The meeting convened at 10:00 AM in Council Chambers with all 9 members present (Wilson, Salinetro, Charland, Coghill, Warwick, Lavelle, Gross, Strassburger, Mosley). It covered four committees: Finance and Law, Public Safety and Wellness, Public Works and Infrastructure, and Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs. The agenda included resolutions, invoices, P-card approvals, and public comment.
Good morning and welcome to the standing committee's meeting for Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. All council meetings will be live streamed on the city's website. And for guest speakers, please do not turn off your microphones. Our first order of business is roll call. Will the clerk please take the roll? Mr. Charland. Mr. Coghill. Ms. Gross. Mr. Lavelle. Mr. Mosley. Mrs. Salonetro. Here. Mrs. Warway. Mr. Wilson. Mrs. Strasberger Chair. Here. Five members present. Thank you. Our next order of business is public comment. I would like to remind all speakers that the rules of council state that comments are limited to matters of concern, official action, or deliberation, which are or may be before city council, and profanity will not be permitted. Please state your name and neighborhood for the record. You will have three minutes to speak. And I hope that you know, even though you're gonna voice every week or so, don't pay attention to what's being said because what I'm saying about them make me feel type of way it can move you and to take an action to help the people who've elected you to be on positions that you're gonna. Thank you. Have a wonderful day. Thank you very much. Next speaker, uh, there being no further registered speakers, we'll now take comments from those in the audience wishing to speak. Are there any speakers wishing to come to the podium? Good morning, counsel. I I appreciate you guys for allowing me to speak. My name is Shalivia Thomas Murchison. I reside at 115 East 11th Avenue in Homestead PA. I came about a week ago to give you guys notice as to what's happening in our borough. Today I would like to further um elaborate as to the funding for these projects called One Homestead. Our issue is a business that's doing business in district two. It is called the Rodriguez AM Rodriguez Association. The developer is A.M. Rodriguez, the architect is Paul Rodriguez, and now they have a new project called the Voodoo Bar that's being run by David Rodriguez. The funding is now, we were promised luxury townhomes. Now they're getting funding for a low-income housing tax credit awarded by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and syndicated by RBC Capital Markets. What I'm asking for you guys today is to ask for a federal investigation into this RBC Capital Market Markets.