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From YouTube: Philadelphia City Council Stated Meeting 2-11-2016
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The Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, February 11. 2016
A
Morning,
everyone
we're
going
to
start
it
now.
You
have
a
quorum
and
asked
all
guests
and
visitors
to
please
retire
behind
the
rail
and,
as
the
members
take
their
seats,
we'll
get
started
to
give
our
vacation.
This
morning
the
chair
recognizes
pastor
Derrick
Brennan
of
canaan
baptist
church.
He
is
here
today
as
the
guests
of
councilman
Derrick,
green
I
would
ask
all
guests
and
visitors
and
members
please
rise.
B
Good
morning
morning
to
our
council
president
councilman
Clark,
who
is
councilman
for
my
home
district,
as
well
as
to
council,
lady
bass,
who
is
in
the
district
of
our
church
council
person,
blondell
Reynolds,
Brown
friend,
of
Canaan,
and
to
councilman
Derrick
green,
a
Canaanite
and
a
brother.
Let
us
bow
our
heads
for
word
of
Prayer
gracious
and
everlasting
God.
We
thank
you
for
this
day
and
Lord.
We
are
so
grateful
that
the
earth
is
yours
and
the
fullness
thereof.
Lord
God.
B
We
continue
to
pray
for
our
global
family,
especially
those
impacted
by
war,
refugee
status,
as
well
as
the
Zika
virus.
Lord
God.
We
pray
for
our
nation
for
our
president,
our
Congress,
our
Senate
and
Lord
God.
We
remember
those
in
Flint
Michigan
and
so
many
others
Lord
who
are
going
through
such
a
difficult
time.
We
pray
for
our
state,
governor,
wolf
and
all
of
the
legislators
in
Harrisburg
and
father
God.
We
pray
for
this
great
city,
our
mayor
mayor
Kenny.
We
pray
for
this
great
council
session
and
so
Lord
God.
B
We
say
thank
you
for
the
wisdom
and
Lord.
We
pray
for
even
more
for
each
of
these
council
persons
and
all
who
are
here
today.
We
thank
you
Lord
God,
for
vision.
We
pray
for
even
more
Lord
than
not
only
for
the
immediate,
but
also
the
ultimate,
especially
vision
for
the
least
of
these.
Among
us,
we
thank
you
God
for
the
work
ethic
in
the
sacrifice
of
these
individuals
who
lead
this
city
Lord,
we
ask
that
you
renew
them
and
keep
them,
but
also
Lord
God.
B
We
thank
you
for
the
love
for
the
love
that
is
born
not
simply
out
of
the
ballot
that
has
been
cast
the
Lord
out
of
a
sense
of
service
and
duty
to
make
a
difference
for
each
philadelphian
and
so
Lord
God.
We
ask
that
the
words
of
William
Penn
would
continue
to
be
true
that
father
God,
we
would
be
true
friends
who
unbosom
freely
advise
justly
assists
readily
adventure
boldly
take
all
patiently
defend
courageously
and
continue
as
friends
unchangeably
in
the
name
of
jesus,
the
christ,
we
do
pray,
amen.
A
A
E
A
Dispense
with
the
regular
would
have
been
this
and
recognize
a
guest
and
the
visitors
joining
us
in
a
chambers
this
morning,
on
behalf
of
all
members
of
City,
Council
I
welcome
you
to
our
council
session
and
we
appreciate
you
taking
time
out
of
your
busy
day.
We
hope
that
you
truly
enjoy
yourself
witnessing
democracy
in
action
is
always
a
good
thing
and
we
actually
practice
true
democracy
in
this
chamber.
So
I
hope
that
you
enjoy
yourself
so
much
that
you
come
back
again
again.
Thank
you.
A
G
H
I
Whereas
in
hotels
journey
to
winning,
the
state
championship
actually
began
two
years
ago
in
Hershey
Park
Stadium,
when
they
became
the
first
Philadelphia
public
school
team
to
reach
the
state
championship
game.
Unfortunately,
at
that
time
they
came
up
short
and
whereas
em
hotep
has
come
a
long
way
from
its
humble
roots
in
east
germantown.
Their
tireless
determination
culminated
with
a
perfect
15
and
0
season,
as
well
as
setting
a
title
game
record
of
514
total
yards
on
offense
and.
D
J
G
And
whereas
coach
Cosby
has
always
inspired
his
student
athletes
to
prosper,
stressing
the
value
of
teamwork,
individual
excellence
and
perseverance
through
adversity,
Crosby
takes
satisfaction
and
seeing
his
players
grow
and
two
men
as
they
continue
to
pursue
and
accomplish
their
goals
over
30
em
hotep
graduates
currently
continue
their
athletic
careers
with
scholarships
to
colleges
and
universities.
Now,
therefore,
be
it.
G
Be
it
resolved
by
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
that
I
hereby
honors
and
recognizes
em
hotep
institute
charter
high
school
football
program
for
a
phenomenal
season
and
for
making
philadelphia
history
by
becoming
the
city's
first
public
league
team
to
win
a
PIAA
state
championship
further
resolved
that
an
engrossed
copy
of
this
resolution
be
presented
to
mo
dep
charter
high
school
football
program.
As
evidence
of
the
deep
admiration
of
this
legislative
body,
they
are
an
inspiration
to
us
all
and
a
positive
reflection
of
our
great
city.
Congratulations.
K
Thank
you
very
much.
My
name
is
coach.
Al
Crosby
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
extremely
proud
that
the
City
Council
would've
out
invite
our
young
people
to
come
into
your
space.
I
also
want
to
thank
district
12,
Robert
Coleman,
dr.
Robert
Coleman.
He
assisted
and
helped
us
through
this
whole
this
whole
process
and
was
there
for
us
every
step
of
the
way.
Just
quick
penguin
in
motel.
In
whatever
charter
high
school
is
a
small
football,
a
small
school
located
in
the
northwest
section
of
Philadelphia.
K
They
brought
into
our
structure
and
they
were
young
people
that
you
didn't
realize
that
we're
going
through
different
type
of
transitions
situations.
