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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Budget Hearings - 11/29/22
Description
Mayor Gainey's Office
City Controller' Office
A
A
Good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
the
reconvened
budget
hearings
for
Pittsburgh
city
council
and
we're
joined
today
with
mayor
Gainey
and
this
I'm
council
president
Teresa
kale
Smith
and
we're
joined
with
by
councilwoman
Erica,
strasberger,
councilman,
Wilson
and
councilman,
Krause
and
others
I'm
sure
will
be
out
as
as
we
continue
as
we
go
on
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
right.
Now
to
our
budget
director,
Peter
McDevitt
and
director.
B
So
the
mayor's
office
is
the
mission
of
the
mayor's
office
is
to
provide
leadership,
strategic
Direction
and
administrative
oversight
to
all
aspects
of
the
city
government
operations
and
to
develop
and
Implement
policy
reflective
of
the
goals
and
priorities
of
the
Citywide
community,
a
short
overview
of
the
mayor's
office.
It
contains
the
executive
office,
the
office
of
communications,
the
office
of
Neighborhood
Services,
the
office
of
business
diversity,
the
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs,
and
the
office
of
Workforce
Development,
Youth
and
education.
B
There
is
a
total
of
52
full-time
employees
in
the
2023
proposed
budget,
which
includes
41
new
positions.
The
office
of
equity
has
moved
to
the
mayor's
office.
The
office
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
Affairs
has
also
moved
to
the
mayor's
office.
Communications
has
moved
to
from
imp
to
the
mayor's
office
as
his
3-1-1
and
there's
five
additional
Communications
positions:
seven
additional
Neighborhood
Services
positions
and
two
additional
for
the
office
of
Workforce
Development,
Youth
and
education.
B
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
mayor
Gainey,
this
we're
also
joined
by
councilwoman
Deb
gross
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
This
has
been
a
really
busy
crazy
year
and
you've
encountered
a
lot
of
challenges
and
I.
Think
we've
are
working
really
well
together
with
the
administration
and
Council.
So
with
that
said,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
you
and
then
we'll
you
can
introduce
your
staff
that
you
have
with
you
and
then
council
members
will
ask
questions.
First,.
C
Council,
council
president,
thank
you.
You've
been
very
good
at
keeping
your
word.
You've
been
good
at
Building
Bridges,
so
before
I
go
any
further
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
your
everything.
You
said
that
you
would
do
you've
done
and
I
appreciate
it
to
the
rest
of
council.
Thank
you
appreciate,
y'all
being
here,
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
have
an
opportunity
to
speak
with
you.
C
C
The
budget
for
the
office
of
Mayor
represents
the
reorganization
of
city
services,
a
breakdown
of
silos
to
better
Serve,
the
People
and
eliminates
accounting
inefficient
inefficiencies
in
waste.
You
will
see
prioritized
investments
in
neighborhood
services
and
the
office
of
communication.
This
is
a
direct
response
to
the
public
feedback
we
had
from
the
public
as
they
wanted
to
see
increased
service,
more
transparency
and
engagement
with
city
government.
C
We
believe
these
Investments
also
demonstrate
our
commitment
to
governing
What
the
residents
of
the
city
and
our
principles
and
our
values
of
showing
up
and
serving
the
people.
We
also
believe
that
this
reorganization
of
communication
and
neighborhood
services
will
be
more
efficient
and
deliver
improved
results
with
better
and
clear
management
that
also
allows
our
departments
to
focus
on
what
they
do
best
technical
assistance,
project
management
and
project
completion.
C
Our
budget
also
reflects
our
values
of
equity
and
diversity.
It
will
be
the
first
time
in
over
20
years
that
the
office
of
business
diversity
will
do
what
we'll
do
a
disparity
study.
Again
that's
over
20
years,
we
will
also
Elevate
the
Ada
coordinator
to
serve
in
the
mayor's
office
and
build
opportunities
for
youth
on
our
most
marginalized
citizens
through
the
work
of
our
financial,
empowerment
and
education
coordinator
position.
We
look
forward
to
taking
questions
today
again.
C
A
C
A
F
I
just
wanted
to
start
with
the
first
off,
thanks
for
being
here
appreciate
the
the
work
we've
done
together
so
far
and
looking
forward
to
what
we
can
do
in
the
future.
This
yeah.
Obviously
you
can
look
at
this.
You
can
see
reorganization
of
just
city
government
in
general
and
a
lot
of
that
coming
into
the
mayor's
office,
so
I
just
want
to
kind
of
pick
through
a
couple
things.
F
G
Thank
you,
councilman
Wilson
I
will
take
that
question,
so
we
are
eliminating
the
structure
of
the
office
of
equity,
but
we
have
maintained
many
of
the
core
functions.
It
has
been
Consolidated
into
one
cost
center
in
the
mayor's
office.
We
believe
that
this
is
going
to
give
us
some
improved
results
and
realize
some
Efficiencies
For
example.
When
we
had
multiple
cost
centers
that
required
that
we
would
have
line
items
in
each
of
those
cost
centers
for
supplies.
G
We
are
also
rethinking
the
way
that
we
prioritize
equity
in
terms
of
it
not
just
being
one
shop
or
one
team's
responsibility,
but
really
the
responsibility
of
us
as
a
city
as
public
servants,
so
the
full
3
300
employees
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
bird,
and
so
while
the
formal
structure
has
been
eliminated,
the
focus
and
the
work
certainly
has
not.
I
would
say
that
it
has
increased
with
the
ways
that
we
have
made
Investments.
Not
only
in
the
mayor's
office
budget
but
throughout
our
2023
budget.
D
Just
to
quickly
add
to
that,
if
you
refer
to
Pages,
68
and
69
of
the
budget
document
itself,
the
roster
for
the
mayor's
office
is
broken
down
into
subject
matter
categories
rather
than
one
continuous
list.
So
the
positions
corresponding
to
the
office
of
business
diversity
in
the
office
of
Workforce,
Development,
Youth
and
education
are
largely
positions
that
already
existed
in
the
office
of
equity.
That
are
that
are
simply,
as
as
deputy
chief
Williams
mentioned,
just
reflected
here
in
for
accounting
purposes,
in
one
cost
center
for
budgetary
control
purposes,
but
still
continue.
F
G
D
Yeah
I
can
talk
a
bit
about
this
one,
so,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
I
actually
take
a
step
further
back
for
any
public
agency,
a
municipal
government
of
state
government
to
have
a
mwbe
procurement
program,
a
program
that
establishes
goals
for
the
utilization
of
disadvantaged
businesses
on
the
basis
either
of
race
or
gender
or
veteran
status
actually
in
their
procurement.
A
disparity
study
is
necessary.
That's
basically
the
factual
basis
that
the
federal
government
looks
to
for
us
to
say.
D
The
city's
current
disparity
study,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
was,
was
conducted
in
the
90s,
it's
more
than
20,
slightly
less
than
30
years
old
for
reference.
The
industry's
standard
is
to
update
your
public
agency's
disparity
study
every
five
years,
so
we're
well
past
the
kind
of
expiration
date
of
our
current
study.
So
we
were
proposing
funding
to
conduct
a
new
study
that
would
update
our
goals
such
that
we
can
justify
a
program
that
aligns
with
the
current
conditions
of
the
market.
D
The
the
state
of
the
of
best
practices
in
the
in
the
industry
for
lack
of
a
better
word
for
conducting
these
studies
has
also
changed
dramatically.
Our
existing
study
establishes
flat
goals
for
participation
based
on
characteristics,
so
we
have
a
minority
participation
goal
on
a
woman-owned
business
participation
goal:
that's
not
how
these
studies
are
conducted
anymore,
they're
actually
conducted
on
an
industry
basis.
So,
for
example,
we
could
have
a
goal
for
the
procurement
of
landscaping
services
in
which
our
procurement
is
actually
pretty
good,
as
it
relates
to
this.
D
That
would
be
reflect
the
barriers
that
exist
in
that
industry
and
then
a
different
goal
for
Professional
Services,
like
engineering
and
architecture,
where
we've
lagged
behind
so
by
breaking
out
the
goals
based
on
the
barriers
that
exist
in
a
particular
industry
sector.
We
can
be
more
responsive
to
the
barriers
that
disadvantaged
business
owners
face
in
our
community.
D
There
were
funds
in
the
2022
budget
to
do
preliminary
work
on
this.
We've
been
working
with
a
industry-leading
law
firm
to
help
us
develop
the
the
language
of
the
RFP
that
we
would
release
for
this
study
so
that
we
will
get
exactly
what
we're
looking
for,
which
is
the
sort
of
modern
industry
standard
best
practice
that
work
is
largely
complete,
I
think
we're.
If
we
don't
have
it
already,
we
expect
to
soon
have
a
proposed
RFP
scope,
language
from
them.
That
would
allow
us
to
move
quickly
in
the
New
Year.
F
All
right,
great
thanks,
adding
seven
Neighborhood
Services
positions.
Is
that
calculated
somehow
like?
Is
it
based
on
District
or
I'm,
trying
to
think
of
how
many
there
are
currently
there's
three,
so
they'll
be
adding.
So
if
you
had
I
think
there's
a
manager
in
two
or
three,
so
maybe
you
can
expand
on
that.
G
G
Neighborhood
Services,
one
of
our
principals
or
state
two
of
our
principles
are
show
up
and
serve
the
people
as
an
Administration,
and
so
if
we
want
to
bring
government
to
the
people,
we
need
the
staff
to
be
able
to
do
so,
and
so
you
will
see
that
the
Investments
that
we
have
made
are
around
us
consolidating
and
centralizing
engagement,
work
and
activity.
So,
for
example,
there's
an
infrastructure
engagement
specialist.
That
person
would
focus
on
engagements
related
to
projects
in
DPW
and
Domi.
For
example.
G
We
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
projects
that
come
out
of
those
two
departments.
It
was
important
that
we
prioritize
a
role
just
around
engagement
for
those
two
shops.
You
will
see
that
we
also
are
adding
additional
Community
Liaisons.
Our
neighbor
Services
team
attends
Community
meetings
almost
every
night,
every
week,
multiple
meetings
and
so
a
team
of
three
they
are
off.
G
We
have
heard
this
from
them
as
well
that
they
want
to
focus
on
project
management
using
their
technical
expertise
and
project
completion,
while
the
mayor's
office
handles
the
community
engagement
aspects
of
those
projects
and
work,
and
so
that
is
reflective.
What
is
in
the
budget
is
reflective
of
our
ability
to
do
that,
based
on
department
needs,
as
well
as
based
on
neighborhood
needs
and
our
engagement
with
them.
Okay,.
F
Do
you
see
any
of
the
Neighborhood
Services
specializing
in
any
since
I'm,
not
seeing
those?
You
know
that
that
position
being
filled
in
pli
that
used
to
exist
a
couple
years
ago,
you
know:
do
you
plan
on
having
some
expertise
and
they
would
services
to
try
to?
You
know:
go
back
to
a
lot
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
people.
You
know
missed
that
position.
Where
you
know
pli
could
go
directly
to
the
to
the
community
and
explain
you
know
the
ins
and
outs
of
poi
and
how
that
works.
So.
F
F
F
D
That
they
are
the
represent,
they
are
the
liaison
between
the
central
budget
control
function
of
the
city
and
the
Departments
that
deploy
the
funds
or
the
way
that
imp
has
Business
Service
Representatives.
That
then,
are
assigned
a
portfolio
of
departments
that
you
know
if
you're
in
DPW
or
you're
in
Omi,
and
you
have
a
computer
issue,
you
have
a
designated
person
to
call.
You
know
that
that's
they
don't
have
an
I.T
position
in
DPW,
but
they
have
a
member
of
the
Imp
staff,
who
is
their
go-to
on
any
I.T
issues
they
run
into.
F
Number
of
other
places:
okay.
Well
it's
good
to
hear
that
you're
thinking
about
that,
because
I
just
know
being
on
the
ground,
the
community
meeting,
you
know
if
I
don't
have
the
answer,
you
know
we're
I
or
other
members
are
reached
out
to
the
director
and
I
know
that
pulls
them
down
in
the
department,
and
so
someone
on
the
inside
that
you
know
has
that
knowledge
that
can
convey
that
at
the
meeting
is,
is
critical.
So.
F
Yeah,
we
don't
want
to
pull
down
we,
you
know
we
want
to
be
a
part
of
a
government.
That's
that's
works.
We
I
hate
when
I
do
that,
but
I
just
need
the
answer
because
they
need
the
answer
sure.
Lastly,
I
just
want
to
ask
about
the
office
of
community
health
and
safety.
That
was
that's
not
listed
here,
I'm,
not
sure
if,
if
it
still
exists
in
there.
D
Can
you
explain
that
yeah,
you
know
I?
Think
I
I
can't
speak
to
the
thinking
that
went
into
the
pr
it's
prior
placement
sort
of
halfway
in
between
the
the
two,
but
after
a
year
of
working
with
the
ochs
team,
which
is
doing
fantastic
work
in
building
out
our
ability
to
do
co-response
meet
the
needs
of
of
high
utilizers
of
our
Public
Safety
Services
and
everything
else
you
know
their
their
work
is
fundamentally
linked
to
the
work
of
Public
Safety.
So
they
exist
within
the
civilian
portion
of
that
department.
B
D
C
D
E
E
H
I
I
E
J
E
H
E
E
I'm
in
good
company
to
be
scolded
right
so,
but
a
lot
of
it
is
really
the
leadership
team
that
you've
put
in
place
and
the
and
the
ability
to
to
reach
out
to
them
directly
and
often
and
and
and
know
that,
there's
somebody
else
on
the
other
end
of
the
line
that
is
willing
to
take
the
call
and
help
you
to
to
navigate
whatever
it
is
that
you
might
need
to
navigate
at
that
moment
in
time.
