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A
Hello
and
welcome
to
Pittsburgh
City
Council
standing
committees,
meeting
for
Wednesday
September
18th
2019.
My
name
is
Kim
Clark,
Baskin
and
I'm
your
deputy
city
clerk
with
us.
Today
we
have
our
sign
language
interpreter
Nick,
Miller,
the
following
is
legislation
up
for
preliminary
approval
by
Pittsburgh
City
Council.
This
morning
we
have
a
pre
agenda
bill
number
2032.
A
It
is
a
resolution
appointing
Kevin
Paulus
as
a
director
of
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
finance
and
law
committee.
Reverend
Burgess
is
a
chair.
We
have
new
papers,
bill
number,
2020
resolution
further
amending
resolution,
863
of
2018,
effective
January,
1
2019,
as
amended
entitled
resolution
adopting
and
approving
the
2019
capital
budget
in
the
2019
Community
Development
Block
Grant
Program
in
the
2019,
through
2024
capital
improvement
program
by
amending
various
CDBG
program
line
items,
adding
JD
Edwards
financial
information
and
authorizing
a
subsequent.
A
A
A
A
A
Agreements
and
instruments
convening,
as
is
all
of
the
cities
right,
title
and
interest
if
any
and
designated
city
and
properties
to
the
Urban
Redevelopment
Authority
for
consideration
of
one
dollar.
Each
bill
number
2000
resolution
adopting
plan
revision
to
the
city
of
Pittsburgh's
official
sewage
facilities
plan
for
light
of
Life
Ministries
Inc
at
234
vote,
Lee
Street
at
the
recently
subdivided
parcel
in
Pittsburgh
one
five.
A
Bill
number
2029
resolution
adopting
plan
revision
to
the
city
of
Pittsburgh's
officials,
sewage
facilities,
plan
for
the
201
Arsenal
Phase,
two
residential
land
development
project
located
at
135,
39th
Street
in
field
number
2030
resolution,
adopting
plan
revision
to
the
city
of
Pittsburgh's
official
sewage
facilities
plan
for
the
st.
Peter's
residence
projects
located
at
500,
Lockhart
Street
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
That
concludes
the
reading
of
the
legislation
up
for
preliminary
approval.
Thank
you
and
have
a
wonderful
day.
B
Okay
good
morning,
everyone
and
welcome
to
our
pre
agenda
item
here
before
we
go
into
our
regular
standing
committee
meeting
today
is
Wednesday
September,
the
18th
2019
I
am
councilman.
Krause
I
will
be
chairing
this
pre-interview.
We
are
here
to
interview
Kevin
palace
to
become
director
of
our
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
but
before
we
do
that
madam
clerk
may
I,
please
have
the
purpose
of
bill.
2032.
C
B
You
let
the
record
reflect
for
being
drawn
by
Councilwoman
Harris
Kevin
good
morning,
Cory
Kevin
I
can't
write
good
good
morning.
How
are
you
so
just
to
sort
of
set
the
ground
rules?
It's
really
very
easy
here.
What
would
like
to
do
is
just
hear
a
little
bit
about
yourself.
Members
clearly
have
your
your
resume.
Tell
us
a
little
bit
about
yourself.
Your
experience.
Some
members
will
have
some
questions
or
comments
for
you,
but
we'll
give
you
the
table.
First,
okay,.
D
Thank
you.
First,
one
thanks,
City
Council!
Forgive
me
the
opportunity
in
our
interview
this
morning
and
also
the
mayor
and
Chief
Gilman
for
the
confidence
of
my
ability
to
nominate
me
for
this
position.
I'm
a
little
bit
about
my
background.
I
was
a
DPW
seasonal
labor
for
two
summers,
while
in
college
it
really
helped
me
understand
the
frontline
operations
and
gave
me
valuable
experience
with
seeing
the
challenges
of
DPW
faces
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
D
You
know
our
office
is
high,
functioning
and
and
has
a
dedicated
team
that
we
really
have
a
team
first
mentality,
I,
truly
love
working
with
the
team
each
and
every
day
makes
it
fun
to
come
into
work.
We
touch
all
aspects
of
city
government
with
every
department
see
wide,
which
makes
the
day-to-day
operations
very
unique
and
in
fun
day
in
and
day
out.
D
You
know
we've
faced
a
lot
of
turnover
turnover
within
the
past
year
and
a
half
but
we're
able
to
operate
efficiently
during
that
time
and
I
truly
believe
it's
because
of
everyone's
commitment
in
that
office
that
we
were
able
to
do
so.
