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Description
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
http://phlcouncil.com/FY17-council-budget-center
A
A
B
I'm
gonna
gonna
start
out
good
morning,
council
members
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
regarding
the
future
of
Community
College
of
Philadelphia.
My
name
is
Jeremiah
white
jr.
and
I'm
chairman
of
Community
College,
Board
of
Trustees
and
chief
executive
officer
of
white
and
associates
a
management.
B
Consulting
firm
joining
me
today
are
other
trustees,
clay,
M,
Brewster,
armbrister
and
Steve
Herzog
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
was
founded
based
on
the
belief
that
education
is
birth,
both
a
right
and
a
responsibility,
and
we
were
created
to
ensure
that
higher
education
would
be
accessible
to
everyone.
Therefore,
keeping
tuition
affordable
for
Philadelphia's
highly
motivated
students
is
a
moral
imperative.
Our
executive
team
is
constantly
innovating
to
ensure
open
access.
B
For
example,
since
2015
many
Philadelphia
public
and
private
high
school
student
graduates
have
had
the
opportunity
to
pursue
an
associate's
degree
at
the
college,
with
no
cost
to
ition
and
fees
through
our
50th
anniversary,
Scholars
Program,
without
which
they
could
not
have
attended.
Just
a
few
days
ago,
at
our
commencement
ceremony,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
watching
the
pride
of
accomplishment
on
the
faces
of
the
class
of
2016
and
to
listen
to
a
few
of
their
stories.
B
One
of
the
most
moving
stories
highlighted
Christina
Morton,
a
mother
of
eight
graduated
in
their
class
alongside
her
daughter
but
Makela
Malita
Barry.
It
was
a
happy
day
for
their
entire
family
and
the
college
and
the
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
family
as
well.
Her
success
was
the
result
of
personalized
attention.
She
received
Christina
credits,
the
college's
Learning
Lab
and
the
other
support
services
with
keeping
her
on
track.
B
Even
this
year's
commencement
speaker,
Disha
Dreyer
special
assistant
to
the
President
of
the
United
States
and
social
secretary
of
the
White
House
shared
how
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
was
critical
to
her
success.
Community
College,
as
you
know,
is
so
intertwined
in
so
many
lives
and
has
launched
so
many
careers
for
more
than
five
decades.
The
college
has
provided
an
affordable
path
to
higher
learning
and
skills
training
for
city
residents,
who
are
seeking
better
paying
careers
and
greater
opportunities
for
their
families.
B
We
continuously
analyze
data
and
outcomes
to
identify
ways
to
help
students
complete
their
academic
coursework
and
reach
their
goals,
whether
they
pass
through
our
doors
from
high
school
college
work
or
a
correctional
facility
doesn't
matter.
My
colleagues
on
the
board
of
trustees
and
I.
Our
government,
civic
and
business
leaders
who
represent
a
cross-section
of
Philadelphia
later
Philadelphia,
is
home
to
more
than
a
hundred
colleges
and
university.
Community
college
is
unique
first,
because
it's
the
only
public
institution
in
the
city
that
that
deals
with
higher
ed
and
the
way
that
we
do.
B
Second,
because
it
offers
career
credentials
as
well
as
stackable
credentials
that
can
turn
the
unemployed
into
sought-after
job
prospects.
And,
third,
we
are
a
within
reach
platform
for
many
high
school
students
who
need
disciplined
and
compassionate
start.
Two
years
ago,
we,
the
trustees,
made
a
strategic
decision
to
bring
in
the
best
Community
College
president
in
the
country,
dr.
guy
generals.
B
Our
college
president,
our
charge
along
with
dr.
generals
in
his
management
team,
is
to
make
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
more
responsive
to
the
needs
of
our
students
and
an
invaluable
partner
to
our
business
community,
to
produce
talent
to
power
our
economy.
We
have
invested
resources
and
people,
facilities
and
infrastructure
to
make
this
happen
and
as
well
save
without
saying
that
your
financial
and
other
support
is
critical
to
making
this
happen.
B
C
I'll
begin
by
stating
the
actual
request,
which
is
we're
requesting
thirty
three
point:
nine
million
dollars,
which
is
a
three
point:
six
million
dollar
increase
over
last
year's
budget
I
think
the
need
and
the
purpose
for
the
for
that
request
can
be
defined
in
along
for
four
different
avenues:
one
access
and
success.
As
chairman
white
indicated,
the
cost
of
tuition
is
becoming
prohibited.
C
More
and
more
so,
with
many
of
our
students,
we
found
a
number
of
3,000
students
who
walked
away
after
financial
aid
was
applied
because
they
couldn't
afford
to
which
actually
the
gap
and
books
and
fees
so
dealing
with
the
issue
of,
of
course,
is
something
that
we
need
to
deal
with
head-on
in
order
to
maintain
the
doors
of
access
for
the
students
and
the
citizens
of
this
city.
So,
as
was
indicated
last
year,
we
did
implement
the
50th
year
scholarship
program.
C
We
were
able
to
recruit
217
students
with
about
six
weeks
of
a
run
up
period
this
year.
We
hope
to
do
much
better.
It's
a
program.
That's
been
well
received
both
locally
as
well
as
nationally.
