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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 2-23-2023
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A
A
A
B
Good
morning
my
apologies
for
being
very,
very
late,
but
had
to
take
care
of
some
executive,
executive
and
issues
this
morning,
my
apologies,
but
with
that
we're
going
to
get
started
so
we
have
a
quorum.
So
we
will
move
forward
with
our
indication
and
to
give
our
invocation.
This
morning
the
chair
recognizes
Father
Liam
Murphy
of
Saint
Marian
Parish
he's
here
today,
as
the
guest
of
councilwoman
Lazada
I
would
ask
all
members
and
guests
to
please
rise.
B
C
C
C
C
At
the
same
time,
almost
Holy
One
we
come
before
you
with
heavy
hearts.
As
you
know,
in
your
most
Compassionate
Heart,
we
are
in
the
midst
of
mourning
the
death
of
our
heroic
brother,
Temple
officer.
Now
Sergeant
Chris
Fitzgerald
Lord
after
his
time
of
generous
service,
may
he
now
sit
securely
at
your
banquet
table
and
be
served
a
full
portion
of
your
Eternal
Delights
may
his
family
and
friends
who
sit
at
the
table
of
Tears
know.
Today
your
consolation
and
peace.
C
C
We
are
grateful
that
all
of
us
have
the
opportunity,
indeed,
the
vocation,
to
cooperate
with
your
spirit
of
Justice,
goodness
Beauty
peace
and
love
to
heal
and
Unite,
to
continue
creating
a
city
of
true
and
Lasting,
brotherly
and
sisterly
love
and
so
good
and
wise
God.
We
ask
you
to
send
your
blessing
upon
the
council
members
of
the
city,
as
they
gather
here
today,
open
their
minds
and
hearts
their
bodies
and
souls
to
receive
your
blessing
to
be
led
by
your
spirit
in
all
their
discussions.
C
B
B
A
A
B
B
B
Thank
you.
It
has
been
moving
property
seconded
that
the
legislative
matter
stated
by
councilwoman
bass
may
be
added
to
the
agenda
for
today.
Should
those
matters
arise
during
the
course
of
this
session
of
council.
All
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
motion
carries
in
our
next
order
of
business,
is
Communications
and
will
the
clerk?
Please
read
the
messages
from
the
mayor
and
any
other
Communications
that
he
may
have
in
his
possession
from.
F
2307-230-33-230034-230035
and
23049
and
I'm
transmitting
for
the
consideration
of
your
honorable
body,
a
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
Philadelphia
Redevelopment
Authority.
These
conveying
fee
simple
title
to
certain
city
on
lots
of
pieces
of
ground
with
the
buildings
and
improvements
they're
on
situated
in
the
second
councilmanic
district,
and
the
resolution
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
execute
and
deliver
to
the
Philadelphia
Redevelopment
Authority
Dees,
conveying
fee
simple
title
to
3903
Wallace
Street
in
the
third
councilman
District,
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
B
B
F
G
The
case
for
cancel
culture,
which
is
an
amazing
text.
It's
getting
great
reviews
and
overall
I'm,
just
proud
of
his
progress
as
it
relates
to
what
he's
done
from
the
time.
I've
seen
him
come
into
this
industry
nearly
a
decade
ago
to
where
he
is
now
councilmember
Jones,
our
Majority
Leader,
actually
acknowledged
him
a
little
while
back
as
it
relates
to
some
of
the
hero
that
he
had
recognized
for
black
history
month.
G
So
as
we
are
here
on
the
last
Thursday
in
Black,
History
Month,
what
better
organization
to
honor
than
the
black
journalist
across
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
So
all
of
my
colleagues
who
co-sponsored
the
resolution,
thank
you,
but
a
special
thank
you
to
councilmember
Johnson
and
council
member
Gilmore
Richardson
for
co-introducing.
The
resolution
with
me
today.
Thank
you,
council
president.
Thank.
F
F
G
Agree
with
councilmember
Jones
council
president,
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this
and
we're
mourn
the
loss
a
couple
seconds
ago,
I
recognized
the
association
of
black
journalists
and
the
president
just
walked
in.
Can
we
president
Ernest
Owens?
Can
you
just
stand
up
real
quick?
So
we
can
just
give
you
a
round
of
applause
on
behalf
of
the
Philadelphia
Association
of
black
journalists.
G
B
F
F
F
F
B
F
To
the
president
and
members
of
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
the
committee
online
government,
The
Witches,
have
heard
bill
number
220-736,
entitled
an
ordinance
amending
section,
21
1203
of
the
Philadelphia
code
entitled
appointments
to
Citizens
police
oversight
Commission
by
revising
prohibited
activities
for
Commissioners
on
under
certain
terms
and
conditions,
respectful
reports.
