I couldn't deal

20:23with it anymore. You know, and and you

20:26know, you get Mr. Jim Polo who comes

20:28down here and talks about dignity, which

20:30of course is true. Nobody has dignity

20:33here, okay, at all. To see what's going

20:36on down at Pther Hollow. He comes down,

20:39he speaks. I come down here, I speak

20:40every now and again. Miss Brown comes

20:42down, speaks every week and nobody

20:45cares. You know, that's funny

20:48that nobody cares. And it's sad. It

20:49really is. And oh, and by the way, that

20:52thing in East Ohio Street, all you folks

20:54that come down here and and say things,

20:56how about some reality here? I know a

20:59business person on East Ohio Street

21:00whose name I will not mention who has to

21:02keep his doors locked all the time

21:04because you hand out needles to junkies

21:06that are homeless and they run around

21:08and steal. Okay, so there you go. That's

21:11another good reason to get rid of them.

21:13And it's not just a few little

21:14businesses. It's a bunch of businesses

21:16that are trying to make money, pay rent,

21:19utilities, the whole nine yards. But you

21:21progressives and everybody else don't

21:23know anything about none of that stuff.

21:25Okay. All right. So you come down here,

21:28you come to the council chambers, you

21:30complain about everything uh about that

21:33center. I get it. I have no problem for

21:35good homeless people who are down on

21:37their luck. Then they're homeless. They

21:38need to go there, get food, services,

21:40whatever. I have a problem when you're

21:42handing out needles to junkies and drug.

21:48>> Thank you. Our last register speaker is

21:51Lindsay Sichler.

22:02Hello, my name is Lindsay. My pronouns

22:04are they, them. I'm actually a resident

22:06of Bichu, but I work in the north side

22:08and I'm here to oppose a closure of

22:10roots. I think it's um interesting to be

22:13behind that person. Anyway, um I want to

22:17talk about the real impact of what has

22:19been done. um community center is

22:22located at 525 East Ohio Street. We are

22:25we work in tandem with roots. Um since

22:29the closure um and I do want to remind

22:32you that previously I said we were

22:34understaffed and underfunded. Um we have

22:37had twice the number of people come for

22:39food, twice the number of people come

22:41for all kinds of supplies and things

22:44like that. Um I'm this is not a

22:47complaint. We're okay doing it. The

22:49problem is we are not supported and they

22:52are not supported. Obviously,

22:55I don't understand how intelligent human

22:59beings could do something like this to a

23:01whole population of people that have

23:04nowhere else to go.

23:06Nowhere else to go. And they're not

23:09there because Roots is there. They're

23:12there because they live there. And this

23:16particular time,

23:18I just I keep coming up and saying, you

23:20know, like it was it was kind of a side

23:22comment about, oh, the lease was the

23:24lease wasn't going to be renewed. Not

23:26true. Um, they can't have, you know,

23:30they can't have it on East Ohio. Why?

23:33That is where people live. That is where

23:36PE you they keep being pulled from

23:38different areas of the city. Again, as

23:41somebody already mentioned earlier,

23:42there were six dropin centers. Now, let

23:44me tell you, as somebody that has done

23:45outreach for over 25 years, okay,

23:48outreach is excellent. I'm a huge

23:50supporter of outreach, but if you have

23:53nowhere to tether them to, it's useless.

23:58And people have said, "Why are you up

23:59here talking about roots when their

24:02staff isn't here? Doesn't seem that

24:03anybody else is here. They're not

24:05allowed to be here. They will lose their

24:08jobs." But I guarantee you if you took

24:12two seconds to think about it, the

24:14people in actual charge, you would

24:16understand the impact of your decisions

24:19on your constituents.

24:23Now granted, I don't live in North Side,

24:25but I am there 5 to seven days a week,

24:28and we just did a World Hand Homeless

24:30Day popup community care. We had to

24:34scrape our pans of food. We had we gave

24:37everything out. So you tell me where

24:40else Ruth should be. Thank you.

24:44>> Thank you. That exhausts our list of

24:46registered speakers. If there's anyone

24:48in chambers wishing to speak, please

24:50come forward at this time. Provide your

24:51name and neighborhood for the record.

24:55>> Good day. My name is Mark Roderus. I

24:57live on the historic Pittsburgh

25:00Southside

25:01and uh

25:04I'm here to talk about a number of

25:06things.

25:08I published a book recently.

25:10It's um Coach Mark's public policy

25:13playbook for Pittsburgh aquatic and

25:15recreation.

25:17Soon as it was published, I gave the

25:19first copy to Cory O' Conor. And um

25:22since then, I've given copies to our

25:25city controller and to Pittsburgh public

25:28schools, to the board and

25:30administrators. and um announced today I

25:32want to be able to deliver the copies

25:34and awareness of the book to people in

25:37councel in the clerk's office. So I have

25:39a um a postcard on the back of the

25:42postcard has a QR code. You'll be able

25:44to download the book in a PDF format for

25:48free when you um join the International

25:51Swim Coaches Association

25:54um page team on crew lab. And actually

25:58this is the fourth book this year that

26:00I've published. But um inside the book

26:03are um three meta plays.

