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A
Good
morning
and
welcome
to
the
regular
meeting
of
city
council
for
tuesday
march
16
2021,
a
meeting
announcement
council
will
continue
to
meet
virtually
until
further
notice.
All
meetings
will
be
cablecast
on
the
city
channel
and
live
streamed
on
the
city.
Channel
pittsburgh
youtube
channel.
Will
the
clerk
please
call
the
rule.
C
C
A
A
A
A
C
A
No
okay,
thank
you
so
that
moves
us
on
to
our
next
order
of
business,
which
is
public
comment,
and
I
would
just
like
to
remind
our
guests
or
speakers
that
everyone
of
the
rules
of
council
state
that
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
may
be
before,
city
council
profanity
will
not
be
permitted
normal
threats.
May
we
have
the
first
speaker
please.
D
Good
morning,
council
members,
I
think
you
know
we
have
spoken
before
these
council
meetings.
I
want
to
speak
particularly
about
the.
A
Name
and
neighborhood,
please
I'm
sorry.
D
Mel
pacquiao,
I
live
in
point
breeze.
Thank
you
and
speak
particularly
about
the
fact,
the
courageous
bill
that
you
all
passed
landmark
legislation
protecting
ranchers
in
those
cities
coming
it's
very
much
in
need
at
the
present
time.
We
all
know
that
we
have
a
mayor
who's,
a
pretty
savvy
mayor
when
it
comes
to
using
the
media
using
twitter,
etc,
etc.
There's
anything
big
going
on
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
such
as
opening
a
new
store
of
about
1500
square
feet
in
the
strip
district,
that's
a
floor
shop
or
a
golf
shop.
D
This
is
on
the
front
page
of
the
pittsburgh
coast,
gazette
cutting
a
ribbon
for
that.
If
there's
a
new
building,
a
new
development
going
on
that's
going
to
aid,
rich
donors
and
developers
he's
out
there
promoting
that
the
mayor
of
the
city
has
done
absolutely
nothing
to
promote
the
bill
that
you
very
creatively
passed.
Protecting
your
constituents
he's
been
silent
on
it.
He
has
not
tweeted
about
it.
As
far
as
I
know,
he's
done
nothing
on
facebook
and
he's
held
no
press
conferences
about
it.
D
D
He
needs
to
be
out
there
doing
something
about
this
bill
and
publicizing
it.
So
people
understand
what
protections
they
have,
but
he's
not
going
to
do
that.
So
that's
up
to
you.
I
think
the
council
should
be
pretty
angry
at
the
fact
that
they
passed
a
bill
which
was
supported
by
constituents
and
supported
by
nando,
for
for
do
your
credit
by
a
clear
majority
by
a
clear,
unanimous
vote
and
that
nothing
has
been
done
about.
D
In
fact,
it
sat
on
his
desk
for
about
three
days
and
to
this
day
he
has
not
tweeted
a
thing
about
it.
It's
up
to
you
to
do
something
about
this.
The
low-income
renters
in
this
city
need
protection.
You
gave
them
that
protection.
They
may
not
know
they
have
that
protection
council
should
be
mad.
Counselors
should
be
out
there
holding
a
press
conference
and
I
hope
you'll
do
this-
to
inform
people
what
their
rights
are,
that
we
have
passed
a
bill
that
we
have
done.
D
What
happened
way
back-
and
I
remember
this
way
back
when
I
lost
my
job
holding
steel
in
the
industry
when
the
bills
went
down,
that
the
count
the
county
sheriff
jean
actually
refused
to
foreclose
on
property,
took
a
very
courageous
action.
You
have
taken
similar,
courageous
actions
by
by
aiding
renters
and
banning
evictions.
You
could
also
pass
another
bill
if
you
wanted
to
and
if
you'd
be
advised
to
try
and
ban
foreclosures
of
the
mom
and
pop
landlords
and
the
banks
can
afford
to
do
that
they
can
afford
to
wait.
D
A
Thank
you,
and,
and
just
for
clarity's
sake,
the
mayors
did
not
allow
the
bill
to
sit
on
his
desk
for
three
days.
I
signed
it
thursday
night
he's
and
he
signed
it
immediately
after
so
I
just
wanted
to
add
clarity.
Thank
you
next
speaker.
Please.
E
Hi,
thank
you.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
council
for
passing
the
eviction
moratorium
ordinance
two
weeks
ago
on
march
2nd.
E
E
As
many
of
you
know,
I've
been
monitoring
eviction,
filings
and
case
statuses
since
last
spring,
from
what
I've
seen
over
the
last
two
weeks,
the
behavior
of
landlords
has
not
yet
been
impacted
by
the
ordinance.
E
E
There
have
been
25
judgments
for
plaintiff
in
pittsburgh
on
her
since
3-2
15
of
them.
Since
three
five,
there,
it's
been
a
long
term
average
over
the
last
180
days
of
five
per
week,
so
that
has
not
gone
down.
Although
there
have
been
record
numbers
of
hearings
in
the
last
two
weeks,
so
that's
kind
of
hard
to
judge
I've
been
seven
orders
for
possession
since
three
two
five
of
them
since
three.
Five
again,
that's
approximately
you
know
what
we've
been
seeing.
