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INVOCATION: MONSIGNOR JOSEPH GARVIN OF ST. CHRISTOPHER’S PARISH (GUEST OF COUNCILMAN O’NEILL)
APPROVAL OF JOURNAL: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020
LEAVES OF ABSENCE: NONE
PRESENTATIONS: NONE
MAYOR’S MESSAGES:
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE: Public Property and Public Works
BILLS ON FIRST READING:
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING & FINAL PASSAGE: 200040, 200195, 200006-A, 200007, 200013, 200019, 200004, 200020, 200021, 200023, 200024, 200087, 200091, 200092, 200120, 200145, 200146, 200148, and 200090.
A
A
B
Let
us
remember
that
we
are
in
the
presence
of
Almighty
God
God,
our
Father.
We
ask
you
to
be
with
us
today
as
we
begin
this
session
of
City
Council
in
this
cynical
age.
Help
us
to
understand
that
prayer
can
change.
People
and
institutions
help
us
also
to
know
that
prayer
can
bring
lasting
results,
that
it
can
bring
unity
to
our
city.
B
It
is
in
that
spirit
that
we
ask
your
blessings
for
our
city
and
the
members
of
this
council
enlighten
them
with
the
spirit
of
wisdom,
charity
and
justice
that
they
may
faithfully
serve
in
the
office
to
promote
the
well-being
of
the
people
that
they
serve,
especially
the
poor
and
the
needy.
Keep
them
forever,
mindful
of
the
importance
and
expectation
that
they
be
men
and
women
of
integrity,
help
them
to
be
upright
honest
and
sincere
in
all.
They
do
in
a
special
way
bless.
B
The
families
of
the
members
of
this
council
helped
our
council
members,
as
they
balance
their
responsibilities
between
their
home
and
public
office.
May
their
family
relationships
not
suffer
because
of
their
devotion
to
their
office.
May
our
council
members
and
their
families
feel
the
gratitude
of
their
fellow
citizens
for
the
sacrifices
and
times
spent
on
their
behalf.
Lord
give
your
blessings
to
the
staff
of
our
City
Council
members
help
them
to
greet
their
work
with
enthusiasm
and
an
eagerness
to
serve
the
common
good.
B
Finally,
dear
God,
we
ask
that
you
give
our
council
members
strength,
vision,
love
and
compassion
to
make
them
strong
and
effective
leaders.
May
they
experience
a
spirit
of
servant
leadership
as
they
gather
today
and
every
day
for
the
good
of
all
in
our
city.
We
place
these
prayers
before
you
confident
that
you
will
hear
and
answer
them,
because
you
are
a
good
and
gracious
God
who
lives
and
reigns
forever
and
ever
amen.
Thank.
A
C
D
A
I
know
it
was
a
requirement,
but
thank
you
for
being
here
today
anyway,
thank
you
for
being
here
anyway,
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
elected
officials
that
are
here
today
and
say
thank
you
and
welcome
to
our
house
and
all
the
individuals
who
are
viewing
this
today.
So
again.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
today.
Today
we
have
no
presentation,
so
we
will
move
right
into
our
process.
Our
next
order
of
business
is
communications,
and
the
chair
request
that
the
saucer
of
arms
delivers
the
messages
from
the
mayor
to
the
chief
clerk.
E
So
the
president,
the
members
of
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
pursuant
to
section
12
207
of
the
Home
Rule
Charter
I,
am
transmitting
to
the
council.
The
following
appointees
to
the
Board
of
Education
I
mean
Akbar
Julia,
Daisy,
Leticia,
Agia,
Hinton,
Mallory,
picks,
Lopez
Lee
Wong,
dr.
Maria,
McColgan,
dr.
Christopher,
McKinley,
dr.
Angela,
MacGyver
and
Joyce
Wilkerson
and
I
hereby
recommend
your
favorable
consideration
of
these
appointees
and
I.
E
Am
somebody
here
went
through
the
consideration
of
your
honorable
body,
a
resolution
authorizing
the
Floatopia
Land
Bank
to
dispose
the
1421
letter
least
route
11
literally
Street,
located
in
the
fifth
Council
Matic
district
and
a
resolution
authorizing
the
Commissioner
on
a
public
property
to
execute
and
deliverances
the
fluffy.
Every
development
authority
without
consideration,
DS
combined
conditional
fee,
simple
title
to
certain
city-owned
lots
of
pieces
of
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
are
on
situate
in
the
18th
ward
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
appointment
of
Amin
act.
E
March,
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Julia
Danzig
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Leticia.
He
hidden
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Mallory
picks.
Lopez
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Leo
Wong
to
the
border.
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
dr.
E
Maria
McColgan
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
dr.
Chrismukkah.
Mccain
McKinley
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Angela
McIver
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Joyce
Wilkerson
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
providing
for
the
approval
by
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Revised
five-year
financial
plan
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
E
Covering
fiscal
year
2021
through
2025
and
incorporating
proposed
changes
with
respect
to
fiscal
year,
2020,
which
is
to
be
submitted
by
the
mayor
to
the
Pennsylvania
intergovernmental
cooperation
Authority
and
an
ordinance
authorizing
transfers
and
appropriations
for
fiscal
year,
2020
from
the
general
fund
and
the
grants
revenue
fund,
certain
walled
city
offices,
departments,
boards
and
commissions
to
the
general
fund.
Certain
will
city
offices,
departments,
boards
and
commissions,
and
an
ordinance
amending
chapter.
19
2600,
though
of
the
philippi
code
entitled
business
income
and
receipts
taxes
by
revising
certain
tax
rates
and
an
ordinance
amending
chapter.
E
19
1500
of
the
photo
fee,
codons
out
of
wage
and
net
profits
tax
by
revising
certain
tax
rates
and
an
ordinance
adopting
the
operating
budget
for
fiscal
year
2021
and
an
ordinance
to
adopt
a
fiscal
2021
capital
budget
and
an
ordinance
to
adopt
a
capital
program
for
the
six
fiscal
years.
2021
through
2026,
inclusive,
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
Thank.
A
D
D
E
E
I
E
And
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
of
an
amendment
to
the
fall
of
your
home
road
charter.
Providing
for
the
creation
of
the
office
of
the
victim
advocate,
as
approved
by
resolution
of
the
City
Council
fixing
the
date
of
the
special
election
for
such
purpose.
Describing
the
form
of
ballot
question
to
be
voted
on
and
on
and
authorizing
the
appropriate
officers
to
publish
notice
and
to
make
arrangements
for
the
special
election.
For.
I
You
council
president
council
president
colleagues,
today
I'm
introducing
a
legislative
package
to
create
the
office
of
victim
advocate
I
want
to
thank
all
the
victims,
who
has
lost
loved
ones,
that
gun
violence
and
those
who
are
victims,
Co
victims
and
survivors
of
gun
violence
for
I'm
attending
the
press
conference,
which
we
held
yesterday
regarding
the
rollout
of
the
legislation.
I
want
to
also
take
a
moment
and
thank
my
colleague,
councilman
Katherine
Gilmore
Richardson
AMA
Kendra
Brooks
were
also
I'm
attending
the
press
conference,
but
also,
most
importantly,
on
being
supportive
from
this
effort.
I
On
from
day
one.
The
New
Philadelphia
victim
advocate
office
would
serve
as
a
hub
for
crime,
victims,
survivors
and
others
affected
by
crime
in
general.
The
office
functions
would
include
coordination,
planning
and
oversight
and
I'm
calling
for
the
creation
of
this
new
office
within
the
city
of
Philadelphia
to
work
on
system-wide
issues
affecting
victims
and
Co
victims,
but
I
have
a
special
interest
and
those
who
are
victims
and
survivors
of
gun
violence.
I
The
advocates
that
have
told
me
that
the
fragmented
nature
of
Victim
Services
leads
to
a
lack
of
consistency
and
timing
of
outreach
service
and
services,
provided
the
new
of
the
victim
advocate
is
long
overdue.
Here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
the
creation
of
this
new
office
was
among
the
recommendations.
I
heard
from
Philadelphia
is
doing
a
recent
hearings
on
the
City
Council
special
committee
on
gun
violence,
specifically
the
Subcommittee
on
victims
and
Cove
victims
of
gun
violence,
in
which
I
chair,
along
with
my
colleague,
councilman
Curtis
Jones.
I
I
Today
we
have
seen
64
people
who
have
served
have
been
victims
of
homicide
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
a
25
percent
increase
compared
to
the
same
time
in
2019
and
that's
according
to
statistics
provided
by
the
Philadelphia
Police
Department
in
2019
for
the
off
recorded
356
homicides
that
total
mark
the
highest
homicide
count
and
over
a
decade.
So,
as
we
start,
this
budget
process
I
always
been
a
consistent
voice
when
it
comes
to
advocating,
as
relates
as
it
relates
to
supporting
our
anti
violence.
I
Efforts
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
but
I
want
to
specifically
make
sure
that
that
mother,
who
lost
his
son
or
daughter
to
gun
violence,
their
father
who
lost
a
son
or
daughter
at
gun
they're
at
the
table.
When
we
talk
about
policy
that
they
at
the
table
and
we're
talking
about
resources
that
they
are
at
the
table,
we
talk
about
our
comprehensive
plan
when
it
comes
to
fighting
the
issue
of
gun
violence
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
president
I
want
to
personally.
I
Thank
you
for
your
support
from
day
one
and
the
creation
of
the
Special
Committee
on
gun
violence
and
allowing
me
on
through
this
committee,
to
do
the
type
of
work
that
one
and
most
importantly,
will
allow
those
who
are
victims.
Cove
victims,
survivors
of
gun,
violence,
have
a
voice,
as
relates
to
the
issue
of
crime
and
violence
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
presents.
J
E
I'm
not
pros
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Julie
Dan
Z
Julia
Dan
Z
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
and
the
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Letitia.
You
even
hinting
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Mallory
picks
Lopez
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
dr.
maria
maria
McColgan
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
and
a
resolution.
Appoint
reappointing,
dr.
E
Chris
McKinley
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Angela
macgyver
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Joyce
Wilkinson
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
reappointment
of
Lee
Wong
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
school.
She
could
Philadelphia
and
a
resolution
confirming
the
appointment
of
a
mean
Akbar
to
the
Board
of
Education
of
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia.
E
A
E
Ain't
non-privileged
resolution
authorizing
the
Commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
photo
fear
of
Redevelopment
Authority
without
consideration.
Ds
conveying
catkins
conditional
fee,
simple
title
to
certain
city-owned
lots
of
pieces,
the
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
are
on
situate
in
the
18th
ward
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
In.
E
E
An
ordinance
establishing
parking
regulations
in
the
vicinity
of
Green
Street
and
north
11th
Street
North
13th
Street
in
Mount
Vernon
Street,
Allen,
Street
and
Germantown
Avenue
Wallace
Street
and
North
12th
Street
Lawrence,
Street
and
Poplar
Street,
Brandywine
Street
and
North
tenth
Street,
Burke,
Street
and
Girard
Avenue.
That.
E
An
ordinance
authorizing
Walnut,
Street
Theatre
corporation
to
construct,
owned
and
maintained,
opposed
building
overhang
encroachment
at
8:15
through
23
Walnut
Street
for
the
committee
and
a
privileged
resolution
honoring
the
partners
for
civic
pride
incorporated
for
their
diligent
efforts
on
spreading
the
history
and
pride
of
the
Philadelphia
Civic
flag
and
marking
the
120th
125th
anniversary
of
the
Philadelphia
Civic
flag
by
recognizing
March
27
2020
as
Philadelphia's
Civic
flag
day.
Today's.
E
And
ordinance
establishing
no
truck
parking
regulations
on
15800,
Musgrave,
Street
Fergus
committee
and
a
privileged
resolution
honoring
and
recognizing
Chris
Safa
Colleen,
Neal,
Makeda,
Rashid,
Debbie
fortune,
Sharon
Whittaker
and
Joyce
Drayton
on
their
legacies
of
leadership
and
achievement
in
promoting
toxic-free
environments,
Community
Development,
Services
leadership
and
state
government
and
music
education
in
the
city
of
Lafayette.