Some
of
the
things
that
we've
accomplished,
while
I've
been
employed
by
the
city,
was
that
we
successfully
exited
act
47,
which
was
huge
for
us
faced
a
lot
of
challenges.
D
While
we
were
in
that
and
it's
exciting
to
move
forward,
we've
invested
in
our
infrastructure
to
allocate
more
funds
or
city
assets
so
that
our
employees
work
in
a
safe
environment
and
a
higher
functioning
environment.
We've
invested
in
our
core
services
by
bolstering
staff
to
help
improve
overall
operations.
D
I
was
recently
involved
with
the
the
most
recent
bond
rating
agency
presentation,
where
we
received
a
credit
rating
increase,
which
I
think
is
a
huge
step
for
the
city.
I
think
it
outlines.
You
know
what
we're
trying
to
practice
with
fiscal
responsibility
is
huge
and
we
are
making
strides
to
get
better
and
just
a
couple
things
I
would
like
to
focus
on
or
continue
to
focus
on
in
this
role.
D
Would
be
you
know,
improving
the
city's
financial
outlook
by
continuing
in
financial
practices
that
act
47
implemented
while
it
was
here,
but
also
while
delivering
on
core
services?
It's
you
know
it's
it's
hard.
You
have
to
find
a
healthy
balance
between
between
both
of
them.
Guessing
this
include
growing
our
fund
balance
to
keep
it
over
the
10%
threshold
of
budgeted
expenditures,
borrowing
responsibly,
so
we
continue
to
invest
in
our
infrastructure,
increasing
the
pension
fund.
We
all
know
that's
a
huge
huge
hurdle
for
us
and
eliminating
operating
deficits.
D
If
we
can
eliminate
operating
deficits
have
operated
healthy
operating
results,
we
can
allocate
more
more
funds
to
the
pension
fund
and
grow.
Our
fund
balance
allocate
more
funds
to
our
infrastructure.
So
that's
really.
The
base
of
everything
want
to
continue
to
work
with
city
departments
to
help
operate.
You
know
more
efficiently
and
effectively,
but
anyone
who's
gotten
to
know
me
during
migration
at
the
city
knows
that
I'm
a
big
proponent
of
the
of
the
relationship
building
without
relationships.
It
makes
it
much
harder
to
operate
efficiently
if
we
work
together
instead
of
against
each
other.
D
B
E
Thank
you
for
your
willingness
to
serve
and
just
like
asked
you
a
couple
questions
on
the
bonds,
and
you
want
to
be
fiscal
responsible
right.
I
understand
that
work.
I
think
we're
up
to
around
two
hundred
million
dollars
in
bonds
have
been
taken
out
in
the
last
five
years
and
that's
being
pushed
on
which
will
actually
increase.
E
F
E
E
E
D
I
totally
understand
your
concerns.
Our
office
is
always
hands-on,
with
the
planning
of
you
know
what
our
bond
issuances
look
like,
not
only
now,
but
in
the
future
you're
right.
We
have
hit
a
low
with
our
debt
service
payment
and
have
fallen
under
that
12%
threshold
that
we're
trying
to
maintain
you're
absolutely
right
there.
But
while
we
are
planning
to
go
out
for
another
bond,
there
will
be
order
bonds
that
will
be
coming
off
our
plate
in
the
near
future.
That
will
allow
us
to
have
more
flexibility
and
drop
our
fun.
D
Our
debt
ratio
even
lower
again.
It
goes
back
to
the
healthy
balance
of
trying
to
maintain
our
infrastructure
and
invest
in
the
infrastructure
so
that
it
lasts
we're
continuing
to
try
to
increase
Pago
amounts,
but
if
we
can
only
do
that,
if
we
have
positive
operating
results,
so
everything
is
kind
of
intertwined,
but
I
will
say
moving
forward
with
the
current
plan.
D
D
Yeah
I
mean
it's
again.
It
goes
back
to
finding
that
healthy
balance.
You
try
to
accommodate
and
accomplish
as
much
as
possible.
We
always
have
eyes
on
that
and
and
I
will
say
that
we
are
we.
We
are
planning
QB
but
fiscally
responsible,
moving
forward
and
anticipate
saying
under
that
death
debt
threshold,
so
that
it
does
not
exceed
that
12%
number
and
I
think
that's
huge
for
the
city.
You
know
as
we
move
forward
with
through
the
plan,
we
can
always
alter
it
as
more
years
roll
on
and
as
we
realize,
some
operating
results
to.