So
I
mean
this
sincerely
I'm
impressed
with
the
leadership
team.
You've.
E
A
E
Don't
know
why
we
don't
do
that
here.
We
are
advocating
for
the
non-use
of
single
plastic
containers
and
and
then
putting
them
out,
but
anyway,
you
know
it's
not
uncommon
for
us
to
go
off
topic
at
these
at
these
and
and
not
necessarily
reflect
solely
on
the
budget
of
the
mayor's
office.
But
to
talk
about
some
other
things
too.
There
are
some
questions
they
do
have
about
the
budget,
but
I
I
do
want
to
I.
H
E
E
But
you
know
I,
don't
have
to
remind
you
of
the
challenges
we
face
around
policing
and
delivering
services
and
Public
Safety
and
concern
of
citizenry
of
all
of
us.
You
know,
and
in
the
difficult
times
in
which
we
live-
and
you
know
I'm
welcome
to
give
you
the
opportunity
to
speak
a
little
bit
about
it.
If
you
wish
to
you,
don't
have.
D
Sure,
thank
you
mayor,
so
I
think
you're,
absolutely
right.
Councilman
I
mean
the
the
the
challenges
in
that
area
of
our
work
have
been
many
and
and-
and
it's
been
a
challenging
year
in
that
regard,
right
at
the
I
think,
there's
a
fairly
broad
consensus
that
you
know
the
the
end
of
the
pandemic,
related
closures
of
public
spaces
and
and
the
kind
of
pent-up
emotional
you
know
trauma
frankly
of
that
period
have
manifested
themselves
in
a
growth
in
the
need
for
Public
Safety
Services
of
all
types
right.
D
D
That
cities
are
increasingly
looked
to
to
provide,
as
a
consequence
of
that,
and
so
we
we've
looked
to
we've
endeavored
to
rise
to
meet
that
challenge.
You
know
this
budget
proposal,
of
course
continues
the
work
that
was
be
that
is
able
to
be
begun
under
the
existing
FY
23
budget.
22
budget.
Excuse
me
in
recruiting
new
classes
of
police
officers,
which
we
haven't
had
in
a
long
time
and
is
leading
to
significant
over
extension
among
our
Frontline
police
force
and.
I
D
Sought
to
do
that
recruitment
in
a
manner
that
reflects
the
sort
of
modern,
best
practices
and
orientation
orientations
we're
looking
for
in
in
community
oriented
police.
That's
a
major
investment
that
we're
making
unrelated
to
the
budget
per
se,
but
I.
Think
critical
to
that
work
is
the
ongoing
work
to
recruit
a
new
chief
of
police.
The
engagement
sessions
about
that
have
occurred
and
will
continue
as
the
the
selected
firm
with
council's
approval
comes
on
board.
D
Actually
this
week,
I
believe
the
the
contract
was
finally
executed
yesterday,
so
they'll
begin
their
work
shortly
to
formally
post
the
position,
but
we've
already
begun
to
gather
Community
input
around
that,
but
also
critical
to
that
work
is
I
spoke
to
in
relation
to
councilman.
Wilson's
question
is
continued
investment
in
our
other
forms
of
response
and
so
reflected
in
this
budget
proposal
in
the
budget
for
the
Stop.
The
Violence
trust
fund,
which
will
also
be
discussed
at
Thursday's
hearing,
is
additional
positions
in
particular,
I'd
like
to
highlight
the
creation
of
a
trauma.
D
Response
Team,
the
the
existing
infrastructure
of
the
city
in
the
aftermath
of
a
incident
of
violence
primarily
includes
police,
whose
primary
function
is
to
secure
the
scene
and
begin
the
investigation
of
the
crime
paramedics,
whose
role
is
to
treat
the
the
injured
victims.
If
there
are
any
and
then
our
gvi
team
certainly
does
a
a
really
important
job
in
responding
to
the
community
ramifications
and
ripple
effects
of
an
act
of
violence,
but
something
that
was
missing
from
that
puzzle
was
a
dedicated
step
to
respond
to
the
very
acute
needs
of
family
members.
D
Relatives,
Partners
or
victims
themselves.
In
the
you
know,
fortunate
circumstance
in
which
they're
a
victim
of
crime,
but
you
know
not
not
killed
in
the
process
and
we
don't.
We
didn't
have
someone
to
fill
that
need
and
right.
This
is
a
something
that
the
court
system
frankly
learned
a
long
time
ago
and
having
victims
Advocates
to
correspond
to
the
prosecutors
and
defense
attorneys
right.
Those
folks
were
duking
out
the
case
itself,
but
no
one
was
there
to
kind
of
Coach
the
victim
through
the
process.
D
E
C
D
G
I
I
think
you
know,
one
of
the
things
I
like
to
talk
about
is
the
results
that
you
are
seeing
from
us.
Taking
some
of
these
approaches,
for
example,
working
together
with
you
councilman
on
the
South
Side,
the
work
that
we
are
doing
in
the
north
side,
together
the
work
that
we
are
doing
downtown
where
we
have
identified
what
are
some
some
clear,
Hot
Spot
areas
where
we're
seeing
a
rise
in
incidents
and
challenges,
and
so
these
Investments
that
you
will
see
in
this
upcoming
budget
help
us
do
that
work
better.
G
We're
also
not
just
as
related
to
the
budget,
though
not
reflected
in
the
budget,
seeking
additional
funding
support
from
the
state
for
some
of
that
work
as
well.
So
we
look
forward
to
hopefully
being
successful
and
securing
those
to
be
able
to
create
some
Ambassador
programs
working
with
our
schools
more
deeply
related
to
violence
with
youth
there
and
then
also
some
equipment
for
our
police
officers.
That
needs
updated
as
well.
I.
Think
one
of
the
other
things
that
the
mayor
wants
me
to
mention
are
related.
G
C
D
Sure
so
that
there's
this
is
an
example
of
an
intersection
between
our
work
to
support
students
and
and
youth
and
reduce
violence,
while
also
doing
it
through
infrastructure.
So
we've
begun
a
pilot
program
this
year
to
take
a
greater
role
in
the
repair
of
sidewalks
that
are
on
you
know:
PPS
identified
routes
that
students
walk
to
school.
Where
often
there
are
sidewalks
that
don't
exist
or
in
a
poor
state
of
repair.
This
fall.
D
Once
we
at
their
property
tax
bill
I
mean
once
we've
sort
of
ironed
out
the
The
Kinks
in
that
process.
We
envision
expanding
it
much
larger
and
serving
a
lot
more
areas,
but
we're
treating
this
as
an
opportunity
to
figure
out.
You
know
discover
the
the
gating
issues,
figure
them
out,
figure
out
a
way
past
them,
and
then
we
will
have
more
to
say
about
that
I
think,
probably
by
mid
next
year.
But
we're
really
excited
about
that
as
a
component
of
this
much
bigger,
far-reaching
approach
to
addressing
these.
C
C
When
we
talk
about
violence
and
some
of
the
issues
that
we
were
dealing
with,
the
violence
just
take
to
the
South
Side
on
Carson
Street.
We
worked
hard
thanks
to
your
leadership
and
your
your
wisdom
and
us
going
in
there
to
give
us
some
information
about
what
was
going
on,
really
helped
us
and
we've
seen
a
decline
in
that
area.
Councilman
Wilson
on
the
North
side,
working
with
him
to
just
you
know,
you
can't
change
things.
If
you're
not
present,
if
you're
not
relevant,
then
you
can't
change
anything.
C
So
us
being
on
the
ground,
getting
information
from
our
intelligence.
That's
why
the
neighborhood
services
and
us
getting
more
people
is
so
important.
The
more
information
we
get
from
the
ground,
the
better
prepared
will
be
when
we
talk
about
our
Roots
Outreach
team
and
the
fact
that
they're
out
there
every
day,
people
don't
hear
it,
because
you
imagine
how
much
information
they're
giving
me
on
Wednesday
about.
What's
going
on
to
make
us
make
the
right
decisions
about
what
strategy
we
need
to
utilize.
All
that's
opportunity.
C
C
That
makes
us
the
most
safest,
welcoming
and
thriving
city
in
America,
and
so,
as
we
look
at
it
and
don't
get
me
wrong,
it
gets
heavy
you're,
absolutely
right,
it
gets
heavy,
but
every
great
challenge
does,
but
it
it
allows
us
to
call
on
the
city
to
work
together
on
Council
to
work
together
to
ensure
that
we're
growing
in
the
same
direction.
That's
why
you
see
us
doing
so.
C
Many
different
meetings
in
these
neighborhoods
and
meetings
in
neighborhoods
that
we've
done
business
in
we've
also
did
an
improvement
in
to
let
the
people
know
that
we're
serious
about
what
we
say.
So
it's
not
that
we're
just
meeting
for
the
sake
of
meeting
we're
meeting
with
the
ability
to
be
able
to
do
improvements
in
that
neighborhood
to
demonstrate
that
we
will
walk
the
talk,
that
we
say
we
will,
and
so
we've
been
able
to
do
that.
C
So
we've
been
challenged
every
step
of
the
way,
but
in
order
to
change
it
to
get
the
government
that
we
want
that
challenge
has
to
be
necessary
and
though
we
may
not
change
the
whole
challenge
in
our
time
in
office.
That's
not
what
we're
here
to
do.
We
have
to
plan
a
seed
of
change
and
demonstrate
the
rate
of
return
on
that
investment
and
then
every
mayor's
office
that
comes
out
our
mayor's
Administration
that
comes
after
us
will
have
to
water
that
seed
and
we'll
continue
to
get
the
change
that
we
need.
C
E
So
the
reason
that
I
brought
this
topic
to
the
Forefront
is
to
have
exactly
the
discussion
we're
having
that
the
the
the
purpose
of
us
conducting
our
business
in
the
public,
Arena
like
we
do
is,
is
to
be
transparent
and
informational
for
the
people
that
watch
Council
right
and
and
for
people
to
understand
the
complexities
of
the
challenges
that
that
there
is
not
this
simple,
easy
answer.
Oh
yes,
there
is,
if
we
just
did
a
or
b
we
would
be
fine,
and
it's
not
it
is.
E
All
of
that,
at
the
same
time,
especially
in
a
in
a
political
charged
environment
which
is
not
always
the
easiest
Arena
to
operate
in
when
you're
you
know
focused
on
just
elevating
the
greater
good
right.
All
of
those
all
those
things
come
together
at
one
at
one
time
and
the
you
know
to
sort
of
put
the
cherry
on
the
Sunday,
it
all
comes
down
to
the
funding
right.
E
E
C
They're
passionate
about
the
city,
they
love
the
city,
but
it's
more
than
love.
I
mean
like
you
know.
You
know,
let's
take
the
office
of
office
of
communication
it
when
you
think
about
modernization.
We've
only
had
two
people
in
the
office
of
communication
forever
forever:
we've
never
modernized
every
other
city
I
go
to.
They
have
a
communication
staff
to
deal
with
the
24
7
News
cycle
to
deal
with
the
social
media.
You
you
and
I
have
talked
about
social
media.
The
the
industry
has
changed,
but
we
remain
the
same
and
that's
a
problem.
C
C
So
when
we
talked
about
bringing
you
know
the
city
channel
into
the
office
of
communication,
when
we
talked
about
making
sure
that
we
bolster
it
so
that
we're
meeting
the
demand,
Marie
and
Sam
got
to
do
this
all
on
their
own
everything
that
we've
had
to
go
through
this
year
and
it's
been
a
lot
and
I've
worked
for
two
Mayors
I
know
it's
been
a
lot.
We've
only
had
two
people
in
Communications
to
deal
with
the
day-to-day
media
activity.
C
E
So
you
took
the
conversation
exactly
where
I
wanted
to
go
with
this
and
and
I
appreciate
your
willing
to
discuss
this
and
I
need
to
be
cognizant
of
the
time
of
other
members
who
wish
to
make
comment
as
well
too
I'm
sure
you've
heard
the
councils
concern
about
the
the
cable
Bureau
going
into
the
mayor's
office,
and
there's
been
some
conversation
about
that.
I
would
be
interested
in
just
hearing
briefly,
your
thought
processes
behind
that
I
think.
E
The
resistance
that
you're
you're
meeting
from
Council
is
is
that
the
Caper
Bureau
serves
its
its
largest
function.
Is
the
the
the
the
public
record
of
of
the
people's
business
that
we
say
here
now?
Having
said
that,
that
doesn't
mean
that
this
Council
and
I'm
I
don't
mean
to
speak
for
my
members.
Are.
My
colleagues
would
certainly
be
interested
in
understanding
how
to
better
serve
this.
As
you
said,
24-hour
news
cycle
this
onslaught
of
social
media.
E
This
need
to
be
able
to
react
at
a
moment's
notice
and
not
just
react
for
the
sake
of
reacting,
but
to
have
you
know,
deliberate,
purposeful
information
that
needs
to
be
disseminated
in
a
moment's
notice.
I.
This
Council
stands
ready
to
assist
in
that,
but
I
don't
know
that
it
stands
ready
to
do
it
through
removing
the
cable
Bureau
into
the
mayor's
office.
So
and
respectfully,
there's
there's
some
disagreement
there.
So
would
you
like
to
talk
about
the
reasoning
behind
that
I.
D
Can
I
can
start
on
that?
One
thing
to
a
point
you
raise,
which
I
appreciate
you
raising
councilman
one
thing:
I'll
make
clear
from
the
outset:
the
code
defined
responsibility
of
the
cable
Bureau
to
first
and
foremost
serve
the
function
of
recording
for
for
the
public
record
and
broadcasting
Council
meetings
and
other
official
City
business.