Today's.
E
A
G
A
E
The
president
and
members
of
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Lafayette,
the
committee
on
public
property
and
public
works,
to
which
is
deferred
bill
number
two:
zero
zero,
zero
one;
zero
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
procurement
department
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Lafayette,
to
enter
into
one
or
more
agreements
with
a
vendor
or
vendors
for
the
purchase
and
servicing
of
online
legal
research
services,
investigative
tools
and
related
goods
and
services,
respectful
reports
that
has
considered
the
same
and
returns.
You
touch
bill
to
council
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
Thank.
G
A
You
there's
been
moving
proppy,
second,
that
the
rules
accounts
to
be
suspended
so
as
to
permit
first
reading
this
day,
a
bills
number
two:
zero:
zero,
zero
one
Oh,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
those
opposed
eyes
have
it,
and
this
bill
will
be
placed
on
our
first
reading
calendar
today.
That
concludes
our
report.
Some
committee
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
consideration
of
the
calendar.
I
note
that
the
bill
just
reported
from
committee
with
the
suspension
of
the
rules
had
been
deemed
to
have
had
its
first
reading
today.
A
This
bill
we
place
on
our
second
reading
and
final
passes,
calendar
or
a
next
session
of
council.
They
are
apparently
no
additional
bills
on
the
first
reading
calendar,
so
the
chair
recognizes
Councilwoman
Parker
for
the
purpose
of
calling
up
resolutions
and
Bill's
on
the
second
reading
and
final
passes.
Calendar
Thank.
D
A
You
Councilwoman
before
we
move
on
passes
of
all
bills
and
resolutions
on
the
final
passes
calendar.
Today
we
will
have
our
public
comment
session.
It
will
go
as
follow
when
your
name
is
called.
You
will
go
to
the
middle
of
the
council
chambers
there's
a
podium
and
on
that
podium
there
is
a
device.
When
the
light
turns
green
on
that
device.
You
will
you
will
start
your
public
comment
when
the
light
turns
yellow.
You
will
have
30
seconds
to
conclude
your
remarks
when
the
light
turns
red
we'd.
A
G
G
Younger
people
on
I
am
in
recovery
and
I'm
going
to
12-step
program
where
people
come
in
to
12-step
program
and
they
come
in
and
out,
then
the
reason
why
their
homes,
because
their
families
keep
them
out
because
they're
using
drugs
I've
heard
a
lot
of
people.
In
my
life
I've
heard
God,
mostly
my
parents
and
my
people,
two
people
that
love
me,
the
most
I
have
I
suffer
from
disease
of
addiction.
It
is
a
disease
putting
this
cancer.
G
According
to
the
council
I'm
sorry,
the
CDC
I'm
in
therapy
are
y'all,
so
we're
go
to
meetings,
and
my
suggestion
is
that
we
have
communication
between
drug
addicts
and
their
families
get
them
off
the
street.
One
thing
is
for
sure,
everybody's
going
home
to
me.
Another
drug
addict
will
die
on
the
streets
of
Philadelphia
to
me
because
they
don't
have
the
resources
that
we
need
to
get
them
clean.
G
Safe,
drug
houses
does
not
work,
they
started
in
the
50s
and
60s
and
he
had
at
that
heyguys
berry
in
them
and
in
the
and
California,
and
they
don't
work.
A
drug
addict
uses
because
he
wants
to
use
simply
is
that
I
have
triggers
that
I
have
to
deal
with
every
night,
shrub
dreams
that
I
have
to
deal
with
every
night,
2
3
4
o'clock
in
the
morning.
The
only
person
that
I
can
go
to
is
God.
G
D
You,
mr.
president,
for
clarification,
I
just
wanted
to
note
that
bill
and
resolutions
number
two:
zero:
zero,
zero,
four
zero:
two:
zero,
zero,
zero,
six,
eight
and
two
zero
zero
zero
seven
will
be
placed
on
the
suspension
calendar
today
per
my
testimony
at
the
veterans.
Advisory
Commission
meeting
on
the
record
yesterday
and
I
wanted
to
clarify
that
for
all
the
veterans
who
are
here
to
provide
testimony
among
those
pieces
of
legislation.
Thank
you
so
much
and.
A
D
G
Good
morning
my
name
is
Lauren.
Williams
I
am
also
the
first
district
commander
of
Philadelphia,
and
my
reasons
here
come
because
I
hear
complaints
about
they're
taking
the
veterans,
preference,
which
is
not
right.
It
should
be,
if
you're
doing
things
for
the
kids
for
trade
school,
then
that's
all.
It
should
mention
in
your
bill,
not
veterans
preference,
not
anything
about
the
police,
the
firemen
anything
it
should
be
for
those
kids
for
that
trade
school.
It
should
be
in
there
that
they
should
maintain
a
certain
grade
level
attendance
level
in
order
to
get
that.
Thank
you.
H
C
G
Of
Philadelphia
city
council
also
the
citizens
of
Philadelphia
the
reason
for
that
I'm
here
my
name
is
Tyrone
a
love.
I
am
the
commander
of
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars
Post
3090,
that's
located
at
53:12
Rey
Street
in
the
West
Philadelphia
area,
past
commander
of
American
Legion
Post
number
682,
which
is
located
in
the
Mount
Airy
area
I'm.
Also
the
director
of
Veterans
Affairs
for
the
state
of
Pennsylvania
for
the
most
merciful,
pres
Hall,
Grand
Lodge.
The
reason
for
my
being
here
is
in
reference
to
the
veterans.
Preference
is
not.
L
G
Oil
preference
for
the
children,
but
what
we,
what
we
asked
for
and
what
was
told
to
me
and
or
what
I've
heard
that
you
have
suspended
into
further
clarification?
Is
that
correct?
Okay?
So
with
that
man
I
applaud
you
for
doing
so
when
when
we
do
have
a
chance,
I
would
love
to
have
a
sit-down
with
you.
Okay,
whenever
you're
you're
available,
we
as
veterans
we
all
know,
can
can
I
have
a
show
of
hands.
How
many
veterans
we
have
here
in
City,
Council,
City,
Council,
Oni,.
G
Okay,
so
that
being
said,
that
being
said,
we
are
the
reason
that
everyone-
that's
in
here,
have
the
right
to
be
here.
We
as
veterans
all
I
asked,
is
don't
forget
us,
because
we
haven't
forgot
you,
because
many
of
us
have
taken
a
offer
to
give
with
with
a
blank
check
to
this
country.
So
don't
take
what
was
given
to
us
many
years
ago.
B
President
Clark,
thank
you
for
having
me
here
today,
City
Council,
thank
you
for
having
me
here
today,
I'm
here
for
201
95
resolution
and
speaking
of
behaved,
South,
Philadelphia
and
all
residents
of
Philadelphia
here
and
throughout
the
country.
Maybe
we
do
not
want
this
safe,
so
you
anywhere
in
the
country
not
to
say
that
you're
not
you're
not
able
to
help
an
addict.
You
can't
help
an
addict
but
you're
not
helping
them,
giving
them
money
or
give
him
any
more
heroin.
B
That
and
in
any
any
of
these
facilities,
I
like
to
ask
everyone
here:
I
assume
that
everybody
who
lives
in
Philadelphia
or
close
by
raise
your
hand
if
you've
never
got
notified
for
this
site.
That
was
supposed
to
been
saying,
Mayor,
Jim
Kenney
says
he
never
had
a
meeting
with
the
with
the
Board
of
Directors.
Here
had
no
knowledge
of
this.
How
could
that
be?
Raise
your
hand
if
you
did
not
get
notified
know
everybody
in
the
room.
H
E
F
B
Councilmen
to
get
it
notified,
that's
a
I
know
that
for
a
fact
and
I
hope
this
resolution
gets
past.
The
term
I
have
no
safe
sites
of
this,
and
it's
for
anggee
be
notified.
Every
citizen
in
Philadelphia,
every
city
city,
council,
that'll,
want
it
on
boy
for
no
safe
site
here.
The
other
11
should
get
all
important
because
I
don't
feel
it's
right
that
the
City
Council
is
not
getting
notified
and
the
people
who
live
in
these
neighborhoods
throughout
City
Philadelphia
or
throughout
Pennsylvania
President
Clark.
Thank
you
again.
B
I
appreciate
William
I'm,
all
for
this
resolution
for
no
safe
site
and
Phil
well
off
your
order
throughout
the
whole
country.
That's
me
and
it's
a
lot
of
veterans
that
I
I'm,
also
a
veteran
I'm,
a
veteran,
a
lot
of
veterans,
I
go
to
Veterans
Hospital
every
month,
and
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
veterans
are
against
any
of
this,
and,
let
me
say
one
more
thing:
pressing
council,
an
addict
and
I've
been
in
Philadelphia,
since
nineteen
nineteen
fifty-eight,
an
addict
and
I
know
quite
a
few
of
them
out.
They
helped
us
cope
with
them.
B
You
don't
help
them
I,
give
them
a
ten
dollar
bill.
You
don't
help
by
giving
us
money
for
dope
heroin
when
they,
when
they
turn
around,
bring
that
site
in
here,
they're
her
and
are
at
it
goes
in
here
with
a
bag.
Maybe
two
bags.
They
don't
need
to
know
what
the
quality
of
that
hurt
is
how
strong
it
is.
They
might
am
I
taking
over
those
right
there
in
the
soil.
That's
that's!
That's!
That's!
B
A
D
Morning
my
name
is
Shannon
Ferrell
here
today
to
talk
about
the
resolution
about
what
happened
and
Philadelphia,
not
just
this
past
week,
but
last
year
as
well.
This
is
the
second
time
a
safe
house
has
attempted
to
the
safe
injection
site
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
The
first
time
happening
Kensington
last
year,
not
many
people.
Here.
Last
week
they
tried
it
in
South,
Philly
I'm,
the
president
of
a
RCF
there's
a
process
in
the
neighborhood.
D
When
you
want
to
put
a
deck
on
your
house,
or
you
want
to
put
a
bakery
in
my
neighborhood,
you
have
to
go
through
the
process
and
come
in
front
of
the
community
I.
Don't
know
why
you
think
this
is
so
special
that
they
don't
have
to
do
that.
They
didn't
even
bother
to
try
and
engage.
The
community
is
unfair.
Now
that
US
have
a
saying
use
decide
for
us.
D
This
is
a
democracy,
not
dictatorship,
and
that
didn't
happen
again
for
the
second
time,
and
I
will
note
that
last
year,
when
they
tried
this
in
my
community,
there
was
only
two
council
members
that
were
enraged
by
that,
and
that
was
councilman
Sanchez
and
Councilman.
Councilman
Marcus
Willa,
so
these
are
already
behind.
This
is
twice
they've
done
this.
D
This
has
to
change.
This
is
unfair
to
everybody.
You've
made
a
decision
to
support
something.
So
if
you
did
so,
then
why
didn't
you
come
to
the
community
if
you're
just
learning
something
you
don't
think
they
will?
Well,
then
that
something?
Maybe
you
should
rethink
I
live
in
a
safe
injection
site.
They
shoot
up
on
our
streets,
they
leave
their
needles
on
their
ground.
That
already
already
happens.
D
Violent
drug
dealers
who
shoot
the
kids
that
live
in
my
neighborhood
and
500
people
were
there
three
years
ago,
I
started
meeting
with
managing
directors
office
three
years
ago
and
are
still
500
people
on
the
street.
So
maybe
you
should
start
looking
at
what
you
don't
do,
which
is
get
your
services
straightened
out,
lift
the
smoking
ban.
How
about
provide
that?
D
How
about
this
her
saying
31
million
dollars
would
hear
a
decayed
homelessness.
Is
that
part
of
this
budget
today,
because
I'd
like
to
see
that
I
really
think
that
you
should
disrespect
to
everybody
for
three
years?
