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A
B
A
You
our
next
order
of
business,
is
public
comment.
I
would
like
to
remind
all
speakers
that
the
rules
of
council
state
that
comments
are
limited
to
matters
of
concern.
Official
action
or
deliberation
which
are
or
maybe
before,
city,
council
and
profanity
will
not
be
permitted
after
you
recall,
please
provide
your
name
and
neighborhood
for
the
record.
You'll
be
given
three
minutes
to
speak.
Our
first
registered
speaker
is
dr
ronald
lynn,
miller.
D
Presidency,
2024
global
intelligence,
society.org
april
2022
is
the
gis
sponsored
european
intelligence
month.
I
and
the
gis
are
seeking
a
link
with
copenhagen.
Denmark
concern
of
denmark
is
to
maximize
free
speech
and
minimize
surveillance
of
danes.
According
to
the
global
state
of
democracy
index,
denmark
is
number
one.
The
u.s
is
number
13
in
the
world
on
free
speech,
denmark,
with
less
than
two
cameras
per
1000
and
uk
at
the
other
end
greater
than
60
for
1
000.
I
really
wonder
what
it
is
in
pittsburgh:
I'm
making
that
as
a
request.
D
D
One
the
ndaa
allows
warrantless
surveillance
of
targeted
citizens,
including
pittsburghers
president
barack
obama,
approved
gainey
and
kale
smith.
According
to
public
documents,
do
not
disapprove.
I
do.
Two
ndaa
accepts
securement
of
information
on
pittsburgh,
1
by
pittsburgher
2
via
national
security
letter
without
informing
pittsburgher
1
season.
1.
obama
affirmed
this
gainey
and
kale
smith.
Do
not
disaffirm.
According
to
any
public
statements.
Number
three:
the
ndaa
advances:
indefinite
sequestration
of
pittsburghers
accused
of
terrorism;
obama,
yes,
danny
and
kale
smith.
D
No
objection
for
the
ndaa,
there's
a
yes
to
secret
suppression
of
evidence,
argumentation
in
secret
foreign
intelligence
surveillance
courts
to
which
pittsburgh
citizen
observers
have
no
excess
obama.
Oh
yes,
yes,
yes,
use
them.
Danny
and
kale
smith.
There's
an
absence
of
anti-yes.
I
do
object
to
this.
The
ndaa
allows
sentencing
using
extraordinary
means.
One
of
the
ways
this
is
done
is
there.
There
is
extra
territorial
rendition
where
people
are
taken
outside
of
the
united
states
deported
outside
the
united
states
for
interrogation.
D
The
other
is
sentenced
to
death
via
extra
judicial
assassination
without
presumption
of
innocence
without
warrant
without
trial,
as
obama
did
in
ordering
the
execution
of
u.s
citizen
anwar
al-awlaki
in
2008,
kale
smith.
Gainey.
No
objection.
Obama
is
the
most
authoritarian
president
on
freedom
of
speech.
We
have
ever
had.
E
Good
morning,
shady
trees
not
shady
deals
in
bonaire.
Not
only
do
the
property
owners
of
bonaire
not
consent
to
anything
but
a
green
space
to
replace
the
school.
We
absolutely
do
not
agree
to
redistricting
drop
it
michael
j,
mullen
reflection
by
italian
chief
douglas
prascovich
retired
deputy
fire
chief
michael
mullen,
touched
the
lives
of
many
people.
E
He
loved,
sharing
his
knowledge
of
firefighting
and
all
its
many
aspects
to
make
our
firefighters,
safer,
smarter
and
more
efficient
on
the
fire
ground
mike
knew
most
of
the
firefighters
on
the
entire
pittsburgh
bureau
of
fire
by
their
first
name
and
was
always
approachable
regardless
of
rank.
If
you
had
a
question,
he
would
stop
what
he
was
doing
to
answer
it.
He
worked
tirelessly
but
also
energetically
his
entire
career.
In
pursuit
of
more
knowledge,
his
legacy
will
serve
our
citizens
and
firefighters
for
years
to
come.
Mike
was
a
loving
and
compassionate
husband.
E
Father
brother,
relative
and
friend,
michael
j
mullen
lived
a
full
life
as
his
obituary.
So
accurately
described
mike
was
passionate
tireless
dedicated,
highly
conscientious
and
caring
well
done
michael
well
done
rest
in
peace.
My
friend,
the
michael
mullen
memorial
green
space
is
a
needed
reparation
for
bonaire.
F
F
Putting
together
14
condos
on
the
south
side
and
we
are
developing
what
was
a
defunct
large
catholic
gym
into
condominiums.
F
We
have
been
stalled
by
a
very,
very
long
process
of
obtaining
a
underground
water
permit
from
pwsa.
Our
first
meeting
with
them
was
almost
14
months
ago,
where
they
agreed
to
allow
us
to
use
the
existing
water
and
sewer
system.
F
Therefore,
no
tappings
would
be
necessary.
We
have
obviously
gone
through
the
process,
culminating
that
the
city
council
received
from
the
solicitor
the
resolution
over
60
days
ago.
I
did
send
that
email
in
if
you
want
to
review
it,
and
this
process
has
really
cost
us
a
lot
of
time
and
money
and
it's
cost
my
clients
delays
in
closing
and
moving
into
the
property,
which
is
obviously
cost
them.
Mortgage
interest
increases
as
time
goes
on.
F
So
it's
been
a
very
a
very
difficult
long
process
and
when
we
do
get
the
underground
water
payment,
it
allows
us
to
proceed
and
nothing
physically
changes
on
the
property.
That
is
the
irony
of
it
as
we
are
using
the
existing
water
and
sewer
system.
F
G
Good
morning,
thank
you
council
for
having
me
my
name
is
joy
bronstein.
I
am
a
resident
of
squirrel
hill
and
I
work
for
clean
water
action
as
the
western
pennsylvania
policy
director
I'm
here
this
morning
to
speak
on
behalf
of
my
organization,
my
neighbors,
my
children,
the
land,
the
water
and
the
animals
who
have
no
voice.
G
I
encourage
you
to
move
this
ordinance
forward
today
to
move
it
to
a
full
vote
next
week
and
to
pass
it
as
soon
as
possible
so
that
we
can
get
this
unneeded
millions
of
extra
plastic
bags
out
of
our
waste
stream
out
of
our
waters
out
of
our
land
out
of
our
streets
and
out
of
our
playgrounds.
Thank
you
very
much
for
hearing
me
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak.
H
This
ordinance
is
critically
important
because
pittsburgh
businesses
hand
out
nearly
110
million
plastic
bags
every
year,
and
these
bags
are
a
major
contributor
to
the
plastic
waste
that
we
see
littering
our
communities
they
break
down
and
they
pollute
our
rivers
and
the
climate
impacts
of
making.
All
of
these
bags
are
really
massive.
H
Nothing
we
use
for
just
a
few
minutes
should
have
such
a
harmful
and
lasting
impact
on
our
environment,
our
communities
and
our
health.
For
all
these
reasons,
the
bill
has
broad
public
support.
Yesterday
I
sent
council
members
a
supportive
coalition
letter
signed
by
31
organizations,
including
my
own,
clean
water
action,
physicians
for
social
responsibility,
pennsylvania,
clean
air
council,
women
for
a
healthy
environment
and
several
neighborhood
organizations
like
mount
washington,
cdc
and
homewood
children's
village.
H
Earlier
in
this
effort,
we
signed
on
another
100
groups
and
businesses
to
a
similar
letter.
Those
signers
included
more
neighborhood
organizations
like
the
bloomfield
garfield
corporation,
pretty
up
beach
view
and
the
bhutanese
community
association
of
pittsburgh
just
to
name
a
few.
In
short
people,
businesses
and
organizations
in
every
corner
of
this
city
support
this
effort.
When
passed.
This
will
be
one
of
the
most
comprehensive
and
thoughtful
plastic
bag
policies
in
the
country.
H
Its
basic
ban
fee
hybrid
structure
would
prohibit
the
distribution
of
single-use
plastic
bags,
taking
these
harmful
plastics
out
of
the
waste
stream
altogether,
and
it
would
place
a
small
fee
on
paper
bags,
incentivizing
people
to
use
reusables
and
further
reduce
waste.
We
have
data
from
other
places
that
demonstrates
this
type
of
policy's
positive
impact
in
san
jose.
For
example,
it
has
led
to
an
89
reduction
in
plastic
bags,
clogging
storm
drains
now
because
of
the
work
that
council
has
done
to
date.
I
know
that
we
can
achieve
those.
Similarly
impressive
results
right
here
in
pittsburgh.
I
I
don't
represent
any
specific
organization,
except
for
the
thomas
merton
center
in
garfield,
and
I
do
simply
try
to
keep
bags
in
the
car
so
that
I
can
use
my
own
bags
at
a
grocery
store
and
if
I
forget
those
I
do
ask
for
paper
bags
instead
of
plastic
to
take
things
home,
to
reduce
reuse
and
recycle.
Obviously,
is
the
mantra
we've
all
been
hearing
for
years,
and
so
at
any
point
I
do
try
to
live
by
that.
I
J
I
The
the
success
they've
had
in
california
with
banning
plastic
bags,
I
think,
could
be
replicated
here
in
pittsburgh.
