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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Interviews - 4/27/23
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Planning Commission & Civic Design Committee
A
B
Thank
you
and
we
are
joined
by
councilwoman
Barbara
Warwick,
who
almost
never
misses
a
meeting.
So
thank
you
for
being
here
I'm
going
to
let
you
each
say
a
few
things
about
yourself.
Keep
it
brief,
please,
but
you
know
the
information
you
think
the
public
needs
to
know
why
you're
being
appointed
and
then
I'll
turn
over
to
councilwoman
Warwick
for
questions.
We'll
begin
with
you.
A
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Monica
Reese
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
Casa
San,
Jose
nonprofit
organization,
located
in
Beachview
I'm.
Also
a
Brookline
resident
and
I've
been
working
very
closely
with
the
city
in
the
county
in
Housing,
Development,
Equitable
development
and
a
bunch
of
other
things
throughout
the
years.
D
Well,
good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Peter
Quintanilla
I
lead
a
small
pack
of
design
and
urbanist
nurse
at
Michael,
Baker
International,
which
is
a
big
engineering
firm.
We
are
our
offices
here
in
downtown
Pittsburgh,
but
I
also
live
in
Squirrel,
Hill
and
yeah
I'm
happy
to
be
here.
Thank
you.
E
And
my
name
is
Ali
Abdullah
I'm,
the
disability,
compliance
administrator
for
the
housing
authority
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and,
as
it
relates
to
being
appointed
to
the
commission,
I
oversee
and
deal
with
a
lot
of
accessibility
issues.
So
in
terms
of
that
I'm
interested
in
trying
to
attribute
you
know
that
background
to
the
projects
that
we
will
evaluate
or
oversee
in
the
future.
Thank.
F
I
mean
we
can
keep
it
I
guess:
I
was
just
gonna
ask
so,
for
you
know
for
Monica,
Planning
Commission,
then
Civic
design
and
Planning
Commission.
Just
what
your?
What
you
think
you
bring
to
the
commission
and
sort
of
your
ideas
for
what's
working
in
the
commission
you're
applying
for
or
what
could
be
better,
how
you
know
and
and
how
your
experience
and
whatnot
can
help
that
come
about.
A
In
the
last
10
years
alone,
the
Latino
population
in
Allegheny
County,
grew
by
80
percent
and
so
I
think
that
we've
come
to
a
time
now,
where
that
needs
to
reflect
on
some
of
the
decision
making
that
happens
in
the
city
due
to
the
fact
that
I've
been
doing
working
so
closely
in
this
field
for
quite
some
time.
I
think
that
my
knowledge
of
this
and
a
lot
of
work
and
studies
that
I've
done
through
cities
across
the
country
would
be
pretty
beneficial.
F
A
Thing
I
think
that
there
are
some
things
that
have
been
done
really
well
by
the
city
and
I
think
that
right
now,
I
mean
I.
Think
of
population
loss,
the
types
of
population
that
we're
gaining.
What
that
can
look
like
for
us
in
the
future,
some
of
the
things
that
are
in
the
work
right
now
and
making
sure
that
we
are
really
being
mindful
when
it
comes
to
revitalization
of
communities
versus
gentrification
of
communities.
B
A
B
Anyway,
I
was
wondering
if
it
was
still
there
I
didn't
know.
Could
you
talk
about
any?
What
I'd
like
to
hear
from
all
of
you
is
any
conflicts
of
interest
that
you
might
have
to
serve,
especially
on
the
Planning
Commission,
because
it's
a
semi-judicial
board
so
we're
concerned
about
that
a
lot
lately.
So
we
get
a
vote
on
that
so
that
you
know
there's
other
boards
where
people
were
appointed
that
may
have
conflicts.
B
B
And
it's
it's
nerve-wracking
to
be
honest
with
you,
because
you
don't
always
know
what
you
might
be
involved
or
might
directly
indirectly
affect
and
you're
like
okay,
I
have
to
recuse
myself,
so
I
honestly
go
in
and
like
I
make
the
solicitor
read
it
to
me
like
tell
me
if
there's
anything,
I
put
it
in
writing
and
say:
if
there's
anything,
I
need
to
recuse
myself
from
please
these
are
the
things
that
I
know.
There's
anything
you
know
make
sure
you
tell
me
before
I
vote
so
put
it
on
the
solicitor.
B
D
Was
about
to
say
that
yeah,
so
we
do
a
lot
of
work
in
the
city,
but
also
I
was
actually
part
of
the
art
commission
before
and
with
the
art
commission
I
had
to
recuse
myself
every
time.
Obviously,
Baker
will
come
in
because
of
a
project
but
also
I'm
a
board
member
of
the
Pittsburgh
downtown
partnership.
So
whenever
there
was
anything
that
they
would
bring
to
the
board,
I
will
have
to
recuse
myself,
so
yeah
they
would
be.
I
would
imagine
times
that
I
have
to
recuse
myself
for
those
type
of
projects.
Okay,.
B
E
B
Can
I
I
just
I,
do
I've
done
a
lot
with
the
disability
community
over
the
probably
three
three
decades,
and
one
of
the
things
I
hear
often
is
that
we
make
things
accessible
for
standard
wheelchair
accessibility,
but
we
forget
about
the
specialized
handicap,
accessibility,
specialized,
Wheelchairs
and
different
different
things
that
people
need
to
to
commute.
Could
you
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
that?
B
They
really
the
kids
at
Pioneer
School
really
want
to
be
involved
in
some
of
these
decision
makings,
and
could
you
tell
me
like
how
you
think
that
we
could
maybe
reach
out
a
little
bit
to
them
and
maybe
include
them
in
some
I
would
love
to
see
like
a
a
subcommittee
to
meet
with
you.
You
know
to
meet
with
everyone
to
talk
about
what
their
concerns
are,
because
one
of
the
things
they
tell
me
is
once
they
get
out
on
the
street.
B
If
there's
a
bike
lane
or
something
they
can't
necessarily
navigate
through
the
I,
don't
know
what
they're
called
the
bollards,
and
so
just
that
kind
of
stuff
I
just
like
to
know
how
you
can
help
include
them
and
be
more
inclusive
with
the
people
that
actually
are
using,
you
know,
Wheelchairs
and
so
they're
accessible.
Do
you
think
that
there's
a
possibility
you
can
meet
with
them
engage
with
them?
Anything
like
that.
B
E
But
there's
plenty
of
schools
where
plenty
of
places
I'll
say
this.
In
terms
of
that,
I
mean
in
terms
of
I
know.
You
specifically,
you
know,
pointed
them
out,
which
is
great
I.
Think
you
know
in
terms
of
projects
on
a
consistent
basis
is
all
these
projects.
You
know
that
we
dwell
into
are
in
the
public
space
I
think
it's
always
important
to
touch
upon
the
public,
whether
it's
that
specific
body
that
you
pointed
out
or
the
disability
task
force.
E
B
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
willingness
to
serve.
It's
not
easy
serving
in
the
public
ever,
but
especially
in
these
days
this
day
and
age,
there's
a
lot
of
social
media
and
a
lot
of
things
that
you
know
they
get
tagged
on.
Let
me
just
say
thank
you
very
much
for
your
willingness
to
serve
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
This
will
be
on
Tuesday's,
regular
meeting
agenda
and
we'll
approve
them
at
that
time.