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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Interviews - 5/11/22
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Department of Public Works, Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, Department of Parks & Recreation, Equipment Leasing Authority
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A
C
A
A
C
I'm,
of
course,
the
the
the
operating
officer
do
most
of
the
purchasing.
We've
got
a
lot
of
our
budget
tied
up
there.
It's
really
important
to
our
residents
that
our
public
safety,
folks
that
are
dpw
folks
and
also
all
pli
folks,
can
to
get
the
services
that
they
need,
that
the
vehicles
are
reliable
and
that
we're
managing
the
fleet
in
a
way
that
is
affordable
for
them.
So
that's
really
what
I'm?
C
What
I'm
hoping
to
do
there
is
to
understand
how
we
have
a
very
strong
asset
management
program,
how
we're
creating
a
fleet
that
is
where
the
age
of
it
and
the
median
age
of
it
is
thank,
you
is,
is
right,
and
so
we're
not
finding
ourselves
in
places
where
we
just
don't
have
vehicles
to
do
the
work
and
that
we're
you
know
trying
to
do
that
in
a
way
that's
affordable.
So
I
guess
I
want
to
do
that,
because
I
feel
like
it's
my
job.
F
F
Across
all
of
the
services
that
we
deliver-
and
so
you
know
having
what
I
hope
to
bring
to
the
table
is
not
just
you
know:
sound
fiscal
management,
but
also
sound
operational
management
procedures
to
to
help
ensure
all
our
departments
and
bureaus
have
you
know
the
necessary
equipment.
You
know
in
accordance
with
what
they
need
to
accomplish.
A
G
Previously
right
did
I
ever
it's
yeah.
It's
there.
There's
there's
a
lot.
You
know
a
lot
of
balls
to
keep
in
the
air,
because
there's
a
lot
of
departments
that
depend
on
the
equipment,
leasing
authority
for
the
vehicles
that
are
necessary
to
perform
the
jobs
they
need
to
perform,
and
you
know
if
please
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
I'm
almost
embarrassed.
I'm
gonna
ask
this
question,
but
both
of
your
positions
are
bylaw
positions
right.
They
you,
you
sit
there
formally,
because
you
are
the
chief
of
operations.
G
G
You
could
very
well
be
right
because
the
the
entire
length
that
I
served
on
equipment
leasing
authority.
It
was
always
your
positions
that
were
the
appointees
that
served
on
the
board
that
were
there
so,
and
maybe
I
just
made
the
assumption
that
that's
that
those
positions
were
appointed
by
the
mayor
because
of
the
positions
you
held.
So
I
could
be
wrong.
It
could
be
wouldn't
be
the
first
time
by
any
means,
but
so
just
be
curious.
G
C
I
mean,
I
think,
that's
right,
I
think
that's
the
future.
I
think
in
at
some
point
in
the
future.
That's
what
manufacturers
are
going
to
be
manufacturing,
so
I
think
we
do
want
to
continue
the
conversion.
I
think
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
keeping
up
with
it
in
terms
of
like.
Where
can
we
charge
these
vehicles?
We
also
have
to
you
know,
convert
our
our
own
kind
of
fueling.
Let's
put
it
that
way
in
that
way,
so
making
a
plan.
C
F
Yeah,
so
I
I
agree
that
the
transition
to
an
electrified
fleet
is
the
future.
You
know,
I
would
buttress
that
against.
You
know
the
infrastructure
required
to
do
that.
We
need
to
have
a
thoughtful
plan
that
will
take
time.
You
know,
there's
still
some
uncertainty
as
to
you
know
the
maintenance
requirements
of
electric
vehicles
as
because
you
know,
as
we
use
them
in
our
fleet,
not
like
our
private
residence.
We
have
larger
vehicles,
so
there
are
concerns
there.
F
F
G
A
G
C
D
C
I
do
think
that
is
going
to
be.
The
trick
is
to
understand
you
know
who's,
whose
vehicles
look
like
what?
Where
is
your
biggest
worst?
Where
do
you
have
an
opportunity
to
make
an
investment?
What
is
it
the
residents
are
counting
on
us
to
get
done,
and
I
imagine
that
it's
like
everything
else
in
the
city
that
we're
doing
it
under
you
know
financial
constraints
that
make
all
those
choices
pretty
difficult
and
often
a
little
bit
painful.
C
F
F
And
so
you
know,
I
think,
really.
We
need
to
look
at
our.
You
know,
working
with
departments
on
the
operational
readiness
piece
to
figure
out.
You
know
where
we
have
flexibility,
to
consider
other
financing
mechanisms
to
both
augment
our
fleet,
but
also
be
efficient
with
the
dollar
and
to
help
us
get
to
that
position
of
you
know.
Optimum
operational
readiness.
D
I
G
F
F
Oh
yes,
I
know
it's
called
a
popular
topic.
A
conversation
you
know
latest
updates
are,
as
we
went
through
the
finalizing
our
design
process.
With
our
vendors,
we
discovered
mine
shaft,
this
kind
of
forced
us
to
do
some
additional
engineering
that
wasn't
anticipated.
That
will
drive
some
additional
cost
as
to.
E
F
F
I
think
so
because
yeah
yeah,
I
think
so
because
you
know
again
we're
in
covet
supply
chain
issues.
Obviously
we
you
know
we'll
go
through
a
city.
You
know
good
public
bid,
construction
for
the
construction
contract
itself,
so
you
know
wanting
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
just
safe
and
once
construction
happens,
it's
going
clockwork.
I
think
it's
safe
to
say
that
we're
gonna
have
to
push
back
that
that
timeline
a
little
bit.
Yes,.
G
H
H
How
do
we
make
decisions?
Do
you
want
to
make
sure
we're
all
in
line
with
what
the
rules
are?
How
do
we
make
decisions
on
you
know
when
we
would
purchase
what
we
will
purchase
are
the
is
there
you
know
direction
from
the
directors?
Is
it
just
everything
all
at
once?
I've
seen
a
council
where
they
literally
just
edit
the
budget
to
include
another
ems
vehicle.
H
C
Here,
here's
and
I
consulted
a
little
bit
with
brandon
a
little
bit
with
kim
just
to
try
to
understand
these
processes
myself.
What
I
understand
is
it's
actually
not
unlike
the
rest
of
the
budget
process,
although
although
the
ela
is
a
separate
authority,
but
you
know
brandon
consults
with
directors
consults
with
council,
you
know
constructs
a
budget
in
the
way
that
really
any
other
part
of
government
constructs
a
budget
through
consultation,
and
then
everybody
can
look
at
it
and
people
you
know
tinker
with
it.
C
E
F
On
what
types,
how
much
you
know,
those
are
all
vetted
through
the
normal
capital
budget
process,
in
consultation
with
directors
with
council,
and
so
you
know,
as
far
as
the
decision-making
prowess
of
the
ela,
I
mean.
I
think
it's
more
just
like
you
know,
advice,
consultation
to
add
to
the
process,
as
well
as
just
the
functional
piece
of
of
managing
the
money
and
make
sure
that
there's
good
principal
accounting
and
good
management
happening.
H
F
F
Director,
I
was
getting
those
updates
as
well.
You
know
we
had
consultation
last
year
in
a
capital
budget
process.
In
terms
of
you
know
what
types
of
vehicles
this
is
what
we
can
do.
This
is
what
we
cannot
do.
You
know
updates
on
the
procurement
process
challenges
within
the
supply
chain.
All
those
conversations
happen
both
with
the
ela
board
and
with
you
know,
directors
as
well.
F
H
What
about
expansion
are
there?
Other
departments
that
are
gonna
need
expanded?
I
know
that
I
saw
on
the
budget
recently.
I'm
sorry
there
was
like
a
it.
Wasn't
a
transfer,
it
was
on
there
not
p
cards
either
from
ochs.
They
were,
I
think,
they're
using
their
own
vehicles,
and
we
were
we
were
reimbursing
for
for
mileage
or
something.
So
what
is
there
anything
like
that?
Like?
Is
there
the
future
of
of
of
current
employees
that
may
receive
a
vehicle
to
do
their
job.
C
H
H
F
Yeah-
and
I
have
some
of
that
in
the
department
of
public
works,
currently,
okay,
that
I'm
aware
of-
and
you
know
again
that
becomes
a
question
of
where
I
ask
departments
to
consider.
You
know
alternative
means
to
to
ownership
whether
it's
lease,
whether
it's
you
know
asking
employees
to
use
private
vehicles
where
it's
appropriate,
I
mean
those
are
all
mechanisms
that
that
can
be.
You
know
we
would
ask
departments
to
bring
that
you
know.
F
I
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
have
an
extraordinary
amount
of
background
noise
here,
so
I'm
not
sure
if
you
all
can
hear
me-
and
I
also
want
to
say
it's
difficult
here
at
home-
maybe
because
my
background
noise,
but
I
think
the
microphones
are
a
little
fussy
and
chamberers.
It's
especially
hard
to
hear
director,
hornstein
and
chief
frank.
On
our
end.
I
can
hear
the
members,
maybe
because
members
are
used
to
the
microphones
and
chambers.
Can
you
all
hear
me?
Okay,
we.
I
Wasn't
sure
your
order
for
today,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
dr
hornstein
and
chief
frank
for
for
being
here
for
being
and
willing
to
be
in
these
positions,
but
I
do
have
some
specific
ela
questions
that
I'm
interested
in
hearing
your
thoughts
about
the
first
one
is
the
contract
for
cng
compressed
natural
gas
trucks
that
will
purchase.
I
think
the
contract
was
in
2021,
if
not
if
it
was
early,
2021
or
late
2020.
I
can't
remember,
and
it
included
council
voting
for
300
000
contract.
I
That
would
lease
a
refueling
station
in
order
that
we
buy
the
trucks
fueled
by
compressed
natural
gas
and
it
brought
the
cost
per
truck
up
to
higher
even
than
diesel
for
sure
but
higher
than
electric.
I
believe,
and
we
had
a
very
direct
discussion
in
chambers
about
whether
or
not
electric
waste,
tollers
and
recycling
trucks
were
ready
on
the
market
and
why
weren't
we
buying
those?
I
F
Yeah,
well
I
mean
I
can
confirm
them.
Okay,
thank
you.
I
can
confirm
that
we
do
have
the
cng
vehicles
and
that
there
is
a
refueling
station
down
environmental
services
to
support
them
as
to
the
status
of
the
contract.
I
would
have
to
defer
that
to
brandon
walton,
I'm
just
not
familiar
with
it
that
much,
but
I
know
that
the
vehicles
are
operational,
so
I'm
all
can
only
assume
that
the
contract's
in
place.
