Good morning, and welcome to the regular meeting of City Council on Tuesday, February seventeenth, two thousand twenty six with Kurt Config Row.

Mr.

Charland.

Here.

Mr.

Coghill.

Ms.

Gross.

Mr.

Mosley.

Here.

Mrs.

Salonetro.

Here.

Mrs.

Strasberger.

Here.

Mrs.

Warwick.

Here.

Mr.

Wilson.

Mr.

Lavelle President.

Here.

Six members present.

Thank you.

For those who are able, please rise for the pleasure of allegiance.

Remain standing for a moment of silence.

Very much.

So move.

Second.

I think agenda has been amended.

Our next order of business is proclamations and Councilman Warwick.

Thank you.

So I do want to say, Denise, you're one of my favorite people in Hazelwood.

You do so much.

And thank you so much to Edith for this idea for having the idea to do this.

I really appreciate it.

It's well deserved.

So okay, let's read the proclamation.

Whereas Denise E.

Nece Johnson was born to Harvey and Dolores Wood on February 18th, 1961, and has lived in Larimer, Stanton Heights, and Stone Mountain, Georgia.

And whereas Denise graduated from Peabody High School in 1978 and received her Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Duquesne University.

And whereas Denise now resides in Hazelwood with her granddaughter Latasha, her son Aston, and three of her grandchildren, Bruce, Tashir.

To charity and Kingston.

Denise has four siblings, two daughters, and too many grandchildren to count.

She was married to Frederick J.

Johnson, and whereas Denise is a born caregiver and advocate.

Her love for her family and community, particularly her neighbors in Hazelwood and Glenn Hazel is limitless.

Yes.

Because of her professional medical experience, she has unofficially stepped in to serve as a community health advocate for the many people she loves.

And whereas Denise is a born leader who can get things done.

She is an advocate for herself as well as her family, friends, neighborhoods, city, region, and state.

And whereas Denise's sense of humor and wit balances well with her ability to face injustices and stand up for what is right.

She is a volunteer for numerous community organizations in Hazelwood and throughout the city of Pittsburgh.

She uses her time to advocate for transit, food sovereignty, voters' rights, arts and culture, and environmental justice.

And whereas Denise makes the city of Pittsburgh a better place for us all, her advocacy, activism, and love are all exceptional.

Now, therefore, be it resolved that the council of the city of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, February 17th, to be Denise Johnson Day in the city of Pittsburgh.

Okay, congratulations.

But I'm gonna give a round of applause for all my friends, family without me.

But I appreciate each and every one of you.

And I'm gonna give you all a round of applause for everyone.

Thank you.

But I just I just wanted to make sure that Denise is recognized for her like uh tireless work and care.

Um she's she's retired from her profession, but I think she's active and working in her calling.

Um and so uh I think everyone that's here, she's touched their lives in a significant way, and including um the n the neighborhood that um she lives in and Hazelwood is not um uh you know that it's not necessarily it's an open place, but it's also kind of can be a tough place to crack.

And you can see here all these people that are here and some who can be here.

Um who love and support Denise for all her care and knowledge and love that she has for them and the neighborhood.

So I just want to I want to say thank you, Denise.

Thank you.

You know, I'm I'm I think I think more community leaders like Denise need to be recognized who just do this work because of um who they are.

Thanks.

And thanks to thanks to Miss Barb, thanks to the council um for recognizing her on this day.

Thank you.

Um hello, my name's Tisharity.

Um I'm her granddaughter, and I just want to tell everybody that even though like you can tell that she loves them, she loves these people.

Every other day, she used to go out with the group.

I'm going with the group.

She great, like y'all said, she um she's been retired for a while.

She's never sat down.

She always wanted to travel.

I grew up traveling with her, all my cousins be growing up traveling with her.

She loves doing stuff, she loves going places, she does not sit down.

And so whenever she got the group, I love that for her.

I love that she wasn't sad and in the house and by herself, especially because like she literally could.

She's retired, she doesn't have to do anything.

And so that I think that's very strong of her as well because a lot of people do like to just relax, and she doesn't.

She likes to go out and just do everything.

And I've my grandma has been my grandmother, my whole life is not like a part of my life or a segment.

She's always been there, she's always been there for everybody and all my cousins and my siblings.

So I'm just here to tell her that I'm very proud of her and looking at her right here today.

I'm very happy for her, and that this is a perfect moment for her, and I'm so happy for you, I love you.

Love you too.

Everybody didn't say everything.

Um I first met Denise, I fell in love with her.

She's a genuine, she's awesome, she's phenomenal, she's great, and every time I call her, she's always there for me.

Bad situations, good situations, she's always there.

And I am so proud today to come here to join her today because she definitely deserves it.

She's a beautiful person in our community, she's a beautiful person inside and out, and she does deserve this.

And matter of fact, tomorrow's her birthday.

So this was a very good blessing to her, and she's a beautiful person.

Denise, I want to tell you how much I love you, how much great of a person that you are, and how much a greater person that you are in my life.

And I just want to tell you that I love you from the bottom of my heart.

Like you're a sister to me, and you are a sister from a different mother.

God bless you, baby.

Thank you.

Hi, my name is Tamika Jones Cuff, and I'm a Glenn Hazel resident and friend of Denise's.

Good morning, everybody.

I'm Denise Johnson's baby sister.

I'm Kimberly Johnson.

