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Description
Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.
Testimony from:
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell
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B
A
A
B
Greenlee
council
president
Clark
members
of
council
I
am
Catherine
out
level,
commissioner
of
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
with
me.
Today
are
Susan
Slauson,
First,
Deputy
Commissioner
for
recreation
and
programs,
Marissa
Washington,
our
Deputy
Commissioner
for
administration,
Aparna,
Valentino,
Deputy
Commissioner
for
capital
infrastructure
and
natural
lands;
Susan
Bach,
Deputy
Commissioner
for
operations.
It's
a
great
pleasure
to
be
here
today
for
my
first
budget.
Testimony.
B
I'd
like
to
begin
by
thanking
the
staff
at
Parks
and
Recreation,
many
of
whom
are
with
us
here
today
for
their
extraordinary
dedication
to
the
department,
our
assets
and
programs
and
the
constituents
we
serve
each
day.
I
have
been
serving
in
this
position
for
96
illuminating
days.
I
have
spent
much
of
that
time.
Meeting
with
programs
and
operation
staff
visiting
facilities,
attending
community
meetings
and
meeting
with
many
of
you,
I've
also
put
much
thought
and
effort
into
building
our
new
leadership
team
in
the
department
and
I'm.
B
We
are
so
fortunate
to
have
a
parks
and
recreation
system
that
is
first
and
foremost
beloved
by
our
citizens.
Our
programs
and
facilities
are
part
of
the
social
fabric
of
our
city
and
critical
to
the
quality
of
life
of
residents
of
all
ages,
but
most
especially
our
young
people.
We
provide
exemplary
programs
to
thousands
of
young
people
annually,
including
after-school
and
summer,
camp
athletics,
arts
and
culture,
technology
and
environmental
education.
We
provide
over
three
million
meals
to
children
annually
and
through
our
new
farm
fili
program.
B
Those
same
children
are
now
food
producers
as
well
growing
over
1,000
pounds
of
fruits
and
vegetables
at
gardens
in
our
facilities
that
are
then
distributed
in
their
own
communities.
A
workforce
development
program
continues
to
grow
and
Parks
and
Recreation
is
currently
the
largest
employer
of
seasonal
jobs
for
young
adults,
ages,
14
to
24.
In
Philadelphia
this
year
we
contracted
with
Philadelphia's
network
to
support
1,600
children,
ages,
14
to
18
through
work
ready
summer
jobs.
B
We
also
worked
with
the
center
for
employment
opportunities
to
provide
jobs
to
ninety
returning
citizens,
ages,
18
to
24,
who
worked
alongside
our
operations
staff
throughout
our
parks
and
FY.
17
we
will
launch
our
new
career
advancement
project,
an
industry
pipeline
model
designed
to
connect
young
adults
to
permanent
careers
in
our
department
and
beyond.
Our
parks
and
open
spaces
continue
to
draw
national
attention
with
many
new
and
exciting
projects
on
the
immediate
horizon,
including
the
transformation
of
love
park.
B
The
extension
of
the
Schuylkill
Trail
Bartram
smile,
the
Discovery
Center
in
East
Fairmount
Park,
the
Centennial
Commons
in
West,
Fairmount
Park,
the
reading
by
dr.
al
park,
the
circuit
trails
and
name
park
transformations
such
as
singer
square-y,
cocoa
with
cinnamon
park,
Conestoga
and
Smith
playgrounds.
Major
efforts
will
be
launched
this
year
to
improve
the
core
functions
of
our
departments,
better
care
for
our
natural
lands
and
facilities.
The
recently
implemented
performer
work
order
management
system
has
already
enhanced
our
ability
to
respond
to
maintenance
requests
and
ultimately
will
help
us
better
manage
our
labor
force.
B
Likewise,
our
standards
and
inspections
program
is
enabling
us
to
evaluate
and
score
our
basic
care
and
maintenance
efforts
in
our
facilities
and
includes
a
robust
training
program
on
sustainable
practices
for
operation
staff.
We
are
using
a
new
high
resolution
technology
to
inventory
our
dead
and
hazardous
treat.
Trees
for
the
first
time,
an
initiative
that
will
enable
us
to
be
proactive
in
our
efforts
to
remove
trees
before
citizens
call
them
to
our
attention.
The
dedicated
men
and
women
serving
Philadelphia,
Parks
and
Recreation
represent
various
backgrounds
and
diversities.
