Pittsburgh City Council (Legistar) · May 15, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026
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Recap
The City Council voted 6-0 to spend $1 million partnering with Partner4Work to run the Learn & Earn Summer Youth Employment Program for local teens. Council members also approved $400,000 in state grant funds for the Carnegie Library to replace the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and roofing systems at its Squirrel Hill branch. To address neighborhood infrastructure, the city shifted $31,509 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to pay for repairs on the Dunmore Street retaining wall. Finally, the council authorized a $1 million preliminary design agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Corliss Tunnel project, alongside a $250,000 allocation for basketball court improvements at Chadwick and $163,351 to demolish dangerous buildings.
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Budget & taxes
Pittsburgh will pay $58,283.18 to Dell Financial Services to settle the remaining balance owed for electronic devices, along with installation and support services. City Council voted 8-0 on July 14, 2026, to approve the payment.
Budget & taxes$58.3K8–0PassedPittsburgh will pay acting salaries for Sylvia Harris and Chris Belasco of Innovation & Performance, and Callawe Bey of the Department of Public Works, as requested by Acting Director Rea Price.
Budget & taxesPassedPittsburgh City Council voted 6-0 to shift $31,508.90 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to pay for repairs on the Dunmore Street retaining wall. Council Member Khari Mosley sponsored the change to the 2024 capital budget.
Budget & taxes$31.5Kmoved6–0PassedPittsburgh will pay up to $60,000 to Joseph Engelmeier and Alpern Schubert P.C. to fully settle lawsuits in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. City Council voted 6-0 to approve the payment.
Budget & taxes$60.0K6–0PassedPittsburgh will pay up to $90,000 to Daryl and Karen Luciani and The Massa Law Group to settle a lawsuit filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.
Budget & taxes$90.0K6–0PassedPittsburgh will pay up to $40,000 to Anna Nichols and her attorney, G. Clinton Kelley, to fully settle two lawsuits filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. City Council voted 6-0 to approve the payment on June 30, 2026.
Budget & taxes$40.0K6–0PassedPittsburgh will pay up to $60,000 to Clinton and Irene Runco and Matzus Law, LLC, to fully settle a lawsuit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. The City Council voted 6-0 to approve the payment.
Budget & taxes$60.0K6–0PassedPittsburgh will pay $62,500 to Tyrone Perry and the Swenson Perer & Engel Law Firm to fully settle two lawsuits filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. City Council unanimously approved the payment on June 30, 2026, following a closed executive session.
Budget & taxes$62.5K6–0PassedPittsburgh will pay up to $62,500 in a single 2026 payment to Tyrone Perry, administrator of the Velva Perry estate, and the law firm Swenson Perer & Engel to settle two lawsuits. The money comes from the city’s general fund.
Budget & taxes$62.5K6–0PassedPittsburgh City Council voted 6-0 to update the 2026 capital budget to add $250,000 for basketball court improvements at Chadwick and $163,351 to demolish dangerous buildings. The funding comes from federal U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development allocations.
Budget & taxes$413Kin6–0Passed
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Contracts & purchasing
Pittsburgh will spend up to $95,440 to hire ePlus Technology, Inc. for general networking and IT support that will supplement the city’s internal IT team for one year.
Contracts & purchasing$95.4K8–0PassedResolution providing for a Professional Services Agreement(s) and/or Contract(s) with Malady & Wooten, Inc. for professional consulting services for state government affairs and legislative services…
Contracts & purchasing$264K8–0PassedPittsburgh’s mayor can now sign agreements with the LA28 organizers to coordinate Olympic and Paralympic events, and the city won’t spend any money on it. The agreements cover event‑related coordination for the upcoming LA28 Games.
Contracts & purchasing8–0PassedPittsburgh City Council voted 6-0 to authorize a cooperation agreement allowing the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to use $400,000 in state grant funds. The money will pay to replace the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and roofing systems at the library's Squirrel Hill branch.
Contracts & purchasing$400K6–0PassedPittsburgh will receive up to $40,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging to install new flooring at the Homewood Healthy Active Living Center. The mayor, the budget director and the public works director are authorized to sign the grant agreement and spend the money.
Contracts & purchasing$40.0Kin6–0PassedResolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design phase of the Corliss Tunnel…
Contracts & purchasing$1.0Min6–0PassedPittsburgh will spend up to $1 million to partner with Partner4Work to run the Learn & Earn Summer Youth Employment Program for local youth. The mayor, Human Resources and Public Safety directors are authorized to sign the agreement.
Contracts & purchasing$1.0M6–0Passed
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Land use & zoning
Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of a portion of Lot and Block (10-N-357) in the 5th Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
Land use & zoning6–0PassedResolution granting unto PA-PITT HOLDINGS LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, new shoring and an 8” private…
Land use & zoning6–0PassedResolution granting unto MI STRIP WORKS LLC, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a new private sewer main and five…
Land use & zoning6–0PassedPittsburgh will vacate the unused Edlam Way street between Cornwall Street and Columbo Street in the 10th Ward, letting the Open‑Door Presbyterian Church combine its property, at no cost to the city.