We
didn't
no
way
change
depending
on
where
it
sits
in
the
city.
Org
chart
right
right
now.
D
Right
that
the
work
of
the
city's
dedicated
cable
channel
is
connected
to
its
broader
Communications
infrastructure.
So
that's
the
entire
motivation
behind
the
move
and
it
is
collecting
folks
who
do
similar
work
in
a
common
team
where
they
can.
You
know
share
the
in
the
best
practices
of
that
profession
under
the
supervision
of
someone
who's.
Ultimately,
a
professional
in
that
regard
that
the
cable
Bureau
of
The
Print
Shop,
the
the
other
end,
the
other
business
units.
You
know
that
would
be
collected.
D
There
would
continue
to
do
exactly
what
they
do
now
under
our
proposal,
which
is
serve
the
needs
of
All
City
departments
or
entities,
including
Council,
in
in
the
same
way
that
they
do
now,
but
in
in
one
kind
of
cohesive
team,
with
with
the
kind
of
leadership
that
modern
Communications
organization
or
division
requires.
So
that's
the
thinking
behind.
G
Just
building
upon
what
our,
what
our
deputy
mayor
was
saying
here
again,
director
Norman,
is
a
wonderful
imp
director.
She
does
a
fantastic
job,
but
she
herself
has
expressed
to
us
that
she
is
not
a
Communications
professional,
and
so
you
heard
Deputy
Mayor
talk
about
the
guidance
Direction
professional
development
that
comes
with
having
a
management,
team
and
being
part
of
a
team
of
other
fellow
Communications
professionals.
That
would
allow
us
to
see
increased
opportunities
to
really
tell
the
great
work
that
city
council
is
doing.
G
The
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
our
departments
are
doing,
as
you
said,
not
just
being
reactive
to
new
cycles
and
inquiries,
but
able
to
really
tell
the
story
of
the
work
that
we're
doing.
Tell
the
story
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
better,
engage
with
our
constituencies
and
residents
to
make
sure
that
they
are
better
informed
about
what
their
government
is
doing.
G
That's
some
feedback
that
we've
heard
from
the
public
is
that
they
want
to
have
that
deeper
relationship
with
their
city
government
to
be
better
connected
to
it,
to
be
better
informed
and
have
that
transparency,
and
we
think
we'll
be
able
to
realize
those
improvements
there.
As
well
working
with
our
wonderful
cable,
Bureau
team.
C
C
Whatever
was
phenomenal
because
they've
seen
their
neighborhoods
being
represented,
they've
seen
the
meetings
happening
in
their
neighborhood,
they
got
to
hear
about
issues
and
then,
when
they
do,
they
end
up
contacting
us
saying:
hey
here's
something
else
to
think
about,
so
that
level
of
transparency
has
been
great
and
see.
That's
why
we
say
how
can
we
reimagine
what
we
can
do
to
better
connect
with
the
people?
C
The
more
we
create
engagement
tools,
the
better
City
we're
going
to
be
and
they're
a
major
part
in
the
engagement
tool
to
make
sure
that
we're
reaching
the
people
not
only
just
talking
about
what's
going
on,
but
educating
people
about
some
of
the
things
that's
going
on
in
their
neighborhood.
The
response
councilman
has
been.
C
E
E
G
E
So
you
you
make
my
point
for
me
respectfully
in
that
we
know
at
this
moment
in
time
we
are
dedicated
to
that
principle.
We
don't
know
in
future
Generations
that
there
would
be
the
same
dedication
to
that
principle
at
this
moment
in
time
we
are,
but
to
think
about
the
future,
we're
not
100
certain
how
that
might
be
I'm
dominating
the
conversation
and
I
apologize.
I
really
want
to
stop,
but
I
do
want
to
thank
you
sincerely
for
stepping
up
to
the
challenge.
E
These
These
are
difficult
times
as
I
said,
and
it
is
not
for
the
faint
of
heart
to
step
up
and
say
I
think
I
can
lead
and
and
to
put
yourself
out
there
and
say
you
know,
I
have
an
idea
or
I
have
a
vision
and
I
think
I
can
lead.
It
takes
in
a
tremendous
amount
of
courage
in
this
this
day
and
age,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you.
E
A
E
C
G
I
C
I
C
Might
not
have
thought
about
and
we
appreciate
that
because
we
also
take
that
into
consideration
when
we're
planning
and
there's
some
things
that
we
had
to
learn
this
year.
You
know
I'm
dealing
with
the
amount
of
issues
that
we
had
to
deal
with.
There
was
a
lot
we
had
to
learn
on
the
go,
but
I
want
to
talk
about
this
cable
as
we
go
forward,
because
I
think
that
vehicle
can
help
us
it
can
help
us
Revelation
is
good,
but
we
can't
keep
it
in
the
Box
we
got
to
let
it
out.
C
A
E
K
You
for
being
here
and
also
for
all
of
your
good
work
all
year
as
as
everyone
said
it's
been,
these
are
still
really
trying
times
and
there's
a
lot
of
need.
There's
a
lot
of
need
out
there
and
Pittsburgh,
and
a
lot
of
cities
are
feeling
the
pinch
and
I
I.
Guess
I'll
follow
up
a
little
bit
on
the
new
positions
that
are
here
in
the
mayor's
office
and
the
Communications
Department
by
asking
the
question:
maybe
a
little
differently.
K
K
Where
we
kind
of
understand
the
mayor's
office,
as
opposed
to
the
other
City
departments,
to
be
where
you
kind
of
consolidate
policy
and
strategy
and
budgetary
priorities
really
kind
of
the
the
fonts
like
the
Fountain
of
where,
like
the
new
ideas,
kind
of
come
into
and
then
kind
of
have
to
get
worked
and-
and
you
know,
mechanics
out
to
get
into
implementation.
How
does
that
fit
in
like
so
why
Why
move
Communications
in-house,
as
it
were
right
into
the
core
team,
so.
G
I
can
respond
to
that.
Thank
you,
councilwoman
I,
think
to
to
your
description
of
the
role
that
we
see
of
the
mayor's
office.
What
we
see
when
you
look
at
our
our
vision
and
the
role
of
the
mayor's
office
is
adding
to
those
items
that
you
just
listed
as
well
as
constituent,
Services,
slash
engagement.
G
Man
management,
the
professional
development,
the
direction
and
the
guidance
that
happens
day
to
day
through
the
the
consolidation
of
those
teams,
and
so
I
think
you
know,
as
I
started
out
saying
here.
Part
of
it
is
re-envisioning
the
role
of
the
mayor
to
meet
today's
challenges
and
to
meet
also
today's
requests
from
our
constituencies,
I
think
we
saw
through
covid-19
people
had
in
some
ways
were
able
to
access
government
better
and
more
through
saying.
G
I
could
do
that
in
my
home
and
we
want
to
continue
that
level
of
access
and
and
grow
from
there
beyond
that.
So
you'll
see,
as
the
mayor
talked
about,
our
ability
to
you
know,
have
the
communications
teams,
staff
Community
meetings
and
go
out
with
us
to
the
neighborhoods
that
has
increased
and
improved
access
and
we've
gotten
good
feedback
from
that.
G
You
will
see
how
we've
structured
the
communications
team
to
add
additional
team
members
to
support
what
is
not
just
reactive
as
I
talked
about
earlier,
but
really
proactive
and
engaging
to
share
the
transparency
of
what
is
happening
in
the
city.
So
I
think
that's
part
of
what
it
is
kind
of
what
the
vision
for
us
as
Administration
is
as
the
role
of
the
mayor
and.
D
If
I
could
just
quickly
add
to
that,
I
think
I
think
something
that
deputy
chief
Williams
mentioned
is
really
important
right.
The
the
the
role
of
the
the
mayor's
office
is
I,
think
councilman,
you
put
it
that
sort
of
Central
Point,
from
which
you
know
policy
or
leadership,
emerges.
It's
also
critical
that
that
office
be
the
place
in
which
we
relay
you
know
the
on
behalf
of
all
departments
or
all
the
work
that's
happening
to
the
public,
the
work
of
the
the
admit,
the
city
government
itself.
D
Kind
of
from
beginning
to
end
is
the
thought
here
and
if
I
could
just
reinforce
a
point
that
you
made,
which
I
think
is
a
Salient
one,
our
form
of
government.
The
way
I
like
to
think
of
it
is
that
the
the
the
management
of
the
day-to-day
work
of
all
city
employees,
apart
from
those
that
work
for
Council
directly
or
the
controller
directly
comes
from
the
mayor.
D
But
the
oversight
and
the
accountability
for
all
of
that
work,
including
our
work,
comes
from
Council
and
then
so,
whether
in
as
part
of
imp
or
part
of
the
mayor's
office
or
anywhere
else.
That
oversight
function
is
equally
important
and
equally
valid
and
equally
available.
Wherever
something
is
located.
So
I
thought
that
was
a
very
valuable.
C
C
It's
it
creates
more
management
that
we
can
handle,
because
we
have
someone
that
definitely
understands
communication
instead
of
somebody
from
imp.
That's
not
what
they
do
so
we're
just
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
streamline
services
so
that
we
are
creating
the
most
efficient,
effective
departments
for
the
city.
That
makes
sense,
because
that's
what
they
do.
K
Each
council,
member
pretty
much,
has
their
own
right.
I
have
an
individual,
Twitter
feed.
Half
people
follow
that
and
then
I
have
an
office
Twitter
feed
that
nobody
wants
to
post
on.
Not
none
of
the
three
staffers
I
have
have
any
interest
in
doing
any
of
the
content
on
social
media.
I
can
tell
you
it's
this
hot
potato
that
everybody's,
just
like
you
know,
and
so
half
of
them
more
than
half
the
stuff
I
do
I'm.
K
Sorry
to
the
public
are
not
on
my
office,
social
media
they're
on
my
personal
social
media,
because
I
just
do
it
myself.
So
you
know
I
under
this
is,
but
this
is
a
broader
point
right.
So
it's
not
just
me
and
I
think
so.
I
think
we're
still
gonna
have
to
chew
on
this
honestly
right,
because
the
Departments
I,
don't
speaking
for
other
members,
we're
it
feels
like
the
Department's
historically,
are
a
little
more
accountable
to
council
members.
K
You,
don't
necessarily
you
know,
know
you
know
dispersions
on
on
present
company
right
but
to
to
have
all
of
the
communications
professional
professionals
that
might
be
available
to
us
and
help
us
also
do
that
communicating
to
our
neighborhoods
or
be
it
our
communicate,
our
neighborhood
meetings
or
conveying
the
work
of
departments
or
you
know,
being
even
accountable
to
you,
know
Chambers
and
the
work
that
we
do
here
to
be
in
the
office
of
the
mayor.
It
does
it
just
feels
a
little.
K
You
know
it's
it's.
It's
very
new,
like
I
said
it's
good
to
modernize,
but
I
don't
know
if
we
have
the
Comfort
level
of
like
what
will
our
needs
also
be
met,
so
you
have
those
needs,
but
I
think
we
can
all
see
that
kind
of
like
every
Department
we've
we've
talked
about
how
you
know,
other
departments
have
their
own
Communications
people
and
now
that
some
of
them
don't
and
it's
a
it's,
it's
a
struggle.
G
They
didn't
have
any
backup,
they
didn't
have
any
additional
support
to
for
the
work
of
communications.
For
that
particular
department,
and
so
again
that
is
the
idea
here
around
the
consolidation-
is
the
value
that
you
get
from
having
that
team
that
can
support
you
in
that
work,
and
so
that's
just
some
feedback
that
we've
also
received
that
I
wanted
to
share
with
the
council
as
well.
C
When
we
know
we
can
do
so
much
more.
There's
no
question
about
that.
It's
just
almost
like
3-1-1.
Why
would
we
have
three
more
one
neighborhood
the
office
of
neighborhood
Neighborhood
Services
intercept
like
so.
If
we
can
agree
that
that
doesn't
make
any
sense?
How
can
we
not
agree
that
having
communication
under
communication
don't
make?
No
sense,
that's
what
I
mean
about
I
understand
the
comfortability,
because
it's
always
been
that
way
and
nothing
is
etched
in
stone.
Councilwoman
of
things
need
to
be
redirected.
C
G
Council
one
happy
to
do
so,
so
you
will
see
in
our
upcoming
budget
that
we
have
not
budgeted
a
position
for
a
gender
Equity
Commission
Executive
Director.
Nor
have
we
budgeted
a
position
for
the
part-time,
lgbtqia
plus
commission
again
following
a
theme
Here
For
Us.
The
idea
was
that
we
felt
this
work.
One
should
not
happen
in
silos.
Government
is
far
too
siled.
In
general.
G
Other
diversity
and
Equity
access
issues
and
strategies
policy
to
use
the
language
that
you
mentioned
earlier.
We
also
want
to
ensure
that
we
are,
as
I
talked
about
kind
of
a
little
bit
about
our
broader
strategy,
that
we
are
shifting
the
work
where
the
work
and
the
responsibility
should
lie.
It
should
not
lie
with
even
just
those
two
individuals
right
as
it
was
previously
structured.
G
The
work
really
is
the
responsibility
of
our
entire
city
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
welcoming
space
that
that
is
inclusive
and
that
that
our
constituents
have
access
to
city
government
and
that
their
city
government
serves
them,
and
so
the
way
that
we
have
structured,
the
team
here
is
really
should
not
be
thought
of
and
looked
at
is
just
in
one
role.
You
know
to
serve
one
group,
another
role
to
serve
another
group.
It's
really.
D
D
There's
I
think
ample
precedent
in
in
code
for
Arrangements
like
this,
where,
for
example,
the
finance
director,
as
a
capacity
of
that
role,
serves
as
the
executive
director
of
the
pension
fund,
for
example.