Um she's been like a mom to me.

Okay.

I look in the mirror.

I see her.

I see everything she did for me coming up.

She invited me here.

I get a chance to be with all her lovely people that I know met through the years.

She's my oldest sister.

But I always act like I'm the oldest.

She does.

Um we we were left here.

And that's what I try to do.

In spite of everything I've been through, she's been through.

She's here for me.

I'm here for her.

I got my niece, my nephews.

I got her people that she's with, which is my people.

I see them everywhere we go.

Um you're the best sister.

I didn't know I was walking into this today.

So you've surprised me.

And I'm so surprised.

I'm glad you're here.

Yep.

So I thank you all for having her here.

She's a blessing.

Thank you.

Hello there.

My name is uh Tevin Drum Blair.

Uh I am uh D.

He's his cousin, which also means we cousin to a number of people here.

Uh I didn't not know originally that niece was my family until I actually mentioned that my dad's side of the family.

You saw a petropany slipping.

And from now on, we actually come to actually connect a lot more.

Uh grow a lot more together.

She actually he's been there for me through a lot fake and thin.

Uh especially after I lost my mom uh this past Christmas, about a week before Christmas.

She and most of uh our discussions have been there ever since then and been looking out for me no matter what.

And I would actually like to thank you for for everything that you did for me.

Oh, all of you, uh each and every one.

Who I'll I'll never forget that.

And I'm so keep to summer in uh new fan members taking each and every day, and I'll not be happy to know everyone uh no matter what.

Thank you.

Okay, Kevin, look at the camera.

There we go.

Thank you.

Okay, please come back.

Thank you, Son drop.

Call me.

Just tell me your number.

All right.

I'm texting right now.

Just did.

Yeah, yeah, no problem.

Thanks for the reminder.

Next up is a will of counsel from Councilwoman Warwick.

For the adult use cannabis.

Councilperson Warwick presents, whereas the City of Pittsburgh has long supported evidence-based publicly based public policy that advances public health, public safety, economic opportunity, and social equity.

And whereas the federal government has taken an historic step by rescheduling cannabis from Schedule One to Schedule Three under the Controlled Substances Act, acknowledging its accepted medical use and significantly reducing barriers to scientific research while expanding access for patients, including veterans who rely on cannabis as part of their health care.

And whereas, despite this federal progress, Pennsylvania continues to treat cannabis possession as a criminal offense in many circumstances, resulting in ongoing arrests, prosecutions, and incarceration that disproportionately impact our communities of color and low income residents.

And whereas the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is now surrounded by four of its five neighboring states, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Maryland that have legalized adult use recreational cannabis, creating an uneven regional landscape in which Pennsylvania residents routinely cross state lines to purchase legal cannabis.

And whereas this regional disparity has caused Pennsylvania to fall significantly behind other states, resulting in the loss of substantial tax revenue, job creation, and economic opportunities as consumer spending flows out of the commonwealth each day.

And be it further resolved that the clerk of council is directed to transmit copies of this resolution to Governor Josh Shapiro, the leadership of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate, and the Allegheny County legislative delegation.

May we have a motion to approve?

Don't move.

Second.

Any discussion?

Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

The will of council has been approved.

Next up is public comment.

I would like to remind everyone of the rules of council state, the comments are limited matters of concern, official action or deliberation, which may be before city council, profanity would not be permitted.

After you recall, please restate your name, provide your neighborhood for the record.

You'll be given three minutes to speak.

Our first registered speaker is Chief Pobai Chuckman Yahelehi.

Who I do not see with us.

So our next registered speaker is Frederica de Morris.

Is Frederica Demaris with us?

If not, our next registered speaker is Dr.

Ronald Miller.

This is in the uh Pittsburgh City Um Ally Network, which I founded.

Um the UN email for CUVA is CUVAL.

Underline ONU at Couban Mission.com.

Um Icelanders, uh Americans, uh Europeans.

Iceland is in Europe, so they are Europeans, and CUVA is in the Americas, so Cubans are Americans.

Mexicans are Americans because Mexico is in the Americas.

You have to have an IQ of 70 if you don't understand this.

Council uh concerns include immigration, uh, brother cities, uh, and astronomy.

Um the actions of council and mayor sympathetic to uh immigration uh and seeking non-USA astronomers.

Uh proclamation 2024 1047 by Mr.

Lavelle.

I think that suits it.

Um I like that very much.

Uh I represent um the Global Intelligence Society for President of the United States 2028.

Um in the early 2000s, I became a member of the American Astronomical Society, and I teach global astronomical society studies in the CGSII uh program of education, and I have a trumpet band called the Ronda's, and we use uh star songs, including the John Dankford star uh theme from the movie Darling.

Um, when uh my two daughters were darlings were younger, I obliged them to uh once a week read from Far from the Madden Crowd of Thomas Hardy, 1847, um, and to review the film, the classic film, A Far from the Madden Crowd, starring Julie Christie.

Bashuba um Eberdeen is the Everdean is the is the key here.

Um, after um inheriting um a farm, um she uh tells her workers.

Now mind you have a mistress instead of a master.

Um I shall be up before you awake.

I shall be afield before you are up, I shall have breakfasted before you, in short, I shall astonish you all.

And I think that all that applies to Dr.

Claudia Scheinbaum, American, uh, in her actions as La Presidenta, the Estados Unidos Mexicanos, La Corrida.

Dr.

