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From YouTube: Committee on Finance 6-10-2019
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The Committee on Finance of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Monday, June 10, 2019 to hear testimony on the following items:
Agenda: https://phila.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=705025&GUID=14ED1F5A-889C-4032-990C-55F4F788E226
Committee on Finance
Chair: Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell (3rd District)
Vice Chair: Councilman Bobby Henon (6th District)
A
Therefore,
we
have
13
bills,
so
we
would
like
to
get
started.
We
have
a
quorum
to
my
left,
councilman
Greenlee
to
his
left,
Councilwoman
Blundell,
Reynolds,
Brown
Tara
left.
We
are
asking
Derrick
green.
He
has
agreed
to
be
appointed
part
of
this
committee
for
our
forum
into
my
right
councilman
down,
so
that
will
give
us
a
quorum
and
we
will
begin.
We
will
ask
the
clerk
to
read
the
title
of.
A
B
Setting
forth
the
use
of
proceeds
determining
the
sufficiency
of
pledge
amounts
available
for
debt
service
coveting
for
the
payment
of
interest
and
principal
authorizing.
The
bond
committee
to
take
certain
action
with
regard
to
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
airport,
revenue,
bonds
or
notes
and
related
agreements
and
the
elections
under
the
amended
and
restated
general
airport
revenue
bond
ordinance
authorizing
the
director.
Fines.
B
1904
39
at
ordinance
authorizing
the
city
treasurer,
on
behalf
of
the
city,
to
enter
into
an
met,
an
amendment
agreement
with
Citizens
Bank
Pennsylvania
for
provision
of
payroll
banking
services
to
the
city
under
certain
terms
and
conditions
and
1904
for
to
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
city
treasurer
on
behalf
of
the
city,
to
enter
into
a
provider
agreement
with
US
bank
National
Association
for
the
provision
of
custodial
banking
services
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia
office
of
the
city,
treasurer
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
Thank.
A
A
C
Good
morning,
chair
Blackwell
members
of
the
Committee
on
Finance,
again
I'm,
Rashid
Johnson
and
with
me
this
morning,
Christian
Dunbar,
Raymond
Hale,
as
well
as
Tracy,
boorda
and
I'm
here,
to
testify
in
favor
of
build
numbers,
one
nine
zero,
two,
two:
nine
one:
nine
zero,
four,
four:
two
one:
nine
zero:
four:
three:
three
one:
nine
zero,
four,
three:
two
as
well
as
one
nine
zero.
Four,
three
nine
again
I
submitted
my
testimony
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
with
regards
to
those
bills.
Thank.
D
C
D
C
D
D
C
D
D
You
get
back
to
us,
okay,
so
I
guess.
My
point
is
that
we
have
we
borrowed
64-46
in
market
the
interest
payments
started
this
year.
It's
gonna
go
out
20
years.
It's
gonna
cost
us
a
hundred
million.
We
are
selling
the
building,
I
think
for
ten
million,
and
we
have
12
million
dollars
left
over
that
we
can
use
for
other
projects.
Good.
D
I'm,
just
looking
for
what
the
cost-benefit
analysis
will
be
for
that
12
million.
Okay,
all
right
and
I'm
asking
these
questions,
because
if
we
are
more
careful
with
these
investments,
I
think
we'll
be
more
careful
with
the
money,
because
4016
market
was
a
huge
loss
to
the
city
huge
anyway.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
A
Bill
numbers,
the
chief
clerk,
will
read
the
title
for
bill
numbers:
one:
nine,
zero,
three,
eight
three,
one:
nine
zero;
three,
eight
four
and
one
nine
zero,
three
eight
five
and
we
will
ask
Doug
Mouser
executive.
Vice
president
acting
CEO,
Oak
bgw
and
Jamela
McClendon
executive
about
their
Philadelphia
gas
Commission
to
come
for.
B
1903
eight
three,
an
ordinance
approving
the
amendment
of
the
fiscal
year,
2019
capital
budget,
providing
for
expenditures
for
the
capital
purposes
of
the
Philadelphia
gas
works,
including
the
supplying
of
funds
in
connection
therewith,
subject
to
certain
constraints
and
conditions
and
acknowledging
the
receipt
of
the
revised
forecast
capital
budgets
of
fiscal
years
2020
through
2024
as
amended
1903.
Eight
four,
an
ordinance
approving
the
amendment
of
fiscal
year,
2018
capital
budget,
providing
for
expenditures
for
capital
purposes
of
the
Philadelphia
gas
works,
including
the
supplying
of
funds
in
connection
therewith,
subject
to
certain
constraints
and
conditions.
B
A
C
Morning,
chairman
Blackwell
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Jamel
McClendon
and
I
am
the
executive
director
of
the
Philadelphia
gas
Commission.
The
gas
Commission
appreciates
the
opportunity
to
testify
in
support
of
bill
number-10
385
approving
PGW
fiscal
year,
2020
capital
budget
bill
number,
one:
nine,
zero,
three,
eight
four
amending
PGW
FY
2018
capital
budget
and
bill
number,
one:
nine,
zero.
Three,
eight
three
amending
PGW
fiscal
year,
2019
capital
budget
as
I,
have
filed
detailed
written
testimony
on
all
three
bills
before
you
today.
With
your
permission,
I
will
address
all
three
bills
at
once.
C
In
these
comments,
I
would
also
respectfully
request
that
this
committee
to
report
out
all
three
bills
with
the
favorable
recommendations,
together
with
a
suspension
of
the
rules
so
that
they
may
have
their
first
reading
at
the
next
council
session.
With
regards
to
bill
number
one:
nine
zero:
three:
eight
five
and
PG
w's
2020
capital
budget
PGW
originally
submitted
a
proposed
budget
of
149
million
149
million
six
hundred
149
six
hundred
fifty
six
thousand
dollars
and
a
five-year
forecast
of
capital
budgets
covering
fiscal
2021
to
fiscal
25.
C
The
gas
Commission
performed
its
due
diligence,
review
and
evaluation
of
PGW
proposals
in
accordance
with
the
applicable
legal
governance
standards,
taking
into
account
PGW
finances
operations,
core
purpose
and
ultimately,
the
Commission
endorsed
the
budget
of
127
million
seven
hundred
and
eight
thousand
dollars.
Twenty-One
million
below
the
original
budget
proposed
by
PGW
and
approximately
5.1
percent
lower
than
he
approved
fiscal
year
2019
capital
budget.
C
The
Commission
believes
that
this
budget
is
appropriate
for
the
capital
needs
facing
PGW
in
the
coming
year
and
therefore
recommend
recommended
in
its
resolution
and
order
dated
April
24th
2019
that
City
Council
approved
a
fiscal
year
2020
capital
budget
and
not
to
exceed
amount
of
127
million.
Seven
hundred
and
eight
thousand
incorporating
the
line-item
adjustments
to
the
file
budget
proposal.
This
budget
would
be
comprised
of
123
million
five
hundred
sixty-six
thousand
dollars
in
immediate
spending
authority.
C
That
would
commence
one
the
beginning
of
the
fiscal
year
on
September
1st
2019,
subject
to
the
limitations
stated
in
the
proposed
budget
ordinance
and
four
million
one
hundred
and
forty
two
thousand
dollars
in
conditional
spending
Authority,
which
would
require
the
gas
Commission's
review
and
release
approval
prior
to
the
commitment.
And/Or
expenditure
of
those
funds
with
regards
to
building
up
Bills
number
one:
nine
zero,
three,
eight
four
and
one
nine
zero.
Three
eight
five.
The
Commission
similarly
recommends
the
approval
of
PG
w's
request
to
amend
both
the
fiscal
year
2018
and
2019
capital
budgets.
C
The
circumstances
which
gave
rise
to
this
need
to
these
budgets
were
outside
of
PGW
control
and
though
the
approval
of
these
amendments
require
a
one-time
waiver
of
the
capital
program
protocols
which
have
governed
the
administration
of
PG
w's
capital
budgets
since
2013.
The
Commission
feels
that,
in
the
discrete
circumstances
presented
here,
the
way
that
one-time
waiver
is
warranted.
I
will
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
on
any
of
the
three
bills.
A
A
F
For
a
given
year,
starting
in
tax
year
2020
we've
submitted
a
clarifying
amendment
to
ensure
businesses
exempt
from
the
groceries
it's
portion
will
continue
to
file
if
net
income
is
is
owed.
This
legislation
advances
the
goal
set
in
the
inclusive
growth
strategy,
which
was
released
last
month
by
easing
an
administrative
burden
on
small
businesses.
F
The
city
started
phasing
in
exemptions
from
the
business
income
and
receipts
tax
in
2014
and
now
the
first
hundred
thousand
in
sales
is
tax-free.
This
reduced
the
number
of
businesses
that
owed
Burt
by
more
than
two-thirds
and
removed
a
significant
barrier
to
inclusive
growth
by
decreasing
the
cost,
to
start
and
run
a
company
or
work
on
your
own.
F
However,
while
the
expense
has
been
eliminated,
the
hassle
associated
with
the
Burt
has
not,
by
eliminating
the
requirement
to
file
a
return
for
businesses
with
less
with
less
than
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
Philadelphia
sales.
Small
businesses
will
save
the
expense
of
having
the
return
prepared
by
a
professional
or
the
worry
of
navigating
a
complex
tax
retirement.
These
small
businesses
will
no
longer
face
fines
for
failure
to
file
if
they
don't
submit
a
return
and
will
have
one
less
thing
to
worry
about
each
tax
season.
F
There
are
about
a
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
businesses
filing
Burt
returns
with
the
Department
of
Revenue.
This
bill
will
reduce
that
number
by
up
to
74
percent
or
ninety
eight
thousand
businesses.