26:08It's a playbook with smaller plays but

26:09these meta plays are very important. And

26:11the first one is to create an athletic

26:14reform task force. We used to have this.

26:18Superintendent Roosevelt did it. The

26:20whole timeline is there some of the

26:22progress that we made. Then when

26:24Superintendent Lane took over, it

26:26flatlined. And things such as that

26:29horrific brawl after the scholastic

26:32football game between Westinghouse and

26:34USO, which is Obama, Scitec, and um

26:38Uprep, and then the shooting, you know,

26:41are things that the athletic reform task

26:43force was working towards. We're we're

26:46trying to build respect and scholastic

26:49sports experiences that are going to

26:51matter. Meanwhile, I read in a paper

26:53that you guys are working on a stop gap

26:55budget. Well, I don't think it's going

26:59to stop anybody from leaving the city,

27:03but events like that after the football

27:06game are going to cause our city school

27:10district to lose another thousand

27:12students. Even the PFT president spoke

27:15and said that PPS is the second largest

27:19district in the state and he thinks in a

27:22matter of short order, a couple years,

27:24we might be the sixth largest. He was

27:27speaking about that future ready plan,

27:29but it really has to do with the circle

27:31of life and how we're not teaching our

27:34kids how to play well with others and

27:36how we're not championing the athletics

27:39where the kids are so passionate about

27:42it and they can create the

27:43relationships. So, I want you to read

27:46that and then go on to the other um meta

27:49place too because I think we should form

27:50a um summer dreamers are all year round

27:55achievers. Thanks for listening. Here

27:57are those postcards.

27:59>> Thank you.

28:01>> Did you give them to the clerk?

28:06>> Next speaker, please.

28:14>> Good morning, Special Agent Sunshine.

28:17Thank you, Lord, for another beautiful

28:18day. And for every breath I take, I

28:22return the sender of your voodoo hex and

28:23curse you sent up here, Lavel. And

28:25anybody else who's sending it, I return

28:28it to sender 100 million billion

28:30trillion googlex. And whoever is sending

28:33it, Lord, you know, throw them into a

28:35lake of fire to burn eternally in hell

28:38in Jesus name. Amen.

28:46Today's message talks about the gift of

28:48salvation. It's a gift. Experience true

28:52complete freedom by accepting the gift

28:54of salvation. Through Jesus, we're

28:57redeemed from sin.

29:00Bel and Mosley

29:02sin, you know, like forcing people to be

29:06homeless while living off of their

29:07resources, forcing them to be in the

29:09street while you live in their house

29:12that they were born with. That type of

29:14sin. Our [laughter] hope is secure.

29:18Though I sleep on the ground, I I sleep

29:21very well at night in my sleeping bag.

29:24Praise God for my sleeping bag that has

29:26pillows. Thank you, Jesus, for every

29:29blessing that you give me. Especially

29:32the one that stand here before these

29:34people who are still trying to take me

29:36out to keep what they stole from me.

29:39I'm still here. Praise God for every

29:42breath I take. Through grace, we're

29:44freed to relate in a godly way. a godly

29:48way. How do we relate in a godly way to

29:52thieves and liars who steal resources

29:55from people when their children and

29:59force them to live their whole lives

30:03in poverty? I didn't live my whole life

30:06in poverty. I worked 10 years as a

30:09dishwasher. I learned a lot. I wasn't

30:11supposed to work at all. I have a trust

30:12fund that you're stealing as well. I

30:14have an inheritance and my father made a

30:17declaration for me and my future

30:19generations to be okay. You're stealing

30:21that too and hiding it. Whoever I really

30:23am, the truth is going to come out. And

30:25when it does, when I find out who I

30:28really am and who my father was in the

30:32military, I had military benefits. You

30:35stole as well. The army should be

30:37shamed. But they know who I am. And the

30:40truth again is going to come out and

30:42it's going to set me free from this

30:44bondage. You trying to keep me in the

30:46veil. You keep mending the agenda to

30:48hold on to what belongs to me. I promise

30:52you I'm going to get everything that God

30:54has for me cuz it's for me in Jesus

30:57name. Thank you Lord for using me as a

31:00vessel to do your will, not mine.

31:03[snorts]

31:04To those who are

31:07feeling lost and hopeless,

31:11every beat of your heart comes from the

31:13Lord. You're here for a reason.

31:18>> Thank you.

31:19>> Thank you.

31:20>> Next speaker, please.

31:24Are there any further speakers?

31:27If not, we'll move on to the

31:29presentation of papers, beginning with

31:30Councilman Charlotte, Sheriff of Human

31:31Resources.

31:33No, Mr. President

31:35>> and Council Kio, chair of public safety

31:37and wellness.

31:38>> Thank you, Mr. President.

31:41all of this.