Scheinbaum is pro-intelligence and information for everyone.

This is my position, and it should be the position in my view of this council and the office of mayor.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Bethany Cameron.

Good morning, City Council.

My name is Bethany Cameron.

I still live in Overbrook, and I'm here again representing InformUp.org, a nonprofit newsroom covering local government meetings, asking readers their thoughts on key issues, and reporting their responses back to elected officials like you.

Our community survey ran from February 13th through 16th.

We recorded 141 reader responses.

All nine districts were represented.

Number one, on surveillance technology transparency, we asked, should the city be required to publish its contracts and policies for surveillance technology so residents can review them.

A resident from Duquesne Heights said we need more accountability and transparency regarding surveillance.

And presumably you know where your money is being spent.

Well, how is that any different with my tax money?

Number two, regarding short-term rental concerns and the proposed permit process.

We asked readers to rank their concerns about short-term rentals in their neighborhoods.

104 readers responded.

And uh the highest our top grain concern was impacts on housing availability and affordability, uh, followed by noise and disruption and property upkeep.

Parking was the lowest ranking concern.

As a follow-up, we asked, how confident are you that the proposed permit for out-of-town renters will address your concerns?

Ninety-eight readers responded.

38% were somewhat or very confident that the proposed permit would address their concerns.

Forty-six percent were somewhat or not at all confident.

A resident from the South Side Flat said, I don't think a $500 fine will occur short-term rental landlords much, if at all.

At the very least, there should be a system in place to strip these people of their licenses if they violate the law repeatedly.

A resident from Squirrel Hill said, I don't like the now repeated problem of violence at short-term rentals, yet I'm not confident that the regulation proposed actually addresses it.

A resident from Brookline said requiring short-term rental permits will only encourage property upkeep if code enforcement is part of the permitting process and permits require regular renewals.

The last question we asked was on the property tax agreements for the NCUSC USA Housing Development Corporation.

We asked if readers support the city extending those senior high-rise property tax cooperative agreements.

Uh sixty-three percent somewhat are strongly agreed on extensions.

32% were unsure or needed more info.

Five percent strongly opposed.

A resident from Allegheny Center said property tax in this county is messed up and ineffective.

I'd like to see significant changes and improvements in getting businesses and large companies to pay their fair shares.

As always, we will send your offices the full report with all results and comments.

Thank you for considering residents' views on these important issues.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Tanisha Long.

Hi, thank you.

Um Tanisha Long, um Cracking Heights.

Um I'm addressing council today because I saw that Mayor O'Connor had put forward um David Bats to be nominated to be appointed to the Planning Commission.

Um I like to speak out as a community member who takes issue with that.

Um I want to make council aware of some of the actions that David Dots has taken that are not only anti-community and anti-community, but make others unsafe.

Um David Bax has a strong anti-community stance and has posted several times that he does not agree with community input and decision-making processes.

And I don't believe that this is someone who should be on our planning commission.

Um professional planners, not neighborhood busybodies, make an equated decision on what should be done.

We have no need for public meetings.

Um said that community input should happen in actual democratic in democratic processes.

Elections, our leaders should be our voices, not endless community meetings.

They're attended by people who aren't representatives of our community.

He said that I think community input should be elections and that we should not have community meetings at all.

Um more importantly, I speak out as a member of the community who has been a victim of doxing.

And David Batts runs a community group, pro housing Pittsburgh that has blatantly doxxed members of our community, um, including Nicole Remett, posting her full address on Twitter when he did not agree with a comment when he she did not when a member of his group did not agree with a comment that recalled me.

Um I think that it would be very damaging to our community if we allow David Bass to be on the planning commission, and I am speaking out to opposing, and I will be back before you guys actually vote on this to speak further and in one depth on this issue.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Our last registered speaker is Daniel Schaefer.

Morning.

Uh Daniel Schaefer, uh, downtown 15219.

So I am a consultant working with multiple small affordable housing nonprofit and for-profit developers across the city to create approximately 700 new units of housing in our most vulnerable communities for our most vulnerable residents.

I'm here today to ask City Council to oppose the nomination or appointment of David Voutch to the City Planning Commission.

So nearly 10 years ago, I was completing a service year program in the Hill District and was asked to help staff part of the City of Pittsburgh's affirmatively furthering Fair Housing Task Force, specifically the Race and Ethnicity Committee.

Together with multiple real estate attorneys and housing experts, we drafted recommendations for the City of Pittsburgh's inclusionary zoning bill.

Our ultimate goal was to ensure the creation of affordable housing in the city, as even back then we were on a path to lose uh to losing a lower income residence by the hundreds if nothing changed.

Fast forward to approximately 2024.

I noticed a newer group had joined the conversation around affordable housing and inclusionary zoning, a group that we're all probably familiar with at this point, uh Pro Housing Pittsburgh, uh, which happens to be led by Mr.

Vance.

I started following them and quickly realized that they were not pro-affordable housing.

I thought maybe this was just a fluke.

You know, maybe a few of their members were acting out on social media.

I was disappointed to find out that Mr.

Vats himself was on multiple social media platforms discrediting some of the people, myself included, who helped draft early versions of the policies that they now list as part of ProHusing Pittsburgh's mission.

I thought it was odd that someone who claimed to be pro-housing was actively dismissing the work of people who are directly responsible for the creation of affordable housing in the city for the last 30 years.

