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From YouTube: March 23, 2015: Public Property and Works Committee
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March 23, 2015 -- The Public Property and Public Works Committee met to discuss and hearing testimony on the following items:
150161: An Ordinance amending Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," to allow the City to transfer property to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for subsequent transfer to the Land Bank; all under certain terms and conditions.
150169: An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an amendment to a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for the use by the City of the premises located at 701 Market Street, under certain terms and conditions.
A
Good
morning,
everyone
have
your
attention
please.
This
is
the
committee
of
public
property
in
public
works,
I'm
bill
Greenlee,
the
vice
chair
accounts,
mohini,
cannot
be
here
today
we
have
established
a
quorum
with
Councilwoman,
blackwell,
Councilman,
squalor
and
Councilwoman
Sanchez.
Mr.
Kremlin,
will
you
please
read
the
title
of
the
first
bill
before
us
today.
Bill.
B
A
C
Morning,
councilmen
and
members
of
the
committee
on
public
property
in
public
works,
I'm,
Michael,
Ince,
executive,
director
of
the
Philadelphia
land
bank,
and
I'm
here
to
present
testimony
on
behalf
of
the
administration
on
bill
number
150
160,
one
which
would
establish
a
process
by
which
city
property
is
conveyed.
The
land
bank
bill
number
150
161
will
not
change
the
goal
of
the
original
land
bank
ordinance,
which
of
course
expected
the
conveyance
of
city
property
to
the
land
bank.
However,
that
original
ordinance
did
not
state
the
mechanism
through
which
these
conveyances
would
occur.
C
Bill
150,
160
1
provides
that
mechanism.
This
bill
will
allow
the
city
to
convey
City
properties
to
the
Redevelopment
Authority
for
further
conveyance
by
the
redevelopment
authority
to
the
land
bank.
The
amendment
further
intends
that
these
conveyance
is
be
made
without
consideration
and
no
city
imposed
restrictions
on
title
or
use
all
conveyancers,
but
pra
to
the
land
bank
must
be
approved
by
council
resolution.
C
The
technical
amendment
proposed
would
instead
clarify
that
the
cities
of
those
no
additional
conditions
on
the
transfer,
which
would
leave
any
pre-existing
deed
restrictions
in
place,
urge
the
committee
to
report
bill
number,
150,
161,
favorably
and
suspend
the
rules
so
as
to
permit
first
reading
of
this
bill
at
the
next
session
of
council
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
from
members
of
the
committee.
Thank.
D
D
B
C
B
A
E
My
name
is
jihad:
Ali
I'm,
a
citizen
here,
a
Philadelphian
I'm
here
to
testify
and
put
my
comments
in
the
record.
Let
me
get
the
testify
on
behalf
of
bill.
150
160
one
I
have
been
an
active
citizen
participant
in
the
creation
in
the
creation
of
the
land
bank.
After
the
year-long
campaign
to
establish
the
land
bank
city
council
finalized
the
authorization
of
his
creation
in
december,
twenty
twenty
fourteen
members
of
council
were
clear
that
they
require
transparency
to
land
bank
in
this
transaction.
Some
of
you
sitting
here
today
were
principles
in
that
authorization.
E
But
what
has
the
courage
sense
of
creation
of
land
bank
has
not
been
transparent.
There
seems
to
be
a
hidden
agenda
at
the
land
bank.
This
was
evident
to
me
on
December
eighteenth
2014,
when
members
of
the
interim
board
attempted
to
pass
a
resolution
giving
all
of
his
management
decisions
to
Philadelphia
Housing
Development,
Corporation
PhD,
see.
Thankfully,
list
was
stopped
by
the
Chairman
mr.
E
Bobby
Heenan
councilman
Bobby
Heenan,
who
went
over
and
intervene
because
the
citizens
weren't
given
access
to
the
management
agreement,
so
that
was
table
and,
as
of
this
day,
still
has
not
come
back
in
front
of
the
land
bank
to
permit
land
bank
board.
This,
in
my
opinion,
was
a
blatant
attempt
to
circumvent
the
sunshine
laws
and
to
take
authority
away
from
the
permanent
board,
which
was
to
be
seated
after
council,
had
authorized
the
and
the
mayor's
nomination
apartment
of
board
members.
E
Further
attempts
to
take
control
of
the
board
occurred
on
January
26
is
the
20
2015
meeting
we're
in
contrast
to
parliamentary
rules,
of
order
when
board
member
new
board
member
I,
might
add.
