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The Committee on Global Opportunities & Creative/Innovative Economy of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Friday, May 7, 2021, at 9:00 AM, in a remote manner using Microsoft® Teams to hear testimony on the following items:
200339 Resolution authorizing the Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold public hearings on plans, procedures, and global best practices for restarting the economy in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
A
A
I
now
note
that
the
hour
has
come
clark.
Will
you
please
call
the
roll
to
take
attendance
members
that
are
in
attendance?
Will
you
please
indicate
that
you
are
present
when
your
name
is
called
also,
please
say,
please
say
a
few
brief
words
when
responding
so
that
your
image
will
be
displayed
on
screen
when
you
speak.
A
I'm
present,
I
hope
my
colleagues
will
join
us
shortly,
but
we
are
going
to
begin
because
we
have
a
lengthy
hearing,
a
very
full
hearing
and
we
have
a
time
limit.
So
what
I'm
going
to
do
is
I'm
going
to
try
to
to
the
best
of
my
ability
manage
the
time
I
apologize
to
everyone.
I
know
this
is
an
important
topic
for
everybody,
a
very
important
topic
for
our
city,
but
the
point
of
our
hearing
is
to
get
everyone's
information
on
the
record.
A
We
have
your
written
testimony
if
you've
provided
it
any
details
or
additions
as
you
provided,
and
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
begin.
This
is
a
public
meeting
of
the
committee
on
global
opportunities
and
the
creative
innovative
economy
pertaining
to
resolution.
Number
two:
zero:
zero.
Three:
three
nine
at
this
time
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
please
read
the
title
of
the
resolution.
B
A
A
As
the
hearing
is
public
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
By
continuing
to
be
in
the
meeting,
you
are
consenting
to
be
to
being
recorded
additionally
prior
to
recognizing
members
for
the
questions
or
comments
they
have
for
witnesses.
I
will
note
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
we
will
be.
We
will
use
the
chat
feature
available
in
microsoft
teams
to
allow
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
sunshine
act.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
purpose.
A
We
will
begin
this
hearing,
but
first
let
me
note
that
you
know
we
are
starting
on
time,
which
is
a
little
unusual
for
council,
but
as
our
council
members
join,
I
will
just
ask
them
to
let
you
know
that
they
have
joined
if
there
are
any
council
members
on.
That
would
like
to
make
a
a
brief
opening
statement.
Please
let
me
know
now.
A
A
A
A
A
Housing,
child
care
think
about
the
problems
we
deal
with
gun,
violence
and
crime
and
how
the
existing
arts
and
culture,
economy
and
platform
provides
answers
to
these
problems
provides
health
care.
Child
care
provides
aspirational,
fulfillment,
opportunity,
mentoring,
education,
arts
and
culture
provides
157
million
dollars
in
local
taxes
to
us
annually.
A
The
question
is:
will
any
of
that
money
be
used
to
revitalize
and
support
arts
and
culture
in
philadelphia
last
year,
because
of
covid
and
because
of
the
budget
philadelphia's
small
arts
and
culture
budget
of
4.1
million
dollars
was
proposed
to
be
cut
to
zero
council
did
not
pass
an
amendment
I
introduced
to
restore
the
budget,
but
it
did
add
1.5
million,
and
that's
where
we
are.
We
have
1.5
million,
I
think
a
million
dollars
rather
than
3
million
in
the
philadelphia
cultural
fund
and
the
other
money.
A
I
believe
was
for
some
other
aspects
of
arts
and
culture,
but
the
arts
and
culture
and
creative
economy
office
was
placed
within
the
managing
director's
office.
At
a
later
time.
A
bill
was
introduced.
Council
members,
thomas
and
gilmore
richardson
with
council
president
clark,
I
believe,
1.5
million
dollars
in
illumination
grant
is
now
being
available.
A
A
What
what
are
we
doing
to
ensure
that
the
people
who
want
to
go
to
these
events
are
safe
from
covet
19,
that
the
persons
whether
they
be
entertainers
or
or
visitors
are
safe
as
well?
What
type
of
technology
do
we
have
right
now
in
the
budget?
I
have
not
seen
any
money
set
aside
for
technology
to
destroy
covet
19,
to
scan
to
ensure
that
an
area
is
covered
free,
so
we
can
move
to
full
capacity.
A
What
is
the
city's
responsibility
in
that?
Is
it
grants?
Is
it
loans,
tax
credits?
Should
the
city
provide
this
technology?
What
are
the
city
regulations?
Safety
also
includes
crime
and
gun
violence.
People
are
not
coming
into
the
city
if
they
feel
endangered
and
while
the
city
itself
septa,
the
police
whomever
have
got
to
deal
with
violence,
the
venues
and
and
and
the
the
arts
venues
themselves
may
have
to
provide
lighting
cameras,
security,
parking
security.
A
Of
course,
trash
cleanliness
are
all
parts
of
this,
and
the
question
is:
what
will
it
take
to
make
sure
we
don't
lose
our
arts
and
culture
base
our
economy
and
what
will
it
take
to
not
only
revitalize
it
to
make
it
competitive
on
a
global
basis?
So
with
that,
I
will
note
that
council
members
ellen
dom
and
maria
keone
sanchez
are
present
and
council
member
quinone
sanchez
would
like
to
make
a
opening
comment.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
and
really
thank
you
for
putting
together
what
I
know
is
going
to
be
an
important
conversation
that
will
help
inform,
as
we
make
decisions
over
the
next
coming
weeks
as
chair
of
appropriations
as
someone
who
cares
and
understands
and
appreciates
all
of
the
work
that
you've
done
with
these
panels
and
bring
these
folks
together.
D
E
D
An
industry
that
employs
so
many
philadelphians
and
we
should
not
be
debating
whether
we
should
put
in
money.
We
should
really
be
debating
how
much
more
we
should
be
doing,
not
just
a
restoration
of
what
was
in
the
past.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
I
thank
the
panelists
and
I
thank
you
for
this
and
look
forward
to
supporting
you
through
the
budget
process.
Thank
you.
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A
G
H
Hi,
I
am
dr
christina
ron
cook
and
I
am
glad
to
be
here
today.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
do
not
work
for
any
of
the
companies
here.
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
testimony
to
help
the
city
so
just
to
let
you
guys
know,
and
I'm
sure
everyone
on
this
phone
call
does
know.
You
know
we've
been
plagued
as
we're
discussing
with
things
that
pertain
to
a
virus.
H
I
worked
at
one
point
in
my
career
for
a
company
called
bristol
meyer
squib,
which
deals
with
hiv
and
hep
c.
I
worked
on
the
medical
science
side
for
that
company.
I
also
have
worked
on
the
science
and
medical
clinical
side
for
a
variety
of
pharmaceutical
biotech
and
government
positions,
and
so
I
do
understand
the
nature
of
this
virus.
H
I
understand
I
can
tell
you
from
from
my
viewpoint
that
the
virus
is
airborne
as
we
know,
but
it
has
some
similarities
to
hiv
and
when
we
worked
on
hiv,
we
had
to
put
different
blockades
up
right
to
stop
the
virus.
What
has
to
happen
in
the
united
states
and
throughout
the
world
is
to
provide
these
air
block.
These
blocks
for
the
virus,
and
right
now
we
have
masks
which
are
effective
to
some
extent.
We
have
vaccines
which
are
helping
to
some
extent,
especially
have
high
efficacy
rates
with
the
current
covid19
strain.
A
H
Sure
my
name
is
dr
christina
rumcook.
I
have
a
masters
of
science
and
I
have
multiple
doctorate
degrees.
I
have
worked
for
numerous
biotech,
pharma
government
and
international
government
entities.
I
have
a
nanotechnology
certification
in
graduate
school
from
harvard
also
pharmacology
and
nutrition
from
cornell
postdoc.
A
A
G
This
is
something
that
been
in
the
european
and
asian
market
for
a
very
long
period
of
time,
and
it's
coming
right
now
into
awareness
in
the
u.s,
and
I
think
this
is
why
we're
here
is
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
different
solutions
in
the
market
on
air
purification
and
educate
the
market.
A
little
bit
more
ar
company
did
a
lot
of
work
worldwide
and
in
the
us
in
the
last
year
and
a
half
we
did
the
work
in
schools.
G
G
What
we
do
in
general
is
we
change
the
ambient.
We
change
the
environment
inside
the
space
by
connecting
technologies
into
a
airflow
systems
if
it's
fan
or
hvac
systems
in
general,
because
we're
talking
about
different
viruses,
we're
talking
about
different
bacterias,
molds
and
spores,
the
airflow
is
an
important
tool
in
combating
those
different
contaminants
and
utilizing.
An
hvac
system
is
a
very,
very
important
tool
that
is
being
utilized
worldwide
other
than,
of
course,
all
the
prevention
methods
that
we're
aware
of
wearing
masks
and
having
a
distance
between
people
a.
G
We
think
that
it's
an
important
step
to
use
the
live
technologies
like
filtration
systems,
hippo
filters,
it's
important
to
understand
the
differentiation
between
technologies
like
hippo
filters,
uv
light,
a
bipolar
ionization
and
the
differentiation
between
each
one
of
them.
Just
like
you
have
a
difference
between
the
masks.
You
have
difference
between
filters.
You
have
difference
between
lights,
you
have
difference
between
a
bipolar
and
ionization
and
other
technologies.
Oxygen
technologies
in
the
market.
A
G
Of
course,
it's
important
to
state
that
I
understand
the
need
to
you
go
into
categorizing
into
ionization.
A
ion
production
is
there's
three
different
levels:
not
all
types
of
ions
are
created,
equal
and
not
all
types
of
what
you
call
ionization
devices
are
created
equal,
a
ions
in
general.
It
can
be
produced,
positive
and
negative.
G
Bipolar
ionization
is
when
you
produce
both
of
them,
and
the
need
is
to
create
a
very
large
amount
of
ions
without
producing
any
health
risk
without
producing
any
ozone
and
transferring
them
into
the
space
interacting
with
the
humidity
in
the
air
and
by
that
creating
h2o2
hydrogen
peroxide
and
what
we're
doing
is
basically
changing
the
ambient
taking
it
from
a
spirit.
Certain
level
of
ions
and
audrey,
then
peroxide
in
the
l
into
a
much
denser
environment
of
hydrogen
peroxide.
G
By
doing
that,
we're
capable
of
reducing
the
amount
of
contaminants
voc
pollutants,
particulates
in
other
by
breaking,
for
example,
if
you
take
pro,
if
you
take
viruses
by
connecting
the
positive
and
negative
ions
around
those
contaminants,
we're
able
to
break
the
protein
structure
of
the
of
of
a
virus,
what
we're
doing
is
we're
going
to
places
like
skulls,
as
you
mentioned,
prison
systems,
if
we'll
take,
for
example,
delaware.
We
bought.
G
We
went
through
different
walkthroughs
in
the
facilities
to
better
understand
the
air
flow
systems
and
create
the
different
customized
solutions:
a
for
each
environment
there,
if
it's
a
gym,
if
it's
a
pharmacy,
if
it's
a
class
in
school,
if
it's
a
prison
cell
and
better
equip
each
and
every
one
of
those
air
handlers
with
different
technologies
and
making
sure
that
they
have
a
full
suit
of
solutions.
If
it's
a
filter
and
if
it's
a
bipolar,
ionization
technology.
B
Yeah
first,
I
would
like
to
thank
the
council
for
your
time
today.
Not
often
we
get
to
to
log
in
and
really
save
lives,
which
is
what
we're
here
to
do
today.
My
name
is
joseph
maraveli,
I'm
the
president,
ceo
of
united
safety
and
survivability
company,
maybe
more
importantly,
today,
I'm
also
a
proud
philadelphian
for
my
entire
life.
Graduated
university
of
pennsylvania,
as
well
as
temple
university,
united
safety
and
survivability
company
proudly
employs
over
a
thousand
people
globally.
B
B
The
pandemic
also
impacted
our
communities
greatly
by
reducing
ridership
of
public
transportation
due
to
safety
concerns
and
left
many
of
our
inner
city
areas
with
people
who
did
not
feel
safe,
getting
groceries
going
to
the
hospital
going
to
work
or
getting
critical
services
that
they
needed.
This
has
led
to,
in
our
opinion,
a
direct
loss
of
equity
that
public
transportation
helps
to
solve,
as
well
as
a
great
economic
slowdown.
All
around
the
country
we
were
dedicated
during
the
pandemic
to
take
our
time,
energy
and
resources
to
help.
B
We
did
extensive
testing
over
the
last
year
in
validation,
proving
these
technologies
work.
Many
of
these
technologies
were
widely
used
for
twenty
years
before
applications,
including
military
installations
and
other
areas,
but
had
never
been
needed
in
our
day-to-day
life.
The
pandemic
certainly
changed
that
united
safety
offers
a
range
of
these
solutions
produced
by
our
proud
workers
here
from
philadelphia
and
the
surrounding
regions
that
we
have
been
implementing
and
installing
all
over
the
country
in
public
transportation
systems,
school
buses,
first
responder
vehicles,
first
responder
houses
and
others.
B
We
are
installing
these
again
all
over
the
country,
and
we
are
really
ready
here
with
the
full
team
to
be
able
to
help
do
what
we
can
do
in
our
region
of
philadelphia
in
the
surrounding
area
to
bring
us
to
where
a
lot
of
the
rest
of
the
country
has
already
progressed.
We
have
a
half
a
million
square
foot
facility
out
here
in
exton
pennsylvania,
with
several
hundred
employees
who
live
on
and
around
this
area
and
are
passionate
about
how
we
can
help
to
really
move
past
this
pandemic
by
implementing
technology
solutions
that
exist
today.
B
A
Really
surprised
at
how
affordable,
inexpensive
and
convenient
the
bipolar
ionizer
was,
and
as
well
as
the
other
technologies
that
I
saw.
It
was
just
interesting
to
me
that
these
solutions
are
are
being
deployed
in
certain
states
in
certain
communities.
In
certain
you
know,
airlines
certain,
but
not
everybody,
not
everybody
is
doing
it,
and
it
just
is
astounding
to
me
that
some
people
will
do
this
and
some
people
won't.
It
looks
like
a
big
discriminator
as
to
who
is
going
to
be.
A
You
know,
on
top
of
the
the
global
marketplace,
what
cities,
for
example,
are
going
to
become
viable
and
which
ones
are
going
to
go
by
the
wayside,
but
I
appreciate
your
being
here
I'll
ask
you
to
stand
by
because
my
my
colleagues
may
have
questions
for
you.
So
with
that
I'll
ask,
is
wolfgang
gruber
connected
and
available?
A
I
I
I
So
before
taking
an
eye
image,
the
test
individual
inhales
three
times
deeply.
That
is
needed,
or
we
just
recommend
that
to
get
small
spray
particles
at
a
transported
from
the
lungs
into
the
tear
ducts.
So
we
could
see
the
actual
steadies
of
the
lung
situation,
so
by
touching
the
photo
trigger
on
the
sim
guy
scan
app,
we
collect
between
80
to
100
single
images
and
superimpose
those
to
get
a
clear
photo
of
the
nature
of
the
eye.
