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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 3-22-2018
Description
The Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, March 22, 2018:
Presentation:
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (At Large) led a presentation honoring and recognizing the career of Monica Malpass on the occasion of her 30-Year anniversary as a journalist for6 ABHC Philadelphia. http://bit.ly/2ubM3Y3
Bills and resolutions on second reading and final passage:
170247, 170408, 180243, 180245, 180250, 180251, 171109-A, 160007, 160248, 160720, 170241, 170675, 170678, 170854, 180012 and 180170.
A
B
As
a
young
man,
my
grandmother
taught
me
that
greater
is
He
that
is
in
me
than
he
that
is
in
the
world,
and
I
want
to
thank
all
my
colleagues
who
are
working
in
his
body
on
behalf
of
those
who
need
a
voice
on
behalf
of
those
who
are
in
need.
We
please
bow
our
heads
dear
Heavenly,
Father
I,
just
want
to
thank
you
for
getting
us
up
this
morning
in
watching
over
us
Lord
and
watching
over
our
families.
B
Lord
and
lord
I
pray
that
you
just
look
out
for
the
leadership
here
in
this
city
from
members
of
City
Council
up
to
the
mayor
Lord,
when
I
pray
that
you
always
guide
us
and
encourage
us
and
strengthen
us,
strengthen
us
as
we
go
about
advocating
for
those
most
in
need,
but,
most
importantly
Lord,
giving
us
the
wisdom
that
make
decisions.
That's
all
about
the
people
as
opposed
to
ourselves.
B
C
A
Thanks
to
Jillian
at
this
time,
I
would
like
to
dispense
with
the
regular
order
of
business
and
I
would
like
to
welcome
and
I
would
particularly
like
to
thank
everybody
who
has
come
down
in
these
challenging
weather
times
to
come
to
see
your
government
in
action.
So
I
just
want
to
say
today
we
genuinely
appreciate
you
being
here.
We
hope
that
your
stay
here
today
as
a
pleasurable
one,
so
much
so
that
you
come
back
again
again.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
A
E
Good
morning
to
colleagues,
guests
and
visitors
welcome
to
our
annual
celebration
of
Women's
History
Month
on
the
occasion
of
celebrating
Women's
History
Month.
We
are
thrilled
and
delighted
to
bring
to
you
another
woman
whom
I
believe
walks
on
the
water
backwards.
Wear
high
heels
on
blindfolded
all
done
with
style,
discipline
and
grace.
The
women
of
City
Council
are
delighted
and
pleased
to
honor
and
recognize
the
career
of
Monica
Malpass.
On
the
occasion
of
her
30th
year
anniversary
as
a
journalist
for
six
ABC
Philadelphia.
D
Whereas
Monica
Malpass
is
host
of
six
ABC's
news
program,
Inside
Story,
an
award-winning
political
roundtable,
along
with
anchoring
several
of
the
public
service
agreements
with
others
on
six
ABC
and
where,
as
a
native
of
North
Carolina
Monica
Malpass
began
her
career
as
a
reporter
and
anchor
for
wXII
TV
in
winston-salem
and
later
on,
WCHL
a.m.
in
Chapel,
Hill
and.
C
Whereas
after
receiving
her
BA
in
journalism
from
the
University
of
North,
Carolina,
Chapel,
Hill
Malpass
earned
her
MA
in
political
science
from
Villanova
University
in
Pennsylvania.
Her
extensive
education
in
public
affairs
also
includes
two
honorary
doctoral
degrees
and
graduation
from
the
Brookings
Institution's
inside
Washington
Program,
and
whereas
her
esteemed
reputation
as
a
journalist
has
earned
Malpass
exclusive
interviews
with
some
of
the
nation's
most
prominent
politicians
and
public
figures
over
the
course
of
her
career.
F
So
I
want
to
thank
you
again
for
joining
us
and
all
the
young
women
who
had
the
honor
of
being
with
you
that
evening,
whereas
Malpass
has
interviewed
every
governor
US,
Senator
Congress
person,
state
senator
state
representative
from
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania,
the
states
of
Delaware
New
Jersey
for
the
past
30
years,
and
whereas
as
an
anchor
for
six
ABC
Malpass,
has
covered
notable
events
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
around
the
world.
She
is
a
great
ambassador
for
us
locally.
She
covered
the
Eagles
Super
Bowl
game
in
2005
Pope
Francis
visit
to
the
u.s.
F
in
2015.
She
has
emceed
the
Pennsylvania
conference
for
women
on
numerous
occasions.
Malpass
has
represented
Philadelphia
nationally
and
internationally
reporting
on
the
inauguration
of
President
George
Davi
Bush
Bill
Clinton,
the
presidential
campaign
of
Hillary
Clinton
and
the
funeral
of
Princess
Diana
in
London
and.
G
Whereas
Bell
Pass
has
earned
many
awards
in
recognition
of
her
influence
and
accomplishments
as
a
journalist
beginning
with
her
naming
to
the
Pennsylvania
honor
role
of
women
in
1996
and
earning
first
place
for
spot
news
from
the
Pennsylvania
Association
of
Broadcasters
in
1998,
she
was
later
named
broadcaster
of
the
Year
by
women
in
communications,
best
female
broadcaster
by
the
main
line
Today
magazine
and
has
earned
first
place
by
the
Society
of
Professional
Journalists
over
several
years
in
2006.
She
was
inducted
in
the
broadcast
Pioneer
Hall
of
Fame
in
Philadelphia
and.
