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Philadelphia City Council Public Property Committee Hearing held on Tuesday, December 1. 2015.
On the agenda: public comment on the City's proposed franchise agreement with Comcast.
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Under
certain
terms
and
conditions
and
bill
number
150
846
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
Commissioner
public
property,
on
behalf
of
the
city,
to
acquire
fee,
simple
title
where
a
lesser
interest
in
real
estate
and
parcels
of
land
along
the
delaware
river
and
the
Kensington
attack
County
trail
under
certain
terms
and
conditions
and
bill
number
150.
849.
D
Thank
you
I'd
like
to
recognize
that
we
have
a
core
that
a
quorum
is
present
to
my
right:
Councilwoman
blackwell,
Councilwoman,
Marie,
Aquino
de
sanchez,
councilman
swivel
it
to
my
left,
councilman,
Greenlee
and
Councilman
Oh.
Is
there
anyone
here
from
the
administration
of
wishes
to
testify
on
bill
number
150
770
today.
F
F
The
department
of
public
property
supports
this
measure
and
accordingly,
I
respectfully
ask
that
City
Council
approved
bill,
150
770
I'm,
requesting
a
suspension
of
the
rules
so
as
to
allow
for
the
first
reading
at
the
next
session
of
council.
Thank
you.
I
will
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
D
F
F
Oh
playground
has
been
fenced
off.
There's
a
pH
I
property
right
next
to
it.
So
that's
been
fenced
off,
so
there's
no
real
use
for
the
old
playground
right
now,
except
for
whatever
pjs
going
to
use
it
for
from
what
I
understand.
So
what
we're
doing
is
actually
replacing
an
in-kind
so
we're
putting
this
land
together.
So
the
people
in
the
neighborhood,
we
made
a
commitment
to
still
have
a
playground
in
that
neighborhood.
Oh
that's.
D
G
G
Morning,
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
morning,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
Bridget.
The
commissioner
excuse
me
I
thank
the
Commissioner
for
her
hard
work
in
this.
This
is
very
I've,
been
a
very
unusual
process
with
the
acquisition
of
these
properties
to
replace
the
former
which
they
can
play
ground
which,
by
all
standards,
was
unacceptable
in
terms
of
a
playground,
a
recreation
space,
and
so
we're
excited
that
you
know
these
new
spaces
will
be
at
it,
but
they're
not
just
going
to
be
the
end
of
the
conversation
for
what
happens
in
that
community.
G
There's
going
to
be
additional
long-term
planning
to
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
of
the
recreation
space
that
the
residents
want
and
certainly
deserve
in
their
neighborhood.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
your
hard
work
on
this,
and
you
know
thank
the
committee
for
their
support.
Thank
you
Thank.
D
F
F
The
acquisition
will
provide
much-needed
space
for
recreation
and
physical
activity
by
allowing
for
the
construction
of
the
Delaware
River
Trail
from
its
current
terminus,
just
out
of
the
sugarhouse
casino
to
penn
treaty
park.
The
department
of
public
property
supports
this
measure
and
accordingly,
I
respectfully
ask
that
City
Council
approved
bill
number
150,
818
I'm,
requesting
a
suspension
of
the
rules
so
as
to
allow
for
the
first
reading
at
the
next
session
of
council.
Thank
you.
I
will
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
You
may
have.
D
E
D
F
Morning,
chairman
Heenan
and
members
of
the
committee
on
public
property
in
public
works,
my
name
is
Bridget
Collins,
Greenwald
and
I'm.
The
Commissioner
of
the
Department
of
public
property.
I'm
here
today
to
testify
in
support
of
bill
number
150
846
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property,
on
behalf
of
the
city,
to
acquire
fee,
simple
title
or
lesser
interest
in
real
estate
in
parcels
of
land
along
the
Delaware
River
and
Kensington
tacony
trail
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
F
This
ordinance
will
enable
the
city
to
choir
land
to
complete
the
Kensington
and
tacony
trail
recreation
path.
The
department
of
public
property
supports
this
measure
and
accordingly,
I
respectfully
ask
that
City
Council
approved
bill
number
150,
84
cents,
I'm,
requesting
a
suspension
of
the
rules
so
as
to
allow
for
the
first
reading
at
the
next
session
of
council.
Thank
you
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
question.
Jamia.
D
F
The
building
will
be
developed
into
51
units
of
affordable
rental
housing,
the
New
Kensington
CDC
offices,
a
small
retail
component,
as
well
as
some
open
space.
The
department
of
public
property
supports
this
measure
and
accordingly,
I
respectfully
ask
that
City
Council
approved
bill
number
150,
850
I
am
requesting
a
suspension
of
the
rules,
so
I
still
allow
for
the
first
reading
at
the
next
session
of
council.
Thank
you.
I
will
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
H
You
mr.
chair
just
also
want
to
thank
the
department
of
public
property
for
working
with
our
partner,
in
this
case
New
Kensington
CDC,
for
taking
on
what
is
a
very,
very
challenging
project
with
a
lot
of
stakeholders
at
the
table.
We
expect
that
this
development
at
Kensington
also
Somerset,
will
be
a
game
changer
in
that
neighborhood.
So
I
really
want
to
thank
the
city
and
all
the
departments
who
are
helping
us
move
this
along.
Thank
you,
pain,.
D
I
Good
morning,
chairman
heels,
my
name
is
Jim
James
Tyrell
I'm,
the
deputy
director
of
aviation
for
property
management,
business
development
at
the
airport
and
I
am
pleased
to
appear
before
you
today
to
testify
its
support
of
bill
number
150
849.
