2026-10-07 - City Council - Standing Committees

00:18Good morning and welcome to the standing

00:19committee's meeting for Wednesday,

00:21October 7th, 2026. All council meetings

00:24will be livereamed on the city's

00:26website. And for guest speakers, please

00:28do not turn off your microphones. Our

00:30first order of business is roll call.

00:32The clerk, please take the role.

00:33>> Mr. Charlyn,

00:34>> here.

00:35>> Mr. Cogill, Miss Gross, Mr. Lavell

00:38>> here.

00:38>> Mr. Mosley, Miss Salenro,

00:41>> here.

00:42>> Miss Warwick

00:44>> here.

00:45>> Mr. Wilson, Miss Strawber, chair

00:47>> here.

00:48>> Five members present.

00:49>> Thank you. Our next order of business is

00:51to amend the agenda. Can I get a motion

00:53to amend?

00:54>> Second. All in favor? I. Agenda is

00:58amended.

01:00>> Our next order of business is public

01:01comment. I would like to remind all

01:04speakers that the rules of council state

01:05that comments are limited to matters of

01:07concern, official action, or

01:08deliberation which are or may be before

01:11city council and profanity will not be

01:12permitted. Please state your name and

01:14neighborhood for the record. You will

01:16have three minutes to speak. Our first

01:18registered speaker is Matthew King.

01:45My name is Matthew King and I'm a

01:47resident of Dormmont Burough. The bridge

01:50from the record to the process. Good

01:51morning, President and members of

01:53council. I was here last week and I made

01:55a specific request that this matter come

01:58before the public safety and wellness

01:59committee and that council consider a

02:01postaggenda meeting. I understand that

02:04formal request must come from a council

02:06member. So today I'm asking would a

02:08council member be willing to make that

02:10request.

02:12Last week I asked council to meet me on

02:14the bridge. Today I'm asking whether a

02:17council member is willing to take the

02:18first step toward meeting me there. My

02:20criminal proceedings concluded on April

02:2320th, 2026 before Judge Jennifer Satler.

02:26The October 29th trespass situ citation

02:29was dismissed. The stalking charge from

02:32June 9th dismissed, and the remaining

02:34charges were not prosecuted. Those

02:36proceedings had real consequences for

02:38me. They affected my life, my

02:40reputation, my time, and required me to

02:42defend myself through the criminal

02:43justice system. And those consequences

02:46don't necessarily end when the courtroom

02:48proceedings end. I still have to explain

02:50what appears on my record when questions

02:52arise, including when I'm seeking

02:54employment. But I'm not asking council

02:56to retry my criminal case or revisit

02:59those dispositions. I'm asking council

03:02to examine how the city's evidence

03:03process is supposed to work and whether

03:06the records show that it worked that

03:07way. What happens to evidence once it is

03:10created or received by Pittsburgh

03:11police? From preservation and

03:13documentation through eventual

03:15production. The record I brought before

03:16council involves different types of

03:18evidence. A contemporaneous 911

03:20recording, bodywn camera evidence, ring

03:23camera footage originating outside

03:25Pittsburgh police. Despite requests made

03:28through my attorneys, neither I nor my

03:30council ever received Pittsburgh police

03:32bodywn camera footage from the incidents

03:35I've discussed. I'm not saying that

03:36tells us what happens to those

03:38recordings. I'm asking what the city's

03:40process requires when that evidence is

03:43created, preserved, documented, and

03:44later requested. A defense motion filed

03:48in my criminal case states that

03:49testimony was given that Ring camera

03:52footage was provided to Pittsburgh

03:54police, while the same filing states

03:56that Pittsburgh police had no

03:58documentation of receiving it. Not

04:00asking council to decide whether that

04:02testimony was accurate. I'm asking what

04:04the city's process is when outside

04:06evidence is reportedly provided to

04:08Pittsburgh police. The sources of the

04:10evidence are different, but the process

04:13question is the same. Can the system

04:15account for evidence from the point it

04:17is created or received through the point

04:19it is preserved and produced? That's the

04:21one question I'm asking council to

04:23examine because the point isn't simply

04:25what happened in one case. The point is

04:27whether the city's process can be

04:29understood, followed, and accounted for

04:31when evidence matters. That's why I'm

04:33asking council to bring the appropriate

04:35city officials and representatives into

04:37an information gathering discussion,

04:39hence a postmeating agenda which can be

04:42requested by any council member and I

04:44will provide more testimony, more

04:46evidence. Thank you for your time.

04:50>> Thank you.

04:53Our next registered speaker is Dr.

04:55Ronald Lin Miller.

04:56>> My apologies. These are uh these are

04:58case records for the file. So this is a

05:00court transcript for one of the dates I

05:02mentioned and this is an incident

05:04report. Okay. So that they can be

05:06distributed council members and I will

05:08give them to the clerk as well.

05:09>> Thank you.

05:10>> Thank you.

05:11>> Our next speaker is Dr. Ronald Lin

05:12Miller.

05:16>> Uh Dr. Ronald Lin Miller, United States

05:19Pittsburgh East Liberty neighborhood.

05:21I've been educated at the University of

05:23Oxford and the University of Pittsburgh

05:25among other places.

05:27East Liberty uh Carnegi Library is in

05:29this neighborhood. Um United States,

05:33Missouri,

05:35Liberty City,

05:38Mid

05:39Continental Public Library is in Liberty

05:44in Missouri,

05:46Liberia, Monrovia.

05:50The National Library um of Liberia with

05:54the US slave founders archives are in

06:00Monrovia. I'm a global intelligence

06:02society candidate for president 2028

06:05ACE. I am an alt government advocate.

06:10I'm a member of the American Chemical

06:12Society, American Society for

06:14Microbiology, the American Physical

06:17Society among other societies. concerns

06:20of council that I share have to do with

06:23library primacy and the child in

06:27initiatives three and five on my side.

06:29This is why I uh created and copyrighted

06:33in 2026 the Pittsburgh City Housing

06:36Network and Library Network, the USA

06:41Library Network and the World Library

06:44Network. Mr. Akari Mosley, a very

06:48distinguished record you have, I think,

06:51in environment and political affairs.

06:54Councelor Clayman for district 9 in

06:57proclamation 2026

06:590460

07:02celebrates the CLP on South Homewood

07:05neighborhood in South Homewood

07:07neighborhood on Hamilton as a hidden

07:09jewel.

07:11um you do refer to that as part of quote

07:15unquote our community which can be

07:18construed as exclusionary and I have a

07:20reservation about that. The COP um on

07:25Homewood those holdings uh are very

07:28strong on black culture and history but

07:30weak in science and math. And what I'm

07:33advocating uh for our kids especially um

07:38there and elsewhere in the city is a

07:40library of liberation of the brain and

07:42mind.

07:44Um that kind of uh of library focuses

07:47very heavily not on uh dumbing down but

07:50on smarting up. So that the the um the

07:54texts which would be available at such

07:57an LOL would include Gaus Oiler Newton

08:02Remon and especially Goodell. Um and a

08:05prospective site for for the first GIS

08:08at 10 million to $100 million we're

08:10seeking uh would be uh on Hamilton near

08:14the CL.

08:18>> Thank you.

08:20Our next speaker is Chief Ikahana Helm

08:22McKina.

08:32Don't believe Chief Chief Iana is with

08:34us today. We will move on to Ava

08:36Meadows.

08:44Hi. Um I'm Ava and I live in the north

08:47side. Um,

08:50so today I ju I guess I just wanted to

08:54speak about um, Roots. I'm sure when I

08:57spoke about this last night at a local

09:00um, poetry open my collective, nobody

09:02knew what Roots was. Um, and I didn't

09:05either. Um, but I volunteer at

09:08Community, which is an independent um,

09:10homeless trans youth shelter with a food

09:14pantry and um, closet.

09:17Um, so Roots got shut down because

09:20they're city of Pittsburgh. We have the

09:22same landlord, but we're independent.

09:25So, City of Pittsburgh ordered Roots to

09:27shut down and um, we're okay for now.

09:31Um, so I'd like to begin to talk about

09:35the roots and not in reference to the

09:38life-saving structure being taken away

09:40from my community as we speak. But it is

09:44interesting that the roots

09:47are being essentially uprooted and

09:49destroyed. The culture, the community,

09:52the people who've been there, the people

09:54who live there, not the people who drive

09:56in from out of town because they think

09:57it's a good location or close to

10:00downtown. the people who live there and

10:03see everything every day. Um, the roots

10:07are being uprooted literally and it's

10:09sort of ironic and dark in a way. Um,

10:15what does community mean to you? Yes,

10:18you. Everybody in the room. Um, I know

10:23this specific space isn't designed for

10:25rebuttal, debate, or conversation, but

10:27it's important we have an ethical

10:29conversation about the effects of

10:31removing resources for the people in our

10:33community. Well, in my community, um,

10:37literally and linguistically in Latin,

10:39communis breaks down into the prefix

10:42comm which means together, and munus,

10:44which means duty, obligation, or gift.

10:47So we the people have a duty and moral

10:50obligation to serve and protect the best

10:52interest of our neighbors. If you

10:54believe in God or have any spiritual

10:57connection, you may understand exactly

10:59what I mean when I say love your

11:01neighbor.

11:03What's happening right now is morally

11:06corrupt. It's a hands-off approach

11:10to

11:11annihilating a community.

11:14um by taking away roots.

11:17You in reference to the corporations,

11:20you

11:25are doing wrong things. To put simply,

11:30um to only have 3 minutes to speak shows

11:33that the people in charge don't really

11:35want to listen to you, right? Because

11:38listening and responding requires

11:40attention to the issue. And if you give

11:42attention to the issue, you have to look

11:44in the mirror. And when you look in the

11:45mirror, you have to feel ashamed.

11:51>> It's our job as communicators to be loud

11:53and to keep shaming people.

11:55>> Thank you. Your time has expired. You

11:56can present anything by writing to the

11:58clerk.

11:59>> Thank you for listening.

12:01>> Thank you.

12:05Having exhausted our registered

12:06speakers, we will now take comments from

12:08those in the audience wishing to speak.

