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Council approves multiple resolutions and budget amendments in unanimous roll calls
Summary
At its June 23 meeting, Pittsburgh City Council voted—largely unanimously—to approve a package of capital budget amendments, reimbursements, bridge-design funding, land bank property transfers, and contracts; several roll calls recorded eight ayes and no opposed votes.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh City Council on June 23 approved a series of resolutions and ordinances advancing capital projects, reimbursements, and program authorizations. Multiple items were adopted by roll call, many with unanimous support.
Key outcomes (votes at a glance): - Bill 592 and related tax-sale property-sale resolutions: final passage on roll call (recorded vote: eight ayes, zero noes). These authorize sale of multiple city-acquired properties as listed by ward. - Bills 584, 587, 588 (Public Safety and Wellness): authorized agreements and code updates related to outreach to people experiencing homelessness and several ordinance updates; final passage recorded as unanimous on roll call. - Bill 591 (City Steps – Verizon reimbursement): authorized a reimbursement agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania LLC for City Steps work, not to exceed $6,500; passed by roll call. - Bill 652 and Bill 653 (McCarter Roadway Bridge preliminary engineering and reimbursement): authorized preliminary engineering agreements and increased PennDOT reimbursement for the McCarter Bridge project (single-item amounts and increases were read on the floor; bills will be subject to future project-specific service agreements). Recorded committee reports supported final action on related capital items. - Bill 651 (equipment leasing authority amendment): increased and decreased specific line items for vehicle purchases across departments, resulting in a net amended total for certain FY2026 equipment purchases as read into the record. - Bills 659 and 660 (Pittsburgh Land Bank acquisitions): authorized the Land Bank to acquire specified city-owned lots in the 18th and 12th wards at no cost to the city; both passed. - Bill 585 and Bill 586 (managed print services lease increase and Cyclomedia geo-imagery access): council approved contract amount increases for multi-function devices and continued access to 360-degree imagery and LiDAR data.
Most roll calls recorded eight 'Aye' votes and zero 'No' votes across the set of final actions reported on the floor. Specific roll-call lines in the transcript list the members called and their 'Aye' responses for each group of bills.
Why it matters: The adopted items reallocate capital funds, advance bridge design and procurement processes, expand vendor contracts for city technology services, and authorize property transfers that affect future development and neighborhood parcels. Several items were explicitly described as reimbursable at 100% or as at no cost to the city.
Next steps: Some items (including a surveillance technologies report extension) were waved late to committee and scheduled for discussion at tomorrow’s standing committee agenda; other project-specific contracts will return for execution and reporting.
