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A
C
Thank
you,
madam
president.
First.
C
C
Each
of
them
fills
a
unique
place
on
the
board
of
expertise
which
we
don't
have
at
present
in
the
old
days.
This
was
a
board
filled
by
appointees,
who
had
no
necessary
knowledge
of
how
water
departments
were
run
or
of
any
particular
aspect
of
the
of
the
board.
But
these
three
people
fill
very
specific
slots.
C
C
He
is
uniquely
qualified
because
he
knows
our
capital
program
and
our
engineering
very
well,
and
our
current
executive
director
is
not
an
engineer.
So
this
takes
the
engineering
portion
of
the
job
and
puts
it
in
the
hands
of
the
board
peg
mccormick
baron
served
in
the
murphy
administration.
C
That's
what
she's,
probably
best
known
to
some
members
as
doing,
however,
she's
done
much
more
than
that
and
she's
been
on
the
boards
of
many
many
non-profits
and
has
great
expertise
in
intergovernmental
relationships,
which
we
don't
have
and
that's
something
that
the
board
could
use,
very
necessarily
because
we
need
to
have
better
relations
with
the
state
and
the
federal
government
and
finally
mark
thomas
is
urgently
needed
because
he
is
the
chief
executive
officer
of
the
pittsburgh
regional
alliance
under
the
allegheny
conference,
and
we
don't
have
a
business
representative
on
the
board
and
mark
gives
us
that
kind
of
representation
for
the
first
time.
C
Who
was
not
one
of
these
three?
He
was
the
previous
three
appointed
now
that
sort
of
sets
the
stage
for
you
to
ask
questions,
and
I
will
recede
into
the
vapors
of
time
and
go
away
and
I
promise
never
to
be
back
again.
I
know
I've
said
that
many
times.
C
You've
heard
that
before
and
it
keeps
happening,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
indulgence
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
A
Thank
you,
director,
leger.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
service
to
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
every
time
that
you
think
you're
going
to
retire
and
the
city
of
pittsburgh
needs
you.
You
come
back
to
help,
so
I
do
want
to
thank
you.
I
have
a
hold
you
in
high
regard
and
I
think
you
know
that,
but
I'm
still
going
to
give
you
a
hard
time
about
pwsa.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
and
with
that
said,
we
are
joined
by
councilwoman
gross,
who
is
a
former
board
member
of
pwsa
we're
joined
by
councilman,
wilson
and
and
councilman
lavail
any
other
members.
A
I
think
that's
it
so
with
that
said,
I'm
going
to
open
it
up
to
members.
Do
we
have
any
and
we
will
start
with
councilman
wilson,
since
he
was
here.
First.
D
Oh
thank
you.
I
know
I've
had
some
conversations
and
everyone
comes
highly
recommended.
I
just
want
to
ask
everyone
a
blanket
question,
which
is:
what
are
the
top
two
challenges
that
you
see
psa
faces
in
the
next
five
years?
E
Well
I'll
begin
council
councilman
there's
a
lot
of
challenges
for
pwsa
pwsa
has
made
remarkable
progress
in
in
the
last
few
years,
but
has
a
lot
of
challenges
ahead.
E
Paul
mentioned
one
of
them,
and
that
is
the
capital
improvement
program,
the
ability
to
basically
fund
our
infrastructure,
which
has
been
neglected
financially
for
some
time
and
getting
that
up
to
speed,
is
a
big
big,
lift
and
trying
to
do
that
while
you're
flying
the
airplane
and
still
operating
are
are
the
major
challenges
in
my
mind
and,
of
course
the
the.
The
second
thing
is
affordability
for
the
ratepayers.
E
This
is
a
huge
undertaking
that
will
cost
the
ratepayers
significant
amount
of
money
and
that
that
is
an
education
process
that
the
ratepayers
need
to
understand
and
buy
into
to
keep
their
their
water
product
at
a
very
high
quality.
So
those
are
the
overarching
things
for
me.
D
If
I
could,
I
want
to
make
a
comment
because
I
know
you
know
in
terms
of
infrastructure.
D
I
know
a
lot
of
us
are
thinking
about
the
lead
lines,
but
in
reality
a
lot
of
this
infrastructure
with
the
with
the
sewer
pipes
or
the
storm
water
pipes
is
a
is
a
big
challenge
because
you
know
recently
with
riverview
park
and
all
the
different
landslides
that
have
occurred
there.
My
concern
is
that
we
really
don't
have
a
good
hand.
One
of
the
cons,
I'm
sorry.
One
of
the
concerns
that
I
have
is
that
you
know
we
really
need
to
understand.
D
You
know
are
all
the
storm
water
pipes
and
sewer
pipes
that
are
running
through
that
park.
You
know,
can
we
get
a
thorough
check
on
all
those
pipes
and-
and
you
know
if,
if
repairs
need
to
be
made,
you
know
that's
gonna,
you
know
what
what's
that
figure.
So
what
what
are
the
can
you
expand
and
let
me
know
if
you're
already
aware
of
or
maybe
a
chair
layer
could
chairman
layer
could
could
elaborate.
E
E
And,
of
course
we
are
pwsa
has
taken
on
both
the
public
side
of
the
lead
lines
and
the
private
side
of
the
lead
lines
and
made
considerable
progress,
and
you-
and
I'm
sure
you
know
that
our
our
testing
for
lead
has
been
increased,
and
you
know
we're
happy
to
report
that
we're
well
below
the
threshold,
the
federal
threshold
for
for
lead
contamination
and,
in
fact,
we're
providing
expertise
to
many
municipalities
around
the
country
who
want
to
follow
and
mimic
our
program
on
what
we've
done
with
with
lead
lines
in
terms
of
sewer
lines.
E
Shorelines
have
been
a
little
bit
of
the
stepchild
at
pwsa
for
quite
some
time,
because
a
lot
of
the
focus
has
been
on
water.
But
if
you
look
at
the
capital
improvement
program,
you'll
see
that
there's
a
tremendous
amount
of
investment.
That's
going
on
right
now
on
sewer
lines
around
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
E
E
But
of
course
we
share
this
responsibility
not
only
with
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
but
we
share
it
with
alka-sent
and
at
the
board
meeting
coming
up
here
on
in
march
this
friday,
the
board
will
be
voting
on
a
stormwater
master
plan.
We
put
out
a
rfp
for
solicitation
for
professional
services.
E
E
We
reviewed
the
proposals
we
shortlisted
to
four
and
we
are
planning
to
make
an
award
at
the
march
board
meeting
that
will
help
us
basically
set
the
plan
for
stormwater
in
the
next
in
the
next
20
30
40
years,
but
certainly
you
know
putting
the
the
plan
together
of
what's
important
in
the
next
few
years.