It
is
considered
the
same
and
Returns
the
attached
Bill
to
council
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
B
Thank
you.
It's
been
more
than
probably
second
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended,
so
I
have
to
remit.
First
reading
this
day
of
bills,
Number
220
736,
all
in
favor,
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
those
opposed
eyes
have
it,
and
this
bill
will
be
on
our
first
meeting
calendar
today.
Chair
now
recognizes
councilman
Johnson
for
a
report
from
the
committee
on
transportation
and
public
utility.
I
F
The
committee
on
transportation
and
Public
Utilities,
to
which
was
referred
bill
number
220810,
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
procurement
commissioner
to
enter
into
agreements
to
purchase
electricity,
natural
gas
and
motor
fuel
for
use
by
the
city
and
City
facilities
and
vehicles,
including
agreements
that
obligate
payment
for
delivery
of
such
energy
supplies.
In
future
fiscal
years
respectfully
reports
it
has
considered
the
same
and
Returns
the
attached
Bill
to
council
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
B
Thank
you.
It
has
been
moved
in
property
second,
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended,
so
I
have
to
remit
first
meeting
in
this
day
of
bills,
number
220-810
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
those
opposed
I
have
it
and
that
will
be
placed
on
our
first
reading
calendar
today.
That
concludes
our
reports
on
committee
and
our
next
order.
Businesses,
consideration
of
the
calendar
I
know
that
the
bills
just
reported
from
committee
with
the
suspension
of
the
rules
have
been
deemed
to
have
had
their
first
reading.
B
E
B
In
order
to
be
fair,
we
anticipate
that
we
will
hold
all
individuals
to
the
time
limit
to
ensure
that
everybody
has
an
opportunity
to
speak
this
on
the
list
today.
When
you
approach
the
podium,
there
will
be
a
device
on
that
device.
When
the
lights
turns
green,
it
will
be
your
time
to
speak
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
your
guidelines
and
conclude
your
remarks.
Thank
you
very
much.
J
J
There's
people
elderly
who
are
disabled,
who
are
being
pushed
off
of
the
handicap
spots
now,
and
the
ones
that
are
able
to
keep
it
are
being
forced
to
go
every
two
years
and
go
through
the
ringer
again
have
to
come
down
here
and
appear
to
get
that
parking.
I
feel
that
us
people
that
have
been
here
for
50,
60
70
years
and
built
this
city
should
be
able
to
have
parking.
J
The
elderly
have
to
go
to
doctor's
appointments
and
food
shopping
and
come
home
and
they
have
to
park
four
or
five
blocks
away
from
their
home,
and
it's
just
not
right.
Our
bike
riding
days
are
over
with
we
can't
ride
bikes
anymore,
so
I
feel
there
should
be
more
emphasis
on
helping
us
out
with
that
situation.
J
Like
I
said
us,
elderly
are
being
pushed
out,
is
my
opinion
and
it's
not
fair
and
it's
not
right.
I
can't
help,
but
if
I
can't
afford
an
800,
900
000
home
that
has
off
street
parking
I
just
can't
help
that,
and
it's
not
fair
that,
because
I
can't
do
that.
That
I
feel
that
I'm
being
pushed
out
of
my
own
community
that
I've
lived
in
for
60
plus
years,
and
it's
just
not
right.
J
That
needs
to
be
addressed
with
the
parking
before
we're,
given
other
parking
to
other
people
that
may
not
even
live
in
this
city
or
this
state,
and
before
my
time
is
up
I'd
like
to
address
the
Kensington
area,
Kensington
and
Allegheny.
That's
a
humanitarian
crisis
up
there
right
now
and
it
should
be
addressed.
That's
been
going
on
for
25
years
now,
the
largest
opened
drug
Market
in
the
east
coast
of
this
country,
and
probably
the
largest
in
this
country,
has
been
allowed
to
happen.
Like
that,
that's
just
a
disgrace.
J
K
L
Good
morning
my
name
is
Michelle
Belser,
oh
okay,
reservation
resolution
number
220-865
I
would
like
to
thank
everyone
for
the
award.
I
will
be
receiving
today,
I'm
humble
and
I'm
greatly.
Honored
I
want
to
thank
all
of
my
constituents,
the
youth,
the
seniors,
the
100
block
of
East
Colonial
Street,
which
is
my
family.
That
gives
me
so
much
love
and
support,
and
the
entire
community
that
I
live
in
I'm
also
committed
to
continuing
my
work
for
the
great
City
that
I
live
in
of
Philadelphia.