12:14Good morning, Carlino Jolo, Panther

12:18Hollow. In my testimony last week at the

12:21CNA committee's meeting that is now on

12:23the website pantherhollowplayground.com,

12:27I said, quote, "To respect the dignity

12:30of another requires first a respect for

12:32one's own personal dignity." When

12:35council members Barbara Warwick and Bob

12:37Charlan scroll on their phones while the

12:39public comes here to speak, they are

12:41respecting neither their own personal

12:44dignity nor the dignity of another who

12:46stands before this podium. A message to

12:49council members. Awaken your dignity

12:54and ban the use of cell phones during

12:56public comments. End of quote.

12:59During testimony yesterday at the

13:01regular meeting, while a member of the

13:03public came here to speak, council

13:04member Barbara Warwick engaged in a

13:06conversation with a fellow council

13:08member. Once again, council member

13:11Warwick was respecting neither her own

13:13personal dignity nor the dignity of

13:16another who stands before this podium. A

13:19message to council members, awaken your

13:22dignity and refrain from conversations

13:24with fellow council members during

13:26public comments.

13:28In the past week, I sent two emails to

13:31Mayor Corey O' Conor. Yesterday, I read

13:34my October 5th email, which contained in

13:37part Council Member Warwick's lack of

13:40respect for the dignity of the residents

13:42in our community. Here is my October 2nd

13:45email titled Red Up Pittsburgh.

13:50Mayor Corey O' Conor, I would venture to

13:53say that the illegal Oakland

13:55do-it-yourself skate park in Panther

13:57Hollow has more graffiti than all the

14:00other parks in the city combined.

14:03The skate park is an absolute disgrace

14:06and an embarrassment to the good people

14:09of Pittsburgh.

14:11In addition to the vulgar graffiti that

14:14encourages underage drug use and

14:18underage drinking, there is what I now

14:21call double graffiti. Graffiti on top of

14:26graffiti.

14:28Skateboarders compete for visibility.

14:32Honor thy father and thy mother.

14:38read up Pittsburgh.

14:42Shut down

14:43the illegal Oakland do-it-yourself skate

14:48park in Panther Hollow that has caused

14:53far too much harm in our community.

14:57Thank you for your attention.

15:01>> Thank you. Next speaker, please.

15:13Good morning children.

15:15So lovely to see that y'all like to

15:18attend now more except for dad.

15:23But um let's talk about what y'all got

15:27going on here.

15:30this

15:33y'all papers. I don't really know.

15:37I'mma look into it though, you know. I'm

15:39going to look into it. But this just

15:41don't look right.

15:43And 131 opened ended professional

15:47services with a million $500. Then y'all

15:52added some more of them. Then there's

15:54another on the second page, y'all.

15:56$750,000 for the same type of stuff.

15:59y'all just giving money to people just

16:02to just in case y'all use them. But um

16:07then here we go with the bills.

16:10You $433.

16:14You couldn't donate that to the kids for

16:16the Garfield's first Friday school

16:19backpack giveaway. Is that that give

16:22back to you? That stuff.

16:26This is crazy. And then y'all have are

16:29spending $1,800 yearly to go to this

16:34annual bank annual banquet. Y'all can

16:38pay for that ysel. Why are we paying for

16:40that? Do that make sense to y'all? I'm

16:42sure it do. $4.14.

16:47Somebody's getting paid back.

16:50Like $6.38

16:54for a cup. These are our bills, the

16:56city's bills that we have to just like I

16:59said, a pen. Y'all get paid back for

17:01anything. And y'all can stop talking

17:03while I'm talking. I get 3 minutes. Like

17:06really? You should restart the clock

17:07now.

17:09And um then back here from 63,000 to

17:14200,000. From 3,000 to 200,000.

17:20Where is What is this? Like where y'all

17:22Y'all went into the mayor stuff. So now

17:24y'all gonna have somebody going into

17:26y'all stuff. Then what really really

17:28really really really got me hot is

17:30$273,000

17:33for Pixbergs to support Pixsburg's

17:37co-response and downtown policy

17:41programs. We didn't ASK FOR THAT. POOR

17:43Y'ALL POLICY IN OUR KIDS. SO Y'ALL

17:45TRYING TO GIVE MORE MONEY TO THE police

17:47once again to kill our kids cuz they

17:49ain't allowed downtown. WHY DO Y'ALL GET

17:51WHY Y'ALL GIVE $273,000?

17:55The mayor is doing this. So, y'all know

17:56who the next um who's going to be the

17:58next person getting some papers. Please,

18:00y'all change. Change. Do better. Do

18:03better.

18:08>> Thank you. Next speaker, please.

18:16>> Good morning. My name is Devon F. Brown.

18:18I live at 7:15 Mercer Street. That's the

18:21highrise. That's the top of Befford.

18:24Now, um I come down because I think that

18:29we die for lack of knowledge. Now, as I

18:32go through the community, you have

18:34people tell me to come and tell you.

18:37Now, um, you have a business owner said

18:41that he wants you to understand when you

18:44had blocked off all the streets, his

18:48employee was at the top of Fifth Avenue

18:51trying to get down to the A+ that half a

18:54block. They wouldn't let her. She rode

18:56around. She rode around. She rode around

18:59trying to get to the job. Now, his other

19:03employee took the um the the uh subway.

19:07They took the took the railway. He was

19:10able to make it there. He didn't open up

19:12till 11 because they couldn't get to his

19:15couldn't get to his business. And I

19:17said, "What?" I said, "I should go up

19:19there and ask him to to repay you for

19:22that money that you lost." He said, "No,

19:24don't don't get him mad, but he wants

19:26you to know and he wants you to talk to

19:29other employers." What happens when you

19:32block off and they can't make business?

19:34You bring all these people to run

19:36through our city, but they can't make

19:38business because you done blocked it off

19:40or even or could you have a way where if

19:42they work, you give them a pass that the

19:45policeman see that pass, they know they

19:47can get through to get to their jobs,

19:49please. And he was really serious. He

19:52said, um, I didn't open up. He said,

19:54"Open up at 7." I didn't open up till

19:5711. So imagine all them hours he made no

19:59money. and the employees are trying to

20:01get to the job. It ain't that they don't

20:03want to get to it.

20:05Then I have another thing I I'm really

20:08concerned about is that I live in up in

20:12the building. It's 190 apartments. Now I

20:14remember years years ago you fought that

20:17anytime that they have that many

20:19apartments you have to do recycle. Well,

20:23in our building, our manager has taken

20:27all the recycled bins out and said,

20:30"Just throw everything down the street."

20:32Now, my husband, Harold Brown, worked at

20:34housing authority and he said they had

20:36to go and pick out the bottles and

20:37different things out of the garbage. But

20:40if you got 190 apartments and

20:42everybody's throwing bottles, plastic,

20:45and Coke bottle, Coke cans, aren't we uh

20:48adding to the landfill? Are we

20:51destroying helping destroy our um earth

20:56with all this stuff that's in there? If

20:58you as councilmen could call a meeting

21:02or even call your your your um employee,

21:05your company, people that work have

21:08business and ask them if it hurt them at

21:11all. Then maybe if they tell you, you

21:13would listen. But as city and as the

21:17council people, you should have some say

21:19too. And then to the mayor, I want to

21:21see you. You promise you're gonna make

21:23an appointment with you.

21:24>> Thank you. Thank you very much. Next

21:27speaker, please.

21:34>> Good morning, Special Agent Sunshine.

21:37I'm tired of talking about my story

21:38because I gave it to God. Thank you,

21:40Lord, for shining your light on me for

21:44the whole world to see.

21:46The title of today's message is be a

21:48blessing to others. And I found that it

21:51came from Joyce Mayor. I was able to go

21:53to one of her um public speakings and

21:57Israel Hotton was the uh entertainment

22:01uh for the um

22:06break that they took musically. Um,

22:11she listed a few uh ideas that she

22:14collected. The scripture that she used

22:17came from Hebrews 10:24.

22:19Um, I'm going to read my um version, my

22:24Bible version. It says, "And let us

22:26consider how we may spur one another on

22:28toward love and good deeds." She named a

22:31few. Um, give someone transportation.

22:35Give someone a ride without

22:37transportation

22:39uh to church or another event. Truly

22:41listen to someone without interrupting

22:45Mr. Wilson.

22:47Babysit for a single parent. Invite a

22:50person who has no family in town to your

22:53house for the holidays. Send cards or

22:55flowers. But I have a couple of my own

22:57that I wanted to share. comes from um

23:00Hebrews 13:2. It says, "Do not forget to

23:03entertain strangers. For by doing so,

23:05some people have entertained angels

23:07without knowing it."

23:10People don't believe that real angels

23:11exist. You're looking at one. It doesn't

23:14matter whether you believe it or not.

23:16Here I am in the flesh.

23:19Take it or leave it. The wisdom from the

23:22day comes from Proverbs 21:28. says, "A

23:25false witness will perish, and whoever

23:27listens to him will be destroyed

23:30forever."

23:32I brought a scripture last week that

23:34talked about the king, you know, when

23:36when when the king tells a lie. Everyone

23:40up under him is wicked. And that's what

23:44this is. That's why all the money is

23:47stolen. It's gone. Now you have to steal

23:50to pay Peter and Paul. And it's not

23:53working. I promise you, this city has

23:56gone straight to hell. The whole nation

23:58has because on the dollar bill it says,

24:00"In God we trust." But you can't trust

24:03them and steal from them, too. Those two

24:05don't go together. And if you're a man

24:07of God, how dare you? Like really, how

24:10dare you? Psalm 37:4

24:13says, "Take delight in the Lord and he

24:15will give you desires of your heart."

24:17This is another way that I think we can

24:19be a blessing to others. And I'm so glad

24:22that he is using me to do just that.

24:25Proverbs 29:22 it says, "An angry man

24:28stirs up dissension and a hottempered

24:31man commits many sins." Leave. Thank

24:36you, Lord, for using me as a blessing.

24:40>> Thank you. Next speaker, please.

24:43Are there any further speakers?

24:46Seeing none, we will move to the

24:48standing committee's agenda. Our first

24:50committee is the finance and law

24:51committee. We have new papers. Bill 926.

24:55>> Bill 926. Resolution amending resolution

24:58150 of 2025

25:01authorizing the mayor on behalf of the

25:03city of Pittsburgh to enter into an

25:05agreement or amendments thereto with

25:07partners for public good so as to amend

25:10the scope of work such that the city may

25:12receive technical assistance toward

25:14review and optimization of existing

25:16procurement protocols and contracting

25:19policies at no cost to the city.

25:21>> Motion to approve.

