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A
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
the
standing
committee
meeting
for
wednesday
october
13
2021.
council
will
continue
to
meet
in
a
hybrid
format
until
further
notice.
We
encourage
speakers
to
continue,
registering
and
speaking
virtually
as
there
will
be
limited
numbers
of
seats
available
in
council
chambers.
Our
first
order
of
business
is
public
comment,
and
I
would
like
to
remind
our
speakers
at
the
rules
and
councils
state
that
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
maybe
before,
city,
council
and
profanity
will
not
be
permitted.
A
B
B
Yes,
we
did
beautiful
all
right.
My
name
is
david
batson
resident
of
greenfield
prior
to
that
I
was
a
resident
of
oakland,
I'm
here
to
speak
strongly
in
support
of
the
proposed
rezoning
of
oakland
because
of
the
numerous
benefits
it
has
for
both
the
neighborhood
and
the
city.
B
B
In
fact,
pittsburgh
lags
behind
nearly
every
major
metro
area
and
new
housing
built
over
the
last
decade.
This
is
a
major
problem,
because
when
we
don't
build
enough
housing,
it
invariably
causes
rents
and
housing
costs
to
rise.
When
I
moved
to
the
city
in
2004
costs
felt
reasonable,
they
don't
anymore.
B
B
As
with
any
project
that
will
change
a
neighborhood,
we've
already
seen
many
detractors
come
to
bash
this
project.
It's
important
that
we
don't
let
a
vocal
minority
derail
such
a
transformative
project
with
complaints
about
process
the
proposed
project
would
be
enormous,
enormously
beneficial
to
both
the
neighborhood
and
the
city.
B
I
was
shocked
to
hear
that,
despite
being
the
third
largest
employment
center
in
pennsylvania,
the
population
of
oakland
has
actually
been
shrinking.
This
is
an
embarrassment
to
our
region.
People
want
to
live
near
where
they
work,
but
we
have
made
it
impossible
in
oakland
by
not
building
and
housing
your
jobs.
D
I
support
it
because
the
benefits
of
bringing
more
housing
close
to
jobs,
which
will
help
to
increase
residents,
social
and
economic
mobility
as
a
resident
of
the
city.
Since
I
moved
here
over
a
decade
ago
for
college
pittsburgh
has
become
my
adoptive
home
over
the
time
I've
been
here,
I've
seen
tremendous
growth
in
the
city
in
terms
of
economic
opportunity
in
the
form
of
new
jobs,
rebuilt
neighborhoods
and
overall
growth.
D
However,
the
growth
of
our
region
has
not
benefited
everyone
equally,
as
more
jobs
as
more
job
opportunities
have
come
to
the
city.
Our
region
has
not
kept
up
with
building
an
adequate
supply
of
homes
for
people
who
want
to
be
in
the
city.
This
is
a
very
bad
thing
because
it
causes
the
most
vulnerable
residents
to
be
displaced,
often
moving
far
away
from
jobs
into
the
suburbs.
D
For
our
city
to
remain
vibrant,
we
must
restore
the
opportunity
for
residents
to
live
and
work
in
the
city.
The
only
way
we
can
address
this
issue
is
by
building
more
homes
for
our
residents
and
lots
of
them.
Building
new
housing
has
proven
to
keep
keep
housing
and
rent
prices
down
and
building
housing
in
areas
of
high
economic
mobility,
like
oakland,
would
be
a
huge
win
for
residents
of
modest
means
who
want
to
live
near
world-class
employment,
education,
culture
and
amenity
opportunities.
D
E
E
There
are
many
things
I
love
about
pittsburgh,
but
one
thing
I
think
we
can
improve
on
is
urban
density
and
access
to
transportation
in
the
core
areas
of
the
city.
I
think
that
everyone
here
can
agree
that
the
city
is
changing
quite
a
bit.
It's
becoming
an
attractive
destination,
especially
during
the
pandemic,
but
I
believe
that
the
natural
tendency
for
zoning
restrictions
is
to
lag
behind
the
changes
of
where
people
want
to
go.
E
E
I
honestly
expected
a
barrage
of
people
against
it,
but
I'm
sure
you
will
have
heard
from
long
time
pittsburgh
residents
and
their
fears
about
change
and
what
will
happen
if
we
do
this,
I
can
say
that
in
my
hometown
of
portland,
lack
of
change
in
zoning
has
caused
our
rent
prices
to
more
than
double
in
the
time
since
I
left
there
and
went
to
high
school
there.
I
do
not
want
to
see
that
happen
to
pittsburgh.
E
C
C
I'm
also
here
to
voice
my
strong
support
for
the
proposed
rezoning
of
oakland
because
of
the
numerous
benefits
it
has
for
both
the
neighborhood
and
the
city.
I
support
sending
those
changes
to
the
planning
commission.
I've
seen
how
housing
prices
have
risen
as
more
jobs
have
moved
into
the
area,
while
new
housing
construction
has
remained
stagnant.
We
badly
need
new
homes
in
pittsburgh.
The
projects
continue
to
get
killed
by
the
city,
angry
neighbors
or
community
groups
interested
in
protecting
their
property
values
under
the
guise
of
retaining
neighborhood
character.
C
I
strongly
support
the
oakland
rezoning
because
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
rate
these
wrongs
the
chance
to
get
750
to
a
thousand
new
homes
in
a
neighborhood
with
so
much
employment.
Opportunity
is
the
right
thing
for
the
city.
Co-Locating
jobs
and
homes
gives
people
the
ability
to
avoid
long,
commutes
and
critically.
There's
also
a
major
benefit
to
the
environment.
C
Unfortunately,
I
also
saw
the
effects
of
this
obstruction
constantly
rising
housing
costs,
increased
homelessness
and
lack
of
opportunity
for
people
of
modest
means,
while
pittsburgh's
not
san
francisco.
I
worry
that
the
obstruction
of
the
development
of
new
homes
will
have
a
negative
and
similar
effect
on
the
city
and
will
lead
us
down
the
path
of
san
francisco,
where
we
have
tremendous
job
opportunities,
but
increasingly
scarce,
affordable
homes
for
our
residents.
C
F
Dr
ronaldon
miller,
belle
silver
and
carrick
global
intelligence
society,
candidate
for
mayor
2021,
global
intelligence,
society.org,
a
shout
out
to
asian
american
pittsburgh,
pre-university
and
university
students.
F
Your
educational
achievements
make
your
group
supreme
over
all
others
the
best
of
what
it
means
to
be
a
u.s
american.
You
compete,
you
succeed,
congratulations,
juje
and
amadeto,
and
I
invite
at
least
10
000
taiwanese
to
come
to
our
city
as
soon
as
possible
to
escape
what
is
coming.
F
A
concern
of
this
city
council
is
the
political
empowerment
of
pittsburghers
of
black
african
descent
citizens.
Some
of
our
tax
money
has
been
allocated
by
this
council
even
today,
in
the
agenda
to
the
black
political
empowerment
project,
councilors,
lavelle
and
burgess
in
particular.
Are
you
willing
to
do
so
for
the
political
empowerment
of
pittsburghers
of
asia,
latin
native
american
and
white
european
descent?
F
F
I
refuse
how
comfortable
are
black
african
republican
party
pittsburghers
with
the
gl,
how
comfortable
are
non-union
pittsburghers
over
75
percent
of
the
city
workforce
are
non-union,
counselors,
lavelle
and
burgess
in
particular,
why
don't
you
and
representative
wheatley
cancel
the
gl
and
apply
the
gl
expense
to
restore
the
chess
players
and
mates
club
on
center
near
kirkpatrick,
near
wheatley's
people's
office
and
near
ham's
barber
shop,
and
what
is
it
with
hans?
Since
tom
boyd
took
over
in
april
2021
after
ura
involvement
and
pennsylvania
investment
state
investment
of
over
five
hundred
thousand
dollars?
What
is
going
on?
F
F
F
Is
he
stupid?
You
are
not
you're
one
of
the
most
intelligent
people
ever
to
serve.
As
far
as
I
can
tell
on
this
council,
you
need
to
be
able
to
respond
to
this.
If
not
then,
and
white
people
working
there,
then
we
view
it
as
racism.
G
G
G
G
G
My
sincere
consistent
request
is
that
city
council
create
a
resolution
to
block
zoning
change
and
support
a
green
space
to
replace
bonaire's
school
building
who
took
part
for
the
environment,
reduce
urban
heat,
reduce
watershed
to
route.
51
increase
green
space
to
benefit
all
ages
and
stages,
protect
the
children
at
the
playground
across
the
street.
Let's
make
it
wheelchair
accessible
to
allow
those
who
have
difficult
access
to
nature,
the
ability
to
enjoy
it,
tear
down
detrimental
problem
buildings,
not
safe,
stable
neighborhoods.
G
A
H
Thank
you
so
much
hi.
My
name
is
andrea
boykovic
and
I
live
on
parkview
avenue
in
central
oakland
and
I
am
for
the
benefit
of
folks
who
might
not
have
seen.
Last
tuesday
city
council
hosted
a
public
hearing
regarding
bill.
2021,
1906
and
35
people
signed
up
to
speak
of
the
31
who
appeared.
27
spoke
clearly
in
opposition
to
the.
I
H
Oakland
residents
don't
agree
on
much
often.
Ours
is
a
neighborhood
of
strong
opinions
and
opposing
interests,
and
as
a
regional
center
that
attracts
close
to
a
hundred
thousand
workers,
patients,
students
and
visitors.
Every
day
there
are
people
in
our
city
and
our
region
who
feel
they
have
a
stake
in
oakland's
future
as
well.
The
only
way
to
ensure
all
those
competing
interests
have
the
opportunity
to
develop.
Collaborative
and
constructive
solutions
to
address
local
challenges
is
to
engage
them
in
a
public
planning
process.
H
You
should
not
think
that
opponents
of
this
bill
are
opposed
to
greater
density
in
oakland
or
that
we
are
stick
in
the
mud,
closed-minded
nimby
skulls.
We
are
actively
looking
for
ways
to
make
oakland
more
affordable
and
accessible.
Unlike
people
who
don't
live
here,
we
are
intimately
familiar
with
the
housing
market
in
oakland.
