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A
Hello
good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
pittsburgh
city
council's
public
hearing
for
wednesday
june,
2nd
2021
relative
to
bill
2021
1414.
My
name
is
deborah
gross.
I
am
the
councilwoman
from
district
7
and
I
chair
intergovernmental
affairs.
Madam
clerk,
will
you
please
read
the
title
of
the
bill.
A
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Let's
see,
I
think,
for
the
record.
We
are
joined
by
councilman
wilson
and
councilwoman
strasberger.
A
I
don't
see
any
council
other
people
in
the
room
for
now
and
we
also
have
with
us
members
from
the
city
planning,
commit
city
planning
department
and
the
zoning
department,
and
I
see
director
dash
and
christopher
corbett
from
city
planning
department,
and
I
also
see
corey
layman,
our
zoning
director.
A
So
the
first
order
of
business,
I
believe,
is
a
presentation
from
the
city
planning
department
director.
Would
you
like
to
take
glory.
C
That's
correct,
thank
you.
Councilwoman,
and
the
bill
that
we're
here
to
discuss
is
is
the
creation
of
a
permanent
overlay
district
to
the
addition
of
a
new
permanent
overlay
district
to
the
zoning
code.
While
we
bring
up
the
presentation.
C
So
my
name
is
andrew
dash,
I'm
the
director
of
the
department
of
city
planning.
You
know
I'm
joined
by
christopher
corbett,
who
is
a
planner
with
the
department
he
and
I
will
will
give
the
presentation
really
just
giving
a
brief
overview
on
inclusionary
zoning
and
what
that
is
next
slide.
Please
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
around
the
process
in
lawrenceville,
which
many
on
you
know.
C
You
know
people
that
will
speak
later
and
councilwoman
yourself,
you
know,
have
been
involved
in
and
just
give
an
update
as
to
you
know
what
this
overlay
district
is,
what
the
purpose
of
it
is
and
the
process
that
led
us
to
the
city
council
hearing
next,
please.
So
all
of
us
started
back
in
2016
with
the
creation
of
the
city's
affordable
housing
task
force,
you
know,
did
have
four
committees.
You
know
that
worked
on
that,
specifically
that
held
a
series
of
public
meetings.
C
Had
members
of
the
you
know,
the
housing
industry,
community,
organizat
organizers,
advocates
elected
officials
next
slide.
Please-
and
you
know
out
of
that,
came
a
series
of
recommendations.
One
was
the
creation
of
the
housing
opportunity
fund.
You
know
you
see
the
others
on
here
on
the
screen.
C
One
of
them
was
around
inclusionary
zoning,
more
specifically
in
inclusionary
housing
and
at
the
conclusion
of
the
city's
affordable
housing
task
force.
The
department
of
city
planning
then
went
and
worked
with
the
grounded
solutions
network
to
explore
inclusionary
zoning
further,
and
so
with
that
there
was
an
exploratory
committee
and
a
subsequent
report
next
slide-
and
you
know,
then
we
you
know,
went
into
the
pilot
in
lawrenceville
through
an
interim
planning
overlay
district,
and
you
know
christopher
will
talk
more
about
that
process.
C
The
interim
planning
overlay
district
was
something
you
know
is
a
control
that
the
city
can
use
for
up
to
24
months.
You
know
that
there's
initial
ipod,
that's
put
in
place
by
by
council
for
18
months,
can
be
extended
for
an
additional
six
months.
In
that
case,
you
know
in
in
the
case
of
the
interim
planning
overlay
districts
what
it
is.
It
provides
temporary
zoning
in
an
area
while
we
work
through
a
permanent
solution-
and
you
know
that's
what
was
done
here.
C
The
interim
planning
overlay
district,
you
know,
was
created
back
in
july
of
2019,
and
so
we
are,
you
know
we're
approaching
the
24
month
limit
on
that
interim
planning,
overlay
district
next
slide
and
so
inclusionary
zoning.
C
It
ties
the
construction
of
market
rate
housing
with
affordable
housing,
and
so
you
know
that
occurs
when
there
is
new
development
or
rehabilitation
of
existing
housing
units
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
and
it
does
then,
in
this
case
and
in
pittsburgh's
case,
make
those
inclusionary
units
affordable
to
people
of
a
certain
income
level
which
are
low
to
moderate
income
residents.
Next
slide.
C
And
so
before
we
did
the
the
interim
planning
overlay
district.
There
were
places
where
inclusionary
zoning
did
exist.
However,
it
exists
on
an
incentive
scale
where
we
allowed
for
additional
height
or
additional,
you
know
or
reduced
setback
to
the
riverfront.
C
For
you
know,
through
the
performance
point
system,
one
of
those
potential
points
was
inclusionary
zoning,
but
then
the
first
place
in
which
it
was
mandatory
there
was
mandatory
inclusionary
zoning
for
developments
of
20
units
or
greater
was
in
that
interim
planning
overlay
district
for
the
three
lawrenceville
neighborhoods,
and
you
know
we'll
talk
about
the
izo,
the
inclusionary
zoning
overlay,
but
the
intention
is
to
make
that
permanent
and
then
make
it
something
that
can
be
applied
to
other
neighborhoods
and
so
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
christopher.
D
The
interest
and
support
that
we
gathered
from
lawrenceville
kind
of
volunteer
as
director
dash
volunteering
to
become
the
pilot
neighborhood
for
inclusionary
zoning
ipods.
So
the
interim
overlay.
This
was
in
collaboration
with
councilwoman
gross's
office
as
well
as
lawrenceville,
united
and
lawrenceville
corporation.
D
So,
just
to
go
over
the
timeline
for
the
interim
overlay
district,
it
was
a
public
process.
As
I
stated
between
fall
and
the
winter
of
2018
planning
commission
recommendation
of
approval
in
april
2019,
then
we
did.
The
city
council
passage
in
july,
20
or
july
25th
2019,
and
then
we
went
back
to
planning
commission
for
a
recommendation
to
extend
the
time
period
for
six
months.
D
That
was
done
in
december
of
2020,
and
then
city
council
was
able
to
to
hear
the
extension
and
approve
the
extension
that
was
in
january
of
2021
of
this
year
and
planning
commission
then
recommended
approval
for
the
zoning
code
amendment
to
remove
the
interim
planning
overlay
district
and
to
create
the
inclusionary
zoning
overlay
as
a
permanent,
and
that
was
in
april
of
this
year
so
april.
6
2021.,
with
the
extension
of
the
ipod,
is
set
to
expire
july.
25Th
2021
here
is
the
map
of
the
lawrenceville
inclusionary
zoning
overlay
district.
D
D
Since
the
inclusionary
zoning
pilot
started
a
new,
affordable,
rentals
and
for
sale
units
have
been
kind
of
secured,
if
you
will,
with
which
is
arsenal.
201
face
to
milhouse
kind
of
signing
up
for
to
provide
35
rental
units
holy
family
and
e
properties,
and
developments
are
on
board
to
provide
five
for
sale
units.
