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A
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
this
chamber
this
being
the
day
and
the
hour
fixed
by
the
act
of
Assembly
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
and
the
Pittsburgh
Home
Rule
Charter
for
the
organization
of
Council
of
the
city
for
the
one
hundred
and
forty
first
council
will
be
in
order.
Our
first
order
of
business
will
be
our
color
guards
will
come
into
the
chamber
and
we
have
our
color
guards
is
being
presented
by
the
university
of
pittsburgh.
Air
Force
ROTC
detachment
730.
A
A
B
A
C
Good
morning,
please
join
your
hearts
with
me
in
prayer
creator
and
sustainer
of
all
that
lives
this
morning.
First,
we
remember
our
city's
first
responders
and
members
of
the
military,
both
here
and
around
the
world.
We
offer
thanks
for
their
service
and
pray
for
their
safety.
Today,
we
are
grateful
for
the
civic
leaders
present
here
and
their
willingness
to
serve
our
great
city
and
because
reports
published
last
year
tell
the
undeniable
truth
that
only
some
of
Pittsburgh
residents
have
access.
D
C
A
E
F
Bill
number
three
certificate
of
election
from
the
return
board
of
the
county
of
Allegheny
does
hereby
certified
that
the
election
held
on
a
fifth
day
of
November
2019,
Corey
O'connor,
having
received
eight
thousand
two
hundred
and
sixty-three
votes,
was
duly
elected
to
the
office
of
the
member
of
Pittsburgh
City
Council
District,
five
to
a
term
of
four
years.
Bill
number
four
certificate
of
election
from
the
return
board
of
the
county
of
Allegheny.
A
H
H
H
In
1954,
the
Pittsburg
Regional
Planning
Association
published
a
study
for
the
north
side,
which
claimed
that
over
half
of
the
tombs
were
dilapidated
and
decaying
and
point
to
the
lack
of
parking
in
the
areas.
As
we
know
now
is
that
going
Allegheny
Center?
The
report
proposes
proposed
the
demolition
of
36
city
blocks,
which
contained
dozens
of
local
businesses,
a
Market
District
comparable
to
the
Strip
District
over
300
apartments
in
73
homes.
H
That
report
came
a
reality
when
the
neighborhood
was
flattened
and
a
suburban
style
shopping.
Mall
opened
its
doors
in
1966
and
in
that
moment
of
so
KOAT
urban
renewal.
My
grandfather,
Robert
and
also
my
grandmother
Grace,
were
evicted
from
their
home,
so
they
moved
a
few
blocks
down
to
Walker
Street
in
the
East
Alligator
time.
I
take
a
pause
because
I've
been
hearing
a
story
for
a
while
and
for
some
reason
it's
a
little
bit
emotional
to
me,
but
so
bear
with
me.
H
H
And
that
the
priorities
of
my
constituents
are
always
put
ahead
of
development
as
we
recognize
the
mistakes
of
the
past
and
seek
to
continue
thriving,
they
cease
to
continue
to
create
thriving
neighborhoods.
We
must
pursue
housing
for
everyone.
That
is
why
my
top
priority
office
is
preserving.
Creating
affordable
housing
in
the
Northside.
H
H
My
second
major
prior
in
office
will
be
to
improve
environment
and
Northside.
Drinkable,
water
and
breathable
air
are
important
pillars
of
my
community's
health
and
quality
of
life.
In
both
respects
it
respects
we
can
do
much
better
as
a
researcher
at
the
University
of
Pittsburgh,
who
has
cited
lung
disease
for
seven
years.
A
deeply
understand
the
importance
of
clean
environment
and
its
impact
on
health.
I
will
fight
to
protect
the
quality
of
life
of
my
constituents
and
its
neighbors.
H
H
My
office
will
strive
to
preside,
provide
the
best
and
most
comprehensive
facts
in
information
to
constituents
at
community
groups,
because
we
want
to
empower
them
to
understand
city
processes
and
resources
to
make
data-driven
decisions
and
when
it
is
Mike
and
stitch
what
it
is
in
my
constituents
best
interest,
we
will
cooperate
with
anyone
that
can
help
us
realize
these
interests
together.
I
hope
the
district
one
will
set
a
new
standard
for
fixing,
not
just
problems
with
systems
that
make
life
difficult
and
unfair
for
my
constituents
and
neighbors.
H
So
before
concluding
this
speech,
I'll
like
take
a
few
moments
to
recognize
and
thank
people
in
places
that
have
brought
me.
The
Sarah
Heinz
house,
Boys
and
Girls
Club.
A
pair
of
my
life
since
I
was
7
was
critical.
