1 00:12:31,220 --> 00:12:42,500 We welcome to the Standing Committee's meeting for Wednesday, September 2, 2026. All council meetings will be live streamed on the city's website, and for guest speakers joining us at the table, please do not turn off your microphones. 2 00:12:43,420 --> 00:12:46,860 Our first order of business is roll call. Will the clerk please take the roll? 3 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:47,860 Mr. Shireling. 4 00:12:49,020 --> 00:12:49,780 Mr. Fag Hill. 5 00:12:50,660 --> 00:12:51,480 Ms. Gross. 6 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:55,280 Mr. Lvel. 7 00:12:58,270 --> 00:12:58,870 Mr. Mosley. 8 00:12:59,990 --> 00:13:11,750 Mr. Soanetra here, Mrs. Warwick, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Strasperger chair, five members present. 9 00:13:12,090 --> 00:13:17,270 Thank you. Our next order of business is to amend the agenda. Can I please have a motion to amend? 10 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:22,870 So moved? Can I have a second? Second? All in favour? 11 00:13:22,870 --> 00:13:29,430 Hi, agenda is amended. Our next order of business is the public comment. I would like to remind 12 00:13:29,430 --> 00:13:33,430 all speakers that the rules of council state that comments are limited to matters of concern, 13 00:13:33,590 --> 00:13:39,150 official action, or deliberation which are or may be before city council and profanity will not be permitted. 14 00:13:39,850 --> 00:13:44,950 Please state your name and neighborhood for the record. You will have three minutes to speak. Our first 15 00:13:44,950 --> 00:13:47,430 registered speaker is Cassie Ficter. 16 00:14:11,540 --> 00:14:15,720 Good morning. Cassie Ficter, Squirrel Hill. I'm speaking today 17 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:19,700 about DPW's proposal to build a division-wide maintenance hub 18 00:14:19,700 --> 00:14:22,040 on prospect drive and assembly park. 19 00:14:22,300 --> 00:14:24,160 This proposal cannot be minimized. 20 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:28,360 DPW plans to erect an 11,000 square foot building 21 00:14:28,940 --> 00:14:31,680 and paid 1.8 acres of green park land, 22 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:36,320 a complex serving 24 parks from Polish Hill to Hazelwood, 23 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,980 cutting down old growth trees in the process. 24 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:40,900 It would turn a peaceful corridor 25 00:14:40,900 --> 00:14:42,960 into an industrial scale driveway 26 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:47,760 or park-goers are forced to share the road with heavy trucks and snowplows. 27 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:55,880 It would house conference office space, a garage with a vehicle wash bay and dedicated storage for road salt pesticides and fertilizer. 28 00:14:57,060 --> 00:14:59,320 Believing parkland is precious, I've been shocked. 29 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:28,400 I read about a recent city code chapter 488, which is built on the principle that Parkland is precious. In just three days, 250 people have also signed our petition requesting that this RFP stopped, and that an alternative appropriate site be found, they also believe that Parkland is precious. But this is not about just one park. This is the first time that chapter 488 has been put to the test to my knowledge, and precedent is being set through our actions. 30 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:34,800 To me, the law says that we must do better, that the city did better than the city did in 1890s 31 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:39,540 when Highland Parks, Highland Parks, the arts were established, better than in the 1950s 32 00:15:39,540 --> 00:15:43,560 when Frick Parks complex was built, that the city of Pittsburgh wants to break from this 33 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:48,280 precedent and establish a new kind of stewardship to the green spaces of our city. 34 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:54,340 The maintenance facility for the Emerald View Division built off of Parkland is proof that 35 00:15:54,340 --> 00:15:55,540 can be done successfully. 36 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,480 As was the fact that the newly-practice facility 37 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,600 has been off of Parkland for the last 19 years. 38 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,140 We firmly believe D.P.W. workers do vital work 39 00:16:05,140 --> 00:16:07,760 and serve a modern and deserve a modern safety facility, 40 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,400 but that can and must be accomplished off of Parkland 41 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:14,220 without land use violations and extreme landslide risks. 42 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,580 Prospect Drive is not just any green space. 43 00:16:17,060 --> 00:16:19,360 An article dating back to the 1980s calls 44 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,640 at the beautiful most beautiful spot in the park. 45 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:25,260 It serves as a safe bike trail linking squirrel hill and greenfield. 46 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,680 Community yoga, dog walkers, the vintage grand-brand pre, it's where I 47 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:34,020 not my younger son on an almost daily basis. It's also home to the 48 00:16:34,020 --> 00:16:37,640 tree of life memorial and historically home to an AIDS memorial garden. 49 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:43,140 I feel grateful to be living so close to this particular park land. 50 00:16:43,620 --> 00:16:46,360 It is something truly special that demands preservation, 51 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,420 not industrialization. My father will go into more detail, 52 00:16:50,420 --> 00:16:55,780 I'll jump ahead to a special request that counsel pause the RFP and take two immediate actions. 53 00:16:56,280 --> 00:17:00,580 First, request a formal city solicitor, legal opinion on chapter 4, ADA compliance. 54 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:06,160 Second, release and evaluate all geo-technical reports on the 2013 Pocusset Street Collapse 55 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,480 before spending more capital. 56 00:17:08,340 --> 00:17:09,160 Thank you very much. 57 00:17:10,060 --> 00:17:10,660 Thank you. 58 00:17:14,010 --> 00:17:16,350 Our next speaker is Dr. Janet Marlin. 59 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:22,760 Thank you. 60 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:29,800 My name is Jan Marlin. My husband's Dan Marlin is also here with me and I'm speaking for both of us. 61 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:35,480 We own and have resided for over 40 years in the house of 5,400 Hobart Street, 62 00:17:36,020 --> 00:17:41,060 which is the last house on the left at the top of Hobart, just before the prospect drive. 63 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:44,460 Before prospect drive in the park area, be on there. 64 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:51,940 A strong incentive in our choice of this home in 1984 was it being right next to this lovely and peaceful park site 65 00:17:51,940 --> 00:17:56,980 When we frequently walk with our dogs over the many years we've resided there, as well 66 00:17:56,980 --> 00:18:02,460 as enjoyed observing the deer and other animals that reside in this part of the park. 67 00:18:03,180 --> 00:18:10,260 We now are quite horrified by the prospect of our park area becoming a site for large commercial vehicles, 68 00:18:11,100 --> 00:18:21,920 construction and maintenance equipment with the predictable noise disruption in their 69 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,980 and other animal residents, they're in the park. 70 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,140 Another concern is how this utilization of the park 71 00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:30,860 would compromise the serenity of the recent memorial 72 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:33,280 to the victims of the Tree of Life massacre 73 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,660 at the beginning section of the park. 74 00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:39,340 A further concern is the known historical instability 75 00:18:39,340 --> 00:18:41,560 of the very back areas of the park, 76 00:18:41,860 --> 00:18:43,940 some of which had previously collapsed, 77 00:18:44,300 --> 00:18:47,680 creating a significant danger to the homes and streets 78 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,140 in the neighborhoods below the back of the park. 79 00:18:50,140 --> 00:18:56,640 And finally, a more personal concern is that these proposed plans could significantly damage 80 00:18:56,640 --> 00:19:02,320 the value of our home and property, and so far as it stands in such a immediate proximity 81 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,640 to the proposed utilization plan. 82 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,120 We appreciate you taking these things into consideration. 83 00:19:10,340 --> 00:19:10,800 Thank you. 84 00:19:13,030 --> 00:19:13,570 Thank you. 85 00:19:14,110 --> 00:19:16,030 Our next speaker is Chris Eroski. 