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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 2-4-2021
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A
C
C
D
C
B
C
I
am
fred.
Thank
you.
All
very
much
former
the
council
is
present
will
now
come
to
order,
despite
the
great
need
there
will
be
no
invocation
today.
We
will,
however,
observe
a
very
brief
moment
of
silent
prayer
for
our
city,
its
leaders
and
its
citizens
during
the
current
public
health
crisis,
and
we
now
please
observe
a
moment
of.
C
C
B
At
a
resolution
proposing
an
amendment
in
philadelphia,
hormonal
charter
providing
for
the
expansion
of
the
board
of
license
and
inspection
review
and
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
proposed
amendment
of
the
electors
of
philadelphia
and
an
audience
provided
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
have
an
amendment
to
the
philadelphia
home
rule
charter.
Providing
for
the
expansion
of
the
board
of
license
and
inspection
review.
B
And
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
convey
to
the
philippine
authority
for
industrial
development,
a
parcel
of
land
situated
2401
chestnut
street
for
further
conveyance
and
authorizing
the
plotting
upon
city
plan
number
307
of
the
right
of
way
for
bridge
repair,
maintenance
and
reconstruction
purposes
for
stormwater
sewer
and
drainage
purposes,
and
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
philadelphia
municipal
authority.
The
philadelphia
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.
C
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
decker,
and
our
next
word
of
business
is
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions.
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.
I
want
to
thank
you
very
much
in
advance
for
your
anticipated
cooperation.
B
Councilman
parker
offers
one
billion
two
resolutions
entitled
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
philadelphia.
An
amendment
in
the
philippine
home
or
charter
providing
for
the
expansion
of
the
board
of
license
and
inspection
review
is
approved
by
resolution
of
the
city
council.
B
B
Councilman
jones
offers
one
bill
and
two
resolutions
entitled
an
ordinance
repealing
chapter
21
1200
of
the
philosophy
code
entitled
police
advisory
board
and
replacing
it
with
a
new
chapter
21-1200
that
reconstitutes
and
renames
the
board,
as
the
citizens,
police
oversight
commission
and
is
authorized
by.
The
charter,
provides
for
the
commission's
appointment,
the
powers
and
duties
of
the
commission
and
the
manner
in
which
the
commission
and
other
officers,
employees
and
agencies
shall
fulfill
their
respective
responsibilities.
B
B
Municipal
authority
and
the
philippine
guest
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
supporters
of
the
premises
located
at
5000,
summerdale
avenue,
5501
whitaker
avenue
further
committee
councilman
green
offers,
on
his
own
behalf,
an
ordinance
submitting
section
2610
of
the
philadelphia
code
entitled
statement
of
financial
interests
by
revising
the
required
conditions
and
information
for
filing
for
the
committee.
B
B
B
C
B
Committee,
councilwoman
bass
offers
one
bill
and
two
resolutions
on
behalf
council.
President
councilwoman
bass
offers
an
ordinance
amending
title
17
of
the
philadelphia
code
entitled
contracts
and
procurement
by
amending
chapter
17,
1400
entitled
non-competitively
bid
contracts,
financial
assistance
to
provide
procedures
applicable
to
the
awarding
of
contracts
to
non-city
providers
of
vaccine
doses,
of
covert
19
and
related
variants.
B
B
Councilman,
oh
offers
one
bill
and
one
resolution
and
started
an
ordinance
amending
chapter
19
2600
of
the
philosophy
code
entitled
business
income
and
receipts
taxes
by
expanding
the
distressed
business
tax.
Credit
to
include
businesses
impacted
by
covet
19
restrictions,
I'll
be
referred
committee
and
a
resolution
expressing
support
for
longtime
philadelphia
news,
anchor,
yuki
washington
and
standing
with
all
impacted
employees
at
cbs3.
B
C
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
decker.
That
concludes
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions.
We
have
no
reports
from
committee
today,
so
our
next
order
of
business
is
the
consideration
of
the
calendar
of
there
being
no
bills
on
the
first
wheel,
encounters
chair,
recognized
as
councilwoman
parker
for
motion
concerning
the
resolutions
on
the
final
passes.
Calendar.
J
I
G
C
D
C
J
C
H
E
C
Well,
we're
now
going
to
move
into
our
public
comment
session,
but
before
we
proceed
with
the
consideration
of
the
public
comment,
we'll
take
a
brief
moment
and
I'm
going
to
go
over
some
rules
now
that
everyone
is
connected
to
the
meeting
and
before
considering
the
resolutions
and
bills
we
have
before
us
today,
we
will
consider
the
public
comment.
It
will
go
as
follows.
C
Our
public
comment
must
concern
matters
on
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
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
we
add
you
to
the
list.
C
We
will
telephone
each
person
on
the
list
during
the
council
session
and
invite
them
to
our
remote
meeting
under
ideal
circumstances.
We
will
each
have
three
minutes.
I
think
we
actually
have
three
minutes
today
to
speak,
but
the
time
minute
may
vary
from
time
to
time.
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
timer
will
be
started.
C
We
will
monitor
your
remaining
time
throughout
your
testimony
and
when
there
are
30
seconds
remaining
to
your
time,
you
will
be
reminded
of
this.
Once
your
a
lot
of
time
has
passed,
you
will
be
asked
to
conclude
your
remarks
on
shortly.
Thereafter,
you
will
be
muted
and
disconnected
from
remote
meetings.
C
Please
be
aware
that
this
public
meeting
is
being
recorded
because
the
meeting
is
public
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
So,
by
continuing
to
be
in
the
meeting
you
are
consenting
to
being
recorded.
