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Committee on Public Safety, Opioids in Kensington May 09, 2023
A
A
E
Good
evening,
thank
you
all
for
joining
us
tonight,
I'd
like
to
begin
first
by
thanking
principal
Erica,
green
and
the
entire
Commonwealth
Family,
for
opening
the
doors
to
your
school
for
us
to
come
together
this
evening.
To
have
this
incredibly
important
conversation
for
decades,
the
Kensington
Community
has
faced
an
ongoing
Health
crisis,
along
with
the
loss
of
its
neighborhood
identity.
E
Every
single
day,
residents
of
Kensington
face
the
daily
quality
of
life
issues
as
hundreds
of
homeless
individuals
have
occupied
their
neighborhood
and
what
has
become
a
Public
Health
Emergency
due
to
the
open
air
consumption
of
opioids,
leading
to
thousands
of
thefts
in
this
very
same
Community,
where
we
are
here
today,
fueled
by
a
toxic
illegal
drug
Supply.
This
crisis
is
devastating
and
it
is
one
that
has
taken
a
devastating
toll
on
those
families
who
will
have
loved
ones
who
were
lost.
E
There
are
billions
of
dollars
in
in
Services
being
poured
into
this
community
every
day,
but
as
a
community
and
as
a
district,
we
can't
see
them.
This
hearing
is
an
opportunity
to
hear
from
those
who
provide
services
and
to
hear
from
our
community
directly
on
how
on
the
on
the
ground
Services
impact
their
everyday
lives.
It
will
also
provide
this
community,
this
committee,
with
the
ability
to
evaluate
and
determine
what
services
overlap,
who's
receiving
the
services,
how
the
data
is
collected,
as
well
as
how
the
services
are
measured.
E
What
is
working
and
what
is
not
as
a
government,
we
will
set
priorities
for
the
year
ahead
to
to
disrupt
and
dismantle
the
trafficking
of
opioids,
including
illegal
Fentanyl
and
tranq,
and
expand
access
to
public
health
strategies
for
everyone
who
needs
them.
We
are
here
to
listen,
we
don't
have
the
answers,
but
we
are
here
to
work
together
other
with
the
residents
to
find
Concrete
Solutions
I'd
like
to
thank
chairman,
Curtis
Jones,
for
allowing
us
to
have
this
important
discussion
and
I
look
forward
to
today's
testimony.
Thank
you.
F
F
This
is
for
us
to
come
to
you
and
see
how
you
believe
your
neighborhood
needs
to
be
changed
and
what
affects
this
is
having
on
you
and
as
a
resident
here.
I
I
can
tell
you
we're
all
fully
aware
of
what's
going
on
in
this
neighborhood.
This
is
not
a
session
to
place
blame.
This
is
not
to
call
anybody
out.
This
here
is
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
what
we
believe
we
can
change
and
what
we
believe
has
to
change.
F
For
me.
It's
all
about
the
kids
in
this
neighborhood
I
live
here.
I
talk
to
these
kids
they're
good
kids
they're,
not
asking
for
anything
extra
they're,
just
asking
for
the
same
as
other
communities
have
and
that's
to
be
able
to
go
to
school
without
seeing
what
they
have
to
see
on
a
daily
basis,
walking
through
our
neighborhoods
so
I'm
here
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
this
to
come
up
with
some
results
that
we
can
actually
Implement
to
make
some
significant
changes
here
in
our
community.
F
You
know,
drugs
are
just
one
one
thing
in
this
in
this
community
and
you
know
we're
losing
everything
that
made
us
a
community.
We
have
no
stores
left,
we
have
buses
being
canceled,
and
you
know
everybody
here
who
has
to
ride
DL,
I
I
feel
for
you
because
that's
a
whole
another
thing
in
her
in
together.
So
please
just
let's
bear
with
each
other,
and
this
is
so.
We
can
learn
what
you
want,
not
what
we
want,
not
what
the
elected
officials
want,
what
you
want
for
your
community,
because
this
is
where
we
live.
G
H
G
Can
you
hear
me
on
that?
Yes,
oh
good
evening,
everyone
what
a
great
show
of
the
community
I
am
so
excited
to
see
so
many
people
here
to
give
us
feedback
on
what's
happening
in
our
area.
As
you
all
know,
three
of
us
are
in
Council,
now
live
in
the
seventh
Council
medic
district,
and
we
are
here
to
hear
your
issues
to
hear
the
problems
so
that
we
can
begin
to
strategize
and
work
on
ways
to
make
this
a
better
place
to
live.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
G
C
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
I'm
Councilman,
Kenyatta
Johnson,
representing
the
second
councilmanic
district
here
in
support
of
this
hearing.
The
most
importantly,
not
only
listen
to
you,
but
most
importantly,
work
together
with
this
Council
by
it
and
make
sure
that
we
make
it
a
priority
in
addressing
the
issues
that
are
impacting
Kensington.
C
What
impacts
the
neighborhood
of
Kensington
impacts,
all
of
us
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
and
it's
about
a
time
that
we
all
work
collectively
as
a
city
and
as
a
body
to
address
the
issues,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
our
chairman
for
hosting
this
hearing,
but
also
councilman
for
her
leadership
in
making
sure
this
is
a
number
one
priority
that
she's
addressing
in
city
council.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
I
I
Help
is
on
the
way
you
know
this
budget
we're
going
to
get
more
police
last
everybody
on
this
stage.
Well,
the
Harrity
and
Vaughn
were
not
there,
but
I'm
sure
they
would
have
voted
with
us.
Everyone
on
the
stage
voted
for
300,
more
police
officers.
I
know
we're
having
trouble
recruiting,
but
the
help
is
on
the
way
there.
District
attorney
krasner,
thanks
for
being
here,
commissioner
Dealey
and
Representative
Patrick
Gallagher
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
I
am
new
to
city
council.
I
was
a
state
representative
for
many
years.
I
I
was
sworn
in
June
10th
of
2022
every
10
years,
districts
change
effective
this
year,
I
will
be
representing
the
area
from
the
river
along
Allegheny
Avenue
2K,
a
and
I'll
make
a
right
on
Allegheny
Avenue
and
go
all
the
way
up
to
Northeast
Philadelphia.
So
this
is
really
important
to
me.
I
know
my
colleague,
councilman
Harrity
lives
here
and
I'm
here
to
listen
I'm
here
to
learn
and
I'm
here
to
support.
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman.
A
A
It's
somebody
else's
problem
until
it
touches
you
and
one
of
my
staffers
lost
a
kid
to
addiction
down
here,
and
we
were
up
and
down
that
Avenue
looking
for
her
teenage
daughter
and
it
will
change
your
life
change
your
perspective
to
see
how
it
impacts
a
mother,
packs
of
father,
her,
the
the
child's
mother
and
father.
Couldn't
agree
on
much,
but
they
agreed
they
had
to
go,
find
her
and
to
deal
with
that
reality.
A
Oh
I'm,
sorry
she's
from
West
Philly
but
she's
here
too
Jamie
gutier,
who
who
has
been
passionate
about
Kensington
throughout
her
stay
here
and
continues
and
she's
here
today
as
well.
She
borders
my
district
and
we
have
a
a
secret
that
addiction
spills
out
to
our
districts
too.
And
if
we
don't
address
it
here,
we
we
will
feel
it
everywhere.
So
would
you
like
to
speak
or
accepted.
D
D
D
A
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
chair
is
that
on
I
really
appreciate
and
having
the
hearing
here
in
the
community
today,
thank
you
to
councilmember
Lazada
and
everybody
for
bringing
it
to
the
community.
It's
so
important
to
be
here
where
the
people
are
dealing
day
in
and
day
out
what
the
challenges
that
they
are
facing.
K
It's
important
for
us
as
elected
officials,
to
come
to
the
community
and
see
and
not
just
hear
what
those
concerns
are
and
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
listen
today
to
hopefully
work
on
Solutions
and
find
ways
that
we
could
address
the
main
concerns
of
the
community
and
make
sure
their
voice
is
heard,
and
then
we
carry
that
what
we
on
through
to
the
administration.
Thank.
A
L
H
A
N
Good
evening
to
council
member
lazota
of
the
17th
District
council,
member
and
chairman
majority
leader
of
the
fourth
Curtis
Jones
Junior,
all
other
members
of
the
panel
and
council
members.
This
evening,
community
members,
parents
of
Conwell,
Middle,
Magnet,
School,
Willard,
School,
Elkin,
Gloria,
caceres
massbomb,
my
fellow
colleagues
and
the
school
district
of
Philadelphia,
my
neighbors
and
friends,
and
our
community.
N
Our
school
district
officials,
along
with
district
attorney
krasner,
the
Philadelphia
police,
24th
district
and
as
well
as
our
commissioner,
outlaw
on
behalf
of
Russell
H
Conwell
Middle
Magnet.
School
I
would
like
to
welcome
all
of
you
to
the
Public
Safety
Committee
hearing
and
share
a
brief
history
about
our
school
and
its
Legacy.
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
There
is
a
fear
there
there's
danger
and
Trauma
as
a
result
of
everything
that
I
have
previously
shared
parents.
Students,
neighbors
business
owners,
are
coexisting
in
an
environment
with
people
who
have
taken
over
and
seized
their
community
and
their
sidewalks.
We
are
often
left
to
walk
in
the
street
to
get
from
one
destination
to
the
next.
N
The
streets
are
strewn
with
trash
mounds
of
debris,
luggage,
mattresses,
human
feces
and
drug
paraphernalia.
There
is
nowhere
else
that
this
would
be
acceptable
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
it
should
not
be
acceptable
here.
The
lawlessness,
violence
and
crime
has
to
stop
and
there
has
to
be
accountability.
N
N
N
It
is
imperative
that
we
restore
calm
and
normalcy
to
this
neighborhood.
Please
consider
this
a
formal
invitation
to
visit
our
school
at
any
time.
This
will
provide
you
with
a
sense
of
challenges
we
face,
but
more
so
an
opportunity
to
meet
The
Talented
resilient
and
committed
community
and
see
the
vibrant
students
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
together.
I
know
we
can
build
equity
and
problem
solve
this
very
unique
situation
in
our
Kensington
Community.
Thank
you
for
listening
this
evening.
I'm
Erica
green,
proud,
principal
and
Community
member
in
Kensington.
A
N
A
F
O
All
of
the
council
members,
the
Philadelphia
law
enforcement
Community
here
tonight,
the
school
district
of
Philadelphia
Community
that
is
present,
concerned
citizens,
neighbors
and
friends.
My
name
is
Diana
Garcia
I
am
the
proud
principal
of
the
Willard
Elementary
School,
which
are
neighboring
schools
to
my
colleague,
Erica
Conwell.
We
are
across
the
street
and
I'd
like
to
talk
Basics
with
you
today.
O
It
sounds
pretty
simple
right.
Basics,
however,
that
word
basic,
very
important,
I'd
like
to
start
by
saying
that
basic
human
rights
is
this
better
I'd
like
to
say
that
I
feel
like
basic
human
rights,
are
being
denied
I
feel
like,
on
the
one
hand,
like
councilman
Jones
said
when
you
walk
or
drive
through
this
neighborhood.
You
know
it's
gonna
be
bad
right,
so
we
have
on
the
one
hand
what
seems
to
be
thousands
of
sick
individuals,
they're
they're
sick.
They
have
addictions
right
and
all
that
comes
with
it.
We
know
what
it
is.
O
We
have
fecal
matter
that
our
students
have
to
walk
through
to
get
to
school
they're.
The
the
folks
that
are
addicts
are
dipping,
which
is
a
new
term.
For
me.
I
didn't
know
what
that
meant,
but
dipping
we
have
individuals
that
are
openly
injecting
themselves
all
times
of
day,
doesn't
matter
that
school's
in
session.
It
doesn't
matter
that
school
is
dismissing.
O
So
as
a
result
of
that
there's
crime,
there's
shootings
right,
there's
drug
sales
and
more
recently
there
has
been
ammunition
sales
right,
that's
a
new
phenomenon,
that's
happening
here.
On
the
other
side
we
have
like
my
colleague.
We
have
these
amazing
children
that
attend
our
schools.
They
are
the
bravest
and
the
strongest
people
that
I
know
they
are
smart,
they're
intelligent
and
they
come
to
school
Against
All
Odds.
