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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, October 4, 2018:
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (At Large) thanks departing Legislative Aide Steven Chintaman.
A
President
one
of
my
mother's
favorite
expressions
was
nothing
good
or
bad.
Last
forever,
I
constantly
remind
my
team
that
we
are
what
we
repeatedly
do.
Excellence,
therefore,
is
not
an
act,
but
a
habit
when
we,
as
council
members
go
out
to
intentionally
recruit
and/or
acquire
competent,
committed
devoted
staff.
We
want
young
professionals
who
understand
that
mediocrity
is
a
sin.
A
Do
it
excellently
and
represent
this
morning,
I
want
to
salute
and
share
with
my
colleagues
and
his
peers
that
we
have
another
staffer
who'd,
be
joining
the
Alumni
Club
of
hash
tag,
team,
Councilwoman
BRB
with
him
entering
his
last
year
of
law,
school
I,
didn't
know
this
day
was
coming.
I
did
not
know
what
come
so
soon.
This
young
man
officially
joined
my
team
in
January
2015,
where
he
showed
up
asking
simply
to
be
a
volunteer
upon
joining
the
team.
He
hit
the
ground
running.
He
became
quickly
a
team
player
learning.
A
He
clearly
embraced
the
clear
purpose
of
our
office
and
the
principle
values
we
share
and
has
been
exceedingly
lawyer,
loyal
serving
with
distinction,
because
he
is
a
young
professional
with
the
perfect
blend
of
qualities
required
for
achievement.
He
was
made
an
offer
he
couldn't
refuse,
even
while
he
is
still
in
lost
to
join
a
law,
firm
I
think
that's
awesome.
So
with
that
I
say
with
a
happy
and
sad
heart,
Stephen
gentleman
will
be
leaving
us
I'm
going
to
miss
your
positive
energy.
You
just
stand
up.
A
I'm
gonna
miss
your
bright
spirit.
I'm
gonna
miss
what
my
mother
would
call
stick-to-itiveness
and
your
work
habits,
because
I
really
appreciate
it.
Most
of
all,
your
active
engagement
in
the
research
on
the
issue
that
we
care
about,
which
is
deepening
and
strengthening
MVE
WBE
participation
in
this
town,
he's
responsible
for
the
bill
I
introduced
today.
What
is
my
charge
to
you
that
you
continue
practice
being
a
rubber
band
continued
to
stretch,
we
are
engineered
to
embrace
challenges.
A
Thank
you
for
learning
the
rubber
band
principle,
giving
your
personality,
your
work
ethic,
your
understanding
of
what
it
takes
to
be
a
team
player,
Katherine,
Gilmore
and
I
are
exceedingly
proud
of
you
and
your
growth
in
closing
I
want
to
remind
you,
Steven
that
you
have
the
right
stuff.
You
understand
clearly
that
as
an
african-american
young
professional
in
this
town,
excellence
is
not
a
sometime
thing.
Excellence
is
an
all
time
thing.
A
A
Finally,
like
Joe
Meade
in
LaSalle
and
David
Ford
at
university
of
the
sciences
and
Jason
Lewis,
with
one
of
the
second
largest
marketing
firm
in
town
and
Kellen
white
at
the
comptroller's
office
and
Hajim
alluminium
doing
his
law
practice
and
Candice
was
the
latins
boys,
Latin,
School
and
hernias
shocked
Brown
at
the
school
district.
You
too
will
be
gone
without
the
e.
You
got
that
welcome
to
the
Alumni
Club
of
hash
tag,
team,
Councilwoman
BRB!
You
are
most
deserving
of
a
hearty
congratulations.