86 00:19:23,460 --> 00:19:25,200 Thank you very much. 87 00:19:25,660 --> 00:19:32,440 I'm also here to speak about the DPW's proposed relocation to Shennley Park, and obviously 88 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,800 these comments are directed at the Public Works Standing Committee. 89 00:19:36,340 --> 00:19:39,690 Who is the Chair of the Public Works Standing Committee? 90 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:41,400 Housewoman Salana. 91 00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:42,200 Ah, great. 92 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:42,860 Thank you. 93 00:19:43,260 --> 00:19:52,180 I want to address the line that the administration seems to be taking that other city parks have 94 00:19:52,180 --> 00:19:55,880 P.W facilities and that's a reason for Shenmue to have one. 95 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,720 In fact, that's a reason for Shenmue to not have one. 96 00:19:59,240 --> 00:19:59,960 This is a city one. 97 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:07,700 My problem with D.P.W. facilities in city parts. Riverview Park has been working for decades, friends of Riverview 98 00:20:07,700 --> 00:20:14,320 Park to move their D.P.W. facility out of the park. Mayor Padoo introduced legislation in 2021 to 99 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:21,340 do just that. Similarly, hats run in Highland Park has major problems with their D.P.W. facility. It's an ongoing 100 00:20:21,340 --> 00:20:29,980 community issue. In addition, just this week in the trip, the mayor's spokesperson said that 101 00:20:29,980 --> 00:20:36,440 the D.P.W maintenance facility. That is not true. In fact, it could be argued that we've never 102 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:42,120 had a maintenance D.P.W maintenance facility in Shemley Park. They were located behind trips 103 00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:47,800 to service for many years, but that was a no-man's land. No park go was went back there, and 104 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:54,440 it was at the end of the fruit tree extension, so really on the edge of the park where nobody 105 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,480 goes for recreation. 106 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,180 Similarly, McKinley Park has a brand new facility, 107 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:01,720 DPW facility being built. 108 00:21:01,780 --> 00:21:02,900 It is not in the park. 109 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,760 It's a block away adjacent to an EMS building 110 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,280 and some other DPW facilities. 111 00:21:11,060 --> 00:21:15,320 So again, I'll just simply push back right now on this notion 112 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,960 that every park has a DPW facility, 113 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,140 and that's a reason to put it in shemmy. 114 00:21:20,220 --> 00:21:22,900 That is not a reason that's a reason to keep it out of shemmy. 115 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:24,820 Thanks very much. 116 00:21:26,910 --> 00:21:27,910 Thank you. 117 00:21:28,670 --> 00:21:30,770 Our next speaker is Dylan Besescu. 118 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:34,060 Thank you. 119 00:21:34,060 --> 00:21:35,340 My name is Dylan Besescu. 120 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,380 I'm a resident of Southside Flats. 121 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:42,700 I'd first like to note that I understand the council is considering the neighborhood improvement 122 00:21:42,700 --> 00:21:46,160 district or NID proposal later this afternoon. 123 00:21:46,420 --> 00:21:49,920 I appreciate the consideration of it and I hope it will go through. 124 00:21:50,140 --> 00:21:55,580 It's a needed degree of improvement and tax revenue brought into the south side to improve local businesses 125 00:21:56,260 --> 00:21:57,480 for local residents. 126 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:03,340 That said, I don't think it will have as much impact as the council would appreciate given 127 00:22:03,340 --> 00:22:09,460 the continued enforcement of the lockdown zone on 12th at 18th streets on East Carson. 128 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,460 This has been a long-running problem all summer. 129 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:18,660 My time, as much as I've loved it with all of you, will be coming to a close shortly with 130 00:22:18,660 --> 00:22:25,280 the end of that, hopefully on September 12th and as much as it is continued for the duration 131 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:29,820 of this summer, I pray to you that it will not return the next summer or any summer 132 00:22:29,820 --> 00:22:34,880 after that because frankly it has been a cataclysm for the south side. 133 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:43,020 I myself was able to see firsthand what happened this weekend where myself and my friend 134 00:22:43,020 --> 00:22:48,480 were even denied the ability to walk down the street because we were not residents of the 135 00:22:48,480 --> 00:23:00,360 Pacific area adults as we are above the age of 21 able to show ideas not able to walk down the street because we did not live within that specific area. 136 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,440 That is no way to run a city. 137 00:23:03,780 --> 00:23:16,560 It is no way to run a city to set up fences that can be and I know this myself easily pass through at many of the areas not guarded by police. These are not as secure as any of you would think they are. 138 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:24,280 It is not a way to run a city to get off who can go where by asking them for their papers. 139 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,080 This is completely unacceptable. 140 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,760 And even if you do not care for the civil liberties issues that are present here, 141 00:23:32,660 --> 00:23:38,240 you should care about the well-being of the local businesses that have seen a precipitous drop-off 142 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:44,360 in the amount of business they do during their most active hours in the evenings and on weekends. 143 00:23:44,980 --> 00:23:47,180 This is not a solution that has worked. 144 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,920 It is a solution that we were asked to bear for one summer to see how it went. 145 00:23:52,500 --> 00:23:57,000 And now we can say, with hindsight, that it has not gone well. 146 00:23:57,820 --> 00:24:03,100 It will not go well in the future, and those asking us to wait for a more convenient season 147 00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:09,020 to see are simply asking us to wait indefinitely and to suffer this indefinitely. 148 00:24:09,020 --> 00:24:16,600 We will not suffer this indefinitely, we must not suffer this indefinitely, and it must end. 149 00:24:17,140 --> 00:24:24,460 This must not return for another season, and I hope that all of you will do everything in your power to make sure that something like this never happens again. 150 00:24:24,900 --> 00:24:25,420 Thank you. 151 00:24:27,220 --> 00:24:27,580 Thank you. 152 00:24:30,260 --> 00:24:34,540 Our next registered speaker is William Slyvka. 153 00:24:38,430 --> 00:24:44,210 Hello, my name is Bill Slyvka and I live in Squirrel Hill, and I really appreciate the opportunity to have the public provide comments. 154 00:24:44,210 --> 00:24:46,710 I've never done this before, so forgive me. 155 00:24:47,050 --> 00:24:52,030 I'm here in opposition to the proposal to build a new department of public works facility 156 00:24:52,030 --> 00:24:56,910 and prospect drive in Shemley Park, so City Council in 2023 passed legislation that 157 00:24:56,910 --> 00:24:59,650 advanced most development in the city's parks and greenways. 158 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:05,060 The law exists because Parkland once pays paper over does not come back. 159 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:11,920 Sheenley Parks, 456 acres of historic, very replaceable green space, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 160 00:25:12,620 --> 00:25:15,540 And prospect robes one of the last undeveloped corners left in it. 161 00:25:15,740 --> 00:25:20,280 Families, as you've heard, families use it, use that grassy stretch to teach kids to write bikes. 162 00:25:20,580 --> 00:25:29,980 People walk there with strollers. It's Parkland that's doing exactly what Parkland is supposed to do. 163 00:25:29,980 --> 00:25:34,140 in vehicle traffic and critically, a site that probably stores salt. 164 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:36,080 And that salt doesn't stay in one place. 165 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:36,980 It runs off. 166 00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:41,600 It gets into the soil, probably into Panther Hall into the watershed that this park was built 167 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:41,960 around. 168 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:47,940 We'll be treating a peaceful green space for a source of industrial runoff inside a national 169 00:25:47,940 --> 00:25:53,080 historic landmark and direct tension with a law that counsel passed itself past a few years 170 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:53,520 ago. 171 00:25:53,980 --> 00:25:56,720 I understand the Shennley maintenance division has a real problem. 