D
Okay,
yeah,
I'm
definitely
specifically
interested
in
the
stormwater
pipe
in
the
investment
there.
But
thank
you
for
for
elaborate
on
that.
You're
welcome.
D
If
the
others
could
talk
about
the
the
the
challenges
that
they
see.
F
I'd
be
happy
to
tackle
that.
Thank
you
sure.
You
know,
as
with
any
board
that
I've
joined
in
the
last
number
of
years,
I
have
a
lot
to
learn
and
I'm
very
eager
to
learn
that
I
think
you
know
the
capital
capital
needs,
I
think,
are
ever
present
and
certainly
are
a
priority
and
alex
has
really
articulated
those
needs.
I
have
a
particular
interest
in
ensuring
that
the
really
high
quality
customer
service
that
has
developed
at
pbwsa
continues.
F
So
for
me,
that's
a
very
important
issue
and
I
know
that
there
are
a
lot
of
other
things
that
I
will
need
to
learn
and
that
will
all
be
on
the
priority
list.
Should
I
move
forward
in
this
process.
B
G
And
I'm
happy
to
wait
as
well.
I've
been
in
pittsburgh
for
less
than
two
years,
and
so
my
perspective
obviously
would
be
a
fresh
newcomer.
G
That
said,
I
have
worked
pretty
closely
with
other
cities
and
these
types
of
governance
issues,
which
is
something
I'm
a
strong
believer
in
effective
kind
of
management
across
the
public
sector.
And
so
I
want
to
use
the
next
few
months
to
really
learn
what
are
those
challenges
and
be
able
to
provide
at
least
my
own
expertise
and
insight
to
make
sure
that
we're
on
the
right
path
into
something
that
you
all
will
feel
comfortable.
D
With
well,
thank
you
all
for
your
time.
I'm
allow
I'm
gonna
let
go
of
my
time
and
let
others
ask
questions.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
I
really
appreciate
your
willingness
to
serve.
A
Thank
you,
councilman
wilson.
If
you
have
second
round
we'll,
come
back
councilwoman
gross
and
then
councilman
lavelle.
H
H
Thank
you
all
to
for
your
interest
in
serving
the
public.
I
am
very
familiar
with
each
of
you
and
and
your
fine
work
and
contributions
through
many
years
of
service
to
the
community
and
to
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
especially
and
mr
thomas.
Even
though
you're
a
newcomer,
we
appreciate
your
service
to
the
city
as
well.
I
just
would
just
for
full
disclosure,
while
I
was
serving
on
the
board.
Mr
truly
was
consulting
to
us
as
well
as
alka-san.
H
If
I
recollect
right
and
so
he's
got
deep
experience
having
served
as
in
the
city's
water
department
when
it
was
still
a
water
department,
maybe
you
want
to
speak
a
little
bit
to
your
role
there,
since
it
was
the
water
department,
it
hasn't
been
the
water
department
since
1985-ish.
E
Well,
I
I
guess
I'm
showing
my
age
councilwoman
but
yeah.
I
when
I
first
came
to
the
city,
I
I
I
spent
10
years
in
city
government.
I
had
several
positions,
including
city
engineer,
and
became
the
director
of
the
city
water
department,
when
it
was
a
water
department.
E
Pwsa
at
that
time
was
was
formed,
but
it
was
mostly
a
financial
organization
that
was
focusing
on
on
revenue
bonds
and
in
addition
to
my
tenure
as
a
director
of
city
water
department.
I
was
also
the
director
of
the
city
engineering
construction
department
and
for
a
while,
I
also
served
as
the
interim
director
of
public
works.
E
So
I
have
a
lot
of
familiarity
with
city
government
and
the
departments
and
when
the
authority,
when
pwsa
moved
into
a
full
operating
authority
by
by
taking
the
folks
from
the
water
department
in
public
works
and
making
them
a
full,
fully
operating
authority,
I
had
some
various
stints
within
pwsa
on
on
assignments
and
continued
that
over
a
period
of
years,
but
I'm
very
much
looking
forward
to
moving
to
the
board
level.
H
That
was
some
years
later,
when
operations
actually
moved,
meaning
people
right
that
the
authority
actually
moved
as
from
being
city
authorities
to
being
authority,
the
the
city,
employees
to
being
pwsa
employees
and
physically
moved
out
of
the
building
right
and
so
operations
and
the
lease
I'm
assuming
kind
of
shifted
at
that
time,
so
that
the
authority
leases
the
infrastructure
from
the
city,
but
the
city
and
the
people
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh
still
own
all
of
their
infrastructure
that
they
have
paid
to
build.
H
That's
correct,
the
water
plant,
the
sewer
lines
to
the
water
lines,
etc,
and
so
that
is
why
we
have
to
kind
of,
I
think
it's
our
responsibility
as
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
to
keep
these
conversations
in
public.
H
And
so
I
I
will
always
remind
us
of
that,
because
I
have
fought
so
ardently
to
keep
the
authority
as
a
public
authority
and
to
keep
the
water
system
publicly
owned
right.
So
I
just
like
to
take
any
opportunity.
I
can
to
repeat
my
commitments
there
and
I
I
would
like
to
ask
you
about
your
commitment
to
keeping
the
water
system
that
the
citizens
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh
built
and
have
paid
for
with
every
dime
of
their
water
bills
over
these
many
decades.
E
Well
I'll
begin,
and
I
I
think
you
ought
to
hear
from
pagan
mark
as
well,
but
I'm
very
much
in
favor
of
keeping
it
a
public
system.
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
see
other
systems
that
have
been
privatized,
including
parts
of
pennsylvania,
american,
which
serve
a
portion
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
and
I
believe
that
the
simple
fact
that
every
dollar
we
collect
as
a
public
system
goes
back
into
the
system
for
improvement,
not
for
profit,
and
I
am
as
long
as
I
am
associated
with
the
board.
H
And
I'll
since
this
is
an
interview
for
three
board
members
from
pwc
I'll,
just
take
another
minute
to
say
that
when
I
was
elected
to
the
board
appointed
to
the
board
by
the
mayor
and
ratified
by
city
council,
the
entire
operating
or
top
of
the
operating
chart
right
of
employees
of
pwsa
were
direct
employees
of
the
old
corporation,
the
largest
water
corporation
on
the
planet.
H
E
There
are
folks
out
there
who
want
to
be
part
of
this.
They
want
to
be
part
of
the
of
the
new
progress,
that's
happening
in
pwc.
For
a
long
time.
