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Description
Committee of the Whole hearing to consider the following items relating to the FY2021 Municipal Budget:
Bill Nos. 200285, 200286, 200287, 200288, 200289, 200290, 200291, and 200292 & Resolution No. 200307
Planning and Development,
CAO
More details: www.phlcouncil.com/budget2021
B
Thank
you
yeah
good
afternoon,
we're
going
to
get
started
first.
I
understand.
The
state
law
currently
requires
that
the
following
announcement
be
made
at
the
beginning
of
every
remote
public
hearing
as
follows
into
the
current
public
health
emergencies.
City
Council
committees
are
currently
meeting
remotely.
We
are
using
Microsoft
aims
to
make
these
the
board
hearings
possible
instruction
for
how
the
public
may
view
and
offer
public
testimony
of
public
parents
of
council
committees
are
included
in
the
public
area,
notices
that
are
published
in
The,
Daily,
News
and
quietly
intelligencer.
B
A
C
B
D
A
C
B
Before
we
dive
into
what
I'm
sure
will
be,
a
very
informal
assessment
would
like
to
say
a
few
words
about
today's
process
or
the
global
virus
pandemic
has
changed
world,
and
that
includes
this
council.
So
we're
not
the
same
room
and,
to
be
honest,
you
know
I
really
miss
you
guys,
although
is
Grace
and
everybody
this
morning,
but
we
have
and
the
technology
that
our
IT
team
has
installed,
will
let
us
do
it
in
a
way
that
allows
the
public
to
Watson
participate.
B
This
new
environment
cope
with
some
new
limits,
however
I
wanna
emphasize
to
you,
our
busy
schedule
is
no
compressed
in
the
past
years.
Obviously,
the
massive
damage
to
our
economy
cause
buckling.
Our
team's
bother,
the
administration
thought
the
old
antenna
knew,
so
we
had
less
time
in
his
hand.
Then
we're
used
to
a
lot
less
time
than
when
you
started.
We
won't
need
to
take
our
passes
125th,
so
we
have
to
accelerate
our
decision-making
process
and
our
deliberation.
B
Tuesday
resume
two:
eighty:
five:
two:
zero:
zero:
two:
eighty:
six:
two:
zero
zero:
two:
eighty:
seven:
two:
zero
zero:
two:
eight
eight:
two:
zero:
zero:
two:
eight:
nine:
two:
zero
zero:
two
nano:
two:
zero:
zero:
two:
ninety
one
0:22
and
resolutions
number
two:
zero:
zero,
seven
and
two
zero
zero.
Three
three
one
in
mr.
state.
C
Bill
number:
two:
zero:
zero:
two:
eight
nine
illuminance
amending
chapter;
nineteen
1800
of
the
third
of
you
code
inside
the
school
tax
authorization
by
revising
certain
tax
rates,
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions
bill
number
two:
zero:
zero,
two
nine
zero;
and
where
is
the
menu
chapter?
19
2600
the
Philadelphia
Code
entitled
business
income
receipts
taxes
by
revising
certain
tax
rates
under
certain
terms
and
conditions,
bill
number
two:
zero:
zero,
two
nine
one
and
once
amending
chapter.
C
This
council,
approved
by
the
mayor
on
January
3
1992,
build
on
the
one
five
six
three
a
by
between
the
city
and
the
authority
resolution
number
two:
zero
zero.
Three:
three
one
resolution:
improving
the
director
finances
budget,
Stabilization
Reserve
on
withdrawals
or
to
certification
for
purposes
of
utilization
of
34
million
276,000
in
a
reserve
fund
for
general
fund
purposes
in
connection
with
its
f
by
2021
operating
budget.
C
H
C
H
G
B
C
A
B
We
will
briefly
recess
the
public
hearing
and
going
to
a
public
meeting
to
consider
an
amendment
to
the
operating
budget
ordinance.
This
budget
amendment
is
intended
to
address
challenges
that
have
arisen
as
a
result
of
the
Cova
19
pandemic
that
have
been
disproportionately
impacted,
low-income
and
minority
communities,
and
have
further
exacerbated
economic,
public,
health
and
social
inequities
to
the
Zen
of
we
are
transferring
25
million
dollars
from
the
recession
reserve
to
the
council
for
the
purpose
of
future
disbursement
to
address
these
issues,
as
mentioned
earlier,
this
is
simply
a
placeholder.
B
These
dollars
I
anticipated
that
these
four
council
operations
that
the
council
has
establish
their
own
budget,
and
you
know
this
is
a
place
where
we'll
put
a
focus
of
addressing
those
issues.
As
we
went,
that's
a
21
year
so
right
now
we
will
now
convene
the
public
meeting
and
chair
recognizes
council
members
for
motion.
B
H
B
Who
has
been
invited
to
the
meeting
to
testify
to
be
aware
that
this
public
hearing
is
being
because
the
hearing
is
participants
and
viewers
have
no
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy?
By
continuing
to
be
in
a
meeting,
you
are
considering
the
being
recorded
additionally
glad
to
recognizing
members
for
the
questions
or
comments.
The
ample
pinnaces
I
will
note
for
the
record.
At
this
time
we
will
use
the
chat
feature
available
in
Microsoft
steam
to
allow
the
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
Sunshine
Act.
B
The
chat
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
this
particular
purpose.
So
today
you
will
hear
testimony
from
the
follow
city
departments,
Planning
and
Development.
This
encompasses
Housing
and
CEO.
The
chief
administrator
Minister
ativ
office
I
believe
the
planned
development
office
will
also
represent
from
not
only
planning
but
from
zoning,
also
development
da
CD
and
its
chief
administrative
office,
overhead
of
Representatives
to
speak
about
innovation
and
technology,
human
resources,
procurement,
we
public
property
and
civil
service
commission,
mrs.
State.
B
I
Good
afternoon,
president
Clark
and
members
of
the
committee
of
the
whole
I'm
am
doing
Director
of
Planning
and
Development
I'm
joined
today
by
several
members
of
the
staff
of
planning
and
development,
and
also
members
of
the
staff
housing
Development
Corporation,
which
also
encompasses
the
land
bank
and
the
Redevelopment
Authority
testify
year.
2021
operating
budget
mission
of
the
Department
of
Planning
and
Development
is
to
collaborate
with
communities
to
promote,
planned,
preserve
and
develop
successful
neighborhoods
for
everyone,
I'm
Jessica,
you're
21.
Much
of
that
work
will
be
to
address
the
damage
done
by
recent
events.
I
A
housing
work
will
focus
on
keeping
people
in
their
homes.
In
addition
to
our
ongoing
programs,
we
will
allocate
more
than
22
and
a
half
million
dollars
and
carries
out
funding
to
address
housing,
insecurity,
rental
assistance.
No
did
your
systems
utility
assistance,
housing
counseling
with
the
support
and
home
repair
will
play
a
critical
role
in
our
economic
recovery.
We
are
working
to
stand
back
up
the
internal
and
external
processes
that
move
development
forward
and
to
help
developers
understand
the
potential
for
projects
permissible
thorough
zoning
code.
I
Finally,
recent
events
have
laid
bare
the
inequities
in
our
society
that
we
all
know
have
existed
for
decades.
It's
just
clear
21.
We
will
continue
to
work
to
ensure
that
our
services,
programs
and
plans
strive
to
serve
our
residents
effort
ibly.
We
know
we
have
work
to
do.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
their
plans
for
fiscal
year.
21
and
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
I
just
want
to
go
to
this
history
of
one
of
the
issues
that
I'm
sure
there
will
be
a
number
of
questions
about
the
the
sub
fund
or
the
housing
trust
fund.
There
have
been
has
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
members
of
the
council
when
it
mayor
first
2/4
his
budget,
and
that
was,
as
you
know,
based
on
a
commitment
that
came
as
a
result
of
an
agreement
/
arrangement.
B
Subsequently,
there
was
a
further
commitment
and
the
mole
council
members
and
the
last
year's
budget,
where
we
looked
at
a
20
million
dollar
contribution
and
based
on
legislation
we
passed
from
our
aside.
We
anticipated
that
will
be
an
ongoing
situation.
What
we
understand
every
years
in
a
year,
two
concern
when
iron
is
that
there
was
initially
it
appeared
to
be
no
money
limit.