25:22>> Second

25:23>> discussion.

25:25Get discussion.

25:27someone here to talk to us about this

25:29council.

25:31>> Yes. Thanks, Council Member.

25:33>> Council Warwick

25:34>> and Council Member Warwick, we see your

25:36hand as well.

25:42>> Good morning.

25:44>> Good morning.

25:46>> You can just introduce yourselves and

25:47your title. Hi, I'm ClariS Chang. I'm

25:49the deputy chief operating officer.

25:51>> Jacob Goldman, sourcing specialist,

25:53office manage management and budget. And

25:55please uh get as close as you can to the

25:56microphone. Sure. So folks at home can

25:58hear.

25:59>> So could you explain a little bit just

26:01because procurement is uh such a hot

26:04topic lately. Can you explain to us a

26:06little about what's going on here?

26:07>> Yeah, sure. So partners for public good.

26:09Previously they had done an pilot with

26:12the city basically to provide technical

26:13assistance on a specific procurement

26:16pilot that Jacob can speak a little bit

26:18more to but the previous one was focused

26:20on the Pittsburgh good jobs principle.

26:22So is really looking at how can

26:23procurement be used as a lever to build

26:26a more inclusive workforce. Um we now

26:29are working with partners for public

26:30good to look at our vendor performance

26:33review process and how can we basically

26:36have a more systemized way of reviewing

26:39vendor performance making sure that

26:41procurement is getting that information

26:42on a more regular basis so that we can

26:44use that to inform future contracts. So

26:47if you are a vendor that isn't

26:49performing well, we should be

26:51considering that before we actually

26:52renew your contract and there should be

26:54a more systemized way of doing that

26:55throughout the entire city. So that's

26:57what we're working with them on.

26:58>> Can you tell me what you mean by

27:00performing well?

27:00>> Performing well well part of that is we

27:03also need to set some of those standards

27:04internally and make sure that there is a

27:06clear criteria for that. Currently there

27:08is a process where if a vendor is not

27:11holding up their end of the contract you

27:12can send a form in to procurement and

27:14say here's our complaint. Um but we are

27:18looking to standardized what is it that

27:20we are what is our criteria here in

27:22terms of you know what's the threshold

27:25if you don't perform in a certain way

27:27how are we according to your contract

27:29say that you know your contract says

27:30you're supposed to deliver certain

27:31services you didn't deliver those

27:32services you didn't actually clean the

27:34recreation center um we need to make

27:36sure that there's a standardized way to

27:38recoup the city's costs

27:41>> okay so there is a world right now where

27:43we would be paying we asked someone to

27:45clean a wreck center. They don't do a

27:47good job cleaning the rec center and we

27:49still pay them.

27:51>> So, I can kind of speak to that. It's

27:52situational, not necessarily. Um,

27:56basically the issue that I have, I work

27:58in procurement. Um, is sometimes there's

28:01boots on the ground. Cleaning contracts

28:02are our biggest kind of pain point. Um,

28:05sometimes there are boots in the ground

28:07where uh the cleaning companies

28:09specifically are not necessarily doing a

28:12great job at cleaning. Um and the center

28:14directors are say handling that

28:15themselves and kind of addressing it on

28:18on like a case by case basis. Um

28:21specifically I like oftent times our end

28:24users are not reporting that information

28:25back to me. Um so I don't know about

28:29issues that are occurring for various

28:32contracts. Um I'm struggling to

28:36um

28:38>> to get a better sense of

28:39>> to get a sense of smaller or minor

28:42issues and then to truly address them.

28:45We have some protocols in place to

28:46address them whether that's sitting down

28:48with the vendor um addressing it

28:50withholding payment um for failed

28:52services or poor services but if I don't

28:54hear about the issues then I don't know

28:56about it and I can't escalate it um to

28:58to law or to the appropriate channels.

29:01So through this process, we're trying to

29:03break down the barrier of end users

29:05actually reporting um information to us.

29:09Then also them knowing what happens

29:11whenever they submit a form because

29:12that's kind of one of the things that

29:14there's a little bit of as to um whether

29:17whenever they submit a form what

29:19happens. You know, it kind of just goes

29:20into the procurement sphere and then

29:21they don't really hear much. I'm trying

29:23to add some more transparency to our

29:24city of Pittsburgh staff so that they

29:26know, hey, what happens whenever their

29:28cleaning contract or, you know, some

29:29other contract is is struggling. And

29:32>> sorry to answer your question a little

29:34more directly, I would say the cleaning

29:35contract is actually the one that we're

29:37doing the best on because of the amount

29:38of process that city parks has put on

29:40it. They have checklists. They ask the

29:41center directors to fill out those

29:43checklists. We're trying to see, okay,

29:44this is working so far. How can we

29:46expand this to other parts of the city

29:48and other contracts that we have where

29:50we know the vendor is not necessarily

29:52always holding up their end of the

29:53bargain? Um can are we getting the

29:56information that we need so that we can

29:57take the action that we need to make

29:59sure we're getting the services that we

30:00were promised?

30:02>> So I mean is the focus on this on like a

30:05cleaning contract or like

30:07>> the guy that's installing the doors on

30:09the Oliver bath house? Is that are we

30:10looking at that like

30:12>> Yeah. Um the main focus right now we're

30:15looking at can we expand this to all

30:17different kinds of contracts cuz

30:18professional service contracts are a

30:20little bit you know they're different

30:21from say like the binary contracts of

30:23did you clean did you not clean did you

30:24install the door did you not but we

30:26would like to expand it to all of those

30:28different kinds of vendors like the guy

30:29who installed or didn't install the door

30:31on the all bath house.

30:33>> Yeah. Or installed the wrong door.

30:34>> Exactly.

30:35>> Yeah.

30:36>> Um okay. I mean sounds like a good

30:38thing. It'd be interested to learn more

30:40about this um as it as it proceeds.

30:42>> Yeah, we're looking forward to working

30:43with this group. They work with a lot of

30:44cities um have a lot of resources on

30:46their vendor performance review

30:48processes. So, we're using them. We're

30:49asking them to basically support us in

30:51figuring out what's a best practice here

30:53so that we can have a better practice

30:54throughout the city.

30:55>> And can I ask so it's at no cost to the

30:57city?

30:57>> It's at no cost.

30:59>> How are they paid?

31:00>> They philanthropies.

31:01>> Okay.

31:02>> Yeah.

31:02>> Okay. So, someone else is paying them.

31:04>> Yes.

31:04>> Gotcha. All right. Uh that's all for me.

31:07Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you,

31:08Council Member Warwick, followed by

31:09Councilman Mosley.

31:14>> Yes. Thanks. So, just to clarify,

31:16there's no cost to this.

31:18>> There's no cost.

31:20>> There's no cost. Okay.

31:22>> Um All right. Yeah, this makes sense.

31:25>> Thank you.

31:26>> I I don't have questions. I'm good.

31:27Thank you. Bye.

31:29>> Thank you, Councilman Mosley.

31:32>> Yes. Could you tell us a little bit more

31:33about the organization Partners for

31:34Public Good and where we could

31:35potentially find more information about

31:37other cities they work with? Yeah.

31:39>> And and and some of their, you know,

31:40other best practices that we may be able

31:42to replicate here in Pittsburgh.

31:43>> Yeah. Um Partners for Public Good is a

31:45nonprofit. Um they were spun out of the

31:47Harvard Kennedy School government

31:49performance lab to work specifically on

31:51procurement with cities. Um thus far

31:53they've been working with a variety of

31:54cities on their proc they have several

31:56different programs as far as I

31:58understand. Um but the program that

32:00we're involved with is an accelerator

32:02program to do a pilot over the course of

32:04a year. And there are eight other

32:05cities. So this will include

32:06Chattanooga, Tennessee. Um um Columbia,

32:09South Carolina, uh Long Beach,

32:11California. Um so smaller cities, a

32:14range, San Diego being the largest. Um

32:17but a range of cities that are basically

32:19looking to do different things within

32:20their procurement process. So some of

32:22them are looking at how do we build an

32:24AI tool that can better allow us to see

32:27where is it in the solicitation that we

32:29need to uh pay more attention to when

32:32they are creating the solicitation for a

32:34bid. Um some of them are using it um to

32:37develop a better engagement and training

32:38process for their procurement staff. Is

32:41there anything you've worked with them

32:43also in the last administration anything

32:45you would add?

32:46>> Not necessarily. I think that this

32:48partners for public good is kind of a a

32:50beacon for cities to kind of reinvent

32:53their operations, kind of refine some of

32:55the processes um and get s through and

32:59clarify some of the the challenges that

33:01come through. Um they're really

33:02supportive. They're highly highly

33:05experienced procurement staff that

33:07really have a lot of generalized and

33:09specialized knowledge and they're a

33:11truly wonderful resource for us.

33:14>> Absolutely. So would the best place to

33:16find out more information would just go

33:17to their website or is there other

33:18public?

33:19>> They do have a website. I can I can send

33:20you a website. Um they also have their

33:23mission statement. I I have this written

33:24down. I'll read it off briefly. To

33:26deliver public goods, dozens of public

33:28servants have to work hard behind the

33:29scenes to navigate a maze of

33:30procurement, budgeting, and technology.

33:32Otherwise known as the government's back

33:34office. These process processes are

33:36often hampered by arcane policies and

33:38layers of bureaucracy. This is where we

33:39come in. We work alongside government

33:41staff to minimize or maximize delivery

33:44of public goods while minimizing costs

33:45and red tape.

33:48>> Well, thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.

33:50>> Thank you. Further discussion first

33:51round.

33:52>> I just had a couple questions. One to

33:54note that as as mentioned, this is an

33:56amendment to an existing bill. So, we

33:58approved it last year. This is to expand

33:59the scope. But I don't see fortunately

34:02don't see the term inclusive um uh using

34:05procurement for inclusive workforce

34:07development, job quality and local

34:09economic empowerment. So assuming in

34:12addition to the additional priorities

34:14here, we will still be working with them

34:16to try to foster an inclusive workplace

34:18development.

34:18>> Yes.

34:19>> All of that.

34:20>> We just didn't want it to be limited to

34:21just that. It's that and also our back

34:23office operations because the previous

34:26scope was focused a little bit more on

34:29the workforce development piece. We want

34:30to do that along with the back office

34:32operations piece which this next pilot

34:34would be focused more on.

