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At a glance: key resolutions and ordinances Pittsburgh City Council passed Sept. 9
Summary
Council approved a package of bills across committees on Sept. 9, including public-safety grants, infrastructure and technology procurements, zoning and budget adjustments; votes were recorded by roll call where noted.
Pittsburgh City Council voted on a range of measures during its Sept. 9 meeting. The following summarizes principal final actions taken by council, as read into the record and voted on during the session.
- Stop the Violence grants (Bill 21-57): Resolution authorizing the mayor and director of public safety to enter into agreements with recommended community organizations; total not to exceed $1,748,460. Passed by roll call (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Public works and infrastructure package (various bills including bills authorizing grant applications, right-of-way actions and Fire Station 20 / Medic 12 construction): Council authorized multiple public-works resolutions, including grant applications to the Pennsylvania Multimodal Transportation Fund, rights-of-way and easements for bridge and street projects, automated red light enforcement program agreements with Verra Mobility, and construction awards for a combined public safety station (Fire Station 20 / Medic 12). These measures were approved by roll call (recorded as 9 ayes, 0 nos on final action).
- Innovation and technology procurement (Bill 21-40): Resolution authorizing a voice-over-Internet-Protocol unified communications platform contract (voice, unified communications) at a cost not to exceed $2,100,000 over three years. Passed by roll call (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Finance and law committee items (including legal consulting agreements and capital budget adjustments): Multiple finance-related resolutions were reported and subsequently passed; one vote recorded earlier in the meeting reflected 8 ayes, 0 nos on committee-reported items.
- Land use and related zoning items: Several zoning and land-transfer measures were reported and placed on committee calendars; bill 19-38 (rezoning parcels in Garfield to park district) was recommitted for public hearing. Other land-use bills presented by committee were reported and advanced as noted in the meeting.
- Intergovernmental and educational affairs resolutions: Council adopted various sewage-plan revisions and reimbursement agreements with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission; final roll calls recorded votes in favor (9 ayes, 0 nos).
Clerks recorded roll-call votes for items that advanced to final action; in all recorded roll-call tallies included in the meeting transcript, measures passed by unanimous recorded votes (either 8-0 or 9-0, as noted). Several ceremonial proclamations and the will of council supporting HB504 were adopted by voice vote.
This roundup covers items called for final action during the Sept. 9 meeting; committee reports and items deferred for public hearing (for example, certain rezoning bills) remain on future standing committee agendas.
