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Good evening, it is now 6:00.

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I call this a special meeting of the pittsburgh city council to order.

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madam city clerk, will you please call the role?

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>> councilmember craft?

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>> present.

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>> councilmember killings?

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>> present. >> councilmember banales?

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>> present.

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>> vice-mayor scales-preston?

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>> present.

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>> mayor white?

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>> present.

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>> would you please introduce the first item?

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>> yes, and good evening. Good evening, mr. Maher and members of the city

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council. Tonight's appeal is regarding the planning commission's decision

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to deny a use permit design and review for upgrade,

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remodel, and improvements to an existing gas station and construct

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a 1600 square foot commercial convenience store at 1005 railroad avenue.

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john thunderbird, assistant director of planning, is here with a presentation.

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john?

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>> good evening, mayor white, vice-mayor scales-preston,

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and city council members. City manager, city attorney, and stakeholders

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in the public, assistant director of planning.

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this is a staff presentation on the appeal of the planning commission's

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determination for the remodel and upgrade project for the existing

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valero convenience store.

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before I begin with my presentation, I would like to

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outline the format of the appeal hearing

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to ensure the public and anyone wishing to speak in favor or against

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the project understands the procedures after staff's presentations. First,

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the mayor will open a public hearing.

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hear a presentation from the appellant, hear from members of the public,

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here rebuttal, or concluding response from the appellant.

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close the public hearing, and ask questions, if necessary, deliberate

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and act on the appeal.

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also as a quick note of mention for the council, staff has received

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numerous letters and emails in regards to supporting an opposition to this

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project. Both from the original meeting, and when the notice went

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out for the appeal hearing tonight.

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these letters and emails have been provided to you, and are available

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to the public, as well.

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by way of project background, I would like to provide the council

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with an outline of how we arrived here tonight. And then, they will

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present the project. The project outline came out on june 15th, 2021,

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for planning application, requesting a use permit and

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removal.

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on june 14, 2022, the planning commission voted 3-2 to adopt a

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resolution denying the use permit and design review approval. On june

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23rd, 2022, the applicant filed an appeal

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on the planning commission's denial of the use permit and design review

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approval. On november 10th, 2022, and pursuant to pmc 18.18.060,

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public notice was provided for tonight appeal hearing.

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project location -- the project is located at 1005

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river avenue in the downtown commercial zoning district,

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and is located in the southeast corner of railroad

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avenue and east 10th street. The site is surrounded by residential

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and commercial uses, and surrounding uses include the market to the east,

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the city of pittsburgh housing authority, pittsburgh chamber of commerce and

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gateway apartments to the north, the old riverside high school to

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the west, and vacant land to the south.

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this is a current photo of the site, and

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the existing valero pumps, and 300 square-foot kiosk. The applicant

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tonight is requesting approval of the use

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permit and design review again to remodel and upgrade the existing

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convenience store. A convenience store falls under the use classification

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of grocery and is defined in pittsburgh code as a convenient store that

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sells general merchandise incidents the

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food and beverages. The proposed hours of operation, if approved,

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would be from 5:00 a.m. To 11:59 p.m. With an estimated six employees.

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safety measures -- as discussed in the planning commission staff

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report, the applicant met with the staff and the chief of police and

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will be providing additional safety measures to the site,

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including no outdoor storage of materials. So, there is a clear

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view of the site outside at all times. Maintaining a surveillance

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camera system that will operate 24 hours a day and will provide

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pittsburgh police department access to video surveillance, if needed.

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posting signage prohibiting loitering and the consumption of

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alcoholic beverages on site, installing high tape

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next to the exit, and also will provide public safety measures,

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if needed, and if determined by the chief of police. Also, as additional

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safety measures, the applicant will provide for, again,

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responsible sale of alcohol including limiting alcohol sales to the hours

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between 9:00 a.m. And 10:00 p.m., and outside of these hours, the

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cold boxes where alcohol is stored will be locked. The applicant would

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install buzzers on the doors of the alcohol cold boxes, so that

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someone the clerks would know when somebody removes

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an alcohol container, multiply her, or beer.

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in limiting the shelving space to no more than 25 linear feet in

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the store. Although these are safety measures proposed by the applicant,

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they have also been made into the conditions of approval for this

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project.

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abc. Regarding alcohol sales at this site, staff has been

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in communication with the licensed representation department of abc,

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alcoholic beverage control, and received information that the premises

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is located on census tract number 3100. In this census tract, three

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off sale licenses are allowed. There is currently only one active license,

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and it is for la raza market.

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abc would review this proposal for alcohol sales at the

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site, and would have ultimate say on issuing the license, or not.

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additionally, on may 19th, of this year, city staff wrought this item

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to the two by two meeting of the school board of

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the pittsburg unified school district to request feedback and comments

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on the item. The school board did not raise any concerns over the

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proposed project.

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as discussed so far, this has been in relation to the

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use on the site. Now, we are looking into the physical changes proposed

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to the site, with the desire to review the application. As shown

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on this side, the project consists of demolishing the current kiosk

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building, reducing the length of the existing fuel

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island canopy from approximately 2000 square feet to 1400 square

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feet, removing two fuel pump dispensers, and expanding the convenience

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store, with 200 foot trash enclosures, along

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with parking lot improvements, including a secure bicycle locker,

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and capacity for two standard bicycles.

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landscape upgrade projects to the site include

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upgrading climbing vines on the western side of the city, as shown

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on this slide. A new landscape strip along the western

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property boundary line, and along the southern property line,

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this would include new landscaping, and also to maintain the existing

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landscaping. Property development regulations. The proposed

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project is subject to the cities adopted development review design

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guidelines.

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as shown on this slide, the proposed project is consistent with the applicable

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design guidelines sections, additionally, the proposed project meets or exceeds

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the csd district zoning.

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property zoning regulations, which includes

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high floor to air ratio, lot coverage,

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lock setbacks, landscape coverage, and parking for both cars and bicycles.

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as shown on this slide, staff believes the proposed project would improve

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the neighborhood by developing the lot with the well-designed building,

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updated parking lot and landscaping, the building's design materials

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earth tone colors would be compatible with the other commercial

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buildings in the area, including la raza market located just east

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of the project site.

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findings -- staff believes that the council can make the required

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findings to grant the use permit and

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have approval for the remodel and upgrade of the

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valero gas station which will allow for the construction of a new and

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improved commercial building and related site improvements. And

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for the approval for alcohol sales,

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and along with the other recommended conditions, including an attached

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resolution, the existing use would continue to provide a commercial

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business within a city, at a currently underutilized site.

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despite the planning commission's decision

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not to approve the application, staff also believes that all the

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use permit findings, design review findings, and plant

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policies can be made in the affirmative for consistency of the project is

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conditionally approving use in the csd zone, has been categorically

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exempt from sequence. Also, the project forums with good taste and

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design, as the exterior appearance is

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of high quality, and the project will be in harmony with the surrounding

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uses. Recommendation -- as such, staff recommends that

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the city council moved to adopt the resolution, upholding an appeal

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by the applicant, and approved planning application number ap-21-1572,

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subject to conditions.

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thank you mayor, vice mayor, and councilmembers.

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also, with the conclusion of this presentation, I, again, would like

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to outline the procedures to allow for tonight's appeal hearing to

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proceed. Again, staff present it,

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in the staff presentation. The mayor will open a public hearing.

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we will hear a presentation from the appellate,

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hear from members of the public, here rebuttal or concluding response

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from the appellant, close the public hearing, and ask

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questions, if necessary, the deliberate and act on the appeal. Additionally,

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I would like to mention as a quick mention, staff did receive a late

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request today from the adjacent neighbors owners attorney, for la

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raza market, asking for continuance of this item to a date not specific,

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but not to exceed four weeks. With that being said, I would like to

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now turn it over to the mayor to open up public hearing

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and also, staff is available for any additional questions. Thank

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you, mayor pete

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>> thank you, john. Do any of my colleagues have questions for staff

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at this time? All right. If there are no questions, I will know

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open the public hearing. I will call

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for the applicant. As steph indicated, per city council policies and procedures,

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the appellant will have five minutes to speak, and all members of the

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public wishing to speak will be limited to three minutes. Will the

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applicant please come forward? The public hearing is now open.

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>> good evening, see councilmembers.

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my name is diane kinderman.

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I am an attorney with the law firm of abbott and kinderman.

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we are located in sacramento, and I

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represent the appellant in this matter. We appreciate the few minutes

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that we have to speak on this appeal.

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before I say anything substantive, I want to mention that I just received

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77 letters of support that I would like to present, should I provide

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them to you, mayor? Or, to the city clerk? A few of these are already

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in the record, but not all of them are.

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does that mean I am speaking too close to the mic?

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no? We are okay? Okay, good. All right. Good. Okay, before I get

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started, I want to let you know, our entire team is

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here. We had submitted a letter in support of the project that outlined

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significant legal technical design and other issues come

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and we have our architect here, we have our economists here

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and anyone who can answer questions within their

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purview, if you have any questions a little bit later on. So, everybody

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is here, if you would like to speak with them or ask any pertinent questions.

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as indicated, we did submit a letter on november 7th, and we submitted

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it a second time to city council.

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so, it should be in the record.

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hopefully, you have had an opportunity to review it. I'm going to mention

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just four key points from that letter today in my few minutes here. And

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they are kind of prisms through which typically city council members

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look at a project, and whether or not they should approve a project

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or uphold an appeal, perhaps.

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the four key points that I wanted to raise, many of these were mentioned

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by staff. Oh, and I want to make sure that I think staff.

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they were extremely helpful and patient, as

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we ask a lot of the questions, both through the application process

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and during this appeal. So, I wanted to make sure to acknowledge

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them and thank them, we appreciate their expertise and their patience

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with us. So first, as mr. Thunderberg indicated, the

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project is consistent with all of the planning documents. The general

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plan, the zoning, and any community plan related to the old town area.

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and I just wanted to mention that that is very important

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from a legal standpoint, that the project be consistent with those

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documents. The second prism that typically council members might

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look at a project, is economic.

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and that is very important here because we have many letters in

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which people are concerned about the economics. Not only of

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a neighbor, but of other businesses in the downtown area.

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in old town and in the community at large, if this small

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shop were to expand from its original size of 300 feet to 1600 feet,

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square feet.

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so, with that, we have retained economic planning systems, they

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are also referred to as eps, we have retained them to prepare an

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economic analysis and provide an opinion. And I had a quick summary

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here of their findings. And if we go to the next powerpoint? The key

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finding here -- and ms. Lapin is here to discuss

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this further -- is that the project will not result in a negative financial

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impact to any markets in the city, including the la raza market, as

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there is sufficient demand in the downtown area to sustain the proposed

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convenient market expansion. And in fact, if we look at

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the next powerpoint, the sub findings, there are going to

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be 2600 households in the downtown area. And what

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the finding was that, in fact, there are probably not going to

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be enough convenience markets to satisfy the demand.

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so, these sub findings are interesting on the amounts spent.

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if we go to the next page, it talks about household demand

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and spending, it will exceed the existing convenience stores downtown

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so, even with this little expansion, there is going to be

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-- there will not be sufficient convenience

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markets with all of the approved development that is anticipated

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in the city. So, once again, there will be no significant

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economic, or any economic impact to any market,

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including the neighboring market, the la raza market. And I know they

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were very concerned about that.

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so, that is why the applicant decided to retain someone with

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that expertise, to determine what was appropriate here. So, once again,

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that conclusion is that there will not be any significant, or any impact

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to the la raza market, or economic impact to the la raza market or

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other convenient markets, convenience markets in the downtown

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area of the community.

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the third point I just wanted to make, quickly, is just kind of the

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design prism, as mr. Thunderberg explained,

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there is going to be quite a bit of enhancement at that corner which

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is --

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>> please, wrap up.

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>> it is a defective gateway. Thank you. I appreciate your time. Are

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there any questions at this moment?

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be met we will ask questions at a later time. Thank you.

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>> thank you. I appreciate your time.

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>> madam city clerk, do we have any public comment?

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>> yes, terry brewer.

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>> good evening, councilmembers.

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what I would like to start off saying is that

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I represent la raza market, recently, I just came on board.

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today, I received voluminous documents regarding this meeting. Number one

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was as -- what was her name? Ms. Kinderman

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had explained is that there is a 48 page letter

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with exhibits that were attached to it. I am going

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to need extra time to rebut those attachments, because as she was

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talking about, these attachments are based on

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an analysis of the company that I would like to at least engage

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in an rebuttal analysis.

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so, if I could at least get a 3 to 4 week continuance

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so I could follow up and read the appropriate documentation and

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be prepared for an opposition?

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>> are you done with your public comment, ma'am?

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>> well, I -- you know, the things I wanted to

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point out are -- you know, the -- the eps, there

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is no information in here regarding

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how they came up with the independent analysis on how it is going to

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enhance the place.

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in fact, it is -- the biggest issue, really, is the fact that this is

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going to impede on the economic business impact for the la raza

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market.

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and the market has been there for 20 years, or more.

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we would like to at least see the, you know,

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I would at least like to get a continuance so I can better prepare for an opposition.

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>> thank you.

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>> thank you.

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>> madam city clerk?

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>> wolfgang cropsey?

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>> good evening, mayor, vice member, counsel. All right.

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cropsey, ceo of the chamber of commerce here in pittsburgh.

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it is not often that we get approached by two businesses that are seeking

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our help with the chamber in accomplishing

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their goals. In this particular case, there is an opportunity here

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to enhance customer experience.

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and that is something that has been talked about from our big

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box retailers all the way down to our small businesses. How can

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we extends the experience that our customers have in pittsburgh

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when they go to shop and spend money, and

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go out to eat? You have a gas station that is owned by a family-owned

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business that is trying to improve, and enhance the experience. Not

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only for the customers, but every single person that drives into old

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town pittsburgh.

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and to enhance one of the last corners of that intersection

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that could use some improvement, and also used the improvement of

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safety. You also have la raza market, another family-owned business that

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fears that this business is going to impede. And I would say that

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rising tide lifts all boats. That when a business improves its infrastructure,

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improves its systems, improves its experience, more people

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will come. That is more people that will stop there, that will probably

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spill over into la raza market.

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la raza market also has an asset that is going untapped. That is

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its market that is -- if you went to high school here, you probably

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have lunch there. That is an asset that valero does not have that

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I feel is untapped. So, it is very understandable that counsel and

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city members want to have compassion for a

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small business, and I totally understand that. Maybe there is

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an opportunity here for either agencies, or even the city, to look at doing

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underwriting of a pretty desirable loan, that maybe la raza market

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could benefit from to enhance its exterior. But also, to bring that

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restaurant cafe part online, and generate another revenue source

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for them.

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so, I feel that there is an opportunity

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here to enhance the experience of customers, and to enhance

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the experience that people have, coming to old town. But, there is

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also an opportunity here if we think creatively to help la raza market,

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to diversify the revenue stream, and provide something that valero

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can't provide.

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they are currently already serving snacks and drinks, just looking

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to expand that. And to ask a business to improve its facade, provide a

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safer experience, and to cooperate with pd, but not provide them the

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opportunity to generate revenue to offset those expenses, that

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is a tall order to fill. So, I think we could create a triple win here,

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but a win for the city, by having that intersection improved. A win

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for valero, allowing them to generate revenue to make their enhancements

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with solar, ev charging, et cetera.

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but also, look at a way that we could help la raza market take an

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untapped asset in their property, and turn that into a revenue stream,

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so they can enhance the business.

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because they are, you know, with the tobacco measures that the state

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has passed, they have been hit with that, as well. So, I think there

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is a way we can come together to create solutions, so that every

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single stakeholder in this is winning.

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but, I definitely would like to see a more beautiful intersection

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to the gateway of old town. Thank you.

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>> thank you.

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>> sean dooley?

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>> I thought I put on here that I wasn't going to speak, but I will

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say a few brief things. I just think it wouldn't be fair, considering

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the last things we have been through economically,

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to allow them to put a store right on, pretty much, the same sidewalk

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as them. I guess the attorney was saying, I don't know who came up

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with these analyses and stuff, I am not a professional in that area.

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but, it sounds like there might be a little bit of bias

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in there. Also, I think in the matter of -- they want to remove

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two fuel pumps from the premises.

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but, that is the only gas station we have down there and it already

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gets pretty wild during, you know, rush-hour and stuff. So, I

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don't know if anybody wanted to maybe bring some attention to that

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aspect of it, it might make a little bit of congestion and stuff down

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there. But, yeah. I just came to opposed simply because of the moral

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fact that they have been down there for a long time, and, I don't know.

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in my opinion, I think it would hurt their business. Especially

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because they are kind of offering almost the same kinds of products.

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like, what would they offer that is new?

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and you brought up the cafe -- I don't think anyone has even -- they

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are not getting any revenue from that. There was a different business

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there. I don't even think they operate out of there anymore. So, I don't

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know. I will just keep it brief, and that is just the reason I wanted

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to oppose it. Thank you.

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>> thank you.

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>> jimmy dorsey?

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>> good evening, all elected officials and everything like that.

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the la raza market has helped our church out a lot.

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they donate a lot of food, and both say, jimmy, we have

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something for you. So, I will take it down to my church and we feed

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the homeless on tuesdays and wednesdays.

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that is a big help to us, because that is money we don't have to take

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out of our church budget to do things.

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and I love helping the homeless, and well, I really love feeding

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people when I don't have to use my money, I like that better. And

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I know a lot of people that have helped me to do that, and

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I have been in pittsburgh at least 22 years. And before that,

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it was -- I don't like to say "ethnic" but it was a chinese

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lady and a chinese man that had a restaurant there. So, that restaurant

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has been in business in pittsburgh for a long time, and that has been

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a tax base for the city, which keeps

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the streets going, the lights paid, and things like that. The bottom

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line, you can't go anywhere without electricity or gas. And that is

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the bottom line. Me, myself, I am not no attorney, or anything like

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that. But, this lady that came up with

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the analysis of the neighborhood, I don't think she lives in this

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neighborhood. And I don't have a degree in that area. But, that story

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has helped the community a lot.

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and the people that owned it before, the way they sold it -- I'm trying

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to be nice, grab my tongue, I do not think the deal was right.

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I will put it that way.

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because my friend of them, paid double for that property when

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they have been leasing it at least 15 or 20 years.

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so that is like, you are renting a house and you tell the owner,

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I want to buy. And he says, I will agree to sell it to you. And then

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he turns around and sells it to someone else. That is not fair.

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so, I understand what is going on.

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we want to make pittsburgh look good. And y'all make pittsburgh

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look good. I'm not kidding. I'm not just saying that to say that.

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you go out, and come back to pittsburgh,

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look how different it is. Our friends come from brentwood and all that

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and they see the lights and stuff, and they say, how did your city

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get through this? That is all I have to say, thank you.

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>> thank you.

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>> carol dooley?

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>> I'm not going to read all this.

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so, good evening. I just want to say

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thank you for allowing me to speak tonight.

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I was trying to put my thoughts down on paper and I was really having

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a hard time, because as the stillman just mentioned, I could not get

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past the way the steel came to fruition.

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I think it is really -- I think it is

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something that should be discussed with you because I am not privy

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to all of the details. But, that really sits really hard with me.

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we are pushing all of these small businesses out.

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we are pushing them out of business, that have been there 20, 30, 40

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years. These guys are like the only store in town where you can walk

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in and say, I don't have any money, can I pay you tomorrow? Sure.

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not that I would do that. But, I have

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been extended that opportunity on many occasions. There is no other

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store that is going to do that.

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they watch out for our safety, they take care of our families, they

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are something that is not there anymore, that we have lost over

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the years. And I am not even going to bring up the stuff about the

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security, because it just gets shoved under the rug. I don't know why

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it is being worried about now. I have to kind of wonder about the

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school board, though. That school is directly across the street and

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we have had two shootings that in the last six or seven months. Where

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shots are fired, and they are flying all over the place. I have to wonder

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if they are only about the business and the funding it is going to bring

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to the city. My granddaughter attend that school. I want her to have

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to worry about getting shot. It is not so much the gas station's

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fault, but, it is the kind of clientele that hang around there. La raza

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market has been working for years to clean it up, and they have their

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side okay. I am sure these are nice people, really nice people.

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but, the way they went about getting everything here today, was really

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despicable.

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>> thank you.

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>> oliver kilo?

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>> good afternoon, counsel.

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I want to bring up that point about the shooting. I

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was actually there at the shooting when that happened. Now, that shooting

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is not caused by the gas station or any

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other things like that, you brought it up as if the station --

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>> sir, please direct -- please direct your comments to the city

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council. >> okay.

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>> thank you.

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>> what is wrong with improving our city? The things that we are

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going to sell are not going to

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put anybody out of business. We simply want to improve the area.

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if something is wrong with that, would you guys please explain that

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to me?

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the store has been looking the same over, what, 30 years? Just

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a little box in the corner over there? They stopped making those

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a long time ago, I'm sure.

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why can't we expand that?

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it is not going to put anybody out of business?

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I think they are kind of afraid of that, but that is not going to

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happen. We are not going to be able to sell the stuff that they sell.

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so, for the neighborhood, like I said with the gunshots and this

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and that, well, we've got our bad spots here and there. Not just at

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the station. La raza market, the store down the street,

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we would do everything we try to do, you know, to keep everything

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clean and straight. Now, my thing is, let us grow.

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just like this new building that we've got and everything.

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I remember when it was here, I have been living

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here for 35 years. Pittsburgh looked like a -- oh, my god. Downtown was

480
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:06,800
really bad. But, everything got cleaned up. That has continued to

481
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,800
improve.

482
00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,800
that is not holding the business back, because the business is afraid.

483
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,800
that doesn't even make sense! Right?

484
00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:18,800
that is all I'm going to say.

485
00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:20,800
>> thank you, sir.

486
00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:29,800
>> harkam il-sing?

487
00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:39,200
>> good evening, city council.

488
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,800
I would like to say, in support of the improvement of that gas station

489
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:47,800
right there, even looking at those pictures right now, you know, with

490
00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,800
that box sitting right in the corner, to me, I think, like, getting a

491
00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:56,800
better building or a new building over there will give us more opportunity.

492
00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,800
like, or safety while pumping gas. If

493
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,840
it is going to have more employees sitting in there with the view.

494
00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:06,800
that is one thing. And then that entrance to the old city hall. You

495
00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:11,600
know, we would like to see something, like,

496
00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,800
a really good-looking gas station when somebody is really going to

497
00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:17,800
the old city hall. You know, that makes the old city look better.

498
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,800
it is for the improvement -- I do really support that project. We

499
00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,800
will be looking forward to hearing from

500
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:27,800
you guys. That is all I wanted to say now. Thank you.

501
00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,800
>> thank you.

502
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:32,800
>> rodrick coleman?

503
00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,800
>> hello, mary.

504
00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:51,800
vice mayor, council members, my name is rodrick

505
00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:56,000
coleman. I moved here two years ago.

506
00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:01,800
my block was nothing but have experience shootings,

507
00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:05,800
drinking with young kids, and I took the time to clean it

508
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,800
up. I started a boys and girls club.

509
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:14,200
I don't want to see it go back. Because

510
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,800
by putting this here store, this gas station, into a convenience

511
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:21,800
market, you have a bunch of kids that go to pittsburg high school,

512
00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:24,800
they passed by there every day.

513
00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:27,800
and I have seen a lot of stealing, a lot of stealing liquor

514
00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,800
out of these stores. Are they going to be able to secure the stores?

515
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,800
when it comes to our youth? That is the question we should be asking

516
00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:38,800
ourselves. How is it going to affect our community? Our kids ain't got

517
00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:40,800
nothing to do.

518
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:46,800
so, I provided a safe haven for them to come to my home, to have

519
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,800
something to do.

520
00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:54,800
now, when it comes to la raza market, I want

521
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:59,800
to thank them for contributing to help me get this program on its

522
00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,800
feet.

523
00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:05,800
I wanted to thank golden star for helping me get my program off of

524
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,800
its feet.

525
00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:12,800
these people give back to the community.

526
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,800
what is this gas station going to give us back? What are they going

527
00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:18,800
to give our kids, our youth, our community? Those are the questions

528
00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,800
that we need to ask. Because the way that they got people standing

529
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,800
out there right now, it is going to be worse. And all we are doing

530
00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:26,800
is just not helping the community.

531
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:30,800
so, I just wanted to share that with you guys. Thank you.

532
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:32,800
>> thank you.

533
00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:35,800
>> cynthia walters?

534
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:44,800
>> good evening.

535
00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:47,800
thank you.

536
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:53,800
I just want to say I am in favor of la raza market. I have lived

537
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,800
in the neighborhood for 25 years.

538
00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:05,200
and that store has given me so much, more than I could ask for.

539
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:08,800
they are from me. And like the other lady was saying, if you needed credit,

540
00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:11,800
they would give you credit. Not that I ever asked for it, either.

541
00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:15,800
but, they have everything I need and -- also, it is mostly working,

542
00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:20,000
poor people that live in that neighborhood.

543
00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,800
people on their way to work, go to the

544
00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,800
gas station, sure. But, their prices are going to be twice as high. But,

545
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:34,800
the main concern is, they are going to be taking business from la raza

546
00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,800
market. It has been there for so long. And like you said, helped

547
00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:41,800
the community. And it is attached to la raza market. How fair is that?

548
00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:42,800
that is so wrong.

549
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:46,800
and so what if they haven't changed the front of it? They have always

550
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,800
been kind. And I have never been scared at night to go

551
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:54,600
over there, because they take care of us.

552
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,800
and they make sure that we get in our car safe, and everything

553
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:01,800
else. If anyone bugs us, they are on it. And they will call the police.

554
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:04,800
in a heartbeat, to come.

555
00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:09,800
I am just in favor of la raza, and I

556
00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:13,800
just hope that this gas station doesn't go forward, because it

557
00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:18,600
would be hurting us working poor, thank you.

558
00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:21,800
>> thank you.

559
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:24,800
>> peter klink?

560
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:33,000
>> good evening, council. My name is peter

561
00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:36,800
klink. I am a concern homeowner and citizen of pittsburgh. I have

562
00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:40,400
lived in this community for 27 years.

563
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:47,800
la raza market on east 34th and 10th street has served as a clean,

564
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,800
reliable, and family save establishment that I have shopped there for years.

565
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:54,800
it has come to my attention that valero gas station next door wants

566
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:58,800
to install a minimart store in their parking not. My major concern

567
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:02,840
with valero is the lack of safety, enforcement,

568
00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:08,800
and danger, annoying thugs, and homeless people, that just hang

569
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:12,400
out there on a daily basis.

