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A
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
record.
We
are
joined
by
councilwoman
gross
councilman,
coghill,
councilman,
krauss
and
councilman
wilson,
as
well
as
president
smith
and
others
will
be
joining
us
as
we
go
through
this
before
we
go
to
our
public
speakers.
We've
asked
our
budget
director,
mr
urbanic,
to
just
give
a
brief
overview
of
the
bills
on
hand.
C
Good
morning,
I'm
joe
organic
city
council
budget
director,
I
will
start
by
giving
a
brief
description
of
where
we
were
and
where
we're
headed
our
story
begins.
I
guess
december
31st.
In
2019,
in
december
2019
we
passed
a
a
budget
of
608
million
dollars
in
revenue
projections
and
very
close
to
that
in
expenditures.
C
The
actual
revenue
that
we
received
in
that
2020
budget
year
was
only
531
million
dollars.
Of
course,
as
we
all
know,
in
march
of
2020
everything
got
shut
down
due
to
covet
so
we're.
We
were
in
a
situation
where
I
had
to
make
a
decision
regarding
layoffs
and
other
cost
reductions.
A
lot
of
cost
reductions
were
achieved,
but
smartly
they
we
did
not
lay
off
or
reduce
services,
except
for
those
things
that
we
had
too,
and
you
know
such
as
our
meetings
and
and
some
public
place
issues.
C
Expenditures
still
were
there
and
and
went
up
in
fact,
because
you
had
to
deal
with
covet,
we
ended
up.
As
I
said,
the
actual
revenues
were
532
million.
We
spent
over
587
million
and
in
order
to
deal
with
that
gap,
we
use
55
million
dollars
from
our
fund
reserve
and
thank
gosh
that
our
city
had
been
fiscally
responsible
over
the
past
several
years.
Since
act
47,
we
were
able
to
amass
a
cushion
that
let
us
get
through
that
portion
time
fast
forward
us
to
the
2021
budget.
C
C
February
congress
passed
the
the
american
rescue
plan
and
president
biden
signed
it
into
law
on
march
11th.
Had
we
not
done
that
in
that
2021
budget
we
would
have
needed
to
lay
off
over
600
employees.
20
of
our
workforce
make
many
other
draconian
cuts
to
services,
and
you
know
thank
gosh.
We
were
able
to
get
that
that
additional
funding
which
took
place
now
they
allocated
200
billion
dollars
to
state
local
and
tribal
governments.
C
The
majority
of
those
funds
not
only
need
to
be
contracted
but
need
to
be
completely
spent
by
december
31st
2024,
one
of
the
good
things
council
in
the
administration
did
was
to
create
a
trust
fund.
C
This
will
provide
for
better
transparency
in
accounting
and
the
in
order
to
spend
this
hundred
and
sixty
seven
million
or
in
certain
budget
this
year,
as
well
as
the
monies
next
year,
the
treasury
department
created
rules
and
formulas
on
how
the
monies
could
be
could
be
spent
and
how
much
money
we
could
spend
so
the
administration
on
his
proposal.
That's
before
council
divided
those
funds
into
the
following
categories.
C
Here,
one
is
lost
revenue,
the
other
which
they're
a
total
of
that
367.5
million,
there's
232
million
dollars
that
will
be
added
allocated
in
that
category.
C
C
70
million
dollars
in
that
category
broadband
is
an
allowable
use.
The
administration
is
proposing
468
million
dollars
over
the
four
years
for
broadband
water.
C
One
of
the
things
that
I
reviewed
again
in
reading
the
treasury
guidance,
the
authorities
and
our
subdivisions
that
we
have,
such
as
the
ela,
the
parking
authority
and
the
water
and
sewer
authority,
are
not
able
to
apply.
We
need
to
needed
to
apply
on
their
behalf,
so
in
this
proposal
here
we're
taking
care
of
the
water
authority
and
then
there's
also
funding
going
towards
the
equipment,
leasing
authority.
But
there's
no
direct
funding
allocated
here
for
the
pittsburgh
parking
authority.
C
Lost
revenue
is
the
treasury
formula
dictates
that
the
city
could
receive
a
certain
amount
of
funding
to
replace
revenue
loss
by
the
pandemic.
C
Those
funds
are
mostly
for
operating
expenses
and
enabled
the
city
to
restore
payroll,
to
avoid
layoffs,
as
well
as
needed
positions
to
operate
the
the
city
as
well
as
to
provide
all
the
services
our
residents
are
accustomed
to.
The
total
allocation
of
lost
revenue
was
232
million
dollars.
C
Of
that,
181
million
is
allocated
directly
into
the
operating
budget.
Another
57
million
is
allocated
to
the
capital
budget.
The
lost
revenue
category
has
the
most
flexibility.
After
all,
all
of
our
expenses
are
taken
care
of.
It's
meant
for
those
things
that
the
city
would
normally
spend
money
on
in
its
course
of
business.
C
The
other
categories
include,
as
mentioned
before:
community
safe
public
safety,
community
health,
negative
economic
impact,
broadband
water
and
then
they've
allocated
300
000
towards
administration.
That's
a
contract
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
things
right
with
meyer
dussel
that
was
passed
earlier
this
month
so
total
on
the
proposed
allocations.
C
City
capital
will
be,
as
I
mentioned,
57
million
dollars
and
those
are
for
specific
capital
projects
for
the
city,
there's
another
73
or
74
million
dollars.
Approximately
that's
going
to
be
allocated
to
the
ura.
The
majority
of
that
is
for
that
negative
economic
impact
funds
and
those
are
things
that
affected
our
small
business.
The
guidelines
and
final
guidance
particularly
concentrated
on
hospitality
entertainment,
those
industries
that
took
some
largest
hit.
C
It's
not
necessarily
allocated
towards
those
or
needs
to
be
allocated
specifically
towards
those,
but
those
are
the
categories
that
they,
they
sort
of
emphasized
in
guidance,
there's
another
20
million
dollars
that
will
go
to
the
psa,
pwsa
pittsburgh,
water
and
soar
authority.
That's
needed
to
be
used
were
proposed
to
be
used
for
lead
abatement
and
water.
C
There's
also
was
mentioned
of
doing
a
lead
paint
abatement
as
well
too,
throughout
the
city,
the
other
category
that
they
had
on
there,
which
has
some
flexibility
on
it
was
the
one
pittsburgh
guaranteed
income
program
and
there
was
2.5
million
dollars
to
run
a
pilot
for
that,
but
the
total
city
operating
would
be
181.3
million
dollars,
so
that
accounts
for
the
335
million
over
the
four-year
period-
and
you
know
reflected
into
our
budget
we're
adding
an
additional
57
million
in
the
capital
and
600
600.
C
The
revised
budget
for
us
will
increase
from
the
560
million
to
603
million
dollars
for
2021,
and
I
can-
and
I
would
rather
not-
but
if
you
want
me
to
I-
can
read
through
each
one
of
the
capital
projects
as
well.
Again,
I
didn't
think
you
wanted
to
do
that
or
the
ura
project.
So
that's
what
we
have
so
far
and,
as
I
said,
it's
a
proposal
that
was
sent
over
from
the
administration
that
legislation
will
come
up
for
discussion.
C
I
believe
on
wednesday
and
if
you
have
any
questions
after
or
if
you
want
to
do
that
now
or
you
want
to
do
that
after
we
can
I'll
be
around
to
take
questions.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Let
the
record
reflect
we've
been
joined
by
councilwoman
strasberger
as
well
as
councilman
burgess.
