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A
Hello
and
welcome
to
the
Pittsburgh
City
Council
standing
committees,
meeting
for
Wednesday
December
11th
2019,
my
name
is
Chris
Dodson
and
with
us
today
is
Connor
Letson
Berger
our
sign
language
interpreter
due
to
the
length
of
today's
agenda.
Please
go
to
the
legislative
Information
Center
via
the
City
Council
website,
to
read
the
bills
that
are
up
preliminary
vote.
You
can
find
the
link
in
the
business
drop
down
on
the
city's
Pittsburgh
PA
that
gov
website
click
the
legislative
information
center
from
there
click
the
red
launch
button.
A
B
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
Pittsburgh
City
Council
Standing
Committee
meeting
of
Wednesday
December
11
2000,
nineteen,
our
first
order
of
business
is
public
comment.
Members
of
the
public
one
address
city
council:
please
come
for
it,
you'll
be
given
three
minutes.
The
green
light
means
to
start
a
three
minutes.
The
o
light
means
one
minute
summarize.
The
red
light
means
your
time
has
expired.
Like
everyone,
the
rules
of
council
state,
the
Commons
them
into
matters
of
concern.
B
C
Dr.
Ronald
and
Miller
Lawrenceville
and
Bloomfield
global
intelligence
society
candidate
for
president
2020
I'm,
the
author
of
gen
sex
identity
formation
and
I
invite
people
to
review
I
pay
for
review
before
publication
this
year.
My
public
comment
has
to
do
with
this
and
and
also
will
be
part
of
my
book
I'm,
going
to
use
some
language
from
gen
sex
studies,
so
American
Sociological,
Association
and
American
Anthropological
Association
information.
C
My
public
comment
is
a
tale
of
two
queens
I
think
are
dealing
with
the
city
government
as
if
it
is
their
Dominion.
A
concern
of
this
council
is
control
of
City
Council
and
impeachable.
Offense
is
mayoral
interference
with
the
office
of
the
president
of
council.
An
impeachable
offense
is
also
counselor
collusion
with
mayoral
interference
with
the
office
president
of
council.
The
former
applies,
in
my
view,
to
mr.
Peduto.
At
a
probability
of
point,
eight
point:
nine
five
in
the
latter
to
district
seven
is
gross
a
probability
of
0.7
two
point:
nine.
C
If
the
mayor
is
impeached
and
Home
Rule
Charter
says
we
can
get
started
with
twenty
citizens.
Guess
who
becomes
mayor?
It
is
the
president
of
Council
citizens.
Are
you
ready
for
mayor
Kraus
MS
grows
mirrors
mister
Peduto,
MS,
grosses
public
a
pillars?
Her
word
resemble
mirror
mr.
Purdue
toes
public
projections.
The
anti
carbon
miss
grows
position
mirrors
the
anti
carbon
anti
Allegheny
County
position
of
mister
Peduto,
the
no
focus
on
the
integrity
of
the
vote
in
viability
of
free
speech
in
public
comment
by
Miss
gross
mirrors.
Mr.
C
Purdue
toes
out-of-focus
depictions
of
vote
security
on
public
comment.
Sanctity,
miss
grouse
mimics,
in
my
view,
mr.
Peduto
here
her
here
say
or
parent
mr.
Purdue,
toes
yes
and
no
what's
wrong,
for
you
is
right
for
me
speech
miss
grosses
public
positions,
reassemble
mr.
Purdue
toes
posts.
Does
she
agree
with
all
of
his
positions?
Is
she
the
political
disciple
of
mr.
Purdue,
toes
livonians
prophet
of
Pittsburgh
mr.
Purdue
issue,
mr.
E
B
E
B
E
B
E
F
B
E
Hill
2396
resolution
further
amending
and
supplementing
resolution
number
855
by
transferring
a
total
of
thirty
three
thousand
three
hundred
seventy
two
dollars
and
forty
six
cent
within
district.
One
neighborhood
needs
to
Allegheny
West,
five
thousand
dollars:
historic
Doge,
Town,
Development,
Corporation,
ten
thousand
dollars,
Northside
Leadership
Conference,
twelve
thousand
dollars,
Spring
Hill,
Civic,
League,
five
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
and
public
safety
AEDs
eight
hundred
seventy
two
dollars
and
46
cents.
E
B
E
B
G
Conversation
I
think
we
should
vote
these
through
today.
I
do
plan
on
bringing
forward
some
amendments
to
the
bills
for
Tuesday,
based
upon
the
testimony
that
those
who
came
to
the
post
agenda
as
well
as
came
to
the
public
hearing
where
they
wanted
some
additional
language
added,
so
I'll
have
that
ready
for
Tuesday.
The
other
conversation.
B
I
would
say
one
thing
and
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
members
who
participated,
those
who
came
to
public
hearing
post
agenda,
those
who
watched
online
and
those
who've
just
privately
gave
me
the
assurances
I
will
say
this,
and
this
is
what
I
think
the
significance
of
these
bills
are.
B
If
we
continue
to
do
the
same
thing
that
we've
always
done,
this
problem
will
be
exactly
the
same
that
it
is
today.
It
will
not
change,
it
will
get
worse.
Actually
that
means
moving
forward.
We
have
to
have
this
conversation
in
everything.
We
do
every
action
we
do.
We
have
to
ask
the
question:
does
this?
How
does
this
promote
diversity
and
equity
in
our
city
and
if
it
doesn't,
perhaps
we
should
do
something
different?
The
reason
that
the
Rooney
rule
was
so
spectacular
was
it
made
the
Steelers?
It
allows
us
to
us
to
do
something.
B
Transformational,
bringing
coach
Tomlin
into
the
Steelers
changed
the
culture
of
sports
in
the
United
States
it
changed.
It
was
a
fundamental
change
in
it
echoed
from
assistant
coaches
to
front
office's
to
other
sports,
and
so
in
every
decision
we
have
to
have
that
conversation
and
if
we
have
that
conversation
I
believe
because
I
have
confidence
in
my
city.
I
have
confidence
in
this
council
I
have
confidence
that
we
will
normally
make
the
best
decision.
It's
just
oftentimes.
We
don't
have
the
conversation,
and
now
this
legislation
signals
is
time
to
have
the
conversation
with
that.
So.
D
F
B
E
B
To
approve
me
a
second
all,
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay,
all
right,
so
we
have
their
hip
the
budget
bills.
We're
gonna,
read
the
budget
bills
together
then,
as
part
of
the
budget
bills.
We
will
make
our
amendments
after
that
we
will
go
into
the
tax
bills
and
keep
on
with
the
agenda,
and
so
it's
mr.
banek
somewhere
in
the
house,
all
right,
I'm
gonna,
need
you
at
the
table
bill,
and
so
we
will
read
the
three
bills
together:
correct
ill.
D
E
Resolution
adopting
and
approving
the
2020
capital
budgets
and
the
2020
CDBG
program
in
the
2020
through
2025
capital
improvement
program,
bill
number,
22,
65
resolution
fixing
the
number
of
officers
and
employees
of
the
city
for
the
2020
fiscal
year
and
the
rate
of
compensation
thereof
and
setting
maximum
levels
for
designated
positions.
Thank.
B
F
B
H
A
bill
Urbanek
City
Council
budget
director
good
morning.
All
the
first
amendment
of
today
is
actually
operating.
Amendment
number
4,
as
you
know,
of
the
budgets
already
been
amended
via
the
line-item
vote
that
we
had
on
Monday
the
first
amendment
number
4
is
a
$10,000
increase,
the
council
staff
and
you
can
see
the
the
outline
of
how
that
money
is
separated.
