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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 3-10-2021
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A
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are
using
microsoft
teams
to
make
this
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for
how
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public
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view
the
meeting
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comment
are
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in
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meeting
notice
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was
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the
daily
news,
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enquirer
and
the
legal
intelligence
prior
to
the
meeting
and
can
also
be
found
on
phl
council
dot
com.
I
now
note
that
the
hours
come
the
clerk
will
please
call
the
roll
to
take
attendance
and
members
that
are
unattended
say
a
couple
of
words
to
make
sure
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displayed
on
the
screen.
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A
A
A
A
Hey
good
morning
to
everyone,
we've
clearly
established
the
quorum,
so
we're
gonna
get
started
to
give
our
vacation.
This
morning
the
chair
recognizes
the
archbishop,
mary
floyd
palmer
of
heavenly
hall
church.
She
is
here
today
as
the
guest
of
councilman
johnson.
I
would
ask
all
members
and
guests
and
visitors
to
please
bow
your
head.
N
God
of
our
weary
ears,
god
of
our
silent,
tears,
thou,
who
has
brought
us
thus
far
on
our
way.
Thou,
who
has
by
thy
might
led
us
into
the
light,
keep
us
forever
in
the
path
we
pray.
Lord.
We
are
so
grateful
for
this
day
ordained
by
you
that
we
would
gather
to
conduct
the
business
for
the
city
of
philadelphia.
N
We
thank
you
for
these
lord,
who
have
chosen
to
serve,
who
have
been
elected
by
the
people
to
represent
their
needs.
We
thank
you
that
they
are
giving
of
their
time
and
their
talent
to
do
the
work
not
just
for
the
whole,
but
also
for
the
part.
Lord.
We
pray
that
you
will
bless
them
for
this
sacrifice.
N
We
pray
that
you
will
cover
their
families
and
all
attached
to
them,
keep
them
under
your
protected
care
by
the
angels
assigned
to
them.
We
pray,
god
that
you
will
help
them
as
they
discuss
the
business
to
keep
in
mind
those
that
are
the
least
the
lost
and
the
last
we
pray
that
decisions
will
be
made
with
compassion,
empathy
and
understanding,
but
that
truth
will
always
win
out
and
because,
when
truth
is
present,
then
we
all
win.
N
We
pray,
god
that
those
that
come
before
them
will
be
able
to
be
respectful
and
will
be
able
to
be
heard
and
that
in
the
hearing,
wisdom
will
come,
which
is
the
principle
thing
given
by
you
and
until
then,
god.
We
pray
that
you
will
help
us
as
a
city
to
be
able
to
decrease
that
violence,
that
we
will
respect
each
other,
despite
our
differences
in
faith
in
gender
and
ideas
and
philosophies,
but
that
we
will
want
the
peace
and
the
respect
of
life.
That
is
due
everyone
in
our
city,
we
pray
for
our
youth.
N
We
pray
for
our
police,
our
fire
first
responders.
We
pray
for
our
teachers
and
our
schools.
We
pray
for
every
household,
with
a
mom,
a
dad,
a
grandmom
or
kinship
care,
and
we
pray
god
that
you
will
just
let
your
spirit
fall
on
this,
your
city,
the
city
where
our
nation
began,
and
that
we
will
again
allow
the
spirit
of
peace,
understanding,
kindness,
brotherhood
and
sisterhood
to
reign.
N
This
is
my
humble
prayer
for
all
who
are
listening
and
we
give
you
thanks
in
the
name
of
god,
the
father,
our
creator,
in
the
name
of
god,
the
son
jesus,
our
redeemer
and
the
name
of
the
holy
ghost,
who
is
our
comfort
and
keeper?
Is
my
prayer,
amen,
amen
and
amen?
Thank
you.
So
much
and
god
bless
you.
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A
A
A
H
A
B
Yes,
mr
president,
from
the
mayor
to
the
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
pursuant
to
sections
4604
and
2307
of
the
home
rule
charter
and
today
march,
2
2022
transmitting
to
the
council,
the
recommendation
of
the
city
planning
commission
on
the
following
bills:
bill
numbers:
two,
one:
one:
zero,
two:
zero
two,
two
zero
one,
one
eight
and
two
two
zero
one:
nine,
and
I
am
pleased
to
advise
you
that
on
march
2022,
I
signed
the
remaining
bills,
which
were
passed
by
council
edit
session
on
february
24.
2022.
B
A
You,
mr
decker,
appreciate
that,
and
our
next
word
of
business
is
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions
and
by
way
of
a
reminder,
we're
guessing
that
all
resolutions,
including
privilege
resolution
to
be
placed
on
the
final
passes
calendar
for
the
next
session
of
council
unless
they
are
being
referred
to
committee
in
our
current
remote
environment.
This
procedure
will
provide
an
appropriate
opportunity
for
public
comment.
I'd
like
to
thank
you
very
much
in
advance
of
your
anticipated
cooperation.
A
B
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much.
Mr
president,
today
I'm
introducing
legislation
to
help
account
for
the
city
of
philadelphia's,
unclaimed
property.
Unclaimed
property
refers
to
funds
or
other
financial
property
owed
to
individuals
or
institutions
that
has
been
turned
over
to
the
commonwealth
of
pennsylvania
due
to
lack
of
action
by
the
owner.
There
is
nearly
4
billion
billion
dollars
in
unclaimed
property
in
the
commonwealth
of
pennsylvania.
H
The
city
of
philadelphia
has
at
least
250
claims
listed
in
the
commonwealth's
online
database,
and
it
could
be
many
more.
As
our
city
looks
to
our
post
covet
19
recovery.
