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From YouTube: An Interview with Mayor William Peduto
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Joy LeViere sits down with Mayor William Peduto for his annual interview with the City Channel.
A
A
B
Been
many
decades
since
the
city
has
been
in
a
financial
situation
like
we
are
today
and
that's
a
positive
for
the
past.
Almost
20
years
we've
been
struggling
with
debt.
Today
we
finally
find
ourselves
at
a
point
where
our
debt
is
less
than
10%
of
our
total
budget.
In
past
years,
it's
been
over
20
percent,
meaning
that
out
of
every
five
dollars
that
we're
spending
one
out
of
those
five
dollars
is
just
going
to
pay
the
credit
card
bill.
We
can't
pave
streets
with
it.
B
We
can't
hire
police
officers
with
it
and
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
it's
not
a
healthy
way
to
run
a
city,
so
we've
been
able
to
get
our
debt
under
control
and
at
the
same
time
we
have
also
been
able
to
put
away
money
and
a
rainy
day
fund.
Our
reserve
fund,
which
is
absolutely
critical
for
the
bond
rating
of
the
city,
for
our
financial
health
and
is
we've
noticed
in
the
past
year,
the
number
of
landslides
and
other
emergencies
that
come
up.
B
So
we
have
over
10
percent
of
our
annual
budget
now
set
aside
in
a
reserve
fund
that
we
also
use
to
purchase
big
items
as
well.
We
have
more
budgeted
to
paving
streets
than
at
any
time
ever.
For
the
first
time
we
have
nearly
twenty
million
dollars
that
will
be
paving
this
year.
We
also
have
budgeted
for
more
police
officers
than
we've
had
in
15
years,
more
firefighters
and
more
medics.
We're
increasing
the
number
of
building
inspectors
is
we're
seeing
our
number
of
buildings
being
built
in
this
city
increased
a
record
number.
A
B
Budget
office
itself
has
well
over
a
dozen
people
working
both
on
the
capital
budget
in
the
operating
budget
as
well
as
performance
and
making
sure
that
we're
getting
the
bang
for
the
buck.
So
we
have
a
highly
professional
organization
of
city
staff
that
work
12
months
a
year
on
being
able
to
to
make
sure
that
your
tax
dollars
are
hard
at
work.
I'm.
A
B
So
it's
a
it's
a
process.
It
starts
as
early
as
now
as
we
look
at
not
only
past
year's
budgeting,
but
also
the
needs
of
departments
and
ongoing
discussions
with
directors.
We
take
it
to
the
people
early
in
the
summer
we
hold
public
hearings
and
asking
people
what
the
needs
are
in
their
neighborhoods.
What
they
see
is
the
needs
for
the
city
as
a
whole.
We
meet
with
council
members
getting
their
input
specifically
in
their
district
of
what
the
priorities
should
be.
We
pull
all
of
that
together
and
put
together
a
tentative
budget
by
August.
B
We've
presented
our
budget
in
the
past
when
we
are
under
ak-47
in
September,
will
now
be
presenting
that
in
November
as
we
leave
ak47
and
oversight
completely
this
year,
and
then
we
have
the
process.
It's
a
two
month
process
whose
City
Council
gos
department
by
department
line
by
line,
makes
amendments
to
the
budget,
and
then
we
have
a
final
budget
by
December.
So.
A
B
The
other
thing
you
realize
is
simply
doing.
Nothing
is
not
the
answer
that
we
have
a
public
health
epidemic
in
this
country
right
now
that
it
takes
people
every
single
hour
of
the
day
and
that
that
is
an
epidemic
of
gun
violence
and
if
Washington
is
not
willing
to
even
address
the
issue,
if
Harrisburg
is
not
willing
to
take
it
on,
we
simply
can't
say
well,
there's
nothing
that
can
be
done.
We
have
to
challenge
existing
laws.
B
B
Know
Pittsburgh's
in
a
kristan
place
right
now
we
we
really
haven't
been
in
an
area
where
we
expect
to
grow
for
over
50
years.
