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From YouTube: Committee on Public Health and Human Services 4-23-2021
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The Committee on Public Health and Human Services of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Friday, April 23, 2021, at 1:00 PM, in a remote manner using Microsoft® Teams to hear testimony on the following items:
200403 Resolution authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to continue to hold hearings to assess the City of Philadelphia’s efforts, as coordinated by the Managing Director’s Office and human services departments, to prevent and treat abuse, addiction, and disease related to the use of opioids; and to assess the City’s response to the 2020 Restorative Investment Plan for Kensington Residents.
B
Thank
you
very
much,
and
this
is
the
committee
on
public
health
and
human
services
today
is
friday
april
22nd
2021..
I
understand
that
state
law
currently
requires
that
the
following
announcement
you
made
at
the
beginning
of
every
remote
public
hearing
as
follows.
Due
to
the
current
public
health
emergency
city,
council
committees
are
currently
meeting
remotely.
B
We
are
using
microsoft
teams
to
make
these
remote
hearings
possible
instructions
for
how
the
public
may
view
and
offer
public
testimony
at
public
hearings
of
council
committees
are
included
in
the
public
hearing,
notices
that
are
published
in
the
daily
news,
inquirer
and
legal
intelligence
prior
to
the
hearings
and
can
also
be
found
on
phl
counsel
dot.
I
now
note
that
the
hour
has
come
and
madame
clerk
will
you
please
call
the
rule
to
take
attendance.
Members
that
are
in
attendance?
B
A
Good
afternoon
chairwoman
and
colleagues,
I
am
present.
B
And
chair
bass
good
afternoon
and
thank
you
a
quorum
of
the
committee
is
president
and
this
hearing
is
now
called
to
order.
This
is
the
public
hearing
of
the
committee
on
public
health
and
human
services
regarding
resolution
number
two:
zero:
zero,
four
zero.
Three
and
madam
clerk.
Will
you
please
read
the
title
of
the
resolution.
B
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
reported,
because
the
hearing
is
public.
Participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
By
continuing
to
being
in
the
meeting,
you
are
consenting
to
being
recorded
additionally
prior
to
recognizing
members
for
the
questions
or
comments
they
have
for
our
witnesses.
B
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
we
call
the
first
panel.
What
any
of
my
colleagues
like
to
make
an
opening
comment,
I
believe
councilwoman
sanchez.
You
would
like
to
make
a
comment,
and
the
chair
recognizes
councilwoman
sanchez.
B
E
You
so
much
chairwoman
bass
and
to
all
members
of
the
health
and
human
services
commission
come
in
as
well
as
the
rest
of
my
colleagues.
I
realize
it's
a
friday
afternoon
and
I
just
want
to
say
to
the
members
and
staff
members
and
all
the
participants
today.
Thank
you
so
very
much.
I
hope
that
you
feel
as
strongly
as
I
do
that
this
conversation
is
very
important
and
necessary
and
to
accommodate
budget
and
all
of
the
other
work
of
counsel
I
want
to
be.
E
You
know,
extremely
grateful
and
appreciative
for
everyone
that
for
being
here
very
quickly
this
afternoon,
we
will
hear
from
the
various
departments
I
just
want
to
put
on
the
record.
I
think
it's
very,
very
important,
and
yes,
if
some
of
the
pictures
could
be
put
up
what,
because
I
want
to
put
in
context
the
conversation
that
we
are
about
to
have.
I
want
to
thank
the
administration
and
all
of
the
different
departments
who,
over
the
last
four
or
five
years,
have
aggressively
been
working
around
the
challenges
in
kessington.
E
I
think
it's
vitally
important
that
we
understand
that
this.
This
issue
in
kensington
is
not
new
and
that
the
problems
reflect
and
you,
as
you
will
hear,
from
the
administration.
E
E
For
me,
not
only
as
the
elected
official
that
represents
the
area,
but
someone
who
had
a
very
wonderful
experience
going
to
kessington
every
every
day
for
school.
It
is
disheartening
how
the
conditions
of
kensington
continue
to
to
proceed
even
before
kobe.
We
face
many
many
challenges.
E
I
want
to
thank
and
recognize
all
of
the
community
partners
and
stakeholders
who
have
worked
with
us
who
allowed
us
to
locate
services
who
allowed
us
to
do
and
try
many
different
strategies
as
we
try
to
help
the
homeless
population
people
in
addiction,
many
who
are
also
residents
of
kensington
and
the
families
and
children
of
the
community
of
kensington
kovit
just
exasperated
well,
we
already
knew
and
what
president
peasants
and
residents
live
every
single
day
that
not
all
things
are
equal
and
there
are
issues
of
racial,
social
and
economic
justice
about
the
lack
of
investment
in
kensington
historically,
but
how
an
issue
as
opioid
addiction
and
homelessness
have
have
been
carried
out
in
a
poor
working
class
community
as
in
kensington.
E
I
say
this
because
there's
nowhere
else
in
the
city,
but
what
happens
in
kazanton
is
allowed
to
happen.
That
is
just
the
facts.
I
know
that,
as
as
a
city
we
have
worked
at
trying
to
meet
people
where
they
are.
I
like
to
say
that,
through
the
years
through
the
good
work
of
prevention
point
and
some
of
my
friends
and
allies
in
the
space,
I
have
become
more
and
more
in
tune
to
the
realities
of
what
a
lifetime
of
recovery
looks
like
the
complicated
nature
of
the
mental
health
disease,
which
is
opioid
addiction.
E
E
Unfortunately,
the
the
economic
engines
driving
the
drug
trade
businesses
brings
with
it
additional
consequences
and
in
a
neighborhood
that
has
always
seen
drug
utilization
within
people's
own
families.
Now
we
bring
drug
dealing,
aggressive
drug
dealing
and
gun
violence,
where
almost
a
daily
shooting
happens,
and
it
many
times
leads
to
fatalities
in
the
in
the
community
of
kensington.
E
Again,
I
want
to
recognize
that
through
the
declaration,
the
emergency
declaration
by
the
mayor,
through
the
resilience
project
and
thereafter
with
the
opioid
response
unit
that
you
will
hear
from
these
are
all
efforts
in
an
attempt
to
get
to
a
better
place.
But
I
will
remind
folks
and
I've
learned
in
this
week
that
history
is
important,
because
people
will
produce
reports
that
will
negate
the
context
and
the
history
of
the
work.
That's
being
done
and
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
later
march.
E
E
I
have
to
thank
all
of
council
who,
who
continuously
has
supported
councilman,
squilla
and
I's
work
in
kessington
in
representation
of
kensington
but,
more
importantly,
the
additional
resources
that
recounts
constantly
counsel
has
allocated
to
this
issue.
Where
are
we
today?
The
photos
that
you
see
were
taking
in
the
last
week.
E
So
what
does
this
tell
us
that,
despite
all
of
our
efforts,
despite
all
of
the
worst
consistent,
the
physical
conditions,
as
I
said
to
a
reporter
yesterday,
are
physically
worse
than
we
started,
and
we
have
made
some
progress
in
some
particular
areas
and
you'll
hear
from
septa
a
little
bit
in
their
response
to
the
community.
But
the
physical
conditions
of
kensington
remain
the
same.
We
have
nearly
400
people
living
in
the
streets
of
kensington.
E
E
How
are
we
going
to
protect
families
and
children?
How
are
people
going
to
be
able
to
walk
on
their
steps
without
I'm
stepping
on
defecation?
How
are
people
going
to
go
to
the
corridor
that
they
so
depend
on
without
feeling
like
they
have
to
navigate
through
all
of
the
encampments
and
all
of
the
activity?
That
again,
we
seek
to
normalize
but
should
be
unacceptable
to
anyone.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
who
have
gone
to
the
area
and
have
called
councilman
squilla
and
I
to
say
wow.
E
I
didn't
realize
well
guess
what
this
is
year,
four
of
kezington,
not
only
realizing
that
they
feel
abandoned
but
being
trapped
in
these
conditions,
the
residents
of
kensington
were
essential
workers
who,
when
all
of
us
had
the
privilege
of
working
from
home,
had
to
get
on
those
septa
trains
had
to
move
around
their
daily
situations
to
survive
and
put
food
on
the
table.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
community
stakeholders.
E
I
want
to
recognize
that
some
work
has
been
done
and
we've
made
some
progress
and
we've
pivoted
in
others,
but
this
spring
and
summer
has
to
be
different
for
the
residents
of
kensington.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
all
again.
All
of
my
colleagues
totally
appreciate
you
spending
a
friday
afternoon
for
us
to
be
able
to
put
this
on
the
record,
because
the
record
is
important.
People
cannot
rewrite
history
as
we
try
to
move
forward
and
secure
and
ensure
that
the
resident
of
kensingtons
can
have
a
clean
and
safe
community.
E
There
are
only
two
departments
that
for
residents
of
kensington
they
hold
dear,
that
is
the
police
department
who
have
done
incredible
work
in
kessington
in
roles
that
is
not
their
jobs
to
do,
and
the
department
of
streets
and
services
that
just
keeps
trucking
along
with
us.
You
know
streets,
department
and
clip.
You
know
kudos
to
all
of
you
who
respond
to
us
every
every
single
day.
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
I
want
to.
I
know
that
councilman
sculler
may
want
to
add
something
and
again
I'll.
E
B
Thank
you.
Well
listen.
I
want
to
thank
you,
councilwoman
maria
canyon
sanchez,
for
all
of
your
hard
work
and
for
your
just
relentless
dedication
to
the
issue
working
with
us
on
the
committee
and
just
really
trying
to
find
solutions.
It's
easy
to
find
the
problems
they're
right
before
us,
they're,
easy
to
see
they're.
You
know
they
lay
there
before
us,
but
finding
solutions,
solutions.
Solutions
is
really
the
name
of
the
game
and
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
here.
B
So
I
I
really
do
appreciate
your
advocacy
and
your
continuous
work
on
this
issue
and,
for
you
know,
working
with
us
on
the
committee
to
make
sure
that
this
is
stays
at
the
forefront,
doesn't
doesn't
fall
behind
because
there's
a
lot
of
issues
out
here,
but
it
stays
at
the
forefront
and
that
we
continue
to
work
to
find
the
right
solutions
for
the
for
the
situation.
Councilman
squilla
did
you
have
an
opening
comment.
F
Yes,
thank
you,
and
I
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
councilmember
sanchez,
as
we
partner
on
this
moving
through
the
challenges
and
and
now
that
we
see
these
challenges
still,
you
know
have
been
addressed
in
a
way
of
putting
band-aids
on
a
problem
and
not
really
resolving
the
problem.
We're
seeing
it
go
into
other
neighborhoods
other
areas-
and
you
know
it's
being
allowed
to
continue
in
kensington-
did
not
help
it
or
stop
it
from
spreading.
F
And
what
you're
going
to
see
today
in
some
of
the
testimony
and
some
of
the
documentation
from
the
reports
is
that
you'll
see
that
this
is
spreading
into
other
areas
of
the
city.
Because
of
of
what
we're
not
doing
so,
some
of
the
things
we're
doing
are
great
and
we
need
to
continue
doing
them,
but
we
need
to
do
more.
So
I'll,
be
short
and
we'll
ask
some
questions
during
this.
F
This
hearing-
and
I
really
appreciate
madam
chair
your
efforts
to
to
have
these
hearings
and
how
important
it
is
to
not
only
the
kensington
area
but
the
city
of
philadelphia.
So
thank
you.
B
Well,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
councilman
squilla,
also
for
your
advocacy
and
your
years
of
work
on
this
issue.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
all
that
you
have
done
as
well.
Madam
clerk,
can
we
please
call
forward
the
first
panel
of
witnesses.
B
Tumor
alexander
managing
director,
noel
foysen,
director
of
the
opioid
response
unit,
eva
gladstein,
deputy
managing
director
of
health
and
human
services
and
leslie
richards
general
manager
of
septa.
Thank
you
and
we
could
go
in
that
order.
Two
more
alexander,
our
belief
was
first,
if
you
could
state
your
name
for
the
record.
Well,
we
all
know
who
you
are,
and
please
begin
with
your
testimony.
D
Thank
you
and
good
afternoon,
chairperson
bass
and
members
of
city
council
committee
on
public
health
and
human
services.
I
am
tamar
alexander
managing
director
joining
me.
Virtually
is
deputy
managing
director,
eva
glastine
of
health
and
human
services
and
noelle
foyzen,
the
director
for
the
managing
director's
office
of
opioid
opioid
response
unit.
D
The
opioid
response
unit
is
a
permanent,
coordinated
command
group,
looping
together
city
agencies
and
private
partners,
to
aggressive
aggressively
respond
to
this
tragic
epidemic
impact
in
our
city.
The
oru
is
focused
on
12
strategic
goals
that
can
be
grouped
into
four
four
broad
categories:
one
community
support
two
prevention:
three
public
safety
and
for
treatment.
The
ru
executive
team
meets
bi-weekly
to
track
those
strategic
goals,
monitor
hotspot
responses
and
adjust
posture
as
needed.
D
The
ru
executive
team
coordinates
among
leadership
from
the
mayor's
office
managing
director's
office
office
of
public
health,
our
dbh
ids,
philadelphia,
police
department,
office
of
homeless
services,
the
school
district
of
philadelphia,
the
grants
office
and
also
coordinates
with
the
district
attorney's
office,
septa
clip
streets,
311
parks
and
rec
law
prisons,
community
behavior
health
commerce,
department,
fire
department,
planning,
l,
I
and
town
watching
integrated
services.
D
This
change
is
expected
to
improve
ppd's
response
time
to
active
crime
and
disorderly
conduct
in
kensington.
Furthermore,
all
new
all
officers
in
the
new
district
have
been
issued
smartphones
for
communicating
with
community
members
gathering
real-time
crime
information
such
as
free
drug
corners,
free
drug
sample,
corners
and
reporting
quality
of
life
concerns
initial
data
analysis
throughout
this
really
short
period
of
the
kensington
police
district
metrics,
comparing
data
from
november
of
2020
to
january
23rd
of
2021
versus
january
24th,
2021
through
april
11th
of
2021
in
this
grid.
D
In
a
really
short
time,
we've
seen:
homicides
dropped,
33,
shooting
victims
dropped,
38
increase
in
narcotics,
arrest,
plus
4
percent,
with
violent
crime
trending
down
13
percent,
the
oru
community
engagement
work
group
led
by
managing
director's
office.
Community
services
is
coordinating
sanitation
and
cleaning
schedules
for
the
kensington
area
across
streets,
streets
of
sanitation,
our
clip
program
and
commerce,
funded
expanded
commercial
corridor
cleaning
by
impact
services,
new
kensington,
cdc,
public
health
and
community
sponsored
cleanups
to
minimize
duplication
efforts
and
align
resources.
