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A
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
the
regular
meeting
of
city
council
for
monday
november,
8th
2021.,
the
meeting
announcement
council
can
will
be
meeting
in
a
hybrid
format
until
further
notice.
We
encourage
speakers
to,
can
you
continue
joining
us
virtually
or
is
in
person
as
there
are,
but
there
will
be
a
limited
number
of
seats
in
council
chambers.
A
Thank
you
as
we
join
from
our
remote
locations,
please
rise
for
the
pledge
of
allegiance
and
remain
standing
from
a
moment
of
silence
in
our
moment
of
silence.
Please
keep
in
mind
that
veterans
day
is
this
week,
and
we
want
to
thank
all
our
veterans
and
also
please
keep
in
mind
superintendent
moffatt,
who
passed
away
recently.
Thank
you.
A
C
D
A
A
A
E
F
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
hope
everybody
is
doing.
Well,
it's
a
kind
of
melancholy
day.
I
remember
standing
here
back
in
2002
when
I
was
sworn
in
to
office.
For
the
first
time.
F
It's
been
a
long
road
got
to
watch.
A
lot
of
changes
occur
not
only
within
the
city
but
changes
as
a
person
as
well
a
lot
of
different
people
that
I've
gotten
to
work
with
a
lot
of
different
times
that
this
city
has
gone
through,
and
today
I
unfortunately
have
a
pretty
long
speech
tried
to
cut
it
down
over
the
past
few
weeks,
but
unfortunately,
for
every
sentence
we
took
out.
F
I
think
three
sentences
were
added,
but
what
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
do
is
look
back
over
those
years
and
share
with
you.
Some
lessons
learned
some
of
the
good
times
that
we
have
been
able
to
go
through
together
and
basically
look
at
a
couple
of
different
areas
that
go
through
the
guide
of
the
north
star
that
we
pursued
over
the
past
eight
years,
which
was
p4.
F
F
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
fulfill
my
dream.
It
has
been
the
honor
of
my
lifetime
to
serve
you
city,
council
members.
It
is
my
privilege
to
present
to
you
for
the
last
time
next
year's
operating
in
capital
budgets,
our
vision
since
2014
has
been
to
equitably
improve
pittsburgh
through
a
people-first
approach.
F
F
F
Political
contributions
and
influence
within
government
was
dominated
by
money,
jobs
and
departments
and
agencies
providing
critical
services
to
the
people
were
packed
with
staff
who
were
appointed
through
political
favors,
not
by
qualification.
At
the
turn
of
the
century.
Our
economy
started
modernizing
and
turning
itself
around.
F
F
We
were
nearly
bankrupt
during
my
time
on
city
council,
we
began
a
complete
financial
reconstruction,
starting
with
act
47
entering
act.
47
financial
oversight
allowed
us
to
gain
direct
management
from
the
state.
Was
it
popular?
No,
after
a
failed
attempt
to
pass
the
legislation,
it
took
two
years
of
advocacy
to
convince
colleagues
to
support
it
in
2004.
F
Was
it
the
right
thing
to
do
for
the
future
of
our
city?
Absolutely
act.
47
introduced
controls
on
spending
restructured
our
taxes
and
implemented.
Other
fiscal
reforms
is
the
bill
sponsored
during
the
first
recovery
plan,
the
council
finance
chair
during
the
second
recovery
plan
and
the
mayor
for
the
third
and
final
recovery
plan.
I
saw
firsthand
the
realities
of
our
financial
instability
and
the
need
for
meaningful
long-term
reform.
F
F
F
F
The
truly
just
and
equitable
recovery
depends
on
rebuilding
our
cash
reserves
to
be
prepared
for
the
next
challenge.
We
must
focus
on
adding
jobs
in
pittsburgh's,
new
economy
and
encouraging
population
growth
through
developing
housing
stock.
Without
the
safety
net
or
investment
in
increasing
real
revenue,
we
will
find
the
city
once
again
in
financial
hardship
prior
to
act.
47
the
city
counted
on
phantom
revenue
to
pay
our
bills,
leading
us
to
the
brink
of
bankruptcy.
F
F
F
Our
employees
are
the
backbones
of
city
operations.
Over
the
past
eight
years,
we
have
worked
together
to
implement
annual
pay
raises
across
the
board,
while
also
improving
health
care
and
other
benefits.
Thank
you,
city
council,
for
making
this
a
priority,
yet
working
for
the
city
can
sometimes
be
a
thankless
job.
F
F
F
F
Pwsa
was
not
sending
bills
had
unresponsive
customer
service
in
a
network
of
pipes
that
were
100
plus
years
old,
with
no
proactive
replacement
plan,
they
did
not
have
a
long-term
capital
plan.
They
were
simply
operating
day
to
day.
On
top
of
all
that,
I
found
out
in
my
first
few
years
as
mayor
that
there
were
dangerous
levels
of
lead
in
drinking
water.
We
needed
to
provide
safe
drinking
water,
a
responsible
management
system.
We
set
up
a
blue
ribbon
panel.
F
Changed
leadership,
worked
to
get
oversight
from
the
independent
public
utilities,
commission
lobbied
harrisburg
to
replace
lead
lines
proactively,
replaced
water
and
main
lines
introduced,
orthophosphate
from
to
stop
the
lead
from
the
pipes
leaching
into
the
water.
Since
then,
over
35
miles
of
antiquated
water
mains
have
been
replaced.
Pwsa
created
a
five-year
capital
budget
introduced
a
green
infrastructure,
storm
water
management
plan
to
complement
the
epa
mandated
combined,
sewer
overflow
plan
and
work
to
create
a
complete
facilities
management
plan
for
a
publicly
owned
water
system
for
the
next
50
years.
F
Pwsa
is
on
the
path
to
replace
all
lead
service
lines
by
2025,
having
already
replaced
over
15
000
lines,
pwsa's
2021
lead
testing
levels
are
the
lowest
they
have
been
in
20
years.
In
just
eight
years,
pwsa
has
gone
from
hardly
functioning
to
a
model
of
modern
service
delivery
and
efficiency
through
accountability,
transparency
and
investment.