L
K
Name
is
katrice
cheating.
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
so
I'm
talking
about
210396.
I
think
you
should
have
actually
a
permanence
day
on
all
mortgage
over
tax
foreclosure
sales,
like
I
mentioned
before
we
were
legally
evicted
from
our
home
over
34
about
32
days
ago,
we
still
haven't
gotten
back
to
our
home.
The
illegal
eviction
was
done
to
cover
attempt
of
human
trafficking
in
our
lives,
which
will
increase.
If
you
continue
to
let
people
get
their
home
sold
because
they
missed
the
mortgage
payment
or
get
foreclosed
on
it.
K
You
don't
have
the
capacity
to
deal
with
more
people
being
homeless
or
unhoused.
This
homeless
service
can
barely
handle
it.
Now
they
have
their
own
trafficking
problems
in
the
net
service.
The
next
place
these
people
are
going
to
end
up
is
a
hospital
system,
which
is
where
we
ended
up
at
recently
in
this
city
and
around
surrounding
areas,
a
lot
of
hospitals
did
not
do
proper
care
with
me,
so
I
had
to
go
to
different
places.
K
That's
why
it
took
me
a
little
while
to
walk
up
here,
because
I've
been
injured
from
being
a
haunted
house
illegally.
With
that
being
said,
that's
going
to
feed
the
trafficking
system,
particularly
organ
trafficking
systems,
that
we
found
out
about
at
your
hospitals,
so
you're
endangering
people's
lives.
If
they're
not
housed,
health
and
housing
go
hand
in
hand,
of
course,
I'm
out
here
illegally
on
house
because
of
what
happened
and
hasn't
been
handled
properly
and
the
evasion
court
system
is
covering
up
for
trafficking
ring
there.
K
I
now
have
decreased
health
had
I
been
able
to
get
back
home
when
I
petitioned
to
go
back
home
because
my
brother,
as
well
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
none
of
this
would
have
happened
so
I,
don't
know
how
you
can
how
the
sheriff's
department
can
handle
doing
mortgage
and
tax
recorder
sales
when
they
don't
even
handle
the
eviction
properly.
So
you're
going
to
have
lots
of
lawsuits
on
your
hands.
God
said
because
of
this
Behavior,
you
cannot
handle
that
it's
going
to
bankrupt
the
city
in
five
months.
K
God
said
you
need
to
get
a
handle
on
and
not
on
the
people.
We're
not
the
problem
on
the
system
that
abusive
stores
of
okay,
so
that
you
don't
keep
having
the
trafficking
your
mind
getting
fed
because
there's
a
lot
of
children
being
hurt
in
the
shopping
ring
as
well
and
disabled
people,
but
you
need
to
get
a
handle
on
it.
There's
no
reason
why
she's
standing
here
today,
talking
about
I,
don't
have
my
home
yet
yet
for
32
days.
B
M
Morning
hi,
my
name
is
Ernest
Owens
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Philadelphia
Association
of
black
journalists,
I'm,
not
here
in
my
capacity
as
a
journalist
or
reporters
today,
but
as
a
member
on
behalf
of
the
Philadelphia
Association
black
journalists,
to
thank
council
member
Isaiah,
Thomas
and
the
co-authors,
Catherine,
Gilmore,
Richardson
and,
of
course,
Kenyatta
Johnson
for
this
resolution
that
recognizes
us
this
year
we're
starting
our
50th
anniversary
celebration
as
the
nation's
first
black
Association
of
journalists
in
the
country.
Thank
you.
M
We
predate
the
National
Association
of
black
journalists,
which
a
lot
of
people
do
not
know
I'm
serving
into
my
second
term.
So
you
know
I
know
what
it
feels
like
to
be
an
incumbent
well
by
popular
vote.
No,
no
Challengers,
so
I'm
super
excited
to
be
on
this
side
of
the
end.
I
was
here
10
years
ago,
in
2013,
as
a
Communications
fellow
here
at
the
city
council
and
since
I've
become
a
journalist
and
have
covered
City
Council
in
different
ways.
M
But
in
addition
to
the
support
you
know,
people
clap
and
they
support
pabj
we're
a
501c3
non-profit
and
we
are
doing
really
well,
but
we
can
do
better
and
we
would
love
to
see
more
support
from
our
allies
and
our
partners
and
the
community
to
support
the
work
that
we
do.
We're
we're
training
the
next
leadership
of
black
journalists
across
the
region,
I
wouldn't
be
where
I'm
at
without
the
Philadelphia
Association
of
black
journalists.
