2026-09-29 - City Council - Regular Meeting

00:09[music]

00:18Good morning and welcome to the regular

00:20meeting of city council on Tuesday,

00:21September 29th, 2026. Would the clerk

00:24please take the role?

00:25>> Mr. Charlotte

00:26>> here.

00:27>> Mr. Cogill,

00:28Ms. Gross,

00:30Mr. Mosley, Mrs. Salenro

00:33>> here,

00:34>> Mrs. Strawberger

00:35>> here,

00:36>> Mrs. Warwick

00:37>> here,

00:38>> Mr. Wilson,

00:40Mr. Lavel, chair, Mr. Lavell, President

00:43>> here.

00:43>> Five members present.

00:44>> Thank you. For those who are able,

00:46please rise for the pledge of

00:47allegiance, remain standing for a moment

00:48of silence.

00:52I pledge algiance to the flag

00:56of Americice

01:04[snorts]

01:04for all.

01:12>> Very much. Our next order business is to

01:14amend the agenda. Is there a motion to

01:16amend?

01:18>> Second.

01:18>> All in favor say I.

01:19>> I. I

01:20>> agenda has been amended. Our next order

01:21of business is proclamation. Councilman

01:23Charlotte

01:24>> folks week without or folks for a week

01:27without driving.

01:52All right.

01:55So, uh, let me read the proclamation

01:58first, then I'll talk a little bit here.

01:59So, whereas week without driving is a

02:02nationwide movement started by the

02:03disability rights disability rights

02:06Washington in 2021 to challenge leaders

02:08to better understand barriers

02:10non-drivers face in accessing their

02:12communities across the United States.

02:14Whereas the third local week without

02:17driving PGH initiative is co-hosted by

02:19Pittsburgers public transit access mob

02:22Pittsburgh bike PGH

02:25age friendly greater pens greater

02:27Pittsburgh and complete streets at the

02:29University of Pittsburgh with 45 plus

02:31organizational co-sponsors.

02:33And whereas going a week without driving

02:35is a great way to learn more about

02:37transportation connectivity and how we

02:40must improve access for our community

02:41members, especially with recent cuts to

02:43local transit access. And whereas in

02:462023, approximately 15% of Pittsburgh

02:49residents use public transportation to

02:51commute with a majority of residents

02:53still dependent on cars for their daily

02:55commute. And whereas the cost of owning

02:57a car continues to rise, nearly a third

02:59of people residing in the United States

03:01do not have a driver's license, making

03:03public transportation, microtransit, and

03:06active transportation options key to re

03:08relieving financial pressure. And

03:11whereas reliance on cars contributes

03:13heavily to transportation being the

03:15largest source of greenhouse gas

03:16emissions in the United States. And

03:18whereas the city of Pittsburgh has

03:20recognized mobility access as uh as

03:22necessary to keep Pittsburgh healthy and

03:25safe, promoting access to education and

03:27employment opportunities, medical

03:29services, shopping, recreation, and the

03:32ability to reach friends and family. And

03:34whereas week without driving initiative

03:36aims to inspire decision makers to

03:38address these mobility barriers and the

03:39gaps in our transformation system. And

03:42now, therefore, be it resolved, the

03:43council of the city of Pittsburgh hereby

03:45recognizes the week of Thursday, October

03:471st, 2026 through Wednesday, October

03:508th, 2026 as week without driving in the

03:53city of Pittsburgh. And be it further

03:55resolved that residents are encouraged

03:56to use public transit, walk, ride a

03:58bike, or carpole in their everyday

04:00transportation needs.

04:02>> May we have a motion to approve?

04:03>> So moved.

04:04>> Second. All

04:05>> in favor say I. I. I.

04:06>> Congratulations. [applause]

04:13So, just briefly, I'll I'll share a

04:15personal story. Um, earlier this year, I

04:18was without a car. I was trying to fix

04:19my car up for a little bit. Many of you

04:21might have noticed that the little car

04:23that I had, I no longer have anymore.

04:25Um, and going, you know, I had to go

04:28roughly a month without a car. It is, it

04:31is really hard. And especially with our

04:34jobs having to come and go as we do, we

04:36had to, we had to rearrange my schedule.

04:38And you know, it really does present

04:39challenges there. And I do think that

04:41it's important that we all understand

04:44just how difficult that can be. Um,

04:46getting through your your daily life,

04:48getting through the daily rigors of of

04:50things you need. I don't have, you know,

04:53kids that I have to worry about taking

04:54to child care or anything like that, but

04:56even with what I had to do, it was uh

05:00really challenging just to rely on the

05:0148. So, uh, thank you guys for for

05:04highlighting this, uh, important

05:06initiative and this important need in

05:08the city here. Um, does anyone want want

05:10to speak?

05:11>> Thank you.

05:15>> So, first of all, I'd like to thank you,

05:17Council Person Charland, and all of

05:18y'all on council for your support of

05:20Week Without Driving. It really makes it

05:22worth it of what we do. Week without

05:24driving is an opportunity to think about

05:26our mobility rights. Our right to have

05:29safe, accessible bikeways, busways, and

05:32uh walkways. Our right to accessible,

05:34affordable transit and dignified bus

05:37stops. Our right for us, our friends,

05:40our neighbors, our children to get

05:42around our city safely. Everyone,

05:45regardless of how they get around,

05:47deserves these rights. That's what Bike

05:49Pittsburgh, PPT, Access Mob, Age

05:51Friendly Pittsburgh, and Complete

05:52Streets at Pit. And all of our partners

05:54are advocating for every single day.

05:57That's mobility justice. It's about

05:59ensuring that everyone has equitable

06:01access to transportation options

06:03regardless of their ability, income, or

06:05where they live. It's stepping into the

06:07shoes of a person who has low vision and

06:10cannot drive. A student who can't afford

06:12the parking permit to park on campus. a

06:16person trying to make a small dis

06:17difference for the environment.

06:20This is the story for over 20% of people

06:22within the city of Pittsburgh and 30%

06:24within Alageney County. So, Week Without

06:27Driving is an opportunity to cultivate

06:29empathy for the people who rely on other

06:31modes of transportation every day. All

06:34of these modes require the thoughtful

06:36street design and infrastructure to be

06:38safe, welcoming, and accessible.

06:41This includes bus shelters, quality

06:42sidewalks, protected bike lanes,

06:43intersections for uh people, and more.

06:47Unfortunately, the neighborhoods where

06:48car ownership is the lowest is where the

06:50infrastructure that those people need is

06:52also the lowest.

06:54I commend you all on council for your

06:56recent recent progress, including vision

06:58zero, automatic red light enforcement,

07:01the partner pass, closing the sidewalk

07:03parking loophole, and so much more.

07:06Uh we do we hope that week without

07:09driving can shine a light on those

07:11disparities and show where investment is

07:13most needed. We're glad to see sustained

07:16interest for vision zero traffic calming

07:19etc and so much more. So thank you so

07:23much for highlighting this with a

07:24proclamation. And finally I hope to see

07:26each and every one of you at our race

07:28next week.

07:31[applause]

07:35Hi, good morning everyone. Um, my name

07:37is Cheryl. I'm the community organizing

07:40u manager for Pittsburgers for public

07:42transit. Um, we are one of the

07:43organizations that is a part of the week

07:45without driving. And I just wanted to

07:48say a few words. Um, as Jacob mentioned

07:50about the partner pass that the city um

07:53has been a part of along with uh PRT and

07:57we are really excited to um see that

08:00program be happening. That includes 750

08:05um downtown city of Pittsburgh

08:07government employees that are now

08:09eligible for free transit passes that

08:13people can now use to ride to work. Um

08:15but also to visit upcoming fall

08:17festivals, um discover new boutiques, go

08:21visit their friends. Um it's just so

08:23amazing to see um people now have access

08:26to um amazing new public transit

08:29opportunities and it's a great uh time

08:32to announce an update to that that we

08:34are thrilled to see 400 people already

08:36enrolled in the partner pass program. So

08:39that's 400 new people that are um

08:42already have a head start this week in

08:44the week without driving. So that's um

08:46amazing. That's incredible. That's uh

08:49half about half of people um already who

08:52are um already in the first month

08:54enrolled in this program. So that's

08:56really exciting for us to see um so that

08:59they are well prepared to the challenge.

09:00And I think that attests to the value of

09:03um the need for public transit and the

09:05investment uh by our city council in uh

09:08civic workforce. So we just want to say

09:11thank you all for investing in public

09:14transit in the workforce as well. Um and

09:16that we hope to see this investment grow

09:19um for years to come. And we also want

09:22to invite you all to join us in the week

09:25without driving of course. Um so we

09:27invite you to um get your own partner

09:29pass. Um, take the tea, take the bus,

09:32um, do the incline throughout your

09:33districts, um, and just get involved in

09:35the weeks without driving. Thank you.

09:38[applause]

09:42>> And I'll just say my name is Seth Bush,

09:44senior advocacy manager at Bike

09:45Pittsburgh. On behalf of Bike

09:47Pittsburgh, we thank you for your

09:48support. We hope to see everybody's

09:50participation in Week Without Driving,

09:51even if it's just for a day, even if

09:53it's just for an errand, take the

09:55pledge, week withoutdriving, pH.org.

09:57And then uh after the week, please, we

10:00are so grateful for your support of

10:01complete streets. We look forward to

10:03continued uh work even as budgets start

10:05to get tighter. That is a realm that

10:07needs to continue to be invested in for

10:09the safety and health and well-being of

10:11our communities. So, thank you.

10:13[applause]

10:18>> Oh, Councilman.

10:21>> Okay.

10:22>> Yeah. I just want to say just quickly,

10:23thank you all so much for being here and

10:26for all the work you do. I know it is a

10:27grind, right? Year in year out, like

10:29continuing to advocate for the same

10:32thing every year and you're doing a

10:34wonderful job. Um,

10:38you know, every person I think it's

10:39important too that in addition to the

10:41most needy among us, right, who are

10:43riding transit who don't have a vehicle,

10:44right? Every person on a bike, um, on

10:48the bus walking, that is one less person

10:50driving, right? That is one less person

10:52in traffic. that is one more parking

10:55space that's available to you for folks

10:57who who who do um choose to drive and um

11:01you know when we talk about growth at

11:03the city of Pittsburgh uh you know we

11:07are trying to attract pe right as as an

11:10as an affordable I'll put that in

11:11quotation mark but as an affordable city

11:13we are trying to attract people from

11:14Chicago the Bay Area the tri-state area

11:17right these these larger metropolitan

11:19areas um that are more expensive but the

11:22reality is is the folks coming from

11:24those places. And I know some a few of

11:26you are are some of those folks, right?