F
Snow
routes
were
kept
in
written
files
to
reserve
a
park
shelter
you
had
to
come
downtown
on
one
designated
day
in
line
up
around
the
city
county
building.
If
you
were
doing
a
construction
project,
you
had
to
take
a
day
off
of
work,
bring
several
cashier
checks,
because
you
got
your
building
permit
at
one
counter.
F
Your
zoning
approval
on
another
floor
went
to
another
building
for
your
parking
variants,
another
building
for
your
dumpster
permit
and
yet
another
place
to
get
your
no
parking
signs.
Inventories
of
public
and
private
streets
were
written
on
note
cards
and
most
institutional
knowledge
and
records
were
in
employees.
Heads
today,
you
can
get
all
permits
licensing
plans
approved
online
on
one
stop
pgh,
you
can
pay
with
a
credit
card.
All
pli
inspectors
have
smart
phones,
emails
in
an
online
inspection
tracking
system.
We
have
snow,
plow,
tracker
and
our
plows
have
tablets
with
optimized
routes.
F
F
F
Modernization
efforts
have
helped
our
performance
in
making
historic
investments
in
public's
assets.
This
has
included
record
investment
in
paving
bridge
and
step
repair,
landslide
remediation
bike
lanes,
traffic
calming
and
safety
improvements,
in
accordance
with
our
vision,
zero
policy
that
nobody
is
hurt
or
killed
on
a
public
right-of-way.
F
F
F
My
staff
provided
support
to
minority
and
women-owned
businesses,
small
businesses,
immigrants,
refugees,
new
americans,
youth
and
young
children,
critical
communities
like
veterans,
those
who
are
experiencing
housing
insecurity
in
those
with
addiction
and
mental
health
challenges.
Our
staff
worked
with
our
community
departments,
departments
and
authorities
to
create
people-driven
plans
and
benchmarking.
F
So
we
could
measure
our
success
like
the
welcoming
pittsburgh
roadmap
that
took
feedback
from
over
three
000
residents
to
make
a
plan
we
use
to
guide
program
and
service
priorities
for
immigrant
and
refugee
communities.
We
became
a
member
of
the
government
alliance
on
race
and
equity,
making
us
one
of
the
first
cities
in
the
country.
To
put
our
numbers
up
against
a
national
scorecard
to
assure
each
of
our
departments
was
providing
real
equity
in
the
services
they
provide
in
their
annual
budget
requests.
F
In
2019,
we
transitioned
bnt
bne
into
the
fifth
office
of
equity
in
the
nation
to
ensure
our
mission
of
equity
was
clear.
This
did
two
things
one.
It
institutionalized
our
commitment
to
equity
and
allowed
our
staff
to
disseminate
and
infuse
their
work
with
departments
and
agencies
and
two
it
allowed
us
to
exchange
policy
ideas
with
other
cities
that
shared
our
goals.
So
we
could
collaborate
rather
than
operating
in
a
silo.
F
The
results
benefited
the
people
of
pittsburgh
and
included
creation
and
expansion
of
the
learn
and
earn
summer
youth
employment
program,
which
has
provided
paid
jobs
for
over
14
000
young
people
over
84
000
free
books
have
been
distributed
to
little
burgers
under
the
age
of
five.
A
two
million
dollar
child
care
quality
fund.
To
give
grants
to
local
child
care
centers
to
improve
their
facilities
and
curriculums
over
1.4
million
saved
in
1.9
million
of
debt
eliminated
by
pittsburghers
through
the
financial
empowerment
centers
that
offer
free
financial
management
for
any
person
over
18.
F
significant
increases
in
mwbes
being
awarded
contracts
through
the
equal
opportunity,
review,
commission
establishment
of
the
gender
equity
commission
and
the
lgbtqia
plus
commission
scoring
over
100
on
the
municipal
equity
index
for
four
years
in
a
row
deployment
of
a
citywide
language
access
plan
so
that
everyone
can
access
city
information,
no
matter
the
language
they
speak
and
or
read
the
office
of
equities
critical
communities.
Division
in
2020
rolled
out
into
the
office
of
a
community
health
and
safety,
a
person
experiencing
homelessness
or
having
a
mental
health
crisis
does
not
need
the
police
to
be
called.
F
They
need
an
alternative
responder
who
can
help
connect
them
with
long-term
care.
Och
and
s
works
on
programs
focused
on
harm
reduction.
A
partnership
with
the
allegheny
health
network
provides
social
service
co-responders.
We
are
additionally
providing
victims,
assistance,
expanded
medical
access
and
social
work
services.
Oc
h.
S
is
also
involved
in
the
innovative
homeless,
shelter
being
built
on
second
avenue
through
public-private
partnerships
that
will
offer
comprehensive
wrap-around
services
for
homeless
adults
and
their
pets.
F
The
office
of
community
health
and
safety
is
becoming
a
national
leader
for
21st
century
public
safety
and
health.
We
must
continue
to
invest
in
this
office
and
the
vision,
och
ns's
work
also
supports
the
outstanding
work
of
the
men
and
women
working
in
public
safety.
Every
day.
During
the
past
eight
years,
we
have
brought
the
number
of
firefighters
back
up
to
budgeted
levels.
For
the
first
time
we
have
brought
back
the
emt
program
and
expanded
the
24-7
24
7
coverage
of
ems
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
F
Additionally,
our
pittsburgh
bureau
of
police
has
invested
in
a
community
engagement
office
created
the
neighborhood
resource
officer
program,
expanded
the
community
resource
officer
program,
implemented
mandatory
implicit
bias
and
de-escalation
training
and
expanded
our
unbiased
policing
policy.
With
these
three
bureaus
and
oc
oc
h
s
working
together,
we
will
make
pittsburgh
safer
for
all
residents.
F
F
Those
who
left
left
behind
abandoned
homes
and
a
hole
in
the
city's
tax
base,
but
we
have
rebuilt
our
economy
in
education,
medicine,
technology
and
trades
that
can
attract
people
to
contribute
to
the
vibrancy
of
the
city,
the
economy
and
the
tax
base,
which
is
critical
to
getting
more
revenue
to
invest
in
our
neighborhoods.