The
bill
will
authorize
the
city
of
Philadelphia
through
its
Department
of
Commerce
division
of
aviation
and
the
department
of
public
property
to
lease
purchase,
approximately
twenty
one
point:
eight
acres
of
real
property
located
adjacent
to
the
western
end
of
Philadelphia,
International,
Airport,
runway,
9,
r
and
the
delaware
river
from
tinicum
township
for
continued
use.
I
As
a
runway
safety
zone.
The
property
is
proudly
being
leased
by
the
city
from
tinicum
township
pursuant
to
bill
number
050
337,
which
was
authorized
by
city
council
in
2005.
During
the
term
of
the
previous
lease,
the
airport
developed
the
premises
to
comply
with
the
current
faa
standards
for
runway
safety
zones.
The
property
will
be
leased,
purchased
pursuant
to
an
agreement
that
has
been
negotiated
by
the
law,
department
and
tinicum
townships
legal
counsel.
The
agreement
was
also
a
component
of.
I
The
agreement
was
also
a
component
of
the
comprehensive
settlement
agreements
executed
in
April
this
year
between
the
city
of
the
city
and
tinicum
township
interboro,
school
district
and
Delaware
County.
The
airport
has
made
the
safety
and
security
of
our
traveling.
Passengers
are
foremost
priority.
This
agreement
will
serve
to
continue
the
valuable
safety
component
and,
at
the
end
of
the
term,
the
airport
will
own
the
property.
Please
amend
the
ordinance
to
include
Exhibit
B,
which
is
the
actual
lease
document.
I
I
asked
a
committee
to
approve
the
lease
purchase
of
the
property
for
uses
runway
safety
zone
I
asked
that
the
rules
be
suspended
in
order
to
permit
the
first
reading
at
the
next
council
session.
I
greatly
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
today
and
support
a
bill
number
150,
849
and
we'll
be
happy
to
answer
questions
you
may
have
Thank
you
Thank.
J
J
I
I
J
C
D
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D
Let
me
explain
where
we
are
and
why
we
will
not
be
taking
any
testimony
from
comcast
city
administration
today,
because
we've,
quite
frankly,
we've
heard
a
lot
throughout
from
each
of
them
throughout
this
process
and
said
we're
going
to
let
the
general
public
have
another
opportunity
to
voice
their
concerns
and
we
were
going
to
weld
members
of
State
for
the
record
what
they
need
to
see
in
the
franchise
agreement.
So
my
goal
throughout
this
process
has
been
to
create
a
fair
process
to
look
to
get
the
best
possible
deal
for
the
citizens
of
Philadelphia.
D
So
we're
going
to
take
public
comment,
we're
going
to
hear
from
them
we're
going
to
hear
from
the
members
and
we're
going
to
go
back
and
we're
going
to
get
back
together
with
comcast
and
the
administration
to
hash
out
the
rest
of
the
issues.
So
we're
going
to
hold
this
bill
in
the
public
meeting
today
until
Thursday
830am
and
a
though
we're
public
hearing
and
we're
going
to
get
this
deal
done.
You
know
before
we
have
our
regular
session
on
Thursday,
and
that
is
the
intent
can't
promise
anything,
but
that
is
certainly
the
event.
D
Finally,
I
want
to
say:
I
want
to
thank
the
negotiating
team
for
the
progress
they
have
made,
thus
far.
So
with
that
I
want
to
ask
if
there
is
anybody
here
from
the
general
public
that
would
like
to
testify
one
bill
number
150
809,
the
french
comcast
franchise
agreement.
The
clerk
has
a
list.
If
those
who
have
not
signed
up,
please
sign
up
to
my
back
left
and
the
clerk.
Please
would
you
read
the
name
of
folks
who
would
like
to
testify
publicly
here
today.
K
We
need
this
company
to
be
creating
jobs
for
residents
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
that
pay
the
prevailing
wage,
we're
a
Union
town.
There
should
be
a
neutrality
agreement
in
the
franchise
that
allows
workers
if
they
so
choose
to
organize
unions
and
to
bargain
collectively.
But
we
really
believe
that,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
the
Union,
the
workers
at
comcast
and
in
all
of
their
subcontractors
and
contractors
have
unions
that
they
deserve
to
bake
at
least
fifteen
dollars
an
hour
in
the
prevailing
wage.
If
that
is
higher,.
K
The
second
thing
I
want
to
reiterate
is
that
again
we
really
think
you
know
in
the
in
the
21st
century
economy.
All
of
our
kids
need
to
be
able
to
get
online
to
do
their
homework.
I
had
a
situation.
A
couple
of
weeks
ago,
where
I
came,
I
was
at
a
meeting
at
my
kids
school
and
my
son
was
texting
me
like
the
Internet's
out.
I
can't
write
a
paper
and
the
idea
that
we
have
to
have
folks
wait
three
months
to
get
their
internet
turned
on
if
they're
eligible
for
Internet
Essentials
is
totally
ridiculous.
K
If
people
are
eligible,
if
they
have
the
money
to
pay
and
they're
able
to
you
know,
get
online,
their
kids
should
be
able
to
do
their
homework
at
home
and
not
have
to
go
to
the
public
library
or
go
to
a
friend's
house
or
go
anywhere
else.
We
should
be
getting
rid
of
their
requirement
that,
in
order
to
get
internet
essentials,
you
need
to
have
your
service
shut
off
for
90
days.
K
It's
crazy,
and
the
last
thing
that
I
want
to
say
is:
we
are
a
world-class
City
and
we
need
to
have
a
world-class
education
system
which
includes
preparing
our
kids
for
the
future
by
teaching
them
all
of
the
kinds
of
things
that
technology
can
help
them.
