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A
A
C
Am
I
alive?
Yes,
okay,
wonderful!
Thank
you
good
evening,
esteemed
city
council
members,
it's
good
to
see
all
of
you.
My
name
is
joy
bronstein
and
I
serve
as
the
western
pa
director
of
policy
and
development
for
clean
water
action.
Clean
water
action
is
a
member
of
lead,
safe
allegheny
and
a
participant
in
the
get
the
let
out
campaign.
C
First,
thank
you
for
providing
this
opportunity
for
input
into
the
allocation
of
the
american
rescue
plan
act
funds.
There
are
many
more
than
enough
projects
and
initiatives
that
are
worthy
of
these
funds,
which
is
why
I
applaud
your
proposal
to
allocate
20
million
dedicated
to
addressing
lead
in
our
city.
C
Your
commitment
to
improving
public
and
environmental
health
in
pittsburgh
is
demonstrated
by
this
allocation
and
it
is
to
be
publicly
commended
that
said,
and
while
we
are
grateful
for
this
public
hearing
as
well
as
when
you
held
on
saturday
less
than
one
week
of
public
engagement,
is
not
sufficient
to
develop
an
equitable
proposal
that
reflects
the
wishes,
needs
and
priorities
of
all
of
pittsburgh's
residents.
The
get
the
let
out
campaign
is
disappointed
in
the
lack
of
clarity,
around
timeline
for
approval
opportunities
for
public
input
and
accountability
for
funds
allocated
to
entities
outside
of
the
city.
C
Clean
water
action
would
prefer
to
see
you
use
this
historical
opportunity
to
assure
equitable
investment
in
our
communities.
Thus,
we
join
our
friends
and
colleagues
in
calling
for
the
vote
to
be
paused
until
an
equitable
people-centered
public
process
is
conducted,
as
you
can
go
through
that
equitable
and
people-centered
public
process.
We
ask
that
you
assure
comprehensive
lead
prevention
and
exposure
and
that
you
are
making
a
decision
to
protect
the
public
health
all
of
the
city's
residents.
This
means
that
all
sources
of
lead
need
to
be
addressed.
C
Those
sources
include
paint
dust,
water
and
soil,
not
just
water,
while
a
continued
investment
in
removing
lead
from
water
in
our
infrastructure
is
certainly
needed
in
pittsburgh.
We
ask
that
you
also
invest
in
assuring
that
the
most
common
sources
of
lead
exposure
in
children
are
addressed.
Please
dedicate
a
portion
of
the
aripa
funds
to
remediate
paint
dust
and
soil
exposure
as
well.
We
know
that
this
was
president
biden's
intent
as
he
spoke
about,
and
the
white
house
announced
in
the
spring
and
that
intent
followed
the
releasing
of
these
funds
to
assure
that
lead.
C
C
You
have
the
flexibility
that
you
need
to
determine
how
the
arb
of
funds
will
be
spent
based
on
pittsburgh's
needs.
Please
use
part
of
the
funds
to
shift
to
a
prevention
model
for
addressing
that
exposure
and
lead
poisoning
of
our
children.
Please
prioritize
this
public
health
and
justice
and
make
sure
that
you
follow.
B
D
Thank
you
good
evening,
council,
members
and
staff.
My
name
is
kevin
quisenberry,
I'm
the
litigation
director
at
the
community
justice
project,
a
nonprofit
law
firm
in
pennsylvania's
legal
aid
network,
and
I
work
here
in
our
pittsburgh
office.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
provide
comments
today.
My
comments
are
made
on
behalf
of
myself
and
my
organization
and
as
a
participant
in
the
get
to
let
out
pittsburgh
campaign,
I'd
like
to
focus
my
comments
on
two
elements
of
the
american
rescue
plan,
funding
proposal
being
considered
by
council,
one
substantive
and
one
procedural.
D
D
This
commitment
is
fully
in
line
with
the
department
of
treasury's
guidance
on
how
these
funds
can
be
used,
and
it's
in
line
with
the
scope
of
the
problem
in
the
city
in
the
mayor's
press
release
describing
this
20
million
dollar
commitment.
The
mayor
indicated
that
these
funds
would
be
used
to
implement
policies
addressing
both
lead-based
paint
hazards
and
lead
hazards
in
drinking
water.
However,
in
the
itemized
spending
projection
that
accompanied
the
press
release,
these
funds
were
described
as
being
limited
to
replacing
pwsa's
lead
service
lines.
D
I
believe
that
that
itemization
may
not
reflect
council's
current
intents
with
the
funds,
but
I
urge
council
to
clarify
this
and
ensure
that
the
20
million
dollars
is
used
to
implement
policies
that
addressed
each
of
the
major
pathways
of
lead
exposure
in
the
city,
not
just
the
replacement
of
pwsa's
lead
service
lines.
As
a
reminder
when
we
met
with
each
of
you
through
2019
and
2020,
lead
in
water
constitutes
about
two
percent
of
the
problem.
D
It's
and
it's
important
that
the
city
ensure
that
we
have
an
equitable
inclusive,
transparent,
systematic
process
for
community
members
to
share
their
input
and
try
to
influence
decision
makers.
Therefore,
I
would
ask
council
to
consider
delaying
any
final
vote
on
the
spending
of
arp
funds
to
allow
for
more
time
for
a
more
robust
public
process.
Thank
you
again
and
good
evening.
E
Thank
you,
council
members.
For
your
time
tonight.
This
is
a
historic
moment
for
our
city.
We
may
never
again
see
a
federal
investment
as
large
as
the
american
rescue
plan,
we're
thankful
to
see
community
land
trusts
and
our
model
of
community
centered
permanently
affordable
housing
receive
an
allocation.
E
E
Additionally,
we,
like
many
other
housing
developers,
are
encountering
delays
and
cost
increases
due
specifically
to
covet
early
arp
dollars
could
allow
us
to
move
an
eight
unit
project
currently
stalled
immediately
into
construction.
There
are
numerous
issues
just
like
these
that
need
immediate
attention,
but
there
are
also
numerous
items
that
need
thoughtful,
inclusive
deliberation.
E
We
need
to
take
time
with
these
big
questions.
We
must
have
a
community-centered
conversation
about
our
arp
funds.
We
need
a
broad
inclusive
conversation
about
how
we
use
this
historic,
federal
investment
to
build
a
more
equitable
and
just
pittsburgh.
We
don't
need
to
rush.
We
can
find
a
balance
between
the
urgent
matters
of
the
day
and
immediate
covet
response
and
systems
changing
investments.
E
B
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you
hi
good
evening.
My
name
is
robert
damewood,
I'm
a
staff
attorney
with
regional
housing,
legal
services
and
I'm
a
resident
of
mount
washington,
I'd
like
to
start
by
thanking
mayor
peduto
and
the
pittsburgh
recovery
task
force
for
including
funding
for
the
preservation
of
affordable
housing
and
for
community
land
trust
initiatives
and
the
proposed
arp
allocation
plan.
G
Funding
for
these
items
is
essential
if
we
want
to
have
any
hope
of
offsetting
the
impact
that
the
pandemic
has
had
on
the
local
housing
market,
particularly
the
increased
need
for
affordable
housing,
like
others
who
have
spoken
before
me.
You
know
I
I
I
echo
that
we
need
a
a
a
community
driven
deliberative
process
to
identify
funding
priorities
and
like,
like
others
who
spoke
on
saturday.
I
urge
you
to
allocate
substantially
more
funding
for
affordable
rental
housing.
G
Five
million
dollars
is
not
nearly
enough
to
address
the
scale
of
the
problem.
Pittsburgh
had
a
shortage
of
20
000,
affordable
homes
before
the
pandemic,
and
given
the
economic
damage
experienced
by
renters
over
the
last
15
months,
the
problem
is
certainly
far
worse
now
yet,
but
the
proposed
spending
plan
would
allocate
only
1.4
of
the
city's
arpa
funds
for
rental
housing.
That's
invisible,
renters
represent
55
of
pittsburgh's
households,
yet
their
needs
go
largely
unaddressed
in
this
proposed
plan.
G
The
plan
would
allocate
36.5
million
for
homeowners
more
than
seven
times
as
much
as
it
would
provide
for
rental
housing.
Homeowners
have
suffered
from
the
pandemic
and
they
need
help,
but
renters
have
fared
far
worse.
It's
well
documented
that
renters
were
far
more
housing
insecure
before
the
pandemic
and
that
they
experience
greater
housing
and
security
as
a
result
of
pandemic.
G
There
are
also
important
equity
considerations
at
stake.
Pittsburgh's
recovery
plan
should
provide
an
equitable
recovery
that
gives
the
greatest
help
for
the
hardest
hit,
but
the
proposed
plan
does
the
exact
opposite
of
that.
The
data
is
clear
that
black,
low-wage
and
female-headed
households
experience
disproportionately
worse
health
and
economic
hardships
throughout
the
pandemic
and
are
expected
to
continue
on
that
trajectory
throughout
the
recovery.
G
Such
households
are
far
more
likely
to
rent
than
to
own
their
homes,
providing
seven
times
more
funding
for
home
ownership
than
for
rental
housing,
effectively.
Short
changes,
pittsburgh's
black
low-wage
and
female-headed
households.
The
very
demographics
who
are
the
hardest
hit
equity
requires
that
pittsburgh
renters
receive
more
assistance,
not
less
at
the
very
minimum.
There
needs
to
be
funding.
Parity
between
homeowners
and
renters.
G
Pittsburgh
has
a
unique
opportunity
to
begin
addressing
housing
inequities
that
have
been
exacerbated
by
the
pandemic.
It's
imperative
that
we
do
so
now
and
we
may
not
get
another
chance.
For
these
reasons,
I
asked
that
council
postpone
a
decision
and
allocate
at
least
36.5
million
of
its
arpa
funds
for
affordable
rental
housing
at
deep
afford.
H
H
H
The
consequence
of
this
is
that
decision
makers
in
the
city
are
all
too
often
flying
blind
when
they
make
policy
decisions
on
limited
occasions.
That
analysis
occurs
it's
either
siloed
within
departments
or
performed
as
a
one-off
by
high-priced
consultants.
So
this
is
not
there's
an
opportunity
to
avoid
waste
and
do
that
work
in-house.
If
you
make
this
modest
priority,
we
tried
on
multiple
occasions
when
I
was
there
to
get
an
inventory
of
all
city
data
sets,
as
required
under
the
2014
open
data
law,
and
we
simply
couldn't
do
it.
H
That
was
a
significant
part
because
outside
the
police
bureau
there
are
very
few
people
responsible
for
data
governance
and
management
within
their
departments,
so
the
capacity
just
wasn't
there.
I
think
another
part
of
that
is
the
way
that
analysis
is
structured
in
the
city.
But
that's
beyond
the
scope
of
today's
discussion
for
perhaps
two
million
dollars
we
could
have
a
chief
data
officer,
three
experienced
software
engineers,
three
data
scientists
working
in
the
mayor's
office
and
specialized
analysts
operating
out
of
the
departments.
H
This
would
be
a
massive
step
forward
for
the
city's
ability
to
make
evidence-based
decisions.
You
know,
as
council
members
wouldn't
be
great
if
you
had
easy
access
to
information
about
your
districts,
maybe
in
a
weekly
email
things
like
construction,
311,
complaints,
traffic
safety
shouldn't
the
mayor's
office
be
looking
at
the
same
stuff
city-wide
as
they
make
priorities
shouldn't
the
public.
Have
access
to
this
information
as
they
advocate
for
reform
in
their
neighborhoods?
H
H
I've
myself
have
been
volunteering
my
time
to
help
build
out
police
transparency,
dashboards
of
the
type
recommended
by
the
task
force
last
year.
Things
like
use,
force
and
instance
officer
discipline
and
to
my
reading,
the
open
data
law.
The
proactive
publication
of
this
and
anything
else
available
under
the
right
to
no
law
is
mandated
by
the
open
data
legislation.
H
You
know
it
can
seem
wonky,
but
ultimately,
open
data
is
about
enabling
better
decisions
by
policymakers
on
behalf
of
city
residents
and
giving
residents
the
ability
to
better
understand
their
neighborhoods
and
advocate
for
change.
So
I
think
now
is
the
time
to
invest
and
with
a
modest
investment.
Pittsburgh
could
be
doing
a
lot
better.
Thank
you.
F
I
J
I
Critical
housing
has
been
has
been
impacted
greatly
by
kevin
19.,
so
many
vulnerable
households
still
on
the
verge
of
eviction
crisis.
We
need
to
make
sure
to
support
those
runners
make
sure
that
they
can
stay
where
they
are.
In
addition,
we
want
to
take
this
opportunity,
so
much
of
our
housing
stock
is
getting
bought
by
investors
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
funds.
I
I
In
addition,
we're
excited
you
are
supporting
the
community
land
trust
concept
and
we
have
partnered
with
the
land
trust
and
our
partnering
for
over
on
over
20
homes
over
the
next
few
years,
and
we
think
that
the
long-term
affordability
is
critical.
You
need
to
balance
the
individual
and
the
community's
needs,
and
we
think
that
this
is
the
perfect
model
to
do
so.
I
Helping
people
get
into
home
ownership,
build
modest
wealth
and
also
ensuring
that
property
goes
on
to
the
generations
after
them
and
that
the
community
can
stay
racially
and
economically
diverse.
This
is
our
fight.
This
is
what
we
want
to
see.
It
makes
no
sense
to
improve
our
community
if
our
residents
cannot
stay
and
benefit
from
that
development.
I
I
I
We
are
the
neighbors,
the
city,
we
are
the
people,
we
are
the
ones
not
maintaining
our
property
and
we
have
to
change
that.
The
ura
has
a
great
program
that
cares
for
things
like
cutting
grass,
so
we
support
the
six
million
dollars
to
fund
the
land.
The
stick
and
land
and
structure
maintenance
initiative
and
where
we
could
hire
local
groups
and
local
neighbors
to
do
this
work,
we
also
need
to
continue
to
support
our
homeless
and
street
those
on
the
street.
With
the
two
million
dollar
allocation,
we
are
seeing
great
results
when.
A
A
K
My
name
is
mel
packer
resident
of
point
breeze
since
1997
pittsburgh
for
the
most
part
since
65.
I'm
and
volunteer
with
various
social
justice
organizations.
I'd
like
you
to
take
a
moment
to
imagine
a
scenario
with
me
regarding
the
sudden
infusion
of
money
to
a
family.
Imagine
you're
part
of
a
multiple
sibling
family,
which
has
just
inherited
a
large
chunk
of
cash
from
deceased
parents,
with
the
instructions
that
it
should
be
used
to
improve
the
community
of
both
theirs
and
the
sibling
residences.
You
all
know
this
inheritance
you're
pleased
to
hear
of
it.
K
You
eagerly
anticipate
family
meetings
to
figure
out
where
to
put
this
money
based
on
collective
input,
but
suddenly
you're
informed
that
one
of
your
siblings
has
already
devised
the
spending
plan
and
intends
to
proceed
with
this
dispensation
without
any
input
from
the
rest
of
you.
Would
you
feel
left
out?
Would
you
feel
like
the
sense
of
family
has
been
violated?
Would
you
be
upset
that
none
of
your
proposals
were
considered
without
a
doubt?
You
would
and
that's
how
the
family
of
pittsburgh
feels
today
we,
the
residents
of
pittsburgh.
K
Even
our
power
structures
are
very
fond
of
insisting
and
bragging
that
quote
unquote.
We
are
family,
it's
a
song
about
it,
partly
about
the
pirates
1979,
but
often
sung
and
highlighted
officially
by
the
city
government
and
sometimes,
but
only
sometimes
felt
by
our
residents.