B
Some
trust
fund
was
a
lot
of
people
given
existing
conditions
or
extremely
challenging
are
committed
to
that
housing
cellphone.
So,
understandably,
we
were
very
concerned
in
this
trust
fund
and
gentlemen.
So
I
know
there
was
some
discussion
on
Ewell's
behalf
about
possibly
in
lieu
of
that
commitment.
Some
CDBG
dollars,
but,
as
you
know,
a
long-standing
veteran
out
of
this
particular
issue,
they
tend
to
be
extremely
restrictive,
so
I
need
to
get
a
sense
that
other
than
the
coal
with
CDBG
funds.
B
What's
the
what's
the
administration's
rationale
for
not
maintaining
their
commitment,
the
housing
trust
fund
for
the
20
million
for
the
FY
21
without
DubLi,
and
a
minimum
there's
still
money
burning
off
the
tax
abatement
with
people
now
have
to
pay
taxes.
That
is
one
of
the
few
budget
categories
consistent
in
terms
of
revenues
coming
in.
I
B
G
You
I
think
it's
important
to
put
in
context
that
part
of
the
resolution
during
that
process
was
that
not
only
would
we
put
the
money
rolling
off
a
tax
abatement,
but
there
was
quite
a
few
million
dollars
coming
from
the
mixed
income:
housing
bonus.
That
was
part
of
the
package,
so
you
have
two
streams
of
money
that
were
part
of
an
agreement
and
an
agreement
as
you
consult
the
people
who
are
part
of
party
to
the
agreement,
and
so
Adam
was
made
without
the
fact
going
back
to
the
parties.
This
is
problematic.
B
You
Councilwoman,
so
my
concern
is
again.
This
was
this
was
introduce
course
code,
so
you've
seen
the
challenges
that
the
COBIT
has
presented
to
those
people
that
we
just
reckons
earlier
in
that
amendment.
That
was
we're
suffering
these
inequities
over
a
long
long
time
and
to
think
that
we
would
go
to
the
fun
that's
going
to
help
people
that
have
basically
got
challenges.
Precoded
doing
code
and
now
is
even
more
so
and
I
anticipate.
B
It
would
be
even
more
challenge
after
after
the
unrest
finally
settles
down,
so
I
just
need
other
than
just
simply
saying
we'll
call
mr.
Deveaux
back
at
me,
be
you
know,
you're
simply
saying.
Well,
you
know
money
for
low-income
people
was
the
first
money
or
the
second
or
the
third
money
that
we
looked
at
the
cut
and
that's
what
we
cut
this
and
we'll
be
back
in
another
year.
B
There
are
so
many
people
that
in
when
that
year's
time
frame
that
will
make
or
break
that
individual
in
a
whole
lot
of
different
ways,
because
if
you
lose
your
ability
at
the
home
and
all
the
other
good
things
that
that
self
undid,
that
person
may
never
be
able
to
come
back
from
from
the
lack
of
that
support,
so
I
really
need
you
to
give
me
a
little
better
response
in
it.
You
are
no
significant
administration.
I
F
And
it
really
was,
it
was
a
hard
decision.
Part
of
the
thinking
was
that
there
would
be
federal
money
that
would
help
us
fill
that
gap,
but
it
was
a
people
decision
as
part
of
a
plan
to
fill
a
six
hundred.
Fifty
million
dollar
gap,
and
one
of
the
things
we
looked
at
was
where
there
were
places
where
we
thought
federal
money
could
help
make
up
for
places
where
we
had
to
pull
back
on
general
fund
money
and.
B
Replaceable
decision,
but
it's
probably
more
of
a
painful
outcome
to
the
individuals
who
were
depending
on
that
support,
I'm
sure,
they're,
feeling
the
pain
a
whole
lot
more
than
the
people
that
made
that
decision
you
they
say
you
were
looking
at
locate
opportunities
to
backfilled
of
the
lack
of
those
dollars
from
that
particular
funding
source.
And
then
you
kind
of
left
me
hanging.
F
B
B
I
So
we
got
so
we
received
a
little
over
26
million
dollars
through
CDBG
quarter
dollars.
Okay,
I
think
that
I've
got
no
latest
estimate.
I
had
gotten
from
from
the
finance
department
for
the
sub
funding.
Just
going
to
21
would
have
been
sixteen
point,
six
five
million
dollars,
so
we
did
receive
twenty
six
point:
five
million
dollars
in
CDBG
called
of
dollars.
E
E
B
Lot
of
members
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
this
thing.
I
would
like
you
to
do
Oh.
Mr.
Doolin,
can
you
provide
us
with
the
chart
that
lays
out?
Oh,
yes,
funding
dollars?
Yes,
CDBG
dollars
that
we
anticipate
in
general
fund
dollars
and
tell
me
how
you
backfill
our
tenth
of
the
backfill?
Yes,
where
the
gaps
were
in
very
specific
categories
and
the
flexibility
we.
I
H
Parker-
and
let
me
just
start
by
saying
a
quick
kudos
to
you
and
your
team
for
getting
the
program
relative
to
the
emergency
rental
assistance,
our
standing
up
so
quickly.
We
know
distress,
we
know
the
pressure,
we
know
what
the
demand
was
like
I
just
went
too
quickly
for
the
benefit
of
the
public,
so
that
they
will
know
what
the
demand
was
like,
walk
it
through
and
I.
Want
you
to
correct
me
if
any
of
my
numbers
are
not
accurate,
we
received
about
15,000
applications.
By
the
time
we
took
out
the
the
duplicates.
H
I
H
I
H
Thousand
three
thousand
and
the
total
of
four
thousand
went
to
private
donations
that
that
came
in
all
right.
Let
me
ask
you
this
I
want
to
also
put
on
the
record
a
special
kudos
to
state
senator
Vincent
shoes
aren't
haywood
Sharif,
Street,
all
senators
long
with
Jordan
Harris
and
members
of
the
Pennsylvania
House
he
announced,
and
they
announced
this
morning
publicly
adorn
our
new
normal
budget
at
press
conference.
H
The
success
that
they
had
and
secure
money
for
rental
assistance
and
mortgage
relief
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
has
the
administration
and
had
any
communication
with
our
state
partners
relative
to
the
dollars.
They
were
security
that
they
secured
and
the
programs
that
we'll
be
running
through
pH
FA.
Yes,.
I
We've
had
a
couple
conversations
with
them
in
our
continuing
conversations
that
a
very
good
conversation
with
them
to
start
to
say
to
reach
out
immediately
saying
we
have
in
a
program
it's
up
and
running.
We
can
get
money
on
the
street
very
quickly
and
we
can
also
provide
assistance
to
other
localities
within
the
state
that
may
be
trying
to
set
up
a
program.
H
I
know
that
I
have
communicated
this
to
them
for
all
of
the
philadelphians
funded,
not
because
they
weren't
eligible,
but
simply
because
the
demand
outweighed
the
actual
dollars
that
were
available,
that
if
it
is
possible
for
us
to
use
the
applications
that
they
filled
out
for
that
program,
if
they
would
be
accepted
for
the
pH
FA
program,
so
that
they
don't
have
to
go
through
that
bureaucratic
process.
A
second
time.
The
next
thing
I
want
to
quickly
walk
and.
I
I
just
will
quickly
interject
there
Councilwoman
shows
that
we
are
having
that
discussion
with
them
a
state
program.
It
just
has
a
couple
differences
in
our
program.
One
is
their
meeting.
Income
goes
up
to
a
hundred
percent.
We
don't
think
that's
an
issue
for
us.
We
are
planning
at
50%,
I
mean
the
other
requirement
that
they
had.
That
we
didn't
have
is
that
you
have
to
fall
for
Pennsylvania
unemployment,
and
you
have
to
show
a
minimum
of
30%
income
loss.
H
Those
were
the
two
differences
in
that
versus
our
application,
versus
what
the
state
required
and
and
I'm
sure
that
that
is
an
administrative
sort
of
change
and
adjustment
and
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
work
that
out
with
pH
fa.
But
you
bring
up
the
next
point
that
I
want
to
raise
and
I
want
philadelphians
to
be
aware
of
this,
because
once
again,
I
think
we
are
finding
ourselves
in
a
position.
We,
where
we
are
pitting
on
the
Hat,
the
have-nots
vs.