Do
it's
preparing
them
for
employment.
For
the
future,
we've
got
to
have
comcast,
investing
in
Career
and
Technical
Education
in
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
and
making
sure
that
that
is
something
that
our
kids
get.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
C
Morning,
my
name
is
Leia
van
der
tak
I
was
introduced
to
feel
like
him
through
the
six
month
co-op
program
at
Drexel.
Through
that
time,
I
got
to
meet
befriend
and
help
tons
of
people
and
groups
in
the
community
with
their
video
projects.
Among
those
groups
were
many
nonprofits
whom
I
shot
and
edited
videos
for
that
reflected
the
realities
of
our
city,
better
than
our
main
any
mainstream.
Local
news
outlet
I've
seen
Philly
can't
expose
me
to
the
voices
of
people.
C
I'd
never
otherwise
would
have
heard
I
also
learned
more
and
felt
more
fulfilled
in
those
six
months
than
the
majority
of
my
time
at
Drexel
I'm
happy
to
say
that
in
two
weeks,
I'm
officially
graduating
Drexel
with
a
job
at
Philly,
cam
and
I
hope
they
get
the
increased
funding
they
need
and
deserve
and
deserve
to
account
for
their
clear
growth
and
membership
to
get
them
deeper
into
our
communities
and
to
employ
recent
graduates.
Like
me,
thank.
L
A
J
M
M
Hi,
my
name
is
Brian
Mercer
I'm
a
resident
here
in
Philadelphia
living
in
the
West
Philadelphia
neighborhood
I
want
to
submit
testimony
on
the
90-day
window
requirement
for
current
comcast
internet
subscribers
to
receive
Internet
Essentials
Comcast
states
that
the
window
exists
because
Internet
Essentials
is
a
digital
inclusion
program,
but
from
experiences
working
with
low-income
people
in
search
of
internet
access.
This
requirement
means
that
Internet
Essentials
is
really
a
customer
acquisition
program.
M
The
the
90-day
window
is
just
yet
another
barrier
that
prevents
people
who
are
balancing
internet
with
all
the
other
bills
and
utility
utilities
in
their
lives
from
getting
online.
If
you
are
a
low-income,
comcast
customer
today
and
need
an
option
to
save
money
in
your
home,
then
you
have
to
turn
off
your
service
for
90
days
from
comcast
in
order
to
get
internet
essentials.
But
if
you're
a
customer
of
another
internet
service
provider
today-
and
you
want
an
option
to
save
money,
then
you
could
switch
today
to
Comcast
Internet
Essentials
program.
M
It's
clear
that
this
from
this
discrepancy
that
comcast
is
more
interested
in
gaining
new
paying
customers
and
will
actually
penalize
low-income
customers
who've
already
committed
to
them.
Rather
than
rewarding
them,
this
barrier,
along
with
high
eligibility
requirements,
means
that
there
are
often
zero,
affordable
options
to
recommend
low
income.
People
trying
to
get
online
Comcast
Internet
Essentials
is
not
like
programs
available
in
some
areas,
like
Mobile,
beacon
and
jump
wireless
that
allow
any
person
to
sign
up
for
low-income
service
that
do
address
the
digital
divide.
M
B
Gregory
holston
I'm,
the
pastor
of
New
Vision
united
methodist
church
here,
broad
in
westmoreland
streets,
I'm,
also,
the
co-chair
of
power,
economic
dignity,
team
power,
Philadelphians
organized
to
witness,
empowering
rebuild
45
houses
of
faith
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
15
houses
in
the
suburbs
dedicated
to
building
a
city
of
opportunity
that
works
for
all
and
again
I've.
Just
been
recently
named,
the
national
president
of
oh
I,
see
of
America
38
affiliates
in
22
states
across
the
country,
all
building
and
working
with
the
underserved
and
in
poor
communities
across
our
country,
I'm.
B
Here
more
as
a
pastor
today,
because
at
North
Philadelphia
we
have
a
breakfast,
we
do
every
Sunday
and
we
serve
50
to
75
to
100
people,
mostly
men,
many
of
them
ex-offenders
many
I'm
trying
to
rebuild
their
lives
and
to
rebuild
your
life.
You
need
to
be
able
to
get
a
job,
fortunately
without
internet
access,
it's
very
difficult
to
be
able
to
even
apply
for
a
job
today,
and
so
their
struggle,
as
we
have
allowed
them
at
times
to
have
internet
access
to
our
church,
is
difficult
for
them
to
be
able
to
survive.
B
Ipod
council
here
today
about
your
work.
I
applaud
your
leadership
and
beginning
to
have
a
framework
of
a
deal
that
can
begin
to
think
about
those
individuals,
but
comcast
can
do
more.
Comcast
can
assure
that
those
individuals
that
we
serve
every
Sunday
have
internet
access,
so
they
can
begin
to
rebuild
their
lives.
Comcast
company
of
64
billion
dollars
in
revenue
and
eight
billion
dollars
in
profit
can
be
able
to
do
more.
B
Thank
you
for
your
leadership,
because
I've
seen
you
have
been
with
you.
Many
of
you
have
been
at
my
church
and
seeing
the
faces
of
this
poverty
that
we
exist
and
I
don't
want
you
to
just
keep
that
those
are
faces
of
those
individuals
in
mind
when
you're,
fighting
and
negotiating
with
comcast
today
that
you
got
to
fight
for
them,
fight
for
them,
fight
for
them.
