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From the Office of Management & Budget, this Capital Budget Forum focuses projects from the Department of Public Works, Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Department of City Planning (pools, parks, playgrounds, ballfields, sports courts, recreations, healthy active living centers).
A
A
Hello
good
evening,
my
name
is
david
hutchinson,
I'm
the
assistant
director
for
capital,
asset
management
with
the
mayor's
office
management
and
budget.
Thanks
for
joining
us
tonight,
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
2023
capital
budget.
There's
some
really
exciting.
People
on
the
line
with
us
tonight
talk
about
some
really
fun
projects.
I'm
excited
to
have
this
group
together,
so
just
for
some
kind
of
level
setting
tonight
we're
going
to
go
through
the
capital
budget
itself.
A
What's
in
the
capital
budget
was
in
the
operating
budget,
talk
through
the
process
for
building
the
capital
budget
for
next
year,
then
we're
going
to
get
to
hear
from
city
parks,
who
has
some
really
great
parks
and
rec
programs,
and
they
program
a
lot
of
our
major
capital
assets
in
the
park
space.
We're
also
going
to
get
to
hear
from
the
department
of
public
works.
There's
some
really
talented
people
on
the
call
from
that
team
as
well
tonight
we're
going
to
have
an
opportunity
for
you
to
ask
any
questions
you
may
have.
A
You
can
also
enter
those
in
the
q,
a
text
at
any
point
if
you'd
like
we
can
answer
them
that
way
too,
and
then
we're
going
to
close
out
with
some
further
opportunities
for
engagement.
Hopefully
you
leave
here
with
a
bunch
of
tools
you
can
share
with
your
friends
and
your
neighbors
to
help
provide
more
ideas
for
the
capital
budget
for
next
year.
A
So
first,
we
want
to
start
by
telling
you
what's
actually
in
the
capital
budget,
there's
kind
of
three
cardinal
rules
for
capital
budget
projects.
First
off.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
work
on
a
city
owned
asset,
whether
that's
purchasing
something
or
upgrading
or
restoring
something
it
needs
to
be
something
that
the
city
owns.
I'm
going
to
talk
about
some
of
the
complications
there
in
a
little
bit
too.
A
The
city
has
and
they're
usually
divided
between
our
two
budgets
operating
in
capital,
so
on
the
operating
side
is
a
lot
of
our
day-to-day
expenses,
a
lot
of
things
associated
with
employees,
whether
that
be
salaries
or
benefits,
retirement
benefits
as
well
uniforms
and
day-to-day
supplies
are
included
in
the
operating
budget
too.
We
also
pay
for
our
utilities.
So,
while
andrea
and
chris
work
on
putting
lights
up
in
the
ball
fields,
once
those
lights
are
up
and
installed,
the
actual
utilities
get
paid
for
out
of
the
operating
budget.
A
The
capital
budget
is
more
so
about
the
built
environment.
It's
about
pools
and
playgrounds,
ball
fields,
streets
and
bridges;
a
lot
of
the
physical
things
in
your
neighborhood.
We
also
pay
for
vehicles
out
of
the
capital
budget
and
some
of
our
major
hud
funding
comes
through
the
capital
budget
as
well,
some
real
world
examples
or
well
in
the
summer
now
so
we're
going
to
be
opening
the
pools
in
just
a
little
bit
for
the
operating
budget.
That's
where
all
of
the
salaries
and
the
uniforms
for
the
lifeguards
come
out
of
on
the
capital
side.
A
And
if
you
recognize
this
is
the
mushroom
from
bloomfield
pool
it's
a
pretty
popular
pool,
all
of
the
big
infrastructure.
If
we
were
to
upgrade
pools
like
we
did
with
schenley
a
few
years
ago,
those
expenses
come
out
of
the
capital
budget
for
our
parks
programs.
The
rangers
their
salaries
come
out
of
public
safety
in
the
operating
budget.
A
The
actual
park
infrastructure
like
if
we
were
to
upgrade
blue
slide
park
that
would
come
out
of
the
capital
budget
when
max
dennison
and
city
parks
is
running
the
amazing
right
to
tech
programs
like
this
one
in
paulsen
that
would
come
out
of
the
operating
budget.
So
the
computer
supplies
max's
salary,
those
kind
of
things
come
out
of
operating,
but
the
actual
building
itself.
If
we
were
to
do
a
major
renovation
on
paulson
rec
center,
that
comes
out
of
capital.
A
So
to
keep
everybody
on
your
toes
we're
going
to
have
some
polls
throughout
the
night.
This
is
going
to
be
our
first
one.
So
the
first
whole
question
is
how
many
parks
are
operated
by
city
parks,
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
department
of
parks
and
recreation
and
there's
four
options:
option
a
is
five
option:
b
is
25,
option
c
is
93
and
option
d
is
163.,
so
you
should
have
an
opportunity
to
answer
in
the
poll.
So
a
lot
of
things
to
consider
there's
quite
a
few
parks
in
different
neighborhoods.
A
Some
are
bigger,
some
are
smaller,
but
if
you
think
about
90
neighborhoods
roughly,
how
many
parks
do
you
think
are
in
each
neighborhood?
You
can
kind
of
take
a
guess
that
way
so
alex.
If
you
don't
mind,
sharing
the
results,
let's
see
where
everybody
landed.
A
Okay,
it
looks
like
18
of
people,
guessed
b,
25
parks,
36
percent
of
people,
guests
see
93
parks,
that's
a
pretty
solid
guess,
but
45
of
you
got
it
right.
It's
actually
63
parks
across
the
city
of
pittsburgh
and
they're
divided
up
into
kind
of
three
categories,
so
city
planning
helped
do
some
work
for
the
open
space
plan
that
we
talked
about
in
last
night's
meeting
to
kind
of
define
those
three
types
of
parks.
You
may
be
familiar
with
the
bigger
regional
parks,
those
are
like
schenley
and
highland
park.
A
You
may
have
a
community
park
in
your
neighborhood
or
been
to
the
downtown
parks
like
market
square
or
melon
park
in
shadyside.
Also,
a
lot
of
us
just
have
neighborhood
parks.
I've
got
one
across
the
street
that
I'm
lucky
to
have
access
to
so
there's
148
of
those
neighborhood
parks
spread
out
around
the
city
as
well.
A
It's
also
important
to
consider
that
we're
not
the
only
game
in
town
there's
a
lot
of
really
great
assets
throughout
the
city
that
you
may
consider
to
be
crucial
to
the
identity
of
your
neighborhood
or
something
that
you
utilize
all
the
time
they
may
not
be
city
owned.
So
maybe
you've
been
to
a
sporting
event
at
copper
stadium
on
the
south
side,
that's
actually
owned
by
pittsburgh,
public
schools.
A
We
think
we've
all
been
to
point
state
park
or
taking
taken
family
there
or
taken
out
of
towners
there.
That's
a
great
asset,
that's
actually
actually
owned
and
maintained
by
the
pennsylvania
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources,
and
then
on
the
north
shore.
We
have
that
great
park
for
cooling
off
on
on
the
riverfront
park,
that's
actually
owned
by
the
sports
and
exhibition
authority
of
pittsburgh
and
allegheny
county.
A
So
the
group
that
owns
the
stadiums
they
actually
own
that
park
as
well
when
it
comes
to
capital
planning
a
lot
of
the
projects,
especially
the
ones
that
the
department
of
public
works
works
on,
can
be
complicated
projects
with
multiple
phases.
They
can
take
multiple
years
and
many
millions
of
dollars.
So
to
do
a
project
like
south
side
park,
where
you're
doing
a
major
renovation
you're
going
to
need
a
few
different
phases
of
funding.
So
when
we
get
proposals
from
people
like
our
great
landscape,
architect,
andrea
ketzel,
they
come
with
multiple
year
asks.
A
The
idea
with
that
is.
We
want
to
be
funding
project
phases
just
in
time,
so
that
the
money
is
not
sitting
around
unused
until
the
very
end.
When
we
have
those
big
construction
bills,
we
want
to
be
constantly
feeding
the
project
just
enough
money
to
complete
the
next
crucial
phase
and
set
the
table
for
a
bigger
allocation
in
later
years
when
we
actually
need
the
construction
funds.
A
When
it
comes
to
the
capital
budget
itself,
though,
what
we're
legislating
is
just
one
year
so
for
2022
we
only
were
legislating
the
actual
2022
budget,
but
as
part
of
best
practice
we
still
hold
on
to
and
build
out
outer
year
budgets
in,
what's
called
a
capital
improvement
plan.
So
even
though
they
may
not
be
easy
to
see,
there
are
those
out
of
your
phases
from
andrea's
proposal
for
2023
and
2024
contained
within
the
capital
budget
capital
improvement
plan
for
those
same
years.
A
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
funds
for
construction
when
it
gets
time
to
build
the
capital
budget
itself.
If
you
think
about
it,
is
really
just
stacking
a
bunch
of
those
projects
in
the
out
of
yours
on
top
of
each
other,
so
that
allows
us
to
be
responsible
when
it
comes
to
planning
what
our
debt
strategy
is
going
to
be
with
taking
out
bond
funds
or
knowing
how
much
paygo
or
pay-as-you-go
funds
will
need
to
transfer
from
the
operating
budget
in
future
years.
A
Speaking
of
money.
This
is
quiz
number
two
alex,
if
you
don't
mind
to
put
it
up
for
us.
The
question
is:
how
much
does
it
cost
to
run
a
park
pavilion
in
the
city
of
pittsburgh?
I
don't
know
if
you've
ever
been
to
an
event
in
the
city.
Maybe
you've
had
a
bbq
or
a
family
reunion.
Something
like
that.
There's
four
options:
option
a
is
162
option
b
is
375
option
c
540
an
option
d
is
722..
A
I
will
know
you
can
do
liquor
licenses
with
some
of
them
as
well.
I
was
looking
up
park
pavilions
earlier
this
week.
I
do
want
to
applaud
this.
The
city
in
the
last
I
don't
know
when
we
started,
maybe
five
or
six
years
we've
been
kind
of
moving
at
warp
speed
getting
into
the
21st
century
with
online
booking.
When
it
comes
to
the
park
billions,
it
used
to
be
a
really
interesting
in-person
process
and
I'm
glad
we've
gone
digital
with
that
one
so
alex.
A
So
everybody
got
this
right
option:
a
162
dollars.
46
percent
of
you
said
that
54
of
you
chose
option
b
dollars.
The
correct
answer
is
they're
both
right.
We
actually
have
a
few
different
sized
facilities
with
different
amenities.
So
if
you
want
to
rent
mckinley,
you
can
pay
162
for
that
or
if
you
want
to
use
my
favorite
one.
The
west
end
overlook
it'll
set
you
back
375,
but
I
promise
you
the
views
west
end
overlooked.
You
won't
regret
it
still
one
of
the
most
underrated
views
in
the
city.
A
In
my
opinion,
terms
of
the
capital
budget
process
were
actually
kind
of
smack
dab
in
the
in
the
beginning
of
it
for
a
really
crucial
piece.
So,
in
april
the
mayor
provides
priorities
to
the
departments
for
next
year's
capital
budget
they're,
designed
to
inspire
department
directors
to
select
projects
they're
going
to
align
with
those
priorities,
we're
going
to
talk
about
them
in
just
a
little
bit
and
then
you'll
have
an
opportunity
to
actually
give
us
feedback
on
those
priorities
as
well.