Total
changed
one
hundred
and
two
thousand
dollars
for
the
2020
budget.
Next
amendment
is
listen.
B
H
H
F
H
B
H
The
next
is
Capitol
amendment
number
seven
and
it
what
it
does
is
it
restores
the
hunger
organizations
that
we
fund
on
an
annual
basis.
They
were
not
funded
in
this
year's
mayor's
budget
proposal.
It
restores
the
funding
to
two
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars
of
Community
Development
Block
Grant
funds.
H
It
does
that
through
a
reduction
of
eighty
five
thousand
dollars
from
the
neighborhood
initiatives
fund
from
the
URA
it
also
City
Council
also
reduces
its
amount
that
it
gets
on
an
annual
basis
of
unspecified
law,
local
options
to
sixty
thousand
dollars,
and
it's
broken
down
in
this
manner.
Greater
Pittsburgh,
Community,
Food
Bank,
will
receive
$100,000
in
this
proposal:
community
Pittsburgh,
Community,
Services,
hunger,
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
Pittsburgh
community
services,
safety,
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
victims
Center
for
victims
and
the
mediation
Center.
Twenty
five
hundred
dollars,
Pittsburgh
Action
Against
Rape
twenty
five
dollars.
B
B
H
H
That
number
used
to
be
it
used
to
be
equal
when
Mayor
Peduto
first
came
in
each
council
and
the
mayor
would
split
that
amount
that
has
been
significantly
reduced
on
an
annual
basis
all
the
way
down
to
the
one
hundred
and
seventy-five
thousand
dollars
the
mayor's
receiving
this
year
and
most
of
the
time
we
would
split
the
amount
of
money
that
would
go
into
the
community
services
and
hunger
services.
This
year,
it's
more
or
less
on
on
council
two
to
do
that.
So.
B
J
Organizations
I
want
more
accountability,
because
I
have
seen-
and
I
mentioned
this,
the
other
day,
a
lot
of
organizations
that
get
the
funding
and
they
received
the
produce
and
they
receive
the
food
and
yet
they'll
put
a
post
up
and
just
anybody
comes
and
gets
it
not
necessarily
based
on
need,
but
just
on
one
and
I
think
that
you
know
I
want
to
make
sure
these
dollars
are
going
to
people
that
actually
really
need
it,
and
as
best
as
we
can
I
like
to
keep,
it
has
more
accountability
with
it.
Any.
H
Amendment
is
capital
amendment
eight,
it's
to
increase
demolition
by
$400,000
and
it's
under
the
line-item
remediation
of
condemned
buildings,
city-owned
property
in
the
amount
of
$400,000
there's
a
reduction
in
bituminous
paving
of
$100,000,
also
in
order
to
convert
some
of
the
bond
money
to
CDBG
funds.
Since
we
cannot
use
bond
money
for
use
of
demolition,
there
is
some
changes
in
Homewood
Park
construction,
but
they
net
out.
Even
so,
there's
no
change
to
that
specific
project.
The
motion.
J
J
H
In
order
to
do
this,
street
resurfacing
is
once
again
used
in
the
amount
of
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
this
increases
line
items
in
the
ura
owner-occupied
housing
rehabilitation
by
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
seven
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
workforce
for
sale,
housing
by
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
$900,000,
workforce
rental,
housing
from
six
hundred
thousand
and
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars.
And
then
there
was
the
conversions
we
have
here,
which
net
zero
for
the
projects
that
are
listed
in
this
amendment.
The
motion
motion.
B
H
The
next
one
is
operating
amendment
number,
six,
one
that
was
both
suggested
by
counsel
and
by
the
administration
actually
came
here
from
the
administration
and
it's
to
add
one
gender
equity
Commission
executive
director,
which
now
part-time
to
a
full-time
position.
So
it
eliminates
the
part-time
position
and
adds
the
full-time
position.
The
total
cost
for
two
thousand
twenty
to
twenty
five
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty.
H
The
operating
amendment
number
seven
is
just
a
technical
correction.
It
moves
over
monies
that
were
dedicated
for
GIS,
that
we
had
switched
departments
from
planning
to
the
Department
of
innovation
at
the
performance
of
his
monies,
that
we've
heard
the
administration
for
God
and
we
forgotten
the
budget.
So
this
just
corrects
that
piece
by
putting
the
the
monies
from
one
place
to
the
other
one
department
I
need
a
motion
motion.
F
B
Second,
any
conversation
or
conversation,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed
nay.
This
then
eliminates
the
amendments
that
we
have
prepared
ahead
of
time.
I
do
want
to,
as
we
go
back
to
the
original
bills,
I
want
to
suggest
something
to
Council.
We
have.
We
have
err
on
the
side
of
caution
this
year,
because
we
know
that
there
is
an
arbitrary.
There
is
a
release.
B
Is
in
missed,
they
will
come
to
us,
we
will
have
no,
we
will
have
no
say-so
on
those
numbers.
Those
numbers
will
change
our
budget
significantly,
though
after
could,
after
that
budget
is
changed.
We
will
have
time
because
the
budget,
the
operating
budget
or
the
capital
budget
is
always
open.
The
administrative
budget
I
mean
the
operating
budget
closes
February.
B
B
B
That's
why
you've
not
seen
a
lot
of
things
in
this
preliminary
after
we
get
the
final
numbers
we
at
the
federal
budget,
Council
kemon,
know
the
conversation
about
the
necessity
of
other
allocations,
and
so
I
don't
want
you
to
think
this
is
the
end
because
it
is
not.
We
are
just
and
I'm
saying
this
for
the
public.
This
council
has
been
extremely
responsible
and
knowing
our
position
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
Council,
also
I.
B
Think
the
budget
director
who's
in
the
audience
I
also
want
to
thank
chief
Gillman
for
this
process
of
negotiating
out
these
amendments
and
negotiating
out
a
budget
I
think
it
has
been
effective.
I
want
to
thank
president
cross
for
his
leadership
and
allowing
me
to
lead
in
this
in
this
task.
I
think
it
has
been
extremely
efficient.
I
think
we
are
being
responsible.
I
think
we
go
into
our
new
year
as
a
very
healthy
City
and
opportunity
to
do
great
things
with
that.
I
will
recognize
councilman
Smith
thank.
J
You
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
Reverend
Burgess,
for
chairing
the
meetings
and
reminding
us
to
be
responsible,
sometimes
when
we
hit
when
we
had
our
challenges,
but
I
think
that
all
of
us
have
been
really
holding
each
other
accountable
and
so
I
think
that
that's
been
really
really
helpful.
But
I
really
want
to.
J
Thank
the
you
know
the
mayor's
office,
his
finance
folks
and
our
budget
office
Council's,
Budget
Office,
but
I
want
to
thank
the
clerk's
office
in
and
the
in
the
camera
folks
and
the
Sargent
arms,
because
people
don't
realize
how
much
how
many
more
meetings
they
have
to
cover
during
this
budget
process,
and
so
I
just
want
to
thank
them
all
for
all
the
work
they
doing,
keeping
us
all
on
track,
but
Reverend.
Thank
you
for
being
an
absolute
great
finance
chair.
Thank.
B
E
Wouldn't
it's
a
minute
if
it's
burger
code
at
title
to
fiscal,
article,
nine
property
taxes,
real
property
tax
and
exemptions,
payment
options,
discounted
delinquency
penalty
so
as
to
set
the
payment
discount
and
delinquent
dates
for
the
2020
fiscal
year.