Thank
you
and
we
can
make
a
difference.
Comcast
can
do
more.
We.
N
My
name
is
Nina
Fay,
and
this
is
the
third
hearing
that
I've
been
to
and
the
second
time
that
have
taken
off
work
without
pay
I'm,
a
parent
of
a
public
school
student
and
a
public
school
teacher,
my
son,
who
is
the
public
school
teacher.
He
teaches
at
B
and
Allegheny,
and
mostly
obviously
low
low
income
kids,
and
there
are
no
resources,
including
technology
in
his
classroom.
There
are
no
computers.
There
may
be
a
few
that
they
have
that
are
over
ten
years
old.
N
So
what
I
would
like
to
say
is
why
can't
all
kids
train
to
use
technology
to
succeed?
Why
can't
all
young
people
have
an
affordable,
reliable
internet
hookup
at
home?
Comcast
pays
a
small
percentage
of
property
tax
that
would
otherwise
they
would
otherwise
Oh
on
their
massive
skyscrapers
in
exchange.
We
need
them
to
make
Philadelphia
the
shining
star
of
tech
education
and
enter
access
rather
than
the
third
worst
of
any
big
city
in
the
u.s..
N
We
need
counsel
to
fight
now
today
for
comcast
to
expand,
affordable
Internet
to
every
home
in
the
city
as
part
of
this
franchise,
and
we
need
counsel
to
fight
now
today
for
comcast
to
pay
its
fair
share
to
technology.
Education
in
our
public
schools
and
I
would
also
like
to
say
the
90-day
to
shut
off
your
an
internet
for
90
day
I
thought
it
was
pretty
amusing
when
I
was
here
the
last
time
that
when
they
asked
comcast,
why
they
do
it,
none
of
them
knew
an
answer.
N
C
C
C
Good
morning,
council
members
and
members
of
the
public,
my
name
is
Hannah
sassaman
and
I
am
an
organizer
with
the
media.
Mobilizing
project
and
I
was
able
to
testify
at
the
last
hearing,
but
as
I
know
we're
at
the
eleventh
hour
now.
I
just
want
to
state
that
the
different
issues
that
you're
hearing
about
today,
like
getting
rid
of
that
90-day
window
on
eligibility
for
Internet,
Essentials
and
otherwise
expanding
it
to
far
more
low-income
people,
establishing
Career
and
Technology
education
programs
at
Philadelphia,
public
schools
and
making
sure
our
workers
earn
a
prevailing
wage.
C
If
we
won
those
things,
if
you're
able
to
negotiate
for
those
things,
you
would
be
building
the
strongest
franchise
in
the
United
States,
as
well
as
establishing
a
precedent
for
every
community
around
the
country
to
be
able
to
fight
for
their
right
to
communicate.
Now.
Philadelphia
is
special
like
this
is
comcast
hometown
and
the
commitment
that
they
need
to
make
here
is
very
different
than
the
commitment
that
they'll
be
making
in
other
places.
C
But
until
we
guarantee
access
to
the
Internet
as
a
human
right
as
something
is
available
to
all
people,
whether
you're,
poor
or
rich.
Like
water
like
like
heat,
then
this
is
the
kind
of
work
we
need
to
do
so.
I
just
want
to
say
that
everyone
here,
thousands
of
other
people,
are
standing
with
you
to
try
to
pass
a
franchise
now
before
the
end
of
session.
That
does
these
things.
Thank
you
very
much.
O
You,
my
name,
is
sean
brown
on
one
staff
with
mini
mobilizing
project.
I
live
in
this
region
and
I
just
wanted
to
offer
a
little
bit
of
insight,
so
I
think
there's
a
no
pun
intended
later
as
an
essential
question
here,
which
is
who
has
the
power
the
people
or
the
powerful
the
corporation
or
the
community?
Well,
Comcast's.
Add
a
few
steps
to
the
staircase
that
leads
us
to
success.
O
I'm
sure
it
will
I'm
sure
that
ultimately,
comcast
will
do
the
right
thing
and
the
City
Council
will
support
what
we
all
know
to
be
common
sense
request,
which
includes
no
three
month
waiting
period.
That
seems
odd
that
a
person
has
to
go
three
months
without
any
internet
to
get
something
which,
in
the
name
itself,
it's
considered
to
be
essential.
We
also
need
to
make
sure
that
tech
education
is
is
funded.
We
live
in
a
world
where
sixty
percent
of
the
jobs
that
will
exist
10
years
from
now
don't
exist
today.
O
Six
percent
of
the
jobs
that
exist
10
years
from
now
don't
exist
today,
but
we
do
know
about
those
jobs,
even
though
we
don't
know
exactly
what
will
be
in
the
job.
Description
is
that
you
have
to
have
strong
technical
skills,
whether
it's
being
able
to
write
code,
be
able
to
create
a
presentation,
be
able
to
create
a
spreadsheet,
be
able
to
use
the
internet
to
do
research.
O
These
are
things
that
had
to
be
learning
a
classroom,
but
these
are
also
things
that
comcast
can
support
with
their
with
their
profits
to
support
the
school
district
in
order
to
make
sure
that
students
in
philly,
whether
they're,
poor
or
middle
class
from
poor
middle
class
families
are
able
to
know
those
things.
And,
lastly,
and
just
as
importantly,
no
group
of
workers
in
this
country
should
be
limited
in
their
ability
to
organize
in
order
to
be
able
to
pair
to
be
able
to
be
paid
a
fair
wage.
O
D
P
D
P
P
Okay,
hello,
my
name
is
Molly
Lawrence
I'm
from
the
University
community,
collaborative
and
I'm
here
to
talk
to
you
today
about
comcast.