My
growth
and
development
when
I
was
in
middle
school,
when
my
when
I
was
a
middle
school
and
when
my
feeling
needy
at
the
most
Sarah
Hines
house,
opened
their
doors
and
allow
my
sister
and
I
to
come
over
right
after
school
well
before
its
Perot
girls
began.
H
These
are
the
programs
that
I
participate
at
me,
how
to
tell
right
from
wrong
and
build
relationships
that
will
last
a
lifetime.
Finally,
before
I
conclude,
I
definitely
want
to
don't
want
to
forget
all
the
people
who
came
out
to
support
me.
I
am
humbled
by
the
number
of
volunteers,
a
game
of
their
time
to
make
phone
calls
knock
doors
and
work.
The
polls
and
I
am
incredibly
grateful
and
the
love
and
support
of
my
parents.
H
My
in-laws,
my
wife
Debbie
and
our
three
kids,
when
I
decided
to
run
I,
set
out
on
a
long
and
difficult
journey.
My
wife,
my
wife
and
my
family
sacrificed
their
time
was
so
I
could
spend
countless
hours
on
the
campaign
trail
talking
to
neighbors
about
my
vision
for
the
north
side,
but
I
was
never
alone
in
this
journey.
H
E
Just
want
to
introduce
my
guest,
so
please
come
up.
I
just
am
very
proud
and
honored
to
have
my
invited
guests
here
with
me
this
morning.
They
are
two,
ladies
from
our
bail
super
city.
Seniors.
Please
come
up.
Margie,
Thompson
and
Dorothy
McKay
will
be
with
me
standing
with
me
as
I.
Take
the
oath
of
honor
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
how
honored
I
am
to
have
you
here
today.
I
I
Minister
the
oath
of
office,
I,
would
like
to
say
congratulations
on
behalf
of
the
many
residents
at
Council
District.
Three,
your
re-election
is
well
deserved
and
personally
I
would
like
to
wish
you
the
best,
both
in
your
professional
and
your
personal
life
at
this
time,
we're
minister,
the
oath
of
office.
If
you
could
please
come
forward,
please
up
here.
Please.
E
I
I
Of
this
Commonwealth
and
of
this
Commonwealth
and
the
charter
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
the
charter
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
and
that
I
will
faithfully
discharge
and
that
I
will
faithfully
discharge
the
duties
of
my
office.
The
duties
of
my
office,
to
the
best
of
my
ability
to
the
very
best
of
my
ability
and
most
important.
So
help
me.
God
and.
E
I
E
E
K
E
Good
morning,
everybody
I
have
to
take
a
moment.
I
should
have
recognized
judge
Riccardi
before
or
during
my
recognition
of
my
dear
friends
that
are
here.
The
judges
has
sworn
me
and
every
time
that
I've
been
sworn
in,
which
is
a
total
of
seven
times
now.
This
will
be
my
little
carried
away
four
times
as
a
member
of
Council
and
three
times
as
a
president
of
City
Council,
and
the
judge
is
just
a
very
very
dear
friend
of
mine
and
I
would
be
in
remiss
if
I
did
not
recognize
him.
E
So
this
time
of
year,
with
the
New
Year
and
the
holidays
upon
us
and
the
promise
of
everything
a
new
year
begins,
I
tend
to
become
rather
reflective
and
sometimes
even
pensive
as
I
think
about,
and
perhaps
maybe
H
has
something
to
do
with
this,
but
I
think
about
legacy
and
I.
Think
about
what
we
leave
behind
and
what
will
people
ultimately
remember
about
us
and
as
I
leave
the
council
presidency
and
assume
a
role
as
a
sitting?
E
Member
of
the
of
the
body
I
can't
help,
but
reflect
on
the
time
that
I
have
been
given
the
honor
to
serve
as
this
body's
president,
and
you
know
it's
easy
to
say
that
what
an
honor
this
has
been,
but
it
is
truly
an
honor
to
work
with
such
a
dedicated
and
skilled
and
articulate
and
giving
body
such
as
this
council.
The
the
the
work
the
time,
the
effort,
the
energy,
the
compassion,
the
commitment
that
they
make
on
a
daily
basis.
E
You'll,
never
know
you
see
us
twice
a
week
as
we
come
out
here
and
we
perform
our
duties
as
members
of
council,
but
the
obligations
and
the
duties
far
exceed
the
times
that
you
see
us
here
actually
performing
on
council
and
so
as
I
transfer
leadership
to
who
we
will
elect.
As
our
new
council
president
I
I
want
to.
I
want
to
be
remembered
for
for
the
respect
that
we
have
offered
one
another.
E
As
colleagues,
we
have
had
a
a
very
good
six-year
run
here,
not
working
as
combatants,
but
rather
as
colleagues
and
comrades,
with
a
common
purpose
and
a
common
goal,
and
that
is
to
serve
the
people
that
have
brought
us
here
and
charged
us
with
the
work.
