►
From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 2-3-2022
Description
See full agenda in Legistar: https://phila.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=915792&GUID=155828DF-3688-4B0D-8D76-C92102F2188E
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
and
good
morning
to
everyone
before
we
begin
the
council
session
today
I'll
make
a
couple
of
announcements
due
to
the
continuing
threat
of
public
health
from
cover
19
city
council
is
currently
meeting
remotely.
We
are
using
microsoft's
team
to
make
this
remote
meeting
possible
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,
enquirer
the
legal
intelligence
prior
to
the
meeting
and
can
also
be
found
on
phl
council
dot
com.
A
E
H
J
A
Clark
and
good
morning
to
all
we
have
established
a
farm,
so
we're
going
to
get
started
to
get
my
vacation.
This
morning,
the
chair
recognizes
the
reverend
dr
donna
lawrence
jones
of
pastor
of
cookman
beloved
community
baptist
church.
She
is
here
today
as
the
guest
of
councilwoman
gilm.
I
would
ask
all
members
and
guests
to
please
bow
your
heads
for
the
invocation
master.
M
M
M
M
That's
wondrously,
clear
by
your
grace
that
they
might
bring
with
them
the
gifts
that
their
ancestors
gave
to
them.
Some
are
the
hope
and
dream
of
slaves.
Some
are
the
hope
and
dream
of
immigrants,
some
of
hopes
and
dreams
of
the
lenape
of
our
first
nations,
some
our
hopes
and
dreams
of
folk.
They
don't
even
know
because
perhaps
they
lost
relatives
and
friends
at
tender
ages,
but
in
all
of
those
hopes
and
all
of
those
dreams
of
ancestors
seen
and
unseen,
known
and
unknown.
A
A
And
goodbye
next
order
of
business
is
the
approval
of
the
journal
of
the
meeting
of
thursday
january
27
2022,
and
the
chair
recognizes
councilman
spiller.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
move
for
the
journal
january
22nd
the
27th
2022
be
approved.
Second,
thank
you.
It
has
been
moved
and
properly
second,
that
the
journal
of
the
meeting
on
thursday
january
27
2022
standard
pool
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye,
aye
aye.
Oh
suppose
I
and
our
journal
is
approved.
The
next
word
of
business
is
request
for
legal
absence,
and
the
chair
recognizes
councilwoman
parker.
K
K
A
A
B
From
the
mayor
to
the
president
of
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
I
am
pleased
to
advise
you
that
on
february
2
2022,
I
signed
bill
number
210
683,
which
was
passed
by
council
at
a
session
on
january
20
2022,
and
then
I
am
returning
without
my
signature.
Bill
numbers
210-922-210923.
B
Number
97
and
abandoning
of
right-of-way
for
drainage
purposes
and
water
main
purposes
in
the
vicinity
of
east
broad
street
and
extending
from
washington
avenue
to
carpenter
street
and
a
right-of-way
for
gas
main
purposes
located
in
the
vicinity
of
north
washington
avenue
and
extending
from
13th
street
westwardly
to
a
terminus
and
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
Have
an
amendment
to
the
philadelphia
home
charter
to
create
the
department
of
aviation
to
transfer
the
functions
of
certain
age
city
agencies.
With
respect
to
the
operations
of
the
city's
airports.
B
To
the
newly
created
department
and
to
provide
for
additional
duties
of
the
department,
as
approved
by
resolution
of
the
city
council
and
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
execution,
delivery
and
performance
by
the
philadelphia
facilities
management
corporation.
On
behalf
of
the
philippine
gas
works
of
a
renewal
of
service
agreement
for
gas,
storage
and
transportation
under
rate
schedule,
gss
with
trans-continental
gas
pipeline
company
at
an
ordinance
constituting
the
26
supplemental
ordinance,
the
restated
general
water
and
wastewater
revenue.
B
Bond
ordinance
of
1989
is
supplemented
authorizing
the
buying
committee
to
issue
and
sell
one
or
more
series
or
subseries
of
tax
exempt,
tax-exempt
or
taxable
water
and
wastewater
revenue,
bonds
and
revenue
refunding
bonds
and
authorizing
agreements
to
provide
credit
enhancement
or
payment
or
liquidity
resources
or
any
combination
of
the
foregoing.
For
such
bonds.
A
Thank
you,
mr
decker,
appreciate
that,
and
our
next
word
of
goodness
is
the
introduction
of
bills
on
resolutions
and
by
way
of
a
reminder,
we
are
asking
that
all
resolutions,
including
privilege
resolution,
be
placed
on
the
final
passes
calendar
at
our
next
session
of
council
unless
they
are
being
referred
to
committee
in
our
current
remote
environment.
