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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 3-23-2023
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Not
not
only
on
the
East
Coast
but
in
the
entire
world,
some
serious
stuff
there.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
We
appreciate
you
all
right,
we're
gonna,
get
kicking
off
and
to
get
my
invocation
this
morning
the
chair
recognizes
the
Reverend
Eric
good
of
the
People's
Baptist
Church.
He
is
here
today
as
a
guest
of
councilwoman,
Brooks
I
would
ask
all
members
and
guests
to
please
rise.
I
was
told
that
the
pastor
is
an
awesome
awesome.
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B
B
Cheer
thanks
to
gentlemen
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
the
sunshine
act
motion
this
chair
recognizes
councilman
squiller
now
for
a
motion
concerning
certain
legislative
matters
that
may
arise
during
the
course
of
the
today's
session
of
council
that
were
not
listed
on
the
calendar
prior
to
the
today
session.
Councilman
school.
B
Thank
you,
I've
been
moving
property
second,
that
the
legislative
matter
stated
by
councilman.
Schooler
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,
those
opposed
Eyes,
heavy
and
motion
is
approved
and
our
next
order
of
business
is
communication,
and
the
chair
recognizes
the
clerk
who
will
please
read
the
message
from
the
mayor
and
any
other
communication
that
he
may
have
in
his
possession
today.
I
From
the
mayor
to
the
president
and
members
of
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
I
am
pleased
to
advise
you
that
on
March
22
2023
I
signed
the
following
bill,
which
was
passed
by
council
at
a
session
on
March
9
2023
bill
number
220941
and
then
I
am
returning
bill.
Number
two:
two:
zero:
nine,
seven
three
and
two:
three:
zero:
zero
zero
one.
I
11
700
of
the
Philadelphia
codons
out
of
right-of-way
management
by
revising
requirements
for
obtaining
access
to
and
permits
for
construction
in
the
underground
portion
of
the
right-of-way
and
making
technical
changes
in
amending
chapter
9,
300
inside
of
communication
by
deleting
Provisions
related
to
polls
and
overhead
wires.
All
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
B
I
I
Councilman
Thomas
offers
a
privileged
resolution
authorizing
the
committee
on
labor
and
civil
service
to
hold
a
hearing
examining
the
economic
burden
of
the
unregulated
business
economy
on
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Today's
calendar
and
a
privileged
resolution
honoring
congratulating
champion
of
the
week
yelissa
Ortiz
for
becoming
the
first
young
woman
to
to
win
a
Philadelphia
Public
League
wrestling
title.
J
Good
morning,
council
president
good
morning,
colleagues,
Miss
Ortiz
and
her
family
is
here
today
in
city
council
she's,
a
student
at
Marriott
bursetti.
She
actually
wrestled
the
121
pound
weight
as
it
relates
to
wrestling,
and
her
sister
is
also
a
wrestler
as
well
as
her
brother.
So
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
honor
her
and
recognize
her
and
her
family.
Can
you
stand
up
and
can
we
give
her
a
round
of
applause.
J
Any
anytime
we
could
put
ourselves
in
a
position
to
recognize
young
people
for
the
great
work
that
they're
doing,
whether
it's
academically
or
through
extracurricular
activity.
We
want
to
do
so
and
we're
hoping
that
Miss
Ortiz
expires
the
next
young
woman
to
get
involved
in
athletics,
whether
it's
wrestling
or
some
other
Sport
and
achieve
their
best
self.
J
I
Councilwoman
Brooks
offers
a
privileged
resolution
honoring
and
recognizing
the
dedicated
service
of
Deborah.
We
whose
steadfast
championship
and
work
on
behalf
of
the
Philadelphia,
Chinatown
and
Asian
American
communities
has
inspired
a
new
generation
of
community
Advocates
and
preserved
Philadelphia's
Chinatown
as
a
vibrant,
National,
cultural
icon.
K
Okay,
thank
you.
Council
president,
in
honor
of
women's
History,
Month
I'm
continuing
my
series
of
resolution,
honoring
powerful
Philadelphia
women
who
shaped
our
City's
history
and
transformed
it
for
the
better
I've,
had
to
miss
some
sessions
this
month
to
take
care
of
some
official
business.
So
today,
I'm
excited
to
honor
two
amazing
Philadelphia
women
Debbie
way
and
Maria.
K
Adamas
Debbie
way
is
a
lifelong
organizer,
whose
commitments
to
her
Asian,
American
Community,
has
been
unshaken
during
her
entire
lifetime,
Debbie
helped
found
Asian
American
United,
one
of
the
oldest
Asian
Pacific
islander-based
organizations
in
Philadelphia,
which
has
championed
the
rights
of
and
inspired
new
leadership
of,
Philadelphia
philadelphians
of
Asian
descent
to
challenge
oppression.
Debbie
is
also
fought
to
improve
our
public
schools,
for
safe
housing
for
all
residents
and
for
expanded
opportunities
for
young
people.
Debbie's
work
also
centered
on
germatina
town
community
has
preserved
Philadelphia's
Chinatown
as
a
vibrant,
National
cultural
icon.
K
It
inspired
a
new
generation
of
community
Advocates
and
Maria
has
spent
her
life
advocating
for
and
assisting
our
most
vulnerable
neighbors
Maria
spent
29
years
as
a
paralegal
with
Community
Legal
Service.
Helping
low-income
Philadelphia
is
facing
foreclosure
utility
and
tax
issues
and
emergency
housing
program.
Today,
Maria
serves
as
a
cares
administrator
at
Pico's
Universal
service
department
working
to
help
low
and
moderate
income.
Philadelphians
manage
and
pay
their
utility
bills.
K
Maria
has
also
volunteered
with
La
Liga
del
Barrio
Philadelphia's,
first
Latino,
youth,
basketball
league
for
two
decades,
and
she
has
been
she
can
be
found
there,
many
Saturday
mornings,
helping
with
registrations
or
concessions,
while
appreciating
enthusiasm
and
heart
of
the
kids
put
into
each
game.
The
leadership
and
dedicated
of
these
two
amazing
women
have
inspired
generations
of
women,
organizers
and
caretakers,
and
I
am
so
grateful
to
honor
them.
Both
today
can
they
stand.
Please
foreign.
K
L
To
take
the
opportunity
to
say
thank
you
to
council
member
Brooks
for
recognizing
Maria
Adonis,
who
I've
known
for
over
20
years,
has
been
a
selfless
servant
to
to
my
constituents
and
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
It
doesn't
matter
the
day
it
doesn't
matter.
The
time
Maria
has
always
said.
Yes
has
always
been
present
and
does
everything
she
can
goes
beyond
the
Call
of
Duty
to
be
able
to
serve
and
make
sure
that
people
receive
the
necessary
resources
that
improve
their
quality
of
life
and
so
I'm
honored.
I
B
B
F
F
You
know
Mr
Mr,
President
I,
think
sometimes
people
on
the
outside
might
look
at
what
we
do
in
city
government
and
think
that
it's
easy
that
what
we
do
is
super
easy.
We
make
it
look
easy,
but
it's
not
easy
and
to
recognize
these
three
women
and
the
work
that
they
have
done
in
keeping
Philadelphia
and
safe
and
keeping
the
city
running
and
all
that
they
have
done
for
our
communities.
I.
F
Think
at
this
moment,
as
we
recognize
women's
History
Month
as
we
cut
as
it
comes
to
an
end,
that
we
recognize
these
three
women,
as
not
only
being
women
who
are
are
doing
something
significant,
but
really
making
a
difference
in
all
of
our
Lives,
whether
we
acknowledge
it
know
it
see
it
on
the
day-to-day
or
not,
and
we
wanted
to
take
a
moment
and
just
say.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
have
done
and
I
wanted
to
just.
F
If,
if
you
would
indulge
me
Mr
President,
because
I
know
that
they
have
very
busy
schedules,
as
you
can
imagine,
and
probably
I
might
lose
one
or
two
of
them
before
we
actually
get
down
to
the
end
of
our
session.
But
I
wanted
to
recognize
our
commissioner
I'll
start
with
Daniel
outlaw
who
began
her
career
in
the
Oakland
Police
Department.
She
Rose
to
the
ranks
to
deputy
chief
after
various
assignments,
including
Patrol,
Community,
Services,
the
office
of
chief
of
police,
the
criminal
investigations,
division,
Internal
Affairs
and
the
office
of
Inspector
General,
Inspector,
General
and
2017.
F
Commissioner
Outlaw
became
the
first
African-American
woman
to
hold
the
position
of
chief
of
police
of
the
Portland
Oregon
Bureau
of
police.
Prior
to
her
appointment.
There
have
been
only
two
other
female
Chiefs
in
the
Portland
Police
Department
on
December
30th,
2019
Danielle,
M
Outlaw
was
named,
commissioner
of
the
Philadelphia
Department,
making
her
the
first
female
African-American
commissioner
in
the
city's
history.
She
stands
at
the
Helm
of
the
nation's
fourth
largest
Police
Department,
which
employs
more
than
6
500
sworn
officers
and
800
civilians
who
work
to
make
the
city
of
Philadelphia
safe.
F
Commissioner
Carney
began
her
work
and
career
with
the
Philadelphia
Department
of
Prisons
as
a
social
worker.
She
was
promoted
to
the
social
work
supervisor
position
and
was
responsible
for
the
intake
unit
at
the
current
from
home,
Correctional
Facility,
commissioner
Carney
was
instrumental
in
implementing
gender,
responsive
training
to
correctional
officers,
treatment
staff
and
contractors
and
working
with
female
offenders
and
has
been
strongly
advocating
for
drug
and
alcohol
treatment
and
Transitional
services
in
January
2015.