D
So
the
recommendation,
so
the
amendments
to
the
ordinance
be
made
after
the
housing
needs
assessment
is
updated
in
fall
of
2021..
So
our
recommendation
to
counsel
is
to
and
we'll
talk,
I'll
talk
about
this
more.
The
housing
needs
assessment
that
was
done
in
2016
is
now
being
updated.
It
is
aligned
with
our
comprehensive
plan
for
the
next
20
years
and
that's
where
a
lot
of
our
work
and
amendments
from
to
the
inclusionary
zoning
and
our
housing
work
will
come
from.
D
D
So,
let's
talk
about
our
planning
commission
process.
Council
approved
the
ipod
extension,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
to
expire
on
july
25th
of
2021,
the
department
of
city
planning
presented
to
planning
commission
at
a
briefing
march
9th
of
this
year
and
then
hearing
in
action
on
april.
6Th
playing
commission
of
the
planning
commission
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh
recommends
approval
to
the
city
council
of
the
zoning
code,
amendment
to
remove
the
interim
planning
overlay
and
to
create
the
inclusionary
zoning
overlay
for
lawrenceville
planning.
D
D
Hrna
is
the
consultant
that
we
hire
to
do
the
updated
housing
needs
assessment
and
to
invest
study,
further
study
so
for
accessibility,
resale
price
auditing
and
eligibility,
creating
a
centralized
and
decentralized
management
and
training
around
the
affordable
units
and
an
increase
of
15
in
lieu
of
10
percent.
D
The
changing
certain
of
the
legislation.
We
have
here
that
the
planning
commission
is
stressing
to
provide
an
increase
in
affordable
units
to
be
created
from
10
percent
right
now,
which
is
the
minimum
requirement
to
15.
We
are
looking
for
our
our
department
is
committed
to
increasing
from
10
with
amendments,
but
we
are
asking
to
that.
Our
work
from
the
housing
needs
assessment
kind
of
provide
more
detail
around
the
number
of
percentage
units
for
a
minimum
requirement
for
affordable
units.
D
So
some
of
our
next
steps
and
some
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
forging
pgh,
as
you
know,
is
currently
being
developed
and
will
be
in
development
through
the
spring
of
2022.
It
is
a
city-wide,
comprehensive
land
use
plan.
It
will
look
at
future
land
use
for
housing,
density,
intensity
and
affordability,
focus
on
areas
and
people's
most
vulnerable
to
be
displaced.
D
Our
housing
working
group,
as
one
of
six
topical
teams
over
is
overseeing
the
plan.
The
housing
needs,
assessment
or
hna,
which
I
spoke
about
earlier
today,
is
being
developed
through
the
fall
of
2021..
Our
consultant
is
hrna
advisors,
as
well
as
a
local,
firm,
e-holdings
they're
working
with
us
to
update
the
2016
housing
needs
assessment.
The
kind
of
birth
all
of
the
affordability
talk
that
we're
doing
today
we're
updating
information
and
analysis
for
the
analysis.
B
C
No,
so
just
to
you
know
just
to
be
clear
as
we
close
out,
you
know
the
you
know
the
bill.
That's
before
council
is
a
replacement
of
the
interim
planning
overlay
district
with
the
new
izo
inclusionary
zoning
overlay
and
that
that
would
be
mapped
to
the
three
lawrenceville
neighborhoods.
C
We
did
keep
all
of
the
standards
the
same.
Although
planning
commission
made
her
that
recommendation
to
city
council
to
make
sure
that
the
department
looks
very
specifically
into
those
items
you
know
of
increasing
the
affordability
rate
of
looking
at.
You
know:
education
and
training
and
those
other
items.
C
So
those
those
were
things
that
noting
that
the
expiration
of
the
interim
planning
overlay
district
is
for
late
july
that
getting
this
permanent
replacement
in
place
is,
is
what's
important
and
then
concluding
the
housing
policy
work
through
the
housing
needs
assessment
will
potentially
bring
additional
amendments
to
the
to
the
ico
or
to
inclusionary
zoning
or
to
the
zoning
code.
More
broadly,
around
not
only
inclusionary
zoning
but
other
housing
elements
to
the
zoning
code
in
the
future,
and
so
we
anticipate
that
those.
C
You
know
those
amendments,
since
the
housing
needs
assessment,
work
will
be
done
in
the
fall
that
those
would
be
following
that
you
know,
in
line
with
the
planning
commission's
recommendation
and
the
recommendations
that
come
from
that
study.
So
thank
you.
A
A
Great
so
we
have
registered
speakers,
I
have
22
registered
speakers
in
front
of
us
and
so
our
next
I'm
a
business
is
to
hear
from
the
registered
speakers
who
each
are
allowed
three
minutes
and
then,
after
that
we
will
allow
comments
from
council
members.
I
don't
see
any
additional
members
here,
so
we
are
still.
A
We
have
councilman
wilson
and
councilwoman
strausberger
with
us,
okay,
so
I'm
going
to
read
for
our
speakers
who
have
been
waiting,
I'm
going
to
read
in
order
of
the
registration,
but
I'll
also
tell
the
next
person
in
line
since
I
it's
hard
to
kind
of
wait
and
wait
and
wait
on
these
phone
lines
for
your
moment
to
speak,
and
then
madam
clerk
correct
me,
I
think
so,
if
you're
on
the
phone
waiting
for
your
turn
to
speak,
you
had
to
do
star
six
when
the
little
robot
voice
tells
you
it's
your
turn
right
and
that
you've
been
unmuted
and
you
have
to
do.
B
A
Do
listen
for
your
name
coming
up
next,
so
that
you're
ready
for
your
turn.
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Yes,
so
so
our
first
registered
speaker
is
ikahana
hal
makina
and
following
hana
hal
makina,
we
will
have
tim
stevens.
F
F
It
is
time
for
city
council,
the
members
of
this
city,
who
have
a
vested
interest
in
this
city,
to
consider
those
of
us
who
do
not
make
enough
to
afford
such
a
rent
and
or
a
mortgage
land.
Banking,
the
ura
and
other
corporate
entities
are
not
considering
the
people
of
the
land
and
to
stop
putting
a
profit
over
the
people.
F
F
A
A
H
So
to
our
the
council,
woman
gross
and
all
the
members
of
city
council,
I
hope
all
of
council
would
be
here
for
such
an
important
conversation,
but
I
will
be
sending
a
follow-up
letter
to
all
council
members.
As
you
may
remember,
in
our
b-pub
letter
to
city
council
on
may
5th,
the
black
political
empowerment
project
spoke
of
the
need
to
seriously
address
the
loss
of
close
to
nine
percent
of
the
city's
black
population
between
2014
and
2018,
estimated
to
be
some
7
000
residents.
H
H
H
We
encourage
the
city
of
pittsburgh
to
consider
unit
set
asides
density
bonuses
which
might
allow
developers
to
increase
more
units
per
acre
as
height
in
which
more
units
could
be
added
on
a
site
expediting
approval
in
order
to
fast-track
projects
able
to
move
them
forward.
