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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 4-8-2021
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A
B
D
G
H
F
A
N
N
He
will
be
with
each
one
of
you
as
you
lean
in
his
promise,
and
you
make
decisions
for
our
city
father.
We
just
thank
you
because
you
are
the
center
in
our
city.
We
believe
that
you
can
change
sins.
We
believe
that
you
have
a
plan
even
now
for
our
city,
father.
We
come
to
you
and
ask
you
to
lift
this
violence
challenges
that
we
are
having
the
justice
that
needs
to
happen
among
our
young
people,
the
killing
that
doesn't
make
sense.
N
N
A
B
C
From
the
mayor
to
the
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
first
went
to
sections
4604
and
2307
of
the
hormone
charter.
I
am
today
transmitting
to
the
council,
the
recommendation
of
the
city
planning
commission
on
the
following
bills,
bill
numbers,
210159
and
210-135,
and
I
am
pleased
to
advise
you
that
on
march
29
2021,
I
signed
the
following
bills,
which
were
passed
by
council
editor
session
on
march.
18.
2021.
A
You,
mr
decker,
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions
and,
by
way
of
a
reminder,
we're
asking
that
all
resolutions,
including
privilege
resolution,
be
placed
on
the
final
passes
calendar
for
the
next
session
of
council
unless
they
are
being
referred
to
committee
in
our
current
remote
environment.
This
procedure
will
provide
an
appropriate
opportunity
for
public
comment.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
in
advance
for
your
anticipated
cooperation.
M
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
on
today
I
am
introducing
a
resolution
that
is
sponsored
by
15
members
of
city
council,
which
authorizes
the
committee
on
law
and
government
to
hold
hearings
examining
the
decision
to
permanently
move,
share
sales
online
and
further
to
explore
the
ramifications
of
and
any
unintended
consequences
that
may
arise
from
this
decision
for
the
benefit
of
the
view
in
public.
M
M
Those
questions
include,
but
are
not
limited
to
how
the
contract
with
bid
for
assets
came
about
and
the
terms
of
the
contract.
How
will
postponements
and
stays
be
communicated
to
bid
for
assets
as
necessary
to
avoid
improper
sales?
How
will
the
online
sales
process
impact
interested
bidders
with
limited
technological
capabilities?
M
How
will
online
sales
process
impact
local
non-professional
bidders?
How
will
bidders
be
made
aware
of
what
we
know
as
the
right
of
redemption
for
tax
foreclosure
sales
and
other
post-sale
rights
of
prior
owners
and
occupants,
and
how
can
we
ensure
that
philadelphia
is
not
flooded
with
out
of
city
and
out
of
state
speculators?
M
M
M
If
we
were
not
a
part
of
that
decision-making,
we
were
not
consulted
that
it
was
actually
happening.
We
have
had
many
conversations
with
sheriff
balau
and
I
do
want
to
thank
her
for
the
record.
We
tagged
phone
tagged
and
we
teams
we
had
a
meeting
on
teams
and
communicated
multiple
times
over
the
last
few
weeks
about
this
issue,
and
I
look
forward
to
getting
as
many
questions
answered
as
possible
when
we
have
this
hearing.
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
colleagues.
A
C
Next
week,
councilman
heenan
offers
two
bills
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
require
free,
simple
titles
or
a
lesser
real
estate,
interest
from
pennsylvania
from
pennsylvania,
department
of
transportation
to
all
or
a
portion
of
a
parcel
of
parcels
of
land
bordered
by
richmond
street
to
the
north
northwest.
We
chief
to
the
east,
northeast
I-95
to
the
west
and
the
northeast
treatment
plant
to
the
south
southeast
for
water
treatment
or
supply
purposes.
C
And
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
commission
on
public
property
to
require
pre-simple
title
or
a
lesser
interest
in
real
estate
by
purchase
dedication,
donation,
condemnation,
agreement
alone
of
condemnation
or
otherwise,
and
parcels
of
land
along
the
delaware
river
and
the
toconi
holmberg
section
of
the
delaware
river
trail.
For
the
committee.
C
C
C
D
D
We
can
use
this
moment
to
take
down
the
same
path
we've
been
on,
or
we
can
take
old
actions
to
help
change
the
trajectory
of
philadelphia
and
proposing
these
three
bills
today.
I
hope
to
start
a
much
needed
and
important
conversation
about
reopening
our
economy
and
about
how
we
grow
into
the
future.
This
includes
creating
more
family,
sustaining
jobs
for
residents,
helping
our
small
and
medium-sized
businesses
and,
overall,
how
we
make
philadelphia,
an
attractive
place
to
live
work
and
do
business
now's
the
time
to
examine.
D
What's
working
and
what's
not
working,
we
need
to
explore
how
we
get
the
desired
results.
We
all
want
and
need
for
philadelphia.
This
crisis
is
an
opportunity
for
change
and
tax
reform
that
can
restore
our
economy
and
benefit
our
residents
and
businesses
for
years
to
come
into
the
future.
Our
present
crisis
will
not
allow
us
to
continue
to
tolerate
having
one
of
the
highest
tax
burdens
among
the
largest
u.s
cities
while
having
the
lowest
employment
rate
per
1000
residents.
D
We
need
to
create
an
attractive
environment
for
businesses,
workers
and
families
to
grow
here
and
locate
here.
This
is
especially
true
for
all
those
small
and
mid-sized
businesses
that
are
already
here
and
have
been
deeply
affected
by
the
pandemic.
They
are
our
backbone,
they've
been
loyal
to
our
city.
We
appreciate
each
and
every
business
in
our
city
that
has
stayed
despite
the
many
forces
working
against
them.
This
pandemic
has
highlighted,
if
not,
magnified,
the
difficulties
that
come
with
bringing
back
demand
to
the
city.
D
D
D
The
rest
of
the
tax
package
addresses
what
my
colleagues
and
I
have
heard
in
several
council
hearings
over
the
last
several
years
from
experts
around
the
country.
We
have
heard
that
we
are
the
only
city
in
the
united
states
that
taxes,
net
income
and
gross
receipts,
and
we've
also
heard
that
of
the
top
20
cities,
the
united
states.
We
have
the
second
highest
corporate
income
tax
rate
for
companies.
D
Rail
system
to
king
of
prussia-
if
we
do
not
see
this
as
a
potential
threat
to
our
competitiveness
in
the
region
and
future
job
growth
for
our
city,
that
we're
not
paying
attention
these
next
two
bills
address
those
issues
by
reducing
the
tax
burden,
to
allow
businesses
to
pay
the
higher
of
either
the
net
income
or
gross
receipts
portion
of
the
business
income
and
receipts
tax.
This
will
eliminate
the
requirement
to
pay
both
and
places
on
a
more
level
playing
field
compared
to
the
other
cities
in
the
united
states.
