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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 3-3-2016
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The Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, March 3, 2016 including Mayor James F. Kenney's first Budget Address to Council.
For more information on the Budget, visit PHLCouncil's Budget site: phlcouncil.com/council-budget-center
A
A
Thank
you
all
very
much.
That's
all
quiet,
please
thank
you.
You
gave
our
vacation
this
morning.
The
chair
recognizes
pastor
Jarrett,
Aires,
founding
and
senior
minister
of
liberty
church.
He
is
here
today
as
the
guest
of
councilman.
Oh
I
would
ask
all
guests
and
visitors
and
members
to
please
rise.
B
Good
morning
morning
possessed
by
Councilman
Oh
to
make
a
brief
remark
and
Brad
told
him
making
a
brief
remark
as
a
dangerous
thing
to
say
to
a
preacher,
so
my
name
is
Jared
Aires.
I
pastor
liberty
church
around
the
corner.
We
love
this
city
and
I'm
glad
to
pray
together
with
with
so
many
people
that
care
so
deeply
for
Philadelphia
as
well
so
pray
together
with
me,
O
Lord,
our
governor.
How
exalted
is
your
name
in
all
the
earth
by
your
profits?
B
You
have
taught
your
people
to
seek
the
welfare
of
the
city
to
which
you
have
sent
them
and
dazzled
us
with
visions
of
that
holy
city
to
which
the
nation's
would
bring
her
glory.
We
commend
now
Philadelphia
our
city
to
your
care
that
it
might
flourish
free
from
violence,
ruin
and
decay.
We
pray
for
all
of
Philadelphia
civic
leaders
here
and
elsewhere
that
they
would
serve
with
undivided
integrity,
wise
skill
and
a
deep
concern
for
others.
B
We
pray
that
the
neighborhoods
of
this
city
would
be
communities
of
joy
and
peace
and
will
be
emancipated
from
poverty,
prejudice
and
oppression,
and
we
asked
it
in
this
place.
Peace
would
prevail
with
righteousness
justice
with
order
and
that
women
and
men
from
the
many
cultures
of
this
great
place
would
find
with
one
another,
the
fulfillment
of
their
humanity.
We
ask
these
things
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ,
our
Lord,
who
reigns
with
you
and
the
Holy
Spirit
one
God
forever
and
ever
amen,
amen.
C
A
Okay,
before
we
start
our
proceedings,
I
would
ask
one
thing:
if
anyone
has
a
cell
phone
any
type
of
electronic
device
that
makes
any
noise
whatsoever,
I
would
ask
you
to
please
turn
it
off
or
turn
it
on
vibrate.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
cooperation.
The
next
order
of
business
is
the
approval
of
the
journal
of
the
meeting
of
Thursday
februari
25
2016,
and
the
chair
recognizes
councilman
Greenlee
Thank.
D
A
You
it
has
been
moved
and
properly
seconded
the
journal
of
the
meeting
of
2016
februari
stand,
approve
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
those
opposed
eyes
have
it.
Thank
you.
All
very
much
in
the
journal
is
approved.
The
next
order,
Venice's
requests
for
leaves
of
the
absence
and
the
chair
recognizes
councilman
henan
Thank.
E
D
A
You
if
this
sound
I
would
like
to
dispense
with
the
regular
order
of
business
and
I
would
like
to
welcome
and
thank
everyone
who
has
come
down
today
to
witness
their
government
in
action.
You
will
see
the
annual
mayor's
budget
in
addition
to
the
traditional
council
proceedings
on
our
Thursday
session,
so
I
really
hope
you
enjoy
yourself
today.
I
hope
you
enjoy
yourself
that
you
not
only
come
back
next
week,
but
you
come
back
next
year
when
the
mayor
has
this
budget
again.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
participation.
A
A
We
have
a
number
of
dignitaries
throughout
elected
officials,
both
city
state,
from
our
Senate
from
our
house,
and
please
I
apologize
if
I
don't
call
that
the
individual
names,
because
I
know
I'm
going
to
mess
up
and
not
call
somebody
plus,
they
didn't
give
me
the
script
that
reflects
who's
here,
all
right.
So
so
again,
thank
you
for
your
cooperation
and
your
understanding.
