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A
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
the
standing
committee
meeting
for
wednesday
december
2nd
2020.,
our
budget
hearings
will
continue
virtually
this
afternoon
at
1,
30
p.m,
with
the
departments
of
finance
and
law,
and
will
also
include
the
ethics
board.
Our
first
order
of
business
is
public
comment.
I
would
like
to
remind
all
speakers
that
the
rules
of
council
state
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
maybe
be
before,
city,
council
and
profanity
will
not
be
permitted.
A
You
will
be
given
three
minutes
to
speak
after
you
give
your
name
in
neighborhood
for
the
record.
Our
first
speaker
is
shaman.
B
C
B
B
D
D
We
have
a
right
to
our
own
identity.
We
have
a
right
to
our
traditions,
customs
and
systems
belonging
to
each
of
our
nation-states
of
peoples,
and
no
discrimination
of
any
kind
may
arise
from
the
exercise
of
such
of
that
right.
However,
what
we
are
experiencing
here
in
america
is
the
wanton
violation
of
our
rights
and
no
accountability
for
those
violations,
such
as
our
judicial
personality
is
constantly
being
violated
and,
according
to
the
american
declaration
on
the
rights
of
indigenous
peoples
and
the
constitution,
states
must
fully
recognize
our
juridical
personality
of
our
people.
D
Respecting
our
forms
of
organization
government
and
the
full
exercise
of
rights
recognized
in
both
declarations,
constitutions
and
international
bodies
of
law
and
a
lot
of
law
enforcement
officials
and
state
officials
and
and
private
organizations
and
entities
seem
not
to
not
to
get
that
picture
that
they
are
indeed
visitors
in
our
land
and
our
people
have
a
right
to
reject
the
assimilation
that
has
been
plagued
upon
our
people
by
colonizers
and
different
people.
Foreigners
coming
to
our
land
and
policy
makers
and
our
people.
D
According
to
article
10,
we
have
the
right
to
reject
assimilation
as
well
as
18
usc
1091,
which
deals
with
genocide,
and
our
people
have
a
right
to
maintain
and
express
and
freely
develop
our
cultural
integrity
and
all
respects
free
from
any
external
attempt
by
the
state
and
any
agencies
or
commercial
entities
at
that
assimilation,
states
and
entities,
and
cities
and
municipalities
shall
not
carry
out
adopt
support
or
favor
any
type
of
policy.
D
So
we
have
to
be
protected
against
that
genocide
and
we
have
a
right
as
article
11
states
not
to
be
the
object
of
any
form
of
genocide,
any
attempts
to
assimilate
or
exterminate
us,
and
this
is
why
we
need
to
have
a
more
open
dialogue
with
city
council.
Members
choose
the
police
and
everybody
in
charge,
because
our
people
are
being
violated
our
right
to
being
violated.
D
Even
when
we
give
proper
notice
to
those
entities,
whether
it
be
a
stop
on
the
side
of
the
street
and
tell
those
officers
and
people
that
hey
we're
aborigines
and
they
want
to
throw
that
under
the
throw
us
under
the
bus
and
want
to
assimilate
us.
So
there's
some
serious
serious
crimes
going
on
and
we
must
address
those
and
it
must
be
addressed
with
with
everybody.
So
we
need
to
start
some
programs
and
get.
A
A
E
Salvador
hi
yeah:
this
is
the
first
council
meeting.
I've
been
able
to
attend
in
a
while,
because
my
job
normally
keeps
me
from
participating.
That's
why?
First
off,
I'm
urging
you
to
open
up
budget
hearings
to
the
public
and
public
comment
and
to
schedule
a
special
meeting
on
an
evening
like
december
8th,
so
more
working
people
can
participate.
E
I
know
a
lot
of
people
would
like
to
engage
directly
with
the
council
on
the
city
budget
and
speak
to
you
specifically
about
the
need
for
things
like
social
housing,
health
care,
in
particular
mental
health
care,
child
care
and
jobs
programs.
I
think
the
council
should
consider
canceling
all
of
the
cuts
that
are
slated
for
this
budget,
with
the
exception
of
what
this
administration
has
consistently
prioritized
and
that's
the
police.
E
I
was
in
pittsburgh
before
this
mayor
before
the
police
force
had
an
extra
50
percent
to
their
budget.
So
I
know
for
a
fact
that
cutting
back
will
not
be
a
disaster
for
the
city.
We
should
start
with
cutting
on
those
cops
who
have
records
of
abuse.
It's
shocking
that
people
like
paul
abel
are
allowed
to
remain
employed
with
so
many
complaints
against
them
for
abuse.
E
E
I
think
it's
incredibly
important.
As
a
teacher
with
you
know,
I've
just
spent
a
semester
teaching
my
students
remotely.
I
have
a
literal
window
into
their
lives,
so
you
can
trust
that
I
know
what
we
need
desperately
right
now.
It's
not
a
thousand
cops
on
the
street.
It's
sending
a
message
to
our
kids
that
it's
more
important
to
keep
roofs
over
their
heads
and
knowing
that
their
communities
are
not
going
to
be
destroyed
by
development,
big
development
by
evictions
and
so
on.
E
So
it's
incredibly
important
that
not
only
you
defund
the
police
by
at
least
50
percent,
but
also
find
funding
we're
heading
into
a
bigger
budget
crisis
next
year.
So
now
is
the
time
to
show
political
leadership,
tax,
big
business
tax,
the
big
developers
and
also
urge
the
city
to
take
up
a
lawsuit
against
upmc,
which
has
stood
in
the
way,
ironically
of
the
survival
of
our
communities.
F
Greetings
greetings
and
la
kay
alakain.
I
greet
you
in
the
words
of
my
ancestors
the
light
of
me
honors
the
light
in
you
all
just
to
continue
the
conversation
that
I've
had
in
the
past
or
the
or
what
I've
said
in
the
past
regarding
police
in
in
the
in
the
non-accountability
of
the
city
to
control
their
police
officers,
as
it
relates
to
the
aboriginal
americans
on
our
own
land.
Now
I've
had
multiple
conversations
about
this.
The
office
of
municipal
investigations
is
also
involved
in
this
situation.
F
F
What
I
am
is
an
aboriginal
american
indian
and
what
I
am
indian
not
taxed,
to
be
more
specific
and,
and
we
have
a
government
government
agreement
with
congress,
and
it
seems
to
me
that
city
council
has
no
respect
for
the
oath
that
they
took
to
the
constitution.
You
would
not
be
here
on
our
lands,
were
it
not
for
this
constitution,
so
I
am
imploring
you.
I
have
sent
correspondence
to
each
one
of
you,
city,
council,
persons
and
I've
sent
correspondence
to
the
mayor's
office.
F
This
is
going
to
be
a
dress
and
it
is
not
going
to
be
swept
away.
I
am
not
going
away.
They
have
my
automobile
stolen
at
the
cannon
chester,
which
is
also
an
entity
that
has
no
legitimacy
over
the
aboriginal
american
peoples,
so
they
are
overstepping
their
constitutional
boundaries.
They
are
also
citizens
of
the
united
states.
All
companies
are
considered
citizens
under
the
united
states.
There
are
codes
that
you
must
follow,
along
with
the
constitution,
the
highest
law
in
the
land.