I
The
pink
color
pattern,
which
is
also
known
under
the
pink
eye
syndrome
of
the
sclera
and
the
conjunctiva,
is
analyzed
as
there
is
a
decisive,
pink
color
deviation
in
the
human
body
in
case
of
inflammation
or
exposures
to
chemicals
or
others.
Our
app
encodes
the
images
into
why
your
weak
grayscale
for
further
processing.
I
We
do
not
examine
color
frequency
spectra.
As
people
ask
us
a
lot.
This
application
is
used
with
active
light.
What
we
don't
use,
what
we
do
use
is
a
pure
color
coding
technology.
Instead,
we
take
over
the
raw
image
data
and
identify
them
in
yuv,
and
every
pixel
of
this
clear
eye
is
sent
to
the
cloud
where
samick
emily
our
ai,
undertakes
a
preliminary
evaluation
of
the
raw
data.
I
I
I
In
our
study,
which
took
place
in
march
20
to
september
20,
together
with
usc
california,
we
found
out
the
exact
pink
hue
from
over
two
million
different
ones
that
exactly
depicts
the
coronavirus
out
of
this
1.2
million
participants.
In
the
study
we
found
70
000
individuals
showing
covet
positive
infections,
also
in
combination
with
other
diseases.
They
they
showed
in
that
in
the
in
the
tests.
I
Context
of
kobe
19,
typical
pink
hue
in
february
21,
was
confirmed
and
appeared
published
by
different
physicians
of
the
privacy
university
and
france
in
lusan
switzerland.
So
they
confirmed
our
approach,
which
was
nice
to
see
by
the
way,
in
addition
to
the
covet
19
results,
we
provide
further
data
within
three
minutes.
After
after
you
shoot
the
picture
within
three
minutes,
you
get
the
results
and
the
next
generation
semi-guy
scan
will
give
you
the
results
in
10
seconds.
I
Just
to
give
you
an
example,
a
pcr
test
always
indicates
a
positive
result,
even
if
the
virus
is
only
situated
in
the
nose
mouth
area.
A
dead
virus
can
also
be
cuffed
up
from
the
lungs
and
lead
to
a
positive
pcr
result,
which
of
course,
is
a
false
negative.
In
that
case,
if
semi-guys
can
shows
a
negative
result,
then
the
virus
can
no
longer
be
detected
in
the
in
the
body.
The
lengths
are
accordingly
no
longer
infected,
even
if
the
previous
infected
individual
still
suffers
from
fever,
headache
and
so
forth.
I
Also,
zimmi
guys
can
the
prices
that
the
tested
individual
is
no
longer
contagious
and
pcr
give
out
a
false
positive
result.
In
that
case,
as
well,
sergey
skin
detects
that
an
individual
was
infected
with
the
virus
before
but
no
longer
is
contagious.
Some
individuals
immune
system
are
that
strong
to
enable
them
fighting
off
the
virus
completely.
I
I
I
Our
infection
acquisition
period
is
as
follows:
with
a
high
viable
content
and
a
low
antibody
content
of
a
person,
it
takes
only
one
day
to
get
detected
with
the
same
viable
proportion
of
antibodies.
It's
about
three
days
in
the
bible.
Content
is
low
and
the
antibody
content
is
high.
Then
it
takes
six
days.
So
that's
a
brief,
a
brief
description
of
the
functionality
of
semi
eyeskin
and
I
we
really
believe
it's
going
to
be
a
game
changer
in
this
world.
A
A
I
just
would
like
to
explain
to
our
viewing
public
that
what
you've
heard
in
this
panel
is
basically
technology
that
is
available,
affordable
and
practical
and
and
proven
that
one
destroys
covet
19
in
the
air,
whether
it's
a
bipolar
ion,
ionizer
or
ultraviolet
light,
or
things
like
that
and
its
effectiveness
and
and
and
also
a
device
for
example.
That
was
just
explained
where
you
may
have
a
smartphone
get
a
photograph
of
your
eye,
and
it
will
say
that
you
do
or
don't
have
copic
19.
A
You
can
take
that
smartphone,
for
example,
and
take
it
to
your
concert
to
your
indoor
event,
your
convention
to
your
dinner,
or
it
sounds
like
it
could
even
be
emailed
out
ahead
of
time
or
part
of
a
process
of
when
you
go
to
an
event
you
you
rsvp
it
might.
You
know
if
you
have
a
photograph
of
your
eye,
it
might
approve
you
your
ticket
on
the
basis
that
you
don't
have
coveted
and
for
us
in
the
united
states
and
I'm
sure
around
the
world.
A
Not
everybody
wants
to
get
for
whatever
reason,
a
vaccine,
and
so
the
issue
is
whether
you
do
or
don't
have
a
vaccine.
You
would
be
able
to
show
that
you
don't
have
covid
from
this
and,
as
you
said,
all
of
these
things
appear
to
be
a
game
changer.
So
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
open
it
up
for
questions,
I'm
first
going
to
recognize
that
we
are
joined
and
have
been
joined
for
a
while.
I
just
didn't
have
time
to
announce
it
by
council
members
mark
squiela
and
isaiah
thomas.
C
These
things
that
really
we
don't
normally
hear
through
our
regular
channels
so
and
it's
fascinating
my
my
question
is:
what
is
the
cost
associated
with
this
and
or
different
types
of
of
measures
that
we
could
use
and
is
it
are
cities
or
municipalities
paying
for
these?
Are
they
different
agencies
paying
for
these?
How
do
we
go
about
being
able
to
pilot
it
or
or
use
something
like
this,
so.
A
I'm
going
to
open
up
for
the
panel,
but
since
I
kind
of
already
asked
that
council
member
I'm
just
no
I'm
going
to
let
them
answer,
because
I'm
not
an
expert
in
this
area,
but
what
I
saw
was
a
device
about
the
size
of
a
smartphone,
the
ionizer.
You
turn
it
on
it's
good
for,
like
seven
or
eight
years,
you
don't
need
to
touch
it.
You
just
put
it
in
the
air
duct.
You
put
it
next
to
a
fan
next
to
a
window
unit.
A
You
know
they
kind
of
look
at
you
know
the
configuration
it
produces:
billions
and
trillions
of
positive
and
negative
ions
they're
distributed
in
the
air.
They
surround
the
protein
shell
of
the
of
the
virus
and
mix
with
the
moisture
in
the
air
become
a
hydrogen
peroxide.
Destroy
the
shell
kill
the
virus.
I
did
use
a
different
scanner.
This,
the
the
the
you
know,
I
think
it's,
dr
gruber.
What
he's
talking
about
is
something
different.
A
What
I
did
was,
I
went
in
front
of
a
scanner
opened
my
mouth
open
on
my
eye
and
in
15
10
to
15
seconds.
It
gave
me
a
positive
negative.
What
he's
talking
about
is
something
where
they
you
know
you
could
do
this
like,
for
example,
before
you
go
to
an
event
or,
as
you
plan
to
go
to
an
event,
you
could
carry
it
in
your
your
cell
phone
that
you
just
show
that
you
don't
have
covered
19..
A
C
A
Yeah,
so
I'm
going
to
let
them
answer
that
that
question,
because
they
they
have
been
deploying
it.
What
I
find
very
problematic
for
us
is
that
it's
there's
nothing
in
our
budget,
that
is,
anticipating
the
the
purchase
and
the
support
of
deploying
these
technologies,
so
that
our
city
can
be
covered
to
the
extent
that
we
can
get
back
to
full
capacity.
A
B
C
Where
you
know
right
now,
you
can't
have
folks,
but
maybe,
if
you
have
these
things,
it's
a
lot
more,
it's
a
lot
easier
to
make
a
decision
say
all
right.
You
have
these
things.
Then
we
know
that
we're.
You
know
looking
at
this
in
a
safer
manner.
We
could
then
decide
to
do
different
things
and
that
that
was
in
my
mind
when
I
was
hearing
you
guys
speak.
G
Sure,
thank
you
very
much,
sir.
Hey
I'll
give
a
quick
adventure,
as
I
can
do,
without
taking
too
much
of
your
time,
I
would
say,
depending
on
the
units,
because
you
have
different
air
handlers,
you
have
a
hair
ender
that
deals
with
a
very
small
space,
a
small
room
up
to
500
up
to
huge
gymnasiums
in
different
systems.
G
G
We
take
under
consideration
about
30
percent,
more
utilization
of
the
technology
because
of
the
inability
to
actually
keep
distance
or
wear
a
mask
and
other
stuff
like
that.
So
it
really
depends,
I
would
say,
depending
on
the
amount
of
hvac
system,
thirty
to
130
150
000
in
a
in
school,
we
did
most
of
our
work
through
a
a
tour
cares
act
with
the
schools
and
we
can
assist
and
consult
as
much
as
we
can
needs
to
be
more
specific.
G
C
So
I
mean
this
if
there
is
a
way
to
do
that,
maybe
this
is
something
our
district
could
look
into
to
see
how
this
would
work
and
if
the
system
itself
came
in
and
then
the
air,
because
we
were
saying
the
flow
of
the
air
is,
is
positive
in
itself,
but
at
the
flow
of
the
air
and
also
with
this
technology
would
also
make
the
people
who
are
in
the
school
feel
very
safe,
and
I
think
it's
important,
especially
since
we're
going
back.
Hopefully
in
september
yeah.
A
G
What
I
can
share
with
you
regarding
our
side
is
our
ability
to
provide
the
helping
hand,
provide
all
the
tools
for
you
guys
to
make
the
right
decisions,
meaning
providing
a
hvac
license.
Hvac
installers
in
the
state
to
go
through
walkthroughs
in
buildings
and
schools
in
prison,
and
then
the
courthouses,
by
the
way,
hotels
and
other
institutes
that
are
needed
and
to
provide
you
more
data,
more
information
and
collect
some
testing
from
our
site
to
better
understand
how
the
systems
are
working
and
what
is
needed
a
from
our
side
or
in
general.
G
B
Sure,
thank
you.
So
the
cares
act
does
have
provisions
in
it
for
what
are
called
esser
funds,
as
well
as
other
funds
that
are
centered
around
air
quality,
so
these
just
need
to
be
applied
for
and
they're
they're
still
fully
funded
and
grantable
if
the
application
is
put
in
which
would
cover
most
of
the
technologies
that
we
did
discuss
here
today.
A
Fantastic,
I'm
going
to
try
to
move
forward.
As
I
said,
we
have
a
lot
of
witnesses
and
I'm
going
to
push
this
forward.
If
there
are
any
additional
questions,
please
let
me
know
from
the
council
members
also.
You
can
always
contact
me.
I
I
am
in
touch
with
our
witnesses
and
I
will
be
happy
to
put
you
in
touch
with
them.
As
I
said,
I
did
an
on-site
visit,
so
I
did
physically
see
and
I
asked
a
lot
of
questions.
This
is
very,
very
practical.
A
B
It's
about
not
simply
restoring
and
sustaining
what
came
before,
but
reimagining
and
revitalizing
the
arts
and
culture
community.
We've
also
sorely
missed
this
past
year.
We
need
to
be
creating
a
new
normal
by
applying
lessons
learned
over
the
past
years
year
about
technology,
innovation
and
importantly,
social
inclusivity.
B
The
small
nonprofit
I
founded
in
2011,
regen
250,
is
honored
to
be
represented
here
today
we
are
small,
but
we
punch
above
our
weight
class
prior
to
the
pandemic.
Our
focus
was
in
promoting
sustainable
economic
development
locally
through
strength
and
ties
with
our
sister
city
tianjin
via
the
u.s
government's
eco-partnership
program.
B
B
We
received
one
of
36
national
awards
from
secretary
kerry
and
the
u.s
department
of
state
and
our
model
of
collaboration
was
featured
in
several
peer-reviewed
scientific
journals
and
in
a
recent
40-page
u-pen
case
study
publication
last
spring.
Just
as
the
us
government's
10-year
program
of
low-carbon
cooperation
with
china
was
winding
down,
we
saw
the
coronavirus
threat
raising
its
head.
B
B
B
How
are
we
bringing
about
change
first
by
thinking,
big,
but
starting
small?
We
have
put
down
roots
in
greater
philadelphia
with
growing
chapters
in
the
tri-state
region,
but
aimed
to
scale
quickly
throughout
the
entire
northeast
corridor,
vector
of
transmission
force,
sars
cove
ii
and
its
variants
reaching
from
washington
dc
to
massachusetts.
B
B
B
We
are
partnering
with
innovative
and
service
oriented
schools
in
philadelphia,
wilmington
and
trenton
as
the
local
anchors
for
our
effort
in
philadelphia.
We
are
proud
to
be
working
with
the
community
partnership
school
on
glenwood
avenue
as
our
initial
partner
for
a
philanthropically,
funded
school-wide
demo,
installation
of
the
eagle
x-pro
air
purification
solution,
a
particularly
valued
partnership,
helping
us
power.
B
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much,
dr
cook.
You
are
a
non-profit
organization
and
you
have
donated
a
technology
to
a
public
school
public
charter
school
here
in
philadelphia
with
a
the
air
purification
system
that
you're
talking
about,
which
is
the
eagle
x
pro,
and
we
have
a
video
testimony
from
joseph
wooten,
one
of
the
wooten
brothers
who
have
10
grammy
awards
in
the
family
and
joseph
wooten,
with
three
grammy
awards.
So
I'll.
A
B
A
B
B
That
equates
about
6
million
square
feet
of
commercial
space,
and
the
majority
of
our
portfolio
is
in
the
city
and
in
the
greater
philadelphia
area
about
35
of
our
portfolio.
Are
restaurants,
fitness
users
movie
theaters
schools.
So
you
can
imagine
what
the
last
15
months
of
my
life
has
been
like,
I'm
here
this
morning,
just
just
to
throw
my
support
behind
both
eaglex
pro
and
united
safety
and
survivability
company.
B
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
be
on
the
team
with
united
safety
and
survivability
company
moving
their
corporate
headquarters
and
developing
a
400
000
square
foot
facility
for
them
in
exton
pennsylvania
that
employs
hundreds
of
people.
We
did
the
first
phase
of
that
development
about.
I
think
it's
about
four
years
ago
and
and
the
second
phase
of
that
development
ended
right.
As
kovit
was
beginning,
we
actually
got
shut
down
for
a
period
of
time.
B
I
saw
I
spent
months
going
through
what
was
available,
whether
it
was
ionization,
mist,
uv,
etc,
and,
and
my
focus
was
really
what
was
best
for
my
portfolio
and
what
was
best
for
my
buildings.
I
met
ori
and
and
eagle
x
pro
about
a
year
ago,
and
you
know,
although
pessimistic
at
the
beginning.
You
know
I
I
was
kind
of
in
in
this
in
the
shoes
that
you
guys
are
currently
in
it's
what's
best.