E
D
D
The
capital
and
operating
budget
are
intertwined
and
work
hand-in-hand,
but
in
this
new
role,
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
understanding
more
about
it,
working
with
our
capital
team,
so
that
I
can
be
more
well-versed
in
it.
So
that's
something
that
I
will
continue
to
monitor
or
monitor,
moving
forward
and.
E
B
Do
okay,
Councilwoman?
Thank
you.
Okay,
Kevin
I'd
like
to
talk
just
a
little
bit
about
the
2020
budget
and
coming
out
of
state
receivership,
so
one
of
the
the
more
more
difficult
and
challenging
aspects
of
being
a
member
of
council,
at
least
for
me
for
the
first
ten
years
I
was
here,
is
the
fact
that
we
were
under
state
receivership
and
the
council.
G
B
B
We
may
need
to
ease
into
this
and
craft
a
five-year
plan,
and-
and
if
you
know
the
gods
are
with
me
and
and
I
get
through,
November
I
do
get
to
be
here
for
four
more
years,
and
that
really
is
going
to
be
my
focus
of
those
years.
What
are
we
going
to
do
to
begin
dealing
with
our
infrastructure,
but
as
it
relates
to
the
day-to-day
neighborhood,
the
people
that
call
me
that
say
you
know
this
property
is
vacant
or
this
one
is
overgrown
or
we
can't
find
the
owner
here
or
someone
squatting
here
and.
H
B
B
I
love
that
when
the
mayor
presents
his
budget,
he
talks
about
the
budgets
or
the
soul
of
the
city
and
that
they
reflect
what
our
priorities
are
and
I
truly
believe
in
my
heart
of
hearts,
and
it's
why
I
ran
to
sit
in
this
chair
is
that
our
priority
is
people
first
and
foremost
above
and
beyond
everything
else.
It's
the
people
that
we're
here
to
represent
and
I
want.
G
B
Just
sort
of
offer
that
up
to
you
that
in
this
budget
season,
I
want
you
to
realize
that's
going
to
be
a
real
priority
for
me,
and
I
would
like
to
build
that
relationship
with
you
and
and
to
talk
about
how
we
can
best
build
a
plan
that
is
responsible.
You
know
that
reflects
our
fiscal
responsibility.
God
knows
I,
don't
ever
want
to
go
back
there
again,
I,
don't
think!
There's
anybody
on
the
fifth
floor
that
wants
to
go
back
to
where
we
were
12
years
ago
14
years
ago.
B
We
want
to
do
right,
I
think
one
of
our
major
responsibilities
here
Councilwoman
has
brought
this
up,
is
to
manage
the
budget
responsibly,
managed
the
public
purse
responsibly
and
get
the
biggest
bang
for
our
buck
sand
do
right
by
the
people
that
we
represent
so
and
not
just
you
know,
while
they're
here
but
after
they
leave.
You
know
the
Councilwoman
was
was
instrumental
in
in
when
she
served
as
president
to
help
to
craft
the
the
policy
around
the
parking
meter,
revenue
and
and
sequestering
that
and
putting
that
towards
her
pension.
B
G
B
Lives
here
as
employees
of
the
city
and
and
we
have
offered
pension,
and
we
want
to
be
honorable
and
honest
and
making
certain
that
those
are
funded.
So
you
know
we
have
a
little
bit
of
belt-tightening
I
supposed
to
do
or
priority
selecting
to
do.
And
while
we
do
that,
you
know
I
just
want
to
be
very
up
front
and
forward
that
my
priority
in
this
budget
is
going
to
be
the
people
and
the
neighborhoods
that
that
need
that
TLC
that
we
haven't
quite
been
able
to
provide
in
the
in
the
years
past
right.
D
B
And
I
think
this
year
it
might
take
a
series
of
those
meetings.
You
know
we
had
several
last
year.
I
know
that,
and
there
was
a
meeting
scheduled
with
the
administration
and
members
of
the
council
to
begin
discussing
our
you
know
our
sort
of
baseline
priorities,
but
you
know
as
we
go
on,
and
you
know,
we
are
thoroughly
committed
to
being
responsible
stewards
making
certain
that
we
don't
go
back
ever
again
to
where
we
were
and
at
the
same
time
really
manage
our
priorities
to
be
the
people
in
the
neighborhoods
that
we
represent.
Absolutely
thanks.
E
E
G
E
E
D
And
I
will
say
you
know,
since
this
administration's
come
into
office,
we've
been
committed
to
funding
additional
monies
and
we
are
continuing
to
to
carry
that
out.