E
F
C
That's
very
cheap.
Well,
I
guess
I'd
say
the
same
thing:
I'm
I'm
not
actually
aware
of
the
age
of
those
vehicle,
the
you
know
the
the
gas
vehicles
and
I'm
not
so
I
don't
know
where
we
are
in
their
life
cycle,
so
I
would
like
to
understand
more
about
them.
I
think
you
know
in
the
general
direction
that
we
would
like
to
wind
up
in
is
to
have
our
vehicles.
C
I
Thank
you
can
either
of
you,
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
that
conversation
and
seeing,
as
you
say,
what
the
performance
is
of
the
cng
kind
of
what
is
the
future
for
for
those
vehicles
in
our
fleet
and
and
weighing
the
costs
and
benefits.
As
you
as
you
both
mentioned,
I
do
notice
that
the
infrastructure
and
jobs
act
specifically
provides
seven
and
a
half
billion
dollars
for
alternative
fuel
corridors,
but
also
to
build
out
a
national
network
of
electric
vehicle
charging
stations.
I
C
I
don't
know
that
it's
it's
quite
that
distinct.
I
think
what
we
have
is
a
conversation
going
on
about
that.
That
really
is
crossing
a
lot
of
those
boundaries.
So
there's
a
a
work
group.
I
guess
I
would
call
it
that
includes
domi
and
planning,
and
you
know
obviously
grants
and
folks
in
the
you
know
who
think
about
the
budgeting
and
then
sort
of
by
default.
Some
of
those
people
connect
with
the
ela,
because
chris
is
there
and
I'm
kind
of
sort
of
there.
C
So
I
think
we're
trying
to
have
a
robust
conversation
about
that
to
make
sure
that
we
are
taking
advantage
of
the
grant
getting
the
infrastructure
built
and
then
seeing
what
that
means.
In
terms
of
does
that
change
anything
about
the
speed
with
which
we
could
electrify
our
fleet
or
is
the
speed
with
which
we
need
to
electrify
our
fleet
going
to
drive
how
and
where
we
think
about
those,
but
I
think
we're
trying
to
have
a
conversation
that
really
crosses
those
borders
so
that
we
get
it
right.
I
Thank
you.
I've
said
before
at
the
city
council
table
that
we
should
all
be
thinking,
including
house
members
right
about
where
we
have
capacity
in
our
entire
operating
budget
in
our
entire
organizational
chart,
because
this
is
not
a
nor
these
are
not
normal
times,
and
this
is
not
a
normal
year
and
this
massive
amount
of
federal
funds
that
are
competitive
funds
right,
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
stacking
out
and
resourcing
the
capacity
for
looking
for
these
opportunities
going
for
these
opportunities.
It's
a
lot
of
work.
Grant
writing.
I
So.
Thank
you.
I
think
again.
We
should
keep
this
in
front
of
us.
This
is
a
time
limited
opportunity
and
it's
a
highly
competitive
national
opportunity
for
all
of
the
infrastructure
and
jobs
act
dollars,
as
I
am
understanding
it
as
I'm
researching
it.
So
I'd
be
happy
to
talk
more
with
you
about
that.
C
Can
I
tell
you
something
that
I'm
not
sure
I
don't
know
if
you're
aware,
but
we
just
yesterday
we
had
a
new
person
start
in
the
grants
office
and
that
person
is
focused
on
sort
of
post
award
and
everything
that
has
to
happen
once
you've
received
a
grant
and
the
compliance
and
the
reports
to
the
funders
to
free
up
the
other
folks
in
the
grant
office
to
be
doing
exactly
what
you're
describing.
I
wasn't.
D
I
G
Just
have
one
question
to
ask
that
I
don't
believe
you
can
answer,
but
it
got
me
yeah.
It
just
got
me
to
thinking
while
we
were
having
the
discussion
with
the
councilwoman
and
we
had
sort
of
started,
this
conversation
around
the
vernacular
of
balance
and
that
balance
is
always
a
good
thing,
so,
with
the
increased
demand
on
electric
vehicles,
whether
they
be
commercial
or
private,
even
over
the
next
10,
to
15
to
even
20
years
as
we
transition
to
this
and
thinking
about
how
delicate
the
power
grids
are
in
this
nation.
G
At
this
point
in
time,
is
it
necessarily
wise
to
put
all
of
our
eggs
in
one
basket
and
totally
electrify
a
fleet
when
perhaps
the
balance
of
a
fleet
between
natural
gas
and
electric
could
buy
us
options
on
both
on
both
sides?
I
can't
imagine
that
I
mean
we
love
our
cars.
God
knows
we
love
our
cars
and
as
this
takes
hold
and
the
demand
on
the
grid
increases
over
the
next
decade
or
two
I
mean
where.
A
A
It's
not
fair
for
me
to
ask
you
a
lot
of
questions
since
you're,
not
on
there
yet,
but
that
was
one
of
the
things
and
I
think
if
they
had
a
city
marked
vehicle,
might
calm
some
of
the
people
down
when
they
fly
into
a
place
to
get
the
swat
vehicle.
Because
that's
what
I
had
we
heard
the
biggest
concern
was
in
elliot
was
when
they
were.
We
were
trying
to
make
the
stevens
school
building
the
alternative
place
for
the
police.
People
were
saying,
cars
are
flying
in
out
of
here.
What
was
the
police?
A
A
We've
heard
a
lot
of
comments
about
the
fire
vehicles
and
of
the
trucks
and
how
there's
there
was
one
company.
They
were
going
with
another
company
that
decided
to
go
with
that.
The
vehicles
were
probably
30,
000
or
40
000
more
per
vehicle,
and
has
that
transaction
happen
has
already
occurred.
You
know.
C
We
were
luckily
able
to
cancel
that
contract
without
any
penalty
at
all
and
have
our
don't
know
if
we've
done
it
or
if
we're
close
to
doing
it,
but
to
essentially
just
reissue
the
you
know
the
the
ask
for
bids
that
are
the
right
specifications
that
have
been
sort
of
checked
by
the
chief
of
police
and
have
been
you
know
the
firefighters
in
the
union
had
a
chance
to
look
at
it.
It's
like.
Yes,
this
is
the
truck
we
want.
A
They're
not
they're
not
yet
purchased.
Okay,
because
I
had
heard
two
different
stories
about
this
two
different
sides
and
that
there
there
was
a
lot
going
on
and
that
they
did
meet
the
specs,
and
so
I'd
like
to
see
some
of
those
any
kind
of
emails
back
and
forth
about
the
about
the
vehicles,
because
I'm
curious
about
what
really
transpired
there
and
you
know,
and
why
we
were
willing
to
spend
more
if
it
did
meet
the
spine.
If
it
didn't,
then
that's
a
whole
different
story.
D
A
That
brings
me
to
my
next
point:
is
that
you're
replacing
jennifer
bersudi,
and
I
think
it's
great
to
have
you
on
there
first
of
all,
but
I
worry
because
bill
orbanek
is
also
retiring
and
leaving
so
that's
to
the
finance
people
that
were
on
there
that
we
will
be
gone.
So
I'm
wondering
who
will
be
on
there
that
will
fill
that
void,
because
one
of
the
things
I
think
they're
good
at
is
making
sure
that
we're
you
know
doing
things
appropriately.
According
to
the
finance.
A
C
A
C
D
F
A
A
H
D
C
Questions
honestly,
not
sure
I
I
I
really
am
not,
but
I
just
know
we
landed
in
a
place
where
chief
jones
was
concerned,
that
the
that
what
we
got
back
was
not.
It
was
going
to
require
a
lot
of
changes,
and
so
essentially
we
would
be
going
out
for
bid
again
because
what
we
there,
I
don't
know
there
were
93
things.
I
think
that
were
not
entirely
correct,
and
so
it
just
seems
simpler.
D
C
D
C
G
A
F
H
A
B
D
A
F
Oh
yeah,
absolutely
you
know
it'd
be
a
pleasure
to
serve
in
the
role
you
know
in
the
little
over.
You
know
four
and
a
half
years
that
I've
been
here
at
the
city.
I've
you
know
really
grown
to
love
the
people
that
work
here
and
and
the
work
that
they
do
and,
as
you
know,
acting
director,
I've
gotten
to
know.
H
Well,
it
was
good
to
you
know
already
chat
about
some
some
stuff
me
previously
about
how
to
improve
some,
some
of
the
maintenance
that
happens
in
our
parks.
You
know,
how
do
you
foresee
the
the
parks
trust
fund?
You
know
in
the
future
like?
Do
you
see
that,
as
like
a
fund
that
we
would
continually
use
to
support
parks
in
the
way
of.
H
F
Well,
I
mean
I've
kind
of
already.
You
know
outlined
that
plan.
I'm
happy
to
brief
you
on
offline
on
some
of
the
more
details,
but
you
know,
broadly,
you
know
the
the
parks
tax
trust
fund
intended
to
support
parks
directly.
We
do
that
in
three
ways.
One
is
by
you
know:
investing
in
vehicles
and
equipment
that
maintain
parks.
F
The
second
is
by
investing
in
additional
staff
to
help
maintain
parks,
whether
those
be
laborers,
whether
those
be
you
know,
associate
project
managers
or
other
other
staff
types
that
are
directly
involved
with
parks,
and
then
you
know
the
third
way
is,
you
know,
via
capital
investment
in
our
parks,
and
so
you
know
we've
as
part
of
my
plan.
I've
contemplated
both.
You
know
what
we
call
like
what
I
consider
like
capital,
sustainment
capital
maintenance,
which
are
you
know,
articles
like
replacing
a
playground.
F
You
know
things
that
we
should
be
doing
as
just
a
matter
of
course,
because
we
have
so
many
playgrounds
and
they
need
to
be
replaced
and
then
the
other
one
is.
You
know
investing
in
those.
You
know
some
of
those
larger
scale
things
that
come
along
where
we
can
get.
You
know
a
direct
benefit
by
making
a
few
changes
to
the
park
to
the
to
the
public's
benefit.
H
F
F
G
H
F
And
in
conjunction
with
the
department
of
parks
and
rec,
and
we
would
work
together
on
those
on
those
issues,
but
yes,
you
know
there's
a
year,
you
know
there's
a
transition
plan
to
that.
You
know,
especially
when
we're
talking
about
you
know
adding
additional
labors.
We
need
to
consider
making
sure
that
they
have
the
vehicles
and
equipment
necessary
to
perform
that
work
so
and
the
necessary
leadership
in
place
to
do
that
as
well.