Not to mention some of the city council persons in this room today who have been strong advocates for affordable housing.

When myself and others tried to engage Mr.

Vaps to bring a real estate experiences or and real experiences to the conversation, we unknownly set up a long chain of interactions that culminated one of the Pro Housing Pittsburgh members publicly posting online the address and personal information of a longtime community advocate as well as another member posting the salary information for different community advocate after the infamous 11-hour planning commission meeting last year.

This is the same meeting uh that afterwards when things did not go his way.

Mr.

Vats referred to the planning commission itself as a quote kangaroo court and a sham and said that it was completely corrupt.

He then proceeded to call all of the community members and housing practitioners who provided public comment, quote, paid activists, adding to his long history of tweets expressing his desire to see community input removed from the planning process entirely, including one of the in one tweet where, in reference to someone opposed to housing development and shady side, he said that, quote, our society will be a better place if we never listen to these people ever again.

Therefore, I strongly oppose Mr.

Vats being on the planning commission as he's repeatedly displayed a lack of respect for the community.

Uh the planning commission works with to ensure they have a voice.

He has also regularly regularly ignored or tried to discredit myself and my colleagues who are on the ground in the communities building the housing he claims to support.

I hope council takes Mr.

Vats' behavior in consideration and votes accordingly.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

That exhausts our list of registered speakers.

Is there anyone else in chambers wishing to speak?

Please come forward at this time.

Also provide your name and neighborhood for the record.

My name is Yvonne F.

Brown.

I live at 715 Mercer Street.

That's the high rise with 190 apartments up on Bedford that's KV Irv's tires.

I wanted to remind you that at one time we had a lot of babies, black babies that were orphans or had no one to care for them.

So they started adopting them out to white parents.

I wanted you to think about this.

When the white adopted mother asked her little black child, who was Martin Luther King, he was a man.

This is what the little boy said.

He was a man that fought for all people that had skin.

We look at we we look at him, he's fighting for the poor or black or yellow.

But he says he's fighting for anybody that has skin.

Also, um, they were talking about Jesse Jackson died.

When Jackson Jackson was running for president, he came to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He came up to Katie where Irv's tires.

At that time, I was married to my second husband, Charles Gardner.

His mother was dying at that end at that time.

But when she found out that he came, it was in the building, she wanted to go down and see him.

And she said, I never would believe it, that black man that could be president.

When I took her downstairs, and Jesse was about to leave, I caught him and I said, Mr.

Jackson, will you please shake hands with my mother-in-law?

And he was fresh.

He was kind of a little fresh with the way he said it, you could tell of the things that he was accused of later.

But she she was so proud and so happy.

She did die about a month later.

But I came to tell Yens that when I took her to see Jesse, it was during the time that black people were not.

Well, uh, we did have a woman that ran for president.

But black people at that time didn't run.

And my um mother-in-law was so proud.

She said, We we will have a black president.

Um I bring that to light because I thought that he was dying because he went to, I was at the Civic Arena when he was saying, I am somebody.

That's what a lot of black people we fought for.

I mean, we finally we are somebody.

We are.

Even though you may say we're not, he put a lot of oomph in us that we are people.

Even though my skin may be darker than yours, I am.

If you cut me, it'll still come out the same color.

Even though you may be white, the blood still comes out the same.

See, I I want just to understand that I come for a reason, and we must treat each other like human beings.

Thank you.

Next speaker, please.

I'm here to talk about um the waste transport station that they're trying to put in Hazelwood.

I'm just uh in 100% agreement with Barbara Warwick.

My anxiety, my anxiety.

Um, as a Hazelwood resident.

Um, I've seen it with the um what was it before?

It was trash before the recycling plant.

Um, the smell, two, the rats, three, the trucks, because they'll come over the bridge down below and then can't get back over or get stuck on a smaller streak down below.

But um, I didn't want to not not say anything.

So um I just want to say that I'm in 100% agreement with uh councilwoman Barbara Warwick.

Thank you.

Next speaker, please.

Good morning.

My name is Unique Brown, and I'm here today to speak about my mother.

Um I'm not just here as a daughter, I'm here as a witness.

My mother's name is Yvonne Brown, and her life has been a quiet service, a quiet act of service.

She that she did not want, she did not wait for for permission, she did not wait for recognition.

She simply showed up again and again for people who were hurting.

She worked as a welfare worker, sitting across from families who felt the shame for needing help and reminding them that survival is not failure.

At neighborhood legal service, she stood beside people who felt small against the system that felt too big at Laheep office.

She helped keep the heat on and homes during the coldest winters, knowing that warmth can mean the difference between fear and safety.

But what moves me most is what she did when no one was watching while attending Carl University, she brought carrot juice and fresh juices and vegetables to the campus, handing out samples and pamphlets she made with her own hands, her own dying, simply because she believed Helen could be shared.

She brought the same juice to the community events to neighborhood gatherings and to wherever people would listen.

Long before juice bars, long before wellness became a business, long before health had a price tag.

She was already out during the work.

She taught children about safety through the American Red Cross.

She didn't just stop at lessons and manuals.

She brought juice into school so children can learn what caring for their bodies looked like and watched the children light up, not because it was trendy, but because but because someone cared enough to nourish them.

Today I see business profit from the same ideas my mother gave away for free.

And yes, there is sadness knowing she never had the funding and the backing or the platform she deserved, but there is something even more powerful and knowing she never let that stop her.