H
None
of
the
people
who
have
spoken
in
favor
of
this
bill
so
far
today
has
the
least
clue
how
the
unique
market
forces
the
drive
unaffordability
in
oakland
work,
and
none
of
them
has
participated
in
the
oakland
plan
process
to
learn
more
about
how
we
are
constructively
working
to
deal
with
the
complex
and
tightly
interrelated
issues.
We're
trying
hard
to
manage.
H
Let
the
oakland
plan
finish,
and
we
will
show
you
all
the
new
opportunities
for
greater
density,
new
economic
opportunity,
improved
green
space
and
amenities
for
commuters
and
visitors
and
residents
safer
and
more
accessible
mobility
connections,
integrated
programs
to
support
affordability
and
supportive
services
in
all
parts
of
oakland
that
the
plan
will
include.
We
are
not
afraid
of
change.
We
are
asking
you
to
trust
the
department
of
city
planning's
process
hold
1906.
J
A
Is
dropped
so
that
does
exhaust
comes
back
on
I'll
call
her,
but
for
now
are
there
any
other
speakers
with
us
today
in
chambers?
K
K
Okay.
Now
we
had
a
note
that
some
of
the
representatives
was
going
to
come.
They
cancelled
it.
This
happens
to
us
all
the
time.
Another
thing
I
want
to
bring
up
is
this:
for
you,
mr
level,
the
seniors
in
the
building
stopped
me
and
said:
who
is
this
person
that
did
taken
over
the
shop
and
saved?
They
said?
Why
didn't
you
contact
us?
Let
us
know
that
you
were
getting
ready
to
try
and
fill
that
part.
How
come
we
didn't
get
a
chance
to
know
about
these
meetings
and
who
is
this
person?
K
He
already
has
one
a
a
restaurant
or
something
in
oakland.
I
mean
in
bloomfield.
You
know
where
he
is
we
don't
in
the
city.
The
citizens
want
another
meeting
with
this
man
to
see
who
he
is,
and
why
is
he
a
foreigner
because
it
seems
like
that's
all
you
put
up
there
in
the
hill
district.
Is
the
foreigners
not
giving
the
black
people
a
chance?
K
Okay,
I'm
going
to
deviate.
I'm
going
to
this
bill
you're,
getting
ready
to
talk
about
the
bill,
2021,
1975
and
so
as
to
identify
specific
projects.
I
want
to
make
a
resolution
further
amending
this
bill.
I
am
asking
that
I
be
paid
for
all
the
work
that
I
did.
I
explained
to
you
and
I
came
down
to
tell
you
that
weeds
were
almost
as
tall
as
me,
and
the
rats
and
raccoons
were
running
out
whenever
we
would
walk
down
the
street.
I
have
a
senior
that
was
there.
K
She
says
miss
brown
12
years
no
one's
ever
come
and
cleaned
mercer,
wiley,
bedford
and
crawford.
I
did
it,
I
cleaned
it.
It
took
me
weeks
and
my
grandpa
daughter
had
pictures,
but
then
in
her
phone,
but
she
exchanged
the
phone
and
didn't
take
the
little
part
in
there.
I'm
sorry
I'm
having
a
little
problem
coming
down
here
is
very
disappointing
to
me.
You
know
why.
Let
me
tell
you
something
we
were
outside,
you,
don't
open
the
door
before
10.,
so
we're
standing
out
there
me
and
mr
miller
we're
talking
here.
K
Comes
the
newspaper
reporter
and
so
on.
Out
comes
mr
connor
o'connor
they
get
to
talking
and
stuff,
and
then
they
tell
us
to
be
quiet
to
be
quiet.
Why
is
it
that
we
can't
speak
in
here
like
we
want
to
it's?
Mr
burgess
will
tell
me
I
can
only
speak
a
certain
way
and
krause
tell
me
I
have
to
face
the
front.
I
can't
even
look
sideways
tired
of
it.
A
L
Reverend
burgess
hi
mr
coghill,
here
miss
groves
here,
mr
kraus,
mr
o'connor.
M
A
Our
first
committee
of
the
day
is
finance
and
law,
we're
going
to
take
one
bill
out
of
order,
we're
going
to
take
bill
1986
with
the
social
security
offset.
First,
it
needs
help
for
a
public
hearing.
A
O
A
motion
to
hold
so
as
to
permit
1943
to.
C
A
It
will
be
hell
that
takes
us
to
our
new
papers,
bill
1970.
N
A
I
A
N
1972
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
director
of
the
office
of
management
and
budget
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
agencies
to
provide
emergency,
shelter,
services,
street
outreach
services,
rental
assistance
and
housing,
relocation
and
stabilization
services
and
or
data
collection
activities,
as
associated
with
2021
emergency
solutions
grant
funds
at
a
cost
not
to
exceed
one
million.
Two
hundred
fourteen
thousand
four
hundred
and
eighteen
dollars.
P
A
Q
P
P
I
wanted
to
ask
a
couple
questions
about
how
we
receive
these
funds.
So
are
these
new
grants
that
separately
each
organization
applied
for
and
then
that
we
receive
those
at
the
cities
to
disperse.
A
Q
Thank
you,
yeah
we're
an
entitlement
community
for
the
emergency
solutions,
grant
it's
a
hud
funded
program.
The
department
of
housing
and
urban
development
gives
us
money
each
year
to
help
address
the
needs
of
people
who
are
at
risk
of
being
homeless.
The
funds
are
usually
targeted
at
specific
area
median
income.
So
a
lot
of
funds
go
towards
people
who
are
80
percent
of
our
area,
immediate
income
and
below
some
go
to
50
and
below,
and
we
do
have
a
open
application
period
with
the
county
that
we
share.
Q
We're
part
of
the
continuum
of
care
with
allegheny
county
mckeesport,
mckees
rocks
yeah.
Thank
you,
public
safety
and
some,
not
some
non-profit
homelessness
service
providers
in
the
area,
so
they
meet
monthly
and
advise
us
on
some
of
the
needs
in
the
community.
And
then
each
year
we
host
a
joint
application
process
with
the
county
we
kind
of
figure
out
with
the
county.
What
the
right
mix
of
services
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
addressing
the
needs
of
different
vulnerable,
vulnerable
populations
throughout
the
city.
P
Q
R
So
good
starts
homeless
prevention,
services,
shelter,
services,
you
know,
host
of
homeless
efforts
to
address
homelessness
in
the
city
and
the
county.
I
mean,
as
dave
said,
it's
a
joint
process
that
we
work
closely
with
to.
You
know
ensure
that
we're
working
cohesively
to
address
a
really
tough
problem.
R
Two
sorry:
I
have
a
number
in
front
of
1.2
million
organizations
applying
for
funds
to
address
various
issues,
either
shelter,
services
or
homeless
prevention
and
then,
through
the
process
application
process,
there
was
a
scoring
system
and
then
those
organizations
that
scored
the
highest
and
provided
the
best
level
of
service
are
going
to
be
awarded
funds.
So
I
don't
know.
R
Sorry
so
that
I
think
that
refers
to
the
hmis
system,
it's
the
homeless
management
information
system
that
hud
requires
that
winning
the
county
follow
to
track
homelessness,
so
we
actually
pay
for
that,
as
well
as
a
county.
We
both
kick
in
funds
to
to
collect
that
data,
so
it
includes
everything
from,
like
the
point
of
time,
survey
to
understand
the
level
of
homelessness
in
the
city
and
the
county.
So
that's,
I
believe,
that's
what
that
refers
to.
R
O
M
Yes,
but
I'm
going
to
actually
motion
to
hold
a
week,
because
chatera
cannot
be
at
the
day's
meetings
next
week
and
we're
still
working
on
amendments,
but
I
will
explain.
Basically,
the
intention
of
the
changes
is
to
make
sure
that
council
gets
an
annual
annual
budget
of
the
allocation
of
those
funds
and
that
we
annually
approve
the
disposition
and
just
dispro
disposition
and
distribution
of
those
funds.
That's
the
purpose
of
the
of
the
change.
S
A
N
P
A
Thank
you
and
just
for
members
at
some
point
in
the
near
future,
we
will
call
for
briefings
on
all
the
offset
bills.
So
members
understand
the
actions
that
we're
taking
and
what's
happening.
We
now
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
invoices
removed.
A
Any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
any
opposed
invoices
are
approved.
We
now
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
interdepartmental
transfers,
moved
any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
say:
aye,
close
transversus
transfers,
excuse
me
or
approve.
Now
I
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
p-cards
moved
any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
A
Any
opposed
cards
are
approved
that
takes
us
to
public
works
committee
chaired
by
mr
coghill.
First
new
papers
build
1961.
N
1961
resolution
amending
resolution
number
205
entitled
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
public
works
to
apply
for
a
grant
from
the
pennsylvania,
museum
and
historical
commission
to
irrelevant
to
rehabilitate
the
windows
of
the
oliver
bath
house.
The
grant
proposal
includes
a
request
of
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
with
a
local
match
of
one
hundred
000
to
be
provided
in
the
2021
capital
budget,
to
add
language,
to
allow
the
city
to
accept
the
grant
award
and
to
spend
the
funds.
T
O
Just
briefly,
I
I
I
really
want
to
recognize
the
work
of
the
administration.
Excuse
me
on
their
commitment
to
saving
the
oliver
bath
house.
This
conversation
started
about
14
years
ago,
with
the
possibility
of
that
building
actually
coming
down,
which
would
have
been
devastating.
The
oliver
bath
house
has
such
an
amazing
and
rich
history
in
in
not
just
the
south
side,
but
really
all
of
south
pittsburgh.
I
learned
to
swim
when
I
was
five.
O
Unlike
most
anything
else,
so
I
just
the
peduto
administration
has
been
incredibly
generous
with
with
allocations
and
for
seeking
grant
funds
to
to
restore
that
building
and
bring
it
to
its
former
glory.
Much
of
it
is
structural
in
nature,
which
is
is
very
difficult
and
invasive
to
do
in
the
building
that
way,
but.
N
O
Commitment
to
that
building
and
the
services
it
provides
has
really
been
a
priority
for
them
and-
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
public
how
grateful
I
am
and
hope
if.