At
this
time,
we
will
move
to
with
towards
our
communications,
and
the
chair
requested.
The
sergeant
of
arms
delivers
the
messages
from
the
mayor
to
the
chief
clerk.
F
Did
the
president,
the
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
pursuant
to
sections
for
60,
4
and
2
307
of
the
home
or
charter
and
today
transmitted
to
the
council's
of
recommendation
of
the
City
Planning
Commission
on
the
following
bills?
Phone
numbers,
16000,
7,
1,
600,
1,
160,
136
and
160
137
and
I
am
pleased
to
advise
you
that
on
februari
26
2016
I
signed
the
following
bill,
which
was
passed
by
counsel
at
a
session
on
februari
25
2016
bill
number,
16,
0009
and
I'm.
Transmitting
for
the
consideration
of
your
honorable
body.
F
2016,
which
is
be
to
be
submitted
by
the
mayor
to
the
Pennsylvania
intergovernmental
cooperation
Authority
and
an
ordinance
to
adopt
the
capital
program
for
the
sixth
fiscals
2017
through
2022
inclusive
and
in
ordinance
to
adopt
a
fiscal
2017
capital
budget
and
in
ordinance
adopting
the
operating
budget
for
fiscal
year
2017
and
in
the
ordinance
amending
section.
Nineteen.
F
Eighty,
no
one
of
the
Phillippe
code
entitled
authorization
of
tax
further
authorized,
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
to
impose
a
tax
on
real
estate
within
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
in
ordinance
amending
section,
19
1806
of
the
Philadelphia
code
inside
authorization
of
realty
use
and
occupancy
tax
to
further
authorized
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
to
impose
a
tax
on
the
use
or
occupancy
of
real
estate
within
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
and
in
ordinance
amending
chapter.
Nineteen.
F
Fifteen
hundred
of
the
photofit
code
entitled
wage
and
net
profits
tax
by
revising
certain
tax
rates
and
an
ordinance
amending
title
19
of
the
fatah
fee
code
and
shattered
finance
taxes
and
collections
by
adding
a
new
chapter.
Nineteen
forty
one
hundred
entitled
sugar-sweetened
beverage
tax.
All
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
A
A
H
A
F
F
F
F
And
in
ordinance
amending
section
nineteen,
eighty,
no
one
of
the
fluffy
codons,
had
a
relative's
ation
of
tax
to
further
authorized
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
school.
She
could
Philadelphia
to
impose
a
tax
on
real
estate
within
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
an
ordinance
amending
chapter.
Nineteen
fifteen
hundred
of
the
fluffy
coat
inside
wage
and
net
profits
tax
by
revising
certain
tax
rates,
an
ordinance
amending
title
19
to
the
photo
freak
odense
out
of
finance
taxes
and
collections
by
adding
a
new
chapter.
Nineteen
forty
one
hundred
entitled
sugar-sweetened
beverage
tax,
Thank.
A
F
An
ordinance
amending
chapter,
14
302,
the
fluffy
coat
incited
administration
and
procedures
by
adding
certain
provisions
regarding
registered
community
organizations
at
the
will
be
referred
to
committee
and
a
non-privileged
resolution.
Also
naming
the
1900
2000
Vox
have
seats
will
be
more
street
Marcia
more
way
in.
F
A
A
F
A
privileged
resolution
authorizing
counselors
Committee
on
Public
Health
and
Human
Services
to
hold
hearings
to
address
the
alarmingly
high
rate
of
HIV
cases
projected
by
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control.
At
a
time
when
preventative
measures
are
well
developed
but
not
accessed
by
the
most
vulnerable
populations,
particularly
in
the
african-american
community.
That.
A
You
councilman,
that
concludes
our
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions
and
I
will
pivot
back
to
recognizing
some
of
our
very
special
guests.
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to
recognize
sheriff
to
Williams
state
senator
Anthony,
Williams,
representative
jason,
Dawkins
state
representative,
Jordan
Harris,
our
good
friends
in
labor,
Pete,
Matthews
and
John
mcnees
be
are
here
and
Brian
Donna
to
TR
register
wills,
Al
Smith,
our
city
commissioner,
Lisa
Delhi,
another
city,
commissioner,
and
our
district
attorney
Seth
Williams
this
time.