34:36>> Thank you. And then in addition to

34:38recouping costs when services aren't

34:40performed to our standards or etc like

34:42which sounds great. Um I know that with

34:45government uh procurement we you know

34:48lowest responsible bidder gets it and um

34:52the word responsible I think is doing is

34:54a big workhorse word right like what is

34:56a responsible bidder could this feedback

34:58loop help you and procurement understand

35:01what is termed a responsible bidder so

35:03if they haven't done the work they're

35:05they end up on some list I don't know if

35:07we can do debar or not but like they end

35:09up on some list and we say h like they

35:11did not perform the work two other times

35:12therefore or they're not a responsible

35:14bidder. Is that kind of

35:15>> absolutely like currently it's a little

35:17bit of a gray area. It's kind of handled

35:18on a case- by case basis where we would

35:20escalate, discuss with law, discuss with

35:22chief procurement officer um and kind of

35:24handle that. Um but absolutely we want a

35:27more defined process for our procurement

35:29personnel as well as for our city staff

35:31in general like our end users as well as

35:34have some transparency to the vendors so

35:36they they are aware hey we have this

35:38expectation this is what you need to

35:40fulfill. You need to fulfill your

35:41contract. These are the checks and

35:42balances in place to make sure that you

35:44do

35:44>> Yeah. In my mind, hopefully that opens

35:46up doors to newer vendors that are

35:48really hungry for the work. Absolutely.

35:50>> They might not be able to compete in the

35:51same way cost-wise, but they're hungry

35:53for the work. They're going to do a good

35:54job. Maybe they're um you know, diverse

35:57um vendors as well. So, um that would be

35:59a great a great outcome. Okay.

36:01>> Further discussion by council members?

36:05Okay. Seeing none, all in favor of bill

36:08926, please say I.

36:10>> I. I

36:11>> affirmative recommendation. Thank you

36:13both.

36:14>> Thank you.

36:14>> Thank you.

36:15>> Bill 927

36:16>> resolution amending resolution 273 of

36:192026 which authorized

36:22131 open-end professional services

36:24agreements with multiple vendors to

36:27provide on call professional services as

36:29needed by the various departments of the

36:31city of Pittsburgh with each agreement

36:33being at an amount not to exceed

36:35$1,500,000

36:37annually for a three-year term. by

36:39authorizing an additional 48 agreements

36:42for an updated total of 179 open-end

36:46professional service agreements.

36:49>> Motion to approve.

36:50>> Second

36:51>> discussion. I see council member

36:53Warwick.

36:56>> Um yeah, hi. Thanks. So, um I was

36:58wondering I know we we had these come

37:00through. Uh would it be possible

37:04to attach with the legislation just for

37:06just for the public and just for

37:08clarity? um just the list of the the

37:13vendors and then the type of service

37:15that they're providing just like an

37:17Excel list so that um just so we have it

37:20and the public has it

37:23>> in the past it has

37:28>> we have a few people coming to the table

37:29council member

37:30>> okay and maybe it's attached and I

37:33missed it I don't know I was looking at

37:34the the links and what

37:37>> Jacob Goldman sourcing specialist,

37:39Office of Management and Budget.

37:40>> Jessica Ner, Senior Sourcing Specialist,

37:42Office of Management and Budget.

37:44>> Bria Price, acting director, Office of

37:46Management and Budget.

37:49>> Um, I can speak to that. We, when we

37:51submit legislation, we do submit all of

37:53the vendors that we are um adding to the

37:56list. Um, we do not have all of their

37:59categories they are being awarded for.

38:01We do have that um listed in our notes

38:05and our Excel sheet. So that is

38:06something we can share and do in the

38:08future as well.

38:12>> Okay. I mean would that be uh would that

38:16create

38:18I mean I I don't want to create like you

38:19know tons of additional work but it's

38:21just is that something that would be

38:23fairly simple?

38:24>> Yes.

38:24>> I just given what's been in the media

38:26and whatnot these days it it just that

38:28way it's like it's clear everyone can

38:30see like these are the vendors. This is

38:32what they're doing you know for the

38:34city.

38:36Yeah, we can definitely do that. It

38:37would be simple to do. We already have a

38:39list of all the categories they're

38:40awarded for. It's just not something

38:42that we currently add to legislation,

38:45but we'd be happy to do that.

38:47>> Okay. Is that something that you might

38:49be able to do for these this bill and

38:51the other the other bill? I think it's

38:53the next one. Um by by Tuesday, just so

38:57we don't have to hold, you know what I

38:58mean? So that we can

39:00>> Yeah, of course.

39:02>> I could get it to you today by end of

39:03day.

39:05Okay. And then and then uh I guess uh if

39:07you could send it to Madame Clerk, that

39:08way it could get attached to the to the

39:10record.

39:12>> Yeah, of course.

39:14>> Okay. Thank you.

39:17>> Thank you. Further discussion.

39:21Seeing none, all in favor of bill 927,

39:23please say I.

39:24>> I.

39:25>> I. I.

39:26>> Affirmative recommendation bill 928.

39:29Resolution amending resolution 272 of

39:322026, which authorized 131 open-end

39:36professional services agreements with

39:38multiple vendors to provide on call

39:40professional services as needed by the

39:42various departments of the city of

39:43Pittsburgh with each agreement being at

39:45an amount not to exceed $750,000

39:48annually for a three-year term by

39:50authorizing an additional 48 agreements

39:53for an updated total of 179 open-end

39:56professional service agreements.

40:00Motion to approve.

40:02>> Second.

40:03>> Second

40:04>> discussion.

40:06>> So I think we're requesting the request

40:08is for both bill 927 and 928. Thank you.

40:10>> Absolutely.

40:11>> So we'll look forward to seeing that.

40:13>> All in favor of bill 928. Please say I.

40:17>> I.

40:17>> I.

40:18>> Affirmative recommendation.

40:20>> Thank you all.

40:21>> Thank you.

40:22>> Bill 929. Resolution authorizing the

40:24issuance of two warrants with the total

40:26sum of $85,000 over one year and full

40:30and final settlement of litigation in

40:31the United States District Court for the

40:33Western District of Pennsylvania.

40:37>> Motion to approve.

40:39>> Second

40:39>> discussion.

40:42Seeing none, all in favor of bill 929,

40:45please say I.

40:46>> I.

40:47>> I.

40:47>> I.

40:48>> Affirmative recommendation bill 930.

40:51Resolution authorizing the mayor and the

40:53city solicitor to enter into a

40:55professional service agreement or

40:56agreements and amendments thereto with

40:59Raccoonis Law Group LLC for legal

41:01consultation services in connection with

41:03legal issues related to transportation

41:05and infrastructure amount not to exceed

41:07$25,000 over one year.

41:10>> Motion to approve.

41:12>> Second.

41:13>> Discussion.

41:16>> Seeing none, all in favor of bill 930,

41:19please say I. I I

41:21>> I

41:22>> affirmative recommendation. That takes

41:24us to invoices. Is there a motion on

41:26invoices?

41:28>> Motion to approve.

41:29>> Second.

41:30>> Discussion.

41:34Seeing none, all in favor of invoices,

41:37please say I.

41:39>> I.

41:39>> I.

41:41>> Invoices are approved. That moves us to

41:45interdep departmental transfers. Is

41:47there a motion on transfers?

41:50>> Motion to approve.

41:50>> Second

41:51>> discussion.

41:54Seeing none, all in favor of transfers,

41:56please say I.

41:57>> I.

41:58>> I.

41:58>> I.

41:59>> Transfers are approved. Is there a

42:02motion on PE cards?

42:03>> Motion to approve.

42:04>> Second.

42:06>> Discussion.

42:09Seeing none. All in favor of pecards,

42:11please say I. I.

42:14>> Pecards are approved. That takes us to

42:17public safety and wellness committee

42:19chaired by Councilman Cogill.

42:20>> Bill 918, resolution authorizing,

42:23pursuant to chapter 210 of the city

42:26code, the mayor and the director of the

42:28office of management and budget to

42:29accept a donation from community family

42:31advocates in the amount of $273,300

42:35to support the city of Pittsburgh's

42:37co-response in downtown policing

42:39programs.

42:41>> Motion to approve. Second

42:43>> discussion.

42:47Seeing none, all in favor of bill 918,

42:50please say I.

42:51>> I.

42:52>> I.

42:53>> Affirmative recommendation. That takes

42:55us to public works and infrastructure

42:56committee chaired by Councilwoman

42:58Salenro.

42:59>> Bill 922. Resolution authorizing the

43:02mayor and the director of the department

43:03of public works to enter into an

43:05agreement or agreements with Davyy

43:07Resource Group on a tree inventory and

43:10appraisal project for the Ohio

43:12Riverfront Trail at a city cost not to

43:14exceed $4,290

43:17over a period of two years.

43:20>> Motion to approve.

43:22>> Second

43:22>> discussion.

43:28Seeing none, all in favor of bill 922,

43:31please say I.

43:32>> I.

43:34>> Affirmative a recommendation bill 923.

43:36>> Resolution authorizing the mayor and the

43:38director of the department of public

43:40works to enter into an agreement or

43:41agreements with Davy Resource Group on a

43:43tree inventory project for Arsenal Park.

43:46City costs not to exceed $7,620

43:49over a period of two years.

43:52>> Motion to approve.

43:53>> Second.

43:54>> Discussion.

43:56I would actually love to have our um

43:58folks from public works up to the table

44:02just to understand a little bit more

44:03about these two bills. One that we

44:05actually just gave a affirmative

44:07recommendation to.

44:20>> Good morning,

44:24>> Lisa. city forester.

44:26>> Uh Michael Kelly, utility arborist.

44:29>> Thank you. So obviously the one before

44:31us is uh a tree inventory for Arsenal

44:33Park, but the one before was for our

44:35Howard River front trail. Um

44:40I guess my question is how how common

44:43are these inventories that are sort of

44:47larger and sort of more sight specific?

44:49Is this something that we do all

44:51throughout the city? We just happen to

44:52be hitting these two areas now. How or

44:54is this a newer kind of setup?

44:56>> Well, in this particular instance, the

44:58first one on the riverfront trail is due

45:00to an illegal clearing that took place

45:02along there. So, in order for the city

45:04to seek restitution and mitigation for

45:06the tree damage that was done along the

45:07river bank, we have to do an independent

45:10um review and arborous study so that we

45:13can capture all the trees that were

45:15damaged. So, it's kind of unfortunate,

45:17but it's part of a legal um issue that

45:19we're dealing with and this is just one

45:21component of that. And would this be

45:23restitution in the form of fi of money

45:25or would it be planting elsewhere in the

45:27city?