O
We
let
him
in
so,
but
I
just
it's
important
that
I
say
thank
you
and
thanks
to
members
for
supporting
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
A
Any
councilman
cox.
T
I
just
want
to
congratulate
you.
You
know
I
took
the
tour
when
we
had
a
tour
and
oh
gosh.
It
was
a
couple
of
years
ago,
but
yeah
historic
in
nature,
unique
to
any
city.
I'm
really
glad
you
got
the
job
done
there,
and
actually
there
were
people
from
my
district
swimming
there.
The
day
we
we
took
the
tour.
So
so
it's
nice
to
see.
Thank
you
appreciate
it.
A
N
1962
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
department
of
public
works
to
apply
for
grant
funding
from
the
pennsylvania
department
of
community
and
economic
development,
keystone
communities
grant
program
to
provide
funding
for
the
purchase
of
play
equipment
in
phillips
park.
The
grant
proposal
includes
a
request
of
30
thousand
dollars.
A
N
1965
resolution
granting
unto
kevin
and
katrine
he
her
their
successors
and
assigns
the
privilege
and
license
to
construct,
maintain
and
use
at
their
own
cost
and
expense,
replace
a
set
of
existing
steps
and
retaining
wall
presently
constructed
in
the
right
of
way,
with
new
steps.
A
raised
planner
and
a
retaining
wall
in
same
location
at
5035,
councilman
street,
seventh,
ward,
eighth,
council
district
mission
to
approve.
A
N
1966
resolution
granting
unto
wag
for
lp
their
successors
and
assigns
the
privilege
and
license
to
construct,
maintain
and
used
at
the
wrong
cost
and
expense.
14
type
1
architectural
wall,
scounds,
5
type,
2,
architectural
walls,
gowns
3,
architectural
fabric,
awnings
and
2
bollards
at
2400,
east
carson
street
in
the
16th
ward.
Third
council
district
motion
to
approve.
A
O
Question
councilman
gross.
Thank
you
very
much.
I'm
going
to
offer
up,
first
and
foremost,
a
motion
to
amend
the
bill,
but
before
I
do
this,
I
realize
councilwoman,
strasberger
councilwoman
gross.
Do
not
have
this
condensed
version
and
russia,
I
know
you're
listening.
Could
you
please
email,
councilwoman
gross
and
councilwoman
strasberger,
you
sort
of
break
down?
O
Thank
you.
If
you
could,
please
send
to
councilwoman
strasbourg
councilwoman
gross
the
condensed
version
that
breaks
down
the
this
the
commitments,
if
you
will
to
the
to
the
oakland
plan
that
we
that
we
put
together
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
offer
up
a
motion
to
amend,
we
can
amend
the
bill
depending
on
council's
pleasure
and
then
discuss
the
amended
bill
where
I
can
go
through
the
bill
first.
What
would
you
wish
to
do?
Amen?
First,
okay,
so
motion
to.
A
O
All
right
so
so,
first
and
foremost,
I
have
to
recognize
the
work
of
my
chief
of
staff
brasha,
who,
for
the
last
better
part
of
five
or
six
days,
24
7
365,
just
focused
on
how
we
can
meet
the
goals
of
the
oakland
steering
committee
in
the
context
of
having
this
piece
go
over
to
the
planning
commission.
O
So
you
are
going
to
see
extensive
concessions
that
were
made
through
deliberation
and
once
again
I
really
have
to.
I
really
really
have
to
recognize
the
expertise
of
rasha
what
she
brought
to
this
discussion
and
what
we
were
able
to
achieve
through
her
her
knowledge,
her
wisdom
on
the
subject
and
and
how
we
came
up
with
what
we
came
up
with
the
reason
I
distributed
this
is,
I
know
it
would
be
quite
laborious
to
go
into
excruciating
detail
on
everything
that
we
made.
O
But
if
you
want
to
follow
through
on
the
on
the
sheet
that
that
I
provided
to
you,
what
we
took
from
the
oakland
steering
committee's
commitment
to
seeing
development
take
place
in
oakland,
we
focused
on
fundamental
points.
Those
were
housing
and
intentional
placement,
the
height
maximums,
efficient
and
well-designed
buildings.
A
commitment
to
a
cohesive,
open
quarter
and
developments
have
to
be
contextual,
with
existing
residential
structures
and
being
considerate
president's
desires,
and
so
within
those
contexts
we
broke
down.
What
was
really
the
most
important
component
of
of.
O
Respecting
the
wishes
of
the
steering
committee-
and
that
was
to
look
at
housing
and
we
we
looked
at
housing
in
in
two
ways:
did
we
look
at
it
as
affordable
housing
and
we
looked
at
it
as
walk
to
work,
housing
and
walk
to
work?
Housing
was
a
very,
very
broad.
O
I'm
sorry
was
a
very
broad
discussion
to
have
we
didn't.
We
really
wanted
to
taper
what
walk
to
work.
Housing
means
if
you're
a
physician,
making
700
000
a
year.
You
want
to
work
in
oakland
and
you
want
to
walk
to
work.
That's
one
component.
If
you're
a
member
of
sciu
you
clean
the
hospital
you're
making
35
a
year,
you
want
to
work,
walk
you
want
to
live
in
oakland
and
be
able
to
walk
to
work.
We
wanted
to
make
certain
that
you
were
recognized
and
respected
as
well.
O
So
much
of
the
changes
that
you're
going
to
see
here
is
reflective
in
housing
and
and
a
commitment
to
walk
to
work
housing
as
broadly
defined
as
we
could
possibly
make
it
to
make
certain
that
that
was
a
key
component
in
in
moving
this
piece
of
legislation
over.
The
second
piece
was
the
heights,
the
heights
that
were
being
requested.
O
They
were
just
they
were
just
out
of
line.
They
were,
they
were
way
too
way
too
excessive
and
they
compromised
especially
coal
tart
street,
and
we
were
very
worried
that
it
would
make
this
cavern
effect
of
having
these
large
developments
on
either
side
of
coaltard.
O
And
so
the
the
district
that's
being
suggested,
is
broken
down
in
three
pieces,
a
b
and
c
a
being
what
the
street
for
giving
me
the
properties
that
are
on
hellcat
street.
Now
we
reduce
the
height
of
those
significantly
and
change
the
setbacks
and
footprints
and
what's
permitted
to
exist
in
this
building
and
how
much
room
that
those
components
could
actually
take
and
how
much?
How
much
excuse
me
must
be
committed
to
housing
and
so
you'll
see
that
you'll
see
those
reductions
in
height,
commitment
and
housing
and
restriction
on.
O
O
Then
the
third
component
being
efficient
in
well-designed
buildings
focusing
on
sustainability,
quality
materials
and
of
the
buildings
we
focused
on
uptown's
eco
innovation
district,
because
so
much
of
that
through
the
work
of
councilman
novell,
already
existing
code
and
much
of
what
we
were
seeing,
was
really
not
complementing
what
was
already
in
code.
So
we
made
adjustments
to
make
certain
that
what
existing
code
is
compatible
with
what
exists
in
here
now
and
referenced
the
eco
districts.
O
Quite
often,
throughout
the
legislation,
you'll
see
a
commitment
to
lead
standard.
There
is
a
hotel
that
is
being
proposed.
We
put
restrictions
on
the
height
and
placement
of
the
hotel,
there's
a
grocery
store
component.
I'm
sure
we
all
know
that
50
of
the
building
has
to
be
residential
and
there
are
additional
requirements
that
already
exist
in
code,
such
as
commitments
to
public
art
and
things
like
composting
stations
and
then
the
commitment
to
a
cohesive
and
open
quarter.
At
least
50
percent
of
the
ground
floor
has
to
be
dedicated
to
active
uses.
O
We
don't
want
dead
space
on
the
first
floor,
so
that
would
mean
child
care,
residential
retail,
restaurant
office,
lobby,
bike
storage
and
other
uses,
as
well
as
other
uses
that
are
not
explicit
uses
designs
must
minimize
curb
cuts
when
interacting
with
private
roads.
The
boulevard
is
not
to
be
interrupted
or
to
endanger
pedestrian
traffic.
O
O
All
of
the
pieces
will
be
inventoried,
the
building
will
be
reconstructed
and
then
the
facades
will
be
put
back
in
place.
Much
like
what
you
saw
at
the
honest
wagner,
building
downtown
when
point
park
university
expanded
up
to
fourth.
Fourth,
street
demolition
is
predicated
on
submission
of
proposed
site
plan
for
review.
That
cannot
go
in
much
like
what
happened
at
the
civic
arena,
demolish
property
and
then
have
it
sit
for
10
years.
It
is.
O
It
is
contingent
on
having
a
proposed
site
plan
before
you
can
receive
any
permits
for
demolition,
and
the
developments
must
be
contextual
to
existing
residential
structures
so
ground
floor.
Parking
must
be
screened,
parking
facing
residential
areas
will
be
screened
and
subject
to
a
design
review.
Noise
operations
are
limited
to
10
pm
to
6
a.m.
O
Lights
must
be
directed
away
as
to
not
harm
residents,
rears
a
building
need
to
be
articulated
walls
if
over
50
feet
and
an
articulated
wall
means
it
cannot
just
be
a
blank
brick
wall
that
somebody
is
subject
to
looking
at
this
50
foot
high
and
just
blocks
any
kind
of
a
view
or
interest.
They
may
have
that
space
must
be
articulated
in
some
way,
shape
or
form.
O
If
that
space
is
going
to
to
exist
and
then,
of
course,
no
visible
dumpsters
or
loading
zones
can
be
facing
residents-
and
I
know
we've
gone
down
this
road
before
with
making
those
kinds
of
things
internal
and
they
haven't
necessarily
been
successful,
but
it
goes
much
more
into
detail
in
the
legislation
to
make
certain
that
those
things
are
clearly
out
of
sight
and
contained
deep
within
the
the
spaces
that
need
the
dumpster
sites
so
as
to
not
impose
any
discomfort
on
residents.
O
So
brief
version
happy
to
open
it
up,
I
believe
councilwoman
gross.
I
know
she
has
her
hand
up.