11:28Um

11:30they don't want to have to get in their

11:31car to to go a mile and a half, two

11:33miles, right? It's it's um it's not uh

11:37it it's it's not a a high quality of

11:40life, right? To have to sort of battle

11:42in traffic. Um and you know, the reality

11:44is the great cities have great transit.

11:46So, uh we we need our state partners to

11:50recognize this, right? We need dedicated

11:53transit funding. Um, and it'd be nice to

11:55have dedicated funding to complete

11:57streets. And we know at the federal

11:58level, right, that that is that is

12:00closing, right? There is lots of

12:02antagonism to to programs like this at

12:04the federal level. And so, even more so,

12:07our state partners need to rally

12:09together and um and figure out how to

12:12how to help us get this done as cities,

12:14right? Um, so at any rate, thank you all

12:16so much again for all your work.

12:20[applause]

12:23Tell

13:30Let me know if you hear anything. All

13:31right.

13:53And we have one will of council. Uh,

13:58Counciloman Schberger, do you want to

13:59rate it entirety or just the final

14:01clause?

14:02>> The final clause and then I'll make some

14:04remarks. Okay. Thank you.

14:09Council person Strawberger presents.

14:11Now, therefore, be it resolved that the

14:13council of the city of Pittsburgh does

14:15hereby express its strong support for

14:17Alageney County's paid parental leave

14:20proposal and calls for the Alageney

14:22County Council to pass the program. And

14:24be it further resolved that the council

14:26of the city of Pittsburgh does hereby

14:28call for the Pennsylvania General

14:31Assembly to implement a statewide paid

14:34parental program.

14:37>> May we have a motion to approve?

14:39>> So moved. Second

14:41>> with discussion. Councilwoman,

14:43>> thank you very much. I um I didn't want

14:45to read the whole thing, but I do

14:47encourage uh the general public to to

14:50read this in full because um this is a

14:55essentially a will of council in support

14:57of the proposal be now before Alageney

14:59County Council and it shows um

15:04uh strong support for their paid

15:06parental leave proposal and calls on

15:09them to vote for it. And it also I think

15:11importantly calls on the general the

15:13Pennsylvania general assembly to take

15:15action which is really the place where

15:17we can make measurable I mean obviously

15:19it should be a federal federal policy as

15:21well but I think at the state level

15:23multiple bills before state legislators

15:25to make paid parental leave a reality.

15:28Um there are so many reasons to support

15:31this. It feels like the very very least

15:33that we can do as a county and as um as

15:38a city supporting that. Um you know

15:41Alageney County has higher rates of

15:44infant mortality and pre-term birth and

15:46low birth weight than the whole

15:48Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. And um we

15:52know that it is um the case that

15:56low-wage workers and workers of color

15:58are less likely to have access to paid

16:00leave. So this is an equity per uh this

16:04is a has impacts on equity. Um, it's

16:08really important to allow for the health

16:10of new parents, the health of babies,

16:15and um, the health of our general public

16:17to be able to give time for not only

16:20rest and recovery, but bonding and to

16:24not have to introduce a newborn into a

16:27child care setting prior to um,

16:29vaccinations. Just so so, so many

16:32reasons. Honestly, we probably as a

16:35society should have at least a year like

16:37other countries have, but we're asking

16:39for um a shorter amount of time than

16:42that. And um I also just want to

16:45recognize that there were more than 1500

16:48people who came out and spoke um on the

16:51original proposal. Um I presume many of

16:54them were city uh residents and I really

16:57want to thank them and the organizations

16:59who have been sort of helping to educate

17:00and do the call to action. some of whom

17:03I think are here today um for to to

17:06ensure residents um and business owners

17:08and everyone impacted got the

17:10opportunity to weigh in on this. So I

17:12think um what the board of health has

17:15recommended to county council is u a

17:18really good start and would hope that

17:21county council passes um and that the

17:24state legislature really seriously take

17:25this up in um if not this session then

17:28the next session. So, I'll leave it for

17:31other colleagues to comment if they

17:32wish. Thank you.

17:33>> Thank you. Any further discussion?

17:36>> If none, all those in favor say I.

17:38>> I. I. I.

17:39>> Any opposed? The will of council has

17:41been approved. Thank you. Our next order

17:43of business is public comment. I would

17:44like to remind everyone that the rules

17:46of council state that comments are

17:47limited to mask of concern. Official

17:49action or deliberation which may be

17:51before city council profit.

17:54After you recall, please restate your

17:56name. Provide your neighborhood for the

17:57record. You'll be given three minutes to

17:59speak. Our first registered speaker is

18:01Nancy Bane.

18:10Is Nancy Bane with us?

18:13If not, our next register speaker is Dr.

18:16Ronald Lin Miller.

18:21I also do not see our next register

18:24speaker is Stormmy Morris.

18:35Hi, Pittsburgh City Council. Um, I would

18:38like to make a a comment about Mayor Ed

18:41Gayy. Um, I think someone is trying to

18:44bury his accomplishments. He set the

18:46groundwork for affordable housing. He

18:48brought the NFL draft to Pittsburgh,

18:50among other things. He has brought

18:52Pittsburgh into the new 21st century.

18:55And all he gets for his trouble is an

18:57indictment.

18:59The real issue is you have a colored

19:01mayor who had the nerve to help colored

19:03people among other pe among other people

19:07along the way. When Mayor Sophie Masloff

19:10allegedly dipped into the city's

19:11retirement fund to help Squirrel Hill

19:13and her people, no one said a word. When

19:16Mayor Beduto allegedly gave contracts to

19:18the guys fixing the steps out here, no

19:21one said a word. I think Pittsburgh City

19:23Council should invite Mayor Ed Gayy down

19:25here and give him a well-deserved

19:27proclamation.

19:29I was watching the news ca the news and

19:32a woman said she escaped from

19:34Afghanistan and now she's chasing her

19:37dream in Pittsburgh. That's your

19:39indictment right there. How can an

19:41immigrant come to Pittsburgh and get a

19:43house, a car, a convenience store, and a

19:46college education when the high school

19:49graduates from Homewood, the Hill

19:51District, Fox Chapel, North Side,

19:54Beachview, East Celebrity can't get the

19:56same amenities because they were born

19:58American. That's your indictment right

20:00there. Thank you.

20:06>> Thank you. Our next registered speaker

20:08is Aiden Halpern.

20:14>> Good morning. My name is Aiden Halpern

20:16and I live in Bloomfield. I am here

20:18today attending my first city council

20:20meeting ever to express my thanks to

20:23Council Member Strasburgger and the rest

20:25of you for adopting this paid parental

20:26leave resolution. It is long past time

20:29that workers in this city get the

20:31protections we need to sustain healthy

20:33families.

20:34Alageney Countyy's paid parental leave

20:36proposal, which was advanced by the

20:38board of health yesterday, would require

20:40that employers with 15 or more employees

20:43offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave

20:45within the first year after birth,

20:47adoption, foster placement, or still

20:48birth. If passed, this policy would

20:51ensure that thousands of families are

20:53able to nourish and be attentive to

20:55their newborns, while also giving

20:57parents the time to heal and recover

20:59from the physical and mental health

21:00toils of childirth. The black maternal

21:03health gap, the crises of infant

21:05mortality, pre-term birth, and low birth

21:08weight are issues that too often we

21:10speak about but do little to address.

21:13The county's proposed policy, while not

21:15a panacea, is an important step towards

21:18tackling this urgent public health

21:19crisis.

21:21Given that these issues are particularly

21:23stark within the city of Pittsburgh, I

21:25am heartened to hear that this council

21:26has chosen to put forward this will in

21:29strong support of the county's paid

21:30parental leave proposal. As a

21:3227-year-old resident of this city who is

21:35wondering whether I can afford to start

21:36a family here, this policy would make a

21:38big difference. Countywide paid parental

21:41leave will keep students and young

21:43people like me in this city, attract new

21:45families, and grow our city's economy.

21:48But we can't win it without support from

21:49our local elected officials. So, thank

21:51you, Council Member, Member

21:53Strasburgger, and the rest of council

21:54for co-sponsoring this resolution. And I

21:57hope all of you will join us at Alagena

22:00County Council on Tuesday, October 6 to

22:03support the passage of this critical

22:04proposal. Thank you.

22:08>> Thank you very much. Our next registered

22:11speaker is Mallerie Brangen.

22:17>> Hello. Uh I meant to be there online,

22:19but life has kept me indoors. Um, I am

22:23speaking uh in opposition uh to the

22:26closure of the Roots um service facility

22:29on East Ohio Street. I didn't really

22:32have time to prepare a statement, so

22:34it's going to maybe be a little weird,

22:35but um I'm just mostly talking about I

22:40do think that the closure was quite

22:41sudden, right? The need to end the lease

22:44at the My understanding is there was a

22:47petition from East Ohio Street

22:49businesses. They don't like that they're

22:53being like that they're seeing poor

22:56people wandering around outside uh on

22:59their streets. Uh and so they asked the

23:01mayor to get rid of that building. Um

23:04and so they ended the lease, but it

23:06seems like there was never any intention

23:10to get a new place. Now, I've heard

23:11words and said I've read that you guys

23:14are like, "Oh, we're going to get a new

23:16place." But there is going to be a

23:20gap in service and there is no as I

23:22understand it place where this place is

23:25going to reopen. I do have a problem

23:27with moving it at all. I don't think

23:29it's a good idea. Uh I have a problem

23:31with the kind of representation of voice

23:36in this issue where oh sorry my name is

23:39Mallerie Brangen and I lived in

23:41Lawrenceville. So I am uh not a

23:44constituent of Bobby Wilson. So, I

23:46understand that that may mean that my

23:48voice doesn't necessarily matter in

23:50this. I do patronize East Carson Street

23:52and I go to TransUniting. Uh, I drop

23:55things off. I pick things up. Um, and I

23:58do work and volunteering um involved

24:02with people who are experiencing housing

24:04insecurity. And I really like helping

24:07people like I want our city to invest so

24:11many more resources in this. So, here's

24:13the scattered part. In the time that I

24:15have been in Pittsburgh about five years

24:17now, a little over five years, this city

24:20council has done a lot to hurt people

24:24who are dealing with housing insecurity.

