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A
And
good
morning,
and
welcome
to
the
standing
committee
meeting
for
wednesday
september,
8th
2021.
council
will
continue
to
meet
in
a
hybrid
session
until
further
notice.
We
encourage
speakers
to
continue,
registering
and
speaking
virtually
as
there
will
be
limited
numbers
of
seats
available
in
our
chambers.
Our
first
order
of
business
is
public
comment.
I'd
like
to
remind
all
speakers
that
the
rules
of
council
state
that
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
maybe
before,
city,
council
and
profanity
will
not
be
permitted.
Our
first
speaker
is
naomi
mullen.
B
I
assume
you
can
hear
me,
but
it's
breaking
up
shady
trees,
not
shady
deals.
The
following
is
a
letter
to
the
editor
of
the
south
pittsburgh
reporter
area
residents,
voices
haven't
been
heard
in
bonaire
school
decision
august
17
2021
on
may
27
2020,
a
meeting
of
the
bonaire
community
was
held
in
attendance,
were
state
senator
wayne,
fontana
state
representative,
jessica,
benham
and
councilman
anthony
coghill.
There
was
no
one
representing
the
pittsburgh
school
board
after
gregory
development's
owner
gave
his
presentation
about
converting
bonaire
elementary
school
into
apartments
consisting
of
6
to
12
units,
I'm
hearing
noises.
B
So
I
don't
know
if
that's
a
problem
and
possibly
adding
a
third
floor,
the
residents
had
their
chance
to
voice
their
concerns.
Many
people
spoke
up
all
were
not
in
favor
of
this
plan,
including
councilman
coghill
and
representative
benham.
Regarding
an
apartment
conversion.
Many
residents
wanted
the
building
to
be
taken
down
and
made
into
a
green
space.
The
pittsburgh
school
board
approved
the
sale
of
the
bonaire
school
on
april
29
2021.
Without
any
input
from
the
bonaire
community.
B
The
school
board
was
fully
aware
that
there
was
insufficient
parking
available
and
this
would
be
an
obstacle
to
any
reuse
of
the
building
unless
the
parking
issue
could
be
resolved.
At
the
conclusion
of
the
meeting,
ms
benham
and
mr
coghill
stated
they
would
support
whatever
the
community
wanted.
The
school
board
took
it
upon
themselves
to
approve
the
sale
of
bonaire
school
to
gregory
development
without
any
of
the
major
issues
being
resolved
and
without
bonner
residents
concerns
being
addressed.
B
The
question
that
now
comes
to
mind
is:
where
does
the
pittsburgh
school
board
have
the
authority
to
dictate
what
a
community
should
or
should
not
have?
If
the
developer
wants
to
turn
vacant
schools
into
apartments
like
they
did
at
south
high
school,
then
they
ought
to
inquire
about
the
vacant
knoxville
junior
high
on
charles
street.
It
has
all
the
facilities,
a
gym,
a
pool,
a
court,
a
a
parking
lot
and
a
lot
of
space.
It
could
be
used
for
apartments,
a
community
center,
a
senior
center
voting
and
much
more.
B
B
This
was
authored
by
richard
r
king
who
lives
in
an
abundant
property
to
the
school
and
frank
c
bernardini
who's,
the
mayor
of
mount
oliver
former
bonaire
resident.
He
is
dealing
with
the
problems
of
mount
oliver
school,
which
was
apartments
and
the
hallways
had
excrement
in
them.
The
letter
was
also
signed
by
three
additional
residents.
B
B
D
D
Concern
of
this
council
is
a
statue
of
a
bent
metal
man
in
front
of
this
building
of
richard
caliguri
r.c
spent
years
as
a
counselor
in
this
room
in
november
1977
richard
calderi
got
the
keys
to
the
office
of
pittsburgh.
Mayor
through
1981
rc
was
not,
then
a
member
of
the
democratic
party
vp.
The
dp
did
not
want
him
to
have
those
keys.
D
The
dp
this
city
council
does
not
want
the
people
to
have
the
keys
to
their
room.
This
council
room
in
1973
dp
member,
richard
calagiri,
lost
to
pete
flaherty
in
the
primary
after
jimmy
carter,
appointed
pete
flaherty
to
be
deputy,
u.s
attorney
general
richard
caligieri,
president
of
city
council,
became
acting
mayor,
but
the
dp
did
not
want
rc
to
keep
those
keys
to
the
office
of
mayor.
But
tom
forester
in
the
1977
primary
forster
became
the
dp
candidate
for
mayor
r.c,
dropped
the
dp
connection
and
ran
as
an
independent
and
kept
the
keys.
D
D
Even
people
who
were
invited
for
a
proclamation
last
week
were
pounding
on
the
door
to
get
in
that
didn't
happen.
Yesterday,
when
kale
smith,
president
council
had
her
people
here
for
a
proclamation,
no,
they
were
invited
back
into
the
council
chambers
who
has
the
physical
keys
to
this
council
room,
a
black
person
in
city
police,
uniform,
20
august
121,
a
white
one
31
august
2021,
an
unidentified
masculist,
brunette
31
august
2021,
who
else
the
door
is
secured
with
a
17th
century
mechanical
lock
with
no
alarm
secure.
D
D
E
Good
morning,
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
all
right.
Thank
you
good
morning,
members
of
council.
Thank
you
for
hearing
me
this
morning.
My
name
is
amanda
nietrauer,
I'm
a
long-term
pittsburgh
resident
the
chair
of
pittsburgh's,
gender
equity,
commission,
a
mother
and
I've
had
a
career
supporting
intersectional
workforce
equity
for
more
than
eight
years,
though
I'm
here
today,
not
as
a
commissioner
but
as
a
resident,
I
do
want
to
point
out.
E
It
is
precisely
my
work
with
the
commission
over
the
last
four
years
and
my
experience
as
a
black
woman
in
pittsburgh,
who
has
worked
through
my
journey
to
motherhood
that
I
support
legislation
for
paid
bereavement
leave
for
pregnancy
loss
as
a
former
city
of
pittsburgh
employee.
I
understand,
though
this
is
a
first
step
that
will
help
a
limited
number
of
residents.
The
impact
and
example
will
hopefully
lead
to
expanded
support
for
all
residents
who
experience
pregnancy,
loss
and
termination,
no
matter
the
reason.
E
The
2019
report
pittsburgh's
inequality
across
gender
and
race,
which
has
been
referenced
by
many
points
out,
some
of
the
glaring
disparities
affecting
women
and
especially
black
women
in
pittsburgh.
These
disparities
are
seen
and
felt
most
keenly
in
areas
of
work
and
career
wages
and
maternal
health
in
2020.
The
gender
equity
commission
also
released
a
set
of
policy
recommendations,
titled
building
an
equitable
new
normal.
These
recommendations
were
a
direct
response
to
the
findings
of
the
report
listening
sessions
and
the
increased
gender
and
race-based
violence
and
disparities
exacerbated
by
the
copen
19
pandemic.
E
E
Even
worse
is
the
feeling
of
isolation
because
of
the
stigma
surrounding
pregnancy,
loss
and
termination.
Pregnancy,
health
and
health
care
is
not
and
has
not,
historically
been
a
priority,
which
is
why
so
many
are
suffering
needlessly
in
silence.
The
lack
of
inclusive
legislation
to
address
these
issues
has
led
to
piecemeal
workplace
policies
where
you
are
only
supported
fully
as
a
human
being.
If
you
are
lucky
enough
to
have
an
hr
department
that
understands
that
gender
inclusive,
supportive
human-centered
policy
actually
looks
like
reproductive
rights
and
reproductive.
F
Good
morning
my
name
is
ruthie
walker
and
I'm
the
grandmother
of
raymond
edgar,
who
was
born
sleeping
on
october
3rd
2001.,
baby
ray's
beth,
was
the
dark
baby.
Ray's
death
was
the
darkest
time
that
I've
ever
experienced
throughout
my
life.
I
was
the
keeper
of
the
gender,
so
I
felt
that
special
bond
I
was
given
the
honor
to
host
the
gender
reveal,
which
was
three
days
before
we
found
out
of
his
passing.
My
daughter-in-law
had
been
through
at
least
had
had
been
through
several
miscarriages
and
with
baby
ray.
We
were
halfway
there.
F
He
was
six
months
in
utero.
Nothing
could
possibly
go
wrong
or
could
it
just
a
tuesday
before
he
was
96,
he
was
a
96
percentile
and
he
weighed
at
least
two
and
a
half
pound.
We
were
all
overwhelmed
with
joy,
wednesday
september
30
of
2020.
My
daughter-in-law
was
at
her
appointment
when
they
heard
no
heartbeat.
She
called
me
and
I
immediately
rushed
to
the
hospital
that
very
day
we
left
the
hospital.
F
We
waited
to
be
called
to
schedule
for
her
delivery
on
october
3rd,
when
my
grandson
was
born
sleeping.
Obviously
my
daughter-in-law
missed
work
during
this
tragic
time.
This
loss
took
a
toll
on
her
physically
and
mentally
and
unfortunately,
from
her
being
off
from
work,
her
employee
terminated
her.
I
totally
support
bill
1809.
G
Good
morning,
city
council,
my
name
is
morgan
overton
I
serve
as
community
engagement
and
policy
associate
with
the
maternal
health
team
under
the
jewish
health
care
foundation.
I
serve
as
vice
chair
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
gender
equity
commission
and,
most
importantly,
I'm
coming
you
today
as
a
black
woman
from
pittsburgh.
G
Three
days
is
a
start,
but,
as
I
quote,
meghan
markle
in
her
own
experience
with
miscarriage.
Despite
the
commonality
of
this
pain,
the
conversation
remains
taboo,
riddled
with
unwarranted,
shame
and
perpetuating
a
cycle
of
solitary
mourning.
I
hope
this
legislation
evolves
to
extend
the
time
needed
for
all
impacted
city
residents
and
their
families
to
mourn
with
dignity
and
not
worry
about
how
they
will
make
a
bill
payment
or
have
food
on
the
table.
G
This
is
a
tremendous
first
step
as
pittsburgh
can
set
a
precedent
for
the
rest
of
the
country,
but
we
need
to
reckon
with
how
to
be
proactive
to
confront
the
inequities
that
contribute
to
pregnancy
loss.
In
the
first
place
we
must
partner
with,
but
also
hold
to
account
the
role
our
health
systems
play
in
the
trajectory
of
birthing
people
and
their
babies.
G
I
applaud
councilman
wilson
for
being
an
ally
in
this
space.
Pregnancy
loss
is
not
only
a
women's
or
birthing
people's
issue.
This
impacts
our
men
and
the
public
health
of
our
community
at
large.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
continued
partnership
with
individuals
who
are
experts
of
their
own
lived
experiences
and
to
see
policy
serve
as
a
voice
for
the
unheard.
Thank
you.
H
Hi
everyone,
my
name's
clara,
I
recently
moved
to
squirrel
hill,
so
I'm
in
council
member
o'connor's
district
today,
I'm
voicing
my
continued
concern
with
the
allocation
of
the
american
rescue
plan
funds,
specifically
the
lack
of
public
process
that
we've
seen
as
someone
who
has
been
sort
of
in
the
loop
and
watching
the
moves
to
rubber
stamp
funds
to
groups
with
no
accountability
to
the
public,
such
as
one
pgh.