She's
gonna
want
to
comment,
but
I'm
happy
to
take
questions
from
members
and
answer,
as
as
I
can,
I've
got.
A
Thank
you
councilman
for
the
explanation.
I
have
council
president
smith,
followed
by
councilman
gross,
then
councilwoman
strasberger
thank.
O
I
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
you
and
your
office
for
working
through.
As
you
know,
my
heart
with
oakland,
I
I
just
love
the
place
and
still
love
a
lot
of
the
people
there,
but
I
did
get
a
lot
of
text
messages
and
calls
from
oakland
residents
that
were
totally
supportive.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
known
to,
although
they
did
not
I'll,
come
out
to
speak,
some
did
go
on
tv
later.
I
It's
my
understanding
to
talk
about
it,
but
I
think,
as
I
mentioned
to
you
before,
it
really
makes
us,
I
think,
take
a
better
look
at
how
we
do
development
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
I've
talked
about
this
too.
A
lot
of
the
members.
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
times.
We
have
groups
or
organizations
that
you
know
claim
to
represent
people
or
areas,
and
sometimes
they
don't
even
reside
in
those
areas
or
don't
actually
know
or
give
a
miss.
I
I
won't
say
intentionally,
but
somehow
they
give
an
impression
that
you
know
every
resident
or
that
they
speak
for
a
lot
of
residents
and
sometimes
that's
just
not
the
case
not
all
times,
but
sometimes
it's
not
the
case,
but
I
do
think
we
need
to
do
better
in
terms
of
development
and
how
we
engage
the
public
through
council
with
council
and
with
any
existing
organizations
that
are
trusted
in
in
the
community.
But
it's
building
that
trust
in
the
community.
That's
really
difficult.
I
You
know
we
have
one
cdc
in
our
area
and
they
had
to.
They
had
to
do
a
lot
to
build
trust
in
mount
washington,
but
we've
had
one
in
the
west
end
that
never
seemed
to
to
get
past
that
threshold
of
the
community
support
being
supportive.
So
what
I
will
say
is
that
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
your
work.
These
are
all
the
things
I've
heard
from
people
that
were
really
important
to
residents.
I
A
lot
of
the
things
here
that
you
can
tell
a
lot
of
work
went
into
this,
but
it's
really
talks
about
your
leadership.
It
really
does
because,
honestly,
I
think
it
take.
You
taught
me
this
a
long
time
ago.
You
have
to
build
a
consensus
and
that's
what
makes
a
really
good
council
person
is
someone
who's
willing
to
work
with
people,
but
you
you
lead
by
example
in
that
area.
I
So
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work
on
that,
because
I
think
the
oakland
residents,
if
it
can't
be
me,
represented,
I
think
they
have
some
amazing
representation
and
the
members
that
do
represent
that
area
and
and
you're
one
of
them.
So
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this.
It's
important
to
the
community.
U
Hi,
thank
you.
I
I
questioned
last
week
how
this
legislation
is
proceeding
and
what
is
the
legal
path,
because
I'm
still
now
confused
and
I
you
know
I
had
a
lot
of
the
questions
about
how
to
do
this.
When
I
twice
now
put
zoning
changes
on
the
table
for
inclusionary
zoning
and
when
we
worked
on
that
with
the
administration
and
they
were,
I
thought
only
two
paths-
and
I
talked
about
this
a
little
bit
last
week
to
change
the
zoning
of
a
parcel
which
is
not
a
zoning
variance.
I
was
misquoted.
U
I
think
in
the
media
today
saying
that
I
had
spoken
last
time
about
a
property
owner
appealing
for
zoning
variance.
That
was
not
what
I
was
reading
from
code.
The
paths
that
I
was
talking
about
is
that
zoning
of
a
parcel
or
many
parcels
can
be
changed
either
initiated
by
the
zoning
administrator,
which
goes
through
planning
commission
before
it
ever
legislatively,
hits
our
agenda.
U
It
doesn't
say
that
zoning
changes
can
be
not
zoning
variances,
but
zoning
changes
it
does
not
save
zoning
changes
can
be
initiated
by
mayor's
legislation
which
this
started
as
and
then
we
held
the
first
draft
of
the
legislation
that
was
initiated
by
the
mayor
for
a
public
hearing,
but
I
was
trying
to
read
brasha's
email,
councilman
krauss
and
I
realized
it
was
a
complete.
U
O
O
A
O
O
So
I
I
failed
to
make
the
request
of
madame
clerk
to
post
this
publicly
on
the
council
website,
so
that
everyone
can
see
this
that
wishes
to
and
to
see
it.
We
are
distributing
it
to
people
that
have
called
in
that
wish
to
have
it
so
that
they
can
see
it
as
well
too.
The
this
is
the
first
step
of
a
very
long
and
arduous
process.
It
will
come
back
to
council
for
further
consideration
and
there
will.
O
J
O
We
can
we
can
send
a
clear
message,
along
with
the
legislation
that
this
is
what
we
wish
to
see
and
and
that
it
complies
with
existing
code
and
what
is
already
required
and
again,
as
I
said
earlier,
much
of
it
not
much.
But
as
a
substantial
portion.
We
took
from
the
eco
innovation
district
in
uptown,
which
was
clearly
considered
passed
by
this
council
and
support
it.
U
I'm
glad
to
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
I
did
catch
when
you're
reading
this
memo,
which
was
very
helpful.
Some
of
those
things
around
the
process
around
demolitions.
Some
of
the
process
around
you
know
heightened
community
involvement.
I
think,
is
really
critically
important
and
I
could
hear
that
I
was
really
interested
to
hear
the
part
about
the
garbage
management,
so
I'm
gonna
have
to
look
more
closely
at
that,
because
certainly
we
struggle
with
that
in
some
of
our
busy
business
districts
as
well.
U
In
my
and
I
haven't
looked
in
the
zoning
code
for
that,
so
I
think
that's
helpful
so
again,
so
this
you're
doing
this
substantive
or
substantial
amendments
up
front.
Then
it
goes
to
planning
and
it
has
public
process
there.
U
It
seems
to
me
like
the
mayor's,
acting
like
a
council
person
by
putting
trying
to
initiate
a
map
change,
whereas
the
administration
should
do
it.
His
zoning
administrator,
who
has
the
responsibility
of
map
changes
and
of
managing
the
design
review
process
in
the
public
realm,
which
is
slightly
different.
U
That's
the
way
our
code
reads,
but
so
I
see
that.
U
How
are
you
doing
I'm
sorry,
this
is
interrogative
also
or
maybe,
if
there's
you
know,
someone
from
planning
that
needs
to
answer
these
questions
rather
than
you
councilman
cross.
That's
totally
fine,
too,
but
so
how
does
the
memo
since
I've
just
got
them
both?
How
did
and
I'm
intellectually
curious
about
this?
How
does
the
memo
strengthen
like
comport,
with
the
amendment
you
made?
Are
we
attaching
it
like
exhibit
a.
O
No,
it
was
just
be
because
the
the
the
changes
were
so
substantive
as
not
to
go
through
each
one
line
by
line
by
line
which
I'm
happy
to
do.
But
I
don't
know
that
members
are
are
wanting
to
go
that
deep
into
it.
So
we
try
to
break
it
down
into
sections
the
and
the
sections
we
we
extracted,
specifically
from
the
oakland
steering
committee
of
which
brasha
has
attended
every
meeting.
O
Councilman
lavelle
myself,
councilwoman
all
members
of
that
as
well,
and
so
we
broke
it
down
intentionally
to
reflect
the
oakland
steering
committee.
So
we
broke
it
down
into
pieces
where
the
legislation
affected,
housing
and
intentional
placement
maximum
heights
that
are
permitted
in
areas
a
b
and
c
the
efficient
and
well-designed
buildings
that
focus
on
sustainability
and
quality
materials
in
the
composition
of
those
buildings,
a
commitment
to
a
cohesive
and
open
corridor
and
developments
that
are
contextual
with
existing
residential
structures.
O
U
Yeah,
I
just
feel
like
we've
done
this
before
I've,
certainly
done
it
that
zoning
variance
is
not
in
zoning
legislation
where
I've
attached.
U
What
is
basically,
you
know
an
mou
or
a
set
of
agreements
with
community
members
with
the
legislation
or
the
zoning
request,
so
that
it's
sent
to
that
it
was
dba,
not
planning
but
said
that
zba
had
it
to
take
into
consideration.
So
that's
something
similar
to
where
we
send
community
agreements
that
are
non-binding
on
our
part
to
the
plcb
these
days
and
for
them
to
have
into
consideration,
but
then
they
make
it
binding.
U
O
I'm
sorry
councilman
I'll
depend
on
the
clerk's
discretion
if
she
feels
it's
helpful
in
some
way
to
send
this
piece
over
as
well
we'd
be
happy
to
do
that.
U
We
just
when
we
do
the
when
I
do
the
liquid
license
ones.
I've
done
like
10
of
them
right
and
I
just
like
literally
attach
it,
as
exhibit
a
yeah.
U
Thank
you,
I
guess
that's
my
questions.
U
For
now
I
don't
know
if
anyone
else
has
some
any
questions.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
S
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
so
I'm
going
to
start
with
a
couple
of
very
specific
questions,
working
off
of
the
one
pager
explainer
and
then
go
more
general
with
actually.
First,
let
me
say
thank
you,
councilman
krauss,
for
your
diligence,
your
work.
I
know
that
this
is
a
a
huge
proposal
that
involves
a
lot
of
players
with
many
many
strong
opinions.
So
thank
you
for
for
your
work,
thanks
also
to
drasha,
for
her
amazing
work.
S
These
last
couple
of
days
that
I
found
out
about
yesterday
that
she's
just
been
working
non-stop
for
basically
four
days
on
these
amendments
and
they're
impressive,
and
I
have
a
couple
questions
about
them.
One
is
in
the
walk
to
work
component
that
rental
unit
costs
will
not
exceed
30
of
the
gross
income
of
the
occupant.
S
That's
the
goal
for
affordable
housing
that
no
one
spends
more
than
a
third
on
there
on
their
on
their
living
costs,
but
I'm
wondering
what
the
mechanism
is
for
actually
enforcing
that
that's
a
little
bit
different
from
setting
actual
units
aside
at
80,
ami
or
50
ami,
don't
want
to
put
you
on
the
spot,
but
I
am
curious
what
the
mechanism
is
for
kind
of
ensuring
for
the
building
owner
to
ensure
that
that
is
the
case.