A
If
you
complete
the
survey
in
may
our
office,
the
office
of
management
and
budget
sends
out
a
request
for
proposals
to
all
city
department,
heads
all
council
offices
and
some
other
project
partners.
We've
worked
with
in
the
past
major
partners
like
pwsa
or
the
pittsburgh
parks
conservancy
in
may
and
june.
We
do
our
best
to
get
as
much
public
input
as
possible.
We
do
that
through
a
few
different
ways.
This
year
we
started
going
out
to
community
development
meetings
from
community
development
corporation
or
just
community
meetings.
A
Neighborhood
groups
have
been
nice
enough
to
host
us
so
that
we
can
go
out
and
explain
how
both
budgets
work
and
ask
people
for
their
input.
It's
been
a
really
fun
process.
We
also
host
a
survey
on
our
engage
page
which
we'll
explore
later
in
the
meeting,
and
we
have
these
three
public
meetings,
so
they're
great
opportunities,
but
we'll
have
other
opportunities
later
in
the
year.
That
we'll
talk
about
in
july
is
actually
we
have
the
deadline
for
the
proposals.
A
Further,
we
can
ask
those
questions
in
those
meetings
during
that
whole
process
that
same
capital
program
facilitation
committee
is
scoring
all
the
proposals
as
well.
So
once
the
proposals
are
scored
in
september,
that
committee
submits
a
summary
report
of
how
each
project
scored
to
the
mayor's
office
is
a
formal
recommendation
for
what
to
include
in
next
year's
budget.
In
september,
the
mayor
utilizes
that
that
report
to
submit
a
preliminary
budget
there's
a
really
good
opportunity
between
that
september
budget
and
the
mayor's
kind
of
final
november
budget
for
the
public
to
provide
input.
A
There's
a
great
budget
simulator,
we'll
talk
about
later
in
the
meeting
where
you
can
provide
your
input
on
that
draft
budget,
but
then
again
in
november,
usually
the
second
tuesday.
The
mayor
does
a
state
of
the
city
address
in
which
american
layout
the
formal
budget
for
council
to
then
deal
with
so
council
has
the
opportunity
throughout
december
to
also
meet
with
the
departments
and
ask
them
questions
as
part
of
televised
hearings.
A
If
you've
never
watched
council
before
it's
a
great
chance
to
kind
of
dip
your
tone
and
see
how
those
meetings
go,
they
can
get
really
in
the
weeds
and
some
fun
ways
asking
policy
questions.
I
recommend
watching
them
again.
Those
are
going
to
be
in
december
and
then
council
can
submit
and
vote
on
their
own
proposals
to
amend
the
budget
that
the
mayor
submitted.
A
In
terms
of
priorities
for
the
2023
budget.
I
think
mayor
gainey's
done
a
really
good
job
of
grouping
them
into
kind
of
larger
values
and
concepts
that
express
the
values
of
this
administration
so
within
safe
neighborhoods,
welcoming
committees
and
thriving
people,
americans
actually
drilling
down
with
even
more
specific
values
that
allows
the
department
directors
and
even
the
council
offices,
to
understand
where
we
want
to
see
capital
budget
proposals
for
next
year.
A
A
On
the
first
page,
we
ask
for
some
summary
data
in
terms
of
the
financial
ask,
so
we
will
ask
people
like
you
know:
project
managers,
andrea
ketzel,
to
tell
us
for
2023.
What
phase
are
you
going
to
be
in
for
this
project?
How
much
money
do
you
want
and
then
what
kind
of
flavor
of
money
is
appropriate
bond
is
a
form
of
debt.
Our
community
development
block
grants
play
a
crucial
role
in
some
of
our
capital
projects
and
our
pay
as
you
go.
A
Also,
we
want
to
understand
a
little
bit
more
about
the
concept
context
of
the
project
through
three
questions.
First,
we
ask
for
just
kind
of
a
plain
language
description
of
the
project.
We
want
to
understand
what
work
is
going
to
be
done
if
it's
funded.
Second,
we
want
to
ask
for
a
project
justification
specifically,
what's
the
impact,
if
we
don't
do
this
project
and
then
third,
we
want
to
understand
what
the
operating
budget
impacts
going
to
be.
A
This
is
part
of
a
conversation-
that's
continual
throughout
the
summer,
between
our
team
on
the
capital
side
and
in
the
operating
budget
team
to
make
sure
that
we're
aligning
everything
correctly.
Sometimes
like,
let's
say
on
the
operating
side,
they
want
to
hire
10
new
laborers
on
the
capital
side.
That
may
mean
that
we
need
five
new
trucks,
so
those
kind
of
conversations
are
important,
but
we
like
to
know
ahead
of
time
what
the
operating
budget
impact
is
going
to
be
through
the
capital
budget
proposal
as
well.
A
In
terms
of
scoring,
we
actually
have
a
process,
that's
outlined
in
chapter
218
of
city
code,
in
terms
of
how
the
projects
are
scored.
This
was
our
set
of
scoring
criteria
from
last
year,
so
we
actually
asked
the
on
the
proposal
form
for
each
respondent
to
speak
directly
to
each
of
the
scoring
criteria.
So
we
have
kind
of
an
apples
to
apple's
response
to
everything
we
need
to
score
on
for
2022.
A
I'm
sorry.
In
this
year,
2022
for
2023,
we
actually
updated
the
scoring
criteria
earlier
this
year
through
an
ordinance.
We
did
a
few
things,
one.
We
cleaned
up
some
of
the
language
just
to
make
it
more
consistent
in
terms
of
how
the
wording
goes,
but
we
also
made
two
major
policy
changes.
The
first
is
we
added
this
first
section
in
yellow,
which
reads:
project
has
a
clear
plan
for
execution,
including
site
control,
project
timeline,
procurement
strategy
and
professional
cost
estimate.
A
We
found
in
the
capital
side
that,
when
those
ducks
are
in
a
row,
it
makes
for
a
much
more
successful
project.
So
we
have
really
talented
people
but
they're
also
really
busy.
We
want
to
move
beyond
just
kind
of
back
of
the
envelope
calculations
and
get
into
a
real
project
plan
at
this
stage
in
the
in
the
game,
so
that
we
know
we're
funding
a
project.
That's
ready
to
hit
the
ground
running
as
soon
as
it
gets
the
money.
A
Third,
we
updated
an
existing
scoring
criteria
that
used
to
read
ability
to
improve
quality
of
life
in
all
city
neighborhoods
to
the
new
text.
Project
improves,
quality
of
life
for
city
residents
with
low
and
moderate
incomes.
This
is
a
really
important
expression
of
our
values.
We
do
get
community
development
block
grant
funds,
but
it's
not
enough.
We
need
to
give
the
residents
in
our
neighborhoods
with
lower
and
moderate
incomes,
a
better
leg
up
more
opportunities
in
the
city.
A
So
to
do
that,
our
part
of
that
is
making
sure
that
those
projects
that
are
in
neighborhoods,
with
higher
concentrations
of
lower
incomes,
get
higher
priority
when
it
comes
to
scoring
for
capital
budgets
and
hit
our
third
quiz
before
we
pass
the
city
parks
in
a
little
bit.
So
this
third
question
dpw
is
in
charge
of
346
courts
in
fields
which
sport
has
the
most
playing
surfaces,
so
the
four
options
are
a
hockey
b,
basketball
c
tennis
d
baseball.
A
I
will
note
that
also
all
four
of
these
sports
are
currently
in
season,
two
of
them
in
their
championship
phase.
So
if
you're
a
fan
of
any
of
them,
there's
a
chance
to
to
learn
some
more
about
these
sports
they're
a
lot
of
fun.
We
have
some
really
great
assets.
I
think
every
neighborhood
park
has
kind
of
its
own
character,
including
its
own
group
of
people
who
come
to
play
these
kind
of
sports.
You
can
get
pick
up
games
of
a
different
flavor
all
over
the
city.
A
B
A
Okay,
patrick,
let
me
know
if
they're
still
on
pinned
so
46
percent
of
you
said,
be
bas,
stop
showing
my
screen,
so
you
can
show
your
sorry
about
that.
A
One
of
the
cool
things
about
having
both
of
these
groups
on
on
the
call
is
that
dpw
oftentimes
department,
public
works,
is
very
close
in
concert
with
city
parks
when
it
comes
to
adapting
some
of
their
strategies
around
food
programs
and
also
recreation
assets.
They've
done
some
amazing
work
together,
so
it's
always
nice
to
kind
of
see
them
present
together
as
well
with
that
I'll
pass
it
to
katherine.
If
you're
ready.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you
david.
You
did
such
a
good
job
kind
of
introing,
the
work
of
city
parks
and
and
our
relationship
to
the
capitol
budget.
Specifically,
so
you
know,
as
david
mentioned,
my
name
is
catherine
vargas.
I'm
the
director
of
the
department
of
parks,
recreation
I'll,
send
it
to
city
parks.
I
also
have
luanne
haran
on
the
line
too.
C
She
is
the
assistant
director
of
our
healthy,
active
living
senior
programs,
and
so
luanne
will
be
online
too,
to
be
able
to
answer
any
questions
regarding
that
after
the
presentation.
So
first
welcome
to
city
parks.
You
know
when
you
think
about
city
parks,
we're
really
talking
about
the
people
and
the
programs
that
happen
across
our
parks
and
the
50
facilities
that
the
city
has
active
programming
in.
We
are.
C
One
of
the
unique
things
about
us
is
that
we
don't
actually
have
a
capital
budget
that
we
operate,
but
in
order
to
do
the
work
that
we
do,
we
have
to
partner
really
closely
with
department
of
public
works
on
our
capital,
our
capital
projects,
because
we
rely
on
making
sure
that
our
facilities,
the
facilities
that
we
jointly
work
in
the
facilities
that
are
partners.
You
know
we
also
work
with
youth
sports
groups
and
that
they
have
the
facilities
that
they
need.
So
we're
talking
about
capital
budget
priorities.
C
C
And
with
that
you
know,
our
mission
really
is
to
provide
that
programming.
We
have
year-round
about
100
people
that
work
on
our
team.
Again,
we
are
working
out
of
about
50
facilities
across
across
the
city
and
we
also
do
programming
within
the
parks.
We
are.
C
You
know
anything
from
what
you
see
here:
programs
about
health
and
wellness
to
arts
and
enrichment
to
the
wreck,
to
tech
work
that
dave
hutchinson
alluded
to
earlier.
We
are
really
working
to
build
a
fabric
of
engagement
so
that
when
people,
city
residents
or
even
visitors,
come
to
our
parks
or
come
to
our
facilities,
there
is
that
active
engagement
and
the
team
there
to
to
support
that,
and
as
I
mentioned,
we
have
about
a
hundred
of
folks
who
are
on
our
team
year-round.
C
C
Covet
hit,
seasonal
employment
has
been
a
challenge
and
continues
to
be
one
for
us,
but
we
do
a
lot
of
our
heavy
lifting
in
the
in
the
time,
and
so
our
team
grows
significantly
in
that
time
as
well.
C
First,
the
work
that
we
do
to
promote
safety
and
wellness
among
older
adults
in
the
community.
