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A
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
the
standing
committee
meeting
for
wednesday
june
30th
2021.
council
will
continue
to
meet
virtually
until
further
notice.
Meetings
can
now
be
viewed,
live
on
the
city
channel
and
live
streamed
on
youtube.
Our
first
order
of
business
is
public
comment.
I
would
like
to
remind
all
speakers
that
the
rules
of
council
state
that
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
may
be
before,
city
council
profanity
will
not
be
permitted.
A
A
B
B
I
will
not
be
before
you
very
long
today,
as
I
am
out
in
the
garden
laboring
in
love.
If
you
will,
alongside
a
few
of
my
confidence,
who
teal
the
land-
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
give
thanks
to
city
council
thanks
to
william
peduto,
we
had
a
very
successful
meeting
with
bill
peduto
yesterday
and
great
things
are
in
the
works
to
give
honor
respect
and
reverence
to
the
aborigine
american
people
who
are
currently
situated
in
this
territory,
known
today
as
pittsburgh.
B
I
also
thank
you
for
your
time
and
I
just
asked
that
your
hearts
still
be
mindful
of
whose
land
that
this
is,
and
it's
only
right,
that
honor
and
the
preservation
and
the
sacredness
of
our
land
be
given
stewardship
to
the
aboriginal
american
people
of
the
land,
and
once
again,
I
thank
you
again
for
hearing
our
voices
for
hearing
our
pleas
and
petitions
before
city
council
on
an
almost
weekly
basis.
I
know
you
all
so
missed
me.
B
A
Thank
you
very
much
that
takes
us
to
our
standing
committee's
agenda
where
the
clerk
please
take
the
role.
C
D
A
F
E
Mr
chairman,
do
we
have
someone
here
then
from
the
office
of
management
budget
this
morning.
E
Good
morning,
thank
you.
Could
you
give
the
council
a
briefing
on
this
agreement?
We
plan
to
strike
with
mauro
ducer
for
the
distribution
of
the
american
rescue
plan
monies.
G
Sure,
good
morning,
everyone
I'm
joined
by
assistant
director,
patrick
cornell,
of
the
operating
budget.
This
piece
of
legislation
is
to
contract
for
consulting
compliance
and
reporting
services,
as
it
relates
to
the
proposed
art
plan.
This
is
something
that
the
county
did
for
their
cares
funding
and
are
planning
to
do
for
art
funding
as
well.
G
G
So
this
is
going
to
be
a
heavy
lift
and
involves
a
lot
of
funding
with
a
dif,
a
lot
of
different
stakeholders
and
different
programs,
and
this
contract
and
serv
these
services
would
help
with
that
lift.
G
I
discussed
this
briefly
with
council
budget
director
urbanic
as
well
when
we
first
received
the
guidelines-
and
he
was
supportive
of
it.
Meyer
specifically
has
worked
closely
with
the
national
league
of
cities
or
on
the
ark
guidance
interpretation.
G
As
they've
rolled
out.
The
frequently
asked
questions
and
very
lengthy
language
for
for
all
of
that
compliance,
so
they're
a
key
stakeholder
in
in
this
and
in
the
art
plan
to
determine
the
eligibility
of
the
programs
listed
in
the
proposed
plan
that
is
proposed
by
the
pittsburgh
joint
committee.
E
So
I'm
sure
every
member
is
in
agreement
that
there
has
to
be
a
a
clear
understanding
and
reconciliation
of
the
allocation
distribution
of
the
funds.
I
don't
mean
to
speak
for
all
members,
but
I
think
the
questions
members
had
yesterday
were
more
around
how
we
struck
the
contract
with
morrow
dussel.
Is
it
because
we
are?
We
have
an
existing
contract
with
them
and
we've
peggy
backed
on
top
of
it
for
them
to
do
this
work
as
well.
G
No,
this
would
be
a
separate
contract
with
a
separate
scope
of
services
and
a
separate
team
within
meier.
This
is
totally
separate
from
the
contract
that
we
have
existing
that
lives
in
the
department
of
finance
for
auditing
and
accounting
services.
E
Okay,
so
once
again
I
don't
mean
to
speak
for
all
members.
I
think
the
the
questions
then
yesterday
were
more
around.
How
was
the
contract
then
awarded?
Because
there
had
been
questions
previously
on
the
awarding
of
contracts
to
moral,
duesel
and
and
other
firms
wishing
to
have
participated
in
an
rfp
process?
G
Sure
this
we,
we
explored
the
emergency
waiver
due
to
the
sensitivity
of
the
art
plan
and
the
guidance
that
is
such
an
immediate
need
to
determine
the
eligibility
of
the
programs
that
are
proposed
in
the
art
plan,
as
well,
so
without
without
their
initial
guidance.
Without
this
contract
that
delays
the
process
of
us
rolling
out
the
art
plan.
Because
there
is
a
lot
of
due
diligence
on
the
front
end
that
we
need
to
do
to
work
into
the
program.
G
E
Okay,
so
then,
director,
if
I
understand
your
explanation
correctly
because
of
the
emergency
waiver
in
existence-
we're
not
obligated
to
rfp-
I
hope
I'm
not
oversimplifying,
but
that
we're
we're
going
out
and
contracting
with
moral
dussel,
because
the
past
experience
that
we've
had
capacity
and
competency
that
they
have
in
these
matters
that
they've
shown
with
existing
contracts.
We
have
and
their
expertise
and
capacity
with
other
cities
in
managing
these
american
rescue
plan
dollars.
Do
I
have
that
correct.
E
H
Here
kevin,
I
really
want
to
talk
about
the
contracts
I'm
in
support
of
the
contracts,
but
I
do
want
to.
We
will
have
a
you
know
very
wholesome,
and
you
know
extended
conversation.
H
Recovery
funds,
the
only
thing
that
I
think
I
would
like
for
us
to
even
from
the
very
first
time
having
this
conversation
is
to
be
very
clear
to
the
public
that
these
dollars
are
not
all
discretionary
dollars.
That
is,
there
is
really
really-
and
I
think
the
public
and
some
of
our
public
comment
pointed
to
that
that
their
belief
that
this
money
was
all
discretionary
money
that
could
be
spent
on.