D
Clip
has
completed
over
3070
cleanup
projects
and
clean
nearly
20
000
properties
of
graffiti
in
kensington
since
january
of
2020.
Cliff
has
also
worked
with
the
department
of
license
and
inspections
to
paint
abandoned
homes
that
have
been
epicenter
of
violence
and
squatting
to
make
to
more
beautify.
This
area,
l
and
I
implemented
targeted
inspections
and
sealed
11,
694
vacant
properties,
citywide
and
951
properties
in
the
19134
zip
code
since
january
2020..
D
In
addition,
the
mayor's
office
of
children
and
families
are
is
coordinating
summer,
programming
for
children
and
youth,
the
ru
is
courtney
and
helping
to
coordinate
to
ensure
public
safety
and
quality
of
life.
Concerns
are
addressed
to
support
parks
and
recreation
and
library,
programming
efforts
in
kensington.
G
Good
afternoon
members
of
city
council's
committee
on
public
health
and
human
services,
I'm
noelle
foysen
director
of
mdo's
opioid
response
unit.
I
will
provide
an
overview
of
the
work
being
done
under
the
oru
to
alleviate
the
combined
impacts
of
the
covid19
pandemic
and
the
opioid
crisis
on
the
kensington
region.
I
am
joined
virtually
by
deputy
managing
director,
eva
gladstein,
who
will
provide
additional
information
regarding
several
initiatives
led
by
health
and
human
services.
G
In
addition,
we
have
representatives
from
dbhids
public
health
office
of
homeless
services
and
police
joining
us
virtually
to
answer
questions.
After
our
testimony.
Yesterday
april
22nd
2021
the
oru
released
the
2021
action
plan.
This
report
is
designed
to
inform
philadelphians
and
city
council
about
the
administration's
efforts
to
address
the
opioid
crisis.
G
G
Public
health
experts
are
attributing
the
covid19
pandemic
to
a
national
rise
in
fatal
overdoses
and
the
shift
in
demographics
of
fatal
overdoses.
The
unemployment
lack
of
access
to
basic
resources
and
barriers
to
healthcare
accompanying
the
march
stay
at
home
order
disproportionately
impacted
black
and
latino
latina
latinx
residents.
G
The
social
isolation
and
stress
that
resulted
from
these
new
conditions
can
be
triggering
for
people
who
are
in
recovery
for
substance
use
disorder.
Furthermore,
fentanyl
has
increasingly
been
found
in
non-opioid
substances,
including
cocaine
and
methamphetamine.
Fentanyl
is
a
synthetic
opioid
that
is
50
times
stronger
than
morphine.
G
G
Our
teams
are
doing
the
best
they
can
to
keep
philadelphians
safe,
and
we
recognize
the
tremendous
loss
that
many
are
feeling.
The
oru
action
plan
details
key
steps.
The
administration
is
taking
to
ensure
racial
equity
and
prevention
and
response
efforts
and
has
been
included
as
an
attachment
to
my
testimony.
G
G
The
following
are
notable
public
safety,
quality
of
life
and
financial
support
actions
that
the
administration
has
taken
to
respond
I'll
start
with
public
safety,
the
philadelphia
police
department
and
the
mdo
office
of
criminal
justice
and
public
safety
have
worked
together
to
improve
the
effectiveness
and
availability
of
public
safety.
First
responders
police
assisted
diversion
pad
and
co-responder
teams.
Police
officer
partnered
with
the
behavioral
health
specialists,
continue
to
have
success,
addressing
community
quality
of
life
concerns
and
connecting
individuals
to
services.
G
The
service
connections
in
2020
were
primarily
from
the
24th
police
district,
but
pat
has
recently
expanded
to
all
of
east
division,
with
all
officers
trained
and
utilizing
pad.
In
addition
to
narcotic
strike
force,
the
program
has
seen
an
increase
in
diversion
from
narcotics
strike,
force,
buyers,
kensington,
police
district
beats
and
the
24th
25th
violent
crime
response
teams.
G
G
G
So
quality
of
life
updates
accompanying
the
increase
in
people
on
the
street.
Kensington
has
demanded
an
increased
need
for
sanitation
services.
The
police
department's
e-service
detail
and
co-responders
conduct
four
cleanings
a
week
focused
in
the
kensington
area.
Co-Responders,
engage
and
connect
individuals
to
services
at
the
time
of
the
cleaning.
G
These
cleanings
are
supported
by
clip
streets
and
impact
services.
They
target
many
hot
spots
in
the
kensington.
Neighborhood
are
primarily
focused
on
the
3200
to
2700
blocks
of
kensington
avenue.
These
these
cleanings
are,
in
addition
to
all
the
regularly
scheduled
cleaning
and
sanitation
provided
by
clip
street
sanitation
and
other
community-based
partners.
G
Mcfarrison
square
is
also
a
focus
of
targeted
and
coordination.
Sanitation
efforts,
public
health
established
project
reach
a
seven
day
per
week,
sanitation
and
cleaning
program
that
cleans
mcpherson
square
and
the
surrounding
community
clip
installed
porta-potties
in
mcpherson
square
as
a
pilot
in
january
of
2021
to
respond
to
increased
human
waste
in
public
spaces.
G
The
public
health
will
monitor
and
adjust
location
and
oversight
based
on
real-time
information.
E-Service
detail
and
co-responders
continue
to
engage
in
mcpherson
square
daily
during
day
and
night
work
and
project.
Reach
includes
a
hazmat
program
that
sanitized
over
100
blocks
when
project
reach
also
distributes
narcan
and
picks
up
syringes
and
garbage
some
of
these
around
financial
support.
The
opioid
response
unit
is
also
working
to
support
kensington
businesses.
G
G
H
Four
zero
three
hhs
is
comprised
of
five
agencies:
the
office
of
homeless
services,
the
department
of
behavioral
health
and
intellectual
disability
services,
department
of
public
health,
the
office
of
community
empowerment
and
opportunity,
and
the
mayor's
commission
on
aging
we're
also
proud
to
host
the
office
of
domestic
violence
strategies
and
the
data
management
office
as
well.
Over
the
last
four
years,
the
health
and
human
service
agencies
have
been
working
hard
to
address
the
needs
of
the
individuals
both
housed
and
unhoused
in
the
kensington
community.
H
Among
other
things,
we
developed
an
encampment
resolution
process
and
cleared
four
large
encampments
along
lehigh
avenue.
In
2017
and
2018,
we
provided
public
restroom
facilities
to
improve
sanitation
conditions
and
to
reduce
the
risk
of
infectious
diseases.
We
installed
needle
disposal
boxes
and
developed
a
cleaning
program
to
remove
litter
and
debris.
We
helped
organize
outdoor
meal
providers
to
ensure
they
had
the
proper
permits,
training
and
litter
cleanup
plans
and
we
developed
two
low
barrier:
emergency
housing
sites
in
partnership
with
prevention,
point
philadelphia,
as
has
already
been
stated
before.
H
The
existing
service,
medical
and
treatment
facilities
and
agencies
had
to
close,
absolutely
or
reduce
their
capacity,
leading
to
reduced
access
to
those
services
and
many
more
individuals
visible
on
the
street.
The
increased
number
of
individuals
has
created
public
safety
concerns
both
for
those
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
and
for
those
who
live
in
the
surrounding
community.
H
In
response,
mdo
health
and
human
services
developed
a
service-led
approach
to
address
these
concerns.
We
are
launching
an
encampment
resolution
team
this
month.
This
will
be
led
by
one
day
at
a
time
which
I'll
refer
to
later
as
odat
and
will
be
a
new
asset
in
identifying
and
addressing
the
formation
of
encampments
and
their
resolution.
H
We've
developed
a
new
tendon
structure
policy
that
provides
guidance
on
the
amount
of
notice
that
is
required,
the
storage
protocols
and
clarifies
the
responsibilities
of
the
various
parties
that
cooperate
in
closing
encampments,
including
the
managing
director's
office
department
of
behavioral,
health
and
intellectual
disability
services,
the
office
of
homeless
services,
the
police
department,
street
sanitation,
clip
and
others
in
consultation
with
the
police
department
and
septa.
We've
identified
the
first
two
kensington
locations
for
intensified
engagement
as
several
blocks
surrounding
kensington
and
allegheny
vicinity
and
mcpherson
square
and
mdo.
H
Community
services
is
working
on
scheduling
activities
at
mcpherson
square
in
a
regular
schedule
to
support
this
work
I'll
be
speaking
later
about
homeless
outreach,
but
just
to
say
that
the
this
intensified
engagement
is
in
addition
to
the
existing
resources
and
schedule
of
homeless
outreach
teams
and
other
teams
in
kensington
the
the
work
of
the
homeless.
H
Outreach
teams
has
resulted
in
421
placements
into
emergency
housing
and
connecting
individuals
to
treatment
services
86
times
between
march
2020
through
march
2021
to
increase
access
to
treatment
at
the
mdo
criminal
justice
office
and
the
department
of
behavioral
health
and
intellectual
disability
services
launched
the
kensington
coordination
strategy.
Last
summer,
while
this
was
intended
to
be
only
a
program
during
the
summer,
in
fact,
we
extended
it
throughout
the
year
and
we'll
be
intensifying
it
this
summer,
in
several
ways
is
spring
and
summer.
H
This
coordination
strategy
is
a
coalition
of
10
providers
that
meets
weekly,
to
coordinate
outreach,
share
resources
and
provide
services
such
as
case
management,
counseling
treatment
and
medical
care
for
individuals
suffering
from
opioid
use
disorder
in
the
area.
This
is
in
addition
to
their
daily
outreach
and
engagement
schedule
of
each
of
those
providers.
H
H
H
H
H
Specifically,
we
partnered
with
assay
to
complete
the
renovation
of
beacon
house
on
the
temple
hospital.
Episcopal
campus
beacon
house
will
host
the
low
barrier
emergency
housing
currently
provided
at
two
sites
by
prevention
point,
which
is
a
non-profit
public
health
management
office
that
provides
harm
reduction
services.
H
Prevention
point
has
informed
us
that
they
plan
to
close
the
navigation
center
located
in
the
harrogate
section
first
and
that
the
respite,
which
is
located
across
the
street
from
their
office
on
kensington
avenue
at
monmouth,
will
be
closed
shortly
thereafter.
This
transition
will
be
completed
in
june.
H
At
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
we
facilitated
the
development
of
covet
testing
sites
in
the
community,
and
we
also
began
last
april
to
support
step
up
to
the
plate,
which
in
kensington,
is
located
at
ruth
and
clearfield
in
the
parking
lot
over
500
people
a
day
six
days
a
week,
including
people
who
are
both
housed
and
unhoused,
are
provided
ready
to
go
meals.
H
The
office
of
homeless
services
continues
to
facilitate
monthly
meetings
of
the
kensington
community
meals
group
in
order
to
organize
meal
providers
that
are
fighting
hunger.
That
group,
which
also
invites
residents
into
their
meetings
and
they
participate
actively
focuses
on
education,
training,
resource
mobilization
and
relationship
building
among
providers
and
community
members.
H
H
This
can
well.
I
was
about
to
conclude
my
testimony,
but
I
just
want
to
recognize,
which
I
failed
to
do
the
beginning,
that
I
am
joined
by
three
other
members
of
health
and
human
services
who
are
available
to
answer
questions,
and
that
includes
dr
jill
bowen
of
the
department
of
behavioral
health
and
intellectual
disability
services,
liz
hirsch,
the
director
of
the
office
of
homeless
services
and
dr
kendra
weiner
from
the
department
of
public
health,
and
with
that
I
will
conclude
my
testimony.
E
E
Thank
you.
I
think
it's
important
that
you
listen
to
this
too.
I
know
we've
had
many
conversations,
so
I
appreciate
your
willingness
to
sit
down,
so
I'm
gonna
start
with
two
more
and
go
back
to
the
and
I'm
gonna
temporarily
chair
this
as
councilman
councilmember
bass,
the
chair
lady
had
removed
for
about
half
an
hour
or
so
so
two
marlette,
let
us
start
with
with
with
your
department
and
again
tomorrow.
You
know,
we've
appreciated
your
honesty
and
and
all
this
work.
E
The
reason
for
this
hearing
was
what
was
going
to
feel
differently
and
look
like
differently
in
kessington
and
as
we've
done
in
all
of
the
other
hearings
that
we've
spoken
about,
the
departments
have
gone
through
what
they
are
doing:
95
of
the
activity
being
for
folks
in
addiction
in
the
homeless
because
of
the
policy
decision
that
you're
not
removing
people
from
kessington.
So
my
question
again
is:
how
is
this,
how
is
kessington
going
to
look
and
feel
different
for
the
residents
of
kensington?
Let
me
be
specific.
E
At
no
point
did
I
hear
what
were
going
to
be
the
investments
in
residence
for
their
trauma
as
it
relates
to
now,
their
children
are
going
back
to
schools
and
safe
pathways
for
schools
for
for
children
to
access
schools
and
summer
stuff.
So
can
you
specifically
say
to
me
what
is
going
to
be
different
this
summer
for
children
and
their
families,
as
it
relates
to
counseling.
D
Yes,
councilwoman.
Thank
you
I'll
start
a
little,
then
I'll.
Kick
it
off
to
noelle,
who
is
very
close
to
this
work.
I
think,
as
a
specifically
relates
to
children
and
young
people,
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
work
with
parks
and
rec
and
libraries,
and
with
our
public
safety
folks
and
ru
around
activating
safe
spaces
for
children
and
youth
to
play
and
program
in
those
spaces
this
summer.
D
In
addition
to
that,
we've
always
been
focused
for
the
last
couple
years
since
resiliency
on
safe
corridors,
safe
passage
to
and
from
school,
as
a
partnership
with
the
school
district
and
with
town
watch
in
particular.
I
know
noelle
may
jump
in
and
talk
about
some
more
specific
programs
and
including
trying
to
launch
a
program
looking
around
youth
employment
opportunities
as
well
as
to
relate
to
young
people.
So
now
you
want
to
put
more
details
to
that
question.
E
D
I
will
say
to
you
at
this
particular
hearing:
we
don't
have
that
information
to
be
able
to
make
public.
Nor
did
we
invite
the
you
know,
probably
my
fault,
but
we
didn't
invite
the
proper
folks
from
parks
and
rec
to
talk
that
through
I
know,
there's
an
announcement
next
week
coming
around
play
streets
and
around
summer
programming,
so
we
can
flesh
out
more
of
that
detail
and
make
sure
that
we're
giving
it
not
only
to
this
community.