A
lot
of
people
don't
know
it,
but
the
city
of
pittsburgh
is
the
largest
provider
of
supports
for
older
adults
in
allegheny
county.
We
have
a
partnership
with
the
allegheny
county
area
on
aging
to
run
13
healthy,
active
living
centers
across
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
and
this
is
the
largest
network
of
centers
of
this
kind
that
are
there
to
support
older
adults
as
it
relates
to
having
nutrition
support.
C
Having
the
programs
that
provide
direct
services
having
the
community,
which
is
incredibly
important
of
people
to
kind
of
come
together
and
experience
an
active
and
vibrant.
You
know
community
within
their
neighborhoods.
We
know.
C
Super
important
that
as
individuals
age,
that,
in
order
to
be
able
to
stay
safe
and
happy
in
your
community,
that
you
have
these
same
support
systems
and
what's
really
great
about
the
work
that
we
do
at
our
healthy
active
living.
Centers
is
not
only
that
we
have
our
community-based
centers
that
are
operating
every
day
to
support
our
older
adults,
but
we
also
bring
everyone
together
on
a
regular
basis
as
well.
So
we're
creating
this
network
of
really
active
engagement
among
those
that
we
serve.
C
Our
team
is
super
dedicated
to
this
work.
It
is
a
a
really
a
wonderful.
You
know,
experience
being
able
to
go
in
and
and
see
just
how
much
the
work
that
people
are
doing
are
impacting
the
lives
of
of
the
folks
that
come
out
and
participate,
and
how
much
how
dedicated
our
team
is
to
this
work.
So.
C
To
make
sure
that
older
adults
are
safe
in
their
home
is
critically
important
to
us.
The
other
group
of
pittsburgh
residents
that
we
have
a
huge
focus
on
in
the
work
that
we
do.
Of
course,
our
youth
and
families.
Our
recreation
centers
serve
the
entire
community.
You
know
we
have
access
to
a
gym.
C
We
have
access
to
a
weight
room
for
anybody
of
any
age,
but
when
we
really
think
about
the
programs
that
we
run,
we
are
focused
on
making
sure
that
not
only
do
young
people
have
a
safe
place
to
be
and
caring
adults
there
that
are
engaging
with
them,
but
that
we
are
also
thinking
about
that
time
and
that
it
is
also
enriching,
and
it
is
something
that
is
helping
in
making
sure
that
young
people
have
access
to
opportunities.
C
So
a
great
example
again
would
be
rec
to
tech.
When
we
think
about
the
types
of
upgrades
that
we've
been
able
to
do
in
the
more
recent
years,
we
had
a
capital
project
last
year
at
am
and
rec
center
that
renovated
the
second
floor
of
that
center,
so
that
we
could
pilot
this
year
a
15-week
course
on
various
technology
coding,
computer
science.
We
did
3d
printing.
C
We
did
a
lot
of
fun
gaming
game
design
with
young
people
at
ammon
rec
center,
because
we
had
the
upgrades
necessary
to
be
able
to
provide
that.
So
when
we
think
about
what
recreation
centers
provide
to
the
community,
we're
really
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
are
making
sure
that
we
are
keeping
up
with
the
times
of
what
recreation
really
means,
and
for
us
that
means,
of
course,
a
wonderful,
safe
place
for
young
people
to
be,
and
active
and
learning,
but
also
enriching
and
thinking
about.
C
How
are
we
supporting
the
future
of
a
young
person's
development?
How
are
we
helping
with
educational
outcomes?
You
know
we're
actually
on
the
brink
right
now
in
about
a
week
or
so,
we'll
have
300
young
people
joining
us
for
city
camp.
It's
a
free
summer
camp
across
six
of
our
our
recreation
centers.
C
We
it's
it's
a
wonderful
camp
that
really
blends
all
of
our
programming
together
to
make
sure
that
young
people
are
having
a
safe
summer
and
also
a
summer
that
is
preventing
summer
slides
some
summer
learning
loss
that
we're
still
engaging
in
academics.
It's
really
important
work
and
it's
one
of
the
focuses
of
our
programming
and
then.
Lastly,
another
big
piece
of
our
programming,
of
course,
is
what
we
offer
to
all
city
residents
across
all
of
our
facilities
and
out
in
our
parks.
C
So
when
you
think
of
things
like
spray
park,
investments
or
the
schenley
ice
rink,
or
even
the
the
tennis
and
pickleball
and
places
where
things
are
programmed,
we
do
stay
involved
in
those
as
well,
because
we
work
with
a
lot
of
partners,
partner
organizations.
We
work
with
you
sports
organizations.
C
We
have
our
city
sports
summer.
You
know
year-round
city,
sports,
leagues
and
baseball
season,
we'll
be
playing
over
400
games
that
we're
helping
to
organize
with
baseball
teams.
So
all
of
those
assets
in
our
parks
are
really
important
to
us
as
well,
because
we
are
working
with
those
partners
we're
helping
to
program
those
spaces,
and
so
we
really
see
the
facilities
sort
of
out
large
in
our
park
spaces
as
places
where
we
can
help
bring
program
and
activity
to
another.
C
Popular
one
out
in
the
parks
is
the
art
heart
where
we
bring
arts,
enrichment
and
activity
out
to
the
parks.
You
know
on
a
regular
basis,
so
that
families
and
young
people
that
are
around
can
also
have
that
really
rich
engagement,
and
so,
when
we
think
about
these
investments,
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
say
like
hey
like
how
can
we
make
sure
that
not
only
do
we
have
these
wonderful
parks,
but
that
we
are
also
part
of
keeping
the
programs
and
activities
there,
vibrant
and
that
they're
accessible
to
all.
C
That
another
really
important
piece
of
this
being
welcoming
and
accessible,
are
ada
improvements
that
are
a
critical
priority
as
it
relates
to
our
facilities
and
anytime.
We
do
a
major
capital
project.
Ada
accessibility
is,
you
know
a
number
one
factor
that
that
we
pay
attention
to,
because
it's
so
critical
to
make
sure
that
these
facilities
are
ready
to
welcome
anybody
who
wants
to
participate.
C
So
I
want
to
real
quickly
I
kind
of
talked
to
our.
You
know
these
are
the
lines
of
work
that
we
do,
but
I
wanted
to
give
a
quick
snapshot
of
what
that
looks
like
what
kinds
of
facilities
are
we
talking
about,
and
I
know
I
referenced
many
of
them
a
couple
that
I
just
want
to
to
point
out
that
I
hadn't
really
mentioned
are
community
enrichment
programs.
Of
course
we
have
our
community
recreation,
which
are
those
very
tied
to
recreational
activity.
C
It
helps
inspire
the
opportunity
for
people
to
really
get
active
in
our
facilities,
but
we
also
think
a
lot
about
community
health
and
wellness.
If
you
think
about
our
healthy,
active
living
centers,
we
have
a
summer
food
program
after
school
food
program.
Our
summer
foods
program
is
actually
also
the
largest
food
program
in
the
county.
We
work
with
community
partners
to
make
sure
that
any
anywhere
where
we
can
have
food
access,
we
are
creating
it.
We
have
summer
foods
at
our
spray
parks.
C
We
try
to
think
about
places
where
kids
are
and
at
our
recreation,
centers
and
with
community
partners
around
60
sites
across
the
city.
That
will
be
that
list
will
be
getting
out
there
shortly,
so
we're
also
working
on
that
food
security
piece
and
then
in
community
enrichment
programs.
This
is
everything
that
has
to
do
with
our
ability
to
make
sure
that
young
people
are
having
those
enriching
experiences.
C
One
of
the
things
that
we
do
is
we
work
really
really
closely
with
pittsburgh
public
schools
on
a
number
of
community
enrichment
programs.
We
bring
our
programming
into
the
schools.
We
also
have
partnerships
between
our
rec
centers
and
their
local
school.
A
great
example
is
at
concord.
This
year,
all
of
the
young
people
came
through
phillips
rec
center
for
their
big
field
day.
Another
great
example
at
phillips
on
the
south
side,
every
day
after
school,
we're
walking
kids
from
phillips
elementary
over
to
the
rec
center
for
that
engagement.
C
So
not
only
the
programming
that
is
very
specific
to
our
centers,
but
these
festivals
often
occur
in
our
parks
and
they're
open
to
everybody,
and
sometimes
it's
the
first
engagement
someone
has
with
us,
and
then
people
come
in
and
visit
us
at
our
centers.
After
being
part
of
that-
and
I
think
dave
did
a
great
job
talking
about
our
parks
and
acreage,
I
think
it's
great
to
see
just
how
expansive
it
really
is.
There's
so
much
opportunity
there.
So
we're
always
also
thinking
about
creative
new
ways
to
do
programming.
C
I
did
also
want
to
really
quickly
mention
that
we
have
regional
parks
as
well.
What's
important
about
regional
parks
is
that
we
receive
rad
dollars
to
program
in
those
parks,
so
we
have
another
funding
source
of
operation,
ability
to
be
able
to
do
some
really
unique
and
different
things
in
these
parks,
because
we
have
that
additional
funding
support.
So
you
can
kind.
E
C
Here
there
are
the
five
real
kind
of
larger
parks
in
in
pittsburgh.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
program
there.
So
again,
when
we
talk
about,
you
know
capital
dollars.
I
just
wanted
to
showcase
some
of
the
really
exciting
capital
improvements
that
dpw
has
done.
That
impacts
our
lives
directly.
I
mentioned
the
ammon
rec
center.
You
can
see
that
on
the
top
there
under
recreation
and
technology
that
has
really
helped
us
facilitate
those
programs.
You
see
some
pickleball
courts.
C
Pickleball
is
like
after
covin
everybody
wants
to
play
and
we
get
a
lot
of
requests
on
pickleball.
So
it's
an
important
improvement.
You
see
more
park,
pool
the
brand
new
pool,
that's
opening
this
year
and
one
of
our
newer
renovated
healthy,
active
living
centers
over
in
beechwood
there.
So
you
can
kind
of
see
where
these
facility
improvements
they
look
great
and
they
help
us
activate
better
programming,
and
please
visit
us
visit
us
this
summer
visit
us
on
the
web
and
follow
us
on
facebook,
we're
always
giving
updates
about
our
programs.
A
Yeah,
thank
you
so
much
well,
tpw
gets
their
slide,
deck
ready,
I'll
just
say:
yeah
pickleball's.
Definitely
having
a
moment
I
remember
playing
in
middle
school.
I
grew
up
playing
a
little
bit
of
tennis
on
public
courts
and
then
for
gym
class.
I
couldn't
get
that
my
kids
on
the
court,
so
we
did
pickleball.
I
was
like
disappointed
and
then
I
started
playing
it's
a
lot
of
fun.
F
Hey
dave,
this
is
luanne.
Can
I
add
a
few
comments
under
the
capital
budget
we
get
you've
got
the
community
development
block,
grant
funds
and
part
of
that
goes
to
the
senior
program
every
year.
F
Really
vital
to
us
that
we
receive
those
funds
and
every
senior
center
in
the
city
is
eligible
for
the
to
receive
community
development
funds.
So
last
year
we
got
a
million
dollars
to
help
support
the
senior
centers
and
I'm
going
to
put
in
that
same
request
this
year,
and
that
was
an
increase
from
past
years
we
were
getting
750
000.