I've
worked
with
you,
incidentally,
I
share,
you
did
it
again,
so
I,
don't
know
I
I,
don't
know.
What's
going
to
change,
I
feel
like
yous
know
that
this
is
not
gonna,
be
popular,
so
you're,
just
gonna
force
it
down
somebody's
server
or
it's
not
going
to
happen
at
all,
and
that's
your
own
fault.
D
There's
two
things
I
took
away
from
my
trip
and
Serano
one.
The
government
bran
never
does
prevention
sites
and
took
responsibility
for
it.
When
we
could
hold
it
accountable
in
our
neighborhoods,
we
can't
hold
people
who
are
private,
nonprofits
accountable
for
anything.
You
don't
answer
to
lost
you
Jim
and
the
second
thing
was
they
had
gun
control,
so
go
back
and
revisit.
Why
you're
exactly
going
to
support
this,
since
you
don't
think
you're
going
to
get
community
support,
there's
a
problem
with
that.
Thank
you.
Thanks.
D
D
D
D
So
we
need
for
you
to
let
us
know
when
these
things
are
going
to
take
place
so
that
we
could
be
there
and
give
our
input
this.
Some
of
the
stakeholders,
the
school's
the
principal's,
did
not
even
know
about
this
and
I
was
floored
when
I
heard
that
so
no
one
knew
about
it
or
in
my
community.
I
live
on
11th
Street,
so
the
other
thing
I
want
to
say
is
about
these
illegal
drugs.
D
If
you're
bringing
illegal
drugs,
that
is
against
the
law,
and
so
I
cannot
see
this,
my
son
cannot
see
this
my
son,
they
have
a
method
on
clinic
near
the
school
and
you
see
a
lot
of
people
hanging
around
there
outside
I'm
all
for
recovery.
Okay,
make
clinics
where
they
can
and
not
be
a
euthanasia
clinic
clinics
for
recovery
to
make
them
clean,
not
to
kill
themselves
in
the
process.
A
M
Really
upset
about
how
this
all
went
down
just
with
no
one.
No
one
being
told
about
these
injection
sites.
Injection
sites
are
not
a
good
idea.
Funding
for
treatment,
centers,
rehab,
centers
mental
health
facilities.
That's
what's
going
to
get
addicts
help
not
injection
sites
by
opening
injection
sites,
you're
facing
more
drug
addicts
in
the
area,
more
drug
dealers
in
the
area
and
more
crime,
so
safe
injection
sites
are
not
the
answer.
The
funding
has
to
go
towards
these
facilities.
Put
the
funding
there
stop
trying
to
make
money
on
drug
addiction
help
them.
M
The
streets
are
crawling
with
addicts
right
where
they
wanted
to
open
it
abroad,
a
McKean.
We
have
two
methadone
clinics,
they
get
their
methadone,
they
wait
until
the
Huibers
and
then
they
go
get
high
and
you're
allowing
people
to
help
them
get
high
they're
supplying
the
the
bowls
to
burn
for
the
heroin
in
ED
needles.
Mike
son-in-law,
who
passed
away
three
years
ago,
had
insulin
had
insulin-dependent
diabetes.
M
M
It's
it's
totally
ridiculous
that
they
can
get
these
supplies
for
free
and
my
son
will
passed
away
like
what
sense
does
that
make
I
just
don't
understand
what
this
city
wants
to
do,
but
then
to
do
it
underhandedly
makes
the
things
a
hundred
times
worse.
Not
one
person
in
Philadelphia
knew
about
this.
Mayor
Kenny
stated
that
he
was
unaware
of
it.
He
sits
on
the
council,
I
mean
he
sits
on
the
board
of
safe
homes.
So
how
didn't
he
know
about
it?
That's
a
downright
lie.
M
A
D
A
D
Is
the
mayor
and
safe
house
to
seach
further
development,
a
supervised
consumption
site
the
language
used
throughout
is
crafted
to
inspire
fear
and
spread
misinformation.
The
resolution
states
that
these
sites
could
have
a
potentially
devastating
impact
on
neighborhoods.
It
also
refers
to
overdose
prevention
sites
as
heroin
heroin
and
injection
facilities.
The
data
or
an
overdose
prevention
sites
is
clear.
The
surrounding
communities
see
a
reduction
in
drug-related
arrests,
public
displays
of
drug
use
and
publicly
discarded
drug
paraphernalia
every
single
day
Philadelphia
uses
an
average
of
three
of
our
community
members
to
an
overdose.
D
If
these
overdoses
took
place
under
the
supervision
of
a
medical
professional
ever
introduced
that
number
to
zero,
there
are
over
a
hundred
overdose
prevention
sites
across
the
world
and
not
a
single
for
this
facility
has
recorded
an
overdose
overdose
death.
Furthermore,
the
resolution
introduced
alongside
a
bill
that
would
place
extremely
strict
limitation
on
a
process
of
opening
one
of
these
facilities.
The
resolution
and
it's
accompany
bill
would
indefinitely
delay
overdose
prevention
sites
from
opening
in
Philadelphia.
I
cannot,
in
good
faith,
endorse
an
approach
that
will
lead
to
more
preventable
drug-related
deaths.
D
Of
my
colleagues
I
believe
that
transparency,
education,
community
involvement
should
be
integral
parts
of
any
overdose
prevention
site
opening
in
Philadelphia,
my
own
evolution
and
understanding
of
overdose
prevention
sites
has
been
shaped
through
conversations
with
harm
reduction,
advocates
and
health
care
specialists.
It
would
be
a
mistake
to
denied
an
opportunity
to
others.
I
have
seen
firsthand
how
the
government
can
respond
to
the
addiction
crisis.
My
community,
my
family,
are
still
recovering
from
the
war
on
drugs.
That
camera'll
are
criminalized
and
incarcerated
black
people
at
a
shocking
rate
for
the
black
community.
D
The
trauma
still
rings
in
our
bodies,
and
it
would
be
unforgivable
to
repeat
the
same
mistakes.
What
we
know
now
is
that
criminalization
and
incarceration
do
not
save
but
endanger
lives.
We
also
know
we
also
know
that,
while
by
opioid
epidemic
is
largely
represented
as
a
public
crisis
that
affects
the
white
community,
black
and
brown
people
are
over-represented
among
those
who
have
died
as
a
result
of
a
drug
overdose.
I
reject
the
framework
that
treats
the
opening
of
a
life-saving
medical
facility
as
a
moral
crisis,
but
views
the
death
of
over
a
hundred
phillyd
I'm.
D
Sorry
over
a
thousand
philadelphians
each
year
as
a
norm,
we
must
create
a
clear
and
realistic
path
for
overdose
prevention
sites,
hoping
in
filling
in
Philadelphia,
I,
think,
mayor
Kenney
and
the
administration
for
their
leadership
on
the
issue
and
I
also
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
at
City
Council
to
move
for
an
urgent
work,
move
this
urgent
work
forward.
Thank
you.
C
C
When
you
hear
that
it's
better
that
people
know
better
than
you
and
it's
good
for
them,
and
you
should
just
do
it
anyway
tells
us
that
we're
moving
far
away
from
our
democratic
priorities.
Today
we
have
instances
of
people
who
say
they
know
things
they
bring
up,
statistics
and
evidence.
But
when
countered,
they
try
to
say
that
you
were
your
the
for
killing
people
or
your
first
saving
people.
C
That
is
the
wrong
message
that
we're
given
out
there
today
and
it's
a
shame
that
people
want
to
use
that
instead
of
having
dialogue
and
conversation
to
show
why
they
are
right,
I
normally
don't
speak
up
and
don't
speak
out,
because
I
think
we
could
do
this
through
conversations
and
communications.
But
when
you
get
ignored
and
you
get
played,
it
is
very
upsetting
and
when
you
represent
a
district
that
people
call
you
to
ask
you
for
help
and
you
don't
have
an
opportunity
to
answer
them
because
you
do
not
know
the
answers.
C
Is
just
flat-out
wrong
and
we
talk
about
statistics.
We
talk
about
what
is
doling
out
there,
there's
evidence-based
medicine
that
is
out
there.
That
tells
us
certain
things,
there's
also
research
and
literature
to
tells
us
certain
things.
There's
doctors
and
researchers
to
tell
us
through
time
that
these
safe
injection
sites
do
not
work.
C
If
you
look
at
British
Columbia,
if
you
look
at
British
Columbia
in
2006,
there
was
226
overdose
deaths.
They
have
upwards
of
20
safe
injection
sites
throughout
British
Columbia
there
over
those
thefts,
grew
tenfold
by
2018
to
1514
over
deaths
a
year,
so
weird
we're
showing
people
by
bringing
them
to
these
sites.
These
overdose
deaths
are
increasing,
even
in
Vancouver
in
2008
38
overdose
deaths
were
in
Vancouver
in
2018
over
ten
times
more
overdose
tester
now
in
Vancouver
382.
C
Now
these
are
statistics
and
facts
so
for
people
to
say
that
we're
looking
at
whether
we're
saving
lives,
not
saving
lives,
I
think
we
have
to
look
at
these
statistics.
I
think
we
have
to
have
these
conversations
and
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
a
point
where
we
could
then
talked
about
the
facts
of
what
we're
doing.
If
we
are
really
saving
lives
or
for
not
saving
lives,
it
also
says
there
Sharon
Lewis
who's.
C
A
professor
at
Jefferson
University
says
that
she
was
hired
by
the
city
of
Philadelphia
to
look
into
this,
and
it
says
it
tells
me
if
we
want
to
demonstrate
that
this
is
an
effective
strategy
for
harm
reduction.
One
of
many
that
are
out
there.
We
ought
to
be
very
careful
and
thoughtful
on
how
we
develop
data
to
answer
these
important
questions
before
moving
forward.
C
So
we
know
that
I
think
we
should
have
a
dialogue
about
this
and
for
people
who
support
no
dialogue
and
people
who
think
that
they
should
just
be
able
to
put
things
because
they
know
better
than
others.
I
think
you
have
to
relook
at
this
information
and
I
think
we
should
be
able
to
have
a
point
of
discussion
where
we
can
all
agree
or
disagree
on
that
this
process
works.
Thank
you.
So
much.
F
F
Let
I
also
want
to
explain
to
this
body
a
little
bit
because
I
agree
with
many
of
the
people
in
this
room
that
there
needs
to
be
a
much
better
public
process
that
is
inclusive
and
where
people
are
heard
there
is
no
excuse
for
processes
does
not
include
that,
but
I
think
that
is
different
from
what
is
being
proffered
in
the
resolution,
which
I
think
is
important
to
debunk.
Some
of
the
myths
around
it.
I
have
visited
three
overdose
prevention
sites
around
the
world.
All
three
of
them
are
massively
different
from
one
another.
F
One
was
government-run,
one
was
nonprofit
run,
one
was
a
mix,
but
there
is
a
lot
of
clarity
that
this
is
a
public
dialogue
and
a
public
responsibility
when
I
went
to
Copenhagen
and
I
met
with
one
of
the
owners
of
the
overdose
prevention
site.
She
confronted
me
with
our
statistics,
900
people
dead
in
one
year.
She
told
me
that
this
was
more
than
an
entire
village
in
Copenhagen
and
she
asked
why
we
didn't
do
something
more.
There
is
no
question
that
overdose
prevention
sites
are
part
of
a
continuum
of
care.
F
F
F
When
we
don't
have
solutions,
we
have
to
think
through
what
the
possibilities
are.
I
am
committed
to
making
this
a
public
process.
What
became
very
clear
from
all
of
my
visits
is
that
any
any
of
these
facilities
need
a
robust
public
process.
Conversations
with
communities
that
should
have
happened,
and
the
ownership
of
that
does
belong
on
this,
but
that
should
not
prohibit
the
continued
dialogue
exploration
and
the
urgency
and
importance
by
which
we
need
to
address
this
topic.
Hands
on
head
on
so
I
want
to
thank
councilmember.
