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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 2-24-2022
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A
Thank
you
and
good
morning
to
everyone
we're
going
to
get
started,
but
before
we
begin
the
council
session
today,
I
would
like
to
make
the
following
announcement.
Due
to
the
continuing
threat
to
public
health
from
covert
19
city
council
is
currently
meeting
remotely.
We
are
using
microsoft
themes
to
make
this
remote
meeting
possible
and
instructions
for
how
the
public
may
view
the
meeting
and
offer
public
comment
are
included
in
the
stated
meeting
notice
that
was
published
in
the
daily
news,
the
inquirer
and
the
legal
intelligencer
prior
to
the
meeting.
A
A
A
C
J
L
A
Councilman
johnson
and
councilwoman
brooks
are
in
fact
president
thank
you
very
much
and
we've
established
our
quorum,
so
we're
going
to
start
with
our
invocation
and
to
give
our
invocation.
This
morning
the
chair
recognizes
pastor
clarence
wright
of
love,
zion
baptist
church.
He
is
here
today
as
my
guest.
I
would
ask
all
members
and
guests
to
please
bow
your
heads
for
the
invocation.
N
Good
morning
to
all
to
our
honorable
council
members
and
the
president
of
our
council,
this
is
the
final
week
of
black
history
month.
So
to
start
off
this
council
session,
I
would
like
to
recognize
a
member
of
our
city,
who
is
worth
recognizing
and
share
some
of
his
words
in
our
black
christian
faith
tradition.
We
have
the
bible,
which
is
our
sacred
text,
but
we
also
have
the
hymn
book,
which
is
also
important.
N
So
as
an
invocation
today,
I
want
to
read
the
lyrics
of
the
hymn:
will
understand
it
better
by
and
by
which
is
by
philadelphia
native
charles
albert
tinley.
This
hymn
has
encouraged
me
and
I
think
it
speaks
to
all
that
we're
going
through
in
our
city
and
our
nation
says
we
are
often
tossed
and
driven
on
the
restless
sea
of
time.
N
N
Hidden
snares
often
take
us
unawares
and
our
hearts
are
made
to
bleed
many,
a
thoughtless
word
or
deed,
and
we
wonder
why
the
test,
when
we
try
to
do
our
best
but
we'll
understand
it
better
by
and
by
by
and
by
when
the
morning
comes
when
the
saints
of
god
are
gathered
home,
we'll
tell
the
story
how
we've
overcome
and
will
understand
it
better
by
and
by
gracious
god.
Our
creator
bless.
N
A
A
I
H
A
A
A
Thank
you,
visible
moving
property,
second,
that
the
legislative
matters
stated
by
councilman
sweller
may
be
added
to
the
agenda
for
today.
Should
those
matters
arise
during
the
course
of
this
session
of
counsel,
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
all
right
opposed
eyes
has
it
and
the
motion
carries
and
our
next
sort
of
business
is
communication,
and
I
want
to
ask
the
clerk:
please
read
the
messages
from
the
mayor
and
any
other
communication
that
he
may
have
in
his
possession.
B
From
the
mayor
to
the
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
I
am
transmitting
here
with,
for
the
consideration
of
your
honorable
body,
an
ordinance
amending
chapter,
10
700
of
the
philadelphia
code
entitled
refugees
and
littering
by
revising
the
annual
fee
for
neighborhood
sanitation
and
cleaning
services
and
exempting
owner-occupied
duplexes
from
the
annual
neighborhood
sanitation
and
cleaning
services
fee
requirements.
All
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
A
That
it
thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
decker.
Our
next
order,
of
goodness,
is
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions,
and,
by
way
of
a
reminder,
we're
asking
that
all
resolutions,
including
privileged
resolution,
be
placed
on
final
passes
calendar
for
the
next
session
of
council,
unless
they're
being
referred
to
committee
in
our
current
remote
environment.
A
B
Yes,
mr
president,
councilwoman
parker
offers
one
bill
and
one
resolution
on
behalf
of
council
president
clark
an
ordinance
amending
section,
2305
of
the
philadelphia
code
and
southern
office
of
property
assessment,
chief
assessment
officers,
powers
and
duties
by
further,
providing
with
respect
to
the
manner
in
which
assessments
are
determined
for
certain
properties
that
are
subject
to
resale
restrictions
and
by
providing
for
additional
reporting
requirements.
With
respect
to
such
properties.
A
B
Mr
decker,
yes,
mr
president,
right
councilman
johnson
offers
two
resolutions
inside
of
the
resolution,
honoring
the
life
and
legacy
of
comedy
legend,
bob
saget,
a
philadelphia
native
and
temple
university
graduate
graduate
on
the
occasion
of
his
passing
next
week's
calendar
and
a
resolution
recognizing
philadelphia's
own
dj
diamond
coots
for
her
selection.
As
a
co-host
of
the
upcoming
reboot
of
the
semi-annual
television
program,
yo
mtv,
reps.
M
B
B
B
Councilman
offers
two
resolutions
inside
of
the
resolution
recognizing
and
honoring
dr
delano
wardclaw
and
dr
elena
mcdonald,
the
twin
sister
docs
for
their
outstanding
contributions
to
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
crucial
leadership
during
the
covert
19
pandemic
next
week's
calendar
and
a
resolution
recognizing
and
celebrating
march
6.
As
lithuanian
independence
day
in
the
city
of
palapia
next
week's
calendar,
there
are
no
other
bills
or
resolutions
being
offered
today
by
the
members.
Mr
president,.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
decker.
That
concludes
our
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions.
There
are
no
reports
from
committee,
so
our
next
sort
of
business
is
the
consideration
of
the
calendar
being
no
bills.
On
our
first
reading
calendar
the
chair
recognizes
councilman
squilla,
president
yeah,
I'm
sorry
chairman.
F
A
I
I
A
Thank
you
has
been
moving
property.
Second,
that
the
rules
accounts
will
be
suspended
to
permit
the
use
of
a
consent
agenda
to
consider
the
resolutions
just
read
by
councilman
squalor
all
in
favor,
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
aye.
Those
opposed
I
have
it
motion
carries,
and
we
will
consider
the
resolution
considered
then,
just
shortly
the
chair
again
recognizes
councilman
squilla
for
the
purpose
of
calling
up
bills
and
resolutions
on
the
regular
second
reading
and
final
classes
count.
Today.
A
Okay,
before
we
proceed,
we
will
have
our
public
comment
session.
I'm
going
to
take
a
brief
five
to
ten
minute
recess,
to
give
our
technology
professionals
some
time
to
connect.
The
speakers
we
have
for
today's
meeting
looks
like
we
have
a
significant
amount
of
individuals
testifying
today,
so
we'll
probably
need
all
of
that
time.
A
A
A
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
A
A
Thank
you
thank
you
and
we
are
back.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
patience
so
now
that
everyone
is
connected
to
the
meeting
and
before
considering
the
resolutions
and
bills
we
have
before
us
today,
we
will
consider
public
comment
as
follows.
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
your
public
comment.
A
When
you
call
we
will
take
your
name,
your
phone
number,
the
number,
the
legislative
item
you
are
commenting
on
and
whether
you
are
in
support
of
or
against
the
legislation
and
add
your
name
to
the
list.
We
will
telephone
each
person
on
the
list
during
the
council
session
and
invite
them
to
our
remote
meeting
today.
Given
the
significant
volume
of
people
we
have
to
testify,
your
time
will
be
two
minutes,
so
please
adjust
your
testimony
to
reflect
a
two-minute
time
limit.
A
In
order
to
be
fair
to
all
those
wishing
to
speak,
though,
I
intend
to
hold
faithfully
to
the
established
time
limit
and
once
invited
to
the
meeting
and
ask
to
begin
your
testimony,
a
timer
will
be
started.
We
will
then
monitor
your
remaining
time
throughout
your
testimony
and
when
there
are
30
seconds
remaining
to
your
time,
you
will
be
reminded
of
this.
A
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,
also
be
there
to
write
to
limit
the
number
of
speakers
where
repetitious
comments
are
being
made
on
the
same
subject
matter,
which
could
affect
call
backs
for
public
comment
at
a
meeting.
So
please
be
aware
that
the
public
meeting
is
being
recorded,
but
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.
A
P
Hi
I'm
allison
wittenberg
and
I
am
just
going
to
quote
nelson
mandela.
It's
never
too
late
to
do
the
right
things
I
bought
my
family
home
to
live
in
it
and
it
was
wrongfully
sold
and
this
sale
must
be
overturned
and
vacated.
I've
gone
through
all
the
channels,
and
I
guess
what
disturbs
me
is:
there
was
a
stay
on
the
property
when
it
was
sold,
so
there's
a
lot
of
instances
where
the
law
isn't
following
the
law,
and
I
keep
going
to
the
law
to
try
to
correct
it.