B
Whereas
a
dedicated
public
servant
on
and
off
the
air
Malpass
has
served
on
a
board
of
directors
at
the
Children's
Hospital
of
Philadelphia
and
the
children's
seashore
house.
She
is
also
a
member
of
the
Union
League
at
Philadelphia
and
volunteers,
with
numerous
and
local
charities.
Now,
therefore,
be
it.
E
Resolved
by
this
council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
that
we
hereby
honor
recognized,
celebrate
and
lift
up
the
extraordinary
career
of
Monica
Malpass
on
the
occasion
of
her
30th
year
anniversary
as
a
journalist
for
Philadelphia
ABC
News,
further
resolved
that
an
engrossed
copy
of
this
resolution
be
presented
to
Monica
Malpass.
As
these
sincere
sentiments
of
this
legislative
body
in
closing
I
think
your
careers
most
captured
by
one
of
my
favorite
writers,
Maya
Angelou,
a
woman
is
convinced
that
she
deserves
to
accept
only
the
best
challenges
herself
to
give
the
best.
Then
you
have
lived
phenomenally.
H
Thank
you
so
much
I'm
truly
humbled,
just
that
you're
here
and
my
son
Jake
is
here
with
me,
and
it
brings
me
great
honor
to
be
all
of
the
things
that
you
mentioned,
but
most
especially
a
mom
to
three
sons
and
the
other
two
are
seven,
so
I
didn't
think
you
were
quite
ready
for
both
of
them.
Just
briefly,
I
want
to
say
that
it
has
been
a
true
privilege
to
work
in
Philadelphia
and
cover
the
news
here,
including
many
of
you
for
30
years.
H
I
am
so
grateful
to
six
ABC
for
all
the
opportunities
to
do
the
stories
and
to
make
those
inroads
in
journalism,
but
more
than
that
I'm
grateful
to
my
friends
who
are
here
my
family
and
to
the
people
who
have
supported
me
all
these
years
in
good
times
and
bad
and
I'm
glad
to
say
they're,
mostly
good.
So
thank
you
very,
very
much
for
taking
me
into
your
hearts
and
to
your
homes
and
making
me
a
Philadelphian
I
appreciate
it.
I
I
Concourse
drive
from
Sweetbriar
drive
to
41st
Street
Drive
in
Fairmount
Park
and
authorizing
the
removal
of
parking
pursuant
to
section
12
2
O
3
on
both
Lansdowne
Drive
and
South
concourse
Drive
in
the
same
limits
and
an
ordinance
amending
section,
12
7
or
one
of
the
fellow
free
currents
out
of
bicycle
lanes
by
authorizing
the
Department
of
streets,
to
designate
bicycle
lanes
in
both
directions
on
Parkside
Avenue
from
north
53rd
Street
to
Bryn,
Mawr,
Avenue
and
authorizing
the
removal
of
travel
lanes
in
the
same
limits.
All
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
A
C
C
A
I
By
authorizing
the
Department
of
streets
to
designate
bicycle
lanes
in
both
directions
on
Lansdowne
Drive
and
South,
concourse
drive
from
Sweetbriar
drive
to
41st
Street
Drive
in
Fairmount
Park
and
authorizing
the
removal
of
parking
on
both
Lansdowne
Drive
and
south
car
concourse
Drive.
In
the
same
limits
further
committee.
I
And
a
privileged
resolution
proclaiming
and
designated
in
the
week
of
March
18
2018
through
March
24
2018
as
national
public
defense
week
in
honor
of
the
55th
anniversary
of
the
US
Supreme
Court
decision
in
Gideon
versus
Wainwright
and
in
recognition
of
the
dedication
and
commitment
of
public
defenders
who
seek
justice
for
our
indigent
populations
across
the
country.
That
will
be
on
this
week's
calendar
and
they
non-privileged
resolution.
Also
naming
the
5300
block
of
Diamond
Street
as
Dorian
Dumas
way.
A
I
I
An
ordinance
authorizing
transfers
at
appropriations
for
fiscal
year,
2018
from
the
general
fund,
certain
royal
city
offices,
departments,
boards
and
commissions,
the
grants,
revenue
funds,
certain
or
all
city
offices,
departments,
boards
and
commissions
to
the
general
fund.
Certain
royal
city
offices,
departments,
boards
and
commissions
and.
I
A
J
D
I
Privileged
resolution
declaring
March
31
2018
as
transgender
day
of
visibility,
visibility
in
the
city
of
Columbia.
You
know
beyond
this
week's
calendar
and
a
privileged
resolution,
honoring
the
life
and
activism
of
Rio
de
Janeiro,
City
Kentucky
city
councilor,
Mary,
L,
Franco,
and
expressing
solidarity
with
public
officials
and
advocates
across
the
globe
who
bravely
speak
out
for
human
rights
and.
I
A
C
A
I
The
president
and
members
of
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Columbia,
the
Committee
on
rules
which
is
deferred
bill
number
one:
eight,
zero,
zero,
zero,
eight
in
seven,
an
ordinance
amending
section,
fourteen
513
of
the
philippi
code
and
settled
Tod,
transit-oriented
development
overlay
district
to
revise
requirements
and
to
designate
several
transit-oriented
development
to
transit
stations
and
billable.
One
eight:
zero,
zero,
nine
seven
in
solid
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
master
plan
for
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
to
approve
the
proposed
addition
to
thirty
six.
