The Standing Committees of the Pittsburgh City Council convened on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Council Chambers. Nine council members were present. The meeting covered routine approvals, public testimony, and significant policy discussions, including a proposed Downtown Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID), a vape shop zoning ordinance, and the introduction of a new mechanical amusement device tax. Several items were held for further review.
Good morning and welcome to the standing committee's meeting for Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026. All council meetings will be live streamed on the city's website. And for guest speakers, please do not turn off your microphones. Mr. Charlotte, Mr. Coghill, Miss Gross, Mr. Laval. Mr. Mr. Mosley. Here. Miss Salonetro. Here. Miss Warway. Here. Mr. Wilson. Miss Strasberger Chair. Here. Five members present. Thank you. Our next order of business is to amend the agenda. Can I have a motion to amend the agenda? No moved. Second. All in favor? Aye. Amend it is it uh agenda is amended. 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, and you will have three minutes to speak. I share those concerns and I focus in my initiatives three and and six on local city government and LI cities. The leaving of those. Why is that? Why is that not under the Democratic Party leadership? I'm going to skip down to the last of these. Thank you. Our next speaker is Chief Icahana Helmakina. Not seeing her, we will now move on to those who are in the audience wishing to speak who have not yet registered. Good morning. Carlino Giampolo, Panther Hollow. In my testimony yesterday, I read excerpts of an email sent to University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Joan Gable last week, pertaining to the University's Electric Vehicle Charging Stations project in Panther Hollow. Here is a similar email sent last week to the Duquesne Light Company president, the main electrical contractor for this project. President Kevin Walker, why would you bring shame to yourself and Duquesne Light Company just for four EV charging stations? As President, you set the moral compass, ethics, and values of the company. You can delegate authority for your to your administrators, but you cannot delegate your heightened responsibility. Both in written and in spirit, with your company now becoming involved. The EV Charging Stations Project is a shameful wrongdoing on all levels spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical. Deny the shame by proclaiming this is a university project, or ignore the shame which you continue to do. However, shame that is masked, denied or ignored, continues to grow.