I
think
there's
enough
public
support
behind
it,
that
people
would
support
it
if
it
was
led
by
the
city
council
and
then
followed
by
citizens,
and
I
think
that's
all
I
have
to
say
for
now.
Thank
you.
K
Hello,
I'm
here
my
name
is
robert
buncher.
I
live
at
1605,
beechwood,
boulevard,
squirrel
hill.
K
There
is
a
huge
plastic
factory,
just
up
the
river
from
us
that
will
start
churning
out
pollution
shortly.
You
know
air
pollution
and
plastic
around
the
world.
It's
a
criminal,
corrupt
activity.
Unfortunately,
there's
not
much.
We
can
do
about
the
state's
giving
them
over
half
a
billion
dollars
in
tax
credits.
You
know
who
wanted
that
nobody,
we
can't
do
anything
about
that.
That's
the
way
the
world
is,
but
we
can
ban
plastic
bags
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
K
That's
something
we
can
do
and
something
we
ought
to
do
to
show
that
we
really
care
about
the
earth
and
about
our
city
and
our
environment,
and
if
we
don't
do
it,
then
we're
as
bad
as
the
criminals
that
put
in
that
plastics
factory,
so
vote
for
the
ban
ban
plastic
bags.
Thank
you.
That's
all.
I
have
to
say.
A
L
Can
okay?
Thank
you.
I'm
greg
kaczynski
from
point
breeze
and
I
thank
you
for
your
attention
and
your
technical
debugging
assistance.
Let's
ban
the
bag.
There
are
lots
of
reasons
to
avoid
throwaway
plastic
and
the
biggest
is
upwind
of
pittsburgh.
It's
out
in
beaver
county.
It's
a
huge
petrochemical
plant
just
mentioned
built
by
shell
turn.
Fracked
gas
into
plastic
and
the
size
of
it
is
is
dramatic.
So,
starting
this
summer
it
will
demand
10,
000
tons
of
ethane
gas
every
day
and
the
ethane
will
be
extracted
from
our
region.
L
Mostly
washington,
county
about
half
gets
turned
into
plastic.
The
other
half
will
be
burned
to
power
the
chemical
reactions,
but
just
fracking
that
much
ethane
means
there
are
many
tons
of
gas
leaking
every
day
from
wells
from
compressor
stations
and
pipelines,
and
that
has
climate
impact
that
has
health
impacts.
L
L
Any
bag
you
throw
away
after
15
minutes
of
use
is
a
waste
and
a
failure
from
it
for
this
legislation,
success
is
when
people
bring
reusable
shopping
bags
and
we
need
to
encourage
people
to
bring
a
bag
when
they
shop.
So,
let's
start
by
banning
throwaway
plastic
bags,
there
will
be
a
bit
cleaner.
Will
frack
fewer
wells
and
there'll
be
less
trash
blowing
in
the
breeze.
All
of
those
are
good
things.
M
Hello
good
morning,
I'm
mary
and
I
live
in
garfield
and
I'm
calling
to
support
the
proposed
plastic
bag
ban.
I've
picked
up
a
lot
of
trash
in
the
city
from
the
garbage
olympics,
go
team
garfield
to
other
organized
cleanups.
To
me
going
out
on
my
own
and
as
a
result,
I've
seen
a
lot
of
litter
and,
in
my
experience,
plastic
bags
seem
to
be
one
of
the
worst
types
because
they
tatter
and
they
break
apart
in
ways
over
time
that
make
them
impossible
to
fully
remove
during
litter.
Pickups.
M
You
know
like
a
bottle.
You
can
just
pick
up,
but
an
old
plastic
bag
shatters
and
leaves
fragments
behind.
As
it's
touched
and
as
a
study
from
this
year
has
shown,
microplastics
have
been
found
in
all
53
pa
waterways
that
were
tested
and
all
that
pollution
for
bags
that
are
used
for
an
average
of
12
minutes,
just
12
minutes
and
then
discarded,
12
minutes
for
an
effectively
unrecyclable
product
that
clogs
our
storm
drains
releases
microplastics
into
every
waterway
we
have
is
nearly
impossible
to
fully
remove
during
costly
pickups
and
jams
up
equipment
at
recycling
centers.
M
I
could
go
on,
but
there
are
alternatives
that
are
cost
effective,
environmentally
friendly,
lasts
for
countless
12-minute
trips
and
can
safely
decompose
over
a
hundred
small
businesses
and
organizations
in
the
city
have
already
signed
and
support.
Many
other
municipalities
across
the
state
and
country
have
already
passed
similar
legislation.
Let's
stop
the
flood
of
plastics
entering
our
neighborhoods.
Let's
ban
plastic
bags.
Thank
you
to
erica
strausberger
for
introducing
this.
I
know
it's
been
in
the
works
for
a
while,
but
I
hope
that
the
city
pittsburgh
city
council
can
now
pass
this
legislation
quickly.
N
Yes,
good
morning,
sister,
barbara
finch
from
1239
oakmont
street
in
crafton
heights.
I
am
calling
in
to
talk
about
the
ban
on
plastic
bags.
Yesterday,
when
I
was
reflecting
of
a
former
administration,
it
was
for
pete's
sake,
pick
up
and
don't
litter
and
sadly,
I
feel
like
we
haven't
advanced
enough
to
protect
our
environment.
N
There
are
many
areas
that
have
already
passed
this
ban,
but
I
would
think
that
as
proud
pittsburghers,
we
would
like
to
lead
the
way
and
and
to
go
ahead
and
pass
this
ban
on
plastic
bags
as
a
sign
of
leading
the
way
and
not
just
following
and
the
intersectionality
of
the
millions
of
dollars
that
we
spend
on
trying
to
control
our
refuge.
N
O
Good
morning,
members
of
city
council,
I
am
michelle
nakarati
chapkis,
executive
director
of
women
for
healthy
environment
with
an
office
located
in
east
liberty.
Our
organization
addresses
environmental
exposures
that
impact
public
health.
As
such,
we
enthusiastically
support
the
proposed
ban
on
single-use
plastic
bags
and
accompanying
fee
on
paper
bags
in
pittsburgh
through
a
city
council
ordinance.
O
Several
years
ago,
we
hosted
a
forum
on
plastic
in
which
dr
sherry
mason,
an
award-winning
scientist
and
expert
on
plastics
plastic
pollution
in
freshwater
systems
and
microplastics
reminded
us
that
the
plastic
bag
that
we
use
today
frequently
is
then
found
blowing
in
the
wind,
making
its
way
down
the
river,
then
to
the
lake
systems
and,
ultimately,
the
ocean.
You
see
what
happens
in
our
community
ultimately
has
a
global
impact
and
we
are
killing
the
ecosystems
that
we
are
trying
to
save.
O
In
2021,
penn
environments,
research
and
policy
center
released
a
study
in
which
they
tested
53
waterways
for
microplastic
pollution.
The
results
the
pollution
was
found
in
every
single
waterway,
including
pittsburgh's,
three
rivers,
plankton
and
algae
eat
the
microplastics
which
make
its
way
into
humans.
You
see
these
micro
plastics
are
ubiquitous
and
a
result
of
the
breakdown
of
larger
plastics,
including
single-use
bags.
They
have
been
found
in
human
lungs,
blood,
stool
and
placenta,
as
well
as
the
bottled
water
that
you
drink
further.
O
The
chemicals
used
to
make
plastics
have
have
also
been
linked
to
endocrine
disruption
and
impacts
to
immune
respiratory
and
neurodevelopment
functions.
It
is
important
to
note
that
these
plastic
bags
do
not
biodegrade
every
plastic
bag
ever
made
still
exists
today
in
some
way
shape
or
form.
Two
billion
plastic
bags
are
used
worldwide,
every
minute
and
pittsburghers
use
on
average
over
110
million
plastic
bags
a
year
litter
and
illegal
dumping
costs
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
6.3
million
dollars
every
year
and
the
most
common
form
of
litter
is
plastic.
O
It's
clearly
evident
that
the
challenges
and,
frankly,
the
limitations
with
recite
recycling
plastic
exist.
Today,
the
vast
majority
of
us
have
the
best
intentions
when
recycling,
but
with
limited
capacity
we
know,
only
a
small
fraction
of
our
plastic
is
actually
recycled.
Addressing
plastic
waste
has
become
a
global
issue
of
concern
felt
locally
here,
as
well
as
an
example,
americans
generate
35
million
tons
of
plastic
waste
each
year
and
less
than
nine
percent
of
that
is
recycled.
O
This
ordinance
is
not
a
new
concept.
We
have
learned
from
other
cities
and
across
the
commonwealth,
such
as
philadelphia
and
westchester,
washington
dc
and
seattle,
boston
and
san
francisco
all
have
taken
an
approach
to
this
effort.
Reusable
alternatives
are
easy
to
come
by
and
are
more
cost
effective
in
the
long
term.
Local
bans
help
guide
and
change
consumer
behavior.
This
model,
hybrid
of
a
ban
on
plastic
bag
and
fee
on
paper,
has
been
used
in
cities
and
has
been
the
most
effective
way
to
decrease
litter
and
plastic
pollution.