H
Even
people
like
me,
haven't
really
had
enough
time
to
read
the
bills
that
lavell's
proposed
like,
for
example,
the
ones
last
week
before
the
meeting
on
tuesday
or
wednesday
to
register
and
voice
our
concerns.
H
So
as
that
has
already
passed
I'd
like
more
insight
into
the
member's
thought
process
through
you
know
like
long-term.
What
are
we
thinking
here?
I'm
guess
I'm
wondering
what
else.
Where
else
are
cities
allocating
the
arpa
funds
so
quickly
and
like
what?
What
is
like
the
rush
here
and
what
foresight
did
council
members
use
in
deciding
that
this
process
is
quote
engaging
constituents
in
communities
and
developing
ways
to
use
these
payments?
Given
the
scale
of
funding
and
its
potential
to
catalyze
broader
economic
recovery
in
rebuilding?
H
I
Everybody
good
morning
my
name
is
claudy
pierre,
and
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
over
a
dozen
groups
about
the
arpa
funds.
We
know
you
guys
have
a
big
challenge
ahead
of
you
guys,
with
especially
covert
related
relief
and
things
of
that
nature.
I've
been
privileged
to
be
in
the
community,
I'm
a
resident
of
the
hill
district,
and
obviously
we
are
looking
for
transparency.
I
We
are
also
looking
to
collaborate.
The
the
real
goal
is
to
really
we
have
capital
projects
that
we
would
love
to
move
forward
as
a
unit
as
a
community.
I
We
also
have
programming,
obviously
that
is
a
little
bit
harder,
but
just
understanding
from
the
city
council
perspective
working
closely
with
also
county
opportunities
and
various
organizations
like
the
food
policy
council,
the
food
and
and
and
multiple
other
organizations
to
really
bring
forward
just
just
ideas
and
understanding
how
to
access
capital,
especially
with
things
that
are
related
to
covet
or
pandemic
resources
that
to
help
us
get
back
on
our
feet,
we've
been
able
to
help
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
around
food
security
or
the
food
insecure,
but
there's
so
many
things
that
this
is
a
there's.
I
A
lot
of
layers
to
this
onion,
so
we're
looking
forward
and
I'm
being
optimistic
to
working
with
city
council
about
these
arpa
funds
and
a
little
bit
more
transparency,
a
little
bit
more
opportunities
to
really
have
a
voice
in
how
these
things
are
trickled
down
following
guidelines
and
and
just
working
together,
so
there's
way
more
to
say.
But
these
are
the
kind
of
things
that
I'm
trying
to
advocate
and
thousands
of
people
are
texting
and
asking
chef.
What
are
we
doing,
and
we
just
don't
know
we
need
clarity.
I
We
need
to
understand
how
do
we
bring
together
an
opportunity
to
speak
to
our
city
council
and
look
each
other
in
the
eye
and
say
this
is
how
it
works.
There's
we
need
to
be
bilingual
in
this
moment.
We
need
to
understand,
obviously
from
the
municipality
standpoint,
what
we
need
to
do,
obviously,
and
how
to
say
it,
but
also
from
a
people
standpoint
how
to
get
the
messaging
from
our
people
to
our
people
in
the
community
and
that's
all
I
have
right
now.
J
This
request
was
first
referred
over
to
council
by
the
city
solicitor
with
a
request.
The
council
approved
it
back
in
march
of
this
year
and
it
has
been
stayed
multiple
times
and
at
this
point
is
creating
a
real
problem
for
my
client
to
proceed
with
the
project,
and
we
can't
see
any
reason
why
it
has
been
held
for
almost
six
months.
J
As
you
know,
the
approval
of
a
planning
module
is
just
a
ministerial
act
and
council,
we
believe,
is
required
to
do
so
to
go
ahead
and
to
send
it
along
to
the
appropriate
other
authorities,
so
we'd
ask
that
it
be
taken
out
of
whatever
hole
that's
been
put
on
and
that
it
be
promptly
moved
forward
so
that
we
can
proceed
with
our
project.
Thank
you
and
have
a
great
day.
A
Thank
you
that
exhausts
our
list
of
registered
speakers
which
moves
us
to
our
standing
committee
agenda.
Our
first
committee,
for
today
is
finance
and
law
chaired
by
myself.
Our
first
deferred
paper
is
bill.
1755.
A
L
Oh,
thank
you
brief
discussion
on
the
bill.
Yes
thanks,
mr
chair,
is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
the
bill?
I
think
this
is
a
continuation
of
legislation
that
might
have
been
initiated
through
councilwoman
harris
and
councilwoman
rudiac.
A
Thank
you.
I
will
look
to
see
who
is
here
in
the
meantime,
councilman
wilson.
L
P
A
L
L
Does
anybody
know
I
mean,
since
we
entered
executive
session
if
members
wish
to
proceed?
That
certainly
is
all
well
and
good,
and
and
I'd
be
happy
to
relinquish
before
and
just
cast
my
vote
as
a
no
vote
today.
A
Okay,
thank
you
any
further.
Any
further
discussion,
councilman.
N
Wilson
yeah,
I
would
just
I
don't
know
if
you
can
hear
me,
but
I
would
just
say
that
in
in
attendance
of
that
meeting,
it
was
helpful
to
hear
our
you
know,
law
express
their
opinion
and
I
encourage
you
to
talk
with
them
because
it
seemed
encouraging
to
me.
Okay,.
C
R
A
A
R
C
K
L
Motion
to
approve
a
brief
discussion,
please,
okay,
councilman
cross.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
If
everyone
could
speak
into
their
microphone
just
the
way
madame
clerk
did
she
came
through
loud
and
clear.
I
understand
it's
an
inconvenience,
but
if
members
are
having
problems
hearing,
I
suspect
the
public
at
large
is
having
problems
here.
L
But
thank
you
appreciate
your
consideration.
Thanks.
N
So,
in
learning
more
about
this,
this
payment,
the
settlement
of
fifty
thousand
dollars-
I
just
want
to
bring
awareness
that
this
is
the
community
justice
project.
N
N
This
is
the
same
group
that
we
are
currently
working
with,
with
our
lead
ordinances
that
we're
trying
to
work
through
this
piece
of
legislat
this
piece
of
settlement,
although
it
says
50
000
here
for
for
the
community
justice
project,
there
was
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
spent
of
taxpayer
dollars
on
essentially
to
get
to
this
this
point,
so
I
hope
that
you
know
moving
forward
with
entities
that
have
concerns
that
we
can
work
something
out
before
we
spend
a
million
half
dollars
of
taxpayer
dollars
to
get
to
the
same
point
where
we're
at
so
thanks.
R
A
K
R
K
C
A
So
I
see
chief
powell-
she
may
be
here
to
discuss
this
matter
and
I
believe
mr
beasley
may
be
here
to
discuss
the
matter.
R
Great,
so
I
just
have
a
few
questions:
could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
this,
so
the
public
knows
exactly
what
we're
doing,
because
I
am
getting
a
lot
of
phone
calls
about
it.
A
lot
of
people
are
angry.
They
feel
like
we
are
identifying
predominantly
black
women
who
will
benefit
from
it
and
they
feel
like
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
don't
fit
that
category
in
terms
of
race,
but
that
do
fit
the
category
in
terms
of
suffering
and
struggling
throughout
the
pandemic.
R
So
I
think
we
need
to
explain
to
the
public
exactly
what
we're
doing
and
why
we're
doing
it
and
how
we've
identified
the
people
that
would
benefit
and
and
what
would
happen
if
somebody
needed
it,
the
funding
and
maybe
their
latino
or
maybe
they're
a
male
or
whatever
I
mean,
because
I
got
a
lot
of
calls
from
actually
males
as
well.
So
could
you
explain
a
little
bit.
S
I
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
it
and
pass
it
on
to
oliver,
but,
as
speakers
mentioned
in
public
comment
earlier
per
the
report
that
the
gender
equity
commission
and
the
city
put
out,
we
know
that
our
city,
when
it
comes
to
educational
attainment
when
it
comes
to
health
outcomes
when
it
comes
to
maternal
outcomes,
that
black
women
are
disproportionately
affected
by
these
stressors
and
and
inequality
that
happens
in
our
systems
here
in
pittsburgh.
S
The
guaranteed
basic
income
program
that
we're
putting
together
would
be
explicitly
to
address
the
concerns
raised
in
that
report,
as
well
as
the
issues
that
we
know
again,
as
as
speakers
said
before
me,
through
their
lived
experience,
that
we
would
be
able
to
address
again
through
this
program.
Guaranteed
basic
income
has
happened
in
other
cities.
S
Other
cities
have
used
their
arp
funding
to
to
do
this
pilot
and,
as
a
part
of
I
believe,
the
materials
submitted
to
council
today,
you
received
other
cities
that
either
have
a
guaranteed
basic
income
program,
those
that
are
looking
to
create
one,
those
that
are
using
arp
funding.
So
there
is
a
precedent
for
this
and
we
hope
to
be
a
part
of
those
cities
again
that
are
doing
this
critical
work.
S
But
oliver,
if
you
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
how
we've
designed
this
program,
to
give
a
little
more
clarity
to
council
and
the
public
on
what
the
aim
and
goal
of
this
program
is
I'd
appreciate.
It.
T
Absolutely
thank
you
so,
as
chief
powell
mentioned,
the
2019
gender
equity
report
that
outlined
this,
how
black
women
were
just
disreportedly
suffering
more
than
any
other
group
in
pittsburgh,
so
just
to
highlight
some
of
the
some
of
the
findings
specifically
from
the
report.
Black
women
and
children
are
more
likely
to
live
in
poverty
in
pittsburgh
in
other,
comparable
cities
and
pittsburgh
has
low
college
emission
test
scores
and
high
rates
of
police
referrals
for
all
students
comparable
to
other
cities.
T
We've
we
found
this
opportunity
to
work
with
mayors
for
guaranteed
income
with
which
was
started
in
stockton
with
mayor
tubbs
and
used
this
opportunity,
as
a
pilot,
within
just
being
a
pilot
for
a
research
examination
to
see
if
a
guaranteed
base
income
matched
with
financial
empowerment,
as
as
we
also
utilize,
the
financial
empowerment
center
for
for
this
pilot
might
be
the
might
be.
The
silver
bullet
to
poverty
is
just
having
income
and
understanding
what
to
do
with
money.
T
One
100
participants
of
the
pilot
has
been
separated
for
black
women
at
at
or
below
50
ami,
and
then
the
other
100
will
be
randomly
selected
from
five
different
north
south
east
west,
central,
so
200
pilot
participants,
100
being
black
women,
one
being
randomly
selected
and
then
a
control
group
of
200,
also,
who
will
be
not
a
part
of
the
pilot
but
a
part
of
the
research
who
will
not
receive
the
guaranteed
income
but
will
be
be
involved
and
do
surveys
for
the
control
group.
It
is.
T
It
is
simply
a
research
pilot,
as
other
cities
have
already
implemented
similar
and
other
cities
are
also
working
towards
that
as
well.
Currently,
the
two
largest
cities
in
the
commonwealth
are
us
in
us
in
philadelphia,
and
we
we
bounce
ideas
off
each
other
and
work
with
each
other
to
see
what
makes
sense
to
move
this
forward
and
then.