31:52Councilman Cogill presents bill number

31:54974, resolution amending resolution 789

31:57of 2025, which authorized the mayor and

32:00director of the Department of Public

32:02Safety to enter on behalf of the city of

32:04Pittsburgh into an amended agreement or

32:06agreements with Humane Animal Rescue of

32:08Pittsburgh for detention, care, and or

32:10euthanasia of domesticated animals by

32:12increasing the approved amount by

32:14$151,295

32:17for an amended total cost not to exceed

32:202,521,00

32:22594.94

32:24over three years.

32:26>> And Councilwoman Gross, chair of

32:28Innovation, Performance, Asset

32:29Management, and Technology.

32:30>> Thank you, Mr. President.

32:31>> Thank you.

32:38Councilwoman Gross presents bill number

32:41975,

32:42resolution authorizing the issuance of a

32:44warrant in favor of OPEX Corporation for

32:47the purchase of two Windows 11 enabled

32:50Falcon PCs in an amount not to exceed

32:52$11,470.

32:55Bill 976, resolution amending resolution

32:59125 of 2023, which authorized the mayor

33:02and director of the Department of Public

33:03Safety to enter on behalf of the city of

33:06Pittsburgh into a professional services

33:08agreement or agreements with Open

33:09Innovations Plans LLC for records

33:12management software services by

33:14increasing the approved amount by

33:16$75,237.50

33:1850 for an amended total cost not to

33:20exceed $26,93042

33:25over 10 years. And bill number 995,

33:28resolution authorizing council's consent

33:30to an extension pursuant to 92205D

33:33of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances,

33:35the zoning code of the deadline for the

33:37planning commission to act on council

33:39bill 2026009.

33:44Madam clerk, we need a roll call vote on

33:46bill 995.

33:48>> Mr. Charlotte,

33:49>> I.

33:50>> Mr. Cogill,

33:51>> I.

33:52>> Miss Gross,

33:53>> I.

33:54>> Mr. Mosley,

33:55>> I.

33:56>> Mrs. Salenro,

33:57>> I.

33:58>> Mrs. Strawber,

34:01>> I.

34:01>> Mrs. Warwick,

34:04>> I.

34:05>> Mr. Wilson,

34:11>> Mr. Mr. Lavell, President

34:12>> I.

34:13>> Eight eyes's, zero nos.

34:15>> Thank you. Bill 995 has been approved.

34:17That takes us to Councilman Mosley,

34:19chair of intergovernmental and

34:20educational affairs.

34:22>> Thank you, Mr. President.

34:23>> Thank you, Madam Clerk.

34:28>> Councilman Mosley presents bill number

34:30977, resolution adopting plan revision

34:33to the city of Pittsburgh's official

34:34sewage facilities plan for 7119 Hamilton

34:37Avenue at no cost to the city. and bill

34:40978 resolution adopting plan revision to

34:43the city of Pittsburgh's official sewage

34:45facilities plan for 121st Street at no

34:47cost to the city

34:51>> and council chair of public works

34:53infrastructure.

34:54>> Thank you council president.

34:56>> Thank you.

34:56>> Thanks.

35:02Councilwoman Salinetro presents bill

35:04number 979, resolution authorizing the

35:07mayor and the director of finance to

35:09enter into an easement agreement or

35:10agreements with Colombia Gas of PA MD

35:13Inc. Nissource and Freda Rome living

35:16trust for the installation and

35:17maintenance of a gas line through

35:18city-owned parcel ID 16K17

35:22bill 980 resolution providing for the

35:24issuance of a warrant in favor of PPW

35:27Industrial in the amount of $8,946.90

35:31to purchase equipment for use and

35:33remediation of graffiti across the city.

35:36Bill 981, resolution amending resolution

35:39561 of 2026 entitled a resolution

35:42authorizing the taking, appropriating,

35:44and condemning by the city of Pittsburgh

35:46of certain property rights in temporary

35:48construction easements and public right

35:50of way necessary for the completion of

35:52the comprehensive rehabilitation project

35:54for the Swindell Bridge in the 26 ward

35:57for public transportation purposes

35:58through imminent domain and further

36:00authorizing the payment of just

36:02compensation and necessary and

36:04incidental acquisition costs related

36:05thereto at an amount to be distributed

36:08amongst property owners that in

36:09aggregate shall not exceed $5,400

36:12reimburseable at 95% in order to correct

36:15identification of the subject property.

36:19>> Councilwoman Council President, I'd like

36:21to move for a waiver of rule 8 on bill

36:250980.

36:26>> There a second.

36:27>> Second.

36:28>> All those in favor say I.

36:30>> I.

36:31>> Any opposed? Bill 980 will be on

36:33tomorrow's standing committee agenda.

36:34That moves us to Councilwoman Sharburg,

36:36chair of finance and law.

36:37>> Thank you, Mr. President.

36:38>> Thank you.