45:28>> It'll be in the form of money funds

45:31>> to replant. Okay. Thank you.

45:34>> The second one which is Arsenal Park was

45:37brought to the Sha Commission through

45:40the Lawrenceville Together organization.

45:42They were looking at doing um some tree

45:45planting in the park and we there's a

45:46lot of really older trees that grow in

45:49that park that some are in decline. So,

45:51we were looking at doing a really

45:52comprehensive inventory of the entire

45:54park to see what we could save um where

45:57the shade tree commission could maybe

45:58help with cabling and doing other trees

46:01uh tree work and what we could do in

46:02house and what could be done outside

46:05through different um funds that

46:06Lawrenceville together also has to help

46:09support that effort. So, we have done

46:12some other park inventories in the past

46:14and it would be great to do individual

46:16park inventories as we can. So as those

46:18come about, we were able to do that with

46:20the funds that we have. But in this

46:21instance, these are two specific

46:23projects, special projects.

46:25>> Great. Well, especially with the first

46:28one. Um, but for both, I mean, seems

46:30like it's a relatively small cost for

46:33big bang for the buck and especially

46:35with partners that we have Lawrenceville

46:37together or whatnot. So, great to see

46:39that. Thank you.

46:40>> Sure.

46:40>> Any further?

46:43>> I have Councilwoman Cros.

46:46>> Yes, thank you. you. I just wanted to

46:47say how much I appreciate um forestry

46:49working.

46:52>> Oops. Did I get cut off?

46:53>> Nope. We have you.

46:55>> Okay. Thank you. Um I just want to

46:56appreciate um shout out to Mortill

46:59together to forestry and to the many

47:03many residents who have worked for so

47:06many so many years before I was elected

47:09um to make these um improvements to

47:13Arsenal Park. Um, and if you are not

47:16familiar with it, it's definitely one of

47:17the um, lovely historic parks, a

47:21medium-sized park that serves residents

47:23far and wide. And um, the city has

47:26invested money in um, recreational

47:29improvements, but I continue to hear um,

47:34you know, desires and feedback about the

47:38tree and tree canopy in the park. So, I

47:40think this is um really timely and very

47:44valued. So, I just wanted to give

47:45everyone a shout out for working on it.

47:47Thank you, uh, Madam Forester.

47:50>> Thank you. Thank you. Further

47:53discussion,

47:55Councilman Mosley.

47:56>> Yeah. Well, first and foremost,

47:59I want to thank you for all your uh your

48:01partnership today. I do like that title.

48:03Uh, Councilwoman Gross, we'll have to

48:05start calling you Madam Forester

48:06everywhere you go. here if you'd like

48:08among other things I'm sure

48:10>> but but one of you know I want to thank

48:12you for for all all the help you know

48:13over my two plus years my council

48:15particularly helping out uh Miss Bay is

48:17helping coordinate uh that that

48:19multi-layer approach o over on Negley

48:21Avenue but my my question is just out of

48:23curiosity what caused the damage on the

48:25trees along the Ohio River trail

48:28>> Michael's here with me um we were both

48:31there but I'll let Michael comment

48:32Michael Kelly our utility arborist

48:34>> unfortunately this comes down to um

48:38willful destruction of property. Uh

48:40there were about all told a half mile of

48:44trees on the Ohio Riverfront Trail in

48:45the section that's currently uh closed

48:47down due to the landslide by the sewer

48:50outfall. uh where the adjoining property

48:54owner decided that the trees were too

48:56large and took it upon himself to remove

49:00these trees which were I would say 50 to

49:0360 ft uh

49:06>> away from each of the buildings which

49:08was not even a height that would put

49:10them in a conflict were they to fall

49:12even if they had been capable of falling

49:14in that direction.

49:15>> Oh yeah. Um, so he took out about a half

49:18mile of trees without authorization on

49:20public land and dumped a good portion of

49:24the material into the river.

49:26>> Um, so they received a violation for

49:28illegal dumping into the river and now

49:30we need to get restitution in order to

49:33be able to both restore that corridor

49:35and to make additional improvements. I

49:38>> mean, it clearly was on the other side

49:39of the trail behind the fence down on

49:41the riverbank. Really nowhere near his

49:43vicinity. don't really know what he was

49:45thinking and it was pretty it's a it's

49:47devastating actually. So,

49:50>> well, thank you for joining us today and

49:52thank you for your work.

49:53>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

49:54>> Thank you. Further discussion?

49:57Seeing none. Oh, did you have a

49:59question?

50:01>> Oh, okay.

50:03>> You're not going to be able to live that

50:05one down now.

50:06>> Thank you. Seeing none, all in favor of

50:09Bill 923, please say I.

50:11>> I. I.

50:13Affirmative recommendation bill 924.

50:15>> Thank you.

50:16>> Thank you.

50:17>> Resolution authorizing the mayor and

50:19director of the department of public

50:20works to enter into an agreement or

50:22agreements with the Pittsburgh Parks

50:23Conservancy for the purpose of improving

50:26the entrances and gathering areas of

50:28Flagstaff Hill and Shinley Park at no

50:30cost to the city.

50:32>> Motion to approve.

50:33>> Second

50:34>> discussion.

50:37>> Uh yeah, just a quick word.

50:40>> Just a So this is Uh CMU is paying to um

50:46make the steps on Flagstaff Hill where

50:48it faces campus just sorry not to add

50:52steps and make it just a nicer entrance

50:54onto Flagstaff and Parks Conservancy is

50:57working with them. Uh it's going to be I

51:00I think a very nice improvement kind of

51:03opening up that space uh for for

51:05pedestrians and making Flagstaff a

51:09little easier to get up. Uh so that's

51:12all. Thanks.

51:14>> Thank you. Further discussion.

51:18Seeing none, all in favor of bill 924,

51:21please say I.

51:22>> I. I.

51:23>> I.

51:24>> Affirmative recommendation bill 925.

51:26>> Resolution providing for a supplemental

51:28agreement or agreements of KCI

51:30Technologies, Inc. for costs associated

51:32with the final design phase of the 28th

51:34Street Bridge project and providing for

51:36the payment of the cost thereof not to

51:38exceed $2,320,581.14,

51:43an increase of $62,5728

51:46from the previously executed agreement

51:48reimburseable at 95%.

51:51>> Motion to approve.

51:53>> Second

51:54>> discussion.

51:56>> Seeing none, all in favor of bill 925,

51:59please say I.

52:00>> I. I

52:01>> I

52:02>> affirmative recommendation that moves us

52:05to land use and economic development

52:07committee chaired by Councilman Wilson.

52:09Deferred papers bill 768. Resolution

52:12further amending resolution 840 of 2019

52:14effective January 1 of 2020 as amended

52:17entitled resolution adopting and

52:19approving the 2020 capital budget and

52:21the 2020 community development block

52:23grant program and the 2020 through 2025

52:25capital improvement program by reducing

52:28various organizations by adjusting

52:29various line items funded by the

52:31community development block grant in

52:33program year 2020 and authorize

52:35subsequent agreements. Motion to the

52:38approve.

52:39>> Second.

52:41>> Uh I'll defer to the bill sponsor. There

52:43is a there's an amendment on the table

52:46here for 768.

52:49>> Thank you, Mr. Wilson. Um I'm chair.

52:52Thank you. I I would like to motion to

52:54amend.

52:56>> Second

52:57>> discussion.

52:59Thank. So, we just have been working

53:01with um CDBG and OMB um to move these

53:05expired CDBG funds or soon to be

53:08expiring CDBG funds. I'll be amending

53:10this one and moving it forward and the

53:12next bill after this we're still working

53:14on. So, I'll I'll motion for a hold on

53:17the next one.

53:20>> Further discussion on the amendment?

53:23Seeing none, all in favor of amending

53:26bill 768, please say I. I

53:28>> I

53:29>> I

53:30>> bill as amended. Further discussion on

53:31the bill as amended.

53:35Seeing none, all in favor of bill 968,

53:37please as amended, please say I.

53:39>> I.

53:40>> I.

53:40>> I.

53:41>> Affirmative recommendation bill 969.

53:44Resolution further amending resolution

53:46647 of 2020 effective December 23rd,

53:502020 is amended entitled Resolution

53:52adopting and approving the 2021 capital

53:55budget in the 2021 community development

53:57block grant program and the 2021 through

54:002026 capital improvement program so as

54:02to so as to identify specific public

54:05service grant projects in city council

54:07district 7 and authorize the subsequent

54:09agreement or agreements for operation

54:11administrative expenses, maintenance,

54:13purchase of equipment and or

54:15rehabilitation of neighborhood

54:16facilities on behalf of the residents of

54:18the city of Pittsburgh.

54:20>> Motion to approve.

54:22>> Second.

54:22>> Second.

54:24>> Discussion.

54:25>> Y'all defer.

54:26>> Just thank you. Men, do you mind I'll

54:29motion to hold for four weeks?

54:33>> Okay. Uh second.

54:35>> Thank you.

54:36>> Discussion.

54:38>> Sorry, did I hear four weeks? I just

54:39want to be clear.

54:40>> Yeah. Yeah.

54:41>> Four weeks. Okay. Uh, seeing no

54:44discussion, all those in favor of a

54:46four-week hold for bill 9 769, please

54:48say I.

54:49>> I.

54:49>> I.

54:50>> Bill will be held for four weeks. New

54:53papers. Bill 914.

54:56>> Resolution amending resolution 121 of

54:582019. approved February 19th, 2019 and

55:02amended October 19th, 2019, providing

55:05for the implementation of a residential

55:07sticker parking program area T in the

55:09Beach View neighborhood to remove

55:10streets pursuant to Pittsburgh Code

55:12Chapter 549 at no cost to the city.

55:15>> Motion to approve discussion.

55:17>> Second.

55:19>> Discussion.

55:19>> Discussion.

55:20>> Yeah. I just want to know is it a

55:22coincidence

55:24>> that it will be T?

55:25>> I'm sorry. Coincidence of what?

55:27>> That beat you the

55:30the parking area uh letter will be T

55:34since there's the the T that goes

55:36through.

55:37>> I don't know.