F
So
I
am
imploring
all
of
you
to
check
your
emails
and
you'll
be
receiving
more
correspondence,
for
this
will
not
stop
until
I
am
made
whole.
My
automobile
is
returned
to
me
and
I
will
not
be
extorted,
because
this
is
the
attempt
that
they're
making
an
attempt
to
extort
me
for
federal
reserve
notes.
There
is
no
money
in
this
economy.
There
is
no
money.
F
Federal
reserve
knows
it's
fiat
currency,
it's
a
promissory
note
and
there's
a
promise
ever
going
to
pay
a
debt,
and
I
say
no,
so
please
look
forward
to
the
correspondence
and
I
expect
out
of
your
due
diligence
and
your
honoring
and
your
oath
of
the
constitution
that
we
will
move
forward
to
right
this
wrong.
I
have
been
made
unjust
by
the
city
of
pittsburgh
police
and
I
yield.
G
Hi,
my
name
is
chloe
brown.
I
live
in
district
5..
I
will
start
by
reading
some
statements
that
I
received
from
residents
a
few
weeks
ago,
while
canvassing
in
garfield
just
a
few
blocks
from
where
the
zone
5
police
station
is
slated
to
be
relocated.
G
I
will
keep
their
names
anonymous
so
as
to
respect
their
privacy,
three
million
dollars
to
move
a
station
a
mile
and
a
half
shows
that
there's
no
priority
for
the
people
that
actually
live
here.
I
think
the
city
should
be
moving
that
money
from
the
police
department's
budget
and
reinvesting
it
where
it's
appropriate
and
actual
assets
that
people
use
to
survive
this
one
from
a
mother
in
our
community.
Nowadays
we
should
be
spending
our
money
on
things
that
are
going
to
help
our
children
instead
of
harming
them
relocating.
G
In
fact,
66
percent
of
the
people
we
have
talked
to
are
in
support
of
stopping
this
move
and
reinvesting
the
money
into
the
community.
Instead,
it
gets
very
frustrating
when
departments
like
emergency
medical
services,
the
office
of
equity,
transportation,
fire
all
have
their
budgets
cut
when
these
are
necessary.
Things
for
community
support
and
safety.
The
police,
whose
budget
remains
intact,
save
for
a
few
crossing
guards,
are
not
necessary
for
these
purposes.
G
G
H
Good
morning,
members
of
council,
my
name
is
corey
buckner.
I
am
the
western
pa
political
coordinator
for
sciu
32bj.
H
We
want
to
thank
the
mayor's
office
for
introducing
measures
to
implement
emergency
covet
19
paid
sick
days.
We
also
want
to
thank
council
president
teresa
cal
smith
for
moving
this
agenda
quicker
and
for
the
members
of
council
for
addressing
this.
Today
we
are
now
seeing
the
greatest
spike
in
positive
cases
of
covid,
and
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
seiu
has
been
instrumental
in
pushing
for
frontline
worker
protections
locally
in
states
and
federally
32bj
worked
closely
with
members
of
congress
to
craft
the
family.
H
We
have
witnessed
many
of
our
own
members
contract
the
virus
and
far
too
many
have
died
from
it
in
our
union.
What's
troubling
is
that
many
of
those
cases
happened
earlier
in
the
year.
We
are
heading
into
a
second
wave
of
this
deadly
pandemic,
and
workers
on
the
front
line
cannot
afford
government
to
cut
them
short.
Our
members
are
constantly
at
risk
of
being
exposed.
H
Many
of
them
have
been
exposed
here
in
pittsburgh,
though
we
did
not,
though
they
did
not
connect
contract
the
virus,
they
have
been
forced
to
quarantine
and
some
have
quarantined
more
than
once
without
pay.
This
is
unacceptable,
considering
that
they
work
for
multi-million
and
billion
dollar
corporations.
H
H
We
must
ensure
that
the
people
come
before
profit
and
each
and
every
worker
has
the
opportunity
to
take
care
of
themselves
and
their
family.
I
appreciate
your
attention
and
I
hope
you
all
will
consider
supporting
emergency
paid
sick
days.
Thank.
I
I
I
wish
to
submit
a
public
comment
for
wednesday's
city
council
meeting,
I'm
unable
to
deliver
this
statement
in
person
because
I
have
a
work
meeting
scheduled
at
10.
Am
I'm
asking
city
council
to
create
a
separate
budget
post
agenda
meeting
that
takes
place
outside
of
work
hours
and
to
open
up
all
the
departmental
budget
hearings
to
public
comment
for
this
budget
season
and
for
subsequent
budget
seasons?
I
The
2021
operating
budget
and
capital
budgets
set
forth
by
the
mayor
are
undemocratic
and
do
not
reflect
the
needs
of
the
people.
I
don't
know
how
you
can
believe
that
this
budget
comes
close
to
addressing
reality.
We
are
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic,
with
record
unemployment
and
with
people
falling
behind
on
rent
scared
to
lose
their
homes.
We
had
a
historically
unprecedented
number
of
people
in
the
streets
this
summer
protesting
the
police
with
calls
to
defund
the
police.
I
How
can
you
come
back
with
a
budget
that
offers
no
additional
assistance
to
renters?
No
additional
medical
coverage
and
the
bare
minimum
lip
service
reforms
to
the
police?
Has
anyone
in
the
mayor's
office
done
any
kind
of
analysis
or
simulation
into
how
this
budget
is
going
to
actually
affect
people,
because
I
would
bet
we're
going
to
get
2020
all
over
again?
I
I
Stop
the
station
hosted
a
budget
hearing
and
invited
the
members
of
this
council
and
the
mayor
to
attend
so
that
we
can
have
a
heart-to-heart
about
the
budget,
but
none
of
you
all
came
now.
Our
only
way
to
provide
input
is
through
these
city
council
meetings
that
take
place
at
10
am
during
work
hours
literally.
I
am
not
here
because
of
a
work
meeting.
This
2021
budget
is
one
of
the
most
important
budgets
to
be
passed
in
almost
a
decade
and
instead
of
opening
up
public
input
and
democracy,
we
are
met
with
the
opposite.
I
We
are
forced
to
matt
to
watch
while
an
incompetent
mayor
ignores
the
most
important
issues
facing
our
city
with
a
budget
that
is
just
a
repeat
of
the
last
five
years.
However,
I
believe
the
people
of
pittsburgh
have
good
ideas
and
we
know
what
we
need.
That
is
why
I'm
asking
city
council
to
create
a
separate
budget,
post-agenda
meeting
that
takes
place
outside
of
work
hours.
I'm
also
asking
that
we
open
up
all
departmental
budget
hearings
to
public
comment,
as
people
deserve
to
know
the
various
city
departments
are
using
our
tax
dollars.
I
A
B
B
A
A
A
A
L
Yeah,
thank
you
who's
here
from
the
administration.
Please.
M
So
can
I
also
mention
something:
councilman
krauss,
of
course,
I'm
sorry.
I
suggested
that
we
since
we're
having
the
post
agenda
on
monday
that
maybe
the
administration
could
come
on
monday
with
seiu,
and
I
already
talked
to
sam
williams
and
he'll,
be
there
and
and
some
people
from
the
business
community.
But
if
members
want
to
have
discussion
now
they
can
do
that
now
too.