I
say
sometimes
because
families
don't
take
out
its
poor
siblings,
as
we've
done
in
the
last
few
years
by
aiding
developers
who
build
luxury
apartments
they
can't
afford
sometimes
because
families
don't
refuse
to
demand
that
their
richer
siblings
kick
in
for
the
common
good.
K
That's
pittsburgh
has
done
with
upmc
and
others,
sometimes
because
families
don't
let
one
sibling,
decide
how
to
spend
the
inheritance
without
input
from
all.
That's
exactly
what's
happening
with
the
mayor's
american
rescue
plans.
335
million
quote
unquote
inheritance.
Where
is
the
community
input
as
written
in
the
treasury
department?
Guidance
which
reads
quote:
treasury
urges
local
governments
to
engage
their
constituents
and
communities
in
developing
plans
to
use
these
payments.
K
Unquote,
you
get
that
it
says,
engage
us
not
ignore
us
just
one
example:
the
lack
of
significant
funding
for
resident
renters
is
enough
to
make
anyone
realize
that
this
proposal
fails
to
consider.
Many
of
the
needs
of
the
city's
population
and
in
particular
it's
low-wage
workers,
our
family
is
not
being
treated
as
family
and
we're
demanding
the
right
to
participate
in
those
decisions
to
do
less
is
to
violate
public
trust.
K
To
do
lessons
to
rule
by
fiat
to
do
less
is
to
slap
residents
in
the
face
and
treat
us
as
outsiders
to
do
less
is
to
allow
a
ruling
elite
to
make
decisions
for
the
rest
of
us,
no
matter
how
it
affects
our
lives,
just
stop
it
reject
this
plan,
demand
public
input
and
participation
in
decision
making.
That's
called
democracy,
and
that
will
allow
you
to
go
to
bed
and
rest
your
head
tonight
and
once
again
honestly
say
to
yourself:
we
are
family.
I
know
that
you
made
that
happen.
Thank
you
very
much.
L
L
J
L
11
2021
pittsburgh's
allocation
of
335
million
will
provide
much
needed
assistance
to
communities
hit
hardest
by
the
pandemic
and
will
allow
city
government
to
fill
in
operating
deficits
caused
by
lost
revenue.
L
Pcrg
would
also
like
to
advocate
for
the
inclusion
of
arpa
funding
to
programs
and
initiatives
to
help
lift
our
most
vulnerable
citizens
and
marginalized
communities
who
have
suffered
the
most
during
the
ongoing
pandemic,
and
I
would
like
to
emphasize
it
is
still
ongoing,
and
particularly
our
black
and
brown
residents.
The
unemployment
rate
among
black
women
remains
high.
Small
businesses
continue
to
need
support,
housing
inequities
remain
and
the
city
continues
its
stagnant
land
recycling
efforts.
L
Pcrg
is
requesting
city
council
to
table
its
upcoming
votes
on
the
plan
until
a
comprehensive,
inclusive
and
transparent
public
engagement
process
is
conducted
as
a
membership-based
non-profit
organization
representing
over
40
community-based
organizations
throughout
pittsburgh.
Our
members
have
expressed
concern
over
the
lack
of
public
engagement
from
the
joint
pittsburgh
recovery
task
force
and
the
peduto
administration.
L
Prior
to
the
administration's
public
announcement
of
its
spending
plan,
which
was
released
on
june
28th.
The
public
had
little
input
on
the
allocation
priorities.
This
is
troubling
since
the
president
signed
the
recovery
package
almost
four
months
ago.
Moreover,
the
administration
has
remained
vague
on
details
for
many
of
its
proposals.
L
J
M
In
observatory
hill
and
I'd
like
to
get
started
by
thanking
council
for
holding
public
hearings
and
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
the
allocation
of
american
recovery
program
funds
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
M
As
chairperson
and
friends
of
riverview
park,
I
am
happy
to
see
that
funding
for
davis
avenue
bridge
by
pedbridge
is
included
in
the
proposed
use
of
funds.
As
a
member
of
the
city's
housing
opportunity
fund
advisory
board,
I'm
also
happy
to
see
if
the
city
is
making
investments
in
affordable
housing
programs,
including
21
million
dollars
for
for
sale,
home
ownership,
5
million
for
community
land,
trust,
home
ownership,
10
million
for
homeowner
utility
assistance
program
and
5
million
for
protection
of
existing
affordable
rental
housing.
M
While
these
are
good
ideas
for
how
to
direct
funds
to
help
with
affordable
housing,
I
have
to
note
that
we
need
a
lot
more
money
to
help
those
that
have
been
hardest
hit,
low-wage
families
who
rent
they
were
hardest
hit.
They
are
most
at
risk
of
losing
their
homes.
Yet
most
of
the
housing
money
is
targeted
to
homeowners.
I'm
not
advocating
that
you
cut
that
home
ownership,
but
that
you
need
to
find
a
way
to
pay
for
more
funding
for
affordable
rental
housing.
M
M
Five
years
later,
housing
has
not
gotten
any
cheaper
and
the
gap
is
as
large
as
it
ever
has
been.
We
need
to
address
that
affordability,
crisis
at
the
30
percent
of
area,
immediate
income
level
and
below
that's
a
family
of
four
making
less
than
twenty
thousand
dollars
a
year.
There
are
twenty
thousand
families
that
are
in
that
bucket
and
I'm
not
sure
if
folks
are
making
that
connection,
but
there's
a
lot
of
help,
that's
needed
for
low-wage
tenants.
N
Linda
mccarthy-
and
I
am
a
retired
nurse
from
allegheny
general
and
I
live
in
district
1,
the
observatory
hill
area,
and
I
am
very
pleased
that
we
have
335
million
of
taxpayer
dollars
now
allocated
to
our
city
to
allow
us
to
deal
with
the
impact
of
the
covet
and
get
some
relief,
and
I
think
it's
a
very
good
idea
that
we
pay
our
bills
and
keep
people
on
track
and
make
sure
that
those
bills
and
those
companies
that
we
do
business
with
are
compensated.
N
I
think
that
that's
a
good
way
to
consider
some
of
the
covet
relief,
but
there
is
still
an
impact
of
massive
covert
related
hunger,
food
insecurity
and
people
are
facing
eviction
and
businesses
are
folding.
N
N
N
One
particular
grant
is
2.5
million
to
one
pittsburgh,
which
seems
to
be
a
private
entity,
and
I
don't
believe
that
a
private
non-for-profit
with
exactly
no
track
record.
I
don't
know
what
they
do,
should
get
that
amount
of
money.
So
I
think
again
that
needs
reconsider.
N
O
Good
evening,
can
you
hear
me.
O
I
am
john
stephen-
and
I
am
speaking
tonight
as
the
coordinator
for
the
negley
run.
Watershed
task
force,
an
inter-community
coalition
working
to
advocate
for
one
water,
stewardship
approach
to
address
flooding
and
water
quality
in
pittsburgh's
east
end.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
tonight,
because
this
is
a
truly
historic
moment
and
decision
for
the
city.
O
Yes,
I
commend
the
task
force
for
allocating
20
million
dollars
to
get
the
lead
out
of
pittsburgh,
whether
it's
water
line,
red
water
line
replacement
or
other
abatement
approaches,
but
there
are
other
additional
critical
surface
water
needs.
In
fact,
the
city
is
currently
operating
under
a
consent
decree
to
eliminate
sewage
overflows
and
another
consent
agreement
to
update
and
improve
its
storm.
Water
and
flood
mitigation
program,
sewage
and
basements
and
localized.
Flash
flooding
are
a
public
health
concern
right
now,
pwsa
is
developing
a
stormwater
program
plan
with
a
target
early
2022
completion
date.
O
O
We
have
no
idea
right
now,
because
we
have
so
little
information
and
given
so
little
time
so,
yes,
replacing
lost
revenue
and
making
sure
city
employees
are
paid,
needs
to
happen
in
class,
but
other
aspects
of
this
proposal
for
the
future
investments
to
build
back
resilient
with
resilience
need
more
public
involvement
and
dialogue.
Please
use
a
more
transparent
community
process
as
part
of
the
allocation
of
capital
funds
and
the
urban
redevelopment
programming
funds
as
part
of
this
harpa
process.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
P
Thank
you.
My
name
is
morton
brown
in
the
brighton
heights,
neighborhood
I'm
actually
two
doors
down
from
where
the
davis
avenue
bridge
used
to
be,
and
obviously
that's
what
I'm
coming
here
to
talk
about
today
and
first
I'd
like
to
just
say
I'm
thankful
and
humbled
by
all
of
my
fellow
citizens
that
have
been
on
here
tonight
talking
about
really
important
issues
like
affordable
housing,
land,
bank
and
water
quality,
and
I
don't
want
to
take
anything
away
from
what
they're
talking
about.
P
But
I
want
to
put
a
plug
in
for
restoring
access
to
my
neighborhood's
park.
It
doesn't
feel
like
my
neighborhood's
park
and
hasn't
since
2009.
I
moved
here
in
2005
bought
the
house
had
one
child
who
was
able
to
learn
to
ride
a
bike
on
that
bridge
when
it
was
closed
to
vehicular
traffic,
but
only
open
for
pedestrian
traffic.
P
After
its
initial
inspection,
which
it
had
been
that
way
for
about
nine
years,
the
bridge
came
down
in
2009
and
all
the
rest
of
my
kids
have
to
get
into
the
car
and
drive
all
around
the
neighborhood
to
get
to
that
park,
and
I
still
insist
that
that's
our
neighborhood
park
to
our
kids
and
they,
they
sort
of
believe
me,
so
we've
noticed,
I
think,
quite
a
decline
in
the
quality
of
that
park.
Obviously,
there's
some
natural
issues
in
erosion
affecting
the
roadway.
P
We
have
a
lot
of
beautiful
deer
that
you
know
sometimes
need
to
be
taken
care
of
and
so
forth.
But
I
believe-
and
I
know
from
my
time
in
city
planning
actually
to
cut
off
the
life
of
a
park-
is
to
cut
off
its
access.
P
If
you
can
sort
of
imagine
if
you've
never
been
up
in
this
neighborhood
observatory,
hill
is
on
one
side
and
brighton
heights
is
on
the
other.
That
bridge
was
our
only
access.
If
you
have
to
get
into
your
car
and
drive
10
minutes
to
a
park,
it's
not
really
your
park.
You
know
all
neighborhood
parks
are
our
parks
at
that
point.
P
So
as
as
much
as
I
do
appreciate
every
other
aspect
of
the
funding
I
do
want
to
put
in
a
passionate
plea,
if
you
will
for
the
davis
avenue
bridge,
because
just
like
affordable
housing,
water
quality,
we
need
our.
We
need
our
way
of
life,
we
need
our
mental
health
and
that
park
has
definitely
given
that
to
me
and
my
family,
and
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
on
this
important
endeavor.
Thank
you.
Q
Taylor
evening,
council
members-
hopefully
you
can
hear
me
hello,.
Q
Q
Yes,
thank
you.
Mark
brentley
senior,
14
foster
square
live
on
the
north
side.
I
want
to
say
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
technology.
I
am.
I
am
listening
to
you
on
my
cell
phone
and
I'm
watching
you
on
youtube,
and
I
would
like
to
take
a
moment
to
first
of
all
thank
council,
a
woman
gross
again
for
her
comments
last
week
publicly
about
the
community
involvement.
Had
she
not
made
those
comments.
Most
of
us
would
not
have
known
about
this.
So
once
again,
thank
you.
Q
Secondly,
to
madame
brenda
perez,
I
want
to
say
to
you:
I
love
your
background.
I
love
your
blouse,
your
shirt,
that's
pittsburgh
and
then
to
councilwoman
teresa
council
president
theresa
kell
smith.
I
would
ask
if
at
some
point
you
can
please
share
your
timeline
on
this
particular
legislation,
keeping
in
mind
that
council
will
be
on
vacation
before
the
entire
month
of
august.
Q
I
am
calling
again,
as
a
former
elected
official,
just
encouraging
you
again
to
please
stop
this
process
here
in
pittsburgh.
We
are
already
divided.
We're
divided
by
the
poor
communities
are
here.
The
black
communities
are
here.
The
wealthy
folks
are
here
et
cetera,
et
cetera.
We
do
not
need
another
issue
to
divide
us.
Q
Secondly,
I
have
been
active
all
of
my
adult
life
in
local
neighborhood
in
community
issues,
and
I
can
tell
you
I
have
not
heard
of
nor
have
I
received
the
note
letter
poster
or
email
about
a
meeting
to
determine
a
priority
issue
to
move
forward
for
these
these
particular
funds,
but
I'm
constantly
hearing
funds
allocated
for
the
davis
avenue
bridge,
not
to
say
it
is
not
an
issue,
but
what
role
did
the
community
play
in
selecting
that
issue
as
its
priority?
Q
Secondly,
if
there
was
a
meeting,
could
someone
please
forward
to
me
of
the
date
of
those
meetings
and
those
minutes
and
the
process
used
to
determine
how
it
would
move
forward
as
a
priority
for
those
of
us
here
on
the
north
side?
I
am
a
strong
believer
that
the
conditions
here
in
some
of
these
communities
are
very
bad,
and
so
we
need
human
investments.
Q
How
can
we
change
the
lives
and
conditions
for
a
lot
of
the
folks
who
are
living
here
and,
finally,
I
would
like
to
strongly
urge
and
encourage
council
ben
burgess,
as
well
as
councilman
lavelle.
If
we
ever
needed
strong
black
leadership,
it
is
now
things
are
happening
all
over
these
communities
and
you
represent.
R
You
hear
me:
yes,
in
1956,
the
city
began
the
destruction
of
the
lower
hill
which
which
caused
8
000,
predominantly
black
people
to
be
displaced
from
the
community.
Thirteen
hundred
businesses
also
went
in
our
in
the
late
20th
century.
The
city
illegally
diverted
80
to
100
million
dollars
of
community
development,
block
grant
dollars
from
needy
communities
to
cover
the
fiscal
mismanagement
of
the
city.
When
the
judge
ruled
that
for
one
male
one
female
one,
black
one
white
police
officer,
it
was
tossed
in
court.
R
R
The
destruction
of
east
liberty
began
in
the
70s,
where
we
began
to
see
the
original
inhabitants
of
east
liberty
and
the
high-rises
go
up,
and
then
20
years
later
that,
though,
the
destruction
of
those
communities
again
a
displacement
of
thousands
of
african
americans
when
the
stadiums
in
the
convention
center
one
billion
dollars
of
taxpayer
dollars
and
african-american
businesses
benefited
not
a
bit
from
that.
R
These
were
city
policies,
not
the
policies
of
of
racist
financial
institutions,
but
city
policies,
and
we
end
up
with
the
destruction
of
penn
plaza
and,
as
we've
seen,
7
000
african-americans
displaced
from
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
between
2014
and
2018,
close
to
10
percent
of
the
black
population
done
by
city
policies
and
voted
on
by
this
city
council.
Now
we
have
a
time
to
end
the
immoral
unjust
situation
we
exist
in
homewood.
R
While
we
address
the
many
issues
that
we've
talked
about
around
home
ownership
and
a
lack
of
affordable
housing
for
renters
as
well,
so
there
should
be
a
massive
investment
into
housing
in
a
place
like
homewood,
which
we
have
the
housing.
As
we
know,
the
city
is
the
largest
slum
landlord
in
homewood
that
as
well
as
city
policy
and
so
again,
a
massive
investment.
R
R
That
is
the
right
thing
to
do
with
those
children,
let's
set
the
the
foundation
and
then
let's
move
to
the
county,
to
talk
about
their
300
000
and
let's
move
to
the
state
to
talk
about
that
14
billion,
let's
bring
forth
a
brand
new
pittsburgh
community.