F
She
leads
a
staff
of
2300
employees
and
contracted
staff,
which
operates
six
facilities
in
Northeast,
Philadelphia
and
last
but
not
least,
certainly
Sheriff,
Rochelle,
Bilal,
Sheriff
below
has
27
years
of
service
in
the
Philadelphia
Police
Department,
where
she
fulfilled
many
significant
roles.
She
served
on
units
that
focused
on
sex
crimes
and
drug
trafficking,
including
work
in
the
high
intense
intense
drug
trafficking
area,
a
joint,
a
Joint
Task
Force
with
the
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigations
and
The
Drug
Enforcement
Administration.
F
Sheriff
Bilal
was
the
first
female
hired
to
serve
as
the
Director
of
Public
Safety,
where
she
managed
the
police
department
and
the
volunteer
fire
department
and
on
January
6
2020
Sheriff
Rochelle
Bilal
was
sworn
in
to
lead
the
office
of
the
sheriff
for
the
City
and
County
of
Philadelphia.
She
has
a
distinction
to
be
the
first
elected
African-American
women's
woman
woman
sheriff
in
the
181
year,
history
of
the
Philadelphia
Sheriff's
Office
and
those
three
women
have
made
history,
Kudos,
congratulations
and
a
great
big
round
of
applause,
and
thank
you
for
your
service.
M
Yeah,
thank
you.
Councilor
president
I'm,
just
going
to
be
real,
quick
I
just
want
to
Echo
the
sentiments
of
my
colleagues
for
my
colleague,
councilman
Cindy
bass
for
taking
time
of
our
her
schedule
and
acknowledging
these
three
outstanding
leaders
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
particularly
around
the
area
of
Public,
Safety
and
I
work
very
closely
with
my
colleague,
councilman
Curtis
Jones,
and
these
three
leaders
on
a
variety
of
different
issues.
M
And
so
again
we
just
want
to
say
hats
off
continue
to
keep
up
the
good
work,
and
we
know
it's
not
an
easy
job,
but
y'all
get
up
day
in
and
day
out
on
the
front
line.
Addressing
the
issues
around
Public
Safety
and
one
thing.
I
think
that
on
the
wider
public
takes
for
granted
is
that
these
three
individuals
who
are
out
there
doing
this
work
they're
not
guaranteed
to
go
home
and
see
their
families
on
any
given
day.
M
Rep
is
the
Sheriff's
Office,
where
she's
going
front
line,
kicking
in
doors
and
and
providing
arrest
warrants
for
fugitives
or,
as
commissioner
Carney
who's
working
in
our
prison
system
on
state
roads,
and
they
might
try
to
take
over
the
prison
right
as
well
as
our
commissioner,
going
day
in
and
day
out
on
the
front
line,
addressing
all
issues
around
crime
and
gun,
violence
and
Public
Safety.
It's
not
guaranteed.
M
G
I
just
want
to
Echo
what
member
Johnson
said,
but
Kudos
hats
off
to
what
Cindy
bass
had
the
since
to
acknowledge
during
women's
History
Month,
all
you
had
to
do
was
when
they
stood
up
and
all
three
of
them
were
beside
each
other
to
see
how
impressive,
how
powerful
that
imagery
is
of
people
who
are,
as
remember
Johnson,
said
on
the
front
line.
I
have
had
an
opportunity
to
work
with
each
and
every
one
of
them
and
their
path
is
was
not
easy.
It's
not
easy
and
their
responsibilities
day
to
day
are
hard.
G
G
I
J
I
Amending
section
12919
of
the
Philadelphia
code
inside
of
an
orange
street
parking
a
boat's
motorhomes
truck
campers,
semi-trailers,
truck
tractors
and
vending
cards
to
provide
prohibitions
on
semi-trailer
and
Truck.
Tracker
tractor
parking
in
the
Ninth
District
of
council
and
Bill
number
220970
inside
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
revision
of
lines
and
grades
on
a
portion
of
City
plan
number
167
by
relocating
the
curb
lines
and
a
portion
of
the
southerly
house
line
of
Arch
Street
between
63rd
Street
and
Grove
Street.
C
B
Thank
you.
It's
been
moving,
probably
second
at
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended,
so
I
have
to
permit
first
meeting
this
day
of
26
bills
that
were
just
read
by
the
clerk.
All
those
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
those
opposed
all
right.
Let's
have
it
and
it
will
be
on
our
first
reading
calendar
today,
sharing
I
recognize
this
councilman
Johnson
for
a
report
from
the
committee
on
transportation
and
Public
Utilities.
I
B
B
We
will
now
proceed
under
a
special
order
of
business.
Emotion
that
Council
reconsider
the
vote
by
which
bill
number
230
106
was
passed.
This
bill
was
passed
by
the
Council
on
this
March
9th
2023
session
was
returned,
disapproved
by
the
mayor
at
today's
session
Council,
the
chief
clerk
will,
please
read
the
title
of
the
bill.
I.
I
Know
it
didn't
bill
number
230106
entitled
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
to
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
of
The
Proposal,
set
forth
in
a
resolution
approved
by
Council
amending
the
Philadelphia
home
loan
Charter
by
establishing
the
office
of
the
chief
public
safety
director
to
be
responsible
for
ensuring
Public
Safety
by
coordinating
the
resources,
personnel
and
employment
property
plant
and
Equipment
within
the
Departments
of
police
prisons.
Recreation
and
other
relevant
City
agencies
and
authorizing
the
appropriate
officers.
The
published
notice
and
to
make
arrangements
for
the
special
election.
B
Thank
you.
Is
there
a
second?
Thank
you
all
in
favor,
let
it
be
known
by
saying
aye
those
opposed
motion
carries
bill.
Number
230-106
will
be
placed
at
the
end
of
today's
calendar
and
our
next
order.
Business
is
consideration
of
the
calendar.
I
note
that
the
bills
just
reported
from
committee
was
suspension
of
the
rules
have
been
deemed
to
have
had
his
first
reading.
They
will
be
placed
on
our
second
reading
and
final
passes
calendar
at
our
next
session
of
council.
B
G
B
You
before
considering
these
resolutions
and
bills,
we
would
consider
public
comment
we'll
go
as
follows.
Your
public
comment
must
concern
matters
on
the
second
reading
and
final
passes
calendar
for
possible
action
at
today's
session.
All
speakers
must
sign
up
in
order
to
testify
if
you're
not
already
signed
up,
you
may
do
so
now
at
the
table
outside
of
the
chambers
with
the
sergeant
of
arms,
and
once
your
name
is
called
you
will
in
the
order
which
you
appear
on
the
sign
up
sheet,
you
will
be.
You
will
come
up
to
testify
under
ideal
circumstances.
B
We
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
an
opportunity
to
testify
today.
In
order
to
be
fair,
we
intend
to
hold
Faithfully
to
the
established
time
limit.
So
we
begin
speaking,
you
will
see
a
green
light
on
the
on
the
podium
on
the
device
when
the
light
turns
yellow.
You
will
have
30
seconds
to
conclude
your
remarks
and
when
the
light
turns
red
we'd
ask
that
you
please
adhere
to
our
guidelines
and
concludes
your
remark.
We
again
thank
you
for
your
willingness
to
participate
in
your
government
in
action.
H
N
Every
state
surrounding
us
has
raised
its
minimum
wage
and
food
at
fast
foods.
Restaurants
is
not
less
expensive
in
Pennsylvania
than
it
is
in
surrounding
states.
Jobs
have
not
moved
from
New
Jersey
into
Pennsylvania,
because
the
minimum
wage
went
up
in
New
Jersey.
The
state
surrounding
Philadelphia
and
Pennsylvania,
which
have
raised
the
minimum
wage
have
not
seen
their
economies
collapse.
N
Since
night,
the
1970s
we
have
seen
the
complete
divorce
between
wages
and
productivity,
with
most
of
the
gains
going
to
the
people
to
top.
If
the
minimum
wage
had
kept
pace
with
gains
in
the
economy's
productivity
over
the
last
50
years,
if
the
minimum
wage
would
be
nearly
26
dollars
an
hour
today
or
more
than
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
annual
income,
in
addition,
because
the
minimum
wage
has
not
been
raised,
other
incomes
have
been
stagnant.
N
People
who
make
more
than
the
minimum
wage
would
see
an
increase
if
the
minimum
wage
was
raised
and
because
wages
have
been
frozen
for
so
long,
housing,
utility
and
even
food
have
become
unaffordable
to
tens
of
thousands
of
philadelphians
housing.
Utility
bills
and
food
are
more
affordable
to
people
who
make
more.
The
more
people
make
the
less
need
for
subsidy
programs
and
the
more
the
city
budget
can
be
used
to
invest
in
our
future.
N
O
O
Good
morning
my
name
is
John
Bynum
good
morning
City
Council
Members
I
would
like
to
thank
councilmember
Johnson
for
inviting
me
to
speak
on
raising
the
minimum
wage.
Today
my
name
is
John
Bynum
I
am
the
assistant
District
leader
of
Mid-Atlantic
1201
District
of
SEIU
32bj,
the
Mid-Atlantic
1201
District
of
32
BJ
represents
over
10
000
bus
drivers,
janitors
building
Engineers
security
guards
for
both
Pennsylvania
and
the
school
district
of
Philadelphia
commercial
and
Commercial
Office
Buildings.
O
This
includes
the
cleaners
and
security
guards
in
this
building.
My
unit,
my
union,
along
with
most
of
you
here
today,
have
been
fighting
to
raise
the
minimum
wage
in
Pennsylvania
and
across
the
country
for
more
than
a
decade
since
kicking
off
the
fight
for
15.
26
million
workers
across
the
country
have
won
raises,
but
not
here
in
Pennsylvania,
while
all
our
neighborhoods
and
states
have
raised
their
wages,
Pennsylvania
minimum
wage
has
stayed
the
same.
