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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 4-7-2022
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A
A
Good
morning
and
thank
you
all
for
joining
us,
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's
teams
to
make
this
remote
meeting
possible
instruction
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
to
inquire
the
legal
intelligence
prior
to
the
meeting
and
can
also
be
found
on
psl
council
dot
com.
A
D
D
B
D
B
D
D
A
And
good
morning
to
you
all,
we
have
established
our
farm,
so
council
will
now
come
to
order
to
give
our
vacation.
This
morning
the
chair
recognizes
bishop
e
malone,
porterfield
of
ford
memorial
temple
he's
here
today
as
the
guest
of
councilwoman
bass.
I
would
ask
all
members
and
guests
to
please
bow
your
heads
for
the
invocation.
I
I
I
We
have
failed
at
this
and
we
realize
that
the
downward
spiral
of
events
that
have
happened
has
been
because
the
love
of
many
has
waxed
coals.
We
want
peace
in
our
city
and
we're
coming
to
you,
acknowledging
our
error
and
asking
you
to
help
us
to
love
each
other.
We
are
all
your
children,
you
created
us,
and
we
cannot
do
this
without
you
help
us.
Dear
lord,
we
have
embraced
so
many
years
of
divisions
until
we
are
divided
seeking
a
solution.
I
Lord,
I
pray
today
that
you
would
unite
us
unite
us.
So
that
we
can
be
different
and
love
one
another
unite
us
so
that
we
can
be
different
and
have
different
opinions,
but
love
one
another
still
unite
us,
even
though
we
may
believe
one
thing
over
another,
but
god
help
us
to
love
one
another.
Dear
god,
we
need
protection
in
this
city,
protect
us
with
beings
that
are
unseen.
Agents
of
your
bidding
that
will
drive
out
powers
of
darkness
cover
our
citizens
and
lord
protect
the
police
as
they
do
their
job
in
our
city.
I
Lord
look
on
our
children
and
cover
them.
Please
bless
their
lives,
lord,
be
strength
for
every
family
that
has
been
impacted
by
the
violence
they
have
encountered.
We
thank
you
for
this
august
body
of
council
persons.
This
morning.
We
ask
that
you
crown
them
with
wisdom
to
make
decisions
and
produce
policy
that
will
turn
things
around.
Thank
you
for
giving
them
the
power
to
bring
about
change
so
that
every
citizen
in
this
city
will
be
made.
I
The
better
lord
raise
this
city
again
from
the
ashes
of
turmoil,
and
let
the
world
see
this
city
that
has
welcomed
unity
and
love
as
its
agenda
bless.
This
council-
and
we
will
thank
you
for
blessing
them.
This
is
your
servant's
prayer
on
behalf
of
this
council
and
this
city,
and
I
come
to
you
in
the
name
of
your
dear
son.
Jesus
christ
amen.
A
I
C
C
A
A
B
From
the
mayor
to
the
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
I
am
transmitting
for
the
consideration
of
your
honorable
body,
a
resolution
approving
the
appointment
of
deborah
mccarthy
to
the
philadelphia
water,
sewer
and
stormwater
rate
board,
and
an
ordinance
amending
section.
12701
of
the
philippi
code,
entitled
designation
of
bicycle
lanes
to
authorize
a
bicycle
lane
on
woodland
avenue
from
the
woodlands
driveway
to
the
va
medical
center
driveway
and
making
associated
changes
to
parking
regulations
within
the
same
limits.
A
That's
it
well.
Thank
you,
mr
decker,
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolution
and
by
way
of
a
reminder,
we
are
asking
all
resolutions,
including
privilege
resolution,
be
placed
on
the
final
passes
calendar
for
the
next
session
of
council
unless
they
are
being
referred
to
committee
in
our
current
remote
environment.
This
procedure
will
provide
the
appropriate
opportunity
for
a
public
comment,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
you
in
advance
for
your
anticipated
cooperation.
B
Councilwoman
parker
offers
two
resolutions
on
behalf
of
council
president
clark,
a
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
philadelphia
redevelopment
authority.
These
conveying
fees,
simple
title
to
2100,
north
sixth
street
and
2104
through
north
sixth
street,
in
the
fifth
councilmanic
district
of
the
city
of
philadelphia.