We
need
to
ensure
we
are
not
leaving
any
resources
on
the
table.
Our
total
obligations
are
increasing
and,
like
many
other
cities,
our
budget
has
taken
a
huge
hit,
so
every
dollar
owed
to
the
city
of
philadelphia
must
be
collected
and
accounted
for.
So
we
can
continue
to
provide
philadelphians
with
quality
resources
and
services.
H
This
bill
will
require
the
director
of
finance
to
submit
an
annual
report
to
city
council
and
the
city
controller
of
all
unclaimed
property
owed
to
the
city,
a
status
update
regarding
claims
in
process
and
the
total
amount
of
revenue
returned
to
the
city
of
philadelphia
each
year
and
for
all
of
our
philadelphia
residents
who
are
out
there
may
be
listening
to
the
session.
You
may
have
unclaimed
property
as
well,
and
you
can
go
to
the
pennsylvania
treasury
website
to
learn
more
and
search
and
see
if
you
have
unclaimed
property
at
pa,
treasury.gov
unclaimed
property.
B
Councilwoman
gim
offers
one
bill
entitled
an
ordinance
amending
title
for
the
philadelphia
code
instead
of
the
philadelphia
building
construction
occupancy
code
or
revising
section
pm-202
of
sub-code
pm.
The
philadelphia
property
maintenance
code
entitled
general
provision,
definitions
to
revise
definitions
related
to
drinking
fountains
and
water
dispensers,
and
revising
section
pm.
502.6
of
subcode
pm
entitled
schools
to
add
provisions
related
to
drinking
facilities
in
schools
and
requiring
filtration
systems.
J
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
president.
Today,
I
am
introducing
legislation
to
effectively
eliminate
lead
from
drinking
water
across
philadelphia
schools.
This
builds
on
the
work
that
this
council
body
has
been
leading
to
implement
stricter
testing
requirements
and
expand
water
access,
but
now
we
are
moving
to
require
the
full
transition
of
philadelphia
schools
to
modern,
lead-free
hydration
systems.
J
J
The
team
at
the
healthy
schools
initiative
and
most
of
all
of
my
colleagues
who've,
been
wonderful
advocates
on
the
issue
of
not
only
water
access
in
the
21st
century
but,
most
importantly,
just
modern,
healthy
school
buildings.
I
want
to
thank
council
members,
bass,
brooks
gautier,
gilmore,
richardson,
green
johnson,
parker
and
squilla
for
their
partnership
on
this.
Thank
you,
council
president.
B
Councilman
jones
offers
one
bill
and
two
resolutions
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
relocation
of
the
southwesterly
curb
line
of
bridge
avenue
from
kalamae
street
to
a
point.
Northwesterly
they're
from
and
northwesterly
curb
line
of
calame
street
from
ridge
avenue
to
kelley
drive
on
city
plan
number
163
authorizing
the
potting
on
said
city
plan
of
an
area
for
public
pedestrian
use,
extending
along
the
northwesterly
side
of
kalamazoo
street
from
ridge
avenue
to
a
point.
Southwestwardly
they're
from.
L
I'm
going
to
talk
about
this,
but
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
next
one.
I
happen
to
serve
with
nine
amazing
female
members
of
council
and
they
are
following
a
long
line
of
amazing
women
and
it's
not
women's
history.
It's
american
history.
It's
international
history,
these
trailblazers
that
we're
recognizing
next
week
as
a
part
of
women's
history
month,
but
as
an
enlightened
male.
L
L
What
kind
of
discussions
would
we
be
having
right
now
if
we
did
not
get
their
assistance
on
a
number
of
financial
packages
that
they
put
forth
for
cities
like
philadelphia
right
now,
we
would
be
in
doom
and
gloom
we
would
be
closing
rec
centers
pools
would
have
never
opened.
We
would
have
been
facing
layoffs
and
I
don't
know
how
our
response
would
have
been
for
the
pandemic,
so
welcome
to
philadelphia
and
thank
you
very
much
for
fighting
for
cities
like
philadelphia
around
the
nation,
and
I
hope
that
we
will
be
able.
L
Mr
president,
following
you
sometime,
while
they're
here
this
weekend
to
present
this
resolution,
but
also
maybe
even
sneak
a
peek
of
the
issues
that
they're
discussing
because
they're
not
coming
here
to
party
and
pop
bottles.
As
my
kids
would
say,
they're
coming
here
to
talk
about
important
issues
we
will
face
in
the
coming
years,
so
welcome
to
philadelphia
and
thank
you
for
all
you've
delivered
and
all
you
might
deliver.
Thank
you,
mr
president,.
L
A
B
F
Thank
you
council
president,
I'd
like
to
congratulate
our
favorite
bow,
tie
wearing
meteorologist
glenn
hurricane
schwartz
on
his
the
announcement
of
his
retirement
and,
of
course,
by
the
sound
of
it.
He
won't
be
sitting
on
the
beach
somewhere,
but
instead
he'll
be
continuing
to
raise
awareness
for
our
world's
climate
crisis.
Very
important
now,
glenn
schwartz
has
been
chasing
storms
and
reporting
the
weather
for
42
years.
F
27
of
those
years
are
here
in
philadelphia
with
our
local
nbc
10
weather
team
he's
been
a
trusted
source
of
news
weather
news
on
our
sunniest
days
and
also
on
our
snowiest
and
rainiest
days.
His
reporting
has
put
him
on
the
in
the
broadcast
pioneers
of
philadelphia's
hall
of
fame
and
has
encouraged
his
authorship
of
a
fictional
novel,
the
weather
maker,
about
a
character
named
neil
stevenson
who
can
control
the
weather,
but
of
course,
that
power
comes
with
consequences.