Bill
number:
twenty:
two:
seventy
nine
written
it's
a
minute
in
the
Pittsburg
called
it
title
to
fiscal,
article,
nine
property
taxes,
real
property
tax
and
exemption
levy
and
rates
on
lands
and
buildings
by
fixing
the
rate
of
Taxation
for
2020
bill
number.
E
K
B
H
K
J
J
Like
to
the
design
we
have
to
the
I'd
really
like
to
hold
it
for
you,.
J
B
B
D
K
B
K
B
E
23:56
resolution
authorizing
a
tee
to
open
and
professional
services
agreement
with
multiple
vendors
to
provide
professional
services
in
12
categories
of
work
on
an
on-call
basis,
as
required
related
to
the
assessment
design,
construction
and
maintenance
of
the
city's
infrastructure
buildings
and
lands
as
needed
by
various
departments
of
the
city.
Each
agreement
being
at
an
amount
not
to
exceed
two
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
annually
for
a
two-year
term,
up
to
two
additional
one-year
options
and
providing
for
the
funding
of
the
cost.
There
are
in.
D
M
Probably
about
a
year
ago,
Council
approved
new
legislation
that
was
written
with
law,
OMB,
DPW
Doh
me
and
some
other
key
stakeholders
to
enter
it,
be
able
to
enter
into
a
new
type
of
on-call
open-end
greement,
similar
to
the
state's
structure.
So
after
that
legislation
was
approved,
we
began
the
process
of
doing
the
first
of
those
solicitations
for
these
on-call
professional
services
as
needed.
M
M
If
there
is
an
individual
project
which
we
don't
believe
that
there
would
be,
but
if
there
is
an
individual
design,
project
or
engineering
project
that
is
more
than
750
thousand
dollars,
these
contracts
would
not
be
allowed
to
be
used.
They
would
have
to
go
out
on
the
street
for
public
bids,
so
the
structure
of
these
is
very
similar
to
the
current
pre-qualified
contracts
that
we
have
for
non
professional
services
such
as
plumbing
heating.
You
know,
so
they
will
follow
the
same
process
as
that
for
bidding
to
the
people
on
the
groups
as
outlined
in
code.
M
So
we
went.
We
got
99
different
vendors
that
responded
to
this
massive
solicitation
over
30
categories
of
work.
The
different
departments
can
kind
of
speak
to
some
of
those
categories
of
work
and
what
these
projects
will
entail,
but
this
is
to
be
used
for
that
you
have
already
or
will
be
approving
in
the
budget.
So
this
is
not
anything
new
that
it
wouldn't
be
budgeted.
This
would
be
for
pre
budgeted
work,
so
this
is
anything
from
structural
engineers
from
our
bridges,
stormwater
management.
M
Any
time
if
we
need
somebody
for
a
landslide
and
there's
a
push,
he
needs
to
call
a
Geo
text.
We're
gonna
have
a
list
of
on
call
things
so
that
we
can
address
these
things
in
a
much
faster
pace,
because
we
can
we're
still
going
to
go
through
an
evaluation
of
which
one
of
these
pre-qualified
suppliers
would
be
best
for
the
particular
line
of
work.
But
we've
already
got
their
insurance
they've
agreed
to
our
Terms
and
things
like
that.
M
Any
individual
project
over
fifty
thousand
dollars
will
get
reviewed
on
a
case-by-case
basis
by
the
ERC
as
well,
so
they
will
be
going
through
that
process.
Truck
is
here
to
speak
to
any
of
that.
If
you
guys
have
any
questions
on
the
ERC
and
but
that's
that's
the
thirty
second
high
level,
and
we
can
answer
any
specific
questions
that
you
guys
may
have.
Thank
you.
D
A
M
The
staff
and
also
Chuck
doram-
and
we
have
a
very
good
process
that
we
think
everybody
is
comfortable
with.
It
follows
basically
the
same
as
our
current
pre-qualified
process.
Our
current
pre
qualified
vendors
again
for
those
non
professional
services,
any
individual
project,
that's
per
code
for
those
over
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars,
also
has
to
go
through
EARC,
because
they're
a
professional
service.
We
will
be
going
back
to
that
$50,000
Munder
$50,000
number
for
their
review
on
a
project-by-project
basis.
M
We
will
be
submitting
those
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
as
these
projects
arise,
so
example
that
we
did
this
year,
we
did
an
RFP
to
design
the
CCB
bathroom
remodel.
We
would
just
go
to
the
list
now
and
get
quotes
from
the
people
on
that
list
to
pick
the
design.
So
then
we're
already
under
contract.
So
you
guys
are
putting
a
lot
of
funding
into
facilities
a
lot
of
funding
into
our
infrastructures
and
roads,
and
these
departments
are
under
a
big
time.
M
Constraint
to
you
know,
get
these
deliverables
done
so
anything
that
we
can
do
to
make
that
a
more
efficient
process,
while
also
being
compliant
and
making
sure
that
we're
hitting
our
numbers
with
a
or
C
and
allowing
them
to
view
review
those
individual
projects
on
a
case-by-case
basis.
When
and
if
they
arise
and
are
assigned.
So
they
will
be
reviewing
them
as
they
arrive
in
approving
those
or
asking
people
to
come
back
just
like
they
do
now,
and.
M
No,
they
are
getting
real
numbers
for
the
specific
project.
Okay,
so
thank
you.
Each
of
these
vendors
were
required
to
submit
a
list
of
subcontractors
that
they
would
use
when
and
if
they
are
assigned
work.
But
then,
if
you
know
once
they
get
an
actual
project,
they
can
really
tie
in
the
specific
numbers
to
that
project
and
define
if
they
have
five
sub
contracts,
they
might
use.
Okay,
thank.
J
So
I
actually
have
a
lot
of
questions,
even
though
it
just
hurts
a
lot
of
answers
and
and
I
do
understand
the
need
for
this,
because
there's
so
many
times
projects
come
up
in
the
process.
Just
take
so
long,
but
I
mean
honestly
listening
to
it
sounds
somehow
like
it's
somewhat
circumventing
council
and
unions
and
other
things
so
tell
me:
what's
the
criteria
for
to
become
a
vendor
so.
M
We
did
a
very
big
RFP
process.
There
was
very
specific
koala
gate
qualifications
in
each
category
of
work
that
they
spent
several
months
developing
and
each
of
the
departments
reviewed
all
of
those
qualifications.
We
made
sure
that
you
know
they
again
that
obviously
they
had
all
the
insurance
and
checks
and
things
like
that
that
we
normally
do.
And
then
we
looked
at
their
project
references.
They
had
to
give
examples
of
projects
and
different
things
in
all
of
their
areas
of
work
in
each
of
the
departments,
as
well
as
some
some
folks
from
planning
and
pl/I.
M
M
M
M
J
J
O
Karina
Rex
the
director
mobility
infrastructure.
We
do
have.
Obviously
we
have
a
number
of
Engineers
on
staff
with
us,
but
the
volume
of
work
that
we
have
to
do
to,
for
example,
design
a
retaining
wall
for
one
of
our
slides
events.
That
we've
had
actually
takes
a
tremendous
amount
of
different
staff
members.
So
they
need
to
do
AutoCAD
designs.
They
need
to
do
geotechnical
borings.
They
need
to
do
different
kinds
of
material
testing
and
engineering
designs.
O
We
don't
have
the
the
so
there
may
be
more
than
a
dozen
different
disciplines
that
are
involved
in
simply
doing
that.
One
engineering
design.
We
have
staff
that
can
review
and
quality
check
and
do
confirm
those
designs
that
are
done,
but
we
don't
have
the
number
of
staff
to
actually
both
propagate
those
designs.
Oversee
the
designs
project
manage
the
financing
of
the
delivery.