B
The
parks
and
recreation
executive
staff
are
78
percent
women,
22
percent
men,
44
percent
african-american,
44
percent
white
and
11
percent
Asian.
The
full-time
new
hire
breakdown
for
FY
16
is
42
percent
female
58
percent,
now
45
percent
minority,
55
percent
white
and
12
percent
bilingual.
While
there
is
so
much
great
work
happening
our
department
over
the
past
three
months,
I
have
been
deeply
struck
by
the
need
for
significant
capital
improvements
in
our
facilities.
B
I
am
also
saddened
by
the
inequity
that
exists
throughout
our
system
and
the
acute
difference
of
the
condition
of
our
facilities
in
certain
communities
versus
others.
It
is
our
single
greatest
efficiency
as
a
department,
our
most
critical
challenge
and
our
paramount
opportunity
it
has
reinforced.
For
me
every
day
for
the
past
96
days,
the
importance
of
mayor
Kenny's
rebuilt
initiative.
It
presents
more
than
just
the
opportunity
to
fix
the
leaky
roofs.
The
missing
swings
the
broken
windows,
the
torn
up
fields,
the
crumbling
sidewalks
that
all
of
you
know
too
well.
B
It
is
our
chance
to
reinvest
in
what
makes
our
residents
most
proud.
What
unites
our
neighborhoods
creates.
Our
leaders
changes
lives.
It
is
our
chance
to
show
our
children
that
good
enough
is
no
longer
good
enough
for
them.
I.
Thank
each
of
you
for
your
careful
consideration
of
the
rebuild
initiative
and
of
our
FY
17
operating
budget.
Should
any
council
member
wish
to
engage
in
further
discussion
on
these
matters,
my
staff
and
I
are
ready,
willing
and
able
to
meet
with
you
at
your
convenience.
B
B
A
You
thank
you
very
much
and
I
can.
Certainly
you
beat
me
to
it,
but
I
was
gonna,
certainly
recognize
Commissioner
Slauson
for
all
that
she's
done
over
the
years
for
the
city
from
the
police
department's
of
Recreation
to
Parks
and
Recreation
and
I
have
precisely
Barry
pester
back
there.
He
is
usually
my
contact
when
we
have
questions
of
Fairmount
Park,
and
you
know
he
he
somehow
keeps
taking
my
phone
calls.
I
don't
know.
So.
Thank
you.
One
question
I
know
couple.
Other
council
members
have
questions
paid
70
State
this
special
projects
initiative.
A
So
it's
been
functioning
for
over
30
months,
the
project
team
has
completed
over
102
work,
orders
totaling,
2.9
million
and
saving
3.4
million
in
capital
funding
we'd
like
to
hear
about
savings.
But
given
that
there
are
there
plans
that
ramp
up
this
program
at
all.
What's
what's
the
future
I
guess
well,
first
special
well.
B
We
we
love
the
program
and
I
have
to
give
a
huge
kudos
to
Frank
Phoebe
who's,
our
wonderful
director
of
skilled
trades
and
special
projects
and
engineering
and
magic,
and
so
with
special
thanks
to
Frank
for
his
work
on
this
on
the
specials
capital
project.
It's
been
a
wonderful
program.
We
have
been
able
to
do
so
much
with
it.
I
think
we
could
certainly
expand
the
program
if
given
the
resources,
but
it's
really
become
not
just
a
cost
savings
for
the
department
in
the
city,
but
also
a
time
saver.
B
The
amount
of
time
that
it
would
take
to
do
some
of
these
capital
projects
would
be
far
far
more
than
the
amount
of
time
we
are
able
to
do
by
by
having
our
own
skilled
trade
staff
perform
them.
So
it's
been
able
we've
been
able
to
be
really
much
more
responsive
in
terms
of
completing
some
of
these
smaller
capital
projects,
while
also
saving
an
incredible
amount
of
money
for
the
city.
Okay,.
C
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
good
afternoon,
ladies
well
as
a
chair
of
Parks
and
Recreation,
it's
really
been
my
pleasure
to
work
with
you
all
and
you
know,
I
just
have
had
such
a
good
working
experience.
We
call
you
you
respond.
You
know
we're
able
to
get
things
done,
but
like-minded
in
the
sense
that
you
know
this
is
not
just
a
job
by
any,
but
one
that
I've
encountered
in
parks
and
recreation.