I
Twenty
locus
walk
and
Bellomo
one
eight
zero
one;
zero
one
until
it
in
orders
to
amend
the
photo-op
rezoning
maps
by
changing
the
zoning
designations
of
certain
areas
of
land
located
within
an
area
bounded
by
civil
wood,
street
gage
street
Baker,
Street
and
Carson
Street,
and
to
adopt
the
master
plan
for
the
former
Saint
Mary
of
the
Assumption
Catholic
Church
and
adjacent
parcels
and
billable
one.
Eight
zero
one.
Three
five
entitled
an
ordinance
amending
chapter.
Fourteen
550
coincided
overlay
zoning
districts
by
adding
a
new
section,
14
521
entitled
STM
st.
I
Mary's
master
plan
overlay
and
bill
number
one.
Eight
zero
137
incited
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
fluffy
zoning
maps
by
changing
the
zoning
designations
of
certain
areas
of
land
located
within
an
area
bounded
by
Adams
Avenue
Tabor
Avenue
Harrison
Street,
where
to
grab
a
new
Roosevelt
Boulevard
Bingham
Street
East
on
the
Avenue
north
front
street,
need
your
Avenue
Hammond
Avenue
and
Crescent
bill
Road
respectful
of
reports.
It
is
considered
the
same,
how
much
time
z-test
bills
to
council
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
J
C
A
You
to
the
mood
of
property,
second,
that
the
rules
accounts
would
be
suspended.
So
that's
been
the
first
reading,
this
bait
of
bills,
number
one
and
one
eight
one,
eight,
oh
I'm,
sorry,
oh
eight
one
1800,
nice
Evan,
one
801,
oh
one,
one,
eight,
oh
one,
three
five
and
one
eight,
oh
one,
three,
seven,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
those
opposed
eyes
have
it.
These
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
first
reading
calendar
today,
chair
now
recognizes
Councilwoman,
Blackwell
or
report
from
the
Committee
on
Finance
Thank.
D
A
I
Seven
one
one:
one:
zero
entitled
an
ordinance
constituting
the
twenty-first
supplemental
ordinances,
restated
general
water
and
wastewater
revenue,
bond
ordinance
of
1989
as
amended
and
supplemented
by
writing
for
certain
amendments
to
the
general
ordinance
and
bill
number
one.
Seven
one
one:
one:
one
and
teller:
the
new
ordinance
constituting
the
twenty
of
supplemental
ordinance
to
the
restated
general
water
and
wastewater
revenue.
I
Bond
ordinance
of
1989
is
supplemented
authorizing
the
bond
committee
to
issue
and
sell
one
or
more
series
or
sub
series
of
tax
exempt
or
taxable
water
and
wastewater
revenue,
bonds
and
revenue
refunding
bonds
and
bill
number
one.
Eight:
zero,
zero,
zero.
Two
in
tated;
an
ordinance
amending
title
12
of
the
fluffy
code
inside
a
traffic
code
by
providing
for
the
reimbursement
of
filing
fees
for
parking
ticket
appeals
and
bellum.
I
Oh
one,
eight
zero;
zero
one:
zero
in
cited
an
ordinance
amending
chapter;
nineteen
200
of
the
falafels
codons
having
city
funds,
deposits,
investments
and
disbursements
by
amending
section.
Nineteen
201
entitled
city
depositories
by
authorizing
the
city
treasurer
to
deposit
funds
in
Fulton,
Bank,
National,
Association
and
burn
level.
One
eight:
zero,
zero,
nine
six
in
cited
an
ordinance
amending
chapter.
D
A
You
this
bill
would
of
property.
Second,
at
the
wolves
accounts,
be
suspended
so
as
to
permit
first
meeting
this
date
of
bills.
Number
one:
seven,
oh
three,
six,
five,
one:
seven,
oh
nine!
Oh
one,
one,
seven,
one,
one,
one:
zero
one,
seven
one
one
one:
one:
one
800
to
1-800:
100,
1,
800,
nice,
one
800,
one,
three,
eight
and
one
eight,
oh
one,
three,
nine,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
Those
opposed
eyes
have
and
these
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
first
reading
calendar
today.
A
That
concludes
our
report.
Some
committee
and
the
next
order
of
business
is
the
calendar
I
note
that
the
bills
just
reported
from
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
suspension
of
the
rules
and
been
deemed
may
have
had
a
first
reading.
These
bills
and
resolutions
will
be
on
our
second
reading
and
final
pastors
calendar
and
our
next
session
at
Council,
as
there
are
no
additional
bills.
On
the
first
reading
calendar.
The
chair
recognizes
councilman
Heenan
for
the
purpose
of
calling
up
bills
and
resolutions
that
are
on
the
final
passes
calendar
today.
Thank.
C
You,
mr.
president,
the
following
resolutions
and
bills
are
being
called
up
for.
Second
reading
final
passage:
calendars
today,
bill
numbers,
one,
eight,
zero,
two,
four,
three
one,
eight
zero,
two,
four
five,
one:
eight
zero,
two:
five
zero
one:
eight
zero,
two,
five
one,
one,
seven
one:
one:
zero:
nine,
a
one:
eight,
zero,
zero
one,
two
one,
eight
zero
one:
seven
zero!
All
other
resolutions
and
bills
are
being
held.
A
A
If
you
haven't
already
signed
up,
you
sign
up
at
the
table
to
my
left
and
your
name
is
call
you
were
to
go
to
the
middle
of
the
chamber.
There
is
a
podium
and
there's
a
ice
on
that
podium.
When
the
light
turns
green.
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.
With
ask
that
you
please
adhere
to
our
guidelines
and
conclude
your
remark.
You
will
be
given
three
minutes
to
testify.