Land use & zoning6–0PassedResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Finance to enter into an easement agreement or agreements with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority for the…
Land use & zoning6–0PassedPittsburgh will give property‑tax exemptions to owners who construct new or adaptively reuse commercial office buildings on the Northside, aiming to spur redevelopment of vacant office towers and boost the local economy.
Land use & zoning8–0Passed
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Streets & transit
Pittsburgh will pay up to $384,501.50 to STV Incorporated for the preliminary engineering of the East Sycamore Street Bridge. The design work will prepare the bridge on East Sycamore Street for future construction.
Streets & transit$385K6–0PassedResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with STV Incorporated for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering phase of the McArdle Bridge over East Sycamore project; providing for…
Streets & transit$378K6–0PassedPittsburgh will replace the concrete section of Cedarbrook Drive between Whitewood Drive and 116 Cedarbrook Drive with an asphalt overlay, as approved by City Council. The work will affect drivers and residents along that stretch.
Streets & transit6–0PassedPittsburgh will replace the concrete pavement on Hayson Avenue north of Silver Oak Drive, from the Silver Oak intersection to 2531 Hayson Avenue, with an asphalt overlay. The work will improve driving conditions for residents and businesses along that stretch.
Streets & transit6–0PassedResolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Kentmoor Dr situated East of Whitewood Dr, and beginning at…
Streets & transit6–0PassedPittsburgh will replace the concrete section of Red Oak Drive between Hayson Avenue and 2510 Red Oak Drive with an asphalt overlay.
Streets & transit6–0PassedPittsburgh will replace the concrete pavement on Whitewood Drive between Arnold Street and Steuben Street with an asphalt overlay. The work covers the block north of Arnold Street up to the intersection with Steuben Street. Drivers and residents on that stretch will get a smoother road.
Streets & transit6–0PassedResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Simonds Residential Development at 5429 Dunmoyle Street, at no cost to the City.
Streets & transit6–0Passed
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Police, fire & safety
Pittsburgh will spend up to $250,000 to hire Operation Better Block to run the Safe Passages youth violence prevention program citywide. The Mayor and Public Safety Director are authorized to sign the agreement for one year.
Police, fire & safety$250K9–0PassedResolution amending Resolution 762 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with Julota for software subscription-based…
Police, fire & safety$276K8–0PassedPittsburgh has appointed Lori McCartney as the new Assistant Chief of the Police Bureau, effective immediately.
Police, fire & safetyPassedThe Pittsburgh City Council filed a Committee on Public Safety and Wellness report recommending actions to improve public safety and wellness citywide.
Police, fire & safetyPassedPittsburgh will receive office furniture worth $10,190.95 from King Street Productions for the Public Safety Admin Office.
Police, fire & safety$10.2Kin6–0PassedPittsburgh City Council voted 6-0 to give the Department of Innovation & Performance until September 2, 2026, to deliver a report on the city's use of surveillance technologies. The extension allows more time to detail the technologies' costs, capabilities, and impacts on civil rights before a public discussion.
Police, fire & safety6–0Passed
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Water, sewer & utilities
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How the city runs
The City Council received a weekly status update from the Grants Office, submitted by Rea Price, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, covering the week ended June 26, 2026.
How the city runsPassedPittsburgh will keep Sylvia Harris as Acting Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance for an extra 90 days, from July 4 through October 2 2026.
How the city runsPassedThe Finance and Law Committee issued a report on June 24, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation.
How the city runsPassedPittsburgh will pay Robert Mahouski and their legal counsel $108,296.64 to settle litigation. The payment will be made in 2026. This resolves a case filed in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County.
How the city runs$108K6–0PassedPittsburgh will pay up to $70,000 to Thomas Bench, Sarah Bench, and the Swensen Perer & Engel Law Firm to fully settle lawsuits in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. City Council voted 6-0 to approve the payment on June 30, 2026, following an executive session.
How the city runs$70.0K6–0PassedThe City Council filed a report from the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure dated June 24, 2026, which includes the committee’s findings and an affirmative recommendation. The filing informs city officials and the public about upcoming actions on public‑works matters.
How the city runsPassedPittsburgh City Council filed a Human Resources Committee report on June 24, 2026.
How the city runsPassedThe City Council filed the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development’s June 24, 2026 report with an affirmative recommendation.
How the city runsPassedPittsburgh City Council filed a report from its Innovation, Performance, Asset Management, and Technology Committee recommending its proposals.
How the city runsPassedThe Pittsburgh City Council filed a report from the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for June 24 2026.
How the city runsPassedPittsburgh will tax and license mechanical amusement devices in establishments across the city. This aims to identify new revenue sources without burdening homeowners or renters. The city ended 2025 with a deficit.
How the city runs8–0Passed
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Proclamations
Pittsburgh City Council adopted a resolution sponsored by all members and Khari Mosley to declare July 5, 2026, as "Martyrs Day" in the city. The day marks a period of remembrance, reflection, and a renewed commitment to social justice and human rights, coinciding with the anniversary of Frederick Douglass's 1852 address.
ProclamationsPassedPittsburgh City Council officially declared June 30, 2026, to be "Idella L. Michaels Day." The proclamation honors Michaels for her more than 30 years as a City Investigator and her leadership as administrator of Greens Temple Church.
ProclamationsPassed