36:47Council person Strawberger presents bill

36:49number 982, resolution authorizing the

36:52issuance of a warrant in favor of

36:54Patrick Goodfellow in an amount not to

36:55exceed $3,615.93

36:58over one year in full and final

37:01settlement of a claim for damage to his

37:02park vehicle near 54 Carrick Avenue from

37:05a city es recycling vehicle on February

37:082nd, 2006. Bill 983, resolution

37:11authorizing the issuance of a warrant in

37:13favor of Tor Elbass in an amount not to

37:15exceed $3,600 over one year in full and

37:19final settlement of a claim for damage

37:20to his parked vehicle near 3815 Husk

37:23Avenue from a city es vehicle on January

37:268th, 2026. Bill 985, ordinance

37:29supplementing the Pittsburgh city code

37:31title 2 fiscal article 1 budget by

37:33adding a new chapter 222 budget

37:36training. Bill 986,

37:38ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City

37:40Code, Title One Administrative, Article

37:427, Procedures, Chapter 161, Contract,

37:45Section 16114, Purchasing Cards. Bill

37:49987, Ordinance Amending the Pittsburgh

37:51Code of Ordinances, Title One, Fiscal

37:53Article One, Administration, by amending

37:56Chapter 219, Operating Budget, to add

37:58publicly broadcasted quarterly financial

38:00reporting requirements on the condition

38:02of the city of Pittsburgh's financial

38:04outlook. Bill 991,

38:07[clears throat]

38:08ordinance amending and supplementing the

38:09Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title 2,

38:11Fiscal Article One, Administration,

38:13Chapter 219, Operating Budget by adding

38:16a new subsection 21909 titled City of

38:19Pittsburgh organizational chart

38:21requiring the submission and maintenance

38:22of current organizational charts for

38:24city offices and departments. and bill

38:26992, resolution authorizing the issuance

38:29of a warrant payable in favor of Edox

38:31Technologies for the one-time purchase

38:33of the mechanical scanner and warranty

38:35for an amount not to exceed $8,845.

38:40>> That moves us to Councilwoman Warbert,

38:42Sheriff of Recreation, Youth, and Senior

38:43Services.

38:47>> Thank you, Councilwoman.

38:50>> Thank you,

38:55>> Councilwoman Warick. presents bill

38:56number 988, resolution authorizing the

38:59mayor and the director of the department

39:00of parks and recreation to enter into an

39:02agreement or agreements with the

39:04Pittsburgh Board of Public Education for

39:05the purpose of providing meals in

39:07connection with the 2026 27 food service

39:10program. Total cost shall not exceed

39:13$750,000 over one year. and bill 994,

39:17ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City

39:19Code, Title One Administrative, Article

39:217, Procedures, Chapter 161, Contracts.

39:24Section 16101A,

39:26required approvals from city council for

39:28designated city contracts to require

39:30approval by city council for certain

39:32contracts done through cooperative

39:34purchasing.

39:36>> And Councilman Wilson has no new papers.

39:39So that takes us to our myself. We can

39:42first read the two communications.

39:44Council President Lavell presents bill

39:46number 989, communication from Ria

39:48Price, acting director of the office of

39:50management and budget, submitting to

39:52city council, the attached status update

39:54from the grants office for the week

39:55ended October 9th, 2026.

39:58And Bill 990, communication from Ria

40:00Price, acting director of the Office of

40:02Management and Budget, submitting a

40:04donation to the Department of Public

40:05Safety, from the Alageney County Health

40:07Department, including 132 kits of Narcan

40:10for the purpose reversing opioid

40:12overdoses valued at $4,6164.

40:18>> And we need a motion to read, receive,

40:19and file.

40:21>> So moved. Second.

40:22>> All those in favor say I.

40:23>> I. Any oppos? Those read, receive, and

40:25file. Uh, now we have two resolutions.

40:29>> Bill 984, resolution transferring the

40:32amount of $4,768.87

40:36within the 2026 operating budget from

40:39city council district supplies postage

40:41to the department of finance supplies

40:43postage to account for the cost of

40:45postage, meter usage, and stamps for the

40:47months of July through September. and

40:49bill 993 petition received in the city

40:52clerk's office requesting a public

40:53hearing before city council regarding

40:55the return of the workplace accidents in

40:58the law historical marker to market

41:00square. The petition is valid and in

41:02accordance with the home rule charter.

41:05>> Thank you very much. With that we'll

41:07move on to the reports of committee for

41:09final action beginning with council

41:11person Erica Shosberger presenting

41:12committee of finance and law.

41:13>> Thank you Mr. President.

41:14>> Thank you.

41:22Councilwoman, you have a number of

41:23amendments. Do you want to go bill by

41:25bill or do you want the clerk to read

41:27them all and then we'll come back?

41:32>> Bill by bill would be helpful through

41:36bill 931.

41:37>> Okay.

41:38>> Thank you.

41:40>> So we'll begin with 927.