B
What's
the
best
long-term
solution
for
my
buildings
and
ori
was
was
very
simple
and
in
his
description,
my
technology
works
and
after
going
through
as
joe
mentioned,
various
testing
and
seeing
just
the
differentiation
in
his
technology,
both
on
the
ionization
and
also
on
the
other
technologies
that
are
out
there.
It's
very
clear
to
me
that
this
is
what
needs
to
be.
In
my
buildings.
B
I've
spent
the
last
six
months
implementing
it
into
my
portfolio,
I'm
very
proud
to
be
affiliated
with
with
his
brand
and
his
company
and
just
to
keep
it
brief.
I
hope
you
guys
really
understand
and
and
and
listen
this
morning,
because
both
exp
and
ussc
are
saving
lives
and
they're
saving,
tenants
and
they're
saving
people's
livelihoods.
By
doing
this,
so
again,
thank
you
for
your
time
and
if
you
have
any
questions,
let
me
know.
A
A
K
K
The
collaboration
between
our
organizations
has
been
central
to
the
survival
of
many
arts
groups
during
the
global
pandemic,
and
I
really
thank
profoundly
the
leadership
of
many
of
my
colleagues
in
the
arts
sector
of
all
of
my
colleagues
in
the
art
sector
in
our
community.
I'm
here
in
my
capacity
as
presidency
of
the
philadelphia
orchestra,
the
academy
of
music,
the
orchestra's
home
from
1900
to
2001
is
still
a
treasured
asset
of
the
philadelphia
orchestra
and
we
are
keen
to
get
people
back
into
the
academy
and
back
into
the
kimmel
center.
K
Since
march
12
2020,
when
the
orc
of
the
philadelphia
orchestra
and
our
music
director
yann
ignaz,
gave
a
powerful
performance
in
an
empty
verizon
hall
at
the
kimmel
center
for
the
performing
arts.
We
performed
that
day
the
city
that
morning
had
mandated
no
more
than
250
people
in
a
venue
we
said
to
our
audiences.
K
That
impact
is
profound,
amid
all
the
heartbreak
and
tragedy
we
had
to
adjust
to
our
new
circumstances
and
embracing
a
new
creativity
serving
as
a
musical
refuge
and
a
source
of
joy
for
our
funds
through
our
digital
for
our
fans.
Rather
through
our
digital
stage
platform.
Our
programs
have
now
been
viewed
on
all
seven
continents,
including
by
the
crew
at
palmer
station
in
antarctica
most
recently.
K
The
priorities
that
we
established
with
the
musicians
of
the
orchestra,
with
our
board
leadership
and
with
our
staff
on
march
12
2020,
were
to
take
care
of
our
people
to
ensure
the
integrity
of
the
ensemble
and
the
business
and
to
make
sure
that
we
are
here
to
help
philadelphia
thrive
on
the
other
side
of
this.
I
am
pleased
to
say,
I
think,
we're
in
that
last
phase.
K
The
tragedy
yielding
to
creativity,
the
social
justice
movement
in
america
and
the
drive
towards
creative
equity
and
inclusion
in
the
world
of
music.
We
believe
that
diversity
is
excellence
and
excellence
is
diversity
and
the
philadelphia
orchestra
embodies
that
ideal
for
philadelphia
to
remain
vibrant.
We
need
to
invest
in
the
cultural
sector
and
in
the
artists
that
showcase
the
incredible
creativity
and
diversity
of
all
the
communities
in
our
city.
K
We
thank
the
city
of
philadelphia.
The
arts
community
needs
your
support
and
we
are
here
to
help
in
modeling
a
bold
future
that
reunites
us
with
our
audiences.
That
brings
people
together
through
innovative
performances
and
programs
that
reflect
our
changed
world.
Let's
remember
that
the
arts
and
music
especially
help
us
express
thoughts
and
ideas
that
words
alone
cannot
that's
what
we
and
our
colleagues
in
the
art
sector
in
philadelphia
are
here
to
do
in
collaboration
with
the
city.
K
We
see
you
as
a
resource.
Please
see
us
as
a
result.
Also.
We
are
committed
to
help
philadelphia
thrive
now
on
the
other
side
of
the
pandemic.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
your
advocacy
and
your
commitment
on
behalf
of
the
arts
and
culture
and
arts
organizations
across
the
great
city
of
philadelphia.
Thank
you.
A
A
Our
city
has
never
had
a
a
a
arts
fund.
We've
had
the
philadelphia
cultural
fund
which
distributes
grants
of
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
mostly
to
non-profits
very
important
work,
but
we've
not
had
a
fund
to
invest
in
a
much
larger
fund
to
invest
in
the
creative
economy,
such
as
fashion
and
music,
or
even
for-profit
type
of
ventures
that
are
so
important
to
our
base.
If
we
had
a
fund,
if
we
had
a
fund,
would
that
fund?
K
K
A
A
A
L
L
A
G
D
A
D
Sure,
well,
thank
you:
councilman
dawn,
somerville,
deputy
commerce,
director
city
of
philadelphia
and
good
morning,
chairman
o
and
members
of
the
committee
on
global
opportunities
and
the
creative
innovative
economy.
My
name
is
dawn
somerville.
I
am
the
deputy
commerce
director
of
the
department
of
commerce,
I'm
happy
to
be
here
today
to
provide
testimony
on
resolution
200-339
regarding
global
best
practices
for
restarting
the
economy.
D
We
leveraged
our
internal
expertise
to
examine
past
recessions,
best
practices,
policies
and
reopening
measures.
This
early
investigation
leads
some
of
the
groundwork
for
later
recovery
efforts.
For
example,
we
work
closely
with
other
departments
to
announce
and
expand
outdoor
dining
initiatives
in
june,
making
philadelphia
one
of
the
first
major
cities
to
do
so.
D
We
mobilized
to
deliver
10,
000
personal
protective
equipment
kits
to
small
businesses
throughout
the
city,
and
we
work
with
health
to
design
industry
specific
guidance
for
reopening
with
care.
Unfortunately,
the
covet
19
epidemic
is
far
from
over
in
philadelphia
and
we
must
continue
to
work
collaboratively
to
support
our
businesses
and
job
creators
recover
for
years
to
come.
D
Commerce
remains
dedicated
to
supporting
all
businesses
throughout
the
city
and
in
all
sectors,
and
we
especially
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
alongside
council
and
others
to
support
the
reopening
and
growth.
We
do
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
before
you
today
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
at
this
time.
A
C
A
M
Thank
you,
councilman,
oh,
and
to
the
committee
on
global
opportunities
for
taking
this
time
out,
to
prioritize
this
issue
and
for
focusing
real
discussion
around
the
importance
of
supporting
independent
art
and
live
entertainment
as
a
priority
in
philadelphia.
Thank
you
also
for
making
time
today,
to
give
their
first
hand
testimony
about
the
devastating
impact
that
academic
has
had
and
continues
to
have
on
our
industry.
M
M
I'm
very
humbled
and
humbled,
and
grateful
to
have
been
invited
here
today,
because
the
story
of
my
organization
is
not
a
singular
story,
it
is
actually
the
story
of
every
independent
venue
and
promoter
in
the
city.
I
work
as
a
lead
organizer
for
pivot,
which
is
a
collective
of
over
20
venues
and
promoters
all
operating
independently.
M
We
are
grateful
for
the
progress
in
science
and
medicine,
allowing
for
what
appears
to
be
a
reopening
light
at
the
end
of
this
very
dark
tunnel.
The
fixed
costs
are
still
mounting
and
we
estimate
that
philadelphia's
small
venues
will
take
another
collective
13.5
million
dollar
hit
in
expenses
before
we
can
successfully
earn
sustainable
revenue
again.
M
Rent
utilities,
payroll
taxes,
insurance
and
artist
pay
are
not
on
a
sliding
scale,
matching
capacity
that
we
are
permitted
to
host
and
a
grants
program
from
the
city
would
allow
us
to
pass
on
that
money.
We
receive
to
landlords,
local
vendors,
employ
employees
and
artists.
As
we
fight
to
rebuild.
We
can
also
get
creative
about
support
from
the
city,
including
an
amusement
tax
moratorium
for
small
capacity
rooms,
as
well
as
tax
credits
for
equipment
that
will
need
to
reopen
safely.
M
M
There's
a
national
study
that
says
in
our
venues
translates
to
approximately
twelve
dollars
for
other
very
crucial
businesses
like
restaurants,
bars,
transportation,
hotels
and
retail
shops.
If
we
lose
live
performance
spaces,
we
really
run
the
risk
of
collapsing
the
creative
economy
as
devastating
as
this
pandemic
has
been.
It
is
presenting
us
with
a
very
rare
opportunity.
M
We
have
the
choice
now
to
position
ourselves
at
the
center
of
recovery
in
philadelphia.
Creative
economies
do
not
get
created
overnight
and
we
can
deliberately
decide
to
invest
and
expand.
What
already
exists
once
we
can
get
beyond
the
daily
need
for
survival.
We
can
focus
our
newly
bonded
collective
efforts
on
that
more
equitable
landscape
as
truly
getting
philadelphia.
M
The
attention
deserves
nationally
as
a
recognized
music
city,
and
we
can
follow
the
lead
of
other
national
music
cities
who
are
already
investing
in
these
communities
and
there's
here
to
really
focus
on
what
kind
of
city
we
want
to
become
coming
out
of
this
crisis,
and
I
have
no
doubt
that
prioritizing
arts
and
culture
in
the
creative
economy
in
our
funding
as
a
city
will
pay
off
for
generations.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
time
today,.
A
A
J
J
Many
businesses
have
been
closed,
either
temporarily
or
unfortunately
permanently,
which
has
decreased
the
foot
traffic
in
areas
resulting
in
an
increase
of
litter,
vandalism
and
crime.
We
need
to
get
consumer
confidence
back
and
show
that
philadelphia
is
open
and
ready
for
business.
This
can
be
accomplished
by
cleaning
the
streets,
removing
graffiti
finding
solutions
for
the
reckless
atv
operators
and
providing
help
for
our
homeless
population.
J
Once
we,
we
have
returned
philadelphia
to
the
beautiful
walkable
city
it
is.
We
should
launch
a
robust
advertising
campaign
to
spotlight
our
music
venues,
big
and
small.
Perhaps
we
could
also
offer
incentives
to
bring
patrons
back
to
the
city
in
the
form
of
parking
passes,
free
tickets
or
discounts
that
would
be
backed
by
the
office
of
arts,
cultural
and
creative
economy.
J
Many
venues
have
been
struggling
to
stay
afloat.
Obviously,
chris's
was
open
to
audiences.
Only
nine
weeks
in
the
last
15
months,
we've
poured
our
efforts
into
a
streaming
shows
to
keep
our
staff
musicians
and
engineers
working,
but
it
has
come
at
a
cost.
Our
venue
has
lost
over
one
million
dollars
in
revenues
in
2020,
and
our
musicians
have
lost
over
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
chris's
is
only
a
115
seat
venue.
J
The
financial
loss
of
our
larger
venues
must
be
staggering.
Support
has
come
in
small
bursts
via
ppp
city
and
state
grants
and
sba
loans,
but
the
funding
has
not
been
enough.
We
are
still
shuttered
and
our
customers
are
frustrated
with
us.
We
get
emails
from
people
pointing
out
that
philadelphia
has
been
given
the
okay
to
reopen,
so
they
don't
understand
why
we
keep
our
doors
closed.
J
J
You
know
to
point
out
some
of
the
economic
impact
to
the
city.
We
would
have
paid
or
collected
taxes
for
the
city
in
the
last
year,
a
total
of
137
000,
just
from
my
small
club.
So
if
you
just
take
20
small
clubs
like
mine,
the
city
is
missing
out
on
that
2.7
million
dollars
that
they
would
have
collected
from
our
clubs.
You
know
they're
asking
us
what
do
we
need
from
the
city
and
obviously
we
need
funding,
but
we
need
more
than
that.
J
We
need
them
to
help
get
the
people
to
our
front
doors.
If
we
just
get
funding,
that's
enough
for
us
to
continue
to
pay
our
rents
and
our
overhead
costs,
but
it
doesn't
help
us
rebuild
what
we
had
in
the
past,
and
I
know
that
some
people
have
talked
about
this.
The
rebuilding
and
to
save
the
clubs
that
are
already
here
is
the
cheaper
way
to
go
for
the
city
of
philadelphia.
J
To
give
you
there's
one
example:
if
somebody
wanted
to
try
and
open
up
a
jazz
club
like
mine,
they
would
need
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
a
liquor
license
50
000
for
a
piano
and
145
000
in
rent
in
the
first
year,
and
you
don't
even
have
a
table
or
chair
yet
so
it's
very
expensive
to
open
these
places.
It
would
be
cheaper
to
help
us
revive
the
ones
that
we
have
and
not
just
in
the
short
term.
J
I
think
that
the
advertising
and
promotions
that
we
could
do
to
bring
people
in
should
be
something
that
we
should
look
at
in
the
long
term
and
that
could
be
continued
and
I'm
not
talking
about
advertising
come
to
the
city.
Come
to
this
kimmel
center,
I'm
talking
about
spotlighting,
some
of
the
smaller
places
in
some
type
of
advertising
to
let
people
know
that
we're
out
there.
J
A
A
A
N
Yeah,
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
being
here.
It's
an
important,
important
discussion
that
you
you're
leading
today
councilman.
So
thank
you
for
doing
that,
and
the
other
council
people
are
on
the
the
zoom
as
well.
I
I'm
glad
to
see
that
there's
interest
beyond
you
and
and
city
council.
My
name
is
tommy
joyner
and
I
own
and
run
a
company
called
milk
boy.
We
started
as
a
recording
studio
in
alani
in
1994
and
grew
from
there
to.
N
We
wanted
to
widen
our
footprint
and
we're
financially
able
to
do
that
in
2006,
and
we
opened
our
first
venue
called
milk
boy
coffee
and
later
we
changed
our
business
model
in
2011
and
we
moved
to
chestnut
street
at
the
corner
of
11th
and
chestnut
not
too
far
from
chris's,
and
we
expanded
our
venue
to
a
200
capacity
venue.
That
was
a
much
larger
venue
for
us.
N
We
went
from
a
90
some
odd
capacity
to
200,
but
just
to
keep
in
perspective,
like
mark
pointed
out,
the
larger
venues
must
have
staggering
losses
as
a
200
cap.
We
are
you
know.
Of
course,
we
were
very
hurt
by
the
pandemic,
the
the
losses
and
ticket
revenue
we
sold
over
200
000
tickets
a
year
to
shows
at
milk
boy
and
the
the
the
the
chestnut
street
location
became
a
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
open
on
south
street,
and
we
opened
another
restaurant
and
bar
on
south
street
in
2016..
N
The
studio
continues
today
it's
still
in
business
at
7th
and
callow
hill,
and
we
continue
to
make
music
this
past
year.