T
Lastly,
I
would
just
like
to
say
been
in
contact
with
other
municipalities,
other
cities
and
and
the
state
itself,
so
that
people
who
are
already
on
receiving
benefits
or
not
adversely
affected
by
this
pilot.
Since
it's
just
a
research
pilot
and
I'm
happy
to
go
on
any
other
further
details
of
any
or
anymore.
R
I'm
good,
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
you
explain
to
the
public,
because
we,
I
don't
know
if
anybody
else,
but
I
know
at
least
one
other
member
mentioned,
that
they
were
receiving
a
lot
of
phone
calls.
A
lot
of
people
were
angry,
but
a
lot
of
people
are
also
wondering:
how
can
they
apply
for
the
funding?
How
can
they
get
the
help
and
and
how
soon
will
it
be
available?
Could
you
explain
a
little
bit
about
that
and
explain
to
people
what
the
process
would
be
to
actually
apply.
T
Surely
yes,
so
if
there's
actually
not
an
application
process
with
us,
utilizing
the
help
from
the
financial
empowerment
centers
we're
we're
gonna,
they
have
the
data
for
the
for
the
people
through
the
city
of
pittsburgh
that
they
have
served.
And
then
we
work
with
a
marketing
systems
group
that
is
just
gonna
target
populations,
certain
certain
subsets
of
population
within
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
that
it's
reflective
of
city
of
pittsburgh
and
it's
going
to
be
randomized.
There
is
no
way
to
apply
to
it
to
keep
it
fair.
S
If
I
may,
council
president,
add
you
know
taking
a
a
big
step
back
about
why
this
is
important,
we've
talked
about
the
population
we
want
to
serve,
but
the
idea
for
a
guaranteed
basic
and
compilot
is
to
push
toward
universal
basic
income
for
a
lot
of
our
government
government
programs.
Talking
about
snap
or
wick
or
tanf,
it's
very
restricted
on
what
you
can
actually
spend
that
money
on
so
say,
for
you
know
snap
in
particular,
there
are
only
certain
foods
that
you
can
spend
your
money
on
for
a
family.
S
That's
struggling
the
ability
to
use
that
funding
in
an
unrestricted
way
is
critically
important,
which
is
what
you
can't
do
now
in
government
funds.
So
you
know
thinking
back
on
the
example
when
we
were
talking
to
other
cities.
Where
say
a
you
know,
a
participant
of
the
program
wants
to
use
funding
to
get
their
kid,
a
new
uniform
for
school
or
save
up
money
for
a
washing
machine
that
they
need
to
wash
those
clothes
for
that
uniform.
There
is
no
government
program
that
helps
you
buy
clothes
or
helps
you
buy.
S
You
know
a
washing
machine.
The
idea
is
to
ensure
that
people
utilizing
government
funding
are
able
to
do
so
in
a
dignified
way,
so
that
they're
able
to
address
the
needs
that
they
see
fit
for
their
family
to
push
them
out
of
poverty
again.
The
idea
you
know
to
have
these
pilots
all
across
the
country
is
to
show
that
they
work
a
lot
of
the
concern,
and
you
know
I
know
that
you
and
other
council
folk
as
well
as
you
know,
the
mayor's
office
we
perceived,
you
know,
concern
who
are
we
just?
S
How
do
we
know
that
these
folks
won't
use
it
on?
You
know,
xyz
things
that
aren't
you
know
deemed
as
poverty
alleviating
you
know,
materials
or
purchases.
Research
shows
that
it's
literally
less
than
one
percent
of
people
that
use
funding.
For
you
know
some
of
those,
the
quote-unquote
unsavory
things.
It's
people
utilizing
the
funding
again
to
make
sure
that
their
kids
are
clothed
to
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
take
their
kid
to
soccer
practice
and
pay
for
the
funds
and
fees
there.
S
We've
been
working
with
mayors
for
guaranteed
basic
income,
again
a
cohort
of
mayors
that
have
been
working
on
these
issues,
but
it's
imperative
that
you
know.
Pittsburgh
also
be
a
part
of
these
programs
to
ensure
that
a
we're
addressing
the
populations,
particularly
black
women,
as
we
stated
before
that
are
disproportionately.
S
You
know
affected
by
any
unequal
systems
here
in
pittsburgh,
but
b
that
we're
able
to
stand
shoulder
to
shoulder
with
other
cities
to
prove
that
these
types
of
programs
work
and
that
we
should
be
pushing
for
them
again
in
a
more
universal
setting.
R
Okay,
so
I
I
just
I
I
just
want
to
be
clear-
I
do
understand
the
need,
for
I
also
understand
that
there's
a
lot
of
people
in
need-
and
I
wish
that
we
had
more
money
to
help
everyone,
but
I
think
that
this
is
a
start
for
us
to
to
look
at
how
we
can
do.
As
you
mentioned
it's
a
pilot
program,
but
now
I'm
going
to
also
talk
about
the
non-profit
that
we're
allocating
the
funding
to
so
everyone
knows.
R
It
would
be
no
surprise
that
I
have
a
lot
of
questions
and
a
lot
of
concerns
about
a
lot
of
the
nonprofits
that
come
here,
especially
seeking
public
dollars
and
a
lot
of
times.
In
my
case,
I
actually
had
to
turn
groups
into
the
irs
and
the
fbi
and
the
attorney
general,
the
u.s
attorney,
general
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
just
to
try
to
get
some
accountability
for
public
dollars.
R
So
with
that
said,
I
I'm
going
to
ask
that
we
get
a
copy
before
final
vote
of
the
990s
and
to
make
sure
that
this
group
has
filed
their
current
990s
with
the
federal
government,
because
not
filing
your
federal
990s
on
time
is
a
red
flag
that
something
would
not
be
appropriate
within
non-profit
or
it
could
be
in
questionable
with
the
nonprofit.
So
I'll
ask
that
we
can
just
at
least
get
a
copy
of
the
federal
documents
from
the
of
the
990s
prior
to
final
vote.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
I
share
some
of
councilman
smith's
concerns
about
the
non-profit
structure,
but
let
me
back
up
and
say
that
I
am
enthusiastic
about
the
pilot
to
to
do
it
general
basic
income
and
I'm
completely
comfortable
with
doing
it
as
a
pilot
project.
It
cannot
include
everybody
at
this
time.
We
do
not
have
the
funds
in
hand.
I
wish
we
you
know
had
started
yesterday.
Q
I
think
this
is,
I
believe,
in
all
of
the
points
that
director
powell
made
about
how
we
know
that
we're
not
supporting
our
households
as
well
as
we
might
because
of
the
way
there
are
restrictions
on
federal
funds
and
food
funds
and
it's
a
very
difficult
time
to
navigate,
and
we
you
know,
as
I
often
say
here
at
city
council,
that
of
the
households
in
poverty
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Q
Q
I
fully
believe
that
we
can
just
do
this
project
as
designed
keeping
these
funds
in
city
government
and
doing
the
assistance
directly.
I
am
looked
around
at
other
cities
that
are
doing
arpa
funds.
Of
course,
we
haven't
looked
at
every
single
city
that
received
the
arpa
funds,
but
we
started
with
our
benchmark
cities,
which
are
about
14
cities
that
we
often
compare
ourselves
to.
I
believe
that
st
louis
is
doing
cash
assistance
from
their
arpa
funds
directly
at
city
government.
Q
I
did
not
read
the
solicitor's
brief
or
opinion
that
way.
The.
What
I
read
was
that
when
this
program
was
originally
designed
was
a
number
of
years
ago,
it
precedes
our
receiving
the
american
rescue
plan
funds,
and
I
understand
what
I
read
was
that
the
idea
was
that
there
would
have
to
be
philanthropic
donations
to
one
pgh.
Q
That
would
provide
the
match
money
for
mr
dempsey,
the
ceo
of
twitter's
challenge,
grant.
I
think
I've
said
that
correctly
and
that
that
should
be
structured
in
a
non-profit,
but
those
philanthropic
contributions
were
never
received,
and
so
there's
actually
no
need
for
it
to
be
housed
in
the
nonprofit.
Q
Q
I
apologize
but-
and
that
looks
okay
to
me,
but
that
I
am
uncomfortable
voting
to
write
a
check
of
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
to
an
untested
non-profit,
with
zero
track
record
and
no
experience
say
managing
two
and
a
half
million
dollars,
and
that,
like
you
know,
that's
what
our
city
treasurer
does.
We
have
all
the
checks
and
balances,
we
have
all
the
accountability,
we
have
all
the
transparency
and
I
think
that
is
the
appropriate
place
to
house.
The
american
rescue
plan.
Q
You'll
also
hear
me
making
a
similar
argument
about
all
of
our
other
transfers
that
we
as
the
city
council.
It
is
our
responsibility
to
ensure
that
there
is
adequate
control
and
by
controls
I
mean
the
accountability,
the
transparency,
the
reporting
back
out
to
the
public.
This
resolution
doesn't
actually
have
anything
like
that
in
it,
and
so
I'll
I'll
pause
there
and
let
other
members
be
heard.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
U
So
I'll
say
two
things:
first,
every
meeting
I
have
ever
had
and
oliver
you've
been
in
some
of
those
meetings
with
me.
U
Every
single
meeting
I
have
ever
had
at
some
point.
Someone
raises
their
hand
and
says
to
me
rev.
This
is
all
well
and
good,
but
instead
of
building
this
development
project,
can
you
simply
take
the
money
divide
it
up
and
give
families
checks,
because,
even
though
these
projects
are
good
and
well,
we
need
resources
right
now
I
get
that
every
single
meeting.
Every
time
I
talk
about
rebuilding
african-american
communities.
U
Now
I
am
I've
been
now.
This
is
my
guest
14th
year
and
I
have
been
working
under
enough
sub
assumption
that,
according
to
our
city
law
and
our
state
law,
we
cannot
give
individual
benefits
to
individual
people.
That
has
been
a
mantra
that
I
have
been
told
for
the
14
years.
I've
been
a
member
of
council
that
we
cannot,
as
a
city,
directly
give
personal
benefits
to
ordinary
residents,
because
if
it
was
up
to
me,
I
would
start
giving
checks
to
every
african-american
african-americans
have
what
300
years
of
of
problems
in
this
country.
U
If
I
could
you
know
I
would
have
given,
I
would
have
taken
the
arp
money
and
specifically
written
a
check
to
every
african-american
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
is
absolutely
what
I
would
have
done.
However,
I
know
we
are
prohibited
from
doing
that
and
in
actuality,
that's
not
the
highest
and
best
use
of
those
funds.
U
Anyway,
that's
number
one
number
two,
and
this
is
going
to
be
a
theme
you're
going
to
hear
from
me
this
week
and
again
as
I've
been
you
know,
older
now
in
council,
I
used
to
say
these
things
somewhat
in
metaphorical
terms,
but
I'm
now
going
to
say
them
straight
up.
I
hear
all
the
time
non-african
americans
say
to
me
rev.
What
can
we
do
to
help
black
people?
Sometimes
they
say
you
know,
unfortunately
they'll
say
those
people
or
these
people.
