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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 2-17-2022
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A
Thank
you
and
good
morning
to
everyone.
22,
all
the
citizens
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
we're
going
to
get
started,
but
before
we
begin
the
council
session
I'll
make
a
following
an
announcement
due
to
the
continuing
threat
to
public
health
from
covert
19
city
council
is
currently
meeting
remotely.
A
We
are
using
microsoft's
teams
to
make
this
remote
meeting
possible
instructions
for
how
the
public
may
view
meeting
and
offered
public
comment
are
included
in
the
stated
meeting
notice
that
was
published
in
the
daily
news
inquiry
and
legal
intelligence
prior
to
the
meeting
and
can
also
be
found
on
phl
council
dot
com.
I
now
note
that
the
hour
has
come.
The
clerk
will,
please
call
the
roll
to
take
attendance
and
members
that
aren't
attended.
Please
say
a
couple
of
words
to
make
sure
that
your
image
is
displayed
on
the
screen.
A
And
good
morning
to
all
we
have
established
the
quorum
and
want
to
get
started
to
get
my
invocation.
This
morning
the
chair
recognizes
pastor
danny
sutton
of
kingdom
life,
church
ministries.
He
is
here
today
as
the
guest
of
councilman
thomas.
I
would
ask
all
members
and
guests
to
please
bow
your
head
for
our
invocation
pastor.
Please
proceed.
I
I
Our
prayer
is
that
you
would
do
for
us
what
you
did
for
solomon:
lord,
grant,
each
council
person
the
wisdom,
the
knowledge
and
the
prowess
and
know-how
to
govern
and
decide
and
to
make
the
right
necessary
choices
concerning
this
city
and
concerning
our
country,
our
culture.
Our
prayer
is
that
you
would
keep
them
and
sustain
them
through
all
that
they
do
god
their
hearts
their
minds
and
their
decision
making
and
our
prayer
is
lord,
that
hate
will
always
be
conquered
by
love.
Our
prayer
is
that
light
would
always
be
conquered
conquering
darkness.
I
A
A
Thank
you.
It
has
been
moved
in
property.
Second,
at
the
journal
of
the
meeting
of
thursday
february
10th
2022
standard
proof,
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
who's
opposed,
I
have
it
in
a
journal
is
approved,
and
our
next
sort
of
business
is
the
request
for
believed
absence,
and
the
chair
recognizes.
J
A
Chair
thanks
to
councilwoman,
the
chair
gun,
recognizes
councilwoman
parker
for
matters
in
a
motion
concerning
certain
legislative
matters
that
may
arise
during
the
course
of
today's
session
of
council,
and
they
were
not
listed
on
the
calendar
circulated
prior
to
today's
session.
Councilwoman
parker.
J
J
A
Thank
you.
It
has
been
moving,
probably
second,
that
the
legislative
matters
stated
by
councilwoman
parker
may
be
added
to
the
agenda
for
today.
Should
those
matters
arise
during
the
course
of
the
council
session,
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
aye,
those
opposed
eyes
have
it
chair
quickly,
recognizes
councilwoman
kendra
brooks.
A
B
B
And
I
am
transmitting
for
the
consideration
of
your
honorable
body,
a
resolution
authorizing
the
philadelphia
redevelopment
authority
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
falafel
land
bank
deeds.
Conveying
title
2
2614
through
18
frankfurt
avenue,
located
in
the
first
councilmanic
district
and
a
resolution
authorizing
the
philadelphia
redevelopment
authority
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
philippine
land
bank
d's.
Conveying
title
to
certain
properties
located
in
the
second
councilmanic
district
and
a
resolution
authorizing
the
philadelphia
redevelopment
authority
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
philadelphia
land
bank
d's.
B
Conveying
title
to
1517
north
33rd
street,
located
in
the
fifth
councilmanic
district
and
a
resolution
authorizing
the
conveyance
of
an
interest
in
and
the
assignment
of
the
redevelopment
agreement
for
3252
germantown
avenue,
located
in
the
5th
councilmanic
district
and
an
ordinance
amending
section.
12
701
of
the
philadelphia
code
inside
a
designation
of
bicycle
lanes
to
authorize
a
bicycle
lane
on
west
market
street
from
34th
street
to
30th
street
and
making
associated
changes
to
parking
regulations
within
the
same
limits
and
an
ordinance
amending
title.