This
will
be
a
significant
help
to
small
businesses
and
sole
practitioners
in
Philadelphia
by
making
it
easier
to
do
business
in
the
city.
The
administration
fully
supports
this
bill,
removing
filing
requirements
for
businesses
with
less
than
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
taxable
receipts
to
promote
a
more
inclusive
business
environment
in
Philadelphia.
A
G
A
A
H
Morning,
chairperson
blackwell
and
members
of
the
Finance
Committee,
my
name
is
palin.
Chen
deputy
budget
director
for
capital
and
with
me
today
is
rob
du
Bois
Director
of
Finance
I'm
here
today
to
testify
in
support
of
bill
number
1
904
31,
which
was
introduced
on
May
23rd
2019.
The
purpose
of
this
bill
is
to
obtain
approval
from
City
Council
to
place
a
loan
authorization
question
on
the
general
election
ballot
on
Tuesday
November
5th
2019.
H
State
law
requires
the
city
to
place
a
question
on
the
ballot
before
increasing
its
borrowing
authority.
As
of
June
30th
2018,
the
city's
legal
debt
limit
was
eight
thousand
one
point:
zero
million
and
the
amount
of
debt
applicable
to
that
limit
was
two
thousand
fifty
1.3
million.
As
a
result,
the
city
has
a
debt
margin
of
about
five
thousand
nine
hundred
and
forty
nine
point:
seven
million
the
FY
2008
for
new
general
obligation.
Bonds
is
approximately
a
hundred
and
seventy
seven
point.
One
seven
million.
H
The
proposed
ordinance
include
the
new
Geo
loan
amount,
as
well
as
a
4%
cost
of
issuance
to
bring
the
loan
authorization
amount
to
approximately
185
million.
The
loan
authorization,
if
approved,
would
finance
capital
projects
classified
for
the
following
purposes
and
in
the
following
aggregate
amounts.
The
administration
provides
the
following
bill:
adjusted
for
amendments
made
during
the
budget
process,
transit
for
point,
seven,
eight,
two
million
streets,
&
sanitation,
forty
five
point:
five:
eight:
five
million
new
municipal
buildings,
eighty
eight
point:
zero,
1
million
parks,
recreation
and
museums.
H
Twenty
five
point:
eight
nine,
six
million
economic
and
Community
Development
twenty
point:
seven
to
seven
million
for
a
total
of
185
million.
In
order
to
provide
appropriate
time
to
advertise
the
ballot
question
prior
to
the
November
5th
2019
election.
The
bill
should
be
enacted
no
later
than
September
12
2019.
H
Finally,
attached
as
part
of
this
testimony
is
the
proposed
ballot
question
requesting
loan
authorization
from
the
electorial
I
respectfully
request
that
you
report
bill
number
1,
904,
31
out
of
committee,
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
I
further
request
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
so
as
to
permit
first
reading
on
June
13th
2019,
so
that
the
bill
can
be
enacted
no
later
than
September
12
2019.
This
concludes
my
written
testimony.
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
have
at
this
time.
Thank.
A
E
A
D
We've
seen
a
dramatic
drop
in
the
7
and
10-year
treasuries
dramatic
7
year.
Treasuries
are
now
below
and
I.
Think
10-year
Treasuries
are
hovering
around
2%.
Have
we
really
taken
a
deep
dive
into
our
whole
portfolio
to
see
what
we
can
refinance
and
lower
our
borrowing
costs
custom
right
now,
it's
in
our
in
time.
E
Yes,
we
are
always
looking
at
that
and,
as
you
could
probably
guess,
we
also
get
lots
of
proposals
from
investment
banks
who
are
constantly
looking
at
the
market
for
us
to
see
whether
there
are
any
opportunities,
and
so
whenever
there
are,
we
move
forward.
We
have
strict
criteria
for
when
we'll
do
refine,
refinancings
making
sure
we
get
appropriate
levels
of
savings,
but
that
is
a
process
that
it's
always
ongoing.
D
I'm,
just
going
to
give
you
an
example
which
people
can
understand,
the
residential
rates
alone
probably
went
down
close
to
three-quarters
to
a
point.
In
the
last
three
months,
I
mean
the
rates
have
dropped
dramatically
for
commercial
mortgages.
The
rates
were
four
and
a
half
now
you're
in
the
three
and
three
quarters
and
for
a
shorter
term
you're
in
the
low
threes.
So
I'm
just
saying
it's
been
a
dramatic
and
it
looks
like
it's
going
down
further,
so
it
may
be
a
great
time
for
us
to
look
at
our
portfolio.
You
want
to
figure
out.
E
D
A
B
108
loan
guarantee
program
and
authorizing
the
Director
of
Planning
and
Development,
and
the
director
of
commerce
to
enter
into
all
understanding
and
understandings
and
insurances
contained
in
such
applications
and
to
take
all
necessary
action
to
accept
the
grants.
All
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
Thank.
I
Morning,
good
morning,
since
we
submitted
written
testimony,
I'm
not
going
to
read
the
whole
thing,
I'm
just
going
to
kind
of
skim
through
and
then
I
do
have.
I
don't
have
enough
copies
for
everybody,
but
I
do
have
something
I
want
to
pass
out,
because
the
consolidated
plan
was
submitted
prior
to
us
understanding
that
there
was
a
potentially
additional
allocation
of
fiscal
year,
20
Housing
Trust
Fund
dollars.
So
we've
got
that
incorporated
into
this.
Thank.
I
The
bill
refers
to
Exhibit
A,
which
is
the
annual
action
plan
2019
through
2020
the
required
HUD
funding
application.
In
order
for
the
city
to
receive
funding
from
HUD,
the
city
is
required
to
submit
an
approved
annual
action
plan.
The
HUD
excuse
me
no
later
than
August
15
2019.
The
annual
action
plan
2019
through
2020
details
are
planned
for
spending
funds
from
four
primary
federal
sources,
as
well
as
the
state's
Department
of
Community
and
Economic
Development.
I
As
detailed
in
the
annual
action
plan
2019
through
2020,
the
city
anticipates
receiving
nearly
forty
three
million
dollars
in
CDBG
funding
in
a
home
program.
Allocation
of
eleven
point:
three:
seven
million
the
annual
action
plan
goals
and
strategic
actions
were
designed
to
meet
Philadelphia's
high
priority
housing
community
development
needs.
I
Philadelphians
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
this
testimony
and
in
order
for
the
city
to
receive
funding
from
HUD
again,
the
city
is
required
to
submit
an
approved
annual
action
plan
no
later
than
August
15
2019
additional
tables
and
information
required
by
HUD
as
part
of
the
funding
application
will
be
included
in
the
final
submission
to
HUD.
In
order
to
permit
expeditious
transmittal
of
the
annual
action
plan
to
HUD,
we
request
a
suspension
of
the
rules
to
permit
first
reading
at
the
next
council
session.
A
Much
are
there
any
questions.
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr.
Dorn,
now
we
want
to
ask
Barrett
Marshall
Esquire
supervising
attorney
CLS
Beth
McConnell
policy
director
filled
out
the
association
of
CDC's
or
PA
CDC
Keisha
about
utility
emergency
services
funding
and
Meredith
Johnson.
Thank
you
good
morning.
J
The
housing
unit
at
CLS
provides
free
legal
advice
and
representation
over
3,000,
low-income
tenants
living
in
private
and
subsidized
housing
in
Philadelphia
each
year
were
grateful
to
have
worked
with
counsel
for
several
decades
to
protect
tenants
and
to
promote
safe,
affordable
housing.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
on
the
Philadelphia
fiction
prevention
project
today,
according
to
reports
by
the
reinvestment
fund
and
the
city's
assessment
of
fair
housing,
eviction
rates
are
highest
in
Philadelphia's,
poor
and
predominantly
black
neighborhoods,
while
evictions
disproportionately
impact
poor
communities
of
color
gentrification
is
ravaging
our
communities.
J
A
recent
study
published
by
the
National
Community
Reinvestment
coalition,
showed
that
from
2000
to
2013,
due
to
rapidly
rising
rents,
property
values
and
taxes,
more
than
12,000
African
Americans
in
Philadelphia
moved
out
of
gentrifying
neighborhoods.
As
a
report
notes,
the
large
number
of
neighborhoods
that
gentrified
and
the
number
of
displaced
residents
ranked
Philadelphia
among
the
worst
cities
for
black
displacement.
This
tells
us
not
only
that
we
have
a
poverty
crisis,
impacting
our
city's
most
vulnerable
residents,
but
that
we
have
a
very
serious
race,
equity
problem
that
is
impacting
black
residents.
J
Access
to
housing,
in
particular
the
Philadelphia
eviction
prevention
project,
has
been
incredibly
successful.
We
have
been
exceeding
expectations
of
providing
legal
representation
and
legal
advice
and
other
critical
services
to
tenants
facing
a
life
changing
event
meets
a
fraction
of
our
need
currently
in
the
city.
Investing
in
legal
services
and
attendance
right
to
counsel
is
cost-effective
and
one
of
the
best
measures
to
prevent
evictions,
housing,
instability
and
homelessness.
J
A
recent
report
of
the
Philadelphia
Bar
Association
and
the
stout
firm
estimated
that
every
one
dollar
invested
into
legal
representation
to
prevent
eviction
saves
nearly
13
dollars
in
costs
to
city
services.
Other
reports,
including
the
mayor's
eviction
prevention
task,
force
recommendations.
The
city's
recently
released
narrowing
the
gap
report
and
the
housing
Action
Plan
all
identify
several
goals
which
would
help
fight
eviction,
displacement
and
homelessness,
including
expanding
access
to
legal
representation
for
low-income
tenants.
J
For
these
reasons,
it's
critical
to
build
on
the
success
of
this
program.