Possibility
of
certain
fee,
waivers
or
reductions,
but
whatever
process
is
used,
should
lay
the
foundation
for
a
permanent
solution
to
the
loss
of
low
to
moderate
income
housing
that
has
negatively
affected
pittsburgh
for
some
time.
H
It
should
also
be
a
system
created
that
will
guarantee
a
continued
tracking
of
the
success
or
the
failure
of
these
processes,
so
we're
hoping
that
the
current
conversation
will
be
supported
in
terms
of
lawrenceville,
where
there's
been
a
tremendous
lack
or
loss
of
african-american
people,
and
that
these
processes
again
be
made
on
a
permanent
basis
to
help
guarantee
that
not
only
people
who
have
certain
high
incomes
can
live
in
pittsburgh,
but
those
with
low
incomes
can
live
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
A
A
I'm
not
sure
if
I
said
that
right,
I
think
I've
heard
that
pronounced
before,
but
I'm
not
sure
if
I
said
it
right
and
if
mr
ritchie
comes
back
then
we'll
let
him
speak
to
you.
J
Great
thank
you
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
dave.
Bringin,
I'm
a
resident
of
lawrenceville,
I'm
the
director
of
lawrenceville
united,
I'm
here
to
proudly
support
the
permanent
adoption
of
mandatory
inclusionary
zoning
in
lawrenceville
inclusionary.
Zoning
in
lawrenceville
is
one
of
the
first
mandatory
policies
in
pennsylvania.
J
The
city
of
pittsburgh
should
be
proud
to
be
a
leader
in
the
state
and
we
are
thankful
for
the
work
of
mayor,
peduto,
councilwoman
gross
and
city
planning
and
getting
us
here.
More
importantly,
the
requirements
are
about
to
make
a
real
difference
in
under
two
years,
this
policy
has
mandated
40
new
units
of
affordable
housing.
35
of
these
units
are
under
construction
as
we
speak,
notably
this
project
closed
on
its
financing
in
may
of
2020.
When
uncertainty
about
covet
19
was
at
its
peak.
J
If
projects
can
move
forward
under
these
circumstances,
clearly
the
policy
is
proven,
it's
feasible.
So
from
our
perspective,
it's
a
no-brainer
to
permanently
adopt
iz
for
lawrenceville.
It
works
and
it
reflects
our
community
values
that
all
our
neighbors
should
be
able
to
continue
to
call
lawrenceville
home
as
it
grows.
J
However,
we
must
also
be
clear-eyed
about
the
challenge.
In
just
five
years,
lawrenceville
lost
half
of
our
population
living
in
poverty,
half
of
our
black
neighbors
over
one
third
of
our
kids
under
18
and
over
10
percent
of
our
neighborhood
wisdom
keepers
are
adults
above
65..
Kevin
19
has
only
exacerbated
these
issues.
J
They
determined
that
10
requirement
was
feasible,
city-wide
and
a
higher
requirement
was
feasible
in
stronger
markets.
Today,
lawrenceville
squarely
in
that
stronger
market
category
based
on
the
most
recent
market
value
analysis.
The
key
question
with
inclusionary
zoning
policies
is
not
whether
a
market
can
bear
an
inclusionary
zone,
zoning
policy,
but
what
is
the
right?
Inclusionary
zoning
policy
for
that
market?
J
As
the
ipod
has
shown
this
inclusionary
zoning
policy
has
been
right
for
lawrenceville
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
city
planning
and
city
council
in
the
near
term
to
grow
the
affordability
requirement
now
that
it's
clear
that
our
market
is
right
for
it,
our
community
needs
it
and
supports
it,
and
in
the
meantime,
we
urge
you
to
make
this
inclusionary
zoning
policy
permanent.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
A
That's
okay!
Again,
if,
if
you,
if
you
join
later,
we
will
try
to
circle
back,
we'll
keep
our
eye
on
the
panelists
and
participant
lists.
So
next
we
have
andre
davao
and
following
that
we
have
christina
howell.
I
Hi
good
afternoon,
chairperson,
can
you
hear
me.
I
Awesome,
thank
you
so
much
good
afternoon,
chairperson
gross
and
members
of
the
city
council.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today
on
the
following
legislation:
2021
1414
establishment
in
inclusionary,
housing,
overlay
district
and
the
lawrenceville
section
of
pittsburgh.
My
name
is
andre
del
valley.
I'm
the
director
of
government
affairs
for
the
pennsylvania
apartment
association,
we're
a
statewide
organization
representing
apartment
owners,
managing
companies
and
their
industry,
suppliers
representing
37
407
units
and
21
management
management
companies.
Here
in
pittsburgh.
I
I
I
Many
construe
this
legislation
as
a
tax
on
development,
therefore
increasing
building
costs,
as
well
as
reducing
the
housing
supply.
Therefore,
discouraging
development
in
those
areas,
many
jurisdictions
who
have
adopted
inclusionary
zoning
housing
requirements
end
up
seeing
significant
declines
in
the
issuance
of
construction
permits
for
housing
development.
I
The
goal
of
inclusionary
zoning
policy
is
to
leverage
new
market
rate
development
to
provide
affordable
units.
However,
because
inclusionary
zoning
depends
on
market
rate
development,
it
only
works
when
new
development
is
occurring
when
development
of
housing
is
reduced
as
it
has
been
during
the
pandemic,
a
jurisdiction
is
unable
to
keep
up
with
the
demand
for
housing
and
vacancy
rates
decrease
for
existing
supply,
causing
rents
for
existing
housing
to
increase.
I
While
these
programs
are
portrayed
as
a
panacea
in
reality,
they're
ineffective
and
have
shown
in
practice
to
generate
litter
in
the
way
of
affordable
housing
developers
who
continue
to
construct
housing
during
in
jurisdictions
with
these
set-aside
requirements,
we'll
also
attempt
to
offset
the
costs
associated
with
the
programs
by
increasing
costs
for
the
market
rate
units
or
a
focus
on
developing
luxury
units.
Therefore,
I
mean
there
by
making
it
more
expensive
for
the
medium
income
households.
I
In
many
cases,
a
leapfrog
effect
may
also
occur,
where
developers
simply
select
municipalities
without
affordable
housing
requirements.
To
ensure
their
projects
pencil
out
and
remain
profitable
as
written,
this
overlay
would
be
in
effect
for
35
years
and
would
restart
the
term
if
a
property
is
sold
prior
to
the
meeting.
The
35-year
requirement,
which
we
urge
you
to
reconsider.
I
K
Hello,
christina
howell,
executive
director
of
bloomfield
development
corporation
speaking
on
behalf
of
bloomfield
development
corporation.
Today,
I
am
speaking
today
in
support
of
creating
the
permanent
inclusionary
zoning
overlay.
K
K
I'm
glad
to
hear
in
the
introduction
to
this
hearing
that
there
is
consideration
to
expand
inclusionary
zoning
in
both
geographic
area
and
percent
of
percentage
of
affordable
units
required.
I
would
urge
that
this
expansion
takes
take
place
as
quickly
as
possible.