That
is
to
be
done
and
I
hope
that
I'm
remembered
for.
E
Everyone
gets
heard
out,
everybody
gets
to
say
their
piece
and
everyone
gets
that
consideration
and
respect
as
we
hammer
through
the
process
of
the
decisions
that
we
are
charged
to
make
here,
and
so,
even
when
we
have
differences
and
divisions,
we
can
agree
to
disagree
respectfully,
as,
ladies
and
gentlemen
always
liked
this
philosophy.
If
you
will-
and
it
goes
like
this-
that
we
are
charged
to
put
principles
before
personalities
and
that
there
will
always
be
personalities
in
the
mix
and
that
we
cannot
lose
our
way
being
caught
up
in
personalities.
E
We
have
collectively
come
to
decisions
I'm,
proud
of
the
record
of
this
council
that
through
the
years
when
councilman,
Burgess,
myself
and
Councilman
doubt
came
in
as
new
members,
some
of
you
may
remember,
we
were
a
little
rowdy
er
in
those
days.
Then
perhaps
we
are
today
when,
when
people
stopped
me
on
the
street-
and
they
say
my
god-
councils,
boring
I
say
thank
you.
We
worked
very
hard
to
keep
council
boring.
E
E
Scrooge
says
to
him,
but
you
were
always
such
a
good
person
of
business
and
Jacob
Marley
pushes
back
passionately
by
saying
mankind
was
my
business.
The
common
welfare
was
my
business
charity,
mercy,
forbearance
and
benevolence
were
all
my
business.
The
dealings
of
my
trade
were
but
a
drop
of
water
in
the
comprehensive
ocean
of
my
business
and
so
I
charged
us
again
as
we
go
into
this
new
141st
Council
that
we
are
ever
mindful
of
our
business,
and
that
is
our
business.
E
We
protect
the
public
interest
and
we
are
in
positions
of
service,
not
in
positions
of
power
and
that
we
are
here
to
to
serve
and
that
are.
We
are
ever
mindful
of
the
constituency
that
put
us
here
and
our
obligation
to
be
responsible
and
respective
stewards
of
the
public
interest.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
A
M
First
of
all,
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
the
honor
to
again
be
part
of
the
O'connor
family
and
to
swear
you
in
in
this
momentous
occasion.
Cosmic
Rice
alluded
to
the
Legacy
and
yours
is
still
being
written
and
I
think
it's
got
a
lot
more
coming.
So
again,
congratulations
and
on
part
of
the
citizens
of
district
5.
Thank
you
for
your
service
and
continue
with
that
Judy.
If
you
would
hold
the
Bible
Cory
your
left
hand,
raise
your
right
hand,
I,
quarry
O'connor,
I.
L
L
L
L
Thank
you
guys
for
being
here,
I
think
I
told
Councilwoman,
Smith
I'm
excited
in
a
couple
minutes.
You
know
next
time
we
stand
up
here.
I'll
have
a
step.
Stool
that'll,
help
me
out,
get
a
little
taller.
I
really
want
to
thank
judge
Hanley.
If
you
don't
know,
judge
Hanley.
He
is
a
pillar
not
only
in
our
community,
in
Greenfield
and
throughout
Lincoln
place,
but
through
Hazelwood
and
the
region
for
so
many
years.
L
He
is
such
a
stand-up
guy
I
know
he
swears
in
a
lot
of
elected
officials,
but
I,
don't
think
I'd
be
standing
here
without
the
support
of
judge,
Hanley
and
he's
wearing
his
blue
and
gold
for
Central
Catholic
as
well.
So
I
want
to
thank
thank
judge
family
for
that.
I
want
to
begin
by
thanking
the
voters
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
especially
district
5,
for
enabling
me
to
do
this
for
a
third
time.
It's
a
tremendous
honor
that
I
am
able
to
stand
up
here
once
again.
L
I
want
to
thank
my
campaign
staff
I,
don't
know
if
Patrick
is
here
or
not,
but
my
campaign
manager,
Patrick
I,
think
my
number
one
volunteer
and
a
great
assistant
golf
coach,
Bob
Jovanovski,
who
knocked
on
a
lot
of
doors.
For
me,
I
want
to
thank
the
members
of
City
Council.
We
worked
very
well
together
or
an
extended
family
here.
I
want
to
thank
the
clerk's
office.
L
They
do
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
for
this
city
and
that's
something
that
we
don't
thank
them
enough,
and
we
also
don't
think
a
group
enough,
and
that
is
our
budget
office.
