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A
A
Okay,
good
evening,
everyone
I
apologize
for
my
part
in
the
late
start.
This
is
the
November
2022
meeting
of
the
Pittsburgh
lgbtqia
plus
commission,
and
our
first
order
of
business
is
attendance.
A
B
Sure
so
we
have
got
a
message
on
my
screen.
Then
I'll
click
off
okay,
so
we
have
13
Commissioners
present.
So
we
do
have
Quorum
Kathy
Boyle
is
here:
Denise
D,
Simone,
Jam,
Hammond,
Billy,
heilman,
Sue,
Kerr,
Maria,
montagno,
Lenny,
orbovich,
Richard,
parsakian,
Shantae,
Porter,
Christopher,
Robinson,
Marcus,
Robinson,
Sarah,
Rosso
and
Guillermo
Velazquez
and
I
know
that
Derek
has
indicated
he'll
be
here
and
so
I'll
keep
an
eye
out
for
him
and
correct
the
attendance.
Should
he
arrive.
A
So
I
will
be
facilitating
tonight
and
next
order
is
the
reading
and
approval
of
minutes.
Has
everyone
read
the
minutes,
we're
assuming
that
you
have
any?
We
need
a
motion
to
approve
them.
Yeah.
A
A
Okay,
all
right,
starting
with
reports
of
officers,
boards
and
standing
committees,
and
several
of
these
are
mine,
so
I'll
I'll
go
through
them
the
Pirates,
quarterly
meeting.
A
We
we
have
not
yet
been
able
to
set
a
meeting
with
the
Pirates.
Hopefully
that
will
be
resolved
soon.
I
think
a
lot
of
people
took
vacation
when
the
the
season
ended,
but
I
do
want
to
take
a
moment
to
comment
that
during
the
recent
issue
with
the
advertisements
on
the
radio
stations,
the
anti-trans
ads
that
were
running
on
eight
local
stations,
I
reached
out
to
the
Pirates
and
asked
them
to
contact
their
broadcast
partners
and
their
vice
president
for
broadcasting.
A
So
I
think
that
that's
a
sign
that
our
relationship
with
them
is
constructive
and
useful
and
that
they
were
willing
to
you
know,
do
the
right
thing
for
us
so
no
meeting
but
I
think
we
have
that
as
some
progress.
It
also
happened
with
the
Penguins.
They
did
the
same
thing
with
their
broadcast
partner.
So
does
anyone
have
questions
about
that?
A
B
C
A
This
was
a
position
that
was
filled
most
recently
by
Commander
Eric
Holmes
and
Commander
Holmes
left
in
April
to
go
to
The
Duquesne
University
Duquesne
Police
Department,
so
the
position
has
been
vacant
since
then,
it's
not
a
full-time
position.
It's
just
a
you
know
a
task,
that's
somebody
in
the
commands
that
sells
and
we
had
an
incident
about
24
hours.
That
is
brought
to
light.
A
Why
this
is
such
an
important
role
to
be
filled
I
with
the
commissions
Authority
contact
acting
Chiefs,
Thomas,
dangrecki
and
asked
him
about
it
and
I
have
not
had
a
response.
Yet
so
I
don't
know
if
there's
at
this
point
we're
waiting
for
a
response
from
the
police
department
about
their
intent
plans
to
address
that
role,
any
comment
or
feedback.
Do
you
know
what
happened
last
night
did.
D
You
talk
to
I
guess
in
terms
of
the
the
update
from
last
night,
the
SVU
folks
who
've
got
into
contact
with
with
PPS
and
the
schools
to
to
to
have
a
further
conversation
on
the
matter,
and
it's
from
my
understanding.
There
should
be,
or
could
be,
possibly
some
good
news
regarding
the
resolution
of
of
the
missing
person
that
could
be
coming
momentarily.
We're
just
waiting
for
for
final
confirmation
before
making
that
fully
public.
A
There
was
a
missing
minor
and,
in
the
the
statement,
the
press
release
the
missing
person,
information
that
went
out.
They
were
identified
as
the
gender
they
were
assigned
at
Birth
and
their
name.
They
were
assigned
at
Birth
and
then
a
school
teacher
from
I
forget
which
school
contacted
the
foreign
Brown
who
contacted
me
to
say
that
in
this
in
school,
the
child
had
actually
identified
as
trans
and
used
a
different
name
and
did
not
necessarily
out
themselves
to
their
parent.
A
So
that
seemed
like
some
Vital
Information
and
so
last
night
we
were
able
to
get
a
hold
of.
We
thought.
I
was
talking
with
the
teachers
about
what's
the
best
thing
to
do,
and
we
thought
that
Maria
would
be
the
best
place
to
start,
because
it's
such
a
complicated
and
delicate
situation,
I
also
contacted
Shantae.
Who
was
doing
some
behind
the
scenes?
Conversations
because
we
just
we
just
well
I,
don't
have
to
explain
to
all
of
you.
A
You
all
know
how
nuanced
that
can
be
so,
and
then
Maria
gave
me
some
information
on
what
we
could
do
in
the
future,
whom
to
contact
and
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
the
Kara.
The
caracruz
I
think
it
is
the
spokesperson
for
the
police,
but
I
have
to
be
honest
with
you.
A
I
wasn't
really
convinced
that
Carol
was
on
top
of
lgbtq
nuances,
so
I
had
a
side
conversation
with
Marcus
and
Sarah
right
before
this
meeting
about
some
concerns
we
have,
which
you
know
we'll
need
to
flesh
out
not
anything
overtly
anti-trans
or
anti-lgbt,
but
just
not
really
understanding
I
think
the
concerns
that
we
had
as
Community
about
the
safety
and
Welfare
of
this
child.
D
I
work
very
closely
with
Kara,
so
if
there
are
concerns,
I'm
happy
to
have
a
direct
personal
conversation
with
her.
Thank
you
Yolanda.
A
Well,
Maria
How
about
if
I'll
Loop
you
into
the
thread
with
Marcus
and
Sarah,
and
we
can
discuss
that
in
more
detail.
The
most
important
thing
is
making
sure
that
the
child
is
safe
and
once
we
have
confirmation
of
that,
that
will
be
take
care
of
the
urgency
of
the
situation.
B
F
Yes,
excuse
me
if
I
store
a
cough
and
I'm
feeling
a
little
under
the
weather,
I
have
a
question
of
concern.
So
the
first
question
is:
do
this
individual's
family
know
of
their
know
how
they
identify
within
school
and
if
they
don't,
is
this
going
to
be
a
situation
understanding
that
right
now
the
priority?
Is
this
the
safety
and
well-being
of
the
child?
F
A
My
understanding
from
the
teacher
who
taught
the
child
was
a
music
teacher
is
that
the
child
specifically
said
that
they
did
wanted
to
go
by
a
certain
name
and
certain
pronouns
in
school,
and
they
were
fine
with
their
classmates
hearing
that
information,
but
they
absolutely
did
not
want
their
parents
to
keep
that
information
to
be
used
in
front
of
their
parents.
Now
that
was
last
school
year,
so
we
don't
know
what's
going
on
this
school
year,
but
we
asked
that
teacher
to
try
to
they're
at
a
different
school
now
so
to
find
out.
F
Know
a
lot
of
people
in
Homewood
and
I
know
some
of
homewood's
leaders.
Actually
one
of
them
sits
on
my
board
for
the
love
Diamond
project
and
the
only
thing
of
course
you,
the
the
child's
safety
and
well-being
and
safe
return,
is
definitely
priority,
I,
just
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
is:
Homewood
I,
don't
know
who's
been
through
home,
where
it's
not
a
big
neighborhood,
but
it's
not
small.
F
It's
definitely
very
Urban
and
pretty
violent
I
used
to
live
in
this
neighborhood
and
basically
the
way
things
are
going
down.
I
just
you
know
caution.
F
A
I
I
think
if
Maria
can
confirm
for
us
which
it
sounds
like
she
will
that
the
child
is
safe,
then
that
we
might
have
a
slightly
different
conversation
about
what
what
to
do,
and
that
was
a
balance
of
knowing
this
information
about
the
child
and
literally
you
know
the
people
could
be
seeing
this
child
and
not
realize
that
that's
who's
missing
and
they're.