Not
only
the
minimum.
The
minimum
obligation
set
forth
by
the
actuaries
but
the
parking
asset,
but
another
amount
on
top
of
that
as
well.
But.
B
You
have
one
more
question
in
this
digital
age
in
which
we
live
in
information,
whether
it
be
correct
or
incorrect
and
tends
to
swirl.
You
know
within
seconds,
and
this
distributed
and
I've
got
hit
with
us
a
couple
times
now
and
I
want
to
give
you
the
opportunity
to
correct
this
that
somehow
we
have
more
money
than
we
know
what
to
do
with
and
we're
struggling
to
spend
it.
Can
you
kind
of
correct
that,
for
us,
please,
and
and
and
let's
kind
of
put
a
stop
to
that
rumor-
that's
that's
out
there
yeah.
D
I
wish
that
was
the
case.
We
certainly
do
not
I'm.
You
know
we're
constantly
looking
at
the
fund
balance,
and
you
know
what
our
revenue
actuals
are
in
comparison
with
our
expenditures.
A
lot
of
some
funds
are
designated
for
specific
uses
and
trust
funds
in
grants
and
whatnot,
but
as
far
as
the
undesignated
fund
balance,
that
is
something
that
you
will
see
on
the
target
budget
page
that
is
contained
in
a
budget
document
that
that's
really
our
guiding
light
to
try
to
be
fiscally
responsible
to
make
sure
that
that
stays
above
that
10%
and
we're.
B
Committed
to
that
absolutely
legislatively
absolutely
right:
it's
law,
it's
not
a
whim
or
an
idea
that
we
might
have
or
something
that
we
think
we
need
to
do.
We've
crafted
that
into
law,
and
it
is
our
responsibility
by
law
to
keep
that
fund
balance.
Yep,
yes,
yeah!
Thank
you,
I
appreciate
it
counselor.
Would
you
have
anything
else?
You
well.
D
I
B
F
J
Good
morning
welcome
to
Pittsburgh
City
Council's
Standing
Committee
meeting
of
Wednesday
September
18th
2019.
Our
first
order
of
business
is
public
comment.
Members
of
the
public
who
wanted
to
come
and
address
council
you'll,
be
giving
three
minutes
off
with
your
name
and
either
address
or
location.
The
green
light
means
to
start
of
three
minutes.
You
know
light
means
one
minute
to
summarize
the
red
light
means
your
time
is
the
spark.
Please
relinquish
the
podium
first
speaker,
please
everything.
First
speaker,
please.
K
F
Thank
you.
You
know,
god
is
good
for
me
to
make
it
on
time.
I
have
a
lot
of
personal
things
and
did
with
my
husband
just
times.
I
have
to
do
things
for
him.
I
want
to
start
off
the
day,
because
there's
I
mean
I'm,
really
troubled
by
you.
It's
a
council
because
you're
not
listening
to
the
people.
You
understand
you're
doing
what
you
want
to
do,
but
before
I
say
that
I
wanted
to
say
something
to
you
personally
mr.
crops,
mr.
Crouse
I
wanted
to
say
you
have
my
condolences
about
your
mother.
F
I
can't
feel
your
pain,
but
there's
a
loss.
You
know
we
had
my
mother
for
92
years
and
when
she
died
and
I
left
her
in
Allegheny,
General,
remembered
writing
and
just
saying
I
didn't
think
about
my
husband
and
nothing.
It's
just
that
I
lost
my
mom
so
truly
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart,
I
feel
for
you.
Okay,
now
I'm
gonna
go
on
Miss
Smith
I
was
personally,
you
know.
I
live
up
in
Keighley
where
person
I'm
talking
about
the
cleaning
and
I'm
doing
well
just
the
other
day.
F
One
of
the
seniors
came
to
me.
This
lady
walks
downtown
quite
a
bit.
She
does
a
lot
of
walking
to
be
the
age
that
she
is
because
I
think
she's
about
my
he's
in
her
seventies,
but
she
came
to
me
and
she
said.
Thank
you
because
I've
been
cleaning
where
the
cars
are
that
Hill.
She
said
because
I
saw
rats,
there,
I
saw
rats
and
she
said
I
stopped
going
that
way.
F
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
I
am
doing
the
best
I
can
to
try
to
help
us
seniors,
because
sometimes
it
looks
like
we're
being
neglected.
Now,
anytime,
Katie
were
ervice
built
that
for
the
seniors
and
anytime
you
got
weeds.