This
is
really
a
mission.
It's
about
our
children,
about
our
young
people
in
particular,
and
I.
Just
really
want
to
thank
you.
C
I
want
to
thank
in
particular
Frank
baby
and
for
all
of
his
hard
work.
You
know
my
constituents
call
me
and
I
call
either
Frank
or
Sue
and
I
just
wanted
the
thing.
I
don't
care
what
they
say
about
you.
Frank
I,
like
you,
you're,
alright
with
me,
but
I
want
to
thank
him
for
all
of
his
hard
work
and
being
so
responsive
and,
of
course,
to
Sue
Slauson.
B
C
C
Thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you've
done
and
you'll
you'll
surely
be
missed
so
and
with
that
said,
I
probably
have
like
one
minute
left,
but
I
do
want
to
ask
just
a
couple
of
questions,
and
the
first
is
that
you
know
I
have
a
new
bill
which
I
introduced
a
few
weeks
ago,
which
would
be
one
attached
to
the
the
effort
that
we
have
planning
to
make
spaces.
You
know
to
rebuild
our
playgrounds
and
recreation
centers
and
my
bill.
C
Actually
what
make
space
is
much
more
intergenerational
and
family-friendly
and
disabled
friendly
friendly
for
disabled
children
and
adults.
Every
playground
that
we've
touched
in
the
eighth
district
since
I've
been
in
Council.
We
really
worked
to
have
those
things
at
the
forefront
and
so
for
every
rec
center
or
a
playground
that
we've
touched.
C
It's
one
of
our
erode
I
believe,
and
you
know
it's
a
playground
that
looks
like
any
other
playground,
but
because
of
the
colors
and
the
textures.
It
really
is
a
welcoming
place
for
those
who
have
those
those
delays
and
we've
worked
to
try
to
get
those
in
our
district
as
well
with
every
playground
that
we
touched.
So
you
know
we'd
like
to
see
that
go
citywide
essentially
and
that's
what
the
bill
would
do.
C
D
Propellant
I
know
Deputy
Commissioner
of
Parks
and
Recreation
Councilwoman
bass,
actually
through
your
initiative
several
years
ago,
starting
with
some
of
the
parts
such
as
Vernon,
Park
and
pleasant
playground.
Where
you
had
asked
for
some
of
those
measures
to
be
incorporated,
we
actually
took
it
upon
ourselves
to
start
implementing
those
measures
at
all
of
the
playgrounds
that
we've
designed
in
conjunction
with
the
department
of
public
properties.
C
Hear
but
in
particular
one
of
the
things
that
I've
I'd
like
to
see
more
of
there
are
swings
that
are
designed
for
children
who
may
be
wheelchair-bound
yes,
who
a
traditional
swing
probably
would
not
be
comfortable
and
would
not
work,
and
so
we'd
like
to
see
more
of
those.
So
you
know
if
I
have
a
child
with
special
needs.
C
D
We
you've
asked
us
to
install
the
adult
fitness
equipment
subsequently,
a
lot
of
the
other
council
members
have
also
asked
for
that
to
be
installed,
and
it's
something
that
we've
been
trying
if
space
permits
we've
also
been
using
it
at
various
locations
in
the
park,
so
I
think
it's
something
going
forward
similar
to
the
the
initiative
for
inclusive
play,
that
we
would
also
at
least
ensure
that
there's,
if
space
permits
that
there's
some
sort
of
adult
facility
at
every
playground
as
well.
Okay,.
C
All
right
and
now,
a
few
years
ago,
I
also
passed
an
ordinance
that
would
require
Parks
Recreation
to
update
council
members
on
criminal
activity
surrounding
playgrounds
and
recreation,
centers
and
I'm
just
wondering
how?
How
is
that
I
know
that
we
had
a
little
bit
of
trouble,
getting
it
up
off
the
ground,
and
it's
something
that,
as
a
district
council
member,
if
I
see
that
I
have
a
particular
playground.
A
rec
center
that
is
problematic.
I
may
want
to
put
additional
resources
there
or
additional
programs.
C
E
E
We
did
get
that
information
for
you
initially.
The
police
department
would
prefer
to
provide
you
with
that
information,
because,
depending
on
what
you're
asking
for
specifically,
they
want
to
tailor
it
to
that
particular
area
and
to
whatever
specific
crimes,
because
it
could
be
read
differently.