We
were
very
pleased
to
hear
that
the
funding
has
been
tentatively
approved
for
1.5
million
for
the
next
fiscal
year.
An
investment
of
1.5
million
is
an
important
and
natural
next
step
towards
ensuring
that
pep
advocates
can
continue
to
provide
expert
and
effective
legal
representation
to
tenants
facing
eviction
and
displacement
on
behalf
of
CLS
and
all
of
our
prep
partners.
J
I
want
to
sincerely
thank
Council
for
this
commitment
to
Philadelphia's
tenants,
we're
asking
that
the
city's
investment
in
this
project
be
increased
to
1.5
million
in
the
next
fiscal
year,
as
was
tentatively
announced,
and
that
the
city
invested
in
a
tenants
right
to
counsel
in
the
future.
Thank
you
thank.
K
Good
morning,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify.
My
name
is
Beth
McConnell
I'm,
the
policy
director
of
the
Philadelphia
Association
of
Community
Development
Corporation's
PA
CDC
I,
submitted
a
longer
written
testimony
for
the
record.
So
I'll
summarize
my
verbal
testimony.
First,
we
really
want
to
thank
City
Council
and
the
Kenny
administration
for
agreeing
to
allocate
20
million
dollars
in
general
funds
to
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
for
FY
20,
the
original
agreement
from
this
past
September
by
about
12
million
dollars.
K
In
addition,
and
particularly
want
to
thank
council
president
Clark
and
council
members,
Sanchez,
schoola
and
Johnson,
these
funds
are
absolutely
vital
for
addressing
the
growing
need
for
affordable
homes
for
our
low
and
moderate
income.
Neighbors.
Very
briefly,
some
of
the
programs
that
we
really
want
to
shout
out
is
continuing
a
launching
and
continuing
a
shallow
rent
subsidy
this
year
to
help
get
more
affordable
rental
units
online
to
boost
down
payment
and
closing
cost
assistance
which
began
today.
K
And
finally,
we
really
want
to
encourage
council
and
the
administration
take
a
look
at
funding
for
our
housing
counseling
agencies,
which
are
desperately
in
need
of
more
resources.
Pa
CDC
also
applauds
Council
and
the
administration
for
boosting
commercial
corridor
funding
by
two
million
dollars
in
the
FY
2008.
On
final
passage
this
week,
and
in
particular,
we
really
want
to
thank
council
members,
Parker
and
Sanchez
for
really
leading
the
charge
for
the
boost
in
critical
programs
that
make
our
quarters
clean
and
safe.
K
In
particular,
we
hope
those
funds
can
double
down
on
what's
already
working,
boosting
the
targeted
corridor
management
program
and
our
commercial
corridor
cleaning
programs.
We
also
want
to
encourage
to
take
a
look
at
boosting
or
making
available
some
training
and
professionalization
services
for
our
commercial
Porter
managers,
who
are
often
early
career
professionals,
who
really
have
no
place
to
go
to
learn
how
to
be
a
commercial
Porter
manager
and
similarly,
some
data
management
tools
that
can
help
them
do
their
jobs
more
effectively
and
track
success.
K
And
finally,
we
want
to
encourage
a
council
and
the
administration
take
a
look
at
a
pilot
program
for
like
a
basic
systems,
repair
program
for
small
businesses,
so
we
can
help
them
with
leaky,
roofs
and
busted,
plumbing
and
sagging
floors
and
other
issues
that
really
get
in
the
way
of
their
economic
success.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
testify,
and
we
appreciate
all
of
your
leadership
for
these
programs.
L
Good
morning
my
name
is
Keisha:
a
bag
I'm.
The
director
utility
grant
program
at
USF
like
say
good
morning
to
the
Chairman
like
well,
and
members
of
City
Council,
as
I
stated,
I
am
deducted
utility
grant
program
for
Yousaf.
I
am
here
today
to
provide
testimony
regarding
the
great
work
performed
by
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
and
his
partnership
with
Yusef.
We
would
like
to
speak
on
the
continued
sex.
This
funding
has
provided
on
many
participants
within
our
programs,
but
we
also
like
to
point
out
how
how
more
funding
could
impact
our
community.
L
During
fiscal
year
2018,
we
were
awarded
1
million
70
for
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
for
our
utility
grant
program.
As
a
result,
Yusef
was
able
to
stop
utility
service,
shut
offs
and
restore
utility
services
for
over
2,000
multiple
families.
The
lack
of
needed
utilities
service
is
one
of
the
leading
causes
of
homelessness.
For
example,
when
the
gas
and
electricity
are
shut
off.
This
results
in
no
heat,
no
lights
and
no
register.
No
refrigeration.
Excuse
me,
which
then
causes
many
families
to
abandon
their
homes
and
ultimately
end
up
at
the
shelter
door.
L
Yusef
uses
funds
provided
by
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
utility
assistance
as
part
of
an
overall
spousal
stabilization
approach,
leveraging
reefs
from
from
other
youssef
programs.
Youssef
has
worked
in
partnership
with
the
office
of
homeless
service
to
serve
100
families.
Currently
in
shelters,
Youssef
focuses
95,000
of
the
HTF
funds,
which
are
matched
by
the
utilities
to
provide
utility
assistance
to
those
in
the
shelter
who
had
higher
wages
and
which
will
result
in
the
denial
of
obtaining
new
utility
services,
preventing
them
from
moving
into
permanent
housing.
L
Through
this
program,
the
families
primary
barrier
to
live
in
the
shelter
was
removed.
The
city
saved
approximately
30,000
per
family
and
shelter
costs
and
voluble
shelter.
Space
was
freed
up.
Youssef
was
able
to
leverage
an
additional
25,000
and
private
funds
to
assist
women
in
this
program
coming
out
of
shelters
with
rent
and
security
deposits.
So
a
$95,000
investment
from
the
housing
trust
fund
turns
into
an
excuse.
Me
turns
into
two
hundred
fifteen
thousand,
which
increases
of
100
hundred
twenty-six
percent.
L
The
HTF
also
attracted
additional
leverage
funds
to
our
organization
of
nearly
1.2
million
dollars,
the
funds
leveraged
by
112
percent.
So
imagine
utility
bill
credits.
Other
direct
private
funding
and
direct
benefit
acquisition,
directly
assisted
families,
with
students
in
our
school
district
participants,
in
our
workforce
development
and
as
well
program
as
well
as
our
program
for
veteran
ex-offenders
with
our
family
empowerment
program.
Youssef
helps
break
the
cycle
of
intergenerational
poverty
by
helping
local
families
secure,
safe
and
stable
housing
through
financial
assistance.
L
Budgeting
coach
excuse
me,
budget,
coaching
and
tennis
case
management,
Workforce,
Development
and
the
whole
family
supports.
We
adopted
the
two
generation
approach
where
we
not
only
focus
on
the
parents
and
their
needs
stabilize
housing
will
be
focused
on
the
children
and
how
we
can
help
them
be
academically
successful
long
term,
for
example,
I'd
like
to
tell
you
a
story
about
one
of
our
families
and
the
family
empowerment
program,
where
the
utility
grant
program
has
impacted
the
whole
household.
This
is
a
common
story
that
we
seen
play
out
on
many
occasions.
L
Our
participant
was
a
single
female
head
of
household,
with
8
children
diagnosed
with
autism,
and
one
with
ADHD,
with
over
6,000
and
origins
for
from
a
single
utility.
The
family
fell
behind
on
a
payment
plan
due
to
certain
and
unavoidable
family
emergency.
In
the
lost
from
one
utility
I'm,
sorry
in
lost
service
from
one
utility.
As
a
result,
the
family
was
forced
to
leave
their
housing.
The
family
moved
in
with
their
grandmother
who
do
not
who
did
not
live
near
the
children's
school.
L
As
a
result
of
the
trauma
of
the
move,
the
kids
fell
behind
in
their
academics,
three
of
the
children
had
had
to
repeat
a
grade.
Our
use
of
family
advocate
worked
with
the
family
and
utility
company
to
arrange
a
payment
plan
for
the
portion
of
the
bill
that
was
considered
a
tampering
charge.
Our
family
advocate
also
maximized
the
availability
of
utility
benefits,
as
they
were
out
the
remaining
our
images
she
used,
a
combination
of
LIHEAP
utility
grant,
funds
from
the
housing
trust
fund
and
the
matching
utility
credit.
L
Once
the
utility
was
restored,
the
family
was
able
to
move
back
into
their
home
near
their
school
as
a
result
of
the
Housing
Trust
Funds
utility
grants
support
our
case
manager
was
I'm.
Sorry,
a
caseworker
was
able
to
not
only
help
the
family
move
back
into
their
housing,
but
develop
a
relationship
with
the
families
to
help
with
the
following
Yousef
advocated
for
two
of
her
sons
to
have
an
IEP
written
since
moving
back
to
their
permanent
housing.
The
students
academic
success
has
improved
dramatically.
All
the
children
have
zero
unexcused
absences.
L
The
daughter
in
high
school
is
in
the
National
Honor
Society
and
has
received
scholarships
that
will
pay
for
the
first
two
semesters
of
college.
Two
of
the
children
are
on
an
enroll
at
school.
The
family
now
resides
in
housing
they
can
afford,
as
evidenced
by
a
budget
you
self
help.
The
mother
to
prepare
the
family
is
currently
supported
by
sustainable
income.
Yussef
is
helping
the
mother
regain
employment
and
possibly
enhancing
her
education.
None
of
this
success
would
have
been
possible
without
the
support
of
Housing
Trust
Fund.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
A
Okay,
we
thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
and
now
we're
going
to
call
on
the
clerk
to
read
bill
number
one:
nine,
zero,
four
one,
four
one,
two
amendment
regarding
Commonwealth's
property
assessed
clean
energy
program.
