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From YouTube: Committee on Public Health and Human Services 12-10-2020
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The Committee on Public Health and Human Services of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, December 10, 2020, 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.
A
A
I
now
know
that
the
hour
has
come
clerk.
Will
you
please
call
the
roll
to
take
attendance
members
that
are
in
attendance?
Will
please
indicate
that
you
are
present
when
your
name
is
called
and
also
please
say
a
few
brief
words
when
responding
so
that
your
image
will
be
displayed
on
screen
when
you
speak,
madame
clark.
A
C
A
A
A
By
continuing
to
be
in
the
meeting,
you
are
consenting
to
being
recorded
additionally
prior
to
recognizing
members
for
the
questions
or
comments
they
have
for
witnesses.
I
will
note
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
we
will
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
with
the
sponsor
of
the
resolution
council
member
maria
quinones
sanchez,
like
to
make
an
opening
comment.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
to
all
the
members
of
this
committee.
This
is
we've
had
about
a
half
dozen
hearings
of
this.
This
resolution
was
reintroduced
after
we
started
our
new
session,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
and
this
committee
for
allowing
us
to
have
this
space
to
record
the
progress
and
challenges
of
kezington.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
leading
to
today's
hearing,
particularly
the
residents
who
you
will
hear
from
directly
and
the
administration.
C
All
of
us
agree
that
this
has
been
an
all
hands
on
deck
effort
with
project
resilience
the
emergency
declaration
by
the
mayor,
but
we
also
agree
that,
if
you
rode
by
kezington
today,
many
would
say-
and
I
know
the
residents
you'll
hear
from
will
say-
our
containment
strategy
has
been
a
failure.
The
quality
of
life
of
the
residents
of
kensington
pre-pandemic,
we're
already
precarious,
with
hepatitis
a
scare
trash
vandalism
caused
by
our
inability
to
have
about
very
focused
and
targeted
public
safety
strategy
and
human
services
strategy
for
the
folks
that
live
in
the
street.
C
C
I
want
to
thank
the
police
department
and
the
streets
department
in
particular,
because
when
everything
else
does
not
appear
to
be
working,
the
residents
have
counted
on
them,
police
to
protect
them
when
they
can
and
streets
department
to
come
and
just
clean
what
has
become
an
untenable
situation
in
counseling.
I
want
to
thank
our
new
managing
director
tomorrow.
C
Alexander
he's
been
working
on
this
project
for
a
number
of
years
and
his
commitment
to
understand
that
when
we
do
something
and
it
doesn't
work,
we
don't
continue
to
do
the
same
thing
and
expect
a
different
outcome.
We
have
to
pivot,
we
have
to
change
and,
more
importantly,
we
have
to
hear
the
residents.
C
I
think
what
folks
will
hear
today
is
a
renewed
commitment
that
we
have
to
change
and
that
we
have
to
listen
to
the
residents
and
we
have
to
have
to
must
restore
the
quality
of
life
for
kezington
and
that's
why
today's
discussion
is
about
the
restore
kessington
plan
that
was
put
forth
in
ne
in
march
of
2020
has
been
updated
in
june,
and
that
now
really
has
some
action
steps
behind
it.
So
thank
you
to
all
of
you
folks.
I
know
councilmember
dom
has
personally
been
out
there
to
kessington
and
you
have
madame
chair.
C
Thank
all
of
you
for
your
patience
as
we
talk
through
this.
This
very
critical
issue.
Opioid
addiction,
is
a
city-wide
problem.
Opioid
addiction
is
a
city-wide
problem.
Kessington
cannot
be
the
only
place
where
we
pilot
and
we
use
a
poor
community
to
try
initiatives
at
the
expense
of
poor
residents
who
are
trapped
and
don't
have
a
choice.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you,
councilwoman,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
for
your
many
years
of
dedicated
work
and
service
to
the
community.
We
spoke
over
the
summer
about
some
of
the
concerns
that
you
had
about
kensington
and
you
invited
me
to
take
a
ride
down
and
take
a
look
look
around
and
I
happen
to
be
in
the
area
nearby,
and
so
I
said
well,
let
me
just
you
know,
swing
through
real,
quick,
and
you
know
I
was
surprised.
A
I
was
surprised
that
you
know
we,
as
a
city
have
not
made,
in
my
opinion,
the
level
of
investment
that
clearly
needs
to
be
made
and
no
other
part
of
the
city
would
this
be
allowed
to
to
to
exist,
and
it
should
not
exist
in
terms
of
the
the
lack
of
resources
that
are
pumped
into
the
community.
I
think
that
that
you
know
there's
a
lot
more,
that
we
can
do
I'm
you
know.
A
I
don't
want
to
suggest
that
the
city
has
done
nothing,
but
I
do
think
that
it
this
has
to
be.
We
need
to
treat
this
community
as
if
it
were
chestnut
hill.
So
if
we
were
in
chestnut
hill,
where
there
will
be
a
different
level
of
expectation
in
terms
of
what
is
happening
and
what
would
be
found
acceptable,
and
so
again
I
just
really
want
to
thank
you.
A
I
look
forward
to
hearing
from
the
administration
and
I
look
forward
to
our
committee
and
you
know,
through
your
leadership,
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
administration
not
working
against,
but
working
with
the
administration.
How
can
we
be
helpful
to
you
to
address
this
human
problem?
That
is
just
really
has
spiraled
out
of
control.
So
again,
many
thanks
to
you,
madam
chair,
before
we
have
the
clerk
call
the
first
panel.
Is
there
anyone
else
on
the
council
committee
who
would
like
to
make
an
opening
statement.
H
A
H
G
G
I
G
Grow
into
other
neighborhoods
in
other
areas
that
we
really
need
to
get
a
handle
on
this,
and
that's
why
it's
so
important
to
have
this
hearing
and
also
to
have
the
policies
in
place
that
the
city
of
philadelphia
can
adhere
to
and
that
everybody
knows
what
can
and
cannot
be
done,
and
I
think
the
challenges
that
we
see
today
in
kensington
will
be
the
challenges
in
every
neighborhood
across
the
city
in
the
future.
So
we
need
to
really
get
a
handle
on
it.
G
We
need
to
to
put
our
foot
down
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
these
resources
that
are
being
spent
in
kensington
after
we
do
this
will
not
be
spread
into
any
other
community.
So
it's
really
important
right
now
to
have
this
complaint
and
then
nothing's
better
than
to
have
this
hearing
madames
here,
and
I
appreciate
your
help
and
your
willingness
to
participate
in
this.
So
thank
you.
A
A
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
make
sure
that
we're
all
clear
on
that.
I
know
we
all
get
it
that
this
is
beyond
kensington
it's
in
a
neighborhood
near
you,
and
so
the
point
of
this
is
to
you
know
how
do
we
put
the
resources
in
front
of
it
in
kensington
in
germantown
and
west
mount
airy?
You
know
whether
you're
in
one
of
the
most
challenged
neighborhoods
or
a
neighborhood,
that
is
much
more
affluent
so,
but
I
thank
you
councilman
squilla.
I
thank
you
for
your
comments.
A
B
To
alexander
the
managing
director,
eva
gladstein,
the
deputy
managing
director
for
health
and
human
services,
noelle
fosten,
director
of
the
opioid
response
unit,
and
there
are
also
four
additional
people
from
the
administration
available
for
questions
very
who
are
keith
warren.
The
deputy
commissioner
of
the
streets
department,
captain
francis
healey
of
the
philadelphia
police
department,
dr
jill
bowen,
the
commissioner
of
the
department
of
behavioral
health
and
intellectual
disability
services,
as
well
as
liz
hirsch,
the
director
of
the
office
of
homeless
services.
F
Good
evening
chairwoman,
tamar
alexander,
managing
director
of
city
of
philadelphia
good
afternoon
good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
councilwoman
bass
and
members
of
city
council's
committee
on
public
health
and
human
services.
I
am
tamara
alexander
joining
me.
Virtually
is
deputy
managing
director,
eva
gladstein
and
noelle
poison.
The
director
of
the
managing
director's
office
opioid
response
unit.
We
also
have
senior
officials
from
the
administration,
as
sabrina
just
listed
that's
available,
will
be
helping
out
answering
questions.
F
We
are
pleased
to
provide
testimony
on
the
status
of
opioid,
of
our
opioid
response
efforts
and
updates
on
our
kensington
on
updates
on
our
restore
kensington
action
plan.
In
response
to
the
2020
restorative
investment
plan
for
kissington
residents,
we
established
the
opioid
response
unit
in
february
2020
to
aggressively
address
the
opioid
epidemic,
including
targeted
response
activities
and
opioid
hot
spots
of
kensington
harrogate
and
surrounding
communities.
The
oru
is
focused
on
city-wide,
opioid
response
strategies,
opioid
hot
spot,
strategic
coordination
and
alignment
of
resources
across
the
managing
director's
office
clusters
and
city
departments.
F
The
ru
combines
the
implementation
of
the
mayor's
task
force
to
combat
the
opioid
crisis,
recommendations
and
the
philadelphia
resilience
project,
best
practices
and
lessons
learned
to
enhance
and
improve
standard
operating
procedures
within
city
government.
Both
the
oru
and
restorative
investment
plan
for
kensington
residents
were
impacted
by
the
fiscal
year.
21
750
million
dollar
budget
shortfall
mbo's
budget
cuts
also
delayed
the
build
out
of
the
oru
staffing
unit.
F
The
restorative
investment
plan
was
not
funded
prior
to
the
fy
21
budget,
finalization
funding,
any
initiative
that
did
not
that
do
not
already
have
budget
resources
allocated
fy21
required
trade-offs
with
other
parts
of
the
budget.
The
administration
reviewed
the
restorative
investment
plan
this
past
summer
and
produced
the
managing
director's
office,
restore
restore
kensington
action
plan.
The
mdo
plan
identified
four
action
goals
with
16
action
items
that
the
administration
will
prioritize
for
budget
negotiations
with
the
attempt
to
implement
by
quarter
two
of
fiscal
year
21..
F
The
action
goals
are
as
follow:
number
one
increase
public
safety
number,
two
increase
quality
of
life;
number
three
connect
connect,
individuals
to
services;
number
four
increase
access
to
housing.
The
administration
received
the
updated
restorative
investment
plan
in
december
and
will
provide
an
updated
mdo
restored.
Mdo
restore
kensington
action
plan
to
the
community.
F
In
january,
the
following
updates
references,
the
current
action
plan
under
action
goal
number
one:
increased
public
safety
launch,
kensington
police,
launch,
launch
of
kensington
special
services,
police
district
phasing
in
40
officers
on
foot
and
bike
patrols,
mid
january
2021
at
a
temporary
location,
while
the
administration
finalizes
the
lease
for
permanent
space
to
launch
in
early
in
early
fiscal
year.
22.,
the
kensington
police
district
is
an
integral
piece
of
the
oru
public
safety
strategy,
as
it
will
increase
capacity
to
provide
community
policing
interventions
and
assist
with
targeted
narcotic
disruption
and
sustainment
after
operations.
F
Also
under
action
goal
number
one
implement
court
needed
diversion
model,
planning
and
scope
and
now
to
pilot
in
the
east
division
with
e-service
detail
officers.
Coordinated
diversion
enhances
the
ability
for
philadelphia
police
to
disrupt
nuisance,
public
behaviors,
behavior,
focusing
primarily
primarily
on
open-air
drug
use
without
wide
involvement
in
the
criminal
justice
system
for
low-level
offenses,
hopefully,
hopefully
leading
folks
to
crucial
treatment
services.
F
Also
under
action
goal
number
one
is
expanding.
The
police,
assisted
diversion
and
core
responders
model
funded
expansion
is
underway
in
both
the
25th
and
26th
police
depart
police
districts
and,
lastly,
under
action
night
on
one
rebooting
of
the
safe
corridors
program.
Right
now,
scoping
and
planning
are
underway
for
return
to
in-person
school
plan
will
include
delhi
core
responders
deli
co
response
clearings
of
school
properties
of
before.
F
Each
cohort
of
the
program
participants
are
both
community
house,
community
residents
and
individuals
experiencing
homelessness.
Lastly,
under
action
item
action
goal
number
two
pilot
community
dumpsters.