So
the
the
code
requirement
that
there
be
a
designated
individual
to
serve
as
the
executive
staff
support
to
the
commission
is
is
accomplished
in
this
proposal
it
by
a
position
that
does
that
among
other
duties,
which
would
otherwise
have
been
part-time
positions
and.
H
G
Give
an
example
of
one
of
the
ways
in
which
we
are
doing
that,
where
it's
not
just
one
particular
commission's
responsibility
again,
not
just
one
particular
role
is
that,
based
on
the
2019
gender
Equity
report
that
we
know
came
out
as
well
as
our
lived
experiences
of
our
diverse
Administration,
we
hear
the
narrative
all
the
time.
We
know
the
data
about
Pittsburgh
being
one
of
the
worst
places
for
black
women
in
the
country.
We
definitely
do
not
want
to
have
that
stigma.
G
Again,
if
we
are
going
to
talk
about
equity,
we
need
to
talk
about
centering,
those
who
are
furthest
from
it
again.
The
reports
from
numerous
groups
also
led
by
by
black
women
and
our
lived
experiences,
tell
us
that
that
is
black
women,
and
so,
if
we
are
going
to
talk
about
that
work
in
centering
them,
we
cannot
do
that
without
them
they
have
to
be
at
the
table.
They
have
to
be
leading
and
driving
that
work
and
so
pulling
together.
G
So
again,
the
idea
is
to
think
more
about
how
we
get
the
impact
and
the
outcomes
that
we
want
to
have,
rather
than
just
you
know,
being
set
in
a
particular
structure
that
we
may
have
been
used
to
or
may
have
been,
the
way
that
we
operated,
but
how
we
can
do
that
in
an
Innovative
way
to
address
the
challenges
that
we
are
facing
and
move
the
needle
so
that
we
can
see
better
results.
So.
K
H
Being
being
here
today,
I
want
to
applaud
you
for
putting
together
a
budget
that
is
reflective
of
the
the
vision
that
you've
been
articulating
throughout
the
year
since
your
time
in
office,
and
that's
not
an
easy
task.
It's
a
puzzle,
it's
very
complex
and
you've
succeeded
in
doing
so
and
a
budget,
that's
reflective
of
your
values
as
a
mayor
in
your
team.
H
I
want
to
go
back
to
the
favorite
topic
of
the
day
communications,
so
the
only
other
question
I
had
here
was,
as
you
mentioned,
just
as
an
example.
Ochs
moving
into
public
safety
could
potentially,
you
know,
not
know,
no
guarantee
potentially
be
a
stepping
stone
too
it's
being
its
own
Bureau
right.
Could
you
see
ever
the
communications
currently
as
proposed
within
the
office
of
the
mayor,
eventually
becoming
its
own
Department
I.
D
Think
we'd
certainly
be
open
to
exploring
that
or
discussing
that
further
with
Council
I
I.
Think
that,
frankly,
that's
an
area
I
think
we've
discussed
more
fulsomely
as
it
relates
to
the
neighborhood
services
component
of
this,
but
they're
they're
related
topics,
so
I
I
don't
want
to
get
ahead
of
our
conversations,
but
I
think
we'd
be
very
open
to
to
exploring
that.
Yes,.
G
Deputy
Mayer
said
what
I
was
going
to
say
that
wouldn't
certainly
take
it
off
the
table.
We
do
want
to
make
sure
that
we
do
change
in
incremental,
I
guess
I
should
say
steps
to
be
able
to.
As
the
mayor
talked
about
a
little
bit
earlier,
like
we've
got
to
try
this
out
and
we've
got
to
see
how
this
works
and
as
it
continues
to
grow,
we
could
certainly
see
the
need
to
do
that
and
would
consider
it
in
the
future.
Certainly.
C
C
That's
an
excellent
question:
I
think
that,
as
you
are
Felicity
said,
but
you
have
to
we
have
to
take
incremental
steps
and
I
think
just
doing
this
first.
Looking
at
the
pros
of
what
we've
done,
the
cons
of
what
we've
done,
how
we've
been
able
to
implement
to
change
some
things
improvise
on
some
direction
will
give
us
Direction
on
what
this
should
become
its
own
department.
But
if
we
don't
start
somewhere
so
that
we
can
look
and
find
out
how
we
can
fine
tune
it
to
get
there,
then
we
can't
get
there.
C
G
That
was
I
do
want
to
say
one
thing
too
again:
the
idea
of
why
we
Consolidated
the
office
of
equity,
the
office
of
immigrant
Refugee,
Affairs
again,
was
also
how
we
maximize
our
our
resources
right
so
not
needing
to
have
again
separate
allocations
for
supplies
for
each
one
of
those
right,
because
then
you
have
to
find
more
money
that
allocates
to
support
some
of
those
errors.
So
what
are
the
ways
that
we
can
consolidate
and
maximize
our
resources?
G
H
Understood
that
makes
sense,
I
appreciate
that
answer
and
when
it
comes
to
you
know
the
integration
of
Communications,
Neighborhood
Services
mayor's
office
right
in
public
meetings,
I've
seen
that
in
action
right
I've
seen
how
effective
that
is,
I
thought
it
was
incredibly
well
run.
The
the
very
first
meeting
you
had
regarding
the
intersection
near
the
Fern
Hollow
Bridge
right,
great
great,
well-run
meeting
and
people
seem
to
be
very
receptive
to
the
way
it
was
run.
Will
in
the
current
structure,
will
Council
have
access
to
that?
H
G
Well,
I
mean
so,
of
course,
the
way
that
any
of
our
other
departments
function
in
ways
that
serve
our
city
council
again,
I
think
we
have
to
think
of
ourselves.
We
are
one
city
you
know,
and
the
work
that
we
do
together
is
often
you
know
through
any
of
the
other
departments,
would
not
be
any
different
than
the
work
that
we
do
in
the
mayor's
office.
As
the
councilman
councilman
Krause
spoke
about
earlier,
the
Partnerships
that
we
have
had.
We
would
continue
to
have
those
Partnerships
with
our
city
council
team.
G
C
I,
don't
ever
want
to
hold
any
department
or
any
of
our
office
back
from
you.
That's
that's
not
the
goal
to
me
that
would
be
counterproductive,
not
productive,
being
productive
is
making
sure
that
works
for
us
works
for
everybody,
we're
one
city
and
so
doing
it
they're
not
looking
at
it.
From
that
perspective,
you
know
anything
that
we
have.
We
would
definitely
want
you
to
be
able
to
utilize.
You
know
we
can
talk
about
how
we
do
that
matter.
H
C
I
believe
it'll
make
the
city
better
and
so
going
forward.
You
would
never
have
to
worry
about
us
doing
something
to
keep
any
department
or
office
from
you.
We
will
make
sure
that
when
you
call
they
respond
and
then
going
forward,
if
you
have,
you
know
something
that
hey
I
mean:
hey,
hey
man,
whatever
we.
C
Some
running
joke
in
my
office.
We
want
to
hear
you.
We
want
to
hear
you
all
about
the
best
decisions.
This
is
just
not
in
our
office.
That's
why
we
want
to
do
this.
A
lot
of
the
decisions
and
a
lot
of
the
intelligence
we
got
came
from
the
neighborhood.
You
know,
councilwoman,
you
know,
I'm
very
big
in
community
engagement,
see
I
believe
in
it
because
I
believe
it
changes
things
I've
watched
it.
I've
I've
witnessed
it.
So
every
two
of
that
week,
I
can
help
us
change
this
city.
I
want
to
utilize.
H
H
G
I
think
the
Ada
coordinator
change,
where
we
have
moved
that
position
into
the
mayor's
office
is
a
perfect
example
of
what
you
see
us
doing,
as
well,
with
Neighborhood
Services,
Communications
and
in
a
number
of
areas
because
of
the
position
in
which
the
mayor's
office
sits.
Elevating
that
role
into
the
mayor's
office
will
give
that
individual
greater
access
to
the
other
departments
and
to
the
work
that
we
do
every
day
as
a
mayor's
office
team,
and
so
that
job
description
is
still
in
development.
G
We
are
thinking
through
what
are
ways
that
we
can
improve
that
role.
We
have
received
feedback
from
the
city
county
task
force
on
disabilities,
working
with
them
on
ways
that
we
can
do
that
as
well,
and
so
we
look
forward
to
reimagining
that
role
and
this
being
again
a
first
step
right
once
we
also
complete
the
Ada
study,
there's
also
budgeted
for
in
the
in
the
upcoming
year.
G
That
would
help
inform
us
even
more
about
what
are
the
staffing
needs,
that
we
need
to
help
make
our
city
more
accessible,
and
so
this
is
an
initial
step.
We're
rethinking
that
position
and
that
job
description
as
well
to
make
sure
that
it
is
elevating
and
better
serving
and
working
with
each
of
our
departments
from
the
mayor's
office
and
look
forward
to
continuing
that
partnership.
With
the
folks
that
we've
been
engaging
thus
far
and.
D
Just
I
think
to
add
to
that
the
the
co-location
of
the
Ada
coordinator
and
the
compliance
coordinator
was
intentional
as
well,
because
some
of
the
other
civil
rights
type
or
labor
lights,
labor
rights,
type
legislation.
The
council
has
enacted
over
the
past
20
years
paid
sick
days
living
wage
ordinance
things
of
that
nature,
where
we
were
hoping
to
have
a
central
place
in
which
to
manage
those
enforcement
activities,
those
most
acutely
or
in
many
cases
most
acutely
affect
members
of
the
disability,
Community
right
and
so
having
a
working
relationship.
D
A
team
between
the
Ada
coordinator
and
the
coordinator
of
our
enforcement
of
other
regulatory
powers.
That
Council
has
extended
to
the
administration
over
the
years
and
to
locate
that
in
one
place
where
there's
Synergy
and
kind
of
a
you
know,
a
co-benefit
to
to
one
team
working
on
that
was
was
important
to
the
decision
as
well,
and.
C
You
know
what
what
is
important
to
us
is
that
we're
not
telling
them
was
was
best
for
them,
but
we're
listening
to
them
and
incorporating
what
they
believe
is
best
into
the
plan
so
that
we
can
better
serve
them.
You
know
one
of
our
core
principles
is
Serve
the
People,
and
so
you
know,
we've
been
in
government
for
a
while
now,
and
one
of
the
common
themes
is
that
we
tell
people
what
is
good
for
them.
That's
what
we
do
and
it's
failed,
because
we
didn't
listen
to
the
ones
that
have
more
wisdom
in
us.
C
That
can
tell
us
exactly
what
they
need
so
that
we
can
better
serve
them,
and
so
working
with
the
group
is
going
to
give
us
that
opportunity
and
then
they
don't
feel
left
out.
They
don't
feel
that
no
one
has
listened
to
them.
We
made
the
first
move
that
they
recommended
moving
into
the
mayor's
office,
that's
what
they
recommended
and
so
to
demonstrate
that
we're
listening.
We
moved
it.
The
next
step
will
be
another
meeting
with
them
and
talk
about
you
know
some
short-term
victories.
C
We
want
to
gain
momentum,
you
know
we
don't
want
to
do
anything
that
is
so
large
that
we
can't
sustain
it
because
it
grew
too
fast.
We
want
to
build
the
momentum
so
that
we're
managing
growth
as
we
go,
and
so
the
next
meeting
you'll
say
what
else
can
we
get
done?
Let's
look
at
some
of
the
short
terms,
initiatives
find
out
what
we
can
do
and
let's
get
it
done,
that
less
people
know
you
care
about
and
that's
the
message
we
want
to
send.
H
Appreciate
that
one
last
question
should
be
pretty
short,
very
enthusiastic
about
the
disparity
study.
It's
long
time
coming
as
we
know
and
I
know
that
we
can't
really
do
much
we're
we're
we,
we
don't
have
the
ability
to
do
what
we
want
to
do
without
one
without
an
updated
one
right,
it's
just
it's
very
difficult.
So
what
I
wanted
to
find
out,
though,
is
there
was
an
ordinance
that
city
council
passed
last
year
two
years
ago,
I
it
all
Blends
together.
I
can't
remember
anymore.
What
was
that?
H
What
was
what,
when,
but
that
allowed
for
the
commission
to
consider
self-registered
LGBT,
lgbtqia,
plus
businesses
and
I,
wanted
to
make
sure,
since
it
wasn't
mentioned,
that
the
disparity
study
would
take
that
into
consideration
and
allow
for
it
to
be
its
own
consideration,
even
at
the
level
of
Veteran
owned
businesses.
Absolutely.
G
So
I'm
actually
really
excited
about
the
work
from
our
office
of
business
diversity.
That's
been
led
by
Chuck
Durham,
our
manager
there
to
build
a
partnership
with
the
Three
Rivers
business
Alliance
working
on
improving
Outreach,
getting
lgbtqi
registered
businesses
into
our
system.
Earlier
this
year
we
actually
did
a
event
with
what
we
are
calling
our
Multicultural,
diverse
Chambers,
the
three
rivers
and
Alliance
was
one
of
those
chambers,
among
many
for
which
we
had
an
event
to
help
teach
how
to
access
opportunities
in
city
government.
C
They
were
at
the
table
when
we
met
with
all
the
chambers.
The
key
is
these
Chambers,
don't
even
know
each
other
yeah,
so
number
one
is
just
to
get
the
chambers
the
one
to
know
when
we
understand
that
the
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
chamber
is
the
biggest
but
get
them
to
understand
and
recognize
and
have
a
relationship.
C
That's
number
one
number
two
is
find
out
how
we
can
do
business
together,
so
Matt
Smith
has
been
great
he's
been
at
the
table,
phenomenal
job,
we're
moving
that
as
we
go
forward
as
well,
so
just
continuing
to
build
the
type
of
relationships
that
Advance
change.