We
had
a
difficult
time
recruiting
people,
but
now
people
are
seeing
the
progress
that
we've
made
and
obviously
councilwoman.
You
were
part
of
that
progress
being
on
the
board.
E
H
Thank
you
and
I
will
also
give
chairman
paul
leger
much
of
the
credit
there
as
well.
We
as
a
board
fired
violia
sued
violia
for
ruining
our
billing
system
for
ruining
our
water
quality
and
he
put
in
many
many
many
many
hours
in
pursuing
the
turnaround
at
the
authority,
and
I
just
want
to
applaud
him
for
that,
because
I
agree
I'm
very.
H
I
am
very
impressed
by
the
caliber
and
the
executive
team
at
pwsa
right
now,
and
that
is
a
big
difference
from
when
I
feel
that
I
wouldn't
wasn't
even
getting
the
truth
from
members
of
the
executive
team.
Those
are
very
trying
times
so
I
will
acknowledge
that
if,
before
I
let
you
go-
and
I
talked
to
the
other
nominees
though
I
just
I
wrote
down,
and
maybe
we
can
follow
up
separately
or
I
could
talk
to
other
current
board
members.
H
I
noticed
that
you
mentioned
the
stormwater
master
plan
has
been
rfp'd,
but
we've
had
other
stormwater
plans.
We've
had
consultants
under
contract
for
my
entire
term.
It
felt
like,
or
at
least
the
last
three
or
four
years
of
the
term
in
creating
pricing
out
all
of
the
ideas
for
stormwater
utility
we've
had
them
a
green
first
plan,
councilman
wilson's
sewer
shed
his
district
is
mostly
under
one
sewer,
shed,
I'm
going
to
forget,
which
one
that
is
the
80
40,
not
my
mine's,
the
a41.
H
This
might
be
the
a29
or
something
like
that
that
is.
It
was
studied
at
my
micro
grain
level
on
every
square
foot
of
where
to
put
cisterns,
where
not
to
put
cisterns,
where,
to
put
you,
know,
rain
gardens
where
not
to
put
rain
gardens.
H
And
similarly,
in
my
districts
there
were
three
that
were
focused
on
an
extremely
tight
level
right,
including
the
a41
in
my
district,
and
I
think
the
a22
and
maybe
another
one
and
and
we
we
had
a
post
agenda
here
at
council
back
in
2017
about
that.
And
so
what
I
don't
understand-
and
maybe
just
just
a
few
seconds
here
and
we
can
follow
up
after
afterwards.
So
what
is
this?
E
E
We
are
looking
to
move
to
a
stormwater
fee
that
you're
very
much
aware
of
that.
Hopefully,
in
2022
we
hired
consultants
for
that.
But
it's
like
a
big
puzzle.
We,
but
we
never
had
the
framework.
E
We
didn't,
have
the
framework
putting
all
these
pieces
together
and
and
one
of
the
one
of
the
reasons
why
the
master
plan
is
is
so
needed
is
because
a
couple
things
have
changed.
The
first
thing,
that's
changed,
of
course,
is
alka-san
received
approval
for
their
consent
decree,
and
when
that
consent
decree
became
public,
you
know
alka-san
is
going
to
spend
on
their
consent
order,
and
so
that
we're
fair
to
the
rate
payers
and
we
don't
duplicate
work
out
there.
We
need
to
have
a
closer
collaboration
between
alka-san
and
pwsa
and
that's
going
on
regularly.
E
We
have
monthly
meetings,
sometimes
bi-weekly
meetings,
that's
the
first
thing.
The
second
thing
is:
is
that
pwsa
has
begun
negotiations
on
their
own
consent.
Decree
we've
had
our
kickoff
meeting
with
epa
doj,
and
our
consent
decree
will
be
a
little
bit
different
than
than
alcazan's
alka
sans
was
mostly
focused
on
combined
sore
overflows
from
a
regulatory
perspective.
E
We
will
have
that
and
much
more
we
will
have
flooding
in
the
streets.
We
will
have
basement
backups,
we'll
have
lots
of
things
that
will
need
to
be
addressed,
and
so,
therefore,
we
needed
the
stormwater
master
plan
to
bring
all
these
somewhat
related
pieces
together
and
bring
them
under
a
coherent
plan
that
everybody
can
work
collaboratively
together
and
work
toward
a
goal
of
of
the
stormwater
management
that
we
we
so
badly
need.
H
I've
got
flooding
basements
even
at
the
top
of
stanton
heights
on
high
ground,
and
you
know
we're
still
trying
to
figure
out
why
I'm
just
reviewing
it
this
morning
with
a
paving
plan
saying:
should
we
pay
that
street
or
should
we
not
pave
that
street
because
everybody
on
the
streets
basements
have
been
flooding
right,
and
so
I
was
digging
into
six
years
of
311
calls
and
constituent
complaints,
trying
to
figure
out
whether
utilities
had
coordinated
and
fixed
problems
before
we
go
out
and
said
a
paving
truck
and
then
what
I
don't
want
to
hear
is
that
you
just
paid
my
street
and
now
the
flooding
is
even
worse
or
you
didn't
fix
the
flooding
problem
before
you
paid
my
street
and
you
hadn't
paid
my
street
in
40
years
and
now
people
do
say
pwc
or
someone
else
is
going
to
come,
tear
it
up
right,
which
is,
but
when
you're
talking
about
saving
dollars,
you're
talking
about
spending
billions
of
dollars,
you
don't
want
to
pay
for
your
street,
on
your
gas
bill
and
on
your
city,
property
tax
bill
and
on
your
pwsa
water
bill,
because
it's
been
not
coordinated
and
you've
had
you've
seen
construction
on
your
seat
three
times
in
a
row
which
means
you've
triple
paid
right
and
it's
not
cheap,
it's
extraordinarily
expensive
for
any
of
us
to
pay
for
opening
the
street
and
reconstructing
those
streets.
H
Going
to
be
easy-
and
I
just
always
like
to
remind
the
public
that
a
lot
of
that
stuff
into
the
street
is
a
hundred
plus
years
old
and
we
know
it
needs
to
be
fixed
and
that's
why
your
street
keeps
collapsing
and
that's
why
possibly
you
know,
there's
grading
that
needs
to
be
redone
and
we
know
we
need
to
rebuild
them
and
we're
re
we're
building
we're
not
maintaining,
as
I
always
like
to
emphasize
so
now.
I
don't
want
to
take
too
much
time.
A
C
H
H
It
will
be
your
job
as
board
members
to
do
that
and
yes,
it
is
a
steep
learning
curve,
but
I
know
that
you're
up
to
the
task,
so
mr
julie
I'll
leave
you
off
the
hook
here
and
I'll
say
hello
to
a
miss
mccormick
baron
who
is
always
always
wonderful
to
see.