O
But
when
we
talk
about
basic,
you
know
there
has
to
be
some
basic
things
that
are
in
place
that
allow
for
them
to
come
to
school
and
really
learn.
We
know
that
research
tells
us
that
so
again,
that
is
why
I
feel
like
basic
needs.
Basic
rights
are
being
denied.
You
know
the
implications
for
the
here
and
now
are
real.
We
have
we
have
these
kids
and
they
come
to
school
Against
All
Odds,
but
this
is
affecting
them
and
we
can't
continue
to
act
like
it
doesn't
right.
O
Our
students
are,
like
principal
green,
said:
they're
resilient
they're,
intelligent,
but
they're,
also
human
beings,
right
that
have
to
endure
a
lot
just
to
get
to
our
doors.
So
what
happens?
Is
we
as
school
leaders?
We
do
whatever
we
can
and
we
do
anything
and
everything
so
that
when
they
come
through
our
doors,
they
feel
safe,
they
feel
loved,
they
feel
acknowledged.
They
feel
appreciated.
O
However,
we
can
escape
our
reality
right
as
an
adult
like
principal
green.
We
have
endured,
and
we
have
things
seen
things
that
are
horrendous.
The
sad
part
is
that
this
has
been
normalized
for
our
students.
It
is
normal
for
them
to
have
to
walk
through
fecal
matter
to
get
to
school.
It
is
normal
for
them
to
see
folks
that
are
strung
out
in
the
streets
shooting
when
they
hear
shooting
they.
Don't
even
react
anymore,
that
the
implications
of
the
here
and
now
are
real
and
they're
Everlasting.
O
So
I
I
think
that
I
I'd
like
to
say
that
we
need
this
city
to
stand
up
for
our
kids,
our
kids
of
the
future
right,
that's
nothing
new.
We
need
champions
for
our
students
and
I.
Think
that
you
guys
the
leadership
of
the
city
is
in
the
right
position
to
make
real
change
for
Kensington
I
love,
councilman
Jones,
when
you
said
that
this
is
it,
we
are
going
to
do
this
and
we're
not
going
to
stand
for
this
any
longer.
O
P
Hello,
my
name
is
Emily
Hannibal
I
wrote
something
from
my
point
of
view
as
a
longtime
resident
here
and
a
former
student
I've
attended
and
graduated
from
Willow
Elementary
in
a
mentally
gifted
program
before
it
was
changed
into
an
apartment.
Building
that
I
do
not
qualify
to
live
in,
I
have
attended
and
graduated
from
Commonwealth
Middle
Magnet
School,
when
it
was
second
and
listening
to
Mastermind,
and
now
it
became
a
black
gated.
P
Eyesore
I
have
attended
and
graduated
from
Kensington
High
School
of
International
Business,
in
which
I
helped
break
down
into
a
small
school
as
a
student
activist
as
a
part
of
Youth
United
for
change,
also,
while
attending
a
college
preparatory
program
by
the
name
of
Upward
Bound
at
Temple,
University
have
a
tennepin
State
Abington
for
psychology
and,
as
I
said
in
one
of
my
last
lectures,
I
realized.
It
wasn't
for
me.
P
It
would
be
my
last
because
Business
and
Entrepreneurship
was
always
something
that
interests
me
and
having
a
business
on
Kensington
Avenue
that
help
kids
like
me,
and
families
like
mine,
became
my
Ultimate
Dream,
so
I
applied
and
received
my
commercial
activities
license
in
2014.
I
got
to
work,
I
started
to
plan
and
prepare
myself
by
attending
and
completing
the
Mount
Airy
CDC
small
businesses,
Expo
the
Philadelphia
Eye
Health
Program,
alongside
a
community
college
town
hall
meetings,
my
I
attended.
P
I
can't
stop
asking
questions
like
after
14
years
plus
of
deterioration.
How
do
we
rebuild
the
community
and
what
was
once
was
established
with
the
basics
of
safety,
neighborly,
love
and
Multicultural
progression?
How
does
regentification
continue
to
happen
without
Rejuvenation
of
decrepit
buildings
and
sick
human
statues?
How
does
the
million
dollar
black
market
drug
business
take
over
the
once
prominent
kids
and
Business
Association
and
solidify
location
and
actual
storefronts
that
once
served
this
community?
Why
is
my
childhood
home
not
good
enough
to
raise
my
children?
P
C
Thank
you
principal
green
and
principal
Garcia,
and
thank
you
Miss
Hannibal,
for
your
testimony,
but
for
principal,
green
and
principal
Garcia.
Can
you
give
me
an
idea
of
the
type
of
trauma,
support
services
that
your
school
offers
for
our
young
people,
as
well
as
the
type
of
support
systems
that
you
would
like
to
see
around
trauma,
support
for
our
young
people
and
your
individual
schools.
N
Thank
you
for
that
question.
I
would
say
here
at
Conwell.
We
don't
have
any
specific
trauma.
Support,
so
I
do
have
the
support
of
the
24th
district
Mary
key
the
eye
Day
program,
so
those
things
are
really
aligned
more
with
safety.
So
could
we
use
support
for
young
people
that
are
dealing
with
trauma?
Definitely
we
are
trying.
N
So
with
me
having
a
very
small
school,
that
means
that
there's
been
a
dearth
of
funding
with
the
school
district
budget
for
us.
So
as
a
result,
I
need
to
just
make
sure
that
I
have
in
place
enough
teachers
and
staff
members.
So
do
we
need
additional
traumatic
trauma,
traumatic
supports
in
place
for
our
young
people.
We
definitely
do.
We
do
have
one
school
council
counselor
here
on
site.
N
We
do
work
with
the
office
with
the
school
district
of
Philadelphia,
where
they
provide
support
if
needed,
to
come
in,
but
we
don't
have
anything
in
place
right
now
now
I
know
principal
Garcia
had
a
situation
earlier
in
the
year,
so
she
might
have
some
additional
prevention
and
intervention
supports
because
she
has
K
to
four.
There.
O
You
know
we
don't
want
to.
We
don't
call
students
bad,
we
don't
do
that
anymore,
but
we
also
have
a
council.
We
did
add
a
second
one
for
the
upcoming
school
year.
So
you
know
we
have
the
five
to
nine
year
old.
So
that
looks
different
every
day
you
know,
but
what
we
do
intentionally
do
is
we
give
lots
of
love?
We
give
lots
of
hugs,
we
try
to
make
our
students
feel
safe
and
we
try
to
understand
them
and.
C
C
O
We
have
students
that
we
are
aware
of
the
challenges
that
they
face
in
their
homes,
so
we
put
things
in
place
for
those
students
that
we're
aware
of
right.
We
also
offer
a
sensory
room
in
our
in
our
room.
It's
a
small
room
that
has
things
that
are
tactile
that
helps
calm
them
down.
We
have
a
trampoline
in
that
room
that
helps
calm
them
down,
but
I
think
that
the
bigger
danger
is
we.
How
do
we
deal
with
the
students
that
we
don't
know
have
the
traumatic
experiences
that
we
we
hear
all
the
time?
O
You
know
we
lost
a
parent,
we
lost
a
sibling.
You
know
there
was
a
big
raid.
We
hear
all
of
that
and
we
try
to
do
those
students
on
an
individual
basis
and
tailor
something
for
them.
But
again
the
danger
is
in
the
not
knowing
right
and-
and
you
know
something
happened
last
night-
if
that
child
wants
to
share
it.
Sometimes
we
find
out
that
something
happened
because
of
their
behavior
and
taking
the
time
to
you,
know
sort
of
Peel
back
the
layers
of
that
onion.
Then
we
get
to
the
root
of
it.
Thank.
A
You,
member
Johnson,
I,
think
that
question
was
extremely
important
in
the
purpose
of
these.
These
hearings
that
we
don't
want
to
just
be
expert
articulators
of
the
problem.
We
want
you
to
recommend
Solutions
and
what
member
Johnson
talked
about.
We
we
spent
a
lot
of
money
on
coolers,
Community
umbrella
organizations.
We
spend
a
lot
of
money
on
the
school
district
if
a
school
ever
deserved
that
kind
of
service.
It's
you
guys,
and
so
it
begs
the
question:
why?
If
not,
why
not?
A
J
I
wanted
to
follow
up
on
councilmember
Johnson's
line
of
questioning,
but
I
wanted
to
ask
about
sort
of
overall
Services.
You
describe
the
conditions
that
your
kids
have
to
walk
through
and
deal
with
on
a
daily
basis,
whether
it
be
trash
or
human
waste
and
things
that
we
just
don't
want
for
our
young
people
or
anyone,
and
so
I
wanted
to
ask
you
all:
have
you
seen
an
increase
in
services
from
the
district
and
from
the
city
as
you've
been
trying
to
weather?
J
O
So
to
answer
the
first
part
of
your
question:
I
think
that
the
district
is
recognizing
and
trying
to
put
things
in
place
to
support
our
schools.
So
one
of
the
things
that
I
mentioned
earlier
is
that
we
are
getting
a
second
counselor,
which
is
super
helpful.
I,
think
that
you
know
that
starts
to
help
and
starts
to
help
us
identify
students
and
it
starts
to
help
us
put
a
plan
in
place.
One
of
the
things
that
you
know
I
am
very
proud
of
at
Willard.
O
Is
we
try
very
hard
to
give
as
many
experiences
as
we
can,
knowing
that
our
kids
can't
go
out
and
play,
you
know
they
can't
roam
the
streets
like
what
we
used
to
do
back
in
the
day.
So
you
know,
Partnerships
are
crucial.
Partnerships,
we
at
Willard
partnered,
with
the
DEA
for
a
dance
program.
We
partnered
with
Philadelphia
ballet
we
partnered
with
soccer.
We
have
a
baseball
club,
we
partner
with
so
many
people
to
bring
experiences
to
to
our
building.
O
So
to
answer
the
second
part
of
your
question,
we
need
areas
where
our
kids
can
experience
things
in
a
safe
way.
We
need
our
kids
to
be
able
to
walk
to
school
in
a
safe,
have
corridors
that
are
clean
and
safe
for
them.
I
think
that
I
think
that
every
building
is
a
little
different
right.
So
I
can't
answer
that
question
globally,
but
for
Willard
we
work
really
hard
to
bring
experiences
to
our
kids
so
that
they
can
be.
They
can
have
those
experiences,
but
you
know
we
can
control.
O
What's
in
our
doors
right,
we
can't
control
what
beyond
our
doors
and
what
happens
and
those
experiences
beyond
our
doors
are
impactful
to
our
kids
so
having
a
safe,
clean
route
to
come
to
school
without
seeing
people,
you
know,
I've
just
seen
things
as
an
adult
that
I've
never
thought
I'd
see
and
our
kids
see
that
as
normal.
So
that's
that's
really
impactful.
O
J
You
so
much
for
that
and
and
I
would
love
to
hear
from
you
as
well
and
I'm,
really
asking
this
question
and
asking
you
to
think
not
even
just
about
the
school
district,
but
if
you
could
have
every
city
agency
at
your
disposal
and
say
give
me
these
two
things
to
improve
the
experience
of
these
kids
over
the
next
six
months.
What
would
that
look
like
right?
It
sounds
like
it
would
be.
J
N
So
I
agree
that
each
school
is
really
different
and
so
lots
of
times
you
don't
hear
things
from
us
as
principles,
because
we
are
the
CEOs
of
our
buildings
and
we
have
teams
and
we're
holding
it
down.
So
usually,
usually
you
only
hear
from
me
or
folks
in
the
school
district
only
here
for
me
when
it's
at
that
point
where
I'm
like
okay
I,
need
some
additional
help
because
I'm
having
those
emotional
kind
of
Coming
Undone.
N
N
N
However,
the
folks
that
are
struggling
with
addiction-
they
can't
be
picked
up
at
that
time,
so
we
do
need
other
locations
for
them
to
get
the
help
and
the
services
that
they
need,
but
it
does
need
to
be
blacks
away
from
the
neighborhood
and,
of
course,
we
understand
that
they
need
to
be
close
to
the
drug,
which
is
like
their
medicine.
So
I
completely
understand
that
I
also
understand
that
folks
that
sell
illegal
drugs,
that's
how
they
have
to
provide
for
their
families
as
well.
N
N
So
we
need
Serene
places
that
are
right
here
on
the
school
property.