D
And
lastly,
the
proposed
reform
package
reduces
the
net
income
portion
of
the
business
income,
receives
tax
the
tax
at
16.2
by
more
than
half
of
the
next
10
years
again,
to
ensure
our
competitiveness
among
u.s
cities
and
within
the
region.
I
think
we
can
expand
our
tax
base
faster
if
we
start
thinking
with
a
job
growth
mindset
and
given
the
stimulus
packages
we're
seeing
from
president
biden's
administration,
I
am
hopeful
that,
with
all
these
things,
working
together
in
tandem,
we
can
all
achieve
our
goals
as
we
move
forward
in
these
discussions.
D
I
hope
we
all
consider
and
appreciate
our
need
to
be
more
competitive,
philadelphia,
isn't
an
island
and
people
and
businesses
have
more
choices
than
ever
before.
Competition
has
never
been
greater
than
right
now,
and
we
can
do
this.
The
current
budget,
which
is
increased
by
a
billion
dollars
over
the
last
five
years,
has
made
minimal
investment
in
our
tax
structure
in
order
to
expand
our
tax
paying
base.
D
I'd
like
to
explore
with
all
of
you
how
we
take
revenue,
growth
and
dedicate
funds
to
philadelphia's
poverty
fund
and
violence
prevention
programs
to
continue
to
tackle
these
primary
issues
in
our
city.
The
goal
of
these
bills
is
to
create
an
open
dialogue
and
start
thinking
outside
the
box
to
reform
our
tax
structure.
I
plan
to
engage
everyone
in
this
conversation
and
it's
important
that
we
take
this
rare
opportunity
to
think
about
what
we
do
in
order
to
alter
the
city's
current
trajectory.
D
This
is
a
moment
in
time.
It's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
reopen
our
economy
with
the
pro-jobs
tax
program
that
will
create
a
stronger
economic
tax,
paying
base
for
the
future
of
our
city,
which
will
generate
the
funds
we
need
and
help
our
residents
climb
out
of
poverty
and
fund
violence
prevention
programs.
We
desperately
need.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
as
we
move
this
discussion
forward.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
thank
you,
mr
president.
A
C
Yes,
mr
president,
councilman
thomas
offers
two
resolutions
inside
of
resolution
calling
on
the
pennsylvania,
state,
senate
and
house
of
representatives
to
grant
philadelphia
the
ability
to
provide
needed
regulatory
relief
to
local
bars,
restaurants
and
other
liquor.
Licensees
regulatory
relief
in
the
form
of
extended
bar
hours
and
increased
happy
hours
will
allow
establishments
hit
hard
by
state
and
local
coronavirus,
related
closures
and
capacity
restrictions
to
make
a
full
recovery
and
preserve
thousands
of
local
jobs.
F
C
Councilman
o'neill
offers
seven
bills
entitled
an
ordinance
establishing
a
no
truck
parking
and
tow
away
zone
regulations
and
on
haldeman
avenue,
both
sides
from
clark
street
to
redline
road
and
an
ordinance
establishing
no
truck
parking
and
tow
away
zone
regulations
on
tomlinson
road.
Both
sides
from
boston
avenue,
lindsay
street
and
an
ordinance
establishing
no
truck
parking
and
tow
away
zone
regulations
on
brookmont
road.
Both
sides
from
fernandale
street
to
medway
road
and
in
order
to
establishing
no
truck
parking
and
tow
away
zone
regulations
on
bridal
road.
C
Both
sides
from
brookmont
road
to
bartlett
street
and
an
ordinance
establishing
no
truck
parking
and
total
waste
zone.
Regulations
on
chesworth
road.
Both
sides
from
from
marie
road
to
current
ferndale
street
and
an
ordinance
establishing
no
truck
parking
and
total
waste
zone.
Regulations
on
ferndale
street.
Both
sides
from
gene
street
to
red
lion
road
and
an
ordinance
establishing
no
truck
parking
and
towards
known
regulations
on
greymont
street.
Both
sides
from
gene
street
to
ferndale
street.
C
Councilman
sculla
offers
two
bills
and
two
resolutions
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
enter
into
a
sublease
agreement
with
chestnut
street
realty
partners.
Limited
partnership
for
use
by
the
city
of
a
portion
of
the
premises
located
at
1327
through
1329
chestnut
street.
C
A
C
C
Councilwoman
bass
offers
four
resolutions
entitled
a
resolution
authorizing
the
committee
on
parks,
recreation
and
cultural
affairs
to
hold
hearings
on
the
city
of
philadelphia's
landmarks
and
monuments,
review
process
to
propose
changes
to
any
landmarks
or
monuments
in
philadelphia
that
are
reminders
or
symbols
of
racism
or
bigotry.
While
elevating
the
city's
rich
history
and
diversity.
C
C
The
long
time
executive
director
of
tola
talar,
incorporated
on
the
occasion
of
her
upcoming
retirements
and
a
resolution
honoring
and
recognizing
paul
s
biedman
the
long
time
president
and
ceo
of
avenue
of
the
arts
incorporated
for
his
years
of
service
in
strengthening
philadelphia's
internationally
recognized
arts
and
culture
scene
upon
the
occasion
of
his
upcoming
retirement
next
week
and
a
resolution
recognizing
q
flicks
philadelphia,
the
largest
lgbtq
plus
film
festival
in
the
mid-atlantic
region
and
its
parent
organization,
q,
flicks,
usa,
and
calling
on
facebook
to
unlock
the
organization's
q.
Flicks
worchester
account.
C
H
H
C
To
the
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
the
committee
on
financial,
which
is
deferred
bill,
number
two,
one:
zero
one:
three,
nine
entitled
an
ordinance
to
many
chapter:
19
500
of
the
philippi
code
entitled
taxes
and
rents
general
by
adding
required
conditions
and
information
for
reporting
adjustments
to
taxable
income
respectfully
reports.
It
is
considered
the
same
and
returns
the
attached
bills
to
council
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
H
A
Thank
you,
there's
been
more
than
probably
second
that
the
rules
account
will
be
suspended
so,
as
we
met
first
meeting
this
day
of
bills,
number
two
one:
zero
one:
three,
nine
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
will
be
placed
on
our
first
feeding
calendar
today.
Chair
now
recognizes
councilwoman,
parker
or
report
from
the
committee
on
labor
and
civil
service.
M
C
The
committee
on
labor
and
civil
service
too,
which
is
referred
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
Six,
two
five
entitled
an
ordinance
amending
title:
nine
of
the
philadelphians
have
a
regulation
of
businesses,
trades
and
professions
by
adding
a
new
chapter
at
nine
forty,
seven
hundred
to
prohibit
employers
from
requiring
prospective
employees
to
undergo
testing
for
the
presence
of
marijuana
as
a
condition
of
employment.
C
M
A
A
Bill
just
reported
from
committee
with
the
suspension
of
the
rules
have
been
deemed
to
have
had
a
first
reading,
and
these
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
second
reading
and
final
passes
calendar
at
our
next
session
of
council,
as
there
are
no
additional
bills.