Thank.
H
Thank
you.
It's
we
all
know
pegged
for
many,
many
hats
that
she
has
worn
and
she
gets
credit
I
think
for
being
at
river
life.
Most
recently,
while
we
redid
our
zoning
code
to
reflect
the
very
different
uses
that
we
have
on
our
riverfronts
compared
to
when
they
were
lined
with
steel
mills
and
that
those
assets
were
long
gone
and
yet
we
really
hadn't
changed
our
way
of
doing
business,
to
have
a
vision
for
what
they
could
be
and
then
to
align
like
all
of
the
pieces,
to
make
that
vision
happen.
H
H
Yes
right,
especially
for
our
city,
especially
in
these
changing
times
where
having
access
to
water
intake
from
the
rivers
is
probably
one
of
pwc's
greatest
assets
that
we
have
the
permit
to
drop.
Withdraw
the
water
right
from
this
magnificent
water
source
that
we're
lucky
to
have.
We
had
to
fight
to
keep
it
clean
and
we
had
to
fight
to
keep
it
a
great
source
for
for
city,
the
city,
but.
H
F
I'll
answer
that
up
front.
Thank
you.
I,
in
full
agreement
with
alex
these
are
important
public
resources
as
well
as
authorities
and
should
be
maintained
and
such,
and
I
think,
they're
important.
F
F
I
think
it's
important
while
there
may
be
private
involvement
through
various
consultants,
such
as
fine
people
like
alex
the
ownership,
is
really
important
for
the
for
those
who
pay
for
it.
So
I
agree
on
that
front.
I
I
have,
as
I
said
earlier,
I
have
a
lot
to
learn.
F
I've
joined
a
lot
of
new
organizations
over
my
lifetime,
my
working
career
and
each
one
has
been
a
little
bit
foreign
and
and
new
this
one.
I
have
some
familiarity
with
from
my
time
in
the
city,
and
I
look
forward
to
to
the
learning
I.
I
hope
that
I
bring
some
skills
in
in
understanding
some
of
how
various
government
levels
work
together
or
don't
and
what
the
reasons
are
and
how
we
might
approach
them.
F
Now
there
was
a
former
mayor
who
used
to
talk
about
his
mother,
admonishing
him
not
to
not
to
go
in
the
river,
and
I
heard
it
a
million
times,
so
I
should
know
it
off
my
heart,
but
that
was
the
gist
of
it,
but
now
we
know
that
we
actually
can
approach
the
river
and
use
the
river
and
enjoy
it
all
the
rivers.
F
H
Thank
you,
I'm
kind
of
scrolling
through
I
do
have
your
resume
up
and
and
just
for
the
public.
These
of
course,
are
attached
to
the
legislative
record,
so
you
can
click
through
on
legistar
and
see
them.
H
I
think
there
are
many
multiple
levels
of
government
that
are
relevant
to
running
the
water
system,
one
of
the
main
ones
that
is
still
confused
still
in
front
of
city
council
now,
and
we've
been
going
back
and
forth
on
it.
It's
just
like
approving
super
modules
for
major
developments
and
like
why.
Why
is
it
so
confusing
and
we've
I've
been
doing
it
one
way
for
five
or
six
years
and
then
the
last
year?
It's
changed.
H
I'm
not
asking
you
to
answer
that
now,
but
I'm
just
it's
just
an
example
of
like
we
had
to
go
back
to
reading
state
law
again
and
saying:
which
way
are
we
supposed
to
be
doing
it?
What
level
of
approval
does
dep
have
when
does
when
does
city
council
come
in
or
not
come
in,
and
and
why
and
so
again
just
another
question
that
we
can
all
work
through
together?
H
I
think,
as
we
move
forward,
because
it
needs
to
have
appropriate
pro
public
process-
and
you
know
as
I'll
just
reiterate,
like
I'm-
a
firm
believer
in
public
input
on
these
issues,
but
it
should
not
be
obtuse.
That's
not
helpful
for
trade.
There
should
be
shouldn't,
be
a
lack
of
transparency
about
how
the
process
is
supposed
to
happen.
It's
just
that's
not
good
for
anybody,
so
I'll
leave.
That
being,
I
think
that
is
something
that
we
can
all
work
on.
H
H
You
mentioned
that
you
think
that
it's
important
to
have
a
good
business
relationship
for
pwsa.
Maybe
you
could
speak
to
what
you
mean
by
that
for
a
minute
and
then
also
speak
to
your
commitment
to
keeping
the
system
and
operations
of
public.
G
Yeah
so
I'll
follow
pegs,
cadence
and
and
first
reassure
my
commitment
when
I
mentioned
that,
I'm
a
strong
believer
in
good
public
governance.
G
It
most
of
my
career
has
been
where
business
has
helped
public
sector
be
more
efficient,
try
innovative
ideas,
but
never
kind
of
replacing
the
role
that
the
public
sector
plays,
and
so
I
have
had
the
pleasure
being
from
atlanta
and
my
earlier
working
with
the
atlanta
water
authority
on
some
of
their
infrastructure
work
and
then,
in
my
time,
in
los
angeles,
working
with
their
public
authority,
which
is
the
largest
in
the
country
on
real
estate
and
economic
development
related
issues.
G
And
so
what
I
meant
by
having
a
good
business
relationship
is
authorities
have
a
lot
of
power
in
just
their
procurement
and
what
they
spend
to
create
local
jobs
and
creative
opportunity.
G
G
H
Thank
you
for
that.
There
certainly
is
a
lot
of
ways.
I
think
that
business
is
dependent
on
our
water
and
sewer
system,
and
yet,
when
we
are
looking
at
all
of
the,
we
have
massive
amounts
of
restil
real
estate
development
right
now,
right
and
so
massive,
probably
more
than
any
time
in
the
city's
history
and
what
I
keep
reminding
people
and
when
I
say
we're,
building
a
system
we're
not
maintaining
a
system.
H
One
of
the
things
that
I
will
confess
to
advocating
for
it
at
the
board
level
at
pwsa
was
quintupling
the
cost
of
the
sewer
tap-ins,
much
to
the
chagrin
of
councilwoman
smith,
small
business,
who
was
trying
to
expand
in
her
district
at
the
time,
and
we
had
to
work
through
that
and
I
think,
there's
a
much
better
work
to
be
done
on
creating
a
more
nuanced
policy
around
those
things
that
can
not
discourage
small
business
and
yet
still
capture
the
right
amount
of
fees
from
the
bigger
developers
who
are
creating
more
strain
on
the
system.