This
procedure
will
provide
the
appropriate
opportunity
for
public
comments.
I'd
like
to
thank
you
very
much
in
advance
for
your
anticipated
cooperation.
B
For
the
committee
and
on
our
on
behalf,
a
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
of
an
amendment
to
the
philadelphia
home
rule
charter.
To
provide
for
the
creation
of
a
fair
housing
commission.
As
an
independent
commission,
as
approved
by
resolution
of
the
city
council
committee
and
a
resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
philadelphia
home
charter
to
provide
for
the
establishment
of
a
fair
housing
commission
as
an
independent
commission
and
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
amendment
to
the
electors
of
philadelphia
committee.
B
Councilwoman
kim
offers
one
bill
on
one
resolution
and
started
an
ordinance
amending
title
vi
of
the
therapy
code
entitled
health
code
to
add
a
new
chapter.
6
1400
entitled
cumulative
impacts,
assessment
to
provide
for
the
identification
of
environmental
justice,
communities
and
inclusion
of
cumulative
impacts.
A
G
Thank
you
so
much
council
president,
as
my
colleague,
councilmember
gilmore
richardson
noted
february,
is
both
black
history
month
and
environmental
justice
month
and
the
spirit
of
both
those
honorary
titles
came
together
yesterday
beautifully
in
our
city
government.
I
want
to
congratulate
council
member
gilmore
richardson
on
the
establishment
of
the
environmental
justice
advisory
commission,
a
really
long
effort
that
was
started
by
our
colleague
and
her
mentor
council
member
blondel
reynolds
brown
in
2019.
G
It
was
so
wonderful
to
welcome
a
diverse
group
of
individuals
representing
neighborhoods
and
constituencies
all
across
the
city
in
an
urgent
effort
to
combat
both
environmental
racism
and
uplift
racial
justice,
and
yesterday
I
joined
environmental
and
legal
advocates
from
the
public
interest
law
center
penn,
future
power,
interfaith
earth,
justice,
philly,
thrive,
the
13th
ward
and
more
in
gray's
ferry
to
announce
the
community
health
act.
This
legislation
will
make
philadelphia
a
national
leader
in
bringing
environmental
justice
considerations
directly
into
city
policy.
G
G
Some
neighborhoods
have
22
degrees
difference
in
on
on
the
hottest
days,
black
children
make
up
the
majority
of
the
thousands
of
asthma
cases
experienced
in
philadelphia
and
elevated
rates
of
cancer
and
heart
disease
are
concentrated
in
specific,
zip
codes.
Environmental
racism
is
no
accident.
It's
by
design
historic,
redlining,
the
concentration
of
industrial
development,
poverty.
All
of
these
things
have
had
a
factor
and
that's
why,
with
this
legislation,
philadelphia
is
taking
a
purposeful
act
to
combat
these
factors
and
to
take
a
major
step
forward
in
protecting
the
health
of
these
communities.
G
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
and
co-sponsors
council,
member
gautier
and
kendra
brooks
who
have
really
been
at
the
forefront
of
leading
on
these
issues,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
my
colleagues
on
this
work.
I
expect
this
will
be
a
robust
process
and
cannot
wait
to
engage
with
all
of
you
on
it.
Thank
you
very
much,
council
president.
B
G
Yes,
I
would
like
to
be
recognized
on
this
particular
resolution.
Council
president,
I
would
like
my
colleagues
to
consider
a
request
for
a
rule
suspension
to
permit
consideration
of
this
resolution
for
consideration
today,
so
we
can
vote
and
adopt
it,
given
that
the
black
lives
matter
at
in
our
schools
concludes
on
february
4th.
Second,.
B
Well,
next
week's
calendar
and
a
resolution
designating
the
week
of
january
30
2022
to
february
5.
2022
is
catholic
schools
week
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
further
honoring
and
recognizing
catholic
education
throughout
the
city
and
all
catholic
schools
in
the
4th
councilmanic
district
of
the
city
of
philadelphia.
B
Next
week's
calendar
councilman
green
offers
two
bills
inside
of
an
ordinance
constituting
the
26
supplemental
ordinance.
The
restated
general
water
and
wastewater
revenue
bought
an
ordinance
of
1989,
has
supplemented
authorizing
the
bond
committee
to
issue
and
sell
one
or
more
series
or
subseries
of
tax
exempt
or
taxable
water
and
wastewater
revenue,
bonds,
further
committee
and
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
execution,
delivery
and
performance
by
the
philadelphia
facilities
management
corporation.