Mr.
A
M
I
want
to
thank
City
Council
for
letting
me
testify
today.
My
name
is
Tony
Spadaro
and
I'm.
A
fourth-year
medical
student
at
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
I
am
also
a
national
board
member
of
students
for
a
National
Health
Plan,
the
largest
health
professional
student,
single-payer
advocacy
organization
in
the
country
we
represent
over
1,000
health,
professional
students
over
50
universities,
including
the
medical
schools.
Here
in
Philadelphia.
In
my
short
medical
career
I've,
seen
too
many
patients
suffer
under
the
current
and
equable
private
health
insurance
system.
M
We
have
the
patient
with
sickle-cell
disease,
who
spent
many
weeks
out
of
the
year
in
pain,
possible
eyes,
keeping
her
from
living
her
fullest
potential.
All
because
she
couldn't
see
an
outpatient
pain
specialist
because
she
couldn't
find
one
that
would
take
her
insurance
I've
had
a
patient
with
diabetes
and
back
pain
who
couldn't
work
because
of
her
back
pain.
She
needed
surgery
for
her
back
pain
but
cunning.
The
surgeon
couldn't
operate
on
her
because
her
diabetes
was
poorly
controlled.
M
Her
diabetes
was
poorly
controlled
because
she
couldn't
afford
the
co-pays
on
her
diabetes
medication
that
I
tried
to
prescribe
her
in
what
world
does
the
system
make
sense?
I
take
my
health
I,
take
my
professional
responsibilities
very
seriously
and
always
tried
to
do
the
best
for
my
patients.
Unfortunately,
the
current
system
has
my
hands
tied
and
causes
patients
to
suffer
all
for
a
higher
profit
of
insurance
companies
as
the
future
of
the
healthcare
profession.
M
I
am
fighting
for
a
more
just
and
more
cool
system,
which
is
why
I
am
glad
to
see
Philadelphia
city
council
make
this
commitment
to
Medicare
for
all
I
hope.
The
City
Council
also
shows
their
commitment
by
holding
town
halls
in
their
districts
around
the
city
for
their
constituents
to
express
their
support
for
Medicare
for
all,
so
that
politicians
at
the
federal
level
can
see
Philadelphia
support
for
this.
By
fixing
the
inefficient
multi
payer
system
we
currently
have.
M
M
We
could
use
the
money
we
save
from
a
single-payer
system
to
provide
high
quality
insurance
for
everyone
and
get
rid
of
the
barriers
like
co-pays
deductibles,
limited
networks
that
lead
to
unnecessary
suffering
for
patients,
health,
professional
students
in
Philadelphia
and
across
the
country
support
this
resolution,
and-
and
we
want
to
let
the
federal
government
and
sit
and
the
city
government
know
they
need
zipper
to
protect
our
patients.
Health.
Thank.
N
N
Believe
that
health
care
is
a
right
for
all
people,
especially
our
children,
regardless
of
their
ability
to
pay,
nobody
should
go
without
proper
medical
care
in
the
most
powerful
free
world.
Everyone
knows
that
in
America
is
that
health
care
is,
it
was
broken.
It
was
broken
before
and
we're
back
here
and
it's
still
broken
even
afterwards.
Even
though
we
made
some
progress
forces
millions
of
people
to
pay
for
insurance,
they
can't
afford
to
use
because
deductibles
are
so
high.
Millions
are
still
left
without
coverage
and
costs
are
skyrocketing
for
everyone.
N
There
has
always
been
a
simple
solution
to
our
health
care.
Mess
cover
everyone
with
a
one
payer
system.
Private
insurance
companies
have
been
allowed
by
generations
of
corrupt
politicians
to
become
monopolies
with
the
power
to
extort
many
hundreds
of
billions
of
dollars
from
the
American
people.
Each
year
the
health
insurance
industry
spent
a
hundred
and
fifty
billion
dollars
in
2016
and
Lobby
expenses
alone
to
protect
their
monopoly,
money
that
could
have
been
spent
on
providing
care
and
saving
lives
and,
as
I
testified
today.
N
I
strongly
support
health
care
for
all
Philadelphians
Pennsylvanians
and
the
entire
United
States
of
America
health
care
is
not
a
right
is
a
right.
Is
it's
a
right
and
not
a
privilege
with
one
pair
system
we
could
be
a
have.
A
good
health
coverage,
increase
the
number
of
doctors
and
care
facility
and
stop
big
farmer
from
gouging
American
consumers.
I.
Thank
you,
mr.
president,
but
we
have
to
come
together
and
get
everyone
covered
in
the
United
States
and,
more
importantly,
Philadelphia.
L
Morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Natalie
mederi
and
I
work
for
an
organization
called
health
care
for
all
Pennsylvania.
We
are
a
group
dedicated
to
building
a
constituency
for
single-payer
health
care
across
the
state
of
Pennsylvania
in
red
districts
and
in
blue
many
of
these
people.
Many
people
in
this
room
are
going
to
make
the
Moral
medical
and
economic
case
for
single-payer
health
care,
but
I
want
to
focus
on
the
political
case
for
single-payer,
which
is
too
often
shoved
to
the
side.
L
To
that
I
say
as
long
as
we
have
a
health
care
system
that
is
broken,
that
works
for
the
few
and
not
the
many
health
care
will
continue
to
be
a
divisive
political
issue
in
this
country,
like
we
saw
with
Donald
Trump's
election,
many
will
flock
to
whichever
candidate
voices
their
family
struggles
around
health
care,
the
loudest.