570
00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:15,800
this, alone, has led my wife and I not to purchase fuel from this

571
00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:19,800
location. In doing so, finding a safer alternative. It is my belief

572
00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:24,800
that adding a convenience store here will simply amplify the problems

573
00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:28,800
and create unwanted havoc and crime in our beloved neighborhood.

574
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:32,400
in the past 20 years, pittsburgh has

575
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:38,800
taken back and renewed its downtown area, which has become a

576
00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,800
triptych and safe place to live for all of us. My

577
00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:45,800
point tonight being, a convenience store here

578
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:47,800
would put a negative mark on the future of this lovely town. Thank

579
00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,800
you very much.

580
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,800
>> thank you.

581
00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:59,800
>> debbie b -- I'm sorry, I can't read your

582
00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:01,800
last name.

583
00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:07,800
>> hello, everyone. Sorry.

584
00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:14,800
I think the gas station is a plus for the community, because

585
00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:18,800
where else are you going to get glass? They don't know that they

586
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:21,800
aren't going to provide safety.

587
00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:27,200
people are just assuming, that they are changing things,

588
00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:30,800
that it is going to be bad for us, or whatever. They are not trying

589
00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:33,800
to take away business for la raza market. They are just trying to

590
00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:35,800
make a business. You know? And I think it is equal opportunity

591
00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:38,800
for everybody. They should be allowed to do it. They should be allowed

592
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:42,800
in the area. That is all I have to say.

593
00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:44,800
>> thank you.

594
00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:48,800
>> bruce olsen?

595
00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:51,800
>> good evening.

596
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:58,800
bruce olsen, pittsburgh's mr. Bicycle.

597
00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:04,800
pittsburgh's bicycle community has one small request for a mitigation,

598
00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:12,000
and that is to widen railroad avenue at the railroad avenue frontage

599
00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:16,800
of this property, by four feet.

600
00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:21,800
that is, move the sidewalk closer to the building, by four

601
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:23,800
feet.

602
00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:28,800
the reason is, on northbound railroad avenue, we have existing

603
00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:33,600
bicycle lane from highway 4 all the way to

604
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:37,800
the south edge of this property.

605
00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:40,800
but, there is not enough room in the intersection to install a bike

606
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:44,800
lane. In fact, it is pretty tight.

607
00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:47,800
we are asking only for four feet to put a bike lane between the dedicated

608
00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:52,600
right turn lane and the dedicated through lane.

609
00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:57,800
I would point out, also, in addition to the existing bicycle lane from

610
00:43:57,800 --> 00:44:02,840
highway 4 to the south edge of this property, extending south

611
00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:08,800
from highway 4 all the way to the east bay right away, we have

612
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:11,200
a marked shoulder lane.

613
00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:18,400
on the east bay right away, we have a bicycle path.

614
00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:23,800
so, we are talking about bicycle facilities from an existing

615
00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:27,800
bicycle path, down past bart, and all the way stopping at the corner

616
00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:29,800
of this property.

617
00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:37,800
we want these people to be good citizens. We want four feet of their

618
00:44:37,800 --> 00:44:43,800
property to be dedicated to bicycles, so we can safely have

619
00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:48,800
bicycles approach the limit line of 10th street, and safely continue

620
00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:51,800
north into the old town or the downtown.

621
00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:54,200
thank you very much.

622
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:56,800
>> thank you.

623
00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:06,800
>> nazar abed?.

624
00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:15,800
>> good evening, everybody.

625
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:20,800
the reason I am here about the gas station, of course, everything is

626
00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:22,800
turning from gas to electric cars.

627
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:26,800
what about if we are improving the gas station,

628
00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:31,800
we make this smaller, and put another ev supercharger in there?

629
00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:36,800
if you are removing two gas tanks from there, you can put two

630
00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:39,800
ev chargers there. That would be great for downtown. Otherwise, the

631
00:45:39,800 --> 00:45:43,800
people of downtown, there is only three ev chargers.

632
00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:48,800
there is the supercharger by 50th street and railroad. If you do that

633
00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:51,800
instead of extending the store, I would appreciate it.

634
00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:54,800
that is all. Thank you.

635
00:45:54,800 --> 00:45:56,800
>> thank you.

636
00:45:57,800 --> 00:45:59,800
>> terrence brewer?

637
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:09,600
>> good evening, counsel. Thank you for your time.

638
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:15,800
I just wanted to quickly say that we all know what this

639
00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:17,800
is about.

640
00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:24,800
it is very plain to see that valero is attempting to

641
00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:29,000
savagely kick out la raza after 20 years,

642
00:46:29,800 --> 00:46:34,000
or more, of being in this community.

643
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:38,800
they have a really good standing relationship with the community.

644
00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:40,800
just like what

645
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:50,800
the gentleman before me -- I believe he was in support of valero

646
00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:53,200
-- he said, "let

647
00:46:55,800 --> 00:47:03,000
us grow, let us grow this city." and I am proposing that

648
00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:09,800
instead of making a redundant convenience store, in direct competition of

649
00:47:09,800 --> 00:47:15,200
la raza, which we all know which way that

650
00:47:15,800 --> 00:47:20,000
is going to go, how about a

651
00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:23,800
grocery store?

652
00:47:27,800 --> 00:47:29,800
I mean, the closest grocery store,

653
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:32,800
safeway, that is all the way down on bailey road and it is -- you

654
00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:37,800
know, you have to deal with traffic, you have to deal with all of that.

655
00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:40,800
not to mention, traffic in that immediate area, when school

656
00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:45,800
is in, it is already chaos. It is chaos to get in and out, and to

657
00:47:45,800 --> 00:47:51,800
have, you know, more -- to have an additional store

658
00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:54,800
with more promotions, and things like that. And I mean, you can see

659
00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:59,800
the support that la raza has right here. I mean, I have already seen

660
00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:04,600
things on social media about, you know, a

661
00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:08,800
possible protest if this happens.

662
00:48:11,800 --> 00:48:14,800
and that is one thing that I don't really want, you know? I

663
00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:21,800
don't want to have a bunch of group protests and crazy things happening.

664
00:48:21,800 --> 00:48:26,800
but I think I stated before in a letter to you guys previously,

665
00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:29,200
that during the pandemic,

666
00:48:35,800 --> 00:48:37,800
valero seemed to have -- well, in my mind, I reached out

667
00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:45,600
to the attorney general about this -- seemed to have been price gouging.

668
00:48:45,800 --> 00:48:48,800
I don't know if any of you have had

669
00:48:48,800 --> 00:48:51,800
the time to look into this. But, their prices -- of course, all of

670
00:48:51,800 --> 00:48:57,800
the gas prices are sky high -- but, there is were skyhigh before anybody,

671
00:48:57,800 --> 00:48:59,800
before any action was ever taken.

672
00:48:59,800 --> 00:49:02,840
so, I would just take that into consideration. Thank you.

673
00:49:02,840 --> 00:49:04,840
>> thank you.

674
00:49:05,800 --> 00:49:07,800
>> marta wolf?

675
00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:17,800
>> good evening.

676
00:49:23,800 --> 00:49:25,800
I am the owner of not nothings.

677
00:49:25,800 --> 00:49:29,800
can you hear me? It is at 274 east 10th street. About two or three

678
00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:35,200
doors down from la raza, and my perspective is

679
00:49:35,800 --> 00:49:41,800
I am not opposed to a new store in pittsburgh. But, I am opposed

680
00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:47,200
to a new store in pittsburgh at this location.

681
00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:56,000
it is already one of the busiest intersections, I believe, in pittsburgh.

682
00:49:57,800 --> 00:50:00,800
and they, of course, already use it as a freeway half the time. I

683
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:06,200
see cars speeding every day. It is already unsafe.

684
00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:11,800
and also, the traffic flow within the gas station is, like, yeah,

685
00:50:11,800 --> 00:50:13,800
many chaos.

686
00:50:20,800 --> 00:50:23,800
even though I am only two doors, or three doors down, I only use

687
00:50:23,800 --> 00:50:26,800
that gas station as a last resort, because I don't feel that it is

688
00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:29,800
safe. I don't feel that it is safe going into the gas station, I don't

689
00:50:29,800 --> 00:50:31,800
feel safe within the gas station.

690
00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:37,800
so, I think adding a store to this would just create even more gridlock,

691
00:50:37,800 --> 00:50:39,800
honestly.

692
00:50:39,800 --> 00:50:44,800
I don't see how it would improve this intersection, at all. Last

693
00:50:44,800 --> 00:50:48,800
week, there was an accident that took out a fire hydrant.

694
00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:51,800
fortunately, no one was injured.

695
00:50:51,800 --> 00:50:54,800
but, it just created chaos.

696
00:50:57,800 --> 00:51:01,800
and I am not sure what is the connection between a convenience

697
00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:06,000
store by valero to old town pittsburgh?

698
00:51:07,800 --> 00:51:10,800
that doesn't seem to make sense to me, that is not logical how that

699
00:51:10,800 --> 00:51:11,800
would contribute to old town pittsburgh.

700
00:51:11,800 --> 00:51:14,800
which, I love old town pittsburgh.

701
00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:16,800
I don't see that connection.

702
00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:23,400
so, I disagree with this feeling that it would be a

703
00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:26,800
safer intersection, and that it would improve this intersection.

704
00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:32,800
because I feel that it would make it more dangerous, and I don't think

705
00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:35,800
that there would be any improvement, whatsoever. It would just make things

706
00:51:35,800 --> 00:51:37,800
a lot worse at that intersection.

707
00:51:37,800 --> 00:51:41,800
and I am coming from the perspective of safety. I think it would be very

708
00:51:41,800 --> 00:51:43,800
unsafe. Thank you.

709
00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:45,800
>> thank you.

710
00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:48,800
>> dominique

711
00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:53,800
kalija??

712
00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:56,800
>> good evening, councilmembers.

713
00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:05,000
I am in favor of la raza.

714
00:52:09,800 --> 00:52:12,800
I have been a member of this community for the past four

715
00:52:12,800 --> 00:52:15,800
years, coming from l.a. I am a part of the pittsburgh historical society,

716
00:52:15,800 --> 00:52:18,800
and a part of the pittsburgh italian-american club. From them, having support

717
00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:21,800
for la raza over the past four years since I have been a community member

718
00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:23,800
here has made a world of difference.

719
00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:28,800
I was highly disappointed in the city's effort during covid,

720
00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:32,800
to help small businesses, coming from a family of small businesses

721
00:52:32,800 --> 00:52:34,800
in l.a. For the past 76 years.

722
00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:36,800
and seeing how different communities have come together, I have never

723
00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:41,800
seen a community come more together for la raza.

724
00:52:41,800 --> 00:52:44,800
when there is a shortage of food everywhere else, I was a manager

725
00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:48,800
at trader joe's for three years up here. When we ran out of food,

726
00:52:48,800 --> 00:52:52,800
they were the ones to go to. They stayed late, there was no time difference

727
00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:58,800
for them. They opened up early to help anyone out.

728
00:52:59,800 --> 00:53:03,800
and if the gas station was that concerned about business, why, now,

729
00:53:03,800 --> 00:53:05,800
to remodel?

730
00:53:06,800 --> 00:53:07,800
why haven't they done that before?

731
00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:10,800
if they were really worried about the community, why haven't they

732
00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:14,800
cleaned up? Why haven't they made an effort? Even now, to keep their

733
00:53:14,800 --> 00:53:16,800
area clean?

734
00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:21,800
clean, complete, tidy, safe for kids across the street, for the

735
00:53:21,800 --> 00:53:24,800
community. There has been no effort, whatsoever. I do not believe that

736
00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:28,800
adding a convenience store in lieu of elrosa next door, to help their

737
00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:31,800
business, I do not think that would help the business by

738
00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:38,400
making it look better, or to even bring in more community.

739
00:53:40,800 --> 00:53:42,800
so, doing that now, what is the difference? Why now? Why try to

740
00:53:42,800 --> 00:53:45,800
put a small business who is supposed to help the community out of business?

741
00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:47,800
it just doesn't make any sense.

742
00:53:47,800 --> 00:53:52,800
along with safety, I have used that gas station once in the past four

743
00:53:52,800 --> 00:53:54,800
years.

744
00:53:54,800 --> 00:53:57,800
when I did, my card was scanned, so it doesn't seem like there is

745
00:53:57,800 --> 00:54:01,800
an up-to-date safety feature on all of the pumps, as well. And for

746
00:54:01,800 --> 00:54:08,800
any of the kids -- I don't even deal safe for my kids -- when I

747
00:54:08,800 --> 00:54:11,800
do have them -- to go anywhere near there. I can barely go there if

748
00:54:11,800 --> 00:54:14,800
I don't see any cars, because I have seen cars there that are not

749
00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:16,800
doing -- pumping gas. I don't see anything differently. But, there

750
00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:21,800
has been no security. There has been no any type of way to help

751
00:54:21,800 --> 00:54:26,000
your parked patrons even be safe pumping

752
00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:28,800
gas.

753
00:54:35,800 --> 00:54:38,800
so, I guess if there is an update, I am not against that. But, I am

754
00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:40,800
against them putting in a convenience store that is not going to help

755
00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:43,800
their business. It is just going to hinder small businesses in that

756
00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:45,800
community that have helped our community for the past however long they have

757
00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:46,800
been there. Thank you.

758
00:54:46,800 --> 00:54:48,800
>> thank you.

759
00:54:49,800 --> 00:54:53,400
>> sikander -- I'm sorry, I cannot

760
00:54:56,800 --> 00:54:59,200
say your last name.

761
00:54:59,800 --> 00:55:05,200
>> good evening, counsel, and everybody else that came today.

762
00:55:05,800 --> 00:55:08,800
one thing that was mentioned a lot here

763
00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:13,800
was about the future of pittsburgh, and how we need advancements, et

764
00:55:13,800 --> 00:55:15,800
cetera.

765
00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:21,800
it is hard to imagine a future without kids. Who and with that

766
00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:25,400
being said, kids nowadays, especially high

767
00:55:27,800 --> 00:55:31,800
schoolers, they like to go out, have fun, they do their things.

768
00:55:31,800 --> 00:55:35,800
most them -- some of them might not make the

769
00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:39,800
best choices, and others do their best to make as good of decisions

770
00:55:39,800 --> 00:55:45,800
as they can. And when they see gas stations, they

771
00:55:45,800 --> 00:55:49,400
see it as hot zones, so

772
00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:52,800
they can get some things that they aren't -- that they are not able

773
00:55:52,800 --> 00:55:56,800
to get yet. For example, alcohol, vapes, things like that.

774
00:55:56,800 --> 00:55:59,800
and they might have either their older siblings, or they might steal

775
00:55:59,800 --> 00:56:04,800
it themselves. Which, is not very good for them or society, as a whole,

776
00:56:04,800 --> 00:56:10,800
as alcohol is known to alter their minds, and make them make poor decisions.

777
00:56:10,800 --> 00:56:19,800
with that being said, if a gas station would to be made, would they be

778
00:56:20,800 --> 00:56:21,800
able to stop that from happening?

779
00:56:21,800 --> 00:56:22,800
because things like this do happen.

780
00:56:22,800 --> 00:56:25,800
and when kids make bad decisions, it gets worse and worse. There is

781
00:56:25,800 --> 00:56:28,800
no positive outcome if something bad were to happen, due to that.

782
00:56:28,800 --> 00:56:31,200
thank you, very much.

783
00:56:31,800 --> 00:56:33,800
>> thank you.

784
00:56:42,800 --> 00:56:44,800
madame city clerk, do we have any additional public comment?

785
00:56:44,800 --> 00:56:46,800
>> no, I have no more speaker cards.

786
00:56:46,800 --> 00:56:49,800
>> all right. If there are no more members of the public wishing to

787
00:56:49,800 --> 00:56:51,800
speak, per the city council policies and procedures, I will now invite

788
00:56:51,800 --> 00:56:54,800
the appellant back to the podium, and allow them an opportunity to

789
00:56:54,800 --> 00:56:56,800
respond. Any comments that I made tonight. The appellant will have

790
00:56:56,800 --> 00:56:59,200
no more than 10 minutes.

791
00:56:59,800 --> 00:57:01,800
>> was that 10 minutes?

792
00:57:05,800 --> 00:57:08,800
excuse me -- thank you. Diane kinderman,

793
00:57:08,800 --> 00:57:11,800
again. Thank you, mr. Thunderberg, I appreciate that. So, I do want

794
00:57:11,800 --> 00:57:14,800
to raise a couple of points here that were raised by members of the

795
00:57:14,800 --> 00:57:18,800
community. So, if we could bring up the next powerpoint? Is that

796
00:57:18,800 --> 00:57:21,800
possible? The picture will be helpful. But, I

797
00:57:21,800 --> 00:57:26,800
wanted to show you is that the new design is going to have glass walls

798
00:57:26,800 --> 00:57:28,800
that is going to eliminate a loitering on that portion of the property,

799
00:57:28,800 --> 00:57:35,400
hopefully that is helpful. Thank you so much. I appreciate that.

800
00:57:39,800 --> 00:57:41,800
so, all of those glass walls will help to eliminate loitering. And

801
00:57:41,800 --> 00:57:44,800
it is important to remember that la raza is right next to the store.

802
00:57:44,800 --> 00:57:46,800
so, the loitering isn't only on this property. It is also elsewhere.

803
00:57:46,800 --> 00:57:52,800
so, the applicant has attempted as much as possible to

804
00:57:52,800 --> 00:57:54,800
secure the area. But, with the improvement, these glass walls are

805
00:57:54,800 --> 00:57:55,800
going to help eliminate loitering.

806
00:57:55,800 --> 00:58:00,600
there will be more lighting, what have you.

807
00:58:01,800 --> 00:58:03,800
at that point, they will help install all of the sophisticated

808
00:58:03,800 --> 00:58:07,800
surveillance equipment, and all of the other measures that have

809
00:58:07,800 --> 00:58:09,800
been mentioned, both by staff, and in our letter to actually improve

810
00:58:09,800 --> 00:58:14,800
the health, safety, and welfare of the community, and of that area.

811
00:58:14,800 --> 00:58:20,200
we also understand competition concerns. Of course, the applicant

812
00:58:20,800 --> 00:58:22,800
didn't purchase this property with the intention of putting anybody

813
00:58:22,800 --> 00:58:28,200
out of business. He simply wanted to enhance this.

814
00:58:28,800 --> 00:58:32,800
and the expansion from 300 square feet -- well, 200 square feet to

815
00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:38,800
the 1600s square feet, only 900 square feet of that is

816
00:58:38,800 --> 00:58:40,800
going to be retail.

817
00:58:40,800 --> 00:58:49,200
the rest is storage. So, it is not like there is going to be 1600

818
00:58:50,800 --> 00:58:53,800
square feet of retail. There will only be 900. So, it is a very small

819
00:58:53,800 --> 00:58:56,800
increase. But, we understand the competition concern, which is why

820
00:58:56,800 --> 00:59:02,800
we had an empirical study done on the economic study.

821
00:59:04,800 --> 00:59:07,800
on the issue of the accident, and the concern about circulation on-site,

822
00:59:07,800 --> 00:59:11,800
one of the pumps is going to be removed, and there will be an ev

823
00:59:11,800 --> 00:59:13,800
charging station there.

824
00:59:14,800 --> 00:59:16,800
so, those are some of the concerns that I

825
00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:19,800
heard from the community. Also, the gentleman talking about the

826
00:59:19,800 --> 00:59:21,800
boys and girls club, and participating in the community, feeding the homeless,

827
00:59:21,800 --> 00:59:24,800
the applicant looks forward to being able to enhance his opportunities

828
00:59:24,800 --> 00:59:30,800
to do that. And he looks forward to being able to be a good member

829
00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:32,800
of the community.

830
00:59:33,800 --> 00:59:36,800
and thus far, he has already partnered

831
00:59:36,800 --> 00:59:40,800
with other local businesses to feature local food and other products at

832
00:59:40,800 --> 00:59:42,800
his location.

833
00:59:42,800 --> 00:59:45,800
so, if this gets approved, he has already worked with other members

834
00:59:45,800 --> 00:59:51,800
of the community to do that. He has also spoke with rosemary

835
00:59:51,800 --> 00:59:56,000
of the pittsburgh arts and community foundation.

836
00:59:57,800 --> 00:59:59,800
if you look to the right of where the bicycles

837
00:59:59,800 --> 01:00:04,800
are, they would like a miracle to be painted there, and to feature

838
01:00:04,800 --> 01:00:05,800
local artist.

839
01:00:05,800 --> 01:00:08,800
maybe the mural could stay there for a year, and then sunday takes

840
01:00:08,800 --> 01:00:11,800
a picture of it, and then sell the picture, perhaps. And then the artist

841
01:00:11,800 --> 01:00:14,800
would benefit from that. And the next year, another artist gets to

842
01:00:14,800 --> 01:00:17,800
do it. So, the artist is working with her to identify local artists

843
01:00:17,800 --> 01:00:23,800
that would like to feature their works on that blank wall there.

844
01:00:23,800 --> 01:00:27,800
so, he is trying to be a member of the community, and would like

845
01:00:27,800 --> 01:00:30,800
to continue to do that.

846
01:00:36,800 --> 01:00:39,800
and then, I also wanted to speak about -- well,

847
01:00:39,800 --> 01:00:40,800
let's look at the next slide here.

848
01:00:40,800 --> 01:00:43,800
yeah, it is just another viewpoint of the improvement here and how

849
01:00:43,800 --> 01:00:47,800
all of this class is going to keep people from hanging out and loitering

850
01:00:47,800 --> 01:00:49,800
along a wall.

851
01:00:50,800 --> 01:00:53,800
it is going to be well lit, and it certainly is going to deter crime.

852
01:00:53,800 --> 01:00:56,800
one other item -- we can go to the next slide -- this just kind of

853
01:00:56,800 --> 01:00:59,800
underscores many of the points that we raised as to why the appeal should

854
01:00:59,800 --> 01:01:02,840
be granted. And the entitlement should be approved. I wanted to

855
01:01:02,840 --> 01:01:06,440
mention the request for additional time.

856
01:01:10,800 --> 01:01:12,800
I understand, as a lawyer, I have had clients call me at the last

857
01:01:12,800 --> 01:01:16,800
minute. My problem with the request here, is that we have in the record,

858
01:01:16,800 --> 01:01:19,800
a letter from december 14th of 2021, from this attorney, where she talked

859
01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:21,800
to the city, where she talks about economic concerns. At that time,

860
01:01:21,800 --> 01:01:25,800
she could have chosen to obtain an economic report, to

861
01:01:25,800 --> 01:01:28,800
substantiate her arguments about economic damage to her client. She

862
01:01:28,800 --> 01:01:31,800
failed to do that. It doesn't seem fair that

863
01:01:31,800 --> 01:01:34,800
the applicant and appellant should be penalized, because they didn't

864
01:01:34,800 --> 01:01:38,800
take care of supporting their statements in a letter submitted on

865
01:01:38,800 --> 01:01:42,400
december 14th of 2021, opposing the project.

866
01:01:46,800 --> 01:01:48,800
so, I would oppose any extension of this. Although, I emphasize with

867
01:01:48,800 --> 01:01:56,600
counsel in this circumstance. I do not have the same level of empathy,

868
01:01:56,800 --> 01:01:59,800
and I would request that there be no continuance. What is happening

869
01:01:59,800 --> 01:02:01,800
is, there is an issue with -- everybody knows how the economy is going.

870
01:02:01,800 --> 01:02:03,800
interest rates are going up. The cost of building materials are going

871
01:02:03,800 --> 01:02:07,800
up. Availability of building materials is becoming more scarce. So, we

872
01:02:07,800 --> 01:02:12,800
would like to just -- if you were going to approve this, we would

873
01:02:12,800 --> 01:02:14,800
respectfully request that

874
01:02:22,800 --> 01:02:25,800
you deny an extension. And so with that, I don't know if you have any

875
01:02:25,800 --> 01:02:28,800
questions. If, perhaps, the architect would like to come up and speak

876
01:02:28,800 --> 01:02:32,800
about additional items? Or, if you want to hear from our economic consultant,

877
01:02:32,800 --> 01:02:34,800
if that would be helpful?

878
01:02:34,800 --> 01:02:35,800
if she wants to speak on those items?

879
01:02:35,800 --> 01:02:38,800
>> after your comments, I will close the public comment, and bring it

880
01:02:38,800 --> 01:02:39,800
back to the council for deliberation.

881
01:02:39,800 --> 01:02:47,000
>> thank you. I do not have any further comments at this time.

882
01:02:48,800 --> 01:02:51,800
we just look at the last point as to why this should

883
01:02:51,800 --> 01:02:54,800
be approved, and you can read those right there. I do not want to take

884
01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:55,800
up your time repeating those.

885
01:02:55,800 --> 01:02:56,800
>> thank you.

886
01:02:56,800 --> 01:02:57,800
>> thank you. Any questions for me?

887
01:02:57,800 --> 01:02:58,800
>> not at this time.

888
01:02:58,800 --> 01:02:59,800
>> thank you.

889
01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:03,800
>> thank you. All right. I will now close the public hearing. And

890
01:03:03,800 --> 01:03:06,800
I will bring it back to my colleagues for deliberation. Do any of my colleagues

891
01:03:06,800 --> 01:03:12,800
have any comments or questions they would like to make at this time?

892
01:03:12,800 --> 01:03:14,800
councilmember banales?

893
01:03:15,800 --> 01:03:18,200
>> yes, mayor, thank you.

894
01:03:18,800 --> 01:03:20,800
this is going to be for staff, just some

895
01:03:20,800 --> 01:03:24,800
questions. Can you confirm the existing number of parking spaces and the

896
01:03:24,800 --> 01:03:25,800
proposed number of parking spaces?

897
01:03:25,800 --> 01:03:30,000
>> well -- >> not including the gas pumps.

898
01:04:16,200 --> 01:04:18,200
>> thank you.

899
01:04:19,200 --> 01:04:21,200
a couple more questions.

900
01:04:21,200 --> 01:04:26,200
just to confirm that the number of gas pumps are,

901
01:04:26,200 --> 01:04:32,200
is currently six and the proposal is 4 so to reduce by two?

902
01:04:32,200 --> 01:04:34,200
thank you.

903
01:04:34,200 --> 01:04:39,600
in terms of the sales area I noted 903 903 ft.2.

904
01:04:40,200 --> 01:04:43,800
of those 903 how many of those

905
01:04:49,960 --> 01:04:53,560
will be dedicated to alcohol sales?