We
are
now
going
to
move
on
to
our
registered
speaker
portion
once
call.
Please
provide
your
name
and
neighborhood
for
the
record.
Our
first
speaker
of
today
is
mr
william
parker.
D
Listen
if
we
wanted
the
next
four
years
planned
by
the
outgoing
administration,
we
would
have
re-elected
them
again.
We
have
until
2024
to
spend
this
money.
Let's
get
this
right
the
first
time,
so
we
don't
have
to
come
back
and
amend
anything.
What's
the
rush,
only
thing
that's
running
out
of
time
is
the
outgoing
administration
stay
in
office
where's
the
equity
layout,
who
will
receive
contracts?
What
percentage
will
go
to
black
developers?
D
It's
always
perceived
to
look
good
on
the
front
end,
but
what
about
the
black?
In
just
yesterday
city,
the
city
revealed
moved
pittsburgh,
which
is
another
example
of
a
non-inclusive
initiative.
They
didn't
even
think
to
include
a
black
founder
in
with
this
mobility
plan,
they'd
rather
partner
with
out-of-town
companies
to
test
pilots
instead
of
find
and
invest
in
local
entrepreneurs.
Here
in
pittsburgh,
help
me
understand
why
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
was
given
to
an
accountant
firm
to
vet.
This
proposal
and
nothing
close
to
that
amount,
was
spent
on
advertising
today's
or
monday's
meeting.
D
D
Some
have
nothing
to
do
with
covid
and
if
we
just
want
to
throw
something
out
there,
let's
throw
something
out
there
that
unites
us
all
like
a
skating
rink
over
in
hazelwood
green
across
the
street,
from
the
eliza
furnace
and
three
rivers
heritage
trail.
How
about
that?
How
about
a
black
lead
tech,
investment
accelerator
that
can
help
more
people
of
keller
get
involved
with
this
emerging
industry
moving
too
fast
will
only
divide
us.
There
will
be
black
and
white
people
who
will
feel
left
out.
We
need
at
least
three
to
four
more
months
of
feedback.
A
E
E
Okay
good
morning
my
name
is
celeste
scott
and
I
am
the
housing
justice
chair
for
pittsburgh.
United.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
comment
today
on
this
legislation.
E
We
are
asking
for
additional
assistance
to
renters
over
half
of
city
households
rank
53,
but
pennsylvania,
short-changed
pittsburgh
with
alligator
allocated
state
arp
dollars
for
emergency
rental
relief.
Additional
funds
may
be
needed
from
the
city's
direct
arp
allocation
for
rental
relief
that
helps
reduce
evictions
at
least
36
billion
dollars
is
what
we're
asking
for.
E
E
So
we're
really
troubled
by
the
fact
that
there
was
no
community
engagement
process
and
we
think
that
this
money
needs
to
be
decided
on
by
not
the
usual
voices
or
the
usual
suspects,
but
by
the
community
at
lord.
So
we're
asking
you
to
pause
this
vote
and
engage
the
community
in
a
real
way.
Thank
you.
G
Great,
thank
you,
hello,
everyone
good
morning,
council,
members
and
staff.
My
name
is
taylor
measel
and
I'm
a
health
policy
coordinator
with
the
public
health
nonprofit
women
for
healthy
environment
and
today
we're
grateful
to
be
able
to
comment
on
the
american
rescue
plan
proposal
as
they
get
the
let
out
pittsburgh
campaign
that
focuses
on
shining
a
light
on
lead,
poisoning
connecting
family
to
resources
and
driving
change,
and
we
echo
the
comments
that
have
already
been
voiced
so
far,
and
we
also
want
to
bring
to
light
that
lead.
G
Poisoning
is
an
all
too
common,
100,
preventable
and
solvable
problem.
We
know
its
impacts,
it
impacts
individuals
for
a
lifetime,
manifesting
as
problems
such
as
developmental
delays
in
early
life,
lower
third
grade
reading
levels
and
some
cases,
anger
and
impulsivity
into
adulthood.
Furthermore,
lead
disproportionately
impacts
communities
of
color,
in
fact
around
six
times,
more
so
than
their
white
counterparts
and
is
concentrated
in
communities
where
maintenance
is
deferred
and
rental
properties
and
ripple
effects
of
redlining
continue
to
cause
disparities
and
access
to
resources,
and
we
know
exactly
where
to
look
for
lead
hazards.
G
Homes
built
before
1978
dusty
friction
surfaces
like
doorways,
aging,
water
lines
and
demolitions
of
older
buildings,
and
we
know
the
solutions
we
can
test
for
lead
hazards
in
homes
that
are
most
vulnerable
and
remediate.
Let
hazards
safely
clean
dusty
services,
often
replace
lead
service
lines
and
soak
demolition
sites
with
water.
These
funds
present
a
unique
opportunity
to
jump
start.
G
These
solutions
in
pittsburgh
in
the
footsteps
of
cities
like
philly,
lancaster,
cleveland
baltimore,
detroit
and
many
others
who
pass
lead
safety
measures
and
mayor
peduto's
press
release
recently
stated
that
proposal
allocates
20
million
to
addressing
lead
and
water
and
paint,
and
the
campaign
absolutely
supports
this,
because
in
order
to
comprehensively
prevent
lead
exposure
for
residents,
all
sources
of
lead,
water
paint,
dust
and
soil
have
to
be
considered.
G
In
fact,
paint
and
household
dust
containing
lead
is
the
most
common
source
of
exposure
that
has
been
identified
when
the
health
department
responds
to
local
lead,
poisoning
cases
and
then
describing
why
congress
encouraged
cities
to
use
these
funds
to
address
lead.
The
department
of
treasury
directly
stated
for
children
living
in
homes
with
lead
paint
spending
substantially
more
time
at
home,
raises
the
risk
of
developing
lead
poisoning,
while
screens
for
lead
poisoning
declined
during
the
pandemic.
G
The
combination
of
these
underlying
social
and
health
vulnerabilities
may
have
contributed
to
more
severe
public
health
outcomes
of
the
pandemic
within
these
communities,
resulting
in
an
exacerbation
of
pre-existing
disparities,
and
we
think
this
public
health
and
environmental
justice
issue
should
be
prioritized
in
the
budget.
We're
grateful
for
these
hearings
but,
like
others,
have
already
stated
we're
disappointed
in
the
lack
of
clarity
around
the
timeline
for
approval
and
opportunities
for
public
input
and
to
ensure
that
clarity
is
reached.
We
call
on
the
council
to
pause
their
vote
until
an
equitable
people-centered
public
process
is
conducted.
H
Hello
good
morning,
my
name
is
becca
simon
and
I'm
project
manager
at
grounded
strategies.
I'm
representing
the
get
out,
get
the
let
out
pittsburgh
campaign
and
I'd
like
to
thank
city
council
for
allowing
us
to
provide
input
on
the
allocation
of
arpa
funds
that
would
like
to
echo.
Everyone
has
been
saying
about
the
equity
and
hearing
about
these
agenda
funds
and
reallocation
of
funds.
H
This
funding
has
the
potential
to
really
make
long-term
positive
changes
in
our
city,
especially
when
talking
about
the
benefits
of
funding
projects
that
focus
on
environmental
and
public
health.