55:38>> Okay. Just thought that was a

55:40>> So the

55:41>> interesting

55:42>> I I didn't really quite understand the

55:44verbiage there. So the letter is going

55:45to be T.

55:46>> Yeah. Like you know like how in the

55:47olden days they had the sticker on the

55:50>> the window or you look up and you see

55:51the sign and it says

55:52>> Gotcha. Yeah. Right.

55:53>> You know this is permanent area T or it

55:55could be a

55:56>> double A. I'll look into that today and

55:58I'll get back.

55:59>> I mean, it's kind of it's kind of cool.

56:01>> Yeah, absolutely.

56:02>> Yeah.

56:03>> T for T.

56:06>> Is there further discussion?

56:08>> No.

56:09>> Okay. All in favor of bill 914, please

56:12say I.

56:12>> I.

56:13>> I.

56:15>> Affirmative recommendation bill 933.

56:18Resolution authorizing the mayor of the

56:20city of Pittsburgh and the Office of

56:21Management Budget to apply for a grant

56:23from Pennsylvania Department of Economic

56:25Development's Municipal Assistance

56:27Program to overhaul Pittsburgh zoning

56:30coding zoning map to remove restrictive

56:32barriers. The grant proposal includes an

56:35ask not to exceed $150,000 for this

56:38stated purpose. The grant requires a

56:40match not to exceed $150,000 to come

56:43from the city's operating budget for a

56:45total project cost not to exceed

56:47$300,000.

56:49>> Motion to approve discussion.

56:50>> Second

56:51>> discussion.

56:52>> I was curious about this one. Is there

56:53anyone here to speak to the bill?

57:05I guess no.

57:08Um,

57:11all right. I'll It's not a big deal.

57:13I'll just ask you throughout the week.

57:15Thank you.

57:16>> Thank you. And so we'll be looking for

57:18any kind of information for bill 933. I

57:21think this is city planning is what I

57:23have here. So, um, any kind of

57:26information that we can receive in

57:27writing, um, requested by city planning

57:30before next Tuesday's final vote.

57:36Thank you. Okay. All in favor of bill

57:38933, please say I. I.

57:41>> I.

57:42Affirmative recommendation

57:45bill 934

57:47>> resolution amending resolution 870 of

57:492025 entitled resolution authorizing the

57:52mayor and director of the office of

57:54management and budget to apply for grant

57:56funding from the Pennsylvania Department

57:58of Community and Economic Developments

58:00local share account statewide to provide

58:02funding to purchase a pumper fire truck.

58:04The grant proposal includes an ask of $1

58:07million for this stated purpose to

58:09accept the grant, reduce the grant award

58:11amount, and authorize necessary

58:13expenditures.

58:14>> Motion to approve.

58:16>> Second

58:17>> discussion.

58:20>> Thank goodness.

58:21>> Seeing none, all in favor of bill 934,

58:25please say I.

58:26>> I. I.

58:28Affirmative recommendation that moves us

58:30to Recreation, Youth, and Senior

58:31Services Committee, chaired by Council

58:33Member Barbara Warwick.

58:35>> Supplemental New Papers Bill 964,

58:37resolution providing for the issuance of

58:39a warrant in favor of recreonics in the

58:41amount of $5,849.31

58:45for the purpose of the purchase of

58:47recycled plastic life chair with Sideep

58:50White 2X for Homewood Park pool and

58:52providing for the payment of the cost

58:54thereof.

58:57Motion to approve.

58:58>> Second

58:59>> discussion.

59:00>> I mean, kind of.

59:04>> Yeah, maybe a little discussion.

59:06>> Discussion.

59:08>> I just want to know why this like we

59:10just had all these different, you know,

59:12on these different contracts with

59:14people. Think we just had a bill on

59:15that. I don't know. I know it's over the

59:185,000, but just seems like

59:20>> these are our rules. So, the public

59:22works did propose to um for this to come

59:28>> um via um

59:32>> VCard.

59:33>> Yes. And our our rules state that more

59:35than 5,000 even if they're split up into

59:37different if it's slightly over 5,000 or

59:40if it's uh split up into different

59:42purchases that it should be a warrant.

59:45So, this is the warrant.

59:46>> Yeah. Yeah, but from my understanding

59:47like if we have a contract with uh

59:50Staples,

59:51you know, as long as it's under the the

59:54minimum like state requirement or maybe

59:58we have our own, but I think like, you

1:00:00know, so for inance like it's under

1:00:0125,000. We already have that company

1:00:03under contract, then we can buy like

1:00:06doors and like we don't see doors

1:00:08anyway. It's not a big deal. I'm just

1:00:11surprised this came to us. They must not

1:00:13have a contract with someone.

1:00:18Uh, I don't know if there's anyone from

1:00:19public works who can speak to this today

1:00:21or or no. Or would you rather just

1:00:22>> I'll leave a director.

1:00:23>> Would you like to call them to the table

1:00:25or would you like to not call them to

1:00:26the table? Is that okay?

1:00:28>> He just turned he had a good birthday

1:00:30recently so

1:00:32>> and and Madam Chair,

1:00:35>> I guess you still

1:00:37>> Oh, yeah. Go ahead.

1:00:38>> I'll let I'll let Council Moses.

1:00:40>> Yeah. Uh, you know, Director Ammeritis

1:00:42had a had a call with me. um guess about

1:00:45two weeks ago, you know, you know, about

1:00:47this and this was and you could he could

1:00:49speak to it

1:00:50>> um with more specificity than I can, but

1:00:52it was just in part of um getting

1:00:55Homewood pulled uh together. There was a

1:00:58oversight in, you know, in ordering

1:01:00these. So, um when everything, you know,

1:01:02got ordered for the fantastic new public

1:01:05asset that we have in Homewood, it was

1:01:07oversight in in ordering these chairs.

1:01:09So they had to, you know, get called in

1:01:11because you need lifeguard chairs for

1:01:13safety. But I'll let director ameritus

1:01:15speak to it for more specificity.

1:01:17>> Yeah. Chris Hornstein public works. So

1:01:20um the situation arose in Homewood Pool.

1:01:22We needed uh lifeguard chairs. Um

1:01:25unfortunately

1:01:27um because in a large construction

1:01:29project, there's literally a million

1:01:31details that you're managing. Um that

1:01:33was a detail that had oversight. Um and

1:01:36so when we reached out to our on

1:01:38contract vendors, um they could not when

1:01:40we identified the missing element,

1:01:42reached out to our on contract vendors,

1:01:45they could not provide the lifeguard

1:01:47chair and the time frame needed to open

1:01:49the pool. Um and so we went uh off

1:01:52contract. That amount

1:01:55um exceeded the explanatory limit. So,

1:01:58you know, my question to Councilman

1:02:00Mosley was, is there is there a way that

1:02:02we could in order to expedite payment to

1:02:04the vendor? Um, our understanding of the

1:02:07process of the warrant is is it does

1:02:08take a significant amount of time to

1:02:10process for payment um in excess of 30

1:02:14days, sometimes 60 days. Um and so to

1:02:17get this vendor paid for something very

1:02:19simple which is lifecore pool chairs

1:02:20which were delivered on time um and to

1:02:23our specification

1:02:24um if there was a way that we could you

1:02:26know request a waiver of council's rules

1:02:29um to that approach um that didn't seem

1:02:31amendable which is totally

1:02:32understandable and so you know in order

1:02:35to get the vendor paid we went through

1:02:36the war process to do so.

1:02:40Well, I mean, we do wave the the Pecard

1:02:42rule sometimes for especially stuff like

1:02:44this. So, you know, I mean, anything we

1:02:46can do in the future to to help. I mean,

1:02:50you know, or any sort of rule in the

1:02:52contracting, I'm interested because uh

1:02:55you know, it's certainly needed. This is

1:02:57like, you know, just ordering like a new

1:02:59storm door. So, I just I just wanted to

1:03:02you know, just touch base on that.

1:03:03>> No, very very much appreciated. Um, I

1:03:06think also where I would recommend that

1:03:08this comes into play sometimes is

1:03:10actually not in this contracted element,

1:03:12but when we have um certain expenses

1:03:16that I know of in public works where

1:03:17we're requesting stickers for garbage

1:03:20trucks um to go to the dump. This is a

1:03:22regulatory requirement with D. Um, you

1:03:25know, sometimes we press those as

1:03:27warrants as well because the expense

1:03:29exceeds $5,000 and we don't have a clean

1:03:31process to request a waiver and use a PC

1:03:34card for those instances where we, you

1:03:36know, again, we're just trying to follow

1:03:38the rules and um

1:03:40>> get everything legal as it should be.

1:03:43>> Thank you.

1:03:44>> Thank you. Further discussion?

1:03:45>> Thank you.

1:03:46>> I'll just say here I um and you do not

1:03:48have to say director. Thank you. Um,

1:03:52I think this highlights one of the um,

1:03:55challenges of our system. When we follow

1:03:57the rules, right, it looks unnecessary,

1:04:01but there really isn't, aside from a

1:04:03waiver, which in this case I would

1:04:04argue, and I want to thank our council

1:04:06budget office for flagging this, like

1:04:08there isn't actually a process for this

1:04:12kind of scenario where it's not an

1:04:14overage, a peak hard, or a reimbursement

1:04:16that's like this is the only way to do

1:04:18it. it has to be a credit card purchase

1:04:20because of a state requirement or this

1:04:23is a quarterly telecom bill that's we're

1:04:25always going to have to wave and there's

1:04:27just no other solution. Like the

1:04:28solution is a warrant and they and they

1:04:30and they did that and I'm grateful for

1:04:31that. But um if we had a process in

1:04:35place that would allow for uh very

1:04:38seldom used occasional

1:04:41um uh you know overages to this amount

1:04:45that isn't the form of waving the rules

1:04:48because that gets abused by you know by

1:04:51then um uh uh you know anyone who is who

1:04:57is who is looking for a waiver and

1:04:59council is just amendable to to to to w

1:05:02to wave the rules. Um

1:05:06then

1:05:07you know it would be a it would be a

1:05:09simpler process in these rare instances

1:05:12where you know we'd like some

1:05:15um we'd like to move this quickly.