906
01:05:02,200 --> 01:05:04,200
>> good evening councilmembers.

907
01:05:04,200 --> 01:05:10,200
to answer the question, we are allowed 25 linear feet of shelving,

908
01:05:10,200 --> 01:05:15,000
so in a walk-in box there might be 4

909
01:05:16,200 --> 01:05:18,200
let's say, 4 shelves.

910
01:05:19,200 --> 01:05:21,600
we would probably have

911
01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:27,200
oh, six?

912
01:05:34,200 --> 01:05:38,400
6 ft.2, I don't know probably like 10 ft.2,

913
01:05:40,200 --> 01:05:45,000
it's a very small, an area like this.

914
01:05:47,200 --> 01:05:50,200
>> so would be six of the cases or six

915
01:05:50,200 --> 01:05:52,200
shelves?

916
01:05:53,240 --> 01:05:58,400
>> it would be 4 shelves that are 3 feet wide.

917
01:06:01,200 --> 01:06:06,200
that's the footprint we are talking about for alcohol.

918
01:06:06,200 --> 01:06:11,000
the rule is 25 linear feet so you have 4, 8, 12,

919
01:06:12,200 --> 01:06:17,600
if you had that many, it's a small space.

920
01:06:19,200 --> 01:06:24,200
>> one more question and this would be to staff. There

921
01:06:24,200 --> 01:06:28,200
have been mentions of gas stations, could you

922
01:06:28,200 --> 01:06:33,200
remind me the nearest gas stations in the old town area other than

923
01:06:33,200 --> 01:06:34,200
this one?

924
01:06:34,200 --> 01:06:39,000
>> that would be a good question councilmember banales.

925
01:06:41,200 --> 01:06:46,200
I would think the nearest gas station would be in old town, if

926
01:06:46,200 --> 01:06:48,200
I'm not mistaken,

927
01:06:52,240 --> 01:06:56,240
>> through the mayor, the answer to the

928
01:06:56,240 --> 01:07:01,200
point of your question is there is not anything remotely proximate

929
01:07:01,200 --> 01:07:03,600
to this gas station.

930
01:07:04,200 --> 01:07:06,200
we don't know the exact distance to the next one but

931
01:07:06,200 --> 01:07:08,200
it's a fair distance away.

932
01:07:08,200 --> 01:07:12,200
>> thank you. I will reserve the rest of my comments for later.

933
01:07:12,200 --> 01:07:14,200
>> councilmember kraft.

934
01:07:15,200 --> 01:07:19,200
>> so in the first part of the presentation

935
01:07:19,200 --> 01:07:24,600
where they talked about removing 2 of the pump stations,

936
01:07:25,200 --> 01:07:29,200
then the gentleman came forward and said, okay but we

937
01:07:29,200 --> 01:07:35,800
are moving now into the future which would be ev. Discharging

938
01:07:36,200 --> 01:07:41,200
stations. Now it is mentioned that there will be one station,

939
01:07:41,200 --> 01:07:45,200
was that even a part of the presentation or a part of your plans beforehand

940
01:07:45,200 --> 01:07:50,200
or was it just with the comment that was made?

941
01:07:50,200 --> 01:07:55,240
>> thank you, that was part of the presentation. It's in the materials

942
01:07:55,240 --> 01:08:02,200
already. I didn't get to it in the light of the short time to

943
01:08:02,200 --> 01:08:06,200
speak. It is in the materials that there would be one ev station.

944
01:08:06,200 --> 01:08:11,200
>> thank you. My next one would be the community benefit.

945
01:08:11,200 --> 01:08:16,600
so community benefit is important in a small community.

946
01:08:17,200 --> 01:08:20,200
so that's nice about a mural but a

947
01:08:20,200 --> 01:08:24,200
mural is one thing that's a benefit but then when we talk about community

948
01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:29,200
benefits typically, we talk about one of our star examples happened

949
01:08:29,200 --> 01:08:31,200
to be called star market.

950
01:08:31,200 --> 01:08:35,200
they were instrumental in getting food our seniors and to our community

951
01:08:35,200 --> 01:08:41,200
during the pandemic. They have been a part of our planning

952
01:08:41,200 --> 01:08:47,200
for different special events or whatever. I would say they

953
01:08:47,200 --> 01:08:52,240
are the goldstar when we talk about community benefits. This market

954
01:08:52,240 --> 01:08:57,200
la raza also does things in the community as well.

955
01:08:57,200 --> 01:09:00,200
so when we say community benefit we are not just talking about something

956
01:09:00,200 --> 01:09:05,200
we are looking at but actually making a difference in someone's life.

957
01:09:05,200 --> 01:09:09,200
I just wanted to make that a clarification as to when we talk about benefits

958
01:09:09,200 --> 01:09:12,200
and what you are claiming is a benefit.

959
01:09:12,200 --> 01:09:15,800
the other thing, I like the

960
01:09:18,200 --> 01:09:20,200
concept that, that

961
01:09:22,200 --> 01:09:28,200
gas station is an eyesore in our community. It really is. That

962
01:09:28,200 --> 01:09:30,200
corner is an eyesore.

963
01:09:30,200 --> 01:09:33,200
that is the gateway to our downtown.

964
01:09:33,200 --> 01:09:37,200
we put a lot of money into the old town so

965
01:09:37,200 --> 01:09:41,200
to say that we continue to look at it as this is the way it was

966
01:09:41,200 --> 01:09:46,200
this is where we are and this is how it stays, that's not acceptable.

967
01:09:46,200 --> 01:09:50,200
at some point we do have to look at what

968
01:09:50,200 --> 01:09:55,240
is best, and that may be a combination of things.

969
01:09:55,240 --> 01:10:00,640
I would like what the chamber of commerce said,

970
01:10:01,200 --> 01:10:07,200
how do we look at both to improve the area. For me, looking at

971
01:10:07,200 --> 01:10:11,200
it as competition and that sort of thing, a convenience store is

972
01:10:11,200 --> 01:10:17,200
typically that. You walk in and walk out. It's convenient and right

973
01:10:17,200 --> 01:10:19,200
there.

974
01:10:20,200 --> 01:10:23,200
I'm going to get marketable things that I need for my house because

975
01:10:23,200 --> 01:10:25,200
I'm planning a meal. That's a difference.

976
01:10:25,200 --> 01:10:31,200
so I have a different philosophy about that from business.

977
01:10:31,200 --> 01:10:35,200
again one of my concerns would be,

978
01:10:35,200 --> 01:10:39,200
the fact that you have a business that has been doing good business

979
01:10:39,200 --> 01:10:45,200
here in our community. We don't want to penalize that business.

980
01:10:45,200 --> 01:10:50,200
how we look at this and say, what can we do? How do we say, both are

981
01:10:50,200 --> 01:10:52,600
important. We need both.

982
01:10:53,240 --> 01:10:59,200
for me it's not one or the other it's both. How do we make

983
01:10:59,200 --> 01:11:04,200
them coexist. How do we do what's right for the downtown

984
01:11:04,200 --> 01:11:08,200
corridor. So that's a question for staff that I'm going to throw

985
01:11:08,200 --> 01:11:12,200
the ball over to staff and asked that question.

986
01:11:12,200 --> 01:11:15,200
>> thank you councilmember kraft. Councilmember

987
01:11:17,200 --> 01:11:19,200
killings?

988
01:11:20,200 --> 01:11:26,200
>> so I just have a few specific questions to go through.

989
01:11:26,200 --> 01:11:30,200
is there a difference between the use designations for the convenience

990
01:11:30,200 --> 01:11:35,200
store as opposed to what's next-door at la raza. Is

991
01:11:35,200 --> 01:11:38,200
there a difference in the use designations?

992
01:11:38,200 --> 01:11:41,200
>> through the mayor, there is

993
01:11:53,240 --> 01:11:57,200
in particular the use type classifications fall within the

994
01:11:57,200 --> 01:12:02,200
same use so there is no real distinction. But the convenience

995
01:12:02,200 --> 01:12:07,200
store itself, the gas station is the main use and the

996
01:12:07,200 --> 01:12:09,600
convenience store is accessory.

997
01:12:11,200 --> 01:12:16,200
>> so the second one, I just want to confirm that in our

998
01:12:16,200 --> 01:12:20,200
municipal code, we don't have any prohibitions on distances of similar

999
01:12:20,200 --> 01:12:23,200
uses within our code currently.

1000
01:12:25,200 --> 01:12:29,200
>> through the mayor, there is no existing provisions

1001
01:12:29,200 --> 01:12:31,200
that imply.

1002
01:12:32,200 --> 01:12:36,200
>> the next question, I think a lot

1003
01:12:36,200 --> 01:12:40,200
of the sentiment tonight and overall in terms of as we are looking at

1004
01:12:40,200 --> 01:12:45,600
the design of the project, it's been around safety.

1005
01:12:46,200 --> 01:12:51,000
. I just want to hear from staff's perspective,

1006
01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:56,240
as well as with pd, how this improved design would

1007
01:12:56,240 --> 01:12:58,240
impact public safety.

1008
01:12:59,200 --> 01:13:04,200
I did hear miss kinderman definitely sharing in terms of

1009
01:13:04,200 --> 01:13:09,200
the glass, we want to hear from staff as well as pd,

1010
01:13:09,200 --> 01:13:14,200
because as we are going through this I think one thing I've heard

1011
01:13:14,200 --> 01:13:17,200
consistently throughout was around safety.

1012
01:13:19,200 --> 01:13:24,200
so really wanting to get to the core of that.

1013
01:13:24,200 --> 01:13:27,200
hearing about solicitation, loitering, cleanup,

1014
01:13:28,200 --> 01:13:32,200
if there is a legitimate concern about safety I have my notions about

1015
01:13:32,200 --> 01:13:36,200
how this may improve but I want to hear if there's anything from

1016
01:13:36,200 --> 01:13:41,200
design standard or pd if you want to chime in as it relates to calls

1017
01:13:41,200 --> 01:13:43,200
of service.

1018
01:13:44,200 --> 01:13:48,200
I've heard a lot about, are we receiving calls of service in this

1019
01:13:48,200 --> 01:13:51,240
area. I just want to be able to substantiate some of the claims

1020
01:13:51,240 --> 01:13:56,240
that we are hearing as well is just from a professional standpoint.

1021
01:13:56,240 --> 01:14:01,200
how the improved design will improve public safety in

1022
01:14:01,200 --> 01:14:03,200
the area.

1023
01:14:04,200 --> 01:14:06,200
>> those are good questions.

1024
01:14:06,200 --> 01:14:09,200
in conversations with the police department and with the former police

1025
01:14:09,200 --> 01:14:12,200
chief, we did meet on a few occasions.

1026
01:14:12,200 --> 01:14:18,200
we had two meetings in regards to the conditions. One of

1027
01:14:18,200 --> 01:14:22,200
the concerns raised was surveillance and the

1028
01:14:22,200 --> 01:14:26,200
installation of cameras that needed to be included with the conditions

1029
01:14:26,200 --> 01:14:29,200
of approval. The project applicant did agree to that and I believe

1030
01:14:29,200 --> 01:14:34,200
it was one thing that was really going to make sure, it enhances

1031
01:14:34,200 --> 01:14:37,200
the safety of the property.

1032
01:14:37,200 --> 01:14:40,800
the other was, the applicant is

1033
01:14:43,200 --> 01:14:46,200
really keen in a sense of loitering.

1034
01:14:46,200 --> 01:14:51,240
we did put conditions of approval for the project where the loitering

1035
01:14:51,240 --> 01:14:53,240
would be enforced.

1036
01:14:53,240 --> 01:14:57,200
they have a real strong kind of commitment to making sure there

1037
01:14:57,200 --> 01:15:01,200
was no loitering if this project is approved.

1038
01:15:01,200 --> 01:15:06,200
that is another condition of approval for the project site.

1039
01:15:06,200 --> 01:15:12,200
in regards to the office door and how they will be able to kind of

1040
01:15:12,200 --> 01:15:17,000
view the site, with this glass, will actually

1041
01:15:17,200 --> 01:15:22,200
enhance to be able to see what's going on.

1042
01:15:22,200 --> 01:15:27,200
these are things that we have talked about in the design and

1043
01:15:27,200 --> 01:15:31,200
talking about how we wanted to move the project forward at the

1044
01:15:31,200 --> 01:15:34,200
planning commission stage. These are things we did discuss during

1045
01:15:34,200 --> 01:15:37,800
the early stages of the project.

1046
01:15:40,200 --> 01:15:46,200
>> through the mayor, I wanted to add on, everything john

1047
01:15:46,200 --> 01:15:51,240
said is absolutely correct but I wanted to highlight,

1048
01:15:51,240 --> 01:15:56,240
there are 12 specific conditions of approval in the resolution that

1049
01:15:56,240 --> 01:15:57,200
are being applied.

1050
01:15:57,200 --> 01:16:01,200
it's everything from requiring video surveillance to requiring

1051
01:16:01,200 --> 01:16:04,200
graffiti is removed within 24 hours.

1052
01:16:05,200 --> 01:16:09,400
several were regarding abc licenses or transfers,

1053
01:16:10,200 --> 01:16:15,200
but it's gotten granular enough to even require that height tape

1054
01:16:15,200 --> 01:16:17,200
placed at entry points.

1055
01:16:17,200 --> 01:16:21,200
this is well thought out by the police department. Perhaps

1056
01:16:21,200 --> 01:16:26,200
the overriding condition is condition 26, it says if the chief of police

1057
01:16:26,200 --> 01:16:30,200
determines any additional safety measures are needed

1058
01:16:30,200 --> 01:16:33,200
they will be implemented at the sole cost of the operator of this

1059
01:16:33,200 --> 01:16:39,200
business. So at any time if the police chief or capt. Gaylor or

1060
01:16:39,200 --> 01:16:43,200
any of the designees determine something is needed at

1061
01:16:43,200 --> 01:16:49,800
this site, to improve public safety, even frankly reducing the hours

1062
01:16:51,240 --> 01:16:55,240
of operation or the hours of alcohol sales, the chief of police can require

1063
01:16:55,240 --> 01:17:00,200
that without going back to the planning commission or the city council.

1064
01:17:00,200 --> 01:17:06,200
I wanted to highlight those in addition to what john said.

1065
01:17:06,200 --> 01:17:09,200
having the big windows and allowing that visual in and out

1066
01:17:09,200 --> 01:17:14,200
and requiring that as part of the use permit this applicant must protect

1067
01:17:14,200 --> 01:17:17,800
against loitering. If there is loitering,

1068
01:17:19,200 --> 01:17:22,200
it is the responsibility of the operator to post signage and also

1069
01:17:22,200 --> 01:17:26,200
to notify the police department and not just to let it happen.

1070
01:17:26,200 --> 01:17:31,200
they risk losing their use permit if they don't hold up their end

1071
01:17:31,200 --> 01:17:32,200
of the bargain.

1072
01:17:32,200 --> 01:17:36,200
that's not currently something that is required of the operator and

1073
01:17:36,200 --> 01:17:40,200
it will be as part of this.

1074
01:17:40,200 --> 01:17:42,200
>> thank you.

1075
01:17:43,200 --> 01:17:45,200
>> vice mayor scales-preston.

1076
01:17:46,200 --> 01:17:50,400
>> yes, I have another question with regards

1077
01:17:51,240 --> 01:17:53,240
to security.

1078
01:17:55,240 --> 01:18:00,200
I understand there will be glass walls but often times, when you

1079
01:18:00,200 --> 01:18:05,600
see convenience stores or liquor stores, they have posters

1080
01:18:06,200 --> 01:18:11,200
all posted up. So you know, that is a big part of security

1081
01:18:11,200 --> 01:18:17,200
as well as having young people walk past that convenience store.

1082
01:18:17,200 --> 01:18:22,200
I just wanted to look into that, ensuring that's

1083
01:18:22,200 --> 01:18:23,200
not the case.

1084
01:18:23,200 --> 01:18:28,200
especially since if they are on the corner, and safety happens to

1085
01:18:28,200 --> 01:18:30,200
be a concern.

1086
01:18:31,200 --> 01:18:34,200
2, in terms of the cameras,

1087
01:18:36,200 --> 01:18:40,200
do we happen to know where the cameras will be facing? Since there's

1088
01:18:40,200 --> 01:18:45,200
a lot of traffic at the market, how many

1089
01:18:45,200 --> 01:18:49,200
cameras will be put out at the gas station.

1090
01:18:49,200 --> 01:18:51,600
>> vice mayor scales-preston that

1091
01:18:52,240 --> 01:18:57,200
is something that would be as included in the conditions of approval.

1092
01:18:57,200 --> 01:19:02,200
the project applicant is willing to work with pd as to how

1093
01:19:02,200 --> 01:19:05,200
they should set up that live feed.

1094
01:19:05,200 --> 01:19:10,200
and how they should set up the monitor and the cameras.

1095
01:19:10,200 --> 01:19:13,200
I believe they may have already reached out to them so I don't want

1096
01:19:13,200 --> 01:19:17,200
to speak on that unless the applicant, and I'm pretty sure they've been

1097
01:19:17,200 --> 01:19:23,800
in touch. You did. Yet. If you could speak to that.

1098
01:19:31,200 --> 01:19:34,200
>> I don't think I introduced myself.

1099
01:19:34,200 --> 01:19:37,200
iv architect for the project.

1100
01:19:39,200 --> 01:19:42,200
we did meet with the police department on more than one occasion. The last

1101
01:19:42,200 --> 01:19:48,200
time we met with the police chief and the city manager. We requested,

1102
01:19:48,200 --> 01:19:50,600
what do we do?

1103
01:19:51,240 --> 01:19:55,240
now and in the transition and after if the project is approved

1104
01:19:55,240 --> 01:20:00,200
and constructed. With regard to the camera we offered to the police

1105
01:20:00,200 --> 01:20:05,200
chief we would provide them access under whatever terms they

1106
01:20:05,200 --> 01:20:08,800
deem necessary. However we accomplish that.

1107
01:20:09,200 --> 01:20:13,200
the police chief and I think the city manager was there, the police

1108
01:20:13,200 --> 01:20:18,600
chief was very forthcoming and very collaborative. I think

1109
01:20:19,200 --> 01:20:22,200
we have a good rapport.

1110
01:20:22,200 --> 01:20:27,200
I think the specific question is about access? So we are providing

1111
01:20:27,200 --> 01:20:32,200
them access. I don't quite know how that's going to happen just

1112
01:20:32,200 --> 01:20:36,200
yet but the police chief seemed to have something in mind and we

1113
01:20:36,200 --> 01:20:42,200
said we would be happy to comply with whatever process works best.

1114
01:20:42,200 --> 01:20:45,200
even if it's a dynamic process, does that answer

1115
01:20:45,200 --> 01:20:47,200
the question?

1116
01:20:48,200 --> 01:20:53,000
>> if I might add one thing to that.

1117
01:20:53,240 --> 01:20:57,200
the video will be available to the police department upon their

1118
01:20:57,200 --> 01:20:59,200
request.

1119
01:21:00,200 --> 01:21:06,200
>> my next question is in regard to the gas pumps.

1120
01:21:06,200 --> 01:21:09,200
so if you are removing two of the gas

1121
01:21:09,200 --> 01:21:14,000
pumps, do we have concerns of the flow?

1122
01:21:15,200 --> 01:21:21,200
that's the only gas station, we are removing two gas pumps.

1123
01:21:21,200 --> 01:21:26,200
I do understand ev charging stations and I know we have talked about

1124
01:21:26,200 --> 01:21:29,800
installing more, in old town pittsburg

1125
01:21:31,200 --> 01:21:37,800
so I'm just concerned about reducing the amount of gas pumps.

1126
01:21:42,200 --> 01:21:46,200
>> through the mayor, vice mayor, that is the only

1127
01:21:46,200 --> 01:21:49,800
gas station for quite a distance.

1128
01:21:55,240 --> 01:22:00,200
regarding the circulation of the site, as it currently stands,

1129
01:22:00,200 --> 01:22:05,000
it was reviewed years if not decades ago.

1130
01:22:05,200 --> 01:22:09,200
this site plan was required to be reviewed by our traffic and engineering

1131
01:22:09,200 --> 01:22:14,200
departments to make sure there was adequate traffic flow.

1132
01:22:14,200 --> 01:22:18,200
to the question regarding whether or not cars will be able to get

1133
01:22:18,200 --> 01:22:22,200
in and out, we are satisfied and we do have the city engineer here

1134
01:22:22,200 --> 01:22:26,200
but we are satisfied that cars can come and go from the site adequately.

1135
01:22:26,200 --> 01:22:31,200
regarding the reduction in pumps which I will note, it is being reduced

1136
01:22:31,200 --> 01:22:36,200
by a third but you have stations and each one has two pumps.

1137
01:22:36,200 --> 01:22:39,200
really we are going from 12 to 8.

1138
01:22:39,200 --> 01:22:43,200
there is no requirement for a minimum amount of pumps. If they

1139
01:22:43,200 --> 01:22:48,600
wanted to remove to tomorrow, they could. It boils

1140
01:22:49,200 --> 01:22:52,200
down to a business decision.

1141
01:22:52,200 --> 01:22:54,200
if we feel it will create an undue traffic issue

1142
01:22:54,200 --> 01:22:58,200
that's another story but as I mentioned, we have reviewed the project and

1143
01:22:58,200 --> 01:23:02,200
we don't see that becoming a traffic concern in fact we think the traffic

1144
01:23:02,200 --> 01:23:07,200
will be able to circulate through the site adequately.

1145
01:23:07,200 --> 01:23:10,200
since I have the floor I do want to speak to your previous question

1146
01:23:10,200 --> 01:23:16,200
about the signage. There is a requirement in our municipal code then

1147
01:23:16,200 --> 01:23:20,400
no more than 15%, be covered by signage.

1148
01:23:22,200 --> 01:23:26,400
we are getting much more proactive about

1149
01:23:27,200 --> 01:23:32,200
that and we are trying to enforce that. I would also point to condition

1150
01:23:32,200 --> 01:23:37,000
24 a which states that signage advertising the availability

1151
01:23:37,200 --> 01:23:40,200
of alcohol for purchase from the store including the display of corporate

1152
01:23:40,200 --> 01:23:44,200
logos of alcohol vendors shall not be posted to be

1153
01:23:44,200 --> 01:23:49,600
visible to any individual positioned outside of the store.

1154
01:23:50,200 --> 01:23:52,200
>> thank you.

1155
01:23:53,240 --> 01:23:55,240
>> councilmember banales.

1156
01:23:56,240 --> 01:23:59,840
>> my biggest concern with this project

1157
01:24:02,200 --> 01:24:06,200
is the proximity to the school which is right across

1158
01:24:06,200 --> 01:24:12,200
the street. And the fact that alcohol sales will be available at this

1159
01:24:12,200 --> 01:24:14,200
convenience store.

1160
01:24:15,200 --> 01:24:17,200
I guess I would ask the applicant

1161
01:24:17,200 --> 01:24:20,800
if they would be amenable to

1162
01:24:25,360 --> 01:24:28,960
eliminate alcohol sales from their project.

1163
01:24:38,200 --> 01:24:43,200
>> may we step out a moment so I may speak with my client?

1164
01:24:43,200 --> 01:24:45,200
>> that's fine.

1165
01:26:58,200 --> 01:27:00,800
>> may I please ask staff to ask

1166
01:27:00,800 --> 01:27:05,000
the applicant to return to the chambers.

1167
01:27:42,200 --> 01:27:46,400
>> I apologize, we are trying to understand

1168
01:27:48,200 --> 01:27:51,240
what your concern is in light of the conditions of approval, the

1169
01:27:51,240 --> 01:27:55,240
fact that the school district supported this.

1170
01:27:55,240 --> 01:27:59,200
we are trying to understand what your concern is and if it is a decision,

1171
01:27:59,200 --> 01:28:04,200
we are trying to understand how to make this decision right now.

1172
01:28:04,200 --> 01:28:07,200
what is your concern in light of the various conditions of approval

1173
01:28:07,200 --> 01:28:11,200
and the fact that the city has the authority to withdraw the permit

1174
01:28:11,200 --> 01:28:14,200
if there is an issue.

1175
01:28:14,200 --> 01:28:17,200
we don't anticipate any issues because the team will be

1176
01:28:17,200 --> 01:28:23,800
properly trained to ensure they are not selling to underaged people.

1177
01:28:24,200 --> 01:28:28,400
is there anything else you can add.

1178
01:28:30,200 --> 01:28:35,200
>> I appreciate the ask for clarification but I think

1179
01:28:35,200 --> 01:28:36,200
I've been very clear.

1180
01:28:36,200 --> 01:28:40,200
the proximity to our school in terms of alcohol sales being available

1181
01:28:40,200 --> 01:28:45,600
is something that, I as a councilmember cannot support.

1182
01:28:46,200 --> 01:28:50,200
I know and understand there exist current uses where alcohol sales

1183
01:28:50,200 --> 01:28:54,240
are available but those were not made, those decisions were not made

1184
01:28:54,240 --> 01:28:57,200
while I have been on the council.

1185
01:28:57,200 --> 01:29:03,200
so I think we need to do better. In terms of

1186
01:29:03,200 --> 01:29:08,000
serving our youth. And making healthy communities. Placing

1187
01:29:08,200 --> 01:29:15,200
a alcohol use in terms of sales, right across the street from our

1188
01:29:15,200 --> 01:29:17,600
schools is not appropriate.

1189
01:29:18,200 --> 01:29:21,200
that is how I feel is a councilmember, I'm not

1190
01:29:21,200 --> 01:29:23,200
speaking for the rest of my colleagues.

1191
01:29:23,200 --> 01:29:26,200
>> we are trying to be respectful of everyone's concerns, is there

1192
01:29:26,200 --> 01:29:31,200
a way that a sunset provision could be placed on it, it could

1193
01:29:31,200 --> 01:29:34,200
be issued and within a year or six months if there's any violations

1194
01:29:34,200 --> 01:29:39,200
that have been found they would have to come back and defend their

1195
01:29:39,200 --> 01:29:41,600
right to maintain it?

1196
01:29:42,200 --> 01:29:46,200
I know in certain circumstances there have

1197
01:29:46,200 --> 01:29:51,000
been provisionals for a period of time.'s

1198
01:29:51,240 --> 01:29:59,640
>> I think my ask was very clear, it's either a yes or a no.

1199
01:30:05,200 --> 01:30:11,200
>> what I've been told is they are willing to withdraw the request,

1200
01:30:11,200 --> 01:30:15,200
they are willing to withdraw the request with the right to come back

1201
01:30:15,200 --> 01:30:18,200
to request the pcn in the future without having to come back for

1202
01:30:18,200 --> 01:30:24,200
another conditional use permit, and we do that? Or would we

1203
01:30:24,200 --> 01:30:27,800
have to request a cup again.