Very
young
they're.
This
we're
not
talking
about
you,
know
17
or
18
year
old,
so
and
balancing
that
against
you
know
the
possibly
outing
them.
A
I
I,
don't
know
the
best
practices
there.
That's
actually
what
we
were
going
to
talk
about
finding
out
and
this
I
think
again
is
going
back
to
the
issue
of
a
liaison
is
having
an
lgbtq
liaison
specifically,
who
is
a
police
officer
who
has
been
trained
in
these
topics,
and
it
applies
to
adults
as
well.
I've
had
numerous
incidents
over
the
year,
I've
received
missing
persons
reports
and
discovered
that
the
person
was
lgbtq
and
then
the
families
were
very
opposed
to
disclosing
that
information,
and
it's
it's
very
dicey
and
delicate.
A
I
when
I
spoke
to
Kara,
she
said
that
the
investigating
officer
was
deciding
what
to
do
with
the
information
and
that
they
didn't
know
how
to
get
a
photo
of
the
child
and
I
suggested
the
school
that
maybe
their
friends
might
have
some
selfies
or
something
like
that.
But
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
what
happened
at
that
point.
She
said
she
would
follow
up
with
me,
but
I
think
Maria
probably
will
get
more
prompt
information
and.
A
H
A
G
See
so
in
in,
in
that
case,
I
mean
at
least
so.
The
school
didn't
make
the
report,
but
our
policy
is
to
maintain
the
child's
confidentiality,
including
parents.
So
if
the
police
put
out
the
report
with
the
child's
birth
name
and
assigned
sex,
that's
probably
accurate
and
what
they
would
what
they
should
have
done
in
the
case
that
the
family
doesn't
know
so
I
I
guess
I'm
confused
what
the
issue
is
here.
D
We
followed
up
the
the
the
detectives
followed
up
with
the
school
to
have
further
conversations
after
after
Sue
I
had
that
information
to
just
try
to
see
if
they
can
get
some
more
some
more
information
about
their
identity.
So
that
way,
if
there
was
a
need
to
release
that
publicly,
there
would
be
some
some
background
there
and
understanding
there.
What
it
was,
but
at
this
point
that
information
I
do
believe
has
has
not
gone
further
than
just
back
to
the
to
the
school
and
yeah
per.
D
A
A
If
you
have
any
information
you
need
to
call,
you
know,
call
the
investigating
officer
or
whatever
the
number
is
so
but
Lenny
I
did
say
to
Devin
that
I
thought
that
that's
a
conversation
to
have
with
the
GSA
advisors
and
other
advisors
about
what
is
the
what's
the
appropriate
thing
to
do,
because
this
teacher
didn't
know
and
Devin
didn't
know
either
and
I
didn't
know
so.
I
just
went
to
the
person.
I
thought
was
most
likely
to
know
what
to
do.
I.
G
Mean
our
policy
is
pretty
clear
but
like
that
that
that
that
should
have
it.
If
that's
confidential
within
the
school,
then
it
should
have
remained
confidential.
D
And
to
the
to
the
credit
of
of
the
school,
they
did
not
confirm
nor
deny
any
of
the
information
provided
to
them
that
the
information,
sorry,
my
brain,
just
stopped
working.
They
they
kept
the
confidentiality
of
any
of
that
information
and
did
not
do
that
and
the.
And
to
that
end,
the
the
detectives
in
the
in
the
pios
did
not
issue
a
public
broadcast
that
would
have.
G
Outed
the
individual
question:
yeah
I
mean
you
know
the
protection,
the
physical
safety
of
our
of
our
trans
and
non-binary
students
is
is
at
the
very
center
of
that
that
policy-
and
you
know
confidentiality
is-
is
key
to
it.
So
all
right,
yeah
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
that
the
school
did
what
they
were
supposed
to
good
and.
D
So
as
soon
as
I
get
I
get
confirmation,
I'll
follow
up
with
you
sue
on
on
on
that
we're
just
waiting
some
some
further
confirmations,
but
as
soon
as
I
get
one
on
that
I'll
I'll,
let
you
know
and
and
for
everyone
here
in
case,
if
if
there
is
a
critical
emergency
in
the
community-
and
you
need
to
reach
somebody
from
the
city
urgently,
my
my
cell
phone
I'll
read
it
out
loud
into
the
record
here
for
everyone,
my
city
cell
phone,
which
is
online
24
hours
a
day,
seven
days
a
week,
specifically
for
reasons
like
this.
D
It's
four
one,
two,
five
zero,
zero,
six,
six
nine,
so
that
will
that
will
always
always
ring
through
to
me.
So
that's
the
one!
That's
always
on
my
personal
cell
isn't
always
on
and
I,
don't
always
check.
My
my
social
media
messages
to
I
followed
up
with
you
as
soon
as
I
I
got
online
after
I
had
a
different
board
of
directors
event
last
night,
so
as
soon
as
I
finished,
that
is,
when
I
saw
the
messages
and
responded
back
to
you,
but
in
the
case
of
an
urgent
need.
A
Well,
I
feel
relief
that
hopefully
we're
anticipating
a
report
that
the
child
is
safe.
That
is
that's
a
comfort,
so
we
you
know,
have
this
just
as
an
example
of
what
just
I
personally
think
having
Elite
the
liaison
role
filled
with
an
officer
is
very
important
and
then
the
other
issue
that's
coming
out
of
this.
Is
you
know
this
happens,
a
lot.
A
People
are
reported
missing
and
the
information
is
not
accurate,
and
that
mean
that's
not
necessarily
our
responsibility
to
address
that,
but
maybe
a
conversation
about
that
is
warranted
for
the
people
for
as
a
public
safety
issue
and
I
don't
want
to
necessarily
get
into
that
right
now,
because
we
have
a
lot
to
cover,
but
we
can
add
it
to
the
agenda
for
next
month
and
maybe
explore
it
in
a
little
more
detail.
H
Yeah
so
I
know
Maria.
B
I'm,
sorry
I'm
sorry,
Marcus
Shantae,
your
hand's
still
up
did
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
another
comment,
but
if
you
could
either
but.
H
H
So,
in
terms
of
this
Maria
I
saw
your
email
that
went
through
earlier.
I
think
that
you
know
I
was
reading
through
and
just
thinking
about
it
I
know,
there's
been
some,
you
know,
difficulties
getting
it
scheduled
and
whatnot
I
think.
Just
in
terms
of
our
perspective,
the
the
hard
part
is
that
we
had
that
initial
meeting
with
mayor
Gainey
and
that
it
was
hard
to
get
the
follow-up
that
you
know
was
clearly
outlined
from
that
meeting.
So
I
think
that's.
H
You
know,
in
my
perspective
of
understanding
how
this
had
played
out
I
think
it
will
be
helpful.
I
don't
know
if
you
can
talk
through
a
little
bit
about
the
other
pieces
of
the
email
about
what
that
initial,
that
previous
meeting
we
were
trying
to
have
in
August
about
for
that
staff
member
who
will
be
sharing
work
with
the
gender
Equity
committee,
but
in
terms
of
like
our
last
discussion,
would
fill
up
the
the
outcome
was
that
you
know
in
order
to
have
a
larger
group.
D
Right
so
you
know,
obviously
the
mayor's
calendar
shifts
dramatically
from
when
he
first
comes
into
office
to
where
it
is
now
right.
So
given,
given
all
the
things
that
are
going
in
the
on
in
the
city,
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
do
as
an
as
an
order
of
process
is
set
up,
pre-meetings
with
the
executive
level
staff
members
of
the
appropriate
staff
members
most
most,
notably
the
the
chief
of
staff
Deputy
Chief
of
Staff.
D
In
this
case,
it
also
would
have
included
myself
in
that
meeting
to
to
meet
with
the
leadership
of
the
commission.
This
model
we've
used
for
for
all
of
our
commissions
and
and
some
of
our
task
force
task
forces
as
well
in
order
to
come
together
to
figure
out
what
the
agenda
for
the
meeting
with
the
mayor
is
and
and
work
together
to
find
a
timeline
that
works
to
make
sure
that
we're
scheduling
the
appropriate
amount
of
time
to
give
the
the
community
the
time
it
it
deserves.