So
I
figured
we're
going
to
have
a
conversation
monday
too.
L
So,
madam
president,
what
then,
what
then,
is
your
pleasure
as
far
as
advancing
the
bill
today?
Are
we
holding
for
post
agenda.
M
No,
no,
we
were
going
to
vote
preliminary
today
and
then
have
the
post
agenda
monday
and
final
vote
tuesday,
but
I
think
members
other
members
are
messaging
me
that
they
have
questions
so
I
they
might
want
to
ask
their
questions.
First,.
M
So
I
mean
it's
up
to
you.
I
prefer
that
we
wait
until
monday,
but
members
want
that's
up
to
the
members
if
they
want
to
speak
up
and
say
whether
or
not
they
want
to
wait
till
monday
or
ask
their
questions
today.
That's
up
to
them.
L
L
N
L
That
corey,
you
too.
O
O
I
need
to
hear
from
law
not-
and
I
don't,
I
know
we're
having
an
conversation,
but
you
know
the
law
department,
I'd
like
to
just
have
an
executive
session
with
them,
just
to
make
sure
that
the
bill
that
we
all
fought
for
for
five
years
is
not
in
jeopardy
at
all,
and
then
also
I
mean
if
this
is
coming
up
monday,
which
is
fine,
just
the
implementation
of
it.
O
L
Could
I
offer
this
up
then
please
how
about
if
we
hold
the
bill
for
executive
session
and
post
agenda,
we
could
recess
this
meeting.
We
could
take
both
actions
on
tuesday.
We
could
come
back,
offer
preliminary
and
final
as
well
so
as
to
give
opportunity
for
members
to
to
ask
the
questions
on
the
bill
and
not
delayed
in
any
way
subsequent
to
some
final
action.
Would
that
be
acceptable
to
members.
P
Chief
good
morning,
members,
how
are
you
good?
Thank
you.
I
I
only
heard
the
very
very
end
of
councilman
o'connor,
so
I
I
that
I
can
to
to
your
point
councilman
krauts
about
recessing,
obviously,
that
that's
fully
up
to
council.
I
it's
not
a
position
for
the
administration
to
take.
I
apologize.
I
didn't
hear
councilman
o'connor's
questions.
If
there
was
one
for
me.
L
The
I'm
just
afraid
that
if
we
start
with
questions-
and
we
open
discussion
and
we're
going
to
have
the
discussion
today,
as
opposed
to
in
deference
to
councilwoman
kell
smith
and
out
of
respect
for
her
being
the
sponsor
of
the
bill
and
the
fact
that
we
do
have
an
ex
I'm
sorry
a
post-agenda
schedule
for
monday,
would
it
be
prudent,
then
for
us
to
also
hold
for
executive
session.
L
So
as
there
are
some
questions,
members
have
about
making
sure
we
don't
jeopardize
paid
sick
leave
as
it
exists
today
in
any
way,
and
have
our
questions
answered
by
law
host
a
post
agenda
to
have
a
folsom
public
discussion
and
recess.
The
meeting
still
be
able
to
bring
it
up
on
tuesday
to
preliminarily
vote
and
final
vote
without
jeopardizing
the
completion
of
the
bill
in
any
way.
A
A
Q
Okay,
thank
you.
I
won't
ask
any
questions.
I
just
wanted
to
note
for
anyone
who
is
watching
this
bill
and
is
concerned
about
it,
who
is
not
on
city
council
that
it's
my
understanding
that,
even
if
we're
voting
preliminarily
today
that
that
there
are
amendments
and
some
changes
in
the
works
so
that
people
understand
that
and
that
there
still
will
be
room
for
amendments
prior
to
final
vote.
A
That
is,
that
is
my
understanding
as
well.
Councilwoman
there's
an
urgency
to
to
move
this.
As
previously
noted,
the
federal
bill
expires
this
month,
which
is
why
we
want
to
move
this
along.
Is
there
any
other
comments
from
members
councilman
coghill.
J
A
P
Certainly,
I'm
not
a
lawyer,
and
I
think
that
is
an
important
question.
As
councilman
o'connor
noted
to
ask
law
department
executive
session,
I
wouldn't
want
to
give
you
any
legal
assurance,
but
I
can
tell
you
we
worked
with
law
to
very
intentionally,
not
add
it
as
sections
of
the
existing
bill
for
that
very
reason,
so
that
if
there
was
a
legal
challenge
to
this
or
an
issue
with
this,
it
would
be
fully
separate
from
the
existing
law,
which
you
know,
council
members
worked
so
hard
to.
R
Chief
gilman,
this
we've
had
about
a
five-minute
discussion
with
no
one
actually
talking
about
the
bill.
Could
you
just
maybe
for
the
public,
there's
been
media
that
there's
an
article
in
the
post
gazette,
but
could
you
maybe
just
said
the
public
isn't
very
confused.
Just
give
a
brief
description
and
that's
that's
all.
I
have.
P
Yeah
no
I'd
be
happy
to,
and
I
will
also
as
councilman
strauss
argument.
We
are
working
on
a
number
of
amendments
that
have
been
raised
by
people
on.
P
The
issue
and
I'll
work
to
get
counsel
a
new,
clean
version,
asap,
there's
also
some
technical
things
law
has
done
like
capitalizing,
the
e
and
employer
and
employee,
because
they're
definitions,
so
there's
a
whole
list
of
things,
and
I
will
get
that
and
make
sure
that's
publicly
available.
P
The
intent
of
this
law
is
that,
as
we
see
increasing
numbers
of
covid
cases
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
employees
that
are
either
positive
or
exposed
to
the
virus
have
an
opportunity
to
have
paid
sick
leave
and
the
prime
example
I've
given
is
somebody
who
works
in
in
an
environment.
P
Another
colleague
has
tested
positive,
the
health
department
or
their
employer
has
said
you
know
jane
or
john
doe.
You
can't
work
for
the
next
10
days.
You
have
to
go
home
and
quarantine
and
you
won't
be
paid
because
you're
not
working
for
those
people
that
is
their
lifeline
to
food,
on
the
table
for
their
kids
for
a
roof
over
their
head,
their
mortgage,
their
apartment,
their
bills,
and
for
now
what
is
an
increasing
daily
number
of
city
residents?
It
is
putting
their
very
livelihood
in
jeopardy.
P
Others
have
said,
there's
already
paid
sick
leave.
Why?
Why
do
you
need
this?
And
our
argument
on
that
would
be
if
somebody
has
to
use
all
of
their
time
in
january
because
of
kobit
we
get
a
vaccine
and
hopefully
are
back
to
some
some
months
of
normal
sometime
in
2021.
P
P
That
provides
the
opportunity
for
for
residents
of
the
city
who
are
ordered
out
of
work
by
the
health
department
or
by
their
employer
or
appropriate
public
health
agency,
to
have
the
financial
support
to
not
risk
not
being
able
to
to
make
key
payments
or
the
opposite,
which
is
they
hide
symptoms.
They
hide
information
because
and
then
go
to
work
because
they
need
that
paycheck
and
they
spread
the
virus
and
and
create
a
fatal
situation.
R
We
are
not
in
normal
times,
and
so
we
have
an
emergency
time
bill
to
to
serve
the
public
for
these
emergency
times,
and
so
I
think
I'm.
I
really
appreciate
the
work
on
this.