F
Glenn
schwartz
is
a
philadelphian
through
and
through,
born
and
raised
here,
graduating
from
central
high
school
and
then
penn
state
university.
He
is
a
philadelphia
sports
fan
and
a
promoter
of
our
city.
He
leaves
loves,
philadelphia
and
has
always
come
through
and
is
reporting
here
when
his
retirement
officially
becomes
effective
in
may.
His
absence
will
be
evident
to
all
of
us,
but
keep
your
eyes
open
for
that
bow
tie
he's
coming
like
a
hurricane
in
his
second
act
in
his
recent
message
to
viewers.
F
He
said
I'm
interested
in
a
lot
of
things,
including
continuing
to
write
and
to
expand
my
other
communications
with
the
public
on
our
shared
destiny,
the
importance
of
climate
emergency,
who
better
to
help
to
lead
this
charge
on
the
impacts
of
climate
change
than
the
very
person
who
reported
its
effects
on
the
world
each
and
every
day.
Thank
you,
glenn
hurricane
schwartz,
for
your
service
to
our
city.
I'd
like
to
thank
all
my
co-sponsors,
including
council
members,
squilla
gilmore,
richardson,
gautier
brooks
parker,
oh
green,
kim
jones
and
thomas.
Thank
you.
Council
president.
B
B
C
Our
arts
and
cultural
community
has
been
commemorating
her
life
and
legacy
with
a
city-wide
celebration
of
harriet
tubman,
which
started
on
january
11th
of
this
year
in
highlighting
harriet
tubman
tubman's
legacy.
With
this
resolution,
council
members-
oh
squilla
sanchez,
jones,
gilmore,
richardson,
green
and
parker
join
me,
and
I
want
to
conclude
by
thanking
them
for
co-sponsorship
of
this
resolution,
and
I
want
to
particularly
thank
you,
mr
president,
for
your
leadership
on
this
issue
and
for
one
on
this
resolution
and
helping
us
to
bring
this
to
bear.
C
C
A
A
You,
mr
decker,
that
concludes
our
introduction
of
bills
and
resolution
for
today,
and
they
have
no
reports
from
committee.
So
we
will
move
to
our
next
order
of
business.
Is
the
consideration
of
the
calendar
and
there
being
no
bills
on
the
first
reading
calendar
today
the
chair
recognizes
councilwoman
parker
for
a
motion
concerning
the
resolutions
on
the
final
passes.
Calendar.
M
A
Second,
second,
thank
you.
It's
been
moved
and
seconded
that
the
will's
accounts
will
be
suspended
to
permit
the
use
of
a
consent
agenda
to
consider
the
resolutions
just
read
by
councilwoman
parker,
all
in
favor,
indicate
by
saying
aye.
Those
opposed
all
right
motion
carries
in
those.
We
will
consider
the
resolution
considered.
Then
the
shortly
your
chair
now
recognizes
councilwoman
parker
for
a
motion
concerning
the
bills
on
the
second
reading
and
final
pass
of
the
calendar.
M
A
E
A
M
A
A
E
A
Thank
you
thank
you
and
we're
back,
and
thank
you
for
your
patience
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'll
go
as
follows.
Public
comment
must
concern
matters
on
the
second
reading
and
final
fastest
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,
when,
when
you
call,
we
will
take
your
name,
your
phone
number,
the
number,
the
legislative
item
that
you
are
commenting
on
and
whether
you
are
supportive
or
against
in
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
under
ideal
circumstances
which
we
have
today.
A
You
will
have
three
minutes
to
speak,
but
from
time
to
time,
based
on
the
volume
of
speakers
it
may
vary,
but
today
you'll
have
three
minutes.
In
order
to
be
fair,
though,
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,
retirement
will
be
started.
We
will
monitor
your
remaining
time
throughout
your
testimony
when
there
are
30
seconds
remaining
to
your
time.
You
will
be
reminded
of
this
once
your
a
lot
of
time
has
passed.
B
A
The
limited
number
of
speakers
where
repetitious
comments
are
being
made
on
the
same
subject
matter
that
could
affect
backs
for
public
comment
at
a
meeting.
Please
be
aware
that
this
public
meeting
is
being
recorded
so
because
the
meeting
is
public
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
So,
by
continuing
to
be
in
the
meeting
you
are
considering
the
being
recorded.
I
want
to
thank
you
very
much
for
your
willingness
and
your
interest
in
participating
in
today's
council
session.
I
will
now
ask
mr
decker
to
please
call
the
first
name
on
the
list.
N
Yes,
queen
judith
robinson
here
to
speak
on
22076
that
pha
land
deal,
but
first
I
want
to
say
it's
women
history
month
and
it's
easy
to
try
to
write
black
women
out
of
history.
It's
been
done
for
many
centuries.
So
in
that
regard,
I
want
to
speak
on
some
activist
advocates
real
deal:
pha
tenant,
council,
women,
virginia
wilkes,
richard
allen,
ida
mae
pittman,
raymond,
rosen,
shelly,
jonathan
schoolkill
falls
and
all
of
the
black
women
tennis
of
pha
say
their
names.
They
are
truly
advocates
and
activists
regarding
20076.
N
N
N
You
know
we
need
to
make
certain
charity
starts
at
home.
Don't
write
yourself
out
of
history.
Don't
count
yourself
out,
make
sure
we're
being
respectful
of
the
black
women
in
this
town
who
are
holding
up
for
it
for
decades
decades.
We
can't
offer
skate,
make
up
stuff
and
disrespect
your
mama
with
that.
