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On this episode of CityTalk, John interviews Tyler Trainor from City Council District Four Office and Sarah Kinter from the Department of Permits, Licenses, & Inspections.
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Yeah
just
kind
of
getting
you
know,
information
out
there
on
our
facebook
page,
along
with,
like
you
know,
writing
proclamations,
doing
flyers,
helping
with
you
know,
newsletters,
and
you
know
his
his
weekly
newsletter
and
yeah
things
like
that.
It's
just
about
getting
information
out
to
the
public,
along
with
you
know,
just
helping
our
residents
and
constituents
with
day-to-day
stuff.
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A
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Yeah
I've
been
working
for
major
league
baseball
since
I
was
in
college
since
I
was
21.
one
of
my
one,
a
guy
who
used
to
coach
against
me
in
little
league
baseball
in
brookline.
Just
happened
to
post
on
facebook:
hey
if
you
like,
baseball
and
need
a
part-time
job
for
the
summer.
You
know,
let
me
know-
and
I
I
was
the
first
one
to
get
to
him
and
at
first
I
was
doing
a
lot
of
you
know,
pitch
tracking
and
things
like
that.
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No,
we
had
like
a
couple
different
cameras
set
up
and
computers
and
from
a
different
couple
angles,
and
it
was
getting
like
you
know,
spin
rate
and
things
like
that,
and
you
know
where
the
pitch
was
coming
and
how
fast
it
was
coming
in.
Along
with
you
know,
tracking
players
and
how
fast
they
were
running
the
bases
and
how
far
they
were
leading
off
the
off
the
first
base.
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A
little
bit
of
both
you
know
even
umpires
would
take
a
copy
of
the
game.
What
we
tracked
to
see,
you
know
see
what
they
could
work
on
themselves
if
they
missed
a
pitch
here
or
there
things
like
that.
Also,
if
you
you
know,
you
couldn't
watch
the
game
from
your
tv.
If
you
wanted
to
go
on
mlb.com,
that's
you
know.
That's
how
that
we
would,
you
know,
give
information
out.
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B
I'm
just
kind
of
patrolling
like
like
almost
like
a
like
a
a
major
league
police
officer,
major
league
baseball
police
officer,
I'm
just
kind
of
making
sure
players
aren't
on
their
phones.
There's
nothing
suspicious
going
on.
You
know,
delayed
feeds
for
the
games
inside
the
clubhouse,
and
things
like
that.
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B
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Yeah
because
originally
like
you
know
just
growing
up
and
seeing
you
know,
I
never
really
contacted
any.
My
city
council
person
growing
up
and
I
don't
think
my
parents
usually
did.
But
you
know
I
just
you
know
you
look
around
you
go
day
to
day
and
just
see
how
things
you
know
see
things
get
done
and
you're
really,
I'm
not
really.
You
know
I
ever
really
question
how
they
got
done
or
what
you
know,
what
avenues
and
channels
they
had
to
go
through
to
get
done.
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B
Yeah,
like
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
paving
requests,
you
know
that's
it's
always
a
thing.
You
know,
especially
with
how
bad
the
winners
are
here.
You
know
those
kind
of
things
snow,
removal
it
was.
That
was
a
big
concern
this
this
year
and
yeah.
Just
a
lot
of
you
know
it
really
changes
day
to
day.
There's
nothing.
That's
ever
like
you
know,
seems
too
consistent
and
it's
it's
pretty
nice.
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B
Yeah,
if
you
like,
helping
the
community
and
want
to
see
your
community
become
a
better
place,
absolutely,
I
think
a
lot
of
the
time
you
know
the
constituents
are
very
respectful
and
you
know
they
do
a
good
job
at
you
know
seeing
date
you
know
they're
out
on
the
streets
day
to
day
seeing
what
needs
done
and
you
know
yeah.
Definitely
it's
it's
a
very,
very
rewarding.
You
know
job.
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B
Yeah,
it's
it's
honestly
great
he's
the
best
boss
I
ever
had
for
sure
you
know
his
hard
work.
You
know
when
he,
like
you
said,
he's
a
very
energetic
guy.
You
know
he's
doing
roofing.
If
he's
not
doing
you
know,
hubby
doing
public
servant
stuff
and
but
you
know,
he's
really
hands
on
and
seeing
the
community
and
it's
it's
very
contagious,
like
a
very
contagious
work
ethic.
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B
Yes,
definitely
definitely
the
food,
the
food
in
the
the
business
district's
really
growing
fast,
even
since
I've
been
in
you
know,
there's
been
you
know,
quite
a
few
changes
and
things
like
that
and
growing
up.
You
know
the
you
know:
broadway
was
pretty
lively
and
then
it
kind
of
died
down
a
little
bit
and
now
it's
you
know
kind
of
back
on
its
way
up.
So
there's
always,
I
think,
there's
room
for
a
lot
of
different
businesses
there
and
definitely
a
lot
of
different
businesses
could
be
successful.
There.
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C
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D
Yeah
sure
the
department
of
permits
licenses
and
inspections
is
the
city
department,
that's
charged
with
ensuring
safety
of
the
built
environment.