I
will
now
ask
the
chief
clerk
to
read
the
first
name
on
our
list
for
our
public
comment.
C
E
L
I'm
especially
pleased
to
support
and
accept
the
proclamation
for
the
29th
annual
african
american
children's
book
fair
because
I've
been
involved
in
the
fair
for
more
than
50
years.
So
I
know
the
importance
of
the
event
to
the
philadelphia
community
and
to
the
community
of
black
book
illust
black
children's
book
authors
and
illustrators.
L
L
L
L
My
brother
was
murdered
on
june
1st
2020
during
the
pandemic,
and
I
do
feel
that
survivors
of
of
gun
violence,
especially
the
the
victims,
families,
should
be
recognized
because
when
the
cameras
go
off,
we
are
still
in
pain.
When
there's
no
more
media
attention,
we
are
still
in
pain,
and
I
do
believe
that
a
national
gun
violence
survivors
week
will
bring
light
and
shed
more
impact
on
what
we
go
through.
E
So
I
first
want
to
bring
greetings
to
the
honorable
city
of
philadelphia,
council
president
darrell
clark
and
resolution
sponsor
and
majority
leader,
council
members,
cheryl,
parker
and
all
the
members
of
the
council.
We
truly
appreciate
your
support
through
the
years
of
alpha
kappa
alpha.
Now,
I'm
your
neighbor,
I
live
in
new
jersey.
E
The
public
meeting
will
feature
a
performance
by
kathy
sledge
and
the
keynote
address
will
be
delivered
by
pulitzer
prize-winning
journalist
and
alpha
kappa
alpha
woman,
yamiche
alcindor.
Just
a
brief
history.
Alpha
kappa
alpha
has
ties
to
the
city
of
brotherly
love.
Now
I
understand
that
augusta
gusty
clark,
now
deceased,
was
a
member
of
your
council
and
she's
an
alpha
kappa
alpha
woman.
E
Rosa
parks
today
would
have
been
her
108th
birthday,
and
I
understand
that
your
septa
system
has
set
aside
a
bust,
a
seat
on
the
bus
today
in
her
honor
she's,
an
alpha
kappa
alpha,
member
and
making
history.
Her
story
is
the
second
highest
officer
in
the
united
states,
our
sorority
sister
kamala
harris
vice
president
kamala
harris.
So
it's
no
accident
that
the
resolution
number
ends
in
o8.
We
appreciate
I
and
you
must
have
made
that
happen.
E
We
appreciate
that
you
made
that
happen
because,
on
behalf
of
the
north
atlantic
members,
spanning
from
washington
dc
to
maine,
we
want
to
thank
you
for
this
consideration
and
joyfully
request
that
resolution
number
21008
designating
march
4th
2021
as
alpha
kappa
alpha
day
in
philadelphia,
be
adopted.
Thank
you.
So
much.
C
H
H
Reforms
I'm
a
neighborhood
advocate
and
a
committee
person
and
chair
of
the
18th
award
in
fish
town.
I
want
to
first
talk
about
how
the
rcos
have
fared
under
the
current
zoning
code
in
fishtown,
our
rco
was
once
the
gold
standard
zoning
meetings
brought
the
highest
turnout
and
votes
were
cast
to
support
or
oppose
each
project
and
they
were
held
anonymously
and
all
neighbors
had
a
vote.
H
What
was
once
the
gold
standard
of
community
democracy
has
become
a
swamp
infested
by
realtors
developers
and
special
interests.
This
year,
only
80
people
out
of
the
26
000
in
the
neighborhood,
were
even
allowed
to
elect
to
board,
and
even
those
80
were
required
to
choose
from
a
specific
slate
of
candidates.
H
Regular
residents
are
not
allowed
to
join
the
zoning
committee
anymore,
while
non-resident
realtors
are
neighbors
that
do
participate
must
sign
up
and
because
there
is
no
privacy
policy
in
place
board.
Members
offer
up
geo-targeted
email
address
lists
of
business
groups.
Our
participation
is
now
marketing
ploy.
H
We
are
told
by
the
rco
that
we
can't
talk
about
parking
because
it's
not
a
zoning
issue.
Meanwhile,
the
organization's
president
lobbies
for
parking
restrictions
that
make
it
even
worse.
This
is
what
has
become
of
our
democracy
in
our
community,
our
rco
system
that
was
supposed
to
give
us
a
voice
but
downtown
at
the
zba.
It's
even
worse,.
A
H
Of
my
neighbors
speak
on
behalf
of
the
local
business
and
their
natural
expansion,
the
zba
denies
them,
but
when
an
unscrupulous
developer
comes
to
the
zba,
our
opposition
is
ignored.
92
percent
of
the
variance
passes
the
only
ones
that
don't
are
the
small
businesses
and
the
long
long-time
neighbors.
The
word
hardship
isn't
even
mentioned
anymore
at
most
zoning
meetings,
and
this
is
what
our
city,
democracy
has
become.
H
The
standards
that
you
all
put
in
place
in
2012
are
now
far
out
the
window,
rcos
that
are
now
elected
by
less
than
one
percent
of
the
community.
I'm
sure
that
wasn't
the
objective
community
zoning
meetings
that
don't
address
parking
concerns
weren't,
they
part
of
the
objective
in
2012
and
zba
hearings
were
the
connected,
get
everything
they
asked
for,
despite
council's
wishes,
and
everyone
else
gets
the
mute
button.
Well,
I'm
sure
that
wasn't
the
goal
either.
H
Council
president
I've
worked
with
neighborhood
groups
across
the
city
who
share
our
concerns.
I've
spoken
out
for
strawberry
mansion
and
their
right
to
determine
the
design
direction
of
their
own
neighborhood.
