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Violence prevention funds to be redirected to city trucks, $6m planning contracts in jeopardy, and out-of-state property buyers to be blocked–Tell council what you think
Transferring 8th Street, winter salt storage and supporting local startups—Tell Council What you Think
Council weighs housing fund cuts, surprise vehicle repair bills, and employee bus passes as $30 million budget gap looms
This Week’s Top Agenda Items
City unable to pay ~$5m water bill, selling water infrastructure for $1, and requesting $4.5 for overdue maintenance
The sidewalk vendor debate continues, a new electronics, chemical recycling contract and studying city-wide composting
Cleaning endless litter, catching illegal dumpers, automating traffic tickets and repairing city steps
Opening up to more sidewalk vendors, emergency grants for social service orgs, and revising the Lower Hill’s community benefits agreement
This Week’s Top Agenda Items
Inclusionary Zoning Takes New Turn While Pittsburgh Addresses Failing Fleet and Preserves Landmarks
Weighing Neighborhood Meeting Reforms, Reviewing Storm Damage and a Contentious Snow Removal Debate
Petition Calls for Pittsburgh to declare itself a Sanctuary City
Council Considers Homeless Protections From Housing Discrimination and May Monitor Social Media
Driver’s ed pilot program, supporting police/social worker teams and rooftop surveillance cameras—City Council Week of September 8
Sweeping public safety investments: automated red light enforcement, violence prevention grants, and fire station construction funding—City Council Week of September 1
Checking in: How Are We Doing?
One Thousand 911 calls in 1 minute, emergency communications breakdowns and an aging emergency vehicle fleet—City Council Week of July 28
New urban search and rescue team and filling gaps in afterschool programming—City Council Week of July 21
New regulations for short-term rentals, frustrations with unused funds and $1.5 million for food justice—City Council Week of July 14
Council to expand LGBTQIA+ protections, deer population controls, and funding for police recruitment,—City Council Week of July 7
An 8-hour Council meeting covers protecting sex workers, a new public safety training campus and funding violence prevention—City Council Week of June 30
Protecting gender-affirming care, respecting community input and park use—City Council Week of June 23
Reducing permit waits, buying City-owned houses and City Employee wellness—City Council Week of June 16
City may get its own Department of Public Health and Park Improvement Funding—City Council Week of June 9
This Week’s Top Agenda Items
Esplanade Jeopardizes Urban Farm, City Land Bank needs more money, and a call for Transparency from the Housing Authority—City Council Week of May 26
Council Celebrates Youth Violence Prevention Program , Accepts Funds to Combat Car Thefts - City Council Week of May 19
Aging EMS & Fire Fleets Pose Public Safety Risk - City Council Week of May 12
Council Extends State of Emergency, debriefs with Deputy Mayor after Storm - City Council Week of May 5
Council Approves Tiny Lots, Seeks State help To Save Public Transit - City Council Week of April 28
Council to Consider Pollinator Gardens and Natural Landscaping; Public Hearing on Historic Designation for Closed Gay Bar in Polish Hill—City Council Week of April 21
Untested Sexual Assault Kits to Be Processed, 2024 Shelter Contract Delayed another 5 Weeks - City Council Week of April 14
Reports on Winter Shelters and Affordable Housing, Bakery Square Expansion & Police Recruitment - City Council Week of March 31
Broken Bathrooms in City Parks plus Green Lighting New City Vendors - City Council Week of March 24
Property Tax Exemptions, Bridge Demolition, and Zoning Reform - City Council Week of March 17
City Council Week of March 10
Council Proposes New Hiring Process Following Interim Chief Ragland's Departure, a New Downtown Substance Abuse Center, and a Study to Reunite Manchester and Chateau—City Council Week of March 3
Council Discusses Residents' Frustrations on Snow Removal with No Action Taken, Sidewalk Repair Program for Low-Income Residents to be Made Permanent—City Council Week of Feb 24
Council Calls for Public Hearing Ahead of Approving New Police Chief, Extends Downtown Ambassador Program, and more—City Council Week of Feb 10
City Council Greenlights Three Charter Amendments, $4.2M for Children and Families, and $2M to Curb Evictions—City Council Week of Feb 3
Expanding Discrimination Protections & Unsafe Affordable Housing - City Council Week of Jan 27
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Headlines
Smart Loading Zones Pilot to Be Extended with No End Date
Slag Remediation and Improved Plastics Recycling - City Council Weeks of November 3rd and 10th
Updates
Housing Affordability vs. Traffic Impact & City-Owned Solar - City Council Week of October 20th
Fair Housing zoning changes, Public EV charging - City Council Week of October 14th
Traffic Calming and Police Recruiting - City Council Week of October 1st
Trash Can Rule Enforcement updates and NFL Funds Pass - City Council Week of Sept. 29
Paying for the NFL Draft - City Council Week of Sept. 22
Should Medical Marijuana protections exempt employees under Collective Bargaining Agreements? - City Council week of Sept. 14th
Red Light Cameras Pass - City Council week of Sept. 9th
Requiring Trash Cans and Medical Marijuana protections - City Council week of Sept. 2nd
Council Approves New Zoning Master Plan
In a contentious 5-4 vote, the city council approved the 2023 Master Plan.