First,
we
encounter
the
sheriff
houses
councilwoman
park
for.
M
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
moved
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
to
permit
the
use
of
a
consent
agenda
to
consider
the
following
resolutions
on
fight
on
the
final
passage
calendar.
Today
they
are
resolution
numbers
two
one,
zero,
two,
five,
one,
two
one:
zero,
two,
five,
three,
two
one:
zero,
two,
five,
four,
two
one:
zero
two,
five,
five.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Public
comment
must
concern
matters
of
the
second
reading
and
final
passage:
calendars
for
possible
action
at
a
session
of
counsel,
a
speaker
on
any
of
those
matters
must
sign
up.
In
order
to
testify.
You
must
call
215
686
3406
by
3
pm
the
day
before
the
session,
to
sign
up
for
the
public
comment.
When
you
call,
we
will
take
your
name
phone
number,
the
number
of
the
legislative
item
you
are
commenting
on
and
whether
you
are
in
support
of
or
against
the
legislation
and
add
you
to
our
list.
A
We
will
telephone
each
person
on
the
list
during
the
council
session
and
invite
them
to
our
remote
meeting
and
under
ideal
circumstances.
They
will
each
have
three
minutes
to
speak.
However,
this
time
limit
may
vary
from
session
to
session.
Today's
time
limit
we
have,
I
think
we
can
do
three
minutes.
We
want
to
do
three
minutes
today
in
order
to
be
fair
to
all
those
wishing
to
speak.
I
intend
to
hold
faithfully
to
the
established
time
limit
so
once
invited
to
the
meeting
and
asked
to
begin
your
testimony.
A
A
timer
will
be
started.
We
will
monitor
your
remaining
time
throughout
your
testimony
and
when
there
are
30
seconds
remaining
to
your
time
we
will
be.
You
will
be
reminded
of
this.
Once
your
allotted
time
has
passed,
you
will
be
asked
to
conclude
your
remarks
and
shortly
thereafter
you
will
be
muted
and
disconnected
from
the
remote
meeting.
A
So
please
be
aware
that
this
public
meeting
is
also
being
recorded,
because
the
meeting
is
public
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
So,
by
continuing
to
be
in
this
meeting,
you
are
consenting
to
being
recorded.
I
would
now
ask
that
the
chief
clerk-
please
read
the
name
of
our
first
speaker.
E
Latinos
represent
15
of
the
overall
population
in
our
city,
in
a
very
diverse
community,
about
61
are
from
puerto
rico,
while
21
are
from
mexico,
central
america
and
south
america,
latinos
are
afflicted
by
a
myriad
of
social
determinants
of
health.
This
population
has
the
highest
rates
of
poverty
and
unemployment
in
our
city.
E
E
They
are
overrepresented
among
new
cases
of
hiv,
opioid-related
deaths,
depression
and
homicide
mortality,
and
these
are
syndemic
issues
or
interrelated
epidemics
that
are
driven
by
common
social,
economic
and
political
factors
such
as
poverty,
unemployment,
discrimination
and
immigration
status.
The
recent
pandemic
has
exposed
the
impact
of
these
social
disadvantages
on
latino
communities.
E
Latinos
in
philadelphia
have
experienced
the
second
highest
rate
of
infection
with
kovic
19..
Second,
only
after
african
americans
and
their
hospitalization
and
mortality
rates
are
two
to
four
times
greater.
Compared
to
non-hispanic.
Whites
latinos
have
experienced
persistent
barriers
to
testing
and
vaccination
for
covet.
E
For
example,
only
16
of
latinos
have
received
those
of
copic
19
vaccination
compared
to
32
percent
of
non-hispanic
whites.
But
despite
these
challenges,
latinos
are
a
very
resilient
community
who
contributes
immensely
to
our
city.
They
are
owners
to
close
to
20
000
businesses
in
the
greater
philadelphia
area
and
about
a
third
of
them
work
as
essential
workers.
During
this
pandemic,
our
city
has
relied
on
many
of
our
latino
residents
to
produce
repair
pack
and
deliver
the
food
we
consume
to
take
care
of
our
children
to
sanitize
our
homes
and
workplaces.
E
E
The
city
must
act
to
increase
education
and
economic
opportunities,
expand
access
to
health
and
human
services
and
enhance
the
ability
of
latinos
and
latinas
to
thrive
in
our
city.
Investments
in
the
health
of
wellbeing
of
latinos
will
make
us
all
stronger
and
benefit
our
city
as
a
whole.
Thank
you
very
much.
G
Okay,
great,
my
name
is
dr
amy
carroll
scott
and
I'm
an
associate
professor
at
the
drexel
dornstein
school
of
public
health.
I'm
also
a
long-time
member
and
leader
in
the
american
public
health
association,
and
so
I'm
deeply
involved
in
that
organization's
work
to
translate
national
public
health
priorities
into
local
action
to
improve
health
and
communities.
G
And
so
I
would
like
to
express
my
support
for
councilwoman
basta's
resolution
number
one
zero.
Two
seven
three,
as
I
think,
there's
no
better
time
to
shine
the
spotlight
of
national
public
health
week
on
public
health
issues,
locally,
the
global
covid19
pandemic
and
the
co-occurring
epidemic
of
gun.
Violence
has
further
revealed
the
gaps
in
our
public
health
systems
to
respond
to
such
threats,
to
the
health
of
all
philadelphians
and
in
particular,
to
black
indigenous
and
other
populations
of
of
color.
G
These
are
what
we
call
the
social
determinants
of
health
and
they
include
factors
like
poverty,
unemployment,
systemic
racism
and
living
in
an
economically
excluded
or
disinvested
area.
In
fact,
research
continues
to
confirm
that
these
factors
determine
about
80
percent
of
our
health
status
and
are
more
important
than
such
factors
of
heredity
and
medical
treatment.
G
This
means
investment
in
community-based
and
faith-based
organizations
already
serving
their
communities
workforce
development
to
ensure
there's
a
pipeline
to
public
health
jobs
in
these
communities
and
re-examining
city
systems
to
ensure
they're
equitably
serving
our
most
vulnerable
communities
and
not
re-stigmatizing
them.
And
so
it's
for
this
reason
that
I'm
in
strong
support
of
this
resolution.
E
E
E
Some
of
these
disparities
are
the
result
of
higher
risk
of
exposure
to
the
virus
among
latinos.
Here
in
philadelphia,
32
of
latino
workers
are
employed
in
essential
occupations.
Latino
immigrants
are
disproportionately
employed
in
jobs
with
more
hazardous
conditions
such
as
janitorial
services
and
domestic
labor.
E
E
The
philadelphia
department
of
public
health
in
concert
with
all
their
governmental
departments,
latino
serving
organization
and
academic
partners,
including
also
trexel,
have
embarked
on
significant
efforts
to
address
these
priorities,
and
we
are
very
thankful
for
that.