24:26It's a big issue like inequality in

24:28general, the rising cost of housing. I

24:31know that you and I typically have

24:34different ideas about how to fix that. I

24:37think that people need a lot of

24:38resources when they're dealing with that

24:40and that people can be helped. by this

24:43situation here, closing roots.

24:46That might kill some people like that.

24:48That is what happened with the NFL

24:50draft, right? When we displaced people

24:52over and over again, when we spit sweeps

24:54over and over again. I believe it was

24:56something like about 35 people died. Uh

24:59probably a few more, but you know, how

25:01can you say if somebody's not like, you

25:04know, not in a system, they kind of

25:05fallen through the cracks.

25:07I I think that this looks to me like a

25:10kind of a callous like thoughtless bad

25:14policy uh because there was no plan in

25:17place. It was simply closed and it looks

25:20particularly bad that just a few

25:26>> Thank you very much. Our next register

25:28[applause] speaker is Ebony Flowers.

25:33>> Is Ebony Flowers with us?

25:35>> Yeah, I didn't hear you first time.

25:36Thank you.

25:39Good morning. My name is Ebony Flowers.

25:42I am a policy analyst with New Voices

25:44for Reproductive Justice. I am here

25:46today representing um New Voices and the

25:48broader nonprofit and advocacy community

25:51that has worked together to advance paid

25:53parental leave in Alageney County. I

25:56want to begin by thanking Council Member

25:58Strasburgger and every member of city

26:00council um for bringing forward today's

26:02will of council and publicly supporting

26:04paid parental leave. This support comes

26:07at an important moment. Yesterday, uh,

26:10the Alageney County Board of Health

26:12unanimously approved the revised paid

26:14parental leave proposal. The next step

26:16is county council. Your action today

26:19sends a clear message that the city of

26:21Pittsburgh stands with working families

26:23and expects this policy to continue to

26:26move forward.

26:27We see paid parental leave as a

26:29reproductive justice issue, as a black

26:32maternal health issue, and an economic

26:34justice issue. The city's own gender

26:37equality equity, excuse me, um

26:40commission reported in 2019 that

26:42Pittsburgh ranked among the worst 3% of

26:45comparable US cities for black maternal

26:48um mortality. put plain plainly very

26:51plainly um black women in nearly every

26:54comparable city had better um maternal

26:57health outcomes than black women here in

26:59Pittsburgh.

27:00The same report found that black women

27:02in Pittsburgh were beginning prenatal

27:04care earlier than black women in most

27:06comparable cities. That tells us these

27:09outcomes cannot simply be blamed on

27:11individual choices or whether black

27:13women are seeking care. We have to

27:16confront the structural and economic

27:18conditions that make pregnancy and

27:20postpartum period more dangerous for

27:21black women. Paid parental leave will

27:24not be so not solve every part of black

27:27maternal health crisis, but it removes a

27:29serious barrier. It gives parents time

27:31to recover from childirth, attend

27:33follow-up appointments, and care for a

27:35new child and respond when complications

27:38arise. Unpaid leave is not meaningful

27:41leave um for parents who cannot afford

27:43to miss a paycheck. Um PTO and

27:46short-term disability are not adequate

27:48substitutes for a clear paid leave

27:50standard. I just want to say thank you

27:52again um for using your voices today in

27:54your offices to help move um this

27:57forward. We now urge Alageney County

27:59Council to follow your lead, pass paid

28:01parental leave, and send it to the

28:03county executive for her signature.

28:05Thank you.

28:06>> Thank you. [applause]

28:08Our next speaker is Lindsay Sichler.

28:21Hello. Uh my name is Lindseay Sickler.

28:23Uh pronouns they them. I'm the executive

28:26director of Proud Haven. Uh one half of

28:29uh the group that powers the community

28:32continuum with TransUniting.

28:34Uh and Dana Stanley. Uh, I'm here to

28:37oppose the closing of roots. Uh, there

28:40are multiple reasons for this, but I'll

28:42be quick. Um,

28:47[sighs]

28:48the the messages that are being sent out

28:51right now are that the lease is gone.

28:54That's only a halftruth.

28:56Yes, the lease is gone, but only because

28:58the city refuses to continue to pay it.

29:01Uh, how do I know this? Because our

29:04landlords are the same. and I asked him

29:06directly, uh, he said to me, and I

29:09quote, "I would give them a 5-year lease

29:11tomorrow if they signed the paperwork."

29:13He has no problems with roots being

29:15exactly where it is. Um, I feel that

29:17this has been very misrepresented in the

29:19media. Um, as somebody that's worked in

29:22nonprofit for over 30 years, when I

29:24initially heard of the closing, I just

29:26assumed it was funding. Uh, it's not

29:28that either. Um, I think it's been I

29:31think it's very disingenuous. I think

29:33it's unkind. I think it is um aborant

29:37that we're not talking to the entire

29:40community. Um when we have people in

29:43need um I know that that's uncomfortable

29:46to see poverty, to see discomfort. Um

29:50but imagine living it. Um, we have on

29:54East Ohio Street created this

29:58continuum, if [snorts] you will, of

30:01services um that we rely on one another.

30:04The community continuum has both a

30:06pantry and a closet and we have a center

30:10um and we work in tandem with roots.

30:13Even though our pro our programs are are

30:17focused to TLGBQIA

30:19youth and young adults, our pantry is

30:22open to anybody with a mouth. Okay? And

30:25our closet is open to anybody with a

30:27back. And when I was speaking to the

30:29folks at Run Roots, initially they had

30:31brought in clothing uh in their little

30:34space because the people that they

30:35served need it. So when we opened our

30:38closet, because initially we were in one

30:40building and we realized that was not

30:42enough. um we expanded. So they send

30:46their clients to our closet and our

30:48pantry and we send our folks who need

30:50additional help because we are underst

30:52staffed and do not have enough funding

30:55uh to get support for the folks that we

30:58work with. Closing roots is a bad idea.

31:01Closing roots the way it's been

31:02presented is a falsehood all the way

31:05around. There is no the landlord is not

31:09I repeat not against having roots there.

31:13It is the city that pulled the funding.

31:17[applause]

31:18>> Thank you.

31:22Our last registered speaker is Chief

31:24Ikahana Hal Malina

31:27who I do not see with us. I'll go back

31:30to see if Nancy Bane is here.

31:34If not, then we have exhausted our list

31:36of registered speakers. If there's

31:37someone in chambers wishing to speak,

31:39please come forward at this time.

31:41Provide your name and neighborhood for

31:43the record.

31:45>> Good morning.

31:47Carino Jolo, Panther Hollow. I would

31:50like to make four points. One, in a

31:53previous testimony now on the website

31:55pantherhollowplayground.com,

31:57I said, quote, "Shame that is mass

32:00denied or ignored, will continue to

32:02grow." End of quote. For example,

32:05change.org, the world's largest petition

32:07platform. Somehow heard about the

32:09illegal Oakland do-it-yourself skate

32:11park in our small community, and offered

32:14assistance to end this injustice. Mayor

32:17Cory O' Conor has chosen to take no

32:19action. If that continues, we will move

32:22forward to take this issue on a

32:24nationwide and global platform. Two, in

32:28another testimony, I mentioned the story

32:30of a young skateboarder, a former drug

32:32addict who understood that this issue is

32:34an injustice against our community and

32:36has decided not to return. Other

32:39skateboarders have also made that same

32:41decision. In addition, others have asked

32:44the question, quote, "Why hasn't the

32:46mayor shut down the skate park?" End of

32:48quote.

32:49Perception is one's functional reality.

32:52The mayor is perceived as protecting the

32:55wrongdoings of others with his inaction.

32:58Three, in a response I received from my

33:01right to know request, a council member

33:04who never has spoken to me about this

33:06issue said this in an email to a staff

33:09member. Quote, "When Carino tried to

33:12organize on the topic last year,

33:14threatening to sue the city, etc., It

33:17backfired because the do-it-yourself

33:20group and their supporters turned out in

33:22droves for a two-hour public comment

33:25paper before period before council one

33:28meeting whereas Carino only had one to

33:31two supporters

33:33to that council member I will paraphrase

33:37Mahatma Mandi quote even if you are a

33:41majority of three the truth is the truth

33:46>> yes

33:46>> and End of quote. We will continue to

33:49pursue the truth. For in a previous

33:52testimony, I said to respect the dignity

33:56of another requires first a respect for

33:59one's own dignity. When council members

34:02Barbara Warick and Bob Triland scroll on

34:05their phones while the public comes here

34:08to speak, they are re respecting neither

34:12their own personal dignity nor the

34:16dignity of another who stands before

34:18this podium.

34:21A message to council members.

34:24Awaken your dignity

34:26and ban the use of cell phones during

34:29public comments. Yes.

34:32>> And mayor, a message to Mayor Cory O'

34:35Conor.

34:36>> Yes.

34:37>> Awaken your dignity.

34:39>> And shut down the illegal Oakland

34:42do-ityourself skate park.

34:44>> Yes,

34:44>> it is so. And so it is.

34:48[applause]

34:49>> Thank you. Next speaker, please.

34:55>> Hi. Um, I'm Kit Knight. I was here back

34:58in June of 2025

35:01um for the ordinance to downcriminalize

35:03sex work. I'm here again um to say I am

35:08vehemently against uh the closing of

35:11roots. I feel that um well for one I'm

35:15from I live currently in Swiss veil but

35:17I uh work on East Ohio Street with the

35:21community center with Transuniting. Um I

35:24am the president of Swoon Alliance which

35:26is uh sex workers owning our narrative

35:28and we always send we are sending people

35:31through community center to roots and

35:35this is absolutely horrid. Um y'all are

35:38talking about how cute it is that y'all

35:40are doing like bus a week thing for a

35:43week ride for a week sure but how are

35:46people supposed to afford these these

35:48things? the houses community. Everyone

35:51here sitting here is one bankruptcy away

35:54from being at roots. If there is no uh

35:59program here to a safety net to help

36:02people that are homeless,

36:05>> uh we're all honestly. And

36:08pardon my language, but I'm saying it.