H
You
know
discretionary
projects
in
the
city
and
that
that
that's
actually
not
true,
that
the
amount
of
actual
discretionary
funds
is
actually
very
limited,
but
that
these
funds
have
been
narrowly
designed
specifically
for
ko
kovic
relief,
specifically
really
to
keep
us
from
firing
employees.
So
if
you
talk
just
just
in
general
about
the
limitations
of
these
funds,
so
that
as
we
start
to
get
public
comment,
people
understand
from
the
beginning,
this
is
not
a
slush
fund
of
dollars
that
can
just
be
spent
on
pet
projects.
G
Yeah
sure
that's
a
great
point.
Councilman
and
you're
correct.
G
The
bulk
of
these
funds
are
to
put
back
in
the
vacant
positions
that
we
removed,
remove
the
anticipated
workforce
reduction
and
re-implement
some
of
the
non-personnel
things
that
were
removed
just
in
order
to
pass
a
2021
budget
document
within
the
arp
guidelines
there
are
different
categories
of
which
funds
qualify
for
and
so
their
consult,
myers
consul
consultation
services
is
going
to
be
critical
in
making
sure
that
we
comply
with
those
categories
because
you're
right,
the
bulk
of
these
funds
are
to
put
back.
G
I
Thanks
hi
patrick
cornell
assistant,
director
of
the
operating
budget
in
omb,
so
generally,
there
are
several
main
categories
as
set
out
in
the
american
rescue
plan.
I
One
is
lost
revenue
and
that
has
a
very
specifically
defined
federal
formula
as
to
what
that
calculation
is.
It's
based
on
it'll
be
our
2019
actuals
in
comparison
with
where
we
are
at
four
different
points
during
this
process,
so
the
end
of
2020,
the
end
of
2021,
22
and
23..
I
So
as
we
we'll
get
into
later
in
this
process,
we'll
have
to
do
adjustments
based
on
what
those
numbers
actually
are.
Those
are
the
most
flexible
funds,
but
like
director,
paulus
alluded
to
those
are
the
ones
that
we
will
need
to
use
to
restore
a
lot
of
our
budget
line
items.
Other
categories
include
negative
economic
impact
related
to
copenhagen,
water
infrastructure
technology
infrastructure,
specifically
for
broadband.
I
I
So
if
you
have
something
that's
negative
economic
impact
related
to
covid,
we
have
to
actually
show
with
data
and
numbers
how
someone
or
some
program
took
ahead
because
of
kobet
19
and
the
the
economic
you
know
impact
it
had
from
there.
So
it's
it's
not
going
to
be
easy
and
our
expertise,
and
some
of
these
rules
is
limited,
and
so
that's
one
of
the
reasons
we're
looking
for
independent
third-party
assistance.
H
Thank
you
yeah.
I
just
want
to
be.
You
know:
we've
had
from
a
common
I've,
actually
gotten
calls
and
people.
You
know
coming
up
with
their
own
plan
of
how
these
dollars
can
be
spent,
and
you
know
I
welcome
and
that
we're
going
to
have.
I
think
you
know
fairly
robust
public
participation,
but
I
want
to
just
at
least
sort
of
you
know,
maybe
even
preempt,
some
of
the
comments
from
the
public
asking
us
to
put
these
dollars
in
places
that
we
actually
can't
that
these
are
these.
H
These
money's,
the
most
the
vast
majority
of
these
dollars,
are
streamlined
and
are
are
going
to
be
used
for
very
specific
things,
and
that's
all.
Thank
you
very
much
chair.
Thank.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
apologize
to
members
for
fighting
with
my
computer
this
morning
being
a
little
late
to
the
table.
I
am
specifically
wanting
to
ask
again,
I
see
notes
from
my
staff
who
are
filling
me
in
that
you
said
the
marduzole
contract
was
already
awarded
or
was
awarded
under
emergency
powers.
Director
police
demand
repeating
that
for
me,.
G
Yeah,
it
was
not
awarded
we're
seeking
authorization
to
award,
but
the
premise
of
why
we
for
one
the
rfp
process
was
under
the
emergency
procurement
waiver
due
to
the
sensitivity
and
the
the
eligibility
determination
that
is
needed
for
the
arp
for
the
arp
guidelines
and
the
programs
that
the
joint
task
force
has
proposed
to
council.
J
Yeah,
yes,
right!
Do
the
urban
redevelopment
authority.
J
I
believe
it
was
margie's
old
for
years
there
as
well,
and
so
here
I
think
my
notes
say
that
you're
saying
you're
they're
not
only
going
to
do
auditing
they're
going
to
help
you
structure
upfront,
your
reporting
requirements
to
the
federal
government.
Yes,.
G
Yes,
the
the
services
are
going
to
be
consultation,
services,
okay,.
J
G
So
they've
worked
closely
thus
far
with
the
national
league
of
cities
to
comb
through
the
guidelines
and
like
assistant
director
cornell
alluded
to
the
original
guidelines
came
out
a
couple
months
ago.
There
was
a
60-day
comment
period
so
now
that
that
60-day
comment
period
is
over,
the
federal
government
is
making
slight
revisions
to
those
guidelines.
Those
frequently
asked
questions
implementing
new
measures,
removing
maybe
some
restrictive
measures,
so
they're
helping
us
stay
on
top
of
the
interpretation
of
the
wording.
That's
in
the
bill
set
forth
by
the
federal
government.
I'm.
J
Just
going
to
tell
you
what
I've
got
in
front
of
me,
which
is
to
you
know,
as
councilman
burgess
said,
support
urgent
coven,
19
response
efforts
right,
that's
the
first
bullet
point
on
the
treasury
website
replace
lost
revenue,
as
he
also
mentioned
for
eligible
state
territories
and
local
governments
like
we
are
for
public
services
and
help
retain
jobs.
That's
really
your
top
line
in
your
spreadsheet
right!
That's
like
20
million
dollars
that
we
didn't
have
in
revenue
last
year,
and
so
we
don't
want
to
fire
half
of
the
city
workforce
tomorrow.
J
G
That's
that's
what
the
proposed
our
plan
that
we
have
in
front
of
you
that
we
sent
over
for
seems.
