Briefing
Pittsburgh City Council (Apr 14, 2026) adopts proclamations; approves capital, parks, land disposition, and contract actions
Council met April 14, 2026 (9 members present). Council adopted multiple proclamations (including Fair Housing Month and Arbor Day/Tree City USA), approved an Ethics Hearing Board appointment, and approved final actions on several finance, public works, and land matters. Major items included a transfer of $134,831.25 to slope-failure remediation, contract increases and supplemental agreements for engineering and legal services, awards of construction inspection/administration contracts for City Steps and bridge design, approvals to pave portions of 7th and 9th Streets, multiple park and trail grant applications and tree-planting agreements (including DCNR grant applications and a Tree Pittsburgh restoration project), authorization for land dispositions and transfers to the Pittsburgh Land Bank, and referrals for workforce and human-resources related agreements (Pittsburgh Partnership and EARN/JJIP funding).
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