36:10Um, I watched a couple across the street

36:13at the restaurants that people complain

36:15about about seeing the um undesirabs

36:19across the street. I saw a couple stand

36:21outside and watch a man, okay, a

36:24homeless man who was sweating profusely,

36:27who was obviously not okay. And I

36:30checked on that man and I asked him, I

36:31said, "Are you okay?" He could barely

36:33speak to me. And he said he had a burst

36:35sciatica nerve or something and he could

36:38not move. And honestly, what piqued my

36:40interest was I was inside the community

36:42closet and I saw these people spectating

36:45then. And it is absolutely horrific that

36:49this man almost died because these

36:53people are afraid of homeless people

36:56when those people also are literally in

36:59Trump's economy today. You are not

37:02promised a house, especially here in

37:04Pittsburgh. if you're from Pittsburgh

37:06and we talk I mean sorry Barbarwick

37:08would you mention that we're here for uh

37:10attracting people from LA and the Bay

37:12Area and talking about having people

37:14here but what about the people that live

37:17here? What about the people from here? I

37:19met this woman in the community closet

37:21who had a home, who had a family and

37:24lost it all from one paycheck. That's

37:26all it takes is one paycheck.

37:28You could lose your position today and

37:30what are you going to do? Where are your

37:32resources? What if your family doesn't

37:34care about you? What if they see you as

37:36disgusting because you are homeless now?

37:41This is absolutely disgusting. Do better

37:44because honestly, y'all are just as bad

37:46as Baltimore at this point. Y'all need

37:48to really do better. So, stop, you know,

37:50clapping for yourselves and patting

37:52yourselves on the back because you did a

37:54bike week. Do better. Stop with

37:56the homeless and absolutely do do what

37:59you need to do. [applause]

38:06NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

38:13My name is Unique Brown and I am

38:16homeless

38:19because of what she said. But it's not

38:22just because I lost that. I was in

38:24domestic violence. So who I had to

38:27leave. I couldn't take me and my four

38:30children with my one check and y'all

38:33supposed to have shelters that help. So,

38:36yes, like y'all need to do better

38:38really.

38:40But, um, good morning children.

38:44All right, class. We're going to pick

38:46the lesson right back up where we

38:48started off since one of the members are

38:51here. I guess the other one might be on

38:53video or whatever, but um since some of

38:56the children were absent as usual.

39:00Now that this historic investigation has

39:03blown the roof off the building, let's

39:06talk about what comes next.

39:09Some of you spent years walking around

39:12like you were untouchable, like you were

39:14the chosen ones, the favorites, the

39:18special invite only.

39:21members of whatever cult y'all are in.

39:26But now that the curtains are pulled

39:29back, guess what? You weren't the stars.

39:32You were the props. You weren't the

39:35leaders. You weren't the background

39:37noise. You weren't the insiders. You

39:40were the decoration they used to make

39:43everything look balanced and believable.

39:47But now I'll add my own little piece of

39:50history.

39:52Yes, the homework. You all were sons.

39:55That wasn't just the little cute

39:56assignments that I've been giving you.

39:59That's your first chapter in

40:02understanding what accountability feels

40:04like.

40:06I know you didn't think I knew how to

40:08stop on the first floor and file some

40:10paperwork, but surprise, I did.

40:13One of y'all could have told me that's

40:15where accountability starts on my own.

40:18But now y'all could stand up there with

40:20me and tell the judge why y'all felt I

40:24didn't need any type of help from y'all.

40:27Because sorry. I mean, I appreciate you

40:30telling me county council, but that was

40:32a flop. That sent me through more

40:34trauma. So

40:36now you get to sit in the front row seat

40:39while I actually teach you a brand new

40:41lesson. Accountability doesn't need

40:44permission. I don't have to wait. It

40:47just needs receipts.

40:50And I have maths.

40:52The lesson isn't over. It's just getting

40:55good. But for now, class dismissed.

40:59[applause]

41:01>> Next speaker, please.

41:07>> My name is Lynn Gloru. I've lived in

41:10East Alagany on the north side for 34

41:13years. I I called and registered

41:15yesterday and left a message for

41:16Kimberly, but I guess I didn't didn't

41:18get on the list somehow. Anyway, I I am

41:21absolutely against the closing of Roots.

41:24We have a lot of homeless people in our

41:26neighborhood. We've we've had a lot of

41:28homeless people in our neighborhood

41:29since I moved there in 34. I think it's

41:32might be a little more severe right now

41:35with all the financial problems so many

41:37people have. I when I moved to East

41:40Alagany, I noticed that the I noticed

41:43more than the homeless people, I noticed

41:45there was litter everywhere. So, I

41:46started picking up litter in uh on my

41:49street and and actually on East Ohio

41:52Street. Uh the businesses were were

41:55sometime some people told me that they

41:57were glad I was picking up the l litter,

41:59but they never really there there were

42:01none none that started picking up their

42:03litter except Bernie's photo. And that's

42:05the people who rent to Roots and who

42:08have told Roots that they would give

42:09them a 10-year lease if they wanted one

42:12because they've been good about keeping

42:14things calm and keeping and paying their

42:17rent and being being good neighbors.

42:21Um, I just Roots. We need an

42:24organization like Roots in our

42:26neighborhood. Things like this happen. I

42:28was picking up litter in uh the park

42:30across the street from East Ohio Street

42:33close to the basketball court that our

42:35our mayor Gayy put in there for the poor

42:39kids that so they wouldn't have to walk

42:41across the street to get to a basketball

42:43court.

42:45And there a tent appeared there. It was

42:47a a c a couple that had become homeless.

42:50and the they went to the county for help

42:52and the county gave them a tent and told

42:54them to pitch their tent in the park. We

42:56had that a couple years before that on

42:58Stockton Avenue and one guy whose wife

43:00died and he could no longer afford his

43:02rent. He pitched a county tent on

43:06Stockton Avenue and before we knew it,

43:08we had 25 tents on in that area and

43:12finally it got so dangerous that the

43:14city um brought their loader trucks and

43:17and uh took away all the tents. We we I

43:21went to Roots about these two people

43:23that had had no place to stay except in

43:26a county tent in the city park, Alageney

43:28Commons Park. And Roots went over and

43:31talked to the people and within three

43:33days there was no mess, none no mess

43:36left behind. I like how Roots cleans up

43:39their axe

43:41because a neighborhood is not a good

43:43neighborhood with all that all that

43:45litter everywhere and people these guys

43:47didn't have uh they didn't were on drugs

43:50or anything. They just lost their

43:51apartment. That's all.

43:54We we really need roots. They they help

43:56the people that we've had for for years

43:58and years and years. We're probably

44:00always going to have people who need

44:01need help even more with the way things

44:04are in the national government right

44:05now. So I I am against roots moving.

44:10>> Thank you. [applause]

44:15>> Next speaker please.

44:21>> Good morning. I want to thank you all

44:23for this time to speak. Uh my name is

44:25Martha Schaefer. Uh I live in Highland

44:28Park, but I go to church uh on Sanduski

44:32Street Community House Church with Lynn.

44:36And I'm also here to talk about Roots.

44:39Um they're a good organization.

44:44Since I go to church, I can't separate

44:47my faith from this issue. So I'm going

44:50to give you a one minute sermon.

44:53Jesus was talking to his disciples

44:56and he said, "The poor will always be

44:59with us." When I was 10 years old and

45:02heard that the first time, I was

45:03astonished at that. I didn't hear the

45:06rest of the scripture because I was

45:08stuck on that. I thought, "How did Jesus

45:10know that? That the poor was always

45:13going to be with us."

45:15As I've gotten older,

45:18I've still reflect on that statement

45:21because I think it is a test for us to

45:27develop compassion.

45:31Life isn't fair and Jesus knew that.

45:36So, it comes down to who are we? Who are

45:39we going to be as a nation, as a state,

45:43as a city? Um, I've met with the Roots

45:46people. I had dinner with them.

45:49They really care about the neighborhood.

45:52Um, I drive through there every week on

45:56my journey to church. And I've gotten to

46:00know the homeless people. I know them

46:02because I keep food in my car. Because

46:06as a Christian, I didn't feel it was

46:08right to drive past and not see somebody

46:12in their distress.

46:14And this is a small way to help.

46:18I carry blankets in my car. I carry

46:20socks in my car in the fall. The first

46:24year I did it in the winter and I

46:26learned that they don't need them by

46:28winter because they are going to

46:30shelters. But in the fall, they're still

46:32outside and they need a blanket. They

46:35need socks. Um, I talk to them. I know

46:38their names. They're a community just

46:41like us.

46:43They have dreams.

46:46Um, Ray and Melissa are a couple. They

46:49have a dog and they're hoping to get

46:51into housing. Um, they said it's their

46:54turn. Um,

46:57[sighs and gasps]

46:58you have to get to know them and then

47:00they're neighbors and not a problem. And

47:03we have to challenge ourselves. Where is

47:06our compassion? Um, this group wasn't

47:10there because there were no homeless.

47:12They didn't attract the homeless. You

47:15couldn't put roots in the North Hills

47:17and make it work.

47:19So, I I hope that you will consider

47:22this. Thank you. [applause]

47:34Hi, my name is Nathan Salamaka. I live

47:36in East Alagany. Um, I am the mission

47:39and community engagement coordinator for

47:41Beloved Community Presbyterian Church

47:42and I'm here to talk about the closure

47:45of the drop in site at for roots. Um,

47:48I've gotten to know the north side quite

47:51well over the past couple years and my

47:53roots actually go back over a hundred

47:54years to sell. I've been living in the

47:56north side. Um, and the north side is

48:00everything all at once. It is people

48:03making six plus figures right next to

48:07their unhoused neighbors. And I like it

48:09that way. It lets me grow as a person.

48:13And Roots has been a support not only

48:16for the church that I work for and

48:18serving our community and loving our

48:19neighbors more each and every day, but

48:22being a physical site for community, for

48:26our neighbors to gather and form

48:28relationships.

48:29So, I know this guy, his name is Kyle.

48:33He's been sleeping outside for about two

48:34years now. Um,

48:37and he's had addiction issues. He's had

48:40he doesn't trust shelters because he's

48:42had bad experiences in them. And through

48:46working with Roots at this physical drop

48:48in site, not just through services

48:50provided, but through relationship

48:52building and a place that he knows he

48:54can go get coffee every day, we've been

48:56able to get him connected with addiction

48:58counseling and working with a counselor

49:01to get into housing this winter. And

49:03that's a huge deal. And I'm just

49:06saddened that even if this service

49:10continues asynchronously on the streets,

49:13we're missing that community pillar,

49:16that place where people not only know

49:18that they can get what they need, but be

49:21seen as a person, be seen by their

49:25neighbors, by people across the network

49:28of care that we formed on the north

49:30side. And Roots is a vital part of that.

49:34And so I just wanted to talk about, you

49:37know, why they are so important to our

49:39community. And thank you for your time.

49:42>> Thank you. [applause]

49:45>> Next speaker.