B
B
Councilwoman
gilmore
richardson
offers
three
resolutions
on
behalf
of
council
president
clark,
our
resolution
honoring
and
congratulating
philadelphia,
natives
quest
love,
jasmine
sullivan
and
the
philadelphia
orchestra
for
a
stellar
2022
award
season,
collectively
winning
an
oscar
and
four
grammys
for
outstanding
contributions
to
music
and
film.
Next
week's
count.
A
A
B
D
Yes,
thank
you
very
much.
Council
president.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
if
anyone
is
confused.
Yes,
I
did
introduce
a
resolution
last
week,
but
we
received
an
edit
after
I
had
introduced
it
and
I
became
aware
of
it
and
we
would
like
it
to
be
just
so
very
perfect,
and
so
I
am
reintroducing
a
corrected
version
of
the
resolution.
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
Thank
you.
E
E
Despite
the
city's
countless
efforts
and
those
efforts
made
by
so
many
amazing
community-based
organizations
and
residents,
we
must
acknowledge
that
our
approach
isn't
getting
the
results
kensington
deserves.
This
has
become
a
disaster
area
of
epic
proportions,
a
disaster
that
requires
relief
efforts
that
far
exceed
the
capacity
and
resources
of
the
city
of
philadelphia's
government.
This
is
not
a
problem
created
solely
by
the
people
of
philadelphia,
and
nor
should
the
solutions
fall
on
our
backs
alone.
Unfortunately,
philadelphia
is
home
to
the
worst
urban
opioid
crisis
in
america
and
kensington.
E
The
19134
zip
code
is
the
epicenter.
The
neighborhood
surrounding
the
kensington
avenue
corridor
has,
for
decades
languished
under
the
weight
of
a
thriving
drug
trade
along
with
criminal
activity,
violence
driven
by
territorial,
illegal
drug
sales
and
people
experiencing
substance,
use
disorders,
mental
illness
and
homelessness.
E
This
is
unbearable
year
after
year,
families,
friends
and
neighbors
from
all
over
the
region
continue
to
lose
their
loved
ones
because
of
kensington's
grip,
which
becomes
impossible
for
many
to
escape,
no
matter
the
age,
the
gender
or
the
race.
The
number
of
lives
lost
is
shocking
and
heartbreaking.
E
In
2018,
116
people
died
of
overdoses
in
philadelphia
in
2019,
150
people
died
of
overdoses
in
philadelphia
and
in
2020
keeps
going
up,
1214
overdose
deaths
in
our
city
and
in
2021
the
total
figures
which
have
not
been
for
the
full
year
yet.
But
we
know
for
six
months,
we're
at
640
died
from
a
drug
overdose
in
just
the
first
six
months,
outpacing
the
prior
years
figure.
E
E
Ultimately,
we
need
all
necessary
assistance
to
maintain
a
safe
and
healthy
environment
for
philadelphians
living
or
working
in
this
area.
We
all
want
to
achieve
the
same
goals
here
and
the
time
is
now
for
us
to
take
bold,
unprecedented
actions.
We
support
the
mayor's
office
and
the
initiatives
set
forth
by
the
administration
to
tackle
this
ongoing
issue.
E
Today
we
continue
to
stand
with
mayor
kenny
and
urge
him
to
support
our
call
to
state
and
federal
officials
to
declare
a
state
of
emergency
in
kensington.
This
will
provide
access
to
the
level
of
support
that
is
required
to
change
the
direction
of
kensington.
When
you
think
about
the
disasters
that
have
occurred
across
the
united
states.
E
When
you
compare
these
disasters
and
recent
pandemic
efforts
with
what
has
occurred
in
kensington
for
decades
over
ten
thousand
days,
there's
no
comparison,
fema
and
emergency
relief
efforts
is
what's
needed
here
and
it's
needed.
Now
again,
I
want
to
thank
council
members,
sanchez
and
councilmember
esquila,
along
with
all
my
colleagues
who
have
co-sponsored
this
resolution.
E
A
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
president.
The
following
resolutions
and
bills
are
being
called
up
from
the
second
reading
and
final
passage
calendars.
Today
they
are
numbers
two,
two:
zero:
three:
zero
one:
two,
two:
zero:
three:
zero:
two:
two:
two:
zero:
three:
zero:
four:
two:
two:
zero:
three:
zero:
five:
two:
two:
zero:
three:
zero:
six:
two:
two:
zero:
three:
zero:
seven:
two:
two:
zero:
three:
zero:
eight:
two:
two:
zero:
three:
zero
nine
and
two
two
zero;
two,
two
five
all
other
bills
and
resolutions
are
being
held,
mr
president,
and
just
for
the
record.