H
to
have
a
little
bit
and
that
our
program,
the
eligibility
departments,
were
only
up
to
50
percent
of
the
ami.
Now
Philadelphia
50%
of
the
ami
is
thirty-three
thousand
eight
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
for
one
person.
Forty-Eight
thousand
three
hundred
dollars
for
a
household
of
four
most
cities.
And
are
you
aware
that
other
cities
that
have
stood
up
rental
program
similar
to
ours
that
they
have
gone
up
to
80%
of
the
ami,
is.
I
H
We
are
using
50
now,
but
if
we
act
like
Philadelphians
to
parents
who
make
$40,000
each
for
an
ale
unemployed
and
had
two
or
three
children
who
are
out
of
school-
and
we
are
acting
like
these,
people
are
rich
and
be,
and
they
don't
have
access
to
dollars
that
they
need
to
pay
their
rent,
but
because
they
are
80%
of
the
am
I.
They
should
not
be
eligible
for
funding
on
that
narrative,
I'm
going
to
come
back
one
of
the
next
round
and
but
I've
got
to
get.
H
This
question
on
DHCD
has
proposed
using
two
point:
eight
million
dollars
in
CDBG
Care
Act
for
a
combination
of
housing,
counseling
and
legal
services.
We
know
that
the
demand
for
both
to
help
keep
people
in
their
homes
isn't
as
enormous,
and
you
know
what
an
advocate
that
I've
been
in
the
area
of
housing
counseling,
particularly
because
it's
helped
us
to
prevent
foreclosures.
How
will
that
2.8
million
dollars
be
allocated
between
housing,
counseling
and
legal
services
and
how
much
added
capacity
in
terms
of
staff
will
it
add?
H
president,
we
need
to
note
this
people
are
talking
about
potential
evictions
for
winners,
but
I
also
want
to
put
on
the
record
that
we
are
concerned
about
foreclosures,
because,
although
we've
had
a
high
poverty
rate,
Philadelphia
has
long
been
able
to
boast
that
among
big
cities
in
our
nation
that
we've
always
had
one
of
the
highest
rates
of
home
ownership,
and
we
need
to
be
just
as
concerned
about
helping
people
stay
in
their
houses
as
we
are
about
preventing
those
who
are
renting
from
being
evicted.
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,.
I
So
I'll
have
to
get
back
to
you
in
how
many
agencies
that's
something
that
they're
applying.
As
you
mentioned,
the
total
line
item
there
is
2.18
and
we
haven't
yet
determined
exactly
how
to
allocate
those
hours
between
housing,
counseling
agencies,
addiction,
prevention
and
a
mortgage
diversion
program,
because
I
think
we
are
all
more
than
aware
of
the
impact.
These
circumstances
have
had
on
renters
on
those
mortgages
are
in
forbearance
until
late
summer,
and
then
we
will
have
an
indication.
J
I
know
that
the
council
president
asks
you
to
forward
along
some
information,
but
I
actually
thought
it
would
be
helpful
to
hear
you
explain
now
in
detail
what
we
are
losing
by
the
administration,
not
making
good
on
its
promise
to
allocate
20
million
dollars
in
general
fund
dollars
to
the
Housing
Trust
Fund.
You
know,
I
think
we
could
go
back
and
forth
all
day
on
why
the
decision
was
made.
J
But
the
fact
is
that
the
programs
funded
by
the
trust
fund
will
actually
help
system
this
pandemic
and
failing
to
fund
those
programs
will
slow
our
city's
recovery.
We
all
know
we
had
a
housing
crisis
before
the
pandemic
and
even
with
the
CDBG
money,
as
as
has
been
discussed,
this
budget
puts
less
towards
housing
assistance
in
FY,
21
that
in
FY
2008
L
this
council,
exactly
how
much
housing
programs
are
losing
compared
to
the
budget
proposed.
Two
months
ago
and
I
want
you
to
talk
about
with
specifics.
I
You
councilman,
so
I
don't
have
in
front
of
me
the
budget
from
two
months
ago.
What
I
have
in
front
of
me
is
where
we
were
in
fiscal
year:
twenty
and
what
we're
proposing
for
fiscal
year
21
so,
for
example,
in
rental
housing
production
preservation.
So
this
is
a
9%
tax,
but
it
deals
our
taxpayer
deals
in
a
preservation
deal
as
you.
We
were
able
to
just
over
two
million
dollars
this
year.
We
are
able
to
so
that's.
I
September,
I'm
housing
counseling.
We
intended
title.
We
had
about
seven
million
dollars
last
year
this
year
we
will
have
about
six
million
actually
know
this
year.
I'm
sorry
excuse
me.
This
year
we
will
have
a
total
of
almost
ten
million,
which
is
actually
a
to
put
a
substantial
amount
of
the
coated
CDBG
dollars
into
that.
As
far
as
our
first
home
program,
we
had
eight
point
two
million
dollars
in
there
last
year.
We
are
not
able
to
put
any
other
what
we
had
used
for
that
was
that
housing
trust
fund
money.
I
I
We
put
a
lot
of
money
towards
that,
so
we've
got,
and
you
know
we
put
about
twenty
million
dollars
across
the
board
in
cholent,
and
then
we've
also
been
able
to
increase
our
utility
services
fund
because
we
believe
the
people
don't
need
assistance,
paying
their
utilities
do
a
lesser
income
as
well,
because
so
I
would
say
the
big
places
where
we
showing
a
decline
in
our
ability
to
fund
is
a
rental
production
and
preservation,
home
improvement
programs
and
our
down
payment
and
settlement
assistance.
Programs.
I
J
You,
for
you
know,
and
we've
been
going
through
these
hearings.
I
feel
almost
like.
There's
a
cognitive
dissonance
around
this
budget.
You
know
and
then
the
decisions
that
were
making
so
we're
sitting
on
you
know
millions
and
the
recession
reserve
and
in
the
fund
balance
in
the
middle
of
the
worst
recession
we've
ever
seen
and
the
cost
of
borrowing
has
never
been
lower.
B
C
Thank
you
very
much
council
president
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
some
really
important
questions.
I,
really
appreciate
being
part
of
a
body
that
has
put
so
much
effort
into
housing,
and
that
is
both
for
for
longtime
homeowners,
as
well
as
for
renters,
which
has
been
a
an
area
that
council
has
been
leading
on
just
in
the
past
few
years,
including
a
tenant,
Legal,
Defense,
Fund
and
Philadelphia
addiction
prevention,
project,
I.
Think
before
I
came
in
in
2015,
we
were
evicting
about
22,000
people
a
year.
C
We
went
down
to
about
18,000,
so
that
was
a
20
percent
drop
and
I
know
the
numbers
are
ticking
up
right
now,
but
with
the
partnership
that
I
think
we've
developed
on
council
and
with
our
city
agencies,
our
hope
is
is
that
we
can
see
those
numbers
go
down
again
and
not
continue
to
rise
so
and
I.
You
know
you've
been
an
important
partner
on
a
lot
of
this
work
and
I.
I
I
C
Because
I
think
part
of
the
issue
is,
is
that
you
know
there
needs
to
be
a
you
know.
In
a
matter
of
in
less
than
a
month,
we've
got
thousands
of
fiction
scheduled
to
go
through
landlord
tenant
court
on
July,
and
so
part
of
it
is.
Is
that
if
we're
trying
to
not
have
a
wave
of
evictions,
you
know
hit
our
shelters
or
burden
other
services?
One
of
the
best
ways
to
do
some
targeted
relief
is,
is
to
take
a
look
at
who's
going
through
the
would
you
agree
with.
I
C
You
know
our
thanks
to
the
leadership
of
councilmember
Gotti,
a
and
some
great
members
who
are
on
the
call
today
who
are
on
the
Housing
Committee
we're
talking
about
doing
a
more
robust
diversion
program.
The
possibilities
of
it
I
know
there
still
need
a
need
to
do
discussions
is
that
something
we
can
count
on
your
office
to
work
through
with
if
we
were
to
develop
a
city,
creative
program
and
talk
about
what
it
will
look
like,
including
like
funding
costs,
and
all
of
that.
G
F
F
Setting
up
the
isolation
and
Quarantine
sites,
so
a
lot
of
the
kind
of
the
first
wave
of
money
was
going
to
that.
