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A
A
C
A
Okay
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
to
amend
the
agenda.
Is
there
a
motion
to
amend
the
agenda?
Is
there
a
second
second
any
discussion,
all
in
favor,
all
right
agendas
amended.
Thank
you
and
our
next
door
to
business
is
proclamations
and
we
have.
I
want
two
to
be
read
into
the
record
one
from
councilman
lavelle,
one
from
myself.
A
A
Thank
you.
Can
we
have
a
motion
to
approve
in
a
second
any
discussion?
Proclamations
are
approved
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
public
comment,
and
I
would
like
to
remind
everyone
that
the
rules
council
state
that
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
maybe
before,
city,
council,
threats
and
profanity
will
not
be
permitted.
May
we
have
the
first
registered
speaker
and
the
first
registered
speaker
is
dr
ronald
lynn,
miller,
dr
miller
good
morning.
E
Dr
ronald
and
miller
bell
suver
and
najimina
and
chad,
global
intelligence,
society,
u.s
national
candidate
for
the
presidency,
2024
global
intelligence,
society.org,
mr
gainey,
and
miss
kale
smith.
If
I
don't
misunderstand,
you
advocate
pittsburgh
as
a
world-class
city,
and
I
ask
you
citizens:
do
you
think
that
this
council
is
world-class?
Do
you
think
that
the
office
of
mayor
is
functioning
a
world-class
level?
E
A
couple
of
reference
points,
the
u.s
constitutional
state
1789
and
the
u.s
national
security
state
1947
national
security
act?
I
have
a
copy
of
the
original.
If
any
of
you
are
interested,
I
can
get
you
one
concern
of
pittsburgh.
City
council.
Is
its
executive
sessions
there's
a
request
in
the
current
agenda?
E
2022.0653?
Yes,
the
abbreviation
I'm
going
to
use
an
example.
Is
23
august
20
22.
the
rules
of
pittsburgh
council
rock
three
meetings,
section
f
executive
sessions,
one
purpose
public
is
exclu
excluded,
quote
according
to
state
law.
No
identification
of
what
that
is.
E
s's
are
defined
as
follows.
Among
those
are
three
f
one
1.4
quote
to
consult
with
an
attorney
regarding
information
or
strategy
in
connection
with
litigation.
E
So
if
the
23
august,
2022
es
or
any
other
es
concerns
possible
probable,
certain
litigation
by
a
citizen
against
this
council
say
by
dr
ronald
and
miller
for
violations
of
freedom
of
speech
in
public
comment.
According
to
roc
3f11.4
in
consultation
with
its
attorney,
friedson
council
can
discuss
response
to
a
citizen
lawsuit
against
council,
including
by
rom,
while
the
citizen
rlm,
for
example,
cannot
directly
access
the
es
litigation
discussion.
E
Does
any
citizen,
including
rlm,
have
access
to
the
23
august
2022
es
via
foia?
If
no,
why
and
if
yes
does,
es23
august
2022
access
include
all
lexical
audio
visual
components,
or
does
it
exclude
sections
like
in
the
fbi,
donald
trump
mar-a-lagos
search
warrant,
affidavit,
redaction
problem
counselors.
Even
if
you
use
a
virtual
link
to
be
part
of
any
of
these
es's,
including
one
today,
they
it
will
come
out,
the
information
will
become
available.
E
F
Thank
you
for
everyone's
time
this
morning,
I
just
wanted
to
comment
on
an
article
that
came
out
last
week
from
our
state
council
president
talking
about
removing
some
of
our
homeless
people
that
are
in
tents
throughout
the
city
and
that
there's
need
for
other
action.
That
is
important,
like
temporary
housing,
hotel
rooms
and
other
things
like
that.
But
I
think
the
threat
of
forcible
removal
of
folks
that
are
set
up
is
something
that
I
and
other
other
citizens
in
pittsburg
city
are
paying
attention
to
and
do
not
want
to
see
happen.
A
G
A
G
434
katoma
street
in
feinview
council
district
1..
I
am
here
to
weigh
in
on
council's
efforts
to
address
homelessness
and
the
rapidly
inflating
cost
of
housing,
and
I
am
generally
speaking
in
favor
of
resolution
677.,
I'm
curious
what
council
imagines
will
happen
after
these,
various
parcels
of
buildable
city-owned
land
are
identified.
G
G
I'm
hopeful
that
this
resolution
indicates
a
crisis
level
urgency
about,
finally
putting
our
many
abandoned
properties
back
to
good
use
by
clearing
titles
fixing
and
retrofitting
homes,
and
again
keeping
that
land
in
public
control,
I'm
so
so
on
the
proposal
to
build
tiny
homes.
I'd
personally
rather
see
the
city
building
tiny
row
houses.
G
But
in
all
honesty,
resolution
677
is
not
what
got
me
down
here
on
my
day
off.
What
got
me
out
of
bed
this
morning
were
the
comments
made
by
council
president
cale
smith
in
a
kdka
news
report
dated
august
16th
in
response
to
people
living
in
tents.
Here
in
pittsburgh
quote,
I
would
like
to
see
the
tents
removed
and
there's
a
way
to
do
it
with
some
compassion.
G
No,
there
is
not
homeless.
Sweeps
are
an
assault
on
and
theft
from,
our
neighbors,
who
have
already
been
so
excluded,
exploited
and
underserved,
and
comments
like
this
heighten
the
dangers
that
homeless
people
already
face
and
distract
from
the
issue
at
hand,
which
is
ensuring
the
fundamental
right
of
housing
for
all.