49:52>> Good morning. My name is Javon E. Brown.

49:54I live at 715 Mercer Street. That's the

49:58highrise up at the top of Beford.

50:02When I came to speak today

50:07is that

50:09Mr. our president, Mr. Devel, you were

50:12not here last week, but I am requesting

50:15that you let your Mr. would write a

50:20letter to county council telling them

50:23that you told me to come to Saudi

50:27County Council about the bus. When I

50:31went and said that we needed a bus for

50:35the C citizens at Kay to go straight

50:38down the bottom of the hill to the

50:40hospital.

50:41You told me to go and I spoke. It was

50:44Dwit Watson who is our county

50:47councilman. When I got finished

50:49speaking, you had the president

50:52say, "We have a citizen that came with a

50:55problem, a concern. Now, what should we

50:58do individually?"

51:00Write or collectively I write and we all

51:04sign for the bus for a bus. Then he

51:08said, "Wait a minute, Dit. That's your

51:10area. Will you write?" HE SAID, "NAH,

51:14CAN'T NOBODY come down and tell me what

51:18they need. I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET.

51:20THEY DO NOT need a bus. They need

51:22security." Well, we don't have the bus

51:24and our security is not too good. We

51:27have and and I believe it was the year

51:29of 2018 that I went to county council. I

51:33think that's the year you told me to go.

51:36I just want a letter from you telling me

51:39that I you told me to go so I can take

51:41it to county council because I'm asking

51:44that they write a letter to you that he

51:48did not and he came to my building and

51:50swore at me and said I put you as the

51:53county council. All I'm asking them is

51:55what date and what time and who did no

51:58one did. I want that. I am an activist.

52:02I've been coming for 20 over 20

52:04something years. I come to speak THE

52:07TRUTH. I'M FIGHTING FOR our lives. I'm

52:09not coming down here to lie. He

52:11slandered me. And then when all the

52:14county council got finished, I was the

52:16last one to speak. They all walked out.

52:18I'm I'm got my head down sitting getting

52:22my papers and all of a sudden I heard

52:24somebody here ran back in and he's

52:26screaming at me at the top of his lungs

52:28what he's going to do to me. I just

52:30said, "We'll see." But I'm telling you,

52:32I'm afraid to go over there. And I'm

52:34telling you why. I went to the sergeant

52:37[clears throat]

52:38of arm, which is our sheriff. There's a

52:41big tall white one. I said to him, "Hey,

52:43sir, did you see the way he did me? And

52:46I'm afraid of him. If you see him attack

52:49me like that again, take him down and

52:52I'll have that to go to court with. I'VE

52:55BEEN ASKING FOR HELP. I'm being

52:58threatened."

52:59>> Thank you. Next speaker, please.

53:03>> Good morning, Special Agent Sunshine.

53:06Thank you, Lord,

53:09for the favor of God on my life. I was

53:13born with a house. It was stolen.

53:16Imagine that. I'm being forced to be

53:18homeless. I was born with the favor of

53:20God on my life. I'm a trust fund baby.

53:23Somebody's getting my trust fund money.

53:26They know about it. Maybe them.

53:29Really?

53:31Somebody left me a house that died. So,

53:33no, not only do I have one house, I have

53:35two. But I sleep on the ground in a

53:40sleeping bag with pillows. Praise God.

53:43I've slept in the snow and the rain.

53:45Yes, I have. YOUR TURN.

53:48GET ready

53:50cuz everything you have stolen from me

53:53and anybody else that has the favor of

53:56God on their life will be returned to us

53:59in Jesus name.

54:02Proverbs

54:0429:16

54:06says if a ruler listens to lies all of

54:11his officials become wicked.

54:14And that's what's happening here in this

54:17city, in this state. Everybody that has

54:20believed the lie of me having the power

54:24of attorney, somebody taking care of me,

54:27who if his name ain't Jesus,

54:31he's a liar and he will be exposed as

54:34such in Jesus name. The title of my

54:37message talks about understanding God's

54:40promises. If you don't know what his

54:42promises are, do the work. Cuz if you

54:45don't stand on them, he won't fulfill

54:47them. He's faithful though in every last

54:50one. He keeps all of them. Every trial

54:54carries the potential for the Lord to

54:55teach us something new. And what he has

54:58taught me, as I said and stood here and

55:01proclaimed last time I was here, I

55:03forgave all of y'all.

55:06But you're still trying to take me out.

55:08You're still amending the agenda. Lavel,

55:11you need more time to take ME OUT.

55:14DO IT ON CAMERA. WHY YOU WON'T DO IT?

55:17YOU CAN'T KILL SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY

55:20BEEN HERE. I WAS CHOSEN TO COME AND FACE

55:22YOU AND EVERY DEMONIC SPIRIT IN THIS

55:26PLACE and let you KNOW YOU WILL NEVER

55:29HAVE MORE POWER THAN ALMIGHTY GOD WHO

55:31ROSE WITH ALL POWER in the third day.

55:33Yes, he did. And he sent me here to tell

55:35you, keep playing with him. Lightning is

55:37real. Who's the next one going to get

55:39hit by it? Everybody don't get hit the

55:42same.

55:43No, they do not.

55:49Proverbs 10:16 says, "The wages of the

55:52righteous bring them life, but the

55:55income of the wicked brings them

55:57punishment. All the money you receive in

55:59HERE IS STOLEN.

56:01THE CITY IS IN DEFICIT. HUNDREDS OF

56:03MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THEY'RE STOLEN.

56:07Thank you, Lord, for loving me

56:10unconditionally. Thank you.

56:11>> In Jesus name I pray. [applause]

56:14>> Next speaker please.

56:18>> Good morning city council. My name is

56:20Carl Shaye. I am a resident of Lincoln

56:23Place and I work at Beloved Community

56:25Presbyterian Church on Parkhurst as

56:28their faith uh formation director. Um

56:31the north side has had a long history

56:33with my family. My mom worked at CCAC

56:36for 15 years. I served for two summers

56:40at both the Pitts Project and Light of

56:42Life. Um, so I have a very long history.

56:46I've seen that neighborhood, that entire

56:50set of neighborhoods transform multiple

56:52times over the years.

56:55And I remember when I served at Light of

56:58Life that they bought the school

57:00building over by CCAC

57:03and they had so much trouble fighting to

57:07open it because their building on North

57:10Avenue was falling apart and the

57:12neighbors right next door to that

57:13building fought so hard to not have a

57:17homeless shelter there.

57:19This neighborhood has had so many issues

57:21with people being loud about not wanting

57:25the homeless in sight and that is a

57:28disgrace.

57:30And I will appeal to my Presbyterian

57:34background and the Pittsburgh background

57:36here and I just ask a question that Mr.

57:40Rogers would ask. Are we being

57:42neighbors? Are we being neighbors to the

57:45people on the north side by taking roots

57:48off of the north side? Thank you.

57:51[applause]

57:52>> Thank you.

57:54Next speaker, please. [applause]

58:05Good morning, Mr. President and members

58:08of Pittsburgh City Council. My name is

58:10Rafi Brookens. I reside in Highland Park

58:11and my business is located in East

58:14Liberty. And today I want to present a

58:16vision that begins with a very simple

58:18question. What could Pittsburgh build if

58:20we brought together philanthropy,

58:22government, entrepreneurship,

58:24technology, and community development as

58:26founding partners? This is precisely

58:28what we intend to do. This the proposed

58:30project collaboration begins with a $200

58:33million catalytic investment and an

58:35initial ownership structure designed to

58:38give both philanthropic and civic

58:40partners the opportunity to participate

58:42in the economic value created through

58:44this project. Welcome to Project

58:46Prosper. Building a perpetual economic

58:48engine for the city of Pittsburgh. A

58:50revolutionary public philanthropic

58:53entrepreneurial collaboration. Project

58:55Prosper is propo is a proposed hybrid

58:57nonprofit for-profit benefit corporation

59:00designed to create a new model of

59:02community and economic development in

59:04Pittsburgh. Project Prosper operates

59:06under the Jile's Global Village Project,

59:09the community and economic development

59:10arm of Jile's Global Village, a locally

59:13established business with more than 30

59:15years of community and commercial

59:17experience. The central idea is simple.

59:20transform philanthropic capital into

59:23productive economic assets that can

59:25continuously generate new resources for

59:27community development. Rather than

59:29relying exclusively upon conventional

59:31charitable funding that must continually

59:33be replenished, Project Prosper proposes

59:36creating a self-reinforcing economic

59:38ecosystem in which philanthropic

59:40investment helps launch technology

59:42companies. Those companies generate

59:44economic value and that economic

59:45activity helps finance permanent

59:48community development initiatives. At

59:50the heart of Project Prosper is a

59:51proposed three-way collaboration between

59:54Project Prosper, the city of Pittsburgh,

59:57and 10 Pennsylvania based grant-making

59:59foundations. The proposal is simple. We

1:00:02are asking city council and the mayor's

1:00:04office to help facilitate conversations

1:00:07between Project Prosper and 10 major

1:00:10Pennsylvania foundations with each

1:00:12foundation being invited to provide a

1:00:14$20 million catalytic grant investment.

1:00:1710 foundations $20 million each that

1:00:20creates an initial $200 million

1:00:22capitalization for Project Prosper. But

1:00:24what makes this proposal extraordinary

1:00:26is what that $200 million is intended to

1:00:28create to create. Under the proposed

1:00:31structure, the participating foundations

1:00:33would collectively receive 10% ownership

1:00:36in each of the two technology companies

1:00:38being launched, while the city of

1:00:39Pittsburgh would retain a a proposed 10%

1:00:42ownership position in each company,

1:00:44subject, of course, to the appropriate

1:00:46legal, financial securities, tax, and

1:00:48governance structures. And at an

1:00:50estimated $1 billion valuation for each

1:00:52company, a 10% ownership position

1:00:55represents approximately $200 million in

1:00:58combined equity value. So when both

1:01:01companies ultimately reach $1 billion

1:01:03valuations, the collective equity

1:01:05represented by the proposed 10%

1:01:07positions in each company will be

1:01:09approximately $200 million for the

1:01:10foundations of the group.

1:01:12>> Thank you.

1:01:13[applause]

1:01:15>> Next speaker, please.

1:01:18Next speaker, please.

1:01:21Seeing no further speakers, we move to

1:01:23the presentation of papers, beginning

1:01:24with Councilman Charlotte, chair of

1:01:26human resources. He has no new papers.