Currently
we
have
funding
for
from
the
community
life
improvement
program,
coordinating
placement,
monitoring
and
collection
of
collection
of
discarded
waste
and
refuge
refuge.
This
is
a
way
that
we
hope
to
limit
the
amount
of
trash
that's
in
and
around
that
community
action.
Action
goal
number
three:
connect:
individuals
to
services.
F
Expanding
I'm
sorry
connect
individual
to
services.
My
apologies
from
funding
formalize,
the
seasonal
pilot
into
year-round
initiative,
kensington
coordination
strategy.
Eva
will
provide
additional
information
on
the
strategy
and
her
testimony.
Additionally,
the
oru
interagency
data
and
analytics
work
group
will
create
a
dashboard
to
track
outreach
and
engagement
efforts
in
kensington
across
providers.
F
Finally,
action
item
number
four
increase:
community
investment
working
with
other
partners,
developing
experiences,
square
strategy,
planning
the
scope
and
now
to
finalize
and
implement,
and
to
finalize
an
implementation
plan
for
spring
of
2021
to
ensure
public
safe
is
public.
Space
to
vote
is
both
safe
and
secure
for
community
residents,
and
our
young
people
provide
dedicated
funds
for
basic
system
home
repairs
to
address
vandalism
funded
that
and
that's
you
know
I'd
like
to
thank
councilwoman
sanchez
for
helping
push
that
funding
through
the
current
mid-year
process.
F
We
look
to
work
with
both
the
councilwoman
and
a
community
community-based
partner
on
establishing
on
creating
and
establishing
that
program.
Soon
targeted
basic
systems,
home
repair
program,
that's
funded
through
fiscal
year
21
and
pod
and
modular
housing
pilot
program
still
exploring
that
concept.
Budget
resource
discussions
continue
with
the
support
of
district
council
members
and
city
leadership
to
prioritize
efforts
to
reduce
the
community
impact
from
the
opioid
epidemic.
The
restorative
action
plan
does
not
represent
mvo's
for
commitment
to
kensington
harrogate
and
the
surrounding
communities.
F
We
fully
acknowledge
that
there
is
much
needed
work
to
be
remaining
to
be
done
to
truly
restore
and
revitalize
that
community,
and
we
have
tasked
the
oru
we've
targeted,
coordinated
strategies
to
address
the
demand
and
supply
side
of
this
epidemic
in
partnership
with
community
leaders.
Now,
I'd
like
to
kick
it
off
to
noel
foysen
who's,
the
director
of
oru,
who
will
provide
an
update
and
overview
of
oru
response
unit
noel.
J
Sorry
about
that,
it
was
on
mute.
Thank
you
to
mark
I'm
a
good
afternoon,
chairperson
bass
and
other
members
of
the
committee
on
public
health
and
human
services.
I
am
newell
foesen
director
of
ndo's
opioid
response
unit.
I
am
joined
by
eva
gladstein,
deputy
managing
director
health
and
human
services.
J
J
The
opioid
response
unit
is
focused
on
12
strategic
goals
that
can
be
grouped
into
four
broad
categories:
one
community
impact
and
support
two
prevention:
three
public
safety
and
for
treatment.
The
strategic
goals
are
further
broken
down
into
specific
objectives
that
allow
the
city
to
monitor
our
efforts
and
attain
our
strategic
goals
by
2025..
J
The
opioid
response
unit
spent
the
first
six
months,
primarily
focus
on
covin,
19,
related
impacts
for
individuals
with
opioids
disorder
and
the
community
impact.
The
opioid
response
unit
conducted
bi-weekly
virtual
community
engagement
sessions
during
the
spring
and
early
summer
with
kensington
area,
civic
and
community
development.
Corporation
leadership
to
provide
updates
and
address
community
concerns.
J
Additionally,
the
opioid
response
unit
worked
to
create
social
distancing
for
individuals
who
are
unsheltered
by
establishing
a
temporary
drop-in
center
with
one
day
at
a
time.
Odette
increased
food
access
for
all
who
were
food
insecure
with
step
up
to
the
plate,
connected
individuals
to
stimulus
resources
and
expanded
testing
access
in
the
community.
J
The
european
response
unit
recently
regrouped
and
refocused
strategic
planning
and
response
based
on
covid19
related
impacts.
The
opioid
response
unit
will
release
a
strategic
plan
in
the
first
quarter
of
calendar
year
2021..
The
following
section
highlights
key
updates.
As
of
december
10
2020
for
response
activities
in
kensington,
harrogate
and
surrounding
communities.
J
J
The
group
has
three
strategy
goals,
with
the
focus
on
improving
coordinated
narcotics
enforcement,
permanent
closure
of
drug
coroners
with
community
activation
and
expansion
of
police-assisted
diversion
with
co-responders
public
safety
strategy.
Strategic
objectives
to
highlight
are
one
implementing
a
revised
narcotics
enforcement
strategy
that
will
leverage
officers
that
previously
worked
patrol
in
east
division
to
target
mid-level
operations.
J
Three
pilot
encampment
resolution
team
to
target
kensington
community
hot
spots
and
address
resident
and
business
concerns,
four
fees,
relocation
of
prevention,
point
drop
in
services
and
point
of
refuge
to
beacon
house,
with
60
low
barrier
beds
on
the
temple.
Episcopal
campus
five
expand
mobile
resources
to
support
the
newly
launched
public
health-funded
kensington-based
cleanup
program
to
focus
on
drug
litter
and
human
waste.
J
J
The
fourth
strategy
group
is
treatment.
The
treatment
strategy
group
is
led
by
dbhids,
with
support
from
community
behavioral
health,
public
health
law,
mdo
health
and
human
services
and
prisons.
The
group
has
three
strategic
goals:
focused
on
expanding
warm
handoffs,
expanding
mobile
medication,
assisted
treatment
and
executing
medication.
First
policies,
provider
incentives
and
expanded
access
to
treatment,
treatment.
Strategic
objectives
to
highlight
are
one
formalize,
the
seasonal
pilot,
which
was
called
the
kensington
summer
strategy
into
a
year-round
initiative,
the
kensington
coordination
strategy
during
the
summer
months.
J
K
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
eva
gladstein,
deputy
managing
director
for
health
and
human
services.
Thank
you,
chairperson
bass
and
other
members
of
the
committee
for
the
opportunity
to
testify.
Today,
I'm
trying
I'm
going
to
be
providing
some
more
detail
on
the
materials
that
tumar
and
noel
covered.
I'm
pleased
first
to
report
that
the
renovations
of
the
building
known
as
beacon
house
on
the
temple
hospital
episcopal
campus
will
be
completed
in
january
and
prevention
point
will
begin
to
move
some
of
its
services
off
of
kensington
avenue
to
that
site.
K
At
that
time,
that
will
include
some
of
their
drop-in
services,
as
well
as
the
shelter
services
that
are
currently
provided
to
respite
at
2917
kensington
avenue.
They
will
cease
using
the
respite
site
no
later
than
april
thirtieth.
Twenty
twenty
one.
In
addition,
prevention
points
he's
using
the
navigation
center
site
located
at
3247
kensington
avenue
no
later
than
june.
2021
medical
services
and
some
drop-in
services
will
remain
at
their
current
site
in
the
church
building.
K
But
as
you
can
see,
a
significant
number
of
the
services
will
move
all
that
at
that
time,
a
significant
program
at
the
site,
which
is
the
prevention
point.
Syringe
service
program,
has
been
in
operation
since
1992
and
at
that
site,
since
2008
they
provided
services
to
13,
500,
unique
individuals
in
the
year
ending
june
30th,
and
there
are
13
other
medical,
social
service
and
treatment
services
that
are
bundled
in
with
that
program,
including
hiv
testing
care,
preventive,
medical
care,
hep,
c
testing
and
treatment,
overdose
prevention,
education
and
narcan
distribution.
K
This
presents
an
opportunity
to
provide
syringe
services
in
additional
parts
of
the
city
through
new
mobile
sites,
as
well
as
brick
and
mortar
sites,
to
better
reach
those
individuals
and
reduce
the
impact
of
the
volume
seen
at
the
site
in
kensington
and
I'll
deflect
from
my
written
testimony.
Just
to
say
that
chairperson
bass
and
council
member
sanchez
and
squilla
mentioned
this
at
the
beginning.
The
hearing
that
this
is
a
city-wide
problem,
and
so
we
need
to
try
to
provide
services
throughout
the
or
increased
services
throughout
the
city.
K
I
do
want
to
note
that
the
transition
from
the
in-building
site
to
sites
in
other
communities
will
present
some
challenges.
That
will
include
prevention.
Point
is
estimated
the
need
for
at
least
five
additional
sites
across
the
city,
purchasing
vehicles
and
hiring
of
new
staff
that
could
be
a
mix
of
brick
and
mortar
sites
as
well
as
mobile
sites.
K
This
will
likely
take
one
to
two
years
to
complete
and
would
require
political
support,
public
support
and
financial
support
it,
but
it
could
involve
moving
up
to
actually
over
half
of
the
individuals
who
are
coming
to
the
building
for
those
services.
The
estimate
is
about
seven
thousand
five
hundred
individuals
who
are
might
be
able
to
move
to
other
sites
throughout
the
city.
While
it
will
take
some
time.
K
I
also
wanted
to
share
some
information
around
homeless
outreach
in
kensington.
The
homeless
services
unit,
as
I
think
folks
know,
is
funded
and
overseen
by
the
department
of
behavioral
health
and
intellectual
disability
services.
They
oversee
an
outreach
coordination
center,
as
well
as
a
group
of
outreach
teams
that
are
provided
by
non-profit
service
providers.
K
K
From
march
1st,
through
october
31st,
there
were
182
unduplicated
placements
from
kensington
made
through
these
services
and
93
of
these.
For
from
the
top
five
hot
spots,
I'm
not
going
to
read
all
the
numbers,
but
to
just
to
indicate
and
again
you
have
maps
that
those
hot
spots
that
we
identified
were
2900
kensington
avenue,
2700,
kensington,
avenue,
2700
tulip
street
2900
emerald
street
and
2000
east
somerset
street.
K
In
addition
to
daily
outreach
and
engagement,
the
kensington
coordination
strategy
that
noel
referenced
brings
an
interdisciplinary
targeted
response
to
the
street
up
working
to
remove
barriers
to
treatment
and
other
services
and
meeting
people
where
they're
at
with
multiple
mobile
outreach
providers
offering
services,
treatment
and
shelter.
This
began
during
the
summer
as
a
weekly
effort
on
tuesdays
meeting
on
tuesdays
to
expand
coordination,
and
it
was
so
effective,
including
making
31
housing
placements
just
during
the
summer
months,
that
a
decision
was
made
to
continue
that
throughout
the
year
it
meets
every
tuesday
at
10
a.m.
K
Right
now,
out
of
the
pad
headquarters,
the
police
assisted
diversion
headquarters
at
ethan,
allegheny
and
community
members
at
10
a.m,
and
community
members
are
invited
to
invited
to
join
the
huddle
that
begins
that
work
every
day
and
to
provide
feedback
and
assist
in
identifying
locations
that
should
be
hit.
That
day.
K
K
So
we
have
the
dbhids
homeless,
outreach
teams
who
wear
their
orange
vests
and
uniforms,
but
there
are
a
number
of
other
folks
doing
outreach
in
the
community.
That
includes
again
the
dbhids
community,
wellness
and
engagement
unit,
but
also
some
of
our
other
providers.
Rock
ministries
temple
has
a
program.
Drexel
has
a
program.
Cbh
member
services
are
out
there.
K
I
also
wanted
to
talk
about
the
need
for
trash,
pickup
and
safe
needle
disposal,
because
these
needs
have
certainly
increased
during
the
pandemic.
In
response,
as
we
mentioned
already,
the
department
of
public
health
launched
clean
communities
initiative
right
before
thanksgiving.
It's
a
team
of
10
individuals
that
are
working
to
complement
other
cleanup
efforts.
Certainly
the
community
development
corporations
and
clip
have
been
very
active
doing
this,
as
well
as
our
same-day
pay
program,
but
we
now
have
10
additional
individuals
who
pick
up
trash
discarded
drug
litter
in
affected
neighborhoods,
12
to
5
p.m.