E
E
There
is
work
going
on
with
the
courts
to
provide
better
information
in
advance
of
filings
and
in
advance
of
requests
for
order
for
possession
to
inform
them.
There's
work
going
on
out
doing
outreach
to
the
constables
in
order
to
have
them
understand
the
implications
of
executing
orders
for
possession
in
pittsburgh
during
this
time.
E
It
would
be
very
helpful
if
there
could
be
more
support
for
this
publicly
stated
and
potentially
letters
to
folks,
like
the
constables
and
the
magisterial
district
judges
to
help
support
the
distribution
of
information
and
a
show
of
authority
behind
this.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
B
C
F
Right
yeah,
my
name
is
jacob,
my
pronouns
are
he
and
him
I'm
with
the
pittsburgh
union
of
regional
renters?
What
we
were
talking
about
today
is
not
just
inaction,
but
you
know
a
decision
by
the
mayor.
That
is
indefensible
and
I'm
sure
he
and
his
are
listening
to
this,
but
I
don't
expect
any
of
you
to
defend
it,
because
you
worked
very
hard
over
a
series
of
weeks
to
consider
this
situation.
F
You
worked
very
hard
for
lindsay
powell
to
work
very
hard
herself
to
consider
the
situation
and
even
in
the
dying
moments
of
resistance
to
deb
gross's
protections
for
tenants
that
put
the
burden
back
on
landlords
when
lindsay
pals
to
her
credit
was
asked
point
blank
you
know.
Is
this
illegal
councilmember,
basically
asking
her
to
say
so
she
said?
No,
you
can
do
what
you
think
and
we
know
this.
We
also
know
that
when
you
get
sued
for
something
doesn't
make
it
illegal,
and
we
also
know
that
at
least
there's
a
friday.
F
Honestly,
I'm
not
really
encouraged
by
the
idea
that
the
mayor
on
this
thursday
night,
as
opposed
to
friday,
because
if
he
had
declared
a
taco
tuesday,
there
would
have
been
a
press
conference
with
balloons
and
little
children
running
around
the
park.
You
all
know
that's
how
he
moved,
but
I'm
not
here
to
drag
all
of
y'all
through
that,
like
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
like.
F
Now
you
may
be
uncomfortable
with
that
assertion.
You
may
be
uncomfortable
with
these
questions,
but
I
wouldn't
be
sitting
here
asking
them
if
he
hadn't
spent
two
weeks
doing
nothing-
and
you
know
this
because
we
were
pretty
chummy
last
week
and
you
know
councilman
krauss.
I
really
appreciate
your
contributions
to
the
conversation
two
weeks
ago
and
particularly,
you
know,
respected
your
efforts
to
say:
hey.
F
You
know
the
mayor
coming
in
at
the
last
second
this
week
the
mayor
coming
in
the
last
second
a
couple
weeks
ago:
there's
nothing
nefarious,
that's
just
how
these
things
go
now
I
never
believed
you,
but
they
gave
me
some
pause,
but
this
is
ridiculous.
There's
no
defending
this
as
anything
other
than
an
easy
chance
to
get
rid
of
undesirables,
that
a
near
decade
of
his
housing
policies
are
already
punished
for,
in
his
view,
clearly
holding
down
property
values
with
the
color
of
their
skin
or
their
lack
of
income
or
both
right
now.
F
The
mayor's
decisive
in
action
is
punishing
people
who
really
never
been
broke
before
this
year
and
probably
could
have
walked
down
one
of
the
street
comfortably
to
go.
Get
a
beer
with
him
and
cappy
just
betrayed
the
hard
work
you
did
that
lindsay
powell
did
that
we
did
for
months,
and
now
I
would
like
to
share
with
you
some
things
that
the
mayor's
chosen
to
tweet
about
other
than
the
groundbreaking
eviction
legislation
that
you
all
worked
so
hard
to
pass.
F
In
the
last
few
weeks,
for
instance,
we
have
some
dogs,
pat
toomey,
another
dog,
some
legislation
he
didn't
pass.
We
also.
B
G
G
G
G
G
G
H
Yes,
this
is
bailey
brown
in
regent
square
here
to
apologize
that
I
did
not
come
to
thank
you
last
week,
but
I
think
I
would
have
been
a
little
premature.
I
do
thank
the
members
of
council
for
all
of
your
efforts
in
passing
the
eviction
moratorium.
Thank
you
so
much
now.
I
would
love
for
all
of
you
to
dedicate
all
of
your
efforts
towards
enforcing
it
and
not
allowing
the
mayor's
office
to
sidestep.
H
I
know
that
the
city
has
been
sued
and
that
does
not
change
the
moral
import
of
the
matter
and
yeah.
I
don't
really
know
what
more
I
can
say
that
hasn't
already
been
said.
You
know
people
are
still
being
put
out.
H
A
I
A
J
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
clara
weibel
and
I
live
in
the
neighborhood
downtown
and
I
work
with
the
human
rights
city
alliance.
J
As
we
all
know,
city,
council
and
housing
advocates
alike
have
been
working
really
hard
on
creating
and
supporting
this
policy
needed
to
enforce
the
eviction
moratorium,
which
would
keep
people
housed
during
the
pandemic
a
time
with
devastating
health
and
economic
impacts.
First,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
work,
as
the
legislation
has
truly
has
the
potential
to
make
a
difference,
and
I
wasn't
able
to
make
it
last
week.
