Update: I contacted the pension folks at city payroll. They were unsure, as this question has not come up previously. They looked at the various community posts regarding RMD and pensions. And like many of us, were confused, as there seemed to be various answers and thoughts on the matter, as to make it unclear. They then called the attorney and were informed that our city pension is not subject to RMD, the pension payments are not RMD, and no amount of the monthly pension checks are RMD. In our case, the answer is NO. It would be nice if TT did a better job at asking the question. A primary or subsequent question could and should be "Is your pension subject to RMD?" That could be the first question, or it could be a follow up question to answering NO to the current question.