We
have
received
the
276
million
dollars
from
the
cares
Act
and
one
of
the
things
we're
doing
now
is
trying
to
look
at
how
much
that
emergency
response
was
costing
and
to
see
and
how
much
room
we
have
left.
And
then
our
goal
is
to
try
to
use
some
of
that
money
for
things
like
housing,
assistance
and
small
business
assistance.
G
G
G
F
G
Yeah,
please
send
the
details.
I
know
that,
because
of
the
limited
time
with
these
budget
hearings,
how
we
look
at
this
money
and
how
we
prioritize
and
invest
in
people
what
this
money
is
going
to
be
hugely
important,
I
think
this
eviction
issue
is
part
of
homeless
prevention.
Right
we
got
people
in
a
home
and
if
they
lose
their
home,
they're
gonna
end
up
in
that
homeless
bucket,
and
so
we
need
to
align
this
and
we
can't
just
let
the
feds
define
what
our
priorities
are.
We
have
to
define
what
they
are
so
I
need.
F
G
Then
I
mean
there's
so
many
questions
around
how
we
do
some
of
this
work
and
I
know
we
have
those
CDBG
pieces,
but
you
know,
as
it
relates
to
the
production.
What
do
we
suspect
was
potentially
in
the
pipeline
through
lytec
and
other
deals
that
are
failure
to
commit
to
follow
up
on
our
commitment
might
prevent
us
from
funding
this
fiscal
year.
I
I
Everybody
that
shows
exactly
the
different
projects
that
we
have
in
our
pipeline.
I,
don't
have
it
in
front
of
me
right
now,
I
get
there
earlier
this
week.
Finally,
but
I
understand
that
pH,
if
they
won't
make
awards
for
that
round,
number
at
the
end
of
August,
so
that
will
give
us
a
better
indication,
as
folks
may
or
may
not
recall,
we
committed
about
20
million
dollars,
City
support
for
host
projects
once
we
find
out
what
has
or
has
not
gotten
funded
in
early
August.
I
I
G
At
this
moment,
the
way
things
are
being
proposed
and
we
haven't
finalized
it.
We
stand
to
lose
for
projects
and
we'd
like
for
the
purposes,
if
you
can
forward
to
the
chair
to
the
council
president,
what
is
the
value
of
that?
What
are
the
number
of
units
to
that
and
the
money
that
we
would
lose
in
leveraging
if
we're
not
prepared
to
put
the
money
where
we
previously
committed?
Thank
you
thank
you
and
thanks
again,.
E
Earlier
I
asked
a
point
information
to
our
finest
director
regarding
federal
money,
the
anticipated
federal
money
to
help
fill
the
gap
in
order
for
the
Housing
Trust
Fund.
So,
based
on
that
and
based
on
the
fact
that
administration
previously
made
a
commitment
of
20
million
dollars
before
Cobra
19.
Well,
the
administration
in
writing
say
now.
We
don't
know
how
the
end
of
the
budget
will
turn
out,
but
if
we
receive
additional
federal
dollars,
sometimes
a
new
fiscal
year.
E
E
E
Those
streams
look
like
okay,
that
didn't
really
answer
to,
but
the
administration
previously
made
a
commitment.
The
federal
dollar-
and
you
know,
I'm
very
on
top
of
this
collecting
emails
almost
every
day
from
naturally
cities
regarding
another
cares,
Act
and
also
a
smart
bill.
I
want
to
provide
revenue,
reimbursement
for
states
and
jurisdictions.
Like
Philadelphia
administration.
Previous
made
a
commitment
earlier,
you
said
that
you
anticipate
revisiting
the
commitment
in
FY
22.
So
if
we
receive
Bevin
reimbursement
which
I
believe
we
will,
why
can't
we
make?
F
The
level
if
they're
ever,
if
there
really
is
revenue
reimbursement,
we
don't
know
what
the
level
will
be.
We
don't
know
what
also
be
happening
with
our
budget
between
now
and
then
for
example,
as
we
look
at
revenues
they're
weaker
than
we
anticipated,
they
would
be
so
I
think
they're
going
to
be
a
whole
number
of
factors,
but
we
can
commit
that
housing
will
be
one
of
the
five
areas
that
we
would
look
at
first
or
in
funding.
So
you.
F
Yeah,
so
we
just
got
our
mean
numbers.
Looking
at
the
numbers,
there
was,
some
of
those
numbers
were
weak
and
we're
trying
to
look
at
it
and
understand
what
it
means.
So
we
have
to
kind
of
see
how
that
plays
out.
Okay,
you
get
our
main
revenue
numbers
right,
so
we've
just
received
them
and
we're
just.
E
F
E
A
I
I
I
A
I
misspoke,
so
again
this
will
help
me
and
just
for
the
sake
of
purposes.
My
second
question
is
a
PHA
question.
My
first
question
was
a
highl
question
and
if
you
could
just
help
me
by
providing
us
in
writing
something
that
specifically
talks
about
how
much
of
the
money
is
earmarked
for
housing
and
then
how
much
you
take
money
is
earmarked
for
rental
space.
So
that's
why
I
was
trying
to
cut
you
off,
because
I,
misspoke
and
I
was
apologizing.
Sure
just
give
me
something
in
writing
that
says.
Pablo's
dollars
came
down
the
pipe.
A
A
B
Possible
and
for
a
number
of
reasons,
one,
it
helps
rebuild
communities,
particularly
communities
that
had
challenges
and
provides
affordable
housing,
which
is
you
know
so
far
between.
Nowadays.
One
of
the
concerns
when
we
look
at
possibly
not
putting
in
development
side
is
that
you
not
only
lose
the
possibility
of
more
affordable
houses.
You
also
lose
the
possibility
of
creating
a
lot
of
jobs.
No,
there
is
an
issue
with
respects.
To
you
know,
participation.
B
B
For
us
to
the
basically
not
continue
to
support
the
land
bank
and
acquiring
land
to
be
able
to
provide
at
some
point,
we
want
to
be
able
to
start
building
again
affordable
housing,
and
we
just
basically
because
we
continue
to
sheriff
so
we
end
up
losing
all
opportunities
for
future,
affordable
housing
all
because
of
the
private
sector
and,
unfortunately,
they're
not
building
between
a
real
degree.
No
concern
about
that
could
be
conceivably
slowly.
B
B
J
You
I
wanted
to
add
my
concern
about
the
cuts
of
the
land
bank.
I
represent
the
third
District,
which
has
a
sizable
amount
of
vacant,
public
land
and
property,
and
in
a
district
where
there
are
many
areas,
gentrifying
I
saw
the
land
bank
as
an
opportunity
to
deliver
affordable
housing
to
the
community,
but
now,
with
this
budget
outlook,
we're
essentially
turning
the
land
bank
into
a
revenue
generating
mechanism
which
would
move
us
away
from
our
goals
around
affordable
housing.
J
J
Areas
of
the
city
like
mine,
which
are
rapidly
gentrifying
I,
wanted
to
also
know
why
we're
cutting
the
PHS
land
here
budget
by
also
by
almost
1
million
dollars.
We
know
that
letting
vacant
last
flounder
leads
to
increased
illegal
dumping,
crime,
increased
stress
and
decrease,
decrease
property
values.
Clip
already
can't
keep
up
with
demand,
and
they
can't
be
expected
to
provide
the
level
of
attention
that
land
care
contractors
provide.
This
is
yet
another
reduction
that
would
be
a
drop
in
the
bucket
to
restore
and
so
meaningful
to
our
city's
neighborhoods.
J
I
Matane
the
maintains
vacant
lots
it
hires
returning
citizens,
it's
a
wonderful
program,
unfortunately
again
due
to
the
budget
cuts.
This
is
a
program
that
got
cut.
However,
there
is
half
a
million
dollars
from
the
wells.
Fargo
settlement
that
is,
is
going
to
the
land
care
program
and
we
are
already
supported
PHS
to
try
to
get
some
federal
dollars
to
help
support
them.
I
I
J
G
I
G
A
couple
years
ago
we
paid
okay.
Thank
you.
This
is
a
question
for
you.