You
know
that
Miss
Harris,
yes,
miss
ma'am
Smith
is
as
tall
as
me.
Almost
as
tossing
I'm
5
feet.
That's
been
years.
They
haven't
been
doing
it.
I
started
cleaning
because
I
thought
that
it
was
the
building
and
they're
just
trying
to
let
us
go.
F
The
old
people
are
scared
because
they
think
you're
gonna.
Let
that
building
be
tore
down.
You
need
parking
space,
that's
what
they're
saying
you
would
just
have
a
shuttle
to
bring
them
downtown.
I
do
want
you
to
know,
though,
that
you
need
to
help
us
to
get
a
bus
to
go
to
the
hospital
at
the
bottom
of
the
hill.
Also,
we
must
take
two
buses
if
we
go
to
Mercy
and
it's
at
the
bottom
of
the
hill.
F
Now
the
veil,
when
they
were
talking
about
the
buses
and
I,
see
you
got
corn,
you
got
all
kind
of
stuff
for
the
students
down
Fifth
Avenue,
build
I
mean
it
where
they
stay
and
he
was
working
worried
about
the
buses,
didn't
I,
say
you're,
making
it
for
the
children
for
them
students
or
college
students.
What
about
the
seniors?
You
know
it's
a
it's
a
shame.
It's
a
shame
that
we
don't
have
a
bus
to
go
to
the
bottom
of
the
hill.
F
J
C
C
Bill
2020
resolution
further
amending
resolution
number
863,
adopting
and
approving
the
2019
capital
in
2019
CDBG
grant
program
in
the
2019
through
2024
capital
improvement
program
by
amending
various
CDBG
program
line
items,
adding
JD
Edwards
financial
information
and
authorizing
the
subsequent
agreement
for
operation.
Administrative
expenses,
maintenance,
purchase
of
equipment
in
or
rehabilitation
of
neighborhood
facilities.
On
behalf
of
the
residents
of
the
city.
B
G
H
E
H
Did
legislation
authorizing
the
2019
CDBG
program,
I
think
two
weeks
ago
with
that
piece,
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
were
presenting
the
record
that
we
showed
to
the
public
for
the
annual
action
plan
in
the
spring.
With
this
piece
we're
capturing
all
the
changes
that
were
directed
from
council
offices
and
the
administration
for
ul
owes
over
the
summer.
Okay,.
E
J
E
H
H
H
Victor
Rick's
can
speak
to
the
locations
for
the
ramp
and
sidewalk,
but
just
to
kind
of
recap,
these
three
pieces,
2021,
2022
and
2023-
are
all
part
of
an
annual
exercise.
We
do
we
have
a
timeliness
deadline
with
HUD
and
January
31st
each
year.
They
check
our
existing
balance,
we're
not
really
supposed
to
have
more
than
1.5
times
our
current
allocation.
H
So
every
summer
we
check
in
with
our
departments,
to
see
if
there's
any
slow,
moving
projects
or
money,
we
should
be
allocated
towards
something
more
pressing,
so
in
talking
with
DPW
those
were
the
projects
that
they
identified,
that
they
think
they'd
be
able
to
spend
before
that
January
31st
deadline
and
it's
it's
hard,
because
if
the
money's
got
to
be
out,
the
door
spent
I
can't
just
be
committed.
So
in
doing
that,
we
we
reached
out
to
other
departments
to
see
if
they
had
pressing
needs
and
that's
when
we
spoke
with
domi
about
sidewalk
needs.
H
I
C
J
C
K
Just
say
that
we
had
a
meeting
yesterday
for
the
legislation
I
put
in
place
for
trying
to
address
the
blight
in
the
you
know.
The
public
and
private
property
in
the
city
and
part
of
the
discussion
were
sidewalks
that
we
should
not
just
be
cutting
down
weeds.
There
are
sidewalks
that
are
on
city
owned
parcels
that
are
in
a
really
horrible
condition,
and
yet
we're
citing
residents
for
their
sidewalks,
so
part
of
that
came
up.
K
B
E
B
J
G
E
K
E
K
D
I
E
H
J
K
J
G
J
J
J
J
C
2035
resolution
amending
resolution
number
507
vacating
a
portion
of
call
wall
street
in
portions
of
our
way
in
the
Third
Ward
six
council
district
of
the
city
by
extending
the
expiration
date
of
the
payment
from
the
property
owners
to
the
Treasury
of
the
city
from
60
days
to
105
days
from
the
effective
date
of
the
resolution.
August
1st
of
2019
animotion.