The
reality
here
is
that
Comcast's
administration
by
the
rules
of
the
game
have
to
ask
you
guys,
for
these
tax
breaks
have
to
ask
you
guys
for
these
concessions
so
that
they
can
make
their
highest
profits
possible.
But
the
reality
is
that
when
companies
asked
for
these
big
tax
breaks,
cities
suffer
in
long-term
economic
development
because
of
the
lost
revenue,
the
revenue.
P
P
I
worked
with
high
school
students
from
across
the
city
of
philadelphia,
from
a
variety
of
schools,
from
public
to
charter
to
private,
and,
while
I'm
fortunate
enough
to
work
at
Temple
University,
where
we
have
access
to
computers
and
different
technology,
so
that
students
can
make
media
projects
about
issues
in
their
community
that
make
an
impact.
They
cannot
do
those
same
things
at
their
own
schools
and
often
I
find
myself
as
a
classroom
facilitator
having
to
supplement
for
what
their
schools
don't
have.
P
As
my
seniors
are
applying
for
college
and
many
of
them
have
to
fill
out
the
common
application,
which
is
an
online
application
to
send
out
to
various
universities
to
apply
for
college.
Many
of
them
don't
have
kaka
access
to
computers
at
home
or
in
their
schools
to
be
able
to
fill
out
these
applications.
P
Many
of
them
don't
have
counselors
in
their
schools
on
a
regular
basis
to
be
able
to
help
them
get
into
schools,
whereas
I
grew
up
in
Delaware
County
I
had
six
councillors
dedicated
to
our
high
school,
just
one
high
school
alone
to
help
you
get
into
college
and
help
you
fill
out
the
applications
and
do
that
process.
We
had
a
dedicated
counselor
for
college
access.
We
had.
We
now
have
I
pads
for
every
student,
laptop
carts,
computer,
computer,
labs
and
computers
in
the
library.
P
There
should
not
be
that
great
of
a
difference
in
access
and
in
resources
between
two
different
counties
in
the
same
state
as
far
as
what
students
have
access
to
and
how
they
can
be
better
prepared
to
get
into
schools
and
get
into
jobs
in
the
future.
So
we're
asking
today
that
that
we
increase
the
access
to
affordable
Internet
in
Philadelphia,
and
that
for
that
we
end
the
90-day
shut
off
period
for
their
Internet
Essentials
program
that
we
that
we
end
their
policy
to
achieve
zero
dollar
debt
on
their
current
package.
P
P
Currently,
there's
a
seven
percent
chance
of
being
accepted
into
internet
essentials.
There's
a
four
to
five
percent
chance
of
being
accepted
into
Harvard.
Law
Philadelphia
is
the
third
worst
broadband
connection
out
of
the
25
biggest
cities
in
the
u.s.,
because
our
cities,
deep
levels
of
poverty
and
comcast
internet
monopoly.
And
finally,
we
want
tech,
education
for
our
schools.
P
We
want
Comcast
to
fund
our
public
schools
and
tech,
education,
resources
and
tech
and
staffing
support,
because
schools
need
at
least
one
computer
for
every
student
or
at
least
up-to-date
techlabs,
with
working
computers
for
their
students
staff
staffing
for
techlabs,
given
there
are
seven
train,
IT
support
technicians
for
216
schools
in
Philadelphia
and
Comcast
should
be
more
involved
with
the
growing
yet
underfunded,
developing
and
programming
education
initiatives
in
the
sitting.
Thank
you.
Thank.
P
D
L
Hi,
my
name
is
Malik
Jarrah,
I'm
a
member
of
extra
united
in
a
resident
of
South,
West,
Philadelphia
I've
talked
before
about
how
I
was
up
so
by
comcast
and
as
this
result,
I
of
this
result
that
experience
I
no
longer
qualified
for
Internet
Essentials
in
the
central
I'm
still
owe
on
it.
Internet
essentials
I
am
still
on
a
fixed
income.
L
Here's
the
reason
why
to
be
eligible
for
Internet
Essentials
again
I
would
have
to
go
90
days
without
internet
service.
My
daughter
cannot
go
90
days
without
doing
her
homework.
I
cannot
go
90
days
before
paying
my
bills
or
internet
access
is
a
basic
need
for
my
family
and
it
forces
us
not
to
force
us
90
days
to
go
with
our
internet
essentials.
It's
unfair,
also
I
have
a
bank
bill
that
I
cannot
afford
to
pay
all
at
once.
L
L
Oh,
that
Sorry
Sorry,
somebody,
oh
I,
don't
owe
or
I
don't
get
any
service.
As
long
as
I
am
making
the
effort
to
pay
off
my
back
bill,
I
should
be
able
to
get
affordable
Internet.
Otherwise
I
will
fall
deeper
in
today.
I
am
sure
there
are
many
other
people
in
Philadelphia
who
are
in
similar
situations.
L
We
demand
that
comcast
get
people
off
this
waiting
period
and
give
us
access
to
affordable
Internet
while
working
with
us
I'm.
So
sorry,
but
this
is
so
deep
to
me-
I
live
on
a
fixed
income
and
I
feel
like
Comcast
should
be
able
to
work
with
us.
My
story
is
sold
a
broker
with
comcast
it's
a
hard
test.
L
Now
I
oppose
I,
went
to
the
school
and
I
had
up
got
the
letter
from
the
school
that
stayed
in.
That
I
should
be
one
affordable,
Internet,
only
paying
ten
dollars
a
month
and
then
I
got
up
sold
by
comcast,
paying
thirty
seven
dollars
a
month.