K
We've
also
done
work
in
the
last
several
months
with
our
health
department,
around
kensington
meal
providers
outdoor
meal
providers,
because
they
are
some
of
the
major
contributors
to
trash
and
litter
in
the
neighborhood
and
we're
working
to
address
those
community
concerns,
and
we
have
to
thank
community
members
for
helping
us
think
through
some
of
what
we're
doing
here.
So
we're
focusing
on
permitting
those
providers
and
providing
education
to
them
on
the
community
impacts
from
litter
and
trash.
K
We've
also
been
asked
to
think
about
the
impacts
of
donated
goods
beyond
the
outdoor
meals
that
sometimes
result
in
a
lot
of
trash
and
litter
in
the
community,
because
they're
often
not
well
managed,
and
we
believe
that
the
identification
of
one
or
more
sites
that
can
be
properly
supervised
and
organized
can
reduce
this.
Currently,
some
of
these
donations
are
being
made
at
the
ruth
and
clearfield
parking
lot,
where
we're
providing
meals
to
step
up
to
the
plate
and
that's
staffed
and
can
be
organized
well.
K
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
this
update.
We
are
now
available
for
questions
and,
as
I've
been
mentioned
before,
other
members
of
the
health
and
human
service
agencies
are
available
to
assist
with
that
before
I
finally
end
I
just
do
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
dbhids
for
the
materials
they
provided.
I
really
want
to
encourage
council
members.
I
didn't
give
them
they're
due
in
terms
of
going
through
them
in
great
detail,
but
I
want
to
just
encourage
everybody
to
to
review
them.
A
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
tomorrow,
noel
and
eva
for
your
testimonies,
as
we've
been
working
on
this
for
a
long
time.
A
couple
quick
questions.
One
was
that
there
was
13
000
individual
touches
at
prevention.
Point:
do
you
know
those
13
out
of
those
13
000
individual
touches?
Are
there
multiple
touches
with
the
same
individuals
over
that
time
frame.
G
K
I
received
updated
numbers
because
the
last
time
we
communicated
about
that
we
hadn't
accounted
for.
That
is
the
number
that
come
back
through
the
syringe
exchange
itself.
Then
there
are
other
ways
that
syringes
are
collected
and
we
hadn't
accounted
for
the
other
mechanisms
through
which
syringes
are
collected.
Again.
I
can
provide
you
with
some
more
detailed
information.
I
don't
have
that
right
in
front
of
me
it
it
does
mean
you
know
I.
K
I
don't
want
to
shy
away
from
this
issue
that
there
are
syringes
that
are
distributed
that
remain
on
the
street.
We
can
all
see
that
when
we're
in
kensington,
so
it's
certainly
not
nobody's
claiming
it's
a
hundred
percent.
It
is
more
than
the
number
I
had
provided
in
our
previous
correspondence
only
because
we
hadn't
taken
into
account,
for
example,
the
needle
kiosks
and
some
of
the
other
collection
that
is
happening
through
the
kind
program,
for
example,
and
now,
through
the
health
department
program.
K
So
some
needles
are
returned
to
prevention
point
directly
through
the
syringe
exchange
program
in
the
building
or
at
one
of
the
mobile
sites.
Some
go
into
the
needle
collection
boxes
and
I'm
sure
the
needle
collection
boxes
are
being
used
by
a
variety
of
people,
not
just
the
folks
actually
using
the
needles.
G
Right
but
they're
being
cleaned
up
as
far
as
picked
up
off
the
street.
That's
correct,
correct,
all
right
and
we
mentioned,
and
I
want
to
thank
sanitation
and
everybody
else-
who's
been
working
there
and
the
amount
of
resources
we've
spent
cleaning
up
in
and
around
that
facility
has
been
an
amazing
with
clip
and
and
sanitation.
G
Well,
we
know
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
you
are
now
working
with
the
people
who
are
have
good
hearts
that
are
are
looking
to
help
those
folks
out
on
the
street,
whether
it's
with
food
or
donations,
but
we
have
seen
that
sometimes
they
do
cause
a
little
bit
of
them.
The
crash
issue,
so
I'm
glad
to
see
that
they
will
be
permitting
them
and
we
will
have
a
hopefully
a
list
of
people
who
will
be
distributing
food
and
then
they
will
be
accountable.
K
The
health
department
is
first
going
to
give
a
warning
and
after
if
folks,
don't
respond
after
the
warning,
what
they
can
do
is
issue
a
ticket
or
it's
like
a
cvn.
I'm
not
quite
sure.
You
know
what
effect
that
will
have.
I
think
the
warning
actually
will
be
have
more
effect
than
the
ticket,
so
they
are
committed
to
doing
that.
G
I
mean:
listen,
you
don't
want
to
participate
people
who
want
to
help.
We
should
be
able
to
use
those
folks
to
help
in
our
areas
where
we
have
indoor
feeding
and
volunteers
and
organized
events
that
we
have
in
the
city.
I'm
sure
those
folks
would
want
to
do
it.
Sometimes
they
just
don't
know
what
to
do
so.
G
I
think
that
leads
us
into
that
city-wide
policy
that
we've
been
talking
about
for
years
to
have
not
only
an
encampment
policy
city-wide,
but
also
how
how
these,
how
food
would
be
distributed,
how
clothing
is
being
distributed
instead
of
just
dropping
off
boxes
of
bags
of
clothes
on
the
street
and
everybody
rip
through
them
and
leave
them
all
over
the
place.
There
has
to
be
some
organization
of
how
we
do
that.
K
K
So
on
private
property,
the
owner
can
work
with
the
police
department
to
indicate
that
it
is
essentially
that
they
haven't
given
their
permission
and
then
it's
trespassing
or
they
can
file
a
civil
action
and
basically
get
an
order
when
the
sheriff
could
help
them
enforce
that.
I
know
for
private
owners.
That's
probably
not
the
answer
they
want,
but
that's
right
now
what
what
the
law
permits
again,
as
I
confirmed
earlier
today,.
G
That
that
sounds
contradictory
to
what
we
have
heard,
that
on
a
private
property,
it
is
the
law,
the
current
law,
that
you
cannot
encamp
on
private
property
to
have
somebody
go
to
a
service
department
to
evict
somebody
on
their
private
property.
That
does
not
make
sense.
I
mean
if
somebody
is
on
your
private
property
and
we
engage
them
with
homeless
services.
If
they
don't
want
to
leave,
they
have
to
be
removed.
That's
the
law!
G
K
Maybe
I
wasn't
clear
councilman
that
the
first
response
was
if
they
contact
the
police
department,
they
document
that
the
person
does
not
have
permission,
then
the
police
department
can
assist
them
with
the
removal
of
the
individuals.
I
will
have
to
say
you
know.
The
police
department
is
obviously
doing
a
lot
of
other
things,
so
I
don't
know
what
the
timing
of
that
would
be,
but
that
was
the
first
option
that's
available
as
well.
G
K
G
K
F
If
it's
the
policy,
let
me
let
me
jump
in
a
little:
is
the
policy
for,
and
my
apologies
mark
cause
I'm
not
as
well
versus
evil
on
this
on
the
on
the
directive
with
a
policy,
yet
I
think
the
policy
for
an
evil
correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong,
I
believe
the
policy
for
blocking
right
away
is
that
we
provide
a
certain
amount
of
notice
and
then,
after
that,
notices
after
that
notice
has
expired.
We
could
then
re.
K
G
Okay
and
then
from
what
we
saw
in
some
initial,
I
know
we
used
to
do
the
service
days
where
we
actually
go
there
and
engage
the
individual
and
give
them
a
timeline
seems
like
now
the
policy
things
that,
where
we
clean
up
after
them
and
give
them
some
trash
bags
to
keep
the
need,
but
we
we
let
them
stay
there.
Even
then,
if
that
is
a
problem
or
a
blockage
in
the
right
of
way,
is
that.
K
G
Okay,
I
I
mean
we've
been
talking
about
this
for
a
long
time.
I
know
at
this
hearing.
We
were
supposed
to
have
that
policy
in
place,
and
maybe
I'm
just
ordering
right
now,
but
it's
it's
something
that
I
think
we
expected
to
have,
because
everybody
needs
the
same
information.
Everybody
needs
from
the
police
to
the
residents
to
the
homeless
service
people.
Everybody
needs
to
know
the
same
thing
and
giving
different
people
and
different
different
districts
different
information
as
they
handle
it
differently.
G
I
I
wish
you
we
need
to
have
something
that
you
could
share
with
this
committee
and
maybe
share
it
with
the
chair.
Who
could
give
it
to
us
that
we
could
then
at
least
go
over
and
look
at
it
and
have
questions
with
it
and
maybe
massage
it
so
that
we
can
all
be
at
the
same
place.
It's
just
it's
unfortunate
that
we
don't
have
that
right
now,
but
I'm
hoping
that-
and
we
could
have
it
very
clearly.
F
Go
ahead,
that's
our
intent
and
we
will
provide
that.
I
also
think
it
may
be
helpful
to
not
only
provide
it
but
then
set
up
a
briefing
for
the
committee
to
sort
of
walk
you
through
it,
then
for
us
to
be
able
to
answer
those
questions
in
real
time
and
be
able
to
be
able
to
do
that,
be
able
to
make
that
process
a
little
more
interactive
than
just
sending
you.
The
document.
C
F
B
C
Portion
of
it,
I
want
the
narcotics
one.
I
think
part
of
the
challenge
for
folks
has
always
been
understanding
that
without
disclosing
all
of
your,
what
you're
going
to
do,
but
I
think
people
need
to
know,
there's
a
new
structure,
new
leadership
and
there's
going
to
be
a
focus.
Absolutely
so
what
I'll
do
I'll?
Let
chief
inspector
flacco
who
oversees.
H
Good
afternoon
council
member
bass
good
afternoon,
council
members,
as
I
have
discussed
previously,
I
was
given
the
opportunity
to
kind
of
reform
the
narcotics
bureau
as
it
relates
to
the
east
division.
I
received
14
members
from
the
east
division
that
are
now
detailed
to
the
narcotics
bureau.
Those
individuals
will
target
organizations
within
the
narcotics
bureau,
but
councilwoman
sanchez,
as
you
and
I
talked
the
other
day,
the
police
department's
only
responsible
for
the
enforcement
of
the
narcotic
laws.
H
One
of
the
problems
that
I
see
is
once
we
take
once
we
make
a
rest.
We
kind
of
move
away
from
that
area
and
go
after
another
group,
and
we
don't
do
anything
to
hold
that
area
where
we
just
made
those
arrests.
So,
as
you
well
know,
based
on
those
discussions
once
once,
we
make
an
arrest
of
a
targeted
area
concerning
a
targeted
group.
H
That's
when
other
agencies
have
to
come
in
to
hold
that
area
hold
that
land
and
that's
not
something
the
police
department
can
do
but
working
with
the
oiu
and
with
noel
and
your
office.
The
goal
is
that
we'll
take
almost
take
block
by
block
organization
by
organization
and
then
prevent
them
from
moving
back
into
that
area.
H
So
once
we
decide
to
take
once
we
have
enough
evidence,
or
once
we
have
enough
probable
cause
to
take
a
particular
organization
down
working
through
our
city
partners,
we'll
let
them
know
what
we
did
and
then
that's
when
the
other
city
agencies
are
gonna
have
to
come
in
and
do
something
about
that
more.
So
it's
not
just
attacking
the
street-level
drug
sales,
it's
more
than
that.
It's
attacking
the
supply
chain,
as
well
as
the
financial
end
of
this.
H
H
What
we
want
to
do
is
we
want
to
take
the
stash
houses
where
you
find
the
drugs
which
are
traditionally
not
in
the
same
areas
where
they
are
being
sold.
You
want
to
get
the
stash
houses
for
the
the
united
states
currency
and
we
want
to
hurt
drug
dealers
and
and
that's
my
job
and
that's
what
I've
been
tasked
with
to
hurt
drug
dealers
and
that's
what
I'm
going
to
do.
C
Thank
you.
That
was
an
important
piece,
because
folks
will,
as
we
as
and
when
you
hear
from
the
public
testimony
they.
I
want
to
ensure
folks
that
we're
not
doing
the
same
thing
as
it
relates
to
our
public
strategy,
and
we
appreciate
the
complimented
officers.