172 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:03,000 They're working out temporary trailers on generators and pin dot and pin dot is about to force them off that site. 173 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:10,140 Certainly that's a legitimate operational need, and I don't think anyone here wants DPW crews working out of trailers indefinitely. 174 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:21,360 Pittsburgh has industrial and underuse sites outside the park boundary that could house this facility without violating the city's own greenway protections are risking run off into his historic watershed. 175 00:26:21,360 --> 00:26:27,040 I ask the Standing Committee to require a genuine, genuine comparison of non-park alternatives 176 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,040 with real cost and time-long numbers. 177 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,680 We have not seen that before any site is approved. 178 00:26:32,120 --> 00:26:34,800 We don't get Shennley Park over back once it's built over. 179 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:39,000 I'm asking you to protect it at the hold of city to the standard except for itself previously. 180 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:40,500 Thank you. 181 00:26:42,370 --> 00:26:42,970 Thank you. 182 00:26:44,010 --> 00:26:46,150 Our next speaker is Lewis Siler. 183 00:26:53,780 --> 00:26:54,300 Morning. 184 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:56,060 Lewis Siler. 185 00:26:56,060 --> 00:27:01,340 maintenance hub, and as the previous speaker just stated, the 488A is really a wonderful 186 00:27:01,340 --> 00:27:04,760 ordinance which you've passed, and I think that it should be the hallmark for cities 187 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,760 all across the country as a matter of fact, congratulations to you. But to make this ordinance 188 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:13,240 have any meaning whatsoever, this is the time, this is the place ladies and gentlemen, it 189 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:19,240 truly is. You will lose 1.8 acres of irreplaceable green space if you do not act properly. 190 00:27:19,820 --> 00:27:23,620 And again, the foundational purpose of this, the ordinance is to prohibit non-recreational 191 00:27:23,620 --> 00:27:29,160 development in parks and greenways, there are the RFP indicators, there's been no review of the 192 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:35,600 applicability of Section 488 and yet there are the DPW's blasting forward with this project. 193 00:27:36,220 --> 00:27:40,540 I would point out to you that, again, the limitations are two, one is that it applies to all 194 00:27:40,540 --> 00:27:44,740 maintenance facilities, except those structures for vehicles and equipment within the park and 195 00:27:44,740 --> 00:27:51,000 which it is built. Okay, and again, except for again, to house vehicles and equipment, 196 00:27:51,000 --> 00:28:00,400 This goes far beyond that in 11,000 square foot building and let's not minimize this it's 11,000 square foot administrative building plus 1.8 acres 197 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:05,420 Okay, it's huge and then also just to maintain the Parkway in which it is built 198 00:28:05,420 --> 00:28:11,180 Now, let's say that you have doubts in your mind. You do not know does it apply doesn't apply is this you know 199 00:28:11,180 --> 00:28:18,940 This is law really apply in this situation. What should we do read the last part of law, which simply says this it says that 200 00:28:18,940 --> 00:28:27,120 All reviews of chapter 488 shall favor and not the court-part-the-injunctive relief, but the preservation of parks and greenways. 201 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:32,780 All reviews of chapter 488 shall favor the preservation of parks and greenways. 202 00:28:32,860 --> 00:28:35,260 That's what you have to remember at every time here. 203 00:28:35,540 --> 00:28:42,360 Now, on another topic, folks, not only is there the bad problem, but there's also the fact that this is proposed to be built 204 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:46,320 on top of a really hazardous or dangerous potentially situation. 205 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:47,760 I'm not a geotechnical engineer. 206 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,260 But remember this, that Professor Drive, which 207 00:28:50,260 --> 00:28:52,980 runs up from the Greenfield Bridge up to the proposed site, 208 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:54,780 is banned for to be a killer traffic. 209 00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:59,280 In 2013, there was a major landslide there. 210 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,720 And yet, has deep, has there been any geotechnical 211 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:02,420 evaluation done? 212 00:29:03,260 --> 00:29:03,280 No. 213 00:29:03,660 --> 00:29:06,780 Do the, in fact, if you look at the request for proposals, 214 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,680 they say that's been no geotechnical, I'm studying it all. 215 00:29:09,860 --> 00:29:10,900 Well, there must be papers. 216 00:29:11,020 --> 00:29:13,520 And you should, again, not allow anything to go forward 217 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:15,800 until such times, all the prior documents 218 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:21,000 have been taken out from the prior landslide until a full evaluation has been done of this. 219 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,680 And if you don't do this, you're really setting yourself up for a disaster in the making 220 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:28,720 that 1.8 acres of paved land, where is the run off going to go? 221 00:29:29,060 --> 00:29:32,960 If you get your jogging shoes on, get your walking shoes on, walk up from green fuel bridge 222 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:33,720 up to the site. 223 00:29:33,740 --> 00:29:37,180 Take a look and see how well the existing drainage has been maintained. 224 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,160 It hasn't been ladies and gentlemen, and nor will anything in the futures who think, well 225 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,500 we'll have this perfect drainage system, but take care of 1.8 acres worth of drainage. 226 00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:49,800 It's not going to happen. Thank you so much for the opportunity to speak with you. Please think about this. 227 00:29:50,020 --> 00:29:52,520 Might might might deepen since your thank you to you all. 228 00:29:54,060 --> 00:29:54,520 Thank you. 229 00:29:55,940 --> 00:29:59,860 There have been no further registered speakers. We will now take comments from those in the audience. 230 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:01,120 We're pushing to speak. 231 00:30:01,940 --> 00:30:02,680 Good morning. 232 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,520 Carly, no jumpol, Panther hollow. 233 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,040 My testimony today is titled, 234 00:30:09,380 --> 00:30:14,840 Compits for Progress from Silence and Inaction to a City of Dignity. 235 00:30:15,900 --> 00:30:19,600 Yesterday, I talked about the distress from shameful actions of Council members, 236 00:30:19,740 --> 00:30:21,400 Robert Warwick and Bob Triller, 237 00:30:21,860 --> 00:30:24,180 pertaining to the illegal construction of the Oakland, 238 00:30:24,180 --> 00:30:25,840 do it yourself, skate park. 239 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:30,900 that testimony on the website, pantherhaloplayground.com, the 240 00:30:30,900 --> 00:30:35,900 reparable actions also extend to their attempt to strip away the 241 00:30:35,900 --> 00:30:39,860 identity of our historic neighborhood by naming our playground. 242 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:44,980 They may illustrate. Last week I had a conversation with a skateboarder at the 243 00:30:44,980 --> 00:30:49,480 park and told him that no homeowner, long time, resident in Pantherhalo, 244 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:54,820 supports this illegal skate park. He replied that this isn't Pantherhalo. 245 00:30:54,820 --> 00:30:58,160 This is the Oakland DIY skate park. 246 00:30:58,740 --> 00:31:00,720 As part of my opening records request, 247 00:31:01,020 --> 00:31:04,540 I received screenshots of text messages 248 00:31:04,540 --> 00:31:06,840 exchanges between Council Member Warwick 249 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:09,900 and the pitch student, who is the leader of the skate borders, 250 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,640 preparing for a hearing concerning the naming of our playground. 251 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:17,740 That public hearing occurred on June 10, 2025. 252 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,460 Only two individuals were present, 253 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,320 Council Member Warwick and the pitch student. 254 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:30,160 No matter how long time rather than on our homeowner, including myself, we're given direct notice 255 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:31,700 of the public hearing. 