On
behalf.
B
C
C
For
those
reasons,
I'm
introducing
an
eighth
district
six-month
development
moratorium
on
these
types
of
developments,
specifically,
it
will
not
affect
small
renovations
or
development
projects,
valued
at
150,
000
or
less.
The
goal
is
to
create
space
for
communities
to
assess
proposed
transformations
to
their
neighborhoods,
and
I
look
forward
to
accomplishing
this
with
that
with
this
legislation.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
B
C
You
thank
you
and,
mr
president,
as
you're
well
aware.
We've
had
a
significant
amount
of
conversation,
particularly
in
the
last
couple
of
months,
around
racial
bias
and
development
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
There's
something
really
wrong
here.
There's
something
really
wrong:
that's
happening
that
we
don't
have
primarily
african-american
and
latino
developers
on
the
same
scales
as
other
developers
here
in
the
city,
and
we
need
to
talk
about
that.
C
So
we
want
to
change
that
and
we
want
to
have
a
very
robust
conversation
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
from
philadelphia's
minority
development
community
about
their
experiences
about
what
they
have
seen,
what
they
know
and
some
of
the
things
that
have
happened
along
the
way
with
doing
development
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
So
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
that
hearing.
Mr
president,.
C
Thank
you
and
finally,
mr
president,
I'm
introducing
this
resolution
urging
the
city
to
aid
residents
in
the
maintenance
of
the
infrastructure.
As
we
talk
about
infrastructure,
we
talk
about
sort
of
these
larger
scale
products
projects
but-
and
recently,
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
about
the
broad
level
in
light
of
the
new
federal
funding,
but
we
must
not
forget
the
infrastructure
that
most
directly
impacts,
philadelphians,
which
includes
the
maintenance
of
driveways,
retaining
walls
and
sidewalks,
while
infrastructure
funding
on
the
largest
scale
will
be
consequential.
C
B
K
B
The
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
the
committee
of
the
hold,
which
was
deferred
bill,
22003,
entitled
an
ordinance
submitting
zero
number
chapter
2500
to
the
philadelphia
code
entitled
councilmanic
districts
by
revising
the
boundaries
of
the
councilmanic
districts
under
certain
terms
and
conditions,
respectful
reports
and
is
considered
an
amended
the
same
and
returns.
The
attachability
council
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
K
A
A
Those
opposed
eyes,
headed
and
we'll
be
placing
our
first
reading
calendar
today
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
the
consideration
of
the
count.
I
noted
the
bill
just
reported
from
committee,
with
the
suspension
of
the
rules
have
been
deemed
to
have
had
its
first
reading
and
it
will
be
on
the
second
reading
and
follow
fastest
calendar
and
our
next
council
if
there
are
no
additional
bills.
On
our
first
suite
encounter.
The
chair
recognizes
councilman
parker,
four
motions
concerning
the
resolutions
on
the
final
fast
calendar.
K
A
Second,
thank
you
just
been
moving.
Second,
at
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
to
permit
the
use
of
the
consent
agenda
to
consider
the
resolutions
just
read
by
councilwoman
parker,
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
aye
opposed
eyes
motion
carries
and
we
can
consider
the
consent
consented
gender
shortly.
K
Thank
you,
mr
president,
in
addition
to
the
resolutions
being
considered
on
the
consent
agenda,
the
following
resolutions
and
bills
are
being
called
up
from
the
second
reading
and
final
passage
calendars.
Today
they
are
numbers
two
one:
zero,
nine,
five,
eight
and
two
two
zero
zero
one.
Three
all
other
bills
and
resolutions
are
being
held.
Mr
president,
thank.
A
A
N
A
Thank
you
very
much.
We're
now
going
to
start
our
process
of
our
public
comments
session.
Well
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.
We
will
as
follows.
Public
comment
must
concern
matters
on
the
second
reading
and
final
passes
calendars
for
possible
action
and
assessment
of
counsel,
a
speaker
on
any
of
those
matters
must
sign
up.
A
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
add
your
name
to
the
list.
We
will
then
telephone
each
person
on
the
list
during
the
council
session
and
invite
them
to
a
remote
meeting.
A
Today.
We
will
have
three
minutes
to
speak,
but
from
time
to
time
that
may
be
altered
based
on
the
volume
of
individuals,
but
in
order
to
be
fair
for
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.
We
will
monitor
your
remaining
time
throughout
your
testimony
when
there
are
30
seconds
remaining.
