The Pittsburgh City Council Standing Committees met on April 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Council Chambers. Eight members were present (Council Members Wilson, Salinetro, Charland, Coghill, Warwick, Lavelle, Gross, Strassburger); Council Member Mosley was absent. The committees considered a deferred ordinance, numerous resolutions authorizing professional services agreements, claim settlements, depository designations, an easement, a volunteer services agreement, a CDBG-CV fund reallocation, a software contract extension, a sewage facilities plan revision, and a right-of-way license agreement. Public comment was heard from three individuals.
Good morning, and welcome to the standing committee's meeting for men Monday or for two Wednesday, April twenty ninth, twenty twenty-six. All council meetings will be live streamed on the city's website. And for guest speakers, please do not turn off your microphones. Clerk, please take the role. 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. We have no registered speakers, so are there any speakers who wish to come to the podium? Good morning. Council of Selective Urcy. Council of Unequal Attention. Counsel of dismissed voices. Just dressed up in better language. And unsupervised policies. And I'm not here just to sit quietly and watch it repeat. I'm here to make sure my story is on public record. And I'm going to fight with everything I have to make sure people in power do not keep getting away with what's been allowed generation after generation. When is it going to stop? Because when I'm living through right now, this isn't confusion. This isn't miscommunication. This is discrimination. And then it just disappeared. The only answer I get is that it was rescinded and I'm back on the list for others to pick me up. It's been five months now, and I still have no results, no real answers, and then I have another CEO lying on me, lying on me, and nothing happens. Nothing. It feels like being told to follow the rules, then watching the rules change the moment you do. It feels like the ground being pulled from under you the moment you thought you finally were able to stand. I'm tired of the systems that work perfectly when it's time to deny us, but suddenly break down when it's time to help us. If a signed agreement can disappear, then your word means nothing. If a CEO can lie and face no consequences, then your titles mean nothing. If I can stand here and tell you all of this and still be told nothing can be done, then what exactly are y'all here for? And nobody's here, so obviously nothing. Because nothing can be done if not an answer. It's an excuse. And excuses do not house families, excuses do not protect children, excuses do not fix harm. They protect the people who caused it. So I'm putting it on record. A housing offer was made and then taken after I signed. No one told me why. A domestic violence survivor. This is allowed in Pittsburgh. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good morning. Cerese Taylor, the missing child. Now known as Special Agent Sunshine. How is God serving his purpose through you? Before starting your day, say this prayer. Lord, I choose your way.