Those
children
of
home
would
deserve
it.
Thank
you.
S
So
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you.
My
name
is
karen
gardner
of
point
breeze.
I
am
a
parent,
the
pennsylvania
manager
for
the
national
farmers
council
and
a
member
of
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council.
I
wanted
to
speak
today
to
share
my
concern
with
the
lack
of
local
food
system.
Investment
in
the
proposed
allocations
for
the
american
rescue
plan
act
funds.
S
During
this
pandemic,
we
watched
as
food
insecurity
increased,
especially
in
places
like
pittsburgh,
where
it
was
already
high
and
supply
chain
holds,
stressed
farmers,
food
producers
and
grocery
stores.
We
also
saw
local
farmers,
community
leaders,
non-profits
and
business
step
up
to
make
sure
that
food
got
to
people
who
needed
it.
S
It's
essential
that
we
invest
in
our
local
food
system.
In
my
career,
I've
worked
in
local
food
policy
in
pittsburgh,
new
orleans
new
york
city
before
returning
here
to
my
hometown,
I've
seen
in
every
city
that
I've
worked
and
that
lived
and
worked
and
lived.
I
apologize
that
dedicated
investment
into
local
food
systems
immensely
approves
the
effectiveness
and
coordination
of
local
food
security
work.
Local
agriculture
and
local
food
policy
initiatives.
S
These
conditions
create
a
thriving
local
food
system
which
lives
on
past
its
initial
investment.
This
is
why
I
support
the
establishment
of
a
pittsburgh
food
justice
fund
with
an
investment
of
10
million
dollars.
This
fund
would
increase
our
city's
ability
to
produce
food
support,
local
food
businesses,
workers
and
uplift
community-led
solutions
to
food
and
security.
S
F
U
Freeman
good
evening,
counselors,
I'm
the
resident
of
manchester
and
I'm
advocating
for
the
marginalized
families
here
in
pittsburgh.
The
demographics
for
those
aged
18
to
25,
40
to
65
and
single
with
no
children
didn't
get
any
additional
benefits
or
limited
benefits
from
the
federal
and
all
the
assistance,
additional
assistance
that
they
have
been
providing.
U
In
regards
to
holding
the
vote
not
holding
the
vote,
I
would
like
to
express
that
it's
going
to
be
a
time
of
massive
confusion,
frantic
and
despair
come
the
end
of
september
when
all
these
people
who
are
unemployed
looking
for
housing,
things
are
closing.
What
do
I
do
that
those
people
are
not
on
this
call.
So
us
who
are
our?
We
are
the
advocates
and
we
have
to
speak
on
their
behalf.
This
vote
should
go
now.
U
U
First
of
all,
your
lost
revenue
there's
a
little
wiggle
room
in
that
area.
Those
of
us
who
own
homes
and
have
been
on
time
and
the
renters
who've
been
on
time
and
sacrificed
paying
the
rent
and
mortgage.
Well,
we
paid
our
rent
mortgage,
but
now
we're
due
on
city
tax,
homeowners
school.
So
can
we
use
that
or
create
some
kind
of
funds
to
help
those
people
who
are
not
able
to
pay
their
taxes?
And
we
could
take
that
out.
U
The
lost
revenue
equity
is
the
major
major
concern
of
your
major
mayor,
patuto
and
he's
screaming
that
loud
and
I'm
screaming
it
loud
through
those
areas
that
you
have
designated.
U
The
line
item
for
the
I
don't
know
which
resolution
was
that,
but
food
has
not
played
a
major
role
in
that
budget,
and
I
agree
with
others
that
there
should
be
a
line
item
of
10
million
dollars
to
address
food
insecurity
for
our
residents
and
that
there
should
be
that
fund
available
because
the
the
federal
has
given
additional
allotments
and
additional
money
for
children
in
school
and
summer
programming.
But.
A
V
Hi
friends,
my
name
is
jennifer
englund,
I'm
a
resident
of
morningside,
I'm
also
the
senior
director
of
partner
success
at
412,
food
rescue
and
food
rescue
hero,
and
I'm
also
the
secretary
for
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council.
I
wanted
to
talk
to
you
today
about
the
city's
proposed
allocations
for
the
american
rescue
plan
act,
funds
specifically
advocating
for
a
food
justice
fund
during
the
pandemic.
Not
only
did
we
see
rates
of
food
insecurity
increase
dramatically,
but
we
also
saw
the
devastating
impact
of
a
disruption
in
the
food
system
and
for
people
facing
food
insecurity.
V
However,
we
also
witnessed
so
much
innovation
and
resilience
by
communities
and
community
leaders
throughout
the
system,
people
working
tirelessly
to
make
sure
that
our
communities
were
fed
and
that
the
food
system
survived
at
foreign
to
food
rescue.
We
started
home
deliveries
for
people
who
could
not
get
to
a
distribution
site
and
we
invested
in
technology
to
make
that
process
of
home
delivery
sustainable,
which
we're
now
licensing
in
other
cities.
We
partnered
with
efforts
that
both
supported
restaurants
and
fed
people
through
several
new
projects,
including
our
bus,
stop
feeding,
project
and
our
community
takeout
project.
V
We
were
very
proud
to
work
with
local
businesses
with
school
districts,
municipalities
and
other
non-profits
and
community
projects
to
innovate
quickly
to
ensure
that
neighborhoods
had
continued
access
to
fresh
and
healthy
food
throughout
the
pandemic.
In
fact,
some
of
the
most
dynamic
innovations
happened
at
this
community
level.
I'm
looking
at
projects
like
eat
initiative,
and
I
heard
casey
mcgillis
speaking
next.
The
pittsburgh
restaurant
mutual
aid
society
did
amazing
work.
It
was
just
unbelievable
how
quickly
they
pulled
together
to
address
that
need
this
resiliency
should
be
nurtured.
V
Our
food
system
needs
investment
to
ensure
that
these
businesses
and
other
organizations
are
able
to
survive
and
that
our
communities
are
able
to
access
fresh
and
healthy
food,
but
the
city
plans
for
the
arpa
funds.
Troublingly,
don't
really
include
a
meaningful
investment
in
our
local
food
system,
investment
which
not
only
provides
a
bulwark
against
crisis,
but
also
helps
create
thriving
communities
in
the
meantime.
V
That's
why
I
support
the
establishment
of
the
pittsburgh
food
justice
fund.
I
also
would
like
to
advocate
that
you
involve
the
community
in
the
process
of
figuring
out
how
these
funds
are
going
to
be
allocated.
It's
really
important
that
the
that
this
is
an
equitable
and
people-centered
process
and
that
the
residents
of
the
city
and
organizations
that
serve
the
communities
have
a
voice
in
the
development
of
the
plan
to
spend
these
incredible
funds.
V
W
Hi
folks,
thank
you
so
much
for
letting
me
speak.
My
name
is
casey
mcgill,
I'm
the
resident
of
mount
washington
and
serve
as
the
co-director
and
co-founder
of
pittsburgh.
Restaurant
workers
aid,
pittsburgh,
restaurant
workers,
inc,
provides
resources
and
community
support
to
restaurant
hospitality.
Workers
who
have
lost
financial
housing,
food
and
health
care
security.
Prwa
was
built
as
a
direct
response
to
cope
19
pandemic.
W
The
city
of
pittsburgh
will
receive
an
estimated
335
million
dollars
a
part
of
the
american
rescue
plan,
which
presents
a
huge
opportunity
to
help
working-class
folk
during
a
period
where
they
need
it.
I'm
requesting
a
pause
on
the
vote,
so
the
city
of
pittsburgh
can
adequately
ask
for
more
public
input
and
conduct
outreach
with
the
participation
of
existing
organizations.
W
We
have
the
opportunity
to
spend
critical
funding
on
programming
that
can
literally
save
thousands
of
pittsburghers
from
homelessness
and
financial
insecurity.
Yet
the
most
urgent
needs
of
residents
who
have
suffered
the
most
through
the
pandemics
seem
to
be
shortchanged.
Pittsburgh.
Restaurant
workers
aid
echoes
the
concerns
of
many
who
have
commented
on
this
spending
plan,
and
we
were
disappointed
that
it
was
developed
behind
closed
doors
without
the
input
of
organizations
actively
and
effectively
working
with
everyday
residents.
W
In
many
ways.
This
reflects
a
consistent
trend
of
failing
to
reach
vulnerable
populations
which
led
to
the
continuation
of
pittsburgh's,
onstanding
inequities,
housing,
inequality,
wage
issues
and
affordable
health
care
options
or
overarching
issues
facing
the
city
of
pittsburgh
as
a
whole
in
our
region.
At
large
outreach
methods,
if
they
are
employed
at
all,
are
outdated.
The
city
needs
to
be
more
responsive
to
social
and
economic
changes
that
pittsburgh
and
other
cities
across
the
nation
are
undergoing
which
predated
the
pandemic,
but
has
been
magnified
by
it.
W
The
city
of
pittsburgh
has
the
opportunity
to
develop
and
maintain
a
people-centered
process.
Many
organizations
at
this
hearing
are
asking
for
a
similar
goal
for
you
to
hear
the
concerns
of
our
residents.
Instead
of
basing
your
plan
on
what
you
assume
working
folks
want
their
in
their
communities
be
echoed
their
concern,
but
other
requests
for
the
city
itself
to
invest
in
their
outreach
methods.
So
in
the
future
they
can
listen
to
not
only
organizations
actively
working
in
communities
but
to
the
actual
residents
who
will
be
directed
affected
by
large-scale
change.
W
X
I'm
here
tonight
to
echo
many
of
my
colleagues
from
communities
across
the
city
who
have
already
provided
testimony
and
have
requested
that
there
be
a
more
open,
inclusive
and
transparent
process
around
the
prioritization
and
allocation
of
these
funds.
It's
unclear
how
these
projects
and
allocations
have
been
prioritized
and
the
allocation
plan
lacks
detail
and
how
those
dollars
will
be
invested
or
operationalized.
X
We
welcome
much
needed
investment
in
land
recycling
efforts
in
addressing
lead
in
our
communities,
in
housing
and
in
home
repairs.
But
what
does
this
allocation
break
down
to
be,
especially
as
it
relates
to
some
of
the
funds
being
allocated
towards
city
pwsa,
ura
programmatic
operations?
Many
of
those
questions
have
not
been
answered.
X
Although
our
communities,
including
lawrenceville,
are
in
need
of
infrastructure
and
capital
investment,
we
acknowledge
that
these
funds
should
be
allocated
to
address
those
communities
most
impacted
through
the
pandemic
first
and
those
needs
that
have
only
been
exacerbated
by
covid
and
in
the
wake
of
cobit
we
are
experiencing
a
housing
crisis.
We
don't
have
enough
housing,
affordable,
accessible
housing
for
our
neighbors.
X
But
these
ideas
and
requests
deserve
to
be
contemplated,
considered
and
discussed
in
a
real
way
and
is
part
of
a
robust
and
comprehensive
open
community
process,
and
we
hope
that
you
all
will
work
to
ensure
that
the
public
is
given
a
chance
to
weigh
in
on
the
allocation
of
these
funds,
as
has
been
the
case
in
many
other
cities.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
for
all
that
you
do.
A
Y
Thank
you
so
much,
I'm
so
sorry
about
that
good
evening.
Esteem.
Council
members,
my
name
is
jamie
christian.
I
am
the
founder
and
executive
director
of
lettuce
turn
of
the
beat
sustainability
collective
excuse
me
and
I'm
also
a
member
of
the
pittsburgh
food
count.
Food
policy
council
permeate.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
and
your
time
we're
a
501c3
that
has
provided
sustainability,
education,
programs
to
schools
and
communities
within
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
surrounding
neighborhoods
for
the
past
six
years.
Y
Our
programs
address
social,
environmental
and
economic
sustainability,
with
a
strong
emphasis
on
agriculture,
nutrition
and
local
food
systems.
Our
community
outreach
program
home
was
created
in
response
to
the
covenant
team
pandemic,
with
the
help
of
volunteers,
local
businesses,
farms
and
other
non-profits,
and
also
a
small
and
mighty
grant.
From
the
pittsburgh
foundation.
We've
been
able
to
successfully
deliver
over
90
000
pounds
of
food
to
hundreds
of
households
who
have
faced
food
insecurity
throughout
the
pandemic.
Y
We
also
distribute
personal
care
items
and
garden
supplies.
Excuse
me
and
have
made
our
education
programs
available
at
no
cost
to
children
in
the
pittsburgh
area,
many
of
whose
parents
are
displaced
food
systems,
workers,
single
parents
and
who
were
economically
disadvantaged
prior
to
the
pandemic.
Y
During
the
pandemic,
food
insecurity
rose
in
our
city,
like
many
was
at
the
mercy
of
the
four
corporations
that
control
80
of
the
meat
that
we
consume
and
large
factory
farms
that
supply
big
box
stores
they
could
not
deliver.
Did
you
know
who
could
our
local
world
and
urban
farmers
excuse
me
our
butchers,
our
restaurants,
our
local
businesses
and
nonprofits.
Y
This
pandemic
has
exposed
the
loose
stitches
in
our
seams
of
our
food
system,
which
have
now
become
big
gaping
holes
to
mend
those
holes.
There
also
needs
to
be
an
investment
in
programs
that
will
possibly
positively
change
our
economic,
agriculture
and
social
infrastructures,
agricultural
by
providing
funding
to
urban
farms,
community
gardens
and
food
hubs,
as
well
as
education
programs
to
promote
farming
on
a
smaller
scale,
social
infrastructure
by
providing
funding
for
sustainability
based
education
programs
with
curriculum
that
boosts
neuroplasticity
through
better
nutrition
and
increased
physical
activity.
Y
Y
Our
work
in
the
work
of
others
in
our
food
system
is
why
I
support
the
establishment
of
the
pittsburgh
food
justice
bond
with
an
investment
of
10
million
dollars.
This
fund
will
increase
our
city's
ability
to
produce
food.
Excuse
me
support
food
businesses
and
workers
and
uplift
community-led
solutions.
A
J
Z
Good
evening,
council
members,
I
am
rahul
amrita
puri
a
resident
of
morningside.
I
am
here
today
to
express
my
opposition
to
the
way
decisions
around
the
american
rescue
plan.
Funds
have
been
made
and
some
of
the
line
items
that
have
been
included
within
the
allocations,
you're,
not
involving
the
public,
while
developing
the
expenditure
plan
and
by
having
the
public
hearings
after
the
decisions
have
already
been
made,
I
believe,
is
not
in
the
right
spirit
of
responding
to
the
covet
19
emergency.
Z
Z
I
also
oppose
spending
the
funds
on
some
of
the
eorn
capital
projects,
which
really
might
not
contribute
to
helping
families
and
communities
recover
from
the
impacts
of
the
pandemic.
To
correct
this,
I
request
the
council
to
not
only
ensure
greater
and
adequate
public
participation
in
deciding
how
the
funds
should
be
spent,
but
also
using
the
funds
for
relieving
the
burden
of
many
residents
of
the
city
who
are
still
suffering
from
the
fallouts
of
the
pandemic
and
also
ensuring
that
there
is
enough
and
more
than
enough
support
for
families
and
communities
that
are
affected
the
most.
Z
This
can
take
the
form
of
support
for
many
of
the
issues
that
other
speakers
have
spoken
about
today.
Doing
so
will
serve
the
actual
purpose
of
the
corona
virus
state
and
local
fiscal
recovery
funds,
which
is
to
support
households,
small
businesses,
impacted
industries,
essential
workers
and
the
communities
hardest
hit
by
the
crisis.