F
So
it's
wonderful
to
get
that
increase,
and
one
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
in
working
with
dpw,
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
with
them
lately
on
some
of
the
senior
centers
really
important,
we're
doing
some
work
in
combination
with
them
and
meeting
with
some
design
work
on
the
brighton
heights
senior
center
we've
had
a
lot
of
meetings
in
design
work,
so
we're
going
to
do
some
work
there
with
capital
budget
money.
It's
going
to
be
wonderful
and
also
at
warrington,
rec
center.
F
There's
going
to
be
some
new
programs
and
new
design
work
going
in
there
a
lot
of
improvements
that
are
taking
place
that
we
we
work
in
combination
with
public
works
and
talk
about
our
needs,
so
they're
really
helpful.
We're
really
a
team
effort
to
get
things
done,
and
one
of
the
new
projects
that
are
coming
up
really
important.
We've
been
waiting
for
this
for
20
years.
It's
been
20
years
in
the
making
we're
gonna
work
on
getting
a
new
tennis
film
at
mel
in
tennis
this
year.
F
So
that's
a
big
one
and
well
needed,
and
it
was
really
helpful.
Public
works
working
really
closely
with
us
to
make
that
happen.
So
I
know
that
people,
the
players
over
in
montana
is
going
to
be
thrilled
to
have
that
happen,
but
some
things
I
wanted
to
mention
they're
really
important
to
us
and
we're
really
pleased
to
see
these
new
improvements
coming
out
of
capital
budget.
So
thanks.
Everyone.
A
A
Rec
centers
now
have
really
changed
into
these
kind
of
swiss
army
knife
style
buildings
that
can
offer
so
many
different
types
of
programs,
literally
from
very
young
children,
all
the
way
up
to
some
of
our
oldest
residents,
which
is
not
easy
to
do,
but
luckily,
you've
got
some
great
partners
in
the
department
of
public
works.
So
if
you
get
all
that
high-speed
fiber
and
new
gym
floors
in
those
buildings,
chris,
are
you
comfortable
sharing
your
screen.
G
First,
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
joining
us
also.
You
know
special
thanks
to
luanne
for
all
her
kind
words,
you
know,
parks
and
recreation
is
one
of
our
really
great
partners
here
at
the
city.
You
know
we
really
value
the
work
that
they
bring
the
community,
and
so
it's
it's
pretty
easy
for
us
to
to
help
out.
I
want
to
frame
you
know:
public
works
in
a
in
the
simplest
way
possible,
and
that
is
you
know,
we're
responsible
for
you
know,
cleaning,
stuff
and
fixing
things.
G
So
you
know
you
would
think
that
the
capital
budget
is
just
mostly
about
fixing
things
and
making
improvements,
but
actually
you
know
it
does
intersect
in
some
interesting
ways
with
you
know
some
of
our
cleaning
responsibilities.
So
for
many
of
you
for
those
of
you
out
there
that
have
received
your
recycling
bin,
you
know
that
program
was
funded
via
the
capital
budget,
and
so
we're
extremely
grateful
for
that.
Also,
you
know
we
have
a
censored
litter
can
program.
G
So
a
lot
of
our
our
litter
cans
are
in
the
street,
have
a
sensor
and
then
they'll
tell
us
when
they're
filled
they
help
us.
Be
very
efficient
with
the
collection
of
that
litter,
it's
very
beneficial
for
the
division
of
labor.
For
us,
in
terms
of
you
know
how
we
service
those
cans.
So
you
know
the
capital
budget.
You
know,
benefits
the
city
in
a
variety
of
ways,
and
you
know
we
in
public
works
kind
of
interact
with
that.
G
I'm
going
to
focus
on
this
presentation
just
kind
of
on
the
process
of
you
know
how
we
would
integrate
with,
I
think,
parks
and
recreation,
because
I
think
it
makes
it
very
interesting,
but
it
also
gives
you
a
broader
sense
of
how
we
in
public
works
will
approach.
You
know
the
the
idea
and
the
concept
of
of
the
capital
budget,
so
the
first.
The
first
question
I
often
get
is
you
know?
G
How
does
a
project
proposal
get
started
and
a
lot
of
times
it
comes
directly
from
public
works,
so
these
come
internally
they're
from
direct
observation
and
data
gathered
by
our
staff,
whether
that's
field
staff
or
you
know,
people
like
project
managers
such
as
andrea
ketzel,
and
so
these
tend
to
be
places
where
we
have
known
maintenance
issues
or
safety
concerns.
These
are
things
like
playground.
G
Or
other
facility
pairs
that
you
know
we
just
aren't
budgeted
in
our
operating
budget
to
you
know
deal
with
in
any
way
other
than
to
just
simply
make
safe.
We
also
get
them,
as
you
know,
part
of
our
partnerships
with
parks
and
recreation,
but
also
other
city
departments
such
as
public
safety.
G
We
also
will
receive
proposals
or
projects
from
city
planning
who
might
be
working
with
the
community
on
a
master
plan.
I
think
dave
showed
south
side
park
master
plan.
There
have
been
others,
so
our
staff
integrates
with
city
planning
during
that
planning
process.
G
You
know
we
give
them
some
technical
assistance
and
guidance
where
necessary
to
help
you
know
the
community
come
to.
You
know,
decisions
and
conclusions
about
what
what
can
happen.
Occasionally,
the
work
is
directly
advocated
to
us
from
the
mayor
or
from
city
council,
so
we'll
work
with
the
stakeholders
that
they
identify
with
us
to
help
flush
out
a
capital
request,
and
then
so
sometimes
we
even
get
you
know.
G
We
take
public
input
via
community
process
such
as
this
capital
budget
forum
and
we'll
we'll
evaluate
the
feasibility
of
the
proposal,
and
we
can
recommend
an
approach.
So
there's.
G
Contain
well,
the
first
thing
is
it's
kind
of
like
dave
highlighted.
We
have
our
project
description,
which
is
just
kind
of
a
short
narrative
internally,
we
do
a
goal
alignment.
So,
in
addition
to
those
goals
and
objectives
of
the
mayor,
we
have
kind
of
what
we
know
as
a
stage
gaining
process
in
the
department.
So,
in
short,
we
evaluate
many
things,
but
the
main
issues
we're
vetting
are,
you
know,
are
the
projects
addressing
a
known?
G
G
A
projected
department
in
city
service
efficiency,
so
sometimes
we
might
see
the
condition
of
an
asset
you
know
deteriorating
in
which
it's
not
yet
safe,
unsafe
to
operator
to
be
in.
But
if
it's
continued
to
allow
to
deteriorate,
it
will
quickly
become
that
and
would
require
us
to.
You
know,
take
remedial
measures.
We
try
to
avoid
those
situations
as
much
as
possible
and
then
also
projects
that
could
expand
the
city
department
or
service
service
capability.
I
think
you
know,
as
you
know,
catherine
mentioned
dave
has
mentioned.
G
I
think
the
rec
de
tech
program
is
one
of
those
exciting
things.
This
is
a
place
where
we
can
interject
and
make
some
improvements
and
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
Next
and-
and
you
know
in
basic
terms,
you
know
if
a
project
can't
meet
any
above
these
criteria.
We
in
public
works.
We
cannot
support
it.
G
We
know
the
city
has
limited
resources,
but
unless
it
can
meet
that
kind
of
basic
threshold
we
you
know
we
have
to
prioritize
other
actions,
because
we
have
so
many
assets
that
we
are
responsible
for
caring
for
so
new
this
year
is
an
execution
plan
that
they've
highlighted.
G
So
this
is
how
public
works
proposes
to
develop
the
project
from
idea
to
completion,
it's
a
high
level
assessment,
but
what
it
does
and
what
it
helps
us
do-
and
I
can
talk
about
some
of
these
learnings-
is
that
it
helps
us,
identify
the
potential
challenges,
risks
and
pitfalls,
so
we
can
avoid
them,
and
in
addition
to
that,
you
know
there
will
be
a
cost
estimate.
G
So
public
works
evaluates
project
proposals
in
a
couple
of
different
measures
again
beyond
our
or
the
goal
alignment.
As
I
mentioned,
we
stage
gate
those
things
internally,
so
this
is
basically
before
you
know.
A
project
manager
like
andrea
would
fully
flesh
out
a
capital
proposal.
She
will
give
me
the
project
narrative
and
the
cost
estimate
I
will
review.
We
will
discuss
whether
or
not
the
proposal
has.
You
know
merit
to
go
forward
most
of
the
time
it
does.
G
If
it's
ever
questioned
or
we
say
we're
uncertain,
we
will
pass
it
on
to
the
budget
office,
but
if
we
feel
pretty
confident
that
it's
not
a
viable
project
to
put
forth,
we
won't
do
that.
We
will
also
take
into
consideration.
G
Excuse
me
existing
data
points
around
the
population.
We
rely
on
our
department
partners
such
as
parks
and
recreation,
to
kind
of
tell
us
what
they
need.
So
we
take
that
information
in
we
go
through.
We
go
through
it
with
them.
We
also
look
at
the
data
points
that
we
have
internally
on
the
assets
condition
we
have
a
you
know
now,
for
several
years
now,
we've
been
running
a
facility
maintenance,
work
order
program
and
we've
been
tracking
the
maintenance
for
about
the
last
five
years
internally.
G
So
we've
got
a
lot
of
we're,
starting
to
build
a
lot
of
really
good
data
points
about
where
some
of
our
problems
are,
and
we
pull
this
information
into
our
assessment
to
help
us
prioritize
from
that.
We
also,
basically,
on
the
you
know,
sky.
The
sorry
excuse
me
the
size
and
the
complexity
of
the
project.
We
may
also
do
some
other
considerations.
G
You
know
what
I
call
projected
cost
and
projected
value
so
this
factors
into
when
the
project
gets
so
large
and
so
much
work
is
needed
that
we
need
to
start
evaluating
it
for
energy
efficiency
and
sustainability
goals.
So
addition.
D
G
You
know
complying
with
you
know:
ada
accessibility
requirements.
You
know
we
also
have
city
code
provisions
that
that
trigger
when
the
project
gets
so
large
that
we
really
need
to
start
looking
at.
You
know
how
we
factor
those
things
in
we're.
We
are
big
proponents
of
them.
Those
improvements
can
get
very
expensive.
We
want
to
be
thoughtful
about
how
we
make
those
interjections,
and
so
we
take
a
look
at
those
when
it
reaches
that
level.
G
The
reason
for
that
is,
there
are
just
some
city
facilities
that
are
what
we
consider
critical
infrastructure
that
the
city
cannot
be
without,
and
so,
when
we
get
close
to
an
end
of
a
life
cycle
for
that
asset,
we
really
have
to
think
long
and
hard
about
how
we're
going
to
deliver
that
in
the
future,
with
no
disruption
to
citizens
and
then
again,
as
I
mentioned,
you
know,
we'll
also
use
the
execution
plan
as
a
way
to
to
evaluate
the
proposal.
G
G
Sometimes
what
this
means
is.
We
might
take
minor
construction
projects
and
we
might
package
them
over
several
years
to
make
a
major
improvement.
So
you
know
recent
improvements
that
we've
been
making
at
pulse
and
rec
center
is
a
really
great
example
of
that
you
know
those
are
improvements
that
we've
kind
of
worked
with
parks
and
recreation
to
phase.
In
over
several
years,
we've
brought
ada
improvements
to
the
building.