M
M
M
You
know
if
we
want
to
make
the
impact
that
we
want
to
make
it's
going
to
take
a
lot
of
work,
but
before
I
conclude
because
I
know,
I
can
ramble
and
ramble.
You
can
hear
my
podcasts
and
everything
else.
I
got
a
book
out
and
all
that
good
stuff,
some
of
the
charts
on
Amazon.
It's
number
one
right
now
on
Amazon,
but
what
I
will
emphasize
those?
This
is
a
really
important
call
to
action.
M
For
the
past
year,
we've
been
asking
to
have
a
meeting
with
the
Philadelphia
Inquirer,
their
editor-in-chief,
which
is
Gabe
Escobar
and
their
publisher.
Lisa
Hughes
had
been
refusing
to
have
a
meeting
with
us
for
several
months.
We
a
couple
years
ago,
had
proposed
a
plan
to
improve
the
diversity.
Equity
inclusion
issues-
that's
been
happening
at
the
Inquirer.
You
all
have
seen
it.
We
have
been
fighting
to
get
more
representation
across
you
know.
M
I
have
been
a
black
reporter
covering
politics
in
this
city,
and
it's
unfortunate
that
there's
not
that
many
people
that
look
like
me
that
cover
these
issues
that
impact
the
community.
You
all
see
it
when
you
see
the
headlines
there,
you
all
see
it
in
the
coverage.
It's
it's
hard
to
deny
the
impact.
Oh
I'll
wrap
it
up.
So
when
my
call
to
action
would
be
is
just
to
say,
please
urge
them
to
have
a
meeting
with
us.
M
Please
tell
them:
why
aren't
you
having
a
meeting
with
the
leadership
of
the
Philadelphia
Association
of
black
journalists?
Do
not
let
them
act
like
we're
not
doing
it.
We've
given
them
thumbs
down.
Awards,
we've
done
everything
in
our
power
to
try
to
handle
this,
so
we're
urging
the
community
and
our
elected
officials
and
others
to
demand
diversity,
Equity
inclusion
in
our
newsrooms,
so
please
urge
Gabe,
Escobar
and,
of
course,
Lisa
Hughes,
who
are
the
Publishers
there
who
are
getting
public
support
from
institutions
like
the
linfest
to
ask
their
board
chair
people
ask
their
board.
M
N
Morning,
I'm
Lynn,
Landis
I
support
resolution
210-913,
but
today
I'm
also
here
to
talk
about
pit
bull
attacks.
This
week,
an
FBI
agent
shot
and
killed
a
pit
bull
that
had
attacked
her
dog
the
next
day.
There
was
a
small
protest
outside
of
FBI
offices
in
Philadelphia,
but
there
was
one
person
there
in
support
of
her
action.
My
son
Mitch,
and
that's
because
on
November
12
2019,
our
dog's
scooter
was
killed
by
a
pit
bull
near
11th
and
Spruce
streets.
N
Mitch
was
walking
our
three
small
dogs
that
evening
when
a
pit
bull
got
loose
from
its
owner
and
attacked
scooter.
Our
36
year
old
son
beat
on
that
pit
bull
with
his
fists
for
several
minutes.
While
others
were
kicking
it,
but
the
pit
bull
would
not
release
our
dog.
Finally,
someone
came
by
with
a
metal
tipped
walking,
stick
and
wedged
it
behind
the
the
dog's
teeth
to
unlock
its
jaw,
but
by
then
it
was
too
late.
Scooter
died
of
his
injuries
that
night.
This
is
not
an
isolated
incident.
N
A
neighbor
of
ours
was
chased
by
a
Pit
Bull
on
Benjamin
Franklin
Parkway.
Just
two
weeks
ago.
He
had
to
jump
on
top
of
a
car
to
get
away
from
it
every
week
across
the
country,
adults,
children,
pets
and
even
livestock
are
attacked
by
pit
bulls.
This
is
why
the
police
and
military
do
not
use
pit
bulls.
They
are
simply
too
dangerous
and
can't
be
trusted
once
they
lock
onto
a
Target.
They
have
no
off
switch
and
won't
let
go.
We
believe
that
pitbulls
should
be
banned
in
Philadelphia.
N
Pitbulls
are
already
banned
in
53
countries
in
the
United
States
pit
bulls
are
banned
in
over
1100
cities,
297
military
bases
and
23
Indian
reservations.
Many
housing
authorities
ban
pit
bulls,
including
New
York
City.
At
the
very
least,
all
pit
bulls
should
be
muzzled,
and
dog
shelters
should
not
adopt
out
pit
bulls.