To
conclude
the
health
disparities
afflicting
latinos.
In
philadelphia
need
origin
attention
and
support,
it
is
imperative
to
direct
efforts
and
resources
to
address
social,
economic,
political
factors
behind
these
inequities.
E
The
city
must
act
to
increase
economic
opportunities
and
expand
access
to
health
and
human
services
and
to
ultimately
enhance
the
ability
of
latinos
and
latinas
to
thrive
in
our
city,
investments
in
the
health
and
well-being
of
latinos,
a
group
that
has
experienced
some
of
the
worst
health
outcomes
in
philadelphia,
but
that
is
essential
for
the
economy
of
the
citizens,
will
make
us
stronger
and
benefit
our
city
as
a
whole.
I
fully
support
this
resolution
and
put
forth
by
council
member
to
celebrate
public
health,
highlight
critical
public
health
issues
and
thank
public
health
workers.
A
K
Oh
yes,
good
morning,
my
name
is
ryan
m
boyer,
I'm
the
business
manager
of
labor's
district
council
of
philadelphia
vicinity.
We
are
a
union
of
over
6
000
construction,
factory,
public
sector
and
maintenance
workers
throughout
the
five
county
region
of
philadelphia.
I'm
here
to
comment
on
resolution
number
two,
one:
zero,
two
five
three.
K
This
is
very
important
that
we
recognize
the
diversion
and
inclusion
that's
happening
in
our
region
in
our
city
and
the
fact
that
city
council,
this
august
body,
is
representing
such
a
great
human
being
a
philadelphian
for
his
total
life.
A
veteran
of
the
united
states
army
esteban
vera
junior.
It
gives
me
pride
to
be
a
part
of
the
same
organization
that
esteban
is
a
part
of
esteban,
is
hard
working.
He
has
spent
his
life
building
coalitions
and
creating
opportunities
for
people
that
hasn't
had
opportunities
before
I
am.
K
A
G
A
A
A
A
I
would
ask
mr
decker
to
read
the
titles
of
all
the
resolutions
on
the
consent
agenda
after
each
title
is
read.
Any
member
may
object
to
the
inclusion
of
the
resolution
on
the
resolution
consent
agenda
upon
such
an
objection
and
without
debate.
The
resolution
will
be
immediately
removed
from
the
resolution
consent
agenda
in
place
on
today's
regular
final
passes
calendar.
C
Resolution
number
two:
one:
zero:
two:
seven
one
consulted
a
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
philadelphia
redevelopment
authority.
These
conveying
feasible
title
to
certain
city
on
lots
of
pieces
of
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
iran
situated
in
the
first
councilmanic
district
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
further
authorizing
the
philosophy
of
redevelopment
authority
to
transfer
to
the
follow-up.
Your
land
bank
fee,
simple
title
to
such
property.
A
M
A
Second,
thank
you.
It
has
been
moved
and
seconded
that
each
of
the
resolutions
on
the
resolution
consent
agenda
to
be
adopted
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye,
aye
aye,
those
opposed
eyes
headed
and
each
of
the
resolutions
on
the
resolution
consent
agenda
has
been
adopted.
We
will
now
consider
the
bills
and
resolutions
on
the
regular
second
reading
and
final
passage
calendar.
Mr
decker,
would
you
please
read
the
title
of
resolution
number
210267.
C
E
Thank
you,
council
for
president
before
I
motion
for
this
resolution.
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
who,
over
the
last
few
years,
have
been
incredibly
supportive
of
the
philadelphia
children's
alliance's
work.
They
have
been
recognized
as
one
of
the
leading
national
standards
and
models
of
support
to
the
children,
so
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
them.
I
know
in
between
collegiality
we
don't
get
an
opportunity
to
bring
in
some
of
these
groups
who
are
doing
tremendous
work
during
these
very
challenging
times.
E
I
particularly
want
to
thank
their
partners,
the
philadelphia
department
of
human
services,
the
philadelphia
community
special
victims
unit,
the
district
attorney's
office,
children's
hospital
and
saint
christopher's
hospital.
Even
during
the
pandemic,
they
did
not
close.
They
were
available
to
our
family
and
to
our
children
in
some
of
the
most
critical
times.
Unfortunately,
during
the
pandemic,
as
we've
seen
in
other
faces,
there's
been
an
uptick
in
cases.
A
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
also
want
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
who
worked
with
us
in
putting
this
bill
forward
and
the
amendments
that
have
been
circulated
today
to
the
rest
of
the
college.
So
I
would
like
to
offer
an
official
amendment
to
film
number
two
one:
zero,
zero,
seven,
eight,
which
has
been
circulated
to
all
members,
and
I
move
for
it's
adoption.
E
A
C
An
ordinance
authorizing
the
philadelphia
municipal
authority
and
the
filipino
gas
works
by
philadelphia
facilities
management
corporation
solely
in
its
capacity
as
operator
and
manager
of
the
city-owned
philadelphia.
Gas
works
to
enter
into
certain
transactions
and
contracts.
Regarding
the
lease
and
license
of
portions
of
the
premises
located
at
5000,
somerdale
avenue
and
5501
whitaker
avenue
for
the
use
of
philadelphia,
gas
works.
A
C
I
C
A
C
A
C
A
A
E
I
A
A
I
A
C
An
ordinance
establishing
parking
regulations
in
the
vicinity
of
south
15th
street
and
reed
street
south
19th
street
and
reed
street
south
18th
street,
in
federal
street,
south
18th
street
and
morris
street
orton
street
and
south
22nd
to
south
17th
street
ellsworth
street
and
south
22nd
street
morris
street
and
south
17th
street.
Thank.
A
D
I
C
A
A
L
A
A
A
A
C
L
C
A
A
I
C
A
A
C
I
A
A
E
G
I
E
L
A
C
A
resolution
authorizing
the
committee
on
long
government
to
hold
hearings
examining
the
decision
to
permanently
move
sheriff's
sales
online
and
further
to
explore
the
ramifications
of
and
any
untended
inc
unintended
consequences
that
may
arise
from
this
decision
introduced
by
councilwoman
parker.
Chair
recognizes.
M
C
And
a
resolution
authorizing
the
committee
on
parks,
recreation
and
cultural
affairs
to
hold
hearings
on
the
city
of
philadelphia's
landmarks
and
monuments,
review
process
to
propose
changes
to
any
landmarks
or
monuments
in
philadelphia
that
are
reminders
or
symbols
of
racism
or
bigotry.
While
elevating
the
city's
rich
history
and
diversity
introduced
by
councilman
bass.
C
A
Thank
you
very
much
that
completes
our
calendar
for
today
prior
to
recognizing
members
regarding
speeches,
I
will
note
for
the
record
at
this
time,
but
we
will
use
the
chat
feature
available
in
microsoft's
team
to
allow
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
such
an
act.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
particular
purpose.