G
No,
the
the
we
have
our
we
have
enough
reserves
in
the
account
to
not
fire
and
not
have
to
lay
off
and
explore
those
anticipated
workforce
productions
that
we
originally
worked
in,
and
so
that's
part
of
the
larger
our
plan
would
be
to
add
in
funding
to
the
the
operating
budget
to
mitigate
those
efforts,
so
that
we
don't
have
to
explore
that.
J
Right
so
so
that
is,
you
know,
workforce
stabilization.
We
definitely
do
not
want
to
have
to
have
our
the
layoffs
on
july
1st,
addressing
public
health
and
economic
challenges.
So
that's
about
what's
happening
out
in
our
constituents
and
how
they're
suffering
so
behavioral
health
care
other
kind
of
public
health
issues.
We
see
some
of
that
in
your
spreadsheet,
counteracting
negative
harms
to
households
so
direct.
You
know:
support
to
households
to
small
businesses,
any
industries
that
were
specially
negatively
impacted
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
J
Those
are
eligible
funds,
certainly
premium
pay
for
any
essential
workers,
and
then
this
kind
of,
like
you
know,
so
what
I'm
thinking
of
is
industries.
J
We
know
that
we're
really
hard
hit
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
where,
of
course,
our
small
businesses,
our
restaurants,
are
kind
of
recovering,
not
not
every
restaurant,
but
local
data
shows
that
there's
been
a
lot
of
recovery,
but
certainly
we
have
people
trying
to
that
have
a
gap
in
funds,
basically
to
try
to
go
from
their
kind
of
like
very,
very
small
takeout
level
staff
to
how
do
they
ramp
back
up
to
in-house
serving
so
we
still
do
see.
Some
capital
needs
in
the
restaurant
industry.
J
I
know
that
the
ra
is
working
on
some
of
that
one
of
the
things
I
don't
see
in
your
plan.
I
know
this
is
off
topic
and
we're
going
to
talk
more
about
it
and
post
agendas
and
public
hearings,
but
I
just
wanted
to
address
this.
Since
you
said,
mark
diesel
is
kind
of
helping.
You
align
the
regulatory
requirements
with
our
dollars
and
I'm
wondering
how
what
I
see
is
a
mismatch
that
we
we
know
we
still
have
like
food
scarcity
in
the
city.
J
We
know
people
are
still
looking
for
support
for
meals,
we've
ramped
up
our
own
meal
distribution.
We
know
we
still
have
mutual
aid
networks
on
the
ground
and
I
don't
see
anything
here.
That
was
one
of
the
things
that
councilman
burgess,
I
think
mentioned.
J
We've
seen
in
public
comment
and-
and
there
have
been
coalitions
concerned
about
this
gap-
why
there's
there's
nothing
there
and
I
believe
that
is
not
a
regulatory
barrier
and
then
also
we
have
some
really
critical
small
business
sectors
that
are
have
been
damaged
that
are
negatively
impacting
our
household,
specifically
child
care.
We
saw
a
big
press
release
yesterday
about
pots
of
money
that
have
been
around
for
a
very
long
time
that
are
finally
going
to
move,
which
I'm
relieved
to
see,
and
I
hope
that
they're
effective.
J
But
I
believe
that
we
should
have
some
placeholders
here
because,
as
we
know,
this
is
not
just
like
a
one
month
job
this.
These
funds
are
in
place
for
40
months,
nearly
four
years
for
a
good
reason,
which
is
that
we
have
it's
going
to
take
a
while
to
recover
and
we
don't
know
what
impacts
are
going
to
be
coming
in
the
next
three
years.
J
J
That
is,
I
think,
relative
to
and
relevant
to
what
advice
we're
getting
from
our
duesel,
and
I
still
I
don't
want
to
give
you
a
chance
to
answer
my
question
from
yesterday,
which
was,
if
you've
did
a
no-bid
contract
here
and
just
went
with
a
firm
that
you
have
a
long
working
relationship
with
why.
Why
did
we
have
to
relate
this
and
not
wait
a
week.
G
The
reason
we
requested
roy
was
to
get
the
authorization
as
soon
as
possible
to
get
the
contract
in
place
so
that
we
could
determine
the
eligibility
for
for
these
programs
and,
like
I
said
it
at
the
beginning,
to
councilman
krauss.
We
do
have
a
current
contract
with
them,
but
it
is
entire,
involving
an
entirely
different
team
with
an
entirely
different
department
for
a
different
scope
of
services.
So
this
would
be
its
own
standalone
contract
with
a
separate
team
within
meyer
diesel
that
are
key
stakeholders
and
subject
matter.
G
So
we've
had
we've:
we've
we've
begun
to
develop
program
descriptions.
It
is.
It
is
the
legwork
now
that
deals
with
ironing
out
all
of
the
finer
details
within
those
programs
to
ensure
that
they
fall
within
the
guidelines
and
in
compliance
by
the
federal
government
to
make
sure
that,
in
four
years,
when
we
go
back
and
are
audited
by
the
federal
government
that
we
don't
have
to
repay
funds.
G
It
really
depends
on
the
programs,
but
they
have
the
the
team
in
place.
We've
had
initial
conversations
with
them.
We
have
all
of
the
framework
to
get
up
and
running
as
soon
as
we
get
the
authorization,
hopefully
from
you
all,
and
the
contract
in
place.
G
Sure
and
and
the
other
half
is
a
lot
making
sure
that
the
program's
aligned
right.
So
we
can,
we
can
implement
a
new
program,
but
the
devil's
really
in
the
details.
So
that's
where
that's
where
their
consultation
and
subject
matter.
Experts
really
help
us.
A
H
When
my
children
were
younger,
we
made
a
decision
to
send
our
children
to
private
school.
That
decision
and
decided
not
to
move
out
the
city.
You
know
the
choice
was
we
were
not
pleased
or
satisfied
with
public
schools
and
particularly
their
interaction
with
black
men,
black
males.
H
We
wanted
a
certain
level
of
education
that
we
thought
could
not
be
provided
in
the
city
schools,
and
so
we
made
a
decision
to
either
we
had
to
either
move
from
the
city
or
put
our
children
in
in
private
school
also,
I
believe,
very
much
in
christian
education.