But
you
know
that's
a
city-wide
wide
planning
strategy,
but
making
sure
we
have
that
information
prepared
for
folks.
D
H
Question
yes
and
I'll
I'll
do
a
little
bit
of
an
introduction,
but
council
actually
has
been
had
other
hearings
as
well
with
the
school
district
and
other
partners
around
trauma
supports
for
children
and
there's
a
school
district
specific
plan.
There
are
also
a
number
of
resources,
particularly
for
children,
around
trauma
that
the
department
of
behavioral,
health
and
intellectual
disability
services
has
stood
up
a
number
of
years
ago
and
that
are
are
continuing
to
date
and
I'll.
Ask
dr
bowen
to
provide
more
detail
on
that.
I
Some
of
those
programs
good
afternoon
council
members
and
thank
you
for
holding
this
hearing
today,
committee
on
public
health
and
human
services.
I
think
what
eva
is
referring
to
are
respite
programs
and
summer
camp
programs
that
have
been
available
and
will
continue
to
be
available.
We
can
certainly
get
you
some
specifics
on
that.
I
I
We
also
are
wanting
to
increasingly
inform
the
community
about
the
tremendous
resources
that
we
have
in
philadelphia
for
children
who
are
struggling
with
trauma
and
that's
our
our
packs,
and
that
is
there's
a
specialty
program,
evidence-based
trauma
for
children
and
supports
the
families
as
well,
and
that
is
available
through
if
you
look
up
dbhids.org
boost.
All
of
that
is
right
there
and
those
are
all
extremely
important
and
effective
approaches
to
help
kids
who
are
experiencing
trauma
and
for
the
families
as
well.
I
The
community
wellness
engagement
unit
is
also
out
and
about,
and
that
is
a
relatively
new
investment
started
in
kensington
in
2019
and
has
continued
to
grow.
It
has
been
present
in
district
7
in
your
district
council.
Member
sanchez
has
grown
into
other
districts,
including
district
1,
most
recently,
and
very
involved
in
working
with
families
and
and
children
around
such
issues.
I
In
fact,
since
just
this
quarter
of
2021
january
2021
to
march
2021,
the
community
wellness
engagement
unit
engaged
22
families
and
supports
and
their
support
systems
to
help
increase
understanding
and
help
make
connections
to
care
and
accompanied
family
members.
Team
members
who
have
lived
experience
accompanied
folks
to
to
providers
to
connect
to
treatment.
So
those
are
a
few.
E
So
approaches
and
again
because
most
of
the
testimony
focused
on
the
service
provide
provide
the
services
you're
providing
to
people
in
addiction.
There's
no
clarity
around
the
stuff
around
the
residents.
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
harp
a
little
bit
around
this,
because
this
should
be
very
seamless
for
families
of
kessington.
I
need
to
access
services.
Where
do
I
call?
Where
do
I
go,
and
I
do
work
with
your
wellness
engagement
unit?
E
You
would
think
that
after
we've
been
doing
this
for
a
few
years,
I
could
ask
a
question
that
says:
what
is
the
plan
for
us
to
support
the
families
of
of
of
kessington
and
we
would
have.
This
is
what
we've
learned,
what
we've
done.
These
are
the
touch
points,
and
these
are
the
partners
where
people
can
drop
in
for
these
services.
That's
what
I'm
looking
for.
E
I
need
for
us
to
finish
this
hearing
with
residents
of
kensington,
knowing
why
keslington
is
going
to
feel
and
look
different
this
summer,
so
that
I
need
a
little
bit
more
specific
specificity,
especially
simplicity
tomorrow.
Let's
go
back
to
this
and
again
there's
a
lot
of
work
being
done
and
different
things,
but
there's
some
key
policy
decisions
that
the
administration
continues
to
make
that
then
have
consequences
for
the
residents.
We've
talked
about
this
encampment
strategy.
E
My
understanding
is
that
clip
impacting
others
on
a
daily
basis
or
all
this
time,
they're
cleaning
folks,
but
people
are
encampment
areas,
but
people
are
allowed
to
come
back.
Can
you
explain
to
me?
Is
anybody
particularly?
I
want
to
put
the
police
department
on
because
they
could
only
do
what
they
are
told.
So
our
policy
is
that
until
we
do
all
of
the
posting
and
stuff,
if
there's
one
or
two
tenths
streets
department,
police
department,
impact
services
can
ask
people
to
move
so
we
can
clean
their
stuff,
but
then
we
allow
them
to
come
back.
D
Well,
I
think
you
could
conflate
two
different
things.
So
one
is
an
encampment
resolution
and
one
is
the
service
day
process.
I
could
have
eva
explain
the
encampment
resolution
process
to
which
you're
right
it
requires
an
amount
of
posting
posting
location
and
then
waiting
the
proper
amount
of
days
before
we
could
come
back
to
permanently
resolve
that
encampment
as
it
relates
to
the
service
days.
D
Liz
hirsch
could
add
some
more
flavor
to
this,
but
that's
typically
where
we
will
go
out
to
a
location,
we'll
work
with
the
both
the
community
members
and
those
folks,
that's
out
there
facing
homelessness
and
addiction,
and
we
we
clean
that
area.
So
when
you're
saying
things
like,
you
may
see
us
come
out
there
and
see
us
clean
and
those
folks
are
allowed
to
come
back.
That's
absolutely
true,
but
that's
different
than
that's
different
than
an
encampment
resolution
right.
D
So
I
guess,
let
me
kick
it
over
to
liz
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
service
day.
Then
we
can
circle
back
and
have
a
fuller
conversation
around
the
encampments
and
the
final
resolution
of
those
before.
E
Some
of
that
is
going
to
take
30
or
90
days,
you're
saying
to
me
that
we're
going
to
go
to
30
90
days
and
we're
only
going
to
remove
two
encampments.
So
my
question
is:
what
are
we
doing
with
the
40
other
ones?
And
if
the
policy
decision
is,
we
will
clean
for
people,
but
we
will
not
remove
people
and
therefore
they
will
be
in
the
public
right
of
way
for
the
residents
to
have
to
climb
through
navigate
through.
If,
if.
H
I
could
clarify
it's
something:
councilwoman
and
we've
been
talking
intensively
with
police
leadership
about
this,
and
so
we
are
creating
a
few
new
tools.
So
an
encampment,
particularly
a
small
encampment
of
under
five
tents,
is
being
formed
or
exists
for
left
less
than
72
hours.
The
police
will
be
able
to
take
some
action
to
provide
notice
that
people
are
not
going
to
be
able
to
be
there,
etc.
We're
still
why.
E
Can't
they
just
remove
them
eva
you're,
making
a
decision.
You
guys
are
complicating
this.
We
had
a
situation
where
we
said
we're
going
to
avoid
new
encampments
forming
and
therefore
we're
going
to
remove
folks
and
now,
in
the
last
couple
weeks,
you
have
tied
the
hands
of
the
police
department
and
our
partners,
who
were
doing
it
and
saying:
oh,
you
can
clean
around
them,
but
you
can't
move
them.
Let's
just
get
clarity
around
that,
because
folks,
I'm
in
the
street,
so.
E
H
Looking
we're
finalizing
plans
to
have
an
interim
a
process
even
over
the
weekends
or
after
hours
when
agencies
are
not
open,
particularly
the
agency,
where
we
provide
storage,
which
we
are
required
to
provide
for
the
belongings
that
the
person
doesn't
take
with
them,
and
so
we're
finalizing
that
the
issue
is
that
the
individual
themselves
is
not
necessarily
breaking
the
law.
H
They
might
be
breaking
the
law
for
some
other
reason,
but
we
can
remove
the
tent
or
structure
so
we're
working
on
how
to
do
that
after
hours
when
please
are
available,
but
the
other
agencies
may
not
be
open
or
available,
and
that's
what
we're
finalizing
in
terms
of
our
conversations
with
the
police
department
and
other
agencies.
This.
E
Creates
a
serious
issue
because,
as
all
of
you
know,
we
have
more
and
more
tents,
popping
up
at
parks,
recreations
and
other
places
so
and
mark.
I
don't
know
if
you
want
to
add
to
this,
because
you
and
I
are
both
experiencing
this-
we
need
to
be
really
clear,
you're,
essentially
saying
that
what
we
had
started
to
do,
which
was
not
let
encampment
start.
You
have
now
put
a
pause
on
that
and
now
we're
going
to
give
people
an
opportunity
to
build
their
clock
before
we
move
them.
H
I
don't
councilwoman
and
I'm
happy
to
go
back
and
talk
to
police
again,
as
we've
had
several
ongoing
conversations.
We
to
my
understanding.
We
have
not
put
a
pause
on
any
activities
that
existed
and
and
actions
that
the
police
were
taking
in
the
past
with
regard
to
parts
at
parks.
I
do
want
to
share,
though,
because
I
don't
believe
they're
on
this
call
that
they
have
enacted
we'll
work
with
them.
H
They've
enacted
a
regulation
that
prohibits
camping
on
all
park,
property
and
they're
in
the
process
of
posting
that,
with
particular
attention
to
the
park
and
recreation
facilities
in
the
kensington
area.
F
Yes,
yeah,
and
I
want
to
just
reiterate
about
the
parking:
wasn't
it
always
a
a
policy
that
you
cannot
camp
in
a
park?
It
was
just
not
enforced.
H
It
there
was
a
very
old
regulation
that
you
couldn't
camp
without
a
permit,
but
there
was
not
actually
a
process
through
which
permits
could
be
provided,
and
so,
when
the
parks
and
recreation
reviewed
this
with
their
council,
they
determined
the
best
thing
to
do
would
just
be
to
have
a
simple
prohibition
rather
than
that
regulation
that
existed
before,
with
a
permitting
process,
etc,
etc.
That
didn't
exist.
H
So
that
was
true
as
of
april
1st,
and
I
know
the
signs
are
being
the
no
camping
signs
are
being
developed
by
parks
and
rec,
and
we've
asked
them.
I
don't
believe,
believe
they've
been
posted
yet
in
kensington,
but
the
first
facilities
that
they
post
will
be
in
the
kensington
area.
H
F
Says
it's
april
1st,
then,
at
this
point,
moving
forward
any
encampment
of
an
or
an
attempt,
a
structure
of
any
type
of
encampment
in
a
park
facility
can
just
be
a
homeless.
Outreach
should
go
to
them
and
say:
hey
you
have
to
leave
or
the
police
can
go
to
them
and
say:
hey
you
have
to
leave
or
park
rangers
and
say
hey
you
have
to
leave
and
and
offer
them
some
type
of
shelter.
H
H
I
H
Right
now
it
I
could
do
laminated
signs,
we
don't
have
the
ability,
we
don't
have
the
ability
to
roll
out
the
new
rules
and
reg
sign
that
quickly.
F
H
B
H
It
city-wide
it's
it's
a
huge
undertaking
and
unfortunately
I've.
We
don't
have
this
a
sign
shop
and
I
can't
ask
streets
for
that.
Many
signs,
so
we
have
to
do
it
and.
F
I
want
to
make
sure
that
all
council
district
members
are
our
understanding
of
the
same
thing.
If
we,
if
we
do
have
that
concern
or
question
that's
approached
to
a
council
member,
they
could
just
do
they
just
call
parks
and
rec.
Do
they
and
say,
hey,
there's
a
camper
in
there
or
somebody?
Can
you
please
go
work
with
them.
That's
you
know.
F
E
To
get
be
clear
because
again,
I
want
cousins
and
residents
to
understand
when
so,
if
people
set
up
tents
in
the
right
of
way
like
it
is
in
the
40
different
encampments
that
we
have
in
kezington
outside
of
the
two
targeted
areas
which
right
now
are
right,
along
kezinton
and
allegheny
and
mcpherson
no
one
will
be
moved.
Is
that
what
we're
saying
here
today.
H
That's
not
what
we're
saying
councilwoman,
what
we're
saying
is:
we've
asked
people
to
move.
The
police
have
historically
asked
people
to
move
for
a
number
of
years.
I
I
have
to
commend
the
services
detail,
they
do
a
great
job
and
they
you
know
recently.
I
know
we
had
tents
in
the
cambria
area
around
cambria
and
they
were
able
to
remove
that
along
emerald
street.
There
was
quite
a
gathering
and
they
were
able
to
address
that
and
we
had
not
stopped
any
of
that
from
happening.
H
What
we're
working
on
right
now
is,
if
some,
if
an
encampment
forms
or
is
forming
over
a
weekend
or
a
holiday
or
after
hours,
trying
to
just
create
an
interim
way
that
if
there
are
tents
and
structures
they
they
can
be
removed,
stored
or
whatever.
H
Until
you
know
the
next
working
day,
what
we've
discussed
with
the
police
department
is
their
ability
to
issue
us
to
ask
people
to
move
and
to
issue
a
cvn.
So
those
are
two
different
things,
so
it's
I'm
trying
to
make
sure
we
distinguish
between
the
individual
and
what
their
behavior
is
and
whether
that's
criminal
or
not
versus
the
presence
of
a
tent
or
a
structure
which
we
don't
want
to
permit.
F
What
is
your,
I'm
sorry,
I'm
sorry,
what
is
your
ability
to
provide
the
resources
necessary
to
do
this,
as
we
know,
there's
structures
all
over
and
if
we're
going
to
engage
these
folks,
we
need
the
resources
to
be
able
to
do
that.
H
That's
correct
because
we
do
have
to
be
able
to
offer
housing
resources
and
storage,
which
are
the
two
things.
So
in
terms
of
the
housing
resources,
there
is
a
24
7
phone
number
that
we've
talked
about
a
lot
in
these
conversations.
H
The
outreach
coordination
center
that
can
be
of
assistance
and
we're
developing
a
palm
card
that
police
and
other
organizations
that
are
doing
this
work
will
be
able
to
give
out
with
that
information
so
that
they
can
call
there
for
housing
and
then
the
storage,
where
there's
a
different
phone
number,
provided
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
director
liz
hirsch
in
one
minute.
H
But
what
the
office
of
homeless
services
have
been
doing
is
making
sure
to
keep
an
updated
list
of
the
housing
resources
that
are
available,
because
there
has
been
a
growth
in
encampments
throughout
the
city
during
the
pandemic
and
trying
to
make
sure
at
any
point
in
time.
We
do
have
those
resources
available
so
I'll
see.
If
liz
hirsch
wants
to
add
anything
to
that.
J
E
We
all
know
that,
in
addition
to
the
stimulus
check
and
the
expansion
of
the
unemployment,
because
people
are
now
getting
cash,
people
don't
want
to
come
in.
In
fact,
you
know
we
had
this
conversation
with
jill
and
we've
had
it
with
others.
