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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 Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 1:00 PM to hear testimony on the following items:
220474
Resolution approving the Rebuild Project Statement for Fiscal Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 pursuant to Bill No. 170206.
A
Thank
you
and
good
afternoon
before
we
begin
the
public
hearing.
I
would
like
to
make
the
following
announcement.
Due
to
the
continuing
threat
of
public
health
from
covet
19.
city
council
committees
are
currently
meeting
remotely.
We
are
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B
A
Thank
you.
I
am
present
and
I
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
a
quorum
of
the
committee
as
president,
and
this
hearing
is
now
called
to
order,
and
this
is
the
public
hearing
of
the
committee
on
parks,
recreation
and
cultural
affairs
regarding
resolution
number
two:
two:
zero.
Four,
seven,
four,
mr
clerk,
would
you
please
read
the
title
of
the
resolution.
A
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
the
pup
this
is
a
public
hearing
and
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
recorded
additionally
prior
to
recognizing
members
for
their
questions
or
comments
that
they
have
for
witnesses.
A
I
will
know
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.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
purpose
before
I
call
the
clerk
to
call
the
first
piano
forward.
Would
any
of
my
colleagues
like
to
make
any
opening
comments?
A
A
A
E
Here
this
is
councilmember
thomas.
I
just
wanted
to
commend
you
for
your
advocacy
and
your
efforts.
I
read
your
letter.
It
really
hit
me
when
I
think
about
the
type
of
of
resources
that
are
needed
in
that
in
that
area.
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
growing
up
at
mallory
recreation
center,
which
we
now
call
danny
rump
rec
center,
who
I
actually
played
with
who
rest
in
peace
passed
away.
E
I
also
I'm
very
familiar
with
other
rec
centers
in
the
8th
district,
and
I
think
that
you're
spot
on
as
it
relates
to
your
advocacy
for
this
issue,
I'm
not
even
gonna
mention
one
of
the
rec
centers
that
are
in
the
area
where
someone
asked
me
to
do
programming,
and
I
told
them.
I
just
can't
bring
young
people
to
the
space
because
the
space
isn't
adequate.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
advocacy
and
for
your
leadership.
E
A
A
So
I
really
do
I
want
to
thank
you
councilman
and
to
all
my
colleagues,
especially
those
who
reached
out
and
who
have
been
very
vocal
on
this
matter
so,
and
that
being
said,
we're
going
to
have
mr
clerk
call
the
panel
and
witnesses
for
the
the
first
panel
for
resolution.
Two
two
zero
four,
seven,
four.
A
F
A
A
The
two
exceptions
were
councilwoman
sanchez's
district,
who
received
46
million
and
four
in
the
last,
my
district,
which
received
31
million,
which
means
it
had
been
funded
by
about
15
to
29
million
dollars
less
than
similar
districts
with
need,
and
so
the
question
still
does
remain.
How
could
this
be
when
decisions
were
made
based
on
poverty,
crime
and
blight,
and
so
in
the
interest
of
transparency
and
fairness?
We
ask
once
again
for
any
and
all
scoring
information
that
shows
how
the
decision
making
was
made,
what
the
process
was.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
As
I
think
you're
aware,
on
the
beginning
of
rebuild,
there
certainly
were
data.
Was
data
pulled
around
crime,
poverty
and
health
indicators
of
neighborhoods
across
philadelphia
to
help
inform
decisions
on
the
sites
selected
for
rebuild?
I
understand
I
know
a
little
bit
from
my
time.
I
wasn't
part
of
all
those
conversations,
but
that
many
conversations
were
had
with
individual
district
council
people
to
really
tap
into
the
expertise
and
the
knowledge
that
district
council
people
have
of
their
sites
and
their
neighborhoods,
but
certainly
the
data
was
a
beginning.
A
So
these
are
areas
like
germantown,
nice,
town,
tioga,
north
philadelphia,
feltonville,
west
oakland,
logan
and
alani,
and
so
the
suggestion
that
there
is
not
a
similar
amount
of
need
in
these
rec
centers,
which
are
really
falling
apart.
Is
you
know
it's
just
absurd?
So
I'd
really
like
for
the
committee
to
receive
in
writing
the
matrix
in
terms
of
how
those
decisions
were
made.
