The Pittsburgh City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Council Chambers at the City-County Building. Eight members were present (Coghill, Gross, Lavelle, Mosley, Salinetro, Strassburger, Warwick, Wilson); Council Member Charland was absent. The meeting included proclamations, public comments, introduction of new legislation, and final votes on numerous committee reports.
Alors, voilà, oui, oui, mais Good morning and welcome to the regular meeting of City Council on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, where Kirk please take the role. Mr. Charlotte, Mr. Coghill, Ms. Gross, Mr. Mosley, here. Mrs. Salonetro, here. Mrs. Strasberger. Here. Mrs. Warwick. Here. Mr. Wilson. Here. Mr. Lavelle President. Here. Six members present. Thank you. For those who are able, please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance, remain standing for a moment of silence. If allegiance to the flag of the United States, our America. Thank you very much. Our next order of business is to amend the agendas or a motion to amend. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. The agenda has been amended. Our next order of business is proclamations. We'll begin with Councilman Mosley. Mr. Ingram come up. It's an honor to present this proclamation to acknowledge the incredible career of uh Sheldon Ingram, who I've gotten to know many many years ago when I was a young activist. I don't know if you remember that time when you uh interviewed me and Dr. Biko Baker. Now Dr. Biko Baker when we were uh working with the League of Young Voters. I was that was probably about 20 years ago. So we're showing our age. Um whereas Sheldon Ingram has dedicated four decades to the highest standards of broadcast journalism, serving as a trusted, authoritative, and deeply compassionate voice for the citizens of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. And whereas Sheldon graduated from Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, New Jersey. From there, he attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia. During his time at Morris Brown College, Sheldon studied broadcast journalism and completed a 10-month internship at CNN as an intern reporter. His first career stop was WCRB in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he served as a reporter and morning anchor. Then later moved on to WVEC TV in Norfolk, Virginia as a reporter and top show host. And whereas after four years of broadcasting in Norfolk, Virginia, Sheldon began his 34-year career at WTAE Channel 4 News as a reporter and top show host here in Pittsburgh. During his illustrious tenure at WTAE TV Channel 4, Sheldon has been on the front line of the region's most defining moments, delivering breaking news, what unwavering integrity, unparalleled professionalism, which earned him three enemy awards for his work on the magazine show Chronicle.