1:01:29>> No new papers. Mr. President,

1:01:30>> thank you. Councilman Co, chair of

1:01:31public safety and wellness.

1:01:32>> Thank you, Mr. President.

1:01:33>> Thank you.

1:01:47Councilman Cogville presents bill number

1:01:48914

1:01:50resolution amending resolution 121 of

1:01:532019 approved February 19th, 2019 and

1:01:57amended October 19th, 2019 providing for

1:02:01the implementation of a residential

1:02:03sticker parking program area T in the

1:02:06Beach View neighborhood to remove

1:02:07streets pursuant to Pixsburgh code

1:02:10chapter 549 at no cost to the city. and

1:02:13bill 918 resolution authorizing pursuant

1:02:16to chapter 210 acceptance of gifts to

1:02:19the city of the city code the mayor and

1:02:22the director of the office of management

1:02:23and budget to accept a donation from

1:02:25community family advocates in the amount

1:02:27of $273,300

1:02:30to support the city of Pittsburgh's

1:02:32co-response and downtown policing

1:02:34programs

1:02:36>> and Councilwoman Gross chair of

1:02:38innovation performance asset management

1:02:40and technology.

1:02:41>> Thank you Mr. President. Thank you.

1:02:47>> Councilwoman Gross presents bill number

1:02:49919, resolution authorizing the mayor

1:02:52and the director of public safety to

1:02:54appropriate funds under an applicable

1:02:56cooperative purchasing agreement or

1:02:58agreements with locality

1:03:00media DBA first due to procure

1:03:03scheduling software for the Bureau of

1:03:05Emergency Medical Services. cost not to

1:03:07exceed $135,66.99

1:03:12over three years.

1:03:14>> And Councilman Mosley, chairman

1:03:15intergovernmental educational affairs.

1:03:17He has no new papers.

1:03:18>> No new papers, Mr. President.

1:03:20>> Thank you. And Councilwoman Kim Seleno,

1:03:22chair of public works and

1:03:23infrastructure.

1:03:24>> Thank you, Council President.

1:03:32Councilwoman Salinetro presents bill

1:03:34number 920, resolution authorizing the

1:03:37mayor and the director of the office of

1:03:39management and budget on behalf of the

1:03:41city of Pittsburgh to enter into a

1:03:42license agreement or agreements with the

1:03:44Buncher Company for temporary placement

1:03:46of city vehicles on to property in the

1:03:49six ward city of Pittsburgh and

1:03:51designated in the deed registry office

1:03:52of Alageney County as block and lot 25

1:03:55L26 at no cost to the city in order to

1:03:58allow allow necessary resurfacing work

1:04:00to occur at the city's environmental

1:04:02services center at 3001 Railroad Street.

1:04:05Bill number 921, resolution authorizing

1:04:08the mayor and the director of the

1:04:09department of public works on behalf of

1:04:11the city of Pittsburgh to enter into a

1:04:13license agreement with Friends of

1:04:14Southside Park to plant native trees,

1:04:17shrubs, and herbaceous perennials in

1:04:20Southside Park if the community group is

1:04:22awarded a grant from the United States

1:04:24Department of Agriculture at no cost to

1:04:27the city. Bill 922, resolution

1:04:30authorizing the mayor and the director

1:04:32of the Department of Public Works to

1:04:33enter into an agreement or agreements

1:04:35with Davy Resource Group on a tree

1:04:37inventory and appraisal project for the

1:04:39Ohio Riverfront Trail at a city cost not

1:04:42to exceed $4,290

1:04:45over a period of two years. Bill 923,

1:04:49resolution authorizing the mayor and the

1:04:50director of the department of public

1:04:52works to enter into an agreement or

1:04:53agreement with Davy Resource Group on a

1:04:56tree inventory project for Arsenal Park

1:04:58at a city cost not to exceed $7,620

1:05:02over a period of two years. Bill 924,

1:05:05resolution authorizing the mayor and

1:05:07director of the Department of Public

1:05:08Works to enter into an agreement or

1:05:10agreements with the Pittsburgh Parks

1:05:12Conservancy for the purpose of improving

1:05:14the entrances and gathering areas of

1:05:16Flagstaff

1:05:18Hill in Shinley Park at no cost to the

1:05:20city. Bill 925, resolution providing for

1:05:24supplemental agreement or agreements

1:05:25with KCI Technologies, Inc. for costs

1:05:28associated with the final design phase

1:05:30of the 28th Street Bridge project and

1:05:32providing for the payment of the cost

1:05:34thereof, not to exceed 2,320,581.14,

1:05:40an increase of $62,5728

1:05:44from the previously executed agreement

1:05:46reimburseable at 95%.

1:05:50>> And Councilwoman Schberger, chair of

1:05:51finance and law.

1:05:52>> Thank you, Mr. President.

1:05:54>> One second. I apologize.

1:05:56>> Yeah.

1:05:56>> Counciloman Selenro. Yes. Yes. I'd like

1:05:58to wave rule 8 for bills uh 920 and 921

1:06:02so that they appear on the agenda

1:06:03tomorrow.

1:06:04>> There second.

1:06:05>> Second.

1:06:05>> All those in favor say I.

1:06:07>> I. I.

1:06:07>> Any oppose? Bill 920 and 921 will be on

1:06:10tomorrow's Senate committee agenda. Now,

1:06:11Councilman Strawber, sorry about that.

1:06:13>> Thank you, Mr. President. Council

1:06:24person Strawber presents bill number

1:06:25926, resolution amending resolution 150

1:06:29of 2025, authorizing the mayor on behalf

1:06:32of the city of Pittsburgh to enter into

1:06:34an agreement or amendments thereto with

1:06:36partners for public goods so as to amend

1:06:38the scope of work such that the city may

1:06:40receive technical assistance toward

1:06:42review and optimization of existing

1:06:44procurement protocols and contracting

1:06:46policies at no cost to the city. Bill

1:06:48927, resolution amending resolution 273

1:06:52of 2026, which authorized

1:06:55131 opened in professional services

1:06:57agreements with multiple vendors to

1:06:59provide on call professional services as

1:07:01needed by the various departments of the

1:07:03city of Pittsburgh with each agreement

1:07:05being at an amount not to exceed

1:07:06$1,500,000

1:07:08annually for a three-year term by

1:07:11authorizing an additional 48 agreements

1:07:14for an updated total of 179 open-end

1:07:16professional service agree. agreements.

1:07:18Bill 928, resolution amending resolution

1:07:21272 of 2026, which authorized 131

1:07:25open-end professional services

1:07:27agreements with multiple vendors to

1:07:29provide on call professional services as

1:07:31needed by the various departments of the

1:07:33city of Pittsburgh with each agreement

1:07:35being at an amount not to exceed

1:07:36$750,000

1:07:38annually for a three-year term by

1:07:40authorizing an additional 48 agreements

1:07:43for an updated total of 179 open and

1:07:46professional service agreements. ments.

1:07:47Bill 929, resolution authorizing the

1:07:51issuance of two warrants with a total

1:07:53sum of $85,000 over one year and full

1:07:56and final settlement of litigation in

1:07:58the United States District Court for the

1:08:00Western District of Pennsylvania. and

1:08:02bill 9:30, resolution authorizing the

1:08:05mayor and the city solicitor to enter

1:08:07into a professional service agreement or

1:08:09agreements and amendments thereto with

1:08:11Rakunis Law Group LLC for legal

1:08:13consultation services in connection with

1:08:15legal issues related to transportation

1:08:17and infrastructure for an amount not to

1:08:19exceed $25,000 over one year.

1:08:23>> And Councilwoman Walbert, chair of

1:08:25recreation, youth, and senior services.

1:08:27>> Thank you, Mr. President.

1:08:38Councilwoman Warwick presents bill

1:08:40number 931, resolution authorizing the

1:08:43mayor, director of the office of

1:08:44management and budget and a director of

1:08:46the department of city planning to enter

1:08:48into an agreement or agreements with the

1:08:50Pennsylvania Council of the Arts for the

1:08:52purpose of receiving grant funds from

1:08:53the creative communities program in an

1:08:56amount not to exceed $100,000 to hire an

1:08:58artist and residents consultant. The

1:09:01grant requires a match of $100,000 for a

1:09:04total project cost not to exceed

1:09:06$200,000 for this stated purpose. Bill

1:09:09932, resolution authorizing the mayor

1:09:12and the director of the Department of

1:09:13Parks and Recreation to enter into an

1:09:16agreement or agreements with the United

1:09:17States Soccer Foundation, Inc. for the

1:09:19purpose of receiving grant funds from

1:09:21the soccer for success grant in the

1:09:23amount not to exceed $52,08

1:09:28for soccer programming.

1:09:31>> And Councilman Wilson, chair of land use

1:09:33economic development.

1:09:34>> Thank you, Mr. President.

1:09:35>> Thank you.

1:09:46Councilman Wilson presents bill number

1:09:48933, resolution authorizing the mayor of

1:09:51the city of Pittsburgh and the Office of

1:09:53Management and Budget to apply for a

1:09:55grant from the Pennsylvania Department

1:09:56of Economic Development's Municipal

1:09:58Assistance Program to overhaul

1:10:00Pittsburgh zoning code and zoning map to

1:10:02remove restrictive barriers. The grant

1:10:05proposal includes an ask not to exceed

1:10:07$150,000 for this stated purpose. The

1:10:10grant requires a match not to exceed

1:10:12$150,000 to come from the city's

1:10:14operating budget for a total project

1:10:16cost not to exceed $300,000.

1:10:19And bill 934, resolution amending

1:10:21resolution 870 of 2025 entitled

1:10:25resolution authorizing the mayor and

1:10:27director of the office of management and

1:10:28budget to apply for grant funding from

1:10:31the Pennsylvania Department of Community

1:10:32and Economic Development's local share

1:10:34account statewide to provide funding to

1:10:37purchase a pumper fire truck. The grant

1:10:39proposal includes an ask of $1 million

1:10:41for the stated purpose to accept the

1:10:43grant, reduce the grant award amount,

1:10:45and authorize necessary expenditures.

1:10:50And for myself,

1:10:53if we could first do the two

1:10:55communications.

1:10:56>> Council President Lavell presents bill

1:10:58number 9:15. Communication from Ria

1:11:00Price, acting director of the office of

1:11:02management and budget, submitting to

1:11:04city council, the attached status update

1:11:06from the grants office for the week

1:11:08ended September 25th, 2026.