Half
of
our
treatment
beds
are
going
underutilized
because
we're
giving
people
choices
so,
what's
going
to
be
different
in
kensington,
if
we
recognize
that
people
can
stay
put
like
you
know,
we
ask
them
to
move,
they
can
stay.
Put.
I
don't
want
to
criminalize,
but
this
is
not
what
we're
talking
about.
E
I'm
saying
to
you
that
we
make
policy
decisions
about
someone
can
stay
put
if
they
want
someone
can
come
into
treatment
if
they
want.
So
what
are
we
telling
the
residents
of
kensington
that
they're
going
to
see,
see
and
feel
differently
this
summer?
If
we've
not
really
changed
policy
because
we're
allowing
folks
to
be
in
the
street,
you
know
so
people
are
not
coming
in.
I
mean
that's
the
reality.
People
are
not
coming
in
so
in
the
parkway
people
were
removed,
they
you
know
in
the
airport,
they
were
removed
and
cause
intended
to
year.
Four.
J
Well,
I
can
so
one
thing
that
is
different
this
year
and
I
I
think
it's
a
really
good
question
and
I
I
certainly
hear
and
appreciate
your
frustration.
We
feel
it
too.
The
move
of
prevention
point
up
onto
the
temple
episcopal
campus,
I
think,
is
big.
I
think
that's
something
that
you
have
been
working
for
for
what
I
think
it's
been
three
years
now
that
it's
taken
to
get
up
there.
J
So
that's
going
to
free
up
that
thrift
store
space
and
the
other
space
for
some
kind
of
commercial
development,
and
we
will
maintain
the
security
on
kensington
avenue
that
there
is
there
currently
and
we
have
added
security
up
around
the
fenced
area
where
the
entrance
to
beacon
will
be-
and
that's
a
very
there's,
a
very
spacious
facility,
as
you
saw
so
right
now,
with
covid
we're
anticipating
60
people,
you
know
maybe
we'll
get
a
little
bit
higher,
so
the
services
will
still
exist
at
the
church,
but
I
think
that's
one
big
difference
that
were
that
we're
going
to
see
that
you
know
is
going
to
have
an
impact.
J
Another
is
what
noel
talked
about:
the
collaboration
with
septa
and
community
engagement
to
really
call
create
a
for
lack
of
a
better
word.
J
What
I
would
call
safe
zones
around
the
entrance
to
the
the
l
at
really
with
k
a
down
to
the
lamb
building,
the
reopening
of
walgreens
and
getting
them
to
enforce,
not
having
people
hang
out
there,
which
has
really
been
a
terrible
hot
spot
and
to
try
and
get
people
off
the
the
ramp
at
esperanza
and
then
activating
mcpherson
and
really
having
that
be
a
zone
where
there's
not
only
no
camping
there.
Really.
J
We
don't
have
an
encampment
there,
but
it
is
a
place
where
people
hang
out
and
really
trying
to
activate
that
zone
so
that
what
we,
what
our
our
plan
is,
is
to
align
all
of
those
resources
so
that
when
you
can
see
greater
impact
and
that
there's
easier
access
to
the
subways.
J
So
I
think
that's
another
thing
that
we'll
see
a
difference.
The
police
are,
as
eva
said,
the
police
are
removing
tents
when
they
see
them
go
up.
If
it's
within
that
72-hour
window,
which
is
what
we've
been
advised,
is
acceptable
standard
within
constitutional
parameters,
and
so
I
I
I
gotta,
I've
gotta
give
a
shout
out
to
sergeant
casau
and
her
service
detail.
J
They
have
been
very,
very
aggressive,
and
I
think
also
fair
in
addressing
any
kinds
of
tensor
structures
when
they
are
popping
up
and
trying
to
get
those
down
right
away,
we're
doing
our
best
to
keep
beds
available,
as
we
know,
there's
a
gap
in
the
federal
money.
We
had
the
esg
last
year,
which
we
put
on
the
street
and
we've
done
an
amazing
job
of
getting
people
in.
J
Unfortunately,
that
money
is
not
going
to
be
renewed
and
the
new
money
from
the
american
rescue
plan,
the
42
million
dollars
we
hud
is
telling
us
now
it'll
be
fall
before
we
get
it
and
we
don't
know
what
exactly
it's
gonna
do
so
we're
looking
at.
How
do
we
piece
things
together
and,
as
you
know,
one
of
the
I
mean
that
one
of
the
issues
is
having
services
where
people
will
go
to
them.
That's
one
of
our
challenges,
but
we
are
really
excited
to
have
odette
starting
and
have
that
encampment
team.
J
We
know
that
odat
has
been
very,
very
effective
in
meeting
the
needs
of
people
and
engaging
them
and
getting
them
into
services.
So
those
are
the
things
that
we've
identified
that
are
different
this
year
on
on
our
side
of
on
our
side
of
things.
If
you
will
that
we
can
identify,
and
if
there's
other
things
that
you
think
that
we
could
do
that,
I
haven't
mentioned,
you
know
we
we
would.
J
We
would
love
to
hear
it
and
you
know
and
and
be
able
to
adjust
as
best
we
can
and
and
and
really
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
everybody.
So.
E
In
the
encampment
strategy
around
the
10
stuff,
I
get
that
so
my
my
challenge
is:
why
are
we
letting
people
20
30
people,
you
know,
congregate
in
a
location
and
not
move
them
and
openly
do
drugs?
So
let's
get
to
that
right
because
one
is
encampment
intent
and
one
is,
you
know
this-
these
groups,
what
is
going
to
be
different
this
year
about
how
we
handle
that.
H
H
A
lot
of
what
happens
is
the
people
may
move
but
they're
congregated,
and
they
don't
necessarily
have
tents
and
structures,
and
so
it
it
requires
a
different
level
of
organization
on
our
part,
and
so
that's
the
targeted
enforcement
that
we
talked
about
for
the
k,
a
area
and
for
mcpherson
we're
working
together
with
our
partners,
so
both
both
on
the
enforcement
side,
please,
but
then
on
the
activation
side
and
having
the
treatment
providers
all
there,
where
we
can
physically
be
there
to
kind
of
create
those
spaces
so
that
the
other
activity.
H
You
know
the
congregation
there
on
the
steps
of
3160
kensington
avenue.
A
lot
of
people
are
congregating
all
the
time
where
we
could
actually
try
to
have
our
troops
there
on
a
regular
basis,
doing
the
enforcement
offering
the
services,
but
also
trying
to
have
some
positive
activities
where
we
can
so
that
that
other
negative
activity
can
occur.
There.
E
E
H
I
think
I'd
ask
one
of
my
other
partners
on
the
call
to
speak
about
that,
because
we
have
much
more
obviously,
police
department
with
the
new
division
and
district.
Sorry
and
narcotics
have
been
cooperating
much
more,
and
I
know
it
was
in
tomorrow's
testimony
in
terms
of
the
new
types
of
activity
in
the
kensington
area.
With
regard
to
that.
E
A
E
To
sit
on
logan
square
and
shoot
up
or
shoot
someone
up,
you
know
so
you
again
for
residents
of
kensington,
it's
sort
of
like
you
know
what
is
going
to
be
different
this
summer
than
me,
walking
through
10
people
or
someone
who
puts
up
a
chair
or
a
sofa
or
a
mattress.
That
we've
seen
before,
tell
me
how
this
is
going
to
feel
differently.
D
I
think
you
heard
eva
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
coordination
with
ppd.
Certainly
a
part
of
this
is
the
police
assistant,
diversion
program
in
them
and
expansion
of
that
program
and
having
more
of
those
folks
out
there
trying
to
get
some
of
these
folks
in
offered
to
services.
D
Certainly
you
know
I
get
the
frustration
and
I'm
I
get.
I
get
the
frustration
right.
You
know.
Certainly,
police
are
doing
their
their
increased
dave
activities,
they're
coordinated
in
a
different
way
down
there.
I
think
that
new
narc,
the
new
leadership
in
the
narcotics
unit,
have
sort
of
done
sort
of
you
see
that
change
down
there
and
how
we're
disrupting
some
of
that
activity
we
could.
If
you
know
we
could
we
could,
we
could
arrest
right.
D
D
We
interrupt
that
where
we
can
right,
we
have
those
pad
officers
and
the
correspondent
models
and
those
folks
go
out
there
and
they
they
work.
They
work
very
hard
trying
to
get
those
folks
into
some
access
to
services,
and
I
do
understand
it's
a
little
bit
about
us.
You
know
the
dog
chasing
the
tail
right
because
you're
offering
you
know
they
they
go
out
there
and
they
can
tell
you
some
of
these
folks
names.
D
You
know,
but
they
could
tell
you
their
names
by
sight
and
how
many
times
they
were
trying
to
get
them
and
offer
them
to
services
where
we're
continuing
to
try
to
do
that
right.
The
only
the
only
other
thing
I
guess
you
can
do
councilwoman
is
you
know,
is
it?
Is
it
an
arrest
of
those
folks
for
those
type
of
activities
to
where
you
know,
or
you
know,
try
to
restart
a
drug
court
to
have
them?
You
know
to
interrupt
that
service
and
have
these
folks
get
to
some
sort
of?
D
How
do
you
get
them
quicker
to
treatment?
How
do
you
entice
them
more
to
treatment,
but
it's
right
now.
It's
the
disruption
strategy
and-
and
I
understand
it's
not
enough-
and
I
understand
it's
out
there,
but
it's
you
know
it's
that
model
of
you
know
less
off
service
service
service
service
right
and
let's,
let's
get
them
into
that,
get
them
into
that
treatment.
D
But
they
get
rea
at
times
they
get
removed.
They
get
taken
to
a
pad
office
that
I
understand
it's
close
in
that
proximity.
So
it's
not.
You
know
taken
somewhere
across
the
other
part
of
the
city,
so
you
don't
see
that
disruption
for
a
long
period
of
time,
but
they're
taken
to
that
office.
We
can't
hold
them
there,
we
get
them
in
there.
We
get
the
information
we
try
to
offer
them
those
services
right
on
the
spot.
At
times
they
leave
and
go
back
and
do
the
activity.
Maybe
it's
at
the
same
place.
D
They've
done
it
at
before,
or
maybe
it's
at
a
different
place.
We
go
back
out.
We
get
those
persons
again
and
we
tried
that
piece.
I
and
I
you
know
I
understand
because
of
the
proximity
of
where
the
services
are
and
relative
to
how
close
it
is
to
that
hot
spot.
You
don't
feel
that
disruption
because
of
the
proximity,
but
that's
certainly
that
disruption
in
trying
to
force
feed
not
really
for
street
trying
to
get
them
as
easy
access
to
those
services
as
possible
and.
D
G
E
D
D
B
So
match
director
alexander,
I
just
had
a
question
and
you
just
kind
of
hit
on
that.
Has
there
been
a
situation
where
that
relocation
to
a
different
location,
that
pad
site
has
been
a
much
further
distance?
That
causes
much
more
of
a
disruption
because
to
me,
if
you
move
someone
to
another
part
of
the
city
or
other
parts
of
the
city,
that
will
cause
even
more
disruption.
D
Yeah
that
has
that
council
member
that
has
not
occurred
yet
that
has
not
occurred
yet,
but
yeah.
That's,
but
that's
that's
a
part
of
this
conversation,
but
that
has
not
occurred
yet
pad
office
is
relatively
close
in
that
community
yeah.
It's
relatively
close
in
that
community,
literally
within
probably
you
know,
within
a
couple
block
radius
of
of
where
the
hot
spots
are.
I
Go
away
joe,
you
want
to
jump
in.
I
was
just
going
to
say
if
I
can
just
add
to
this
conversation.
I
know
this
isn't
exactly
us
answering
your
question,
but
it
does
bring
up
what
is
actually
happening
and
whether
there's
some
effectiveness
to
some
of
what
is
already
happening
on
the
ground.
I
You
mentioned
at
the
opening
of
the
hearing
council
member
that
if
it's
not
measured,
it's
not
happening,
and
I
think
that
that's
a
a
really
important
statement,
and
I
think
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
folks
know
that
what
outreach
is
doing
and
what
the
kensington
coordination
strategy,
which
you
know
is,
is
effective
in
that
it
brings
hundreds
of
people
in
to
to
treatment,
services,
housing.
I
The
kensington
coordination
strategy
alone
brought
in
444,
connected
4,
400,
144
44
people
to
some
form
of
service
or
assistance
in
the
latter
part
of
calendar
year
2020.
When
we
extended
it
because
it
was
effective
because
it
worked
over
the
summer
and
we
kept
it
going
and
then
just
this
first
quarter,
there
were
141
people
just
through
the
kensington
coordination
strategy
that
got
connected
to
housing
and
services,
and
there
is
also
data
that
shows
sustainment
when
somebody
gets
into
housing.
I
We
know
that
89
of
individuals
who
are
housed
in
permanent
supportive
housing
remain
in
housing
that
it's
it's
stable.
We
know
that
28
of
the
people
that
were
housed
back
during
the
kensington
area,
encampment
resolutions
are
still
housed
and
30
percent
are
still
engaged
in
active
case
management.
I
So
I
think
without
some
of
these
strategies
it's
hard
to
imagine,
but
it
could
actually
be
more
people
on
the
street,
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
and
then,
in
addition
to
that,
I
don't
want
to
not
get
a
chance
to
say
in
response
to
your
very
important
question
about
trauma
in
the
community.
I
Is
that
there's
a
lot
of
providers
in
the
area
really
good
providers
for
for
folks
to
connect
up
with
and
the
easiest
way
to
just
make?
That
connection
is
to
call
888
545
2600,
and
I
hope
that
people
listening
will
will
do
that
to
connect
up,
because
the
trauma
is
is
real.
I
It's
palpable
and
folks
need
some
some
supports,
and
then,
if
we
get
a
chance,
I
can
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
more
about
some
of
the
ongoing
innovative
programs,
some
of
which
we've
talked
about
before
that
may
be
helpful
to
the
community
in
terms
of
their
wellness.
B
E
Councilman,
just
you
know-
and
this
is
tomorrow-
this
is
where
I'm
trying
to
get
to
you
know.
I
know
that
some
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
is
incredibly
effective
for
the
people
in
treatment,
but
at
the
expense
of
the
community,
and
this
is
a
containment
strategy
that
you
know,
we've
been
talking
about
for
this
entire
year.
This
year
had
to
be
different,
and
so,
if,
if
you
you
know
essentially
what
you
well
we're
saying
today
is
what
we're
doing
is
working
clearly.
E
The
pictures
I
highlighted
at
the
beginning
of
this
hearing
show
that
it's
not
dr,
the
residents
of
president.
