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A
December
9th,
thank
you.
I
apologize
meeting
and
public
announcements.
Budget
hearings
will
continue
virtually
this
afternoon
at
1.
30
p.m,
with
the
department
of
human
services.
A
Our
first
order
of
business
is
public
comment.
I
would
like
to
remind
our
speakers
that
the
rules
of
council
state
that
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
maybe
before,
city
council
profanity
will
not
be
permitted.
May
we
please
have
our
first
speaker,
which
I
believe
is
eva.
A
A
I
don't
see
the
name.
We
will
come
back
that
takes
us
to
our
next
speaker,
which
is
christina
howe.
A
I
also
don't
see
that
name
that
takes
us
to
our
next
speaker,
which
is
kim
teclipsy
tedlifsky.
Excuse
me
kim
tetlitsky.
C
Hi
good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
kim
taplitzky
and
I'm
the
president
of
the
polish
hill
civic
association
and
wanted
today
to
speak
about
a
lot
of
conversations.
We've
been
having
the
neighborhood
about
racial
justice
and
public
safety
as
it
relates
to
the
city's
operating
budget
within
our
neighborhood.
We've
been
doing
a
lot
of
work
around
these
issues,
including
neighborhood
meetings,
community
health
and
wellness
survey,
conversations
with
adjacent
community
benefit
organizations
about
public
health
and
safety
issues,
and
especially
those
that
have
a
major
impact
on
black
and
brown
lives.
C
Our
public
safety
survey
was
a
qualitative
survey
and
included
many
opinions
across
a
range
of
views,
but
we
wanted
to
share
a
couple
of
answers
that
we
received
that
we
believe
were
representative
of
a
good
portion
of
the
responses
that
we
got
overall
and
I
think
speak
directly
to
how
the
city
might
consider
setting
funding
priorities
for
this
year's
budget.
C
First
response
that
I'll
share
is
this
one.
One
of
our
neighbors
said
it
would
be
great
to
have
caseworkers,
maybe
a
small
agency,
with
people
to
assist
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness,
unemployment,
food
insecurity,
etc.
It
would
be
important
to
also
have
mental
health
workers
who
are
trained
in
trauma-informed
care,
providing
support
for
survivors
of
intimate
partner,
violence,
sexual
violence
and
child
abuse
and
who
are
also
versed
in
addiction
and
more
intensive
mental
illness
needs
like
schizophrenia
and
personality
disorders.
C
Another
response
we
received
that
again,
I
think,
echoes
a
lot
of
what
we
heard
overall,
it's
hard
to
know
who
to
call
when
certain
neighbors
are
having
fights
that
sometimes
includes
what
sounds
like
domestic
violence
or
the
run-up
to
that,
especially
if
children
are
in
the
house.
I've
never
called
the
cops.
I've
intervened
myself,
which
feels
risky
but
seems
like
the
right
thing
to
do.
I
find
it
hard
to
connect
with
other
parents
and
people
right
now
because
of
the
pandemic.
C
I
want
to
share
those
responses
because
I
think
that
they
show
some
ideas
and
thinking
around
where
we
believe
the
city's
budget
needs
to
be
focused.
Many
residents
reported
that
they
do
see
the
police
as
an
important
part
of
the
solution
in
terms
of
public
safety
as
one
of
the
many
resources
that
helps
make
a
community
safe,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
our
residents
don't
also
advocate
for
change
and
improvement.
C
Our
neighborhood
voted
overwhelmingly
to
approve
expanded
powers
for
the
cprb
in
the
most
recent
election
and
overwhelmingly,
our
neighbors
heard
we
heard
from
our
neighbors
that
they
want
to
be
involved
in
safety
and
wellness
changes
that
happen
in
our
neighborhood
in
our
city.
People
want
to
be
part
of
the
solution
and
they
think
that
building
community
is
a
key
part
of
this
puzzle.
C
We
also
want
to
have
an
honest
conversation
about
how
the
city
decides
to
allocate
the
limited
public
funds
available,
especially
when
the
budget's
going
to
be
taking
such
a
big
hit.
Many
residents
believe
that
there
are
more
dire
shortfalls
when
it
comes
to
funding
people
and
programs
that
might
play
a
vital
role
in
public
safety
that
might
play
as
vital
of
a
role
in
public
safety
as
the
police,
but
might
not
be
traditionally
prioritized.
C
Also
in
speaking
with
our
black
and
brown
neighbors,
we've
heard
that
they
want
to
limit
their
interactions
with
police
because
of
the
real
threat
of
violence
that
exists
in
those
systems.
In
order
to
meet
these
community
needs.