7.25.
O
It
Wade
Pennsylvania
minimum
wage
is
729,
has
not
raised
since
2006.
725
barely
buys
me
a
dozen
of
eggs.
Almost
one
and
a
half
million
pennsylvanians
earn
less
than
15
000
an
hour.
This
leaves
many
Pennsylvania
live
in
many
Pennsylvania's
living
in
poverty,
barely
making
ends
meet
and
relying
on
social
safety
nets
just
to
get
by
many
of
the
workers
who
are
struggling
are
the
very
same
workers
we
call
Heroes
and
essential
during
the
pandemic.
O
It
is
an
insult
that
we
are
not
raising
the
weeds
for
them
in
all
Pennsylvania
workers.
Full-Time
workers
earning
a
minimum
wage
currently
cannot
cover
the
average
cost
of
living.
They
spend
a
bigger
portion
of
their
income
or
Necessities
like
housing.
Food
utilities
that
often
cannot,
which
can
often
not
be
delayed.
P
B
O
C
B
C
Q
Q
They
have
to
get
second
job
just
to
pay
the
bills.
It's
like
they're
robots
overworked
with
little
pay.
One
of
my
co-workers
lives
in
Chester
and
takes
two
and
a
half
hour
to
commute
to
just
to
get
to
work
and
she
doesn't
get
home
till
until
one
in
the
morning.
So
you
have
a
14
year
old
daughter
who
needs
her.
She
struggles
to
pay
her
rent
I.
Q
Think
people
need
at
least
twenty
dollars
an
hour
to
get
by
these
corporations
make
billions
of
dollars
and
they
can
afford
to
pay
people
more,
but
we
can't
afford
to
make
less
than
that
inflation
is
going
up.
So
how
are
we
supposed
to
make
it?
The
cost
of
living
is
rising,
but
we're
still
making
pennies
groceries
alone.
You
can't
even
afford
if
we
don't
rise,
the
minimum
wage
we'll
have
more
homelessness,
more
crime,
more
kids
not
being
raised
by
their
parents,
because
they
need
three,
four
jobs:
just
to
pay
the
bills.
B
R
For
work
from
knocking
on
the
doors
at
United,
hair
and
I
was
out
of
work
since
2020
when
the
pandemic
started
so
you're,
not
here
gave
me
an
opportunity
to
work
again,
so
I
know
how
it
feels
to
make
under
15
hours
an
hour.
It's
stressful,
it's
hard
coming
home,
trying
to
take
care
of
your
family,
knowing
not
knowing
that
another
check
is
going
to
come
or
whatnot,
so
we
definitely
need
to
raise
the
minimum
wage.
R
R
S
Hello,
my
name
is
Brahim
Douglas
I'm,
the
vice
president
of
Unite
Here
Local
274,
an
Outreach
coordinator
for
the
unit
here,
Philadelphia
Hospitality,
Academy
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Philadelphia.
I
worked
for
many
years
down
at
the
stadiums
in
South
Philly
and
fought
with
my
co-workers
to
raise
the
wages
like
to
bring
the
wages
down.
You
know
bring
the
wages
up
through
having
a
strong
union
and
down
so
many
years
later,
I'm
helping
to
spearhead
our
Hospitality
Academy.
S
We
train
philadelphians
from
the
poor,
zip
codes
to
place
into
union
jobs
and
have
benefits
that
workers
fought
to
change.
A
lot
of
people
who
come
to
the
hospitality.
Academy
have
never
had
a
union
job
before
and
come
from
Deep
poverty
and
have
had
jobs
where
they
were
making
less
than
15
an
hour
and
we're
able
to
even
weren't
even
able
to
afford
transportation
to
get
to
and
from
work.
Our
training
academy
helps
work
through
those
matters.
S
When
folks
get
a
job,
we
help
provide
transportation
until
they
get
their
first
check
paycheck
and
they
get
up
on
their
feet
if
you're,
making
less
than
15
an
hour.
Folks
are
working,
multiple
jobs
and
they
aren't
able
to
spend
time
with
their
families
and
loved
ones
and
they're
not
able
to
take
breaks
they're
exhausted.
By
comparison,
our
most
recent
graduate
class
will
be
going
to
Citizen
Bank
Ballpark
and
will
be
making
over
15
with
a
pathway
to
benefits.
S
We've
been
fighting
to
raise
the
standard
there
in
South
Philly
for
many
years
with
your
ongoing
support.
Councilman
Johnson,
our
Union
is
working
to
raise
the
standard
for
both
Union
and
non-union.
Workers
in
our
industry
here
are
some
numbers
to
consider.
The
average
annual
income
for
philadelphians
employed
in
visitor
accommodation
includes
the
management
is
24
061.
H
U
Good
morning,
esteemed
members
of
council,
my
name
is
Evelyn
sample
Oates,
and
it
is
my
pleasure
and
my
pride
to
be
here
today,
speak
on
behalf
of
police
commissioner
Danielle
M
Outlaw,
who
stands
at
the
Helm
of
the
Philadelphia
Police
Department.
The
department
employs
more
than
5600
sworn
officers
and
800
professional
staff
who
work
to
help,
make
Philadelphia
a
safer
City
and
as
unbelievable
as
it
may
sound.
She
is
the
first
African-American
female
police
commissioner
to
serve
within
the
Department's
169
year
history,
commissioner
Outlaw
does
not
hail
from
a
family
of
Law
Enforcement
Officers.
U
Her
passion
for
this
career
was
born
out
of
a
true
desire
to
improve
police
Community,
improve
the
police
community
relations
in
her
hometown.
During
her
high
school
years,
her
Journey
began
in
Oakland
California,
where
she
Rose
through
the
ranks
as
a
compassionate
and
respected
leader.
After
serving
her
community
Faithfully.
For
over
20
years,
she
became
the
first
African-American
female
police
chief
of
the
Portland
Oregon
Bureau
of
police
throughout
her
significant
career
of
first
she
leads
the
members
of
the
Philadelphia
Police
Department
with
authenticity
and
extends
Humanity
to
the
community.
U
The
murder
of
an
officer,
significant
Staffing
shortages,
increased
illegal
weapons
and
ghost
guns
on
our
streets
and
a
heartbreaking
amount
of
lives
lost
that
burden
of
which
she
shoulders
with
the
community
she
serves
and
her
police
officers
serve.
So
what
shines
through
in
her
leadership
is
resilience
resilience,
Under,
Pressure,
resilience
under
change,
resiliency
that
allows
those
around
her
to
know
that
they
can
survive
the
trauma
and
they
can
endure.
U
Her
task
is
not
for
the
week
of
heart,
under
a
commission
or
Outlaw's
Direction,
the
police
department
instituted
several
programs
to
ensure
that
police
officers
connect
with
community
members
in
a
way
that
is
Meaningful
and
gives
voice
to
marginalized
members
of
our
community.
The
procedural
just
youth
engagement
program
and
the
youth
advisory
commission
were
created
to
make
sure
that
the
youth,
who
are
often
direct
and
indirect
witnesses
to
violent
crime
in
our
community
could
unite
and
find
solutions
to
issues
that
they
encounter
every
day.
U
I
will
wrap
it
up
with
this
final
statement,
commissioner
Outlaw
according
to,
in
fact
mayor
Jim
Kenney,
who,
after
a
nationwide,
search
that
brought
commissioner
Outlaw
to
Philadelphia
recently
said.
Commissioner
Outlaw
has
shown
unfailingly
courageous
leadership
and
commitment
to
Public
Safety
in
the
three
years
since
her
appointment
to
the
position,
while
our
city
navigated,
the
uncertainty
and
social
aftershocks
of
an
unprecedented
Global
Health
crisis.
Commissioner
Outlaw
has
been
a
trusted
advisor
and
partner
to
my
office
and
all
of
our
collaborators
in
public
safety,
violence,
prevention
and
criminal
justice.
U
Under
her
leadership,
we
have
made
significant
strides
in
policing
reforms
and
data-driven
strategies.
Advancing
Public
Safety
I
commend
her
Integrity,
her
compassion
and
her
dedication
to
promoting
safety
and
progress.
So
join
me
today,
as
we
recognize
my
friend
my
sorority
sister,
my
link
sister
and
applaud
commissioner
Outlaw
for
her
tireless
dedication
as
a
law
enforcement
leader
and
a
true
public
servant.
V
Good
morning,
City
Council
Members
I
am
Kimberly
Ramirez
a
Philadelphia
Department
of
Prisons
Advisory
Board
member
and
I
feel
incredibly
honored
to
pay
tribute
to
commissioner
Blanche
Carney
during
women's
History
Month
I
had
the
privilege
of
meeting
commissioner
Carney
at
a
conference
focused
on
improving
adult
literacy
in
Philadelphia
back
in
2015..
Little
did
I
know
that
a
few
months
later
she
would
become
the
first
female
prison
commissioner
in
Philadelphia,
and
one
of
only
a
handful
of
women
to
hold
that
position
in
the
United
States.
V
Since
her
appointment,
commissioner
Carney
has
effectively
LED
Philadelphia
presents
through
significant
Transformations
and
unprecedented
challenges,
including
the
ongoing
covid-19
pandemic.
Under
her
leadership,
the
city
of
Philadelphia
has
implemented
a
restorative
approach
to
pre-trial
incarceration
with
access
to
critical
services
such
as
GED
programs,
job
training
and
mental
health
and
addiction
treatment,
incarcerated
individuals
return
to
their
communities
as
productive
workers
and
taxpayers,
enabling
those
with
children
to
be
more
actively
involved
in
their
children's
lives
throughout
the
covid-19
pandemic.