As
you
know,
we
just
had
the
vice
president
and
his
wife
come
and
help
our
successes
as
a
sort
of
foundation
for
what
the
president
was
proposing
and
his
new
$100,000,000
initiative
for
free
Community
College.
C
So
it's
something
that
the
sector
is
dealing
with
this
issue
of
access
into
something
that
community
college
is
dealing
with
in
a
very
specific
way
we
have
not
raised.
This
will
be
the
third
year
that
we
have
not
well.
We
have
not
raised
in
two
years.
Hopefully
we
won't
have
to
raise
it
again
this
year,
our
plan,
our
current
budget,
does
not
include
a
budget
and
a
tuition
increase
for
our
students,
so
that
issue
of
access
and
success
is
is
very,
very
serious.
C
And
in
order
for
us
to
be
a
premier
institution
in
this
country,
we
have
to
be
able
to
open
the
doors
of
access
more
and
provide
a
means
for
students
to
be
successful.
With
the
issue
of
low
graduation
rates,
low
retention
rates,
low
persistence
rates,
all
of
that
requires
an
investment
and
student
support
services,
top
quality
faculty
and
a
system
that
enables
our
students
to
be
successful
from
the
very
beginning.
From
the
point
that
we
recruit
them
to
the
time
that
they
graduate
so
that's
one
thing.
C
The
second
thing,
in
my
travels
and
in
conversations-
and
you
know
it's
pretty
obvious
in
terms
of
the
economic
needs
of
the
city-
is
the
need
for
more
career
and
technical
training
on
the
college
was
not
positioned
to
do
that,
we're
slowly.
Moving
into
that
area
of
Career
and
Technical
Training
that
cost
in
the
way
of
equipment
in
a
way
of
new
faculty.
You
may
have
heard
that
we
did
partner
with
the
school
the
school
district
to
lease
the
Ben
Franklin
building.
C
So
we
will
have
the
opportunity
to
begin
providing
training
and
welding
precision,
machinery
and
advanced
manufacturing,
so
we
hope
to
within
the
course
of
a
year
be
able
to
Train
up
to
a
hundred
students
and
then
from
there
on
be
able
to
train
more
so
we're
moving
in
that
direction.
In
addition
to
that,
we've
created
an
entire
division
for
career
and
workforce
development.
We
are
in
the
process
of
hiring
a
person
for
placement.
C
You
know
there's
a
lot
of
talk
about
training,
but
we
need
to
find
a
means
to
be
able
to
play
students
to
identify
where
the
jobs
are
and
help
them
to
connect
to
those
jobs,
so
that
whole
area
of
Workforce
placement
and
economic
innovation
is
something
that
we
are
building
out
as
part
of
the
overall
profile
of
the
college.
The
colleges
in
much
need
of
is
has
a
a
dire
need
for
deferred
maintenance.
We
broken
escalators,
we
have
elevators
that
are
continuously
being
repaired.
Part
of
our
vision
is
to
provide
our
students
with
world-class
facilities.
C
We
truly
believe
that
what
encourages
and
inspires
and
enables
students
to
be
successful
are
the
facilities
that
they
are
experiencing
in
their
educational
environment.
That
includes
classroom
that
includes
state-of-the-art
technology
for
educational
technology,
we've
outfitted
in
the
last
twelve
months,
twenty
five
classrooms
with
state-of-the-art
equipment
in
them,
all
of
which
cost
dollars
in
order
to
to
be
successful.
So
our
requests
is
in
every
one
received
the
request,
I
believe
beforehand.
I'm
I
can
certainly
entertain
or
answer
any
more
questions
that
you
might
have
for.
For
us.
C
We
do
plan
to
be
the
premier
institution
in
the
country
we
plan,
you
said
top
ten
I'm
saying
the
number
one
that's
indicated
by
the
Aspen
Institute.
We
want
to
be
the
go-to
institution
in
this
city.
As
far
as
the
first
choices
for
students
who
are
coming
out
of
high
school
we're
working
very
closely
with
the
school
district
with
dual
enrollment,
which
were
pretty
much
funding
on
our
own.
We
have
about
700
students
that
are
in
the
dual
enrollment
program.
C
There's
you
know
a
couple
of
years
ago
to
state
cut
that
money
out
and
we're
still
fighting
to
get
it
back,
but
we
know
that
that's
a
way
that
students
can
be
successful,
that
we
can
grab
them
earlier,
we're
making
plans
to
grab
them
as
early
as
in
the
ninth
grade,
we
do
have
discussions
about
middle
college.
Grab
them
in
the
ninth
grade,
get
them
interested
in
the
different
fields,
especially
in
the
STEM
fields,
and
we
think
we
can
enable
them
to
be
successful
and
to
be
productive
citizens
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
C
A
C
Well,
the
number
that
I,
you
know
the
most
prominent,
the
one
that
jumps
out
the
most
of
those
who
receive
financial
aid
and
then
decided
not
to
come,
and
that
number
was
three
thousand
three
times
they
registered.
We
have
records
that
they
registered,
they
had
financial
aid,
they
were
ready
to
go
and
they
did
not
go.
Some
of
those
students
may
have
chosen
other
other
places
to
go,
but
when
you
look
at
where
they
placed
in
their
records,
our
conclusion
is
that
they
couldn't
afford
the
books,
the
books
for
a
full
time.