She chose people of a profit, hailing overheadlines, community over comfort.

Even now, when my mother comes before this council, it's almost never for herself.

She comes fighting for the tenants, for seniors, for families who don't know how to navigate the systems that weren't built to keep some in mind.

She carries other people's burdens quietly, faithfully, and without applause.

And I'm here today because I believe that that kind of life deserves to be named.

And the proclamation will not repay her.

It will not equal to her sacrifice, but it will say something important.

And we'll say that this city sees those who gives without asking.

And we'll say that compassion matters, and we'll say that her service done quietly still counts.

She's been here for over 20 years.

So y'all already know.

And this morning I'm asking y'all to honor my mom.

I don't know what day.

Her birthday's July.

Could be then, whenever y'all feel like it, but y'all know what she does.

And not because she demanded it, but because she earned it.

So thank y'all.

Thank you.

Next next speaker, please.

Good morning, Special Agent Sunshine, the missing child, Cerese Taylor.

I'm gonna start with prayer.

Lord, thank you for everything, every trial, every tribulation, every gang stalker, every thief, every liar, every murderer, every voodoo practitioner right here in this building, connected to everybody in this room, in Jesus' name.

Thank you for seeing them, exposing them, and eventually removing them in Jesus' name.

The wisdom for today comes from Proverbs 52 through 23.

It says the evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them, the cords of their sins hold them fast.

For lack of discipline, they will die led astray by their own great falling.

On injustice, Martin Luther King once said, We know through painful experience that freedom is never volunteered by the oppressor.

It must be demanded by the oppressed.

Justice too long delayed is justice denied.

Is it Jesus?

Is it Donald Trump?

Is it Congress?

Is it Justice Department?

The world's about to find out.

It is not in Jesus' name.

Martin and Coretta, dreams do come true.

Amen.

Stop amending the agenda and do your job.

You're putting off for tomorrow, which you need to be doing right now.

And I promise you, your tomorrow's are not promised.

It's TikTok on your tomorrow's.

Privacy of the individual, individual, bodily autonomy.

That's privacy like in the bathroom.

In your own home.

It's being evaded in Jesus' name by our government.

God is using people to do this to be exposed and removed, destroyed for abusing their power in the positions that they hold.

Especially in our shelters, in this room, in our government.

Donald Trump, please.

Privacy of communication.

Communication is being blocked by people in this room who don't want people to know what's going on.

That's why cameras ain't in here right now when I'm speaking.

But they're gonna have to come in here.

The brad money that they took is being exposed, Lavelle.

Privacy of personal data.

You're stealing information, personal information to steal people's inheritance, purple, personal property, houses, inheritance, trust.

Is the trust arts mine, Lavelle?

Is that the trust you stole from me?

In Jesus' name, we're gonna find out.

Stay tuned.

Thank you.

Next speaker, please.

Next speaker, please.

Seeing no further speakers, we'll move on to the presentation of papers beginning with Councilman Charlotte and Chair of Human Resources.

No new papers, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Councilman Carkill, Chair of Public Safety and Willness.

No new papers, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Councilwoman Gross trip, innovation performance, asset management and technology.

She has no new papers.

Thank you, Councilman Mosley, Chair and the Government of Educational Affairs.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Court.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number one seventeen.

Resolution adopting plan revision to the City of Pittsburgh's official sewage facilities plan for 2402 North Charles Street at no cost to the city.

And Bill 118.

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant payable in favor of the Charters Valley District Flood Control Authority to renew the City of Pittsburgh's membership into the CVD FCA and pays fees for the year 2026 in an amount not to exceed 17,204 over one year.

Thank you.

And Councilwoman Salonetro, Chair of Public Works and Infrastructure.

Thank you, Council President.

Councilwoman Salonetro presents bill number one nineteen.

Resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to enter into a contract with Carnegie Mellon University in an amount not to exceed 200,000 over three years to support the city's safe streets and roads for all project.

CMU will also provide in-kind services in an amount not to exceed 200,000 for a total project cost of 400,000.

And Bill 162.

Resolution transferring the amount of $2,500 within the 2026 operating budget from City Council postage to the Office of the City Clerk for the purpose of professional services.

And Councilwoman Strassberger, Chair of Finance and Law.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Council Person Strasberger presents Bill No.

121.

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Elena Griffiths in an amount not to exceed $2,650 over one year in full and final settlement of a claim for damage to her parked vehicle on Whiteman Street from a city EMS vehicle on August 18th, 2025.

Bill 122.

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Naeem Martinez and Max Patrunia PC in the amount of $62,000 over one year and full and final settlement of litigation filed in the U.S.

District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

And Bill 123.

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of network deposition services for legal transcript services for an amount not to exceed $24,538 and 10 cents over one year.

And Councilman Warwick, Chair of Recreation Youth and Senior Services.

No new papers, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

And Councilman Wilson, Chair of Menues, Economic Development.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Councilman Wilson presents bill number 120.

Resolution further amending resolution 924 of 2024.

Effective December 18th of 2024 as amended entitled resolution adopting and approving the 2025 capital budget, the proposed 2025 community development program, and a 2025 through 2030 capital improvement program so as to decrease Lawrenceville United by $15,000 and increase Lawrenceville Corporation by $15,000 so as to fund specific public service grant projects of City Council and authorize a subsequent agreement or agreements and Bill 124.