So
we
really
take
the
project
management
role
in
the
city
and
the
quality
assurance
and
quality
control
in
the
city,
but
we
do
contract
out
actual
design
work
to
a
significant
extent.
Okay,.
J
D
J
B
F
Morning,
there's
a
lot
of
information
to
digest
here
a
lot
and
I'd
like
to
talk
just
a
little
bit
more
around
the
finances
of
it
and
the
dollar
cut-offs
by
which
we
will
assign
the
different
contracts
I,
understand,
fully
and
and
complete
agreement
that
this
helps
us
to
build
better
capacity.
We've
become
the
project
managers.
We
have
received
professionals
that
can
bring
information
to
us
full
agreement,
but
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
more
about
the
finances
of
this.
It
sounds
to
me
like
it's
almost
like
RP
cards.
F
M
Know
each
they
go.
Those
will
be
awarded
similar
to
our
current
if
somebody's
using
one
of
our
line-item
contracts
for
like
I,
said
like
a
little
plumbing
job
or
something
like
that,
if
they're
using
capital
funds,
it's
things
that
are
already
budgeted
and
Chris
would
write.
A
letter
of
authorization
goes
through
the
controller
it
gets
encumbered
as
it
does.
Today.
It
gets
checked
by
the
capital
team
to
make
sure
that,
yes,
this
was
something
in
the
capital
budget
and
that's
that's
all,
checked
and
done
before
any
work.
Is
these.
F
M
F
B
Q
D
D
Q
They
don't
have
staff
dedicated
full
time
to
responding
to
like
big
government
proposals,
and
so
we've
learned
that
the
authorities
at
PwC,
especially
that
do
this
kind
of
RF
cueing.
You
know
allowing
a
chance
for
the
firm
to
respond
and
have
a
not
rushed
conversation
exploring
what
they
have
capacity
for
what
they
don't
have
capacity
for
and
then
doing
this
kind
of
pre-qualification
allows
us
then
to
win
a
project
does
come
up
because
a
lot
of
times,
it's
emergencies
right,
a
landslide
needs
to
be
attended
to
a
broken.
Q
Sewer
needs
to
be
attended
to
that
they're
able
to
participate
in
the
project
without
having
to
be
the
prime
on
a
huge
contract.
So
it's
allowed
I
think
at
the
authorities
to
build
the
capacity
of
those
smaller
firms
so
that
they
able
to
get
the
experience
working
on
the
government
projects
and
to
add
capacity
and
grow
over
time.
Q
Q
K
K
O
O
O
K
K
D
K
O
That's
not
exactly
the
motivation
for
this
so
again
with
any
one
of
our
projects
using
a
retaining
wall.
We
need
to
have
drainage
specialists
that
can
can
look
at
the
hydrology
of
the
area
and
be
able
to
handle
how
we're
going
to
allow
water
to
transpire
through
the
wall
or
or
handle
behind
it.
We
need
to
have
structural
engineers
to
think
about
which
methodology
of
construction
is
going
to
be
best.
We
need
to
have
geotechnical
engineers
as
to
how
that
wall
will
be
anchored
into
the
rock
structure
of
the
city.
O
We
may
want
to
have
some
aesthetic
improvements
to
the
wall.
We
need
to
have
some
traffic
engineering
to
to
put
together
the
maintenance
protection
of
traffic
for
for
what
occurs
during
construction.
So
it
really
is
it's.
It
is
the
number
of
disciplines
and
the
number
of
individuals
that
will
need
to
touch
these
projects
pop
in
and
out
of
it,
as
the
project
evolves.
O
K
So
that's
another
contract,
yeah,
okay
and
for
the
assets,
the.
K
And
I
just
forgot
about,
let
me
get
into
the
next
one
a
while
the
geotech
studies
are
any
these
people
working
on
a
semester
street
project.
They
should
have
started
like
ten
years
ago.
Why
not
little
ant
slide?
It's
a
Riverview
Park!
That's
pulling
down
the
rest
of
the
houses!
On
said
lesser
yet.
K
K
K
O
K
P
M
O
Would
be
a
likely
they
would
have
a
law
background,
but
they
would
be
those
with
railroad
expertise.
It
depends
on
what
the
the
question
may
be.
This
is
definitely
a
fellow
stat.
Well,
we
do
work
adjacent
to
railroad
facilities.
We
need
to
understand
what
you
know.
The
concerns
of
the
railroad
may
be
so
that
we
can
be
successful
and
move
very
quickly
with
those
kinds
of
proposals.
We
may
have
some
legal
clarifications
that
are
necessary
with
the
the
railroads.
O
It
would
be
good
to
have
experts
sort
of
on
the
city
side
of
the
table
so
that
we
can,
but
that
is
not.
That
is
a
good
example
of
a
skill
set
that
we
probably
don't
need
on
a
day-in
and
day-out
basis,
but
to
have
that
bench
available
to
us
so
that
we
have
those
resources
to
call
on
as
we
need.
It
would
be
extremely
helpful.
So.
P
M
P
M
R
M
P
P
P
M
P
M
G
You
I'm
councilman
O'connor,
actually
asked
a
question
that
I
was
going
to
someone
just
simply
follow
up
and
simply
say
I.
Think
council
should
revisit
the
legislation
and
I'll
say
it
only
to
suggest
that,
for
as
an
example,
a
e-comm
is
listed
on
here,
I
think
they
may
be
the
largest
infrastructure
companies,
one
of
the
largest
in
the
world,
and
so
750
in
the
grand
scheme
of
things
for
them
can
sort
of
be
viewed
as
peanuts.
I
mean
it's
a
large
number,
but
for
them
as
peanuts.
G
However,
John
J,
Clarke,
&,
Associates
750
thousand
for
his
very
small
firm,
is
a
game
changer
and
so
I'm
simply
suggesting
the
council
that
I
think
we
should
probably
go
back
and
look
at
that
to
say
well
wait
a
minute.
How
do
we
give
more
resources
to
the
small
minority?
Women-Owned
businesses
that
are
local,
aren't
doing
work
all
over
the
globe
and
help
them
get
more
resources,
while
a
comander
terrific?
G
M
That
and
that's
I
think
the
majority.
That's
why
you
see
that
the
majority
the
contracts
are
awarded
are
in
that
small
category,
and
it
is,
you
know
they
were
assigned
to
those
smaller
businesses
because
of
capacity
the
ae
coms
and
that
they're
in
that
medium
bucket.
So
the
small
businesses
aren't
don't
have
to
compete
against
the.
M
Right
they
get
that
opportunity
to
you
for
those
small
projects
and
when
it's
the
bigger
projects
in
the
medium-sized
bucket,
you
know,
then
those
larger
firms,
then
they're,
going
to
compete
amongst
themselves
for
an
individual
scope
of
work.
So
this
this
is-
and
that's
part
of
the
idea
of
it
too,
is
to
help
develop.
M
G
R
Sorry
first
problem
is
called
you
think:
that's
okay,
so
I
guess
the
whole
idea
is
make
it
a
more
expedient
process
and
that
helps
smaller
businesses
and
local
businesses,
and
that's
great.
It
sounds
like
it's
well
thought
out
to
me.
You
know
but
I
understand
the
other
council
members.
What
concerns
they
have
you
know,
follow
whatever
lead.
I
could
support
this
today
or
we
could
talk
about
it
and
figure
out
this
council.
R
When
Lavelle
said
these
minor
things,
it
comes
a
certain
time,
I'd
love
to
get
in
the
weeds
with
every
single
thing
that
comes
in
front
of
us,
but
we
I
just
don't
have
the
time
of
course.