Z
AA
Name,
my
name
is
alan
hart.
I
live
in
stanton
heights,
I'm
a
71
year
old,
retired
trade
unionist,
I'm
not
here
representing
any
organization,
that's
seeking
funds
or
has
any
stake
in
any
of
the
priorities
being
being
discussed,
but
I
want
to
say
that
I
applaud
most
of
the
speakers
before
me
for
bringing
up
priorities
and
needs
that
are
being
neglected
in
this
process.
AA
AA
AA
I
will
thank
one
member
of
council,
the
one
who
usually
stands
up
against
the
herd
mentality
on
this
council
and
that's
my
member
of
council.
So
I
want
to
thank
ms
gross
for
her
role
again.
AA
I
want
to
say
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
going
to
be
very
brief,
because
I
don't
want
to
get
cut
off
mid-sentence
like
you've
done
so
many
other
speakers.
So
I'll
just
end
with
by
telling
you
to
do
three.
Two
three
things
pause.
The
vote.
Stop
the
rush
and
practice
democracy.
AB
Good
evening
my
name
is
carol
hardeman,
I
am
a
longtime
hill
district
resident.
I
am
the
executive
director
of
hill
district
consensus
group
and
I'm
also
a
representation
of
my
african-american
ancestors
that
were
made
to
build
this
great
country
and
city
as
a
long-time
resident
of
pittsburgh
and
the
taxpayer.
AB
AB
Rather
than
clip
quickly
voting
for
mayor
peduto's
line
item
bailout
plans.
I
am
calling
on
city
council
to
partner
with
grassroots
organizers,
with
lived,
experienced,
stakeholder
and
resident
organizations
that
are
already
working
to
improve
and
advance
our
community
together.
We
can
help
you
prior
to
prioritize
a
unbiased
recovery
plan
that
speaks
to
affordable
housing.
Anti-Displacement
plans,
food
apartheid,
quality,
education,
environmental
justice,
people-centered
programming
needs
and
so
much
more.
AB
Finally,
the
media
continues
to
suggest
that
pittsburgh
is
the
most
livable
city
to
the
world,
but
the
what
the
media
does
not
report
is
the
lack
of
investment
and
development
strategies
that
has
never
offered
a
fair
and
equitable
approach
for
black
and
brown
people
to
fry
and
rise
here
in
pittsburgh.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
T
This
past
saturday,
I
made
my
general
statement
about
mayor
peduto's,
unconscionable
anti-democratic
plan
to
set
the
spending
plan
for
335
million
dollars
in
american
rescue
plan
funds,
with
zero
public
input
and
after
being
voted
out
by
the
people
he
refused
to
represent
I'm
back
tonight
with
a
short
response
to
two
speakers.
Out
of
the
dozens
I
heard
at
saturday's
meeting,
who
called
for
the
outgoing
mayor's
plan
to
be
rushed
through
on
wednesday
this
coming
wednesday,
because
the
plan
includes
rebuilding
the
davis
avenue
bridge
in
brighton
heights.
T
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that
the
plan
also
includes
a
major
improvement
in
my
neighborhood,
namely
fixing
the
extremely
dangerous
conditions
along
irvine
street
in
hazelwood.
Slash
greenfield,
I've
been
advocating
these
repairs
for
years
as
councilman
o'connor
knows
yet.
I'm
still
calling
out
this
plan
and
in
particular,
the
efforts
to
warp
speed
it
through
as
ill
conceived.
At
the
very
least,
I
feel
confident
that
the
irvine
street
repairs
can
survive
as
part
of
a
plan
that
includes
the
informed
input
and
support
of
my
fellow
pittsburghers.
T
The
need
for
these
repairs
in
my
community
is
clear
and
I
will
continue
advocating
for
them
as
long
as
they
don't
come
at
the
expense
of
my
neighbors
basic
needs
like
food,
housing
and
transportation.
From
what
I
heard,
my
brighton
heights
neighbors
made
a
strong
case
for
rebuilding
the
bridge
in
their
community
as
well.
As
I
said
before,
our
communities
know
their
own
needs
better
than
anyone
and
we
can
address
those
needs,
but
this
plan
is
not
a
good
way
forward.
T
T
F
AC
AC
Rockweed
bay,
the
lower
hill
district,
this
avenue-
I
am
the
founder
and
executive
director
of
the
black
urban
gardeners
and
farmers
of
pittsburgh,
and
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
black
growers
and
food
justice
advocates
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
we're
a
grassroots
organization
that
came
together
to
bring
a
collective
group
of
black
growers
to
work
together
to
solve
challenges
that
we
face
here
in
pittsburgh.
AC
As
black
growers,
and
here
I
am
again
addressing
these
issues.
We
have
been
working
together
with
partners
for
many
years
to
tackle
the
issue
of
food
justice
in
our
community,
we're
also
food
sovereignty
activists
as
well,
who
work
in
food
apartheid
areas
to-
and
this
is
we
want
to
end
this
upper
most
important
issue
that
prevails
in
black
community,
such
as
homewood
in
the
hill
district,
to
name
a
few.
Most
of
you
are
familiar
with
the
word,
the
term
food
desert.
AC
However,
that's
a
home
spin
word
to
downplace
the
crisis
of
food
insecurities
in
our
community.
We
use
the
word
food
apartheid
because
it
describes
black
and
brown
neighborhoods
that
are
oppressed
already
that
don't
have
access
to
healthy
food.
I
know
several
of
my
colleagues
have
spoken
on
the
importance
of
using
these
funds
for
food
security
and
housing
accused
of
redundancy.
This
money
can
help
truly
make
pittsburgh
a
liverpool
city
for
all,
not
just
to
elite
food.
AC
Cooperative
grocery
stores
are
needed
at
home
with
the
hill
and
other
underserved
communities
that
have
been
neglected
for
too
long
as
a
black
woman
living
here.
Faced
with
the
realities
that
this
city
is
the
most
challenging
in
the
country
for
black
women,
like
myself,
it's
an
abomination
to
those
who
often
forget
or
do
not
care
about
the
disparities
of
black
women
like
myself
and
others
who
are
challenged
with
these
inequities
women
dying
during
childbirth,
not
being
able
to
feed
their
family
adequate
low
income
wages.
AC
If
you
really
want
to
make
a
difference
to
in
apartheid
across
the
board
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
with
these
funds,
you
have
the
opportunity
to
do
that,
especially
for
black
and
brown
people.
As
the
shade
tree,
commissioner,
which
I'm
grateful
to
serve,
I
can
say
that
fruit
trees
does
not
solve
this
problem
either.
We
need
a
food
justice
fund
and
a
tangible
economic,
low-income
housing
fund,
led
by
those
who
are
mostly
affected
by
this
black
people,
especially
those
who
live
in
these
food
apartheid
areas
and
are
doing
this
work
boots
on
the
ground.
AC
Our
organization,
working
with
other
organizations,
are
already
in
the
process
of
leading
a
community
food
cooperative,
grocery
store
in
the
homewood
area
and
also
the
hill
district.
This
is
a
green
print
we
created
that
can
be
used
as
a
model
in
other
communities
as
well.
I'm
appalled
that
your
plan
does
not
include
food
sovereignty
because
we
all
need
to
eat
and
find
a
solution
to
any
disparities
that
we
as
black
women
face
here
in
pittsburgh.
AC
AD
Hi
there,
my
name
is
diana
baron.
I
go
by
charlie,
I'm
a
resident
of
squirrel
hill.
After
reviewing
the
proposed
arpa
funds
allocation
and
listening
to
everybody
speak
tonight.
I
really
recognize
how
tough
it
is
to
allocate
all
these
funds
and
cover
all
of
the
needs
that
we
have
in
pittsburgh.
But
that
is
exactly
why
I
hope
you
will
delay
the
vote
and
open
up
the
decision
process.
So
more
people
can
give
input
on
how
the
arpa
funds
will
be
allocated
with
so
many
essential
issues
at
stake
in
a
finite
amount
of
money.
AD
We
need
to
have
more
time
and
more
involvement
in
making
these
tough
decisions.
Some
of
my
priorities
for
how
I
hope
these
funds
are
allocated
include
emergency
fare
relief
for
public
transit,
with
the
proposed
fare
increase
coming
up
from
port
authority.
That's
especially
going
to
hurt
cash
riders,
who
are
already
some
of
our
poorest
transit
riders.
They
really
need
relief,
so
hopefully
we
can
allocate
some
funds
to
keeping
public
transit
accessible
to
everybody,
for
example
by
showing
an
ebt
card
when
you
board
the
bus
and
getting
free
fares.
AD
I
personally
benefit
a
lot
from
the
farmer's
market
program
that
gives
people
extra
funds
when
we
use
our
ebt
card
at
the
farmers
market,
and
I
really
appreciate
that
so
much,
but
I
think
we
can
expand
further
in
ways
that
support
both
people
who
need
access
to
fresh
food
and
our
local
farmers.
In
a
previous
state
I
lived
in.
AD
We
had
a
program
where
you
could
apply
for
and
receive
subsidy
on
a
csa,
so
farmers
would
get
funds
up
front
and
then
we
could
be
guaranteed
fresh
food
for
the
whole
season,
as
also
as
it
was
just
said,
this
is
a
huge
racial
justice
issue.
The
disparity
in
pittsburgh
is
really
astounding
and
appalling,
and
anything
we
can
do
to
make
sure
that
people
are
getting
access
to
fresh
food.
Is
really
important?
AD
I
want
to
commend
the
allocations
I've
seen
for
affordable
housing,
but
also
has
been
said.
We
need
more
to
go
towards
rent
assistance
for
people
who
are
still
hurting
and
facing
eviction.
Long-Term,
affordable
housing
is
crucial
to
address
and
I
want
to,
but
I
also
want
to
echo
what
pittsburgh
is
or
what
people
have
said
about
pittsburgh
having
more
affordable
rental
housing.
AD
Specifically,
there's
many
line
items
in
the
proposed
allocation
that
I'm
excited
about
and
support,
but
without
more
details
about
how
this
money
is
exactly
going
to
be
spent
it's
hard
for
us
to
decipher
why
the
funds
are
allocated
in
certain
ways.
Please
open
up
the
process
and
delay
the
votes
that
more
of
us
can
participate
and
see
the
details
of
exactly
how
these
funds
will
affect
us.
Thank
you.
A
I
do
not
see
jenny
hildebrand
he's
not
available
alyssa
alyssa.
AE
Hello,
my
name
is
elisa
grishman,
I'm
a
disability
rights
advocate
and
a
proud
resident
of
uptown.
You
can't
tell
over
a
video
list
webcast
meeting,
but
I
have
a
lot
of
tattoos:
flowers,
butterflies,
birds,
sheep,
you
name
it,
but
the
most
important
of
all
is
wrapped
around
my
left
wrist.
It
symbolizes
an
iron
manicol
and
with
chains
coming
off
of
it.
The
text
inside
reads
nothing
about
us
without
us.
Those
words
are
powerful,
while
in
recent
years
in
america
they
have
become
the
rallying
call
specifically
for
the
disability
rights
movement.
AE
I
understand
that
it
is
the
job
of
city
council
to
act
in
the
best
interests
of
its
constituents
and
that
for
the
majority
of
business
conducted
by
them,
there
isn't
a
need
for
public
comment
periods
or
focus
groups,
but
this
is
big
once
in
a
lifetime
big.
What
council
decides
on
will
reshape
the
face
of
pittsburgh
and
to
do
that
without
letting
pittsburghers,
especially
marginalize
pittsburgh's,
have
a
voice
in
what's
happening
is
damaging
at
best
and
deadly.
At
worst,
as
I
said
earlier,
I
live
in
uptown
a
neighborhood.
AE
As
a
result,
low-income
disabled
and
black-and-blown
residents,
many
of
whom,
who
have
lived
here
for
generations,
are
being
forced
out
of
their
homes
and
communities
to
make
way
for
a
form
of
progress
that
hasn't
been
allowed.
That
hasn't
allowed
for
their
voices
to
be
heard.
Being
one
of
the
gentrified
cities
in
the
country
is
not
something
to
be
proud
of.
AE
The
city
council
want
to
do
that
to
all
of
pittsburgh,
because
that
is
not
how
a
democracy
works.
This
is
meant
to
be
a
government
of
the
people,
for
the
people
and
by
the
people,
so
be
that
government
stop
this
vote
today,
open
a
public
comment
period
and
actually
listen
to
what
we
have
to
say.
Thank
you.
AF
Greetings,
my
title
is
shaman
yahalahi,
I'm
a
council
member
of
the
iroquois
confederacy
of
aboriginal
american
people
and
excluding
indians
not
taxed,
I'm
not
new
to
city
council.
We
are
not
concerned
with
fiat
currency.
We
are
concerned
with
stewardship
of
our
lands
and
our
resources
and
to
put
our
story
here
into
perspective.
AF
The
original
hill
east
liberty,
larmor,
homewood
and
east
hills,
etc
was
founded
by
our
ancestors,
who
were
classified
back
then
as
so-called
negroes
and
colored,
which
are
code
words
for
use
for
the
word,
indian
and
thanks
to
the
racial
integrity
act
created
by
walter,
ashby
plecord.
This
is
where
that
came
from.
So
I
stand
in
solidarity
with
the
people
who
identify
as
black
and
african
american
as
it
relates
to
ending
food
apartheid,
create
it
and
to
create
access
to
remove
barriers
and
then
create
increase
the
sovereignty
of
these
people.
AF
AF
We
need
to
remove
all
the
barriers
to
food
and
justices
we
must
provide,
and
you
must
provide
for
the
reclamation
and
demarcation
and
the
restoration
of
all
of
our
property,
removing
all
barriers
to
our
rights
to
our
lands,
to
our
territories
and
our
resources
and
demarcation
from
pwsa
and
gas
and
the
energy
that
is
being
siphoned
out
of
our
lands.
The
city
must
work
with
our
people,
according
to
our
cultural
customs
and
traditions
for
our
water,
our
permaculture,
our
storm,
water
management,
our
food
forest
and
all
land
stewardship
and
our
traditions.
AF
Food
must
be
growing
everywhere,
where
it
is
available
to
the
people
to
eat
without
cost.
That
is
our
mission,
and
that
is
our
goal,
and
that
is
very
doable.
There's
many
places
and
spaces
of
lands
that
are
within
these
territories
that
can
be
turned
into
these
wonderful
plush,
food,
forests
with
water,
catchment
systems
and
irrigation
systems
and
trails,
and
this
is
the
duty
and
the
obligation
of
your
council,
as
well
as
your
city,
municipal
officers
and
all
of
your
entities.
AF
So
I
stand
for
the
people
who
have
spoke
before
me.
I,
as
an
aborigine
as
the
true
indigenous,
the
ones
who
are
the
true
stewards
and
owners
of
these
lands,
must
be
in
these
conversations
that
will
determine
the
outcome
for
generations
to
come,
for
this
land
is
our
land
and
our
food
must
be
growing
everywhere,
and
we
must
not
be
limited
to
it
because
of
bureaucracy,
red
tape.
I
you.
AG
Thank
you
for
considering
the
concerns
of
the
so
many
people
on
this
call.
I
spoke
as
an
individual
at
the
last
hearing
tonight
I
speak
on
behalf
of
the
pittsburgh
human
rights
city
alliance,
a
network
of
human
rights
advocates
and
organization.
AG
We
remind
city
council
members
that
this
council
made
a
decision
in
april
of
2011
to
use
a
human
rights
framework
to
guide
its
policies.
We
urge
you
to
stop
the
vote.