Resolution amending resolution 792 of 2024, effective November 6, 2024, as amended entitled.

Resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an agreement or agreements with various community-based organizations for the implementation of the 2024 Neighborhood Economic Development Program and to provide for the payment of the cost thereof at a cost not to exceed $720,000 so as to decrease Lawrenceville United by $27,000 and increase Lawrenceville Corporation by $27,000 so as to authorize a subsequent agreement or agreements.

And for myself.

So motion to hold public hearing.

Second.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

The bill will be held for a public hearing.

If we could now take bills 125 through 168, which are communications.

Bill 125, communication from Rhea Price, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the grants office for the weekend February 13th, 2026.

Bill 126, communication from Leanne Davis, Ethics Officer, submitting to City Council the attached status update from the Ethics Board for the week ended February 13th, 2026.

Bill 166, communication from Mayor O'Connor informing City Council of the termination of the term of Miss Jean Holland Dick as a member of the City Planning Commission, effective immediately.

Bill 167, communication from Mayor Corey O'Connor, informing City Council of the termination of the term of Miss Kendra Ross as a member of the Board of Directors of the Allegheny Regional Asset District, effective immediately.

And Bill No.

168.

Second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Bills have been read received and will be filed.

Our next 25 bills are appointments and reappointments that require a motion to interview or approve.

However, I believe six of those are simply reappointments, so we could take those first, Madam Clerk.

Bill number 129.

Resolution appointing David Onifer as a member of the Civil Service Commission for a term to expire January 1st, 2030.

Bill number 130.

Resolution reappointing Linda Johnson Wasler as a member of the Civil Service Commission for a term to expire January 1, 2030.

Bill number 137, resolution reappointing Michael Domach as a member of the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Water for a term to expire January 1st, 2031.

Bill No.

138, resolution reappointing Margaret McCormick Barron as a member of the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Water for a term to expire January 1st, 2031.

Bill number 145, resolution reappointing LaShawn Burton Falk as a member of the Planning Commission for a term to expire January 1, 2032.

Bill 146, resolution reappointing John J.

Richardson as a member of the zoning board of adjustment for a term to expire January 1st, 2029.

And Bill 149.

Resolution reappointing Megan Ziegler as a member of the Civic Design Committee of the Public Art and Civic Design Commission for a term concurrent with that of the mayor.

So these are the reappointments.

We need a motion to interview or to approve.

Council President.

I I'm assuming that we're going to reappoint.

I would like to interview one uh one forty-five.

That's LaShawn Burton Fall.

Yeah.

Okay.

So let's we'll take that one separately.

Is there a motion to approve the others?

Motion to approve.

Second.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

You want to make a motion on Bill 145, Councilman?

Motion interview.

145.

Under understood.

Is there a second?

Second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Bill Wellshawn Burr and Falk, a part of Bill 145 will be scheduled for an interview.

If we can now read the remaining 19, these are all new appointments.

Bill number 127.

Resolution appointing Emily Kincaid as a board member of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority for a term to expire January 1st, 2031.

Bill 128.

Resolution appointing Shatara Murphy as a member of the board.

Board member of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority for a term to expire January 1st, 2031.

Bill 131.

Resolution appointing Catherine Blavelt as a member of the Historic Review Commission for a term to expire January 1, 2029.

Bill 132, resolution appointing K Chase Patterson as a member of the Historic Review Commission for a term to expire January 1st, 2027.

Bill 133, resolution appointing Luna Froomsgard as a member of the Historic Review Commission for a term to expire January 1st, 2029.

Bill 134, resolution appointing Martha Eisler as a member of the Historic Review Commission for a term to expire January 1st, 2028.

Bill 135, resolution appointing Lou Urban Irwin as a member of the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Water for a term to expire January 1st, 2031.

Bill 136, resolution appointing Scott Conka as a member of the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Water for a term to expire January 1st, 2031.

Bill 139, resolution appointing Darren Kelly as a member of the Planning Commission for a term to expire January 30, 2030, serving the remainder of the term for a seat previously held by Steve Mazza.

Bill 140, resolution appointing David Vatts as a member of the Planning Commission for a term to expire January 1, 2030, serving the remainder of the term for a seat previously held by Gene Holland Dick.

Bill 141.

Resolution appointing Diamante Walker as a member of the Planning Commission for a term to expire January 1st, 2032.

Bill 142, resolution appointing Garrardo Enterriano as a member of the Planning Commission for a term to expire January 1, 2028, serving the remainder of the term for a seat previously held by Monica Ruiz.

Bill 143, resolution appointing Justin Hunt as a member of the Planning Commission for a term to expire January 1, 2028, serving the remainder of the term for a seat previously held by Philip Wu.

Bill 144, resolution appointing Bob Reppy as a member of the Planning Commission for a term to expire January 1st, 2032.

Bill 147, resolution appointing Emily Stege as a member of the Public Art Committee of the Public Art and Civic Design Commission for a term concurrent with that of the mayor.

Bill 148, resolution appointing James Hill as a member of the Civic Design Committee of the Public Art and Civic Design Commission for a term concurrent with that of the mayor.

Bill 150, resolution appointing Kendall Soler as a member of the Civic Design Committee of the Public Art and Civic Design Commission for a term concurrent with that of the mayor.