We
then
became
a
unit
and
they
started
to
believe
in
our
structure
and
our
vision
and
our
plan.
We
started
winning
some
football
games.
Then
they
started
to
believe
once
they
believe.
We
just
started
gathering
success
and
now
I'm
very
proud
to
say
that
we
have
15
seniors
graduating
from
high
school
and
all
those
seniors
are
going
on
a
secondary
education.
K
The
other
thing,
the
other
thing
without
which
I'm
extremely
proud
of
is
none
of
those
young
men
are
playing
at
the
highest
level
of
college
football
that
you
could
possibly
play
at.
We
have
young
men
going
a
young
man
on
the
Florida
State
another
young
man
going
to
Oklahoma
san
diego
state,
penn
state
university,
Temple,
University,
New,
Hampshire,
Delaware,
State,
Rhode,
Island,
no
Liam.
We
had
one.
K
K
Us
our
school,
our
school,
is
very
committed
to
our
young
people.
Not
only
are
they
committed
to
us
as
regards
the
athletics
is
the
part
that
I'm
kind
of
overseeing
with
the
football
part,
but
our
school
is
very
committed
to
our
young
people
in
regards
to
the
community.
But
academics
stands
a
very
strong
force
for
our
school
and
it's
one
of
the
things
that
we
preach.
Every
single.
Then
we
talk
about
the
SATA
CT.
We
talk
about
Khan
Academy.
K
We
talk
about
our
young
people,
just
being
successful
young
people
in
our
society,
and
these
guys
come
from
you,
football
programs
across
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
if
you're
a
Raider
black
honker,
azteca
monarch,
a
bantam.
They
follow
these.
They
follow
their
leads
and
hurricane,
while
can
I
apologize,
but
they
follow
their
leads,
and
so
those
are
the
young
guys
that
hopefully
they're
standing.
Hopefully
we
can
make
this
a
regular
thing
and
we're
standing
in
front
of
you
every
year
and
that's
the
plan.
So
that's
what
I
say.
Thank
you
again.
I
Good
morning,
everyone
and
thank
you
for
having
us
here
today,
the
board
of
em
hotep,
institute
charter
school
and
his
family
community.
We
would
like
to
thank
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
for
this
extreme
acknowledgement
of
these
amazing
athletes.
We
would
like
to
honor
and
thank
the
parents,
the
coaches,
the
teachers
and
our
phenomenal
administrators
for
their
unwavering
support
of
our
young
scholar,
athletes
and
remember,
I
said
scholar-athletes.
I
Most
of
all,
we
want
to
say
a
powerful
a
shade
to
all
these
young
men
a
shame
we
are
in
the
business
of
producing
the
new
Paul,
Robeson's
and
other
great
African
ancestors
that
set
the
course
for
collective
change
in
this
country
and
the
world
a
special
thanks
to
Councilwoman
Cindy
bath,
Robert,
Coleman
and
School
District
of
Philadelphia
for
their
tremendous
support.
Thank
you
all
for
the
love
and
light
and
sharing
this
extraordinary
moment,
and
we
have
an
affirmation
that
we
want
to
share
with
the
city
of
Philadelphia
shark.
K
I
A
I
I
I
A
H
H
Resolution
naming
5400
chester
avenue
and
the
1400
and
1500
blocks
of
south
55th
street,
as
quote
dr.
evelyn
grades,
way
in
recognizing
and
in
recognition
of
dr.
graves,
45
years
of
exemplary
service
to
the
community,
whereas
dr.
graves
is
a
historic
treasure
in
southwest
philadelphia,
starting
out
in
1970s.
As
a
housewife
and
mother
of
six,
she
had
a
burning
desire
to
reach
out
to
the
youth
of
her
community
end.
M
Whereas
dr.
graves
honored
and
acknowledged
by
the
National
Association
for
the
Advancement
of
Colored
People
as
a
legend
and
whereas
dr.
graves
was
recognized
as
a
pioneer
in
the
Creative
and
Performing
Arts,
who
has
empowered
empowered
generations
of
african-american
families
by
several
presidents,
including
Bill,
Clinton
and
President,
Barack
Obama,
and
whereas
dr.
graves
provided
basic
necessities
of
life
in
the
community
with
food,
housing,
cultural
arts,
education,
spirituality
and
hope
in
the
targeted
areas
of
west
and
southwest
philadelphia
and
delaware.
County.
N
And
whereas
dr.
graves
created,
37
programs
in
the
Evelyn
grades
ministry,
including
the
Evelyn
Gray's
drama
productions,
the
pre-k
through
12
grade
academy,
the
School
of
Performing
Arts,
the
daycare
center,
the
christ
chapel
church,
the
summer
day,
camp
program
and
after-school
programs,
whereas
dr.
graves
travel
and
presented
over
four
decades
of
history
in
cultural
and
Performing
Arts.
That
include
showcasing
by
emerging
artists
in
35
different
states.
Seven
different
countries,
including
Eastern
and
Western
Caribbean
and
South
Korea,.
J
Whereas
dr.
graves
has
reached
over
half
a
million
families
locally
and
internationally,
whereas
Evelyn
Grace
Ministries
headquarters
located
at
the
corner
of
55th
and
Chester
Avenue,
has
petitioned
the
city
and
its
involved
residents
to
have
the
streets
that
flank
the
headquarters
to
be
given
the
honor.
A
designation
as
dr.
Evelyn
graves
way
and.
I
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
Philadelphia
City
Council
here
by
names,
5400,
chester
avenue
and
the
1400
and
1500
blocks
of
south
55th
street
as
dr.
evelyn
graves
way
in
recognition
of
dr.
Grey's
45
years
of
exemplary
service
to
the
community.
Further
resolved
that
in
gross
copy,
this
resolution
be
presented
to
dr.
Evelyn
graves
as
a
sincere
expression
of
the
Philadelphia
City
Council's
gratitude
and
recognition.
Congratulations.
O
You
I'm
dr.
Cassandra
graves
dr.