So
that's
the
other
thing,
so
we
decided
to
to
put
our
children
in
schools
that
were
legit
religiously
affiliated
and
were
high
functioning
children,
schools
that
was
expensive,
and
so
unfortunately
I
mean
unfortunately,
I
know,
unfortunately,
it's
not
the
right
word,
but
that
was
it.
H
It
became
the
primary
part
of
our
budget.
You
know
every
time
I
sat
down,
I
had
to
think
before
you
know,
even
with
my
kids
needing
new
clothes,
if
I
needed
a
new
car,
if
I
needed,
if
you
know
whatever
the
whatever
the
other
expenses
were,
that
tuition
had
to
become
primary
and
I
had
to
pay
it
first
and
the
reason
I
paid
the
question
first,
even
though
they
had
other
needs
was.
H
I
believed
that
by
paying
this
tuition
it
would
be
transformational
in
their
life,
and
you
know
they
wanted
to
go
on
trips
like
the
other
children.
They
wanted
to
go
to
disney,
they
wanted
or
they
wanted
things
that
they
needed
or
wanted.
You
know
they
wanted
the
latest
fashion
or
other
things.
You
know
they
they
could
not
get
those
things
because
tuition
was
the
primary
responsibility
of
our
budget,
because
I
believe
by
investing
in
their
education.
H
You
know
it
would
be
transformational
in
their
life
and
it
worked
out
I'm
blessed
to
have
very
high
functioning
children.
You
know
all
chronic
graduates,
three
in
graduate
school
and
I'm
blessed
by
that
it
paid
off.
D
H
I
I'm
a
pastor
and
and
and
love
people,
but
now
we're
going
to
be
in
that
same
condition.
In
terms
of
this,
this
this
money,
these
dollars,
there's
going
to
be
a
tendency.
I
know
that
I've
heard
it
to
want
to
spend
the
money
on
human
services
or
spend
the
money
to
give
away
to
whoever
our
friends
are
whatever
businesses
that
we
have
relationships
with,
primarily
not
african-american,
probably,
but
we
will.
That
will
be.
That
will
be
I
that
would
be
a
response.
H
Whatever
discretionary
dollars
are
left
over
or
a
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity
now
beside
the
fact
that
research
and
best
practices
agree
with
me,
I
know
that,
because
I've
read
them,
I'm
going
to
argue
as
vigorously
as
I
can
that
we
use
these
money
for
now
short-term
use
not
to
pay
rent
or
to
help
someone
out
of
a
problem
they
have
this
year,
but
similar
to
what
I
did
with
tuition,
but
to
make
investments
that
create
long-term
transformational,
change
in
people
specifically
the
african-american
community.
H
I
will
defend
the
equity
dollars
that
we
are
putting
in
from
the
kovic
from
from
from
covert
relief
into
black
communities.
I
know
there
will
be
a
tendency
by
some
members
of
council,
maybe
not
to
want
to
redirect
those
funds
to
non-african-american
and
non-people
of
color
purposes.
I
will
defend
it.
I
will,
and
in
in
purposes
they're,
not
transformational.
H
I
have
been
preaching
for
30
40
years,
I've
been
pastoring
37
years,
I've
been
doing
food
for
40
years,
giving
away
food.
I
have
given
the
food
away
and
every
month
it's
the
same
people,
it
has
been
the
same
people,
it
has
not
changed.
Even
though
we
gave
food
distribution,
it
did
not
change
their
life
important
to
give
them
food.
I've
done
dinners
hot
foods,
all
that
stuff.
H
I
don't
even
talk
about
it
on
council,
I
don't
advertise
it,
we
just
do
it
it's
right
to
do,
but
this
moment
we
have
an
opportunity
to
change
generational
outcomes
for
people's
children
and
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren
we
have
a
once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity
to
not
give
them
fish
but
actually
teach
them
how
to
fish
to
put
them
in
good
homes.
That
would
change
their
whole
life
just
like
intuition.
H
That
should
be
the
priority
release.
That
was
that's
going
to
be.
I
think,
you're
going
to
hear
the
thinking
of
those
of
us
who
helped
author
this
and
created
this
it's
according
to
best
practices.
It
is
according
to
what's
best
for
the
people
and
again
we'll
get
into
this
at
length,
but
I'm
laying
my
mark,
you
know,
I'm
gonna
lay
my
marker
down
right
now.
The
two
things
I
will
argue
on
one
is
specifically
any
deviation
of
these
funds.
H
I'm
going
to
want
to
know
how
it
helps
black
people,
because
if
it's
not
helping
black
people,
I'm
not
going
to
support
it
number
two.
I
want
to
see
how
it's
transformational
not
transactional.
That
is
the
problem
I
have
found.
Unfortunately,
there
is
this
need
to
want
to
do
transactions.
I
guess
I'm
I
am,
and
I'm
I'm
really
looking
for
transformational
change
and
I
want
to
work
with
all
my
colleagues
I'll
explain
and
want
to
meet
with
you
to
tell
you
at
least
what
my
perspective
was
on
this.
H
What
michael,
why
I
would
I
cho
what
I
tried
to
advocate
for
and
why
I
agree
with
whatever
is
in
the
in
the
proposal
and
hope
that
over
time
my
arguments
can
be
persuaded
persuasive,
but
we
have
long
time
I'm
going
to
have
a
few
weeks
to
have
this
conversation
and
I'll
just
lay
my
markers
down
so
that
they're
public,
so
that
when
I
you
know
when
I
respond
going
forward,
everyone
knows
my
perspective
and
I
will
not
talk
after
this
about
this.
Let's
get,
let's
get
more
deuce
online.
H
K
Thank
you.
I
said
I
feel
like
we're
sitting
here
debating
this
already
and
we
haven't
even
begun
having
our
public
hearings
in
public
meetings,
but
I
do
want
to
just
say
thank
you,
kevin
director,
paula
psychologist,
for
talking
with
me
yesterday
and
and
going
over
the
concerns
that
councilwoman
gross
and
I
raised
yesterday.
I
do
feel
a
little
bit
better
today.
I
never
feel
good
with
contracts.