Then
we're
going
to
ask
Christine,
Knapp
director,
Office
of
Sustainability
and
Emily
Shapira
executive
director
of
the
Philadelphia
Energy
Authority,
to
come
forward.
Thank
you.
B
M
You,
madam
chair
I,
just
want
to
take
a
brief
moment
to
thank
the
work
of
Kristy
net
from
the
sustainability
and
also
the
outstanding
work
of
and
wish
appear
from,
our
but
I'ma
Nanji,
Authority
and
moving
forward
with
this
C
pace.
There
were
a
number
of
amendments
and
things
we
had
to
address
to
get
us
to
discipline.
This
point,
there's
an
amendment
as
was
circulated
to
all
members
of
this
committee,
but
see
pace
is
an
opportunity
to
really
address
some
of
the
major
issues
of
global
warming.
M
There
are
a
number
of
issues,
but
some
of
the
most
significant
impacts
of
global
warming
is
emissions
and
most
of
those
emissions
come
from
our
commercial
and
residential
industrial
buildings,
and
it's
this
legislation
provides
an
opportunity
to
provide
and
supplied
the
ability
for
businesses
around
the
city
of
Philadelphia
to
participate
in
the
Commonwealth
program
to
help
us
to
reduce
some
of
the
emissions
that
come
out
of
our
large
commercial
building.
So
I
want
to
thank
them
for
their
work.
M
N
Morning
check
Blackwell
members
of
the
committee
I'm
Kristine
Knapp
I'm,
the
director
of
the
office
of
sustainability
for
the
city
I'm
here
to
testify
in
support
of
bill
one
nine
zero
four
one
two
which
approves
the
city's
participation
in
the
Commonwealth's
commercial
property
assessed
clean
energy
program
called
C
pace
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
C
pace
is
a
financing
mechanism
used
by
local
governments
that
allows
commercial
and
industrial
property
owners
to
finance
energy
efficiency
and
renewable
energy
improvements
through
their
property
tax
payment.
N
The
repayment
of
qualified
energy
improvements
is
done
via
voluntary
property
tax
assessment
by
local
governments.
The
financing
for
pace
projects
may
be
provided
through
third
party
capital
secured
by
the
property
assessment
payments
repayment
responsibility
transfers
to
the
next
owner.
If
the
property
is
sold,
the
legislature
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
adopted
C
pace
enabling
legislation
in
May
of
2018.
The
legislation
was
signed
by
Governor
wolf
and
allows
municipalities
or
counties
to
establish
a
program
in
their
jurisdictions
by
adopting
an
ordinance
or
resolution.
N
Pennsylvania's
legislation
allows
a
combination
of
municipalities
and
counties
to
work
together
or
implement
an
investor,
a
cps
program
and
is
restricted
to
commercial
properties.
Excluding
multifamily
commercial
multifamily
residential
buildings,
the
Office
of
Sustainability,
believes
C
pays
to
be
a
helpful
tool
in
supporting
the
sustainability
of
redevelop
properties
and
encouraging
investments
in
energy
efficiency
and
renewable
energy
systems
in
commercial
buildings.
C
pace
is
specifically
outlined
in
our
powering,
our
future.
N
A
clean
energy
vision
for
Philadelphia
as
a
way
to
help
meet
the
city's
long
term,
carbon
reduction
goals,
and
it
was
prioritized
as
a
short
or
short-term
recommendation
that
could
be
implement,
implemented
quickly.
An
analysis
of
C
pace
by
ICF
international
on
behalf
of
our
office,
estimated
a
Philadelphia
program,
could
save
substantial
carbon
from
entering
the
atmosphere
and
provide
significant
bill
savings
to
citywide
buildings
based
on
similar
projects
and
programs
around
the
country.
Nationally,
some
CPS
programs
have
outperformed
savings
projections
and
a
successful
initiative
is
largely
dependent
on
the
program,
design
and
resources.
N
Since
C
pace
relies
on
repayment.
Through
the
assessment,
the
PA
will
need
to
continue
to
meet
with
the
revenue
department,
the
office
of
property
assessment
and
finance
department
to
ensure
the
program
guidelines
are
strongly
aligned
with
the
city's
existing
systems
in
closing
I
anticipate
that
the
C
paced
bill
will
help
to
lower
citywide
energy
use
while
reducing
carbon
pollution.
A
C
pace
program
aligns
with
the
city's
Carbon
Reduction
plans
and
PA
serves
as
a
strong
partner
who
can
function
well
in
their
role
as
administrator
of
the
program.
O
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
Good
morning,
chair
blackwell
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Emily
Shapiro
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Philadelphia
Energy
Authority,
the
Energy
Authority,
was
created
in
2010
to
support
the
city
on
issues
of
energy,
affordability
and
sustainability.
In
the
last
two
years,
we've
helped
launch
over
a
hundred
million
dollars
in
clean
energy
and
energy
efficiency
projects
in
Philadelphia
across
city
buildings,
schools,
affordable
and
market
rate
housing
and
small
businesses.
We've
helped
create
nearly
a
thousand
jobs
in
that
time.
O
I'm
here
today
to
testify
regarding
bill
1,
904
1/2,
which
would
enable
a
new
clean
energy
financing
tool
called
C
pace.
We
believe
C
pace
is
critical
to
the
development
of
commercial
solar
market
in
Philadelphia,
and
we
know
that
dollar-for-dollar
rooftop
solar,
creates
more
jobs
than
any
other
energy
investment
we
can
make.
C
pace
also
creates
jobs
across
all
of
the
building
trades
and
helps
mitigate
climate
change,
while
providing
an
important
for
commercial
building
owners
to
invest
in
their
properties.
I'll
share
a
brief
explanation
of
what
si
pace
is
and
why
it
works.
O
So
si
pay
stands
for
commercial
property,
assessed
clean
energy
financing.
It's
an
innovative
financing
product
for
owners
of
commercial
and
industrial
properties
for
large
energy
efficiency
or
renewable
energy
projects
that
would
allow
the
loan
to
flow
with
the
property
instead
of
with
the
owner
it
does
this
by
treating
the
loan,
is
a
voluntary
assessment
on
the
property
and
is
paid
back
along
with
the
real
estate
taxes.
This
assessment
takes
priority
over
first
mortgages
and
requires
mortgage
holder
consent.
O
Si
pace
has
been
enabled
in
36
states
plus
Washington
DC,
and
there
are
active
programs
in
over
20
states
with
over
a
billion
dollars
in
Si
pace,
financing
completed
nationwide
across
over
2000
projects.
Governor
wolf
signed
si
pace
until
law
in
June
2018,
as
Christine
mentioned,
and
it
is
now
up
to
each
county
to
decide
to
enable
it.
So
far,
Chester
and
Northampton
counties
have
authorized
si
pace.
So
why
do
people
participate
in
Si
pace?
That's
a
question
we
get
often
first
because
the
assessment
travels
with
the
property,
not
the
owner.
O
It
allows
owners
to
make
significant
investments
in
projects
that
might
have
a
longer
payback
than
the
length
of
time
you're
intending
to
own
the
property.
So,
for
example,
if
you're
a
developer,
who
only
intends
to
own
a
building
for
seven
years
to
capture
all
the
tax
credits
and
then
sell
it,
you
wouldn't
likely
invest
in
solar
in
Philadelphia,
which
has
a
10
to
12
year,
payback
or
new
boiler
or
windows,
which
might
have
an
even
longer
payback,
because
the
assessment
is
easily
transferable
to
the
next
property
owner.
O
The
benefits
and
costs
always
accrue
to
the
same
party,
either
the
current
property
owner
or
tenant.
Depending
on
the
pasture
structure.
It
allows
lenders
to
offer
longer
repayment
terms
than
other
types
of
financing,
often
15
to
25
years
or
the
life
of
the
equipment
installed,
allowing
the
debt
service
to
cost
less
than
the
utility
cost
savings
or
other
benefits.
Si
pace
is
also
non
accelerating.
So,
unlike
a
mortgage
which
becomes
due
in
full
in
the
case
of
default,
only
the
past
due
amount
ever
becomes
do.
O
If
si
pays
payments
enters
default,
the
lender
can
only
collect
on
the
delinquent
payments,
not
the
future
value
of
the
debt.
Because
of
that
structure,
hundreds
of
senior
mortgage
holders
have
consented
to
see
face
liens
nationwide,
because
their
only
exposure
is
the
past
due
payment
and
see
pace
projects,
increased
property
values
lenders
participate
in
see
pace
because
the
engagement
from
the
local
government
increases
the
long-term
security
of
the
loan
through
payment
collection
and
delinquency
enforcement,
even
though
any
cost
incurred
by
the
local
government
are
reimbursed
in
full
by
the
lender.
O
It
works
for
our
specific
situation
over
a
hundred
attendees
from
government
labor,
commercial
properties,
lenders
and
project
developers
attended
our
sessions
in
Philly,
Harrisburg
and
Pittsburgh
over
the
last
year.
Since
this
legislation
has
been
introduced
in
City
Council,
we've
heard
from
nearly
a
dozen
capital
providers,
developers,
nonprofits
and
property
owners
who
are
currently
contemplating
CPAs
projects
in
Philadelphia
and
I've
attached.
Letters
of
support
for
many
of
these
interested
parties.
To
my
official
testimony
today,
we've
been
able
to
compile
these
over
the
last
week
and
I
wanted
to
just
share
the
quick
list
of
those
folks.
O
Here
they
include
Excel
capital
LP,
so
group
who
operates
a
number
of
hotels
in
Philly
Green
Building
United,
the
C
pace
Alliance,
which
represents
multiple
pace.