A
J
L
J
J
L
A
Thank
you
councilman.
I
must
say
that
I
don't
know
personally
I'm
a
little
excited
about
the
film,
because
the
house
that
the
horse
lived
in
is
on
the
block
that
I
grew
up
on.
Oh
my
goodness
yeah
my
little
brother,
he
got
wind
of
it.
He
sent
me
a
text
and
said
yes,
mr
emma's
house
is
in
the
movie
right,
and
that
was
the
lady's
name.
F
Thank
you
council
president,
just
a
couple
of
things
I'm
going
to
try
to
be
brief.
First,
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
the
arts
and
culture
task
force
for
the
resolution
that
was
introduced
earlier
today
for
their
great
work.
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
them
more
as
it
relates
to
recommendations
that
came
out
of
the
arts
and
culture
task
force
report
that
was
circulated
through
council.
F
I'm
also
looking
forward
to
arts
and
culture
recovery
week
this
summer,
as
we
really
want
folks
to
know
that
philadelphia
is
open
for
business.
I
also
want
to
take
a
minute
to
thank
my
council
member
and
I'm
councilmember
parker
and
our
leader
here,
as
it
relates
to
our
team
on
council,
one
of
our
leaders,
as
relates
to
our
team
on
council,
for
the
work
that's
being
done
with
the
sheriff's
deal.
F
I
I,
like
other
members
of
council,
are
extremely
concerned
around
the
the
this
idea
of
moving
it
digital
some
of
the
guidelines
and
requirements
that's
coming
in
order
to
participate.
I
think
it's
really
alarming
and
I
think
right
now,
when
we're
looking
at
where
we
are
as
a
city
where
we
are
with
our
economy.
I
just
I
just
can't
agree
with
us
moving
in
that
direction.
F
F
Two
weeks
ago
a
high
school
sports
season
ended,
and
there
was
only
a
high
school
sports
season
because
of
this
council
body
right
here
and
while
we
are
in
the
midst
of
a
number
of
pandemics,
including
this
gun
violence
crisis
that
that
we're
trying
to
fight
on
a
daily
basis,
we
would
never
know
how
many
lives
we
see
while
allowing
them
young
people
to
participate
in
athletic
and
extracurricular
activity.
Over
the
last
two
months,
we
talked
today
about
honoring
west
catholic
girls,
basketball
team.
F
Had
we
not
put
ourselves
in
a
position
for
young
people
to
participate
in
extracurricular
activity.
That
institution
would
not
have
won
his
first
state
championship.
Council
members
had
to
step
up
to
the
plate
in
order
to
put
us
in
a
position
to
work
with
the
health
department,
as
well
as
the
multiple
leagues
to
be
able
to
make
that
happen.
So
I
want
to
thank
you,
council
president,
for
your
leadership.
F
But
even
in
the
midst
of
thinking
about
that
a
kid
like
jimmy
king
who's
in
son,
who
was
a
senior
this
year,
he
had
a
phenomenal
year
a
year.
You'll
probably
remember
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
Thinking
about
kids
like
him
and
kids
like
samir
priester,
who
again
was
a
senior
whose
junior
year
got
cut
off
and
had
we
not
fought
for
young
people
to
participate
in
athletic
activity.
These
young
people
would
have
never
had
an
opportunity
to
touch
high
school
sports
again,
ever
and
and
honestly.
F
The
last
thing
I
want
to
say,
as
I
close
out
right
now,
we're
trying
to
fight
our
state
partners,
because
the
state
is
pushing
to
force
our
teachers
and
our
young
people
and
our
families
to
take
pssa
standardized
testing
and-
and
we
know
that
as
of
last
night,
they've
backtracked
and
said
that
the
testing
will
only
take
place
for
third
and
fifth
graders.
But
we
still
think
that's
wrong.
F
We're
in
the
midst
of
a
global
pandemic
and
to
put
that
type
of
pressure
on
young
people,
as
well
as
as
teachers
when
we
all
as
educators
know
that
young
people
learn
a
variety
of
different
ways.
So,
if
you're,
a
young
person
who's
more
of
a
kinesthetic
learner
or
you
need
in-person
learning
to
best
maximize
your
intellectual
ability
and
you've
been
denied
that,
because
we're
in
the
midst
of
a
pandemic.
F
Let's
revisit
this
conversation
and
figure
out
what
we
can
do
in
the
fall
when
we
are
on
a
different
side
of
this
coronavirus,
pain
demon.
Thank
you,
council,
president
and
again,
thank
you
to
all
my
colleagues
for
your
support
on
a
number
of
different
issues
in
in
in
conflicts
that
we
have
in
this
city.
A
H
Thank
you,
council
president,
thank
you,
council,
member
thomas,
for
that
dedicated
advocacy
for
young
people
in
our
city
in
a
variety
of
ways.
It's
definitely
needed
and
thank
you
for
doing
that
through
your
role
as
a
member
of
council.
Also,
I
want
to
thank
council
member.
Oh
also,
now
been
renamed
as
deacon.
Oh
and
he'll
know
the
reference
to
that
for
bringing
up
concrete
cowboy
was
a
phenomenal
film
and
it
was
really
reflected
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
when
you
watch
it,
you
really
get
the
perspective
of
philadelphia
in
that
film.
H
Just
like
in
so
many
ways
do
the
right
thing
captures
new
york
in
that
time
period
I
really
felt
fletcher
street
and
and
philadelphia
in
that
film.
So
definitely
was
a
great
film
and
a
great
discussion
on
father
and
son
bonding
so
definitely
a
great
film.
I
hope
everyone
gets
a
chance
to
see
it.
As
I
stated
earlier,
you
know,
april
april
is
a
great
month
because
we
start
to
really
come
out
of
the
winter.
H
The
pen
is
a
puzzle
piece
which
is
universally
internationally
known
as
signifying
autism,
and
you
know
this
is
a
a
great
month,
and
it's
also
great
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
and
this
body
has
been
so
supportive
of
so
many
things.
We've
done
regarding
not
only
awareness
but
also
acceptance
and
to
bring
some
of
that
awareness
to
the
viewing
and
listening
public.
Some
people
may
not
know
that
we,
as
a
city
have
had
a
long
history
in
providing
support
and
resources
regarding
autism
in
1955.
H
H
Those
sports
venues,
the
eagles,
have
also
stepped
up
by
creating
the
eagles
autism
foundation,
where
they
raised
millions
of
dollars
to
help
provide
services
and
research,
and
we
acknowledge
them
in
resolutions
introduced
today
and
will
be
passed
next
week
regarding
their
work
to
help
vaccinate
those
on
the
autism
spectrum,
as
well
as
their
caregivers
at
lincoln
financial
field.
And
we
also
have
at
drexel
university.
