Pittsburgh City Council approves package of resolutions, budget and project agreements; unanimous or near-unanimous votes recorded

PITTSBURGH — At its June 24 meeting, Pittsburgh City Council approved a package of resolutions, appropriations and project authorizations spanning IT contracts, infrastructure projects, neighborhood property conveyances and committee-recommended budget adjustments.

The measures ranged from an amended professional-services authorization for public safety scheduling software to a multiyear master-planning contract for a public safety training campus. Council recorded roll-call votes on multiple items; most final actions passed unanimously or with the stated seven-to-zero tallies.

Key actions at a glance

- Bill 19-62: Resolution amending Resolution 8-48 (02/2021) to increase the authorized amount for professional services agreements with InTime Solutions, Inc., for EMS and police scheduling and timekeeping services by $434.30, bringing the total not to exceed $1,336,665.30 over 10 years. Outcome: passed (roll call recorded).

- Bill 19-63: Resolution authorizing the mayor and the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter agreements or memoranda of understanding related to a logistics cybersecurity project. A local match not to exceed $152,000 was noted, bringing the total project cost to an amount not to exceed $230,000. Outcome: passed (waiver/roll call recorded).

- Bill 19-64 / 19-13 / 19-61 (sewer plan revisions): Council adopted plan revisions to the city’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 1228 Heron Avenue and 2305 Bedford Avenue; both items were recorded as having no cost to the city. Outcome: passed (committee reports and roll-call votes recorded).

- Bill 19-65: Resolution amending the 2025 fee schedule (Chapter 170 of the City Code) to change utility permit fees per recommendations from the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. Outcome: passed (committee and roll-call action recorded).

- Bill 19-66: Resolution authorizing the taking and appropriation of easements by eminent domain for temporary construction related to Smithfield Street reconstruction. The council authorized payment of just compensation not to exceed $50,000, reimbursable at 80 percent. Outcome: introduced and read; committee action noted.

- Bill 19-67: Resolution authorizing the mayor and Department of Public Works to contract with Henningston, Durham & Richardson (PA Architects and Engineers PC) for master planning of a public safety training campus at a cost not to exceed $1,800,000 over two years. Outcome: introduced and read.

- Bill 19-74, 19-75 and 19-76: Ordinances were introduced amending Title 6 (Conduct) of the Pittsburgh Code: 19-74 would change enforcement prioritization language (described in the meeting audio as “deep prioritization of enforcement of crimes based on identity rather than conduct”); 19-75 would amend anti-discrimination language regarding medical care and gender identity; 19-76 would add a new section (6-29) to provide for assessment of a civil fine for engaging in “*** work” (language in the transcript is redacted). These were presented as new papers in the committee of public works and infrastructure. Outcome: introduced; further committee consideration expected.

- Bill 19-68: Resolution proposing designation of the Anathan House (1620 — address truncated in the reading) as a historic structure under Title 11. Outcome: introduced/read.

- Bill 19-69: Resolution reappointing Kahari Moseley to the Housing Authority Board of Directors, term to expire 04/30/2029. Outcome: passed by voice/roll call.

- Bill 19-59 / 19-21 (City Steps / PennDOT reimbursement): Committee reported a reimbursement agreement with PennDOT to support design and construction phases of the city steps project, increasing reimbursable funding to a total not to exceed $2,650,000 (an increase of $1,800,000) with an identified municipal share. Outcome: passed (roll call recorded: seven ayes, zero noes).

- A cluster of committee-reported items (listed in committee reports read into the record) were approved together by roll call, including conveyance of certain city properties subject to affordability restrictions, professional services for litigation and bridge-related consultation (Exponent Inc.), attorney registration warrants, and adjustments to the capital program moving funding from facility improvements to park reconstruction. Outcome: passed (roll call recorded; seven ayes, zero noes where indicated).

Procedural notes

Council used roll-call votes for final passage on several committee-reported bills; multiple roll calls recorded seven ayes and zero nos. Several other items were introduced and read into the record for committee consideration. The meeting transcript includes the full reading of bill titles and cost caps as presented by committee chairs.

What council did not do

The meeting record shows many introductions and committee reports; where ordinances were introduced (for example, the proposed Code changes in Title 6), the transcript does not show final passage on those items at this meeting.

Votes and provenance

All items recorded here are drawn from Council’s June 24, 2025 meeting transcript and committee reports read into the record. Specific bill texts and full ordinance language will be available in the council docket and in the clerk’s official files for publication and review.

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Votes-at-glance compilation prepared from the June 24, 2025 City Council meeting record.