The
pace
of
development
and
redevelopment
in
many
neighborhoods,
such
as
bloomfield,
is
currently
such
that
displacement
is
picking
up
pace
by
the
day.
In
the
bloomfield
area
alone,
there
are
three
housing
developments
currently
in
various
states
of
community
process.
K
If
all
three
of
those
developments
were
required
to
build
10
of
the
units
as
affordable
housing,
more
than
36
units
would
be
built
in
less
than
two
years
and
within
less
than
one
square
mile.
There's
a
widespread
misconception
that
bloomfield
does
not
have
any
large
developable
parcels
left
after
the
former
suresafe
site
is
developed.
K
Construction
of
market
rate
housing
in
the
bomb
center
corridor
shows
no
sign
of
calming
with
a
128
unit.
Market
rate
building
currently
proposed
on
melwood
with
absolutely
no
affordable
units
planned
in
that
proposed
building
when
there
could
be
a
minimum
of
12
new
units,
as
the
affordability
requirement
currently
stands
were
inclusionary
zoning
overlaid
in
that
area
in
bloomfield
development's
seven-year
housing
plan
developed
over
12
months
in
2019
to
2020,
with
significant
community
input.
Equal
emphasis
was
placed
on
by
the
community
on
creating
and
preserving
affordable
housing.
A
No
sorry:
how
about
we
go
to
claro
bible
there
and
oh
nancy
there
you
are
okay!
Thank
you.
M
Thank
you.
We
can
hear
you
okay
good
afternoon,
everybody.
First,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
in
the
city
who
has
been
so
helpful
and
in
bringing
this
to
reality,
particularly
council
person.
Gross
who's
worked
hard
for
a
number
of
years.
On
this,
I
live
on
46th
street
in
the
ninth
ward
in
lawrenceville,
and
this
is
going
to
be
very
brief
because
I
simply
wanted
to
add
my
voice
as
another
lawrenceville
resident.
M
Who
is
supportive
of
this
action,
since
the
temporary
ipod
was
first
established,
as
has
been
mentioned,
40,
affordable
units
are
being
developed
and
the
cost
of
housing
keeps
going
up
more
and
more
residents
are
being
pushed
out
of
the
neighborhood
and
in
the
future,
as
it's
been
brought
up,
and
I'm
happy
to
hear
that
there
is
support
for
this
from
planning.
We
believe
once
the
housing
needs
assessment
is
completed,
that
the
numbers
can
be
raised
to
15
percent
and
that's
it.
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
support
and
thank
you
again.
Everyone.
N
Hello,
thank
you,
councilwoman
gross
and
thank
you
councilwoman,
strasberger
and
councilman
wilson
for
for
being
here
today
to
hear
public
hearing
public
testimony.
Thank
you,
andrew,
and
thank
you
christopher
for
your
presentation,
but
my
name
is
daniel
blonsky,
I'm
the
director
of
communications
for
pittsburghers
for
public
transit,
we're
a
grassroots
union
of
transit
riders
and
workers
who
organize
for
more
expanded
and
accessible
public
transit
here
in
pittsburgh.
N
I'm
testifying
today
in
support
of
making
this
inclusionary
zoning
overlay
district
permanent,
because
more
affordable
housing
units
for
more
people
will
create
a
better
transit
system
in
a
more
accessible
pittsburgh.
Back
in
2017
pittsburghers
for
public
transit
conducted
one
of
the
most
in-depth
surveys
to
date,
over
100
pittsburghers
who've
been
displaced
from
their
homes.
N
Many
of
those
people
we
spoke
to
were
displaced
out
of
the
city
and
nearly
all
reported
worst
access
to
transit
into
groceries,
child
care,
health
care
jobs
and
the
important
social
connections
to
families,
churches
and
friends
that
the
public
transit
system
provides.
Affordable.
Housing
is
critical
to
strong
families,
critical
to
strong
transit
and
a
strong
pittsburgh.
N
I'm
testifying
to
support
this
legislation,
but
also
to
say
that
our
affordable
housing
policy
cannot
stop.
Here.
It's
been
years
since
the
affordable
housing
task
force
has
put
forward
a
strong
list
of
recommendations
and
identified
a
nearly
20
000
unit
deficit
of
affordable
housing.
Here
in
our
city.
I'm
glad
that
andrew
dash
and
christopher
corbett
say
that
they're
all
is
working
the
in
the
pipeline
to
update
that
survey
and
those
recommendations
along
with
it.
N
But
you
know
I
guess
through
following
that
agenda.
We
can
make
this
city
more
affordable,
but
as
we
do,
we
must
not
lose
the
opportunity
inherent
in
our
most
transit,
rich
walkable
and
bikeable
neighborhoods
east
liberty,
shadyside
oakland,
downtown
bloomfield,
squirrel
hill,
pittsburgh's
neighborhoods,
with
the
best
public,
transit
walkability
and
bike
ability
are,
unsurprisingly
the
same
neighborhoods
with
the
hottest
markets.
We
need
to
follow
the
lead
of
our
neighbors
to
the
south
in
dormont,
who
right
now
are
working
on
passing
a
new
zoning
regulation
to
to
leverage
their
their
strong
public
transit.
N
So
pittsburgh
needs
to
look
to
also
create
transit,
oriented
development
overlay
districts
to
build
more
affordable
units
in
our
neighborhoods,
with
strong
transit
and
walkability
access
to
groceries,
an
affordable
transit
oriented
development,
overlay
district
will
capitalize
on
the
value
of
a
public
transit
system
and
begin
a
virtuous
cycle
supporting
vibrant
neighborhoods,
diverse
neighbors
and
small
businesses
citywide.
So
in
summary,
pittsburghers
for
public
transit
supports
making.
This
is
ipod
permanent,
but
we
can't
stop
there.
A
Thank
you.
I
think
I
see
clara
wyable
in
the
waiting
room.
I
think
maybe
there
were
some
technical
difficulties.
So,
mr
finer,
if
you
want
to
try
clara
weibo
again,
I'm
getting
a
message
she
might
be
struggling
with
an
outdated
zoom
version.
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Are
you
able
to
get
her
back
she's.
B
She's
on
she's
in,
but
I
think
david
is
saying
she
heard
her
she's
unable
to
unmute
because
of
her
virginia.
A
A
Right
so
next
I
have
sam
spearing,
followed
by
dan
cubis.
O
Hi,
my
name
is
sam
spearing
and
I'm
the
housing
mobility
coordinator
with
bloomfield
development
corporation
and
I'm
also
a
resident
and
renter
in
bloomfield.
Thank
you
to
the
council
members
that
are
here
today
and
the
city
planning
staff
who
presented
earlier,
I'm
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
making
the
inclusionary
zoning
overlay
in
lawrenceville
permanent.
O
O
I
also
want
to
stress
that
the
city's,
affordable
housing
task
force
and
other
affordable
housing
advocates
have
stated
that
inclusionary
zoning
is
a
policy
that
could
be
implemented
city-wide
with
a
shortage
of
thousands
of
affordable
units
that
impacts
those
at
the
lowest
income
levels.