Everybody
in
president,
wants
to
see
people
get
treatment
and
get
help,
but
not
at
the
expense
of
their
own
quality
of
life.
And
that's
what
I'm
waiting
to
hear.
I
know
chief
inspector
now
mccarrick.
I
know
you,
you
raised
your
hand,
so
let
me
give
you
a
minute.
I
I
don't
want
this
to
be
a
police
response
to
all
of
this.
K
I
appreciate
that
and
I'll
try
to
keep
it
to
that
minute.
Re
real,
quick
councilwoman,
so
the
rules
of
engagement
have
significantly
changed
from
my
last
in
here
to
now.
Obviously,
the
challenges
we
faced
back
then
look
very
differently
than
today.
I
will
say
to
you
that,
along
the
avenue
with
the
kensington
police
district,
our
focus
is
going
to
continue
to
be
trying
to
clean
up
that
avenue
and
move
those
groups.
K
Unfortunately,
you
know
you
indicated
earlier
it's
what
tools
that
we
have
available
to
us,
that
we
can
utilize
and
the
impact
those
tools
have
in
some
cases
we
are
like
a
toothless
shark.
You
know
we
we're
scary
when
you
look
at
us,
but
once
they
realize
that
you
don't
have
that
bite
that
you
need,
then
they
begin
to
challenge
you.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
look
at
is
our
one
of
our
primary
tools.
Are
that
cvn,
unfortunately,
that's
an
administrative
fine?
K
It
limits
our
ability
to
really
make
an
impact
if
they
don't
want
to
move
without
the
fear
of
being
arrested
in
certain
cases,
so,
but
the
primary
focus
and
strategy,
that's
developed
by
myself
and
inspector
layton
and
pete
rosario,
is
centered
specifically
around
our
two
main
hubs.
We
have
we've
met
with
ava
and
and
legal
counsel
to
look
at
these
new
developing
locations
and
to
kind
of
prevent
them
from
once.
We
remove
the
structures
from
there
putting
a
presence
there
to
prevent
them
from
coming
back.
K
I
think
one
of
the
challenges
that
we're
faced
with
is,
as
yourself
and
councilman
squilla
pointed
out
as
we
expand
to
other
areas,
and
you
see
that
the
the
the
the
significant
encampments
take
forever
when
we
go
to
to
remove
them
like
we
had
on
the
parkway.
It
really
does
present
that
unique
challenge
that
I
think
we're
getting
more
people
in
to
councilman
greene.
One
of
the
challenges
when
we
do
do
the
diversion
where
we've
seen
significant
uptick
is
removing
them
from
the
area.
K
That's
the
unfortunate
reality
for
us,
so
we're
a
bit
on
on
a
merry-go-round,
but
our
strategy
is
heavily
focused
on
reducing
that
I
it's
disheartening
to
myself
and
the
command
staff
that
you
know.
These
are
the
challenges
that
we're
faced
with
and
we're
looking
at
it.
It's
an
uphill
battle,
but
one
thing-
and
I
just
want
to
say
quickly.
I
appreciate
you
have
consistently
advocated
in
my
entire
tenure
for
the
community
and
for
police
what
we
had
in
the
past
when
we
were
battling.
This
was
strictly
a
law
enforcement
perspective.
K
We
didn't
have
these
resources,
so
the
fact
that
we're
sitting
on
this
on
this
call
in
this
collaboration
and
all
the
resources
are
at
the
table.
I
think
we
both
agree.
This
has
been
generational
problems
that
that
have
gone
on
and
it
it
increased
with
external
components
coming
in.
K
We
just
need
to,
as
it
took
time
to
develop,
it's
just
going
to
take
us
about
a
a
significant
amount
of
time
to
get
back
and
and
between
sonia
and
and
and
shannon
farrell,
and
you
know,
listen
speaking
to
them
every
day
and
seeing
what
they
they
live
in.
I
can
tell
you
it
hits
home
every
day
with
with
the
command
staff
and
the
officers
down
there,
so
I,
hopefully
that
was
a
minute.
E
D
Yeah
now
you
know
I
I
would
just
say:
I'm
not,
and
you
made
a
comment
about.
We
must
think
everything
we're
doing
is
right
or
is
working,
and
I
don't
think
that's
ever
been
a
case
we've.
We
we're
trying
to
do
as
much
as
we
can
down
here
and
we're
trying
to
learn
lessons
quickly
so
where
we
see
something
that
may
not
work
we're
trying
to
adjust
it
and
make
it
work.
You
know
we're
we're.
That's
that's
always
been
the
case
with
this
work,
since
we
sort
of
stood
up
the
resilience
program.
D
I
like
to
thank
the
chief
inspector
for
adding
in
his
pieces
around
this.
I
mean
one
of
the
things
that's
different
or
new
in
your
in
your
vocabulary.
Is
you
know
this?
What
we're
looking
at
with
trying
to
put
up
a
coordinated
diversion
program?
That's
just
not
we're!
You
know
we're
still
in
the
process
of
trying
to
define
that
trying
to
work
on
that.
We've
been
working
on
that
with
a
bunch
of
different
partners,
hit
a
few
robots
with
that
that
we're
trying
to
that
we're
trying
to
get
over.
D
I
think
that
piece
of
it
is
something.
That's
different
than
what
we're
doing
right
now
on
the
police,
assisted
diversion.
That
concept
is
what
councilmember,
green
and
youth
councilwoman
sanchez
were
talking
about
as
it
relates
to.
If
you
put
you
know,
if
you
put
a
facility
somewhere
else
where
you're
trying
to
transport
folks
and
have
them,
you
know
issuing
a
cvn
and
trying
to
have
them
get
access
to
services
or
enticing
them
to
access
the
services.
Some,
you
know,
that's
what
chief
inspector
said.
You
know
you,
you
can
put
that
somewhere
different.
D
Those
folks
may
still
figure
out
a
way
to
gravitate
down
those
folks
who
don't
want
to
avail
themselves
of
treatment,
may
figure
out
a
way
to
gravitate
back
down
towards
that
that
area.
But
that's
that's
one
new
piece
that
we're
trying
to
put
together.
That's
not
ready,
yet
that's
not
ready
to
get
unveiled
we're
working
internally
through
some,
like,
I
said
some
roadblocks
or
some
issues
that
has
arisen
with
that.
Once
we
get
that
once
we
get
those
solve
and
we're
ready
to
launch
that
announce
that
that
that
will
feel
like
something
different.
D
That
is
something
different.
I
can't
put
a
timetable
on
that,
but
I'm
really
frustrated
by
the
amount
of
time
we've
been
spending
on
those
conversations
at
least
one
or
two
you
were
part
of
in
the
beginning
and
but
that
that
is
something
at
least
on
this
particular
issue,
which
will
which
would
feel-
and
you
know
which
will
feel
different.
But
that's
all
you
know
also
that's
a
collaboration
with
police,
that's
a
collaboration
with
department
of
behavioral
health,
that's
collaboration
with
the
office
of
homeless
services
and
with
providers
right.
So
it's
not.
D
E
E
But
it's
really
hard
for
me
to
go,
and
I
know
for
council
member
schoola
to
go
to
the
community
and
say
we're
gonna
set
up
a
day
day
drop
in
center,
when
we
can't
even
tell
them
that
we're
willing
to
move
people
and
disrupt
behavior
right,
because
it's
sort
of
like
okay.
So
now
you
set
up
another
center.
You
know
folks
already
understand
that
the
feeding
set
you
know
we
have
made
it
very,
very
convenient
for
people
to
stay
in
kessington
through
their
mental
disease
and
addiction,
because
we
feed
them.
E
We
let
them
set
up
ten
structures.
You
know
we
let
them
do
all
of
these
things
and
then
there's
there's
no
accountability
for
how
what
the,
how
that
impacts
residents
and
that's
what
I'm
trying
to
go
to
that.
It
can't
be
those
two
things
that
we're
meeting
people
where
they
are
we're
doing
harm
reduction,
and
then
we
sacrifice
cousins
in
we.
E
This
is
what's
different
right,
you
know
we
talk
about
cleaning,
that's
because
we've
made
a
decision
to
let
400
people
live
there.
We
talk
about
coordinating
food
services
is
because
we're
letting
400
people
live
there
and
then
now
we
want
to
feed
them.
We're
talking
about
sector
public
safety
sector
has
to
do
a
whole
plan,
because
they're
they're
a
transportation
mechanism
right.
They
have
to
provide
clean
public
safety
for
their
customers,
hopefully
returning
paying
customers
right.
E
So
you
know
again
that
that
becomes
an
issue
of
we're
accommodating
everything
we're
doing
everything's
still
in
this
presentation.
Everything's
still
in
that
opioid
action
plan
focuses
on
managing
a
decision
that
we're
not
moving
people
no
problematic
and
should
be
unacceptable
to
all
of
us
who
all
of
us
around
that
and
that's
where
I'm
trying
to
get
to
going
doing
more
of
that
is
not
going
to
restore
the
kessington
quality
of
life
for
folks.
F
All
right
before
jill,
I
know
you
wanted
to
speak
and
then
why
I
just
want
to
add
one
thing
too,
as
councilmember
sanchez
said,
and
we
do
support
the
diversion
programs,
we
think
they're
great,
they
just
haven't
come
to
fruition.
Yet
so
we
see
a
positive
we've
been
talking
about
it
for
a
while.
Just
we
just
haven't
been
able
to
see
it,
but
also
what
we
need
to
do
and
we
need
to
be
able
to
measure
our
successes,
we're
not
being
able
to
measure
our
successes.
F
I
know
we
talk
about
bringing
421
people
in
or
426
people
in,
but
where
are
they
now
like?
Did
they
go
back
out
or
they
back
out
into
the
same
system?
Did
they
go
into
short-term
housing?
Are
they
still
in
the
shelter
and
we
need
to
do
better
in
our
continuum
of
care
and
that's
where
we're
losing
some
folks
too?
F
So
if
we're
bringing
426
people
in
and
and
then
they
end
up
back
into
the
streets
again
and
then
we're
bringing
them
back
in
again,
this
merry-go-round
that
we're
doing
is
not
helping
them,
helping
the
people
who
live
on
the
street,
and
so
we
need
to.
We
need
to
look
at
other
aspects
of
it
and
we
need
to
have
temporary
as
temporary
if
it
is
a
temporary
shelter
and
a
moving
place.
F
And
then
you
know
six
months
to
a
year
from
now
boom
they
move
into
more
permanent
housing
or
more
sustainable
housing
and
job
creation,
and
things
like
that,
we
need
to
be
able
to
do
that
right
now,
there's
measurements
we
don't
see
and
and
that's
what
we
really
need
to
look
at,
because
that's
where
really.
We
could
measure
our
successes
and
you
know
we
would
like
to
work
on
that
with
you.
F
I
I
just
wanted
to
respond
to
your
because
you've
raised
it
before
and
I
think
it's
a
it's
a
really
good
point
in
terms
of
what
is
where
are
people
now
what's
effective?
Are
they
able
to
stay
in
treatment,
which
is
why
I
reported
some
of
the
data
a
little
earlier
today,
because
I
you
know,
we
looked
at
that
in
part
because
you
you've
raised
it
a
few
times,
and
so
we
do
have
some
data
about
and-
and
we
are
pretty
effective
compared
to
some
other
cities,
even
our
journey
of
hope
program.
I
We
know
if
they
are
able
to
stay
six
months,
then
the
87
of
them
go
into
stable
housing.
So
we
do
know
that
there's
long-term
positivity
that
we
can
we
can
speak
to,
and
I
think
it's
really
important
to
raise
that
which
doesn't
obviate
the
the
issues
that
you're
raising
today.
I
But
I
also
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
folks
knew
about
some
new
community-focused
efforts,
and
I
think
that
when
council
member
sanchez
raises
this,
it's
so
important
to
have
both
these
community-focused
efforts
at
the
same
time
that
there's
these
individual
efforts
for
the
folks
struggling
with
opioid
disorder
and
and
housing
and
security,
and
some
of
these
were
suggestions
that
came
up
in
some
of
these
hearings
and
on
council
member
sanchez.
I
You
you
had
suggested
them
and
one
is
now
off
the
ground,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
community
knows
about
it,
but
there's
a
it's
called
the
ctt
or
the
community
treatment
team.
It's
substance
use
family
rehousing
and
it's
a
pilot
for
for
folks
who
can
get
re
reunited
with
their
families
in
and
be
able
to
get
family
and
and
individuals
wrap
around
services,
employment,
educational
opportunities,
treatments
all
with
the
purpose
of
having
folks
be
able
to
go
back
home
basically,
and
we're
very
excited
about
that.
I
We're
piloting
it.
Ultimately,
it
could
be
available
service
and
can
be
expanded,
but
it
is
new
and
it's
out
there
on
the
horizon,
as
are
the
recovery
house
transformation
grants
which
are
many
grants
to
improve
the
quality
of
the
recovery
houses,
which
could
also
help
folks
stay
in
them
and
not
go
back
out
on
the
street.
I
So
there's
there's
many
other
community
engagement
activities
from
mural
arts
to
faith
and
spiritual
affairs
and
employment
opportunities
and
engaging
males
of
color
focus
on
the
support
of
the
community,
and
I
think
we
do
need
to
keep
elevating
that,
because
this
is
a
community
that
absolutely
is
in
distress,
and
I
think
you've
made
that
clear
and
I
think
that
we
we're
aware
of
that
as
well.
E
I
E
All
of
those
programs
are
hugely
important
and
I
think
you
know-
and
I've
said
this
often
if
we
have
a
couple
thousand
recovery
house
beds,
figuring
out
how
to
maximize
them,
because
we
can't
again,
we
cannot
assume
that
you
know
and
liz
talks
about
this
often
around
how
much
money
we
have
you
know
how
do
we
move
around
move
away
from
congregate
care
to
more
permanent
housing?
I
think
recovery
houses
housing
plays
an
important
role
to
get
to
that
family
reunification.
E
So
I
want
to
thank
you
and,
as
I
said
to
you
the
other
day,
it
only
took
me
three
years
of
advocating
to
get
those
started.
Kessington
is
again
year.
Four,
I'm
really
just
trying
to
get
to
the
nelson
vault
of
what
should
residents
expect
this
summer?
What
we
can
do-
and
I
do
think
again-
I
you
know
look-
I
know
everybody's
working
hard.
I
know
people
care
about
it,
but
guess
what
you
guys
go
home
somewhere
else
right.
E
I
come
home
from
a
meeting
and
I
deliberately
drive
down
keslington
avenue
because
I
don't
want
any
of
my
residents
to
think
that
I
don't
see
it
and
feel
it
like.
I
do.
I
live
off
of
one
of
the
stops,
so
this
is
like
you
know.