And
so,
if
you
provide
me
with
the
information
again
I'll
forward
it
to
the
police
department
and
they'll
give
it
back,
but
they
would
prefer
to
provide
you
with
that
information
and
not
yeah.
C
E
E
A
F
Thank
you
very
much
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman,
I
too,
would
like
to
honor
and
thank
soos
Lawson
for
all
that
she's
done
and
in
fact
I
will
mention,
because
this
all
happened
when
she
was
Commissioner
I
wanted
to
ask
about
the
monies
that
were
in
the
budget
on
that
even
the
last
administration.
For
me,
we've
been
talking
about
issues
like
like
Mill
Creek
and
West
Mill
Creek
about
the
you
know:
Lucien
E
Blackwell
community
center
supposed
to
happen.
F
I'm
a
fighting
on
that
I,
don't
know
whether
it's
been
since
2000
or
2003,
but
this
share
project
work
with
Mill
Creek
and
the
Lucien
E
Blackwell.
So
you
know
I
thought
I've
mentioned
these
as
backups,
because
all
of
this
has
been
in
Friends
of
Malcolm
X
park.
That
was
a
major,
but
still
issues
like
this.
We've
had
a
hard
time
that
in
King
sesson
even
getting
grass
planted
along
the
walkways
and
Laura
Sims
skate
house
and
Cobbs
Creek
Park
we've
been
trying
to
get
aside.
F
As
you
know,
and
and
I
mean
they
still
have,
that
paper
sign
they
made
up
and
we
want
to
thank
Stephanie
marsh
and
her
sorority
they're,
going
to
help
us
with
Claiborne,
Louis,
Park
and
and
intech
has
helped
us
with
several
parks
in
the
past
and
know
that
we're
working
on
cops
Creek
Center.
So
we
want
to
check
up
on
that
I'm,
48th
and
48th
in
woodland.
So
we
have
those
issues
and,
as
you
know,
when
we
started
with
Lee
cultural
seventh,
we
had
a
whole.
Oh
I,
don't
know
about
this
big
name.
F
The
whole
is,
you
can
walk
through
it.
We've
been
asking
every
year
and
all
of
these
all
of
these
areas-
I
like
it
when
we
toured
with
the
Commissioner
and
we
see
it
and
we
put
the
money
in
the
money
just
wasn't
spent,
but
it's
embarrassing.
It
looks
like
some
big
ghetto
right
there
at
42nd
and
have
it
for
it
because
we
have
the
fixing.
F
Now
we've
got
summer
coming
again
and
there
are
things
that
were
already
budgeted
so
I'm
asking
if
we
can
get
these
things
done
before
the
summer
or
at
least
the
status
as
to
why
we
can,
because,
because
we
had
the
money
in
under
the
last
administration
and
finally,
if
the
president
does
a
mine
I'd
like
to
ask
him
about
the
love
park,
that
I
love
so
much
and
to
ask
what's
happening
with
that.
Thanks.
B
So
Thank
You
councilman
I
will
let
Aparna
talk
to
you
specifically
about
the
Lucia
Blackhawk
Community
Center,
and
give
an
update
on
love,
but
I
think
it
would
be
great
if
we
went
on
the
tour
again
you
and
I,
and
and
took
a
look
at
some
of
these
sites
again,
and
some
of
them
are
very
easy
fixes.
I
also
met
with
the
Advisory
Council
at
Larson's.
The
sign
should
be
an
easy
situation
to
fix.
I
agree.
They
need
a
new
one.
I'm
like
a
myself
available
when
you're
great.
F
B
D
Blackwell
and
pleased
to
announce
actually
that
we've
been
working
closely
with
PHA,
we
they've
selected
a
contractor
and
are
ready
to
show
Notice
to
Proceed
for
design
to
begin
on
the
Lucian
Blackwell
rec
center.
So
that
should
go.
Design
will
start
this
month
and
construction
is
expected
to
start
by
fall.
F
D
F
D
The
year
they
will,
they
will
go
to
the
public
bid
process,
so
they
will
go
in
to
procurement
actually,
by
next
month,
they'll
go
through
the
public
bidding
process
and
then
upon
conformance
of
contracts,
probably
start
in
the
fall
or
early
winter,
and
to
answer
the
question
about
love
park,
as
you
can
see
that
they've
started
demolition,
investigative
work
is
being
done.