We
at
grounded
strategy
support
the
efforts
of
the
get
the
leadout
campaign
and
their
ordinance,
and
we
have
brewed
their
emphasis
on
focusing
on
all
sources
of
lead
exposure,
including
paint
dust
and
soil.
As
previously
stated,
lead-based
paint
lead.
Contaminated
dust
are
the
most
common
sources
of
lead
exposure
in
children
in
the
u.s
and
in
allegheny
county
at
grounded.
H
H
Due
to
a
lack
of
funding
and
high
numbers,
demolitions,
numerous
slots
were
typically
sites
for
houses
containing
lead-based
paint,
which
can
weather
or
flake
off
and
contaminate
the
soil
as
homes
are
abandoned,
durating
when
these
homes
are
demolished
and
proper
lead-safe
wetting
methods
are
not
used,
lead
dust
plumes
can
spread
hazards
as
far
as
400
feet,
away
from
the
work
site.
Also,
historically,
debris
from
housing
demolition
was
simply
buried
on
these
sites.
These
lots
with
high
lead
levels
pose
a
threat
to
residents.
H
Health
and
safety
contaminated
soil
can
be
tracked
into
homes,
on
shoes
and
clothing,
or
can
even
be
blown
in
as
dust
and
jet
ingested.
Children
playing
on
such
lots
could
be
putting
contaminants
filled
in
their
mouths
through
normal
hand-to-mouth.
Behaviors
lead,
of
course,
cannot
be
seen,
so
a
child
may
unknowingly
be
playing
on
a
lot
of
leg
contamination.
H
As
we
know,
any
level
of
lead
exposure
to
a
child
is
completely
unsafe
and
could
easily
be
prevented.
If
we
ensure
funding
to
address
all
sources
of
blood
exposure,
we
have
grounded
believe
this
level
of
risk
could
be
reduced
drastically
through
a
shift
to
a
prevention
model.
To
address
lead
exposure
and
lead
poisoning
in
children,
we
believe
the
arpa
fund
should
be
directed
towards
safeguarded
and
preventive
actions,
including
the
inspection
of
rental
homes
and
child
occupied
facilities
for
lead
paint,
dust
and
oil.
H
H
I
Good
morning
my
name
is
stephanie
delucia.
I
am
a
director
of
a
child
development
center
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
and
also
a
parent
in
ward
6
in
lawrenceville.
I
While
the
water
is
a
start,
it
does
not
cover
the
full
extent
of
the
impact
lead
has
on
the
smallest
citizens
in
our
community.
Children
are
exposed
to
sources
of
lead
during
their
everyday
activities
in
all
forms:
water.
They
drink
rooms
they
play
in
soil
they
run
in
and
which,
in
turn,
is
brought
back
into
their
homes
for
additional,
prolonged
exposure.
I
could
go
on
about
how
lead
affects
children's
nervous
systems,
causes
behavior
issues
and
lowers
their
cognitive
abilities,
but
I
only
know
those
things
because
of
my
profession.
I
Without
the
organizations
receiving
funding
to
keep
families
notified
of
these
risks,
they
will
have
no
idea
as
a
family.
We
learned
the
risks
at
our
farmers,
our
local
farmers
market.
We
followed
up
with
soil
testing
in
our
own
backyard
and
found
out.
Our
soil
was
toxic.
No,
no
people
or
animals
should
be
in
our
own
backyard.
I
How
many
families
in
the
pittsburgh
area
are
also
facing
us
and
not
knowing
had
we
not
known
our
child
would
be
essentially
poisoned
just
in
her
own
backyard,
just
think
about
how
many
children
in
pittsburgh,
you
can
keep
safe
by
allocating
the
arpa
funds
to
address
the
lead
in
all
areas
that
children
are
affected
by.
J
Yes,
my
name
is
lisa
gonzalez
and
I
live
in
carrick.
I
was
having
some
several
questions:
where
is
the
money
to
support
the
tenant?
Where
does
the
money
just
close
the
affordable
housing
gap?
The
housing
crisis
is
only
going
to
get
worse.
Kids
are
going
to
be
put
out
on
the
streets.
They're
always
stressed
now,
because
some
of
the
parents
are
getting
being
evicted
now,
they're
not
going
to
have
nowhere
to
go
so
I'm
hoping
y'all
hold
off
on
the
vote
and
allocate
some
money.
J
J
K
Good
morning,
my
name
is
amber
thompson,
I'm
here
as
the
budget
engagement
coordinator
for
the
economic
justice
circle.
It's
a
grassroots
coalition
of
community
leaders,
activists,
organizers
and
advocates
committed
to
creating
an
economic
justice
agenda
for
the
pittsburgh
region
with
the
race
and
gender
equity
lens.
We
are
building
across
movement.
We
are
building
cross-movement
solidarity
to
implement
a
strategy
that
centers
the
experiences
and
leadership
of
people
who
are
affected
by
multiple
systems
of
oppression
throughout
regional
budgets.
K
K
The
primary
intention
of
the
plan
is
to
provide
real,
equitable
recovery
for
our
communities.
The
funds
are
not
earmarked
for
past
debt
or
future
debt.
I'm
presenting
a
petition
with
120
organizations
and
individual
residents
that
proposes
the
city
of
pittsburgh
immediately
engage
in
a
community
driven,
transparent
process
for
deciding
how
to
spend
these
critical
federal
dollars.
K
The
most
it's
time
that
we
put
our
money
where
our
values
are,
I'm
also
inviting
you
to
join
the
economic
justice
circle
in
the
equitable
and
just
greater
pittsburgh's
arpa
education
forums
on
july
20th
at
6
30
to
listen
to
more
community
members
regarding
their
vision
for
these
funds,
not
only
community
members,
but
community
leaders
have
not
been
educated
nor
informed
around
these
funds
to
even
provide
the
feedback
necessary
to
make
these
decisions.
Today,
we
will
follow
up
with
your
offices
for
registration
information.
K
Our
city
and
county
governments
must
prioritize
the
needs
of
communities
historically
left
behind,
so
that
our
neighborhoods
can
thrive
in
order
to
build
a
city
and
county
that
works
for
all
of
us
and
our
local
governments.
We
must
ensure
transparent,
people-centered
budget
process
and
engaging
the
community
first
for
community
input.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Our
next
registered
speaker
is
aletheia
sims.
However,
I
do
not
see
her
logged
in
yet
so
we
will
move
on
to
brenda
harris
and
come
back
to
ms
sims
as
she
logs
on
is
brenda
harris
with
us.
A
F
You
so
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
I'm
very
concerned
that
this
this
budget
was
not
developed
with
the
the
incredible
problem-solving
abilities,
the
cooperative
efforts
of
people
organizations
institutions,
representatives
from
across
the
city.
F
We
are
an
ecosystem
in
which
our
various
systems
economies
struggles,
whether
it's
in
transportation,
air
and
water,
water,
quality,
housing,
food
systems,
they
are
deeply
interrelated
and
they
need
the
full
deliberative
capacity
that
we
have
as
a
community.
F
I
want
to
uplift
just
one
example:
the
role
of
nutrition
in
covet
covet
is
a
clear
impact
of
climate
change.
There
are,
and
food
systems
are
breaking
down
across
the
world.