9
of
the
philippi
code.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
decker.
That
concludes
our
messages
from
the
mayor
in
other
communications,
and
our
next
level
of
business
is
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions,
and
by
way
of
a
reminder,
we
are
asking
that
all
resolutions,
including
privilege
resolution
to
be
placed
on
the
final
passage
calendar
or
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
comment.
I
want
to
thank
you
very
much
for
your
anticipated
cooperation.
B
B
Councilwoman
kim
offers
one
resolution
authorizing
the
city
council
committees
on
children
and
youth
and
on
finance
to
hold
hearings
regarding
the
philadelphia
parking
authority's
unorthodox
and
contested
requests
for
the
school
district
to
repay
the
parking
authority.
Nearly
11
million
dollars
chair
recognizes
councilman.
G
Again,
thank
you
so
much
council
president.
Today,
I'm
calling
for
a
full
city
council
investigation
into
the
parking
authority's
latest
financial
shenanigans
and
one
that
I
believe
is
actually
the
most
serious.
Yet,
thanks
to
the
council
president's
intergovernmental
agreement
between
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
and
city
council
for
the
last
several
years,
we've
been
meeting
quarterly
to
discuss
the
district's
finances.
G
Last
fall.
The
district
indicated
a
troubling
claim
by
the
ppa
that
it
was
actually
demanding
10.9
million
dollars
in
repayment,
an
amount
for
which
they
have
to
this
day
months
later
still
failed
to
provide
any
documentation
for
a
greater
concern
is
that
in
a
series
of
emails
between
the
parking
authority
and
the
school
district,
it
has
since
been
revealed
that
the
ppa
has
been
diverting
millions
of
dollars
in
on-street
parking
revenue.
This
is
the
money
that
goes
to
the
city
and
to
school
kids
into
a
34
million
dollar
pension
fund.
G
G
The
ppa
has
no
oversight,
no
financial
oversight
other
than
what
it
itself
conducts
with
its
own
internal
controls.
It
is
long
past
time
for
us
to
seek
a
longer-term,
formal
financial
oversight
over
this
body.
It
is
a
critical
public
trust.
It
has
the
responsibility
of
not
only
doing
the
good
work
of
managing
our
streets
and
parking,
but
it
also
has
the
important
responsibility
of
funding
our
city
and
funding
our
school
kids.
Every
dollar
that
goes
out
of
our
school
kids
is
a
dollar
that
often
is
made
up
by
this
body.
G
It
promised
45
million
dollars
a
year
to
school
kids
in
revenue.
It
has
never
delivered
even
a
fraction
of
that
amount
of
money.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation
between
our
committees
on
finance
and
children
and
youth.
I
want
to
thank
the
council
president's
office,
especially
for
the
work
through
the
inter-governmental
agreement.
We
expect
to
have
strong
partnerships
with
our
city,
fine
revenue
departments,
finance
departments
and
the
school
district
of
philadelphia.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Councilman
jones
offers
one
resolution
inside
of
the
resolution.
Also
naming
the
6300
block
of
lancaster
avenue
is
absalom
jones
way
to
commemorate
the
reverend
absalom
jones
and
his
legacy
is
an
abolitionist
clergyman
and
the
founder
of
the
african
episcopal
church
of
saint
thomas,
the
first
african-american
episcopal
church
in
the
united
states.
B
Councilwoman
brooks
offers
one
resolution
inside
of
the
resolution
recognizing
the
strength,
determination
and
contributions
of
renowned
physician,
philadelphia,
city,
council,
member
and
secretary
of
the
commonwealth
of
pennsylvania,
dr
ethel
allen,
whose
medical
expertise
and
dedicated
public
service
prioritized
the
city's
most
vulnerable
residents
and
paved
the
way
for
future
general
generations
of
independent
black
women
in
philadelphia.
Politics.
D
We
must
make
sure
that
our
police
department
has
what
they
need
to
do
their
jobs
properly
and
help
get
our
city
back
on
track.