41:45Council

41:47person Strawberger presents bill number

41:49965 reported a committee on finance and

41:52law for October 7th, 2026 with an

41:54affirmative recommendation. Bill 927,

41:58resolution amending resolution 273 of

42:002026, which authorized 131 open-end

42:04professional services agreement with

42:06multiple vendors to provide on call

42:08professional services as needed by the

42:09various departments of the city of

42:11Pittsburgh with each agreement being at

42:13an amount not to exceed $1,500,000

42:16annually for a three-year term by

42:18authorizing an additional 48 agreements

42:20for an updated total of 179 opened in

42:23professional service agreements.

42:26Councilwoman.

42:27>> Yes. Thank you. Uh before you you'll see

42:30any

42:30>> Sorry, we've heard the reading and title

42:33of the bill. Is there any discussion?

42:34Councilwoman, sorry.

42:36>> Thank you. Um

42:38before you for bill 927, you'll see an

42:41amendment.

42:43>> Um there are two things here. One is

42:46that the mayor's office has now um

42:52added information that was requested by

42:54council members to the attach as an

42:56attachment to these bills related to the

42:59ITQ for open-ended professional services

43:02agreements. In reviewing this bill and

43:05the one right after this 928, OM found

43:08that there were errors in their original

43:102024 authorizing legislation. They were

43:13incorrect numbers of agreements and

43:15incorrect resolution numbers. No

43:17financial implications, but they wanted

43:19to clean this up. So, this a this

43:21amendment and the next one reflects both

43:23uh the attachments that were requested

43:25by council and the cleanup of the bill

43:29the um uh resolution numbers.

43:33So, a motion to amend bill 927.

43:38>> So, moved.

43:40There

43:40>> a second.

43:41>> Second.

43:43Any discussion? If not, all those in

43:45favor say I. I.

43:46>> I. I.................... Any. Opposed.

43:48>> The bill has now been amended and that

43:51means the bill is now ready for final

43:52action. All in favor to pass the bill

43:53with vote. I name is Cole.

43:55>> Hm.

43:56>> Are we doing the rest of our bills?

44:00>> Yes, that makes more sense. So, let's go

44:02on to bill 928.

44:04>> Okay. Bill 928. Resolution amending

44:07resolution 272 of 2026, which authorized

44:11131 open-end professional services

44:13agreements with multiple vendors to

44:15provide on call professional services as

44:17needed by the various departments of the

44:19city of Pittsburgh with each agreement

44:21being at an amount not to exceed

44:22$750,000

44:24annually for a three-year term by

44:26authorizing an additional 48 agreements

44:28for an updated total of 179 open

44:31[laughter] professional service

44:32agreements.

44:33>> You've heard the reading entire bill. Is

44:34there any discussion on the bill?

44:35Councilman Schrosburgger.

44:37>> Thank you. So similarly, motion to amend

44:39bill 928 for the same reasons as

44:41discussed.

44:42>> Second.

44:43>> All those in favor say I.

44:44[clears throat]

44:44>> I.

44:45>> Any oppose? Bill 928 has been amended.

44:47If we could now read bill 931.

44:58>> Bill 931 is in a different committee.

45:02>> I apologize. Then if we could read all

45:04remaining bills under finance and law.

45:08>> Bill 926, resolution amending resolution

45:12150 of 2025 authorizing the mayor on

45:15behalf of the city of Pittsburgh to

45:16enter into an agreement or amendments

45:18thereto with partners for public goods

45:20so as to amend the scope of work such

45:22that the city may receive technical

45:24assistance toward review and

45:26optimization of existing procurement pro

45:28protocols and contracting policies at no

45:31cost to the city.

45:33Bill 929, resolution authorizing the

45:36issuance of two warrants with the total

45:38sum of $85,000 over one year and full

45:41and final settlement of litigation in

45:43the United States District Court for the

45:45Western District of Pennsylvania. Bill

45:479:30, resolution authorizing the mayor

45:50and the city solicitor to enter into a

45:52professional service agreement or

45:53agreements and amendments thereto with

45:55Rakunis Law Group LLC for legal

45:57consultation services in connection with

45:59legal issues related to transportation

46:01and infrastructure for an amount not to

46:03exceed $25,000 over one year.

46:08>> You have heard the reading in the title

46:09of the bills. Any discussion? Seeing

46:12none, the bill is not ready for final

46:13action. All in favor of pass the bill

46:15will vote I name called. Those opposed

46:17will vote no. Will the clerk please take

46:18the role?

46:19>> Mr. Charland

46:20>> I.

46:21>> Mr. Cogill.

46:22>> I.

46:23>> Miss Gross.

46:23>> I.

46:24>> Mr. Mosley.

46:25>> I.

46:27>> Mrs. Salonetro.

46:28>> I.

46:29>> Mrs. Strawber.

46:30>> I.

46:31>> Mrs. Warwick.

46:33>> I.

46:35>> Mr. Wilson.

46:37>> Mr. Lavell. President.

46:39>> I.

46:40>> Eight eyes's zero nos.