A
You
will
be
reminded
of
this
once
your
a
lot
of
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
reserved
a
right
to
limit.
The
number
of
speakers
where
repetitious
comments
are
being
made
on
the
same
subject
matter
could
affect
their
callbacks
for
public
comment
and
also
one
last
thing.
Please
be
aware
that
this
public
meeting
is
being
recorded
because
the
meeting
is
public
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
A
O
O
O
Last
year,
this
council
down
zoned
and
imposed
new
parking
minimums
in
society
hill,
one
of
the
most
walkable
neighborhoods
in
this
country,
without
objection
or
even
public
deliberation.
This
council
approved
down
zoning
a
portion
of
gerard
avenue
well
served
by
multiple
rapid
transit
nights
last
spring.
This
council
approved
the
budget
for
this
current
fiscal
year
with
a
reduced
parking
tax.
O
These
are
not
the
choices
of
a
governing
body
that
considers
advancing
environmental
equity
as
a
guiding
principle
over
the
years
as
cities
across
the
country
have
successfully
rolled
out
bike
and
bus
infrastructure
to
wean
themselves
off
our
collective
dependence
on
fossil
fuels.
This
council
has
consistently
resisted
any
such
meaningful
measure
if
it
were
conceivably
inconvenient
drivers.
O
O
N
You
are
a
true
supporter
of
the
legacy
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
I'm
honored
to
be
here
and
to
have
my
work
as
a
children's
book
author
recognized.
In
this
way.
I
would
also
like
to
acknowledge
and
give
my
deepest
gratitude
to
vanessa
lloyd,
scambatti
and
the
african-american
children's
book
project
for
its
tireless
efforts
and
uplifting
black
voices
as
a
black
creative
myself,
who
writes
to
highlight
the
varied
layers
of
richness
in
the
black
community.
The
african-american
children's
book
fair
is
a
fabulous
example
of
that
depth
and
beauty.
N
I'm
looking
forward
to
celebrating
the
rich
legacy,
creativity
and
talents
of
so
many
black
authors
during
this
year's
book,
fair,
which
is
its
30th
anniversary
on
saturday
february,
26
from
1
to
4
p.m.
At
the
convention
center
it
will
be
a
wonderful
gathering
of
engagement
and
community
a
day
of
black
books
and
black
voices,
an
event
that
many
city
council
members
have
supported
over
the
years.
N
P
My
name
is
paula
chase
good
morning,
honorable
council
members
today
my
world's
colliding
a
little
bit.
Some
people
are
military
brats.
I
am
a
municipal
brat.
My
father
was
a
long
time
director
of
transportation
for
the
city
of
annapolis.
I
worked
for
the
city
of
annapolis
and
now
work
with
the
maryland
municipal
league.
I
have
intimate
knowledge
of
the
hard
work
and
dedication
of
municipal
officials,
both
elected
and
staff,
so
I'm
deeply
honored
to
be
before
you
today
and
thank
you
for
what
you
do
for
the
city
of
philadelphia.
P
But
today
I
come
to
you
wearing
my
author
and
literacy,
advocacy
hat
in
support
of
the
resolution
to
honor
the
african
american
children's
book
project
and
book
fair.
It's
a
literary
event
that
honors
black
creativity
encourages
literacy
and
amplifies
the
many
voices
in
black
children's
literature.
A
special
thank
you
to
council
member,
katherine
gilmore
richardson
for
presenting
the
resolution,
a
child
that
finds
a
book
that
reflects
who
they
are
or
who
they
like
to
be,
is
on
their
way
to
greatness.
P
P
My
heart
is
especially
open
to
our
teen
readers.
We
lose
so
many
readers
once
they
hit
middle
school
right
as
they're,
struggling
with
identity,
friendships
or
simply
trying
to
understand
life,
and
my
books
reflect
the
joy,
pain,
frustration
and
fun
of
being
a
13
year
old.
It's
important
that
our
older
middle
schoolers
know
that
there
are
books
still
out
there
for
them
and
that
the
african
american
children's
book,
fair,
isn't
only
for
their
younger,
siblings
or
friends.
P
So,
on
saturday,
the
26th
we
want
young
readers
to
come
escape
with
us
at
the
pennsylvania
convention
center
I'll,
be
there
signing
as
well
many
other
authors,
there'll
be
so
many
books
to
choose
from
authors
and
illustrators
to
meet
and
wonders
to
find,
and
we
appreciate
that
this
council
is
going
to
honor
30
years
of
offering
that
experience
to
not
only
those
in
philadelphia
but
beyond,
and
we
ask
that
moms,
dads,
aunties
and
uncles
come
out
as
well,
because
you're
never
too
old
to
discover
a
book.