F
I
do
know
that
those
conversations
were
really
important.
I
do
remember
district
council
people
being
you
know
very
emphatic,
and
I
think
greatly
so
that
you
know
you
each
have
knowledge
of
your
sites
and
the
neighborhood
goods
and
that
that
that
list
is
72..
You
know
that
was
really
my
impression
at
the
time
was,
that
was
a
very
collaborative
effort
and
one
that
people
walked
away
from
feeling
very
good
about
the
sites
that
were
selected.
I
think
that,
in
terms
of
budgets,
you
know
the
goal
was
always.
F
F
So
I
think
it
certainly
is
a
conversation
we've
had
with
each
district
council
person
and
there
have
been
some
tough
choices
to
make
on
what
kind
of
fixes
happen
where
the
one
thing
I
think
I
would
just
add
too,
as
I
do
know,
the
expertise
of
the
parks
and
rec
and
the
library
staff
were
leaned
on
heavily
back
in
the
inception
of
rebuild
and
really
thinking
about
what
was
really
needed
at
each
site
and
what
the
approximate
spend
or
budget
for
that
specific
site
would
be.
So
I
hope
that
that's
somewhat
helpful
as
well.
A
I
I
really
want
to
get
the
information
in
terms
of
what
was
the
decision-making
process
and
how
it
ended
up
that
areas
in
germantown.
So,
for
example,
I
have
worcester
playground
happy
hollow
water
view.
You
know
bellfield
lonnie
young,
all
of
which
are
in
significant
need,
and
so
that's
just
in
germantown
germantown
has
a
significant
issue
with
gun
violence
with
poverty
rates.
A
All
of
the
things
that
are
said
by
rebuild
in
terms
of
the
decision-making
factors
have
been
completely
ignored,
and
so
I'd
like
to
know-
or
maybe
they
haven't
been
ignored,
but
please
tell
me
how
the
decision
making
was
made
and
when
can
we
expect
to
receive
whatever
you
all
have
regarding
this
matter,
because
this
is
not.
You
know.
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
this
is
a
matter
of
transparency
and
it's
a
matter
of
fairness,
and
so
we
can
move
forward
with
today.
A
F
So
I
can't
speak
twister
or
some
of
the
other
sites
you
mentioned
bellfield
and
happy
hollow
are
the
two
sites,
among
your
other.
I
think
you
have
six
sites
total
that
are
on
the
rebuild
list,
but
we
certainly
do
understand
and
know
that
both
bellfield
and
happy
hollow
you
know
certainly
do
have
need
happy
hollow
currently
has,
I
believe,
11
million
dollars
budgeted
to
it
and
bellfield,
I
think,
is
right
around
3
million.
F
So
we
do.
Those
budgets
were
made
at
the
again
back
in
you
know,
2016-17
an
attempt
to
address
the
need
of
those
specific
sites
and
making
sure
that
we're
able
to
respond
appropriately
to
the
needs
of
those
sites,
and
obviously
those
neighborhoods,
as
you
mentioned,
certainly
are
high
need
neighborhoods,
where
those
resources
are
really
important.
A
A
Can
you
give
us
an
idea?
Give
me
a
scare
there,
councilwoman
yeah,
no,
I
well!
You
know
we.
We
certainly
could
use
a
lot
of
improvement
over
at
belfield,
including
having
the
pool
open,
which
we
were
informed
this
week
or
last
week
that
the
pool
would
not
be
open
yet
again
for
some
reason
and
that's
a
whole
nother
issue
that
we
need
to
bring
up
with
parks
and
right
really
just
around
fairness
around
making
sure
that
that
every
neighborhood
is
treated
fairly.
A
But
can
you
go
over
the
numbers
regarding
barrett
playground
and
the
spending
and
the
cost
there?
Because,
as
we've
been
talking
the
last
couple
of
days
and
more
recently
today,
I
was
informed
that
what
we
had
expected
to
spend
at
barrett
was
that
now
it's
it's
increased
even
more
to
be
able
to
get
this
one
project
done.
Can
you
review
that
please,
for
us.