Ellen
graves
daughter
and
I'm,
flanked
by
my
family,
all
six
of
her
children
that
she
birthed.
We
all
have
worked
in
the
organization
and
one
capacity
or
another,
so
it
gives
us
a
great
honor
to
be
able
to
accept
this
award
for
a
dr.
Evelyn
graves
for
45
years,
45
years
just
reaching
out
and
helping
the
under
serve
those
who
are
forgot
about,
but
we
are
here
today
to
say
thank
you
to
our
mother.
O
Thank
you
for
president
councilman
Janie
Blackwell
and
all
the
councilmen
that
signed
this
great
great
honorary
destination.
The
Evelyn
graves
ministries,
departments
in
every
area
are
here
today
a
drama
department
is
here:
I'm
ministerial
staff
is
here
I
day
care.
I
Academy
young
people
are
represented
here
today.
I
day
care
is
represented.
All
of
these
programs
I
found
her
and
I
mother
burped
came
out
of
South
Carolina
in
the
50s
got
into
philadelphia,
and
she
used
her
hands
as
a
weapon
to
bring
peace
to
southwest
philadelphia.
She
started
with
her
ink
pen.
O
Writing
plays
her
plays,
has
traveled
kingsessing
was
our
first
stop
and
it
brought
it
went
out
from
there
colleges
and
universities,
and
you
heard
the
rest
of
the
story
in
Seoul
Korea
our
plays
were
interpreted
and
seven
different
languages
for
a
hundred
thousand
people
at
one
time
a
play
that
she
wrote
a
play
that
dr.
Evelyn
graves
room
we
were
able
to
present.
O
So
we
thank
God
for
this
moment
when
we
shared
with
our
mother
dr.
graves
about
this
honor.
Her
first
question
was
well.
How
did
this
happen
and
I
said
Councilwoman
Janie
blackwell.
Her
next
question
was
Janey.
Blackwell
has
my
telephone
number
I
said
we
have
Janey
Blackwell's
phone
number,
so
it's
an
honor,
it's
an
honor
to
be
standing
with
my
family
to
be
standing
with
I
church
to
be
standing
with
our
community.
If
dr.
graves
had
the
microphone
right
now,
she
would
say:
Oh
Lord
our
God.
O
How
excellent
is
thy
name
able
to
do
what
she
could
do
with
what
was
in
her
hands
and
45
years
later,
she's
still
standing
and
she's
standing
strong
at
55th
and
Chester
Avenue.
Now,
dr.
Evelyn
graves
way.
So
we
are
excited
about
this
moment
and
we
want
you
to
all
join
in
with
me
and
keep
the
vision
alive.
And
how
do
you
keep
the
vision
alive,
supporting
non-profit
organizations
like
dr.
Evelyn
graves,
Evelyn
graves
drama
productions,
keeping
the
arts
alive,
keeping
private
education
alive
and
strong,
and
definitely
keeping
our
spiritual
community
alive
and
alert?
A
A
L
A
F
Commissioner,
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
to
convey
to
the
flow
of
the
authority
for
industrial
development
land
in
the
30th
word
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
located
along
the
school
river
between
South
Street
and
Christian,
Street
known
as
624
we're
squiggle
Avenue,
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
Thank.
A
M
A
A
F
And
went
into
many
chapter
12
2802,
the
fluffy
coincided
administrative
adjudication
of
parking
violations
to
establish
an
amnesty
program
for
fines,
fees
and
penalties
on
parking
violations.
The
bill
will
be
referred
to
committee
and
a
non-privileged
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
Florida
Redevelopment
Authority,
without
consideration
deeds
conveying
conditional
fee
simple
title
to
service
city
on
lots
of
pieces
of
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
thereon
located
situate
in
the
third
and
sixth
Ward's
of
the
city
of
love.
You
and.
A
F
A
F
N
A
A
F
F
Pesos
calendar
and
a
non-privileged
resolution
authorizing
the
commission
of
public
property
wax
you'd
and
delivery
to
the
thought
of
your
redevelopment
authority
without
consideration.
Ds
can
make
additional
fee
simple
title
sub
sitting
on
lots
of
pieces
of
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
thereon
instituted
in
the
eighteenth,
nineteenth
and
37th
Wars
of
the
city
of
Latakia.
In.
I
A
F
A
non
village
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
on
delivery
to
the
flood
of
every
development
authority.
Without
consideration.
Ds
combined
conditional
fee,
simple
title
sitting
on
lots
of
pieces
of
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
Iran
situated
in
the
31st
Board
of
the
city
of
Lafayette
and.
F
In
order
to
maintain
a
line
of
the
Phillippe
code
inside
a
regulation
of
businesses,
trades
and
professions,
by
creating
a
new
chapter
to
hold
business
owners
responsible
for
nuisance,
behavior
occurring
on
the
business
premises
and
within
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
business
to
provide
for
enforcement
and
penalties
and
to
provide
for
business
owner
meetings
with
registered
community
organizations.
With
respect
to
certain
appeals.
A
bull.
E
F
Privileged
resolution
authorizing
councils,
Committee
on
global
opportunities
and
the
creative
innovative
economy
to
hold
public
hearings
concerning
the
city's
tech
technology,
communications
infrastructure
and
the
policy
practice
end
process
for
blocking
emails
and
websites
by
the
office
of
innovation
and
technology.
This.
A
D
A
F
A
You,
mr.
Decker,
these
resolution
will
be
placed
on
our
final
reading,
passes
calendar
at
our
next
session
of
council.
We
will
now
move
to
our
consideration
of
the
calendar
there
being
no
bills
on
the
first
reading
calendar.
The
chair
recognizes
councilman
hayden
for
the
purpose
of
calling
of
resolution
and
bills
on
the
second
reading
and
follow
pastors
calendar
Thank.
D
A
A
If
you
have
not
already
done
so,
we
asked
if
you
sign
up
the
table
to
my
left
when
your
name
is
called,
you
will
go
to
the
podium
in
the
middle
of
the
council
chambers
there's
a
device
when
a
light
turns
green
on
that
device
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
and
concludes
your
remarks.