A
A
M
F
The
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
the
Committee
on
Public
Health
and
Human
Services,
to
which
is
referred,
vulnerable,
1600,
18
and
tottered,
an
ordinance
amending
chapter,
nine,
eight
hundred
to
the
flood
of
the
code
inside
landlord
and
tenant
rent
control
by
requiring
the
tenants
of
certain
multifamily
buildings
be
provided
with
a
written
disclosure
of
the
building
policy
on
smoking
in
individual
dwelling
units
under
certain
terms
and
conditions
respectful
reports.
It
is
considered
an
amended
the
same
and
returns
the
attached
bill
to
counsel
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
Thank.
M
A
You
there's
no
movie,
probably
second
at
the
wolves
accounts
will
be
suspended.
So
that's
when
the
first
reading
this
day
of
bills,
number
160
or
18,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
those
opposed
eyes
have
it.
This
bill
will
be
placed
on
our
first
reading
calendar
today.
The
next
order
of
business
is
the
consideration
of
the
calendar.
A
I
noted
the
bill
Jess
reporter
from
committee
with
suspicion
of
the
rule
has
been
deemed
to
have
had
their
first
reading
place
on
our
second
reading
and
final
passage
calendar
our
next
session
of
council,
as
there
are
no
additional
bills.
On
the
first
reading
calendar,
the
chair
recognizes
councilman
henan
for
the
purpose
of
calling
up
resolutions
and
bills
on
the
second
reading
at
final
passes
calendar
today,
Thank.
E
A
A
Okay,
sorry,
I
forgot
to
mention
dr.,
william
hite
I'm.
Sorry
I
saw
this
glisten
I
thought
you
were
testifying
today
on
a
bill,
a
resolution
I'm.
Sorry,
doctor,
sorry
about
the
oversight.
Thank
you
so
much.
If
anyone
is
interested
in
testifying
on
the
Bill
of
resolution
today,
you
can
sign
up
at
the
table
to
my
left.
If
you
have
not
already
done
so,
when
your
name
is
call,
you
would
go
to
the
podium
in
the
middle
of
the
council
chambers.
There
is
a
device
on
that
podium
when
the
light
turns
green.
A
It
will
be
your
time
to
speak
when
the
light
turns
yellow.
You
will
have
30
seconds
to
conclude
your
remarks
when
the
light
turns
red
we'd.
Ask
that
you
please
adhere
to
the
guidelines.
It
concludes
your
remarks.
You
will
be
given
three
minutes
to
testify.
Mr.
Decker,
please
call
the
first
name:
lillis
Robert
Taylor,.
J
Sir
good
morning,
good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
I'm
Robert
Taylor
of
the
Transport
Workers
Union
of
the
Transport
Workers
Union
Local
700
and
WP
ep
88.1
cohoes
on
a
Jasper
Johns
shell
I'm,
commenting
on
resolution,
160
157
expressing
council
support
for
an
amendment
to
the
Pennsylvania
Constitution
that
would
authorize
different
real
estate
tax
rates
and
cities
and
school
districts
and
conveying
cancels
opposition
to
a
provision
that
would
mandate
a
reduction
in
other
business
or
wage
taxes.
I
do
not
support
this
resolution.
J
The
resolution
actually
reveals
that
taxes
are
too
high
and
that
City
Council
would
do
well
by
the
citizens
to
not
seek
this
amendment.
The
citizens
are
taxed
enough
with
AVI
and
other
ceaseless
tax
increases
in
recent
years.
There's
no
good
reason
that
the
people
should
be
taxed
out
of
their
homes,
businesses
and
jobs
quote
when
men
are
oppressed
more
by
taxes
than
by
enemies.
Taxes
are
unconstitutional,
Thomas,
Paine's
rights
of
men.
J
J
State
auditors
have
warned
accounting
of
accounting
problems
at
the
Philadelphia
School
District
since
1987
it
states
quote
a
districts.
Failure
to
accurately
maintain
a
report,
its
members
and
membership
and
attendance
records
data
calls
into
question
the
legitimacy
appropriateness
of
the
bulk
of
this
state
taxpayer
funding.