P
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name-
is
logan
weldy,
I'm
a
staff
attorney
and
legislative
director
at
clean
air
council
in
eastern
philadelphia.
We
work
throughout
pennsylvania
and
new
jersey
and
delaware.
I
did
work
for
many
many
years
in
philadelphia
on
the
plastic
bag
bill,
and
I
just
want
to
say
all
of
the
speakers
who
have
spoken
in
support
of
this
bill
today-
and
I
am
speaking
in
support
of
this
bill
have
basically
said
everything
I
was
going
to
say
it's.
P
This
is
a
win-win-win
businesses
win
the
communities
win
and
the
environment
wins
when
you
pass
this
piece
of
legislation
and
the
model
that
you
have
is
the
the
best
model
in
the
country
to
ban
plastic
and
put
a
fee
on
all
other
bags.
The
point
of
this
legislation
is
to
change
people's
behavior
and
encourage
people
to
bring
their
own
bags
and
that's
what
the
fee
does.
The
plastic
is
just
it's
destroying
communities,
as
one
of
the
speakers
said
before
it,
the
bags
shred
and
go
into
micro
pieces.
P
Every
single
waterway
in
pennsylvania
is
now
filled
with
with
plastic
micro
pieces,
as
is
our
inside
of
our
bodies
and
inside
of
almost
every
living
creature.
So
this
is
the
time
to
do
it.
I
believe
that
that
this
piece
of
legislation
will
be
great
for
businesses.
P
Another
speaker
said
earlier:
we
calculated
in
in
philadelphia
businesses
spent
about
32
million
dollars
a
year
on
bags,
which
is
just
an
unacceptable
waste
of
money
for
businesses
for
something
that
people
just
consider
to
be.
You
know
a
throwaway
item,
so
I'm
strongly
in
support
of
this
legislation
clean
our
council
is
strongly
in
support
of
this
legislation,
as
everyone
who
has
spoken
today.
I
agree
with
all
of
the
great
points
and
thank
you
for
this
time
to
speak.
Q
Thank
you
very
much.
I
support
the
words
of
the
other
speakers
today.
As
you
said,
my
name
is
barbara.
W
brandon,
I
have
lived
at
1118
king
avenue
in
the
highland
park
area
of
pittsburgh
since
1980,
I'm
a
retired,
physician
anesthesiologist
and
I
earned
a
master's
degree
at
the
graduate
school
of
public
health
in
pittsburgh.
Q
I've
been
reading
about
the
adverse
health
effects
of
microplastics.
I
see
plastic
bags
on
roadsides
all
around.
I
won't
repeat
what
the
other
speakers
said.
I
just
agree
with
them
that
microplastics
are
in
our
environment
and
these
have
significant
health
effects.
That's
my
addition
to
this
these
comments.
Q
Recent
science
has
associated
and
disrupting
chemicals
which
are
in
plastic,
especially
things
like
bisphenol
a
with
diseases
and
conditions
that
are
increasing
in
frequency.
These
include
cancers
of
the
breast
and
prostate
intestines,
genital
malformations
and
infertility,
obesity,
diabetes
and
learning
disorders,
including
autism.
I
know
people
in
pittsburgh
and
other
places
in
western
pennsylvania.
Q
Some
of
them
are
my
relatives
who
suffer
from
these
conditions.
Therefore,
I
strongly
support
your
ban
on
plastics
and
I
hope
that
you
go
forward
with
this
in
the
very
near
future.
The
ban
on
plus
single-use
plastic
bags-
and,
I
think,
all
the
other
speakers
and
the
and
the
politicians
who
have
worked
so
hard
on
this.
Thank
you.
R
I
am
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
any
of
the
environmental
aspects
of
plastic
bands,
but
I'm
going
to
speak
about
in
support
of
the
ban
on
single-use
plastic
bags,
just
as
a
yinzer,
I'm
a
fourth
generation
yinzer
and
my
parents
still
live
here
and
my
mom
and
I
primarily
shop
at
three
grocery
stores.
We
shop
at
trader
joe's,
we
shop
at
aldi's
and
we
shop
a
giant
eagle
and
my
mom
is
a
little
bit
of
a
stubborn
woman.
R
I
oftentimes
have
to
remind
her
to
put
on
her
seat
belt
in
the
car,
but
even
as
stubborn
as
she
is
when
she
goes
into
aldi's
and
trader
joe's,
she
brings
her
bags
with
her,
and
so
I
know
that
there's
going
to
be
some
concern
about
how
this
bill
may
be
received
by
the
public,
but
I
think
that
the
city
council
should
exercise
leadership
for
all
of
us,
yinzers
and
ban
these
plastic
bags,
even
though
some
people
may
gripe
and
be
annoyed
about
it.
R
Everyone,
including
my
mother,
will
be
able
to
get
on
board,
and
this
is
really
a
good
thing
for
our
city
and
I
hope
that
it's
the
beginning
of
more
friendly
policies
for
our
environment,
I
would
love
to
see
us
have
recycling
pick
up
every
week.
I
would
love
to
eventually
see
the
city
picking
up
compost,
but
as
a
first
step,
I
think
this
is
very
doable
very
important
and
yinzers
are
ready
to
get
behind
it.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
S
City
council,
thank
you.
My
name
is
christopher
olsen
and
I
live
on
mccaslin
street
in
the
neighborhood
of
greenfield
about
two
and
a
half
years
ago.
I
moved
here
from
orlando
florida
and
part
of
the
reason
I
bought
my
first
home
here
in
pittsburgh
was
because
of
our
green
spaces,
schindly
park
frick
park
and
the
three
rivers
heritage
trail
I
bike,
often,
and
all
the
time
I
see
plastic
waste
accumulating
on
these
trails
and,
in
particular,
plastic
bags,
washing
up
on
the
shoreline
plastic
bags
getting
caught
in
the
brush
plastic
bags.
S
In
the
tree,
my
community,
my
family,
we've
taken
steps
to
reduce
our
impact
because
there
are
simple,
affordable
things
you
can
do
like
using
a
reusable
bag
or
just
carrying
what
you
buy
from
the
store
to
your
house.
But
let
me
pay
a
picture
for
you.
You
go
to
giant
eagle,
you
get
a
shopping,
cart,
you
throw
your
reusable
bags
in
the
bottom.
There
you
load
that
card
up
with
all
sorts
of
produce.
You
go
to
checkout
you
unload
all
that
produce.
You
see
your
reusable
bags
there
and
you
say
hey.
S
S
T
T
Unfortunately,
today
we're
here
in
opposition
to
the
proposal,
including
the
changes
that
will
be
considered
today.
Plastic
grocery
bags
do
not
account
for
meaningful
portions
of
litter
and
waste.
A
recent
survey
litter
across
the
state
of
pennsylvania
done
by
keep
america
beautiful,
found
that
plastic
grocery
bags
account
for
less
than
one
percent
of
items
cleaned
up
at
litter
cleanups.
Similarly,
data
from
the
us
environmental
protection
agency
finds
that
plastic
bags
account
for
0.3
percent
of
municipal
solid
waste.
T
In
short,
plastic
bag
bands
do
not
meaningfully
address
glitter
or
waste
concerns,
because
plastic
bags,
while
they
don't
belong
in
the
environment,
are
not
meaningful
portions
of
litter
and
waste.
The
bill
currently
as
described
also
is
not
a
plastic
bag
ban.
It's
a
plastic
bag,
substitution,
reusable
plastic.
Reusable
bags
are
overwhelmingly
made
from
plastics
like
polypropylene,
polyethylene,
terephthalate,
nylon
and
polyester.
T
These
bags
require
substantially
more
reuses
to
offset
their
greater
environmental
impact
and,
at
the
end
of
their
life,
cannot
be
recycled.
Plastic
grocery
bags,
however,
including
those
made
in
the
state
of
pennsylvania,
can
be
recycled
through
the
store,
take
back
program,
the
industry
pioneered
importantly,
most
consumers
choose
to
reuse
their
plastic
grocery
bags
at
home
for
tasks.
Research
from
recite
quebec
found
that
up
to
77
of
plastic
bags
get
reused.
T
T
This
is
a
proposal
that
will
hurt
struggling
families
and
businesses,
because
research
shows
that
the
behavioral
changes
some
are
hoping
to
see
from
this
are
constrained
to
higher
socioeconomic
strata.
People
who
already
own
reusable
bags
folks
at
the
lower
end
of
the
spectrum
research
from
the
university
of
ottawa
on
toronto's
back
fee,
found
that
those
folks
are
less
likely
to
change
their
habits
and
more
likely
to
pay
the
fees.
T
As
we
heard
this
fee
proposal
here
could
transfer
millions
of
dollars
from
working
families
to
businesses
who
would
retain
it
and,
in
fact,
because
of
the
price
differential
between
bags
would
actually
incentivize
the
use
of
paper
bags
which
are
being
sold
right
now
for
around
8
cents,
and
they
would
retain
a
10
cent
fee.
This
would
incentivize
the
use
of
paper
bags,
which
many
of
the
speakers
at
the
post
agenda
in
december
acknowledged
have
their
own
environmental
concerns,
and
research
shows
require
more
reuses
to
offset
the
paper
the
plastic
bags
they
are
intended
to
replace.
