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The Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Monday, March 14, 2022, at 1:00 PM to hear testimony on the following item:
210743 An Ordinance renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as the 11th and Venango Playground, located at 3600 North 11th Street, as the "Williams Moore Reed Memorial Park” in the City of Philadelphia.
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now
know
that
the
hour
has
come
and
madam
clerk
will
you
please
call
the
role
to
take
attendance
members
that
are
in
attendance?
Will
please
indicate
that
you
are
present
when
your
name
is
called
also.
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Thank
you
before
we
begin
to
hear
testimony
from
the
witnesses
we
have
for
today.
Everyone
who
has
been
invited
to
the
meeting
to
testify
should
be
aware
that
this
public
hearing
is
being
recorded,
because
the
hearing
is
public
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
By
continuing
to
be
in
the
meeting,
you
are
consenting
to
being
reported.
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I
also
additionally
prior
to
recognizing
members
for
the
for
questions
or
comments
that
they
have
for
the
witnesses.
I
will
note
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
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.
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I
am
here
today
to
testify
and
support
of
bill
number
210743,
an
ordinance
renaming
and
designating
the
property
commonly
referred
to
as
the
11th
and
the
non-go
playground.
As
williams
moore
reed
memorial
park
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
tragic
accident
occurred
near
the
vicinity
of
this
playground,
which
resulted
in
the
death
of
keisha
williams
and
three
of
her
children.
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Joint
contribution
was
made
by
the
families
and
their
attorneys
morris,
william
knapp
jaquette
pc
in
memory
of
the
day
savings
so
that
keisha
williams
and
her
children's
dream
of
a
new
playground
for
the
neighborhood
be
located
at
11th
and
venango
streets
could
be
realized
phase.
One
of
the
new
playground
was
completed
and
had
was
opened
in
the
summer
of
2021
and
planning
is
underway
now
for
phase
two.
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The
department
of
parks
and
recreation
supports
this
measure
and
accordingly,
I
respectfully
request
that
city
council
approve
bill
number
two
one:
zero,
four,
seven,
three
up,
seven.
Fourth
grade,
I'm
sorry,
I'm
also
requesting
a
suspension
of
the
rules
so
as
to
allow
for
first
reading
at
the
next
session
of
council
I'll,
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Thank
you.
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Thanks
to
council
president
clark,
deputy
commissioner
of
recreation.
At
that
time,
carlton
williams
and
the
residents
of
this
community
later
donations
from
temple
university
funding
from
state
representative
thomas,
we
put
basketball
courts
up,
were
assembled
installed
by
dedicated
and
committee
committed
residents
of
this
community
into
in
2017.
The
council
president,
who
frequently
rised
through
the
neighborhood
unannounced
saw
that
this
playground
desperately
needed
an
overhaul.
He
was
also
trying
to
get
the
title
turned
over
from
the
school
district
to
parks
and
recreation,
a
process
which
took
almost
20
years.
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While
everyone
was
discussing
the
possibility
bob
morris,
one
of
the
lawyers,
told
us
a
very
sad
story.
He
was
there
representing
the
the
surviving
children
of
keisha
williams,
who,
along
with
three
of
her
children,
fifteen-year-old
kiara
williams,
ten-year-old
joseph
thomas
reed
and
seven-year-old
terence
moore,
were
tragically
killed.
Just
blocks
away
from
the
playground
by
a
carjack
suv
in
2014.
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A
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
testimony,
and
we
also
want
to
thank
the
council
president
for
having
the
foresight
to
work
on
this
issue
and
to
make
sure
that
the
folks
involved
in
this
tragedy,
the
victims
of
this
tragedy,
are
never
ever
ever
forgotten.
It
was
a
horrible
horrible
incident
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
we
want
to
keep
that
family's
name
alive.
So
thank
you
so
much
to
the
council
president.
In
his
absence,
are
there
any
questions
for
members
of
counsel
for
this
panel?
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No
okay!
Well,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
attendance
today,
madam
clerk.
Are
there
any
additional
witnesses
or
panelists
to
testify?
There
are
no
other
witnesses,
okay,
there
being
none.
That
concludes
the
hearing
and
we're
now
going
to
go
into
our
public
meeting
and
again
there
being
no
further
questions
for
members
of
the
committee
and
no
other
witnesses
to
testify.
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That
concludes
the
public
hearing
of
the
committee.
We
will
now
go
into
a
public
meeting
to
consider
the
action
to
be
taken
on
the
bills
before
this
committee
today
clerk.
Will
you
please
call
the
role
to
take
attendance
members
that
are
in
attendance?
Will
please
indicate
that
you
are
present
when
your
name
is
called
also,
please
say
a
few
brief
words
when
responding
so
that
your
image
will
be
displayed
on
screen
when
you
speak.
Madam
clerk,
councilmember.
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Very
good,
thank
you.
Council
recognizes
councilman
maria
quinones
sanchez
and
councilman
brooks
as
seconding
the
motion.
It
has
been
moved
and
properly
seconded
that
bill
number
two
one:
zero.
Seven
four
three
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
the
favorable
recommendation
and
further
move
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
to
permit
first
reading
of
this
bill
at
the
next
session
of
council.
All
of
those
in
favor
of
this
motion
will
signify
by
saying
aye
aye.
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Is
there
anyone
opposed
okay,
the
eyes
have
it
and
the
motion
carries.
This
concludes
the
business
before
the
committee
on
parks,
recreation
and
cultural
affairs,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
attendance
and
participation
today.
Thank
you.
Everyone,
adam
chair,
well
done.
Thank
you
councilman.
I
appreciate
that
y'all
have
a
great
day.