D
In
terms
of
having
a
conversation
with
the
mayor,
because
you
know
it's
it's
it's,
you
know
it's
just
the
way
that
that
we've
we've
sort
of
modeled.
These
things
to
make
sure
that
we're
all
working
from
a
shared
purpose
and
understanding
and
hopefully
have
a
shared
understanding
of
what
the
outcomes
and
goals
of
any
meeting
that
we
have
is
so
that
we
were
we're
working
towards
towards
that
together,
so
that
so
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
we
we'd
hoped
to
accomplish.
D
With
some
of
these
initial
pre-meetings
ahead
of
getting
a
meeting
set
up
with
them
with
them.
With
the
mayor
for
the
broader
commission
and
part
of
that,
conversation
was
to
have
a
conversation
around
our
vision
for
for
Staffing
and
our
vision
of
really
trying
to
unisolate
and
unsilo
the
work
of
city
government
and
where
it
makes
sense
where
intersectionality
makes
sense
to
to
bring
folks
together.
And
we
thought
that
this
was
actually
a
a
really
good
time
to
sort
of
look
at
that.
D
From
the
perspection
perspective
of
the
work
that
the
gender
Equity
commission
is
doing,
as
well
as
the
work
that
the
that
our
commission
is
doing
to
have
one
dedicated
staff
person,
which
would
have
been
two
part-time
staff
people
working
to
to
to
sort
of
be
a
a
bridge
at
times.
But
also
to
be
able
to
drive
that
work
forward,
so
we
would
hope
to
have
that
conversation
with
you
all
before
we
had
to
to
move
forward
through
the
the
formalized
budget
process
and
the
the
legislative
time
frame
for
those
budget
processes.
D
In
order
to
do
that,
unfortunately,
we
were
unable
to
to
to
have
that
meeting
with
you
all
in
advance
of
the
the
scheduled
budget
process
throughout
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
So
so,
while
there
was
a
budgeted
position
in
the
2022
City
budget,
that
has
still
remained
unfilled.
D
That
money
as
as
outlined
in
my
message
to
you
all
earlier,
remains
untouched
and
goes
unused
and
just
like
any
other
position
in
the
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
that's
budgeted
if
that
money
is
unused
and
in
the
next
budget
year
that
money
rolls
over
to
the
reserve
fund,
which
is
like
the
city's
rainy
day
fund,
so
that
that
money
doesn't
doesn't
move.
D
As
a
matter
of
of
you
know,
there
was
questions
raised
in
terms
of
fiduciary
responsibility
or
financial
responsibility
to
just
want
to
make
clear
there
that
those
those
funds
set
aside
for
a
staff
position
can
only
be
used
for
a
staff
position.
They
can't
be
be
drawn
down
or
moved
to
do
other
things
with
so
so
that
line
item
in
the
budget
was
specifically
for
a
Personnel.
D
The
only
way
that
money
could
be
moved
is
if
we
did
a
revenue
neutral
swap
to
to
move
it
to
another
Personnel
decision
which
we
would
have
done
had
we
had
the
conversation
to
merge
these
two
positions
earlier.
We
would
have
moved
on
that
sooner,
but
we
were
unable
to
have
that
conversation,
so
it
waited
until
the
2023
budget
year
to
do
so
as
it
stands.
D
If
we
were
to
do
anything
other
than
that,
it
would
require
public
legislation
and
process
in
order
for
us
to
touch
or
move
that
money
outside
of
that
one
specific
use
case,
and
to
that
end,
obviously,
there's
been
no
no
legislation,
moving
that
money
or
or
changing
the
usage
of
that
money.
So
we
we
don't
believe
we
will
be
utilizing
those
funds
for
the
remainder
of
the
2022
budget,
so
those
funds
would
roll
over
into
the
reserve
fund
for
for
next
year.
D
So
you
did
see
and
again
you
know
the
formal
budget
process
is
now
currently
with
city
council.
We
have
finalized
our
budget
after
several
opportunities
for
Community
engagement
and
conversation
and
submitted
that
through
the
formal
budget
address
this
Monday,
and
you
did
notice
that
there
is
no
line
item
for
a
staff
position
for
this
commission
or
the
gender
Equity
commission,
but
that
has
been
moved
into
one
Consolidated
position
that
we're
calling
the
the
idea
manager
and
it's
really
focusing
in
on
intersectionality
diversity,
equity
and
and
the
work
around.
J
So
Maria,
so
that
staff
would
be
a
shared
person
between
the
gender
equity
and
our
commission.
E
D
B
Is
this
person
going
to
have
tasks
Beyond
these
two
commissions,
because
that
sounds
like
it
could
be
broader
than
that
that
it's
not
limited
to
two
commissions
and
we're
I
think
we're
all
a
little
concerned
about
the
you
know
not
having
any
funds
or
any
support,
421
or
22,
and
so
I'm
worried
about
this
title
that
it
seems
like
it's
not
dedicated
to
us.
But
if
it
is.
D
I'm
not
certain
on
what
percentage
of
that
responsibilities
are,
but
there
are
two
primary
responsibilities
are
to
staff
the
gender
Equity
commission
and
the
lgbtqi
plus
commission.
What
other
work
comes
outside
of
that
I'm
not
entirely
clear
on
what
those
percentages
and
the
breakdowns
are
as
those
job
descriptions
are
still
undergoing,
but,
broadly
speaking,
that's
going
to
be
the
the
major
areas
of
focus
for
their
work.
A
When
we
were
contacted
about
just
for
transparency,
the
Deputy
Chief
of
Staff
wanted
to
meet
with
each
co-chair
individually,
and
we
said
that's
not
how
we
operate,
that
we
would
need
to
meet
collectively
and
unfortunately,
we
just
received
a
date
like
one
or
two
dates
that
were
like
a
day
or
two
later
and
it
just.
It
wasn't
a
very
smooth
process.
But
I
I
want
to
point
out
that
we
were
never
told
any
of
this
I
mean
Marcus
and
Sarah.
A
Maybe
could
back
me
up
on
this
or
clarify,
but
we
were
told
that
that
was
going
to
be
a
planning
meeting
to
talk
about
the
meeting
with
the
mayor,
but
there
was
no
mention
of
that.
We
would
weigh
in
on
on
on
Staffing
or
anything
like
that,
and
we
were
not
in
fact
I
believe
last
spring.
When
we
asked
the
mayor's
office
Maria
through
you
about
the
Staffing,
we
were
told
that
there
was
no
funding
for
Staffing
and
then
Bruce
Krauss
found
out
through
this
city
clerk
that
there
was.
D
So
we're
confused
about
the
nature
of
the
budget
inquiry
that
you
were
making.
So
when
you
said
we
had
this
money
in
the
budget,
we
were
looking
at
it
at
the
wrong
section
of
the
budget
to
find
that
that
is
when
we
discovered
that
this,
this
money
in
the
budget
was
specifically
set
aside
for
personnel
to
as
a
part-time
staff
person.
So
our
our
initial
look
at
the
budget
was
was
we
were
just
looking
in
the
wrong
portion
of
the
budget
so
that
that
that's
where
that
misunderstanding
took.
A
That's
that
makes
me
uneasy.
I.
D
A
J
I
remember
this
being
talked
about
that
the
budget
would
be
for
a
staff
person
and
not
a
budget
for
us
to
use
discretionary
funds.
H
And
then
I
was
just
mad.
I
think
the
thing
that
I'm
that
I
got
confused
and
so
confused,
so
that
meeting
that
you
know
Philip
had
to
initiate
and
try
to
get
time.
It
was
kind
of
I
know
that
you
know
Ed
mentioned
that
talk
about
vision
of
Staffing
and
things
like
that.
But
you
know
part
of
the
larger
issues
that
we
wanted
to
have
set
up
this
meeting
with
mayor
Gainey,
but
additionally
like
when
Philip
had
responded.
H
I
wasn't
sure
he
said
he
would
Circle
back
with
time,
so
I
think
it
just
got
kind
of
the
wires
got
crossed
because
it
was
if
that
was
the
purpose
of
that
meeting
then,
and
it
was
to
decide
that
idea,
manager
and
the
position
for
that
role.