The
bill
dis
couple
going
higher
and
higher
then
I,
paying
two
times
in
one
month.
That's
so
unfair
to
us.
C
My
name
is
John
Bergen
and
I
serve
as
the
outreach
minister
at
old
first
performed
UCC
over
in
the
old
city.
I'm,
a
relatively
new
resident
of
Philadelphia
I
do
not
have
children,
so
I
cannot
speak
to
the
ways
in
which
Comcast
fails,
students
and
parents
in
Philadelphia,
but
what
I
do
want
to
share
is
the
difficulty
faced
by
many
of
the
homeless
men
that
I
know
through
my
work
as
an
outreach
minister.
C
Access
to
Internet
is
crucial
for
people
working
in
to
escape
homelessness.
Frequently
someone
I
interact
with
asks
me
to
use
my
phone
for
the
internet
or
asks
to
have
our
Wi-Fi
password
at
the
church.
Last
week,
I
helped
a
man
named
Quentin
use
our
internet
to
make
a
needed
appointment
at
the
VA
hospital,
which
was
necessary
to
receive
payments
to
help
with
this
transitional
housing
for
people
who
can
make
it
into
more
stable
housing.
Internet
access
is
incredibly
important.
C
The
Internet
Essentials
program
is
not
accessible
to
many
people
who
are
moving
in
strands
additional
housing,
Quinton
and
others
do
not
have
school-age
children.
They
may
have
back
bills
owed
other
things
may
disqualify
them
without
internet
in
their
home.
Even
the
very,
very
slow
internet
provided
through
Internet
Essentials.
Many
people
trying
to
escape
homelessness,
have
to
go
to
libraries
and
wait
in
lines.
Do
basic
things
like
search
for
jobs,
contact,
friends
and
relatives
or
check
their
email,
and
we
put
this
as
simply
as
I
can
without
reliable
access
to
internet.
C
It
is
difficult
to
break
the
cycle
of
homelessness.
Comcast
fails
to
provide
a
needed
service
to
help
the
men.
I
know
like
Quentin,
Comcast,
Internet
Essentials
program
is
not
accessible,
and
this
hurts
the
homeless
community
in
Philadelphia.
Comcast
must
do
better
and
I
ask
everyone
council
to
push
Comcast
to
do
better.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
touch.
A
My
name
is
Mitch
Shannon
I'm,
a
almost
lifelong
resident
of
Philadelphia,
born
and
bred
here.
So
much
of
what
I
would
want
to
say
has
already
been
stated.
A
lot
more
eloquently
than
I
could
but
I
guess,
I
want
to
just
share
a
bit
of
a
story
that
that
my
mother
actually
started
telling
em
at
the
last
hearing
when
she
testified
to
illustrate
the
importance
of
expanding
access
to
Internet
Essentials.
A
But
they
they
couldn't
extend
the
deadlines
or
exempt
students
from
doing
certain
kinds
of
work
just
because
they
didn't
have
internet
access.
At
home
and
that
produced
a
lot
of
frustration
and
alienation
and
a
real
sense
among
some
of
the
students
that
they
weren't
valued
as
much
as
other
students
were,
she
worked
in
two
different
schools.
Once
school
Austin
me
in
middle
school,
this
was
a
very,
very
serious
problem.
A
She
also
worked
in
a
much
more
affluent
school,
the
Greenberg
school
further
in
the
Northeast,
and
these
kinds
of
inequities
weren't
nearly
as
present
there-
and
this
is
just
wrong.
Internet
access
is
essential.
You
cannot
achieve
your
basic
tasks
that
you
need
to
do
on
a
daily
basis
without
it
if
it's
called
Internet
Essentials.
That's
because
it's
essential
and
I
think
that
it's
really
critical,
that
Comcast
expand
access
to
program
and
take
away
the
barriers
like
the
90-day
waiting
period,
the
age
restrictions
and
the
requirement
that
you
have
a
zero
debt
balance
with
comcast.
A
Q
Under
the
last
one,
Philly
cam
received
ninety
percent
of
the
funds
allocated
for
peg
and
under
this
proposal,
we're
only
looking
to
receive
fifty
percent
and
if
the
support
continues
at
this
level
will
be
able
to
maintain
and
sort
of
carry
on
the
programs
that
we
have
been
doing,
providing
access
to
all
Philadelphians
to
be
able
to
make
and
share
their
own
media
content
on
our
cable
channels
and
online.
But
in
five
years.
Continuing
on
this.
Q
With
this
level
of
support,
we
will
be
in
a
position
where
we're
going
to
need
to
lay
off
staff
and
cut
our
programs
and
I
have
not
really
gotten
a
satisfactory
answer
from
comcast
as
to
why,
in
other
cities,
including
and
most
recently
negotiated
franchises,
such
as
the
st.
Paul
Minnesota,
where
they
have
fewer
residents
and
fewer
cable
subscribers
that
they
received
significantly
more
operating
and
capital
support
from
their
respective
cable
franchises.
So
why,
in
our
hometown,
are
we
not
able
to
have
a
public
access
television
station?
Q
Q
Mix
I'm
gonna
get
a
little
wonky
here
and
I
may
go
quick
wonky
the
claves
thanks.
So
there
is
language
in
there
for
the
programming
guide,
and
this
is
how
people
are
able
to
find
out
information
about
their
about
the
channels
and
the
programming
that's
being
aired,
and
this
is
vitally
important,
but
there's
really
no
provision
that
ensures
that
this
is
at
no
cost
to
the
access
centers.