That's
how
we're
going
to
be
able
to
improve
all
communities
as
one.
J
L
I
am
now
that
lion
and
winner
right
I'm,
the
old
man,
hopefully
still
active,
but
the
old
man
on
Council
and
I
have
lived
long
enough
to
see
African-American
become
a
lieutenant
governor
African-American
becoming
the
first
Congress
person
and
the
first
black
mayor
I
have
lived
long
enough
and
that
on
Council
long
enough
to
see
that
I'm
very,
very
proud.
My
father,
I
remember
the
day.
Obama
was
elected,
my
father
sitting
with
his
hat
on
and
just
crying
and
so
for
me
to
see
the
mayor
to
see
it
again.
L
He'd
be
the
mayor
and
to
do
all
those
functions.
Sometimes
it
brings
tears
to
my
eyes
because
I've
lived
long
enough
to
be
able
to
see
that
and
I'm
great,
so
I'm.
Grateful
and
I
also
have
the
privilege
of
of
him.
Also,
being
my
constituent,
and
so
what
I
want
to
say
is
thank
you
not
just
for
the
budget
and
we'll
get
through
the
budget
stuff.
L
Think-
and
most
of
it
has
my
support
for
whatever
that
means,
but
I
I
am
I.
Am
grateful
really
for
the
opportunity.
I
have
mostly
worked
with
the
Jakes
right.
Most
of
my
time
has
been
with
Jake
Pollock
and
Jake.
Wheatley
and
I
know
that
that
has
occurred
because
of
your
leadership
and
I
sincerely
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
do
a
few
of
the
things.
L
I
do
well,
which
is
probably
developing
a
little
bit
about
Public
Safety
into
work
in
partnership
with
the
Administration,
has
been
a
great
privilege
of
mine
to
be
able
to
serve
somewhat
and
so
yeah,
and
so
to
the
extent
we
can
help
moving
forward
both
here
and
at
the
time
I
have
left
on
Council.
We
are
here
to
to
be
supportive
again.
L
I
am
I,
am
that
old
lion
right
most
of
the
time
I
I
can't
move,
but
every
now
and
then
I
can
roar
and,
and
but
I
am
I
am
I
am
also
very
proud,
I'm
very
proud
of
the
way
the
administration
mayor.
Gainey
has
been
talking
to
me
about
social
media.
For
what
we've
been
trying
to
school
me
on
social
media
for
what
15
years.
H
L
And
but
I
do
think
I
do
think
he's
right
in
terms
of
I
do
think.
The
right
part
is
and
I
have
learned
and
and
I'll
say
this
publicly
you're
right,
I
have
watched
the
public
engagement
process
and
I.
Do
think.
That's
right
that
the
more
you
engage
people,
the
more
you
make
them
a
part
of
the
change,
the
more
you
Empower
them,
the
greater
our
city
becomes
in
2009,
I.
L
L
For
your
work
and
we're
here,
Council
as
a
whole,
I
think
we're
all
here
to
help
help
you
and
to
work
with
you,
and
it
is
my
personal
mission
why
I'm
on
Council
I?
It
is
my
personal
mission.
I
think
I've
told
you
that
privately
I
I
it's
it's
for
me,
a
calling
I
believe
it's
really
important
that
the
first
African
mayor
of
our
city
is
successful
and
in
a
great.
L
Way-
and
it
is,
it
is
part
of
my
responsibility
as
the
old
liar-
the
old
preacher,
the
old
Pastor
in
the
house,
to
do
whatever
he
can
to
ensure
that
success.
So
we
pray
for
you
every
night
and
your
family,
your
wife
and
children,
of
course,
and
and
and
we're
thankful
for
the
opportunity
to
partner
with
you.
But
we're
also
are
very
excited
about
what
the
budget
means
for
the
future
of
our
city.
In.
A
C
L
A
Again,
I
want
to
thank
you
on
working
with
your
staff.
I
mean
you
have
some
really
amazing
people
over
there
and
I
want
to
thank
Jake
for
taking
phone
calls
all
hours
of
the
day
and
night
and
on
the
weekends
and
when
I'm
really
crazy
and
he
talked
off
a
ledge
a
little
bit.
He's
he's
right
there.
So
thank
you.
It's
my
therapist
too,
but
anyway,
but
I
seriously.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
in
your
office
for
the
work
that
they
do,
but
you're
a
tough
act
to
fall.
A
Asleep
I
mean
you
really
are
really
one
of
the
nicest
people
I've
ever
met
and
I
think
that
that
makes
us
want
to
work
with
you
so
much,
but
I
want
to
say
I'm
still
going
to
say
we
have
some
concerns
about
the
cable,
Bureau
and
we'll
work
through
those
things
in
and
I
think
we
have
been
mentioning
that
maybe
a
department
of
communications
is
what's
needed
instead
of
just
doing
it.
This
way,
so
I
think
those
are
some
things
but
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
this,
because
everyone's
already
talked
about
all
that.
A
A
D
Up
on
some
of
our
recent
conversations
at
the
table,
as
we've
adjusted
some
of
the
funding
there
I
think
as
we
discussed
when
this
was
last
before
Council
as
a
capital
budget
amendment,
we
will
reiterate
the
administration's
commitment
to
funding
and
constructing
a
new
training
facility
for
our
public
safety
personnel.
It's
sorely
needed
both
given
the
condition
of
the
current
facilities,
but
also
in
some
ways,
perhaps
more
importantly,
the
physical
location
of
some
of
those
training
assets
which
are
in
the
negli
Run
floodplain,
which
is
slated
for
storm
water
management.
D
So
so
there's
no
question
that
those
public
safety
training
facilities
need
replaced,
relocated
and
upgraded.
Presently,
the
plan
is,
and
continues
to
be,
to
relocate
them
to
the
the
VA
site
up
the
hill
from
that
precise
location,
as
was
the
intention
when
the
city
took
possession
of
that
Land
from
the
federal
government,
but,
as
was
discussed
at
the
table
in
our
last
meeting,
I
think.
The
first
thing
that
we
need
to
do
is
come
to
a
clearer
picture
which
the
Department
of
Public
Works
as
the
leader
on
City
facilities.
D
Work
is
already
already
has
underway,
but
is
not
completed.
There
was
a
very,
very
large
all-encompassing
plan
for
a
total
relocation
of
a
wide
array
of
Public
Safety
of
facilities
not
just
related
to
training,
but
also
aspects
of
public
safety
administration
that
needs
to
be
Revisited.
I
use
the
example
in
that
hearing
of
the
inclusion
in
that
proposal
of
a
sort
of
state-of-the-art
Emergency,
Operations
Center.
D
We
now
conduct
all
of
those
meetings
completely
virtually
on
teams,
because
that
technology
has
developed
in
the
time
since
the
proposal
was
generated
and
it
actually
improves
our
Public
Safety
response.
No
one
has
to
in
the
middle
of
a
snowstorm
or-
or
you
know,
major
weather
event.
Or
you
know,
civil
disruption
has
to
travel
all
the
way
across
town
from
where
they
might
be
in
their
office
or
at
their
home
to
one
Central
facility
to
meet.
We
can
all
get
online
immediately
in
a
secure
way
to
have
those
conversations.
D
So
a
facility
like
that
that
was
included
in
the
original
proposal
is
not
necessary
anymore
right.
So
updating
that
and
then
ascertaining
from
that.
You
know
what
the
scope
of
what
we
need
to
do
is
is
critical
and
we've
begun
that
work.
To
that
end,
you
know
there
are
likely
less
expensive
ways
than
the
very
high
price
of
that
proposal
to
achieve
these
objectives
effectively
on
that
site
or
elsewhere
in
the
city.
D
If
that
once
we
know
what
we
need
to
construct,
is
you
know
once
we
have
that
picture
of
sort
of
what
we
need
to
build,
then
we
can
make
those
decisions
and
we'll
be
working
on
that
in
the
next
year
to
18
months,
to
come
back
to
council
with
financial
proposals
for
how
to
do
that.
So
I
will
further
add
just
to,
for
the
sake
of
the
record
re-cap,
something
in
our
prior
meeting
due
largely
to
covet
and
other
delays.
The
funding
that
was
previously
in
the
budget
for
this
purpose
had
gone.
C
C
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
do
want
to
just
say
that
it
was
something
that
I
put
in
the
budget,
but
it
was
suggest
to
act.
47
I'm,
sorry,
but
it
was
something
suggested
to
me
by
our
former
Chief
Nate
Harper
and
so
I
wanted
to
give
him
credit,
because
he
really
was
thinking
ahead
on
what
this
could
mean
for
the
city.
A
He
and
I
think
Daryl,
Jones
attended
and
myself.
We
all
did
some
tours
and
one
of
the
places
it
was
supposed
to
be
was
in
the
west
end
and
it's
not
so
I'm
going
to
keep
plugging
away.
For
now
we
have
East.
We
have
East
Carnegie
with
a
with
a
large
vacant
parcel
down
there.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
mentioned
that,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
that's
on
your
mind
that,
and
and
plus
we're
getting
a
lot
of
questions
about
it.
A
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
public
knows
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
chance
to
say
to
the
public.
You
are
committed
to
it
and
it,
and
you
know,
before
you
got
elected,
we
heard
a
lot
about
how
you
were
not
supportive
of
police
and
every
meeting
I've
been
to
you've,
said
Thank
you
to
the
police
or
thank
you
to
Public
Safety
and
have
done
some
stuff.
So
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
a
chance
to
talk.
C
About
a
little
bit
when
we
first
came
in
the
first
thing
we
did,
we
went
to
run.
We
went
around
every
Zone
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
talked
to
the
police
to
discover
what
it
is
that
they
need
so
that
we
could
be
more
competitive
in
the
area
and
that
we
can
demonstrate
that
we
want
to
build
relationships.
J
C
C
A
So
I
just
hope
that
that's
something
we
keep
in
mind
and
for
me
I
keep
asking
that
if
we
consider
put
opening
a
center
north,
south,
east,
west
and
Central
the
city
during
the
time,
you
know
we're
struggling
now,
there's
there's
some.
You
know
things
happening
and
changing
and
you're
getting
a
new
beef
and
you're
trying
to
hire
police
but
and
you're.
A
Trying
to
do
more
with
social
workers,
but
while
we're
trying
to
do
that,
we
need
something
in
the
interim
and
for
me,
I
just
keep
seeing
a
lot
of
kids
on
the
streets
and
I'm
thinking.
Why
can't
we
open
someplace,
north
south
east
west,
central,
that's
open
24
hours
a
day,
and
then
we
have
a
curfew
in
place
and
the
police
have
some
place
to
take
the
kids,
that's
not
punitive,
but
is
actually
helpful
and
so
and
I
think
Stop.
The
Violence
funds
would
be
a
great.
You
know
a
great
use
of
that.
A
Those
dollars
to
help
pay
for
some
of
those
things
and
so
I
just
want
you
to
you
know,
maybe
have
some
more
conversations
about
that
with
you
and
see
if
there's
any
place
in
this
budget
for
any
of
that
other
than
that
I
think
we've
talked
a
lot
about
the
homelessness,
which
has
been
a
huge
issue
in
the
city
and
I
know
that
we're
waiting
for
some
agreements
to
be
signed
and
I'm
just
wondering.
Is
there
an
end
date?
A
F
D
I,
don't
think
we're
anywhere
close
to
that
stage.
At
this
point
you
know
the
as,
as
you
can
imagine
the
here,
the
negotiations
between
a
city
government
law,
department
and
and
the
Law
Department
of
a
major
health
care
institution
with
teams
of
lawyers
on
both
ends
are
not
the
most
rapid
things
in
the
world.
But
but
the
delay
is,
is
not
a
sign
of
any
impasse
on
the
terms
and
just
the
time.
D
No
there's
there's
no
there's
no
and
I
I.
Don't
say
that
to
disparage
you,
this
I,
just
that's
that's
kind
of
how
it
goes
in
the
meantime.
Other
funds
that
have
other
Federal
relief
funds,
besides
arpa
I'm
gonna,
forget
whether
it's
cares
act
or
e-wrap,
but
you
get.
The
point
have
allowed
us
to
continue
the
partnership
and
keep
the
service
active
throughout
this
year
as
we've
finalized
the
terms
of
that
agreement.
So
there's
there's
no
risk
of
any
interruption
in
the
service
level.
D
A
The
process
and
the
education
position
I
just
I,
hear
us.
You
know
wanting
to
have
this
relations
with
PPS
I
have
a
great
relationship
with
them.
I
you
know
work
there.
I
love
the
kids.
You
know
in
the
families
that
I've
worked
with,
but
I
also
been
reminded
repeatedly
since
I've
been
here
that
we
are
most
of
our
kids
in
the
city
are
not
even
attending
Pittsburgh
Public
Schools,
now
I
think
it's
like
down
to
22
000
students
or
something
like
that,
and
we
have
44
thousand.
A
It
was
the
last
I
checked
and
maybe
controller
Liam
can
address
that
when
he
comes
up,
but
my
my
concern
would
just
be-
or
my
comments
would
be
to
make
sure
that
we're-
including
you,
know
all
students,
no
matter
where
they
live-
children
or
children
within
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
You
know
that
we're
servicing
all
of
them
and
doing
things
to
make
sure
that
all
kids
are
are
being
helped.
A
G
But
the
Partnerships
and
relationships
that
we
see
there,
for
example,
I
started
to
think
about,
are
out
of
school
activities
and
how
we
can
better
align
our
city
facilities
and
rec
centers
to
support
some
of
the
the
things
that
you
were
talking
about.
Not
in
terms
of
you
know
in
terms
of
places
where
youth
can
can
go,
and
those
are
things
that
we're
talking
about.