F
F
H
Okay,
I
know
we've
already
been
talking
about
this,
but
I'll
just
you
know
state
this
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
what
we
can
do
for
riverview
park
in
terms
of
supporting
that
park.
Obviously
it's
plagued
by
a
lot
of
landslides
10.
To
my
account,
that's
I
guess.
I'm
sure
you
and
domi
work
hand
in
hand
with
as
that's
going
to
move
forward,
but
just
we
got
you
know
public
works
facility.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
improving
that
park
as
much
as
possible.
H
It
means
a
lot
to
our
residents
and
so
I'm
looking,
I
mean
my
main
point
here
is:
I
just
want
to
say,
as
you
know,
the
new
parks
direct,
I'm
sorry
as
a
new
dbw
director.
You
know
that
they
have
a
lot
of
involvement
in
our
parks.
I
know
people,
don't
you
know
they
think.
Maybe
parks
and
record
are
because
they
have
the
park's
name,
but
dbw
is
the
the
entity
that
does
all
the
work
in
our
parks.
H
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
trying
we've
already
been
discussing
this
on
how
to
you
know,
fill
the
gap
in
some
of
how
you
know
who's
keeping
the
checklist
on
what
what
needs
done
and
then
also
you
know
how
we
can
have
someone
that's
public
facing
you
know
is
that
someone
always
works
there,
or
is
that
someone
that
you
know
we
can
we
can
create
something
so
that
really
someone's
going
to
bring
us
all
together
so
that
they
make
sure
that
our
parks
are
thriving.
So.
H
F
I
All
of
the
things
that
dpw
does,
which
is
quite
a
bit
and
as
councilman
wilson
just
reminded
us
right.
So
we've
got
environmental
services,
we've
got
all
facilities,
right,
city,
county
building
and
down
to
like
concession,
stands
and
dugouts
and
then
parks
maintenance
roads
am,
I
forgetting
any
of
the
buckets
that
are
covered
under
the
duties
of
dpw.
F
I
But
I
appreciate
that,
and
you
know
I
have
to
say
that
I
don't
remember
ever
seeing
your
resume
before
and
so
it.
What
I
didn't
maybe
realize
is
that
you
have
extensive
kind
of
planning
experience
so
in
city
planning
per
se,
but
you
wouldn't
speak
to
that
for
a
minute
because
it
just
really
struck
me
on
your
resume.
F
F
You
know,
following
their,
you
know,
prescribed
program
that
those
folks
have
and-
and
when
I
came
to
the
city,
I
brought
some
of
that
knowledge
base
here
with
me,
applied
some
of
those
principles,
good
good,
practical
principles
on
how
to
organize.
You
know
your
asset
management,
and
so
that
brings
cost
that
brings
processing
procedure.
So
I'm
happy
to
bring
that
experience
here
to
bear
as
well.
I
Thank
you,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
say
something.
I've
said
often
at
the
council
table
in
various
ways.
I've
certainly
said
it
a
lot
when
we
were
at
pwsa
or
when
I
was
at
pwsa,
is
that
I
said
a
little
bit
in
the
ela
discussion.
These
are
not
our
normal
times
for
the
city,
we're
not
talking
about
our
kind
of
like
normal
10-year
maintenance
cycle.
I
D
I
I
This
is
a
time
when
we're
actually
rebuilding
and
some
of
these
things
are
kind
of
hundred
year
assets
and
so
we're
rebuilding
in
a
way
for
the
next
hundred,
and
so
that
I'm
really
happy
that
you
have
this
skill
set
of
making
a
complete
asset
management,
not
just
asset
management
fund,
but
really
even
asset
building
plan.
I
keep
saying
we
should
be
thinking
in
terms
of
building
almost
new
right.
I
We
shouldn't
just
constrain
our
thinking
to
replacing
what
already
exists,
because
the
city
has
changed
so
much
and
then
because
we
didn't
do
so
much
asset
management
for
decades
many
decades.
In
some
cases
there
are
assets
that
are
50
years
beyond
their
life
cycle,
that
both
underground,
which
isn't
your
job
directly.
I
But
we
have
to
keep
in
mind
what
the
utilities
are
doing
underground
and
then
coordinate
it
and
plan
it
with
the
things
that
we
want
to
see
above
ground
and
what
our
neighborhoods
are
asking
us
for,
so
that
we
don't
pay
for
the
same
spot
of
the
city,
three
four
or
five
times,
because
different
projects
are
being
done
there.
So,
if
I
just
want
to,
let
you
respond
to
those,
though.
F
There's
a
lot
to
respond
to
there
I
mean,
I
think
you
know,
I
think
your
intuitions
councilwoman
are
are
correct.
You
know
with
the
deferred
maintenance
and
the
city,
I
want
to
be
clear,
for
you
know
everybody
listening
that
the
city's,
not
in
a
unique
position
when
it
comes
to
deferred
maintenance.
This
is
something
that's
plaguing
our
nation.
It
plagues
our
the
assets
that
our
federal
government
owns.
It
plagues
other
cities
across
the
country,
probably
globally
as
well.
F
So
in
terms
of
principles,
I
mean
you,
we
when
you
bring
up
the
issue
of
construction
and
rebuilding.
You
know
it's
it's
kind
of
fascinating
to
me,
because
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
oft
gets
lost
and
why
I
like
to
bring
the
focus
of
asset
management
is,
is
because,
while
you
are
contemplating
those
decisions,
you
know
for
the
safety
of
your
citizens,
you
still
need
to
maintain
and
sustain
what
you
have
while
you
contemplate.
F
So
that's
those
are
all
principles
that
you
roll
into
into
asset
management.
You
know
I'm,
hopefully
you
know.
Was
there
that's
kind
of
a
broad
discussion
point
you
know
I
can
certainly
feel
the
citizenship's
pain.
I
think
that
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
is
bringing
great
thought
to
bear
on.
You
know
some
of
your
other
concerns
that
you
noted,
regarding
you
know
the
repaving
of
streets,
three,
four
or
five
times,
I'm
a
citizen
myself.
F
Nobody
likes
that
as
I
was
trying
to
drive
around
the
city
yesterday,
for
you
know
various
site
visits.
You
know
it's
construction's,
an
active
thing.
It's
the
summer
time
it's
part
of
the
it's
part
of
the
city,
it's
part
of
where
we
are,
but
that's
you
know
hopefully
perceived
as
a
good
thing.
At
the
end
of
the
day,.
I
I
We
do
have
those
as
well
on
the
riverfronts,
but
then
we
have
there
will
be
stormwater
projects
that
are
moved
forward
at
pwsa
and
where
do
those
provide?
You
know?
None
of
us
have
a
crystal
ball
now,
but
we
should
be
asking
ourselves
when
those
come
up.
What
is
our
opportunity
to
coordinate
with
other
improvements
that
our
neighborhoods
would
like
to
see
or
how
can
this
benefit
ourselves,
and
so
that
kind
of,
instead
of
calling
it
utility
coordination,
calling
it
like
asset
coordination
right?
We
don't
live
on
separate
planets.
I
This
actually
is
just
the
same
place
with
the
same
constituents
and
customers.
So,
for
example,
a
project
that
has
run
in
highland
park
has
been
long
in
the
planning
stages,
but
we
haven't
had
implementation
and
you-
and
I
have
talked
about
it-
a
little
bit-
there's
opportunity
for
both
storm
water
capture,
but
also
park
improvements
that
some
trail
building
bioremediation.
I
It's
complicated,
there's
lots
of
stakeholders
or
multi
moving
parts,
but
that's
I
I'm
glad
to
see
that
skill
set
on
your
resume
and
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
mention
that
it's
been
wonderful
working
with
you
to
do
even
tiny
projects
like
the
city
farms,
projects
that
I've
been
supporting
now
for
almost
three
more
than
two
years
in
just
responding
to
the
community's
requests
to
create
community
gardens
on
public
property.
That's
you
know.
I
said
I'm
happy
to
support
these
requests.
It's
you
know.
Sometimes
a
a
community
wants
a
basketball
court.
I
G
G
I
hate
to
say
that
I
have
a
self
for
you,
but
it
just
just
you
know
I
call
and
and
you're
there
and
and
whatever
you
know,
as
long
as
it's
within
reason
and
something
that
you
know
is
important
to
to
me
or
to
constituency,
you're
you're
just
there
to
to
get
it
handled
and
you
handle
it
quickly
and
professionally.
So
excuse
me,
I
don't
think
I
could
ask
really
for
much
more.
A
A
A
lot
of
these
people
worked
their
way
up
and
started
making
those,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
ever
say
how
I
I
don't
think
we
can
underestimate
how
important
our
dpw
crews
really
are.
They're
on
the
ground
doing
things
every
day
in
the
communities
talking
to
people
helping
out,
so
I
want
to
first
say
it
was
important
to
me
that
they
appreciated
you
and
when
I
heard
that
from
the
from
the
workers
and
from
the
crews,
I'll
be
honest
because
at
first
I
was
like
it
wasn't.
I
don't
care
where
you
lived.
A
I
was
I
was
not
going
to
be
a
fan.
You
know
I
wanted
it
to
be
somebody
who
came
through
the
ranks
the
same
as
the
others,
but
I
think
that
you
have
made
them
feel
so
comfortable.
So
I
want
to
say
that
I
think
your
management
skills
and
your
ability
to
make
the
crews
feel
as
a
part
of
the
team
and
respecting
them
for
what
they
do
has
really
gone
a
long
way
and
and
my
comfort
level,
when
I
think,
with
a
lot
of
other
people.
A
So
I
want
to
start
with
that,
but
I
also
want
to
say
I
think
you
and
I
have
discussed
this-
I'm
seeing
a
lot
of
projects
in
the
city
being
delayed
installed
and
it's
it's
becoming
concerning,
because
it's
not
just
I'm
starting
to
talk
to
other
members
and
they're
starting
to
have
some
of
the
same
things.
One
of
the
things
I
heard
was
stalled
is
possibly
the
fourth
division
again
and
I
just
yeah.
I
don't
know
if
it
is-
or
you
know,
certainly
or
not,
but
I
don't
want
to
even
discuss
it
today.
A
I
want
to
know
what
is
moving
forward
and
what
are
these
things,
projects
that
were
already
things
that
we
worked
on?
Are
there
things
already
on
the
books
for
city
council?
Are
there
new
projects
coming
in
and
we're
getting
those
done
and
not
and
that's
why
the
others
are
getting
on
the
back
burner?
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
what
we
promised
our
residents
is
being
delivered
and
and
as
close
to
the
time
as
possible.