So
I
would
really
urge
the
committee
to
make
sure
that
that
language
is
included
in
there.
Q
Also
in
the
previous
franchise
agreement,
there
had
been
a
commitment
to
providing
the
access
channels
with
free
public
service
announcements
to
be
able
to
promote
the
work
that
we
do.
That
has
been
scratched
from
this
new
franchise.
I
really
have
no
idea.
Why
so
I
would
definitely
urge
the
committee
to
see
the
return
of
those
PSAs
and
also
we
have
a
vision
to
be
able
to
expand
our
channels
to
25.
Q
Unfortunately,
that's
not
going
to
happen
because,
as
part
of
this
negotiation,
we've
already
lost
the
opportunity
to
expand
to
one
of
those
channels
and
receive
no
compensation
for
the
return
of
that
channel.
But
we
still
have
a
vision
to
grow
24
channels
to
have
a
youth
channel
in
arts
and
culture
Channel
a
heritage
channel.
But
in
order
to
do
that,
we
have
to
meet
certain
threshold
that,
at
this
point,
are
really
quite
onerous
and
so
that
I
would
ask
that
the
thresholds
be
relaxed
from
20
to
15
and
in
closing
again.
D
R
You,
my
name,
is
Ron
Whitehorn
I'm,
the
coordinator
for
the
Philadelphia
coalition,
advocating
for
public
schools
were
part
of
the
coalition.
That's
it's
here
today.
I
want
to
speak
in
particular
to
the
importance
of
funding
and
support,
comcast
funding
and
supporting
CTE
programs
in
our
schools.
I
testified.
Last
month,
I
talked
about
my
own
experience
as
a
teacher
and
the
power
of
computer
technology
in
unleashing
the
creative
and
critical
thinking
potential
of
our
students.
I
think
the
case
for
supporting
our
CTE
programs
is
is
rather
obvious
to
our
city.
R
R
R
J
J
So
again,
you
and
your
people
should
be
congratulated
on
that,
but
I
think
many
of
us
will
still
agree
that
there's
still
some
things
that
need
to
get
done
before
thursday
morning,
and
I
just
want
to
mention
two
of
them
and
I
think
other
members
probably
have
some
some
issues
they
want
to
raise.
Two
and
the
these
issues
have
been
raised
by
the
public
today,
particularly
the
Internet
Essentials
program,
as
one
of
the
speakers
said,
it
is
aptly
named.
J
Mr.
chairman,
you
may
may
remember
it.
The
last
hearing
I
asked
for
a
reason
why
that
program
is
in
place.
One
of
the
comcast
represents
got
up
and
said:
I
can't
give
you
a
good
reason,
and
that
was
probably
the
truest
answer
I
could
hear
now.
In
the
interim,
there
has
been
more
wordy
explanations
given
by
comcast,
but
would
all
due
respect
I'd
say
it's
still
reports
back
to
the
same
thing.
J
J
And
just
want
one
other
thing:
real
quickly
prevailing
wage
has
been
an
issue
that
has
been
brought
up
many
many
times
in
this
city.
Council
I
know
it's
an
issue,
you
you
feel
very
strongly
about,
and
I
would
just
say
an
urge
comcast
that
any
work
or
any
and
every
worker
should
have
a
prevailing
wage
if
they're
involved
involved
with
comcast,
and
we
would
certainly
keep
pushing
for
that
and
again
Thank
You
mr.
J
H
You
mr.
chair
I
also
want
to
echo
the
words
of
our
my
colleague,
Greenlee,
the
public
property
committee
and
the
Chairman,
and
the
city
team
have
worked
diligently
with
all
of
the
contest
representatives
to
get
us
to
a
better
place,
and
hopefully
over
the
next
40
for
48
hours.
We
will
be
at
even
a
better
place.
The
issues
of
Internet
Essentials,
as
you
sign
on
into
a
15
year,
deal
that
we
don't
know
what
the
world
is
going
to.
Look
like
in
15
years
is
hugely
important.
H
The
issue
of
Wi-Fi
access
and
is
going
to
be
essential
and
even
more
essential
to
underrepresented
communities
and
communities
in
poverty,
where
access
to
health
care
and
other
issues
become
vital.
So
I
think
there's
still
some
work
to
be
done
on
that
I'm
particularly
concerned
about
limiting
some
of
the
Internet
Essentials
programming,
capping
it
at
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
which
will
only
really
cover
about
a
thousand
people
who
don't
fall
into
our
priority
areas
of
children
and
seniors
and
and
I
think
we
can
do
better.
In
that
you
know.
H
In
council
we
we've
been
very
consistent
on
prevailing
wage
on
sick
leave
and
we
really
need
or
corporations
like
Comcast
to
not
shield
subcontractors
and
some
of
the
other
work
that
they
do.
This
is
about
all
workers
related
to
to
comcast,
ensuring
you
know,
sick
leave
and
prevailing
wage
and
all
the
other
things
that
we
have
fought
for
and
consistently
have
advocated
here.
You
know
the
90-day
blackout
period,
you
know
that's
a
business
model
and
when
we
disagree
on
there
is
no
explanation.
H
It's
a
bad
business
model
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
fight
for
that.
For
me,
expanded
local
programming
is
hugely
important.
You
know,
if
we're
going
to
be
a
world-class
City,
there
should
be
a
spanish-language
station.
There
should
be
an
Asian
station.
There
should
be
a
station
that
allows
cultural
Procol
programming
where
young
people
and
all
afro-caribbean
we
just
have
so
much
potential,
and
so
this
is
one
of
those
times
when
we
got
to
think
big
and
then
think
bigger
as
it
relates
to
CTE.