Principal
Garcia
school
is
a
little
more
insulated,
but
I'm
sure
she
needs
some
things
there.
My
young
people,
through
their
steam
classes
here,
are
now
designing
a
yard
space
which
consists
of
a
green
space
and
Gardens
and
an
opportunity
to
maybe
grow
vegetables,
but
then
they
also
had
a
track
team.
So
we
have
Philly
girls
on
the
run,
but
they
also
ran
in
the
pen
relays.
N
N
We
have
a
flag
football
team
on
Thursdays,
so
if
anybody
wants
to
come
out
from
2
30
to
4
we're
here
and
that
built
a
lot
of
camaraderie
and
I
have
parents
that
also
join
us
for
that,
and
so
that's
a
really
nice
feeling,
because
parents
often
aren't
able
to
see
their
kids
play
or
they
don't
really
want
them
at
the
playground.
For
whatever
reason,
so,
the
school
becomes
everything
that
the
young
people
need,
and
so
it
needs
to
be
that
safe
haven
for
them
where
they
feel
comfortable
where
the
parents
feel
comfortable.
P
Apartment
cleaning
up,
but
then
there
are
separate
entities
that
donate
clothes
and
food
to
the
people
out
there,
also
so
as
soon
as
they
clean
it
up
all
the
trash
from
consumed
during
that
day
is
back
on
the
street.
All
those
same
people
are
back
there
like
she
said
I
honestly,
do
not
know
of
any
solutions,
because
the
change
is
still
mind-boggling
to
me
so
I'm,
just
here
as
a
vessel
and
I'm
able
to
do
whatever
I
can,
but
that
comes
along
with
programs
for
me
to
do
that
and
opportunities.
E
Thank
you,
Council.
Thank
you,
chairman
I,
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you,
the
principals,
because
you
can
choose
to
say:
I
no
longer
want
to
be
here,
but
you
choose
to
stay
and
you
choose
to
love
our
students.
You
choose
to
love
our
community
and
and
so
you're
appreciated.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you
to
you
as
a
business
owner,
because
you
could
pick
anywhere
else
in
the
city
to
open
up
your
business,
but
you
chose
Kensington
and
you've
chosen
to
stay.
E
If
anybody
is
really
listening
to
these
folks,
what
they're
asking
for
are
basic
things,
they're
very
simple
things:
they're,
not
things
that
are
beyond
our
reach,
and
so
let
us
start
thinking
about
STD
departments.
How
do
we?
How
do
we
provide
these
resources?
How
do
we
address
these
needs
quickly
and
understand
the
impact
that
it'll
make
on
the
lives
of
our
children
and
of
these
people
who
come
into
our
community
to
provide
them
with
a
positive
experience
every
day.
A
A
D
Q
Good
evening
my
name
is
Lisette.
Rivera
and
I
have
lived
on
Baltimore
and
Indiana
Street
for
almost
all
my
life,
not
only
do
I
reside
in
Kensington,
but
I
also
work
in
the
neighborhood
I.
Remember
growing
up
and
being
able
to
walk
to
my
elementary
school
on
my
own
and
play
in
the
park
with
my
friends,
without
worrying
about
being
attacked.
Q
I,
remember,
sitting
on
my
steps
so
dark
talking
to
all
my
neighbors
and
eating
sunflower
seeds
with
no
worries.
I
now
don't
know
all
my
neighbors
I
remember
playing
basketball
in
the
park
without
worrying
about
being
shot.
My
quality
of
life
in
my
neighborhood
has
shifted
for
the
worst
I
come
outside
my
house,
and
the
first
thing
I
see
is
people
using
drugs
in
broad
daylight
in
front
of
my
kids
back
in
the
day,
I.
Remember
these
drug
users
hiding
in
places
and
being
discreet,
but
not
anymore.
Q
My
kids
witnessed
drug
users
pooping
on
the
ground
and
sleeping
in
Parks,
not
knowing
if
they
were
dead
or
alive
illegal
dumping
of
infested
mattresses
and
hazardous
things,
our
local
library,
our
local
stores,
barely
have
merchandise
due
to
looting.
My
kids
and
I
are
unable
to
come
outside
without
seeing
a
drug
user
high
as
a
kite,
and
we
always
worry
about
where
we
step
to
make
sure
we
are
not
put
with
a
used
needle
on
the
ground.
Q
My
three-year-old
asked
me
to
go
to
the
park
across
the
street
from
my
house
every
day
and
everything
I
have
to
come
up
with
some
type
of
excuse
or
a
lie:
I'm
forced
to
buy
electronics
and
attempt
to
entertain
my
kids
indoors,
because
there's
no
way
I
can
let
them
go
outside.
It's
so
overwhelming.
To
know
that
this
is
the
neighborhood.
Q
My
kids
are
being
exposed
to
there's
no
room
to
walk
on
the
sidewalk,
forcing
my
kids
to
walk
on
the
streets,
because
there's
these
drug
users
take
up
most
of
the
sidewalk
to
sleep
on
and
do
drugs,
not
to
mention
the
number
of
illegal
part.
Illegal
cars
that
are
not
registered
parked
on
the
sidewalk
at
an
angle.
Blocking
the
sidewalk
and
making
it
unsafe,
abandoned
vehicles
are
being
used
as
shelter
and
parked
for
months
with
no
avail
to
311
or
9-1-1.
Q
Abandoned
houses
are
being
utilized
for
drug
use
and
squatters
traffic
cones
are
being
utilized
to
save
parking
space
due
to
so
many
unregistered
vehicles.
The
warm
weather
is
the
scariest.
Everyone
is
outside
enjoying
the
weather,
and
those
are
the
days
that
I
worry
about
the
most.
When
I
should
be
happy
to
enjoy
the
warm
weather
instead,
I'm
worried
about
an
innocent
person
getting
shot
and
killed,
which
happens
on
a
daily
basis.
Q
We
have
the
most
crime
and
I
ask
myself
why?
Why
is
this
happening
in
my
community
and
nothing
is
being
done.
There's
not
a
day
that
goes
by.
That
gunshot
is
not
heard
in
my
house.
It's
not
a
day
that
goes
by
that.
We
don't
see
our
local
library
infested
with
drug
users.
Prostitutes
and
kingpins
organizations
come
out
to
support
their
needs
with
clean
needles
and
food,
but
there's
no
solution
for
our
kids
or
the
people
who
live
with
this
eyesore.
Q
Q
Families
are
forced
to
go
to
shelters
due
to
not
having
their
lease
renewed,
because
rent
will
not
be
affordable.
Families
are
suffering
from
all
type
of
abuse.
Neighbors
are
requesting
Narcan
to
possibly
save
someone's
life.
It's
ridiculous
and
something
must
be
done.
We
need
a
clear
action
plan
to
address
these
dire
Community
needs.
We
need
your
help
when
is
it
enough
and
how
many
deaths
does
it
take.
P
Q
So
I,
like
I,
said
this:
is
my
community
and
I
want
to
I
want
to
change.
I
want
to
fight
for
a
change.
I.
Just
don't
want
to
just
leave
like
everyone
else
is
doing
and
people
you
know,
I
get
letters
in
the
mailway.
We
buying
your
house
off
for
this
much
I
don't
want
that.
I
want
to
still
be
I
want
to
be
here.
F
F
F
We
are
here
now
and
I'm,
telling
you
I'm
not
going
to
rest
until
this
neighborhood
listen,
60,
I
moved
here.
16
years
ago,
my
family,
my
wife
and
her
mother
have
been
here
50
years
16
years
ago.
You
could
walk
around
this
neighborhood
matter
of
fact,
10
years
ago
you
could
walk
around
this
neighborhood
and
I.
Remember
you
go
shopping.
You
can
be
in
stores
and
I'm
not
going
to
be
satisfied
or
happy
until
we
are
able
to
do
that
again.
So
I.
F
Thank
you
for
your
courage
to
get
up
here
because
I
know
it's
not
it's
not
an
easy
thing
to
do,
especially
in
our
neighborhood.
You
never
know.
What's
going
to
happen
and
it's
the
same
thing
I,
you
know
it's
just
crazy,
I'm,
A,
city,
councilman
and
I
have
to
come
home
to
this
neighborhood
every
day
and
every
day
on
my
way,
home,
I
pray
to
God
God,
please
let
me
get
home,
find
a
parking
spot
and
get
into
my
house
in
safety.
Yes,
that's
ridiculous!
Every
day,
I
do
that!
D
R
My
name
is
Devin
Smith
good
evening
council
person,
ketsy
Lozada
and
council
person,
Curtis
Jones
Jr.
Thank
you
for
organizing
this
meeting
on
Public
Safety
in
Kensington.
My
name
is
Devin
Smith
I'm,
a
student
in
fifth
grade
at
Gloria,
casades
Elementary
I,
have
been
attending
the
school
for
six
years.
I
also
been
very
involved
in
helping
improve
my
school
community
I
am
known
as
a
young
change
maker
for
using
my
voice
to
advocate
for
a
safer
and
cleaner
neighborhood
and
better
communities
and
better
community
at
school.
For
all.
R
That
is
why
I'm
here
to
share
with
you
and
the
public,
what
it's
like
living
in
Kensington
and
going
to
school
here.
I
hope
my
testimony
helps
improve
things
for
that,
my
family
and
all
of
us
who
live
and
work
here.
Some
people
who
do
not
live
in
Kensington
may
ask
what
is
it
like
living
here
so
I'm
here
to
tell
you
what
it's
like
living
for
me
living
here
for
me
on
a
regular
day,
I
see
people
on
the
streets
selling
buying
and
using
drugs.
R
That
is
something
I
see
on
my
way
to
school.
On
my
way,
home
from
school
and
when
I
have
to
venture
out
out
to
the
corner
store
to
buy
something,
there
is
so
much
trash
on
our
streets.
I
feel
disgusted
and
sad
to
see.
This
is
my
neighborhood
people
sit
in
front
of
the
stores
all
day
selling
drugs
with
no
consequence,
I
know
if
I
misbehaved
at
school
I
would
get
a
consequence
from
my
teacher
or.
F
R
It's
not
even
safe
for
us
to
play
outside
at
all,
because
you
never
know
when
someone
makes
you
the
gun.
My
question
for
you,
my
questions
for
you
are:
how
can
how
come
kids
in
Kensington
don't
have
safe
places
to
play
like
Parks
or
Safe
Streets,
to
walk
to
libraries?
Oh
yeah
Arena
worth
it.
How
can
people
walk
to
their
corner
stores
without
fear
of
getting
shot?
Why
is
Kensington
train
station
so
dirty?
Why
is
gun
violence
or
just
violence,
so
bad
in
Kensington?
There
are
so
many
questions,
but
no
answers.
R
My
parents
tell
me
and
my
sister
about
all
the
time,
the
all
the
time
about
how
they
grew
up
in
Kensington
and
how
back
the
end
of
the
day
it
wasn't
perfect,
but
it
was
cleaner
and
safer.
Why
can't
my
generation
experience
the
same?
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
I
hope
you
can
I
hope
you
can
change
things.
I
also
want
to
invite
you
to
my
school
for
career
week
on
May,
22nd
I
hope
you
can
visit.
S
Good
evening
council
member
ketsy
Lozada
and
put
it
good
evening,
council,
member
ketsy,
Lozada
and
council
member
Curtis
Jones
Jr,
my
name
is
yolini.
Solano
I
am
in
the
fifth
grade
a
student,
a
student
at
Gloria,
caceres
Elementary,
here
in
Cassidy's
I
mean
here
in
Kensington.
I
have
been
attending
since
second
grade
along.
S
Sister
Miguelina
who's
in
the
third
grade,
I
have
lived
in
this
area
with
my
mom
and
dad
and
three
siblings
for
the
last
four
years,
I'm
here
to
share
with
you
in
the
community
what
my
experience
has
been
here.
It
is
not
good.
For
example,
my
siblings
and
I
are
constantly
exposed
to
secondhand
smoke
because
of
plenty
of
people
smoking
in
front
of
and
around
our
house.
That's
not
all.
There
are
plenty
of
people
doing
drugs
on
the
street
or,
while
sitting
on
our
porch
laying
on
our
couch.
S
Sometimes
we
have
to
wake
them
up
and
ask
them
to
leave
my
dad
deals
with
that.