A
So
I
just
want
to
say
that
and
I'm
willing
to,
I
want
to
work
with
everyone
on
getting
that
done.
I
think
the
administration
probably
would
feel
the
same
way.
Everybody
would
probably
want
to
get
the
jobs
done,
that
you
know
people
are
promised,
but
that
fourth
division
is
usually
important
to
southwest
pittsburgh.
With
that
said,
the
other
thing-
and
I
think
it's
for
me
to
mostly
discuss
with
hr-
is
you
and
I
talked
about
someone
who
had
a
had
an
application
in
they've
tested
positive
for
marijuana.
A
But
here
we
are
saying
it's.
You
know
something
that
we,
you
know
decriminalized,
but
yet
here
we
are
penalizing
people
who
come
in
with
a
medical
marijuana
card
sometimes
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
some
clear
guidelines
that
we're
offering
to
our
residents.
I
don't
think
that
we
want
to
turn
people
away,
that
we're
saying
it's.
A
You
know,
let's
decriminalize
it
and
some
people
are
saying
legalize
it
and
we're
saying
you
can't
work
because
you
test
a
positive,
so
I
think
we
need
to
go
on
the
same
page.
That's
all
I
want
to
say,
and
I
know
that
that
doesn't
come
from
you
is
there
anything
you
want
to
add
that
you
think
that
you'll
be
able
to
bring
to
the
to
this
position
or
anything
that
you
want
to
change.
D
F
See
how
we
do
things
I
mean
to
be
severe
your
comments
regarding
the
process
around
infrastructure
development.
It
certainly
is,
you
know
something
that
is
on
my
eye.
You
know,
as
I
stepped,
into
the
acting
director
role
from
the
assistant
director
of
facilities,
you
know
bandwidth
being
what
it
is.
F
You
know
I
just
wasn't
able
to
give
that
part
of
the
process,
probably
the
proper
attention
it
deserves.
I
hope
you
know
with
appointment.
We
can
work
together
to
you
know,
reinvigorate
those
conversations
for
the
improvement
of
all
residents.
You
know
regarding
your
kind
words
of
the
existing
staff.
A
D
A
A
I
know
we
can't
get
to
that
level
of
commitment
where
we're
next
telling
people,
because
I
don't
even
think
they
I
don't
know
if
they
make
them
anymore,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
that
level
of
commitment
of
responding
to
council
members.
Did
you
want
to
somebody's
calling
me
now
for
a
dpw
job.
E
F
At
large
on
the
the
large
variety
of
things
we
do
is
is
honestly
one
of
those
places
where
I
really
like
to
see.
You
know
department
make
great
strides.
I
think
it's
one
of
the
things
that,
with
whatever
you
want
to
say,
act,
47
or-
and
you
know,
downsizing
is
probably
parts
of
it
that
unfortunately,
maybe
got
cut
or
glossed
over,
and
you
know
it
does.
F
It
does
make
it
a
challenge,
and
I
mean
you
certainly
have
my
commitment
to
you
know
trying
to
respond
to
all
of
council's
concerns
in
the
best
way
possible,
but
I
think
there's
just
more
consideration
and
maybe
just
a
little
bit
of
personnel
there
needed
to
help
us.
You
know
better
facilitate
communications
with
the
public
on
a
wide
variety
of
public
works
issues.
A
And
well,
I
just
want
to
say
I
appreciate
that
and
I
really
want
to
see
more
of
that
communication
and
I'm
I
want
to
be
clear.
I
think
a
lot
of
it
was
started
by
you
know:
council
accepted
having
a
community
a
spokesperson
for
each
department
or
a
government
relations
person
for
each
department
and
that
almost
gave
the
okay
like
it's
okay,
not
to
respond
to
counsel.
A
I
think
council
members
want
that
respect
and
we're
going
to
insist
that
we
have
that.
So
with
all
members
with
all
the
with
all
the
directors,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
clear
and
I
and
I
do
want
to
thank
mayor
guinea's
staff
that
they
have
been
really
responsive
and
whenever
we
call
so
I
want
to
thank
them
for
that
too,
especially,
you
know
jake
and
the
other.
A
Even
the
mayor,
I
mean
they'll
answer
the
phones
like
really
you
know
pretty
quickly,
so
it's
nice,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
that's.
That
was
something
we
accepted
that
we're
not
going
to
accept
anymore.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
understands
that,
but
thank
you
for
for
your
work
and
for
your
willingness
to
take
this
job
and
especially,
if
you're
moving
into
district
two.
So
thank
you
welcome.
Thank.
F
A
D
E
G
A
Joined
by
both
you,
I
want
to
thank
you,
both
director
lucas
and
director
vargas.
I
known
director
vargas.
I
said
every
time
she
comes
to
the
table
for
a
very
long
time.
We
actually
worked
together
for
a
short
time.
I
saw
how
amazing
she
was
in
the
community.
So
I'll
begin
with
you
director
lucas,
if
there's
any
opening
statements,
you'd
both
like
to
make
and
then
we'll
go
to
members.
A
K
Well,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
your
time
this
afternoon
also
deeply
humbled
to
be
sitting
here
for
this
position.
You
know
when
I
joined
the
city.
Well,
actually,
when
I
moved
to
pittsburgh
12
years
ago
to
get
my
master's
in
social
work,
I
knew
for
a
fact
that
what
I
wanted
to
do,
regardless
of
where
my
path
would
take
me,
is
to
be
in
service
to
others
to
be
in
service
in
the
community
and
so
joining
the
city.
K
Two
and
a
half
years
ago,
when
I
first
joined
the
team,
it
was
very
obvious
from
the
beginning
of
that
experience
that
this
is
the
place
where
I
need
to
be.
We
have
an
amazing
team
of
people
who
are
out
there
in
50
facilities
across
the
city
serving
individuals
every
day
and
our
department,
while
it
serves
a
broader
community,
it
is
hyper
focused
on
serving
children,
families
and
older
adults,
and
so
you
know
when
you
really
think
about
it,
and
I
think
about
my
role
as
a
social
worker
and
my
belief
in
community
service.
K
The
work
of
the
city,
parks,
parks
and
recreation
department
is
truly
that
so
I'm
honored
to
be
here.
I've
enjoyed
growing
in
this
role
over
the
last
two
and
a
half
years.
You
know
covet
hit
our
team
pretty
hard.
We
are
still
faced
with
challenges
from
that,
but
also
a
lot
of
potential
for
our
department
to
continue
to
grow
in
the
way
that
we
serve
the
community.
J
J
J
You
may
be
aware
that
domey
is
responsible
for
51,
I
believe
of
this
year's
capital
budget
in
terms
of
our
project
delivery
and
we
have
leveraged
those
external
resources
at
a
rate
of
beyond
one
dollar
to
one
dollar.
So
that
means
that
we
are
leveraging
one
dollar
of
city
funds
to
more
than
a
dollar
of
external
funding,
and
so
we're
making
those
strategic
decisions
for
that
money
to
go
very
far.
But
we
need
more.
So
that
was
supposed
to
be
the
short
answer.
J
The
longer
answer
is
also
process
being
as
strategic
as
possible
being
as
efficient
as
possible,
identifying
the
gaps
in
our
data
so
that
we
are
making
equitable
decisions
and
making
smart
decisions.
As
we
have
already
started
and
will
continue
to
do
so
that
our
money
is
going
to
the
highest
need
locations,
yes,
I.
I
Agree,
I
wholeheartedly
agree,
I'm
really
happy
to
hear,
because
it
is
both
capital
budgeting,
but
it's
also
as
I've
been
kind
of
on
a
broken
record
here
today.
Operating
budget
and
organizational
charts
changes
right
that
were
that
I'm
open
to
hearing
from
domi
so
that
we
have
maybe
the
places
in
the
org
chart
that
we've
never
had
to
have
someone
councilman
smith,
you'll,
probably
remember
that
when
councilwoman
rudiak,
when
she
served
suggested
that
maybe
we
needed
a
hydrologist,
a
soil
hydrologist,
it's
not
anything.
I
The
city
of
pittsburgh
has
had
before,
but
it's
maybe
overdue
right.
It's
maybe
something
we
should
be
reconsidering,
and
so
that
was
just
that
was
just
an
open-ended
question.
So
I
appreciate
you
responding
to
it,
but
it,
it
really
is,
I
think,
an
opportunity
for
council
and
the
department
to
think
about
well
gosh.
What
are
all
the
things
we're
trying
to
respond
to
and
how
we
staff
this
outright
or
staffed
it
out
correctly,
and
I
don't
want
to
take
much
more
time,
so
I'm
actually
kind
of
running
up
against
a
deadline.
I
So
I
will
also
ask
director
vargas.
Similarly,
I
really
have
appreciated
working
with
you
and
your
willingness
to
respond
to
our
city
farms
program,
as
I
mentioned
also
with
director
hornstein,
that
parts
and
rec
exists
there
to
kind
of
staff
out.
The
programming
and
personnel
needs
in
our
parks,
and
this
is
a
really
important
time.
I
Councilman
smith
and
councilman
coggle
and
I
last
year,
were
very
concerned
about
city
not
being
able
to
reopen
pools
and
about
increasing
the
pay
scales
that
would
make
us
a
competitive
employer
both
for
lifeguards
and
other
other
of
your
seasonal
and
part-time
needs,
and
it's
just
still
we're.
You
know.
None
of
us
expected
in
2022
to
still
be
in
this
global
pandemic,
but
we
see
increased
violence
in
the
streets.
K
Great
well,
thank
you
so
much
councilman,
it's
been
wonderful.
Working
with
you,
too.
I
think
the
initiative
that
you
spoke
to
the
supporting
community
gardens
as
a
function
of
this
bigger
opportunity
for
our
department
is
this
concept
of
you
know
what
what
kovid
really
showed
us
is
how
important
all
of
our
services
are.
Food
services,
food
security
issues,
things
that
young
people
can
do
that
are
productive
and
supported.
K
K
So
what
I
will
say
is
that
having
higher
rates
for
lifeguards
has
definitely
been
helpful
in
being
able
to
get
lifeguards
high-quality
lifeguards
applying
for
jobs
to
be
city
lifeguards
this
summer.
I
can
confidently
say
at
this
point
that
we
will
be
able
to
open
more
pools
than
we
did
last
year
and
I
100
percent,
don't
know
that
we
would
be
having
that
same
conversation,
if
we
didn't
do
that,
because
our
other
seasonal
positions
are
not
getting
much
traction.