Thank
you.
Q
This
financial
authority
will
provide
a
financial
engine
to
help
address
the
hard,
persistent
problems
that
are
priorities
for
you
as
council
members,
and
for
your
constituents
as
community
stakeholders,
intergenerational
poverty,
affordable
housing,
educational
opportunity,
job
creation.
We
know
the
context
and
the
scope
of
our
city's
problems
about
four
hundred
thousand
people.
One
quarter
of
our
city's
population
live
below
the
poverty
line.
Around
three
quarters
of
these
folks
are
black
or
latinis,
but
only
nine
percent
of
the
city's
small
businesses
are
located
in
neighborhoods,
where
household
income
is
below
the
median.
Q
So
while
comcast
brandywine
and
the
other
pillars
of
our
business
community
have
ample
access
to
credit
at
fair
rates,
black
and
brown
owned,
small
businesses
and
other
currently
disadvantaged
stakeholders
within
our
communities.
Do
not
the
financial
authority
will
be
of
these
stakeholders
by
these
stakeholders
and
for
these
stakeholders?
Q
The
gaps
we
have
already
identified
are
large.
For
example,
our
small
business
lending
gap
exceeds
840
million
dollars.
Our
home
mortgage
approval
gap
exceeds
62
million
dollars.
So
let's
get
to
work.
Let's
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.
A
Thank
you,
mr
decker.
That
concludes
our
public
comment.
For
today.
We
will
now
consider
today's
resolution
consent
agenda.
I
will
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
upon
such
an
objection
without
debate.
The
resolution
will
be
immediately
removed
from
the
resolution
consent
agenda
and
placed
on
today's
regular
and
final
passage.
Calendar
clerk
will
now
read
the
titles
of
the
resolutions
on
the
resolution
consent
agenda.
Mr
decker.
B
It's
out
of
the
resolution,
honoring
the
african-american
children's
book
project
on
the
occasion
of
its
30th
annual
american
children's
book,
fair
and
resolution
number
22057
in
southern
resolution,
recognizing
february
2022
as
career
and
technical
education
month
in
philadelphia
and
resolution
number
22058
entitled
a
resolution
recognizing
february
2022
as
environmental
justice
month
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
resolution,
number
22059
and
started
a
resolution
recognizing
february
1-7
2022
as
national
gun
violence
survivor
week
in
honor
of
survivors
of
gun,
violence
and
the
lifelong
burdens.
They
carry
and
resolution
number
22060
out
of
the
resolution.
B
Mountains
district
and
resolution
number
22067
conservative
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
through
execute
and
deliverance
of
the
property
of
redevelopment
authority.
These
conveying
fee
simple
title
ii,
731
mercy
street
in
the
first
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
22006
eight.
It
started
a
resolution
authorizing
the
falafel
land
bank
to
dispose
of
152
logan
street
located
in
the
eighth
councilmanic
district.
A
K
A
A
K
A
Second,
one
second
councilman
thomas
did
you
want
to
be
recognized
or
is
that
speech
for
later
majority
majority?
Sorry,
council,
president?
Okay,
all
right!
No
problem,
I'm
sorry
councilwoman
didn't
mean
to
interrupt
you.
You
made
a
motion.
Yes
sergeant
was
the
second
exactly
yes.
Second,
all
in
favor
of
the
resolution
indicate
that
all
right,
I'm
sorry,
those
opposed
eyes
have
it
motion
carries
and
the
resolution
is
adopted.
B
C
Thank
you
so
much
council
president.
I
want
to
briefly
explain
my
reasoning
for
voting
against
the
republican
appointee
to
the
city
commissioner's
office,
and
I
want
to
empha
emphasize
that
this
isn't
personal.
This
is
about
the
fact
that
currently
philadelphia,
independent
third
party
voters
now
outnumber
registered
republicans.
C
I
am
proof
that
there
is
a
viable
third
party
alternative
to
defaulting
to
appointing
republicans
to
open
minority
seats.
Further.
I
have
real
concerns
about
the
republican
party
occupying
a
seat
in
the
commissioner's
office
across
the
country.
The
gop
has
been
leading
efforts
to
undermine
the
integrity
of
our
elections
by
silencing
working-class,
black
people,
immigrants
and
other
marginalized
voters.
C
It
is
an
office
where
the
primary
directive
is
to
make
voting
more
accessible,
and
this
should
be
real
concern,
and
we
shouldn't
forget
that
last
year
it
was
a
third-party
voters
and
progressive
who
took
to
the
streets
to
protect,
protect
our
presidential
election
results,
and
it
is.