This
is
real
to
all
of
us
and
I
just
think
that
you
know
we
have
to
be
extremely
mindful.
I'm
gonna
let
chief
inspector
mccarrick
speak
again
and
I
don't
know
if
any
of
my
colleagues
have
any
questions.
E
We're
gonna
have
to
come
back,
because
I
didn't
get
my
answer
to
how's
the
summer
going
to
feel
different
and
hopefully
by
then
you
know
we
could
really
speak
to
what
is
the
summer
programming
gonna
look
like
what
are
safe
streets.
Gonna!
Look
like
for
people.
You
know
I've
said
on
the
record
that
activating
mcpherson
without
reclaiming
it
is
not
something
I
want
to
entertain,
I'm
not
sending
in
the
kids
to
make
mcpherson
safe
so
that
all
of
us
can
say:
we've
accomplished
it.
So
you
know
I've
been
really
clear
about.
E
We
have
to
disrupt
the
behavior
of
mcpherson,
I
don't
think
activating
it
with
children.
Programming
is
the
way
to
go
right
now,
but
I
just
you
know
I
want
to.
I
want
to
get
to
a
place
where
folks
in
kensington
are
saying:
okay,
physically,
you
know
we're
gonna.
This
is
what
we
should
be
seeing
as
it
relates
to
the
restoration
of
our
quality
of
life,
our
ability
to
sit
on
our
steps,
our
ability
to
access
our
commercial
card
and
we're
still
not
there.
Chief
inspector
mccarrick.
K
Yeah,
just
just
real
quick,
the
councilman
squill
is
a
question
regarding
you
know:
where
are
they
now?
What
we
do
track
with
part
of
our
pad?
K
Is
we've
made
494
contacts
so
far
this
year
and
of
those
contacts
there
have
been
no
re-contacts
offenders
or
where,
where
they
have
engage
encountered,
that
individual,
who
had
was
diverted
once
again
in
the
neighborhood
now
does
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
they
they
just
back
in
the
neighborhood
and
we
didn't
get
them,
but
it
is
a
positive
trend
that
we're
not
seeing
the
same
individuals
over
and
over
again
who
are
trying
to
exploit
the
system
to
avoid
arrest
type
thing
so,
but
as
we
expand,
we
would
expect
those
numbers
to
go
up.
K
A
Thank
you.
I
do
have
a
question,
whoever
is
cheering
yeah.
Thank
you
so
so
to
the
chief
inspector.
I
I've
spoken
with
police
officers
and
high
police
officers
in
that
area,
and
they
tell
me
that
they
are
now
not
allowed
to
not
permitted
to
arrest
drug
dealers.
K
Inaccurate
and
and
anybody
who
would
say
that
there
was
there
was
a
at
least
a
misconception
at
one
point:
when
kovid
had
had
impacted,
we
have
always
arrested
drug
dealers,
the
possession,
what
is
what
was
prosecuted
with
with
certain
types
of
possession?
That
was
still
an
arrest
that
ultimately
the
charges
were
subsequently
declined.
K
So
anybody
and-
and
I
will
clarify
that
with
anybody-
and
we
can
talk
offline
if
you
like
it-
and
I
so
I
can
focus
that
conversation
or
I'll
have
that
broader
conversation,
but
the
only
there
was
confusion
about
marijuana,
marijuana
arrest
and
but
the
distribution
of
marijuana,
the
sale
of
marijuana
is
still
enforced
still
prosecuted.
K
The
possession
part
of
it
has
has
not
been
has
not
been
prosecuted,
so
sometimes
people
get
a
little
confused
by
what's
going
on,
but
the
sale
of
any
narcotic
is
enforced
and
the
collaboration
that
tumor
had
had
referenced.
I
mean
I
do
have
a
a
chief
from
narcotics
who's
leading
the
strategy
for
us
there.
The
collaboration
between
our
narcotics
bureau,
the
partnerships
with
the
attorney
general's
office,
the
fbi,
the
dea,
all,
are
focused
in
this
immediate
area,
and
I
can
assure
you
anybody
selling
narcotics
in
that
area
can
be
arrested.
K
A
That
that's
good
news.
Thank
you
very
much,
chief
inspector,
so
you
know
I
I
have
been
on
the
call
I
have
been
listening.
I
I
understand
this
is
a
policy
decision.
It
is
a
policy
decision
of
this
administration
of
this
mayor
of
of
of
this
administration
to
basically
not
enforce
the
law,
to
allow
tents,
to
go
up
to
allow
prostitution
to
allow
drug
addiction
to
allow
people
to
try
to
address
the
needs
that
they
have
and
they
have
needs.
A
In
a
way
that
is
extremely
difficult
to
to
address,
and
while
I
understand
that
it's.
A
Prostitution,
juvenile
prostitution,
all
kinds
of
things,
the
ever
increasing
number
of
addicted
person
coming
in
from
outside
of
philadelphia
in
camp
throughout
that
area.
Why
can
residents
not
find
that
this
administration
is
enforcing
all
the
laws
that
prevent
their
neighborhoods
from
being
cesspools.
D
Councilman,
I
want
to
first
say,
with
all
due
respect,
I
think,
you're
wrong.
I
don't
think
this
is
a
politics.
The
policy
decision
that
this
administration
has
made
to
look
at
a
blind
eye
on
these
activities.
We
are
doing
enforcement
police
will
tell
you
they
are
making
arrests
out
there
for
all
of
the
crimes
that
you've
mentioned.
I
don't
think
this
is
a
problem
we
could
arrest
our
way
out
of,
I
think
we
saw.
We
saw
those
fail
strategies
happen
in
the
80s,
where
it
just
didn't
work
with
the
crack
epidemic.
D
It
didn't
work
with
this.
This
isn't
certainly
an
epidemic
that
happened
overnight.
I
think
you
heard
folks
talk
about
how
this
is
generational.
We're
out
there
we
didn't
put
a
new
police
district
out
there,
or
48
beat
officers
specifically
to
that
commercial
corridor
to
sit
there
and
just
twiddle
their
thumbs.
We
put
them
out
there
to
make
arrests.
We
put
them
out
there
to
interact
with
these
folks.
We
put
them
out
there
to
disrupt
this
activity.
D
If
you
think
that
by
some
reason
over
magic
wand,
we
could
somehow
arrest
all
of
these
folks
hey
tell
me
where
we're
going
to
put
them
at
and
then
tell
me
where
to
tell
me
that
they
are
all
going
to
be
charged
and
folks
will
actually
prosecute
those
cases.
I
think
we're
all.
I
think,
we're
all
under
the
reality
of
the
situation
we're
in
today
right
and
we're.
What
we're
saying
is
we're
adding
legal
enforcement
matters.
We
are
doing
that
and
we're
also
trying
to
add
the
services
piece
too.
D
So
you
look
at
a
new
day
program
that
we've
been
funding
for
a
few
years
that
try
to
get
those
services
and
access
to
those
folks
who
are
in
that
sex
work
life
right.
So
it's
not
just
it's
it's.
I
just
really
agree
disagree
with
the
fact
that
we
we
somehow
could
arrest
our
way
out
of
the
situation.
If
it
was
that
easy,
I'm
sure
others
before
me
would
have
done
it
already
and
tried
it.
D
I've
studied
the
80s
and
what
happened
there
and
it
didn't
work
there
and
I
don't
think
it'll
work
here,
so
we're
going
to
try
to
continue
right
as
a
as
a
group
and
not
just
law
enforcement,
not
just
prosecution,
but
also
social
services,
councilman's
100
right.
We
have
to
be
more
balanced
about
what
we're
doing
in
these
neighborhoods
as
it
relates
for
not
only
the
folks,
that's
facing
the
additions,
but
the
residents
of
that
right.
So
when
you,
you
know,
we
and
they've
been
telling
us
that
for
a
while.
D
So
when
you
see
programs
like
the
food
service,
the
food
programs
that
folks
talk
about
about
food
distribution-
that's
for
neighbors-
and
you
know
that's
not
just
for
those
folks-
that's
out
there
homeless,
that's
for
neighbors
as
well,
when
you
look
at
a
same
day
program
that
we
stood
up
with
some
of
the
partners
on
this
phone
yeah.
It's
for
some
of
the
folks
who
are
facing
addition,
work,
addiction
and
they're
working,
but
it's
also
for
residents
who
are
underemployed
down
there
right
and
that's
how
we're
looking
at
this?
How
do
you
bring
that
balance?
D
I
can't
tell
you
today
at
this
very
moment
that
that
balance
is
50
50..
I
can
tell
you
we're
working
towards
that,
but
we,
I
absolutely
understand
the
pain
these
folks
feel
living
in
this
community
being
under
siege
by
this
community
right
being
under
siege
about
everything
that
they
have
going
on.
I
hear
the
frustration
when
sonya
talks.
I
hear
the
frustration
when
shayna
talks.
I
hear
the
frustration
when
marnie
and
others
talk
and
tell
us
about
the
situations
that
they're
seeing
every
day
when
we're
in
meetings.
D
All
of
these
folks
on
a
call
who's
have
who
meet
with
me.
They'll
tell
you
I
always
say
to
them.
We
got
to
put
ourselves
in
a
place
of
the
folks
who
have
to
live
with
this
24
7,
because
we
don't
right,
we
don't,
but
for
us
for
you
to
say
that
we've
made
a
policy
to
ignore
prostitution
charges.
That's
not
true!
For
you
to
say
we
made
a
policy
to
ignore
drug
dealing.
That's
not
true.
D
What
are
we
doing
when
they
make
those
big
drug
deals?
They
go
not
only
after
the
corner
guys,
but
after
some
of
the
distributors
right?
How
are
we?
How
are
we
coordinating
network?
How
are
we
doing
that?
That's
not
just
a
law
enforcement
question,
that's
what
other
city
services
are
going
to
come
in.
That's
a
question
about
what
dba
services
are
going
to
come
in.
That's
a
holistic
approach
and
that's
what
we're
trying
with
this.
This
isn't
easy
work.
No
one
on
his
call
pretends
this
easy
work.
D
A
That
that's
a
policy
decision,
so
so
you
know
that
that
the
fact
that
you
isolate
certain
corners,
you
make
arrests
and
when
they
come
back,
you
arrest
them
again
and
when
they
come
back,
you
arrest
them
again
and
when
they
come
back
you
rest
them
again
is
a
policy
decision,
and-
and
on
top
of
that
we
have
been
here
before
back
in
the
eighties
as
you've
said,
and
and
no
we're
not
saying
arrest.
Your
way
out
of
the
entire
problem,
but
arresting
is
a
matter
and
it
has
been
done
with
mayor
john
street.
K
A
That's
another
issue
for
this
city
to
deal
with,
but
the
fact
that
so
many
people
from
all
around
our
region
from
camden
new
jersey,
bucks,
county,
montgomery,
chester,
everybody
comes
to
kensington.
That
is
that
has
to
be
addressed
differently,
that
it
has
been
for
all
these
years,
because
it's
a
constant
failure.
The
the
number
of
people
coming
into
the
city
for
this
very
thing
is
enlarged,
it's
worse
than
it's
ever
been,
and
that
is
a
policy
decision.
A
K
I
believe
at
this
point
and
that's
just
that
one
small
component,
so
the
strategy
is
there
but
and
their
strategy
goes
further
than
just
as
I
think
you
had
indicated
in
the
past,
we
were
happy
just
locking
up
the
guy
on
the
corner
right
and
then
somebody
would
backfill
into
there.
Our
strategy
here
is
to
take
out
the
organization
and
that
corner
and
then
to
hold
that
location.
K
So
what
we're
doing
is
we're
going
up
before
we
would
do
maybe
one
or
two
levels
of
a
narcotic
organization
we're
now
trying
to
get
up
to
the
third
fourth
level
and,
as
the
managing
director
pointed
out,
we're
trying
to
disrupt
the
distribution
end
of
it
and
that's
the
partnership
and
collaboration
that
goes
with
with
our
our
the
ag
et
cetera.
Unfortunately,
when
we
go
to
that
strategy,
there
is
a
significant
amount
of
time
and
investment
in
that
investigation
with
our
our
state
and
federal
partners,
and
sometimes
that's
not
the
quick
turnaround.
K
So
you
look
for
that
happy
medium
between
the
instant
gratification
that
that
momentary
relief,
that
the
neighbors
see
when
somebody's
out
there
selling
drugs
and
the
fact
that
how
can
this
happen
every
day
and
so
we'll
go
out
and
lock
up
that
real
low
level
individual
in
hopes
of
moving
up
the
organization.
But
then
there's
that
longer
term
strategy
that
has
been
employed
most
recently
with
narcotics.
K
K
One
of
the
things
that
I
see-
and
I
I
mentioned
the
council
with
the
councilwoman
how
the
the
game
has
changed
slightly
in
the
past,
when
I
I
had
east
division,
the
narcotic
operations
seemed
to
be
further
spread
out.
Okay,
but
it
seems
as
though
now
it's
becoming
more
heavily
concentrated
in
an
area
so
before,
where
that
immediate
visual
impact
was
realized.
K
Where,
as
the
managing
director
said,
we
ran
operations
many
times,
we
would
make
out
80
to
100
arrests
in
a
morning
operation
and
by
11
o'clock
in
the
afternoon
that
corner
was
up
and
running.
You
would
never
know
anything
happened
that
failed
and
and,
as
you
pointed
out
in
the
80s,
that
strategy
failed.
So
I
think
that
we're
on
the
right
path
by
looking
at
the
longer
term.
Unfortunately,
with
that
comes
the
the
weight.
If
you
want
to.
If
you
want
a
good
stew,
you
got
to
let
it
brew
a
little
bit.
K
K
Most
of
what
we
hear
from
the
community
is
the
quality
of
life.
It's
quality
of
life,
issues
that
they
that
they
absolutely
are
just
begging
for
from
the
police
aspect,
and
that's
that
is
everything
that's
been
discussed
on
the
call
and
and
it
it
goes
hand
in
hand
with
the
opioid
addiction
and
the
homelessness,
but
everything
associated
with
it
from
the
trash
from
there.
K
From
what
you
end
up
indicated
prostitution
with
all
those
things
come
into
play,
so
we,
as
the
councilwoman
said,
we're
being
stretched
not
to
just
focus
on
this
the
opioid
end,
but
to
try
to
give
the
community
that
that
at
least
sense
of
relief
I've
I've
worked
with
marnie
for
years,
sonia,
shannon
they're,
very
passionate.
K
I
love
them
for
their
passion
and
if
I
could
get
everybody
to
be
as
passionate
as
them,
we'd
have
a
lot
less
problems
I
think
in
in
the
area,
but
but
it's
it's
not
turning,
like
I
said,
there's
no
blind
eye.