I
hope
to
see
a
section
4
added
to
resolution
677,
be
it
resolved
by
the
council
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh
that
the
forced
displacement
of
unhoused
people
is
as
deleterious
to
the
public,
health
and
well-being
as
it
is
unconscionable.
D
I
would
like
also
like
to
speak
on
what
the
city
council
president
on
her
comments
about
homeless
sweets,
and
I
would
like
to
voice
my
strong
opposition
to
homeless
sweeps.
They
are
cruel.
They
do
not
solve
the
problem
of
homelessness
in
our
city.
All
they
do
is
make
it.
So
the
rest
of
us
can
pretend
that
homeless
folks
don't
exist.
D
I'm
sure
that
if
the
city
council
worked
with
organizations
like
the
pittsburgh
union
for
regional
renters,
would
they
be
able
to
work
together
to
find
a
compassionate
and
healthy
solutions
to
homelessness
in
pittsburgh
and
even
throughout
allegheny
county,
so
yeah
voicing
my
opposition
to
homeless
sweeps
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Thank
you.
I
Okay,
thank
you
for
having
me
my
name
is
spencer.
I
live
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
I'm
here
to
also
voice
my
opposition
of
homeless
sweeps
in
the
city,
I'm
here,
because
I
of
a
article
that
has
already
been
referenced
by
many
people
here
and
I
just
wanted
to
come
here.
I
I'm
part
of
a
group
that
actively
hands
out
food
and
tents
to
homeless
people
in
the
city.
We
have
been
called
and
misguided
by
members
of
the
city
council.
A
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
your
work.
Next
speaker
is
marlene.
Solomon,
marlene,
sean,
no,
no
bonnie,
there's
no
last
name
on
here.
Is
there
bonnie,
okay,.
J
J
I'm
also
here
to
speak
against
the
remarks
about
the
affordable
removal
of
enough
people
in
pittsburgh.
J
J
Understands
how
this
crisis
is
growing,
you
seem
to
think
that
people
just
appear
out
of
nowhere
right,
there's
actually
a
proposal
here
that
maybe
I'm
missing
some
details
on,
but
there's
a
proposal
to
take
money
from
a
million
dollars
from
tenant
assistance
through
the
ura
and
put
it
elsewhere
towards
you,
know
various
shelters
and
non-profits
to
help
unhouse
people
and
you'll
say
well.
Those
are
more,
you
know
immediate
needs,
but
it's
just
shuffling
money
around.
J
J
J
We
think
housing
is
an
actual
crisis,
but
we're
gonna
pretend
like
there,
isn't
a
ton
more
money
in
our
budget
to
actually
address
this
crisis,
and
you
know
I
mean
I
think
we
also
need
to
think
seriously
about
are
the
solutions
that
council
is
proposing,
choosing
to
give
money
through
nonprofits
instead
of
government
services
and
are
those
nonprofits
going
to
condition
their
aid
upon
subjecting
people
to
you
know
their
religious
beliefs,
and
how
does
that
relate
to
the
fact
that
you
know
queer
youth
in
particular
very
disproportionately
likely
to
be
you
know,
unhoused
and
been
not
welcomed
or
fully
welcomed
in
religious
spaces.
J
The
public
government
is
a
public
good.
It
means
you
choose
to
do
good
things
with
our
public
money.
Instead
of
outsourcing
everything
to
non-profits,
we
can
help
people
do
that.
You
can
do
better
than
this.
You
can
also
just
think
ask
on
the
house
people
instead
of
you,
need
to
farm
and
endless
councils
and
tax
forces,
and
you
know,
frankly,
a
lot
of
these
proposals.
You
just
give
the
money
to
unhouse
people
instead
of
to
endless
streams
and
non-profits,
probably
do
a
lot
more
good
at
housekeeping.
J
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
also
thank
you
for
if
you
actually
care,
thank
you
for
paying
attention
and
starting
to
care
and
do
work
on
this.
I
just.
I
think
that
really
hope
that
people
stand
against.
J
You
know
any
possibility
of
virtual
removal
of
unhoused
people,
and
I
think,
if
you're
going
to
pass
actually
a
resolution
about
this
stuff,
putting
that
in
the
language,
it
sounds
like
a
very,
very
good
idea
to
make
very
clear
to
the
city's
police
that
that
is
not
a
possibility.
K
Hello
hi,
I'm
luna,
I
use
your
pronouns
and
I'm
actually
from
the
north
side
community
of
pittsburgh,
but
I'm
actually
calling
for
miami
where
we
also
have
one
of
the
worst
housing
prices
and
I'm
here
to
stand
firmly
in
this.
We've
been
about
houseless
neighbors
in
pittsburgh,
who
have
nowhere
else
to
go
and
are
just
trying
to
find
a
safe
place
to
stay.
These
sweeps
are
cool,
they're,
legally
questionable
and
they're,
also
a
threat
to
public
health
and
safety
and
we're
still
in
a
pandemic.
K
Instead
of
investing
resources
into
sweeps,
we
need
to
invest
in
safe,
affordable
housing
because
continuing
with
sweeps
it's
only
endangering
public
safety
and
just
the
people
in
our
communities.
These
are
people,
they
deserve
to
be
part
of
our
community,
they
deserve
to
be
loved
and
they
deserve
to
be
safe.
Thank
you.
L
Hey
y'all,
my
name
is
jacob
klinger.
Excuse
me,
I'm
with
the
pittsburgh
union
occasional
memphis.
I
understand
this
is
proposals
coming
across
today
that
you
know
people
are
intended,
but
I
really
want
to
just
start
by
addressing
the
council
president's
comments
yesterday
when
you
say
that
you
are
in
favor
of
people
being
removed
lodged.