Lenders
nationwide
Chestnut,
Hill,
United
Church
in
its
environmental
justice
center
revel
a
pace
lender
located
had
headquartered
here
in
Philadelphia
grade
boys,
efficiency,
tenant
and
energy
efficiency.
O
Company
located
in
Philadelphia
Green
works
net
lending,
one
of
the
largest
national
pace
lenders,
a
sustainable
energy
fund
and
the
clean
power
PA
coalition,
which
includes
many
environmental
and
faith-based
organizations,
including
folks,
like
the
National,
Resources,
Defense,
Council,
Penn,
future
clean
air
council,
moms
Clean,
Air,
Force,
Penn,
environment,
Pennsylvania,
interfaith
Power,
&,
Light
and
the
sustainable
business
Network.
This
bill
has
strong
support,
will
create
jobs
and
economic
development
for
our
city
and
will
provide
an
important
tool
for
commercial
buildings
in
Philly
to
take
the
urgent
steps
needed
to
mitigate
the
worst
effects
of
climate
change.
O
Nearly
80%
of
pensive
Philadelphia's
citywide
carbon
emissions
comes
from
buildings.
So
it's
a
critical
tool
to
help
us
meet
mayor.
Kenny's
climate
commitments.
I
strongly
urge
the
members
of
committee
to
advance
bill
1,
904,
1
2
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time
today.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Are
there
any
questions
we
thank
you
panel
2
begins
Liz
Robinson,
executive
director
of
Philadelphia,
solar
energy
association,
rich
Silurian,
president
keystone,
energy-efficient
alliance
ron,
Celentano,
president
Pennsylvania
Solar
Energy,
Industries,
Association,
Brian,
smiley,
American,
Institute
of
Architects,
and
ken
MacDougall.
Neca
chair
also
notes
that
councilman
Mark
squirrel
is
present
and
we
thank
you
all
right
feel
free
to
begin
your
testimony.
You
can
make
all
of
it
or
you
don't
have
to
as
Emily
Shapira
did
as
we've
been
moving
right
along.
You
can
feel
free.
P
You
for
seeing
again
and
thank
you
thank
you,
Thank
You,
Councilwoman,
Blackwell
and
members
of
the
Finance
Committee
and,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
I'm
Liz
Robinson
executive
director,
the
Philadelphia
Solar
Energy
Association,
a
nonprofit
dedicated
to
increasing
the
understand
utilization
of
solar
energy
in
Philadelphia
and
across
the
state.
Picea
congratulate
City
Council
on
the
leadership
that
it
is
continuing
to
demonstrate
in
building
Philadelphia's
clean
energy.
Future
PCF
firmly
supports
passage
of
the
commercial
pace,
legislation
and
its
immediate
implementation.
P
We
are
very
fortunate
to
have
the
Philadelphia
Energy
Authority,
which
has
helped
to
write
the
C
pace,
guidelines
and
is
ready
to
administer
the
program
in
the
city.
C
pace
has
the
potential
to
strengthen
our
local
businesses,
large
and
small,
by
financing
energy
efficiency
of
improvements
and
solar
installations,
both
of
which
will
significantly
lower
their
costs,
improve
their
profitability
and
strengthen
their
bottom
lines.
The
cost
of
solar
has
come
down
dramatically
in
the
last
ten
years
and
with
net
metering,
a
rising
solar,
renewable
energy
credit
and
the
federal
tax
credit.
P
This
is
the
perfect
time
for
local
businesses
to
go
solar.
The
fact
that
C
pays
is
designed
to
finance
both
energy
efficiency
and
solar
at
the
same
time
will
permit
businesses
to
access
the
most
cost-effective
combination
of
clean
energy
technologies
to
maximize
both
short
and
long
term.
Energy
savings
and
benefit
thanks
to
the
Solarize
Philly
program
permitting
with
L&I
and
the
interconnection
process
with
pico
are
now
much
easier
and
faster
with
higher
quality
customer
service.
So
the
hassle
factor
is
way
down.
P
Thanks
to
the
previous
program
activity
in
both
energy
efficiency
and
solar,
the
workforce,
development
efforts
of
the
energy
coordinating
agency
and
others
Philadelphia
also
has
a
strong
group
of
very
capable
local
energy
efficiency
and
solar
contractors.
This
group
of
businesses
will
continue
to
grow
with
the
C
pace
program.
It's
very
important
to
conduct
a
robust,
sustained
public
education
effort
to
encourage
businesses
to
take
full
advantage
of
C
pace
as
quickly
as
possible
before
the
federal
tax
credit
begins
to
diminish.
P
We
would
encourage
the
Commerce
Department,
PGW
and
pìkô
to
collaborate
with
the
peña
in
a
citywide
multi-pronged
communication
effort.
Pecos
act,
1:29
energy
efficiency
programs
will
benefit
greatly
from
CPS
and
should
coordinate
closely
with
it.
Cps
will
strengthen
our
local
business,
support
economic
development
and
create
local
jobs
all
while
reducing
our
carbon
emissions.
Thank
you
again
for
your
leadership
and
building
the
clean
energy
economy
here
in
Philly.
P
F
Morning,
Councilwoman
Blackwell
and
member
committees,
I'm
rich
Sal
Varian,
president
of
the
board
of
the
Keystone
energy
efficiency
alliance
or
Kea
key,
is
the
Pennsylvania
based
trade
association
representing
more
than
60
members
of
the
energy
efficiency
industry.
I'm.
Also,
president
and
CEO
of
mcgrann
Associates,
a
local
engineering
and
consulting
company
with
an
office
here
in
Philadelphia.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
today
on
the
important
issue
of
Si
pace.
Kia
strongly
supports
bill
number
one:
nine,
zero
four
one
two
and
encourages
the
city
to
act
swiftly
to
establish
C
pace
in
Philadelphia.
F
Our
organization
worked
to
pass
the
Pennsylvania
Senate
bill
234,
which
allowed
local
governments
to
establish
seat
based
programs
in
2018
and
were
encouraged
to
see
the
city
of
Philadelphia
council.
Considering
establishing
such
a
program,
we
work
closely
with
the
Pennsylvania
Energy
Authority,
as
well
as
a
sustainable
energy
fund
and
many
other
partners
to
develop
tools
to
help
implement
C
pace
across
the
Commonwealth.
Our
members,
including
mcgrann
association
immigrants,
OC,
stand
ready
to
work
with
the
city
in
the
philadelphia
energy
authority
to
make
CPAs
a
success
and
retrofit
commercial
properties
across
the
city.
F
I
would
like
to
make
two
points
regarding
the
importance
of
the
policy.
First,
investments
in
energy
efficiency
benefits
the
communities
more
broadly.
Energy
efficiency
creates
jobs.
Philadelphia's
metro
area
has
more
than
twenty-one
thousand
jobs
in
energy
efficiency
according
to
E
for
the
future.
These
jobs
include
a
broad
array
of
professional
such
as
electricians,
engineers,
trained
technicians,
financial
analysts,
construction
workers,
facilities
managers,
software
developers
and
other
specialists.
F
Utility
energy
efficiency
programs
alone
have
delivered
more
than
6.4
billion
dollars
of
benefits
from
2009
to
2016.
According
to
the
Pennsylvania
Public
Utility
Commission
investments
in
energy
efficiency
also
reduced
strain
on
the
grid,
increased
resilience
and
cut
pollution
from
energy
production.
F
Second,
additional
policies,
including
C
pace,
are
needed
to
unlock
energy
efficiency
potential.
Even
though
energy
efficiency
investments
are
cost
effective,
many
businesses
do
not
pursue
all
about
all
available
energy
efficiency
projects.
There
are
many
reasons
for
this,
including
long
payback
periods,
competition
with
other
capital
needs
and
the
availability
of
financing.
C
pace
addresses
many
of
these
barriers
to
energy
efficiency.
It
complements
other
city
policies
such
as
the
energy
efficiency
benchmarking
program
and
the
2018
commercial
building
codes
in
making
Philadelphia
leader
in
energy
efficiency.
F
Philadelphia
ranks
number
12
on
the
American
Council
of
energy
efficiencies,
economies,
city,
energy,
scorecard
ahead
of
Pittsburgh
and
Baltimore,
but
behind
New,
York
and
Washington
DC
Philadelphia
can
be
among
the
most
energy-efficient
big
cities
in
the
country
and
passing
see
pace
is
an
important
step
toward
getting
there.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
Q
Council
members,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today.
I'm
Ron
Celentano,
president
of
the
Pennsylvania
Solar
Energy,
Industries,
Association
or
PACA,
a
division
of
the
mid-atlantic
solar
and
storage
Industries
Association,
where
I
serve
as
vice
president
for
Pennsylvania
MCA,
is
a
not-for-profit
trade
association
of
businesses
and
professionals,
working
in
Pennsylvania,
New,
Jersey
and
Delaware
involved
in
development,
manufacturing,
design,
construction
and
installation
of
solar,
photovoltaic
and
energy
storage
systems.
Q
Q
I
worked
hard
for
two
years
on
c
pays
legislation
Pennsylvania,
finally,
passed
and
governor
will
sign
Senate
bill
234
into
law
last
summer,
but
it,
but
this
just
enabled
CPAs
to
work
in
Pennsylvania
C
pays
programs
which
still
need
to
be
developed
by
county
or
municipalities
throughout
the
state
in
order
to
utilize
this
financing
tool.
As
of
April,
twenty
nineteen,
thirty-six
states
and
districts
of
Columbia
have
passed
laws
enabling
CPAs,
but
because
of
inconsistent
program
structures
and
administration's
within
some
of
these
states.
Q
C
pays
hasn't
been
very
successful
or
those
programs
haven't
or
have
been
very
sluggish
and
getting
started
in
many
of
these
states.