O
I'm
not
sure
I'm
qualified
to
answer
that
question
as
an
enforcement
component
to
legislation
that
we
craft
we
get
that
all
the
time
you
can
put
anything
on
the
books
but
who's
going
to
enforce
it.
I
don't
know
that
I'm
necessarily
qualified
to
answer
that,
but
if
perhaps,
if
I
asked
brusha
to
come
out,
she
might
explain
a
little
bit
in
greater
detail.
How
long
why
we
we
went
down
that
road.
S
I
would
be
happy
to
hear
directly
from
prasha
and
while
she's
coming
out,
I
can
move
on
to
a
couple
of
other
questions
and
see
she
might
be
the
best
person
to
answer
these
other
questions
as
well.
The
other
one
that
I,
that
kind
of
stuck
out
to
me
was
that
is
in
section
one
subsection
a
that.
If
there's
a
failure
to
produce
documentation
within
three
years
owner
will
pay
one
percent
of
gross
building
costs.
S
O
It's
to
to
state
it,
as
simply
as
I
can
it's
to
put
a
timeline
by
which
there
has
to
be
deliverables.
S
C
O
S
Thank
you
brasha.
My
question
was
about
the
I
guess:
the
enforcement
around
the
30,
no
more
than
30
percent
of
gross
income
of
the
occupant
making
each
unit
affordable
for
that
particular
person
to
ensure
work
walk
to
work
housing.
I
think
these
kind
of
guy
rails
to
actually
understand
or
define
what
walk-to-work
housing
is
are
incredibly
important,
but
this
is
a
different.
S
This
is
a
different
animal
that
I'm
that
we're
working
with
as
opposed
to
setting
strict
limits
on
ami
percentage
at
a
you
know
for
a
certain
number
of
units,
I'm
wondering
how
this
actually,
if
you
know,
or
can
explain
to
me
how
this
actually
then
plays
out
in
reality
once
the
building
is
is,
is
built.
V
So
these
are
conversations
between
the
large
institutional
actors
in
the
oakland
neighborhood,
as
well
as
whoever
would
be
owning
the
building.
It
would
be
their
role,
but
there
is
a
safeguard
that
they
have
three
years
to
come
into
compliance
if
they
do
not
come
into
compliance.
I
believe
the
exact
language
here
give
me
one.
Second,.
V
S
That
it,
so
these
are
commitments
that
we
are
holding
them
to
through
that
sort
of
penalty.
After
the
fact
that
might
be
codified
at
a
certain
future
point,
as
as
as
the
developer
goes
through
a
development
process
and
and
seeking
permits,
but
these
are
really
just
commitments
that
were
that
we're
holding
them
to
with
a
little
bit
of
teeth
to
them.
Is
that
a
good
summary
of
how
we
enforce.
V
I
think
that's
correct
and-
and
I
reference
this
is
you
know
what
is
in
the
uptown
economy,
eco
innovation
district
as
a
guideline
of
making
sure
that
the
city
does
have
some
teeth
and
enforcing
these
promises,
so
you
know
losing
occupancy,
I
believe,
is
a
is
a
decently
severe
consequence.
Okay,.
S
S
This
is
a
really.
This
is
a
tough
one
for
me,
because
on
the
one
hand,
I
see
elements
of
this
proposed
project
that
to
be
clear,
we're
not
even
voting
on
the
project.
At
this
point
we're
voting
on
a
rezoning
that
would
open
up
the
doors
for
a
property
owner
to
be
able
to
develop
on
certain
parcels
of
land
along
with
many
many
other
partners.
S
So
we're
kind
of
talking
it's
confusing
for
people
who
aren't
who
might
be
following
generally
from
home
or
watching
this,
but
aren't
really
haven't
actually
looked
at
the
the
legislation
we're
voting
on
rezoning
of
the
land,
the
conversation
around.
What
actually
is
going
to
be
built
really
comes
later,
but
but
for
the
purposes
of
all
of
this,
we're
taking
it
all
together,
we're
considering
them
all.
S
At
the
same
time,
and
yes,
there
has
been
a
robust
planning
process
that
we're
in
the
middle
of
in
oakland
and
if
anyone
has
ever
worked
with
me,
they
know
that
I
appreciate
public
process
and
I
want
I.
I
want
a
project
to
be
built
that
not
only
is
positive
and
seen
as
a
positive
thing
for
people
who
move
here
10
years
from
now
and
we're
a
part
of
the
process.
S
I
also
want
the
people
who
currently
live
in
oakland
as
many
as
possible,
including
the
people
who
represent
you
know
who
are
leaders
in
oakland
to
feel
good
about
the
process,
to
feel
good
about,
to
feel,
to
have
been
brought
into
the
process
and
feel
like
this
is
for
them
as
well,
and
so,
while
I'm
going
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
today,
I
want
to
state
clearly
that
I
want
to
continue
to
see
efforts
made
to
to
work
collaboratively
with
the
community,
and
the
community
in
this
case
is
many
of
the
people
who
testified
in
opposition
to
this.
S
We
are
being
asked
to
table
this
bill
and
I
actually
think
that
that
is
exactly
the
opposite
of
what
we
want.
I
want
to
continue
to
talk
about
this,
because
I
want
to
see
if
there
is
any
way
to
to
get
as
many
people
on
board
with
the
rezoning
and
the
future.
Really,
you
know
what
I
think
could
be
a
really
positive
plan
for
this
area.
S
That
needs
significant
investment,
but
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
is
I
I
hesitate
to
commit
to
to
being
a
yes
vote
for
for
the
foreseeable
future
on
this
plan,
unless
we
can
get
some
more
community
members
at
the
table
and
really
really
try
to
to
work
through
it
between
the
time
between
now
and
the
time
it
comes
back
to
council
after
being
voted
on
being
considered
at
the
planning
commission.
S
I
think
that's
all
I
have
to
say
about
this
right
now,
but
I
appreciate
answering
my
questions.
I
appreciate
you
indulging
me
and
just
wanted
to
share
my
thoughts.
O
Mr
chair,
will
you
permit
an
interrogatory
for
a
moment?
Yes,
so
councilwoman?
Thank
you
for
your
comments,
greatly
appreciated,
and
perhaps
russia,
and
I
can
both
sort
of
do
this
interrogatory.
O
What
we
struggled
with
through
the
process
was
the
fact
that
we
only
have
a
zoning
change
in
front
of
us,
but
we
were
trying
to
imagine,
as
the
process
unfolds
the
possibilities
of
what
could
take
place
and
how
to
reference
back
to
existing
code
and
previous
developments,
to
make
certain
that
what
we
think
could
come
down.
The
road
had
very
tight
guide
rails
on
it
that
applicable
code
was
referenced
and
and
that
any
development
would
be
held
accountable
to
it.
So
we
were
kind
of
trying
to
not
kind
of.
O
Excuse
me,
and
as
long
as
those
changes
are
not
substantive,
which
means-
and
we
would
have
to
almost
blow
it
up
and
start
over
again,
there
is
room
for
reconsideration
to
say
we
should
have
thought
of
this
or
we
should
have
thought
of
that,
or
maybe
this
was
a
little
bit
too
extreme.
Maybe
we
should
roll
this
back
to
that
roster.
Do
you
want
to
offer
anything.
V
Sure
I
I
just
want
to
say
that
the
the
intent
of
of
this
of
this
legislation
is
to
make
sure
that
we
can
create
a
box
into
which
development
is
built.
So
if
the
box
doesn't
have
a
top,
you
know
we
have
a
problem
with
heights.
If
we
cannot
control
or
direct
the
use
in
some
way,
then
it
the
the
way
that
the
corridor
would
look
would
be
incredibly
different.
V
So
if,
for
example,
if
we
want
to
rezone
a
high
density
residential
area,
but
we
don't
include
a
component
saying
that
at
least
50
percent
of
all
buildings
need
to
remain
residential,
then
anything
can
be
built
there.
And
it's
it's
really
a
desire
to
make
sure
that
we
can
be
in
keeping
with
any
larger
goals
that
the
city
has,
and
this
will
be
a
development
which
generations
will
will
inhabit.
V
So
I
think
it's
important
to
be
able
to
do
that
now
and
to
be
as
tight
as
possible,
because
again,
as
the
councilman
said,
you
know
you
can
make
changes,
and-
and
all
of
this
would
go
to
the
planning
commission
or
the
zoning
board
of
adjustments
for
a
change
in
use
or
a
special
exemption
of
something
like
that.
But
again
it
puts
it
puts
that
on
the
on
the
developer,
to
go
through
a
process
and
really
rationalize
why
they
want
to
do
certain
things.
A
Thank
you,
councilman
burgess,.
M
Three
things:
first
of
all,
if
the
bill
sponsor
will
allow
me
I'd
like
to
be
a
co-sponsor.
Please
thank
you.
I
will
vote
for
it
now.
I
will
vote
for
it
when
it
comes
back.
I
have
mr
cross
and
I
have
had
conversations
in
general
and
over
the
next
couple
years.
We
intend
I'm
saying
publicly,
but
we've
decided
privately.
We
will
work
even
closer
together
in
the
foreseeable
future.
I
want
to
commend
him
on
his
work
on
this.
I
know
this
was
difficult
and
you
and
your
staff.
M
This
is
yeoman's
work
and
you
have
my
as
someone
who
tries
to
craft
legislation
right.
I
I
see
its
intricacies
and
its
delicate
nature
of
it,
and
so,
as
a
workman,
I
I
see
the
skill
and
how
this
is
crafted,
and
so
I
am
proud
to
to
support
you
on
this.
First
of
all,
second
of
all,.
M
M
The
way
I
understand
it
again,
I
can
be
wrong
once
any
legislation
comes
to
council,
only
a
council
person
can
introduce
it.
The
mayor
or
the
controller
or
any
department
can
forward
over
to
us
suggestions,
recommendations
for
legislation.
They
have
zero
power
to
introduce
it.