The
pit
bull
that
got
shot
this
week
and
the
pit
bull
that
killed
our
dog
were
both
rescues.
It's
time
to
end
this
deadly
practice
and
phase
out
this
deadly
breed.
N
O
Thank
you
so
much
good
morning,
council
president
and
the
honorable
members
of
city
council.
My
name
is
Carlton
Williams
I
am
the
streets
commissioner,
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
but
I
come
today
wearing
a
different
hat
as
the
president
of
the
Oakland
Youth
Association
and
I
want
to
thank
council
member
Phillips
for
resolution.
O
230110
honoring,
the
Oakland
Youth
Association
for
the
work
that
we've
done
in
our
community
for
over
50
years.
Oak
Lane,
Youth
Association
has
served
young
people
between
the
ages
of
5
to
16
years
of
age,
and
we
have
been
in
multiple
competitions
throughout
the
city
and
around
the
country.
But
the
most
important
role
that
this
program
plays
is
helping
to
save
lives
of
young
people.
It
is
one
anti-violence
program
that
works,
and
so
many
others
I
joke.
O
So
much
with
council
members,
Jones
and
council
members,
Johnson,
and
so
many
other
council
members
about
the
programs
that
they
sponsor,
including
the
Overbrook
monarchs
and
the
South
Philly
hurricanes
in
the
South,
Philly
sharks,
and
so
many
others.
The
north
Philly
Aztecs
I
can
tell
you,
council,
president
and
council
members
that
this
is
one
truly
anti-violence
program
that
is
saving
the
lives
of
young
people.
It
keeps
them
involved
in
positive,
productive
activities.
O
It
helps
out
with
childhood
obesity,
and
it
certainly
supports
our
anti-violence
prevention
initiatives
when
it
comes
down
to
the
lives
of
young
people
who
are
constantly
dying
on
the
Streets
of
Philadelphia.
Today,
we
continuously
want
to
join
other
these
other
programs
to
support
our
youth
into
all
the
council
members.
We
thank
you
for
your
support,
whether
it's
through
the
Philadelphia
activity
fund
or
your
investments
in
parks
and
recreation
centers,
you
save
lives,
and
these
programs
are
making
a
huge
difference
and.
O
Of
the
entire
Oakland
Youth
Association
and
all
of
the
young
people
we
serve.
Thank
you,
council,
member
Phillips,
for
your
resolution.
Honoring
our
board
members
I
have
two
board
members
that
are
here
with
me
today:
Mr
Levan
white
and
Mr
Greg
dollar
they've
rolled
up
volunteered
for
the
Oakland
Youth
Association
for
a
long
time,
I'm,
not
just
the
president
I
was
a
member
I
started
Oakland
in
1979.
O
As
a
as
a
football
player,
I
became
a
coach
and
became
the
president
and
for
over
the
last
couple
years,
I
could
truly
say
that
if
it
wasn't
for
this
youth
program,
I-
probably
wouldn't
be
here
today
and
I-
certainly
wouldn't
be
the
streets.
Commissioner
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
B
I
I
P
P
So,
of
course
you
know
if
someone
or
organization
is
being
unethical,
you
know
they
shouldn't
have
the
privilege
of
having
naming
rights,
but
I
also
think
that
or
I
want
to
give
you.
A
definition
of
a
politician
is
one
who
manages
people
essentially
one
who
can
manage
people,
and
when
we
look
around
this
city,
we
see
a
lot
of
mismanagement
going
on
speaking,
you
know
with
my
man,
the
the
commissioner.
We
look
at
how
dirty
the
street,
the
Streets
of
Philadelphia
are
mismanagement.
P
P
What
are
you
doing
and
to
speak
to
these
issues
and
to
not
only
address
the
issues
but
to
solve
the
issues,
the
police
officer,
who
was
murdered
rest
in
peace
to
him?
The
Fitzgerald
and
the
Fitzgerald
Family,
how
did
this
guy
come
from
Montgomery
County,
with
a
gun
to
kill
one
of
our
police
officers?
P
The
truth
of
the
matter
is
that
there
are
a
lot
of
guns
coming
from
the
counties
killing
people
in
Philadelphia
being
distributed
to
people
in
Philadelphia.
What
are
you
doing
about
that
city?
Council
I
come
here
every
week
and
all
you
guys
do
is
look
at
me,
speak
and
listen
to
my
speech.
Few
of
you
comment
to
me,
but
you
never
said
you
know
what
let's
talk
to
obona
Higgins,
because
he
is
making
a
lot
of
sense,
and
maybe
he
could
just
help
us.