C
A
full
credit
load
is
about
five
hundred
dollars,
depending
on
the
program
that
you're
in
there
are
certain
books,
a
calculus
book
can
run
up
to
three
hundred
dollars,
so
the
cost
of
books,
the
cost
of
fees,
transportation,
was
three
thousand.
We
saw
roughly
in
the
area
of
three
thousand
decided
not
to
go
to
school
because
of
that,
so
that
doesn't
give
us
an
indication
of
how
many
students
don't
even
try
or
how
many
students
don't
qualify
for
financial
aid,
which
there
are
quite
a
few
and
how.
A
C
D
C
We
last
year
this
this,
the
you
mean
in
terms
of
the
mayor's
proposal,
did
not
include
the
one
point,
four
million
dollars
that
we
received
last
year,
so
we're
looking
to
restore
that.
In
addition
to
the
three
point
six
that
were
requesting,
which
is
above
what
last
year's
budget
was,
so
we
actually
had
a
deduction.
C
You
know,
I
considered,
you
know,
I
know,
there's
some
discussions
about
the
difference
between
capital
and
operating
budget
is
pretty
complicated,
but
we
actually
did
get
at
reduction
from
last
year's
budget
by
one
point:
four
million
dollars
so
we're
looking
to
have
that
restored
and
we're
looking
to
have
an
increase
of
three
point:
six
million
dollars.
On
top
of
that,
in
order
for
us
to
fulfill
our
initiatives
for
us
to
deal
with
much-needed,
deferred
maintenance,
I
mean
I,
can't
stress
that
enough.
We
have.
We
have
three
regional
campuses
and
the
main
campus.
C
Of
course,
we
have
an
escalator
that
is
basically
dysfunctional
where
we
were
we've
been
able
to
come
up
with
the
money
for
this
year,
but
we
had
you
know:
we've
had
to
really
be
creative
to
find
the
funds
in
order
to
to
fix
that
escalator,
which
is
three
floors,
is
in
our
main
campus
and,
quite
frankly,
I
think
it's
an
embarrassment
that
we
have
to
fix,
and
there
are
other
other
areas
as
well.
I.
D
B
D
C
D
Yeah
we
ask
the
same
question
of
the
school
district.
I
think
you
know
some
of
what
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
do
is.
Obviously
we
want
to
purchase
locally
and
we've
taken
our
preference.
We've
increased
our
preference
numbers
to
try
to
get
more
small,
smaller
local
businesses
involved
and
we've
started
the
conversation
with
the
school
district
and
also
with
Community
College,
so
I'd
be
interested
to
see.
If
you
did
a
vendor
analysis,
how
much
of
your?
How
much
of
the
school
district
wait?
What
the
Community
College
spends
is
locally
local
small
businesses,
I.
C
C
That
being
said,
we
have
found
ways
to
to
identify
minority
vendors
that
actually
the
individual
trade,
oh
I,
think
that's
named
Serato
that
will
that
won
the
bid
for
our
escalator
is
a
Hispanic
gentleman
from
the
city
that
actually
went
to
Community
College
in
Philadelphia
and
went
through
our
10,000
small
businesses,
and
this
is
a
1.2
million
dollar
project,
1.2
right,
1.2
million
dollar
project.
Last
year,
when
we
sold
some
of
our
bonds,
we
sort
of
restructure
our
debt
service
and
we
sold
bonds.
C
Would
you
call
hedge
fund
by
subcontractor,
to
the
bond
to
the
person
who
actually
did
the
selling
of
the
bonds
and
that
that
was
that
was
quite
deliberate?
Most
of
the
large
contracts
that
we
have
a
lie?
Barton,
you
know
most
of
their
employees
are
minority
in
their
local.
The
CSI
janitorial
services,
most
of
their
their
personnel
are,
are
local
and
they
are
minority
as
well.
So
we
try
when
we
cannot
find
you
know
the
the
owner
for
the
services.
C
C
This
is
my
first
strategic
plan
and
part
of
that
strategic
plan
is
to
deal
with
the
issue
of
minority
minority,
hiring
and
local
hiring,
not
just
in
goods
and
services,
but
you
know,
obviously,
and
very
specifically
in
the
faculty
that
we
hire
as
well
so
developing
affirmative
strategies
in
order
to
address
this
issue,
which
is
you
know,
admittedly,
is
an
issue
that
we
have
to
deal
with
is
something
that's
first
and
foremost
on
our
our
on
our
agenda.
Yeah.
D
And
that's
important
I
mean
you,
you
know
how
strongly
I
feel
about
Community.
College,
being
you
know
the
the
place
where
we
build
our
workforce,
retrain
our
workforce
and
I
feel
strongly
about
it,
but
I
think
that,
because
we
want
to
support
that,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
practices
don't
count
or
what
the
goal
is
and
what
we,
some
of
us
believe
Community
College
should
be,
which
you
know
an
important
connector
right.
E
D
Folks,
to
to
a
pathway
out
of
poverty
into
into
the
workforce,
I'm
very
encouraged
by
your
CTE
offerings
and
so
forth,
but
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
the
institution
you
know
really
incorporates
and
infuses
those
values
that
so
that
it's
reflected
on
its
board
that
it's
reflected
on
the
executive
committee
that
it's
reflected
at
all
levels
so
that
we
can
really
tell
Community
College
for
what
we
what
we,
the
city,
needs.