How
do
we
activate
those
better
through
Partnerships
or
doesn't
have
to
be
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
staff
doing
that?
G
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that
clarity
and
just
to
wrap
it
up
for
my
questions.
We're
also
joined
by
councilman
Lavelle
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
I
think
it
was
brought
to
our
attention
through
the
budget,
so
I
want
to
bring
it
back
to
the
budget.
Is
that
the
uras
is
it's
not
funded
in
a
few
years?
Is
that
correct.
A
D
There
there
there's
I
apologize,
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
sure
what
you're
referring
to
as
it
relates
to
the
Ura
yeah,
we'll
find
out
quickly
on
that
one.
There
are
proposals
in
the
capital
budget
this
year
that
correspond
to
the
ways
in
which
we've
historically
supported
various
programs
at
the
Ura
there's
nothing
in
either
budget
document
that
points
to
a
definitive
endpoint
to
that
support.
It's
it's.
We
as
as
relates
to
the
capital
budget.
D
D
D
I
So
sure,
first
and
foremost
thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
it's
been
a
pleasure
working
with
you
and
your
team
over
the
course
of
the
last
year.
Thank
you
for
your
cooperation.
Your
support,
much
appreciated
I,
don't
really
have
any
questions.
I
was
listening,
the
entire
time
and
most
things
were
covered
and
I
think
most
concerns
Council
have
with
the
budget.
We
can
certainly
work
through
I'm
not
have
no
concerns
there,
but
I
do
sort
of
have
a
statement
and
maybe
a
request.
I
I
C
I
We're
going
to
be
left
with
having
to
repair
that
you
all
are
putting
a
larger
emphasis
on
Paving,
which
all
the
city
is
going
to
be
appreciative
of.
However,
we're
going
to
have
to
go
back
and
repave
a
street
that
Port
Authority
should
gave
in
us
give
have
given
us
a
brand
new
street
right.
Their
budget
is
five
times
ours.
I
Another
just
one
example
and
I'll
be
done,
is
Central
Avenue
between
well
former
Schindler
high
school
and
going
up
to
the
VA
hospital
pwsa
was
recently
replacing
lines
there
or
doing
work
there.
Maybe
there's
about
six
or
seven
places
on
the
street.
They
literally
repaid
that
street
finish
repaving
it
a
month
ago.
I
Already
this
everywhere
they
ever
paved
has
sunken,
and
so
now
it's
like
a
ripple
strip,
as
you
Dr
as
you
as
you
drive
down
it,
and
so
again,
we're
now
going
to
be
on
the
hook
to
at
some
point,
come
back
and
have
to
repave
that
on
using
our
budget,
if
they
had
simply
because
I
wouldn't
ask
the
engineer,
why
does
this
keep
happening
because
all
over
the
city
is
happening
right?
My?
I
What
wasn't
told
to
me
was
they're
simply
not
repairing
the
subsurface
before
they
pave
over
it,
and
so
because
you
haven't
strengthened
the
subsurface
all
all
the
areas
in
which
they're
Paving
collapsing.
We
can
see
it
on
5th
and
forwards.
We
see
it
all
over
the
place
and
that's
strictly
because
we
don't
have
anyone
holding
them
accountable
to
our
standard
of
repair.
I
So
so
that's
sort
of
my
statement,
so
my
ask
would
be
whenever
Peter,
whenever
the
utilities
and
the
authorities
are
pulling
permits,
we
have
our
construction
people
they're
on
site,
at
least
someone
to
make
sure
they're
doing
it
correctly
or
we
pull
the
permit
and
we
hold
them
to
a
higher
standard,
because
otherwise
that's
going
to
come
back
to
hurt
our
fiscal
budget
and
then
we
have
to
come
back,
come
behind
them
to
do
that
work.
So
there.
D
D
Last
time
we
talked
about
this
at
the
table
as
we
look
at
better
coordination
of
the
schedules
of
the
various
entities,
utilities
and
others
who
are
Excavating
the
right-of-way
to
ensure
maximum
alignment
for
everyone,
one
and
lowest
cost
for
everyone
to
address
that
we
for
this
year,
for
the
first
time,
at
least
in
a
while
held
what
we
sort
of
informally
called
a
Paving
Summit
with
all
of
the
folks
who
engage
in
that
Domi
LED.
That
effort
and
hosted
the
meeting
two
better
coordinate
schedules
it.
D
It
happened
a
little
later
in
the
season
than
we
would
otherwise
have
hoped
to
do
in
part
to
the
transition,
and
so
we
didn't
see
the
full
benefit
of
that
in
aligning
schedules,
because
some
of
them
had
already
been
set
by
the
point
that
the
meeting
was
held.
But
it
was
a
good
sort
of
first
step
in
that
direction.
We
plan
to
do
it
again
next
year
and
to
do
it
earlier
in
the
season
to
get
ahead
of
the
finalization
of
those
schedules
to
avoid
some
of
those
conflicts.
D
Ultimately,
you
know
one
of
the
one
of
the
ways
that
we
all
all
of
the
the
entities
that
are
involved
in
Paving
need
to
work
together
is
is
one
kind
of
common
data
language
for
their
lists,
so
that
we
can,
we
can
coordinate
them
and
overlap
them
geographically.
It's
hard
to
imagine
that's,
not
I
mean
folks
are
using
different
systems,
and
they
can't
really
talk
to
each
other.
D
I
A
K
E
K
I
also
keep
it
just
short
to
women.
I
just
had
to
follow
up
on
councilman
lavelle's
line
of
comment,
because
the
streets
in
Bloomfield,
Highland,
Park
and
Lawrenceville
also
have
been
benefiting
from
extensive
water
main
replacement
at
pwsa.
But
this
construction
season
has
been
atrocious.
It's
just
it's
not
complete
exact
10
foot
by
10
foot
by
10
foot
open
pits
with
giant
plates
over
top
of
them
that
have
been
open
like
that.
K
Now
for
many
months
they
are
nowhere
close
to
reconstructing
the
streets
and
the
the
lack
of
inspection,
I
think
by
both
pwsa
program
managers,
and
we
certainly
need
more
dummy
people
out
doing
the
inspection
to
ensure
the
quality.
Because
I
I
mean
it's.
It's
not
just
a
few
streets.
It's
many
streets
in
District
Seven
that
are
paved
over
with
cold
patch
collapsing
over
and
over
and
over
again
opens
paved
back
over
open,
paved
back,
open,
open
payback.
K
I've
literally
seen
the
pit
behind
my
house
opened
10
times
this
year
and
then
filled
back
in
cold
patched
over
reopened
Cole
patched
over
and
there
is
I
think
I
think
an
analysis
that
needs
to
be
done
of
the
quality
of
work
by
certain
contractors
right.
We
have
repeatedly
had
shoddy
Paving
and
reconstruction
work
without
sub
base
by
certain
subcontractors
that
are
getting
multi-million
dollar
contracts.
K
D
I,
just
one
one
factor
to
add
to
the
discussion
not
to
take
away
from
or
or
counter
any
of,
the
points
that
have
been
made.
One
thing
I
should
have
mentioned
earlier.
Is
we
the
other
utilities
that
engage
in
this
work
and
the
contractors
they
employ
have
all
been
had?
We've
all
had
to
adjust
to
the
much
higher
price
of
asphalt
this
year
as
it's
a
petroleum-based
product
and
the
price
of
petroleum
at
that
in
that
market
is.
K
E
C
One
thank
you
for
that.
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
all
of
council
just
want
to
thank
you
for
having
us
today.
As
we
go
forward,
we
can
talk
about
the
different
different
things
we
need
to
do
to
move
things
forward.
We
look
forward
to
that,
but
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
and
I
appreciate
it.
Thank.
K
I
B
Thank
you.
The
city
controller
is
the
fiscal
Watchdog
for
the
citizens
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
It
is
the
job
of
the
controller
to
protect
city
tax
dollars
from
waste
Fraud
and
Abuse.
The
controller
does
this
by
auditing
all
city
government
related
expenditures.
The
city
has
a
finance
department
and
Treasurer
who
collect
and
audit
All
City
revenues.
B
The
controller
also
conducts
audits
of
All
City
departments
and
City
authorities
such
as
the
urban
Redevelopment
Authority
Pittsburgh
parking
authority,
Pittsburgh
Water
and
Sewer
Authority,
and
the
Pittsburgh
Housing
Authority
through
audits
of
City
departments
and
authorities.
The
controller
makes
recommendations
on
how
to
make
those
departments
more
effective,
efficient
and
how
to
better
spend
city
tax
dollars
a
quick
overview.
The
office
of
the
city
controller
includes
the
following
core
Services
accounting
accounts
payable
performance,
audit,
fiscal
audit
and
engineering
and
a
quick
summary
of
the
positions
they
have.
J
Thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
today.
I'll
just
go
a
little
bit
over
some
of
the
things
we
did
this
year
and
and
we
can
talk
about
the
budget.
We
were
active
request
actually
of
councilman
Smith
council
president
Smith.
We
were
in
the
Department
of
Finance
doing
a
audit
of
real
estate
tax
processing.
Earlier
in
the
year,
we
were
at
the
Pittsburgh
Bureau
of
police,
which
was
the
first
audit.
We
did
in
coordination
with
the
civilian
police
review
board.
J
We
were
in
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
and
we
were
at
the
Department
of
Public
Safety,
looking
at
the
school
crossing
guards.
We
also
did
an
audit
of
the
secondary
employment
trust
fund
for
police.
We
were
looked
at
the
three
taxing
body,
trust
fund.
We
obviously
are
continuing
to
audit
the
arpa
trust
fund
and
did
a
a
follow-up
of
these
special
events.
Trust
fund
that
we
did
a
few
years
ago.
J
We
also
did
a
special
report
on
tax
exempt
properties
that
we
did
jointly
with
the
county
controller's
office
and
we
working
with
councilman
Wilson
and
the
mayor's
office.
We
are
about
to
finalize
a
an
audit
of
the
service
worker
prevailing
wage
and
make
recommendations
on
how
that
should
be
enforced
and
how
we
handle
notification
in
the
future.
Our
accounts
payable
sections
continue
to
do
the
the
daily
work
of
our
office
in
processing
all
of
our
payments
and
printing
our
checks.
J
We
we
also
print
not
just
the
checks
for
our
our
vendors
and
this
is
paying
the
city
bills,
but
we
also
process
on
a
monthly
basis,
all
of
the
pension
checks
and
the
Medicare
B
payments
to
our
retirees
and
this
year
we've
executed
about
400
contracts
and,
thankfully,
and
and
probably
because
of
the
pandemic.
We
are
now
doing
that
in
a
paperless
faction
for
99
of
the
contracts
that
we
do,
which
is
a
great
service
and
a
great
Improvement
for
for
our
office
and
for
the
other
offices
and
departments
around
the
city.
J
Our
Accounting
Group
again
produced
the
comprehensive
annual
financial
report
in
a
timely
basis.
They
continue
to
maintain
16
bank
accounts
of
the
city,
doing
the
reconciliations
on
those
on
a
monthly
basis
and
all
the
work
around
that
looking
at
110
segregated
funds
looking
at
credit
card
debits
at
pli,
looking
at
monthly
reports
and
and
doing
all
the
reconcile
reconciliation
around
payroll,
so
they've
been
busy
but
continue
to
do
great
work
and
then,
in
general,
we
obviously
we
produce
the
annual
popular
report.
Again.
J
This
year
we
maintained
our
our
websites,
fiscal
focus
and
open
book,
which
we
had
a
major
upgrade
that
we're
continuing
on
right.
Now
we
digitized
all
the
campaign
Finance
reports
this
year
maintained,
of
course,
the
city's
lobbyist
disclosure
database
and
I
do
chair
the
reinvestment
Review
Committee
for
under
the
local
banking
ordinance-
and
this
is
the
biennial
year,
where
we'll
be
reviewing
Banks
again,
and
we
we
meet
next
week
so
we'll
be
doing
that
on
December.
6Th
I
did
want
to
tell
you
that
we
did
one
of
the
things
that
we
did
this
year.
J
Was
we
created
a
website
as
part
of
our
fiscal
Focus
website
looking
at
arpa,
so
that
people
can
follow
arpa
and
real
dollars,
and
the
concern
I
wanted
to
talk
to
you
about
that
is
we're
not
spending
arpa
dollars
and
I'm
worried
that
we're
not
going
to
spend
them
fast
enough.
It's
hard
to
imagine
that
spending
money
would
be
hard,
but
it's
hard
and
it
takes
capacity,
and
so
we
have
a
large
chunk
of
money
that
is
going
to
go
to
the
Ura.
J
H
J
Now
so
it's
not
a
lot
of
time
to
spend
214
million
dollars
that
are
sitting
on
a
bank
account
right
now,
so
I
just
wanted
to
alert
you
to
that
and
I
did
just
today,
I
received
a
contract
from
the
Ura
for
affordable
housing
programs
and
arpa
dollars.
It's
it's
about
20
million
dollars
worth
of
arpa
that
we
will.
J
You
know
we
can
only
a
lot
so
much
over
time
where
the
initial
the
initial
allotment
will
be
around
five
million
dollars
that
we'll
make
once
we
we
get
through
the
contract
process
and
they
invoice
us
and
then
as
they
as
they
spend
those
dollars
down.
They'll
they'll
request
new
funding,
but
it's
just
something
to
keep
in
mind
that
we
have
to
spend
that
money
and
because
we
don't
spend
it
we're
going
to
lose
it,
and
so
I
wanted
to
make
you
aware
of
that.
J
As
for
our
budget,
we
are
adding
some
positions
this
year.
It's
really
a
bit
of
a
reorganization.