1204
01:30:30,200 --> 01:30:33,200
would it need to be requested again in

1205
01:30:33,200 --> 01:30:34,200
conjunction with the pcn.

1206
01:30:34,200 --> 01:30:38,200
>> I will ask the city attorney maybe to respond to that.

1207
01:30:38,200 --> 01:30:42,200
>> that's something I don't know off the top of my head, I would

1208
01:30:42,200 --> 01:30:44,600
have to review that.

1209
01:30:45,200 --> 01:30:49,200
>> it would just still be another entitlement, it would still be discretionary

1210
01:30:49,200 --> 01:30:53,240
and we understand that. We would like the denial of that component

1211
01:30:53,240 --> 01:30:58,200
to be without prejudice to come back and request it at a later time.

1212
01:30:58,200 --> 01:31:02,200
>> just for clarification you are saying the applicant is willing

1213
01:31:02,200 --> 01:31:04,200
to not do any alcohol sales and come back in a year and make the

1214
01:31:04,200 --> 01:31:06,200
request.

1215
01:31:07,200 --> 01:31:09,200
>> perhaps yes.

1216
01:31:10,200 --> 01:31:15,000
>> through the mayor, looking at the municipal code,

1217
01:31:17,200 --> 01:31:21,200
the requirements for abc require you need a use permit application

1218
01:31:21,200 --> 01:31:24,800
before you can use the area

1219
01:31:25,200 --> 01:31:30,200
because you need to inform the public of any alcohol sales going on in

1220
01:31:30,200 --> 01:31:31,200
the area.

1221
01:31:31,200 --> 01:31:34,200
I believe the requirement would be that they would have to come

1222
01:31:34,200 --> 01:31:36,200
back to get a new use permit for any alcohol sales.

1223
01:31:36,200 --> 01:31:40,200
>> or modify the underlying to add the pcn.

1224
01:31:40,200 --> 01:31:45,200
>> I believe that's correct but I would turn to the city attorney.

1225
01:31:45,200 --> 01:31:49,200
>> I think it might be a matter of semantics whether we call it

1226
01:31:49,200 --> 01:31:52,240
a new use permit or a restated use permit.

1227
01:31:52,240 --> 01:31:54,640
>> it would be discretionary.

1228
01:31:55,240 --> 01:31:58,200
>> that's right it wouldn't be ministerial, there would be suggestive

1229
01:31:58,200 --> 01:32:00,200
judgment.

1230
01:32:01,200 --> 01:32:04,200
>> so all the record the applicant

1231
01:32:04,200 --> 01:32:09,200
has agreed they would withdraw that request for alcohol sales.

1232
01:32:09,200 --> 01:32:11,200
>> thank you.

1233
01:32:12,200 --> 01:32:17,000
>> that superseded what I was going to say.

1234
01:32:18,200 --> 01:32:23,200
so with mine, my concern was not the alcohol

1235
01:32:23,200 --> 01:32:27,200
sales because we already have one that's already doing that as well

1236
01:32:27,200 --> 01:32:33,200
and at the other end so within that radius it's already there.

1237
01:32:33,200 --> 01:32:37,200
so if there's a violation or there's a concern and

1238
01:32:37,200 --> 01:32:40,200
we already have it in place, so I didn't see it as something that

1239
01:32:40,200 --> 01:32:45,200
was a concern for me. However, what my concern is,

1240
01:32:45,200 --> 01:32:50,200
going back to removing the two pumps, adding one ev station,

1241
01:32:50,200 --> 01:32:56,240
would you consider adding a second ev station, yes you would. Going

1242
01:32:56,240 --> 01:32:57,200
for three? Just getting.

1243
01:32:57,200 --> 01:32:59,200
kidding.

1244
01:33:00,200 --> 01:33:04,200
>> as long as it would not impact circulation

1245
01:33:04,200 --> 01:33:09,200
on the site, we have to have so many parking spaces. I don't know

1246
01:33:09,200 --> 01:33:13,200
if the city engineer can speak to that. If that would impact circulation

1247
01:33:13,200 --> 01:33:16,200
on the site I don't know.

1248
01:33:16,200 --> 01:33:20,400
>> through the mayor, the project was exempt

1249
01:33:22,200 --> 01:33:25,800
because it is existing use on-site.

1250
01:33:27,200 --> 01:33:30,200
the actual footprint of the site will remain under the threshold

1251
01:33:30,200 --> 01:33:34,200
to make a determination that would cause any potential significant

1252
01:33:34,200 --> 01:33:36,200
impacts.

1253
01:33:36,200 --> 01:33:41,200
circulation was reviewed and we did talk with the city

1254
01:33:41,200 --> 01:33:44,200
engineer in regards to circulation to make sure there wouldn't be any

1255
01:33:44,200 --> 01:33:47,200
impacts of the existing traffic.

1256
01:33:59,200 --> 01:34:03,200
>> councilmember craft did you have any additional comments or remarks.

1257
01:34:03,200 --> 01:34:05,600
>> know that was it.

1258
01:34:09,200 --> 01:34:13,200
>> do any of my colleagues, councilmember killings?

1259
01:34:13,200 --> 01:34:15,200
>> thank you, through

1260
01:34:17,200 --> 01:34:20,200
the mayor, as we deliberate I want to say thank you to everybody for

1261
01:34:20,200 --> 01:34:24,200
coming out and expressing your views on the project, your commitment

1262
01:34:24,200 --> 01:34:26,200
to the community, and how we are developing here in

1263
01:34:26,200 --> 01:34:31,200
the community because this impacts us all. In terms of where my thoughts

1264
01:34:31,200 --> 01:34:36,000
and ultimately what's coming before us as counsel,

1265
01:34:36,200 --> 01:34:39,200
is to remain once again objective.

1266
01:34:39,200 --> 01:34:43,200
we know that as a city council and as we set policy

1267
01:34:43,200 --> 01:34:47,200
it creates the landscape in terms of how people come to do business

1268
01:34:47,200 --> 01:34:49,600
here and our community.

1269
01:34:53,240 --> 01:34:57,200
where I see this is that we have to understand

1270
01:34:57,200 --> 01:35:02,200
the application that is before us, everything is consistent with our

1271
01:35:02,200 --> 01:35:06,200
general plan, our zoning regulations, our design review

1272
01:35:06,200 --> 01:35:08,200
standards. Why is that important?

1273
01:35:08,200 --> 01:35:13,200
because that's essentially what we are telling the world, if

1274
01:35:13,200 --> 01:35:17,200
you want to do business here these are the metrics you need to play

1275
01:35:17,200 --> 01:35:20,200
by. If you come and submit an application and meet these standards there should

1276
01:35:20,200 --> 01:35:24,200
be some level of certainty in terms of getting across the finish line

1277
01:35:24,200 --> 01:35:26,200
without goalposts being moved.

1278
01:35:26,200 --> 01:35:30,200
I really want to highlight that as we go through this process. The

1279
01:35:30,200 --> 01:35:35,200
second is dealing with the matter of the goals that we have is a city.

1280
01:35:35,200 --> 01:35:42,200
I think we have heard consistently here, development is a good thing.

1281
01:35:42,200 --> 01:35:45,200
seeing private investment to improve

1282
01:35:47,200 --> 01:35:51,240
the entrance of our downtown, or to address what many have considered

1283
01:35:51,240 --> 01:35:56,240
here, and I think we have all kind of expressed a general eyesore in

1284
01:35:56,240 --> 01:36:01,200
the city in terms of that being cleaned up. Addressing public safety

1285
01:36:01,200 --> 01:36:03,200
measures.

1286
01:36:03,200 --> 01:36:07,200
so that's also a big aspect of that I am weighing as we look at

1287
01:36:07,200 --> 01:36:11,200
this project. While I can appreciate the applicant and those who are

1288
01:36:11,200 --> 01:36:16,200
filing the appeal bringing forward the information regarding the economic

1289
01:36:16,200 --> 01:36:20,200
study, the truth is, it probably wasn't even warranted

1290
01:36:20,200 --> 01:36:22,200
for the decision we have to make.

1291
01:36:22,200 --> 01:36:26,200
the economic conditions in which a private person is getting ready

1292
01:36:26,200 --> 01:36:29,800
to invest capital, that's their risk,

1293
01:36:30,200 --> 01:36:33,200
that's the risk they are willing to take in a business endeavor in

1294
01:36:33,200 --> 01:36:38,200
our city and if it pencils out for them, that's something that is

1295
01:36:38,200 --> 01:36:43,000
kind of a win-win for all of us.

1296
01:36:44,200 --> 01:36:47,200
but I do want to pivot and understand the community aspect of this because

1297
01:36:47,200 --> 01:36:51,240
it is very real and it is very important as we talk about building

1298
01:36:51,240 --> 01:36:56,240
community and the impact of business here locally. I am under

1299
01:36:56,240 --> 01:37:02,200
the thought in terms of, looking at providing the options,

1300
01:37:02,200 --> 01:37:05,200
the competitive nature of business itself and understanding

1301
01:37:05,200 --> 01:37:10,200
that and allowing us to have this discourse in our city but understanding

1302
01:37:10,200 --> 01:37:13,200
the value that we do have in a long-standing

1303
01:37:13,200 --> 01:37:19,200
community business that has been here. So as it's already been shared,

1304
01:37:19,200 --> 01:37:24,200
these types of decisions shouldn't be viewed as a this or that or this

1305
01:37:24,200 --> 01:37:29,200
business verse that business, this is continuing to add to

1306
01:37:29,200 --> 01:37:32,200
the makeup of our community to be able to provide options and beautification

1307
01:37:32,200 --> 01:37:37,200
opportunities as well as opportunities for growth. Not only for

1308
01:37:37,200 --> 01:37:42,000
valero but all the businesses in the corridor.

1309
01:37:42,200 --> 01:37:45,200
we know we have a number of other businesses as well as potential

1310
01:37:45,200 --> 01:37:49,200
uses coming down the pipeline as far as residential use. I do want

1311
01:37:49,200 --> 01:37:54,240
to lift up in terms of the comments, I think that's very thoughtful

1312
01:37:54,240 --> 01:37:59,200
and it's something we have to really look at as a community in

1313
01:37:59,200 --> 01:38:03,200
terms of the opportunities and how we can support one another.

1314
01:38:03,200 --> 01:38:08,200
we have heard in terms of something that we have been looking at so

1315
01:38:08,200 --> 01:38:12,200
we are talking about the only gas station in this area and in old

1316
01:38:12,200 --> 01:38:17,200
town. But in the same breath the terms of the need for groceries

1317
01:38:17,200 --> 01:38:19,160
in the old town area. I think

1318
01:38:19,160 --> 01:38:22,200
it's a real potential competitive advantage.

1319
01:38:22,200 --> 01:38:26,200
not to go off on a tangent, that may be able to come to the

1320
01:38:26,200 --> 01:38:29,200
surface with the adjacent business.

1321
01:38:29,200 --> 01:38:31,200
with all of that I do want to once again acknowledge though, the

1322
01:38:31,200 --> 01:38:37,800
comments that were made by my colleague counselor banales. With that,

1323
01:38:38,200 --> 01:38:41,200
although the objective this in terms of

1324
01:38:41,200 --> 01:38:46,200
what we currently have in place in terms of policy is really where

1325
01:38:46,200 --> 01:38:47,200
I'm falling on my decision.

1326
01:38:47,200 --> 01:38:51,240
I know that being put on the spot kind of with the question, regarding

1327
01:38:51,240 --> 01:38:56,240
the alcohol sales and I appreciate the willingness to forgo the alcohol

1328
01:38:56,240 --> 01:39:00,200
sales, the reason why is because this specific counsel

1329
01:39:00,200 --> 01:39:06,200
and I think my colleague expressed it correctly, we can't go back in

1330
01:39:06,200 --> 01:39:10,200
time in terms of businesses that have been grandfathered in.

1331
01:39:10,200 --> 01:39:13,200
but this specific counsel has made a decision in terms of developing

1332
01:39:13,200 --> 01:39:16,200
healthy policies for the community.

1333
01:39:18,200 --> 01:39:22,200
we have a ad hoc subcommittee looking at tobacco, alcohol and cannabis

1334
01:39:22,200 --> 01:39:26,200
policies within our community and how we are addressing it to ensure

1335
01:39:26,200 --> 01:39:30,200
we have a community that is not preyed upon and that we are getting

1336
01:39:30,200 --> 01:39:32,200
healthy outcomes in our community.

1337
01:39:32,200 --> 01:39:36,200
I don't want the applicant to feel this is slated towards their business

1338
01:39:36,200 --> 01:39:43,200
but my colleague did bring up appurtenant point that we have been mulling

1339
01:39:43,200 --> 01:39:47,200
over as it relates to proximity to sensitive uses. Whether it's

1340
01:39:47,200 --> 01:39:52,240
schools, churches, youth activity centers or things of that nature.

1341
01:39:52,240 --> 01:39:54,240
so counselor banales I agree with the

1342
01:39:54,240 --> 01:39:59,200
sentiment you brought up in that regards. I appreciate the applicant

1343
01:39:59,200 --> 01:40:03,200
for being willing to bend and make that concession in terms of

1344
01:40:03,200 --> 01:40:08,000
the alcohol sales at this point in time.

1345
01:40:08,200 --> 01:40:12,200
that's really my thoughts in terms of where I'm at in deliberating

1346
01:40:12,200 --> 01:40:15,200
and I definitely want to hear from the rest of my colleagues as we

1347
01:40:15,200 --> 01:40:20,200
prepare to potentially make a motion on this item.

1348
01:40:20,200 --> 01:40:24,200
I want to appreciate the applicant who has come forward with this

1349
01:40:24,200 --> 01:40:29,200
project to improve a corridor of our community. I want to thank those

1350
01:40:29,200 --> 01:40:32,200
who are here in support of la raza.

1351
01:40:32,200 --> 01:40:35,200
a market that has been here for many years and I believe will

1352
01:40:35,200 --> 01:40:38,200
continue to be here for many years.

1353
01:40:38,200 --> 01:40:41,200
and finding a way that we can make this not only work but once

1354
01:40:41,200 --> 01:40:45,200
again be objective in understanding the policies we have set here in

1355
01:40:45,200 --> 01:40:48,200
the city and making sure we are being fair and applying that policy

1356
01:40:48,200 --> 01:40:52,240
consistently across the board. Those are my thoughts and where I will

1357
01:40:52,240 --> 01:40:55,240
end my comments for now.

1358
01:40:55,240 --> 01:40:57,240
>> thank you.

1359
01:40:58,200 --> 01:41:02,200
do any of my colleagues have any other comments they would

1360
01:41:02,200 --> 01:41:08,200
like to make at this time. If not, vice mayor scales-preston?

1361
01:41:08,200 --> 01:41:12,200
>> I just want to thank everyone who came out on

1362
01:41:12,200 --> 01:41:17,200
behalf of la raza. It really shows the importance of community and

1363
01:41:17,200 --> 01:41:20,800
coming together to support each other.

1364
01:41:21,200 --> 01:41:26,200
I think it's important that as we look at businesses, that are

1365
01:41:26,200 --> 01:41:31,200
willing to expand as well. How do we coexist together. How

1366
01:41:31,200 --> 01:41:37,200
do we continue to build and work together. I would look at valero

1367
01:41:37,200 --> 01:41:42,200
to see how will they work with the community that has

1368
01:41:42,200 --> 01:41:45,200
so much support for la raza, how do you all work together and

1369
01:41:45,200 --> 01:41:52,240
coexist together to build that community in that area. It's really needed.

1370
01:41:52,240 --> 01:41:57,200
I want to thank councilmember banales for bringing up the alcohol sales.

1371
01:41:57,200 --> 01:42:02,200
if I'm not mistaken, I believe about two years ago we were

1372
01:42:02,200 --> 01:42:07,000
looking at, something came before us. A market,

1373
01:42:07,200 --> 01:42:10,200
sales of alcohol and tobacco and we didn't approve it because it

1374
01:42:10,200 --> 01:42:13,200
was on 10th st. We didn't approve it because it was on 10th st. The

1375
01:42:13,200 --> 01:42:17,200
same thing we thought at that time was not to bring another store selling

1376
01:42:17,200 --> 01:42:22,000
alcohol and tobacco sales because that's already there.

1377
01:42:23,200 --> 01:42:27,200
that makes my decision feel much better

1378
01:42:27,200 --> 01:42:32,200
knowing that this is directly across the street from the school and

1379
01:42:32,200 --> 01:42:35,200
the one we denied a couple years ago was down the street and wasn't

1380
01:42:35,200 --> 01:42:39,200
even as close. As we mentioned we want to build healthy communities.

1381
01:42:39,200 --> 01:42:43,200
we want to build up that area down there. So we want to

1382
01:42:43,200 --> 01:42:48,200
see improvement in how our communities can continue to work together in

1383
01:42:48,200 --> 01:42:50,200
that area.

1384
01:42:51,200 --> 01:42:53,200
>> thank you.

1385
01:42:54,200 --> 01:42:57,200
are there any other comments.

1386
01:42:57,200 --> 01:43:01,400
I will entertain a motion, if not,

1387
01:43:03,200 --> 01:43:05,200
councilmember kraft?

1388
01:43:07,200 --> 01:43:09,200
>> yes.

1389
01:43:09,200 --> 01:43:13,200
just one statement and that is, I am

1390
01:43:13,200 --> 01:43:18,200
pleased with the outpouring from our community in support of la raza

1391
01:43:18,200 --> 01:43:22,400
, also with valero for making these concessions.

1392
01:43:23,200 --> 01:43:29,200
the fact that each one should be able to make each other better.

1393
01:43:29,200 --> 01:43:32,200
this is what our community is about is working together so

1394
01:43:32,200 --> 01:43:35,200
I appreciate both sides and I thank you for that. With that I will move

1395
01:43:35,200 --> 01:43:40,200
approval of the appeal at the planning commission's decision to deny use,

1396
01:43:40,200 --> 01:43:45,200
permit and design review for upgrade, remodel and improvements to an existing

1397
01:43:45,200 --> 01:43:48,200
gas station and construct a 1600 ft.2 commercial convenience

1398
01:43:48,200 --> 01:43:52,240
store at 1005 railroad ave. Convenience store at 1005 railroad ave.

1399
01:43:52,240 --> 01:43:57,200
that would be including the new conditions that were just added

1400
01:43:57,200 --> 01:43:59,200
tonight.

1401
01:43:59,200 --> 01:44:04,200
I want to make sure that as part of the motion.

1402
01:44:04,200 --> 01:44:07,200
>> I think we are both going for the

1403
01:44:07,200 --> 01:44:10,800
same thing which is much clarity.

1404
01:44:12,200 --> 01:44:15,200
to try and clarify I think what we are doing here is a motion to

1405
01:44:15,200 --> 01:44:20,200
grant the appeal and deny the appeal in part. The denial would

1406
01:44:20,200 --> 01:44:25,600
be having to do with the alcohol sales, without

1407
01:44:29,200 --> 01:44:33,200
prejudice to come back in one year to request the

1408
01:44:33,200 --> 01:44:35,200
alcohol sales.

1409
01:44:36,200 --> 01:44:41,000
and also modifying, instead of the one ev

1410
01:44:42,200 --> 01:44:44,200
station, 2 ev stations.

1411
01:44:48,200 --> 01:44:55,240
>> just a question on the alcohol, can that be a final decision or

1412
01:44:55,240 --> 01:45:00,400
are we, is the one year required in

1413
01:45:01,200 --> 01:45:03,200
terms of...

1414
01:45:10,200 --> 01:45:11,200
it just allows us to apply.

1415
01:45:11,200 --> 01:45:17,200
it's like a minimum of one year, you can deny it again. It

1416
01:45:17,200 --> 01:45:21,200
just gives us the ability of one year before we might come back

1417
01:45:21,200 --> 01:45:25,200
and ask if we ever did write? Based on your comments we understand

1418
01:45:25,200 --> 01:45:30,200
what you're saying about the importance of having a healthy community. We

1419
01:45:30,200 --> 01:45:33,200
understand that they are just acknowledging that

1420
01:45:33,200 --> 01:45:36,200
we would possibly but maybe not come back but it wouldn't be sooner

1421
01:45:36,200 --> 01:45:38,200
than a year.

1422
01:45:38,200 --> 01:45:42,200
>> my understanding was the question was put to the applicant, would

1423
01:45:42,200 --> 01:45:47,200
you be willing to not sell alcohol, and the applicant came back with

1424
01:45:47,200 --> 01:45:52,240
we are willing to not sell for a year, and we would like to be

1425
01:45:52,240 --> 01:45:58,200
able to come back in one year to attempt to

1426
01:45:58,200 --> 01:46:00,200
receive that approval.

1427
01:46:03,200 --> 01:46:07,400
and that's discretionary, just to be clear.

1428
01:46:08,200 --> 01:46:12,200
is not a suspension for one year and then they will sell alcohol

1429
01:46:12,200 --> 01:46:17,200
it said at least one year goes by and then they can come and request

1430
01:46:17,200 --> 01:46:19,200
and go through the process for the body to make a determination

1431
01:46:19,200 --> 01:46:21,200
on that.

1432
01:46:22,200 --> 01:46:25,800
>> I will defer to councilmember banales.

1433
01:46:29,200 --> 01:46:32,200
>> I think that's an opportunity

1434
01:46:34,200 --> 01:46:38,200
that's available to any business to apply for the sale of alcohol

1435
01:46:38,200 --> 01:46:43,200
at any time. As long as it's within our municipal

1436
01:46:43,200 --> 01:46:46,200
code. Now we have some work to do as regards to our municipal

1437
01:46:46,200 --> 01:46:50,200
code and as councilmember killings has alluded to, I would mention

1438
01:46:50,200 --> 01:46:55,240
that there is a subcommittee on that. I don't have any issue as

1439
01:46:55,240 --> 01:47:01,200
to the one year timeline as long as they are coming back to the

1440
01:47:01,200 --> 01:47:03,200
discretionary review.

1441
01:47:16,200 --> 01:47:20,200
I would say just prohibition on alcohol sales for

1442
01:47:20,200 --> 01:47:25,200
one year, I think they would need to, I'm

1443
01:47:25,200 --> 01:47:27,200
sorry, prohibition period.

1444
01:47:31,200 --> 01:47:34,200
if they want to come back in a year we would

1445
01:47:34,200 --> 01:47:37,200
need to manage that with the one year period and maybe that's the

1446
01:47:37,200 --> 01:47:40,200
staff report. I want to make it very clear that they don't have

1447
01:47:40,200 --> 01:47:43,200
the authority to start selling within a year. That they would have to

1448
01:47:43,200 --> 01:47:46,800
come back for that discretionary approval.

1449
01:47:47,200 --> 01:47:51,400
>> I do recall there is a provision

1450
01:47:53,240 --> 01:47:56,240
in the municipal code where if something is denied you can't bring it back

1451
01:47:56,240 --> 01:48:01,200
for a year anyhow so it would not be possible to bring it back before

1452
01:48:01,200 --> 01:48:03,200
then.

1453
01:48:07,200 --> 01:48:08,200
>> one follow-up question, the discretionary comes before the council or just

1454
01:48:08,200 --> 01:48:10,200
planning?

1455
01:48:10,200 --> 01:48:13,200
>> it would be just planning commission.

1456
01:48:13,200 --> 01:48:17,400
the use permit application, allows for that.

1457
01:48:21,200 --> 01:48:25,400
>> can we request that it come back

1458
01:48:26,200 --> 01:48:28,200
to the city council?

1459
01:48:28,200 --> 01:48:33,600
>> I recommend we put the question to the applicant.

1460
01:48:34,200 --> 01:48:36,200
are you willing that the use permit application

1461
01:48:36,200 --> 01:48:40,200
go directly to city council rather than first to planning commission.

1462
01:48:40,200 --> 01:48:46,200
>> I wouldn't oppose that. I think that would be efficient. If we

1463
01:48:46,200 --> 01:48:51,000
even do it. We may not do it.

1464
01:48:54,240 --> 01:48:56,240
>> I think that's all.

1465
01:48:56,240 --> 01:48:58,200
so we have a motion and a second?

1466
01:48:58,200 --> 01:49:01,200
>> I will second the motion.

1467
01:49:01,200 --> 01:49:06,000
>> mdm. City attorney did you want to summarize

1468
01:49:07,200 --> 01:49:09,200
?

1469
01:49:14,200 --> 01:49:18,200
>> I think we have enough information to revise the resolution

1470
01:49:18,200 --> 01:49:21,200
based on what city council has said.

1471
01:49:21,200 --> 01:49:25,400
>> it would be the removal of conditions 19, 24,

1472
01:49:27,200 --> 01:49:29,200
and 25.

1473
01:49:29,200 --> 01:49:33,200
and then we would revise the resolution to include the language that would

1474
01:49:33,200 --> 01:49:38,000
allow, sorry, would not allow for alcohol sales.

1475
01:49:38,200 --> 01:49:44,800
then we would review the actual language in regard to allowing

1476
01:49:46,200 --> 01:49:51,240
them to come back to the city council if they would decide to

1477
01:49:51,240 --> 01:49:54,240
move forward with alcohol sales.

1478
01:49:58,200 --> 01:50:00,200
>> and 2 ev stations.

1479
01:50:03,200 --> 01:50:05,600
>> please cast your votes.

1480
01:50:09,200 --> 01:50:12,800
the item passes unanimously. Thank you.

1481
01:50:15,200 --> 01:50:20,000
>> thank you very much we appreciate your time.

1482
01:50:31,200 --> 01:50:37,800
>> the city council will soon resume our regularly scheduled city council

1483
01:50:40,200 --> 01:50:42,600
meeting in five minutes.

1484
01:51:36,600 --> 01:51:40,600
'>> city clerk would you please call role.

1485
01:51:40,600 --> 01:51:42,600
>> councilmember kraft.

1486
01:51:43,600 --> 01:51:44,600
>> present.

1487
01:51:44,600 --> 01:51:46,600
>> councilmember killings.

1488
01:51:46,600 --> 01:51:47,600
>> present.

1489
01:51:47,600 --> 01:51:49,600
>> councilmember banales. Present.

1490
01:51:50,600 --> 01:51:52,600
>> mayor white.

1491
01:51:53,600 --> 01:51:58,400
>> please join me in the pledge of allegiance.