H
We
had
all
the
steel
mills
down
at
the
riverfront.
That's
when
we
had.
You
know
our
water
infrastructure
goes
through
the
front.
As
well
right,
the
massive
water
veins
and
the
massive
sewer
mains,
but
we
have
massive
developments,
sometimes
creating
large
demands
where
the
system
isn't
that
strong
now
and
so
they're
needing
bigger
water
demand
and
bigger.
You
know
in
oakland
and
other
places,
big
water
demand
and
big
sewer
demand
where
the
system
wasn't
built
there,
and
so
we're
really
having
to
make
sure
that
we
have
developments
secure
the
lines
right.
B
H
It
is
sometimes
surprising
to
people
that
it's
so
difficult
to
make
sure
that
we're
matching
you
know
our
who's
paying
and
who's
using
the
system,
and
I
I've
had
this
conversation
back
and
forth
with
puc
right.
I
don't
think
they're
understanding
the
fact
that
we're
like
we're
not
talking
about
maintenance
fees
here,
we're
talking
about
literally
it's
almost
like
construction
fees,
so
I
think
I
personally
think
of
them
more
as
impact
fees.
H
H
It's
not
that
I
doubt
any
one
of
the
strengths
of
your
perspectives
or
backgrounds,
but
that
pwsa
may
not
increase
the
size
of
its
own
board
and
may
not
just
bring
forward
my
you
know
nominations
to
the
board
for
which
there
are
not
slots,
and
so
it
looks
like
the
our
reading
of
the
state
chapter
5605.
H
I
was
kind
of
accurately
reading
it,
and
so
there
will
be
an.
I
think
a
separate
conversation
and
again
nothing
against
any
of
your
backgrounds
or
willingness
to
serve,
but
I'm
actually
not
convinced
that
pwsa
should
have
more
than
seven
members
either.
That
is
a
discussion
unto
itself.
Each
one
of
our
authorities
has
either
five
or
seven
members.
I
am
not
aware
of
any
public
authority
that
has
more
than
seven
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
and
I
don't
think
that
our
authorities
should
behave
like
private
corporations.
H
You
know
I
serve
on
the
board
of
the
carnegie
library.
It
used
to
be
a
city
department
and
now
it's
a
private
corporation,
a
nonprofit
corporation,
but
still
a
private
corporation.
It's
got
something
like
50
members
on
the
board.
It
seems
like
it's
at
least
30..
Similarly,
you
know
I've
been
on
elected
to
the
zoo
board.
It's
entirely
in
my
district.
H
It
used
to
be
a
city
department,
but
it
is
not
a
city
department
or
an
authority
anymore.
It
is
private
corporation
and
it's
responsible
for
its
own
has
its
own
fiduciary
responsibility
in
a
different
way
and
less
truthfully,
less
accountability
to
the
public.
The
public
does
not
attend
its
board
meetings.
City
council
members.
Do
not
approve
its
board
and
you
know,
and
it's
got
some
couple
of
dozen
members
and
I
think
that
there
is
a
different
style
of
board
for
authorities
than
for
private
corporations.
So
I'll
just
stop
there.
H
Madam
clerk,
you
know
my
opinions,
so
I
don't
need
to
tell
them
to
you.
That's
all
I
have
now.
Thank
you
all
good
to
see
you
thank.
A
You
thank
you
councilwoman
and
we
don't
have
any
other
members
correct.
We
did
have
councilman
lavelle,
but
I
know
that
he
had
to
sign
off.
As
the
interviews
were
going
on.
I
actually
have
a
lot
of
questions
mostly.
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
councilman
gross
touched
upon
with
the
business
tap
and
fees.
I
know
that
she
when
she
was
on
the
board
and
she
voted
for
that.
A
She
was
trying
to
address
the
issues
with
the
larger
businesses,
but
what
I've
noticed
is
that
we've
had
a
really
significant
effect
and
impact
negatively
on
small
businesses
and
what
I
know
that
I
was
successful.
I
talked
to
council,
I
talked
to
actually
chief
of
staff
gilman
and
the
director
and
councilwoman
strasberger,
and
I
asked
them
if
they
would
do
something:
a
payment
plan
for
the
small
businesses
and
but
I'd
really
want
that
whole
process
to
be
reviewed,
because
it
is
really
having
a
negative
effect
and
I'd
like
to
see.
A
But
so
I'll
start
with
you
and
if
you
could
just
talk
about
what
you
think
that
you
could
bring
to
the
board
that
will
advocate
for
small
business
and
large
businesses,
but
mostly
small
businesses,
because
that's
where
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
impact,
we
actually
have
a
fundraiser
going
on
right
now
for
a
business
trying
to
open
in
our
my
district
and
it's
due
to
the
pwc
tap
in
fees
which
they
had
the
money
up
until
then
and
they're
just
too
astronomical,
even
with
payment
plan.
A
So
could
we
start
with
marketplace
sure
so.
G
And
so
when
I
say
that
I'm
a
big
advocate
of
that
I
mean
that
wholeheartedly
and
so
really
being
able
to
dive
in
understand
what
is
the
the
current
infrastructure
and
how
do
we
make
it
better
and
more
fair
for
the
small
businesses
would
be
key
with
bigger
developments.
Obviously,
they
just
have
a
lot
of
infrastructure
around
their
ability
to
move
development
projects,
so
they
can
obviously
hire
lobbyists
and
hire
the
right
people
to
make
their
projects
work,
and
so
that's
not
a
fair
environment.
And
so
one
of
my
first
orders
would
be.
A
A
I
just
want
to
figure
out
how
we
can
all
work
together
to
do
what's
best
for
the
city
as
a
whole
and
our
residents
and
some
of
those
small
businesses,
you
know,
really
serve
a
purpose,
a
huge
purpose
in
our
districts
in
our
neighborhoods
there
are
main
streets,
they're,
employing
a
lot
of
people,
and
they
really
struggled
a
lot
through
this
pandemic
and
then
to
have
one
open
during
a
pandemic
is
amazing.
We
have
several
of
them
yeah.
A
We
have
several
of
them
wanting
to
open
in
our
district
and
we're
so
excited
about
them,
but
the
one
that
really
is
struggling
is
is
due
to
tap
and
fees,
and
I
actually
got
involved
more
than
once
now
with
tap
and
visa.
I
mean
it's
getting.
A
It's
I'm
getting
like
a
little
bit
more
than
perturbed
to
be
honest
with
you,
this
I'm
happy
that
they
that
the
mayor's
office
and
councilwoman
strasberger
and
the
director
heard
my
concerns
about
the
impact
it's
having
to
small
businesses
and
came
up
with
a
structure
for
a
payment
plan
and
the
board
voted
for
it.