I'm
gonna
be
honest,
but
I
do
feel
better.
K
Having
heard
from
you
and
knowing
how
how
good
you
are
and
sincere
and
honest
so
I'll.
Just
thank
you
for
taking
that
time
to
explain
to
me.
K
I
do
feel
better
now,
I'm
going
to
vote
in
favor
of
it
today,
but
I
do
think
we're
going
to
have
a
long
conversation
about
this
funding
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
keep
sight
and
focus
on
the
people
of
pittsburgh
in
general,
and
I
think
that
that's
a
conversation
we're
all
going
to
have
there's
a
lot
of
people
hurting
and
they
just
want
us
to
get
this
funds
and
help
to
them
as
soon
as
possible.
That's
it!
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
I
do
also
just
want
to
say
that,
of
course,
this
is
a
public
conversation.
We
will
make
sure
that
we
have
public
process.
J
This
was
the
recommendations
from
the
task
force
to
council
and
there's
been,
I
think,
a
lot
of
concern
from
the
public
that
this
was
the
final
list,
and
it
is
not
that
we
have
the
post
agenda
that,
madam
president,
has
scheduled.
Coming
up
on
july
6th,
I
believe
I
saw
my
email
there
will
be
a
public
hearing.
Is
it
the
same
day?
I
believe,
madam
president,
on
the
evening,
which
is
tuesday
after
july,
4th.
K
K
Okay,
I
just
gave
two
dates
to
madame
clerk
she's,
going
to
check
and
verify
those
dates,
but
they
are
a
saturday.
I
think
it's
the
10th
and
monday,
the
12th
saturday,
the
10th
in
the
morning
for
a
public
hearing,
10
and
monday,
the
12th
in
the
evening
at
6..
So
we
give
the
public
two
different
opportunities
to
speak
to
the
to
the
budget.
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
yeah.
I
really,
I
think,
that's
going
to
help
people.
We
all
need
time
to
digest
this.
I
myself
only
saw
it
yester
was
it
monday
when
it
came
out
as
a
new
paper,
so
you
know
we're
I'm
still
looking
at
it
and
trying
to
understand
what
the
different
lines
are
in
the
proposal,
and
I
think
members
of
the
public
are
also
trying
to
understand
what
are
these
allocations?
J
J
K
Okay,
so
I
will
just
say
that
we've
been
meeting
with
people-
and
I
do
want
to
thank
councilwoman
gross
first
of
all
for
for
meeting
with
us.
I
want
to
thank
chief
of
staff
gilman
chief
casey,
but
I
you
never
hear
me
say
this,
but
I
want
to
thank
pitt.
The
pittsburgh
foundation
because
they
have
been
at
every
meeting
phil
phillip
has
been
at
every
meeting,
helping
us
try
to
figure
out
this,
but
the
last
update
we
had
as
of
yesterday
was.
K
We
are
waiting
to
hear
back
from
pittsburgh,
public
schools
and
the
superintendent's
out
of
town
this
week,
I
believe,
or
whether
he
was
at
least
when
I
spoke
with
him
that
day,
so
we'll
wait
for
his
return
and
have
a
conversation
with
him
next
week.
But
over
the
weekend
I
had
spoken
with
during
the
week.
I
spoke
with
jimmy
williams
from
pitt
and
asked
if
the
universities
would
be
willing
to
have
their
pools
open
to
let
the
public
swim
like
they
used
to
back.
K
In
the
day
we
used
to
swim
up,
trees,
trees,
hall
and,
if
they're
not
willing,
would
they
look
at
their
pool
of
peace?
If
they
don't
want
to
open
a
pool,
they
certainly
have
a
pool
of
people
that
they
can
pull
from
and
maybe
have
some
life
guards
in
there
that
they
can
help
us.
I'm
certainly
certain
that
they're
connected
to
some
lifeguards,
and
maybe
they
could
help
us
get
some
of
those
people
or
some
of
the
staff.
K
Maybe
if
it's
giving
extra
credit
to
somebody
or
doing
something
to
incentivize
people
coming
to
work
for
the
city
to
get
at
least
a
few
more
of
our
pools
open
if
they're
not
willing
to
open
their
pools
or
unable
to
open
their
pools,
and
so
we'll
know
more
from
him
this
weekend.
But
I
do
want
to
say
that
it's
been
a
struggle,
because
you
know
we
have
such
a
litigious
society.
K
I
think
people
are
just
afraid
to
open
up
to
the
public
anymore
and
to
me
what
a
sad
statement
that
is,
but
we
all
agree
that
we
do
not
want
our
kids
on
the
street
and
I
do
want
to
say
the
heinz
and
damas
was
at
the
first
meeting
as
well
and
we'll
have
to
get
them
in
on
some
of
the
follow-up
meetings.
K
But
if
they're
and
the
port
authority
has
been
at
the
meetings
too,
so
I
think,
if
there's
a
way,
we
can
get
pools
open
people
are
willing
to
transport
people
to
polls.
So
it's
getting
all
those
things
in
place,
but
it's
first.
We
have
to
find
out
where
we
need
to
get
transport
people
but
councilman
gross.
I
think
that
was
it
and
I
think
chief
casey
is
following
up
on
several
things
and
chief
gilman
actually
spoke
with
the
y
and
other
people
as
well.
K
So
they
are
people
are
making
phone
calls
and
trying
to
see
what
we
can
do.
Even
thinking
of
alternative
ways,
just
to
make
sure
we're
opening
cooling,
centers,
making
sure
we're
opening
places
where
people
can
go
and
cool
off
a
sprinkler.
Additional
water
features
whatever
it
is,
we
can
do
to
be
creative
to
get
people
to
cool
off,
especially
these
brutal
temperatures.
J
Yesterday's
meeting
yeah,
thank
you.
After
yesterday's
meeting,
I
spent
like
an
hour
looking
last
night
in
the
evening
at
what
other
cities
are
doing
on
with
their
fire
hydrants
right.
So
we
tried,
we
tried,
we
tried
down
for
two
weeks
to
get
another
pool
added
or
accessed
in
the
pool.
So
far
we
have
not,
but
this
idea
that
other
cities
actually
allow
citizens
to
borrow
a
sprinkler
head.
