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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Budget Hearings - 11/17/22
Description
Department of City Planning
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh
Housing Opportunity Fund
Pittsburgh Land Bank
A
A
Welcome
everyone
good
morning
to
the
continuation
of
the
City
Council
budget
hearings.
So
the
way
I
like
to
do
this
is
like
to
start
off
with
our
our
City
Council
budget.
Director
give
a
briefing
on
what
you've
been
presenting.
The
council,
in
particular
for
today's
hearing
or
the
first
hearing
of
today,
which
is
for
the
Department
of
city
planning,
so
Peter.
If
you
could
introduce
yourself
and
then
I'd
like
the
the
directors
and
assistant
directors
and
anyone
else
that
you
brought
to
introduce
themselves
as
well,
director,
Abrams
and.
B
The
department
of
City
Planning
establishes
and
sustains
an
orderly
and
consistent
approach
to
land
use
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
that
incorporates
sustainability,
City
design,
resilience,
equity
and
opportunity
in
its
work.
To
achieve
this
end,
City
Planning
works
with
communities,
Civic
organizations
and
public
entities
to
develop
policies,
projects
and
programs
at
the
neighborhood
and
Citywide
scale
and
implements
these
policies
through
regulations,
public
commissions
and
review
of
Land
Development
plans,
Master
plans
and
projects
for
compliance
with
those
policies
and
regulations.
B
The
overriding
goal
is
is
to
sustain
and
enhance
a
thriving
city
of
of
neighborhoods
for
the
people
who
live,
work,
learn
and
visit
here,
planning
Works
to
integrate,
completed
and
evolving
city-wide
strategies,
the
comprehensive
plan,
the
climate
action
plan,
the
people
Planet
place
and
performances
or
P4
model
into
our
everyday
practice
policy
code
and
comprehensive
plan.
The
department
of
City
Planning
is
divided
into
the
following
categories:
public
art
and
Civic
design,
strategic
planning,
sustainability
and
resilience.
Zoning
and
development
review
a
position
summary.
B
B
So
that
would
be
an
overall
increase
from
this
year
to
next
year
of
six
hundred
and
thirty,
six
thousand
seven
hundred
eighty
two
dollars
or
twenty
two
point.
Four
percent
increase
and
some
summary
of
non-personnel
changes.
There's
an
overall
increase
of
just
over
two
million
dollars,
which
the
majority
of
that
is
due
to
a
two
million
dollars
for
comprehensive
plan
and
in
the
capital
budget.
H
H
This
is
an
unusual
moment
for
us,
and
this
will
be
an
unusual,
a
budget
hearing
for
the
Department
of
city
of
planning,
because
we
are
requesting
enormous
amount
of
money
for
one
large
project,
the
comprehensive
plan,
and
so,
while,
probably
next
year,
we'll
have
more
of
a
typical
budget
I'm
hearing
presentation.
We
wanted
to
really
kind
of
make
sure
that
we
focus
on
looking
at
what
the
component
parts
of
the
plan
are,
so
that
you
know
this
will
be
the
first
of
many
conversations
we
have
with
city
council.
H
So
with
that
I'll.
Just
give
you
a
brief
over
available
we're
going
to
discuss
so
the
first
half
will
be
typically
what
we,
what
we
present
here,
which
is
our
functions,
our
accomplishments
and
our
goals,
and
then
the
last
part
of
the
position
will
be
really
heavy
into
the
comprehensive
plan.
Again.
This
is
a
huge
undertaking
for
the
city,
and
so
we
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
covering
all
of
our
bases
as
much
as
we
possibly
can
and
then.
H
This
team
has
been
amazing
thus
far
since
I've
been
here
and
probably
obviously
before
I
got
here,
but
I
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we
recognize
all
the
work
that
they've
done.
Considering
that
we've
we're
moving
out
of
one
building
into
another
building
into
other
building.
So
they've
really
been
able
to
do
all
this
work
and
talk
to
and
reach
out
and
engage
with
residents
during
all
of
this
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
they
are
uplifted
as
well.
H
Also,
this
is
the
team.
That's
going
to
be
doing
a
lot
of
the
car
most
of
the
current
plan,
all
the
comp
plan.
So
it's
important
to
make
sure
that
we
see
their
faces
here
as
well
and
obviously
any
questions
that
I
cannot
answer.
If
there
are
any
questions
at
the
end,
they'll
be
here
to
help
answer
those
questions
and
whatever
we
cannot
answer,
we
will
provide
a
PowerPoint
this
PowerPoint,
as
well
as
to
answer
those
questions
in
the
future.
H
We
have
42
staff,
now
eight
positions
that
we're
actually
asking
for
so
we'll
be
up
to
50
positions,
hopefully
by
the
beginning
of
next
year
and
again
going
over
what
we
do
in
planning.
We
do
yes,
establish
and
sustain
an
orderly
and
consistent
approach
to
land
use.
But,
as
we
all
know,
those
things
have
been
more
complex
over
time
with
climate
change,
with
recognition
of
racial
injustices
and
social
Equity
needs.
H
We
actually
do
a
lot
more
than
just
that,
and
we
work
closely
with
residents,
Civic
organizations,
developers,
Community
groups
to
develop
policies
and
projects
for
the
city,
and
we
really
need
to
really
thank
our
commissioners.
These
people
who
volunteer
their
time
to
us
to
help
us
review
our
development
projects,
our
Master
plans
and
help
us
with
code
projects
and
the
manifestation
of
all
this
comes
in
many
forms.
H
We
create
policy,
we
do
planning,
we
have
regulations
and
we
also
do
implementation
and
for
this
particular
hearing
wanted
to
really
kind
of
dive
into
the
comprehensive
planning,
which
is
what
we're
doing.
We
have
actually
comprehensive
planning.
But
this
is
a
more
integrated,
comprehensive
planning.
We,
as
a
city,
are
facing
a
lot
of
global
challenges,
we're
part
of
the
global
economy.
H
Again,
these
are
an
opportunity
for
us
to
look
at
how
we
can
address
a
lot
of
our
inequities
as
well,
Citywide
and
so
before.
I
continue
on
with
the
comprehensive
plan
do
want
to
recognize
some
of
our
accomplishments.
This
is
just
a
snapshot
of
our
accomplishments.
For
this
year,
we've
received
two
thousand
dollars
for
our
strategic
plan.
Obviously,
if
we're
going
to
do
a
comprehensive
plan,
our
department
needs
to
do
something
around
our
vision.
H
Department
division
rather
obtained
nine
thousand
dollar
Grant
to
do
some
composting
I'm
from
the
USDA
and
working
closely
with
City
forestry,
as
well
as
our
city,
farmers,
markets
and
DPW
I'm.
A
really
huge
Grant.
That's
much
needed
a
FEMA
brick
grant
that
student
billion
resilience
also
obtained
and
working
closely
with
Marty
about
a
stone
and
Kyla
print.
H
Caleb
Pendergrass
are
on
our
landslides
and
flooding,
which
is
really
essential
and
critical
to
the
city's
infrastructure,
and
we
just
received
a
one
million
dollars:
Grant
from
Italy
and
Brazilian
cities,
Catalyst
grant
for
green
infrastructure
and
tree
canopy
working
closely
with
forestry
as
well
as
Urban
kind
Institute
and
the
chase
tree
commission
I
mean.
Lastly,
in
Rebecca,
cooons
excited
about
these
eight
electric
recycling
trucks
that
we've
received
a
grant
from
from
with
the
help
of
the
EPA
and
the
health
department
code,
changes
very
important
to
what
we
do.
H
We
expanded
inclusionary
zoning
with
the
help
of
obviously
councilwoman
gross
in
Bloomfield
and
polish
Hill,
and
we
also
completed
several
plans
and
programs.
They
open
plan
being
one
of
note.
In
the
spring,
our
Parks
planner
Marty
baddestone
finished
the
Fowler
Park
plan
in
the
north
side
with
Northside
communities.
H
The
sustainability
and
resilience
team
participated
in
the
Bloomberg
philanthropies
American
cities,
climate
challenge,
part
of
which
was
helping
them
to
really
organize
a
lot
of
their
work
and
prioritize
their
work.
Around
such
things
as
EV
charging
stations-
and
you
know
looking
into
carbon-
you
know
carbon
neutral
in
the
city
and
they
also
actually
pulled
out
a
really
great
Greenways
program
that
really
works
with
neighborhoods
on
their
Greenways.
We
have
a
lot
of
invasive
species
out
there.
H
H
This
is
something
that
is
really
important
to
our
work
and
not
just
in
this
division,
particularly,
but
really
with
our
work
around
the
around
the
entire
department
and
it's
because
of
the
complexities
that
planning
actually
faces
and
what
we
do
in
our
work.
As
you
know,
cities
evolve
and
change,
and
the
APA
actually
speaks
to
this.
H
So
this
is
not
something
that
we
just
made
up
on
top
of
our
heads,
but
really
really
trying
to
follow
what
our
American
Planning
Association
is,
is
doing,
and
so
again
a
lot
of
these
issues
are
coming
to
us
as
shocks
and
threats
and
even
opportunities.
So
building
a
more
resilient
city
is
obviously
important
to
all
the
residents
in
the
city
and
the
region,
and
so
this
is
again
a
new
division.
We've
got
three
employees.
E
H
H
Some
of
our
goals,
which
are
connected
to
obviously
the
comprehensive
plan
for
the
year
so
literally
needing
to
do
a
strategic
plan.
We've
been
probably
holding
this
off
for
a
couple
of
months
now,
but
starting
next
year.
We
need
to
really
dive
into
that
and
hope
that
Council
will
actually
join
us
when,
when
applicable
and
when,
when
you're
able
to
around
that
around
this,
because
that's
important
part
of
of
our
work
for
the
entire
city,
updating
the
code
in
our
fee
structures
to
really
face
what's
happening.
H
And
you
know
in
our
current
conditions,
some
challenging
opportunities
that
we
can
actually
find
with
updating
our
code
and
unlock
the
opportunity
for
communities
and
we'll
get
a
little
bit
more
into
that
with
the
zoning
code
over
overhaul
that
we
are
actually
planning
on
doing
really.
Focusing
on
interdepartmental
collaboration.
H
H
H
H
If
you
will-
and
it's
it's
taking
note
it's
taken
a
bit
of
a
toll
on
us,
we're
still
pushing
through
but
being
in
the
in
the
same
building
will
be
a
real
help
to
us.
Additionally,
we
work
closely
with
pli
and
Domi
on
permitting
and
so
they'll
join
us
in
that
building,
and
so
we
can
actually
do
a
lot
more
collaborative
work
and
help
the
permitting
process
for
our
residents
and
businesses
and
Developers.
H
So
now
we're
going
to
get
into
really
the
meat
of
our
budget
request,
which
is
the
comprehensive
plan
and
I'm
going
to
go
over
the
framework
for
that
and
our
approach,
as
well
as
some
of
the
component
parts
we're
looking
at
a
just
transition
for
Pittsburgh,
and
this
is
how
we're
looking
at
our
department-
and
this
is
how
we're
actually
looking
at
the
comprehensive
plan,
I'm
city
council
a
couple
years
ago,
see
that
racism
was
a
public
health
issue.
And
we
really
do
believe
that
we
have
social
inequity
and
we
need
social
change.
H
H
H
H
The
pandemic
has
shown
us
that
there
is
a
serious
inequity
with
black
communities
and
their
access
to
to
technology
and
basically
getting
online.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
we're
working
in
that
space
and
imp's
really
excited
about
that
so
part
one
of
the
plan.
We
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we
acknowledge
all
of
the
land
use
history
in
this
region.
H
This
is
a
map
of
the
indigenous
Nations
that
were
here
prior
to
us
all
coming
here,
and
so
we
really
need
to
work
hard
to
dig
through
that.
As
a
somebody
who
is
a
lover
of
history
and
study
history,
when
I
was
in
college,
you
really
don't
know
where
you're
going
so
you
know
where
you
came
from
and
we
have
anthropologists
and
historians
who
are
on
our
staff,
who
are
eager
to
dig
into
this
work
and
really
do
want
to
connect
with
the
indigenous
population.
H
That's
here
to
acknowledge
their
presence
and
how
they've
actually
and
understand
a
little
bit
better.
How
this
land
was
used
then
begin
to
part
two
which
is
really
pulling
together
our
guiding
principles,
values
and
then
each
of
the
chapters
we
need
to.