46:42>> The bill having received the legally

46:43required votes is passed finally. That

46:45moves us to Councilman Anthony Cogill

46:47presenting the committee of public

46:48safety and wellness.

46:49>> Thank you, Mr. President.

46:50>> Thank you.

46:56>> Councilman Cogill presents bill number

46:58966 reported to committee on public

47:00safety and wellness for October 7th,

47:022026 with an affirmative recommendation.

47:05Bill 918, resolution authorizing,

47:07pursuant to chapter 210, acceptance of

47:10gifts to the city of the city code, the

47:12mayor and the director of the office of

47:13management and budget to accept a

47:15donation from community family advocates

47:17in the amount of $273,300

47:20to support the city of Pittsburgh's

47:22co-response and downtown policing

47:24programs.

47:26>> Further reading and title the bill. Is

47:28there any discussion? Seeing none, the

47:30bill is now ready for final action. All

47:31in favor of the passage of the bill will

47:32vote I when the name is called. Those

47:34opposed will vote no. Will the clerk

47:35please take the role?

47:36>> Mr. Charland

47:37>> I.

47:38>> Mr. Cogill

47:39>> I.

47:40>> Ms. Gross.

47:41>> I.

47:42>> Mr. Mosley.

47:43>> I.

47:44>> Mrs. Salenro.

47:46>> I.

47:47>> Mrs. Strawber.

47:49>> I.

47:50>> Mrs. Warwick.

47:54>> Hi.

47:55>> Mr. Wilson. Mr. Lavell. President.

47:58>> I.

47:59>> Eight eyes's zero nos. The bill having

48:01received a legal legally required number

48:03of votes is passed finally. That moves

48:05us to Councilwoman Kim Selenetro

48:07presenting the committee of public works

48:08and infrastructure.

48:10>> Thank you, Council President.

48:11>> Thank you.

48:19>> Councilwoman Kim Solenacho presents bill

48:21number 967 reported to committee on

48:23public works and infrastructure for

48:25October 7th, 2026 with an affirmative

48:27recommendation. Bill 922, resolution

48:31authorizing the mayor and the director

48:33of the department of public works to

48:34enter into an agreement or agreements

48:36with Davey Resource Group on a tree

48:38inventory and appraisal project for the

48:41Ohio Riverfront Trail at a cost not to

48:43exceed $4,290

48:45over a period of two years. Bill 923,

48:48resolution authorizing the mayor and the

48:50director of the department of public

48:52works to enter into an agreement or

48:53agreements with Davyy Resource Group on

48:56a tree inventory project for Arsenal

48:58Park at a cost not to exceed $7,620

49:01over a period of 2 years. Bill 924,

49:05resolution authorizing the mayor and the

49:07director of the department of public

49:08works to enter into an agreement or

49:09agreements with the Pittsburgh Parks

49:11Conservancy for the purpose of improving

49:13the entrances and gathering areas of

49:15Flagstaff Hill and Shinley Park at no

49:17cost to the city. And bill 925,

49:20resolution providing for supplemental

49:22agreement or agreements with KCI

49:23Technologies, Inc. for costs associated

49:26with final design phase of the 28th

49:28Street Bridge project and providing for

49:29the payment of the cost thereof not to

49:31exceed 2,320,581.114

49:36an increase of $62,5728

49:40from the previously executed agreement

49:42reimburseable at 95%.

49:45>> You have heard the reading and title of

49:46the bill. Is there any discussion on the

49:48bill? Seeing none, the bill is now ready

49:50for final action. All in favor of the

49:52passage of the bill before I name is

49:53called. Those opposed will vote. No

49:54clerk, please take the role.

49:55>> Mr. Charland,

49:56>> I.

49:57>> Mr. Cogill,

49:58>> I.

49:59>> Miss Gross.

50:00>> Hi.

50:01>> Mr. Mosley.

50:02>> Hi.

50:03>> Mrs. Salinetro.

50:04>> I.

50:05>> Mrs. Strawber.

50:06>> I.

50:07>> Mrs. Warwick.

50:09>> I.

50:10>> Mr. Wilson.

50:12>> Mr. Lavell. President.

50:14>> I.

50:14>> Eight eyes's zero nos.

50:16>> The bill having received the leg legally

50:18required votes is passed. Finally. That

50:20moves us to Councilman Bobby Wilson

50:21presenting the committee of land use

50:22economic development.