However,
as
the
mayor
has
been
silent
on
this
bill
passing
for
weeks,
I'm
really
growing
concerned.
I
think
it's
abundantly
clear.
J
He
does
not
want
the
protections
for
tenants
offered
by
deb
gross's
amendments,
so
I
ask
what
is
expected
to
happen
next.
Clearly,
the
eviction
motorium
hasn't
been
effective.
As
just
yesterday,
there
were
23
hearings
in
four
different
council
districts,
which
were
o'connor
o'connor's
district,
burgess's,
district,
krauss's
district
and
coghill's
district.
J
I'm
speaking
today
to
support
more
funding
to
be
allocated
to
the
pittsburgh
commission
on
human
relations.
As
some
of
you
may
already
know,
the
us
is
having
its
debrief
with
the
united
nations
office
of
the
high
commissioner
for
human
rights
this
thursday,
and
it's
focusing
on
the
universal
periodic
review
report.
The
international
community
is
watching
and
providing
the
us
with
recommendations
in
regards
to
how
to
improve
our
human
rights
record.
J
One
of
the
most
prominent
recommendations
from
other
un
members
to
other
countries
has
been
the
need
for
the
us
to
support
a
national
human
rights
institution
and
fund
human
rights
protections.
This
equally
applies
to
local
institutions,
as
the
commission
on
human
relations
is
pittsburgh's
opportunity
to
align
with
the
un
standards.
Please
take
this
into
consideration
as
housing
is
a
human
right.
Thank
you.
That's
all.
A
A
A
Okay,
there's
something
wrong
the
phone's
not
on
muting.
If
somebody
can
get
some
information
to
miss
mcbride
on
what
she
has
to
do
to
speak
a
public
comment
for
tomorrow
or
if
we
get
her
on
the
line
before
the
end
of
the
meeting
today,
we
can
bring
her
back
on
so
we'll
move
on
to
our
next
order
of
business,
and
I
apologize
miss
mcbride.
A
I'm
not
sure
what
the
what
the
issue
is,
and
so
that
moves
us
on
to
our
next
order
of
business,
which
is
the
presentation
of
papers,
and
we
will
start
with
council
member
reverend
ricky
burgess,
the
chair
of
urban
recreation.
A
C
B
In
the
event
the
grant
is
awarded,
this
resolution
provide
for
an
agreement
and
expenditures
not
to
exceed
250
thousand
dollars.
Bill
number
1299
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
public
works
to
apply
for
grant
funding
from
the
redevelopment
authority
of
allegheny
county
community
infrastructure
and
tourism
fund
to
fund
the
planning
of
the
replacement
of
the
jefferson
recreation
center.
In
the
event,
the
grant
is
awarded
this
resolution
provide
for
an
agreement
and
expenditures
not
to
exceed
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
bill.
Number.
B
Thirteen
hundred
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
public
works
to
apply
for
grant
funding
from
the
redevelopment
authority
of
allegheny
county
community
infrastructure
and
tourism
fund
to
rehabilitate
the
warrington
recreation
center.
In
the
event,
the
grant
is
awarded
this
resolution
provide
for
an
agreement
and
expenditures
not
to
exceed
250
thousand
dollars.
B
Bill
number
1301
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
public
works
to
execute
relevant
agreement
to
receive
grant
funding
from
the
redevelopment
authority
of
allegheny,
county
community
infrastructure
and
tourism
fund
for
site
work
at
the
first
tee
clubhouse
located
in
shinley
park
and
further
providing
for
an
agreement
and
expenditures
not
to
exceed
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Bill
number
1302
resolution
authorized
nuclear
and
director
of
the
department
of
public
works
to
execute
relevant
agreement
to
receive
grant
funding
from
the
redevelopment
authority
of
allegheny
county
gaming.
A
B
In
response
to
the
ongoing
public
health
emergency
associated
with
the
spread
of
the
coronavers
bill.
Number
1305
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
city
solicitor
to
enter
into
a
professional
service
agreement
with
patrick
gallo,
gordon
alfano,
basic
and
rostenti
llc
for
professional
legal
services
in
connection
with
the
civil
rights
litigation
for
an
amount
not
to
exceed
eighty-five
thousand
dollars.
A
Thank
you
and
councilman.
Do
you
have
a
waiver
waiver,
the
rules
for
bill
1304.
C
A
A
A
Thank
you
good
morning,
councilman
good
morning,
and
that
brings
us
on
to
my
committee
for
chair
of
hearings.
We
have
well
first,
let's
take
the
commission
on
human
relations
appointment.
We
have
four
appointments.
Let's
take
the
one
for
commission
on
human
relations.
First,
please.
A
Any
discussion
thing
then,
all
in
favor.
A
B
B
Bill
number
1307
resolution
appointing
margaret
mccormick
barone
as
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
for
the
pittsburgh
water
and
sewer
authority
for
a
term
to
expire
january
5th,
2025,
miss
farron
will
be
serving
in
a
seat
that
had
been
held
by
margaret
lanier,
who
has
retired
bill
number
1308
resolution
appointing
alex
sioli
as
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
for
the
pittsburgh
water
and
sewer
authority
for
a
term
to
expire
january.
4Th
of
2026,
mr
skilling
will
be
serving
in
a
seat
that
had
been
held
by
paul
leger,
who
has
retired.
