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Pittsburgh council approves multiple capital and contract measures, defeats one land-bank bill
Summary
City Council on July 7 approved a package of resolutions and contracts — including a $250,000 Safe Passages contract, engineering and reimbursement authorizations for the McArdle Roadway project, several land‑bank property transfers, and budget reallocations — and rejected bill 4‑12 after roll call.
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved a series of resolutions authorizing interdepartmental transfers, contract warrants, land‑bank acquisitions and capital‑project funding and rejected one proposed land‑bank bill.
Council voted to authorize a professional services agreement with Operation Better Block to run the Safe Passages youth violence prevention program with a total not to exceed $250,000 over one year. Councilman Anthony Caughell presented the measure and the clerk recorded a roll call showing 9 ayes, 0 nos; the bill passed finally.
The council cleared two McArdle Roadway items: a preliminary‑engineering agreement with STV Inc. (contract costs presented at $997,407.91, reimbursable at 100%) and an amended reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that increases design funding by $500,000 for a $1,250,000 total. Those measures were adopted on final action with unanimous roll call votes.
Multiple land‑bank acquisition resolutions and capital budget amendments also moved forward after committee reports. A set of finance and capital items arrived on the floor with committee recommendations and passed on a roll call (tallies recorded as unanimous where noted). Separately, council defeated bill 4‑12, which had been discussed in committee and was explicitly voted down in roll call.
Council approved appointments announced at the meeting — including Karen Dixon as assistant chief of administration for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and Zachary Workman as deputy director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure — by voice vote. Other administrative items read into the record included communications from the Office of Management and Budget and the Urban Redevelopment Authority's 2025 Housing Opportunity Fund report.
The meeting contained little debate on most consent and committee items; several measures were advanced or passed with unanimous final votes following committee recommendations. The council moved to adjourn after approving minutes.