The
vote
on
the
peduto
administration
administration's
proposed
allocation
of
american
rescue
plan
act
funds
to
make
space
for
a
transparent,
inclusive
process
that
enables
participation
by
residents
and
a
more
thoughtful
consideration
of
our
community's
needs
and
human
rights.
AG
We
want
to
remind
this
council
of
the
following
reports
and
recommendations
that
come
out
of
the
city
itself
that
have
highlighted
priorities
and
needs
requiring
close
attention
in
the
process
of
allocating
arpa
funds.
The
city's
gender
equity
commission
has
produced
a
number
of
key
reports
and
recommendations,
including
the
2019
analysis,
pittsburgh
pittsburgh's,
inequality
across
gender
and
race.
AG
We
remind
all
listeners
here
that,
on
the
eve
of
this
pandemic
in
december
2019
pittsburgh
city
council
signed
an
ordinance
declaring
racism,
a
public
health
crisis,
recognizing
that
the
health
of
all
residents
depend
upon
targeted
efforts
to
eliminate
racial
health
gaps
and
220
2020
definitely
proved
that
racism
and
was
deadly
in
this
pandemic.
AG
This
was
the
basis
of
a
report
to
the
united
nations
with
a
pretty
damning
title:
racial
inequity
at
the
core
of
human
rights
challenges
in
pittsburgh,
documenting
the
damages
of
those
inequities
and
democratic
deficits,
convened
by
the
city's
pittsburgh
community
commission
on
human
relations.
The
affirmatively
furthering
fair
house,
fair
housing
task
force,
were
developed
after
two
years
of
intensive
community
process
and
addressed
critical
barriers
and
disparities
and
access
to
housing.
That.
AG
A
B
A
AH
I
really
the
choice
here
is:
do
I
talk
about
process
or
do
I
talk
about
priorities,
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
this
is
a
process
that
doesn't
really
work
to
talk
about
priorities
in
three
minutes.
The
the
scope
of
the
pandemic
is
so
sweeping,
and
the
consequences
and
impact
is
so
dramatic
that
really
try
to
summarize
in
three
minutes
what
our
priorities
are,
I
think
is
impossible.
So
I
want
to
talk
about
the
process
and
I
think
that
we
really
need
to
have
a
community
process.
AH
I
think
that
we
need
to
come
up
with
ground
rules
and
underground
rules.
That
I
would
recommend
is
that
when
the
city
gets
money,
that's
really
we're
getting
it
because
people
were
injured.
We
shouldn't
be
spending
that
on
things
that
should
come
out
of
our
general
taxes,
you
know.
So
if
we've
got
some
long
project,
that's
been
on
the
books
for
years.
That's
not
the
kind
of
thing
that
we
should
be
robbing
from
people
who
have
been
injured.
AH
The
money
that's
coming
down
really
for
them.
We
shouldn't
be
diverting
it
to
these
other
public
purposes,
so
I
think
that
we
really
should
have
a
public
process
that
allows
for
the
public
to
come
forth
with
needs.
Just
as
an
example,
I
don't
know
how
many
families
lost
their
automobiles
over
the
course
of
the
pandemic
and
that
transit
and
and
getting
to
jobs
is
different
than
it
was
pre-pandemic.
AH
AI
My
name
is
jay
ting
walker,
I'm
the
vice
chair
of
the
green
party
of
allegheny
county
and
the
volunteer
coordinator
on
the
conner
mulvaney
for
city
council
district
4
campaign.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
on
how
our
city's
arpa
funds
should
be
used.
I
agree
with
many
of
the
other
speakers
that
the
amount
of
public
input
we've
seen
so
far
is
not
enough.
The
proposal
for
the
use
of
this
money
should
not
be
coming
as
a
surprise
to
residents.
We
knew
this
money
was
coming.
AI
AI
It'd,
be
a
mistake
for
the
current
administration
to
call
the
shots
on
allocating
all
of
the
funding.
The
mandate
is
clearly
not
there
for
it.
Now,
on
to
how
the
funds
themselves
should
be
used,
I
urge
city
council
to
review
the
may
5th
hearing
testimony
because
it
contained
many
public
comments
about
how
the
arpa
funds
should
be
used,
including
my
own
months
before
this
current
proposal
came
out.
The
message
that
came
through
loud
and
clear
from
dozens
of
speakers
was
that
the
funding
should
be
used
to
address
housing
insecurity
in
our
city.
AI
Some
of
the
outgoing
mayor's
proposals
are
dedicated
to
housing,
but
more
of
it
should
be
to
better
reflect
our
housing
crisis.
I
know
that
part
of
the
hurry
is
to
prevent
city
staff
layoffs.
I
think
you
could
make
a
strong
case
for
allocating
those
funds
for
the
sped
up
process
without
trying
to
rush
through
allocating
the
rest
of
the
funding.
AI
As
for
the
rest
of
the
funds,
I
understand
that
it'd
be
a
mistake
to
save
them
all
for
a
rainy
day.
As
we
know,
it's
raining
right
now
and
it's
raining
a
lot.
We
need
to
deploy
these
funds
as
soon
as
we
can,
but
that
does
not
mean
skipping
out
on
building
the
consensus
required
for
good
government.
It
does
not
mean
knowing
what's
best
for
our
residents
without
consulting
them.
We
need
to
delay
the
vote
on
how
the
arpa
funds
should
be
delayed
into
a
community
process
can
occur.
AI
AJ
Hi
there,
my
name
is
laura
chu
weens.
I
am
the
director
of
pittsburghers
for
public
transit.
Our
office
is
located
at
5119
penn
avenue
in
garfield.
I
am
like
other
speakers
today,
appalled
by
the
rushed
budgeting
of
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
of
taxpayer
relief
money
in
the
absent
public
process
that
has
resulted
in
this
budget.
These
funds
do
not
need
to
be
obligated
until
december.
Thirty,
first,
twenty
two
thousand
twenty
four
more
than
three
years
from
now
by
front
loading,
all
this
spending
and
putting
it
towards
regular
capital
expenses.
AJ
This
administration
is
irreversibly
harming
our
presumptive
mayor's
ability
to
support
a
recovery,
tens
of
millions
towards
building
sustainability,
upgrades
updating
street
lights
and
electrifying
the
city's
vehicle
fleet.
That's
not
the
intent
of
the
emergency
federal
relief
money.
These
are
the
types
of
uses
that
will
be
funded
in
the
federal
infrastructure
package,
which
is
being
negotiated
as
we
speak,
or
are
purchases
that
should
be
made
as
part
of
the
annual
city
budget.
Even
the
irvine,
2nd
avenue
sidewalk
replacement
that
we
have
been
at
the
forefront
of
advocating
for
should
not
be
funded
from
emergency
relief
money.
AJ
Instead,
it
should
come
from
the
14
million
dollars
that
domi
has
already
received
to
pay
for
the
already
obsolete
monoglyn
connector.
This
past
weekend,
domi
unveiled
the
move,
pgh
initiative
and
talked
about
universal
basic
mobility
for
all
pittsburgh
residents
of
this
goal.
We
at
ppt
agree
with
domi.
We
believe
that
mobility
is
a
right
and
that
the
city
has
an
important
role
to
play
in
ensuring
that
to
be
the
case.
AJ
As
part
of
move
pgh,
the
port
authority
will
have
a
trial
period
of
giving
out.
Just
a
hundred
people
transit
passes
contrast
that,
with
what
transit
riders
have
been
calling
for
since
the
outset
of
the
pandemic,
for
just
four
to
eight
million
dollars
of
emergency
relief
money
to
allow
low-income
riders
to
show
their
ebt
cards
to
board
transit
for
free
for
a
year,
75
percent
of
port
authority
trips
begin
our
end
in
the
city.
So
the
city
would
be
an
appropriate
source
of
these
funds.
AJ
We
firmly
support
all
the
other
powerful
proposals
that
need
to
be
funded,
like
robust
support
for
renters
funding
for
clts
the
10
million
dollar
food
justice
fund.
These
are
the
types
of
proposals
that
should
be
solicited
from
a
true
public
process
and
funded
from
the
american
rescue
plan.
That
would
be
key
to
a
real
recovery
that
centers
and
uplifts
those
most
harmed.
I
urge
council
to
delay
the
vote
and
hold
a
truly
people-centered
process
and
that
lifts
up
the
needs
and
voices
of
black
and
brown
pittsburgh
residents.
Above
all,
thank
you.
A
AK
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
jessica
benner
and
I
live
in
friendship.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
tonight.
I
believe
there
is
more
work
to
be
done
before
a
vote
on
how
to
allocate
this
money
can
take
place.
The
treasury
department
explicitly
guided
localities
who
are
receiving
this
money
to
use
an
open
process
to
quote,
engage
their
constituents
and
communities
in
developing
plans
to
use
these
payments
to
engage
their
constituents
and
communities
in
developing
plans
to
use
these
payments.
AK
Given
the
scale
of
funding
and
its
potential
to
catalyze,
broader
economic
recovery
and
rebuilding
and
quote,
the
american
rescue
funds
are
a
substantial
investment
in
our
city
and
we
deserve
the
opportunity
to
provide
input
on
how
it's
spent.
There
are
many
community
groups
and
citizens
within
the
city
who
know
the
effects
of
the
pandemic
and
have
developed
plans
and
ideas
on
what
is
needed
to
help
our
most
affected
residents,
bounce
back
from
the
hardships
of
the
past
year
and
a
half.
Why
aren't
these
groups
being
directly
consulted?
AK
Why
hasn't
the
pittsburgh
recovery
task
force
offered
mechanisms
to
receive
feedback
from
residents
in
accordance
with
the
treasury
department's
open
process
stipulation
to
date?
There
has
been
no
community
input
into
the
process
other
than
the
meeting
held
this
past
saturday
and
this
meeting
today.
These
two
meetings
were
announced
with
only
five
days
of
notice
and
the
public
detail
on
the
city's
plan
for
allocating
these
substantial
and
transformative
funds
for
our
city
is
just
a
spreadsheet,
with
little
to
no
description
for
allocations
of
millions
of
dollars.
This
isn't
a
plan.
There
was
no
justification
available.
AK
I
urge
you
to
create
a
real
plan
for
community
input
consistent
with
treasury
guidance.
This
should
include
accessible
hearings,
more
opportunities
for
community
engagement,
feedback
and
input
and
genuine
dialogue
with
city
leaders.
Not
just
these
three-minute
comment
slots.
I
urge
you
to
learn
more
about
the
inequities
within
our
city
that
aren't
being
covered
by
the
proposed
spending
plan
like
at
least
10
million
for
food
justice.
8
million
for
emergency
fare
relief
for
public
transit
and
at
least
36
million
for
additional
assistance
renters.
AK
So
I
urge
you
to
delay
the
vote
until
an
open
process
where
all
residents
contribute
to
improving
our
city
with
these
historic
funds
and
ensure
these
funds
will
be
spent
to
the
benefit
of
those
households,
businesses
and
non-profits
in
the
communities
most
disproportionately
affected
by
the
pandemic,
which
is
the
purpose
of
these
funds.
Thank
you.
AL
Stevens
hello,
my
name
is
carla.
Arnold,
I
am
a
resident
of
perry
hill
cop
on
the
north
side
and
as
so
eloquently
the
previous
speakers
have
spoken,
I'm
not
going
to
take
up
a
lot
of
your
time.
I
thank
you
so
much
for
giving
me
a
voice
to
make
a
comment,
and
my
comment
is
around.
AL
I
see
that
you
have
all
these
line
items
that
that
are
for
housing,
which
is
great,
which
is
for
which
is
for
light
gas
water
sewage,
but
I
didn't
see
anything
regarding
food,
so
I'm
with
most
of
the
people
who
have
made
comments
about
the
food
justice
fund.
I
would
like
to
see
a
a
specific
line
item
for
for
food
and
some
of
the
insecurities
that
we
face
in
some
of
our
communities.
AL
So
with
the
american
rescue
plan
you're
getting
335
million
dollars,
I
think
there's
room
for
food.
I
think
there's
room
for
helping
people
with
rent
disparities
and
I
think,
there's
room
for
public
transportation.
Thank
you.
So
much.
AM
Okay,
good
on
behalf
of
the
black
political
empowerment
project
planning
council,
I'm
urgently
requesting
that
city
council
pittsburgh
delay
any
vote
on
proposed
use
of
the
335
million
dollars
coming
to
the
coffers
of
pittsburgh
from
the
american
rescue
plan.
Until
there
is
a
much
expanded
opportunity
for
input
into
the
decision-making
process.
AM
AM
City
council
should
wish
to
be
viewed
as
providing
the
citizens
of
pittsburgh
with
a
wide
open
opportunity
for
input
into
such
an
important
and
historic
process.
Optics
aren't
everything,
but
they
are
important
to
gaining
and
maintaining
the
trust
of
the
public.
With
this
amount
of
funds
on
the
line,
transparency
and
transparency
should
be
a
top
priority.
AM
In
addition,
we
support
a
full
examination
to
address
the
need
for
additional
investments
and
the
food
challenges
of
our
insecure
people
in
our
city
and
support
expanded
access
to
public
transportation.
It's
important
to
note
whoever
wins
the
mineral
election
in
november.
There
will
be
a
new
administration
that
administration
should
be
given
the
maximum
opportunity
for
input
into
this
important
process
going
forward.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
our
thoughts.
AN
AN
AN
As
a
personal
homeowner,
I
have
a
list
of
home
improvement
projects
that
I
need
to
tackle
at
some
point
in
time.
But
if
someone
gave
me
a
large
sum
of
money,
my
plans
would
not
necessarily
be
to
do
those
small
home
improvement
projects.
My
plans
would
change.
I
would
re-prioritize
the
current
plan
that
we
see
before
us
looks
like
the
list
of
projects
that
the
city
has
had
before
them.
AN
That
has
needed
to
be
done
for
a
long
time,
but
if
there's
one
thing
the
last
year
has
taught
us
it's
that
our
plans
and
priorities
often
need
to
change.
We
can't
afford
to
lose
this
historic
opportunity
to
transform
our
city,
while
the
administration
has
made
recommendations
that
address
some
of
these
needs,
such
as
dedicated
funding
for
a
handful
of
neighborhoods,
where
it
has
been
historic,
disinvestment.
AN
AN
The
federal
guidance
is
clear
that
they
expect
there
to
be
a
community
input
process
and
that
the
kinds
of
projects
that
arpa
money
can
be
spent
on
may
take
years
to
finish.
In
other
words,
the
city
does
have
time
to
decide
where
the
needs
are.
City
councils
should,
at
the
very
least,
the
very
least,
take
the
upcoming
recess
to
ask
their
constituents
to
help
identify
unmet
needs
that
would
help
the
city
recover
and
springboard
the
city
towards
a
more
equitable
and
just
community
at
just
harvest.
We
see
huge
inequities
and
healthy
food
access.
AN
Many
neighborhoods
still
are
food
apartheid
neighborhoods,
where
there
is
nowhere
within
a
mile
to
access
healthy,
fresh
food.
We
strongly
support
the
use
of
arpa
funds
to
create
the
pittsburgh
food
justice
fund
that
would
address
food
apartheid,
support
food
entrepreneurship,
assist
new
and
beginning
farmers,
especially
farmers
of
color,
and
secure
financial
support
for
community
food
systems
development.
The
city
should
also
work
with
the
county
to
improve
access
to
transit
for
low-income
residents.
AN
AN
AO
Everyone
I
just
want
to
first
thank
all
of
the
speakers
who
took
the
time
out
to
just
come
up
with
a
speech
and
deliver
it
in
a
way
in
such
a
passionate
way,
I'm
hoping
that
alex
city
council
members
are
listening.
They
have
their
ears
wide
open.