B
A
You
can
we
have
a
motion
to
hold
for
councilman
krause.
C
A
Appointments
for
interviews,
thank
you,
councilman
and
now
that
moves
us
on
to
unfinished
business.
Is
there
any
unfinished
business
before
council.
A
A
A
B
A
B
Councilman
o'connor
presents
bill
number
1293
reporter
the
committee
on
public
safety
services
for
march
10
2021,
with
an
affirmative
recommendation.
Bill
number
1259
resolution
authorizing
the
issuance
of
a
warrant
in
favor
of
allegheny
endcoin,
with
an
amount
not
to
exceed
thousand
one
hundred
twenty
four
dollars
and
ninety
nine
cent
for
animal
care
services
provided
for
the
city.
A
C
C
A
B
Councilman
coghill
presents
bill
number
1294
reported
the
committee
on
public
works
for
march
10
2021,
with
an
affirmative
recommendation,
bill
number
1244
resolution,
granting
unto
1717
fifth
llc
their
successors
and
assigns
the
privilege
and
license
to
construct,
maintain
and
use
at
their
own
cost
and
expense.
Three
structural
canopies
at
1709
fifth
avenue
in
the
third
ward,
sixth
council
district
bill
number
1245
resolution,
granting
unto
the
university
of
pittsburgh
your
successors
and
assigns
a
privilege
and
license
to
construct,
maintain
and
use
at
their
own
cost
and
expense.
B
Sidewalk
cafe
permit
application
process
through
december
31st,
2021
bill
number
1271
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
public
works
and
the
department
of
finance,
on
behalf
of
the
city,
to
enter
into
a
lease
agreement
with
beaver
avenue,
associates
llc
to
provide
a
lease
space
at
1301,
beaver
avenue
for
the
purposes
of
housing.
The
facility
maintenance
division
of
the
department
of
public
works
for
the
total
cost
not
to
exceed
271
616,
including
utilities
over
a
two-year
period,
with
an
option
for
two
one-year
extensions,
if
necessary.
At
the
same
lease
rate.
A
C
A
The
bills
haven't
received,
the
legally
required
number
of
votes
are
finally
passed,
councilman
bobby
wilson
committee
on
land
use
and
economic
development.
B
Bill
number
1261
resolution
further
amendment
resolution
number
840,
entitled
resolution
adopting
and
approving
the
2020
capital
budget
and
the
2020
cdbg
program
in
the
2020
through
2025
capital
improvement
program,
so
as
to
identify
specific
projects
in
city
council,
district
3
and
authorize
a
subsequent
agreement
for
operation,
administrative
expenses,
maintenance,
purchase
of
equipment
and
or
rehabilitation
of
neighborhood
facilities.
On
behalf
of
the
residents
of
the
city.
A
C
A
B
Dr
woman
gross
presents
bill
number
1296
reporting.
The
committee
on
intergovernmental
affairs
for
march
10
2021,
with
an
affirmative
recommendation.
Bill
number
1247
resolution,
adopting
plan
revision
to
the
city
of
pittsburgh's
official
sewer
facilities,
plan
for
the
safe
investments.
U.S
us
warrenton
street
project
bill
number
1248
ordinance
authorizing
the
city
to
enter
into
an
inter
governmental
corporation
agreement,
with
the
bureau
of
mount
oliver
with
regard
to
the
city
providing
emergency
medical
services
to
the
bureau.
B
50
m
lot,
208
located
on
the
south
side
of
hillcrest
street
east
of
north
graham
street.
In
the
11th
ward
council
district
number.
Nine
bill
number
1253
resolution
authorizing
the
ura
to
acquire
all
the
city's
right
title
and
interest
if
any
and
into
the
following
publicly
owned
properties.
In
the
fifth
ward
of
the
city
designated
in
the
registry
office
of
allegheny
county
as
blocks,
26
p
lots
156
and
57
located
on
the
south
side
of
adelaide
street
east
of
wichita
council
district
number.
Six.
A
A
C
I
A
B
Councilman
lavelle
president
bill
1304
resolution
providing
for
further
renewal
by
the
council
of
the
city
of
a
declaration
of
disaster
emergency
ratified
by
council
on
march
17
2020
to
extend
the
effectiveness
of
the
declaration
for
28
additional
days,
thereby
making
the
declaration
effective
until
april.
13
2021.
A
C
A
A
M
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
members
I
wanted
to
speak
briefly
about
the
emails
that
I
sent
you
last
night
about
the
total
number
of
board
members
at
pwsa.
M
So
just
a
little
bit
of
fact-finding,
we've
held
these
nominations
for
interview,
so
we
didn't
have
to
have
this
discussion
today,
but
I
did
want
to
tell
you
that
I
have
in
front
of
me
several
documents,
including
the
original
incorporation
papers
from
1984
of
the
pittsburgh
water
and
sewer
authority,
as
you
know
that
when
a
municipality
in
pennsylvania
creates
an
authority
that
authority
remains
accountable
to
the
governing
body
of
that
municipality.
In
this
case
it
is
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
M
There
is
a
clear
pathway
in
the
language
that
I
sent
you
in
the
municipal
and
authorities
act
in
state
law
for
changing
the
size
of
a
board,
and
it
is
clearly
spelled
out
what
an
authority
must
do.