We
must
have
a
solution
for
this
problem
and
and
solve
the
issue
of
our
current
healthcare
systems.
L
Politics
being
unsustainable
as
long
as
municipalities
and
counties
across
the
state
of
Pennsylvania
must
keep
pace
with
rising
health
care
costs
at
the
expense
of
funding
our
schools
and
repairing
our
crumbling
infrastructure.
Then
voters
in
Pennsylvania
will
fail
to
see
the
value
in
a
well-funded
public
sector,
and
the
politics
of
our
current
health
care
system
will
be
unsustainable.
Thirteen
million
americans
cast
their
vote
in
support
of
senator
bernie
sanders
medicare-for-all
platform.
Single-Payer
is
moral.
L
It
is
economically
just
and
responsible,
it
is
immensely
popular
and
it
is
one
of
the
key
political
issues
that
can
unite
a
working
class
political
base
in
this
state.
I
urge
every
member
of
City
Council
not
just
to
vote
in
support
of
this
resolution,
but
also
to
join
our
coalition,
help
us
build
the
movement
single
payer
right
here
in
Philadelphia
by
working
with
us
to
hold
town
halls
in
all
of
your
districts.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
L
Hi,
my
name
is
Marty
Harrison
I'm,
a
nurse
at
Temple,
University
Hospital
and
a
member
of
my
Union
there,
the
Pennsylvania
Association
of
staff,
nurses
and
allied
professionals.
We
and
our
technical
and
professional
colleagues
at
the
bedside
and
across
the
city
provide
health
care.
We
maintain
blood
pressures,
we
clear
Airways
we
hold
hands,
we
wipe
tears.
The
insurance
companies
provide
no
health
care.
L
The
insurance
companies
provide
only
payment
for
that
care,
as
clinicians
like
Tony
I,
take
my
role
as
a
patient
advocate
very
seriously,
and
that
role
compels
us
to
bring
the
fight
for
safe
and
effective
patient
care
out
of
our
hospitals,
clinics
and
other
facilities
and
into
places
like
City
Council,
to
say
unequivocally
that
improved
Medicare
for
all
without
regard
to
income,
employment
or
legal
status.
It's
what's
best
for
all
patients
in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
is
home
to
a
wealth
of
world-renowned
health
care
institutions
that
provide
cutting-edge
therapies
and
do
next-generation
research.
L
We
have
the
highly
skilled,
experienced
educated
workforce
to
do
those
things,
and
we
should
be
proud
of
this
excellent
tradition.
But
Philadelphia
is
also
the
poorest
of
the
ten
big
US
cities
and
demonstrates
stark
healthcare
disparities.
I
know
we
were
all
dismayed
by
the
recent
statistics
about
disparate
wildly:
disparate
life
expectancies,
in
Philadelphia,
by
zip
code.
So,
though,
we
have
the
resources
to
provide
excellent
care
to
every
Philadelphia.
What's
missing
is
the
political
will
to
let
us
do
our
jobs
and
provide
that
care.
L
A
O
Morning
and
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
join
you
on
this
wonderful
spring
day
in
the
City
of
Brotherly,
Love
and
sisterly
affection,
I
am
proud
and
honored
to
be
here
today
to
represent
the
LGBTQ
home
for
hope
and
as
a
voice
of
the
transgender
community.
My
name
is
Rachel
Ambrose
and
I
am
a
transgender
woman.
I
am
a
feminist,
a
lesbian,
a
musician,
a
volunteer,
a
positive
voice
and
a
proud
parent
of
three
great
children,
one
of
whom
is
part
of
our
LGBT.
O
Rainbow
I
came
to
Philadelphia
12
years
ago
a
much
different
person
than
the
one
you
see
before
you
today.
I
was
a
Lawson
conflicted
soul,
pretending
to
be
the
man
that
the
world
saw
caught
up
in
self-destruction,
searching
for
an
answer
to
Who
am
I
in
Philadelphia
I
found
myself
and
a
city
in
which
I
could
prosper.
If
this
city
was
not
too
diverse,
welcoming
city
that
it
is
I
may
not
have
been
here
today.
This
resolution
of
visibility
today
marks
another
milestone
for
the
city
and
its
transgender
community.
O
We
have
made
much
progress
in
seen
great
strides
towards
equality,
yet
there's
much
more
hard
work
ahead
with
the
current
hostile
political
climate
in
Washington
towards
LGBT
rights
and
the
rights
of
many
marginalized
populations.
We
find
our
progress
yet
again
under
assault
trans
women
of
color
in
particular,
are
bearing
the
large
portion
of
this
hatred.
Yet
we
have
persisted
and
we
must
remain
persistent.
O
We
are
not
the
false
stereotypes
that
many
uses
weapons
of
discord
against
us.
We
are
doctors,
police
officers,
nursers
and
cashiers
at
the
local
grocery
store.
Today
we
are
television,
stars,
Academy,
Award
winners
and
yes,
even
state
senators.
We
are
your
neighbors,
siblings
and
parents.
We
are
a
vital
piece
of
the
mosaic
of
diversity,
that
is,
this
city
I
wish
to
thank
the
city
and
all
those
that
make
progress
like
this
possible.
Thank
you
for
taking
action
for
us
and
with
us
with
this
resolution.
O
Our
city
stands
proud
hand-in-hand
in
the
light
of
hope,
with
its
transgender
citizens,
Thank
You
councilman
Jim,
for
introducing
this
resolution
and
your
fierce
allies
ship
to
the
transgender
community,
and
thank
you
to
the
members
of
City
Council
for
your
support.