I
know:
we've
had
to
make
a
lot
of
tough
decisions,
but
I
was
encouraged
yesterday
when
the
mayor
acknowledged
publicly
that,
in
the
rush
to
put
together
a
coded
budget
and
in
light
of
what
has
happened
over
the
last
few
days,
that
the
budget
needed
to
be
totally
revisited
at
a
time
where
we
have
the
lowest
interest
rates,
access
to
a
liquidity
fund.
G
F
It's
something
that
you
know
we
should
talk
about
because
you
know,
as
you
laid
out,
there
are
some
positives.
We
have
to
look
at
it,
though,
in
the
context
of
overall
fixed
costs
which
are
pretty
high
and
what
it
would
mean
for
that
and
what
that
would
mean
in
terms
of
our
ability
to
operate
the
budget.
But
it's
something
that's
worth
discussing.
G
F
Liquidity
fund
is
for
really
cash
flow.
Barnes
is
for
smoothing
out
your
liquidity
as
opposed
to
helping
you
balance
the
budget,
so
that
could
help
with
cash
flow
needs.
Although
there's
a
strong
possibility
that
we
can
actually
access
the
public
markets
at
cheaper
rates
than
we
could
get
through,
the
liquidity
fund,
so
I
think
liquidity
funds,
a
separate
question
from
whether
it
makes
sense
to
do
a
housing.
G
G
Of
capital
and
capital
and
investment,
and
as
much
as
I
want
the
feds
to
pay
their
share,
and
we
appreciate
the
work
they've
been
doing
this
day.
Ultimately,
what
happens
in
our
neighborhoods
is
on
our
plate.
I've
learned
that
after
13
years
in
Council-
and
this
is
the
time
to
be
bold-
less
folks
have
another
plan.
We
will
lose
the
markets
where
we
have
gentrification.
G
We
will
lose
our
ability
to
continue
to
support
the
affordable
housing
that
we
have
and
we
will
lose
the
opportunity
to
leverage
investment
to
keep
the
market
going
so
I
strongly
encourage
the
administration
and
I
hope
that
by
the
time
we
gets
at
the
end
of
this
budget
process,
there
is
a
real
looking
and
a
reframing
and
a
real
leveraging
of
the
budget.
The
kovat
budget
that
was
presented,
Thank
You
council
president.
F
So,
for
example,
if
you
look
at
our
the
way
our
cash
comes
in
during
the
year,
we
have
more
expenditures
early
in
the
year
and
we
have
revenues
that
come
in
late
in
the
year.
So
we
used
to
always
do
a
cash
flow
barring
to
smooth
that
out.
That's
what
the
liquidity
fund
is
supposed
to
be
helping
with
with
cash
problems.
It's
not
supposed
to
be
used
by
governments
to
try
to
balance
their
budgets,
but
the
liquidity
facility.
You
can
use
up
to
20
percent
of
a
jurisdiction
budget.
E
Budget
I
think
it
was
more
about
making
sure
that
it
was
something
that
cities
could
afford,
but
they
extended
period
from
24
months
to
36
months.
So
that
would
be
something
not
a
cash
flow
for
the
train
we
pay
off
in
that
same
year.
This
gave
us
a
longer
period
of
time.
I
don't
want
to
delay
that
issue.
We
just
have
a
different
perspective.
B
C
K
K
So
good
afternoon,
council
president
Clark
members
of
City
Council
and
Stephanie
Tipton,
the
chief
administrative
officer,
pleased
to
provide
testimony
for
the
office
of
the
chief
administrative
officer
or
CEO
and,
on
behalf
of
the
procurement
department,
the
office
of
innovation
and
technology
or
OIT,
and
the
office
of
human
resources.
Oh
HR
joining
me
today
are
the
department
heads
in
leadership
for
these
departments.
K
The
CIO
works
with
city
departments,
to
transform
service
delivery,
provide
people,
centered
solutions
and
strengthen
and
provide
oversight
to
the
city's
administrative
functions
in
order
to
better
serve
Philadelphia
residents
and
employees
in
FY
21.
The
CIO
will
continue
mission
to
transform
and
modernize
the
city's
administrative
functions
and
ensure
a
diverse,
efficient
and
effective
government.
Supporting
these
goals
may
be
more
critical
now
than
any
other
time
in
modern
history.
Due
to
the
unprecedented
Cova
19
crisis,
Cova
19
is
altered
how
we
operate
as
a
government.
K
Much
of
this
change
is
likely
permanent
CIO
prioritized
covin,
19
response
recovery
efforts
through
strategic
service
and
process
redesign,
workforce
development
and
support
and
enabling
change
through
innovation
and
technology.
The
CIO
will
also
continue
its
ongoing
project
work,
particularly
where
it
complements
the
city's
recovery
efforts.
K
Next,
I'll
talk
a
bit
about
the
procurement
department
in
FY
21.
The
procurement
department
will
continue
to
enhance
stakeholder
engagement,
ensure
a
fair
and
open
procurement
process
and
increase
access
of
city
contracting
opportunities
for
small,
diverse
and
local
businesses,
which
includes
supporting
the
launch
of
the
local
business
purchasing
initiatives.
Procurement
will
also
continue
to
ensure
critical
code.
Related
supplies
and
equipment
are
efficiently
and
effectively
procured,
so
we
can
maintain
and
continue
our
kovat
recovery.
K
The
proposed
cuts
for
procurement
in
FY
21
include
the
elimination
of
eight
positions,
a
reduction
in
professional
services
for
items
like
postal
services,
transportation,
do
seminars
and
training,
repair
maintenance,
rents,
advertising
invoices,
as
well
as
a
reduction
in
office,
materials
and
supplies.
Next,
I'll
talk
about
the
office
of
innovation
on
technology
or
OIT
in
FY.
2100
IT
will
continue
to
oversee
most
major
technology
projects
and
provide
technology
to
help
city
employees
do
their
work
more
efficiently
and
effectively
and
enable
departments,
various
city
agencies
to
better
serve
the
public.
K
O
IT
will
maintain
a
strategic
focus
on
how
safety,
digital
literacy,
digital
transformation,
customer
relations,
enterprise
support
and
communication
solutions.
Oh
IT
has
been
critical,
enabling
the
city's
Cova
19
response
and
departments
ability
to
deliver
services
virtually
and
will
continue
to
be
critical
in
supporting
the
city's
recovery
as
well
as
a
long
time.
Operational
changes
necessitated
by
kovat
19.
K
The
cuts
for
HR
and
FY
21
will
result
in
reductions
in
the
medical
evaluation
unit,
which
will
be
reorganized
and
refocused
delay
and
implementing
strategies
aimed
at
reducing
time
to
hire
elimination
of
a
major
effort
to
promote
healthy
lifestyles
and
educate
employees
on
diabetes
control
and
a
delay
of
a
planned
pharmacy
and
medical
claims
about
it.
That
concludes
my
remarks.
K
A
And
get
out
good
afternoon
council
president
and
members
of
City
Council
I
am
tomorrow
Alexander.
First
deputy
managing
director
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia
I'm
pleased
to
prevent
I'm
pleased
to
present
some
of
our
testimony
on
behalf
of
the
department
of
public
property
and
office
of
fleet
management
for
fiscal
year.
2021
operating
budget
written
testimony
has
been
submitted.
Commissioners,
Collins,
Greenwald
and
Kochi,
as
well
as
their
executive
teams,
are
joining
me
to
answer
any
questions
really
briefly.
A
The
department
of
public
properties
mission
is
basically
being
responsible
to
serve
the
city,
workforce
and
community
by
providing
quality
facilities
and
work
spaces,
of
which
we
are
very
proud
to
offer.
The
fleet
management
assures
that
city
vehicles
and
other
automotive
equipment
are
available,
dependable
and
safe
to
operate
so
that
city
departments
and
agencies
can
deliver
their
services.
Ofm
is
responsible
for
the
acquisition,
repair,
maintenance
and
dispose
of
all
city-owned
vehicles
and
equipment,
and
also
fuel
for
city
vehicles.
Both
of
these
departments
are
very
vital
to
the
continuity
of
government.
B
K
Sure
so
it
was
created
at
the
beginning
as
the
county
administration
really
to
bring
under
one
cabinet
member
a
lot
of
the
internal
administrative
functions
of
government,
really
an
effort
to
streamline
and
provide
further
support
for
other
departments.