We
know
who
we
are,
but
we
need
to
really
actually,
you
know
verbalize
that
and
have
it
written
down
that
we
actually
know
where
we're
starting
from
as
far
as
looking
at
our
future,
and
so
we
really
wanted
to
to
work
closely
with
our
neighborhoods.
This
is
the
this
makes
up.
H
The
fabric
of
our
communities
and
neighborhoods
are
the
lifeblood
of
how
we
actually
go
about
doing
our
day-to-day
work
and
how
we
learn
and
how
we
play
and
where
we
play
and
where
we
learn
it's
where
all
our
residents
live.
This
is
where
our
businesses
are
it's
where
our
non-profits
advocate
and
so
really
working
with
neighborhood
groups
and
Residences
residents
on
pulling
together
a
values
and
providing
principles
is
essential
to
starting
out
comprehensive
planning
process.
H
I
know
that
some
of
you
are
worried
about
not
having
any
planning
activities
happening
in
your
neighborhood,
especially
Community
plans,
but
we
definitely
intend
on
engaging
Community
as
we
do
now
in
a
variety
of
ways.
This
is
not
exhaustive
list,
but
this
is
just
some
ideas
that
we've
come
up
with
I'm.
Looking
at
vision,
statements
for
each
neighborhood,
we
want
to
reach
all
90
neighborhoods
in
this
comprehensive
plan
is
essentially
that
we
do
that.
H
H
But
I
worked
with
Celeste
closely
on
making
sure
that
you
know
the
city
understands
that
it's
important
to
have
a
transparent,
Equitable
and
accountable
budget.
She
understood
deeply
that
yes,
housing
was
important,
but
how
do
we
make
sure
that
that
that
we're
funding
it
properly
and
that
we
know
that
we're
funding
it
properly?
So
that
was
her
advocacy
and
and
and
I
think
that
it's
important
that
our
residents
are
deeply
involved
with
our
budgeting
process
and
so
having
them
participate
in
the
mayor's
office.
H
H
This
time
last
last
week,
a
highest
number
I,
think
percentages
that
we've
seen
in
some
time
or,
if
at
all,
so
making
sure
that
the
youths
are
involved
in
this
planning
process
is
essential.
This
is
a
plan
for
them.
This
is
a
plan
for
the
next
25
years
that
they
will
actually
need
to
be
involved
with
and
Sharonda.
Watley
is
very
passionate
about
that.
So
we
hope
that
we
can
get
youth
engagement.
The
mayor's
office
has
been
really
wonderful
in
connecting
the
Departments
with
the
public
schools
and
the
students
there.
H
Hopefully,
we
can
use
those
relationships
to
get
youth
involved
in
the
planning
process
and
again
Civic
engagement
and
democracy
are
so
important
to
to
all
of
us
in
this
entire
country,
but
obviously
in
the
city
and
making
sure
that
we
have
a
blueprint
for
that
going
forward.
It
would
be
important
and
also
wanted
to
lift
up
the
need
to
have
a
lot
of
the
sustainable
names
resilience
work
in
our
documents.
H
We've
asked
for
significant
increase
in
our
professional
development
resources,
for
this
planners
want
to
get
their
aicps
planners
want
to
get
their
pmps
to
do
project
management
and
they'll,
and
those
will
be
needed
for
this
process.
Obviously,
we'll
need
Consultants
to
help
with
all
aspects
of
our
plan.
Audrey
Wells,
our
Communications
and
engagement
coordinator,
is
looking
forward
to
documenting
this
entire
process.
H
It
is
important
that
people
see
themselves
in
the
plan,
it's
important
for
people
to
actually
to
it's
important
for
us
to
document
every
single
neighborhood
that
we
go
into
all
the
residents
that
are
engaging
with
us
and
so
having
a
media
library
that
does
not
just
photos
but
audio
and
video
as
well
will
be
an
important
aspect.
I'd
also.
We
have
a
housing
strategy
that
we
want
to
roll
out
as
a
foundational
piece
for
our
plan.
H
So
go
a
little
bit
about
the
process
and
really
kind
of
pulls
together.
The
zoning
code
pulls
together
the
entire
process
for
our
plan
and
when
I
go
over
a
little
bit
about
the
budget.
This
is
my
crazy
brain
at
work.
This
is
really
looking
at
what
we're
actually
doing
as
a
department
to
actualize
this
plan.
The
center
is
where
strategic
planning
lies,
so
shivanda
Watling
and
her
team
will
be
facilitating,
coordinating
and
doing
a
bulk
of
the
public
engagement
around
this
and
again,
when
I
make
sure
that
I
really
emphasize
This
Plane.
H
Our
department
is
simply
coordinating
all
of
the
component
parts
to
it
and
we're
working
closely
with
the
mayor's
office
and
we
hope
to
have
a
comprehensive
plan
committee.
That's
that's
created
not
only
to
really
kind
of
make
sure
that
we're
on
track
with
the
plan,
but
to
work
also
with
other
copies
of
plan
committees.
That
will
probably
do
more
work
with
the
chapters,
as
well
as
the
histories
and
The
Guiding
principles
and
values,
and
looking
at
our
work,
coordinating
work
with
imp,
dpws
adjusted
in
engaging
around
their
facilities
with
us.
H
H
I
H
J
J
Handhold
residents,
especially
or
small
business
owners
or
those
who
may
be
less
experienced
with
the
whole
construction
permit
process
through
a
process
and
the
question
came
up
and
it
comes
up
every
year.
What
was
do
we
need
someone
who's
sort
of
outside
of
the
Departments
outside
of
Domi
pli
planning
zoning
to
help
Usher
that
project
through
to
help.
You
know
someone
navigate
the
different
departments
through
a
process
whether
it's
plan
review,
whether
it
is
you
know,
a
specific
permit.
Construction
permits
that
they're
working
through
that
might
involve
Motel
departments.
J
I
wanted
to
get
your
your
thoughts,
obviously
zoning
administrators
thoughts
on
this
to
to
just
hear
you
know,
I
think
we've
covered
in
different
years,
but
it
in
light
of
you
know
different
departmental
changes.
I'd
say
at
least
pli
is
making
and
then
you're
making
here
do
you
think,
that's
necessary?
Do
you
think
that
you
can
handle
it
with
those
positions
within
each
department
in
each
Bureau.
G
You
know,
great
certainty
that
we
have
had
a
much
more
collaborative
relationship
with
our
sister
departments
that
deal
with
development
so
and
that's
both
a
credit
to
the
leadership
of
those
departments
and
ours
and
a
credit
to
Kyle
chatelopoli
and
the
leadership
in
this
Administration.
And
you
know
our
efforts
during
past
years
to
really
build
those
bridges
and
break
down
the
silos.
A
lot
of
that
started
during
the
the
new
One-Stop
permitting
system
development,
and
you
know
even
early
on
just
conceptually.
G
There
was
a
a
really
substantial
effort
to
put
pieces
into
place
to
make
sure
that
we
have
that
coordination
and
have
that
collaboration
that
builds
up
a
level
of
familiarity
between
the
Departments
and
and
you
know-
begins
to
break
down
the
the
Silas
that
affect
you
know
that
that
maybe
aren't
a
direct
problem
that
the
applicants
encounter.
Sometimes
it
is,
but
it
the
silos.
You
know,
sort
of
an
infrastructural
problem
the
customers
have
encountered
in
the
past
and
so
and
I
think
that's.
G
You
know,
without
having
the
capacity
to
do
that.
What
we've
been
doing
is
building
up
those
those
connections,
those
systems
and
and
looking
at
opportunities
within
our
permitting
infrastructure
and
our
organizations
to
create
efficiencies.
But
really
the
you
know.
For
me,
the
focus
is
on
making
the
highest
quality
handoffs,
because
it
it
is.
We
have
subject
matter
experts
in
each
department
right
and
I.
Don't
want
my
staff
trying
to
represent
technical?
G
You
know
technical
information
around
what's
going
on
in
the
building
code,
nor
do
I
want
other
departments
trying
to
represent
the
you
know
the
concepts
within
the
zoning
code
and
what
our
standards
and
processes
are,
and
so
it's
important
to
make.
You
know
it's
it's
inevitable
that
customers
will
have
to
work
with
the
different
departments,
because
we
all
have
our
individual
and
important
previews
and
my
goal
and
continued
work
with
the
other
departments
is
to
advocate
for
high
quality
handoffs,
and
that
goes
through
staff
training
that
goes
through.
J
I
read
about
at
one
point:
there
was
a
zoning
office
in
Texas
that
adopted
the
customer
service
model
of
Disney.
How
can
how
can
we
make
your
dreams
come
true
right
and
I?
Just
I
love
that
example,
because
it's
it's
empathy
and
it's
like
true,
you
know,
customer
forward
service
and
I
know
that's
what
you're
aiming
to
for
too.
J
So
what
do
currently?
What
do
you?
What
does
that
collaboration?
Look
like?
Is
there
any
kind
of
joint
I,
don't
want
to
say
training
but
joint
sort
of
conversation,
that
happens
to
say
to
actually
look
at
the
metrics?
How
are
our
handoffs
looking?
How?
How
are
these
projects?
Where
is
the
weak
link,
which
you
know
even
if
it's
a
different
department,
makes
everyone
look
like
you
know,
likes
the
city.
Look
like
it's!
It's
it's
dragging
its
feet.
What
you
know
what
kind?
What
does
that
look?
Collaboration,
look
like
well.
G
You
know
our
staff
very
all
of
our
staffs
are
very
committed,
and
this
is
engagement
not
just
at
the
leadership
level,
but
at
the
you
know,
across
all
levels
of
Staff
working
and
coordinating
and
trying
to
to
solve
all
these
challenges.
They
are
complex
challenges
and
we've
we're
also
in
currently
in
process
working
with
Kyle
Central
from
the
mayor's
office
and
with
the
leadership
and
staff
of
pli
and
Zoning,
and
on
end
with
imp
on
on
the
process
of
fact
finding
and
strategizing.
J
What
do
you
see?
How
do
you
see
neighborhood
planners
operating
out
in
the
field?
I
know
that
you
know
I've
heard
stories.
I
was
not
at
the
city,
but
in
the
90s
and
early
2000s,
the
neighborhood
there
were
many
many
neighborhood
planners.
They
attended
every
single
equivalent
of
rco
meeting
right.
They
were
really
there
as
a
council
office
might
be,
or
even
before,
Council
was
at
large
right.
They
were
there
kind
of
representing
the
city.
So
I
know
those
rules
have
changed
over
time.
D
There
are
Trends
and
issues,
and
things
like
that
that
happen
within
the
community,
that
the
only
way
that
we
would
know
about
is
if
we
are
in
constant
communication,
and
so
once
we
do
have
full
capacity,
My,
Hope
and
my
goal
is
that
they
are
more
so
in
the
community
and
not
sitting
at
their
desk.
You
cannot
plan
from
your
desk.
You
need
to
be
in
community
communication
and
in
collaboration
with
neighborhood
great.
J
Good
anything
that
we
can
do
to
help
we're
there,
because
we're
also
out
in
the
community
to
appreciate
that
yeah
at
those
meetings
and
I
guess
you
know
maybe
a
sticky
question
to
answer
the
market
is
the
market.
The
great
resignation
resignation
happened,
but
what
can
we
do
to
support
our
neighborhood
planners
to
make
sure
that
they
are
that
we
have
retention,
solid
retention?
J
D
That
is
through
staff
development,
but
also
helping
them
to
realize
really
where
they
want
to
spend
their
energy
and
their
time
and
their
work
at
what
intersections
that
they
want
to
really
work
in
and
so
understanding
where
the
individual
planners
kind
of
see
themselves
professionally
and
where
they
want
to
go
and
how
they
want
to
impact.
The
community,
I
think
will
be
super
important,
and
so
it's
it's
very
easy.
As
a
planner
to
sort
of.
E
J
And
I
always
think
it
would
be
so
helpful
if
we
had
a
pipeline
of
talent
from
Pittsburgh
right,
we
don't
have
any
planning
Master
planning.
We
have
urban
planning
as
an
undergrad
right,
but
we
don't
have
that
pipeline
here
in
Pittsburgh
and
have
we
had
those
conversations
with
universities
here
I
know
there
are
some
University.
We
have
a
lot
of
universities
and
some
of
them
are
sort
of
grappling
for
how
do
we
stay
afloat
and
how
to
stay
relevant.
H
H
H
C
Think
you
covered
a
lot
of
it.
You
know
we've
been
trying
like
I
said.
You
know,
like
the
director
said,
trying
to
work
with
local.