1492
01:52:09,600 --> 01:52:13,200
>> we have three proclamations this evening,

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01:52:21,600 --> 01:52:27,000
the first one is for dell to view cats.

1494
01:52:28,600 --> 01:52:32,640
>> thank you. I will be reading the proclamation

1495
01:52:32,640 --> 01:52:35,400
honoring delta view cats.

1496
01:52:35,640 --> 01:52:39,840
whereas community cats are unowned cats that

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01:52:41,600 --> 01:52:43,600
live outdoors in the community and include friendly

1498
01:52:43,600 --> 01:52:48,600
and unfriendly cats born outdoors without a guardian as well as lost

1499
01:52:48,600 --> 01:52:53,600
or abandoned pets, and whereas east contra costa county has

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01:52:53,600 --> 01:52:58,600
historically housed disproportionate numbers of community cats with this

1501
01:52:58,600 --> 01:53:01,600
disparity increasing since covid-19. And

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01:53:04,600 --> 01:53:08,600
whereas delta view cats led by linda rogers and

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01:53:08,600 --> 01:53:11,600
peter wilson is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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01:53:11,600 --> 01:53:14,600
organization consisting of volunteers dedicating

1505
01:53:18,600 --> 01:53:22,600
over 5700 hours annually to promoting and delivering humane care and management

1506
01:53:22,600 --> 01:53:26,800
for our abandoned cats in pittsburgh. And

1507
01:53:28,600 --> 01:53:32,640
delta view cats, their ultimate goal is to reduce the

1508
01:53:32,640 --> 01:53:38,600
number of abandoned community cats outdoors to decrease risk and harm

1509
01:53:38,600 --> 01:53:40,600
to cats.

1510
01:53:43,600 --> 01:53:48,600
delta view cats firmly believe in trap, neuter, return

1511
01:53:48,600 --> 01:53:53,600
as the method proven to be compassionate in controlling

1512
01:53:53,600 --> 01:53:55,600
community cats overpopulation.

1513
01:53:56,600 --> 01:54:00,600
trap, neuter return is a technique where

1514
01:54:00,600 --> 01:54:05,400
cats are trapped, neutered and vaccinated than adopted

1515
01:54:05,600 --> 01:54:11,600
by responsible homes for return to their community after recovering.

1516
01:54:11,600 --> 01:54:16,600
where caretakers provide food, water, shelter if feasible monitoring

1517
01:54:16,600 --> 01:54:21,400
injuries and illness and medical treatment if possible.

1518
01:54:21,600 --> 01:54:26,400
delta view cats has trapped and neutered over

1519
01:54:27,600 --> 01:54:31,600
800 cats and aided in the adoption of over 300 cats

1520
01:54:31,600 --> 01:54:35,800
throughout pittsburgh and has responded over 650 resident

1521
01:54:36,600 --> 01:54:43,200
requests for help with a population with most notable efforts occurring

1522
01:54:44,600 --> 01:54:50,600
in the marina, oak hills and riverview park neighborhoods. Whereas

1523
01:54:50,600 --> 01:54:54,800
delta view cats feeds 50+ community cats daily,

1524
01:54:55,600 --> 01:54:57,600
generous donations ensure the food pantry is stocked and available

1525
01:54:57,600 --> 01:55:01,800
for these abandoned community cats each day.

1526
01:55:03,600 --> 01:55:08,600
over 16,000 cans and 2400 pounds of dry food per year are needed

1527
01:55:08,600 --> 01:55:12,200
to achieve this goal. Now, therefore,

1528
01:55:14,600 --> 01:55:18,600
on behalf of the city council of the

1529
01:55:18,600 --> 01:55:24,000
city of pittsburg, we hereby honor delta view cats.

1530
01:55:26,600 --> 01:55:29,600
>> thank you vice mayor scales-preston.

1531
01:55:42,600 --> 01:55:45,000
>> thank you mayor white,

1532
01:55:58,600 --> 01:56:01,600
vice mayor scales-preston, councilmember killings,

1533
01:56:09,600 --> 01:56:13,200
councilmember banales, councilmember kraft. City manager

1534
01:56:14,600 --> 01:56:22,600
garrett evans. Thank you very much, I want to thank you on behalf of

1535
01:56:22,600 --> 01:56:26,600
of the 30 volunteers that we currently have in action as well as dozens

1536
01:56:26,600 --> 01:56:31,400
of pittsford residents and associated cat rescuers working

1537
01:56:31,640 --> 01:56:36,600
with us in east county with whom we have partnered over the years

1538
01:56:36,600 --> 01:56:41,600
for this recognition of their efforts to humanely manage

1539
01:56:41,600 --> 01:56:47,600
some of the abandoned cats in the city of pittsburgh.

1540
01:56:47,600 --> 01:56:52,400
>> what started out when we first moved in 2017

1541
01:56:53,600 --> 01:56:58,600
as a short-term project to deal with the abandoned community

1542
01:56:58,600 --> 01:57:04,000
cats on our street turned into something much bigger

1543
01:57:04,600 --> 01:57:08,600
then linda and I ever anticipated or imagined. Two things come to

1544
01:57:08,600 --> 01:57:14,000
mind that make all of this possible. The first

1545
01:57:14,600 --> 01:57:18,200
is the volunteer cat rescuers that

1546
01:57:19,600 --> 01:57:24,600
have stepped forward because they cared about the cats and the city

1547
01:57:24,600 --> 01:57:28,600
of pittsburg. The second is the ongoing support of the city

1548
01:57:28,600 --> 01:57:35,200
of pittsburgh in the form of the commitment early on of

1549
01:57:36,600 --> 01:57:42,000
time and for the last four years, sarah belafonte's,

1550
01:57:42,600 --> 01:57:45,600
time is our liaison to the city.

1551
01:57:45,600 --> 01:57:49,600
both are exceptional liaisons and you should be proud

1552
01:57:49,600 --> 01:57:54,600
of them. Sarah was with us as we struggled to continue to operate

1553
01:57:54,600 --> 01:57:56,600
during trend 20.

1554
01:57:57,600 --> 01:58:03,600
-- covid and admits the shutdown of services in addition

1555
01:58:04,600 --> 01:58:07,600
, the funds set aside to pay for spay and neuter surgeries, when

1556
01:58:07,600 --> 01:58:12,400
we were able to schedule them were essential.

1557
01:58:12,600 --> 01:58:18,600
there is no city in contra costa county, no city at all

1558
01:58:18,600 --> 01:58:22,800
that has stepped up in the way

1559
01:58:24,600 --> 01:58:26,600
pittsburg has.

1560
01:58:27,600 --> 01:58:32,640
thank you very much on behalf of us and our volunteers

1561
01:58:32,640 --> 01:58:36,600
and on behalf of the cats that we have helped. We

1562
01:58:36,600 --> 01:58:40,600
wouldn't have been able to help without you and I sincerely mean

1563
01:58:40,600 --> 01:58:45,600
that. Now let me turn the microphone over to the other cofounder,

1564
01:58:45,600 --> 01:58:48,600
linda rogers who asked me in 2018 if I was willing to help with a

1565
01:58:48,600 --> 01:58:53,600
little cat rescue and whose energy, creativity and willingness

1566
01:58:53,600 --> 01:59:01,400
to stick to it are the foundation for the success we've had. Linda.

1567
01:59:04,600 --> 01:59:08,600
>> so it's all my fault![ laughter ]may I just ask

1568
01:59:08,600 --> 01:59:15,200
quickly for some of our people who are here, I'd like

1569
01:59:15,600 --> 01:59:18,600
the volunteers to stand up.

1570
01:59:21,600 --> 01:59:25,800
if you could please recognize our volunteers.

1571
01:59:32,640 --> 01:59:36,240
>> peter and I are really followers

1572
01:59:37,600 --> 01:59:40,600
and we try hard to get in front of our dedicated volunteers and

1573
01:59:40,600 --> 01:59:44,600
the many city residents who are devoted to the humane care of their

1574
01:59:44,600 --> 01:59:50,600
backyard colonies. They always seem to stay a step ahead and in

1575
01:59:50,600 --> 01:59:54,600
front of us. I'd like to recount a couple of examples that I think

1576
01:59:54,600 --> 01:59:56,600
are very memorable.

1577
01:59:56,600 --> 02:00:01,600
one is about what our volunteers have been doing at the city's riverview

1578
02:00:01,600 --> 02:00:06,400
park. We strive over there to manage the

1579
02:00:06,600 --> 02:00:12,600
park and from 2017 when we first came on the scene until

1580
02:00:12,600 --> 02:00:17,600
may 2021, we had no cats abandoned at the park which

1581
02:00:17,600 --> 02:00:21,600
was great. We were also able, when cca asked was helping, we

1582
02:00:21,600 --> 02:00:26,400
were able to pull about 12-15 cats out.

1583
02:00:27,600 --> 02:00:32,640
we were able to get them through to adoption.

1584
02:00:32,640 --> 02:00:36,600
it has been a really popular jumping ground for many people since about

1585
02:00:36,600 --> 02:00:38,600
2005.

1586
02:00:39,600 --> 02:00:45,000
there have been 40 kittens dumped at or near our

1587
02:00:45,600 --> 02:00:48,600
feeding stations, all have been either starving and

1588
02:00:48,600 --> 02:00:54,600
ill but friendly for the most part, but dumped and abandoned.

1589
02:00:54,600 --> 02:00:57,600
when it comes to abandoned kittens our volunteers are on top

1590
02:00:57,600 --> 02:01:02,600
of catching these. We have 12 adults in our colony, we don't intend for

1591
02:01:02,600 --> 02:01:05,600
that to be a sanctuary in the hope is there will essentially be no

1592
02:01:05,600 --> 02:01:09,600
cats therethrough just what happens with cats and we provide their end-of-life

1593
02:01:09,600 --> 02:01:12,000
service when it's time.

1594
02:01:13,600 --> 02:01:17,600
when it comes to catching them, our volunteers

1595
02:01:17,600 --> 02:01:22,600
have been right there, they have caught trapped or even netted these

1596
02:01:22,600 --> 02:01:24,600
kittens.

1597
02:01:24,600 --> 02:01:28,600
they will intake the kittens because they have been abandoned and it's

1598
02:01:28,600 --> 02:01:30,600
against the law.

1599
02:01:30,640 --> 02:01:34,640
some of our volunteers have been able to foster some of the kittens

1600
02:01:34,640 --> 02:01:35,640
along with peter and myself.

1601
02:01:35,640 --> 02:01:41,600
we have moved these fosters into the adoption program because

1602
02:01:41,600 --> 02:01:44,600
delta view cats does not have a foster

1603
02:01:44,600 --> 02:01:46,600
network or an adoption program.

1604
02:01:46,600 --> 02:01:51,600
all of them have found there forever homes without the diligence of our

1605
02:01:51,600 --> 02:01:53,600
park colony caretakers.

1606
02:01:53,600 --> 02:01:58,600
the city would easily have about 150 cats at that park today and

1607
02:01:58,600 --> 02:02:03,600
that's just with 40 kittens, none of them spayed or neutered

1608
02:02:03,600 --> 02:02:06,600
and left there to breed.

1609
02:02:06,600 --> 02:02:09,600
so is dodging a large bullet.

1610
02:02:09,600 --> 02:02:11,600
the other story I'd like to share with you is about

1611
02:02:11,600 --> 02:02:15,600
one of your residence in pittsburg. We were approached during trend

1612
02:02:15,600 --> 02:02:21,600
20 by a family in the oak hills area. We call it

1613
02:02:21,600 --> 02:02:26,600
the oak hills gang. It took us two years to finally capture the

1614
02:02:26,600 --> 02:02:29,600
mom cat they named cleopatra.

1615
02:02:29,600 --> 02:02:34,640
a tiny little black thing no bigger than 7 pounds.

1616
02:02:34,640 --> 02:02:38,600
we began with those residents and their two children.

1617
02:02:38,600 --> 02:02:43,600
nicholas, their youngest son became quite the expert at socializing

1618
02:02:43,600 --> 02:02:48,600
cleopatra's kittens. He would be very kind and give them

1619
02:02:48,600 --> 02:02:50,600
treats.

1620
02:02:50,600 --> 02:02:54,600
he dropped trapped more than one of the men became very good at being

1621
02:02:54,600 --> 02:02:58,600
one of the people to monitor the traps. The family adopted one of

1622
02:02:58,600 --> 02:03:03,600
her first litter, peter and I fostered one with an eye injury, and we got

1623
02:03:03,600 --> 02:03:06,600
him into a loving home.

1624
02:03:07,600 --> 02:03:10,600
we caught several adult male cats so we thought we were getting close

1625
02:03:10,600 --> 02:03:13,600
to stopping the breeding and of course the six kittens she had had

1626
02:03:13,600 --> 02:03:15,600
in 2020. Then came the next litter.

1627
02:03:15,600 --> 02:03:21,600
the family worked diligently to catch the kittens but cleopatra

1628
02:03:21,600 --> 02:03:22,600
remained elusive.

1629
02:03:22,600 --> 02:03:25,600
as we were sure her next litter would be born in may of as we were

1630
02:03:25,600 --> 02:03:30,640
sure her next litter would be born in may 2022, dean managed to capture

1631
02:03:30,640 --> 02:03:34,640
cleo. In a little shelter they had made out of a carton with holes

1632
02:03:34,640 --> 02:03:37,600
in it. She went in and they were able to close at both ends. She

1633
02:03:37,600 --> 02:03:42,600
was already pregnant so we would've had even more per kittens.

1634
02:03:42,600 --> 02:03:47,400
this family has turned a shed into a

1635
02:03:47,600 --> 02:03:50,600
kitty condo so cleo and her remaining adult kittens and one of the adult

1636
02:03:50,600 --> 02:03:56,000
males can live their lives in comfort and safety.

1637
02:03:56,600 --> 02:03:59,600
cleo has a couple of little stuffed toys she's been given so that she

1638
02:03:59,600 --> 02:04:01,600
may take them out during the day for sunshine and then she brings

1639
02:04:01,600 --> 02:04:04,600
them back into the condo at night.

1640
02:04:04,600 --> 02:04:07,000
ever the cat mom.

1641
02:04:07,600 --> 02:04:13,600
this incredible family in oak hills has done a wonderful thing

1642
02:04:13,600 --> 02:04:16,600
and they kept one of our traps over

1643
02:04:16,600 --> 02:04:23,200
there for two years because they just constantly tried to trap.

1644
02:04:23,600 --> 02:04:26,600
we think delta view cats is blessed to have amazing volunteers and our

1645
02:04:26,600 --> 02:04:29,600
city is fortunate to have so many residents who care, are ready,

1646
02:04:29,600 --> 02:04:33,600
willing and able to step up to help the city humanely manage our escalating

1647
02:04:33,600 --> 02:04:36,000
overpopulation of community cats.

1648
02:04:36,600 --> 02:04:38,600
delta view cats speaks for the pittsburgh abandoned

1649
02:04:38,600 --> 02:04:41,600
community cats that have no voice.

1650
02:04:41,600 --> 02:04:48,200
thank you for this proclamation to honor these often forgotten cats.

1651
02:04:55,600 --> 02:04:59,600
>> we will now move on to our second

1652
02:04:59,600 --> 02:05:02,000
proclamation, small business saturday.

1653
02:05:07,600 --> 02:05:10,600
>> proclamation for small business saturday.

1654
02:05:14,600 --> 02:05:17,600
whereas the city of pittsburg celebrates our local small businesses and the

1655
02:05:17,600 --> 02:05:20,600
contributions they make to our local economy, whereas according

1656
02:05:20,600 --> 02:05:26,000
to the united states small business administration there are

1657
02:05:26,600 --> 02:05:31,400
35 small businesses in the united states. They represent 99.7%

1658
02:05:31,640 --> 02:05:34,640
of firms with paid employees.

1659
02:05:37,600 --> 02:05:42,400
small businesses employ 46.8% of the employees in the

1660
02:05:42,600 --> 02:05:46,200
private sector in the united states.

1661
02:05:49,600 --> 02:05:51,600
whereas 79% of consumers understand the importance of supporting the

1662
02:05:51,600 --> 02:05:55,600
small businesses in their community, on small business saturday 70% report

1663
02:05:55,600 --> 02:06:00,600
the day makes them want to encourage others to shop

1664
02:06:00,600 --> 02:06:02,600
small.

1665
02:06:02,600 --> 02:06:07,600
66% report the day makes them want to shop small all year long.

1666
02:06:07,600 --> 02:06:11,800
whereas 58% of shoppers reported they shopped online,

1667
02:06:14,600 --> 02:06:16,600
with a small business and 54% reported dining or take out

1668
02:06:16,600 --> 02:06:20,600
from a small restaurant, bar or cafe on small business saturday

1669
02:06:20,600 --> 02:06:24,800
in 2021. Whereas pittsburg supports our local businesses

1670
02:06:25,600 --> 02:06:29,600
that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve our communities, and

1671
02:06:29,600 --> 02:06:31,600
whereas advocacy groups

1672
02:06:33,640 --> 02:06:35,640
and private organizations across the country have endorsed the saturday

1673
02:06:35,640 --> 02:06:39,600
after thanksgiving a small business saturday, now therefore,

1674
02:06:39,600 --> 02:06:42,600
holland barrett white on behalf of the city council of the city

1675
02:06:42,600 --> 02:06:46,800
of pittsburg, we do hereby proclaim november 26

1676
02:06:47,600 --> 02:06:50,600
we do hereby proclaim november 26, 2022 as small business saturday

1677
02:06:50,600 --> 02:06:53,600
and urge the residence of our community to support small businesses and

1678
02:06:53,600 --> 02:06:58,400
merchants on small business saturday throughout the year.

1679
02:06:59,600 --> 02:07:01,600
[ applause ]

1680
02:07:08,600 --> 02:07:12,600
>> I'd like to introduce our recipients here tonight.

1681
02:07:12,600 --> 02:07:16,200
these three women only company missed,

1682
02:07:18,600 --> 02:07:24,600
they were the first participants in our downtown pop-up program.

1683
02:07:24,600 --> 02:07:26,600
[ applause ]

1684
02:07:29,600 --> 02:07:35,640
>> we won't take too much of your time. I hope you can hear me. Hi

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community! My name is amanda doss. We are the

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owners and creators of misc which stands for motivating,

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inspiring and servicing the communities.

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our main initiative is to help fill the

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gap for financial literacy. When it comes to our youth between the

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ages of 10-17. What we have done is created a product that

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we are really loving right now.

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it is our and poured candles, they

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are organic and we tried to make them with the least

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toxic ingredients. The proceeds go towards building our youth initiative

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which is discussing the basics of finance. So when our kids

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get to learning and work and get a paycheck, what is coming out

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of that paycheck and why? What they can do, to invest and save

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at an early age to build their future in a nutshell so that's what

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we are doing and we are very excited about it.

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we appreciate the opportunity that the city has given us to be able

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to continue to build our network and grow and make a presence in

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pittsburg. Eventually we want to take over the

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whole of contra costa county and beyond. So thank you so much for

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this opportunity and we will be looking forward to the future.

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>> many of us has purchased her candles and I recommend them.

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moving on to our next proclamation for homeless

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awareness month. This proclamation will be read by councilmember kraft

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for the bay church, new destiny church

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,

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>> thank you. Whereas the month of november is recognized

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as homelessness awareness month in the united states

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and there are approximately 3093 homeless individuals in contra costa

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county based on the 2022 point in time count. 764

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sheltered and 2329 on sheltered.

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pittsburgh had 221 people who did not have shelter. The primary costs

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causes our cost of living, job loss, eviction, separation,

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divorce, violence mental health,

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caretaker, medical issues, landlord and roommate dispute, incarceration.

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whereas the city of pittsburg is dedicated to assisting

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the most vulnerable population in the community through community

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collaboration, partnerships and planning and implementing solutions.

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whereas the month of november is designated

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as homeless awareness month to educate the public and bring awareness to

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the needs of the homeless and the coordinated efforts of the bay church,

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new destiny church, and providing

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the shower program.

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they are able to shower, received clean clothes and receive a meal

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and restore their dignity. That is my addition to that.

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therefore, holland barrett white on behalf of the city council of

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the city of pittsburg, we hereby proclaim november 2022 as homelessness

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awareness month and recognize st. Vincent's paul to addressing

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this in pittsburg.

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we also recognize the bay church and new destiny church.

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so.[ applause ]

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>> as you can see I'm very excited about this

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project.

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>> before we take comment.

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councilmember kraft, did you want to add anything additional

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in terms of the work you and like -- you have been doing?

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>> we learned the true meaning of

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a village when we started coming to the shower program and some of

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the people that we helped. Some of the people we saw there.

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when the addition of the bellows barbershop, when this one

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guy walked in, he was all out there and everything

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else. And afterwards we were talking, jerry and I were talking and

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this guy walks up and said I feel like $1 million. I'm looking and

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I'm like, was that the same guy?

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very handsome.

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and he said, it restored him. He felt rejuvenated and ready to start

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the next week. It's just that we take advantage, we sometimes forget

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what it's like to not have and to be without. So, to see

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this one simple act change a life at that moment, at that time,

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it speaks volumes but it means so much to them,

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but it means so much to those who are providing it.

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roland who is one of the biggest troublemakers in our community,

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is now a part of that program and he is a volunteer that's

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out there all the time. Roland thank you. He makes

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a point to make sure I come and visit periodically and chanel. You

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guys do amazing work.

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I cannot say enough about the work that you do and the

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commitment that you have. For that I am thankful and I am blessed to

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be a part of this with you.

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>> thank you so much.

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>> I know there are other volunteers out there so if you all can

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stand up.

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if you volunteer with the shower program because you deserve to be

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recognized as well.

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[ applause ]

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>> it does take a village and councilwoman

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kraft and I we are always talking about the

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shower program and all of the humanity partners and just

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the importance of having this in our city.

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there are many cities in contra costa county that do not do anything

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for their own housed community.

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community partners are coming together to

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get this done.

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we have 6-7 community partners to have

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this program every saturday. We appreciate your compassion, your

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time, councilwoman kraft and I were

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out there one time, there were no shoes at st. Vincent so

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one of the volunteers went over to walmart and got him a brand-new

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pair of shoes. That is really important when you are

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homeless to make sure your feet are warm. We are always trying to

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get socks.

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we were talking about how we will collect more stocks -- socks. So

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for those watching, it's every saturday, at st. Vincent,

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get a shower, get a meal,

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they can take another meal with them to go. They can go inside for

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a clean pair of clothes.

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sometimes the dental clinic is open so they can get services through

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dental care.

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there are tons of services so thank you so much

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for what you do.

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>> and

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I had one thing? In the conversation that we were having and I also spoke

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with jerry because I was out there saturday at the program. One of

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the things that we know, the biggest need is socks. For keeping their

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feet warm.

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so the vice mayor and I had talked about doing a drive and asked

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in the community to help us donate socks and we are talking about white

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men's crew socks. You are not

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trying to find a size or color or whatever. Speaking with the city

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manager, asking if we could put a been or something so that if

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anyone in the community wanted to donate socks they could do so

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here at city hall and we would be willing to pick them up and take

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them over the program. So if you are listening

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. Please note, it's a simple request and we are

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hoping you will help us fulfill this need.

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>> councilmember kraft if I could add, women's socks as well.

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>> did we have a presentation?

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>> it's going to be like 50 minutes or so just getting. We

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will keep it brief.

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thank you, it means a lot.

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I think sometimes the issue of homelessness can seem really daunting. It's a

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very big and complex issue that traverses the population.

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I think one of the biggest errors people can make is to assume

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that everyone who is homeless is dealing with the same issues. As

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we know it's a very diverse set of issues and a diverse set of people

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faced with homelessness. I think because the issue can seem so daunting,

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sometimes people don't even know where to get started.

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I think it's been so great to work together with the city and

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then with our partners here, to take this on with the idea that

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really teamwork makes the dream work. So our partners here,

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so the city of pittsburgh again, we run the shower trailer in a

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few other cities and we've gone to some other cities and not all

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cities have always been is welcoming.

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a week ago we celebrated our annual one-year mark.

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so there is our church, the bay church.

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new destiny church has been a great opportunity for us to partner together.

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we can't say enough.

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they have really helped us with haircuts

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.

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the back of our trailer folds out and allows us to give haircuts

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and it really is a beautiful thing to watch someone who's been facing

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the elements of the street come get a warm shower, and get their

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hair cut. We have had quite a few people who actually go directly

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to a job interview after. They will come in and shower, get their hair

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cut and go in for a job interview.

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so we provide hot showers, we have a picture of our showers

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here in a moment. We have a toilet and we do haircuts.

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we do clothing at this site thanks to claudia and team. We have hot

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food thanks to loaves and fishes, and really

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I think the biggest part of the biggest service we provide is a

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sense of community. We tell all our volunteers that at the end of

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the day, you just come and have one conversation

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with somebody who was on the street.

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I am a physician by background training and something

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I think about a lot, our medicines we give are only so good if someone

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means to be loved. A 15

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minute conversation can go a long way so we really

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try to emphasize that.

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again as we think about such a challenging problem we hear about

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it all the time, what's the best way forward? It's certainly not

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to stay in our homes and think about milton mullen dollar initiatives

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, there was recent controversy about a bathroom in san francisco and

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the budget made statewide news.

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here's an opportunity to think creatively about this problem.

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the idea that we all come together to do this and lifted up. Lift it

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up. Here's a picture of our showers. One of the things

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we have enjoyed about our shower trailer, and it

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was a core group at the bay church that built this. The trailer came

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from colorado and we brought it over and refurbished it. These are

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really good showers. We are not just trying to provide access to

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water, but people come out of they are

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happy with the quality of the showers.

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we make sure to clean these showers after every use.

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the team on their knees just cleaning it and making sure it's ready for

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the next person to use. I think somebody used the word dignity.

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they trust us and they are using a bathroom we are providing and

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we want them to feel safe and we want them to feel dignity in that

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space. Here's someone cleaning.

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we run every saturday, we pride ourselves on making sure that we

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show up no matter what.

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I think one of the biggest ways,

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this is a community that has been let down and disappointed along

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the journey so we know us showing up is extremely important. So we

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are there from 10 am through 12:30.

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loaves and fishes opens up at 11:00.

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someone will register in and then we will walk them over to where

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we can get clothing.

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and then we come back and use the showers and go get hot food

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or maybe they will get hot food beforehand. I would also like to

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give a shout out to the city water.

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I don't know city water people I guess, but they are

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terrific.

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you can tell when someone has been tasked with doing a job and when

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someone really wants to be part of the team. I love each and everyone

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of them. I have their cell phone numbers and they are great.