We
can
pose
music
for
national
companies
like
nesquik,
nature's
bakery,
then
nfl
sunday,
night,
football
and
diets
and
watson
which
are
is
now
a
very
good
national
brand,
and
we
made
platinum
selling
records
for
ariana
grande
and
little
lucy
vert
in
the
last
year
as
well,
so
we're
very
connected
to
music
and
and
philadelphia
in
a
very
visceral
and
real
way
very
much
on
the
street
forward-facing
to
people
and
tourists.
N
Both
of
our
locations
are
in
heavy
tourist
areas.
Our
chestnut
street
location
is
very
close
to
the
convention
center
and
our
south
street
location
is
on
south
street.
You
know
it's
the
city
that
the
the
name
main
street
and
philadelphia
that
tourists
think
of
when
they
think
of
philadelphia.
It
certainly
was
when
I
moved
here.
You
know
philadelphia
was
south
street
to
me.
N
N
Then,
of
course,
to
echo
some
of
the
other
comments
or
or
the
city's
loss
isn't
our
losses,
sure
we're
also
in
the
hole.
But
I
wonder
how
the
city
is
making
up
for
the
loss
in
liquor,
tax
revenue
which,
between
our
two
locations,
is
well
north
of
a
quarter
million
dollars
and
and
then
not
to
mention
our
entertainment
tax
and
the
other
taxes
that
we
pay
that
go
into
the
city's
coffers
during
the
last
year.
The
studio
reopened
first,
but
at
a
reduced
capacity.
N
N
We
basically
built
another
building
in
front
of
our
building
where
people
could
come
and
if
it
was
too
cold,
they
couldn't
they
really
couldn't,
and
my
propane
bill
is
enormous,
but
I
was
able
to
keep
my
people
employed
and
with
the
the
ppp
loans
we
applied
for
and
got
all
the
loans,
and
also
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
the
pidc,
which
also
gave
us
a
grant
that
kept
us
in
business,
and
so
I
felt
philadelphia.
I'm
very
proud
of
our
city
of
how
we
handled
the
pandemic.
N
I
think
it
was
responsible
and
I
think
it
was-
I
think
it
was
appropriate.
I
think
the
the
response
wasn't
measured.
It
was
it
was
appropriate,
it
was
it
was
extreme
and
had
to
be,
and-
and
we
are
absolutely
looking
forward
to
having
concerts
again
and
reopening,
but
we
need
your
help
to
do
that.
So
the
city
gave
us
a
parklet
when
we
were
able
to
stay
open
after
september.
Through
that
second
way,
we
were
able
to
stay
open
outdoors
on
south
street,
but
chestnut
of
course,
we
closed
again.
N
We
don't
have
11th
in
chestnut
is
a
very
busy
corner.
It's
a
bus
route,
it's
right
out
in
front
of
a
hospital
there's
emergency
vehicles
going
by
there
is
no
parking
on
chestnut
street,
so
that
wasn't
an
option.
So
we
closed
again
in
november
and
stayed
closed
until
beginning
of
this
march,
but
we
are
open
again
and
are
clawing
our
way
back
to
some
sort
of
normalcy.
We
are
still.
N
We
are
still
well
behind
our
numbers,
we're
not
having
shows
yet
and
we're
still
operating
in
the
red.
You
mentioned
in
some
of
the
previous
testimony
about
the
the
amount
of
money
coming
from
the
fed,
and
I
wondered
if,
if
how
much
of
that
could
be
spent
on
on
entertainment
or
on
the
creative
economy,
I
think
it's
well
known
that
that
venues
and
and
arts
based
businesses
generate
dollars
not
just
in
those
businesses
but
in
all
the
businesses
around
them.
N
We
bring
people
to
the
city,
we
give
people
a
place
to
go.
We
we
generate
nightlife
out
after
the
show
is
over
and
we
generate
hotel
stays
and
we
generate
a
lot
of
cash
that
goes
into
back
to
the
city
in
the
turn,
in
the
form
of
taxes,
and
of
course,
we
desperately
need
it
to
come
back
towards
us
now.
N
N
Some
of
the
some
of
the
parklets
are
quite
good,
looking
and
attractive
and
make
people
want
to
go
out,
and
but
if
there
is
a
moratorium
or
a
removal
of
entertainment
tax
or
if
you
are
paying,
if
you
are
paying
liquor
tax,
perhaps
in
that
situation
you
know
the
entertainment
tax
can
be,
can
go
away
for
those
kind
of
places.
Obviously
we're
it
was
a
tough
it's
a
tough
business
to
be.
N
In
already
and
my
between
the
three
businesses,
we
were
almost
a
5
million
a
year
operation
and
those
the
the
the
profit
on
that
is
less
than
five
percent
and
in
other
industries,
that's
a
laughable
number.
But
in
the
entertainment
industry
which,
like
kerry,
said
this
is
not
just
what
we
do
it's
who
we
are.
We
chose
this
because
of
something
some
defect
within
ourselves.
That
makes
it
so
important
that
we
provide
entertainment
to
people
and
there's
a
lot
of
benefits
for
that,
including
to
us.
N
You
know
that
it
feels
good
to
do
it.
The
money
has
never
been
what's
felt
good,
because
that's
not
what
that's
not
what
we
get
out
of
this,
but
we
are
fortunate
enough
to
make
a
living
and
the
tax
burden
can
seem
pretty
owners
even
in
the
best
of
times.
So
I
would
like
to
maybe
offer
that
out
as
a
way
to
help
us
in
including
whatever
else
can
be
done
to
get
us
help
us
reopen
and
reopen
safely.
A
O
Council
member,
oh,
this
is
councilmember
thomas.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
this
panel.
All
the
panels
have
been
great,
but
I
just
thought
that
some
of
the
information
that
was
just
provided
was
extremely
informative
for
the
from
the
perspective
of
providers,
as
we
think
about
how
to
reopen
our
city
and
reopen
our
economy,
so
just
wanted
to
give
this
panel
a
shout
out
really
informative,
but
the
other
panels
have
been
great
as
well
too.
Thank
you.
A
A
I
would
like
to
gather
what
kind
of
money
are
we
talking
about,
and
I
am
I
am
getting
testimony
about
tremendous
losses,
small
venues
with
significant
losses,
multiplied
by
many
venues,
some
really
large
unique
entities
like
the
philadelphia
orchestra.
You
know
trying
to
add
all
those
things
together.
A
What
do
you
think
in
addition
to
what
you've
talked
about
the
legislative
answers,
the
liquor
tax,
the
moratorium
on
the
entertainment
tax?
You
know
coven
19
technology,
those
type
of
things
and
investment
into
trying
to
bring
people
back
into
philadelphia.
That
may
have
something
to
do
with
the
non-regis
resident
wage
tax
and
and
marketing
and
other
things.
What
amount
of
money
do
you
think
should
be
ballpark
figure
in
a
arts
fund
for.
J
Is
it
is
a
tough
one
if
we
know
the
numbers
from
last
year?
I
think
that
we
talked
about
that
already.
What
that
total
number
is
one
of
the
things
that
is
being
done
through
the
svog
grants
is
45
percent
is
going
to
be
given
to
operators
that
qualify
of
their
2019
revenues.
So
I
I
think
if
we
could
use
that
as
a
guideline,
I
think
that
that
might
be
able
to
answer
this
question
a
little
easier
and
I
just
wanted
to
bring
one
other
thing
up.
J
I
know
that
we
talked
and
I've
heard
people
talk
about
the
entertainment
tax
and
the
liquor
taxes
and
getting
rid
of
those
for
a
time
period,
but
I
I
think
that
I
don't
think
that
that
really
needs
to
happen,
because
those
aren't
expenses
to
us
we're
just
collecting
those
from
the
guests
to
give
to
the
city.
So
if
they
went
away
it
wouldn't
matter,
it
wouldn't
impact
us
as
operators
in
any
way.
A
A
C
Hello,
everybody,
my
name
is
joseph
wooten,
I'm
also
known
as
the
hands
of
soul.
I
play
the
keyboards
and
I
sing
with
rock
and
roll
hall
of
fame,
inducted,
steve
miller
and
his
steve
miller
band,
and
I'm
happy
to
be
here
today
to
address
the
council
laws
in
the
great
city
of
philadelphia
pennsylvania
to
help
reunite.
C
A
city
that
leads
with
its
music
and
its
art
and
its
culture
very
similar
to
pennsylvania,
who
leads
with
its
music,
its
arts
and
its
culture,
and
we're
excited
to
come
up
and
try
to
help
unite
that
art
and
culture
community.
So
we
can
open
up
again.
I've
had
great
experience
with
the
eagle
x
pro
solution.
C
C
If
you're
poor,
you've
still
got
your
worth,
it
don't
make
you
last
because
you're
not
first,
the
sun
shines
on
you.
The
sun
shines
on
me.
If
we
don't
get
that
together,
then
we're
still
not
free.
I
know
that
love
is
meant
for
us
all
and
I'll
pick
you
up.
If
ever
you
fall,
if
you
need
this
soul,
I'll
sing
it
for
you
and
if
you
need
more,
then
I'll
do
that
too.
When
life
gets,
you
down
hold
your
head
up
high
and
there
ain't.
No
shame
in
the
tears
that
you
cry.
C
C
C
A
A
E
Thank
you.
My
name
is
louis
scaliane
and
I'm
the
president
music
director
of
the
philadelphia
youth
orchestra,
music
institute,
founded
in
1939,
the
pyo
music
institute,
has
been
serving
children,
students
and
young
adults
in
the
philadelphia
and
the
greater
delaware
valley
region
for
over
81
years.
E
I
would
first
like
to
thank
councilman
david
o
for
inviting
me
to
join
my
distinguished
colleagues
and
testify
on
behalf
of
the
arts
and
culture
sector
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
councilman,
oh
for
his
steadfast
and
resolute
support
of
the
arts
and
culture
sector
and
creative
economy.
E
All
of
these
safety
protocols
and
more
are
listed
in
the
pyo
music
institute's
covet
19
response
operations
manual,
which
is
continually
updated
as
new
studies
and
cdc
recommendations
are
released
in
2017.
The
citizens
for
the
arts
in
pennsylvania
reported
the
arts
generated
4.1
billion
in
economic
activity
in
the
greater
philadelphia
region.
E
The
report
also
found
that
the
beginning
of
2021
and
through
the
end
of
september,
will
be
a
critical
time
of
utmost
financial
need
for
many
organizations
as
they
continue
to
survive
without
action
by
the
city
of
philadelphia.
The
data
gathered
by
the
cultural
alliance
suggests
41
of
the
arts
and
culture
sector
in
the
five-county
region
will
be
lost
by
fall
of
2021..
E
However,
and
despite
the
gravity
of
this
matter,
mayor
jim
kenney's,
5.18
billion
dollar
budget
proposed
for
fiscal
2022,
which
makes
use
of
575
million
in
federal
stimulus
funds
only
to
increase
the
philadelphia
cultural
fund
to
2
million.
This
de
minimis
amount
is
still
33
percent
less
than
the
cultural
fund's
pre-pandemic
poultry
allocation
of
3.14
million
each
year.
The
arts
and
culture
sector
always
seems
to
have
to
struggle
to
obtain
the
proper
recognition
from
our
leaders
in
government.
E
E
E
The
arts
and
culture
sector
is
resilient,
strong
and
determined
with
serious
investment
and
reinvestment
by
the
city
of
philadelphia.
The
sector
will
be
able
to
meet
the
immediate
challenges
of
public
health
and
safety
to
successfully
restart
the
creative
economy
and
propel
it
into
a
prosperous
future.
Philadelphia.
E
Youth
orchestra,
music
institute
is
committed
to
participating
in
that
success
by
utilizing
our
resources
and
to
work
with
our
community
partners
and
our
friends
at
city
hall
to
in
to
the
enu
to
ensure
the
arts
and
culture
sector
thrives
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
now
and
for
future
generations
to
come.
Thank
you
for
your
kind
consideration.
A
D
Thank
you,
councilman
member,
oh
thank
you
city,
council
representatives.
My
name
is
ellen
traynor.
I
am
the
president
of
the
philadelphia
musicians,
union,
local
77,
of
the
american
federation
of
musicians.
Together
with
our
brothers
and
sisters
from
neighboring
performing
arts,
labor
unions,
we
encompass
over
4
200
working
professionals
in
the
entertainment
industry.
D
Approximately
88
percent
of
our
members
are
freelance
musicians.
These
musicians
have
to
piece
together
an
income
between
a
variety
of
employers.
Many
of
these
members
have
gone
months
without
any
assistance
from
unemployment
or
pandemic
unemployment.
Compensation
they've
had
to
sell
their
instruments
their
vehicles
and,
in
some
cases,
even
their
homes.
D
D
D
D
D
These
performances
would
be
free
and
open
to
the
public
and
would
take
place
in
various
locations
throughout
our
city.
There
are
several
parks
and
recreation
centers
throughout
philadelphia
whose
local
communities
would
benefit
greatly
from
live
music.
We
need
to
invest
in
the
areas
of
our
city
that
are
most
in
need.
An
investment
in
helping
to
bring
live
music
to
our
community
is
one
that
benefits
both
the
artists
and
the
communities
that
so
desperately
need
it.
This
funding
would
additionally
serve
to
employ
local
musicians
and
to
preserve
the
talent
pool
that
our
city
has
to
offer.
D
The
amount
needed
for
this
investment
would
total
approximately
1.5
million
dollars
without
arts
and
culture.
Philadelphia
communities
cannot
fully
recover.
Arts
organizations
are
vital
contributors
to
the
nonprofit
sector.
There
is
no
economic
recovery
unless
a
working
creative
engine
is
driving
it
to
rebuild
after
the
devastating
effects
of
the
pandemic.
We
must
put
creativity
to
work
in
philadelphia.
A
A
L
I've
submitted
written
testimonies,
so
I
know
everyone's
time
is
limited
here
and,
and
I'm
proud
to
be
on
a
panel
with
such
esteemed
co-panelists,
as
well
as
the
other,
wonderful
people
that
have
spoken
today,
and
I
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
First,
I'd
like
to
talk
about
the
effect
of
the
pandemic
on
our
firm
it.
This
is
spread
around
the
globe
for
over
a
year.
Now
it's
taken
a
substantial
physical,
emotional
and
financial
toll
on
our
practice.
L
We
two
lawyers-
I've
been
working
seven
days
a
week
for
nearly
14
months,
as
the
stress
on
our
clients
caused
by
the
pandemic,
has
been
severe
as
a
service
business.
We
strive
to
assist
those
in
need
and
like
in
a
marriage.
Our
professional
ethics
dictate
that
we
commit
to
helping
our
clients
in
the
bad
times
as
well
as
the
good.
So,
in
an
emergency
like
the
president,
one
we've
been
on
call
for
our
clients.
L
Now,
this
unexpected
long-term
emergency
has
unfortunately,
also
caused
corresponding
stress
on
many
of
our
clients,
emotional
well-being
and
family
lives.
So
because
of
the
long-term
trusted
relationship
we
have
with
many
of
our
clients.
We
have
also
spent
countless
hours
during
the
past
year,
counseling
our
clients
about
their
non-entertainment
law
issues,
including,
for
example,
their
family
health
problems,
financial
troubles,
substance,
abuse,
depression,
loneliness,
physical
health,
emotional
well-being.