I
think
if
the
the
way
the
email
came
across
was
not
as
time
urgent
from
my
understanding,
so
I
think
that's
what
I've
just
kind
of
confused
how
we
you
know
how
it
evolved
from
there.
D
Yeah
and
I
think
that
the
last
email
that
that
that
I
saw
was
was
from
you
Marcus,
reaching
out
asking
for
the
date
of
August
9th
for
the
coaches
of
of
Sarah
and
Sue
to
see
if
they
could
do
any
time
in
that
30
minute
window
between
three
and
four
o'clock
P.M
on
that
date,
and
we
never
got
any
further
correspondence
from
from
the
other
co-chairs
of
whether
or
not
that
that
time
would
work.
D
So
I
think
at
that
point
in
time
the
the
the
date
passed
in
terms
of
when
that
availability
existed
for
the
for
the
executive
staff
and
delayed
further
further
Outreach
around
the
issue.
A
D
This
would
have
been
part
of
that
that
conversation
in
that
initial
meeting
that
we
would
have
had.
We
would
have
had
this
conversation
about
our
vision
for
the
staffing,
as
well
as
putting
together
a
proposed
agenda
for
a
meeting
with
the
mayor,
where
we
could
have
had
a
broader
conversation
with
the
full
commission
about
the
the
mayor
and
had
these
conversations.
D
So
that's
that
so
I
guess
it's
it's
you
know
were
we
as
clear
as
like
what
that
meetings
were
entailed,
probably
probably
could
have
been
clear
and
and
I
will
say
that
we
could
have
been
clearer
on
that.
D
But
we've
always
had
the
intention
of
of
meeting
with
the
the
commission
fully
and
and
looking
to
do
so,
but
really
the
for
us.
It's
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
you
know
making
sure
that
we've
got
a
clear
organized
agenda
with
dedicated
outcomes
for
the
meeting
so
that
we
were
working
towards
a
shared,
a
shared
purpose
together
and
that
would
have
been
part
of
the
the
meeting,
along
with
the
talking
about
our
vision
for
for
Staffing
and
and
Staffing
the
commission
moving
forward.
A
I
think
it's
a
little
presumptuous
for
the
mayor
to
expect
us
to
meet
individually
with
the
Deputy
Chief
of
Staff
then
have
a
meeting
with
the
chief
of
staff
and
then
meet
with
the
mayor
and
then
eventually
have
that's
a
lot
of
work.
For
you
know
the
co-chairs,
and
it
wasn't
explained
to
us-
and
it
adds
to
my
sense
of
frustration
that
the
mayor
isn't
committed
to
what
we're
doing
here,
because
the.
D
Mayors,
these
are
barriers.
This
is
the
work
of
of
this
commission,
he's
deeply
committed
to
uplifting
and
supporting
lgbtq
people.
Next,
we
are
getting
ready
to
meet
with
lgbtqi
Business
Leaders
in
their
Chamber
of
Commerce,
to
put
together
a
robust
plan
to
make
sure
that
we
have
economic
Vitality
for
them.
We've
been
a
fierce
Champion
for
for
lgbtqia
rights,.
A
A
A
D
And
again,
we
want
to
meet
with
you
we're
fully
committed
to
meeting
with
you.
We
had
we
had
we've
we've
initiated
several
attempts
and
and
Marcus
I
appreciate
you
and
your
and
you're
following
back
up
with
us
again.
This
fall
around
around
that
at
work
and
to
do
that,
we're
working
to
say
if
we
can't
do
it
before
the
end
of
the
year.
D
We're
we're
trying
to
to
make
good
on
that
commitment,
but
but
the
the
the
the
the
the
mayor
has
a
very
full
schedule
and
oftentimes
initial
meetings
need
to
be
taken
with
his
chief
of
staff
or
Deputy
Chief
of
Staff.
Certain
communities
like
to
meet
in
different
sorts
of
certain
ways
and
we're
learning
how
how
this
commission
wishes
to
operate.
We
were
hoping
to
have
a
conversation
with
the
the
co-chairs
to
come
up
with
an
agenda
for
that
meeting
and
we
were
unable
to
get
to
get
that
meeting
scheduled.
A
But
I
don't
think
that
this
is
good
faith
I
feel
like
none
of
this
was
clear.
During
those
initial
meetings
we
were
summoned
by
the
Deputy
Chief
of
Staff
to
meet
within
like
two
or
three
day
period,
and
none
of
this
was
explained
to
us
even
in
the
follow-up
conversations.
So
to
me,
that's
not
a
good
faith
investment
in
our
commission
because
clear,
as
you
said,
there
were
breakdowns
of
communication.
A
I,
don't
believe
that
there's
a
commitment
to
I
mean
I'm
chairing
this
I
shouldn't
be
saying
all
this,
but
I
I,
just
I,
don't
see
it
I,
don't
doubt
Ed,
gainey's
personal
commitment
to
lgbtq
anything
I
think
he's
a
great
Ally,
but
I
don't
think
the
administration
is
demonstrating
that,
with
regard
to
how
they're,
interacting
with
our
commission
personally
I'm.
D
On
on
August
15th
of
2022,
you
received
the
commission,
received
an
email
saying:
I
am
messaging
everyone
today
to
determine
if
you
would
be
available
for
an
in-person
conversation
with
mayor
Gainey,
Chief
of
Staff
Wheatley
and
Deputy
Chief
of
Staff
Williams
next
month.
The
overarching
intent
of
that
meeting
will
be
to
discuss
the
lgbtqia
plus
commission's
vision
and
Staffing
the
date
and
time
that
we
are
suggesting
is
Monday
September
12th
from
2
30
to
3
30
PM
in
the
mayor's
conference
room.
D
D
So
I
I
fully
object
to
your
to
your
saying
that
we
are
not
committed
when
we
attempted
to
set
up
this
meeting,
specifically
with
the
mayor
with
the
chief
of
staff,
with
the
deputy
chief
of
the
staff
on
September
12th
and
received
no
conversation
back,
no
information
back,
not
a
single
email
back.
In
regards
to
wishing
to
be
a
part
of
that
meeting,.
D
I
I
There
is
certainly
a
way
to
end
this
conversation,
which
is
that
if
the
mayor
wants
to
meet
with
this
commission,
he
will
do
that
and
then
that
that
will
end
this
conversation.
In
fact,
he
knows
where
we
are
once
a
month
every
month,
so
he
can
certainly
meet
with
us
and
I'm
sure
he
will
if
he
intends
to
do
that.
A
Point
made
Jam
does
anyone
else
want
to
comment
on
this
topic
before
we
move
on.
A
Okay,
let's
return
to
that
at
a
different
time,
attendance
messages
we
sent
out
messages
to
everybody
with
their
attendance
just
for
2022.
We
didn't
include
2021
and
asked
for
clarifications
to
make
sure
we
had
all
the
correct
information.
I
believe
that
we
have
heard
from
everyone
at
this
point.
A
I
do
want
to
reiterate
that
any
attendance
issue
should
be
sent
to
Billy
not
to
the
co-chairs
not
to
the
whole
group.
You
have
to
make
sure
that
Billy
receives
it
so
that
he
can
monitor
to
see
if
we
will
be
able
to
have
Quorum
or
not
I,
don't
know.
If
there's
any
questions
about
this
I
think
we
resolved
any
conflicts
that
we
had
in
information.
So,
okay,
let's
move
on
to
secretary's
report,
Billy.
B
B
So
what
I
would
like
to
do
is
make
a
motion
to
make
a
bylaws
change.
B
That's
on
the
screen
now
regarding
Quorum.
If,
if
there's
a
a
second,
then
I'd
like
to
speak
to
it.
Second,
thank
you
all
right
so
on
the
screen
is
a
change
in
the
definition
of
Quorum.
It
would
and
I've
actually
modified
it
since
the
one
that
you
received
from
me
earlier
in
the
week
and
also
last
month,
so
I
want
to
so
I'll
describe
the
two
adjustments.
The
the
first
one
is
very
easy.