G
We've
brought
fresh
space,
new
space
created
a
better
learning
environment
for
the
kids
there,
so
those
are
really
nice
improvements
that
we're
able
to
kind
of
deliver.
You
know
over
a
series
of
time.
G
G
We
might
recommend
in
some
of
those
cases
that
we
take
a
step
and
say:
can
we
study
this
a
little
bit
further
before
we
can
make
a
recommendation
or
the
other
last
thing
is
that
the
prevailing,
our
professional
staff,
which
myself
is
one
I'm
a
registered
landscape
architect,
as
is
andrea
kessel?
We
have
several
registered
architects
as
part
of
our
team
as
well,
but
if
the
prevailing
professional
staff
opinion
is
that
the
proposal
cannot
be
accomplished
reasonably
meaning
that
it
does
have
insufficient
land
or
building
space,
and
we
will
not
support
that
project.
G
Why
does
it
take
so
long?
This
is
my
other
favorite
question
because
there's
a
lot
to
do
so,
the
sheer
volume
of
work
that
we
have.
It
really
requires
organizational
structure
and
it
really
requires
us
to
develop
the
ability
to
give
clear
direction
to
everybody
involved.
So
we
can
achieve
these
projects
successfully.
G
So
some
types
of
minor
construction
projects
would
you
consider,
are
you
know,
playground,
replacements,
roof,
replacements,
masonry
repairs,
you
know
hvac
and
a
variety
of
other
things.
There
are
types
of
major
construction
projects
such
as
whiteman
park,
which
is
recently
completed,
southside
park,
which
we're
in
the
midst
of
more
cool
which
will
be
opening
this
year,
and
you
know,
improvements
that
will
be
coming
very
soon
to
the
oliver
bath
house.
You
know
those
are
what
we
would
classify
as
major
construction
projects.
G
G
So
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
project
examples
so
flightman
park,
which
was
recently
completed
in
the
fall
of
2020..
I
think
it
it's
to
note
that
you
know
a
master
plan
for
whiteman
park
was
actually
completed
in
the
winter
of
2014..
G
The
construction
for
the
park
began
in
the
fall
of
2019.
You
can
see
some
photos
here
of
it
in
mid
construction
and
at
completion,
and
so
there's
this
period
of
time
between
the
master
plan
and
when
construction
begins.
So
often
people
happen,
and
this
is
where
we
call
you
know
the
design
phase
where
we
might
also
be
getting
grants.
G
Another
project
example
that
catherine
mentioned
too,
and
I'm
glad
to
kind
of
touch
on
this
is
am
interested,
so
here
you'll
see
a
photo
on
the
left.
That
was
the
previous
condition.
You
know,
and
it
was
just
some
simple
tables.
You
know
some
chairs.
There
was
a
office
in
the
back.
G
So
we
started
really
planning
that
in
the
spring
of
2020,
you
know
with
some
internal
design
services.
We
began
our
construction
in
spring
of
2021
and
we
completed
that
in
the
fall
2021
and
I
think.
G
G
We
brought
the
office
outside
and
created
some
space
for
that
in
a
way
that
gave
you
know
those
occupants
who
might
be
running
the
programs,
you
know
some
visibility
on
the
kids
and
then
we
created
a
lounge
area
with
kids
with
a
few
other
amenities
as
well,
and
so
I
think
it's
just
a
really
wonderful
benefit.
It's
small,
but
no
less
impactful
for
all
those
people
that
are
using
that.
G
Another
project
example
is,
is
more
cool
and
so
more
pool.
You
know
kind
of
had
a
little
bit
of
a
more
interesting
life.
We
began
our
construction
spring
of
21.
We
actually
identified
this
as
a
potential
project
internally
in
the
department
in
2018.
G
What
had
happened
is
we
had
received
in
2018
some
reports
from
our
water
utility
company
that
the
pool
was
using
an
enormous
amount
of
water,
which
was,
you
know
very
odd
to
us
and
then
in
2019
pre-pandemic?
We
we
had
see.
We
also
noted
a
few
instances
of
you
know:
user
injury
that
were
odd
and
not
typical
of
a
normal
swimming
environment,
and
so
we
did
an
investigation
and
we
discovered
you
know
a
condition
that
required
us
to
investigate
even
further,
and
so
you
know
in
in
2020.
G
You
know
to
the
to
the
administration.
I
propose
that
we
begin
investigating.
G
The
incident
required
us
to
open
up
the
pool
to
remove
the
liner
to
see
the
condition
of
pipes
that
were
under
the
under
the
pool
shell
and
what
we
discovered
was
extremely
challenging,
and
so
we
were
able
to
work
with
council
with
the
budget
office
to
allocate
funds
under
emergency
provision
to
you
know,
begin
to
repair
the
pool
in
earnest
and
those
repairs
were
you
know
completely
new
plumbing.
You
see
a
lot
of
new,
concrete
yeah.
G
We
worked
with
our
parks
and
rec
folks
to
you
know,
reduce
and
remove
existing
concrete
and
replay
it
with
grass.
So
it
was
a
little
bit
cooler
and
a
little
bit
more
welcoming
and
inviting-
and
you
know
we
just
we're-
really
kind
of
excited
to
get
this
one
open.
You
know
this
is.
This
is
one
that
I
always
say.
I
probably
I
hear
a
lot
about
projects
in
the
community,
but
this
one
I
I
can
pretty
much
guarantee
you.
G
I
heard
about
every
single
day,
as
my
son
uses
this
pool
as
his
daycare,
and
so
I
would
say
this
you
know,
is
kind
of
an
accelerated
timeline,
so
how
that
timeline
works
and
all
these
steps
you
know
we
will
get
an
initial
request.
Like
I
said,
we
have
made
different
channels
so
as
soon
as
we
have
as
soon
as
that
happens,
we'll
start
gathering
data
we
will
meet
with
our
stakeholders
when
we
start
gathering
input.
Sometimes
this
has
come
out
of
a
process.
G
That's
already
happened
with
the
community
and
so
we're
you
know
happy
to
become
part
of
that.
We
will
draft
our
proposal.
You
know
staff
will
internally
review
and
get
feedback
from
our
technical
team
and
then
we'll
submit
the
request
to
the
budget
office
from
there.
As
dave
mentioned,
we
kind
of
go
through
the
budget
review
period.
We
can
you
know
at
that
time.
We'll
also
may
make
further
adjustments
based
on
you
know,
recommendations
and
then
we'll
finalize
that
request
as
part
of
that
process.
G
G
That's
usually
takes
about
three
to
six
months
when
we
have
where
we're
developing
a
scope,
we're
going
through
our
capital
budget
process
and
we're
getting
council's
approval
for
the
capital
budget
from
there
we
will
design
and
procure
those
construction
services
with
the
intent
on
trying
to
construct.
You
know,
as
in
a
reasonable
time
frame
we
can
and
that
minor
construction
generally
can
take
anywhere
from
six
to
12
months,
depending
on
a
lot
of
factors.
G
So
we
talk
about
major
construction.
This
is
typically
you
know.
Three
or
more
years
we
are
looking
at
a
longer
scoping
period.
This
usually
takes
us
about
a
year,
possibly
much
longer
kind
of
depends
on
the
issues
and
the
complexity
involved.
You
know
we
will
get
a
council
budget
approval,
but
it
will
be
for
initial
services.
Those
services
could
be
designed
in
engineering.
They
could
even
be
pre-designed
in
engineering,
depending
on
the
complexity.
G
G
So
our
typical
design
process,
when
we
say
it
takes
12
to
18
months
so
once
we
get
our
receive
a
capital
capital
budget
approval
to
move
forward,
so
we'll
make
a
request
for
design
services.
Andrea
will
write
a
scope
of
work
or
one
of
our
other
professional
staff.
G
We
will
review
that
work.
We
will
put
it
out
to
through
one
of
our
procurement
processes
from
there
we
will
select
the
design
team
and
we'll
negotiate
those
contracts
and
get
you
know
the
necessary
counsel
and
commission
approvals
and
to
so
from
the
start
of
that,
to
the
end
of
that
that
process,
which
we
will
call
our
rfp
process.
G
That
typically
takes
us
about
two
to
four
months,
sometimes
a
little
bit
longer
if
it
is,
if
it
is
something
of
great
complexity
from
there
once
we
start
designing,
you
know
we're
gonna
go
through
a
period
of
designing
and
stakeholder
review.
G
So
when
we
go
to
construct
that
we
we
again,
you
know
we
need
to
have
the
necessary
funding
before
we
go
out
to
bid,
and
so
part
of
the
design
process
is
to
create
a
construction
package.
We
will
bid
for
construction
design
services.
It's
necessary.
G
G
That
contract
gets
negotiated
and
goes
through
some
commission
and
council
approvals,
and
then
we
will
execute
the
project,
and
you
know
the
construction
period
will
start
once
we
start
constructing
our
construction
management
teams
will
review
inspections
will
be
happening,
we'll
be
working
with
the
prop
with
those
contractors
to
deconflict.
G
You
know
work
with
change,
orders
and
unforeseen
circumstances
as
necessary
and
we'll
finalize
with
a
punch
list
which,
which
is
you
know,
typically
what
we
call
substantial
completion
and
that's
when
the
public
can,
you
know
really
begin
to
join
it.
The
project
may
not
in
actuality,
be
done.
There
are
usually
some
following
little
tweaks
that
have
to
happen,
but
generally
in
that
large
process,
it's
going
to
take
at
least
six
months
and
sometimes
12
months
or
more
to
get
through
that
phase.
G
G
We
have
rules
in
place,
rules
in
law
and
city
code
that
allow
that
only
in
certain
specific
circumstances,
and
so
we
by
necessity,
have
to
be
very
thoughtful
when
we
do
that
and
so
that
accelerated
process,
when
that
happens,
we're
partnering
with
a
construction
manager
who
may
also
be
providing
design
services,
we
will
negotiate
that
contract
and
then
we'll
execute
and
begin
again
we're
still
following
that
same,
you
know,
call
and
response
with
the
stakeholder
team
and
the
construction
team
has
integrated
with
that
as
well,
and
then
we
we'll
be
designing
as
we
prepare
to
build
and
always
design
comes
first
and
always
building
those
last
but
again
this
isn't.
G
G
So
again,
why
does
it
take
so
long?
You
know
people
always
ask
one
of
these
causes
for
delays.
You
know.
Sometimes
those
causes
are,
you
know,
quite
frankly,
to
be
internal.
So
if
we
try
to
go
too
fast
too
soon-
and
this
is
usually
a
result
of
things
like
receiving
an
ambiguous
request
when
people
aren't
clear
about
what
they
want,
if
we
can't
get
that
clear
direction
from
them,
it
makes
us
hard
to
sometimes
take
steps
forward
and
we
have
to
work
with
them
to
figure
out
what
that
is.
G
That
also
relates
to
kind
of
a
poorly
defined
scope
of
work.
Sometimes
we
have
challenges
with
our
real
estate
that
are
kind
of
unforeseen.
Those
could
be
things
under
the
ground
that
we
just
didn't
discover,
but
it
could
also
be
you
know,
issues
of
ownership
that
have
to
be
worked
out
and
then,
if
the
other
cause
for
delay
is
that
we
just
you
know,
quite
frankly,
we
didn't
do
enough
work
up
front
by
figuring
out
our
critical
path
for
execution.