Thank
you
for
letting
share
that.
P
A
P
Okay,
I
am
here
as
a
representative
of
the
LGBTQ
home
for
Hope,
which
is
a
shelter
and
a
recovery
program
for
the
LGBTQ
community,
and
also
as
myself,
a
transgender
woman
who's
living
happily
in
the
city.
That
accepts
and
supports
me.
A
few
years
ago,
at
the
beginning,
my
medical
transition
I
thought.
The
lack
of
acceptance
was
going
to
taunt
me
relentlessly
every
day.
I
would
wait
for
the
23
bus
and
led
two
or
three
pass
by
looking
in
the
windows.
P
Judging
quickly
whether
there
group
of
the
passengers
would
accept
me,
then
finally
board
one
very
squeamish,
lis,
averting
my
eyes
from
everyone
else's
I
learned
quickly
that
many
people
know
about
transgender
people
and
really
didn't
give
us
a
second
thought:
I
call
it
self
education
through
awareness
people
here
raised
the
the
city
raised.
The
awareness
and
the
people
seem
to
have
responded
by
reading
more
asking
more
noticing
more.
P
The
transgender
day
of
visibility
is
for
me
my
most
important
day.
Today's
resolution
says
that
Philadelphia
wants
the
world
to
know
about
us
and
treat
us
with
respect
and
dignity
we
deserve.
Today's
resolution
means
that
this
historical
city
recognizes
transgender
people
as
people
deserving
of
equality.
Today's
resolution
means
that
this
city
knows
that
trans
people
exist
and
now,
on
our
special
day,
we
can
focus
our
attentions
on
the
work
we've
done
and
we
can
celebrate
all
those
who
came
before
us
for
their
contributions.
We
can
celebrate
them
for
practice.
P
The
most
fundamental
type
of
protest
activism
through
existence,
while
uplifting
the
voices
of
transgender
individuals
everywhere
fighting
for
the
visibility
and
living
out
loud
awareness
is
just
the
beginning,
and
it
leads
to
self
education
understanding
and
eventually,
acceptance.
Bigotry
and
hate
cannot
live
in
an
environment
of
acceptance
and
caring.
So
thank
you
for
raising
the
awareness
acting
with
us
and
supporting
visibility
for
our
strong,
brave
transgender
community
Philadelphia
now,
as
in
the
past,
sets
the
standard.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Morning,
mr.
president,
morning,
good
morning,
City,
Council
and
good
morning
to
the
philadelphians,
my
name
is
journi
flamer
good
morning
a
city
council
and
fellow
Philadelphia
citizens.
It
is
a
tremendous,
honor
and
privilege
to
be
recognized
as
a
trans
woman
of
color.
In
this
magnitude
there
resides
in
my
heart
a
sense
of
healing
a
sense
of
togetherness
and
a
sense
of
unity
among
people
of
all
nationalities,
nations,
creed
and
religions.
C
It
is
a
tremendous
honor
to
stand
side-by-side,
see
members
of
City
Council
to
represent
trans
women
of
color,
whose
voices
are
rarely
heard
due
to
our
lawful
death
and
hate
crimes.
I
have
learned
to
my
life
experiences
that
they
have
to
become
a
positive
change.
That
I
want
I
like
to
cultivate
this
change
by
by
love,
compassion
and
empathy
to
create
these
positive
changes
in
the
universe.
Thank
you
and
God
bless.
Thank
you
for
your
testimony.
Q
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
all
for.
For
me,
this
is
important
just
to
even
be
here
in
this
podium
talking
about
trans
visibility
day
is
like
a
dream.
Come
true
for
me:
I'm
a
27
year
veteran
of
LGBT,
advocacy
and
I
remember,
and
was
here
the
first
time
we
came
here
to
just
get
our
rights.
You
know
as
the
gay
community
back
then
we
weren't
so
broken
down,
but
I
am
here
today.
Q
You
know
not
to
go
for
prepared
notes
and
anything
like
that,
but
just
to
give
you
all
a
sense
of
how
important
this
day
is
for
the
average
person
that's
not
involved
with
a
political
organization
or
hasn't
joined.
You
know
a
facility
of
any
kind,
but
just
living
I'm
from
North,
Philadelphia,
I'm,
45
years
old
and
I
struggle
with
my
gender
and
sexual
identity.
Since
I
was
six
years
old
at
Frederick,
Douglass
elementary
school
and
I
had
to
fight
off
the
different
things.
Q
What
society
told
me
what
my
family
told
me
and
I
had
no
references
to
to
to
think
about
or
go
to
to
find
somebody
that
was
like
me,
so
I
found
myself
personally
I
found
myself
in
the
history
pages
of
Harriet
Tubman,
Sojourner
Truth
and
those
people
who
weren't
labeled
as
women
because
of
different
secondary
features.
They
may
have
been
tall
big
hands.
Q
So
there's
this
visibility
day
for
me
kind
of
stems
like
there
is
recognition
in
our
city
that
people
like
me
exist,
which
is
something
that
I
didn't
have
when
I
was
six
or
seven
or
in
my
teenage
years,
struggling
with
puberty
and
gender
I
didn't
reference
so
this
bill
today
and
the
recognizing
trans
visibility
means
that
I
can
have
a
reference.
I
can
go
somewhere.
I
can
forget
those
thoughts
of
suicide
and
those
attempts
of
suicide
and
feeling
isolated
and
alone,
because
I
have
a
reference.
I
can
go
somewhere.