F
H
You
very
much
in
2015,
I
introduced
the
first
and
only
resolution
dealing
with
this
current
opioid
heroin
crisis.
It
was
a
resolution
to
combat
heroin
opioid
epidemic
in
Philadelphia
in
2016
at
the
time,
I
never
heard
of
such
a
thing
as
a
safe
injection
site.
I
formed
no
opinion
for
or
against,
but
what
I
did
have
was
personal
experience,
as
many
people
in
this
room
have
dealing
with
the
bureaucracy,
the
limitations,
the
lack
of
funding,
the
lack
of
treatment,
the
lack
of
options
for
people
who
are
actually
trying
to
get
off
of
drugs.
H
The
thing
that
all
experts
agree
is
that
the
most
critical
thing
is
that
you
make
treatment
available
when
a
person
wants
treatment,
if
they
don't
want
to
be
treated,
it's
very
hard
to
force
them
to
try
to
get
off
of
an
addiction
as
powerful
as
detrimental
as
evil
as
heroin,
but
any
time,
no
matter
how
many
times
they
relapse
or
fail.
There
should
be
treatment
available
for
them
and
not
shortening
that
time,
90
days
being
reduced
and
reduced,
it
should
be
for
as
long
as
it
takes
to
get
someone
recovery.
H
H
We
don't
need
a
policy
of
fail
first
before
you
get
help,
but
none
of
these
recommendations
that
was
made
and
adopted
by
council
after
seven
community
hearings
going
in
and
into
neighborhoods
in
the
northeast
and
rocksboro
in
maine
yunk
in
South
Philadelphia
in
West
Philadelphia
in
North
Philadelphia
have
really
been
followed
through.
Yes,
we've
distributed
naloxone
narcan,
we've
done
that
and
we
have
tried
to
do
a
couple
other
things,
but
so
much
of
the
time
and
effort
has
focused
on
warring
with
neighborhoods
trying
to
force
them
to
take
in
safe
injection
sites.
H
To
the
point
where
now
all
of
our
effort
is
being
contradicted
in
a
battle
with
each
other,
the
window
is
closing
when
we
can
help
people.
What
I
would
say
is
this
while
I
oppose
because
I
agree
after
looking
at
these,
this
issue
I've
concluded
that
safe
injection
sites
do
far
more
harm
than
good,
but
but
reasonable
people
will
differ.
We
have
smart,
intelligent
people
on
both
sides
of
this
issue.
H
The
issue
that
is
raised
today
was
created
by
a
sudden
and
shocking
announcement
on
Wednesday
that
the
the
next
week
they
were
going
to
operate
a
safe
injection
site
at
broad
and
aragon
avenues,
without
any
knowledge,
no
input,
no
notice
to
the
community.
The
institutions,
like
the
churches,
the
daycares,
the
masa
synagogues,
the
high
schools.
That
process
is
extremely
problematic
and
I
think
it
did
a
great
disservice
to
anyone
who
wants
to
advocate
for
a
safe
injection
site.
H
Yes,
everybody
understands
that
neighborhoods
don't
want
it,
but
to
say
that
they
are
wrong
and
have
no
right
to
determine
the
nature
of
their
neighborhood,
that
they're
selfish,
that
we
should
force
them
to
accept
what
some
people
believe
as
life-saving
when
that
is
in
dispute.
What
I
would
say
is
really
this,
let's
be
transparent,
I've
said
openly,
I
am
NOT
for
them,
and,
and
I
will
start
with
this,
for
the
people
that
keep
talking
about
lives
count
all
the
lives,
not
just
the
lives
that
you're
focused
on
all
the
lives.
H
I
start
in
Mexico,
I
start
where
the
are
heroin
is
coming
from
between
2006
and
2012.
120,000
people
were
murdered,
not
Odede,
not
a
traffic
accident.
They
were
murdered
as
a
result
of
the
drug
trade
of
27,000
are
still
missing.
Take
it
into
the
united
states,
bring
it
to
philadelphia
where
you
have
people
killing
each
other,
the
thing
about
a
safe
injection
site,
which
is
contrary
to
every
other
treatment.
Every
other
treatment,
assisted
or
not
assisted
with
methadone
methadone.
Whatever
you
have,
they
don't
do
heroin,
they
don't
inject
it's
a
treatment.
H
The
thing
about
a
safe
injection
site
is
the
person
has
to
go
out,
and
hopefully
they're
rich
enough,
I
suppose
to
get
this
without
committed
a
crime
without
prostituting
themselves,
without
putting
themselves
at
risk
of
murder
to
get
the
money
they
need
for
a
fourteen
bag
a
day
habit.
Seven
days
a
week
every
week
of
the
year,
that
is
what
people
are
subjecting
these
people
to
and
right
now
there
are
people
today
and
yesterday
who
are
being
denied
treatment.
They
want
treatment,
there's
no
beds,
there's
no
money.
H
There's
no
resources
put
the
money,
the
resources
into
treating
people
who
really
want
to
get
off
heroin
or
whatever
drug
they're
on
make
it
unlimited
give
them
the
length
of
time
they
need
help
them
get
a
job.
The
the
issue
for
us
right
now
today
is
whether
or
not
people
can
have
a
discussion
on
this
and
come
that.
My
point
is
not
necessarily
going
to
prevail,
but
we
start
at
a
point
and
that
process
is
open.
We'll
have
a
hearing
on
Monday.
There
will
be
a
vote
on
it.
Eventually
in
City
Council
may
be
held.
H
Maybe
move
forward
might
be
voted
up
or
down.
That's
a
democratic
process,
but,
coming
in
here
and
saying
you
don't
care
about
lives,
you
want
to
kill
people
we're
going
to
stick
it
where
we
feel.
That
is
a
process
that
is
extremely
undemocratic
and
disrespectful
of
people's
intelligence.
Thank
you.
C
Dam
I
want
to
say
that
you
know
we've
been
working
on
this
for
a
while,
a
council
member
sanchez
and
myself,
amongst
others,
to
raise
awareness
about
this
epidemic
and
how
serious
it
is,
and
we
all
have
lost
loved
ones
to
this
horrible
disease.
We
introduced
legislation
myself
co-sponsor
my
amendment,
many
other
members
to
reduce
overprescribed
and
to
be
able
to
get
lists
for
us
through
the
health
department
that
the
state
was
receiving.
So
we
could
be
able
to
track
that
information.
We
provide
a
low
barrier
housing.
C
We
even
went
as
far
as
working
with
our
harm
reduction
advocates
for
this
distribution
of
närcon
throughout
the
communities
to
help
hopefully
reduce
the
overdose
deaths,
but
we
still
have
a
lot
more
work
to
do
and
we
need
to
do
that.
We,
we
increased
our
budget
five
million
dollars
last
year
to
hopefully
start
this
process
and
36
million
more
in
the
next
five
years.
To
do
that,
but
it's
not
enough
and
we
need
to
beat
people
where
they
are.
C
We
need
to
look
at
hiring
research,
researchers
and
outreach
folks
to
go
out
there
and
meet
these
folks.
We
got
to
remove
barriers
to
treatment,
as
I
spoke
before.
One
of
the
barriers
that
our
city
has
put
in
place
is
to
you
know:
if
you
smoke,
you
cannot
get
access
to
treatment.
These
things
are
very
important
that
we
need
to
do
as
a
city.
We
need
to
get
treatment
on
demand.
We
need
to
make
sure
it
as
soon
as
we
people
are
ready
to
get
treatment.
We
have
access
for
them.
C
C
How
do
we
regulate
them
to
make
sure
that
we
have
as
many
as
possible
available
to
people
who
still
wanted
to
be
able
to
go
out
there
and
live
a
good
life
and
try
to
get
off
this
disease
and
and
to
be
open
to
making
their
lives
better,
so
they
can
enjoy
both
their
families
and
themselves.
So
this
is
a
lot
of
work.
We're
committed
to
doing
it
we're
committed
to
working
together,
but
whatever
we
do,
we
still
need
a
process.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
J
There
was
a
neighborhood
of
Quezon
10.
That
became
the
epicenter
of
this
problem,
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
folks
who,
throughout
the
last
four
years
in
particular
three
years
in
a
more
intense
way,
have
begun
to
learn
to
listen
to
each
other.
When
we
leave
here
today,
the
issue
will
not
be
resolved.
There
will
be
many
conversations
about
access
to
treatment,
20%
of
our
treatment
slots
that
go
unutilized
every
day,
access
to
real
treatment
when
people
are
ready
without
all
of
the
barriers,
as
I've
been
mentioned.
J
Let
me
remind
people
what
we
do
agree
upon,
because
ultimately
we
gotta
continue
to
listen
to
each
other.
We
agree
on
education,
harm
reduction.
What
we
do
and
how
we
treat
people
and
where
we
meet
them
is
different
for
everyone.
We
can
talk
about
prevention.
The
need
to
expand
prevention
and
availability
of
information
for
folks
is
hugely
important.
The
state
needs
to
do
more
around
its
regulatory
practices
and
and
stop
stopping
Philadelphia
from
being
able
to
meet
people
where
they
are
right.
J
Recovery
house
reform,
rooming
houses,
all
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
get
people
out
of
the
street
and
into
a
place
with
some
dignity
so
that
we
can
help
them
on
their
lifetime
journey
of
recovery.
Let
me
remind
people
what
we
agree
upon
screaming
at
each
other
disrespecting.
Each
other
is
not
listening
to
each
other
telling
someone.
Someone
is
wrong
for
how
they
feel
is
not
listening
to
each
other
telling
someone
what
they
can
have
on
their
block
in
their
neighborhood
is
not
listening
to
each
other.
J
All
you
have
to
do
is
go
to
causing
tinnitus
see
that
what
is
happening
there
is
not
the
way
we
want
the
rest
of
the
city
to
look
like
the
fact
that
we
have
folks
in
addiction,
502
cousin's
credit,
they
call
them
the
outside
the
outside
visitors,
500
people
in
addiction,
defecating,
open
needle
exchange.
All
of
those
things
some
people
will
go
into
a
safe
injection
site
if
one
ever
got
up.
The
majority
of
the
people
who
are
on
Kensington
will
not.
J
Is
this
is
part
of
the
problem?
We
don't
listen
to
each
other.
You
can't
change
how
people
feel
about
this.
People
in
Kensington
have
deserved
and
deserved
better
than
what
we've
had
there.
The
last
three
years
we
made
tremendous
progress
from
the
community
and
the
advocates
the
community
of
Quezon
ten
allow
to
respite
centers
to
be
put
up
in
their
neighborhood,
so
that
we
can
help
move
people
from
the
streets.
The
community
of
Quezon
ten
allowed
us
to
do
närcon
distribution
needle
exchange.
J
All
of
those
things
the
community
of
Kensington
has
demonstrated
its
willingness
to
be
open,
but
when
we
say
people
are
wrong
for
feeling
what
they
feel
for
believing
what
they
believe
we're
not
being
respectful
to
a
process
so
I'm
going
to
end
where
I
started,
we
agree
that
we
need
to
do
more
education.
We
agree
that
we
need
to
do
more
prevention.
We
agree
that
we
need
to
really
meet
people
where
they
are
without
barriers.
J
We
agree
that
there
should
always
be
a
process,
and
we
agree
that
we
need
to
be
respectful
around
how
we
have
these
conversations.
This
is
not
a
delay
process.
I
said
this.
Last
week
and
I'll
continue
to
say
it,
this
is
a
leadership
moment.
If
government
is
going
to
do
this
government
has
to
lead.
It
has
to
create
a
process
where
people
are
heard
and
then
ultimately,
it
acts
in
a
responsible
way.
What
we
have
in
coz
intent
is
responsible.
J
We
have
a
lot
of
restoration
to
do
in
cousin,
ten
folks,
let's
not
lose
this
conversation
by
calling
each
other
out
as
opposed
to
listening
to
each
other
and
leading
on
this
issue.