T
We
would
like
to
continue
to
work
with
the
council
on
this
and
address
concerns
about
litter
and
waste
by
promoting
recycling
and
recycled
content
in
the
industry's
products,
but
we're
concerned
that
the
proposal
today
just
misses
the
mark
and
represents
the
wrong
approach
to
sustainability
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Look
forward
to
having
further
conversations.
A
U
Good
morning
my
name
is
barry
wandless
point
breeze
and
I'm
the
current
president
of
the
14th
ward,
youth
baseball
association
with
me
today
is
gregory
allen,
he's
our
former
league
president
and
we're
here
to
comment
on
the
donation
of
a
batting
cage
to
melon
park.
U
First,
I
just
want
to
say
how
proud
I
am
of
our
youth
baseball
organization
to
be
in
a
position
like
this
make
a
large
donation
to
the
city.
It's
a
really
nice
batting
cage,
it
cost
thousands
and
thousands
of
dollars,
and
I
think
it
says
a
lot
that
our
league
is
in
such
a
strong
and
responsible
financial
position
that
we're
able
to
do
so.
I
also
quickly
want
to
thank
a
couple
of
people
in
the
city.
U
Jake
pollock,
catherine
vargas
and
tom
paul
have
been
really
really
helpful,
with
us
to
kind
of
navigate
the
city
bureaucracy
for
making
a
large
donation
like
this,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
the
department
of
public
works
for
being
willing
to
jump
in
and
kind
of
take
on
a
project
like
this
very
quickly
and
make
it
possible
to
use
it
for
the
season.
I
know
they've
got
a
lot
on
their
plate
and
jake
and
catherine
and
tom
are
also
really
busy,
and
so
their
assistance
is
really
appreciated.
U
Finally,
I
just
want
to
say
that
14th
ward
is
really
excited
to
continue
to
collaborate
on
projects
like
this
with
the
city
we're
the
largest
community
youth
baseball
organization
in
the
city,
we've
got
a
massive
network
of
highly
invested
parents
and
we
have
community
sponsors
and
we
really
look
forward
to
partnering
more
with
the
city
to
continue
to
get
great
things
done
for
the
children
here
in
the
city.
So,
thank
you
and,
like
I
said,
we
really
do
look
forward
to
working
with
you
guys
more.
So
thanks.
V
My
name
is
devon.
F
brown
I
live
in
the
hill
district.
Kaylee
will
ervis
tires
at
the
top
of
bedford.
You
know
I've
been
coming
here
for
over
20
something
years
when
I
first
came
here,
valerie
mcdonald,
that
was
a
black
woman
that
was
president
of
a
council.
She
would
take
and
start
the
meeting
now,
there's
supposed
to
be
nine
here,
and
sometimes
she
started
with
two
or
three
people,
and
I
kept
saying
wait
a
minute.
I
know
it's
supposed
to
be
a
quorum,
so
I
started
asking
for
books
linda
wassner.
V
I
wanted
to
know
the
rules
of
counsel
she
kept
on
saying
they
didn't
have
any
books.
They
didn't
have
nothing
printed
well,
furlough
was
here
and
finally
fertile
after
months
I
had
been
coming
and
saying
I
can't
get
the
books.
Furlough
say:
oh,
come
on
now
the
citizens
want
the
books,
so
I
got
them.
That's.
V
When
I
saw
there's
supposed
to
be
five
of
you
at
the
table
because
there's
nine
of
you,
okay,
when
miss
harris
came,
she
started
to
try
to
start
the
meetings,
but
she
wouldn't
listen
because
I'd
haul
her
every
time
she
said
well,
we're
gonna
start
the
meeting.
It
might
be
one
or
two
council
people,
I
say
five
five,
and
so
she
go
ahead.
She
she
start
at
five
but
jen's
right
here.
V
I've
been
telling
people
what
you
don't
seem
to
understand.
I've
been
coming
here,
20
something
years.
We've
had
politicians
and
I'm
talking
about
sure
enough
politicians.
These
politicians
listen
to
what
we
said
and
they
could
get
shamed.
But
just
can't
get
shame
you
don't
care,
you
don't
care
anytime.
I
can
have
mr
krause.
I
still
look
at
him,
whereas
I
turned
my
head
to
the
left,
mrs
brown.
V
You
must
face
the
front
all
hitting
the
gavel
and
stuff
when
I
took
and
was
talking
to
my
counsel
person,
three
minutes
and
he
come
got
it
from
the
table
and
sat
and
started
talking
to
mr
neville,
I
started
screaming
listen
level,
miss
level.
I
got
three
minutes.
Do
you
understand
you
don't
seem
to
understand
three
minutes
ago
awfully
fast
and
when
years
are
interrupting
me
like
I
got
interrupted
by
gross
gross
and
that
one
runs
her
mouth,
they
say
she's,
so
educated.
V
Well,
I
am
too,
I
may
not
have
a
phd
or
went
to
college
this
four
years
because
my
son
was
killed.
I
was
a
senior
in
college,
I
studied.
I
was
a
red
cross
instructor.
I
worked
in
the
restaurant.
I
also
cleaned.
I've
had
a
lot
of
duties.
I've
been
taught
by
some
of
the
best.
I
was
taught
by
a
woman
in
western
sight.
V
Q
V
This
is
from
a
woman
that
didn't
have
the
education,
so
so
they
them
them.
The
letters
behind
your
name
like
phd,
don't
mean
nothing
if
you're,
if
you're
ignorant
and
pious
and
hottie
that's
what
she
is
very
hottie,
she
can
talk.
While
we
talk
have
a
nice
day.
A
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
wishing
to
speak
before
council,
please
come
forward.
If
you're
online
raise
your
hand,
is
there
anyone
else,
seeing
none
that
moves
us
to
our
standing
committee's
agenda.
Our
first
committee
of
the
day
is
finance
and
law,
which
is
chaired
by
myself.
We
have
one
recommitted
paper
bill,
196.,
your.
A
W
Bill
number
218
resolution
authorizing
the
issuance
of
a
warrant
in
favor
of
tina,
marie
coronaldi
and
her
attorney
in
the
amount
of
three
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
relating
to
the
full
and
final
settlement
of
a
case
filed
in
the
allegheny
county
court
of
common
me.
Bill
number
219
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
the
city
solicitor
on
behalf
of
the
city,
to
enter
into
a
professional
services
agreement
with
strasberger
mckenna,
goodnight
and
gufsky
to
address
pending
tax
litigation
and
an
amount
not
to
exceed
twenty
thousand
dollars.
C
Y
A
Z
What
are
we
going
to
do
about
the
this
one
that
says
hell
from
last
week,
17
000,
the
national
league
of
cities.
We.
J
J
Could
be
over
the
the
amount
could
be
an
exception.
Unfortunately,
and
I
apologize
to
our
finance
chair,
it
got
written
out
of
the
rules
over
the
last
couple
iterations,
but
the
fact
of
the
matter
is:
is
we
do
pre-approve
this?
This
resides
in
omb
and
the
administrative
fees
53
101,
so
there's
like
a
pre-approval
for
it.
It's
exempt
from
competitive
bidding
in
relationship
to
the
section
of
the
code,
161.02
b12
as
our
memberships.
J
My
suggestion
is
that
we,
when
the
rules
are
rewritten
that
we
add
these
things
in
as
exceptions,
it's
a
matter
of
efficiency.
It
still
appears
on
the
agenda
so
by
appearing
on
this
invoice
agenda.
There's
the
opportunity
for
council
to
stop
to
look
to
discuss
whether
it's
it's
something
that
we
we
still
want
to
continue.
J
I
think
you
can
ask
anyone
in
this
room
and
through
the
city
where
the
national
league
of
cities
has
been
beneficial.
It's
been
extremely
beneficial
to
our
office
and
to
others,
but
there's
there
are
and
should
be
a
couple
exceptions
too.
Okay,.
Z
Do
we
have
to
do
a
by
line
or
we
have
to
do
away
the
rules
for
the
whole.
Z
Z
Z
Z
X
A
A
AB
C
A
W
220
resolution
amending
resolution
number
89
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
public
safety
to
enter
on
behalf
of
the
city
into
an
amended
professional
services
agreement
with
freedom.
Indeed,
llc
and
reverend
cornell
jones
for
professional
services
as
a
group,
violence,
intervention
coordinator
at
a
cost
not
to
exceed
five
hundred
one
thousand
nine
hundred
and
eight
dollars.
X
AD
Yes,
thank
you.
I
touched
on
this
a
little
bit
yesterday,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
how
impressed
I
was
with
cornell
jones,
first
of
all,
for
taking
my
call
at
midnight.
Secondly,
he
told
me:
hey
we're
gonna
have
a
van.
This
is
regarding
the
shooting
that
we
had
in
the
murder
that
we
had
in
brookline.
This
was
the
very
next
night
you
know
so
he
said
he's
gonna
send
a
van
up
there
with
you
know.
People
to
you
know,
counsel,
and
you
know,
offer
social
services.
AD
When
I
got
up
there,
I
saw
about
six
or
eight
people
in
orange
red.
You
know
vests,
and
you
know
my
first
instinct
was
what
what?