P
You
know
to
solve
some
of
these
problems,
because
the
reality
is
the
people
in
Philadelphia.
They
don't
like
you
guys
I'm
going
out
getting
petitions
and
they
flagging
me
getting
petition
signed.
They
flagging
me
saying
you
know
what
brother
you
seem
like
a
nice
guy,
but
you're
gonna
be
just
like
them,
Crooks
and
them
phonies
and
them
frauds
I'm,
not
signing
your
petition
you're,
setting
a
bad
example
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia
to
even
want
to
be
engaged
and
involved
in
the
political
process.
Q
I
every
single
week
you
come
here
and
I
want
to
be
the
first
to
say
on
record
that
I've
offered
time
for
us
to
meet
and
I
want
to
make
sure.
That's
very
true,
because
I
believe
in
collaboration
and
I,
believe
that
everyone
has
a
right
to
be
able
to
to
bring
ideas,
solutions
to
the
table
and
us
to
work
together.
Q
R
R
Good
morning,
council
president
I'm
Rochelle
Bilal
surf
for
the
City
and
County
of
Philadelphia,
though
our
hearts
are
heavy.
This
week,
Fitzgerald
was
a
deputy
sheriff
from
2019
until
he
went
over
to
Temple
I
want
to
thank
you
for
introducing
the
bill
to
recognize
him
and
ask
everybody
to
support
his
family
during
his
time,
because
we
are
all
feeling
it
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
and
we
appreciate
all
that
y'all
doing.
Thank
you.
Council.
B
This
for
the
record,
the
public
comment
session
according
to
our
rules,
must
pertain
to
what's
on
the
final
passes,
calendar
I've
been
kind
of
looking
the
other
way,
while
people
have
stated
a
particular
bill
number
but
segued
into
a
whole
different
conversation.
So
we
want
to
want
to
get
back
to
kind
of
enforcing
that
whole
issue
with
respect
to
speaking
on
public
comment
about
what's
actually
on
the
calendar,
so
this
for
the
record
a
little
bit
of
notice.
Thank
you.
B
F
Q
Good
morning
in
high
school,
I
wrote
a
speech
for
competition,
called
a
forum
called
speech
and
debate
and
for
an
entire
year.
I
recited
this
speech
and
it
was
entitled
reluctant
leadership
in
the
speech.
I
noted
that
the
best
leaders
are
reluctant
leaders.
Those
are
are
individuals
who
don't
desire
to
Spotlight,
but
when
called
to
lead,
they
lead
because
they
understand
the
importance
of
service
and
excellence
and
why
leadership
is
needed
at
that
very
moment
this
month,
I
decided
and
also
going
into
the
to
new
calendar
months.
Q
Q
I
have
please
continue
to
stand
last
week.
I
was
proud
to
introduce
this
resolution,
which
is
on
today's
Final
passage:
calendar
honoring,
Eric,
Bryce,
Corey,
Brown,
Michelle
Belzer,
and
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Oakland
Youth
Association
as
Heroes
of
the
9th
District
as
Heroes
of
the
Ninth
District
for
28
years,
Eric
Bryce
has
been
a
fervent
Community,
strategist
and
Civic
empowerment
advocate.
He
plays
a
vital
role
in
our
community.
He
always
holds
all
of
us
accountable
to
being
able
to
push
an
agenda
for
the
people
of
our
district
and
Beyond.
Q
Mr
bright
serves
on
the
board
of
directors
for
the
35th
District
Town
watch,
the
Oakland
community
actions
Association
and
the
Logan
civic
association.
He
has
a
thought
leader
in
our
community
and
he
always
provides
some
of
the
best
ideas,
no
matter
what
the
circumstances
he
pushes
you
to
be
great
when
it
comes
to
Community
Action
Corey
Brown
serves
as
the
president
of
the
lawncrest
Lions
for
over
20
years.
Mr
Brown
has
been
a
leader
in
promoting
Youth
Sports,
including
football
baseball,
cheerleading
and
basketball,
and
a
day
of
rising
violence
among
our
youth.
Q
It's
important
to
supply
them
with
productive,
Recreation
and
Corey
Brown
dedicates
himself
to
that
Michelle
Belzer,
who
is
here
today,
who
was
a
personal
hero
of
mine.
Pete,
lied
who's.
The
61st
Ward
leader
says
that
Michelle
she's
a
fighter
who
will
always
keep
the
Community
First
she's,
always
thinking
about
how
the
the
the
she's
always
thinking
about
the
with
that
leadership,
is
important
for
not
hurt,
but
for
others
and
she's
always
constantly
being
one
of
the
best
committee.