256 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:36,660 The next day, June 11th, a standing committee's meeting was held. 257 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,540 Council Member Charlan said to Council Member Warwick, quote, 258 00:31:41,180 --> 00:31:47,340 I would like to remind you that you are changing the name as a part in my district and of quote. 259 00:31:47,340 --> 00:31:54,480 However, tragically, Council Member Charlie took no action to represent and protect ourhalo 260 00:31:55,040 --> 00:32:01,980 community. The following week on June 17, the final vote for the naming our playground occurred. 261 00:32:02,780 --> 00:32:08,260 The day before on June 16, I had a conversation with Council Member Warwick in front of 262 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:12,800 the skate park. She never mentioned that the changing of the name of our playground 263 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:16,140 and that the final vote would be on the next day. 264 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:23,060 This sorted morally corrupt state park issue has been passed on to Mayor Corio 265 00:32:23,060 --> 00:32:25,160 Connor and his administrators. 266 00:32:26,460 --> 00:32:31,140 The mayor has the opportunity to respect his own dignity, 267 00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:34,600 and then to respect the dignity of the longtime residents, 268 00:32:35,100 --> 00:32:37,360 homeowners and heritage of Panther Hall, 269 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:41,480 by shutting down the illegal state park. 270 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:50,280 By doing so, the mayor can move the city forward onto the path of dignity. 271 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:57,360 We're by Pittsburgh, can begin to become known as the city of dignity. 272 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:02,960 It is so, and so it is. 273 00:33:07,510 --> 00:33:07,970 Thank you. 274 00:33:08,910 --> 00:33:09,810 Next speaker please. 275 00:33:23,790 --> 00:33:24,570 Good morning, children. 276 00:33:27,150 --> 00:33:28,350 Class is back in session. 277 00:33:28,350 --> 00:33:35,690 And I'm going to talk about what I taught you last week. 278 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:47,800 Like I said from previously, I could move my point when other neighborhoods come here 279 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:49,700 is the man's. 280 00:33:49,700 --> 00:33:57,180 It's what y'all cannot do to them communities, but we beg and plea for y'all just 281 00:33:57,180 --> 00:33:58,400 fix our communities. 282 00:34:00,780 --> 00:34:10,230 And so now I have the mask. Fix our streets and on sidewalks. Stop 283 00:34:10,230 --> 00:34:16,970 letting these construction companies do whatever they want in our neighborhoods. I'm 284 00:34:16,970 --> 00:34:23,970 talking about the percent street repairs. The police won't win, they start paving, but somehow 285 00:34:23,970 --> 00:34:31,930 the way is more uneven and dangerous than before. It's like the contract is fixed to fix 286 00:34:31,930 --> 00:34:39,810 the streets in the most we aim in an inefficient way possible. Children, let's start the 287 00:34:39,810 --> 00:34:49,250 fifth avenue. Why is it so uneven? So uneven. You cannot even move into the other lane without 288 00:34:49,250 --> 00:34:55,910 You can physically see that it's uneven, and that's the way that they want. 289 00:34:56,010 --> 00:34:59,050 Call traffic to play, stop running, if that isn't going to stay that way. 290 00:34:59,770 --> 00:34:59,970 And now. 291 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:11,700 With the prison construction down there, that's been going off for six years. The hospitals are blocked. But I guess because that's the hospital going to emergency, they might really care about the people on these hospitals. 292 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:19,080 You can block them off, they can down over there. They gotta go all the way down the street and round, but there was a street to go straight there in the emergency. 293 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:29,140 Somebody is on y'all to come to the construction site, right? They can just comment on neighborhoods and do that because when I drive to other neighborhoods, for me though, 294 00:35:29,140 --> 00:35:33,640 I never stayed any type of construction like this. 295 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:35,920 And on a speed box Anthony, 296 00:35:36,460 --> 00:35:39,360 if you go higher than eight miles an hour, 297 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,420 the front of your course, slam it down. 298 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:44,420 And the ambulance has to write those streets. 299 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:48,060 Why, when they come and pay for a plane, 300 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,240 there's a bus, there's a bus gap. 301 00:35:50,620 --> 00:35:52,340 It's not, it doesn't smooth out. 302 00:35:52,620 --> 00:35:55,480 It might take a month before they come, smooth it out. 303 00:35:55,860 --> 00:35:56,780 Why is that? 304 00:35:56,780 --> 00:36:02,780 And that how they are able to call me contact me and on calls to get messed up, we are 305 00:36:02,780 --> 00:36:03,640 in the core community. 306 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,840 Now we're going to go through the mechanic when y'all fix our streets. 307 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:11,480 I'm done. 308 00:36:14,510 --> 00:36:15,030 Thank you. 309 00:36:15,770 --> 00:36:16,630 Next speaker please. 310 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,840 My name is Annie Quinn and I live in Greenfield. 311 00:36:27,700 --> 00:36:30,900 And I also represent a nonprofit called The Mon Water Project. 312 00:36:31,460 --> 00:36:37,280 So I am here first to thank the Department of Public Works because I have spent 313 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:44,400 A lot of my time at my non-profit pushing and pushing and pushing for flood protection and storm 314 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:49,060 on our management that is able to protect residents who live in the run, who experience 315 00:36:49,060 --> 00:36:54,500 a human health emergency, what it rains and sewage backsups and bathesments into the neighborhood. 316 00:36:56,280 --> 00:37:00,560 And without success of getting Pittsburgh water to pick the project construction back up, we were 317 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:05,140 able to get Department of Public Works to do so and I really appreciate that the restoration 318 00:37:05,140 --> 00:37:12,360 in a Panther hollow lake will be an incredible opportunity for us to restore a lake to ecological 319 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:19,520 function, but also for us to reconnect our neighborhood with an open water asset. And also, 320 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:25,660 we'll back 100 year flood. So these are really important aspects of conservation, which is why 321 00:37:25,660 --> 00:37:31,500 it is so odd that I'm also standing here saying, please don't develop in our parks. Our parks 322 00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:44,440 are a incredible asset and I need the expansion of your understanding of the economy of our city to grow in order for us to protect Shemli Park. 323 00:37:45,260 --> 00:37:56,540 The environmental assets that are provided by trees that are provided by roots that are provided by grass that are provided by green space are actually a documented economy. 324 00:37:56,540 --> 00:38:01,580 There are also a part of the infrastructure of our city, so to build a department public 325 00:38:01,580 --> 00:38:08,740 works building on Prospect Drive and or on a golf course or any available green space 326 00:38:08,740 --> 00:38:15,260 that we have today is to eliminate the environmental economy that is being provided by those assets. 327 00:38:15,900 --> 00:38:23,780 I hope that with the conservation of a lake we can bring Shemning Park into an overall plan 328 00:38:23,780 --> 00:38:30,960 and conserved and restored park that will be a benefit to all of the density of residents 329 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:38,680 from the universities that are on the side of the golf course to the residents who rent 330 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:46,000 and live in squirrel hail and along the park themselves. As we move forward as a society, 331 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:51,360 it is vital for when you're evaluating these types of projects. You take into consideration 332 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:57,440 the true environmental impact that you were considering for these projects, which today we haven't been 333 00:38:57,440 --> 00:39:03,400 great at. But if you would take that economy of the infrastructure of green space into account, 334 00:39:03,660 --> 00:39:09,200 these projects would be outrageous. They would never be suggested. We have so much impacted land 335 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:15,640 in the city of Pittsburgh, move the Department of Public Works Division there. Please, I also, 336 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:25,160 Like I said, we'd like to say that the conservation of the park is preeminent and we can do so by having both the lake and beautiful green space. 337 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:30,140 Thank you. Next speaker, please. 338 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:43,220 Good morning, my name is Yvonne F. Brown. I live at 7.15. 