You
will
be
given
three
minutes
to
testify.
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr.
F
Q
Right
here
good
morning,
president
and
members
of
City
Council
I,
am
an
attorney
with
community
legal
services.
I
am
here
to
speak
in
support
of
resolution
number
160
106,
which
calls
on
the
US
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
among
others,
to
reform
their
sales
of
distressed
mortgage
notes
to
better
protect
homeowners
from
foreclosure.
As
many
members
know,
Community
Legal
Services
assist
thousands
of
Philadelphia's
poorest
residents
with
their
legal
problems
each
year,
including
defending
against
mortgage
foreclosures.
Our
home
ownership
and
consumer
rights
unit
saves
homes
and
protects
neighborhoods
from
blight.
Q
The
mortgage
foreclosure
diversion
program
which
city
council
has
been
very
supportive
of,
has
played
a
large
role
in
helping
to
save
these
homes.
Many
of
our
low-income
clients
have
loans
that
are
insured
by
HUD
through
the
Federal
Housing,
Administration
or
FHA.
These
loans
come
with
special
protections.
The
servicers
of
these
mortgages,
big
companies
like
Bank
of
America,
Wells,
Fargo
and
citi
mortgage,
are
required
to
review
the
homeowners
to
see
if
they
are
eligible
for
certain
loan
modifications
before
filing
foreclosure.
Time
and
again,
we
have
seen
them
rush
to
foreclosure
without
properly
reviewing
our
clients.
Q
We
also
see
them
drag
out
the
review
for
years
without
reaching
a
decision
on
homeowners
who
are
eligible
for
modifications
all
along.
If
a
homeowner
falls
behind
on
her
FHA
mortgage,
a
mortgage
company
may
assign
her
loan
to
HUD
and
cash
in
on
the
FHA
insurance.
Hud
will
then
stripped
the
mortgage
of
its
FHA
insurance
and
protections
and
sell
the
mortgage
off
to
private
investors
as
part
of
their
distressed
asset,
sale
program
or
gasp.
Q
The
mortgage
company
is
supposed
to
certify
that
the
homeowner
does
not
qualify
for
any
modification,
but
we
have
seen
many
cases
where
they
were
never
properly
reviewed.
Homeowners
receive
no
warning
or
notification
that
their
mortgage
is
about
to
be
sold
and
their
FHA
insurance
removed
over
5,700,
formerly
FHA.
Loans
in
Pennsylvania
have
been
sold
through
these
auctions
already,
and
we
estimate
that
several
hundred
of
these
are
in
Philadelphia.
In
fact,
this
has
happened
to
at
least
nine
of
my
own
clients.
Q
These
mortgages
may
be
advertised
to
investors,
a
so-called
distressed
debt,
but
what's
really
at
stake
here
is
our
clients,
homes
in
Philadelphia's
neighborhoods,
our
clients
with
dashed
loans
are
not
a
lost
cause.
Have
the
ability
to
make
payments
if
only
the
mortgage
company
will
work
with
them?
Unfortunately,
we
have
seen
the
new
investors
deny
people.
Q
Loan
modifications
without
explanation
require
huge
down
payments
to
even
be
considered
for
a
modification
demand
12
months
of
trial
payments
before
any
modification
can
be
made
and
refused
to
reduce
or
defer
any
part
of
the
debt,
even
though
they
are
buying
the
loans
at
a
steep
discount
from
HUD
now
Fannie
Mae
and
Freddie
Mac.
The
two
huge
government
supported
enterprises
are
expanding
sales
of
their
loans
to
private
investors,
and
we
are
bracing
ourselves
for
more
of
these
experiences
to
address
this
problem.
Q
Hub,
Fannie,
Mae
and
Freddie
Mac
should
require
mortgage
servicers
to
better
review
homeowners
for
the
loan
modifications
that
they
are
entitled
to
before
the
loans
can
be
sold
off
to
investors.
Homeowners
should
also
get
noticed
before
the
sale,
an
opportunity
to
dispute
their
eligibility
for
a
modification.
In
addition,
as
the
resolution
provides,
nonprofit
organizations
with
the
mission
of
preserving
home
ownership
are
interested
in
buying
these
loans.
Therefore,
we
support
this
resolution.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
F
R
Morning,
good
morning,
president
canceled
normal
council
members
I'm
here
as
the
family
of
philadelphia's.
We
had
a
resolution
earlier
on
back
in
October
26,
so
we
appreciate
y'all
having
this
bill
again
our
concerns
or
that
we
travel
to
have
a
spur
Tuesday
and
we
found
out
information.
It's
really
disturbing.
We
have
these
two
law
firms,
KML,
fill
in
helmand,
diamond
and
Jones,
and
when
all
home
owners
receive
notices
from
this
is
stating
that
they
are
not
lawyers,
that
they
are
debt
collectors.
R
Well,
we
found
out
in
the
state
of
Harrisburg
that
these
two
law
firms
are
not
registered
to
practice
or
act
as
debt
collectors
that
they
are
committing,
something
that
it's
really
even
so
we
are
bringing
this
to
your
attention,
the
misconduct
that
has
been
taken
place
by
these
two
Lord
friends.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
P
Too,
am
a
member
of
the
families
of
Philadelphia.
We
had
some
interesting
things
said
october
six,
but
I
think
something
that's
a
little
bit
more
important.
That
needs
to
be
said
about
this
whole
process
of
four
quarters.
The
uniform
commercial
code
is
the
law
that
governs
all
contracts
and
a
mortgage
is
under
a
contract.
P
You
sit
at
a
settlement
table
and
you
sign
what
you
call
a
promissory
note.
A
promissory
note
falls
under
the
uniform
code.
It
is
not
supposed
to
be
adjudicated
in
a
common
court
call
mortgages
or
for
mortgages,
so
back
to
the
United
to
the
uniform
commercial
code
once
that
security
instrument
is
signed
along
with
the
assignment
of
mortgage,
that
assignment
of
mortgage
and
no
must
travel
the
length
of
15
years
or
30
years,
and
our
government
back
in
2009
uncovered
a
mass
scheme
that
most
of
the
notes
ball
sold.