B
B
If
it's
at
least
50
percent,
we
would
need
eight,
so
it
would
lower
the
the
bar
for
Quorum
slightly
when
we
have
an
even
number
of
this
people
Commissioners
the
second
change,
which
is
really
the
the
one
that
we
talked
about
a
little
bit
last
month
in
an
informal
conversation,
there
was
no
motion
on
the
floor
at
the
time
if
this
was
just
being
introduced,
so
that
we
would
have
some
preparation
for
the
discussion
tonight
and
the
second
change
is
that,
rather
than
a
simple
majority,
or
at
least
50
percent,
whatever
the
case
may
be
of
the
members
of
the
commission
constituting
the
Quorum,
it
would
exclude
commission
seats
from
the
total
and
the
seats
that
would
be
would
not
be
included.
B
Are
the
representative
of
the
mayor's
office,
a
member
of
city
council
and
the
representative
of
the
commission
on
human
relations?
The
my
reasoning
behind
this
is
the
view.
Is
it
really
was
put
forward
in
in
My
Mind
by
the
comment
by
our
city
council,
member
Bruce
Krause,
who
said
that
he
viewed
his
seat
as
an
advisory
one
that
didn't
require
attendance
at
every
meeting,
and
we
of
course
talked
him
about
the
impact
on
Quorum
with
that
view?
So
if
that's
the
view,
you
know
we,
we
can't
legislate
his
view.
B
We
we
do
have
control
over
our
bylaws
and
how
we
Define
quorum.
However,
and
so
this
would
adjust
it
and
then
that
we
had
internal
discussions
and
thought
that
it
was
more
consistent
if
it
wasn't
just
simply
the
city
council
members
that
it
was
representative
of
the
these
various
parts
of
city
government
that
have
permanent
seats
on
the
commission,
that
they
would
not
be
included
in
the
calculation
for
Quorum,
and
it
was
you
know,
because
of
the
the
first
one
now
the
so
that's
the
idea.
B
If
you
give
the
history
of
our
attendance,
it
would
make
a
a
small
advantage
to
reaching
Quorum
and
in
some
instances,
by
the
by
the
seats
that
I
just
mentioned,
not
including
them
either
in
the
total
person's
present
or
the
you
know,
or
the
total
commission
and
then
the
and
then
the
at
least
50
percent
would
give
us
an
advantage
because,
for
example,
if
we
had
minus
the
three,
if
we
had
13
Commissioners
well
in
that
example,
in
13
Commissioners,
we
would
need
seven
to
to
have
Quorum
and
it
we
had
12
Commissioners.
B
We
would
need
six.
So
that's
what
the
that's,
what
this
bylaws
change
would
do.
I
I
think
we
should
adopt
it.
Just
you
know,
because
most
of
the
time
we
are
at
Quorum,
but
sometimes
we're
not
and
in
impeding
our
progress,
you
know,
we've
been
holding
our
breath
sometimes
and
texting
and
calling
people
you
know
to
to
log
in
it
just
I
think
would
be
helpful.
B
J
So
there
would
be
a
three
non-voting
people
on
the
commission:
no,
they
would
be
able
to
vote
Yes.
B
B
A
K
I
A
So
that
was
just
for
the
record
that
was
jam
and
Maria
who,
whose
seats
would
be
affected
by
this.
So
thank.
B
A
All
right:
well,
the
motion
carries
we've
amended
our
bylaws
and
we
will
that
will
go
into
effect
for
December
correctly.
Okay,.
B
Sure
that
so
we,
our
officer
positions,
the
the
six
officer
positions,
three
co-chairs
secretary,
treasurer
and
Outreach
coordinator-
our
annual
positions
they.
So
they
need
to
be
filled
each
year
in
December
for
the
term
starting
January
1st
through
December
31st.
B
So
at
the
November
meeting,
what
we
do
is
seat
a
nomination
and
election
Committee
of
at
least
two
Commissioners
I
think
we
have
I
think
we
have
the
liaison
as
among
those
people
on
the
nomination
and
election
committee,
the
the
liaison
to
the
mayor's
office
I
think
is
on
on
that
committee
and
that,
but
we
see
the
nomination
and
election
committee
and
then
we
have
nominations
and
the
the
election
at
the
December
regular
meeting
of
the
commission.
B
So
in
order
to
in
order
for
there
to
be
a
committee
in
place
to
do
that
work,
we
have
to
select
them
either
voluntarily.
You
know,
however,
we've
done
this
before
to
do
that.
The
what
the
responsibilities
of
the
nomination
election
committee
people
will
be
is
to
be
available
for
any
commissioner
who
has
questions
about
the
roles
or
being
nominated
or
being
one
of
the
officers
and
they
so
that
they're
available
because
they're,
essentially
non-partisan
they
themselves,
are
not
seeking
an
office.
B
So
if
you're
seeking
an
office,
you
should
not
volunteer
to
be
on
the
nomination
and
election
committee
the,
but
it's
so
that
there's
a
a
non-partisan
neutral
peer
commissioner,
to
ask
questions
of,
of
course,
you're
free
to
ask
anyone
questions
if
you
like,
but
but
that's
what
we
need
to
do
is
to
have
people
ready
to
do
and
we've
seen
the
process
before
so.
I
won't
describe
that
now.
A
A
I
B
Discussed
that
yeah,
so
what
that
is,
that
is
regarding
the
co-chairs.
So
it's
not
regarding
all
the
offices,
the
the
business,
what
our
bylaws
now
say
with
our
recent
amendment
that
broadened
the
broaden
things
it
says
the
position
of
co-chair
shall
not
be
held
by
a
member
employed
by
or
representing
any
City
of,
Pittsburgh
departments
or
authorities,
including
offices
held
by
elected
officials.
I
K
D
It
doesn't
raise
the
question
that
there
could
legitimately
be
a
possibility
that,
with
six
officer
positions
in
a
pool
of
roughly
15
of
a
fully
staffed
commission,
that
there
could
be
an
inability
to
create
a
nomination
and
election
committee
due
to
everyone
wishing
to
to
run
for
contested
officer,
Physicians
and
that
that
seems
like
a
tremendous
issue
that
it
actually
is
a
legitimate
reality
that
even
if
just
each
race
was
contested
by
one
person.
D
That's
that's
12
people
out
of
a
pool
of
15,
and
it
wouldn't
take
much
more
to
to
bump
that.
To
the
realm
of
like
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
run
an
election.
A
Billy,
did
you
say
the.
B
The
Pro,
the
the
standard
for
being
on
the
nomination
and
election
committee,
is
not
explicitly
written
into
our
bylaws,
so
we
wouldn't
be
violating
our
bylaws.
If
somebody
who
was
running
was
on
the
nomination
and
election
committee
and
assisted
in
running
it,
it
is
more
that
it's
probably
a
good
practice
that
a
candidate
for
office
is
not
part
of
the
counting
of
the
votes.
You
know
it's
just
it's
a
better
practice
not
to
if
there
was.
B
If
it
was
unavoidable,
then
we
would
have
a
choice
of
not
having
an
election
or
allowing
that
to
happen
in
some
way
where
there
wasn't
a
worry
that
about
that
conflict.
So
I
we
did.
We
have
not
run
into
our
bylaws
a
way
that
we
that
would
prohibit
us
from
I'm
holding
an
election.
B
The
the
the
prohibitions
that
we
have
had
is
is
around
the
the
position
of
co-chair
that
you
know
the
co-chair
would
would
not
be
held
by
a
member
a
commissioner
employed
by
or
representing
any
City
of,
Pittsburgh
Department
of
authorities,
including
the
offices
held
by
the
elected
officials.
A
A
B
B
A
So
we
accept
you
and
we
are
going
to
move
on
to
the
treasures
report
around
the
budget.
Guillermo,
do
you
have
anything
to
report.
C
Well,
regarding
the
bottom
of
the
last
meeting
in
reading
the
the
minutes,
because
I
was
not
present
in
the
last
meeting,
I
understand
that
the
same
amount
of
budget
is
considered
from
the
city
to
the
Commission
in
older
than
that.
You
know
we
all
are
aware
of
the
situation
with
Staffing
Maria
just
provided
an
update
on
that.
C
I
understand
that
there
has
been
recent
meetings
from
the
city
regarding
budgeting
in
I.
Think
we're
just
basically
went
to
we
notify
What's.
C
C
A
That's
the
report.
Okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Both
moving
on
to
the
Outreach
coordinators
report,
Denise.
K
K
Just
hitting
all
kinds
of
buttons,
so
we
have
a
couple
things
on
our
plate.
That
I'd
like
to
get
resolved
on
is
the
social
media
policy.
I
think
our
final
revision
went
over
to
everybody,
the
other.
He
took
the
agenda
away.
Sue
I
had
something
else.
A
I
assume
that
you
would
want
to
put
the
policy
up,
but
that
was
my
mistake.
I.
K
Think
I'm,
sorry
I
think
Billy.
You
had
sent
it
around
to
everybody
of
after
the
last
revision,
so
I'll
resend
that
oh
there
it
is.
K
K
The
the
the
other
thing
that
I
would
like
to
at
least
kind
of
update
everybody.
Over
the
last
couple
weeks,
I've
put
together
some
feeds
and
some
content
into
a
platform
to
be
able
to
start
posting
on
our
Facebook
page.
What
I'm
going
to
do
at
the
at
the
end
of
every
meeting
so
November's
meeting.
K
Share
with
everybody
a
list
of
the
posts,
just
as
they
stand
for
the
upcoming
month
so
by
tomorrow,
close
a
business
I'll,
send
you
a
calendar
with
with
all
of
the
posts
that
you
know
everything
comes
up,
so
it's
it's
very
fluid,
but
but
just
this,
the
post
that
are
scheduled
to
be
sent
in
December
and
if
anybody
has
any
feedback
and
lastly
and
I,
know
we're
you
know,
we've
got
a
lot
of
things
to
cover,
so
I'll
just
go
through
this
quickly.
K
You
know:
I
I
put
together
a
a
form
where,
if
people
would
like
something
posted
and
I
I
actually
could
share
my
screen
with
that
post
with
that
form
really
just
to
have
something
where
people
can
have.
K
K
You
know
with
a
person's
name,
an
email
and
the
date
they
requested,
and
is
it
a
time,
sensitive
post?
So
is
there
something
that
there's
that
somebody
feels
like
it
has
to
get
posted
immediately?
Why
is
the
post-important
any
artwork
and
what
that
post
should
say?
And
we
talked
about
this
a
little
bit
that
there
may
be.
K
You
know,
issues
that
you
know
come
up
and
we
aren't
obligated
to
post
anything,
but
you
know,
given
people
at
least
an
opportunity
to
share
something
that
may
be
important,
that
we
don't
we
are
aware
of
so
I'll
also
send
this
link
out
as
well,
so
that
everybody
could
look
at
it
or
make
suggestions,
or
you
know
say
this
is
not
something
we
want
to
do.
I'm.
Okay,
with
that
too,
it's
it's
one,
less
email
to
read,
I
suppose,
but
I
think
it's
you
know
as
we
talked
it
might
be.
B
No
I
want
to
just
comment
that
I
think
that
you're
I'm
not
sure
what
what
you
call
it:
the
the
application
to
post
something
this
this
form
that's
on
the
on
the
screen
right
now,
I
think
it
is
I.
Think
it's
very
good.
It's
it's
it's
simple
and
it
is
an
easy
opportunity
for
people
to
submit
things.
You
know
the
more
difficult
thing
will
be.
You
know
filtering
what
should
and
shouldn't
be
posted,
but
I
think.
B
Well,
you
did
a
good
job
on
this
form
and
that
we
should
use
it
as
is
separately.
I.
I
agree
with
you
also
that
we
should
adopt
the
social
media
policy,
and
you
know
people
have
had
a
chance
to
read
it.
It's
now
down
to
two
pages:
I,
don't
know
if
your
intention
is
the
needs
to
make
a
motion
to
adopt,
but
I
think
that
we
should
do
that
and
then
we
can
discuss
it
if
people
have
anything
on
it
that
they
want
to
ask
about
or
or
potentially
modify.
K
J
J
Denise
before
we
do,
that
can
I
make
a
revision
if
possible.
J
J
This
is
what
the
art
commission
does.
We,
as
a
commission
can
respond
to
like
the
TV
media
or
anybody
else,
but
as
a
private
person,
but
we
do
not.
We
should
allow
the
director
of
the
commission
to
be
the
people
who
make
the
formal
comments
to
the
Press.
J
So
we
had
some
issues
Maria,
you
might
know,
there's
some
litigation
still
happening
with
the
art
commission,
and
so
we
have
to
be
very
clear
who
speaks
for
the
commission,
for
our
commission
and
I
just
want
to
have
that
in
there
some
some
language
in
there
does
this
make
any
sense.
B
Well,
I
I
would
like
to
respond
to
that
I.
Think
it's
misplaced
in
this
document.
I
think
it's
absolutely
the
right
thing.
Our
bylaws
do
identify
the
commissioner,
the
the
co-chairs
as
the
spokespersons
for
the
commission,
and
we
all
should
be
responsible
that
if
the
media,
any
media,
Outlet
contacts
us
that
we
say
well,
you'll
you'll
need
to
contact
one
of
the
co-chairs
and
we
internally
can
figure
out
a
process
to
do
that.
B
If
we
do
need
to
make
a
policy
on
that,
I
think
it
would
be
separate
from
a
social
media
policy
and
so
I
just
think
it's
it's
misplaced,
I
I.
J
Just
for
me,
like
social
media
and
just
media
in
general,
are
sort
of
the
same
thing.
But
if
this
is
just
the
social
media
like
you're
talking
about
the
Facebook
and
so
and
so
then
I
feel
we
can
go
ahead
and
adopting
this
yeah.
D
And
I
I
would
sort
of
just
like
that
to
follow
on
that
conversation
thread
there
Richard
Wright,
like
as
as
somebody
who
is
the
the
spokeswoman
for
the
whole
city,
very
much
anything
that
I
put
on
social
media
is
viewed
directly
as
statement
from
and
can
be
seen
as
a
statement
from
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
right.
So
I
think
it
is
important
that
we
do
have
a
solid
policy
in
place
in
regards
to
an
understanding
of
of
that.
This
is
your
personal
opinion
and
not
the
view
of
the
commission.
D
Unfortunately,
in
my
role
but
I
do
think
it
is
important
to
make
sure
that
folks
are
very
clear,
even
if
it's
just
quote
tweeting
a
news
article
with
your
personal
opinion
about
something
both
can
then
be
used
in
media
to
be
clear,
like
that,
could
be
used
in
a
media
story,
saying
you
know:
Billy
Hyman,
member
of
the
the
city's
lgbtq
commission,
said
this
in
response
to
this
event
right,
so
there
are
times
where
that
will
be
out
of
our
control,
in
terms
of,
if
we
say
something
in
the
public
sphere
can
be
used
and
would
be
referenced
in
that
case.
D
But
just
letting
folks
know
that
that
is
clear
and
I.
Don't
think
that
would
put
you
in
violation
of
the
bylaws
around
the
spokespersonal,
because
it
didn't
involve
the
direct
inquiry
and
interview
with.
J
Okay,
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
might
have
just
for
gotten
what
the
bylaws,
what
it
said
in
the
bylaws
yeah.
K
Well,
I
thank.
B
Well,
regarding
you
know
this
social
media
policy,
which
is
obviously
separate
from
the
bylaws,
it
does
give
a
lot
of
direction
for
us
as
Commissioners
on
you
know
what
to
be
careful
about,
including
if
it
is
a
topic
that
the
commission
might
be
taking
up,
and
you
say
something
on
social
media
to
to
identify
that
you
are
not
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
the
commission
to
be
careful
about
that,
and
I
may
even
add
to
my
Facebook
page.
Although
I
don't
use
it
a
lot.
B
The
the
just
a
note
in
one
of
that
one
of
those
areas
that
I
do
not
speak
on
behalf
of
the
lgbtqia
plus
commission,
because
I,
don't
in
my
role,
so
I'm
going
to
put
that
on
my
social
media
page
so
that
it's
permanently
there.
A
We
put
some
of
that
into
policy
some
suggestive
language.
There
are
lots
of
disclaimers
even
very
brief.
Things
like
opinions
are
my
own
on
Twitter,
a
lot
of
journalists.