Kia
was
well
aware
of
this
potential
fallout
and
knew
there
needed
to
be
a
standardized
methodology
for
developing
C
pays
program
to
attract
and
assure
financing
lending
institutions
to
fund
C
based
projects,
so
Kia
partnered
with
ppl
sustainable
energy
fund
SCF,
along
with
the
felf
Energy
Authority
Pia,
and
develop
the
stakeholders
supported
model
guidelines
that
could
easily
be
adopted
by
local
governments
and
Minister
date,
see
ya
across
much
of
this.
Q
That
would
be
an
administrative
ICF
across
much
of
the
state
since,
since
then,
kia
has
been
continuously
educating
counties
across
the
state
about
see,
pace,
encourage,
encouraging
them
to
establish,
see,
pace
programs
utilizing
these
guidelines
with
the
intention
of
creating
a
statewide
program.
As
of
last
month,
Northampton
County
became
the
first
in
the
state
to
establish
a
C's
C
pace
program
followed
by
Chester
County
with
Philadelphia
next
in
line.
Q
The
resolution
that
councilmembers,
green
and
Reynolds
brown
have
introduced
to
establish
C
pace
program
for
Philadelphia
would
be
administered
by
the
fill
of
a
Energy
Authority
using
similar
guidelines
to
the
statewide
model.
Developed
PA
C
applauds
a
city
that
all
face,
City
Council
for
continuing
to
strive
for
building
Philadelphia's
clean
energy
future.
We
strongly
support
developing
and
implementing
the
C
pace
program
for
Philadelphia,
as
it
provides
much
more
opportunity
grow
commercial,
solar
installations
in
the
city.
Q
We
were
all
so
excited
that
Philadelphia
Energy
Authority
would
be
the
administrator
of
this
program
as
they
were
involved
in
the
beginning
of
the
stakeholder
process
and
the
development
of
the
program
guidelines,
but
also
because
of
their
continuous
involvement
with
expanding
solar
in
Philadelphia,
especially
with
their
great
success
with
this
vote.
Solarized
Philly
program
so
far,
Philadelphia
has
over
1200
residential
and
commercial
solar
PV
systems
installed
totaling
about
16
megawatts
of
solar
capacity
since
the
late
1990s,
but
Pennsylvania
is
still
far
behind
our
neighboring
states.
Q
Implementing
C
pays
programs
in
Philadelphia
and
in
counties
across
the
state
will
be
very
effective,
will
be
a
very
effective
vehicle
for
financing
solar
projects
which
helps
move
more
than
remove
weather.
Many
of
the
barriers
experienced
with
promoting
solar,
the
solar
market
penetration
in
our
state.
Expanding
the
solar
requirement
under
the
alternative
energy
portfolio
standard,
a
EPS
as
proposed
under
the
PA
Senate
bill
600
will,
with
10%
solar
by
2030,
will
supercharge
the
CPAs
program
success
and
grow
a
vibrant
solar
workforce.
Thank
you.
R
Good
morning
my
name
is
Bryan
smiley
and
I
am
testifying
today,
on
behalf
of
the
Philadelphia
chapter
of
the
American
Institute
of
Architects,
the
AIA
is
Philadelphia's
voice
of
the
architectural
profession
and
represents
more
than
263
member
architecture.
Firms
in
228
affiliate
companies
supplying
products
and
services
to
the
construction
industry
in
this
region.
I
would
like
to
thank
Councilwoman
Blackwell
for
allowing
me
to
testify
today
and
I
also
want
to
thank
councilman
green
for
introducing
bill
number
one,
nine
zero,
four
one
two,
which
would
approve
Philadelphia's
participation
in
the
C
pace
program.
R
Let
me
first
explain
a
primary
benefit
of
C
pace
in
the
building
and
construction
industry.
It's
been
a
long-standing
goal
for
building
owners
to
be
able
to
make
improvements
to
their
commercial
properties,
to
be
more
energy
efficient
and
then
use
the
money
saved
on
utility
bills
to
pay
off
the
loan
that
paid
for
the
improvements.
However,
many
developers
operate
in
markets
that
demand
low
first
costs.
These
developers
recognize
that
better
insulation,
air
sealing
high-efficiency
equipment
and
solar
panels
may
pay
off
in
the
long
run,
but
the
initial
cost
is
too
high
for
many
developers.
R
Their
return
on
investment
time
frame
is
very
short,
often
one
year
or
less
to
remain
competitive
in
markets
where
low
first
costs
are
important.
These
developers
typically
forego
these
beneficial
improvements
to
help
solve
this
issue.
See
pace
was
created.
This
program
applies
to
new
construction
projects,
existing
building,
renovations,
tenant,
fit-outs,
industrial
projects
and
other
many
other
building
types.
They're
already
is
a
lot
of
momentum
behind
this
program.
Dozens
of
other
other
states
have
adopted
legislation
allowing
these
C
pace.
R
Programs
to
launch
the
law
passed,
Pennsylvania
chambers,
a
legislature
by
wide
bipartisan
majorities,
Chester
and
Northampton
counties
have
already
adopted
C
paste
legislation.
Many
more
counties
are
in
the
process
of
evaluating
an
adopting
C
pace,
for
example,
dolphin
Delaware,
Montgomery,
Allegheny,
Berks,
Butler,
Wayne,
Lancaster,
City
and
Philadelphia.
R
These
other
counties
recognize
the
benefit
of
CPAs
to
the
public.
Owners
will
benefit
from
lower
utility
bills
and
lower
total
cost
of
ownership.
The
general
public
will
benefit
from
clip
from
cleaner
air.
There
are
also
numerous
benefits
to
Philadelphia,
among
them
jobs,
jobs,
jobs,
jobs,
one
Pennsylvania
already
has
86
thousand
jobs
in
clean
energy
and
energy
efficiency.
Cps
will
help
grow.
The
number
of
high-paying
technical
jobs
in
Philadelphia
by
developing
new
projects,
jobs,
construction,
renovation,
jobs,
remain
in
the
Philadelphia
region
and
can't
be
outsourced
or
moved
to
other
countries,
jobs
3.
R
These
are
sustained
jobs,
not
short-term,
like
building
a
fossil
fuel
pipeline,
Philadelphia's,
already
recognized
as
being
a
leader
in
the
country
and
in
the
world.
By
being
one
of
the
first
to
adopt
the
2018
energy
codes.
This
EPA's
program
would
give
owners
a
powerful
tool
to
make
energy
improvements
and
purchase
renewable
energy
generating
equipment
to
comply
with
these
new
energy
codes.
Enacting
this
legislation
would
strengthen
Philadelphia's
position
as
a
worldwide
leader
engineers
play
an
important
port
part
in
the
CPAs
program,
as
they
assist
in
predicting
the
reduction
in
energy
bills.
R
I
also
want
to
urge
you
to
include
architects
in
this
legislation.
Architects
need
to
be
involved
so
that
envelope,
improvements,
window,
design
and
orientation
of
new
buildings
can
be
optimized
to
further
improve
energy
savings.
Additionally,
any
Net
Zero
projects
or
buildings
that
involve
a
nationally
recognized
green
building
rating
system
should
involve
the
work
of
an
architect.
The
ease
of
payment,
low
cost
of
borrowing
and
return
on
investment
makes
EPA's
worthwhile
to
all
participants,
City,
lender,
tenant
and
owner.
This
program
will
also
encourage
more
clean
energy,
energy
efficiency
and
water
conservation
projects.
R
Thus,
this
is
the
rare
government
initiative
with
no
downsides.
The
AIA
supports
bill
number
one:
nine
zero,
four
one,
two.
We
thank
councilman
green
for
introducing
this
progressive
legislation
and
we
ask
that
the
committee
and
all
of
councils
support
it
as
well.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
Thank.
A
E
Thank
you
for
inviting
me
today.
My
name
is
Ken
MacDougall
I'm,
with
the
Penndel
Jersey
chapter
Anika,
the
National
Electrical
Contractors
Association
Anika
took
the
initiative
for
years
to
see
through
the
pace
legislation
in
Harrisburg,
working
with
our
friends
in
Harrisburg
and
on
the
committee.
Today,
we've
gotten
pace
passed,
but
today
I'm
here
to
talk
about
your
constituents,
the
people
on
the
job,
nikka
Contractors
employee,
over
10,000
electricians.
E
We
are
the
ones
who
provide
the
healthcare,
the
pensions.
The
training
pace
will
provide
access
for
our
contractors
to
continue
to
work
in
these
high-rise
buildings.
But
it's
not
just
solar
that
we
should
be
focusing
on.
We
should
look
bigger
and
greater
our
contractors,
along
with
our
ibw
members.
In
our
training
program,
we
train
our
apprentices
for
the
development
of
micro
grids
for
combined
heat
and
power
systems
for
advanced
controls
for
lighting.
E
We
like
to
see
micro
grids
start
to
be
developed
in
a
philadelphia
area,
we'd
like
to
see
and
work
better
with
PGW
to
put
more
combined
heat
and
power
systems
in
these
systems.
Don't
only
hire
electricians
and
skilled
people,
they
hire
pipe
fitters
sheetmetal
workers,
insulators
people
that
are
highly
skilled,
doing
a
highly
advanced
work,
combined
heat
and
power
systems
and
micro
grids.
It's
the
integration
of
solar,
wind,
geothermal
and
different
electrical
components
of
this
grid.
It
takes
a
lot
of
training
to
put
that
on.
It
takes
a
skilled
workforce.
E
All
the
energy
and
efficiency
in
the
world
will
not
work
if
it's
not
installed
properly
by
highly
skilled
and
trained
people.
Niq
is
in
support
of
this
bill.