It
amends
its
articles
of
incorporation
first
at
its
board,
but
then
it
brings
that
amendment
as
a
proposal
to
the
its
city
council,
and
then
it
goes
through
a
public
process
like
all
of
our
legislation.
There
can
be
discussion
on
it.
M
I
stayed
up
late
last
night
and
had
some
conversations
with
some
pwsa
board
members
and
heard
back
from
what
they
think.
Their
attorney
for
pwsa
believes
that
they
are
somehow
exempt
from
the
municipal
authorities
act
because
those
articles
of
incorporation
from
city
council
in
1984
don't
specifically
say
that
there
are
seven
members,
those
articles
from
corporation
name,
seven
members,
and
so
I
believe
that
the
attorney
for
pwsa
is
what
we
would
call
splitting
hairs.
But
and
there's
there's
no
reason
to
do.
C
M
M
We
got
an
email
from
the
administration
with
the
three
names
for
pwsa,
but
the
only
one
member
is
retiring,
that's
paul
legger,
and
so
the
number
total
number
of
board
members
would
go
over
seven
and
that
I
learned
that
the
pwsa
and
councilman
strasberger
can
can
speak
to
this.
I
think
it
was
when
she
was
on
the
board
last
february
february
of
2020
amend
it.
It's
not
its
autograph
close
of
incorporation
but
amend
it
its
own
bylaws.
M
So
we
can
talk
more
about
this.
I
assert
that
an
authority
in
the
state
of
pennsylvania
cannot
just
run
around
acting
like
a
private
corporation
and
amending
its
own
bylaws
and
and
claiming
its
own
authority
that
way,
but
that
it
is
subject
to
oversight
by
its
governing
body,
which
is
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
and
if
it's
not
subject
to
its
oversight,
then
it
is
not
acting
like
a
public
authority.
So
that's
all
I'll
say
today.
M
A
A
L
I
Thank
you,
council
president,
thank
you,
councilman
and
thank
you
councilwoman
gross.
I
want
to
speak
very
clearly
about
what
councilman
gross
was
just
talking
about,
because
she's
speaking
in
terms
of
black
and
white,
and
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
gray
area
here,
which
the
law
often
is,
as
we
know
so.
She
mentioned
the
meanest.
The
pennsylvania
benefits
municipality
authorities
at
the
naa
in
certain
sections
of
that.
B
I
The
section
that
we
were
talking
about
says
that
essentially,
if
any
any
any
time
that
the
articles
of
incorporation
change
for
the
municipality
for
the
authority
we're
talking
about,
then
it
has
to
go
to
the
governing
authority,
which
is
city
council.
I
What
the
lawyer
for
the
pwsa
is
asserting
is
that
in
this
case,
when
we're
talking
about
the
size
of
the
board,
the
articles
of
incorporation
do
not
need
to
be
amended.
Therefore,
there's
nothing
triggered
that
would
go
to
council
and
that's
what
we're
talking
about
here.
I
don't
think
we're
talking
about
pwsa,
acting
like
a
private
corporation.
What
we're
talking
about
is
you
know,
specifically,
the
size
of
the
board
has
to
be
above
five.
That's
it.
I
It
just
so
happens
that
when
pwsa
was
formed,
there
were
seven
members
now
we're
talking
about
expanding
the
diversity
on
the
board
in
terms
of
gender
in
terms
of
ethnicity,
in
terms
of
geographic
location
of
the
board
members.
And
for
that
reason
you
know,
nine
can
be
a
more
diverse
four
than
seven,
but
there's
nothing
in
it.
That
says
that
that
to
do
so,
the
pwsa
board
has
to
amend
its
bylaws
and
therefore
there's
nothing
in
it.
That
says,
it
has
to
be
approved
by
council
council.
I
To
approve
or
disapprove
the
nominees
that
come
through,
which
is
what
we're
doing
now,
but
there's
nothing
specifically
that
says,
as
as
the
lawyer
read,
it
says
that
they
may,
but
they
don't
have
to
it.
Just
has
to
be
above
five.
So
that's
what
we're
talking
about
here.
I
It
also
says
that
under
506
7
d7
that
the
authority
may,
through
its
bylaws,
manage
and
regulate
its
affairs,
the
board
acting
within
its
powers
has
set
the
members
above
the
the
authority,
acts
minimum
requirement
consistent
with
the
articles
and
corporation,
so
just
another
section
that
sort
of
underscores
the
powers
of
pwsa.
I
So
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
But
I
wanted
to
be
clear
about
what
we
were
talking
about
here.
K
I've
been
a
president,
I
have
a
little
bit.
I
have
two
things
to
say,
but
one
thing
about
this
I'll
say
that
now
then
I'll
ask
you
to
come
back
to
me
later.
So,
if
you
remember,
when
we
had
the
blue
ribbon
panel
recommendations,
I
said
on
that
day
to
then
privately.
K
I've
said
publicly
that
I
would
never
ever
approve
a
process
that
eliminated
city
council's
ratification
of
the
board
members,
and
I
think
that
we
can
have
this
conversation,
but
I
would
cert
certainly
suggest
that
the
conversation
should
be
counsel
deciding
how
many
members
we
think
they
should
have.
