Philadelphia City Council / FY2017 Budget Hearings

Council President Darrell Clarke (5th District) and Councilman Bill Greenlee react to testimony from the Kenney Administration that portions of funds from a beverage tax will also be used to address a fund balance problem during a meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole on June 8, 2016.

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Members of the public.
City Finance Director Rob Dubow

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Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez (7th District) expresses her wish that Mayor Kenney fund his Pre-K, Rebuild, and other budget priorities using zero-based budgeting, as he stated in his campaign.

Quiñones-Sanchez delivered these remarks during the June 8, 2016 Hearing of Council's Committee of the Whole.

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Councilwoman Cherelle Parker (9th District) delivers remarks on the FY2017 Budget before the meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole on June 8, 2016.

Parker spoke about what she feels needs to happen in the minoroty communities


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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
School District of Philadelphia
School Reform Commission

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Carla Pagan, Executive Director, Board of the Revision of Taxes



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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Revenue Commissioner Frank Breslin
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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Francis Bielli, Board of Pensions and Retirement

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Michael Piper, Chief Assessment Officer, Office of Property Assessment

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:

Anthony Clark, Chairman of the City Commissioners;
Al Schmidt, Vice Chairman of the City Commissioners
Lisa Deeley, City Commissioner

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Dr. Donald Generals, President, Community College of Philadelphia

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Keir Bradford-Grey, Chief Defender

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
District Attorney R. Seth Williams and deputies.

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Sozi Pedro Tulante, City Solicitor

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Arthur C. Evans, Commissioner

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Dr. Thomas A. Farley, Health Commissioner

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Liz Hersh, Director of the Office of Supportive Housing

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Donald Carlton, Commissioner of the
Streets Department

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Debra McCarty, Commissioner of the Philadelphia Water Department

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Siobhan Reardon, President and Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Marsha Greene-Jones, Acting Director of Human Resources

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Christopher Cocci, Fleet Manager

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Trevor Day, Procurement Commissioner.

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Bridget Collins-Greenwald, Commissioner of Public Property

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Alan Butkovitz, City Controller; Deputy City Controllers Bill Rubin, Gerry Micciulla, and John Thomas.

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Acting Commissioner Derrick Sawyer, Philadelphia Fire Department

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Michael Resnick, Acting Prisons Commissioner, Robert Tomaszewski
Deputy Prisons Commissioner; Blanche Carney, current Deputy Prisons Commissioner and incoming Prison Commissioner.

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
- Anne Fadullon, Director of Planning and Development
- Melissa Long, Deputy Director
of the Office of Housing and Community Development
- Gary Jastrzab, Executive Director of the City Planning Commission

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Charles Brennan, Chief Information Officer
Office of Innovation and Technology

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Jane Golden, Executive Director of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Joan Reilly, Chief Operating Officer, Caitlin Butler, Director of Development, and Karl Malkin, Chief Financial Officer.

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Meeting of Council's Committee of the Whole to hear testimony on the following bills/resolutions: Bill Nos. 160170, 160171, and 160172 & Resolution No. 160180 regarding the FY2017 Capital Budget.

Testimony from:
Dave Perri, Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections.

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Testimony from the City Treasurer and Sinking Fund Commission presented before Philadelphia City Council on April 6, 2016.

Prepared remarks: http://phlcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CTO-Testimony-for-FY17-Budget-Hearings-April-06-2016.pdf

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Testimony from the Mayor's Office on Community Empowerment and Opportunity before Philadelphia City Council on April 5, 2016.

Prepared remarks: http://phlcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CEO-Council-Testimony-April-05-2016.pdf

Mayor James F. Kenney's FY2017 Budget Address to Philadelphia City Council, delivered during the Stated Meeting of Council held March 3, 2016.

With Mayor Kenney on the podium are Council members: Council President Darrell Clarke, Majority Leader Bobby Henon, Majority Whip Blondell Reynolds Brown, Deputy Majority Whip William K. Greenlee; Minority Leader Brian O'Neill and Minority Whip David Oh.

The Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, March 3, 2016 including Mayor James F. Kenney's first Budget Address to Council.

For more information on the Budget, visit PHLCouncil's Budget site: phlcouncil.com/council-budget-center