Debra
mcculloch,
an
executive
director
of
the
office
of
housing
and
community
development,
and
one
move
made
a
motion
to
nominate
herself
and
all
the
officers
of
board
without
any
discussion
nor
nominations
from
other
board
members
for
multiple
officer
positions.
She
also
nominated
the
chair,
who
was
not
even
present
at
the
meeting,
did
not
officially
accept
the
nomination.
E
In
addition,
the
CDC
person
who
is
also
the
chair,
is
an
interested
party
of
OECD
one
by
one
interest
party
of
the
board
members
nominates,
multiple
officials,
without
asking
any
board
members.
Are
there
any
other
nominations?
There's
no
discussion.
It
was
just
one
swift
move
power
was
taken
from
City
Council
and
given
to
all
the
people
who
are
interested,
our
members
of
OA
cd-r
da
our
PhD
city,
and
what
is
this
ethical?
E
As
my
question
and
accordance
with
parliamentary
rules
of
orders,
this
one
motion
took
away
Council
and
gave
it
to
gave
all
power
to
a
CD
and
PhD
see.
The
question
is:
where
is
the
office
of
the
inspector
general
where's,
the
FBI?
Where
are
the
guardians
of
the
people
today?
This
bill
is
authorizing
the
transfer
city
land
to
an
organization
that
has
exhibited.
Is
that
it's
not
following
the
rules?
Mr.
chairman,
let
me
say
for
the
record
and
for
your
staff
and
land
board.
Member
Courtney
Voss
has
faithfully
carried
out
her
three
responsibilities
as
a
board.
E
Man
and
those
are
duty
of
care,
duty
of
loyalty
and
duty
of
obedience.
The
other
representative
city
council
have
tried
to
also
guard
interests
of
people,
I
think
it's
shocking
that
the
staff
of
OECD
and
PhD
CI
billion
he
tried
to
take
over
such
a
guide
to
institution.
I'm
here
today
to
have
to
ask
you
to
hold
this
bill
in
committee
until
you
and
other
members
of
council
are
sure
that
there
are
systems
and
procedures
in
place.
That
will
be
that
will
allow
counsel
to
have
a
voice
and
a
monitor
and
supervise
the
land
bank.
E
Last
week
the
Office
of
Economic
Opportunity
released
a
report
mandated
by
17500
through
the
actions
of
this
council,
which
was
a
summary
of
Economic
Opportunity
plans,
an
assessment
of
goals.
What
was
troubling
was
the
summary
of
the
land
and
the
developments
that
oecd
rd
and
PHCC
have
awarded
have
failed.
The
citizens
Philadelphia,
who
need
that
help
the
most
these
agency
had
development
of
over
four
hundred
and
sixty-five
million
dollars
and
failed
to
have
their
contractors
and
developers
achieve
any
of
the
economic
opportunities
plans.
E
What
a
failure
that
was
time
after
time,
you
hear
citizens
cry
outrage
over
the
building
trades
about
inclusion,
only
to
be
told
by
OECD
RDA
PHCC,
that,
through
the
authorization
of
non-union
labor,
that
diversity
can
be
achieved.
Now,
with
the
publicizing
of
the
city
report,
we
find
out
it's
all
been
alive
now
before
you,
mr.
chairman,
DS
agency,
are
ask
you
to
trust
them
again
authorized
this
transaction.
E
Also,
let
you
examine
how
the
officers
a
slam-bang
were
selected
in
fact,
having
to
hold
another
election
with
input
from
board
members
that
wants
responsibility
office,
not
hand-picked
self-dealing
officers,
are
in
place
now
the
land
bank
board
attorney
the
former
general
counsel
for
the
redevelopment
thority
has
put
in
place
a
briefing
prior
to
every
scheduled
board
meeting
to
get
around
the
requirements
of
essential
law
in
a
fact
conducting
business
prior
to
the
public
meetings.
In
addition,
there's
a
strong
link
between
ph
DC
and
the
management
of
land
bank
I've
been
asking
for
the
last
year.
E
How
is
it
possible
to
have
a
developer,
Ken
Weinstein,
be
the
chairman
and
a
PhD
see
and
at
the
same
time
be
an
active
participant
in
the
real
estate
development
field,
have
negotiation
with
city
agencies
and
not
disclose
his
apparent
conflict
of
interest?