Commissioner
Carney
and
her
team
worked
tirelessly
to
keep
the
virus
from
spreading
in
our
jails.
V
Their
efforts
successfully
prevented
a
major
outbreak
and
kept
the
pandemic
or
kept
the
impact
of
the
covid-19
sorry
and
kept
the
impact
of
covid-19
inside
the
jails
below
the
community
infection
rate.
However,
the
pandemic
has
highlighted
the
importance
of
addressing
inefficiencies
and
inequalities
within
our
criminal
legal
system.
As
a
city,
we
must
recommit
ourselves
to
reform
efforts,
criminal
justice
reform
efforts
for
the
betterment
of
philadelphians
now
and
for
future
Generations
I
am
proud
of
our
work
under
commissioner
Carney's
leadership.
V
W
And
I
am
former
representative
of
the
190th
District
in
May
history.
Four
years
ago,
this
month,
being
elected
as
so
I
stand
in
support
of
The
Honorable
Rochelle
below
the
first
female
Sheriff
as
a
career
police
officer,
leader
of
the
Guardian
Civic,
lead
officer
of
the
Philadelphia
NAACP
and
now
Sheriff
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
She
has
fought
to
empower
and
to
uplift
the
most
marginalized
and
disenfranchised
communities
in
Philadelphia
as
Sheriff.
W
She
has
fed
families
during
covet
and
Beyond,
hosted,
coat,
drives
and
toy
giveaways
and
brought
RAM
and
Dent
Med
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
the
first
free,
totally
free
dental
medical
and
vision,
clinic
I
am
honored
to
be
chair
of
her
Sheriff's
executive
committee
of
chaplains
and
honorary
deputies
and
I
can
tell
you
that
this
Sheriff
has
so
much
more
to
bring
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
And
please
can
we
give
this
Sheriff
a
round
of
applause
as
a
history
maker
as
the
first
female
sheriff
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Thank
you.
E
E
Hello,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Kaya
Chao
I
am
W
A's
daughter
and
the
co-founder
of
students
for
the
preservation
of
Chinatown
I
co-founded
Spock
in
response
to
the
proposal
to
build
a
basketball
arena
that
would
sit
on
the
same
block
as
chinese-owned
businesses.
My
mother
was
born
to
Chinese
immigrants.
New
to
the
country.
Chinatown
was
the
only
place
they
could
feel
comfortable
and
buy
groceries
to
cook
familiar
food
being
one
of
the
only
ways
to
make
this
country
feel
like
home.
E
My
mom,
a
second
generation
Chinese
American
also
saw
Chinatown
as
a
safe
haven,
a
place
where
she
did
not
have
to
be
ashamed
of
her
identity.
Now,
as
a
third
generation,
chinese-american
I
can
say
that
I
feel
the
same
way
about
Chinatown
I
grew
up
going
to
folk,
Arts,
cultural
Treasures
charter
school,
a
school
that
my
parents
founded
going
to
Chinatown
and
seeing
peers
who
looked
like
me
every
day,
strengthened
my
identity,
the
holiday
I
looked
forward,
most
wasn't
to
Christmas.
E
It
was
with
Autumn
Festival,
which
my
parents
were
also
founders
of
Chinatown
Was,
where
I
learned
to
walk
around
on
my
own
I
did
that
even
as
a
young
child,
because
I
felt
safe,
there
admits
the
rise
of
anti-asian
violence
throughout
the
country.
Chinatown
is
still
my
safe
haven.
My
earliest
memories
consist
of
attending
protests
and
city
council
hearings
watching
my
mom
fight
against
the
construction
of
a
proposed
Casino
in
Chinatown.
My
mom
also
taught
me
that
it
isn't
just
Chinatown.
We
need
to
work
in
solidarity
with
all
people
who
face
oppression
and
Injustice.
E
My
mom
taught
me
about
family,
not
just
of
blood.
Our
phone,
our
home,
is
always
filled
with
her
former
students
who
she
mentored
over
the
years.
When
people
ask
me
how
many
people
are
my
family,
it's
so
hard
to
answer,
there's
so
many
people
who
call
my
mom
mom,
my
mother,
has
her
has
dedicated
her
life
to
the
fight
for
the
existence
of
Chinatown
both,
so
my
grandparents
could
always
have
a
place
to
feel
comfortable,
and
so
her
children
did
not
have
to
lose
connection
to
their
Heritage
and
Asian
American
identity.
E
X
X
X
X
X
X
E
Hello,
my
name
is
Linda
Chung
I
have
lived
in
Philadelphia's
Chinatown
since
I
was
a
teenager.
When
my
family
immigrated
to
the
United
States
I
grew
up,
worked,
got
married,
raised
my
children
and
have
now
retired
in
this
Chinatown
Community.
This
community
can
be
said
to
be
my
home
over
the
decades.
Our
community
has
gone
through
many
changes
and
of
those
changes.
The
ones
I
remember
the
most
is
knowing
being
with
and
working
with
Debbie
way.
E
Debbie
is
one
of
the
founders
of
the
agents,
Americans
United
and
a
leader
in
the
fight
against
inequality
in
Chinatown
she
co-founded
the
annual
Chinatown
mid-autumn
Festival
celebration
with
Chinatown
high
school
students.
She
helped
us
fight
for
a
school
bus
to
pick
up
Chinatown
Elementary
School
students
and
establish
the
first
Public
Charter
School
in
Philadelphia's
Chinatown
Philadelphia's
Chinatown
has
a
history
of
over
150
years.
Over
the
past
few
decades.
E
The
developments
and
new
construction
projects
around
Chinatown
have
forced
us
to
shrink
again
and
again
because
of
the
construction
of
the
Vine
Street
Expressway
Market,
Street
East
and
the
convention
center
Chinatown
in
Philadelphia
has
gotten
smaller
and
smaller.
Our
community
will
not
give
up
the
fight
the
right
to
continue
to
survive
in
this
community.
Although
oppressed,
we
continue
to
survive
and
thrive,
Deputy
way
organized
and
let
us
reminding
us
that
the
community
is
our
home.
We
are
the
masters
of
this
community
and
we
have
rights
that
should
be
respected
every
time.
E
A
proposal
to
build
a
stadium
or
casinos
announced
Debbie
informs
the
community
of
the
details
in
a
timely
manner,
so
that
our
community
has
the
ability
to
make
the
right
decision
as
a
volunteer.
Debbie
really
gave
a
lot
of
her
personal
time
and
energy.
The
most
important
thing
is
her
love
and
care
for
this
community.
I
can
say
that
Debbie
is
part
of
what
I
call
home.
She
is
one
of
our
family.
E
I
hope
that
Debbie
can
continue
to
be
our
leader
and
continue
to
fight
for
equal
treatment
in
our
community
and
protect
the
rights
that
our
citizens
should
have.
Finally,
I
want
to
say:
I
am
against
the
construction
of
the
basketball
arena
that
will
destroy
Chinatown.
The
traffic
is
already
bad
in
our
community,
and
this
will
make
it
so
much
worse.
Property
values
will
rise
and
we
lower
income.
People
will
suffer
the
most.
E
Y
Y
H
Z
My
name
is
Pang
Lim
and
I
am
the
principal
of
the
folk
Arts
cultural
Treasures,
Charter
School
in
Chinatown
and
National
Blue
Ribbon
awarded
public
school,
but
before
I
was
a
principal
there.
I
was
a
teacher
and
I
started
at
facts
in
2005
its
first
year
and
the
principal
who
hired
me,
the
founding
principal
was
Debbie
way.
Z
It
was
clear
that
Debbie
had
a
vision
for
Education,
a
vision
where
the
central
mission
of
the
school
is
to
create
communities
of
care
and
nurture
for
children,
honoring
families
and
Community
knowledge
and
values,
and
respect
and
the
professional
learning
space
for
educators.
Founders
had
exactly
six
months
to
build
a
school
from
the
ground
up.
Z
Debbie
is
an
advocate
for
our
students
and
families
when
our
families
who
face
deportation
and
mistreatment
at
the
hands
of
ice
Debbie
rowley's
support
for
the
families
testifying
calling
newspapers
even
allowing
families
to
stay
in
her
home
when
they
needed
support
the
first
few
years
at
Fox
was
a
transformative
experience
for
me
and
the
members
of
the
school
Community
a
school
does
not
stand
as
a
single
entity,
but
a
community.
She
helped
us
learn
about
the
history
of
the
neighborhood
and
space.
Our
school
resides
in
turn.
We
all
learn
to
be
Advocates.
Z
Z
Z
Z
It
is
what
she
would
see
as
appreciation
for
her
work
and
the
work
of
so
many
others.
She
had
said
something
that
stuck
with
me.
We
will
always
be
protected
in
what
we
love
yesterday,
I
heard
an
eighth
grader
say:
change
and
movement
do
not
happen
with
only
a
few
individuals,
but
many
many
people.
Thank
you.
AA
AA
AA
Her
Soulful
work
simply
is
to
preserve
Chinatown
the
last
remaining
working
class
neighborhood
of
color
in
Center
City
in
a
recent
article
in
the
Philadelphia
Inquirer
David
Edelman,
a
principal
in
the
development
of
the
Arena
reminisced
about
attending
76ers
basketball
games
as
a
six-year-old
boy.
What
a
privilege
it
was
to
feel
free
to
go
into
a
crowd
of
unknown
people
and
not
feel
unsafe,
even
as
a
child.
AA
Compare
that
to
Debbie
way,
who,
as
a
child,
felt
safest
and
most
welcome
only
in
Chinatown
a
place
where
benevolence
family
bonds
and
a
broader
array
of
traditional
foods
meant
more
than
mere
acceptance.
It
was
a
sacred
experience
that
belied
the
racial
slurs
and
physical
assaults
that
were,
and
still
are,
an
everyday
occurrence
outside
of
Chinatown.