L
That
is
a
violent
and
irresponsible
thing
to
say,
and
it
is
especially
irresponsible,
considering
specifically
the
council
president,
but
also
this
body
is
like
long-standing
indifference
at
best
towards
people
who
are
threat
of
becoming
homeless
and
then
ultimately
homeless,
themselves,
we're
talking
about
people
that
you
put
on
the
streets
and
when
you
talk
about
people
being
removed
and
opening
the
door
to
you
know
this
big
police
being
involved
with
that
you're
talking
about
a
body
and
institution
that
is
provably
not
accountable
to
anyone
that
you
know
regularly,
does
violence
to
our
neighbors
house
or
not,
and
so
for
someone
that
high
up
in
our
city
government
to
say:
hey,
we
gotta
get
these
people
out
of
here
and
leave
that
you
know,
as
it
is
other
words
follow.
L
I
understand
you
know
we
can
sit
here
and
say
things
got
taken
out
of
context,
but
you've
been
in
this
game
for
a
long
time.
You
know
how
this
works
and
it's
consistent
with
other
actions
to
do
on
the
folks
in
this
way,
and
so
I
just
really
want
to
address
that,
and
I
really
want
to
get
some
things
clear
from
from
from
council
today.
I
do
want
to
hear
from
every
council
person
whether
or
not
you
oppose
the
city
doing
spoons
against
the
homeless.
L
I
know
there's
a
bunch
of
other
things
you're
going
to
discuss,
so
I
I
need
to
hear
that
from
each
of
you
all,
and
you
know
it's
better-
that
for
a
long
time
the
city
has
neglected
this
housing
budget
budgets,
public
health
budget,
two
services
and
particularly
in
the
early
lives
of
the
pandemic,
every
single
city
department,
their
budgets
were
cut
except
the
police.
L
The
people
who
you
are
in
many
ways
giving
a
green
light
to
go
abuse
are
some
of
our
least
fortunate
neighbors,
some
of
our
neighbors
who's,
unfortunately
created
and
you're
saying
this
in
the
context
of
the
city.
That
is
one
of
the
most
over
police
per
capita
in
the
united
states
of
america
and
where
we
are
what
nine
months
removed
from
a
pittsburgh
police
officer
in
the
homeless
man.
L
L
I
know
you
you
consider
yourself,
you
know
civic
minded
folks,
but
like
there's
going
to
be
people
like
there's
already
been
people
on
this
call
who
are
like
interacting
with
the
same
culture,
but
now
and
they'll
still
be
there
when
you
do
whatever
it
is,
you
can
see.
So
I
would
also
like
some
clarity
on
mayor
jamie's
stance.
I
understand
he
said
some
words
that
sounded
a
bit
more
compassionate
to
the
council
president,
but
he
said
they
won't
lose
them.
Of
course.
L
That
is
also
something
that,
like
liberal
mayors
around
the
country
have
said
shortly
before,
enabling
police
to
do
some
of
the
worst
things
in
nashville
with
our
homeless
neighbors.
So
I
would
like
to
marry
about
this
appointedly
clarify
and
I
would
like
you
all
to
answer.
Do
you
oppose
the
city
during
speech
against?
Thank
you.
M
Good
morning
yeah,
I
am
the
most
articulate
public
speaker.
I
really
just
wanted
to
affirm
what
the
last
few
speakers
have
said
that
the
the
comments
were
irresponsible
and
that
I
think
it
would
be
a
good
ratification
for
there
to
be
added
language
to
this
resolution
that
you
know
explicitly
states
that
law
enforcement
will
not
be
used
to
determine.
M
Do
not
think
that
this
city
should
be
using
law
enforcement
for
sweeps,
especially
considering
prior
city
council
meetings,
especially
around
budget
discussions.
I
think
city
council
made
it
pretty
explicit.
They
were
not
interested
in
you
know,
being
in
a
peanut
institution
that
can
be
used
to
hold
policing
accountable,
so
to
create
them
in
any
way
it
was
a
marginal
or
marginalized
population.
I
think
that
would
be
quite
dangerous.
So
and
yes,
I
just
want
to
reaffirm
what
prior
speakers
said.
Thank
you.
A
N
There
are
signs
posted
stating
that
there
are
no
parking
on
the
street.
Lane
has
no
fire
lane
people
still
park.
This
is
due
to
the
sports
activities
activity
that
is
going
on
during
that
time.
There's
trash
and
debris
strong
all
over
the
place
that
the
residents
have
to
clean
up
there's
also
causes
plumbing
issues
for
the
residents.
N
Hazardous
packets
have
been
left
in
the
parking
lot
also,
there
have
been,
which
is
also
yards
away
from
a
church
located
at
hamilton
and
lange.
There
is
also
where
the
players
and
the
children
have
been
changing
their
clothes
publicly
in
front
of
the
residents
and
they're,
and
they
are
not
changing
them
before
they
get
to
their
location.
O
Welcome
back,
thank
you
pumpkin
spice
time.
My
name
is
bernadette.
I
live
in
beach
view,
so
every
day
I've
been
going
down
to
ormsby
because
I
don't
want
my
daughter
going
through
the
south
side
as
it
gets
darker
now
after
the
pool
closes.
O
O
The
detour
signs
with
the
little
t-shaped
metal
thing
that
holds
them
up
are
being
placed
on
sidewalks.
Why
so
you're
in
a
wheelchair
and
you're
going
down?
And
you
can't
get
past
that
or
you're
forced
to
get
past
that
they're
taking
chunks
out
of
my
tires
and
insurance
doesn't
pay
for
it.