If
you
want
people
to
be
sympathetic
to
you,
people
talk
about
1,200
folks,
I,
remind
people
I
can
give
you
names
and
I'm
happy
to
spell
out
all
the
names
of
all
the
funerals
that
I
have
been
to,
and,
unfortunately
funerals
that
I
will
be
at
because
again
the
access
to
treatment.
This
the
D
Sigma
tossing
of
this
disease
is
a
lifetime
journey.
J
It's
going
to
take
us
decades
to
get
through
this
process,
but
everybody
is
entitled
to
feel
how
they
feel
everybody
is
entitled
to
be
heard
and
no
one
should
be
labeled,
regardless
of
which
side
of
this
issue
there
aren't.
Let's
leave
here
today
with
that
renewed
commitment.
I
know
the
leadership
in
cousin
is
content
is
committed
to
that,
because
we've
created
a
space
where
we
have
more
respect
for
each
other.
In
this
conversation,
Thank
You
council
president.
K
You,
council
president
I,
will
be
very
brief.
I
think
you
heard
the
passion
from
both
sides
of
this
issue.
There
is
a
fear
that
we'll
have
over
well
over
a
thousand
deaths
again
in
2020,
but
is
also
the
fear
of
what
this
type
of
facility
would
come.
We'll
bring
the
someone's,
neighborhood
and
I
think
if
you
listen
to
all
the
conversations
from
all
the
people
working
on
this
issue
recently
and
also
for
a
number
of
years.
K
But
it
was
through
a
ongoing
conversation
with
near
neighbors
that
northeast
treatment
center
was
able
to
bring
a
methadone
clinic
the
State
Road,
and
so
when
I
had
a
chance
to
tour
that
clinic
among
a
number
of
other
clinics
over
the
past
couple
years.
When
we
went
there,
then
their
neighbors
were
not
concerned
about
northeast
treatment
center,
but
they
were
concerned
about
the
nuisance
bar
cross,
the
street.
K
The
reason
why
they
got
to
that
position
is
because
of
communication
and
a
process,
and
this
situation
did
not
have
the
same
dialogue,
the
same
process
and
I
think
that's,
what's
caused
the
fear
from
a
number
of
perspectives,
so
I
look
forward
to
continuing
this
conversation,
but
we
must
have
a
process
that
all
people
are
engaged
with.
So
we
can
reduce
the
fear.
Thank
accounts
present
Thank.
I
I
Serving
as
the
council
person
in
the
Second
Council,
my
district
is
where
the
proposed
site
was
proposed,
and
so
just
being
a
young
man
who
grew
up
in
South
Philadelphia
of
all
my
life
I'm
not
going
to
let
anyone
ever
kind
of
lecture
me
on
what
my
community
looks
like
when
it
comes
to
drugs,
drug
addiction,
rabbits,
the
crack
epidemic
that
rabbits,
our
community,
our
most
importantly
heroin
addiction,
and
it
didn't
just
all
of
a
sudden
just
start.
As
recently
as
now.
I
We
all
know,
individuals
who
came
back
from
Vietnam
and
our
communities
addicted
their
heroin
and
so
on.
This
topic
is
a
new
primarily
to
the
african-american
community,
but
why
our
support
men
David
owes
resolution,
because
it
talks
about
a
process
of
transparency.
It
talks
about
the
process
of
making
sure
the
community
in
which
this
site
is
going
to
be
located
rather
than
the
second
council
medical
district.
Any
other
part
of
this
city
making
sure
that
that
process
is
one
that's
inclusive
and
most
important.
I
You
want
to
make
sure
that
the
people
who
live
inside
the
neighbor
had
a
seat
at
the
table.
I
want
to
commend,
cops
and
mark
Squealer
who
borders
the
City
Council
matic
district
in
the
first
for
working
on
this
issue
with
me
and
again
it's
not
about
if
you
don't
support
safe
injection
sites.
Yet
you
don't
support
individuals
who
are
in
recovery.
You
don't
support
individuals
who
are
addressing
issues
of
addiction.
That's
not
the
case
at
all.
I
We
just
have
different
philosophies
on
how
we
think
people
should
be
treated
when
it
comes
to
the
opioid
crisis,
and
so
I
really
want
to
just
observe
and
recognize
this
process
and
this
discussion.
But
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
was
my
neighborhood
where
the
site
was
proposed.
It
was
my
constituents
who
called
me
an
outrage.
It
was
the
parents
of
the
daycare
center
to
daycare
centers
on
that
were
located
and
that's
a
little.
Definitely
your
district
council
person,
because
we
have
making.
I
I
A
A
A
E
Councilwoman
bass,
Councilwoman
Brooks
councilman,
Tom,
Councilwoman,
Gauthier,
Councilwoman,
Gilmore,
Richardson,
councilman,
green
Councilwoman,
Jim
councilman,
henan,
councilman,
Johnson,
councilman,
Jones,
councilman,
Oh,
councilman,
O'neal,
Councilwoman,
Parker,
Councilwoman
Cameron
is
Sanchez
councilman
Squealer,
councilman
Thomas
counts,
president
Clark.
All.
E
Ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
to
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
of
an
amendment
to
the
fellow
for
Home
Rule
Charter,
to
provide
for
a
preference
in
civil
service
examinations
for
any
qualified
graduate
of
a
career.
Technical
education
program
in
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia
is
approved
by
resolution
of
the
City
Council
chair.
D
A
A
D
A
E
A
A
E
Gotsumon
Dom
councilman
Gauthier
got
some
woman,
gilmore
richardson
Gottesman
green
Councilwoman,
Jim
councilman
Heenan
councilman,
Johnson
councilman,
Jones
councilman;
oh
that's!
When
O'neil
got
sworn
Parker
Councilwoman
Colonel,
Sanchez,
councilman,
Squealer,
councilman,
Thomas
gasps,
president
Clark
Heiser.
A
E
A
E
Bass,
Councilwoman
Brooks
cosmic
Dom
councilman
Gauthier
got
some
woman,
Gilmore
Richardson
Gottesman
Green
Councilwoman
Jim
Gottesman
henan
councilman
Johnson
Gottesman
Jones
Gottesman
Oh
councilman
O'neill
Councilwoman
Parker
got
some
color
in
there.
Sanchez
got
some
it's
quillo
councilman
Thomas
cats,
president
Clark
all.
A
E
A
A
A
E
E
A
A
A
E
Ordinance
establishing
Park
regulations
in
the
vicinity
up
on
the
Avenue
north
15th,
Street,
Negro,
Avenue
and
old
for
Q
over
Old
York
Road
to
Avenue
and
North
18th
Street,
abbotsford,
Avenue
and
Squealer
Street
Carlisle
Street
and
Don
Cannon
Street,
Lindley,
Avenue
and
North
15th
Street,
north
19th,
Street
and
Chu
Avenue.
This.
A
A
A
A
E
E
Brooks
councilman
Tom
councilman,
Gauthier,
Councilwoman,
Gilmore,
Richardson,
councilman,
green
councilman,
Jamm,
councilman
Heenan,
that's
Ben,
Johnson,
councilman,
Jones,
consummate
Oh,
Scotsman
O'neill.
That's
why
I'm
a
Parker!
That's
a
woman!
Getting
on
your
Sanchez
councilman
Squealer,
councilman
Thomas!
That's
president
clark.
I.
A
A
A
A
E
Bass,
Councilwoman
Brooks,
councilman
Tom
councilman
Gauthier
got
some
woman,
Gilmore
Richardson
councilman
green
got
some
woman,
Jim
councilman
Heenan
councilman
Johnson
consummate
Jones
councilman
Oh
got
some
on
O'neil
gots,
a
woman.
Parker
Councilwoman
can
earn
a
Sanchez
Scotsman's
quillo
councilman
Thomas
cats.
President
clark,
I.
A
E
Ordinance
authorizing
the
striking
from
city
plan
number
185,
an
abandonment
of
a
certain
right-of-way
reserved
for
drainage
purposes
in
the
area
lying
east
of
Pelham,
Road
and
southeast
of
horror,
Street
and
the
plotting
upon
said
political
city
plan
of
a
new
right-of-way
for
sewer
and
drainage
purposes
in
an
alternate
location
within
the
same
area.
This.
A
E
Bass,
Councilwoman
Brooks,
Gottesman
Dom,
that's
one
McCarthy,
a
Councilwoman,
Gilmore,
Richardson,
Gottesman
green
got
swim
again:
councilman
Heenan,
councilman
Johnson,
that's
my
Jones
councilman
Oh
Council
may
know
Neal
councilman,
Parker,
councilman,
Ernest,
Sanchez,
Katzman,
squill
Oh
got
some
of
Thomas
cops.
President
clark.
A
E
A
E
Bass:
Councilwoman
Brooks
cats,
madam
Councilwoman
Gauthier,
councilwoman,
gilmore,
richardson,
councilman,
green
Councilman,
Jim,
councilman,
Heenan,
councilman,
Johnson,
Gottesman,
Jones,
Gottesman,
o
Gottesman,
O'neal,
cots
woman,
Parker
cats.
One
week
in
earnest,
Sanchez
got
some
with
squill
Oh
got
some
with
Thomas
cots.
President
clark,
I
dies.
A
E
Resolution
congratulating
and
honoring
the
pennsylvania
chapter
of
the
National
Coalition
of
100
black
women,
incorporated
on
the
34th
anniversary
of
the
madam
CJ
Walker
awards
luncheon,
and
for
the
organization's
commitment
to
the
educational
health,
public
policy
and
economic
empowerment
of
african-american
women
throughout
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
introduced
by
Councilwoman
Parker.
She.
A
E
A
E
E
A
E
A
resolution
honoring
the
partners
for
civic
pride,
incorporated
for
their
diligent
efforts
on
spreading
the
history
and
pride
of
Philadelphia
of
the
Philadelphia
Civic
flag
and
market
and
marking
the
to
125th
anniversary
of
the
Philadelphia
Civic
flag
by
recognizing
March
27
2020,
as
Philadelphia
civic
flag
day
introduced
by
Councilman
Scuola.
She.
E
A
resolution
honoring
and
recognizing
Chris
sofa,
Carlene
Neil
majeeda,
a
Rashid
Debbie
fortune,
Sharon
Whittaker
and
Joyce
Drayton
on
their
legacies
of
leadership
and
achievement
in
promoting
toxic
free
environments,
Community
Development,
Services
leadership
in
state
government
and
music
education
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
introduced
by
Councilwoman
bass.
She.
B
A
E
E
A
This
one
will
quick
housekeeping
note
and
we've
had
several
interesting
budget
messages,
just
the
decorum,
as
it
relates
to
our
budget
message,
we
would
ask
that
you
refrain
from
any
outbursts
or
commerce.
This
is
not
public
comment
session,
so
we
would
like
you
to
respect
this
house,
which
is
the
people's
house.
Well,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
anticipated
cooperation.
It
is
clearly
advised
that
people
should
applaud.
A
So
fill
out,
the
Home
Rule
Charter
states
that
the
mayor
shall
submit
to
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,
now
now
appoint
the
following
committee
to
escort
the
mayor
into
the
council
chambers,
Councilwoman
Parker
councilman,
Jones,
councilman,
Squealer
and
Councilman
oh
and
Councilwoman
Brooks.
A
L
Thank
You
council,
president
Clark
and
members
of
City
Council
for
inviting
me
to
speak
here
today.
It's
all
it's
always
great
to
be
back
in
this
chamber,
and
it's
hard
to
believe
that
this
is
already
my
fifth
budget
address.
As
mayor
I,
often
think
of
the
popular
saying
about
Parenthood
that
many
of
you
have
probably
heard
the
days
are
long,
but
the
years
are
short
that
pretty
much
sums
up
how
it
feels
to
be
mayor.
L
That
days
definitely
feel
long,
but
the
years
fly
by
and
I
know
that
this
term
will
go
as
quickly
as
the
first
I
share.