Most,
it's
important
that
conversations
about
expanding
this
policy
are
started
as
quickly
as
possible.
O
Having
seen
more
and
more
neighbors
being
priced
out
of
their
rental
units,
I
can't
emphasize
enough
the
need
for
more
new,
affordable
units
in
my
own
apartment
building
of
12
units,
where
the
entire
building
is
being
displaced
via
via
increased
rents,
three
of
which
are
families
with
children,
and
many
of
them
are
having
trouble
finding
alternative
housing
in
bloomfield
because
the
rents
are
being
increased.
I
urge
council
to
vote
to
permanently
institute
the
lawrenceville
inclusion,
arizona,
overlay
district
and
consider
an
eventual
increase
in
the
percentage
of
units
required
to
be
affordable.
O
In
addition,
the
expansion
of
this
overlay
into
other
neighborhoods,
including
bloomfield,
would
be
a
simple
way
to
increase
the
number
of
affordable
units
in
the
city.
Bloomfield
has
seen
a
clear
need
for
more
affordable
housing
and
would
welcome
inclusionary
zoning
as
a
tool
for
our
community.
I
hope
the
council
will
continue
to
engage
in
important
discussions
regarding
solutions
to
our
affordable
housing
crisis
in
the
city.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration.
A
P
Hello,
I
just
unmuted
is
that,
can
you
hear
me
we
can
hear
you,
okay,
awesome,
so
yeah.
So,
thanks
to
everyone
here
today
my
name
is
dan
cubis.
I
live
at
184
39th
street
I've
been
here
for
about
12
years,
lawrenceville
resident,
and
so
I'm
directly
across
the
street
from
arsenal
201-
and
I
guess
I'll,
just
kind
of
start
by
saying
that
it's
exciting
to
me
and
and
others
on
the
street
here
to
have
the
affordable
units
that
we
heard
about
earlier
coming
there.
P
So
I
think
that's
just
as
as
someone
who
lives
so
close
to
that
particular
development,
I'll
state,
my
enthusiasm
for
that.
I
think
that
I
want
to
speak
today
in
favor
of
the
permanent
proposal.
I
really
think
that
the
idea
of
making
that
overlay
permanent
is
exciting
to
me.
It,
you
know,
signals
a
lasting
commitment
to
inclusionary
zoning
in
lawrenceville,
which
I
think
is
great.
P
Personally,
I'm
excited
about
it,
but
also,
I
think
you
know-
we've
heard
already
today
from
some
people
talk
about
kind
of
the
loss
of
population
people
who
get
displaced
for
various
reasons
in
lawrenceville.
So
there's
so
many
good
reasons.
I
think
to
adopt
to
make
this
permanent,
so
I'm
excited
about
that,
and
also
I
would
just
say
that
the
it
would
be
great.
P
We've
also
heard
from
a
number
of
people
and
I'll
just
kind
of
join
the
chorus
of
voices
who
are
saying
that
an
increase
to
at
least
15
percent
of
an
affordability
requirement.
If
not
more,
would
be
something
I
also
support.
So
that's
all
I've
got
thanks
a
lot.
Everybody.
G
G
Additionally,
the
legislation
also
artificially
shifts
more
the
tax
burden
for
local
services
onto
the
people,
paying
the
actual
market
values
or
rates
for
apartments
or
homes
or
condos.
It
shifts
that
tax
burden
more
unfairly
to
the
homeowners
who
have
to
make
up
for
the
artificially
lowering
prices
in
their
taxes
for
sales
and
services.
G
You've
noticed
that
when
lawrenceville
grew
pricier
that
surrounding
communities
saw
growth,
why
well
people
who
maybe
wanted
to
live
in
lawrenceville
instead
chose
bloomfield
or
garfield
or
millvale
or
sharpsburg,
and
over
the
last
10
years,
we've
seen.
All
of
these
communities
have
growth
all
of
them.
G
G
Let
them
vote
on
it
in
the
next
election,
but
I
would
tell
you
that
lawrenceville
residents
already
feel
as
if,
if
laura
as
if
lawrenceville
is,
is
over
developed
as
it
is
butler
street
is
a
parking
lot
at
certain
times
of
the
day.
Q
Hi
everyone,
I'm
ed
nusser,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
city
of
bridges,
community
land
trust,
we're
located
at
143rd
street
in
central
lawrenceville,
and
we're
here
today
to
voice
our
support
for
the
adoption
of
a
permanent
inclusionary
zoning
overlay
district
in
lawrenceville
and
throughout
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
city
of
bridges,
community
land
trust,
envisions,
diverse
communities
where
people
thrive,
establish
roots,
build
wealth
and
foster
community
ties
without
the
risk
of
displacement
and
a
permanent
inclusionary.
Zoning
policy
is
one
tool
at
our
disposal
to
bring
this
vision
into
reality.
Q
So
what
is
growth
to
one
person
can
be
displacement
to
hundreds
and
thousands
of
our
neighbors
housing,
affordability
and
equitable
access
to
the
places
we
call.
Ours
are
the
most
one
of
the
most
important
issues
we
face
as
a
region,
public
assets
like
transit
and
parks,
riverfronts
and
employment
centers.
These
should
not
be
privatized
by
and
for
a
relatively
small
group
of
citizens.
Q
Well,
inclusionary
zoning
won't
solve
all
of
our
housing
challenges
in
the
city
or
in
lawrenceville.
It's
an
increasingly
prevalent
tool
used
by
over
900
municipalities
throughout
the
united
states.
Furthermore,
when
done
appropriately-
and
there
is
national
research
from
grounded
solutions
network
and
countless
others
to
prove
this-
that
inclusionary
zoning
does
not
deter.
Development,
does
not
decrease
property
values
surrounding
the
area
and
does
not
raise
housing
prices
because
of
a
shortage
of
production
and
we've
seen
that
ipod
works,
we've
seen
40
units
that
have
been
mandated,
35
of
which
will
be
occupied
later
this
year.
Q
35
low-income
people
and
families
will
have
housing
because
of
this
policy
that
wouldn't
have
had
it
elsewhere.
Otherwise,
in
our
current
context,
where
the
racial
wealth
gap
is
widening,
home
prices
and
rents
are
exploding
and
public
and
private
dollars
are
becoming
ever
more
scarce,
we
must
invest
in
proven
models
that
stabilize
communities
and
prevent
displacement
and
a
permanent
city-wide
inclusionary.
Zoning
policy
is
one
such
tool.
R
R
A
R
Okay,
so
long
story
short
I'll,
just
jump
into
some
basic
numbers
as
of
2018
among
the
1331
residents,
in
polar
chill
172
or
nearly
13
were
living
below
the
poverty
line.
Meanwhile,
the
median
sale
price
of
the
neighborhood
from
2015
to
2018
has
more
than
tripled,
from
67
500
to
217
500.