What
I
heard
was
council
members,
you
know
we're
all
trying
to
make
sure
it
works.
So.
S
I
do
find
it
curious
that
members
who
don't
believe
in
the
authority
of
the
law
department
want
to
talk
to
law
about
this
case
when
they've
already
said
that
they
don't
believe
what
law
says.
I
just
find
that
somewhat
hypocritical
and
curious,
but
I
do
support
this
deal.
O
So
again.
As
you
mentioned
rev,
I
don't
care
about
the
law
department,
but
I
do
know
that
they
know
a
little
bit
more
about
the
legal
ease
than
I
do
to
the
fact
that
if
we
change
something
technical
in
the
code,
does
that
open
the
bill
back
up
to
be
challenged
and
therefore
the
40
000
people
that
we
all
voted
for
might
lose
that
initiative.
That's
the
only
reason
why
I
want
some
executive
session
just
so
I
can
hear
that
it
doesn't
jeopardize
that
which
I
don't
believe
it
does.
O
But
I
would
just
like
to
hear
from
somebody
in
that
realm
to
clarify
that,
so
that
we
can
move
this
bill
forward.
I
have
no
problem
going
forward
today.
That
was
just
the
technical
question
that
I
had,
and
this
is
possibly
a
new
bill,
but
we
wouldn't
have
had
this
bill
unless
we
passed
the
original
bill.
So
that's
why
this
bill
piggy
backs
off
all
of
what
we
did
five
years
ago.
A
Thank
you
still
on
first
round
any
other
members.
Second
round
councilman
coghill.
P
That
is
correct,
councilman.
It
is
only
tied
specifically
to
kovid
and
it
would
expire
currently
the
bill
before
you
says
four
weeks
after
the
governor's
order
expires,
we
actually
plan
to
amend
that
to
make
it
one
week
after
some
consultation
with
law
and
other
people,
but
it
is
specifically
too
tied
to
covid.
It
is
because
of
covet
symptoms
or
exposure,
and
it
is
tied
to
the
governor's
emergency
declaration
related
to
covet.
N
P
Correct,
unfortunately,
there's
no
way
to
track
necessarily
exactly
where
someone
was
exposed.
You
know
I
could
get
it
from
my
kids
who
are
in
daycare,
and
I
wouldn't
know
if
I
got
it
from
them
or
if
I
got
it
from
being
in
in
the
office
one
day
or
whatever,
so
we
can't
tie
it
directly
to
the
source.
It's
just
not
not
possible
medically.
At
the
moment,.
N
L
So,
mr
chair,
how
about
if
we
proceed,
then
with
a
motion
and
council
president
smith,
your
your
pleasure
to
to
preliminary
today
and
then
also
motion
for
the
executive
session
and
the.
L
A
A
M
A
Okay,
two
abstentions:
the
bill
is
recommended
that
moves
us
onto
our
invoices.
We
have
invoices
for
approval.
A
O
Motion
approved
discussion.
Second,
second,
just
is
anybody
on
for
this
from
public
safety?
This
is.
T
Sorry,
sir,
this
is
latoya
mccarrio
from
the
intel
intelligence
unit.
I'm
here.
O
Okay,
can
you
just
explain
the
printer?
Are
we
just
getting
one
and
does
it
do
something
a
little
bit
different
for
what
is
it
twelve
thousand
dollars.
T
Yes,
sir,
so
it's
a
it's
a
printer
for
it's
a
very
large
printer
utilized
to
print
maps
and
graphs
for
long
skill
investigations,
and
it's
something
that
that
is.
You
know,
law
enforcement
sensitive.
So
we
can't
use
typical.
You
know:
printing
resources.
O
T
Things
like
that,
you
know,
resources
that
that
we
need.
T
Law
enforcement
sensitive,
so
we
can't
utilize.
You
know
typical
other
resources.
O
Okay,
now,
obviously,
this
question
isn't,
for
you
it's
more
of
a
statement
that
the
council
that
we
had
heard
from
the
post
agenda
that
we
hosted
a
couple
weeks
ago
and
even
the
the
budget
hearing
was
just.
I
guess
I
would
say,
overdoing
things
that
we
already
have
no,
not
not
to
say
that
this
printer
isn't
needed.
That's
fine,
but
just
some
of
the
utilities
that
were
double
spending.
When
it
comes
to
technology
we
looked
and
we
thought
we
could
save
some
funding.
So
I
mean
something
like
this
is
obviously
needed.
O
I
get
that.
I
just
know
that
we
have
printers
like
this
across
the
city
and
I
wonder
why
we're
not
just
using
it.
I
know
the
printing
shop
is
closed
for
us
right
now,
but
if
we
can
just
consolidate
some
of
this
stuff
we're
going
to
save
money
in
certain
ways,
especially
when
it
comes
to
technology,
but
I
know
that
that
was
brought
up
in
the
budget
hearing.
So
that's
why
I'm
mentioning
it
now?
I
have
no
further
questions
I'll
pass
it
off.
I
know
somebody
else
had
some
questions.
R
Thank
you,
mr
chair
hi
officer.
I
am
I'm
just
doing
the
same
thing
that
councilman
o'connor
just
said
he
did
and
since
we're
all
sitting
at
computers,
while
we're
in
session
on
zoom,
I
plopped
it
into
a
google
search,
and
I
came
up
for
like
nine
thousand
dollars
and
also
I
have
so,
and
the
second
part
of
the
question
is,
I
got
a
bunch
of
emails
telling
me
not
to
vote
for
a
lie.
Detector
equipment
is
this
related
to
this
equipment.
R
Okay,
so
I
don't
think
our
bill
talks
about
it
looks
like
this
has
already
been
costed
out
with
a
vendor.
Is
that
true?
And
can
you
address
the
discrepancy
between
you
know
a
general
google
purchase?
R
Can
you
want
to
speak
to
why?
Why
does
our
bill
say
exactly
12
394.
U
Councilperson,
this
is
lee
schmidt
assistant,
director
of
public
safety,
I'm
here
with
dan
shak.
He
can.
We
did
work
with
inp
to
have
this
inspect
and
priced
out
her
city
contracts,
but
dan
can
expand
on
that.
A
little
bit.
V
Appreciate
it
good
morning,
members
as
the
assistant
director
schmidt,
spoke
to
when
we
request
a
piece
of
technology
like
this,
we
start
off
by
going
through
the
department
of
innovation
and
performance.
It
was
a
this
device
is
being
replaced.
It's
an
antiquated
device
that
has
stopped
functioning,
they
looked
at
it,
they
did
a
needs
assessment
on
it.
They
were
the
ones
that
worked
with
amcon
the
printer
vendor,
provided
us
the
proposal
and
the
quote
as
per
the
the
current
contracts
and
support.
V
This
was
the
model
that
was
specified,
and
this
was
the
the
feature
set
and
support
that
was
kind
of
came
behind
that.
So
I
understand
that
there
are
some
other
ones
out
there.
That
kind
of
you
may
see
different
variable
prices,
but
this
one
was
the
one
that
was
kind
of
recommended
through
the
department
of
innovation
or
performance,
so
we
kind
of
follow
their
lead
and
that's
how
we
ended
up
with
this
model
of
it.
As
lieutenant
curio
said,
this
is
obviously
utilized
for
printing
large-scale
maps.
