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Council approved Bill 22-17, a resolution to accept certain parcels from the Sports & Exhibition Authority for $1 plus costs that will be added to North Shore Riverfront Park, by a unanimous 9-0 vote. Later the council approved Bill 22-19 — the intergovernmental cooperation agreement authorizing the Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire tax-delinquent and other properties — on an 8-1 vote.

The cooperation agreement drew both public praise and caution. Chris Rossello, director of policy at Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, told council, “This agreement may seem routine on its face, but its importance cannot be overstated,” and urged members to approve the measure so the land bank can return vacant and tax-delinquent properties to productive use.

Councilwoman Deborah Gross, who supported the package, said the agreement gives the land bank a “new tool” to address long‑standing vacant-property problems but warned council to watch how the power is used. “We don’t want to see people who are living in their home having their homes taken from them,” she said, urging oversight and safeguards for vulnerable homeowners.

Council debate reflected that balance of hope and caution. Councilman Bobby Wilson, sponsor of the land‑use package, said the agreement will help recycle vacant and abandoned properties into housing and neighborhood reinvestment and thanked the land bank board and staff for months of work. He said the measure also lays groundwork for upcoming legislation to add board seats for the county and the school district.

Not all members were persuaded. One council member voiced objections about shifting powers away from council and the potential for negative uses of the land‑bank authority. That member stated on the record, “I’m gonna vote no today,” and voted against Bill 22‑19; the motion nevertheless passed 8-1.

Council and public speakers raised specific concerns that the city should monitor implementation closely: avoid taking occupied dwellings without adequate tenant protections; ensure transparency and accessible records of property lists and dispositions; and prioritize neighborhoods that have experienced long-term disinvestment.

Council recorded no changes to the cooperation agreement on the floor at final action. Council members said they expect additional implementing documents and subsequent legislation addressing board membership and operational detail to follow.

Ending: Council members said they would monitor land bank activity and consider follow‑up measures. The two votes conclude a multiyear effort to equip the city with a more active mechanism for returning tax‑delinquent and vacant property to productive use.

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The committee bill (19-67) was amended on the floor to add a short sentence clarifying that the project may include “administrative offices for public safety bureaus.” Councilwoman Deborah Gross moved the amendment and cited the intent to preserve shared space and public access where appropriate. “...support for using the space as really shared space,” she said during the committee discussion.

Public comment before the vote included a survey presentation from Chris Morey, executive director of Informa. Morey said the proposed $86,000,000 campus “would include facilities open to public use, e.g., the firing range, classrooms, and fitness centers,” and reported that respondents prioritized CPR and first-aid training, emergency-preparedness programming, and conflict-mediation training as the most valuable community amenities.

Council discussion stressed two themes: training and oversight. Supporters said a consolidated facility would provide needed training resources for police, fire and EMS, and could host community programs. Councilman Carrie Moseley and others described the plan as a way to provide resources for EMS, fire and other public-safety needs while keeping the facility accessible to the public.

Some members acknowledged public concern about the national trend toward militarized training for police. Gross framed the amendment as a guardrail, stating the council’s preference that the campus include shared, publicly accessible components rather than serving exclusively as a militarized site.

Councilman Kale Smith said he had abstained on amendments at an earlier committee meeting because he was unsure about enforceability and legal compliance, stating, “I don't think they're enforceable, number 1. And number 2, I don't know how legal they are.” Despite those concerns, Smith voted in favor of the final amended bill.

The amended master-planning resolution passed 9-0. Members said additional design, procurement, and public‑access details will be decided in later steps.

Ending: Council approved the master-planning contract and amendment to underscore shared public use; staff will return with design details and access plans for future council consideration.

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Votes at a glance

- Bill 22-11: Increase professional-services allocation for Exponent Inc. (Fern Hollow Bridge litigation). Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-12: Update legal vendor name to Risk International Holdings LLC (no additional cost). Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-13: Authorize professional legal consulting agreement with Bernstein Berkley PC (bankruptcy collection litigation). Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-18: Authorize lease agreement(s) with New Singular Wireless PCS LLC for telecommunications equipment at 822 Crucible Street (no cost to city). Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 19-67: Authorize master plan and professional services for public safety training campus; amended to include administrative offices for public safety bureaus. Passed finally 9-0 (amended).
- Bill 22-21: Increase allocation for Southside Park Phase 1 landscape architectural services by $116,835.82 (new total $578,055.82). Passed finally (vote recorded as 9-0).
- Bill 22-63: Designate the Anathin House, 1620 Murray Avenue, as a historic structure; owner supports nomination. Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-14: Increase HOME ARP funding by $12,448 to account for additional HUD funding. Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-15: Increase HOME ARP supportive-services allocations (Jubilee Association and Salvation Army); new total not to exceed $512,448 over two years. Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-60: Express city support for Pennsylvania Commission’s America250 initiative. Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-16: Extend professional services agreement with STR Grants LLC for eProperties+ profiling system by one year at additional cost not to exceed $60,261.66. Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-17: Accept Sport & Exhibition Authority parcels for North Shore Riverfront Park for $1 plus costs. Passed finally 9-0.
- Bill 22-19: Authorize intergovernmental cooperation agreement with county, school district and land bank (enabling additional land-bank acquisitions). Passed finally 8-1 (one no vote recorded).

Several other communications and remittances were read, received and filed by voice vote and will be placed on file. Where the transcript recorded individual roll-call votes, tallies above reflect the clerk’s recorded roll call.

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