J
C
First
entering
into
a
corporation
agreement
with
the
URA
setting
forth
the
rights
and
obligations
of
the
city
and
the
URA
relating
to
these
initial
conveniences
and
further
setting
forth
the
rights
and
obligations
of
the
city
and
the
URA
related
to
the
subsequent
disposition
of
these
properties
to
third
parties.
Jakarta
was
a
pleasure.
J
A
J
K
G
Isn't
Councilwoman
Harris's
district?
She
has
a
couple
questions
still
remaining,
but
the
developer
and
their
party
is
going
to
reach
out
to
her,
hopefully
in
the
next
couple
days
and
solve
this.
If
not,
we
can
recommit
on
Tuesday
under
the
Councilwoman
is
going
to
abstain
today,
but
I
think
we
should
move
forward,
given
that
we'll
get
hopefully
get
that
information
by
Tuesday.
Thank.
G
C
2028
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
to
renew
the
non-exclusive
license
agreement
with
the
federal
General
Services
Administration
for
the
Veteran
Affairs
Highland
Drive
campus
for
limited
use
and
conduct
due
diligence
pursuant
to
the
application
approved
by
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
and
the
Department
of
Justice
to
acquire
the
property
for
law
enforcement
and
emergency
management
purposes.
The.
C
J
G
G
C
H
J
J
There
is
a
meeting
couple
announcements
this
afternoon
with
sessions
beginning
at
1:30,
and
2:30
council
will
hold
a
briefing
with
PC
TV
relative.
The
community
needs
assessment.
Next
Tuesday
September
24th
with
sessions
beginning
at
1:30
and
2:15
council,
hold
a
briefing
with
the
finest
Department
relative
to
audit
contracting
information.
Statements
from
the
members
miss
Harris,
yeah.
E
I
got
quite
a
few
phone
calls,
and
everyone
didn't
stand
for
the
pledge
and
I
would
hope
that
yesterday,
I
I
don't
know,
but
evidently
it
was
seen
when
they
were
watching
television,
so
I'm,
hoping
if
everyone
does,
if
there's
people
that
don't
want
to
stand
for
the
pledge
Pledge
of
Allegiance,
that
they
remove
himself
from
the
room
until
we
pledge,
because
people
have
died
for
this
country.
When.
J
I
will
suggest
I
will
suggest
a
little
segue.
Yesterday,
the
pittsburgh
gender
equity
commission
released
a
study
called
pittsburgh
inequality
across
gender
and
race,
and
it
found
similar
to
things
that
we've
been
saying.
They've
just
documented
some
of
the
things
that
we've
been
talking
about
that
in
similar
cities,
black
women
in
pittsburgh
face
higher
rates
of
maternal
morale
and
mortality
and
poverty,
along
with
lower
rates
of
employment
and
college
readiness.
Black
men
face
higher
rates
of
occupational
segregation,
homicides,
cancer
and
cardiovascular
disease.
The
study
finds
out
automatically
by
just
moving
from
pittsburgh.
J
African-Americans,
their
life
expectancy
would
go
up
just
by
moving
from
pittsburgh.
Their
income
would
go
up
just
by
moving
from
pittsburgh.
Their
educational
opportunities
for
their
children
would
go
up.
This
is
not
new,
and
so
we
have
in
pittsburgh,
although
we
don't
like
to
talk
about
it,
but
in
study
after
study
after
study
after
study,
this
region
is
one
of
the
worst
places
for
african-americans
in
the
United
States
for
a
city
of
its
size.
J
There
are
some
who
say
that
we
should
only
focus
on
those
communities,
because
the
majority
of
african-americans
actually
in
Pittsburgh,
live
in
african-american
communities,
and
so
some
would
say
that
I
think
that
although
I
hear
that
it
is
misguided
because
it
won't
happen,
I
think
instead
what
we
say
when
we
say
that
we
want
to
lift
up
Homewood
or
we
lift
up
Bell
soup
or
I,
lift
up
the
hill.
We're
not
saying
this
in
isolation.
I
join
with
my
colleague,
councilman
Smith,
when
she
talks
about
how
south
of
the
river
has
not
gotten
invested
in.
J
So
when
we
talk
about
focus
in
a
Homewood,
we're
really
saying
is
we're
going
to
focus
on
Shadyside
and
Homewood
when
we
say
we're
going
to
focus
on
shared
and
we're
really
saying
is
we're
going
to
focus
on
Squirrel,
Hill
and
Sheridan.