Meanwhile,
our
children
don't
have
sufficient
school
nurses
books,
pencils,
toilet
paper
year
after
year.
This
Mustang
council
members
took
a
note
to
the
constitution,
for
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
and
to
the
people
or
the
citizens
they're
in
it
is
time
that
the
citizens
get
a
break.
J
They
have
suffered
enough
at
the
hands
of
the
so-called
stakeholders
that
aren't
even
mentioned
in
the
Constitution
at
all.
Instead
of
countless
new
taxes,
why
not
uphold
the
inherent
rights
of
mankind?
God
bless
Philadelphia
and,
as
Joe
Donna
tell
often
says,
let's
get
to
work.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
A
F
A
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
philosophy
of
redevelopment
authority
without
consideration
deed,
conveying
conditional
fee
simple
title
to
certain
city-owned
lots
or
pieces
of
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
are
on
situating.
The
20th
Ward
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
A
A
A
A
A
K
A
F
Is
adopted
a
resolution
authorizing
councilors
Committee
on
Public
Health
and
Human
Services
to
hold
hearings
to
address
the
alarmingly
high
rate
of
HIV
cases
projected
by
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control.
At
a
time
when
preventative
measures
are
well
developed
and
not
accessed
by
the
most
vulnerable
populations,
particularly
in
the
african-american
community,
introduced
by
Councilwoman
vas
chair,
recognize.
A
Time
has
come
for
us
to
consider
the
mayor's
presentation
of
this
annual
budget
message.
The
falafel
Home
Rule
Charter
states
that
the
mayor
shall
submit
the
council
no
later
than
90
days
before
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year,
his
operating
budget
message
and
proposed
operating
budget
ordinance
for
the
ensuing
fiscal
year.
At
the
same
time,
the
mayor
shall
submit
the
council,
the
recommended
capital
program
and
capital
budget
has
received
from
the
City
Planning
Commission
to
the
extent
approved
by
the
mayor.
L
Thank
you
I
want
to
thank
the
council
president
for
all
my
colleagues
and
council
for
welcoming
me
to
speak
today.
It
feels
really
good
to
be
home.
I
spent
about
just
half
my
life
in
this
chamber.
I
started
in
1992
under
then
council
president
street,
right
over
there
and
I've
since
had
the
privilege
to
work
with
two
more
great
council
presidents,
annecy,
Verna
and
now.
L
Council
president
Clark
I've
also
had
the
distinct
pleasure
over
the
years
to
getting
to
learn
a
lot
from
all
of
you
through
the
work
we've
done
together,
you
have
helped
me,
you
have
helped
shape
me
and
I
believe
you
will
see
that
impact
reflected
in
our
first
budget.
Together
in
this
budget,
we
continue
to
try
to
protect
the
rights
of
our
most
vulnerable.
L
L
Our
police
officers
will
also
be
getting
more
resources
to
protect
and
serve
the
citizens
of
Philadelphia
under
this
budget
proposal.
In
addition
to
repairing
infrastructure
to
in
our
Police
District
stations,
this
budget
equips
our
police
force
with
body
worn
cameras,
as
councilman
Jones
pointed
out
passionately
during
hearings.
Last
year,
body,
worn
cameras
have
been
extremely
successful
in
reducing
the
use
of
force
and
as
a
pleat
and
reducing
the
police
abuse
allegations.
L
All
across
the
country,
I
am
confident
that
the
expansion
of
the
body,
worn
cameras
in
consultation
with
our
local
FOP
in
Philadelphia,
will
further
the
admirable
community
policing
efforts
led
by
our
great
Commissioner
Richard
Ross.
This
budget
also
increases
Community
Safety
by
dedicating
resources
to
preventing
traffic
related
fatalities,
as
councilman
bass
has
consistently
pointed
out.
It
is
unacceptable
that
we
treat
these
deaths
as
a
fact
of
life
in
Philadelphia
working
with
key
stakeholders.
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Our
new
office
of
Complete
Streets
and
the
managing
directors
office
will
identify
changes
that
we
can
make,
whether
to
be
better
lining
or
signage,
or
a
change
in
traffic
flow
to
protect
that
child
walking
to
school
and
the
cyclists
just
trying
to
get
to
work.