1:05:17There's there's an urgency to the issue

1:05:20and you know currently we don't have a

1:05:22process except to wave the rules which

1:05:23isn't ideal either. So, um, I think this

1:05:26highlights the need for some sort of

1:05:27other system in place. And I hope that

1:05:30we can work with, you know, all parties

1:05:32with council, with the administration to

1:05:35create that sort of system, um, in a

1:05:37case where a waiver maybe isn't the

1:05:39appropriate way. Um, but also a warrant

1:05:42isn't the appropriate way either. So,

1:05:46uh, all those in favor of bill 964,

1:05:49please say I.

1:05:50>> I.

1:05:52Affirmative recommendation, new papers,

1:05:54bill 931.

1:05:55>> Resolution authorizing the mayor,

1:05:57director of the office of management and

1:05:59budget, and the director of the

1:06:00department of city planning to enter

1:06:02into an agreement or agreements with the

1:06:04Pennsylvania Council of the Arts for the

1:06:06purpose of receiving grant funds from

1:06:07the creative communities program in the

1:06:09amount not to exceed $100,000 to hire an

1:06:12artist and the residents consultant. The

1:06:14grant requires a match of $100,000 for a

1:06:17total project cost not to exceed

1:06:19$200,000 for this stated purpose.

1:06:24>> Motion to approve discussion.

1:06:25>> Second.

1:06:27>> Second.

1:06:28>> Discussion.

1:06:30>> Um yeah. So uh I I contacted uh Chief

1:06:34Gilman about this this morning. So um a

1:06:37couple things. Uh one is that uh my

1:06:41understanding is that the match for this

1:06:45uh would be covered by um some art

1:06:50installations that were already done by

1:06:52the PDP. And so there would not actually

1:06:56be any city dollars included. and that

1:06:59um the original that that this uh

1:07:04you know

1:07:06this grant request started back in the

1:07:08previous administration uh but that uh

1:07:12and the original um idea was to have a

1:07:14role a designated role but the concern

1:07:17was that we wouldn't have funding going

1:07:18forward to make that a role so hence the

1:07:21move to a consultant. Um I'm I don't

1:07:25know if there's anybody to speak to it,

1:07:26but I'm happy to have someone come to

1:07:27the table. One thing that I uh to just

1:07:31verify what I just said.

1:07:33>> Okay.

1:07:33>> Um but one thing that I would like is

1:07:38for this to be amended

1:07:42to clarify that we are not that this is

1:07:46at no cost to the city, right? that we

1:07:48and and I doesn't matter to me how that

1:07:51is written, but just to clarify that we

1:07:54are in fact not spending at this time

1:07:58$100,000

1:08:00on a um on an artist and resident

1:08:04consultant. So, I don't know if there's

1:08:07anybody to speak to this uh and and

1:08:09about and with and I'll let other

1:08:11members, you know, whether that can be

1:08:13amended between now and Tuesday or if we

1:08:17should hold it. I'm I'm fine with

1:08:18whatever. I just I just want to have it

1:08:20very clear that we're not we're not

1:08:22spending a 100 grand on um on this

1:08:26consultant.

1:08:27>> Thank you. We have some members at the

1:08:28table.

1:08:30>> Good morning, council members. Mary

1:08:32McKenna Flareity, deputy director of

1:08:33economic development office. The mayor,

1:08:36>> Kevin Kunak, Department of City

1:08:38Planning,

1:08:39>> the mayor's office would have no

1:08:40objection whatsoever to that amendment.

1:08:42The fiscal impact statement does clarify

1:08:44that this would be fully in kind

1:08:46support. So, as identified, bill 931

1:08:48would allow the city to accept $100,000

1:08:51from Pennsylvania Council for the Arts

1:08:53through its creative communities

1:08:54program. That grant does require a

1:08:57$100,000 city match, but that would be

1:08:59fully in kind. There is zero budget

1:09:02impact to this acceptance. The purpose

1:09:04of the work is to support arts-based

1:09:06investment and creative placemaking in

1:09:09downtown Pittsburgh as part of broader

1:09:12downtown re revitalization efforts. As

1:09:14identified, this would be a

1:09:15contractbased position. It's currently

1:09:18posted as 2026 RFP

1:09:22220 on open gov as a creative strategist

1:09:25role, which would be a contractbased

1:09:27position. The goal and purpose is

1:09:29tangible investment that makes downtown

1:09:32more vibrant, active, safe, and inviting

1:09:34for all of the Pittsburgers and people

1:09:37who live, work, visit, pass through our

1:09:39downtown Pittsburgh. This could include

1:09:42public art, storefront alley activation,

1:09:44streetscape interventions, creative use

1:09:46of underutilized public spaces, but to

1:09:48clarify, zero budget impact and no

1:09:51objection whatsoever.

1:09:53>> Kevin, anything to add?

1:09:54>> Nothing further to add.

1:09:57Thank you. Further discussion,

1:09:58Councilman Wilson.

1:10:01>> Uh, yeah. What's What's the amendment?

1:10:04>> Oh, to clarify that there's zero budget

1:10:06impact, that the that the I'm sorry,

1:10:10that the match from the city would be

1:10:12fully in kind and not a budget impact.

1:10:14>> There's no amendment. There's just some

1:10:16clarification.

1:10:16>> Clarification.

1:10:17>> Okay. Sorry. I

1:10:18>> I was responding to council person

1:10:20Warwick's uh request there. And the

1:10:23concern was that this would go to like

1:10:26someone.

1:10:26>> There's no $100,000 that's coming out of

1:10:28city coffers to pay for. That's the

1:10:30clarification. We can fully clarify

1:10:32that. And that's already clarified in

1:10:33the fiscal impact statement. So, just to

1:10:35note in the fiscal impact statement

1:10:37submitted by city planning, signed by

1:10:39director Mongalo Winston, it already

1:10:41clarifies that it is 100% in kind

1:10:44support coming from the city.

1:10:45>> Yeah. But what was the concern about the

1:10:48the pay for residency? What was that

1:10:50concern? Well, I believe the only

1:10:52concern Sorry, go ahead.

1:10:54>> Sure. So, the initial I I think the

1:10:57initial idea for uh the position was

1:10:59that it was a grantf funed position

1:11:02through the department of city planning

1:11:03for an artist in residency.

1:11:06>> Um that was under the previous

1:11:08administration. Um we shifted it from

1:11:12uh a city position that's grant funded

1:11:15to a consultant position.

1:11:18>> Yes. And I apologize, council person.

1:11:20>> That's something you all did.

1:11:22>> Yes, this happened administration.

1:11:23>> Yes, absolutely. So, this was related to

1:11:26a concern of taking on benefits

1:11:28full-time support for a role within city

1:11:31planning rather than this being a

1:11:33contract related to delivering these

1:11:35investments and the strategy around

1:11:36them.

1:11:37>> So, yes, that was an adjustment to the

1:11:39position and the way in which it doesn't

1:11:40change the amount of funds being

1:11:42received and it's within um the grant

1:11:45requirements.

1:11:46>> Thanks. And one other I guess

1:11:48clarification, this is overall it's a

1:11:50four-year um grant funded project from

1:11:55the state. This is a renewal for the

1:11:58second year. The first year has already

1:12:00council has already approved the first

1:12:01year. That is what the RFP is out for.

1:12:06>> You further discussion? Councilman

1:12:08Cogill.

1:12:09>> Thank you, madam chair. Um thank you for

1:12:11being here.

1:12:14So, so uh so, so we're matching with

1:12:17inkind services,

1:12:18>> correct?

1:12:19>> Equaling up to $100,000,

1:12:22>> correct?

1:12:23>> Right. So, labor hours basically

1:12:25>> that can be included and previous

1:12:27investments that have happened already.

1:12:29>> Yeah. This might not be a question for

1:12:31you, but

1:12:32>> is that normal practice? Can we match

1:12:35any any matching grants that we get for

1:12:38any department that we can match with

1:12:40inind services? Is that across the

1:12:43board, do you know? Or

1:12:44>> each grant has its own requirements and

1:12:46it would be subject to the grant making

1:12:49organization. What would constitute a

1:12:51match?

1:12:52>> Yeah, because we see them all the time.

1:12:54Obviously, I never thought that we could

1:12:57match with inkind services and I just

1:12:59didn't know if it was just specific to

1:13:00this contract.

1:13:01>> It's specific to this type of grant.

1:13:03It's a reimburseable grant. So, you

1:13:06first need to spend the funds and then

1:13:08you reimburse those funds. And so, uh,

1:13:11we're working with,

1:13:13uh, PDP for, you know, those

1:13:16reimbursements.

1:13:17>> So, we we spend the money out of our

1:13:19coffers and get reimbursed.

1:13:21>> Not in this particular instance. Our

1:13:23partners um are

1:13:26spending um, funds and we're reimbursing

1:13:30those through this position.

1:13:31>> Yeah.

1:13:32>> Okay. I again, that's I'm just looking

1:13:35at the broader picture. Can we always

1:13:38match our donations by inkind services

1:13:42which would be great but um again

1:13:44>> I believe we can state that we will

1:13:46continue to look into opportunities to

1:13:48do um what we can to save funds as

1:13:51possible for the city but

1:13:53>> okay thank you

1:13:56>> thank you further discussion

1:14:00>> um first second round council member

1:14:02Warwick

1:14:03>> yeah so just to clarify on the inind

1:14:06support. What What is the inind support?

1:14:09Like is it something you said it's

1:14:11something we've already done? Can you

1:14:13clarify what that is?

1:14:14>> Sure. It's it's a reimburseable. Uh so

1:14:18within that reimburseable, we are

1:14:20permitted a certain amount of inind

1:14:23support. That inind support is me um

1:14:26through city planning and then the

1:14:28reimburseable funds will be through our

1:14:30partners downtown.

1:14:36I guess I'm I'm still not totally clear.

1:14:39Okay. I mean um

1:14:42>> so I guess the inind support is my the

1:14:44time I spend as my role in city

1:14:49planning. I think that is up to be a

1:14:51five or 10%.

1:14:54um which is just through my

1:14:56daily duties of project management and

1:15:00you know managing the consultant role.

1:15:03Uh the rest is through reimburseable

1:15:06funds spent through PDP. Um

1:15:09>> okay.

1:15:12>> Okay. So really just the inind support

1:15:15is just your hours sort of a small Yeah.