I'm
gonna
say
it's
women
history
month,
y'all
get
your
history
straight.
B
E
E
On
210-927-220145
of
myself
and
fifth
square
in
february
2020,
my
six-year-old
daughter,
my
wife
and
I
were
all
walking
across
the
street
in
west
philly
when
we
were
struck
by
a
reckless
driver.
Since
then,
councilmember
godier
worked
hard
to
approve
and
prioritize
the
placement
of
speed
cushions
on
several
blocks
of
springfield
avenue
where
the
incident
happened.
E
These
treatments
have
worked
so
well
that
this
section
of
springfield
avenue
is
no
longer
on
our
high
injury
network,
the
city's
list
of
most
dangerous
streets.
I
firmly.
I
firmly
believe
that
these
changes
to
chestnut
and
market
streets
will
be
an
enormous
benefit
to
all
roadway
users
alike,
whether
motorists,
cyclists
pedestrian
or
transit
rider.
E
I
applaud
councilmember
godier
for
her
leadership
in
making
sure
that
these
absolutely
vital
interventions
get
through
benefiting
the
most
vulnerable
roadway
users,
fatal
or
serious
injury.
Crashes
are
three
times
more
likely
to
occur
in
areas
of
the
city
where
most
residents
are
living
on
low
incomes
compared
to
wealthier
areas,
and
it
is
these
neighborhoods
that
see
the
most
death
and
injury
from
crashes.
E
E
E
Good
morning,
hello,
good
morning,
council
president
hello,
my
name
is
daniel
truman
and
as
a
member
of
fifth
square,
I
would
like
to
second
a
comment
made.
My
made
by
my
colleague
will
tom
and
ask
you
to
vote
yes
on
bills,
210,
927
and
220145
to
extend
bike
lanes
on
chestnut
street
and
marcus
street
in
west
philadelphia.
E
E
So,
if
you're
serious
about
these
promises,
you
made
we
need
to
allow
the
mayor's
office
to
implement
these
safety
reforms.
Administratively,
the
preferences
of
individual
council
members
should
be
considered,
but
the
current
system
of
total
deference
is
deemed
to
unnecessary
death
and
a
perpetuation
of
a
policy
status
quo.
Almost
all
of
you
claim
to
oppose.
E
Secondly,
it's
time
to
admit
that
paint
isn't
real
bike
infrastructure.
Anyone
with
eyes
can
see
unprotected
like
unprotected
bike
lanes
are
really
just
auxiliary
parking
and
loading
zones.
It's
clear
that
some
council
members
aren't
different
about
young
children
having
to
swerve
into
traffic,
because
so-called
bike
lanes
are
frequently
blocked,
but
for
those
of
you
actually
commit
to
eliminating
all
traffic
fatalities.
E
This
extended
parking
protected
bike
lane
on
marker
street
should
sir
I'm
sorry
on
chestnut
street
should
serve
as
an
example
example
of
how
to
do
it
right.
I
would
urge
this
council
to
work
with
otis
and
penndot
to
roll
out
more
parking,
protected
bike
lane
pilots
and
to
work
with
our
legislative
caucus
in
harrisburg
to
permanently
legalize
parking
protected
bike
lanes
in
philadelphia.
E
E
Thank
you.
Okay.
Good
morning,
I'm
testifying
today
in
support
of
ordinance
210927,
which
reallocates
one
travel
lane
of
chestnut
street
for
use
as
a
protected
bike
lane
I'd
like
to
share
a
personal
story.
From
last
september,
when
I
was
riding
my
bike
on
baltimore
avenue,
I
was
commuting
to
work
in
south
philly
along
my
usual
route.
I
knew
where
all
the
bumps
and
potholes
were,
which
intersections
to
be
especially
cautious
through,
and
my
route
was
intentionally
planned
to
minimize
the
amount
of
riding
that
I
would
have
to
do
in
mixed
traffic
with
cars.
E
E
I
was
doing
everything
possible
to
reduce
my
risk
on
that
commute
same
as
I
do.
Every
time
I
ride
my
bicycle,
I
was
wearing
my
helmet.
I
had
multiple
flashing
lights
on
my
bike
and
my
front
and
rear
brakes
were
both
working
well,
I
was
riding
at
safe
speeds
and
in
the
bike
lane
obeying
traffic
control
devices.
E
However,
these
measures
did
not
protect
me
because
the
bike
lane
on
baltimore
avenue
is
just
a
thin
ribbon
of
asphalt
between
a
row
of
parked
cars
and
moving
traffic.
I
had
only
a
split
second
to
react
to
the
driver
turning
across
my
path
and
nowhere
to
go
with
parked
cars
blocking
any
exit
to
my
right.
E
Had
I
been
riding
in
a
protected
bike
lane
that
morning,
like
the
one
that
this
ordinance
will
allow,
it's
likely
that
the
collision
would
have
been
prevented
entirely
and
I
would
not
have
needed
to
spend
months
in
a
cast
and
going
through
recovery.
I
hope
that
this
ordinance
and
more
like
it
are
passed
soon.
E
Retrofitting
streets
with
protected
bike
lanes
has
been
proven
to
improve
safety,
not
just
for
people
cycling,
but
also
for
people
walking
and
driving
working
to
complete
and
extend
the
network
of
protected
bike
lanes
will
mean
that
cycling
will
move
closer
to
becoming
a
viable
transportation
option
for
residents
of
all
ages
and
abilities.
Thank
you.
A
I
will
ask
the
clerk:
please
read
the
test
of
all
the
resolutions
on
the
consent
agenda
and
after
each
title
is
read.