H
The
aj
drexel
institute,
which
has
worked
with
our
own
philadelphia
autism
project,
that
this
body
has
supported
over
the
years
and
they've,
provided
some
great
programs
and
services
and
working
with
the
philadelphia
autism
project.
They've
created
the
community
autism
peer
specialist
program
or
caps
program,
which
has
become
an
internationally
renowned
program.
I'm
helping
those
in
the
autism
spectrum
to
become
peer,
supports
for
younger
people
on
the
autism
spectrum
and
also
earn
employment,
and
that's
been
a
program
that
you
know.
H
The
philadelphia
autism
project
and
drexel
through
their
institute
has
helped
work
to
promote
and
grow
as
well
as
our
you
know,
state
center
for
autism
and
mental
health
partnerships
has
been
a
strong
part
of
that,
as
well
as
our
own
community,
behavior
health
and
department
of
behavioral
health
and
intellectual
disability
services.
So
we
have
a
long
and
rich
history
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
in
the
region
of
helping
those
on
the
autism
spectrum,
someone
to
bring
that
awareness
and
we've
got
to
do
more
in
reference
to
acceptance.
H
And
although
we've
had
so
much
progress
and
there's
so
many
other
programs
that
I
did
not
mention,
we
have
so
much
more
work
to
do
previously.
I
talked
about
some
of
the
challenges
that
I've
had
and
share
some
of
my
personal
perspectives
in
raising
a
son
on
the
autism
spectrum.
A
black
man
is
now
a
young
adult.
Some
of
you
have
seen
him
when
he
was
very
young
to
now.
H
So
I
know
for
parents,
especially
african-american
parents,
you're
very
familiar
with
the
talk,
some
of
you
and
I
would
say,
for
those
who
are
not
as
familiar
with
the
talk,
you
should
google
the
talk,
proctor
and
gamble.
This
is
a
commercial
that
procter
gamble
did
a
little
while
ago,
that
really
to
me
crystallizes
what
the
talk
is
in
the
aftermarket
community,
and
I
know
for
those
on
the
autism
spectrum.
We
can't
really
have
that
type
of
talk
like
other
parents
because
of
the
speech
and
communication
challenges.
It
makes
it
very
difficult.
H
If
someone
approaches
you
to
go
into
your
backpack
to
give
this
card,
or
now
being
a
young
adult,
go
into
your
wallet
to
provide
your
wallet
or
this
car
to
to
identify
themselves
the
fact
that
you're
on
the
autism
spectrum,
we
don't
know
what
would
happen
as
he
goes
into
his
wallet
and
goes
into
his
pocket
to
reach
out
and
pull
out
something
that
may
be
viewed
and
seen
as
offensive
or
threatening.
And
so
this
is
a
fear
and
a
challenge.
I've
had
as
a
father.
H
I
think
it's
a
fear
and
challenge
that
many
parents
have
had
for
some
time,
especially
those
who
are
african-american
who've,
had
the
talk
with
their
children
and
for
those
african-american
parents
that
have
a
child
on
the
autism
spectrum,
the
challenge
of
not
even
being
able
to
have
that
type
of
talk
with
their
child,
and
so
that
fear
really
came
home.
Last
week,
as
we
were
beginning
to
celebrate
the
easter
holiday
weekend,
we
learned
reports
that
two
police
officers
were
arrested.
H
One
police
officer,
one
former
police
officer,
were
arrested
last
week
based
on
an
incident
from
august
19th
of
last
year.
At
that
time,
both
the
individuals
were
police
officers.
They
were
off
duty
and
in
the
northeast
section
of
our
city,
they
chased
a
young
man
who
has
asperger's,
which
is
on
autism
spectrum,
based
on
a
belief
that
he
was
involved
in
some
type
of
criminal
activity.
H
H
After
that
situation,
the
police
department
started
internal
affairs
and
investigation.
As
that
started,
one
of
the
individuals
retired.
The
internal
affairs
did
their
investigation
and,
based
on
the
information
we
received
last
week,
both
individuals
were
arrested
and
the
other
individual
who
still
the
police
officer,
is
under
suspension
with
the
intent
for
dismissal.
H
So
when
I
talk
about-
and
I've
talked
about
this
in
the
past-
about
the
fears
of
having
child
on
on
the
autism
spectrum,
this
is
the
type
of
thing
I'm
talking
about.
These
are
the
fears
that
so
many
parents,
especially
african-american
parents,
with
a
child
on
the
spectrum,
have-
and
this
demonstrates
how
we
have
so
much
more
work
to
do
now,
based
on
the
fact
that
he
was
even
able
to
call
his
mother
during
his
foot
chase
as
something
that's
somewhat
remarkable.
H
But
at
the
same
point,
although
we
have
these
dreams
of
possibilities-
and
we
have
the
acceptance
awareness
of
these
great
possible
outcomes
for
our
children,
we
also
have
the
acceptance
and
awareness
of
the
dreams
and
fears
of
what
happened
august
19th
happening
to
our
children,
so
we
still
have
so
much
more
work
to
do.
We've
come
so
far.
We
have
much
more
work
to
do.
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
J
Thank
you,
council.
President
council
president.
I
don't
know
if,
if
you
recall,
but
in
2014,
I
created
a
childhood
obesity
program
called
philly
play.
Most
members
were
involved.
They
were
you
know,
partners
throughout
the
city
and
direct
department.
I
remember
in
2014
partnering
with
you
in
an
event
in
one
of
your
rec
centers
and
then
calling
you
afterwards
at
the
end
saying
I
just
seen
two
guys
two
cowboys
on
horses
coming
up
to
the
recreation
center
talking
to
the
community
members
talking
to
the
kids,
engaging
with
them,
making
them
feel
safe.
J
It
was
well
first
shockingly
right
because
I
you
know
who
would
have
who
would
have
I've
never
seen
cowboys
anywhere
in
the
city,
philadelphia,
let
alone
nor
philly,
and
it
was
incredible.
I'm
so
glad
I
got
the
witness-
and
I,
although
I
haven't
seen
the
film
yet
I
look
forward
to
it,
but
it's
just
one
of
those
memories
that
I've
had
and
if
I
didn't
witness
it,
you
wouldn't
you
wouldn't
believe
it
to
both
philadelphia.
J
So
I'm
glad
that
there's
going
to
be
a
film
talking
about
the
concrete
you
know
cowboys
right
here
in
philadelphia
and
that
you
personally
have
some.
You
know.
You
know
in
intermittent
personal
ties
with
them
that
that
you
can
relate.
As
as
you
know,
my
one
experience.
I
have
two
things
I'd
like
to
discuss
real,
we'll
talk
about
real
quick.
J
You
know
as
activists
as
labor
leaders.