V
You
know
of
incidents
printing
types
of
documentation
that
is,
law
enforcement
sensitive.
So
it's
not
like.
We
could
just
kind
of
go
out
to
you,
know
kinkos
and
get
them
printed
off,
or
you
know
kind
of
use
another
one
at
another
location.
A
lot
of
it
is
for
sensitive
law
enforcement
investigations.
U
And
if
I
could
also
speak
one
additional,
the
increased
cost
also,
this
does
include
the
maintenance,
for
I
believe,
three
years
until
it
syncs
up
with
the
overall
city
com
contractor
printers.
R
R
R
R
V
V
I'm
not
sure
if
lieutenant
mercurio
could
you
know,
speak
to
the
other
one.
But
I
I
think
I
seem
to
remember
that
we
got
that
back
in,
like
2009
around
g20
to
print
a
lot
of
the
large
maps
of
the
different
areas
of
operation.
R
V
I
I
would
think,
due
to
the
the
length
of
the
contract,
with
amcom
and
kind
of
piggybacking
off,
of
that,
I'm
not
familiar
with
the
terms
of
the
contract
through.
R
I
don't
have
any
objections,
but
you
know
I
just
if,
if
something
we
have
a
lot
more
capital
funds
than
operating
funds.
So
that's
that's
my
only
question
appreciate
it.
That's
all.
I
have.
R
R
U
Council
person
gross-
this
is
lee
schmidt
again.
Thank
you.
We
did
work
with
omb
on
this
and
procurement.
Part
of
the
reason
we
have
this
open
is
for
other
public
safety
bureaus
to
start
utilizing
this
software
as
well.
So
basically
it
will
come
out
for
for
police
right
now.
U
It's
twenty
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
police
to
utilize
it
we
also
were
in,
as
you
all
mentioned
earlier
and
councilman
o'connor
mentioned
we're,
trying
to
get
everybody
kind
of
on
the
same
systems
so
by
opening
this
contract
up
this
way
we
did
work
with
procurement,
but
I
believe
jen
holzinger
is
on
also
to
speak
to
it.
U
It
allows
us
to
have
fire
and
ems
and
other
bureaus
within
public
safety
utilize
this
as
necessary,
obviously
with
review
from
our
director
in
the
mayor's
office,
but
it
it's
a
fairly
low-cost
annual
service
software.
I.
R
Would
yeah
I
would
like
to
just
have
director
olzinger
jump
in
if
she
wanted
would
if
she's
there.
W
Yeah
absolutely
morning,
council,
jennifer,
ozinger
assistant
director
office
management
and
budget
and
procurement
manager
for
the
city.
Yes,
what
I'd
like.
R
To
hear
is
that
this
is
not
only
going
to
increase
efficiency
and
people's
daily
frustration.
Trust
me
we're
all
managing
documents
digitally
now
right
I'll,
just
just
say.
If
you
see
my
office
downtown
where
I
haven't
been,
you
know
it's
piled
sky
high
with
paper,
and
I
can't
get
any
of
them
right
now.
R
So
I
understand
that
we
all
need
to
manage
documents
digitally
it's
actually
kind
of
better
for
our
archiving,
especially
now
that
we
have
our
archivist
at
city,
council,
who's,
given
guidance
to
departments,
it's
especially
important
for
public
safety
and
and
police,
especially
to
have
good
dependable
right,
legally
dependable
document
management.
But
I
would
also
love
to
hear
that
you're
actually
going
to
save
us
money.
Can
you
speak
to
that?
A
little
bit.
W
I
cannot
speak
to
the
saving
of
the
money,
but
I
would
imagine
that
you
know
the
more
the
bureaus
that
are
able
to
go
paperless
and
share
information
electronically.
You
know
that
just
naturally,
inherently
saves
paper
saves
printing
costs.
You
know
interoffice
mail
resources
of
people
getting
documents
back
and
forth.
So
that's
just
something.
W
I
think
that
just
kind
of
happens
naturally,
when,
when
you
go
electronic
with
with
any
sort
of
document
management
and
obviously
having
public
safety
all
in
the
same
database,
you
know
is
just
going
to
be
much
more
efficient.
The
pricing
on
this,
why
it's
open-ended?
W
Because
we
don't
know
what
our
exact
need
is
and
it's
going
to
be
a
per
user
kind
of
basis
per
public
safety
agency,
and
normally
this
is
something
that
we
would
probably
do
as
a
low
bid
agreement,
but
because
this
is
a
proprietary
system,
something
we
already
use.
W
We
did
a
waiver
the
competitive
process,
so
this
is
more
like
a
commodity
waiver
rather
than
normally
most
of
the
waivers
you
see
are
professional
services
that
have
a
set
amount,
a
set
deliverable,
but
because
this
is
an
unknown
and
we're
not
sure
which
department
is
going
to
purchase
and
when
they're
going
to
purchase
and
what
budget
it's
going
to
be
from.
That
is
why
we're
leaving
that
information
very
open-ended
at
this
time.
I
hope
that
it's.
R
W
This
is
a
continuation
of
services
waiver
because
we
are
already
using
this
service
and
we
don't
want
to
change
systems.
So
if
you
would
do
an
rfp
that
would,
you
know,
say
to
the
public
we're
looking
to
you
know
to
for
other
options
that
we're
looking
to
change
and
honestly,
the
cost
of
changing
systems
would
be
much
bigger.
R
Ever
switched
softwares
got
it
yeah,
so
I
okay,
that
gives
me
a
lot
better
information.
You
can
understand
how
it
was
really
kind
of
looked,
non-competitive
and
and
with
the
especially
not
talking
about
dollar
amounts.
I'm
glad
you're
able
to
clarify
that.
That's
all
the
questions
that
I
have
I'm
supportive.
Thank
you.
R
A
Any
opposed
bill
is
recommended
that
takes
us
to
a
public
sports
committee,
which
is
chaired
by
councilman
coghill.
One
new
paper
bill,
916.
K
Q
R
A
M
U
A
K
521
resolution
repealing
amending
and
re-enacting
resolution
number
18
of
1983
effective
january
20th,
1983
titled
resolution
authorizing
and
directing
that
the
bureau
of
cable
communications
department
of
public
works
broadcast
all
of
council's
regular
legislative
sessions.
Standing
committee
meetings
setting
forth
the
responsibility
of
the
department
of
innovation
and
performance
with
respect
to
meetings
of
city
council
and
to
reflect
various
changes
in
the
city's
departmental
organization
structure
and
other
changes
to
reflect
to
reflect
technological
innovations.
Since
1983.
U
L
Q
L
Q
About
nine
am
accompanied
the
agenda;
it
really
just
is
technical
in
nature.
It
changes
the
term
of
the
agreement
from
three
years,
plus
two
one-year
options
to
one
year,
plus
three
one-year
renewal
options
and
from
six
hundred
fifty
thousand
over
five
years
to
550
000
over
four
years.
That's
the
gist
of
it.
S
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Any
any
discussion
on
the
amendment.
All
those
in
favor
to
amend,
say
aye
all
right
in
the
opposed.
The
bill
is
amended.
Any
discussion
on
the
amended
bill,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye
any
opposed.
The
bill
is
now
recommended
that
takes
us
to
intergovernmental
affairs
committee
chaired
by
councilwoman
gross.