P
So
let
me
give
you
a
basic
analogy:
I
think
even
a
two-year-old
might
understand.
If
I
was
the
right,
Curtis
Jones
a
check
right
now
off
of
my
bank
account
I
hand
it
to
him.
He's
allowed
to
go
to
wells
fargo,
which
is
my
bank
and
cash
it
the
moment
he
cashes
that
check.
/
promissory
note,
I,
the
landholder,
who
issued
that
note
is
entitled
for
the
copy
of
that
note
to
be
returned
back
to
its
endorser.
P
P
We
are
not
borrowers
when
you
are
enforcing
a
note
under
the
Uniform
Commercial
Code,
not
under
Johnny's
law,
not
under
what
I'm
saying
and
not
what
these
people
are
saying
by
law,
that
security
instrument
must
be
returned
and
when
these
homeowners
land
owners
are
coming
into
court,
there
are
a
lot
of
judges
that
may
not
be
aware
of
what's
going
on,
but
but
in
carpenter
versus
Logan
and
I'll
be
real,
quick.
The
United,
States
Supreme
Court
states
that
the
note
and
the
mortgage
are
inseparable.
P
S
Just
to
give
you
a
little
brief
explanation,
I
guess
as
to
what
johnny
was
saying,
I'm
going
to
read
because
of
kind
of
nervous
here.
Ok,
so
no
entity
can
be
a
creditor
if
they
do
not
hold
or
own
the
asset
in
question,
for
example
a
note
or
the
property,
a
mortgage,
pass-through
trust
called
REM.
I
see
as
defined
in
title
26
subtitle
a
chapter
1,
subtitle
m
part:
2,
subtitle
850
through
862
cannot
hold
assets
for
if
they
do,
their
tax-exempt
status
is
violated
and
the
trust
itself
is
void.
S
P
And
foremost,
I'd
like
to
address
the
acidity
to
people,
because
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
people.
Secondly,
I'd
like
to
address
the
entire
city
councillor.
What
we
need
to
understand
here
that
this
is
a
a
global
issue.
This
is
not
notice
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
it's
not
just
the
state
of
Pennsylvania,
but
is
a
global
issue
of
mortgage.
What
they
call
mortgage
fraud.
What's
reality
is
security
fraud?
P
We
can
look
up
title
15,
the
US
Code
section
182
is
section
15
p
is
all
right:
there
I'm
not
going
to
drag
waste
anybody's
time
sitting
here.
Preacher
took
to
the
calc
wire
so
to
speak,
because
I
know
the
political
level
and
as
well
as
the
economical
level,
be
interactive
brokers
for
years.
I
know
it's
no
such
thing
as
a
mortgage
and
people's
going
to
have
to
slowly
but
surely
wake
up
to
that
reality.
There's
no
mortgage.
What
it
is
is
a
security.
P
T
Correction,
that
is
a
Baruch
robbery.
Good
morning
I
am
faruk
Robinson
natural
man,
widower
father
of
six
heirs
under
natural
law,
air
and
indigenous
to
this
land.
I
am
a
federal
crime
victim
and
witness
to
the
egregious
acts
of
the
elected
officials
allege
illegal
foreclosures,
42,
USC
1982.
All
citizens
of
us
shall
have
the
same
right
in
every
state
and
territory
to
inherit,
purchase
beasts
cell
hole
and
conveyed
real
and
personal
property.
T
T
Citizen
and
which
were
can
be
by
fraud
and
legal
deceit
to
the
United
States
of
America
minor
and
more
recently,
the
city
state
and
the
United
Nations.
Our
Reeve
nu,
without
exception
to
the
geographical,
did
graphically
defined
American
States
and
American
States
citizens,
where
there
shall
remain
/
purple
perpetuity
as
assets
belonging
to
the
rightful
and
lawful
beneficiaries.
T
We
know
that
the
current
circumstance
is
part.
The
result
of
criminal
acts
engaged
in
150
years
ago,
which
result
in
the
commercial
enslavement
of
African
Americans,
who
was
summarily
claimed
at
the
chat,
tells
back
in
US
government
debt
and
the
wake
of
the
Civil
War.
Any
person
state
entity,
corporation
or
ideology
that
fails
to
recognize
the
Worth
dignity
and
rights
of
a
man
that
state
is
obsolete.
C
Love
my
company,
like
you
say
in
the
beginning
of
the
mean,
because
you
keep
on
welcoming
me
back
by
not
doing
anything
about
this
I
at
this
time
and
without
my
home
at
ten
38
west
wyoming
do
the
egregious
actions
and
inactions
of
this
legislative
body.
I
quote
george
mason
delegate
to
the
constitutional
convention
in
philadelphia.
Can
anybody
be
above
the
wall?
Truer,
words
were
never
spoken
either
and
the
sacred
cradle
of
Liberty
in
the
other
founding
fathers
were
concerned
about
potential
abuse
in
the
future,
so
they
passed
laws.
C
Recently,
you're
passed
a
resolution
to
the
choir
Philadelphia
as
a
sanctuary
see
telling
those
who
were
oppressed.
They
are
safe
from
predatory
government
here,
I
and
others
require
sanctuary
from
you,
a
very
oppressive
government,
for
what
government
would
steal
from
its
own
people.
Philadelphia
cannot
be
a
sanctuary
safe
for
new
people
when
we
steal
from
on
people
in
this
egregious
way.
How
can
you
feel
not?
How
can
you
not
feel
marginalized
with
all
your
work
for
has
been
stripped
from
you
and
given
to
another?
C
This
is
another
clear
violation
of
42
USC
1982,
which
was
previously
read,
and
the
US
Constitution
among
other
walls
unnamed.
So
elf,
you
should
hang
its
head.
In
the
last
22
years
of
my
life,
I've
been
through
hell,
I,
wake
up
every
day,
living
a
life
of
uncertainty,
finances
in
turmoil
having
to
make
tough
choices.