In
as
we
face
climate
change,
we
in
this
region
have
the
opportunity
to
invest
an
enormous
amount
of
these
funds
that
were
are
meant
to
be
addressed
to
covet
emergency
covert
emergency
impacts
to
really
address
the
long-standing
role
of
nutrition
in
disease,
disability,
high
infant
mortality,
death
rates
within
black
communities.
F
We
could
invest
in
a
long-term
address
of
those
those
systemic
problems,
as
well
as
the
particular
impacts
of
nutrition
on
covet
itself.
Covet
has
been
shown
to
be
very
much
more
damaging
to
people
who
do
not
have
proper
nutrition,
who
the
death
rates
go
up,
especially
for
people
who
have
not
had
access
to
healthy
food.
F
This
fund
will
increase
our
abilities,
our
city's
ability
to
really
bring
the
community
together
and
strengthen
all
different
aspects
of
our
of
our
current
food
system
and
of
the
inequities
which
have
damaged
disinvested
communities,
black
communities,
people
with
disabilities.
So
many
of
the
people
that
should
be
protected
classes
under
civil
rights
law.
L
Hi,
my
name
is
dave
brengan,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
lawrenceville,
united
and
a
resident
of
laurel
lawrenceville,
I'm
here
to
echo
many
of
the
calls
of
my
colleagues
that
these
funds
prioritize
equity
and
racial
justice
and
their
deployment
encourage
council
to
pause
the
vote
so
that
we
can
have
a
transparent
and
authentic
process
of
community
engagement
and
I'll
just
underscore
too
something
that
we
see
really
strongly
here
in
lawrenceville.
The
need
for
affordable
housing
and
underscoring
the
point
that
celeste
scott
made.
L
But
the
housing
crisis
in
pittsburgh
has
felt
deepest
at
the
lowest
income
levels.
This
has
only
been
exacerbated
by
the
pandemic,
and
so
I
want
to
stress
the
need
for
housing
funds
to
prioritize
our
lowest
income
renters
and
to
address
the
ways
that
groups
have
historically
been
excluded
and
discriminated
against
in
pittsburgh
and
I'll
stop
there.
Thank
you.
M
I
can
load
other
speakers
that
this
process
should
be
stopped.
No
votes
should
be
taken.
I
do
not
understand
what
is
happening
with
this
with
this
city
council.
This
moment
I
do
understand
the
pressures
of
a
councilman
under
a
mayor's
strong
city,
but
mayor
peduto
was
defeated.
M
The
voters
said
they
do
not
want
his
vision
for
the
future,
and
so
we
should
start
there.
This
process,
of
course,
is,
is
really
laughable
that
we
will
not
take
advantage
of
all
the
talents,
all
the
universities
in
this
city
to
talk
about
the
amazing
opportunity
that
we
have,
if
you
have
not
even
as
council,
people
engaged
your
district
and
let
them
know
these
funds
are
here
and
solicit
ideas
from
them.
M
M
I
think
we
do,
but
I
don't
think
at
this
moment
that
city
council
has
grasped
the
gravity
of
this
moment,
that
your
decision,
potentially
on
on
wednesday,
will
affect
generations
to
come.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
do
something
great
with
these
dollars.
Many
people
address
many
issues
that
we
have
the
dollars
to
address.
M
We
can
talk
about
clean
energy.
Why
can't
pittsburgh
own
their
own
wind
farm
and
cut
the
cost
of
of
energy
for
our
residents?
Why
can't
we
talk
about
food
cooperatives
for
our
people?
Why
can't
we
talk
about
a
public
bank,
so
we
can
begin
to
put
those
profits
that
are
going
into
these
big
corporations
back
into
the
hands
of
our
working
families.
We
have
an
opportunity
here:
affordable
housing.
We
should
not
walk
away
from
this.
Without
a
community
like
home
would
transform.
M
We
have
fought
for
years
and
all
we've
heard
from
the
city
is
we
don't
have
the
money?
Oh
we're
broke.
Oh
it'll
cost
a
hundred
million
dollars
to
rebuild
home,
and
now
we
have
the
opportunity
to
do
it
and
we're
not
that
that
to
me
is,
is
absolutely
really
crazy,
but
it
is
really
a
lost
opportunity
for
our
city
and
for
our
future
we
have
an
opportunity
to
build
a
brand
new
pittsburgh.
M
The
public
does
not
know
this
money
is
here
council,
they
do
not
know,
and
it
was
your
responsibility
to
inform
them
that
this
amazing
once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity
was
here.
So
I
will
see
you
again
on
monday.
I
hope
that
was
more
positive,
but
on
monday
we're
going
to
talk
about
reparations
and
what
this
city
has
with
this
council.
This
body
has
historically
done
to
the
african-american
community,
stretching
back
over
60
years.
So
again,
we'll
have
a
different
conversation
on
monday.
So
again,
please
please,
please
do
not
vote
on
this
illegitimate
process.
A
N
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
this
morning.
My
name
is
dawn
plummer.
I
live
in
the
district
9
and
serve
as
the
executive
director
of
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council.
I
want
to
touch
on
two
pieces
here
this
morning.
One
is
around
process
and
timeline,
and
the
second
is
on
the
content
of
our
proposal
for
food
justice.
N
First,
we
call
on
council
to
pause
the
vote
until
an
equitable
people-centered
process
can
occur.
There's
been
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
in
the
region,
as
others
have
referred
to,
that
can
inform
this
project
process.
We
need
a
public
conversation
on
this
once
in
a
generation
investment
into
our
communities.
We
need
time
for
public
examination
and
public
conversation
on
all
the
proposals
put
forward
those
put
forward
by
city
staff
as
well
as
those
put
forward
by
community
members
and
others.
N
The
proposal
itself
being
just
released
days
ago,
the
the
post
agenda
session
that
I
watched
at
one
third
one
o'clock
in
the
morning
last
night,
and
these
public
hearings
can
all
happen
within
one
week
when
someone
might
be
away
reuniting
with
family
etc
and
to
miss
an
opportunity
to
participate
here
and
understand.
N
These
critical
and
complex
issues
would
be
a
shame
proceeding
at
warp
speed,
despite
just
proceeding
at
warp
speed
would
be
a
disservice
to
those
of
our
community
members
who
have
been
working
hard
in
our
farms
and
gardens
around
the
clock,
distributing
emergency
food
and
reopening
in
dining
restaurants.
These
folks
have
not
had
the
time
or
attention
to
understand
this
historic
opportunity
and
that's
why
we
need
a
public
process.
It's
clear
that
the
city
must
act
quickly.
However,
as
chief
gilman
mentioned
himself,
these
are
all
discretionary
funds.
None
of
this
is
mandated
spending.
N
This
is
discretionary,
335
million
dollars
coming
to
our
city,
which
is
nearly
60
percent
of
our
city's
annual
budget.
This
is
a
significant
amount
of
money
in
reviewing
the
federal
guidance.
There's
no
rush
timeline,
there's
no
need
for
a
four-year
spending
proposal.
They're
only
required
to
have
a
periodic
report
and
a
deadline
to
obligate
funds
by
december
31st
2024.
N
So
we
need
to
understand
the
facts
of
the
decisions
around
which
the
decisions
we're
making
are
are
on
in
terms
of
putting
food
on
the
table.
How
do
we
look
at
this
pandemic?
We
know
in
pittsburgh
that
we've
been
hit
hard.
Our
systems
are
breaking
down.
As
helen
mentioned
earlier,
the
food
policy
council
has
released
a
proposal
calling
for
a
10
million
dollar
investment.
