Votes at a glance: City Council approves multiple resolutions and ordinances, June 24, 2025

Pittsburgh City Council on June 24 approved multiple bills and resolutions across a range of city operations, from public-safety contracts and technology services to construction-inspection agreements and zoning changes.

Highlights approved at the meeting included a one-time extension allowing the Planning Commission more time to act on council bill 2024-12-14 (referred in the meeting as bill 2000), which passed on a roll-call vote of 8-0. Council members also approved professional-service and construction-inspection agreements tied to several infrastructure projects, and a set of zoning and public-arts agreements that authorize murals and installations at community recreation centers.

Key actions recorded with vote tallies or final passage statements in the meeting record:

- Bill 2025-2000: Council consented to an extension under Pittsburgh Code §9-22-05(e) for the Planning Commission to act on council bill 2024-12-14. Final approval: 8 ayes, 0 noes.

- Bills reported by the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure and passed finally: Bill 19-42 (Duquesne Light easements for poles/wires); Bill 19-45 (Larson Grama Group Inc., construction inspection — Liberty Avenue HSIP project; cost not to exceed $1,476,674.46, reimbursable at 80%); Bill 19-46 (supplemental agreement for Swinburne Bridge preliminary engineering, amended total not to exceed $1,308,284.86, reimbursable at 95%); Bill 19-47 (Whitman Requardt & Associates, construction inspection — Penn Avenue Phase 2, cost not to exceed $1,338,158.03, reimbursable at 80%); Bill 19-48 (license to maintain positive train control equipment in Allegheny Commons Park with Norfolk Southern). Final approved status: recorder noted the set as passed finally; reported tally: 8 ayes on most bills with Councilwoman Kale Smith recorded as abstaining on Bill 19-44 (a related South Hills Junction planning grant item).

- Bill 19-44 (application for a $250,000 Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Strategic Sites grant for South Hills Junction planning): Council discussion included an abstention by Councilwoman Theresa Kale Smith, who said she wanted additional community meetings; Councilman Charland and others said the grant would finance planning and community engagement. Outcome: passed (7 ayes, 1 abstention noted for Bill 19-44).

- Committee reports and final actions in other committees that passed finally during the session included finance and law items (e.g., Bill 19-79, amendments to open-end professional services agreement authorizations) and innovation/performance/technology items (e.g., Bill 19-82, acceptance of grant funds to support fellowship positions in data science and cybersecurity). Where roll-call outcomes were announced, votes were 8-0 unless otherwise noted.

- Several smaller administrative warrant and maintenance payments were presented as papers (for example, authorizing warrants of $6,000 to PulsePoint Foundation and $6,264 to Howell Rescue Services) and were included in committee or paper reports; those were presented for receipt and filing.

Council discussion during the vote sequence included requests for better community outreach on South Hills Junction planning and reminders that receiving a planning grant would help pay for community meetings and geotechnical work. No litigation decisions were made on the floor; an executive session on bill 19-89 (litigation-related) was scheduled for the afternoon following the meeting.

Ending: The measures approved on June 24 authorize city staff to proceed with contract work, grant applications and planning activities laid out in the committee reports; several items include federal- or state-reimbursable shares and specify spending caps. Any implementation steps or contract awards will be posted in future committee packets and city procurement records.