Every
day
we
all
have
fear
for
our
safety.
One
time
someone
threw
a
beer
bottle
at
our
front
door
and
it
broke
all
over
the
port.
My
parents
are
worried
so
much
for
our
safety
that
they
moved
our
bedrooms
from
the
front
of
the
house
to
the
room
facing
the
backyard
so
that
no
bullet
pierces
through
our
windows
I
walked
to
school.
S
Sometimes
I
have
to
advise
my
sister
to
mind
her
own
business
and
not
to
pay
any
attention
to
them,
because
we
don't
know
if
those
people
have
guns
on
them
or
know
how
they're
going
to
react.
If
we
make
eye
contact
with
them
or
say
anything
about
what
they're
doing,
sometimes
there
is
no
crossing
guards
and
I
have
to
make
sure.
I
am
responsible
for
myself
and
my
little
sister
when
crossing
the
street
I
worry
about
my
little
sister,
alright
getting
kidnapped.
It
makes
me
feel
very
anxious.
S
I
also
wish
people
outside
of
Kensington
knew
that
my
neighbor
could
that
my
neighborhood
could
be
fun.
Sometimes,
for
example,
on
Christmas
last
year
there
was
a
parade
with
floats
and
they
were
giving.
Everyone
presents
Santa
even
picked
up
one
of
the
children
and
brought
them
on
top
of
the
floats.
I
also
want
people
to
know
how
unsafe
the
streets
are.
Especially
for
children
like
me,
I
have
personally
seen
many
car
accidents
that
make
me
afraid
of
being
near
the
roads.
S
T
Good
afternoon
Council
people
and
audience
my
name
is
Donnie
Benjamin
I'm.
Also
a
student
at
Gloria
Castro's
on
G
Street
and
Ontario
Street
I
have
been
living
in
Kensington
for
one
year
my
family
and
I
used
to
live
in
New
Jersey
I
live
with
my
two
sisters,
my
brothers,
two,
my
brothers,
two
and
my
mom
and
my
dad.
T
Where
I
live
in
Westmoreland
street,
it's
scary
that
people
do
what
people
do
around
me
is
scary.
The
people
around
me
in
the
substances
that
they
carry
is
it
makes
it
scary.
I
feel
like
they
are
very,
very
sad.
Maybe
people
who
sell
drugs
think
it's
a
good
way
to
make
money,
but
I,
don't
I,
don't
feel
safe
because
the
drugs
are
available
to
anybody,
adults,
young
people
and
children.
Like
me,
that
is
not
good.
T
I
wish
more
people
cared
about
this
community,
because
then
the
residents
like
my
parents
and
siblings
would
feel
safe
and
not
feel
like
we're
trapped
in
our
own
house
or
held
hostage
by
the
violence
and
the
drugs
on
the
streets
when
I
grow
up
I'll
like
I
would
like
to
be
an
entrepreneur.
I,
love
technology
and
I
I
would
like
to
learn
as
much
as
possible
because
I
knew
it
it's
the
future,
maybe
some,
maybe
some
of
this
it
can
help
make
my
neighborhood
safer.
Thank
you
for
listening
to
my
testimony.
U
A
A
K
K
K
A
K
K
K
If
those
folks
on
the
street,
when
we
engage
them,
they
need
help
and
we
don't
give
them
help
by
letting
them
decide
not
to
take
help.
So
there
needs
to
be
a
consequence
of
them
not
taking
help,
and
we
have
to
do
that.
We
have
to
change
our
policies.
We've
been
doing
the
same
thing
for
five
years.
It
doesn't
work,
it's
getting
worse.
K
B
F
Remember
Howard,
my
colleagues,
you
all
hear
me
talk
all
the
times
on
Council
floor
about
my
kids
and
you
know:
I,
don't
have
any
kids,
my
kids
are
grown
and
when
I
say
my
kids,
this
is
what
I'm
talking
about
this
is
who
I
care
about.
This
is
what
we
have
to
fix.
The
fact
that
Zane
can
speak
on
this
is
not
right.
They
should
know
nothing
about
this.
We
are
robbing
them
of
their
childhood
and
time.
Time
is
councilman.
School
said
it's
time
for
a
change.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
J
I
agree
with
council
member
squilla
that
the
changes
need
to
be
deep,
that
they
need
to
be
real.
I.
Also
think,
though,
that
I'm
hearing
so
many
things
voice
that
are
just
very
basic
basic
things,
and
it
feels
like
embarrassing
to
me
that
we
can't
meet
some
of
those
things
within
the
short
term
so
to
hear
the
Middle
School
talk
about
needing
a
calming
room
like
how
much
would
that
cost
right?
J
Probably
like
a
few
thousand
I,
don't
even
know,
that's
not
a
huge
ticket
item
to
hear
the
young
woman
talk
about
not
having
crossing
guards
like.
Why
can't
we
have
an
effort
through
streets
who
manages
that
that
effort
now
to
get
crossing
guards
around
these
schools
to
hear
you
know
some
of
the
children
talk
about
the
trash
on
the
waiter
school
or
needing
traffic.
Calming
I
know
that
some
of
these
issues
are
very
big
or
very
deep,
but
they're
all
I
feel
like.
J
A
J
Chair,
oh
I
did
I
have
a
question.
Sorry,
the
question
was
I,
don't
know
who's
here
from
mdo.
Can
we
develop
that
list?
Can
we
develop
the
list
of
three
months
from
today
or
whatever
time
period?
This
committee
wants
to
pick.
These
are
the
short-term
things
that
we're
going
to
have
happen
in
in
this
area.
M
J
A
To
your
point,
one
of
the
things
on
the
list
has
to
be
a
safe
corridor
to
this
school.
That
includes
cameras
that
includes
crossing
guards
that
includes
boots
on
the
ground
from
the
police
department,
so
that
they
can
get
safe
passage
to
a
school,
and
we
that's
the
basics.
What
you
said
is
true,
nothing
that
they've
asked
for
is
unreasonable
it.
These
are
things
that
are.
A
Are
there
right
and,
and
we
just
need
to
do
a
list.
I
saw
from
the
Kensington
Business
Association
comment.
We
have
the
Commerce
Department
here
on
my
way
up
here,
I
couldn't
help
but
see
that
across
the
street
in
our
park
there
was
an
encampment
with
tense
all
the
way
down
the
street
and
I
couldn't
help
but
notice
that
every
business
that
was
across
from
that
encampment
was
closed.
A
That
is
a
direct
result
of
some
of
the
unintended
consequences
that
come
with
trying
to
help
people
and
then
not
having
consequences
for
some
of
the
quality
of
life
crimes.
How
do
you
run
a
business
if
you
can't
can't
keep
inventory
it?
It's
just.
It's
not
fair.
All
right,
I'm
off
my
soapbox
number
number
one.
G
So
there
has
never
been
a
time
where
you
have
had
three
Council
people
representing
your
area
of
the
city,
and
we
mean
what
we
say
and
we
say
what
we
mean
and
it's
to
the
point
Kathy
the
councilwoman
Lazada
will
tell
you
whenever
she
contacts
me
and
asks
for
something
or
support
for
this
area.
I'm
saying
yes,
no.
G
Gets
offended
who
doesn't
like
it
or
what
it
takes?
I
am
for
you
and
you
are
guaranteed.
Changes
are
coming,
A
change
is
coming
for
your
community
because
we
want
you
to
know
we
care
and
we
want
you
to
feel
safe.
Now,
I,
don't
know,
like
one
of
my
colleagues
said
if
we
can
get
the
policing,
but
if
not
we'll
try
to
get
the
parenting,
because
the
police
need
to
do
a
big
hiring
as
well.
It's
a
lot
of
shortages
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic
that
we
all
suffer
through.
G
A
D
A
V
Casey
O'donnell
Impact
Services
my
office
is
right
up.
The
street
I
am
not
going
to
read
my
testimony
tonight
because
I
think
you
know,
hearing
from
the
kids
is
the
most
important
thing.
I
I
do
have
to
say
a
couple
things,
though
one
we're
sitting
in
the
back
of
the
room
feeling
like
we're
getting
gas
lit.
We've
had
this
conversation
three
times
a
year
for
the
last
seven
years.
With
most
of
this
group
of
people,
so
I
think
one.
We
are
at
an
inflection
point
right.
V
The
need
for
a
comprehensive,
trauma-informed
and
Resident
driven
plan
for
Kensington
I
want
all
of
you
to
consider
what
you
want
for
your
own
block.
Don't
think
about
Kensington
for
a
minute,
if
you're
not
from
here,
think
about
what
you
want
for
your
own
block,
your
own
family
and
your
own
community.
V
Think
about
the
collective
power
that
you
possess
as
a
group
to
actualize
that
Vision
in
your
own
spaces
right.
We
need
to
offer
that
same
power
and
influence
equally
to
all
neighborhoods,
including
Kensington.
Affluent
neighborhoods
can
make
a
phone
call
to
solve
the
problems
on
their
blocks
and
that
problem
gets
handled
for
them.
Middle
class
people
are
empowered
to
deal
with
the
block
themselves.
Neighborhoods,
like
Kensington,
are
not
afforded
that
right.
Other
people
are
making
decisions
for
this
neighborhood
and
the
truth
is
the
solutions
are
already
in
this
room.
V
You
have
a
lot
of
smart,
talented
people
on
the
stage.
Look
at
the
law
enforcement
brass-
that's
in
here,
Kevin
Bethel
stepped
up
right
he's
been
working
on
this,
the
school
to
prison
pipeline.
You
have
talent
in
this
room.
All
the
police
brass
work
hard
and
we're
happy
to
have
partnership
with
the
mdo's
office.
Dbh
IDs
is
here
the
DA's
office
who,
by
the
way,
has
a
brilliant
data
lab
I,
don't
know
if
any
of
you
are
accessing
the
data
that
the
D.A
makes
available,
the
police
have
a
data
lab.
V
V
We
are
here
working
in
the
neighborhood
every
day,
I
thought
after
my
son
was
out
of
diapers
I,
wouldn't
be
cleaning
up
human
feces
anymore
right,
but
I'm
doing
that
into
my
50s.
I
have
four
guys
that
just
clean
up
needles
all
day,
that's
their
full-time
job
right,
we're
all
here
doing
the
work
we
are
here
to
support
you.
We
are
here
to
work
for
you,
but
you
guys
got
to
work
together
to
get
it
done.
Okay,.
A
I'm
gonna
push
I'm
gonna
push
back
a
little
bit,
I
vouch
for
everybody
on
this
stage
that
this
is
not
just
talk
and
that
most
of
the
people
are
going
to
come
back
and
we're
going
to
hold
the
next
mayor
accountable.
To
no
longer
ignore
this
neighborhood
you
can
you
can
you
can
take
that
to
the
bank
all
right.
A
W
W
We
recently
opened
our
first
Wellness
Center,
the
core
on
the
same
block
to
provide
health
and
wellness
services
in
Kensington
and
I'm
very
glad
to
be
here
tonight.
We're
a
bilingual
faith-based
Health
Center,
compelled
by
Christian
faith
serving
almost
10
000
people
in
Kensington
I
believe
we
are
one
of
the
biggest
investors
in
Kensington.
We've
spent
more
than
30
million
dollars
on
this
one
block
to
provide
high
quality
health
care
and
wellness
programming.
W
W
We're
looking
for
the
health
of
both
those
who
are
suffering
from
the
addiction
of
opioids,
as
well
as
the
residents
of
the
community
who
are
experiencing
the
trauma
and
health
risks
that
this
brings
to
everyone
in
recent
years.
As
substance
use
disorders,
move
throughout
Kensington
I've
been
heartbroken
to
encounter
mothers
who
are
just
walking
around
looking
for
their
adult
children.
W
W
W
We
operate
our
health
center
and
encourage
a
city
to
engage
in
Community
Driven
public
strategies
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
in
Kensington
and
to
address
the
opioid
crisis
as
a
local
business,
we're
devastated
by
the
destruction
and
violence
around
us.
It's
rough
every
single
day
our
staff
and,
unfortunately,
our
patients
are
faced
with
the
challenges
of
being
physically
present
in
a
community
where
the
open
market
sale
of
opioids
and
narcotics
has
turned
it
into
a
disaster
in
terms
of
safety
and
because
of
gun
violence
at
Esperanza.