We
don't
talk
about
it
much,
but
you
know
we
don't
do
it
much
anymore,
but
back
in
the
day,
you
remember
patrick
dowd,
with
pocket
veto
for
weeks
and
weeks
and
weeks
right.
M
M
It's
the
same
thing,
zoning
budget,
same
process,
it
doesn't
matter
who
or
who,
where
the
or
where
it
originates
from
once
it
comes
to
this
table,
it's
ours
and
we
have
complete
and
utter
control
of
it
right,
and
so
what
I
mean
is,
even
though
the
mayor
may
have
written
this
or
his
office
to
suggest
to
us
once
it
hits
our
table.
It's
no
longer
his
it's
iris
and,
as
mr
cross
has
showed
in
his
leadership
right
he's
taken
that
thing
and
reworked
it
right,
so
it
because
it's
his
yeah,
and
so
I
want
to.
M
I
want
to
suggest
you
in
those
two
things.
One
is
council,
as
a
co-equal
form
of
government
is
the
people's
table.
This
is
our
job,
and
once
we
introduce
something
whatever
that
is,
you
know,
depending
on
what
it
is
it's
the
majority
of
council
that
decides
what
it
is
and
we
listen
to
the
public.
We
give
public
comment,
I'm
always
interested
when
people
don't
want
public,
they
don't
do
things
in
public
I've.
Always
I've.
M
Always
that's
been
my
thing
since
I've
been
a
member
of
council
and
all
of
you
who
know
that
about
me,
I
believe
everything
we
should
do
should
be
done
here
at
the
table.
I've
said
this
from
day
one
right
that,
if
you
put
it
on
the
table,
it
should
be
done
in
public,
whatever
we're
doing
should
be
done
in
public
and
I'm
the
one
I'm
I'm
one,
even
when
darlene
would
have
all
of
these
hearings
of
you
know,
interviews
and
sometimes
she'd
interview.
M
You
know
people
who
I,
but
I
always
supported
her
right
to
do
that,
because
you
cannot
err
the
sight
of
being
public
right.
That's
always
right
yeah.
Lastly,
I
want
to
suggest
something
which
I
think
this
helps
us
to
think
about,
which
is
the
other
piece
of
legislation
that
may
eventually
come
back
to
us
right.
M
We're
saying
that
we're
going
to
rezone
this,
but
we're
kind
of
nervous,
not
nervous,
but
we're
going
to
be
very
intentional
about
what's
built
there.
I
think
that's
the
intent
right
of
this
zoning
is
to
try
to
be
very
intentional
about
willie
cubs
there
and
councilman
bell
not
talked
about
this
right
now.
The
planning
commission
has
its
criteria
of
how
it
can
approve
development
right,
but
they're
very
limited
by
code
of
what
they
can
approve,
what
they
can
really
reject.
They
can
approve
anything,
but
they
can
only
reject
things
based
on
their
own
criteria.
M
M
M
Many
of
these
big,
maybe
even
mercy
hospital,
would
have
been
very,
very
different,
and
so
those
of
us
who
want
to
support,
affordable
housing
and
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
public
public
buy-in
and
public
participation,
I'm
hoping
that
that
same
energy
will
be
supportive
of
giving
council
in.
We
have
to
work
out
what
that
looks
like,
but
in
some
some
of
these
big
developments
giving
council
the
final
say
so,
which
we
legally
have
that
right
right.
We
have
to
receive
a
report
from
the
planning
commission.
We
don't
really.
M
We
don't
have
to
follow
their
recommendations.
It
takes
seven
votes
to
you
know
to
say
something
different
or
five
votes
if
it's
affirmative,
but
my
point
is
yeah.
My
point
is:
I
think
this
conversation
shows
you
why
having
that
authority
could
be
important,
because
we
can
now
help
to
mold,
protect
and
shape
a
neighborhood
based
on
factors
of
our
knowledge
and
experience
with
those
communities,
that's
very
different
from
the
administrators,
the
zoning
planning
commission
and
so
again,
I'm
I'm
proud
to
be
a
co-sponsor.
T
T
However,
I
know
what
you
were
faced
with.
You
know
with
the
oakland.
Was
it
the
oakland
steering
committee?
So
so
I
was
concerned
about
that,
and
you
know
this
is
a
lot
of
work
that
you
a
lot
of
changes
you
made,
and
I'm
just
curious
as
to
is
this-
is
a
developer
aware
of
these
changes
and
are
they
supportive
and
they're
willing
to
go
by.
O
Yes,
sir,
yes,
are
they
necessarily
happy
with
the
changes,
different
story,
maybe
not,
but
they're?
They
certainly
they're,
not
resisting
they.
I
hate
to
say,
agree,
but
they
did
not
say
we
can't
do
this.
V
Sure,
just
to
say
that
these,
I
don't
think
these
changes
are,
you
know
too
hard
for
them
to
achieve
it's
just
going
to
force
them
to
be
creative,
to
design
well-designed
buildings,
and,
I
believe,
they're,
more
than
capable
of
producing
a
quality
product
and
this
sort
of
ties
them
to
that.
O
Going
back
and
forth-
and
there
was,
there-
was
a
lot
of
teta
tay
and
consistently
continually
russia,
and
I.
R
O
Under
her
leadership
held
them
to
a
higher
standard,
yes,
you
can
do
this.
We
understand
that,
but
is
that
really
enough?
Why
can't
we
do
this?
And
if
that's
you
know,
okay,
let's
make
it
great.
Let's
make
sure
we
take
it
to
the
the
pinnacle
it
deserves
and
much
of
it
as
I've
said
before,
but
I
can't
re
state
enough
it
already
existing
code.
O
There
were
things
that
came
over
in
the
legislation
that
we're
not
in
keeping
what
the
code
is
that
exists
today,
and
it
was
very
helpful
to
go
back
and
reflect
on
the
uptown
innovation,
eco
innovation,
district
and
understand
what
worked
well,
what
perhaps,
maybe
didn't
work
as
well
as
it
could
have
how
to
make
that
better
and
to
consistently
reference
back.
This
already
exists:
we're
going
to
hold
you
to
the
standard,
because
we've
already
agreed
to
that
standard.
T
To
hear
that-
and
I
assumed
that
you
did
check
with
all
parties-
and
I
thank
you
for
you-
know
putting
it
all
together
to
this
point,
at
least,
but
to
just
emphasize
on
the
good
things
about
this
project,
and
why
I'm
supportive
of
it
is
number
one
housing.
You
know
increased
tax
base
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Oakland
is
changing.
T
You
know
at
a
rapid
pace,
I
feel
you
know,
and
it
will.
You
know,
cater
to
the
students
and
the
people
work
there
and
the
university
and
the
upmc
and
everybody
else
that's
involved.
I
hope
you
know
the
I
like.
I
love
the
fact
that
you
know
this
developer
is
a
local
product.
You
know
I
feel
like
their
heart
is
in
pittsburgh.
I've
talked
to
them
many
times
and
actually
tried
to
recruit
them
for
projects
in
my
district,
because
I
am
impressed
with
the
work
that
they
have
done
throughout
the
city.
T
So
you
know
that
gives
me
a
comfort
level
knowing
that
they're
from
pittsburgh
and
the
fact
that
they're
going
to
use
all
of
our
local
labor
unions
to
build
this
place.
The
jobs
you
know
to
is
an
exclamation
mark
on
the
whole
thing
for
me,
so
there's
many
many
jobs
here
for
at
least
over
a
couple
of
years.
I
would
imagine
so
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work.
I
I
will
be
supportive.
T
O
Over
time,
mr
chair,
it's
it's
important.
There's
one
component
that
was
left
out
of
the
councilman's
conversation,
not
intentionally
I'm
sure,
but
it's
the
residents.
It's
the
people
that
have
lived
there
for
generation
after
generation
after
generation,
salvatore
mariante.
You
know
I
mean
that's
oakland
and
these
were
very,
very,
very,
very
difficult
conversations
to
have
with
constituents.
O
That
are
that.
I
consider
to
be
friends
that
I
have
known
for
15
17
years
and
to
bring
this
to
them
and
feel
the
opposition
and,
and-
and
it
was
it
was
they
were
painful.
We
went
into
oakland
yesterday
had
some
very
difficult
discussions
with
people
that
I
respect
tremendously.
O
That
disagreed
with
what
we
are
doing
today,
yeah
and
it
was
difficult
but
to
to
go
back
to
what
councilman
burgess
was
what
was
suggesting
when
councilman
of
councilman
shields
served
on
the
council.
There
there's
one
thing.
O
A
few
things
from
him:
we
both
did
a
few
things
that
I
I'm
glad
I
didn't
pick
up
either,
but
he
he
stressed
that
anyone
can
put
anything
on
the
table
at
any
time
that
it
it
is
open
for
discussion
that
it
is
not
within.
I
am
not
a
a
person,
that's
going
to
pocket
veto
and
say
I
definitively
am
going
to
restrict
and
make
the
decision
solely
myself.
What
can
be
talked
about
here?
O
You
you
have
every
right
to
put
it
on
the
table.
We
may
say
it's
the
dumbest
thing
we've
ever
heard
in
our
lives
and
firmly
reject
it.
We
may
like
it
in
its
entirety
and
pass
it
swiftly,
and
we
may
take
a
process
like
this
by
which
no
we're
going
to
dissect
it
we're
going
to
look
at
it.
You
know
in
all
of
its
complexities
and
come
up
with
what
we
think
would
be
the
best
for
it,
but
I
will
defend
the
right
of
someone
to
put
it
on
the
table.
O
Someone
spoke
at
the
public
hearing.
I
can't
remember
who
made
the
comment,
but
it
really
stayed
with
me
and
the
comment
was
no
process
is
not
processed
and
that
silencing
or
gagging
someone
from
being
able
to
talk
about
something
is
not
process
put
it
on
the
table
work
diligently
to
make
it
be
the
very
best
that
it
can
be
send
it
over
there.
O
It's
going
to
be,
it
is
going
to
be,
as
we
already
know,
a
very
public
process
when
it
hits
the
planning
commission-
and
I
suspect,
people
from
a
multitude
of
opinions
are
going
to
come
out
during
the
hearings
at
the
planning
commission
to
express
other
support
opposition
changes.