L
The
restrictions
on
cultural
and
arts
activities
required
by
the
pandemic
have
resulted
in
many
of
our
clients,
seeing
their
livelihoods
and
income
vanish
overnight.
Dozens
of
our
clients
have
suddenly
been
stripped
of
their
ability
to
earn
a
living
to
feed
themselves
and
provide
for
their
families
without
any
prior
notice
or
warning.
L
The
nature
of
the
personalities
of
many
creators
drives
them
to
always
want
to
work
on
something
new
to
be
in
the
presence
of
other
collaborators
and
to
receive
the
gratification
that
comes
from
performing
before
an
audience.
Coven
19
has
destroyed
the
essence
of
their
careers
like
a
bold
of
lightning
out
of
the
blue,
albeit
significant.
For
us.
The
financial
hardship
on
our
firm
is
small
when
you
consider
the
fact
that
we
service
approximately
150
active
clients
at
any
given
time.
L
My
estimate
of
the
aggregate
financial
loss
to
the
clients
of
our
small
law
firm
in
the
past
year
is
approximately
two
to
four
million
dollars
and
when
one
considers
the
fact
that
we're
just
one
of
multiple
entertainment
law
firms
in
the
region,
the
financial
effect
of
covet
19
on
the
creative
economy
of
the
philadelphia
region
is
staggering.
And
in
fact
after
I
submitted
my
written
testimony.
L
Just
yesterday
afternoon,
I
got
an
email
from
a
group
called
philly
culture,
united
and
I'd
just
like
to
read
you
one
line
where
it
says
the
estimated
total
revenue
loss
for
the
entire
greater
philadelphia
arts
and
culture
section
sector
from
march
2020
to
march
2021.
The
past
year
is
371.7
million
dollars
and
41
of
the
organizations
that
responded
to
philly
culture.
United
survey
said
that
they're
not
likely
to
survive
beyond
this
fall.
L
So
all
that
being
said,
I
have
some
suggestions
for
some
remedies,
while
there's
no
dispute
that
a
plethora
of
arts
organizations
and
cultural
activities
which
we
normally
see
in
william
penn's
green
country
town
are
a
significant
tribute
to
philadelphia's
tax
base
and
to
the
region's
overall
value
as
an
attractive
tourist
destination.
For
visitors
and
the
proud
home
of
millions
of
souls,
so
in
my
opinion,
in
order
to
compete
for
tourism
to
retain
local
residents,
the
city
should
take
three
steps.
L
One,
the
city
should
invest
in
its
cultural
economy
by
providing
dedicated
funding
for
arts
and
cultural
events,
presenters
venues,
creators
and
entertainers
a
separate,
independent,
fully
funded
arts
fund
within
the
city
budget,
as
well
as
dedicating
a
portion
of
the
anticipated
financial
assistance
coming
from
the
federal
government
to
the
creative
economy
is
an
obvious
and
sensible
investment
in
the
city's
future.
Two,
you
should
allocate
a
portion
of
the
five
percent
amusement
tax
which
the
city
collects
on
all
for-profit
ticket
sales
to
fund
the
arts,
especially
since
artistic
events
generate
the
amusement
tax.
L
In
the
first
place.
Three:
you
should
create
a
taxpayer-funded
permanent,
fully
staffed
arts
and
culture
office,
which
should
be
charged
with
developing
and
implementing
programming
that
entertains
the
public,
supports
creators
and
venues
gives
the
next
generation
of
creators
of
all
backgrounds
an
equal
opportunity
to
enter
the
entertainment
industry
and
serves
as
ambassador
cheerleader
advocate
for
the
rich
cultural
heritage,
which
will
continue
to
benefit
the
residents
and
visitors
of
our
fair
city.
I
appreciate
your
time
attention
and
consideration.
A
Thank
you
very
much
bernie.
I
just
like
the
public
to
know
that
bernie
is
too
humble.
I
always
have
to
say
he
is
a
top-notch
internationally
recognized,
and
you
know
just
outstanding
entertainment
lawyer
as
well
as
his
wife
who's,
a
top-notch
movie
and
film
industry
lawyers
to
two
outstanding
attorneys.
Much.
A
A
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
in
that
order.
I'll
ask
you
to
please
identify
yourselves
your
positions
and
provide
us
with
your
testimony.
Thank
you
very
much.
Starting
with
I
believe
david
ivory
was
first
okay.
Thank
you.
Can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
I
can
please
state
your
name,
identify
your
position
and
provide
us
with
your
testimony.
A
Q
I
share
a
little
bit
of
my
background
with
you
to
demonstrate
my
experience
and
how
I
dedicated
my
life
to
the
philadelphia
music
industry.
But
now
I
want
to
take
you
back
four
years
ago
in
august
2017,
knowing
that
the
music
industry
needed
help.
Even
then,
the
city
council
passed
the
creation
of
the
music
industry
task
force
to
look
at
the
economic
impact
of
the
music
industry
and
to
articulate
ways
that
the
city
can
help
support
the
music
industry
of
which
philadelphia
is
so
famous
for
the
music
industry
task
force.
Q
So
please
realize
everything
I
just
talked
about
was
pre-pandemic.
So,
given
that
it's
obvious
after
the
pandemic,
there's
even
need
more
of
a
need
for
not
only
this
but
many
other
things.
I
know
that
the
city
budget
cut
the
cultural
arts
budget
to
zero
right
after
the
pandemic,
then
from
an
outcry
went
to
1.3
million.
Now
I
hear
that
it
was
doubled,
but
still
that's
not
even
at
the
level
of
funding
pre-pandemic.
Q
Q
We
wanted
to
establish
a
centralized
permanent
entity
such
as
the
philadelphia
music
office,
to
continue
the
mission
and
work
of
the
music
industry
task
force
properly.
Fostering
the
development
of
music
making
and
music
makers
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
is
a
full-time
endeavor
that
requires
a
budget
and
staff.
Establishing
a
permanent
music
office
for
the
music
industry
would
provide
a
permanent
resource
to
carry
out
these
recommendations
and
the
report
and
recommendations
we
heard
today.
Q
The
music
office
staff
would
also
be
responsible
for
the
coordination
and
collaboration
with
other
musical
organizations
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
to
shape
the
future
of
philadelphia
music
economy
and
to
promote
the
philadelphia
music
economy.
Right
now
we
have.
We
have
a
lot
of
silos
going
on.
We
have
like
the
hip-hop
community,
the
country
community,
the
rock
community,
but
they're
all
they're,
but
we
they're
all
separated
they're,
not
all
together
or
they're,
not
being
promoted
in
a
in
a
cohesive
way,
and
we
feel
that
that's
very
important.
Q
And
we
feel
that
making
this
happen
is
not
going
to
cost
as
much
as
anyone
may
think.
For
example,
the
office
could
take
the
lead
in
developing
solutions
to
preserve
philadelphia's
music
heritage
through
support
of
sites
like
sigma,
sound
studio
and
john
coltrane
house
for
a
museum.
We
estimated
that
to
establish
such
an
office
and
staffing
would
be
in
the
area
of
two
two
hundred
thousand
a
year
with
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollar
marketing
and
launch
to
roll
it
out.
Q
We
will
also
help
to
save
costs,
because
we
would
like
to
house
it
right
in
city
hall.
This
is
a
drop
in
the
bucket
compared
to
the
tax
revenues
the
city
takes
in
for
ticket
sales
like
bernie
mentioned
five
percent,
which
is
always
in
the
millions
which
we
never
really
see
directly
where
that
money
comes
from.
Q
Q
Local
government
can
help
make
philadelphia
a
more
attractive
location
for
the
music
industry
by
offering
financial
incentives
too
often,
artists,
musicians
and
music
professionals-
and
this
has
been
happening
for
a
long
time-
often
leave
music
once
achieving
their
highest
benefits
in
the
music
industries
that
has
to
offer
typically
more
move
out
of
the
city
like
nashville
la
or
now
atlanta,
for
better
tax
benefits
and
a
more
vibrant
music
vaccine.
Some
suggestions
include
developing
local
tax
incentives
for
producers
of
large-scale
events
such
as
made
in
america
to
include
more
philadelphia-based
talents.
Q
The
tax
abatements
that
exist
in
philadelphia
for
new
construction
or
rehabilitation
could
be
modeled
for
the
creation
of
music
facilities.
Local
officials
could
also
urge
state
officials
to
create
music
production
tax
credits
akin
to
the
pre-existing
film
production
tax
credits
available
from
the
state.
Q
A
third
one
develop
our
awareness
campaign
for
fair
compensation
of
working
musicians.
Right
now
we
can
we
hear
all
the
stories
about
musicians
losing
losing
their
houses
their
homes.
What
have
you
the
the
issue?
Is?
They
were
never
paid
enough
to
begin
with.
I
think
people
think
music
is
free
and
because
of
our
the
way
it
works,
but
it
really
isn't
free.
The
omnipresence
of
music
and
the
proliferation
of
amateur
musicians
sometimes
causes
a
sense
in
the
public
that
music
is
performed
and
it
costs
nothing
in
truth,
performing
music
is
the
musician's.
Q
Livelihood
musicians
are
professionals
and
should
be
compensated
accordingly.
A
music
office
can
come
up
with
strategies
to
deal
with
these
challenges.
We
all
must
understand
that
music
is
not
free
and
the
last
thing
which
wasn't
really
part
of
our
recommendations,
but
we
know
that
it's
a
priority
is
that
we
want
to.
We
want
to
conduct
an
economic
impact
study
of
the
music
industry
of
philadelphia.
A
study
would
identify
a
baseline
of
the
current
economic
impact
of
philadelphia's
music
industry
and
provide
descriptions
of
the
occupations
within
that
industry.
Q
Unfortunately,
all
the
studies
until
now
were
embedded
with
combining
hospitality,
tourism
and
the
like.
The
music
industry
needs
its
own
study
to
better
understand
how
it
contributes
to
philadelphia
economy.
Some
of
the
quotes
we
received
to
do
such
a
study
was
twenty
five
thousand
to
forty
thousand
area.
In
conclusion,
I
hope
that
this
committee
will
continue
to
support
philadelphia's
music
sector
and
provide
the
resources
needed
to
create
a
permanent
philly
music
office.
Your
support
of
these
steps
are
vital
to
preserving
philadelphia's
heritage
as
we
as
a
music
force
in
the
country
in
the
world.
Q
A
P
P
P
What
I'm
proposing
today
is
some
funding
allocated
to
the
philadelphia
museum
of
music
history
and
recording
arts,
which
is
something
that
is
an
idea
that
has
been
going
around
between
my
group
for
some
time
now,
since
we
realized
that
that
museum
or
that
building
the
sigma,
sound
studio
building,
is
still
standing
and
what
potentially
could
become
of
the
building
in
detroit,
you
have
the
motown
museum
and
in
memphis
you
have
stacks
museum
and
sun
records
studios
in
new
orleans.
You
even
have
preservation,
hall
and
philadelphia
deserves
to
be
included
in
those
cities.
P
P
P
F
Yes,
my
name
is
kevin
parker.
I
am
the
co-founder
of
philadelphia
fashion
week
and
I
am
the
co-chair
for
the
fashion
and
garment
industry
task
force.
Councilman,
oh
like
to
thank
you
and
the
body
of
counsel
for
having
this
meeting
today.
I'm
honored
to
be
here
to
speak
amongst
all
of
these
amazing
people
for
such
an
amazing
cause.
F
So
the
fashion
garment
industry
task
force
was
inspired
by
myself.
My
business
partner,
carrie
scott,
with
the
help
of
councilman,
oh
and
established
by
the
city
of
council
in
february
of
2020..
The
fashion
garment
industry
task
force
is
made
up
of
a
diverse
group
of
individuals
and
business
professionals
to
have
an
extensive.
F
They
have
extensive
experience
and
hands-on
insight
in
the
fashion
and
garment
industry.
Our
task
force
consists
of
30
13
individuals,
professionals
such
as
foreign
malice,
the
creator
of
new
york
fashion
week,
michelle
shannon
the
senior
vice
president
of
marketing
center
city
district
alisa,
bloom,
the
director
of
the
philadelphia
fashion,
incubator,
rachel
ford,
the
owner
of
need
institute
and
the
shelly
giuliana
ortiz,
the
chair
of
the
fashion
department
program
at
moore
college
of
art,
just
to
name
a
few.
F
F
Our
mission
for
the
fashion
and
garment
industry
task
force
is
to
elevate
and
reinforce
the
presence
of
fashion
in
philadelphia
in
order
to
improve
the
local
economy,
create
employment
opportunities
and
provide
resources
for
local
designers
and
businesses.
Last
fall.
We
actually
fundraised
and
awarded
ten
thousand
dollars
in
grants
to
five
local
fashion
businesses
and
providing
educational
resources
and
through
mentorship
to
help
further
their
entrepreneurship
goals
and
to
scale
the
impact
of
philadelphia
fashion
week.
F
Over
the
past
16
years,
we've
had
events
and
we've
hired
and
contracted
over
900
businesses
and
contractors,
including
venues,
caterers,
decor
companies,
event,
rental
companies,
lighting,
auto
visual
event,
security
and
the
list
goes
on
and
on
and
on.
We
have
over
a
thousand
people
that
attend
per
day
over
the
course
of
six
days
providing
the
city
with
travelers
shoppers,
diners,
hotel
guests
and
on
average
we
have
over
200
models
up
to
60
designers
and
an
array
of
support
staff.
F
With
that
giving
context
to
my
point,
why
should
the
fashion
government
industry
task
force
or
why
should
the
garment
industry
itself
be
funded
in
center
city
alone?
There
are
551
retailers,
but
72
of
them
are
now
closed
permanently
in
2018
philadelphia
generated
over
365
million
dollars
in
the
retail
industry.
The
number
one
activity
for
tourists
in
philadelphia
in
2019
was
shopping,
spending
1.1
billion
dollars
in
retail.
F
F
F
Just
look
at
new
york
fashion
week,
new
york
fashion
week's
economic
impact
is
887
million.
New
york
fashion
week
accounts
for
5.5
percent
of
the
city's
workforce
and
pays
11
billion
dollars
in
wages
and
generates
nearly
2
billion
in
tax
revenue
annually
new
york
fashion
week.
Wholesale
market
is
one
of
the
world's
largest
attracting
more
than
500
500
000
per
year
into
its
trade
shows,
fashion
shows
and
events.
Overall,
the
industry
generates
18
billion
in
retail
sales,
so
we're
already
behind
the
curve.
F
Why
does
this
matter
philadelphia?
Fashion
week
organization
is
officially
joined,
the
cfda,
the
council
of
fashion
designers
of
america.
We
have
joined
the
cfda
connects
leadership
committee
as
founding
members.
The
cfda
connects
program
will
benefit
our
organization
through
events,
promotion,
business
support
resources,
membership,
privileges,
workshops
and
curated.