To
be
certain.
We
cannot
rebuild
our
neighborhoods
or
attract
families
to
the
city
without
creating
good
paying
jobs.
F
Under
my
administration,
we
have
seen
record
investments
in
market
rate,
residential,
commercial
and
affordable
development.
Downtown
has
seen
a
rebirth
into
an
active
and
burgeoning
scene
of
people
living
working
and
playing.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
continue
to
reimagine
downtown
as
a
vibrant,
residential
neighborhood
coming
out
of
covid.
F
We
know
the
class
b
and
c
office
space
has
suffered
using
the
state's
arp
funding.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
capitalize
on
the
record
demand
for
downtown
housing
and
can
create
thousands
of
mixed
income,
green
historic
housing
units
in
the
next
three
years
and
recharge
our
golden
triangle.
With
residents
we've
brought
in
google
uber
argo,
aurora,
phillips,
dulingo,
robotics
firms,
ai
firms,
research
and
development
companies
and
startups,
who
alone
have
brought
tens
of
thousands
of
jobs
and
people
to
the
city.
F
Building
the
tax
base
by
creating
jobs
in
improving
housing
stop
helps
the
city.
Do
programs
like
wreck
to
tech,
recto
tech
has
taught
computer
science,
ai
and
coding
skills
to
over
200
young
pittsburghers
over
80
percent
of
whom
are
black
by
encouraging
tech
companies
to
locate
here
and
having
the
amenities
for
their
workforce.
F
F
F
F
We
saw
this
exact
trend
in
the
50s
and
the
60s
in
white
neighborhoods
for
the
past
20
years,
we've
seen
it
in
our
black
neighborhoods.
If
we
are
to
lessen
the
disparity
that
exists
in
pittsburgh,
we
must
first
help
those
left
behind
and
second
build
back
the
black
middle
and
upper
middle
class
that
help
to
build
pittsburgh.
We
must
invest
in
black
families
staying
in
the
city
by
prioritizing
equitable
parks,
business
district
in
mixed
income
housing.
F
One
of
our
greatest
successes
has
been
the
larimer
choice
project
where
235
housing
units
have
already
been
developed
with
another
99
being
developed
in
the
next
phase.
But
those
aren't
the
important
numbers
in
cornerstone
village.
Over
58
percent
of
young
residents
are
participating
in
high
quality
learning.
F
The
average
earned
income
of
adults
jumped
nearly
seven
thousand
dollars
annually
and
there's
been
a
ten
percent
increase
in
eligible
adults
working
before
only
eight
percent
of
residents
were
in
health
and
fitness
programming,
but
now
over
37
of
the
residents
are
support
for
this
vision
of
affordable
housing
in
mixed
income.
Communities
has
been
made
possible
through
our
housing
opportunity
fund.
F
Affordable
housing
is
just
one
component
of
rebuilding
our
neighborhoods.
A
stronger
tax
base
also
allows
us
to
direct,
invest
directly,
invest
in
black
and
brown
businesses
and
business
districts
that
we
have
failed
in
the
past.
That's
why
we
launched
the
avenues.
I
hope
initiative
last
year
to
revitalize
historic
black
business
districts,
focusing
first
on
homewood
larimer
center
ave,
perrysville
charters,
warrington
avenues
and
irvine
street
in
partnership
with
the
ura.
F
We
look
at
these
seven
business
districts
holistically
and
help
invest
public
and
private
support
into
minority
and
women-owned
businesses,
facade
renovations,
using
local
minority
contractors,
developing
nearby
housing
and
investing
in
paving
sidewalks,
streetscape
vacant
lot,
maintenance
and
traffic
homing.
So
residents,
families
and
visitors
can
safely
access
and
support
businesses
in
just
its
first
year.
Over
24
million
dollars
in
public
and
private
investment
has
been
secured
in
these
corridors.
F
Climate
change
is
one
of
our
most
imminent
threats
we
face
and
we
have
seen
it
firsthand.
In
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
we
established
the
chief
resilience
officer
in
the
office
of
sustainability
and
resilience
to
oversee
implementing
sustainable
operations,
clean
energy
and
solutions
that
promote
the
long-term
success
of
our
region,
because
sustainable
solutions
not
only
mitigate
climate
change.
They
also
provide
savings
to
the
taxpayers.
F
We
created
the
climate
action
plan,
a
six-pronged
approach
to
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
established
our
2030
climate
targets
that
we
are
rapidly
achieving.
Like
100,
renewable
electricity
for
city
operations,
fossil
fuel,
free
city,
vehicle
fleet
and
pension
divestment
in
fossil
fuels.
We
have
made
it
the
law
that
all
new
city
buildings
must
be
net
zero,
or
only
use
as
much
power
as
they
produce.
F
F
We
created
the
tree
protection,
ordinance,
updated
the
waste
and
recycling
code
for
the
first
time
in
decades
and
are
in
the
process
of
providing
every
city
resident
with
a
free,
blue
recycling
bin.
We
are
helping
to
develop
the
largest
urban
farm
in
the
country
in
the
hilltop
we
deployed
smart
garbage
cans
citywide
to
improve
voice
collection
and
route,
optimization
to
reduce
emissions
from
collection
trucks.
We
provided
funding
to
the
clean
pittsburgh
commission
to
aid
their
work
in
beautification,
litter
reduction
and
now
the
famous
garbage
olympics.
F
We
will
soon
be
converting
our
street
lights
to
led
to
save
over
one
million
dollars
a
year
in
energy
costs
and
also
aid
in
a
healthy
natural
environment,
in
accordance
with
our
dark
sky
ordinance,
while
cutting
energy
use
by
40
to
50
percent
climate
change
is
happening
everywhere
and
is
being
addressed
at
the
international
and
national
level.
But
local
government
is
on
the
front
lines
of
implementation.
F
Our
leadership
in
sustainability
has
granted
us
the
opportunity
to
lead
on
an
international
stage
with
pittsburgh
is
an
example
of
rebirth
and
climate
action
emerging
from
an
industrial
past
rooted
in
fossil
fuels.