They
want
to
see,
and
then
the
process
will
reinvigorate
when
it
comes
back
to
council
and
we
revisit
it
a
second
time
so,
but
it
it.
I
don't.
O
I
do
not
want
the
residents
of
of
oakland,
you
know
that
are
they're
fighting
to
keep
their
stake
to
be
lost
in
the
in
the
conversation
they
have
every
right
to
to
live
and
exist
in
in
their
neighborhood
that
they
have
invested
in
for
generations
and
generations
and
generations
and
generations.
O
T
You,
yes,
I
just
wanted
to
finish
up
good
work.
You
know,
hopefully
you
keep
it
on
the
right
rails,
but
I
did
want
to
change
changing
gears,
real,
quick,
reverend
burgess.
You
had
mentioned
the
planning
bill.
Okay
and
you
said
large
scale.
T
I
was
under
the
belief
I
thought
that
was
going
to
be
8,
000
square
feet
or
or
less
because
I'm
actually
in
the
middle
of
a
development
battle
right
now,
whereas
you
know
I-
and
I
guess
I
really
wanted
to
know
my
authority
as
to
can
we
stop
a
development
that
we
know
that
the
community
doesn't
want,
because
I
do
agree
with
you
that
we
know
as
council
people
better
than
anybody
whether
the
community
is
going
to
accept
a
development
or
not
I'm
a
little
concerned
that
it's
just
large
scale.
M
M
Maybe
I'm
proud
to
be
a
member
of
council.
I
guess
maybe
I
am.
I
guess
I
am
I'm
a
little
proud
to
be
a
member
of
council,
I'm
a
proud
to
be
a
part
of
the
body.
I
think
council
is
the
people's
table.
At
the
end
of
the
day
we
represent
the
people,
that's
what
we
were
elect.
That's
why
we're
elected
by
districts?
M
That's
what
we
do
you
know
and
and
our
decisions
represent
the
people's
best
interests,
their
hopes,
dreams
and
desires,
and
so
I
believe,
and
maybe
I'm
wrong,
but
I
believe
that
a
strong
mayor
and
a
strong
council
will
make
a
stronger
pittsburgh
a
stronger
city.
M
I
believe
that
and-
and
I'm
proud
to
be
a
member
of
this
body
and
as
we
move
forward
together.
T
I
too
am
proud
to
be
a
member
of
council,
and
I
do
believe
your
intentions
are
to
strengthen
council
nothing
further
than
that
conversation
goes
but
and
we'll
get
into
the
details
and
read
some
more
as
we
go
along.
That's
it.
Thank.
I
I
just
want
to
say
I
I'm
glad
that
you
also
preserved
the
isley's
building
in
this
in
this
package
that
that's
one
of
the
things
that
they're
working
on,
but
I
hope
that
they
would
also
maybe
consider
helping
to
save
st
agnes
a
little
bit.
I
think
that's
also
important
to
the
a
lot
of
the
residents,
but
I
want
to
point
out
that
this
is
a
lot
of
union
jobs
and
with
those
union
jobs
and
particularly
in
the
building
trades,
there's
a
huge
effort
underway
with
the
carpenters
union,
who
are
training.
I
Minorities
from
within
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
actually
around
the
county,
and
they
may
be
some
of
the
people
employed
at
this
job
site.
And
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
talking
about
these
are
jobs
for
our
local
pittsburgh
residents
too,
not
just
development
for
an
area.
That's
that
really
has
seen
more
than
their
share
of
development,
and
I
mean
I
hate
seeing
the
way
oakland's
changed
over
the
years,
but
in
some
ways
there's
some
great
things,
but
in
other
ways
it's
painful
to
watch
and
so
I'd
love
to.
I
I
wish
that
we
had
the
the
vision
years
ago
to
save
some
of
the
history
in
oakland,
the
way
that
we
should
have
and
the
hill
I
mean,
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
we
should
but
we're
dealing
with
what
we
have
now
and
what
we
have
now
is
blight,
and
it's
not
okay
to
have
a
lot
of
residents
living
amongst
flight,
and
so
I
think
that
this
is
really
a
good
opportunity
to
employ
people.
I
You
know
and
the
blight
in
that
section
and
and
work
with
the
residents
and
get
the
residents
what
they
want
to
as
part
of
the
development.
So
thank
you
again
for
your
work.
Please
look
into
that
standard.
A
Thank
you.
So
we
voted
on
the
bill
and
so
we
voted
to
amend
the
bill.
We
now
need
a
motion
to
send
for
reporting
recommendation
to
the
planning.
Commission,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye
aye
any
opposed.
U
A
Discuss
with
you
one
of
one
abstention,
the
bill
will
be
sent
to
the
planning
commission
for
reporting
recommendation
yeah
build
1973.
N
Bill
1973
resolution
requesting
authorization
for
the
mayor
and
department
of
permits,
licenses
and
inspections
to
enter
into
an
amended
agreement
with
avenue,
insights
and
analytics
to
digitize,
microfiche
and
apertures
card,
holding
historic,
permitting
data
and
add
them
to
the
department's
digital
library.
The
agreement
is
chargeable
and
payable
from
the
following
account
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
six
260
dollars.
P
A
I
A
N
No
1967
resolution
adopting
the
plan
revision
to
the
city
of
pittsburgh's
official
sewell
facilities
plan
for
the
julian
a
hudson
property
project,
which
would
involve
the
development
of
a
10-story,
148
multi-unit
apartment
building
with
an
underground
parking
garage.
The
site
address
is
419
millwood
avenue
in
the
fifth
ward.
A
Any
discussion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
opposed
bill
is
recommended
that
exhaust
our
agenda.
For
today
we
do
have
meeting
announcements
with
sessions,
starting
at
one
o'clock
and
two
o'clock
this
afternoon.
He
also
will
hold
a
briefing
with
the
wilkinsburg
city
council.
The
school
board
reinforcement
advisory
committee
will
hold
their
first
meeting
next
thursday
october
21st
at
5
pm
in
the
large
conference
room.
We
will
also
make
it
available
virtually
to
those
who
are
unable
to
attend
in
person.
A
Next
week,
council
will
hold
our
regular
and
standing
committee
meetings
on
tuesday
october
19th
and
wednesday
october
20,
respectively,
at
10
a.m.
Speaker
registration
closes
at
9
a.m.
The
morning
of
those
meetings
to
register
to
speak
at
the
next
week's
meetings,
fill
out
the
sign
up
form
on
the
council
meeting
webpage
for
the
registration
deadlines.
You
may
also
call
the
city
clerk's
office
at
412-250
or
email
city
clerk's
office
at
pittsburgh.
Pa.Gov
anything
else
from
members
specimen
burgess
quickly.
M
I
will
start
talking
about
this.
Most
of
the
time
we've
been
blessed
during
my
time
on
council
to
see
my
district
get
lots
of
large-scale
development.
M
M
M
The
sad
part,
though,
is
I've,
come
to
the
understanding
that
all
the
work
we've
done
will
not
matter
because
the
banks
and
the
financial
institutions
are
still
redlining
black
communities
and
black
people.
They
are
only
of
the
last
10
years.
Only
8
of
loans
went
to
black
people,
even
though
we
are
23
of
the
population
now,
and
so
we
need
to
now.
We
need
help
whether
it's
I'm
not
sure
how
to
get
this
help.
I
will
start
talking
about
it
and
asking
for
both
investigations
and
for
some
support.
M
This
is
outrageous.
It's
outrageous
that
the
banks
do
not
lend
in
poor
communities
to
the
people
who
live
there.
It's
a
closed
system
and
the
funny
not
funny
it
could
not
have
a
more
insatiable
insidious
consequence
if
they
try
it.
It's
not
just
my
district,
it's
councilman
cochill's
district
too
right.
They
don't
lend
in
your
community
either.
So
it's
not
just
black
people.
It's
it's
people
who
don't
make
a
lot
of
money.
M
The
banks
have
a
system
where
they
don't
lend
to
them
and
they
don't
get
the
benefit
and
those
who
live
in
very
wealthy
prosperous
communities
disproportionately
get
loans
and
investment,
and
so
we're
going
to
have
to
do
something.
I'm
not
sure
the
answer
yet,
but
I'm
gonna
start
talking
about
it.
We
have
to
get
the
and
that's
really
you
know
you
don't
see
this.
M
You
don't
see
this
in
social
media
much,
you
don't
hear
it
in
tv
or
in
the
paper
much,
but
the
real
problem
of
institutional
racism
is
the
banks
and
the
financial
institutions,
overt
and
continuing
redlining,
of
historically
black
communities
and
poor
people
in
this
city,
and
it
has
to
stop
if
we're
ever
going
to
make
a
difference
in
the
quality
and
the
overall
quality
of
life
of
those
people
and
the
city
as
a
whole,
and
so
I'll
start.
Having
that
conversation
in
a
very
public
way,
moving
forward.
I
You
I
want
to
thank
reverend
burgess
for
his
work
on
on
that
and
a
lot
of
other
things,
but
over
the
past
few
weeks
we
have
been
talking.
Actually
we've
been
talking
about
council
taking
a
stronger
role
in
this
city
for
a
very
long
time,
and
I've
heard
some
comments
over
the
week
that
this
is
just
an
attempt
now
that
we're
looking
like,
we
may
have
our
first
black
mayor
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
so
I
want
to
assure
the
public
that
one.
This
is
something
that
we
have
emails
about.
I
This
is
something
that
we
have
in
writing.
This
is
something
that
we
have
in
legislation
that
we
have
been
trying
to
do.
Long
before,
mayor
peduto
came
into
office
back
when
mayor
ravenstahl
was
in
office.
We
did
some
of
this
or
tried
or
talked
about
it,
and
we
definitely
talked
about
a
lot
through
mayor
peduto,
a
matter
of
fact.
I
was
laughing
because
I
was
telling
councilman
burgess.
I
said
you
know.
I
If
we
really
wanted
to
hurt
somebody,
we
really
looked
into
some
of
the
things
we
could
do,
and
this
was
some
of
the
things
we
thought
about.