We
have
one
deferred
paper
bill,
192.
L
Thank
you
I
apologize.
I
should
have
caught
this
one.
Could
I
please
ask
you
to
motion
to
hold
for
eight
weeks.
A
In
favor,
say,
aye
aye
in
the
opposed
bill
is
held.
Eight
weeks,
newspapers,
bill
917.
K
Bill
917
resolution
authorizing
the
ura
to
acquire
all
the
city's
right
title
and
interest,
if
any
in
and
to
the
following
publicly
owned
properties
in
the
10th
ward
of
the
city
designated
in
the
d
registry
office
of
allegheny
county
located
at
424,
north
matilda
street
4938
and
5120
rosetta
street
4921
and
5001
broad
street
respectively.
Council
district
9.
B
K
Bill
918
resolution
appointing
execution
of
a
contract
for
this
position
by
sale
of
land
between
the
ura
and
2p1
tn
cares
inc
or
a
related
entity
to
be
formed
for
the
sale
of
lot.
One
in
the
project
cares
consolidated
plan
currently
being
a
portion
of
block
2p
lot,
110
all
of
block
2,
please
lot
120
in
a
2b
vacated
stretch
of
old
first
avenue,
adjourning
such
parcels
to
the
south.
In
the
first
ward
of
the
city
council,
district,
six.
A
L
Quick
question:
councilman:
is
this
the
one
related
to
the
pnc
funding?
Yes,
thank
you
appreciate
it.
B
L
R
Again,
I
see
the
arrays
on
the
line.
Is
there
some
discussion,
anyone
have
questions
or
councilman
burgess.
Do
you
want
to
give
us
a
summary.
S
I'm
good
it's
a
it's
a
program
to
buy
abandoned
buildings,
rehab
them
and
provide
them
for
housing.
U
K
Bill
920
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
chief
equity
officer
to
enter
into
a
professional
services
agreement
with
sister
cities,
association
of
pittsburgh
as
a
single
source
provider,
to
manage
the
city's
relationships
and
programming
with
his
sister
cities
and
develop
new
partnerships
with
cities
throughout
the
world.
That'll
cost
not
to
exceed
25
000.
N
R
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
We
have
some
the
executive
director
of
the
sister
cities
program
with
us.
I
think
kathy
risco
kathy.
Are
you
still
there?
Yes,
I'm
here.
Would
you
like
to
turn
on
your
camera
and
join
us?
You
can
you
don't
have
to
turn
your
camera?
If
you
don't
want
to?
No,
I'm.
R
Oh
I'm
sorry,
mr
feiner,
you
can
help
us
with
that
kathy
while
we're
talking
there,
you
are
full
disclosure,
I've
known
kathy
for
a
very
long
time.
Congratulations
at
your
new
position
and
for
the
mayor's
office
for
encouraging
the
creation.
I
it's
the
way.
I
understand
it,
of
this
non-profit,
independent
organization
that
is
working
to
expand
our
sister
cities
programs,
but
maybe
I
should
ask
you
to
summarize
it
that's
how
I
understood
it,
and
I
see
mr
merenstein's
on
the
line
as
well
but
kathy.
R
Why
don't
you
give
us
just
a
summary
because
it
may
be
new
for
members
or
some
members
of
the
public
for
sure
sure.
Y
Happy
too,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
speak
to
you
today.
The
sister
cities
association
of
pittsburgh
is
an
independent
nonprofit
organization
that
was
formed
early
last
year
by
a
board
of
directors
that
is
led
by
jim
wolfe,
who
was
asked
by
the
mayor
back
in
2017
to
resurrect
the
city
of
pittsburgh's
sister
cities
program.
Many
of
you
might
know,
we've
had
a
sister's.
Our
city
has
has
has
had
a
sister
cities
program
since
the
1950s,
and
we
have
20
sister
cities
at
this
point
in
time.
Y
To
be
fair,
not
all
20
sister
cities
are
active.
At
this
moment,
I
would
say:
five
are
active.
Those
include
bilbao,
spain,
satima
city,
japan,
which
is
adjacent
to
tokyo,
sophia,
bulgaria,
wuhan,
china
da
nang
vietnam,
and,
most
recently
we
signed
a
a
new
sister
cities
agreement
with
glasgow
scotland
late
last
month.
Y
The
the
the
goal
of
the
sister
cities
program
is
to
connect
the
pittsburgh
region
with
international
city
partners
to
develop
mutually
beneficial
relationships
in
the
areas
of
commerce,
education
and
culture,
and
to
work
together
to
address
and
solve
global
challenges
facing
the
cities
of
tomorrow.
We
we
we
what
we've
done.
Y
What
I've
done
since
I
came
into
this
role
in
may,
is
to
reinvigorate
some
of
the
sister
cities,
relationships
that
the
city
has
as
well
as
develop
a
rubric
to
determine
how
new
sister
cities
we
might
want
to
add
to
our
portfolio
as
well
as
figure
out
how
to
resurrect
the
sister
cities
relationships
that
we
already
have,
and
when
we
look
at
that
rubric
that
I
put
together,
it
looks
for
things
like
similarity
to
the
pittsburgh
region.
Do
they
have
do
these
cities
have
a
commitment
to
sustainability?
Y
Are
they
a
smart
city,
or
do
they
have
a
goal
to
become
one?
Do
they
have
a
growing
and
expanding
economy?
Do
they
have
a
vibrant
technology
sector?
Is
the
level
of
engagement?
Is
their
good
synergy?
Is
it
reciprocal,
and
then
we
look
at
the
impact
of
engagement?
Is
it
financial?
Is
it
cultural?
Is
it
educational?
Is
it
symbolic
and
then
importantly,
we
measure
the
importance
of
these
relationships
right,
so
I
can
come
back
to
you
and
I
can
come
back
to
other
funders
and
say
this
is
what
our
region
has
gained
by
sistering.
Y
With
with
this
city,
so
we're
using
very,
very
clear
objectives
and
and
measurable
items
to
be
able
to
come
back
to
you
and
say
this
is
what
this
is,
what
we've
we've
accomplished
by
sistering
with
these
cities?
Y
R
I
still
have
the
floor,
but
I
see
I'm
just
in
the
chair,
we'll
we'll
ask
other
members
if
they
have
comments,
mr
mayor.
Instead,
I
wanted
to
also
see
if
you
had
a
kind
of
anything
to
add
kind
of
to
give
an
overview.
What
I
just
heard
was-
and
I
hadn't
thought
about
before
I'd
always
thought
about
sister
cities
being
cities
similar
to
us,
but
it
you
know,
do
we
all
also
have
an
affordability
problem
around
housing,
or
are
we
similarly
post-industrial
cities
or
are
we
similarly
kind
of
new
technology
cities?
R
But
what
I
also
heard
there-
and
maybe
it
was
just
me
that
maybe
we
also
are
looking
for
partnerships
for
cities
that
complement
us
right.
If
we
have
needs
for
things
that
they
have,
whether
that's
cultural
needs
or
solutions
so
and
that's
that
kind
of
opens
up
the
realm
of
possibility
about
what
we
understand
as
deliverables.
R
So
I
thought
that
was
really
interesting.
I
didn't
know
if
you
want
to
add
something
there.