So
it
comes
a
certain
time.
You
all
think
this
is
a
good
thing
right
and
it
helps
the
process
get
done.
Okay,
so.
D
B
As
I
make
a
few
remarks,
councilman
Smith
mentioned
about
talking
to
the
unions,
I
want
to
say
a
word
about
that
for
just
a
minute,
since
we
have
three
of
hard
more
leading
journalists
in
the
room,
I
want
to
make
a
statement
to
kind
of
lay
down.
Marker
I
have
been
a
member
of
the
Allegheny
Community
College
of
Allegheny
County's
local
aft,
Union,
Local
206,
seven
for
28
years,
I.
B
Think
I
am
the
only
council
member
who
is
actually
a
card-carrying
union
member
and
have
been
so
during
my
whole
tenure
on
council
I
live
in
the
house.
My
father's
house
that
I
lived
in
my
grandfather,
my
uncle's,
my
brother,
almost
every
member
of
my
family
was
a
member
of
the
union,
and
the
union
made
them
have
livable
wages
in
retirement
in
health
care.
B
B
Ten
years
ago,
I
was
in
for
a
mayor,
Ravan
Saul's
office,
and
we
met
with
the
laborers.
I
mean
the
union's
all
the
unions,
mostly
the
building
trade.
We
met
with
all
the
unions
and
they
talked
about
their
willingness
to
make
Pittsburgh
a
closed
shop
where
only
union
workers
could
do
the
work
and
most
development,
publicly
funded
development
and
I
listened
and
I
told
them
that
I
would
support
that
idea.
With
one
caveat,
that
is
that
you
guarantee
that
twenty-five
percent
of
every
single
thing
goes
to
african-americans.
B
B
Sometimes,
although
I
love
unions
and
the
union
member,
sometimes
I
get
a
little
pushback
from
some
of
my
friends
who
I
still
think
are
my
friends
in
the
unions,
because
I
support
something
else.
I
want
to
say
this
publicly
I
support
unequivocally
african-american
developers
and
african-american
laborers,
specifically
in
building
housing
and
projects
in
african-american
communities
for
african-american
residents,
I
support,
African
American
developers
and
African
American
laborers
building
houses
and
projects
in
african-american
communities
for
African
American
residents.
That's
my
I
will
not
deviate
from
that.
B
I
believe
that
African
Americans
deserve
the
right
to
rebuild
their
own
communities.
I
get
pushback
from
my
friends.
For
that
reason
it
is
not
that
I,
don't
love
them,
but
I
recognize
that
if
I
do
not
use
sometimes
non-union
workers,
African
Americans
will
not
have
the
opportunity
to
build
the
houses
for
their
own
people
in
their
own
communities,
and
so
I
am
willing
to
take
the
heat
for
that,
because
sometimes
justice,
even
though
I
mean
you
remember,
sometimes
justice.
B
I
can't
if
you
live
in
Homewood
and
there's
some
houses
being
built
in
Homewood,
it
makes
sense
to
people
in
that
community.
It
houses
in
in
in
in
charity,
and
it
makes
sense
to
me
that
community
members
that
live
in
Sheraton
should
have
the
opportunity
to
to
work
because,
because
so
I'm
sorry
I
won't
die.
I
just
want
to
be
real
clear
as
to
why,
where
I
am
where
my
place
is,
what
I
believe
is
because
I
don't
usually
say
much
about
it
right
I
hear
the
criticisms.
B
J
Then
councilman
Harris,
I,
just
I,
don't
know
if
we've
seen
a
letter
from
the
ERC
in
support
of
this
final
final
draft.
So
that
would
also
be
helpful
to
have
that
in
our
package
to
know
that
they
are
totally
supportive
and
and
that
and
to
reverence
comments
that
we
make
sure
that
we're
getting
contracts
and
work
is
going
to
or
minority
community
and
women
businesses
but
and
I'm
just
curious.
M
The
standard
disclosures
they
are
required
to
give
all
of
the
standard
statement,
affiliations,
making
sure
they're,
not
debarred
conflict
event
for
statements
all
of
the
the
normal
things
that
are
in
every
professional
service
agreement
that
we
expect
they're
supposed
to
disclose
if
they
have
lobbyists.
Although
that,
all
of
the
same
stuff,
okay,.
J
That's
really
okay
and
then
I
will
say
to
Reverend
to
your
comments.
You
know,
I
don't
disagree
that
we
should
be
making
sure
that
our
unions
have
more
minorities.
I
think
that
they
are
doing
more
to
reach
out
in
that
area,
but
I
mean
hey.
If
there's
ever
a
time
that
people
feel
that
there's
something
in
conflict
with
their
personal
beliefs,
you
can
always
not
take
funding
from
them
and
I
I
know
for
me:
I
raise
very
little
funds
in
my
campaign
and
I
return,
probably
more
checks
than
I
keep.
J
Q
Kind
of
think
of
the
project
you
want,
you
wish
an
RFP,
everybody
sends
you
proposals,
you
decide
what
the
pros
are
at
this
point.
We
don't
know
anything
about
it.
Well,
it
doesn't
know
anything
about
it.
We
haven't
been
included,
we
don't
know
who's
submitted
proposals.
You've
been
and
I
asked
that,
because
at
PWSA,
when
I
get
a
board
packet,
I
see
everybody's
bid.
Q
I
think
was
a
professional
kind
of
professional
agreement
in
a
different
Department
and
then
it's
a.
We
do
approve
the
one
proposal
that
you've
brought
forward.
Then
you
enter
into
that
contract
and
that
contract
then
goes
to
the
controller
to
be
in
public
record.
It's
very
at
the
very,
very
end
of
the
process,
so
here
you've
basically
entered
into
agreements
with
these
pre-qualified
first
do
we
know
which
firm
supplied
all
of
them
are.
Q
M
Q
D
Q
So
then,
later
firm,
let's
put
the
first
one
list,
should
I
see
a
name.
Okay
with
the
name
say
so:
AE
works
Limited
tomorrow
you
decided,
you
need
a
contract
with
them
for
something,
even
though
you've
got
them
on
call,
and
so
then
also
that
contract
goes
on
the
controller's
website.
But
you
don't
need
Council's
approval
for
that
contract.
Q
M
Q
And
so
what
are
you
calling
it
if
you,
tomorrow
of
you,
know
a
hillside
collapse
and
you
call
a
e
works
and
the
very
first
one
on
the
list?
That's
I'm,
calling
it
a
contract
because
I'm
calling
this
a
professional
services
agreement
right,
so
they've
been
pre-qualified
with
this
professional
services,
agreement
they're
asking
for
approval
for
today
and
then
you're
saying
that
all
of
these
immediately
go
what
you've
got
them
in
the
public
record.
Q
M
Would
be
technically,
we
would
be
assigning
a
scope
of
well
not
necessarily
assigning
a
scope
of
work,
but
the
department
would
define
a
scope
of
work
for
the
project
figure
out.
Who
was
going
to
do
it?
Whether
it
was
small
enough
that
we
could
just
pick
one
person
or
if
it
was
something
larger
that
we
had
to
get
at
least
three
proposals
from
the
folks
on
the
list
evaluate
those,
and
then
they
would
write
a
letter
of
authorization
that
went
through
the
normal
capital
budget?
M
You
know
they
have
a
route
I'm,
not
sure
budget
gets
them
first
or
whatever,
when
you
guys
do
an
L
away,
so
it
would.
You
know
it
gets
all
the
checks
out
that
it
normally
does
he
or
she
looks
and
says
you
know.
Yes,
this
is
something
that
should
have
been
reviewed
by
you
or
see.