W
W
Meeting
at
Esperanza
with
many
people
in
this
room
and
with
the
DA's
office
as
gunfire
broke
out
literally
10
yards
from
where
I
sat
in
the
meeting
a
load
of
more
than
50
rounds
was
shot
endangering
everybody
in
our
community
meeting
and,
more
importantly,
one
man
was
left
dead
on
the
street
right
next
to
where
we
met
and
I
felt
a
dilemma
after
that
I
wondered.
Is
it
right
for
patients
to
have
to
consider
the
danger
of
traveling
into
a
violent
community
in
order
to
see
their
doctor?
W
W
The
gun
violence
resulting
from
the
drug
trafficking
trafficking
is
totally
out
of
control.
We
didn't
need
to
do
more
and
we
need
to
do
it
collaboratively.
This
is
vital
to
the
health
of
the
entire
city,
and
so
from
Esperanza's
perspective,
I'd
like
to
requests
that
the
city
considered
the
following
priorities:
number
one
address
the
enormous
safety
concerns
with
regard
to
gun
violence
and
that
all
begins
with
stopping
the
selling
of
the
drugs.
Here
to
me,
this
is
the
most
important
issue.
W
W
Fifth,
improve
the
sanitary
conditions
of
our
community,
as
this
is
an
urgent
need
and
will
go
far
in
improving
everyone's
health
and
lastly,
what
I
think
would
be
best
for
us
is
that
the
city
would
commit
to
creating
a
safe
Corridor
for
those
of
us
who
those
who
are
coming
to
the
Esperanza
Health
Center,
that
they
might
be
protected
as
they
arrive
at
our
Medical
Center
and
at
the
wellness
center.
This
would
help
us
your
health
and
to
our
community.
W
Please
do
not
abandon
us.
There
are
a
good
number
of
amazing
organizations
who,
like
Esperanza,
are
putting
themselves
out
there
to
serve
this
important
community
and
the
residents,
while
often
rightfully
angry,
are
engaged,
who
we
need
more
people
from
the
city
to
add
to
the
solution.
We
can't
do
it
on
our
own.
We
need
help.
The
city
must
protect
our
safety
and
the
safety
of
the
residents.
What
is
happening
now
is
not
okay.
W
The
massive
problems
faced
facing
Kensington
need
a
massive
response.
There
has
to
be
a
Relentless
will
from
the
city
that
matches
the
will
of
the
residents
to
make
a
change.
All
that
we
in
the
neighbors
want
is
no
more
and
no
less
than
any
other
neighborhood
in
the
city.
Thank
you
for
listening.
Thank.
X
Brian
bolnap
I'm,
a
resident
of
Kensington
and
I
work
at
McPherson,
Square
library
is
the
leap
youth
advocate.
So
thank
you
for
the
committee
for
holding
this
hearing
I'm
reading
a
statement
put
together
by
myself
and
Jill
Nichols
the
cluster
leader
of
the
North
Philadelphia
neighborhood
libraries.
Our
statement
is
not
a
full
list
of
our
our
safety
concerns
for
the
people
of
this
community,
we're
choosing
to
focus
our
observations
and
concerns
of
our
library
staff
for
the
mental
well-being
of
young
people
growing
up
in
Kensington.
X
X
He
struggled
to
sleep
for
weeks,
afterward
and
admitted
to
having
anxiety
merely
being
outdoors.
Another
of
our
attendees
was
hit
by
an
automobile,
as
the
driver
fled
a
shooting
in
the
street.
Unfortunately,
many
of
our
children
have
witnessed
gun
violence,
lost
families
and
been
victims
themselves
as
staff.
We
work
to
find
these
young
people
supports.
X
We
take
classes
and
trainings
on
trauma-informed
practice.
We
seek
out
resources
in
the
city
and
Community
we
partner
with
schools,
Community
organizations
and
City
agencies
to
expand
support
structures
available
to
young
people.
However,
we
are
unaware
of
a
Kensington
focused
any
Kensington
focused
groups,
specifically
addressing
the
mental
impact
of
gun
violence.
When
we
sought
resources
for
our
team,
what
we
found
out
is
that
he,
a
person
experiencing
anxiety
being
outdoors,
would
need
to
travel
to
another
part
of
the
city
to
find
help
catering
to
his
needs
from
our
training
in
both
education
and
Trauma
awareness.
X
We
know
that
children
learn
by
mirroring
the
behavior
around
them.
Last
year.
Outdoor
fires
were
commonplace
throughout
Kensington
that
spring
we
had
a
rash
of
teens
and
pre-teens
setting
fires
in
the
park.
We
experience
violence
throughout
our
community
and
we
see
unsheltered
people
living
in
dehumanizing
conditions
and
unfortunately,
we
continually
find
young
children
throwing
rocks
at
the
unsheltered.
X
We
also
hear
reports
of
teens
initiating
violence
on
the
unsheltered
as
a
staff.
We
are
extremely
concerned
about
what
mirroring
looks
like
and
the
young
people
of
Kensington.
We
work
at
modeling,
kindness
and
empathy
to
all
people
and
we
are
making
a
contra
conscious
effort
to
grow
the
number
of
adults
that
our
young
people
see
practicing.
Healthy
stress,
stress
responses
and
conflict
resolutions,
and
we've
been
thrilled
with
gains
made.
The
department
of
Parks
and
Recreation
led
a
massive
multiple
group
effort
to
activate
McPherson
Square
Last
Summer,
the
spa.
X
We
saw
significant
gains
in
the
healthy
stress
responses
from
our
frequent
attendees
of
those
summer
programs.
We
are
we.
We
are
encouraged
encouraged
by
this,
but
we
remain
concerned
that
if
the
children
of
Kensington
keep
reflecting
the
behavior
that
they
see
around
them,
can
we
balance
the
healthy
Behavior
against
the
unhealthy
enough
that
they
mirror
back
healthy
Behavior.
X
We
also
know
through
training
the
importance
of
stability
in
gaining
resilience.
However,
we
witness
massive
instability
in
the
lives
of
our
young
people.
Poverty,
crime
and
racism
keep
many
of
our
families
from
stable
housing.
Many
of
our
families
move
multiple
times.
Each
year
we
had
a
family
of
multiple
siblings
come
to
the
library
because
they
could
not
find
their
way
to
their
new
home,
but
they
could
find
their
way
to
the
library
we
worked
with
several
families
each
year
that
find
themselves
homeless.
X
The
fragmentation
and
instability
of
the
lives
of
our
young
people
extends
Beyond
housing
insecurity.
The
heart
of
Kensington
has
no
local
neighborhood
High
School.
This
means
that
this
this
means
that
it
is
unlikely
that
all
of
your
young
persons,
friends
from
elementary
school,
will
attend
the
same
high
school
as
them.
Because
summer
employment
programs
are
oftentized
to
housing
are
often
housed
at
high
schools.
This
fragmentation
extends
into
summer
employment
opportunities.
Our
traumatized
teens
will
likely
be
asked
to
travel
to
an
unfamiliar
location
in
order
to
find
summer
employment.
X
We
have
also
witnessed
instability
of
assistance
in
our
young
persons
lives.
No
one
walks
the
streets
of
Kensington
along
before
a
stranger
offers
them
assistance.
This
is
true
of
our
young
people,
as
it
as
it
is
for
the
adults,
often
that
stranger,
that
assistance
will
never
be
seen
by
the
young
person
again,
the
young
person
still
faces
all
the
same
challenges
as
before.
X
This
is
a
fairly
unique
part
of
life
in
Kensington
and
once
the
one
that
adds
to
the
instability
in
the
lives
of
our
children,
a
young
person's
life
in
Kensington
is
full
of
potential
trauma.
As
a
library
staff,
we
seek
to
promote
resilience
and
we're
concerned
about
the
level
of
instability
and
the
lives
of
our
young
people.
X
People
working
in
the
field
of
trauma
experience
a
common
burden.
You
interact
with
people
who
often
need
you
to
be
hopeful
and
positive.
You
need
to
remain
hopeful.
Even
when
you
find
situations
heartbreaking,
you
need
to
stay
upbeat
when
you
find
yourself
discouraged
for
the
staff
of
McPherson
Square
library
we
undergo.
We
understand
this
burden.
Well,
everyone
working
in
Kensington
understands
this
burden.
Our
building
is
frequently
used
as
a
toilet,
and
we
are
often
aware
of
all
sorts
of
Horrors
happening
around
the
area.
X
We
feel
the
struggles
and
the
hardships
of
our
community
still
when
that
kindergartner
walks
through
the
door
at
309.
They
deserve
a
smiling
joyful.
Welcome.
We
draw
Upon
Our.
Sorry,
we
drop
on
our
emotional
reserves.
To
make
this
happen,
we
do
so
dearly
working
at
McPherson,
Square
library
comes
with
a
toll
to
your
mental
health.
Thank
you
for
the
community
committee
for
hearing
our
observations.
E
We've
been
here
before
I
know
that
we
we
know
that
we
attend
as
Government
we
tend
to
to
work
in
silos.
We
tend
not
to
share
information.
We
we
tend
not
to
collect
data
that
we're
willing
to
share,
with
with
others,
I
think
that
what
we
can
promise
you
here
today
is
that
we
will
change
that.
We
will
change
how
we
do
business
in
this
community
so
that
not
only
this
district
is
better,
but
so
that
our
city
is
is
better.
E
Everyone
up
here
when
I
asked
to
come
to
Kensington
when
I've
talked
to
them
about
making
Kensington
a
priority,
and
many
of
you,
many
of
them
who
are
sitting
in
the
audience
who
work
for
city
government
have
all
said.
Yes,
they
all
understand
that
what
we've
done
up
until
now
has
not
worked.
We
they
all
understand
that
a
big
part
of
what
has
been
missing
in
the
past
has
been
the
community
voice.
E
I
think
that
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we
have
missed
was
the
young
people's
voice
in
all
of
this
right,
because
I
think
it
brings
a
different
perspective
to
the
conversation.
It
brings
a
different
commitment
not
only
from
us
as
elected,
but
from
all
of
those
folks
who
work
in
city
government
because
that's
their
reality
and
we
have
a
responsibility
to
them.
We
have
a
responsibility
to
their
families
and
so
I
think
that
that
is
what
is
different
and
you
have
a
commitment.
E
A
F
I'm
I'm
kind
of
overwhelmed
with
what's
going
on
here
tonight
and
as
as
Ben
said
by
you
guys,
this
has
been
done
before
I
wasn't
up
here
before
I'm
up
here
now.
I
can
honestly
say
that
me
Sharon
and
katsie,
who
is
our
district
council
person
squilla?
Who
is
our
district
council
person?
We
are
going
to
support
them.
Everybody
up
here
is
ready
to
do
what
needs
to
be
done.
You
have
a
voice.
Now
we
are
not
I'm,
not
going
anywhere.
F
I
mean
I
might
not
get
elected
in
May,
but
they
got
to
deal
with
me
until
January
and
I
can
guarantee
you
that
it'll
get
a
lot
worse.
You
know
so
with
that
being
said,
I
appreciate
the
work
that
you
do
as
the
boots
on
the
ground.
You
know
you
see
what's
going
on
and
you
know
I'm
not
going
to
disappear.
I
live
at
722,
Willard
Street,
you
know,
everybody
knows
I
put
it
out
there
all
the
time.
F
F
So,
while
we
have
done
this
before,
I
can
guarantee
you
that
these
people
haven't
been
here
before,
and
we
are
all
here
now
and
you
know
I'm
just
happy
to
have
councilman
Jones
and
councilman
Johnson,
whose
neighborhoods
actually
were
kind
of
like
ours,
a
while
back
and
they
were
able
to
fight
and
bring
their
neighborhood
back,
and
you
know
I'm
gonna
fight
and
we're
going
to
bring
this
neighborhood
back.
Ketchy
Lozada
has
got
your
back.
Sharon
has
hat
your
back.
I
got
your
back.
This
ain't
happening
anymore.
Things
are
going
to
change.
G
Please
ask
somebody
about
me:
I,
don't
play
any
games
with
anyone
in
my
life
or
in
my
in
my
professional
or
personal
life
and
I,
don't
have
to
be
as
you
or
Gaslight
you
to
believe
anything
that
comes
out
of
my
mouth.