The
fire
department
comes
out
to
their
fire
hydrant
and
there's
a
special
head
that
they
put
on
it.
J
So
it's
not
full
force,
that's
a
sprinkler
head
and
I've
found.
I
don't
know
if
it's
still
current
ordinance,
but
in
like
new
york,
if
you're
over
18,
you
go
to
your
local
fire
department,
you
just
said:
go
to
the
one
near
your
house
and
you
sign
out
a
permit
for
a
sprinkler
head
and
the
firefighter
will
come
to
your
fire,
hydrant
near
your
house
and
add
the
sprinkle
head
that
can
be
turned
on
or
off,
and
so
it
lowers
the
amount
of
water.
J
You
know
we
don't
want
water
pressure
to
drop
for
public
safety.
There
has
to
be
water
pressure
in
the
system
for
fire
hydrants
to
functioning
emergency,
so
this
is
incredibly
low
flow.
It's
a
it's
a
great
sprinkler,
but
it's
much
lower
flow
than
a
fire
hose
right
and
then
you've
got
access
to
it
and
we,
combined
with
like
a
block
party,
you've,
got
an
instant
water
feature
on
your
street.
J
It's
not
the
same
as
a
pool,
it's
not
the
same
as
pool
and
we're
still
heartbroken
and
not
giving
up
yet
on
trying
to
gain
access
to
some
pools
in
the
city.
We
have
failed
on
many
fronts
so
far
in
the
last
two
weeks,
but
we're
still
holding
out
some
hope
for
that
hope
for
recruiting.
If
we
can
re
find,
you
know
a
magic
source
of
lifeguards,
we
we
do
have
a
commitment
from
chief
casey
to
opening
at
least
one
more
pool,
if
not
several
pools
right.
J
If
that
could
magically
happen,
if
anybody
has
some
a
lifeguard
team
that
they
can,
just
you
know
bring
enough
to
open
another
pool.
We
can
do
that,
I'm
still
at
this
stage
in
the
season,
but
if
not
I'm
I've
got
some
messages
out
to
firefighters.
Today,
to
see
if
we
can,
at
least
I
don't
think
I
don't
know
if
we
have
these
sprinkler
heads
in
pittsburgh
and
if
not,
maybe
we
should
get
some.
We.
J
He
was
around
with
the
water.
She
understood
the
sprinkler
head
thing
because
you
don't
have
significant
waterhouse,
yeah
sprinkler.
If
you
open
a
fire,
hydrant
full
of
force,
you're
gonna
lose
you're.
Gonna
spend
too
much
money
on
water
and
you're
gonna
lose
too
much
water,
but
so
this
is.
This
is
something
different.
So
I'm
gonna
see
what
I
can
find
out.
J
L
We
could
somehow
invest
in
those
if
they
were
not
expensive
and
invest
in
those
sprinkler
heads
and
then
coordinate
the
timing.
So
it's
fun
kids,
you
know
and
just
put
a
little
like
where's
the
food
truck
app
like
where's,
the
you
know,
where's
the
sprinkler
gonna
be
today
on
hot
days.
I
happen
to
take
my
son
yesterday.
L
F
Yes,
I
first
want
to
start
by
thanking
madam
president
and
councilwoman
gross,
for
you
know,
taking
this
up
and
finding
the
funds
to
at
least
keep
to
hire
the
lifeguards
in
order
to
keep
the
pools
that
we
do
have
open
open.
I
think
it's
such
an
important
thing,
not
only
because
of
the
heat
socially
for
kids,
adults.
I
mean
everybody
loves
a
pool,
at
least
in
my
district.
F
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
efforts
on
that.
I
will
say
you
know
two
of
my
biggest
neighborhoods
brookline
and
beach
view.
Probably
a
combined
over
30
000
people
that
live
in
these
two
neighborhoods
or
without
a
pool.
You
know
they
shut
down
a
pool,
two
pools.
We
actually
had
three
in
those
two
neighborhoods
we're
down
to
one.
The
one
that
we
do
have
is
more
pull
and
I'm
very
grateful.
It's
under
you
know,
construction,
it's
actually
being
completely
rehabbed.
F
It's
going
to
cost
up
up
there
around
about
a
million
dollars
in
the
end
worth
every
penny.
I
would
say
which
brings
me
to
my
point.
You
know
I
was
talking
to
acting
director
hornstein
last
week
and
and
debut,
and
I
talked
on
this
touched
on
this
a
little
bit,
but
we
really
need
an
assessment
for
all
of
our
pools.
F
I
think
moving
forward
I'd
hate
to
see
us
close
any
more
pools
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
I
think
they're
vital
to
lots
of
things
as
it
stands.
Right
now.
You
know
more
more
swimming
more
pool
was
losing
more
water
than
it
was
almost
like.
We
were
constantly
filling
it
up
of
of
the
pools
that
we
have
open.
We
fill
them
on
an
average
of
two
and
a
half
times
per
month,
which
is
ludicrous
most
cities
and
most
pools.
You
fill
once
per
season,
so
just
throw
the
figures
out
at
you.
F
More
pool
will
pay
for
itself
in
four
or
five
years
with
the
water
that
we're
losing.
So
so
you
know,
but
not
to
mention
you
know
the
amenities
we're
going
to
put
around
it.
Benching
seating.
You
know
we're
going
to
make
it
really
a
first
class
beautiful
pool
and
I'd
like
to
see
that
across
the
city
you
know
for
all
of
our
pools.
F
I
don't
want
to
be
burdened
with
the
loss
of
water
and
disrepair
in
all
these
pools,
as
we
know,
corey
and
deb,
and
myself
and
rev
are
on
the
task
force
for
the
parks
tax,
and
I
can't
see
any
better
way
to
start
where
to
put
this
money
in
the
first.
I
think,
first
and
foremost,
you
need
a
comprehensive
plan.
You
know
and
it's
going
to
cost
money,
an
assessment
of
every
single
pool,
more
poor.
We
can
consider
that
being
the
first
one.
F
You
know
investment,
and
you
know
I
personally
will
be
making
that
argument
on
the
task
force
as
to
first,
let's
make
sure
we
get
the
assessment
hire
somebody
to
assess
all
these
polls.