We
ask
the
city
to
consider
diversifying
the
public
safety
budget
and
reallocating
resources
towards
program
and
staffing
that
provide
more
supportive
and
holistic
responses
to
the
health
and
safety
issues
in
our
communities
and
ensuring
that
our
communities
are
part
of
the
conversation
and
part
of
the
solution
going
forward.
Thank
you.
So
much
for.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
That
means
we
will
go
back
to
see
if
eva
conrad
is
on
the
line.
A
Which
I
still
do
not
believe.
I
see,
therefore
we'll
go
on
to
christina
howe
to
see
if
she
made
it
on.
A
E
A
A
Thank
you.
Our
first
committee
for
today
is
finance
and
law,
which
is
chaired
by
myself.
We
have
the
first
new
paper,
which
is
bill
938.
A
B
Bill
939
resolution
further
amending
resolution
number
840
of
2019,
effective
december
23
2019
as
amended
entitled
resolution
adopting
and
approving
the
2020
capital
budget
and
the
2020
cdbg
program
and
the
2020
through
2025
capital
improvement
program,
so
as
to
identify
specific
projects
in
city
council,
district
5,
remaining
city-wide
programs
and
authorize
a
subsequent
agreement
for
operation,
administrative
expenses,
maintenance,
purchase
of
equipment
and
or
rehabilitation
of
neighborhood
facilities.
On
behalf
of
the
residents
of
the
city.
A
Any
discussion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye.
Any
opposed
bill
is
recommended
that
takes
us
to
our
invoices.
We
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
invoices
so
move.
Second,
any
discussion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
all
right,
all
right.
Any
opposed
invoices
are
approved
that
takes
us
to
our
entered
departmental
transfers.
You
need
a
motion
for
those
so
moved.
Second,
any
discussion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
aye
aye
me
opposed
transfers
are
approved.
I
believe
we
have
p-cards
yep.
We
have
p-cards
for
approval
today.
A
B
A
H
F
I
I
A
Post
bill
is
recommended
that
takes
us
to
land
use
and
economic
development
committee
chaired
by
councilman
wilson.
First
new
paper
bill
943.,
actually,
can
we
read
943
and
944
together.
G
Motion
to
approve
I'm
sorry
motion
to
hold
for
cablecast,
public
hearing,
943
and
944.
Second.
G
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment.
I
just
want
to
thank
city
planning,
as,
as
you
can
see,
they're
the
last
line
on
each
of
the
pieces
of
legislation.
There's
a
line
and
they've
they
work
with
me
to
include
whether
or
not
the
the
owner
of
the
property.
A
B
F
B
942
resolution
amendment
resolution
number
31
of
2020
authorizing
the
department
of
innovation
and
performance
to
enter
into
a
contract
with
qsyn
technologies,
inc
for
the
purchase
of
constituent
relationship
management,
software
services
necessary
for
the
operations
of
the
city's
3-1-1
response
line
by
extending
the
term
for
three
additional
years
and
by
increasing
the
authorized
spending
amount
by
173
thousand
nine
hundred
thirty
eight
dollars.
And
eighty
five
cent.
J
A
F
K
I
But
this
is
actually
a
good
project.
It's
phase
two.
If
everybody
remembers
where
police
was
phase,
two
we
are
knocking
down
the
already
existed
or
was
the
movie
theater
and
it's
gonna
be
another,
probably
30,
plus
units
of
affordable
housing
right
in
squirrel
hill.
We
do
have
a
project
in
the
back
mayburn
road
collapse.
There
used
to
be
a
steam
plant
in
the
hillside,
so
we
have
to
fill
that
in
and
then
build
phase
two.
I
A
B
F
L
K
You
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I'm
so
impressed
by
how
the
housing
opportunity
fund
has
been
there
for
people,
especially
needing
cash
assistance
in
this
emergency
and
for
honestly,
the
the
work
that
the
ura
is
doing
as
well
to
divert
the
funds
that
we
gave
it
from
the
cares
act
also
to
cash
assistance
and
emergency
assistance
where
they've
been
able
to
help
people
stay
in
their
homes
and
with
that
I'll
defer
to
members.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
G
I've
been
going
with
the
with
the
hand
up
in
the
past,
but
I
think
we've
gone
away
with
that.
So
I
yeah
I
just
had
a
question
hi,
miss
smith
perry.
I
wanted
to
ask
you
about
the
about
the
allocations
and,
more
specifically,
just
what
I've
been
talking
about.
G
Recently
was
the
small
loans
to
landlords
and
and
the
the
9
000
people
that
we
talk
about
that
are,
you
know,
have
a
voucher
but
they're
on
the
wait
list
so
I'll
just
kind
of
curious
on
you
know,
if
there's
any
discussion
about
that,
whenever
you're
allocating
these
funds
initially.