What
do
you
do?
You
know
so
so
we
were,
I
walked
around
with
them
and
they
they
weren't
intrusive.
They
didn't
knock
on
doors,
they
didn't.
You
know,
confront
people,
because
you
know,
emotions
were
raw
at
that
point
and
they
still
are,
but
they
just
walked
up
and
down.
The
street
kids
would
come
up
to
them.
They
offered
counseling,
they
offered.
AD
You
know,
parents
to
you,
know
reach
out
to
other
services
that
we
provide
and
I'll
admit.
I
really
didn't
know
to
stop
the
violence
fund.
I
didn't
know
exactly
what
it
involved,
but
I
found
it
very
useful
and
I
felt
they
created
a
calming
presence
for
the
neighborhood
that
night.
So
I
just
wanted
to
commend
cornell
and
thank
him,
for
you
know,
taking
immediate
action
and
providing
those
services
for.
C
A
W
209
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
to
apply
for
grant
funding
from
the
pennsylvania
department
of
community
in
economic
development.
Local
share
accounts
statewide
to
provide
funding
for
the
purchase
of
bridge
maintenance
equipment.
The
grant
proposal
includes
an
ask
of
990
thousand
dollars.
X
AD
So
yeah,
I
don't
know
if
director
lucas
is
here.
I
I
just
had
a
few
questions
as
to
what
you
know:
maintenance
vehicle
or
what
you.
A
Have
equipment
is
sir,
is
here
with
us
to
address
this.
AE
So
we
are
of
course
domi's
looking
at
you
know
many
aspects
related
to
our
bridge
program
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
is
to
to
kind
of
get
started
or
perhaps
restart,
because
this
you
know
these
activities
were
done
decades
ago,
but
to
to
get
going
with
with
doing
in-house
bridge
routine
bridge
maintenance,
cleaning,
for
example,
getting
out
to
bridges
on
a
yearly
basis
and
just
making
sure
that
the
the
scuppers
and
downspouts
are
clean
and
functional.
AE
So
you
know
that
will
require
you
know
both
both
employees
and
equipment,
and
this
it
was
a
great
grant
opportunity
that
came
up
to
apply
for
some
equipment.
That
would
help
us
on
this
path.
So
we've
applied
for
the
grant,
as
as
one
funding
source
to
to
allow
us
to
try
to
get
some
of
this
in-house
capability
built
back
up
again.
AD
Eric
I'm
never
one
to
get
in
the
way
of
grant
funding,
but
the
employees
as
to
this
maintenance
would
that
be
public
works
employees
that
we
would
use.
AE
I
think
that's
you
know
still
an
ongoing
conversation.
You
know,
I
think
it
it
most
likely
would
require
additional
employees,
whether
those
employees
be
housed
in
public
works
or
domi.
You
know
it's
certainly
that's
a
discussion.
I
know
the
mayor's
office
has
been
looking
at.
What's
out
there
what's
needed.
AD
Okay
and
when
you
say
equipment,
you
know,
I
understand
the
maintenance,
cleaning,
the
gutters
or
the
drains
and-
and
you
know,
does
that
involve
equipment
that
would
you
know
like
a
smaller
vehicle
that
councilwoman
gross
is
always
after
as
to
you
know,
clean
the
sidewalks
and
things
like
that
or.
AE
So
this
would
actually
be
some
some
larger
equipment
access
equipment
to
get
us
to
you
know
some
of
the
stuff
on
the
bridge.
Deck
is
easy
to
access,
but
a
lot
of
times
the
downspouts
will
have
clean
outs
that
are
over
the
edge.
So
you
need
to
get
over
the
side
of
the
bridge
to
access
that
to
properly
clean
things,
and
then
you
know
water,
trunk,
water
truck
and
and
pressure
washing
equipment
to
get
in
there
and
and
clean
that
debris
out.
AE
A
AB
Thank
you.
I
I'm
supportive
as
well,
but
I
because
especially
because
we're
just
here
in
this
bill
receiving
a
grant,
but
I
would
like
to
just
bring
back
a
bit
of
conversation.
While
we
have
the
opportunity
to
say
that,
following
up
on
councilman
coghill's
comments,
we
know
that
as
we're
doing
more
work
that
we're
doing
actual
infrastructure
work
that
isn't
just
maintenance
work,
we're
going
to
also
need
not
just
people
seeking
grants,
but
the
people
monitoring
the
contracts
right.
I'm
in
favor
of
us
hiring
more
capacity
in-house.
AB
AB
I'm
in
favor
of
hiring
an
in-house,
but
we
know
even
in
the
kinds
of
capacities
that
we
need
to
outsource,
we'll
still
need
project
managers
to
oversee
those
contracts.
We
learned
this
at
pwsa
as
we
shifted
from
neglecting
infrastructure
to
literally
almost
rebuilding
the
entire
water
system
and
starting
with
lead
line
replacements.
AB
Some
five
years
ago
that
we
needed
to
greatly
increase
the
amount
of
staff
that
we
had
on
board
even
to
expend
the
capital
funding
that
we
had
and
to
manage
those
projects
and
get
the
work
done.
So
I
just
wanted
to
you
know
we
haven't
spoken
about
that
for
a
few
weeks,
so
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
that
today,
because
I
I
I'm
I'm
hopeful
that
we'll
be
seeing
a
lot
more
of
these
kinds
of
resolutions
where
we're
accepting
some
grant
funding
to
execute
badly
needed
infrastructure
repair.
All
right.
A
C
Z
I
just
I
see
the
header
on
the
letter
here
or
the
title
in
the
letter
mentions
west
ohio
street
bridge
norfolk
southern
supplement
supplementary,
so
I
wanted
to
just
ask:
we
have
eric
still
on
the
on
the
line
to
see
what
this
means.
AE
Yeah,
I
think
that
that
is
a
mistake,
because
the
next
paper
regards
the
the
west
ohio
street
bridge
project.
Z
AE
So
this
is
a
grant
that
we
applied
for
last
year
to
do
additional,
paving
and
our
intent
is
to
use
this
in
the
chateau
section
from
approximately
franklin
street
to
island
avenue.
A
W
213
resolution
providing
for
a
supplementary
agreement
for
construction
services
with
norfolk,
southern
railway
company
for
the
west
ohio
street
bridge
project
at
a
cost
not
to
exceed
five
hundred
twelve
thousand
one
hundred
and
seven
dollars
in
increase
of
one
hundred
nine
thousand
twenty
one
dollars
from
the
previously
executed
agreement.
Motion
to
approve.
Z
Just
just
my
same
question
as
previously,
since
that
one
was
incorrect
earlier
so
eric.
If
you
could
just
brief
us
on
what
this
means.
AE
Sure,
as
part
of
the
west
ohio
street
bridge
project,
we
have
an
agreement
with
norfolk,
southern
railroad
where
we,
you
know
they
have
to
provide
railroad,
flaggers
anytime
work
is
going
on
over
or
around
the
railroad
tracks,
so
they
have
staff
on
site
to
ensure
rail
safety,
while
our
contractor
is
working
that
does
get
built
back
to
the
project.
Z
AE
C
AB
I
just
have
a
technical
question
about
the
agenda,
then
so
is
the
mental
clerk
or
mr
seltzer
does
the
attachment
for
zero?
Two
one
just
need
to
be
removed.
We
worry
about
that
now.
Do
we
not
worry
about
that?
Well,
it
just
is
it
I
don't.
So
I
looked
at
my
text
files
and
I
don't
see
any
attachments
to
0
2
1
0..
Is
there
an
attachment?
That's
maybe
just
mislabeled,
it's
not
in
our
packet,
and
so
what
does
that
mean
medium,
clear
for
our
agenda
or.
AB
W
You,
I
guess
it
would
be
up
to
him
whether
or
not
there's
attachment
that
was
intended
for
this
item.
AE
C
Z
Yeah
I
just
went
eric
just
so
I
don't
forget.
I
want
to
follow
up
with
you
one
semester.
I
know
you
went
out
there
check
it
out.
A
W
Bill
214
resolution
authorizing
the
mayor
and
director
of
the
department
of
public
works
to
apply
for
grant
funding
from
the
pennsylvania
department
of
community
economic
development.
Local
share
accounts
statewide
to
provide
funding
for
the
construction
of
a
maintenance
facility
in
the
fourth
district.
The
grant
proposal
at
has
an
ask
of
one
million
dollars
for
this
stated
purpose.
AD
A
motion
to
approve
brief
discussion-
I
just
want
to
clarify
the
facility-
is
completely
paid
for
the
money
is
in
place.
This
is
just
an
opportunity.
I
think
the
administration
was,
you
know,
trying
to
attract
some
grant.
C
AD
AA
AD
AA
AD
C
AA
C
AD
I
think
it
was
just
a
mistake,
I
don't
know
do
we
have
to
amend
it
then.
A
A
W
215
resolution
amending
resolution
number
387,
which
authorized
the
city
to
enter
into
an
amended
professional
services
agreement
with
corporate
cost
control
for
third
party
administration
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh's
liabilities
under
the
pennsylvania
unemployment.
Compensation
act
for
four
additional
years
of
services
by
extending
this
contract
for
an
additional
four
years
and
authorizing
spend
for
these
additional
years.