If
it
is
yes
or
no,
this
is
something
that
doesn't
go
three
or
C.
M
They
would
say
no,
it
would
goes
down
to
the
controllers
office
after
it
passes
through
everything
they
encumber
the
money
to
hold
the
budget,
and
then
they
take
those
individual
elevates
and
post
them
and
attach
them
to
that
contract
record
in
open
book.
So
as
soon
as
a
scope
of
work
project
is
assigned
that
would
get
scanned
and
signed
and
attached
to
the
individual
contract
in
open
book.
So
the
public
can
see
what
scopes
of
work
were
assigned
to
who
and
to
how
much.
Okay.
Q
M
Q
That
would
be
helpful
for
us
to
evaluate
this.
It
still
gives
me
pause
that
there
we
are
I
mean
pre,
authorizing
82,
open
end
professional
service
agreements
again
has
its
pluses
and
it's
minuses
and
I
just
want
the
public
to
understand
that.
If
they
care
about
transparency
and
accountability,
then
they
need
to
hold
us
to
that
standard.
K
Q
We
need
to
really
have
a
conversation.
It's
why
I
don't
like
this
being
rushed
I,
don't
like
this
bring
brought
forward
at
the
very
end
of
the
year
and
a
very
heavy
agenda
without
a
lot
of
conversation
about
it.
So
I
still
think
that
there's
going
to
be
people
who
are
going
to
have
input-
and
we
could
revisit
this
in
a
week
if
members
are
comfortable
with
the
one
we
called.
B
K
B
E
B
B
E
B
E
F
B
D
B
F
L
H
No
I
don't
believe
so
you
are
you
speaking
about
the
trust
fund.
No.
F
N
K
H
B
E
E
Compensation
under
said,
amended
agreement
being
an
amount
not
to
exceed
two
million
four
hundred
and
eighty
two
thousand
dollars
with
annual
not
to
exceed
amounts
as
set
forth
below
for
each
respective
budget
years,
subject
to
the
availability
of
funds
and
annual
council
appropriation
and
rates
in
compliance
with
the
subject
to
all
applicable
requirements,
including,
but
not
limited
to
collective
bargaining
commitments
and
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
service
worker
prevailing
wage
ordinance.
The.
G
D
I
I
K
D
H
F
B
F
B
B
B
E
E
K
B
E
E
Nay,
next
bill,
please
no
2392
resolution
providing
for
a
contract
or
agreements
providing
for
the
design,
repairs,
maintenance,
improvement
emergencies
and
are
the
purchase
of
materials,
equipment
and
supplies
in
connection
with
the
construction
of
the
West
Ohio
Street
bridge
project,
not
to
exceed
seven
million.
Seven
hundred
and
three
thousand
nine
hundred
eighty
six
dollars
and
thirty
cents.
The.
F
J
And
infrastructure,
thank
you
and
I'm.
Gonna
turn
this
over
to
councilman
Harris,
but
I
do
want
to
say,
there's
quite
a
few
bills
on
here
that
a
request
for
rule
eight
works
was
made
and
I
don't
feel
comfortable
with
all
them,
because
one
I
didn't
have
any
conversation
with
you
or
a
director
gable
or
anyone
from
the
either
department
and
so
I'm
gonna
hold
some
of
them
today.
But
I'm
gonna
turn
this
one
over
to
councilman
Harris.
K
Warning
the
railroads
won't
want
to
make
a
double
stacked,
so
this
is
the
first
bridge
out
of
many
and
many
streets
such
as
in
consequently
vows
this
jig
I,
don't
know
councilman,
yeah,
Councilwoman,
Strassburger
and
cuts
woman
grows.
It
hits
a
lot
of
our
districts.
There
are
lawsuits
up
right
now
and
I'm
going
to
abstain
on
this
today,
because
I
think
it
would
be
ridiculous
to
raise
a
bridge
and
maybe
not
have
to.
K
Request
us
probably
about
a
million
dollars
to
put
it
back
down
because
the
next
spot,
just
so
you
know
after
it
goes
after
trying
to
pull
that
that
urge
up
for
a
double
stack
train.
Then
it
has
to
go
underground
because
they
want
to
have
the
double
stack
and
that's
where
Brighton,
Road
and.
K
B
K
E
20
393
resolution
amending
a
supplement
and
resolution
number
98
which
authorized
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
to
execute
relevant
agreements
to
receive,
grant
funding,
to
support
washington,
boulevard,
multi
module
path,
construction
to
account
for
big
accepted
that
was
hired
and
originally
anticipated,
and
for
additional
sources
of
funding
not
to
exceed
seven
hundred
forty-one
thousand
two
hundred
and
forty
nine
dollars.
The.
J
E
O
J
O
This
this
project
is
what
has
has
been
variously
referred
to
as
the
gap
to
the
point
bicycle
project.
So
this
would
take
the
great
Gainey
passage
trail
and
extend
it
all
the
way
to
Point
State
Park.
This
was
a.
This
has
been
a
project
going
on
I.
Think
since
2015
it's
been
modified
a
number
of
times
in
response
to
various
stakeholder
concerns.
It's
a
it's
a
great
project.
We
think
that
this
is
a.
This
is
a
super
thing
for
the
city.
The
bids
did
come
in
as
the
as
the
bill
anticipate
relays.
B
E
B
E
K
J
J
I
Is
the
one
we're
talking
about?
There
is
an
existing
license
loan
and
maintenance
agreement
for
four
of
the
five
sculptures
in
that
part
in
doing
their
bookkeeping,
it
was
recently
brought
to
the
attention
of
the
Carnegie
Museum
of
Art
that
the
fifth
sculpture
was
not
included
in
that.
So
this
is
just
amending
that
okay.
B
They
come
or
any
other
any
other
questions.
No
call
the
questions
were
discussion.
All
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
thank
poses
Nate
that
that
exhaust
the
Public
Works
Committee
we're
gonna
move
to
the
back
of
the
agenda
and
to
the
inter
governmental
affairs
committee.
Mr.
Connor
is
the
chair.
We.
E
E
2386
resolution
authorizing
a
corporation
agreement
providing
for
the
transfer
of
funds
not
to
exceed
seven
million
four
hundred
thirty,
two
thousand
nine
hundred
and
seventy
one
dollars
to
the
city,
equipment,
lease
and
authority
for
the
purchase
and
leasing
of
vehicles,
equipment
and
accessories
were
used
by
the
city
department
and
authorities
and
to
extend
the
corporation
agreement
to
accommodate
lease
agreements
for
a
seven
and
five
days
period
to
provide
for
vehicles
in
the
Bureau
of
Fire.
No.
B
E
B
E
B
E
B
E
Till
2363
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
Office
of
Management
and
Management
and
Budget
to
renew
the
none
exclusive
license
agreement
with
the
federal
General
Services
Administration
for
the
veterans
of
fair
Holland,
Drive
campus
for
a
limited
use
and
to
conduct
due
diligence
pursuant
to
the
application
approved
by
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency
and
the
Department
of
Justice
to
acquired
a
property
for
law
enforcement
and
emergency
management
purposes.
The.
G
B
D
E
B
P
No
just
briefly
I'm
talking
to
the
administration,
we
are
going
to
make
a
motion
to
hold
two
weeks.
When
we
come
back
with
the
new
council
in
the
spring,
we
will
transfer
this
into
a
fund
and
then
give
out
the
money
to
an
organization.
I
know
there
were
questions
about
partner
for
work
and
things
like
that.
I
was
it
three
weeks.
Sorry
so
I
would
make
a
motion
to
hold
three
weeks.