It's
a
plan.
D
Is
you
know
the
place
where
I
think
in
terms
of
Workforce
Development
we've
not
leveraged
Community
College
that
in
the
best
way
and
I
hope
too,
that
we
continue
to
move
in
that
direction?
With
that
being
said,
so
in
the
discussions
around
pre-k
and
so
forth,
what
has
been
community
college's
involvement
to
date?
And
what
do
you
see
as
some
of
the
challenges
I
read
somewhere,
that
there
was
an
issue
of
community
college
capacity
to
provide
Oh,
explain
to
me
what
so.
C
We've
we've
met
with
the
mayor's
office
and
gimel
general
gimel,
yes,
and
first
of
all,
we
do
offer
a
credit
child
child
development
or
in
the
process
of
developing
a
non-credit.
That
would,
you
know,
obviously
tie
into
that.
There
is
a
issue
of
capacity
you
know,
given
what
the
hopeful
need
will
be,
and
we've
had
conversations
with
the
mayor's
office
relative
to
how
to
deal
with
this.
This
this
issue
so
part
of
what
we're
finding
is
the
pipeline
is
insufficient.
C
Coming
out
of
the
high
schools
that
there
there
are
students
that
are
just
not
interested
and
going
into
that
field,
so
we
think
that,
through
our
dual
enrollment
program
and
working
with
working
in
conjunction
with
the
school
district
that
we
can
generate
more
interest
in
this
in
this
field,
both
as
a
capstone
credential,
but
as
well
as
a
pipeline
into
our
early
childhood
degree.
So
you
know
for
those
who
are
interested
in
education
as
a
long-term
career.
We
think
that
the
stackable
occurring
the
stackable
credential
approach
is
the
way
to
do
it
will
be.
A
C
Is
a
symposium,
a
joint
symposium
with
them
to
to
generate
interest
in
as
well
as
information
about
we're?
You
know
the
status
of
you
know.
The
universal
childcare
is
but
more
importantly,
much
in
the
way
that
we
do
a
career
fair
to
try
to
get
more
more
people
interested
in
it.
You
know,
quite
frankly,
the
cost
I
mean
the
pay
is
an
issue
that
that
has
to
be
dealt
with
so
I
think
there
are
multiple
levels
not
just
locally
but
regionally
that
we
have
to
deal
with
this
issue
of
you
know.
C
You
know,
pay
that
that
students
are
going
to
be
going
to
be
attracted
to.
So
we
have
to
answer
your
question.
We
do
have
a
program,
we
have
capacity
issues,
so
that
means
hiring
more
faculty
for
us
and
we
are.
We
are
developing
a
early
childhood
non-credit
that
would
address
the
needs
of
the
you
know.
The
local
services
here
can.
B
I
could
I
could
address
that
as
well.
I
think
that
the
other
part
of
the
equation
is
that
people
that
come
to
us,
sometimes
they
need
1-2-3
remediation
courses
right.
So
we
view
the
investment
in
early
childhood
education
just
as
important
to
prepare
the
students
of
the
future.
So
when
they
come
to
our
door
they're
more
prepared
to
do
what
it
is
that
we
need
to
do
so.
I
think
dr.
generals
is
right.
B
We
were
retooling
to
do
more
in
that
regard,
but
we
also
support
the
effort
for
that,
because
it
is
in
our
best
interests
and
its
mission
critical
to
us
to
have
more
children
at
an
earlier
age,
getting
the
competencies
they
need.
So
when
they
reach
us,
they
don't
take
their
first
two
years
to
spend
that
money
on
remediation
and.
C
And
just
for
the
record
we
are
already
in,
in
addition
to
providing
training
for
early
childhood.
You
know
we
do
have
an
early
childhood
facility
on-site
on
the
fifteenth
Street
and
we
are
in
discussions
and
negotiations
with
the
company.
That's
running
that
to
expand
and
to
provide
greater
access
for
our
students.
Are
our
students
do
work
through
there
in
terms
of
internships
and
cooperative
ed
opportunities,
but
the
facility
is
inadequate.
It's
a
trailer
their
trailers.
So
when
we
come,
you
can
only
tell
you
the
way
it
is
and
we
talked
about
world-class
facilities.
D
C
D
All
agree
on
that,
but
I'm
interested
to
figure
out
how
Community
College
can
help
us
bridge
the
gap
with
folks
who
may
not
have
been
in
school
for
a
long
time
clearly
have
the
skill
sets,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
is
really
think
outside
the
box
about
how
do
we
give
people,
career
experiences
and
accredit
some
of
those
life
experiences
so
that
that
other
sector,
the
young
people
I
agree?
That's
always
the
easiest
the
hardest
is.
B
D
C
Very
specifically,
there's
there's
two
things
that
come
to
mind,
that
is
on
the
forefront
of
community
colleges.
One
is
learning
by
testing
and
assessment
by
experience,
so
you
may
not
have
gotten
your
experience
in
a
classroom,
but
we
can
give
you
college
credit
for
what
you've
done
over
a
period
of
time.