If
it's
not
within
that
allotted
wear
time,
I
just
had
my
tires
replaced
in
october.
O
That's
not
good,
nor
is
it
good
for
me
to
try
to
go
up
on
an
embankment
to
try
to
get
around
these.
Can
we
do
something
to
prevent
these
detour
signs
all
over
the
city
to
not
be
placed
on
the
sidewalk
or
to
come
get
them
after
the
work
is
done,
they'll
leave
them
in
piles,
get
off
at
station
square
there.
There's
like
you,
cross,
east,
carson
and
there's
the
glass
house
whatever.
O
That
thing
is
there's
a
whole
pile
of
of
those
signs
laying
down
going
down
east
carson
one
day
there
may
be
a
sign
one
day.
There
may
not
be
a
sign
for
me.
I
have
to
reverse
it,
which
is
very
dangerous.
O
I
don't
have
side
view
mirrors.
You
know
most
people
in
my
situation.
You
can't
turn
your
neck
that
well
to
see
over
your
back,
but
I'm
asking
all
of
you
to
please
get
our
sidewalks
cleaned
up,
get
these
signs
out
of
the
path
of
the
of
the
sidewalks.
If
I'm
downtown,
I
don't
care,
I
love
the
bike
lanes
by
the
way.
I
absolutely
love
them
and
I
didn't
know
we
have
two
two
more
city
theaters.
I
went
down
the
bike
down
lane
down
penn
avenue
kudos
to
the
cultural
district.
O
A
Thank
you,
I'm
sure.
Councilman
coghill
is
already
on
that.
Are
there
any
further
speakers
wishing
to
address
city
council
any
further
speakers
seeing
no
further
speakers
will
now
move
on
to
our
next
order
of
business,
which
is
the
presentation
of
papers
and
we'll
begin
with
councilman
reverend
ricky
burgess,
chair
of
urban
recreation?
Madam.
H
Five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Bill
number
634
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
director
of
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
to
apply
for
a
grant
from
the
pennsylvania
department
of
community
and
economic
development's
multi-modal
transportation
fund
for
the
homewood
sidewalks
improvement
project
and
further
providing
for
an
agreement
and
expenditures
not
to
exceed
one
million
nine
hundred
twenty
one
thousand
five
dollars
and
seventy
three
cents
bill.
H
Bill
number
636
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
the
director
of
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
to
receive
grant
funding
from
the
pennsylvania
department
of
transportation
to
replace
the
stoplight
at
the
corner
of
brighton
and
jacksonia
in
the
amount
of
one
hundred.
Ninety
five
thousand
nine
hundred
ninety
dollars
and
sixty
cents
in
authorizing
expenditures
for
this
stated
purpose.
A
H
The
site
address
is
3960,
forbes
avenue.
Fourth,
ward
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Bill
number
646
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
director
of
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure,
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
to
enter
into
a
cooperation
agreement
and
reimbursement
agreement
with
the
pittsburgh
water
and
sewer
authority
to
reimburse
expenses
of
pwsa
incurred
for
roadway-based
and
pavement
restoration
performed
by
pwsa
on
behalf
of
utilities
and
the
city
in
advance
of
the
bus,
rapid
transit
project
and
an
amount
not
to
exceed
557
thousand
two
dollars
and
24
cents.
H
Bill
number
672
resolution
calling
for
promoting
affordable
commercial
and
residential
development
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
By
exploring
the
expansion
of
the
development
of
accessory
dwelling
units
and
detached
accessory
dwelling
units,
this
bill
is
sponsored
by
councilwoman
gross
bill
number
676
resolution
amending
resolution
number
234
of
2022,
promoting
affordable
housing
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
by
exploring
the
expansion
of
limited
equity
housing
cooperatives
so
as
to
extend
the
deadline
for
the
presentation
of
the
report
to
city
council
to
october
11
2022,
and
this
bill
is
also
sponsored
by
councilwoman
deb
gross.
A
M
H
Pursuant
to
chapter
272
of
the
city
code
of
ordinances,
bill
number
648
resolution
authorizing
14
open-end
professional
service
agreements,
with
multiple
vendors
to
provide
professional
services
on
an
on-call
basis,
as
required
related
to
architecture
and
interior
design
services,
as
needed
by
the
various
departments
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Each
agreement
being
at
an
amount
not
to
exceed
2
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
annually
for
two
year
term,
with
up
to
two
additional
one-year
options
and
providing
for
the
funding
of
the
costs
thereof.
H
Bill
number
649
resolution
authorizing
21
open-end
professional
services
agreements
with
multiple
vendors
to
provide
professional
services
on
an
on-call
basis,
as
required
related
to
architecture
and
interior
design,
services
and
energy
efficiency.
Consulting
services
as
needed
by
the
various
departments
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Each
agreement
being
at
an
amount
not
to
exceed
500
000
dollars
annually.
H
Fifty
two
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
director
of
the
office
of
management
and
budget
to
enter
into
a
cooperation
agreement
or
agreements
with
the
city
of
pittsburgh
equipment
leasing
authority
to
provide
for
the
leasing
of
four
pumper
trucks
at
a
cost
not
to
exceed
3
million.
Eight
hundred
seventy
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
sixty
dollars
and
seventy
four
cents
over
seven
years.
Bill
number
six.
H
From
a
failed
city
tree
on
july,
7
2021
and
bill
number
655
resolution
authorizing
the
issuance
of
a
warrant
in
favor
of
o'brien
coleman
and
wright
llc
in
the
amount
of
450
thousand
dollars
relating
to
the
full
and
final
settlement
of
a
litigation,
including
attorney's
fees
and
costs
in
the
us
district
court.