We
realized
that
the
affluent
I'm
not
there
yet,
but
we
realized
that
for
our
fluent
communities
there
because
of
their
own
internal
resources,
they
without
any
government
help,
will
do
well.
J
What
we're
really
saying
is
that,
while
we
are
encouraging
that
development
in
our
fluent
areas
at
the
same
time
as
a
city,
we
are
also
going
to
focus
on
those
communities
who
do
not
have
resources,
because
the
way
this
city
will
grow
is
we
must
grow
together
and
so
I,
and
then
I'll
say
this,
though
every
pain
is
legitimate.
Every
every
mother,
who
is
the
child,
regardless
of
of
race,
is
significant.
J
You
talked
about
this,
but
there's
always
a
new
flavor
of
the
month,
right
that
that
women
are
being
oppressed
and
then
there's
you
know
and
and
that's
awful
they
should
not
be
I've
taught
that
for
thirty
years
that
you
know
we
have
an
issue
sometimes
with
gay
and
lesbian
transgender
people
and
their
discrimination.
That's
also
awful.
All
these
things
are
awful,
but
when
you
add
race
to
it,
it
gets
worse,
and
so,
as
a
city
and
as
a
council
we
have
to
remember
that
is
the
situation
in
our
city.
J
We
are
the
Tale
of
Two
Cities.
We
are
part
of
Pittsburgh,
that's
very
affluent
and
doing
very
well,
but
there's
another
part
of
Pittsburgh,
particularly
black
brown
and
poor.
That
is
struggling
and
we
must
I'm
this
suggesting.
We
always
keep
that
in
mind.
I
think
the
mayor
is
right.
That
I
think
the
one
Pittsburgh
plan
can
help
I
think
there
are
things
that
each
of
us
can
do
as
a
city
and
as
a
council
we
will
get
better,
but
we
will
only
get
better
together
as
a
whole
city,
and
thank
you
for
that
moment,
I.
K
Thankful
that
you
brought
it
up,
but
I,
think
that
I
would
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
mentioned
that,
although
I
think
we
need
to
do
something
I
think
oftentimes
when
government
gets
involved,
that's
when
things
get
worse,
not
better
and
I
mean
I.
Think
when
we
think
the
answer
to
people
living
in
poverty
is
making
sure
we
have
more
affordable
housing,
and/or,
more
low-income
housing.
K
K
I,
don't
necessarily
think
we're
helping
people
when
we're
saying
that
banning
guns
is
the
answer
to
all
violence
when
we
see
an
increase
in
the
stabbings
in
the
city
and
other
things,
I,
don't
necessarily
think,
and
especially
when
you
know
that
those
laws
enforcement
of
those
laws
particularly
affect
the
african-american
community,
with
enforcement,
we're
not
really
helping
people
we're
really
just
making
a
political
statement.
I
think
we
really
want
to
help
people.
K
We
have
to
have
an
open
and
honest
conversation
about
what
lifting
people
up
really
looks
like
and
what
that
is,
and
for
me,
if
I
was
in
living
in
poverty
and
believe
me,
I
have
before
I've,
been
a
widow
and
with
two
small
kids,
so
I
know
what
that's
like
so
for
me.
I'd
want
help
to
lift
me
up,
not
just
to
keep
me
down
and
suppress
me.
L
Very
briefly,
I
actually
couldn't
disagree
with
councilman
Smith
more.
The
history
of
this
country
is
government
getting
directly
involved
for
the
upliftment
of
white
Americans
and
directly
pressing
and
passing
laws
that
have
done
nothing
to
keep
black
and
brown
people
in
this
country
down
that
has
been
that's
the
history
of
government
in
our
country.
We
can
look
at
our
city
and
also
see
the
direct
influence
of
government
I.
Look
at
my
own
district,
the
lower
Hill
that
was
the
direct
result
of
government
deciding
to
destroy
in
this
place.
K
J
We
don't
talk
about
this,
but
what
makes
the
black
community
Pittsburgh
different
is
that
it
is
very
segregated
and
that's
also
the
problem
that
in
other
cities,
they're
more
dispersed
in
our
city.
The
majority
of
African
Americans
live
in
African,
American
communities
and
unfortunately,
almost
every
African
American
unity
in
Pittsburgh
is
primarily
poor
and
so.
K
J
J
One
is
prayed
like
I.
Think
it's
like
in
Limington
is
the
second
highest
home
ownership
in
in
say:
Pittsburgh,
yes,
but
I
think
that's
it's
yes,
I
just
think
it's
that's
the
work.