This
sentiment
as
a
bit
of
advice
for
our
new
council
members,
Kendra
Brooks
Jamie,
Gautier,
Katherine,
Gilmore,
Richardson
and
Isiah
Thomas
there
there
is
a
finite
getting
clefable.
L
There
is
a
finite
period
of
time
for
each
of
us
to
make
a
positive
impact
on
our
city,
as
elected
officials.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
to
do
just
that.
The
fiscal
year
2021
budget
and
the
five-year
plan
builds
on
the
agenda.
We
discussed
back
in
January
just
up
north
Broad
Street
at
the
met
fighting
for
a
safer
and
more
just
City,
providing
quality
education
for
all,
delivering,
cleaner
and
safer
streets,
building,
inclusive
and
resilient
neighborhoods,
creating
more
diverse,
efficient
and
effective
government.
These
are
the
top
priorities
of
our
administration.
L
The
key
investments
in
this
plan
and
the
capital
program
would
vance
these
specific
goals
and
ultimately
help
lift
at
least
100,000
Philadelphians
out
of
poverty.
This
is
a
priority.
I
know
we
all
share
our
administration's
anti
poverty.
Poverty
strategy
focuses
on
providing
support
for
those
in
need
now
helping
Philadelphia,
which
has
raised
their
incomes
and
investing
in
policies
and
programs
that
will
break
the
cycle
of
intergenerational
poverty.
These
investments
double
down
on
programs,
we
know,
are
working
for
our
residents,
such
as
phl
pre-k,
Community,
Schools
and
rebuild.
L
They
also
fund
the
commitments
we've
made
to
prioritize
key
issues
over
the
next
four
years.
Let
me
begin
with
our
top
priority
of
creating
a
safer
and
more
just
City
for
us
all
before
I
do
so.
I
was
going
to
recognize
Commissioner
Danielle,
outlaw,
who
had
to
leave
on
business
and
I
just
want
to
give
her
a
round
of
applause.
L
Less
than
a
month
on
the
job
and
she's
already
brought
a
fresh
perspective
to
our
city,
I
want
to
thank
the
public
for
welcoming
her
graciously
I.
Ask
that
you
continue
pay
praying
for
her
success
and
supporting
her
and
our
department
in
the
days
and
years
ahead.
Make
no
mistake:
our
success
is
our
city.
Success,
commissioner,
outlaw
is
leading
our
administration's
efforts
to
transform
police
community
relations,
make
necessary
internal
reforms
and
reduce
the
senseless
violence,
but
we
know
that
she
can't
do
that
alone.
L
We
also
know
that
to
be
successful,
the
department
needs
strategic
investments
required
of
modern
policing.
That's
why
this
budget
calls
for
a
5.7
million
dollars
for
staff
and
technology
needed
to
expand
operation
pinpoint.
This
initiative
is
starting
to
show
positive
results
in
the
target
areas,
including
a
17
percent
year-to-date
decrease
in
homicides
and
significant
decreases
in
shooting
victims
in
pinpoint
areas.
Because
of
this
progress,
we
expect
to
expand
pinpoint
to
three
more
police
districts.
L
We
will
also
increase
the
use
of
body-worn
cameras
and
improve
training
to
eliminate
racial
bias,
and
this
council
president
clark
is
called
for.
This
budget
allows
us
the
higher
public
safety
enforcement
officers
to
help
ensure
more
police
officers
are
where
we
need
them
most
in
neighborhoods,
preventing
violent
crime
to
better
address
issues
of
gender
discrimination
and
sexual
harassment
within
the
police
department.
We
very
marked
360,000
dollars
to
expand
the
capacity
of
the
employees
relations
unit
of
the
mayor's
office
of
labor.
This
will
allow
them
to
assume
the
investigatory
process
for
PPD.
L
Taking
those
investigations
outside
of
the
department
will
also
continue
to
fight
for
improvements
to
the
disciplinary
process.
As
part
of
the
upcoming
collective
bargaining
agreement,
a
priority
highlighted
by
our
freshman
council
members
will
work
hard
with
the
FOP
to
protect
the
rights
of
our
officers,
while
also
strengthening
commissioner
outlaws
ability
to
hold
bad
cops
accountable.
We
know
this
is
a
top
concern
for
the
department
and
our
residents
to
reduce
and
prevent
gun
violence
that
has
been
tearing
our
communities
apart.
L
This
plan
adds
eight
million
dollars
a
year
for
the
implementation
of
evidence-based
and
community
of
forints
strategies
in
the
Philadelphia
roadmap
for
safer
communities.
We
will
expand
the
community
crisis
intervention
program
and
fund
a
rapid
response
team
that
can
respond
to
communities
experiencing
deep
trauma.
We
also
continue
making
targeted
community
investment
grants,
expand,
Youth,
Employment
programs
and
reduce
neighborhood
blade.
A
shared
priority
we
have
with
councilmembers
Jones
&
Johnson
is
launching
group
violence.
Intervention,
otherwise
known
as
focused
deterrence
strategy,
involves
targeted
outreach
to
the
small
and
active
number
of
people
involved
in
Street
groups.
L
It
offers
incentives
such
as
training
and
employment,
compliant
for
employment
for
compliance,
along
with
swift
consequences
for
criminal
activity.
This
approach
is
supported
by
numerous
successful
cases
of
violence
reduction
in
other
cities
across
the
country
to
support
initiatives
like
group,
violence,
intervention,
our
gun
violence,
investments
include
2
million
dollars
in
a
new
transitional
jobs
program
that
has
successfully
reduced
violence
in
other
major
cities.
Since
most
of
our
crime
stem
from
poverty
and
lack
of
opportunity,
we
will
provide
job
training
and
jobs
to
residents
who
are
at
the
highest
risk
of
being
involved
in
violence.
L
All
these
strategies
and
more
aim
to
reduce
homicides
by
30
percent
and
shootings
by
25
percent
by
the
end
of
this
term.
We're
confident
with
the
unified
effort,
as
well
as
continued
lobbying
for
common
sense,
gun
reform
at
the
state
and
federal
levels
we
can
achieve
this
goal
over
the
life
of
this
plan,
we'll
continue
building
on
the
success
of
our
criminal
and
juvenile
justice
reform
efforts.
As
we
know,
long-term
sustainability
of
criminal
justice
reforms,
choirs
deep
and
meaningful
collaboration
with
the
communities
most
impacted
by
mass
incarceration.
L
We
remain
committed
to
reinvesting
savings
from
our
reforms
directly
and
impacted
communities.
The
office
of
reentry
partnerships
will
enhance
and
streamline
connections
to
resources
that
residents
returning
from
incarceration
need
to
thrive,
such
as
high
quality,
workforce,
training,
housing
and
other
supports.
We'll
also
launched
our
first
neighborhood
Resource
Center.
This
will
be
a
network
of
community
centers
where
people
can
report
to
their
probation
officer
in
their
own
neighborhood
and
access
services
alongside
family
members
and
neighbors.
L
The
vision
for
these
centers
is
to
remove
barriers
and
transform
supervision
to
ensure
that
people
receive
the
support
that
they
need
to
move
forward
and
will
work
with
our
partners
to
make
Philadelphia's
pretrial
system
more
equitable.
That
means
working
to
eliminate
cash
bail.
They
practice
a
practice
that
causes
people
living
in
poverty
to
languish
in
our
jails
awaiting
trial,
simply
because
they
cannot
afford
to
pay
for
their
freedom.
L
We
are
also
increasing
opportunities
for
diversion
away
from
the
criminal
and
juvenile
justice
system
and
into
services
at
the
point
of
law
enforcement
contact.
All
these
efforts
will
help
us
promote
safety
and
racial
equity
while
reducing
the
jail
population
by
fifty
percent
from
where
it
was
in
2015.
We
are
continuing
the
work
of
collaborative
and
data-driven
criminal
justice
reform
through
the
MacArthur
Foundation
safety
and
justice
challenge,
but
to
truly
prevent
crime
and
reduce
the
need
for
incarceration
in
the
first
place.
Most
critical
and
impactful
investment
we
can
continue
to
make
is
in
quality
education.
L
By
fiscal
year
2023,
we
would
be
providing
quality
pre-k
to
5500
children
every
single
school
year.
Four
years
ago,
we
were
debating
how
to
fund
this
transformative
program,
and
now
we
are
setting
up
our
youngest
learners
and
their
families
for
success
in
elementary
school
and
beyond.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
making
help
making
this
possible
this
initiative
so
successful
for
our
public
school
students
we're
investing
267
million
in
fiscal
year
21
for
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
a
45
million
dollar
increase
over
fiscal
year,
20.
L
As
you
know,
I
firmly
believe
the
only
way
to
create
lasting
equity
in
Philadelphia
is
to
ensure
all
of
our
city's
children,
regardless
of
their
zip
code,
have
schools
great
schools
in
their
neighborhoods.
During
our
first
term,
we
proudly
put
Philadelphia's
future
back
in
the
hands
of
residents
by
returning
the
school
district
to
local
control
and
giving
it
fiscal
stability.
For
the
first
time
in
recent
history,.
L
With
the
support
and
advocacy
of
councilmember
Ginn,
we
appointed
a
diverse
local
school
board
and
are
investing
more
than
1.4
billion
dollars
in
funding
in
the
district.
I'm
very
proud
of
the
district
of
momentum
have
recently
celebrated
four
straight
years
of
steady
progress
of
schools,
citywide
on
the
leadership
of
superintendent,
dr.
William
Haight
and
School
Board
President
Joyce
Wilkerson,
more
students
are
reading
on
grade
level
and
graduating
on
time,
and
we
have
a
bet
and
we
have
better
supportive
services
to
meet
the
extensive
needs
of
our
students
and
their
families.
L
L
All
that
said,
doctor
hi
president
Wilkerson
and
I
are
keenly
aware
that
there's
much
more
work
to
do
until
we
can
confidently
say
all
of
our
all
of
our
schools.
District
led
and
charter
are
where
they
need
to
be,
but
creating
a
system
of
great
schools
requires
resources.
Governor
Wolf's
budget
is
promising,
and
our
local
delegation
is
working
hard
to
do
everything
you
can
to
bring
more
funding
into
Philadelphia
public
schools,
but
we
once
again,
we
will
once
again
be
called
on
to
step
up
for
our
kids.
L
The
crisis
with
lead
and
asbestos
is
removal
in
our
schools
is
evidence
enough
that
decades
of
cuts
and
disinvestments
come
at
a
price,
while
the
district
remains
stable
this
fiscal
year.
It's
future
financial
condition
is
tenuous
and
I
refuse
to
return
to
the
days
of
draconian
cuts
and
wondering
whether
schools
are
open
on
time
is
our
generation,
who
must
have
the
political
courage
to
act
and
lead
our
city
from
a
legacy
of
survival
to
a
future
of
students,
actually
thriving.
L
In
addition
to
providing
our
k12
system
with
increased
funding,
this
next
term
brings
another
area
of
focus
for
our
administration
when
I
think
about
how
we
can
make
a
real
impact
on
reducing
poverty,
improving
educational
attainment
and
preparing
a
highly
skilled
workforce.
No
institution
provides
a
greater
opportunity
than
a
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
CCP
is
the
predominant
gateway
to
greater
economic
mobility
for
graduates
of
Philadelphia
public
schools.
L
It
enrolls
just
over
1,600
recent
high
school
graduates
each
year
and
that
number
does
not
even
include
the
thousands
of
adults
advancing
their
education
and
career
goals
by
attending
Community.
College
CCP
offers
more
than
100
associate
degree
and
certificate
programs.
Proficiency
certificates
are
available
in
a
number
of
occupations
from
accounting
and
advanced
automotive
repair
to
architectural,
visible
visualization
biomedical
equipment
and
cybersecurity
associate
degrees
also
are
offered
for
in-demand
careers
such
as
engineering,
science,
nursing
computer
science,
dental
hygiene
and
digital
forensics,
and
the
evidence
is
clear.