You
know
local
related
programs,
although
they
are
not
directly
planning
programs,
while
also
trying
to
connect
to
to
different
programs
that
might
be
further
away.
So
we've
you
know,
had
some
relationship
with
you
know
with
places
like
Cornell
with
places
like
Penn.
You
know
with
places
like
you
know,
Temple
that
do
have
that
do
have
planning
schools.
C
That
are,
you
know
not
here,
but
you
know
in
in
some
proximity,
and
you
know
that
a
lot
of
the
students
that
are
kind
of
going
through
there
looking
for
a
lot
of
the
same
issues
that
you
know
Pittsburgh
has
you
know
the
challenges
that
Pittsburgh
has
to
tackle.
You
know
from
a
planning
perspective,
great.
J
K
J
It
as
if
it's
like
a
big
screen,
yeah
and
so
I
know
you
know
I'd
like
to
have
a
conversation,
a
further
conversation
about
this,
a
longer
conversation
in
the
new
year
with
a
post-agenda
hearing,
but
just
high
level.
What
are
you,
what
are
your
hot?
Your
hopes
and
plans?
First
of
all,
I'm
really
thrilled
to
see
the
number
of
people
elevated
to
assistant
director
level.
I
think
it
makes
a
lot
of
sense
in
terms
of
the
organizational
structure-
and
this
is
a
great
team
here
so
very
excited
about
this,
but.
F
F
So
we're
we're
nearly
there
we're
just
trying
to
get
gas
industry
data,
but
implementation
wise.
There
is
a
ton
of
funding
through
the
inflation
reduction
act
right
now,
so
we
are
really
an
eager
and
interested
in
making
sure
that
we're
really
strategic
about
what
we're
applying
for
and
making
sure
that
we're
getting
the
most
bang
for
our
buck
in
terms
of
emissions
reduction,
but
also
climate
adaptation
too.
F
So
buildings
are
a
big
one.
We
passed
a
net
zero
buildings
ordinance
a
couple
years
ago.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
updating
our
buildings.
We
should
be
doing
that
at
a
rate
of
15
per
year,
but
we
are
not
updating
our
buildings
in
that
way.
So
we
have
I
believe
we're
at
seven
right
now
that
are
planned
for
Net
Zero,
but
I.
Think
with
you
know,
skyrocketing
costs
we're
only
doing
about
three
of
those
this
year
per
the
the
proposed
budget.
J
F
And
parking
lots:
yeah,
that's
the
plan,
so
we
do
have
a
public
charging
strategic
plan
for
public
facilities.
So
we
worked
really
closely
with
the
parking
authority
on
that
and
most
of
we
tried
to
use
on-street
parking
as
a
proxy,
for
you
know
where
people
wouldn't
have
driveways
in
their
communities
and
then
try
to
align
our
own
facilities
with
that,
so
that
we
can
start
installing
charging
infrastructure
in
our
own
facilities
and
we're
also
talking
to
Domi
about
right-of-way
charging
right
now
so
yeah.
F
F
We're
experiencing
climate
change
now
in
terms
of
warming
and
wetting
weather,
so
that
plays
out
in
landslides
and
flooding.
So
we
are
super
excited
that
we
just
took
stormwater
planning
underneath
sustainability
and
resilience,
so
we're
trying
to
get
more
strategic
about
using
open
space
and
Parks
property
and
City
facilities
to
be
able
to
address
stormwater
management
and
also
you
know,
our
open
space
is
also
Landslide
prone
for
the
most
part.
F
F
Then,
last
year,
two
years
ago,
through
WebEx,
so
we
we
work
with
28
other
entities
to
purchase
energy
electricity.
Specifically,
so
we
are
currently
purchasing
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy
credits,
so
that
could
be
like
a
wind
farm
in
Iowa
or
something
that
we're
buying
from
so
we're
looking
to
localize
that
purchase
and
thinking
about
our
own
facilities.
J
L
I
do
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
work,
but
I
do
want
to
mention
that
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
rcos.
We
do
have
a
post
agenda
coming
up,
I
I
haven't
scheduled
I
was
waiting
to
give
you
some
time
to
get
acclimated
to
the
new
role,
but
it's
been
an
issue.
I.
Think
that
there's
a
lot
of
concerns
to
the
rcos.
L
D
D
D
The
upcoming
damn
needy,
like
their
community
and
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
folks
had
sort
of
yearly
trainings
for
how
to
better
conduct
those
dams
and
also
how
to
it
also
has
some
guidance
on
how
to
communicate
with
or
engage
with
the
developers
and
the
projects
that
are
coming
into
their
Community.
There
is
one
item
in
terms
of
surveying
all
of
the
users
of
the
rco
mdam
program,
and
so
that
would
include
the
rcos
themselves.
Council
a
select
group
of
developers,
some
state
city
staff.
L
D
So
so
multiple
user
groups
obviously
engaged
with
the
RC
rco
program
in
the
dam,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
understand
some
of
the
challenges
that
you
all
are
experiencing
and
so
that's
sort
of
an
initial
step.
But
we
also
already
have
some
idea
of
where
some
of
the
breakdowns
are
occurred.
So
we
have
some
preliminary
thoughts,
but
we
really
want
to
hear
from
you
all
through
that
survey
that
we
already
have
drafted.
D
L
L
You
know
what
the
what
the
reason
why
rationale
was
back
then,
but
I
think
it's
not
working
and
I.
Think
in
in
several
areas.
It's
not
working
I
know,
particularly
in
the
Hill
district,
where
I
know,
marimba
maligns
has
been
vocal
about
some
of
this
I'm
gonna,
be
honest
with
you.
I
tried
I,
said
to
Daniel
developer
recruiter
of
my
district,
because
I
want
somebody
to
fight
for
our
area
like
that.
So
this
is
I
said.
L
Maybe
we
can
bring
her
over
our
side
and
then,
but
so
I
kind
of
I
understand
what
she's
saying
and
what
I've
heard
you
know
her
concerns
to
be,
but
I
also
know
in
my
area
that
there's
concerns
that
there's
one
there's
not
that
many
to
there's
just
a
lot
to
be
desired
about
the
entire
program.
I
think
there's
one
I
think
you
have
to
when
you
identify
the
areas
where
they
serve.
The
communication
needs
to
be
put
out
so
that
people
understand
that
this
is
who
the
group
is.
L
So
when
they
have
a
meeting
you
need
to
go
because
those
damn
meetings
are
going
to
happen
is
so
they
need
to
know
that
kind
of
it's
getting
the
information
out
so
that
that's
that's
part
of
my
concern.
The
other
part
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
planners.
When
you
talk
about
planners
going
into
the
community
and
I
heard,
you
know
all
that
they're
they'll
be
doing
in
the
air
in
the
neighborhoods,
I
really
want
them
to
work
with
City
Council
oftentimes.
L
L
One
of
the
things
I
I
want
to
say
is
I
really
would
like
more
of
a
report
back
from
City
playing
I've
been
saying
this.
You
know
for
a
long
time
guys
and-
and
you
did
give
us
some
some
reports
but
I-
think
for
me,
one
of
the
things
I'm
looking
for
is
David
Geiger
from
the
Ura
one
of
the
things
they
do,
that
I,
absolutely
love.
Is
they
give
a
monthly
report?
L
You
know
everything
that
we
need
to
know
and
if
we
have
questions
we
can
ask
them
and
he'll
have
those
answers
before
they
take
a
vote
so
I
like
that
idea
of
of
getting
those
types
of
reports.
So
maybe
you
can
talk
to
him
about
you
know
what
he
does.
Would
you
be
willing
to?
Would
you
be
open
to
something
like
that
for
Council.
L
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
and
then,
when
you
talk
about
diversity,
I
just
want
to
point
out.
Don't
forget
that
there's
also
Geographic
diversity,
because
I
think
you
know
our
side
of
town
has
been
left
out
of
a
lot
of
things
and
people
immediately
run
to
Sheridan
because
they
think
that's
where
we
want
everything.
L
But
there
are,
you
know
17
neighbors,
soon
to
be
20,
I,
think
neighborhoods
in
my
district,
and
so
that's
a
lot
of
neighborhoods
that
you're,
excluding
from
the
picture
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we
talk
about
it,
we're
making
sure
we're,
including
Westwood
of
Banksville
and
Oakwood
a
Ridgemont.
You
know,
windchar,
you
know
places
that
are
Wind
Gap.
L
You
know
places
that
people
may
not
be
and
and
I
always
feel
like
Crafton
Heights
is
I'll,
be
I've,
been
begging
people
to
look
at
Strathmore
Street
in
Crafton
Heights,
because
it's
just
a
small.
It
would
make
such
a
huge
difference
to
do
a
plan
for
that
little
area
and
and
have
the
huge
impact
for
the
areas
all
around,
and
so,
but
somehow
we
keep
going
right
to
the
one
neighborhood.
They
feel
comfortable
with
I.
L
Think
all
the
time
and
I'm
concerned
about
what
happens
with
the
West
End
proper,
the
Western
neighborhood
from
South
Main
Street
there's
a
lot
of
vacant
buildings.
You
know
started,
and
you
can't
help.
I
mean
people,
you
know
they
they
couldn't
didn't
survive
the
pandemic
or
their
business
didn't.
But
just
a
few
businesses
closed
in
that
area
makes
a
huge
impact,
so
I
just
want
to
keep
that
on
your
radar.
L
L
We
lost
the
most
tree
canopy
in
our
area,
so
there's
a
correlation
between
the
landslides
and
the
the
tree
canopy
and
that
we're
working
together
with
you
know,
organizations
that
plant
trees
and
and
do
things
like
Tree
Pittsburgh
and
trying
to
make
sure
we're
trying
to
capture
that
and
and
replenish
that
tree
canopy,
because
it's
in
and
then
plus,
if
the
trees
get
too
heavy,
it
pulls
down
the
hillside,
so
I
think
it's
having
that
balance
so
and
I
just
want
to
that's
all.
That's
all
for
me.
L
E
M
To
see
everybody
from
planning
here,
I
I
did
miss
a
part
of
your
testimony
and
I
had
planned
on
being
here,
because
I
look
forward
to
talking
to
the
planning
department
every
year,
but
the
Bloomfield
Starbucks
workers
went
on
strike
this
morning
and
I
I
had
to
make
a
diversion
on
my
way
downtown
to
stand
in
solidarity.
So
I
will
have
to
watch
the
the
hearing
online
and
I
just
wanted
to
say.
M
I've
talked
to
the
director
and
officially
welcome
here
in
your
first
budget
hearing
to
talk
about
that
comprehensive
plan
so
that
we
can
fit
all
of
the
parts
together
because
we
all
know
it's
long
overdue.
We're
really
looking
forward
to
let
city
council
know
how
we
can
support
you
in
that
work.
We
look
forward
to
it.
Thank.
E
A
H
There's
some
yeah
there's.
Definitely
some
swap
so
I
think
this
is
part
of
our
trying
to
bring
the
City
Planning
Department
up
to
the
21st
century,
so
to
speak,
we've
had
some
people
retire,
so
we're
really
rethinking
those
positions
is
one
particular
in
zoning
that
we're
thinking
some
of
them
are
actually
assembly.
Coordinator
I
think
we
have
a
whole
department.
I
think
that
was
that
was
created
back
when
there
was
just
one
person
we
have
an
entire
department.
H
Now
is
wanting
to
make
sure
that
we
actually
elevated
people
who
you
know
have
been
in
this
department
for
a
very
long
time
and
helped
build
it,
and
so
there
was
some
promotions
in
there
as
well.
So
those
are
the
kind
of
swaps
that
we're
doing,
but
we
haven't
really
gone
into
a
full-fledged
reorganization,
so
to
speak.
I
think
the
comprehensive
plan
will
lead
to
that.
A
A
So
you
know,
like
we've,
talked
about
the
neighborhood
plan
and
you
know
Andrew
you're
familiar
too
like
you
know,
there
was
a
a
period
there
where
we
were
going
forward
with
funding
a
neighborhood
plan
or
Marshall
shalin
and
Brighton
Heights,
and
so
that
is
now
pivoting
to
that's
on
the
that's
going
to
be
coming
down
the
road.
So
could
you
explain
how
the
comprehensive
plan
will
come
first
and
how?
What
neighborhoods
should
expect
that
we're
already?
H
I
think
a
lot
of
neighborhoods
are
are
in.