F
You
know
we
would
not
be
able
to
accommodate
the
new
full-sized
gym
that
the
community
really
wants,
and
we
all
knew
that
you
know
the
goal
was
really
to
be
able
to
respond
to
that
need,
and
you
were
very
you
know
flexible.
I
think
we
had
a
conversation
around.
How
do
we
make
sure
that
those
resources
were
there
for
that
facility?
F
F
A
Be
glad
to
review
what
it
is
that,
whatever
information
that
you
can
find
and
make
available
to
us,
you
know
I'm
pleased
to
say
that
that
we
made
some
progress.
You
know
in
our
quest
to
receive
a
better
to
receive
a
level
of
fairness
and
equity
in
terms
of
what
the
eight
district
will
receive
versus
what
you
know
what
was
provided
through
rebuild
previously.
So
I'm
happy
that
we've
made
some
progress
on
that
front.
A
I
appreciate
having
the
opportunity
to
work
with
you
on
that
and
work
with
the
administration,
because
I
think
that
you
know
these
are
problems
that
are
solvable
and
we
certainly
don't
want
to
hold
things
up
and
we
want
to
try
to
keep
things
moving,
but
it
really
does
require
that
require
that
we're
all
working
together.
So,
okay,
absolutely
is
there.
Are
there
any
other
comments
or
questions
from
members
of
the
committee
councilman
sanchez.
D
Yes,
matt,
madam
chair
real
quickly.
I
want
to
thank
you
and
and
thank
kiara
and
look
we
I.
This
has
been
a
a
tough
process
for
for
all
for
all
of
us
as
we
talk
about
equity
and
I'm
glad
that
you're
going
to
go
back
and
look
at
some
of
the
scoring,
because
I
know
in
the
beginning,
I
disagreed
with
some
of
the
scoring.
I
just
want
to
remind
the
administration.
D
This
is
in
the
context
of
we're
spending,
and
I
know
it
has
federal
and
state
money,
but
we're
spending
300
million
dollars
on
a
part
and
pence
landing,
we're
investing
150
million
dollars
at
fdr
park
and
then
we're
only
spending
400
million
for
every
other
park
in
the
city
right
and
those
that's
just
the
reality.
So
it's
I
understand
the
context
of
your
frustration
because
it's
sort
of
like
we
don't
blink
at
the
300
million
and
all
of
us
want
to
see
that
park
there,
because
we
know
it's
a
game
changer
for
downtown.
D
We
don't
link
when
you
talk
about
150
million
dollars
for
fdr
park,
but
we
we
need
that
same
sense
of
urgency
for
those
smaller
pocket
parks.
You
know,
I
know
councilwoman
you're,
doing
events
almost
every
day
in
those
small
parks
and
for
those
folks.
You
know
that
is
there,
as
councilman
jones
always
said,
that
is
their.
You
know
six
flags
that
is
their
dorney
park.
That
is,
though,
those
types
of
things,
and
so
I
I
know
a
lot
of
these
decisions
were
made
before
kiara
and
as
she's
mentioned,
construction
costs
have
increased.
D
But
if
we
really
want
to
look
at
equity,
then
we
have
to
do
it
in
that
context.
If
we
don't
blink
at
those
big
numbers
for
one
part
in
one
neighborhood,
then
we
should
not
blink
around
the
need
in
in
other
neighborhoods
and
and
so
it's
it
warrants
the
conversation,
the
context
of
the
conversation
and,
I
hope,
the
administration-
we
have
a
pretty
robust
capital
budget
and,
in
addition
to
rebuild,
I
think,
there's
opportunities
through
our
capital
office
for
so
for
some
attention
to
be
given
to
those
vital
small
parks.
D
A
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
wanted
to
thank
you
for
asking
the
tough
questions
and
forcing
tough
conversations
around
equity,
while
also
acknowledging
the
very
tough
position
that
cara
has
been
placed
in
and
wanted
to
recognize,
cara
too,
for
always
being
willing
to
work
through
these
these
issues,
and
so
thank
you
both
for
having
this
conversation
and
for
working
it
out.
C
A
You
well,
I
think
I
take
care
of
her
for
providing
information,
because
I've
been
asking
for
a
long
time
now.