P
But
I
think
we've
reached
the
point
where
we
must
go
back
in
order
to
go
forward
and,
as
I
said,
my
house
was
sold
even
though
there
was
a
stay
on
it.
Even
though
there
was
no
diversion
court,
there
was
no
service,
and
this
has
been
going
on
some
of
the
comments
that
I
had
gotten
just
in
asking
about
this
and
when
I
had
tried
to
rectify
it,
is
you
don't
have
to
live
there
just
go
and
buy
another
home.
P
We
deal
with
hundreds,
sorry,
thousands
of
properties.
We
can't
expect
to
get
everything
right
and
then.
Lastly,
I
sympathize:
I
got
that
a
lot.
I've
been
to
the
board
of
ethics,
the
comptroller's
office,
the
attorney
general's
office,
the
judicial
review
board
internal
affairs,
several
different
agencies,
and
also
you
know
trying
to
rectify
this
in
court.
P
I
really
hope
that
this
is
taken
seriously,
because
people
need
what
they
work
for
all
their
life.
They
need
their
homes.
This
is
happening
a
lot
to
black
and
brown
people,
it's
a
systemic
problem
and
it
must
be
seriously
addressed.
Please
make
history
and
do
the
right
thing
by
the
residents
of
philadelphia.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
giving
me
time
to
speak.
J
Hi,
my
name
is
daniel
troutman
t-r-u-b-m-a-n,
and
I
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
to
highlight
once
again
that,
despite
the
rhetoric
from
so
many
council
members
about
the
importance
of
affordable
housing
in
philadelphia,
we
learned
this
week
from
reporting
from
taylor,
allen
and
axios
that
the
habitat
for
humanity
project
in
north
philadelphia
has
been
reduced
in
size
to
placate
local
nimbies.
If
council
bill
210848
had
passed
in
the
fall
as
originally
attendant,
seven
households
would
already
be
on
their
way
to
being
housed.
J
It
is
my
understanding
that
bill
210848
will
not
pass
this
week
and
won't
actually
come
before
this
council
until
april,
but
I
hope
the
progress
progressive
members
of
this
council
will
recognize
their
continued
deference
to
countlematic
prerogative
is
contributing
to
the
housing
accessibility
crisis
in
the
city.
We
cannot
build
an
inclusive
city
for
all,
as
long
as
we
allow
free
parking
to
be
a
higher
priority
than
housing
all
philadelphians
in
high
quality,
affordable
homes.
Thank
you.
A
P
My
name
is
hello.
My
name
is
dr
deborah
m
feigart,
I'm
a
phd
economist
and
I
live
in
the
logan
square
neighborhood,
I'm
speaking
in
favor
of
bill
210956
to
create
a
philadelphia
public
financial
authority,
the
economy
and
our
public
health.
These
are
two
interrelated
concerns
in
the
pandemic
era.
The
economy
is
not
some
abstract
concept.
P
P
According
to
a
study
by
the
federal
reserve
bank
of
cleveland
bank,
lending
to
small
businesses,
has
dropped
since
the
great
recession,
but
small
businesses
are
key
to
jobs
and
economic
development.
According
to
the
u.s
small
business
administration,
99.7
percent
of
u.s
firms
with
paid
employees
are
small
businesses
defined
as
less
than
500
employees.
P
P
J
My
name
is
peter
winflow,
I'm
a
resident
of
philadelphia
and
I'm
a
member
of
the
philadelphia
public
banking
coalition.
Thank
you,
president
clark
and
members
of
city
council
for
this
opportunity
to
provide
public
comments
in
support
of
bill
number
210956
to
establish
a
philadelphia
public
financial
authority.
J
Today,
as
we
fear
for
the
people
of
ukraine,
you
are
providing
hope
for
the
people
of
philadelphia
by
establishing
the
philadelphia
public
financial
authority
as
we
witness
attacks
on
democratic
processes
elsewhere,
you
are
reasserting
democratic
values
in
philadelphia
by
establishing
the
philadelphia
public
financial
authority.
We
applaud
your
confidence
in
yourselves
and
in
the
people
of
philadelphia.
J
J
You
are
exhibiting
courage
in
the
face
of
defeatism,
at
the
forefront
of
a
national
movement
to
democratize,
money
you're,
advancing
the
american
project
started
here
in
philadelphia
by
quaker
columnist
and
then
pursued
by
benjamin
franklin,
alexander
hamilton
and
the
practical
visionaries
who
were
your
predecessors
establishing
the
financial
authority
is
akin
to
asserting
a
declaration
of
independence
for
our
money
by
using
the
well-established
structure
of
pennsylvania's
economic
development.
Finance
law,
act,
102
and
innovative
ways.
Philadelphia
will
pioneer
the
development
of
a
more
robust
and
more
equitable
local
financial
ecosystem.
J
Please
establish
the
philadelphia
public
financial
authority
as
an
investment
in
the
future
of
philadelphia,
the
empowerment
of
our
communities
and
the
prosperity
of
our
citizens.
Please
approve
the
amendments
today
and
enact
duel
number
219056
next
week.
Please
do
so
unanimously.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
O
A
O
O
Good
morning,
members
of
city
council,
my
name
is
stan
shapiro
and
I
am
speaking
as
vice
chair
of
philly
neighborhood
networks.
People
often
say
that,
but
budgets
are
moral
documents
because
they
tell
us
how
governments
are
going
to
treat
those
they
govern
with
society's
shared
resources,
bill
201,
956,
creating
the
philadelphia
public
financing
authority
is
a
moral
document
for
the
same
reason,
and
it
makes
the
right
moral
choices,
deploying
city
resources
to
meet
the
neglected
needs
of
communities
across
philadelphia.
O
Those
vested
in
the
status
quo
tell
us
that
the
long-term
mission
of
ppfa
to
create
a
bank
that
can
hold
and
invest
city
deposits
is
a
fool's
errand.
Well,
it
feels
like
there
is
something
deeply
racist
about
the
assumption
that
our
diverse
city
can't
do
the
same
thing
that
north
dakota
did
over
100
years
ago.
North
dakota
contains
half
the
population
of
our
city
and
has
built
a
robust
and
powerful
7.5
billion
dollar
bank.
I
say
we
can
do
the
same
if
we
simply
have
the
courage
to
think
big
and
what
are
the
consequences?
O
Moral
and
otherwise,
if
we
leave
our
money
in
conventional
banks,
we
all
know
how
badly
big
banks
have
treated
the
black
and
brown
people
of
our
city.
I
need
not
say
more
on
that,
but
let's
also
never
forget
that
the
big
banks
almost
destroyed
the
entire
economy
of
this
country
and
this
city
less
than
15
years
ago,
and
while
the
big
banks
were
bailed
out
of
the
holes
they
dug
for
themselves,
cities
like
ours
were
left
to
find
their
own
shovels.
O
We've
also
heard
that
this
is
a
bad
bill,
because
we
can't
trust
our
government
to
manage
our
own
money,
but
the
financial
industry,
which
holds
and
manages
our
money
now,
is
the
most
heavily
penalized
in
america
having
been
fined
the
staggering
sum
of
331
billion
dollars,
with
a
b
over
the
last
20
years
for
a
wide
variety
of
deceptive
practices.
It's
just
as
if
the
business
model
of
the
big
banks
is
fraud.
How
can
we
justify
keeping
the
people's
money
in
companies
like
that,
either
on
a
moral
or
a
practical
level?
O
The
choice
for
this
council
could
not
be
more
stark
continue
with
the
status
quo
that
has
left
philadelphia,
the
poorest
big
city
in
america,
or
try
something
different
standing
up.
A
new
institution
whose
mission
will
be
laser
focused
on
helping
the
left
out
people
of
our
city
and
doing
so
as
a
primary
investor
of
city
assets.
I
know
you
will
make
the
right
choice.
J
Good
morning,
good
morning,
jesus
my
name
is
vasil
koshner
and
I'm
a
small
business
owner
immigrant
from
ukraine.
We
was
complying
with
all
the
emergencies
covet
19
situation.
We
was
comply
with
all
the
rules
and
regulation
for
that
period
of
time,
and
we
keep
on
doing
that.
You
know,
and
I'm
I'm
talking
about
the
bill.
22
0,
0,
5,
1
about
the
you
know
the
the
space
says
what
I
call
that
the
the
salary,
another
salary,
the
pay
leave
time.
J
So
you
know
the
reason
why
we're
still
here,
because
we
have
employees
here
and
we
started
business
a
while
ago,
not
not
too
while
ago,
but
because
we
we
have
a
people
in
philadelphia
who
want
to
work
with
us
right
now,
like
there's
some
people,
some
employees
gonna
take
advantage
of
that.
They
might
take
that
two
weeks.
You
know
even.