We
we
have.
Some
of
it
is
a
retitling
to
make
some
equity
in
pay
in
our
offices.
But,
as
you
know,
I
mean
our
office,
for
the
most
part
has
not
replaced
a
number
of
the
positions
that
were
lost
during
act
47
and
while
we're
not
asking
for
it
this
year,
some
future
city
controller
will
be
asking
you
for
more
Auditors
and
we
need
them.
J
We
can't
meet
the
Mandate
right
now,
the
Homeworld
Charter
and
we're
we're
required
to
be
in
every
Department
to
do
a
performance
audit
every
four
years.
The
way
we've
gotten
around
that
late
lately
is
that
we
we
consider
the
public
safety
department
a
department.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is,
we
should
be
in
each
of
those
bureaus
once
every
four
years
and
we're
not
we're
not
meeting
that
right
now
same
is
true
for
public
works
and
for
dummy.
J
We're
not
we're
really
not
we're
not
doing
enough
audits
we're
not
getting
into
a
lot
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
look
at,
because
we
just
don't
have
the
half
the
staff
to
do
it
so
over
the
next
few
years.
I
think
that's
something
council's
going
to
have
to
consider
and
and
and
deal
with,
I
I
I
I.
Don't
have
much
more
to
say
about
that.
J
I
mean
I,
think
our
our
budget
is
pretty
pro
forma
compared
to
the
prior
years,
but
I
did
take
a
look
at
some
of
the
things
in
the
budget
this
year
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
comment.
I
think
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
first
off
I
want
to
commend
the
mayor
for
continuing
to
fund
the
the
additional
dollars
going
into
the
pension
fund.
J
What's
happened
with
our
pension
fund,
even
in
this
year,
where
we've
had
such
a
down
here
in
the
market.
What's
happened
with
our
pension
fund
is
really
incredible.
Credit
Council
there's
a
lot
of
credit
for
the
work
they
did
in
directing
pension
or
parking
assets
into
the
pension
fund,
but
but
the
mayor's
budget
has
has
continued
to
fund
over
and
above
what
is
required
by
act.
205
and
that's
been
a
very
positive
thing
for
us.
J
I
was
also
glad
to
see
that
they
are
renewing
the
funding
this
year
to
the
opeb
trust
fund,
which
we
didn't
fund
last
year,
so
two
million
dollars
going
into
the
opeb
trust
fund
so
that
in
those
years
when
we
really
peek
out
our
retiree
health
care
costs,
we're
going
to
have
money
in
place
to
to
cover
those
those
increases.
So
that's
good
news.
J
The
only
other
thing
I'm
going
to
talk
about
today,
because
I
I'm
I
looked
at
this
and
I
saw
what
the
parts
Conservancy
had
to
say
about
the
parks,
funding
and
I
agree
with
him
and
I
disagree
with
them.
I
do
not
agree
that
our
budget
should
have
an
allocation
in
it
for
the
park
and
Pittsburgh
Park
Conservancy
I
do
agree
with
their
point,
though.
I
didn't
support
the
parks,
tax
and
I.
J
Rink
I
can
tell
you
that,
that's
probably
within
the
bounds
of
the
law
as
it's
written,
but
that's
clearly
not
within
the
intent
of
what
was
passed
when
we
passed
that
question
the
every
event
I
went
to
about
that
tax.
The
speech
that
was
given
and
the
thing
that
people
were
behind
was
it
was
that
this
was
new
money
for
new
projects,
whether
they
were
in
the
playgrounds
primarily
or
some
of
the
bigger
Parks,
not
necessarily
the
rad
Parks,
but
some
of
the
bigger
parks
and
and
some
of
the
playgrounds
around
the
city.
J
I,
don't
I'm.
Sorry
I
should
have
done
that
first
I'm
I'm
joined
today
by
Deputy
controller
Rachel
Heisler,
who
has
done
a
fantastic
job.
You
know
Rachel
was
hired
during
the
pandemic
and
so
for
the
first
several
months
that
she
worked
there.
We
were
all
remote,
so
it
was
a
long
time
before
she
actually
got
to
meet
the
people
that
she
works
with
and
she's
done,
a
fantastic,
fantastic
job
in
keeping
us
on
track
down
in
the
controller's
office.
So.
A
You
Mr
chair,
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
your
work
and
it
is
a
lot
of
stuff
and
I
know.
I
call
you
all
the
time.
Send
you
crazy
emails.
What
about
these
trust
funds?
What
about
the
school
district?
What
I'm?
Always
in
this
and
so
I?
Thank
you
for
all
your
responses
and
and
the
work
that
you
do,
but
the
numbers
in
the
budget
you
certified
the
budget
and
you're
confident
in.
A
J
I
mean
that's
what
our
job
is
to
is
to
to
us
to
certify
whether
the
assumptions
are
reasonable
and
I
think
they
are.
Now
we
don't
do
it
line
item
by
line
item
right,
what
we
said,
what
what
I've
said
is:
maybe
I
have
a
disagreement
with
a
line
item
or
two
which
I
have
in
the
past,
but
overall
have
certified.
Remember.
J
A
And
I'm
just
concerned,
because
you
know
we
just
got
out
of
act:
47
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
head
back
that
way.
I
think
our
budget
office
is
cautioning
us
you
know
repeatedly
and
so
and
I,
and
we
have
an
amazing
chairperson,
Finance
chair.
So
thank
you,
councilman
Lavelle,
but
we're
all
being
really
mindful
of
the
dollars,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
what
we're
voting
on
is
is
not
going
to
put
us
in
a
bad
situation
down
the
road.
J
J
The
the
budget
that
we
that
you
are
deliberating
over
does
not
take
that
into
consideration
right.
We,
we
assume
that
that
the
the
property
taxes
are
going
to
stay
on
course
as
they
are
and
that
lawsuit
who
knows
how
long
it's
going
to
drag
out
and
what
the
real
Financial
impact
of
it's
going
to
be,
but
for
right
now
what
we
certified
was
based
on
property
tax
as
it
exists
today
and
and
not
knowing
what
the
final
result
of
that
lawsuit
is
going
to
be.
A
A
I'll,
be
honest
and
I
know
you
made
an
announcement
but
I'm
saying
who
we
have
coming
up
and
what
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
means
to
them
and
how
they're
going
to
make
sure
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
is
receiving
their
fair
share
of
tax
dollars
in
terms
of
services
from
the
county
and
so
for
me.
I
feel
like
we're
funding
the
Stop,
the
Violence
for
funding
food
programs,
we're
funding.
You
know
mental
health.
A
J
Yeah
we
could
do
that,
I
mean
we
haven't
thought
of
it
in
those
terms,
you
know
it's
interesting.
You
raise
it,
though,
because
I
I
actually
sat
in
on
the
town
hall
of
the
County's
Department
of
Human
Services
this
year
was
in
August
and
with
all
the
issues
that
we
have
right
now
with
addiction
with
homelessness
with
Hunger.
J
Almost
the
entirety
of
that
meeting
was
about
the
rent
rebate
program,
because
that's
right
when
it
was
about
to
end,
so
we
really
never
got
to
these
issues,
and
so
you
do
want
to
make
you
wonder:
where's
the
focus
and
and
and
what
are
the
dollars
that
should
be
coming
into
into
the
city
through
that
department.
So
yeah
I
think
it's
a
good
thing
to
for
us
to
take
a
look
at.
A
I
think
so
too,
and
I
want
to
be
honest.
Rich
Fitzgerald's
been
nothing
but
good
to
me
and
to
our
side
of
town.
So,
but
my
concern
is
overall,
with
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
Services
we're
receiving
and
what
yet
with
the
needs
are
so
tremendous.
You
know,
I
mean
they
really
are
tremendous
and
I
feel
like.
If
we
don't
do
them,
you
know
the
city
is
going
to
further.
You
know
be
affected
in
a
negative
way.
A
J
A
So
I'm
just
afraid
that
if
we
don't
do
them,
we're
in
a
bad
situation
but
I'm
afraid
we're
doing
them,
and
it's
going
to
jeopardize
the
things
that
we
actually
are
here
to
do
like
Paving
streets
and
fixing
sidewalks
cutting
trees.
You
know
basic
maintenance
and-
and
that's
what's
also
important
to
our
residents,
but
they
also
want
to
feel
safe,
so
I'm
just
curious
about
those
and
and
the
trust
funds
in
general
I,
just
I
feel
like
we're.
A
J
J
Funds
yeah
so
when
I
first
got
into
office,
Marty
Ellicott
was
the
city's
accounting
Chief
accounting
officer
in
the
in
our
office,
and
he
came
to
me
says
you
know
we
have
too
many
trust
funds
they're.
We
can't
audit
all
these
funds,
I
mean
he
doesn't
most
of
them,
nothing
happens
with
them,
you
know,
and
so
we
went
through.
J
We
worked
with
Bill
urbanek
and
we
worked
with
others
to
try
to
eliminate
a
lot
and
we
did,
and
and
so
we
had
well
over
a
hundred
trust
funds,
then,
and
then
we
were
down
to
probably
close
to
50
and
now
here
we
are
growing
them
again
and
you
know
segregating
those
dollars
doesn't
always
make
sense.
You
know
when
you
can
do
it
right
through
the
operating
fund,
if
particularly
some
of
the
things
that
you're
talking
about
doing
so,
we
are
big
advocates
for
limiting
the
use
of
trust
funds.
J
We
know
there
are
cases
where
they
have
to
be.
You
know
we
know,
there's
you
know
when
there
are
commingled
Grant
funds
that
come
in
and
you
want
to
segregate
that
funding.
You
know
we
get
that
and
obviously
the
long-standing
trust
funds.
You
know
the
frick,
Park
trust
or
the
frick
trust
fund
and
some
of
these
they
have
to
exist
that
way.
J
But
we
really
overuse
trust
funds
in
this
city
and
we've
we've
we've
got
to
get
back
to
getting
rid
of
somebody
because
it's
you
know
we're
required
by
the
charter
to
audit
them
all
every
two
years,
whether
they're
used
or
not
and
granted,
and
when
they're
not
used.
It's
not
that
big
of
an
audit,
but
it
still
has
to
be
done
and
it's
so
it's
it's.
It
creates
a
lot
of
work.
J
A
G
A
J
E
A
J
The
we
have
we,
we
have
done,
we've
done
Street,
Maintenance
audits.
We
are.
We
are
pretty
much
auditing,
our
role
there,
so
we're
we're
auditing.
You
know
we're
auditing
the
city
asphalt,
division,
we're
not
so
much
auditing
the
contractors
who
are
doing
the
work
as
we
are
auditing
our
folks
and
making
sure
they're
doing
what
they
need.
We
have
made
recommendations
on
best
practices
with
asphalt,
best
practices.
With
with
that,
you
know
filling
potholes.
You
know
we've
done
that
in
the
audits
that
we've
done
over
the
years.
J
A
J
D
J
H
J
A
J
A
That's
what
I'm
saying
if
we
can
do
it
financially,
I
think
we
should
I
agree
and
so
that
I
think
that's
it,
but
other
than
the
Park
taxi.
When
you
talk
about
the
Pittsburgh
porch
Conservancy
I
was
not
supportive
of
the
park
tax
initially,
but
when
the
public
voted
for
it,
then
I
felt
like
we
had
no
choice
but
I'll
be
on
I
mean
I.
A
Have
since
then
had
a
lot
of
concerns,
a
lot
of
questions,
but
I
will
say
that
I
think
that
they
are
doing
a
lot
more
work
in
the
communities
and
with
the
residential
parks
and
that's
important
to
me
and
I.
Think
that
they'll
be
part
of
doing
some
of
these
projects,
but
I
wasn't
sure
about
the
actual
putting
them
in
the
budget.
J
Yeah,
if
I
can
I
totally
agree
with
that,
because
to
me
the
the
budget.
The
capital
budget
should
be
part
projects,
not
vendors,
not
you
know
what
I
mean,
so
the
allocation
should
be
to
a
specific
project
and
absolutely
we
should
be
working
with
the
parts
Conservancy
on
some
of
those
projects,
because
they
can
bring
resources
to
the
table
that
we
wouldn't
otherwise
have.
A
A
A
J
A
That
actually,
there
was
a
shelter
building
that
was
on
fire
back
when
Dan
deezy
was
in
office,
and
so
it
took
a
long
time
because
you
know
there
was,
you
know,
I
think
all
kinds
of
like
things
going
investigations
all
that
stuff.
But
then
you
know,
since
I've
been
in
office,
it
took
even
longer
because
we
were
trying
to
find
a
plan
that
both
the
community
and
the
users
all
could
agree
on
and
and
the
funding
was
there.
So
thank
you.
I
K
Here
I
am
thank
you
Mr
chair.
Thank
you
to
two
of
you
for
being
here,
I'll
I'll
jump
in
on
the
parks
text
to
follow
up
where
president
Smith
left
off.
It's
funny
that
we
had
so
much
of
the
public
conversation
in
late
2019
and
early
2020,
even
like
one
week
before
we
all
went
into
lockdown,
so
I
think
a
lot
of
us
have
kind
of
blanked
out
as
a
public
right
in
the
media,
we've
kind
of
all
blanked
out
on.
K
We
were
having
a
really
active
conversation
about
the
parks
and
the
parks
tax
and
what
we
would
be
spending
the
money
on
and
then
kind
of
chaos
happen
to
the
world.
We
had
our
last
public
hearing
on
it
on
March
5th,
a
Thursday
night
here
in
Chambers
on
the
parks
tax
specifically
and
right
before
it.
K
We
all
went
into
lockdown,
so
we
were
having
these
conversations,
but
I
specifically
remember
we'll
have
to
all
watch
the
legislative
record
that
when
Council
was
really
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
do
the
trust
fund
structure,
we
had
test
money
from
the
parks,
conservancy
and
the
administration
at
the
time.