U
U
U
Give
resources
directly
to
black
people,
give
resources
directly
to
black
developers,
give
direct
resources
directly
to
black
families,
give
resources
directly
to
black
businesses
if
you're
serious
about
helping
black
communities
then
build
the
black
community
as
councilman
level,
and
I've
been
saying:
rebuild
black
communities
with
black
people
and
for
black
people,
the
old
black
communities,
with
black
people
and
for
black
people.
That
is
number
one
number
two,
and
I
don't
I
mean
this
sincerely.
I
don't
I
don't
want
to
cast
any
aspersions,
but
I've
always
found
in
my
experience
whenever.
U
Really
help
black
people
give
them
money,
we're
going
to
always
find
the
reasons
not
to
do
it.
That's
right
here.
I've
heard
that
most
of
my
life,
you
know.
Oh
no,
I
would
do
this.
I
really
would
do
it,
but
I
can't
really
do
it
right
now.
We
have
in
our
hands
our
time
to
directly
impact
the
most
vulnerable
people
directly.
We
have
this
moment
to
impact
their
lives.
There
should
be
no
discussion
about
technicality
that
that
ship
has
has
been.
U
Shame
on
us
to
spend
a
moment
talking
about
anything
other
than
changing
the
lives
of
these
black
women
and
their
children.
There
should
be
no
conversation
about
anything
else.
Let's
vote
this
through.
Let's
get
this
legal
process
legitimate
process
up
and
running,
and
as
fast
as
we
can
with
no
other
conversation,
because
any
conversation
that
doesn't
say
that
says
I
want
to
delay.
I
want
to
wait
a
month.
I
want
to
wait
a
year.
I
want
to
wait
300
years,
I
hear
them
all
the
same.
That's
no!
U
It's
a
fancy
way
of
saying
I
would
do
it,
but
no
I'm
not
going
to
do
it
today.
Let's
not
do
that.
Let's
say:
okay,
let's
help
black
people
as
fast
as
humanly
possible.
I
rarely
see
that
happen.
That's
not
been
my
life
experience.
My
life
experience
says
to
me
whenever
it's
time
to
help
black
people
well,
I
would
want
to
do
it,
but
I
kind
of
can't
do
it
this
way.
U
I've
heard
that
since
I
was
5,
8
20,
30
50,
all
my
life,
so
I'm
going
to
say
today
and
on
thursday
at
the
post
agenda,
you'll
hear
me
say
these
same
things:
we
america,
the
sea
of
pittsburgh,
is
deliberately
deliberately
and
with
planned
effects,
starving
black
people
in
black
communities.
It's
not
accidental.
It's
not
happenstance.
U
Less
opportunity,
because
it's
white
institutional,
it's
white,
privilege,
it's
institutional
racism,
it
is
choking.
The
black
community
in
pittsburgh
is
making
it
the
worst
place
for
black
people
to
live
now.
This
is
not
a
panacea.
This
is
a
very
small
step
with
an
important
step
to
say
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
We
are
now
going
to
begin
a
process
of
directly
doing
the
best
that
we
can
to
give
resources
to
black
people.
This
is
a
symbolic
step,
an
immediate
step,
but
an
important
step.
I
fundamentally
know
this
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
U
Whatever
the
solicitor
says
we
can
use,
I
would
do
it.
I
would
triple
it
if
possible.
This
is
the
right
thing
to
do
at
the
right
time.
I'm
sorry
for
being
so
strong
about
this,
but
this
this
isn't
your
you
know
giving
resources
directly
to
black
people,
giving
resources
not
through
intermediate
so
much
as
much
as
we
can.
U
Sometimes
you
know
we
have
to,
but
as
much
as
we
can
giving
money
to
black
families
to
block
businesses
the
black
organization
as
fast
as
humanly
possible,
that's
what
we
should
be
doing
in
large
amounts,
and
that's
I'm
going
to
be
saying
that
all
week,
maybe
I'm
going
to
be
saying
that
all
the
next
couple
years,
all
right.
Thank
you
for
this
moment,
I'm
in
support.
I
will
vote
yes,
and
I
urge
my
colleagues.
N
I
just
want
to
express
my
support
for
this
bill
and
these
allocations
that
we
made
my
understanding
is
that
the
the
way
that
the
distribution
of
funds
will
be
spent
is
based
on
not
not
race-based
but
race,
conscious,
and
so
with
those
efforts
in
mind,
especially
with
continually
pointing
back
to
the
gender
equity
report.
N
N
N
I
believe
they
call
it
gbi
global
basic
income
programs,
and
so
I'm
looking
at
a
chart
here,
that's
looks
like
it's
well
over
15
cities
that
are
using
external
nonprofits
to
distribute
funds,
so
it
looks
like
this
is
right
in
line
with
other
cities,
and
also
most
of
them
are
using
garbage
funds
are
to
be
determined.
N
Maybe
they
are
using
other
strategies
like
like
councilman
burgess
has
mentioned.
You
know
any
way
that
we
can
distribute
funds
so
that
people
can
make
ends
meet
and
fill
the
gap
for
certain
needs
to
alleviate
poverty.
I'm
in
full
support.
O
Chair,
thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
support
for
this
program.
I
am
I'm
incredibly
supportive
for
the
reasons
we've
already
heard,
so
I
won't
belabor
that
point.
But
what
I
will
say
is
that
you
know
a
lot
of
people
are
wary
of
pilot
programs.
I
understand
that,
and
is
this
the
best
way
to
make
the
most
impact
for
pittsburghers?
O
O
The
power
of
this
comes
with
us,
in
addition
to
other
cities
being
able
to
demonstrate
and
show,
through
real
data
collection
information
how
this
money
is
being
spent
or
the
or
how
the
lives
are
not
exactly
how
the
money
is
being
spent
necessarily,
but
how
lags
are
being
improved
through
this
program,
because
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
is
push
back
against
the
very
racist
and
very
dangerous
sentiment
that
was
kind
of
that
indoctrinated
indoctrinated
in
a
number
of
people
throughout
the
united
states
in
the
80s,
with
the
ronald
reagan.
O
This
could
be
one
of
our
social
safety
nets
and
if
pittsburgh
can
be
part
of
the
process
that
gets
us
to
a
federal
program
of
this
sort,
then
that's
really
really
really
important,
and
we
need
to
be
a
part
of
that.
So
I
just
wanted
to
address
the
whole
issue
of
pilot
programs
not
being
worth
it
or
not,
being
the
best
use
of
funds.
I
think
in
this
case
it
is
in
addition
to
the
500
lives.
O
We
will
impact
and
their
and
their
family
members-
that's
incredibly
powerful
to
me
and
I'd
love
to
see
it
expanded
throughout
the
entire
city
and
throughout
the
country.
As
for
one
pgh,
you
know,
history
will
tell
us
whether
this
was
the
best
way
to
you
know
the
best
idea.
It
certainly
is
an
experiment.
O
We've
seen
it
done
in
other
places,
other
countries
other
states,
but
I
am
I'm
ready
to
to
work
with
this
nonprofit
and
to
see
how
it
goes
and
to
keenly
follow
it
and
to
you
know,
keep
an
eye
on
on
on
how
they
are
distributing
funds
and
doing
everything
we
need
to
do
to
keep
a
watchful
eye.
But
I'm
interested
in
seeing
how
it
goes
with
one
pgh.
T
Councilman
level,
if
I
can
just
briefly
speak
to
the
whole
non-profit
piece,
I
am
not
a
lawyer
so
for
the
legal
opinion,
but
to
what
councilman
burgess
spoke
of
it.
It
does.
T
It
does
face
challenges
when
you're,
targeting
or
steering
when
you're,
when
monies
and
programs
are
coming
directly
from
the
government
institution
itself
and
just
to
be
frankly,
honest
for
something
that
I've
been
working
on
for
over
a
year
now
and
looking
at
different
cities
such
as
as
councilman
wilson,
just
stated:
minneapolis,
alexandria,
long
beach,
everest
in
tech,
austin,
texas,
richmond,
virginia
philadelphia,
county
illinois,
santa
fe,
a
pilot
of
this
magnitude.
We
need
partners
it
it.
T
We
just
need
partners
from
the
cash
transfer
process
of
of
the
debit
card,
and
the
operations
of
that
is
something
that
we
that
I
don't
that
we
need
partners
with
the
research
and
reporting
component,
which
is
going
to
come
from
the
university
of
pennsylvania
they're,
giving
that
to
everyone
who's,
a
part
of
bears
for
guaranteed
income.
All
the
cities
to
do
that.
T
For
us
to
do
all
the
back-end
research
and
reporting
for
us,
the
actual
process
of
making
making
sure
the
registrants
are
registering
and
getting
their
whatever
their
benefits
with
them,
so
they're
not
adversely
affected,
so
they're,
not
losing
snap
and
tanf,
and
even
bus
vouchers
or
their
or
or
their
vouchers,
from
housing
authority
it.
It
is
extremely
common
and
it
seems
to
be
the
best
practice
right
now,
as
it
still
is.
T
A
new
and
upcoming
thing
here
in
the
united
states
that
you
need
partners,
and
it
just
stated
an
mou
or
some
type
of
understanding,
with
a
facilitating
partner
of
a
501c3,
which
I
heard
you
council,
president
I'll
make.
You
know
we'll
do
our
work
for
one
pghs
to
see
that
you
get
the
documentation.
But
it's
important
that
we
have
partners
in
this
large
effort
and
to
count
to
council
person
strongberger's
point
and
to
chief
powell's
point,
basing
it
off
of
something
that
we
look
to
be
universal
and
hopefully
national.
So
I
I.
T
I
am
just
of
the
belief
personally
that
you
need
partners
to
complete
this
in
the
in
the
in
the
nonprofit
in
the
in
the
ngo,
section
and
private
for
that
matter
for
the
cash
transfers.
Thank
you.
A
R
You
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
first
of
all,
asking
questions
about
a
pro
program
doesn't
mean
you're
opposed
to
it.
It
means
you're,
asking
questions,
it
means
you're
being
responsible
with
public
dollars
and
I'm
going
to
do
that
with
everything
that
comes
through
I'm
especially
going
to
do
that
when
I
see
money
going
to
any
non-profit
because,
as
you
know,
in
my
district,
I've
had
my
fair
share
of
non-profits.
R
I
had
to
question
so
with
that
said,
I
will
say
that
chief
of
staff
gilman
as
we
are
speaking
on
his
holiday,
sent
me
the
990s
already,
so
I
feel
more
comfortable
knowing
that
that
the
990s
are
fouled.
That's
that's
a
that's
a
good
sign,
but
reverend
burgess
during
his
comments
raised
a
comment
about
giving
money
directly
to
black
women
and
black
people
in
general
and
instead
of
an
organization
so
that
order
to
black
organizations,
so
that
also
raised
a
concern
is
this
organization
of
black
organization?
R
So
maybe
I
should
look
into
that
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
raising
that
concern
reverend,
but
I
would
just
say
that
I
think
overall,
I
think
anybody
would
want
to
help.
I
think
we
all
understand
the
need,
we
all
understand
the
benefit,
but
we
also
have
to
explain
to
the
public.
You
know
why
and
how
the
program
works
and
what
we're
doing
with
the
public
dollar.
So
with
that
said,
I
do.
Thank
you
all
for
giving
your
explanations,
those
who
worked
on
the
program
and
oliver.