It
was
the
members
of
the
republican
party
who
weeks
later
stage,
an
insurrection
to
overturn
the
results.
C
J
To
do
what
he
thought
was
a
good
job
for
the
people.
Yeah
he's
a
republican,
but
I
think
we
judge
the
fruit
of
every
tree
on
the
basis
of
what
it
produces.
He
has
been
someone
with
integrity,
someone
who
has
been
a
non-political
person
serving
the
public
interest,
and
I
think
it's
rare
that
you
get
someone
like
that.
A
Thanks,
thank
you.
I
I.
What
I
don't
want
to
do
is
leave
what
we're
doing
this
particular
time
be
characterized
by
the
press,
so
I
will
explain
for
those
members
who
may
be
watching
this
and
not
necessarily
understanding
of
what
this
particular
resolution
is
for
I'm
seeing
too
frequently
and
when
it
gets
translated
in
the
press,
it
doesn't
reflect
what
we're
actually
doing.
This
is
a
seat
that
was
vacated
upon
the
resignation
of
al
smith,
the
republican
city,
commissioner.
A
A
K
G
A
Eyes
have
it
and
resolution
is
adopted
just
for
the
record.
2023
is
closely
approaching,
as
you
all
know,
so
there
will
be
an
opportunity
for
all
individuals
and
parties
to
get
engaged,
and
I
anticipate
that
there
will
be
a
full
plate
of
individuals
expressing
an
interest
to
phil.
Let's
see
and
others
all
right.
Thank
you,
mr
decker.
Do
you
have
any
other
resolution.
G
K
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
decker.
That
concludes
our
calendar
for
today,
and
we
will
now
move
to
our
speeches
prior
to
recognizing
the
members
regarding
speeches.
That
will
note
for
the
record
at
the
time
that
we
will
use
the
chat,
feature
available
and
microsoft's
team.
The
signal
body
was
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
sunshine
act,
the
chat
he
might
want
to
go
out
with
you.
A
E
E
These
individuals
were
selected
after
a
public
solicitation
for
applications
in
a
very
careful
review
of
over
140
applications
by
the
environmental
justice
working
group
that
has
been
working
with
the
office
of
sustainability
over
the
last
few
years
to
develop
this
commission
as
a
result
of
a
resolution
in
legislative
work
of
my
predecessor,
mentor
councilmember,
blondel,
reynolds
brown.
This
was
a
legislation
she
introduced
in
2019,
but
additionally,
mayor
kenny
made
a
few
other
announcements
related
to
requests
that
I
have
made
of
the
administration
over
the
last
18
months.
E
As
a
result
of
all
the
suggestions
we
have
received
from
the
61
environmental
groups,
we
have
been
meeting
with
over
the
last
18
months
and
that
includes
the
creation
of
an
interagency
environmental
justice
working
group
and
the
establishment
of
a
community
resilience
and
environmental
justice
grant
fund.
Commissioner,
better
goal
also
announced
some
very
important
changes
over
at
the
department
of
public
health
following
a
month-long
collaboration
that
started
last
year
with
my
office,
based
on
the
collaborative
work
done
with
the
61
environmental
groups,
and
that
includes
a
new
environmental
complaint
process.
E
A
new
outreach
process
for
community
members,
new
communications
relating
to
air
quality
emergencies,
new
staff
to
address
environmental
justice
by
july
2022,
and,
I
repeat,
new
staff
who
will
work
to
address
environmental
justice
by
july
2022.
Those
hires
will
be
made
and
an
agreement
to
partner
on
a
series
of
community
conversations
on
environmental
justice
and
air
quality.
E
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
on
all
of
these
important
initiatives,
especially
as
we
begin
to
develop
the
community
conversations
that
will
start
tonight
in
council
member
johnson's
district.
Thank
you,
councilmember
johnson,
for
your
partnership
with
the
regional
administrator
of
the
united
states
environmental
protection
agency,
where
I
serve
as
vice
chair
of
the
environmental
justice
committee
of
the
local
government
advisory
committee
for
the
uscpa.
E
F
F
F
No
suspects
have
been
identified
as
as
of
yet,
but
as
we
celebrate
black
history,
we've
come
a
long
way,
but
these
bomb
threats
also
reflect
and
remind
us
that
the
unfortunate
bombing
1963
at
the
16th
street
baptist
church,
where
four
black
girls
died
in
birmingham
alabama,
and
so
unfortunately,
we
still
have
a
long
way
to
go
when
we
still
have
bomb
threats
in
our
country,
especially
at
historical
black
college
universities,
who
are
preparing
our
future
leaders
who
provide
that
next
chapter
of
black
history.