This
council
is
required
by
law
to
make
me
whole
and
pay
this
bill.
You
agents
and
agencies
are
bound
by
oath
of
office
of
supportive
and
defend
the
Constitution.
C
The
walls
like
in
Flint
Michigan,
the
government
stalls
and
these
people
suffer
council
passes
paperwork
regarding
national
issues
for
which
they
have
no
jurisdiction,
like
the
Downton
Abbey
bill,
while
ignoring
these
issues,
as
in
the
word
of
Eleanor
Roosevelt
December
7
1941
an
ongoing
chick
paraphrase.
We
are
one
of
the
free
and
unconquerable
people
of
the
United
States
of
America,
even
though
our
enemies
are
not
farmed,
but
domestic.
You
have
taken
an
oath
of
office
to
support,
obey,
defend
the
Constitution.
C
E
Like
I
would
like
to
make
comment,
mr.
president
sure
I've
seen
the
gentleman
who
just
spoke
here
numerous
times
and
my
office
has
met
with
him.
I
believe
other
council
staff
as
well
I,
don't
want
to
kind
of
fuel
flames
of
the
fire,
but
I
think
at
this
point
in
time.
It's
important
to
let
the
public
know
that
we
have
met
with
this
gentleman.
E
I
certainly
have
he
has
a
lawsuit
pending
and
as
far
as
my
office
is
concerned,
that
issue
is
in
court
where
it
will
be
handled,
but
I
think
it
is
improper
for
the
public
to
believe
that
we
are
somehow
ignoring
this
gentleman.
If
you
would
like
further
self
service
for
my
office
or
anyone
else,
I'm
sure
we'll
be
happy
to
meet
him
again.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
F
M
A
M
Think
it
might
be
important
just
to
put
these
remarks
on
the
record.
It
is
no
secret
that
my
staff
and
I
have
been
relentless.
We
lent
less
advocates
for
the
victims
of
human
trafficking,
who
most
often
are
women
and
young
girls.
Therefore,
when
legislation
comes
to
my
attention
that
might
combat
human
trafficking
across
our
Commonwealth,
our
ears
naturally
perk
up.
Last
week,
I
introduced
resolution
1600
99,
which
supports
Pennsylvania's
house
bill
262
on
its
face
house.
Bill
262
aims
to
fight
human
trafficking.
M
However,
after
subsequent
homework
and
speaking
with
an
unlimited
number
of
advocacy
groups
from
across
the
city
and
the
Commonwealth,
my
staff
and
I
have
determined
that
house
bill.
262
has
more
unintended
negative
consequences
than
positive
attributes
that
may
ultimately
better
serve
these
victims.
Therefore,
after
considerable
consideration,
I'm
withdrawing
with
this
resolution
today
and
I-
thank
you.
Mr.
president,
Thank.
F
Resolution
calling
on
the
federal
housing,
finance
agency,
Freddie,
Mac,
Fannie
Mae
and
the
US
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
to
reform
their
programs
for
the
sale
of
distress.
Mortgage
notes
in
order
to
better
protect
homeowners
from
foreclosure
and
facilitate
community
redevelopment.
And
she.
A
F
Authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
I,
sealed
and
delivered
to
the
foot
of
every
Development
Authority
without
consideration,
DS
combined
conditional
fee,
simple
thought.
It
was
sitting
on
lots
of
pieces
of
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
are
on
situate
in
the
25th
and
31st
words
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
cheer.
A
A
N
A
N
First
of
all,
let
me
thank
Councilwoman
Jim
for
introducing
the
resolution
to
examine
the
federal
government's
role
within
foreclosures
and
I
think
it's
truly
appropriate
that
we
look
at
it
and
truly
appropriate
for
the
people
in
this
audience
that
it
be
reviewed.
What
this
resolution
does
is
a
companion
piece
to
look
at
what
we
do
locally
by
way
of
foreclosure
processes,
and
this
is
not
the
first
time
in
this
chamber.
It
was
heard
on
October
6
2015.
N
A
hearing
was
conducted
on
resolution
150
361
to
explore
numerous
numerous
citizens,
complaints
and
allegations
of
improper
and
illegal
mortgage
foreclosures.
Now
keep
in
mind
that
Councilwoman,
tesco
and
now
councilman
green
worked
very
hard
on
mortgage
foreclosures
and
when
I
came
in
oh
aight,
I
joined
them.
We
stopped
mortgage
foreclosures,
not
once
not
twice
but
three
times
in
this
city
of
Philadelphia,
because
the
overwhelming
amount
of
people
being
foreclosed
upon
and
the
overwhelming
amount
of
impact
that
it
had
in
districts
around
the
city.
N
What
we
did
with
this
last
resolution,
which
expired
after
the
legislative
session
we
are
now
reintroducing
because
we
came
up
with
recommendations
at
the
local
level
of
common
sense.
Things
that
we
can
do
to
safeguard
the
citizens
of
Philadelphia.
It
is
unfair
that
lawyers
come
in
and
they
file
these
things,
and
when
citizens
cannot
afford
lawyers
to
try
to
prepare
to
save
their
probably
number
one
asset,
they
will
ever
buy
their
home
that
they
are
summarily
dismissed
because
I
I
isn't
got
it
and
a
tea
isn't
crossed.
N
So
what
we're
asking
is
a
neutral
advocate
and
a
technical
assistance
provider
help
them
along
that
way.
It
is
unfair
that
sometimes
service
of
these
subpoenas
and
these
foreclosure
notices
are
served
by
the
same
people
who
benefit
from
the
actual
sale
of
the
house,
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
I
slide
it
in
the
neighbor's
door
or,
if
I,
give
it
to
an
underage
kid.
I
constitute
at
that
as
good
service.
N
So
many
times
these
citizens
don't
even
know
that
they're
supposed
to
appear
in
court
and
defend
their
selves
third
thing
that
views
people
are
saying,
and
they
said
a
lot
more
eloquent
than
I
can
they've
had
to
become
their
own
lawyers
to
research.