50:37Councilman Wilson presents bill number

50:38968 reported to committee on land use

50:41and economic development for October

50:437th, 2026 with an affirmative

50:45recommendation. Bill 768, resolution

50:48further amending resolution 840 of 2019

50:51effective [laughter] January 1, 2020 as

50:53amended entitled Resolution adopting and

50:56approving the 2020 capital budget and

50:57the 2020 community development block

50:59grant program and the 2020 through 2025

51:02capital improvement program by reducing

51:05various organizations by adjusting

51:06various line items funded by the

51:08community development block grant in

51:10program year 2020 and authorized

51:12subsequent agreements. Bill 914

51:15resolution amending resolution 121 of

51:172019 approved February 19th of 2019 and

51:21amended October 19th, 2019 providing for

51:24the implementation of a residential

51:26sticker parking program area T in the

51:28Beach View neighborhood to remove

51:30streets pursuant to CH Pittsburgh Code

51:32Chapter 549 at no cost to the city. Bill

51:35933, resolution authorizing the mayor of

51:38the city of Pittsburgh in the office of

51:40management and budget to apply for a

51:42grant from the Pennsylvania Department

51:43of Economic Development's Municipal

51:45Assistance Program to overhaul

51:47Pittsburgh zoning code and zoning map to

51:50remove restrictive barriers. The grant

51:52proposal includes an ask not to exceed

51:54$150,000 for this stated purpose. The

51:57grant requires a match not to exceed

51:59$150,000 to come from the city's

52:01operating budget for a total project

52:03cost not to exceed $300,000.

52:06Bill 934, resolution amending resolution

52:09870 of 2025 entitled resolution

52:12authorizing the mayor and the director

52:14of the office of management and budget

52:16to apply for grant funding from the

52:18Pennsylvania Department of Community and

52:20Economic Development's local share

52:21account statewide to provide funding to

52:24purchase a pumper fire truck. The grant

52:26proposal includes an ask of $1 million

52:28for this stated purpose to accept the

52:30grant, reduce the grant award amount,

52:32and authorize necessary expenditures.

52:36You've heard the reading and title of

52:37the bill. Is there any discussion?

52:38Seeing none, the bill is now ready for

52:40final action. All in favor passes of the

52:42bill I name is called. Those opposed

52:43will vote no. Will the clerk please take

52:45the role?

52:45>> Mr. Charlotte,

52:46>> I.

52:47>> Mr. Cog Hill,

52:48>> I.

52:49>> Miss Gross.

52:50>> I.

52:51>> Mr. Mosley.

52:52>> I.

52:53>> Mrs. Selinro. I

52:55>> Mrs. Strawberger

52:57>> I

52:58>> Mrs. Warwick

53:00>> I

53:01>> Mr. Wilson Mr. Lavell President

53:04>> I.

53:05>> Eight eyes's zero nos.

53:06>> The bill having received a legal legally

53:08required number of votes is passed

53:10finally. That moves us to Counciloman

53:11Barbara War presenting the Committee of

53:13Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services.

53:19>> Thank you.

53:27Councilwoman Warwick presents bill

53:28number 969 reported to committee on

53:31recreation, Youth, and Senior Services

53:33for October 7th, 2026 with an

53:35affirmative recommendation. Bill 931,

53:38resolution authorizing the mayor, the

53:40director of the office of management and

53:42budget, and the director of the

53:43department of city planning to enter

53:45into an agreement or agreements with the

53:46Pennsylvania Council of the Arch for the

53:48purpose of receiving grant funds from

53:50the Creative Communities Program in an

53:52amount not to exceed $100,000 to hire an

53:55artist and residence consultant. The

53:57grant requires a match of $100,000 for

54:00the total project cost not to exceed

54:02$200,000 for this stated purpose. Bill

54:05932, resolution authorizing the mayor

54:08and the director of the Department of

54:09Parks and Recreation to enter into an

54:11agreement or agreements with United

54:12States Soccer Foundation, Inc. for the

54:14purpose of receiving grant funds from

54:16the Soccer for Success Grant in the

54:18amount not to exceed $52,8 for this

54:20soccer programming. Bill 964, resolution

54:24providing for the issuance of a warrant

54:26in favor of Rick Rionics in an amount

54:28not to exceed $5,849.31

54:32for the purpose of the purchase of

54:33recycled plastic lifeguard chairs with

54:36Sideep White 2X for Homewood Park pool

54:39and providing for the payment of the

54:41cost thereof.

54:43>> We've heard the reading and title of the

54:44bill. Is there any discussion?

54:46Counciloman Strawber.

54:47>> Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. I want to

54:50offer another amendment for bill 931.

54:52This is at the request of council

54:53members from last week that clarifies um

54:56that the grant agreement will require

55:00even though there's a match will be at

55:02no cost to the city which it does in the

55:03title and in the body of the bill.

55:06>> So motion to amend.

55:07>> Is there a second?

55:08>> Second.

55:09>> All those in favor say I.

55:11>> I.

55:11>> Any opposed? The bill has been amended.

55:14>> Any further discussion?

55:16If none, the bill is now ready for final

55:18action. All in favor of the passage of

55:20the bill will vote I when the name is

55:21called. Those opposed will vote no.

55:22Would the clerk please take the role?

55:24>> Mr. Charland,

55:25>> I.

55:25>> Mr. Cogill,

55:26>> I.

55:27>> Miss Gross,

55:28>> I.

55:29>> Mr. Mosley,

55:30>> I.

55:31>> Mrs. Salinetra,

55:32>> I.