R
You
know
we
think
the
world
of
you
and
lindsey
powell.
So
I
hope
that
the
two
of
you
will
stay
on
and
see
some
of
these
programs
through
to
fruition,
and
with
that
said,
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
going
to
I'm
registering
I
vote,
but
I
want
to
thank
chief
of
staff
gilman
for
sending
me
the
paperwork.
S
Council
president,
thank
you
so
much
I
am.
He
beat
me
to
it
as
as
always,
but
the
990s,
the
bylaws,
are
all
on
our
website
on
the
one
pgh
website.
So
if
any
member
of
the
public
would
like
to
access
it
as
well,
it's
right
there
and
we
as
a
part
of
making
sure
that
we
have
transparency
throughout
this
whole
process.
All
the
documents
are
there
for
the
public
to
access
this
phone.
R
Q
Thank
you
there.
I
was
running
my
unmute
button,
so
chief
powell
and
mr
beasley.
Thank
you
for
your
answers
about
one
pgh.
It
is
a
website
that
anyone
can
visit.
Just
you
know,
o-n-e-p-g-h
and
president
smith.
The
last
time
we
discussed
it
during
the
allocation
discussions.
I
read
the
board
of
directors.
Q
The
board
of
directors
on
the
website
are
listed
as
grant
irvin
who's
chief
resilience
officer
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
dan
gilman,
chief
of
staff
city
pittsburgh,
ann
e,
hollis
executive,
dr
amatki
pittsburgh,
valerie,
mcdonald,
roberts,
retired
chief
urban
affairs
officer,
city
of
pittsburgh,
bob
nelkin
retired,
united
way
of
allegheny
county
melinda,
ondeck
senior
grants,
officer,
senior
pit
city
of
pittsburgh,
current
lindsay
powell,
deputy
chief
of
staff
city
of
pittsburgh
and
vincent
quatrino
esquire
founding
partner,
quatrino
rafferty.
Q
Q
S
I
couldn't
tell
you
off
the
top
of
my
head,
but
every
board
meeting
has
we
take
minutes
and
log
them
so
that
again
we
are
transparent.
Q
Okay,
so
there's
been
about
six
board
meetings,
it
sounds
like
you
just
said,
and
there
have
been
no
deposits
received,
except
for
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
mr
dempsey,
the
ceo
of
twitter.
S
There
are
other
deposits,
so
one
pgh
has
other
projects
that
they
have
that
they're
running
outside
of
the
aspgh
pilot.
So
we
have
received
grants
and
grants
for
other
programs.
Q
So
I
did
my
homework
after
the
allocations
in
our
last
discussion
and
I
believe
the
last
990
refers
to
the
fiscal
year
of
december
2019..
S
Q
Q
So
if
the
agendas
and
minutes
that
are
sent
to
me
also
include
those
financial
statements
that
are
reported
for
each
of
the
board
meetings,
that
can
give
us
a
kind
of
moving
picture
of
what
this
board
has
been
up
to,
because
the
public
doesn't
know
it
is
not.
I
will
reiterate
what
I
said
a
month
or
so
ago.
Q
You
are
not
subject
to
sunshine
laws,
there's
no
recourse
for
citizens
to
attend
the
board
meetings
and
there's
no
recourse
for
the
citizens
to
contact
your
as
private
corporate
board
members
and
there's
no
transparency.
Except
for
this.
You
can
see
multi-year
delay
and
right
now.
Those
agendas
and
meeting
minutes
are
not
posted
on
the
website.
Q
When
you
look
at
the
pwsa
website,
you
know
a
municipal
authority
subject
to
municipal
authorities,
act
and
sunshine
law.
When
you
look
at
the
ura
board
website,
with
its
being
a
municipal
authority,
subject
to
municipal
authority,
state
law
and
sunshine
law,
you
can
see
all
of
the
agendas
you
can
get
the
agendas
in
advance.
Q
You
can
attend
the
board
meetings,
you
have
the
right
to
public
comment
and
the
board
must
listen
to
you
and
the
media
as
well.
That's
those
eyes
on
the
the
business
of
that
organization,
and
none
of
that
is
true
here.
So
while
we
have
your
promises
of
a
very,
very
fine
project
that
I'm
highly
enthusiastic
about,
I
cannot
support
it
being
managed
by
this
nonprofit
with
federal
funds
that
directly
allow
in
the
federal
legislation
cities
to
do
this
exact
program
directly
with
full
public
oversight.
Q
So
I
think
I'll
I'll
rest,
my
comments
there,
but
I
do
appreciate
it.
If
you
could
get
counsel,
I
think
I'll
cancel
those
records,
but
I
requested
I
appreciate
it.
Yeah.
S
We
can
counsel
women,
we
can
absolutely
get
those
documents
you
requested
and
work
to
get
them
on
the
website.
I
did
want
to
say
you
know
in
in
response
to
some
of
your
concerns
about
transparency
when
it
comes
to
arp
dollars,
and
this
is
where
someone,
patrick,
probably
from
omb,
can
be
a
little
more
helpful
than
I,
but
just
in
terms
of
accountability
and
how
for
every
expenditure
of
funding,
whether
it
is
ura,
pwsa
or
or
one
pgh,
the
expectations
of
how
you
document
and
account
for
every
single
dollar.
S
Every
single
cent
spent
will
also
be
applied
to
mpga.
So
patrick,
if
you
wouldn't
mind,
maybe
talking
a
little
bit
about
at
this
point,
I
know
we're
still
waiting
for
final
rule
from.
Q
O
V
Thank
you
thanks
patrick
cornell
assistant
director
of
the
operating
budget
in
the
office
management
and
budget.
Thank
you
for
having
us
and
and
you're
correct,
lindsay
everything
that
will
be
spent
with
the
american
rescue
plan.
Dollars
has
to
be
meticulously
tracked
and
monitored.
V
There
are
different
categories
at
this
point
things
in
the
revenue
loss
category
can
be
used
for
general
governmental
services
and
those
do
have
a
little
more
flexibility
than
some
of
the
economic
19
response
categories.
We're
still
working
to
finalize
those
calculation
numbers
to
decide.
You
know
which
bucket
this
will
fall
into
and
that
will
dictate
the
reporting,
but
either
way
there
will
be
reporting
on
this
program
and
every
other
program
as
well.
O
Thank
you,
yeah.
No,
I'm
interested
in
finding
finding
what
we
can
from
you
know
and
following
this
and
following
the
financials
I
you
know,
I
will
note
that
990s
generally
are
a
year
or
so
behind.
So
when
we
get
I'll
be
interested
to
see
the
20
2020
90s,
but
for
most
non-profits
they're
not
out
yet-
and
I
am
interested
in
seeing
you
know,
board
minutes
as
well
as
they're
posted
just
like
any
other
non-profit
would
or
city
commission
authority
or
board
would
be
posting
them.
O
You
know
my
hope
is
that
this
this
non-profit
will
as
well
so
look
forward
to
when
that
happened.
Q
Thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
note
that
I'm
I'm
kind
of
looking
through
my
email
for
that
chart
that
councilman
wilson
was
referring
to,
and
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
mr
beasley
and
chief
powell
for
pulling
that
together,
because
then
my
question
will
be
before
tuesday
is.
I
will
look
at
the
cities
that
have
you
say,
have
used.
Arpa
funds
moved
them
to
nonprofits
and
distributed
the
cash
assistance.
Q
A
K
Bill
1804
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
office
of
management
and
budget
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
pittsburgh
parking
authority
for
the
completion
of
the
kirkwood
avenue
lot
project,
as
approved
in
the
city's
american
rescue
plan
at
a
cost
not
to
exceed
eighty
thousand
dollars.
Motion.
A
Q
Q
Q
For
these
water
infrastructure
projects,
we
then
shifted
the
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
out
of
the
second
year
2022
to
create
a
budget
line
to
do
other
kinds
of
lead,
remediation
specifically
led
remediation
or
inspections,
and
we
talked
about
that
at
length.
So
now
the
amended
allocation
plan
has
10
million
dollars
in
2021
for
pwsa
and
seven
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
2022
for
pwsa.
Q
This
resolution
is
asking
for
permission
from
council
to
authorize
both
year's
transfers
unnecessarily.
Pwc
is
not
going
to
spend
17.5
million
dollars
by
december
31st
on
water
main
replacements.
I
fully
support
the
water
main
replacements
plan
council
will
recall
harl
hard.
I
fought,
along
with
the
pwsa
board,
to
get
the
money
to
do
water
main
replacements
are,
firstly,
water
service
line
replacements
having
to
even
fight
to
change
state
law
so
that
we
could
do
not
only
the
water
line.
Q
The
water
service
line
under
the
street,
but
also
in
the
persons
in
the
public's
private
property
right
so
in
in
yards
and
into
the
basement,
so
that
there's
a
hundred
percent,
lead-free,
lateral
and
so
far
pwsa,
I
think,
has
done
over
8
000
of
the
households
were
well
over
half
of
replacing
all
of
the
lead
laterals
in
the
city,
but
that
our
water
mains,
especially
on
our
residential
streets,
are
a
hundred
years
old
and
collapsing
and
should
have
been
replaced
50
years
ago,
probably
40
years
ago.
Q
I'm
also
fully
supportive
of
the
project
shifting
to
doing
those
water
line,
replacements
that
also
jointly
replace
any
lead
laterals
that
are
on
those
streets.
So
it's
a
great
project
but
there's
already
funds
at
pwsa.
For
this,
I
think
that
peter
busay
has
just
received
another
20
million
dollars
from
penn
best,
which
is
zero
percent
state
funds.
True,
it
has
to
be
paid
back,
but
it
saves
us,
the
taxpayer
and
us
the
water
bill,
payer
loads
of
money
and
interest
that
otherwise
would
be
borrowed
from
wall
street.
Q
So
why
17
and
a
half
million
dollars
of
the
city's
american
rescue
plan
dollars?
True,
it's
specifically
allowed
in
the
regulations
which
really
aren't
that
hard
to
find
and
you
can
go
to
the
treasury
department's
website
and
read
them.
The
rules
for
states
and
municipal
municipalities
and
local
governments
yourself,
and
it
specifically
allows
water
infrastructure.
Q
But
there
is
also
a
very
large
excuse,
my
dog,
a
very
large
water
infrastructure,
bill
infrastructure
bill
in
general
in
d.c.
Q
We
may
have
an
alpha
variant
next
that
we
may
have
the
same
revenue
shortfalls
that
we
saw
at
the
beginning.
You
know
early
2020,
we
may
have
a
2021
excuse
me.
We
may
have
those
in
in
2022.,
so
the
transfers
that
are
on
our
agenda
today
are
overly
large
and
completely
unnecessary.
Q
Q
If
there
is
a
shortfall
of
pwsa,
if
they
have
managed
and
reported
to
the
federal
governments,
all
of
the
stuff
that
they
need
to
report
under
the
american
rescue
plan
guidelines
and
if
we
have
the
dollars
in
our
trust
fund
and
we
feel
secure
about
our
revenue
and
there's
no
cash
flow
problems
at
the
city
government,
we
can
do
a
resolution
to
do
the
additional
seven
and
a
half.