This
is
a
mere
three
percent
of
these
relief
funds
to
be
invested
in
the
city's
capacity
to
lead
on
food
systems
initiatives.
N
We
have
many
leaders
in
our
city,
but
we
need
our
city
itself
to
lead
and
to
establish
a
pittsburgh
food
justice
fund.
We
commend
the
efforts.
Dedicating
past
cares,
act
and
and
cdbg
support
to
some
of
our
region's
largest
emergency
food
providers
and
now
is
time
to
support
our
robust
food
systems,
innovators
and
champions
as
well.
N
We
must
invest
proactively
in
our
food
systems,
infrastructure
to
build
community
resilience,
economic
stability
and
public
health
of
all
pittsburghers
to
cut
into
the
root
causes
of
hunger
and
insecurity,
and
not
only
provide
dollars
to
feed
to
feed
the
hungry.
Once
the
devastation
has
already
hit.
O
O
For
those
of
you
who
are
unaware,
since
2009
2009,
the
davis
avenue
bridge
was
imploded
and
it
essentially
cut
off
a
key
link
between
riverview
park
and
our
neighborhood,
as
well
as
brightwood
and
other
parts
of
the
north
side.
So
since
2009
we've
basically
been
able
to
see
riverview
park
as
it
sits
there,
but
not
really
access
it
in
any
sort
of
practical
way.
O
This
has
been
a
huge
issue
for
our
community
anytime
we've
had
a
potential
discussion
of
the
davis
avenue
bridge.
It's
always
created
a
lot
of
interest
and
we're
really
looking
forward
to
the
bridge,
potentially
being
being
rebuilt,
money's
been
taken
from
what
was
allocated
for
it
and
other
things,
but
we've
finally
seen
the
light
of
the
tunnel
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
on
this,
and
I
understand
some
of
the
complaints
about
community
input.
O
But
I
will
tell
you
that
this
community
and
everything
that
I've
heard
from
the
community
favors
this
and
we
really
ask
that
the
funding
for
the
davis
avenue
bridge
go
forward
because
we
don't
want
to
wait
another
12
years
to
potentially
have
the
bridge
rebuild.
Thank
you
very
much.
P
P
Good
morning,
council
members,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
thank
you.
Let
me
first
off,
it
seems
like
the
last
primary
election
was
the
year
of
the
woman
in
terms
of
their
their
progress
that
they're
making
in
politics.
So
let
me
start
off
by
thanking
two
women.
The
first
one
would
be
councilwoman
deb
gross.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership
on
this
issue.
You
at
least
had
the
leadership
abilities
to
speak
to
it
publicly
to
let
the
public
know
that
there
should
be
some
public
involvement.
P
So
for
that
alone
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that.
The
second
woman
that
I
would
like
to
thank
is
kdka's
talk,
show
host
lynn,
hayes
freeland,
who
has
boldly
said
today
at
five
o'clock:
10
20
a.m
on
kdkh.
He
will
talk
about
this
very,
very
historic
issue.
So
thank
you
to
both
of
you
to
the
members
of
councils.
I
just
want
to
encourage
you
to
vote
no
on
this
legislation.
P
Please
do
not
force
this
thing
through.
Let's
not
forget
that
whatever
actions
you
take
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
you're
off
for
the
entire
month
of
august.
So
if
the
public
is
outraged
or
have
questions
comments
or
concerns,
you're
unavailable,
and
so
it
doesn't
look
good
okay,
and
so
I'm
strongly
encouraging
you
not
to
do
that.
But
I
also
want
to
remind
you
listeners
that
I
spent
16
years
on
the
pittsburgh
school
board.
Elected
school
board
volunteer
basis,
but
we
fought
often
usually
along
the
lines
of
race.
P
You
always
had
enough
respect
to
never
vote
on
a
major
issue
to
that
was
coming
up,
that
it
would
allow
your
incoming
school
board
member
to
make,
for
instance,
the
vote
on
the
superintendent.
P
I
served
under
four
different
superintendents,
so
I
voted
on
those
four
or
five
different
superintendents,
but
when
they
had
the
last
superintendent
I
had
to
vote,
and
I
made
the
comments
on
the
floor
to
the
respect
of
my
incoming
school
board.
Member
that
I
would
not
do
that,
and
so
that's
the
kind
of
professional
courtesy
I
think
most
of
you
should
exercise,
and
that
is
why
would
you
spend
and
make
decisions
now
and
force
the
incoming
administration
to
manage
it,
to
monitor
it
and
to
try
to
see
through
what
you
put
in
place?
P
Politically,
it's
a
little
unfair.
It
almost
suggests
that
some
of
us
may
be
doing
it
for
different
reasons.
I
don't
know
if
that's
the
case,
but
I
would
just
simply
encourage
you
not
to
do
it.
Finally,
I
want
to
say
briefly:
this
american
rescue
plan
can
be
a
very
key
thing
here
in
the
community.
Some
of
us
are
looking
at
the
impact
of
african
americans.
Q
My
name
is
dave
sevik,
I'm
here.
As
the
executive
director
of
computer
reach
based
in
wilkinsburg,
we
provide
internet
computers
and
support
services
to
pittsburgh
residents.
Computer
reach
believes
that
everyone,
regardless
of
income,
age,
education
and
language,
must
be
connected
to
the
internet
with
a
working
computer.
Q
Pittsburghers
need
to
understand
how
to
access
health
care,
food,
banking
and
workforce
development,
material
and
pittsburghers
need
to
understand
online
privacy.
Digital
equality
means
that
all
pittsburghers
have
access
to
recovery
act,
funds
to
fund
the
expansion
of
person-to-person
one-to-one
computer
support.
To
that
end,
we
formed
the
pittsburgh
digital
inclusion
coalition
in
partnership
with
leaders
of
communities
such
as
age-friendly,
older
adults,
libraries,
schools,
housing
authorities,
neighborhoods
and
youth
programs.
Q
These
public
recovery
act
dollars
must
be
allocated
for
the
public.
Good
people
are
infrastructure.
Our
pittsburgh
digital
inclusion
and
coalition
engages
local
government
leaders
and
community
foundations
to
secure
the
funding
to
pay
for
digital
navigators.
A
specially
trained
frontline
computer
support
team
that
meets
people
where
they
are
with
technology.
Q
Q
We
know
that
being
disconnected
from
our
digital
world
can
be
a
major
financial
disadvantage.
Kovid
19
taught
us
that
fact.
Our
city
and
county
governments
must
prioritize
the
needs
of
individuals
and
communities.
It's
not
fair
to
wish
people
good
luck,
figuring
out
how
to
use
a
computer
on
the
internet
with
ransomware
and
other
scams.
Q
They
can
have
their
entire
financial,
their
entire
finances
compromised.
So
in
closing
computer
reach
and
our
close
and
our
colleagues
at
the
pittsburgh
digital
inclusion
coalition
know
how
to
reach
train
and
protect
pittsburghers.
Please
listen
to
us.
Please
support
us
with
recovery
act
funds
I'm
going
to
close
with
one
example
that
happened
yesterday.
Q
A
R
Sorry
can
you
hear
me
now?
Thank
you
manchester.
I
agree
with
all
the
hard
work
that
you've
done,
but
I
wanted
to
add
some
more
consideration.