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so this is a display of how the whole setup looks like. We are in

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simpson court right there.

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we were thankful enough for someone to gift us a new truck.

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so that is our ford f3 50 that can pull this trailer. For the sake

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of time because I know we are rounding it out

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there are two types of people in life, people who care about data

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and people who don't. So if you don't you can cover your ears. I

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think the most important thing to say is that we have a diverse age

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range that centers around 41-60.

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we do provide showers for children, and families.

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and I think our oldest, I want to say

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98.

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>> 93.

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>> I was cheating there little bit.

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and then a gender breakdown, more males than females but 2/3 to

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1/3 about.

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so the number of showers we have provided in the last year is 553.

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so that's an average of 10.6 showers every saturday.

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if you look at the trend line starting in 2021 all the way till october,

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it's upward and I think it took us a while to build trust in the

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community for people to know of the resource. If you take our average

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weekly showers it's nearing 13 showers.

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is not uncommon for us to have 20 people.

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we break it down with encounters because there are people

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we can serve who don't necessarily come shower.

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we have had 647 encounters over the last year.

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a big question for us is how often do people return to

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the showers, we have different groups.

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we have people we meet once and maybe they

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are moving through town and we don't see them again, there's a lot of

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people you can see have used our showers twice. Then we have this

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group on the far right that we get to know really well. These are people

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who are coming quite often, in our first year nearly 42% of

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our guests visited our showers three or more times.

1923
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so there's quantitative data and there's really the stories behind

1924
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what we are doing. I think it's being able to bless a mother

1925
02:25:15,600 --> 02:25:19,600
and daughter who are homeless, we were instrumental in helping with

1926
02:25:19,600 --> 02:25:22,600
supporting a mother and daughter that were

1927
02:25:22,600 --> 02:25:28,600
out using our showers and helping them get jobs and housed. Bob wasn't

1928
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able to make it here today, but if you want to learn

1929
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about how to be resilient in life come hang

1930
02:25:36,600 --> 02:25:41,400
out at our shower trailers. People like bob

1931
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who ran marathons in his life, a world-class artist,

1932
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he's traveled. He taught martial arts.

1933
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a wonderful beautiful man and sadly entered homelessness

1934
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when his boat sank.

1935
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but, bob is resilient and doesn't feel

1936
02:26:12,600 --> 02:26:16,600
sorry for himself. I have learned more from bob than I think

1937
02:26:16,600 --> 02:26:21,600
he's learned from me. I think that's part of how we approach this. It's

1938
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a handshake model of service.

1939
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we value the idea that this is not a one-way street of the service,

1940
02:26:27,600 --> 02:26:32,640
that we are gaining and it's okay to say that. I think sometimes we

1941
02:26:32,640 --> 02:26:37,600
feel the need to overemphasize the all true mystic nature of services

1942
02:26:37,600 --> 02:26:41,600
but it's okay that we are all taking care of each other and I think that's

1943
02:26:41,600 --> 02:26:46,600
the core essence of what we are doing. So where we've come,

1944
02:26:46,600 --> 02:26:49,600
I think we have started to build trust in the community, we have

1945
02:26:49,600 --> 02:26:52,600
strengthened our partnerships and bonds,

1946
02:26:55,600 --> 02:27:00,600
I know the people we serve alongside of become close friends. Where we

1947
02:27:00,600 --> 02:27:05,600
hope to go we plan to continue to keep showing

1948
02:27:05,600 --> 02:27:07,600
up.

1949
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we don't plan on going anywhere as long as you will continue to

1950
02:27:10,600 --> 02:27:13,600
have us in your city doing this work. As I think about maturing

1951
02:27:13,600 --> 02:27:18,600
as a program, where we fit in the spectrum of things, there are

1952
02:27:18,600 --> 02:27:22,600
so many programs doing larger numbers and other things.

1953
02:27:22,600 --> 02:27:26,600
I think we build relationships with people and what we would love

1954
02:27:26,600 --> 02:27:30,640
to be able to do is launch those relationships with people to be

1955
02:27:30,640 --> 02:27:34,640
able to have access to some of the resources. Whether it's getting

1956
02:27:34,640 --> 02:27:38,600
people into detox or housing, of course there are challenges

1957
02:27:38,600 --> 02:27:41,600
and barriers but we would love to be able to streamline some of the

1958
02:27:41,600 --> 02:27:45,600
processes as we get to know the specific needs of people. We have

1959
02:27:45,600 --> 02:27:48,600
some immensely talented people on our team and people who have come

1960
02:27:48,600 --> 02:27:52,600
with skill sets and abilities to be able to do it. We would

1961
02:27:52,600 --> 02:27:55,600
love to partner with more and more people as we think about trying

1962
02:27:55,600 --> 02:27:59,600
to get people from where thereat to where they want to be.

1963
02:27:59,600 --> 02:28:05,600
a few of you who are standing in front of me, this is some of our

1964
02:28:05,600 --> 02:28:07,600
vibe.

1965
02:28:07,600 --> 02:28:11,600
last christmas we had a microphone out so if you have a good singing

1966
02:28:11,600 --> 02:28:15,600
voice come join us around the christmas season. You can compete with my

1967
02:28:15,600 --> 02:28:18,600
four-year-old daughter. Thank you. Really.

1968
02:28:22,600 --> 02:28:25,600
it's a true honor to stand here before you and receive an award

1969
02:28:25,600 --> 02:28:28,600
for the recognition from your city.

1970
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thank you.

1971
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>> thank you.

1972
02:29:53,600 --> 02:29:59,000
>> moving on to the city manager reports and remarks.

1973
02:30:03,600 --> 02:30:07,600
>> this will be quick. I'd like to wish the

1974
02:30:07,600 --> 02:30:11,600
staff and the community a safe and happy thanksgiving.

1975
02:30:11,600 --> 02:30:16,400
>> thank you. Do we have any public comments?

1976
02:30:17,600 --> 02:30:21,200
for items not on tonight's agenda?

1977
02:30:33,600 --> 02:30:37,600
>> first I want to congratulate all the candidates

1978
02:30:37,600 --> 02:30:43,600
who just won the most recent election, I would like to tell you guys

1979
02:30:43,600 --> 02:30:48,600
about some of the events that have transpired since I was last here.

1980
02:30:48,600 --> 02:30:52,600
today I just got one of my first donations from mr. Willie moffat

1981
02:30:52,600 --> 02:30:57,400
who donated $600 to split between the three schools.

1982
02:30:57,600 --> 02:31:01,600
and a letter that I sent you guys requesting

1983
02:31:01,600 --> 02:31:07,000
a certain amount of money for us to get.

1984
02:31:08,600 --> 02:31:13,400
oh my gosh it's late and I'm exhausted.

1985
02:31:14,600 --> 02:31:18,200
I went blank. Oh my goodness.

1986
02:31:18,600 --> 02:31:21,600
I just want to thank you guys for being here tonight and listening

1987
02:31:21,600 --> 02:31:26,600
to me. I want to thank you for everything that you have listened

1988
02:31:26,600 --> 02:31:29,600
to me talk about and things in general.

1989
02:31:29,600 --> 02:31:32,000
have a good night.

1990
02:31:36,600 --> 02:31:41,600
>> if there are no additional public comments we will now move to committee

1991
02:31:41,600 --> 02:31:45,600
reports. Do any of my colleagues have any reports they would like

1992
02:31:45,600 --> 02:31:48,600
to make at this time.

1993
02:31:48,600 --> 02:31:50,600
councilmember killings?

1994
02:31:51,600 --> 02:31:56,400
>> through the mayor, last monday the economic development

1995
02:31:56,600 --> 02:32:01,600
subcommittee met, a few of the items we discussed,

1996
02:32:01,600 --> 02:32:07,600
we discussed an update on the letter m funds and their allocations.

1997
02:32:07,600 --> 02:32:09,600
also what would be coming before us tonight regarding public art

1998
02:32:09,600 --> 02:32:14,600
here in the city and the program that will be on the agenda tonight.

1999
02:32:14,600 --> 02:32:19,600
another presentation that we received was about a program which is a community

2000
02:32:19,600 --> 02:32:25,000
gift card program and really in an effort to

2001
02:32:25,600 --> 02:32:32,200
try to support local businesses we gave some feedback in looking

2002
02:32:34,640 --> 02:32:37,600
to see how that develops.

2003
02:32:37,600 --> 02:32:40,600
we also discussed an item on the agenda which is the

2004
02:32:40,600 --> 02:32:47,600
expansion of the contra costa ferry and the study that is taking place.

2005
02:32:47,600 --> 02:32:52,600
one item we had some discussion around was the green empowerment

2006
02:32:52,600 --> 02:32:58,600
zone that was just created by state law under a bill by assembly member

2007
02:32:58,600 --> 02:33:00,600
grayson.

2008
02:33:09,600 --> 02:33:12,600
so there was some discussion around that in terms of trying to understand

2009
02:33:12,600 --> 02:33:17,400
the specifics around the board, the specifics around

2010
02:33:18,600 --> 02:33:20,600
the zone and the process regarding identifying

2011
02:33:20,600 --> 02:33:23,600
of projects and staff was going to be following up and involved

2012
02:33:23,600 --> 02:33:26,600
in some meetings regarding that.

2013
02:33:27,600 --> 02:33:29,600
so something related to that green empowerment zone and the potential

2014
02:33:29,600 --> 02:33:36,200
for the city's participation will be coming forward at a per

2015
02:33:37,600 --> 02:33:39,600
future date. We also received some updates from the chamber of commerce

2016
02:33:39,600 --> 02:33:42,600
and the work they are doing in the community and supporting businesses

2017
02:33:42,600 --> 02:33:48,600
here in our city. With that, that ends my report.

2018
02:33:48,600 --> 02:33:50,600
>> thank you.

2019
02:33:52,600 --> 02:33:57,600
we had both land-use and finance subcommittees that met on this past

2020
02:33:57,600 --> 02:34:01,600
friday. For land-use we had a consultant update

2021
02:34:01,600 --> 02:34:08,200
on the work that has been ongoing surrounding objective land-use standards.

2022
02:34:10,600 --> 02:34:15,600
we also had a conversation and update on downtown pittsburg and which

2023
02:34:15,600 --> 02:34:20,600
uses outside of retail should or should not require use permits

2024
02:34:20,600 --> 02:34:22,600
.

2025
02:34:23,600 --> 02:34:26,600
that is still an ongoing conversation just to build on the work that was

2026
02:34:26,600 --> 02:34:33,600
done a number of years ago. They are on land use and zoning.

2027
02:34:33,600 --> 02:34:35,640
for finance we got a budget update and continued the

2028
02:34:35,640 --> 02:34:38,400
conversation around zero-based budgeting.

2029
02:34:41,600 --> 02:34:43,600
>> councilmember kraft.

2030
02:34:46,600 --> 02:34:50,200
>> along with the vice mayor, the

2031
02:34:51,600 --> 02:34:56,600
pacs subcommittee met with the strategic planner to come up with the strategic

2032
02:34:56,600 --> 02:35:01,600
plan for the foundation, part of that includes revenue identification,

2033
02:35:01,600 --> 02:35:04,000
structure, and more. So

2034
02:35:06,600 --> 02:35:13,800
there are meetings that are set up for the next four months

2035
02:35:15,600 --> 02:35:19,200
, and that recommendation will come back

2036
02:35:19,600 --> 02:35:20,600
to counsel at that time.

2037
02:35:20,600 --> 02:35:26,000
I will leave the community services sub committee report

2038
02:35:27,600 --> 02:35:30,000
to the vice mayor.

2039
02:35:34,640 --> 02:35:38,600
>> through the mayor our community service subcommittee met last week,

2040
02:35:38,600 --> 02:35:44,600
we went over the fund allocations as well as our budget

2041
02:35:44,600 --> 02:35:46,600
and approved that.

2042
02:35:47,600 --> 02:35:51,200
then, we are looking forward to

2043
02:35:54,600 --> 02:35:57,600
moving forward with some of the things that we are looking into

2044
02:35:57,600 --> 02:35:59,600
with regards to small businesses and how we can help them through

2045
02:35:59,600 --> 02:36:05,600
a small business program and that's the end of my update.

2046
02:36:05,600 --> 02:36:08,600
>> thank you vice mayor scales-preston.

2047
02:36:08,600 --> 02:36:14,000
we will now move to our first consideration item.

2048
02:36:18,600 --> 02:36:19,600
>> thank you very much.

2049
02:36:19,600 --> 02:36:23,800
the first consideration item is, authorizing the

2050
02:36:25,600 --> 02:36:28,600
city manager to execute a memorandum for understanding of

2051
02:36:28,600 --> 02:36:34,640
a feasibility study for expanded ferry service in contra costa county.

2052
02:36:34,640 --> 02:36:38,600
this is a study that many members of council have commented on and

2053
02:36:38,600 --> 02:36:43,600
I'm very glad that sarah is here to present this.

2054
02:36:43,600 --> 02:36:46,600
>> tonight we will be discussing

2055
02:36:47,600 --> 02:36:50,600
the proposed memorandum of understanding for expanding ferry service to east

2056
02:36:50,600 --> 02:36:55,400
contra costa county. So there is regional interest

2057
02:36:56,600 --> 02:37:00,600
from antioch, hercules, eastern contra costa county transit authority

2058
02:37:00,600 --> 02:37:02,600
and the contra costa county transit authority to

2059
02:37:02,600 --> 02:37:08,600
expand existing ferry service to east county. You will see here the

2060
02:37:08,600 --> 02:37:11,000
map of current routes.

2061
02:37:11,600 --> 02:37:17,600
for those of us that don't or haven't ferried, some stats.

2062
02:37:17,600 --> 02:37:20,600
it's affordable, the average cost on these current routes

2063
02:37:20,600 --> 02:37:25,600
as you see here are free for passengers under five, discounted for seniors

2064
02:37:25,600 --> 02:37:29,200
and disabled, up to 11 for some.

2065
02:37:30,640 --> 02:37:36,400
10 minute routes being about $.50 to about a dollar and $.25.

2066
02:37:36,600 --> 02:37:41,600
the average trip length range from 10 minutes to about 60

2067
02:37:41,600 --> 02:37:43,600
minutes.

2068
02:37:43,600 --> 02:37:48,600
typical operation hours are used for both transit commute and recreation,

2069
02:37:48,600 --> 02:37:53,600
6:30 in the morning through 8:25 p.m. 6:30 in the morning through

2070
02:37:53,600 --> 02:37:55,600
8:25 p.m.

2071
02:37:56,600 --> 02:37:58,600
other bay area ferry routes include treasure

2072
02:37:58,600 --> 02:38:04,600
island ferry service, golden gate ferry, angel island and alcatraz

2073
02:38:04,600 --> 02:38:06,600
ferry services.

2074
02:38:20,600 --> 02:38:26,000
this study identified potential benefits including the seven on

2075
02:38:32,640 --> 02:38:36,600
your screen and in some cases called for further investigation into feasibility

2076
02:38:36,600 --> 02:38:38,600
of realizing these services in east county locations. The potential

2077
02:38:38,600 --> 02:38:42,600
benefits include affordable and efficient transit option so in 2015

2078
02:38:42,600 --> 02:38:46,800
affairs topped out at about $15 and the

2079
02:38:47,600 --> 02:38:53,000
trip length between 40 minutes between sound -- downtown san

2080
02:38:53,600 --> 02:38:55,600
francisco to hercules.

2081
02:38:55,600 --> 02:38:58,000
another benefit is connectivity.

2082
02:38:58,600 --> 02:39:02,200
east contra costa -- would connect

2083
02:39:04,600 --> 02:39:06,600
to alameda county in san francisco.

2084
02:39:06,600 --> 02:39:10,200
another benefit is accessibility and convenience.

2085
02:39:11,600 --> 02:39:17,600
these fairies are ada accessible vessels. Tickets are sold online

2086
02:39:17,600 --> 02:39:21,200
and trip planning resources are available.

2087
02:39:21,600 --> 02:39:26,600
there are restrooms on board and there are wi-fi available as

2088
02:39:26,600 --> 02:39:31,640
well. The fleet is fairly young, the study discussed new vessels,

2089
02:39:31,640 --> 02:39:36,600
there have also been nine new fairies purchased since

2090
02:39:36,600 --> 02:39:38,600
2017.

2091
02:39:39,600 --> 02:39:42,600
another benefit is traffic alleviation.

2092
02:39:42,600 --> 02:39:46,200
in 2017 there was 411 daily weekday riders.

2093
02:39:50,600 --> 02:39:56,600
over 1000 would use the antioch martinez hercules system. Job creation

2094
02:39:56,600 --> 02:39:58,600
is another potential benefit.

2095
02:39:58,600 --> 02:40:02,600
besides creating jobs for operation of these routes, it's possible a

2096
02:40:02,600 --> 02:40:07,400
terminal could have positive economic multiplier effects. Although

2097
02:40:07,600 --> 02:40:12,600
further study would need to happen to confirm potential economic impacts

2098
02:40:12,600 --> 02:40:17,600
relative to other development opportunities and/or activities. Regional

2099
02:40:17,600 --> 02:40:22,600
economic development could manifest as people use the ferry for the

2100
02:40:22,600 --> 02:40:28,600
concord pavilion, the center for the arts, theater downtown and etc.

2101
02:40:28,600 --> 02:40:30,600
on the weekends.

2102
02:40:31,640 --> 02:40:35,640
environmental benefits, fewer cars on the road, and alternative

2103
02:40:35,640 --> 02:40:42,240
transit options. Lastly the potential for the nexus of emergency response.

2104
02:40:42,600 --> 02:40:45,600
so recognizing the dual mission as provider of transit and emergency

2105
02:40:45,600 --> 02:40:48,600
services. Providing water access for emergency personnel if and when

2106
02:40:48,600 --> 02:40:53,400
land or air transportation are not feasible, and

2107
02:40:53,600 --> 02:40:58,600
commute or emergency transportation relief, if for while the bridges

2108
02:40:58,600 --> 02:41:00,600
are inoperable.

2109
02:41:03,600 --> 02:41:07,200
>> the 2015 study also had some financial

2110
02:41:07,600 --> 02:41:11,600
conclusions. The first, only one of the four proposed routes

2111
02:41:11,600 --> 02:41:17,000
could operate under existing funding that aims for 40% of

2112
02:41:17,600 --> 02:41:19,600
revenues recovery.

2113
02:41:20,600 --> 02:41:24,800
in 2015, numbers between 20 and 61 million revenues would

2114
02:41:26,600 --> 02:41:31,640
be required to fund direct route services. The number

2115
02:41:31,640 --> 02:41:36,600
ballooned to 55 million or 87 million for interline routes between the

2116
02:41:36,600 --> 02:41:41,600
two or three remaining cities. A second conclusion is initial expenditures

2117
02:41:41,600 --> 02:41:44,000
and capital replacement expenses.

2118
02:41:46,600 --> 02:41:50,200
ranging across the four city study.

2119
02:41:52,600 --> 02:41:54,600
and operational feasibility is also

2120
02:41:54,600 --> 02:41:57,600
affected by policy considerations not addressed in the report. Like

2121
02:41:57,600 --> 02:42:01,200
allocations of regional measure to funds.

2122
02:42:10,600 --> 02:42:16,000
a good example is of another creative funding source.

2123
02:42:20,600 --> 02:42:22,600
richmond currently uses the measure j sub regional program to subsidize

2124
02:42:22,600 --> 02:42:26,600
its operations and the city of richmond also contributed to the improvements

2125
02:42:26,600 --> 02:42:29,000
of their ferry terminals.

2126
02:42:29,600 --> 02:42:32,600
other funding sources are expansive.

2127
02:42:37,600 --> 02:42:42,600
lastly, the 2015 financial feasibility study prompted for more studies.

2128
02:42:42,600 --> 02:42:48,600
which is why we are here. Recommending the authorization, to

2129
02:42:48,600 --> 02:42:52,600
authorize the city manager to execute between the cities,

2130
02:42:52,600 --> 02:42:56,200
county and expand studies to evaluate

2131
02:42:56,600 --> 02:43:00,600
the feasibility of expanded ferry service. The bullets on your screen

2132
02:43:00,600 --> 02:43:06,000
are the main tenets of what they would study.

2133
02:43:09,600 --> 02:43:13,600
>> thank you staff, do any of my colleagues

2134
02:43:13,600 --> 02:43:18,400
have questions for sarah regarding the feasibility study.

2135
02:43:21,600 --> 02:43:23,600
>> all right. I see none.

2136
02:43:23,600 --> 02:43:31,640
I'd like to start off by thanking staff for putting all the hard work

2137
02:43:31,640 --> 02:43:35,640
and trying to figure out how to get the most out of this for the

2138
02:43:35,640 --> 02:43:39,600
city of pittsburg. As you stated, a similar feasibility study was

2139
02:43:39,600 --> 02:43:44,400
conducted in 2015 and pittsburg at the time was

2140
02:43:45,600 --> 02:43:47,600
not a participant.

2141
02:43:48,600 --> 02:43:51,000
about four years ago,

2142
02:43:54,600 --> 02:43:59,400
we were both at a cctv interview for

2143
02:44:00,600 --> 02:44:03,600
us running for city council,

2144
02:44:05,600 --> 02:44:11,600
they asked us what our major initiatives were. Chanel at the time said we

2145
02:44:11,600 --> 02:44:14,600
are going to improve congestion on highway four and I

2146
02:44:14,600 --> 02:44:19,600
thought in my mind, how will we do that? But lo and behold

2147
02:44:19,600 --> 02:44:23,600
I thought all of the things this counsel has really been doing both

2148
02:44:23,600 --> 02:44:29,000
as a member of the city, counsel but also

2149
02:44:31,600 --> 02:44:36,600
members of auxiliary boards and other bodies, to really improve

2150
02:44:36,600 --> 02:44:41,400
mobility for east county and the region, I

2151
02:44:41,600 --> 02:44:45,600
think it's all added up to things like this being possible right?

2152
02:44:45,600 --> 02:44:48,600
so I think that when we look at the funding availability at both

2153
02:44:48,600 --> 02:44:54,600
the federal and state level, there are unprecedented dollars to

2154
02:44:54,600 --> 02:44:58,600
help us see something like this into fruition for our community.

2155
02:44:58,600 --> 02:45:02,600
I think the hardest thing is being centrally located around water,

2156
02:45:02,600 --> 02:45:07,600
the other thing is having the infrastructure for a boat

2157
02:45:07,600 --> 02:45:11,600
to actually be able to dock and it seems like we are well positioned

2158
02:45:11,600 --> 02:45:14,600
in both of those regards.

2159
02:45:16,600 --> 02:45:19,600
I hope this doesn't just stop at a feasibility study but actually

2160
02:45:19,600 --> 02:45:25,600
turns into an opportunity for us to open up new pathways of travel

2161
02:45:25,600 --> 02:45:29,600
for the people that live in our community but also want to visit

2162
02:45:29,600 --> 02:45:33,640
for recreational and other things that most cities

2163
02:45:33,640 --> 02:45:38,440
benefit from in terms of tourism here locally.

2164
02:45:39,600 --> 02:45:44,600
my ask would be, if we do move forward with the

2165
02:45:44,600 --> 02:45:49,400
feasibility study, we take a serious look as

2166
02:45:49,600 --> 02:45:52,600
an alternative mode of transportation for those folks who live around

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02:45:52,600 --> 02:45:55,600
the region and are trying to commute.

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and do not see car travel is the way to go.

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this is a vmt reducing project and I think it will further our

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02:46:04,600 --> 02:46:08,800
sustainability goals as we think about growth.

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I will also say that, as we think about this we should

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02:46:16,600 --> 02:46:20,600
also think about it in a way that doesn't make us contingent or reliant

2173
02:46:20,600 --> 02:46:25,600
on some of our neighboring jurisdictions right? So if we decide

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to move forward how do we do it in a way where we are able to stand

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02:46:30,640 --> 02:46:35,640
alone but of course, if antioch or martinez want to

2176
02:46:35,640 --> 02:46:38,600
move forward it just makes the pot sweeter, if they choose not to move

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02:46:38,600 --> 02:46:43,600
forward we should still work to create a pathway to make this happen

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02:46:43,600 --> 02:46:46,600
because I think it's, it's...

2179
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it's overdue. I want to thank all of my colleagues for being

2180
02:46:54,600 --> 02:46:58,600
supportive of this to date, and would love to hear from you

2181
02:46:58,600 --> 02:47:03,600
if you have anything to add, I would also entertain a motion is anyone

2182
02:47:03,600 --> 02:47:06,600
would like to make one.

2183
02:47:14,600 --> 02:47:17,000
>> we have a motion.

2184
02:47:17,600 --> 02:47:22,400
>> I will definitely just, I will share thoughts

2185
02:47:23,600 --> 02:47:26,600
as we consider this motion.

2186
02:47:28,600 --> 02:47:31,640
I definitely want to appreciate in terms of the effort that you

2187
02:47:31,640 --> 02:47:35,640
have put forward mayor in keeping this conversation alive. I think

2188
02:47:35,640 --> 02:47:41,600
something that's been on the community's mind, is a fairy possible in our

2189
02:47:41,600 --> 02:47:43,600
community? I think the effort in not only understanding

2190
02:47:43,600 --> 02:47:49,600
the feasibility and everything that it was going on in 2015, jumping

2191
02:47:49,600 --> 02:47:53,600
in on this study, I want to thank staff and thank you for thinking

2192
02:47:53,600 --> 02:47:58,600
about putting pittsburg in this joint study because I think there

2193
02:47:58,600 --> 02:48:02,600
is definitely cost savings there in terms of doing this on our own.

2194
02:48:02,600 --> 02:48:04,600
but at least looking into what the feasibility is along with martinez

2195
02:48:04,600 --> 02:48:09,400
and the established routes they were looking at.

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but once again to do our due diligence in terms of what would it take

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02:48:13,600 --> 02:48:20,600
for a fairy to be operational on our marina and on our waters.

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and then figuring out the chart or the path in terms of getting

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02:48:23,600 --> 02:48:26,600
there but I think this study obviously is the first step in understanding

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02:48:26,600 --> 02:48:31,640
and showing the community in terms of questions that

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02:48:31,640 --> 02:48:34,640
I'm sure a lot of us get in terms of wanting to see a fairy and being

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02:48:34,640 --> 02:48:39,600
able to point to something specific in saying this is what it would

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02:48:39,600 --> 02:48:41,600
take to get there. With that, I definitely want to support

2204
02:48:41,600 --> 02:48:46,600
in terms of this motion for the adoption of this mo you for the

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02:48:46,600 --> 02:48:52,600
city manager to go ahead and enter for the xp's ability

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-- for the feasibility study.