For
the
western
district
of
pennsylvania.
A
H
A
H
Councilperson
strasberger
presents
bill
number
656
resolution
amending
resolution
number
427
of
2021,
which
authorized
the
city
of
pittsburgh
to
extend
a
professional
service
agreement
with
str
grants
llc
for
software
services
relating
to
the
e-properties
plus
profiling
system
by
a
term
of
one
year
at
an
additional
cost
not
to
exceed
forty
four
thousand
two
hundred
eighteen
dollars
in
nine
cents.
Bill
number
six.
A
Bill
658
appears
on
tomorrow's
agenda.
We
have
a
motion.
Do
we
have
a
second
any
discussion,
all
in
favor
all
right?
The
bill
will
appear
on
tomorrow
committee
agenda.
Thank
you,
councilman
and
councilman
wilson,
chair
of
land
use
and
economic
development,
councilwoman
strasberger
for
councilman
wilson.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you.
Councilwoman.
H
Councilman
wilson
presents
bill
number
660
resolution
further
amending
resolution,
number
863
of
2018,
effective
january
1
2019
as
amended
entitled
resolution
adopting
and
approving
the
2019
capital
budget
and
the
2019
community
development
block
grant
program
in
the
2019
through
2024
capital
improvement
program
so
as
to
reallocate
community
development.
Block,
grant
cares,
act,
funding
and
authorize
a
subsequent
agreement
or
agreements
bill
number
661
resolution
accepting
a
new
street
name:
wood
ring
court
in
the
23rd
ward
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
H
H
This
extension
of
this
agreement
will
add
an
additional
year
of
services
and
22
354.86
of
compensation.
The
agreement
is
chargeable
and
payable
from
the
following
account
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
two
hundred.
Eighty
two
thousand
dollars
three
hundred
two
hundred
eighty
two
thousand
three
hundred
fifty
four
dollars
and
eighty
six
cents.
A
H
H
C
I'm
just
I
want
to
sort
of
get
the
temperature
of
council
the
bills.
2022
666
and
667
come
out
as
a
result
of
the
new
legislation
that
we
passed
the
beginning
of
this
term,
requiring
the
system
directors
to
be
noted
for
council
to
notify.
C
These
bills
come
from
the
result
of
council
now
being
notified
of
the
hiring
of
assistant
directors,
although
we
are
not
seeking
to
confirm
them.
I
am
curious
as
to
whether
council
has
the
appetite
to
interview,
particularly
although
I
am
a
fan
and
supporter
of
his
appointment,
I'm
I
I
wonder
giving
this
the
the
times
we're
in
and
the
sort
of
violence
that
we're
seeing.
C
If
not,
it
would
make
some
sense
to
interview
to
simply
get
a
formal
relationship
between
mr
jones
and
this
council,
and
so
I
don't
know
the
appetite
for
council,
but
I
wanted
to
lease
so.
A
For
me,
I
will
say
I
told
them
yesterday
that
we
do
not
need
to
interview
the
assistants,
because
that
was
we
mentioned
the
last
time.
So
I
wanted
to
be
consistent
with
what
we
offered
for
the
previous
assistant
directors
for
this
assistant
director,
but
he
did
offer
he
was
here
earlier.
He
offered
to
be
part
of
the
interview,
so
if
we
want
to
have
a
briefing
or
some
kind
of
conversation,
I'm
okay
with
that,
but
I
want
to
be
respectful
that
and
offer
him
the
same
thing
that
we've
offered
everyone
before
him.
C
A
Receive
involvement,
we
receive
a
vote
yeah.
Second,
second,
any
further
discussion
on
favor
passed.
Thank
you
and
now,
when
we
move
on
to
any
unfinished
business
and
the
next
business
is
reported
committee
for
final
action
and
there
is
no
final
action,
we'll
move
on
to
motions
and
resolutions
and
motions
and
resolutions.
I
have
a
few
meeting
announcements
this
afternoon
at
1,
30
council
will
hold
an
executive
session
relative
to
pending
litigation
tomorrow,
wednesday
august
24th
at
10
a.m.
Council
will
hold
our
standing
committee's
meeting.
A
Speaker
registration
will
close
at
9
00
a.m,
wednesday
morning
to
register
to
speak.
At
these
meetings,
please
fill
out
the
sign
up
form
on
the
council's
meeting
webpage
by
the
deadline.
You
may
also
call
the
city
clerk's
office
at
five
412-255,
two
one,
three
eight
is
there
anything
from
members,
councilman,
coghill
and
then
councilwoman
gross.
Thank.
P
You,
madam
president,
you
know
I
just
really
wanted
to
talk
about
bill
677.
Briefly,
it's
a
little
disheartening
for
me
to
hear
the
callers
as
to
your
comments,
everybody
and
anybody
that
knows
you
knows
this
is
done
out
of
compassion.
This
is
not
about
removing
people,
and
you
know
just
getting
them
off
the
street.
I
know
you
want
to
find
a
place
for
them
to
be
housed
anything
less
than
that
is
disingenuous
and
they
did
not
listen
to
your
entire
comments.
You
know.
P
I
know
that
through
talking
with
you
and
certainly
councilwoman
gross
your
your
your
sponsor
here
as
well,
I
mean
we
know
that
about
her
as
well.
So
so
I
want
the
public
to
know
this
is
done
out
of
compassion.
Not
only
is
it
done
out
of
compassion
it
it.
The
status
quo
is
not
good
enough.
Okay-
and
this
is
about
getting
the
ball
rolling,
starting
to
talk
about
what
we
can
do
as
a
council.