You
know,
want
a
neighborhood
plan
and
that's
completely
appropriate
and
we're
willing
to
do
that
with
90
neighborhoods,
and
we
cannot
do
planning
for
every
single
neighborhood
in
the
way
that
the
planning
is
done
right
now,
six,
two
to
three
years
to
do
a
plan
and
multiple
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
to
do
it.
H
What
we're
exploring
with
this
is
really
laying
out
a
foundational
piece
so
that
we
can
build
off
of
a
comprehensive
plan
for
each
of
the
neighborhoods,
so
neighborhoods
will
still
probably
have
a
two-year
process.
Larger
neighborhoods,
larger
populations,
diverse
neighborhoods
with
Transit,
so
beach
view
comes
to
mind
immediately
I'm
around
a
neighborhood
that
probably
have
a
two-year
long
planning
process.
H
So
an
example
is
I'm,
not
sure
if
you've
seen
this
but
Christopher
Corbett
worked
on
the
Lincoln
lemington
and
East
Hill
plans.
Those
were
one-year
processes
and
they
cost
around
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
a
little
bit
more.
We're
looking
at
that
kind
of
time
frame.
We're
also
looking
at
planning
Regional
planet
like
Watershed
planning,
so
they're
they're
they're,
not
every
neighborhood
will
have
a
plan,
but
some
neighborhoods
work
together.
H
So,
for
example,
this
is
just
an
example
that
I'm
using
from
like
a
historical
perspective
but
belt
super
Knox,
Town,
Knoxville
and
Allentown
planning
together.
So
those
are
the
kinds
they
were
thinking
about,
but
the
comp
plan
and
our
engagement
with
Community
will
probably
give
us
a
better
Direction
than
talking
to
you
all
will
give
us
a
better
Direction
around
that.
A
I
guess
we're
able
to
do
more,
yeah,
I'm
thinking
about
a
resident
just
asked
me
just
simply,
they
were
like,
because
I
was
trying
to
explain
this
and
they
said
all
right.
So
the
call
plan
is
going
to
take
part
first
and
then
do
we
get
to
do
our
neighborhood
plans?
Okay,
so
like
what
will
be
that
timeline
like?
How
long
would
the.
H
Oh
well,
we're
hoping
to
get
this
comprehensive
plan
done
within
the
next
two
and
a
half
to
three
years
and
I
don't
want
to
speculate
because
we
were
just
starting
this
process.
But
I
would
imagine
that
during
that
time
and
during
that
Outreach
and
after
talking
to
you
know,
stakeholders
we'll
have
a
better
understanding
of
what
neighborhoods
are
going
to
be
popping
up
first
and
probably
have
a
time
a
timeline
potentially.
A
H
C
Sure
so
you
know
we,
you
know,
as
councilman
you
had
noted,
have
updated.
The
city's
housing
needs
assessment
that
housing
needs
assessment
does
have
a
series
of
things
that
it
starts
to
recommend.
You
know
around
potential
zoning
changes
or
around
other
things.
You
know
we've
been
trying
to
coordinate
those
discussions
internally
amongst
the
Departments
to
be
able
to,
and
amongst
you
know,
city,
council,
members
and
others
to
you
know
to
be
able
to
release
what
are
what
our
direction
is
and.
A
C
The
things
are
that
we're
going
to
be
working
on,
and
then
you
know
like
we've,
you
know
some
of
this
has
come
up
with
city
council
and
we've
talked
about.
You
know
when
councils
talked
about
things
like
the
housing
cooperatives
or
around
accessory
dwelling
units-
and
you
know,
I-
think
the
we've
You
Know
spoken
about
those
relative
to
kind
of
the
role
in
the
housing
needs
assessment
as
well.
C
C
And
just
in
in
announcing
that
I
think
it
will
be
that
we'll
be
working
on
certain
things
and
we'll
be
needing
to
come
back
to
council.
For
you
know,
potentially
you
know
whether
it's
legal
assistance
or
other
things
as
we
look
at
how
we
might
update
things
like
our
inclusionary
zoning,
ordinance
and
policy,
as
we
think
about
you,
know
ways
to
create
more.
You
know
opportunities
for
more
housing
Supply
in
our
neighborhoods,
because
you
know
part
of
you
know.
C
I
mean
we
need
to
create
more
affordable
housing
in
our
neighborhoods,
but
we
also
need
to
create
you
know
more
opportunities
for
housing
Supply
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
prices
do
stay
manageable,
not
only
for
those
who
need
restricted,
affordable
housing,
but
for
those
you
know
in
our
kind
of
Workforce
and
middle
class
housing
as
well.
Yeah.
A
The
other
another
question
I
had
was
to
talk
about
the
landslide,
since
you
brought
up
that
it
hasn't
been
updated
since
1970
I'm
curious
on
how
that
was
done
in
1970.
But
if
you
have
any
info,
but
just
more
specifically
like
how
can
we
how?
How
soon
can
we
do
the
next
one,
because
I
think
it
was
just
the
other
I
mean
there's
landslides,
but
also
we
have
these.
A
You
know
Pittsburgh
is
unique
with
all
these
different
retaining
walls,
but
also
the
not
retaining
walls,
but
just
like
these,
these
Cliffs
these
Hills
that
just
have
these.
You
know
this
rock
face
on
it.
There's
two
Boulders:
it
was
the
size
of
yeah.
It
was
like
I,
don't
know
three
feet
by
three
feet.
A
You
know
I'm
interested
to
know
like
how
all
that
data
is
going
to
be
incorporated
into
the
next
Landslide
over
overlay,
and
what
really
do
we
gain
from
that?
Do
we
like,
as
our
like,
are
we
potentially
building
on
you
know,
building
on
property
that
would
be
susceptible
now
now
that
you
know
I'm
glad
you
highlighted
that
we're
working
off
in
1970,
and
we
know
it's
been
much
more
extreme
weather
since
then,.
F
Sure
so,
there's
a
bunch
of
different
projects
that
kind
of
feed
into
that
I.
Don't
know
how
the
1970s
Maps
were
created.
I
think
it
was
from
some
USGS
mapping
that
had
been
done.
My
colleagues
might
know
more
than
I
do,
but
we
did
have
we
worked
with
Chatham
University
who'd.
You
know
dug
into
some
of
our
Landslide
issues
and
natural
methods
of
stabilization
in
our
Greenways,
and
they
had
flagged
that
you
know
that
map
layer
is
extremely
old.
F
F
Hopefully
we're
hoping
that
we
can
update
the
map
specifically
through
that
project
and
then
feed
it
into
the
comprehensive
plan
so
that
we're
being
smarter
about
the
environmentally
sensitive
areas
where
you
know
we
are
still
currently
developing.
If
you
know
we
need
to,
you
know,
think
about
restrictions
or
whatever
in
those
areas.
F
F
The
the
Greenways
in
particular
are
an
issue,
so
those
are
about
six
well.
Some
of
them
are
now
Parks,
but
it
was
originally
about
600
acres
of
city-owned
property
that
was
vacant,
lands
that
City
Planning
in
1980
Consolidated
into
a
permanent
conservation
easement
and
then
left
it
open
to
resident
stewardship
groups
to
maintain
the
600
acres
of
property,
which
you
know
is
overwhelming
so
they're
all
in
different
states
of
you
know,
disrepair
I,
guess
so
you
know
making
sure
that
we're
invested.
F
We
do
have
a
project
or
a
program,
that's
being
developed,
that's
currently
working
in
the
Hazelwood
Greenwood,
so
try
to
to
do
some
restoration
with
a
lot
of
our
partner
organizations
like
land
force
and
Allegheny
goatscape
and
true
Pittsburgh
and
the
community-based
organization
Hazelwood
initiative.
But
that
needs
to
be
scaled
across
the
city
and
especially
start
looking
at
those
Steep
Hill
sides
and
the
cliffs
so
that
we're
doing
you
know
natural
Hillside
stabilization,
where
we
can.
You
know
taking
down
the
invasive
Vines
because
that's
really
impacting
our
our
hillsides.
F
So
that's
looking
at
potentially
monitoring
for
landslides
with
drones,
so
we're
you
know
looking
at
working
with
the
universities
for
that
and
thinking
about,
particularly
our
properties
to
start
with,
and
then
you
know,
how
can
we
we
scale
that
so
it's
a
Department
of
Transportation,
so
it's
specifically
interested
in
you
know
where
our
thoroughfares
or
our
Mobility
is
impacted
by
landslide
ads,
which
you
know,
we've
had
rail,
landslaught
landslides
that
have
impacted
rail
or
on-ramps
to
376
our
sidewalks
there's
a
lot
of
there's
a
ton
of
Mobility
challenges.
There.
M
M
I'd
love
to
follow
up
and
see
kind
of
like
where
those
Parcels
are
and
I
think
we
all
probably
have
thoughts
on
additional.
Those
of
us
who
have
hilly
districts
probably
have
thoughts
on
additional
needs
where
especially
houses
were
abandoned,
that
we
have.
You
know:
I've
got
a
street
falling
off
a
hillside
right
now
that
I
think.
Unfortunately,
all
the
houses
were
abandoned,
but
then
someone
took
one
from
conservatorship
and
now
what
do
we?
M
F
Thank
you
yeah.
We
would
love
to
expand
and
grow
those
Greenways
with
the
exactly
those
types
of
properties,
and
there
are
we've
been
exploring
carbon
credits
for
that.
So
actually
we
would
be
able
to
generate
some
sort
of
income
from
preserving
more
property
and
then
planting
trees
on
existing
property.
N
M
Welcome-
and
we
are
here
to
resume
City
councils,
budget
hearings
for
the
2023
City
Council
budget
I'm
Deborah
gross
I
am
the
councilman
for
district
seven
and
the
chair
of
intergovernmental
Affairs
and
today
is
Thursday
November
17th.
We
are
here
to
discuss
the
urban
Redevelopment
Authority,
the
Housing
Opportunity
fund
and
the
Pittsburgh
land
bank
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Peter
McDevitt
City
council's
budget
director.
B
Thank
you.
The
urban
Redevelopment
authority
of
Pittsburgh
is
the
city's
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
Economic
Development
agency,
supporting
the
city's
Economic
Development
goals,
which
are
designed
to
create
a
city
of
inclusive
opportunity
for
residents,
stakeholders
and
communities.
The
Ura
is
committed
to
creating
more
housing
that
is
Affordable
to
the
average
pittsburgher,
encouraging
more
entrepreneurship
and
Small
Business
Development,
promoting
inclusive
growth
and
quality,
job
creation,
expanding
neighborhood
and
Main
Street
revitalization
efforts
and
developing
a
talented
Workforce
that
is
equipped
with
the
skills
of
the
future
a
quick
overview.
The
Ura
includes
four
high-level
functional
units.
B
You
are
a
Personnel
cost
for
a
million
dollars
in
cdb,
G
funding
and
I'll.
Also
note
I'll
go
over.
We
received
an
amendment
that
the
mayor's
office
intends
to
propose
next
month
to
reflect
some
changes
in
that
budget.
So
I'll
go
over
that
just
so
I
believe
it
should
align
with
your
presentation
for
the
Housing
Opportunity
Fund
in
2015
and
2016.
The
city
of
Pittsburgh
assembled
an
affordable
housing
task
force
to
better
understand
the
affordable
housing
needs
across
the
city.
B
The
task
force
recommended
the
City
established
a
Housing,
Trust
Fund
and
is,
and
as
a
response
to
the
need
for
affordable
housing.
The
Housing
Opportunity
fund
was
created.
The
Housing
Opportunity
fund
is
overseen
by
Advisory,
Board
and
governing
board.
The
Housing
Opportunity
fund
is
composed
of
17
Pittsburgh
residents.
The
city
provided
10
million
dollars
in
2022
to
the
Housing
Opportunity
fund,
and
this
amount
increases
to
12.5
million
dollars
in
2023.
The
amount
will
increase
to
15
million
dollars
in
2026.
B
and
the
Pittsburgh
Land
Bank.
The
mission
of
the
Pittsburgh
land
bank
is
to
return
unproductive
real
property
to
beneficial
reuse
through
an
equitable,
transparent
and
public
process,
to
revitalize
neighborhoods,
to
strengthen
the
city's
tax
base
and
support
socially
and
economically
diverse
communities.
The
Pittsburgh
land
bank
is
governed
by
a
nine-member
board
of
directors,
three
of
which
are
appointed
by
city
council
representing
the
districts
with
the
most
distressed
and
vacant
Parcels
Reverend
rookie
Burgess
is
the
board
chair.
Councilman
Lavelle
is
the
board
Treasurer
and
councilman.