AA
In
a
time
when
Public
Safety
is
so
important
to
the
residents
of
our
city,
why
threaten
something
that
already
exists
in
Chinatown,
one
of
the
safest
neighborhoods
in
Philadelphia,
so,
like
hundreds
of
other
people
of
faith
and
conscience
from
around
the
city
represented
in
power
in
her
faith,
I
commend
Debbie
for
her
irascible
irresistible
and
inspirational
Decades
of
leadership.
Thank
you
very
much.
AA
AB
AB
People
like
you,
however,
not
at
the
top
in
honor
of
Mormon's
History
Month,
to
see
three
black
females
in
the
top
of
the
city
inspires
me
to
be
a
better
individual
I
believe
that
these
women
should
always
be
honored,
because
little
black
girls
need
to
see
females
who
go
through
hardships,
but,
however,
they
prosper
and
they
Inspire
the
youth.
By
inspiring
the
youth,
we
will
have
future
doctors,
future
lieutenants,
future
captains
or
future
people
who
want
to
go
into
law
enforcement
to
make
a
better
in
their
neighborhoods.
So
thank
you.
AB
AC
AC
We
pretty
much
do
all
the
cleanups
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
throughout
with
the
spring
cleaning
and
throughout
the
division
in
whole.
We
are
a
very
organized
block.
We
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
Council
council
member
Anthony
Phillips
for
this
honorary
resolution
today.
We
are
so
grateful
that
you
honor
us
that
you
continue
to
see
that
work,
that
we
do
in
our
neighborhood
and
throughout
the
city.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
appreciate
it
with
the
council
members
within
this
block
that
this
resolution
will
always
stand
thanks
again.
Thank.
AD
My
name
is
Angela
M
Smith,
High,
Council
I
just
want
to
first
of
all
start
off
by
thanking
Anthony
Phillips
I.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
honoring
Us
in
the
Ninth
District
never
been
honored
before
I'm
so
happy,
especially
with
the
women
that
are
being
honored
today
for
women's
month.
I
do
a
lot
in
Albany
and
upper
colony
community
events
different
things
of
that
nature
and
I
just
want
to
say
no
matter
what
your
title
is
as
stakeholders
of
Philadelphia.
We
need
to
come
out
and
support.
AD
Our
leaders
support
them
very
strong
when
people
like
Rachelle
Bilal,
give
Community
meetings
come
to
community
meetings
and
do
things
and
Anthony
Phillips
it
lets.
You
know
no
matter
where
they
live
or
what
their
address
is.
They
still
participate
as
stakeholders
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
caring
about
our
communities
and
the
children
and
the
parents
and
the
seniors
in
it.
So
nobody
has
an
excuse,
I
believe
in
a
model
that
I
always
say
Building
Bridges
in
our
community.
All
we
need.
Is
you
no
matter
what
your
title
is:
people
like
Isaiah
Thomas,
his
family.
AD
B
AE
Morning,
I'm
nabia
Parker
I'm
partnership
coordinator
at
Building,
21,
High
School,
so
it's
kind
of
dangerous.
When
you
ask
teachers
come
up
and
talk,
but
I'ma
watch
the
light.
So
first
I
would
like
to
invite
everybody
in
here.
If
you
would
like
to
be
a
partner
with
Building
21
just
get
on
their
website
contact
me,
but
I
would
like
to
say
councilman
Phillips.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
recognition.
AE
It
is
really
an
honor
to
be
recognized
today
when
there
are
so
many
thousands
of
women
currently
and
throughout
history
who
could
stand
here
in
this
space
because
of
their
contributions
to
the
success
of
our
youth,
councilman
Phillips.
We
are
also
thankful
for
your
partnership
with
Building
21
and
your
personal
attention
to
nurturing
our
students
by
hosting
them
at
your
office,
contributing
to
their
professional
growth
and
also
learning
from
our
young
people,
who
are
arguably
our
most
important
citizens
to
all
of
the
council
members.
AE
The
educational
system
in
Philadelphia
has
a
myriad
of
issues
that
will
require
creativity,
Partnerships
funding
and
long-term
change
from
the
important
agenda
of
creating
spaces
for
minority
students
at
our
special
admit,
schools
and
then
making
them
comfortable
to
mental
health
support
for
all
of
our
children
and
young
adults
to
the
seemingly
never-ending
dilemma
of
asbestos-led
and
safety.
At
our
edifices
of
learning
your
work
as
council
members
is
never
ending.
Your
work
is
appreciated,
as
you
might
have
heard
from
some
of
your
other
teachers.
B
AF
Great
morning,
everybody
I'm
speaking
on
this,
the
ordinance
amending
title
19
of
the
Philadelphia
code
entitled
Finance
taxes
and
Collections,
and
two
incentivize
affordable
housing
development
by
authorizing
tax
exemptions
pursuant
to
the
affordable
housing
unit,
tax
exemption
act
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
My
question
is:
yeah
obona
Higgins
h-a-g-I-n-s.
AF
AF
I
want
to
remind
this
body
to
know
that
simply
providing
affordable
housing
is
not
the
answer
to
lifting
people
up
what
being
what
is
being
done
for
those
who
qualify
for
affordable
housing
to
be
lifted
from
those
roles,
we
need
people
to
be
lifted
up
so
that
they're
not
a
part
of
affordable
housing.
Generally
people
are
in
affordable
housing
from
generation
to
generation.
AF
I
want
to
remind
this
body
and
those
listening
that
the
government,
as
it
relates
to
afro-americans
historically,
has
discriminated
against
this
group.
As
noted
by
The
Brookings
Institute,
there
has
been
empirical
data
that
shows
long-standing
social,
economic
and
legal
repression
of
afro-americans
in
Philadelphia
through
home
and
commercial
property
ownership.
The
average
loss
in
the
Afro-American
Community
value
in
houses
is
forty,
eight
thousand
dollars
that's
been
since
the
year
2000.
AF
per
home,
amounting
to
hundreds
of
billions
of
dollars
of
cumulative
losses.
This
Injustice
warrants
a
committee
accompanied
by
the
district
attorney
the
District
Attorney's
office
to
investigate
and
if
need
be,
prosecute
those
who
are
responsible.
No
only
have
African
Americans
been
robbed
in
the
past.
We
need
to
get
reparations.
We
need
to
be
economically
repaired
from
the
Decades
of
loss
from
Jim,
Crow
laws,
convict
leasing,
okay,
convict
Leasing
and
discrimination
in
education,
etc,
etc,
and
I
just
really
got
to
say.
Thank
you.
Two
minutes
is
just
not
enough.
B
AF
I
AG
Hello
ready,
okay,
good
afternoon
good
morning,
whatever
my
name
is
Horace
cloughton
talking
about
affordable
housing,
you
know
how
would
you
feel
if
you
received
a
tax
notice
that
your
taxes
have
been
increased
to
over
100
percent
because
of
someone
is
building
in
your
ZIP
code?
Not
beside
you,
you
know,
I'm
talking
about
the
area.
Item
number
four
deteriorated
I
mean
the
area
item
number
four
for
the
reason
of
deteriorated
area.
The
question
is:
if
you
have
a
home
or
two
on
your
block,
there's
that
is
deteriorated.
AG
Why
should
my
property
be
taxed
at
over
100
percent
when
they
fix
in
when
when
on
fixed
income?
And
you
have
to
go
into
your
savings
to
pay
the
taxes
you
are
not
making
my
Home
Affordable,
you
are
taking
away
from
my
generational
wealth
when
the
land
or
space
in
question
has
been
changed
from
deteriorated
to
prep
for
new
construction.
Does
that
change
the
status?
Slash
definition
of
the
property
you
know
to
increase
the
property
assessment?
AG
Does
not
does
me
no
good,
because
I'm
not
ready
to
sell
or
ready
to
pay
a
tax
increase
because
of
an
assessment
for
new
construction
in
the
name
of
affordable
housing,
say
no
to
that
bill.
Have
everyone
pay
their
Fair
taxes,
fair
share
of
taxes,
take
people
like
myself
off
the
tax
increase
list.
Thank
you.
C
C
AH
You
president
peace
and
love
family
I,
sat
here
today
in
city
council,
remembering
how
I
never
had
the
opportunity
to
learn:
civics,
writing
and
remembering
a
slogan
that
excuse
me.
It
was
written
and
I
remembered
this
slogan
as
a
young
person,
taxation
without
representation,
and
that
was
written,
I
believe
in
the
1740s.
AH
Think
in
terms
of
riding
up
and
down
the
street
and
I
remember
when
I
said
to
Dr
height
Dr
Ackerman
bless
her
soul
right
up
and
down
the
streets
and
see
who's
working.
It
reminds
me
of
South
Africa
look
at
who
is
working
when
people
say
our
children,
our
young
people,
our
adults
can't
pass
tasks.
Why
is
that?
AH
Why
is
that
so
you're
constantly
taxing
and
taxing
and
using
them
for
tax
abatements,
the
children,
the
adults
it's
over
and
I,
said
I
believe
in
universal
law.
Again,
I
stand
here
in
city
council,
I
decree
I
declare
I
claim
on
this
day
of
Our
Lord
that
you
will
stop
using
our
porus
to
get
the
most
It's
gotta
end.
Thank.
AH
AI
Afternoon,
Leah
claudin
I
didn't
prepare
anything
but
I'm
gonna
go
off
of
what
my
parents
say.
Well,
well,
what
my
mother
said
about
driving
around
and
seeing
that
I
don't
see
people
that
look
like
us,
African-American
I
know
that
we
have
the
majority
I,
don't
know
if
we
still
have
the
majority,
because
we're
importing
a
lot
of
immigrants,
but
the
thing
about
tax
abatement
is
that
us
as
residents
we
get
nothing
out
of
this.