It
doesn't
matter
how
many
people
they
send
over,
because
if
we
wanted
to
be
seven
members,
we
simply
won't
ratify
the
other
two.
So
it's
not.
We
don't.
I
think,
there's
no
reason
to
talk
mechanically.
K
When
we
have
the
authority
to
decide.
I
think
the
conversation
is.
Do
we
want
a
more
diverse,
diverse
board?
We
think
that's
important.
If
we
do,
if
we
think
nine
is
a
good
number,
then
we
can
through
our
own
power.
We
can
approve
nine
if
we,
as
the
council,
decide
that
we
think
seven
is
a
better
number.
Then
we
say
it's
seven
and
then
anything
that
comes
over
above
seven
we
reject,
and
so
I
I
want
to
suggest
to
you
that
we
already
have
complete
and
utter
authority
to
control
the
size
of
this
board.
K
We
don't
need
to.
We
don't
need
to
go
through
lawyers
to
do
it.
We
have
this
is
in
our
hands
and
we
can
choose
so
I
would
suggest
that
perhaps
a
better
conversation
is
for
us
to
decide
among
ourselves
what
we
think
and
agree.
You
know
five
of
us
can
agree
at
least
hopefully
more
than
that,
but
we
should
have
a
internal
conversation
of
what
we
think
that
number
should
be,
and
then
whatever
that
number
should
be,
we
can
communicate
it
to
pwsa.
K
M
Oh,
you
called
on
me,
so
I
have
the
floor
and
section
5605
of
the
municipal
authorities.
Act
citing
sections
and
reading
from
them
is
very
clear
and
I
don't
think
that
it
is
since
it
has
stood
here.
I
think,
since
the
1950s
as
a
section,
and
it
does
apply
to
all
authorities
in
the
commonwealth,
I
just
don't
understand
why
members
want
to
try
and
the
and
the
authorities
board
want
to
try
to
kind
of
enable
this
in
any
way,
because
it's
just
very
straightforward,
it
says
an
authority
may
amend.
This
is
5605.
M
A
an
authority
may
amend
its
articles
for
the
following
reasons
and
number
four
is
to
increase
or
decrease
the
number
of
members
of
the
board
or
to
reapportion
the
representation
of
the
members,
all
consistent
with
other
provisions,
and
then
it
has
number
b
right,
section,
b,
5605,
section
b
procedure.
There's
a
procedure
laid
out.
M
M
After
the
amendments
have
been
submitted
to
the
municipality,
the
municipality
shall
adopt
or
reject
such
amendment
by
resolution
or
ordinance
and
further
section
c
after
the
city
council
does
that
they
shall
be
executed
under
the
seal
of
the
authority
and
verified
by
two
duly
authorized
officers
of
the
corporation
and
set
forth
the
name
and
location
of
the
registered
office
of
the
authority.
M
You
know
say
who
did
it
and
where
they
did
it
then
section
d
further
specifies
that
there
should
be
an
advertisement
with
the
attention
to
file
the
articles
of
amendment
with
the
secretary
of
the
commonwealth,
and
I
I
want
to
be
clear
that
this
is
so
clearly
set
forth
as
to
not
be
confusing
and
also
that
to
increase
or
decrease
the
size
of
the
board
doesn't
merely
mean
some
council
today
or
tomorrow,
just
kind
of
approves
more
members
that
this
is
a
very
public
process
that
should
be
discussed
at
the
city
council
of
the
municipality
that
created
the
authority.
M
It
isn't
just
like.
Well
today,
we
feel
like
having
20
members
so
we're
just
going
to
appoint
10
more
members.
Oh
and
the
next
day
we
feel
like
we're
going
to
appoint
10
more
city
council
should
not
do
that
under
state
law.
It
is
very
clear
that
this
is
a
public
process
and
that
we
have
to
report
it
to
the
secretary
of
the
commonwealth.
So
no,
I
don't
think
we
just
get
to
feel
like
we
do
it
today
and
maybe
not
tomorrow.
So
all
right
I'll
stop
there.
A
I
appreciate
it
you
and
I
spoke
yesterday.
I
appreciate,
but
I
do
want
to
say
we
have
wendy
kobe
from
the
solicitor's
office
and
she
can
add
clarity
to
this,
but
I
will
first
get
to
councilman
krause
because
he
waited
so
patiently
and
then,
if
everyone
wants
to
come
back
to
the
subject,
we
can
do
that.
But
councilman
krauss.
L
L
Like
to
know
if
we
could
send
down
a
question
to
the
law
department
about
if
there
are
provisions
within
our
side
yard
program
that
pres
that
prevent
resell
and
if
it
does
for
what
period
of
time
that
might
be-
and
if
not
I'm
wondering
if
we
might
have
to
consider
some
adjustment
to
side
yard
program
to
prevent
that
kind
of
behavior.
No
one
is
looking
to
have
someone
buy
a
parcel
of
property
for
very
little
money.
L
And
then
we
resell
it
for
someone
to
develop
and
then
just
to
just
speak
briefly
to
some
of
the
comments
that
were
made
at
public
comment
today.
I
don't
want
well
well-intentioned
people
to
be
misled
by
what
is
the
role
or
the
power
of
the
council,
and
there
were
a
couple
of
public
speakers
that
called
on
us
to
do
enforcement,
and
that
is
not
the
role
of
council
where
the
legislative
branch
and-
and
we
are
not
the
enforcement
agencies
of
of
legislation
that
we
passed.