B
So,
just
to
Circle
back
to
those
amendments
me
so
the
administration,
the
administration
sent
over
an
amendment
that
they
intend
to
submit
to
Council
next
month
to
revise
the
proposed
budget
deliverables
for
the
Ura.
The
general
intent
of
the
amendment
is
to
associate
direct
Ura
staff
costs
with
the
appropriate
cdbg
funded
projects
and
just
to
run
through
that
quickly.
There's
a
reduction
in
425
thousand
dollars
in
Ura
Personnel
costs.
B
M
Thank
you
appreciate
it.
We're
going
to
have
the
Ura
present
their
slide
presentation
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
we're,
as
you
know,
as
usual,
we're
running
behind
schedule
with
our
budget
hearings.
We
have
a
lot
to
discuss
so
I
know
some
members
are
going
to
have
to
leave
after
sometime
12
30,
so
I
was
just
going
to
how
long
do
you
estimate
the
each
of
the
presentations
to
to
last
and
see
how
that
works
for
our
timing.
M
Yes,
let's
see
if
we
can
just
tighten
that
up
and
that
would
be
I
think
helpful,
so
that
we
have
more
time
for
discussion.
We
don't
want
to
kind
of
miss
out
on
the
whole
point
of
the
of
the
hearing.
So
if
please
introduce
yourselves
and
then
let's,
let's
get
right
to
your
presentation,
appreciate
it.
K
Good
morning,
thank
you
for
having
us.
My
name
is
sushila
namani
Stanger
I'm,
the
deputy
director
of
the
Ura
and
I
will
condense
this
to
50
I'm
joined
today
by
my
colleague,
David
Geiger
in
person
and
James
Reed
Evan
Miller
Sally
stadelman
Tom
link
and
Josette
Fisk
Gibbons,
who
are
joined,
who
are
who've,
joined
us
virtually
on
behalf
of
the
Ura
and
board
of
directors.
We
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
present
our
request
for
funding
for
the
2023
City
budget.
K
We
respectfully
ask
if
you
can
hold
questions
to
the
end.
Our
ask
reflects
our
long-standing
commitment
to
making
Pittsburgh
a
place
where
its
residents,
businesses
and
communities
thrive.
On
the
housing
front,
we
prioritize
increasing
our
number
of
affordable
rental
units,
as
well
as
home
ownership
opportunities
at
affordable
and
Workforce
housing
levels.
The
infrastructure
front.
We
continue
to
invest
in
in
stabilizing,
maintaining
and
improving
our
Property
Holdings
excuse.
M
K
K
P
Thank
you
sushila.
My
name
is
James
Reed
and
I'm
the
manager
of
strategic
initiatives
and
business
growth
strategies.
As
soon
as
Sheila
noted,
our
2023
City
of
Pittsburgh
budget
request
provides
an
opportunity
to
continue
the
critical
work
of
supporting
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
its
residents
and
its
businesses.
Our
purpose
is
expressed
in
our
mission.
P
in
2023.
Our
main
focus
will
be
on
creating
affordable
housing
and
supporting
our
communities
and
business
districts.
Please
note
that
this
table
has
been
reflected
to
show
the
proposed
amendments
from
the
mayor's
office
and
I'll
just
pause
on
this
to
to
allow
folks
a
second
to
digest
the
numbers
and
see
how
they
are
allocated
across
affordable
housing
and
support
for
our
communities.
Q
Thank
you
James
good
morning,
everybody.
My
name
is
Evan
Miller
and
I'm.
The
acting
director
of
housing
lending
here
at
the
ra
and
the
first
activity
that
I'd
like
to
walk
you
all
through
is
affordable
rental
development
through
the
euras
rental
gap
program,
The
Authority
provides
loans
to
developers
that
are
willing
to
include
varying
levels
of
affordability
when
either
creating
or
preserving
rental
units
throughout
the
city,
the
three-point
or
the
sorry.
The
four
point,
115
million
request
is
intended
to
serve
as
true
Gap
filler
on
all
types
of
projects.
Q
These
funds
have
been
deployed
on
projects
as
small
as
four
units
as
large
as
several
hundred
at
their
board.
Meeting.
A
week
ago
today,
the
Pennsylvania
Housing
Finance
Agency
awarded
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
a
record
six
nine
percent
low
income
housing
tax
credit
projects.
All
of
these
projects
will
require
financial
support
from
the
Ura
by
way
of
the
city
in
the
Housing
Opportunity
fund.
Q
Phva's
confidence
in
making
this
volume
of
investment
in
Pittsburgh
I
think
is
due
in
large
part
to
the
city's
commitment
to
prioritizing
affordable
housing.
The
maximum
loan
amount
through
our
rental
gap
program
is
1.25
million
dollars
and
most
li-tech
projects
end
up
needing
that
much.
If
not
more
and
smaller
projects
average
closer
to
400
to
600
000
of
financing
per
project.
Q
The
next
activity
is
Affordable
in
Workforce
for
sale,
development
and
the
residential
lending
unit
at
the
Ura
provides
financing
to
developers
to
create
affordable
and
Workforce
for
sale,
housing
units.
The
funds
are
deployed
through
what
is
called
the
ura's
for
sale
development
program
and
are
primarily
structured
as
grants
that
help
to
bridge
the
difference
between
the
total
development
costs
of
a
unit
and
what
the
affordable
sales
price
might
be.
Q
Q
The
next
item
that
I'd,
like
to
brief
you
all
on,
is
the
home
accessibility
program
for
Independence,
better
known
as
happy
at
the
Ura.
This
program
provides
grants
for
various
accessibility,
modifications
for
homeowners
or
renters,
who
are
either
elderly
or
permanently
disabled.
These
grants
can
be
up
to
fifteen
thousand
dollars
per
household
assisted,
and
we
believe
this
440
000
request
for
happy,
funded
out
of
CBG
cdbg
would
help
between
40
to
50
households.
Q
Thank
you.
We
show
some
overall
outcomes
from
the
Ura
in
2021
related
to
affordable
housing.
The
Ura
invested
around
15
million
dollars
in
housing,
resulting
in
close
to
400,
affordable
units
that
were
either
created
or
preserved.
We
leveraged
over
150
million
dollars
in
external
investment
in
these
projects
and
we
assisted
several
hundred
moderate
to
low-income
households
with
either
purchasing
their
first
home
or
to
make
repairs
to
their
existing
home
if
they
were
a
low-income
homeowner.
Q
I'd
also
like
to
draw
the
council's
attention
to
a
Housing
Opportunity
fund.
You
are
a
will
be
appearing
before
Council
to
have
the
2023
allocation
plan
approved
in
the
coming
weeks.
This
is
now
Hof's
sixth
annual
allocation
plan,
and
this
plan
this
year
has
gone
through
an
extensive
public
process,
starting
back
in
July,
where
the
Ura
began
engaging
with
residents
through
surveys
in
person
and
virtual
community
meetings,
as
well
as
targeted
text
and
phone
campaigns
to
gather
input
on
the
2023
plan.
Q
The
plan
was
approved
by
the
Hof
Advisory
board
and
the
Ura
board,
at
their
respective
November
meetings
and
it'll
now
be
making
its
way
to
council.
Some
notable
highlights
from
the
2023
plan
include
increased
funding
for
the
legal
assistance
program
and
renewed
funding
for
our
demonstration
program,
which
can
respond
to
housing
emergencies
that
may
come
up
in
a
given
year,
or
they
could
find
this
program
could
fund
Innovative
projects
that
don't
necessarily
fit
into
currently
funded
programs
that
Hof
offers
on
the
next
slide.
Q
The
final
topic
that
I
would
like
to
cover
relates
to
the
2.5
million
dollars
that
the
mayor
has
proposed
for
a
housing
Bond
issuance.
If
the
city
were
to
commit
to
this
2.5
million
dollar
pledge
for
several
years
in
the
future,
a
bond
could
be
issued
in
2023.
It
generates
funds
that
could
be
utilized
for
a
number
of
initiatives
related
to
affordable
housing
in
Pittsburgh.
Q
One
potential
use
could
be
incentivizing
projects
that
don't
receive
nine
percent
low
income,
housing
tax
credits
to
go
back
to
phfa
the
Pennsylvania
Housing
Finance
Agency,
as
four
percent
projects,
accounting
for
this
reduction
in
tax
credit
Equity
generated
for
the
project.
The
Ura
could
provide
Bond
funded
financing
to
fill
this
sizable
new
Gap
and
deliver
the
project.
Other
Concepts
could
include
dedicated
funding
to
increase
the
number
of
limited
equity
cooperatives
in
the
city
or
to
provide
funding
for
other
non-litech
community
driven
developments
throughout
Pittsburgh.
Q
The
figures
shown
on
the
slide
estimate
the
total
amount
of
broad
proceeds
available.
Given
the
current
market
conditions
and
depending
on
how
many
years
a
2.5
million
dollar
pledge
could
be
made
for
based
on
rough
estimates,
should
the
option
to
convert
nine
percent
lie
Tech
projects
to
four
percent
light
tech
projects
be
pursued
and,
depending
on
what
the
maximum
per
project
financing
is
that
we
make
available
through
a
new
program.
Q
We
estimate
between
110
and
150
units
could
be
created
as
a
direct
result
of
this
issuance
funding
projects
that
otherwise
would
not
have
come
online
in
Pittsburgh,
but
for
this,
this
new
type
of
funding,
so
that
wraps
up
what
I
came
to
speak
to
you
all
about
today.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
I'll
pass
it
over
to
my
colleagues
to
provide
some
remarks
on
the
land
bank.
N
Good
morning,
everyone
this
is
Sally
stadelman,
the
new
manager
of
the
Pittsburgh
land
bank.
It's
good
to
see
everyone.
The
land
bank
for
the
first
time
has
been
sustainably
funded
with
a
10
million
dollar
American
Rescue
plan
funding
allocation.
The
land
bank
is
now
currently
requesting
a
line
item
in
the
city's
capital
or
operating
budgets,
as
we
project
that
this
10
million
dollar
funding
allocation
will
support
the
land
bank's
activities
over
the
next
four
years
in
2023.
N
Thanks
to
this
critical
funding
allocation,
we
look
forward
to
working
with
our
partners
at
the
city
to
begin
to
stand
up
processes
and
procedures
that
will
allow
the
land
bank
to
acquire
property
from
the
city's
inventory.
We
look
forward
to
deploying
the
land
bank's
expedited,
Quiet
Title
powers
to
clear
title
and
increase
the
property
pipeline
for
our
cdc's,
non-profit,
Partners,
the
Ura
and
Affiliates
and,
of
course,
City
residents
over
the
next
four
years.
N
If
the
land
bank
focuses
largely
on
acquisition,
title
clearance
and
disposition,
we
have
the
potential
to
dispose
of
over
900
Properties
by
2026..
Next
slide.
Please
this
year,
as
a
transitional
project,
the
land
bank
has
entered
into
a
donation
agreement
with
City
Finance
to
clear
title
of
Key
Properties
in
the
former
property
Reserve.
By
the
end
of
this
year,
the
land
bank
will
have
assisted
in
clearing
title
on
20
properties,
with
another
37
properties
in
process
to
receive
clear
title
in
2023..
N
Some
of
our
community
development
organizations
have
waited
over
five
years
to
receive
Deeds
to
properties
in
this
Reserve
next
slide.
Please,
and
this
year
the
land
bank
has
implemented
our
disposition
process
and
honed
our
processes
to
better
support,
Community
stabilization
and
neighborhood
scale
development.
While
we're
excited
to
begin
the
acquisition
and
disposition
processes,
we
also
expect
to
spend
2023
working
to
unlock
access
to
the
share
of
sale
with
the
help
and
support
of
the
Ura
and
the
mayor's
office.
N
We
expect
to
reintroduce
our
amendment
to
miktol
at
the
state
level
and
work
with
our
city
Partners
to
renegotiate
the
three
taxing
bodies.
Agreement
I
appreciate
your
time
today,
there's
so
much
more
to
talk
about
I'm,
really
looking
forward
to
working
with
members
in
2023
to
bring
these
critical
land
recycling
programs
online.
Thank
you.
P
Thank
you
Sally
and
now
we'll
turn
over
and
talk
about
our
Ura
Property
Maintenance
request.
We
are
seeking
750
000
to
undertake
Property
Maintenance
and
asset
activation
activities.
These
activities
include
emergency
repairs,
regular
routine
maintenance,
selective
Demolition
and
then
other
items
that
are
necessary
to
reactivate
certain
properties
and
assets.