The
streets
department
in
el
ni
will
also
work
to
advance
our
vision,
zero
goals
by
enhanced
by
enhancing
their
right-of-way
activities.
The
recent
explosion
of
development
has
significantly
increased
sidewalk
and
street
closures.
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This
budget
would
allow
us
to
ensure
safe
travel
around
those
closures
and
to
better
enforce
penalties
against
those
that
are
illegal,
raising
revenue
for
the
city
and
preventing
these
dangerous
encroachments.
In
the
first
place,
this
budget
will
also
continue
city
council's
efforts
to
ensure
that
the
2720
second
and
market
collapse
will
never
happen
again.
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Today
we
are
proposing
funding
for
additional
code
enforcement
unit
and
for
two
additional
L&I
district
offices.
These
offices
would
be
strategically
located
in
areas
of
the
city
that
are
experiencing
the
most
construction
activity
so
that
we're
increasing
oversight
of
these
construction
projects
and
allowing
businesses
to
get
permits
more
efficiently.
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L
L
Research
shows
that
facade
improvements
lead
to
additional
foot
traffic,
increased
revenue
and
the
creation
of
new
jobs
when
our
commercial
corridors
almost
lost
this
successful
long-standing
program
after
a
change
in
federal
regulations,
while
council
members,
while
councilmember
Heenan
successfully
fought
last
year
for
a
temporary
funding
measure,
the
city's
commitment
to
our
commercial
carters
should
never
be
in
doubt,
which
is
why
we're
so
proud
to
introduce
a
stable
funding
source
in
this
new
budget.
In
addition
to
growing
local
businesses,
we
will
also
continue
to
expand
Philadelphia's
international
profile.
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I
want
to
thank
councilman
o
in
particular
for
all
his
work
and
promoting
Philadelphia
globally.
We
will
soon
be
hiring
a
director
of
international
investment
whose
job
will
be
built
on
the
councilman's
efforts,
increasing
export
activity
and
attracting
new
businesses
to
locate
here
in
Philadelphia.
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This
budget
also
proposes
several
measures
in
line
with
councilmembers
quili
and
Dom's
focus
laser
focus
on
decreasing
tax
delinquency,
I'm,
proud
to
say
that
we
already
expect
to
collect
69
million
dollars
more
an
additional
delinquent
tax
revenue
over
the
next
five
years
and
to
help
address
this
problem.
Further
we're
to
increase
the
number
of
taxpayer
service
representatives
and
to
add
technical
programming
to
revenues
IT
system.
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The
budget
also
addresses
systemic
issues
in
the
city's
mailroom,
which
says
controller,
but
give
its
recently
brought
to
light,
have
wasted
taxpayers
dollars
and
delayed
critical
communications
to
Philadelphians
on
everything
from
subpoenas
to
water
bills,
while
the
backlog
of
the
mail
room
has
been
eliminated,
funding
will
be
allocated
to
consult
with
industry
experts
and
to
hire
additional
staff.
So
this
issue
does
not
reoccur.
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While
over
the
past
five
years,
city
funding
for
our
schools
is
going
up.
Nearly
four
hundred
million
dollars
annually.
Funding
cuts
from
Harrisburg
continue
to
deprive
our
children
of
the
education
they
deserve.
Council
members,
game
and
Blackwell's.
Recent
hearings
on
the
state
of
our
schools
have
an
Earth's
on
shocking
and
troubling
statistics.
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Philadelphia
is
the
second
largest
percentage.
Second
highest
percentage
of
work
age
residents
who
are
out
of
the
labor
force
only
Detroit
has
a
higher
percentage.
A
report
that
just
came
out
tuesday
also
found
that
nearly
half
of
Philadelphians
live
in
what
are
classified
as
distressed
ZIP
codes.
In
these
zip
codes,
there
is
high
poverty,
few
people
with
high
school
degrees
and
marginal
of
any
increase
of
businesses
in
recent
years.