It's
our
joint
responsibility
to
help
the
police
department
succeed,
so
it's
time
to
bring
everyone
to
the
table
in
a
positive
and
constructive
way
to
identify
the
problems
and
solutions
in
order
to
improve
our
staffing
needs,
while
ensuring
the
best
use
of
taxpayer
dollars.
We
must
meet
the
needs
of
today
and
plan
for
our
needs
of
tomorrow.
D
D
I
appreciate
the
philippine
choir
reporters,
barbara
laker
david
gamma
corda,
and
will
bender
for
their
investigative
work,
which
will
assist
us
as
we
work
to
solve
these
issues
and
as
we
review
the
forthcoming
information
in
this
hearing,
I
hope
council
and
the
public
remembers
that
the
overwhelming
majority
of
our
officers
show
up
every
day
and
do
a
great
job
every
day
and
do
so
at
an
increasingly
challenging
time
in
this
city.
They
deserve
our
support.
D
We
want
them
to
succeed,
and
that
includes
ensuring
that
we
have
a
police
force
at
full
strength
ready
to
serve.
I
want
to
thank
many
of
my
colleagues
for
supporting
this
resolution,
especially
the
joint
committee
chairs
council
members,
parker
council
member
jones.
I
also
want
to
thank
my
colleagues,
council,
member
gilmore,
richardson,
squilla
bass,
sanchez,
green
and
thomas
for
their
support.
I
look
forward
to
holding
the
hearing
as
soon
as
possible.
Thank
you,
council
president.
B
Councilwoman
gautier
offers
two
bills
and
one
resolution
and
other
than
ordinance
amending
title.
Nine
of
the
philosophy
code
by
amending
section,
9203
relating
to
street
vendors
by
prohibiting
street
vending
on
certain
portions
of
market
street
first
committee
and
an
ordinance
amending
section,
12701
of
the
philippi
code
and
settled
designation
of
bicycle
lanes
to
authorize
a
bicycle
lane
on
west
market
street
from
34th
street
to
30th
street
and
making
associated
changes
to
parking
regulations
within
the
same
limits.
B
B
Councilman
thomas
offers
one
resolution
inside
of
the
resolution
honoring
and
congratulating
champion
of
the
week
and
black
business
crawl
organization.
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.
B
A
C
Yes,
yes,
thank
you
miss.
Mr
president,
I
apologize
a
little
bit
behind
schedule
on
hitting
the
send
button,
but
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
a
comment
regarding
my
resolution
regarding
heart
disease,
which
is
the
leading
cause
of
death
in
america
and
continues
to
be
the
leading
cause
of
death
in
philadelphia,
hypertension
impacts
over
34
of
adults
in
philadelphia,
making
it
the
number
one
cause
of
death
in
this
city.
C
On
top
of
that,
philadelphians
die
from
heart
disease
at
a
higher
rate
than
residents
of
other
major
cities
because
of
the
staggering
rate
at
which
philadelphians
experience
complication
with
heart
health.
My
resolution
highlights
the
importance
of
health
disease
awareness.
We
cannot
afford
to
neglect
our
health
as
philadelphians
owned.
Benjamin
franklin
was
advised.
An
ounce
of
prevention
is
worth
a
pound
of
cure.
C
The
american
heart
association
here
in
philadelphia,
has
done
a
tremendous
job
of
educating
the
public
about
heart
disease.
This
resolution
honors
the
american
heart
association
for
those
efforts.
It
also
recognizes
february.
2022
as
american
heart
month,
I
want
to
thank
council
members,
dom
johnson
squilla
sanchez,
gilmore,
richardson,
green
parker
and
brooks
for
co-sponsoring
and
joining
this
call
to
promote
heart
health
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
B
On
top
of
an
audience
constituting
the
26
supplemental
ordinance
to
the
restated
general
water
and
wastewater
revenue.
Bond
ordinance
of
1989
is
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
and
revenue
refunding
bonds
and
bill
number
two:
two:
zero:
zero:
eight
zero
entitled
annoyance
authorizing
the
execution,
delivery
and
performance
by
the
philadelphia
facilities
management
corporation.
B
On
behalf
of
the
philadelphia
gas
works
of
a
renewal
of
service
agreement
for
gas
storage
and
transportation
under
rate
schedule,
gss
with
transcontinental
gas
pipeline
company
respectively
reports,
it
is
considered
the
same
and
returns
the
attached
bills
to
council.