So
we
have
a
construction
division
that
ensures
that
construction
is
occurring
per
code.
We
have
a
code
enforcement
division
that
goes
out
in
sites
where
there's
violations
and
issues
notices
of
violations
to
bring
folks
into
compliance.
And
then
we
have
a
customer
service
team
and
a
support
team
that
supports
both
of
those
units
and
in
our
work.
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So,
prior
to
2014,
there
was
the
bureau
of
building
inspection,
which
was
housed
under
public
safety,
and
so
when
mayor
peduto
came
in
in
2014,
he
really
split
out
this
as
a
its
own
department
and
took
some
of
the
licensing
provisions
and
some
of
the
provisions
under
title
10
of
the
pittsburgh
city
code.
And
really
it's
been
operating.
A
D
Yeah,
so
luckily,
there
are
international
and
national
organizations
that
provide
guidance
on
best
practices
for
building
codes.
So
one
is
the
international
code
council,
that's
the
international
group
that
actually
creates
the
model,
building
codes
that
jurisdictions
adopt
and
then
locally
in
the
state
of
pennsylvania.
There
is
a
pennsylvania,
construction
codes
act
and
dedicated
resources
for
teaching
folks
how
to
be
a
building
code
official,
so
everyone
in
our
office
takes
examinations
to
be
qualified
for
their
jobs
and
get
through
the
probationary
period,
myself
included.
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So
after
you
take
the
exam,
you
have
the
certification,
but
then
you're
required
to
obtain
continuing
education
units
annually
so
that
you
can
keep
up
with
changes
to
the
code.
And
you
know
the
code
books
are
pretty
thick.
There's
a
lot
to
learn
and
a
lot
to
know
so.
Continuing
education
fosters
that
knowledge.
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So
we
license
contractors
and
trade
license
professionals
who
are
qualified
to
get
those
permits
issued
for
commercial
structures
and
some
residential
structures
where
folks
aren't
working
on
their
own
home.
You
can
work
on
your
own
home
and
then
we
also
issue
a
smattering
of
business
licenses
that
are
under
title
vii
of
the
pittsburgh
city
code,
which
would
include
towing
licenses
parking
lot
licenses
and
a
you
know,
different
variety
of
vendors,
things
of
that
nature.
D
Yeah
so
we're
inspecting
buildings
to
ensure
that
they
conform
with
the
construction
that
was
approved
and
the
work
scope
that
was
approved
as
part
of
that
administrative
permitting
process.
And
then
we
also
have
a
group
of
inspectors
in
our
operations,
side
that
inspect
towards
the
property
maintenance
code
and
zoning
codes
and
to
ensure
that
those
buildings
are
upkept.
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So
it
was,
you
know,
super
exciting
button
covered
times
was
a
little
tough,
you
know
being
away
from
family
and
you
know
having
a
newborn
in
the
house.
Luckily,
my
husband
and
I
are
homebodies,
so
we're
accustomed
to
just
being
happy
in
each
other's
space,
but
you
know
wanted
to
share
those
new
moments.
You
know
with
our
in-laws
and
parents,
but
we
all
were
very
vigilant.
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I
actually
started
with
the
city
in
the
civil
rights
agency.
The
commission,
which
I
really
loved
and
saw
this
opening
for
administrative
work
in
permits,
had
a
really
strong
interest
in
housing
and
fair
housing
and
sort
of
wanted
to.
You
know
view
it
from
a
different
lens
in
a
different
nexus
and
moved
over
and
and
really
love
it
permit.
The
permit
world
is
a
fast-paced
high
volume
like
large
workflow
environment
and
for
a
lot
of
us.
We
really
like
that.
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I
really
do
like
my
job.
I
think
you'll
find
you
know
most
folks
in
pli,
really
like
our
jobs.
We
were
really
busy
through
the
the
pandemic,
but
it's
very
interesting
work
and
I
feel,
as
though
people
don't
really
know
what's
going
on
with
permits
until
they
have
to
get
one
and
then
they
sort
of
have
to
dive
in
and
it's
an
interesting
code
enforcement.
You
know
lens.
A
D
Yeah
people
have
that
character,
but
you
know
I
found
that
you
know
when
I
was
at
the
commission
on
human
relations.
When
I
moved
over
to
pli,
everyone
was
really
hard-working
really
interested
in
improving
processes,
which
is
another
thing
that
we
really
love
about.
The
permits
department,
we're
always
looking
at
you
know.
How
are
we
doing
things?
Can
we
do
them
better?
Why
are
we
doing
them
in
a
certain
way?
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A
I
admire
your
intestinal
fortitude,
the
la
I
went
on
a
roller
coaster.
I
don't
know
seven
or
eight
years
ago
in
new
york
city,
because
my
girlfriend
loves
woody
allen.
She
always
wanted
to
go
to
coney
island
because
annie
hall
was
partly
coney
island
and
after
getting
off
the
roller
coaster,
I
vowed.
I
will
never
ever
again
get
a
roller
coaster
and
I
was
wondering
why
I
ever
did
in
the
first
place.