We
are
limited
as
to
what
we
can
do.
P
We
will
need
the
administration
and
we
will
need
the
county
to
come
in
and
act
as
well.
I've
had
many
conversations
with
our
county
executive
about
this.
He
is
willing
to
sit
with
us
to
see
what
kind
of
solutions
that
we
can
come
up
with.
I
believe
we
have
some
really
good
resources
out
there,
allegheny
health
network
and
dan
pelko.
I
I
believe,
is
a
great
resource.
I
think
he
knows
each
individual
that's
out
there
and
you
know
what
kind
of
help
that
they
need,
whether
we're
talking
short
term
or
long
term.
P
There's
really
two
issues
here.
You
know
short
time
is
getting
people
off
of
the
street
and
get
them
a
place
to
live
out
of
compassion.
We
want
to
help.
I
want
the
public
to
know
that
long
term.
You
know
we
can
talk
about
tiny
houses
and
hotels,
that's
going
to
take
money,
of
course,
and
that's
the
long-term
solution.
So
I
look
forward
to
you
know
talking
with
you
and
councilwoman
gross
and
mr
wilson
as
to
what
we
can
come
up
in
the
short
term
and
also
you
know
looking
towards
the
long
term.
P
So
this
really
is
us
this
council,
not
turning
a
blind
eye
to
this
and
wanting
to
jump
in
and
wanting
to
help.
It's
it's
it's
a
necessity
to
to
jump
in
on
this
subject.
I
feel,
and
I
want
to
be
part
of
it.
I
would
also
like
to
be
a
co-sponsor
of
the
bill.
If
you,
if
that's
okay
with
you
and.
P
Help
you
know
finding
resolutions
to
this
so
with
that
I
just
wanted
to
state.
You
know
this
is
done
out
of
compassion.
I
want
to
state
that
everybody
who
knows
you
knows,
that's
why
we
are
looking
into
this.
So.
R
Thank
you
appreciate
it.
Madam
president,
I
I
have
several
motions
for
public
hearings
and
post
agendas
that
I
want
to
make,
but
I'll
make
some
comments.
First,
if
you
don't
mind.
R
So
I
I
want
to
also
echo
what
councilman
coghill
said
that
you
and
I
have
been
working
together
now
for
weeks
since
we
have
been
getting
calls
and
emails
about
the
situation
of
homelessness,
and
we
have
only
ever
talked
about
what
can
be
added
as
resources
to
help
the
people
who
are
unhoused,
and
that
clip
was,
I
think,
not
into
the
entire
conversation,
and
I
just
want
the
callers
to
know
that
I
have
not
heard
you
talk
about
sweeps.
That
is
not
anything
that
anyone
ever
said.
I
am
not
in
favor
of
sweeps.
R
I
know
that
you're
not
in
favor
of
homeless
sweeps,
so
I
also
want
to
mention
a
few
things
that
I
said
to
media
that
were
not
included
either,
which
is
that
some
residents
don't
know,
and
even
some
of
the
media
interviews
that
I
people
I
spoke
with.
Maybe
who
are
new
to
the
city?
Don't
know
the
council
has
been
talking
about
affordable
housing
now
for
years
due
to
the
leadership
of
some
of
our
council
members
who
still
serve
councilman
level,
especially
in
councilman
burgess,
that
council
as
a
whole
has
authorized.
R
You
know
it's
going
back
years
and
some
of
our
newer
residents
don't
know
this-
that
we
spent
so
long
on
working
on
an
affordable
housing
task
force
and
have
an
affordable
housing
plans
created
the
housing
opportunity
fund,
and
I
believe
the
numbers
I
have
in
front
of
me
is
that
council
has
expended,
and
these
dollars
are
have
moved
right.
They're,
not
just
sitting
that
that
that
housing
and
rental
assistance
gone
out
from
the
housing
opportunity
fund
at
56
million
dollars.
R
So
far
in
the
last
five
or
six
years
that
additionally,
council
moved
16
million
dollars
of
emergency
rental
assistance
funds
from
the
federal
government,
some
places
were
less
effective
at
moving
that
money
and
getting
it
into
people's
hands.
But
we
should
be
proud
of
the
work
that
we
did
in
partnering
with
the
county
and
action
housing
and
actually
reaching
the
the
households
that
needed
that
rent
money
so
that
they
wouldn't
be
affected
and
wouldn't
be
displaced.
R
But
it
has,
and
we've
additionally
allocated
40
million
dollars,
at
least
of
our
american
rescue
plan
funds,
that
right
before
recess,
we
moved
to
the
urban
redevelopment
authority
for
additional
housing
projects,
assistance
and
technical
assistance
and
homeownership
programs,
and
that
we
have
moved
an
additional
10
million
dollars
into
the
office
of
community
health
and
safety.
To
do
this,
outreach
work,
some
people
kind
of
missed
that
part
or
it's
hard
to
keep
up
with
everything.
So
it's
really
impressive
to
look
at
that.
R
In
total
I
mean
that's
72
million
dollars,
that's
already
out
on
the
street
and
about
120
million
dollars
in
total,
and
so
we
still
have
money
moving
and
in
the
briefings
that
councilwoman
smith
and
I
intended
and
and
calls
that
we
made
to
the
administration
over
the
last
few
weeks.
What
we
really
came
away
with
was
that,
while
there
is,
there
are
shelters
that
are
not
open
now
that
will
be
open.
That
shelters
are
really
out
most
of
what
is
out
there.
R
While
we
work
on
building
more
permanent
housing,
there's
something
in
between
shelter
beds
and
permanent
housing,
which
is
temporary
and
transitional
housing,
and
that
there's
a
gap
there
that
we
can
do
better
at
it's,
not
for
everybody.