A
W
Bill
12
ordinance,
amending
and
supplementing
the
city
quota,
title
6
conduct
article
1,
regulated
rights
and
actions
by
adding
a
new
chapter,
610
entitled
prohibition
on
use
of
certain
bags
and
checkout
bag
charge
to
permit
the
use
of
only
certain
bags
by
retail
establishment
at
the
point
of
sale
or
for
a
delivery
and
establishing
a
charge
payable
by
customer
to
the
establishment
for
the
provision
of
other
types
of
bags.
All
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
Y
And
I
would
like
to
make
an
amendment
to
the
amendment
of
voice
amendment
very
small
which
I
can,
but
so
I
just
wasn't
sure
about
procedure
on
that
discuss.
A
Y
Okay,
so
I'm
happy
to
go
through
the
the
items
within
the
amendment,
but
first
just
to
sort
of
walk
through
what
I'd
like
to
to
change.
It
would
be
in
section
610
04,
and
there
is
a
section
that
says
in
e
the
amended
portion
e
subsection
e
recycled
paper
bags
or
reusable
bags.
Y
Y
Thank
you
so
just
to
walk
through
briefly
some
of
the
the
changes
to
the
bill
since
the
time
that
it
was
introduced
in
november
of
2021.
Y
This
would
to
back
up
a
second,
we,
and
I
say
we
meaning
our
office,
the
other
sponsors
who
would
like
to
thank
and
their
offices
councilman,
wilson,
councilman,
krauss
and
councilman
o'connor,
along
with
many
different
stakeholders,
many
of
whom
you
heard
from
today
at
public
comment,
and
I
really
want
to
thank
everyone
for
taking
time
out
of
their
schedule
to
to
voice
their
support
for
this
a
public
comment
and
to
voice
their
comments
in
general,
took
time
over
the
last
several
months
to
slow
the
process
down
center
equity.
Y
In
this
conversation,
when
it
comes
to
property,
when
it
comes
to
business
owners,
restaurant
owners
store
owners
and
consumers
and
to
think
about,
you
know
where
we
are
right
now
at
the
end
of,
or
you
know,
just
slowly
coming
out
of
and
recovering
from
a
global
pandemic
where
restaurants
have
been
and
store.
Owners
of
retail
and
merchants
have
been,
you
know,
have
had
their
lives
turned
upside
down
where
individuals,
many
are
still
struggling
to
make
ends
meet.
Y
So
I
wanted
to
take
that
into
account
with,
but
the
assistance
of
sort
of
an
advisory
circle
and
held
a
couple
of
stakeholder
sessions.
It
was
really
helpful
to
talk
through
some
of
these
issues
and
included
people
from
environmental
services
office
of
nighttime
economy.
Y
You
know:
pet
environment,
clean
water
action,
food
policy,
council,
the
council,
sponsors
the
restaurant
and
lodging
association,
many
different
restaurants
and
businesses
themselves,
and
in
response
to
that,
we
have
done
a
few
things.
So
the
amendment
reduces
the
fee
on
paper
bags
from
15
cents
to
10
cents.
Y
Y
There's
some
minor
changes
to
the
definition
of
paper
bags,
so
those
are
the
main.
Those
are
the
main.
The
main
changes
to
the
bill
in
the
amendment.
AA
This
is
a
pretty
monumental
moment
and
and
a
very
long
time
getting
here.
I
just
want
to
commend
the
councilwoman
for
her
passion
and
diligence
and
bringing
this
to
actually
come
to
be.
This
was
no.
This
was
no
easy
feat
and
it
took
a
considerable
amount
of
effort
and
energy
and
negotiation
to
be
able
to
to
bring
it
to
this
point
in
time.
C
AA
AF
AA
To
vote
this
through
today,
many
of
you,
because
many
of
you
I've
been
able
to
talk
with
this
about
this-
have
read
the
recent
reports
of
microplastics
being
found
in
bloodstream
and
how
much
we
actually
consume.
AA
Our
bloodstreams
on
a
yearly
basis
because
of
the
amounts
of
plastic
that
are
that
are
in
our
environment
and
and
polluting
the
planet
and
polluting
us
right.
This
is,
we
got
one
shot
at
this.
This
is
the
you
know.
This
is
where
we
live
and
the
and
urged
to
protect
them,
nurture
the
earth.
AA
A
AA
AB
Thank
you,
councilwoman.
I
also
am
glad
to
see
the
changes.
I
know
it's
been
a
lot
of
hard
work
and
it
really
does.
I
think
these
are
improvements
to
as
you
as
you
say,
centering
equities,
so
that
we
don't
have
an
unfair
burden
on
our
smaller
operators,
who
tend
to
be
minority
and
women-owned
businesses.
We
were
just
talking
about
them
yesterday
when
I
was
talking
about
how
we
can
do
better
to
better
support,
especially
food-related
businesses,
and
these
are
some
of
the
ones
that
are
exempted
from
this
requirement.
AB
AB
We
want
to
do
better
for
our
own
public
works
in
eliminating
this
source
of
basically,
contamination
and-
and
you
know,
disruption
to
our
recycling
and
our
goal
is
to
reduce
the
amount
of
waste,
that's
and
that
would
be
for
public
benefit
and
divert
as
much
as
we
can
from
the
landfills.
AB
That
would
be,
as
we
I've
talked
about
many
times
and
the
mileage
of
our
waste
haulers
as
they
drive
out
to
the
landfills
and
how
we
should
be
diverting
as
much
as
possible
away
from
that
waste
stream,
and
so
this
is
a
positive
step
and
we
should
be
recycling
in
order
to
do
that.
Diversion
and
then
the
plastic
bags,
as
you
point
out,
are
a
problem
in
our
recycling
capacity
and
in
order
also,
as
councilman
krause
points
out,
that
we
reduce
the
the
health
negative
health
effects
of
of
plastics
at
large.
AB
But
but
it's
so
because
there
isn't
enough,
I
think,
support
at
the
higher
levels
of
government
for
this.
Once
again,
we.
AB
Doing
it
here
and
it
creates
this
tension
of,
we
don't
have
the
supports
that
we
could
have
in
order
to
make
it
a
more
equitable
process
to
make
it
a
faster
process
right
with
with
government
support
at
higher
levels
of
government.
We
could
have
done
this
years
ago.
So
thank
you
for
for
helping
us
take
these
steps
and
I'm
supportive
today,
and
I
don't
know
if
we're
gonna
do
second
rounds
on
the
after.
We
pass
the
amendment.
AB
So
if
you
don't
mind
I'll,
just
also
throw
in
that,
I
was
sitting
here
trying
to
remember
when
I
first
bought
my
first
reusable
bag,
because
some
of
us
are
older
than
others
at
the
table
and
I'm
pretty
sure
it
was
when
I
moved.
AB
I
had
just
finished
my
bachelor's
degree
in
which
was
1988,
and
then
I
started
graduate
school
in
1989
in
north
carolina
for
the
phd
program
at
duke,
and
I
joined
the
food
co-op
right,
and
so
there
was
you
know
there.
We
had
reusable
little
cellulose
bags
made
from
wood
pulp
to
do
the
bulk
goods,
and
I
had
my
little.
AB
I
think
it
was
like
called
the
durham
food
co-op
and
it's
now
I
think
it's
still
somewhere
in
my
house,
but
it's
shrunken
over
the
years,
because
when
you
wash
those
cloth
bags
they
get
smaller
and
smaller.
I
think
it
used
to
be
a
regular
sized
tote
bag.
And
now
it's
like
this
big,
so
I
I'm
pretty
sure
we're
looking
at
around
1989
or
so
and
just
just
to
point
that
out
and
just
how
far
behind
tragically
we
all
are.
AB
We
made
that
that
these
decades,
that
we've
increased
plastic
bag
production
and
increased
plastic
bag
production-
and
we
didn't
have
needed
to
so-
I
couldn't
help
but
throw
that
in
so
I'm
getting
to
be
like
councilman
burgess
talking
being
the
old
man
at
the
table.
But
I
am
not
quite
as
old
as
you,
sir.
Z
So
I
just
wanted
to
commend
council
person
strasburger
for
everything
that
she's
put
into
this
bill.
It's
been,
you
know
it's
been
it's
always.
I
really
appreciate
the
time
and
thought
that
goes
into
working
with
everyone.
I
knew
that
there
were
some.
You
know,
stakeholder
meetings.
There
was
ones
with
people
that
would
be.
Z
Z
You've
really
done
a
lot
to
to
bring
people
to
the
table
and
figure
out
a
solution
in
every
case,
so
really
convince
you
for
that,
and
I'm
happy
to
be
supportive
of
this
bill.
I
remember
you
know.
Some
time
ago
we
had
a
press
conference
whenever
this
was
introduced,
and
I
was
happy
to
speak
there
to
the
you
know,
to
the
important
reasons
why
this
is
needed.
Z
For
instance,
you
know
down
to
the
pro
the
starting.
You
know
the
production
of
it
or
the
you
know,
harvesting
the
resources
to
do
the
production,
the
amount
of
energy
and
the
amount
of
effort
that
even
our
federal
government
state
level
put
into
you
know
construction
of
large
facilities
to
to
create
this.