I,
don't
know
where
bill
or
Bannock
is,
but
if
you
start
at
City
Council,
when
you
have
a
lot
of
questions,
they
are
the
ones
that
are
able
to
get
that
job
done
for
you.
So
I
really
have
to
thank
our
budget
office
and
I
also
want
to
thank
not
only
my
supporters
financially,
but
my
union
support
a
lot
of
us.
L
Don't
see
them
each
and
every
day,
but
without
the
unions
in
this
city
of
Pittsburgh
that
we
would
not
be
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
I
really
have
to
thank
Darren.
Kelly
and
all
of
the
unions
for
their
support
in
my
campaign,
I
just
want
to
touch
on
a
couple
things
that
we
were
able
to
do
over
the
past
four
years.
L
L
Now
means
that
40,000
Pittsburghers
aren't
able
to
get
paid
sick
leave
so
that
they
don't
have
to
worry
about
either
go
into
their
job
or
taking
care
of
themselves
and
their
own
health
or
their
child's
health.
The
other
thing
that
we
hope
the
court
holds
up
on
is
probably
the
most
progressive
bill
this
council
has
ever
passed,
and
that
is
the
three
pieces
of
common-sense
gun
laws
that
we
passed
last
last
month.
L
We
are
a
progressive
council
and
it
doesn't
happen
without
my
colleagues
to
get
those
projects
done.
We
were
also
to
collab.
We
were
also
able
to
collaborate
on
some
historic
bills
in
the
ways
of
giving
back
to
our
community
when
it
comes
to
an
affordable
housing
trust
fund.
That
was
never
done
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
funding.
The
first
ever
early
childhood
care
initiative
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
as
well
as
to
preserve
that
our
water
remains
public
for
each
and
every
resident
of
this
city,
so
that
they
don't
have
to
pay.
L
Water
is
a
given
right
and
we
don't
have
to
pay
an
extreme
amount
of
money
to
do
that
so
over
the
next
four
years.
There
are
a
couple
of
things
that
I
want
to
focus
on
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
First,
there
is
a
mystery
I,
probably
shouldn't
joke
about
this,
but
in
the
next
four
years,
while
I'm
here
I
want
to
figure
out
who
stole
the
manger
scene
underneath
the
Christmas
tree.
L
L
We
also
need
to
work
on
building,
and
this
is
something
that
I
look
forward
to
doing,
especially
in
Hazelwood
with
the
robotics
manufacturing
plant
opening
down
there,
but
building
an
inclusive
economy
so
that
every
Pittsburgh
will
have
the
opportunity
to
succeed
in
the
city
that
they
love
and
I.
Think
that's
the
most
important
job
that
we
as
a
city
and
as
a
region
have
to
do
over
the
next
40
years.
So
I
want
to
thank
everybody.
L
Sorry
thank
everybody
for
all
their
support.
I
want
to
thank
this
council
again
now
I
want
to
thank
you
know
we.
We
stand
up
here
and
we're
in
the
public
eye,
but
we
also
have
personal
lives
and
we
also
have
a
personal
support
team
that
are
with
you
through
good
and
bad
and
I
want
to
thank
those
individuals
right
now,
starting
with
my
staff,
I
wouldn't
be
here
without
Connie
Lynette
Curtin
Matt.
L
A
B
J
Before
I
begin,
I
would
just
like
to
say
Deb
I
think
we
all.
We
all
know
that
your
tireless
advocacy
and
dedication
to
your
constituents
and
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
is
something
that
we
all
admire
and
it's
such
an
honor
to
be
able
to
swear
you
in
for
another
term.
Today,
please
repeat
after
me,
I
Deborah
L
gross
Debra.
O
O
O
O
O
Hello,
everybody
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
and
also
thank
you
to
our
guest
Bethany
Hallam
for
pinch-hitting.
For
me,
Thank
You
Bethany
for
helping
me
be
sworn
in
my
husband's
out
of
town.
My
kids
are
at
school
and
might
get
my
my
parents
are
out
of
town.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
and
we
are
so
proud
of
Bethany.
Also
who
was
just
recently
sworn
in
as
County
Council
member.
O
So
this
is
actually
my
third
time
being
sworn
in.
I
got
sworn
in
in
2013,
in
a
special
election,
and
so
I
was
sworn
in
in
December
of
2013
served
two
years
was
reelected
in
2015
and
so
I'm
very
proud
to
be
serving
again
I'm
going
to
thank
that
the
constituents
of
district
7
for
allowing
me
this
honor,
it's
been
wonderful
serving
with
you
and
I'm
so
proud
to
represent
those
constituents.
O
O
They
really
it's
a
person-to-person
thing
to
be
elected
to
the
City
Council.