With
a
favorable
recommendation.
J
A
A
J
B
Eight
two
entitled
the
resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
following
homework
charter:
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,
respectfully
reports.
It
is
considered
the
same
and
returns
the
attached
bills
and
resolutions
to
council
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
J
A
Thank
you,
there's
no
more
than
property,
second,
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended.
So
at
the
moment,
first
reading
this
day
of
bills,
number
two:
two:
zero:
zero,
zero
one:
two
two:
zero
zero
zero
two
and
two
two:
zero
zero:
seven:
seven
all
those
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
aye
news
opposed;
let's
have
it
and
these
bills
will
be
placed
in
our
first
reading
calendar
today,
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero:
zero,
zero,
nine
and
two
two
zero
zero
one.
Oh
and
two:
two
zero
zero.
A
C
A
Thank
you
to
the
moving
property.
Second,
that
the
rules
accounts
will
be
suspended,
so
that's
permit.
First
reading,
instead
of
bills,
number
two
one:
zero
902
and
two
two
zero
zero
five
one.
All
those
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
aye
those
opposed
eyes
have
it.
These
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
first
reading
calendar
today.
That
concludes
our
reports
on
committee
and
our
next
sort
of
business
is
consideration
of
the
calendar.
A
I
know
that
the
bills
just
reported
from
committees,
but
the
suspicion
of
the
rules
have
been
deemed
to
have
had
a
first
reading
and
these
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
second
reading
and
final
passive
calendar
at
our
next
session
of
council,
as
there
are
no
additional
bills.
On
the
first
reading,
calendar
chair
economist,
councilman
parker
for
a
motion
concerning
the
resolutions
on
the
final
passes.
Calendar.
J
G
J
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,
two
zero
one,
two
eight
and
two
two
zero
one.
Three,
six
all
other
bills
and
resolutions
are
being
held.
Mr
president,.
A
A
Great
thank
you
and
we're
back
again
and
we're
going
to
start
our
process
of
the
public
comment.
So
now
that
everyone
is
connected
to
the
meeting
and
before
considering
resolutions
and
bills
we
have
before
us
today
we're
going
to
consider
our
public
comment
and
we'll
go
as
follows.
Public
comment
must
concern
matters
on
the
second
reading
and
final
passes
calendars
for
possible
action
at
a
session
of
counsel,
a
speaker
on
any
of
those
matters
must
sign
up.
In
order
to
testify.
A
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,
your
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
our
remote
meeting.
A
Today
we
have
a
significant
volume,
so
we
will
have
two
minutes
to
speak
or
ask
that
you,
please
suggest
your
comments
to
reflect
the
two-minute
window
in
order
to
be
fair.
All
those
wishing
to
speak.
I
intend
to
hold
faithfully
to
the
established
time
limit
and
once
invited
to
the
meeting
and
asked
to
begin
your
testimony.
A
timer
will
be
started.
A
B
F
B
F
Morning,
good
morning
how
we
have
hi
council
president
clark,
I'm
gonna
get
jump
right
to
it.
I
will
not
hold
up
two
minutes,
because
this
is
something
that
is
loud
and
clear.
I
am,
in
support
of
resolution
number
two
to
zero
one,
two,
eight
and
support
for
brother
jamal
johnson,
who
we
all
know
has
been
out
in
these
streets
hitting
the
ground
running
on
the
horrific
acts
of
gun
violence.
We
all
know
that
he
has
marched.
F
Rallies,
sat
in
front
of
city
hall,
hunger
strike,
I've
known
brother
jamal
for
quite
a
few
years.
We
have
broke
bread
together.
We
have
both
received
awards
together
concerning
gun
violence
and
and
what
needs
to
be
done.
So
I
am
in
support
of
this
resolution.
He
has
marched,
applied
everything
else
you
can
think
of
in
support
march
to
washington,
and
I
believe
the
attention
has
really
drawn
to
him
because
he's
actually
on
every
corner
where
there's
gun
violence
has
hunger
strike
in
front
of
city
hall
and
he
has
just
marched
to
the
governor's
office.
F
So
we
all
know
who
brother
jamal
is,
so
I'm
just
asking
that
you
all
just
you
know.