K
So
while
I
know
that
pools
are,
you
know
incredibly
important,
we
also
have
the
art,
cart
and
everybody
wants
the
art
cart
to
come
out,
but
we
are
not
getting
applicants.
It
is
you
know
we
need
to
think
about.
I
think
in
our
next
budget
season
about
how
we
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
applicants
to
support
the
work
that
we
do
we're
not
getting
our
part-time
staff
in
that
help.
At
our
rec
centers
and
senior
centers,
it's
been
very
challenging
to
be
building
up
the
team
again
following
covid.
K
So
that's
a
big
challenge
for
us.
I
do
feel
that
the
administration
has
been
extremely
supportive.
I
know
from
conversations
with
many
of
you,
you
know,
even
in
our
last
budget
hearing
that
there's
a
lot
of
support
behind
figuring
out
how
we
can
get
to
a
point
where
our
our
part-time
employment
is
attractive,
because
it
does
help
us
scale
our
work,
you
know
so,
especially
in
the
summertime
when
the
scale
gets
goes.
You
know
really
large
for
what
we
can
do.
Our
support
for
our
city
sports
teams,
our
ability
to
have
team.
K
You
know,
staff
out.
There
all
relies
on
seasonal
employment.
So
that's
a
really
critical
and
important
challenge
we'll
continue
to
face,
but
I
I
feel
confident
that
there's
also
a
lot
of
potential
a
couple
of
the
things.
I
think
that
we
can
start
to
think
about
as
we
work
on
that
is.
How
are
we
supporting
you
know
more
youth
sports
teams?
How
are
we
supporting
community
gardens
or
you
know,
even
just
having
a
presence
within
our
parks?
We
are
doing
programming.
K
That
is
our
role
at
city
parks,
but
the
way
that
our
staffing
is
structured
currently
is
more
focused
on
people
being
tied
to
facilities
that
we
run
and
a
little
less
focused
on
having
people
who
are
out
in
our
parks.
We
do
that,
but
again,
if
we
had
the
ability
to
have
more
attractive,
part-time
and
seasonal
employment
opportunities.
I
think
that
this
is
a
place
where
we
could
grow.
K
We
could
do
more
in
our
park
spaces
and-
and
I'm
excited
to
see
that
piece
of
our
work
continue
to
grow
because
that's
that
is
who
we
are.
We
are
the
programmers
and
one
other
thing
I'll
say
is
an
opportunity.
Definitely
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
exciting
capital
improvements
coming
up.
I
mean
there
were
right
at
the
the
verge
of
some
really
exciting
upgrades
at
our
recreation
and
senior
centers
and
we've
seen
some
of
those
come
through.
K
I
do
think
that,
as
we
think
into
the
future,
as
we
continue
to
invest
capital
money
into
buildings
that
are
going
to
be
awesome,
active
active
places
for
our
community
that
we
also
think
about
if
we
do
want
those
places
to
be
staffed
with
similar
resources
that
our
department
brings
that
we're
thinking
about
what
the
operational
side
of
that
will
be
once
those
buildings
come
to
fruition
or
once
those
assets
come
to
fruition.
So
those
are,
I
would
say,
mostly
opportunities,
a
little
challenge
in
there,
but
challenges
that.
I
H
Everyone,
because
I
left
a
second
ago,
I
thought
I
I
I
was
the
one
that
was
going
to
travel
to
me,
but
the
meetings
come
up
to
me.
So
I
have
a
couple
minutes.
I
would
just
like
to
ask
the
the
question
I
was
already
you
know
talking
about
a
second
ago
off
mike
but
yeah.
So
anyway,
thanks
for
you
know
coming
forward,
you
know
being
part
of
this
interview,
I'm
already
looking
forward
to
working
with
both
of
you.
I
know
we've
already
discussed.
H
You
know
what
I'm
really
interested
in
and
we've
been
having
extensive
conversations
about
sue,
murray,
pull
and
and
and
what
we
can
do
there
and
just
the
polls
in
general.
You
know,
obviously
that's
hot
topic
with
the
summer
coming
up,
so
I
really
appreciate
everything.
We've
been
talking
about
and
I'll
continue.
H
Obviously,
bridge
conversation
is
front
and
center
and
the
number
one
bridge
you
know
that
I'm
concerned
about
is
the
swindle
bridge,
and
so
I've
been
getting.
You
know
a
lot
of
questions
about
that.
Throughout
the
past
I
mean,
even
whenever
I
was
president
of
spring
hill
civic
league,
we
were
already
writing
letters
to
the
city.
H
To
you
know
what
kind
of
attention
can
we
give
to
this
bridge?
When
is
this
going
to
be
rehabbed
long
before
you
know
you,
and
I
were
sitting
at
a
table
like
this
together,
so
we're
all
wondering
and
I'm
wondering
how
we
can
cut
down
on
that
two-year
period
that
is
typically
given
to
bring
the
selected
contractor
under
contract.
J
But
a
lot
of
the
lag
has
to
do
sometimes
with
the
steps
if
we
have
redundant
steps
or
if
we
have
things,
for
example,
reimbursement
agreements
with
penndot
the
pennsylvania
department
of
transportation.
We
do
these
all
of
the
time.
I'm
sure
council
members
are
aware,
because
you
have
to
vote
on
them
and
every
single
time
it's
a
non-standard
agreement
because
of
the
the
differences
between
what
the
state
requires
and
what
the
city
code
can
allow
us
to
agree
to
within
a
document
of
that
nature.
J
So
we
are
having
conversations
with
the
pennsylvania
department
of
transportation
to
find
out.
How
can
we
standardize
an
agreement
so
that
we
can
expedite
one
very
lengthy
step
of
that
process?
And
my
understanding
is
with
this
specific
bridge
with
swindle
that
was
part
of
the
delay,
was
waiting
on
a
reimbursement
agreement
and
possibly
developing
a
newer
one.
We
have
had
conversations
with
the
mayor's
office
and
with
penndot
to
also
talk
about
what
steps
within
the
process
that
we
are
now
in
can
be
expedited.
J
You
know
choosing
to
go
with
a
rehab
of
a
bridge
or
total
reconstruction
of
a
bridge.
That
decision
is
made
based
on
a
number
of
variables,
and
one
of
those
variables
is
whether
or
not
is
it
is
a
historic
structure
and
that's
something
that
needs
to
be
determined
by
external
parties
to
the
department.
J
If
we
kind
of
read
the
tea
leaves
and
use
our
best
judgment,
that
was
a
really
bad
analogy.
If
we
use
our
best
judgment
and
look
at
examples
of
bridges
that
we've
worked
on
recently
and
see
what
would
likely
be
determined
as
historic
or
not-
and
we
know
where
we're
going
to
go,
then
we
can
skip
the
step
and
we
can
go
with,
what's
probably
the
more
challenging
process
which
is
working
with
the
historic
structure
so
that
we're
not
taking
as
much
time
waiting
for
to
get
there
to
start
that
process.
J
So
three
people
that
are
responsible
for
over
800
sets
of
public
steps,
150
city,
owned
bridges,
400
plus
retaining
walls
and
the
landslide
mitigation
efforts
and
flooding.
So
there
there
is
a
real
core
capacity
issue
so
making
decisions
like
we
did
very
recently
to
allocate
some
of
that
rapid
response
money
and
use
it
to
hire
on
project
managers
that
can
actually
spend
more
money
and
get
contracts
out
the
door
faster
is
something
we've
done
in
the
last
couple
months.
J
So
a
long
answer
to
your
question
about
a
specific
bridge,
but
we're
looking
at
the
process
and
we're
also
working
with
our
internal
city
departments,
with
omb
and
with
law,
to
make
sure
that
anywhere
in
the
process.
Because
there's
multiple
places
that
there's
opportunities
for
improvement
that
we're
going
after
those.
H
J
Yeah
pennsylvania,
department
of
transportation,
office
of
management
and
budget,
the
mayor's
office,
the
chief
operation
chief
operations,
officer
law,
department,
city
solicitor
to
talk
about
what
options
there
are
within
these
documents
and
within
these
processes
that
we
legally
are
able
to
change
and
we've
had
some
successes.
Recently.
J
I
can
shout
out
deputy
director
jeff
skelligen
for
also
funding
too,
so
we
recently
were
able
to
get
penndot
to
assist
us
in
getting
a
hundred
percent
out
external
funding
to
the
city
where
we
had
a
five
percent
match,
which
is
standard
for
bridges
for
a
number
of
our
projects
coming
online.
We're
able
to
reduce
that
to
a
zero
percent
city
match
and
for
every
dollar
that
we're
able
to
save
on
those
projects.
We're
able
to
reinvest
into
other
projects
and,
like
I
just
mentioned,
sometimes
into
staffing,
to
support
those
projects.
H
J
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
mention
an
enterprise
project.
Tracking
software
would
be
really
exceptional
for
our
city
and
I
think
that's
something
you
would
hear
from
the
leadership
of
these
other
departments.
I
just
mentioned
an
actual
program
where,
when
you
upload
the
document
that
you
were
the
first
step
in
uploading,
it's
got
a
time
stamp
on
it.
J
G
H
H
Yeah,
so
in
terms
of
the
the
bridge,
you
know
specifically
this
window.
When
I
look
at
where
the
where
it's
happened,
it's
happened
where
there's
a
gasket
where
it
comes
down
to
one
one
lane,
I'm
not
a
bridge
expert,
but
I'm
just
wondering
you
know
what
like.
How
can
we
get
to
a
place
where
we're
sending
out
the
crews
to
replace
that
all
the
time
and
doing
these
little
repairs?
That
mean
a
lot?
H
J
H
J
It
does
you
know
it
is
an
asset
management
software,
so
those
softwares
exist.
The
human
beings
within
the
city
budget
do
not
exist.
The
city
once
had
a
bridge
had
bridge
maintenance
folks,
they
had
bridge
inspectors
previously
decades
ago.
Some
of
the
the
staff
we
had
that
recently
retired
after
40
years
of
service,
and
they
were
most
recently
with
domi
started
as
bridge
inspectors.
J
We
do
not
employ
those
directly
today,
and
so
we
know
what
you
know:
penndot
publication
52
is
the
bridge
maintenance
manual,
and
that
tells
us
exactly
what
you
should
do
and
when
you
should
do
it
operating
dollars
to
do
maintenance
is
something
that
is
notoriously
difficult
to
to
source
the
federal
government.
Historically,
as
we
heard
from
director
acting
director,
hornstein
doesn't
always
want
to
invest
in
maintenance
activities
and
similarly,
the
operating
budget
dollars
are
very
limited
and.