It
really
is
about
people
connecting
with
each
other
and
talking
and
sharing,
what's
important
to
them,
and
so
I
really
want
to
thank
them
for
opening
their
homes
and
their
hearts
and
sharing
with
me
what's
important
to
them
and
for
electing
me
to
this
office.
I,
don't
want
to
forget
to
thank
the
people
work
so
hard
on
my
campaign.
We
have
several
in
the
audience
James
Kelly
Danielle.
Thank
you
for
being
here
with
me
today
we're
here.
We
were
there.
O
Every
day,
every
day
at
that
campaign
office
we
had
a
lot
of
fun.
This
is
one
of
the
first
elections
where
I
actually
had
an
actual
physical
office
in
my
district
and
what
a
world
of
difference
it
was.
It
was
so
great
to
have
a
place
where
everybody
could
be
together
and
really
share
in
the
highs
and
the
lows
and
the
stresses
of
an
election
and
I
really
appreciate
you
all
being
there
for
me
all
that
time,
so
that
the
people
of
district,
seven,
it's
an
interesting
district.
O
O
Rightfully,
and
so
much
of
our
concern
also
rightfully,
is
around
the
underinvested
communities,
the
disinvested
communities,
the
blighted
communities,
the
communities
that
they
don't
have
enough
growth
and
economic
activity.
But
on
the
other
side
of
the
coin,
when
you
have
hyper
investment
and
gentrification
rather
than
blight
and.
O
It's
where
we
can
work
through
and
find
the
right
solution
for
the
neighborhoods
and
I
think
I
want
to
say
a
special
thank
you
to
Pastor
younger
for
bringing
up
the
study.
The
recent
study
this
year
I
serve
as
a
member
of
the
gender
equity
Commission
that
released
a
report
about
how
badly
we're
doing
in
leaving
some
parts
of
our
community,
especially
black
women.
Behind
right,
we
have
not
achieved.
O
We
have
not
achieved
the
inclusivity
that
we
talked
about
and
that
we
strive
for
and
we
need
to
do
better
and
that
gender
equity
Commission
is
really
pushing
for
us
to
Center
gender
and
race
in
the
middle
of
all
of
our
policymaking
and
all
of
our
budgeting.
It
is
our
job,
we
have
collective
resources
and
we
are
the
representatives
that
get
to
choose
how
they
should
be
allocated.
That's
that's
the
main
part
of
our
job,
and
so
that
is
the
work
that
is
still
yet
to
daunt.
O
To
do
when
we
talk
about
equity,
I
like
to
remind
myself
as
a
working
definition
that
that
means
both
ownership
and
control.
So
when
we're
talking
about
equity
in
housing,
equity
and
transportation,
and
mobility
in
even
childcare
services,
equity
and
food
across
the
city,
equity
and
and
utility
burdens
across
the
city,
you
even
equity
in
the
kinds
of
neighborhood
services
that
are
available,
how
much
local
neighborhood,
control
and
ownership
is
there.
O
D
As
Reverend
Burgess
approaches,
it
gives
me
an
opportunity
to
make
a
few
comments,
I'm,
so
moved
by
a
pastor,
younger
and
Councilwoman
grosses
sensitivity
to
our
blatant
disparity
in
this
region.
We
have
a
wonderful
city
here,
each
time
I'm
in
this
room,
I'm
awed
by
the
history
and
the
craftsmanship
that
we
have
here.
But
we
have
a
bee
city.
We
have
the
ability
to
have
an
a
city,
but
we
have
a
bee
city
because
we
don't
confront
those
things
that
need
to
be
confronted
and
that's
disparity.
D
D
We
fundamentally
have
two
groups
of
people
in
the
city.
We
have
one
that
are
born
out
of
a
group
of
people
who
were
enslaved
for
246
years,
and
we
have
another
group
weren't
out
of
people
who
weren't
what
do
we
do?
150
years
past
slavery
to
close
that
gap,
there's
been
plenty
fergenson
Brown
be
Board
of
Education
segregation.
But
what
do
we
do
as
a
body
here
to
close
that
gap
in
our
schools
and
our
region
and
our
housing
and
everything
which
the
gender
equity
report
talks
about
about
manifestations
of
our
inability
to
confront?
D
What
ought
to
be
our
primary
focus?
Closing
the
gap,
the
disparity
in
the
region,
when
you
wonder
why
businesses
don't
come
here,
because
they
can't
bring
people
here,
they're
progressive
because
we're
not
we're
a
bee
city.
Remember
our
statement.
My
grandfather
told
me
the
difference
between
a
good
shallowest
and
a
great
chalice,
good
shallowest
practice,
all
the
things
at
which
they're
good
great
cellist
practice.
All
the
things
at
which
they're
not
good
I
encourage
us
to
begin
practicing
those
things
in
which
we
have
not
been
good.