Q
There's
absolutely
no
excuse
for
this,
and
I
feel
it's
reckless
and
so
again
I
will.
I
will
stop
my
comments
there.
Actually
before
I
do
that,
I
warned
director
paulus
that
I
would
be
asking
him
these
questions
when
we
had
these
bills
on
this
agenda
today,
so
is
he
nearby?
Can
we
come
to
the
table?
Please.
V
Councilwoman,
unfortunately,
director
paulus
is
with
his
baby
at
the
doctor
at.
Q
I
hope
he
relayed
my
questions
to
you.
I
asked
him
specifically
very
and
I
kind
of
detailed
exactly
what
it
was
that
I
said
I'm
going
to
be
asking
for
a
cash
flow
statement
of
the
arpa
trust
fund
and
he
was
careful
to
say
well
what
does
that
mean
to
you?
Because
you
know
I'm
not
a
financial
professional.
Q
The
way
you
all
are,
I
said
to
me
that
means
that
at
the
top
of
the
one
column
it
says
kind
of
what
the
balance
was
in
the
arpa
trust
fund,
like
june
2021
right
cause,
we
received
the
funds
late
may
or
early
june,
and
the
next
column
is
july.
Q
2021
and
the
next
column
is
august
2021
september
october,
and
you
keep
going
all
the
way
through
to
may
of
2022,
because
that's
when
the
city
receives
its
next
installment
of
167
million
dollars,
so
I'm
I
think,
I'm
correct
that
it
was
167
million,
because
sometimes
I
get
the
number.
I
forget
what
the
exact
number
was.
Q
V
Q
Because
it's
because
it's
operating
so
it's
just
done
administratively
and
that
is
around
20
million
20
workforce
reduction-
that
single
line
in
the
allocation
plan
for
2021
that
council
approved
is
25
million.
Six
hundred
and
twenty
six
thousand
seven
hundred
and
seventy
two
dollars
correct,
and
so
that's
what
you're
looking
to
transfer
this
month?
Yes,
all
right!
So
I'm
going
to
move
that
in
my
little
cash
flow
spreadsheet
that
I
have
on
my
desktop,
which
I
won't
subject
the
public
to
but
I'll
move
that
over
to
september.
Q
So
what
I'm
seeing
here
is
that
this
month
you
have
the
25
million
627,
000
or
so
for
workforce
reduction.
But
then
there
are
other
operating
funds.
Are
you
working
to
move
those
as
well.
C
V
Sure
so,
at
the
end
of
august,
the
three
percent
wage
increase
for
non-union
positions
was
paid
out
to
non-union
employees
and.
Q
V
Q
V
Okay
and
all
of
all
of
these
city
operating
lines
are
expected
to
move
at
the
same
time
as
the
new.
Well,
the
restored
positions.
Excuse
me
come
back
online
this
month,
as
those
positions
are
filled
as
well.
Q
Q
Q
Q
To
put
that
number
in
to
my
kind
of
running
cash
flow
and
again
that's
important,
because
what
I'm
looking
at
is
what
is
the
balance
that
we're
leaving
here?
So
if
you
move
31
million
817
000
or
so
this
month
administratively,
you
don't
need
city
council
approval
for
that,
and
then,
if
council
we
had.
Q
I
think
that's
irresponsible,
so
in
june
of
2021
we
received
167
million
dollars
from
the
federal
government
and
it
clearly
says
to
support
city
operations
to
support
its
citizens,
to
you
know,
adjust
and
adapt,
and
you
know,
ameliorate,
the
you
know
the
stress
of
coveted
related
things
like
masks
like
rental
assistance
like
food
and
then
also
to
support
kind
of
city
services,
and
so
I'm
supportive
of
the
payroll
and
workforce
stabilization
and
and
the
new
hires
I've
said
that
from
the
beginning.
Q
Absolutely
actually,
that's
that's
the
part
of
this
allocation,
I'm
completely
comfortable
with,
and
I
support,
but
given
that
those
are
already
happening
administratively,
you
can't
see
them
happening
here
on
the
city
agenda
because
we
already
approved
that
a
month
ago.
So
I
just
wanted
to
call
attention
to
how
much
really
like
this
trust
fund
is,
to
this
month
being
asked
to
draw
down
80
of
the
funds
and
we're
only
three
months
into
the
year
that
it's
supposed
to
last
us.
Q
These
funds
are
supposed
to
last
us
really
even
more
than
one
year
they're
supposed
to
you
know
the
installment.
We
got
this
june
of
167
million,
plus
the
installment
we'll
get
next
tune
of.
167
million
is
supposed
to
last
us
four
years,
and
so
again
I
just
have
to
emphasize
and
underscore
to
my
council
members.
Q
Q
This
pwc
amount
specifically
should
be
amended
down
to
10
million,
which
is
what
council
authorized
and
so
I'll
be
trying
to
work
to
make
sure
I've
got
my
numbers
right
in
my
cash
flow
statement,
but
I
would
appreciate,
since
I'm
not
in
the
city
budget
office,
I
asked
I
did
ask
director
paulus
about
a
week
ago
if
he
would
also
provide
a
cash
flow,
monthly,
running
balance
and
projections
of
what
these
allocations
will
do
to
the
balance
in
the
trust
fund.
C
R
R
I
do
want
to
say
that,
but
I
will
wait
until
I
talk
to
chief
of
staff
gilman,
because
the
only
comments
and
questions
I
have
are
related
to
the
community,
the
cooperation
agreements
between
the
pwsa
and
ura
and
the
city,
and
so
I'm
going
to
talk
to
him
about
those
I'll
get
that
information
I'll
place.
My
final
vote
next
week,
thank
you
I'll,
be
staying
today.
C
O
A
Q
Okay-
mr
I'm,
basically
going
to
summarize
what
I
already
just
said
about
pwsa.
So
it's
to
not
bother
president
smith
taking
too
much
of
our
time,
but
this
is.
Q
So
the
this
is
a
very
large
transfer
and
there's
no
reason
for
council
to
approve
the
size
of
this
transfer
at
this
time.
Q
The
ura
is
not
going
to
spend
70
I've
lost
track
on
all
of
my
screens
here.
The
bill
today
is
requesting
authorization
for
74
million,
878
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eleven
dollars,
and
it
is
merely
a
one-page
resolution.
Q
You
know
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
director
of
the
office
of
management
budget
authorized
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
urban
redevelopment
authority
of
pittsburgh
for
the
completion
of
these
projects
and
they're
listed
below
at
a
cost
not
to
exceed
seventy
four
million
eight
hundred
and
seventy
eight
thousand
dollars
and
eleven
that's
seventy
eight
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eleven
dollars
was
spelled
out
there.
Q
Q
If
we
merely
did
the
approvals
for
the
2021
call-
which
I
also
think
was
too
large,
which
is
another
reason
I
voted
no,
I
said
I
felt
like
those
dollars
were
front
loaded
into
the
20
21.
Q
Q
There
may
be,
I
think,
councilman
smith.
That's
a
good
point.
We
should
see
the
cooperative
agreements
because
those
could
have
the
kinds
of
arrangements
that
require
the
ura
to
invoice
us
for
their
projects,
which
would
provide
the
checks
and
balances
so
that
we
can
see
that
the
projects
are
being
completed
and
before
we
release
all
of
the
funds.
Q
That
is
how
the
city
did.
The
cares
act.
One
and
carers
act.
Two.
I
am
fairly
certain.
We
don't
need
to
go
into
depth
today,
but
those
would
be
the
questions
that
we
should
find
out
before
tuesday
and
it
these
read
as
if
the
city
is
wanting
to
just
write
a
70,
nearly
75
million
dollar
check
to
the
ura.
So
let's
make
sure
that
does
not
happen.
I
still
don't
know
today,
but
thank
you
councilman
smith,
for
asking
for
some
a
briefing
on
the
cooperative
agreements.
R
A
If
not,
I
will
quickly
simply
say
that
this,
and
this
is
relative
to
sort
of
all
the
bills
that
I
disagree
with
the
assertion
that
these
dollars
are
supposed
to
last
us
a
certain
amount
of
time
rather
or
actually
we're
actually
supposed
to
spend
them
down.
We
actually
have
only
four
years
by
which
all
these
dollars
must
be
under.
Contract
must
be
spent,
and
so
so
I
disagree
with
that
assertion.
A
I
also
disagree
that
there's
no
reason
for
us
to
immediately
be
doing
this
now,
what
we've
discovered
through
the
pandemic
was
there
were
already
serious,
serious
problems
within
our
community.
The
pandemic
simply
exasperated
that,
and
so
in
order
to
begin
resolving
those
issues,
we
should
absolutely
begin
spending
as
much
money
as
quickly
as
humanly
possible
to
begin
remedying
those
situations
in
terms
of
sending
the
ura
the
money
keep
in
mind
that
during
the
pandemic
it
was
the
ura
that
was
keeping
our
businesses
afloat.
It
was
a
ura
that
was
providing
people
rent
assistance.
A
It
was
the
ura
that
was
still
pressing
forward
to
help
as
many
people
as
humanly
possible
and
thus
that
work
is
still
needed,
which
is
also
why
we're
moving
the
pilot
initiative
for
the
the
very
first
bill
we
had,
which
was
to
begin
paying
people,
because
we
discovered
that
they
absolutely
need
their
assistance.
So,
in
my
humble
opinion,
we
should
absolutely
be
doing
this
and
we
should
absolutely
be
getting
as
much
money
into
the
hands
of
those
that
are
still
in
critical
need
of
these
resources.
C
A
Any
opposed
opposed
one
opposed
any
abstentions.
One
abstention
bill
receives
an
affirmative
recommendation.
Thank
you.
All
that
moves
us
to
our
invoices.
We
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
invoices.
A
Any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
invoices
are
approved.
Next
are
our
p
cards
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
p
card.
Second,
any
discussion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
U
A
K
W
I
would
just
be
brief
and
think
alicia
from
the
mayor's
office.
If
you
read
through
the
legislation,
not
only
is
littering
and
dumping
going
to
be
a
part
of
it,
but
also,
hopefully,
those
individuals
are
caught
and
they'll
have
to
do
a
portion
of
community
service
as
well,
which
I
think
goes
a
long
way.
You
know
even
the
fines
for
somebody
dumping.
We
still
have
to
go
and
fix
it.
So
you
know
this
adds
a
community
service
realm
to
it.
So
I
thank
alicia
and
everybody
for
doing
that.
Work.
W
C
A
Bill
is
recommended
that
moves
us
to
our
public
works
committee
chaired
by
councilman
coghill.
First
new
paper
is
bill.
1788.
A
K
A
A
A
K
A
K
C
A
N
Wilson
first
I'd
like
to
say
I'm
glad
that
we've
arrived
to
this
moment
where
we
can
discuss
this
bill
in
its
entirety.
N
N
First,
I'd
like
to
talk
about
the
bill,
which
is
a
loss
of
pregnancy
bill
and
currently
in
our
the
way
we
support
our
employees.
This
is
a
this
is
one
of
the
areas
that
was
missing
that
I
that
I've
seen
to
expand
this
conversation.
I've
invited
a
couple
well
what
I
see
as
experts
and
and
people
that
truly
work
in
this
field
to
expand
this
conversation
and
I've
invited
heather,
bradley
and
also
dr
grace
ferguson.