AO
Okay,
I
want
to
say
we
have
to
take
time
to
consider
what
our
communities
want
as
a
whole.
I've
listened
to
every
speaker
last
saturday
and
I
heard,
and
we
all
heard
what
they
had
to
say,
echo
upon
echo.
The
message
was
clear:
this
outrageously
short
notice,
isn't
fear.
I
understand
some
residents
may
see
projects
in
this
proposal
that
benefit
their
community.
For
example,
the
davis
bridge.
AO
Listen
I'm
from
the
north
side.
I
would
love
to
see
the
bridge
rebuilt,
but
we
have
to
make
sure
it's
done
in
an
equitable
way,
just
like
every
other
future
project
residents
who
oppose
the
vote,
aren't
saying
they're
against
anything
they're
saying,
let's
hear
more
from
the
public,
that's
all
we
haven't
even
received
the
second
check.
Yet
if
we
have
to
wait
on
that
money,
why
can't
we
wait
to
decide
how
we're
going
to
spend
it?
AO
I
got
a
chance
to
view
most
of
the
city
council
members,
social
media
pages,
and
I
haven't
even
seen
too
many
mentions
about
today's
community
meeting
and
I
see
why,
because,
as
soon
as
I
I
heard
the
first
words
from
ricky
burgess,
he
said
how
many
speakers
do
we
have
today.
76
bye,
see
you
later
that's
what
he
said
and
I
would
actually
like
to
hear
a
roll
call
after
I
speak
because
I
I
don't
see
him.
Man,
helm
and
laval
actually
drafted
help
draft
this
proposal,
but
I
don't
see
them
today.
AO
AO
F
AP
Yeah
hello,
good
evening,
everybody,
my
name
is
chef
claudy,
pierre,
I'm
representing
the
heat
initiative,
empowerment
awareness
and
training
initiative
and
also
a
board
member
of
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council.
I
am
a
business
owner,
a
father
of
three
and
a
community
advocate.
I
want
to
talk
to
you
today
about
the
city's
proposed
locations
for
the
american
rescue
plan
act
funds,
I'm
troubled
by
the
lack
of
investment
in
our
local
food
system
in
the
proposed
allocations
you
we
already
see
like
I.
AP
I
already
have
a
whole
thing
drawn
out
to
say,
but
I'm
gonna
be
honest
with
you,
I'm
pretty
embarrassed
by
some
of
the
the
people
that
I
know
and
feel
like
would
have
put
food
because
they
helped
some
of
the
council.
Members
literally
was
delivering
food
and
saw
firsthand
some
of
the
families
that
could
not
move
had.
No
mobility
had
no
access
to
food.
Literally,
we
had
food
drives
for
people
with
vehicles
right
in
the
hill
district,
and
I
am
a
hill
district
member,
2144,
wiley
avenue
and
the
people
that
needed
it.
AP
It
is
hurtful
to
the
business
owners,
the
the
that
were
hurt,
the
very
businesses
that
we
love
to
patron
that
were
crushed
and
crumbled
under
this,
and
I
will
be
honest
with
you:
it's
embarrassing
to
our
children
and
our
senior
citizens
that
food
was
not
properly
mentioned
now,
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
other
things
that
are
definitely
a
part
of
this.
I
do
believe
that
we
should
do
the
pittsburgh
food
trust,
food,
justice,
trust,
10
million
dollars
is
not
enough,
but
it's
something
to
start
with.
At
the
end
of
the
day.
AP
AP
I'm
gonna
leave
it
at
that,
and
I'm
gonna
be
honest
with
you
as
a
father
as
a
business
owner
as
a
community
advocate,
it
saddens
me
and
I'm
really
looking
at
people
right
now.
We
you've
heard
it
all
here,
I'm
looking
at
people
with
a
very,
very
close
eye
and
heart,
and
we
will
do
everything
in
our
power
to
make
sure
that
we
have
what
we
need
as
a
city
to
come
together
and
make
decisions,
and
our
city
council
is
is.
AQ
Hello,
my
name
is
wesley
sperry.
I
am
a
resident
of
east
liberty,
I'm
here
representing
myself
with
my
own
individual
ideas,
but
I
do
want
to
reiterate
support
for
almost
everything
that
all
the
speakers
have
said
tonight
with
the
exceptions
and
I
I
feel
like
I
have
to
say
it.
AQ
The
exception
of
I
can't
support
the
allocation
of
funds
to
the
bridge,
and
I
say
that
simply
because
I
have
read
the
treasury's
interim
rule
on
the
use
of
these
funds
and
it
sounds
like
almost
no
one
has
read
these
rules,
at
least
maybe
from
the
legal
perspective
on
passing
this
law.
If
I'm
wrong,
I
apologize,
but
if
I'm
right,
I
encourage
everyone
strongly
to
read
the
treasury's
interim
rule
before
voting
on
any
legislation.
AQ
So
not
only
would
you
be
disappointing
your
voters
by
misusing
this
money,
if
you
vote
for
unapproved
uses,
you
would
also
then
be
on
the
hook
to
them
and
to
the
city
of
lost
tens,
perhaps
even
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars.
Now
to
reiterate
some
of
the
points.
The
money
does
not
have
to
be
obligated,
as
in
no
debt
occurred
until
december
31st
2024
and
does
not
have
to
be
spent
until
december
31st
of
2026.
AQ
The
money
can
only
be
used
for
debt
or
obligations
incurred
after
march
3rd
of
2021
and
trying
to
amend
the
2021
budget.
Some
of
these
things
already
appear
in
that
budget
and
therefore
are
ineligible
for
the
use
and
therefore
trying
to
amend
the
budget
at
this
stage
would
appear
to
be
an
end
run
around
federal
legislation,
which
I
also
caution
against.
I've
submitted
written
recommendations.
I'm
going
to
try
to
pick
up
on
ones
that
aren't
written,
for
example.
AQ
They
have
thousands
of
pending
applications,
and
these
people
may
very
well
be
eligible,
but
they
will
never
be
able
to
get
through
all
of
those
applications,
especially
before
the
federal
and
cities
moratoria
end,
and
in
order
to
do
that,
they
simply
need
the
capacity
in
the
human
power
and
hiring
more
workers
and
giving
them
that
money
will
also
alleviate
those
workers
needs
for
assistance.
Allow
those
workers
to
then
pay
their
bills
in
trying
to
pass
any
legislation.
I
agree
halt
this
process.
AR
Thank
you
so
much
council.
I
would
first
like
to
thank
our
council
president
teresa
kell
smith
for
her
diligence
understanding
of
the
matter.
I
want
to
enthusiastically
support
this
measure
and
I
look
with
great
excitement
for
the
great
things
to
come
from
this
measure,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
jasmine
knight
race
center
in
sheridan.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
AS
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
all
for
an
opportunity
to
just
share
a
few
words
I'd
like
to
join
in
with
the
course
that's
calling
for
allocation
of
more
time.
I
would
just
like
to
be
much
more
specific.
I
think
that
we
need
to
postpone
you
guys
need
to
postpone
voting
on
this
very
important
issue.
AS
AS
I
think
that
you
need
to
allocate
more
time
for
public
education,
not
just
discussion,
but
certainly
discussion
as
well
as
well
as
input
from
the
various
sectors
within
the
pittsburgh
community,
notably
the
low
income
in
the
black
and
brown
communities
within
our
great
city.
Again
this.
This
is
a
very
important
moment
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
AS
AS
I
think
that
people
would
would
probably
feel
a
certain
way
if
this
were
to
pass
without
this
type
of
process,
knowing
that
all
of
you,
as
public
officials,
allocate
more
time
to
your
campaign
to
make
sure
that
your
constituents
know
about
you
and
know
your
platform
and
your
issues
that
you
would
think
it
more
important
to
allocate
more
time
and
resources
to
educating
the
public,
to
educating
your
constituency
than
you
allocating
time
and
resources
to
educate
and
to
receive
quality
input
from
that
particular
constituency
about
such
a
an
important
action.
AS
So
I
just
want
to
again
join
in
with
those
who've
called
for
the
postponing
of
any
type
of
vote
on
this
335
million
dollar
allocation.
I
don't
really
have
too
much
to
say
about
the
priority
of
the
items.
I
think
that
I
would
like
to
wait
and
see
where
you
guys
go
with
post
pruniness
and
then
I
join
in
with
others.
I
know
I
missed
out
on
something
again.
My
name
is
khalid
rahim,
I'm
from
the
northside
community
and
I
live
in
the
manchester
neighborhood
one.
Five,
two
three
three!
AT
Our
address
at
the
corporation
is
4900
friendship,
avenue,
15224
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
tonight
and
ask
for
a
an
equitable
people-centered
process
for
developing
the
spending
plan
for
this
historic
opportunity.
AT
AT
AT
It's
a
huge
increase
and
our
staff
are
hearing
from
residents
consistently
who
are
no
longer
able
to
afford
their
rising
rent,
and
this
is
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic
when
people
are
already
having
extreme
difficulty,
paying
their
mortgages
and
paying
their
rents.
So
I
firmly
believe
that
there
needs
to
be
increased
funding
in
those
areas.
AT
The
other
thing
I'm
concerned
about
is
the
lack
of
investment
in
our
local
food
systems.
In
the
proposed
allocations,
food
insecurity
has
soared
over
the
last
16
months.
20
percent
of
residents
were
food
insecure
in
2019,
and
we
know
that
that
has
gone
up
over
the
last
16
months
during
the
economic
shutdown
caused
by
the
pandemic.
AT
AU
AU
I
would
like
to
ask
if
you
could
use
some
of
the
funds
for
historic
street
lights
for
the
800
block
of
west
north
avenue
in
our
neighborhood.
This
is
the
block
that
is
adjacent
to
manchester
these
street
lights.
I
would
request
that
they
be
wired
underground
as
other
neighborhood
streets
lights
here
in
this
community
and
in
manchester
have
them
because
of
the
storms
and
things
that
it's
it's
easier.
AU
AU
For
these
existing
lights,
which
have
been
damaged
also,
if
these
lights
could
be
consistent
in
their
intensity
and
color,
it
would
be
helpful
because
in
many
of
the
areas
the
lighting
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
is
is
harsh.
I'm
someone
who
has
an
eye
disease
and
when
they're
very
bright
with
that
white
blue
light,
I
myself
cannot
see
through
them
because
of
flashes.
AU
I
have
been
told
this
is
just
me
myself,
an
individual
requesting
this
and
while
listening
to
people
speak,
I
ask
maybe,
if
you
could
use
some
of
the
vacant
land
that
the
city
owns
that
might
be
able
to
be
used
for
gardens
in
the
little
neighborhoods,
because
we
have
some
here
in
our
area
that
we
could
benefit
from
that
as
well.
AU
There's
also
a
plate
on
brighton
road,
that's
been
for
years,
not
fixed,
and
I
don't
know
if
this
is
something
that
could
also
be
addressed,
but
it's
over
in
the
800
block
of
brighton
road.
So
if
that
could
also
be
fixed,
I
would
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
energy
this
evening,
and
I
appreciate
your
listening
to
my
thoughts
good
evening.
AV
AV
AV
On
behalf
of
my
ancestors,
I
must
remind
you
that
you
are
on
stolen
land.
This
is
the
land
of
the
aboriginal
american
people
to
whom,
which
I
am
a
descendant
land,
which
the
city
of
pittsburgh
has
incorporated
for
profit
and
directly
benefits
as
a
result
of
the
long
history
of
official,
depredations
and
ill-conceived
policies.
AV
We
also
want
a
health
and
wellness
center
to
practice.
Our
own
holistic
healing
we
are
the
most
marginalized
discriminated
and
assimilated
and
misrepresented
people
in
america.
I
encourage
everyone
who's
on
this
platform
to
attend
other
city
council
meetings
to
let
your
voices
be
heard,
while
upmc
one
of
the
largest
gentrification
corporations
continues
to
forge
upon
our
land.
AV
They
have
a
meeting
this
coming
wednesday
to
roll
out
their
master
plan
at
1
30.
This
coming
wednesday
so
be
sure
to
sign
up
for
this
meeting
as
well
would
like
to
see
the
numbers
and
the
volume
of
people
who
are
coming
out
to
speak
out
about
the
335
million
dollars
that
city
council
has
oversight
of
over
the
next
four
years.
AV
I
urge
you
to
do
the
right
thing
with
these
funds.
I
urge
you
to
think
about
children
in
foster
care
as
well,
and
children
who
are
going
through
the
adoption
process,
for
they
are
quite
often
already
left
out
and
dealing
with
a
lot
themselves.
They
need
to
be
included
in
this
american
rescue
plan
as
well,
and
I
yield
the
rest
of
my
time.
Thank
you.
A
A
AW
AW
AQ
AX
AQ
AW
Hi,
this
is
mark
rodicus
from
pittsburgh,
south
side,
I'm
a
swimming
water,
polo
and
swim
coach,
lifeguard
trainer.
Lately
I've
been
working
with
the
international
swim
coaches
association
as
their
webmaster.
So
this
is
called
the
american
rescue
plan
to
me
that
has
lifeguards
written
all
over
it.
You
know
before
this
pandemic
even
began.
You
know
I
helped
call
an
aquatic
summit
and
we
were
addressing
this
lifeguard
shortage.
So
rick
flanagan
was
a
helper
in
that
and
all
the
players
around
the
region
attended
and
then
the
pandemic
came.
AW
So
you
know
we
know
covet,
had
serious
health
and
wellness
issues.
You
know
it
really
attacked
the
respiration
for
the
victims
or
the
people
who
got
ill
and
the
need
for
ventilations
and
and
ventilators
and
well.
You
know
our
number
one
asset
in
the
city,
I
believe,
are
the
public
pools.
You
know
for
breathing
and
exercise
it's
easy
on
the
joints.
It's
for
all
ages.
You
know
and
if
we
look
at
what
we
have
is
the
oliver
bath
house,
which
is
closed.
You
know
this
year.
We
have
eight
outdoor
pools
open.
AW
You
know
congratulations,
but
that's
10
less
than
we
had
in
2019..
Meanwhile,
pittsburgh
public
schools
has
a
dozen
indoor
pools.
They're
all
closed
in
east
evenings
afternoons,
nights,
weekends,
holidays.
You
know
early
mornings
all
summer
long,
you
know.
So
what
we
really
need
is
some
programming.
You
know
I'm
not
talking
about
spray
parks,
you
know
we
need
coaching
and
we
need
to
stress
playing
well
with
others.
You
know
part
of
this
pandemic.
You
know
is
upon
us
because
of
a
teamwork
issue.
AW
You
know
if
we're
able
to
strive
in
community-
and
you
know
we
practiced
and
modeled
and
rewarded
goal
setting
and
playing
well
with
others.
I
think
would
be
a
lot
further
along
in
getting
this
behind
us
so
and
I
think
all
this
happens
at
the
pools-
and
this
is
about
infrastructure.
You
know
and
access
to
the
pools
in
the
schools,
especially
you
know
it
happens.
We
need
vestibules
with
side,
doors
and
lighted
hallways.
We
need
on-deck
changing
rooms.
You
know
we
need
office,
space
and
storage.
You
know
we
need
ways
to
get.
AW
You
know
the
school
safe
and
secure,
but
we
need
entries
and-
and
we
need
to
be
able
to
videotape
as
to
what's
going
on
in
there
and
every
locker
room
in
the
city
needs
an
overhaul.
You
know
and
the
kids
take
30
kids
to
the
pool
and
they're
all
changing
in
you
know
toilet
stalls,
you
know
and
there's
only
generally
two
in
each
facility.
You
know-
and
this
is
infrastructure
we
already
have
built,
but
it
hasn't
been
kept
up.