G
The
biggest
challenge
that
we
see
so
far
is
where
we
just
have
unanticipated
site
conditions
either
during
design
or
construction.
You
know,
sometimes
during
the
process,
we
might
discover
a
feature
that
we
just
nobody
knew
was
there
and
that
causes
us
to
pause.
You
know
figure
out
a
safe,
responsible
way
to
approach
the
problem
and
come
to
a
solution
with
covet.
Unfortunately,
our
market
forces
are
playing
a
little
bit
of
havoc
and
causing
delays.
G
I
know
everybody's
probably
well-versed
with
that
at
this
point,
so
I
won't
focus
too
much
on
it
and
then
you
know
we
do
have
us.
We
do
have
you
know
our
great
staff,
such
as
andrea,
the
bandwidth
also
becomes
an
issue.
G
We
have
to
remember
that
you
know
a
project
manager
for
the
city
can
be
working
on
this
project.
It's
going
to
be
several
years
of
their
life
several
years
of
their
career,
and
so
they
to
be
thoughtful
on
everything
that
needs
to
happen.
It
can
sometimes
be
extremely
challenging,
and
so
we
do
work
with
our
staff.
I
monitor
bandwidth
closely.
G
I
think
that
that's
a
critical
component
to
success
is
having
you
know:
amazing
people
delivering
work
from
the
city
every
day,
so
we
in
public
works
we're
committed
to
a
foster,
continuous
improvement.
So
we
want
to
learn
from
our
mistakes
and
challenges.
We
want
to
share
that
learning
with
others
and
so
we're
working
with
other
city
departments
and
agencies
to
improve
that
process
for
just
better
outcomes
for
everybody.
G
So
what
will
you
see
from
us
this
year
in
the
capital
budget?
You
know
we
have
a
lot
of
what
I
would
call
critical
infrastructure
projects.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
that
we're
finishing
design
on
the
near
future,
work
that
is
going
to
help
make
the
city
safer.
G
You
know
helping
and
thriving
and
more
wealthy.
Some
of
those
projects
I
can
highlight
are
large-scale
construction
projects
such
as
the
oliver
bath
house,
such
as
the
fourth
division,
a
new
fourth
division
for
public
works
such
as
homewood
park.
That's
just
a
sample.
Those
are
those
are
large
scale,
things
where
we
know
now
that
we're
going
to
be
needing
additional
funding
and
so
we're
going
to
be
putting
forth
those
as
well.
You
know
we
do
have.
G
We
do
have
some
infrastructure
that
we
need
critical
repairs
on,
so
that's
just
keeping
infrastructure
safe
for
use,
and
then
we
will
also
be
focusing
on
a
bevy
of
parks
and
recreation
improvements
across
the
city,
and
that
is
my
presentation.
A
Thank
you
so
much
chris,
I
think,
there's
been
a
lot
of
challenges
with
capital
projects.
Some
of
them
are
just
straight
up.
You
know
commodities
market
forces
recently,
we've
seen
obviously
some
increases
there.
Some
of
them
are
a
little
a
little
more
underground,
literally
and
figuratively.
With
arsenal
park
comes
to
mind
for
me
in
terms
of
trying
to
figure
out
what
what
is
under
the
ground
there
before
you
can
even
know
what
your
construction
budget
is
going
to
be
and
having
that
been
previously
a
site
for
for
well
battery.
A
Basically
you
don't
know
you
don't
know
if
there's
munitions,
underground
you've
got
to
do
some
exploration,
so
each
each
project,
especially
those
really
big
ones,
seem
to
have
kind
of
its
own
wrinkles
to
it
so
always
interesting
to
dig
into
the
details
of
dpw.
A
I
do
we're
going
to
do
a
question
and
answer
pretty
much
now,
but
I
do
want
to
go
through
a
couple
slides
because
they're
related
to
some
of
the
questions
we've
already
gotten.
But
if
you
have
a
question,
you
have
a
couple
options:
you
can
type
it
out
in
the
q
a
in
zoom
or
you
can
also
raise
your
hand
and
we
can
unmute
you
there
just
as
a
reminder
tonight,
there's
a
really
good
question.
That
was
sorry.
I'm
trying
to
get
back
to
my.
A
There's
a
really
good
question:
is
this
a
meeting
where
public
can
actually
talk
and
suggest
projects
priorities,
or
is
it
sort
of
pro
forma
listening
to
presentations
and
taking
a
survey?
So
rebecca
was
nice
enough
to
answer
that
one,
but
this
is
an
opportunity
for
you
to
talk
back
to
us
as
well.
So
if
you
have
a
statement,
you
can
make
a
statement
if
you'd
like.
If
you
have
a
question,
you
can
post
that
as
well.
A
What
we're
going
to
do
with
that
information
both
from
the
survey
and
from
the
the
questions
you
asked
tonight
or
share
them
with
the
people
who
would
make
decisions
based
on
that
information
right,
so
we're
going
to
share
it
with
the
departments
across
the
city
and
also
all
the
council
offices,
because
they're
the
two
groups
that
submit
the
proposals
for
the
capital
budget.
Also,
your
comments
tonight
will
be
part
of
the
youtube
record.
That's
going
live
now
will
be
reloaded
once
it's
edited
in
a
couple
days.
A
Speaking
of
this
survey,
I
just
want
to
quickly
do
a
short
tour.
Just
if
nobody's
been
on
the
engage,
pgh
page
thanks
to
city
planning
for
getting
us
on
this
platform,
it's
been
a
huge
opportunity
both
for
us
as
a
capital
process,
but
also
a
lot
of
our
great
capital
projects
are
hosted
on
engage.pitzerpa.gov.
A
So,
if
you're
looking
for
the
budget
stuff,
it's
the
2023
city
of
pittsburgh
budgets,
both
the
operating
and
the
capital,
are
on
there
there's
a
lot
of
resources
on
the
right
hand,
side
if
you
want
to
check
out
the
video
for
yes,
I'm
sorry
yesterday's
meeting
and
then
the
meeting
last
week
on
mobility
we'll
be
uploading.
Those
very
soon
there's
some
additional
resources
here
in
terms
of,
if
you
just
want
to
check
out
the
budgets
themselves
or
a
summary
document.
Those
are
there
too.
We
have
a
timeline
like
a
lot
of
capital
projects.
A
Do
we
want
to
let
you
know
kind
of
where
we
are
in
that
what
the
next
steps
are
and
then
also
at
the
top
here.
There's
two
surveys:
there's
an
operating
and
capital
budget
survey.
So
one
of
the
questions
we've
already
got
was
a
comment
related
to
tennis
and
pickleball
and
the
condition
of
tennis
courts.
So
there's
a
few
options.
If
you
have
a
specific
court
in
mind,
you
want
to
let
us
know
that
the
condition
can
be
improved.
A
Also,
if
you
want
to
type
it
out,
there's
three
opportunities
in
this
first
section
to
just
describe
the
work,
that's
needed
and
please
provide
the
location
that
really
helps
us
get
the
get
the
requests
into
the
right
hands
so
be
as
specific
as
you
can
there,
but
also,
if
you
just
want
to
say
you
know,
I
think
the
city
in
general
should
spend
more
money
on
sport
courts.
That's
an
opportunity
to
in
this
second
section,
where
you
can
tell
it's
just
kind
of
city-wide
for
all
of
our
assets.
A
I
want
to
see
you
know
better
sport,
courts
or
just
better
conditions
in
our
parks.
You
can
submit
a
more
general
piece
of
feedback
that
way
and
then
at
the
very
bottom,
there's
an
opportunity
to
read
some
really
nice
detail
or
write
up
of
each
of
the
mayor's
2023
capital
budget
priorities,
and
then
you
can
provide
your
own
kind
of
rating
on
them
on
a
scale
of
not
important
to
very
important.
So
the
administration
will
get
that
feedback.
A
They
can
react
to
it
next
year
and
adjust
things
as
they
go
for
the
2024
budget.
So
going
into
questions
and
answers,
there
was
a
question:
is
there
an
agenda
for
this
event?
There's
not
an
agenda
for
this
event,
but
we
will
again
link
the
youtube,
the
one
that
we're
on
right
now
to
that
engage.
Pgh
page
in
a
few
days
once
the
innovation
performance
team
has
a
chance
to
edit
everything
together.
A
There
was
a
great
comment.
I
would
love
to
see
more,
create
creatively,
accessible
parks
that
do
meet
that
do
more
than
meet
the
ada
requirements,
also
ones
with
built
spaces
that
encourage
multi-generational
family
use,
so
more
than
just
for
kids
or
just
for
adults.
That's
a
really
important
comment.
I
think
some
of
the
things
that
city
parks
highlighted
as
well
as
the
need
to
provide
amenities
not
just
for
everybody
but
with
everybody,
that
all
people
in
the
same
space
can
gather
and
enjoy
one
another's
company
dpw.
A
If
there's
any
specific
comments
you
want
to
offer
in
terms
of
the
great
strides
you've
made,
I
know
both
in
terms
of
reconsidering
entire
playgrounds
so
that
the
path
is
not
just
accessible
but
also
inviting
to
people.
Also,
some
of
the
the
playground
equipment
we've
upgraded
over
the
years.
Some
of
our
swings
we've
seen
some
great
improvements
there,
but
if
there's
anything
specifically,
you
want
to
highlight
feel
free.
A
That
I
just
want
to
make
sure
if
there's
any
other
questions
looks
like
there's.
Two
people
who
have
raised
hands
so
kathy
alex
would
be
possible
to
unmute
kathy.
So
kathy
can
speak.
I
Okay,
I'm
kathy
gallagher.
I
live
on
north
different
street
in
north
oakland.
I've
been
active
in
the
oakland
plan
and
advocating
for
the
community
center
at
the
herron
hill
pumping
station.
I
From
what
I've
heard
this
evening,
I
think
we've
ticked
off
every
single
box
at
the
herron
hill
pumping
station,
but
my
question
for
the
group
is:
does
a
project
have
to
fit
in
a
particular
box
or
is
there
a
provision
for
hybrid
projects?
For
example,
we
have
a
very
large
senior
citizen
population
in
north
oakland,
so
you
would
think
oh
yeah
healthy,
active
living
center.
I
However,
we
also
have
a
very
large
university
student
population
and
well
we
don't
need
a
playground
here
unless
it's
in
our
playground,
but
we
are
looking
for
a
community
asset
that
would
bring
those
two
populations
together.
So
we
don't
want.
You
know
we
don't
want
to
say:
oh
yeah,
this
is
a
senior
citizen,
so
none
of
the
students
will
so.
Is
there
a
provision
in
the
capital
budget
for
a
project
that
isn't
necessarily
one?
It's
not
a
rec
center.
It's
not
a
healthy,
active
senior
living.
A
Yeah,
the
good
news
is
some
of
our
facilities
are
actually
combinations
of
both,
so
we
have
rec
centers
that
are
also
healthy,
active
living
centers.
It
does
create
some
headaches
for
us
on
the
on
the
accounting
side
when
it
comes
to
budgeting
between
them,
but
programmatically.
It's
really
important
to
be
able
to
offer
both
of
those
sets
of
services
for
those
service
populations
in
the
same
space,
but
I'll
leave
it
open.
If
anybody
else
from
city
parks
or
maybe
catherine,
do
you
want
to
say
speak
to
that.