339 00:39:43,220 --> 00:39:51,240 in Mercer Street, that's the high rise that the top of Beffert was 1952 apartments in there. 340 00:39:51,540 --> 00:39:58,140 I'm trying to hold this up so you can see the signs that I have and it's saying that we must 341 00:39:58,140 --> 00:39:59,320 defend democracy. 342 00:40:00,140 --> 00:40:16,540 When I came down to city council to explain that I lived up in KU or over stars and that the crack addicts were taking over, we were being with hammers, sticks, 343 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:27,060 the one lady, she got beat up, her granddaughters came to confront the woman in the elevator and she cut one of them. 344 00:40:27,060 --> 00:40:31,620 She does not live in the building, and she can come anytime she wants. 345 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:43,440 I'm saying that the police said that it was our management and fatigue, the magistrate that was dropping the ball. 346 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:54,340 We had this woman, Rashida McKinley, who came into the building and grabbed the manager by her neck. 347 00:40:54,340 --> 00:40:57,440 And they ended up rolling on the floor. 348 00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:02,000 It was the large white man from corporate I think. 349 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:05,660 He was trying to get in to help the manager. 350 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:11,100 What I'm saying is this, we are living in the building. 351 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:17,120 And it's had, hey, it's at the federal government, it's funded by her. 352 00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:24,240 We live in the building where there's a woman that is coming and threatening also 353 00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:29,020 She had beaten the one woman, the mother and daughter, the mother died. 354 00:41:29,420 --> 00:41:33,700 She stole the money order of my neighbor, and he died. 355 00:41:34,540 --> 00:41:37,100 This woman is coming to the building. 356 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:41,360 Her mother just recently moved in just last week. 357 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:44,680 And I was sweeping down in the cellar in the building. 358 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:46,640 She walked past me. 359 00:41:47,220 --> 00:41:48,400 And I spoke to her. 360 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:55,080 It was her, she gave two years of scarf, sometimes a half, she covers up her face. 361 00:41:55,380 --> 00:41:58,220 And all of a sudden, they don't know who she is. 362 00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:01,400 I know who she is, and she's threatening me. 363 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,360 I believe there were over 10 years. 364 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:09,520 And remember that this is food for food bank. 365 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:11,380 Food stamps. 366 00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:14,440 You know there's a lot of programs that are being cut. 367 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:21,580 And those programs, some of them families, the children are being the ones that they're losing their benefits. 368 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:29,180 And in our building, we have a food bank that management has taken over and makes a decision 369 00:42:29,180 --> 00:42:33,800 who can get food bank services. 370 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:38,300 My husband, Harold Brown, who worked for the city over 20 years. 371 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:39,700 He worked in the housing authority. 372 00:42:39,700 --> 00:42:46,000 He is now hand-gap. He, I cannot get his little bank. 373 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:49,900 I'm finished. Thank you Mr. Hampton. 374 00:42:51,260 --> 00:42:52,220 Thank you very much. 375 00:42:54,540 --> 00:42:55,440 Next speaker, please. 376 00:43:00,290 --> 00:43:02,110 Good morning, Special Agent Sunshine. 377 00:43:02,530 --> 00:43:04,390 Lord, thank you for using me as a vessel 378 00:43:04,390 --> 00:43:10,030 and opening my eyes to all deceptive people, places and things. 379 00:43:10,950 --> 00:43:15,030 Today's message is entitled an attempt to hide. 380 00:43:16,550 --> 00:43:19,550 Council on Jeremiah 2324 which says, 381 00:43:19,970 --> 00:43:22,930 Can anyone hide himself in secret places? 382 00:43:23,390 --> 00:43:25,390 So, I still not see him. 383 00:43:25,750 --> 00:43:26,490 This is the Lord. 384 00:43:26,710 --> 00:43:29,310 Do I not feel heaven and earth? 385 00:43:29,890 --> 00:43:30,590 Here's the question. 386 00:43:30,610 --> 00:43:32,150 Who play secretly with God? 387 00:43:32,170 --> 00:43:32,970 Let's see. 388 00:43:32,970 --> 00:43:40,330 present well, mostly, do you think is you're not here, you're invisible? Are you hiding from 389 00:43:40,330 --> 00:43:43,830 who or what? The truth. 390 00:43:44,990 --> 00:43:52,710 With and for the day comes from Proverbs 183, when wickedness comes, the concept, and with 391 00:43:52,710 --> 00:44:00,270 same comes disgrace. It is disgrace, how this counsel has stolen so much money from this city. 392 00:44:00,270 --> 00:44:06,990 That now, as of January 1st next year, we will have to pay for copies at the library. 393 00:44:07,230 --> 00:44:08,370 Imagine that. 394 00:44:08,550 --> 00:44:10,870 You can't even get an ink pen at the library. 395 00:44:11,850 --> 00:44:12,990 Cut the bunches. 396 00:44:13,830 --> 00:44:14,310 Really? 397 00:44:15,070 --> 00:44:17,370 Stop going to the beach without money. 398 00:44:23,340 --> 00:44:24,820 You asked the Department of Justice? 399 00:44:25,260 --> 00:44:27,260 I've got some numbers for you. 400 00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:29,780 Because they really think you're stupid. 401 00:44:30,260 --> 00:44:30,900 I'm going to show you. 402 00:44:30,900 --> 00:44:32,120 Just how they think. 403 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:36,780 And now from the Florida Department of Public Works Bureau of Operations, 404 00:44:37,380 --> 00:44:47,860 and now from 100,000 dollars for vehicles to 1,000 dollars for operational supplies. 405 00:44:48,500 --> 00:44:51,420 That's a lot of money for operational supplies. 406 00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:53,860 Don't you see, here's another one. 407 00:44:53,860 --> 00:44:59,780 80,000 dollars, maybe, in pregnancy, maybe. 408 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:10,520 Ladies from 80,000 to 80,000 dollars per week operation, no surprise. That's a lot of money for a break. 409 00:45:10,860 --> 00:45:12,560 These are getting up and ready to want to operate. 410 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:18,180 That's a lot of dollars for operating. Now you want 80,000 more. 411 00:45:18,180 --> 00:45:33,300 OK, really, $9,370 dollars amount from $370 dollars for operational supplies to $9,370 dollars 412 00:45:33,300 --> 00:45:40,640 for cleaning, really, people that cleaned don't make that count a month in a week. 413 00:45:41,180 --> 00:45:42,520 Stop playing with God. 414 00:45:42,520 --> 00:46:01,000 You will pass for everything you sow, you will reap everything you sow in Jesus' name, and that we're going back to remove the hands, I promise you, I got a list, the law of discipline is 18, the one that I 415 00:46:03,660 --> 00:46:07,680 can tell you this message next week, thank you Jesus for loving me. 416 00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:10,320 Thank you, next speaker please. 417 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:15,220 Are there any further speakers? 418 00:46:16,380 --> 00:46:21,260 Seeing no further speakers, we will move on to our stand-in committees agenda, and our first 419 00:46:21,260 --> 00:46:23,680 committee of the day is the Finance and Law Committee. 420 00:46:24,380 --> 00:46:26,100 Differed papers fill 39. 421 00:46:26,620 --> 00:46:30,960 Ordnance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified 422 00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:37,240 voters of the City of Pittsburgh, at the 2026 May primary election a referendum question. 423 00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:44,100 Shall the Pittsburgh Homewood Charter, Article 3 legislative branch, be amended by changing the budget 424 00:46:44,100 --> 00:46:49,520 approval rules to ensure timely passage at the end of legislative sessions. 425 00:46:50,040 --> 00:46:51,200 Motion to approve. 426 00:46:54,930 --> 00:46:55,030 Question. 427 00:46:55,030 --> 00:46:55,530 The discussion. 428 00:46:56,010 --> 00:46:56,530 Council President. 429 00:46:57,630 --> 00:46:58,010 Thank you. 430 00:46:58,130 --> 00:47:00,730 I have a good view of the administration a couple weeks ago. 431 00:47:00,930 --> 00:47:03,790 We are working on trying to do this to the ordinance. 432 00:47:10,980 --> 00:47:13,760 Council President, if you're speaking, we cannot hear you currently. 433 00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:19,980 You cut out. 434 00:47:20,100 --> 00:47:23,460 You said that you had a good conversation with the administration. 435 00:47:23,460 --> 00:47:25,960 and you're looking to do a fight ordinance, and that's all we heard. 436 00:47:27,640 --> 00:47:29,000 Yes, that is correct. 437 00:47:29,380 --> 00:47:32,080 So with that, we'll make a motion to hold for four weeks. 438 00:47:34,510 --> 00:47:34,990 Discussion? 