P
I
think
it's
quite
you
know.
We
all
know
that
pregnancy
loss
is
common,
but
we
never
really
talk
about
it.
Women
get
some
support
when
they
successfully
complete
pregnancy
and
take
a
child
home,
but
if
they
fall
short
of
that
sometimes
difficult
to
reach,
mark,
there's
really
not
much
out
there
for
them,
and
so
by
putting
this
bill
forward
and
showing
that
the
city
of
pittsburgh
supports
employees
in
all
stages
of
their
medical
care
and
their
pregnancy
care.
I
think
it
really
sets
an
amazing
precedent
for
our
city.
P
Three
days
is
better
than
the
zero
and
the
total
lack
of
acknowledgement
that
women
get
now,
but
certainly
as
I
think,
we
look
towards
the
future
and
all
that
we
can
do.
We
could
certainly
think
about
more
than
three
days
but
happy
to
answer
any
kind
of
medical
questions
or
any
kind
of
any
questions
anyone
would
have,
because
we
can't
really
support
this
anymore.
Great.
N
Thank
you,
dr
ferguson.
I
wanted
to
just
do
a
quick
introduction
with
you
and
and
heather
bradley,
if
a
dr
ferguson,
if
you
could
introduce
yourself
in
the
the
team
that
you
oversee
and
and
how
you
became
involved
with
what
you
do.
P
Yeah,
oh
I'm,
so
sorry,
my
excitement
for
this
really
went
out
of
order.
I'm
dr
grace
ferguson.
I
am
with
the
allegheny
health
network.
I
live
in
east
liberty
and
I
practice
at
on
the
north
side
and
also
at
west
penn
hospital.
I'm
an
obstetrician
gynecologist
and
I
have
a
specialty
in
family
planning
which
is
complex.
Abortion
and
birth
control
care.
So
I
take
care
of
women
who
have
routine
deliveries.
N
Yes,
heather,
if
you
could,
if
you
could
introduce
yourself
and
tell
us,
you
know
what
you
do
and
and
your
profession
and
and
how
you
and
and
dr
ferguson
work
together.
Sometimes.
P
The
pittsburgh
raven
doulas
is
a
non-profit
organization
that
heather
founded
that
really
seeks
to
address
this
unpreviously
unaddressed,
space
for
women
with
pregnancy,
loss
and
so
doulas
traditionally
support
women
in
their
families
or
birthing
people
and
their
families
through
the
pregnancy
and
postpartum,
and
this
transition
into
parenthood.
And
just
how
does
it
all
happen
right
here?
She
is
heather,
you're,
still,
muted,.
P
And
then
the
grievance
meet
women
in
you
know
these
most
terrible
times
when
they've
received
a
bad
diagnosis
or
news
that
the
pregnancy
has
failed
or
a
miscarriage,
and
they
really
step
in
to
help
guide
them
through
both
the
physical
aspects
of
recovery.
You
know,
are
you
having
surgery?
Are
you
having
an
induction?
P
Are
you
at
home
bleeding
and
cramping,
but
also
the
emotional
recovery
of
how
you
maneuver
grief
that
is
really
quite
invisible
to
others?
How
do
you
talk
about
the
loss
of
a
child
that
isn't
really
here
or
there
yet,
and
so
they
provide
these
services
for
free.
P
N
Yeah,
if
we
could,
if
we
could
kind
of
expand
on
that,
I
you
know
whenever
I
first
started:
exploring
workers
rights
in
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
specifically
our
employees
and
where
we
fall
short
at
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
This
this
benefit
wasn't
there
and
you
know
we've.
N
We
further
had
these
conversations
about
what
this
type
of
bereavement
looks
like,
and
you
know
you
said
something
in
a
meeting,
and
you
just
said
it
here
recently,
which
is
that
you
know
what
occurs
is
is
typically
invisible
to
most,
and
so
you
know
I
like
to
take
a
moment
to
just
define
what
pregnancy
loss
is
just
clearly,
so
the
the
public
can
understand
and
also
we
can
in
a
way
try
to
destigmatize
what
people
what
individuals
go
through
at
these
moments.
N
So
if
you
could
just
just
kind
of
clearly
define
pregnancy
loss
and
and
to
that
effect,
you
know
with
the
understanding
what
what's
in
our
bill,
how
we
define
it
and
the
types
are
that
we've
laid
out
as
miscarriage
stillbirth
termination
failed,
ivf
and
surrogacy
loss.
Can
you
can
you
just
elaborate
on
that.
P
Absolutely
so,
I
think
the
definition
of
pregnancy
loss
in
this
bill
is
really
inclusive
and
wonderful,
but
I
think
in
the
most
objective
way
we
would
think
of
it
generally,
as
you
have
a
positive
pregnancy
test
right
and
then
and
then,
for
whatever
reason
you
don't
bring
home
a
living
child,
but
the
really
the
way
that
your
definition
is
is
really
fantastic.
I
think
you
can
kind
of
expand
on
it
to
be
more.
N
P
This
happens
every
day.
First,
try.
I
think
we
typically
think
of
pregnancy
loss
in
that
first
trimester
way
in
the
same
way
that
all
the
women
in
the
room
probably
have
thought
about.
You
know
you
don't
share
your
pregnancy
on
social
media
until
12
weeks,
because
it's
so
common
that
you
could
have
a
miscarriage
that
we
don't
even
want
to
talk
about
it
and
put
it
out
there.
P
So
first
trimester
pregnancy
loss
before
12
weeks
is
commonly
quoted
around
a
quarter
25
to
30
percent,
but
obviously
not
everybody
tells
us
that
it's
happening.
So
it's
a
hard
number
to
capture
pregnancy
loss
after
12
weeks
is
it
becomes
increasing,
decreasingly
common
kind
of
going
down
towards
12
percent.
One
in
eight
is
what
we
think
about
for
pregnancy
loss
over
20
weeks
and
then
pregnancy
loss
closer
to
deliveries
every
every
week
that
you
get
you
get.
It
becomes
less
common.
P
I
think
for
a
lot
of
people
more
devastating,
but
then
we're
starting
to
talk
sort
of
in
the
single
digit
percentages.
Pregnancies.
Oh
sorry,.
P
I
was
just
going
to
say
medical
anomalies,
so
when
you
have
your
most
people
have
their
anatomy
scan
at
20
weeks
and
that's
when
they
find
out
gender
sex
of
the
fetus,
but
also
whether
or
not
all
the
organs
are
formed.
If
there
are
any
major
anomalies-
and
so
I
think
at
that
point
is
another
big
moment
of
pregnancy
loss
because
we
find
that
your
fetus
is
not
going
to
survive
or
that
there's
something
really
catastrophic
happening.
P
P
Yeah,
absolutely
the
I
mean
the
emotional
impact
is
horrific.
You
know
from
personal
experience
from
the
experience
of
my
friends.
Well,
you
can
imagine
going
into
this
ultrasound
thinking
that
you're
going
to
you
know
get
your
gender
reveal
set
up,
start
planning
your
nursery
and
then
instead
you
find
that
your
baby
has
no
kidneys
and
will
never
develop
lungs
and
will
never
be
able
to
to
live.
P
And
so
then
you
have
to
think
to
yourself.
You
know
do
I
continue
this
pregnancy
for
five
more
months,
walking
around
being
bigger,
having
people
want
to
come
up
and
touch
my
belly,
but
not
being
able
to
explain
that
this
baby's
going
to
die.
Or
do
I
make
what
I
think
a
lot
of
families
choose
as
a
really
compassionate
decision
to
end
the
pregnancy
at
that
time,
so
that
they
don't
have
to
birth,
a
child
that
will
die
immediately
afterwards?
P
And
so
you
can
imagine
one
pennsylvania
is
sort
of
a
difficult
state
to
have
a
termination
of
pregnancy
in
so
that
they're
jumping
through
all
these
hoops
that
have
been
placed
by
the
abortion
control
act
and
they're
having
to
find
someone
who
can
provide
this
care
and
then
get
on
the
schedule,
because
hospitals
are
hospitals
and
so
they're
walking
around
for
potentially
weeks
with
this
terrible
diagnosis.
P
This
feeling
the
sinking
feeling
in
their
belly
about
how
this
pregnancy
that
they've
been
knowing
for
months
and
months,
is
not
going
to
end
the
way
they
thought
they
have
whatever
procedure.
They
have
induction
surgery
and
then
they
they
bleed.
Their
milk
comes
in.
They
probably
still
look
kind
of
pregnant
and
they
don't
get
any
acknowledgement
from
their
workplace.
That
they've
had
a
loss
that
they've
had
a
birth
of
some
sort,
and
so
then
they
also
just
have
to
go
right
back
to
work,
which
is
a
lot.
It's
pretty
heavy.
N
I
remember
a
part
of
our
conversation,
and
specifically
heather
bradley
mentioned
this-
that
you
know
you
know.
So
if
I
take
a
step
back
and
I
think
about
the
effort
that
we
were
doing
in
this
bill,
we
wanted
to
give
as
much
bereavement
as
possible
in
in
in
the
max
right
now,
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh
is
up
to
three
days,
and
that
would
be
if
you
lost
a
parent,
I'm
sorry,
a
grandparent,
a
parent
or
your
child.
N
Everyone
knows
and
is
there
for
them
to
support
them
in
the
moment
where
you
know
this,
this
kind
of
the
support
isn't
there.
You
know
I'm
just
curious
on
what
options
you
know
even
past
the
bereavement,
what
what
options
are
available
medically
for
mental
health,
for
people
in
this
space.
P
Really
very
little,
if,
if
really
nothing,
you
know,
I
think
our
grief
medulla
group
is
here
to
try
to
address
this
really
undressed
need
for
women.
P
Mental
health
in
pittsburgh
is
challenging,
there's
not
a
lot
of
providers
and
the
providers
that
are
out
there
have
really
long
wait
lists,
even
in
my
you
know,
like
high-class
medical
system,
it's
hard
for
us
to
get
pregnant
women
and
postpartum
women
in
to
get
mental
health
care,
and
we
know
that
and
postpartum
depression
is
something
we
talk
about
all
the
time
right
and
we
can't
even
get
these
women
health
care
for
their
mental
health
needs,
and
so
I
think,
we're
really
starting
at
at
zero.
P
We
are
kind
of
sort
of
providing
adequate
support
for
women
who
are
pregnant,
have
traditional
deliveries,
and
we
are
just
now.
I
think,
starting
the
conversation
on
how
to
support
women,
who
don't
have
these
traditional
outcomes,
but
yeah
I
mean
I,
you
know,
there's
no
structure
for
leave
or
medical
or
emotional
recovery.
N
P
It's
all
very
unofficial.
I
think
that
if
you
are
lucky-
and
you
work
a
job
that
is
white
collar,
they
kind
of
make
it
work
right.
Your
hr
will
find
you
fmla
time.
They
will
just
look
the
other
way
and
let
you
take
a
couple
days
off
your
co-workers
cover
for
you
and
that's
really
lovely.
You
know
this
is
like
in
my
peers
in
medicine.
That's
like
some
of
the
things
that
happen
that
my
husband
works
in
tech
and
as
those
heather
heather's
back.