That's
ever
going
to
be
turned,
particularly
under
my
watch
I
can
t.
I
can
tell
you
that
I
constantly
push
my
commanders
to
to
one
address.
When
somebody
calls
9-1-1,
we
got
to
be
there.
K
A
Yeah,
I
do
appreciate
that
chief
inspector,
I'm
I'm
gonna,
make
just
kind
of
one
comment
and
I'll
be
off
for
for
everybody's
sake,
so
so
arresting
our
way
out
of
the
problem
of
addiction.
It
has
not
been
successful,
but
arrests
arresting
our
way
to
better
communities
and
alleviating
the
pressures
and
stresses
of
those
communities
has
been
successful
in
in
in
in
another
sense
like
each
neighborhood
by
neighborhood,
not
not
the
overall
effect
of
of
of
drug
addiction
and
dealing
with
it.
A
So
so
part
of
what
I
think
is
the
problematic
is
kensington
as
a
neighborhood
and
harrogate
are
known
well
beyond
those
communities
as
a
place
for
people,
it's
a
destination
point
and
no
matter
how
much
you
arrest
and
no
matter
how
much
you
try
to
house
and
deal
with.
There
are
more
people
coming
to
that
community.
A
A
You
know
a
a
a
a
ability
to
resolve
that
particular
area
through
better
policing
and
enforcement,
and
and
putting
resources
there
and
giving
the
community
a
sense,
an
ability
to
take
back.
You
know
their
streets
and
communities
I'll
leave
it.
With
that
I
mean
I
will
say
that
I
was
hands
on
in
that
in
85,
86,
87
and
88.
I
I
I
do
understand.
A
E
Thank
you
councilman.
Oh,
let
me
just
you
know,
for
the
record
be
really
really
clear,
because
I
know
that
you
know
the
opiate
response
team
put
out
an
action
plan.
You
know
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
in
with
all
of
the
numbers
that
jill
has
reported.
People
are
not
coming
in.
They
have
access
to
money
and
resources.
E
Our
unwillingness
to
say
that
we're
going
to
not
allow
people
to
loiter
and
live
in
kessington,
as
is
not
allowed
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
has
created
not
only
a
challenge
for
kesslington
but
for
the
city,
because
this
is
going
to
begin
to
spread,
and
so
other
neighborhoods
are
going
to
begin
to
receive
or
see
physically
see
some
of
the
challenges
that
we
see.
E
The
problem
with
the
fact
that
people
have
additional
money
is
that
we
now
those
victims,
people
in
addiction,
people
some
of
the
the
folks
involved
in
prostitution,
are
being
further
exploited
right,
because
now
you
have
a
captured
audience
of
400
people
with
a
little
bit
more
money
than
they
had
before
an
inability
to
control
their
disease
right.
And
then
you
have
the
drug
dealers
who
are
much
much
more
aggressive.
They
come
with
the
gun
and
violence.
E
The
open
air
markets
open
drug
utilizations
in
kezington,
which
there's
always
been
drugs
in
kensington,
has
now
been
allowed
to
be
in
the
free
streets
in
the
mark.
You
know
everywhere
at
a
bus,
stop
at
someone's
steps.
All
of
those
things
and
again
my
plea
is
and
nowhere
else
in
the
city
this
is
permitted.
These
city-wide
rates
are
alarming.
This
is
a
city-wide
problem
that
cannot
be
contained
in
kensington.
The
only
thing
being
contained
in
kensington
right
now
is
the
fact
that
we
let
400
folks
in
camp
we
feed
them.
E
So
we're
going
to
have
to
come
back
to
this
discussion,
because
I
don't
see
how
we're
telling
people
that
this
summer
is
going
to
be
different.
If
we
don't
recognize-
and
we
don't
say
to
councilman
o's
point-
that
kessingen
is
not
going
to
be
a
place
where
you
can
openly
buy
drugs
and
openly
utilize
drugs
and
you
will
not
be
disrupted,
and
so
that
is
the
challenge
ahead
of
us
and
that
is
not
going
to
be
handled
by
one
person
or
one
department.
E
I
will
say,
as
it
relates
to
the
treatment
services
and
jill,
had
this
conversation
with
councilman
schooler,
and
I
as
much
as
you
have
successes
about
people
coming
in
around
those
treatment
services.
Unless
people
stay
and
when
we
have
this
revolving
door
again,
all
people
see
is
what
they
see
when
they
go
on
the
l
when
they
have
to
go
to
their
carter.
E
Dozens
of
people
all
over
and-
and
I
understand
this
is
one
life
at
a
time,
but
half
of
our
treatment
beds
are
going
underutilized
and
we're
still
saying
that
we're
going
to
give
people
choices
either
they
come
in
or
they're
allowed
to
be
in
kensington,
and
that's
not
an
option
for
the
residents
of
of
kessinger.
E
So
again
I
want
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues,
councilwoman
vaz
and
all
of
the
the
committee
members
and
I
want
to
apologize
to
leslie
richards,
because
I
think
one
of
the
things
we
saw
as
a
result
of
this
so
I'm
gonna,
have
her
come
up
and
talk
about
what
the
scepter
experience
has
been
and
and
their
reaction
to
it.
But
you
know
we're.
E
They
evolve
and
if
you
don't
take
care
of
them
from
the
beginning,
then
all
you're
doing
is
playing
catch-up
in
the
case
of
septa.
During
the
covet
situation,
they
were
faced
with
some
really
really
tough
choices
around
how
their
operations
work.
I
just
want
to
be
really
clear
that
septa
is
vital,
vital.
As
I
said
when
I
started,
this
is
a
vital
part
of
the
lifeline
of
the
working
community
in
kensington
as
they
need
it
to
get
to
the
services.
E
Many
who
are
essential
workers
and
did
not
have
the
privilege
of
working
from
home
when
septa
made
its
decisions,
and
leslie
will
speak
to
that.
You
know
I
want
to
thank
the
residents
and
all
the
folks
who
rallied
together
and
really
sent
a
statement
that
kazimson
is
just
tired
and
tired
and
tired
and
tired
and
tired
of
this
stuff,
and
I
want
to
thank
septa
for
listening
and
responding
and
reacting
and
showing
some
really
good,
short-term
successes,
but
a
lot
also
acknowledging
that
they
have
a
a
long
road
ahead.
E
Okay,
if
you-
because
I
think
it's
important
for
the
record
again-
you
know
documenting
what
we
look.
You
know
what
we've
lived,
how
we've
responded
where
we've
seen
our
successes
and
where
we
acknowledge
some
of
our
challenges.
I
think
it's
an
important
part
of
this
public
process.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
patience.
I
wanted
you
to
hear
some
of
that,
because
I
wanted
you
to
understand
that
again.
E
This
is
year
four
for
kessington
of
a
really
concentrated
struggle,
and
you
know
you
were
you
instantly
got
that
feedback
in
that
reaction
when
you
made
one
little
decision,
but
it
wasn't
one
little
decision
because
it
comes
after
dozens
and
dozens
of
decisions
that
have
really
hurt
and
traumatized
the
residents
of
kensington,
so
that
that
is
the
context
by
the
reaction
that
you
got
but
I'll.
Let
you
give
your
testimony
and
then
I'll
open
it
up
for
any
additional
questions
my
colleagues
may
have,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
your
patience.
C
Now
this
has
been
really
eye-opening
and
thank
you
for
inviting
us
here.
We
obviously
we've
enjoyed
working
with
you
along
council
person,
squilo
on
the
specific
issue,
and
and
again
it
was
very
interesting
for
us
to
hear
what
was
going
on
today
and
the
conversations
that
are
taking
place.
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
that,
obviously
I
am
here
and
I
will
be
providing
testimony
as
I
have
shared
with
many
of
you
one-on-one.
C
When
I
came
to
sept,
I
had
a
vision
of
of
our
agency
as
being
much
more
than
a
mobility
provider.
This
challenge
ahead
of
us
has
has
helped
us
prove
that
that
we
are
much
more
than
just
a
mobility
provider
and
we
are
happy
to
play
that
role
and
work
with
others
here.
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
that
I'm
joined
here
today
by
our
chief
of
police
by
our
deputy
general
manager
of
engineering,
construction
and
maintenance
by
our
assistant
general
managers
of
operations
of
public
affairs.
C
Our
chief
engineer
is
here
as
well.
Our
whole
government
relations
and
public
affairs
team
is
here
as
well
and
and
our
individuals
who
are
leading
our
vulnerable
population
action
team,
which
I'm
going
to
elaborate
on
a
bit
with
our
testimony
today
and
as
well
as
we
have
hired
a
consultant
to
work
with
us
who
has
a
background
in
social
services
dealing
with
drug
addiction,
mental
health
issues,
homelessness
as
well
as
transit,
and
so
that's
been
very
helpful.
C
We
are
you
know,
a
transportation
agency
here
and
we
have
learned
a
ton
about
the
challenges
of
the
vulnerable
population
and
the
work
that
we
are
collaborating
on
to
make
improvements
on
this
on
this
very
difficult
societal
issue.
So
I'm
gonna
paraphrase
a
bit
of
of
my
testimony
only
because
I
want
to
be
respectful
of
the
time
here
and
we
were
more
than
willing
to
allow
the
conversation
now
that
needed
to
happen
here
happen
and
so
no
need
to
apologize.
C
We
get
it
and
so
what
I
would
like
to
do
look.
I
was
going
to
talk
about
this
problem,
how
it's
presented
itself
for
us
and
how
we're
moving
toward
a
more
equitable
future
here,
which
we
are.
We
will
have
time
to
talk
about
that
in
other
public
hearings
and
other
of
times.
C
But
what
I
would
like
to
go
over
right
now
is
specifically
the
work
that
we
have
completed
and
the
projects
that
we
have
undertaken
within
the
kensington
area,
so
specifically
our
stations
of
somerset,
allegheny
and
huntington
stations,
and
these
are
along
our
market
frankfurt
line,
which
you
are
all
aware
of.
So
over
the
course
of
the
pandemic,
with
our
ridership
at
historically
low
levels.
C
Somerset
station
very
quickly
became
overwhelmed
with
crime,
substance,
abuse,
damaged
equipment
and
unsanitary
facilities,
which
did
not
allow
us
to
keep
it
safe
with
all
the
extra
rules
with
the
pandemic,
as
well
as
just
other
behaviors
that
we
were
seeing.
Conditions
at
this
station
had
deteriorated
dramatically
and
we
were
forced
to
take
action
which
we
do
not
do
unless
it
is
truly
our
last
resort,
and
that
is
closing
a
station
on
our
line
for
emergency
of
repairs
and
to
make
sure
that
we
can
reopen
safely
and
securely
so
beginning
on
sunday
march.
C
21St
septa
temporarily
closed
somerset
station
and
we
took
the
elevators
out
of
service
to
repair
and
preserve
the
existing
infrastructure
during
a
two-week
period
of
intense
work,
septa
invested
over
one
million
dollars,
and
that
is
an
a
million
dollar
plus
investment
justin
somerset
station,
and
we
did
that
to
restore
the
safety
and
accessibility
of
the
station
for
our
customers,
as
well
as
our
employees.
C
In
order
to
even
access
the
elevators
to
assess
their
condition.
We
had
to
hire
a
third
party
environmental
cleaning
company
who
had
to
come
in
because
they
had
to
remove
syringes
and
other
hazardous
wastes
from
our
elevator
kits.
We
found
human
waste,
had
destroyed
elevator
mechanical
components
and
required
weeks
to
repair
the
comprehensive
elevator
overhaul,
also
included
replacement
of
the
car
floors
that
had
also
been
damaged
beyond
repair
by
human
waste
and
application
of
anti-corrosion
protection
to
the
doors
and
other
exposed
services
to
help
protect
them.
C
So
our
septa
cleaners
and
our
engineering,
maintenance
and
construction
personnel
made
numerous
additional
repairs,
including
replacement
of
corroded,
stairs
clearing
a
deluge
of
new
syringes
from
the
track
area.
Deep
cleaning
and
power
washing
platform
stairs
in
all
customer
areas.
Station
wide
painting
and
reconfiguring
entrances
and
exits
to
provide
a
safer
customer
experience.
C
In
addition,
we
added
an
area
for
our
police
department
when
they
are
stationed
there,
so
that
they
would
have
a
booth
level
at
street
booth
at
street
level,
where
they
could
go
collect
themselves
and
and
people
would
know
where
to
find
them
when
needed,
and
this
also
helps
better
for
us,
allowing
us
to
better
enforce,
as
well
as
provide
security
for
our
customers
and
for
the
residents
of
the
kensington
area.
C
C
C
We
are
also
working
with
community
groups
to
to
put
up
a
program
where
we
have
elevator
attendance
platform
attendance
from
the
community
who
will
be
paid
and
help
us
or
they'll,
be
paid
on
an
hourly
basis
to
help
us
keep
this
area
safe,
any
damage
or
or
issues
are
immediately
reported
to
our
maintenance
department
and
taken
care
of
right
away.
C
Additionally,
we
have
third-party
security
guards
who
are
now
stationed
at
somerset
station
throughout
the
service
day,
and
this
is
part
of
a
broader
initiative
to
deploy
security
guards
at
all
market
frankfurt
line
stations
from
15th
street
to
frankfurt
transportation
center,
and
this
is
to
help
us
provide
a
safe
environment
for
our
employees
and
our
customers.
We
are
not
seeing
many
of
these
issues
only
in
the
kensington
area
we
are
seeing
them
at
our
center
city
stops
as
well
as
throughout
other
stops
on
our
network.
C
So
our
communication
and
partnership
with
our
local
elected
officials,
many
who
are
on
this
line
and
the
neighborhood
community
organizations-
and
particularly
thank
you
to
you,
council
member
sanchez
and
council
member
squilla
for
helping
put
us
together
with
some
of
the
agencies
that
we
did
not
already
have
relationships
with,
and
we
thank
you
for
that.
The
conversations
have
been
really
helpful
and
has
helped
us
get
feedback,
so
we
can
plan
the
critical
work
that
needs
to
be
done
and
working
with
residents
in
these
areas.
C
I
want
everyone
on
this
phone
call
to
know
that
starting
tonight
we
will
be
closing
allegheny
station
only
for
four
hour,
for
normally
we
would
be
open
until
midnight,
but
we
are
closing
today
and
it'll
be
friday,
saturday
and
sunday
at
8,
00
pm,
and
that's
so
we
can
do
the
deep
cleaning
and
the
emergency
repairs,
just
like
we
did
at
somerset,
won't
be
a
full
station
closure
where
it
will
be
for
weeks.
It
will
just
be
from
8
p.m,
tonight
to
5
a.m.