M
J
J
Q
Hello,
I'm
stephanie
marsh
your
favorite
administrative
aide
administration
aide
good
morning,
president
sarah
clark-
and
this
is
team,
philadelphia
city
council,
I'm
commenting
today
in
support
of
resolution
number
22015,
which
recognizes
the
contributions
of
dr
ethel
allen.
Thank
you
to
the
sponsor
council
member
kendra
brooks
who,
like
dr
allen,
is
a
black
woman
representing
a
minority
party.
I
call
dr
alan
on
ethel
because
she
was
a
family
friend.
She
knew
me
before
I
was
born
her
brother
sydney
was
my
dad's
omega
fraternity,
brother
and
my
godfather
her
sister-in-law.
Louise
is
my
mother's
cousin.
Q
O
Q
Educated
in
parochial
schools
and
graduated
from
hallahan
high
school,
she
went
on
to
west
virginia
state
college
and
majored
in
chemistry
and
biology
minored
in
math,
as
she
desired
to
be
a
dentist
like
her
uncle
by
the
way,
the
second
black
female
philadelphia
council
member
was
augusta
clark
who
also
went
to
west
virginia
state
college.
They
were
there
at
the
same
time,
reverend
leon
sullivan
also
went
there.
Q
Dr
allen
later
graduated
from
philadelphia
college
of
osteopathic
medicine,
which
is
pcom
after
a
residency
in
michigan,
dr
allen
came
home,
began
her
practice
at
15,
15
and
columbia
avenue,
which
is
now
cecil
b
moore.
She
called
herself
the
ghetto
practitioner
as
most
of
her
patients
were
underserved.
Dr
allen
became
a
physician.
Gusy
clark
became
a
lawyer
both
from
the
same
hcu.
Q
One
was
adult
the
other
aka,
both
of
them
members
of
the
lynx.
Dr
allen
was
a
charter
member
of
the
penn
town
links
in
1971.
Dr
allen
gave
up
her
practice
for
politics
and
ran
for
the
fifth
district
of
city
council.
So
before
there
was
cecil
b,
moore,
john
f
street
and
daryl
clark,
there
was
dr
ethel
allen
representing
north
philadelphia
as
a
republican.
Q
She
championed
women's
rights,
minority
rights,
health
care
for
the
poor,
employment
and
education
in
1975.
She
ran
as
an
at-large
candidate
for
city
council
and
won.
Rizza
was
the
maratha
time
she
later
was
on
the
national
stage
and
gave
the
seconding
speech
for
president
ford
at
the
republican
national
convention.
Q
She
later
was
appointed
as
pennsylvania's
secretary
of
the
commonwealth.
She
was
named
one
of
the
12
outstanding
female
politicians
in
the
nation
by
esquire
magazine
anatha
was
very
bright.
No
nonsense.
No
mincing
of
words
had
a
presence
that
was
intimidating
and
daunting.
She
called
herself
the
fbi,
fat
black
and
intelligent.
Q
J
J
She
was
a
heck
of
a
woman
and
mentor
of
the
neighborhood.
She
made
sure
that
the
people's
neighborhoods
strive
for
excellence.
She
was
well
known
and
she
also
achieved
a
great
deal
in
her
passing.
She
was
also
one
of
the
first
members
to
hold
a
non-profit
for
the
past
60
years.
She's
also
made
sure
the
citizens
of
the
neighborhood
strive
for
excellence
and
she's
also
made
sure
you
feel
very
taken.
Care
of
she's
also
established
what
was
called
the
west
falcon
drummer
line,
and
also
a
member
of
the
community
executive
board.
J
J
B
B
J
J
I
have
been
blessed
to
have
the
pleasure
of
networking
with
her
from
dunlap
community
center
as
well,
and
I
just
want
to
announced
that
we
appreciated
the
legacy
that
she
has
left
for
her
community
and
our
community
from
the
dunlap
citizens
and
concern
that's
my
comment
on
220155
and
thank
you
very
much
have
a
good
day.
Thank.
A
J
Of
two
children
and
wives
and
me
grandmother
of
five,
a
great
grandmother
of
five
who
loved
her
very
much
and
people
in
the
neighborhood
respect
her
and
loved
because
she
was
awesome.
She
did
anything
for
you
answer
anything.
She
would
do
it
no
problems
at
all.
She
started
the
drill,
team,
1989
and
they're
doing
very
well
west
southern
steppers
and
jump
squad.
Jump
squat
is
the
the.
J
J
Hello,
my
name
is
jacob
zaichik
and
I
am
the
american
heart
association's
community
advocacy
director
in
southeast
pa.
I'm
speaking
in
favor
of
resolution
number
220158
that
recognizes
february
2020,
as
american
heart
month
encourages
philadelphians
to
be
mindful
of
their
heart
health
and
honoring,
the
american
heart
association,
for
their
advocacy
on
the
issue
of
heart
health.
J
Heart
disease
continues
to
be
the
leading
cause
of
death
for
all
philadelphia,
philadelphians
taking
lives
at
a
higher
rate
in
philadelphia
than
any
other
major
american
city.
The
american
heart
association
is
committed
to
a
champion
health
equity.
We
continue
to
part
look
partner
locally
with
community
stakeholders
and
neighborhood
organizations
to
address
hypertension,
nutrition
and
security
and
improving
life
savings
high
standard
cpr
rates.
J
Once
again,
thank
you
to
councilmember
bass
and
the
entire
philadelphia
city
council
for
this
resolution
that
recognizes
february
2020,
as
american
heart
month
continues
to
encourage
philadelphians
to
be
mindful
of
their
heart
health
and
honoring,
the
american
heart
association
for
their
advocacy.
On
this
issue
of
heart
health.
We
look
forward
to
our
continued
partnership
and
collaboration
with
the
philadelphia
city,
council
and
the
city
of
philadelphia.
S
B
S
Good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
my
name
is
daler
kamidov
I
represent
the
northeast
philadelphia.
Liberty,
bell
small
business
association.
First
of
all,
let
me
express
my
gratitude
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
important
people.
Thank
you
so
much
city
councilman,
you
guys,
are
doing
a
great
job.
I,
like
my
many
members
of
our
association,
have
small
companies.
S
We
are
only
work
up
to
10
people.
There
are
only
two
people
working
in
my
company
me
and
my
employee.
All
the
same
time,
I
have
a
business
selling
carpets
with
great
difficulty
and
pay.
I
have
only
hundred
dollars
daily,
but
I
need
two
more
workers,
because
the
carpet
business
is
very
hard
and
difficult,
but
my
budget
doesn't
allow
to
pay
so
much
money.
S
S
S
S
I
will
be
forced
to
move
my
business
out
of
philadelphia
and
I
have
several
such
small
businesses
like
that.
We
are
working
up
to
10
people
and
I
planning
move
my
businesses,
all
of
them
out
of
philadelphia,
and
there
is
hundred
of
such
small
businesses
in
our
application
and
they
will
all
move
out
their
city
for
people
who
are
out
of
work.
The
government
take
care
them
and
pay
them.
Unemployment
benefits
for
low
income
families,
the
government
pay
too,
for
housing
for
food,
for
utilities,
for
medicine,
for
medicine
and
even
for
cell
phones.
S
I
S
Yes,
yes,
small
business
cannot
take
off
such
of
words
to
themselves.
It's
a
good
idea,
it's
a
good
idea.
So
thank
you
for
that
idea,
but
this
will
totally
kill
so
many
small
businesses.
Thank
you
so
much
jen,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
let
the
government
of
the
so
I'm
totally
against
the
bill.
Number
two.
Two:
zero,
zero
fifa.
A
L
A
A
I'm
going
to
ask
mr
decker
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
for
such
an
objection
without
debate.
The
resolution
will
be
immediately
removed
from
the
resolution
consent
agenda
and
place
on
today's
regular
final
passage
calendar.
A
B
B
Politics
resolution
number
220154
without
a
resolution
congratulating
dr
amy
goodman
on
her
confirmation
to
the
administration
of
president
joe
biden
as
the
ambassador
to
germany
and
recognizing
her
many
contributions
to
public
life
and
service
in
philadelphia
and
beyond.
Resolution.
Number
two:
two:
zero
one:
five:
six
and
seven
resolution
honoring
and
congratulating
champion
of
the
week
and
black
business
crawl
organization.
B
Black
kids
can
cook
and
kids
meals
on
wheels
on
their
dedication
to
helping
feed
children
across
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
showing
them
the
importance
of
culinary
skills
and
resolution
number
220157
starting
the
resolution
authorizing
the
philippine
redevelopment
authority.
You
execute
and
deliver
to
the
land
bank,
these
conveying
titles
to
certain
properties
located
in
the
first
councilmanic
district
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
the
commonwealth,
land
bank
act
and
resolution
number
220158
inside
of
the
resolution
recognizing
february
2022
as
american
heart
month
and
encouraging
philadelphians
to
be
mindful
of
their
heart
health
and
honoring.