As
you
know,
part
of
that
park
sits
over
the
parking
garage,
but
the
other
parts
it's
over
septa,
so
we're
working
on
with
septa
to
address
any
issues,
concerns
that
they
have
about.
D
You
know
the
work
that
we're
doing
over
the
the
concourse
area,
so
we
have
to
do
it
very
carefully
and
very
skillfully
so
as
to
not
cause
any
damage
below
that
project.
Once
demolition
is
complete,
we'll
go
into
construction
is
expected
to
be
complete
by
May
of
next
year
for
reopening
what
will
it
be?
What
will
you
construct?
It
will
be
a
park.
It
will
still
have
some
of
the
elements
that
were
requested
by
the
public
as
a
whole.
D
D
D
We
will
have
places
to
continue
the
lunchtime
activities
that
are
there
in
the
summer
concerts
the
line
dancing.
All
of
that
one
of
the
most
important
features
that
the
new
park
will
have
is
that
it
will
be
completely
accessible
currently
with
the
levels
many
people
with
certain
disabilities
can't
get
to
every
area
so
that
the
park
will
be
completely
accessible
to
all
patrons.
It
will
be
a
much
more
secure
in
faith
Park.
The
Welcome
Center
also
will
be
renovated
to
provide
public
restrooms
in
the
lower
level
with
other
activities.
On
the
first
floor,
thank.
F
You
that's
one
of
my
favorite
places
in
all
the
city,
because
it
is
good
for
people
visit
your
visitors
to
our
city,
people
take
pictures
in
front
of
the
love
statute.
People
have
lunch
there.
I
was
also
okay
with
homeless
people.
I
know
nobody
wants
in
here.
I
love
my
homeless
people
as
well,
so
people
from
all
walks
of
life
all
places
all
races,
everything
it's
just
the
most
exciting
place
and
I'm
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
you'll
do
morning.
F
F
I
was
trying
to
walk
and
and
and
I
needed,
to
use
the
restroom,
and
we
were
going
down
in
the
subway
and
I
said:
Lou
I'm
not
going
there
and
I
fussed
and
feud,
but
I
couldn't
help
it
I
had
to
go
and
we
wouldn't
and
there
everything
was
clean
and
spotless
and
soap
and
tissues
and
yeah
I
was
I
was
amazed
that
down
that
underground
restrooms
could
be
like
that.
Then
I
felt
ashamed
for
doubting
it.
So
I'm
glad
that
we'll
have
that
that
mr.
F
G
You
mr.
chair-
and
let
me
start
by
saying
good
afternoon
to
each
of
you
and
welcome
I've-
got
to
start
by
lending
my
voice
to
the
choir
about
you.
Siuslaw
said
I
was
talking
to
a
group
of
University
of
Pennsylvania
folks,
probably
about
three
weeks
ago,
Councilwoman
Blackwell
and
we
said
the
man
we
were
having
a
conversation
about
the
man
and
everybody
knew
about
the
man.
G
They
knew
what
the
man
was
talking
about,
this
great
man,
this
man,
man,
man,
that's
wonderful
and
then
someone
said
well,
you
know,
what's
the
Robin
Hood
Dell,
what's
the
Robin
Hood
Dell,
no
one
that
knew
about
the
Dell
and
I
told
them
to
take
a
drive
by
the
Dell
and
to
look
at
the
Dell
and
they
drove
by
and
they
cook
they
got
out
the
card.
They
could
see
what
they
could
see
and
when
they
looked
at
that
work,
I
said
that's
Siuslaw,
sir.
G
You
helped
to
make
sure
that
philadelphians
remembered
the
Dell
and
that
it
that
it
represented
the
same
kind
of
quality
that
the
people
who
patronized
the
Dell
should
be
accustomed
to,
and
that
is
a
very
strong
legacy
to
leave
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
You
should
be
proud
to
have
been
at
the
helm
of
making
it
happen
and
I
want
you
to
know.
I
won't
ever
forget
it,
madam
Commission,
when
when
when
you
came,
and
we
had
gotten
started
with
these
budget
hearings,
you
know
for
me
I'm
a
newcomer
here.
G
You
know
my
Councilwoman
Blackwell
and
council
president
Clark.