C
A
And
mr
decker
is
it's
gold
I'll
tell
you,
I
don't
know
what
we
do
without
it.
Well,
normally,
our
next
order
of
business
would
be
public
comment,
but
we
do
not
have
public
comment
today.
The
three
individuals
that
were
drawn
in
public
comment
in
anticipation
of
the
subsequent
week,
but
I
must
read
the
process
for
the
record
for
public
comment
for
future
participation
by
the
public.
A
So
public
comment
must
concern
matters
on
the
second
reading
and
final
passage,
calendars
or
possible
action
that
assessment
council,
a
speaker
on
any
of
those
matters,
must
sign
up.
In
order
to
testify.
You
must
call
215-686-3406
by
3
pm
the
day
before
the
session,
to
sign
up
for
public
comment.
When
you
call
we
will
take
your
name
phone
number,
the
number,
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.
A
We
will
then
telephone
each
person
on
the
list
during
the
council
session
and
invite
them
to
our
remote
meeting
and
under
ideal
circumstances.
You
will
have
three
minutes
to
speak,
however.
The
time
limit
may
vary
from
session
to
session.
So
that
is
for
any
future
participants
in
our
public
comment
session
again,
we
will
not
have
that
today.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
A
B
A
B
A
resolution
honoring
and
recognizing
the
service
and
leadership
of
retired
nurse
activist
and
current
president
of
the
cecil
b
moore
freedom
fighters,
karen
asper
jordan,
who
has
led
a
lifelong
commitment
to
civil
rights
activism
by
protesting
picketing,
marching,
registering
voters
and
leading
countless
direct
actions
under
the
guidance
and
later
inspiration
of
the
legendary
civil
rights
leader,
cecil
b.
Moore.
D
A
D
A
C
A
B
A
resolution
authorizing
the
hospital
and
higher
education
facilities
authority
of
philadelphia,
formerly
known
as
the
hospice
authority
of
philadelphia
incorporated
pursuant
to
the
municipality
authorities,
act
of
1945
as
amended
and
an
ordinance
of
city
council
approved
january
28.
1974
is
amended
to
extend
its
term
of
existence.
A
D
C
A
B
An
ordinance
authorizing
the
chief
information
officer
for
the
city
of
philadelphia,
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
to
purchase
licenses
for
email,
cloud
services,
enterprise,
software
data
services,
security,
software
and
other
related
competing
products
and
services.
All
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
A
F
E
D
A
A
A
That
concludes
our
legislative
calendar.
For
today
we
will
now
move
to
our
speeches
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
this
particular
purpose
and,
with
that
said
already
any
speeches
on
behalf
of
the
minority.
F
I
know
on
april
29th
they'll
be
working
with
the
mayor's
commission
on
women
to
actually
have
a
human
chain
around
city
hall,
to
continue
to
uplift
this
issue
and
concern
so
proud
to
stand
with
a
lot
of
my
colleagues
and
others
around
the
city
of
philadelphia
to
salute
the
work
of
the
philadelphia
center
against
sexual
violence,
as
we
acknowledge
this
month
april
being
sexual
assault
awareness
month
and
that
today,
being
teal
day
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
Thank
you,
council
president.
E
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
publicly
thank
my
legislative
council
laurel
gerback
for
her
work
in
city
council,
as
this
is
her
last
city
council
session
today,
very
sad
but
happy
for
her.
Since
joining
my
office,
though
laurel's
been
tremendous,
a
great
asset
for
us
she's
helped
me
with
everything,
steering
some
great
legislative
efforts
for
all
of
us
and
honoring
members
of
our
community,
who
mean
a
great
deal
to
all
of
us
and
she's,
been
a
great
team.
E
Member
she's
represented
this
field
of
public
service
with
nothing
but
complete
professionalism
and
passion
and
tried
to
make
the
city
a
better
place
for
all
of
us.
Some
of
the
things
that
come
to
mind
that
laurel
really
was
the
author
of
and
helped
with
the
low
income
wage
tax
refund.
We
did
a
few
years
ago
the
streeters
and
sidewalk
cafe
legislation.
E
She
worked
on
all
of
that
and
did
it
and
the
wholesale
legislation
you
know
in
many
ways
I
call
myself
the
seagull
I
fly
in,
I
drop
my
and
then
I
leave
and
she
picks
it
all
up.