A
I
A
E
Thank
you,
council
president,
and
I'd
like
to
make
a
few
brief
remarks
before
calling
for
the
adoption
good
morning,
colleagues
and
to
everyone
tuning
in
from
home.
Last
week
I
introduced
a
resolution
honoring
the
life
and
legacy
of
miss
elsie
wise,
a
community
leader
whose
decades
of
work
and
activism
in
west
philadelphia,
created
programs
and
institutions
that
will
improve
the
lives
of
our
youth
for
decades
to
come,
a
fierce
housing
advocate
and
youth
mentor,
miss
elsie
dedicated
her
entire
life
to
uplifting
the
community
and
the
people
around
her.
E
If
you've
ever
seen,
the
west,
pelton,
steppers
and
drum
team
at
a
sixers
game
or
community
event,
then
you've
witnessed
miss
elsie's,
enduring
legacy
of
youth,
mentorship
and
empowerment
for
more
than
30
years.
This
organization
that
she
founded
has
provided
kids
with
a
creative
outlet
that
instills
leadership
and
determination
and
expands
their
horizons
beyond
the
blocks
of
their
westerly
neighborhoods.
E
Miss
elsie
was
known
by
her
community
as
everyone's
grandmother,
a
reflection
of
how
she
extended
her
love
and
patience
to
everyone.
She
met
whether
bringing
dinner
to
firehouse
five
letter
six
on
holidays,
to
thank
the
firefighters
for
their
service
or
welcoming
neighbors
into
her
home.
Miss
elsie
could
always
be
counted
on
to
bring
people
together
over
a
home-cooked
meal.
S
H
H
A
E
J
J
B
C
A
H
A
B
J
B
J
A
H
A
B
J
A
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F
H
J
A
B
Another
submitting
chapter:
nineteen,
four
thousand
entitled
income
inequality,
initiative,
earned
income
tax
credit
by
requiring
employers
to
provide
notification
to
workers
regarding
the
availability
of
certain
additional
federal
and
city
tax
benefit
programs
and
extending
the
department
of
revenues,
notification
and
reporting
requirements.
Such
additional
tax
benefit
programs.
D
Oh,
thank
you,
council
president.
I
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsors
for
this
bill.
Council
members
brooks
thomas
green
johnson,
gilmore
richardson
gim
go
ta
all
who
co-sponsored
this
bill.
Thank
you
for
your
support
and
you
know.
As
you
know,
council
president
you've
been
a
big
advocate
for
this
there's
over
a
billion
dollars
right
now
of
federal
money
in
eitc
credits,
child
tax
credits,
and
now
we
have
city
wage
tax
refunds
also
that
are
available
for
seventy
five
thousand
families
in
our
city
and
about
three
hundred
thousand
residents.
D
D
This
bill
expands
the
notification
to
not
only
eitc
but
child
tax
credit
and
wage
tax
refunds,
but
we
also
added
to
this
bill
that
all
third
party
payroll
service
companies
like
adp,
like
paychecks
and
others,
will
also
be
required
to
notify
the
employees
of
the
checks
that
they
provide
about
the
earned
income,
tax,
credit,
child
tax,
credit,
wage
tax,
credit
and
other
federal
and
city
tax
benefit.
Programs
for
these
companies
will
be
a
tremendous
benefit.
D
I
believe
in
helping
us
get
the
word
out,
but
I
also
think
it's
a
great
benefit
for
the
payroll
service
companies
to
offer
this
service.
You
know
our
goal
is
to
try
to
improve
where
we
are
today
and
get
this
one
billion
dollars
into
the
hands
of
philadelphians,
and
I'm
hoping
this
will
help.
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
their
support.
Thank
you.
Council
president.
A
B
J
J
C
C
A
A
J
A
D
E
J
A
B
A
C
A
J
B
A
B
An
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
have
an
amendment
to
the
fallopian
hormone
charter.
Providing
for
the
removal
of
gender-based
references
throughout
the
charter,
as
approved
by
resolution
of
the
city
council,
fixing
the
date
of
a
special
election
for
such
purpose.
Describing
the
former
ballot
question
to
be
voted
on
and
authorizing
the
appropriate
officers
to
public
notice
to
make
arrangements
for
the
special
election.
A
E
B
A
B
Zero
two:
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
of
an
amendment
to
the
educational
supplement
to
the
philippine
home
or
charter
relating
to
the
removal
of
gender-based
references
throughout
the
educational
supplement,
as
approved
by
resolution
of
the
council
between
the
date
of
a
special
election
for
such
purpose.
Prescribing
the
former
ballot
question
to
be
voted
on
and
authorizing
the
appropriate
officers
to
publish
notice
to
make
arrangements
for
the
special
election.
A
B
L
E
E
J
A
B
An
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
I've
been
a
member
to
the
philadelphia
home
road
charter
to
provide
for
the
creation
of
a
fair
housing
commission
as
an
independent
commission,
as
approved
by
resolution
of
the
city
council
fishing.
The
date
of
a
special
election
for
such
purpose
prescribing
the
former
ballot
question
to
be
voted
on
and
authorizing
the
appropriate
officers
to
public
notice
to
make
arrangements
for
the
special
election.
E
B
A
B
An
ordinance
and
then
title
for
the
philadelphia
code
entitled
philadelphia,
building
construction
and
occupancy
code
by
amending
sub
code,
a
the
philadelphia
administrative
code
and
subcode
pm
the
philadelphia
property
maintenance
code
and
other
related
sections
of
the
philosophy
code
to
had
provisions
related
to
the
abatement
of
rats.
Another
vermin
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
A
D
J
A
E
A
R
A
B
F
I
have
a
point
of
information
to
sponsor.
Yes,
she
recognizes
councilman
green.
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
want
to
thank
councilman
brooks
for
this
original
legislation
that
she
introduced
some
time
ago
and
dealing
with
this
issue.
I
know
the
current
legislation
is
on.
The
books
requires
this
bill
to
only
affect
businesses
at
50
or
more
during
the
hearing
in
the
public
health
and
human
services
committee.
I
know
it
was
concerns
raised
by
the
diverse
chambers
that
I
might
as
they
met
with
council
member
brooks.
F
I
want
to
get
some
perspective
in
reference
to
this
amendment
and
what
led
to
this
number
at
25.
I
know
based
on
information
that
the
diverse
chambers
raised
regarding
impact,
especially
the
black
and
brown
businesses.
They
were
greatly
concerned
in
reference
to
how
this
legislation
would
impact
those
businesses.
F
F
I
know
the
diverse
chambers
have
still
stated
that
they're
concerned
that
at
that
number
it
would
impact
a
significant
amount
of
businesses,
especially
in
our
commercial
quarters,
and
they
from
my
understanding
are
still
greatly
concerned
that
if
the
legislation
is
below
the
50
employee
number,
that
will
have
a
devastating
impact
on
black
and
brown
businesses,
especially
so
many
of
those
businesses
have
been
impacted
by
the
pandemic
and
many
have
actually
closed
because
of
the
the
challenges.
From
an
economic
perspective
based
on
october
19.
F
L
I
don't
have
those
exact
numbers
in
front
of
me
of
the
exact
number
of
businesses
that
will
be
impacted
by
that,
but
we
know
that
the
paid
lease
sick
leave
has
always
considered
black
and
brown
folks
and
businesses,
in
addition
to
health
care
workers
and
just
the
public
in
general,
I
can't
we
weren't.
We
did
request
we're
working
on
the
request
for
that
information
at
the
request
of
another
council
member
and
when
I
get
those
numbers
I'll
gladly
share
them
with
you.
F
Okay,
so
I
was
just
trying
to
get
a
sense
of
what
was
the
you
said.
You
came
to
a
compromise
with
my
understanding
that
diverse
chambers
are
still
greatly
concerned.
I
know
they
had
a
meeting
with
you
and
in
that
meeting,
did
you
also
have
small
business
owners
in
that
meeting,
because
that
was
the
other
call.
I
heard
from
other
members
and
reference
to
those
organizations
an
opportunity
to
meet
with
you,
especially
from
small
business
owners,
will
be.
F
L
Absolutely
they
were
supposed
to
bring
small
business
owners
to
that
meeting.
Based
on
the
hearing
they
said.
Did
I
always
only
talk
to
the
talking
heads
at
the
top.
It
was
their
responsibility
to
bring
small
business
owners
to
that
meeting
and
they
did
not.
They
only
brought
the
leadership
and
we
have
extended
the
invitation
to
other
small
business
owners
at
the
request
of
another
organization
that
will
happen
later
on
in
the
week.
But
after
the
meeting
I
I
can
only
work
with
what
they
gave
me,
and
this
was
a
meeting
that
they
requested.
A
Thank
you,
councilwoman
councilman
green.
Before
I
call
on
councilwoman
sanchez.
Councilwoman
has
a
technology
issue,
but
she
communicated
through
technology
that
she
wanted
to
be
voted
enlisted.