C
H
C
We
have
a
upgrade
a
project
that
is
in
still
in
the
design
phase,
which
is
the
early
phase
for
the
brighton
heights,
healthy,
active
living
center
and
a
huge
piece
of
that
brighton
heights.
Healthy,
active
living
center
has
been
two
things:
feedback
from
the
community
that
like
hey.
This
could
also
be
a
center
where
we
could
have
a
presence
and
really
benefit
from
this
center
being
here,
and
also
this
concept
of
having
space
that
would
encourage
and
invite
you
know
not.
C
Just
participants
of
the
healthy
active
living
center
are
older
adults
that
are
using
the
space
in
that
way,
but
also
others
to
join
together,
and
you
know
we're
looking
at
I
mean
it's
the
design
in
that
is
going
to
be,
I
think,
a
model
for
the
way
we
can
think
about
these
things.
Moving
forward
and
the
project
management
team
with
dbw
has
done
done
a
great
job
in
getting
there,
and
it's
still,
you
know
early
phases
when
we
get
to
the
phase
pretty
soon
here.
C
Actually,
there
should
be
even
more
ability
to
kind
of
showcase
this
to
the
community.
This
is
one
one
to
watch
for
sure
I
don't
know
if
chris,
if
that
sounds
right,
I
mean
that
to
me
is
the
first
example
that
came
and
it's
exciting
one,
and
I
I
do
think
it's
the
way
forward.
G
It's
the
way
forward
to
kathy,
and
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
a
fantastic
idea.
You
know
specific
to
you,
know
the
heron
hill
pump
station
and
and
city-owned
property
around
there.
You
know
I
I
can't
say
that
you
know
repurposement
of
infrastructure
can
be
tough.
That's
going
to
retire
us
to
take
a
couple
extra
steps
right
before
we
can
totally
flush
that
out,
and
so
you
know
we're
we're
happy
to
work
on
that
I've.
I've
gotten
that
request
from
a
couple
different
directions
now,
so
I'm
happy
to
take
it
too.
G
So
we
are.
We
are
looking
at
that
for
this
capital
budget
cycle.
It's
gonna
take
us
a
while
to
get
there.
If
that's
really
what
truly
what
we
want,
but
you
know,
I
think
I
think
part
of
the
the
process
in
this
forum
is
to
kind
of
you
know,
raise
those
issues
and
and
talk
about.
You
know
some
of
the
challenges
with
them
and
how
we
can
work
together
to
meet
those
challenges.
C
And
I
had
one
last
thing:
I'm
sorry
because
I
just
thought
of
this
kathy,
you
know
I'd
love
an
opportunity
to
talk
with
you
offline,
maybe
even
about
the
you
know,
even
though
we
don't
have
like
the
capital
physical
space.
C
Yet
if
there
is
something
we
can
do
to
creatively
bring
programming
that
accomplishes
some
of
this,
we're
we're
open
to
that
and
would
be
interested
in
seeing
what
we
can
do
there,
because
we
recognize
that
in
that
part
of
oakland
we
don't
necessarily
have
that
facility
there,
but
doesn't
mean
we
can't
have
that
programming
somewhere.
That
makes
sense
and
can
accomplish
start
to
accomplish
these
things
as
the
capital
peace
moves
forward.
C
Great,
if,
if
you
don't
mind,
I
don't
know
how
to
connect
with
you,
maybe
dave
you
can
give
me
her
email
from
the
sign
up
or
something
after
this.
Okay,
okay,.
I
A
A
We're
going
to
cross
in
just
a
second
alex
if
you
want
to
unmute,
but
first
I
just
wanted
to
chime.
In
with
another
comment:
that's
related
from
an
anonymous
attendee
reads:
this
likely
falls
more
into
operations
budget.
We
would
love
to
see
more
programming
opportunities
between
the
healthy
active
living
centers
and
the
youth,
rec,
centers,
kids
and
seniors
together,
which
I
definitely
second
that
notion
and
while
carlos
is
getting
ready
to
speak,
I
do
just
want
to
highlight
dpw.
A
Does
I
think,
an
excellent
job
of
getting
community
input
from
the
end
users
for
something
like
jefferson,
rec
center
renovations?
D
B
Hey
everybody,
I'm
carlos
I'm
chef,
crawler,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
an
organization
called
feed
the
hood,
so
one
of
the
I
have
a
multitude
of
questions,
kind
of
all
aimed
at
the
same
thing.
So
one
of
the
questions
I
have
is
that
the
in
the
community
I
live
in
homewood.
A
lot
of
the
recreation
space
that
was
in
existence
is
owned
by
the
ura.
B
So
how
does
the
city
manage
to
navigate
that
process
as
one
of
the
as
I
say
that
to
say,
we
are
working
on
a
project
with
the
ura
in
one
of
those
spaces
and
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
navigate
the
other
part
is
how
does
equity
into
what
the
city
has
locked
on
for
the
past
decade
or
so
play
into
the
the
capital
budget
I'm
seeing
is
that
we
have
a
lot
of
neighborhoods
who
have
been
neglected
for
several
years
and
years
and
years
and
understanding
that
these
will
take
several
millions
of
dollars,
but
because
of
the
lack
of
equity
and
and
administrations.
B
How
does
that
play
in
the
role
and
the
last
kind
of
ties
into
the
left?
The
intergenerational
conversation
is
I'm
assuming
that
I
can't
see
everybody
that's
on
this
call,
but
how
does
the
city
interact
with
the
youth
that'll
actually
be
engaging
in
these
places
and
as
far
as
even
the
design
process
and
making
sure
that
it's
a
place
where
they
even
want
to
be,
I
see
some
parks
that
are
completely
filled
and
some
parks
that
are
empty.
So
how
do?
A
Yeah
those
are
critical
concerns,
so
you
brought
up
a
lot
of
detail
too
I'll.
I
think
there's
one
project
that
can
kind
of
hit
two
of
those
birds
with
one
stone
so
andrea.
I
don't
know
if
you
want
to
talk
about
homewood
in
a
little
bit.
For
me,
it
was
really
interesting
to
see
the
community
kind
of
drive
that
conversation.
A
I
was
part
of
an
early
early
conversation
between
homewood
sports
and
former
director
gable
early
on
where
we
were
looking
at
the
existing
amenities
right
in
the
field
that
was
not
regulation,
size
that
wasn't
safe
for
kids
and
looking
at
the
nearby
parcels
and
realizing.
Oh,
the
ura
actually
owns
the
neighboring
school,
so
that
became
an
opportunity
where
we
could
coordinate
the
city
was
able
to
get
that
parcel,
expand
the
park,
get
a
get.
A
regulation
feel
and
actually
add
amenities
into
that
site.
E
Yeah,
I
think,
in
terms
of
of
the
homewood
project
we
are
working
with
with
homewood
community
sports,
so
the
the
feedback
that
we're
getting
for
that
project
is
is
coming
directly
from
that
organization
which
serves
hundreds
of
youth
in
the
homewood
neighborhood,
as,
as
I'm
sure,
you're
familiar
carlos.
But
in
terms
of
even
our
ongoing
engagement,
we've
been
trying
to
schedule
to
meet
people
where
they're,
where
they're
at
where
they're
already
recreating
so
we've
got
some
upcoming
engagement
in
terms
of
the
public
art.
E
That's
going
to
take
place
as
part
of
that
project
and
our
plan
is
to
go
to
a
football
game
or
an
existing
event
where
we
can
again
meet
people
where
they're
at
and
really
get
a
broad
spectrum
of
feedback
in
terms
of
that
project.
So
I
hope
I
hope
that
that
helps
answer
your
question
a
little
bit
there.
B
Yeah,
it
did
a
lot
and
I
was
really
more
looking
for
projects.
I
know
the
homewood
project
is
a
huge
project,
but
I
know
that,
for
instance,
the
homewood
north
parkland
that
has
sat
dormant
since
2006
there's
a
recreation
field
on
hermitage,
and
these
are
specific
projects
that
the
ura
owns.
So
how
does
the
community
get
those
up
off
the
ground,
seeing
as
though
we
don't
have
any
of
those
amenities
in
their
neighborhood?
Yes,
football
is
very
cool,
but
football
is
also
all
the
way
at
the
other
side
of
the
neighborhood.
B
A
So
I'll
say
director
pollock.
If
you
want
to
speak
to
that
you're.
Welcome
to
us,
I
come
on
video.
We
also
do
have
kind
of
larger.
We
talked
about
this
a
little
bit
last
night
in
the
city
planning
meeting,
but
we
do
have
some
some
larger
planning
efforts
that
do
help
point
those
out
to
us.
So
the
open
space
plan
is
a
good
example
that
shows
us
kind
of
heat
maps
where
there
are
assets
that
may
have
overlapping
or
underserved
neighborhoods
in
terms
of
walk
shed
for
something
like
a
baseball
field.
A
There's
guidance
that
they
also
put
in
that
policy-wise
that
that
you
know
children
should
live
within
a
10-minute
walk
of
a
park
so
that
kind
of
stuff.
Whenever
we
get
proposals
that
meet
those
requirements,
they
end
up
scoring
really
high
in
the
capital
budget
process,
but
director
pollock.
I
don't
speak
on
that.
One
too
sure.
H
Thanks
dave,
I
I
think
I
that
you
hit
many
of
the
points
that
I
wanted
to
make.
I
think
the
thing
that
I
most
wanted
to
point
out
was
that
whether
a
parcel
is
city
owned
or
or
ura
owned,
it's
still
under
public
ownership,
right
and
so
in.
In
those
circumstances,
we
have
a
fair
degree
of
you
know,
latitude
in
when
there
is
public
demand
and
community
demand
to
to
figure
out
the
best
way
to
serve
the
needs
that
are
elevated
to
us
from
the
public.
H
Now
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
the
city
can
get
the
land
from
the
ore
for
free
and
we
have
to
figure
out
the
ways
in
which
to
make
that
work
financially
through
the
budgeting
process,
and
that
may,
in
some
circumstances,
be
complicated.
H
But
you
know
if,
if
I
would
encourage
folks
to
think
about
any
publicly
owned
land,
whether
it's
owned
by
the
ura,
the
city
or
some
other
public
entity
as
being
part
of
the
sort
of
thing
that
we
are
able
to
sort
out
if
we
have
a
clear
sense
from
the
community
around
the
desired
use,
and-
and
so
I
I
wouldn't
necessarily
draw
a
firm
line
there-
that's
not
necessarily
to
say
that
that
hasn't
been
more
or
less
complicated
at
different
points
in
the
past.
H
But
I
think
I
can
say
pretty
definitively
that
we're
willing
to
work
with
the
public
and
with
the
other
entities
that
might
own
a
piece
of
the
other
public
entities
that
might
own
a
piece
of
land
in
the
city
to
find
a
solution
that
meets
the
needs
of
the
community.
H
H
Outcome,
but
I
I
I
would
just
encourage
folks
to
consider
all
publicly
owned
land
as
being
places
where
we
can
entertain
these
conversations.
If
there's
a
community
consensus
around
it.
A
Yeah,
unfortunately,
once
we
once
we
signal
our
interest
in
a
privately
owned
piece
of
land,
it's
we
can
get
price
gouged
pretty
easily.
People
know
that
it's
it's
really
crucial.