D
H
E
G
G
Excuse
me,
I'm
not
sure
if
you
know
the
history
behind
that
or
how
that
came
to
be,
but
lifespan
used
to
operate
the
senior
programming
there
at
mckinley
rec
and
in
knoxville
at
a
platform
they
had
there
as
well
and
it
operated
that
way
for
years
and
they
pulled
out
five
six
seven
years
ago.
Maybe
and
they
wanted
to
merge
mckinley
in
with
knoxville,
and
they
were
not
the
residents
that
were
not
having
any
part
of
that
at
all.
G
They
wanted
to
be
where
they
wanted
to
be,
and
so
I
spent
my
time
to
go
up
and
learn
about
them
and
who
they
are
and-
and
you
know
what
their
history
was,
and
what
I
found
was
some
of
the
sweetest
dearest
people
that
I've
ever
had
the
privilege
to
know.
In
my
life,
the
average
age
begins
probably
about
80
on
the
low
end
and
about
95
or
six
on
the
high
end,
and
they
are
men
and
women
that
have
spent
their
entire
lives
in
beltover.
They've
raised
their
their
kids.
G
Their
grandkids,
their
great-grandkids,
are
still
tethered
to
the
community,
have
very
very
strong
values
and
very
very
strong
relationships
with
one
another,
and
they
just
treasure
that
time
that
they're
able
to
come
together,
two
or
three
days
a
week
just
for
a
couple
hours
and
just
sort
of
spend
their
their.
You
know
golden
years
together
and
coveted,
was
a
huge
hit,
a
huge
hit
to
them
up
there
and
when,
when
lifespan
pulled
out
director,
forgive
me
my
future,
jim
jim
griffin.
G
But
I
remember
went
to
director
griffin
and
I
explained
to
him
what
I
had
done.
He
said
whatever
we
need
to
do,
we'll
help
you
do
we'll
get
it
figured
out,
so
they
organized
into
a
professional
senior
unit
known
as
the
belsaver
city
seniors,
and
we
assisted
them
with
writing
bylaws
so
that
they
could
be
professionalized
and
a
small
games
of
chance.
K
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
will
just
say
that
meeting
miss
marge
and
and
hearing
the
story
of
the
senior
center
there.
It's
very
clear
how
important
that
you
know
social
connection
is
to
everyone,
and
that's
that's
really.
What
we're
about
providing
so
yeah.
I'm
glad
that
we're
on
track
to
get
those
those
issues
remedied.
So
she
can,
they
could
all
be
in
community
there
together
yeah.
G
Miss
marge
is
such
a
trooper.
I
don't
think
I've
ever
met.
Anybody
like
her
in
my
life
now
and
she's
the
glue
that
holds
that
center
together
a
lot
of
the
programming.
If
you
will,
it
comes
out
and
they
do
you
know
they
do
choir
and
they
do
knitting
and
they
do
all
kinds
of
things,
but
she
spends
a
lot
of
her
personal
money
to
to
keep
them.
You
know
organizing
up
and
running
and
the
whole
time
they've
been
off.
She's
kept
a
phone
tree
alive.
She
checks
in
on
everybody
like
every.
K
G
They
were
great
yeah,
I
mean
you
really
pulled
the
whole
team
together
and
every
everybody
has
just
been
johnny
on
the
spot.
I
really
I
really
really
appreciate
that,
you're
being
so
hands-on
with
with
having
this
happen,
so
you
know
we
we
we
get
accustomed
to
the
directors
we
get
to
work
with
over
the
years.
You
know
you
begin
to
build
relationships.
Ross
chapman
ross
is
from
el
toover.
You
know
we
had
built
a
really
wonderful
relationship.
K
G
Yeah
mckinley
wreck
is
the
heart
and
soul
of
activity
in
in
the
bells
river
neighborhood
and
richard
carrington
and
the
amazing
programming
that
he
does
through
voices
against
violence,
and
I
I
don't
know
how
many
years
we've
contracted
with
richard
up
there.
It's
got
to
be
at
least
10
more
more.
I
think
the
entire
time
I've
been
here
and-
and
I
certainly
don't
want
to
discount
the
work
that
he
does
and
and
what
we
like,
especially
about
the
way
mckinley
ruck
is
programmed.
G
Is
there
is
this
cross-generational
interaction,
so
you
have
the
youngest
to
sort
of
the
teens
to
the
absolute
oldest
of
the
community,
and
it's
amazing
to
watch
them
interact
with
one
another
and
and
in
you
know
very
very
just
you
know
kind
and
graceful
ways,
and-
and
I
just
think
it
it's
a
it's
a
real
teachable
moment
for
all
the
generations
that
are
able
to
participate
collectively.
There.
K
G
G
We
would
talk
about
mobility,
you
know
what
what
does
it
mean
to
move
people
in
a
modern
city,
24
7
365,
in
an
equitable
way
right
that
everybody
provides,
has
opportunity
for
transport.
However,
they
might
choose
to
do
that,
whether
it's
vehicular
public
transit,
pedestrian
or
bike
right
and
through
that
those
conversations
not
that
I
really
had
anything
to
really
do
with
it,
but
councilman
or
then
became
mayor
peduto
and
formed
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure.
G
So
I'm
I'm
especially
focused
being
that
I
am
a
big
walker
and
I
love
to
walk,
and
I
try
to
walk
just
about
everywhere
that
I
do
go.
I'd
like
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
just
mobility
in
terms
of
pedestrians
and
and
the
fact
that
we
want
to
be
a
walkable
city,
we'd
love
to
promote
ourselves
as
a
walkable
city,
and
just
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
your
thoughts
about
the
pedestrian
aspect
of
mobility.
J
J
That
previously
said
that
we
shall
fine
the
property
owner
if
the
city
repairs
the
sidewalk
adjacent
to
their
property,
and
by
changing
from
shall
to
may
it
gave
the
department
the
flexibility
to
make
those
repairs
in
places
where
they're
most
needed
through
our
critical
sidewalk
gaps
or
other
programs.
To
not,
you
know,
double
burden.
A
property
owner
you
know
already,
if
they
didn't
have
the
resource
to
to
fulfill
that
requirement,
and
then
we
do
it
for
them,
but
then
penalize
them.
J
That
was
just
not
going
to
help
anybody,
and
so
I'm
really
enthusiastic
about
the
potential
of
exploring
a
an
even
more
robust
pro
program
for
sidewalk
repairs.
You
know
the
barrier
to
having
a
homeowner
fix.
The
sidewalk
in
front
of
their
house
could
be
resources,
financial
resources.
It
could
just
be
knowledge.
You
know,
I
think
a
lot
of
people
don't
realize
when
they're
the
property
owner
that
they're
responsible
for.
D
J
Sidewalk
in
front
of
their
home,
and
even
if
they
do
know,
they
may
not
know
how
to
get
a
contractor.
They
may
not
know
the
specifications,
and
so
I
think
by
enabling
and
empowering
the
residents
that
otherwise
would
be
taking
care
of
that
sidewalk
by
providing
them
with
better
information
or
maybe
even
a
program
where
we
work
together
as
a
city
and
the
property
owner
to
bring
that
sidewalk
into
a
state
of
good
repair.
J
We'll
have
a
more
cohesive
network
planning
and
data
collection
is
super
critical
to
this,
because
with
limited
resources,
you
have
to
really
prioritize
where
you
put
those
resources.
So
you're,
probably
aware
that
the
department
released
our
pedestrian
safety
action
plan
last
year,
and
so
this
is
something
that
was
built
out
of
a
workshop
with
the
federal
highway
administration.
A
number
of
years
ago,
that
identified
high
priority
and
high
risk
corridors
for
our
evaluation
and
ultimate
investment
based
on
things
like
how
many
people
are
using
transit.
J
How
many
crashes
have
happened
here
involving
pedestrians
and
so
having
a
complete
network
being
strategic
with
your
investments,
to
make
sure
that
they're
serving
communities
that
need
them
the
most
and
breaking
down
barriers
to
other
people?
Making
investments
that
are
supposed
to
be
making
the
investments
by
providing
better
information
is
a
the
multi-faceted
approach
that
the
department
is
working
on.
G
Yeah,
I
think
it's
important
to
to
note
too,
that
walking
is
such
an
amazing
exercise
for
you
too,
and
it's
probably
the
best
exercise
that
you
can
do
to
to
maintain
good
health
and
and
longevity.
You
know
and-
and
I
think
not
just
physically,
but
spiritually
mentally
emotionally.
What
some
of
the
the
reasons
that
I,
that
I
walk
are.
D
G
G
G
To
pay
a
great
attention
to
that
part
of
it.
So
as
long
as
we're
on
the
subject
of
sidewalks
and
and
eateries
and
sidewalk
cafes
and
those
kinds
of
things,
they
wrote,
the
original
sidewalk
cafe
legislation.
I
think,
the
first
or
second
year
that
I
was
in
there
because
we
were
experiencing
some
problems.
It
was,
it
was
new.
At
that
time
we
were
touting
a
program
known
as
paris
to
pittsburgh
and
it
was
about
activating
storefrontage.
G
D
G
One
just
minor
sort
of
unexpected
consequence
of
that
has
been,
and
forgive
me
I
might
be
wrong,
so
you
can
correct
me
is
that
the
the
streeters
are
able
to
to
remain
set
up,
even
though
the
business
is
not
operating
at
that
moment
in
time,
and
so
there's
been
a
few
along
these
carson
street
quarter
that
invite
people
to
hang
much
later
than
they
normally
would.
The
business
is
closed.
The
proprietor
is
gone,
but
the
tables
are
outside,
and
so
people
hang
out
late
into
the
wee
hours
of
the
morning.
J
In
terms
of
the
complaints
that
we're
hearing
in
case
they're
coming
to
us
and
not
coming
to
public
safety
or
the
other
at
who
would
be
the
right
enforcer
for
that
specific
issue.
And
certainly
you
know
from
an
inspection
standpoint.
We've
talked
about
this
before
we
have
nine
inspectors
within
domey
responsible
for
city-wide
inspections
of
all
telecommunications,
all
right-of-way
permits,
of
which
there
were
18
000
issued
last
year
and
more,
and
so
we
we
do
know
that.
J
There's
a
need
to
expand
that
force
and
especially
to
expand
the
hours
that,
of
course,
of
that
nature
is
working
because
we
would
go
out
and
we
would
say:
oh
they
have
a
sidewalk
cafe
that
they
opened
up
at
8
p.m,
which
is
within
their
permit.
But
man,
it's
twice
the
size
of
what
it
was
at
4
pm.