L
And
I
just
don't-
want
the
public
to
be
misled.
That
somehow
the
council
has
the
power
to
to
be
enforcement
agents
on
any
legislation
that
we
that
we
pass
and
then.
Secondly,
it
is
true
that
we
are
being
sued
by
the
landlord
service
bureau
over
the
passage
of
the
ren,
the
eviction
moratorium
and
they
have
filed
in
common
police
court
to
call
the
legislation
unconstitutional.
L
I
would
just
like
to
ask
the
law
department:
were
they
successful
in
in
the
attempt
to
what's
the
word,
I'm
looking
for
to
file
a
court
injunction?
Were
they
successful
in
filing
a
court
injunction
and
if
so,
what
effect
might
that
have
on
the
city's
ability
to
actually
implement
that
legislation?
L
I
just
need
to
offer
my
own
edification.
I
think
the
body
would
like
that
for
no
edification
and
then
just
lastly,
I
mean
I
do
know
it's
an
election
season
and
it
does
as
the
process
works.
It
comes
down
to
whatever
side
of
the
equation
you
might
be
on,
but
somehow
this
idea
that
mayor
peduto
was
not
engaged
in
the
process
of
discussion
and
crafting
of
a
rental
eviction
moratorium.
L
It's
just
a
it's
a
false
narrative
and-
and
a
couple
of
the
speakers
spoke
to
the
involvement
of
lindsay
powell
and
thanked
lindsey
powell
for
her
engagement
and
it's
I
just
I'm
not
sure
they
realized
that
lindsey
powell
is
the
deputy
chief
of
staff
to
the
mayor
and
would
be
assigned
by
the
mayor
to
be
part
of
engaging
in
the
process
of
crafting
the
rental
eviction
moratorium.
L
So
I
just
felt
the
need
to
correct
some
of
that
information
and
to
ask
if
you
would
please
to
get
those
two,
not
opinions
per
se,
but
just
insight
from
the
law
department.
On
the
two
things
I
asked
about,
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
for
the
time.
A
Thank
you
so
much
councilman.
That
was
a
lot
of
good
information.
Thank
you
and
do
we
have
anything
from
other
members.
L
O
Good,
thank
you.
How
are
all
of
you,
the.
O
Is
always
happy
to
fulfill
its
obligation
to
represent
this
body.
C
O
Always
happy
to
do
our
job
council
president.
The
law
department
would
want
a
little
bit
of
time
to
review
the
alternative
perspectives
that
were
advanced
as
council
person.
Strasberger
stated
there
is
a
gray
version
and
there's
a
black
and
white
version,
and
as
the
parliamentarian,
it
is
typically
not
the
law
department's
role
to
opine
on
these
kinds
of
legal
issues
directly
before
this
body.
I
would
want
to
take
this
question
back
to
the
solicitor
and
we
would
get
back
to
you
with
information
in
short
order.
O
C
O
So
I've
been
taking
lots
of
notes,
but
I
might
have
lost
track
about
what
you're
holding
to
occur
today
later
today.
Will
you
be.
O
A
N
L
Well,
madam
president,
yes,
so
as
long
as
you're
here,
I'm
not
sure
if
you
had
heard
earlier
two
requests
that
I
had
to
go
down
into
the
law
department.
L
Just
briefly,
if
I
could
reiterate,
I
got
some
news
yesterday
that
there's
a
possibility
that
some
people
may
be
choosing
to
purchase
side
yard
lots
for
resale,
and
I
was
just
hoping
that
you
could
enlighten
us
as
to
whether
or
not
there
are
provisions
within
that
ordinance.
That
would
prevent
such
things
from
happening
and,
if
not
perhaps
is
there
a
way
that
we
should
tighten
that
ordinance
up
and
then
number
two.
L
My
request
is
to
know
whether
the
landlord
service
bureau
was
actually
effective
in
following
the
injunction
against
the
ordinance
that
council
passed
recently
for
the
moratorium
on
evictions
and
if
so,
what
effect
does
that
have
or
might
that
have
or
not
have
on
the
city's
ability
to
enforce.
L
O
And
so
several
of
you
have
had
some
requests.
I've
taken
notes
about
them.
Madame
clerk,
will
you
be
sending
a
formal
request
to
this
solicitor.
K
So
I
want
to
sort
of
say
something
not
directly
on
this,
but
probably
adjacent
to
it.
Council
speaks
in
mobile
ways,
we
speak
as
individual
members
and
our
advocacy
for
our
districts
and
our
advocacy
for
the
causes
that
we
believe
in
council
speaks
during
its
deliberations
during
its
debate,
though,
it's
very
public
exercise
of
passing
and
debating
amending
legislation,
we
speak,
but
most
powerfully.
We
speak
through
our
votes.
Through
the
passing
of
legislation,
the
five
members,
a
minimum
of
council,
decide
to
speak.
We
speak
to
our
vote.
K
I've
always
been
hesitant
since
I've
been
a
member
of
council
there's
this
tension
between
wanting
to
sometimes
make
moral
statements
with
our
votes.
Knowing
that
those
statements
probably
will
not
stand
legal
scrutiny,
we
we
do
that
right.