R
Many
of
polish
hill
residents
know
someone
who's
been
displaced
from
their
home,
whether
they
were
renting
or
priced
out
from
owning
a
home
and
inclusionary.
Zoning
is
one
way
for
us
to.
R
A
I'm
so
sorry,
we've
lost
your
audio
feed.
Again,
I
can
see
you
on
the
screen,
but
I
can't
hear
you
oh
there.
He
goes
again.
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna,
move
on
to
our
next
person,
but
it
seems
like
we
owe
mr
rhodes,
a
minute
or
two
probably
robert
damewood,
followed
by
amber.
E
Thompson,
thank
you
councilwoman.
My
name
is
bob
damewood,
I'm
a
staff
attorney
with
regional
housing,
legal
services
and
I'm
also
a
resident
of
mount
washington.
Thank
you
for
holding
hearing
on
this
important
topic.
I'd
like
to
provide
a
little
historical
perspective.
I
moved
to
pittsburgh
in
1997.
E
At
that
time
the
city
was
in
the
early
stages
of
a
25-year
effort
to
demolish
over
10
000
units
of
public
and
hud
supported
housing,
manchester
broadhead,
manor
pendley
park
apartments,
aliquippa,
terrace,
hamilton,
larmor,
auburn
towers,
bedford
dwellings,
westgate,
village,
federal
american
property,
saint
claire
village,
arlington
heights,
30's
hills,
addison,
tariffs,
east
liberty,
gardens,
I'm
probably
leaving
some
out.
E
E
The
rationale
for
most
of
this
demolition
and
displacement
was
that
concentrated
poverty
is
bad
and
that
mixed
income
communities
are
more
sustainable.
What
does
this
have
to
do
with
iz
this?
If
the
goal
of
creating
mixed
income
housing
was
important
enough
to
justify
uprooting
and
displacing
thousands
of
pittsburgh
families,
then
it
has
to
be
important
enough
to
justify
requiring
market
rate
housing
developers,
almost
all
of
whom
receive
a
city
tax
subsidy
to
accept
a
slightly
smaller
profit
margin
on
their
deals.
E
Four
years
ago,
pittsburgh's
is
the
exploratory
committee
evaluated
market
rate,
housing
development
and
performance
data
to
determine
how
much
inclusionary
affordability
would
be
feasible
without
deterring
investment
in
new
market
rate
housing.
What
we
found
is
that
a
10
is
requirement
would
be
feasible,
city-wide
and
that
a
higher
requirement
would
be
fusible
in
stronger
market
neighborhoods,
where
most
of
the
housing
development
is
taking
place.
Since
then,
pittsburgh
housing
market
has
grown
even
stronger,
and
the
lawrenceville
ipod
has
shown
that
mandatory
ic
does
not
deter
development
by
the
way.
E
The
horror
stories
of
the
speaker
from
the
apartment
owners,
association,
told
council
earlier
aren't
supported
by
the
research
I'd,
be
glad
to
discuss
that
in
greater
detail
sometime
anyway.
For
these
reasons,
please
vote
to
make
the
lawrenceville
iz
district
permanent,
but
please
don't
stop
there.
We
need
a
robust
city-wide,
iz
policy
and
city
government
needs
to
show
that
the
goal
of
creating
mixed
income
communities
is
just
as
important
when
it
comes
to
market
rate
housing
as
it
is
when
it
comes
to
dismantling
public
and
assisted
housing.
E
A
Thank
you.
Next,
we
have
amber
thompson,
followed
by
rebecca
altis.
S
Hello,
my
name
is
amber
thompson.
I
am
a
resident
of
lawrenceville.
I
live
on
holly
street
and
I've
lived
in
lawrenceville
for
about
six
years
now,
I'm
calling
in
support
of
the
permanent
overlay
of
ize
and
as
a
black
resident
in
lawrenceville
as
a
black
person
in
this
city,
I'm
just
processing
why
a
tool
to
create
mixed-use
housing
hasn't
been
approved.
Yet
this
region
has
lost
thousands
tens
of
thousands
of
black
people,
and
we
know
that
this
is
not
sustainable.
S
If
this
can
t
if
this
city
wants
to
continue
to
grow
and
lawrenceville
is
a
precursor
for
every
neighborhood
following
and
implementing,
something
like
izy,
like
bob
said,
is
not
the
only
tool,
but
it
shows
a
commitment
to
the
change
that
city
council
and
our
other
elected
officials
have
stated
in
their
campaigns.
S
So
again,
I'm
here
to
support
it,
but
also
here
to
question
any
folks
who
are
in
support
of
a
huge
white
population
across
this
region
and
thinking.
That
is
what
we
are
here
to
do
and
thinking
that
is
what
we're
trying
to
build
in
this
city
and
thinking
that
that
is
okay.
Those
thoughts
and
feelings
are
not.
S
T
Okay,
I
live
on
fisk
street.
I
moved
to
lawrenceville
20
years
ago,
and
I
am
here
in
support
of
the
inclusionary
zoning
overlay,
both
in
making
it
permanent
and
also
expanding
to
the
15,
as
well
as
sooner
rather
than
later,
expanding
it
across
the
city
and
strengthening
it.
One
of
the
things
that
is
interesting.
When
I
listen
to
the
people
who
who
may
say
it
is
that
I
think
that
lawrenceville
actually
very
clearly
shows
that
the
economics
they're
talking
about
are
not
proven
through
lawrenceville.
T
T
What
what
drew
me
to
lawrenceville
were
so
many
people
who
had
been
there
for
generations
as
well
as
young
people
with
children,
as
well
as
people
who
grew
up
there
and
moved
down
the
block,
as
well
as
short-term
and
long-term
renters,
and
all
of
those
people
together
are
what
made
sure
that
we
had
a
thriving
library
that
made
sure
we
had
a
thriving
community
garden
made
sure
we
had
a
thriving
market
at
arsenal
and
and
made
sure
that
all
of
those
things
happened,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
always
see
is
that
as
the
community
builds
and
grows
into
this
lovely
thriving
thing
that
displacement
that
happens
drives
out.
T
So
many
of
the
passionate
community
members
who
made
the
community
such
a
wonderful
place
to
be
and
deprives
them
of
the
resources
that
they
helped
build,
and
many
of
the
people
who
have
more
resources
available
through
them
anywhere
actually
don't
contribute
as
much
to
the
community
because
they
have
less
need
to
do
so.
So
that's
that's
largely
what
I'm
here
to
say.
I'm
hearing
support
of
that
and
and
as
I
said
just
to
say
that
not
only
is
it
is
it
the
right
thing
to
do
for
the
for
displaced
residents.
A
A
We
have
mr
hammond
and
look
at
her.
Oh,
we
lost
him.
Okay,
so
I'll
take
elena
molito.
Next
we
didn't
have
anyone
else
kind
of
come
back.
Did
we.
B
Yeah
we
did
corey
number
three.
Is
that.
A
U
V
U
U
L
Hi
so
good
afternoon,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
me
to
talk
today.
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
I
am
in
support
of
this
inclusionary
zoning
overlay.