When
I
checked
it
out,
don't
think
that's
happening,
but
in
case
it
is
having
someone
who
could
be
there
at
8
a.m.
G
Usually
that
person
was
me,
I
don't
think
I
have
ever
approved
a
sidewalk
cafe,
maybe
one
or
two:
maybe
that
actually
did
what
they
applied
for
and
then
once
they
installed
it,
it
would
be
like
wow
wait.
This
is
not
what
I'm
seeing
here
at
all
or
what
was
agreed
to,
and
it's
really
just
math
here
are
the
numbers,
and
this
is
the
specs
and
everybody
signed,
and
now
that's
not
it.
You
know,
but
there's
no
inspectors
to
be
able
to
check
it.
G
G
So
if
you
want
to
open
it
from
you
know
six
at
night
to
midnight
and
and
bring
your
register,
that's
all
well
and
good,
but
if
you
leave
at
midnight
and
that
remains
part
of
your
responsibility,
you're
just
going
to
have
to
find
a
way
to
maintain
it,
you
can't
just
have
the
benefit
and
none
of
the
responsibility
you
have
to.
So.
G
If
people
are
collecting
at
four
o'clock
in
the
morning,
you're
gonna
need
to
either
pull
them
in
or
you're
gonna
have
to
have
someone
there
to
stand,
watch
or
find
a
way
to
shut
it
down
or
but
you
know
it
is
it.
You
know
I
I
feel
for
for
people
that
live
two
houses
down
from
carson
street
at
14th
and
carson
or
15th
and
carson,
and
you
know
thursday,
night
friday,
night
saturday,
night,
sunday
night.
You
know
there
comes
a
point.
G
G
But
if
you
have
street
vending
and-
and
you
know,
open
windows,
people
love
making
the
money
to
say
great,
I
can
sell
food
late
at
night,
but
I
have
none
of
the
responsibility
because
I
don't
have
to
open
my
store,
I
don't
have
to
provide
tables
and
chairs.
I
don't
have
to
provide
waste
receptacles,
I
don't
have
to
provide
sanitation
facilities.
I
can
just
ring
my
register
and
leave
and
leave
everybody
else
to
deal
with
it.
No,
you
can't
do
that.
G
G
That's
all
I
really
appreciate
and
of
course,
I'm
happy
and
more
than
happy
to
support
your
confirmation
on
monday,
except
you
know,
madam
kirk,
I
will
not
be
here
on
monday,
I'm
having
oral
surgery,
I'm
having
my
tooth
out
on
monday,
so
I
don't
know
if
I'll
be
able
to
call
in
my
votes.
I
don't
know
how
to
do
that.
A
Councilman,
thank
you
both.
I
really
don't
think
I
have
much
because
I
think
mostly
what
I
would
say
is
there's
a
lot
of
talk,
a
lot
to
talk
about
with
domi,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
prolong
this.
The
interviews
because
I
could
talk
about
all
my
issues,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
did
put
money
in
from
regardle
roadway
that
I
expect
to
be
used
as
soon
as
possible,
because
I
think
that
that
really
needs
some
work
done.
A
A
I
will
talk
to
you
I'll
schedule,
a
meeting
with
domi
so
that
we
can
work
through
some
of
the
concerns,
some
of
the
things
that
I
have
that
I'd
like
to
address,
but
I
honestly
feel,
like
your
time,
is
best
spent
getting
the
things
done.
So
that's
to
me,
that's
the
most
important
part
I
mentioned
that.
A
I
have
some
concerns
about
some
of
the
things
that
are
delayed,
some
of
the
projects
that
are
being
delayed
across
the
city,
and
so
those
are
those
are
some
things
I'd
like
to
talk
with
you
about
and
then
do
you
foresee,
or
have
you
been
addressing
any
of
those
delays
and
trying
to
to
minimize
them
as
much
as
possible?
Do
you
want
to
just
mention
that
a
little
bit.
J
J
J
There's
opportunities
to
reduce
delays
and
get
processes
or
projects
on
track
by
some
of
those
high-level
conversations
with
the
city,
solicitor
and
law
and
omb
to
find
out
where
the
process
is
breaking
down.
On
some
of
the
more
you
know,
documentation
and
then
part
of
it
is
you're,
absolutely
right.
The
the
balance
between
sort
of
the
workload
volume
for
the
staff
numbers
that
we
have,
and
also
just
making
sure
that
we're
communicating
where
we
are
so
many
times.
J
You
also
know
that
we're
responsible
for
the
40
000
street
lights,
that
are
that
are
lighting
the
night
for
you
and
that's
600,
signalized
intersections
that
got
you
to
work
efficiently
and
safely
today,
and
so
by
making
sure
that
doesn't
it
that
doesn't
decrease
delay.
But
it
increases
the
receptiveness
of
our
residents
to
why
they
may
experience
delay
and
in
some
cases
it
may
not
even
be
delay.
It
may
just
be
the
nature
of
major
capital
project
development
that
takes
longer
than
some
people
may
expect.
J
A
Though
I
I
want
to
just
make
sure
I
I'm
going
to
reiterate
that
I
want
the
council.
Members
want
directors
to
respond
to
their
calls
when
we
call
when
we're
calling
about
something.
We
don't
hear
that
you
know
there's
a
workload
because,
to
be
honest,
we
had
great
communications
with
directors
previous
years
in
previous
years,
and
they
were
in
act.
47
had
the
same,
had
probably
more
struggles
in
terms
of
staffing
than
you're
having
currently
there
wasn't
a
domey
and
a
dpw,
it
was
one
department.
A
So
I
sometimes
wonder
if
that's
something
that
we
should
need
to
reevaluate
how
domi
and
dpw
are
separated
and
what
they're
or
what
they're,
how
they
can
maybe
more
act
or
act
together
independently
in
a
smoother
process,
because
I
sometimes
think
that
creating
domi
also
pulled
a
lot
of
resources
from
dpw,
and
both
both
departments
are
always
saying:
they're
short
staffed.
Well,
maybe,
if
we
put
them
back
together,
somehow
have
them
interact
a
little
bit
differently
with
one
another.
A
Maybe
we
can
utilize
those
employees
to
the
fullest
instead
of
saying
that
we're
all
short
staffed,
because
I
I
don't
think
people
want
to
hear
that
anymore.
They
want.
They
know
that
you
know
we
made
it
through
act,
47
with
less
staff
and
they're,
not
seeing
things
getting
done
so
that
that
razor
starts
raising
red
flags
for
people,
and
so
for
me,
I
just
I
know
you
have
a
lot
of
work
in
a
lot
of
things
and
cut
out
for
you.
A
We
heard
a
lot
about
change
you
know
and
during
the
elections
and
when
mayor
gainey
was
elected,
tell
me
how
you
see
your
your
your
and
I'm
thankful
that
he
gave
everyone
a
chance
to
stay,
because
I
think
that
that
was
a
really
good
thing
that
he
could
have
not
done
that.
So
I
think
it
was
great
and
really
admirable
that
he
that
he'd
done
that
he
had
done
that.
But
I
want
to
know
what
you
think
you're
going
to
do
anything
differently.
Either
one
of
you
anything
differently
than
you
did
under
the
pedicure
administration.
J
So
I
think
domi's
in
a
really
interesting
position
in
that
we
are,
as
you
mentioned,
a
fairly
new
department.
We
just
celebrated
our
fifth
birthday.
In
march,
we
started
with
four
people
we
now
have
104
or
so
people
on
staff.
So
we've
gone
through
a
lot
of
growth
and
a
lot
of
development
as
an
organization,
and
I
think
just
by
nature
of
where
we
are,
we
have
the
opportunity
to
start
focusing
on
the
organization
as
an
organization
that
can
deliver
our
projects.
D
J
Heard-
and
so
I
think
that
there's
a
major
opportunity
to
take
that
guidance
and
look
at
the
plans
and
all
the
foundational
work
that
has
happened
in
the
last
five
years.
You
know
we
have
a
long-range
mobility
plan,
we
have
a
bike
master
plan,
we
have
a
pedestrian
safety
action
plan
and
bring
them
to
life
and
bring
them
to
life,
with
an
even
greater
renewed
emphasis
on
the
historically
disadvantaged
communities
in
underrepresented
communities.
K
And
thank
you
for
that
question.
I'm
thinking
about
what
would
I
do
differently
and
then
remembering
that
the
last
two
years
that
I've
been
with
the
city
has
been
coveted
and,
and
one
of
the
most
I
think
you
know
interesting
things
about
that.
You
know
I
started
five
months
later
covet
hit
and
our
department
had
to
really
transform
how
we
did
our
business.
I
mean
we
really
had
to
change
everything.
People
couldn't
come
into
buildings
and
a
lot
of
our
stuff
happened
there.
K
I
think
coming
out
of
covent
now
and
while
we're
still
faced,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
with
a
couple
of
those
challenges,
some
of
the
really
unique
ways
for
us
to
think
differently
about
how
we
do
our
work,
I
think,
include
how
we
think
about
our
presence
within
our
park
spaces.
We
certainly
have
expertise
there.
We
are
programming,
we
are
creating
environments
for
people
to
come,
feel
welcome
and
have
some
really
interesting
experiences,
and
I
think
our
department
can
certainly
grow
into
being
part
of
that.
K
I
also
feel
that,
just
recently,
all
of
the
discussions
that
we've
been
having
about
youth
of
violence,
that
is
impacting
our
young
people,
that
our
rec
centers
have
a
space
there
we'd
have
to
think
about
what
that
looks
like.
But
there
could
be
some
creative
things
that
we
we
consider
around
when
we're
open
and
how
we're
engaging
with
community
organizations
that
are
also
connected
to
youth
in
those
partnerships.
K
One
of
the
things
that
I
think
we're
also
kind
of
right
at
the
very
beginning
of
is
you
know,
we've
over
the
last
couple.
Several
years
two
years,
we've
have
been
securing
investments
for
technology
to
be
built
out
in
our
rec
centers
and
we're
just
at
the
beginning
of
actually
being
able
to
see
that
start
to
happen,
because
we're
back
in
person
in
our
rec,
centers
and-
and
so
that
has
been
really
exciting
and
I
think
that's
a
place
where
we
can
continue
to
talk
about
the
future
of
recreation.
And
what
does
it
really
mean?
K
It's,
of
course,
what
we
think
traditionally
of
about
recreation,
but
it's
also
enriching
activities
for
young
people
having
tech
access
and
creating
that
equity
and
access
to
technology,
but
also
thinking
about
how
that's
also
preparing
young
people
for
the
jobs
of
the
future.