The
other
thing
is
competency-based
learning,
which
is
really
designed
to
give
credit
for
what
you
know
as
opposed
to
seat
time,
which
is
you
know
the
current
model,
how
much
time
you
spend
in
the
seat.
C
So
you
know
that's
that's
a
way
to
do
it
in
addition
to
the
stackable
credential,
so
they're,
not
just
coming
through
the
traditional,
you
got
to
take
three
courses
in
three
credits:
a
or
three
credits
here
you
know
we
can
give
you
credit
for
which
you've
already
done,
and
then
we
can
look
at
what
the
competencies
are
specific
to.
Whatever
the
you
know,
the
certificate
or
credential
might
be
and
determine
whether
or
not
you
have
those
very
specific
competencies.
D
C
Know
that
they're
I
mean
they're,
you
know
either
the
people
that
work
there.
The
couple
of
sites
that
I
went
to
these
were
the
teachers
or
the
teachers.
Aides
were
all
CCP
students,
so
we
know
that
they're
there,
our
students-
are
there,
we're
knee-deep
in
this
discussion
and
this
issue
of
universal
pre-k,
and
we
have
to
be
at
the
table
to
deal
with
the
magnitude
of
what
we're
trying
to
deal
with
Thank.
D
A
Black
well,
of
course,
we
thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
and
I've
heard
you
talk
too,
about
the
advanced
manufacturing
in
an
engineering
course
and
about
Ben
Franklin,
High,
School
and
I
remembered
when
we
toured
with
the
governor
your
automobile
program.
Do
you
work
with
the
workshop
school?
That's
very
close
in
terms
of
that
particular
program.
We.
C
Do
the
director
is
on
our
advisory
board
and
we
do
recruit
students
from
there
and
we
do
have
a
relationship.
It
probably
needs
to
be
stronger
because
the
students
going
through
that
program
are
really
going
into
automotive
design.
You
know
they're
the
next
generation
of
DeLoreans,
if
you
will
and
they're
going
to
wherever
the
pre
engineering
programs.
Ours
is
more
Auto
Tech.
However,
we
do
get
Auto
Tech
students
from
there
and
we
do
have
a
relationship
with
them.
I
believe
rich
is
rich
on
their
board.
Do
we
know
rich
Saxon?
C
Is
he
on
their
board
and
I
know
the
principal
is
on
our
board,
so
we
do
have
a
relationship
with
them
and
part
of
you
know.
I
know
that
the
the
alternative
fuels
program
that
we're
slowly
building
is
really
being
supported
by
that
by
that
school
we're
working
in
conjunction
to
develop
that
curriculum.
Yes,
thank.
E
E
C
E
E
F
Judith
gay
I'm,
the
vice
president
for
strategic
initiatives
and
chief
of
staff,
so
we've
Artie,
we
have
an
articulation
agreement
with
the
police
academy
that
the
officers
complete
the
police
academy
get
15
credits
when
they
transfer
into
the
college.
They
have
to
transfer
into
the
college.
In
order
to
get
the
credits,
then
they
go
into
our
criminal
justice
program
and
then.
F
Criminal
justice
program
I'm
not
sure
it's
exactly
60
credits,
but
it's
close
to
sixty
credits.
It
might
be
sixty
one
sixty
two
depending
on
our
general
education
requirements,
yes,
but
they
can
complete
all
that
and
I
believe.
We
also
still
have
a
an
academic
certificate,
that's
fewer
credits
so
that
we're
building
a
stackable
credential
for
people
that
are
interested
in
criminal
justice.
So.
E
F
To
address
the
needs
of
the
flexibility,
that's
required
by
a
police
officer
in
order
to
complete
education.
So
that's
one
of
the
degrees
that
we
do
offer
online
so
that
if
the
officers
schedule
changes,
they
would
be
able
to
still
complete
the
program
by
taking
online
courses.
So
we
have
been
working.
You
know.
Obviously
we
were
very
supportive
of
the
60
credit
requirement
to
be
a
police
officer,
but
we
understand
that
with
the
low
numbers
of
officers
and
the
great
need
that
they
that
that
might
not
be
possible.
E
F
F
E
Thank
you
me
may
sir,
go
around
and
ask
a
few
more
questions
afterwards,
but
dr.
Joe
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
talk
a
little
bit
also
about
services
to
many
of
the
immigrant
youth
who
are
here
in
the
city.
So
a
number
of
immigrant
students,
young
people,
come
into
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia.
They
come
here
as
high
schoolers.
You
know
they
well.
E
Fortunately,
the
state
of
Pennsylvania
has
delayed
the
Keystone
exams.
That
would
have
otherwise
significantly
impacted
their
graduation
abilities,
but
once
they
finish
here,
you
know
depending
on
when
they
come,
they
still
need
an
important
access
point
and
for
Asian
Americans
in
particular,
community
colleges
are
exceptionally
important.
More
than
50%
of
asian-americans
are
actually
in
a
community
college
setting
that
they
pursue
postgraduate
post
high
school
academic
pursuits.
It's
not
like
they're
all
at
Harvard
or
in
these
IVs.
That
is
definitely
a
perception.