I've
spoken
in
south
kensington
about
their
right
to
preserve
their
community
gardens
and
I've
spoken.
Many
times
in
fish
town
with
my
longtime
residents,
who
wish
only
not
to
be
buried
by
endless
construction
council
president,
I
support
your
bill
and
I
commend
your
leadership.
This
is
long
overdue
council.
Please
support
two
one:
zero,
zero.
Three
eight.
Thank
you.
L
Good
morning,
council,
president
o'clock
and
all
members
president,
my
name
is
jude
and
spencer,
phillip
and
I'm
the
communication
specialist
at
sabashi
transition
to
hope.
I
am
speaking
in
support
of
the
resolution
to
recognize
february
7th,
as
national
black
hiv
aids
awareness
day
and
to
honor
the
work
of
the
bashi
transition.
To
hope.
L
What
she
realized
was
that
the
majority
of
the
black
population
received
the
least
amounts
of
information
and
access
to
resources,
as
the
disease
continued
to
spread
within
our
communities,
and
she
knew
that
something
needed
to
be
done
in
1985.
Ribashi
was
founded
as
a
direct
response
to
this
crisis
in
low-income
communities
of
color,
with
the
aim
of
providing
access
to
culturally
sensitive,
high-quality
healthcare,
hiv
aids
services,
health,
education
and
social
services.
L
Observances
such
as
national
black
hiv
aids
awareness
day
help
to
bring
much
needed
attention
to
these
disparities
that
continue
to
exist
in
our
communities
and
as
an
organization
that
works
directly
with
low-income
communities
of
color.
The
bashi
fully
supports
any
opportunity
to
increase
awareness,
encourage
dialogue
and
and
highlight
the
work
that
has
been
done
and
that
still
needs
to
be
done
to
bring
an
end
to
health
and
social
inequities.
H
Hi
hi
council,
my
name
is
andrew
miller,
I'm
a
constituent
in
the
18th
ward
in
fishtown
and
a
member
of
the
rewards
coalition.
I'm
testifying
today
to
support
bill
21038
and
thank
council
president
clark
for
introducing
this
and
as
well
as
encourage
the
rest
of
council
to
support
the
bill.
It
has
become
apparent
to
many
of
us
in
the
community
that
the
current
zoning
code
and
organizations
that
uphold
and
enforce
the
zoning
code
have
significant
shortcomings.
H
These
shortcomings
manifest
themselves
in
various
ways.
We
we've
seen
the
shortcomings
in
matters
of
racial
equity,
as
we
discussed
here
before
when
we
were
establishing
the
strawberry
mansion
overlay,
we've
seen
unsafe
construction
practices
as
a
result
of
an
unhealthy
and
counterproductive
deference
to
developers
and
real
estate
speculators,
I
mean
you:
can
you
can
look
at
to
the
june
5th
memorial
at
20
second
market,
multiple
recent
build
more
recent
building
collapses
that
have
happened
in
fish
town
as
well
as
elsewhere
throughout
the
city
as
testimony
to
that
as
well.
H
We've
seen
the
destruction,
the
unnecessary
destruction
of
philadelphia
history,
which
is
arguably
one
of
our
greatest
assets
in
driving
tourism
to
our
various
neighborhoods,
and
for
these
and
and
other
reasons
stated
by
others
today,
I
ask
that
city
council
pass
bill
21038,
so
that
we
can
seek
necessary
improvements
and
greater
accountability
in
the
zoning
process.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
K
Yes,
my
name,
my
name
is
valerie
ross,
I'm
a
co-founder
of
west
philadelphians
for
progressive
planning
and
development
and
rco.
I'm
sort
of
I
received
the
certificate
in
citizens
planning
institute
as
well,
and
I'm
calling
in
support
of
city
council
darrell
clarke's
proposals
for
zoning
review
board
two
one:
zero
zero.
Three
eight-
I
am.
I
am
commenting
in
support
for
a
number
of
reasons.
I
won't
repeat
others
I
will.
I
will
send
my
support
to
the
other
rcos
who
have
spoken.
K
In
a
time
when
we're
desperate
for
affordable
housing,
we
see
an
incoherent
system
currently
with
zba,
as
has
already
been
mentioned,
approving
92
percent,
I
believe
of
all
requests
all
variances
put
before
them.
We
are
as
rcos
overwhelmed
with
the
number
of
variance
requests
and
never
is
their
hardship
demonstrated.
K
K
The
developers
are
taking
over
rcos
taking
over
local
politics,
and
so
we
have
that
issue
plus
mounting
research
on
the
density
argument,
which
is
usually
the
excuse
that
developers
use
to
trample
over
neighborhoods
is
showing
a
the
density
density
issues
are
creating
all
sorts
of
health
and
climate
problems
they're
having
a
terrible
effect
on
our
environment.
At
a
time
of
global
warming,
the
scientists
global
scientists
right
now
are
saying
what
we
should
be
doing
is
not
building
more.
K
K
C
C
I
will
ask
the
clerk
to
please
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
without
debate.
The
resolution
will
be
immediately
removed
from
the
resolution
consent
agenda
and
placed
on
today's
regular
final
passes.
Calendar.
B
Resolution
number
two:
one:
zero:
zero:
zero:
eight
inside
of
the
resolution,
honoring
the
90th
north
atlantic
regional
conference
of
alpha
kappa
office
were
already
incorporated
and
declaring
march
4.
2021
is
alpha
kappa
alpha
day
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
resolution
number
two:
one:
zero:
zero,
zero,
nine
and
ten
of
the
resolution.