It
won't
be
overnight.
It
won't
be
easy,
it
won't
be
immediate,
but
we
can
do
it
sooner
and
faster
than
we
can
build
long-term
permanent
housing,
and
that
reflects
the
some
of
the
language
that
we
tried
to
put
on
the
table
today
and
that
we
hope
to
work
further
with
the
administration
on
that.
R
That
is
more
easy
to
provide,
if
someone's
in
temporary
housing
and
according
to
the
housing
and
urban
development
at
the
federal
government
that
can
be
up
to
24
months
right
and
so
there's
there's
something
that
provides
a
little
more
dignity
and
would
help
us
provide
more
shelter
and
more
security
to
people
that's
kind
of
in
between
and
is
lacking
in
what
exists
in
our
system
right
now.
So
I
hope
that
we
get
to
work
more
on
that,
but
we'd
like
to
hear
more
from
the
administration
on
their
response
to
homelessness.
R
We've
heard
some
of
it
in
our
briefings
and
phone
calls,
and
so
I'd
like
to
motion
a
motion
for
these,
and
then
I
have
another
public
hearing,
emotion
for,
but
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
for
a
public
hearing
and
post
agenda
on
the
administration's
response
to
homelessness.
R
Thank
you,
our
man
president,
so
at
the
request
of
the
food
and
equity
ambassadors-
and
I
do
have
some
comments,
but
I
don't
know
if
members
will
want
me
to
to
go
through
them,
I
can,
or
I
can
send
you
all
an
email.
R
We
have
had
a
request
for
a
public
hearing
on
urban
agriculture
and
food
equity
and
it's
a
program
where
volunteer
ambassadors
meet
to
develop
policy
proposals
for
council
and
they've
been
meeting
over
the
course
of
this
year
and
would
like
to
present
their
policy
recommendations
to
us.
So
I'd
like
to
motion
for
a
public
hearing
on
urban
ag
and
food
equity.
A
C
C
In
homewood
community
that
I
represent,
there's
been
a
number
of
studies
showing
that
it
has
one
of
the
highest
rates
of
homelessness
in
the
city.
Yet
you
don't
see
them
right,
you
don't
see
them
on
the
streets,
you
don't
see
them
loitering
all
the
time.
Although
I
think
last
summer
I
had
a
homeless
couple
camp
out
on
our
church
pro
portfolio,
our
lobbyist.
C
They
they
were
there
for
a
couple
weeks,
actually
a
a
couple
sleeping
there
every
night
until
we
were
with
them
laura
degroski,
and
I
helped
to
find
them
a
different
place
to
to
be.
C
But
many
of
them
are
on
couches
right
they're
in
couches
they're
in
cars,
they
are
in
temporary,
their
neighbor's
houses,
they
they
have
no
permanent
place
but
they're
homeless,
and
this
problem
is
a
housing
problem
only
in
part.
I
think
you
know
we
have
ricky
moody
here,
who
probably
can
explain
this
better
than
me,
but
that
homeless
population
many
of
them
also
have
drug
and
alcohol
problems.
Many
of
them
also
have
mental
health
problems.
Many
of
them
also
have
abuse
problems.
C
Many
of
them
have
justice
problems
and
and
and
and
to
to
to
help
them
to
strengthen
them,
to
make
them
more
resilient
as
individuals
and
their
families,
because
many
of
them
are
families.
It's
going
to
take
a
a
coordinated
approach
in
many
of
our
communities,
and
so
I
am
I.
C
It's
a
clear
example
of
of
of
council's
willingness,
not
only
willingness,
but
our
desire
to
directly
impact
our
residents
and
improve
their
quality
of
life,
especially
knowing
that
we
may
have
in
the
future
another
pandemic
that
comes
and
tests
their
resiliency,
and
so
we
have
to.
While
we
have
this
this,
hopefully
this
this
law
build
the
capacity
and
the
resilience
of
our
residents,
their
families
and
the
faith-based
community-based
organizations
to
serve
them.
Thank
you
for
this
moment,.
P
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
did
want
to
address
the
detour
signs
that
bernadette
spoke
of
it's
beyond
me.
How
we
put
detour
signs
in
the
middle
of
walkways
where
the
ada
they're
not
ada
accessible.
I
just
don't
understand
it.
I
don't
know
who's
responsible
for
putting
the
detour
signs
up,
but.
G
P
P
Looking
at
all
facets
staffing
levels
morale,
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
we
need
to
look
at
as
a
council
and
we
need
to
know.
I
know,
there's
an
independent
study.
You
know
going
on
now.
I
don't
know
if
we
have
the
results
as
to
what
the
staffing
level
should
be,
but
it's
much
more
than
that.
P
I
would
like
to
schedule
that
at
a
time
to
be
determined,
but-
and
I
know
with
your
help-
I
know
you're
also-
you
know
very
conscious
of
this
and
you
know
want
to
make
sure
that
our
police
department's
in
healthy-
and
you
know
at
the
right
numbers
at
the
right
levels-
the
recruiting
class.
I
want
to
talk
about
all
things
related
to
the
police
department,
so
thank.
A
You
we
have
a
motion.
We
have
a
second
any
discussion,
all
in
favor,
we'll
get
that
scheduled
councilman.
Thank
you,
okay
and
anything
else
from
members.
No,
so
I'm
going
to
just
say
a
few
comments.
First,
I'm
going
to
say
that
I'll
talk
about
the
housing
in
a
moment.