Secondly,
you
know,
let's
start
fixing
them,
let's
start
replacing
them,
and
I
see
you
know
direct
director
chapman
online
there.
I
don't
know
if
director
hornstein's
on
or
not
but
but
yeah.
So
I
love
what
you're
doing
for
this
year.
Let's
open
what
pools
we
can,
so
people
can
swim,
but
ultimately
we
need
a
plan
for
every
pool.
M
Right,
it's
all
right!
Council,
president,
good
morning
ross,
chapman,
director
of
parks
and
recreation.
There
are
18
outdoor
swimming
pools,
councilman,
there's
one
indoor,
the
oliver
bath
house,
which
soon
will
be
going
through
some
extensive
renovation
too
year
or
two,
and
we
have
eight
spray
parks.
26.
F
F
K
F
But
really
the
adults
use
the
pools,
I
think
as
much
as
the
kids
in
my
district,
for
whatever
reason
you
know,
I
know
adults
bring
their
children
there,
but
they
don't
seem
to
get
the
refreshment
out
of
them
that
they
do
a
swimming
pool.
So
so
I
love
the
spray
parks,
but
you're
saying
we
have
18
pools
and
more
pull
was
a
pretty
big
pull
pretty.
F
You
know
vast
amount
of
repairs
that
are
going
on
there
and
it's
costing
a
million
dollars
roughly
so
you're
looking
at
18
million
dollars
and
we
can
have
brand
new
pools
everywhere
and
they'll
all
be
paying
for
themselves
within
four
or
five
years
with
the
amount
of
water
they're
losing.
I
believe
I'm
not
certain
of
this,
but
I
believe
every
one
of
our
pools
are
losing
a
vast
amount
of
water
on
a
monthly
basis.
We're
filling
them
endlessly.
Is
that
correct.
M
Try
to
capture
water,
the
water
bill,
the
expense
we
won't.
The
kind
of
the
problem
is
aside
from
what
we've
been
talking
about
for
the
last
four
weeks
regarding
staffing
and
opening
more
pools
is
we
won't
have
a
water
bill
calculation
for
the
pools
that
are
not
open
because
they're
not
open,
there's
no
water,
so
there
might
I'm
you
know
chris
is
pretty
smart.
I
think
there
can
be
some
approximations
of
total
water
expense,
perhaps,
but
I
think.
C
M
Replenished
daily,
weekly,
etc.
I
think
we're
really
not
going
to
know
what
that
number
is.
So
to
your
point
about
deferred
maintenance
and
the
work
that's
necessary.
Yes,
there's
quite
a
few
pools
that
need
a
similar
investment
that
that's
being
delivered
to
more
right
now,
but
I
don't
really
have
a
good
sense
of
of
which
pools
might
be
most
expensive
or.
D
M
Pools
that
might
be
a
little
less
expensive
that
are
kind
of
the
low-hanging
fruit
to
continue
to
try
to
operate
them
next
summer
and
beyond,
with
proper
staffing
levels
and
wages
and
all
the
rest.
But
we
do
need
to,
I
think,
think,
through
this
carefully
and
determine
what
the
what
that
total
bill
could
be.
Maybe
aside
from
the
water
bill
and
there's
a
calculation
of
capital
investment,
and
then
we
you
talk
you
tack
on
that
operating
cost.
That
is
water.
M
You
know
the
spray
parks
the
way
they're
designed
that
water
goes
to
waste,
that
water
does
not.
It
is
not
recycled.
So
there's
that
consideration
as
well
so
yeah,
it's
it's.
It's
probably
a
big
number.
F
F
F
You
know
the
amenities,
I
think
we
should
have
first
class
pools-
and
I
wouldn't
be
saying
this:
if
we
didn't
have
the
newfound
parks
tax
coming
in
so
for
me,
you
know,
there's
no
better
way.
I
know
we're
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
spend
the
parks
tax,
but
there's
no
better
way,
no
better
starting
point
for
me
than
to
hire
somebody
to
assess
our
pools.
So
we
know
what
we're
looking
at
in
the
big
project
so
and
no
matter
the
cost,
no
matter
the
repairs,
it's
something
I
believe
this
city
has
to
invest
in.
F
I
thought
it
was
tragic
how
we
shut
down
a
number
of
pools.
You
know
years
ago,
so,
okay,
that's
it
for
me.
I
yield
thank
you.
J
I
will
do
that
just
so
that
we,
you
know,
even
though
it'll
be
like
a
weekly
update.
If
you
don't
mind
mr
chair,
okay,
so
I'll
just
hold
it
one
more
week.
Thank
you.
E
A
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
it
will
be
held
one
week.
Bill
1562
is
next.
A
C
Number
1562
resolution
providing
for
the
continued
designation
of
a
downtown
pittsburgh
business
improvement
district
for
the
area
shown
on
exhibit
a
at
the
behest
of
the
pittsburgh
downtown
partnership,
a
coalition
of
property
owners,
business
leaders,
retailers,
civic
organizations
and
residents
of
the
caring
was
held
june.
29Th.
C
Bill
1634
resolution
authorizing
the
issue,
one
of
a
warrant
in
favor
of
michael
a
douglas
in
settlement
in
the
amount
of
two
thousand
one
hundred
two
thousand
seven
hundred
seventeen
dollars
and
eighty
eight
cent
in
settlement
of
acclaim
for
damaging
park,
vehicle
and
other
property
damage
from
a
city.
Soft
truck
on
january
21st,
2020.
A
E
A
A
C
1635
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
public
safety,
on
behalf
of
the
city,
to
enter
into
a
police
traffic
services,
grant
agreement
with
the
commonwealth
of
pennsylvania,
department
of
transportation,
division
of
highway
safety
for
the
purpose
of
receiving
funds
in
the
amount
of
three
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
fifty
seven
dollars
and
ten
cent
that
will
be
used
for
enforcement
of
drunk
and
impaired
driving.
As
well
as
related
outreach
activities.
C
1636
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
public
safety
to
enter
on
behalf
of
the
city,
into
a
grant
agreement
with
the
pennsylvania,
auto
theft
prevention
authority
for
the
purpose
of
receiving
grant
funds
in
the
amount
of
291
142
dollars.
