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Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

Thursday, April 14, 2022 | 10 a.m.

Living Water Church, Kittanning, Armstrong County

Agenda

Public hearing on housing issues

Schedule

10:00 am: Opening Remarks
• Senator Joe Pittman, Chair – Urban Affairs and Housing Committee
• Senator Nikil Saval, Minority Chair

10:15 am: Panel #1: Community Organizations Blight Prevention and Response
• Andrew Laddusaw – Senior Pastor of the Living Water Church – Testimony
• Julie Fitzpatrick – Executive Director of Pennsylvania Downtown Center – Testimony
• LEVEL: Equity Buildings 
         o Jason Tigano – Executive Director of LEVEL – Testimony
         o Marc Little – President of Emery Construction Services

11:00 am: Panel #2: County Agencies Blight Prevention and Response
• LuAnn Zak – Assistant Director of the Indiana County Office of Planning and
Development – Testimony
• Brigid Beatty – Program Manager of the Armstrong County Department of Planning and
Development – Testimony
• Brian Lawrence – Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of
Westmoreland (RACW) and Westmoreland County Land Bank – Testimony

11:45 am: Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

Thursday, April 7, 2022  |  10:00 a.m.

Independence Visitor Center, Philadelphia
599 Market St
1 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA

Agenda

Public hearing on housing issues

Schedule

10:00 am: Opening Remarks

• Senator Joe Pittman, Chair – Urban Affairs and Housing Committee
• Senator Nikil Saval, Minority Chair

10:15 am: Panel #1: Blight Prevention and Deferred Maintenance

• Professor Vincent Reina – Associate Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania – Testimony
• Steve Luxton – Executive Director and CEO of the Energy Coordinating Agency – Testimony
• David Thomas – President and CEO of the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) – Testimony

11:00 am: Panel #2: Blight Response and Land Banks

• Jenny Greenberg – Executive Director of Neighborhood Gardens Trust – Testimony
• Angel Rodriguez – Executive Director of the Philadelphia Land Bank – Testimony
• Andy Toy – Policy Director at the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) – Testimony

11:45 am: Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | 10:00 a.m.

Room 461, Main Capitol Building

Agenda

Meeting to consider SB 297, SB 811 and HB 581

Schedule

• SB 297 – Argall – Amends Title 53 to eliminate spot appeals of property assessments.
• SB 811 – Fontana – Amends the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law (MCTLL) to grant Cities and Counties of the Second Class the ability to acquire property at sheriff sales.
• HB 581 – Solomon – Creates the Affordable Housing Unit Tax Exemption Act to allow local governments the option of abating property taxes to encourage the development of affordable housing.
• • A03763 – Pittman – Technical amendment to correct section numbering and
    requires all local taxing authorities to participate in one of the program options
    before the program can be implemented.