H
Creating
a
jobs
pipeline
is
hugely
important
for
Philadelphians,
as
we
talk
about
our
poverty
rate
and
we
talk
about
our
young
people
as
I
shared
with
the
comcast
officials.
Yesterday,
I
have
a
beautiful
lamp
created
by
my
CT
students
at
mass
bomb.
The
auto
mechanic,
welding
carpenters
and
electrical
workshops
made
a
lamp
for
me.
H
We
have
an
incredibly
talented
pool
of
young
people
and
they
should
be
able
to
walk
the
halls
of
that
beautiful
Comcast
Center,
not
when
they
graduate,
but
before
they
graduate,
and
they
should
be
able
to
start
working
immediately
after
graduation,
and
while
we
want
all
our
kids
to
go
to
college,
we
understand
that
Comcast
can
serve
as
a
critical
partner
and
employing
Philadelphians.
So
we've
come
a
long
way.
We
appreciate
all
the
movement
from
from
comcast
and
we're
going
to
continue
over
the
next
48
hours
to
ask
for
a
little
bit
more.
H
S
You
very
much
I
too,
would
like
to
commend
this
committee,
and
I
would
like
to
associate
myself
and
agree
with
all
the
comments
made
in
terms
of
the
needs
of
our
communities
from
certainly
from
philly
cam
to
the
90-day
requirement
that
no
one
understands,
as
has
been
said,
there's
no
reason
for
it.
People
should
not
have
to
consider
as
a
young
mother
did
about
being
delinquent
and
not
being
able
to
get
service,
they
need
for
their
families.
That's
just
unfair.
S
Delinquency
doesn't
mean
that
you
shouldn't
be
able
to
have
the
service
and
also
people
who
people
should
not
have
to
consider
that
they
may
get
service
at
less
than
the
speed
that
is
required
to
have
good
service,
because
maybe
they
don't
have
money
or
they're
on
another
status
level,
quality
of
care,
whether
it
be
helped
or
whether
become
cash
shouldn't
depend
on
who
you
are
what
you
have.
Everybody
deserves
equality
when
it
comes
to
service
and-
and
we
are
really
saying
that
we
want
to
get
these
issues
resolved
before
thursday.
S
G
You
mr.
chairman
I
just
wanted
to
join
in
and
with
the
the
with
my
colleagues
in
terms
of
the
comments
that
have
been
made
thus
far.
We
certainly
hope
that
this
can
be
ironed
out
by
Thursday,
but,
as
Ben
said,
I
think
that's
a
90-day
rule
is
just
a
non-starter.
This
is
something
that
makes
absolutely
no
sense,
and
you
know,
as
one
of
the
parents
who
spoke
before
said
they
mentioned
her.
G
G
You've
worked
very
very
hard
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
the
work
or
seeing
the
work
that
you
do
to
bring
this
to
a
close,
because
I
think
that
you
know
there's
still
some
things
that
have
to
be
addressed
before
the
members
will
be
ready.
So,
according
to
the
collet,
your
colleagues
here
today,
Thank
you
Thank.
T
You
very
much
mr.
chairman.
Let
me
first
start
by
saying
thank
you
for
your
hard
work.
You
and
your
staff
that
has
carried
the
bulk
of
the
weight
on
this
very
complex
and
important
matter.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
your
staff
in
yourself
for
keeping
us
all
informed
and
having
these
very,
very
fair
and
informative
hearings,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
administration
for
the
hard
work
they
put
in
and
I'd
like
to
thank
comcast
for
being
a
very
important
part
of
you
know,
meeting
everyone
more
than
halfway.
T
T
D
S
You
mr.
chairman,
I
have
to
leave
council
chambers
I,
have
students
waiting
for
me
to
speak
to
them
at
you
study
center,
but
I
would
like
to
be
voted
I
for
all
bills
that
are
reported
out
in
any
suspensions
required
and
also
for
the
continuation
of
this
comcast
bill
until
thursday
morning.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Count.
D
D
D
D
So
once
these
issues
are
addressed
will
be
able
to
say
that
we
will
and
do
have
the
best
agreement
in
the
country.
So
I
appreciate
that
there
being
no
one
else
here
to
testify
on
this
bill,
the
hearing
one
bill,
number
150,
809,
is
concluded
and
we
will
now
move
on
into
our
public
meeting
and
temporary
suspended
or
public
hearing.
All
right
chair
recognizes
councilman
Greenlee.
You
want
emotion
of
bill
number
150,
849,
Thank,.
H
D
Those
in
favor
aye
all
right,
it
has
been
moved
in
second
and
the
A's
have
it.
It
is
the
A's
have
it,
and
the
amendment
to
bill
number
150
84
has
been
adopted.
The
chair
recognizes
council,
be
green
leaf
or
emotion
for
bills.
Number
15,
zeros,
770,
1508,
1815,
084,
61508
49,
as
amended
and
150
850
Thank.
J
D
J
D
Those
in
favor
aye
eyes
have
it.
It
has
been
moved
in
properly.
Second,
that
the
public
hearing
on
this
committee
will
build
number
1,
50,
80
and
I
will
be
recessed
until
Thursday,
December,
30
30,
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
by
signify
and
I.
Those
opposed
ea's
having
a
motion
carries
into
public
meeting
public
hearing
on
bill
number
1,
50,
80
and
I
will
stay
in
recess
until
Thursday
morning
december
third
830am.
This
concludes
a
business
of
the
committee
for
today.
Well,
thank
you
very
much.
Wait.