439 00:47:36,170 --> 00:47:39,310 On fever of holding Bill 39 for four weeks, please say aye. 440 00:47:39,330 --> 00:47:39,790 Aye. 441 00:47:40,550 --> 00:47:41,750 Bill will be held for four weeks. 442 00:47:42,090 --> 00:47:42,950 Thank you very much. 443 00:47:43,770 --> 00:47:45,350 That moves us onto invoices. 444 00:47:45,770 --> 00:47:47,430 Is there a motion on invoices? 445 00:47:47,570 --> 00:47:48,490 Motion to approve. 446 00:47:50,820 --> 00:47:50,980 Second. 447 00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:52,800 Discussion? 448 00:47:58,020 --> 00:48:23,670 I'm going to put out two numbers that we have another influence from cell phone, which we have a track before, which says for me, please, you know, from a user, to train people looking for you in no time by their cell phone. 449 00:48:23,670 --> 00:48:33,490 And when we asked about it, obviously, the administration that they would, it was only 450 00:48:33,490 --> 00:48:53,110 to use in case of a judicial warrant, which we've talked about a couple before, the 451 00:48:54,770 --> 00:49:02,710 And so I just wanted to remind some of the stuff on one of the things that we have not. 452 00:49:03,170 --> 00:49:09,530 I have more information on what I'm hoping is going to remind that it's too much this week from the risk of performance. 453 00:49:09,770 --> 00:49:13,250 Department on surveillance and privacy issues and guidelines. 454 00:49:13,250 --> 00:49:20,190 I think it's important to know how many circumstances there are and how many users in the 455 00:49:20,190 --> 00:49:26,390 subscription who have access to this type of data and what are the cleverest internally 456 00:49:26,390 --> 00:49:32,950 and to ensure that on a place follow the guidelines. 457 00:49:33,790 --> 00:49:38,150 There's a critical thing that I haven't had in terms of literally just going to test this 458 00:49:38,150 --> 00:49:43,430 from the world of the public, just one moment we're on the question, about another 459 00:49:44,450 --> 00:49:50,150 influence and how those lessons will hold LLC. It seems to me that you call 460 00:49:52,860 --> 00:49:58,500 just something nice a year ago, but I'm not sure I have the things under it, 461 00:49:58,560 --> 00:49:59,820 and that it is older. 462 00:50:22,230 --> 00:50:25,690 Thank you. Thank you. Any further discussion on the invoices? 463 00:50:27,730 --> 00:50:30,830 Seeing none all in favor of invoices, please. 464 00:50:30,830 --> 00:50:33,110 Aye. Aye. Aye. aye. Virred? 465 00:50:33,110 --> 00:50:33,530 Opposed. 466 00:50:34,710 --> 00:50:35,070 Opposed. 467 00:50:36,710 --> 00:50:38,030 siinä Senses� 468 00:50:38,030 --> 00:50:38,110 Investigations 469 00:50:38,110 --> 00:50:39,990 invoices are approved that 470 00:50:39,990 --> 00:50:41,470 moves us to enter department 471 00:50:41,470 --> 00:50:43,810 transferred. Lesson to approved. 472 00:50:46,380 --> 00:50:48,280 Second. Discursion. 473 00:50:50,980 --> 00:50:52,640 Seeing none all in favor 474 00:50:52,640 --> 00:50:55,560 of transfers please say aye. Aye. Aye. 475 00:50:56,080 --> 00:50:56,860 Transfer is approved. 476 00:50:56,940 --> 00:50:57,840 That moves us on to 477 00:50:57,840 --> 00:50:59,780 Cards is their emotion on Peacards. 478 00:50:59,880 --> 00:51:00,840 Motion to approve. 479 00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:01,600 Second. 480 00:51:02,500 --> 00:51:03,140 Discussion? 481 00:51:04,990 --> 00:51:07,270 You know, none all in favor of Peacards. 482 00:51:07,670 --> 00:51:08,170 Please say aye. 483 00:51:09,810 --> 00:51:11,170 Peacards are approved. 484 00:51:12,170 --> 00:51:14,470 That moves the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee 485 00:51:14,470 --> 00:51:16,470 chaired by Councilwoman Salon Etrell. 486 00:51:18,010 --> 00:51:20,510 Different papers bill 414. 487 00:51:21,210 --> 00:51:24,290 Resolution authorizing the mayor and the Director of Finance 488 00:51:24,290 --> 00:51:27,890 on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an agreement 489 00:51:27,890 --> 00:51:33,930 or agreements or amendments there too with various parties for the purpose of accessing city property 490 00:51:33,930 --> 00:51:40,130 while certain railroad crossing at Lockway East and Lockway West, Council District 7, 491 00:51:40,370 --> 00:51:43,250 are being upgraded and removed at no cost to the city. 492 00:51:44,250 --> 00:51:45,370 Thank you for your discussion. 493 00:51:46,450 --> 00:51:47,130 Thank you. 494 00:51:47,430 --> 00:51:49,250 With the discussion, Councilwoman Salonatro. 495 00:51:49,550 --> 00:51:53,730 I'd like to call to hold this bill for eight weeks, please. 496 00:51:53,730 --> 00:51:55,330 Thank you. 497 00:51:55,810 --> 00:51:56,410 Discussion? 498 00:51:57,910 --> 00:52:02,850 Seeing none all in favor of holding Bill 414 for eight weeks, please say aye. 499 00:52:03,350 --> 00:52:03,610 All right. 500 00:52:04,710 --> 00:52:05,850 Bill will be held. 501 00:52:06,290 --> 00:52:10,330 That moves us to land use and economic development committee chaired by Councilman Wilson. 502 00:52:10,570 --> 00:52:17,410 Different papers, Bill 2224, ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of ordinances, 503 00:52:17,590 --> 00:52:21,730 Title IX, zoning code, Article I, Introduction and Establishment, 504 00:52:21,730 --> 00:52:51,150 CHAPTER 902, Zoning Districts in General, at Section 902.01, Establishment of Zoning Districts by adding a new residential planned unit development district, at Subsection 902.01, D2A, to be identified as, thanks to Golden Horizons at Article 4, Planning Districts, CHAPTER 909, Planted Development Districts, Section 909.02, 505 00:52:51,150 --> 00:53:00,250 PUD planned unit development district by creating a new residential planned unit development district 506 00:53:00,250 --> 00:53:10,270 at Subsection 902.09.02-D7 to be identified as thanksfield Golden Horizons, including rules and regulations 507 00:53:10,270 --> 00:53:17,130 in by amending the city of Pittsburgh's zoning map by changing from residential multi-unit 508 00:53:17,130 --> 00:53:23,950 moderate density and residential single unit detached low density to banksville, golden horizons, 509 00:53:24,230 --> 00:53:30,530 property consisting of the present Marion Manor and in adjacent parcel of vacant commercial land 510 00:53:30,530 --> 00:53:34,840 by specific by Greenboro Lane, all located in the 20th Ward. 511 00:53:35,530 --> 00:53:37,630 What is in the hole for cable cars public hearing? 512 00:53:38,750 --> 00:53:38,990 Second. 513 00:53:40,990 --> 00:53:41,610 Discussion? 514 00:53:42,830 --> 00:53:51,830 Seeing none, all those in favour of holding Bill 2225, 2224, for cable cars public hearing. 515 00:53:55,210 --> 00:53:55,690 All those in favour. 516 00:53:57,390 --> 00:53:59,610 Bill will be held for public hearing. 517 00:54:00,530 --> 00:54:04,070 Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs Committee, Chair by Councilman Moosely. 518 00:54:04,490 --> 00:54:06,270 If we're at papers, Bill 606. 519 00:54:06,970 --> 00:54:11,950 Resolution requesting the approval of an intramunicable transfer of liquor license from the 520 00:54:11,950 --> 00:54:18,970 crossings landing club LLC to the applicant Silver Ashes Hospitality Group LLC. 521 00:54:19,370 --> 00:54:25,030 Located at 7208 Copeland Street, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania liquor code, 522 00:54:25,370 --> 00:54:27,350 statute 4-461. 523 00:54:27,350 --> 00:54:36,570 Motion to approve. Second. Discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of Bill. So six, please say aye. Aye. 524 00:54:37,010 --> 00:54:45,910 Aye. Affirmative recommendation. New papers Bill 804. Resolution amending resolution 37126 and 399, 525 00:54:46,110 --> 00:54:51,330 which authorize an amendment to the cooperation agreement or agreements with the city of Pittsburgh 526 00:54:51,330 --> 00:54:57,110 equipment, leasing authority for the purchase and leasing of vehicles, equipment, and accessories. 527 00:54:57,790 --> 00:54:59,950 Equipment, support and for structure and purpose. 528 00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:09,420 Professional Services in fiscal year 2026 by the increasing, by increasing the authorized amount, by 529 00:55:09,420 --> 00:55:22,080 59,180 dollars to purchase trailers for the Department of Public Works for a new not to exceed total of 26,348,449 dollars. 530 00:55:26,540 --> 00:55:31,360 Thank you, I know I believe we have a guest here today to give us some more insight 531 00:55:32,360 --> 00:55:34,200 on this particular piece of legislation. 532 00:55:40,300 --> 00:55:40,960 Good morning. 533 00:55:41,360 --> 00:55:41,580 Good morning. 534 00:55:41,720 --> 00:55:42,680 You can add it to yourself. 535 00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:46,640 My name is Bronwyn Tarnage and I am the Acting Fleet Manager. 536 00:55:47,340 --> 00:55:47,540 Thank you. 537 00:55:47,580 --> 00:55:49,980 I believe we have some questions from two of my colleagues. 538 00:55:50,260 --> 00:55:50,460 Okay. 539 00:55:52,060 --> 00:55:54,620 Let's start with the mentor if that's okay. 540 00:55:55,520 --> 00:55:57,680 I thank you for being here. 541 00:55:58,040 --> 00:56:02,100 I have some questions I guess we're buying trailers with this legislation. 542 00:56:02,620 --> 00:56:03,480 Is that right? 543 00:56:03,820 --> 00:56:04,060 Correct. 544 00:56:04,180 --> 00:56:08,620 So this is coming from the DPW Trust Fund and this is going to impact both parks and 545 00:56:08,620 --> 00:56:09,680 rack as well as streets. 546 00:56:10,720 --> 00:56:14,320 They need at least 12 trailers to operate effectively. 547 00:56:14,820 --> 00:56:17,200 It would allow them to move snow equipment. 548 00:56:17,480 --> 00:56:20,180 It would allow them to address 311 calls more efficiently. 