Q
Persons
in
the
61st
Pete
says:
Miss
Belzer
even
came
in
second
place
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia's
clean
block
competition
in
2021..
She
organizes
block
cleanups
for
our
neighborhood.
She
organizes
meetups
for
elected
officials
to
connect
with
neighbors
she's,
also
dedicated
to
decoratives
throughout
every
season
in
her
neighborhood
she
is
the
epitome
of
Excellence
when
it
comes
to
community
organizing,
and
we
thank
her
for
all
of
the
work
that
she's
done
with
a
beautify
in
our
neighborhoods.
Our
representative,
Bellman
from
Alani,
has
said
about
Miss
Belzer.
Q
Q
And
lastly,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Oak
Lane
Youth
Association
Carlton
Williams,
Levan
white
Tanae,
Robinson
Dawn
Dawn
Heath,
Carver,
Norma,
Williams,
Greg,
bowler,
Kimberly,
Jameson
and
Leon
Jones.
They
volunteered
their
time
to
ensure
that
350
youth
participants
have
fun
engaging
and
programming
and
football
baseball,
basketball,
cheerleading
and
track
and
field.
Q
The
association
was
established
over
50
years
ago
in
1971
and
is
being
carried
on
by
a
board
that
is,
that
is
dedicated
to
serving
youth
The
Ninth
District
heroes
are
neighbors
who
dedicate
themselves
to
the
betterment
of
their
neighborhoods,
though
they
do
much
of
their
work
and
contributing
to
their
communities.
They
are
often
unsung
and
underappreciated
and,
as
the
ninth
district
council
member
I
make
it
at
my
business
to
ensure
that
the
sincerity
of
my
gratitude
for
their
service
is
heard
and
loud
and
clear.
Q
B
I
I
Last
month,
Mr
DeShields
was
driving
his
route
five
bus
when
he
saw
a
carjacking
happening.
He
stopped
the
attempt
at
carjacking
by
using
his
20-ton
bus
to
block
the
Whoopi
robbers
before
yelling
out
of
his
window
and
pressing
on
the
horn.
The
thwarted
thieves
took
off
running
Mr
DeShields
recalled
that
after
the
threat
had
passed,
he
exited
his
bus
and
went
into
a
nearby
bar
to
ask
patrons
to
keep
an
eye
on
the
woman
until
he
until
help
could
arrive.
I
After
the
incident,
Mr
DeShields
went
back
to
driving
his
route,
Route
5
bus,
picking
up
and
dropping
off
passengers.
He
has
worked
for
SEPTA
for
more
than
18
years
today,
I'll
be
honoring
him
as
chairperson
of
the
committee
on
transportation
and
public
utilities,
and
the
man's
reception
room
at
1pm.
All
of
you
are
invited
to
join
us
during
the
ceremonial
presentation
of
the
resolution
that
we
all
passed
unanimously:
I'm
honoring,
Mr,
Christie,
Shields
and
I
just
want
to
say
during
this
particular
time
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
I
This
is
an
opportunity
opportunity
to
honor
a
young
man
who
basically
decided
to
put
his
life
on
the
line
and
help
a
young
woman,
who's
in
distress
and
so
I
believe
we
have
more
men
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
like
Christian
Shields,
we
will
be
a
safer
City,
so,
with
that
being
said,
Mr
new
shields,
we
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
We
honor
you
and
we
congratulate
you
and
say
keep
up
the
good
work.
Thank
you,
council
president.
Thank.
B
B
B
B
F
B
B
F
A
resolution
honoring
congratulating
champion
of
the
week
Derek
copes
on
the
success
of
his
business
best
hands
mobile
detailing
and
for
his
constant
efforts
to
make
the
detailing
business
more
accessible
through
his
social
media.
Outreach
efforts
introduced
today
by
councilman
Thomas
sure
again
recognize.
F
G
You
council,
president
I,
just
want
to
commend
Derek
for
the
great
work
that
he's
done.
Someone
who's
formally
incarcerated,
who
has
been
an
example
in
a
successful
business
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
has
clientele
such
as
James
Harden
as
well
as
Tyrese
Maxi,
and
he
uses
his
non-profit
for
the
dopest
detailer,
using
his
words
to
make
the
detailing
industry
accessible
to
felons,
as
well
as
to
the
city's
youth.
So
I
want
to
thank
Derek
and
I
move
for
the
adoption
of
the
resolution.