B
Two
one
entitled
a
resolution
authorizing
the
falafel
land
bank
to
dispose
of
1907
north
phillips
street
located
in
the
seventh
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
two
one:
zero:
zero.
Two
two
entitled
a
resolution
authorized
in
the
fall
of
the
land
bank,
this
boat
to
dispose
of
2006
north
lawrence
street,
located
in
the
seventh
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
two:
one:
zero:
zero:
two:
three
inside
a
resolution
authorizing
the
fallopian
land
bank
to
dispose
of
2031
orkney
street
located
in
the
seventh
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
two
one:
zero:
zero.
B
Two
four
inside
of
the
resolution
authorizing
the
philadelphia
land
bank
to
dispose
of
2034
oak
street
located
in
the
seventh
continental
district
and
resolution
number
two
one:
zero:
zero.
Two
five
inside
of
the
resolution
authorizing
the
philadelphia
land
bank
to
dispose
of
2249
waterloo
street
located
in
the
seventh
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
two:
one:
zero:
zero.
Two:
six
inside
of
the
resolution
authorizing
the
photon
of
the
land
bank
to
dispose
of
2451
north
sixth
sixth
street,
located
in
this
in
the
seventh
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
two:
one:
zero,
zero.
B
Two
seven
consented
a
resolution
authorizing
the
philippine
land
bank
to
dispose
of
2661
north
orianna
street
located
in
the
seventh
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
two
one:
zero:
zero.
Two
eight
and
ten
of
the
resolution
authorizing
the
philadelphia
land
bank
to
dispose
of
4257
north
fair
hill
street
located
in
the
seventh
councilmanic
district.
B
These
can
be
entitled
to
certain
properties
located
in
the
first
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
two:
one:
zero:
zero.
Four
two
inside
of
the
resolution
supporting
house
resolution
25,
which
would
initiate
investigations
and
call
for
the
sanction,
including
removal
from
the
house
of
representatives
of
members
who
sought
to
overturn
the
2020
presidential
election
and
resolution
number
two
one:
zero:
zero,
four
three
and
taught
at
a
resolution
honoring
and
recognizing
dr
gizmichia
corbin
for
her
leadership
and
achievement
on
the
national
institute
of
health's
covic,
19
vaccine
research
and
resolution
number
two:
one:
zero:
zero.
Four.
B
Four
inside
of
the
resolution
honoring
and
recognizing
stacey
abrams
for
her
leadership
as
founder
of
the
fair
fight
action
and
the
new
georgia
project
and
her
achievement
in
fighting
voter
suppression
and
resolution
number
two:
one:
zero:
zero.
Four
seven
inside
of
the
resolution
honoring
and
celebrating
the
legendary
record
label
philadelphia
international
records
on
the
occasion
of
their
50th
anniversary,
all
under
certain
times
and
conditions.
C
J
C
D
C
L
D
B
I
C
E
B
The
resolution
authorizing
the
city
council
committee
on
public
safety
to
hold
hearings
to
review
the
motor
vehicle,
stop
of
a
young
mother
and
her
two-year-old
son
and
resulting
police
activities,
as
well
as
other
incidents
that
arose
following
the
police.
Killing
of
walter
wallace
introduced
by
councilman
thomas.
C
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
decker.
That
concludes
our
calendar
for
today,
prior
to
recognizing
members
regarding
speeches,
I
will
know
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
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
the
sunshine
act.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
particular
purpose.
With
that
said,
are
there
any
speeches
on
behalf
of
the
minority
chair
recognizes
councilwoman,
brooks.
E
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
just
want
to
take
a
few
moments
to
thank
the
14
council
members
who
co-sponsored
my
resolution.
The
whole
resolution
resolution
to
hold
hearings
on
how
philadelphia's
senior
population
is
impacted
by
the
housing
crisis,
just
as
our
aging
population
has
been
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
covet
19
pandemic
seniors,
are
amongst
the
hardest
hit
by
philadelphia's
housing
crisis.
E
The
pandemic
has
demonstrated
that
housing
is
a
single,
most
important
way
to
stabilize
communities
and
protect
our
neighbors,
and
we
know
that
there
is
no
one-size-fit-all
solution.
So
I'm
grateful
for
council's
clear
dedication
to
this
issue
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
getting
the
work
getting
to
work
on
these
hearings.
Thank
you.
So
much
council
president.
C
E
A
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
wanted
to
thank
all
my
colleagues,
including
also
our
state
senators
and
state
representatives,
for
their
support
and
our
letter
to
congress
on
proposing
a
dollar
for
dollar
tax
credit
for
office
buildings
and
other
facilities
for
indoor
ventilation
systems
to
help
them
get
their
economy
back
on
track
to
get
them
open,
get
them
restarted.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
everybody.
I
hope
the
federal
government
will
take
this
up
from
an
economic
standpoint.
A
A
Last
week
I
did
speak
with
several
businesses
and
organizations
who
are
willing
to
support
mass
drive
through
vaccinations
across
the
city
open
to
everyone.
Even
if
they
don't
have
a
car,
we
talked
about
doing
this
in
addition
to
neighborhood
sites
throughout
the
city
and
now
we're
all
talking
about
local
pharmacy
options
as
well,
and
we
need
to
provide
vaccinations
everywhere
in
every
possible
option.
A
I
did
propose
these
options
to
the
administration
and
to
dr
farley
last
week,
sent
a
follow-up
letter
asking
the
administration
to
provide
its
plan
by
february
12th.
I
did
receive
a
response
that
they
don't
want
to
use
locations
like
lincoln
financial
field,
because
only
82
percent
of
people
have
access
to
cars.
I
think
that's
unacceptable.
A
If
I'm
sorry,
82
percent
of
people
have
access
to
cars.