Thank
you,
council
president.
L
So
we
want
to
encourage
people
to
support
and
court
those
black
businesses
throughout
the
course
of
the
month
of
february,
and
hopefully
you
have
a
quality
experience
and
you
can
support
those
businesses
all
year
round
right
because
february
is
the
time
to
highlight
those
businesses.
But
we
want
to
encourage
folks
to
support
those
philadelphia
businesses,
those
black
philadelphia
based
businesses
all
year
round.
L
The
second
thing
is
on
january
24th,
we
sent
a
letter
to
second
secretary
pete
secretary
peter
and
basically,
what
we
communicated
was
our
concern
around
infrastructure
issues
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
We
know
that
the
federal
government
is
looking
to
put
some
significant
dollars
and
see
some
significant
investments
in
infrastructure
and
here
in
philadelphia.
L
We
want
to
definitely
make
sure
that
we're
pushing
the
federal
government
to
match
our
dollars
locally
to
ensure
that
we're
addressing
one
of
the
ills
that
we
have
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
last
but
not
least,
is
an
issue
that
I've
actually
tried
to
stay
out
of,
because
clearly,
I
have
a
bias.
But
I've
been
listening
to
my
colleagues
as
well
as
folks
in
the
public
talk
about
this
issue
all
year
and
that's
this
issue
around
admission
into
some
of
our
magnet
in
special
admission
schools
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
L
We
have
similar
names
and
you
know
I
I
I
just
sit
on
the
sideline
and
watch
myself,
my
wife
and
him
go
through
the
process
as
it
relates
to
applying
to
a
magnet
school
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
and
this
past
weekend,
a
lot
of
parents
across
the
city
were
notified,
whether
or
not
their
child
had
got
into
school,
and
you
know
myself
and
a
lot
of
my
contemporaries.
We
do
a
good
job
of
trying
our
best
to
raise
our
children.
L
We
got
a
little
crew
of
fourth
graders,
who
kind
of
rock
out
together
they
play
a
little
basketball
together.
They
hang
together.
Some
of
my
colleagues
know
some
of
these
children
and
a
lot
of
them
applied
to
the
different
magnet
schools
across
the
city
of
philadelphia,
and
none
of
them
got
in
and
we
find
that
interesting
because
all
of
our
children
are
straight.
A
student
students.
Clearly
there's
the
melanin
component
in
our
skin.
L
But
what
I
do
know
is
that
I'll
be
joining
a
lot
of
my
other
colleagues,
and
I
too
now
will
be
closely
monitoring
this
process,
because
I
am
very
concerned,
I'm
very
concerned
about
what
we
are
doing
as
it
relates
to
our
special
admissions
schools.
I
don't
understand
why
we
feel
like
the
best
method
to
do
this,
would
be
a
lottery
when
we
can
look
at
folks
and
tell
who
they
are,
what
they've
accomplished.
L
I
I
purposely
stayed
on
the
sideline,
because
I
didn't
want
to
influence
the
process
through
ethical
because
of
ethical
reasons,
and
now
that
the
process
is
complete
and
I've
been
able
to
go
through
it
as
a
regular
constituent.
I
have
some
of
the
same
concerns
that
people
have
brought
to
us
as
folks
who
represent
them
as
members
of
city
council.
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
H
H
H
H
We
will
be
having
a
hearing
to
examine
that
process
with
our
philadelphia
international
airport,
the
philadelphia
school
district,
also
on
the
philadelphia
navy
yard,
and
we
also
want
to
take
a
look
at
doing
a
follow-up
conversation
with
our
port.
It's
imperative
that
we
make
sure
we're
not
doing
business
as
usual.
H
That's
the
same
of
individuals
receiving
contracts
day
in
and
day
out,
and
those
individuals
who
aren't,
who
aren't
have
an
opportunity
to
to
participate,
do
not
have
a
saying,
so
we
look
forward
to
a
very
robust
conversation,
a
robust
discussion
around
this
particular
issue
with
that
being
said,
thank
you,
council
president,
and
it's
good
to
see
everybody.
God
bless.
A
Thank
you,
councilman
and
councilman.
We're
all
happy
to
see
that
with
respect
to
the
gun
issue,
particularly
around
ghost
gun,
that
the
president
today
is
referencing
that,
in
a
very
aggressive
way
up
to
new
york,
where
the
new
mayor
has
stepped
to
the
plate
understands
the
concerns
and
the
need
to
be
aggressive
on
this
issue.