That's
why
I
represented
pittsburgh
with
hundreds
of
mayors
from
115
countries
at
the
2015,
paris
accords
and
recommitted
pittsburgh
to
those
accords
in
2017..
F
F
F
Pittsburgh
has
served
as
the
location
for
the
very
first
u.s
eu
trade
and
technology
summit,
and
it
was
just
announced.
Last
week
the
pittsburgh
was
chosen
as
the
united
states
site
to
host
the
international
sem
mi
that
will
bring
leaders
from
31
countries
here
to
see
what
we're
doing
and
how
we're
doing
it
right.
Our
work
has
brought
numerous
visits
from
presidents
obama
and
biden
vice
president
harris
and
numerous
cabinet
secretaries.
F
These
relationships
with
federal
and
international
partners
has
helped
us
to
bring
in
over
110
million
dollars
in
grants.
During
my
administration,
we've
told
pittsburgh's
story
around
the
world
and
it
shows
that
people
believe
in
what
we're
doing
and
are
willing
to
invest
in
it.
110
million
dollars
is
a
lot
of
money
to
supplement
our
revenues
in
order
to
do
additional
critical
projects
like
the
10
million
dollar,
grant
from
fema
to
stabilize
mount
washington
hillside.
The
future
of
our
region
lies
in
our
ability
to
adapt
the
changing
economy.
F
We
have
felt
the
pain
of
not
preparing
for
deindustrialization.
It
has
taken
us
30
years
to
build
a
new
economy.
We
created
the
marshall
plan
for
middle
america,
calling
on
investment
in
pittsburgh
and
cities
throughout
the
ohio,
river
valley
and
upper
appalachia
to
prepare
the
workforce
and
the
region
to
be
a
global
leader
in
clean
energy
resources.
F
F
We
have
recognized
that
our
past
is
not
our
future
and
turned
it
180
degrees
to
hand
it
to
the
next
generation
who
can
take
it.
Even
further
people
see
the
city
logo
on
a
shirt
or
a
truck,
and
just
think
of
us
as
the
city
or
the
government,
and
that's
true,
but
the
reality
is
that
the
government
is
made
up
of
individuals
who
work
hard
every
day
to
make
the
city
a
better
place
for
their
neighbors.
F
F
F
F
I
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
your
mayor.
Thank
you
for
believing
in
my
leadership
and
my
vision
for
eight
years
to
help
transform
your
city
to
meet
your
needs.
It
has
been
the
privilege
of
my
life
to
serve
you.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
the
next
administration
build
off
the
foundations
we
have
laid
out
together
for
a
brighter
future
for
all.
A
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
say
that
we
are
going
to
thank
first
of
all.
Thank
you
mayor
very
much.
Thank
you
for
the
years
of
working
with
you.
A
I
have
some
things
to
say,
but
I
want
to
give
the
members
here
an
opportunity
to
say
something
before
you
leave,
and
we
also
we'll
talk
about
a
few
other
things
that
we're
going
to
do,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
we
are
going
to
do
something
as
a
council
before
you
leave,
but
today
I
want
to
give
our
members
an
opportunity
to
talk
reverend
burns.
To
start
with
you.
G
Your
leadership
and
your
friendship,
we
have
put
equity
and
diversity
as
a
forefront
in
partnership
with
councilman
lavelle.
I
am
proud
of
the
work
we've
done
and
I
think
that
our
work
will
stand
the
test
of
time.
Thank
you
for
your
friendship
and
your
leadership.
I
do
not
think
of
this
as
an
end,
but
a
transition.
I
have
no
doubt
that
you
will
be
in
leadership
roles
across
our
city
and
our
country
for
many
years.
D
Thank
you
councilwoman.
So,
yes
mayor,
I
too
want
to
echo
thoughts
of
reverend
burgess.
When
I
came
into
office.
You
know
it's
you're
very
well
known
for
your
fight
on
climate
change
and
you
know
more
broader
national
issues,
but
I
would
tell
you
I
am
delighted
to
have
worked
with
you
in
the
past
four
years
on
infrastructure
needs.
D
You
probably
don't
get
enough
credit
for
that,
but
you
know
every
infrastructure
project
I
came
to
you
with
we've
basically
either
completed
or
are
in
the
midst
of
working
on
so
and
you've
seen
firsthand
in
some
of
my
neighborhoods
the
transformation
that
has
occurred
for
that.
So
so
for
myself,
you
know
you've
been
a
delight
to
work
with.
I
find
you
very
professional,
your
staff,
you
know
chief
gilman,
everybody
all
your
department
heads,
I
found
very
professional
and
very
apt
to
get
things
done
for
me.
So
thank
you.
H
H
So
we
go
back
that
long,
and
I've
also
want
to
acknowledge
that.
While
I
didn't
support
your
candidacy
this
term,
I
do
look
forward
to
seeing
what
moves
what
you
move
on
to
in
your
next
chapter,
and
I
do
also
agree
with
councilman
burgess
that
I
I
believe
it
that
you
will
provide
leadership
where
you
are
needed
in
this
next
chapter
of
your
life,
and
I
I
just
have
to
acknowledge
the
the
dramatic
changes
that
have
occurred
in
our
mutual
careers
together
and
working
for
change
in
the
city
and
I'm
deeply
appreciative.
I
I
Nor
will
your
friendship
and
support
of
of
me
through
the
years
and
the
the
partnership
that
you
and
I
have
built
and
everything
that
I've
learned
from
you.
I
am.
I
am
better
for
having
served
with
you
and
I
will
always
remember
your
your
friendship
and
your
your
your
kindness
and
your
leadership
with
great
fondness,
and
I
wish
you
nothing,
but
the
best.
C
Thank
you.
Excuse
me,
mayor
peduto.
Thank
you.
First
and
foremost
for
your
service.
Councilman
cross
mentioned
your
support
of
him.
I'd
be
remiss
if
not
not
acknowledging
myself
that
when
I
decided
to
run
for
office,
you
were
one
of
the
very
first
people
to
support
me
and
I'll.
Never
forget
that,
and
I
thank
you
for
that
and
in
your
remarks
you
mentioned
that
we
didn't
always
agree
which
is
true.