18
do
not
have
access
to
cars.
If
82
of
the
people
have
access,
we
should
look
at
every
possible
option
because
right
now
I
know
many
people
driving
to
south
jersey,
driving
to
bethlehem
or
allentown
or
driving
to
delaware
or
the
suburbs
to
get
vaccinations.
We
just
need
to
meet
people
in
every
location,
cities.
Small
and
large.
Around
the
country
have
already
implemented
drive-through
sites,
new
york,
chicago
l.a.
They
have
drive-through
sites
huge
drive-through
sites
and
they
have
also
walkable
neighborhood
locations.
A
A
Lincoln
financial
field
is
ready
to
do
this
and
shame
on
us
if
we
don't
execute
a
plan
that
includes
our
largest
facilities
with
most
experienced
people
running
these
massive
events
and
speaking
with
the
businesses,
unions,
churches
and
other
organizations,
there's
no
shortage
of
people
who
want
to
help
everyone.
Everyone
wants
to
help
everyone,
which
is
pretty
amazing.
We
all
deserve,
of
course,
an
explanation
of
tomorrow's
hearing
as
to
what
happened
and
how
people
were
impacted,
but
we
have
to
keep
our
eye
on
the
ball
here
and
find
a
way
to
ensure
the
city
of
philadelphia.
A
The
sixth
largest
city
in
the
united
states
has
a
mass
vaccination
plan
in
place.
That
is,
customer
focused,
equitable,
operationally
achievable
because
we
don't
start
fixing
this
now,
people
will
suffer.
We
don't
have
any
time
left
to
allow
that,
but
this
is
not
just
about
commissioner
farley.
He
shouldn't
be
out
on
the
limb,
we're
all
on
the
hook
with
him,
because
I
can
tell
you
the
hundreds
of
people
calling
me
and
emailing
me
do
not
make
distinctions
between
commissioner
farley
mayor
kenny,
president
biden,
state
legislators
or
any
member
of
council
they're.
A
Blaming
me
philadelphians
are
anxious
and
stressed
beyond
belief.
I've
never
seen
anything
like
this
and
they
just
want
these
vaccinations
given
out
safely
and
equitably.
They
want
these
vaccines
and
they
want
to
trust
us.
It's
our
job
to
work
with
the
administration
now
to
help
regain
that
trust,
but
we'll
do
more
damage
in
the
long
run.
A
I
know
we
can't
afford
to
make
the
same
mistakes
with
philly
fighting
covet
again,
so
we
have
to
take
him
in
and
figure
out
how
we
got
it
at
this
point,
but
everyone
is
watching
us,
local,
regional,
national
and
they're.
Looking
to
us
for
some
real
leadership
soon,
the
number
of
vaccines
will
increase
and
philadelphia
has
to
be
ready.
A
We
city
council,
the
administration,
universities,
stadiums,
businesses,
pharmacies,
every
organization
who
can
step
up
right
now
needs
to
do
so,
and
we
have
to
do
everything
we
can
to
get
these
vaccinations
into
the
arms
of
our
residents.
So
I'm
publicly
raising
my
hand
to
offer
support
to
the
administration,
and
I
hope
everyone
here
will
do
the
same.
We
can
get
this
done
if
we
come
together
now
work
as
a
team
and
protect
will
help
you
and
save
lives.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
C
J
J
I
also,
mr
president,
want
to
acknowledge
another
member
of
our
delta,
sigma
theta
sorority
incorporated
who
made
her
transition,
and
that
is
the
late
great
cicely
tyson
cinema,
mr
president,
was
the
platform
that
cicely
tyson
chose
to
use
her
inimitable,
a
gift
and
skill
as
an
actress,
her
tool
to
help
shatter
racial
stereotypes
and
and
glass
ceilings.
She
was
the
epitome
of
style
of
grace
and
faith
and,
most
importantly,
what
I
love-
and
I
appreciate
viola
davis
taraji,
along
with
tyler
perry,
noting
about
her.
J
What
made
her
different
from
others
in
hollywood
is
that
she
was
authentic
to
the
core
that
she
never
changed.
No
matter
what
room
you
saw
her
in,
she
made
us
proud
of
our
history,
our
culture
and
our
image.
She
taught
us
to
never
forget
the
strength
of
our
mothers,
fathers
and
families,
and
that
we
can
do
anything
together.
J
Finally,
mr
president,
I
want
to
close
with
a
message
about
home
ownership
to
residents
of
the
ninth
council,
medic
district
in
particular,
but
to
all
residents
of
the
city
of
philadelphia.
I
got
an
email,
probably
last
last
week,
late
last
week,
thursday
in
the
evening
about
someone
saying
to
me.
Thank
you.
You
know
for
in
the
midst
of
this
pandemic,
constantly
keeping
our
eyes
and
focus
on
the
need
for
home
ownership.
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
Definitely,
you
know
outweighed
renters,
but
we
just
flipped
and
for
me
personally
I
know
what
home
ownership
in
my
family
did
for
me
and
and
my
own
personal
success,
and
so
when,
when
when
families
like
mine
and
it's
important
philadelphia,
if
you
listen
to
this,
I'm
not
talking
about
sort
of
politicals
and
government
people,
I'm
talking
about
those
people
who
are
sending
those
emails.
Those
of
you
who
participated
in
that
meeting
that
we
had
last
week.
Everybody
has
a
story
like
this,
but
I
need
you
to
just
get
that
many
of
us
who
are
here.