Do
that
and-
and
so
that's
that's
a
good
practice,
because
not
only
does
it
protect
you
and
the
commission,
but
any
other,
your
employer,
any
Community
groups,
you're
involved
with
anything
like
that.
A
I
also
think
this
form
that
we're
using
is
a
good
tool
to
show
due
diligence
that
we're
complying
with
the
First
Amendment
we're
complying
with
any
requirements
that
the
city
has
of
us.
We're
not
just
randomly
posting
things
like
somebody's
actually
checking
in
looking
at
it
and
making
sure
it's
not
not
absolutely,
you
know
perfect,
but
that
should
give
us
a
level
of
protection
and
confidence
in
the
in
the
in
the
posts
that
we're
putting
up.
A
K
Yeah
I
think
when
we
we
talked
initially,
we
were
going
to
just
add
this.
Add
a
link
to
this
form
to
the
Facebook
page.
If
you
have
any
posts
or
if
you
have
any
comments
or
suggestions
and
just
take
people
to
the
to
the
form.
J
I
think
it
I
don't
know,
would
it
be
good
to
have
a
sentence
that
explains
that
no
hate
language
and
so
and
so
and
so
and
so
would
be
tolerated.
K
Yeah
I
mean
we
could
we
could
do
that?
I
mean
we.
We
do
have
a
statement
here
saying
you
know
just
because
you
filled
out
the
form
you're,
not
it's
not
a
guarantee
that
you'll
get
it
I
mean
we
could
you
know
maybe
this
spot.
To
put
that
is,
you
know
you
know
like
as
part
of
the
heading
on
the
Facebook
page.
We
do
not
want
you
know
so
that
it's
it's
more
out
front
and
reminds
everybody
what
the
page
is
about.
A
A
B
B
A
No
okay
thank.
A
A
All
right
special
committee,
real
quickly,
I
can
tell
you
the
municipal
ordinance
working
group,
we're
going
to
need
to
reschedule,
and
we
decided
that
we
would
wait
to
do
that
until
the
new
year,
especially
given
all
the
still
the
battle
to
see
who's
going
to
control
the
state
house-
and
you
know
the
probability
that
might
have
on
having
to
stay
wide
non-discrimination,
ordinance
moving
on
to
unfinished
business.
A
The
anti-transgender
radio
ads
is
everyone
familiar
with
what
happened
there
with
the
ads
and
our
our
role
in
and
resisting
them
and
trying
to
trying
to
address
them?
A
Yes,
it's
a
very
it's
a
black
eye
on
local
radio,
that
eight
stations
agree
to
accept
Those
ads
and
it
was
very
hard
to
get
them
taken
down.
I
was
shocked
how
hard
it
was
after
the
96.1
staff
threatened
to
go
off
the
air
and
got
it
pulled
from
their
station
alone,
not
their
whole
network.
I
thought
other
stations
would
follow
suit,
but
that
never
happened
and
the
station
that
never
pulled
the
ads
was
99.7
wish.
The
most
gentle
station
that
you
can
think
of
ran
the
ads
to
The
Bitter
End.
A
A
I
can
tell
you
that
the
protect
trans
kids
projects
will
be
addressing
this.
That's
not
as
a
commissioner,
but
in
that
regard,
we're
going
to
go
to
the
stations
and
continue
pursuing
this
time
to
address
the
trauma
that
this
inflicted
on
our
community.
So
but
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
if
any
other
groups
are
doing
anything
Shantae.
Have
you
heard
anyone
doing
anything.
A
F
A
D
Sorry
did
you
take
that
up
with
it
with
just
the
the
broadcast
station
or
the
managing
corporation,
which
manages
a
series
of
stations
across
the
the
us,
because
they're
they're,
so
I
just
want
to
know
if,
if
who
the
the
targeted
audience
there
is
in
regards
to
that,
because
it
looks
like
they're
a
subsidiary
of
render
broadcasting,
which
is
more
of
a
regional
National
Corporation
than
just
locally
owned
here
in
Pittsburgh,
and
wondering
what
that
means
in
terms
of
that
that
audience
so.
A
A
Linda
I,
don't
know
that
anyone
reached
out
to
them,
because
we
didn't
identify
a
partner,
and
we
reached
a
point
where,
because
of
the
24-hour
turnaround
that
it,
the
ads,
were
going
to
run
out
anyway,
that's
the
kind
of
I
think
issue
we
should
be
talking
about
like.
Should
we
go
to
those
entities
that
you
know
deciders,
because
there
was
also
there's
one
more
company
I
can't
I
can't
think
of
it
off
the
top
of
my
head
with
the
eight
stations
I
Heart
Radio
is
obviously
the
largest.
B
Well,
why
don't
we
do
this?
Why
don't
we
since
they're
not
running
now?
We
have
a
little
bit
of
time.
Think
about
what
type
of
communication
the
commission
might
send
to
the
the
top
level
corporations
that
are
involved
in
this
and
and
then
and
craft
that
communication
and
have
it
ready
for
the
next.
We
can
discuss
it
in
the
executive
committee
and
then
maybe
we
can
have
something
prepared
for
the
full
commission
before
the
next
meeting,
because
we
have.
We
have
some
time
now
because
they're
not
blaring
out
the
radios
right
now,
yeah.
D
Yeah
I
just
think
you
know
making
sure
that
we're
you
know,
obviously
the
the
local
stations
we're
seeing
this
is
with
media.
You
know
changing
rapidly
that
our
local
station
is
is
not
just
a
local
station
anymore
and
those
decisions
could
be
made.
D
You
know
on
our
broader
Regional
scale
and
not
necessarily
that
the
Frontline
folks
who
are
are
keeping
the
station
running
here
in
the
city,
obviously
tremendously
moved
by
the
staff
that
was
really
willing
to
walk
out
and
quit
and
applaud
their
efforts
and
support
their
efforts.
But
if
we're
gonna
hold
someone
to
the
fire,
it
should
be
that
the
the
broader
corporations
who
are
making
those
decisions
and
doing
the
Outreach
to
them
on
on
the
decisions
moving
forward.
A
I
agree
and
I
think
Maria.
Maybe
you
could
help
us
go
through
these
I
have
all
the
FCC
filings
around
the
ads
and
it's
confusing
just
to
put
it
mildly.
So
maybe
because
this
is
a
lot
of
money
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge,
we're
talking
close
to
a
half.
A
million
dollars
poured
into
these
ads.
A
But
apparently
that's
not
look
we'll.
We
can
talk
about
that
separately,
but
I
agree.
I,
think
this
is
something
we
should
revisit.
It's
it's
very
important.
Okay,
so
Kathy
yeah.
E
E
Good
news
for
us
yeah:
it's
a
quick
report.
Thanks
to
how
the
city
rated
Presbyterian
senior,
cares
application
for
additional
funding
to
help
build
the
retirement
place
for
the
gay
community.
They
got
a
lot
of
funds
that
has
gotten
them
closer
and
Jim.
Pfeiffer
was
so
excited
about.
It
I
think
it
was
in
tears.
He
is.
He
is
so
committed
to
this
proc
project,
so
keep
your
fingers
crossed
we're
getting
closer.
A
A
Okay,
so
new
business
state
of
the
media,
how
it
affects
the
lgbtqi
community
I
think
we
probably
are
going
to
have
to
kick
that
to
December,
but
this
was
in
response
to
the
Post-Gazette
being
on
strike
to
the
city
paper.
A
Having
some
turmoil
with
their
publisher,
wesa
wyp
are
now
voted
to
unionize
and
just
how
this
affects
our
community,
because
these
are
Outlets
that
tend
to
cover
our
stories,
but
I
think
that's
a
larger
conversation,
so
I'm
going
to
suggest
that
we
postpone
that
till
December
is
and
does
anyone
object
to
that?
F
Sorry
Hi
everyone
again
so
two
things
going
on
for
tea
door
is
sisters,
is
doing
a
video
for
several
LGBT
Plus
organizations,
founders
of
these
organizations
to
speak
about
what
trans
Awareness
Week
means
to
them
and
what
we
can
do
better
to
protect
our
trans
Community.
F
So
that
was
that
Sierra
had
reached
out
to
me
about
also
the
other
thing
that
is
going
on
on
Sunday.