On
the
you
know,
on
the
initial
end,
with
the
material
and
then
the
whole
production
side
and
then
the
user
side.
I
know
what
I'm
gonna
be
excited
about.
Is
this.
Z
We
have
like
two
large
bags
underneath
our
sink,
that
are
where
we
stuff
all
the
single-use
plastic
bags,
because
I
love
my
wife
and
she
has
trained
me
very
well
that
when
I'm
at
the
counter
you
know
I'm
either
saying
oh,
no
thanks.
You
know
I'm
like
unwrapping
the
things
like
I
could
buy.
I
could
buy
one,
let's
say
valentine's
card
a
mother's
day
card
right,
because
I
would
do
that.
You
know
and
and
they
would
put
a
bag
on
it.
Z
I
say:
no,
no,
I'm
sorry,
I'm
you
know
I'm
good,
but
there
are
situations
whether
you
get
take
out
or
something
where
you
know
you.
You
get
a
plastic
bag
and
you
know
we're
stuffing
them
in
in
these
large
larger
bags,
underneath
the
sink
because
they're,
I
don't
know
what
happens
but
apparently,
like
john
eagle,
does
have
there's
other
people
there's
other
businesses
that
do
offer
a
way
to
cycle
single-use
plastic,
and
so
just
I
don't
know
is
that
maybe
I
can
get
a
thumbs
up
from
the
environmental
crowd.
Z
I
don't
want
to
promote
something
here.
If
it's
actually
not
not
good,
but
I
don't
know,
we've
been
doing
it,
they
say
that
you
can
recycle
it.
So
we've
been
doing
it,
but
I'm
just
really
happy
to
get
to
it.
It's
going
to
be
reduced
because
that's
the
main
main
thing
here,
whether
it's
a
good
thing
that
they're
recycling,
those
single-use
plastic
bags
or
not,
but
the
whole
point
here
is
to
reduce
as
much
as
possible,
and
I
really
appreciate
all
the
effort.
That's
going
into
that.
So
all
right,
that's
all!
AD
AD
I
myself
have
a
pet
peeve
with
plastics
in
general,
besides
the
plastic
bags
and
all
the
reasons
that
the
people
go
in,
for
which
I
agree
100
with.
AD
But
when
we
talk
about
landfills-
and
we
talk
about
you
know
in
my
business,
I
have
a
strict
role
that
one
of
my
employees
are
not
to
throw
the
hard
gatorade
plastic.
You
know
things
into
my
dumpsters
and
it's
a
economical
financial
reason
for
me,
because
they
take
up
space
really
a
lot
of
space.
So
hopefully
this
is
just
the
beginning
and
a
long
trek
as
to
banning
plastics
in
general.
AD
I
still
am
amazed
that
we
can
put
a
machine
on
mars,
but
we
can't
come
up
with
a
biodegradable
product
that
can
carry
fruits
and
or
you
know
whatever,
whatever
we
package
plastics
in,
I
think
for
that
person
who
discovers
that,
or
you
know,
comes
up
with
a
solution
to
that
it'll
be
a
very
rich
person.
I
believe
someday
so
so
yeah.
I
just
want
to
thank
thank
you
for
your
work,
good
job
in
getting
it
to
this
point.
AC
Y
You
and
thanks
to
all
the
support
from
from
from
colleagues
I'll,
speak
more
generally
when
we're
talking
about
the
amended
version
of
the
bill,
but
just
briefly
to
address
some
questions
that
I
heard
also.
I
want
to
point
out
that
always
included
from
the
very
beginning
in
this
bill
to
the
equity
piece
for
smaller
retailers
is
the
fact
that,
first
of
all,
as
we
know,
there's
no
such
thing
as
a
free
bag
right
like
whether
it's
plastic,
which
is
about
two
cents,
a
bag
or
paper
which
is
a
roughly
about
eight
cents,
a
bag.
Y
That
cost
is
being
passed
down
to
the
consumer
right
people
just
aren't
aware
of
it,
but
it's
built
into
the
cost
of
doing
business.
This
will
just
highlight
what
the
cost
is
and
a
10
cent
fee
on
paper
bags
and
banning
of
plastics
will
mean
that
people
will
be
much
more
aware
of
the
fee
that
they're
already
paying.
Y
So
hopefully,
you
know,
building
that
end
from
the
very
beginning
was
also
intended
to
be
helpful
to
the
to
the
retailers
and
to
the
restaurants,
understand
that
it
takes
a
little
while
to
get
over
that
first
hump
of
you
know
no
longer
purchasing
much
less
expensive
plastic
bags
and
purchasing
only
somewhat
more
expensive
paper
bags.
But
that
is
something
I'm
very
eager
to
talk
about
in
implementation
and
doing
everything
that
we
can
to
help
those
retailers
in
that
way
to
the
recycling
of
plastic
bags.
Y
If
it's,
if
you
know
if
people
are
interested,
I
will
send
the
final
section
of
our
plastics
summit,
which
involved
a
sort
of
a
plastics
materials
scientist
engineer
who
can
speak
to
how
we
are
not
yet
able
to
recycle
most
types
of
plastic
bags,
the
filmy
very
thin
plastic
bags.
The
technology
is
just
not
there
yet
so
it
gets
way
over
my
head,
but
it's
interesting
to
understand
the
different
types
of
plastics
and
the
chemical.
You
know,
bonds
that
make
them
up
and
how
some
are
able
to
be
recycled
in
some
way.
Y
You
know
in
some
ways,
but
not
totally
perfectly,
and
then
these
very
thin
plastic
bags
just
aren't
really
recyclable,
at
least
not
in
a
cost-effective
and
efficient
way.
So
I
wanted
to
address
that,
but
I'll
leave
it
there
for
now.
AA
AA
The
best
thing
that
came
out
of
that
meeting
was
that
she
and
I
became
very
good
friends,
and
I
absolutely
adore
her
and
we've,
you
know,
remained
really
good
friends
through
the
years,
but
the
moment
I
don't
want
the
moment
to
go
by
that,
how
things
have
changed
over
the
years
and
that
now
we
have
someone
that
is
as
large
as
a
giant
eagle
that
uses
such
an
enormous
amount
of
these
kinds
of
bags,
actually
supportive
and
wanting
to
do
their
part
in
reducing
single-use
plastic
bags.
AA
And
if
anyone
wants
to
see
the
irreparable
harm
we're
doing
to
this
planet
by
single-use
plastic,
take
a
look
at
that
documentary
and
if
that
doesn't
keep
you
up
at
night,
I
don't
know
what
will
the
much
of
what
the
documentary
speaks
about
is
really
a
charade
by
the
industry,
a
purposeful
charade
by
the
industry
to
mark
things
as
being
recyclable,
but
they
there's
no
market
to
recycle
them.
So
whether
it's
one,
two
three
four
and
five
consumers
are
purchasing.
Something
saying,
oh
see
the
symbol's
on
here.
AA
This
is
recyclable,
but
it's
not
being
recycled
because
there's
absolutely
no
market
to
recycle
it,
so
it
is
ending
up
in
landfills
anyway,
as
rabid
as
I
have
been
in
my
and
like
the
councilman
with
their
bag.
I
haven't,
I
will
confess
I
have
not
I
I
have
not,
but
I
have
been
rabid
about
the
topic
of
recycling
for
as
long
as
I
can
ever
remember-
and
I
do
everything
in
my
power
to
recycle
every
single
thing-
that's
humanly
possible
to
recycle,
but
I
have
come
to
learn
that
that
is
not
the
answer.
AA
That
is
not
the
key.
It
is
reduction,
it
is
reduction,
it
is
reduce,
reuse
and
then
recycle
and
the
the
key
to
really
to
to
fulfilling
our
responsibilities
to
care
for
this
planet
really
comes
down
to
to
reduction.
And
what
can
we
do
we?
You
know
we
have
this
parking
enhancement
district
with
the
help
of
council.
Thank
you
very
much
that
we've
created
in
the
south
side
flats
on
an
average.
We
pick
up
sixteen
hundred
pounds
of
trash
every
month
off
of
one
business
district.
AA
Here
we
spend
twenty
thousand
dollars
a
month
to
or
actually
right
now
we're
spending
about
thirteen
or
fourteen
thousand
dollars
a
month
to
have
a
clean
team
in
that
one
business
district.
We're
about
to
add
a
third
person
which
means
we'll
go
up
to
about
twenty
one.
Twenty
two
thousand
dollar
twenty
one,
twenty
two
thousand
dollars
a
month,
because
people
can't
reduce
their
waste
and
find
a
garbage
can
when
they
do
use
single
plastic
container.
So
in
that
one
business
district,
we're
spending
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
a
year
just
to
pick
up
garbage.
AA
Is
that
madness
or
what?
What
could
we
do
in
a
four-year
period
with
a
million
dollars?
And
how
could
we
invest
that
you
know
just
simply
by
reduction?
You
know
a
conscientious
consumption
of
product
partnerships
with
business
to
assist
with
reduction
and
and
understanding
that
that
that
business
has
a
responsibility.
AA
You
know
a
business
understands
the
concept
of
of
design
manufacturing
distribution.