D
P
My
youngest
son
William,
who
has
followed
me
into
ministry
and
as
a
full-time
PhD
student
at
duquesne,
my
daughter
Candace
and
my
son
William,
was
just
recently
married
and
my
daughter,
along
with
both
a
bachelor's
and
master's
from
Pitt
at
teacher
at
Beshear
Gorge
girlfriend
do
Silla
mission
counselor
at
Chatham,
a
Candace,
my
daughter,
finishing
her
senior
year,
a
vocal
major
in
classical
music
and
opera
singer
I'm
grateful
for
my
children,
I'm
grateful
for
their
success
and
I
think
that's
important.
They
have
been
with
me.
P
P
Marita
Bradley
Marita
came
to
me
as
an
intern
and
worked
her
way
from
intern
to
my
chief
of
staff
and
is
now
more
than
even
the
chief
of
staff
she's,
a
mini
director
of
the
city
in
my
office,
Sean
Carter,
who
has
been
with
me
from
the
beginning
of
my
campaign.
We
started
off
as
opposition
and
early
on.
He
came
with
me
and
he
has
been
with
me
every
moment
of
every
day
since
I've
been
in
office,
Alicia
Sims,
who
is
newest
to
my
staff,
but
the
oldest
in
terms
of
my
relationship.
P
She
was
born
in
my
church
and
grew
up
at
my
my
knee
and
as
much
as
my
daughter
as
Candace's
and
I'm
grateful.
All
of
them
have
participated
in
our
campaign.
In
addition
to
them,
we
have
Oliver
and
Brittany
Beasley
Sean,
Harrington,
Lucille,
Prater
holiday,
Keever,
Fisher,
green
Christian,
Harris
and
then
always
with
me.
Even
in
spirit
is
in
with
me
today
is
Gina
Thor
Brown
and
Jeff
Thomas,
who
started
me
on
my
political
career.
I
want
to
thank
them.
P
P
P
So,
let's
do
a
test
at
hand.
My
favorite
sermon
is
by
Martin
Luther
King.
It's
called
the
drum
major
instinct,
and
then
he
teaches
us
that
Jesus
gives
us
a
new
definition
of
greatness.
He
says
the
greatest
among
you
shall
be
your
servant
and
with
that
new
definition
of
greatness,
everybody
can
be
great
because
everybody
can
serve
I
believe
that,
down
to
my
toes
I
have
raised
my
children
to
believe
and
to
live
a
life
of
service,
and
so
I
have
been
proud
to
serve.
P
My
church
members
of
my
church
are
here:
Mazarin,
Baptist,
Church
somebody
say
Amen,
but
they're
here
for
the
last
30
55
years
they
took
a
young
guy.
What
Mary
couldn't
preach
and
at
least
one
of
those
things
are
true
now
right,
I'm
at
least
married.
Hopefully,
I
can
preach
every
now
and
then
my
assistants,
here
or
Glover,
and
some
other
staff
of
the
church
are
here
and
I'm
grateful
for.
Let
me
practice
on
you.
P
I
am
proud
to
be
able
to
serve
College
I'm
in
my
29th
year
as
a
tenured
professor
Community
College
of
Allegheny,
County
and
I've
had
thousands
of
students
now
and
many
of
my
students
now
have
doctorate
and
master's
degrees
and
I've,
hopefully
have
been
some
influence
and
some
encouragement
I'm
proud
of
that.
But
last
but
not
least,
and
the
reason
that
we're
here
I
am
proud
to
serve
my
city
with
this
induction.
I
am
now
the
longest-serving
african-american
councilman
in
the
history
of
the
city
of.
P
I
am
proud
to
be
a
partner
with
the
city.
I
am
a
partner
with
William
Peduto,
who
is
the
mayor.
Our
city
and
a
visionary
I
am
a
partner
with
his
chief
of
staff
and
Gillman.
As
a
result,
I
have
been
partnered
with
some
of
the
directors
who
are
in
the
room,
certainly
with
the
controller
who
is
my
friend,
Michael
lamb.
We
have
personal
friends
I'm
grateful
for
that
partnership.
By
working
together
we
have
made
our
city
safer
when
I
first
came
to
Council
people
laughed
at
me
when
I
said
we
would
stop
the
homicides.
P
We've
made
our
city
by
working
together.
We've
made
our
city
stronger.
In
my
district
alone,
we
have
built
750
units
of
affordable
housing
we
have
built.
We
have
helped
usher
in
the
choice,
neighborhood
and
Larmour,
where
the
federal
government
says
it's
the
best
example
of
mixed
income
development
in
the
country
and
is
the
vision
of
what
we
hope
to
do:
moving
forward
in
the
city
and
Pam
Collier
and
Ron
Porter,
or
work
as
staff
with
me
to
help
build
this
development
across
our
city
and
I'm,
proud
of
that.