I
struggle
with
that
sometime,
most
notably
when
I
first
came
out,
and
it's
been
since
I've
been
a
member
of
council
when
I
first
came
on
council
one
of
the
first
bills
I
struggled
with
was
lost
and
stolen
handgun
legislation,
which
I
agreed
with
one
thousand
percent,
but
I
actually
absolutely
knew
one
thousand
percent.
K
It
was
illegal
and
could
not
be
enforced
and
would
not
be
enforced
right.
So
I
struggled
with
that-
and
that
happens
to
me
periodically,
because
when
we,
when
we.
C
K
The
legislation
is
concerning
other
populations
that
are
not
mined
to
advocate,
for
I
tend
not
to
be
as
uncomfortable
lost
and
some
handguns.
Unfortunately,
you
know
deal
with
the
population
that
I
that
I
represent,
which
is
you
know,
african
americans
and
advocate
for
and
disproportionately
affects
them
in
terms
of
homicides.
K
So
when
we
put
out,
legislation
that
we
know
cannot
be
enforced
will
never
be
enforced,
will
never
happen,
we're
doing
false
hope
and
we're
doing
that
community
a
disservice
when,
and
so
that's
why
I
want
to
be.
I
think
we
should
be
careful.
You
know
when
we
talk
about
evictions.
Let's
be
honest,
we
know
that
evictions
disproportionately
occur
to
black
women
with
children.
So,
let's,
let's,
let's
take
the
mass
off
of
the
conversations.
We're
not
really
having
conversations
about
you
know
middle-class
people
we're
absolutely
having
conversations
primarily
disproportionately.
K
That's
proven,
that's
not
my
opinion,
that's
a
fact,
and
so
that's
why
I
talked
about
before
we
did
this
to
be
cautious
to
not
just
not
just
do
something
that
seemed
right
at
the
moment,
but
to
make
sure
that
it
could
hold
legal
scrutiny
because
we
knew
it
was
going
to
be
sued
when
and-
and
I
want
to-
I
think-
and
I'm
just
this
is
my
opinion
when
we
speak
as
a
body
at
least
to
the
issues
that
I
care
about,
let's
make
sure
we're
not
giving
these
populations
false
hope
because
they
don't
live
in
affluent
communities.
K
So,
for
in
every
time,
council
speaks
as
a
body.
I
wanted
to
be
clear
that,
to
the
best
of
our
ability,
at
least
to
poor
people
and
in
particular,
african-american
people
that
are
disproportionately
poor
in
this
country
and
in
the
city,
rather
because
of
institutional
racism,
that
we
are
being
clear
that
when
we
pass
something
we
are
not
giving
them
false
hope.
We
are
not
we're.
Not
we're.
K
Not
we're
not
even
doing
this
crazy
season,
we're
not
reacting
to
the
political
pressure
of
the
time
or
a
time
to
get
on
the
press
conference
or
to
sound
right
when
we
know
it
there's
issues.
We
should
do
everything
within
our
power
to
make
sure
that
piece
of
legislation
to
the
best
of
our
ability
will
pass
every
legal
matter,
because
the
command
that
we're
advocating
for
can't
they
don't
have
they
they
can't
they
can't
withstand.
K
They
can't
withstand
the
legal
challenges.
They
can't
withstand
the
uncertainty.
We
give
them
false
hope
and
then
we
see
them
being
punished
after
after
the
press
conference
is
over
after
the
path
on
the
back
is
over.
Those
people
are
punished
because
of
our
our
attempt
to
do
something
you
know
with
it.
The
judge
makes
a
stay
it
gets
held.
You
know
an
injunction
occurs
and
then
those
people
still
are
punished,
and
so
I
I'm
not
again.
If
this
is
I'm
not
making
this
accusation,
anybody
that's
why?
K
K
If
I
lived
and
worked
and
advocated
for
a
community
that
was
upper
class
and
had
resources,
then
sure
I
would
have
that
opinion.
But
since
I
do
not-
and
my
heart
is
with
you
know,
as
a
preacher
and
as
a
person,
you
know
the
book
says
the
poor
you'll
have
with
you
always,
and
it's
been
in
my
religious
training
to
give
a
priority
to
the
poor
and
the
needy,
which
has
always
been
my
my
stance,
both
as
my
service.
K
My
life
is
built
on
that
concept
that
the
poor
and
the
needy
come
first
and
to
those
people
who
are
poor
needy
in
pittsburgh.
Poor
needy
are
disproportionately
blocked.
Let's
be
very
honest
about
that.
When
we
deal
with
that
population,
I
will
not
be
silent
and
allow
us
to
do
this.
False
hope
thing
that
we
do
when
it
does,
when
we
have
no
skin
in
the
game.
When
you
know
when,
when
the
vote
is
over,
we
are
not
advocating
to
put
resources
into
those
communities.
K
We
are
not
you
know,
and
so
I'm
just
saying,
let's
be
very
careful
as
we
move
forward
as
a
council,
especially
at
this
time
when
racial
reconciliation
is
the
moment
is
the
the
issue
of
our
time
that
every
time
we
set
up
these
issues
that
deal
with
african-american
people
disproportionately,
that
we're
doing
our
best
not
to
give
false
hopes,
but
to
give
real
resources
real
solutions,
real
actions
to
help
real
people
in
the
most
timely
way.