City Council Meeting - 3/6/23

COUNCILMEMBER LOPEZ? COUNCILMEMBER ADAMS IS ABSENT AN EXCUSE. JELANI KILLINGS SEMI PRESENT. >> MAYOR SCALES-PRESTON? >> PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, MAY I HAVE MISSED JIMMY WALKER LEADERS IN THE PLEDGE? >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. SO TONIGHT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVENING . AROUND ONCE A QUARTER OR THREE OR FOUR, WE INTRODUCE NEW EMPLOYEES AND TO THE COMMUNITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE GOT QUITE A GREAT BUNCH YEAR. OVER TO MY RIGHT AND SO WHAT WE DO IS ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT HAVE A MANAGEABLE COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEM PRINCIPALLY, WE WELCOME THEM TO SEE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE. SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT AS LENGTHY AND WILL BE GOING INTO WAR AND PEACE. BUT IT IS A GREAT TIME TO HAVE THEM APPEAR AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I WILL START OFF WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. MEGAN JACK IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM ON THE THIRD FLOOR. AND MEGAN HAS ALREADY, YOU KNOW, JUST FIT IN REALLY WELL. COMMUNICATES AND INDICATING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND IS KEEPING ME IN LINE. SO THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SHE SHOULD BE DOING AS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. AND REALLY APPRECIATE HER. SHE IS ENROLLED IN SCHOOL AND ULTIMATELY, LOTS NOT ONLY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DEGREE BUT IS HOPING AND WANTING TO GET AN MBA AS WELL. SO WE ARE REALLY, REALLY HAPPY SHE JOINED OUR TEAM. AGAIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? SMACK GOOD EVENING, MAYOR , AND I WAS OF THE COUNCIL THAT IS A PLEASURE TO BEER TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU CONTINUOUSLY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MEGAN. >> [ APPLAUSE ] BACK IN NEXT, I'M GOING TO GO OFF SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT AND HAVE JOHN, THAT IS ALSO A NEW HIRE. AND JOHN HAD THE WONDERFUL FORTUNE OF STARTING WHEN WE HAD MOST OF A MASSIVE FLOODING. HE WAS OUT THERE AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING IN HIS FIRST WEEK, SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW. BUT WITH A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT JOHN'S BACKGROUND. HE WAS NOT A SIMILAR POSITION, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CITY ENGINEER AT THE CITY OF ANITOCH. HAS A DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, LICENSED IN CIVIL AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING. BEFORE ANITOCH, HE WAS BRENTWOOD FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 1/2 YEARS. AND THEN THE BRANCH OF NOW THAT SHE HAS HANDLED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, IMPROVEMENT, OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE, WATER PRODUCTION, WATER DISTRIBUTION, REGISTRIES, PURSE LANDSCAPING , FACILITIES IN GIS AMONGST MANY OTHERS. SO THAT, WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON THE TEAM. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? >> YEAH, VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. IT WAS A FUN START TO MY TENURE IN PITTSBURGH. I GOT TO REALLY APPRECIATE THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN IN THE PUBLIC'S WORK DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY DID. SO I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT FOR BEING UP IN THE MORNING. I WAS THERE WATCHING AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE HERE WITH THE CITY OF PITTSBURG FOR DOING WHAT I CAN TO MAKE THIS A GREAT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK [ APPLAUSE ]YOU, JOHN. >> SMACK UP NEXT, WE HAVE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO --AS JOYNER'S FAMILY ON NOVEMBER 21st, 2022, AS AN INTEREST RIGHT OF ANALYSTS WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES. SHE HAS AN MBA AND IS FROM THE WORKING ON OUR CPG PROGRAM THAT IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BROUGHT GLANDS AS WELL AS SOCIAL PROGRAMS. AND SHE HAS COME IN FROM THE CITY OFF ANITOCH SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE SIMMERED FOR FIVE YEARS. HER EXPRESS WILL BE A BIG BENEFIT TO US. >> THANK YOU, MARIA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL. SO FAR, THE JOB AND THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REALLY GREAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY . I'M TRYING TO GO FAST BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE [ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ]THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS ECONOMIC -- TO INTRODUCE HIS MOST RECENT HIGHER CHRIS FREY GOOD EVENING ANNA MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUT I'M TRULY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THREE FOLKS THAT JOINED OUR TEAM RECENTLY. FIRST, WE HAVE CANDACE GARCIA. CANDACE WAS HIRED AS A PERMANENT TECHNICIAN WITH THE BUILDING DIVISION. SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS A SEASONAL EMPLOYEE FOR US AND WAS ACTUALLY WITH US WHEN WE LAUNCHED THE ONLINE PLATFORM A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DOING THAT. SHE HAS BEEN PART OF THE EXTENDED PITTSBURGH FAMILY FOR EVEN LONGER AS HER HUSBAND ALSO WORKS IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. WE ARE VERY GLAD TO WELCOME CANDACE. WE ALSO WELCOMED ARIANNA LOUISE AS AN ASSISTANT PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING DIVISION. SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE CITY OF OAKLAND IN THE PLANNING DIVISION. SHE IS A GRADUATE OF -- AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HER JOIN THE TEAM WITH ALL THE EXCITING PRODUCTS WE ARE GOING ON. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, WILL BABYLON WAS HIRED AS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. IS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE, OVER 15 YEARS WORKING IN PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. WE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THESE FOLKS WITH US AND HELPING US WITH ALL OF THE EXCITING PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON IN PITTSBURGH. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, JORDAN. NEXT UP, WE HAVE -- THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION. >> GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MY NEW STAFF. WE HAVE TWO. ONE IS WORKING AT THE SENIOR CENTER. THAT IS ROSELLE CARPET AND THEN WE HAVE JANESSA GONZALES IN THE GENERAL RECREATION PARTNER GOOD I WILL LET YOU TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK. >> GOOD EVENING. I REALLY EXCITED TO JOIN THE TEAM. I HAVE NOTHING BUT GREAT EXPERIENCES SO FAR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. I CAN'T WAIT TO EXPERIENCE MORE. >> GOOD EVENING. I AM ALSO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM. TO WORK FOR A CITY THAT I GREW UP IN. SO FAR, I AM LOVING IT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE CHIEF OF POLICE, STEVE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TWO OF THE RECENT EMPLOYEES WE HIRED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. TO MY RIGHT HERE IS -- AND SHE COMES TO US WORKING AS A POLICE REFERENCE COACH. SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER WITH US SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2022. SHE IS COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS. SHE IS ALSO A PROUD PITTSBURGH RESIDENTS. AND ALSO, TO MY RIGHT EAR IS --SHE HAS RECENTLY BROUGHT TO US AND BROUGHT ABOARD AS OUR THE COUNT TECHNICIAN, WHICH IS A NEW POSITION IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE HAS QUITE A BIT OF WORK AHEAD OF HER MAPPING OUT THIS POSITION AND WHAT IT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BRIDGES, CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE, PUTTING HIS FRIENDS, SHE HAS WORKED BOTH IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR, COMING FROM THE COUNTY OF --HE IS DEFINITELY --I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT TO HER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK FOR THE CITY I LIVE IN. >> COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUT I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND DEATHLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE. I HOPE I CAN BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT UP WE HAVE PAUL RODRIGUEZ WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. I BELIEVE IT IS ONE PERSON? YEAH. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE INTRODUCE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF FINANCE, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, DURING THE DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES, WE WERE ALL TALKING ABOUT WHO HAD THE BEST DEPARTMENT THAT IS OUT THERE. BUT TRULY , I THINK THERE IS A REAL -- THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY. PEOPLE WANT TO WORK FOR THAT REALLY STARTS WITH YOU FOLKS SITTING AT THE DAIS. CITY MANAGER AND ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. PEOPLE DO WANT TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURG FOR.COM I LIKE TO INTRODUCE JANET. SHE COMES FROM A BACKGROUND IN FINANCE AND BAKING. WITH OVER 10 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE EAST BAY. SHE IS A PROUD ALUMNUS OF THE PITTSBURG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE HER. >> THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITHIN THE CITY. I GREW UP IN PITTSBURGH AND RAISING TWO KIDS IN PITTSBURGH SO I LOOK FORWARD TO LOOKING AROUND AND SEEING HOW FAR I CAN GO. THANK YOU. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT UP WE ARE GOING TO HAVE JOHN COME BACK UP YOUR INTRODUCE HIS GREAT TEAM MEMBERS. HE REFERRED TO EARLIER. >> YET, SO I CAN INVITE ALL THE WOMEN AND MEN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT UP HERE. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> BESIDES, I WAS ASKED TO KEEP IT SHORT. [ LAUGHTER ] WE WILL HIGHLIGHT EACH OF YOU AND WHEN I SAY YOUR NAME, YOU CAN KIND OF JUST RAISE YOUR HAND SO THE COUPLE CAN SEE WHO YOU ARE. MAKE SURE ALL OF YOU ARE VISIBLE. TRULY, AN HONOR TO BE HERE. INTRODUCING THESE WONDERFUL NEW EMPLOYEES TO YOU THIS EVENING. WE WILL START WITH THE ENGINEERING DIVISION. -- HE WAS HIRED AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER. YVONNE HAS RECENTLY ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR. --JOHNSON WAS HIRED AS ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER FOR THE ENGINEERING DIVISION. DAVE HAS OVER 25 YEARS OF SUPERVISION AND ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. APRIL CHAMBERLAIN, WHO UNFORTUNATELY, IS NOT THIS EVENING. IT IS HER HUSBAND'S BIRTHDAY WE GAVE HER A LEAVE FOR THAT. SHE WAS HIRED AS A MINISTRY ANALYST WANT TO SUPPORT THE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM. HE WORKED IN THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MANAGERIAL. MOVING ON TO OUR MAINTENANCE DIVISION, WE HIRED JUSTIN. AND ALSO DANIEL WOOD. THEY ARE MAINTENANCE WORKERS. JUSTIN AND DANIEL HAVE MADE IS EXPRESSED IN THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY. DANIEL ALSO HAS RELATED EXPERIENCE IN THE MILITARY. WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE. FOR PARKS IN LANDSCAPE DIVISION, WE HIRED MARK FERNANDEZ. SALVADOR GOMEZ. DID I SAY THE NAME WRONG? NOT HERE? ALL RIGHT. JOSE IS LORI. ALL RIGHT. ARIANNA SILLS. MARTIN. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? OH, WE PRACTICED THAT ONE. AND ADAM WILLIAMS. ALL RIGHT. ALL THE MAINTENANCE WORKERS, ALL IN PLACE THAT PRIOR LANDSCAPE EXPRESS WITH THE CITY AS MAINTENANCE AIDS. WE HAVE ALSO HIRED MICHELLE -- AS AN IN MINISTRY MISSISSIPPI SHE PROVIDES FOR HER SUPPORT TO THE DIVISION. MICHELLE IS OVER 10 YEARS OF HIS FRIENDS IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE INDUSTRY. AND IN OUR WATER UTILITIES DIVISION, WE HIRED NICHOLAS FELDMAN. --THAT I GET THAT RIGHT? SORRY ABOUT THAT. -- AND JOSE SOLANO TO SUPPORT THE WATER OR THROUGH DIVISIONS AS MAINTENANCE WORKERS. THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE IN THE MAINTENANCE FIELD IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE CARMEN. OVER THERE. SHE WAS HIRED AS ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TWO PITCHES HERE IS EXPRESSED IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR IN ADMINISTRATIVE FIELDS. AGAIN, MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THESE WONDERFUL WOMEN AND MEN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE DEDICATED TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THIS GREAT CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> DID YOU GET EVERYBODY THERE, JOHN? >> I DON'T KNOW. I THINK SO. >> I MAKING SURE THAT I WAS TRYING TO KEEP TRACK AND MAKING SURE. CERTAINLY, I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM TO TEAM PITTSBURGH. FROM MY EXPERIENCE , 26 PLUS YEARS, THIS IS THE BEST PLACE. I WANT TO WELCOME THEM AND NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GREAT WORK OF LASHANDA. HOPEFULLY SHE IS HERE AS WELL. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THERE AND WELCOME EVERYBODY TO CITY OF PITTSBURG. >> I WANT TO THANK EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS FOR BRINGING THE NEW STAFF OUT . IT IS ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO MEET THE NEW STAFF IN PERSON. WE HAVE SOME OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT ARE STILL ON ZOOM AND SO WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU IN PERSON. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP THIS MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING TEAM PITTSBURGH. TURNING IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UP NEXT IS ITEM TWO FOR THAT IS THE COURTLY OVERVIEW OF THE USE OF FORCE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND OVERVIEW OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS. I WILL ADD THAT WE MAY HAVE STAFF LEAVE AS TIME GOES ON HERE. IT IS CERTAINLY UP TO THEM IF THEY WANT TO WATCH ALL OF THIS. WE THINK IT IS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, CHIEF. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE THE BIGGEST CROWD I HAVE FOR THIS PRESENTATION. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> I UNDERSTAND IF YOU LEAVE. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS EVENING, I'M GOING TO BRING TO YOU THE QUARTER FOUR FROM 2000 TO USE OF FORCE ON INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS INTERNAL PRESENTATION. AGAIN, THIS IS FROM QUARTER FOUR SO WE ARE GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT BUT I WOULD EXPLAIN SOME OF THE NUMBERS SO THEY MAKE SENSE. WE ARE LOOKING AT TOTAL INCIDENTS IN USER FORCE. RAIDER, WE HAD 11 INCIDENTS IN QUARTER FOUR FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER OF 2022. DURING THOSE 11 INCIDENTS, WE HAD 11 ARRESTS. 