AW
You
know
and
with
pps
we
know
in
the
city
and
we
need
to
push
for
lifeguarding.
You
know
and
in
certain
ways
it's
a
chicken
and
egg
thing
too,
where
if
the
kids
don't
like
to
go
to
the
pools
and
they're
not
able
to
be
a
good
swimmer,
you
know
they're
not
going
to
want
to
work
at
the
pools
and
it.
But
it
starts
a
whole
job.
AW
This
sys
system
too,
where
the
kids
are
going
to
be
able
to
go
into
nursing
and
and
public
safety
and
being
able
to
have
first
aid
and
cpr
and
recreation
and
lifelong
learning.
So
you
know,
please
think
about
you,
know
the
aquatics
in
the
city.
You
know
I
would
love
to
have
you.
You
know
join
us.
AW
If
there's
anybody
in
the
public
wants
to
come
up
to
ammon
on
tuesday
and
thursday
night
we're
playing
water,
polo
and
and
games
with
the
kids,
and
sometimes
we
should
talk
about
the
north
side
in
the
pittsburgh
project
and
the
pool
there
that's
closed,
but
it's
a
human
capacity
thing
thanks
for
listening.
Hopefully
we
can
do
more
with
recreation
and
next
administration.
AY
Baranskas
I
work
for
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council
and
we're
located
kincaid
street
and
garfield
good
me
evening.
Everyone
and
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
for
input.
The
resources
in
the
american
rescue
plan
provide
a
historic
opportunity
to
address
the
pandemic's
direct
impacts
and
reduce
our
deep
income
and
racial
inequities.
AY
The
pittsburgh
food
policy
council
is
composed
of
people,
institutions,
organizations
and
agencies
with
a
shared
mission
to
create
a
just,
equitable
and
sustainable
food
system.
Though
our
work
is
specific
to
the
pittsburgh
region.
We
often
learn
from
the
experiences
of
food
policy
councils
across
the
country.
This
applies
to
the
budgets
developed
around
american
rescue
plan
funds,
as
well
as
an
example
of
what
these
funds
could
do.
We
know
that
the
san
diego
board
of
supervisors
has
allocated
20
million
of
their
total
653
million
arpa
funds
about
3
percent
to
a
general
food
assistance.
AY
Category,
specifically
10
million
dollars
for
food
distribution,
7
million
for
community
gardens,
3
million
towards
nutrition
incentive
programs.
An
additional
million
dollars
are
designated
for
good
food
purchasing
program
efforts.
Similar
efforts
are
led
by
our
coalition
here,
an
initiative
led
by
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council.
AY
Similarly,
the
city
of
phoenix
arizona
is
using
9.7
million
of
their
location
allocation
to
strengthen
their
local
food
system,
including
several
million
for
emergency
food
distribution,
distribution
and
disaster
relief,
as
well
as
200
000
for
a
worker
cooperative,
sustainable
food
system,
business
incubator,
500
000
for
up
to
100
residents
located
in
food
deserts
to
install
backyard,
gardens
and
community
gardens
via
pilot
project,
1
million
for
farmland
preservation
in
partnership
with
non-profits
and
land
trusts.
They
plan
to
purchase
and
preserve
100
acres
of
land
for
agriculture.
AY
Fifty
thousand
for
a
one
year,
urban
agriculture
fellowship
for
high
school
and
college
students
with
sixty
percent
designated,
specifically
for
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color,
and
four
hundred
thousand
for
council
district
food
action
plans,
projects
or
initiatives
with
an
initial
focus
on
districts
with
food.
Apart
time
within
the
council,
we
have
community
partners
that
navigated
the
challenges
of
the
pandemic
to
begin
or
continue
to
distribute
food
in
partnership
with
one
another.
We
have
members
that
create
run
community
gardens
with
little
to
no
consistent
funding.
AY
We
have
members
at
aid
farmers,
market
shoppers
who
use
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
program.
Snap
funds
administer
matching
food
bucks
to
increase
the
reach
of
those
snap
dollars
and
partners
that
help
brick
and
mortar
stores
to
carry
more
produce.
We
know
that
every
dollar
of
snap
benefits
generates
1.84
cents
in
the
economy
in
terms
of
economic
activity.
AY
We
know
that
all
of
these
organizations
helping
helping
to
generate
that
activity
address
existing
needs
and
could
benefit
from
the
funds
coming
to
our
city.
Our
council,
members
of
our
council,
are
asking
for
the
same
level
of
thoughtfulness
and
foresight
that
I've
highlighted
above
we
want
an
equitable
and
people-centered
process
for
developing
the
spending
plan.
Such
an
unprecedented
amount
of
money
should
be
accompanied
by
open
discussion,
an
understanding
of
current
needs
and
should
reflect
the
immense
impact
the
past
year
has
had
on
pittsburghers
lives.
AZ
Hello,
my
name
is
crystal
martha
knight,
I'm
the
community
organizer
for
the
thomas
martin
center
on
5129,
penn
avenue
and
garfield
bloomfield
I'll.
Be
brief,
because
I
don't
have
much
more
to
say
on
this
honestly
that
hasn't
already
been
said
both
tonight
and
this
past
saturday
city
council
has
to
stop
this
vote.
The
rush
to
get
this
passed
leaves
little
room
for
a
true
democratic
process,
and
we
need
to
open
up
a
true
public
process
to
do
the
best
with
this
these
funds.
AZ
Most
importantly,
we
need
to
see
this
money
being
invested
directly
into
people's
emergency
needs.
People
are
struggling,
unemployment
issues
are
rampant
across
the
state
as
well
as
here
in
pittsburgh.
This
money
could
do
so
much
for
a
lot
of
folks
and
we
deserve
the
time
and
public
process
to
ensure
this
money
goes
to
those
most
in
need.
Thank
you.
BA
Okay,
thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
city,
council
and
staff
and
everyone
who
is
assembled
and
all
the
public
that
has
come
out
and
spoken.
I've
heard
a
lot
of
great
ideas
and
I
just
want
to
simply
say
that
I
support
much
of
what
has
been
said,
if
not
virtually
everything-
and
I
want
to
remind
council
and
everyone
listening
that
as
far
as
I'm
concerned
from
what
I
can
observe
and
I've
been
around
a
little
while
to
observe
different
movements,
social
and
cultural
and
political
movements,
and
we
are
in
a
time
of
great
correction.
BA
That's
what
I
call
it,
and
one
of
the
hallmarks
of
that
great
correction
is
transparency
and
the
other
is
participation,
and
so
we're
entering
an
age
where
the
structures
of
government
and
many
other
institutions
are
going
to
be
open
in
ways.
They
haven't
been
open
before
witness
the
election
in
new
york
city
with
the
weighted
ranked
voting.
Rather,
I
would
urge
you
not
to
vote
on
this
to
take
your
time.
This
is
not
a
inconsequential
amount
of
money,
we're
talking
about
it's.
What
approximately
sixty
percent
of
the
one
annual
operating
budget.
BA
I
think
there
are
other
monies
coming
and
certainly
all
of
us
have
felt
tremendous
pressure,
sorrow,
loss
and
uncertainty
because
of
the
pandemic
and
now
followed
by
the
economy
that
we
need
to
make
wise
decisions.
We
need
to
understand
that
we're
in
a
new
age
and
I'm
glad
that
young
people
have
joined
my
younger
self,
even
though
I've
been
here
in
demanding
change
and
accountability
and
change
that
will
make
sweeping
improvements
in
the
lives
of
the
city
residents
of
pittsburgh.
Thank
you.
BB
Hi,
thank
you
good
evening,
council
members.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
kyo
mensari,
I'm
a
resident
of
charters,
I'm
also
with
the
pittsburgh
food
policy
council
and
a
number
of
other
social
justice
organizations.
I'm
going
to
be
very
brief.
I
did
submit
my
comments
if
you
guys
do
want
to
read
them
in
detail.
BB
BB
BB
Again,
I
would
like
to
urge
city
council
to
postpone
the
vote
and
to
make
a
investment
of
10
million
dollars
for
food
justice
fund
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Thank
you.
BC
Hi
everyone
thanks
so
much
for
the
opportunity
tonight.
Also
thank
you
for
reading
names
in
advance.
For
most
of
the
call
I
didn't
hear
mine
said
in
advance,
but
I
was
last
time
I
testified
in
front
of
city.
Council
was
for
the
city
budget
process
earlier
this
winter
and
I
asked
for
that
sort
of
advanced
name
reading
process
so
that
speakers
could
prepare
on
the
call
that's
this
long.
BC
So
thanks
for
implementing
it,
I'm
a
resident
of
cali
henderson,
again,
I'm
a
resident
of
homestead
now,
but
until
a
month
ago
I
was
a
decade-long
resident
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
and
so
I
know
that
my
comments
are
less
meaningful
or
important
as
now
a
resident
of
homestead
borough.
But
as
far
as
I'm
aware,
homestead
itself
has
not
received
any
money
through
the
american
rescue
plan,
and
so
I'm
here
thinking
of
my
many
neighbors
and
colleagues
and
and
speaking
as
an
individual.
BC
BC
Council
and
when
I
lived
in
the
city,
I
was
a
volunteer
on
the
board
of
the
point
breeze
north
development
corporation,
helping
to
facilitate
a
community
inclusive
input
process
around
affordable
housing
at
the
lexington
technology
park,
development
site
and
I've
also
had
my
own
homes
and
apartments
test
high
for
lead
now
in
homestead,
but
also
when
I
was
a
renter
in
pittsburgh.
BC
And
I
am
here
tonight,
like
I
said
thinking
about
my
last
neighbor
as
I
just
moved
from
east
liberty
on
stanton
ave,
who
was
a
black
single
mother
who,
for
years,
has
been
denied
the
ability
to
transfer
to
appropriate
public
housing
to
allow
for
her
son
who's
in
a
wheelchair
to
be
able
to
leave.
If
he
is,
if
there's
a
fire
in
their
apartment,
they
haven't
had
an
ada
accessible
unit
available
in
years
and
as
a
sustainability,
professional
and
listening
to
everyone
that
was
on
this
call
and
going
through
the
budget
in
detail.
BC
I
also
wanted
to
just
kind
of
point
out
one
specific
way
that
I
think
the
budget
could
be
shifted:
the
7.5
million
dollars
for
the
purchase
of
electric
vehicles
and
electric
vehicle
infrastructure.
As
someone
who
has
a
background
in
energy
efficiency
and
renewable
energy
referencing
the
text
drawdown
by
environmental
leader
paul
hawkin,
even
if
we
are
looking
at
data
driven
decision
making
in
this
process
which
so
far
it
sounds
like
we're-
not
paul
hawkins
listed
the
number
one.
Mathematically
proven
solution
to
reducing.
A
BD
Name
is
phyllis
before
I,
my
residence
is
in
the
hill
district,
even
though
I
stay
in
elliot
through
no
fault
of
my
own.
I
am
kind
of
disturbed.
The
politicization
of
every
aspect
of
life
in
pittsburgh
is
so
disturbing.
BD
There
are
social
economic
concerns,
as
my
previous
speakers
have
indicated,
there
were
already
pockets
of
poverty,
so
deep
that
no
task
force
or
one
program
can
address
everything.
That's
needed
task
force.
Members
city,
council
members
who
have
worked
seven
to
ten
years,
cannot
understand
the
depth
of
food
and
security,
not
having
enough
clothes
not
having
enough
money
being
ill,
but
I
do
because
I've
been
through
all
of
that
recently.
BD
There
is
a
need
for
stipends
for
non-food
items,
underwear
winter,
wear
clothes
for
children
and
seniors
so
that
they
can
have
a
minimum
quality
of
life.
There
is
duplication
in
the
people
portion
for
5
million
existing
housing
on
the
planet
portion,
10
million
low,
moderate
income,
housing
improvements,
the
housing
opportunity
fund
was
built
to
help
some
of
that,
and
it
is
proposed
to
get
more
money.
BD
Two
ura
programs,
a
land
bank
and
trust
where's.
The
money
to
maintain
that
to
develop
and
maintain
that
and
the
planet
portion
of
electric
vehicles
and
a
light
item
for
performance
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh
fleet.
To
me,
that's
a
duplication
of
efforts
and
so
critical
things
at
this
point
fund
the
hrp
program
for
applicants
already
in
the
pipeline
fund,
water
purification
in
and
around
public
housing
fund,
removal
of
land
of
lid.
BD
I'm
sorry
which
is
part
of
the
planet
portion
and
fun
street
lighting,
then
witty
street
webster
and
summers
and
other
avenues
that
african
americans
in
the
hill
travel
on
a
daily
basis.
BD
BE
Hello:
everyone
good
evening,
council,
members
and
staff.
My
name
is
kelly:
lombardi,
I'm
an
intern
at
the
human
rights
city
alliance
and
a
residence
of
oakland.
I
have
similar
sentiments
to
those
who
spoke
before
me.
BE
The
plan
lacks
funds
dedicated
to
tenants,
rights
and
rent
recovery,
and
that's
very,
very,
concerning
within
the
housing
sector
sector
are
above.
Funds
should
be
utilized
to
protect
the
vast
number
of
renters
within
the
city.
As
previously
stated
by
other
speakers,
more
funds
should
be
allocated
to
renters
in
overall,
more
affordable,
rented
renter
housing.
BE
I
and
others
within
the
human
rights
city
alliance
focused
on
the
un
declaration
of
human
rights,
and
I
have
recognized
this
rest
process
as
a
hindrance
of
our
rights
as
citizens,
and
I
ask
that
this
vote
be
held
off
on
until
the
plan
reflects
the
input
input
that
we
have
heard
both
tonight
and
on
this
past
saturday,
the
10th,
as
well
as
having
a
robust
public
discussion
that
allows
community
input.
Thank
you.
AX
Good
evening
everybody
I
am
going
to
use
my
three
minutes
to
echo
a
lot
of
the
sentiments
of
the
people
that
I
spoke
before
me.
I
would
like
to
make
a
violent
point,
as
that
was
made
before
is
reverend
burgess.
We
need
to
see
you
bro.
AX
I
live
in
homewood
and
we
don't
see
you
enough
on
this
side
of
the
bridge
and
with
that
being
said,
a
lot
of
these
efforts
that
have
been
proposed
in
this
arp
plan
have
not
been
focused
towards
food
insecurity,
one
that
we
which
we
know
has
plagued
this
region
for
at
least
the
last
20
years
that
a
lot
of
you
have
been
in
office.
AX
With
that
being
said,
we
live.
We
have
a
city
with
over
90
neighborhoods
over
50
percent
of
them.
Don't
have
access
to
fresh
food
at
all.
With
that
being
said,
we
need
more
than
a
family
dollar.
We
need
more
than
a
dollar
store.
We
need
more
than
something
that
pretty
much
deteriorates
our
health
in
the
inside
of
a
global
pandemic.
AX
The
service
industry
is
one
of
the
largest
industries,
not
just
here
in
pittsburgh,
but
across
the
country.
It's
something
from
from
unemployment
to
access
to
food
we've
suffered
immensely
throughout
the
pandemic
and
not
really
seeing
too
much
thought
or
effort
poured
back
into
our
into
our
work.
We're
an
industry
that
has
carried
this
country,
not
only
this
city,
this
region,
but
this
country
far
beyond
what
we
know
it,
as
some
of
our
professionals
have
have
catered
to.
Presidents,
council
people
and
you
know
just
regular
people
on
the
everyday
basis.
AX
The
city
of
pittsburgh
owes
this
10
million
dollars
to
be
invested
into
this
fund.
10
million
dollars
is
not
a
lot
out
of
350
million
dollars.
