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Pittsburgh City Council approves a slate of resolutions and ordinances, reauthorizes funds and advances infrastructure projects
Summary
Council approved a series of resolutions and ordinances Dec. 16, 2025, including budget reappropriations, contract extensions and multiple project reimbursement agreements; most measures passed unanimously by roll call, with one 1-no vote on the Westinghouse Park historic-site item.
Pittsburgh City Council on Dec. 16 approved dozens of resolutions and ordinances covering settlements, contract amendments, infrastructure reimbursements and land-bank transfers.
The finance committee reported and the council passed a package of items including a $2,950 warrant for a vehicle-damage settlement and a $499,999 payment tied to the Broad Street remediation fund. Council recorded roll-call votes on committee recommendations and clerk records show these bills passed by an 8–0 vote where noted.
Public-works and infrastructure resolutions approved amended reimbursement agreements and project budget increases for major projects, including increases tied to the Charles Anderson Bridge and the 28th Street bridge. The council accepted federal and state reimbursement terms for several projects at no municipal cost where specified.
The council also approved multiple land-bank acquisition resolutions authorizing the Pittsburgh Land Bank to accept city property interests at no cost to the city, and recorded passage of an ordinance pausing the stop-the-violence fund schedule for budget year 2026 and resuming it in 2027.
On technology and performance matters, the council approved agreements for direct connectivity to Google Cloud (DQE Communications) and other IT contracts, including an 18-month extension for B3 Solutions at no additional cost and a revised not-to-exceed total of $2,141,321 for long-running software support services.
Each resolution or ordinance was presented by its committee chair and, where final action was taken, the clerk administered roll-call votes. Where the clerk recorded counts, the result was commonly 8 ayes and 0 noes. The meeting record lists bill and resolution numbers for each item; full text and fiscal details remain on the council docket and in the clerk’s office.
The council announced a line-item vote on the 2026 budget to be held Thursday, Dec. 18, and a public hearing on the tax budget scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 20.