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Councilwoman
Reynolds
Brown
was
among
the
first
to
educate
me
on
the
importance
of
pre-k
importance
of
affordable
quality
pre-k,
especially
for
our
low-income
communities,
because
most
of
the
child's
brain
development
occurs
in
the
first
five
years
of
life.
Quality
early
education
gives
our
most
vulnerable
children
the
tools
to
compete
with
their
wealthier
peers.
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In
fact,
the
range
of
study
shows
that
children
who
participate
in
quality,
pre-k
or
four
are
likely
to
succeed
than
those
who
don't
a
study
by
the
way
in
penn
foundation,
found
that
the
percentage
of
four-year-olds
with
strong
academic
and
social
skills
more
than
tripled
after
participating
in
the
state's
pre-k
program.
A
chicago-based
study
found
that
children
who
participated
in
high-quality
preschool
were
twenty
percent
less
likely
to
be
arrested
for
a
felony
or
incarcerated
as
young
adults.
The
knows
who
did
not
attend
by
age.
30
individuals
served
by
a
north
carolina.
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Early
learning
program
were
four
times
more
likely
to
graduate
college
and
forty-two
percent
more
likely
to
be
consistently
employed.
In
addition
to
improving
our
school
districts,
academic
outcomes,
quality
pre-k
also
has
positive
fiscal
benefits
for
our
entire
school
system,
by
reducing
the
need
for
special
education
services.
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There
are
also
very
real
economic
benefits
for
both
small
businesses
and
overall
job
creation.
A
report
frequently
cited
by
the
economy
league
found
that
for
every
one
dollar
spent
on
pre-k
at
least
a
dollar
79
is
generated.
Local
spending
that
same
study
also
found
that
for
every
20
jobs
created
in
the
Pennsylvania
early
education
industry,
five
unrelated
jobs
were
also
created
outside
of
that
sector.
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L
L
And
I
want
to
thank
the
council
president
for
his
leadership
on
this
issue
and
for
working
with
me
to
advance
this
initiative.
As
many
of
you
are
already
aware,
community
schools
are
public
schools
where
a
dedicated
coordinator
directly
integrates
largely
already
existing
social
services
into
that
school,
so
children
can
access
them
easily.
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In
many
cases,
these
services
are
also
available
to
the
larger
community,
making
the
school
a
hub
of
the
neighborhood.
This
helps
increase
parental
engagement
and
community
investment
in
the
success
of
the
school.
The
service
is
provided
in
each
school
will
vary
based
on
the
needs
of
that
community,
but
the
idea
is
the
same.
If
we
can
address
the
things
happening
outside
the
classroom
that
keep
our
students
from
learning,
whether
that
be
poverty
or
hunger
or
health
care,
then
we
can
improve
the
lives
and
futures
of
our
kids.
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The
effectiveness
of
the
community
school
strategy,
particularly
in
low
income
low
performing
districts,
can
be
seen
all
over
the
country.
There
is
a
community
high
school
and
one
of
Los
Angeles
is
highest
need,
neighborhoods,
where
ninety-nine
percent
of
the
students
graduate
and
go
on
to
college
and
Cincinnati
closed
its
racial
and
socio-economic
achievement
gap
by
ten
percent
thanks
to
the
community
school
model.
The
third
policy
that
will
make
a
real
difference
for
both
our
education
system
and
our
neighborhoods
is
a
350
million
dollar
investment
in
our
community
infrastructure.
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And
I
couldn't
help
to
think.
If
we
add
the
resources
to
actually
make
their
a
center
of
the
community,
then
these
parents
wouldn't
be
here,
maybe
in
the
other
room
watch,
other
kids
playing
basketball
and
the
facts
back.
That
up.
Study
after
study
shows
that
we
can
improve
the
public
safety
of
our
neighborhoods,
expand
educational
opportunities
for
our
children
and
create
jobs
all
by
just
investing
in
our
existing
parks,
libraries
and
recreation.
Centers.
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The
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation,
including
the
Free
Library,
are
the
largest
provider
of
after-school
programs
in
the
city
and
according
to
the
national
center
for
educational
statistics,
students
who
do
extracurricular
activities
are
more
likely
to
have
a
higher
attendance
rate
and
GPA
than
those
who
don't.
Investments
and
Parks
have
also
been
shown
to
reduce
crime.