E
That's
based
largely
on
class
lines
for
the
asian-american
community,
but
for
the
broad
range
and
broad
swath
of
asian-americans
we
absolutely
and
in
community
colleges.
More
than
half
of
us-
and
you
know
what's
wondering
if
you
could
speak
to
where
you
are
in
terms
of
expanded
services-
are
on
language
access,
in
particular,
looking
at
diversification
of
faculty
and
addressing
some
of
those
gaps
for
immigrant
youth
who
who
come
here
later
in
their
secondary
school
careers.
So.
C
Our
we
have
no
restrictions
if
there
is
a
restriction,
is
their
ability
to
get
financial
aid
which
is
governed
by
the
federal
government.
So
that's
one
thing,
so
we
do
recruit
from
all
the
neighborhoods
in
the
city
we
have
a
stated
goal
to
provide
sites
in
the
community
for
those
communities
that
are
less
inclined
to
come
out
of
the
communities.
I
think
we
had
a
conversation
earlier,
we
will
run
a.
C
We
will
run
a
site
in
South
Philly
through
juntos.
We
haven't
yet
to
get
around
through
date
to
the
Asian
community,
but
the
communities,
but
the
idea
is
to
get,
is
to
go
into
those
communities
where
folks
are
landlocked.
And/Or
are
you
know
anxious
about
moving
outside
the
community
because
of
a
whole
host
of
reasons?
But
beyond
that,
we,
you
know
we
do
recruit
in
those
communities
and
for
those
who
either
qualify
for
some
type
of
specific
scholarship.
If
it
doesn't
require
a
Pell
application,
we
we
admit
them.
C
You
know,
I
can
tell
you
anecdotally
some
sad
stories
of
students,
one
in
particular,
who
is
an
honours
student
and
and
cannot
move
on,
because
the
four
years
won't
take
them
because
he's
a
non-resident.
So
while
that
is
not
an
issue
for
us,
if
they're
capable
of
thing,
you
know
paying
our
course
and
we
certainly
you
know
we-
we
certainly
recognize
it
as
as
a
problem
and
we're
doing
the
best
we
can
I
mean
basically
I,
don't
know
if
I
should
put
this
on
the
record,
but
it's
Don't
Ask
Don't
Tell.
C
We
really
don't
care
what
their
status
is
and
it
only
comes
up
when
they
have
to
apply
for
financial
aid.
The
second
thing
thing
relative
to
faculty
and
staff
that
are,
you
know
that
are
either
amenable
or
look
like
the
communities
that
we
serve.
This
goes
back
to
our
conversation
about
diversifying
our
faculty
and
staff.
We
and
this
last
cycle
is
not
showing
up
on
the
data
now,
but
we
we
did
hire
a
number
of
Asian
faculty.
We
hired
and
just
just
two
days
ago
a
gentleman
from
Sierra
Leone.
C
C
You
know
all
of
all
of
the
varied
ethnic
groups
have
a
professional
journal,
so
we
are
making
the
deliberate
effort
to
to
you
know,
spend
the
money
that
recruitment
money
in
those
journals,
rather
than
just
just
the
you
know
the
broad
traditional
journals
so
that
we
can
increase,
especially
our
teaching
faculty,
where
most
we're
most
concerned
about
our
teaching
faculty,
because
they
have
the
largest
impact
but
weekly
concerned
with
counselors,
tutors
and
advisors
as
well
and
I.
Think
I
think
we
are
doing
better
next
year.
C
E
And
you
know
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
the
great
work
that
Community
College
does
for
service
to
our
students,
but
in
particular
perceptions
around
asian-americans
are
so
strange
at
many
different
levels
and
I.
Think,
particularly
for
me.
It's
important
that
Community
College
picks
up
a
lot
of
our
Asian
American
youth,
who
really
do
come
here
very
late
and
their
high
school
careers
are
who
are
not
English,
Proficient
they're,
desperately
in
need
of
a
place
to
land
they're,
not
eligible
for
a
lot
of
colleges
and
four-year
institutions.
E
So
they're
shut
out-
and
you
know
they're
in
that
sense,
not
so
much
different
from
the
large
number
of
populations,
but
they
you
know,
would
really
encourage
for
you
and
your
folks
to
take
a
look
at
those
numbers
on
services
and
and
I'm
positive
that
if
we
were
to
talk
further
that
there
could
be
other
partnerships
that
could
be
developed.
That
would
serve
primarily
like
our
Southeast
Asian
community,
new
refugee
kameez,
coming
in
from
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Indonesia,
who
are
you
know,
really
really
in
need
of
peas
support.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
G
G
Immediately
afterwards
got
the
bad
news
about
the
largest
manufacturer
left
that
was
neighborhood
based
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
in
a
ninth
district,
which
was
Cardone
industries
and
that
we
were
losing
jobs
that
were
going
to
Mexico
and
immediately
the
first
stakeholder
we
asked
about
at
that
meeting
in
terms
of
partnership
was
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
because
of
your
direct
connection
with
so
many
philadelphians
who
weren't
not
for
you,
they
would
not
have
access
to
higher
education.
Give
us
a
brief
update.
If
you
will
on
how
the
partnership
is
moving
along.
A
H
Hi
I'm
Carol,
Freese
I'm,
vice
president
for
workforce
and
economic
innovation
for
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
hi
Councilwoman.