These
things,
like
common
sense
approach,
is
that
many
times
all
too
often
what
winds
up
happening
is
folks
are
told
that
yeah
we're
going
to
stop
the
process.
N
While
you
get
things
together
to
appeal
to
recalibrate
and
see
if
you
are
eligible
for
a
diversion
and
all
along
is
the
second
time
line
constantly
moving
and
never
stopping
and
they
wind
up
being
victims
and
put
out
of
their
house
now
probably
focuses
chambers
and
people
that
are
elected
have
never
been
evicted.
But
at
those
hearings
we
heard
some
of
those
stories
other
than
death
itself.
N
And
if
you
subcontract
that
out
to
somebody
else,
they
damn
well
better,
be
trained
in
the
right
process
of
it,
because
this
is
probably
the
most
important
individual
citizens
act.
We
can
have
your
right
to
own
a
property.
So
we're
going
to
look
at
this
as
we
go
into
the
budget
process
to
put
a
little
money
where
things
need
to
go
to
put
a
little
accountability
where
there
should
be
had.
But
these
folks
here,
even
though
they
may
sound
a
little
radical,
they
ain't
crazy
and
just
because
you're
paranoid
don't
mean
ain't.
N
J
A
F
G
I
A
A
A
E
You
very
much
in
2012
it
was
identified
that
a
hundred
twenty
million
dollars
would
be
spent
to
upgrade
the
city's
technology
infrastructure
for
communications,
internet
and
other
things
which
I
think
we
all
wholeheartedly
support
it
to
I
could
say
that
for
myself,
I
think
many
citizens
are
eagerly
awaiting
the
day.
They
could
do
their
business
with
the
city
online
from
home
and
all
those
type
of
things,
but
in
the
meantime,
I
have
spoken
to
oit,
which
otherwise
does
a
great
job,
especially
with
our
comcast
franchise
hearing.
E
But
one
of
the
things
that
I
found
in
my
personal
experience
and
I
don't
know
about
other
council
members
is
OIT
blocks
our
emails
and
they
don't
tell
us
when
they
block
it.
So
I
sent
an
email,
it's
blocked,
I,
don't
know
the
receiver
didn't
get
it
they're.
Sending
me
emails,
it's
block.
Nobody
notifies
as
me
notifies
me
that
it's
blocked
and
they
also
block
us
from
accessing
certain
websites
and
so
I
would
ask
them
to
unblock
or
to
allow
us
to
access
access
those
websites
and
sometimes
they're
declined.
E
I
don't
understand
why,
but
I
think
the
policy
is
there's
an
approved
list.
As
opposed
to
other
places,
where
there's
a
disapproved
list,
you
have
to
get
on
the
approved
list,
and
so,
for
example,
just
as
recent,
as
maybe
five
months
ago,
I
was
trying
to
communicate
with
an
attorney
at
one
of
our
prestigious
law
firms
here
in
Philadelphia
and
and
I
kept
asking
the
attorney.
If
he
had
sent
me
his
information,
he
kept
telling
me
he
did.
E
E
Also
found
that
our
emails
to
and
from
the
entire
country
of
South
Korea
was
being
blocked,
including
sunday
wrote
em,
which
is
an
employer
here
in
Philadelphia
our
communications
to
Korea,
Airlines,
Asiana,
Airlines,
Samsung,
Electronics,
LG,
chemical
Kia
Motors.
They
would
just
block
the
emails
to
the
entire
country,
not
knowing
letting
us
know
that
they
were
block,
not
letting
us
know
that
emails
being
sent
to
us
were
being
blocked
and,
finally,
when
we've
notified
them
that
certain
websites
were
being
blocked,
it
took
a
day
and
a
lot
of
effort.
E
One
of
them,
for
example,
was
the
metro
newspaper
here
in
Philadelphia.
Whatever
reason
the
Metro
was
being
blocked
and
took
so
long
to
unblock
them
and
the
last
I
know
when
we
try
to
do
some
research
on
some
of
these
companies,
we
try
to
get
articles
from
the
korea
times
in
korea,
and
that
was
blocked
and
it
was
denied
we
were
denied
access.
E
So
at
this
point
in
time,
after
several
meetings,
I
would
like
to
ask
OIT
what
type
of
technology
what
their
plan
is
and
how
at
least
they
could
let
us
know
when
they
block
emails
and
other
things
that
that
so
that
we
could
interface
with
our
constituents
here
in
Philadelphia
and
our
do
our
work
throughout
the
city
and
outside
the
city.
Thank
you
very
much
with
that.
I'd
make
a
motion
to
it
to
adopt
the
resolution.
Thank.
A
A
M
You,
mr.
president,
I
would
like
to
alert
my
colleagues
and
particularly
particular
lauren
lee
our
refreshment
colleagues
of
our
annual
celebration
of
african-american
history
month,
sponsored
by
a
leadership
where,
in
both
council,
members
and
staff,
are
invited
to
the
celebration
save
the
date
thursday
februari
twenty-fifth
when
through
mute,
the
performing
arts,
music
song.
A
spoken
word.
We
will
celebrate
african-american
history
month
and
then
I
have
a
few
brief
comments
wherein
I
want
to
salute
and
applaud
both
you
and
your
staff
for
the
work.
M
This
initiative
will
provide
opportunities
for
recent
high
school
graduates
to
become
citizens
who
certainly
understand
the
importance
of
living
in
a
sustainable
way,
and
it
will
give
them
a
chance
to
learn
and
prepare
for
sustainable
careers.
This
unprecedented
initiative
will
provide
opportunities
to
our
city's
immigrant
and
returning
citizens
communities
as
well.
M
When
exploring
policies
around
the
environment,
my
staff
and
I
are
grounded
in
the
following
passage
by
Van
Jones,
a
brilliant
African
American,
author
of
the
green
collar
economy
and
a
former
special
advisor
to
President
Barack
Obama
on
green
jobs,
wherein
he
states
and
I
quote
what
good
is
a
green
economy.
What
good
is
an
energy
efficiency
jobs
initiative
if,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it
is
just
echo
apart,
tied
with
ecological
halves
and
ecological
have-nots?