R
There
are
some
populars
in
our
great
city
of
pittsburgh
that
didn't
get
as
much
relief
as
some
others,
the
eight,
the
democratic
staff,
the
demographics
that
I'd
like
you
to
consider
that
were
age,
18
to
25
or
young
adults
are
mid-age
workers,
40
to
65,
and
then
single
p
single
people.
Without
children
they
didn't
get
as
much
relief
as
some
other.
R
So
I
I'd
ask
that
you,
in
all
your
consideration,
be
creative
in
how
we
can
address
those
demographics
equity,
all
the
money
that
you've
had
allocated
to
the
different
categories
I
agree
with,
but
I
want
to
also
add
a
mandate
that,
in
that
designation,
20
20
should
be
set
aside
for
a
relationship
that
those
categories
have
to
make
with
their
local
communities
that
they
serve
and
that
20
should
be
collaborations
and
relationships
that
they
have
to
reach
out
to
the
people
in
the
neighborhood
programs.
R
People
groups
that
do
the
up
on
ground
work
that
they
reach
out
and
become
their
owners
to
develop.
Those
relationships,
the
lost
revenue
you
have
that
category,
affordable
housing,
indeed,
is
a
big
issue
and
those
we
have
residents
here
who
are
delayed
payments
in
home
mortgages
and
rent.
But
then
we
also
have
that
group
who
have
sacrificed
and
made
those
mortgage
payments
and
went
without
a
whole
lot
of
stuff.
R
But
now
we're
stuck-
and
I
include
myself
in
that
group-
now
we're
stuck-
I
paid
my
mortgage,
but
the
one
thing
I
was
unable
to
pay
were
taxes,
and
so
now
I'm
delinquent
for
two
years.
I
think
that
loss
revenue
you
have
room
and
capacity
develop
some
kind
of
resource
for
people
who
fall
in
that
category
and
generally
that's
the
people
40
to
60.
R
A
R
R
I'm
sorry
I
don't
my
screen
went
blank,
but
there
the
line
item
item
10
million
dollars.
There
is
no
food
item
and
people
we've
been
usda
and
the
federal
level
have
increased
food,
stamps
participation
and
increased
the
opportunity
for
people.
But
in
the
same
token,
the
prices
have
you
looked
in
the
grocery
stores
1.99
for
ribs
two
weeks
ago,
jumped
up
to
5.99
last
week.
So
there's
price
gouging
on
the
amount
of
benefit
that
the
the
federal
government
has
given
to
us,
as
as
citizens
they've
taken
away
with
the
cost
of
food.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Our
next
speaker
is
erica
payne,
followed
by
ann
wright,.
S
Good
morning,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
ma'am,
okay,
great?
Yes,
my
name
is
erica
payne.
I
am
a
social
worker
and
born
and
bred
in
the
city.
I
live
in
char
city
right
now.
I
just
got
this
proposal
last
night,
so
I'm
probably
going
to
echo
a
lot
of
what
everyone
out
all
the
former
speakers
were
saying,
but
looking
at
it,
there
were
like
five
issues
that
I
wanted
to
highlight.
S
First,
there's
very
little
in
this
proposal
about
coded
relief,
which
I
believe
is
the
purpose
of
these
funds,
most
of
it.
Well
after
we
take
care
of
the
city
employees,
which
I'm
I'm
perfectly
in
favor
for
most
of
the
cat,
most
of
the
funds
seem
to
go
to
capital
projects
of
some
kind.
S
I
I
I'm
still
seeing
I
mean
it
might
be
a
good
idea
to
do
that,
but
I
I
still
see
that
we
are
dealing
with
a
lot
of
hunger
evictions.
Small
businesses
are
folding
and
medium-sized
businesses.
S
S
The
second
problem
is
that
there's
so
little
guidance
from
the
funds
like
I
just
got
this
information
last
night
and,
as
you
know,
a
resident
of
the
city,
there
was
really
no
input.
Nobody
even
told
us
that
this
meeting
was
going
to
be
happening.
S
There's
I
believe
that
it
says
the
guidance
says
that
you
know
there
should
be
extensive
community
input
and
what
we
have
instead
are
to
haste.
The
arranged
zoo
meetings
followed
by
an
immediate
vote,
so
it
appears
as
if
our
input
is
completely
irrelevant.
S
Okay,
so
the
third
is
this
huge
amount
of
money
that's
being
handed
to
outside
organizations
like
the
ura,
which,
if
you
know
the
residents,
do
vote
for
that's
perfectly
fine,
but
the
problem
is
that
these
you
know
organizations
have
no
accountability
to
the
public
through
any
elected
representative,
and
so
it
just
gives
rise
to.
You
know
the
perception
that
the
outgoing
admin
is
taking
this
money
to
fund
pet
projects.
S
S
I
I
haven't
seen
any
track
record
of
this
organization
of
this
nonprofit
achieving
anything
if
the
city
wants
to
run
a
guaranteed
income
experiment,
please
do
so
or
through
a
proven
partner,
but
we
want
to
see
some
accountability
for
where
a
lot
of
this
money
is
going.
T
Hi,
thank
you
good
morning.
My
name
is
anne
wright.
I
live
in
south
oakland
and
I've
put
a
lot
of
effort
into
monitoring
evictions,
including
sending
about
2
000
mailers
since
september
to
pittsburgh,
residents
involved
in
evictions,
informing
them
about
moratoriums
rental
assistance
and
other
measures
that
can
help
stabilize
their
their
families
in
their
homes.
T
Another
246
have
had
their
cases
judged
for
the
landlord
in
that
time
and
haven't
yet
had
an
order
for
possession
issued
the
70
of
them
that
didn't
file
an
appeal
plus
those
who
already
exist
exhausted
their
appeal
could
have
an
order
for
possession
issued
any
time,
be
on
the
curb
and
be
on
the
curb
10
days
after
that,
another
305
have
had
evictions
filed
on
them
and
are
awaiting
hearings.
Currently,
this
is
with
both
the
federal
and
city
moratorium.
In
effect.
T
The
supply
of
affordable
housing
options
is
insufficient
and
the
availability
is
at
a
historic
low
waiting
list
for
existing
affordable
units
are
very
long,
even
those
few
who
do
manage
to
have
a
chance
at
subsidized
housing,
such
as
a
housing
choice.
Voucher,
are
extremely
unlikely
to
find
a
landlord
who
will
take
them,
particularly
with
an
eviction
on
the
record.
T
T
This
process
contributes
significantly
to
racial
inequities
in
the
city.
Black
households,
particularly
female
household,
led
households
with
children.
Are
the
group
most
impacted
by
this.
According
to
pittsburgh's
2019
inequality
across
gender
and
race
report
inequities
by
both
race
and
gender
are
higher
in
pittsburgh
than
in
other
similar
cities.
These
inequities
have
a
huge
impact
on
who
can
and
who
can't
sustainably,
pay,
rent
and
those
who
can't
are
subject
to
eviction
and
potential
homelessness.
T
For
example,
62
percent
of
the
heads
of
household
for
the
e-wrap
program,
for
whom
race
is
known
are
black,
though
only
13
percent
of
the
population
of
the
county
are
71.
Percent
of
the
heads
of
households
are
female,
and
44
of
these
families
have
children.
These
disparities
of
access
to
stable
housing,
further
deepen
existing
inequities.
T
The
american
rescue
plan
funds
our
historic
opportunity
to
make
real
impact
in
improving
equity
of
access
to
safe
and
stable
housing.