L
A
post-secondary,
credential
or
college
degree
is
essential
to
thrive
in
today's
rapidly
changing
economy,
yet
rising
cost
of
higher
education
and
the
student
debt
crisis
are
harming
student's
ability
to
access
and
complete
their
education.
Raising
the
city's
two
and
four-year
degree
attainment
rates
is
a
major
component
of
our
inclusive
growth
strategy,
and
if
we
are
serious
about
achieving
that
goal,
we
must
address
the
dual
challenges
of
tuition,
affordability
and
basic
needs
and
security.
L
So,
with
all
this
in
mind,
I
propose,
in
this
plan
a
major
investment
of
sixty
three
million
dollars
in
new
funding
for
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
to
launch
the
Octavius
Cato
scholarship.
The
caddo
scholarship
is
a
last
dollar
tuition
model
that
effectively
closes
the
gap
between
other
financial
aid
and
the
students
remaining
balance.
It
will
also
provide
basic
needs
and
academic
supports
that
foster
degree
completion.
We
have
a
simple
but
vital
goal
to
significantly
increase
graduation
rates
for
full-time
CCP
students.
We
know
that
tuition
is
not
the
only
significant
barrier
to
graduation.
L
In
fact,
more
than
half
of
the
respondents
that
a
recent
sample
University
study
indicated
they
were
there,
there
were
housing
and
they
were
housing
in
food-insecure.
That
is
why
we
are
combining
last
dollar
funding,
with
additional
support
to
remove
the
burdens
to
hit
many
of
our
students,
especially
those
living
in
poverty,
particularly
hard.
We'll
give
each
first
time
each
first-time
full-time
student
in
the
program
$1500
per
semester
to
offset
the
cost
of
books
transportation
of
food.
L
The
city
will
also
work
with
CCP
to
better
connect
more
of
their
students
to
public
benefits,
childcare
and
housing
supports
the
caddo.
Scholarship
will
give
these
transformative
opportunities
to
a
projected
6,500
students
over
the
next
five
years
and
will
provide
over
seven
hundred
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
funding
to
expand
opportunities
for
dual
enrollment
and
Summer
Bridge
programs
to
ensure
our
Caddo
scholars
are
ready
for
the
rigor
of
college.
L
Mountains
of
data
tell
us
that
this
investment
will
make
a
real
difference
in
people's
lives,
while
also
promoting
the
economic
prosperity
of
our
city
over
the
long
term,
but
it
was
cemented
even
more
for
me
personally.
After
take
talking
to
some
of
our
students,
take
Lilia
a
senior
at
George
Washington,
High
School,
one
of
our
community
schools
in
the
Northeast
Lilia
and
her
parents
are
from
Algeria
and
arrived
in
Philly.
L
Six
years
ago
they
came
to
Philadelphia
determined
to
find
more
educational
opportunities
and
a
better
life,
despite
the
challenges
that
she
faced
in
high
school
as
an
English
Learner
and
during
her
mother's
battle
with
a
serious
illness.
Lilia
is
ambitious,
resilient
and
dedicated
to
her
education.
She
now
speaks
three
languages,
including
English,
and
is
the
vice
president
of
a
mentorship
program
for
immigrant
girls
at
George
Washington
a
program
the
community
school
coordinator
helped
to
establish,
in
fact,
lilius
leadership
role
took
her
to
Harvard
University
to
present
an
alumni
conference
last
spring.
L
Lilia
wants
to
follow
in
her
parents
footsteps
to
study
medicine
which
they
practiced
in
Africa
and
she's
on
the
right
track.
Next
week
she
will
begin
an
internship
in
our
department
of
public
health
through
the
community
schools,
new
city
interns
program
and
in
the
fall
she
will
go
to
CCP
would
enough
support
to
complete
a
degree
at
CCP.
Lilia
can
then
transfer
to
study
pre-med
at
Temple,
University
I
know
that
our
city
can
be
helpful,
fill
her
dream
and
her
family's
dream
of
a
better
education,
better
life
through
education.
L
We
can
also
help
current
full-time
CCP
students
like
Brittney,
who
lives
in
Southwest,
Philadelphia,
Brittney,
a
study,
business
and
Spanish
at
CCP,
and
also
hopes
to
transfer
to
Temple
after
graduating
with
her
associate's
degree.
She
is
also
a
single
mom
and
worked
two
jobs
to
support
herself
and
her
daughter.
This
is
not
easy,
given
these
challenges,
I'm
glad
that
Brittany's
daughter
Elizabeth,
is
one
of
our
phl
pre-k
students.
She
goes
to
school
right
across
the
street
from
CCP
at
spring
garden
Academy.
L
This
Center
has
the
state's
highest
quality
rating
and
because
phl
pre-k,
because
of
phl
pre-k
Elizabeth
attends
for
free
Brittany,
can
focus
on
her
studies.
Knowing
that
her
daughter
is
in
a
safe
and
high-quality
learning,
environment
and
Elizabeth
already
knows
some
big
words
like
impressive,
which
is
exactly
how
I
describe
her
and
mother
Lilia
and
Brittany
are
here
with
us
today,
and
I
would
like
to
ask
them
to
stand.
L
From
Southwest
Philly
to
the
Northeast
and
every
neighborhood
in
between
these
determine
young
adults
represent
our
Caddo
scholars,
who
we,
as
a
city,
will
help
achieve
the
American
dream.
So
it
I
want
to
send
a
clear
message
to
our
high
school
students,
especially
those
who
may
think
college
is
out
of
reach
or
simply
cannot
afford
it.
If
you
work
hard
and
graduate
high
school,
you
can
go
to
community
college,
full
time,
tuition,
free
and
even
get
money
for
books,
transportation
of
food.
We're
committed
to
this
because
we
I
believe
in
you.
L
Everyone
in
this
chamber
believes
in
you
and
the
city
of
Philippi
cares
about
you
so
now
that
I've
shared
the
largest
new
investment
in
our
plan,
I
want
to
shift
focus
to
the
capital
program.
It's
particularly
related
to
our
goal
of
creating
cleaner
and
safer
streets.
The
single
largest
capital
investment
continues
to
be
addressing
the
quality
of
our
streets
to
the
tune
of
fifty
two
point:
1
million
this
year
and
three
hundred
thirty
five
point:
six
million
dollars
over
six
years
since
2016.
L
Thanks
to
support
a
council
member
O'neal,
we've
more
than
doubled
the
number
of
miles
paved
and
moving
our
rope.
Roadways
towards
a
state
of
good
repair
remains
a
top
priority.
We
plan
to
invest
240
million
in
street,
paving
alone
over
six
years,
we'll
continue
designing
safer
streets
that
promote
zero
fatalities
and
put
people
first
through
our
nine
million
dollar
investment
in
vision,
zero
over
six
years
and
we'll
deliver
on
our
goal
of
creating
40
miles
of
protected
bike
lanes
by
the
year.
L
2025
will
provide
funding
for
septa
to
septa
a
four
point:
seven
million
to
support
capital
improvements
at
stations
and
other
facilities.
This
is
in
addition
to
the
annual
eighty,
nine
million
dollar
local
operating
budget
contribution.
The
city
provides
the
septa
and
will
leverage
grant
funding
through
a
one
point:
four
million
dollar
appropriation
for
repairing
bridges,
most
notably
we'll
be
expanding,
sweet
street-sweeping
to
all
residential
neighborhoods
and
commercial
corridor.
L
Citywide
we've
learned
a
great
deal
from
our
street-sweeping
pilot
in
six
neighborhoods
last
year,
where
we
used
capital
funding
to
buy
new
mechanical
brooms
and
hired
laborers
residents
supported
the
program
and
expressed
that
they
noticed
their
blocks
were
cleaner
because
of
this
program.
In
fact,
96
percent
of
the
residents
in
the
pilot
areas
supported
expanding
this
program
citywide.
L
As
a
result
of
this
pilot
and
because
of
the
supportive
council
members
Parker
Heenan
and
Squealer,
we
proposed
a
ten
million
dollar
ten
million
dollars
to
expand
street-sweeping
to
more
neighborhoods
in
fiscal
year,
21
and
sixty-seven
million
dollars
over
five
years.
When
we
use
the
data
and
recommendations
in
the
pilots
evaluation
to
improve
the
program
moving
forward
as
part
of
the
2020
program,
mechanical
cleaning
will
be
expanded
to
new
neighborhoods
and
in
some
areas,
cars
will
be
required
to
move
during
sweeping
operations.
L
We're
still
finalizing
the
implementation
plans
and
full
details
of
the
2020
program
will
be
announced
later
this
spring.
Ensuring
cleaner
streets
is
a
pivotal
first
step
to
creating
more
inclusive
and
resilient
neighborhoods.
Our
city
is
experiencing
a
period
of
transformative
economic
growth,
which
has
contributed
to
a
reduction
in
our
poverty
and
unemployment
rates,
as
well
as
as
well
as
a
rise
in
median
incomes.
While
we
are
progressing,
we
must
move
faster
to
close
the
inequality
gap
and
foster
more
affordable,
stronger
and
healthier
neighbors.
L
That
is
why
our
budget
invests
six
point:
six
million
dollars
in
fiscal
year
21
and
nearly
33
million
dollars
from
the
general
fund
Oh
over
the
plan
in
phl
rent
assist.
This
new
program
will
stabilize
households
living
in
poverty,
with
a
focus
on
youth
aging
out
of
foster
care,
low-income
working
families
and
individuals
with
disabilities.
Its
goal
is
to
prevent
eviction
and
the
negative
effects
of
displacement
by
filling
the
gap
between
what
people
can
afford
to
pay
and
the
cost
of
rent,
which
is
a
households
largest
expense.
L
A
safe,
stable
place
to
live
is
a
necessary
foundation
for
people
that
participate
in
the
workforce,
for
children
to
go
to
school
and
for
youth
to
pursue
a
credential
and
get
them
get
get
the
education
to
help
them
move
out
of
poverty.
Through
this
program,
we
will
test
innovative
and
cost-effective
practices,
the
housing,
stability
and
poverty
alleviation,
including
through
a
cash
transfer
pilot
program.
The
further
drive
economic
mobility
raise
incomes
and
grow
businesses
and
support
neighborhoods
hit
the
hardest
by
crime
and
opioids
we're
going
to
continue
the
implementation
of
our
inclusive
growth
strategy.
L
Our
plan
calls
for
growing
quality
jobs
to
run
worship,
increasing
job
training
and
attracting
and
retaining
businesses
using
new
sector
based
strategies,
as
championed
by
councilmember
bass,
will
increase
funding
for
the
Department
of
Human
Services
by
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
the
support
wage
increases
for
summer
youth
jobs
program.
This
will
be
in
addition
to
the
7.9
million
we
invest
annual
in
work
ready
and
a
partnership
with
councilmember
Sanchez
will
continue,
making
historic
investments
in
housing,
affordability,
homeless
services
and
homeownership
from
FY
19.
L
Through
the
end
of
this
plan,
we
will
make
a
one
hundred
and
fifteen
million
dollar
and
contributions
to
the
Housing
Trust
Funds
will
continue
our
citywide
efforts
to
combat
the
opioid
crisis,
drawing
on
everything
we've
learned
during
the
first
term
from
the
Philadelphia
resilience
project
and
the
mayor's
task
force
to
combat
the
opioid
epidemic.
We
recently
established
new
opioid
response
unit
in
the
managing
directors
office.
L
The
unit
will
oversee
targeted
strategies
to
prevent
addiction,
connect
more
people
to
treatment
and
save
more
lives
from
opioid
overdose,
while
also
helping
our
neighbors
neighborhoods
recover
from
the
toll
of
the
crisis.
On
top
of
our
new
investment
of
1
million
dollars
earmarked
for
the
opioid
work,
I
propose
increasing
funding
for
the
Department
of
Health
by
2.3
million
dollars
to
expand
prevention
efforts
and
address
key
quality
of
life
concerns
in
kensington.
L
We
will
take
a
greater
role
in
fourth.