We
think
it's
an
economic
development
tool
too
for
us
to
continue
to
have
our
trucks
and
our
contractors
and
our
workers
in
all
these
buildings
downtown
and
make
in
our
city
as
energy
efficiency
of
energy
efficient,
as
we
can,
we
Nika
and
our
contractors
will
provide
that
highly
skilled
lip
level
of
labor
that
we
will
need
to
install
these
technical
projects.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'm.
Gonna
have
to
leave,
leave
the
hearing
in
it
and
then
come
back
shortly,
but
I
do
have
a
couple
questions.
If
I
can
start
with
I
know,
Emily
has
stepped
away.
If
Emily
can
can
I
have
a
moment
of
your
time
and
I
think
it
dovetails
into
some
of
the
subject
matter,
that's
being
brought
up
by
not
by
fly-by-night
installers,
when
when
we
had
the
Great
Recession
and
we
have
folks
that
were
experienced,
you
know
hard
times
with
because
of
the
economy.
G
You
had
a
lot
of
Realtors
and
you
had
a
lot
of
sales.
People
go
around
door-to-door
and
kind
of
talked
about.
You
know
solar
energy
and
other
ways
to
conserve
energy,
but
they
weren't
experts
by
any
stretch
and
imagination.
I
think
they
memorize.
You
know
two
three
paragraphs
and
they
they
preyed
on
the
most
vulnerable,
especially
our
seniors
comment
that
the
worst
and
in
today's
environment,
when
crime
has,
when
you
see
a
lot
more
impersonation,
you
know
person
is
and
people
who
are
coming
to
the
doors
that
are
prying.
G
You
know
praying
and
folks
that
may
not
know
or
may
not
be
educated
enough
to
understand
the
subject
matter,
it's
easily
to
be
fooled,
so
that
has
been
our
experience
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
So
some
of
my
some
of
my
questions
are
gonna,
be
one
hell.
Does
this
I
mean
I
think
this
is.
This
is
an
incredible
opportunity
for
us.
G
You
know,
I,
think
the
Devils
in
the
details,
and
since
this
is
a
state
program
that
the
city
needs
to
authorize,
you
know
some
of
the
terms
and
conditions
will
be
in
those
details
on
how
we
implement
how
we
safeguard,
or
the
citizens
and
the
commercial
residences,
as
well
as
public
safety
component
to
to
all
this.
So
the
first
question
is
more
of
a
macro
type
of
approach:
how,
with
sixty
billion
dollars
in
your
testimony,
you
know
estimated
you
know
for
for
the
first
five
years
and
30
million
coming
from
the
city.
G
That's
a
significant
participation,
which
I
think
is
incredible,
and
it
love
that
you
know
obviously
have
that
to
be
a
hundred
percent
and
grown.
How
does
this
apply
to
the
state's
energy
portfolio
standards?
Credits
that
we
have
in
ensuring
that
our
utilities
and
our
cities,
or
getting
credit
for
the
responsibility
of
reducing
our
energy
costs
and
emissions
in
two
and
two
environment,
sure.
O
So
it
completely
complements
and
supports
the
alternative
energy
portfolio
standard.
We
have
at
the
state
level,
so
I
think
Ron
mentioned
this
in
Philadelphia,
we've
only
ever
developed
about
16
megawatts
of
solar.
So
in
order
to
meet
mayor
Kenny's
climate
commitments,
we
need
to
be
developing
15
megawatts
a
year
and
we're
only
at
about
I
think
it
was
2.2
megawatts
last
year.
So
we
have
a
long
way
to
go
on
that,
and
this
is
one
of
those
vehicles
that
will
help
us
get
there.
O
So,
as
the
state
looks
at
improving
the
alternative
energy
portfolio
standard
they're,
looking
at
increasing
the
amount
of
solar
that
is
required
by
that
standard,
and
so
all
of
this
work
will
only
help
support
the
requirements
there,
we're
hoping
for,
for
you
know
five
to
ten
percent
solar
up
from
0.5
percent
required
now.
So
this
is
important
and
if
Philadelphia
you
know,
wants
to
have
a
commercial
solar
market
right
now
we're
really
balanced
on
a
dime.
O
G
O
O
O
G
How,
when
we
as
we
move
forward
and
the
Devils,
are
the
details
and
I'll
get
with
you
offline
myself
over
over
the
next
over
the
next
month,
so
gave
you
an
example.
One
of
the
things
that
we
should
be
mindful
of
is
making
sure
that
we
do
have
responsible
partners
and
contractors
and
installers
not
like
the
weatherization
program
that
that
you
know
in
some
cases,
were
successful
and
most
cases
we're
not
successful
as
well
as
like
I
said
when
you
know
we
experienced,
you
know
downfall
in
the
economy.
G
You
know
people
were
just
and
rightfully
so,
just
looking
for
a
point
right
and
they
see
their
business.
Just
like
wait,
you
know,
get
pulled
out
under
their
feet.
The
these
are,
are
they
private
contract
installers?
That
will
do?
Is
there
an
oversight?
Is
there
a
pre
selection
qualifying
type
of
oversight
in
any
of
this,
because
you
have
the
public
safety
component
from
it?
G
O
Sure
no
I
totally
understand
that
so
so
foresee
pace.
This
is
only
a
program
for
commercial
properties.
Multifamily
are
excluded,
mixed-use
is
excluded
by
the
state
statute.
So
so
so
these
tend
to
be
larger
projects.
These
are
not
sort
of
your
mom-and-pop
shop
projects
for
the
most
part,
although
you
know
we're
hoping
to
find
some
of
those
as
well
for
the
appropriate
customers
but
you're
right.
This
is
a
more
sophisticated
arrangement.
O
This
is
not
just
something
you
can
easily
quickly
buy,
there's
a
lot
of
contracting
involved,
so
we've
made
sure
as
the
administrator
as
we're
designing
the
program
guidelines
that
there's
a
there
are
a
number
of
requirements
of
each
party.
That's
involved,
so
all
the
lenders
will
have
to
be
pre-qualified.
All
the
contractors
as
well
will
have
to
be
pre-qualified
and
we've
been
working
with
niihka
and
others
to
make
sure
that
that
set
of
requirements
is
the
right
set
of
requirements
and
and
similarly
will
have
oversight
over
the
project
itself.
O
So
the
project
itself
has
to
be
pre-qualified
by
us
as
the
administrator,
and
so
it
has
to
be
an
energy-saving
project
that
has
to
be
stamped
by
an
engineer
and
and
in
certain
cases,
architects
will
need
to
be
involved
in
that,
as
well,
probably
most
cases
so
so,
there's
a
whole
lot
of
oversight
on
it,
which
is
sort
of
why.
This
requires
this
level
of
enabling
legislation
great.
G
O
G
O
That
that's
what
I
wanted
to
share,
so
we
hear
about
the
Dietzen
Watson
fire,
often
so.
We've
really
hooked
into
the
detail
affair
and
now
is
exactly
what
you're
saying
that
you
know
just
wasn't
that
communication
with
the
fire
department
and
proper
labeling,
and
all
that
so
now
with
the
2017
Electrical
Safety
Code
that
that's
the
most
important
piece
there
that
requires
rapid
shutoff
for
for
solar
projects.
We've
also
been
working
really
closely
with
fire
department.
O
Lately,
the
Office
of
Sustainability
actually
paid
to
have
new
training
videos
done
and
is
working
closely
with
chief
lip
ray
over
there
to
make
sure
that
that
all
firemen
are
trained
on
what
the
proper
procedure
is
with
solar,
and
you
know,
I
think
there
was
a.
There
was
a
misnomer
in
the
past
that
you,
you
couldn't
put
out
a
fire
on
a
building
with
solar
and
that's
not
true
at
all,
and
so
you
know
now.
O
I
think
everybody's
got
the
proper
training
and
and
I
think
we
don't
expect
any
of
those
issues
to
happen
and
we'll
make
sure
that
the
contractors
are
doing
the
projects
right
as
part
of
Solarize
philadelphia.
We
actually
have
a
third
party
go
back
and
randomly
visit
samples
from
each
installer
of
solar
installations
to
make
sure
that
the
quality
is
what
it's
supposed
to
be
and
that
they're
doing
everything
properly.
And
so
we've
done
that
in
the
last
two
rounds.
And
we'll
continue
to
do
that.
For
all
of
our
excited.
G
E
Just
a
comment:
councilman,
Emily
and
I
have
attended
several
meetings
and
one
of
the
supporting
topics
that
we
had
was
from
the
finance
people
who
you
know
specifically
said.
If
we're
going
to
finance
these
projects,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
contractors
are
at
the
quality
that
they're
used
to
having,
because
again
you
can
install
an
energy
efficiency
project,
but
if
it's
not
installed
properly
you're
not
going
to
get
the
ROI
and
they
want
to
make
sure
that
that
ROI
is
met
with
you
know
qualified
contractors,
maybe
their.
A
You
very
much
any
other
questions.
Thank
you
very
much.
We
note
that
we
have
written
testimony
for
eliezer
Kelston
Alfred,
sustainable
business
network
season
at
avail,
yo
axel
Capital,
Group
Alex,
do
Green,
Building
united
samuel
klein,
great
boys,
efficiency,
tenet,
LLC,
Reverend,
Linda,
Noonan,
Chestnut,
Hill,
United,
Church,
joy,
Burgie,
environmental
justice
center
of
just
not
ill
United,
Church,
ELISA,
Roth
green
works,
lending,
John,
Costello,
sustainable
energy
fund,
peachy
tan
elpizo
group,
the
gleam
power
PA
coalition
and
Chris
Kellogg
CPAC
Alliance.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Our
next
hearing,
it
looks
like
we're
getting
close
bill
number
one:
nine,
zero,
four
four
or
an
amendment.