Do
the
right
thing
pass
this
vote
in
just
past
this
join.
That's
all
I
have
to
say
everybody
have
a
good
blessed
day,
y'all
be
safe
out
here
in
the
streets
of
philadelphia.
Thank
you
again,
and
this
is
ernie
bristow.
F
F
A
B
F
Hi
there
good
morning
my
name
is
joanne
miner
and
I
am
actually
a
resident
of
scottsdale
arizona
and
I
am
calling
today
in
support
of
resolution,
two
two
zero
one,
two
eight
for
jamal
johnson.
I
have
known
jamal
for
several
years
and
he
has
been
heavily
involved
in
not
just
the
gun,
violence
there
in
philadelphia,
but
just
statewide.
I've
known
him
to
participate
in
things
in
arizona
regarding
racial
injustices,
I'm
helping
out
humanitarian
with
the
tornadoes
or
the
hurricanes
in
puerto
rico.
F
Just
numerous
things,
mr
johnson
is
out
trying
to
help
the
best
he
can.
I
know
his
main
focus
is
there
in
philadelphia
in
regards
to
the
gun,
violence,
and
I
just
really
believe
he
deserves
this
and
more
because
of
all
his
tireless
efforts,
his
hard
work,
never
asking
for
anything
in
return,
but
just
doing
this
truly
from
his
heart.
So
he
definitely
has
all
my
support,
and
I
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
time
to
express
my
opinions
today.
L
L
L
L
Good
morning,
good
morning,
mr
president
and
members
of
city
council,
I'm
leon
williams
here
to
support
resolution
220128
recognizing
jamal
johnson
coming
up
in
philadelphia
during
the
game.
Over
days
myself
in
the
60s,
I
have
witnessed
violence
firsthand,
yet
the
60s
seem
mild
compared
to
the
violence
that
we
see
today
in
1960,
there
were
150
homicides
in
the
city
in
1921,
I'm
sorry
2021.
L
There
were
well
over
500.
every
day.
We
wake
up.
The
news
tell
us
that
someone
has
been
killed,
including
women
and
children.
Every
story
ends
the
same
way.
No
one
was
taken
into
custody,
while
the
homicide
rate
continues
to
climb.
The
clearance
rate
is
now
below
40
percent,
because
witnesses
for
this
are
legitimately
afraid
for
their
safety.
L
L
M
L
Violent
100,
000
volunteers,
having
censored
the
city
tax
credits
earned
in
exchange
for
putting
in
three
or
more
hours
of
service
a
week.
The
program
would
take
place
volunteer
will
place
volunteers
in
the
streets,
24
7,
serving
communities
in
a
variety
of
ways
serving
the
homeless,
protecting
witnesses,
cleaning
the
streets
and
more
jamal
has
pointed
us
in
the
right
direction.
By
urging
mass
volunteerism,
no
government
officials
would
disagree
with
this,
yet
I
am
aware
of
no
program
in
this
state
that
offers
tax
credits
for
community
services.
L
N
Greetings,
council
president
daryl
clark
and
other
council
members.
My
name
is
zamoria
brandon,
I'm
the
administrator
social
worker
for
the
sickle
cell
disease,
association
of
america,
philadelphia,
delaware,
valley
chapter
today.
I
would
like
to
begin
by
offering
our
support
of
resolution
number
two
two
two
two
zero
one,
three
seven
introduced
by
council
member
cindy
bass
through
our
support
of
this
resolution.
N
We
would
also
like
to
highlight
the
following
services
and
support.
Our
agency
has
provided
over
the
years
to
meet
the
challenges
of
individuals
and
families
living
with
sickle
cell
disease,
pediatric,
round-trip
transportation,
newborn
screening,
follow-up
case
management,
supportive
services
and
referrals,
patient
parents,
support
groups,
foster
care,
families,
support
multicultural
initiative,
single
gene,
genetic
counseling
and
education
for
individuals
and
families
living
with
sickle
cell
disease
and
sickle
cell
trait,
and
providing
advocacy,
support
to
promote
and
encourage
self-sufficiency
sufficiency.
F
F
A
M
Opportunities
for
public
comment
to
the
council
are
among
the
few
mechanisms
currently
provided
for
citizens
to
participate
and
the
processes
for
decision
making
that
affect
us
all
of
us.