We
need
to
create
at
least
17
000
more
sustainably,
affordable
units
in
the
next
four
years.
The
plan,
as
currently
formulated
is
not
in
line
with
that
goal.
We
can
do
better.
Please
delay
the
vote
and
modify
the
plan
to
meaningfully
address
these
inequities.
U
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
address
city
council
today.
I
had
a
set
of
prepared
remarks,
but
after
hearing
the
previous
testimony
I
thought
I
would
scrap
those
and
make
some
suggestions
to
city
council
as
to
how
it
might
move
forward.
I'm
not
a
city
council
person,
so
I'm
a
layperson,
but
what
I
would
do
if
I
were
city
council
person,
I
would
certainly
fund
the
lost
revenue
amounts
shown
for
2021
and
2022..
U
U
I
would
take
the
remaining
217
million
and
I
would
divide
that
three
ways.
I
would
put
aside
a
third
for
looking
at
2023
and
2024
from
an
operating
standpoint
that
might
mean
35
million
per
year
for
each
of
those
two
out
years.
I
think
the
amounts
that
have
been
recommended
by
the
administration
are
higher
than
what
will
ultimately
be
necessary.
U
So
70
million
goes
into
that
category
and
that's
a
category
that
I
think
would
invite
a
lot
of
organizations
to
the
table
to
help
decide
what
are
the
priorities
for
spending
those
funds,
the
final
70
million
I
would
dedicate
for
investments
in
communities
and
populations
hit
hardest
by
covet.
You've
heard
some
of
that
testimony
today:
affordable
housing,
development,
home
repair
loans.
This
is
missing
from
the
current
proposal.
The
ura
has
no
money
today
for
home
repair
loans
for
low-income
homeowners,
along
with
small
business
assistance
and
ongoing
help
to
renters
who
are
facing
possible
eviction.
U
V
V
For
many
of
these
strategies,
the
people,
the
organizations,
the
motivation
are
all
in
place.
All
that
is
needed
is
a
financial
investment,
for
example.
Strategy.
3.12.2
of
the
plan
is
to
develop
grants,
incentives
and
other
economic
supports
from
the
city
and
county
government
for
healthy
food
retail
businesses.
V
Our
partners
at
just
harvest
and
bridgeway
capital
are
doing
great
work
to
advance
this
strategy,
building
a
network
of
a
dozen
corner
stores
that
they
have
supported
to
carry
and
market
fresh
produce.
However,
they
are
limited
in
the
financial
support
they
can
provide
and
the
number
of
stores
they
can
reach.
There
are
hundreds
of
corner
stores
across
the
city
that
could
benefit
from
small
scale
investment.
V
Just
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
for
example,
can
cover
the
cost
of
refrigeration,
point
of
sale,
upgrades
marketing
materials
and
other
needs
for
these
stores
to
carry
produce.
This
investment
supports
small
locally
owned
businesses,
creates
and
creates
a
new
fresh
produce
access
point
for
thousands
of
residents
and
creates
new
market
opportunities
for
small-scale
growers
in
our
in
our
city.
V
Similar
impact
investments
can
be
made
in
farmers,
markets,
community
gardens,
food,
business
development
and
food
access
programming.
We
have
a
plan
developed
with
years
of
work
and
voices
of
hundreds
of
city
residents
to
guide
investments
in
our
local
food
system.
We
need
you
to
recognize
the
transformative
impact.
This
kind
of
investment
can
have
and
support
our
local
food
systems
development.
That
is
why
we
are
asking
for
a
10
million
dollar
food
justice
fund
to
invest
in
the
critical
infrastructure
required
to
put
food
on
the
table
for
all
pittsburghers.
V
Finally,
I
encourage
you
to
consider
not
only
this
fund
in
the
final
allocations
for
the
american
rescue
plan,
but
also
the
voices
and
ideas
of
others
who
have
spoken
here
today.
There's
no
need
to
rush
to
a
decision
about
these
funds,
so
please
slow
the
process
down
and
make
sure
that
the
people
of
pittsburgh
who
these
funds
are
supposed
to
support,
have
a
voice
in
saying
how
they
should
be
used.
Thank
you.
W
W
So
they
can
pass
that
on
down
for
generations
to
come,
so
they
have
the
wisdom
to
feed
themselves
to
feed
their
communities
that
are
vested
into
their
communities.
You
have
large
plots
of
land,
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Does
that
has
been
sitting
vacant
unused
land
that
could
be
toiled
for
growing
of
food.
A
X
Their
families
may
even
have
little
control
over
their
food
choices,
given
the
lack
of
available
food
and
healthy
resources,
and
many
of
my
students,
communities,
communities
which
were
devastated
by
kovid
and
just
yesterday
after
I
finished
running
a
lesson
about
foods
that
give
us
energy
for
our
bodies
and
minds.
The
students
were
sent
home
with
their
free
summer,
snack
a
bag
of
chips,
ahoy
chocolate
chip
cookies.
X
X
As
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council
has
proposed,
investing
just
10
million
dollars
in
a
pittsburgh.
Food
justice
fund
is
investing
in
the
future
of
pittsburgh.
It's
an
investment
in
racial
justice
and
equity,
and
it's
overdue
and
it's
necessary,
given
the
ongoing
impact
of
covid
on
food
security.
X
It
is
outrageous
to
me
that
mayor
peduto's
plan
that
is
supposed
to
quote
invest
in
people
does
not
center
the
drastic
need
for
affordable,
nutritious
food
and
to
truly
quote
invest
in
place
and
planet.
There
must
be
direct
funding
to
community
gardens,
local
food
and
farmer
initiatives
and
job
creation
in
our
food
system.
As
sam
just
told
us,
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council
has
done
a
lot
of
this
work.
X
Y
Y
This
is
a
extremely
rushed
process
for
presenting
a
huge
amount
of
spending
that
could
transform
the
city
in
many
different
positive
ways,
and
yet
what
we've
seen
is
a
rush
process,
not
a
people-centered
process,
that's
deliberative
and
has
consulted
with
the
residents
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
To
say
how
do
we
want
to
spend
this
money?
What
kinds
of
change
do
we
want
to
see?
Instead,
it's
advancing
the
status
quo
and
the
special
interests
of
the
lame
duck
administration.
Y
Again
we
need
a
slow,
deliberative
public
people
centered
process
to
make
this
really
something
that
can
make
lasting
change
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
not
something
that's
pushed
through
at
warp
speed.
I
also
would
like
to
know
I've
been
following
city
council,
I'm
a
lifelong
pittsburgh
resident
and
I've
attended
hundreds
of
city
council
meetings.
This
is
the
first
time
I
remember
there
being
a
council
hearing
on
a
saturday
morning,
which
I
think
is
positive
right,
because
the
regular
council
meetings
aren't
that
accessible
for
working
people.
Y
But
that
also
says
something
about
the
speed
and
and
hurried
nature
of
getting
this
through
is
that
the
council
felt
it
was
necessary
to
have
a
special
meeting
on
a
saturday,
something
that
I've
never
seen
before,
and
so
I
think
we
need
to
slow.
This
down.
Council
should
certainly
spend
money
to
stop
layoffs
and
city
employees,
but
the
rest
of
the
funds.
We
should
have
a
people
genetic
process
on
how
to
spend
them.
Thank
you.
A
Z
Z
Pittsburghers
have
pressing
specific
needs.