J
We
know
it
too,
when
my
mother
got
pregnant
with
me
when
she
was
15
and
my
grandparents
decided
that
they
were
gonna,
make
a
move
and,
and
my
family
did
what
folks
would
joke
about
and
say
moved
on
up
like
the
jeffersons,
my
grandparents
weren't
rich
daddy
was
a
navy
veteran
and
my
grandmother
was
a
domestic
worker.
And
yes,
I'm
saying
it
for
those
of
you
who
were
on
that
call
on
thursday.
J
Because
I
want
you
to
know,
I
can
say
it
publicly,
because
it
is
real,
despite
their
working
class
wages
and
despite
redlining
and
despite
racial,
restrictive
covenants,
my
grandparents
were
able
to
purchase
a
home
and
guess
what
the
asset
was
theirs
cherelle.
How
do
you
know?
Because
I
went
to
the
drug
store
at
19th
and
sheltonham
to
go,
get
the
money
orders
because
they
weren't
banked
and
that's
what
she
would
write
out
every
month
to
pay
the
bills,
but
they
were
ever
able
to
achieve
that
slice
of
the
american
dream.
J
Their
home
was
also
a
source
of
pride
because
it
was
proof
to
the
world
that
they
had
achieved.
What
I
like
to
call
some
sense
of
self-sufficiency
and
the
neighborhood
that
I
grew
up
in
it
and
it
still
is
not
just
the
success
of
of
of
home
ownership,
a
story
of
home
ownership,
but
of
african
americans
and
other
people
of
color
owning
homes.
So
some
of
the
areas
in
my
district
have
a
home
ownership
rate
that
is
well
above
even
the
70
percentile,
but
they
were
people
of
color
and
are
people
of
color.
J
J
The
winnowing
of
government
supports
in
the
90s
the
predatory
lending
of
the
two
thousands,
and
even
more
recently
there
have
been
stories
about
how
black
home
owners
they
refinance
less
they're,
paying
more
for
their
mortgages.
They're
facing
appraisal
gaps,
meaning
their
homes
is
appraised
for
less
than
it's
actually
worth
many
of
these
residents,
they've
managed
to
hold
on
to
their
homes,
but
all
of
these
negative
forces
are
at
play
and
it
comes
with
the
cost
you've
held
down
to
your
homes,
but
your
financial
situations
have
become
more
precarious.
J
We
haven't
had
enough
money,
I'm
talking
about
disposable
income,
folks
to
maintain
their
houses,
and
so
now
their
children
are
viewing.
Their
property
is
more
of
a
liability
instead
of
an
asset
and-
and
of
course,
we
still
have
predatory
lending
going
on.
But
this
time
we
know
is
coming
in
a
different
form:
reverse
mortgages,
which
we've
been
seeing
an
uptick
in
origination
since
the
pandemic
began.
J
Where
does
this
leave
us,
thankfully,
to
you,
organizations
like
philadelphia,
legal
assistance,
community
legal
services,
senior
law
that
are
doing
everything
that
they
can
to
keep
homeowners
in
their
homes?
I
want
to
thank
the
state
for
their
pandemic
mortgage
assistance
program
funded
by
the
federal
cares.
I
know
you've
got
a
rental
and
a
utility
assistance
plan
that
you're
trying
to
get
moving.
J
Thank
you
for
that
and,
of
course,
there
is
the
national
foreclosure
moratorium
on
federally
backed
loans,
which
the
biden
harris
administration
is
looking
to
extend
from
march
31st
to
september
the
30th
president,
joe
biden's
america
rescue
plan
has
also
proposed
funding
to
assist
small
landlords,
renters
and
people
experiencing
a
homelessness
and
at
the
state
level.
I
still
hear
you
screaming
michelle
lewis
from
northwest
counseling
services,
the
homeowner's
emergency
mortgage
assistance
program.
J
Housing
advocates
are
asking
for
the
creation
of
a
covet
housing
assistance
fund
to
allow
direct
financial
assistance
to
homeowners
at
the
local
level
and
before
the
pandemic,
proud
of
our
colleagues,
you
know:
funding,
bsrp,
philly,
first
home,
restore
repair
renew
and
during
the
pandemic,
thanking
our
colleagues
for
taking
the
lead
on
the
emergency
housing
protection
act.
It
went
a
long
way
to
help
us
address
some
of
the
immediate
challenges
created
by
the
fallout
from
covet
19..
J
All
of
these
are
good
and
necessary
ideas,
and
I
know
we're
going
to
continue
to
be
front
and
center
and
advocating
for
them,
because
we
know
what
happens
if
we
not.
If
we're
not
proactive
when
it
comes
to
protecting
homeowners,
we
saw
it
all
too
well
in
the
aftermath
of
the
great
recession,
when
they
told
us
the
market
would
correct
itself
and
harrisburg
preempted
our
legislation.
J
I
fear
if
we
don't
act
proactively
and
we
don't
act
now
and
then
the
fallout
from
this
pandemic,
it
could
be
even
worse.
I
fear
that
our
neighborhoods
and
I
want
every
philadelphia-
and
I
want
you
to
think
about
this.
I
don't
want
our
neighborhoods
to
become
filled
with
investor
owned
rental
properties
and
then
the
dream
of
home
ownership
could
get
further
and
further
out
of
reach
to
more
and
more
renters.
We
cannot
and
should
not
let
this
happen.
J
We
must
maintain
that
healthy
balance
of
home
owners
and
renters,
especially
when
you
see
how
much
people
are
paying
the
rent
they're
paying
mortgages
triple
time
that
they're
paying
for
in
rent.
We
must
protect
those
who,
already
own
a
home,
assist
those
who
one
day
want
to
own
a
home
and
avoid
another
great
recession,
housing
collapse,
but
it's
going
to
take
a
collective
effort
and
we
must
start
now.