Q
So
we
were
talking
about
health
care.
We
haven't
talked
about
mental
health.
We
haven't
talked
about
the
the
hate
crimes
and
the
beating
and
physical
abuse.
What
about
the
mental
abuse,
emotional
abuse
of
psychological
abuse?
We
haven't
even
touched
those
subjects,
but
and
but
having
a
trans
visibility
day
means
that
we
can
address
them
in
the
future,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
it
out
there
that
the
regular
person
not
affiliated
with
any
organization,
is
out
here
hoping
for
this
day
as
well.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
attention.
I
J
This
is
official
decree
of
the
people
rhythm
and
a
misquote
warrant
on
as
such
requires
immediate
action
remedy
every
week,
council
mayor
and
others
transfer
private
property
to
the
government,
probably
illegally,
that
stays
at
Constitution
law.
Your
representatives
of
the
people,
your
constituents
do
not
authorize
your
clear
violations
of
both
constitutional
law
to
steal
their
homes
and
create
homelessness
after
honoring.
Six
ABC
actors
today
is
fake
news
media
allowing
the
creation
of
this
homelessness
by
routinely
refusing
to
cover
public
comment
section
of
the
C
council
meetings.
J
Why
has
no
official
or
media
demanded
investigation
or
prosecution
of
upwards
of
a
hundred
million,
mostly
federal
taxpayer
HUD
bunny
to
build
a
mall
or
my
stolen
home,
as
required
by
law?
Was
current
da
and
several
council
meetings
ISM
and
as
well
as
wearable
Constitution
law
violations
is
Commonwealth
Attorney
General,
refusing
to
act
on
numerous
complaints
filed
by
me
with
his
office.
Walls
are
write
Bibles
unless
they're
followed
nothing
changes.
The
Constitution's
require
me
remedy
of
this
breach
of
all
breach
of
codes,
breach
of
fiduciary
duty.
J
A
just
government
must
obey
the
rule
law.
This
color
law
government
must
have
its
charter
govern
revoked
until
a
constitutionally
compliant
coverman
is
installed.
Public
servants
cannot
refuse
their
sworn
duty
that
day
more
than
firemen
can
refuse
to
fight
a
fire.
The
sovereign
people
require
oath
Constitution
laws,
be
enforced
and
jail
is
required
for
all
the
violent
oath,
Constitution
or
laws
I
remind
Council.
It
takes
a
lot
of
cooperation
to
create
an
allow
monument,
corruption.
A
E
A
I
A
I
R
A
K
A
H
A
H
A
Thank
You
councilman
all
right
the
start
that
there's
been
a
motion
in
a
second
on
one,
eight,
oh
two,
five
one,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
those
opposed.
Let
the
record
reflect
that
there
were
three
nays
count:
Smith
taubenberger,
councilman,
O'neill
and
Councilman
o
the
majority
rules,
one
802
five
one
has
been
adopted.
I
Ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
the
proposals
set
forth
on
a
resolution
approved
by
council,
proposing
an
amendment
to
develop
for
a
home
or
charter
relating
to
the
provision
of
mandatory
training
for
city
officers
and
employees
regarding
sexual
harassment
in
the
workplace.
This.
A
A
A
I
A
I
Ordinance
authorizing
the
revision
of
lines
of
grades
and
a
portion
of
City
plan
number
322
by
striking
from
the
city
vacating
Glen
Locke
place
from
mcgarvey
street
to
his
terminus.
Northeast
Woodley
there
from
striking
from
the
city,
planet,
vacating,
Ditman
street,
from
a
point
southwest
of
Talbot
street
to
his
terminus,
further
south
westerly
therefrom
and
striking
from
the
city
plan
and
abandoning
a
certain
drainage
right-of-way,
which
extends
between
the
said
termini
of
Glen
at
place
and
Ditman
Street.
This.
A
A
A
C
A
A
A
B
A
I
A
R
A
B
You,
council
president
just
want
to
recognize
two
people
specifically
in
this
resolution,
which
is
Dave
silver,
the
Philly
founder
of
re
C
and
one
of
the
organizers
behind
amplified
Philly.
He
created
the
whole
event
at
South
by
Southwest,
instrumental
and
Michelle
Freeman,
the
CEO
of
witty
gritty
and
other
organizer
behind
amplified.
Philly
played
critical
roles
in
highlighting
what
Philadelphia
has
in
technology,
entrepreneurship
and
civic
engagement,
and
what
that
like
to
move
for
the
adoption
of
the
resolution.
A
K
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
president
I
want
to
acknowledge
my
co-sponsors
on
this
bill
on
this
resolution.
Rather,
the
council
members,
greens,
Willa
and
Dom
and
members
of
council
we've
been
incredibly
supportive.
I
can't
express
any
more
than
some
of
the
testifiers
who
spoke
today
about
the
importance
of
what
it
means
to
honor,
those
with
the
courage,
tenacity
and
resilience
and
who've
been
on
the
forefront
of
fighting
for
respect
dignity,
radical
love
and
equitable
justice.
I'm
incredibly
grateful
to
our
advocacy
community
I'm
honored
to
have
our
two
rock
star
champions
in
the
city.
K
I
K
She
was
a
black
single
mother,
a
lesbian
who
rose
out
of
one
of
the
poorest
favelas
of
Brazil.
She
fought
tirelessly
and
courageously
for
the
rights
of
women,
young
people,
those
who
are
LGBTQ
and
those
who
lived
in
her
favelas.