Doing
to
mayor
peduto,
who
now
we
support,
so
I
want
to
be
honest,
I
mean,
and
we
had
emails
back
when
kevin
athlete
was
the
chief
of
staff
telling
directors
that
he
had
to
re.
I
I
actually
put
in
legislation
to
get
reports
from
city
planning
under
mayor
peduto,
and
so
that
we
could
have
more
information,
because
I
felt
like
council
was
not
getting
the
information
having
to
say
that
we
need
to
have
for
our
residents,
but
one
of
the
things
when
mayor
peduto
was
first
in
we
looked
to
see
okay.
How
can
we
make
sure
that
he's
going
to
do
what's
right
for
the
city
and
work
with
everybody,
and
we
have
a
good?
You
know
work
together.
Well,
one
of
the
things
reverend
has
a
brilliant
mind.
I
I
think
he
uncovered
was
that
city
council
can
restructure
this.
This
government
how
we
operate
in
the
things
we
do,
including
changing
the
mayor's
position
to
a
manager's
position.
So
if
we
really
want
to
do
something
detrimental
to
somebody
believe
me,
we
have
the
authority
and
the
power
to
do
it.
We
just
we're
not
trying
to
do
that.
We're
trying
to
strengthen
counsel,
strengthening
counsel
doesn't
mean
weakening
a
mayor
and
if
it
intimidates
somebody
or
make
somebody
feel
that
way
to
have
a
strong
counsel
is
attacking
somebody.
I
Then
that's
a
conversation
that
we
need
to
have,
because
we've
heard
over
the
years
many
many
times
that
the
public
does
not
want
us
to
rubber
stamp
things.
They
do
not
want
us
to
just
say:
okay
to
things
and
not
challenge
or
question,
and
we've
always
tried.
We
could
never
get
to
five,
because
the
mayor
was
so
good.
He
had
built
relationships
over
the
years
and
he
was
just
he
and
his
team
were
just
that
good
at
getting
to
five.
It
didn't
have
to
be
the
same
five.
I
They
always
go
up
to
five,
so
we
already
knew
we
were
defeated
before
we
went
down
the
road,
so
we
tried
working
with
a
lot
of
people,
but
I
want
to
say
that
we
are
going
to
continue
to
strengthen
council.
We
are
going
to
meet
and
work
on
some
pieces
of
legislation
that
we
can
introduce
together
to
strengthen
council,
to
strengthen
our
clerk's
office
and
to
help
us
in
the
communities
and
do
some
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
do.
I
But
with
that
said,
I
want
to
be
honest
that
I've
already
spoke
with
some
of
the
people
that
had
some
concerns,
and
I
thought
that
I
wanted
to
hold
the
bills
until
maybe
until
sometime
in
november,
because
that
was
the
request.
Is
that
yeah?
We
at
least
wait
till
then
so
we'll
wait
until
then
we'll
work
on
some
of
those
bills
then,
but
some
of
them
don't
even
come
back
until
after
the
election
swearing
in
actually
in
january.
I
So
that's
for
the
planning
part
and
the
other
part
is
the
director's
one
which
we're
talking
about.
Maybe
we
could
see
how
we
can
all
come
together
and
get
to
a
place
where
we
feel
comfortable,
but
yet
we
do
not
lose
that
council
authority
and
the
council
has,
you
know,
is
a
strong
council
and
it
helps
us
to
be
strong
with
one
that
helps
us
to
deliver
things
to
our
residents.
It
helps
us
get
answers
for
our
community.
It
helps
us
to
get
things
done
and
it
helps
us.
It
helps
one
another.
I
You
know
it
helps
us
to
be
working
together
and
to
be
able
to
trust
the
people
in
these
offices
that
we're
able
to
work
together
and
get
things
done
without
being
a
detriment
to
to
one
another
into
our
communities,
and
it's
good
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh
to
have
a
strong
council
and
a
strong
mayor
mayor,
and
we
want
that
and
we
want
to
see
our
mayor
be
successful.
I
If
that
that
does
not
help
our
residents
for
us
to
be
weak
and
for
us
not
to
have
some
oversight,
there
has
to
be
checks
and
balances,
and
I
don't
think
anybody
should
be
intimidated
by
that
or
anybody
should
be
threatened
by
that,
and
I
think
the
public
should
want
that
because
we
are
your
voice.
This
gives
you
a
voice
and
working
with
city
planning
having
nine
appointed
members
to
report
to
one
person
a
mayor
instead
of
nine
members
who
report
to
you.
I
So
I
think
that
that
you
know
there's
been
a
lot
of
misinformation
out
there,
but
be
rest
assured.
These
are
things
we
tried
for
a
very
long
time,
but
we
are
willing
to
work
and
wait
and
to
work
with
whomever
our
new
mayor
is
come
november
or
january,
we'll
be
willing
to
work
with
it.
With
anybody-
and
we
want
to
do
what's
best
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh
period,
and
so
with
that
said,
we'll
hold
the
bills
after
we
we
had
already
discussed.
U
You
appreciate
it
I'd
like
to
just
shift
the
topic
slightly.
I
appreciate
the
president's
comments
that
we
have
been
anticipating,
I
think
now,
for
maybe
six
months,
an
updated
housing
study.
I
don't
think
I'm
saying
the
words
right
so
councilman
level
when
you
did
your
first
affordable
housing
task
force.
There
was
also
a
kind
of
state
of
housing
report
done
by
city
planning
and
maybe
some
outside
consultants,
but
it's
been
a
few
years
already
right.
I
believe.
U
Maybe
the
first
house,
like
kind
of
state
of
housing
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
was
back
in
2018
and
so
we've
been
anticipating
the
city
planning
department,
completing.
I
thought
they
were
going
to
complete
a
report
earlier
this
year
and
it's
really
critical,
I
think,
for
council
to
have
these
discussions
about
what
housing
types
are
needed.
U
For
example,
family
housing
versus
single
family
person,
housing,
high-rise,
housing
versus
low-rise,
housing
or
you
know,
accessible
housing,
housing
and
what
part
of
the
city
housing
for
people
in
what
phase
of
life
they're
in
the
housing?
In
what
affordability
category
is
critically
important,
because
I
feel
like
I
hear,
even
in
our
public
testimony
people
talking
past
one
another,
some
people
claiming
that
any
development
anywhere
is
providing
housing,
that's
needed.
U
We
heard
some
public
comment
today
from
people
saying
that
other
american
cities
have
especially
large
cities,
have
built
more
housing
in
than
pittsburgh,
which
is,
you
know,
obviously
tremendously
easy
to
say,
because
some
cities
have
populations
of
several
million
people,
and
so,
even
if
it
was
the
same
percentage
of
housing
increase,
it
would
be
a
net,
a
huge
difference
in
the
absolute
number
of
houses
built
or
our
dwellings
built,
but
there's
also
a
critical
element
that
you're
building
the
kind
of
housing
that
is
in
demand
for
it,
that
is
lacking
in
your
city
and
that
you're
building
housing
that
people
can
actually
use
either
because
it's
within
their
price
or
because
it
is,
you
know,
along
transit
and
their
transit.
U
You
know
they
don't
have
mobility
options
currently
and
they
need
those
mobility
options
either
for
caregiving
or
for
or
for
employment,
and
that
it's
near
schools
that
it's
near
resources,
whereas
the
housing
they
have
now,
maybe
is
not.
So
we
were
waiting,
I
think,
for
that
study
from
the
planning
department.
So
I
would
like
to
hear
an
update
about
that
and
then.
Secondly,
I
think
we
have
to
talk
about
how.
U
This
question
I
asked
yesterday
about
boards
of
commissions
is
actually
not
unrelated.
I
mean
it.
It
occurs
to
me
that
these
these
things
that
we're
sending
to
this
planning
commission
is
the
mayor,
peduto
appointed
planning
commission,
whereas
next
year,
all
of
those
seats
vacate
at
the
end
of
a
mayoral
term,
and
so
there
will
be
a
new
planning
commission
and
it's
very
possible
that
there's
a
kind
of
that.
That's
why
a
mayor
gets
to
appoint.
U
I
think
every
member
of
a
planning
commission,
every
member
of
a
zoning
board
of
appeal,
is
that
it
does
change
the
direction
very
possibly
of
their
decisions
right
to
align
with
that
mayor's
goals.
And
so
I
would
just
like
us
to
all
kind
of
have
again
same
information
in
front
of
us.
But
if
we
have
a
housing
report
that
is
near
completion,
I
think
council's
you
know
eager
to
see
that
I
can
send
an
email
to
the
planning
department.
U
But
I
know
we've
been
waiting
to
see
it
and
also
that
the
question
I
asked
yesterday-
and
this
is
kind
of
directed
towards
madam
clerk.
I
tried
to
do
what
you
suggested
to
find
out
about
which
boards
and
commissions
are
remaining
and
and
what
are
the
appointees
in
those
seats
and
what
are
their
terms
and
it
isn't
very
easy
on
legistar.
U
And
so,
if
it's
possible,
maybe
your
staff
can
download
it
for
members
and
I'm
imagining
it
just
being
like
in
a
table
like
in
an
excel
sheet
or
something
or
a
single
document,
and
and
send
to
all
members.
I'd
appreciate
that,
because
I
think
these
things
aren't
unrelated
and
I
think
it's
it
will
help
us
have
an
easier
conversation
about.
U
You
know
kind
of
the
things
that
where
we
have
shared
goals,
that
we
have
very
different
districts
and
they
may
have
very
different
needs-
and
I
often
refer
to
the
fact
you
know
that
I
think
the
city
of
pittsburgh
has
opposite
real
estate
markets,
and
so
it
isn't
one-size-fits-all
and
and
this
body
of
us
this
nine,
these.
You
know
us
nine
members
struggle
to
make
good
policy,
and
I
think
we
all
do
that
in
good
conscience,
but
it's
difficult
to
make
policies
for
very
opposite
situations,
overheated
markets
and
cold
markets.
U
You
know
under
investment
and
hyper
investment,
so
I
think
if
we
all
have
the
more
information
we
all
have
the
same
in
front
of
us.
I
think
the
better,
the
better
policy
conversation
we
can
have.
So
that
was
clear.
That's
all
mr
chair,
thank
you.