She
does
a
great
job,
but
she's
also
done
more
than
that.
She's
kept
our
office
together
as
a
team
she's
going
on
to
the
school
district
and
these
by
the
way
all
of
our
staff
does
a
great
job,
not
just
laurel,
but
everybody
but
laurel's
been
special
to
me.
E
So
I
just
want
to
wish
her
well
and
she
knows
there's
only
one
requirement
I
have
for
her
for
the
school
district,
and
that
is,
I
gave
her
12
months
to
put
in
place
mandatory
teaching
from
k
to
12
financial
literacy
technology
and
entrepreneurship
laura.
We
wish
you
the
best
and
we
will
miss
you,
but
good
luck
at
your
new
position.
Thank
you.
Council
president.
A
C
Thank
you.
Mr
president.
I
want
a
second
council
member
adam
whenever
I've
communicated
with
her
councilmember
dom
with
any
legislation
that
you've
been
working
on,
she's
been
professional
and
the
process
was
always
seamless.
So
congratulations
also
special
thanks
to
council
member,
derek
green
for
referencing
teal
day
and
the
activities
of
women
organized
against
rape,
philadelphia
center
against
sexual
violence.
Our
colleague
councilmember
catherine
gilmore
richardson,
is
appropriately
dressed
today
in
her
teal.
C
I
want
to
note
for
the
record,
mr
president,
that
while
I
will
not
be
able
to
attend
today's
press
conference
due
to
a
long-standing
prior
commitment,
I
support
this
effort,
a
thousand
and
one
percent.
When
I
was
in
the
pennsylvania
house,
I
learned
and
oh
gosh,
my
age
again.
Jill
porter
was
a
reporter
for
the
philadelphia
daily
news
and
she
had
written
about
a
match.com
serial
rapist
and
we
learned
that
pennsylvania
was
the
only
state
left
in
the
nation.
C
C
Finally,
mr
president,
two
last
issues
when
I
was
in
harrisburg.
Mr
president,
I
learned
very
quickly
that
we
would
be
judged
by
three
very
specific
budgets
when
it
came
time
to
make
a
determination
about
whether
or
not
the
voters
would
hire
us
and
or
fire
us.
The
first
bucket
of
mr
president,
was
our
overall
voting
record
because,
when
you're
in
harrisburg
you're
voting
on
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
bills,
so
people
will
comb
through
your
record,
to
see
what
you
voted
for
and
what
you
voted
against.
C
Second
bucket,
mr
president,
was
what
legislative
efforts
did
you
champion?
What
did
you
take
the
lead
on
and
the
third
and
final
thing
which,
while
I
was
in
harrisburg,
my
my
mentor,
mom
marion
tesco
made
sure
I
understood
was
one
of
the
most
important
buckets
and
that
was,
if
you're
not
leveraging
your
vote
in
harrisburg,
to
secure
resources
to
match
funding
secured
by
your
local
district
council
person
and
no
council
member
squilla
talked
about
this
yesterday.
I
think
councilmember
sanchez.
C
Well,
this
past
weekend,
state
representative,
isabella
fitzgerald,
was
the
lead
organizer
for
all
of
the
cleanup
efforts
throughout
a
northwest
of
philadelphia
in
the
ninth
councilmanic
district
in
particular,
and
I
wanted
to
say
a
special
thank
you
to
her
and
to
let
her
know.
I
got
many
calls
I
wasn't
at
every
site.
She
was
the
person
doing
the
work
and
leading
the
efforts,
but
I
got
many
calls
from
people
saying
thank
you
for
the
work
that
was
being
done.
C
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
her
for
her
leadership.
Finally
to
the
people
of
kitchen
of
love,
food
bank,
I
know
that
you
knew
that
there
was
something
different.
Over
the
past
few
weeks
you
saw
the
staff
there
attempting
to
keep
the
food
bank
going
in
the
absence
of
marlene
trice,
whose
vision
and
leadership
and
close
connection.
C
Mr
president,
the
strawberry
mansion
on
every
hundred
or
thirty
first
street
there
she
started
a
food
bank
that
has
been
recognized
by
the
eagles,
the
philadelphia
corporation
for
the
agent
and
so
many
other
agencies
as
the
model
for
allowing
residents.
Those
who
are
in
need
to
select
what
they
want.