M
Sure,
yes,
we
have
discussed
that
we
started
a
program
about
six
months
ago,
called
the
small
landlord
program
to
help.
You
know
smaller
landlords
that
have
you
know
four
or
five
units
fix
them
up
and
rent
them
affordably
or
rent
them.
Through
section
8.
we've
been
working
with
the
housing
authority,
they
have
started
to
make
referrals
to
the
program.
M
You
don't
see
it
on
this
list,
because
it's
not
sourced
by
a
housing
opportunity
fund,
it's
sourced
by
other
funding
that
the
ura
has,
but
if
it
grows,
you
know
it's
very
possible.
You
see
it
on
this
list
next
year,
as
as
it's
a
pilot
program
right
now,
but
as
it
continues
to
grow,
we'll
be
looking
for
additional
resources.
M
It's
been
a
little
bit
of
a
slow
start.
I
think
you
know
we
we're
we're
trying
to
get
the
word
out
more
we're
starting
to
publicize
it
more.
The
housing
authority
you
know
has
recently
started
to
advertise
it.
So
we're
going
to
close
our
first
loan.
I
think
at
the
end
of
this
week,
but
we
have
five
or
six
others
that
have
you
know
acquired,
so
I'm
hoping
that
it
picks
up
momentum.
M
G
And
pnc
is
the
one
that's
funding
this,
so
is
there
in
the
future?
Do
you
think
this
is
where
we
might?
You
know,
pull
funds
from
to
bump
up
that
program.
M
Yeah
I
mean
it's
entirely
possible
that
the
housing
opportunity
fund
would
be
used
for
that.
You
know
every
every
year
we
re-evaluate
we
go
through
the
the
plan
with
the
community
and
get
community
input
as
to
what
they
see
as
their
you
know
needs.
So
it's
entirely
possible
that
that
next
year
you
see
a
line
item
in
there
for
this
mm-hmm.
G
Can
you
just
the
other
question
I
had?
Was
you
know
as
costs
go
up?
In
general,
I
mean
this
is
10
million?
What's
the
you
know?
Is
there
a
way
to
increase
this
over
time?
G
M
Sure
I
I
mean
absolutely,
you
know,
I'm
I'm
looking
at
you
on
the
screen,
I'm
looking
at
councilman
level
who's
very
involved.
When
we
started
this,
you
know
it
was
set
up
that
transfer
tax
be
increased
by
by
half
a
percent,
and
then
two
years
later
it
was
increased
by
another
half,
a
percent
that
helps
to
fund
the
fund.
M
G
Okay,
all
right.
Well,
thank
you
for
entertaining
my
questions.
I'm
gonna
keep
asking
the
question
about
the
the
small
loan
to
landlords,
because
I
I
think
that's
just
a
great
way
to
you
know
have
have
have
places
that
are
fixed
up
in
our
neighborhoods,
but
then
also
you
know.
We
have
those
federal
dollars
that
are
sitting
there
and
you
know
to
get
people
to
spend
30
percent
of
their
income
instead
of
50
yep.
F
Just
quickly
by
may
I
see
david
on
david.
I
just
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
his
professionalism.
F
You
know
every
month
or
when
applicable.
I
get
notifications
from
david
saying
these
are
the
projects
that
are
before
the
ura
board
that
affect
the
third
council
district
and
I
don't
ever
remember
receiving
those
before
until
david
assumed
his
position,
and
I
just
want
to
say
how
helpful
that
is
and
how
much
I
appreciate
his
professionalism
and
keeping
us
updated
to
activities
that
take
place
on
the
ura
board
that
affect
the
third
council
district.
So
thanks
david.
K
Councilman
wilson,
I
really
appreciate
you
bringing
up
the
small
landlords
when
we
were
doing
the
draft
language
for
the
structure
of
the
trust
fund,
which
we
did
like
spent
a
whole
year
on
before
you
were
on
council.
K
I
fought
really
hard
for
there
to
be
that
language
that
would
allow
it
to
be
loans
to
not
only
primary
homeowners
as
the
primary
residents,
but
also
the
people
who
owned
property
locally,
because
similarly,
my
I
always
give
the
example
that
when
you
look
at
bloomfield-
and
you
see
all
those
little
rooftops-
it's
all
it's
a
neighborhood
of
small,
independent
dwellings
right,
but
that
65
of
the
population
are
renters
and
those
renters
are
living
in
basically
naturally
occurring
affordable
housing
in
those
individual
dwellings,
single-family
dwellings.
K
K
G
Yeah,
that's
great
councilwoman.
I
yeah
you
know
just
looking
into
this
program.