Z
I
think
kathy,
I'm
hirsch
merenstein
from
the
mayor's
office
kathy
covered.
It
really
well,
I
think
another
goal
of
the
program
is
to
also
you
know,
learn
as
councilwoman
gross
just
alluded
to
about.
You
know
addressing
shared
issues
like
climate
change,
and
I
know
that
was
a
big
part
of
the
partnership
with
glasgow
that
kathy
assisted
with
and
her
organization
assisted
with.
So
absolutely,
I
think
it's
sort
of
taking
on
a
new
meaning,
and
it's
something
that's
very
near
and
dear
to
the
mayor's
heart.
Y
I'd
also
like
to
add
one
more
thing:
sorry
deb,
our
councilwoman
gross
director.
R
Y
So
one
of
the
things
that
we're
also
doing
is
recruit.
We
are
creating
a
work
plan
for
every
sister
city
between
what
we
want
to
accomplish
here
in
in
the
pittsburgh
region
and
what
that
city
wants
to
accomplish
as
well.
I'm
happy
to
share
with
you
the
work
plan
that
we've
put
together
for
glasgow,
and
you
know
it's
it's
a
wide
range
of
things.
We
look
at
things
like
workforce
development.
Y
We
look
at
the
circular
economy,
we're
looking
at
climate
change,
we're
looking
at
social
housing,
we're
looking
at
at
all
of
these
different
things
that
are
happening
in
that
city.
And
what
can
we
learn
from
that
city
and
bring
to
our
region?
And
the
the
work
plan
also
includes
work
groups
who
are
going
to
be
implementing
this
and
it's
not
just
my
board
or
me,
but
it
and
or
it's
it's
people
who
work
for
the
city.
Y
It's
people
who
work
for
non-profit
organizations,
so
we're
bringing
the
right
people
together
to
have
these
conversations
to
be
able
to
transfer
this
learning,
and
you
know
one
of
the
exciting
things
about
glasgow,
and
this
just
came
up
during
kind
of
normal
conversations.
Y
I've
been
having
with
my
with
my
counterparts
in
glasgow
is
they're
really
excited
about
possibly
establishing
a
warhol
museum
in
glasgow,
and
so
we've
already
brought
the
leadership
of
the
carnegie
museum,
together
with
the
leadership
of
glasgow
life
on
a
zoom
call
two
weeks
ago
to
talk
about
what
is
the
potential
for
that
we
will
be
signing
the
we
had
a
virtual
signing
ceremony
for
glasgow,
but
we
will
be
signing
physically
signing
the
agreement
at
cop
26
next,
hopefully
next
year
in
november,
in
glasgow,
which
is
the
u.n
climate
change
conference.
Y
So
it's
also
they've
also
invited
me
to
speak
to
talk
about
the
importance
of
these
international
sister
cities
relationships.
So
it's
really
it's
a
very
exciting
thing
for
pittsburgh
to
to
be
able
to
to
stand
up
on
a
world
stage
and
say
this
is
how
we're
addressing
some
of
these
issues
and
we're
doing
it
in
partnership
with
cities
that
are
that
are
like
us.
O
Thank
you.
I
just
have
one
question
kathy.
I
know
you
guys
do
a
lot
of
good
work.
This
is
more
for
hersh.
If
we
can
find
this
out,
I
see
in
our
budget.
O
We
have
the
office
of
equity,
special
initiatives
manager
supposed
to
be
managing
sister
cities,
it's
part
of
their
job
for
72
000.
So
what
is
that
person
doing
that?
We
need
to
spend
and
look
kathy.
I
I
think
giving
them
money
is
great.
So
kathy,
don't
take
this
out
on
you,
but
just
we're
somebody
is
making
72
000
and
yet
we're
still
paying
out
an
extra
25
000.
O
So
if
we
can
find
out
who
that
person
is
and
what
they
do,
that
would
be
kind
of
helpful
just
because
it's
in
the
budget-
and
I
just
don't
want
to
duplicate
services,
because
we
just
talked
about
that
in
public
safety
as
well,
but
if
anything,
I'd
just
get
rid
of
the
position
and
give
more
money
to
kathy's
organization,
so
that's
kind
of
where
at
first
you
can
get
me
that
answer
as
to
who
that
individual
is.
It
is
and
why
they're
not
doing
their
job.
Z
Talking
about,
I
can
speak
briefly
to
that,
and
then
I
can
follow
up
with
the
councilman
offline
as
well.
Z
The
special
initiative
manager
does
have
a
number
of
responsibilities
under
her
position,
including
census
work
welcoming
pittsburgh
initiative,
so
she
manages
those
two
initiatives
in
addition
to
to
other
responsibilities-
and
you
know
she
is
an
active
member
of
the
mayor's
office,
but
we
think
kathy's
organization
is
uniquely
positioned
to
to
really
assist
in
expanding
the
program
in
addition,
but
I
will
absolutely
follow
up
with
you
offline
too
councilman
all
right.
Thank
you.
N
Yes,
thanks
kathy,
and
thanks
for
being
here,
I
just
I
guess
a
couple
questions.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
say
I
remember
when
the
folks
came
from
tokyo,
you
know
really
nice
affair.
I
still
have
the
little
present.
They
gave
me
a
little
dish
on
my
on
my
desk,
and
I
love
that
about
what
you
do.
N
Y
So
I,
yes,
it's
very
fair
to
say,
and
that's
only
part
of
it
so
like
another
example
of
like
the
economic
opportunities
for
our
region
is.
I
have
our
organization,
the
sister
cities.
Association
of
pittsburgh
has
a
very,
very
strong
relationship
with
the
pittsburgh
technology
council,
and
so
I've
been
meeting
with
a
number
of
technology
companies
in
our
region
who
have
interests
in
doing
business
overseas
in
some
of
our
sister
cities.
And
likewise
you
know.
Y
A
really
good
example
is
da
nang
is
really
interested
in
learning
how
we
have
revitalized
our
riverfronts,
so
you
know
putting
them
in
touch
with
and
getting
them
to
meet
with
the
people
from
river
life
right
to
talk
about.
You
know
the
tactics
that
we've
taken,
those
are
examples
of
of
of
international
exchanges.
That
could
lead
to
bolstering
our
economy
here
and
helping
to
bolster
the
economy
in
the
in
the
in
the
in
the
sister
city
as
well.
Y
So
right
now
we
are
in
having
conversations
with
doha,
qatar,
who
is
not
a
sister
city,
but
they
have
great
interest
in
pittsburgh
and
they're
incredibly
interested
in
our
technology
sector.
So
I
have
been
pairing
up.
You
know
mainly
robotics
companies,
because
that's
what
their
interest
is
with
the
qatari
financial
center
to
learn
if
there
are
synergies
there
for
some
of
our
our
businesses
to
to
be
able
to
expand
their
businesses,
so
that
would
help
our
economy
as
well.
N
Yeah
and
for
that
reason
kathy,
even
though
we
really
can't
put
a
dollar
on
the
amount
of
you
know,
benefits
that
we
get
from
it,
it's
really
information
sharing,
and
that
was
my
next
question
really
was:
is
there
any
trade,
meaning
you
know,
maybe
we
could
send
heinz
ketchup
to
tokyo.
Is
there
any
of
that
talk
with
these
sister
cities.