We
have
participated
in
at
least
one
meeting
since
the
announcement
where
we
reviewed
with
Cardone
a
number
of
different
options
and
programs
that
we
currently
provide,
and
we've
been
working
with
the
state
rapid
response
team
on
the
process
and
I
believe
that
there
was
a
recent
update
with
regards
to
the
first
round
of
individuals
who
will
be
receiving
the
notification.
H
So
the
first
round
is
only
about
27
people
and
they're,
already
working
on
their
response,
where
it's
focusing
initially
on
preparation
for
resumes
and
interviewing
and
job
skills,
interviewing
skills.
So
we
are
working
with
the
state
on
that
aspect
and
then
one
of
the
other
programs
that
we've
pitched
to
them
is
what
we
currently
have
we'll
be
receiving
a
state
grant
to
help
individuals
who
are
underemployed
or
who
are
also
laid
off
and
running
them
through
a
program
that
would
help
them
get
training.
H
So,
within
the
different
tracks
there
we're
hoping
that
they
will
be
interested
in
the
advanced
manufacturing
and
potentially
the
automotive
area,
given
that
they
are
already
working
in
the
automotive
industry.
So
that's
the
next
step
for
us,
and
that
is
all
part
of
the
rapid
response
team
that
were
participating
in
so.
G
Again,
let
me
just
say
thank
you
to
CCP
for
the
record
and
again
we
want
to
make
sure
what
we're
at
that
table
that
we
will
consistently
reinforce
from
a
partnership
perspective
that
you
have
to
be
there.
There
is
no
other
entity
and
I
mean
no
other
institution
of
higher
learning
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
that
is
closer
to
the
ground
than
CCP,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
your
presence
in
neighborhoods
that
are
easily
accessible.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
promote
that.
G
The
next
thing
that
I
wanted
to
ask
you
to
comment
on.
We've
been
having
for
every
department
that
has
come
before
council.
The
issue
of
inclusion
and
diversity
is
one
that
is
of
grave
importance
and
I
know.
You
may
have
touched
on
this
in
response
to
a
question
from
Councilwoman
Janie
Blackwell,
but
talk
to
us
if
you
will
about
any
existing
partnerships,
that
CCP
has
within
the
construction
industry
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
are
there
any
ongoing
talks
about
potential
expanding
any
kind
of
partnerships
and
existence.
G
This
is
a
construction,
firm,
I
guess.
My
question
is
more
directly
related
to
the
trades
and
apprenticeships
program,
so
obviously
individual
companies
can
work
to
establish
a
and
and
willingly
right
and
and
I
wish
there
were
more.
Who
would
do
what
you
I
think
you
were
about
to
describe
to
me
but
I'm,
asking
within
within
the
building
trades
of
themselves?
Aren't
there
any
ongoing
relationships
that
we
see
when
I
say
we
because
I
like
we
claim
you
to
write
that
we.
C
C
I
would
say
minimal,
it
is
an
issue
we
do
have.
We
did
just
come
to
an
agreement
with
the
steamfitters
whereby
we
will
articulate
the
training
again
through
this
experiential
competency
based
training
effort
credits
for
those
who've
gone
through
their
through
their
training,
and
they
will
then
be
able
to
come
into
our
technical.
G
C
Not
an
academic
training
experience,
it's
a
training
specific
to
steamfitters.
We
were
able
to
work
with
them
in
our
faculty
to
be
able
to
take
that
training
through
this
process
of
prior
learning
experiences
and
convert
it
into
an
academic
credentials
much
in
the
way
that
the
police
force
gets
15
credits
for
their
training.
C
So
we
have
that
we
have
the
same
relationship
with
the
electrician's
Union,
where,
where
their
training
can
be
parlayed
into
college
credit,
which
will
eventually
lead
to
the
technical,
the
technical
Studies
degree,
we
have
been
in
conversations
with
them
about
pre
apprentice
programs
that
really
haven't
materialized.
Anything.
Last
year
there
was
a
big
federal
grant
for
for
for
pre-apprenticeship
through
the
federal
government
and
I,
don't
think
I'm,
not
quite
sure
I,
don't
need
to
think
we.
C
Reading
and
writing
the
efficiencies
as
well.
So
we're
still
pursuing
that
line
of
thinking,
because
we
think
you
know
the
issue
is
we
have
to
get
through
this
gate?
That's
up
there.
Quite
frankly,
there's
a
gate
there,
that's
preventing
and
that
gate
is
much
in
a
way
that
it's
a
gate
for
the
college.
C
So
many
sixty
five
percent
of
our
students
go
through
remediation
before
they
actually
get
to
the
to
the
real
stuff,
and
the
same
is
true
and
these
with
with
these
with
the
Union,
so
we
are
in
conversations
I,
wouldn't
describe
it
as
a
partnership.
I
think
we
have
a
couple
of
contracts
and
a
couple
of
agreements
through
conversations
and
discussions.
I
think
there's
a
willingness
to
work,
and
there
is
a
recognition
that
it's
a
problem
and
the
problem
has
to
come
about
through.
You
know
a
real
substantive
partnership
and
arrangement
relative
to
how
we
train.