In
the
last
year
months,
there
has
been
ongoing
attempt
by
this
developer,
ken-y
asiah
to
get
control
the
YMCA
building
in
Germantown.
E
You
know
I'm
only
a
citizen,
you
have
the
power,
but
history
is
history,
gives
the
citizens
and
ability
to
speak
to
the
record,
so
a
day
may
come
and
pass
when
they'll
say
somebody
would
look
in
the
record
see
there
was
one
person
that
saw
this,
and
this
is
a
really
unique
situation,
because
I
support
the
land
bank
I
think
it's
much
needed,
but
I
do
not
support
the
Galactic
transparency.
I.
Do
not
support
the
be
the
lack
of
inclusion
of
citizens
to
be
able
to
voice
their
concerns
done
it
we're
muffle.
E
When
you
come
to
this
council,
you
can
talk
just
like
you're,
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
talk
man.
You
got
a
land
bank
I
got
three
minutes
to
talk
about
something
that
they
may
put
on
on
the
website
or
friday.
I
have
three
minutes
of
talking
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
I'm
not
allowed
to
speak
there's
only
through
the
actions
of
council
members
like
Courtney
Voss,
our
council
representatives,
like
Courtney
Voss.
That
allows
me
the
opportunity
all
I'm
here
today,
as
the
citizens
say
you
ones
with
power.
E
F
F
And
so
we
urge
council
to
approve
this
bill
as
soon
as
possible
and
then
work
also
to
approve
related
ordinances
to
transfer
existing
publicly
owned
property
in
the
land
bank
inventory.
So
it
can
begin
its
important
work
of
proactively
turning
vacant
properties
into
assets.
We
hope
we
can
count
on
the
commitment
of
both
the
administration
and
City
Council
to
make
the
land
bank
success
this
year,
which
require
the
transfer
in
the
land
bank
of
every
vacant
surplus
public
property,
for
which
there
is
not
an
active
disposition
process
already
in
place.
A
B
G
Good
morning,
councilman,
Greenlee
and
other
members
of
the
committee
on
public
property
in
public
works,
my
name
is
Bridget
cones,
Greenwald
and
I'm.
The
Commissioner
of
the
Department
of
public
property
I'm
here
to
test
I'm
here
today,
representing
the
department
of
public
property
to
testify
in
support
of
bill
number
150
169
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
commissioner
of
public
property
to
enter
into
an
amendment
to
some
to
the
sublease
agreement,
with
the
municipal
philadelphia
municipal
authority,
for
the
use
by
the
city
of
the
premises
located
at
701
market
street
philadelphia,
PA
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
G
The
current
lease
term
expires:
jun,
27
2015,
the
Department
of
Behavioral,
Health
and
intellectual
disability
services
desires
to
remain
within
the
premises
and
extend
the
lease
for
an
additional
10-year
term.
Tenant
improvements
will
be
completed
within
the
space
at
the
landlord's
expense.
The
tenant
improvements
will
include
repainting,
Andrey
carpeting,
the
entire
premises,
initiating
a
compatible
new
to
entry
data,
do
entry
data
card
system
and
regulating
office
air
flow
by
installing
multiple
thermostats
throughout
the
premises.
The
department
of
public
property
supports
this
measure
and
accordingly,
I
respectfully
ask
that
City
Council
approved
bill
number
150.
G
A
A
You
any
other
questions
seeing
none.
Thank
you
both.
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
here
to
testify
on
bill
number
150
169,
seeing
none
that
will
conclude
the
hearing
of
the
committee
on
public
property
and
Public
Works.
We
now
go
on
a
public
meeting.
The
chair
recognizes
councilman
woman
sanchez
y,
an
amendment
yes,.
H
Then
Thank
You
mr.
chair
before
I
move
for
the
motion
of
the
amendment
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
Who's
been
involved,
particularly
public
property,
chairman
councilman
henan
for
his
leadership
and
that
of
Courtney
vols,
herb
Wetzel
from
council
presidents
office,
Jennifer
Cates
from
my
office
and
on
a
leaf
or
Councilwoman
black
balls
office
in
the
entire
team,
I
think
in
the
creation
of
the
land
bank
legislation,
we
were
very,
very
deliberate
around
protocols
and
procedures
and
I'm
proud
to
say
that
we
have
complied
with
all
of
them
in
this
entire
process.