When
the
city
and
the
Fairmount
Park
Conservancy
invested
five
million
dollars
in
Hunting,
Park
crime
went
down.
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L
These
investments
also
help
create
jobs
and
find
employment.
A
third
of
the
visits
to
our
library
see
each
year
are
Philadelphian
seeking
assistance
in
the
job
application
process.
Additionally,
fixing
these
facilities
and
parks
will
create
hundreds
of
construction
jobs
for
working
families
and
the
approved
infrastructure
may
also
support
additional
program
program.
Programming
jobs
for
people
in
the
community.
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Investing
in
community
infrastructure
also
builds
on
the
council
president's
proposal
to
build
100
to
spend
150
million
dollars
on
increasing
energy
efficient
efficiency
in
city-owned
buildings.
As
the
council
president
is
rightly
pointed
out,
investments
in
energy
efficiency
create
middle
class
jobs
and
help
the
city
save
money
that
can
be
reinvested
in
other
critical
initiatives
like
education
and
public
safety.
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The
fifth
and
final
policy
on
proposing
is
an
additional
twenty
six
million
dollar
investment
in
our
pension
fund
over
the
next
five
years.
Currently,
our
pension
fund,
as
you
all
know,
is
less
than
fifty
percent
funded
over
the
next
five
years.
We
will
spend
3.4
billion
dollars
trying
to
address
that
deficit.
That's
nearly
the
cost
of
our
current
annual
budget
as
a
result
and
as
a
result
will
have
significantly
less
to
spend
on
other
programs.
Philadelphians
need
in
one
now.
I
won't
pretend
that
this
26
million
dollar
investment
will
solve
our
pension
funds
underlying
problems.
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L
But
making
this
26
million
dollar
investment
is
still
an
important
indication
to
the
credit
agencies
are
lenders
and,
most
importantly,
to
the
city
work
force
that
the
mayor
and
city
council
are
committed
to
addressing
this
serious
problem.
I
am
proposing
to
pay
for
this
pension
investment,
as
well
as
for
quality,
pre-k,
Community,
Schools
and
investments
in
community
infrastructure
and
energy
efficiency
by
levering
of
levert,
levying
a
3
cent
tax
on
sugary,
drink
distributors.
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L
They
even
got
me
to
believe
them
five
years
ago
and
I'll
tell
you
the
line
that
really
got
me
four
years
ago
four
years
ago
was
the
claim
that
this
tax
would
hurt
low-income
and
already
communities,
and
that's
really
concerning
claim
for
me.
But
the
truth
is
that
soda
companies
are
the
ones
actually
targeting
their
advertising
at
low-income
minority
communities
of
the
first
place.
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A
2009
study
found
that
lower-income,
african-americans
and
Latino
neighborhoods
have
far
more
outdoor
ads
for
sugary
drinks
than
higher
income,
neighborhoods
or
white.
Low-Income
neighborhoods
researchers
at
Yale
also
found
that
african-american
youth
see
eighty
to
ninety
percent
more
as
for
sugary
drinks
than
their
white
counterparts.
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The
other
concerning
claim
about
this
tax
is
that
will
cause
unemployment
crisis,
but
we
know
that's
false
because
we
just
went
through
that
a
number
of
years
ago
when
we
passed
the
liquor
tax
employment
did
not
slow
down.
After
the
liquor
tax
was
instated.
In
fact,
Philadelphia's
restaurant
of
bar
scene
has
grown
by
leaps
and
bounds.
Now
the
two
largest
unionized
beverage
truck
driver
employers
in
Philadelphia,
our
Pepsi
and
Coke.
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So
it's
easy
to
think
that
when
the
demand
decreases
for
Pepsi
and
Coke,
those
drivers
may
be
out
of
a
job,
but
Pepsi
and
Coke
drivers
deliver
all
the
products
under
the
Pepsi
and
Coke
label,
which
includes
not
only
sugary
drinks
but
also
bottled
water
and
the
dozens
of
other
products
they
have
created
that
would
be
exempt
from
these
taxes.
This
tax
also
won't
hurt
the
restaurant
industry
because
restaurants
are
already
trending
away
from
the
reliance
on
soda
province.