The
support
for
captain
rosario,
because
the
narcotics
piece
of
this
is
not
done
by
the
patrol
officers.
That
piece
of
it
is
to
provide
the
daily
public
support
by
patrol
officers
through
the
bike
and
the
walking
folks.
C
I
just,
but
I
also
want
folks
to
know
that
the
narcotic
strategy
will
be
different
will
be
targeted
as
opposed
to
what
what
has
happened
in
the
past.
So
thank
you
very
much
chief
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
you
on
that.
So
eva,
let
me
go
go
to
you.
I
know
the
issue
of
a
policy
versus
enforcement
is
much
more
complicated
as
it
relates
to
encampments
and
and
the
tent
structure
give
us
a
timeline
of
when
you
think
you
will
have
a
clear
cut.
C
K
We'd
also,
I
think,
failed
to
mention
that
we
are
working
to
set
up
a
new
encampment
resolution
team
and
expect
that
will
be
you
know
available
as
of
january
as
well,
and
they
will
complement
the
other
actors
who
are
already
participating
doing
this
work
and
be
an
added
resource
again
to
the
point
that
was
made
earlier.
This
will
be
a
city-wide
strategy,
but
for
now
we'll
be
piloting
the
encampment
resolution
team
in
the
kensington
area.
C
Thank
you.
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
highlighting
the
and
and
acknowledging
that
we
hurt
the
community
and
that
we're
going
to
move
some
of
the
services.
That's
created
some
of
the
challenges
from
the
area,
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
prevention
point
and
their
leadership
who
are
working
with
us
about
that
there's
a
recognition.
This
is
not
about
people
not
having
empathy
for
the
work
or
understanding
of
the
work.
C
C
Okay,
so
that's
important
the
other
issue
as
we
move
to
make
this
a
city-wide
effort,
the
recognition
that
76
of
our
needle
exchange
work
is
done
in
kesington,
there's
13
500
unique
service,
folks
being
served
from
all
over
the
city.
One
of
the
challenging
numbers
that
has
been
debated
by
the
community
and
you'll
hear
from
them
later
is
the
5
million
needle
number,
and
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
you
recognize
it's
going
to
take
a
couple
of
years
to
move
to
mobile
site.
What
is
the
administration
prepared
to
say
today?
C
That's
going
to
happen
in
the
next
six
months
around
the
the
reduction
of
that
needle
exchange,
the
request
by
council
members
will,
and
I
that
we
want
to
see
that
number
reduced
by
50.
So
tell
me
what
is
going
to
happen
immediately,
as
that
has
been
one
of
the
most
traumatizing
data
sets
that
has
been
shared
with
residents.
Yeah.
K
I
don't
want
to,
I
don't
want
to
misspeak,
and
I
don't
have
the
exact
information
from
the
conversations
I've
had
with
prevention
point.
I
believe
that
they
think
that
they're
about
two
million
of
those
needles
of
the
five
million
or
close
to
five
million
that
can
be
removed
from
distribution
in
kensington.
K
C
We
will
make
sure
that
we
have
a
hearing
prior
to
the
summer.
I
know
a
lot
of
work
is
going
to
be
happening
in
the
winter
and
it's
a
different
approach,
but
I
want
to
assure
people
that
the
commitment
by
the
administration
and
again
this
team
that
is
on
this
call
from
the
administration
is
we
will
have
a
summer
plan
and
it
will
look
different
than
it
has
the
last
three
years.
C
So
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
we
will
have
this
conversation
in
march
and
I
want
folks
to
be
really
certain
about
what
they're
going
to
see
what
they
should
expect
as
it
relates
to
the
summer.
I
also
want
to
thank
you
around
the
dashboard
and
around
you
know
the
request
for
residents
to
be
able
to
see
you
know
as
real
time
as
possible
who's
in
the
neighborhood
identifying
through
uniform,
who
we're
interfacing
with,
I
think,
is
going
to
add.
C
You
know
to
our
attempt
to
restore
the
trust
that
we
have
lost
for
the
re
from
the
residents
of
of
kensington.
I
think
that
kind
of
information
is
going
to
be
impactful
and
them
seeing
some
of
that
transparency
and
some
of
the
information,
and
I
don't
want
to
get
into
the
nuances
around.
You
know
the
the
expansion
of
pad
who's
getting
service
connectivity.
C
I
I'm
expecting
that
that
dashboard
and
the
creation
of
that
dashboard
is
really
going
to
show
us
who
we
help
how
many
times
it
takes
to
help
someone
and
how
we're
interfacing
with
folks,
so
that
people
know
what
what
is
readily
available
as
it
relates
to
the
the
issue
of
the
cleanup
crew.
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
just
started
right
before
thanksgiving
right,
yes,
and
so
they
will
be
out
there
seven
days
a
week.
C
In
addition
to
the
permitting
and
the
policy,
can
we
get
a
commitment
from
the
administration
that
we
are
going
to
limit
distribution
to
certain
locations?
I
understand
these
are
well-intentioned
folks,
but
we
there
has
to
be
a
system
about
what
we're
permitting
and
people
just
can't
go
where
they
want
to
go
right.
I
think
part
of
what
we
have
to
move
to
is,
as
we
have
done
to
some
with
some
success
at
ruth
and
clearfield.
C
Can
we
identify
and
limit
those
permits
to
one
or
two
locations
versus
what
we
see
now?
I
think
all
of
you
will
agree
that
the
encampment
on
the
3200
block
of
of
kezington
has
created
a
daily
distribution
at
kensington
allegheny
in
a
transportation
center
that
impacts
20,
000
people
that
have
to
move
through
there.
So
that
has
a
direct
impact
on
the
daily
commuting
life
of
folks,
let
alone
when
the
school
starts
and
we
have
sheridan
and
elkins.
C
Can
we
agree
that
that
permitting
cannot
be
open,
ended
and
really
has
to
be
limited
and
we'll
can
we
work
with
the
community
around
those
selected
sites,
because
that
you
know-
and
I
talk
to
some
of
these
folks-
you
know-
and
I
try
to
discourage
them
as
much
as
possible
as
the
captains
do.
We
need
to
limit
it
because
they
can't
just
pop
up
where
they
want
and
they
can't
be
in
a
transportation
center,
where
we
have
children
and
and
workers
who
are
trying
to
commute
daily.
F
I
know
he
was
going
to
talk,
but
I
just
want
to
add
my
we
can't
commit
to
working
on
that.
One
of
my
concerns
is
that-
and
I
think,
is
a
legal
concern
that
we
all
need
more
advice
on
is
that
when
we
were
sued
a
few
administrations,
maybe
last
administration,
by
chosen
300
in
federal
court,
which
allowed
them
to
allow
them
the
ability
to
be
able
to
serve
through
these
type
activities
in
places,
and
we
couldn't
limit
that.
F
So
I
would
want
to
get
advice,
legal
advice
from
our
law
department
from
others
to
tell
us
within
within
legal.
You
know
within
legal
legality.
What
can
we
do
in
terms
of
permits
and
those
activities?
Like
even
say,
we
can
certainly
chase
some
of
these
folks
and
understand
that
they
have
the
best
intentions
of
heart.
We
can
certainly
chase
some
of
these
folks
give
them
warnings.
We
can
certainly
guide
some
of
these
folks
to
areas
I
want
to.
F
I
want
to
know
what
can
we
legally
enforce
them
to
do
as
it
relates
to
specific
locations?
I
understand
it's
different
and
may
be
different
on
private
property
than
it
is
on
public
property,
but
I
do
think
we
need
some
guidance
from
law
in
regards
to
that
lawsuit,
and
I
understand
once
we
lost
that
lawsuit.
F
I
think
most
times
like
council
women's
school
council
man
school
has
said
my
apologies-
that
when
you
approach
these
folks
and
like
even
say
you
give
them
a
warning,
their
good
intentions
are
willing
to
work
with
us.
I
do
think
there
are
some
that
we
have
encountered.
I
think
all
of
us
on
this
card.
Certainly
the
residents
who
don't
matter
how
many
times
we
say
you
know:
let's
can
we
help
you
better
with
this?
Can
we
even
you
know,
say:
hey
I'm
going
to
be
out
here
from
these
hours,
then
we
can
coordinate
trash
pickup.
F
C
For
public
safety,
again
we
have
the
health
code
issue
right
now
they
are
setting
fires
to
keep
warm
at
night.
What
other
kinds
of
emergency
triggers
does
that
give
us
an
authority
to
remove
stuff?
Because,
right
now,
as
you
all
know,
around
the
walgreen
and
on
the
3200
block
of
kensington,
they
actively
are
lighting
fires
at
night
to
keep
warm
which
could
cause
another
problem
because
they're
right
in
front
of
businesses.
K
K
K
C
C
So
if
he
could
briefly
come
forward
and
speak
to
the
kind
of
the
level
of
volume
that
we've
been
seeing
because
we
have
increased
volume
city-wide
because
of
the
pandemic,
I
think
no
one
has
an
idea
of
what
the
amount
that
has
been
in
in
kessingen,
some
driven
by
some
of
the
food
distribution,
some
by
obviously
the
folks
with
goodwill,
but
also
people
really
being
on
lockdown
in
this
community.
And
so
thank
you
to
to
dc
warren
and
clip
members.
A
C
L
L
In
addition
to
that,
and
it's
over
a
six-week
period
assisting
with
noel
and
complaint
driven
trash
services
based
on
the
transient
population
in
kensington,
my
crews
have
serviced.
I
have
a
13-man
short
crew,
which
is
responsible
for
the
whole
city,
but
about
35
percent
of
our
calls
are
down
in
kensington
over
over
the
last
six
weeks,
we've
serviced,
25
complaints
from
the
opioid
response
team,
and
that
has
netted.
L
We
service
that
block
every
day
every
day
at
seven
o'clock
in
the
morning,
and
I
guarantee
you
by
nine
o'clock
in
the
morning.
You
can't
tell
that
we've
been
through,
and
I
can
verify
that
you
can't
tell
that
we've
been
through
by
the
amount
of
calls
I
get
about
it
every
day.
So
that's
just
an
example.
L
We
need
all
our
partners
to
help
us
to
assist
with
these
problems,
and
hopefully
we
can
come
up
with
a
long-term
solution
to
solve.
The
issue.
Council
has
been
very
supportive.
I'd
like
to
thank
all
the
council
members
on
board
in
this
call
all
been
working
very
well
with
the
sanitation
department,
providing
us
with
resources
and
being
patient
and
understanding
that
we
can't
just
drop
normal
core
services
and
run
and
address
each
and
every
complaint
that
we
get.
C
B
C
Again,
we
will
continue.
We
will
work
with
you
just
want
the
for
for
the
folks
from
from
the
residents.
We
are
working
with
the
with
the
department
of
streets
on
a
camera
strategy
and
both
councilman
scola,
and
I
are
prepared
to
provide
significant
resources
so
that
we
can
really
tackle
what
have
been
the
more
egregious.
You
know
daily
dumping
situations.
C
We
have
a
lot
of
human
waste
and
when
we
see
trash
that
means
someone
had
to
clean
up
to
come
outside
their
house
and
I'm
not
going
to
ask
people
who
have
to
clean
human
waste
to
come
outside
their
house
to
then
take
that
bag
in
their
house
and
so
as
as
ugly
as
it
looks
after
I've
been
cursed
out
several
times
by
black
captains
who
do
this
daily.
I
think
the
the
city
and
the
streets
department,
you
know
have
worked
with
us.
C
I'm
just
gonna
ask
folks,
particularly
when
they're
taking
out
loads
of
trash
because
they're
cleaning
up,
please
call
3-1-1,
and
let
us
know
so
that
we
can
better
coordinate
that.
But
I'm
not
going
to
ask
anybody
who
has
to
clean
human
waste
to
come
outside
their
house
to
take
that
bag
back
in
their
house.
C
We
just
need
to
know
about
it
so
that
we
can
help
facilitate
it
and
that's
part
of
the
strategy
around
the
localized
dumpsters
in
the
area
that
we'll
be
working
towards,
but
I
just
want
folks
to
know
we
hear
you,
we
listen,
we've
listened
and
we
are
not
going
to.
We
we're
going
to
be
empathetic
to
the
fact
that
you,
if
you
cleaned
up
so
any
bag
that
folks
see.