When
I
say
we
hear
you
and
we're
here
to
make
a
difference
believe
that
I
am
not
running
for
re-election.
I
have
nothing
to
lose.
G
I
have
served
this
city
for
35
years
of
my
life
and
I'm
not
going
anywhere
either,
and
you
can
ask
a
lot
of
people
in
this
room
about
me
and
my
reputation
of
providing
services
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia
I
am
not
afraid
and
I
need
you
to
give
us
a
chance.
I
get
offended
when
somebody
say
that
I'm
full
of
it
and
that's
what
you
said
but
we'll
prove
you
wrong.
We'll.
J
Thank
you,
Mr
chair
I,
wanted
to
thank
all
of
you
for
your
tremendous
public
service
to
this
neighborhood
and
just
everything
that
you
do
on
a
daily
basis
to
serve
everyone.
That's
trying
to
live
and
survive
here.
I
have
a
question
for
Miss
post
I,
really
appreciate
it.
The
very
sort
of
concrete
recommendations
that
you
offered
I
had
a
question
about
one
of
your
recommendations:
I
wanted
Clarity
on
the
need
to
expand
the
city's
capacity
for
Inpatient
Rehab.
You
just
clarify
for
me:
what
does
the
city's
current?
Y
Okay,
so,
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
having
this
hearing
today
this
listening
session,
I'm
Dr,
Jill
Bowen,
commissioner
Department
of
Behavioral
Health
and
intellectual
disability
services.
There
there
is
capacity,
we've
been
expanding.
The
beds
we've
been
doing
that
this
year
pretty
intensively.
We've
also
been
standing
up
really
Innovative
programs
that
break
down
barriers
to
access,
including
programs
that
are
specially
created,
so
that
people
who
have
wounds
from
the
Intensive
xylazine
impact
can
get
their
rehab.
Y
We
also
have
programs
now
that
can
help
people
who
are
on
IV
antibiotics
to
be
able
to
begin
their
rehab.
All
of
these
are
barriers
that
are
breaking
down
one
after
the
other,
after
the
other,
after
the
other.
As
far
as
access
for
people
who
don't
have
insurance,
we
have
the
the
BHS
I.
It's
absolutely
created
exactly
to
provide
the
services
for
people
who
are
uninsured,
so
that
is
not
not
a
barrier
if
they're,
uninsured
and
if
they're
on
Medicaid.
Y
That's
why
we
have
community
behavioral
health
in
Philadelphia
and
that's
and
they
should
be
able
to
have
access
if
anybody's,
having
any
difficulty
with
access
they
should
be
reaching
out
to
us,
especially
like
Esperanto
or
any
of
the
programs.
I'll
tell
you
what
I'm
more
concerned
about
is
the
workforce
and
being
able
to
have
the
Staffing
that
we
need
in
all
of
these
programs?
This
is
amazing
when
there's
staff
that
are
talking
about
what
their
experiences
are
on
the
ground.
Y
We
hear
that
a
lot
from
the
people
who
are
working
in
the
neighborhood
and,
of
course,
from
the
residents
in
the
neighborhood,
so
any
support
we
can
get
from
city
council.
I
know
we've
been
talking
with
you
all
a
lot
to
to
help
support
the
providers
that
are
doing
this
unbelievable
incredible
work,
but
we
do
have
capacity.
J
So
I
often
am
in
situations
where
there's
like
a
mismatch
or
a
gap
between
what
people
like
in
a
community
or
providers,
are
saying
and
then
like
what
the
city
is
saying
and
so
I'm
wondering
there
probably
needs
to
be
a
more
specific
conversation
about
the
access
to
rehab.
But
that
also
leads
me
to
question.
What
regular
contact
is
there
between
providers
and
community
members
and
operation
and
agencies
of
the
city,
to
talk
about
what
resources
and
services
are
available
and
how
they're
like
working
on
the
ground?
And
then
that's
my
life.
Y
There
there
are
PSAs
running
constantly
telling
people
about
the
way
to
access
crisis.
Services
988
as
you
as
you
know,
there's
posters
up,
there's
trauma
cards
that
are
delivered
to
thousands
of
them
across
the
city
to
to
many
locations.
There
are
websites
and
social
media,
and
so
there's
many
many
many
many
many
many
efforts
to
get
that
information
out
to
people
still.
There
is
a
a
question
that
people
have
and
as
much
as
we
are
trying
to
remove
from
the
equation,
I
don't
know
what
to
do.
There's
still
a
lot
of
that
out
there.
Y
So
we
are
trying
other.
We
don't
just
sit
and
say:
oh
well,
we've
done
that.
So
we
try
another
approach,
another
approach,
another
approach
so
beginning
what
we
call
the
tech,
tour,
tech
for
trauma,
equity
and
Community,
which
is
going
to
community
to
community
to
community
to
talk
to
the
people
around
the
table.
Who
can
also
further
get
the
word
out?
Y
We're
we've
done
a
lot
of
these
very
intense
focus
groups
to
try
to
figure
out
what
the
messaging
from
community
community
is
because
not
every
Community
obviously
speaks
the
same
languages
processes.
The
same
information
the
same
way.
We
need
to
communicate
to
people
in
the
way
that
they
want
to
be
communicated
to
not
necessarily
so
I
can
say
something,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
person
has
heard
something
or
that
I've
said
it
in
the
way
that's
most
meaningful
or
that
I'm
the
right
messenger
for
that
particular
message.
Y
So
we
take
all
of
this
very
very
seriously,
because
this
is
at
the
core
of
the
work
that
we
do.
So,
that's
what
that's!
That's
our
promise
from
dbhi.
That's
that's
my
promise.
I'm
just
like
you
are
making
your
promises
that
we
do
not
rest.
We
do
not
rest,
we
never
stop
and
we
never
stop
thinking
and
we
never
stop
innovating.
We
never
stop
trying,
because
it's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
and
just
like
you
we're
we're
so
impressed
with
these
young
people.
Y
A
F
Excuse
me:
I
have
a
follow-up
for
you,
please,
yes,
so
so
you
never
actually
gave
us
the
number
of
beds
that
are
available.
I'd
like
to
know
that
I
also
like
to
know
what
is
the?
What
is
the
time
frame
for
them
being
in
the
program?
Is
it
30
days,
60
days,
90
days,
because,
while
for
some
forms
of
addiction,
30
60
days
may
be
okay,
but
this
stuff
here,
the
the
Fentanyl
and
the
tranq
and
all
it
takes
longer
for
them
to
get
up
get
out
of
their
system?
F
Y
Get
you
that
number
of
beds-
I
don't
have
off
the
top
of
my
head,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
we
do
have
capacity
so
that
people
can
get
into
the
programs
the
barriers
that
we're
hearing
or
the
access
barriers
of
the
those
are
the
things
that
are
breaking
down.
So
we
know
a
lot
of
them
and
we
have
removed
a
lot
of
them.
But
there
are
then
others
that
we
don't
know
we
learn.
Y
We
need
to
break
that
down
because
it
should
be
very,
very
easy
to
get
in
and
as
as
you
know,
you
want
to
act
immediately.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we've
done
to
try
to
make
it
easier
to
get
in
is
put
assessors
on
the
ground
right.
So
you
don't
have
to
stop.
Have
an
assessment
go
someplace
else
by
then
you've
lost
the
person
right.
They've
already
walked
out.
They're
done,
so
we've
expanded
our
ability
to
do
that
right
to
get
them
in.
Y
So
we
do
have
capacity
we're
trying
to
get
people
in
exactly
when
they're
ready
and
when
they
need
to
be
there,
and
the
assessments
are
one
of
the
big
ways
in
which
you
know
we
do
that.
So
we'll
get
you
the
actual
number.
As
I
said,
we,
we
do
have
capacity
again
concerned
about
the
workforce
as
far
as
how
long
people
can
stay
with
some
of
the
more
complex
issues
they
are
staying
longer.
You
know
the
the
program
I
was
talking
to
you
about,
which
is
the
first
one.
Y
I
have
to
say
that
the
state
is
very,
very
excited
about
model
that
we've
built,
which
is
for
people
who
have
wounds
that
require
acute
hospital.
Inpatient
stays
from
medical
care,
they're
not
getting
their
rehab,
then
right,
and
you
know
that
moment
right
and
then
they
have
they
stay
longer
than
they
need
to
there
because
they're
in
an
IV
antibiotic.
Well,
we
have
figured
out
a
blended,
a
finance
model
for
sustainment.
Y
We
figured
out
a
programming
model
and
now
we
are
running
a
program
that
shifts
them
into
rehab,
even
while
they're
on
their
IV
antibiotics,
and
we
figured
out
a
way
to
sustain
it
and
everybody's
pretty
interested
and
excited
about
it.
Of
course,
the
Commonwealth
because
smile
they
haven't
seen
before.
So
that's
what
I
mean
by
we
don't
stop,
we
don't
stop
and
they,
of
course,
will
need
longer
stays
than
than
others
would
absolutely.
Thank
you.
C
Yeah.
Thank
you
just
a
brief
brief
comment
on
one
for
on
Casey
O'donnell.
Just
talking
about
something
I
think
is
very
relevant.
Regarding
this
conversation,
it's
just
making
sure
as
we
move
forward
the
key
stakeholders
and
the
leadership
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
in
partnership
with
our
council
members,
are
at
the
table
and
are
on
the
same
page
when
it
comes
to
the
overall
strategy
and
addressing
the
particular
issues
that
are
taking
place
inside
this
community,
rather
be
from
an
intervention
standpoint.
Rather
it
be
from
a
prevention
standpoint
or
even
a
law
enforcement
standpoint.
C
All
of
the
key
stakeholders
have
to
be
at
the
same
table
with
a
common
goal
and
a
common
Mission,
and
that's
to
make
sure
that
these
children
and
these
neighbors
and
these
families
in
this
community
are
safe,
irregardless
of
ideologies
right
because
the
common
goal
has
to
be
taking
this
community
back
yes,
you're
right,
I
was
here
in
2011
at
another
school
when
I
first
became
a
council
person
about
this
very
same
issue,
so
we're
going
to
move
forward
we'll
find
new
leadership
right.
There
has
to
be,
at
least
from
my
perspective,
either
monthly
meetings.
C
Let
me
change
that
Weekly
weekly
meetings
right
with
a
dashboard
and
a
scorecard
on
how
we're
making
progress
in
a
variety
of
different
areas
that
are
impacting
this
community.
But,
most
importantly,
it
can't
just
be
everybody
in
city
government.
It
has
to
be
a
partnership
with
the
community
to
make
sure
we're
moving
forward
in
the
right
direction,
and
so
that
was
key
points
that
you
made.
C
That
I
just
want
to
to
comment
on
as
at
least
how
we're
going
to
be
working,
a
partnership
and
moving
and
moving
forward,
because
they
have
to
be
a
conservative
effort.
Even
talking
to
my
colleague
we're
not
even
talking
about
the
enforcement
of
blocks
being
rented
out
to
drug
dealers,
that's
a
whole
different
conversation
that
fuels
the
some
of
the
things
that
we're
seeing
taking
place
inside
the
community
from
enforcement
standpoint
that
everybody
has
to
be
on
the
same
page
on
the
athletes,
the
highway,
addressing
the
issue
and
to
also
Brian
Bell
Belknap
correct.
C
It's
critically
important
that
we
look
at
the
trauma
that
young
people
like
people
are
experiencing
living.
In
this
part
of
Kensington
right,
but
it's
also
happening
all
throughout
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
because
I've
heard
people
hurt
people
right.
Some
people
pick
up
habits
based
upon
what
they
see
right,
going
to
and
from
school,
so
that
that
trauma
informed
pieces
so
critically
important
and
it
has
to
be
intense,
but
also,
hopefully,
what
comes
out
us
as
well
is
all
the
city.
C
G
B
G
I'm
trying
to
get
back
to
you
in
less
than
12
hours
with
some
type
of
response,
if
not
a
solution,
we
get
back
to
you
I
pride
myself
on
constituent
services,
and
my
team
understands
that
it's
important
to
me
and
they
will
respond
well,
they
got
to
do
with
me.
So
don't
think
that
that
type
of
response
or
service
is
only
catered
to
one
area
of
the
city
you're
eligible
for
it
too,
give
me
a
call.