I
will
tell
you
where
we
will
take
a
greater
role
going
forward
to
ensure
community
conversations
happen
this
year,
as
they
did
extensively
in
2018
optimistic
that
we
can
find
a
path
forward,
because
I
think
we're
more
aligned
on
this
issue.
Then
it
may
appear.
For
example,
we
all
know
someone
who
struggled
with
addiction
and
many
of
us
have
lost
someone
we'd
love
to
overdose.
I.
L
We
cannot
let
history
repeat
itself
simply
because
we're
afraid
to
try
new
Albion,
controversial
approaches
and
I
know
that
we
all
agree.
The
city
must
do
more
to
save
lives
and
help
our
fellow
Philadelphians
reach
their
god-given
potential.
With
that
said,
I
want
to
be
very
clear
that
I
refused
to
look
another
pair
in
the
face
and
tell
them
I
didn't
do
everything
I
could
to
try
to
keep
their
child
alive
long
enough
to
survive
their
disease.
L
Why,
while
we
deal
with
these
life-threatening
crises,
we
must
continue
to
address
the
climate
crisis
by
working
to
build
inclusive
and
resilient
neighborhoods.
Since
2018
we've
been
committed
to
delivering
on
the
Paris
climate
agreement
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
80%
by
the
year
2050
and
we've
established
our
own
ambitious
climate
goals,
I
propose
a
750,000
increase
for
our
office
of
sustainability
to
expand
the
Green
Works
program
with
new
staff
and
hire
our
chief
resiliency
officer.
L
This
important
role
is
to
ensure
climate
adaptation
is
integrated
into
all
city
operations
and
work
with
external
stakeholders
to
create
citywide
climate
adaptation
plans
that
direct
private
development
towards
climate
resiliency.
It
also
includes
250,000
dollars
in
capital
for
LED
lighting
system
upgrades
and
the
Green
Works
fund
at
180
$1,000
in
the
energy
office
to
meet
climate
and
energy
goals.
Additionally,
a
quarter
million
dollars
is
provided
to
the
Philadelphia
Energy
authority
to
provide
solar
panel
incentives.
L
Another
major
area
of
investment,
I'm
thrilled
about
is
rebuild
our
transfer.
Our
transformational
infrastructure
initiative
made
possible
because
of
the
Philadelphia
beverage
tax.
We've
committed
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
to
rebuilding
our
aging
parks,
recreation,
centers,
playgrounds
and
libraries.
Work
has
now
begun
in
more
than
60
Route
rebuild
sites
across
the
city,
representing
over
120
million
new
investment,
mostly
in
Heine
neighborhoods
I.
L
Look
forward
to
joining
you
at
many
groundbreaking
xandrie
openings
this
spring
next
week,
I
will
join
councilmember
Gauthier
at
miles,
Mac
playground
and
Mantua
to
preview
renovations,
starting
on
the
playground
and
Recreation
building
the
spring.
The
approvement
scumming
two
miles
Mac
are
the
result
of
many
conversations
with
residents
to
make
or
the
city's
investment
reflects
the
community's
needs
and
will
deliver
for
the
young
people
who
call
miles
Mac
home
as
critical
inspiring
as
we
all
agree
rebuild
is
is
not
enough
that
we
just
transform
the
buildings
and
fields.
L
We
must
improve
the
quality
of
programming
that
children,
youth
and
families
can
access.
That
is
why
we're
investing
1
million
dollars
to
enable
Parks
and
Rec
to
embark
on
an
ambitious
system-wide
effort
to
provide
higher
quality
programs
and
realign
their
staffing
structure
to
better
serve
communities
in
need
and
will
increase
funding
for
the
free
library,
I
hire
more
staff,
which
will
help
reduce
unexpected
closures
and
for
the
first
time
in
recent
history,
maintain
maintain
six-day
service
year-round.
L
The
capital
program
supports
investments
in
our
neighborhood
commercial
Carter's,
industrial
areas
and
economic
and
recreational
improvements
along
both
riverfronts.
We
will
support
and
prove
pedestrian
experiences
around
east
market
and
chestnut
streets,
and
we
will
the
redesign
pain,
Plaza
outside
the
municipal,
Services
Building
to
better
meet
the
needs
of
residents
and
business
owners
coming
to
do
business
with
the
city.
This
project
will
also
complement
the
transformation
of
La
park
and
Dilworth
Park
to
create
high
quality
public
spaces
for
residents
and
visitors
alike.
L
Investing
in
our
public
spaces
is
as
important
as
investing
in
our
education
system.
We
can't
underestimate
the
return
on
investment
and
enhance
quality
of
life.
It
brings
to
people
who
live,
work
and
visit
our
great
city
having
the
necessary
resources
to
invest
in
our
public
spaces
goes
hand-in-hand
with
our
fifth
major
priority
of
this
term.
Creating
a
more
diverse,
efficient
and
effective
government,
as
councilmember
Green
has
called
for
we're
going
to
build
on
our
financial
stability
to
modernize
services,
so
we
can
deliver
better
customer
services
to
residents
and
businesses.
L
In
fact,
the
plan
calls
for
over
300
million
in
capital.
Funding
to
modernize
services,
for
example,
will
invest
69
million
dollars
in
Opa
Opa
L,
which
will
standardize,
streamline
and
integrate
business
processes
across
finance,
acure,
Minh
and
other
departments.
A
twenty
two
point:
five
million
dollars
in
the
office
of
innovation
and
technology
will
be
used
for
network
infrastructure
improvements
and
other
applications
used
by
departments
I'm,
proposing
new
investments
that
advance
racial
equity
reform,
burdensome
fines
and
fees,
diversify
our
workforce
and
contract
recipients
and
expand
efforts
to
rid
the
workplace
of
sex
from
sexual
harassment.
L
During
the
first
term,
we
changed
how
the
city
handles
claims
of
sexual
harassment,
improving
the
ways
complaints
are
filed
and
investigated.
This
term,
as
they
said,
will
add
a
new
position
in
the
office
of
labor
relations
to
increase
its
capacity
to
administer
sexual
harassment,
prevention,
trainings
for
all
frontline
staff
to
advance
racial
equity.
We
will
bolster
the
office
diversity,
equity
inclusion,
so
it
can
examine
and
address
institutional
and
structural
disparities
across
the
government.
L
One
major
area
that
we
are
examining
is
the
practice
of
administering
fines
and
fees
across
the
government,
which
too
often
comes
with
unintended
consequences.
Fines
and
fees
are
mostly
issued
to
recoup
cost
of
service
and
the
curb
problematic
behavior.
However,
until
now
they
have
mostly
been
enacted
without
regard
for
one's
ability
to
pay
it's
time
to
reconsider
practices
for
fines
and
fees
fail
to
meet
their
intended
goal
or
even
worse,
cause
harm.
L
This
proportion,
this
disproportionately
impacts,
low-income
communities
and
people
of
color,
councilmember,
Park
and
I
recently
called
on
the
board
of
the
trustees
of
the
Free
Library
of
Philadelphia,
to
eliminate
fines
for
overdue
materials
and
I'm
pleased
that
this
policy
went
into
effect
last
month.
We
can
expect
to
see
an
increase
in
returned
materials
and,
more
importantly,
we
hope
that
more
Philadelphians
will
come
back
to
access
vital
library
services
as
a
result
of
this
policy
change.
L
We
will
continue
this
momentum
by
closely
examining
the
impact
of
other
municipal
fines
and
fees,
finding
ways
to
reduce
the
financial
burden
on
those
who
lack
the
ability
to
pay
when
it
comes
to
prioritizing
better
customer
service
for
our
business
and
residents.
The
office
of
the
managing
director
will
lead
a
citywide
initiative
to
enhance
the
customer
experience
for
both
groups,
we're
working
internally
to
streamline
various
processes.
The
customers
engage
in
every
day,
so
we
can
improve
efficiency
and
service
delivery.
L
We'll
complete
an
audit
of
all
city
buildings
and
properties
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
and
we'll
create
a
business
acceleration
team
at
an
investment
of
five
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
to
make
it
easier
for
businesses
to
work
with
departments
solve
their
problems
and
navigate
processes.
These
are
just
a
few
ways
that
we
will
work
to
make
government
run
with
greater
efficiency.
L
This
agenda,
I,
just
described,
is
only
possible
because
the
work
we've
done
to
improve
the
city's
fiscal
health
without
fiscal
stability,
the
bold
investments
in
education,
Community,
College,
street-sweeping
and
modernizing
our
technology
would
not
be
feasible,
but
last
year
we
had
the
highest
fund
balance
in
the
city's
history.
We
continued
to
reduce
the
pension
system
systems,
unfunded
liability
and
should
reach
nearly
60
percent
funded
at
the
end
of
the
plan.
In
fact,
we're
still
on
track
for
the
pension
system
to
be
80%,
funded
by
the
Year
2029
and
100%
funded
by
the
year
2033.
L
These
investments
are
vital
for
the
financial
health
of
our
city
and
as
councilmember
DOM
is
called
for,
we're
maximizing
revenue
collections
and
reducing
delinquency,
having
achieved
a
real
estate
tax
collection
rate
of
96%.
In
order
to
promote
growth
throughout
the
city,
the
plan
has
over
200
million
dollars
in
wage
and
business
tax
cuts,
including
extension
and
acceleration
of
reductions
to
the
net
income
side
of
the
bird,
we're
requesting
no
tax
rate
increases
and
we're
making
a
long
requested
change
from
the
business
from
the
business
community
to
market
base
resourcing
in
the
year.
L
We
will
engage
in
a
robust
discussion
of
this
budget
and
five-year
plan,
and
it's
possible
that
on
some
things
we
just
don't
won't
agree
and
that's
fine
in
this
city
with
limited
resources
and
many
many
important,
but
often
competing
priorities.
Honorable
people,
working
with
the
best
intentions,
are
bound
to
disagree.
Yet
as
we
work
through
these
priorities,
I
am
confident.
None
of
us
will
lose
sight
of
the
greater
goal
we
all
share,
to
make
Philadelphia
safer,
cleaner,
healthier
and
to
give
our
children
a
chance
to
achieve
their
dreams.
L
L
It's
sad,
it's
really
sad,
but
I'm,
proud
of
the
fact
that,
no
matter
what
we
see
happening
in
Washington,
those
of
us
here
in
this
chamber
are
determined
to
continue
fighting
from
Philadelphia
I've
said
this
several
times
over
the
last
four
years,
and
it
remains
just
as
true
today
with
the
dysfunction
of
governance
to
the
national
level.
It
is
clear
that
cities,
large
and
small,
must
lead
this
country.
All
of
us
here,
elected
officials,
staff
members
advocates
concern
residents.
All
of
us
evidence
of
Philadelphia's
ability
to
lead,
have
no
doubt
in
2020.
L
We
will
step
up
and
do
what
is
right
for
our
neighbors
for
our
and
for
our
nation.
We
will
not
be
stopped
by
polemics
or
partisanship.
We
will
not
be
stopped
by
thinly
disguised
racist
rhetoric.
We
will
not
be
stopped
by
fake
news
or
the
lives
of
those
who
claim
to
be
leaders,
no
matter
where
the
United
States
is
headed.
We
here
in
Philadelphia
will
not
be
stopped.
So
thank
you
all
very
much,
and
now,
let's
get
to
work.
A
K
Legislative
session,
sometimes
you
need
sustenance
and
nourishment
so.
I
want
to
thank
the
Art
Museum
as
well
as
Johnson
Controls,
Philippa,
Energy
Authority
and
the
mayor's
office
stay
in
the
building.
We
will
be
having
a
briefing
for
council
members
and
staff
for
guarding
and
guaranteeing
energy
savings
act.
I
chair
the
EOP
committee
for
that
initiative
and
really
that
great
job
at
the
Art
Museum
and
want
to
provide
that
information
to
my
colleagues
and
staff
as
well
as
provide
some
nourishment
for
such
a
long
legislative
day.
So
thank
you.
Caps,
president.