That
means
somebody
took
the
time
and
cleaned
up.
We
gonna
pick
it
up.
C
As
as
my
block
happens,
I
won't
shout
them
out
because
they
curse
me
out
all
the
time,
so
I'ma
put
it
there
and
y'all
gonna
come
pick
it
up
maria
and
yes,
we
will,
but
we
do
that
because
of
the
coordination
with
the
city
and
the
department.
So
I
thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair.
I
want
to
because
we
have
started
this
hearing
so
very
late.
I
want
to
give
an
opportunity
to
the
community
residents
who
have
been
so
patient
absolutely.
A
C
Three
years
and
now
they've
been
patient
for
four
hours
so
that
they
can
put
their
testimony
on
the
right
on
the
record.
Thank
you
to
mr
noel,
eva
and
all
of
the
team
for
working
through
this
restored
kensington
list.
We
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do
we're
all
none
of
us
are
going
anywhere
and
we're
committed
and
we'll
continue
to
hear
the
residents
out.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
A
M
Are
you
there
good
evening?
Yes
hi,
my
name
is
sonia
kanye
ryan
latonya.
I
am
a
new
harrogate
resident.
I
moved
here
from
east
kensington
in
june
of
2019.
I
sold
my
house
because
my
children
are
going
to
college
and
I
don't
want
them
to
incur
any
college
debt.
I
have
never
really
ever
actually
lived
in
a
community
of
color
before
this
is
my
birth
experience
and
it
has
been
a
nightmare.
M
It
is
exhausting.
It
has
been
a
real
eye-opening
experience
for
me
to
see
the
disparity
of
resources
of
common
sense
items
that
plague
our
community.
The
typical
day
for
me
is
I
get
up
in
the
morning
I
go
for
my
morning:
workout
walk
whatever,
and
then
I
come
back.
I
get
my
rake,
my
broom,
my
shovel,
my
bag
and
I
get
to
work
and
I
go
up
and
down
madison
I
go
across
on
jasper.
M
Just
recently,
I
put
my
foot
down,
I'm
no
longer
picking
up
feces
right,
like
I'm
just
not
doing
that
anymore.
I've
had
it-
and
I
look
at
most
disappointing
in
this-
is
what
I'm
starting
to
realize
is
that
the
narrative
that
I've
heard
all
my
life
about
black
lives,
don't
matter,
people
of
color,
you
know,
are,
are
given
less
resources
and
less
consideration
is
actually
true.
M
D
A
M
M
We
now
have
to
be
patient.
We
now
have
to
watch
as
same
issues.
Drug
addiction
is
now
all
of
a
sudden,
miraculously
we
need
resources
for
these
people
and
I'm
not
saying
don't
supply
resources.
I'm
not
saying
nobody
should
have
food,
they
shouldn't
have
help
that
they
need,
but
it
should
not
be
my
problem.
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
drugs.
I
I
do
more
than
my
fair
share
of
due
diligence
and
being
a
person
in
my
community
that
I
embody
be
the
change
that
you
want
to
see
and
my
resume
is
full
of
it.
M
But
what
I'm
seeing
is
that
when
we
ask
for
simple
things
like
you
know,
there's
a
hepatitis,
a
breakout.
I
have
not
seen
the
street
department
clean
my
street,
except
for
one
day
when
we
had
the
protest
and
it
was
like
a
miracle.
It
was
like
seeing
a
unicorn
come
down
my
street
and
it's
crazy,
because
I've
lived
all
over
the
city.
When
I
first
moved
here
from
new
york,
I
lived
in
center
city
streets
were
cleaned.
We
never
had
this
problem.
M
She
invited
us
in
to
have
some
discussions
about
the
trash
that
these
neil
engagement,
people
and
and
just
by
us
being
able
to
have
some
endpoint
input.
To
give
our
perspective,
we
started
to
see
a
difference
in
that,
so
we
have
a
lot
of
these
organizations
who,
I
might
say,
are
not
necessarily
serving
their
own
self-interest
by
creating
a
resolution
driven
initiatives,
management
issues,
management
driven
issues
are
more
what
they're
involved
in,
because
it
would
go
against
their
self-interest
to
resolving
right.
M
If
you
are
a
prevention
point
and
you
need
to
give
out
meals
and
all
these
things
it,
you
would
shut
down
if
the
if
the
opioid
crisis
was
dissolved.
So
we
see
a
lot
of
these
conversations
happening
and
the
residents
there's
a
there's,
a
community
of
residents
that
live
here
and
we're
not
being
brought
to
the
table
to
be
a
part
of
the
conversation.
M
We
don't
want
to
keep
anything
from
anybody,
but
we
want
our
voices
to
be
heard
because
we
can
help
with
some
solutions
and
resolutions,
as
just
proven
with
the
trash
and
the
clothing
that
I
pick
up
every
single
day,
because
somebody
gave
somebody
a
new
jacket
and
I
can
tell
who's
getting
what,
because
on
any
given
day
it's
either
somebody
got
new
underwear.
Somebody
got
new
socks,
somebody
got
jackets.
Somebody
was
giving
out
jeans,
I
know
because
I
cleaned
it
up
and
it's
just
it
shouldn't
be
this
exhausting
to
live
in
the
city.
M
I
watched
how
we
have
the
encampment
and
the
ben
franklin
parkway
within
six
months.
It
was
resolved
and
I've
sat
here.
Listen
for
months.
We
had
our
first
meeting
with
the
multi-city
agency
for
months.
We
listened
and
waited
and
watched
you
strategize
on
how
to
resolve
this,
but
miraculously
when
an
encampment
was
in
a
portion
of
the
city
where
the
demographic
and
the
tax
bracket
was
completely
different.
It
was
resolved
yet
we're
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
do
things
that
are
just
common
sense.
People
can't
be
on
the
street.
M
They
can't
be
on
your
property,
they
can't
be.
You
have
to
move
them
along.
If
people
get
arrested,
you
see
them
shooting
up
drugs,
you
give
them
a
state
order.
They
should
not
be
allowed
to
keep
coming
back
to
the
area
in
which
the
blight
is
continuing
to
be
a
problem
for
the
residents.
We
want
to
know
why
we
have
the
drug
dealers.
Well,
if
I'm
starbucks,
I'm
not
going
to
open
up
my
next
location
in
a
town
of
100,
I'm
going
to
go
to
where
there's
a
town
of
10
000..
M
You
want
to
know
why
we
have
so
many
drug
dealers,
because
the
drug
adds
are
allowed
to
live
on
our
streets.
That's
why
we
have
the
open
air
market.
I
mean
some
of
these
things
are
really
not
that
difficult
to.
If
we
just
think
about
it,
just
from
a
purely
topical
point
of
view,
we
can't
allow
people
to
keep
coming
back.
We
will
put
you
in
a
police
diversion
program.
We
can
no
longer
come
to
this
area.
M
There
are
things
that
I
believe
are
are
well
intended
that
are
coming
here,
but
they're
not
for
the
residents.
We
are
being
overlooked
and,
quite
frankly,
we're
tired
of
it.
We
don't
want
another
prevention
point.
We
don't
want
a
safe
house.
We
don't
want
any
more
services
being
brought
to
our
community
that
don't
directly
benefit
the
residents.
M
When
was
the
last
time
there
was
a
meeting
about
what
can
we
do
for
the
residents?
Can
we
get
them
better
lighting?
Can
we
start
to
fix
up
the
facades?
What
can
we
start
to
fix
at
their
sidewalks?
What
can
we
do
to
try
to
make
reparations
for
the
years
of
neglect
for
the
years
of
non-oversight
that
has
plagued
this
community?
At
some
point,
we
have
to
start
to
begin
to
have
those
kinds
of
conversations,
because
we're
watching
our
kids
see
that
bad
behavior
is
what
gets
the
attention,
not
the
people
who
are
living
here.
M
It's
very
very
difficult
for
me
to
get
services.
If
I
didn't
have
contacts
with
people
within
the
city,
I
wouldn't
get
some
of
the
things
that
I
have
done.
I
should
not
be
the
exception.
This
should
be
available
to
everyone
and
it's
not
it's
really.
Just
not
part
of
the
problem
with
the
trash
is
as
a
direct
result
of
people
being
allowed
to
live
here.
It
is
the
okay
chorale.
It
is
why
it
is
well
known
throughout
the
throughout
the
tri-state
area.
M
Our
pharmacies
were
looted,
we
had
seniors,
could
not
get
their
medication.
We
are
continuously
overlooked,
left
out
of
conversations
and
I'm
really
really
really
disappointed
and
very
much.
You
know
I
wanted
to
not
believe
a
lot
of
the
you
know.
Black
lives
don't
matter,
but
I'm
seeing
that
there's
a
real
valid
argument
in
it,
and
I
thank
you
for
your
time.
A
A
A
N
A
N
N
Okay,
all
right
I'll,
take
the
nod
all
right.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today,
and
I
know
that
everyone
had
a
long
day
and
is
extremely
meaningful
that
you
all
are
sticking
with.
You
know
having
this
hearing.
Even
you
know.
After
after
hours,
I
submitted
my
written
testimony
and
I
just
want
to
kind
of
focus
one.
You
know
there
was
two
recommendations
that
were
in
my
written
testimony.
N
One
is
that
we
have
a
tremendous
opportunity
with
the
opening
of
the
commissioner
position
for
department,
behavioral
health
and
intellectual
disability
services,
to
really
look
at
the
leadership.
I
appreciate
the
hard
work
of
all
of
our
city
officials
I,
but
I
can
tell
you
someone
who
has
attended
a
number
of
these
hearings.
This
is
my
first
time
testifying
from
this
committee.
N
You
know
I
listen
in
and
I
attend
these
hearings
religiously,
and
you
know
I
appreciate
the
hard
work
that
is
being
done,
but
I
think
you
know
the
the
evidence
is
in
front
of
us
that
what
has
been
happening
isn't
working,
and
I
appreciate
council
member
kieran
sanchez,
mentioning
that
whole
insanity
repeating
the
same
thing,
expecting
different
results.
I
don't
know
if
she
read
my
testimony
and
stole
that
line,
but
that's
what?
If
that's
what
it
feels
like?
You
know.
It
really
does
feel
like
that.
N
I
think
for
all
of
us.
We
look
around
and
we
just
see
that
it's
not
working
and
it's
time
for
something
different,
and
so
the
one
recommendation
in
my
testimony
is
that
we
see
the
opportunity
for
new
leadership
just
like
we
saw
the
opportunity
when
the
philadelphia
police
department,
commissioner
position
opened
up,
and
there
was
an
opportunity
for
stakeholder
input,
stakeholder
involvement
and
just
hearing
that
the
community-
you
know,
I
guess
recognizing
the
community-
has
a
voice
and
who
is
serving
them
in
these
leadership
positions.
N
But
the
second
recommendation
is
really
what
I
want
to
focus
on.
I-
and
that
is
you
know
I
think,
over
the
past
few
years.
Besides
learning
how
I
you
know
the
dog
and
pony
show
plays
out
on
these
hearings.
Sometimes
what
I
learned
is
even
more
important
is
that
when
we
stop
and
listen
to
each
other,
we
actually
can
come
up
with
more
solutions
than
when
we're
stuck
fighting
with
each
other,
and
I
think,
for
years
you
know,
was
harm
reduction,
advocates
versus
residents
right
and
it
was
like.
N
If
you
were
someone
who
was
fighting
for
the
people
who
are
struggling
with
homelessness
and
addiction,
it
was
easy
to
be
dismissed
as
someone
who
didn't
care
about
the
community
resident
concerns
and
then
vice
versa.
I
know
that
residents
were
told
if
they
didn't
support
safe
house
or
any
support
prevention
point
where
they
what
they
were
saying
things
like
we
want
this
out
of
our
community.
N
You
know
the
the
struggles
people
by
experiencing
homelessness
addiction
go
through
and
that
we
actually
agree
on
more
than
we
disagree
on,
and
so
the
second
recommendation
in
my
testimony
was
to
really
have
let
me
actually
read
it,
because
I
think
I've
heard
it
better
than
I'll
say
it:
an
organized
ongoing,
meaningful
convening
of
kensington
residents,
civic
association
leaders,
people
who
use
drugs
and
those
who
work
with
them.