So
things
like
oh
I,
te,
o
HR,
you
know
all
of
those
kind
of
functions,
procurement
purchasing,
bringing
that
under
one
umbrella,
to
provide
I,
guess
more
oversight
and
also
direction
for
those
departments.
So
you
know
that
is
one
of
our
functions.
K
B
B
K
So
Kumar
and
I
have
been
very
involved
in
the
internal
guidelines
and
reopening
strategy
for
city
operations.
Definitely
as
we
move
from
this
most
restrictive
phase
of
yellow
phase,
there's
still
a
desire
to
keep
as
many
people
as
home
as
possible,
and
so
because
of
that,
we
took
a
look
at
our
virtual
work
policy.
K
We
expanded
it
and
are
just
allowing
a
lot
more
flexibility,
longer
term
with
work
from
home
and
allowing
departments
sort
of
the
ability
to
manage
their
workforce
either
on-site
or
virtually
so
I
can
maybe
ask
mark
to
talk
more
about
the
deployment
of
the
technology,
to
support
that
mark
wheeler,
our
CIO,
but
yeah
we
I
mean
we
have
been
very
engaged
in
sort
of
working
with
departments
identify
you
know
how
they
need
to
manage
the
workforce
and
what
workforce
needs
to
be
on
site
versus
off-site
and
how
we
support
them.
In
doing
that,.
K
So
I
mean
well
markets
on
the
call,
and
we
worked
very
closely
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
to
identify
prioritize
departments
that
really
needed
to
get
up
and
running
quickly
and
functionally,
and
so
we
really
prioritize
those
departments
to
get
you
know.
Technology
laptops
cell
phones
were
necessary
in
some
cases
my
thighs
for
some
employees.
K
D
This
is
mark
wheeler,
chief
information
officer
for
the
city
back
in
February.
Oh
I
t
recognize
that
we
may
need
to
go
remotely
looking
at
the
trends
that
are
happening
around
the
world
and
we
began
putting
together
some
Tiger
teams
to
help
us
put
to
execute
very
very
quickly
on
a
series
of
platforms
that
we
knew
could
help
all
the
city
government
work
remotely,
that
included
leveraging
all
of
our
365
Microsoft
teams
and
then
dried
and
the
SharePoint
sites.
D
So
we
put
together
access
information
and
eating
along
the
use
of
those
technologies
by
the
departments
we
put
together
a
portal
online
for
all
staff
to
access
key
information
around
coded
19,
any
procurement
issues,
health
and
safety
issues,
and
then
all
of
the
technology
needs
that
they
might
have
so
they
could
get
to
that
from
the
web.
We
started
procuring
laptops
in
March
and
those
were
delivered
in
April.
So
far,
the
city
has
procured
over
1,400
laptops
and
we've
been
doing
study
distribution
of
those
because
of
the
tight
supply
chain.
D
We
were
not
able
to
get
laptops,
they
were
already
imaged
or
ready
to
go
with
our
platforms
on
them.
So
we've
had
a
team
working
steadily
every
single
day
to
get
those
distributed,
so
there
is
tends
to
be
a
little
bit
of
a
background
with
that
and
that's
unfortunate,
but
we
are
still
working
through
it.
The
other
work
that
we've
done
is
to
make
sure
that
these
operations
are
secure
and
safe,
secure
and
usable
as
possible.
So
we
have
another
Tiger
team
that
was
set
up
to
help
everyone
access
the
technology
remotely
and
securely.
B
Recent
challenges
with
the
Chairman
seems
to
always
be
an
issue
that
every
year
you
talk
about
shortening
the
time
frame,
we
actually
had
a
very
difficult
challenge.
We
were
trying
to
procure
some
masks
and
we
were
trying
to
secure
some
actually
a
contract
for
our
influencers,
those
individuals
that
were
going
to
help
us
stop
the
spread
and
what,
if
any,
bit
of
an
awesome
job.
But
it
took
us
literally
four
weeks
to
get
a
contract
for
an
organization
that
was
already
under
contract
with
the
city
to
provide
the
types
of
service,
Oh,
Dan
and
Nate.
B
Where
wasn't
it?
They
had
a
contract,
ongoing
contract
with
us
and
it
took
being
added
to
some
extraordinary
things
to
finally
get
that
in
place.
It
just
seems
like
every
year.
Procurement
is
always
a
problem
and
then
the
other
part
of
that
question.
One
of
the
things
that
is
proposed
under
the
new
normal
councilman
Thomas
actually
brought
it
up
this
issue
about
buying
local.
B
K
Jeans,
come
yeah
sure,
so,
in
terms
of
you
know
how
long
it
takes
to
get
contracts
in
place,
I
mean
we've.
Actually,
you
know
been
able
to
decrease
the
number
of
days
it
takes
to
get
contracts
in
place
rather
significantly
since
the
beginning
of
the
administration,
depending
on
the
type
of
contract.
To
me,
we've
been
able
to
eliminate
like
a
month
from
the
process,
and
we've
mainly
done
that
through
implementing
things
like
DocuSign,
so
we
don't
have
to
shuffle
paper
contracts
about.
We
also
implemented
a
process
for
expedited
amendments.
K
So
when
it's
just
amendments
for
basic
renewals,
where
nothing's
changing
with
the
time
or
money,
we
were
able
to
shave
off
about
half
of
the
time
that
it
would
normally
take.
So
it
not
only
takes
about
45
days
to
get
those
contracts
in
place,
and
so
we
have
done
a
number
of
things
to
streamline
that
process
and
certainly
under
you
know,
sort
of
the
kovin
purchasing.
You
know
we
put
a
number
of
sort
of
emergent
come.
K
You
know
emergency
contracting
procedures
in
place
to
really
help
speed
along
the
process
as
much
as
possible,
and
so
you
know
that
that
has
been
our
focus
and
I
think
we've
actually
made
a
lot
of
strides
and
in
reducing
the
amount
of
time
and
even
not
just
for
professional
services
contracts,
but
for
our
service
supplies
contracts.
You
know
we
have
been
able
to
you
through
just
the
implementation
of
online
bidding
and
in
kind
of
the
trans
transition
to
an
a
procurement
system.
K
We
have
been
able
to
gain
a
lot
of
efficiencies
in
that
process
in
terms
of
the
local
business
strategy.
You
know,
thankfully,
through
the
partnership
of
councilman
Green.
We
work
very
closely
with
him
to
get
a
charter
change
passed
in
November
to
really
incentivize
local
contracting
or
contracting
with
local
businesses,
and
so
that's
what
we're
calling
the
local
business
purchasing
initiative.
What
it
does
is
really
for
contracts
up
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
K
You
can
basically
use
a
very
streamlined,
simple
process
when
you're
contracting
with
a
local
business
specifically,
and
so
it
essentially
raised
the
threshold
which
it's
current
or
was
that
currently
at
thirty,
four
thousand
four,
when
you'd
have
to
do
a
formal,
bitter
RFP
up
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
If
you
are
contracted
with
a
local
business
and
I
think
when
we
were
doing
outreach
to
the
different
chambers,
a
small
business
network,
I
think
what
we
heard
was
that
you
know
if
I'm
a
small
business
if
I'm
a
local
business.
K
You
know
it's
really
challenging
to
put
the
effort
into
responding
to
a
formal
RFP
for
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
and
we
recognize
how
burdensome
that
can
be,
and
we
just
weren't
getting
perhaps
the
participation
we
would
want
on
some
of
those
smaller
contracts.
And
so
we
think
by
streamlining
the
process.
By
shifting
that
that
sort
of
threshold,
we
will
be
able
to
make
it
easier
for
businesses,
especially
local.
K
You
know
we're
really
trying
to
incentivize
local
business
purchasing,
make
it
easier
for
them
to
get
into
city
contracts
at
a
higher
price
point,
get
experience
and
protect
potentially
take
on
even
larger
contracts,
and
so
there's
a
series
of
things
that
we're
doing
in
response
to
that.
We're
we're
streamlining
actual
RFP
and
response
requirements
for
businesses
to
make
it
very
easy
for
them.
We
are
centralizing
all
of
our
contracting
opportunities
onto
one
page.