P
As
you
can
see,
the
Ura
proactively
maintains
over
1400
Parcels
in
the
city
and
and
some
of
the
priorities
that
we
have
for
2023
are
really
to
try
to
activate
some
of
these
and
get
these
assets
back
onto
the
tax
roll
and
have
them
more
productive.
So
just
some
things
to
note
in
terms
of
the
funding
and
how
it
might
be
used.
R
Thanks
so
much
James
hi
members
of
council,
you
know
members
of
the
public
I
hope
folks
are
watching.
My
name
is
Thomas
link,
I'm,
the
chief
development
officer
here
at
the
urm.
It's
always
great
to
see
everyone,
and
thanks
so
much
to
the
city
for
considering
our
request.
So
the
request
here
is
for
monies
to
support
really
the
place,
making
the
neighborhood
business
districts.
R
You
know
key
role
that
we
play
is
really
as
a
gap
financer
which
I
know
is.
You
know
an
age-old
saying,
but
it
really
is
a
core
role
that
we
play
to
provide
monies
directly
into
development,
to
fill
financing
gaps,
to
get
projects
done
that
you
know,
make
our
neighborhoods
better
I'll
go
to
the
next
slide
here
in
a
second,
but
just
a
comment
on
this:
you
know
we're
we're.
R
R
You
know
the
gaps
that
we're
seeing
in
these
very
types
of
projects
that
do
infield
development,
on
Main,
Streets
business
districts
and
create
mixed-use
developments
and
Commercial
developments
are
getting
much
larger.
The
cost
of
private
capital
is
going
up,
we're
seeing
you
know,
cap
rates,
increasing
construction
costs
are
increasing,
and
so
the
demands
on
on
you
know
the
work
of
the
Ura
and
our
friends
at
the
state
and
other
partners
who
help
fund
these
types
of
projects,
we're
just
seeing
tremendous
demand
and
increasing
Demand
on
our
tools.
R
R
This
is
just
a
snapshot
of
our
work
today
and
our
impact
we
are,
you
know
this
is
actively
sort
of
working
on
34
projects.
One
thing
I'll
note
here
is
that
you
know
when
you
invest,
you
invest
a
dollar
in
a
development.
You
know
the
leverage
that
we're
able
to
see
is
substantial.
You
know
this.
This
particular
snapshot.
It's
like
17-1,
which
is
incredible,
I'd,
say
that's
actually
quite
High.
You
know,
but
typically
at
least
ten
to
one
on
the
developments
that
we're
working
on
again.
R
R
And
there's
a
fault
of
mine
as
we
prepare
the
slides
doesn't
include
our
small
business
investment.
So
you
know
we.
We
do
tremendous
work
to
invest
directly
in
small
business
growth,
entrepreneurship.
You
know
this
capital
budget
actually
is
not
looking
for
direct
Monies
to
support
Direct
business
lending.
You
know
we'll
be
north
of
50.
The
individual
businesses
served
in
2022
in
a
direct
investment
in
north
of
3
million
or
so
this
year,
and
supporting
small
business
growth
and
expansion
here
in
our
city,
which
you
know
I,
is
very
important.
R
S
Good
afternoon
everybody
I'm
Josette,
Fitzgibbons
I,
am
the
manager
of
neighborhood
business,
District
programs
for
the
Ura,
and
today
I'm
going
to
talk
to
you
about
our
neighborhood
initiatives.
Fund.
We've
been
doing
this
this
program
since
about
2019,
and
we
we
have
seen
increasing
demand
each
year.
The
neighborhood
initiatives
fund
allows
us
to
work
with
non-profits
cdc's
community-based
organizations
on
neighborhoods
scale
Place
making
projects
within
their
commercial
corridors
we're
requesting
1.1
million
dollars
this
this
for
2023
of
this
six
hundred
thousand
will
be
cdbg
and
500.
000
is
Pago
funds.
S
We
expect
to
be
able
to
fund
10
to
15
projects
this
year,
which
is
an
increase
from
last
year.
Last
year
we
funded
seven
projects
and
we'll
also
be
able
to
do
a
set
aside
within
this
program,
with
the
increase
for
lower
capacity
organizations,
ones
that
are
just
starting
to
work
in
their
neighborhoods
that
maybe
don't
have
the
the
ability
to
raise
the
match
that
we
we
have
required
for
this,
and
that
might
need
some
additional
technical
assistance
as
they
they
work
through
their
program.
Their
project
next
slide,
please.
S
P
P
To
that
end,
we're
requesting
575
000
to
support
cdbg,
Administration
and
compliance,
and,
as
many
of
my
colleagues
noted,
the
majority
of
the
investment
that
we
are
looking
to
receive
from
the
city
budget
comes
from
the
cdbg
line,
and
so
these
dollars
will
go
greatly
to
helping
us
Ensure
that
we
have
the
ability
to
continue
to
work
hard
and
build
a
welcoming,
safe
and
thriving
Pittsburgh,
and
that
will
conclude
our
presentation.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
your
attention.
I'd
like
to
open
the
floor
for
questions.
M
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
completing
your
your
presentation
effectively.
I
know
that
president
Smith
wanted
to
go
first
because
she
has
another
meeting
at
12
30,
but
she
just
had
to
step
out
of
the
chambers
for
a
phone
call.
So
I'd
like
to
open
the
floor
to
members,
but
with
the
request
that,
if
president
Smith
makes
it
back
in
here,
that
will
will
jump
to
her
so
I'll
start
down
at
the
end
of
the
table
with
councilwoman
strasberger.
Are
you
ready
with
questions.
J
R
So
we'll
keep
going
I've
been
doing
this
a
long
time.
One
of
the
things
we're
really
actually
pretty
good
at
is
making
low
business
loans.
Then
we,
you
know
we're
able
to
get
repaided,
so
we
offer
you
know
we
do
offer
a
variety
of
revolving
loan
funds,
so
you
know
we're
fortunate
that
in
our
work
you
know
we
can
use
some
of
that
to
continue
to
make
our
to
make
small
business
loans.
R
You
know
we've
recently
launched,
invest
PGH,
which
is
a
Community
Development,
Finance
institution
cdfi
entity
that
helps
with
that
and
has
some
additional
ability
to
raise
Monies
to
allow
us
to
be
a
supporter
of
small
businesses.
All
that
said,
the
demand
is,
you
know,
it
would
almost
be
embarrassing
for
frankly
to
come
to
this
table
and
say
hey.
This
is
all
the
money
we
need
to
support
office,
all
businesses
in
our
city
right,
it's
it!
It's
a
huge
demand.
R
You
know,
we've
decided
that
the
gaps
that
we're
seeing
this
the
biggest
issues
on
are,
frankly
on
the
bricks
and
mortar,
like
getting
spaces
built
out.
Getting
developments
done
and
you
know
we
decided
in
a
difficult,
a
difficult
environment
in
terms
of
cost
of
capital
and
available
private
Capital
that
you
know
this
is
where
we're
going
to
have
some
of
our
most
difficulty
to
really
provide
the
place
making
of
the
neighbor
in
the
in
the
neighborhood
business
district
sort
of
infill
support.
R
While
we
work
with
our
existing
tools
and
the
emergence
of
our
cdfi
to
ensure
that
we
can
continue
to
provide
small
business
loans.
That
said,
just
to
kind
of
you
know,
preview
in
the
future.
I
would
expect
that,
and
you
know
and
we'll
come
back
to
this
table
and
future
capital
budget
asks
and
I
may
have
a
different
story.
You
know
based
on
the
demand
and
that
we'll
need
to
request
dollars
to
support,
to
support
our
small
business
lending.
E
R
A
long
way
of
saying
you
know
come,
you
know,
please
bring
your
businesses
to
us.
We
want
to
support
them.
We
have
a
robust
pipeline.
We
help
a
lot
of
different
folks,
there's
definitely
pressure
on
our
programs.
We
we're
confident
that
we
can
continue
to
operate
them,
at
least
in
the
near
term
and
again
working
with
partners
and
trying
to
raise
other
funds
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
substantial
gaps
in
that.
J
N
R
J
J
If
I
understand
it
correctly,
we
have
an
increase
to
the
Housing
Opportunity
fund,
but
a
decrease
even
with
these
amendments
to
the
housing
development
program.
So
how?
How
are
we
thinking
about
the
ways
those
who
interact
and
the
the
various
offsets
I
guess
what
would
that
mean
on
the
ground,
at
the
Ura
and
and
more
importantly,
for
for
residents
of
the
city.
O
Yeah
David
Geiger
senior
advisor.
You
are
a
council
member
of
strasberger,
maybe
just
to
tack
on
to
what
Evan
was
saying
and
answer
your
question
a
little
bit
further
is
that
well,
I'd
have
to
go
back
and
check
to
see
how
much
is
decreased
across
Pego
and
cdbg
this
year,
the
increase
in
the
operating
transfer
for
the
housing
Bond.
O
As
having
mentioned
it,
has
not
been
discussed
or
determined
yet
like
what
the
uses
of
that
housing
Bond
could
be,
and
that
could
start
to
fill
the
Gap
more
effectively
on
some
of
the
former
cdbg
and
Pego
funded
projects.
So
a
lot
more
discussion
and
Analysis
and
happy
to
work
with
your
office
on
that
yeah.
J
That's
helpful
and
I'll
just
note
that
you
know
every
city
that
I've
seen
that
has
put
forth
a
an
affordable
housing
plan.
We
have
our
Housing
Opportunity
fund,
as
well
as
the
the
housing
development
program
within
I'm.
Sorry
I'm,
calling
it
a
program
I,
don't
think
it's
actually
called
a
program,
but
within
the
Ura
we
needs
to
be
complemented
with
from
our
previous
testimony
with
the
Department
of
City
Planning,
with
the
changes
that
make
the
building
of
new
housing
less
expensive
right,
the
reduction
of
parking
minimums,
the
other.
J
You
know,
zoning
changes,
the
allowance
of
adus
is
councilman.
Councilwoman
gross
is
working
on
any
of
those
types
of
changes.
I
think
need
to
happen
in
concert
with
our
additional
bonds
that
were
floating
in
additional
initiatives
to
promote
affordable
housing
or
it's
just
not
going
to
go
as
far
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
I
don't
need
an
answer
from
the
Ura,
because
I
think
you're.
J
All
aware
of
this
too,
but
I
wanted
to
kind
of
flag
for
for
us
all
and
for
the
public
that
this
is
a
priority
of
at
least
several
people
on
Council
and
that
these
are
complementary
to
one
another
I
think
we'll
be
getting
some
I
suspect
we'll
be
getting
questions
about
other
areas
that
I
care
about
from
my
colleagues,
so
I'll
leave
it
at
that
for
now,
and
I
really
appreciate
your
your
time
and
your
work
and
answering
my
questions.
Thank
you.
E
A
A
A
M
L
M
L
L
Really
helpful
I
really
appreciate
them.
Thank
you
and
I
pointed
out.
How
Maroon
Alliance
is
on
here
quite
a
few
times.
Cotton
ribbons
I'm
gonna,
steal
her
and
take
her
to
our
side
of
town,
but
I
wonder
what
could
you
give
me
a
little
bit
of
update
on
what
you
anticipate
doing
on
our
side
of
town
I
noticed
the
director
is
not
here
and
so
I'm.
L
Assuming
that
he's
there's
going
to
be
some
changes
in
the
Ura
from
what
I
understand
so
I
I'm
going
to
ask
you
one
of
you
to
give
me
some
update
on
what
you
anticipate
doing
on
in
the
West
End
of
Pittsburgh
to
Spur
some
development,
because
there
has
not
been
a
lot
of
investment
in
our
area.
There's
not
a
lot
of
attention
from
the
Ura.
Although
I
do
want
to
thank
you
because
we
have
a
lot
of
times.
People
say
we
haven't
had
development.
L
So
let
me
just
tell
you
what
we
have
had
since
I've
been
in
office.
We
had
a
stadium
done
at
Highmark
Stadium.
We
had
five
school
buildings,
at
least
repurposed
now
I
think
closer
to
nine,
including
the
four
Christy
Porter's
working
on,
and
we've
done,
development
in
Mount
Washington
and
in
various
sections
of
our
district.
You
know
throughout
ferrywood
properties,
affordable
housing
in
ferrywood
senior
housing,
which
is
I,
seems
to
be
a
real
need
in
the
community
that
did
people
want
affordable
patio
homes
for
senior
citizens
and
I.
L
Don't
hear
us
talking
a
lot
about
that.