I
appreciate
the
allocation
of
two
minutes
in
which
to
speak
to
you
today.
I
appreciate
the
public
hearings
that
are
held
by
the
council
and
by
city
agencies.
M
I
appreciate
the
establishment
of
the
civilian
environmental
advisory
committee
by
council
member
gilmore
richardson,
the
establishment
of
the
environmental
justice
commission
and
the
other
actions
taken
by
council
to
provide
a
richer
dialogue
between
decision
makers
and
those
citizens
whose
lives
are
impacted
by
the
decisions
that
are
made.
I
appreciate
your
recognition
that
public
participation
is
currently
less
than
meaningful
and
I
applaud
your
efforts
to
improve
the
situation.
M
The
people
demand
nothing
about
us
without
us.
The
philadelphia
public
finance,
the
philadelphia
public
financial
authority
will
respond
to
that
demand.
The
authority
will
lead,
by
example,
to
uphold
the
values
of
transparency
and
accountability,
democracy
and
inclusion,
everything
needed
to
achieve
meaningful
public
participation,
using
creatively
the
tools
of
communication
now
available.
We
can
uphold
these
values
for
inclusiveness,
while
enhancing
both
the
efficiency
and
efficacy
of
the
authority.
M
A
Thank
you,
mr
decker.
That
concludes
our
public
comment
session.
For
today,
we
will
now
consider
today's
resolution
agenda.
I
would
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
substantive
objection
and
without
debate.
The
resolution
will
be
immediately
removed
from
the
resolution
consent
agenda
and
placed
on
today's
regular
final
passage.
Calendar
clerk
will
now
read
the
titles
of
the
resolutions
on
the
resolution.
Consent
agenda.
B
One.
Two
six
inside
of
the
resolution,
honoring
the
life
courage
and
resilience
of
ona
oni
judge
whose
story
of
escape
to
freedom
has
become
a
pillar
in
black
american
history,
for
its
themes
of
autonomy,
self-actualization
pride
and
its
particular
significance
in
philadelphia's
abolitionist
history
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero
one:
two:
nine
and
started
a
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
philadelphia
redevelopment
authority.
A
J
F
A
Thank
you.
It
has
been
moving
second,
that
each
of
the
resolutions
on
the
resolution
consent
agenda
be
adopted
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
aye,
aye
aye.
It
was
opposed
it
and
each
of
the
resolutions
on
the
resolution
consent
agenda
have
been
adopted.
We
will
now
consider
the
build
and
resolutions
on
the
regular
second
reading
and
final
passage
calendar
and
mr
decker.
Please
read
the
title
of
resolution
number
two
to
zero
128.
E
Jamal
johnson
has
spent
decades
tirelessly
advocating
for
non-violence
and
he
continues
his
work
today.
I
want
to
thank
jamal
for
his
years
of
activism
and
advocacy.
I
admire
his
commitment
and
dedication
and
I'm
also
proud
to
call
him.
My
friend,
I
introduce
this
resolution
as
a
token
of
appreciation
from
myself,
this
city,
council
and
the
residents
of
philadelphia
for
the
work
that
jamal
johnson
has
done
and
continues
to
do
and
with
that
council
president,
I
move
for
the
adoption
of
the
resolution.
That's.
A
B
Resolution
initiating
action
to
continue
the
mount
airy
business
improvement
district
beyond
his
termination
date
and
then
in
an
area
that
generally
includes
both
sides
of
germantown
avenue
from
6300
to
7631
and
certain
blocks
of
streets
that
intersect.
That
portion
of
germantown
avenue,
for
which
mountain
airy
improvement,
district
incorporated
a
pennsylvania
non-profit
corporation,
serves
as
the
neighborhood
improvement
district
management
association
for
the
district.
A
B
Yes,
mr
president,
a
resolution
authorizing
the
city
council
committees
on
children
and
youth
and
on
finance
to
hold
hearings
regarding
the
philadelphia
parking
authority's
unorthodox
and
contested
request
of
the
school
district
to
repay
the
parking
authority.
Nearly
11
million
dollars
introduced
today
by
councilwoman
kim.