All
we
do
is
pay
pay.
AI
The
educational
system
and
I'll
say
it
again-
is
eight
percent
away
from
total
failure,
so
in
the
name
of
the
children
does
not
work
because
the
system
does
not
work.
My
my
even
my
trash
services,
the
services
you're
supposed
to
get
from
the
police.
They
come
the
next
day
for
a
report,
no
matter
what
it
is.
AI
I
watch
accidents
outside
my
house
because
the
city
has
agreed
or
gave
a
contract
to
these
people
to
redesign
the
streets
and
they
don't
put
the
Streets
back
the
way
they
used
to
be
so
I
watch
accidents,
I
would
say
about
three
to
four
times
a
week
happening
outside
my
door.
I've
called
several
times
so
this
tax
abatement
far
is
the
low
income
moving
into
the
neighborhood.
They
need
help
when
they
move
into
our
neighborhood
and
I'm
and
and
we've
all
had
well.
AI
AI
AJ
Name
is
Chief
Deputy,
Vonda,
Hairston
and
I'm
honored
to
speak
on
behalf
of
my
boss.
Rochelle
Bilal
I
have
worked
with
the
city
of
Philadelphia
for
31
years,
for
those
were
with
the
Philadelphia
prisons
and
27
years
with
the
office
of
the
sheriff.
I
have
served
under
three
administrations
and
I
must
say
Sheriff.
Allow
has
brought
a
different
atmosphere
to
the
office,
she's
very
approachable,
down
to
earth
and
cares
about
the
office
and,
more
importantly,
our
deputies.
AJ
AJ
I
have
great
respect
for
her
as
my
boss
as
a
strong
black
woman
and
consider
her
a
mentor.
The
sheriff
has
promoted
me
twice
since
taking
office
and
I
want
to
personally
and
publicly
thank
her
for
seeing
a
potential
in
me
that
I
didn't
necessarily
see
in
myself,
at
least
at
this
level
of
responsibility.
So
with
that
I
just
want
to
thank
you,
Sheriff
below,
for
what
you're
doing
for
our
office.
What
you
have
done
for
me
and
the
way
that
you
care
for
all
of
us.
AK
She's
done
a
lot
for
us,
I
mean
we
didn't
have
any
vests.
We
didn't
have
any
Shields.
We
going
through
houses
without
no
Shields
I
mean
when
Sheriff
below
came
here.
We
got
Shields,
we
got
helmets.
That
means
a
lot
to
us
when
nobody
else
cared
about
us.
She
came
in
here
and
she
cared
about
us
and
again.
Thank
you.
AL
Good
afternoon
at
noon,
my
name
is
Lynn
Landis
of
help
alert,
philly.org,
I
support
resolution
210-913,
but
I
also
have
a
question.
Why
is
the
word
of
Health
continuing
to
mandate,
coveted
vaccines
for
city
employees,
contractors
and
others,
and
could
it
be
have
anything
to
do
with
the
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
of
federal
funds
the
city
receives,
because
it
is
now
common
knowledge
that
coveted
vaccines
do
not
stop
covid,
but
instead
come
with
dangerous
and
deadly
side
effects,
particularly
clots
in
the
blood,
which
is
why
they
are
often
called
clot
shots.
AL
It
has
also
become
increasingly
clear
that
covid
was
made
in
a
Chinese
lab
using
funds
provided
by
the
U.S
government.
But
did
you
know
that
many
vaccines
are
also
made
by
the
Chinese?
That's
according
to
a
Pfizer
whistleblower,
as
well
as
a
May
10
2021
press
release
I
have
in
my
hand
from
the
Chinese
vaccine
company.
AL
Why
would
our
federal
government
pay
the
Chinese
to
manufacture
vaccines
to
guard
against
the
very
disease
the
Chinese
themselves
created,
and
why
would
our
federal
government
most
other
governments
around
the
world
then
mandate
these
vaccines
for
their
citizens
by
the
way?
China
did
not
give
their
citizens
the
MRNA
covet
vaccine,
it's
time
to
connect
the
dots
last
September
city
council,
formally
apologized
for
the
coerced
medical
experimentation
on
mostly
black
prisoners
at
holmesburg
prison
from
the
1950s
to
the
1960s
70s.
That
tragic
Injustice
of
the
past
is
hauntingly
similar
to
what
is
happening
today,
except
now.
AL
It's
on
a
global
scale.
The
coveted
shots
at
Philadelphia's,
coercing
people
into
taking
are
dangerous
and
deadly.
The
Society
of
actuaries
has
reported
that
deaths
went
up
dramatically
after
the
rollout
of
the
covet
vaccines.
Something
has
gone
terribly
wrong.
City
council
needs
to
do
the
right
thing
and
end
all
coveted
vaccine
mandates
now
before
more
deadly
damage.
P
Good
afternoon
good
afternoon
and
my
partners
up
here
good
afternoon,
councilman
Sheriff
Rochelle
Bilal
for
the
City
and
County
of
Philadelphia
I,
just
want
to
thank
Council
for
honoring
Us
in
This
Woman's
History
Month,
because
we
do
work
hard
in
this
city.
I
want
to
thank
my
staff
for
coming
here.
I
didn't
know
they
were
going
to
speak.
I
do
know
that
I
appreciate
what
y'all
said.
P
What
we
do
in
this
city
is
more
important
than
what
some
opinion
people
can
say
about
us,
because
we
do
it
anyway.
I've
been
in
the
city,
all
my
life
and
what
I
care
about
is
what
the
people
need
in
this
city.
I
don't
stay
in
a
box
as
just
the
sheriff
I
do
what
I
see
is
needed
for
the
people
of
this
city,
and
so,
when
you
see
me
out
in
the
community,
it's
not
just
about
the
sure
position.
P
It's
about
what
we
need
here
in
this
city,
and
so,
whenever
I
can
help
out
wherever
I
can
help
out
whatever
we
can
do,
then
I'm
there
to
do
I'm,
not
leaving
this
city.
When
I
get
done
this
job
I'ma
stay
here
and
be
a
pain
and
somebody
else's
backside,
because
that's
me
I'ma
do
what
it
is
when
I
need
to
do
it
and
I
thank
y'all.
So
much
you
don't
know
the
amount
of
work
that
we
do.
Most
people
don't
even
see
it.
AM
AM
We
tend
to
get
these
jobs,
I
know
what
we're
standing
here,
what
we
represent
and
what
people
see
we're
all
first,
but
I
want
to
remind
people
that
we
tend
to
get
these
jobs
when
things
are
at
their
worst.
I
got
an
amen.
Corn
over
here.
I
know
that
right
we
get
these
jobs
when
things
are
at
their
worst
and
when
they
don't
turn
around
right
away.
Folks
are
real,
quick
to
say,
see,
I
told
you.
AM
We
are
not
going
to
be
successful
in
these
roles
without
everyone's
collaborative
efforts.
I
said
it
on
day,
one
and
I'm
gonna
say
it
again:
I
moved
across
the
country
because
I
care
and
I'm
passionate
about
this
work,
as
is
everyone
in
this
room,
and
the
sooner
we
work
together,
the
quicker
we
will
see
the
results,
and
the
last
thing
I'm
gonna
say,
is
this:
it
can't
be
February
or
March
where
we
continue
to
recognize
the
accomplishments
of
so
many
people
in
this
city.
AM
Our
young
people
have
to
know
that
they're
on
the
right
path
as
well
and
that's
all
day
every
day,
regardless
of
what
we
look
like,
but
we
also
recognize
that
women
bring
us
strength
to
this.
We
have
a
different
set
of
interpersonal
skills.
Quite
frankly,
oh
that
maybe
some
people
don't
Grace
strength,
compassion,
Mercy,
empathy,
understanding
these
are
not
weaknesses.
These
are
strengths
and
the
sooner
we
see
that
the
better
off
we'll
be.
So.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
recognition
and
I
appreciate
everybody's
support.
AN
AN
And,
yes,
things
do
happen,
but
this
is
not
for
the
faint
of
heartbeat,
but
we
show
up
every
day
dedicated
because
we're
public
servants
we
understand
people's
lives
are
in
our
hands
and
we
give
it
100
percent
and
standing
up
under
that
scrutiny
is
because
we're
committed
to
this
work.
We
are
committed
to
this
work.
That
means
every
day,
there's
a
challenge
and
we
stand
up
and
we
meet
it
and
we
stand
supporting
each
other
and
that's
the
key
here
understanding
that
we
communicate
picking
up
the
phone
not
going
email
for
email.
AN
How
can
I
help
you?
What
do
you
need?
I
heard
that's
happening.
This
is
all
happening
because
we're
part
of
that
Public
Safety
cluster
and
it's
so
easy
to
finger
point
to
say,
look
they're
not
doing
it.
There's
no
way.
Anyone
in
this
room
could
have
predicted
the
pandemic
and
the
impact
that
it
would
have
had
all
right,
but
we
show
up
every
day
under
those
circumstances.
Yes,
we're
short
of
staff,
but
we're
working
to
draw
people
back
to
Public.
Safety
there's
been
a
lot
of
negative
press
about
police
prisons
sheriffs.
AN
We
have
to
change
the
narrative
to
attract
people
back
to
these
very
positions
that
will
help
keep
us
safe
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
So
we
have
to
continue
press
forward
and
I'm
just
grateful
to
stand
with
these
women,
because
it's
not
easy,
and
sometimes
you
look
at
us
and
it
says
they
don't
care.
No,
we
don't
wear
that
on
Our
Sleeve.
We
pull
them
up
and
we
do
the
task
and
we
meet
that
challenge
and
we're
committed
to
this
work.
So
thank
you
and
God
bless.