We
know
that
technology
is
a
part
of
that,
so
I'm
excited
to
see
that
work
continue
to
grow.
I
think
that's
a
place
where
we've
really
we
had
some
we've
had
momentum
started
covid,
you
know
kind
of
halted,
some
momentum
for
us
in
certain
areas.
K
You
know
in
this
in
this
county,
so
we're
their
largest
provider,
and
we
really
should
be
thinking
about
quality
and
what
we're
doing
to
make
sure
that
we
stay.
You
know
in
with
the
time,
so
those
are
all
things
that
I'm
excited
to
bring
to
the
table
and
to
and
to
really
grow
out.
You
know
in
this
work
in
the
future.
A
I
just
really
want
to
bring
up
a
little
bit
about
the
polls
councilwoman
gross
talked
about.
I
heard
you
touch
upon
it.
I
really
you
know
how
I
feel
I
want
to
see
them
all
opened
whatever
we
have
to
do.
I
I
don't
know
why
we're
not
working
with.
Are
you
working
with
the
universities
at
all?
Of
course,.
K
K
E
K
I
would
say
manager
level
guards
head
guards.
We've
got
a
lot
of
new
interests,
which
is
great.
We
definitely
need
some
more
seasoned
interest
and
so
we're
going
to
shift
our
recruitment
to
reflect
that
that
that
has
definitely
been
obvious,
but
I
will
say
that
if
it
wasn't
with
the
support
of
being
able
to
have,
you
know
thinking
creatively
about
being
competitive
for
for
salaries.
That
was
really
important
for
us.
That
has
made
a
difference.
K
All
of
our
other
part-time
positions
that
haven't
made
that
jump
have
not
been
getting
traction,
so
we
have
been
getting
good
responses
to
to
the
lifeguard
recruitment
and-
and
we
have
you
know,
still
a
lot
to
go
and
by
way
of
the
trainings.
So
far
things
have
looked
great
strong,
but
one
place
that
we
we
are
looking
for
is
more
leadership,
more
management
level.
Folks
that
can
be
at
our
pools
and
our
goal
it.
K
Our
goal
is
to
open
as
many
pools
as
we
can
so
we're
equally
disappointed
when
we
aren't
able
to
do
that,
and
so
we
have
been
really
really
as
proactive
as
we
can,
and
I
don't
think
it's
a
secret
to
anybody
that
we're
trying
to
find
lifeguards
and
it,
but
it
is,
it
is
still
we
are
rebuilding
out
of
covid.
So
I
also
want
to
be
clear
that,
like
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
has
been
that
for
the
two
years
that
we
were
in
covid,
we
lost
leadership.
We
lost
that.
K
We
lost
the
connection
we
had
to
people
who
came
year
after
year
to
work
at
our
pools,
no
longer
had
a
place
to
go
and
found
other
means
of
employment,
and
that
really
put
a
that
really
impacted
kind
of
our
pool
of
you
know,
recruits
and
pool
of
folks
that
work
for
us
and
our
aquatics
team.
I
just
want
to
shout
out
to
them
too.
They
do
a
phenomenal
job
of
really
building
community
around
their
team.
They
prioritize
safety
and
are
really
you
know,
really
working
hard.
K
D
K
Free,
so
that
if
you
are
not
yet
sure,
if
you're
a
comfortable
swimmer,
you
can
join
us
three
nights
a
week
to
start
training
start
swimming
with
our
guards,
and
that's
been
a
wonderful
partnership
too.
So
we
really
are
trying
to
be
as
creative
as
possible,
and
we
continue
you
know.
Any
support
that
council
can
provide.
The
administration
has
been
providing.
Hr
has
been
supportive
to
us
as
well
to
just
get
the
word
out,
so
we
can
get
as
many
recruits
as
possible
it.
A
A
I've
talked
about
this
before
and
tie
in
some
of
the
things
I
think
I'm
going
to
do
some
legislation
around
it
so
that
we
can
we
can
not
only
expand
but
enhance
those
programs
and
making
sure
that
we're
getting
quality
programming
to
our
kids
but,
most
importantly,
I
think
that
we
need
to
open
at
least
one
recreation
center
like
north
about
west
east,
north,
south,
east
and
west.
Maybe
central
too,
when
I
worked
in
the
school
district,
everything
was
north.
You
know,
remember
north
south,
east,
west
and
central.
That's
where
you
thought
this.
A
If
you
didn't
do
something
in
the
in
one
area,
you
had
doing
all
those
all
five
sections
to
make
it
all
fair
and
even
so
and
equitable.
So
I
I
wish
we
would
think
that
a
little
bit
in
the
city,
we
we
sometimes
don't.
You
know
we
do
something
in
one
area.
We
think
okay,
we've
done
it.
No,
you
haven't
you
done
it.
For
one
part
of
the
city,
but
I
really
would
love
to
see
something-
I've
talked
about
this
all
the
time.
I
think
when
our
kids
go
home
at
night.
A
A
I
am
curious
about
a
little
bit
more
about
the
speed
bumps
in
the
city,
I'm
hearing
that
we're
rethinking
those
a
little
bit
and
doing
only
two
per
district.
I'm
hearing
a
lot
of
people
complaining
about
this
response
times
for
our
first
responders,
and
so
those
are
some
things
that
I'd
like
to.
If
you
want
to
address
them
today,
you
can
but
I'd
rather
I'd
like
to
have
a
conversation
with
you
about
this
and
where
we
are
with
all
that.
J
A
J
A
J
J
A
J
A
G
A
G
G
J
G
Hub
can
we
have
a
speed
hump?
Can
we
have
a
speed
hub
everywhere
and
they
have
been
highly
effective?
They
have
truly
been
highly
effective
and
they
have
helped
in
a
very
difficult
time.
I
think
post
covid.
I
think
people
have
come
out
of
covet,
having
half
lost
their
minds
when
when
they
get
behind
the
wheel
of
a
car,
I
it's
just
like.
G
I
just
I
think,
like
all
bets,
are
off
or
something
I've
never
seen
such
aggressive
driving.
I've
never
seen
such
a
almost
deliberate
disrespect
for
traffic
signals
or
stop
signs.
What's
a
stop
sign,
you
know
I,
I
call
bob
and
you
know
he's
in
the
office
and
he'll
come
out
and
verify
this.
When
I
drive
in
in
the
morning,
I
call
bob
to
say:
okay,
we're
going
to
count
the
number
of
people
that
run
stop
signs
from
the
time
I
leave
18th
and
mary
and
get
to
this
building
and
each
time
I
do
it.
G
It's
like
six
or
seven
people-
and
I
don't
mean
like
maybe
I
can
get
through
this.
If
I
you
know,
it's
total
disregard,
I'm
just
gonna
drive
right
through
the
stop
sign
blow
right
through
it.
It
boggles
my
mind,
boggles
my
mind,
so
I
really
appreciate
your
willingness
and
the
administration's
willingness
to
come
to
bailey
avenue.
It
does
meet
the
the
criteria
for
traffic
calming
we've
done.
You
know,
number
of
studies
and
vehicles
and
speed
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
G
D
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Work
for
jim
mccollum
like
25
years
ago,
I
I
met
her
and
and
so
they're
very
invested,
they're
very
engaged
and
they
they
have.
They
have
every
right
to
to
be
angry
about
what's
taking
place
because
it
is
such
a
clean
stretch,
and
it
is
again
this
this
world,
where
we've
just
seemed
to
have
just
gone
completely
off
the
rails
in
terms
of
respect
or
grace
or
compassion,
or
you
know
just
respect
of
those
that
live.
G
J
The
number
of
traffic
fatalities
and
streets
as
it
are
in
cities
has
increased
and
it
has
disproportionately
affected
communities
of
color,
so
you're,
absolutely
right
that
the
number
of
or
the
I
think
the
number
of
crashes
may
have
gone
down,
but
the
number
of
fatalities
has
increased,
so
less
people
on
the
roads,
but
they're
driving,
faster
and
you're
right.
We
can
only
engineer
so
much.
J
G
The
second
thing
I
I
meant
to
bring
up
and
fail
too,
and
I
apologize
is
the
18th
street
signal
project.
We
we're
coming
to
the
completion
of
carson
street
the
the
penndot
project.
That
project
was
also
initiated
out
of
safety
concerns
when
allison
harndon
came
to
the
city
who's,
you
know,
just
like
you
know
my
my
muse,
I
mean
I
just
you
know
I
worship
the
ground.
She
walks
on.
H
G
Just
she's
great,
oh,
the
the
the
experience
and
breadth
and
depth
of
knowledge.
She
has
is
just
amazing,
but
we
were
working
with
rhi
and
we
were
working
with
penndot,
because
carson
is
a
state
highway
and
through
those
those
meetings
I
came
to
realize
some
data
collection
on
east
carson
showed
that
it
was
the
sixth
most
dangerous
stretch
of
road
in
the
state
of
pennsylvania
and
it
was
based
on
dui
numbers
and
so
penndot.
G
We
collectively
taxpayers
are
in
the
process
of
an
18
to
21
million
dollar
rehab
of
east
carson
street
from
station
square
to
25th
street
to
to
completely
redesigned
to
all
the
bump
outs.
The
different
crossing
platforms,
the
new
traffic
signals,
wafer
signage,
a
new
road,
new
crosswalks
everything.
Everything
that's
being
done
is
based
on
improving
safety
on
east
carson
street,
and
so
we
had
really
hoped
that
the
18th
street
signal
project
was
not
going
to
coincide
while
carson
was
still
under
construction.
But
it
looks
very
likely,
which
is
the
punchline
of
my
question.
G
G
D
D
G
Of
the
project
is
to
rebuild
18th
and
josephine
with
a
traffic
signal
which
has
probably
been,
I
wasn't.
I
wasn't
even
considering
running
for
office
when
public
safety,
that's
when
the
police
station
was
at
18th
and
mary,
we're
petitioning
to
have
josephine
redesigned
with
a
traffic
signal,
so
we're.
D
G
G
G
I
also
live
in
that
intersection
as
a
matter
of
disclosure,
and
we,
with
the
help
of
director
rix,
were
able
to
bollard
that
intersection
to
keep
sight
lines
open
and
people
not
parking
up
the
intersection,
and
at
that
time
director
rix
and
I
had
had
communication
about
our
capital
dollars
actually
being
expended
to
do
bump
outs
at
18th
and
mary
as
part
of
this
project.
It
could
not
be
part
of
the
signal
project,
but
our
capital
dollars
were
going
to
fund
the
bump
outs
at
that
intersection.