B
Adopted
at
a
resolution
authorizing
the
committees
on
public
safety,
labor
and
civil
service
and
fiscal
stability
and
intergovernmental
cooperation
to
hold
the
hearing
examining
the
current
staffing
landscape
within
the
philadelphia
police
department
to
identify
problems
and
solutions
to
improve
public
safety
and
ensure
the
best
use
of
taxpayer
dollars
introduced
today
by
councilman.
Dom.
A
A
Thank
you
very
much
that
completes
our
calendar
for
today
and
prior
to
recognizing
members
regarding
speeches.
I
will
note
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
we
will
use
the
chat
feature
available
in
microsoft's
team
to
allow
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
sunshine
act.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
that
particular
purpose.
A
K
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
want
to
thank
my
council
colleagues
for
their
continued
support
for
my
resolution
series
celebrating
the
contributions
of
powerful
black
philadelphia,
women
and
observance
of
black
history
month.
Then
I
also
want
to
give
another
shout
out
to
ms
ruth
wilson
and
let
her
know
that
she
will
get
a
resolution
on
her
100th
birthday
in
april
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
meeting
her
personally
then
and
one
other
is
not
a
woman,
but
I'm
so
happy
that
we
honored
jamal
wilson.
Today.
K
K
It
recognizes
something
someone
that
we
don't
hear
about
too
often
in
mainstream
discussions
about
black
history
owner
judge.
Some
of
you
know
owner
was
born
into
enslavement
on
george
and
martha
washington's
estate
in
virginia
and
then
forcibly
taken
with
them
to
the
nation's
capital.
Philadelphia.
K
At
the
time
when
george
washington
was
elected
president
at
the
time,
philadelphia's
gradual
abolition
act
of
1780
granted
freedom
from
enslavement
to
any
person
that
could
establish
residency
in
the
state
for
more
than
six
months
because
of
this
law,
philadelphia
had
the
largest
black
free
population
in
the
north,
thousands
of
black
people
living
autonomously
in
the
city
to
avoid
granite
owner
her
rightful
freedom.
George
washington
began
a
system
of
rotating
his
slaves
across
state
lines
after
five
months
of
work
in
philadelphia
and
brought
them
back
when
their
residency
requirements
restarted.
K
The
next
year
she
met
a
free
black
man
who
she
married
and
later
had
three
children
with,
despite
her
escape
to
freedom,
the
washingtons
never
stopped
pursuing
ona
and
hired
numerous
bounty
hunters
to
reclaim
her
from
new
hampshire,
though
she
was
never
captured,
captured
owner
remain
on
a
run.
Her
whole
life.
Her
story,
persisted
through
her
family
and
through
interviews
with
abolitionist
papers
in
those
interviews
owner
expressed
that
she
never
regretted
her
escape
to
freedom.
K
I
also
want
to
recognize
an
excellent
philadelphia,
specific
education
and
walking
tour
called
the
black
journey,
which
my
team
also
did
this
past
summer.
This
sort,
this
thor
tour,
also
does
an
excellent
job,
lifting
up
stories
of
people
like
owner
judge
and
giving
color
and
life
to
the
rich
history
that
black
people
have
in
our
city
as
black
people.
There
are
so
many
untold
stories,
forgotten
struggles
and
lost
histories
due
to
oppression,
mistreatment
and
structural
obstacles.
K
So
thank
you
to
owner
and
to
many
of
the
enslaved
people
who
fought
against
their
shackles
and
hope
for
a
brighter
future
for
future
generations.
Thank
you
to
my
council,
colleagues,
the
viewing
public
and
the
council
president
for
allowing
me
to
share
her
story
with
you
today.
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
J
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
as
a
a
proud
graduate
of
lincoln
university,
the
first
historically
black
degree
granting
institution
of
higher
learning
in
the
nation,
the
institution
that
graduated
thurgood
marshall,
the
first
black
chief
justice,
kwame
nkrumah.
First
president
of
ghana,
namdi
yaziki
way.
First,
president
of
nigeria.
J
It
is
very
unfortunate
today
that
I
get
the
opportunity
to
share
that.