B
B
B
I
B
M
every
state
that
borders
Pennsylvania
has
already
raises
minimum
wage
among
our
neighboring
states.
Delaware
Maryland,
New,
Jersey
and
New
York
have
already
raised
the
minimum
wage
above
13
and
have
plans
to
place
to
continue
to
raise
the
minimum
wage
until
they
reach
15
dollars
per
hour
in
the
coming
years.
M
So
my
colleagues,
all
my
cognition,
All
Too
Well,
know
the
impact
of
this.
These
Antiquated
minimum
wage
on
Working
Families.
We
meet
people
in
Philadelphia
work
hard
every
day,
but
still
live
below
the
federal
poverty
line.
It
should
be
created.
Anybody
looking
at
the
numbers
that
the
state
and
equated
minimum
wage
is
holding
back
working
families
in
Philadelphia
and
across
the
Commonwealth.
M
According
to
a
report
by
the
Pennsylvania
Department
of
Labor
and
Industry,
two
percent
of
Pennsylvania
hourly
wage
workers
were
paid
at
or
below
the
federal
minimum
wage
in
2022
by
nearly
13
percent
were
paid
between
7.25
and
12
miles
per
hour.
That's
nearly
1
million
people
in
Pennsylvania
made
less
than
15
hours
per
hour
last
year.
The
result
was
that
far
too
many
working
claims
in
Pennsylvania
have
trouble
making
ends
meet
when
we
account
for
the
cost
of
living.
M
M
The
MIT
living
wage
calculated
estimates
that
in
Pennsylvania
single
deaths
with
no
children
need
sixteen
dollars
and
76
70
and
67
Cent
per
hour
to
support
themselves.
A
single
dealt
with
one
child
needs
32.42
per
hour,
and
a
household
with
two
working
adults
and
two
children
needs
23.28
per
hour
per
dose.
M
These
numbers
should
make
you
clear
that
the
current
minimum
wage
is
not
a
living
wage
in
Philadelphia
or
in
any
other
County
in
Pennsylvania
for
years,
Democrats
in
the
Pennsylvania
General
Assembly,
including
myself,
enjoying
with
working
families
and
union
leaders
to
fight
for
15
a
15
minimum
with
15
an
hour
minimum
wage.
Now
it's
time
to
make
it
a
reality,
a
15
per
hour.
Minimum
wage
will
help
all
renters
throughout
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
rise
out
of
poverty
and
towards
a
brighter
future.
M
The
late
President
John
F
Kennedy
once
said
no
American
has
ever
made
better
off
by
pulling
a
fellow
American
down,
and
every
American
is
made
better
off
whenever
any
one
of
us
is
made
better
off.
A
rising
tide
raised
right
raises
all
boots.
I
want
to
thank
members
from
Unite,
Here,
CIU
32bj
and
the
Pennsylvania
Unemployment
project
for
supporting
this
resolution,
and
at
this
particular
time
council
president
I
moved
for
the
adoption
of
the
resolution
and
thank
my
colleagues
for
their
support.
B
B
I
Ordinance
constituting
the
27
supplemental
ordinance,
the
restated,
General
Water
and
Wastewater
Revenue
about
Bond
ordinance
of
1989
and
supplemented
authorizing
the
bond
committee
to
issue
or
sell
one
or
more
series
or
sub-series
of
tax
exempt
or
taxable
border
and
Wastewater
revenue,
bonds
and
revenue,
refunding
bonds
authorizing
agreements
to
provide
credit
and
enhancement
of
payment
or
liquidity
sources,
or
any
combination
of
the
forward
going
for
such
bonds.
Providing
that
such
bonds
shall
bear
interest
at
fixed
or
variable
rates.
Determining
the
sufficiency
of
pledge,
Revenue
project
revenues
and
authorizing
the
director
of
financing.
B
I
Councilwoman
Bass
councilwoman
Brooks
councilman
Driscoll,
councilwoman,
Gautier,
councilwoman,
Gilmore,
Richardson,
councilman,
Harrity,
councilman,
Johnson,
councilman,
Jones,
councilwoman,
Lozada,
councilman
O'neill
is
voting
I
councilman
Phillips,
councilman,
squella,
councilman,
Thomas,
councilwoman,
Bond
council,
president
Clark.
All.
B
B
I
Ordinance
authorizing
the
extension
of
the
program
authorized
by
Bill
number
1810443,
under
which
Advance
approval
is
given
to
the
Philadelphia
Facilities
Management
Corporation,
to
enter
into
certain
contracts
and
transactions
arising
there
under
for
the
purchase,
storage,
distribution,
transportation
and
or
transmission
of
natural
and
other
gas
supply.
On
behalf
of
the
Philadelphia
Gas
Works.
This.
B
B
B
I
B
B
AO
This
is
my
second
Heroes
of
the
Ninth
District
resolution
and
what
I
plan
on
being
an
ongoing
series
of
resolutions,
and
this
month
I
was
intentional
about
honoring
servant
leaders
who
are
women
in
our
district,
given
at
his
women's
History
Month
day,
I
I
with
me,
Angela
Smith.
If
we
can
have
Angela
Smith,
please
stand.
AO
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
when
I
council
president,
when
I
first
met
Angela
Smith,
one
of
the
first
things
she
said
to
me,
was
something
that
was
centered
around.
Are
you
going
to
serve?
Are
you
going
to
help
us
in
Alani,
and
let
me
tell
you
something
took
everything
that
she
said
to
heart.
I
went
home
that
night
and
thought
about
all
the
things
that
I
can
do
to
be
a
a
better
representative
or
whatever
I
can
do
to
make
sure
that
Ali
is
one
of
the
best
series
represented
by
our
district.
AO
But
the
most
important
thing
that
people
don't
know
that
Angela
did,
that
was
really
really
great
surge's
Recreation
Center
was
a
shell
before
Angela
Smith
Angela
literally
made
sure
that
the
city
of
Philadelphia
got
the
funding
that
it
was
needed
in
order
for
surges
to
be
renovated
and
I'm
so
thankful
for
her,
because
not
only
did
she
do
that
recently,
there
was
trouble
at
Sturgis
recreation
center
around
Saturday
operation
hours.
She
made
me
aware
of
that
and
now,
because
of
her
advocacy,
we
have
better
Saturday
operations
hours
at
Sturgis,
Recreation
Center.
AO
AO
So
I
just
want
to
say:
Angela,
who
was
a
business
owner
of
knowledge
is
learn
LLC,
but
outside
of
her
work
she
is
a
committee
person,
she's
a
board
member
on
several
organizations
and
she's
a
special
events
coordinator
liaison
to
communities
in
the
night
District
to
some.
She
is
well
known
for
her
work
with
Sturgis
playground,
but
to
others
for
her
work,
supporting
those
who
are
dealing
with
breast
cancer
as
well
as
celebrating
survivors,
so
Angela,
I,
love
you
and
I.
Thank
you
for
all
that
work
that
you've
done
for
our
Ninth
District.
Thank
you.
AO
C
AO
Before
I
go,
I
just
also
want
to
mention
that
Miss
Diane
Richardson
was
here
today
and
awesome
to
be
a
Parker
Miss.
Diane
Richardson
is
known
for
being
an
incredible
block
leader
in
our
city.
Mount
Airy
is
better
because
of
her
in
the
same
way
that
Albany
is
better
because
of
Angela
because
of
the
renowned
work
that
Miss
Diane
Richardson
has
done,
with
delivering
City
resources
to
Mount
Airy,
as
well
as
food
resources.
Our
communities
are
stronger,
Miss,
nibia
Parker
for
all
the
work
that
she's
done
at
Building.
AO
21
is
incredible,
with
our
students
make
ensure
that
they
have
internships
making
sure
that
they
have
college
access
materials
as
well
as
make
sure
they
have
a
loving
and
caring
support
systems
at
the
school.
So
I
just
want
to
say,
I
think
those
three,
those
two
women
very
much
so
and
Marlene
Trice,
who
could
not
be
here
today.
I
also
would
like
to
just
quickly
say
she
is
a
woman
who
cares
about
her
Mount
Airy
Community.
AO
She
has
a
run
the
kitchen,
a
love
food
pantry
for
30
years,
and
it
currently
operates
out
of
the
darkia
manager.
Recreation
Center,
kitchen
and
love
has
also
organized
fundraisers,
distributed
toys,
food
and
candy
for
kids
in
December
and
is
giving
away
turkeys
and
food
at
the
Thanksgiving
time
and
then
finally,
Marilyn
Torres
she's
been
a
resident
of
the
tuckonee
Frankfurt
area
for
a
little
while
and
she
works
as
the
Academy
of
Natural
Sciences,
where
she
Advocates
to
ensure
that
the
academy
becomes
more
inclusive
and
accessible
Institution
for
the
citizens
of
Philadelphia.
AO
Frankfurt
Watershed
partnership,
which
is
a
local
non-profit
in
our
district
and
the
last
thing
I
just
want
to
say
all
of
these
women
care
about
our
district
and
they
want
to
literally
see
our
community
grow
and
significantly
get
better,
so
I'm
just
beyond
proud
and
thankful
for
their
work.
And
with
that
being
said,
council
president
I
moved
for
the
adoption
of
resolution.
J
Good
afternoon,
council,
president
and
colleagues
I
wanted
to
commend
my
Council
colleague
and
my
council
member
councilmember
Phillips.
That's
an
amazing
list
of
women
that
he's
recognizing
today
and
I
commend
them
all
and
I
definitely
just
wanted
to
take
a
quick
second
to
say.
Thank
you
to
Angie
Smith
who's
here
today,
who
I
know
firsthand,
does
amazing
work
in
our
community
in
our
neighborhood,
providing
free
programming
and
free
resources
to
people
across
the
city.