So
I'm
very
thankful
to
everyone,
but
it
has
to
be
much
more
than
just
a
payment
plan
because
they're
just
it's
just
not
a
this,
is
not
a
level
playing
field,
and
it's
not
fair.
A
So
I
really
want
to
see
that
addressed.
Okay,
I
don't
know
if
peg,
if
you
want
to
mention,
respond.
F
Yeah,
I
think,
you've
hit
on
a
really
important
issue
about
this
city.
That
is,
it's
comprised
of
all
these
neighborhoods
that
we
all
love
and
the
small
businesses
that
make
them
up.
I
live
on
the
south
side
and
it
and
I
walk
on
the
south
side
most
days,
and
I
you
know
my
heart
sort
of
breaks
for
the
number
of
businesses
that
have
closed.
I
don't
know
the
circumstances
around
tap
in
fees.
F
I
will
admit
I
need
to
be
educated
more
about
that,
but
I
recognize
that
there's
a
whole
collection
of
issues
that
small
business
people
confront
in
order
to
be
successful,
to
open,
to
stay
open
to
thrive
and
to
serve
the
neighborhoods
that
want
them.
So
I
I
would
be
very
interested
in
learning
more
about
this
and
you
know
trying
to
work
with
you
and
others
to
make
sure
that
that
sector
of
our
community
has
a
equal
footing,
an
ability
to
grow
and
employ
people
as
well
as
serve
the
communities.
A
Audio
sorry,
my
phone
was
beeping,
it
was
muting
me
technology
alex
yeah
yeah
alex,
I
just
want
to
say
the
alex,
the
shirley
family
and
the
cow
family
go
far
way
back
and
I
actually
did
a
proclamation
for
your
family
not
too
long
ago,
but
I
want
to.
I
still
have
a
lot
of
concerns,
so
I
really
want
to
talk
with
you,
but-
and
I
hear
your
knowledge
and
it's
making
me
feel
a
little
bit.
Everybody
said
that
how
great
you
would
be
to
serve
on
this
board.
E
Sure,
well,
as
you
know,
the
schulie
family
is
there's
lots
of
shulies
in
in
in
pittsburgh,
we're
several
columns
in
the
phone
book
so
but
we're
prolific
family,
but
I
think
you're,
right
councilwoman.
I
I
do
think
this
process
needs
revisited.
You
know
based
on
my
tenure
and
long-standing
relationship.
E
This
is
a
very
important
aspect.
Any
fees
that
that
are
assessed
by
pwsa
cannot
be
arbitrary
and
capricious
just
can't
be
what
it
was
before.
There
has
to
be
some
rationale
for
what
those
fees
are,
and
there
has
to
be
some
accountability
of
why
the
fees
are
being
assessed.
What
costs
are
being
covered,
as
you
know,
even
when
you
make
a
tap
into
the
into
the
main
for
businesses
and
so
forth,
there
is
a
cost
involved,
and
so
that
cost
has
to
be
allocated
so
that
rate
payers
are
not
all
paying
for.
E
E
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
I'm
going
to
check
back
with
you
all
if
you're
appointed,
if
your
your
appointees
are
approved,
but
I
I
want
to
know
what
you're
doing
in
this
area
and
I
want
to
know
quickly.
I
don't
want
to
hear
that
it's
going
to
take
another
year
and
speaking
of
things
taking
a
very
long
time,
I
am.
We
have
an
issue
in
banksville
that
every
time
pwc
comes
to
the
table
for
the
past,
maybe
three
four
years,
I
don't
even
know
how
long
it's
been.
A
To
be
honest,
it's
been
a
very
long
time.
I
ask
about
banksville
and
the
flooding
that's
been
occurring
on
banksville
and
it
just
it
makes
me
sick.
It's
unconscionable
that
that
this
has
gone
on
for
so
long.
I
know
the
director's
supposed
to
be
looking
into
it
again,
but
I
don't
want
to
hear
any
more
about
you
looking
into
it.
I
don't
want
to
hear
any
more
about
a
report.
I
don't
want
to
hear
any
more
about
what
what
you
think
might
be
the
problem.
I
want
to
hear
what
you're
going
to
do.
A
That's
going
to
actually
resolve
the
issue
in
banksville
and
it's
not
unique
to
banksville
there's
also
issues
similar
across
the
city,
but
there's
been
time
and
time
again
where
banksville
residents
were
promised
things
about
the
flooding,
and
I
want
to
first
mark
your
prayer.
I'm
sorry
alex
you're
praying
the
most
familiar
with
it.
A
But
when
you
talk
about
green
infrastructure,
I
I've
heard
a
lot
about
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and,
to
be
honest
with
you
when
I
was
so
excited
about
green
infrastructure,
and
when
I
was
on
the
alkalism
board,
I
actually
bought
it
up
to
the
executive
director
arletta
about
doing
more
green
versus
gray.
But
then
I
started
looking
into
this
issue
with
banksville
and
pittsburgh
does
not
always
seem
like
to
be
the
perfect
ex
place
for
green
infrastructure.
A
So
I'm
concerned
that
when
we
look
into
green
infrastructure,
we're
putting
people
and
residents
in
jeopardy
because
we're
not
doing
it
right,
and
I
know
that
since
then
they've
done
some
things
differently.
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
engineering
part
of
this,
because
that's
the
part
of
most
the
most
interesting
is
the
well.
Let's
just
say:
I'm
not
moving,
but
it's
the
part
I'm
very
extremely
interested
in,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
our
residents,
I'll
be
honest
with
you.
A
A
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
it
mark
and
what
do
you
think
or
I'm
sorry
alex
and
what
you
think
might
be
a
solution
there
if
you
know
when,
since
you
are
an
engineer-
and
I
mean
to
me
to-
is
it
when
to
hear
that
the
executive
director
who
lives
in
my
district
is
not
an
engineer
and
that's
why
we
need
an
engineer
on
board.
Well,
there
should
be
an
engineer
on
staff
that
can
address
some
of
these
questions
and
concerns.
A
E
Right,
well,
I
I
think
we
could.
I
think
we
could
probably
talk
for
hours,
about
the
benefits
of
green,
green
and
gray
infrastructure,
but
are
if
you're
referring
to
tayson
red
oak.
Yes,
I
am
familiar.
I
thought
was
not
a
project
that
I
worked
on
directly,
but
I
am
familiar
with
the
project
and
I
agree
with
you.
It's
gone
on
for
a
very
long
time
and
the
residents
deserve
an
answer
most
of
most
of
these
projects.