13 OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED IN THOSE 11 INCIDENTS, USING FORCE. OUT OF THE 16, 608 DURING THAT THREE-MONTH PERIOD, WE HAD BASICALLY, THOSE 11 INCIDENTS GIVING US A FORCE RIGHT OF.07% BUT LESS THAN 1%. LOOKING BACK AT TRENDS AS WE ALWAYS DO, WHEN WE SAY INCIDENTS, LAST QUARTER OF SEVEN, THAT IS GOING TO BE JULY TO OCTOBER. THAT IS GOING TO BE IN QUARTER THREE OF 2022 THAT WE ARE SPEAKING OF. INCIDENTS YEAR TO DATE, AGAIN, THAT IS GOING TO BE 2022. AND THEN INCIDENTS OF LAST YEAR, THAT IS GOING TO BE ALL OF 2021. WE'RE LOOKING AT TRENDS BACKWARDS COMING OFF QUARTER FOUR. WE LOOK AT OUR FIVE YEAR TOTALS AND AVERAGES. FROM 2018 TO 2022 IS OUR FIVE YEAR TOTAL ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 42 USES OF FORCE PER YEAR. THE NUMBER OF FORCES USING FORCE DURING THAT OUT YOUR AVERAGES 90. AND USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR QUARTERLY AVERAGE IS 23. SO WE DEFINITELY SEE OUR TREND IS MOVING DOWNWARDS. I AM NOW INTO THE TYPES OF FORCE THAT IS USED. OF THOSE 11 INCIDENTS, THE RESISTANCE THAT WAS MET, EIGHT OF THOSE INVOLVED A SUBJECT FLEEING . TWO INVOLVED A SUBJECT TAKING A FIGHTING STANCE AND BEING AGGRESSIVE OF THE OFFICER. TWO STARTS AN OFFICER. TWO ABOUT OBJECTS BEING THROWN. TWO OF THE SUBJECTS WERE ARMED WITH GUNS. ONE ATTEMPTED TO HEADBUTT THE OFFICER. ONE PUNCH THE OFFICER AND ONE REP FOR THE OFFICER'S RAPID PROTOTYPE OF FORCE USED DURING THOSE 11 INCIDENTS. 13 BEING EFFECTIVE AND TWO BEING NONEFFECTIVE. AS OF THE USES OF FORCE, SORRY, A TOTAL OF EIGHT WERE TASERED. SIX BEING EFFECTIVE IN TWO BEING NONEFFECTIVE. ONE OF THE OFFICER B VIGIL PART ONE, THE OFFICER USED A LAKE STREET TESTING FOR THE OTHER ONE, THE OFFICER USED A PUNCH FOR STRAIGHT. I'M SORRY FOR THAT WAS TWO. TWO OF THE OFFICERS USED OC SPRAY AND ONE USED A PRESSURE POINT. AND LOOKING OVER ALL PART OF THE 13 PRESIDENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED, SIX RECEIVED MEDICAL EVALUATIONS WITH A TOTAL OF SIX BEING INJURED AND ZERO BEING HOSPITALIZED. THE INJURIES WERE FOUR ABRASIONS, TWO WERE COMPLAINING OF PAIN, FOUR WITH THE TEASER PUNCTURE WOUNDS, SEVEN WITH NO VISIBLE INJURIES NOTED, ONE WHERE EMS OR THE AMBULANCE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, AND ONE WAS ACTUALLY TRANSPORTED BY THE AMBULANCE. SO THAT IS 13 TOTAL BUT OUT OF THE 13 OFFICERS INVOLVED, ONE WAS INJURED WITH INTEGRATION AND I WILL PAUSE THERE IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE USE OF FORCE. I WILL MOVE ON. INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS PREDICATE, FOR QUARTER FOUR FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER, WE HAD A TOTAL OF FIVE INVESTIGATIONS. THREE CITIZEN COMPLAINTS CAME IN OCTOBER, ONE IN NOVEMBER, AND IN DECEMBER WE HAD AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION THAT WAS GIVING US A TOTAL OF FIVE. MOVING ACROSS TO YOUR RIGHT IS DISCIPLINE. WE ISSUED ZERO DISCIPLINE IN OCTOBER, ONE LETTER OF COUNSEL IN NOVEMBER, AND TWO ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF COUNSEL IN DECEMBER. AND THEN YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TOTALS ENVELOPE OF THE TOTAL INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS OVER THE YEAR 2022, QUARTER ONE WAS NINE, QUARTER TWO, FIVE, QUARTER 35, QUARTER FOUR, FIVE. AGAIN, WE ARE VERY CONSISTENT THEIR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. THROUGH THE FOUR QUARTERS. FOUR, SEVEN, FIVE, AND THREE. ON THE BOTTOM ARE ANNUAL TOTALS FOR THIS IS TREADING BACKWARDS WHEN WE LOOK AT TRENDS. YOU CAN SEE FROM 2019 TO 2022, WE GO FROM 23, 17, 18, 24, AND A DISCIPLINE, AGAIN, IT IS 34, 29, NINE, AND 18 FOR 2022 IN TOTAL. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> NOW WILL MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS. OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING, HOPEFUL MEMBER ANGELICA LOPEA WILL BE READING. THE FIRST PROCLAMATION OF TONIGHT'S OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH. AND TO RECEIVE IT, WE HAVE -- 30. CAROL DOOLEY. >> 27 THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. CHAPTER SERVES NEARLY 4.5 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH , SAN FRANCISCO SAN MATEO. THIS REGION IS UNIQUE IN SO MANY WAYS, MADE EVEN MORE SO BY THE DIVERSE CADRE OF CROSSERS, DONORS, AND PARTNERS THAT MAKE THE WORK IN COMMUNITIES POSSIBLE. WHEREAS THE CHAPTER IS POWERED BY 3570 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND GENEROUS DONORS THAT ARE PEOPLE FACING EMERGENCIES EVERY DAY. WHEREAS , BASED ON THE IMPACT REPORT FROM JULY 1, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022, THE BAY AREA CHAPTER HELPED 98 FAMILIES THROUGH 463 DISASTER RESPONSES, THE AUTHORITY BEING HOME FIRES. AND WHEREAS 50, 533 UNITS OF LIFE-SAVING BLOOD WERE COLLECTED FROM 2094 LOCAL BLOOD DRIVE, AND WHEREAS THE PROVIDER 1836 CRITICAL COMMUNITY SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. WHEREAS A TRAINED 22, 690 PEOPLE IN FIRST AID/CPR/AED AND 7661 PEOPLE IN AQUATICS AND WATER SAFETY. WHEREAS THE BAY AREA CHAPTER PROVIDED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO THE CITY OF PITTSBURG IN SETTING UP AN EVACUATION CENTER DURING THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED LAST MONTH ON HARBOR STREET BY PROVIDING COTS AND OTHER SUPPLIES. AND WHEREAS , WE DEDICATE THE MONTH OF MARCH TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES. NOW, THERE FOR, THAT A MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, ON BEHALF OF OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, DO HERE BY HONOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BAY AREA CHAPTER FOR THEIR MISSION AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. CHECK ON BEHALF OF THE RED CROSS, I AM SORRY, I AM LOSING MY FOURTH YEAR. WE JUST HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR BEING THERE FOR US. >> THANK YOU. >> LET'S GIVE THE RED CROSS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE. >> [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MISS JULIE WALKER,. >> META-MAYOR, WE HAVE A SPEAKER. YEAH, I AM SORRY. PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE. MR. WILSON? >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I AM BRUCE OLSON, PITTSBURGH'S MR. BICEP LOOK AT MY CHURCH IS HOLDING A BLOOD DRIVE THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN APRIL. EVERYBODY THAT HAS BLOOD FLOWING IN THEIR VEINS IS WELCOME TO COME OUT AND DONATE A LITTLE. THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN APRIL, 195 ALVARADO AVENUE YOUR GIFTS FOR FOR THE RED CROSS IS DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. OLSON. >> MISS WALKER? >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> IT LETTER TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU THIS EVENING. WE THOUGHT IT WAS EVEN MORE FITTING GIVEN THE THEME THIS MONTH FOR THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY ALLIANCE. THEIR THEME IS CELEBRATING WOMEN WHO TELL THEIR STORIES. AND IN JANUARY, WITH ANNUAL EVENT, YOUR THIRD COMEDY SHOW, GIRL, GET YOUR MIND RIGHT. THAT MYSTERY ROCKER HELD AT THE SENIOR CENTER. SHOWCASING, YOU KNOW, YOU AS A RESIDENT AS WELL AS EMPLOYEE. AND PERFORMING ON STAGE AND TELLING YOUR OWN STORY. WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GIVING IT A CHANCE TO GET OUT TO THE COMEDY SHOW, THE SENIOR CENTER WAS PACKED. EVERYONE WAS OUT TO SEE MS. CHOI DRESS UP LIKE BEYONCE. ON STAGE. [ LAUGHTER ] SO THANK YOU, MS. CHOI, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. AND PUTTING ON THE COMEDY SHOW IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND YOU JUST LEAN YOUR TALENTS SO YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE EACH DAY. NOW, I WILL