1:11:11And Bill 916, communication from Ria

1:11:13Price, acting director of the office of

1:11:15management and budget, submitting a

1:11:17donation to the Department of Public

1:11:18Safety from the VIN furniture in the

1:11:20form of mattresses to be used for the

1:11:22newly renovated fire station 8 valued at

1:11:25400 $4,491.

1:11:29>> Need a motion to receive and file.

1:11:31>> So move second.

1:11:33>> All in favor say I.

1:11:34>> I. I.

1:11:34>> The bill's been read, received, and

1:11:36filed. Now we can move on to our

1:11:37resolutions. Bill 917, resolution

1:11:40requesting the approval of an

1:11:41intermunicipal transfer of a liquor

1:11:43license from Tevap, Inc. located at 333

1:11:47Mansfield Avenue to the applicant Ada

1:11:50Gelato LLC located at 546 South Graham

1:11:53Street pursuant to amended Pennsylvania

1:11:56Liquor Code. and bill number 935,

1:11:59resolution authorizing an extension of

1:12:01the term of the acting director of the

1:12:03department of innovation and performance

1:12:04for an additional 90 days to run through

1:12:07December 31st, 2026.

1:12:11>> The extension of an acting director

1:12:13requires a roll call vote. Madam clerk,

1:12:16>> yes.

1:12:16>> Mr. Charlotte,

1:12:18>> I.

1:12:19>> Mr. Cogill,

1:12:20>> I.

1:12:21>> Miss Gross,

1:12:22>> I.

1:12:23>> Mr. Mosley, Mrs. Salinro,

1:12:26>> I

1:12:27Mrs. Strawber.

1:12:28>> Hi,

1:12:29>> Mrs. Warwick.

1:12:31>> Hi,

1:12:32>> Mr. Wilson.

1:12:33>> Hi,

1:12:34>> Mr. Lavell. President,

1:12:35>> hi.

1:12:36>> Eight eyes, zero nos.

1:12:38>> Bill 935 has been approved. That takes

1:12:40us to reports of committee for final

1:12:42action, beginning with council person

1:12:43Erica Strawberger, presenting the

1:12:45committee of finance and law.

1:12:46>> Thank you, Mr. President.

1:12:51And madame clerk, if we could first read

1:12:54bill 912, which had a negative

1:12:56recommendation,

1:12:59>> Council Person Strawberger presents bill

1:13:01number 912 reported a committee on

1:13:03finance and law for September 23rd, 2026

1:13:06with a negative recommendation. Bill

1:13:09847, resolution authorizing the issuance

1:13:11of a warrant payable in favor of Vibrant

1:13:14Pittsburgh for one-year membership dues

1:13:16in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

1:13:19bill.

1:13:22>> So for specifically for bill 912, you've

1:13:24heard the reading and title of the bill.

1:13:25Is there any discussion on the bill?

1:13:27Council Schmeberger.

1:13:28>> Mr. President, I would like to make a

1:13:30motion to recommmit bill 2026 847 so

1:13:34that it appears on our next standing

1:13:36committee agenda.

1:13:38>> There a second.

1:13:43>> Second.

1:13:44>> All those in favor say I.

1:13:46>> I. I.

1:13:46>> Any oppose? Bill 847 will be on

1:13:49tomorrow's standing committee agenda.

1:13:50>> Thank you.

1:13:51>> If we could now read the rest of the

1:13:52bills, madam cler.

1:13:53>> Bill 9007 reported to committee on

1:13:56finance and law for September 23rd, 2026

1:13:59with an affirmative recommendation. Bill

1:14:01879, resolution amending resolution 77

1:14:04of 2026, which authorized the mayor and

1:14:07city solicitor to enter into a

1:14:09professional services agreement with

1:14:10Fiser Phillips LLP for legal consulting

1:14:13services in connection with labor

1:14:15disputes to extend the term, expand the

1:14:17scope of work, and allocate additional

1:14:19funding in an amount not to exceed

1:14:21$150,000 over one year. Bill 897,

1:14:25resolution amending resolution 214 of

1:14:282026,

1:14:29which reappropriated federal American

1:14:32Rescue Plan funding by updating the

1:14:34approved projects as outlined in exhibit

1:14:36A, version 11, Bill 898. Resolution

1:14:39further amending resolution 857 of 2023

1:14:43effective December 27th, 2023 as amended

1:14:46entitled Resolution adopting and

1:14:48approving the 2024 capital budget. the

1:14:51proposed 2024 community development

1:14:53program and the 2024 through 2029

1:14:56capital improvement program by

1:14:58increasing street resurfacing by

1:14:59$200,000 to align with the most recent

1:15:02American Rescue Plan Act allocation and

1:15:05bill 899 resolution further amending

1:15:08resolution 886 of 2021 effective

1:15:11December 27th 2021 as amended entitled

1:15:14resolution adopting and approving the

1:15:162022 capital budget and the 2022

1:15:19community development ment block grant

1:15:21program and the 2022 through 2027

1:15:24capital improvement program by reducing

1:15:26LED street light upgrade by $146,683

1:15:31and increasing street resurfacing by

1:15:33$146,683

1:15:37to align with the most recent American

1:15:38Rescue Plan Act allocation.

1:15:41>> We refer to reading and title of the

1:15:42bill. Is there any discussion? Seeing

1:15:44none, the bill is now ready for final

1:15:46action. All in favor of the passage of

1:15:47the bill I name is called. Those opposed

1:15:49will vote no. Will the clerk please take

1:15:50the role?

1:15:51>> Mr. Charland

1:15:52>> I.

1:15:53>> Mr. Cogill.

1:15:54>> I.

1:15:54>> Miss Gross.

1:15:55>> I.

1:15:56>> Mr. Mosley. Mrs. Salinetra.

1:15:59>> I.

1:16:00>> Mrs. Strawber.

1:16:01>> I.

1:16:01>> Mrs. Warwick.

1:16:02>> I.

1:16:03>> Mr. Wilson.

1:16:04>> I.

1:16:05>> Mr. Leavell. President.

1:16:06>> I.

1:16:07>> Eight eyes. Zero nos.

1:16:08>> The bill having received a legally

1:16:10required number of votes is passed. Uh,

1:16:13that moves us to Councilman Anthony

1:16:15Cohill presenting the committee of

1:16:16public safety and wellness.

1:16:17>> Thank you, Mr. President, thank you.

1:16:25>> Councilman Cogill presents bill number

1:16:279008 reported a committee on public

1:16:29safety and wellness for September 23rd,

1:16:322026 with an affirmative recommendation.

1:16:34Bill 873, resolution authorizing,

1:16:37pursuant to chapter 210, acceptance of

1:16:40gifts to the city of the city code, the

1:16:42mayor and director of the department of

1:16:44public safety to accept a donation from

1:16:46safe station of an outdoor AED cabinet

1:16:49in a ZO 3 AED valued at $8,399

1:16:53to be installed in a public area. Bill

1:16:56874, resolution authorizing the mayor

1:16:59and director of public safety to enter

1:17:00into a lease agreement or agreements

1:17:02between the city of Pittsburgh and Eastn

1:17:04Cooperative Ministries for space rental

1:17:06for the office of community health and

1:17:08safety at a cost not to exceed $23,745

1:17:12over two years.

1:17:14>> You've heard the reading of the bill. Is

1:17:16there any discussion on the bill? Seeing

1:17:18none, the bill is now ready for final

1:17:20action. All in favor of passage of the

1:17:21bill will vote and code. Those opposed

1:17:23will vote no. Will the clerk please take

1:17:24the role?

1:17:24>> Mr. Charland.

1:17:26>> I

1:17:26>> Mr. Cogill.

1:17:27>> Hi,

1:17:28>> Miss Gross.

1:17:30>> Hi,

1:17:31>> Mr. Mosley. Mrs. Salinetra,

1:17:33>> I

1:17:34>> Mrs. Straberger.

1:17:35>> I

1:17:36>> Mrs. Warwick.

1:17:37>> Hi,

1:17:38>> Mr. Wilson.

1:17:39>> I

1:17:39>> Mr. Lavell, President

1:17:41>> I.

1:17:42>> Eight eyes's, zero nos.

1:17:43>> The bill having received a legally

1:17:45required votes is passed finally. That

1:17:47moves us to Councilwoman Kim Selenetro

1:17:49representing the committee of public

1:17:50works and infrastructure.

1:17:52>> Thank you, Council President.

1:17:54>> Thank you.

1:18:01Counciloman Salenro presents bill number

1:18:03909 reported to committee on public

1:18:05works and infrastructure for September

1:18:0723rd, 2026 with an affirmative

1:18:09recommendation. Bill 876, resolution

1:18:12authorizing the mayor, director of the

1:18:14office of management and budget,

1:18:16director of the department of public

1:18:17works, director of the department of

1:18:19city planning to enter into an agreement

1:18:21or agreements with the Pennsylvania

1:18:22Department of Community and Economic

1:18:24Development for the purpose of receiving

1:18:26grant funds from the community and

1:18:27economic assistance program and the

1:18:30amount not to exceed $200,000 for

1:18:32upgrades at farmhouse field in Holland

1:18:34Park, new water fountains, and the

1:18:36Alageney Riverfront Trail connectivity

1:18:38planning project. Bill 877, resolution

1:18:41authorizing the mayor, director of the

1:18:43office of management and budget, and the

1:18:45department of mobility and

1:18:46infrastructure to enter into an

1:18:48agreement or agreements with the

1:18:49Pennsylvania Department of

1:18:50Transportation for the purpose of

1:18:52receiving grant funds from the

1:18:53multimmoal transportation fund in the

1:18:55amount of $3 million for the renovation

1:18:57of the Boulevard of the Allies in the

1:18:59Central Business District in the city of

1:19:01Pittsburgh between Commonwealth and

1:19:03Grant Street. The grant requires a match

1:19:05from the city of Pittsburgh in the

1:19:06amount not to exceed $900,000

1:19:09for this stated purpose for a total

1:19:11project cost under this grant not to

1:19:13exceed $3,900,000.

1:19:16Bill 878,

1:19:18resolution authorizing the mayor, the

1:19:20director of the office of management and

1:19:22budget, and the department of the

1:19:24department of mobility and

1:19:25infrastructure to enter into an

1:19:27agreement or agreements with the

1:19:28Pennsylvania Department of

1:19:29Transportation's green light go program

1:19:32for the purpose of receiving grant funds

1:19:34in the amount of 1,533,31569

1:19:39for intersection upgrades at Bingham

1:19:41Street and Temp Street, Butler Street

1:19:43and Main Street, East Liberty Boulevard,

1:19:45and Lurmer Avenue in the city of

1:19:46Pittsburgh. The grant requires a match

1:19:48from the city of Pittsburgh in the

1:19:50amount of $257,988.99

1:19:54and pending grant transfers from local

1:19:56organizations in the amount of

1:19:58$125,39.94

1:20:01for a total project cost of 1,916,64462.