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
J
Well,
there's
this
new
thing
that
basically
it's
not
their
time,
but
as
long
as
they
are
in
the
worst
condition
in
Pittsburgh,
it
is
their
time
as
long
as
they
have
been
discriminated
against.
It
is
their
time
as
long
as
the
social
data,
the
sociological
data
says
they
are
trailing
their
other
counterparts
of
Asians
and
and
and
and
and
and
of
Asians
and
Indian
and
every
other
crew.
It
is
their
time,
and
so,
if
and
I,
really
don't
care
what
other
people
say?
I'm
gonna
continue
to
talk
about
it.
J
When
we
see
black
and
black
lives
matter,
we're
not
saying
other
lives,
don't
matter
what
we
really
are
saying
that
but
black
lives
matter
too,
because
oftentimes
that
gets
ignored,
that
gets
that
gets
overlooked
and
so
I'm
very
passionate
about
it
all
lives
matter,
all
kids
matter
all
communities
matter,
but
the
Bible
talks
about
doing
things
for
the
least
among
them
and
in
Pittsburgh
the
least
among
them
are
African
Americans
living
in
African
American
communities.
It
is
our
moral,
our
religious
and
our
democratic
responsibility
to
update
those
communities
and
I
will
advocate
for
them.
J
I'll
work
for
them
as
long
as
they
want
me
and
even
when
they
don't
want
me,
I'll
work
for
them
because
I'm
not
going
anywhere.
You
know
my
plot
is
already
my
wife
already
bought
our
plots
and
Homewood
Cemetery.
You
know,
and
so
we're
not
going
I'm
gonna,
be
here
saying
this
for
as
long
as
I
have
breath
and
and
I
have
four
children.
J
Hopefully
one
of
them
will
stay
in
Pittsburgh
and
continue
to
work
when
I'm
done
so
I
just
need
to
sometimes
say
it
because
I
don't
say
at
all
time,
and
and
but
it
is,
it
is
striking
that
we
have
report
after
report.
I
went
to
go,
see
Cornel
West.
Last
week
he
was
in
town
and
I
had
a
small
gathering.
He
gave
a
lecture
about
how
race
still
matters
and
they
talked
about
how
blacks
are
in
this
region.
How
african-americans
are
in
this
city
and
the
some
of
the
worst
statistics
in
the
country?
J
J
E
J
M
I,
don't
pretend
to
I,
haven't
I'm
under
no
illusions
that
the
suggestion
I'm
about
to
make
is
going
to
solve
all
the
the
very
serious
and
heavy
issues
that
we're
discussing
today.
But
you
know
one
thing:
that's
true
is
that
we
were
blessed
with
neighborhoods,
with
90
neighborhoods
and
with
nine
council
districts
and
I.
G
M
Than
two
minutes,
but
but
that
also
does
tend
to
divide
us
geographically
and
into
hills
and
valley,
neighborhoods-
and
you
know,
even
there
are
even
neighborhoods
within
neighborhoods
I
know
before
I
was
on
council
before
I
was
working
on
council.
There
was
a
bus
tour
that
went
all
around
all
the
districts
that
every
council
member
participated
in
with
their
staff
and
again
I.
Don't
okay!
Well,
let's
try
to
get
a
hundred
percent
participation.
This
time
I
say
just
you
know,
be
happy
to
work
on
logistics
with
council
president.
M
If
we're
keeping
the
entire
city
in
mind
as
we're
making
decisions,
especially
around
the
purse
strings
of
the
city,
we
can
be
really
strategic
if
we
have
perhaps
other
people's
districts
in
mind
when
we're
making
decisions
about
investment
so
and
I
think
that
if
we
have
our
eyes
open
to
what
are
the
possibilities
are
in
other
districts,
we
can
also
communicate
that
back
to
our
constituents
in
our
community
groups
as
well.
So
it's
one
approach
again.
K
The
idea
of
the
tour
I
want
to
say
that
all
of
our
neighbourhoods
deserve
investment,
regardless
of
whether
they're
wealthy,
whether
your
honor,
whether
the
predominately
white,
regardless
of
whether
they're
they're
you
know
very
diverse
neighborhoods
and
regardless
of
whether
they're
African
American
army,
African
American,
where
they
are
residents
to
serve
our
services
delivered
and-
and
we
could
need
to
do
better,
I
think
in
terms
of
delivering
some
of
those
services
to
a
lot
of
our
residents.
But
I
don't
want
to
sacrifice
one
neighborhood
versus
the
other.
The
idea
should
be.