MOVE ON TO THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY ALLIANCE ALSO KNOWN AS NWHA, WHICH SPEARHEADED THE MOVEMENT FOR MARCY DECLARED NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, HAS ANNOUNCED THE WOMEN'S HISTORY THEME FOR 2023 AS CELEBRATING WOMEN WHO TELL OUR STORIES. WHEREAS, THROW 2023, NWHA WILL ENCOURAGE AND RECOGNIZE WOMEN OF PAST AND PRESENT WHO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN ALL FORMS OF MEDIA AND STORYTELLING INCLUDING PRINT, RADIO, TV, STAGE, SCREEN, BLOGS, PODCASTS, AND MORE. WHEREAS, THE THEME HONORS WOMEN IN EVERY COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DEVOTED THEIR LIFE AND TALENTS TO PROVIDING ART, PURSUING THE TRUTH AND REFLECTING HUMAN CONDITION DECADE AFTER DECADE. WHEREAS, WOMEN HAVE LONG BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PASSING ON TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE IN WORD AND IN PRINT TO COMMUNICATE THE LESSONS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE THEM. WHEREAS, WOMEN'S STORIES AND THE LARGER HUMAN STORY EXPANDS THE UNDERSTANDING OF AND STRENGTHENS THE HUMAN CONNECTION. WHEREAS, THE NWHA WILL PROMOTE NATIONAL EFFORTS THROUGH ONLINE CELEBRATIONS, A SPECIAL MAGAZINE, AND RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE BRAVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN AND THE TEAM TO TELL THEIR STORIES. WHEREAS COMMENTED EARLIER, WOMEN'S DEDICATION A DESIRE TO GIVE VOICE TO THE VOICELESS AND CRITICAL TO KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED, ENTERTAINED, AND WE ARE. NOW, I, MAYOR SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON, ON BEHALF OF CITY OF PITTSBURG AND PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL DO HERE BY PROCLAIM MARCH 2023 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG TO PARTICIPATE IN CEREMONIES AND EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE AND HONOR WOMEN FURTHER COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. I WILL LET YOU SAY SOMETHING. >> I HAVE TO SOLVE IT NOT. BUT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, I AM VERY GRATEFUL AND HONORED TO BE HERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG AND BE ABLE TO SHOW MY CREATIVITY AND TO JUST GIVE BACK TO THE SENIORS AND THE CITIZENS OF CITY OF PITTSBURG. I WANT TO THANK COLETTE AND ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME DO WHAT I DO BEST AND THAT IS TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY AND MAKE THEM LAUGH. WITH THAT COMEDY SHOW, A SPINOFF HAS TAKEN PLACE ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT THE PITTSBURGH SENIOR STUDY FROM 5:30 TO 7:30. THE SENIOR SUMMIT GET UP AND THEY SAID IF I CAN GET ON STAGE, THEY CAN ALSO PERSONALLY HAVE OPEN MIC. IF YOU HAVE TALENT OR NOT, YOU CAN SHOWCASE IT THERE. HOPEFULLY, YOU GUYS LET ME GO TO THE CALIFORNIA THEATER AND THE PERSON HAS THE MOST TALENTS WILL BE MY OPENING ACT FOR GET YOUR MIND RIGHT FOUR. THANK YOU. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> I HAVE GOT TO SIGN THIS. IT IS NOT JUST YOU CHANGING THE LIFE OF THE SENIORS PRETTY CHANGED LIKE FOR US TO PEOPLE AS WELL. BEING PART OF THE RECREATION HERE IN PITTSBURGH. WE REALLY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. I'M VERY HAPPY I SAW ONE OF MY TINY TOTS. HE'S AN ENGINEER NOW. I TAUGHT THEM HOW TO BE. I HAD HIM IN TINY TOTS. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> I WANT TO CALL HIM OUT, BUT HE WAS IN ALL OF MY PROGRAMS AS WELL. MY DD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CITY MANAGER REPORT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TWO ITEMS HERE FOR UPCOMING EVENTS. THE FIRST ONE MAJOR LESSON, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AWARE. JOIN US FOR A WELCOME BACK TO THE MARINA CENTER AND PITTSBURGH RECREATION AND SHIRTS THAT ARE PROBABLY SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES. THEY HOST A FUN AND FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURING THE --THE BUS IS COMING ON MARCH 18th AT THE WHEEL CENTER WHICH IS 340 MARINA BOULEVARD FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. CREDIT IS A COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT INCLUDES A LIVE DJ, INTERACTIVE INFLATABLE, PEACEMAKING, A DUNK CONTEST. IT WAS DOWN TO ABOUT SEVEN FEET, I COULD PROBABLY TALK IT. IT WILL HAVE TO BE LOWERED. IT WAS ACTUALLY FUNNY, CARNIVAL GAMES, FOOD VENDORS, SO MUCH MORE PART OF THE SECOND ITEM IS A STORY WALK YOUR COMPANY WORD WINNING WRITER AND --FROM 11:30 A.M. UNTIL 12:30 P.M. LOCATED AT 30 POWER AVENUE. RAFFAELLA WILL DRAW IN RESORT PROCESS AND WILL BE GIVING AWAY FREE BOOKS AND TICKETS TO THE PARK WHERE THE STORY WALK WILL CONTINUE FROM 1:00 TO 2:00 P.M. WHERE YOU CAN CONTINUE , NOT ONLY THE STORY, BUT ENJOY LIVE MUSIC AND HAVE FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY AT THE PARK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? >> NO, THERE IS NOT. >> THANK YOU. MOVING ONTO COMMITTEE REPORTS DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS TO PRINT OUT? ALSO MEMBER JELANI KILLINGS? >> YES, MAYOR PRISCILLA FEBRUARY 24th, THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE MET WHICH IS MYSELF AND TRAN07? DID AS THE COSTS. ONE OF THE POTENTIAL SUBCOMMITTEE RESTRUCTURING REALLY LOOKING AT OPTIONS THAT WOULD CONSOLIDATE THE NUMBER OF SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE. AND SO THAT ITEM WILL BE FURTHER DISCUSSED AND WE HAVE OUR VISION WORKSHOP COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS. JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AND REALLY THE GOAL OF IT. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A FEW YEARS AS A COUNCIL IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT KEY INDICATORS THAT REALLY WOULD MEASURE THE PERFORMANCE WE HAVE IS A CITY. NOT ONLY SO WE CAN KEEP OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR GOALS AS A CITY AND THE THINGS WE ARE TRYING TO CARRY OUT. BUT ALSO WAY TO COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE FOR THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE AND THE PROGRESS BEING MADE ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS HERE IN THE CITY. AND THEN JUST ALSO TALKED ABOUT SCHEDULING OF THE AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE FOR FUTURE MEETINGS. THOSE WERE THE TWO KEY AREAS WE FOCUSED ON. LOOKING FOR AN ESTIMATE PROGRESS ON THE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. STAFF, I REALLY WANT TO TAKE JENNIFER AND HR DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IN SUPPORTING THIS COMMITTEE. WE LOOKED AT A FEW DASHBOARDS THAT SOME OTHER CITIES ARE USING AND LOOKING AT OPTIONS WE MAY BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE HERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG PART IS THAT WAS A LONG, WE WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT OUT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING SOMETHING COMING ON SOON. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS, WILL MOVE ON TO THE PITTSBURG COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SURE. AND MEMBERS OF THE PITTSBURG ARTS AND COMMITTEE BOARD FOR THE FIRST CONSIDERATION ITEM IS APA STAFF ACTION ITEM TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE KELLER CANYON MITIGATION FUND FOR OUR PROGRAMS. -- ZERO PRESENTATION. COLOR? >> GOOD EVENING MEMBER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THIS IS TO ACCEPT GRANT PROMPTS FROM THE KELLER CANYON MITIGATION FUND FOR THE PITTSBURGH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23. JUST FOR BACKGROUND, THE PITTSBURGH ARTS AND COMMITTEE FOUNDATION WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PITTSBURGH THROUGH SUPPORT OF LITERACY, ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS, AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY PRIDE. THEY ARE A 501C 3 TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION IS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN 2010. IN 2010, THE FOCUS AREAS WERE ART PROGRAMS, LITERACY AND EDUCATION, HOUSING, AND COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT . OVER THE YEARS, THE ACTIVITY DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NEEDS WERE. CURRENTLY, THEY ARE FOCUSED ON OLD TOWN ART CENTER AND GALLERY, ART PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, THE RAILROAD DEPOT, LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND CULTURAL AND SPECIAL EVENTS. KELLER CANYON MITIGATION FUND, THAT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1992 BY THE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE FIRST ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER. IN 1994, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AMENDED THE FRANCHISE AND COMBINING THE MITIGATION FEES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DISABILITY AND THE USE OF FUNDS AND SPECIFY THAT THE FEES SHALL BE USED BY THE BOARD IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. THE BOARD IS DESIGNATED AT THE FUNDS USED, OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE LANDFILL SITES BY FUNNY COMMITTEE BASED ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY TO PARTS OR PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF YOUTH SERVICES, CODE ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION. THERE WE GO. PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES . THE GRANT CYCLE RUNS JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023. AND ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FUNDING AND WE WERE AWARDED A, WE DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONTRAST OF THE COUNTY AND TYNDALE FEBRUARY 2020 THAT IS WHY THE ITEMS ARE COMING BEFORE YOU. DISREGARD THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAS AWARDED $10,000. THE PROGRAMS. SO THE PROGRAMS THEY APPLIED FOR AND REWARDED WAS FOR THREE. OUT OF THE BOX, BEYOND THE BOX, AND PITTSBURGH POP-UPS FOR THE PURPOSES I FOR SALES OPPORTUNITY UP TO 10 ARTISTS AT EACH CAR SHOW DURING THE SUMMER. EACH CAR SHOW HOSTS APPROXIMATELY 600 PLUS ATTENDEES. OWNERS OF THIS EVENT ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE BY PAYING SLICING AND SHOWCASING THEIR BUSINESS TO OUR COMMITTEE. THIS IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WITH OFFICIAL OTHERWISE THE ON THE. STARTED THE PROGRAM LAST YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RECREATION DEPARTMENT . THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SIX ADDITIONAL BEAUTIFICATION BOXES COMMUNITY. THE STILL BE DETERMINED AFTER WHICH ONES THEY WILL BE PART ARTIST AND SUBJECT ARE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE MAX ABLATION PROCESS AND THE SELECTED ARTISTS RECEIVE A $500 STIPEND UPON COMPLETION. THE PITTSBURGH POP-UPS MARKET WITHOUT IS A SMALL BUSINESS COTTAGE TYPE OF MARKET SALES OPPORTUNITY THAT ALSO HAPPENS DOWNTOWN. EXCUSE ME. AT BUCKLEY. JOHN BERKELEY PARK. OVER THE SUMMER AS WELL. AGAIN, THAT ALSO HELPS TO INCREASE BUSINESSES OPERATING UNDER THE CODE OF GETTING BUSINESS LICENSE AND SEMI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE BENEFIT OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT EACH PROGRAM IDENTIFIES BRINGS AWARENESS TO THE PUBLIC AND EXISTING TALENT INTERCOMMUNITY THAT RANGES FROM LITERACY AND ARTISTIC FIELDS, BUT ALSO TO ENCOURAGE THE ELEMENT AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS WITH THOSE WITH THE DESIRE TO CAREER ART IN A CAREER PATH OUT OF THE PARK HAPPENS ALONG WITH THE CAR SO , BE ON THE BOX IS NOW IN ITS SECOND GENERATION. AGAIN, WE FOCUSED ON THE POP-UPS BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, DURING COVID PUBLIC ACTIVITY THAT HAPPENED AND ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. WE TRIED TO FIND A WAY THAT WORKS TO BENEFIT THOSE BUSINESSES AS WELL IS MAKE EVERYTHING WORK HARMONIOUSLY. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT AND ALLOCATION OF THE ADDITIONAL $10,000 TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 -23 EXCUSE ME ARBITRATION. THE PACF BUDGET. I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS . >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR GOING AFTER THE GRANTS FOR PACF. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I AM LOOKING TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MADAME CITY CLERK? DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? >> NO, WE DO NOT. >> OKAY, BRINGING IT BACK TO THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL. >> FOR THE MAYOR TO MAKE AN ADOPTION OF PITTSBURGH RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM KELLER CANYON MITIGATION FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 PACF ARTS PROGRAMS. >> THE MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER JELANI KILLINGS. >> THE SECOND MADE WAS BY ANGELICA LOPEZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE ITEM PASSES 3-0. SO MOVING BACK INTO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. TURNING IT BACK OVER TO YOU, CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBER. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, TONIGHT'S FIRST CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM IS THE TERMINATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING THE NOVEL QUANTIFIERS . I'M READY TO SAY COVID-19. THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IS HERE WITH THE PRESENTATION. I WILL SAY WHEN SHE PULLED US TOGETHER, IT IS AMAZING EVERYTHING THAT WE ALL WENT THROUGH AS A COMMUNITY IN REGION, STATE, AND WORLD. SO MARIA? I WILL LET YOU GO THROUGH THE SLIDES. >> THANK YOU, GARY. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR TONIGHT, I AM PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER SIX REGARDING THE ENDING OF COVID. SO THE FIRST OFFICIAL CASES OF COVID-19 WAS DETECTED IN 2019. THE BIG CAME A GLOBAL THING AND MANY --AND TRY TO REDUCE THE SPREAD, OUR GOVERNMENT FROM FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY LEVELS TOOK SIMILAR ACTIONS WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF TRYING TO KEEP US ALL SAFE. THIS SLIDE BEFORE YOU ARE THE ACTIONS TAKEN IN 2020 THAT LED US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO ON MARCH 4th AT THE GOVERNOR DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY. AND MARK HENSCH , THE COUNTY DECLARED A LOCAL EMERGENCY. ON MARCH 13th, THE U.S. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY UNDER THE STAFFORD ACT WHICH ALLOWS THE USE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES IF NEEDED. THE JOKE IS ON THEM. EVERYBODY NEEDED IT. MARCH 16th, THE COUNTY HEALTH ORDERED EIGHT SHELTER IN PLACE FOR ITS RESIDENTS. THAT SAME DAY, THAT EVENING, THE CITY COUNCIL DECLARED A LOCAL EMERGENCY. AND THE DAY AFTER, CITY OFFICES AND FACILITIES WERE CLOSED. OR RESTRICTED. SOME, A LOT OF EMPLOYEES WERE REQUIRED TO WORK REMOTELY. THOSE WHO CAN. BUT OUR DEPARTMENT, SUCH AS PD, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC WORK DESPITE THE CLOSURE OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY DESPITE THE CLOSURE. SO AS THE MONTHS FOLLOWED ANNA STATE, COUNTY, AND CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL GUIDELINES BEGAN TO EVOLVE, SO DID PITTSBURGH AND WE COMPLIED. SO WE WERE ABLE TO REOPEN , WE DID ON JULY 6, 2021. BUT HOW WE OPERATE IT WASN'T THE SAME. HOW WE INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC WAS NO LONGER THE SAME. FOR EXAMPLE, IN PHOTO A, YOU WILL STILL SEE SOME REMNANTS OF THIS. THERE ARE SIGNS OR LITTLE STICKERS ON THE FLOOR THAT ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW HOW FAR SUCCEEDED . WE WERE ENCOURAGING SOCIAL DISTANCING. WE HUNG SIGNS ALL OVER THE PLACE THAT ENCOURAGED SOCIAL DISTANCING, AS YOU SEE IN PHOTO B. PHOTO C, WE ARE SIGNS OF WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE NOT FEELING WELL, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. PHOTO D SHOW THE BARRIERS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE , I THINK THESE ARE PLEXIGLAS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THAT WAS TO KEEP A BARRIER BETWEEN THE RESIDENCE AND THE STAFF IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID. PHOTO E SHOWED STAFF WEARING A MASK, AS YOU KNOW, WE ALL WORE MASKS. AND THEN F, THIS IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T SEE. IN ORDER FOR US TO REPORT TO WORK, WE HAD TO TAKE OUR TEMPERATURE EVERY DAY. AND CONFIRM THAT WE WEREN'T SICK BEFORE WE COULD REPORT TO WORK. SO AS THESE GUIDELINES CHANGED AND AS , YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT CHANGED, PITTSBURGH DEFAULT. IN JANUARY 2022, BRIEFLY CLOSED FOR A WEEK BECAUSE WE SAW AN UPTICK IN THE CASES OF COVID. SO WE REOPEN AGAIN ON JANUARY 18, 2022. AND HAS BEEN 1085 DAYS SINCE WE DECLARED A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY. THESE NEXT FIVE SLIDES ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT THE CITY DID IN ORDER TO CONTINUE ITS OPERATIONS. SO WHILE THE CITY OFFICES AND FACILITIES WERE CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC, STAFF HAD TO RETHINK HOW IT WAS GOING TO OPERATE. CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND COMMUNICATE THE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. SO LIKE MANY CITIES, SUSTIVA CAME THE PLATFORM TO CONDUCT PUBLIC MEETINGS. SOFTWARE SUCH AS ACCELA AND YARDI WERE PURCHASED TO PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT EXPERIENCE OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY. ALL WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING SERVICE WHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING. IN 2020, THE CITY PURCHASED THE COVID PITTSBURGH.COM AND CREATED A DEDICATED WEBSITE SPECIFIC TO THE PANDEMIC SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAD UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THINGS RELATED TO COVID AS WELL AS RESOURCES. IN 2022, WE REDIRECTED TO A PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE RESOURCE LINKS AT THE PANDEMIC BEGAN TO SUBSIDE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC, THERE WERE 35,544 VIEWS AND A LITTLE OVER 14,000 VISITORS. IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE SEE A DECLINE IN THOSE NUMBERS, PROBABLY BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE GETTING USED TO HOW TO LIVE WITH COVID AND PEOPLE WERE GETTING VACCINATED. BECAUSE OF COVID, ALL DEPARTMENTS WERE WORST TO PIVOT, BUT NO DEPARTMENT WAS HIT HARDER THAN RECREATION. WELL DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS FINANCE STILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CITY'S BILLS, PUBLIC WORKS TREATMENT PLAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AN INTERRUPTED WATER SERVICE FOR NPD SO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SACRED RECREATION CALL TO ALL YOUTH AND SENIOR PROGRAMS. RECREATION IS THIS MODEL REQUIRES IT TO PHYSICALLY INTERACT WITH OUR YOUTH AND OUR SENIORS. BECAUSE OF COVID, THEY COMPLETELY STOPPED AND JUST SHUT DOWN. SO THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAD TO REIMAGINE ITS OPERATION. SO DURING THE CLOSURE, STAFF WORKED WITH THE CONTRA COSTA FOOD BANK FOR THE DISTRIBUTION. STAFF CREATED A SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD DELIVERY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR SENIORS WERE 70 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. THIS ALSO ALLOWED BONUS CHECKS AND SOCIALIZATION. SETH EVEN MADE MASKS DURING COVID. YES, WE CAN PURCHASE MASKS FROM A BOX AT $9.99 AT COSTCO PROCEDURE, $9.99 IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EATING AND NOT EATING WHEN YOU ARE ON A FIXED INCOME. RECREATION STAFF UNDERSTAND THAT OUR YOUTH AND SOCIALIZATION, THAT OUR YOUTH NEEDS SOCIALIZATION SO WHEN THE CITY WAS ABLE TO REOPEN, THEY CHANGED THE FORMAT OF THE PITTSBURGH SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM FROM A DAILY, FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM, TO A HALF-DAY SATURDAY PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, STEPH LOST THE PITTSBURGH YOUTH WORKS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHILE SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES WERE STRUGGLING WITH HIRING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY COVID. DURING ALL THIS, A PUBLIC DECLARATION WAS MADE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY ABOUT MY BROTHER'S KEEPER ALLIANCE TO COMBAT THE DISPARITIES FACING OUR YOUNG MEN OF COLOR. SO BESIDES FOCUSING ON OUR COMMUNITY QUALITY-OF-LIFE, AND OUR CITY AND OUR CITY ALSO FOCUS ON OUR COMMUNITY FINANCIAL WELFARE. SO THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDS, THE CITY RECEIVED SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS COVID RELATED IMPACTS. RECEIVING FUNDS OF 815, 550 BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 61,651 DOLLARS WENT TO --TO HELP WITH THE AMOUNT FOR FOOD. 124, 999 WAS --AND OTHER DISEASES. THESE ARE BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOS OF THE CLINIC THAT IS DOWN AT CITY PARK. THE BULK OF THE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO RENT, MORTGAGE, AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TABLE, 406, 779 DOLLARS WENT TO RENT ASSISTANCE. 3714 DOLLARS WENT TO MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE. A LITTLE OVER 10,000 WENT TO UTILITIES ASSISTANCE. SHELTER ADMINISTERED THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM AND WE PAID FOR THEIR SERVICES. ALL IN ALL, 83 HOUSEHOLDS WERE HELPED WHICH EQUATED TO 227 PEOPLE. IN ADDITION TO ADDRESSING THE RESIDENCE POLITY OF LIFE AND FINANCIAL HEALTH, THE CITY ALSO ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF OUR BUSINESSES. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY POSITION THAT ALLOWED OUTDOOR DINING TO ENCOURAGE PATRONS TO THE BUSINESSES. I HAVE, THE WATERFRONT BROKE, LAW PINATA, AND THE YACHT CLUB TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE TEMPORARY PROVISION. THE CITY ALSO ESTABLISHED THE SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCY GRANTS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID. THEY WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE UP TO $10,000 GRANT FUNDS. IN ADDITION TO THE CITY'S PROGRAM, THE LOCAL BUSINESSES RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS. AS YOU SEE FROM THE TABLE, THE CITY'S PROGRAM, THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT RESILIENCY PROGRAM PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 25 BUSINESSES FOR ALMOST 200,000. THE FEDERAL FUNDS AND FEDERAL PROGRAM, THE PPP PROGRAM PROVIDED A LITTLE OVER $46 MILLION. TO TO VIE FOR BUSINESSES FOR THE CALIFORNIA RESILIENCY GRANT PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 177 BUSINESSES AT ALMOST 2 MILLION BUT ALL IN ALL, OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES RECEIVED