2026-10-27 - City Council - Regular Meeting
Summary
Built from the posted agenda and final minutes.
- All nine members present; proclamations adopted (Enactments 635 to 640).
- Appointments approved: Mathew Davis as Fire Chief (2026-0955), Rea Price as Office of Management and Budget Director and CFO (0956), Sylvia Harris as Innovation and Performance Director and CIO (0957), and Jennifer Cash Wade to the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board (0853).
- Introduced and referred: PennDOT Multimodal grant up to $1,792,800 for Liberty Ave / Main St / Bloomfield Bridge signals (2026-1035; city match up to $537,840; project total $2,330,640) with a $1,322,540 reimbursement agreement and capital budget increase (1036, 1037); see PennDOT Multimodal Grant for Liberty Avenue Signals.
- Introduced: Unearned Income Tax ordinance, new Chapter 248 (2026-1052); see Unearned Income Tax Ordinance (Bill 1052).
- Other introductions: capital realignments (1042; $1,585,151.15 and $1,439,881.28), a $101,000 warrant for the Emma McDonnell / Edgar Snyder & Associates litigation settlement (1045), $6,785.54 for a Pittsburgh Pirates claim (1046), $17,265 for an NCDA conference (1044), affordable housing bonus reports (1055; see Affordable Housing Bonus Program) and a URA land sale to McCormack Baron Salazar, Block 174-N (1047).
- Passed finally, 9-0 unless noted: Vibrant Pittsburgh dues of $50,000 (2026-0847; the vote line shows five ayes and the full tally is not confirmed; see Vibrant Pittsburgh membership dues); Budget Training ordinance (0985, new Chapter 222); purchasing cards (0986); operating budget amendment (0987); contract approvals (0994; see Cooperative Purchasing Oversight (Bill 994)); public safety agreement amendment ($151,295 and $2,521,594.94, 0974); zoning ordinances 2025-1545 and 2026-0834 (see Housing Zoning Reform Package (Bill 2025-1545) and Comprehensive Zoning Code update (Bill 2026-0834)); Parks / Board of Education food service program, not to exceed $750,000 over one year (0988); sewage facilities plan revisions for 7119 Hamilton Ave and 1 21st St (0977, 0978); and several smaller payments and transfers (0982, 0983, 0984, 0975, 0976, 0992, 0981).
Agenda
Agenda and minutes posted for the October 27, 2026 regular meeting.
See the summary above for the items acted on.