I
hear
us
talking
about
affordable
housing,
not
necessarily
accessible,
affordable,
housing
and
or
senior
housing
like
we're
doing
in
the
very.
But
so
thank
you
for
all
those
projects,
but
I
have
a
lot
of
neighborhoods
that
aren't
seeing
any
type
of
development,
not
seeing
any
efforts
for
stability,
and
that's
really
what
we
don't
necessarily
want
development
in
our
area.
We
want
to
see
things
stabilized
and
we'd
like
to
see
some
opportunities.
I
just
want
you
to
tell
me
quickly
any
plans
for
the
web.
K
K
K
Phase
two:
we
hope
that
that
will
get
legs
under
it
soon.
There
is
an
rfpl
for
interest
from
users.
For
that
second
parcel.
Also,
we
do
have
a
meeting
scheduled
I,
believe
council,
president
with
you
and
DPW
soon
to
talk
about
the
needs
for
open
space
and
Parks
in
your
District,
because
you
have
mentioned
a
number
of
times
that
there
are
needs
for
open
space.
So
we
will
be
working
with
you
and
DPW
on
understanding
the
needs.
K
What
we
can
do
to
work
with
DPW
to
design
something
appropriate
for
your
community
in
terms
of
open
space
and
then,
as
you
know,
we
take
our
cues
from
City
Planning
in
terms
of
what
the
community
wants
in
terms
of
growth
or
managing
growth
or
inspiring
investment.
So
I
do
think
it's
appropriate
that
they
went
before
us.
L
So
we've
already
talked
to
them
too,
and
so
and
I
will
just
say.
I
talked
to
them
pretty
frequently,
especially
director
Abrams
and
I'll.
I
know
that
she's
she's,
normally
aware
of
the
community
she's
gone
on
tours
with
me
to
see
what
parts
of
my
area
that
I
have
some
concerns
with
and
we
need
help
with.
But
regardless
of
that,
I
think
that
I'd
like
to
see
some
incentive
programs
from
the
Ura
to
do
some
development
in
our
side
of
town
and
I.
L
Think
if
I
don't
see
or
hear
something
before
the
budget's
over
I
think
we'll
do
something
to
put
something
in
place.
So
that
and
I
talked
to
the
administration
about
possibly
hiring
somebody
to
to
work
just
in
our
district,
maybe
with
the
CDC
in
our
area,
just
to
focus
on
that,
because
we
don't
have
a
CDC
in
most
of
our
district
and
every
time
we
try
to
start
when
somebody
decides
that
politics
is
more
important.
So
they
try
to.
L
You
know,
derail
the
whole
thing
and
so
because
obviously
people
that
care
about
the
community
wanted
derail
development
and
stability
for
the
community,
so
so
anyway.
So
for
for
us,
it's
it's
been.
It's
been
a
challenge.
I
keep
saying
I'm
going
to
take
marimb
of
my
lions
and
I.
Just
think:
she's
amazing
how
she
fights
for
the
community
and
I
know
that
hey
I'm
going
to
tell
the
Penguins
that's
my
deal.
Send
them
my
way
pay
to
keep
her
over
here.
L
K
L
So
I
just
want
people
to
know
when
people
talk
about
removing
city
council,
that
is
removing
their
voice
from
the
process,
because
we
are
represented
and
elected
by
the
community,
and
so
if
people
say
they
want
to
take
out
our
voice
they're,
taking
out
their
voice
The
public's
voice,
you
can't
say
you're
speaking
for
the
public
and
trying
to
take
the
Public's
voice
away.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
people
understand
and
I'll
make
sure
that,
as
we
start
talking
a
little
bit
more
about
that
people
understand.
L
L
But
I
think
that
there's
there's
a
lot
to
be
done
with
the
land
bank,
but
I
would
like
to
see
conflicts.
Councilwoman
gross
and
I
would
like
to
see
some
housing,
co-ops
done
and
and
I
showed
some
examples
of,
especially
in
Sheridan.
The
Allendale
acres
is
an
amazing
Co-op.
I
would
like
to
see
some
land
put
aside
for
that.
L
O
L
Great
and
so
that,
for
me,
that's
that's
basically
just
other
than
the
last.
My
last
question
is:
where
do
you
see
the
land
bank?
Where
do
you
see
the
Ura
in
five
years,
I
mean?
Do
you
see
them
still
working
with
city
council,
independent
of
city
council?
Tell
me
what
your
vision
is
for
the
URI
anybody.
L
L
L
I
want
to
say
that
I
think
that
we
have
councilman
Burgess
and
councilman
Lavelle,
who
knows
so
much
about
development
I
mean
because
they've
had
a
lot
of
experience
with
it
and
I
know.
Councilman
Wilson
is
you
know
growing
a
lot
in
that
area
as
well
and
I.
Just
think.
I
would
like
some
of
the
opportunities
to
to
understand
some
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
as
well
and
have
the
same
opportunities
to
have
some
development
in
our
side
of
town,
especially
stability,
maintenance,
maintenance,
kind
of
projects.
That's
it
for
me.
A
Right
so
a
little
little
time
to
look
at
this
chart
here,
so
this
is
including
the
HOA
one.
So
previously
this
was-
and
these
are
this
is
coming
out
from
the
you
know.
This
is
the
allocation
from
the
the
transfer
tax.
So
this
is
not
a
grant
anymore
for
the
I'm,
sorry
small
landlord
fund,
my
understand
initially
the
way
it
started
was
PNC
and
given
some
sort
of
revolving
loan
that
was
a
like.
It
wasn't
worked
in
like
this.
Does
anyone
have
that
history?
For
me.
Q
I
believe
there
was
a
PRI
from
PNC
that
was
executed
to
initially
seed
this
program
and
that
actually
carried
some
interest
rate
on
it
because
of
the
interest
rate
that
PNC
was
passing
on
to
the
Ura.
Now
that
we're
not
using
that
PRI
anymore
and
instead
funding
this
through
the
Housing
Opportunity
fund,
it
is
still
a
loan,
but
it's
at
zero
percent
so
that
it
has
never
been
a
grant.
But
in
this
case
it's
a
zero
percent
loan.
A
You
know
create
to
get
landlords
on
board
for
accepting
you
know
the
voucher.
You
know
we
still
have
thousands
of
people
that
are
on
the
list
and
just
as
time
moves
forward
people
more
people
are
outside
like
we're.
Seeing
in
terms
of
you
know,
people
that
are
on
house
and
homeless.
The
barrier
that
we
hear
from
the
county
is
that
they
don't
have
housing.
On
the
other
end,
everyone
sign
up
for
a
link,
but
there's
no
housing.
Q
Yes,
I
can
speak
to
that.
I
do
think.
There's
multiple
prongs
here,
I
mean
one
would
be
working
with.
Our
partners,
like
DHS
to
you
know,
come
up
with
programmatic
options
that
would
help
to
incentivize
landlords
Beyond,
just
our
smart,
our
small
landlord
fund,
but
also
working
with
other
funders
on
in
the
ura's
grant
seeking
Department
to
figure
out
a
way
to
just
grow
the
pot
overall
for
the
small
landlord
fund
and
then
also
from
a
staffing
perspective.
K
K
E
K
On
some
of
our
developers
to
deliver
on
a
more
Equitable
development,
and-
and
we
do
that-
but
you
know
it-
it
does
require
subsidy,
and
so
we
look
for
creative
ways
to
deliver
on
those
and
we're
looking
to
you
for
that
financial
piece
and
we
look
to
staff
for
that.
Those
creative
outlets
and
those
Solutions
yeah.
A
A
But
you
know
on
all
the
efforts
of
what
you
just
discussed
as
well
so
and
I'll
follow
up
on
that,
but
also
yeah
I
mean
I'm
happy
that
the
questions
already
asked.
The
only
other
thing
I
want
to
touch
on
I,
probably
can't
gain
from
numbers.
What
you
know,
how
does
the
Ura
envision
their
planners
alongside
this?
A
This
oh
I'm,
not
going
to
call
it
a
reorganization,
but
this
they're
uplifting
the
City
plan
Department
here
and
you
know
they're,
adding
some
more
planners
they're
doing,
and
then
you
know
currently,
even
with
you
know
the
corridors,
the
set
yeah
Avenues
of
hope.
You
know,
there's
I'm,
seeing
more
planners
that
are
on
the
on
the
calls
yeah
how?
M
I
Well,
no,
that's!
Okay,
because
I
really
don't
have
a
question
because
I'm
so
intertwined,
but
I
will
sorry
and
I
was
simply
saying:
I,
don't
really
have
questions.
What
I
will
say,
however,
is-
and
this
even
goes
to
councilman
strasberger's
earlier
question
about
funding
is
currently
actually
let
me
take
one
step
back.
Let
me
thank
the
Ura
I
understand
because
Amaya
personal
opinion
there's
more
demand
for
economic
development.
There's
more
demand
for
housing,
there's
more
demand
for
business,
Small,
Business,
Development
and
business
support.
Then
the
Ura
has
resources
to
support.
I
We
have
a
backlog
of
housing
that
we
could
be
funding.
We
could
be
bringing
online
we
could
be
producing.
If
we
had
more
financial
dollars
at
the
table,
we
could
absolutely
be
helping
more
business
owners.
Both
stay,
open
and
open,
helping
more
businesses
on
our
commercial
corridors
throughout
the
city.
If
we
have
more
resources,
so
I'll
always
be
an
advocate
to
send
more
reasons
to
the
UR,
more
resources,
Financial
Resources,
to
do
a
Ura,
because
on
a
monthly
basis,
I
see
the
backlog
and
I
realize
what
we
could
be
doing.
I
Oh
I
apologize
they'll,
be
flexible,
I'll,
say
I'll,
use
that
word
and
they'll
pivot
and
they'll
do
what
they
can
with
the
resources
that
we
provide.
But
in
my
estimation
we
don't
provide
enough
resources
to
do
all
of
what
this
body
actually
asking
you
already
to
do
in
part,
because
some
of
the
dollars
that
we
send
to
the
Ura
are
also
restrictive
in
nature,
and
so
we're
asking
the
Ura
to
be
extremely
flexible
and
come
up
with
all
these.
Even
I
love
the
idea
of
the
of
the
the
co-ops
and
all
of
that
right.
I
So
I'll
say
that
also
just
to
sort
of
because
someone
asked
me:
I
got
a
text
about
it.
It
was
mentioned
that
in
our
budget
director's
statement
that
we're
sending
one
million
dollars
to
the
land
to
the
Ura
in
in
form
of
the
land
bank,
and
then
there
was
a
presentation-
it
mentioned
the
10
million
dollar
allocation,
and
so
just
for
clarity.
I
We
allocated
10
million
dollars
to
the
land
bank.
However,
in
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
he's
suggesting
or
proposing
that
we
remove
three
million
from
the
land
bank
to
support
the
food
Justice
initiative
and
I
may
not
have
said
that
correctly.
I,
apologize
and
I
will
make
the
argument
that,
while
I'm
fully
supportive
of
creating
the
food
Justice
initiative,
I
would
argue
it's
not
appropriate
to
pull
it
from
the
lab
bank.
For
a
number
of
reasons.
One-
and
this
goes
to
Madam
president's
statement
about
stabilization
she's.
I
Absolutely
correct
part
of
what
we
discovered
when
we
were
doing
the
affordable
housing
task
force
was
that
there
were
many
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city
who
said
to
us.
We
don't
really
need
new
Housing
Development.
We
don't
need
new,
quote-unquote,
affordable
housing
development.
What
we
need
is
stabilization
and
by
stabilization
they
mean
investing
being
able
to
fix
up
the
property.
That's
already
be
already
there
being
able
to
take
vacant
properties
and
bring
those
back
online
so
that
the
people
are
realizing
their
value
right.
I
I
Parcels
the
vacant
properties
even
councilman
grow
says
you
suggested
sort
of
doing
the
tiny,
the
tiny
homes
right
well,
there
are
Parcels
that
could
be
utilized
for
such
things
and
there
are
other
properties
that
could
utilize
for
such
things,
but
that
takes
time
and
effort
in
order
to
bring
all
those
units
online
that
are
so
necessary
and
be
because
of
the
shared
costs
of
development.
It's
actually
in
our
interest
to
preserve
to
stabilize,
because
it
costs
less
it's
more
affordable.