As
voting
on
the
last
bill,
it's
a
new
world.
So
so
let
the
record
reflect
that
yeah
16-0,
the
councilman
guardian,
did
both
eye
chair,
recognizes
councilwoman,
quinone
sanchez.
C
Thank
you,
council
president,
and
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
voice
to
this
kind
of
to
this
discussion
I
had
reached
out
to
council
member
brooks,
and
she
kindly
included
me
in
the
meeting
with
the
ethnic
chambers
of
commerce
and
in
in
the
discussion,
and
then
thereafter
we
had
a
conversation
and
similar
to
you,
council,
member,
green
I'd.
Ask
for
the
data
around
the
impacted
businesses
and
I
encouraged
her
to
look
at
that
data
set
so
that
we
can
see
who
who
was
impacted
and
how
to
enroll.
C
On
his
conversation,
you
know
where,
where
we
understand
the
economy
and
how
small
businesses,
particularly
family-owned
businesses,
operate-
and
I
I
too
am
very
concerned
around
this
impact
and
and
hope
that
she
will
continue
to
talk
to
folks
throughout
this.
You
know
I
I
feel
more
comfortable
with
25
as
the
10..
The
data
will
will
inform
us
around
who
who
that
impacts
and,
as
I
stated
to
council
member
brooks.
This
is
an
issue
of
compliance
right.
C
You
know
coming
from
a
family
of
small
businesses,
we
have
many
ethnic
businesses
and
immigrant
businesses
in
the
neighborhood
that
have
people
on
the
books
and
people
that
are
not
on
the
books
they
make
decisions
about.
You
know,
do
I
have
to
get
rid
of
some
people
on
the
books
so
that
I'm
not
in
compliance,
because
the
issue
around
compliance
isn't
that
they
aren't
paying
sick
leave
in
some
cases
and
making
accommodations
is
when
they
have
to
give
up
their
payrolls
and
all
the
other,
the
back
office
stuff.
C
That
becomes
an
impediment
to
small
businesses
that
we
have
to
take
into
consideration.
The
councilwoman
has
been
very
open
to
that
dialogue,
and
I
think
that
we
should
continue
to
have
this
discussion
around
the
reality
of
how
small
businesses
operate
and
how
they
manage
their
back
office
and
how
they
make
decisions.
C
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
councilwoman
and
recognize
that
you
know
she
is
meeting
with
folks
around
this
and
encourage
all
my
council
colleagues
to
continue
to
have
conversations
with
her
and
when
the
data
is
available,
that
we
look
at
it
and
and
again
this
isn't
that
people
aren't
complying
in
their
own
way.
It
it's
what
you
show
and
once
you
become
a
target
of
a
potential
audit
in
this,
that
becomes
a
burdensome
for
from
enough
for
minority
businesses
and
immigrant
businesses.
C
Many
who
have
undocumented
folks
on
you
know
at
some
level
right
and
then
make
choices
about
how
they
manage
what
they
have
on
the
books
and
that's
the
reality
of
the
economy
that
we've
created
in
this
country
because
of
our
failure
to
have
adequate
immigration
reform
to
give
these
folks
who
are
working
and
critical
to
all
businesses
in
the
city.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
the
councilwoman
and
hope
that
we
continue
the
conversation.
Thank
you,
council
president
clark.
A
Thank
you,
councilwoman
councilwoman.
I
understand
you,
you
do
have
an
amendment
that
reflects
the
conversations
the
25
conversations.
Do
you
want
to
proceed
with
offering
that
amendment
today?
Yes,
okay,
all
right
start
again,
chair
recognizes
councilwoman,
brooks
for
an
amendment
to
bill
number
22051.
L
B
A
B
Yes,
mr
president,
was
a
resolution
on
the
consent
agenda
that
was
removed
and
placed
on
the
calendar
resolution
number
220125,
a
resolution
encouraging
the
philadelphia
board
of
education
to
adopt
and
implement
a
civic
participation
and
voter
registration
program
as
a
proposed
by
pa
youth
vote.
It
was
introduced
by
councilman
green.
Mr
berlin.
Chair
recognizes.
F
F
F
Unfortunately,
before
this
program
has
been
adopted,
only
15
percent
of
those
students
actually
registered
to
vote
through
the
board
policy
that
we
believe
will
be
adopted
this
evening.
They
will
actually
have
a
paid
staff
person
or
voting
champion
in
each
of
our
schools,
providing
information
and
encouraging
that
type
of
civic
participation.
F
This
is
the
first,
this
type
of
initiative
in
the
commonwealth
of
pennsylvania.
I
definitely
want
to
thank
pa
youth
vote,
in
particular
my
neighbor
tom
quinn,
as
well
as
lorraine,
callery,
laureen
carey,
from
both
that
john
and
all
of
the
various
high
school
students
and
now
even
alumni
of
our
philadelphia
school
district
high
schools
who
really
pushed
this
initiative.
F
They've
been
working
on
this
for
a
number
of
years
and
is
glad
to
see
that
this
type
of
initiative
is
occurring
in
our
school
district
and
we're
taking
some
leadership
to
really
help
to
promote
a
civic
participation
in
our
electoral
process
by
getting
our
young
people
the
opportunity
to
become
eligible
to
who
are
eligible
to
vote.
But
actually
do
you
register
to
vote
by
having
this
type
of
initiative
in
our
schools
with
that
council
president,
I
move
for
the
adoption
of
the
resolution.
B
There
is
one
more
resolution
as
president
apologies,
a
resolution
authorized
in
the
philadelphia
city
council,
special
committee
on
gun,
violence
prevention
to
conduct
public
hearings
to
explore
the
role
of
the
philadelphia
roadmap
for
safer
communities.
Tactical
team,
as
part
of
the
city's
comprehensive
response
to
unprecedented
gun
violence
introduced
today
by
councilwoman
gautier
care.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
decker.
Prior
to
recognizing
members
regarding
speeches.
I
will
know
for
the
record
at
this
time.
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
this
sunshine
act.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
particular
purpose
that
said
speeches
on
behalf
of
them
authority.
Chair,
recognizes
councilman
oak.
G
Thank
you
very
much
council
president.
Last
night,
russia
invaded
the
ukraine
and
people
are
fleeing
they're,
a
new
set
of
refugees.
What
does
it
have
to
do
with
us?
It
has
a
lot
to
do
with
us.
I
recall
the
last
time
that
iraq
invaded
kuwait.
We
ended
up
in
a
war
and
it
has
ultimately
led
to
a
very
long
engagement
by
the
united
states
in
the
war
in
the
middle
east.
G
G
G
It
is
more
about
the
idea
that
we
could
live
in
a
democratic
nation,
with
individual
rights
and
liberties
guaranteed
by
a
constitution
and
upheld
by
a
collective
group
of
freedom,
people
and
freedom-loving
nations.
Now
we
are
challenged
to
see
how
we
as
a
nation
will
respond.
It
is
a
it
is
a
very
challenging
situation,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
appreciate
all
who
understand
that
freedom
is
not
free
and
that
the
cost
of
liberty
is
high,
but
it
is
critical
that
we
maintain
liberty
in
this
world.
Thank
you
very
much.
L
Thank
you,
council
president,
as
black
history
month
continues,
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
the
strength,
determination
and
contributions
of
renowned
physician,
philadelphia,
council,
member
and
secretary
of
the
commonwealth
of
pennsylvania,
dr
ethel
allen,
dr
allen
overcame
almost
unsurmountable
barriers
for
black
women
in
medical
education,
but
persevered
throughout
each
challenge.
She
brought
similar
dedication
and
unapologetic
energy
to
her
work
as
an
elected
official.
L
Although
dr
allen
was
a
republican
and
we
may
have
had
politically
political
differences,
she
demonstrated
a
fierce
commitment
to
marginalized
communities
across
her
years
of
service
as
she
paved
the
way
for
independent
black
women,
both
in
the
medical
field
and
people.
Like
me,
in
an
elected
office,
I
won't
repeat
her
biography
because
ms
marsh
did
a
wonderful
job
during
public
comments,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
her
for
sharing
the
beautiful
account
of
her
aunt's
life.
L
I
think
I
speak
for
every
member
of
council
when
I
say
we
are
grateful
for
dr
allen's
bravery
and
her
commitment
to
our
city's
most
vulnerable
residents,
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
colleagues
and
thank
you
miss
marsh
and
thank
you
to
view
in
public
for
allowing
her.
This
moment
to
honor
her.
Thank
you,
council
president.
Thank.
A
K
You,
council
president,
thank
you,
colleagues,
a
couple
things
I
just
wanted
to
note
today.
First
of
all,
it
was
an
honor
to
introduce
the
resolution
today
with
council
member
jones.
It's
always
a
pleasure
to
work
with
him.