Any
member
may
object
to
the
inclusion
of
the
resolution
on
the
resolution
agenda
upon
substance,
ejection
and
without
debate.
The
resolution
will
immediately
be
removed
and
from
the
resolution
concentration
and
placed
on
today's
regular
and
final
passage.
Calendar
chair
recognizes
counseling.
I'm
sorry,
mr
decker,
please
read
those
titles.
B
In
terms
of
the
resolution
calling
on
mayor
james,
f,
kenney
and
his
administration
to
conduct
an
annual
review
of
how
the
city's
elimination
of
the
rule
of
two
has
impacted.
Workforce
diversity
in
both
hiring
and
promotion
and
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero
one:
nine
four
and
started
a
resolution
celebrating
author
molly
elkman
and
her
children's
book.
The
house
that
she
built
on
the
occasion
of
women's
history
month
and
resolution
number
220195
entitled
a
resolution
recognizing
and
supporting
the
accomplishments
of
women
and
girls
throughout
history.
B
On
the
occasion
of
women's
history
month
and
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero
one:
nine
six.
Instead
of
the
resolution
recognizing
honoring
dr
edie
miller,
ellis
for
her
unwavering
commitment
to
the
advancement
of
the
careers
and
goals
of
women
and
minorities
in
the
field
of
medicine,
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero
one:
nine
eight
and
ten
at
a
resolution
authorized
in
the
philadelphia
redevelopment
authority
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
philadelphia
land
bank.
B
These
conveying
title
to
2609
through
27
sears
street
3014
through
26
wharton
street
1308
through
14
south
26th
street,
located
in
the
second
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
220199
entitled
a
resolution.
Honoring
reuben
jones
executive
director
of
frontline
dads
for
his
dedicated
leadership
in
promoting
public
safety
and
justice
reforms
in
philadelphia
and
resolution
number
220200,
and
to
the
resolution
calling
upon
the
pennsylvania,
general
assembly
and
governor
tom
wolf
to
raise
or
remove
the
cap
on
the
amount
of
tax
credits
available
under
the
film
production
tax.
B
A
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero:
two:
zero
five
and
started
a
resolution
authorizing
the
conveyance
of
an
interest
in
and
the
assignment
of
the
redevelopment
agreement
for
2032
lehigh
avenue
located
in
the
first
councilmanic
district
resolution.
Number
two:
two:
zero:
two:
zero
six
and
seven
resolution
authorizing
the
philippine
land
bank
to
dispose
of
2919
north
23rd
street,
located
in
the
8th,
councilmanic
district
and
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero:
two:
zero:
seven
and
started
a
resolution
recognizing
daryl
k
senior
for
his
ongoing
success
and
contributions
in
the
fields
of
business
and
community
development.
B
As
ceo
of
the
church
family
of
companies
and
resolution
number
220209
and
started
a
resolution
recognizing
and
commemorating
the
500th
anniversary
of
the
arrival
of
christianity
in
the
philippines.
With
the
theme
gifted
to
give
and
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero:
two
one:
zero
inside
of
the
resolution
calling
on
the
city
of
philadelphia
to
terminate
all
contracts
and
financial
ties
with
russian
businesses
and
investments
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
A
M
A
A
We
will
now
consider
today's
bill
consent
agenda.
I
will
ask
the
clerk
to
please
read
the
titles
of
all
the
bills
on
the
consent
agenda
after
each
child
is
read.
Any
member
may
object
to
the
inclusion
of
the
bill
on
the
consent
agenda
upon
such
an
objection
and
without
debate
that
bill
will
immediately
be
removed
from
the
consent
agenda
and
placed
in
our
regular
and
final
passage
calendar
for
today.
Mr
decker,
please
read
the
bills
on
the
bill
consent
agenda
today.
B
Both
sides,
north
61st
street,
between
west
oxford
street
and
clifford
terrace,
both
sides
and
west
columbia
avenue
between
north
60th
street
and
north
61st
street.
Both
sides
emblem
number
two:
two:
zero:
zero:
four:
five
inside
of
an
ordinance
establishing
a
no
truck
parking
regulation
on
both
sides
of
overbrook
avenue
from
64th
street
to
66th
street
and
building
two
two:
zero:
zero.
Five:
three
inside
an
ordinance
establishing
a
no
truck
parking
regulation
on
hornet
morning,
road
from
roosevelt
boulevard
to
its
terminus.
A
Thank
you,
mr
decker.
These
bills
have
been
read
on
two
different
days.
The
question
for
each
bill
now
is
shell.
The
bill
passed.
Finally,
mr
decker
called
a
roll
and,
upon
being
called
each
council
member,
shall
vote
eye
on
each
of
the
bills
nail
on
each
of
the
bills
or
indicate
those
bills
for
which
the
member
is
voting.
I
and
those
bills
for
which
the
member
is
voting,
nay.
Mr
decker,
please
call
the
rule.
A
Clark
I,
on
all
bills,
a
majority
of
all
members
have
been
voted
in
the
affirmative
for
each
of
the
bills.
The
bills
on
the
consent
agenda
are
passed.
We
will
now
consider
the
bills
and
resolutions
on
the
regular
second
reading
and
final
passes
calendar.
Mr
decker,
please
read
the
title
of
bill
number
210778a.
G
G
G
Now,
let's
fast
forward
to
today,
forty
years
after
the
university
city,
townhomes,
first
opened
our
city
in
the
third
district
has
changed
dramatically.
In
the
last
two
decades
alone,
housing
prices
have
tripled.
In
this
immediate
area,
the
black
population
east
of
52nd
street,
has
been
cut
in
half
and
the
end
is
nowhere
in
sight.