C
We've
had
our
ups
and
we've
had
our
downs,
but
through
it
all,
you
were
always
very
consistent
and
willing
to
have
the
tough
conversations
willing
to
have
the
meetings
willing
to
sit
and
think
through
what
we
collectively.
Despite
how
we
differed
on
how
we
were
trying
to
get
there,
I
believe
our
visions
were
pretty
much
all
normally
in
line,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
all
that
you've
done
in
supporting
the
work
that
I've
tried
to
get
done.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
vision,
your
leadership
within
the
city.
C
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
staff
that
you
brought
on
to
my
knowledge.
You've
probably
had
the
most
diverse
staff
the
city
has
ever
seen
and
they
were
very
competent
and
they
did
great
work
on
your
behalf.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
centering
equity
and
inclusion
within
your
administration.
C
J
Thank
you.
First
of
all,
I
regret
for
not
being
able
to
be
there
in
person
today,
but
I
listened
to
every
single
word
and
was
with
you
in
spirit
I,
mr
mayor
peduto.
I
want
to
thank
you
first
and
foremost
for
your
service.
I
know
that
you're,
the
type
of
person
who
wakes
up
every
morning
thinking
about
how
to
make
the
city
a
better
place
and
you've
shown
your
devotion
over
the
last
several
decades
of
this
public
service,
and
I
know
you
will
continue
your
public
service
in
a
different
way.
J
J
I
I
think
councilman
krauss
used
the
word
that
I
was
thinking
of
too
it's
it's
staggering
to
hear
all
in
one
place,
everything
that
you
and
your
team
have
accomplished
over
the
last
eight
years,
something
that
you
should
be
proud
of,
and
I
look
forward
to
building
upon
that
foundation
to
continue
to
do
great
for
work.
For
the
city,
thank
you
for
leaving
the
city
in
such
a
solid
place
for
us
to
continue
to
work
off
of,
and
thank
you
again
for
your
service.
K
Well,
first
off
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you,
as
other
members
were
talking
about
your
dedicated
service
to
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
you
know
I
can't
help
to
think
about
how
we
haven't
had
that
much
time
to
work
together,
that
this
pandemic
has
kind
of
put
a
big
thorn
in
that,
and
you
know
in
a
lot
of
ways.
The
north
side
is
one
that's
going
to
benefit
from
what
you've
committed
to
invested
in
that
place,
but
then
also
the
whole
city
of
pittsburgh
is
going
to
benefit
from
everything
you've
done
so
far.
K
Now
this
this
past
pandemic,
you
know
just
like
I'm
sitting
here.
I
haven't
sat
here
last
last
time
or
anytime
before.
K
And
listening
to
everything
you've
gone
over,
it's
been,
you
know,
quite
the
accomplishments,
but
I
think,
most
importantly,
it's
been
your.
You
know.
I
usually
like
to
just
talk
plainly.
He
just
been
chipping
away
at
every
single
part
of
the
city.
That's
that
hasn't
worked
well
and
to
see
that
front
and
center.
It's
been.
You
know
incredible
from
my
angle.
K
K
You
mean
you
chose
this
place.
You
chose
to
stay
here
and
you
know
you've
chosen
a
staff
that
has
made
this
city
a
place
where
people
are
now
moving
to.
Businesses
are
coming
and
just
like
you
said
in
your
in
your
in
your
presentation,
you
know
all
these
accomplishments
that
you've
done
it's
it's
something
that
we
have
to
continue.
A
That's
my
turn.
I'm
like
the
comedian
here.
Okay,
I
just
want
to
say
you
know
we
first.
Obviously
we
did
not
get
along.
You
know
the
first
time
you
were
elected
and
it
was
so
much
so
that
reverend
burgess
and
I
looked
at
ways
to
get
you
out
of
office,
including
including
turning
your
position
into
a
manager
position
instead
of
a
mayor's
position.
A
But
you
didn't,
have
you
had
so
much
support
from
members
and
we
knew
that
you
were
going
to
get
things
done,
that
you
wanted
to
get
done,
but
what
I
liked
is,
although
we
didn't
support
you,
you
came
and
you
put
pittsburgh
first
and
you
worked
with
us
and
you
built
a
relationship
and
now,
at
the
end
we
really
respect
and
thank
you
so
much
for
everything
you
have
done.
It
has
been
amazing.
A
I
can't
argue
at
first
I
thought:
oh
gosh,
do
you
see
all
these
bike
lanes
he
wants
to
put
in
there's
now,
there's
scooters
everywhere.
I'm
thinking
just
cut
the
weeds
okay,
but
I
cannot
argue
when
I
see
the
investment
in
district
2
that
we
have
never
had
before,
and
that
comes
from
your
leadership
and
your
your
directors,
your
chiefs,
your
staff,
but
I
really
have
to
call
out
dan
gilman
for
the
amazing
job
he
does.
He
is
one
of
the
hardest
working
people.
A
I
have
ever
seen
24
hours
a
day,
seven
days
a
week,
and
I
sometimes
send
him
the
nastiest
text
messages
and
he
responds
really
nicely
to
me
at
least
and
then
gets
me
some
answers.
I
know
he's
cussing
me
off
behind
the
scenes,
but
he
gets
things
done.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
everything
that
you
do.
Thank
you
for
hiring
an
amazing
staff,
an
amazing
team
and
thank
all
of
you
for
everything
that
you
do
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
A
I
also
want
to
thank
all
the
employees
for
working
so
hard,
and
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
getting
us
through
this
pandemic
mayor.
I
I
think
you're
going
to
go
down
in
history
and
people
are
going
to
find
out
shortly
after
years
from
now.
I
think
that
they'll
find
out
what
an
amazing
mayor
you
were
and
how
how
brilliant
you
were.
I
mean
honestly.
Sometimes
I'm
thinking
just
talk
down
here,
but
it
was
real,
but
you
have
been
amazing
and
brought
so
much
to
the
city.
A
A
Members
come
up,
we
have
a
little
something
from
the
city
of
pittsburgh
council
and
then
we're
going
to
take
a
photo
with
everyone.