That
really
was
only
20
of
the
funds
would
even
go
to
capital
projects.
K
The
80
of
it
would
be
for
maintenance.
So
that's
you
know
what
we're
saying
now.
I
think
we
maybe
are
misremembering
what
was
saying
at
the
time
we'll
have
to
all
go
back
and
look
at
that.
So
I
think
that
we
intended
it
to
be.
You
know
it
was
advertised
as
one
thing
but,
as
you
said,
it's
broadly
written
in
the
Homeworld
Charter
there
is
that
millage
and
that
we
can
spend
it
on
Parks
and
we
are.
K
That
we
know
need
to
be
done,
especially
now
that
we're
paying
for
water
under
the
cooperation
agreement
and
as
well
as
investing
in
the
Staffing
to
keep
those
pools
open,
which
we
know
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
we
open
less
than
half
of
the
pools
that
we
hadn't
already
closed
because
of
austerity
right.
We
are
far
more
pools
across
the
city
that
have
been
closed
for
a
very
long
time,
so
I
I
beg
to
differ
about.
You
know
the
proper
allocation
of
the
parks
fund
and
again
this
is
now
it
was
2020.
K
K
Why
did
they
exclude
one
third
of
the
city
which
they
later
am
I
grilling
them
back
and
forth
on
email
and
I
have
got
the
receipts
in
my
email
records
they
admitted
like.
Well,
actually
we
just
kind
of
deleted
all
of
those
neighborhoods
because
they
weren't
already
conveniently
located
near
a
park.
They
don't
have
a
park.
So
it's
only
the
people
who
already
live
near
parks
that
they
looked
to
distribute
the
money
across
and
we
know
that's
not
fair.
K
We
know
that's,
not
equity
and
so
I
I
would
like
to
see
us
really
revisit
where
we
have
needy
households
and
where
we
have
citizens
who
don't
have
access
to
healthy
outdoor
recreation
or
city
programming
and
Staffing
and
I.
Think
that
we'll
get
to
a
very
different
prioritization.
But
that's
the
exact
conversation
you
have
when
you
have
the
conversation
in
public
on
the
record,
not
at
a
private
Corporation
with
its
own
private
board.
K
J
I
I
I
totally
agree
with
a
lot
of
what
you
said.
The
the
fact
is
I
never
agreed
with
the
prioritization
the
parks
on
that
on
their
proposal
either,
but
again
because
of
the
way
that
their
consultants
and
others
crafted.
That
question
allowed
it
to
be
very
vague
and
I'm
not
suggesting
to
you
that
what's
in
the
budget
today
is
against
the
law
or
anything
else.
What
I'm
telling
you
is
that
once
the
once
it
was
passed
and
the
administration
got
a
hold
of
it.
J
The
message
of
those
meetings
was
very
clear:
it
was
new
money
for
new
projects
and
that's
what
people
voted
on
and
and
and
so
I
I,
just
like
I
said:
I
didn't
support
the
bill.
I
either
support
the
question:
I
didn't
vote
for
it
and
was
pretty
open
and
conversant
against
it,
but
it
it
passed
like
councilwoman
said
it
passed,
and
so
we're
we're
going
to
do
this,
but
but
I
believe
that
if
you
ask
the
people
of
this
city,
what
the
purpose
of
that
money
was
it
was
for.
J
It
was
for
new
projects.
It
was
to
redo
Parks.
It
was
to
build
new
parks.
It
was
do
those
kind
of
things
and
and
I
I
I,
I,
I
I
I
can't
believe
that
the
idea
of
buying
the
public
works
department,
a
loader
which
is
primarily
going
to
be
used,
probably
to
load
salt
into
trucks.
How
that
qualifies
as
an
expenditure
for
for
Parks
tax
money.
K
E
I
J
Now
they
won't
access
that
money
for
I'm,
not
sure
when
and
and
when
they
do
access,
they
don't
get
access
about,
5
million
of
it
and
then
go
through
their
whatever
their
process
is
and
and
then
come
back
for
the
next
allotment.
So
it
takes
time
and
yeah
I'm,
just
I'm
I'm
not
overly
worried
about
it.
But
I
want
you
to
know
about
it.
You
we
got
to
make
sure
that
this
money
gets
spent.
So.
K
I
said
it
on
the
record,
when
we
discussed
the
75
million
that
we
allocated
in
July
I
think
we
approved
the
allocation
before
recess.
I
said
now
tell
us
how
you're
going
to
actually
move
this
money,
because
it's
just
our
responsibility
that
it
get
moved
and
that
it
get
moved
to
meet,
needs
right,
which
is
what
it's
dedicated
for.
The
American
relief
funds
are
for
the
American
Rescue
plan
act.
K
Funds
are
for
primarily
coveted
relief
right
both
for
our
internal
City
budget,
but
also
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
people
out
there
who
are
still
suffering.
It's
I'm.
Sorry,
it's
the
end
of
2022,
and
we
wish
that
it
was
really
gone,
but
people
are
still
hurting
and
we
still
have
you
know
a
lack
of
jobs.
K
A
lack
of
Revenue
health
concerns,
hunger
needs,
as
president
Smith
said,
and,
and
there
are
there
are
the
needs
in
the
community
that
these
funds
are
there
for,
but
which
medium
or
mechanism
we
use
to
get
those
funds
into
people's
hands
or
to
get
the
programs
filled.
If
it's
not,
the
Ura
is
not
going
to
be
able
to
meet
the
timeline
on
the
whole.
75
million
well,
there
are
other
ways
we
can
do
this,
that
we
can
do
it
internally.
K
There
are
other
programs
we
can
use,
and
so
it's
not
just
that
75
million,
but
the
other
130.
That
is
also
there,
there's
frankly
a
lot
of
capital
projects
here
that
again,
we
know
we
need
Staffing
and
internal
capacity
in
order
to
complete
a
capital
project.
So
these
like
10
15,
rec
centers.
Wouldn't
it
be
great
if
that
work
was
already
done,
but
it
isn't
right
so.
J
And-
and
the
truth
is,
as
you
know,
I
mean
this
is
a
very
flexible
situation,
I
mean
with
with
Council
and
the
mayor.
They
can
amend
the
plan
at
any
time
if
they
get
to
a
point
where
they
feel
that
one
of
your
for,
like
a
better
phrase
providers,
isn't
able
to
spend
the
money.
You
can
definitely
redirect
those
dollars
to
someone
who
can.
K
Thank
you
exactly
so
we're
having
an
internal
debate
about
whether
or
not
to
do
the
mayor
proposed
a
three
million
dollar
food
Justice
fund
that
I
support
moving
money
into
Food
Systems,
which
would
be
everything
from
not
just
agriculture,
but
also
food
processing,
food
production,
Food,
Distribution,
food
retailing.
We
know
we
still
have
needs
in
the
restaurant
sector,
which
is
predominantly
where
the
Ura
has
been
really
really
active
over
the
last
eight
years.
That
I
asked
them
to
report
on
and
they
did
a
very
excellent
report
just
to
remind
the
public.
K
It's
in
the
legislative
record,
I
think
they
submitted
it
in
in
March.
So
you
can
find
it
on
legendstar
that
if
we
do
more
of
those
kinds
of
Investments,
we
actually
not
just
prevent
hunger
today,
but
prevent
hunger
tomorrow
at
least
some
somewhat
right.
We
can
do
better
than
we're
doing
to
creating
resilience
in
our
food
supply,
which
we
realized
at
the
beginning
of
covid,
It's,
actually
kind
of
vulnerable
right.
If
that
big
processing
plant
in
the
middle
of
the
country
shuts
down.
K
But
it
does
in
the
proposal,
move
at
three
million
dollars
from
the
land
bank
budget
and,
as
you
just
pointed
out,
the
there
was
a
10
million
allocation
that
was
part
of
the
Ura
75.,
specifically
for
the
land
bank,
but
the
there
hasn't
been
any
movement
of
those
funds
yet,
and
so
they
haven't
even
started
the
spending.
So
it's
48
months,
if
we
moved
it
today
that
the
land
bank
would
and
I
know,
you've
done
your
separate.
K
You
know:
audits
of
the
land
bank,
so
I
I,
think
I,
said
and
I
said
this.
On
the
record
and
I've
said
it
in
private
council
members:
hey,
let's
move
the
7
million
and
let
them
get
started
and
if
they
spend
the
whole
seven
million.
Then
then
we'll
talk
about
finding
the
remaining
three.
But
if,
if
you
have
any
comment
there.
J
K
J
K
J
As
part
of
the
fiscal
Focus
website,
we
did
create
a
sort
of
a
real-time
version
of
the
arpa
fund,
so
you
can
go
in
there
and
see.
What's
come
in,
what's
gone
out
where
it's
gone,
you
know
the
the
biggest
portion
of
Arbor
funds
that
have
been
spent
so
far.
The
money
that
came
right
to
the
city
right,
so
replacement
of
of
revenues
lost
revenues,
monies
that
went
into
Personnel
to
Stave
labor
layoffs,
those
kind
of
things.
J
So
that's
so
you
can
follow
that
you
see
where
that
money
went
and
then
you
can
see
where,
where
the
plan
at
think
has
them
going
how's
it
going.
But
then
you
can
see
what's
actually
gone.
We
have
entered
into
contract
with
the
pwsa
for
their
17
million,
although
even
that
money
has
yet
to
be
moved,
but
we
have.
We
did
finalize
a
contract
with
them
and
they're
using
for
lead
line,
replacement.
K
J
I
Thank
you,
given
that
I
have
a
4,
30
I'll,
be
very
brief.
I
think
you're
both
actually
right.
The
reality
is,
there's
how
the
parts
Conservancy
sort
of
marketed
the
tax
and
I
believe
the
control
is
absolutely
right.
That's
how
they
Market
it
and
that's
what
people
assumed
they
were
voting
on,
because
if
you
recall
they
even
had
a
list
right,
like
admittedly,
I
wasn't
supportive,
but
a
number
of
parks
in
my
district
were
high
on
the
list,
and
so
when
you
saw
who,
where
the
most
votes
came
out,
they
really
came
out.
I
The
Hill
district
was
very
high.
My
district
around
Burgesses
came
out
the
most
in
favor
of
it
right,
but
then
the
reality
hit
was
oh
wow.
This
thing
actually
passed
now
Council
has
to
appropriate
these
dollars
and
then
the
conversation
began
to
turn
to
what
do
we
view
is
most
appropriate
and
how
should
we
spend
it
and
wanting
to
keep
those
dollars
in-house
not
send
them
out
to
the
Conservancy
so
that
we
could
bolster
the
public
works
department?
Who
needs
to
maintain
the
parts
who
needs
to
work
on
the
whole
list?
I
Councilman
Grocers
displayed
so
so
both
were
right.
In
my
recollection,
there
was
how
they
marketed
what
people
thought
they
voted
on,
and
then
there
was
the
reality
of
once
it
gets
to
government.
We
actually
choose
what
happens
with
those
dollars
and
I
also
agree
with
that.
We
shouldn't
just
be
writing
them
checks
either.
J
Not
this
year,
you
know
I,
think
when
you
look
at
what,
where
we've
performed
up
through
the
third
quarter,
numbers
and
I
only
seen
the
preliminary
third
quarter
numbers
so
far,
but
we're
on
track.
I
mean
we're
on
track
to
generate
another
Surplus
this
year,
which
makes
sense,
given
the
fact
that
we
haven't
had
a
police
class.
J
Yeah
I
think
there
are
I,
mean
there's
going
to
be
concerns.
I
think
the
biggest
concern
is
this
issue
around
the
part
of
the
the
our
biggest
tax.
This
concern
around
property
tax
could
be
really
devastating
to
the
city
and
particularly
to
the
school
district,
and
so
you
know,
depending
on
how
that
shakes
out
and
I
mean
it's
a
very
it's.
It's
a
very
odd
situation,
because
you've
got
you've
got
the
people
who
are
involved
in
the
lawsuit
and
they're
gonna
they're
seeking
a
remedy.
The
question
is:
does
their
remedy?
J
How
far
does
it
apply?
Does
it
apply
to
everybody?
Does
it
apply
it
to
all
the
people
who
who
bought
homes
in
a
certain
amount
of
time
and
who
had
the
ability
to
appeal?
Did
it
apply
to
only
the
people
who
did
appeal,
you
know,
so
it
it
it
depending
on
the
impact
of
it
if
they
decide
hey
we're,
gonna,
we're
gonna,
lower
the
the
ratio
to
61
or
how?
J
However,
they're
gonna
figure
that
out
it's
a
complicated
process,
but
if
they
do
that,
and
everybody
decides
to
go
file
an
appeal,
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna
get
hurt
the
city's
gonna.
The
city's
gonna
have
a
real
loss
of
Revenue
and,
depending
on
how
the
courts
rule
on
that
and
how
it's
going
to
be,
how
it's
going
to
work.
So
there's
a
potential
problem
there
for
us
financially
down
the
road
there's.
J
Also
this
lawsuit
about
the
the
facilities
usage
fee,
which
could
could
have
a
big
impact
not
as
big
it's,
it's
four
or
five
million
dollars
a
year.
So
so
those
things
are
on
the
revenue
side,
significant
problems
ahead,
amazingly,
even
with
the
pandemic
wage
tax
still
outperforms
and
has
really
and
D
transfer
taxes
significantly
outperformed.
And
that's
really
what's
enabled
us
to
certify
revenues
every
year,
because
we've
always
known
we've
had
a
little
bit
of
leeway
there,
because
we
knew
those.
Those
two
taxes
have
been
outperforming,
so
hopefully
that
continues.