F
In
the
workshops,
this
was
curated
to
benefit
the
designers
and
entrepreneurs
that
we
serve
in
our
communities.
This
this
program
was
created
significantly
to
amplify
our
collective
mission
to
expand
our
reach
creative
awareness
and
strengthen
our
our
connection
on
the
pulse
of
business,
commerce,
media
and
trade
in
american
and
in
the
global
fashion
industry.
F
Our
plan
to
grow
the
fashion
community
in
philadelphia,
saving
retail
philadelphia
fashion
and
garment
industry
task
force
will
host
trunk
shows
an
extended
pop-up
shops
for
in
vacant
retail
spaces.
Our
goal
is
to
partner
with
city
government
and
work
with
landlords
to
keep
our
retail
sector
thriving
the
mass
migration
of
new
york's
moving
to
philadelphia.
We
cannot
afford
to
leave
so
many
vacant
storefronts
empty.
Our
program
will
help
emerging
designers
that
are
looking
to
scale
and
occupy
spaces,
redefining
what
high
fashion
is
and
elevating
our
local
designers.
F
We
are,
while
also
protecting
property
value
and
increasing
jobs.
Jobs
created
with
that
program
would
be
cashiers.
Customer
service,
reps,
visual
merchandisers,
buyer
assistants,
store
managers,
inventory,
etc.
The
economic
development
project
that
we
are
working
on
as
a
task
force
and
as
an
organization
is
the
maison
project.
This
project
was
created
to
fill
the
void
of
accessible
resources
that
are
necessary
to
the
building
blocks
of
entrepreneurship.
F
F
Too
many
rely
on
overseas
production
and
we
want
to
work
with
the
city
to
promote
bought
here,
made
here
by
focusing
on
developing
a
business
development
program
and
build
a
manufacturing
resource
center,
offering
educational
programming
small
to
medium,
run,
production
and
feature
the
newest
machinery
and
technology,
textiles
and
fabric
sourcing.
Through
operating
with
membership.
With
a
membership
business
model,
we
will
be
able
to
create
a
training
and
trade
programs
and
a
resource
for
designers
to
access
machines
to
produce
more
quality
products.
F
Why
is
this
important?
We
have
all
learned
a
valuable
lesson
when
we
had
no
access
to
personal
protective
equipment
and
with
the
local
design
community
came
together
by
donating
ppe
to
the
local
hospitals
and
medical
field
workers
to
cover
aphl
by
producing
seven
thousand
masks
and
ppe
for
local
medical
field
workers.
We
are.
We
were
at
the
mercy
of
international
manufacturing.
F
F
Accessibility
machines,
access
to
quality
photography
and
a
lot
of
things
that
we're
trying
to
accommodate
within
the
maison
project,
our
educational
programming.
We
plan
on
public
programs
having
speakers
of
industry
professionals
and
the
fashion
garment
industry
task
force
quarterly
speakers
and
industry
job
development
workshops.
We
will
create
a
bridge
program
for
the
top
performing
schools
and
universities
for
internships,
training
programs
and
build
them
nissan
to
help
build
them.
F
This
will
be
a
space
where
designers
can
go
to
collections
to
buyers,
clients
or
overall
fashion
and
we'll
be
able
to
have
exhibitions.
Panel
discussions,
weddings
conferences,
runway
shows,
corporate
events
as
another
form
of
revenue
to
continue
to
be
an
economic
engine,
the
business
development
projects
and
workshops.
We
will
give
designers
and
entrepreneurs
access
to
lawyers,
grant
writers,
marketing
professionals,
business,
consulting
accountants,
web
and
graphic
designers.
As
a
member
of
the
support
philly
fashion
campaign,
you
will
have
weekly
access
of
20
hours
per
week
to
these
professionals.
F
Textile
and
recycling
center
sustainability
are
challenges.
The
philadelphia,
philadelphia
processes,
40
000
tons
of
textile
waste
annually
costing
the
city
2
million
annually
retriever
alone,
has
collected
26
000
pounds
of
clothing
from
468
household
some
solutions,
fabric
bank
designers
and
students
can
trade
fabric
and
use
for
our
source
of
fabric
scrap
or
dead
stock,
to
create
sustainable
way
of
operating
and
giving
and
giving
what
would
often
become
discarded,
discarded
materials
new
life
a
sketch
meal.
F
F
Our
goal
is
to
provide
not
only
funds
but
educational
programming
and
mentorship
to
us
to
assure
the
appropriation
of
funds
and
elevate
the
fashion
and
garment
industry
in
philadelphia.
Our
objective
is
to
aid
from
a
to
z
in
the
process
of
business
development,
to
identify
the
needs
and
achieve
success.
F
Too
often,
programs
are
funded
that
don't
necessarily
have
a
plan
to
become
a
sustainable
business,
but
we
have
a
plan
for
this
to
be
an
economic
engine
and
also
that
could
also
run
itself,
and
I
do
believe
that
we
have
a
solid
plan
that
we
could
revolutionize
the
fashion
industry
in
philadelphia,
especially
with
our
new
partnership
with
the
cfda.
We
have
international
eyes
looking
at
the
fashion
community
here
and
we
have
a
unique
opportunity
to
take
full
advantage.
F
So
this
is
the
perfect
time
because
I
don't
think
the
fashion
community
has
ever
been
funded
and
I
think
if
we
were,
if
we
were
able
to
have
a
fair
chance,
we
could
literally
become
a
multi-billion
dollar
industry
here
in
philadelphia,
especially
with
the
unique
opportunities
that
we
have
available.
And
with
that.
I
thank
you.
A
A
R
R
Moreover,
gpfo
launched
greater
philadelphia,
filmmakers
in
2000
our
signature
program
to
support
and
educate
professionals,
students
and
those
who
seek
the
skills
and
opportunity
to
work
in
family,
sustaining
jobs
in
film
and
in
tv.
What
would
we
have
all
done
during
this
pandemic?
Were
it
not
for
all
of
the
the
the
tv
and
and
and
other
films
and
shows
that
we
were
able
to
see
during
the
pandemic?
R
We
are
thrilled
to
be
partnering
with
the
fund
for
the
philadelphia
schools,
starting
in
september.
Gpfo
will
launch
a
pilot
program
at
strawberry,
mansion,
high
school
and
we'll
be
teaching
high
school
and
middle
school
students.
The
skills
needed
for
outstanding
careers
in
film,
and
we
plan
to
expand
the
program
within
other
philadelphia
schools
the
following
year.
We're
very
excited
about
this.
R
R
R
My
now
tiny
staff
of
five
of
us
took
50
percent
pay
cuts
just
to
keep
the
office
open
and
our
reduced
staff
has
more
work
than
we
can
possibly
handle.
Morale
is
low,
but
allegheny
county
grants
out.
Excuse
me,
allegheny
county
grants
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
to
the
pittsburgh
film
office.
R
I
don't
get
it
without
city
council
support
of
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
the
greater
philadelphia
film
office.
We
will
not
survive
filmmakers,
avoid
any
city
without
a
professional
film
commission,
so
philadelphia
could
lose
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
annually
visit
philly
the
convention
and
visitors
bureaus
hotels,
restaurants
and
philadelphia's.
Civic
pride
will
diminish
when
we
can
no
longer
brag
about
movies
and
stars
in
our
midst.
R
When
covid
killed
philly's
businesses,
we
safely
made
movies
and
tv
series
using
the
most
advanced,
coveted
protocols.
Excuse
me
one
second,
so
that
so
that
we
could
continue
filming
and
employing
thousands.
Thankfully
managing
director's
office
was
outstanding
in
support
of
our
filmmaker
needs.
Council
members.
We
are
counting
on
your
decision
to
restore
our
grant
and
and
provide
us
with
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
funding,
so
that
philadelphia
can
continue
to
be
a
thriving
movie
town.
R
A
R
Councilman,
oh,
we
were.
We
were
getting
that
much
years
ago
and
and
in
the
last
several
years
we
kept
our
every
single
year
our
budget
was
reduced,
reduced
reduced
reduced
the
last
time
we
had
any
funding
from
the
city
was
two
years
ago,
and
it
was
down
to
130
000..
We
literally
are
just
not
able
to
to
go
on
like
this
anymore.
A
Right,
I'm
sorry,
I'm
sorry
to
hear
that
50
percent
cut-
and
I
appreciate
you
know
everyone
doing
their
working
through
this.
So
it's
obviously
not
about
the
money,
but
it
is
about
the
money.
So
definitely
we
need
to
get
back
to
funding
greater
philadelphia,
film
office
and-
and
thank
you
for
that.
Thank.
R
A
A
A
A
A
D
This
sector
too
often
has
to
rely
on
private
funding
whose
criteria
doesn't
usually
support
the
diversity
of
our
expansive
arts
community.
With
our
findings
and
the
support
of
both
council
member
thomas
and
council
member
gilmore
richardson's
office,
we
were
able
to
attempt
to
rectify
some
of
the
relief
with
the
illuminate
the
arts
grants,
but
the
community
clearly
needs
a
lot
more
we'd
also
like
to
see
more
city
support
in
diversifying
arts
options
and
funding
for
our
city's
youth.
D
They
have
expressed
that
they'd
like
to
see
more
diversity
and
city
support
of
the
arts
that
they're
actually
interested
in
and
have
more
physical
spaces
for
them
to
allow
them
to
showcase
their
talents.
Lastly,
we
feel
that
we
do
our
city
a
disservice
by
not
recognizing
the
expansion
of
the
definition
of
an
artist
and
that
usually
leaves
out
our
nightlife
artists
and
hospitality
workers
who
continuously
bring
revenue
to
the
city,
and
we
feel
that
we
need
a
nightlife
governance
office
to
both
strengthen
the
sector
and
provide
a
competitive
experience
with
our
neighboring
big
cities.
D
D
I
think
that
when
we
think
about
arts
and
culture
we're
clearly
at
the
heart
of
a
lot
of
what
makes
tourism
dollars
money,
so
it's
it
I'd
like
to
see
the
same
investment
in
us
that
I
feel
like
we
put
into
the
community.
I'm
gonna
be
quiet,
and
I
know
that
I'm
supposed
to
wait
until
the
piano
questions.
A
A
S
I
am
raheem
manning
I
serve
as
co-chair
along
with
sierra
lambert
of
the
art
and
culture
task
force,
which
was
an
initiative
out
of
city
council
one.
I
want
to
thank
councilman
david
o
for
having
us
and
listening
to
us
as
a
community,
but
I
also
want
to
thank
council
member
thomas
and
councilman
gilmore
richardson
for
empowering
us
to
review
the
state
of
arts
and
culture
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
S
My
cohort
or
my
co-partner
sierra
broke
down
a
little
bit
about
what
we
discovered
in
our
final
findings
report,
which
I
did
just
drop
the
link
to
into
the
chat.
I
also
dropped
a
link
to
our
proposal
for
the
office
of
nighttime
economy,
which
I
want
to
shift
everyone's
focus
to
just.
First
and
foremost,
our
research
that
we
did
for
assessing
where
art
and
culture
is
in
the
city
was
very
expansive
and
exhaustive.
S
S
Philadelphia
is
at
a
fork
in
the
road
right
now
and
we
have
the
opportunity
to
continue
along
the
same
path
in
which
we
grossly
under
funder,
underfund,
underrepresent
and
under
appreciate
what
art
and
culture
does
for
this
city.
We
can
continue
down
that
path
and,
as
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
noun
shows
that's
the
route
that
we
are
going
on.
However,
it
is
up
to
city
council
and
our
elected
officials
and
us
as
a
community
to
advocate
for
us
to
take
another
road.
S
The
other
path
is
one
that
becomes
an
innovative
city
that
is
created
and
that
competes
with
our
partners,
city
partners,
to
the
north
and
to
the
south
as
a
city
of
first,
as
we
have
historically
been,
we
have
left
that
mantra
behind
in
the
last
couple
decades
we
have
not
innovated.
We
have
not
brought
more
people
to
this
city.
We
have
not
done
anything
different
than
we
have
usually
done.
Our
city
government
is
killing.
The
mayor's
office
continues
to
operate
in
a
draconian
matter.
S
How
are
we
going
to
survive
the
pandemic,
let
alone
innovate
and
become
a
globally
competitive
city
if
we
do
not
innovate
and
invest
in
art
and
culture.
More
specifically,
I
am
calling
for
the
creation
of
the
nighttime
economy
office.
A
nighttime
economy
office
is
a
way
for
philadelphia
to
take
a
proactive
approach
to
what
this
city
offers
after
business
hours
close.
As
we
know,
the
pandemic
is
going
to
shift
how
this
city
continues
to
function.
S
The
way
that
we
can
compact
this
is
by
creating
the
nighttime
economy
office,
which
will
put
together
a
plan
to
create
a
24-hour
city
and
cities
of
the
future
are
all
gearing
up
to
become
24-hour
cities
if
they
want
to
survive
and
thrive
post
pandemic.
We
are
behind
the
eight
ball
when
it
comes
to
managing
our
nighttime
economy.
S
We
have
neglected
night
time
and
we
look
at
it
as
a
nuisance
and
not
as
a
proactive
approach
to
bring
in
talent
to
attract
residences
and
to
compete
for
tax
base
here
in
the
northeast
corridor.
Specifically,
I
want
to
talk
about
some
numbers.
Councilman
o
repeatedly
talked
about
how
the
federal
government
is
pouring
1.4
billion
dollars
into
the
city
of
philadelphia
that
will
not
only
plug
our
budget
shortfall
but
also
create
a
surplus
of
over
700
million
dollars.
S
S
I
want
to
thank
you
for
listening
to
us
during
these
difficult
times,
but
we
will
not
recover
from
the
pandemic
if
we
do
not
invest
in
arts,
culture
and
creative
economy
and,
more
specifically,
put
together
a
plan
to
become
a
24-hour
city
which
includes
an
office
of
nighttime
economy.
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and
I
will
stay
around
for
questions.
D
D
D
Academy
philadelphia,
graham
chapter
publicist
in
the
music
and
entertainment
industry
and
philadelphia
resident
today,
I
speak
as
one
of
many
representatives
of
the
arts
and
culture
community.
First,
I
would
like
to
thank
council
member
david
o
for
leading
this
hearing,
I'm
here
to
testify
in
support
of
today's
proposed
resolution
of
two
zero
zero.
Three,
three
nine
in
reference
to
the
community.
I
work
with
and
represent
in
recent
years,
the
term
future
cities
has
gained
momentum
in
three
main
areas:
sustainability,
technology
and
innovation.
D
D
Much
like
the
way
a
building
is
an
ecosystem.
So
is
a
community
of
creators,
makers,
consumers
and
disseminators.
For
instance,
our
understanding
of
how
to
maintain
a
building
is
not
translating
to
protecting,
preserving
and
promoting
music
and
culture
in
communities.
In
other
words,
all
future
cities
are
creative
cities
and
all
future
cities
are
music
and
cultural
cities.
This
notion
is
relative
to
the
vibrancy
and
economic
engine
of
philadelphia,
arts,
culture
and
the
creative
economy
is
vital
to
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
our
shared
humanity.