They
all
veterans-
and
you
know
they
know
their
lists
and
they
know
their
centers
by
heart.
They
know
when
the
request
for
improvements
were
put,
I
mean
they
know
it
right
and
I
got
here
and
I
was
as
green
as
green
cones,
and
you
know
you
can't
make
a
decision
without
data
and
having
the
information,
and
it
must
have
seemed
like
a
perfect
storm
without
because
I
wanted
it
all
right
there.
You
know
immediately
and
very
meticulously.
G
Your
office
made
sure
that
we
received
that
information
so
that,
when
I
went
to
each
several
I
was
familiar
with,
obviously,
because
I
had
represented
them
as
a
legislator,
but
there
were
a
whole
lot,
I
didn't
know
about,
and
your
office
provided
me
with
the
history
of
those
and
in
that
matter,
to
me
so
I
needed
to
say.
Thank
you,
because
if
you
hadn't
given
it
to
me,
this
would
have
been
a
whole
lot
different
right
now.
So
thank
you
so
very
much.
B
B
These
wonderful
young
guys
who
are
going
through
and
able
to
zoom
in
on
trees
on
streets
and
actually
tell
if
they
are
dead
and
hazardous
see
for
years.
What
we
had
to
do
is
rely
on
citizens
to
call
us
and
tell
us
when
a
tree,
you
know
when
they
thought
a
tree
was
dead
or
hazardous,
and
then
we
would
send
an
arborist
out
to
confirm
that
and
then
it
would
be
added
to
the
list,
and
then
we
would,
you
know,
take
have
to
take
time
due
to
the
funding
of
cassadee
to
remove
the
tree.
B
You
know
the
map
and
the
price,
and
she
said:
let's
do
it
and
it
was
a
big
number,
but
it
will.
It
will
not
only
help
us
be
proactive
in
terms
of
removing,
but
it
will
also
help
us
with
that
backlog,
because
many
of
those
trees
are
on
the
backlog.
It
will
also
really
help
us
in
terms
of
storm
events
and
emergency
events,
because
you
know
when
a
storm
event
happens.
Some
of
those
dead
trees
will
be
the
first
to
fall.
B
D
On
the
timeframe
for
which
we
have
the
software,
we
have
to
complete
the
data
collection
by
July.
We
lose
the
ability
to
use
the
software
at
almost
no
charge
until
July,
so
we've
been
working
and,
at
this
point,
we're
getting
to
almost
seven
days
a
week
to
be
able
to
get
all
of
this
because,
after
July
1st
that
software
becomes
incredibly
expensive
than
we'd
rather
incur
that
you.
B
Have
to
see
these
two
guys
who
sit
at
their
computer
I
just
went,
congratulate
them
after
our
meeting
with
Councilwoman
bass,
because
it's
a
thankless
job
of
sitting
at
this
computer
and
going
through
you
know
it's
like
a
Google
Maps.
You
know
it's
like
a
Google
Maps
on
speed
and
they
just
go
through
and
click
when
they
and
they
bazoom
in
on
the
tree
and
they
have
to
determine,
and
then
our
arborist
will
go
out
to
confirm.
B
G
Please
do
everything
that
you
can
do
so
that
the
end
of
July,
when
we
no
longer
have
access
to
it,
we're
not
saying
that
there
was
a
section
of
the
city
that
got
left
behind
right,
because,
if
all
neighborhoods
matter
you
know
all
all
neighborhoods
should
be
able
to
benefit
from
from
the
technology.
So
I'm,
just
you
did
that's
exciting
and
that's
great
news
to
be
an.
G
B
That's
you
know:
I
appreciate
that
we
I
think
the
key
spots
is
a
wonderful
program.
I
want
to
thank
Ben
Bernstein,
who
runs
that
program.
It's
just
been
a
wonderful
partnership
with
OIT.
We
currently
have
19
key
spots.
It's
not
enough.
We
would
we
have
19
key
spots,
and
then
we
have
five
other
staff
computing
centers
in
the
system
and
then
approximately
17
other
computer
centers
that
are
unstaffed
in
in
in
recreation
centers.
B
That
is
something
we
would
love
to
look
into.
I
can
get
you
the
information
about
how
much
it
would
be.
I
don't
have
that
off
the
top
of
my
head.
How
much
it
would
be
to
expand
the
program
into
to
include
it
in
more
centers
I
know.