Let
me
pull
this
up.
F
We,
they
will
be
having
a
trans
day
of
remembrance.
This
is
Sunday
November
20th
from
5
P.M
to
8
P.M
at
Hugh,
Lane,
Wellness,
North,
that's
on
Brighton
Road,
hot
foods
such
as
soup
and
other
things.
F
They
will
have
heated
lamps
and
just
a
lot
of
festivities,
where
we
take
time
out
to
remember
and
honor
the
lives
of
the
trans
folks
that
we
lost
throughout
this
year.
So
if
you
are
free,
this
Sunday,
which
is
the
20th
between
the
hours
of
5
p.m
at
8pm,
please
join
us
at
the
Hugh
Lane
Wellness
right
in
a
row.
There
will
be
speakers
and
and
so
forth
over
there
for
that
situation,
and
with
that
said,
that's
pretty
much.
All
that
I
had
found
for
tidor.
D
The
city
of
Pittsburgh
will
be
Illuminating
the
city
county
building
in
the
color
of
the
trans
pride
flag
on
TV
or
evening,
and
we'll
be
issuing
a
statement
officially
from
the
city
honoring
and
recognizing
the
day.
Okay,.
A
I'd
like
to
just
mention
this
is
a
calendar
year,
not
the
tdor
year,
but
it's
this
County
are
33.
Individuals
have
lost
their
lives
to
violence
and
I'd,
also
like
to
mention
that
we
have
two
local
deaths
from
2021
and
2022
that
were
not
or
2021
and
2020
that
have
not
been
solved.
One
was
in
Wilkinsburg
and
one
was
in
Aliquippa,
so
the
strikes
very
close
to
home
for
us.
A
J
I
am
not
aware
of
any
specific
happenings
I.
J
No
yeah
well,
obviously,
I
really
don't
know
if
the
you
know,
Shepherd
Wellness
normally
has
events
and
usually
there's
an
honor
honoring
of
the
community
at
Heinz
at
Heinz
Chapel,
but
I
have
not
connected
to
the
community
to
really
know.
What's
going
on
specifically
Billy
did
you
have
a
statement
written
to
be
released
for
us.
B
Yeah
I
have
I,
have
worked
on
it,
but
I
have
I,
didn't
have
it
in
good
enough
shape
to
present
tonight
so,
but
what
I
will
do
is
and
I
also
see
Sarah's
hand
up
the,
but
so
I'll
just
quickly
say:
I'll
I'll
finish
it
I'll,
get
it
to
all
the
Commissioners.
B
You
know
by
Saturday
I
might
need
Saturday
morning,
given
what
Friday
looks
like
right
now,
but
I'll
get
it
to
everybody
on
Saturday
to
to
review
to
see
if
they
want
to
make
any
comments
on
it
and
but
that
that'll
give
us
enough
time
to
release
it
in
advance
of
world
AIDS
day,
but
but
I'm
using
the
you
know,
the
idea
that
you
gave
to
me
earlier:
okay,.
L
Yeah
just
wanted
to
say
that
the
event
that's
currently
being
publicized,
there's
usually
many
there's
an
educational
component,
usually
on
the
day
on
December
1st,
but
on
the
fourth
there's
a
collaborative
event
between
8th
Street,
Pittsburgh,
truti,
trans
Pride
crowd,
Haven
transuniting,
that's
at
Trace,
Brewery
from
one
to
five
PM
they'll
be
doing
testing
awareness
and
other
activities
for
wild
AIDS
day.
It's
on
Facebook.
You
can
find
it
on
social
media.
A
Sarah,
can
you
please
send
that
information
via
email
to
everyone,
absolutely.
L
J
And
and
really
quickly,
probably
next
year
we
could
have
something
more
organized,
so
we
could
put
everything
on
Facebook
and
share
that
with
the
community.
So
that
would
be
the
goal.
A
C
If
I
can
have
one
or
two
pieces
of
information
that
I
can
translate
Spanish
and
Portuguese
to
share
with
the
Latino
community
that
will
be
awesome
and
for
next
year,
I
will
suggest
that
you
know
I
can
work
on
that
and
volunteer
myself
and
others
to
get
the
community
involved
more
in
things
like
that,
like
testing
and
so
on.
Maybe
maybe
even
do
some
workshops
to
educate
people
because
there's
a
lot
of
online
information
and
we
can
we
can
accommodate
simultaneous
translation
or
anything
that
is
needed.
C
A
Thank
you.
That's
a
very
generous
offer
and
yeah
I
think
we
should
be
very
mindful
of
that.
Moving
forward
in
our
attempts
to
do
that
so
I'm
not
trying
to
rush
you
gear
mode.
Did
he
have
any
thing.
A
Okay,
we'll
make
sure
we
get
that
to
you
Billy
you
make
sure
that
you
send
that
to
him
and
and
okay.
So
we
have
announcements,
and
we
remember
members
of
a
community.
A
Who
have
passed
is
this
is
from
last
month
no
okay,
so
there's
actually
should
be
a
third
name
on
here:
Nino
Nevermore
passed
on
October
16,
2022,
Jason
subovic,
who
many
of
you
may
know
of
mystia
Tricks
passed
on
October,
28th,
2022
and
last
night,
Heather
vallone,
who
was
a
bisexual
woman
of
color,
died
in
a
hospital
and
left
behind
her
husband
and
her
child.
So
we
just
maybe
take
a
moment.
A
Okay,
I'm
gonna,
just
because
I'm
mindful
of
time
to
speed
this
along.
If
you
know
of
people
who
in
our
community
that
we
should
remember
their
names
and
say
their
names,
please
send
that
to
Billy.
And
we
will
add
that
to
the
end
of
each
agenda.
So.
J
Can
I
have
30
seconds,
of
course,
Jason
messia
Tricks
was
a
very
close
personal
friend
of
mine.
He
and
she
worked
on
a
lot
of
non-profit
events
that
I
created.
J
Most
notably
Jason
did
drag
bingos
all
over
the
county
and
raised
over
a
million
dollars
for
all
of
these
non-profit
firehouses.
You
know
just
outside
the
lgbtq
community
and
the
acceptance
of
the
Queens
was
unbelievable.
So
this
is
a
way
that
our
community
reaches
out
and
sort
of
changes,
people's
attitudes
and
raise
money
for
people.
So
he
was
a
just
a
beautiful
person
and-
and
luckily
he
worked
with
me
to
raise
money
for
Planned
Parenthood,
so
there's
a
lot
of
power
in
in
the
queen
so
and.
A
I
I
feel
it's
important
to
mention
that
Nemo
was
in
her
30s
Jason
was
in
his
40s.
Heather
was
in
her
40s.
These
were
all
very
young
people
and
there's
something
about
lifespans
of
lgbtq
people
that
you
know
might
be
worth
exploring
in
the
future.
Are
there
any
other
announcements
or
comments?
A
We
are
going
to
move
into
executive
session
in
a
minute.
Well,
we'll
we'll
vote
on
that
in
a
second.
It
won't
take
long,
but
we
will.
We
do
need
quorum
to
vote
on
a
recommendation.
A
Please
feel
free
to
follow
up
on
anything
we
discussed
tonight
via
email
and
then
we
will
bring
it
up
at
our
next
meeting.
So
I'm
gonna
ask
for
a
motion
that
we
move
into
executive
session.
It's.
B
Yes,
so
I
move
that
the
lgbtqia
plus
commission
co-chairs
author
and
send
a
letter
to
the
mayor
with
a
recommendation
that
Nakia
Burton
Tucker
is
her
term
as
a
commissioner
is
ended
because
of
failure
to
attend
meetings
and
and
failure
to
give
notice
of
absences
now
for
more
than
a
year.
B
A
B
I
A
And
anyone
opposed
any
abstentions.
I've
seen
you
got
that
Billy
there
was
Maria
okay,
so
the
motion
carries
and
the
co-chairs
will
follow
up
with
this
after
this
meeting
and
with
that,
we
come
to
the
end
of
our
November
meeting.
I
hope
that
everyone
is
staying
warm
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
you
in
December
any
other
follow-up
commentary.
Please
send
it
by
email
and
we
will
continue
on
good
night
everyone.