The
small
loan
program
for
landlords
in
miss
smith,
farrakhan,
correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong,
but
there
is
a,
I
guess,
a
contract
that
signed
where
that
has
to
maintain
affordability
for
10
15
years.
G
A
G
A
Thank
you
just
let
the
record
reflect
we've
also
been
joined
by
president
smith.
Did
you
want
to
chime
in
president.
H
I
did
thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I'm
proud
to
be
on
this
board
and
to
work
with
so
many
great
people
that
I
think
that
it's
one
of
the
programs
that
you
can
actually
see
across
the
city
of
pittsburgh
that
that's
disbursed
and
the
funding
is
helping.
You
know
across
the
district,
it's
geographically
diverse,
so
I
just
really
want
to
thank
the
ura
and
just
especially
jessica
and
the
board
for
all
their
work
on
on
this.
H
On
this
fun
and
and
especially
that
the
work
that's
gone
into.
My
district,
it's
been
above
and
beyond.
Justin
has
gone
to
homes
in
sheridan
to
have
meetings
with
individual
residents
so
that
they
can
help
connect,
and
mrs
bailey
and
sheridan
has
helped
people
so
much
by
working
with
justin
and
jessica.
She
has
she
keeps
a
file
of
applications
at
her
home,
and
so
she
makes
sure
when
she
hears
somebody
in
need
she's
giving
that.
So
it's
been
a
really
great
outreach
in
a
lot
of
different
ways.
H
I
just
want
to
thank
you
very
much
for
your
work.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
do
want
to
say
I'd
like
to
see
a
little
bit
more
spent
on
stabilization
of
current
housing.
I
just
want
to
say
that.
M
Sure,
and-
and
I
also
want
to
thank
council
for
that
action
a
week
or
two
ago
for
more
of
the
copen
money
for
us
to
use
for
our
for
our
housing,
stabilization
and
our
rental
program.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
any
further
members
on
second
round,
if
not
I'll,
simply
make
one
comment:
councilman,
wilson,
yes,
city
council
could
absolutely
provide
more
dollars
to
the
housing
opportunity
fund.
If
we
so
choose,
we
would
simply
need
to
go
back
and
amend
the
original
legislation.
When
we
did
it,
we
provided
10
million
dollars
for
10
years.
I'ma
argue
that
in
the
near
future
we
should
probably
actually
go
and
extend
that
amount
of
time,
and
then
we
could
also
look
at
how
much
money
we
want
to
give.
A
What
I
would
also
simply
say
is-
and
I'm
a
really
echo
thoughts
that
councilwoman
strasberger
shared
with
me
yesterday,
actually,
where
a
while
back,
we
had
talked
about
going
to
a
bond
to
have
more
additional
resources
for
the
housing
opportunity
fund,
so
they
could
have
more
resources
up
front,
and
I
think,
although
we
we
are
in
interesting
financial
times,
we
shouldn't
let
that
conversation
go
because,
as
she
reminded
me
yesterday,
we
don't
necessarily
have
to
choose
between
addressing
police
reform
and
affordable
housing.
A
We
could
potentially
be
doing
both
and
in
some
ways
we
are
all
ready,
but
it
doesn't
mean
we
can't
do
more.
So
I
think
we
should
revisit
sometime
next
year
the
conversation
of
potentially
a
bond.
The
last
conversation
we
had
at
the
ura
with
the
banks.
We
were
now
in
a
position
where
they
could
justify
actually
providing
a
bond
because
we
could
justify
being
able
to
spend
the
money.
A
We
actually
have
more
projects
in
the
pipeline
that
we
know
of
than
we
have
dollars
to
give
out
now
again
we're
in
some
interesting
financial
times,
but
at
the
same
time,
interest
rates
are
at
all
time
low.
So,
if
you're
ever
going
to
do
it,
this
may
be
the
time
to
do
it.
Some
that's
just
a
conversation.
I
think
we
should
take
up
next
year
at
some.
E
J
A
Aye
aye
aye
aye
any
opposed
the
bill
is
highly
recommended.
We
that
exhausts
our
agenda
for
today.
I
do
have
a
number
of
meeting
announcements
this
afternoon
at
1.
30
council's
budget
hearings
will
continue
with
the
department
of
human
resources
chaired
by
councilman
krauss
tomorrow
december
10th
at
10
a.m.
Council
budget
hearings
are
scheduled
with
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
chaired
by
mr
coghill.
A
A
Please
call
the
city
clerk's
office
at
412-255-2138
before
9
a.m,
the
day
of
or
email
the
city
clerk's
office
at
pittsburgh.
Pa.Gov.
Is
there
any
other
comments
from
members
seeing
none?
We,
the
motion
to
everyone
showed
up
yeah.
We
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
and
adjourn
the
meeting.