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>> do we have a second?

2208
02:48:58,600 --> 02:49:00,600
>> I will second.

2209
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>> we have a move and a second, please cast your votes.

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the item passes unanimously.

2211
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I would also like to take a moment to thank supervisor glover for

2212
02:49:17,600 --> 02:49:20,600
also being a champion of this.

2213
02:49:20,600 --> 02:49:24,600
as a member of c cta and the county supervisor.

2214
02:49:24,600 --> 02:49:28,600
because when I called and asked why we were left out of the 2015

2215
02:49:28,600 --> 02:49:33,400
feasibility study he simply noted, at that time,

2216
02:49:36,600 --> 02:49:38,600
maybe the city didn't have an express interest but if there is an interest

2217
02:49:38,600 --> 02:49:42,600
now I would be happy to champion that, so I really appreciate supervisor

2218
02:49:42,600 --> 02:49:48,600
glover pulling together all of his cities that he represents

2219
02:49:48,600 --> 02:49:53,600
the touch the water to see if this was still

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a feasible opportunity in 2022.

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moving on to our next consideration item. Mr. City manager.

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02:50:00,600 --> 02:50:03,600
>> thank you very much mr. Mayor.

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the second consideration tonight, to adopt a pledge to address

2224
02:50:09,600 --> 02:50:12,600
persistent opportunity gaps experienced by young men and

2225
02:50:12,600 --> 02:50:15,600
women of color. This is another step building from the youth and

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02:50:15,600 --> 02:50:18,600
young adult services master plan.

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colette simonson is here with a presentation.

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02:50:23,600 --> 02:50:28,600
>> good evening mr. Mayor, council and members of the dais.

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tonight I will talk to about the adoption of the

2230
02:50:30,640 --> 02:50:36,600
city council resolution to adopt a pledge to a dentist

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02:50:36,600 --> 02:50:40,600
address persistent opportunity gaps experienced by young men and

2232
02:50:40,600 --> 02:50:42,600
women of color.

2233
02:50:48,600 --> 02:50:50,600
in 2019 the city of pittsburg hired hpc international to develop a conceptual

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02:50:50,600 --> 02:50:52,600
framework in relation to youth services.

2235
02:50:52,600 --> 02:50:57,400
by means of stakeholder meetings and planning sessions.

2236
02:50:57,600 --> 02:50:59,600
in march 2019 the city hosted a kickoff workshop to discuss the

2237
02:50:59,600 --> 02:51:05,000
most critical needs. Representatives included the members of the

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02:51:06,600 --> 02:51:09,600
city council, board members and staff from pittsburg unified school

2239
02:51:09,600 --> 02:51:13,600
district. A board member from mount diablo school district, the city

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02:51:13,600 --> 02:51:18,400
manager, city staff and the pittsburgh police department.

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02:51:21,600 --> 02:51:24,600
hpc completed the framework in july 2019 and worked alongside staff

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02:51:24,600 --> 02:51:30,000
to develop the draft plan. On june 20, 2022, the city

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02:51:30,640 --> 02:51:36,400
council approved resolution that adopted the youth and development

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02:51:36,600 --> 02:51:40,600
master plan with programs and funding specific

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02:51:40,600 --> 02:51:44,200
to pittsburg youth and young adults.

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02:51:48,600 --> 02:51:51,600
implementation strategy 2.2 of the youth and young adult services

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02:51:51,600 --> 02:51:53,600
master plan is to establish local branches of youth support initiatives

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02:51:53,600 --> 02:51:59,600
and collaborate with youth mentors, to increase the number of at risk

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02:51:59,600 --> 02:52:02,600
and minority youth with positive and professional role models. In

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spring of 2022 and in alignment with mbk, the city of

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02:52:07,600 --> 02:52:14,200
pittsburgh joined hundreds of cities and tribal nations across the country

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02:52:14,600 --> 02:52:16,600
engaging in cross sector citywide collaboration to create critical

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02:52:16,600 --> 02:52:21,400
and transformational systems, to address disparities for pittsburgh's

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02:52:21,600 --> 02:52:24,600
youth and men of color.

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02:52:29,600 --> 02:52:31,640
it's beneficial not only to the youth and men of color but to the

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02:52:31,640 --> 02:52:36,600
economic viability and overall health of the residents in the city of

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02:52:36,600 --> 02:52:41,600
pittsburgh. In spring of 2022 and in alignment with mbk, the

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02:52:41,600 --> 02:52:46,600
city of pittsburg joined hundreds of cities and tribal nations with

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02:52:46,600 --> 02:52:51,400
the effect of us in this effort, underway

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02:52:52,600 --> 02:52:54,600
.

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02:52:55,600 --> 02:52:59,600
additionally in partnership with improve your tomorrow, the pittsburg

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02:52:59,600 --> 02:53:02,600
unified school district is now providing mentorship for young men

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02:53:02,600 --> 02:53:04,600
attending martin luther king jr.

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02:53:04,600 --> 02:53:09,400
high school, pittsburg high school and black diamond

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02:53:10,600 --> 02:53:12,600
high school.

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02:53:13,600 --> 02:53:18,400
the city of pittsburg has a population of

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02:53:18,600 --> 02:53:21,600
76,544, with 23.44% under the age of 18,

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02:53:22,600 --> 02:53:25,600
43.3% identifying as latin acts, 34% white,

2269
02:53:31,640 --> 02:53:34,640
19.4% asian, 13.6% black or african and.9%

2270
02:53:37,600 --> 02:53:40,000
american indian a percentage

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02:53:48,600 --> 02:53:52,200
of male youth meet eligibility requirements.

2272
02:53:54,600 --> 02:53:58,200
females graduate meeting uc eligibility nearly

2273
02:53:59,680 --> 02:54:02,680
20% more than their male combined,

2274
02:54:03,640 --> 02:54:06,640
they represent about 80% of the

2275
02:54:07,000 --> 02:54:10,600
linear rest of you thunder the 17

2276
02:54:10,880 --> 02:54:15,680
across the county. In other words, racial disparities

2277
02:54:16,600 --> 02:54:18,600
-- on june 20, 2022, the council requested staff to work with the

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02:54:18,600 --> 02:54:21,600
unified school district to develop a joint resolution to further the

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02:54:21,600 --> 02:54:25,600
work and commit opportunity expressed specifically and women of color.

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02:54:25,600 --> 02:54:31,600
the other was brought before the board of trustees as an information

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02:54:31,600 --> 02:54:35,640
item on november 9, 2022. The word unified school district and the

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02:54:35,640 --> 02:54:38,600
city support my brother's keeper of pittsburgh emphasize the commemorative

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02:54:38,600 --> 02:54:42,600
partner on closing opportunity gaps for all young men

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02:54:42,600 --> 02:54:45,600
and women of color with an overall goal of ultimately ensuring all

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02:54:45,600 --> 02:54:50,600
were supported as they pursue a promise with a promising future

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02:54:50,600 --> 02:54:53,600
and promising healthy life. Staff is recommending tonight that the

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02:54:53,600 --> 02:54:57,600
council adopt a resolution a pledge to address opportunity gaps expressway

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02:54:57,600 --> 02:55:03,600
young men and women of color and what with the pittsburgh unified

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02:55:03,600 --> 02:55:05,600
school district.

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that's all I have for my presentation.

2291
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I am ready for questions.

2292
02:55:10,600 --> 02:55:12,600
>> thank you. Dave our colleagues have any questions or

2293
02:55:12,600 --> 02:55:18,000
comments they would like to make at this time?

2294
02:55:18,600 --> 02:55:20,600
councilmember?

2295
02:55:23,600 --> 02:55:28,600
>> I would like to think collect, staff, for all of the work we are

2296
02:55:28,600 --> 02:55:33,640
doing on this. I want to thank as we

2297
02:55:33,640 --> 02:55:37,600
have in the conversation as we created the mbk ad hoc, this

2298
02:55:37,600 --> 02:55:41,600
is one of the items during back resolution and so definitely looking

2299
02:55:41,600 --> 02:55:45,600
forward to the continued partnership and working with the school

2300
02:55:45,600 --> 02:55:50,600
district in terms of holding ourselves what we are laying out with resolution.

2301
02:55:50,600 --> 02:55:55,600
it is in general, in terms of the commitment to address

2302
02:55:55,600 --> 02:55:57,600
these disparities through the identified

2303
02:55:57,600 --> 02:56:00,600
programs that we have looked like did and continue to look like in

2304
02:56:00,600 --> 02:56:03,600
terms of those targeted results.

2305
02:56:03,600 --> 02:56:06,600
I know that they there is definitely a sentiment

2306
02:56:06,600 --> 02:56:10,600
and I want to think staff even when we heard in the presentation,

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02:56:10,600 --> 02:56:15,600
those that care about data and those that don't and so I think that one

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02:56:15,600 --> 02:56:20,600
of the things that we really want to do in terms of this

2309
02:56:20,600 --> 02:56:25,600
effort we are leading into is really looking not only at the data that

2310
02:56:25,600 --> 02:56:28,600
the impacts and the allocations of the dollars

2311
02:56:28,600 --> 02:56:30,640
for none of that we are spending as a city but leveraging with all

2312
02:56:30,640 --> 02:56:36,600
of our community part nurse. I'm going to steal this from our ceo

2313
02:56:36,600 --> 02:56:39,600
at the chamber of commerce.

2314
02:56:39,600 --> 02:56:42,600
he shared the specific sentiment a number of times around

2315
02:56:42,600 --> 02:56:45,600
the booking window with you ray.

2316
02:56:45,600 --> 02:56:50,600
and so when we see the disparities in terms of young men

2317
02:56:50,600 --> 02:56:53,600
of color and we are seeing in terms of academic outcomes

2318
02:56:53,600 --> 02:56:59,600
and engagement with the justice system, and a number of other things,

2319
02:56:59,600 --> 02:57:04,400
this isn't to overlook anything else in the

2320
02:57:04,600 --> 02:57:09,600
city or any other subgroups, but it does say there is a specific

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02:57:09,600 --> 02:57:11,600
need that is having a tremendous impact, a negative impact

2322
02:57:11,600 --> 02:57:16,600
in our community and a focused effort to address it. That will really

2323
02:57:16,600 --> 02:57:20,600
stem the tide in terms of what we are seeing

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02:57:20,600 --> 02:57:24,600
communitywide. So I really want to lift that up because it is

2325
02:57:24,600 --> 02:57:28,600
not, once again, even as we have the conversation before with different

2326
02:57:28,600 --> 02:57:32,640
policy matters with the us versus them,

2327
02:57:32,640 --> 02:57:34,640
but as we look at the specific framework and look at this resolution, it

2328
02:57:34,640 --> 02:57:39,600
is more so identify that there is a specific problem we are trying

2329
02:57:39,600 --> 02:57:43,600
to address and trying to have the right partners, stakeholders at

2330
02:57:43,600 --> 02:57:47,600
the table in order to address it because when we look at some of

2331
02:57:47,600 --> 02:57:50,600
these disparities, what it ends up poring over to in terms of where

2332
02:57:50,600 --> 02:57:55,600
looking at trying to address whether it is crime or we look at safety

2333
02:57:55,600 --> 02:57:58,600
comments in our schools or things that can go across the board. I

2334
02:57:58,600 --> 02:58:03,600
think strategic focus on areas like this will help us address

2335
02:58:03,600 --> 02:58:07,600
a lot of these common issues we are seeing in our community. And

2336
02:58:07,600 --> 02:58:12,600
then be able to create a path forward in terms of, once

2337
02:58:12,600 --> 02:58:14,600
again, I think the adoption of the master plan, that really looks to

2338
02:58:14,600 --> 02:58:19,400
see all of our youth involved in the

2339
02:58:19,600 --> 02:58:23,600
community regardless of the barriers they are facing. I am definitely

2340
02:58:23,600 --> 02:58:27,600
in support of this effort on the resolution and the

2341
02:58:27,600 --> 02:58:30,640
continued effort that we have with our partners that is being led by

2342
02:58:30,640 --> 02:58:33,640
colette in these efforts. We are really trying to make sure that

2343
02:58:33,640 --> 02:58:37,600
this is done in a strategic action, that

2344
02:58:37,600 --> 02:58:40,600
all of the right stakeholders and partners are at the table. But once

2345
02:58:40,600 --> 02:58:43,600
again, getting the outcomes that we desire as a counsel, as these

2346
02:58:43,600 --> 02:58:47,600
that he, to really see better outcomes overall for our youth here in the

2347
02:58:47,600 --> 02:58:51,600
city. With that, I will definitely support the motion to adopt this

2348
02:58:51,600 --> 02:58:55,600
resolution moving forward, unless there is some other comments

2349
02:58:55,600 --> 02:58:57,600
by councilmembers?

2350
02:58:57,600 --> 02:59:02,600
>> are there any other comments that my colleagues would like to

2351
02:59:02,600 --> 02:59:05,000
make at this time?

2352
02:59:05,600 --> 02:59:09,600
>> I have a question for staff. In terms of

2353
02:59:09,600 --> 02:59:13,600
the youth services master plan and the youth and young services

2354
02:59:13,600 --> 02:59:20,800
master plan, would you mind sharing how much has been allocated toward

2355
02:59:21,600 --> 02:59:24,000
automation realizing this plan?

2356
02:59:24,600 --> 02:59:29,400
>> directly through the aarp surplus major I'm finding

2357
02:59:30,640 --> 02:59:34,640
875,000 dollars just for the youth and young adult

2358
02:59:34,640 --> 02:59:38,840
services master plan, plus an additional $750,000 for

2359
02:59:40,600 --> 02:59:43,600
mbk and another $750,000 on top

2360
02:59:46,600 --> 02:59:48,600
of that for women of color.

2361
02:59:48,600 --> 02:59:50,600
>> so in total?

2362
02:59:51,600 --> 02:59:55,600
>> in total, that is what? $2.3 million plus the other programs

2363
02:59:55,600 --> 03:00:00,600
that this counsel also did on top of that, but those are the three

2364
03:00:00,600 --> 03:00:01,600
major ones.

2365
03:00:01,600 --> 03:00:05,600
>> thank you. The reason I asked you to share that for the public

2366
03:00:05,600 --> 03:00:11,600
is that that level of investment could not and would not be

2367
03:00:11,600 --> 03:00:15,600
possible if it weren't for the commitment and the partnership

2368
03:00:15,600 --> 03:00:19,600
of this counsel. I think when we first started, we talked a lot about

2369
03:00:19,600 --> 03:00:23,200
seizing an opportunity because we are

2370
03:00:25,600 --> 03:00:31,000
a minority counsel. We are the first minority counsel.

2371
03:00:31,640 --> 03:00:38,600
and this is a strategic intervention which is something well know in

2372
03:00:38,600 --> 03:00:41,600
our community as being an issue, a chronic issue point and so I think

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if any of you leave tonight, I hope you leave with the desire and ability

2374
03:00:44,600 --> 03:00:50,600
to pat yourself on the back point I truly believe that the beneficiaries

2375
03:00:50,600 --> 03:00:54,600
of the strategic action and this thinking are going to be

2376
03:00:54,600 --> 03:01:00,600
the ones that will benefit from programs like the my brother's

2377
03:01:00,600 --> 03:01:03,600
keeper initiative and the my sister's initiative. The other things

2378
03:01:03,600 --> 03:01:09,600
we have developed are within the youth and young adult services

2379
03:01:09,600 --> 03:01:11,600
master plan.

2380
03:01:11,600 --> 03:01:13,600
it has already been stated that there are several programs in our

2381
03:01:13,600 --> 03:01:19,600
community that currently work with youth and young people today.

2382
03:01:19,600 --> 03:01:24,600
but never in our city's history have we been able to identify

2383
03:01:24,600 --> 03:01:29,600
a subgroup of young people who have been disproportionately

2384
03:01:29,600 --> 03:01:32,000
impacted. We have actually

2385
03:01:34,640 --> 03:01:39,600
passed a strategic and to help improve outcomes as they work through

2386
03:01:39,600 --> 03:01:44,400
the school district and move into building healthy

2387
03:01:44,600 --> 03:01:49,600
lives for themselves. I also want to say that never in the city's

2388
03:01:49,600 --> 03:01:55,600
history has the city and the school district signed a joint

2389
03:01:55,600 --> 03:01:59,600
resolution on any strategic imperative that although we have

2390
03:01:59,600 --> 03:02:04,600
had a two by two subcommittee, I hope this is the beginning and a

2391
03:02:04,600 --> 03:02:09,600
testament of hopefully what can happen if we continue

2392
03:02:09,600 --> 03:02:13,600
to work together. The school district and the city, to help

2393
03:02:13,600 --> 03:02:18,600
move our community forward. We understand the city has a job.

2394
03:02:18,600 --> 03:02:20,600
and the school district has a job.

2395
03:02:20,600 --> 03:02:24,600
I think it is really cool that we can look at our community and say,

2396
03:02:24,600 --> 03:02:29,600
you know, we both are here to serve our community

2397
03:02:29,600 --> 03:02:32,640
in this way and are we committed in this way to actually seeing that

2398
03:02:32,640 --> 03:02:38,600
to fruition. We have had some tough dialogue, but I want to thank

2399
03:02:38,600 --> 03:02:43,600
each and everyone of you for showing up and not checking out of the discussion.

2400
03:02:43,600 --> 03:02:49,600
I am completely convinced that your desire to stay in the discussion

2401
03:02:49,600 --> 03:02:53,600
is because you understand, because you either have children or you

2402
03:02:53,600 --> 03:02:57,600
have family in the school district and you have been a young person

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of color in this city before. You understand the need.

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I just want to thank you all for continuing to move this

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forward. Much like I reminisce on the story of

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03:03:13,600 --> 03:03:15,600
shanelle scales-preston and

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I and the tv interview, I also remember asking you, councilmember

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03:03:24,600 --> 03:03:27,600
, jelani killings, at the time before I was elected, what can I

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do to be helpful? You told me youth services is the most important thing

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on my mind. And so I hope with this, we

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have you in the community and everyone else

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appear, that we bring you justice.

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councilmember merl craft?

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>> yes, you are absolutely right.

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this is an amazing time in pittsburgh and that we are prioritizing our

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03:03:56,600 --> 03:04:01,600
youth. Our youth of color, our youth of all

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03:04:01,600 --> 03:04:06,600
colors. And so, making sure that everyone understands that we

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03:04:06,600 --> 03:04:10,200
are prioritizing right now because when

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there is a burning building, you put the fire out first and then

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you move forward.

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that is to continue to accomplish the goal you want. And so

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03:04:22,600 --> 03:04:25,600
understanding that right now, that is the priority now. There is a

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03:04:25,600 --> 03:04:29,600
fire and we are putting out fire out and we are moving forward with

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03:04:29,600 --> 03:04:34,600
this pledge. But that does not mean that that is at the exclusion

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03:04:34,600 --> 03:04:37,600
of every other youth in our community. And so

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we want people to understand that this pledge that this counsel made

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in setting the dollars, setting those aside for our youth,

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we plan on moving that forward with

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03:04:51,600 --> 03:04:54,600
our youth and moving all of our youth forward. Thank you.

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03:04:54,600 --> 03:05:00,600
>> thank you, councilmember merl craft. If there are no further

2431
03:05:00,600 --> 03:05:06,600
comments, I will entertain, there is a motion, a second?

2432
03:05:08,600 --> 03:05:12,600
>> yes, I will make a motion to

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adopt city council resolution to adopt a pledge to address persistent

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03:05:14,600 --> 03:05:19,600
opportunity gaps six variance by young men and women of color.

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03:05:19,600 --> 03:05:22,600
>> thank you, vice mayor shanelle scales-preston.

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>> yes, I would like to second.

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03:05:25,600 --> 03:05:28,000
>> please cast your votes.

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03:05:28,600 --> 03:05:32,640
all right, motion passes unanimously. I'd also like

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to thank our consultant for being

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03:05:36,600 --> 03:05:39,600
here. It is a far trek from where you live and it is late and I appreciate

2441
03:05:39,600 --> 03:05:43,600
you committing your heart and your mind in your resources to help with

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03:05:43,600 --> 03:05:45,600
these meetings.

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moving on to consideration item number

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seven. Mr. City manager?

2445
03:05:58,600 --> 03:06:00,600
>> thank you very much, mr. Mayor.

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it is the third consideration item is a consideration to hire a retired

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03:06:05,600 --> 03:06:08,600
annuitant with government code sections

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7522. 56, 21221 and 21224.

2449
03:06:19,600 --> 03:06:25,000
the resources director is here for the presentation. Jennifer?

2450
03:06:33,640 --> 03:06:39,400
>> the director of records and counsel services intends to

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03:06:46,880 --> 03:06:48,880
retire effective december 29, 2022.

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03:06:55,600 --> 03:07:00,600
the employee, alice evenson, has opportunities serve as a retired

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03:07:00,600 --> 03:07:04,800
annuitant on a temporary basis so operations

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03:07:05,600 --> 03:07:08,000
can continue moving forward.

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03:07:08,600 --> 03:07:11,000
in order to maintain

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a seamless -- over 25 years as institutional knowledge

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has been integral to city clerk operations, serving as an executive

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03:07:23,600 --> 03:07:28,400
leader as well as a city clerk since 2006.

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03:07:32,640 --> 03:07:36,600
calpers has a 180 day waiting period for government

2460
03:07:36,600 --> 03:07:41,600
code sections and that section can be made for critically needed positions

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03:07:41,600 --> 03:07:43,600
sooner than 180 days.

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03:07:44,600 --> 03:07:48,200
this section applies to alice evenson's

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03:07:50,600 --> 03:07:53,600
as a retired militant due to technical skills and knowledge needed to transition

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03:07:53,600 --> 03:07:57,600
the scope of responsibilities during this period.

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03:07:57,600 --> 03:08:02,600
alice evenson will work as an extra help, extra help, retired annuitant

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03:08:02,600 --> 03:08:06,600
with the city clerk office to transition the director of counsel services

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such as maintaining the city's estate of history and providing

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assistance to the public and other departments and outside agencies

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effective january 9, 2023.

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that is the end of my presentation.

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are there any questions I can answer for you?

2472
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>> thank you. And if my colleagues have any questions or staff? If

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not, I will entertain a motion.

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we have a motion.

2475
03:08:47,600 --> 03:08:49,600
>> yes.

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on the motion of a city council resolution for consideration to

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03:08:54,600 --> 03:08:58,600
hire a calpers retired annuitant in accordance

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03:08:58,600 --> 03:09:01,000
with code section 7522 point 156, 2221

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and 21224.

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>> and a second?

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>> I will second the motion.

2482
03:09:13,600 --> 03:09:16,000
>> please cast your votes.

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03:09:19,600 --> 03:09:21,600
motion passes unanimously. Moving on to consideration item number

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eight, mr. City manager?

2485
03:09:24,600 --> 03:09:27,600
>> thank you very much, mr. Mayor.

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03:09:27,600 --> 03:09:33,600
as of the city council, for the consideration item is

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03:09:33,640 --> 03:09:35,640
the authorization to the city manager to know shape and execute

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03:09:35,640 --> 03:09:38,600
an agreement with local addition creative for eddie wide are planning

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03:09:38,600 --> 03:09:43,400
and neural installation services. Jordan davis, director of

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03:09:44,600 --> 03:09:48,800
development is here with the presentation. Jordan?

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03:09:49,600 --> 03:09:52,600
>> thank you, mr. City manager. Good

2492
03:09:52,600 --> 03:09:56,600
evening, mayor, vice mayor, and members of the city council.

2493
03:09:56,600 --> 03:10:00,600
this item was first brought before the economic development waterfront

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03:10:00,600 --> 03:10:03,600
development committee in august of 2021. At the time, the discussions

2495
03:10:03,600 --> 03:10:07,600
centered around opportunities to improve aesthetics of the city as

2496
03:10:07,600 --> 03:10:12,600
well as to drive tours and celebrate the city's immense history and diversity.

2497
03:10:12,600 --> 03:10:17,600
in may of this year, 20 50,000 was earmarked for public art

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03:10:17,600 --> 03:10:22,400
installations and this returned to the waterfront subcommittee

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03:10:22,600 --> 03:10:28,600
in september of this year and then again just last week as councilmember

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03:10:28,600 --> 03:10:32,200
jelani killings mentioned earlier. The purpose

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03:10:33,640 --> 03:10:37,600
of this project is to create a blueprint for

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03:10:37,600 --> 03:10:42,600
the city's approach to creating public art into activities and developments

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03:10:42,600 --> 03:10:47,600
that are going to be coming to the city. This is

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03:10:47,600 --> 03:10:50,600
more than just murals. This is place making. That is what we are

2505
03:10:50,600 --> 03:10:52,600
focused on achieving as part of this. Are looking at having morals,

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03:10:52,600 --> 03:10:57,600
but also sculptures a potentially even an immersive art experience.

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03:10:57,600 --> 03:11:00,600
think about those who travel throughout

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03:11:00,600 --> 03:11:03,600
the country this year. Something emma may be on a smaller scale,

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03:11:03,600 --> 03:11:07,600
but along those lines where folks will come and visit and, you know,

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take place or participate, I should say, in an immersive

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03:11:12,600 --> 03:11:17,600
art experience and also shop and dine. Any of those types of things

2512
03:11:17,600 --> 03:11:23,600
in our city. We are hoping to send her this around events. We are

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you want to meet people where they're at, as the saying goes.

2514
03:11:27,600 --> 03:11:31,640
and also clued folks like the pittsburg high school marching

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band for that is one of the feathers in the cap of the city, if you will.

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and a group that we have already had discussions with this contractor

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03:11:38,600 --> 03:11:43,600
about incorporating. This also would potentially include film and photography

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03:11:43,600 --> 03:11:48,400
services added dedicated website if you so choose.

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and mainly, or perhaps most importantly, I should

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say, project managers. This is somebody was not a track record in doing

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03:11:55,600 --> 03:12:01,000
these types of implementations throughout cities. This company worked

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03:12:01,600 --> 03:12:04,600
on the creative concord initiative last year and is also worked in

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03:12:04,600 --> 03:12:08,600
the city of the creek and other private firms to enhance public

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03:12:08,600 --> 03:12:11,000
art in those areas.