He
called
me
the
sports
council,
member
and
part
of
the
reason
why
that's
the
case
is
because
I
still
coach
high
school
basketball.
We
had
a
game
yesterday.
I
was
talking
before
the
council
session
against
paul
roberson
and
you
know
yeah.
K
That
was
pretty
bad
and
what
was
more
disappointing
than
the
laws
was
actually
the
the
article
that
came
out
earlier
this
week
about
paul
roberson
and
some
of
the
concerns
that
the
principal
communicated
on
the
record,
as
well
as
to
myself
and
other
colleagues
as
well
as
the
coach
there
about
the
infrastructure
issues
that
they're
facing
paul
roberson
is
one
of
our
better
schools
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
They
produced
and
performed
strong
academic
numbers.
K
I
played
our
home.
We
play
our
home
games
at
frankfurt,
high
school
and
prior
to
the
start
of
the
season.
Frankford
northeast
and
a
couple
other
schools
put
in
some
requests
to
have
new
school
scoreboards
in
the
schools
and
those
requests
were
met.
Schools
were
given
new
scoreboards,
but
the
irony
of
getting
a
new
school
board,
witness
winter
sports
season,
starts
in
not
having
their
scoreboard
put
up
during
winter
sports
seasons.
So
scoreboards,
if
you
don't
know,
are
predominantly
used
by
girls,
basketball,
boys,
basketball,
wrestling
and
cheerleading
all
winter
sports.
K
So
we
ordered
new
school
board
scoreboards
for
schools
and
and
they
never
got
put
up.
This
is
another
example
of
the
concern
that's
been
communicated
by
not
just
myself
and
other
members
of
city
council,
but
the
public
enlarged
as
it
relates
to
having
a
plan
around
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
and
the
infrastructure
problems
we
have.
I
am
not
the
first
council
member
to
say
it,
I'm
just
providing
more
examples
in
in
highlighting
our
concern
as
it
relates
to
long-term
planning
around
the
school
district.
K
If
anyone
don't
know
this
weekend,
is
the
public
league
championship
in
the
catholic
league
championship
for
boys
and
girls
basketball
this
week
has
been
the
final
four
and
if
you
look
at
the
final
four
for
the
philadelphia
public
league,
it
was
held
at
high
school
in
the
future,
and
the
students
were
limited
to
maybe
four
tickets
per
person,
and
we
were
told
it
was
because
of
covet.
But
yet
we
allow
fans
to
be
packed
in
like
sardines,
with
no
mass
mandates
happening
and
then
on.
K
We
all
talked
about
how
near
sharp
brown
leaving
a
couple
months
ago
or
weeks
ago-
they're,
not
there
anymore.
So
I'm
extremely
concerned
as
it
relates
to
our
school
district
in
general,
with
the
infrastructure
issues
the
athletic
competitions
happening
this
weekend.
These
are
just
small
examples
of
the
number
of
concerns
we
talked
previously
about
the
special
admissions
schools
and
it
feels
like
every
time
we're
bringing
up
the
school
district
of
philadelphia,
it's
a
constant
complaint
and
and
not
progress
happening.
So
I
just
wanted
to
start
with
that
issue.
K
I
also
wanted
to
take
a
couple
moments
to
commend
the
work
that's
been
done
by
the
arts
and
culture
task
force.
All
of
my
colleagues
on
council
who've
been
advocating
for
arts
and
culture
space,
the
nightlife
economy
position.
And
finally,
here
we
want
to
encourage
people
to
apply,
so
we
could
put
ourselves
in
a
position
to
feed
the
economics
of
the
city
of
philadelphia.
K
I
also
wanted
to
close
out
with
the
mention
of
this
being
black
history
month
and
us
finishing
the
black
business
crawl,
where
we
highlighted
a
bunch
of
black
businesses
across
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
try
our
best
to
continue
to
encourage
people
to
support
and
court
those
businesses.
But
I
I
I
can't
close
out
talking
about
black
history
month
without
communicating
the
unfortunate
information
that
the
fop
decided
to
sue
the
city
of
philadelphia
over
the
driving
equality
bill.
K
I
do
want
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
for
their
support,
as
it
relates
to
the
driving
equality
legislation.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
who
reached
out
to
me,
and
I
want
to
assure
the
public
that
this
is
legislation
that
we
feel
like
is
not
only
necessary
and
responsible,
but
we
feel
like
we'll
be
able
to
withhold
the
challenge
in
court.
Thank
you,
council,
president,
for
the
leniency
this
afternoon
at
this
point
now
and
thank
you,
colleagues
for
your
patience
as
well
as
the
listening
public.
R
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
let
me
start
again
by
saying
a
special
thank
you
to
you,
our
leadership
and
all
members
of
council
for
your
patience
and
dealing
with
both
my
technical
and
scheduling
difficulties
today.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
I
couldn't
miss
this
opportunity
to
let
you,
along
with
members
of
the
public,
know
that
yesterday,
while
out
of
town
on
business,
I
received
some
great
information
that
really
put
a
smile
on
my
face.
R
R
It
was
just
in
the
mid
40s,
mr
president,
five
years
ago,
and
so
when
we
looked
at
those
projections,
I'm
thinking
about
mets,
stitt
and
and
and
bob
mcdermott,
I'm
thinking
about
those
meetings.
When
I
first
got
here
doing
my
first
term,
we
are
ahead
of
our
schedule,
the
schedule
that
we
set
for
ourselves.
R
In
addition
to
that,
mr
president,
I
wanted
to
note
that
the
decision-making,
the
decision-making
relative
to
public
policy
and
they
weren't
easy
decisions
that
were
made
during
my
tenure
in
the
pennsylvania
house,
several
members
of
council
who
are
no
longer
even
here,
mr
president,
who
made
tough
decisions
regarding
municipal
pension
funds
and
retirement
security,
ensuring
that
it
would
be
in
existence
for
current
retirees
and
the
future.
Sometimes
we
don't
see
the
return
on
investment
immediately.
R
R
We
will
be
putting
together
a
resolution
next
week,
so
that
we
can
formally
recognize
the
accomplishments
of
our
pension
board
to
friend
bialy
and
his
team
rob
de
bolin
again
we'll
go
through
all
of
them
next
week,
mr
president,
but
for
something
that
had
been
on
the
chopping
block
about
how
terrible
the
city
of
philadelphia
was
when
defined
benefit
pensions
across
this
city
are
across
this
nation.
To
be
quite
frank,
are
becoming
a
thing
of
a
past.
R
We
found
a
way
to
do
it,
mr
president,
reducing
the
assumed
rate
of
return,
getting
additional
revenue
from
that
sales
tax,
making
adjustments
to
planned
design.
That
would
not
have
been
done
without
the
municipal
workers,
but
we
preserve
retirement
security
for
municipal
workers
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
and
that,
mr
president,
in
the
midst
of
all
that
is
going
wrong
is
something
we
should
be
sure
enough.
Proud
of.
Thank
you.
A
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you
councilwoman.
I
recall
those
days
and
times
and
the
commitment
all
folks
involved,
and
it
was
it
was
it
was
unprecedented
and
those
difficult
decisions
that
were
made
by
all
parties,
and
I
particularly
want
to
talk
about
our
friends
in
labor
as
it
relates
to
municipal
union.
A
They
they
stepped
up
to
the
plate
and
it
was
a
difficult
sell
to
their
members,
but
they
did
what
they
had
to
do
and
now
we're
fortunate
that
we
have
a
stabilized
environment
as
it
relates
to
our
pension
fund.
So
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
your
tenure
up
in
harrisburg.
Moving
the
needle
up
there
councilwoman
she
recognized
councilman
green.
F
F
F
61
of
the
outlets
in
our
schools
were
tested
with
lit.
Now
this
ability
to
have
this
testing
was
due
to
the
hard
work
that
this
body
has
done
under
council.
Member
again,
councilman
escuela
had
been
focused
on
this
issue
and
passing
legislation
back
in
2017
that
allowed
us
to
get
the
data.
But
in
response
to
this
report
the
district
challenged
the
data,
and
I
find
it
quite
troubling
that
they
could
challenge
the
data,
because
the
data
came
from
the
school
district
of
philadelphia.
F
We
did
here
in
city,
council
and
the
information
for
that
study
came
from
the
school
district
itself,
so
we
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
the
work
that
all
of
us
have
been
doing
in
our
council
districts
and
all
parts
of
the
city.
The
things
we've
been
trying
to
do
to
address
the
district
as
a
whole.
C
Thank
you,
council
president
clark,
and
you
know
this
infrastructure
and
the
school
district
conversation
will
continue
to
have
around
infrastructure
and
building,
and
I
know
council
president
you've
allowed
some
latitude
around
this.
This
discussion
and
you
know
the
establishment
of
a
work
group
to
look
at
the
putting
together
a
building
authority
that
really
can
focus
in
on
capacity
expertise.