Thank
you,
mr
president,.
I
Thank
you,
mr
president,
for
your
guidance
on
the
police
oversight
commission
that
we
submitted
today,
but
also
on
the
input
from
many
many
stakeholders,
ranging
from
power
to
the
fop,
ranging
from
the
administration
to
the
guardian
civic
league,
who
gave
us
insight
on
on
this
legislation.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
working
with
my
staffer
samantha
williams,
to
put
forth
what
I
believe
is
a
beginning
discussion
about
the
final
leg
of
the
race
towards
the
establishment
of
this
commission.
I
We
welcome
look
forward
to
encourage,
during
the
hearings,
insight
and
analysis
as
to
how
this
commission
should
finally
be
structured.
A
good
colleague
of
ours,
marion
tesco,
said,
act
in
haste
and
repent
your
leisure.
Yes,
she
did
so
we
want
to
take
our
time,
get
it
right,
so
that
we
can
do
three
things.
I
I
Some
of
my
colleagues
are
here
when
we
increase
the
amount
of
money
dedicated
for
witness
relocation,
there
is
no
justice
without
witnesses.
That's
sorry
in
our
analysis
of
the
last
100
shooters
and
we
and
I
think
the
stakeholders
in
that
process
too.
They
didn't
point
fingers.
They
pointed
at
the
problem.
I
I
I
So
we
want
to
look
at
all
of
these
things
to
try
to
in
the
committee
of
public
safety,
create
that
balance
that
we
see
in
the
symbol
of
justice,
the
two
scales
one
to
protect
the
accused
rights,
but
also
the
responsibility
of
getting
justice
for
the
victims,
and
I
thank
you
again.
This
is
not
parades.
This
is
not
ribbon
cuttings
and
shovels
for
skyscrapers,
but
this
is
an
essential
part
of
our
job.
E
E
21009
regarding
the
29th
annual
african
american
children's
book
fair
this
year,
the
book
fair
will
be
held
virtually
on
saturday
february
6
from
11
a.m,
to
4
p.m,
and
the
african-american
children's
book
fair,
is
one
of
the
oldest
and
largest
single
day.
Events
for
diverse
children's
books
in
the
country.
E
So
I
wanted
to
thank
vanessa,
lloyd,
scamadi
for
her
tireless
work
and
dedication
to
bringing
literacy
and
the
love
of
books
to
all
of
our
children,
and
you
can
follow
the
african-american
children's
book
fair
and
sign
up
to
attend
the
virtual
event
on
twitter
at
aac
book.
Fair
again,
that's
aac
book
fair.
Please
join
them
on
saturday
february
6
from
11
a.m
to
4
p.m.
I
know
that
my
children
and
I
will
also
be
joining
virtually.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
president.
On
monday,
9
000
school
staff
are
scheduled
for
the
return
to
school.
Children
will
are
scheduled
in
on
february
22nd,
but
monday
is
a
callback
for
for
about
9,
000,
educators,
school
staff,
that
includes
teachers,
principals,
maintenance
workers,
cafeteria
workers,
who
are
being
called
in
all
of
us.
I
know
on
this
council
body
is
invested
in
a
school
reopening
that
is
safe,
that
is
responsible
and
that
must
be
state
of
the
art.
There
is
no
other
option.
G
But
this
does
not
mean
that
the
condition
of
some
buildings
should
offset
the
reality
that
too
many
others
are
left
behind
and
that
the
district
is
in
desperate
need
of
clear
protocols
around
testing
what
to
do
around
outbreaks.
It
needs
a
better
communication
plan.
The
biden
administration
has
proposed
a
day
roll
out
to
the
reopening
of
schools
nationally
the
roll
out,
and
the
delay
gives
time
for
the
biden
administration
to
see
several
things,
one.
What
is
happening
with
the
case
counts
and
the
spread
of
dangerous
new
variants.
G
Two,
it
talks
about
the
progress
of
our
vaccine
rollout
and
how
teachers
staff
families
can
be
vaccinated
included,
as
as
we
as
we
move
through
the
months
ahead.
Three,
the
passage
of
federal
relief
that
would
allow
for
mass
testing
and
other
safety
measures
and
finally,
warmer
weather
could
potentially
offer
access
to
fresh
air
through
open
windows
and
outdoor
classrooms.
G
We
are
dealing
with
a
number
of
issues
and
I
think
we
should
make
them
clear.
The
governor
needs
to
do
more
here.
He
should
have
made
clear
about
the
vaccination
process.
45
of
our
school
staff
live
outside
of
the
city.
This
is
a
shared
effort
among
counties
to
vaccinate
and
to
prioritize
educators
and
many
others
other
school
staff
who
are
in
buildings
whether
they
are
working
in
the
boiler
rooms,
whether
they
are
cleaning
for
the
schools,
whether
they
are
the
school
nurses
or
paraprofessionals,
who
are
student,
who
are
assisting
in
the
classrooms.
G
This
is
a
shared
effort
among
all
our
counties.
It
is
difficult
to
have
philadelphia,
bear
the
brunt
of
having
to
use
its
precious
vaccine
supply
when
so
many
people
need
to
see
it
as
a
county-wide,
five-county
regional
effort.
Two,
the
district
really
does
need
to
have
testing
protocols
in
place.
We
have
building
conditions
they're
very
serious
in
the
schools
without
functioning
without
functioning
ventilation
systems.
The
fans
are
simply
inadequate.
G
Chicago's
school
district,
for
example,
purchased
20,
000
air
purification
systems.
When
there
was
when
there
were
problems
with
the
mechanical
ventilation,
the
district
has
to
step
up.