D
With
that
said,
we
have
to
ask
ourselves
as
constituents
elected
officials,
business
leaders
and
advocates
what
kind
of
city
do
we
want
philadelphia
to
be
moving
forward?
Are
we
ready
to
reimagine
our
city
as
a
place
where
equitable
longevity
is
available
to
everyone
which
includes
bipart
communities,
where
creatives
can
build
and
form
thriving
enterprises
where
innovative
startups
can
scale
and
become
a
nationally
known
entity,
and
where
our
music
and
cultural
sector
is
respected
by
our
city
and
not
viewed
as
an
afterthought?
D
In
closing,
philadelphia
is
an
epicenter
of
colleges
and
universities
which
have
formed
respected
music,
cultural
and
inability,
innovative
programs.
However,
students
and
new
graduates
are
looking
elsewhere,
post-graduation
to
begin
their
careers
in
other
cities
who
have
more
appealing
economies
of
scale
and
an
infrastructure
that
is
conducive
to
creators
to
have
legit
longevity
in
business.
Therefore,
as
planning
continue
for
the
general
recovery
and
full
reopening
of
our
city,
this
is
the
opportunity
now
to
not
only
consider
but
to
implement
an
effective
plan
that
will
include
music
arts,
culture
and
the
creative
industries.
D
Our
industry
will
play
a
major
role
in
not
only
reviving
the
city
during
the
reopening
period,
however,
to
continue
generating
billions
of
dollars
into
the
economy
which
occurred
before
the
pandemic
and,
most
importantly,
to
develop
opportunities
for
the
next
generation
of
artists,
creators
and
innovators
to
thrive,
work
and
live
in
philadelphia.
Thank
you.
A
A
J
A
All
right,
I'm
just
gonna
note
that
the
time
now
is
almost
12
noon.
I
am
going
to
try
to
move
forward
I'll.
Ask
everyone
to
you,
know
I'm
not
trying
to
rush
you,
but
really
try
to
get
to
the
point.
You'll
have
the
time
that
you
were
allotted
at
the
beginning
and
so
far
you
know
we're
aided
by
the
fact
that
there
are
not
a
lot
of
questions
at
this
point
I'll
ask
if
shelley
power
is
connected
and
available.
R
You,
my
name
is
shelly
power
and
I
have
the
honor
of
the
role
of
executive
director
with
pennsylvania,
ballet
chair
councilman,
oh
and
city
council
committee,
on
global
opportunities
in
the
creative,
innovative
economy.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
today
in
march
of
2020,
live
in-person
performances
activities
seized
for
the
pennsylvania
ballet
and
our
fellow
performing
arts
companies
all
over
philadelphia.
R
The
personnel
fight
the
personal
financial
reality
for
our
employees
is
staggering.
Dancers
lost
one
million
in
salaries
and
wages.
Our
musicians
lost,
eight
hundred
thousand
teaching
artists,
250
000
and
our
administrators
1
million
the
pennsylvania
ballet
utilized
our
coveton
force
hiatus
to
retool
the
organization.
We
focused
our
energies
on
creating
structures
that
would
allow
us
not
only
to
survive
but
to
sustain
our
operations
going
forward.
R
Strategic
planning,
including
accelerated
work
in
diversity,
equity,
inclusion
and
access.
Expanding
on
the
work
that
we
began
almost
two
years
ago
and
restructuring
of
our
administration
and
repositioning
our
brand,
the
pennsylvania
valley
reduced
its
operating
budget
from
a
pre-cove
at
15
million
to
8.5
million
for
the
21
fiscal
year.
Contributed
revenue
declined
by
2
million.
Our
earned
revenue
declined
from
4.9
million
to
less
than
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
the
most
dramatic
example.
R
This
decline
in
this
decline
is
our
annual
presentation
of
the
nutcracker,
which
usually
brings
forty
thousand
people
to
the
academy
of
music
with
box
office
sales
of
approximately
2.7
million.
As
comparison,
our
digital
version
of
the
nutcracker,
which
you
made
available
this
past
december,
was
purchased
by
3
600
households
with
revenue
totaling
76
000.
R
Add
to
this
more
200,
more
than
200
community
engagement
offerings
that
reach
more
than
seventeen
thousand
people
annually
through
performances
and
community
engagement
work.
The
arts
helps
stabilize
community
support
education
and,
through
this
activity,
assist
in
reducing
crime.
The
economic
impact
has
been
stated
today,
4.1
billion
as
an
economic
engine
for
philadelphia.
R
R
Even
with
these
forecasts
it's
difficult
to
commit
to
a
budget,
because
we
don't
know
what
to
hide,
because
we
don't
have
that
capacity
to
hire
our
pre-code
level
levels.
The
kimmel
center
has
also
indicated
that
there
will
be
coveted,
related
cleaning
costs
that
will
be
passed
on
to
all
the
hires,
but
at
this
stage
they're
unable
to
give
us
a
budget
number
as
what
we
should
expect
for
organizations
like
ours
to
continue.
R
We
are
in
desperate
need
of
short-term
emergency
funding
from
the
city
of
philadelphia
to
stabilize
an
operating
grant
of
2
million
of
emergency
stability
funds
for
this
year,
and
next,
4
million
total
would
allow
pennsylvania
ballet
to
rebuild
our
organization
and
commit
to
hiring
decisions.
It
would
offset
the
more
than
2.5
million
decline
and
earned
and
contributed
revenue
for
fiscal
year
22
and
provide
the
company
with
the
resources
to
plan
for
a
return
to
normal
activity.
R
Looking
beyond
the
next
two
years,
the
city
could
further
invest
in
its
cultural
sector
by
committing
to
the
creation
of
a
hotel
and
occupancy
tax
that
could
be
managed
by
the
city's
cultural
fund
and
distributed
as
grants
to
the
city's
performing
visual
arts
sector.
This
would
provide
much
needed
and
consistent
general
operating
support
for
the
organizations
throughout
the
city
that
helped
make
philadelphia.
R
R
We
cannot
forget
what
we
do
choose
to
do
today
affects
us
down
the
road,
hear
our
voices
today
and
let
us
be
part
of
the
solution
and
not
the
problem,
invest
in
a
holistic
way
that
is
inclusive
and
sends
a
strong
message
that
that
4.1
billion
from
the
creative
economy
is
important
to
the
city
and
will
provide
stability
for
the
future.
Thank
you
so
much.
O
O
Since
shutdowns
began,
the
sally
black
community
has
invested
all
of
its
resources
in
maintaining
psycho-emotional
health
through
the
curation
of
strategic
partnerships
and
public
programming.
We
worked
with
the
with
amish
families,
as
well
as
local
urban
farmers,
to
strengthen
the
relationship
between
rural
farmers
and
germantown
residents.
O
This
work
has
matured
into
sally
blagg's
sponsorship
of
a
germantown
farmers
market
in
market
square
set
to
begin
tomorrow
at
noon.
We
continue
to
work
with
culture
keeping
institutions
from
the
athenaeum
of
philadelphia
to
the
black
writers
museum,
to
ensure
that
local
artists
have
access
to
board
leadership
curatorial
as
well
as
exhibition
opportunities.
O
It
is
this
style
of
capturing
intrinsic
value
without
reinvestment.
That
is
reminiscent
of
the
very
foundational
concerns
that
were
present
at
the
time
of
this
nation's
founding
this
notion
of
the
taxation
of
american
farmers.
Without
those
farmers
having
insult
any
sort
of
representation
inside
of
the
british
parliamentarian
system,
artists
deserve
both
investment
as
well
as
representation
on
boards
of
culture
keeping
institutions
across
the
city
that
receive
public
funding.
O
Today
we
join
our
community
in
requesting
for
consideration
the
reinvestment
in
the
amount
of
10
million
dollars.
With
this,
the
city
makes
good
on
a
promise
that
on
promises
made
since
the
consolidation
act
of
1854,
an
act
for
complete
transparency
that
was
signed
into
law
by
then
pro-slavery
pro-fugitive
slave
act,
governor
william
bigler,
to
gain
greater
control
of
the
abolitionist
dealings
of
communities
like
historic
germantown.
O
A
C
A
Okay,
so
please
work
with
him
and
and
when
he
is
available,
let
me
know
in
the
meantime
we
will
move
on.
Let
me
thank
this
panel
and
I
thank
you
also
for
the
numbers
we
are
going
to
take.
These
numbers
go
through
them,
because
this
will
be
meaningless
if
we
don't
come
up
with
numbers
to
present
in
our
deliberations
about
what
to
do
with
the
budget.
A
So
I
appreciate
that
and
then
also
how
these
you
know
asking
for
for
the
funds
and
then
how
are
these
funds
going
to
be
distributed?
What
type
of
acts
should
be
done,
legislation,
incentives
and
other
things?
So
I
appreciate
the
details
that
you're,
providing
and
and
of
course
there
are
circumstances
where
you
know
it's
very
difficult
to
just
kind
of
come
up
with
numbers,
and
I
understand
that
as
well
and
I
appreciate
all
the
input
that
has
been
provided
claire.
P
P
I
worked
on
the
show
the
wire
house
of
cards
split,
concrete
cowboys,
I'm
actually
idris
elba's
dialect
coach.
So
I
work
with
a
lot
of
artists
and
I
also
have
an
acting
school
where
I
help
ages.
Seven
through
adult
my
older
student
is
67
and
one
of
my
youngest
students.
She
works
on
the
show
servant
with
m
night
shyamalan,
so
we've
been
able
to
provide
opportunities
for
actors
artists
for
years
since
2009.
P
When
I
started,
I
can
act
part
of
my
my
testimony
is
the
fact
that
you
know
taking
away
the
budget
it
affects
so
so
many
people
and
also
for
me,
it
saved
my
life.
You
know
so
a
lot
of
the
stuff.
That's
going
on
right
now
with
the
the
crime
taking
away
the
arts
in
the
schools
and
for
me
it
kept
me
out
the
streets.
P
Every
friday,
saturday
and
sunday
I
was
in
a
rehearsal,
so
I
never
I
didn't
deal
with
drugs.
I
didn't
drink.
I
didn't
do
a
lot
of
things
because
of
the
arts,
and
then
it
also
helped
me,
you
know,
learn
about
people
through
stepping
into
characters
that
I
may
never
touch
like.
I
tell
my
students
all
the
time.
If
I
get
shot
on
on
screen,
I
get
up
afterwards.
P
You
know.
So
a
lot
of
these
kids
are
watching
and
they're
being
desensitized
through
a
lot
of
stuff
that
they
see
but
they're
living,
trying
to
imitate
a
lot
of
things.
But
if
we
have
more
programs
to
kind
of
help,
these
kids
to
nurture
them
and
show
them
what
they
need
to
do,
even
adults,
because
it's
a
lot
of
adults
that
are
are
pouring
negative,
their
their
their
mentality
into
these
kids
into
people.
P
Even
saying
that,
oh
I'm
too
old
to
do
this,
I'm
too
young
and
then
by
philly,
not
being
an
industry
town
more
of
a
blue-collar
town.
Whenever
you
look
at
tv
they
they
feel
like
they
can't
get
there
or
they
or
if
it's
just.
If
it's
a
stage
they
feel
like.
Oh,
I
can't
do
that,
but
then
you
go
to
new
york.
You
go
to
atlanta,
you
go
to
wherever
and
you
see
it
happening
all
over
the
place
and
I
as
an
actor
in
philadelphia.
P
P
A
T
Well,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
and
giving
us
this
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
eli
bevins,
I'm
a
co-founder
of
a
small
entertainment
company
here
in
the
city
called
elidu,
entertainment
and
the
philadelphia
film
factory
I'll
speak
first
now
I
know
we'll
go
after,
but
through
the
pandemic
we
stroke
greatly
as
a
small
business,
but
we
found
support
with
our
notable
partners
in
los
angeles.
T
In
terms
of
our
background,
I
actually
received
my
bachelor's
degree
in
computer
science
with
a
minor
aviation
science
and
a
master's
degree
in
information
architecture
for
web
and
mobile
applications,
but
I've
always
had
a
strong
passion
and
respect
for
the
arts.
So,
first
and
foremost
before
I
speak,
I
wanted
to
also
say
thank
you
to
the
90
individuals
of
names
we
collected
in
emails
to
speak
today,
but
due
to
time
everyone's
not
going
to
get
a
chance
to
speak.
T
So
I'm
also
here
to
represent
those
who
share
the
same
sentiments
about
the
arts
and
culture
budget.
So
we
understand
that
this
is
a
pandemic
and
this
pandemic
is
costing
thousands
of
jobs
and
dollars.
We
understand
that
the
city
is
receiving
financial
relief
and
those
funds
should
be
allocated
and
dispersed
accordingly,
but
when
it
comes
to
the
budget
cuts
towards
art
and
culture,
these
cuts
are
unacceptable
and
insulting.
For
many
reasons,
4.1
million
was
already
low.
If
you
consider
all
the
organizations
that
need
the
support
and
then
another
cut
on
budget
cut.
T
Again,
we
are
tired
of
being
quiet,
stepped
over
and
ignored
in
a
city
that
is
known
for
its
arts
and
culture,
but
doesn't
seem
to
value
the
economical,
educational,
artistic
and
therapeutic
contributions.
The
arts
bring
to
our
city
and
make
no
mistake,
there's
a
clear
correlation
between
the
high
crime
rate
and
gun
violence
that
we
are
seeing
in
the
city
during
this
pandemic.
In
fact,
the
closing
of
many
arts
and
cultural
organizations,
events
that
provide
jobs
and
services
to
our
city.
T
We
will
feel
the
change
as
we
are
filling
it
now.
There's
no
surprise
there
when
you
are
making
these
budget
cuts,
you
are
what
you
are
essentially
doing
is
cutting
jobs
and
increasing
poverty
and
crime.
Research
shows
how
art
is
therapeutic
and
how
it
can
change
and
save
lives.
But
that's
not
enough
for
our
city.
There
are
also
bringing
millions
and
billions
of
dollars,
but
that
part
is
often
dismissed
as
we
creators
have
to
move
and
leave
outside
of
the
city
for
opportunities
as
we
enhance
their
city
and
their
economy.
T
Instead
of
our
own
on
large
film
sets,
there
are
approximately
200
positions
or
more,
which
means
200,
plus
jobs,
which
helps
bring
you
an
income
not
only
for
filmmakers,
but
the
local
businesses
as
well,
such
as
catering
companies,
greenery
contractors
who
built
sets,
musicians
who
make
soundtracks,
entertainment
law
firms,
hotels,
restaurants,
transportation
and
much
more.
But
again
our
city
just
doesn't
seem
to
understand
the
value
or
the
bigger
picture.
T
This
is
how
our
community
will
be
built
back
up
in
terms
of
combining
all
these
different
companies
and
organizations
that
support
a
cause
as
creatives.
We
do
not.
We
don't
do
what
we
do
for
money,
but
we
can't
do
what
we
do
without
it,
and
4.1
million
or
less
will
not
do
to
be
transparent
before
I
close.