I've
lived
in
lawrenceville
for
about
13
years
when
I
moved
and
moved
here
after
college
a
poor
college
student.
I
picked
this
neighborhood
because
all
of
my
friends
lived
in
lawrenceville,
it
was
affordable.
It
was
walkable,
it
had
great
transportation
amenities
that
appealed
to
me
and
even
more
was
a
sense
of
community.
L
Basically
lawrenceville
has
it
all,
and
I
love
the
community
and
my
friends
that
I
made
with
the
local
businesses
and
neighbors,
and
I
know
if
I
need
anything
for
my
neighbors
they're
here
and
the
same.
They
know
the
same
of
me.
I've
often
picked
up
groceries
so
for
some
of
the
neighbors
that
do
not
drive
that
are
older,
especially
with
what
happened
with
kovid,
but
this
sense
of
community
is
being
threatened
daily.
L
I
know
that
as
of
right
now,
I'm
the
only
one
left
out
of
my
friend
group
that
is
still
able
to
live
in
lawrenceville.
L
My
neighbors
speak
about
being
worried
about
being
priced
out
daily
from
their
landlords
and
just
raising
of
rent,
and
where
would
they
go
after
living
in
this
neighborhood
for
years,
the
people
I
moved
here
to
be
around
have
been
moved
further
and
further
from
the
city
and
further
further
from
safety
nets
and
those
public
transportations
and
the
ability
to
get
to
their
jobs
and
since,
in
their
community,
centers
inclusionary
zoning
thinks
about
a
bigger
picture.
L
We,
as
the
citizens
of
pittsburgh,
really
need
to
think
about
the
bigger
picture,
instead
of
just
a
small
drop.
We
need
to
think
about
the
families
and
friends
in
the
city
that
need
an
affordable
place
to
live.
It's
not
acceptable
to
think
that
big
corporate
companies
should
take
precedence
over
the
real
life
residents
who
live
and
work
in
this
area.
L
We
really
need
this
inclusionary
zoning
permanently
to
give
real
life
people
the
option
of
this
neighborhood
and
to
stay
in
this
neighborhood,
and
I'm
very
proud
to
support
this,
because
I
know
that
this
neighborhood
has
everything
and-
and
I
want
people
to
be
able
to
stay
in
it.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Next,
we
have
megan,
confer
hammond,
followed
by
lauren
byrne,
connolly.
W
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
megan
confer
hammond.
I
am
the
executive
director
of
the
fair
housing
partnership
of
greater
pittsburgh.
We
are
a
non-profit
that
is
a
full-service,
fair
housing
organization
that
enforces
the
fair
housing
discrimination
laws
in
pittsburgh.
I
want
to
say
that
inclusionary
zoning
not
only
creates
affordable
housing.
It
also
contributes
to
combating
historic
and
ongoing
racial
segregation
and
displacement
in
our
city.
W
The
lack
of
investment
in
and
the
removal
of
wealth
from
pittsburgh's
black
neighborhoods
have
resulted
in
severe
racial
segregation
in
our
city
recognize
that
historically,
a
direct
line
can
be
drawn
from
zoning
being
race-based
to
density-based.
Zoning
ordinances
in
u.s
towns
were
only
proliferated
after
the
end
of
slavery.
When
freed
slaves
moved
north
in
the
great
migration
zoning
was
originally
based
on
race
and
then
was
struck
down
by
the
u.s
supreme
court
in
1917..
W
Immediately
after
density-based
zoning
was
developed
and
later
upheld
by
the
us
supreme
court
in
1926,
1917
1926
and
pittsburgh's
original
zoning
ordinance
was
enacted
in
1923.
In
this
context,
so
density-based
zoning
was
then
coupled
with
racial
covenants,
sundown
towns
and
redlining,
resulting
in
the
residential
racial
segregation
that
we
have
today.
W
So
in
2021
to
understand
residential
development
is
to
understand
social
economic
displacement.
The
loss
of
black
pittsburgh
in
the
wake
of
development
is
stark,
and
so
I
asked
council
to
recognize
that
inclusionary
zoning
is
a
tool
for
racial
equity
to
embed
housing
choice
in
our
city.
After
as
a
government,
we
previously
made
the
decision
to
remove
housing
choice,
and
so
we
are
not
imposing
new
regulation.
X
We
recognize
that,
while
no
panacea
permanent
inclusionary
zoning
is
a
necessary
tool
for
reversing
our
housing
affordability
crisis
and
ensuring
that
our
community
truly
offers
housing
for
all.
Thanks
to
councilwoman
deb
gross
mayor
peduto,
the
department
of
city
planning
and
to
lawrenceville
united's
tireless
leadership
and
advocacy
ipod
6
came
to
lawrenceville
at
a
critical
time.
Lawrenceville
was
in
the
middle
of
an
economic
renaissance
which
brought
reduced
crime
rates,
improved
schools,
new
jobs,
access
to
public
transportation
and
world-class
healthcare
facilities.
X
X
That's
residents
that
might
otherwise
have
been
forced
to
leave
our
neighborhood,
who
now
have
the
opportunity
to
partake
in
economic
growth.
If
we
truly
want
pittsburgh
to
be
the
most
livable
city
for
all,
we
need
to
implement
solutions
commensurate
to
the
challenges
at
hand.
That's
why
we're
urging
council
to
permanently
adopt
the
ico,
but
also
with
a
commitment
to
creating
a
system
or
policy
that
will
increase
the
percent
of
set-aside
units
based
on
market
strengths.
X
As
the
city's
inclusionary
zoning
exploratory
committee
found,
iz
tools
must
be
tailored
to
unique
market
conditions,
where
instituted
lawrenceville's
izo,
if
tailored
to
our
community's
market
conditions,
should
include
a
higher
percent
set-aside
based
on
recent
housing
data
and
market
value
analysis.
We
also
look
forward
to
a
geographic
expansion
of
the
policy,
as
hundreds
of
units
are
currently
underway.
One
block
from
lawrenceville
now
with
no
affordability
whatsoever.
X
Community
demand
for
affordable
housing
in
lawrenceville
has
been
well
documented
and
we
now
have
objective
data
verifying
the
market
can
support
our
needs.
The
lawrenceville
community
overwhelmingly
supports
isee,
and
we've
made
it
clear
that
we
want
our
community
to
rebound
on
our
terms,
and
that
means
housing
for
all.
We
hope
city
council
will
embrace
the
full
feasibility
of
what
iz
has
to
offer
our
neighborhood
and
to
our
families.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
Thank
you.
The
clerk
has
notified
me
that
that
exhausts
our
registered
speakers
and
we
haven't
reconnected
with
anyone
we
might
have
who
might
have
missed
or
or
had
technical
difficulties,
so
we're
at
the
end
of
our
list
of
speakers.
A
We
will
again
just
if
you're
listening
this
bill
will
will
be
on
the
council's
standing
committee
agenda
coming
up
soon
this
month,
if
not
next
week,
the
following
week,
I'll
be
talking,
mr
wilson
will
be
in
his
committee,
so
he
will
be
able
to
put
it
back
on
the
agenda,
but
for
now
I'll
just
ask
our
members,
mr
wilson
or
ms
strausberger.