You
know
through
different
segments
of
the
administration
and
haven't
gotten
it.
So
I
thank
you
for
for
providing,
I
see
another
hand
up,
but
I
can't
tell
who
that
is.
I
think
it's
councilwoman
garcia.
I
think
I
just
need
to
put
your
hand
down
okay.
C
A
E
Okay,
I'm
sorry
just
I
just
wanted
to
know,
because
we've
been
going
through
this
process
with
the
administration
for
some
time,
and
I
think
that
the
requests
of
the
chair
have
been
pretty
simple
and
we
haven't,
they
haven't
been
met.
So
I'm
wondering
because
of
the
negligence
that
we've
seen
what
would
be
the?
E
What
will
be
the
consequences
of
us
not
getting
this
bill
passed
and
and
out
of
committee
and
voted
upon
as
quickly
as
possible
like
why
once
we're
being
held
up,
because
we
don't
have
adequate
information
so
because
we
don't
have
adequate
information
and
because
there
are
questions
about
the
disbursement
of
resources,
we
haven't
been
able
to
move
forward
with
this
bill.
What
is
the
consequences?
Is
it
going
to
be
like?
Are
we
looking
at
a
well,
you
should
be
able
to
understand
my
question.
I
would
love
to
hear
your
answer.
E
Not
I'm
sorry,
I
wasn't
I'm
talking
to
the
administration,
because
you
know
if
they
can
get
us
the
information
yeah.
We
could
be
good
to
go
if
we
didn't
get
us
the
information
that
we
need,
but
they're
not
getting
it.
So
this
is
going
to
create
I'm
assuming
some
consequences.
So
what
what
are
those
consequences?
And
you
know
how
soon
can
we
rectify
this
stuff?
So
we
can
put
ourselves
in
a
position
to
move
forward.
A
Well,
before
kara
answers,
I
do
want
to
say
councilman
that
we
do.
We
have
made
progress,
and
so
I
don't
you
know,
listen
we're
not
100
there,
but
I
feel
very,
very
comfortable
with
where
we
are-
and
I
have
I
feel
very
comfortable.
At
the
end
of
the
day
we
will
be
receiving
on
par
with
what
other
districts
other
black
and
brown
districts
have
been
receiving
through
rebuild,
so
we're
on
a
path,
and
you
know
we're
we
will
get
there.
A
I
believe
with
we'll
get
halfway
there
very
soon
and
then
we'll
make
our
you
know
have
some
additional
announcements
you
know
later
in
the
year
and
so
again
I
feel
very
comfortable
that
that's
going
to
happen.
I'm
going
to
take
the
administration
at
their
word
that
they're
going
to
come
through
and
do
what
is
the
right
thing
to
do?
A
You've
been
around
you're
as
a
coach
you've
seen
these
rec
centers,
I
mean
you
know
what
it's
like
over
at
lonnie
young
and
the
basketball
courts
and
the
you
know
the
conditions
of
the
facility
in
general
that
and
bellfield
and
happy
hollow,
and
you
know
so
many
more.
You
know
I
could
just
go
on
and
on
there's
a
heritage
in
north
philadelphia.
There's
jerome
brown
in
tioga
there's,
you
know
so
many
others
in
germantown
and
nicetown
and
they've
been
neglected
for
a
long
time.
A
A
Okay
hearing
none,
I
want
to
thank
all
the
panels
and
witnesses
for
their
participation
kira.
We
thank
you
for
your
opinion
and
I
now
invite
you
to
please
disconnect
from
the
meeting
before
we
go
into
our
public
meeting
and
we
will
now
pause
the
proceedings
briefly,
as
you
leave
this
hearing.
Thank
you,
cara
and
her
team.
A
C
C
A
The
chair
notes
for
the
record
that
council
member
jones
seconds
the
motion:
it's
been
moved
and
properly
segmented.
That
resolution
number
two
two
zero
four
seven
four
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
further
move
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
so
as
to
permit
consideration
of
the
resolution
at
the
next
session
of
council.
All
of
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
will
signify
by
saying
I,
those
opposed
the
eyes
have
it
and
the
motivation
carries,
and
this
concludes
the
business
before
the
committee
on
parks,
recreation
and
cultural
affairs.