55:33>> Mrs. Strawber,

55:34>> I.

55:34>> Mrs. Warwick,

55:36>> I.

55:37>> Mr. Wilson,

55:39>> Mr. Lavell, President,

55:40>> I.

55:41>> Eight eyes, zero nos.

55:42>> The bill having received the legally

55:44required votes is passed finally. That

55:45moves us to Councilwoman Deborah Gross

55:47presenting the Committee of Innovation,

55:48Performance, Asset Management, and

55:50Technology.

55:51>> Thank you, Mr. President.

55:52>> Thank you.

55:58>> Councilwoman Gross presents bill number

56:00970 reported to Committee on Innovation,

56:03Performance, Asset Management, and

56:04Technology for October 7th, 2026 with an

56:07affirmative recommendation. Bill 919,

56:10resolution authorizing the mayor and

56:12director of public safety to appropriate

56:14funds under an applicable cooperative

56:16purchasing agreement or agreements with

56:18locality media doing business as first

56:20due to procure scheduling software for

56:22the Bureau of Emergency Medical

56:24Services. Cost not to exceed $135,66.99

56:30over 3 years.

56:32We've heard the reading of the bill. Is

56:34there any discussion? Seeing none, the

56:36bill is now ready for final action. All

56:37in favor of passes of the bill will vote

56:39I name is called. Those opposed will

56:41vote no. Will the clerk please take the

56:42role?

56:42>> Mr. Charlotte

56:43>> I.

56:44>> Mr. Cogill

56:45>> I.

56:46>> Miss Gross.

56:47>> I.

56:48>> Mr. Mosley.

56:49>> Hi.

56:50>> Mrs. Salinetra.

56:51>> I.

56:52>> Mrs. Straberger.

56:53>> I.

56:54>> Mrs. Warwick.

56:57>> Hi.

56:58>> Mr. Wilson.

56:59>> Mr. Lavell. President.

57:01>> I.

57:01>> Eight eyes's zero nos.

57:03>> The bill having received the legally

57:04required votes is passed finally. And

57:06finally, Councilman McCari Mosley

57:07presenting the committee of

57:08intergovernmental and educational

57:09affairs.

57:10>> Thank you, Mr. President.

57:11>> Thank you.

57:12>> Thank you, Madam Clerk.

57:17>> Councilman Mosley presents bill number

57:19971 reported to committee on

57:21intergovernmental and educational

57:23affairs for October 7th, 2026 with an

57:25affirmative recommendation. Bill 950,

57:28resolution authorizing the mayor and

57:30director of the department of public

57:32works for the city of Pittsburgh to

57:33enter into an agreement or agreements

57:35with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

57:36acting through the department of

57:38transportation for winter maintenance

57:40services provided by the city for pendot

57:42on designated state highway state routes

57:45including bridges and approaches and

57:46subject to terms and conditions of an

57:48agreement or agreements at a pendot cost

57:50not to exceed 5,94,91920

57:55over a period of 5 years.

57:59>> You've heard the reading and title of

58:00the bill. Is there any discussion?

58:02Seeing none, the bill is now ready for

58:03final action. All in favor of passage of

58:05the bill will vote I name is called.

58:06Those opposed will vote no. Will the

58:08clerk please take the role?

58:09>> Mr. Charlotte,

58:10>> I.

58:10>> Mr. Cogill,

58:11>> I

58:12>> Miss Gross.

58:13>> Hi,

58:13>> Mr. Mosley.

58:14>> I

58:15>> Mrs. Selenro.

58:16>> I

58:17>> Mrs. Straberger.

58:18>> Hi,

58:19>> Mrs. Warwick.

58:21Hi,

58:24M.

58:27Mr. Wilson,

58:30Mr. Lavel, President

58:31>> I.

58:32>> Eight eyes, zero nos.

58:33>> The bill having received the legal

58:35legally required votes is passed

58:36finally. That takes us to motions and

58:38resolutions. Anything for members?

58:41If not, that takes us to meeting

58:42announcements. This afternoon with

58:43sessions at 12 and 12:45, council will

58:46hold a briefing on Vibrant Pittsburgh's

58:48operations. Also this afternoon at 1:00,

58:50council hold an executive session on

58:52bills 982 983 as they relate to

58:54litigation. Also this afternoon at 1:30,

58:57council held a cablecast public hearing

58:59on bill 2026 834 as it pertains to the

59:03comprehensive update to the zoning code.

59:04Speaker [laughter] registration will

59:05close at 11:30. Tomorrow, Wednesday,

59:08October 14th, council will hold our

59:09standing committee meeting at 10 a.m.

59:11Speaker registration will close at 9:00

59:12am. To register to speak at these

59:14meetings, please fill up the sign up

59:15form on the council meeting webpage or

59:17call the clerk's office at 4122552138.

59:22Uh with that, we need a motion to

59:23approve the minutes and the meeting.

59:25>> So move second.

59:26>> All those in favor say I. I.

59:28>> We are journed.

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