Today,
you
know,
along
with
that
council
member
brooks
and
and
I
believe,
all
members
of
city
council,
we
passed
a
resolution
acknowledging
the
150th
anniversary
of
the
philadelphia
fire
department,
but
I
want
to
offer
my
condolences
on
the
passing
of
philadelphia
fire
to
the
philadelphia
fire
department
and
the
fireman's
hall
historian.
Jack
run
philadelphia.
Fire
personnel
are
philadelphia's
heroes
and
their
services
over
the
past
150
years
make
them
one
of
the
oldest
municipal
fired
companies
in
the
country.
J
Lastly,
I
think
a
little
more
personal
with
folks
in
the
labor
community-
and
I
would
imagine
some
on
city
council
this
past
sunday
april
4th
we
lost
an
incredible
labor
giant
at
don
mcgrogan
don
was
such
a
remarkable
person.
He
was
kind
he
was
energetic
and
he
was
one
of
the
hardest
working
guys.
I
know
he
was
a
labor
warrior
in
uscw
local
1776..
J
J
He
was
just
a
a
gentle
giant.
He
was
an
incredible
person
who
was
inviting
he
was
warm
people
felt
comfortable
with
him.
He
was
an
incredible
activist
in
addition
to
a
labor
leader.
He
was
only
62
when
he
passed
away.
He
was
adored
father
and
friend.
He
was
a
a
talented
banjo
player
with
aqua
string
band.
J
He
lived
in
my
district
and
we
have
up
in
you
know:
mayfair
homesburg.
We
have
a
historic
thanksgiving
day
parade
and
every
thanksgiving
day
parade
that
I
marched
in.
I
would
always
be
looking
for
him
because
him
and
his
family
were
out
there
celebrating
community
and
enjoying
who
we
are
as
as
philadelphia.
J
So
next
week,
I'm
going
to
be
introducing
a
resolution
in
his
honor
and
his
family's
honor
and
the
ufc
w
members
in
their
honor,
and
I
welcome
all
co-sponsors
for
you
know
from
our
member
of
council,
so
my
condolences
out
to
to
his
family
and
to
the
membership
of
uscw.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Council
president.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
L
L
L
I
say
that
because,
as
chair
of
public
safety
and
all
of
the
members
on
the
public
safety
committee,
particularly
councilwoman,
brooks
and
councilwoman
kim,
who
are
often
considered
short
in
height,
let
me
tell
you
they
are
tall
in
stature.
We
went
up
to
the
prisons
last
thursday
and
I
wasn't
escorting
them.
They
were
escorting
me.
L
They
walked
through
the
facility
with
power
and
strength
of
our
council
and
went
into
the
various
pods
where
18
year
olds
to
27
year
olds,
predominantly
people
of
color
were
occupying
in
a
in
an
environment
that
was
held
together,
in
my
opinion,
by
bubble,
gum,
duct
tape
and
piano
wife.
It
is
very
tentative,
but
I've
met
some
of
the
most
courageous
correctional
officers
you
will
ever
meet,
many
of
whom,
mr
president,
were
female.
L
L
We
walked
into
places,
mr
president,
where
all
I
can
say
is
it
was
wasted
talent,
idle
minds,
create
the
devil's
workshop
and
it
was
on
full
display
where
guards
in
my
opinion,
correction
officers.
Pardon
me
we're
not
safe
the
inmates
that
were
there
were
not
safe,
and
I
would
say
to
you
that
this
situation
was
exacerbated
because
of
coved
and
because
of
the
fact
that
out
of
the
4
700
inmates
there,
the
good
news
is
many
of
them
are
getting
vaccinated
along
with
the
correctional
officers.
L
L
L
L
I
am
looking
forward
to
the
prison
commissioners
after
action
report
and
corrective
steps
to
make
us
all
safer
as
philadelphians,
but
I
once
again
thank
all
my
members,
including
majority
leader
parker,
who
has
expressed
great
concern
about
what's
going
on
and
say
that
during
this
budget
process
to
remember
matthew's
25
and
as
we
do
our
work.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
I
want
to
also
thank
my
colleagues
for
their
work
and
diligence
on
this
very
important
issue
around
what's
happening,
and
particularly
councilman
jones.
You,
as
the
chair
of
public
safety,
have
been
doing
a
phenomenal
job
in
terms
of
keeping
the
issues
out
there.
I
know
that
you
councilman
kenyatta,
johnson,
you
know
the
the
great
duo
that
you
are
are
seeing
as
really
keeping
the
issue
in
the
front
right
now.
B
Unfortunately,
it's
not
like
it
wouldn't
be
in
the
front
anyway,
because
there's
just
so
much
happening
in
the
city,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
all
that.
You're
doing
and
you
know
listen,
none
of
us
is
perfect,
but
we
all
work
really
hard
to
try
to
address
the
issues
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
B
One
of
the
things
that
I
just
saw
is
a
post
on
social
media
which
states
that
after
10
murders
since
monday
and
more
shooting
deaths
of
women
and
juveniles,
that
federal
law
enforcement
based
in
philadelphia
will
be
announcing
tomorrow
morning,
a
federal
initiative
to
combat
violence
in
philadelphia,
and
that
includes
the
u.s
attorney's
office
that
includes
our
own
police.
Commissioner,
daniel
outlaw
it
also
includes
it
looks
like
the
fbi
and
the
atf.
I
don't
have
additional
details
on
that,
but
I
just
saw
a
post
come
across
and
listen.
B
Today,
I
wanted
to
just
mention
that
this
past
tuesday
april
6
was
national
library
workers
day.
First,
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
concerned
black
workers
of
the
free
library
of
philadelphia
who
have
organized
and
fought
racial
discrimination,
inequality
and
mistreatment
in
our
library
system.
For
many
years,
a
few
weeks
ago,
a
diversity
and
inclusion,
training
event
for
the
free
library
of
philadelphia
staff
took
place
and
the
presenter
discouraged
over
200
participants
from
using
the
terms
white
supremacy,
systemic
racism
and
white
privilege,
because
they
were
overused
quote,
unquote,
overused
and
supposedly
unnecessary
to
finding
solutions.
B
As
we
celebrate
national
library
workers
day,
I
am
again
uplifting
the
concern
black
workers
demand
for
equitable
pay
and
fair
treatment.
I
also
wanted
to
just
take
a
moment
and
talk
about
international
transgender
day
of
visibility
and
this
past
wednesday,
or
what
the
wednesday
before
pass,
which
was
march
31st
2021,
was
international
transgender
day
of
visibility.
B
This
day
celebrates
the
transgender
community
by
educating
spreading
awareness
and
changing
biases
about
what
it
means
to
be
trans
and
gender
non-conforming
in
philadelphia
and
many
cities
across
the
country.
There
is
an
epidemic
of
violence
against
trans
people.
We
have
lost
many
trans
people
in
our
own
city
to
anti-lgbtq
homicides
such
as
dominique
remy,
fells,
mia
greene
and
tatiana
hall.