Thank.
B
E
E
B
B
B
Q
B
D
there's
a
motion
to
amend
on
the
table.
All
those
in
I
need
a
second
to
that
motion.
Oh
man.
Second,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
as
amended.
Any
other
conversation,
no
conversation,
all
those
for
the
original
bill
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
that
gets
us
to
the
urban
Recreation
Committee.
Mr.
cogito
is
the
chair.
We
have
a
recommitted
paper
bill.
R
R
Q
You
so
this
is
the
bill
that
we
talked
about
last
Tuesday
at
Standing
Committee.
We
did
approve
the
companion
bill
that
asked
the
controller
to
audit
those
documents
and
remember
we
had
the
giant
stack
of
papers
and
in
front
of
me
that
the
administration
had
brought
over
the
papers
that
this
bill
requests.
Just
for
the
record,
there's
no
master
bibliography
of
agreements
that
the
mayor's
office
has
with
anyone.
Q
Q
Please
bring
it
forward
to
us,
but
secondly,
we
recommended
this
bill,
because
council
members
don't
Kraus
and
Strassburger
had
asked
about
the
various
types
of
powers
that
council
has
visa
via
the
administration,
because
the
original
legislation
had
two
things,
giving
a
time
limit
by
saying
you
know
180
days
six
months
or
so,
and
all
of
these
existing
agreements
should
be
terminated.
It's
good
to
give
people
deadlines,
I
mean.
Q
Secondly,
there
was
a
section
that
said
that
the
in
the
meanwhile,
while
we
have
this,
you
know,
8-inch
stack
high
of
agreements
to
review,
and
the
public
now
has
them
that
the
administration
should
not
amend
or
create
any
other
agreements
to
you
know
other
than
the
ones
that
we
have
so
that
there's
not
changes
right.
We
want
to
know
that
we're
reviewing
the
ones
that
are
current
and
our
law
Department
in
response
gave
us
a
memo
that
says
well.
Council
doesn't
have
the
right
to
terminate
agreements
which
is
interesting
and
I.
Q
Think
there's
probably
other
opinions
in
the
world
on
that
that
we
only
have
the
power
as
a
body
to
authorize
the
administration
and
then.
Secondly,
it
kind
of
dies
did
my
reading
of
it
here,
which
we'd
only
had
it
in
front
of
us
for
a
few
hours
before
we're
in
session
last
week,
they
didn't
really
directly
answer
the
question
of
whether
or
not
we
can
off
not
prohibit
the
mayor
from
amending
any
current
agreement
can
I
said.
Q
Well,
you
didn't
really
name
the
parties
and
you
should
name
the
parties,
so
I
think
we
probably
do
have
the
power
to
say
like
look
come
on
in
the
meanwhile.
Don't
mess
with
any
of
these
agreements,
while
we
all
have
them
as
the
public
and
are
looking
at
them,
but
in
we
didn't
really
fix
that
language
for
today,
and
we
trust
that
we
do
have
all
the
agreements
that
we
need.
Q
If
we
feel
further
in
the
coming
weeks
that
we
need
to
just
emphasize
that
there
should
be
no
other
agreements,
I
think
we
need
some
time
to
work.
Those
out
right
and
in
the
meanwhile
I
think
we
have
a
very
curious
public
discussion
in
front
of
us
that
we
don't
need
to
answer
today
about
like,
where
really
is
the
line
of
difference
of
powers
between
the
administration
and
the
public's
elected
representatives
here
on
council.
Q
So
I
look
forward
to
having
that
conversation,
but
I,
don't
think
there's
any
action
we
need
to
take
today
on
this
we
I
I'm,
not
sure
the
controller's
office
has
gotten
those
agreements.
Madam
clerk
has
scanned
them
I.
Don't
quite
did
you
send
those
agreements?
You
sent
them
to
members
and
email,
Friday
I
think
yes,.
J
Q
J
You
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
working
on
this
with
us
and
and
making
sure
that
we're
going
to
assure
our
residents
that
we're
going
to
address
and
watch
every
dime
that
comes
in
for
the
parks
and
that
the
money
goes
to
what
the
public
was
promised.
But
I
will
say
that
I
thought
the
well
departments
opinion
was
very
interesting
and
really
gave
council
a
lot
more
power
than
we
thought
and
saying
that
we
don't
basically
don't
have
to
do
a
thing
then
maybe
just
create
the
fund.
J
J
You
know
with
some
people
had
voted
for,
which
is
unfortunate,
but
I
think
it
was
very
targeted
so
and
very
intentional,
but
I
won't
say
that
I
don't
know
that
we
have
the
agreement
for
Mount
Washington,
so
I'd
like
to
look
over
those
agreements.
So
if
you
don't
mind
holding
one
week,
I
think
that
that's
what
we
should
do
hold
for
one
week
until
we
because
I'd
really
like
to
look
at
those
agreements
to
see
what's
included
in
the
one
for
Mount
Washington
cuz.
That's
the
one
that's
made.
B
B
J
E
J
J
J
E
2395
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
city
controller
to
can
assign
a
warrant
in
favor
of
Motorola
Solutions
theme
for
the
renewal
of
the
annual
maintenance
and
support
agreement
for
the
NBC
server
in
client
licenses
and
24/7
technical
support
for
public
safety.
Mobile
wireless
communication
software
at
asam
not
to
exceed
forty
six
thousand
two
hundred
and
eighty
dollars.
B
E
B
B
Conversation
no
conversation,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
opposed,
nay,
I,
think
that's
everything.
I
would
now
announcement.
Next
Tuesday
December
17th
at
3:30
p.m.
there
will
be
a
cable
cast
post
hearing
public
hearing
on
bill
22:49
as
it
relates
to
zoning
changes
to
6
3
206
Pierce
Street.
Now,
members
from
comments
from
members
story
with
Councilman
Smith
I.
J
Just
want
to
offer
our
condolences
to
counsel
from
Council
to
the
family
of
Jack
Harrison
Jack
Harrison
was
the
first
deputy
fire
chief,
black
Deputy
Fire
Chief
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
and
he
lived
in
short,
chair
City
and
he
just
passed
away
and
his
he's
survived
by
his
daughter,
who
is
a
was
a
schoolteacher
for
Pittsburgh
Public
Schools,
and
so
we
offer
his
condolences
to
the
family.
That's
really
given
a
lot
to
the
city
of
Dorset.
F
Anyone
else
briefly,
president
gross
comment
on
the
parks
bill
2403
in
the
legal
opinion
that
came
up
from
law
I
think
it's
an
important
differentiation
to
make
that
law
did
not
grant
authority
to
council,
but
rather
law
recognize.
The
inherent
authority
of
council
already
has
in
this
in
this
decision.
I
think
that's
a
very
important
distinction.
We
do.
We
carry
a
lot
of
power
at
this
table
and,
as
we
work
collectively
together,
we
we
show
the
power
that
we
have
and
I
just
think.
That's
a
terribly
important
differentiation
to
make
that
law
in
that
agreement.
F
R
B
Just
there's
two
different
challenges:
the
money
is
not
the
challenge.
There
are
two
challenges,
though
it's
not
neither
or
money.
The
first
challenge
is,
you
have
to
be
careful
on
how
you
do
it,
because
our
law
department
represents
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
so
you
don't
want
to
set
up
a
competing
alternative
version
of
the
law
department
that
speaks
for
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
So
you
want
to
be
very
careful
that
if
you
create
a
some
legal
services
for
council
that
it
doesn't
come
in
conflict
with
our
legal,
so
then
we
would
have
competing
legal
opinions.