K
And
so
you
know
we
work
very
closely
with
councilman
greens
office
on
that
and
I
I
think
you
know,
I'm
looking
forward
to
a
washing
in
July,
so
it'll
be
starting
very
soon
and
I
think
it
will
really
helped
you
push
sort
of
the
needle
on
getting
more
local
businesses
in
the
door
and
doing
business
with
the
city.
Okay,.
B
I
want
to
talk
about
what
so
many
universities
are
discussing
without
you
know
romantic
conversation,
emergency
COBIT,
any
declaration
of
emergency.
This
morning,
two
chief
administrative
office
required
to
get
a
contract,
should
that
just
beat
a
law
department
and
the
finance
director,
but
that
was
actually
one
of
the
challenges
that
we
had
was
try
to
secure
a
contract.
My
understanding
under
the
declaration
of
emergency.
That's
not
necessarily
your
step.
We
shouldn't
have
to
take
yeah.
K
K
K
B
H
H
You
know
mark
when
I
was
in
Harrisburg
an
issue
that
was
given
a
great
attention
across
the
Commonwealth
and
one
that
both
rural
Pennsylvania
and
urban
regions
both
had
in
common
that
we
discussed
briefly
today
in
the
new
normal
budget
act
that
the
council.
Obviously
we
just
passed
me
an
amendment,
but
we
talked
about
during
the
press
conference
and
that
issue
is
the
digital
divide
and
don't
care.
How
mark
you
think
about
our
nation's
response
to
Colvin
and
or
civil
unrest
that
we
are
dealing
with
now
and
voting
rights
in
every
way.
H
You
think
about
our
nation
in
our
city
from
those
who
really
were
strongly
encouraged
because
of
COBIT
to
go
online,
complete
the
application
to
request
a
ballot
to
vote
by
mail
for
those
you
know
could
not
get
to
a
doctor
or
who
need
a
behavioral
or
mental
health
training.
For
the
first
time
ever,
I
began
to
hear
more
clinicians
and
medical
professionals
say
you
know
we're
embracing
telehealth
during
this
time.
So,
instead
of
going
to
visit
a
doctor
in
person,
people
saw
themselves
communicating
with
their
doctors
like
we
are
interacting
pursue
resume.
H
You
know
to
a
stay
at
home
that
requires
more
tela-health
and
medicine.
That
requires
a
remote
learn.
What
are
we
being
or
what
are
we
doing
to
make
sure
that
not
just
students
cuz
mark
I,
don't
want
us
to
just
think
that
this
is.
You
know
just
relative
to
education.
This
is
neighborhoods
across
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
I
didn't
know,
I
didn't
get
this
mark,
and-
and
you
know
just
because
this
is
your
industry.
Someone
said
to
me:
Sorrell,
you
know
in
some
areas
in
the
in
the
city.
H
Let's
say
that
I
connect
with
the
Internet
through
my
phone
carrier
and
we
won't
say
the
firm's
right,
but
there
multiple
firms
and
I'll
connect
with
them.
They
said
if
I
don't
have
a
certain
amount
of
towers.
You
know
with
the
equipment
in
a
particular
region
for
that
carrier
it
could
interfere
with
my
connectivity.
What
are
we
doing
from
a
comprehensive
perspective
relative
to
all
of
the
carriers
that
can
help
philadelphians
get
connected?
H
D
Thank
You
councilmember
Parker
that
this
is
a
great
question
and
I'm
excited
to
have
this
dialogue
with
you
and
the
other
council
members
about
it
today,
I'm
gonna
step
you
through
a
few
things.
One
is
what
we
started
to
do
initially
at
the
office
of
innovation
to
technology
in
March
was
to
reach
out
to
the
telecom
carriers
that
all
provided
internet
around
the
city
and
try
to
engage
them
in
a
dialogue
about
what
they
could
do
more.
D
At
that
time,
they
had
all
rolled
out
their
national
plans
and
Comcast
was
the
only
one
that
actually
engaged
us
in
a
meaningful
dialogue
where
we
could
ask
them
to
do
a
little
bit
more.
Maybe
at
that
point,
if
you
had
any
indebtedness
to
Comcast
and
if
you
needed
to
drop
out
of
a
high
expense
plan,
because
you
were
now
unemployed
and
wanted
to
go
to
their
Internet
Essentials,
that
was
a
little
bit
more
challenging.
We
got
them
to
relax
those
rules
and
be
more
responsive
on.
They
gave
us
data
that
would
help
us.
You.
D
Yeah
so
I
think
we
got
some
data
to
help
to
help
us
promote
and
work
with
the
school
district
and
where
all
of
their
different
hotspots
would
be.
So
we
could
just
have
that
information
readily
available.
We
posted
all
of
that
information
online
for
the
public
we
made
it
available
in
multiple
languages.
Some
of
those
are
multi-language.
Sites
are
some
of
the
most
used
now
on
the
logo.
We've
seen
an
incredible
increase
in
many
language.
D
Access
on
our
web
site,
I'm
very
I'm,
very
proud
of
the
team
for
working
so
hard
about
on
that
to
didn't,
given
that
we
are
role
had
been
to
say
here
are
all
of
the
discounted
services.
Here
are
some
free
services.
Here's
where
you're
going
to
get
on
different
types
of
access,
I
want
to
reference.
What's
what
councilmember
Q
and
the
Sanchez
had
said
earlier,
our
tant
and
padule,
and
about
it
is
time
to
think
boldly
and
I
think
it
is.
D
It
is
time
for
us
to
as
a
city,
take
a
leadership
reign
and
work
with
the
our
private
sector.
Partners,
work
with
institutions
gather
as
many
individuals
from
the
social
impact
investment
world
who
are
willing
to
work
with
us
and
create
a
model
for
Philadelphia
where
we
can
create
a
self-sustaining,
funded
program
for
any
household
in
the
city.
That
needs
to
pay
for
and
and
cannot
do
it
themselves,
internet
connectivity
and
it
could
be
based
on
a
subsidy
model
very
similar
to
housing
choice
where
you
could
go
to
any
Internet
service
provider.
D
If
you
want
to
get
it
through
your
cellular
cellulous,
if
you
want
it
to
come
through
the
home
through
broadband
fiber,
however,
that
would
work
for
you.
The
important
piece
of
this
is
that
we
address
two
problems.
One
is
that
child
centered
problem
we
have
right.
Now
we
have
students
still
in
the
midst
of
their
school
work.
They
will
go
back
in
the
fall.
We
don't
really
know
what
that
will
look
like.
D
As
you
said,
there
could
be
another
shutdown,
it
may
be
localized
shutdown,
so
one
school
may
be
closed
while
others
are
operating
and,
of
course
we
have
the
schools
closing.
For
other
reasons,
we
have
the
asbestos
abatement
that's
going
on,
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
those
students
have
access
now
and
but
and
I
think
we
can
use
a
model
of
funding.
D
H
But
I
want
to
wrap
up
with
this
a
mark,
but
when
you
talked
about
and
I
I
agree
innovative,
because
these
are
unprecedented
times,
we
we
are
in,
and
none
of
us
could
have.
You
know
even
projected
that
this
was
where
we
were
being,
but
those
conversations
that
you
talked
about
those
public-private
partnerships
that
you
mentioned
right
now.
Can
you
tell
me
whether
a
city
is
having
any
high-level
discussions
with
all
of
the
major
carriers
being
involved
in
exactly
what
you
just
described
and
developing
some
sort
of
proposal?
H
D
Medicine
is
online
and
if
I
could
just
take
one
more
minute,
there
is
the
in
gate.
There
is
the
adoption
problem
and
that's
a
place
that
oh,
I
T
has
worked
now
since
2017
we've
been
putting
out
grants
through
the
digital
literacy
Alliance
to
fund
nonprofits
who
work
in
our
communities.
Work
within
work
with
the
elderly
I'll
work
with
low-income
into
disadvantaged
communities
on
how
to
use
the
internet
to
better
their
lives,
and
we've
just
issued
three
grants
of
thirty
thousand
dollars
each
to
three
agencies
for
geographically
across
the
city
to
set
up
navigators.
D
Who
can
do
that
work
that
you've
been
describing
about?
How
do
you?
How
do
you
really
work
with
telemedicine
if
you're
someone
who's,
never
really
done
much
on
a
can
on
the
computer
and
the
internet
before?