First
with
council,
then
with
council
and
the
clerk's
staff,
and
then
with
your
staff
and
anyone
who
wants
to
get
in
the
photo
get
your
couple
photos
because,
but
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
everything,
mayor
peduto,
for
everything,
and
I
just
want
to
wish
you
well
in
everything
you
do.
I
know
you're
going
on
to
to
huge
things.
A
I
know
you're
going
to
be
a
leader
always
because
that's
what
you
were
born
to
be
so
thank
and
during
a
time
when
you
have
gone
through
such
traumatic
things
in
your
own
family.
You
kept
pittsburgh
first.
So
thank
you
for
everything.
God
bless
you,
here's
more
something
from
us.
What
do
you
have
to
open.
A
I
I
A
F
F
F
Take
the
the
little
whatever
that
is
grass
thing:
oh
yeah,
okay,.
I
L
F
We'll
go
through
the
numbers
during
the
budget.
Thank.
E
A
Thank
you
good
morning
and
welcome
back
to
the
recess
meeting
of
pittsburgh
city
council's
regular
meeting
for
monday
november
8th
and
we
are
following
a
recess
after
the
mayor's
budget
address
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
proclamations
and
we
have
no
proclamations
today.
So
our
next
order
of
business
will
be
public
comment
and
our
first
speaker
is
dr
dr
miller.
I
want
to
thank
dr
miller
for
his
patients
as
we
went
through
this
process
this
morning.
A
I
would
like
to
also
remind
speakers
that
the
rules
of
council
state
that
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
maybe
before,
city,
council,
profanity
and
threats
will
not
be
permitted.
Dr
miller,
would
you
please
come
to
podium?
Thank
you.
L
Miller,
the
hill,
a
global
intelligence
society,
a
national
candidate
for
2024.,
global
intelligence
society.org,
which
uses
21
disciplinary
information
and
intelligence,
vectors
links,
the
national
league
of
cities,
the
national
governors,
association,
193,
u.n
consulates,
founder
of
the
center
for
global
studies,
international
interdisciplinary,
the
global
intelligence
society
and
the
multimedia
global
and
national
intelligence
information
networks.
L
A
concern
of
this
council
is
clearly
the
state
of
the
city.
Is
it
more
equitable?
Is
there
more
equity
two
points,
one
the
vote
in
an
ideal
sense
and,
secondly,
the
vote
in
a
practical
sense,
the
vote
ideal.
Your
vote
counts
with
no
vote
receipt
showing
for
whom
a
citizen
voted.
L
Any
citizen
cannot
verify
his
or
her
vote
the
allegheny
county
elections
division.
The
aced
will
only
allow
a
citizen
to
verify
that
he
or
she
voted,
but
not
for
whom
so
ed
gainey
cannot
prove
that
ed
gainey
voted
for
ed
gainey
eg
in
2021,
2013
and
2017.
Could
william
peduto
with
all
of
his
service,
prove
that
any
one
voted
for
wp?
L
L
L
The
vote
in
a
practical
sense
means
that
your
vote
should
count
for
what,
since
the
democratic
party
dp
used
race
preference
identity
politics
in
2021
in
the
mayor
competition
again,
he
doesn't
deny
this
ed
gaining
used
race
with
the
dp
to
elect
dagny.
Do
any
of
you
deny
this?
This
is
not
equitable,
since
that
is
so
pittsburgh.
Mayor
land
will
shift
from
what
I
view
and
many
of
you
as
white
masterland
under
white-faced
mayor
peduto,
to
endland,
so
many
now
say
led
by
blackface
mayor
guinea.
In
any
case,
it
is
dp
face.
A
E
E
E
E
After
repeated
speeches
to
the
board
and
city
council,
they
have
not
dropped
the
sale
of
bonaire
school.
It
is
a
crime
to
use
a
falsehood
to
vote,
create
a
resolution,
sign
a
sales
agreement,
transfer
a
property
or
create
a
legal
contract
under
a
misrepresentation,
officials
have
a
duty
to
investigate
and
act
against
crime
when
notified
any
official.
Who
tells
us
that
we,
the
people
of
bonaire,
have
no
standing
in
this
controversy
is
against
us.
E
E
Significant
community
concern
has
been
expressed
to
the
board
of
education
and
the
city
council
all
these
months.
Since
the
announcement
of
the
sales
agreement
for
bonaire
school.
Perhaps
there
is
a
neighborhood
busting
plan
afoot,
blockbusting
is
illegal.
Is
there
any
lobbying
or
unregistered
lobbying
taking
place?
Are
any
special
friends
of
political
candidates
involved
in
this
non-compliant
sale?
E
My
sincere
consistent
request
is
that
city
council
create
a
resolution
to
block
zoning
change
and
support
a
green
space
to
replace
bonaire
school
building.
Do
your
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.
E
A
A
M
Coghill
presents
bill
number
2142
resolution
providing
for
a
supplementary
agreement
with
allegheny
county
for
local
costs
associated
with
the
sixth
street
bridge
project
and
providing
for
the
payment
of
local
costs
not
to
exceed
twenty
four
thousand
two
hundred
seventy
four
dollars
and
thirty
eight
cents
field
number
twenty
one.
Forty
three
resolution
providing
for
an
agreement
with
the
commonwealth
of
pennsylvania's
department
of
transportation,
the
local
costs
associated
with
the
state
route
project
and
providing
for
the
payment
of
costs
not
to
exceed
six
thousand
two
hundred
and
forty
eight
dollars.
A
I
New
papers,
madam
president,
but
madam
clark
and
councilman
burgess,
may
I
join
you
as
a
sponsor
on
2174.
M
Councilman
level
presents
bill
number
2147,
witness
supplement
in
the
pittsburgh
code:
title
1,
administrative
article,
3
organization
by
adding
a
new
chapter,
141
offices
generally
to
establish
the
office
of
immigrants
and
refugee
affairs
bill
number
2148,
ordinance,
amendment
of
pittsburgh,
city
code,
title
1,
administrative
article,
7
procedures,
chapter
169,
a
electronic
signatures
to
mandate
the
use
of
electronic
signatures
by
city
departments,
bill
number,
2149,
ordinance,
amending
and
supplementing
the
pittsburgh
code.