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03:12:11,600 --> 03:12:16,600
this is the proposal from local addition creative that we

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03:12:16,600 --> 03:12:21,600
are working on. And we are proposing to allow the city manager to negotiate

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a execute a contract consistent with this proposal includes installation

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of five murals as well as

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03:12:32,640 --> 03:12:37,600
the renting of a home and a scissor lift to

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03:12:37,600 --> 03:12:40,600
get to some of those tough to reach areas. The uv protective coating

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03:12:40,600 --> 03:12:42,600
for all of murals and the coating.

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this also includes the anti-graffiti coating

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that is going to be necessary for some of these this proposal also

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includes sculpture installation of one large sculpture that will

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provide some examples of what I can look like for a six to eight

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month period.

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that includes all of the logistics.

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and then alteration organization and facilitation of this project

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. We have also noted on there, while it is not included in this

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because we have to financial scope and location

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or duration of the immersive art experience, but we have sort of

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identified $20,000 as being an approximate amount for what something like that

2543
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might cost us.

2544
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as mentioned, staff is receive the promotional from local edition.

2545
03:13:33,640 --> 03:13:38,600
20 $50,000 was allocated for public art by the city council earlier

2546
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this year. At this time, staff is requesting that city council allocate

2547
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$200,000 for the contract, including phase

2548
03:13:45,600 --> 03:13:49,600
one. So the initial contract would be for

2549
03:13:49,600 --> 03:13:54,600
$147,500. The remaining funds would be available for the city manager

2550
03:13:54,600 --> 03:13:59,600
to execute additional work orders and task orders for perhaps more

2551
03:13:59,600 --> 03:14:03,200
murals along with our installation or

2552
03:14:04,600 --> 03:14:10,600
that which can grow in size to also the count for that. The

2553
03:14:10,600 --> 03:14:15,600
euro location, artist, and final designs would be selected in coordination

2554
03:14:15,600 --> 03:14:21,000
with pacf. And the final approval would be by

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the city council. I will pause there and say the reason

2556
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I am bringing this before you tonight is because we don't just want to

2557
03:14:28,600 --> 03:14:32,600
select a few errors in point murals appeared we want to work

2558
03:14:32,600 --> 03:14:36,600
to identify the best location and figure what the process is going

2559
03:14:36,600 --> 03:14:39,600
to be. A lot of the girls are going to be on private

2560
03:14:39,600 --> 03:14:41,600
property and so we are going to need to record it with the property

2561
03:14:41,600 --> 03:14:45,600
owners to talk about maintenance and getting the proper permits in

2562
03:14:45,600 --> 03:14:50,600
place to handle that. But the final approval of all locations, mural

2563
03:14:50,600 --> 03:14:53,600
designs, and artist will be at the approval of the city

2564
03:14:53,600 --> 03:14:57,600
council. Artist preference is to be local, but as was mentioned earlier,

2565
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are economic meeting last week, we don't want to exclude the potential

2566
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for notable artists who might be able to do one of these murals

2567
03:15:05,600 --> 03:15:10,600
to drive more visitors to the city of pittsburgh. So

2568
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we have identified just kind of for the purposes of --

2569
03:15:16,600 --> 03:15:20,600
getting a feel for what this could look like. A few locations

2570
03:15:20,600 --> 03:15:25,600
in downtown and a few outside of downtown that might make good

2571
03:15:25,600 --> 03:15:30,400
backdrops for some of these murals. So here,

2572
03:15:34,640 --> 03:15:36,600
you can see five locations in downtown.

2573
03:15:36,600 --> 03:15:38,600
I want to be clear, we have not talked to these property owners.

2574
03:15:38,600 --> 03:15:41,600
we would need to talk with the property owners and identify what

2575
03:15:41,600 --> 03:15:44,600
our requests are going to be and what the requirements are going

2576
03:15:44,600 --> 03:15:47,600
to be for installing and maintaining these. And getting those access

2577
03:15:47,600 --> 03:15:51,800
agreements. But these are five locations that

2578
03:15:52,600 --> 03:15:56,600
local addition actually identified as being prime for potential murals.

2579
03:15:56,600 --> 03:16:02,000
and these are a few, not downtown locations. Probably

2580
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buried in their difficulty to work with the agency or the folks that

2581
03:16:05,600 --> 03:16:09,600
have jurisdiction over some of these areas, like the b.a.r.t. Station

2582
03:16:09,600 --> 03:16:15,000
. But frankly, a big link campus that would be

2583
03:16:15,600 --> 03:16:19,800
a real key entry feature to the

2584
03:16:20,600 --> 03:16:25,600
city of pittsburgh. There are also some areas that would have some

2585
03:16:25,600 --> 03:16:28,600
entry signage., for example, the bottom left-hand

2586
03:16:28,600 --> 03:16:34,000
corner, you'll probably recognize the terminus of the eastbound

2587
03:16:34,640 --> 03:16:36,640
harbor railroad offramp.

2588
03:16:37,600 --> 03:16:41,600
there is sort of a litany of signs, if you will,

2589
03:16:41,600 --> 03:16:44,600
that are haphazardly thrown together.

2590
03:16:44,600 --> 03:16:49,400
we have actually coordinated with the developer of

2591
03:16:50,600 --> 03:16:54,600
outlook storage who is hopefully going to be redeveloping the property.

2592
03:16:54,600 --> 03:16:59,600
we will get into some conversations to actually contribute to the

2593
03:16:59,600 --> 03:17:05,600
installation of a wii finding feature as you enter the city. This might

2594
03:17:05,600 --> 03:17:08,600
be an opportunity to combine that with some art really create something

2595
03:17:08,600 --> 03:17:12,600
that is special as folks get off one of our most frequently used

2596
03:17:12,600 --> 03:17:14,600
offramp's.

2597
03:17:15,600 --> 03:17:20,600
these are some sculpture ideas. I selected these two because

2598
03:17:20,600 --> 03:17:26,600
these were on the island. Where the pittsburg power company --

2599
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operate.

2600
03:17:27,600 --> 03:17:33,640
those islands, two years ago, underwent a similar type of contract

2601
03:17:33,640 --> 03:17:37,240
with local edition creative to install

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03:17:37,600 --> 03:17:41,600
murals but also to bring some of these cultures and for a limited

2603
03:17:41,600 --> 03:17:46,600
period of time and they drove tourism as folks came to some of those juries

2604
03:17:46,600 --> 03:17:48,600
or some of the other shops on their island, they stopped and

2605
03:17:48,600 --> 03:17:51,600
they took pictures and they work really stick him at nighttime so

2606
03:17:51,600 --> 03:17:57,600
they could take a picture of this dr. Who looking circle thing. At

2607
03:17:57,600 --> 03:18:02,600
nighttime. So that is the idea, to drive tourism, give people

2608
03:18:02,600 --> 03:18:07,600
a reason to come to different areas of pittsburgh, then

2609
03:18:07,600 --> 03:18:15,400
hopefully, when they are here, to shop, eat, do that type of thing

2610
03:18:15,600 --> 03:18:17,600
. But also to invest in our community and make it more aesthetically pleasing.

2611
03:18:17,600 --> 03:18:20,600
make the residents of the city also proud to live here, to have these

2612
03:18:20,600 --> 03:18:24,600
murals and to have the things that make people want to be downtown,

2613
03:18:24,600 --> 03:18:27,600
to want to be out and about. And not just sitting at home. It really

2614
03:18:27,600 --> 03:18:31,640
adds to the flavor of pittsburgh and it is something we think will

2615
03:18:31,640 --> 03:18:37,600
go a long way in really making pittsburgh the home of art

2616
03:18:37,600 --> 03:18:42,600
and across the county as a whole. With that,

2617
03:18:42,600 --> 03:18:45,600
the staff recommendation is to adopt resolution authorizing the city

2618
03:18:45,600 --> 03:18:50,400
manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with

2619
03:18:51,600 --> 03:18:53,600
local edition creative for public art installations but I would be

2620
03:18:53,600 --> 03:18:56,600
happy to answer any questions you have.

2621
03:18:56,600 --> 03:18:59,600
>> thank you, jordan. Do any of my colleagues have any questions

2622
03:18:59,600 --> 03:19:05,000
for staff? If not, I will entertain a motion.

2623
03:19:12,600 --> 03:19:14,600
councilmember?

2624
03:19:14,600 --> 03:19:18,600
>> yes, I just wanted to add some comments in discussions we had on

2625
03:19:18,600 --> 03:19:20,600
the economic subcommittee meeting.

2626
03:19:20,600 --> 03:19:24,600
I think jordan, through his presentation, really covered it well. Looking

2627
03:19:24,600 --> 03:19:31,640
at this to the lens of place making. I know we have had

2628
03:19:31,640 --> 03:19:34,640
a lot of discussions about the value of public art as it relates to beautification

2629
03:19:34,640 --> 03:19:38,600
efforts as well as, once again, what we are doing in terms of our

2630
03:19:38,600 --> 03:19:44,600
emphasis on roads and landscaping. And so really wanting to

2631
03:19:45,600 --> 03:19:48,600
drive that home in terms of this particular effort with the place

2632
03:19:48,600 --> 03:19:53,600
making. One area that I brought up in terms of our discussions

2633
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, as you see, we will be looking at potential locations in terms

2634
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of where these murals and sculptures can go. There is a lot of work that

2635
03:20:01,600 --> 03:20:08,200
has to go into that. So not necessarily trying to get

2636
03:20:08,600 --> 03:20:13,600
a consensus on the exact locations, but I did want to point out that

2637
03:20:13,600 --> 03:20:16,600
you saw in the first slide that there were a number of them

2638
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that were located in some really kind of hidden places in downtown.

2639
03:20:21,600 --> 03:20:26,600
one of the sentiments that I really want to be heard is that I really

2640
03:20:26,600 --> 03:20:28,600
want this to be in coordination, at least from my perspective,

2641
03:20:28,600 --> 03:20:30,640
with the beautification of our entryways.

2642
03:20:30,640 --> 03:20:34,640
really making sure there is a focus on the entryways. That is why you

2643
03:20:34,640 --> 03:20:40,600
see and I gave some suggestions about that part entrance, but for

2644
03:20:40,600 --> 03:20:46,600
some that you see right off of leverage. And of course,

2645
03:20:46,600 --> 03:20:48,600
california. When we are looking at the public storage. There is

2646
03:20:48,600 --> 03:20:55,600
been a lot of conversation that we have had in general, just about

2647
03:20:55,600 --> 03:20:58,600
new signs, whether it is we making, and even as we are now looking at

2648
03:20:58,600 --> 03:21:00,600
public art, really tying it into what we are trying to do overall

2649
03:21:00,600 --> 03:21:02,600
through our beautification process and really having a specific focus

2650
03:21:02,600 --> 03:21:07,600
around what areas we are trying to enhance first as we are trying

2651
03:21:07,600 --> 03:21:09,600
to drive.

2652
03:21:09,600 --> 03:21:12,600
I think we have some good conversations about wanting to continue to drive

2653
03:21:12,600 --> 03:21:17,600
traffic to downtown and also understanding that there are a lot of places around

2654
03:21:17,600 --> 03:21:21,600
town that need that as well. But wanting to ensure that when

2655
03:21:21,600 --> 03:21:25,600
people are passing through pittsburgh, weather is on highway 4 or

2656
03:21:25,600 --> 03:21:30,640
as soon as they get off the exit, what is that immediate kind of feeling

2657
03:21:30,640 --> 03:21:33,640
they get when they enter our community? I really feel like this could

2658
03:21:33,640 --> 03:21:39,600
be one of those projects that could help spearhead with creating a real

2659
03:21:39,600 --> 03:21:44,600
sense with not only identifying our diversity, our culture, our

2660
03:21:44,600 --> 03:21:51,800
history, but really that wow factor when you enter into our community

2661
03:21:52,600 --> 03:21:55,600
. Douglas and the other element as far as we want to make sure that

2662
03:21:55,600 --> 03:21:57,600
we are giving opportunities for local artists and there is a preference

2663
03:21:57,600 --> 03:22:01,600
there. If there is somebody that, you know, creates a piece of art

2664
03:22:01,600 --> 03:22:05,600
that is so compelling or maybe their work is prominent throughout the

2665
03:22:05,600 --> 03:22:09,600
bay area and it would add that element to our community by having it here,

2666
03:22:09,600 --> 03:22:12,600
being open to that as well. So I just share that we have had a

2667
03:22:12,600 --> 03:22:15,600
lot of conversations about this project. And ultimately, even in

2668
03:22:15,600 --> 03:22:19,800
looking at this specific program with how

2669
03:22:20,600 --> 03:22:26,600
we create and craft a public art policy for the city, in terms of

2670
03:22:26,600 --> 03:22:30,640
how do we sustain public art, whether it is a new development, whether

2671
03:22:30,640 --> 03:22:36,600
it is in terms of the type or the sculpture of this immersive

2672
03:22:36,600 --> 03:22:37,600
experience in other opportunities.

2673
03:22:37,600 --> 03:22:41,600
there is a lot more conversations around the public art concept here

2674
03:22:41,600 --> 03:22:45,800
in the city. But I think jordan

2675
03:22:46,600 --> 03:22:49,600
hit it on the head in terms of looking at it more so from the place making

2676
03:22:49,600 --> 03:22:52,600
and also the beautification efforts that we have ongoing here in the

2677
03:22:52,600 --> 03:22:53,600
city. I will just add those thoughts.

2678
03:22:53,600 --> 03:22:56,600
I would be happy to make a motion to approve this item if there are

2679
03:22:56,600 --> 03:23:00,600
no other thoughts or comments from the colleagues.

2680
03:23:00,600 --> 03:23:03,000
>> vice mayor shanelle scales-preston?

2681
03:23:04,600 --> 03:23:09,600
>> yes. Thank you, jordan, for the great presentation. Our

2682
03:23:09,600 --> 03:23:12,600
city could end up being one of those cities that are like the 10 most

2683
03:23:12,600 --> 03:23:16,800
instagrammable cities. Other cities are like that

2684
03:23:17,600 --> 03:23:20,600
where they have murals and they have sculptures and different artwork

2685
03:23:20,600 --> 03:23:26,600
and, you know, it would be listed, people come through just to take

2686
03:23:26,600 --> 03:23:32,640
a picture. Believe it or not, very young people. And so I just want

2687
03:23:32,640 --> 03:23:35,640
to make sure that as we are working in us, that we

2688
03:23:35,640 --> 03:23:40,600
get community input so that the community understands that, you

2689
03:23:40,600 --> 03:23:43,600
know, we are not doing this without them. We want to include

2690
03:23:43,600 --> 03:23:47,600
them and get their feedback from the young people as well. If we

2691
03:23:47,600 --> 03:23:50,600
can keep that in mind. Thank you.

2692
03:23:50,600 --> 03:23:55,600
>> I just wanted to add two things. I hope the community

2693
03:23:55,600 --> 03:23:57,600
takes it

2694
03:24:00,600 --> 03:24:04,600
to instagram, the city. And I also wanted to give a quick shout out

2695
03:24:04,600 --> 03:24:08,600
to rosemary for working with our local art community.

2696
03:24:08,600 --> 03:24:11,000
is there a motion

2697
03:24:13,600 --> 03:24:19,600
or any other comments that anyone would like to make on this item?

2698
03:24:19,600 --> 03:24:24,600
>> I make a motion for the adoption of the city council

2699
03:24:24,600 --> 03:24:28,600
relation to execute an agreement with the local edition

2700
03:24:28,600 --> 03:24:34,000
creative for citywide art planning and neural installation services

2701
03:24:34,600 --> 03:24:35,640
.

2702
03:24:35,640 --> 03:24:37,600
>> do I have a second?

2703
03:24:37,600 --> 03:24:39,600
>> yes, I will second that motion.

2704
03:24:39,600 --> 03:24:42,600
>> okay, please cast your votes.

2705
03:24:42,600 --> 03:24:44,600
motion passes unanimously.

2706
03:24:45,600 --> 03:24:49,800
moving on to our conflicts of interest

2707
03:24:50,600 --> 03:24:54,600
is any councilmember have a conflict of interest they would like to make

2708
03:24:54,600 --> 03:24:56,600
at this time?

2709
03:25:03,600 --> 03:25:06,000
I am seeing none.

2710
03:25:06,600 --> 03:25:08,600
we will now move to our combined city council pittsburgh immunity

2711
03:25:08,600 --> 03:25:12,800
foundation whispered power company successor agency and

2712
03:25:14,600 --> 03:25:19,400
southwest pittsburgh ghad ii calendar. Those have two

2713
03:25:23,600 --> 03:25:26,000
only three discloses for.

2714
03:25:26,600 --> 03:25:30,200
calendar items 14 and 15. Pursuant to governor

2715
03:25:30,640 --> 03:25:34,840
code extend 54953 c 3, 14, a recommendation to approve

2716
03:25:37,600 --> 03:25:42,600
the minutes to this to the attorney employment agreement. The amendment

2717
03:25:42,600 --> 03:25:46,600
includes a revision of the agreement terms and increase in

2718
03:25:46,600 --> 03:25:48,600
the salary by 5%.

2719
03:25:49,600 --> 03:25:52,000
the 21,252 monthly, affective july

2720
03:25:55,600 --> 03:25:57,600
10, 2022.

2721
03:25:57,600 --> 03:26:03,600
that provides for salary increases based on a consumer price

2722
03:26:03,600 --> 03:26:06,000
index, cpa, council approval.

2723
03:26:08,600 --> 03:26:13,400
for item number 15, pursuant to government code section 54953,

2724
03:26:14,600 --> 03:26:18,800
c 3, agenda item number 15 recordation to approve

2725
03:26:19,600 --> 03:26:23,600
the amendments to the city manager employment agreement

2726
03:26:23,600 --> 03:26:27,800
. The amendment includes a salary increase of 7 1/2%

2727
03:26:32,640 --> 03:26:34,640
to $23,097.83 monthly.

2728
03:26:35,640 --> 03:26:37,640
effective july 10, 2022.

2729
03:26:38,600 --> 03:26:44,600
a revision of the annual evaluation terms. I will now

2730
03:26:44,600 --> 03:26:47,600
take a motion and a second.

2731
03:26:47,600 --> 03:26:50,600
>> mayor, I make a motion to approve

2732
03:26:50,600 --> 03:26:54,600
this consent item calendar items that your 15.

2733
03:26:54,600 --> 03:26:56,600
>> I second that motion.

2734
03:26:56,600 --> 03:27:00,200
>> thank you. Please cast your votes.

2735
03:27:02,600 --> 03:27:04,600
motion passes unanimously.

2736
03:27:05,600 --> 03:27:10,400
all right. Now to the counsel requests for

2737
03:27:12,600 --> 03:27:16,600
future agenda items. Would any councilmember like to make a request for future

2738
03:27:16,600 --> 03:27:19,600
agenda items at this time?

2739
03:27:27,600 --> 03:27:31,200
moving on to councilmember remarks. Would

2740
03:27:32,640 --> 03:27:36,600
any councilmember like to make any remarks at this time?

2741
03:27:36,600 --> 03:27:39,000
vice mayor shanelle scales-preston?

2742
03:27:39,600 --> 03:27:43,800
>> yes, thank you, mr. Mayor. On saturday

2743
03:27:44,600 --> 03:27:46,600
, councilmember

2744
03:27:49,600 --> 03:27:55,600
merl craft and myself went out to -- known as motel 6. The

2745
03:27:55,600 --> 03:27:59,200
buffalo soldiers and supervisor provided a

2746
03:28:01,600 --> 03:28:04,600
thanksgiving meal. A hot meal.

2747
03:28:06,600 --> 03:28:12,600
councilwoman merl craft and myself played it close to 200 meals and

2748
03:28:12,600 --> 03:28:16,200
they all delivered individually, due to

2749
03:28:17,600 --> 03:28:23,600
covid. So someone took a meal to each apartment or

2750
03:28:23,600 --> 03:28:28,400
room there. I just appreciate them for constantly

2751
03:28:28,600 --> 03:28:32,640
thinking about doing this every year. I think this has

2752
03:28:32,640 --> 03:28:38,600
been done for the past couple years in the community there.

2753
03:28:38,600 --> 03:28:44,600
they were really happy to have a hot meal for thanksgiving. Also

2754
03:28:44,600 --> 03:28:50,000
, after we left from there [ laughter ] we went over

2755
03:28:50,600 --> 03:28:54,800
to attend a youth conference for young

2756
03:28:55,600 --> 03:28:59,800
women for ages 12 to 21. That was put

2757
03:29:01,600 --> 03:29:06,600
on by andrea taylor. She put on this conference annually.

2758
03:29:06,600 --> 03:29:10,600
we were happy to have some of our pittsburgh youth there

2759
03:29:10,600 --> 03:29:16,000
and they focus on confidence and self-esteem. Mental health

2760
03:29:16,600 --> 03:29:22,000
. It was just great to have some of our

2761
03:29:22,600 --> 03:29:26,600
young ladies on stage and be able to be confident enough to talk

2762
03:29:26,600 --> 03:29:31,400
about, you know, things like until health and

2763
03:29:32,640 --> 03:29:37,600
-- it is tough when you are that age. And to actually, they

2764
03:29:37,600 --> 03:29:43,600
did a, what was it called? They did a sketch

2765
03:29:46,600 --> 03:29:49,600
with a mere appeared she brought a mirror on stage, andrea did it

2766
03:29:49,600 --> 03:29:53,600
so she has these young ladies to look in the mirror and tell me what

2767
03:29:53,600 --> 03:29:59,600
you think of yourself. And for them to be there to stand on stage and

2768
03:29:59,600 --> 03:30:03,600
like I like this about myself, but I don't like that. But you

2769
03:30:03,600 --> 03:30:06,600
know? It's okay, I don't care what people think because I think I am

2770
03:30:06,600 --> 03:30:08,600
awesome anyway. Have that confidence with adults recognize the things

2771
03:30:08,600 --> 03:30:14,600
that they don't like. So I look forward to working with andrea more

2772
03:30:14,600 --> 03:30:16,600
with our young ladies here in the city. Thank

2773
03:30:16,600 --> 03:30:18,600
you.

2774
03:30:19,600 --> 03:30:23,200
>> thank you, vice mayor shanelle scales-preston.

2775
03:30:25,600 --> 03:30:30,640
would anybody else like to make any remarks at this time?

2776
03:30:30,640 --> 03:30:36,400
>> yes. We also, yesterday, we went, the soldiers put

2777
03:30:36,600 --> 03:30:41,600
on, they brought out so we can go see -- and so that is

2778
03:30:41,600 --> 03:30:45,600
the story and so afterwards, they had discussion

2779
03:30:45,600 --> 03:30:50,600
as to what did it mean to them are what did they understand

2780
03:30:50,600 --> 03:30:54,600
about it? And one of the things that was the most, I think, the

2781
03:30:54,600 --> 03:30:59,600
thing that really shook them was the fact that this story was from

2782
03:30:59,600 --> 03:31:02,600
1955. It wasn't until 2021, no, 2022, that

2783
03:31:05,600 --> 03:31:07,600
it was, lynching

2784
03:31:10,600 --> 03:31:11,600
was actually put on the books.

2785
03:31:11,600 --> 03:31:16,600
and so, the question was one of them asked was, why would that take

2786
03:31:16,600 --> 03:31:20,800
so long? And vice mayor shanelle scales-preston

2787
03:31:21,600 --> 03:31:24,600
said because it is about voting and putting

2788
03:31:24,600 --> 03:31:28,600
people in place and in power that can make those type of changes.

2789
03:31:28,600 --> 03:31:32,640
until that happens, change doesn't happen. So

2790
03:31:32,640 --> 03:31:37,440
that was a good learning experience for them.

2791
03:31:38,600 --> 03:31:43,600
it was a lot of youth there as well. We just appreciate

2792
03:31:43,600 --> 03:31:45,600
the soldiers for continuing to try to educate the community. Thank

2793
03:31:45,600 --> 03:31:47,600
you.

2794
03:31:48,600 --> 03:31:50,600
>> thank you.

2795
03:31:51,600 --> 03:31:56,400
are there any other comments at this time?

2796
03:31:56,600 --> 03:32:02,600
all right, seeing none, we will close this meeting in memory of

2797
03:32:02,600 --> 03:32:06,800
two individuals that passed away recently. Joan

2798
03:32:08,600 --> 03:32:09,600
and elaine cox works.

2799
03:32:09,600 --> 03:32:14,400
joan started her first common practice here in

2800
03:32:15,600 --> 03:32:19,200
partners in 1970, working for agencies throughout

2801
03:32:19,600 --> 03:32:20,600
the bay area, including pittsburgh.

2802
03:32:20,600 --> 03:32:26,600
following her retirement from the firm, she started, she worked

2803
03:32:26,600 --> 03:32:28,600
as a consultant.

2804
03:32:28,600 --> 03:32:32,800
recently, she especially loved working for pittsburgh

2805
03:32:33,640 --> 03:32:36,600
. She helped him enter some of the city's most largest and consequential

2806
03:32:36,600 --> 03:32:40,600
project throughout the years. Including the cable,

2807
03:32:40,600 --> 03:32:46,000
the expansion of the recycling center and transfer station,

2808
03:32:46,600 --> 03:32:51,400
columbia was solo through delta energy storage project

2809
03:32:51,600 --> 03:32:54,600
. While she was never formally part of the pittsburgh staff, she was

2810
03:32:54,600 --> 03:32:58,200
an important member of the team.

2811
03:33:03,600 --> 03:33:09,600
elaine cox works passed away today. She was a former

2812
03:33:09,600 --> 03:33:13,600
employee and she worked for the pittsburgh economic housing and

2813
03:33:13,600 --> 03:33:18,600
development corporation during the housing crisis of 2008. I would

2814
03:33:18,600 --> 03:33:22,200
also like to invite councilmember kraft

2815
03:33:22,600 --> 03:33:25,600
to share any additional comments or remarks about either one of these

2816
03:33:25,600 --> 03:33:27,600
individuals.

2817
03:33:28,600 --> 03:33:34,600
>> yes, and so along with rosemary, she was also, she

2818
03:33:34,640 --> 03:33:38,600
worked for -- which the downtown office and especially

2819
03:33:38,600 --> 03:33:44,600
during the crisis of 2008, trying to keep people in their homes.

2820
03:33:44,600 --> 03:33:47,600
and through today, she was at her office when she had a heart attack.

2821
03:33:47,600 --> 03:33:52,600
one of the things she was doing was working on homeless rights and

2822
03:33:52,600 --> 03:33:56,600
on housing that was the commitment she had made to this

2823
03:33:56,600 --> 03:33:59,000
community and to the county. That would be

2824
03:33:59,000 --> 03:34:01,000
elaine cox brooks.

2825
03:34:03,800 --> 03:34:08,600
>> we will close tonight's meeting in their honor.