Y
I
mean
everything's
on
the
table,
so
if
that
is
something
that
is
of
great
interest,
then
yes,
definitely,
you
know
one
company
that
actually
is
doing
business
in
in
japan
in
satima
city
is
gecko
robotics
and
they
are
local
here
and
they
got
a
contract
to
to
work
with
the
city
of
satima
to
help
line
their
pipes,
I'm
not
exactly
into
it.
Y
It's
it's,
it's
a
robot
that
goes
into
pipes
to
look
at
them,
I'm
not
exactly
sure
of
all
the
technology,
but
but
that's
that's
an
example
of,
and
they
can't
when,
when
the
delegation
came
here
was
it
last
year,
maybe
the
the
year
before
time
is
difficult
now,
but
they
met
with
gekko
and
that
started
the
whole
conversation.
Y
So
there
there
are
some
metrics
we
can
put
to
that,
but
that's
also
something
that
I'm
trying
to
do
is
to
ensure
you
know
to
to
put
as
many
metrics
to
this
as
possible
to
be
able
to,
like,
I
said,
come
back
to
you
and
to
other
funders
and
say
this
is
what
this
equated.
This
is
what
this
relationship
has
become.
Has
gotten
our
region.
N
Yeah
kathy-
and
you
know
I
think
it's
going
to
be
hard
to
put
a
you
know
a
line
item
on
what
it
meant
to
us,
for
you
know
developing
these
relationships,
but
I
think
it
means
a
lot
of
things.
Just
like
you
talk
about
robotics,
I
know
councilwoman
gross's
district
is,
you
know,
filled
with
robotics
now,
and
that's
really
good
to
hear.
So
you
really
can't
put
a
price
tag
on
what
you
do.
N
Y
So
no,
he
is,
he
was.
Why
can't,
I
think
he
was
politically
ukrainian
or
ukrainian.
R
B
Y
Enough,
we
do
have
a
sister
city
in
in
in
in
the
country
where
he
was
born,
yeah,
yeah
and-
and
we
have
one
in
croatia
and
we
have
one
in
in
ukraine,
so
whichever
it
is,
but
no
there's
just
a
there's,
a
very
strong
interest
in
war
in
in
warhol
in
in
glasgow.
So
it's
I'd.
N
K
I
Y
It's
interesting
because
that's
exciting
there's
going
to
be
something
at
part
of
cop
26
in
november
in
glasgow
next
year,
that
is
going
to
have
a
war
hall
in
because
they
are
doing
they're
doing
shoulder
events
around
cultural,
shoulder
events
around
the
conference,
so
that
could
also
you
know
the
whole
relationship
between
pittsburgh
and
glasgow
and
warhol
could
have
a
major
stage
international
stage
in
in
a
year.
So
that's
exciting.
N
Well,
that
sounds
great
kathy.
It
sounds
like
you
do
good
work,
I'm
in
full
support
and
I
look
forward
to
maybe
maybe
we'll
go
visit
somewhere
someday.
Some
definitely
thank
you.
X
Yes,
hi,
you
know
as
a
new
as
a
new
councilman.
I
just
had
a
question
of
how
would
you
suggest
that
we
measure
the
the
partner
funding
this
partnership
versus
connect.
Y
I
don't
know
if
you
know,
but
I
was
the
former
executive
director
of
connect.
I
was
the
first
executive
director
of
connect.
So
actually
I
can
talk
about
this.
Very
so
you
know,
connect
is
obviously
an
intergovernmental
cooperation.
What
connect
brings
to
the
city
of
pittsburgh
is
strengthen
relationships
with
your
neighboring
municipalities
and
opportunities
to
do
things
like
when
I
was
the
ed.
Y
We
did
joint
purchasing
with
the
city
to
do
led
street
lights,
because
smaller
municipalities
don't
have
the
the
the
buying
power
that
the
city
does,
but
together
we
obviously
more
stronger
sister
cities
is
a
little
bit
different.
Y
Obviously,
because
we're
talking
about
international
relationships
and-
and-
and
you
know
it's
still
about
fostering
relationships
and
it's
similar
to
what
you're
doing
with
connect
just
kind
of
on
a
larger
stage,
and
I
think
that
there's
also
interesting
learnings
that
you
can
get
from
these
sorts
of
conversations
with
international
partners
that
you
might
not
necessarily
get
with
somebody
who's.
You
know
hyper
local
right,
so
the
opportunity
to
really
learn
about
what
another
city
is
doing
to
address
you
know.
Y
Social
inequities
in
their
community
right
is
is
unique
because
it
you
know
with
connect,
it's
it's.
You
know
you're
talking
about
what's
going
on
in
aetna
versus,
what's
going
on
in
wilkinsburg
versus,
what's
going
on
in
pittsburgh
right,
but
this
is.
This
is
a
little
bit
different.
Does
that
answer
your
question.
X
Y
Yeah,
I
you
know,
I
I
think
I
think
also
you
know
when,
when
you
talk
about
connect,
you're
talking
about
shared
sewer
policy
right,
what
are
we
gonna
do
about?
You
know
preventing
you
know
stormwater
from
going
into
our
system,
so
that
it
doesn't
over
tax
our
sewer
system
right.
We
could
still
ask
those
same
questions
about
how
is
glasgow
dealing
with
with
you
know,
sewer
infrastructure
issues.
I
mean
the
ages
of
cities
if
they're
similar
they're
dealing
with
crumbling
infrastructure
and
how
to
fund
it
and
how
to
fix
it
right.
Y
R
Aye,
mr
chairman,
I
just
qualified
two
things.
First
of
all,
I
just
looked
it
up
in
andy
warhol
slovakian,
which
is
not
the
former
yugoslavia
nor
ukraine
part
of
the
former
czechoslovakia,
and
that
we
don't
make
kinds
of
catch
up
here
anymore.
R
A
Any
opposed
bill
is
recommended,
and
that
does
exhaust
our
agenda
for
today.
Excuse
me,
we
do
have
a
number
of
meeting
announcements.
Council's
budget
hearings
will
continue
this
afternoon
at
1
30
with
the
department
of
finance
and
the
department
of
law,
including
the
ethics
board,
chaired
by
myself.
A
Council
budget
hearings
are
also
scheduled
for
tomorrow,
thursday
december
3rd,
at
10
a.m.
With
the
department
of
public
works,
which
is
chaired
by
councilman
coghill
also
tomorrow
at
1
30
council
will
hold
a
budget
hearing
with
the
department
of
parks
and
recreation
which
is
chaired
by
councilman
burgess.
A
Please
keep
in
mind
that
public
comment
is
not
taken
at
budget
hearings,
but
residents
are
free
to
register
for
upcoming
weekly
council
meetings.
In
the
citizen
participation
hearing
on
december
14th
next
week,
council
will
hold
their
regular
and
standing
committees
meeting
on
tuesday
december,
8th
and
wednesday
december
9th,
respectively,
both
at
10
a.m
to
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to
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next
week's
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meetings.
Please
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office
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Q
I
just
had
two
two
things
I
wanted
to
clarify
one
is
I
had
to
step
away
from
my
from
my
screen
for
a
moment.
I
wanted
to
register
and
I
vote
for
bill
927
and
I
was
hoping
to
change
my
vote
for
the
invoices
to
abstain.