V
If
I
could
just
add
quickly
one
and
not
to
disrespect
anybody
here,
it's
not
just
a
list
of
interventions
right.
We
actually
have
to
agree
on
a
resident,
driven,
trauma-informed,
comprehensive
plan
and
then
also
set
boundaries
around
that
plan.
So,
for
example,
everyone
in
this
community,
whether
they're
supporting
people
in
their
addiction
that
are
on
house
or
their
residents
that
are
frustrated.
Everyone
here
agrees
that
everybody
deserves
safety
right.
That
includes
people
that
are
in
the
narcotics
trade.
V
So
if
you
have
900
guys
in
this
neighborhood
and
that's
about
the
calculation
that
are
on
Corners,
that
means
we
need
a
thousand
jobs
right.
So
we
have
to
decide
what
problem
we're
solving
for,
create
a
plan
around
it
and
then
get
everybody
on
board
for
that
plan
and
stick
to
it
and
we're
here
to
do
it
for
you
and
with
you,
but
we
actually
have
to
do
that.
That
means,
if
you're
going
to
have
wound
care,
everybody
decide
where
that
wound
care
is
happening.
But
then
it
can't
happen
anywhere
else
right.
V
If
you're
going
to
give
out
food,
let's
all
decide
where
people
can
eat,
but
then
it
can't
happen
anywhere
else
right
and
nobody
wants
to
stop
people
doing
work
that
they
think
is
God's,
work
or
they're
doing
it
from
their
heart.
But
we
have
to
be
able
to
set
some
boundaries
around
this,
and
that
includes
creating
safety
for
everybody.
The
last
thing
I'm
going
to
say
and
I'm
telling
you
this.
K
You
and
I
want
to
piggyback
off
with
councilmember
Johnson
said
and
what
Casey
just
said
it
has
to
be
a
United
approach.
We
can't
work
in
silos.
Any
longer
silos
do
not
work.
We
have
an
opportunity
and
Council
came
up
with
a
position.
The
public
safety
position
in
the
administration
and
I
know
they
weren't
supportive
of
it,
but
the
job
of
that
person
was
to
coordinate
and
collaborate
with
every
Department
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
yeah.
Maybe
there
is
somebody
who's
supposed
to
be
doing
that
now,
that's
not
happening.
K
This
will
force
the
issue
of
People
needing
to
work
together,
whether
they
agree
or
not.
The
reason
why
we
have
so
many
beds
available
and
I'm
not
sure,
that's
true,
because
I
walk
with
people
and
we
took
them
to
places
where
they
said.
Oh
there's
not
a
bed
available,
but
if
the
reasons
we
might
have
beds
available
because
we
have
programs,
we
have
a
pad
program
where
we
go
things
and
we
offer
warm
handoffs
right
and
we
do
that
and
we
do
it
and
to
help
people,
but
then
there's
no
consequences.
K
They
don't
go
and
follow
up
on
those
Warren
handles.
We
have
amp
court
that
we
set
up
right.
We
have
amp
Court,
where
people
then
have
chances
to
go
into
a
court
system
that
can
offer
services,
but
we
don't
send
people
over
to
AMC.
So
we
need
to
work
together
as
a
universe
as
a
city
and
understanding
that
we
don't
even
have
to
agree
on
everything.
One
thing
we
do
agree
is
with
Public
Safety
and
that's
what
this
position
there's
a
battle
question
on
the
ballot.
K
This
election
is
to
allow
this
this
position
to
be
started
in
the
administration,
and
so
we
do
have
an
opportunity
to
start
this
and
that
person's
job
will
be
to
coordinate
efforts.
We
went
to
Trenton
this
year
and
what
we
learned
from
them
there's
something
different
that
they
did,
that
we
didn't
do.
K
Is
every
Department
worked
on
what
they
were
doing
together:
Public
Safety,
how
they
dealt
with
trauma,
how
they
dealt
with
cleaning
streets,
how
they
dealt
with
parks
and
recs,
with
every
Department
working
and
meeting,
and
then
coming
up
with
a
plan,
and
it
was
driven
by
the
community
right.
It's
not
that
difficult.
We
could
do
this.
We
have
the
people
on
the
street
that
see
it
day
in
and
day
out.
K
I
A
Z
Thank
you
Council
for
coming
here.
My
name
is
Marnie
Allman
lockery
I'm,
the
Democratic
War
leader
of
the
33rd
award
and
I'm
the
chair
of
Kensington
independent
civic
association.
Yes,
councilman
Jones,
you
just
made
the
connection
for
anybody
not
sitting
there.
Councilman
howardy
is
my
other
half.
We
have
been
together
for
16
years
now.
I
moved
him
up
in
the
world
from
South
Philly.
Z
Z
I,
don't
think
there's
one
person
in
this
room
from
any
other
managing
directors,
the
behavioral
health
or
the
police
department
that
do
not
know
who
I
am
I,
have
fought,
argued
or
I'm.
Sorry,
VA
cries
or
you
know
who
I
am
too
I
have
fought
with
plenty
of
views.
I
have
argued
with
plenty
views,
but
when
I'm
doing
that,
I'm
doing
that
for
my
community
I
have
lived
at
720
East
Willard
Street,
my
parents
moved
in
there
in
1970.
Z
in
1992,
when
I
separated
from
my
first
husband,
I
came
back
and
I
live
at
722
East
Willard
Street.
Now,
with
councilman
Harrity
I
raise
my
two
children
there.
My
four
siblings
and
I
were
raised.
There
I
worked
for
Senator
Cherise
Street.
My
sister
is
a
lieutenant
in
the
Philadelphia
Police
Department.
My
brother
was
an
electrician
until
he
passed
away
and
my
sister
is
a
respiratory
therapists
at
Temple
Hospital.
My
36
year
old
son
is
an
EMT
for
Einstein
Medical
and
my
daughter
works
for
the
IRS.
We
are
the
products
of
Kensington.
Z
That
is
what
Kensington
is.
That
was
what
Kensington
offered
I
have
a
14
year
old
grandson.
That
will
not
come
out
of
the
house
unless
he
checks
the
citizens
app
if
we're
out
and
we
get
off
95.
He
checks
the
citizens.
App
I
have
Chief
Inspector
mccarrick
I
have
Captain
wheeler
I
have
Captain
Bullock
I
have
inspector
Luca.
They
are
my
friends.
Z
They
are
my
helpers
every
community
meeting
when
they
want
to
beat
up
on
our
Police
Department
I
stand
and
I
defend
them
every
time,
because
it
is
not
their
fault
and
is
not
commissioner,
Outlaw's
fault
that
their
hands
are
tied.
It
is
the
top
Administration
it's
full.
Thankfully,
after
May
16th
he
will
no
longer
be
there.
It'll
take
the
January,
but
we
will
have
somebody
new
I,
give
every
council
person
sitting
up
there
right
now,
a
piss,
because
none
of
these
were
here
except
councilman.
Z
Squilla
three
years
ago,
when
we
had
our
meeting
at
Harrogate
civic
association
in
the
pal
Center
councilman
squilla,
was
there
then
and
detect
district
attorney
Crasher
was
there
when
I
chased
him
out
of
the
building,
because
I
didn't
like
his
answers,
not
personal.
He
has
his
opinion.
I
have
mine,
but
I
live
here.
I.
Ask
them,
then,
to
move
into
this
District
I
asked
everybody
at
when
were
we
at
Elkin
Shannon
this
summer?
Take
your
families
and
move
them
in
here.
Z
Bring
your
wife,
your
children,
your
mother,
your
grandchildren,
move
into
Kensington
for
a
month
see
what
we
live
with
for
a
month.
Don't
drive
through
our
neighborhood
walk
through
our
neighborhood,
our
biggest
things,
putting
out
fires,
councilman
Jones.
You
talked
about
the
encampment,
that's
one
very
small
encampment
we've
removed
how
many
off
of
the
Avenue
Sean
at.
Z
Z
I
have
Municipal
Court
Judge
Dugan
sitting
back
there,
I
worked
with
amcorp
with
him
and
Court
wonderfully.
We
need
it
back.
We
need
it
up
and
going.
He
is
one
of
the
best
judges
when
it
comes
to
amp
Court.
We
put
how
many
people
into
Health,
but
you
know
what
the
problem
with
putting
them
into
a
rehab.
Is
you
know
what
the
problem
with
putting
them
into
a
safe
hand
office?
They
can't
get
a
cigarette.
Z
Z
You
want
to
talk
about
trauma.
Our
kids
have
PTSD.
They
are
walking
over
bodies
laying
there
they're
seeing
things
that
they
should
not
see.
When
my
grandson
was
nine,
he
seen
a
man
injecting
in
his
penis.
That's
irrehensible,
you
can't
unsee
it
our
children.
Our
future
is
being
traumatized
daily
here
in
this
community.
On
Saturday,
we
had
a
shooting
at
Gia
Madison.
They
ran
down
700
block
of
Willard
Street.
All
they
did
was
told
the
kids
to
get
out
of
the
street.
The
kids
didn't
come
back
out
for
four
hours.
Saturday
was
a
beautiful
day.
Z
G
Z
We
have
been
asking,
we
have
been
begging,
we
have
been
screaming,
we
have
been
yelling.
This
is
going
on
for
almost
10
years.
Now,
10
years
ago
we
did
McPherson
library
with
the
Flyers
Foundation.
Two
hundred
thousand
dollars
was
put
into
that
playground
that
the
children
cannot
use
outside
because
it
is
overtaken
by
the
opioid
epidemic.
Z
I'm,
not
talking
homeless.
A
homeless
person
is
someone
that
lost
their
job
and
lost
their
home.
That's
homeless,
the
people
out
there
are
choosing
this.
They
chose
it
the
first
time
they
stuck
that
needle
in
their
arm.
They
chose
it
the
second
time,
the
third
time
and
the
fourth
time
after
that
they
no
longer
have
a
choice.
They
can't
make
a
conscious
decision.
We
need
to
make
that
decision
for
them.
It's
that
plane.
It's
that
simple.
They
cannot
mentally
and
physically
make
that
choice
for
themselves.
Dave
Malloy,
he
comes
to
my
meetings
he's
sitting
there.
Z
He
does
I,
don't
know
how
many
through
maracare
handles,
but
he
will
tell
you
you
can't
expect
them
to
make
that
choice
on
their
own.
They
don't
have
the
capacity
or
the
capability.
I
am
not
heartless.
Everybody
has
someone
in
their
family
or
know
somebody
that
is
touched
by
this
epidemic.
They
said
covert
was
a
pandemic.
We
have
that
going
on
right
now.
Here
it's
not
just
Philadelphia,
it's
not
just
Pennsylvania.
This
is
going
across
every
part
of
our
state.
Every
part
of
our
country
we
need
to
solve
it.
Z
Philadelphia
is
the
first
city
we
are
known
for
where
we
started
this
country
started
here.
Let's
start
fixing
this
problem
and
let
the
other
people
see
how
it's
done.
I
know
people
worry
about
civil
rights,
but
our
civil
rights
are
being
jeopardized
and
you
know
what
they
don't
have
the
choice
to
make
these
choices
for
themselves
for
their
civil
rights.
They
wouldn't
even
know
it.
If
we
did
violate
it,
I'm
sorry,
they
don't
have
that
mental
capacity
anymore.
Z
Z
What
we
need
is
your
help,
we're
asking
for
it
for
this
last
time.
We
need
it
and
I'm
hoping
councilman.
The
next
time
you
come
into
this
neighborhood
walk
with
me.
Driving
through
it
doesn't
doesn't
give
you
the
actual
impact
that
walking
through
it
does
and
after
that.
Maybe
if
you
come
back
in
three
to
six
months,
you'll
see
a
change
because
maybe
you'll
be
able
to
have
the
opportunity
to
understand
what's
needed,
but
I
do
thank
you
for
coming
here.
Instead
of
having
these
meetings
in
City,
Hall.
A
D
L
My
name
is
Alfred
Klosterman
I
live
on
a
block
in
the
Harrogate
section,
A,
Very
troubled
block
and
a
very
troubled
Community.
Due
to
the
opioid
crisis.
There
is
a
very
big
drug
dealing
operation
up
my
corner,
so
I
have
a
parade
of
addicts
passing
by
24
7.
on
the
frequent
free
sample
days.
They
come
in
packs
of
20
to
30
for
free
drugs.