This
money
can
address
that
you've
heard
about
such
as
affordable
housing,
affordable
transit,
food
access
and
relief
from
natural
disasters
like
landslides
and
flooding
that
hit
people
especially
hard
when
they're
already
struggling
as
a
result
of
covid19.
Z
I
implore
you
to
listen
to
my
fellow
pittsburghers
when
they
ask
for
things
like
emergency,
fair
relief
for
low-income
transit
riders
and
help
for
tenants
that
doesn't
exist
in
mayor
peduto's
current
plan,
and
you
could
even
take
a
minute
to
read
on
the
our
money
our
solutions
petition,
which
I'm
going
to
take
a
minute
and
read
out
the
the
url.
Z
Since
my
remarks
are
short
action,
network
dot,
org,
slash
petitions,
slash
hour,
dash
money
dash
our
solutions,
my
neighbors
and
I
directed
this
petition
at
city
council
several
years
ago,
so
you
would
redirect
funds
from
the
controversial
monocle
and
connector
plan
to
priorities
we
ourselves
identified
for
our
communities.
This
is
just
an
example
of
the
fact
that
our
neighborhoods
don't
need
more
boondoggles
designed
to
benefit
outside
investors.
Z
It's
bad
enough
that
every
current
and
future
american
is
on
an
eternal
hook
for
these
funds
being
spent,
most
of
which
have
already
been
handed
off
to
multinational
corporations
in
the
largest
ever
transfer
of
wealth.
Surely,
city
council
can
understand
why
we're
beyond
insulted
that
mayor
peduto
skipped
any
public
process
in
favor
of
a
quote
task
force
to
decide
where
to
direct
the
sliver
of
our
own
money?
Z
P
I
live
in
bloomfield,
I'm
a
budget
policy
analyst
at
the
pittsburgh
budget
policy
center,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
american
rescue
plan
and
the
lack
of
public,
meaningful
public
engagement
and
transparency
and
the
missed
opportunity
of
the
proposed
spending
plan
to
truly
address
the
existing
inequities
have
been
made
worse
by
the
pandemic
in
his
release
of
the
u.s
treasury
guidance.
P
It
explicitly
guides
localities
to
have
an
open
process
that
includes
residents
and
season
as
historic
opportunity
to
not
only
engage
their
constitution
between
communities
and
developing
plans
to
use
these
payments,
but
also
you
know,
given
the
scale
and
funding
and
its
potential
to
catalyze,
broader
economic
recovery
and
rebuilding
the
treasury
also
says
that
you
know
to
use
to
target
these
resources
to
households
and
businesses
and
nonprofits
and
communities
that
most
just
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
pandemic.
P
The
city
of
pittsburgh
has
received
335
million
in
arp
funds,
which
is
nearly
60
percent
of
the
city's
yearly
operating
budget
and
the
pittsburgh
task
force
legislation
committed
itself
to
using
a
racial
equity
lands
and
to
develop
an
equity
first
spending
plan
to
address
the
city's
division
between
the
rich
and
the
poor.
However,
this
spending
plan,
you
know,
has
no
community
input
to
this
process.
The
hearings
today
and
monday
were
announced
with
less
than
a
week's
notice.
P
P
The
city's
failure
to
raise
adequate
revenues
from
richer
and
large
institutions
in
pittsburgh
to
enact
an
arp
adaptation
plan
consistent
with
federal
guidance
and
recovery
task
force.
City
council
should
pause
on
voting
for
proposed
arp
plan.
P
O
AA
Good
morning,
city,
council,
people-
and
I
want
to
take
this
time
to
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
AA
AB
AB
AA
I
initially
signed
up
with
the
understanding
that
I
would
support
two
million
dollars
for
a
land
bank
which
was
committed
under
the
peduto
administration
and
not
to
anyone's
surprise.
It
has
not
been
fulfilled
as
an
actual
program
in
the
administration
and.
AB
Stansberry,
can
everyone
hear
me?
Yes,
okay
thanks.
I
appreciate
the
time
to
speak
today
on
the
neighborhood
of
brighton
heights,
so
my
name
is
joseph
glassbrenner.
I
am
the
president
of
the
brighton
heights
citizens
federation
community
group.
We
are
a
registered
community
organization
with
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
today,
I'm
speaking
from
our
community
office
at
3629
california
avenue
with
16
other
residents
of
brighton
heights,
who
are
here
to
express
their
approval
and
vote
in
support
of
council's
vote
in
favor
of
the
presented
allocations
from
the
federal
american
rescue
plan.
AB
The
funding
for
the
davis
avenue
bridge
pedestrian
bridge
is
a
community
necessity
and
not
only
for
our
residents
of
brighton
heights,
but
our
bordering
community
neighborhoods
of
marshall,
shadeland,
brightwood
observatory,
hill,
perry,
hilltop
and
perrysville
avenue.
The
bridge
will
not
only
increase
accessibility
for
riverview
park
for
the
residents
of
brighton
heights
and
marshall
shaneland,
but
it's
going
to
allow
greater
access
for
residents
to
walk
to
perry,
high
school
for
sports,
school
and
extracurricular
activities.
AB
These
activities
are
going
to
keep
our
teens
and
young
adults
occupied
with
a
safe
and
healthy
activity,
as
well
as
the
use
of
riverview
park.
Swimming
pool
for
recreation
in
the
summer,
some
of
the
residents
aren't
able
to
access
the
jack
stack
pool
it's
because
it's
at
the
top
of
the
benton
and
that's
a
very
large
hill
for
them
to
walk.
So
it's
going
to
make
it
a
lot
more
accessible
and
allow
us
to
achieve
more
access
to
our
amenities
that
are
already
invested
in
it
in
place.
AB
The
completion
of
the
funding
for
the
davis
avenue
bridge
also
will
provide
a
conduit
for
other
communities
to
access
our
brighton
heights
business
district.
Our
business
district
has
the
ability
to
provide
residents
with
access
to
a
community
drug
store
of
rite
aid,
a
fresh
meat
market,
tom
fridays,
a
variety
of
church
congregations
and
many
joint
community
initiatives
that
we
organized
the
project
would
support
the
number
three
principle
of
the
dummy
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure's
2070
mobility
vision.
AB
The
bridge
already
has
the
support
of
letters
of
support
by
our
elected
state
representative,
emily
kincaid
city
council
person
bobby
wilson,
as
well
as
an
initial
support.
Grant
of
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
state
that
has
been
awarded
the
last
piece
to
completing
this
project
will
be
the
support
of
all
city
council
members
for
the
vote
of
the
allocations
and
approval
of
this
spending.
AC
Yes,
thank
you
daniel.
My
name
is
mark
stansberry
with
the
jasmine
nyree
campus
in
sheridan,
and
I
want
to
strongly
and
proudly
vote
ins
to
for
the
city
council
to
move
forward
with
their
plan.
Sheridan
has
waited
a
long
time,
now's
the
time
to
deliver.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
that
does
exhaust
our
list
of
registered
speakers.
I
would
like
to
remind
the
public
that
again
on
monday
on
july,
12th
at
6
00
p.m.
We
will
have
another
public
hearing
where
everyone
can
register
to
speak
and
be
heard,
having
exhausted
the
business
of
this
public
hearing.
Unless
there
are
comments
from
members,
we
will
adjourn.
Are
there
any
members
who
want
to
provide
comment.