549 00:56:20,180 --> 00:56:23,300 So that is the concept. 550 00:56:25,660 --> 00:56:27,640 So how are we buying 12 trailers with this? 551 00:56:27,840 --> 00:56:30,380 Is that right or we're getting ourselves up to 12 trailers? 552 00:56:30,780 --> 00:56:31,700 We're buying purchasing 12. 553 00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:36,260 Will these be able to be used for long-care equipment? 554 00:56:38,220 --> 00:56:42,420 So I have mostly the fourth division in my district. 555 00:56:44,080 --> 00:56:48,300 We've unfortunately been working out of the strip district for the last nine years. 556 00:56:48,300 --> 00:56:57,600 Any time we want to move equipment into the district, we have to move it by trailer and this has been a huge problem for us, not having trailers. 557 00:56:59,380 --> 00:57:04,100 My district is incredibly overgrown. It looks like a jungle there this year. 558 00:57:04,480 --> 00:57:10,340 And the large part of that is the trailer issue, borrowing trailers from environmental services and elsewhere. 559 00:57:10,340 --> 00:57:17,100 But, you know, we're also adding like an hour of time to every little job to move along 560 00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:19,220 the Lorraine or throwing the back of a pickup truck. 561 00:57:20,020 --> 00:57:22,340 So I'm thankful to see this happening. 562 00:57:23,060 --> 00:57:26,900 What are we doing to make sure that we don't end up in a situation where we're in dire need 563 00:57:26,900 --> 00:57:29,200 of something as simple as trailers again? 564 00:57:30,600 --> 00:57:33,900 Well, I think that kind of circles back to the conversations we've been having and just, you 565 00:57:33,900 --> 00:57:38,840 know, recognizing that our fleet is underfunded for so many years and we're currently trying 566 00:57:38,840 --> 00:57:40,600 and dig herself out of a hole. 567 00:57:41,180 --> 00:57:45,120 So, I mean, having these constant conversations and realizing that, you know, we need to find 568 00:57:45,120 --> 00:57:50,780 a long-term solution to this funding process, I think is probably what we need to continue 569 00:57:50,780 --> 00:57:56,420 to do in order to continuously replenish the fleet, so they're within their life cycle, 570 00:57:56,620 --> 00:57:59,540 and we can actually manage our projects effectively. 571 00:58:00,800 --> 00:58:03,440 How long should a trailer allow us this? 572 00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:07,300 Well, it depends on the size and the material of the trailer. 573 00:58:07,300 --> 00:58:10,600 of course, you know, we have a lot of salts and things of that nature, so those things 574 00:58:10,600 --> 00:58:13,440 do break down equipment faster than if we were in different areas. 575 00:58:14,400 --> 00:58:18,520 But overall, you know, I would say between six to seven years is probably the life span 576 00:58:18,520 --> 00:58:23,940 before you start to have a lot of repairs and considering we are very conscientious of 577 00:58:23,940 --> 00:58:24,340 our budget. 578 00:58:24,360 --> 00:58:27,780 At this time, you know, we constantly have to consider every repair. 579 00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:29,180 Is it really necessary? 580 00:58:29,500 --> 00:58:31,720 Is it really going to prolong the life of the trailer? 581 00:58:32,020 --> 00:58:34,500 Is it more sustainable to just purchase new? 582 00:58:34,500 --> 00:58:37,680 So that is all part of the process. 583 00:58:37,940 --> 00:58:39,340 How are we determining that? 584 00:58:40,300 --> 00:58:43,320 I mean, like I said, it really depends on the trailer itself. 585 00:58:43,780 --> 00:58:48,060 There is a standardized life cycle for vehicles and equipment that we look at. 586 00:58:48,180 --> 00:58:53,280 But really it comes down to the fact that since we are so underfunded we're just looking at need. 587 00:58:53,680 --> 00:58:55,800 This is something that we cannot live without. 588 00:58:55,940 --> 00:58:59,080 Obviously we spend the money to repair it and keep it in the fleet. 589 00:58:59,080 --> 00:59:07,540 However, with these new conversations, new funding, we're helping to avoid having to repair bad equipment and vehicles. 590 00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:10,540 So, I'm thankful that we're doing this today. 591 00:59:11,320 --> 00:59:17,620 And I believe this is the first time that I think you've read at the table before when I was virtual, so I didn't get an opportunity to say this. 592 00:59:17,940 --> 00:59:25,120 The thing that I just want to reiterate as much as I can is not just having, you know, grant street make those decisions, 593 00:59:25,120 --> 00:59:28,940 but actually going to the streets division and talking to the employees that are working 594 00:59:28,940 --> 00:59:34,580 there to find out what actually works for them and what doesn't, you know, a lot of the 595 00:59:34,580 --> 00:59:39,440 low guys on the total sort of speak, they've got an unbelievable amount of knowledge of, you 596 00:59:39,440 --> 00:59:44,060 know, this works, this doesn't work, we can't actually use this, the city bonus this and it just 597 00:59:44,060 --> 00:59:49,620 sits at the division because, you know, for it can't make the turn or it becomes more of a hassle 598 00:59:49,620 --> 00:59:54,860 and it's just easier to throw things in a pickup truck. And I just cannot reiterate enough 599 00:59:55,280 --> 00:59:59,960 that we need to be talking to our own employees that may not feel comfortable. 600 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:11,300 All right, giving their concerns and taking them through the director, but actually just talking to the folks in the divisions and making sure that, like, hey, does this make sense? 601 01:00:11,700 --> 01:00:18,200 Because these are the guys that are using the equipment, you know, not, not, you know, a bunch of abstinence suits here. 602 01:00:18,280 --> 01:00:22,640 You know, I'm making those determinations. So having those conversations are just so important. 603 01:00:24,280 --> 01:00:31,560 And I hope this is able to help out with some of the overgrowth and just the fill the 604 01:00:31,560 --> 01:00:33,700 condition that my district is in right now. 605 01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:38,640 I'm just saying you're perspective and my colleague and I who are running the fleet 606 01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:40,520 at this time totally agree with that. 607 01:00:40,720 --> 01:00:44,680 We have opened up dialogue, we've started a conversation with departments and we have great 608 01:00:44,680 --> 01:00:50,700 support with DPW, so we do very wholeheartedly take into consideration what is best for 609 01:00:50,700 --> 01:00:56,360 use our first. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you for the discussion. 610 01:00:56,800 --> 01:01:01,760 Oh, Councilman Cochol, I think it raised his hand and then Councilmember Warwick. Thank you, 611 01:01:01,820 --> 01:01:06,760 thank you, Madam Chair. First, I just want to say, Brownman, you're doing a great job. You stepped 612 01:01:06,760 --> 01:01:11,680 in at a really critical time when we're making all these purchases and you'll be back at this 613 01:01:11,680 --> 01:01:17,160 table probably with it in the next couple weeks with some really important purchases that we're 614 01:01:17,700 --> 01:01:27,200 So you and the team are doing a really good job and you have a lot on your hands right now but it's all good stuff. 615 01:01:27,560 --> 01:01:34,310 Once we get through and get our fleets situated I hope another year or two will be much better times. 616 01:01:35,140 --> 01:01:40,200 Yes, no thank you. I appreciate that we do have a lot of projects and it's an exciting time and fleet. 617 01:01:40,200 --> 01:01:43,920 You know, like the changes and things advanced, it's very, yeah. 618 01:01:43,940 --> 01:01:47,080 I can't remember the last time we were, I was at a man like, what are we going to buy? 619 01:01:47,900 --> 01:01:49,180 It's a good problem. 620 01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:50,260 Yeah, it is. 621 01:01:50,380 --> 01:01:51,640 And we need it, of course. 622 01:01:52,420 --> 01:01:57,120 So the only question I had about the trailers was, did we, are we replacing trailers? 623 01:01:57,380 --> 01:01:58,920 Did we not have them in public works? 624 01:01:58,940 --> 01:02:00,920 So we adding them or does this? 625 01:02:00,920 --> 01:02:04,220 So we had, I want to say we had about six unfortunately. 626 01:02:04,880 --> 01:02:05,520 We have a couple. 627 01:02:05,740 --> 01:02:09,020 We need a full of at least 12 and it's, you know, to your point 628 01:02:09,020 --> 01:02:12,480 when things break down considering we don't have funding to always repair it's nice 629 01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:16,400 to have spares and I'll just in case so we can't get things moving as quickly 630 01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:20,600 and efficiently as possible. So the concept would be to make sure that each division 631 01:02:20,600 --> 01:02:24,320 has the right amount of trailers and the right amount of spares and this would help 632 01:02:24,320 --> 01:02:27,800 with that. Yeah, good deal. Okay. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you. 633 01:02:27,940 --> 01:02:37,200 Thanks a number of work. Yeah, thank you. So yeah, just with regard to, you know, this long-term 634 01:02:37,200 --> 01:02:44,180 issue of funding for the fleet. So, you know, in 2026, so this, this 26 million, 300,000, that includes 635 01:02:44,180 --> 01:02:49,160 all the gifts for these, including all the funding sources that have been allocated to this 636 01:02:49,160 --> 01:02:55,140 co-op, correct? Yeah, for this year. So, you know, so that's 26 million for this year. And I always 637 01:02:55,140 --> 01:03:03,020 like to remind the public and our members that we put in 10 million of that, right? Like that 638 01:03:03,020 --> 01:03:12,200 council recognized in this at the end of last year. So, and when I say we, that means the tax 639 01:03:12,200 --> 01:03:20,680 payers, right? That means the residents of Pittsburgh. So, and these gifts are very welcome, 640 01:03:21,040 --> 01:03:26,940 right? So, obviously, Kudos to the administration for getting that money from our nonprofit 641 01:03:26,940 --> 01:03:33,160 partners, but I do just want to remind members, of course, that there is still, you know, 642 01:03:33,400 --> 01:03:39,480 it's on hold, but we do have a bill on the table for a fleet vehicle fund. Now the bill 643 01:03:40,220 --> 01:03:47,860 is a $20 million number on it. That is the number that we have been told over the years is what 644 01:03:47,860 --> 01:03:54,120 the city minimum should be investing to kind of keep our fleet long-term where it needs to be, 645 01:03:54,120 --> 01:03:56,060 so that we don't find ourselves, you know, 646 01:03:56,060 --> 01:03:58,000 this years and years and years of disinvestment 647 01:03:58,000 --> 01:04:00,340 and then finding ourselves, you know, 648 01:04:00,640 --> 01:04:02,040 as Councilman Charlottes said, 649 01:04:03,420 --> 01:04:04,700 without the equipment that we need 650 01:04:04,700 --> 01:04:06,920 and then having overgrown neighborhoods 651 01:04:06,920 --> 01:04:08,820 that are overgrown and us, 652 01:04:08,960 --> 01:04:11,400 our workers not being able to do the work, essentially. 653 01:04:11,780 --> 01:04:14,180 Whether that's CPW, whether that's public safety, 654 01:04:14,560 --> 01:04:17,280 whether that's, you know, whoever it is, 655 01:04:17,500 --> 01:04:19,160 right, we need vehicles for almost every, 656 01:04:19,160 --> 01:04:20,380 everything that we do at the city. 657 01:04:20,580 --> 01:04:22,740 So I just do one of the remind members 658 01:04:22,740 --> 01:04:26,940 that that is on the table. My understanding you know that we got to that 20 million dollars 659 01:04:26,940 --> 01:04:32,200 because that was always my understanding from the various experts who've come to this table 660 01:04:32,200 --> 01:04:38,040 that that is kind of the bare minimum that we should be spending every year and also to remind 661 01:04:38,040 --> 01:04:46,240 members that this the way that bill is written this fund could include gifts right like it 662 01:04:46,240 --> 01:04:52,160 doesn't have to just be taxpayer right it can be gifts that go in but just to make sure that 663 01:04:52,160 --> 01:04:59,940 the city of Pittsburgh in total every year is investing $20 million. And maybe that number is to even 664 01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:09,720 So that's the sort of bare minimum that we have been told we need to be investing. We understand we always 665 01:05:09,720 --> 01:05:16,340 have to tighten belts. So even if that number is a little lower, that really would allow us in a long 666 01:05:16,340 --> 01:05:22,240 term way and allow our equipment, leasing authority to plan ahead, years ahead, because they would 667 01:05:22,240 --> 01:05:31,260 know, regardless of administration, regardless of that every year they were going to get. You know, 668 01:05:31,260 --> 01:05:38,480 minimum of $X dollars, right? $20 million a year and to remind members that the way the bill is 669 01:05:38,480 --> 01:05:43,900 written is that if there were, is that we would vote on that allocation every year just like we 670 01:05:43,900 --> 01:05:51,420 vote on all of our trust fund allocations. And so if there were a given year that we were already 671 01:05:51,420 --> 01:05:55,560 flush or maybe we had money left over from the year before or something like that, we could vote 672 01:05:55,560 --> 01:06:01,120 that year to allocate less as needed. So I just just want to remind folks that that is on the table 673 01:06:01,260 --> 01:06:13,320 And that, you know, I am obviously very supportive of that, of that bill and happy to continue that conversation, especially now as we move into a bunch of season. 674 01:06:13,980 --> 01:06:14,540 Thank you. 675 01:06:14,540 --> 01:06:14,920 Thank you. 676 01:06:15,040 --> 01:06:15,460 Thank you for your work. 677 01:06:15,640 --> 01:06:16,240 I appreciate it. 678 01:06:16,480 --> 01:06:16,640 Thank you. 679 01:06:16,860 --> 01:06:17,460 Thank you. 680 01:06:17,700 --> 01:06:18,320 Councilman Wilson. 681 01:06:20,580 --> 01:06:21,080 Thank you, Chair. 682 01:06:24,280 --> 01:06:25,600 Welcome back to everyone. 683 01:06:25,900 --> 01:06:28,820 First time I spoke since I've been back from recess. 684 01:06:28,820 --> 01:06:36,600 I'm always happy to be reminded that the amount, that's on the table, to authorize, never 685 01:06:36,600 --> 01:06:43,780 correlate the amount of time that we speak for $59,000, I mean, how many trailers are 686 01:06:43,780 --> 01:06:44,500 we getting? 687 01:06:44,680 --> 01:06:45,520 We're getting 12. 688 01:06:47,160 --> 01:06:50,340 It seems like there'd be pretty cheap and flimsy for $59. 689 01:06:51,020 --> 01:06:51,140 Okay. 690 01:06:51,140 --> 01:06:54,140 No, it's not necessarily mean we actually, that's on average. 691 01:06:54,240 --> 01:06:55,140 I mean you're looking at. 692 01:06:55,940 --> 01:06:56,360 Yeah. 693 01:06:56,360 --> 01:07:03,940 a corner is more than 60 k so I actually have just recently done another purchase for trailers 694 01:07:03,940 --> 01:07:08,560 for Delme and they run anywhere between when we do the solicitation process between five and 695 01:07:08,560 --> 01:07:13,740 probably 12,000 just depending on the type of equipment that length of the trailer what we're 696 01:07:13,740 --> 01:07:19,080 hauling on it. The ones that the DPW is specifically picked out that would be most efficient for 697 01:07:19,080 --> 01:07:24,820 their operations landed at this estimated cost. Of course this will have to go through a solicitation 698 01:07:24,820 --> 01:07:28,580 process, but we asked them to do the due diligence and reach out to vendors who they feel 699 01:07:28,580 --> 01:07:33,200 like they would like to have bit on them and provide estimates. So that's like a nice round 700 01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:38,340 number for us to work with. And that's how we then move forward with, you know, later slightly 701 01:07:38,340 --> 01:07:42,180 in the funds over to the yielding. So you think they don't last? What's the warranty on it? 702 01:07:42,420 --> 01:07:46,900 Warranties, depending on the manufacturer, can run anywhere between three to six years. 703 01:07:48,100 --> 01:07:53,320 And I do think they will last probably as long as any other standard equipment. I mean, the biggest 704 01:07:53,320 --> 01:07:58,440 right now, like I said before, these are outside pieces of equipment. We're not housing them. 705 01:07:58,980 --> 01:08:04,620 We don't have any sort of washing or spray system at the moment. Everything is done by hand. 706 01:08:05,240 --> 01:08:09,480 So, I mean, it's just taking the time and making sure that the maintenance is done on them, 707 01:08:09,480 --> 01:08:12,540 they should last. Are these like the real light duty ones with the mesh on it? 708 01:08:12,900 --> 01:08:15,980 No, these are a little bit heavy duty because they're going to be moving like he said, like he said, 709 01:08:16,260 --> 01:08:20,120 that moers and whatnot. The ground master moers, which are very heavy. 710 01:08:20,660 --> 01:08:21,920 All right, thanks for your time. 711 01:08:21,920 --> 01:08:25,500 Thank you for their discussion. 712 01:08:28,230 --> 01:08:32,310 Seeing none all those in favor of Bill 804, please say aye. 713 01:08:32,850 --> 01:08:33,870 Aye. Aye. 714 01:08:33,870 --> 01:08:36,710 A firm in a recommendation. Thank you very much for joining us. 715 01:08:37,550 --> 01:08:41,110 That exhaust our today's extending committee agenda. 716 01:08:43,660 --> 01:08:45,660 We do have some meeting announcements. 717 01:08:46,640 --> 01:08:51,340 This afternoon at 130 PM, Councilful Hold, a cable cast public hearing on Bill 518, 718 01:08:51,340 --> 01:08:54,840 18, pertaining to the East Carson Neighborhood Improvement District. 719 01:08:55,480 --> 01:08:59,820 Speaker registration will close at 11.30 a.m. Wednesday morning. 720 01:09:00,680 --> 01:09:05,420 Next week, due to the Labor Day holiday, Council will meet Wednesday September 9th for the regular 721 01:09:05,420 --> 01:09:09,180 and standing committees meeting at 10 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. respectively. 722 01:09:09,940 --> 01:09:12,860 Speaker registration will close at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning for the regular meeting 723 01:09:12,860 --> 01:09:16,480 and 12.30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon for the standing committees meeting. 724 01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:20,660 To register to speak at these meetings, please fill out the sign-up form on the Council 725 01:09:20,660 --> 01:09:27,080 meeting webpage or contact the clerk's office at 412-255-213-8 by the applicable registration 726 01:09:27,080 --> 01:09:27,980 deadlines. 727 01:09:28,240 --> 01:09:29,460 It's or anything from members. 728 01:09:32,350 --> 01:09:36,910 Seeing none, I will take a motion to approve the minutes and adjourn the meeting. 729 01:09:37,210 --> 01:09:38,090 To move. 730 01:09:38,950 --> 01:09:39,410 All in favour? 731 01:09:39,930 --> 01:09:40,530 Aye. 732 01:09:40,850 --> 01:09:41,770 Meeting is adjourned.