I
We
can
turn
it
over
as
a
more
affordable
product
sooner
than
it
does
to
build
new,
and
so
for
those
reasons
and
others,
I
would
argue
that
we
should
find
somewhere
else
to
pull
money
to
support
the
food
initiatives,
but
we
still
need
to
have
those
dollars
at
the
land
bank,
so
they
can
transact
and
again
be
a
part
of
the
solution
that
everyone
that
members
are
asking
for,
but
then
taking
the
resources
away
to
actually
be
able
to
do
it.
So
that
wasn't
a
question,
but
I
was
a
longer
statement.
M
I,
do
that
sometimes
too
so
I'm,
definitely
not
criticizing,
sometimes,
there's
just
not
actually
a
question
there
in
the
end.
So
thank
you
to
study
member
one
second
round
before
I.
Make
some
comments
so
again.
Thank
you
all
for
putting
together
Center
wide,
ranging
presentation
and
for
being
here
and
I,
think
my
comments
dovetail
nicely
off
of
councilman,
lavelle's
comments
and
and
the
other
members
as
well.
M
M
Just
like
you
know,
out
of
town
giants,
real
estate
speculators
that
are
actually
undermining
the
stability
of
a
neighborhood
just
as
much
as
lack
of
any
investment.
So
similarly,
but
it's
difficult,
because
those
in
some
ways
are
kind
of
opposite
policies
right.
And
how
do
we
do
that?
Both
that,
in
the
even
the
last
few
years,
we've
kind
of
seen
more
Market
pressure
across
the
city
and
not
only
in
District
Seven,
so
that
we
acknowledge
I
think
in
councilman
Wilson's
comments
about
small
business.
You
know
it's
more
difficult
because
the
costs
are
higher.
M
It's
more
difficult
because
you've
got
you
know
higher
rents.
So
we
have
commercial
gentrification
as
much
as
we
have
residential
gentrification,
and
it's
not
again
only
in
my
district
now
and
it's
really
harder
to
make.
Those
deals
happen
to
kind
of
it's
harder
for
us
to
be
fast
enough
to
get
control
of
a
property
because
we're
competing
against.
M
You
know
absentee
private
Equity
firms
from
San
Francisco
or
from
New
York
or
from
Minneapolis
or
Chicago.
So
similarly,
while
I
was
listening,
I
started
turning
writing
down
kind
of
first
Mr
mcdevitt's
recap
of
your
goals
and
Mission,
and
then
your
presentations
of
goals
and
missions
and
the
responses
to
to
council
members.
M
So
you
know
from
entrepreneurship
and
small
business,
inclusive
growth,
job
creation,
neighborhood
development,
Main
Street
investment,
Workforce
investment
and
then
in
response
to
to
District
Two,
open
space
and
Parks
we're
talking
about
City,
abatements
and
monetizing
that
maybe
we
should
appropriately
be
talking
to
the
city.
Finance
department,
about
we've,
I
think
made
a
mistake
and
I've
said
this
to
you
all
in
person.
M
M
M
M
M
My
notes
say
that
you
hypothetically
received
three
million
for
the
land
bank
in
2021,
and
you
hypothetically
received
3
million
for
the
land
bank
already
in
2022.,
so
I
just
wanted
to
ask
you:
did
you?
Did
you
actually
receive
that
the
arpa
funding,
because
it's
that's
the
way
it's
distributed
on
our
budget
sheets.
O
So
I
I
think
there
have
been
multiple
sort
of
budgets
and
re-budgets
by
Council
to
allocate
the
arpa
funds
over
the
past
couple
of
years.
We
have
not
received
any
of
the
funding
yet
for
the
land
bank
as
those
numbers
change,
it
makes
it
very
difficult
to
negotiate
an
agreement
to
receive
the
funding
in
question.
O
So
while
we
have
been
negotiating
agreements
for
many
projects
and
programs
that
are
arpa
funded
and
have
been
seeing
a
phenomenal
amount
of
progress
on
that,
especially
in
the
second
half
of
this
year,
the
land
bank
has
been
a
struggle,
I'm,
not
sure
how
it's
currently
represented
in
the
budget
book
in
terms
of
allocation
for
last
year
this
year
next
year.
So.
M
E
I
I,
don't
have
it
in
front
of
me
yeah,
so
I,
don't
Sally
would
probably
be
better.
Yeah
just
waited
to
start
talking
about
the
actual
budget
itself,
but
we
have
actually
cost
it
out,
maybe
like
690,
probably
somewhere
around
there.
We
can
in
the
next
four
years
by
the
time
you
have
to
I,
think
it's
26,
where
you
have
to
have
expended
it,
that
we
would
actually
have
transacted
on
approximately
that
we
need
properties
taken
into
consideration.
I
I
N
Yes,
yeah.
Thank
you
councilmember
gross
yeah.
This
is
Sally
stadelman,
the
new
land
bank
manager.
We
did
review
an
arpa
budget
with
the
board
last
month
and
we
will
be
presenting
that
that
budget,
publicly,
with
the
explanation
and
breakdown
of
how
the
land
bank
will
be
able
to
expend
those
funds
at
our
board
meeting
on
December,
2nd.
M
Great
and
if
so,
if
you
wouldn't
mind,
sharing
that
with
council
members
and
emailing
that
and
then
also
you
know,
we're
hearing
about
some
nearly
700
properties
and
it's
a
bit
unclear
which
ones
are
held
in
Hand
by
the
array
which
ones
are
held
in
Hand
by
the
city
or
which
ones
if
you're
using
mickdel
might
be
not
actually
have
either
the
Ura
or
the
city
on
the
deed,
but
might
still
have
an
individual
person's
name
on
the
deed.
Yeah.
N
Absolutely,
and-
and
the
short
answer
to
that
question
is
that
that
is
what
will
be.
You
know.
We
have
an
ample
list
of
properties
in
the
former
property
Reserve
that
are
that
are
moving
through
the
transitional
version
of
The
Reserve
to
start
with
that
support
our
cdcs,
but
we
expect
to
begin
working
with
our
city
Partners
to
determine
exactly
how
we
want
to
move
forward
in
in
selecting
those
other
properties.
So,
ultimately,
four
years
from
now,
we'll
we'll
have
moved
through
properties
that
have
come
from
a
blend
of
of
locations.
M
I
just
wanted
to
note:
I
had
a
intern
look
back
at
the
ways
that
Council
disposes
properties
going
back
to
about
20,
14
and
so
I'm.
Looking
a
little
spreadsheet,
and
certainly
people
who
are
active
in
this
area
would
will
know
this,
but
the
general
public
would
not
be
that
the
property
Reserve
that
you
mentioned
back
in
2014
city
council
moved
45
properties
through
property
Reserve
to
cdc's
in
2014.
M
Well,
it
was
that
20
yeah
in
2015
it
was
77
and
then
52
and
but
it
keeps
going
down,
it
was
44
in
2018
it
was
12
in
2019
and
it's
been
zero
for
the
last
three
years.
So
that's
just
one
of
the
ways
in
which
we
could
have
been
doing
things
that
is
pretty
independent
of
the
land
bank,
actually
that
we
we
have
to
talk
about
again.
This
is
a
budget
hearing.
So
there's
a
lot
more
to
talk
about
I.
M
Are
these
things
fitting
together,
because
you
know
as
to
be
cynical,
we
fear
that
they
aren't,
and
that
makes
people
anxious
right,
and
so,
let's
you
know,
we
really
I
think
we
have
a
lot
of
kind
of
public
conversation
to
have
that
does
not
fit
into
this
topic.
I
do
want
to
give
my
own
shout
outs
for
a
few
things.
M
it's
over
12
million
dollars
in
food
system
support
and
some
of
those
are
things
like
commercial
kitchen
and
Larimer
with
the
food
Hall,
the
the
restaurants
that
are
such
the
the
important
linchpins
of
so
much
of
our
neighborhood
activity
to
Urban
AG
to
food
manufacturing
right.
The
land
transactions
are
also
part
of
it
that,
for
example,
allowed
for
the
hilltop
urban
farm.
M
M
251
different
food
businesses
have
been
assisted
with
technical
assistance
or
lending,
and
there
was
that
was
at
least
a
thousand
jobs
created
or
preserved
I.
You
know
know
about
other
members,
but
I
was
really
shocked
to
learn
in
the
pandemic
when
places
shut
down
that,
for
example,
in
Bloomfield,
when
local
businesses
were
closed
down
because
of
quarantine
orders,
it
was
Bloomfield
residents
who
were
out
of
income,
and
we
had
never
really
been
so
plain
to
us
that
our
neighborhood
businesses
were
hiring
our
neighborhoods
immediate
neighborhood
residents
as
their
employees.
M
There
were
55
percent
of
the
loans
were
to
MB
mwbe,
operated
businesses
and
additional
forty
one
thousand
dollars
was
invested
into
technical
assistance
for
99
different
food
businesses
and
that
helped
match
78
million
dollars
in
New
Market
tax
credits,
which
is
a
lot
that's
a
lot
of
Leverage
and
I.
Think
that's
a
lot
of
the
kind
of
outcomes
that
I
heard
members
talking
about
here
like
how
do
we
actually
do
Investments
that
help
us
I?
M
Think
of
these
kinds
of
Investments
are
the
kinds
that
help
is
the
kind
of
policy
that
helps
on
both
ends
of
those
Market
excesses,
to
kind
of
bring
it
fully
around
for
both
helping
our
blighted
neighborhoods.
But
we
need
the
exact
same
kinds
of
Investments
to
fend
off
that
kind
of
hyper
investment
that
ends
up
with
we've
all
seen
them
the
giant
new
constructions,
the
large
buildings
with
three
or
four
or
500
apartments,
with
the
giant
empty
storefronts
on
the
bottom
right.
M
We've
talked
about
that
I
think
when
you're
struggling
to
try
to
figure
out
how
to
do
it.
Councilman
Lavelle
on
the
lower
Hill,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you
because
I
know
that
that
was
a
bit
of
a
big
ask:
lots
of
other
things
on
your
plate,
but
it's
I
think
really
relevant
to
a
lot
of
council
districts
and
a
lot
of
City,
neighborhoods
and
and
especially
timely.
M
M
Don't
understand
what
you're
talking
about
so
part
of
it
is
actually
investing
in
the
either
nonprofits
or
the
places
or
the
spaces
or
the
people
and
the
human
capital
that
are
in
the
food
system
and
help
us
not
only
create,
retain
and
make
sure
we
localize
wealth,
building
and
invest
in
our
local
residents,
but
also
our
lending
capacity
that
results
in
food
resilience
and
healthier
eating,
so
I
think
it.
It's
just.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
pontificate
on
that
particular
topic
and
thank
you
to
council
members,
I'm
hoping
for
their
support.
M
I
know
a
few
members
have
expressed
their
support
and
I
appreciate
that
I
think
I
made
my
key
points
that
we
have
a
lot
more
talking
to
do
and
we
I
think
have
beared
some
of
the
responsibility
for
making
sure
that
you
have
the
resources
for
what
we
task
you
to
do,
meaning
either
we're
tasking
you
with
too
much
or
you
don't
have
enough
resources.
So
we
need
to
figure
out
how
to
get
those
things
aligned
and
also
the
one
final
point,
this
kind
of
work.
M
They
don't
feel
bad
that
you're
not
generating
all
of
the
revenue
to
cover
all
your
expenses
right.
Even
the
best
practices
from
the
community
development,
financial
institution
kind
of
industry,
like
80
percent
sustainability,
is
like
a
really
good
bar
right,
and
so
you
know
we
don't
want
you
to
go
into
the
Dark
World
of
like
profiteering
or
or
upsetting
a
certain
neighborhood,
because
you're
trying
to
maximize
profits
to
do
other
Equity
investment
work
right.
So
not
that
you
would.
M
K
K
The
the
work
that
we
do
requires
finesse
and
a
really
fine
balance.
We
struggle
every
day
with
leveraging
investment
for
public
good,
and
so
we
we
do
constantly
challenge
each
other
and
try
to
do
the
best
we
can
with
our
scarce
resources.
So
thank
you
for
bringing
up
that
that
daily
challenge
that
does
keep
us
up
at
night.
It
does
so.
Thank
you.
I
I
You
cannot
get
it
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
the
exact
number,
the
herb
banks
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
that
have
literally
never
lent
a
dollar
to
an
African-American,
and
so
because
of
that
we
lean
in
on
the
Ura
and
I'm
thanking
them
as
one
of
the
people
who's
guilty
of
asking
them
to
probably
go
above
and
beyond,
but
we're
doing
so
out
of
the
fact.
This
mere
fact
that
our
banking
industry
in
this
town
will
not
lend
and
will
not
help
us
redevelop
our
neighborhoods.