Bill 151 resolution appointing Jesse Ainsman as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Land Bank for a term to expire January 1st, 2027, serving the remainder of a term for a seat previously held by Tamara Didukovich.

Bill 152 resolution Sorry, Madam Clerk.

So for these, we need a motion to interview or to approve.

Motion to interview.

Second.

All in favor say aye.

The discussion, I do want to point out that um it was brought to my attention by the mayor's office that Emily Kincaid is a reappointment to the Alcassan board, and therefore I would suggest removing her as with all the others from the motion to interview.

Technically, it is a new appointment because her term expired last year.

Understood.

But I'm understood that she's still serving in that capacity.

So if you want to make a motion to simply approve motion to approve Emily Kincaid as um uh Alcassan board member, Bill 127.

Second.

Second.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

All right.

They're no I'll just take it all together.

Um the remainings there has been a motion and a second to interview.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

We'll schedule those for interview.

What I will do is normally these are all technically pre-agenda, pre-agenda interviews.

However, there's no way we're going to sit at 9 30 and be done by 10.

So we'll group them together based on their boards and commissions, but then schedule them in the afternoon after one of our council meetings.

Now, if we could read Madam Clerk, Bills 152 through 161.

These are all informing appointments.

Bill 152.

Resolution informing City Council of the appointment of John Welch as a member of the Board of Directors of the Stadium Authority for a term to expire January 1st, 2030.

Bill 153, resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Stanley Letterman as a member of the Board of Directors of the Stadium Authority for a term to expire January 1st, 2030.

Bill 154, resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Steve Steingart as a member of the Board of Directors of the Stadium Authority for a term to expire January 1, 2030.

Bill 155, resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of the appointment of Lee Coogan as a member of the Board of Directors of the Stadium Authority for a term to expire January 1st, 2030.

Bill 156, resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Torina Laval as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sports and Exhibition Authority for a term to expire January 1st, 2030.

Bill 157, resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Michael Quatrini as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sports and Exhibition Authority for a term to expire January 1st, 2030.

Bill 158, resolution informing City Council of the reappointment of Bobby Wilson as a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh for a term to expire January 1st, 2030.

Bill 159, resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Charles Fisher as a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Parking Authority of Pittsburgh for a term to expire October 10, 2028, serving the remainder of a term for a seat previously held by Kim Lucas.

Bill 160, resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Casey Monroe to the Board of Directors of the Allegheny Regional Asset District for a term concurrent with that of the mayor.

And Bill 161, resolution informing City Council of the appointment of Paul Suplewitz to the Board of Directors of Allegheny Regional Asset District for a term concurrent with that of the mayor.

And for that, we need a motion to re-receive and vow.

Not moved.

Good interview.

Second.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Um that moves us on to unfinished business.

Bill 18.

Resolution appointing Avet Mongolo Winston as a director of the Department of City Planning.

And Bill No.

21.

Resolution appointing Lisa Zeitner Marcus as city solicitor.

I need a motion to approve.

Motion to approve.

Second.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Those two appointments have been approved.

Sorry, can we go back?

Could I could we motion to interview the um the new?

I think it's just one new parking authority board member.

Uh that'd be Charles Fisher.

Is that yeah?

I think that's the only one.

Yeah.

So I'd like to sorry to go back and motion to interview.

Second.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Charles Fisher will be scheduled for an interview.

Thank you.

Making sure our clerk is caught up.

All right.

Our next order business is report subcommittee for final action, beginning with Council Person Erica Schrosberger presenting the committee of finance and law.

Oh, here it is.

I thought it was collected.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Councilperson Strasberger presents Bill 114.

Report of the committee on finance and law for February 11th, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation.

Bill 85.

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Justin Hiccox for a single payment in 2026 in an amount not to exceed 10,000 in full and final of an employment matter.

You've heard the reading inside of the bill.

Is there any discussion on the bill?

Seeing none, the bill is now ready for final action.

All in favor of the passage of the bill will aye.

Those opposed will vote no.

The clerk please take the roll.

Mr.

Sharland.

Aye.

Mr.

Coghill.

Aye.

Mr.

Mosley.

Aye.

Mr.

Salonetra.

Aye.

Mrs.

Strasberger.

Aye.

Mrs.

Warwick.

Um I'm gonna abstain on the Justin Hiccox.

Bill Okay.

Yeah, that just wants to abstain on that one.

Thank you.

Mr.

Wilson.

Aye.

Mr.

Lavelle, President.

Seven ayes, zero no's, one abstention.

The bill having received a legal required number of votes is passed finally.

That moves us to Councilwoman Kim Solonetro, presenting the committee of public works and infrastructure.

Thank you, Council President.

Bill No.

115.

Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for February 11th, 2026 with an affirmative record recommendation.

Bill No.

78.

Resolution amending Resolution 264 2025 entitled Resolution Authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to apply for grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Program to provide funding for the rehabilitation of Emerald View Trail Project.

The grant proposal includes an ask of $250,000 with a match of $250,844.42 cents from the City of Pittsburgh's capital budget for a total project cost of $500,844 and 42 cent for this stated purpose.

To accept the grant, increase the grant amount, reduce the required match, and authorize necessary expenditures.

Bill 79, resolution amending resolution 522 of 2025.

Entitled resolution authorizing the mayor of the city of Pittsburgh and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development Multimodal Transportation Fund for the planning and engineering of the Liberty Avenue, Main Street, and Bloomfield Bridge intersection.