ALMOST $40 MILLION IN ASSISTANCE. THIS NEXT TABLE SHOWS HOW MUCH MONEY THE CITY RECEIVED DIRECTLY FOR FUNDS RELATED TO COVID. SO THE STATE REALLY FOND OF 917, 651 DOLLARS WERE USED FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCY PROGRAM , CITYWIDE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS INSTALLATION OF BARRIERS, SOCIAL DISTANCING SIGNAGE, SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT WE PURCHASED. PPE AS PROTECTIVE SUCH AS MASK AND GLOVES, SANITIZERS. THE CARE SACKED FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WHICH IS PROVIDED BY HUD. $483,000 WAS USED TO BUY THE KIOSK , THE YARDI SOFTWARE AND THE SCANNING OF THE FILES AND EQUIPMENT FOR REMOTE WORK. ALL THIS PURCHASE ALLOWED THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE WHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING. CITY FUNDS -- PROGRAM. AND CLEANUPS. IN RENT, MORTGAGE, AND UTILITY AS EXPLAINED IN LIFE SIX AND SEVEN. AND FINALLY, A LITTLE OVER $60 MILLION HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN. CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS COMMITTEES. THOSE ARE ROLLING OUT AS WE SPEAK. ALL IN ALL, THE CITY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF $18,506,720 IN COVID RELATED MONEY. SO THE SLIDESHOWS WHERE OUR COMMUNITY IS AS OF FEBRUARY 9, 2023. WE HAD 23, 059 CASES . FOURTHLY, WITH THAT WE ALSO HAD 119 DEATHS. OUR COMMUNITY IS NOW PARTIALLY VACCINATED AT 80.3%. FULLY VACCINATED AT 75.9%. AND 43.1% HAVE RECEIVED THEIR BOOSTER. I'M JUST LIKE TO SAY IT IS AN HONOR TO BE WORKING WITH SUCH INCREDIBLE, DEDICATED, HARD-WORKING STAFF. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TELL OUR STORY. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION AND IT WOULD MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, MARIA. IT IS REALLY REMARKABLE TO SEE HOW EACH DEPARTMENT CAME TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS WERE TAKEN CARE OF, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO TAKE EACH AND EVERY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THEIR WORK. AND BEING ABLE TO PIVOT TO DO WHAT IS NEEDED FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ALSO, I AM REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE FUNDS WE RECEIVED TO HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES . FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL, AS WELL AS THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO HELP GET US THROUGH. LOOKING AT MY COLLEGE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? WITH REGARDS TO THE PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT. TURNING IT OVER, AND CITY CLERK. WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. BRING BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES. THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? >> MAYOR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION, PROCLAIMING THE END OF THE LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19. >> I SECOND THAT MOTION . >> THANK YOU. A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER JELANI KILLINGS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ANGELICA LOPEZ. CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES 3-0. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT CONSIDERATION-. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH , MIA REMEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BROTHER/CONSIDERATION ITEM IS ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM KELLER CANYON MITIGATION FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23. THESE ARE RECREATION PROGRAMS SO SIMILAR TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PITTSBURGH ARCTIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD FOR TONIGHT, WE HAVE COLETTE AND MR. WALKER, RECREATION SUPERVISOR OF SENIOR SERVICES. GOOD EVENING, AGAIN. I AM BACK. SO I WON'T GO THROUGH THESE AS IN-DEPTH AS I DID THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE THE FIRST COUPLE SLIDES ARE ABOUT THE SAME. BUT WHERE I WILL START IS HERE WHERE IN CONCERT WITH ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS RECREATION STAFF IS ALWAYS GREEN GRANTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE WHILE OFFSETTING OUR COSTS. I WILL SAY THAT MS. JOY IS VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT APPLYING FOR GRANTS FOR SHE APPLIES FOR EVERY GRANT CAN POSSIBLY GET HER HANDS UP IN A NINE OUT OF 10, SHE GETS THEM. SO RECREATION STAFF IDENTIFIED AND APPLIED FOR THE KELLER CANYON GRANT AND HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR A 17, $400 GRANT OR OUR MORE SEASONED COMMUNITY PERTAINING TO MAKE NOTE AGAIN THAT WE WERE NOTIFIED IN JULY OF 2022 THAT WE WERE AWARDED THE FUNDS. EVER, THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 2023. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WANT TO TURN THIS OVER TO MS. JOY TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON WHAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE AND WHAT THEY ENTAIL. >> HELLO AGAIN. THIS IS FUN, FOOD, AND FELLOWSHIP GRANT. I BELIEVE RECEIVED 7400 AND IT IS FOR FIVE LUNCHEONS AND THREE TOURNAMENTS, POKER, POOL, AND DOMINOES AND CARDS GOT INCLUDED IN THAT. AND SO WE HAVE ABOUT, PRE-COVID, WE HAD ABOUT 120 SENIORS AT OUR LUNCHTIME DANCES. NOW WE HAVE TO STOP IT AT 80. WE WANTED 60, BUT IT WENT UP TO 80 SENIORS COME. THEY ENJOY TWO HOURS OF DANCING, MUSIC. IT PAYS FOR A DJ. LIKE $250 WORTH OF GIFT CARDS. FOR THE RAFFLE. AND -- MY MIND -- AND STAFF TIME. [ LAUGHTER ] I'M SORRY. I AM NERVOUS AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. HERE, WE SEE OUR GUYS, THIS WAS IN 2018 BEFORE WE CLOSE DOWN. WE HAD OUR POOL TOURNAMENT, POKER, AND DOMINOES, AND CARDS. AFTERWARDS, FOR EACH ONE OF THE TOURNAMENTS TOO, THE HOMESTYLE LUNCH IS PROVIDED AND BARBECUING FOR THE SENIORS. THEY ENJOY IT. THE FIRST AND SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES ARE GIVEN. THEY WANT RATING RIGHTS MORE THAN ANYTHING. AND THEY REALLY ENJOY IT. AND THEN SENIORS COME OUT TO WATCH AS WELL. SO WE HAVE GOTTEN IT TO 100 SENIORS JUST ABOUT WATCH DOMINO AND KERCHER TAKING EACH TOEFL. AND THIS IS THIS YEAR'S WINNER. 120 SENIORS CAME OUT IN PROJECT FOUR, A BAND PERFORMED. THE PAYS FOR THE BAND AND THE FOOD, STAFF TIME, I PURCHASED THE LIQUOR YOU SEE ON THE TABLE. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> AND IN THE BOTTOM TWO, I WANT TO SAY, THE ONE OF THE RED HAT, THAT IS MY OLDEST SENIOR NOW. BECAUSE I'VE LOST A FEW OF MY SENIORS THAT WERE 100 YEARS OLD. SHE IS 99. AND THAT IS MR. GEORGE. HE IS LIKE MY POPS. HE IS 91 YEARS OLDER THOSE ARE TWO OF MY OLDEST SENIORS THAT COME OUT IN THE EVENING, JUST TO ENJOY THAT PARTY. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING DECEMBER 16,, AND JOIN US. DURING THE COVID, WE HAD A DRIVE-THROUGH CIRCUS THEME SO YOU WILL SEE SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEERS DRESSED UP AS CLOWNS. WE HAD OVER 300 SENIORS DRIVE THROUGH AND GET INFORMATION FROM 30 VENDORS. THEY CAME AND DROPPED IT OFF. THE PEOPLE WHO CARE YOUTH, PACKAGE IT UP. THEN WE HAD FOUR BOOTHS THEY WENT THROUGH WITH THE FOOD BANK GAVE US LIKE 300 BOXES OF FOOD FOR THEM TO TAKE IT. WE ALSO HAD A DJ AS WELL. AND THEN WE WANTED THE ONE UP AT THE TOP IS OUR 50 PLUS CLUB. THE CHOIR. THAT WAS IN 2019, BEFORE WE SHUT DOWN. AND THEN WE HAD A FASHION SHOW THAT THE SENIORS ARE NOT READY TO COME OUT FOR SO I CALLED DANIEL DAVIS FROM THE GRANT AND HE ALLOWED ME TO SWITCH THE FASHION SHOW THE COMEDY SHOW. THAT ALLOWED ME TO PAY FOR A REAL SEASONED COMEDIAN. AND THE DJ AND THE FOOD AND 40 SENIORS WERE GRANTED TICKETS AND FOOD TO COME TO THE SENIOR CENTER. I'M TELLING YOU, I HAD 73 PRESALES AND 30 PEOPLE ON THE LIST. 120 PEOPLE SHOWED UP JUST TO COME AND BUY TICKETS. FOR THAT EVENT. I THANK YOU, MADAM MAYO, FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING US AS WELL. >> WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ADAPT RESOLUTION WITH ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT AND ALLOCATION OF THE ADDITIONAL $17,000 TO THE SKILL BUDGET OF 2022-23 RECREATION BUDGET. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND MR. RIGHT, PLEASE KEEP ON APPLYING FOR EVERY SINGLE GRANT YOU SEE. [ LAUGHTER ] IS ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU THINKING ABOUT OUR SENIORS AND MAKING SURE YOU PROVIDE ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES FOR THAT. AND EVERY TIME I GO TO THAT SENIOR CENTER, THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU INVITE US TO YOUR UPCOMING EVENTS WE CAN COME OUT AND SHOW SOME LOVE TO OUR SENIORS AS WELL. TURNING IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS. NO? SEEING NONE, MOVING ONTO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THERE ARE NO COMMENTS. >> ALL RIGHT. BRINGING IT BACK, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER JELANI KILLINGS A FEW. >> YES, A COMMOTION FOR THE ADOPTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FOR STEPH SANDERS KELLER CANYON MITIGATION FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 RECREATION PROGRAMS. >> SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ANGELICA LOPEZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES 3-0. THANK YOU. >> IS PARTY TIME. [ LAUGHTER ] >> TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, DOES ANY MEMBER AT THE COUNCIL HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? ANYTHING WITH THE CALENDAR ITEMS? SEEING NONE, I WILL NOW CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR . DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? WE DO NOT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER ANGELICA LOPEZ? >> ANIMATOR, MOVING FOR THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND PITTSBURGH POWER COMPANY AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND SOUTHWEST PITTSBURGH CALENDAR. >> COUNCILMEMBER JELANI KILLINGS? >> I SECOND THE MOTION . >> MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER ANGELICA LOPEZ AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JELANI KILLINGS. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES 3-0. ARE THERE ANY, TO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLACE AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT WITH REMARKS? I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT OUT LAST WEEKEND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT OUR RAILROAD DEPOT BOOKSTORE. IT WAS ACROSS AMERICA WEEK LAST WEEK SO I HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND READ TO OUR SCHOLARS. LAST THURSDAY EVENING . ALSO, I HAD A CHANCE TO STOP BY --AT SCHOOL, MY FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY HAD A FLAG CEREMONY ON THE YARD THERE ANYMORE ALSO PRESENTING CERTIFICATES TO OUR SCHOLARS FOR READ ACROSS AMERICA AND CELEBRATING WEEK AS WELL. THAT IS ALL FROM MY END. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING. AND THEN WE WILL GO INTO OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? ANGELICA LOPEZ? >> PRESENTS. >> COUNCILMEMBER ADAMS IS ABSENT AND EXCUSED. COUNCILMEMBER JELANI KILLINGS? >> PRESENTS. >> VICE MAYOR IS ABSENT AN EXCUSE. MAYOR SCALES-PRESTON? >> PRESENTS. THANK YOU. NOW I WILL TURN THE ITEM OVER TO ITEM NUMBER ONE OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS AN ADOPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION RENEWING AND CONSUMING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING STORMS. FOR BACKGROUND, SERIES OF ATMOSPHERIC RIVER SYSTEMS BEGAN ON DECEMBER 27 OF 2022. IT CONTINUED WELL INTO 2023. WE CERTAINLY HAVE SEEN PICTURES OF TAHOE AND THE SNOW AND CERTAINLY, WE WITNESS HERE THE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS OF FLOODING, NUMEROUS LOCATIONS, CLOSURES, COMPROMISING A 20 FOOT RETRAINING WELCOMING FOUR 3411, 2023, I PROCLAIMED A LOCAL EMERGENCY THAT WAS THEN RATIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 17th. UNDER CONSULTATION, WE AT THE COUNTY AND FEMA, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY BE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 60 DAYS. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR ALL OF HER HELP AND KEEPING US UNTAPPED ON THE ALL OF THAT. SO AGAIN, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING BOTH FEMA AND THE CORNEA RECOMMENDING WE CONTINUE AS WE GO THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS AND AS WE HAVE MORE ON THE WAY. >> THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER JELANI KILLINGS? >> WITH THE LAST EMERGENCY THAT WE JUST ENDED, BUT WAS IT 1000? 1085 DAYS. SO I JUST WANT TO HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING IN TERMS OF THE NEED FOR THE LOCAL EMERGENCY. IS THIS MORE SORE IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY TO RECOUP COSTS OF IMPACTS TO STORE? OR ARE WE SAY, HEY, THERE MAY BE MORE RAIN IN THE FUTURE SO WE ARE GOING TO BE A CONSTANT EMERGENCY? THERE IS A FEAR OF RAIN. I JUST WANT TO TEMPER THAT WERE LOCAL EMERGENCIES. >> YOU KNOW, DUE TO THE EXCELLENT WORK OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, I THINK WE HAVE A VERY GOOD HANDLE ON THE WATER IMPACTS COMING OUR WAY. WHAT THIS IS FOR, AND THIS IS AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDATION COMING FROM FEMA, IS FOR REIMBURSEMENT PURPOSES. WE SHOULD KEEP THIS OPEN FOR NOW. BUT AGAIN, THERE MAY BE ANOTHER ATMOSPHERIC RIVER THAT STRIPPING TO HER. AGAIN, I WOULD SAY 90% OF THE REASON IS FOR REIMBURSEMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> AND FOR THE MAYOR, I WANTED TO POINT OUT AND HIGHLIGHT THAT AT THE START OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, AMONG THE MANY EXECUTIVE ORDERS WITH THE GOVERNOR , THERE WAS ONE THAT SUSPENDED THE STATES REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY TO REVISIT THE NEED TO CONTINUING EMERGENCY. THAT IS WHY YOU DIDN'T SEE ME IN THE 60 DAYS. SOMETHING ABOUT THE LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR COVID. SO ONCE --DETERMINED THAT THE END OF THE STATE EMERGENCY FOR COVID WAS ENDING THE 28th, NOW WE DO ABIDE BY THE STATE STATUTE. ONCE THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY PROCLAIMS A LOCAL EMERGENCY, THERE IS THE REQUIREMENTS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IT, YOU HAVE TO REVISIT THAT WITHIN 60 DAYS. >> THANK YOU. CITY CLERK? >> ON KCB AS RADIO THIS AFTERNOON, THOUGH WHETHER ANNOUNCER ANNOUNCED WE ARE GOING TO GET ANOTHER ATMOSPHERIC RIVER THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. >> THANK YOU. >> [ LAUGHTER ] >> YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? >> NO, WE DO NOT. >> THANK YOU. BRING IT BACK TO COUNSEL. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? >> ANIMATOR, FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION RENEWING AND THE CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY REGARDING STORMS. >> MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER ANGELICA LOPEZ. >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JELANI KILLINGS. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION PASSES 3-0. AND IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING. WHAT IS THE NEXT COUNSEL DATE? MARCH 20th. HAVE A GOOD EVENING!