Hospital
assessments,
Medicare
Medicaid
reimbursements,
we're
going
to
ask
our
health
commissioner,
dr.
Tom,
Farley
and
I
knew
when
I
saw
you
a
wonderful
company
back
there
that
you
had
to
be
close
by
clerk.
Will
you
read
the
title
of
this
one
904
400
amendment
bill.
M
Morning,
chair
Blackwell
and
council
members
I'm
dr.
Tom
Farley
and
a
service
health
commissioner
joining
me
today
is
Sammy
jaw,
chief
operating
officer
of
the
Health
Department
I'm
pleased
to
say
a
few
words
about
my
support
for
bill
number:
one:
nine,
zero.
Four:
four:
zero
are
related
to
the
Philadelphia
hospital
assessment.
First,
a
little
background.
The
purpose
of
this
ordinance
is
to
renew
an
existing
assessment
that
has
been
in
place
since
2009
past
Philadelphia.
City
Council's
approve
this
ordinance
with
strong
support
and
I
hope.
You
will
too.
M
This
assessment
allows
the
city
and
state
to
generate
federal,
medicaid
matching
funds
for
a
program
that
brings
federal
money
to
Philadelphia.
As
you
know,
Medicaid
is
the
program
that
provides
health
insurance
to
people
with
low
or
no
come.
This
ordinance
mirrors
enabling
state
legislation
that
is
expected
to
pass
in
Harrisburg
in
June
next
I
want
to
talk
about
who
benefits
from
the
hospital
assessment.
First,
the
hospital's
benefit
over
all
hospitals
received
more
federal,
Medicaid
matching
funding
each
year
than
they
would
without
this
assessment.
These
are
federal
dollars
of
what
otherwise
not
flow
into
our
city.
M
As
you
know,
our
hospitals
are
large
employers
and
provide
critical
health
services
for
low-income
philadelphians.
This
assessment
has
broad
support
from
our
city's
hospitals
and
has
had
such
support
for
many
years.
The
hospitals
have
expressed
their
support
this
year
as
well.
There
are
several
letters
of
support
from
hospitals
that
may
not
have
come
in
in
time
for
you
to
see,
but
we
have
them
if
you're
interested
in
seeing
them.
Second,
the
city's
Health
Department
also
benefits.
This
assessment
provides
funding
annually
to
the
city's
health,
centers
and
other
public
health
programs
in
the
city.
M
This
helps
us
defray
the
cost
of
administering
the
assessment
and
provides
funding
that
increases
our
ability
to
serve
the
very
same
patients
who
benefit
from
Medicaid
those
living
in
poverty,
but,
most
importantly,
philadelphians
living
in
poverty
benefit.
They
benefit
from
having
better
access
to
health
care
when
they
need
it.
This
assessment,
as
the
strong
support
and
approval
from
our
state's
legislature,
as
well
as
the
federal
Centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
Services
or
CMS
I'd,
like
to
add
my
strong
support,
also
thank
you
for
considering
this
ordinance
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
of
your
questions.
A
S
You
for
the
opportunity,
as
stated
I'm
bill
Ryan
from
Einstein
health
care
network
I
serve
as
the
assistant
vice
president
for
government
relations
and
public
affairs.
Einstein
was
the
only
Hospital
in
the
Commonwealth
in
2008
that
stood
up
and
said.
We
support
this
assessment
when
it
first
started
happening.
We
are
enthusiastically
supporting
this
reauthorization
again.
This
is
a
benefit
to
not
only
our
facility
but
hospitals
across
the
city,
and
we
believe
it
is
an
important
way
to
deliver
care
to
a
key
constituency.
S
One
thing
we
did
want
to
highlight:
there
are
hospitals
in
this
campus
City
that
serve
a
high
rate
of
Medicaid
patients.
It
is
difficult
for
organizations
like
an
Einstein
where
86
percent
of
our
population
or
patients
are
on
a
public
plan
either
through
Medicare
or
Medicaid.
It
is
hard
for
us
to
cross
subsidize
because
both
of
those
programs
under
pay,
so
we
are
very
reliant
on
this
type
of
funding
as
well
as
other
supplemental
funding.
We
are
encouraged
that
the
city's
doing
this.
S
We
would
encourage
you
to
look
for
other
options
as
well
to
help
benefit
high
Medicaid
hospitals,
and
the
reason
is
from
where
we
sit
in
this
building
that
eight
mile
stretch
up
North
Broad
Street
to
the
Montgomery
County
Line.
There
are
two
hundred
and
eighty
six
thousand
people
residing
who
are
on
Medicaid.
The
total
population
of
Pittsburgh
by
comparison
is
three
hundred
and
two
thousand
that's
the
whole
city.
S
So
the
eight
mile
stretch
we
all
know,
has
numerous
economic
challenges,
some
of
the
deepest
poverty
in
the
country,
those
facilities
that
serve
that
population
continually
face
challenged
with
the
social
determinants
of
health.
We
would
encourage
the
city
to
explore
additional
ways
to
leverage
these
dollars.
We
do
want
to
thank
the
City
Council,
the
Kennedy
administration
and
especially
the
Health
Commissioner,
for
all
their
efforts
in
getting
us
this
far.
We
hope
for
final
passage
and
encourage
you
to
support
it,
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
comment.
Thank.
T
You
thank
you,
madam
chair
I.
Don't
have
a
question,
but
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
and
we
authorized
this
bill
back
end
I
want
to
say
2017
to
last.
Yes,
authorization
of
it,
and
you
know
one
of
the
things
as
a
chair
of
Health
and
Human
Services
that
we've
been
doing
is
you
know,
really
going
out
and
directly
seeing
what's
happening
in
our
medical
community
here
in
Philadelphia
and
we've
been
to
several
institutions
so
far.
T
We
intend
to
hit
them
all,
but
among
them
is
chop
and
temple
Hospital,
obviously,
and
Fox
Chase,
Cancer,
Center
and
there's
some
others
I'm
not
going
to
name
them
all.
I
know
that
Einstein
is
certainly
on
the
list,
but
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
we
haven't
recognized
is
that
with
the
closures
of
a
number
of
different
medical
facilities,
women's
medical
and
the
old
Germantown
hospital
and
other
hospitals
that
have
closed,
there's
been
a
ripple
effect,
and
so
the
the
hospitals
that
we
have
are
handling
patient
loads
that
they
were
not
intended
to
handle.
T
And
many
of
those
folks
are
folks
who
rely
on
Medicaid
for
for
assistance.
So
I
just
really
wanted
to
applaud
you
all
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
in
the
Health
Department
and
the
health
commissioner
and
all
of
his
staff
for
all
of
the
hard
work
that
you're
doing,
because
this
is
not
an
easy
fix.
There
is
no
easy
fix
to
all
of
this,
and
so
I
just
really
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you
for
all
of
the
work
that
you're
doing,
and
it
certainly
is
recognized.
T
A
A
E
A
G
A
Opposed
nay,
will
the
motion
carries
and
build
numbers,
one:
nine,
zero,
three,
five,
eight
one:
nine
zero,
four
one,
two
and
one
nine
zero
for
400
has
been
amended.
The
chair
again
recognizes
councilman
Greenlee
for
a
motion
on
bill
numbers,
one:
nine,
zero;
three:
three,
eight
one:
nine
zero,
four
one:
two
and
one:
nine
zero,
four:
four
zero,
as
amended.
Thank.
E
You,
madam
chair
I,
moved
to
bill
numbers,
one:
nine,
zero,
three:
five,
eight
one:
nine
zero,
four
one:
two
and
one:
nine
zero.
Four:
four
zero,
as
amended,
be
reported
for
this
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
for
the
mood
that
rules
the
council
be
suspended
to
form
a
first
reading
of
these
bills
at
our
next
session
of
council.
Can.
A
It
has
moved
and
properly
seconded
the
bill
numbers,
one:
nine
zero,
three:
five,
eight
one:
nine
zero,
four
one:
two
and
one:
nine
zero,
four:
four:
zero.
As
amended,
we
reported
from
this
committee
with
the
favorable
recommendation
and
further
move
that
the
rules
of
Council
be
suspended
so
as
to
could
permit
first
reading
of
these
bills
at
the
next
session
of
council.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
will
say:
aye
aye.
K
A
E
You,
madam
chair
I,
moved
to
bill
numbers,
one:
nine,
zero,
two,
two:
nine
one:
nine
zero!
Three,
eight
three,
one:
nine
zero:
three,
eight,
four:
one:
nine
zero:
three:
five:
one:
nine
zero;
four:
three
one:
one:
nine:
zero:
four:
three:
two:
one:
nine:
zero:
four:
three:
three:
one:
nine:
zero:
four:
three:
nine
one:
nine
zero;
four:
four
one
and
one:
nine
zero;
four:
four
to
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
favorable
recommendation
and
move
that
the
rules
that
council
be
suspended
to
form
a
first
reading
of
these
bills.
At
our
next
session,
the
council.
It.
A
H
A
Nay,
the
eyes
have
it:
the
motion
carries
then
bill
numbers,
one:
nine,
zero,
two,
two,
nine
one:
nine
zero;
three,
eight
three
one:
nine
zero.
Three,
eight,
four
one:
nine
zero:
three:
five:
one:
nine
zero:
four,
three
one:
one:
nine
zero:
four:
three:
two
one:
nine:
zero:
four:
three:
three:
one:
nine:
zero:
four:
three:
nine
one:
nine
zero,
four,
four
one
and
one
nine
zero.
A
Four
four
two
will
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
a
request
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
so
super-mad
first
reading
at
the
next
section
of
council
session
of
council
I,
said
section
that
will
conclude
our
hearing.
I.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
We
got
it
done
by
12:00
and
we
are
grateful.
Thank
you.
All
meeting
is
adjourned.