It's
barely
a
dent,
but
we're
asking
for
10
million
dollars
just
to
get
us
started.
We've
been
feeding
our
people
throughout
throughout
the
last
few
years,
with
the
act
with
the
lack
of
access
of
grocery
stores
and
with
the
lack
of
access
to
fresh
food.
So
we're
asking
for
that
investment
to
be
captured
inside
of
that
10
million
dollars.
AX
So,
like
I
said
we
can
keep
doing
the
work
and
we
can
ultimately
build
on
ourselves.
I
also
urge
you
to
stop
this
rush
to
continue
this
vote.
It
doesn't
make
any
sense.
After
you
want,
you
want
to
hear
from
the
community
and
you
need
to
hear
from
the
community,
but
you
haven't
you're,
not
really
putting
much
effort
to
the
community.
AX
BF
Hello
council,
my
name
is
daniel
blonsky,
I'm
a
bloomfield
resident
resident
and
I'm
speaking
today
as
a
member
of
the
bloomfield
development,
corporation's
property
and
planning
committee
and
is
a
staff
member
of
pittsburghers
for
public
transit.
I
want
to
thank
every
single
person
who's
spoken
tonight.
I
know
it's
been
a
long
list.
This
is
the
type
of
engagement
that
comes
from
a
public
process,
but
when
it
comes
to
how
the
city
is
going
to
use
this
335
million,
there
has
been
no
conversation.
BF
So
I'm
speaking
today
in
solidarity
and
echo
the
message
that
so
many
people
have
said
tonight.
Please
counsel
pause
the
vote
on
this
money.
At
this
point.
Almost
every
resident
of
pittsburgh,
and
indeed
our
country
have
heard
about
the
american
rescue
plan,
where
they're
at
least
familiar
with
the
fact
that
the
federal
government
has
passed
three
enormous
historic
relief
bills
to
help
get
our
country
back
on
its
feet
after
the
pandemic.
But
of
these
people.
BF
I
know
that
just
a
sliver
familiar
with
the
dollar
amount,
that's
coming
to
pittsburgh
or
how
that
money
is
going
to
be
spent
to
help
them.
I
can
be
confident
in
saying
this,
because
the
spending
plan
for
this
money
was
released
just
a
week
ago
and
because
no
one
outside
of
the
mayor's
office
or
city
council
has
had
any
input
on
how
these
funds
should
be
spent.
There
has
been
no
public
process.
BF
The
only
thing
remotely
similar
to
a
public
process
on
these
funds
was
the
direction
or
the
direction
that
our
city
should
head
was
that
there
was
an
election
in
may
where
the
city
of
pittsburgh
handily
voted
out
the
peduto
administration.
So
why
would
you
as
city
councillors,
elected
by
that
same
electorate,.
BF
BF
When
the
federal
government
passed
this
money,
they
also
issued
guidelines
on
how
this
money
should
be
spent.
They
were
very
clear
saying
that
there
should
be
some
level
of
community
input.
The
federal
government
has
done
his
job
now.
Council.
Please
do
yours
pause
the
vote.
Please
open
up
a
process
and
hear
what
residents
of
pittsburgh
have
to
say.
BF
This
is
our
public
money,
please
access
to
affordable,
transit
access
to
healthy
food
access
to
dignified
housing
over
the
last
year
and
despite
enormous
odds,
people
have
spoken
up
loudly
and
clearly
with
visions
of
how
this
money
can
provide
for
these
needs.
But
none
of
those
people's
ideas
are
reflected
in
the
spending
plan,
because
no
people
have
given
input
the
problems
that
the
last
year
have
accentuated
have
been
a
slow
burn
for
many
of
us.
They
won't
be
fixed
with
a
snap
vote.
BF
BG
Okay,
all
right,
my
name
is
maron
cook.
I
live
at
6745
horse
glen
road
thanks
for
providing
this
opportunity
to
speak
out,
so
I
agree
that
these
hearings
are
rather
overdue.
The
american
rescue
plan
is
bringing
a
giant
windfall
to
pittsburgh,
and
the
city
should
consider
carefully
how
to
spend
it.
The
plan
recently
released
by
mayor
peduto
should
not
be
acted
on
in
haste.
There
has
been
little
to
no
public
input
prior
to
these
hearings.
BG
We
need
transparency
and
inclusion
of
diverse
voices,
and
not
surprisingly,
while
the
proposed
plan
is
quite
broad,
there
is
no
mention
of
quite
a
few
other
vital
programs
and
purposes
like
rental
assistance.
Food
security,
early
childhood
education
or
stormwater
pittsburgh
is
a
tale
of
two
cities.
It's
been
rated
the
most
livable
city,
but
also
the
worst
city
for
black
people
and
especially
as
shown
by
the
city's
own
commission
for
black
women
centuries
of
unequal
treatment
under
the
law.
Read
the
book,
the
color
of
law
by
richard
rothstein.
BG
If
you
haven't
already
need
to
be
unwound
and
long
under-resourced
communities
and
marginalized
people
need
to
be
lifted
up.
Can
this
infusion
of
federal
funds
help
starting
last
year
the
pandemic
laid
bare
these
inequities
in
our
communities
and
the
fragility
of
our
local
food
system.
These
problems
aren't
new
they're,
just
more
widespread
and
more
apparent
by
investing
in
local
agriculture
and
food
justice
programs,
for
instance.
We
can
help
to
improve
lives
now
and
build
resilience
for
the
future.
The
food
justice
fund
already
mentioned
would
be
a
great
start.
BG
What
sort
of
issues
are
even
appropriate
for
pandemic
recovery
funding?
We
need
assurance
that
the
expenditures
will
meet
the
requirements
of
the
american
rescue
plan.
I'm
not
sure
that
some
of
the
infrastructure
building
of
the
proposal
will
fall
into
that
category,
would
reparations
to
african
americans
and
or
indigenous
people
on
white
on
whose
ancestral
land
we
live
fit
the
criteria
in
general.
I
want
to
see
much
greater
transparency
and
the
inclusion
of
citizens
voices
in
this
process
and
the
priority
prioritization
of
the
most
vulnerable
thanks
very
much.
BG
A
You
and
I
just
want
to
be
clear-
that
we
have
no
other
speakers
on
the
line,
because
I'm
I've
seen
some
names
not
called.
F
A
So
we
did
verify
okay,
I
just
want
to
make
sure,
because
somebody
said
they
were
on
the
line
and
we
didn't
call
them
and
with
that
said,
do
we
have
that
exhaust
our
list
of
speakers?
I
want
to
thank
madam
clerk
and
her
team
kim
and
ashley
for
working
so
hardly
hard
on
this
and
for
kim
calling
all
the
names.
Thank
you
very
much
and
with
that
said,
is
there
anything
from
members.
BH
And
a
president,
just
briefly,
if
I
may
it's
a
very
long
evening,
I
mean
normally
we
do
kind
of
go
around
and
we
did
it
on
saturdays.
It
was
a
long
hearing
and
I
know
it's
very
late
tonight,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
there's
not
really
even
much
of
a
need
to
do
what
I
usually
do,
which
is
to
reiterate
what
we
heard.
We
very
clearly
heard
a
call
to
slow
down
the
vote,
at
least
on
a
majority
of
the
line
items
here.
BH
We
don't
need
to
rush
right
and
that's
that's
kind
of
what
we
heard
and
so
maybe
we'll
all
after
lots
of
conversation.
I'm
come
to
that
those
you
know
a
comfort
level
with
those
items
or
very
similar
to
those
items,
but
that
the
people
haven't
felt
included
in
the
process.
So
I
just
I
wanted
to
say
that
I
I
definitely
heard
that
loud
and
clear.
I
think
that
was
unmistakable.
BH
BI
Thank
you,
madam
president.
First
and
foremost,
I
want
to
thank
all
the
callers
from
today
and
last
week
and
I
really
want
them
to
know.
You
know
I
come
here
with
a
complete
open
mind.
You
know,
and
I
get
the
fact
that
they
feel
like
they
have
not
been
part
of
the
discussion,
so
you
know
hopefully
last
week
and
today
helped
in
that
manner,
but
I
did
want
to
say
how
much
I
appreciate
their
call
and
I
really
appreciate
calls
from
across
the
city.
I
feel
I
know
what
I
need.
BI
You
know
infrastructure
wise
in
my
district
mostly,
but
but
it's
really
interesting
to
hear
all
the
callers
and
again
I
appreciate
their
calls
for.
BI
BI
So
if
we're
talking
about
moving
that
to
you,
know
storm
and
water
mitigation
and
other
forms
of
lead
mitigation,
I'm
fine
with
that,
but
that
was
kind
of
a
sticking
problem
with
me
and
I'll
continue
to
talk
with
the
administration.
With
that,
the
other
thing
really
was
a
land
bank.
You
know
I
I
feel
strongly
that
we
need
to
land
bank.
You
know
to
deal
with
these
properties
that
we
have,
and
I
think
we
need
the
investment
there.
You
know
so
10
million
dollars.
BI
I
guess,
is
what
we
allocated
for
that
off
the
top,
not
quite
sure
at
the
comfort
level.
I
need
to
be
with
that
three
things
I
did
here
tonight.
I
just
jotted
down
the
three.
I
felt
most
prevalent
things
that
I
heard
from
the
callers
this
evening
was
you
know:
food
insecurity
as
growing
up
from
a
poor
family,
a
struggling
family.
BI
That
hits
my
heart,
you
know,
and
I'm
always
open
to
you
know
more
money
towards
food
insecurity
in
whatever
form
or
fashion.
It
may
be
rental
assistance
too.
I
heard
that
a
lot.
You
know
rental
assistance
again
strikes
home
with
me
so
and
I'll
save
my
comments
for
tomorrow
and
as
we
as
we
move
forward
with
this
process,
but
I
really
just
wanted
the
callers
to
know
that
you
know
I
think
most
council
members,
I'm
speaking
for
me
only
at
least
you
know
I
come
here
with
an
open
mind.
I
appreciate
their
calls.
BI
I
like
hearing
from
other
parts
of
the
city,
funny
that
nobody
from
my
district
calls
in
on
on
this
issue,
but
but
I
feel
like
they
give
me
the
directive
as
to
what
they
want
to
see
done,
and
you
know
I'll
continue
to
talk
with
my
colleagues
and
the
administration
with
what
that
is.
So
that's
it.
Madam
president,
thank
you.
BJ
I
raised
my
hand.
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
also
thank
all
the
speakers
who
came
today
and
on
saturday,
and
it
was
you
know,
I'm
just
grateful
for
all
the
people
who
give
their
time
to
come
and
speak,
and
also
to
my
fellow
council
colleagues
for
cup
for
coming
and
listening
and
everyone
who's
supporting
us
and
this
staff
and
and
and
everyone
here
tonight.
BJ
I
too
heard
loud
and
clear
that
people
want
to
have
more
of
a
say
in
this
process,
and
I
think
that
this
can
be
the
beginning
of
not
only
a
more
deliberative
process
for
these.
The
spending
of
these
funds,
which
I
don't
think
everyone
understands
can
be
reallocated
in
future
years.
BJ
If
we
do
get
an
infrastructure
bill
that
passes
the
federal
government,
it
can
change
the
way
that
we
look
at
certain
projects
that
are
allocated
two
or
three
years
from
now
in
this
process,
but
we
don't
have
that
yet,
so
we
have
to
work
with
what
we
have
right
now.
That
said,
I
think
that
the
process
that
we
have
for
both
allocating
these
funds
and
the
budget
process
can
be
totally
reimagined.
BJ
Just
like
we're
reimagining
everything
else
in
the
world
right
now,
it's
like
a
reset
and
I'd
like
to
see
that
happen
with
the
next
the
next
budget.
As
well.
Thinking
about
the
multi-pronged
approach
we
can
use
to
reach
communities
who
don't
usually
engage
in
the
budget.
We
say
that
people
don't
want
to
engage
in
the
budget.
BJ
I
think
it's
because
we
haven't
totally
tried
all
the
different
ways
that
and
methods
we
have
available
to
us
to
to
reach
people
who
might
care
about
things
other
than
the
you
know
the
infrastructure
in
their
own
backyard
and
might
care
about
other
needs
across
the
city
if
we
just
engage
in
the
right
way.
So
that's
my
passion
project,
I'm
going
to
continue
working
on
it
and
I
do
think
we
need
to
slow
down
this
process
not
until
the
end
of
the
year.
BJ
I
would
say
you
know,
let's
just
let's
just
hold
off
until
after
recess
and
and
and
have
a
process
that
allows
us
to
engage
a
little
bit
more
with
the
people
who
are
calling
for
more
time
and
more
understanding
and
help
educate
them
on
all
the
ins
and
outs
of
this,
because
I
think
they're
hungry,
for
in
that
information
as
well.
J
BJ
BK
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
president.
I
want
to
thank
all
speakers
for
coming
tonight
and
letting
us
know
you're.
BK
You
know
that
you're
listening
in
and
you're
paying
attention
to
what
we're
gonna
you
know
go
forward
with
in
the
in
the
coming
days
or
or
months
or
you
know
whatever
you
know
we
decide,
and
I
just
want
to
let
everyone
know
that
you
know
I
hear
all
the
voices
in
terms
of
you
know
whether
or
not
we
should
spend
the
money
on
public
infrastructure
versus
social
programs
versus
rental
assistance
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
coming
days
weeks
once
and
you
know
even
into
the
next
administration,
to
see
how
we
spend
those
dollars.
BK
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
look
forward
to
the
discussion.
A
Saying
that
I'm
just
going
to
say
that,
in
talking
with
my
colleagues,
some
of
us
are
going
to
go
into
communities
to
have
actual
communications
and
discussions.
Conversations
with
people.
Council
leadership
is
going
to
come
into
your
neighborhoods
into
your
district
and
have
those
conversations
if
some
of
the
members
want
to
join
us.
A
You're
welcome
to
join
us,
but
I
think
it's
time
for
us
to
go
into
some
of
the
neighborhoods
and
hear
from
some
of
the
people
and
for
them
to
hear
from
from
some
of
us
as
well
about
where
we
are
with
this
and
how
we
feel-
and
I
think
it's
really
a
good
time
for
us
to
get
to
get
into
the
neighborhoods
and
into
the
districts
and
for
us
to
actually
have
some
conversations.
A
Well,
there
are
a
lot
of
people
waiting
for
a
very
long
time
for
help
and
to
today-
and
tomorrow
is
actually
too
late
for
a
lot
of
them,
and
so,
as
I
hear
everybody
talking,
I'm
going
to
just
let
people
know
that
the
process
will
be
that
this
will
be
up
for
a
preliminary
vote
on
wednesday
amongst
council
and
council
members
will
continue
to
meet.
During
that
time.
A
A
Into
into
the
conversations
after,
the
conversations
will
go
into
the
voting,
and
this
can
continue
into
after
this
has
even
passed
and
there's
always,
as
I
mentioned
chances
for
amendments
and
there's
time
to
work
together,
and
I
have
have
offered
the
possibly
new
administration
an
opportunity
to
discuss
I've
not
heard
any
recommendations.
A
So
I'm
assuming
that
nobody
has
anything
that
they'd
want
to
change
on
some
of
the
things
that
we've
put
in
or
putting
forward,
and
if
they
do.
I
assume
that
they
will
talk
to
the
council's
leadership
on
that,
so
that
we
know
what
we're
doing
here
and
if
not
we're
willing
to
work
with
whomever
the
mayor
is
in
the
next
term
on
any
possible
amendments
that
we
can
do
at
that
time.
But
meantime
we
will
be
coming
into
your
into
the
districts
and
and
having
some
serious
conversations.