C
Tomorrow
morning
it
will
be
open
during
the
day
it
will
be
open
from
5
a.m,
to
8
p.m.
Every
day
this
weekend,
but
just
at
night
it
will
be
closed
so
that
we
can
do
a
similar
effort,
like
we
did
at
somerset.
C
After
that,
we
will
move
to
other
stations
that
we
mentioned,
obviously
tioga,
huntington
and
and
other
neighborhoods,
and
so
I
also
wanted
to
make
sure
everyone
knows
that
we
have
established
a
new
team
here
at
septa
and
that's
our
vulnerable
population
action
team
and
they
will
focus
on
authority-wide
efforts
on
securing
the
system
for
our
customers
and
our
employees.
It's
a
new
internal
working
group
and
they
work
closely
with
septa
transit
police
operations,
system
safety
and
personnel
to
direct
our
planning
and
response
activities.
C
It
is
being
led
by
assistant
director
of
transportation,
ken
divers,
and
he
is
our
single
point
of
contact,
so
anyone
who
needs
ken's
contact
information
we'll
make
sure
that
you
get
it
and
he
and
his
team
are
doing
a
wonderful
job,
engaging
community
groups,
social
service
organizations
working
with
the
city
and
to
make
sure
that
our
broader
goals
are
met
of
being
compassionate
in
dealing
with
this
serious
issue
and
truly
with
that,
we
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
on
these
issues
of
violence,
homelessness,
drug
addiction.
We
know
they.
C
I
know
that
we
are
running,
you
know
we're
running
out
of
time.
I
really
just
want
to
end
by
saying
look
we'll
submit
our
written
testimony,
which
is
a
little
fuller
than
what
I've
addressed
right
now.
But
please
hear
me
when
I
say
we
are
ready
here
to
partner
with
you
and
to
assist
with
making
positive
and
lasting
change
here.
We
do
have
a
few
pictures
if,
if
you
would
give
us
one
more
minute,
I
just
want
you
to
see
the
effort
and
what
summerset
looks
like
right
now.
Summerset
is
our
model.
C
We
want
all
of
our
stations
to
look
like
somerset
and
I
don't
know
if
any
other
gm
has
ever
been
able
to
relay
that
message
before,
but
I'm
telling
you
I'm
proud
to
be
the
first.
So
on
the
top
you
see
what
it
looked
like
before
we
closed
and
on
the
bottom,
you
will
see
what
it
looks
like
today.
I
have
been
there
personally.
C
The
team
that
I
introduced
to
you
at
the
beginning
of
these
comments
have
been
there
personally
I'll
be
back
there
next
week.
I
may
even
be
over
there.
You
know
over
the
weekend
it
looks
fantastic
and
we
are
doing
everything
we
can
to
keep
it
that
way,
and
thanks
to
council
members,
sanchez
and
squilla
as
well
as
others,
we
will
hear
when
things
start
to
decline
in
any
way.
C
Because
of
the
neighborhood
connections
you
have
put
us
in
and
we
welcome
that
feedback,
we
don't
want
to
go
backwards
in
any
way,
shape
or
form
from
what
we
have
accomplished,
and
I
do
just
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
kate
o'connor,
whose
team
has
been
out
there
and
has
really
just
done
amazing
work.
C
Her
engineers
have
been
out
there
her
and
all
of
the
the
building
and
bridges
team
that
she
oversees
with
multiple
ships
as
well
as
others,
I
will
say,
but
it's
just
been
extraordinary,
and
I
wanted
you
to
see
what
we
are
so
proud
of
and
what
we
are
going
to
work
every
day
to
keep,
but
not
only
that
make
sure
that
the
rest
of
our
system
looks
like
somerset,
and
that
is
our
goal
moving
forward.
Thank
you
for
inviting
us
to
this
very
important
discussion.
E
E
I
know
that
when
you
first
made
that
decision
because
of
the
the
dangerous
conditions
of
somerset,
you
thought
you
know
wow,
I'm
just
closing
it
to
fix
it
and
you
never
imagined
the
blowback.
I
think
you
know
what
you've
listened
to
today.
Is
you
know
the
folks
have
been
promised
stuff
and
we
haven't
delivered
right.
E
I
say
we
in
government,
because
this
is
one
government
and
people
don't
separate
one
department
from
another,
and
you
know
the
blowback
that
you
felt
and
the
frustration
and
the
protest
and
and
all
of
that
was
just
a
result
of
people
being
tired
of
being
sick
and
tired,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
because
from
the
very
beginning
you
and
your
team
were
very
respectful
and
you
took
the
conversations
that
we
had
and
you
committed
to
the
stakeholders
group
and,
as
you
will
see
through
your
experience
with
these
groups,
impact
services,
new
cousins
and
all
of
the
groups
right.
E
There
is
no
other
group
of
people
more
resilient,
more
passionate,
more
committed
than
those
folks,
which
is
why
these
conversations
like
today
are
so
painful
and
hurtful
and
just
frustrating
because
they
deserve
better.
They
deserve
better
and
and
their
they
roll
up
their
sleeves
every
day
every
single
day
and
for
us
not
to
be
able
to
restore
again
restore
kensington
and
their
quality
of
life
for
me
has
been
one
of
the
biggest
disappointments
as
an
elected
official
one
of
the
most
frustrating
ones.
E
As
an
elected
official
that
you
know
that
this
is
a
zero-sum
game,
we're
going
to
save
some
people
and
we're
going
to
sacrifice
others,
and
I
just
think
that
there
there
has
to
be
a
better
space
to
be.
But
I
want
to
thank
you
because
you
know
from
the
very
beginning
you
were
like
wait
and
you
responded
and
you
were
respectful
and-
and
you
heard
people
out-
and
I
can't
even
tell
you
how
much
I
personally
appreciate
it,
but
the
other
residents
did
also
so.
Thank
you.
E
I
know
you
have
a
lot
of
challenges
and
I'll
continue
to
say
this.
The
city
doesn't
recover
if
septa
is
not
clean
and
safe,
it
has
to
be
clean
and
safe.
I
was
in
a
meeting
the
other
day
and
some
of
the
streets
officials
told
me
that
peop
there
have
been
450
000
new
cars
bought
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
That
is
problematic
for
the
future
of
septa.
E
If
that's
the
route
we
go,
if
people
don't
feel
it's
going
to
be
safe
and
clean,
so
councilman
member
school
and
then
I'll
open
it
up
and
many
other
other
council
members-
and
I
know
again
to
all
of
my
council
colleagues
and
this
committee-
I
used
to
be
vice
chair
of
this
committee
and
I'm
not
on
it
now.
So
I
really
really
appreciate
everyone
giving
up
a
friday.
F
I'd
like
to
ditto
that
statement
too,
because
I'm
not
on
the
committee
either,
but
we
sort
of
taken
over
it
only
because
of
of
these
challenges
and
our
colleagues
have
been
gracious
enough
to
to
allow
that.
So
thank
you
but
leslie.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
too
and
listen.
It's
not
over.
F
Yet
people
are
still
saying
it's
going
to
go
back
to
the
way
it
was,
and
we
know
that
we're
going
to
do
everything
possible
not
to
make
that
happen,
and
you
know
it
wasn't
only
the
process
of
closing
it
down
and
yeah.
F
We
gave
you
an
air
fill
and
a
hard
time
and-
and
you
know
said
that
this
could
not
be
tolerated,
but
it
was
also
about
a
plan
moving
forward
for
when
it
was
fixed
and
opening
up,
and
I
think
that
is
the
most
important
thing
that
we
need
to
to
continue
to
work
on.
Is
that
plan?
I
think
the
plan
was
to
yeah
clean
it,
but
not
allow
the
same
behavior
to
that,
what
destroyed
it
be
able
to
come
back.
F
So
you
know
the
help
with
the
social
services
people
there,
with
the
enforcement
measures
with
the
the
police
stand,
knowing
that
people
can
reach
out
to
folks
and
people
do
feel
safer,
and
we
know
that
that's
just
one
station,
but
that
could
be
a
symbol
like
you
said,
of
what
all
septica
look
like
and
there's
no
reason
why
people
should
be
fearful
to
ride
sept
and
knowing
that
we're
heading
in
this
direction.
So
it's
a
good
thing
to
say
it's
a
good
thing
to
see.
F
F
We
have
to
try
to
attack
that
problem
address
the
problem,
work
to
help
the
people
who
are
inundated
with
that
problem
and
then
also
be
able
to
make
sure
we
have
them
the
cooperation
and
partnerships
with
all
the
resources
necessary,
and
you
know
this
is
an
example
of
what
can
work
if
we
listen
and
to
our
our
community
folks
and
to
all
the
people
involved,
and
you
might
lose
my
picture
because
my
battery's
dying,
but
I'm
still
here,
but
what
I
won't
really
want
to
say
is
thank
you
and
during
the
process
it
was
really
great
to
have
updates
and
wendy
and
fran,
and
everybody
was
great
to
be
able
to
have
those
updates
constantly.
F
So
we
can
inform
the
community
what's
going
on
and
that's
half
the
battle.
Communication
is
half
the
battle.
If
we
could
tell
people
what's
going
on
and
let
them
know
we're
still
working
on
it,
we
need
a
couple
more
days
or
whatever
that
that
that
part
of
it
worked
tremendously
and
you
guys
should
be
commended
for
that.
Also.
So
thank
you.
F
I
know
we
beat
you
up
when
when
we
when
you're
out
there
and
and
so
now,
it's
time
to
give
you
some
accolades,
but
knowing
that
it's
still
a
lot
of
work
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
to
make
sure
we
keep
it
the
way
it
is
and
moving
forward
as
we
address
each
station
along
the
way.
So
thank
you.
C
Yeah
now
I
appreciate
I
should
have
specifically
part
of
our
action
team.
You
know
our
chief
of
police
has
been
a
huge
advocate
chief
nastel
in
working
with
social
services
and
working
with
substance,
abuse
efforts
and
we've
expanded
on
that
ken
divers
has
done
a
a
wonderful
job
and
getting
all
of
those
different
expertise,
and
you
know
knowing
what
we
needed
to
do
has
has
been
just
just
really
really
helpful,
so
we
built
on
something
we
already
had.
E
Well
again,
thank
you
very
much
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
those
those
levels
of
improvement
on
kensington
allegheny.
You
know
that's
a
bigger
footprint
for
you
and
it
clearly.
It
is
a
more
important
a
footprint.
I
know
that
pre-covet
you,
you
were
moving
about
30
000
people
through
there.
I
don't
know
what
the
numbers
are
in
a
coupe
of
reality,
but
you
know
that
is
a
lifeline
for
many
of
those
residents
who
need
that
access.
So
we
look
forward
to
seeing
those
improvements.
E
You
know
the
station
being
clean
and
the
station
being
accessible
right,
because
I
think
one
that's
one
of
the
bigger
bigger
challenges
over
there
and
and
that's
why
this
encampment
strategy
and
policy
becomes
so
very
important
because,
ultimately,
once
you've
fixed
yours,
you're
part
of
it
in
your
geography.
You
know
the
the
pathway
leading
up
to
that.
E
We
have
to
see
kind
of
the
similar
response
and
coordination
by
the
city,
as
you
know,
as
your
exit
points
on
that
avenue
have
been
where
the
encampments
have
been
allowed
to
form
and
and
and
exist
for
a
while.
Now,
right-
and
so
you
know,
I
think
allegheny
is
going
to
be
a
little
bit
more
difficult
because
of
those
and
that's
why
we
need
that
part
of
the
strategy
to
be
aligned
with
the
city.
That
would
be
a
little
bit
different
than
before.
C
Our
teams
will
be
out
working
tonight
very
hard
on
that
we're
already
out
there
working
on
allegheny,
but
you'll
see
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
work
going
on
during
the
night
during
this
weekend.
Okay,.
E
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone
again,
my
colleagues
in
this
committee,
for
allowing
us
to
put
some
of
this
stuff
in
the
record
if
there
are
no
other
questions
for
the
cut
for
or
comments
from
members
of
the
committee
being
no
further
questions
our
witnesses,
president
I'll
a
president
I'll
ask
if
anyone
else
is
here
to
offer
or
any
testimony
hearing
none.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
panels
and
witnesses
for
their
participation
today.
This
concludes
the
hearing.
E
We
will
call
we
will
recess
this
and
we
will
be
calling
it
back
to
to
to
to
the
call
of
the
chair
because,
as
I
said,
you
know,
we
started
this
with
we
needed
to
tell
residents
of
kensington
how
this
spring
and
summer
were
going
to
be
different.
I
think
that
you
know
we
got
some
reports
of
what
the
city
was
doing,
but
we
were
not
successful
in
answering
that
question
and
that's
where
we
have
to
drill
down.
E
I
think
for
councilman
squilla-
and
I
you
know
tomorrow
we
will
be
at
harrogate
doing
a
live
heap
drive
and
I
want
to
be
able
to
tell
residents
that
we,
I
have
an
answer
for
them,
about
what
their
life
is
going
to
be
like
when
I
see
them
tomorrow-
and
I
think
we've
fallen
short
of
that-
this
is
a
city-wide
problem.
It
has
to
be
addressed
this
way.
We
don't
want
any
other
neighborhood
to
confront
what
kensington
has
confronted,
but
we
need
to
restore
kessington.
E
We
need
to
restore
kessington
and
that
will
be
the
broken
record
until
we
get
a
better
quality
of
life.
I
do
not
doubt
the
commitment
by
the
administration
and
some
of
the
personnel,
some
of
the
staff
that
works
out
there
again
the
police
who've
gone
way
beyond
the
call
of
duty
streets
and
clip
and
all
of
those
folks.
But
that
is
a
remedy,
because
we
we
broke
something
it
doesn't
go
to
the
core
of.
How
do
we
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
a
containment
strategy
of
kezington?
E
What
that
we
don't
have
anywhere
else
in
the
city?
So
again,
you
know
to
our
managing
director
and
tumor
has
been
at
this
since
day,
one
with
us.
We
appreciate
him
and
we
appreciate
this
work,
but
outcomes
in
this
particular
case
have
to
be
seen
and
felt
by
the
residents
of
kessington
council
members
cuellar.
You
have
anything
else
before
we
close.
F
No,
I
think
people
have
listened
to
us
enough,
but
you
know
we
still
have
a
lot
more
work
to
do,
and
I'm
just
glad
that
we're
going
to
keep
everybody
engaged
on
this
accepted
was
a
good
thing
to
show
as
a
success
model,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
keep
that
going
moving
forward
and
working
with
the
city,
depth
and
all
agencies
involved
and
community
groups
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
going
away
until
it
gets
done
and
you're
right.