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Applebee's
was
the
first
family
dining
restaurant
chain
to
remove
soda
from
its
children's
menus,
joining
fast-food
chains,
Burger
King,
McDonald's,
Wendy's
and
dairy
queen,
and
furthermore,
this
tax
won't
wipe
out
small
business,
small
grocers,
bodegas
convenience
stores,
already
stocking
and
selling
non
sugary
beverages,
and
they
are
doing
that
because
customers,
preference
are
already
changing
even
without
attacks.
During
the
last
two
decades,
us
full
calorie
soda
sales
have
dropped
by
over
twenty
five
percent,
while
sales
of
bottled
water,
which
both
Pepsi
and
Coke
also
sell,
have
shot
through
the
roof.
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Justin
Philadelphia
between
2007
and
2013,
daily
soda
intake
dropped
by
sixteen
percent.
Additionally,
the
programs
this
tax
will
fund
like
pre-k
and
investments
in
parks.
Libraries
of
rec
centers
will
actually
help
small
business
childcare
and
early
learning
professionals
generally
spend
most
of
their
earnings
locally.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
for
every
one
dollar
invest
in
pre-k
pennsylvania,
total
79
is
generated
in
total
spending
within
the
state.
Furthermore,
most
childcare
centers
are
small
minority
women
owned
businesses,
and
this
investment
will
go
a
long
way
towards
helping
them
grow
and
expand.
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The
budget
I'm
posing
today
also
contains
other
policies
to
help
small
business,
in
addition
to
the
store
for
an
improvement
program,
I
spoke
about
earlier
I'm,
also
proposing
the
reduction
of
the
business
income
and
receipts
tax
to
six
point,
one
five
percent
and
including
an
exemption
of
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
During
that
same
time,
we
also
plan
to
reduce
the
wage
tax.
The
three
point:
three
three
percent
for
non-residents
and
3.73
set
percent
for
residents,
bringing
that
tax
to
its
lowest
rate
since
1975.
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The
money
just
isn't
there,
pilots,
while
still
worth
exploring,
are
also
not
going
to
get
us
the
recurring
revenue
we
need
to
fund
such
large-scale
programs,
even
in
Boston,
where
pilots
are
very
very
successful,
the
city
receives
just
half
of
what
we
need
to
operate
pre-k
on
an
annual
basis,
but
the
most
persuasive
argument
of
all
for
the
tax
is
that
Philadelphians
elected
us
to
implement
the
very
programs
this
revenue
will
fund.
Let
that.
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L
Dramatically,
outpour
outperforming
any
other
ballot
measure
and
at
forum
after
forum
after
forum
after
form,
we
listened
to
Philadelphians
beg
for
safe
community
spaces,
family,
sustaining
jobs
and
quality
neighborhood
schools.
We
can
give
our
citizens
all
those
things
are
just
one
tax
and
I
know
that
one
tax
can
make
some
very
wealthy
and
very
powerful
people
very,
very
upset,
but
I've
seen
this
council
take
on
special
interest
before
and
I
know
together,
we
can
do
it
again.
I
just
want
to
give
you
a
personal
story
of
something:
that's
happened
in
the
last
couple
months.
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L
Unafraid
bright,
smiles
engaged,
articulate
happy
and
we
chat
a
little
bit
about
how
school
and
how
do
you,
like
your
teachers
and
how
do
you
like
and
they
liked
everything
and
they
were
taking
in
all
the
press
and
they
were
sponge
and
everything
in
so
much
they
were
taking
in
that
one
little
boy
reached
up
and
grabbed
my
nose
and
said
man.
You
got
a
big
nose.
L
L
They
had
a
model
of
one
and
by
the
time
they
got
done
explaining
it
to
me.
I
still
didn't
understand
what
it
was,
but
I
knew
that
they
understood
what
it
was
and
after
that,
before
I
before
I
left,
I
sat
in
a
group
a
circle
with
those
young
men.
We
talked
about
their
life,
their
future
their
situation
and
we're
just
chatting
it's
hard
to
talk
when
you're.
In
that
circumstance,
and
the
young
man
said
to
me
mayor
may
I
say
something:
I
said
absolutely.