B
Lgbtq
youth
of
color
are
overrepresented
in
child
welfare,
juvenile
justice
systems
and
are
likely
to
report
harassment
and
are
unlikely
to
report
harassment,
physical
assault
or
sexual
violence
in
schools
by
school
staff.
A
day
of
visibility
for
most
trans
communities
is
important
because
it
acknowledges
the
strength,
resilience
and
unique
characters
of
trans
people
and
accepts
individuals
as
they
are.
B
I
also
wanted
to
recognize
dr
rachel
levine,
the
former
head
of
the
pennsylvania
department
of
health,
who
was
confirmed
to
be
the
assistant
secretary
of
health
for
the
biden
administration.
This
is
another
huge
step
for
the
lgbtq
community,
as
dr
levine
is
now
the
highest
ranked
trans
professional
to
serve
in
the
federal
government
every
day.
B
We
must
continue
to
raise
awareness
of
the
challenges,
trans
and
non-gender
conforming
people
face,
while
we
also
celebrate
the
strength
and
perseverance
of
the
trans
community,
and
that
being
said,
I
want
to
thank
you,
mr
president,
for
the
latitude
in
delivering
today's
speeches
for
the
majority.
Thank
you.
A
I
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
president.
I
wanted
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
joining
together
a
couple
weeks
ago
and
sending
a
letter
over
to
the
municipal
courts
regarding
the
city
council's
eviction
diversion
program
about
a
year
ago,
many
of
us
took
a
big
leap
of
faith
on
really
making
a
commitment
to
housing
as
a
human
right.
At
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
there
was
a
tremendous
amount
of
uncertainty.
There
wasn't
money
that
was
available
for
for
keeping
people
housed.
I
We
knew
that
evictions
were
the
you
know
needed
to
be
put
on
pause
and
that
we
need
to
find
a
better
way,
and
this
council
made
a
bold
step
by
working
together
to
pass
the
emergency
housing
protections
act.
We
established
a
pre-filing
diversion
program
with
very
little
money
and
the
stellar
commitment
of
a
number
of
city
agencies,
especially
our
housing
counselors,
who
actually
stepped
forward
to
do
the
mediation
work,
even
when
there
wasn't
a
guarantee
of
a
reimbursement
for
their
work.
That
is
pretty
extraordinary.
I
That
became,
you
know,
28
million
dollars
by
june,
thanks
to
the
work
of
the
state
city
council,
had
to
put
in
an
additional
eight
million
dollars
to
make
that
state
program
work.
But
by
the
end
of
the
year
we
had
really
shown
that
we
can
turn
things
around
and
at
the
core
of
it
was
the
was
the
diversion
program.
I
I
The
biden
rescue
plan
with
27
and
a
half
billion
dollars
devoted
to
rent
assistance
could
likely
double
that.
What
that
means
is
that
we
may
not
have
to
see
a
poverty-based
eviction
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
but
this
really
relied
on
the
courts
being
a
partner
on
this,
and
you
know
to
be
clear:
while
we
have
had
a
historic
mortgage
foreclosure
diversion
program
that
made
philadelphia
a
model
for
the
nation.
I
Thank
you
so
much
to
councilman
jones
to
judge
annette
rizzo
at
the
time
at
the
municipal
courts
and
many
others
who
had
a
role
to
play
on
it.
We
showed
that
diversion
can
really
make
a
difference.
The
question
was:
could
we
also
do
it
around
evictions
and
last
week,
thanks
to
a
letter
that
was
signed
by
an
overwhelming
majority
of
city
council,
an
appeal
to
the
courts,
the
courts
issued
a
formal
order
temporary
for
right
now,
but
we
hope
will
move
towards
a
permanent
basis
that
eviction
diversion
is
mandatory.
I
That
means
that
you
cannot
actually
file
for
an
eviction
until
you
first
apply
for
rent
assistance
or,
and
you
seek
mediation
through
the
diversion
program.
This
is
obviously
for
non-payment
of
rent,
and
this
is
really
transformative
by
having
the
courts
recognize
the
fact
that
mediation
and
negotiation
a
contact
between
two
parties
can
actually
result
in
better
outcomes.
It
means
that
we
don't
have
to
necessarily
go
back
to
the
way
things
were
in
a
city
that
once
did
20
000
evictions.
We
held
it
down
below
5
000
evictions
in
2020..
I
There
is
a
different
path
from
what
we
have
chosen
and
we
don't
have
to
stick
with
the
old
ways.
It
is
also
possible
that
evictions
are
a
driver
of
poverty,
not
merely
a
consequence
of
it.
So
when
we
keep
people
housed,
when
we
don't
throw
people
out
onto
the
streets,
when
we
keep
young
kids
stable
in
schools
and
our
most
needy
individuals
just
a
little
bit
more
stable
for
a
period
of
time,
we
have
a
chance
to
see
our
way
through
to
the
other
side,
and
that's
in
part,
why?
I
There
are
lots
of
questions
that
are
before
us
right
now,
questions
about
whether
you
know
we
are
going
to
move
forward
boldly
on
a
path
to
address
gun
violence
in
our
city
when
we
have
hearing
after
hearing
that
clearly
shows
that
people
are
struggling.
Young
people
are
struggling
just
to
even
access
basic
services
around
trauma
therapy
and
supports
that
we
need
supports
within
our
communities.
I
We've
been
told
over
and
over
again
we
need
extended
programming
outreach
to
communities,
especially
for
young
people,
who
are
overwhelmingly
impacted
by
gun
violence,
black
and
brown
youth
in
particular,
and
that
a
decade
ago,
when
the
last
time
we
saw
400
shootings
in
our
city
in
2006,
what
did
we
do
back?
Then?
We
we
cut
back
on
schools.
We
closed
many
of
them
down.
Services
were
were
cut
back
in
an
austerity
agenda.
We
can't
pursue
that
agenda
again
here
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic.
We
cannot
pursue
an
austerity
agenda.
I
It
just
does
not
make
sense
at
this
point
in
time,
and
if
an
austerity
agenda
pits
our
people
against
tax
cuts
for
extremely
you
know,
like
high-end
corporations
or
income
taxes,
when
corporate
income
taxes
are
at
the
lowest
point
that
they've
been
in
decades,
then
we
have
to
ask
ourselves
whether
all
the
promises,
all
the
hearings
that
we've
made
matter
and
so
we've
got
a
mission.
I
know
this
is
going
to
be
a
conversation.
I
I
think
we've
shown
transformative
things
that
we
can
do
when
we
help
people
stay
housed
when
we
fund
young
people
schools
when
we
give
them
the
programs
that
they
need
to
survive
when
we
deal
with
people's
trauma
and
their
therapy-
and
we
remind
ourselves
that
at
the
core
of
a
prosperous
economy
is
a
healthy
individual,
it's
a
healthy
neighborhood,
it's
a
supportive
place.
That
too,
is
a
healthy
business
environment.