A
A
I
I
I
recall
traveling
back
when
I
used
to
travel
for
the
city
of
philadelphia,
going
to
korea,
south
korea
going
to
china
going
to
the
middle
east
and
what
I
remembered
about
their
public
education
system.
There
was
a
meritocracy
in
in
place
what
that
meant
was
after
eighth
grade
in
china
and
you
you
were
guaranteed
a
public
education
up
into
the
eighth
grade
and.
A
K
I
And
I
I
was
so
grateful
that
in
on
the
united
states
and
in
philadelphia
in
particular,
we
weren't
in
that.
But
when
I
look
at
what
remember
thomas
talked
about
when
I
reflect
on
going
to
a
a
medal
ceremony
at
global
leadership,
where
there
was
a
big
auditorium-
and
it
was
hundreds
of
kids
who
were
on
a
waiting
list
and
those
who
were
selected
through
the
lottery
were
were
knighted
almost
with
a
medallion
and
those
that
didn't
make
the
lottery
went
out
there
shattered
crying.
I
I
But
when
you
have
situations
like
remember,
thomas
talked
about
now,
I
have
no
doubt
I
know
how
much
he
loves
his
children.
I
see
it.
Whenever
I
see
them,
you
know
I
I
really
relish
how
they
interact,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
kids
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
that
don't
I
have
a
council
member,
thomas,
poor,
dad
and
we
have
to.
I
join
you,
remember,
thomas
and
taking
a
hard
look
at
this,
and
every
neighborhood
should
have
a
school
where
those
kids
in
that
neighborhood
are
proud
to
claim
proud
to
go
to.
I
I
D
Thank
you,
council,
president
I'll,
be
brief,
but
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
that
yesterday
I
attended,
along
with
I
saw
councilman
squilla
and
many
other
council
people
police
swearing
in
of
judge
lori
dumas
to
the
pennsylvania
commonwealth
court.
What
an
amazing
accomplishment
for
nearly
two
decades
judge
dumas
served
on
the
philadelphia
court
of
common
pleas.
D
She
served
in
many
other
branches
and
also
did
a
lot
of
volunteer
service,
but
judge
dumas
will
become
the
sole
person
of
color
on
the
10-member
court
in
pennsylvania.
That
makes
her
just
the
second
out
of
31
judges
in
all
three
pennsylvania,
appellate
courts
and
she's
joined
by
superior
court
judge
carolyn
nichols
pretty
amazing.
D
D
You
know
for
philadelphia
in
the
state
of
pennsylvania.
What
a
great
day
for
all
of
us
to
see
judge
dumas,
join
the
pennsylvania
commonwealth
court.
I
just
wanted
to
congratulate
on
behalf
of
all
of
us
judge
dumas
and
the
fact
that
she's
in
philadelphia
is
just
a
great
thing
for
all
of
us.
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
H
H
H
Councilman,
thomas
and
councilman
jones
and
and
again
my
my
boys
are
doing
okay,
but
nevertheless
it's
not
about
my
boys.
All
of
those
kids
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
are
our
children
at
the
end
of
the
day,
especially
us
being
elected
officials
and
it's
our
responsibility
to
advocate
and
make
sure
that
every
young
person
get
a
quality
education,
but,
most
importantly,
that
this
process
is
fair.
H
This
process
is
transparent
and
at
least
the
parents
who
are
advocating
and
fighting
for
their
children
have
at
least
some
level
of
space
or
understanding
regarding
the
process,
and
so,
as
we
do
in
cases
like
this,
I'm
going
to
step
up
to
the
plate
with
councilman,
thomas
and
councilman
jones.
I
do
know
some
parent
advocates
who
are
advocating
around
this
issue.
We
can
follow
with
councilman,
oh
as
well,
because
he
held
the
hearing
to
find
out
like
because
it
can't
be
a
situation
where
the
district
just
isn't
responding.
H
I
mean
that's
just
totally
unacceptable.
That's
not
fair
as
folks
like
to
say,
that's,
not
transparent
and
there's
no
level
of
accountability,
and
so
I'm
going
to
follow
up
with
the
two.
Well,
all
three
of
you
just
to
see
how
do
we
at
least
provide
some
transparency
and
some
fairness
to
this
process.
I
have
a
best
way
that
we
can
do
and
and
and
I'll
just
leave
on
this
note
recreation
said
it
deserves
a
swimming
pool.
That's
it.