As
you
know,
you
know,
there's
not
one
solution.
E
You
can't
go
into
these
neighborhoods
and
say
this
can
be
fixed
with
green
infrastructure,
or
this
can
be
fixed
solely
with
gray
infrastructure.
Most
of
the
time,
it
needs
a
hybrid
analysis
and,
as
you
know,
we've
gone
through
horrific
climate
change.
In
the
last
few
years
I
mean
last
year
was
not
so
bad,
thank
god
with
covet,
but
the
previous
two
years
were
the
biggest
rainfall
years
on
record
significantly
higher.
You
know
where
our
annual
rainfall
was
only
38
inches
in
2018.
E
E
We
have
a
lot
of
hills
and
valleys
and,
as
you
know,
these
watersheds
are
very
complicated
and
that
water
comes
from
outside
of
the
neighborhoods
and
end
up
in
a
bowl
or
at
the
bottom
of
the
valley,
and
I
think
the
the
the
solution
for
not
only
red
oak
and
hasten,
but
others
is
to
try
to
to
put
these
things
in
a
solution.
E
That's
not
just
one-sided,
and
that
has
to
start
with
all
kinds
of
things,
not
only
gray
infrastructure,
green
infrastructure,
but
in
terms
of
what
the
city
does
in
terms
of
curb
and
gutter.
You
know
I'm
sure
you
could
walk
right
into
that
neighborhood
and
see
that
that
the
curbs
are
not
very
high.
Well,
how
does
that
water?
It?
It's
easily
jumps
over
that
curb
and
down
people's
driveways
and
into
their
basements.
E
So
it's
not
a
it's,
not
something
that
can
be
solved
with
just
one
tool
in
the
toolbox.
It
has
to
be
several
tools,
and
this
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
have
gone
after
this
stormwater
master
plan
too
many
neighborhoods
have
suffered.
E
I'm
I'm
one
of
the
leads
on
four
mile
run
and
have
worked
on
it
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
and
you
know
it's
a
terrific,
it's
a
terrific
problem
for
those
residents.
They
they
get
basement
backups.
We
have
people
who
who
live
in
who
work
at
pwsa
or
that
live
in
the
run
and
get
flooded
constantly,
and
so
this
is.
E
This
is
an
issue
that
has
been
let
dormant
for
many
many
years
and
I'm
very
happy
that
pwsa
is
going
to
take
the
leadership
role
and,
in
my
role
on
the
board,
I'm
going
to
try
to
help
the
engineering
department
and
the
executive
team
find
the
right
solutions
and
do
them
in
a
a
cost,
effective
and
quick
manner.
Not
just
that.
You
know,
let's
just
throw
some
sandbags
out
there
and
then
walk
away.
So
I
hear
you
I.
A
And
and
that's
well,
time-sensitive
is
still
too
late
for
some
of
them,
so
I
just
want
to
say,
but
but
I
think
that
there's
some
conversation
happening
now
with
the
director-
and
I
mean
he's
a
really.
I
think
he's
a
really
great
guy
he's
really
nice
guy,
but
it
doesn't
matter
how
nice
he
is.
I
need
a
result.
A
I
need
some
results
and
some
solutions
for
residents
in
my
district
that
are
flooding,
including
that
that
long
drawn
out
banksville
process
and-
and
I
and
I'm
a
little
angry
because
you
know
when
dan
daisy
was
the
he
was
the
chairperson
of
pwsa.
He
put
800
000
dollars
in
to
fix
that
that
project
that
flooding
issue
and
we
put
in
two
I
put
in
200
000
from
the
city
which
was
requested.
A
So
we
worked
together
to
have
a
solution,
and
it
still
it
waited
for
years
before
that
before
anybody
would
even
use
that
funding
and
come
up
with
that
solution,
and
then
they
finally
come
up
with
something,
and
it
was
much
more
cost
effective
and
they
they
didn't
need
all
the
money
we
put
aside,
and
this
is
what
they
came
up
with
and
instead
of
fixing
the
problem
residents
are
flooding.
If
they
just
would
have
done
what
should
have
been
done
in
the
first
place.
A
They
probably
won't
be
going
through
all
this,
and
so
I
mean
to
say
I'm
livid
about
it
is
putting
it
mildly
and
believe
me,
I'm
just
trying
to
decide
how
I
can
use
this
to
make
sure
I
get
my
residents
some
help
and
not
just
my
residence,
because
it
is
happening
across
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
I
realized
it's
a
much
more
much
larger
issue,
but
these
homes
were
beautiful
and
these
are
people
that
are
sane,
firefighters,
police
officers.
A
A
So
I'm
going
to
continue
to
stay
on
that
and
very
cold
for
a
couple
other
things
to
make
sure
that
we're
we're
addressing
that,
and
I
know
that
the
the
I
don't
know
what
the
others,
if
you
have
anything
to
say
to
that,
if
you
want
to
address
that
at
all
the
other
two
I.
F
A
Yeah-
and
it
also
affects
our
banksville
business
district,
now
yeah
other
things,
and
it
was
a
strong
business
district,
but
it's
not
going
to
be
strong.
If
you
know
the
city
and
state
can't
get
their
act
together,
a
little
bit
with
some
of
these
things,
and
then
I
would
talk
about
when
you
talked
about
the
board
structure
in
the
committee
and
I'm
sorry,
mr
leger
did
about
an
independent
committee
had
led
by
mark
nortenberg
making
recommendations
for
appointees.
A
I
want
to
know
if
and
I'll
just
say
this-
I
think
that
they
ought
to
start
considering
for
every,
and
I
remind
the
administration
this
every
chance
I
get
and
they've
actually
been
very
good
about
it.
A
Lately
is
making
sure
that
we
have
geographical
representation
and
not
just
everybody
from
one
side
of
the
city
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
there
is
representation
on
all
boards
and
authorities
from
across
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
I'm
very
excited,
because
we
are
doing
that
in
a
lot
of
places
and
the
only
reason
I'm
even
entertaining
this.
This
whole
conversation
today
and
thinking
about-
and
you
know,
voting
in
favor-
is
because
the
director
lives
in
our
district.
A
So
I
know
we
have
some
some
of
the
best
representation
right
now,
because
it's
good
to
have
a
director
there,
but
I
will
say
that
I
think
that
when
we
talk
about
board
structure,
that
has
to
be
part
of
what
you
look
at,
and
I
also
think
that
every
day
residents
who
are
paying
taxes
paying
the
right
rates,
they
need
to
be
on
these
boards
as
well.
Not
everybody
needs
to
be
in
experts.