I
want
to
first
thank
brenda
prie,
who
was
our
clerk
for
quite
for
about
five
years
who
has
moved
on.
We
want
to
wish
her
the
best
of
luck
and
thank
her
for
getting
us
through
a
really
difficult
and
challenging
unprecedented
time
through
the
pandemic.
A
She
did
an
amazing
job.
I
want
to
thank
her
for
that,
but
I
also
want
to
thank
the
person
who's
always
standing
up
filling
in
helping
us
out
whenever
we
need
help
and
has
done
this
not
once,
but
this
is
the
second
time
she's
been
acting
clerk
and
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
kim
clark
baskin
and
I
also
want
to
say
happy
birthday
to
kim
it's
today's
her
birthday.
A
And
we'll
discuss
more
of
that
later,
I
also
want
to
introduce
some
of
the
people
to
the
public
that
we
have
previously.
We
introduced
some
of
the
community
engagement
staff,
but
I
want
to
start
with
he's
not
connected
to
the
community
engagement
office,
but
he
will
work
with
them.
Ricky
moody
wanna
come
up.
A
S
A
S
Moody,
I'm
the
community
health
and
public
community.
I'm
sorry,
community
health
and
public
service
excuse
me:
community
health
and
public
human
service
policy
managers.
It's
a
lot.
I've
been
here
since
july,
11th,
five
weeks
in
right
now,
I've
been
working
on
a
lot
of
different
policy
initiatives
which
will
possibly
intersect
with
the
outreach
workers
here
in
regards
to
some
social
determinants
of
health
work.
I'm
also
right
now
providing
gaps
in
communication
with
different
providers
and
different
stakeholders
in
the
community
about
human
soft
excuse
me,
human
service
topic
issues
and
their
role
with
city
council.
A
A
There
you
go,
that's
what
I
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you.
So
he's
he's
been
already
been
a
huge
help,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
we
acknowledge
him
because
he's
working
kind
of
solo
in
some
some
regards.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
help
there
and,
let's
once
again,
introduce
all
the
community
engagement.
People
just
come
up,
say
your
name
and
then
we're
going
to
go
to
our
budget
office.
A
A
Thank
you.
I
just
want
everyone
to
get
to
know
the
people
that
will
be
working
in
the
communities
and
helping
us
do
some
of
the
things
that
we
most
need
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
we're
now
going
to
be
again
with
our
new
budget
director
who
took
bill
organic's
place
and
bring
your
team
up,
bring
your
whole
team
up
and
have
them
introduce
themselves,
and
I
caught
them
all
off
guard.
So
I
apologize
because
they're
doing
an
amazing
job
filling
in
at
the
last
minute.
I
see
ricky's
going
to
kill
me.
That's.
T
Q
Q
U
Hi
I'm
peter
mcdevitt,
I'm
the
new
director
of
the
council
budget
office,
I'm
very
excited
to
come
back
to
the
city
I
worked
in
with
in
with
ria
in
the
office
management
budget
for
six
years.
I'm
very
excited
to
be
working
here
with
council
members,
I'm
very
humbled
that
they
gave
me
this
opportunity
to
work
with
them
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
money
to
complete
the
initiatives
that
they
want
to.
Do.
A
But
I
think
that
when
we
talk-
and
we
do
things
via
the
media
or
social
media
and
people
take
a
sound
bite
and
they
don't
take
the
whole
entire
content
into
play.
I
think
that
throughout
this
part,
I've
never
once
said
that
I
want
people
physically
removed
from
a
street.
I
never
once
said
that
what
I
said
was
I
want
tents
down.
What
I
said
is
I
want
housing
up.
What
I
would
say
is
I
want
people
to
have
stable,
healthy
housing.
A
What
we
are
doing
to
our
poor
into
our
home
to
our
unhoused
population
is
disgusting,
and
I
think
we
have
the
money
we
have
the.
We
have
the
resources
to
do
what
we
need
to
have
done
and
I'm
just
calling
on
council
the
mayor,
the
county,
exec
everyone
to
stop
pointing
the
fingers
at
one
another,
and
let's
address
this
issue,
because
people
should
not
be
homeless
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
A
When
we
have
so
much
so
many
resources
coming
in
here,
and
if
you
know
me,
you
would
know
that
I
would
be
the
person
who
would
take
somebody
into
my
home
and
I
drive
around
with
bags
for
those
that
are
on
house,
which
I
also
distribute
to
people,
and
I
also
cook
for
people.
So
I'm
not
wanting
to
see
people
not
with
housing,
not
with
tents.
I
want
to
see
them
with
something
stable.
I
already.
A
I
can't
imagine
what
it
would
be
like
to
be
with
us,
your
family
and
us,
the
storms
that
we
had
just
this
weekend,
let
alone
the
freezing
temperatures
that
we're
expecting
there's
a
way.
I
think
to
do
this
a
much
more,
humane
and
and
compassionate
way,
and
I
do
think
that
there
are
people
that
are
doing
a
lot
of
work
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
I
never
want
to
take
away
from
what
they're
doing,
but
I
want
to
help
add
and
make
their
job
less
difficult.
A
That
now
we'll
find
a
place
for
you
to
put
people
when
they
are
ready
for
housing
or
homes,
and
I
think
that's
and
I
think,
if
we're
going
to
ignore
everything
else,
our
residents
are
saying
we're
ignoring
what
the
population
of
the
pittsburgh
is
is
concerned
about
not
all
people
that
are
mentally
ill
or
have
challenges
or
have
drug
addictions
or
anything
like
that
are
unhoused.
Some
are
people
walking
the
streets
every
day
and
not
feeling
that
with
feeling
safe
in
their
own
right.