End
of
quote,
mr.
president,
we
are
excited
about
this
initiative.
M
It
has
enormous
potential
and
I
close
by
thanking
you
again
for
this
vision.
We
look
forward
to
working
hand
in
hand
with
your
office,
the
Philadelphia
energy
authority
and
a
cross-section
of
stakeholders,
as
we
continue
down
this
road
to
create
meaningful
numbers
of
good
green
jobs
for
Philadelphia
res,
it's
that
will
help
provide
training
and
lift
so
many
of
our
people
out
of
poverty,
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
Thank.
A
You
councilman
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
involved
in
this
process
that
got
us
to
the
point
where
we
feel
comfortable,
laying
out
what
we
believe
to
be
a
very
significant
strategic
strategy.
I
also
want
to
say
we're
going
to
get
started
right
away:
cuz
I'm
Way
out
on
a
limb
with
problems
in
10,000
jobs,
so
we
will
probably
have
a
meeting
next
week
to
start
the
process.
All
right.
Thank.
I
J
I
remember
when
I
was
a
little
consistent
and
working
out
and
making
sure
I'm
getting
out
pond
at
summer
time
with
my
wife
and
running
and
walking
along
the
trouble
run
into
councilman,
blondell
Reynolds
realm,
and
the
reason
why
this
issue
is
dead.
I
mean
it's
because
when
we
were
out
when
the
trail
will
submit,
we
are
civilians.
No
one
recognizes
us
as
a
council
as
a
member
of
City
Council,
and
what
that
big
said.
That
will
also
not
prevent
anyone
from
knocking
us
upside
out
here,
while
we're
working
out
on
the
trail.
J
So
that
meeting
is
going
to
take
place
on
this
evening
at
6pm
at
the
lloyd
boathouse
row
hall
I
have
also
informed.
Yes,
they
have
to
come
out
to
participate
since
we
both
reckon
represent.
On
the
trail
and
from
this
point
forward
we
will
begin
the
process
of
creating
a
schoolkid,
River,
Trail
town
watch,
which
will
be
organized
by
my
office.
But,
most
importantly,
the
members
will
be
stakeholders
who
are
stepping
up
to
the
plate
to
play
a
role
as
civilians
and
making
sure
that
school
kill.
J
There
was
an
article
written
about
this
particular
project
and
choose
these
plan
fillings
article
I'm,
also
working
with
affordable
housing
advocates
like
Habitat
for
Humanity,
to
find
other
similar
jizz
of
city-owned
properties
to
select
for
affordable
housing.
Last
month,
I
introduced
bill
number
1,
600
12,
which
will
extend
the
benefits
of
longtime
owner
occupants
program
dilute
program
which
we
created
in
City
Council.
So
again
make
sure
that
we
are
supporting
long-term
residents.
I
believe
that
that
we
could
support
developers
by
providing
them
a
tax
abatement.
J
We
can
surely
support
long-term
residents
by
extending
the
loop
tax
relief
programs
and
individuals,
give
a
deceased
or
transfer
their
property
if
they
decide
to
move
on
with
their
lives,
and
so
again
this
is
a
part
of
margin
agenda
to
make
sure
that,
particularly
throughout
the
second
Cal
somatic
district,
anyone,
regardless
of
the
epochal
or
checkbook,
cruelly
live
in
a
diverse
neighborhood,
my
neighborhood
that
provides
quality
services
but,
most
importantly,
a
neighbor.
They
can
be
proud
of
it.
J
So
I
look
forward
to
having
a
hearing
on
a
loop
extension
bill
I'm
in
the
Finance
Committee
on
March
knife,
and
so
must
want
to.
Thank
you,
council,
president
for
the
opportunity,
give
me
these
remarks
and
just
wanted
to
update
my
constituents
on
the
work
that
I
have
been
doing,
particularly
around
this
very
critically
an
important
issue.
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
president.
Thank.
D
You
councillor,
president
and
I'm,
certainly
enjoying
the
conversation
and
regarding
jobs
in
job
creation
nationwide.
More
than
a
thousand
more
than
1
million
skilled
jobs
are
available.
I,
but
often
go
unfilled
because
of
the
skilled
skill
sets
of
the
workforce
that
do
not
meet
the
demand
of
the
jobs.
There
are
high-wage,
high-skill
high-demand
jobs
across
diverse
employment
sectors,
from
transportation
and
manufacturing
to
agriculture
and
STEM
careers,
as
we
were
talking
about
with
the
green
green
jobs
and
the
energy
jobs
that
were
discussing
here
today.
D
These
are
the
kind
of
jobs
that
will
strengthen
and
grow
Philadelphia's
economy
now
and
in
the
future.
A
career
technical
education
can
provide
young
Philadelphians
with
the
particular
knowledge
and
specialized
skills
that
graduate
high
school
and
make
them
ready
for
college
or
to
fulfill
those
careers.
Studies
show
that
high
school
students
of
oven
CTE
are
more
engaged.
Alright,
they
perform
better
and
he
graduate
at
a
higher
rate
among
Philadelphia's
123
CTE
programs.
The
average
daily
attendance
is
above
ninety
percent.
The
graduation
rate
in
2014
is
it
ninety
percent.
D
The
district
white
average
is
at
sixty-five
percent
I
want
to
praise
the
nearly
6,000
Philadelphia
School
District
students
who
are
enrolled
into
CTE
programs
and
more
than
sixteen
thousand
three
hundred
students
who
applied
for
admission
to
the
CTE
programs
right
here
in
the
city,
so
to
CTE.
Education
is
more
than
just
industrial
arts.
D
Alright,
it
is
a
real
way
to
address
the
skill
sets
and
the
skills
gap
that
stuns
our
economy
and
hurts
the
workforce
right
here
and
I'm,
proud
to
honor
to
CTE
students
and
celebrate
the
month
of
februari
as
career
technical
education
month
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
and
look
forward
to
putting
Philadelphia
children
to
work
in
our
Philadelphia
economy.
So
thank
you.