I,
like
many
of
you,
probably
woke
up
to
text
messages
and
telephone
calls
and
watching
the
news
to
know
that
that
beautiful
campus
nestled
out
in
chester
county,
which
is
a
a
very
rural
area,
right
next
to
oxford,
pennsylvania,
that
even
it
is
not
exempt
from
the
increasing
violence
that
we
are
seeing
plaguing
our
nation,
not
just
our
city
but
plaguing
our
nation.
J
Three
students
at
lincoln
university
were
stabbed
and
one,
mr
president,
unfortunately
passed
away
on
today.
I
want
to
say
to
our
president
and
and
former
lincoln
alum.
I
want
to
say
to
the
student
body
to
the
faculty
to
all
of
the
parents.
This
is
the
time
when
the
lions
and
the
lioness
must
come
together,
no
matter
what
we
will
not
allow
these
heinous
violent
acts
to
destroy
the
academic
excellence
and
safety
of
our
students
and
our
overall
lincoln
family.
J
We
know
that
you
will
work
extremely
hard
to
implement
whatever
safety
mechanisms
are
necessary
and
do
your
best
to
prevent
anything
like
this
from
happening
in
the
future,
but
I
also
want
to
say
to
the
great
people
of
our
city.
This
is
an
example
that
demonstrates
that
philadelphia
is
not
alone
and
what
we've
been
seeing
in
other
urban
areas
across
the
nation
we
are
are
not
alone.
J
A
H
H
So
this
is
also
a
very,
very
critical
issue
that
we
need
to
address
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
I'll
be
joined
by
commissioner
danielle,
outlaw
hunting,
which
will
discuss
the
work
that
they
are
doing
around
tracking
down
and
addressing
the
issues
of
carjacking,
but,
most
importantly,
the
public
safety
awareness
aspect.
What
do
we
need
to
do
to
be
aware
of
our
surroundings
coming
and
goings,
but,
most
importantly,
being
safe
and
that's
going
to
take
place
on
virtually
on
tuesday
february
22nd
for
additional
information
people
can
reach
out
to
my
office
at
215-686-3412.
H
D
Donald,
thank
you,
council
president.
You
know,
as
part
of
today's
council
session,
I
did
introduce
a
resolution
congratulating
dr
amy
gutmann
on
her
confirmation
to
serve
as
the
ambassador
of
germany
for
the
united
states.
It's
truly
an
honor
for
her
and
all
of
philadelphia
that
she'll
serve
the
biden
administration
in
this
capacity.
D
Many
of
us
know
dr
government
personally
and
professionally,
and
are
well
aware
of
the
many
contributions
she
has
made
to
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
beyond
at
the
university
of
pennsylvania's
longest
serving
president
almost
18
years,
she's
elevated
the
university's
profile
with
careful
direction
and
visionary
strategy
which
we
believe
will
have
a
lasting
impact
on
philadelphia
standing
in
the
world.
A
first
generation,
low-income
college
student
herself,
dr
government,
has
more
than
doubled
the
number
of
students
from
first-generation
low-income
and
middle-income
families
attending
the
university
of
pennsylvania.
D
But
the
story
council
president,
that
touches
my
heart.
The
most
is
that
amy
gutmann
when
she
would
speak,
had
a
riddle.
She
would
ask
the
audience
and
she
would
say,
what's
the
difference
between
a
scrap
metal
dealer
and
an
ivy
league
university
president
and
her
answer
was
one
generation,
and
that
was
because
amy
gottman's
father
escaped
nazi
germany
in
the
1940s
came
to
the
united
states.
D
She
was
born
in
1949
and
now
she
became
the
president
of
penn
and
now
she's
serving
as
our
ambassador
to
germany,
and
we
know
that
she'll
make
the
love
of
you
proud.
What
an
amazing
story
have
your
father
escape
concentration
camps
in
germany,
and
then
she
becomes
the
ambassador
to
germany
for
the
united
states.
I
want
to
congratulate
dr
government
and
thank
you,
council
president.
A
F
A
Thank
you.
The
move
in
second
that
fan
adjournment
so
thursday
february
24th,
2022
10,
am
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
hi
hi
bye
motion
carries.
Thank
you
all
very
much
councilman
jones,
councilwoman
sanchez.
You
have
an
opportunity
to
attend
your
very
special
event
today.
Thank
you
have
a
good
day.
Thank
you
all,
for
god,
bless.