1:20:10Further reading the bill, is there any

1:20:12discussion on the bill? Seeing none, the

1:20:14bill is now ready for final action. All

1:20:15in favor of the passage of the bill I

1:20:17name is called. Those opposed will vote

1:20:19no. Will the clerk please take the role?

1:20:20>> Mr. Charlotte,

1:20:21>> I.

1:20:22>> Mr. Cogill,

1:20:23>> I.

1:20:24>> Miss Gross.

1:20:25>> I.

1:20:25>> Mr. Mosley. Mrs. Salinro.

1:20:28>> I.

1:20:29>> Mrs. Strawber.

1:20:30>> I.

1:20:31>> Mrs. Warwick.

1:20:32>> Hi.

1:20:33>> Mr. Wilson. [clears throat]

1:20:34>> I

1:20:35>> Mr. Lavel. President.

1:20:36>> I.

1:20:36>> Eight eyes's zero nos.

1:20:38>> The bill having received the legal

1:20:40legally required no votes is passed

1:20:42finally. going to move us to council

1:20:43person Robert Charlotte presenting

1:20:44committee of human resources.

1:20:54Sorry. Council person Charlotte presents

1:20:56bill number 910 reported to committee on

1:20:58human resources for September 23rd, 2026

1:21:01with an affirmative recommendation. Bill

1:21:04872, resolution amending resolution 760

1:21:07of 2025, which authorized the mayor and

1:21:09director of the department of human

1:21:11resources and civil service to enter

1:21:13into an agreement with dayforce for

1:21:14services relating to the administration

1:21:16of the city of Pittsburgh's human

1:21:18capital management system, which

1:21:19includes payroll and benefits by

1:21:21increasing the approved amount by

1:21:23$677,790

1:21:26for a new total cost not to exceed

1:21:28$6,218,540

1:21:31over 12 years.

1:21:35You have heard the reading and title of

1:21:36the bills. Is there any discussion?

1:21:38Seeing none, the bill is now ready for

1:21:40final action. All in favor of the passes

1:21:42of the bills will I remain cold. Those

1:21:44opposed will vote no. Will the clerk

1:21:45please take the role?

1:21:46>> Mr. Charlotte

1:21:47>> I.

1:21:48>> Mr. Cogill.

1:21:49>> I.

1:21:50>> Miss Gross.

1:21:50>> I

1:21:51>> Mr. Mosley, Mrs. Salonro,

1:21:54>> I.

1:21:55>> Mrs. Strawber,

1:21:56>> I

1:21:57>> Mrs. Warwick.

1:21:58>> Hi,

1:21:58>> Mr. Wilson.

1:21:59>> I

1:22:00>> Mr. Mr. Lavell, President

1:22:02>> I.

1:22:03>> Eight eyes's zero nos.

1:22:04>> The bill having received the legally

1:22:06required number of votes is passed

1:22:07finally. Finally takes us to Councilman

1:22:09Bobby Wilson presenting the committee on

1:22:11land use economic development.

1:22:13>> Thank you, Mr. President.

1:22:14>> Thank you.

1:22:25Councilman Wilson presents bill number

1:22:26911 reported to committee on land use

1:22:29and economic development for September

1:22:3023rd, 2026 with an affirmative

1:22:33recommendation.

1:22:34Bill 202522

1:22:3624 ordinance amending the Pittsburgh

1:22:38Code Title 9 Zoning Code Article One

1:22:41Introduction and Establishment section

1:22:4390203 zoning map to reszone parcels

1:22:4736K30 36K90 and 36K941

1:22:52from RMM residential multi-unit moderate

1:22:54density P park and R1DL residential

1:22:58single sing single unit detach low

1:23:00density to RP residential plan unit

1:23:03development in the banks Ville

1:23:04neighborhood

1:23:07bill 732 resolution providing for the

1:23:10designation as a historic site under

1:23:12title 11 of the code of ordinances that

1:23:14certain site known as Alageney Arsenal

1:23:16officers quarters and wall segments

1:23:19located on multiple parcels 49E128

1:23:2249E136

1:23:2449E132

1:23:2649 A3 49 A5 49E124

1:23:3049E120

1:23:3249 A1 in the lower Lawrenville

1:23:34neighborhood, six ward, city of

1:23:35Pittsburgh. The owner of the property

1:23:37supports the nomination and there is no

1:23:39cost to the city.

1:23:41>> You've heard the writing title of the

1:23:42bill. Is there any discussion? Seeing

1:23:45none, the bill is now ready for final

1:23:46action. All in favor of the passage of

1:23:48the bill. We'll vote I when the name is

1:23:50called. Those opposed will vote no. Will

1:23:51the clerk please take the role?

1:23:52>> Mr. Charland,

1:23:53>> I.

1:23:54>> Mr. Cogill,

1:23:55>> I.

1:23:56>> Miss Gross.

1:23:57>> I.

1:23:58>> Mr. Mosley. Mrs. Salenro.

1:24:00>> I.

1:24:01>> Mrs. Strawber. I

1:24:03>> Mrs. Warwick

1:24:04>> I

1:24:05>> Mr. Wilson

1:24:06>> I

1:24:07>> Mr. Leavell President

1:24:08>> I

1:24:09>> eight I's zero nos

1:24:11>> the bill having received the legal

1:24:12legally required votes is passed finally

1:24:14that takes us to motions and resolutions

1:24:16is there anything from members

1:24:17Councilwoman Gross and Counciloman

1:24:18Warwick

1:24:20>> thank you u Mr. president. And I also um

1:24:24well, I I'll just say I I appreciate uh

1:24:26the wills of council and the

1:24:28proclamations today for both um no car

1:24:31week and um no driving week and for the

1:24:35will of council to support the um

1:24:38parental leave um countywide. But I also

1:24:41wanted to note um last week on Monday,

1:24:45September 1st, um council held the post

1:24:48agenda on privacy and surveillance that

1:24:50I chaired. I had motioned for it earlier

1:24:52in the year or passed the resolution

1:24:54when we were doing our anti-ICE

1:24:56legislation and I highly recommend

1:24:58council members who weren't able to

1:25:00attend to kind of look at it um and

1:25:02members of the public on YouTube. It's

1:25:03always a great way to look at it because

1:25:05you can watch it in double speed. Um but

1:25:07it was really

1:25:09both illuminating and um frightening the

1:25:13kinds of technology that the experts um

1:25:16talked about. Right? So, we had one of

1:25:19the top data security people at CMU,

1:25:22um an endowed chair and um some of the

1:25:27policy makers from across the country

1:25:29and a city council person from um

1:25:32Austin, Texas all speak

1:25:36and they painted a picture of not only

1:25:40the kinds of technologies that we hear

1:25:43about in the news and from our

1:25:44constituents like flock cameras um and

1:25:48um those kind of automatic license plate

1:25:50readers, ALPRs,

1:25:52but that the range of technologies

1:25:57that because of AI can be integrated to

1:26:01have to be watching you.

1:26:04Blake has always been a kind of joke,

1:26:06but now isn't

1:26:08all the time. From your Roomba vacuum to

1:26:12even your Wi-Fi router

1:26:14to the camera on the street to the the

1:26:18doorbell camera on your neighbors

1:26:22all being able to be aggregated

1:26:28around you,

1:26:31right? the professor from CMU talked

1:26:33about it's actually they're able to

1:26:36manipulate Wi-Fi routers like the you

1:26:38know the Wi-Fi um gadget in your home to

1:26:42be able to watch you through walls

1:26:45the outlines of your movements in your

1:26:47home

1:26:49also being integrated with your weather

1:26:52app talking about your location any of

1:26:55the other kind of data that you're

1:26:56sharing online and that camera on the

1:26:59street um and so I do think it was a

1:27:01worthy post agenda and I'll remind

1:27:04council that we have um already approved

1:27:08having a public hearing on the topic

1:27:10when we approved the resolution in

1:27:11March. So I do think it's incredibly

1:27:14valuable and yet we still have more to

1:27:16learn um about um the technologies that

1:27:20are listed in our surveillance report

1:27:22that the administration submitted. Thank

1:27:24you to the administration for submitting

1:27:25that report in the beginning of the

1:27:26month.

1:27:29but that it doesn't really go far

1:27:30enough. So, we really should be putting

1:27:32better guard rails around who has access

1:27:35to the technologies that we have under

1:27:37contract in the city, how is that data

1:27:39managed, what are the guardrails so that

1:27:41we're not adding even more information

1:27:45to this very unregulated

1:27:48um dangerous marketplace of thirdparty

1:27:51data brokers. Um, so I just wanted to to

1:27:53take a little time to remind members uh

1:27:56that this is a an area I think that we

1:27:58have a lot of we still have a lot of

1:27:59work to do. Um, thank you, Mr.

1:28:01President.

1:28:02>> Thank you, Councilwoman Warwick.

1:28:04>> Um, yes. Thank you. I would like to call

1:28:06for a post agenda on the housing

1:28:08opportunity fund.

1:28:10>> Second.

1:28:11>> All those in favor say I.

1:28:12>> I. Any oppose? We'll work if your office

1:28:14and the clerk to get that scheduled.

1:28:16Anything else for members? If not,

1:28:19meeting announcements. This afternoon at

1:28:201:00, council will hold an executive

1:28:22session on bills 9 to 9 and 9:30 as it

1:28:25relate to litigation. Tomorrow,

1:28:27Wednesday, September 30th, council will

1:28:29hold our standing committee meeting at

1:28:3010:00 a.m. Speak registration will close

1:28:32at 9:00. And tomorrow afternoon at 1:30,

1:28:35council will hold a pre-agenta

1:28:36interviews for the housing opportunity

1:28:38fund advisory board. To register to

1:28:40speak at these meetings, please fill up

1:28:41the sign up form on the council meeting

1:28:43web page or call the clerk's office at

1:28:454122552138

1:28:48by the applicable registration deadline.

1:28:51Uh motion to excuse the absent member,

1:28:53approve the minutes and adjourn the

1:28:54meeting.

1:28:55>> Move.

1:28:55>> Second.

1:28:56>> All in favor say I.

1:28:57>> I.

1:28:58>> We are adjourned.

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