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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/6/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2026-0942 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and thank Caster Binion for a job well done at the Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh (HACP) & his dedication to improving the fabric of our great city.  
2026-0943 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of Pittsburgh does hereby declare September as “National Service Dog Month” in the City of Pittsburgh, in recognition of the extraordinary contributions service dogs perform for our neighbors with disabilities, and commends the work Canine Companion performs in connecting residents with their service dogs.  
2026-0944 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare October 10, 2026 “Buddy Walk Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.  
2026-0945 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a professional services agreement or agreements with the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania for the provision of medical direction services at a cost not to exceed FIFTY DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($50.00) over five years.  
2026-0946 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount not to exceed SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINE DOLLARS AND NINE CENTS ($715,909.09) for Fire apparatus /vehicle training and backfill salaries. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in an amount not to exceed SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS AND NINETY ONE CENTS ($71,590.91) for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($787,500.00) dollars.  
2026-0947 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the for the purpose of receiving grant funds from the Assistance to Firefighters grant in the amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS ($153,590.90) to purchase Immediate Dangerous to Life or Health Monitors. The grant requires a match from the City of Pittsburgh in the amount not to exceed FIFTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY NINE DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($15,359.10) for this stated purpose for a total project cost not to exceed ONE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY ($168,950.00) dollars.  
2026-0948 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for property on the 3100 block of Smallman Street, at no cost to the City.  
2026-0949 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 733 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, at no cost to the City.  
2026-0950 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works for the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through the Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”), for Winter Maintenance Services provided by the City for PennDOT on designated state highways (state routes), including bridges and approaches, and subject to terms and conditions of an Agreement or Agreements, at a PennDOT cost not to exceed Five Million Ninety Four Thousand Nine Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Twenty Cents ($5,094,919.20) over a period of five (5) years. (Waiver of Rule 8 Requested)  
2026-0951 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 284 of 2026, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Professional Service Agreement, or Agreements, or Amended Agreements, with Studio Zewde for costs associated with the Homewood Park - Construction Project, for the Construction Administration schedule extension; by increasing the total spend by Twenty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Seventy-five Cents ($25,678.75) for a new not to exceed amount of Two Million, One Hundred and Sixty-Two Thousand, Seven Hundred Sixty-One Dollars and Five Cents ($2,162,761.05).  
2026-0952 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 152 of 2024, which provided for an Agreement or Agreements with SAI Consulting Engineers for costs associated with the Construction Management and Construction Inspection phases for the Charles Anderson Bridge Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Three Million Two Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Six Dollars and Ninety-Six Cents ($3,204,206.96), an increase of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Twenty Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($350,020.85), federally reimbursable at 100%.  
2026-0953 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the City Steps Project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Eight Million Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($8,217,000.00) a decrease of One Million Six Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Dollars ($1,653,000.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at 100%; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs at a cost to the City of Pittsburgh not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), a decrease of Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars ($26,000.00) from the previously executed agreement.  
2026-0954 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Barbara Klein and her legal counsel, Berger and Green, P.C, in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero cents ($25,000.00) in full and final settlement of litigation filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 23-5186, payable over one year. (Executive Session scheduled for 10/6/26)  
2026-0955 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Mathew Davis as the Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire.  
2026-0956 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Rea Price as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Chief Financial Officer.  
2026-0957 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Sylvia Harris as the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance and Chief Information Officer.  
2026-0958 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing an extension of the term of the Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, for 90 additional days, to run through January 7, 2027.  
2026-0959 1 CommunicationCommunication from Rea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Grants Office for the week ended October 2, 2026.  
2026-0960 1 CommunicationCommunication from Kimberly Clark-Baskin, City Clerk, submitting second-quarter 2026 travel reports from various City departments.  
2026-0852 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing DeAnna Davis to the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire September 6, 2030.  
2026-0854 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Oliver Beasley to the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire September 6, 2030.  
2026-0855 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing Walter Lewis to the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire September 6, 2030.  
2026-0856 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution appointing John Katz to the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board with a term to expire September 6, 2030.  
2026-0938 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 30, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.  
2026-0895 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jerald S. Foresman in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY-EIGHT CENTS ($6,197.48) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0031) for damage to his parked vehicle near 259 Semple Street from a City ES vehicle on December 2, 2025. (Executive Session held 9/22/26)  
2026-0896 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Sage Melody Grodin in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS AND FORTY CENTS ($3,726.40) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2026-CLAIM-0213) for damage to her parked vehicle from felled branches from a City ROW tree near 1307 Bennington Avenue on June 25th or 26th, 2026. (Executive Session held 9/22/26)  
2026-0939 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for September 30, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.  
2026-0893 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into certain temporary construction easements, aerial easements, and permanent right-of-way acquisitions on certain properties in the 26th Ward of the City in order to advance the Swindell Bridge project. Costs for these temporary construction easements, aerial easements, and right-of-way acquisitions shall not exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00), reimbursable at 95%.  
2026-0894 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to close out a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant agreement (BRC-TAG-28-179), which provided funding to help develop the Trail Maintenance Master Plan, at no cost to the City.  
2026-0920 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a license agreement or agreements with the Buncher Company for temporary placement of City vehicles onto property in the 6th Ward of Pittsburgh and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block and Lot 25-L-26 at no cost to the City in order to allow necessary resurfacing work to occur at the City’s Environmental Services Center at 3001 Railroad Street.  
2026-0921 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing The Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a license agreement with Friends of South Side Park to plant native trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials in South Side Park if the community group is awarded a grant from the United Stated Department of Agriculture at no cost to the City.  
2026-0940 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology for September 30, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.  
2026-0891 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with ePlus Technology, Inc. for professional services for firewall upgrade, at a cost not-to-exceed Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($47,800) over one (1) year.  
2026-0941 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for September 30, 2026 with an Affirmative Recommendation.  
2026-0892 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 929 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222, at no cost to the City.