T
These
are
the
people
you're
cutting
out
and
leaving
them
to
the
streets
to
find
that
extra
income
crime
is
created
by
poverty.
Poverty
is
man-made,
so
let's
not
create
more
poverty.
I
hope
that
my
words
today
are
are
not
falling
on
dead
ears
and
that
we
as
a
city
can
end
gun
violence
and
build
a
stronger
economy.
Again,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
T
I
too
hold
a
bachelor's
in
computer
science
and
a
master's
in
information
architecture
and
am
well
aware
of
the
disparities
in
support
for
the
arts
versus
tech,
because
I
have
a
you
know,
outlook
and
or
a
viewpoint
into
both
the
arts,
culture
and
creative
economy
deserves
much
more
than
an
insulting
zero
budget
and
much
more
than
4.1
million
for
a
community
that
contributes
billions
to
philadelphia's
economy
in
more
ways
than
one.
The
budget
should
be
set
to
the
likes
of
40
million,
plus
to
secure
a
future
for
the
arts
in
the
city.
T
Overall,
you
know
the
arts
is
made
up
of.
It
consists
of
visual
artists,
filmmakers
musicians,
performers
dancers
concert,
halls,
venue,
spaces,
museums,
theaters,
live
entertainment,
teachers,
educators,
fashion
and
graphic
designers.
Our
organizations
programs
are
so
much
more,
many
of
which
attract
tourists
to
the
city
that
give
us
our
our
identity.
T
The
city
is
driven
by
the
arts
and
we
not
only
contribute
to
the
economic
growth
of
the
city,
but
we
create
jobs,
support
local
businesses
and
create
we
create
opportunities
for
our
youth
to
remain
active
and
off
the
streets.
This
is
all
supported
by
data
analytics,
so
everything
everyone
has
said
in
this
window
today
is
definitely
supported
by
data.
T
There's
also
a
misconception
that,
because
of
the
pandemic
and
shutdowns,
that
the
arts
and
creative
economy
is
not
active
or
cannot
thrive,
making
us
an
easy
target
which
is
entirely
false.
Many
of
us,
as
nakia
stated
in
the
film
you
know,
community,
and
especially
the
independent
film
community,
actually
received
an
abundance
of
opportunities
that
surfaced
during
the
pandemic,
but
the
support
and
opportunities
did
not
come
from
our
own
city,
but
others,
which
means
we
are
contributing
to
other
cities
and
their
economy.
T
And,
let's
not
forget
it
was
art,
entertainment
and
technology
that
brought
the
world
together
closer
during
the
shutdowns.
Everyone
is
aware
that
the
art
and
culture
sector
took
the
hardest
hit
during
the
pandemic
budget.
Cuts
of
this
magnitude
is
sought
on
an
open
wound.
That's
an
already
struggling
economy
on
our
art,
economy
and
community.
T
Many
art
organizations
are
uncertain,
who
return
to
the
city
and
budget
cuts
will
make
sure
of
it.
Mayor
kennedy
himself
stated
that
he
will
work
towards
the
structural
root
cause
of
violence,
which
is
the
lack
of
education
and
opportunity.
It
should
be
clear
by
now
that
there
is
a
correlation
to
the
lack
of
opportunity
and
violence
that
has
surfaced
during
the
pandemic.
Are
youth
not
only
need
to
express
themselves
through
the
arts,
but
it's
their
lifeline,
don't
cut
their
lifeline?
T
Many
of
us
can
attest
that
art
does
in
fact
save
lives,
and
it
would
be
entirely
counterproductive
and
counteractive
to
lower
the
budget
for
the
arts,
while
fighting
violence
in
the
city
by
pulling
the
plug
on
opportunity
for
youth
and
young
adults,
where
else,
but
the
streets
are
they
to
go,
we
need
more
preventive
methods
and
programs
for
at
risk.
Youth,
art
programs
and
opportunities
are
an
affordable
alternative
to
police-centered
crime
prevention.
T
In
closing
for
those
who
doubt
they'll
make
the
filmmaking
industry
as
an
economic
engine,
consider
independent
filmmaking
rivals
that
of
major
studios.
The
average
budget
from
an
independent
film
is
approximately
750
thousand
dollars
per
movie.
Yet
many
people
here
in
the
city
will
not
invest
in
local
or
independent
filmmaking
and
just
listening
to
sharon
of
the
philadelphia
film
office
earlier
talk
about.
T
You
know
the
lack
of
support
for
the
film
office,
then,
what
type
of
hope
does
that
give
the
independent
film
community
here
I
speak
for
the
creative
arts
economy
as
a
whole.
When
I
say
that
we
are
present,
we
are
well
aware
of
those
in
office
who
have
our
best
interests
and
those
who
do
not.
It
shouldn't
come
down
to
picket
signs
and
strikes
outside
of
city
hall
to
be
heard.
T
A
C
Great
hello,
my
name
is
greg
mon
and
I'm
the
founder
and
executive
director
of
the
philly
improv
theater.
We
are
a
improv
and
comedy
theater
company
located
in
center
city,
philadelphia
and
I'd
like
to
thank
councilman,
oh
and
the
committee,
and
also
the
legislative
aides,
tom
and
tyler,
and
all
the
other
people
who
testified
this
morning.
I
do
know
that
I
wasted
a
little
bit
of
our
time
with
my
technical
issue
earlier,
and
so
I
will
try
to
make
my
comments.
Brief
I'll.
C
C
We
offer
about
a
thousand
performances
a
year
on
three
different
stages,
primarily
focused
on
philadelphia
people
who
have
learned
at
our
own
training
center,
how
to
act,
how
to
write
comedy
how
to
perform
stand
up,
and
each
year
we
have
several
thousand
students
from
as
young
as
kindergarten
to
as
old
as
84
85
years.
They
also
offer
50
000
in
scholarships
to
people
from
historically
marginalized
identity.
It's
something
we'd
like
to
be
able
to
continue
to
do
coming
out
of
pandemic.
The
issue
is
that
we've
lost
95
percent
plus
of
our
revenue.
C
C
E
C
Our
members
would
need
13.5
million
dollars
just
to
make
up
the
difference
between
the
federal
funding
and
grants
that
have
been
offered
and
what
we'll
need
to
be
back
to
an
even
place,
and
that's
true
of
us
it's
true
of
my
business,
but
it's
true
across
the
board.
You
know
all
these
arts
and
cultural
organizations
are
hurting
and
we
realize
that
this
city
as
a
whole
is
hurting.
I
want
to
acknowledge
that,
prior
to
becoming
a
theater
owner,
I
have
a
master's
degree
in
public
administration
from
fells.
C
C
It
goes
back
in
many
ways
to
the
creation
of
the
city
and
especially
to
the
first
rendell
administration
when
he
made
arts
and
culture
in
the
avenue,
the
arts
of
pillar
of
the
rebuilding
of
the
city,
that's
30
years
worth
of
work
that
can
disappear
in
the
blink
of
an
eye.
If
something
isn't
done
to
support
these
institutions,
so
that's
a
very
brief
summary
of
my
story
of
kind
of
this.
C
What
we're
up
against
and
the
things
I'd
call
for,
are
you
know
a
system
to
allow
venues
and
shuttered
museums,
theaters
that
qualified
for
the
shuttered
venue
operators
grant
from
the
federal
government
to
automatically
qualify
for
some
amount
of
grant
money
from
the
city
that
would
make
up
part
of
that
nine
months
of
revenue
that
they
aren't
going
to
receive
from
shuttered
venues.
I'd
also
sign
on
to
the
arts
task
force
call
for
an
office
of
the
nighttime
economy.
C
I
call
for
a
restoration
of
the
funding
for
the
cultural
fund
and
increase
that
funding
the
blevins
just
spoke
about
it
so
eloquently.
40
million
dollars
is
a
great
place
to
start
for
what
the
the
arts
and
culture
sector
brings
to
the
city.
The
city
does
not
return
funds
that
could
amplify
that,
and
I
would
also
say
that
we
need
support
that
doesn't
cost
council
anything.
C
We
need
support
from
the
city
lobbying
for
additional
funding
like
svog
at
the
state
level,
and
changes
to
liquor
licenses
for
small
cultural
institutions
and
other
live
entertainment
venues
that
can
help
them.
So
those
are
things
that
don't
cost
you
anything.
The
final
thing
I'd
call
for
is
a
moratorium
on
the
amusement
tax
through
the
end
of
2022.
C
There's,
probably
some
cap,
that's
reasonable
on
venue
occupancy
size
for
that
might
be
1500
seats
might
be
2
000
feet.
Obviously,
although
they're
hurting
in
other
ways
the
eagles,
the
sports
teams
could
probably
afford
to
pay
the
music.
So
that's
my
testimony.
Thank
you
for
listening.
I
shortened
it
and
improvised,
but
I'm
an
improviser.
A
A
I
don't
see
any
additional
questions.
I
appreciate
that
you
have
been
clear,
providing
also
dollar
amounts
that
are
so
important
to
the
the
purpose
of
this
hearing.
At
this
time,
I'm
going
to
allow
tech,
staff
or
council
support
to
bring
in
anyone
who
had
signed
up
to
make
public
comment.
I
will
note
the
time
is:
12
35,
so
we
typically
limit
the
the
time
of
public
comment,
not
in
every
case,
but
I
will
say
that
I
will
limit
it
to
basically
three
minutes.
A
A
A
O
O
A
D
Wonderful,
thank
you,
councilman,
oh
and
all
council
persons,
questions
and
any
guests
that
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
share
my
story.
My
name
is
joyce
drayton.
I
am
commenting
on
resolution
number
two:
zero,
zero,
three:
three
nine
and
honored
to
have
served
on
the
art
and
culture
task
force.
But
I
come
to
you
today
as
a
grantee
of
the
philadelphia
culture
fund
we
refer
to
as
pcs.
D
D
during
our
21-year
journey,
gilkerson
has
served
over
5
000
youth
as
students,
performers
of
incoming
leaders
or
supporters
in
our
inner
city
community,
where
music
and
arts
programming
was
non-existent
prior
to
our
arrival.
We
also
served
over
400
adults
and
our
older
student
was
92
years
old
to
make
sure
any
youth
who
desire
to
study
music
or
dance
gakushan
provided
pre
and
extremely
lower
tuitions
for
families,
with
marginalized
finances
and
rose
to
the
occasion
during
the
cobra
pandemic,
as
we
continue
to
provide
music
or
performing
arts
training
at
no
charge.
How
can
this
happen?
D
We
employ
that
philly
show
up
and
show
out
for
arts
funding
so
that
talented
artists
do
not
need
to
go
to
other
cities
who
financially
appreciate
and
support
their
work.
We
employ
our
mayor
and
city
council
members
to
restore
pcf
to
pre-pandemic
budget
levels
of
3.14
million
for
the
fiscal
year
2022,
demonstrating
that
funding
for
the
arts
sector
serving
youth
in
our
communities
matter.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
D
Yes,
queen
judith
robinson
here,
testifying
on
resolution,
200
339
greetings
from
north
philadelphia,
a
wholetourism.com
with
his
story
all
over
the
place
church
of
the
advocate
historic
church
of
the
advocate,
the
john
coltrane
house.
I
hope
we
can
work
out
that
fiasco
dr
house
and
a
whole
community
tourism
community.
We
got
tourism,
I
don't
have
numbers
for
you
today,
but
we're
missing
out
on
opportunity
by
not
focusing
on
the
all
the
possibilities.
D
So
in
that
regard,
committee
on
global
opportunities
and
creativity
and
creative
and
innovation,
please
be
as
excited
about
greeting
all
of
our
citizens,
listen
as
intently
and
be
respectful
of
all
ideas,
because
in
this
pandemic,
when
we
reset
leave
no
one
behind
please,
as
we
do
these
virtual
meetings,
you
know
you're,
not
inclusive
you're,
missing
out
on
a
lot,
because
some
people
are
not
quite
here
yet
so
in
that
regard,
I
beg
of
you
to
be
inclusive,
especially
as
we
relate
to
resetting
the
economy.
All
this
money
coming
in
here,
let's
think
differently
about.
D
What's
going
on,
I
heard
some
beautiful
testimony
about
the
fashion
industry.
That
would
be
a
powerful
thing
to
happen
here.
Brought
me
back.
My
background
is
in
fashion
design.
That
was
my
first
career,
so
there's
a
lot
of
possibilities
there,
especially
in
the
urban
community,
as
we
reset
we're
talking
about
training.
We're
talking
about
knowledge,
because,
with
all
these
institutions
around
us
international
institutions
such
as
temple
university
right
here
in
north
central
philadelphia,
growing
all
around
us,
it
should
leave
no
one
behind.
We
should
not
have
a
problem
with
educating
our
youth
and
training.
D
We
have
an
environmental
education
group
and
I'm
also
on
the
school
board
school
district
of
philadelphia
environmental
advisory
council.
So
it
was
good
to
hear
about
the
ions
cleaning,
the
air,
but
listen.
How
does
that
connect
from
germany
or
from
exton
to
north
philadelphia
leave
no
one
behind
train
our
youth
and
they
will
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
all
these
opportunities.
So
I'm
here
today,
as
a
committee
person,
30
second
ward,
asking
for
inclusion.
D
A
D
D
We
need
to
put
people
to
work
again
and
we've
said
all
this
during
this
meeting-
how
important
it
is.
Also
the
artists
we
need
to
do
things
that
we
love
the
most
and
that's
performed,
so
the
arts
need
to
be
well
funded.
We
know
that
they
are
vital
to
our
well-being
and
a
vital
part
of
our
community.
D
D
So
how
are
we
going
to
get
this
done?
How
are
we
going
to
move
forward
quickly?
We
cannot
just
drag
our
heels.
We
need
to
move
quickly
on
this
and
our
schools
need
to
be
in
new
buildings
without
the
hazards
of
the
asbestos
and
lead
paint
or
whatever.
But
how
are
we
going
to
do
this?
This
is
the
question
that
we
must
ask
ourselves
to
move
forward
quickly,
so
that
everything
doesn't
fall
apart
and
we
can
hold
on
to
this
rich
heritage
that
we
have.
A
Let
me
thank
everyone
all
the
witnesses,
the
council
members,
their
staff
for
listening
to
today's
hearing
for
testifying
for
doing
research
for
doing
work
and
and
and
providing
your
important
input.
There
is
a
budget
proposal
and
there
is
there
currently
there
there's
testimony
about
the
budget,
but
the
budget
is
not
done.
It
will
come
down
to
the
vote
of
council
working
with
the
administration
to
come
up
with
a
final
budget.
A
It
doesn't
it
it,
it
doesn't
mean
that
things
will
or
won't
be
done.
First,
as
a
result
of
this
hearing,
something
has
to
happen
next
and-
and
I
I
will
take
the
next
step
based
on
your
testimony,
then
there
has
to
be
a
vote
of
the
elected
representatives
and
and
perhaps
negotiations
or
other
things
if
it
gets
that
far.