It's
awful
anything
left
from
the
portrait.
Sidewalks
can
be
stolen,
especially
if
it
can
be
sold
for
drug
money.
They
sit
on
my
steps
overnight.
L
Shooting
up
so
I
need
to
sweep
the
used
needles
to
the
curb.
In
the
morning
most
days,
I
go
to
Kensington
Avenue
early
to
catch
SEPTA.
There
are
more
needles
and
human
waste
along
the
way
at
the
bus,
stop
more
needles
and
usually
days
that
it's
staggering
around.
Usually
a
few
prostitutes
too.
The
drug
sales
in
my
block
have
gone
on
for
years.
L
On
nice
days,
the
four
men's
LL,
the
sidewalk
on
renewable
days
they
sell
inside
the
abandoned
house
they
took
over
the
addicts,
have
their
own
opinion,
Health
just
steps
away
where
they
shoot
up
and
pass
out.
These
houses
are
near
the
alley
which
smells
horribly
of
urine.
There's
trash
everywhere.
Illinois
has
sealed
both
houses,
but
they
are
immediately
opened
up
again.
L
The
drug
Crews
change
over
time.
The
existing
dealers
are
shot
and
the
new
crew
takes
over.
This
happens
once
or
twice
a
year.
The
shootings
are
usually
at
night,
but
not
always.
I've
watched
a
man
jump
from
a
stopped
car
and
shoot
a
dealer
standing
on
the
porch
Dead
with
one
shot
another
time
I
woke
to
18
shots.
L
I
saw
from
my
window
one
of
the
two
dealers
who
had
been
killed
lying
the
Sea
of
blood
out
front
police,
told
me
he
was
hit
12
times,
I
had
called
9-1-1
and
watched
as
the
two
surviving
dealers
dragged
him
into
a
car
as
police
pulled
up,
then
they
all
rushed
to
the
hospital.
Another
time
I
woke
to
16
shots
that
my
night,
my
neighbor's
12
year
old
daughter,
died
on
her
front
step.
According
to
dealer's
Crossfire
and
yes,
neighbors
have
confirmed
to
me.
You
automatically
count
the
gunshots,
even
if
they
awaken
you
another
time.
L
H
The
red
buttons
I
shut
it
off.
There
you
go
Sean.
My
name
is
Shanna
Farrell
I'm,
president
of
the
Harrogate
civic
association
I've.
You
know
I'm
going
to
sound
an
awful
lot
like
Casey,
but
I
don't
care
if
I
offend
you
I
am
we've
done
this
over
and
over
so
I
really
hope
that
you're
new
and
that
you
had
until
January
so
I'm
going
to
hold
you
accountable
for
trying
to
hold
off
to
Campbell
for
calling
you
out,
because
you
have
colleagues
sitting
there.
They're
in
action
is
where
you
should
be
directing
your
frustration.
H
H
So
sorry,
but
we've
done
this
over
and
over
and
we've
heard
a
lot
of
talk
from
people
you're,
not
the
same
council
members
that
we
usually
sit
with
Cindy
bass.
It
was
Helen
game,
it
was
Derek
Greene.
It
was
councilman
Sanchez
at
the
time,
so
yeah
I'm
down
so
I
hope
that
you
do
stick
to
what
you
say.
I
really
do
we
want
to
believe
that,
because
our
children
testified
today
which
thank
you,
councilwoman
Lazada
was
very
important.
H
It's
the
first
time
that
they
have
done
that
they're
scared
to
speak
out
so
I'm
very
proud
of
the
fact
that
they
did
many
times.
We
sit
meetings
and
people
try
to
tell
us
that
the
most
vulnerable
citizens
in
our
community
are
those
who
are
living
on
the
streets
that
are
addicted
and
you'll
find
more
people
contact
you
about
them,
but
I
want
you
to
always
remember
and
push
back
to
the
most
vulnerable
citizens
in
our
community
or
the
children
like
the
children
are
testified
today,
who
have
anxiety
about
walking
their
little
sister
to
school.
H
They
are
the
most
vulnerable,
the
most
important,
and
if
you
prioritize
them,
you
should
be
able
to
help
with
everything
else,
because
helping
the
addicts
in
the
neighborhood
would
help
them.
You
know
helping
with
businesses
staying
openly
or
putting
their
lights
on
getting
more
an
active
Community
make
it
safe.
We've
activated
our
Parks.
Now
we
need
people
to
activate
our
Corridor.
We
have
plans
for
this,
supporting
our
community
plans
supporting
supporting
residents
we'll
accomplish
this
safe
corridors
to
schools.
To
me,
that
always
seems
like
a
failure.
H
The
whole
neighborhood
has
to
be
safe,
I,
see,
kids
walk
out
every
day.
They
have
to
walk
over
needles,
human
feces,
look
for
drug
dealers
so
that
they
don't
have
to
dodge
bullets.
Sometimes
they
could
walk
one
block
to
school
and
they
go
out
of
their
way
to
avoid
a
corner
or
a
group
of
people
who
are
there
to
buy
drugs
in
the
morning.
For
examples,
that's
scary
for
kids
walking
to
school.
You
see
50
60
people
coming
down
the
street
to
get
free
samples.
They
still
they
walk
right
over
you.
H
They
don't
care
about
you.
That
has
to
be
the
priority
going
forward.
It's
we
prioritize
everything
else
in
seven
years.
First,
it
was
if
we
have
to
help
the
users
and
we
prioritize
them-
it'll
help
use,
but
it
didn't
because
users
they're
not
getting
off
the
streets
they're,
not
accepting
help.
There's
many
reasons
why?
H
H
I
will
not
let
you
walk
away
from
us.
We're
very
excited
about
having
three
council
members
that
are
from
the
area,
the
port,
councilman
squilla,
who
has
been
with
us
the
whole
time.
If
you
want
to
know
why
things
have
not
worked,
you
should
ask
them
he's
been
trying
to
lead
it,
trying
to
make
it
work,
but
it
hasn't
I
still
hold
them
accountable,
I,
don't
let
them
go
I'm
not
going
to
let
Harry
go.
I,
know
him
personally,
I
can't
get
off.
H
I've
worked
with
Kedzie
for
years
now
it's
going
to
be
a
different
situation.
Hold
you
all
accountable,
because
something
has
to
be
done,
even
if
you're
going
with
us
and
supporting
us.
If
we
see
that
somebody's,
not
helping,
you
we'll
understand
that
as
long
as
you're
with
us
and
we
go
forward
and
it
has
to
be
for
the
kids,
they
have
to
be
about
our
kids,
because
today
their
future
is
in
what
we
do
and
what
we
decide
is
in
our
hands
and
they're
gonna.
Our
future
is
going
to
be
in
theirs
very
soon.
H
So
let's
take
care
of
them,
make
sure
we
raise
compassionate
kids
that
have
safe
communities
to
live
in
that
are
getting
good
educations,
because
that's
the
next
step,
we
don't
have
the
best
schools,
they
don't
have
the
best
curriculums.
They
don't
have
the
best
needs,
but
getting
into
school
safely
is
the
priority
being
able
to
use
your
local
library
is
the
priority.
A
H
E
I'd
just
like
to
take
the
opportunity
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
you
who
testified
today.
Thank
you
for
sharing
your
stories
and
how
you're
impacted
on
a
daily
basis,
with
everything
that
is
happening
here
in
in
the
Kensington
Community
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone
from
city
government
who
came
and
participated,
who
heard
for
themselves
from
young
people
and
from
Community
residents
about
the
the
need
to
improve
the
quality
of
life.
E
Thank
you
to
Cromwell
and
the
Commonwealth
Family
for
opening
your
doors
to
us.
We
appreciate
you
I'd
like
to
recognize
my
staff
who
and
councilman
Jones's
staff
who
put
all
of
this
together.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
of
the
work
you
all
do
so
oftentimes
you
guys.
Don't
we
don't
say
thank
you
to
you
all.
You
are
the
ones
who
really
make
it
happen.
I
look
forward
to
continuing
the
conversation.
Like
my
colleague
said.
This
is
not
the
last
time
that
we
will
be
here.
E
I
experience
what
you
experience
on
a
daily
basis,
but
it's
important
for
me
to
continue
to
bring
my
colleagues
out
to
hear
from
you
directly
as
opposed
to
hearing
from
me
what
I'm
hearing
from
you
and
so
I
I
plan
to
continue
to
to
bring
government
to
you
and
the
community
so
that
they
can
get
a
first
hand
the
first
hand
of
what
what
you
go
through
on
a
daily
basis.
I
appreciate
every
single
one
of
you.
Thank
you
for
coming
out.
F
Coming
from
the
neighborhood
I
know
what
it
is
to
actually
come
out
and
speak
up
could
be
dangerous,
so
I
applaud
you
and
kids.
Please
keep
your
heads
up.
You
guys
are
great
I,
always
say
and
I
tell
my
colleagues
all
the
time
that
you
would
be
amazed
if
you
gave
to
my
kids
the
same
as
every
other
neighborhood
and
I'm
not
going
to
stop
fighting
for
you
and
I
know
that
my
colleagues
are
not
going
to
stop
fighting.
F
As
I
said
it's
different
now,
I'm
here
I
live
here,
I'm
not
going
anywhere
I
already
decided
to
fight.
So
you
have
my
support
and
I'm
going
to
continue
to
be
here
and
I.
Would
absolutely
love
to
come,
speak
at
the
school
to
talk
to
the
kids
whenever
you're
ready?
Please
and
listen.
It's
just
a
testament
to
you.
F
These
kids
were
borax,
articulate
than
I.
Am
you
know
it
was
really
something,
and
it
was
a
sense
of
Pride
for
me,
because
that's
what
I
talk
about
I
talk
about
our
kids
every
day
and
how
they
are
achieving
under
circumstances
where
others,
including
myself
as
an
adult,
would
not,
and
it
just
goes
to
their
resilience,
and
it
just
goes
to
their
teachers
what
they
are
learning.
So
thank
you.
T
A
K
Just
going
to
say,
thank
you
thank
you
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
speaking
up
and
knowing
that,
yes,
you
need
to
hold
everybody
accountable.
Everybody
I've
been
here
for
a
long
time,
I've
been
to
a
lot
of
these
meetings
and
you
heard
the
same
things
over
and
over
again
we
hear
good
intentions,
you
know
the
they
say.
The
the
path
to
hell
is
paved
with
good
intentions.
Right,
that's
right!
K
We
don't
want
to
go
to
hell.
Intentions,
aren't
going
to
fix
this
right,
we
need
action,
we
need
action
and
we
need
everybody
to
work
together.
So
I
think
we're
committed
to
that.
Thank
you,
council,
member
Lazada,
for
your
leadership,
councilmember
Jones.
It's
really
important
to
know
that
you
know
you
need
you
can't
do
this
by
yourself
and
we
can't
do
it
by
ourselves.
We
need
everybody
to
be
on
the
same
page
and
we
can't
blame
anybody,
but
we
need
to
hold
everybody
accountable.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
C
That's
going
on
around
us
about
the
neighborhood,
that's
going
on
around
us
about
what's
going
on
in
the
city,
and
so
I
just
want
to
refocus
this
conversation
back
when
our
young
people
and
just
thank
them
for
just
stepping
up
and
Having
the
courage
to
speak
their
truth.
Let's
just
give
them
another
round
of
applause,
because.
C
C
They
will
be
future
Council
people
future
state
senators,
future
Mayors,
future
doctors,
future
lawyers-
that's
coming
from
this
community,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
our
young
people
for
stepping
up
to
the
plate
and,
most
importantly
to
our
Educators,
because
you're
on
the
front
line
day
out
day
in
and
day
out-
and
you
deserve
all
the
support
that
you
can
receive
as
it
leads
to
protecting
our
most
precious
commodity
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
that's
our
children.
So
thank
you
very
much.
D
Yes,
in
order
to,
in
order
to
sign
up
for
public
comment,
there
are
two
email
addresses
on
the
board
outside
in
the
lobby.
You
can
send
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email
to
both
of
those
email
addresses
requesting
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be
heard
at
our
next
hearing,
which
will
be
June
7th
at
5
30
PM
back
here
at
Commonwealth
at
Commonwealth
middle
school.
So
please
make
sure
that
you
take
down
those
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addresses,
send
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to
both
of
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emails
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make
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