C
So
I
look
forward
to
again
all
my
colleagues
and
and
this
conversation
in
the
space
will
give
him,
of
course,
council,
member,
green
and
others
who
you
know,
we've
been
picking
away
at
this,
but
we
really
have
to
deal
with
a
big
picture
around
where
we're
going
to
be
as
billions
of
dollars
enter
and
how
we
use
them
and
leverage
them
and
make
decisions
about
them
are
important.
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit.
C
You
know
it's
black
history
month
and
we've
all
of
us
have
been
attending
panels
and
having
discussions
around
equity
inclusion,
diversity,
council,
member
jones
and
I
last
week
talked
a
little
bit
around
this
around
the
contracting
in
the
in
the
development
community.
But
I
wanted
to
take
a
moment
and
just
recognize.
C
You
know
the
inquires
own
self-analysis
around
their
position
around
diversity
and
what
they
call
the
more
perfect
union.
If
folks
didn't
read
it,
they
self-assessed
around,
you
know
all
build
their
headline,
all
buildings
matter,
which
was
what
quite
controversial
and
I'm
encouraged
by
the
fact
that
they
have
some
internal
work
groups.
There's
been
some
people
who
have
left
some
people,
who've
fallen
on
the
sword
and
thankfully
we
still
have
some
very
dynamic
reporters
of
color
who've
been
working
in
in
that
culture
for
for
many
years.
C
Despite
all
the
challenges
that
they've
self-recognized,
it's
not
always
that
we
get
a
media
outlet
said
you
know
mikul,
we
did
some
stuff,
that's
wrong,
we're
looking
to
change
the
value,
and
the
importance
of
that
is
that
the
image
that
is
portrayed
by
our
black
and
brown
communities
by
these
media
outlets
impact
everything.
We
do
policy
formation,
how
we
respond,
how
we
react
over
the
next
month
before
we
get
into
this
budget
and
and
through
the
out
the
budget.
C
We're
gonna
have
a
lot
of
conversations
around
diversity
and
inclusion
and
really
hold
people
to
task
about
what
they
say
and
then
what
they
do,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I've
enjoyed
in
a
post,
coveted
post
social
unrest
is,
I
can
have
these
conversations
and
be
a
little
bit
more
direct
and
be
unapologetic
about
what
I
hear
people
see
and
then
what
I
watch
them
do,
which
is
very
opposite
to
that
diversity
and
inclusion.
So
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
who
have
used
this
month
to
uplift
folks.
C
Who've
been
trailblazers,
I
didn't
realize.
Ethan
allen
was
republican,
so
when
you
said
that
in
the
fifth
cal
somatic
district
that
we're
standing
on
those
shoulders
and
many
shoulders
of
people
who've
come
in
and
you
know
have
fought
the
good
fight
but
I'll
I'll
say
to
you
in
a
council
that
is
majority
people
of
color.
You
know
we
really
have
to
hold
folks
to
task
around
some
of
these
goals
that
they've
spoken
to.
C
I
know
councilman
johnson
had
had
several
hearings
where
we
talked
about
this,
who
we
do
business
with,
how
we
do
diversity-
and
you
know
I'm
ready
to
say
to
folks.
You
know
I'm
tired
of
you
moving
the
goal
post
on
us.
You
tell
us
you
want
to
include
us,
but
you
create
access
and
bear
and
barriers
to
access
to
to
capital,
to
to
contracting
and
and
all
those
things.
So
I
look
forward
to
working
with
my
my
council,
colleagues.
You
know
I'll
take
a
note
that
you
know
as
the
inquirer
works
on
this.
C
Unfortunately,
at
the
same
time,
just
this
morning,
ernest
owens
reported
that
they're
being
challenged
on
salary
inequities
as
it
relates
to
some
of
their
some
other
reporters
and-
and
I
bring
this
up
because
one
of
the
things
I've
learned
as
chair
of
appropriations.
As
I
talk
to
departments,
we
have
many
departments
and
council
president.
I
know
I
mentioned
this
to
you-
the
public
defender's
office
and
other
places
that
tend
to
be
90,
90
percent
people
of
color,
who
are
the
lowest
paid.
C
C
So
we
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do
around
this
stuff
and
I
hope
that
in
this
budget
process
we
really
do
not
use
limitations
and
lack
of
us
being
bold,
to
continue
to
use
excuses
and
and
allow
you
know,
councilwoman
brooks
to
somehow
sickly.
You
know
the
the
have
giving
people
real
access,
but
no
one
should
be
working
for
government.
C
No
one
should
be
in
this
space
and
in
the
inequities
around
departments
of
color
be
allowed
to
continue,
and
you
know
you
want
to
say
thank
you,
and
you
mentioned
the
the
unions
who
were
instrumental
in
this
pension
reform
that
we're
doing
that.
We
did.
You
know
now
we'll
meet
our
goal
in
2028,
as
opposed
to
2031
in
terms
of
80
funded.
We've
always
asked
our
workers
and
our
workers
of
color
to
step
up
to
the
plate.
C
C
I
just
you
know
it's
really
hard
to
meet
with
departments
and
and
hear
these
stories
over
and
over
again
how
we
discriminate
against
people
of
color
in
the
workplace
right,
so
the
inquirer
called
itself
out,
but
I'm
going
to
call
us
out
and
say
we
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do
in
our
budget
in
our
department.
So
thank
you,
council
president.
C
I
know
you
always
allow
me
some
latitude
as
chair
of
appropriations
to
have
these
fights
and
these
battles
a
lot
of
them
behind
closed
doors
right,
not
not
necessarily
public,
but
I
think
it's
time
that
we're
in
a
new
place
and
a
new
time
in
our
history,
where
this
should
no
longer
be
tolerable.
So
thank
you
very
much,
council
president
and
my
colleagues
look
forward
to
that
work.
M
None
of
us,
including
council
members,
are
exempt
from
someone
jumping
out
on
us,
putting
a
gun
in
our
face
and
our
family
feeling
in
their
faces
and
taking
our
cars
or
even
one
of
us
losing
our
lives
as
it
relates
to
the
census.
Carjacking
that's
taking
place
and
I'm
sure
her
and
her
team
will
continue
to
stay
on
this
issue
and
acknowledge
you
also
council,
president
and
the
leadership
team,
for
also
requesting
additional
support.
M
So
we
can
tackle
this
issue
as
well
as
the
census
gun
violence
that
we're
seeing
taking
place
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
right
now
and
we're
even
hot
at
a
higher
percentage
to
date
than
we
are
than
last
year
when
it
comes
to
homicides,
which
means
we
may
surpass
600
homicides
this
year.
But
I'm
not
going
to
claim
it.
I'm
going
to
claim
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
aggressively
to
reduce
level
of
gun,
violence
that
we're
seeing
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
M
M
M
I'm
gonna
say
that
again,
otis
made
the
decision
not
councilman
squilla,
not
councilman.
Johnson
otis
made
the
decision
to
scrap
the
three-lane
plan
in
the
name
of
equity
listening
to
all
of
the
constituents,
and
so
the
final
unveiling
of
the
plan
will
be
on
this
tuesday.
6
30
p.m
at
christian
street
ymca.
But
this
has
been
a
very
eye-opening
experience.
I've
heard
from
sources
comments
being
said
that
you
know
we're
advocating
for
the
leftovers
leftovers
leftovers,
meaning
those
individuals
who
are
long-term
residents,
not
new
residents,
which
is
totally
despicable.
M
Well,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
when
you
talk
about
the
issue
of
equity,
that
should
apply
to
everyone,
not
just
because
you
want
something
to
be
the
way
you
want
it
to
be,
and
so
again
otis
will
be
unveiling
this
plan
on
tuesday,
christian
street
ymca
6
30
p.m,
and
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there
for
the
record,
because
I've
seen
several
different
articles,
panning
mark
school
of
myself
as
like
the
bad
guys
trying
to
not
make
washington
avenue
safe.
I
lived
in
point
breeze
all
my
life.
M
I
still
live
in
point
breeze.
Now
I'm
raising
my
family
right
and
so,
if
anybody
who's
gonna
make
sure
that
everyone
is
safe
is
definitely
gonna.
Be
myself.
Some
of
the
modern
school
are
always
living
in
south
philadelphia.
So
we
didn't
just
arrive
all
of
a
sudden
and
say
well
wait
a
minute.
We
don't
want
watson
ever
to
be
safe.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
process
is
inclusive
and
diverse
to
revenue
for
everyone.
M
M
The
surgeon
general
recently
released
a
report
talking
about
the
increase
in
depression
and
mental
health
issues
amongst
young
people,
and
so
this
special
committee
on
gun
violence
will
do
a
deep
dive
and
take
a
look
at
the
mental
and
behavioral
health
issues
that
have
an
impact
on
our
young
people
and
a
correlation
with
gun
violence.