P
P
Lastly,
with
Councilman,
LaBelle
and
and
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
in
council,
but
in
particular
I
want
to
thank
my
two
closest
friends:
Theresa
L
Smith,
whose
brother
was
my
teacher
at
Central,
her
and
I
people.
Don't
know
this
that
she's
my
clothes
she's
heart-to-heart,
we're
heart-to-heart
and
I
love
her
and
Councilman
LaValle
who's,
my
running
partner.
We
are
always
in
this
together
him
and
I
and
I.
P
You
know,
I
appreciate
them
and
they
have
been
with
me
and
I
am
with
them
to
the
death,
and
so
we
have
right
in
recent
legislation
to
make
city
all
in
legislation
to
enforce
our
city,
to
not
just
talk
about
it,
equity
and
diversity,
and
not
just
bring
props
of
the
diversity
and
equity,
but
actually
to
do
the
work
to
actually
make
sure
that
there's
investments
in
african-american
communities
to
actually
make
sure
that
there's
hires
in
boards
and
authorities
and
directions.
Lastly,
and
lately
we
have
declared
racism,
a
public
health
crisis
in
the
city.
P
We
are
the
second
city
in
the
nation
to
do
that,
because
when
you
look
at
outcomes
for
african-americans
in
terms
of
housing,
in
jobs
and
in
participation
and
leadership,
we
are
abysmal
and
some
of
us
unfortunately
relish
in
that,
but
we
are
not
going
to.
Let
us
stop
us.
So
what
are
you
gonna
do
rev?
Well,
well
rap.
They
talk
about
you
because
you're,
the
mayor's
boy,
everybody
knows
you're
the
mayor's
friend
and
you
know
when
you
speak.
They
know,
that's
speaking
for
the
mayor
and
you
lead
this
agenda
on
council
rev.
P
What
you
gonna
do
sometimes
in
your
neighborhood.
You
know
you
build
all
this
affordable
housing.
You've
made
all
these
great
changes
and
small
nighted
people.
You
know
they
talk
about
you.
What
you
got,
what
you
gonna
do.
Even
sometimes
you
know,
people
in
City,
Hall
and
people
outside
City
Hall
see
what
you've
done
because
of
your
statue
and
your
success.
P
They
talk
about
you
what
you're
going
to
do
well,
the
book
of
Nehemiah
when
Nehemiah
was
building
the
wall
and
having
all
the
success
when
the
enemies
came
and
said:
won't
you
come
down
and
talk
to
us.
Nehemiah
said
well
I'm
doing
a
great
work,
so
I
can't
come
down.
What
are
you
gonna
do
I
can't
come
down
now,
I
got
more
houses
to
build
I
got
more
people
to
hire
I
can't
stop
now.
I
got
a
whole
new
avenue
to
rebuild
I
can't
stop.
Now
I
got
black
people
to
support,
but
not
just
them.
P
My
vision
is
not
just
for
african-americans.
My
vision
is
for
the
whole
city
of
Pittsburgh,
because
we
get
better
together
and
squirrel
here,
prospers
so
will
Homewood
prosperous,
Shadyside
prospers,
so
we'll
share
them
prosper
as
the
hill
districts
prosper,
so
will
the
other
we
have
to
do
this
together
and
so
I'm
not
going
to
stop
I'm
and
and
I
will.
P
Let
you
do
my
success
as
my
legacy
and
so
I'm
going
in
with
I'm
a
preacher
I'm
in
with
something
and
in
with
the
creature
thing
I
wasn't
going
to
say
this,
but
I'm
gonna
say
it
now,
because
it's
so
true
and
I
want
you
to
about
say
anything
else.
This
is
my
belief
and
I
think
this
is
really
important
to
say
today
of
all
days.
It's
called
the
paradoxical
commandments.
P
People
are
illogical,
unreasonable
and
self-centered
love
anyway.
If
you
do
good
people
will
accuse
you
of
selfish
ulterior
motives
do
good.
Anyway,
if
you
are
successful,
you
will
win
false
friends
and
true
enemies.
Succeed
anyway.
The
good
you
do
today
will
be
forgotten.
Tomorrow,
do
good
anyway,
the
biggest
men
and
women
with
the
biggest
ideas
can
and
often
are
shot
down
by
the
smallest
men
and
women,
with
small
minds
and
small
ideas.
Think
big
anyway,
people
favor
underdogs,
but
follow
only
top
dogs
fight
for
the
few
underdogs.
Anyway.
P
What
you
spend
years
building
may
be
destroyed
overnight
build
anyway.
People
really
need
help.