G
I,
just
mr.
chairman,
if
you
would
just
grant
me
the
latitude
I,
would
just
say
to
you
that
that,
as
as
we
sort
of
move
forward
during
this
budget
process-
and
we
talk
about
significant
advancement
and
making
infrastructure
improvements
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
I
haven't
gone
to
a
community
budget
meeting
to
talk
about
this
without
the
issue
of
employment
and
jobs
coming
up
and
as
we
figure
out
how
we
frame
what
it's
going
to
look
like
I
want
you
to
hear
from
me.
A
G
I
want
you
to
know
that
that's
my
mantra
very
scarce
resources.
We
have
to
use
every
you
know
vehicle
available
to
think
about
who
can
add
value
to
that
process
and
I.
Think
as
I
was
coming
in
or
listening
earlier,
I
heard
Councilwoman
Blackwell
referencing,
something
similar
and
one
of
her
questions.
You
add
value
and-
and
we
need
you
to
be
a
part
of
that
process.
So
I
wanted
to
note
that
a
mr.
G
chairman
one
last
question:
if
you
will
this
goldman
sachs
program
in
love
with
the
program,
I
just
want
to
note
specifically
how
many
businesses
were
a
part
of
that
sort
of
last
a
cohort
and
talked
to
us
briefly.
If
you
will
about
the
successes,
because
that,
let
me
let
you
know
from
a
very
practical
perspective,
how
I'm
thinking
I
walk
on
down
neighborhood
commercial
quarters
across
the
city,
particularly
in
the
ninth,
and
we
hear
about
that
all
well,
we
have
you
know
five
daycares
ten.
G
C
We
do
have
some
structures,
let
me
first,
what
is
it?
A
hundred
have
come
through
three
hundred
that
many
okay,
tenth
cohort
twelve
ten
cohorts.
Three
hundred
businesses
Carol.
She
just
told
me
the
other
day
about
half
of
them
are
in
Philadelphia
because
it's
you
know
they
do
recruit
regionally
about.
Half
of
them
are
in
Philadelphia
and
they
range
from
the
early
childhood
providers
to
there's.
There's
a
candidate
this
in
this
cohort
who's
running
a
flight
training
program
up
in
the
Northeast.
C
We
we,
you
know
Goldman,
that
is
part
of
the
solution,
but
you
have
to
have
a
certain
revenue
to
get
in,
and
you
know:
Goldman
Sachs,
pretty
much
controls
who
gets
in
the
application
process
and
so
we're
looking
at
alternative
ways
to
make
it
more
philadelphia
base
and
we
actually
have
an
a
named
10,000
small.
Where
do
we
say
10,000
micro
businesses,
that
the
trend
we're
gonna
use
for
the
very
types
of
businesses
that
you're
talking
about?
C
You
know
where
they
don't
have
the
250
or
500
thousand
dollar
revenue,
but
they're
running
a
business,
that's
important
to
that
community.
So
we
have
a
small
business
center
up
in
the
Northeast,
we're
partnering
with
a
recently
awarded
small
business
in
the
northwest
there
they're
on
our
campus,
and
we
hope
to
be
able
to
partner
with
them
to
strengthen
that
in
the
fall.
C
We
will
roll
out
a
a
Center
for
civic
and
community
engagement,
which
is
really
in
part
designed
to
strengthen
the
businesses
and
to
give
our
students
an
opportunity
to
experience
real
life,
real
community,
real
real
social
issues
in
their
communities,
and
then
I
would
say
you
know.
One
of
you
know
the
reason
why
Carol's
title
is:
workforce
development
and
economic
innovation
is
not
to
further
goldman
sachs.
It's
really
to
deal
with
the
kinds
of
things
you're
talking
about.
C
I,
don't
think
we
can
deal
with
the
with
the
in
a
real
way
the
issues
of
unemployment
unless
we
teach
people
how
to
startup
businesses.
How
to
you
know
the
ones
that
are
hanging
on
by
the
shoe
strings,
how
to
make
them
a
little
stronger
and
a
little
bit
more
successful.
So
we're
identifying
ways
to
do
that.
You
know
the
small
business
firm
in
the
Northeast
partnering
in
the
northwest.
C
Wouldn't
an
existing
small
business
outfit
and
then
develop
in
our
own
in
terms
of
entrepreneurship,
through
our
credit,
as
well
as
our
non-credit,
creating
workshops
and
seminars
to
help
startups
and
to
start
help,
businesses,
you
know,
balance
a
budget
sheet
and
really
you
know
to
create
a
curriculum.
That's
that's
specific
to
very
small
businesses,
of
which
there
are
quite
a
few
in
this
city,
Thank.
I
Doctor
really
no
question
at
all:
I
just
actually
want
to
thank
you
in
the
public
forum
for
Community
College
dedication
to
small
business
in
Northeast
Philadelphia
spending
23
years
at
the
Northeast
Philadelphia
Chamber
of
Commerce
I
had
a
wonderful,
wonderful
relationship
with
Community,
College
and
and
then,
and
that's
just
a
word,
wonderful,
but
one
that
was
constructive
and
helped
people,
and
when
you
help
people's
lives,
you
do
a
great
deal,
in
fact
many
say:
you're
doing
the
Lord's
work
on
earth
so
I.
Thank
you,
I.