1:15:17I mean a relatively small number of

1:15:19hours. Okay, that makes sense. Uh just

1:15:21to clarify for other members, you know,

1:15:25why I I raised this and I do want it to

1:15:27be clear. I just, you know, in the title

1:15:29of the bill, you know, what the public

1:15:30is is seeing or if they're listening to

1:15:32the discussions, I just wanted to be

1:15:35clear that right now, you know, I in in

1:15:38a budget year where uh where

1:15:42we're not able to get, you know,

1:15:45playground repairs and things like that,

1:15:47really basic stuff, uh done uh you know,

1:15:50that that we're not spending $100,000 on

1:15:54um on an artist and resident

1:15:57consultancy. I just think that that's

1:15:59important for the public to to know and

1:16:02that's why I I I'm requesting a um an

1:16:06amendment not to the not to the but just

1:16:08to make it clear to the public that the

1:16:10city is not spending any dollars on this

1:16:14and that it is you know

1:16:17just at no cost to the city. That's

1:16:19that's what I'm looking for. Thank you.

1:16:22>> Thank you. Further discussion. So I'll

1:16:25add um so the request I think is both to

1:16:27the body of the bill and the and the and

1:16:29the title so it's clear so it's clear

1:16:31you know at no cost to the city before

1:16:33next Tuesday so that we can amend at the

1:16:35final bill uh final passage then. Um,

1:16:38I'll also say I I think this is great

1:16:42the fact that it it it really is aside

1:16:44from Kevin some of your uh time um at no

1:16:47cost to the city and

1:16:50in a in an ideal budget year, we would

1:16:53have an artist and residents like not

1:16:56just consultant but position as we as

1:16:58originally imagined on staff to allow

1:17:01for this to happen in not just downtown

1:17:03but every neighborhood in the city,

1:17:05right? Um, we do amazing things through

1:17:06the work that we do so far and

1:17:08leveraging what we can, but knowing

1:17:10that, um,

1:17:12art in all of its forms can can bring

1:17:16back $2 for every dollar spent, you

1:17:18know, in economic development and can

1:17:20revitalize neighborhoods and provide

1:17:21civic pride. It's really, really

1:17:23important. It's not a throwaway. Um,

1:17:26it's not a nice to have. I think it's

1:17:28pretty essential. So, I'm glad that

1:17:29we're committing to it despite and

1:17:31finding a way to make it happen. And um

1:17:35I know that um

1:17:39you know there are those who are

1:17:40interested in this sphere who are

1:17:42interested in figuring out how for

1:17:43instance our um as we've discussed in

1:17:46private meetings are how our corporate

1:17:48community can play a bigger role in

1:17:49supporting as they do in other cities as

1:17:51well. So hopefully in the future we can

1:17:53look forward to um further partnering

1:17:56with with corporate community with with

1:17:58others to ensure that if we don't have

1:18:00the budget to fund a position or fund a

1:18:02consultant um that we have those that we

1:18:05continue to have those partnerships um

1:18:07into in perpetuity.

1:18:10All right.

1:18:12All in favor of bill 931, please say I.

1:18:16I

1:18:16>> I

1:18:18>> affirmative recommendation.

1:18:21Thank you both. Bill 932,

1:18:24>> resolution authorizing the mayor and

1:18:26director of the Department of Parks and

1:18:28Recreation to enter into an agreement or

1:18:30agreements with the United States Soccer

1:18:31Foundation, Inc. for the purpose of

1:18:33receiving grant funds from the Soccer

1:18:35for Success grant in the amount not to

1:18:37exceed $52,8

1:18:40for soccer programming.

1:18:42>> Motion to approve. Second

1:18:46>> discussion.

1:18:49Seeing none, all in favor of bill 932,

1:18:52please say I.

1:18:54>> I.

1:18:54>> I.

1:18:56>> Affirmative recommendation that moves us

1:18:58to Innovation Performance Asset

1:19:00Management and Technology Committee

1:19:02chaired by Councilwoman Gross. Bill 919,

1:19:04resolution authorizing the mayor and

1:19:06director of public safety to appropriate

1:19:08funds under an applicable cooperative

1:19:11purchasing agreement or agreements with

1:19:12locality media doing business as first

1:19:15due to procure scheduling software for

1:19:17the Bureau of Emergency Medical

1:19:19Services. Cost not to exceed $135,66.99

1:19:24over 3 years.

1:19:26>> Motion to approve.

1:19:27>> Second

1:19:28>> discussion.

1:19:31Seeing none, all in favor of bill 919,

1:19:35please say I.

1:19:36>> I.

1:19:36>> I.

1:19:37>> I.

1:19:38>> Affirmative recommendation. That moves

1:19:40us to our final committee of the day,

1:19:43Intergovernmental and Educational

1:19:44Affairs Committee, chaired by Councilman

1:19:46Mosley. Supplemental New Paper Bill 950,

1:19:49resolution authorizing the mayor and

1:19:51director of the Department of Public

1:19:52Works for the city of Pittsburgh to

1:19:53enter into an agreement or agreement

1:19:55with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

1:19:57acting through the Department of

1:19:58Transportation for winter maintenance

1:20:00services provided by the city for pendot

1:20:03on designated state highways, state

1:20:05routes, including bridges and approaches

1:20:07and subject to terms and conditions of

1:20:09an agreement or agreements at a pendot

1:20:12cost not to exceed $5,94,919.

1:20:15$1.20 over a period of 5 years.

1:20:19>> Motion to approve. Second

1:20:21>> discussion.

1:20:25Seeing none, all in favor of bill 950,

1:20:28please say I.

1:20:29>> I.

1:20:30>> I.

1:20:32Affirmative recommendation. New papers

1:20:34bill 917.

1:20:36>> Resolution requesting the approval of an

1:20:38intermunicipal transfer of a liquor

1:20:40license from TAVAP, Inc. located at 333

1:20:44Mansfield Avenue to the applicant Ada

1:20:47Gelato LLC located at 2550 through 2554

1:20:52Smallman Street pursuant to the amended

1:20:54Pennsylvania liquor code.

1:20:56>> Motion to hold for a cablecast public

1:20:58hearing.

1:20:58>> Second

1:21:00>> discussion.

1:21:01Seeing none, all those in favor of

1:21:03holding bill 917 for a cablecast public

1:21:05hearing, please say I.

1:21:06>> I.

1:21:07>> I.

1:21:09a bill will be held. That exhausts our

1:21:12standing committee agenda. We do have

1:21:15meeting announcements tomorrow,

1:21:17Thursday, October 8th, with sessions at

1:21:1911 and 11:30 a.m. Council will hold a

1:21:22briefing to discuss matters related to

1:21:24the 2026 NFL draft. Next week, council

1:21:28will hold the regular meeting, their

1:21:29regular meeting on Tuesday, October

1:21:3113th, and standing committees meeting on

1:21:33Wednesday, October 14th, both at 10 a.m.

1:21:36Speaker registration will close at 9:00

1:21:37a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

1:21:40Next Tuesday, October 13th, with

1:21:42sessions at 12:00 and 12:45 p.m.,

1:21:44council will hold a briefing relative to

1:21:46vibrant Pittsburgh. Also, next Tuesday

1:21:48at 1:30 p.m., council will hold a

1:21:51cablecast public hearing on bill 834

1:21:53pertaining to a comprehensive update to

1:21:55the zoning code. Speaker registration

1:21:57will close at 11:30 Tuesday morning. To

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1:22:11Anything from members?

1:22:17Yes, Madam Chair. I can't see if others

1:22:20have their hand raised.

1:22:21>> Nope. You're No, go. Please go forward.

1:22:23>> Yeah. So, this is I mean, you know, I

1:22:27don't usually um

1:22:30respond to to, you know, when when we

1:22:33have public comment at the beginning.

1:22:34There was just uh today uh there was one

1:22:38commenter and it's it's sort of we've

1:22:41heard it a number of times um just about

1:22:44small um

1:22:47amounts of money you know in the

1:22:49invoices right and uh the idea that well

1:22:53first of all the idea that city

1:22:55employees

1:22:57uh should be responsible personally

1:23:00responsible for expenses

1:23:03that that they incur at work events, you

1:23:06know, that

1:23:09just because they just because we're the

1:23:11government. I don't I I just want to

1:23:12clarify just for the public that that is

1:23:17that would that would really be un um

1:23:21not customary, right, for for so it's

1:23:23it's natural. I mean, and we put these

1:23:25expenses out in the public so that

1:23:28people can see, right? so that people

1:23:29can see uh every dollar that is spent

1:23:33and uh that is that does not mean though

1:23:36that um

1:23:38that those dollars that that somehow

1:23:40city employees should be responsible for

1:23:42work rellated expenses. I mean I it

1:23:44obviously goes without saying but it's

1:23:45it's something that has been recurring

1:23:47in public comment just so for anybody

1:23:48who might be listening and not

1:23:50understand. Um and the other thing is

1:23:53you know about again uh small donations

1:23:55that maybe come from council offices or

1:23:57whatnot for like a backpack giveaway or

1:24:00something like that. Um just the idea

1:24:02that um elected officials

1:24:06uh you know that that that only elected

1:24:10that that elected officials should be

1:24:12making those donations out of their

1:24:13personal pocket and you know that that

1:24:16elected officials. So I I think that the

1:24:18the logical next step of that would be

1:24:22uh that we only have elected officials

1:24:24who can afford to give out of their

1:24:26personal finances, right? And that would

1:24:28that would uh that would exclude uh

1:24:32a number of folks who who, you know,

1:24:34whether they're sitting at this table or

1:24:36whether they're out, you know, holding

1:24:38other positions of elected office,

1:24:39right? So, you know, if if we make a

1:24:42donation from the office to a backpack

1:24:44giveaway in our community, that is a

1:24:46community benefit. And and even if it is

1:24:49taxpayer dollars, that those are

1:24:51taxpayer dollars that are going small

1:24:52amounts that are going to benefit uh the

1:24:56constituents in our community um in a

1:24:59meaningful way. And uh and we do have a

1:25:02you know, a very small amount of

1:25:03discretion as council members to make

1:25:05those kinds of donations. So I know this

1:25:08it all feels like it goes without saying

1:25:10sometimes but I think sometimes it is

1:25:12worth saying. Um so anyway that's all

1:25:14that's all. Thank you.

1:25:16>> Thank you. Further discussion.

1:25:21Seeing none I will take a motion to

1:25:24approve the minutes and adjourn the

1:25:26meeting.

1:25:26>> So move second.

1:25:28>> All in favor? I

1:25:29>> I meeting is adjourned.

1:25:34Heat. Heat.