Title
1,
administrative
article,
7
procedures,
chapter
161
contracts
by
repealing
section,
161-39,
environmentally
preferred
purchases
innocent.
M
For
the
2022
fiscal
year.
Bill
number
2158
resolution
authorizing
city
council
to
approve
intra-departmental
transfers
throughout
the
2022
fiscal
year.
Bill
number
2168
resolution
authorizing
the
fee
schedule
for
2022
pursuant
to
chapter
170
of
the
city
code,
bill
number,
2169,
ordinance,
amendment
of
pittsburgh,
coded
title
ii,
fiscal,
article,
9,
property
taxes,
chapter
263,
real
property
tax
and
exemption
by
fixing
the
rate
of
real
estate
real
estate,
taxation
for
2022
bill
number,
2117
ordinance
amending
the
pittsburgh
code.
A
M
Modernization,
trust
fund
bill,
number,
2164,
ordinance,
amendment
of
pittsburgh,
code,
title
for
public
places
and
property;
article
1,
public
rights
of
way,
chapter
416;
instructions
by
adding
new
definitions
and
amending
permitting
requirements
for
construction
activities.
Encroachments
and
minor
encroachments.
A
Thank
you
and
councilman
wilson,
chair,
chair
of
land
use
and
economic
development.
Thank.
A
Thank
you
and
myself,
chair
of
hearings
have
one
resolution
and
one
communication
we'll
take
the
resolution
first.
Thank
you.
A
In
favor
all
right,
any
of
you
post
there's
this
big,
thank
you
and
now
we'll
move
on
to
any
unfinished
businesses
or
any
unfinished
business
before
council,
seeing
none
our
next
order
of
businesses
reports.
The
committee
for
final
action,
we'll
begin
with
councilman
anthony
coghill
committee
on
public
works,
councilman
culkin
thank.
M
That's
been
cargill
presents
bill
number
2136
reported
the
committee
on
public
works
for
november
1st
2021,
with
an
affirmative
recommendation.
Bill
number
2072
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
public
works
to
receive
a
grant
from
keep
america
beautiful
to
implement
a
cigarette
litter
prevention
program
and
cigarette
litter.
Stand
placement
in
the
amount
of
15
000
bill
number
2073
resolution
authorizing
an
agreement
with
the
efficiency
network
for
services
related
to
city
street,
led
conversion
at
a
cost
not
to
exceed
16
million
dollars.
A
H
Oops
there
I
am
thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
my
comments
about
the
led
street,
like
conversion
bill
2073
from
last
week.
Well,
there
was
a
lot
of
talk
in
the
media
and
enthusiasm
about
where
new
street
lights
need
to
be
added
to
our
existing
network,
where
they,
there
are
no
street
lights.
Currently,
this
bill,
15
million,
900
and
or
800
000
of
it,
is
actually
for
replacing
current
street
lights.
So
this
is
not
the
bill
for
adding
street
lights.
H
It
does
provide
200
000
that
I
I
support,
that
is
for
studying,
where
and
how
we
go
about
adding
street
lights
where
they
are
needed
and
and
integrating
them
into
the
network.
But
I
I
feel
that
we
haven't
had
a
full
enough
discussion
about
the
led
conversion
and
while
it's
been
a
long-standing
concept-
and
there,
I
think,
are
overly
optimistic
promises
from
the
industry
and
from
the
technology
industries
that
are
promoting
them.
H
A
B
A
A
I
think
you've
heard
the
reading
of
the
title.
The
bills.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
bills
saying
none.
The
bills
are
already
we're
now
ready
for
final
action,
all
in
favor
of
the
passage,
but
I,
when
the
name
is
called
those
opposed,
will
don't
know
whether
clerk
please
call
the
world
reverend.
M
Bill
number
2093
resolution
amending
resolution
number
377,
entitled
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
permits
licenses
and
inspections
to
apply
for
grant
funding
from
the
allegheny
county
department
of
community
and
economic
development's
act.
152
blight
removal
program
to
add
language,
to
allow
the
city
to
decrease
the
amount
of
the
grant,
allow
the
city
to
accept
the
grant
award
and
to
spend
the
funds.
A
K
A
M
Councilwoman
strasberger
presents
bill
number
2139
reported
the
committee
on
innovation,
performance
and
asset
management
for
november
1st
of
2021,
with
an
affirmative
recommendation.
Bill
number
2092
resolution
creating
the
one-stop
pgh
permitting
technology
trust
fund,
in
which
a
technology
fee
collected
from
applicable,
one-stop
pgh
permits
shall
be
deposited.
A
K
A
M
88H
lot,
161
various
lots
in
the
14th
ward
of
the
city,
frick
park,
expansion,
council
district
number,
five
bill
number
2080
resolution,
approving
execution
of
a
contract
for
disposition
by
sale
of
land
between
the
ura
and
garfield
highlands
in
the
10th
and
the
11th
ward
of
the
city
council
district
number.
Nine
bill
number
2082
resolution
authorizing
the
ura
to
acquire
all
the
city's
right
title
and
interest
if
any
and
into
the
vacated
right-of-way
adjourning
the
publicly
owned
properties.
M
124
k
in
various
lots
in
the
12th
ward
of
the
city
council,
district
number,
9
bill
number
2087
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
director
of
the
department
of
finance
to
execute
a
quick
claim
d
for
any
other
necessary
or
appropriate
documents,
agreement
and
instruments,
conveying,
as
is
all
the
city's
right
title
and
interest,
if
any
in
block
48
north
lot,
10
in
the
24th
ward
of
the
city,
to
the
ura
for
consideration
of
one
dollar.
Each
contingent
upon
the
mayor
and
director
of
finance.
M
First
entering
into
a
corporation
agreement
with
the
ura
setting
forth
the
rights
and
obligations
of
the
city
and
the
ura
relating
to
these
initial
condenses
and
further
setting
forth
the
rights
and
obligations
of
the
city
and
the
ura
relating
to
the
subsequent
disposition
of
this
property
to
third
parties.
Council
district,
one.
A
D
On
all
bills,
and,
madam
president,
if
I
could
register
I
on
the
remainder
of
the
bills,
I
have
a
previous
engagement.