Harm
reduction,
advocates,
anti-homelessness,
advocates
and
treatment,
homeless,
service
providers,
along
with
city
officials
and
elected
officials,
to
really
go
through
the
struggle.
N
I
I
think,
endeavor
that
I've
experienced
over
the
past
couple
years
and
when
I
have
the
most
hope
I
can
tell
you,
is
not
sitting
on
these
hearings.
Hearing
the
updates
of
all
the
amazing
things
that
are
being
done,
because
my
friends
are
still
out
there
dying
and
I
still
get
calls
from
sonya
about
trash
on
k.
A
right.
The
most
meaningful
sort
of
moments
of
progress
for
me
have
been
in
having
these
conversations
a
struggle
and
realizing
that
we
agree
on
so
much
and
that
we
work
together.
N
We're
gonna
get
somewhere,
but
we
need
support
and
having
an
organized
way
of
doing
that.
And
so
that's
my
big
ass
is
that
we
have
some
way
of
bringing
together
community
folks
harm
reduction,
folks
city
officials,
and
that
you
know
instead
of
people
sitting
in
buildings,
or
I
guess
now
on
zoom
calls
and
coming
up
with
solutions
that
we
engage
everybody
who's
out
here,
living
it
and
seeing
it
and
some
of
the
things
that
I
know
that
we
can
agree
on
because
I've
had.
These
conversations
are
sanctioned
encampment.
N
That
was
something
that
was
promised
back
in
july
or
august,
and
there's
been
no
movement
that
I've
seen
on
that
and
in
a
location
it
works
for
residents
and
for
people
who
use
drugs
and
for
those
of
us
who
work
with
them.
I
don't
think
it
is
an
unreasonable
idea
that
we
can
come
together.
Have
some
difficult
conversation
use
language
that
maybe
one
or
the
other
doesn't
like,
but
come
up
with
a
location
that
works
for
everybody,
also
getting
rid
of
the
city's
tone-deaf
smoking
policy.
N
There
are
people
who
will
leave
the
streets
of
kensington
today
if
they
could
go
into
impatient
addiction
treatment
and
not
be
told
that
they
cannot
go
outside
to
smoke
a
cigarette.
I
am
all
for
people
quitting
smoking.
I
know
most
of
you
on
this
meeting
have
heard
me
talk
about
this.
I
want
people
to
quit
smoking,
but
when
we
have
people
who
are
injecting
fentanyl,
who
say,
I
want
to
go
into
treatment,
but
I
won't
because
I
can't
go
outside
to
smoke.
N
That's
another
person
who's
littering
whose
needles
are
on
the
ground,
who
is
still
experiencing
homelessness
in
kensington
and
is
contributing
to
the
problem,
and
so
getting
rid
of
that
policy
is
something
that
people
from
all
sides
of
the
argument
seem
to
agree
on.
But
yet
we
still
have
this
policy
and
I
want
to
say
for
the
record
that
there
are
many
of
us
who
would
identify
as
harm
reduction
advocates
who
are
heartbroken
over
the
conditions
that
kids
living
in
kensington
have
to
live
with.
N
And
so
I
care
about
that-
and
I
know
many
of
my
comrades
in
harm
reduction
care
about
that
and
the
last
thing
and
then
I'll
stop
because-
and
I
usually
I
get
cut
off
constantly
when
I'm
at
these
hearings
revolutionizing
our
treatment
system.
There
is
nothing
that
is
more
frustrating
as
somebody
who
still
goes
to
funerals
for
people
who
are
dying
that
don't
need
to
die.
Then
hearing
all
these
amazing
things
about
our
behavioral
health
system,
yet
every
single
day
seeing
the
barriers
that
people
face
when
they're
trying
to
get
help.
N
This
idea
that
people
want
to
be
stuck
in
homelessness
and
they
want
to
be
stuck
struggling
with
addiction
and
that
they
want
to
be
stuck
being
sort
of
a
nuisance
to
a
community
is
a
lie.
Most
people
do
not
want
to
be
living
in
the
conditions
they're
living
in
and
every
day
there
are
people
who
are
trying
to
get
help
who
have
faced
all
kinds
of
barriers
along
the
way,
and
I
know
firsthand
that
it
often
takes
like
a
cold.
You
know
a
pulled
string
or
a
cold
in
fever.
N
Someone
calling
their
council
member
someone
who
knows
how
to
navigate
the
system
to
get
somebody
into
treatment,
and
it
shouldn't
be
that
way.
If
it
was
easier
to
access
treatment
and
remain
in
treatment
and
remain
in
housing
resources
that
work
for
people,
then
we
would
have
less
of
a
problem
that
we
have
today,
and
so
we
really
need
to
revolutionize
our
treatment
system,
move
away
from
these
little
projects
and
special
initiatives
and
pilots,
and
you
know
whatever
words
we
use,
because
it's
not
working
for
a
lot
of
people.
A
Well,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
testimony
and,
as
always,
you're
always
a
wealth
of
information
you're,
not
in
the
eighth
district,
but
I
know
that
you're
always
out
and
advocating
on
behalf
of
the
community.
Even
when
you're
beating
us
up,
we
still
appreciate
you.
We
know
we
know
you're
working
hard.
We
know
you're
working
hard,
brooke.
N
Hey
councilmember
bs.
If
I
could
tell
you,
I
wrote
this
down
as
a
new
when
you
reference
that
book,
if
only
even
if
your
heart
will
listen,
what
you
read
in
that
book,
and
I
wish
every
council
member,
and
especially
the
health
and
human
services
folks
on
this-
call
read
that
book
in
case
the
status
quo,
picture
of
somebody
to
access
treatment
that
works
for
them
and
elise
schiller's
daughter,
didn't
have
to
die
and
that's
a
story
not
about
opioids.
And
please
can
we
stop
just
talking
about
opioids?
N
Yes,
but
it
tells
you
the
story
of
how
difficult
it
is
for
someone
to
get
help
who's
looking
for
it
right,
and
that
is
an
indictment
on
philadelphia's
behavioral
health
system
that
I
love
and
I
believe
in
and
know
that
can
do
better.
But
that
book
is
like
that'll
tell
you
what
people
are
experiencing
right
now
in
your
districts
and
across
the
city.
A
I
could
not
agree
with
you
more.
That
book
was
really
you
know,
there's
very
few
books
that
I
would
say,
call
game
changers
or
life
changers
for
me,
but
I
would
say
that
that
was
one
of
them.
It
was
really
really
well
written
and
just
you
know
you
you
felt
like
it
was
happening
right
in
front
of
your
very
eyes.
You
know
it
was
an
excellent
read
and
I
do
highly
recommend
it
to
the
committee.
A
I
do
believe
that
the
author
did
provide
copies
to
members
of
the
health
and
human
services
committee,
but
if
not,
I'm
certainly
more
than
willing
to
share
my
copy.
If
anyone
would
like
to
read
it
because
it's
just
such
a
compelling
story-
and
I
think
it
really
does
shed
new
light
and
insight
on
into
a
struggle
that
we're
all
trying
to
figure
out
what
to
do.
You
know
we
may
have
different
thoughts
and
ideas
and
suggestions,
but
we
all
want
to
solve
this
very,
very
serious
problem.
C
A
C
A
O
Thank
you
today
for
to
give
us
this
opportunity
to
come
and
speak
with
everybody
and
listen
to
what
the
managing
director's
office
and
everybody
had
to
say
about
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
moving
forward.
And
so
I
had
a
lot
written
down
and
I
don't
know
that
this
is
that
is
going
to
be
relevant
after
listening
to
the
plans.
O
Sometimes
they
could
make
a
three
block
walk
street
from
their
house
to
school
and
they
go
out
of
their
way
to
avoid
areas
and
make
it
a
much
longer
walk
on
ontario
street
to
go
to
webster.
And
so
that's
what
I
always
speak
about
and
that's
what
my
always
is.
My
focus
is
our
children,
and
recently
we
had
an
eight-year-old
little
girl
shot
getting
off
the
lf
station
in
k.
A
and
that's
there's
no
words
to
describe
that
anymore,
saying
that
it's
frustrating
heartbreaking,
there's
just
no
words
for
that.
O
They
said
it's
everything
that
feeling
to
know
that
a
child
was
getting
off
the
l
to
go
home
and
got
shot
and
that's
what
it
has
come
down
to
and
I've
met
with
the
city
for
three
and
a
half
years
now,
with
tumor
and
eva
and
noel
and
as
individuals.
I
think
they
do
care
about
the
community
tomorrow
in
a
while,
especially
I
work
very
closely
with
and
they've
done,
a
lot
for
the
community
as
soon
as
lasagna
said
that,
like
you,
you
know
you
can
connect
them
and
they
have
them
like.
O
We
have
tires
that
be
picked
up.
There's
trash
on
this
corner,
where
this
house
has
to
be
sealed
up
and-
and
it's
very
quick
to
happen
in
that
manner
and
in
that
fashion.
But
the
plan
again
doesn't
address
the
fact
that
we
are
still
going
to
leave
hundreds
of
people
in
the
street
and
we're
going
to
constantly
have
to
be
cleaning
up
the
afternoon.
We
have
done
meeting
them
where
they're
at
and
it
hasn't
worked.
O
We
have
you
know,
our
police
department
has
been
really
great
and
fantastic
and
we've
literally
called
them,
for
you
know,
fear
of
our
lives
and
I
watched
their
hands
be
tied
by
with
the
city
worries
about
lawsuits.
How
they've
been
sued?
Learning
about
confrontations
with
users
and
their
advocates
telling
us.
You
can't
arrest
your
way
out
of
this,
but
we
haven't
figured
out
a
way
out
of
this.
O
So
to
follow
up
on
what
brooks
said-
and
this
is
something
that
I
can't
speak
for
other
people,
but
I
spoke
to
other
individuals
in
the
community
about
this
to
attend
these
meetings
with
me,
and
I
know
that
it's
not
popular
with
council
members.
I
spoke
to
about
it,
but
I
I
agree
with
brooke
and
I
think
that
it's
time
that
we
move
forward
with
the
sanctioning
camp
and
somewhere
away
from
residents,
otherwise
this
is
never
going
to
end.
O
This
is
never
going
to
end,
and
I
was
one
of
the
people
who
came
to
you
when
the
tunnels
were
filled
and
said.
We
have
to
move
these
tunnels
and
these
people
out
of
the
tunnels,
because
the
residents
had
to
be
able
to
access
it
and
the
people
that
lived
right
by
the
tunnels.
It
was
horrible
conditions
for
them
to
be
living
in,
but
the
positives
of
that
was
that
everybody
was
located
in
one
place
and
our
neighborhood
wasn't
as
trashed
as
it
is.
O
Now
because
everybody
was
going
to
one
place
to
meet
them
where
they
were
at,
the
problem
is
where
they're
at
now
is
spread
through
the
neighborhood,
and
you
can't
always
locate
them
and
there's
just
too
many
spaces,
and
it's
just
uncontrollable
and
it's
overwhelming
and
it's
unfair
to
us,
it's
unfair
to
our
police
department,
everything
we're
all
overwhelmed,
we're
all
traumatized,
and
I
think
that
it
would
be
easier
to
have
more.
I
think
there
was
more
success
with
getting
people
from
the
tunnel
to
get
into
services.
O
I
remember
the
city
telling
me
that
you
had
a
really
good
ratio
of
people
that
were
coming
out
and
accepting
services
and
well
they're,
not
accepting
services
as
often
on
the
street.
I
do
think
that
you
don't
put
enough
effort
into
it.
I
never
run
into
outreach
from
the
city.
I
the
only
people.
Actually
I
ever
see
on
the
avenue
are
people
who
work
for
a
prevention
point.
I
don't
know
why
we
don't
have
10
set
up
places
doing
it.
You
know
we
were
emptying
out
the
tunnels
we
it
was
like
a
bizarre.
O
I
couldn't
walk
a
block
without
running
into
a
team
of
people
that
were
out
there
and
to
engage,
and
now
I
could
walk
all
over
the
neighborhood
days
in
a
row
and
not
run
into
anybody,
so
their
service
has
been
set
very
much
decreased.
I
think
about
the
fact
that
we
talked
about
housing
and
I
think
about
the
fact
that
when
I
read
an
article
on
the
ben
franklin,
parkway
was
being
cleared
out.