When
Kevin
Hart
came
and
donated
those
computers,
it
enabled
us
to
fill
out
some
more
of
those
those
slots.
Those
were
added
to
a
lot
of
our
rec
centers,
so.
G
E
Susan
Slauson
Councilwoman
Parker.
There
was
an
opportunity
to
put
in
for
a
federal
grant
under
President
Obama
and
they
were
specific
to
communities
where
the
poverty
level
was
really
high,
and
we
had
to
present
information
to
determine
whether
or
not
we
could
choose
certain
facilities.
And
unfortunately,
your
particular
neighborhood
did
not
because
one
of
the
things
that
I
always
tried
to
do
is
to
make
sure
I
can
put
whatever
we're
trying
to
do,
and
at
least
at
least
one
in
each
council
person's
district.
Yours
did
not
fall
under
the
criteria.
E
E
G
So
let
me
just
say
so:
one
I
think
they're,
fantastic
and
and
I
think
they
agreed
I
get
that
you
were
probably
required
to
use
the
federal
if
it
was
a
federal
grant.
Then
there
were
the
federal
poverty
lines
and
and
I
understand
that.
But
council
president
I'm
glad
you
are
sitting
here
and-
and
you
hear
this
message
because
once
again,
it
reaffirms.
G
You
know
a
tickle
in
my
throat
that
I
have
about
this
idea.
That
people
who
make
a
nickel
over
the
guideline
are
not
eligible
for
participation,
actively
engaged
citizens.
You
know
they're
paying
taxes
and
we
should
find
a
way
to
help
all
of
those
in
need
because
there,
but
for
the
grace
of
God,
go
each
of
them
absolutely,
but
for
those
people
who
are
just
they
make
a
nickel
above
they
they
have
a
pension.
G
Yes
and
our
kids
are
using
that
rec
center,
where
we
get
ready
to,
for
example,
lose
Ozora.
Who
is
our
I?
Don't
I'm
happy
that
she
is
being
promoted.
I
will
tell
you
that
I
am
I'm,
not
so
sure
how
I'm
really
feeling
about
her
leaving,
because
we
depend
on
her.
You
know
so
much,
but
in
areas
like
that,
where
there
is
a
mix,
you
know
if
we
don't
find
a
way
to
help
stem
the
tide.
Now
things
can
evolve
and
take
a
turn
for
the
worse.
G
So
I
would
clearly
like
to
work
with
you
on
trying
to
establish
some
other
key
spot.
So
if
there's
anything
that
we
can
do
to
be
helpful
and
that
tree
pruning
list,
I
had
to
say
it
on
the
record,
because
I
couldn't
go
out
to
another
town
hall
meeting
without
being
able
to
tell
tell
my
constituents
that
I
made
sure
that
tree
pruning
and
the
removal
of
debt
and
dangerous
trees
were
on
the
list.
Will.
H
D
B
H
B
B
H
B
H
D
Not
in
monetary
value
but
in
the
extent
of
the
work,
so,
for
example,
if
you
have
a
roof,
that's
leaking
if
it
requires
a
patch
or
it's
not
a
very
large
roof
or
special
projects
can
do
it.
If
it's
a
very
large
roof
and
you
require
manufacturer's
warranty
for
the
product,
you
have
to
be
a
certified
installer
so
that
certified.
D
D
D
D
Could
guarantee
the
labor
the
material?
If
there's
a
deficiency
found
later,
which
does
happen
in
in
the
material
itself?
For
example,
the
adhesions
not
there
or
the
product
that
that
the
manufacturer
may
have
supplied
was
defective
if
we
don't
use
a
certified
installer
than
they
wouldn't
give
us
that
20-year
get
a
warranty
on
the
roof,
because.
D
H
D
Not
certified
installers
we
can
look
into
if
a
manufacturer
would
review
our
installation
procedures
and
give
us
a
warranty
I'm,
not
a
hundred
percent
certain
that
they
would
do
that.
But
we
can
look
into
that,
because
this
program
has
been
very
successful
and
just
based
on
the
savings
that
we've
been
able
to
achieve
over
the
past
three
years.
I
think
it's
worth
a
worthwhile
next
step
to
do
that,
to
see
if
we're
able
to
expand
our
workforce
and
get
them
the
training
that
they
need
to
be
able
to
get
these
certifications,
I
think
I.