We
want
to
address
the
issue
of
trauma
and
support
amongst
our
young
people
and
that
event
is
going
to
take
that's
going
to
be
on
wednesday.
M
Let
me
make
sure
I
have
the
time
correct
special
committee
on
gun
violence
for
individuals
who
may
want
to
testify,
and
let
me
get
you
the
exact
time
and
that's
it
council
president.
If
I'm
correct
it's
10
a.m.
Yes,
that's
going
to
be
10
a.m.
Thank
you
very
much,
council
president,
keep
up
the
good
work.
My
colleagues.
A
E
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
also
wanted
to
chime
in
on
this
issue
of
school
facilities
and
school
district-owned
facilities.
I
want
to
first
thank
council
member
thomas,
for
you
know
bringing
the
paul
robeson
issue
to
the
floor
and
expressing
support.
I
also
want
to
express
my
support
for
principal
gordon
in
the
school
community.
Over
there
I
had
the
opportunity
to
sit
in
on
a
townhome
town
hall
meeting
late
last
year,
where
there
were
a
large
amount
of
parents
and
principal
gordon
was
the
one
of
course,
and
they
were
talking
about.
E
E
You
know
many
honors
over
the
past
several
years,
and
so
they
feel
like
they've
done
the
work
and
the
district
hasn't
met
them
with
inappropriate
investment
in
their
facilities
and
in
their
success,
and
and
that
the
lack
of
investment
also
doesn't
appreciate
how
how
hard
everyone
has
been
working.
So
I
just
thought
you
know
that
was.
E
It
was
really
poignant
to
hear
them
speak
about
it
from
that
perspective,
and
I
also
want
to
say
that
my
impression
was
that,
although
the
school
community
really
wants
the
repairs
to
happen
and
to
happen
asap,
they
were
you
know
really
in
the
near
term,
asking
for
clarity
at
least
a
schedule.
When
can
we
expect
these
repairs
to
happen,
and
that
is
is
not
that's
more
than
reasonable,
and
so
after
that
meeting,
you
know.
E
The
district
owns
an
olympic-sized
pool
at
the
sarah
recreation
center
that
has
been
out
of
commission
for
five
years,
leaving
cobbs
creek
youth,
with
less
access
to
resources
and
recreation,
and
also
leaving
parks
and
recreation
without
a
place
to
train
lifeguards,
which,
which
has
impacted
our
ability
to
open
pools.
The
community
has
fought
for
that.
The
reopening
of
that
facility
for
five
years
we
were
given
an
assessment
that
it
would
take
three
million
dollars
to
renovate
that
pool
and
get
it
back
in
working
order.
E
E
We're
being
asked
wait
until
there
is
a
plan.
This
is
a
dynamic
city
with
a
number
of
needs.
We
have
to
do
while
we
plan,
and
I
also
think
that
is
inequitable
that
the
ones
that
have
to
wait
for
the
plan
are
always
black
and
brown
children
in
black
and
brown
communities.
We're
tired
of
waiting-
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
voice
to
this
conversation
and
to
say
this
has
to
you
know
we
have
to
take
a
different
approach
to
this.
C
D
D
So
I'd
like
to
thank
the
restaurants
for
doing
everything
they
could
to
keep
their
doors
open
and
safely
serve
us
all,
well,
mostly
for
surviving
through
the
pandemic.
Thank
you
for
every
city
mandated
sign.
You
hung
in
the
window
for
every
temperature.
You
took
remember
when
you
said
to
take
temperatures
before
we
walked
in
a
restaurant
for
every
vaccination
card.
D
D
This
industry
has
shown
us
what
resilience
looks
like,
and
I
thank
them
for
their
creativity
and
advocacy
these
past
two
years.
Our
restaurants
were
the
only
thing
that
helped
bring
us
together
during
covent
in
a
safe
manner.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
keeping
that
fund
going
when
we
needed
it
the
most.
D
I
believe
it's
our
job
as
elected
leaders
to
reduce
the
anxiety
that
comes
with
where
we
are
in
this
moment,
and
we
need
to
let
people
know
what's
being
done
to
keep
them
safe
with
group
violence,
intervention
gbi,
I
know,
council
members,
jones
and
johnson
have
been
spearheading
our
gun
safety
and
violence
programs
doing
a
great
job.
We
have
support
services
working
diligently
to
offer
alternatives
to
those
who
want
a
new
way
forward
and
we
want
to
to
avoid
them
being
in
our
systems.
D
D
This
was
someone
who
led
a
carjacking
ring
and
murdered
two
people
in
our
city
and
someone
who
may
lead
us
to
several
others
committing
acts
of
violence
in
our
streets.
This
arrest
was
made
possible
because
the
very
people
we
need
to
come
together
are
doing
just
that.
We
are
not
perfect,
but
we
are
taking
back
control
of
the
city
by
working
together.
I
encourage
everyone
to
get
to
know
the
support
service
workers
and
law
enforcement
officers
in
their
neighborhoods.
D
D
We
are
a
community
when
we
see
one
another,
we're
a
community
when
we
acknowledge
one
another
and
when
we
extend
a
hand
to
one
another,
we're
really
a
community.
We
are
stronger
if
we
do
this
together.
So
I
ask
that
our
leaders
all
remember
how
closely
people
are
listening
to
what
we
say
and
how
it
impacts
what
people
do
and
say
to
one
another,
and
on
that
note,
I
think
we're
all
pleased
to
see
the
arrests
made
this
week.
That
makes
philadelphia
a
safer
city
for
all
of
us.
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
H
H
Over
brook
high
school,
we
did
a
video
and
we're
we're
going
to
repost
it.
We
did
a
walking
tour
through
there
and
on
the
abandoned
fourth
and
fifth
floor,
it
looked
like
a
a
scene
out
of
an
apocalyptic
movie
post
collapse
of
society.
There
were
guest
stream
everywhere,
where
there
used
to
be
a
thriving
music
program,
and
it
just
talked
about
the
disinvestment
that
that
school
and
others
faces.
H
H
Because
he
wants
to
restore
a
curriculum
in
our
public
schools
that
talks
about
business
that
talks
about
entrepreneurialism
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
remember
is
that
there
are
some
people
that
are
trained
educated
in
our
schools
to
work
for
wages,
other
people
that
are
trained
and
educated
to
work
for
profit
when
you're
working
for
wages.
That's
wonderful,
but
you
can't
leave
your
wages
to
your
son
or
daughter.
H
What
you
can
do
as
an
entrepreneur
is,
leave
your
assets,
your
business
to
your
children,
and
when
I
think
about
what
remember
dom
said
about
the
carjacking,
the
more
we
help.
Young
people
swim.
Their
way
out
of
poverty
run
their
way
out
of
poverty
to
track
and
field
non-traditional
sports
such
as
lacrosse
played
their
way
out
of
inner
city
conditions,
the
less
carjacking
there
will
be
so
what
member
thomas
brought
up
and
what
member
gardier
talked
about
with
sarah
swimming
pool
is
a
direct
correlation
to
outcomes
for
our
young
people.
H
H
The
difference
between
standing
on
the
podium
of
the
olympics
and
standing
up
as
the
defendant.
Please
rise
in
the
courtroom.
Are
these
decisions
we
make
about
capital
improvements
to
our
schools?
So
thank
you,
member
thomas,
thank
you,
member
guardian,
thank
you,
member,
dom
for
being
my
jiminy
cricket
and
reminding
me
why
this
budget
process
that
we're
about
to
embark
upon
is
so
important.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
M
Point
council
president,
the
hearing
on
youth,
mental
health
trauma
and
gun
violence
is
going
to
be
tuesday
march.
I'm
sorry,
wednesday
march
the
2nd,
but
it's
going
to
be
at
1
pm
early.
I
said
10
a.m.
It's
going
to
actually
be
1
p.m,
and
then
also,
I
just
want
to
just
wrap
up
the
conversation
regarding
the
conditions
of
the
facilities
and
providing
opportunities
for
our
young
people
to
go
in
school.
M
Go
to
school
with
high
quality
environments,
just
to
remind
all
of
our
colleagues
that
we're
going
through
a
search
process
right
now
for
the
next
superintendent
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
and
even
if
we
are
allocating
a
budget
to
the
school
district,
it's
their
responsibility
to
be
built.
It's
their
responsibility
to
prioritize
the
upkeep
and
maintenance
of
these
buildings,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there,
hopefully
we're
actively
paying
attention
to
who
that
next
superintendent
will
be,
and
also
during
the
next
process.
M
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
aspiring
mayoral
appointee
mayoral
candidates
to
pay
attention
to
who
individuals
who
will
be
appointed
on
that
school
board.
Because
again,
if
we're
appropriating
a
budget-
and
nothing
is
being
done
with
that
budget
and
all
the
work
we're
doing
is
we're
not
from
an
enforcement
standpoint.
Just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there
council
president
and
have
a
blessed
day,
everyone.