A
Some
people
need
to
be
living
the
living
it
and
some
people
need
to
have
the
life's
experiences
and
the
struggles
of
paying
bills
and
doing
those
things
I'll
just
be
honest.
Pwsa
has
been
one
of
the
one
of
the.
I
just
cannot
get
over
some
of
the
things
that
go
on
there
and
I
do
think
that
they're
doing
much
better
than
they
have
been.
A
I'm
excited
about
some
of
the
things
that
they're
doing
and-
and
I
will
say-
and
I
say
this
every
chance
I
get
it
was
this-
it
was
council
that
uncovered
a
lot
of
things
that
were
happening.
I
was,
I
scheduled,
a
public
hearing
to
public
public
hearing
and
two
post
agendas
where
we
uncovered
the
meter
issues.
We
uncovered
the
lead
issues
and-
and
I
I
hear
people
sometimes
now
making
comments.
A
I
actually
read
something
the
other
day
and
I
I
thought
you
know
no
matter
what
this
is
always
going
to
be
a
political
issue,
but
when
it
came
time
when
it
was
the
initial
time
for
us
to
you
know
start
addressing
these
things.
There
were
very
few
people
that
jumped
on
board
and
were
ready
to
do
some
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
do
and
the
women's
caucus
asked
for
an
investigation
and
had
it
not
been
for
that,
I
don't
think
anybody
else
would
have
even
known
and
once
they
got
started
getting
attention.
A
You
know
astronomical
bills,
and
I-
and
I
do
want
to
I
do
have
to
say
I
have
to
credit
a
lot
of
things
that
happened
with
my
colleagues
for
with
the
you
know,
for
what
they
brought
to
the
table,
but
also
do
with
the
administration,
because
I
do
think
that
the
mayor,
and
especially
dan
gilman,
has
done
a
lot
of
listening
to
me,
especially
when
I'm
really
really
cranky
and
really
angry
about
something
you
know,
and
this
pwc
issue
was
one
of
those
issues,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
both
my
colleagues
and
the
administration
for
working
together
with
the
board
to
make
some
of
the
changes
that
we
need
to
have
changed
in
in
the
area,
but
I'm
still
not
certain.
A
A
Some
people
just
have
to
know
what's
going
on
in
life
and
pay
bills
and
struggle
and
and
to
know,
what's
what
our
residents
are
going
through
or
to
worry
about
lead
or
water
or
worry
about
air
or
whatever
it
is
that
we're
whatever
the
board
is
whatever
the
commission
is.
We
need
to
have
people
that
have
everyday
life
experiences
that
they
can
share
and
bring
to
the
table,
and
with
that
said,
I'm
gonna.
A
I
see
that
somebody's
replacing
margaret
lanier
pegg
is
that
correct,
and
so
what
I'm
wondering
is
margaret
lanier
is
my
understanding,
maybe
councilwoman
gross
might
know
more
about
this
or
director
leger
is
that
she
was
on
as
the
treasure
I
thought.
So
that's.
H
I
asked
the
same
question
and
I'm
not
confident
the
answer
I
got.
The
answer
I
got
was
that
oh
no,
there
shouldn't
knew
neither
the
treasure
enough
or
finance
director
needs
to
be
on
the
board
that
that's
just
been
tradition.
A
A
But
what
I
think
we
ought
to
do
is
look
at
that
whole
structure
and
when
it
comes
up
for
enter
for
a
conversation
next
week,
then
we'll
those
are
some
of
the
things
we're
going
to
want
to
know
is
the
positions
you're
replacing
were
they
supposed
to
be
for
those
specific
city
employees
or
where
is
it
okay
to
open
them
up
to
other
people,
and
I'd
like
to
know
more
about
the
criteria
for
the
committee
and
what
their?
How
they're
selecting
people?
A
But
I
I
am
I'm
going
to
continue
to
work
on
this
banksville
issue
and
any
flooding
in
my
district,
and
I'm
going
to
continue
to
you
know,
raise
concerns
about
the
businesses
and
the
tap
in
fees,
because
they
are
serious
concerns
to
me
still
and
that's
that's
it
for
me.
Does
anybody
want
have
anything
they
want
to
add
or
custom
grocery
second
round.
H
I
want
to
echo
some
of
the
things
she
said.
I
appreciate
you
spending
time
talking
about
equity
and
small
businesses,
because
I
you
know
wasn't
something
I
was
able
to
finish
working
on
while
I
was
on
the
board-
and
it's
really
important
to
my
district
as
well-
and
I
think,
there's
definitely
a
better
way
to
be
doing
it,
while
making
sure
that
the
big
developments
are
paying
their
fair
share,
but
making
sure
that
we're
not
penalizing
smaller
businesses
and
then
also
to
speak
about
the
billing
issue.
H
The
lead
awareness
issue
and
the
kind
of
infrastructure
and
flooding
you've
been
talking
about
councilwoman.
It's
very
often
the
people
who
have
their
ear
to
the
ground,
which
is
why
I
I
support
having
more
public
officials
on
the
board.
Some
people
will
call
that
politics,
but
some
people
will
call
that
actually
walking
the
streets
and
talking
to
people
and
knowing
their
what
their
street
looks
like
and
knowing
them
and
and
listening
to
them
right
and
that
the
more
public
representation
we
have
on
the
board
of
pwsa
the
better.
H
In
my
experience
having
served
there,
I
would
have
welcomed
several
council
members
on
the
board
when
I
was
serving,
and
not
just
one,
even
just
in
seven
seats,
because
I
don't
think,
there's
anyone.
H
And
it's
my
experience
as
you
said
that
the
experts
will
tell
you
like
they
told
us,
no
there's
no
billing
problem,
your
constituents
don't
know
how
to
read
their
bills,
which
is
literally
something
they
told
us
repeatedly
over
the
course
of
a
year,
which
was
absolutely
wrong,
and
I
remember
saying
which
one
the
neuroscientist
from
cmu
or
the
pensioner
who's
living
on.
You
know
fixed
income
because
they
both
have
the
same
billing
complaint
right.
So
I'll
stop
there.
But
I
concur.
H
We
need
a
lot
of
on-the-ground
understanding
and
not
just
outside
consultants,
especially
right.
A
I
agree
I
agree,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
time.
You
served
on
the
board
as
well,
and
thank
you
to
thank
you
all
for
your
willingness
to
serve.
Is
there
anything
you'd
like
to
end
up
say
towards
the
end
of
the
meeting
clarify
anything
you
just
want
to
get
out
of
here,
but
I'll
just
say:
we're
going
to
hold
these
appointments
up
until
council
determines
whether
or
not
to
increase
the
size
of
the
board,
and
so
we'll
have
some
some
discussion
about
that.