An
estimated
5
billion
dollars
has
been
spent
on
construction
in
university
city
in
the
last
decade
alone.
G
G
I
also
want
to
highlight
a
companion
piece
of
legislation
bill
22007
that
will
expand
the
overlay
to
other
locations
along
the
market,
frankfurt
transfer,
transit
corridor.
This
ordinance
will
ensure
further
affordability
by
requiring
a
higher
percentage
of
affordable
units
be
included
in
projects
where
developers
wish
to
access
density
bonuses.
G
This
bill
is
currently
awaiting
a
hearing,
and
I
look
forward
to
discussing
it
further
with
my
colleagues.
Finally,
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
discuss
the
issue
of
opt-outs
since
the
1980s
programs,
including
the
low-income
housing
tax
credit
program,
have
incentivized
private
developers
to
create
and
maintain
affordable
housing
units.
G
While
these
programs
have
allowed
the
production
of
many
thousands
of
affordable
homes
in
philadelphia,
property
owners
are
only
required
to
provide
these
units
for
a
set
number
of
years
putting
residents
at
risk
of
displacement
once
the
term
of
the
subsidy
ends
by
the
end
of
2025
affordability
and
income.
Restrictions
on
over
300
000
homes
across
the
country
are
set
to
expire.
G
G
No
comprehensive
plan
has
been
created
at
any
level
of
our
government
to
address
this
growing
problem.
It's
a
crisis
and
it's
imminent
and
what
gets
lost
too
often
in
this
conversation
are
the
people
that
these
decisions
impact.
I
am
offended
by
the
notion
that
people
should
be
displaced
from
their
communities
and
moved
all
about
with
little
to
no
regard
for
their
safety.
Their
social
supports
the
continuity
of
their
kids,
education,
their
faith
communities
and
the
list
goes
on.
G
Sometimes
it
feels
like
certain
sets
of
people
in
our
city
are
making
out
great,
thriving
and
profiting
more
than
ever,
while
others,
namely
working
class
people,
are
losing
again
and
again
and
again.
We
as
a
city
have
an
obligation
to
step
up
and
to
step
in
to
protect
people,
to
protect
housing
and
to
be
actively
engaged
in
creating
intentionally
equitable
communities
and
passing
this
overlay
bill
is
an
important
step
in
that
direction
both
for
west
philly
and
for
our
city
as
a
whole.
Thank
you.
A
E
J
E
B
A
A
C
J
E
E
A
B
An
ordinance
authorizing
an
increase
in
the
non-electoral
indebtedness
of
the
city
within
the
pennsylvania
constitutional
limit
authorizing
the
bond
committee
committee
to
sell
bonds
to
public
private
negotiated
sale,
provide
funds
for
various
capital
municipal
purposes,
fighting
for
appropriations
to
the
sinking
fund,
commission
for
the
payment
of
such
bonds
and
authorizing
agreements
to
provide
credit
or
payment
or
liquidity
sources
for
the
bonds.
In
connection
with
issuance
of
the
bonds.
A
B
A
B
An
ordinance
authorizing
transfers
and
appropriations
for
fiscal
year,
2022
from
the
general
fund
and
the
grass
revenue
fund,
certain
all
city
offices,
department,
boards
and
commissions
to
the
general
fund,
the
water
fund
and
the
aviation
fund.
Certainly
all
city
offices,
departments,
boards
and
commissions.
A
C
E
J
K
B
A
B
L
A
B
A
resolution
authorizing
the
city
of
philadelphia
council
committee
on
public
safety
to
hold
public
hearings
to
examine
enforcement
practices,
preventative
measures
and
potential
solutions
necessary
to
address
the
widespread
illegal
dumping
taking
place
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
to
explore
ways
to
collaborate
with
city
agencies.
To
address
this
problem
introduced
today
by
councilwoman
gartier
chair
recognizes.
J
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
decker
priority
recognizing
speeches,
members
regarding
speeches.
I
will
note
for
the
record
at
this
time
we
will
use
the
chat
feature
available
on
microsoft
teams
to
allow
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
sunshine
act,
and
the
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
particular
purpose
and
do
we
have
any
speeches
on
behalf
of
the
minority
chair
recognizes
councilwoman
brooks.
H
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
want
to
thank
you
specifically
for
your
resolution
in
honor
of
the
life
and
work
and
legacy
of
housing
activist
jennifer
benecic,
and
for
allowing
me
to
introduce
your
resolution
on
on
your
behalf.
As
you
know,
firsthand
jen
was
definitely
a
force
to
be
reckoned
with.
She
was
fierce
and
driven
and
committed
to
fighting
for
equal
distribution
of
wealth
and
resources
in
philadelphia.
A
K
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
archbishop
mary
floyd
palmer,
who
was
here
today,
and
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
just
acknowledge
that
she's,
the
first
and
only
female
archbishop,
not
only
in
the
city
but
also
the
state
of
pennsylvania
as
well,
and
so
she
carrying
on
the
life
and
legacy
of
her
dad
melvin
within
her
own
right.
K
In
terms
of
addressing
the
issue
of
trauma
and
how
hurt
people
hurt
people,
particularly
when
we're
talking
about
children
and
tomorrow,
at
9
30
a.m,
we're
having
a
special
committee
on
gun,
violence,
hearing
around
domestic
violence
and
gun
laws?
I'm
quite
sure
everybody
paid
attention
to
how,
during
last
year,
especially
during
these
last
two
years
on
the
pandemic,
we
sent
an
increase
in
women
being
shot
or
murdered.