The grant proposal includes an ask not to exceed $133,111 for this stated purpose.

To accept the grant, update the grant amount and authorize necessary expenditures.

Bill 80.

Resolution amending Resolution 521 of 2025 entitled Resolution authorizing the mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Office of Management and Budget to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development's Multimodal Transportation Fund for the Lincoln Avenue Multimodal Safety and Accessibility Improvement Project.

The grant proposal includes an ask of $750,2369 for this stated purpose to accept the grant, decrease the award amount and authorized necessary expenditures.

Bill 82.

Resolution providing for an agreement or agreements with Norfolk Southern Railway Company for costs associated with the preliminary engineering phase of the Heron Avenue Bridge Project, providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed, $25,310 reimbursable at 100%.

And Bill 83 resolution providing for an agreement or agreements with the Allegheny Valley Railroad for costs associated with the preliminary engineering phase of the Elizabeth Street Bridge Project providing for the payment of the cost thereof not to exceed $10,000 reimbursable at 100%.

You've heard the reading and entire of the bill.

Is there any discussion?

Seeing none, the bill is not ready for final action.

All in favor of the passage of the bill will vote aye to your name is called.

Those opposed will vote no.

With a clerk, please take the rule.

Mr.

Charland.

Aye.

Mr.

Cockhill.

Aye.

Mr.

Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs.

Salonetra.

Aye.

Mr.

Strasberger.

Aye.

Mrs.

Warwick.

Aye.

Mr.

Wilson.

Aye.

Mr.

Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight Eyes, Zero Nose.

The bill having received a legal required on the votes is passed finally and finally, Councilman Carrie Mosley, presenting the Committee of Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you.

Councilman Mosley presents bill number 116.

Report of the committee on intergovernmental and educational affairs for February 11, 2026 with an affirmative recommendation.

Bill 74.

Resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Finance on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with the School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC USA Housing Development Corporation to document local cooperation and NCSC USA Housing Development Corporations Agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for Still Workers Tower at 2639 Perry'sville Avenue, Council District No.

6.

Bill 75.

Resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Finance on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with the School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC USA Housing Development Corporation 3 to document local cooperation and the NCSC USA Housing Development Corporation 3's agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the Lynn Williams Apartment Building at 3710 Brighton Road, Council District No.

1.

Bill 76, resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Finance on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cooperation agreement with the School District of the City of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny, and the NCSC USA Housing Development Corporation 2 to document local cooperation and the NCSC USA Housing Development Corporation 2's agreement to make payments in lieu of taxes for the IW Abel Building at 4720 Hatfield Street, Council District No.

7, and Bill No.

Resolution authorizing the Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the city's right title and interest, if any, in and to the publicly owned properties in the 10th ward city of Pittsburgh, designated in the deed registry office of Allegheny County as block 50 F, lots 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, and 122.

You've heard the reading in top of the bill.

Is there any discussion?

Seeing none, the bill is now ready for final action.

All in favor to pass of the bill over Ira name is called.

Those opposed will vote no.

With a clerk, please take the roll.

Mr.

Charland.

Aye.

Mr.

Cogkill.

Aye.

Mr.

Mosley.

Aye.

Mrs.

Salinetra.

Aye.

Mrs.

Strasberger.

Aye.

Mrs.

Warwick.

Aye.

Mr.

Wilson.

Aye.

Mr.

Lavelle, President.

Aye.

Eight eyes, zero no's.

The bill having received a legal required number of votes.

Is passed finally.

That takes us to motions and resolutions.

Is there anything from members?

Councilman Mosley.

Yeah, I wanted to just take a moment to honor the lives of two folks, one internationally known, one locally known who recently passed away.

First starting with Khalid Rahim, uh gentleman who I've known since I was a teenager.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

He passed away, I believe two days ago from a heart attack.

And just wanted to send my condolences to the family.

He's a gentleman I've known since I was a teenager when he was doing gang piece work.

Um with Brother Rashad Birdsong.

Um and you know, he's had an incredible life, grew up in Philadelphia, uh being involved in gang activity in Philadelphia many, many decades ago, and then really committing his life to Islam, but also committing his life to uh making our community safer in the city of Pittsburgh.

So, you know, I wish him a peaceful journey as he joins the ancestors as well as wanted to also note the passing uh of a giant in the civil rights community, uh Jesse Jackson, who passed away uh, I believe overnight or earlier this morning and just you know wanted to note um the accomplishments that that he's made um around voting rights and civil rights, as well as freeing hostages as as an international diplomat and maybe even most importantly, you know, really being the first viable African American presidential candidate and really laying the foundation for Barack Obama's historic run in 20 and I'm 2008.

Um, so I just want to send my condolences to both of their families in this difficult time.

If we can have a moment of silence for the families of both.

Anything else from members?

If not, our meeting announcements are this afternoon at one o'clock, council holding executive sessions on bill 122 and 121 as they relate to litigation.

Also this afternoon at 130, Council will hold a pre-agenda interview for Eric Sloan as the director of parks and recreation.

Then tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11th, Council will hold our standing committee meeting.

Speaker registration will close at 9.

To register to speak at this meeting, please fill up the sign-up form on the council meeting webpage or call the clerk's office at 412-255-2138.

With that, we need a motion to excuse the absent member uh approve the minutes and adjourn the meeting.

So move.

Second.

Second.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

We are adjourned.