They
really
do
need
help,
but
they
may
attack
you
and
hurt
you
if
you
try
to
help
them
help.
People
anyway
give
the
world
the
best
you
can
and
you'll
be
kicked
in
the
teeth
for
it,
but
give
the
world
the
best.
You
have.
A
F
Q
N
A
F
A
A
A
I
F
K
K
K
N
N
Q
Good
morning
before
we
begin,
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
am
honored
to
be
here
today
to
swear
in
my
dear
friend
Teresa,
the
hard-working,
dedicated
Councilwoman
of
the
second
District
I.
Believe
yes,
second
district
and
I
am
very
proud
of
the
most
prestigious
honor
bestowed
upon
her
today
by
her
colleagues.
Thank
you
all.
Thank
you
very
much
ready
aye.
Q
Q
K
Q
A
K
Just
want
to
thank
everyone,
I
want
to
thank
madam
clerk,
as
you
can
see,
she's
keeping
me
in
line
here
already
and
she's
done
that
for
us
for
some
time
our
clerk's
office,
our
camera
folks,
are
sergeant-at-arms,
keep
us
all
rolling
and
doing
the
things
that
we
need
to
do.
Sometimes,
when
people
don't
realize
that
they're
leaving
us
notes
and
turning
the
page
and
leaving
us
little
pens
and
things,
we
won't
be
able
to
do
all
that
we
do
without
them.
So
I
just
want
to.
K
Thank
you
all
very
much
I
want
to
thank
judge
martini
for
being
here
and
coming
in
my
son,
my
nephew,
my
family,
my
staff
for
all
that
they
do.
But
I
really
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
right
now
for
having
faith
in
me.
To
do
this.
Any
one
of
us
could
have
done
this
job.
We
we
have
such
amazing
counsel
in
such
amazing
colleagues,
and
Councilman
Krause
really
has
led
us
to
work
together
and
with
Councilman
Burgesses
leadership
in
the
Finance
Committee.
K
We
have
learned
to
work
together
through
differences,
and
you
know
our
challenges
for
different
things
that
we
have
in
our
district
and
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
so
honored
to
serve
with
you
and
I.
Can't.
Thank
you
enough
for
for
this.
For
this
vote
today.
I
also
always
say
they
want
to
thank
my
constituents
and
working
with
the
administration.
I.
Think
that
we'll
be
able
to
get
some
some
great
things
done
across
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
I'm
eager
to
work
with
every
one
of
my
colleagues
and
with
that
said,.
K
Mayor
Peduto,
so
here
we
were
preceded
with
reorganization
of
city
council
and
we'll
make
the
appointments.
Councilman
Burgess
put
Parks
and
Recreation
Councilman
Coghill
public
works,
Councilwoman
gross
intergovernmental
affairs,
councilman
Krause,
Human,
Resources,
Councilman,
Laval,
finance,
chair
councilman,
O'connor,
Public,
Safety,
Councilwoman,
Strassburger,
InP,
councilman,
Wilson,
Liam
juice,.
K
E
K
K
K
E
K
M
K
B
K
R
Not
only
that
we
start
a
new
year,
but
we've
started
a
new
decade.
When
you
look
in
your
rear-view
mirror,
you
see
what
we
have
done
in
the
past.
When
you
look
through
your
windshield,
you
see
our
bright
future
and
the
windshield
is
much
larger
than
the
rear-view
mirror.
So
we
are
honored
and
blessed
to
have
a
new
president
to
have
new
council
persons
so
that
we
can
move
our
city
forward
so
that
this
city
would
be
the
most
livable
city
for
all
of
its
residents.
R
We
know
that
we
can
do
that
together
when
you
look
at
the
word
illness,
when
you
remove
the
eye
and
put
a
we,
it
turns
into
wellness
and
what
we
want
to
do
as
a
city
is
move
their
eyes
away
and
bring
the
weed
together
so
that
we
can
be
a
city
of
wellness.
Let
us
close
in
prayer
God.
We
thank
you
for
this
hundred
and
forty
first
council.
We
thank
you
God
that
we
are
entering
a
new
decade
a
new
year.
R
We
thank
you
for
a
new
president
and
I
new
President
Pro
Tem,
and
we
thank
you
for
our
new
council
persons
and
we
pray
God
that
we
will
work
together,
that
we
will
remove
all
the
eyes
which
lead
to
illness
and
that
we
will
come
together
with
the
we,
which
turns
into
wellness
now
unto
Him.
That
is
able
to
do
exceedingly
abundantly
above
all
that
we
can
ask
or
think,
according
to
the
power
that
worketh
in
us
to
him,
be
glory
in
the
church
by
Christ
Jesus
world.
Without
him
that
everyone
say
Amen.