Literally,
the
food
bank
sets
up
the
food
on
the
table
not
necessarily
prepared
in
a
box,
but
you
walk
around
and
you
choose
what
you
want,
giving
the
people
in
need
of
help
even
more
dignity.
C
I
want
to
say
to
her
to
the
family,
to
the
extended
family
who
work
at
dorothy
emanuel
recreation
center
with
that
kitchen
of
love,
we're
going
to
keep
our
boss,
lady,
marlene
trice
and
our
prayers
and
we're
going
to
keep
the
kitchen
of
love
food
bank
going
for
those
who
need
it.
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
colleagues.
G
G
I'm
on-
and
I
was
proud
of
my
colleagues
yesterday,
going
in
on
every
department
asking
the
question:
what
are
you
doing
to
help
the
current
crisis
of
reducing
gun
violence
in
the
city
of
philadelphia?
What
are
you
participating
what
program
and
what
are
the
results,
and
I
was
proud
to
listen
to
that
whole
budget
process.
G
But
what
I
want
to
rise
today
about
is
sometimes
departments
can
be
penny
wise
and
pound
foolish.
I
talk
about
the
school
district
of
city
of
philadelphia.
I
love
when
my
colleague
remember.
Thomas
fights
for
represents
some
of
the
positive
accomplishments
of
sports
teams
that
our
youth
are
a
part
of,
but
it's
like
going
in
one
pocket,
taking
it
out
of
another
pocket,
putting
it
in
when
we
charge
non-profits
for
these
facilities.
G
G
You
know,
and
I
witnessed
what
remember
thomas
continues
to
witness-
is
the
joy
and
redirection
of
energy
of
young
people
when
they're
put
in
situations
fertile,
but
when
you
charge
a
track
team,
five
thousand
dollars
to
use
the
track
out
in
back
of
king
high
school,
a
dirt
track,
unimproved,
but
essential
to
teach
track
and
field
five
thousand
dollars.
It
is
unacceptable
when
you
deal
with
teams
from
every
one
of
our
districts
that
have
to
face
that
not
only
during
outdoor
but
to
an
indoor.
A
lot
of
our
young
people
during
coved
could
not
participate.
G
So
where
we
had
a
dozen
teams,
we
may
have
maybe
eight
teams
citywide
every
year.
I
look
forward
to
going
to
the
21st
ward,
where
they
have
opening
day
and
a
couple
of
dozen
teens
all
pristine
stand
up
there.
We
cannot
continue
to
charge
teams
that
are
in
fact
participating
in
anti-violence
measures,
taking
young
people
putting
them
in
a
positive
direction
and
strangling
them
to
death
with
these
fees.
G
Mr
president,
colleagues,
until
we
address
this,
I
refuse
to
vote
for
another
budget
for
the
school
district
until
they
address
this
travesty
to
nonprofits,
small
teams
and
our
children
who
benefit
from
these
facilities.
Their
parents
pay
the
freight
through
the
real
estate
taxes,
and
then
we
charge
them
again.
G
G
D
A
H
Good
morning,
everybody,
thank
you.
Council
president.
I'm
gonna
be
very
very
brief.
I
just
wanted
to
announce
that
tomorrow
we're
doing
a
a
food
giveaway
in
partnership
with
council
member
of
ass
from
10
to
12
at
triumph
baptist
church.
We
did
it
last
year.
We
understand
this
is
one
of
the
bigger
issues
that
we
face
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
we
have
a
lot
of
food
to
give
away.
So
please
spread
the
word.
H
Make
sure
folks
that
are
in
need
come
out
as
we
want
to
give
the
food
away
and
what
I
will
say.
Real,
quick,
councilmember
jones
is
a
much
worse
problem
than
what
you
realize.
It's
not
just
the
issue
of
the
organizations
getting
access
to
the
spaces.
It's
also
the
issue
of
being
able
to
provide
free
programming
in
general
across
the
city
of
philadelphia.
When
I
grew
up
when
I
was
growing
up,
you
know
you
could
participate
in
a
basketball
league
or
be
a
part
of
a
summer
program
and
it
would
be
free.
H
We
just
don't
have
the
amount
of
free
programs
that
we
once
had
in
the
past,
and
so
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
I
challenged
the
administration
on
when
we
were
looking
at
the
budget
conversation
that
you
were
talking
about
yesterday
and
just
the
amount
of
free
programs
and
initiatives
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
I'll
stop
right
there,
someone's
telling
me
my
time
is
up.
Thank
you,
council
president.