O
I
read
a
story
about
a
couple
that
only
lives
in
philly
for
a
year
or
getting
a
house,
but
I've
watched
some
residents
live
in
my
community
and
on
my
street
and
they've
never
been
given
a
house.
I
just
read
an
article
about
the
holiday
inn
and
that
everybody's
been
at
the
holiday
inn
is
being
offered
housing.
O
And
yet,
when
we
talk
about
housing
for
my
neighborhood,
I
am
constantly
told
that
there's
just
not
enough
housing
and
I
don't
hear
too
many
people
turning
it
down
and
I
don't
think
they'll
accept
that
I
know
they
will,
but
I
think
that
it
would
be
better
served
if
you
had
started
these
things
here
and
done
more
of
that.
Here
I
just
don't
think
that
the
effort
that's
been
put
into
other
places
is
being
put
here.
O
I
do
not.
I
support
a
50
percent
decrease
the
prevention
point.
I
don't
want
them
in
my
neighborhood
anywhere.
I
think
I've
made
that
more
than
clear
4.7
million
needles
dropped
in
my
neighborhood
and
no
matter
what
member
cities
come
back
with
with
how
they've
come
in
whether
been
through
the
kind
team
return
to
prevention
point
the
red
boxes.
That's
leave
hundreds
of
thousands
of
needles
on
our
streets
and
that's
unacceptable.
O
That's
unfair
to
us.
We've
lived
through
the
drug
epidemic,
the
hepbag
breakout,
violence,
epidemic,
overdose,
epidemic
and
now
the
pandemic,
our
children.
My
seven-year-old,
doesn't
know
life
not
to
be
like
this.
He
doesn't
remember
not
living
like
this
and
for
the
people
that
want
to
constantly
say
well,
that's
kensington
and
hiring
they've
always
been
like
that.
I'm
43
years
old
and
lived
here,
my
entire
life
and
I
never
had
to
dodge
a
bullet.
O
When
I
was
a
kid
I
didn't
have
to
dodge
a
bullet
until
a
few
years
ago,
I
didn't
have
to
walk
over
human
waste.
People
didn't
take
over
our
neighborhood.
This
didn't
happen.
It
was
not
like
this.
It's
never
been
like
this.
This
is
unacceptable
and
when
I
hear
people
say
that
I
think
they're
making
an
excuse
to
not
do
anything
about
the
issue,
I've
heard
it
from
some
people
in
the
administration.
O
I've
heard
the
district
attorney
say
it
over
and
over,
and
I
don't
like
that
and
I
met
with
all
of
you
about
this
and
I
feel
like
you.
There
are
people
in
this
administration
that
want
to
do
this,
but
I
feel
like
also
you've
work
separately.
You
just
have
different
theories
and
no
matter
what
it
is
in
the
end,
if
we
don't
have
a
way
to
help
the
people
who
are
suffering
with
addiction
and
homelessness
in
my
community
and
have
a
place
for
them
to
go
like
a
sanctioned
encampment.
O
We're
going
to
have
this
conversation
every
time,
because
there's
nothing.
We
can
do
about
the
fact
that
they're
not
willing
to
go
and
get
help
yet,
and
I
also
want
to
say
that
when
I've
met
with
the
city
in
the
past
and
discussed
the
homeless,
users,
they've
always
been
quick
to
say,
shannon,
remember,
homelessness,
isn't
a
crime
and
they're
human
beings.
O
And
then,
when
I
tell
this
to
tell
them
that
the
scene
human
beings
tell
me
that
they
cannot
get
help
at
the
net,
because
once
they
detect
a
mental
health
issue,
they're
booted
to
the
street
they're
afraid
to
go
into
shelters
because
they
feel
that
they're
violent
just
from
the
right
people
that
who
they
spend
their
time
with
on
the
street.
They
rob
one
another
and
beat
one
another
up
as
well.
They
say
no
that
we
don't
find
that
to
be
true.
O
They
tell
stories
you
know
so
when
I
have
an
issue
with
the
fact
that
they're
robbing
us
living
on
our
street
and
buying
drugs
from
violent
drug
dealers
that
I'm
reminded
they're
human
beings.
But
when
I
tell
the
city
that
they're
complaining
about
their
services,
the
city
then
calls
them
liars.
So
I
I
think
that
this
is
very
frustrating.
For
me.
O
We
need
our
kids
to
be
able
to
go
to
their
library.
We
need
our
kids
to
be
able
to
go
to
school
and
feel
safe.
They
can't
use
their
playgrounds,
they
can't
walk
to
school
safely.
They
even
go
into
the
schoolyards
and
leave
needles
and
human
waste
behind
and
any
plan
that
doesn't
include
moving
this
population
to
a
sanctioned
encampment
or
into
housing
with
a
good,
solid
plan.
Nada.
O
We
hope
this
works
then,
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
the
same
thing
over
and
over,
like
brook
said
this
definition
of
saturday
is
what
we're
continuing
to
do.
No
matter
what
good
intentions
there
are
and
good
efforts
that
we're
putting
in
it
hasn't
worked,
it's
not
working,
and
now
the
violence
is
out
of
control,
and
the
other
thing
I
want
to
point
out
is
and-
and
I
love
brock
dealer
and
we've
been
meeting
a
lot
lately-
is
that
one
of
the
other
things
is
very
frustrating
to
us.
O
Is
that
you
listen
awful
lots
of
people
who
don't
live
here
that
tell
you
what
they
think
our
neighborhood
means
as
if
we're
idiots,
and
none
of
that
ever
includes
moving
and
helping
and
pushing
for
more
rehab
and
people
to
the
focus
to
remove
them
from
the
street.
It's
always.
Let's
build,
you
know
we
have
mural
arts
here,
let's
have
a
storefront.
Have
them
come
into
all
these
wonderful
things?
That's
great,
but
that's
not
what
this
community
needs.
We
don't
want
that.
O
O
O
O
I
want
to
say
that
they
are
amazing
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
the
people
that
work
in
nda's
office
too
as
well,
and
our
police
department
is
forever
and
I'm
always
going
to
be
grateful
to
them
because
they
are
always
in
our
corner
and
and
fairly
too
they're,
very
fair
about
how
they
handle
the
situations.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all.
A
A
Sometimes
people
have
good
intentions,
but
if
you
don't
live
there,
then
you
really
should
you
know,
focus
on
the
community
in
which
you
live
in
and
allow
the
people
who
live
in
harrogate
and
other
neighborhoods
to
be
able
to
say
what
it
is
that
is
important
to
them,
because
they
are
the
main
beneficiary
of
any
changes,
improvements
or
a
lack
thereof.
So
I
thank
you
for
being
on
the
call.
Do
we
have
any
questions
from
members
of
council
and,
if
not
we're
going
to
move
to
our
next.
A
G
Thank
you.
I
had
an
air
air
pods
in,
so
I
guess
that
wasn't
sounding
too
good,
but
I
just
want
to
thank
the
the
community
members
are
testifying.
I
know
brooke,
shannon
and
sonya
how
much
time
they
have
given
to
the
community
and-
and
so
they
know
exactly
what
they're
dealing
with
and
even
though
not
everybody
has
the
same
idea
of
how
to
deal
with
it.
G
They
know
that
doing
the
same
thing
over
and
over
again
is
insanity,
and
they
know
that
what
we're
doing
right
now
is
a
failed
experiment
in
in
that
area,
and
so
we
need
to
make
changes.
We
need
to
make
positive
changes
and
we
need
to
be
able
to
listen
to
the
folks
who
are
living
there
day
in
and
day
out,
and
you
know
a
lot
a
lot
of
times.
G
We're
not
fixing
the
problem
so
until
we
fix
the
problem
until
we
come
up
with
a
plan,
and
I
don't
mind
changing
ideas
and
changing
plans
to
come
up
with
ideas
to
try
to
work
through
this,
but
until
we
do
that,
we're
going
to
just
spend
a
dollar
after
dollar
on
cleaning
up
after
it
and
not
help
anybody
in
the
process.
So
I
want
to
thank
them
for
their
testimony
and
will
continue
to
work
with
those
folks
in
the
community.
G
A
A
A
I
Sure
thank
you.
Casey
o'donnell,
president,
ceo
of
impact
services
prior
to
neighbors,
testifying
I
had
to
go
on
another
zoom
briefly,
so
if
any
of
this
is
redundant,
I
apologize
you
know.
I've
been
doing
this
work
at
k,
a
and
throughout
kensington
for
the
last
seven
years,
and
I
didn't
think
that
it
could
go
any
further
down,
and
lately
I
can
say
I
I'm
hoping
this
is
bottom
and
the
only
place
to
go
is
up,
and
so
I
am
hopeful.
I
I
But
this
is
about
taking
responsibility
for
public
space
and
again
I
hope
this
is
bottom
and
I
hope
we
can
all
remain
hopeful,
and
I
want
everyone
who
has
not
spent
time
at
kensington
and
clearfield
to
come
by
and
walk
around
and
see
if
you
feel
safe.
I
don't
bring
my
son
there
anymore
for
cleanups,
because
it's
simply
not
safe
and
I'm
not
going
to
expose
him
to
it,
and
that
is
such
a
privilege
and
a
choice
for
me
and
my
family
and
we
need
to
afford
that
to
everybody
in
the
neighborhood.
I
A
B
Yes,
hello
good
evening,
my
name
is
maria
gonzalez.
I'm
president
of
assay,
thank
you
for
councilwoman
for
the
opportunity
and
council
members
to
speak
today
at
asset,
we're
very
grateful
for
all
the
investments
that
have
been
made
in
the
cleanup
of
the
conrail
line
in
2017
that
addressed
the
encampments
that
had
been
there
for
over
30
years.
B
But
I
think
now
what
we've
seen
is
that
that
equation
is
very
one-sided,
where
there's
a
lot
of
support
and
investments
to
help
those
folks
and
our
communities
are
suffering
and
mind
you.
We
have
a
very
poor
community
that
is
suffering
through
high
unemployment
and
now,
with
everything,
that's
happening
with
the
pandemic
and
the
looting
to
happen
as
a
result
of
the
social
unrest
has
really
set
us
back
decades.
B
Where
you
know
many
of
our
businesses
are
still
shuttered,
which
means
that
we
have
higher
unemployment
in
our
neighborhoods
and
makes
it
tougher
to
bring
investment
into
the
neighborhood
after
you
know,
this
is
over.
Hopefully,
2021
will
be
a
much
better
year
because
we
have
to
convince
people
that
it
is
safe
and
it
and-
and
it
is
this,
neighborhood
is
worth
investing
and
our
residents
are
worth
investing
in.
B
So
you
know,
while
we
are
looking
at
one
side
of
the
equation,
we're
still
forgetting
the
other,
and
we
have
our
neighbors
feel
trapped
and
they
need
supports
just
like
any
other
communities.
They
want
to
do
good
for
their
families.
They
want
a
good
decent
job,
they
want
safe
streets,
they
have,
they
want
beautiful,
open
spaces
for
their
children
and
they
want
a
good
education.
B
So
I
think
that
there
has
to
be
more
investment
to
this
side
of
the
equation,
where
we're
really
looking
at
our
families
as
also
being
victimized
as
well-
and
I
don't
like
to
use
that
label.
But
yes,
they
are,
they
have
been
victimized
and
we
are
not
really
focusing
on
them
and
their
needs
and
their
families.
B
So
I
think,
as
we're
looking
at
strategies,
we
really
need
to
consider
the
needs
of
our
long-term
residents,
and
how
can
we
bring
additional
investments
for
them
to
be
able
to
do
better
and
their
children
do
better
and
they
can
feel
safe
in
our
neighborhood
and
we
can
have
additional
investments
in
our
community.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
testimony
and
I
don't
see
any
questions
from
members
of
council,
and
so
our
next
speaker
called
by
the
clerk
was
susan
post
is
susan
available.
So
you
know,
are
you
still
with
us?
Yes,
I'm
still
with
us.
Wonderful,
wonderful,
susan!
Please
state
your
name
for
the
record
and
proceed
with
your
testimony.