That
will
be
used
to
establish,
coordinate
and
fund
activities
to
prevent,
combat
and
reduce
out
of
them
question
to
proof.
F
N
J
If
someone
could
just
say
a
little
bit
about
what
the
grant
is
for,
it
would
be
nice
to
just
have
it
on
the
record.
And
similarly,
if
that
person
can
answer
the
question
for
the
the
what
the
grant
says,
a
general
topic,
you
know
for
the
last
bill
is
to
enforce
drunk
and
impaired
driving,
but
I
you
know,
is
it
equipment?
J
A
P
So
so
the
first
one,
I
think,
is
the
the
that's,
the
one
we
usually
do,
and
it
always
comes
up
around
fourth
of
july
each
year
with
additional
dui
checkpoints
and
things
like
that.
Okay,
so.
P
Yeah-
and
I
think
we
also
partnership
with
state
troopers
in
certain
areas
too,
on
on
highways
for
those
dui
checkpoints.
So
I
know
that's
what
that
that's
the
usual
dui
one
that
we
get
every
year,
yeah.
E
Can
I
jump
in
there
all
right,
hi
good
morning,
councilwoman?
We
do
we
do
get
these
each
year
and
they
are
largely
operational
in
nature,
for
public
service
campaigns
and
for
dui
checkpoints
and
the
councilman
is
correct.
They
generally
tend
to
come
in
around
this
fourth
of
july
holiday
and
for
you
know
the
summer
uptick.
If
you
will.
J
A
That
moves
us
to
land
use
and
economic
development
committee
chaired
by
councilman
wilson.
First
newspapers,
bill
1637.
E
O
I
wanted
to
just
ask
director
dash
just
give
a
just
a
brief
overview.
I'm
for
one
thing,
I'm
excited
to
see
a
northsider
born
and
raised
on
the
north
side
become
the
project
coordinator
for
this.
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
it.
Q
Her
role
be
supplementing
the
work
that
our
public
art
and
civic
design
division
is
doing
relative
to
documenting
all
of
the
new
artwork,
that's
being
created
in
our
five
regional
parks,
with
the
arts
and
parks
program
and
and
coordinating
the
artists
themselves
with
each
other.
Q
So
we've
we've
gone
through
and
selected
artists
that
we
were,
you
know
from
the
500
000
rad
grant
that
we
received
to
to
do
the
art
in
our
regional
parks
and,
like
I
said,
casey's
job
will
be
coordination
of
the
artists
documentation
of
the
work
that
goes
on
through
this
process,
and
you
know-
and
you
know
we
chose
this
through
a
competitive
process.
You
know
where
you
know.
Casey
has
experience
managing
these
types
of
projects.
Q
Yeah,
so
it
will
be,
I
mean
you
know
our
our
staff,
our
public
art
and
civic
design
staff
will
will
be
a
part
of
that
as
well,
but
casey
will
be
supplementing
them
and
doing
a
lot
of
the
documentation,
for
you
know,
for
the
for
the
project
and
assisting
in
coordination
of
the
artists.
O
Okay,
it's
just
good
to
see
a
northsider
and
a
chamlic
graduate
continuing
to
do
great
things.
So
thanks.
E
C
Bill
1586
coordinates
amendment
supplement
in
the
city
code
and
title
for
public
places
and
property
article
11
parks
and
playgrounds
chapter
477
permits,
np,
section
477.01
part,
permit
procedures,
section,
47702
fees
for
swimming
pools,
golf
course
skating,
rinks
and
other
recreational
facilities
so
as
to
give
priority
to
city
residents
for
park
facilities.
Rentals.
A
I
J
C
D
A
C
Bill
1631
resolution
authorizing
the
url
to
acquire
all
the
city's
right
title
and
interest
if
any
and
in
into
the
following
publicly
owned
properties.
In
the
fifth
ward
of
the
city
designated
in
the
deep
registry
office
of
allegheny
county
located
at
2333
and
2331
center
avenue,
respectively.
Council
district
6.
person
to
approve.
L
D
D
A
Any
opposed
bill
is
recommended.
We
do
have
a
number
of
meeting
announcements
this
afternoon
at
1.
30
council
will
hold
a
cable
cast
public
hearing
on
bill,
20
2021-1135,
a
resolution
declaring
a
state
of
educational
emergency
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
to
register
for
this
public
hearing.
Please
fill
out
the
form
on
the
council
meeting
webpage
by
11
30
11
30
a.m.
Today
you
may
also
register
for
412-255-2138
council
will
meet
next
tuesday
and
wednesday
july
6th
and
7th
at
10
a.m.
A
A
K
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
ask
reverend
burgess.
Are
you
cheering
the
meeting
today
or
councilman
level?
H
I
don't
know:
okay
I'll
talk
to
you,
offline.
K
Okay,
I
just
wanna-
I
don't
know
if
I
need
to
be
there
to
cheer.
That's
all,
and
then
I
want
to
say
that
we
did
schedule
the
post
agenda
as
councilman
level
just
mentioned
for
the
the
funding,
the
american
rescue
plan
funding
and
we
are
scheduling.
Two
public
hearings
and
I
hope
council
members
are
are
good
with
that.
But
I
know
that
councilwoman
strasberger
is
always
asking
for
us
to
find
new
ways
to
to
engage
people
to
even
including
on
the
weekend.
K
So
I
did
think
of
you
when
I
scheduled
it
in
the
public,
of
course,
trying
to
give
people
a
new
way
to
to
communicate
with
council.
And
if
that's,
if
we
seem
like,
we
want
to
have
a
third
one,
I'm
willing
to
have
that
too,
maybe
out
in
the
community
somewhere
in
person.
K
If
members
want
to
do
that,
so
at
least
give
people
several
opportunities
to
talk
about
what
they
think
that
we
should
be
using
this
funding
for
and
of
course,
in
the
end,
you
know,
council
will
vote,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
hear
from
the
public,
and
so
those
dates
we
gave
are
tentative
until
madam
clerk
confirms
that
we
are
able
to
do
it,
those
days
with
imp
and
others.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
people
know
that
I
gave
the
only
date.