She
was
also
the
only
black
female
counselor
on
Rio's
51
member
City
Council,
and
when
she
was
elected,
she
never
stopped
with
her
activism
and
legislative
work
which,
like
her
own
identity,
was
deeply
intersectional.
K
She
was
also
a
staunch
opponent
of
police
militarization
and
frequently
denounced
the
pervasiveness
of
killings
by
police
officers
of
innocent
prevent
brazilians,
notably
those
from
favelas
and
who
are
afro-brazilian,
and
it
is
with
great
horror
and
sadness
that,
a
day
after
calling
for
an
end
to
the
military
police
state,
both
she
and
her
driver
were
assassinated
and
shot
out
after
she
spoke
about
young
women.
Moving
political
structures.
K
A
A
G
This
is
Philadelphia.
We
have
the
equipment,
we
have
the
manpower,
woman
power
and
we
also
know
what
to
do.
We
have
institutional
knowledge,
so
I
want
to
commend
those
men
and
women
who,
while
we
were
safe
in
our
houses,
cuddled
up,
which
is
a
great
thing
working
hard
tirelessly
giving
of
their
time
to
benefit.
So
we
could
all
go
to
work
today.
It's
greatly
appreciated
by
this
council
men
and
also
I,
think
the
entire
council
as
well
and
all
city
employees
appreciate
their
fine
work.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
D
You,
mr.
president,
we
try
to
keep
up
with
our
parking
Authority
bill
and
and
and
weekly
try
to
check
on
numbers.
This
is
the
first
day
I'm
mentioning
it
in
council,
but,
as
all
of
you
know,
that
we
have,
until
the
end
of
April,
for
people
to
sign
up
so
that
you
can
take
advantage
of
the
amnesty
program
and
what
we
want
you
to
know
is
that
so
far,
three
thousand
nine
hundred
and
forty
seven
people
have
signed
up
now.
D
Money
that
the
city
would
not
have
received
is
three
hundred
and
forty
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
and
twenty
one
dollars.
So
we
ask
those
swordless
think,
please
we
only
have
until
the
end
of
April
sign
up
make
an
agreement.
You
can
pay
ten
percent
down
and
have
two
years
to
pay
for
it.
If
you
don't
know,
if
you
have
anything
you
think
before
2013,
maybe
there
was
another
tag:
number
post,
the
$50,
it's
worth
it
so
that,
if
anything
comes
up
then
you
won't
be
fine.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
R
You,
mr.
president
and
I
just
want
to
follow
up
on
Councilwoman
Blackwell
and
say
a
hearty
Thank
You
Councilwoman
Blackwell
for
your
leadership
on
this
issue
very
impressed
by
a
hearing
and
numbers
that
you
just
put
on
the
record
for
us.
I
want
you
to
know,
Councilwoman
that
on
this
past
Monday,
we
held
a
meeting
for
residents
in
the
ninth
district,
who
came
to
our
meeting
with
the
hopes
of
learning
about
the
amnesty
program
and
how
they
could
in
fact
take
advantage
of
it.
R
Councilwoman
we
had
over
300
people
respond
and
over
350
people
to
attend
at
the
Finley
Recreation
Center
and
up
Sol
in
Mansfield,
and
we're
working
on
trying
to
get
some
done
now
that
we've
had
this
one
is
okay.
You
got
to
get
to
the
other
side
of
Broad
Street
now
so
we're
working
on
it,
but
that's
only
thanks
to
your
leadership
and
our
colleagues.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
F
You,
mr.
president,
as
we
wrap
up
women
month,
I
just
wanted
to
particularly
acknowledge
the
women
of
council
council
and
Blondo
Reynolds
Brown
for
bringing
us
all
together
around
the
legislative
initiatives
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
enlightened
men
who
have
been
attending
the
many
events
this
month.
As
we
celebrate
women,
whether
it's
the
Chamber
of
Commerce's
paradigm
award,
the
sororities
and
others.
F
It's
really
important
that
the
meat/meat
to
phenomenon
really
do
because
that
really
does
become
of
movement
and
while
I'm
encouraged,
you
know
as
councilman
Parker
and
I
attend
the
women's
March
that
there's
a
recognition
by
women
that
we
need
to
do
more
than
March
that
we
need
to
work
better
together,
be
better
allies
to
each
other.
It's
encouraging
to
have
500
women
running
for
office
this
year,
and
hopefully
some
of
those
four
women
will
be
victorious
because
women
support
those
women,
because
women
will
write
checks
to
those
women,
but
I
particularly
want
to
thank
people.
F
Like
my
mom,
you
know
the
single
mothers,
the
caretakers
all
of
those
women
who
carry
us
every
single
day.
It's
not
easy!
Being
an
in
public
service,
not
complaining.
It
is
what
it
is
we
can
take
it,
but
I
just
think
it's
it's
it's
hugely
important
and
that's
as
I
mentioned
when
Monica
Malpass
was
here.
The
many
Activities
Council
and
Blondell
Reynolds
will
sponsor
many
events
for
young
women
and
others.
F
In
light
of,
what's
going
on
in
the
White
House,
as
Michael
Court
said,
with
the
red
with
the
orange
man
and
the
red
tie
and
I
really
do
feel
like
this,
we're
living
in
a
reality
TV
every
single
day
when
I
watch
those
stories
and
really
concern
about
the
message
that
it's
sending
two
young
women
who
watch
TV
every
day
about
what
we
allow
men
to
get
away
with
in
in
today's
society.
So
hopefully
those
500
women
will
come,
join
the
struggle
and
and
change
the
course
of
where
we're
going
politically
Thank.