And
this
is
the
only
way
you
can
access
your
doctor,
we
need
a
navigator
who
will
handhold,
be
compassionate
and
be
patient
and
and
and
give
people
instructions
on
how
to
use
these
different
digital
services.
Mr.
H
President,
thank
you
for
your
time
and
Mark.
I
would
just
ask
that
you,
you
guys
formally
make
sure
you
include
counsel
as
a
part
of
those
discussions,
because
a
part
of
what
we
is
throughout
this
budget
process,
with
all
of
other
than
the
interests
people
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
our
best
to
ensure
that
all
philadelphians.
E
Initiative
and
we've
tied
up
with
issues
because
of
Kobe
19
that
rolled
out,
but
we've
also
talked
a
couple
times
joined
this
pandemic
about
how
we
sped
up
procurement
and
give
me
some
perspective.
Have
we've
done
day
considering
we
need
to
use
the
city
as
the
economic
development
engine
gives
a
perspective
on
those
colleges
able
to
speed
up
and
brothers
to
procurement.
I
know
the
very
very
short
window
which
I
think
the
council
members
they'll,
be
surprised
if
you
got
quickly.
E
K
K
In
our
hands
where
we
can
get
the
contract
executed,
you
know
the
faster,
they
can
get
contracts
in
place,
and
so
you
know
when
I,
when
I
started,
I've
been
working
in
kind
of
this
world
for
a
while,
you
know
I
mean
it
was
taking
upwards
of
like
six
months.
In
some
cases
they
get
contracts
in
place
and
we've
got
it
down
to
about
80
days,
which
I
know
still
seems
like
a
lot
of
times.
But
we've
made
dramatic
sort
of
improvements
in
that
area.
I
would
say.
K
Just
making
sure
that
we
were
sustaining
that
so
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
talk
about
how
long
it
takes,
but
we've
actually
really
reduced
the
amount
of
time
it
takes
and
I
think
with
some
of
the
changes
we're
doing
the
local
business
purchasing
initiative,
some
of
the
upfront
burden
and
the
amount
of
time
it
takes
to
actually
get
a
proposal
done
and
for
us
to
kind
of
get
the
contract
executed.
We're
really
going
to
be
pushing
the
needle
and.
K
That
process
down
for
these
local
business
contracts
to
you
know
like
45
days,
I
think
when
we
were
looking
at
the
potential
for
that.
So
you
know
again
it's.
It
would
be
great
if
we
could
do
it
in
two
weeks,
but
I
think
we
really
can
effectuate
a
lot
of
change
through
some
of
the
changes
we're
making
to
the
process.
E
Mr.
wheeler,
as
well
looking
at
your
budget,
you
have
a
number
of
items
that
are
listed
as
to
be
determined
in
your
budget
detail
in
particular
on
page
nine,
except
there's,
like
fifteen
million
dollars
to
get
determined
and
there's
a
number
of
other
categories
that
are
in
there
to
be
determined
category.
Can
you
give
us
some
perspective
on
whether
those
dollars
are
going
to
be
used
because
I
know
they
start?
D
D
Think
I
understand
we.
These
are
projects
that
are
lined
up,
but
we
don't
have
the
vendor
selected
yet
so
in
terms
of
finalizing
the
costs,
we're
not
able
to
put
that
number
in
it,
but
these
are
projects
for
which
we've
done
the
planning.
The
RFP
process
is
either
right
now
or
we
finalized
it
we're
working
on
negotiations
and
we
have
an
award
of
the
contracts
yet
and
that's
what
those
to
be
determines
typically
typically
mean
well.
E
D
Sure
that
can
be
the
case
in
terms
of
a
capital
project
that
they
don't
move
forward
at
the
contract.
Conformance
doesn't
happen
in
a
timely
manner
and
then
for
any
number
of
reasons.
We
have
to
go
back
to
the
starting
board.
We
lose
the
contractor
with
the
capital
projects.
There
can
be
delays
that
that
caused
them
to
almost
go
back
to
the
starting
board.
Again.
G
I
just
wanted
to
echo
majority
leader,
Parker
said
you
know
in
council
and
definitely
in
the
Education
Committee
and
Mark
Miller.
You
were
kind
enough
and
others
to
talk
to
to
the
council
Education
Committee.
There
is
a
huge
interest
in
this
digital
literacy
and
digital
divide.
So
please
engage
us
in
this
process.
I
think
we
could
be
helpful
to
look
at.
How
do
you
create
those
kind
of
plans
and
and
will
access
and
I
look
forward
to
that
work?
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
a
bit
around
the
procurement
piece.
G
You
know
when
Rebecca
Reinhardt
prior
to
running
for
office
and
becoming
a
controller,
we
had
done
a
series
of
procurement
reform
hearings
and
you
know
what
I'll
do
is
I'll
submit
to
all
of
you
that
information
so
that
we
can
go
back
to
it.
Part
of
what
we
were
doing
was
some
of
the
accountability
and
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that
councilman
Green
has
done
around
the
hundred
hundred
thousand
dollar
exception.
But
you
know
how
do
we
use
best
values?
What
is
a
good
standing
contractor
is
huge
and
I.
G
G
That
is
what
limits
people's
ability
to
contract
with
the
city
and
so
looking
at
the
whole
timeline
when
you
say
80
days,
but
you
know
if
people
have
a
contract
amendment
once
payment
is
issued
I've
yet
to
see
a
real
commitment
from
this
administration
to
say
you
know
we're
going
to
do
initial
payments,
we've
done
it
for
some
people,
we've
done
it
for
love
part.
We
do
it
for
who
we
want.
G
You
know
we
will
be
doing
an
initial
deposit
council
president
and
then
people
can
reconcile,
but
we
don't
do
it
across
the
board,
and
you
said
we
we
have
a
new
normal
and
the
new
normal
has
to
be
that
we
really
need
to
do
this
as
fast
as
possible.
So
I
will
definitely
submit
that
and
I
just
wanted
to
put
it
on
the
record,
because
I
think
it's
important
work
I
think
it's
work,
we're
gonna
start
paying
attention
and
again
we
want
to
work
with
the
with
the
administration
as
it
relates
to
that.
G
So,
thank
you
very
much
and
I.
You
know
again
we
have
a
very
short
budget
process
and
we
want
to
keep
things
moving,
but
we
also
want
to
go
back
to
some
of
the
long
work
and
reforms
and
initiatives
that
we
were
working
in
the
past.
So
I
appreciate
all
of
your
collaboration
and
we'll
be
submitting
it
for
the
record
and
hopefully
before
the
budget
is
passed,
we'll
get
some
responses
as
to
how
do
we
move
forward
on
that?
So,
thank
you.
Both
sure
Thank
You
Councilwoman.
A
A
D
Being
that
we
are
such
a
diverse
city
on
for
so
many
different
operations
and
technical
needs,
so
providing
easy
answer,
and
that
would
be
challenging.
I
can
tell
you
I
love
you,
especially
with
groupid.
We
have
made
things
much
more
efficient
how
this
translates
to
what
what
individual
staff
of
workers
do.
In
my
view,
it
has
always
allowed
them
to
move
away
from
these
a
repetitive
low
value
tasks
to
a
much
more
high
value
task,
especially
one
that
could,
on
interface
more
directly
with
the
public
and
provide
more
services.
D
I
can
tell
you,
from
my
perspective,
in
in
technology
that,
if
I
were
to
were
able
to
eliminate
a
position,
because
we
made
something
more
efficient,
I
wouldn't
actually
eliminate
the
position,
then
I
would
reallocate
that
resource
to
a
place
that
we
just
haven't
been
able
to
do
enough
at
all.
Product
management
is
something
that
we
have
not
done
well
with.
We
continue
to
limp
along
there
and
we
simply
can't
limp
along
with
products
like
o365
and
DocuSign.
We
need
dedicated
customer
success.
People.
D
If
you
look
at
good
software
development
companies,
they
have
sales
people,
they
had
technicians,
they
have
the
technologists
and
then
they
have
customer
success,
which
is
how
well
are
you
using
the
product?
What
do
what
does
the
product
actually
need
to
change
and
do
for
you
and
how
do
we
plan
out
a
future
for
the
use
of
that
product
or
get
rid
of
it
and
bring
something
new
as
technology
changes?
We
continue
to.