B
E
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
as
we
come
to
the
final
week
of
February
and
recognize
the
accomplishments
of
African
Americans
in
history,
world
history,
American,
history,
Philadelphia,
history,
I
want
to
rise
to
acknowledge
one
Philadelphia
that
has
before
the
internet
before
social
media
made
a
impression
internationally
on
the
psychic
of
all
people,
not
just
black
people.
W.E.B
Du,
Bois,
W.E.B,
Du
Bois,
moved
to
Philadelphia
I'm
raised
born
in
Massachusetts.
E
He
came
here
and
studied
and
he
did
the
first
official
documentated
studied
of
the
Negro
condition
in
America.
It
was
called
the
Philadelphia
negro.
Many
of
you
will
remember
that
in
that
he
came
up
with
a
concept
called
The,
Talented,
tenth,
which
simply
said
that
10
of
the
population
would
go
on
to
be
leadership.
E
He
went
on
to
become
the
first
PhD
from
Harvard
University
of
African-American
descent,
that's
the
other
Yale
member
Phillips
and
his
contributions
Echo
throughout
our
history
and
when
we
recognize
the
podcasters
and
the
black
journalists.
It
is
from
his
spirit
that
we
do
so
because
their
writings,
their
findings
Echo
throughout
history,
allowing
us
to
set
a
standard
to
understand
where
we
come
from,
so
that
we
recognize
where
we
are
and,
more
importantly,
to
determine
where
we
can
go
as
a
society.
E
E
You
understand
how
significant
W.E.B
Du
Bois
was,
and
finally
there
would
be
no
NAACP,
but
for
his
involvement
in
the
Niagara
Movement
to
create
a
ongoing
Association
that
stepped
up
to
the
plate
to
raise
and
Elevate
the
issues
of
the
Negro
then
called
The
Negro
in
the
United
States.
So,
as
we
conclude,
Black
History
Month,
we
stand
on
the
shoulders
of
giants
to
prepare
us
for
the
present
to
project
us
into
the
future.
S
The
nutter
Administration
spent
52
million
in
taxpayer
dollars
to
turn
4601
Market
Street
into
the
new
Philadelphia
police
headquarters
after
the
city
decided
to
use
the
old
Inquirer
building
for
this
purpose.
Instead,
the
kidney
Administration
sold
4601
Market
to
Ironstone
real
estate
Partners
in
2019,
at
a
steal,
with
an
agreement
in
place
that
the
developer
would
convert
the
site
into
a
Public,
Health
Campus.
S
Let
me
be
clear:
I
support
residential
development
at
4601
Market
because
of
its
proximity
to
high
quality
jobs,
Transit
and
Community
Resources,
but
I
do
not
support
building
a
luxury
market
rate
housing
complex,
unaffordable
to
Neighbors
on
land.
The
city
invested,
millions
of
taxpayer
dollars
into
the
city
expressed
its
concerns
to
Ironstone
months
ago,
at
which
point
they
said
that
they
are
exploring
their
ability
to
include
affordable
housing.
S
Ironstone
continues
to
say
this,
but
has
refused
to
take
actions
that
prove
this
is
more
than
just
words.
So
now,
I
want
to
speak
directly
to
Ironstone
the
city,
put
its
faith
in
you
to
Steward
this
Historic
Site
into
a
community-oriented
future.
It
is
time
to
prove
that
this
Faith
was
not
misplaced.
S
Withdraw
your
zoning
application
and
start
the
process
over
in
concert
with
the
city
per
the
agreement
of
sale
formally
commit
to
keeping
at
least
20
percent
of
your
proposed
homes,
affordable
to
Residents
earning
40
percent
of
the
area,
median
income,
as
required
by
my
mixed
income.
Neighborhoods
overlay.
Let
me
put
this
expectation
into
perspective.
For
you,
the
men
overlay
requires
that
20
percent
of
homes
remain
affordable
to
single
person,
households
earning
about
thirty
thousand
dollars,
which
is
the
average
income
on
the
blocks
surrounding
4601
market.
S
So
when
you
refuse
to
take
concrete
steps
to
include
affordable
housing,
you
refuse
neighbors
the
opportunity
to
remain
in
the
amenity-rich
neighborhoods.
Their
families
have
called
home
for
Generations.
As
the
city
endures,
the
worst
housing
affordability
crisis
we
have
ever
seen.
I
refuse
to
sit
idly
by.
While
you
ignore
your
responsibility
to
be
a
part
of
the
solution,
an
Ironstone,
although
I'm
speaking
to
you
today
as
a
representative,
this
is
about
the
entire
west
and
southwest
community,
and
we
will
see
you
at
the
public
meeting
on
March
1st.
Thank
you.