A
D
D
Both
those
who
are
suffering
from
the
addiction
and
the
community
residents
who
experience
trauma
and
all
the
health
care
risks
that
come
to
everyone
with
the
state
of
our
community
right
now,
we
were
grateful
for
the
city's
2018
resilience
project
and
we
we
appreciated
that
it
involved
a
community-driven
public
strategy
to
address
these
the
opioid
crisis.
It
kind
of
it
gave
me
hope
for
what's
possible
with
a
real
strategic
investment
of
resources
by
this
by
the
city
and
also
taking
into
account
other
agencies
and
our
neighbors.
D
But
since
the
conclusion
of
that
first
resilience
project,
I
just
feel
really
like
and
with
covet
19
beginning,
I
feel
like
there
just
really
hasn't
been
enough
effort
or
strategy
to
actually
push
back
against.
All
that's
happening,
and
I
think
the
effects
have
been
really
damaging
for
our
community.
D
I
don't
think,
there's
enough
being
done
to
limit
open
air
drug
use
and
dealing
it's
it's
rampant,
as,
as
our
neighbors
have
mentioned,
esperanza
frequently
responds
to
overdoses,
sometimes
multiple
times
in
a
day
on
the
sidewalk
right
outside
our
clinic.
The
number
of
people
living
on
the
sidewalks
of
kensington
continues
to
grow.
The
lack
of
sanitation
is
overwhelming.
D
D
In
my
estimation,
I
think
this
would
go
a
long
way,
maybe
even
further
than
the
increasing
of
police
presence
and
then
lastly,
just
improving
the
sanitary
conditions
throughout
the
entire
community,
which
has
been
stated
several
times
already.
I
think
more
can
be
done
to
increase
access
to
safe
needle
disposal
and
I
think,
more
bathroom
how
public
restrooms
would
really
be
important.
D
I
don't
want
us
to
overlook
the
tremendous
assets
of
kensington
upon
which
our
city
can
build.
My
colleagues
that
just
spoke
the
residents
who
spoke
while
they're
rightfully
angry
they
are
engaged,
and
there
are
many
churches,
agencies
and
people
in
esperanza
health
center
who
want
to
add
to
the
solution.
But
we
need
the
city
to
engage
more
and
with
this
resolution
we
ask
the
city
to
invest,
invest,
invest,
take
immediate
action
and
consider
long-term
strategies
to
ensure
that
kensington
is
safe
and
healthy
for
all
who
live
in
it
and
all
who
enter
into
this
community.
A
I
don't
see
any
requests
for
statements
or
questions
from
the
panel
from
my
colleagues,
but
I
do
see
that
councilwoman
sanchez
would
like
to
make
a
closing
statement
and
anyone
else
from
the
from
the
committee
who'd
like
to
make
a
closing
statement.
Please
just
let
us
know
by
raising
your
hand
or
going
into
the
chat
a
chair
recognizes
councilman
maria
quinoa
sanchez.
C
C
I
was
vice
chair
of
this
committee
for
many
years
with
you,
and
while
I
don't
serve
on
this
committee,
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
this
committee
has
been
instrumental
in
documenting
the
work
that
has
gone
on
in
kensington,
and
I
want
to
end
where,
where
susan
spoke
to
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
I
have
as
an
elected
official
for
the
district,
that
I
serve
is
that
I
also
want
to
be
its
greatest
cheerleader.
The
work
that
I
do
is
about
strengthening
the
resilience
that
already
exists
in
these
communities.
C
People
who
overcome
the
many
challenges
of
the
institutional,
historical
under
investment,
and
sometimes
hostile
policies
against
poor
people
in
this
city,
and
so
I
want
to
I
want
to
end
there.
There
is
a
lot
of
great
things
happening
in
kensington.
It
is
the
work
of
esperanza
health
and
impact
services
and
assay.
You
know,
under
the
leadership
of
casey,
maria
and
susan,
it
is
the
partners
on
the
ground,
the
many
church,
members
and
clergy
men.
Just
this
morning
I
was
on
the
on
a
call
with
with
reverend
buddy
from
rock
ministries.
C
We
know
that
some
of
the
things
that
are
happening
there
sometimes
happen
despite
us,
not
because
of
us,
but
just
the
love
of
residents
and
and
other
folks
to
step
up
to
the
plate
and
again,
I'm
very
grateful
and
thankful
for
the
work
that
the
administration
has
done
and
has
tried
to
do
over
the
year,
but
it
hasn't
worked.
This
has
been
a
failed
policy
as
someone
who
was
doing
harm
reduction
before
it
was
a
term.
C
You
know
I
have
the
greatest
respect
for
jose
and
prevention
point
and
I
understand
their
perspective.
I
don't
have
to
agree
with
their
perspective.
The
one
thing
as
brook
mentioned
through
this
conversation
is,
I
don't.
I
don't
want
to
engage
in
the
discussion
about
empathy
and
support
and
help
because
we're
beyond
that,
I
think
the
residents
of
kensington
allowed
us
to
put
two
respite
centers
there.
They
allowed
us
to
initially
put
prevention
point
there.
C
They
were
willing
to
work
with
us
and
we
made
commitments,
and
I
say
we
as
a
city
and
we
failed
them,
and
so
now
we
got
to
restore
kessington,
so
the
conversation
is
is
very
different.
Just
yesterday
I
was
having
a
conversation
with
some
of
the
funders
of
harm
reduction
policies
and,
as
was
stated
earlier,
many
of
these
folks
who
study
these
policies
and
want
to
pilot
them
in
in
kensington.
Kensington
cannot
be
utilized
as
someone's
pilot
for
failed
policies
anymore.
C
It
is
my
job
as
it
is
council
member
squella's
job
to
protect
the
residents
of
kessington.
It
is
all
of
our
jobs,
elected
and
appointed
officials
who
work
for
these
residents
to
restore
kezington.
That
is
my
only
goal
that
is
going
to
be
my
focus.
We
have
to
restore,
as
casey
said.
I
hope
this
is
rock
bottom.
I
thought
we
hit
rock
bottom
two
years
ago,
then
I
thought
we
hit
rock
bottom.
C
When
we
have
hepatitis
a
then
I
thought
we
had
rock
hit
rock
bottom
when
we
had
the
pandemic
and
then
the
shootings
began.
The
level
of
dr
open
drug
air
markets
and
the
40
to
50
encampments
hit.
So
I
hope
this
is
rock
bottom,
but
what
I
will
not
tolerate
is
us
doing
the
same
thing.
We
need
a
deeper
dive
into
behavioral
health
services.
What
we're
doing
that
dashboard
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction,
but
I
agree
with
brooke.
C
What
we
are
doing
is
not
working
and
if
we
make
a
decision
that
we're
going
to
meet
people
where
they
are
and
that
we
understand
that
they
cannot
make
decisions
because
they
have
a
mental
health
disease,
and
I
said
this
years
ago:
if
they
can't
make
decisions
about
themselves,
they
should
not
be
able
to
make
decisions
about
how
an
entire
community
lives
and
that
so
that's
not
an
either
or
that's
an.
And
so
if
we
recognize
that
people
are
not
in
their
right
state
of
vine,
then
we
need
to
address
them.
C
You
know
I
I
you
know,
give
really
kudos
to
shannon
who's
involved
in
some
of
this.
His
work-
and
you
know
when
she
says,
look-
do
a
sanction,
encampment
somewhere
else,
just
don't
impact
my
child
anymore.
I
think
it
is
time
for
us
to
listen
to
the
residents
of
kensington
and
they
do
have
better
strategies,
and
they
do
understand
this
because
they
live
this
every
single
day.
So
I
want
to
just
again
thank
the
administration.
C
And
then
you
look
at
the
ledger
about
what
we're
doing
to
invest
in
a
long-term
folks
that
are
trapped.
It
is
still
not
a
balanced
view.
The
policies
are
still
not
balanced
and
that's
what
we're
going
to
be
discussing
as
we
move
forward
is
how
do
the
residents
of
kensington
feel
like
we're
listening
to
them
and
not
just
subjecting
them
to
failed
policies
that
entrap
them
and
put
their
children
in
harm's
way.
So
thank
you.
Madam
chair,
thank
you
to
all
my
colleagues
who
have
been
supportive.
C
You
know
you
know
I've
been
you
know
in
this
conversation.
For
a
long
time,
many
of
you
have
been
very
supportive
as
we've
added
resources,
as
we've
asked
for
policy
changes,
but
I
will
take
nothing
different
than
removing
all
of
these
services
that
we've
not
been
able
to
manage
until
they're
removed
from
from
the
carter
until
we
reduce,
at
least
by
50
percent,
the
the
needle
exchange,
and
we
make
this
city
wide.
This
has
to
be
city
wide
kensington
can
no
longer
be
the
guinea
pig
failed
experiment.
C
Poor
people
of
color
working
class
community
should
not
be
subjected
to
it
and
in
this
space
of
social
justice,
when
we
talk
about
equality
and
disparities,
the
health
disparities
that
we
saw
here,
whether
it
was
testing
for
covet
and
another
things
that
that
eventually
we
got
this
administration
has
to
demonstrate
in
kessington
that
it
has
heard
the
civil
unrest
that
it
has
heard.
The
cries
of
these
residents
of
kensington.
So
thank
you
to
council
member
sculla
for
always
partnering
with
me
on
this
work.
C
A
E
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
hosting
this
also,
I
want
to
echo
my
colleague,
councilman
green's
comments
and
council
member
sanchez
and
council
member
squilla.
Thank
you
for
everything
you've
been
doing
here,
and
I
just
want
you
both
to
know
that
whatever
you
need
from
me,
I
will
be
available
I'll,
do
whatever
I
can
to
support
you.
I
Both
I
drove
through
on
sunday
afternoon
at
four
o'clock
this
past
sunday
and
I
drove
up
from
gerard
avenue
up
kensington
got
all
of
kensington
allegheny
and
what
I
saw
was
horrible
have
embarrassed
me
as
a
resident
of
the
city
to
see
that
going
on
so
you're
absolutely
right.
We
have
to
do
better.
This
is
unacceptable.
I
The
amount
of
trash
I
saw
sunday
afternoon,
the
people
hunched
over
it
was
worse
than
a
third
world
country
worse,
and
it's
a
disgrace
that
we're
allowing
this
to
happen.
We
have
to
fix
it.
So
I'm
I
stand
with
both
of
you.
Whatever
I
can
do
to
help,
please
call
upon
me
I'll
be
happy
to
help
and
do
anything.
I
can
it's
just
heartbreaking
to
see
that.
So
thank
you
for
everything.
You're
doing
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
this
hearing.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
just
a
quick
comment,
and
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
hanging
in
here
the
whole
time.
It's
it's
an
important
issue.
It's
something
that
you
know
is
no
longer
just
associated
with
kensington,
and
you
know
we
really
need
to
to
make
sure
that
people
realize
that
you
know
this
could
be
every
neighborhood
in
each
part
of
our
city
of
philadelphia.
If
we
don't
come
up
with
a
solution,
so
I
wish
we,
I
had
the
answers
right
off.
G
You
know
off
the
top
of
my
head,
but
I
don't
but
working
together,
I
think
we'll
come
up
with
it
and
as
long
as
we're
willing
to
adjust
and
change
and
try
new
things,
I
think
we'll
we'll
get
to
a
point
where
we'll
see
positive
results.
So
thank
you
all,
for
you
know,
indulging
us
on
this
and
we
appreciate
all
your
support
and
thoughts
and
hopefully
we'll
see
some
positive
results
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
A
Excuse
me:
kendra
brooks
councilman
david
o,
so
we
want
to
thank
all
the
members
of
the
committee
for
hanging
in
it's
been
a
really
long
day
today,
it's
an
exceptionally
long
day
in
city
council,
so
we
do
thank
everybody
for
staying
in
and
listening
to
about
nine
hours
worth
of
testimony
today,
all
together.
So
that
being
said
and
seeing
that
there
are
no,
no,
there
is
no
one
else
here
to
testify
on
this
resolution.
A
One
moment
I
want
to
thank
all
the
panels
and
witnesses
for
their
participation.
Today
we
value
your
opinions
and
this
concludes
the
public
hearing
of
the
committee.
We
will
now
recess
this
hearing
until
the
call
of
the
chair.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
attendance
and
be
blessed
and
be
safe.
Thank
you.
So
much
everyone
take
care.
Bye-Bye.