K
A
significant
amount
of
those
shootings
were
based
upon
domestic
violence,
so
we're
gonna
do
a
deeper
dive
working
in
partnership
with
women
organized
against
freight
women,
women
against
abuse,
philadelphia,
police
department
and
other
stakeholders
on
how
we
look
at
different
strategies
of
how
we
are
addressing
this
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
participating.
K
Those
hearings
are
very,
very
meaningful
meaningful
when
it
comes
to
looking
at
strategies
the
most
important
recommendations
and
the
work
that
comes
out
of
doing
a
deep
dive
and
they
haven't
so
again.
Thank
you,
council
president
for
the
time
allotted
and
everyone
keep
up
the
good
work
and
god
bless.
A
J
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
president.
I
first
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
council
member,
jamie
gautier
for
her
important
legislation
and
the
city
council
body
for
moving
forward
on
the
important
legislation
regarding
the
university
city.
Townhomes
displacement
at
this
scale
is
not
merely
a
matter
of
market
forces,
but
the
failure
to
protect
people
when
these
things
become
especially
when
these
things
become
exploitative
and
punitive
and
more
work
clearly
needs
to
be
done
in
this
area.
J
I
just
want
to
thank
councilmember
gautier
for
taking
those
important
steps
for
doing
it
and
for
this
council
body
for
looking
out
for
our
residents.
But
what
I
wanted
to
focus
on
today
was
that
today
are
the
closing
arguments
in
the
fair
funding
trial.
That's
happening
right
now
in
the
commonwealth
court
and
over
the
last
three
months
and
40
plus
witnesses,
including
school
superintendents
and
cfos
and
academic
experts.
J
But
it's
very
apparent
to
have
all
these
witnesses
going
on
and
saying
and
questioning
whether
diversity
is
necessary
or
is
considered
an
asset,
whether
some
students
should
have
access
to
a
basic
course
like
algebra,
if
they
are
quote
unquote
on
a
mcdonald's
truck.
These
were
shocking.
Things
said
in
a
court
of
law
and
it's
a
reminder
that
we
don't
actually
have
to
wait
for
a
ruling
from
the
commonwealth
court
to
push
for
better
funding
of
our
schools.
It's
frankly
ridiculous
that
we
have
to
legislate
ending
lead
in
our
drinking
water
in
a
public
school
building.
J
It
shouldn't
happen
because
it
should
never
have
been
an
issue.
It's
ridiculous
that
our
council
body
has
had
to
take
numerous
steps
to
improve
school
facilities,
to
improve
basic
access
to
resources
for
young
people,
but
nonetheless,
here
we
are.
We
have
more
than
eight
billion
dollars
in
surplus
at
the
state
level
that
should
go
towards
the
modernization
of
our
schools
and
towards
funding
school
facilities.
There's
work
that
we
have
to
do
on
our
own
city,
council
body.
J
It's
why
we
push
so
hard
to
reform
the
10-year
tax
abatement
to
make
sure
that
schools
get
properly
funded
and
why
we'll
take
the
parking
authority
to
task
if
they
are
diverting
money
that
should
be
rightly
due
to
our
schools.
But
this
is
not
obviously
something
that's
going
to
be
corrected
in
one
budget
session
or
through
any
individual
piece
of
legislation.
It's
got
to
be
a
commitment
by
our
body.
I
think
we've
done
that.
J
I
think
we
put
more
money
towards
our
schools,
but
the
gap
is
significant
and
we've
got
to
push
for
more
and
that
should
not
cause
fear.
It
should
cause
us
to
think
about
the
opportunities
that
can
happen
when
we
tell
our
young
people
each
and
every
single
one
of
them
that
steps
through
those
doors
that
their
lives
matter
and
that
we
care
about
them,
and
the
last
thing
I'll
say
is
that
in
case
we
haven't.
J
J
That
is
basically
30,
000
kids
a
day
who
walk
into
school
at
7
30
a.m
and
do
not
have
a
regular
teacher
in
front
of
them.
That
is
a
crisis
of
gargantuan
proportions.
It's
not
only
for
this
year,
but
it
will
be
for
next
year
and
it
will
certainly
be
a
major
issue
for
the
next
superintendent,
but
the
reason
why
I
bring
that
up
is
not
to
say
that
there
are
teachers
who
aren't
just
in
classrooms,
but
we
have
to
make
and
revitalize
teaching
as
a
profession.
J
All
of
us
on
this
council
body
have
been
deeply
committed
to
jobs,
jobs,
jobs.
Many
of
us
on
this
council
body
have
been
educators
and
teachers,
even
in
our
public
schools.
Here
in
philadelphia
to
me,
teaching
is
still
the
best
job,
the
most
important
job
that
I've
ever
had,
and
I
want
us
as
a
body
to
work
together
to
elevate
the
practice
of
teaching
to
call
people
on
to
this
work
and
to
revitalize
our
school's
classroom
by
classroom
school
by
school.
Thank
you
very
much,
council
president.
C
Well,
thank
you,
mr
president.
You
know
this
has
been
a
tough
week.
It's
been
a
tough
week
for
our
office.
It's
been
a
tough
week
for
the
folks
of
the
city
of
philadelphia
when
you
look
at
crime
and
violence
and
the
effects
that
it
has
had
just
last
week
last
thursday
evening,
a
gentleman
in
germantown-
and
you
know
what
we
would
call
one
of
our
elders-
was
gunned
down
at
an
atm
machine
in
his
own
neighborhood.
C
He
felt
safe.
He,
you
know
many
people
said:
oh,
you
know,
that's
not
a
good
place
to
use
an
atm
any
place
should
be
a
good
place
to
use
an
atm.