If
they
want
to
make
comment.
Y
Sure
and
thank
you
everyone
for
coming
today-
it's
been
for
the
most
part,
it
enjoyable
to
listen
to
the
comments
that
I
agree
with
and
consider
you
know
I
consider
this
this
bill
an
important
one
and
to
really
set
the
tone
for
maybe
what
we
do
in
in
other
parts
of
the
city.
Y
I'm
interested
to
ask
a
lot
of
questions,
but
I
may
say
the
I
think
I'm
gonna
save
those.
Sometimes
I
have
the
the
unique
you
know.
I
have
a
challenge
of
understanding
the
difference
between
a
hearing
and
a
post
agenda.
Y
So
I
feel,
like
I
wanna,
ask
a
lot
of
questions,
but
you
know
it
was
great
to
hear
everyone
from
lawrenceville
and
all
the
support
that
they
have
been
working
on
and
they
put
together
to
come
forward
and
and
to
speak
so
clearly
as
to
what
they
would
like.
Y
You
know
I
had
the
fortunate
opportunity
to
come
on
a
council
with
this
already
being
passed,
and
I
was
happy
to
you
know,
give
support
in
the
extension,
and
I
look
forward
to
voting
in
favor
of
this
and
and
and
looking
into
other
areas
or
or
city-wide
that
we
do
this.
So
thank
you,
everyone
that
came
today
thanks.
Z
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who
is
here
today,
including
members
of
steve
planning
and
those
who
spoke
today.
I.
N
Z
Z
I
think
that
we
have
tools
that
are
more
like
mandates
and
tools
that
also
that
encourage
more
affordable
housing,
and
I
I
specifically
found
myself
nodding
my
head
when
daniel
blonsky
was
speaking
on
behalf
of
pittsburgh
public
transit,
because
he
really
you
know
the
nail
in
the
head
when
he
said
that
well-resourced
neighborhoods,
like
squirrel
hill
and
shadyside,
need
to
see
more
affordable
housing
because
they
do
have
the
access
to
transit
and
they
do
have
the
welcome
communities
we
want
to
do
both.
Z
We
want
to
create
more
walkability
and
better
transit
and
more
resources,
add
those
resources
to
to
all
of
our
90
neighborhoods
in
the
city,
and
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
can
live
in
a
place
like
squirrel
hill
or
shadyside,
where
I
represent.
So
I
agree
that
this
is
one
of
many
tools
that
we
should
be
employing
across
the
city
and-
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that,
yes,
it's
done
wisely-
that
it's
done
in
a
smart
way,
and
it's
done.
Z
It's
applied
judiciously
in
places
where
there
is
a
hot
market.
I
know
that
we'll
have
when
we
do
discuss
this
in
council.
We'll
have
members
from
other
parts
of
the
city
who
might
say
we're
not
quite
ready
for
this
in
our
part
of
town,
and
I
understand
that
too,
but
I
will
save
my
questions
for
the
time
when
we
are
really
considering
this
in
council
and
really
digging
into
it
and
I'll
I'll
email.
Z
Some
of
my
questions
over
to
planning
now
so
I
can
start
to
to
understand
just
one
question
that
I
have
but
other
than
that
I
just
wanted
to
to
declare
that
I
am
in
support
of
this
tool
and
in
support
of
this
bill
yeah.
I
look.
A
Thank
you
I'll,
just
chime
in
and
say
thank
you
to
the
planning
department
for
what
was
multi-year
effort
for
sure
and
one
of
the
things
I'll
be
asking
when
we
get.
I
think
it
in
front
of
us
on
our
council
agenda
is:
are
we
ready
for
those
applications?
A
I
haven't
had
an
update
for
a
while
on
how
the
legislation
points
to
the
housing
authority
to
accept
which
those
things
I
don't
think
we
need
to
go
into
it
now,
we'll
wait
till
we
get
to
it
on
our
council
agenda,
but
that's
what
I
will
be
asking
you
and
because
we
do
have
those
rental
units
ready
coming
online
soon,
as
well
as
the
five
for
sale
units,
which
I
think
was
also
an
interesting
aspect
of
the
the
interim
planning
overlay
district.
A
I
definitely
want
to
thank
lawrence
phillians
for
showing
up
again
and
again
and
again
and
again,
having
advocated
in
the
in
between
the
mile
markers
there
and
the
timeline
that
the
planning
department
put
up.
There
was
a
tremendous
amount
of
advocacy
in
in
the
gaps
in
between
some
of
those
years
by
lawrence
villians
to
see
this
planning
overlay
district
be
put
in
place,
and
I
don't
want
to
neglect
or
fail
to
record
for
posterity
that
it
was
really
the
advocacy
by
residents
and
leaders
in
lawrenceville
that
really
pushed
for
this.
A
This
pilot
project
that
to
even
be
put
in
place
two
years
ago.
A
Excuse
me
it's
allergy
season
here
and
we
will,
I
think,
be
able
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
the
technicalities
of
expansion
will
also,
I
think,
be
a
discussion
that
we'll
we'll
have
when
we
get
to
city
council.
We
heard
very
loudly
today
that
there
is
both
the
recommendation,
planning,
commission
and
support
from
the
community
to
raise
that
percentage
of
units
from
10
to
15
percent,
and
also
that
there's
a
call
from
nearby
neighborhoods
bloomfield
always
wanted
to
be
included
in
this
pilot
project
and
wasn't
included
in.
A
It
still
wants
to
be
included
in
this
in
the
inclusionary
zoning.
Mandatory
footprint
and
polish
hill
as
well
has
a
long-running
desire
to
be
included
and
a
need
to
be
included.
As
we
heard
speakers
say,
there's
now
pressure
on
some
of
the
parcels
in
polish
hill,
but
unfortunately,
will
not
see
affordable
units
included.
A
So
I
really
want
to
thank
everyone
from
the
testimony.
I
took
multiple
pages
of
notes,
as
I
usually
do
during
public
hearings.
It's
so
very
good
to
hear
first-hand
testimony
from
city
residents.
I
really
appreciate
everyone
taking
the
time
out
of
their
day.
Does
anyone
have
any
final
comments
before
we
adjourn.
A
Now,
mr
wilson,
I'll
just
you
know
we'll
talk
about
when
to
this
legislation
can
be
added
back
to
your
committee.
We
will
need
to
take
action
on
it
to
make
sure
that
it
has
time
to
make
it
through
the
system
before
the
the
temporary
zoning
expires
in
july.
Y
Yeah,
definitely
just
let
me
know,
but
we
were.
We
were
joined
for
some
time
by
council
president.
A
I
didn't
see
that
thank
you
for
pointing
that
out
to
me,
so
we
were
joined
by
council
president
teresa
cale
smith
as
well
appreciate
it
okay.
So
without
the
with
that,
I
will
ask
for
a
motion
to
adjourn
this
public
hearing.