You
know,
cost
and
actual
implementation
of
whatever
that
product
might
be
the
single-use
plastic,
but
once
it
leaves
their
hands
and
into
the
hands
of
the
consumer.
All
of
a
sudden
there's
absolutely
no
responsibility
by
the
business
to
make
certain
that
that
single
use
container,
however,
it
might
be
defined,
finds
its
due
end.
There
is
a
partnership
here
to
be
to
be
crafted
and
I
guess
I
come
full
circle
to
commend
giant
eagle
for
wanting
to
at
least
be
some.
AA
You
know
small
part
of
changing
the
the
the
conversation
in
the
discourse
that
business
does
have
a
responsibility
to
see
that
single-use
container
does
find
its
proper
due
end.
So
I
kind
of
went
on
there,
but
it's
it
is
a
passionate
subject.
We
you
know
we
are.
How
does
the
saying
go?
We
don't
we
don't
own
the
planet?
We
just
rent
it
from
our
children.
Is
that
how
that
goes?
You
know
and
yeah.
AA
We
have
a
responsibility
to
make
sure
we
leave
it
better
than
we
found
it,
and
god
knows
we're
not
doing
that.
So
it's
a
good
moment
and-
and
I
appreciate
council's
integrity
in
in
asking
this
legislation
very
proud
to
be
part
of
it.
Thank
you.
Councilwoman
thank.
A
Y
This
is
where
I
just
like
to
make
my
my
kind
of
more
my
broader
statements.
Aside
from
the
amendment
aside
from
some
of
the
details
about
you,
know
the
impetus
behind
this
bill
and
it's
everything
everyone
has
said
already.
I
really
appreciate
all
the
really
thoughtful
comments
from
public
commenters
to
to
council
colleagues:
it's
spot
on
and
it
you
know
it
is
about
public
health.
It
is
about
you
know,
pride
in
our
neighborhoods
and
and
reducing
sources
of
litter.
Y
It
is
about
thinking
about
a
new
way
of
doing
business
and
challenging
business
owners
to
use
their
entrepreneurial
spirit,
to
do
business
in
a
different
way
and
for
us,
as
customers
and
consumers,
to
behave
in
us
in
a
different
way.
Change
is
never
easy.
We
know
that
I
mean
this
body
should
know
that
better
than
anyone
change
is
always.
You
know
a
little
bit
uncomfortable,
especially
when
we
become
accustomed
to
convenience
over
decades
and
decades,
but
it
really
is
about
future
generations.
Y
It
is
about
what
kind
of
state
we're
leaving
are
city
our
world
for
our
children
and
grandchildren
and
their
grandchildren,
and
I
am
eternally
optimistic
that
we
can
get
to
a
point
where
we're
leaving
we're,
leaving
it
in
a
better
place,
we're
building
a
city
and
a
region
that
is
the
hub
of
innovation,
for
everything
from
you
know,
dealing
with
our
waste
and
reduce
the
amount
of
waste
that
we're
producing
to
being
a
clean
city
to
producing
energy
that
is
clean
and
healthy
for
our
air
and
our
water.
Y
This
is
just
one
small
part
of
it,
but
it's
the
power
that
we
have
and
I've
seen
across
the
country
where
cities
lead
on
these
types
of
bags.
Ban
states
follow
eventually.
So
I'm
really
optimistic
as
well
that
you
know,
with
a
steady
drum,
beat
all
across
the
state.
We
can
eventually
get
to
the
point
where
we
are
actually
talking
about
this
at
a
state
level
and
if
not
at
least,
maybe
at
a
county
level
soon.
Y
So
I
see
this
is
one
small
part
in
the
right
direction,
and
I'm
just
so
so
grateful
that
we're.
Finally,
to
this
point,
where
we're
passing
it
preliminarily-
and
you
know-
hopefully,
if
nothing
nothing
happens
between
now
and
tuesday,
passing
it
finally
on
tuesday
as
well.
Thank
you
all.
Y
A
A
Y
It
is
really
it
is,
it
is
related
to
permitting
and
licensing
this
is
this
has
to
do
with
the
development
required
for
the
rental,
registration
and
led
inspection
of
child
facility
services.
So
it's
it's
time
it's
tied
to
the
management
of
that
bill,
but
I
know
we
have
gwen
moore
at
the
table.
I
Z
Gwen,
do
you
mind
stating
your
just
your
name
and
title
for
the
record.
Z
Thanks
well
thanks
for
going
over
that
so
physically
or
virtually
what
happens
is
you're
gonna,
just
like
add
sections
like
computron's,
going
to
add
sections
to
like
the
back
end
for
the
people
who
will
be
doing
the
inspections,
so
they
can
report
or
I'm
just
kind
of
curious
on
some
of
these
details,
the.
AF
Process
for
lead,
inspection
permitting
and
inspections
will
be
developed
in
a
software
package
on
the
computronix
platform.
A
AB
Motion
to
approve
brief
discussion,
so
thank
you.
We've
held
this
now
for
just
kind
of
one
week
at
a
time
because
it
was
you
know
it
is
a
large
project
and
it
was
unclear
how
far
along
and
it's
permitting
it's
gone,
but
it
appears
that
it
still
has
not
even
had
its
recommendation
from
planning
commission.
I
would
be
more
comfortable
if
we
did
have
that
recommendation
from
planning
commission,
but
I
don't
actually
know
when
it's
on
that
agenda.
AB
I
thought
you
I
thought
we
were
so
it
has
passed
I'd.
AB
W
AB
To
see
if
we
have
anyone
from
the
planning
department,
we
we
probably
don't
right,
I
don't
believe
we're
holding
up
the
project.
We
would
have
seen
the
recommendation
from
the
planning
commission
come
over
and
if
we
would
have,
I
probably
have
to
I
don't
know
if
we
have
to
have
our
own
public
hearing
on
it
or
not.
AB
A
AB
That's
fair:
let's
just
leave
it
at
that
right
and
then
so
I'm
if,
if
members
are
comfortable,
I
suggest
we
just
hold
one
more
week.
I
personally
have
not
reached
out
to
upmc
on
this
very
large
project,
but
we
welcome
them
to
get
in
touch
and
let
us
know
kind
of
what
the
status
is.
Y
I
have
heard
from
upmc
they're.
They
are
curious
as
to
why
we're
holding
it
and
the
only
thing
that
I
was
able
to
learn
so
far
without
having
talked
to
planning
yet
and
hearing
back
from
them.
Is
that?
Because
this
is
a
project
within
an
already
approved
imp,
institutional
master
plan
that
it
does
not
have
does
not
require
council
approval
or
additional
public
hearing,
but
that
they
were
hoping
to
move
it
forward.
But
I'd
also,
you
know
I'll
defer
to
obviously
defer
to
you.
It's
your
committee
right.
AB
Now
I
understand,
if
it
I
I
think
I
misunderstood,
I
thought
what
I
understood
from
from
looking
into
it,
that
it
was
still
awaiting
the
planning
commission
hearing,
but
if
it
has
received
the
votes
at
planning
commission
with
a
recommendation,
I'm
comfortable
moving
it
forward,
because
that
would
be
as
far
as
I
understand
that
that
all
other
permits
would
be
in
place
by
that
time,
and
that's
always
my
consistent
concern
about
these
sewer
modules.
Is
that
from
everything
I
can
understand
from
state
dep
that
we
are
to
this.
AB
The
city
council
body
should
be
the
last
step
in
the
in
so
the
the
bureaucratic
permits
should
have
been
approved
before
it
comes
to
the
legislative
vote
and
to
really
keep
those
two
sets
of
things
differentiated.
This
is
not
one
of
the
bureaucratic
desks,
and
so,
if,
if
I
understand
this
specific
project
has
passed
all
the
bureaucratic
stops
that
I'm
comfortable
taking
the
vote
today.
So
that's
all.
AB
There
are,
if
that,
anyone
else
and
then
the
public
is
curious.
We
probably
have
seen
more
development
activity
and
ever
than
ever
before
at
the
city
of
pittsburgh
in
the
last
number
of
years,
and
it's
really
difficult
for
us
to
track
every
single
project
and
especially
with
with
just
council
staffing,
so
apologies.
A
A
Discussion,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye
the
opposed
pharmacy
recommendation
that
does
exhaust
our
agenda.
For
today
we
do
have
a
number
of
meeting
announcements
tomorrow,
thursday
april
7th
at
6
pm.
At
the
pride
project
there
will
be
another
public
briefing
by
the
reapportionment
advisory
committee
on
the
proposed
reapportionment
district
maps.
You
can
register
to
speak
at
this
meeting
by
filling
out
the
sign
up
form
on
the
council
meeting
webpage
or
by
emailing
city
clerk's
office
at
pittsburgh.
Pa.Gov
next
week,
council
will
hold
our
regular
and
standing
committees
at
10
a.m.
A
On
tuesday
april
12
and
wednesday
april
13th,
respectively,
speaker
registration
ends
at
9
00
a.m,
tuesday
and
wednesday
to
register
to
speak.
At
these
upcoming
meetings.
Please
fill
out
the
sign
up
form
on
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council
meeting
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by
the
appropriate
deadline.
You
may
also
call
the
city
clerk's
office
at
412-255-2138.