We
have
to
stop
suggesting
that
it's
okay
for
folks
to
take
over
our
neighborhoods
that
it's
okay
for
them
to
approach
us
with
guns
drawn
and
demand.
What
is
someone
else's?
C
What
they
have
worked
for,
and
you
know
so
we
have
this
horrible
situation
with
one
of
our
elders
gunned
down
in
germantown
and
as
I
mentioned
you
know,
within
my
office
we
had
a
young
man
who
was
a
council
staffer
for
many
years
who
we
lost
to
gun
violence.
This
past
week,
chimera
carlton,
who
was
the
son
of
former
streets.
Commissioner
donald
carlton
kamir,
came
to
work
with
us
in
city
council
right
after
college,
and
he
was
a
dean's
list
student.
He
was
on
the
honor
roll
in
school.
C
He
was
a
good
kid.
He
was
a
good
kid
and
he
was
a
father
of
three
about
28
years
old,
and
you
know
I
just
really
wanted
to
say
his
name
this
morning.
I
really
wanted
to
say
his
name,
and
so,
as
we
talk
about,
you
know,
violence
and
the
effects
that
it
has
and
the
lingering
effects
that
this
kind
of
violence
has
on
all
of
us.
C
One
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
to
just
mention
to
my
colleagues,
particularly
my
district
colleagues,
is
that
we
have
a
listing
of
all
of
the
investments
made
recently
in
the
last
year
or
two
within
parks
and
rec
facilities.
We're
going
to
be
distributing
that
information
and
meeting
with
members
to
talk
about
the
amount
of
investment
or
really
the
lack
thereof.
C
We
had
expected
with
rebuild
that
that
we
would
have
a
much
more
robust
level
of
investment
in
many
of
our
playgrounds
parks
and
recreation,
centers
and
libraries,
and
it
just
really
hasn't
come
to
fruition.
So
we
are
going
to
be
talking
about
that
as
a
way
to
redirect
some
of
our
young
people,
you
know.
Listen,
maybe
we
can't
save
everybody,
but
we
can
save
somebody
we
can.
We
can
save
some
folks.
There
are
some
folks
who
want
to
be
in
a
different
situation.
C
They
want
to
have
access
to
training
and
opportunities
and
jobs,
and
they
don't
want
to
be
on
the
street.
So
let's
get
those
that
we
can
off
the
streets
and
into
the
programs
and
services
that
we
know
will
make
a
difference
in
their
lives
and
cut
into
this.
This
senseless
violence
that
we
see
happening
and
continuing
to
happen
in
philadelphia.
H
A
I
Council
president,
I
was
was
actually
going
to
just
announce
the
hearing
that
we're
having
this
afternoon.
The
streets
of
services
committee
is
having
a
hearing
this
afternoon
at
1pm
to
explore
us
sustainable
alternatives
to
what
we
do
to
prepare
for
storms
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
There's
no
secret
that
in
philadelphia
we
have
huge
issues
with
infrastructure,
whether
it's
the
impact
it
has
on
hitting
runs
or
the
average
everyday
pothole
issues
that
we
have.
I
So
today's
hearing
is
going
to
be
looking
at
exploring
alternatives
to
how
we
deal
with
and
prepare
for
some
of
the
precipitation
that
happens
as
it
relates
to
storms
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
But
I
don't
think
anybody
can
listen
to
councilmember
bass
and
what
she
just
said
in
the
passion
she
just
said
it
with
and
follow
up
from
her,
not
say
anything
so
colleague
I
I
appreciate
your
passion
and-
and
you
know
I
I
also
share
your
frustration.
I
I
I
I
So
I
I
know
for
me:
I'm
inspired
I'm
going
to
continue
to
to
fight
the
good
fight
and
try
to
save
as
many
lives
as
we
can,
but
but
I
will
try
to
continue
to
push
because
I
think
that
far
too
often
when
we
find
solutions-
and
we
advocate
for
those
solutions-
they
they
don't
actualize
themselves,
and
I
think
that
is
that
is
where
the
rubber
hits
the
road
so
I'll
stop
right
there.
I
thank
everybody
for
their
leadership.
I
D
D
So
people
understand
what
they're
fighting
for,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that,
because
it's
women's
month
and
jennifer
was
very
strong
and
very
firm
in
her
position,
but
you
know
taught
me
a
whole
lot
around
that
advocacy
work
with
how
she
developed
a
relationship
and
worked
with
kelvin
to
do
the
historic
agreement
that
was
later
signed
off
on
by
by
everyone,
and
it
really
speaks
to
a
model
that
we
we
should
all
follow.
Sometimes
when
we
take
a
moment
and
pause
and
just
listen
to
each
other.
D
Yesterday
we
had
a
conversation
with
board
president
joyce
wilkerson
in
the
education
committee
and,
as
she
was
talking
to
us
around
the
process,
she
reminded
us
that
the
school
district
of
philadelphia
and
the
search
committee
was
competing
with
seven
to
ten
other
large
cities
who
are
also
in
search
of
a
superintendent
right.
They,
you
know
whether
it's
denver
cincinnati
cincinnati
boston.
D
Let
us
be
reminded
of
of
that
that
you
know
we're
just
like
with
teachers
and
just
like
with
nurses,
we're
all
competing
for
the
best
talent,
and
I
want
the
next
superintendent
to
come
to
philadelphia,
clear
around
the
challenges,
but
also
around
the
commitment
by
stakeholders
to
work
alongside
that
person
to
make
our
school
district
the
best
that
it
can
be.
So.
Thank
you
very
much
council
president
and
my
colleagues.