J
B
I
And
a
resolution
and
recognizing
the
dedicated
service
of
Deborah
we
who
steadfast
championship
and
work
on
behalf
of
the
Philadelphia,
Chinatown
and
Asian
American
communities
has
inspired
a
new
generation
of
community
Advocates
and
preserved
Philadelphia's
Chinatown.
As
a
vibrant,
National
cultural
icon,
introduced
today
by
councilwoman
Brooks
cheers.
B
B
I
B
B
I
B
B
I
An
ordinance
providing
for
the
submission
of
the
qualified
electors
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
of
The
Proposal
in
a
resolution
approved
by
city
council,
amending
the
Philadelphia
Homewood
Charter
by
establishing
the
office
of
the
chief
public
safety
director
to
be
responsible
for
ensuring
Public
Safety
by
coordinating
the
resources,
personnel
and
employment
property
plant
and
Equipment
within
the
Departments
of
police
prisons.
Recreation
and
all
other
relevant
City
agencies
and
authorizing
the
appropriate
officers
to
publish
notice
and
to
make
arrangements
for
this
special
election.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Decker,
this
bill
has
been
read
on
two
different
days
was
duly
approved
by
City
Council
on
March
9
2023
and
was
returned
to
council
by
the
mayor,
as
disapproved
its
day
session
Council.
The
question
is
shell
bill
number
230
106
pass
notwithstanding
the
mayor's
disapproval.
Please
note
that
a
vote
of
I
is
a
vote
to
override
the
mayor's
veto.
On
the
vote
of
nayas
the
vote
to
sustain
the
mayor's
veto.
Mr
Decker,
please
call
the
roll.
C
B
AP
AP
AQ
AQ
AQ
After
all,
it
was
only
six
months
ago
that
a
group
of
people
minors
as
young
as
14
years
old,
beat
a
73
year
old
man
to
death
with
a
traffic
cone.
This
crisis
of
violence
is
a
symptom
of
a
systematic
problems
in
our
system.
They
include
the
historic
inadequacies
in
our
school
district
funding,
the
opioid
epidemic
plague
in
our
neighborhoods
and
a
nationwide
increase
in
crime
rates.
AQ
Preventing
future
crimes
is
nearly
impossible
without
fixing
these
problems.
First,
however,
people
who
commit
these
violent
crimes
need
to
know
that
you
will
be
found,
arrested,
tried
in
a
court
of
law
and
faced
a
full
penalty.
If
you
are
found
guilty
in
last
night's
particular
crime,
a
surveillance
camera
captured
the
Predators
which
will
Aid
police
in
their
investigation.
It
is
important
that,
even
if
the
problems
causing
crime
cannot
be
addressed
without
hard
work
from
our
City's
leadership,
we
must
continue
to
invest
in
Solutions,
which
punish
those
who
resort
to
violent
crimes.
AQ
Mr
President
I'm,
so
glad
that
we
honored
the
Commissioners
today
and
Sheriff
Palau,
because,
quite
frankly,
we
need
our
law
enforcement
I
pledge
my
help
in
anything,
we
can
do
against
this
gun
violence
and
this
violence
in
the
city,
especially
that
violence
that
hurts
our
most
vulnerable,
our
senior
citizens.
This
isn't
right,
walking
down
the
street
just
going
about
their
own
business,
young,
punks
and
I'm,
tired
of
it.
Thank
you
thank.
G
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
I,
too,
am
glad.
We
celebrated
the
police,
commissioner,
the
sheriff
and
the
prisons
commissioner,
today
thinking
again
remember
bass
for
bringing
us
that
powerful
visual
when
they
stood
up.
It
just
reminded
us
of
their
importance
today
marks
the
beginning
of
the
holy
month
of
Ramadan
for
for
thousands
of
philadelphians.
They
Rose
this
morning
ate
their
support
meal
and
began
the
prayer
ritual
for
the
day.
G
Lint,
no,
not
the
one
you
the
Daniel
fans
there,
you
go.
The
Daniel,
Fast
and
others
I
recognize
that,
because
wouldn't
this
be
the
perfect
time
to
include
working
on
ourselves,
but
looking
at
our
community
in
a
broader
pace
and
praying
for
our
community
I
woke
up
this
morning,
when
I
made
my
prayer
and
I
looked,
and
there
was
no
murders.
Today,
a
couple
of
young
people
in
my
district
were
shot.
None
of
them
died
today.
G
If
that
we
took
that
spiritual
Awakening
as
spiritual
concentration
and
spread
it
out
not
only
to
ourselves
but
to
our
brothers
and
sisters
in
every
part
of
the
city
and
no
one
died.
No
one
had
to
ride
on
that
Sheriff's
bus,
no
one
had
to
ride
the
back
of
that
police
car
and
no
one
wound
up
incarcerated.
G
That's
the
type
of
thing
that
I
think
represents
all
of
the
great
religions
and
that's
what
we
should
be
praying
for.
Today,
I
submitted
a
our
resolution
calling
for
a
temporary
suspension
of
the
preemption
law
from
the
state,
and
why
is
that
important?
That's
a
part
of
it
when
we
have
sensible
gun
laws
lost
and
stolen
red
flag.
That
is
a
part
of
that
prayer
that
we
say
to
our
colleagues
at
the
state
who
are
renewed
and
Awakening
and
Governor
Shapiro
have
every
degree
of
confidence
in
our
Philadelphia
delegation.
G
Every
degree
of
confidence
in
but
after
prayers
comes
work,
and
what
that
should
mean
is
to
allow
us
to
take
a
sensible
gun
law
lost
and
stolen
and
not
be
preempted.
Now
it
can
be
temporary.
You
might
say:
well,
let's
look
at
it
annually,
let's
look
at
it
by
Angry.
Let's
look
at
it
every
five
years
to
see
if
Philadelphia
city
of
the
first
class
deserves
this
ability
to
translate
that
prayer
into
action.
G
As
we
look
forward
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
look
forward
to
a
new
mayor.
This
is
the
number
one
priority
for
our
city,
all
of
the
other
issues,
economic
job
creation,
where
you
live,
how
you
live,
where
you
send
your
kids
to
school
center
around
the
violence
issue.
In
our
city
of
Philadelphia,
so
from
our
prayers
from
our
pulpits
from
our
synagogues
and
mosques,
let
that
go
out
to
be
small
steps.
Small
victories
over
the
next
30
days.
G
AO
AO
Recently,
my
state
senator
art
Haywood
did
a
social
media
video
on
the
idea
that
elected
officials
in
Harrisburg
have
received
an
increase
of
eight
dollars
and
25
cents
for
their
living
wage.
Yet
they
have
yet
to
consider
the
fact
that
our
residents
throughout
the
state
of
Pennsylvania
are
now
at
a
minimum
wage
of
seven
dollars
and
twenty
five
cent.
The
reality
meant
that's
horrendous
that
we
can
constantly
think
about
payment
increases
for
an
elected
official,
but
not
thinking
about
our
residents.
AO
M
But
similarly,
today
at
3,
30
I'm
outside
the
Philadelphia
School
District.
They
will
also
be
a
press
conference
by
the
wheat
caucus
on
the
wheat
caucus
is
a
I
guess,
I
could
say
a
faction.
That's
a
part
of
the
PFT
within
the
PFT
that
one
of
my
colleagues
hails
from
councilman
Brooks
will
be
advocating
again
around
this
budget
process,
specifically
holding
the
school
district
accountable
around
the
enrollment
process
right
and
with
that
enrollment
process.
M
Look
like
for
all
the
schools
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
the
results
of
not
having
a
thorough
enrollment
process
impacts
our
young
people,
one
as
relates
to
the
amount
of
teachers
that
are
in
the
classroom,
to
the
type
of
resources
that
our
schools
receive,
based
upon
the
number
of
enrollment
of
students
within
our
classrooms.
And
so
they
are
calling
upon
us
as
well
to
make
sure
that
we're
examining
the
enrollment
process,
as
well
as
the
facilities
process.
M
In
terms
of
making
sure
that
again,
when
the
district
does
come
to
city
council,
they
should
have
a
plan
and
real
questions
of
real
answers.
To
our
questions
on
how
they're
going
to
make
sure
our
schools
are
LED
and
asbestos
free
and
also
around
this
issue
of
making
sure
the
enrollment
process
is
done
properly
and
efficiently
across
the
board.
And
all
of
our
schools
and
their
press
conference
will
take
place
today
at
3
30
outside
of
Philadelphia
School
District,
and
for
me,
I'm,
similar
to
the
sentiments
of
my
colleague
on
councilman
Jones.
M
As
we
address
the
issue
of
gumballs
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
We
all
know
in
pretty
much
everyone
inside
this
room,
recognize
that
if
you
don't
receive
a
quality
education
early
on,
it
can
significantly
derail
your
chances
of
having
a
bright
future
and
so
from
time
and
time
since
I've
been
here
and
also
I've,
been
in
the
State
House.
We've
always
provided
a
significant
amount
of
funding
to
the
district
and
I'm
always
going
to
be
supportive
of
their
efforts
to
move
the
needle
around
funding.
But
it's
also
not
always
about
money.
M
It's
also
about
performance,
it's
all
about
results
and
when
you
have
the
academic
achievement
of
young
people
and
reading
and
math
in
a
lower
30
percent,
30th
percentile
right,
that's
just
totally
unacceptable
because
they
give
you
an
idea
that
some
individuals
will
build
prisons
based
upon
a
third
grade
reading
level
for
young
people
right.
So
at
what
point
in
time
do
we
begin
moving
the
needle
from
a
performance-based
standpoint
and
making
sure
there's
a
return
on
investment,
particularly
in
the
area
of
Education,
for
our
young
people
and
so
I?