Thank
you.
D
C
Yes,
madame
president,
excuse
me:
I
have
an
amendment
to
bill
2084,
so
motion
to
amend.
Second.
H
C
Sure
so,
last
week,
councilman
gross
asked
that
we
provide
language
in
our
resolution
that
essentially
reflects
the
covenants
in
the
ura's
documents
to
protect
the
long-term
sustainability
viability
of
the
skinny
building
downtown
the
the
the
protections
for
this
building
exists
within
the
contract
for
disposition,
as
well
as
the
deed
and
preservation
easement,
which
is
in
documents
that
have
to
be
signed
between
the
ura
and
pnc
bank.
C
However,
those
documents
can't
be
fully
executed
until
we
actually
vote
on
this
bill,
because
this
is
the
bill
that
allows
them
to
execute
those
documents.
So
what
this
amendment
does
is
tie
our
resolution
to
those
documents
and
saying
that,
for
our
resolution,
pnc
has
to
be
beholden
to
the
protections
within
those
documents,
which
is
why
I'm
referencing
those
documents,
but
they
can't
be
fully
executed
until
we
actually
take
this
vote.
H
Thank
you,
madam
president,
so
I'm
not
getting
what
I
wanted
here.
I
first
of
all
would
would
have
I
hoped-
and
I
did
ask
the
ura
and
I
I
talked
to
pnc
and
I
asked
them
to
not
buy
the
skinny
building.
We've
had
many
discussions
at
the
council
table
where
council
members
have
said
you
know
if
we
want
to
historically
protect
the
building,
we
should
own
it
well,
in
this
case
we
do
own
it,
but
we're
going
to
sell
it
to
a
private
entity,
and
it
is
a
six
foot
wide
building.
H
It
is
a
building
that
we
believe
is
the
second
skinniest
in
the
world.
You
can
look
it
up
on
a
wikipedia
page,
it
cannot
be
used
for
offices
by
pnc
and
they
bought
up
the
entire
remaining
block
of
that
street
disguised
behind
llc's,
and
so
it
came
out
when
they
moved
into
public
discussion
with
the
ura
about
buying
the
remaining
parcels.
H
I
believe
that
you
know
there
may
be
an
intention
of
their
intention
today
to
to
preserve
the
building.
I
hope
that
what
they
say
is
true,
but
we
could
also
protect
it
by
not
selling
it
at
all.
The
ura
has
actually
voted
to
sell.
The
building
is
ready
to
execute.
H
I
tried
to
encourage
council
to
hold
this
last
week,
so
we
could
get
a
stronger
language.
I
was
looking
forward
to
the
promise
of
attaching
all
of
those
writers
that
councilman
lavelle
was
referring
to
to
this
document.
As
conditions
of
the
authorizing
resolution
last
night,
the
ura
attorney
advised
against
it.
We
do
need
to
have
written
authorization
or
written
amendments
in
front
of
us
today,
tuesday,
and
we
don't
have.
We
have
what
councilman
lavelle
has
presented,
and
so
I
I
have
misgivings
still
about
the
fact
that
we
could
have
done.
H
We
need
to
do
things
more
creatively,
even
if
they
wanted
control
of
the
building
itself.
We've
now
learned,
I
think,
valuable
lessons
from
our
affordable
housing
community,
especially
around
community
land,
trust
where
you
can
remain
the
landlord
of
a
property
by
keeping
the
deed
on
the
ground
under
the
building,
and
you
can
still
lease
out
the
structure
to
someone
for
even
a
99-year
term,
and
that
is
how
they
ensure
that
their
covenants
are
upheld.
H
Here
we
are
allowing
the
bill
to
go
through
and
then
hoping
when
the
ura
does
execute
the
language,
which
is
not
publicly
available
that
we're
happy
with
that
language.
We're
trusting
our
colleagues
there
to
protect
the
building
and
we're
trusting
pnc,
also
to
be
good
stewards
of
the
building.
H
I
am
somewhat
assured
that
these
are
going
to
be
easements
on
the
deed
itself,
but
I
would
have
preferred
that
they
be
publicly
available
in
our
public
record
at
the
city
council
table
as
conditions
for
the
sale
which
we
know
we
might
have
done
so
I
I
did
ask
councilman
level
if
he
was
comfortable
with
the
motion
to
recommit
so
that
we
could
get
to
that
stronger
language,
but
he
did
not
respond.
A
Vote
on
the
amendment
and
all
in
favor
of
the
amendment.
B
A
A
Bills
haven't
received
the
legally
required
number
of
votes
are
finally
passed.
That
brings
us
on
to
motions
and
resolutions,
and
I
have
a
few
meeting
announcements
this
afternoon
at
1.
30
council
will
hold
an
executive
session
on
bill
2091
as
it
relates
to
a
warrant
also
this
afternoon
at
2
p.m.
Council
will
hold
a
cable
cast
public
hearing
on
bill
2121
as
it
relates
to
naming
the
park
created
by
the
I-579
cap
urban
connector
project
as
frankie
pace
park.
A
A
Make
sure
you
call
by
noon
and
to
come
tomorrow,
council
will
meet
tomorrow,
tuesday
november
9th
at
10
a.m.
For
our
standing
committees
meeting
the
speaker,
registration
for
this
meeting
closes
at
9
a.m.
Tuesday
morning
to
register,
fill
out
the
sign
up
form
on
the
council
meeting
webpage.
You
may
also
call
to
register
for
this
meeting
the
city
clerk's
office
at
412-255-2138,
and
the
meeting
will
be
chaired
by
councilman
lavelle,
and
this
thursday
november
11th
council
in
clark
offices
will
be
closed
in
observance
of
veterans
day.
A
We
want
to
thank
our
veterans
for
all
that
they
do,
and
tomorrow,
we'll
do
a
proclamation
wave
of
the
rules.
Council
do
a
proclamation
to
present
to
our
veterans
tomorrow.
Is
there
anything
from
members
seeing
none?
Can
I
have
a
motion
to
excuse
the
absent
members
and
approve
the
minutes
and
adjourn
the
meeting.