The
district
also
needs
to
have
clear
testing
protocols
in
place.
We
should
be
engaging
with
chop
to
see
what
their
options
are
for
both
testing
vaccinations
and
other
types
of
support
for
all
district
staff
and
for
students
and
families
as
we
go
in
there.
G
This
is
going
to
be
a
difficult
process,
and
I
do
believe
that
the
next
48
hours
up
until
monday
are
going
to
be
critical,
but
I
do
urge
that
our
colleagues
take
this
very
seriously.
We
cannot
afford
another
situation
where
we've
had
botched
efforts.
This
is
the
third
time
the
district
has
tried
to
reopen.
We
know
what
was
needed.
We
knew
what
was
needed
in
august.
We
know
what
was
needed
in
november
when
they
wanted
to
open,
and
here
we
are
in
february,
and
it
still
feels
like
it's
a
struggle.
G
G
G
There
is
no
substitute
for
in-person
learning,
but
in
a
pandemic
we
need
to
make
sure
that
the
process
that
we
go
through
supports
the
public
trust
ensures
a
responsible
return
to
school
and,
frankly,
that
lists
the
standards
so
that
it's
not
just
that
we're
doing
a
fly
by
night
or
we're
sticking
fans
into
windows
and
passing
it
off.
It
does
need
to
be
state-of-the-art
there.
There
are
standards,
there
is
support
and
from
the
biden
administration
it
appears
that
health
is
help
is
on
the
way.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
wanted
to
well
first,
I
just
want
to
follow
up
on
my
colleague,
councilman
kim's
remarks,
because
I
want
to
make
make
it
clear
that
I
think
that
all
members
of
this
body
are
taking
this
very
very
seriously.
I
know
that
when
I
saw
the
fans
myself,
you
know
I
was
appalled.
I
would
say
you
know
it's
just
it's
not
something
that
any
of
us
would
have
imagined
would
be
the
standard
for
our
children,
our
educators,
our
support
staff.
D
I
think
that
what
you
know
the
the
plan
is
full
of
a
lot
of
holes,
and
I
have
a
great
deal
of
concern
regarding
what
folks
are
being
asked
to
return
to,
and
we
want.
We
want
our
kids
back
in
school.
We
want
everyone
back
in
school
as
quickly
as
possible,
but
it
has
to
be
done
right.
It
has
to
be
done
in
a
way.
D
That's
not
going
to
put
people's
health
in
jeopardy,
and
so
I
I
think
I
join
all
of
my
colleagues
and
saying
that
we
all
take
this
very
seriously
and
that
we
don't
want
to
lose
this
opportunity
to
make
sure
that
everyone
is
going
to
be
safe
returning
to
our
school
buildings.
Beyond
that,
I
just
wanted
to
remind
everyone
that
we
are
going
to
be
having
a
hearing
tomorrow
regarding
the
city's,
the
philly
fighting,
cove
debacle,
which
happened
you
know
in
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks.
D
I
know
that
there
have
been
a
number
of
my
colleagues
that
have
already
submitted
questions
to
the
administration
and
and
should
have
received
a
lot
of
those
questions
back.
If
you
have
not
received
those
questions
back,
please
let
us
know
so
that
we
can
try
to
be
helpful
in
that
regard
or
and
also
make
sure
that
they
get
on
the
record
for
tomorrow,
and
the
hearing
will
be
tomorrow
at
one
o'clock
for
the
listening
audience.
D
We
encourage
you
to
participate
and
to
if
you
would
like
to
testify,
you
are
more
than
able
to
testify.
That
is
one
of
the
functions
of
counsel,
and
so
we
want
to
invite
you
to
participate
as
well
and
be
a
part
of
something
that
is
going
to
be
just
really
critical
to
making
sure
people
know
and
understand
exactly
what
happened
and
the
one
thing
I
do
also
want
to
just
slightly
differ
with
my
colleague
councilman
dom
who
spoke
on
this
matter
earlier,
and
I
I
get
it
we've
all
been
blamed.
D
We
hope
that
they
come.
We
hope
that
everything
will
be
very
cordial,
there's
no
intention
to
to
be
hostile
in
any
way,
shape
or
form.
The
most
important
thing
is
to
build
the
trust,
gain
the
trust
of
the
public
and
the
most
important
way
that
you
can
do,
that
is
by
making
sure
that
they
know
exactly
what
happened
and
who
the
responsible
parties
are.
So
I
look
forward
to
having
that
conversation
tomorrow.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Thank
you,
colleagues.
F
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
will
be
brief.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
their
work
and
their
speeches
on
a
number
of
issues
very
important
to
the
citizens,
citizens
of
philadelphia
from
issues
with
vaccinations
from
issues
with
housing
issues
with
our
senior
or
seasoned
population
to
police
oversight,
as
well
as
school
reopening.
F
Yesterday
it
was
reported
from
the
mayor's
office
that
hotel
reservations
were
thirty
percent
down
wax
themselves.
We
only
had
30
hotel
room
rate
last
year
compared
to
being
about
90
the
year
prior.
That's
a
significant
drop
now
we
know
this
is
dropped
based
on
the
impact
of
the
pandemic,
but
my
concern
is:
our
economy
is
very
dependent
on
the
hospitality
industry.
We
all
can
remember
back
in
the
early
90s.
F
F
I
C
G
C
C
I
had
it
motion
carriers.
Thank
you
all
very
much
again,
hearing
tomorrow
friday,
one
o'clock,
comedian
on
health
and
human
services
to
discuss
the
issue
with
respect
to
the
vaccinations
and
the
policy
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
in
a
host
of
other
things.
I'm
quite
sure.
Thank
you
very
much
be
safe.