B
F
B
Though
it
seems,
even
though
it
seems
that
a
lawyer
could
answer
our
questions,
really,
municipal
law
has
so
many
different
areas
of
specialization
that
whoever
you
hire
will
only
have
expertise
in
one
of
those
issues
right
so
that
if
we
have
someone
who's
expert
in
real
estate,
but
something
comes
to
us
that
is
that
is
arbitration,
relator
or
come
to
us.
That's
we
would
not
have
the
expertise,
so
then
the
question
would
be
would
be,
then.
B
Is
it
better
for
us
to
hire
a
firm
so
that
if
you
hire
a
firm,
then
you
have
access
to
six
or
seven
lawyers?
And
you
pick
the
one
that
is
so.
Those
are
the
two
I'm
not
saying
the
answer.
I'm
saying
those
are
the
two
challenges
we
have.
So
it's
not
money.
We
could.
We
could
tomorrow,
put
in
place
funding
for
an
attorney.
The
problem
is
I,
think
the
fundamental
problem,
and
so
so
the
other
thing
is
mr.
president.
Cross
and
I
can
both
tell
you
the
history
of
that
right.
So
it's
there.
B
There
was
a
discussion
of
whether
putting
an
attorney
for
the
council,
because
the
Charter
does
call
for
us
to
have
legal
representation
and
we
can
get
it.
The
question
is
whether
that
person
should
be
housed
in
the
law
department
and
be
at
be
ours
or
be
ours
separately
from
the
law
department,
but
then
I
think
that
would
prohibit
them
from
giving
us
legal
opinions
other
than
talking
to
us.
We
can
hire
a
lawyer
just
to
talk
to
us,
but
they
couldn't
really
issue
legal
opinions.
B
B
So
that's
that's
the
question.
The
third
thing
that
comes
when
Smith
does
remind
us.
We
do
have
a
lawyer
on
the
floor,
though
we
do
have
it.
We
do
have
a
licensed
attorney
already
on
the
floor
that
we
could
use
for
some
of
this
stuff
and
and
that's
Kelly
Sebring,
where
she
is
actually
a
licensed
attorney.
Already
on
the
floor.
We
actually
had
two
one
and
one
doesn't
there's
a
there's,
probably
one
of
the
greatest
municipal
Pittsburgh
municipal
minds
on
the
floor,
believe
it
or
not
in
Councilwoman
Harris's
office.
J
I
agree:
we
could
use
some
of
those
people,
but
I
also
think
that
we
don't
even
have
to
pay
for
another
person,
I
think
there.
We
have
universities
here
with
amazing
law
students
that
we
could
use
to
for
any
type
of
law.
So
whenever
we
have
an
issue
with
different
the
differs,
then
we
can
go
to
those
folks
to
I
mean
I'm,
not
always
in
support
of
spending
the
dollars.
When
we
have
that
talent
right
here,
we
tell
our
universities
all
the
time,
but
we
use
and
very
seldom
when
things
like
this
arise.
J
But
I
do
think
that
we
do
definitely
need
to
talk
to
somebody
so
I
think
maybe
councilman
Gross
yourself
and
I
should
schedule
a
meeting
with
some
of
the
law,
people
that
some
of
the
people
that
Reverend
just
mentioned,
and
with
some
of
the
law,
schools,
law,
students
and
figure
out
ways
that
we
can
address
some
of
this
stuff.
But
I
really
think
that
we're
in
good
shape,
I
think
that
the
law
I,
think
our
opinion
from
our
law
department
gave
us
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
power.
J
I
think
it
clearly
states
that
we,
the
council,
was
really
going
to
oversee
this,
and
if
we
choose
not
to
allocate
that
money
to
you
know
the
organization
that
lobbied
for
this,
that's
up
to
us
and
so
I
think
that
it
would
be.
It
would
behoove
to
them
to
really
work
with
us
in
our
communities
and
to
be
to
make
us
feel
comfortable
with
the
process
during
the
time
rather
than
after.
But
I
think
that
there's
definitely
members
here
that
are
talking
about
what
we
need
to
do
and
hold
them
cold.
R
I've
already
been
talking
to
a
few
attorneys
I'm,
just
waiting
really
to
get
the
okay.
You
know
in
a
check
from
our,
but
but
I
will
say
this
I'm.
You
know
we
can
hire
an
attorney.
This
could
be
a
specialist
this.
This
is
over
taxes
and
most
attorneys
specialize
in
one
form
or
another.
A
law
I'm
not
saying:
let's
retain
an
attorney
to
have
steady
for
forever
I'm
saying
through
this
tax.
B
R
B
It
a
little
bit
a
little
bit.
I
have
had
this
conversation
since
I've
been
a
member
counsel
right
about
the
law
about
the
law
about
the
law
department.
I've
had
this
member
from
this
conversation
back
when
Doug
was
here
and
I've
just
pushed
back
because
of
of
just
what
I
know
the
solicitor
is
in
a
unique
position
in
that
they
do
not
belong,
they
are
in
the
administration,
but
they
do
not
belong
to
the
ministration
they
are.
We
are
also
their
clients.
B
They
are,
they
are,
they
are
equally,
they
are
equally
as
as
being
their
clients
responsible
to
counsel
as
they
are
the
mayor.
They
are
the
only
department
that
it
has
that
kind
of
dual
responsibility,
and,
in
my
dealing
with
the
law
department,
I
will
I
would
defend
their
objectivity.
I
have
not
found
them
to
be
biased.
I
may
not
always
agree
with
their
with
their
opinions,
but
I
have
not
found
them.
Do
you
know
to
to
be
compromised?
In
fact,
just
the
opposite,
so
we.
B
B
There's
a
world
if
you
think
there's
a
world
where
we're
going
to
hand
over
ten
million
dollars
to
oh,
let
the
group
of
people
to
do
what
they
think
it's
in
the
best
interests
of
people,
especially
minority
groups,
of
which
they
are
not
necessarily
the
most
diverse
group
of
people
in
the
world.
In
the
first
place,
I
said.
B
You
think
that's
gonna
happen,
you're
in
a
different
planet,
cuz
I
guarantee
you
that's
not
going
to
happen
so
I
mean
so
I
say
that
that
I'm
not
sure
because
I'm
I'm
sure
we're
not
doing
that.
So
I,
don't
know
you
don't
need
a
legal
opinion
because
there's
some
things
we're
not
going
to
do
that.
One!
This
council
is
not
doing
I
guarantee
you
we're
not
doing
it
so
I.
Would
let
me
just
let
me
I
should
say
guarantee
I
get
you
I'm,
not
voting
for
it
right.
R
B
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
to
you
is:
we
will
create
it,
no,
no!
No.
We
will
create
that
this
council
will
create
what
that
looks
like
right
and
I
am
I
am
of
the
belief.
I
said
before.
You
know
trust
but
verify
I'm
of
the
belief
that
the
vast
majority
of
the
parks
belonged
to
the
city
right,
and
you
have
to
convince
me
that
the
city
is
not
the
better
the
best
arbiter
of
these
resources
right.
We.
B
Told
you
we
had
way
too
now
they
come
out
with
my
belief
about
this
right.
I
have
I,
have
I,
have
serious
questions
as
to
how
we
move
forward.
I
am
confident,
though
I
am
supportive
of
the
parks.
I
am
confident
that
working
collaborative
with
the
administration
we
can
create
a
process
that
is
transparent
and
fruitful
for
every
resident,
and
it's
equitable
to
all
people
into
both
sides
of
the
river.
All
sides
of
the
river
and
I
will
be.
You
know.
I
will
be
with
you
in
this
conversation.
Okay,
I.