My
entire
lifetime
I've
watched
this
city
lose
population,
lose
businesses
lose
its
people
because
of
disinvestment
we
finally
turned
the
corner
and
we
are
now
in
a
position
where
we're
seeing
business
districts
being
rebuilt,
we're
seeing
neighborhoods
being
rediscovered
people
moving
back
in
and
so
we're
at
a
pretty
delicate
balance
right
now
we
want
to
see
that
continuation
and
I'm
excited
to
see
it
happen.
B
We
announced
thousands
of
new
jobs
last
year,
more
than
at
any
time,
in
probably
the
past
20
or
30
years,
but
at
that
growth
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it
grows
prosperous
for
everyone.
No
city
has
figured
that
out
yet
if,
if
one
had
we'd
all
be
doing
it,
so
we
have
to
become
very
strategic
on
each
neighborhoods
path
towards
recovery
and
growth,
and
we
have
to
work
with
the
people
that
live
in
those
neighborhoods
to
balance
the
growth
almost
like
one
foot
on
the
gas
pedal
and
wonderful
foot
on
the
brake.
B
I'm
excited
about
that
challenge
about
how
we
can
get
there
and
how
we
can
do
it
excited
about
creating
a
model
that
really
works.
Hand
in
hand
with
the
people
who
live
in
those
neighborhoods
who
want
to
see
the
investment
come,
who
want
to
see
the
blight
removed,
who
want
to
see
the
jobs
and
the
new
neighbors
moving
in,
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
those
that
went
through
the
bad
times
have
the
opportunity
to
live
in
that
neighborhood.
For
the
good
times.
That.
B
B
B
It
needs
to
happen
with
our
foundations
and
we
need
to
be
able
to
put
together
a
strategic
plan
that
will
allow
us
to
realize,
where
the
shocks
and
stresses
will
be
and
then
sort
of
everybody
pull
their
own
weight
in
order
to
be
able
to
actually
see
something
get
done.
If
we
simply
rely
upon
city
government
to
try
to
solve
the
problems
we'll
fail.
But
when
city
government
is
able
to
partner
with
these
different
institutions
these
anchors
and
to
be
able
to
address
and
recognize
where
those
problems
exist,
we
can
do
anything
so.
B
Say
that
the
future
is
a
challenge,
but
if
we
are
to
recognize
what
those
problems
are
to
have
a
positive
dialogue
around
them,
not
simply
pointing
out
what
the
problem
is,
but
talking
about
what
the
different
options
of
solutions
are,
if
we're
willing
and
able
to
create
the
partnerships
around
it
to
be
able
to
provide
the
resources
that
are
needed,
yeah.
That
future
looks
bright
well,.
A
Talking
about
the
future
talking
about
innovations,
as
you
know,
the
city
channel
pittsburgh
is
part
of
the
department
of
innovation
and
performance,
but
it
seems
like
every
department
is
had.
It
has
some
very
innovative
projects
going
on.
So
are
there
any
innovations
that
are
happening
within
the
city
that
you're
really
excited
yeah.
B
Today's
focus
is
much
different.
Today's
focus
needs
to
be
on
affordable
housing.
It
needs
to
look
at
workforce
development.
What
are
we
doing
in
order
to
train
the
workers
for
the
jobs
of
today?
Not
tomorrow,
we
need
to
be
refocused
on
entrepreneurship
in
Main
Street
development,
looking
at
all
of
our
neighborhoods
in
making
sure
that
they
have
all
of
the
businesses
they
need
within
their
own
neighborhood
and
a
walkable
scalable
development,
and
we
need
to
be
looking
at
parks
and
open
spaces,
and
we
need
to
have
a
redevelopment
authority
that
redevelops
in
that
way.
B
B
B
A
B
1976
we
had
an
assignment
I
would
have
been
in
fifth
grade
or
sixth
grade
and
it
was
to
write
to
the
governors
of
every
state
and
ask
if
they
would
send
a
state
flag
for
the
Bicentennial
of
the
United
States
and
I
wrote
to
Georgia
I
can't
remember
the
governor's
name
right
now
and
they
wrote
back.
I
didn't
get
a
state
flag,
but
I
still
have
that
letter.
So
when
I
get
a
letter
from
a
young
burger
I,
remember
writing
it
myself
and
I.
Remember
how
much
it
meant
to
me
to
get
that
letter
back.