Pittsburgh City Council recesses hearing after clerk reads Bill 22-20 on PWSA leased property

Pittsburgh City Council recessed a cablecast public hearing Oct. 7 after the clerk read the subject of Bill 22-20, a resolution authorizing the mayor and the director of the Department of Finance to enter into bills of sale, assignment and indenture with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for leased property under a July 1995 capital lease agreement, "total amount not to exceed $1," the clerk read.

The reading was followed by a brief announcement from the presiding officer noting that Councilwoman Deborah Gross had joined the meeting and an immediate procedural motion to recess the hearing until after the post agenda. A councilmember moved, "Motion to recess," and the presiding officer responded, "Thank you very much. We are in recess." The transcript contains no recorded debate, amendment or roll-call vote on Bill 22-20.

Because the clerk only read the bill's subject and the council recessed the public hearing, no formal action on the resolution is recorded in the transcript. The hearing is set to resume after the post-agenda portion of the meeting; the transcript does not specify a time for resumption or further details about the proposed sale, assignment or indenture beyond the clerk's reading that referenced a July 1995 capital lease agreement and a total amount not to exceed $1.

Council records or subsequent meeting minutes may provide further documentation of any debate, amendments, official motions, or votes related to Bill 22-20.