Some
of
our
programming
they'll
they'll,
raise
the
price
on
us,
but
I
think
it's
an
excellent
point
about
publicly
owned
land.
So
chris
made
a
comment
advocating
specifically
for
shelly
park,
better
tennis
courts
there
in
a
practice
facility,
the
cosmetic
resurfacing
three
years
ago
failed.
A
We
also
need
new
lighting
at
the
schenley
courts,
so
lighting
is
something
we've
definitely
been
expanding,
both
with
baseball
and
tennis
courts.
There's
also
some
really
great
specific
comments
about
pickleball
that
will
be
sure
to
consider
with
our
capital
budget
proposals
in
regards
to
how
to
cite
them
and
highlighting
the
good
models
of
frick
and
moore
and
bud
hammer.
A
Lastly,
I
think
there's
something
worth
highlighting
so
chris
talks
about
a
nice
budget
item
for
fixing
the
courts
at
mellon
bubble
washington's
landing
in
highland
park,
but
please
try
to
organize
these
projects
so
that
not
too
many
courts
are
offline
at
the
same
time,
for
instance,
fix
washington's
landing
first
and
then
highland.
This
is
a
pain
point.
I
think
we
all
feel
in
different
ways
for
all
kinds
of
capital
projects
I
used
to
hate
construction
on
the
road.
Now
I
look
at
it
and
I
think
progress.
A
That's
somebody
getting
a
new
sewer,
lateral,
that's
somebody
getting
a
new
paved
road
or
maybe
they're
burying
electric
lines
or
something
else
that
will
improve
the
community.
It
doesn't
feel
great
when
you
miss
your
your
entire
season
for
football
or
when
you
just
sit
in
traffic,
but
it's
hopefully
a
nice
nice
concession
for
a
long-term
gain.
You
know,
you're
gonna
have
better
infrastructure
at
the
end
of
that.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
comments,
chris,
and
thanks
for
thanks
for
answering
the
survey
as
well.
A
Elizabeth
brought
up
a
good
point
that
seconding
what
kathy
said
they
work
in
oakland,
it's
fairly
decent
senior
population,
scattered
between
our
four
neighborhoods
having
something
in
north
oakland
is
great,
but
we
could
use
other
facilities
in
other
parts
of
oakland.
South
oakland
field
house
is
a
sad
little
building
and
a
great
location
with
great
potential
and
also
just
talked
about
kind
of
the
lack
of
facilities.
A
So
one
of
the
tricky
things,
especially
from
like
a
district
perspective,
is
not
all
districts,
not
all
neighborhoods
have
the
same
populations
have
the
same
needs.
So
there
are
some
districts
that
have
you
know
three
times
the
mileage
in
terms
of
of
paving
needs
that
other
districts
have
some
districts
have
multiple
pools.
Some
districts
have
one
or
zero,
so
it's
just
tough
there's,
not
a
set
rule
in
terms
of
the
geography
that
way.
A
What
we
try
to
do
is
look
programmatically
through
those
larger
planning
processes,
just
to
make
sure
that
everybody's
within
a
decent
watch
shed
of
key
infrastructure
there's
also
some
infrastructure
that,
because
of
the
size
of
population
that
would
utilize,
it
makes
sense
to
just
be
kind
of
city-wide.
So
things
like
skate
parks
or
the
the
cycling
track
down
on
washington's
boulevard.
A
Those
are
kind
of
things
that
we
want
to
invest
in
and
make
one
really
great
city
citywide
asset
that
people
can
travel
to
to
utilize
just
because
of
the
specialty
nature
of
it
or
the
the
great
expense
it
may
take
to
build
it.
A
So
there's
another
good
question:
can
we
have
a
bloomfield
senior
center?
I've
seen
that
one
come
up
before
chris
or
andre-
I
guess
more
chris,
I
don't
know
if
you
want
to
speak
to
any
of
the
the
efforts
in
that
neighborhood
with
the
senior
center.
G
Yeah,
I
can
speak
a
little
bit
to
that.
I
mean
it's
certainly
something
that
the
the
councilwoman
has
reached
out
to
me
about
to
discuss
and,
and
certainly
something
that
we're
going
to
recommend.
You
know
starting
an
approach
there
as
well.
Another
case
of
you
know
a
facility
that
has,
you
know,
fell
into
closure
and
misuse,
and
when
that
happens,
unfortunately
it's
its
condition
deteriorates
really
quickly.
I
mean
we
recognize
that
you
know
the
community
would
really
be
interested
in.
G
You
know
having
a
multi-generational
facility
in
bloomfield
as
well,
and
so
you
know
we're
going
to
you
know,
begin
that
process
and
start
recommending.
You
know
path
forwards
there.
You
know
working
in
conjunction
with
her
office
in
the
mayor's
office,
that's
kind
of
where
that
one
stands
yeah.
A
There's
some
great
bocce
courts
over
that
way
too
joanna
did
you
want
to
come
off
mike
and
ask
your
question
and
make
your
comment.
D
Sure
good
evening,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
city
for
working
on
a
plan
for
fowler
park
in
perry
hilltop
with
the
community
and
the
surrounding
area
for
the
last
year
and
for
considering
funding
the
implementation
and
of
that
plan,
and
I
just
wanted
to
encourage
the
city
to.
D
Fully
fund
the
plan,
including
the
indoor
sports
court
building,
that's
incomplete
and
take
a
greater
role
in
the
managing
of
that
of
that
park
that
the
pittsburgh
project
has
been
handling
for
16
years
and
also
getting
the
pool
open
as
soon
as
possible.
So
thank
you
so
much
that
that's
the
big
thing
we're
in
the
we're
headed
in
the
right
direction
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
to
see
that
happen.
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
comment,
so
I
don't
see
anything
else.
That's
still
open,
but
if
you
have
any
further
questions,
you
can
put
them
in
the
q
a
or
raise
your
hand
I'll
try
to
do
one
more
sweep
we're
hitting
the
home
stretch
here.
So
I
just
want
to
end
on
a
high
note,
with
some
of
the
ways
that
hopefully,
this
this
process
is
really
impactful
both
for
you
and
for
us.
A
So,
first
of
all
we
want
to
talk
through
what
happens
once
you
submit
a
survey
when
you
provide
us
with
project
ideas,
these
first
two
columns
on
the
left
in
white.
In
this
case
we
got
some
really
great
specific
comments.
Last
year
about
converting
manchester
pool
into
a
spray
park.
Our
staff
goes
through
and
does
all
the
work
in
yellow.
A
So
we
will
review
the
project
idea
will
tag
it
for
the
project
type,
also
the
relevant
department
who
handles
those
types
of
projects
and
if
there's
any
specific
geography
given
to
the
to
the
idea,
we'll
make
sure
to
note
the
council
district
in
that
as
well.
A
What
we
end
up
doing
is
compiling
everything
into
one
spreadsheet,
but
every
individual
idea
is
tagged,
those
pieces
of
data
so
that
when
we
send
out
that
kind
of
master
spreadsheet,
while
the
survey
data
all
of
the
public
comments
from
the
meetings
council
offices
can
go
through
and
just
sort
the
the
the
the
sorry
sort
of
what
we
they
can
sort
the
spreadsheet
by
service
area
just
to
see
things
relevant
to
their
district.
A
People
like
chris
and
andrea,
catherine
and
luanne
can
go
through
and
search
by
department
as
well
and
just
filter
to
look
for
things
that
are
dpw
or
city
parks
related
that
helps
them
kind
of
inspire
for
new
ideas
for
next
year's
budget
and
hopefully
inspires
some
new
budget
proposals,
for
example,
as
you
can
see
here
that
turned
into
something
that
became
a
funded
project
in
the
2022
capital
budget.
A
We
also
like
to
just
check
in
every
year
and
kind
of
see
in
terms
of
the
survey
responses
that
we're
getting
on
the
right
hand,
side.
How
do
those
match
up
with
the
actual
projects
that
we're
funding
in
the
capital
budget?
So,
on
the
right
hand,
side
is
our
survey
responses
broken
out
by
type.
The
orange
type
is
going
to
be
engineering
construction.
So
that's
a
lot
of
our
bridge
projects.
A
Public
stairs
roadways,
sidewalks
things
like
that.
This
big
blue
section,
which
is
48
of
our
survey
responses
last
year,
is
our
facility
project,
so
that
includes
both
buildings
like
rec
and
senior
centers,
but
also
our
parks
as
well.
In
terms
of
what
was
actually
funded
for
projects
dollar
wise
in
the
2022
capital
budget,
we
did
pretty
well,
we
we
matched
public
input.
Pretty
close,
so
you
can
see.
The
orange
section
is
about.
A
53
of
the
budget
ended
up
being
projects
that
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
does,
and
we
had
a
pretty
decent
chunk
for
for
dpw
to
work
on
as
well.
For
those
facility
projects
closing
out.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
you
have
as
many
tools
available
to
you
as
possible.
I
always
like
to
say
the
first
line
of
defense
for
capital
projects
is
3-1-1.
A
If
you
see
something,
it
doesn't,
look
right,
feel
free
to
tweet
at
them.
There's
also
the
phone
number,
of
course,
the
classic
version
an
online
presence.
There,
too,
you
can
go
to
our
our
website
for
the
office
of
management
budget,
pittsburgh,
pa.gov
omb,
to
learn
more
about
this
process
and
look
at
the
budgets
in
great
detail.
You
can
also
email
the
capital
team,
which
is
cip,
pittsburgh
pa.gov
with
any
questions.
A
You
may
have
there's
a
few
of
us
attached
to
that
inbox
and
we
try
to
get
answers
back
to
you
as
soon
as
possible.
You
can
also
reach
out
to
your
council
office.
That's
what
they're
there
for
they're
there
to
advocate
for
you
and
your
community.
A
So
if
you
have
any
ideas
for
2023
capital
budget
feel
free
to
submit
a
survey
but
also
don't
feel
afraid
to
talk
to
your
council
or
your
elected
office
council
budget
office
is
going
to
be
part
of
the
process
too
for
scoring
so
they
can
be
a
great
resource
again.
The
survey
please
feel
free
to
fill
that
out
and
then
in
the
fall
we'll
be
coming
back
to
you
with
another
tool
called
balancing
act.
A
That's
going
to
allow
you
to
provide
direct
comment
on
the
mayor's
draft
budget
before
the
submission
of
the
final
budget
in
november.
With
that,
I'm
going
to
stop
sharing
just
do
one
more
check
to
make
sure
we've
got
all
the
questions
you
don't
see
any.
I
don't
see
any
raised
hands
so
with
that,
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
so
much
to
the
departments.
Tonight,
city
parks
and
dpw
do
amazing
work
every
single
day
with.
A
And
a
lot
of
complications
in
their
job
I'll
say
thank
you
to
neighborhood
services,
to
the
department
of
innovation
and
performance
and
to
our
two
asl
interpreters.
Tonight
we
couldn't,
we
couldn't
do
this
meeting
without
them.
So
thanks
again
for
that,
and
especially
thank
you
to
everybody
that
came
out
tonight,
I
know
it's
a
beautiful
summer
night,
there's
a
lot
to
do.
You
took
time
out
of
your
day
to
come,
learn
about
the
capital
budget
and
give
us
feedback,
and
we
understand
what
that
means.
So
thank
you
again
for
attending
again.