P
But
tech
has
really
great
leave,
they
have
bereavement
leave
that
includes
pregnancy
loss
and
I
think
it
goes
up
to
four
weeks,
but
otherwise
not
a
lot,
not
a
lot
of
precedent.
I
think
for
this.
N
All
right
great
I
wanted
to
so
heather.
Your
mike
is
on
muted.
N
Yeah,
I
want
to
turn
over
100
members,
but
before
I
do
that,
I
wanted
to
just
give
you
an
opportunity
to
introduce
yourself
and
then
also,
if
you
want
to,
would
you
like
to
expand
on
anything
that
I've
been
asking
about.
X
Well,
thankfully,
grace
filled
in,
and
she
spoke
so
eloquently
about
everything
that
we
do
and
why
this
is
very
necessary
for
these
families,
I'll
just
state
that
I'm
you
know
the
director
of
pittsburgh
bereavement
doulas
and
we
provide
free,
it's
a
non-profit-
that
for
the
pittsburgh
for
pittsburgh,
families
that
provides
free,
doula
service
for
parents,
parents
experiencing
loss-
and
you
know
we
work
with
these
families
every
day.
X
We
had
two
calls
yesterday
and
there's
a
lot
of
loss
in
our
community,
and
we
see
what
happens
when
people
come
home
from
the
hospital
and
their
hr
departments
aren't
cooperating
and
really
understanding
what
their
needs
are,
and
so
I
think,
having
this
bill
pass
would
set
a
precedent
for
other
pittsburgh.
Businesses.
N
Right,
thank
you
for
your
comments,
so
I
I
can't
thank
you
enough,
dr
ferguson
and
heather
bradley
for
coming
today.
I'd
like
to
open
up
the
other
members.
If
there's
other
questions.
O
I
just
want
to
express
my
deep,
deep
gratitude
to
councilman
wilson
for
introducing
this
bill
and
for
being
just
such
an
ally
in
this
in
this
in
this
issue,
on
this
issue
and
to
dr
ferguson
and
miss
bradley,
thank
you
for
being
here
today
and
what
you
do
every
day
and
to
our
earlier
speakers
as
well.
O
This
first
of
all,
before
I
forget
to
say,
I'd
like
to
I'd
like
to
join
as
a
co-sponsor.
That's
okay
with
you,
councilman
be
honored
to
join
you
in
this,
and
you
know
I'm.
I
think
this
is
just
so
important
for
so
many
reasons.
I
won't
repeat
too
much
of
what
has
already
been
said
because
it's
just
you've
all
said
it
so
eloquently,
obviously
having
the
the
bill
itself
having
at
least
three
days
to
recover
physically,
not
fully,
but
partially
recover
physically
start
to
recover
mentally.
O
To
have
that
time
that
space
just
to
honor
the
grief
process
is
so
important
and
if
we
can
set
a
precedent
if
we
can
set
an
example
for
other
pittsburgh
companies,
employers
to
follow.
That's
important.
I'd
like
this
to
extend
beyond
beyond
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
if
we
can
set
an
example
for
other
municipalities
to
follow.
C
O
It's
off
the
table
and
that's
a
problem
and
it's
a
problem,
because
when
people
when
families
are
experiencing
this,
when
women
or
when
anyone
is
experiencing
a
loss
of
a
pregnancy,
they
feel
alone
and
they
feel
like
they
are
to
blame,
and
that's
just
so
very
common
and
it's
because
they
don't
have
a
natural
circle
to
turn
to
or
a
group.
O
To
turn
to,
I
just
learned
about
the
pittsburgh
bereavement
doulas
after
reading
the
public
source
article
a
few
weeks
ago,
and
what
a
wonderful
or
an
important
organization
that
is-
and
we
need
that
we
need
more
of
that
and
across
the
country,
because
people,
don't
families,
don't
know
who
to
turn
to
when
they're
experiencing
this
exact.
Exactly
this
invisible
loss,
it's
different
kind
of
loss,
a
different
kind
of
grief
than
than
other
types
of
loss,
and
so
in
that
spirit,
the
spirit
of
talking
about
it
in
an
open
way.
O
Everyone
has
different
levels
of
privacy,
but
you
know
I
will
say
that
I
experience
pregnancy
loss
myself,
I'm
someone
who's
gone
through
it.
It
was
the
day
after
every
reached
12
weeks
of
pregnancy,
and
so
I
was
really
excited
to
tell
friends
and
family
and
then
experience
that
loss
and
it
was
you
know
it's
heartbreaking
and
it's
a
different
kind
of
loss
than
I
think
anyone
has
experienced
previously
or
in
the
you
know,
in
the
future
in
their
lives.
It's
just
completely
different
and
you
blame
yourself.
O
You
think
that
you
did
something
wrong,
even
if
it's
not
rational,
to
think
that
way
you
do
and
so
to
have
a
circle
of
people
that
you
can
that
you
can
talk
to
be
open
about
and
to
help
you
through.
That
is
important
and
to
have
that
time
and
space
where
you're
not
expected
to
be
performing
at
your
best,
the
next
day
or
two
days
later.
Ideally,
you
have
more
time
than
three
days,
but
I
understand
the
confines
of
our
current
law
right
now.
O
So,
thank
you
so
much
councilman
wilson
for
for
not
only
introducing
this
bill,
but
getting
the
conversation
started,
and
I
hope
that
this
is
just
one
step
toward
being
a
little
bit
more
open
about
these.
These
difficult
experiences
that
many
many
of
us,
many
of
us
in
the
community
experience
roughly
15
percent
of
known
pregnancies
and
then
loss.
So
I
hope
that
this
is
starting
the
conversation
making
it
a
first
step
toward
making
it
a
little
bit
more
open
of
a
conversation.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
any
anything
else
from
members
any
further
discussion.
If
not
thank
you
councilman
wilson,
for
bringing
this
critical
bill
forward.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye.
A
K
We
read
1337
as
well
will
do
1337
resolution
approving
a
new
institutional
master
plan
under
the
pittsburgh
code,
title
9
zone
in
article
2,
chapter
905,
and
article
7
for
chatham
university,
institutional
master
plan
dated
march
2021
on
property
to
be
zoned,
emi,
educational,
medical
institution,
district,
7th
and
14th
wards.
Council
district
8.
R
A
Any
opposed
will
be
held
for
the
cable
cash
public
hearing
that
takes
us
to
our
new
papers.
Bill
1808
bill.
N
That's
my
question:
if
he
before
final
vote
motion
to
approve.
C
A
Q
Thank
you.
So
this
is
the
bill
1368
that
we
had.
Mr
cayman
do
public
comment
about,
while
in
session
today
I
beg
your
pardon.
I
actually
turned
off
my
camera
and
spoke
to
both
parties
in
the
lawsuit,
so
I
called
both
the
polish
hill
civic
association,
which
has
appealed
the
planning
decision
on
this
development,
and
I
called
mr
cayman
and
spoke
to
him
as
well,
and
they
both
concurred
that
the
oral
arguments
in
the
case
were
heard
by
judge
james
on
july
6th
and
that
the
decision
is
still
pending.
Q
So
this
decision
is
still
in
front
of
judge
james.
So,
while
jonathan
cayman
would
like
the
sewer
module
to
be
approved,
council
does
not
have
to
approve
it
and
there's.
No.
You
know
this.
This
is
still
still
in
appeal,
so
I
will
given
that
judge
james
heard
the
arguments
on
july
6
and
it's
now
september.
Q
What
are
we
at
now
september
8th?
I
I
would
expect
that
his
decision
would
be
coming
soon
and,
while
I
I
know
it's
kind
of
annoying
for
council
to
see
the
same
paper
every
couple
of
weeks
come
back
on
the
agenda.
I
will
try
to
see
if
perhaps
we
get
a
decision
in
the
next
two
weeks,
so
motion
to
hold
for
two
weeks.
Q
A
C
A
K
One
second
councilwoman
strasberger:
there
was
an
amendment
for
those
two
chatham
institutional
bills
that
we
needed
to
introduce
as
an
attachment.
I
think
thank.
O
O
O
There
this
is
an
amendment.
This
is
a
an
amendment
to
one
of
the
attachments,
so
there
was
a
the
original
institutional
master
plan
itself
had
some
additional
changes
from
july
to
august.
That
were
that
were
that
were
made,
and
this
is
really
just
to
make
that
amendment
really
from
actually
from
march
to
august,
to
make
those
amendments
to
the
institutional
master
plan,
part
of
the
each
piece
of
legislation
rezoning
and
imp
for
chatham
university.
C
A
N
A
C
Q
So
this
is
another
one
that
has
not
received
its
planning
approvals
so
there's
it
is
not
ready
to
be
voted
on,
given
our
long-standing
eight-year
tradition
of
my
being
on
council
of
us,
considering
the
sewer
modules
after
the
other
permits
have
been
approved.
Q
A
The
opposed
it
will
be
held.
Two
weeks
takes
us
to
our
last
paper
bill
1796.
K
Field
1796
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure,
on
behalf
of
the
city,
to
enter
into
a
corporation
agreement
with
the
western
pennsylvania
conservancy
for
maintenance
of
certain
planting
and
other
planting
related
infrastructure
in
the
public's
right
of
way
throughout
the
city.
At
no
cost
question.
A
Any
discussion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
hi
any
oppose
the
bill
is
recommended
that
exhaust
our
agenda.
We
do
have
a
number
of
meeting
announcements,
so
tomorrow,
thursday
september
8th
at
10
a.m,
council
will
hold
a
cable
cast
public
hearing
on
bill
1337
as
it
relates
to
the
chatham
university
institutional
master
plan.
Speaker
registration
closes
at
9
a.m.
Tomorrow
morning,
to
register
to
speak
at
this
hearing,
go
to
the
council
meeting
webpage
and
fill
out
the
sign
up
form
in
its
entirety
by
the
registration
deadline.
A
A
We
are
working,
we
are
still
working
on
the
public,
school
and
city
council
redistricts
reapportionment
commissions.
We
have
received
five
council
reapportionment
names
and
two
public
school
reapportionment
names.
We
still
need
four
for
council
and
one
for
public
schools.
Please
submit
the
names
of
your
nominees
as
soon
as
possible.
If
you
haven't
done
so
already.
The
commission
will
be
formed
by
september
30th.
A
We
also
still
need
nominations
for
members,
for
the
cprb
city
council
is
required
to
provide
a
total
of
six
nominees.
We
have
received
one
three
council
subcommittee.
We
have
received
one.
There
have
been
three
council
subcommittees
that
have
been
created
containing
three
members
of
each
council
and
please
work
together
to
submit
your
two
names
for
the
subcommittee.
If
you
haven't,
if
you
have
not
done
so
already,
is
there
any
further
announcements
from
members
council
president.
R
I
feel
like
we
might
as
well
talk
since
we
have
to
stay
here.
I
just
want
to
remind
people
that
9
11,
the
20th
anniversary,
is
this
weekend
and
a
lot
of
us
will
be
cooking
and
doing
things
if
you
can
think
of
something
to
do
for
the
veterans
or
the
first
responders
in
your
district.
Please
do
so,
but
I
do
believe
that
the
administration's
having
something
on
the
portico
on
saturday
morning
and
I
think
details
be
forthcoming,
hopefully
soon
so
people
can
make
plans
for
that.