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From YouTube: Mayor's Jim Kenney's FY2021 Budget Address 3-5-2020
A
Thank
You
council,
president
Clark
and
members
of
City
Council
for
inviting
me
to
speak
here
today.
It's
all
it's
always
great
to
be
back
in
this
chamber,
and
it's
hard
to
believe
that
this
is
already
my
fifth
budget
address.
As
mayor
I,
often
think
of
the
popular
saying
about
Parenthood
that
many
of
you
have
probably
heard
the
days
are
long,
but
the
years
are
short
that
pretty
much
sums
up
how
it
feels
to
be
mayor.
A
That
days
definitely
feel
long,
but
the
years
fly
by
and
I
know
that
this
term
will
go
as
quickly
as
the
first
I
share.
This
sentiment
as
a
bit
of
advice
for
our
new
council
members,
Kendra
Brooks,
Jayme,
Gautier,
Katherine,
Gilmore,
Richardson
and
Isiah
Thomas
hear
there
is
a
finite
getting
clefable.
A
A
The
fiscal
year
2021
budget
and
the
five-year
plan
builds
on
the
agenda.
We
discussed
back
in
January
just
up
north
Broad
Street
at
the
met
fighting
for
a
safer
and
more
just
City,
providing
quality
education
for
all,
delivering,
cleaner
and
safer
streets,
building,
inclusive
and
resilient
neighborhoods,
creating
more
diverse,
efficient
and
effective
government.
These
are
the
top
priorities
of
our
administration.
The
key
investments
in
this
plan
and
the
capital
program
will
advance
these
specific
goals
and
ultimately
help
lift
at
least
100,000
philadelphians
out
of
poverty.
This
is
a
priority.
A
I
know
we
all
share
our
administration's
anti
poverty.
Poverty
strategy
focuses
on
providing
support
for
those
in
need
now
helping
Philadelphia,
which
raise
their
incomes
and
investing
in
policies
and
programs
that
will
break
the
cycle
of
intergenerational
poverty.
These
investments
double
down
on
programs,
we
know,
are
working
for
our
residents,
such
as
phl
pre-k,
Community,
Schools
and
rebuild.
They
also
fund
the
commitments
we've
made
a
prioritized
key
issues
over
the
next
four
years.
Let
me
begin
with
our
top
priority
of
creating
a
safer
and
more
just
City
for
us
all
before
I
do
so.
A
Less
than
a
month
on
the
job
and
she's
already
brought
a
fresh
perspective
to
our
city,
I
want
to
thank
the
public
for
welcoming
her
graciously
I.
Ask
that
you
continue
praying
for
her
success
and
supporting
her
and
our
department
in
the
days
and
years
ahead.
Make
no
mistake.
Her
success
is
our
city.
Success,
commissioner,
outlaw
is
leading
our
administration's
efforts
to
transform
police
community
relations,
make
necessary
internal
reforms
and
reduce
the
senseless
violence,
but
we
know
that
she
can't
do
that
alone.
A
We
also
know
that
to
be
successful,
the
department
needs
strategic
investments
required
of
modern
policing.
That's
why
this
budget
calls
for
a
5.7
million
dollars
for
staff
and
technology
needed
to
expand
operation
pinpoint.
This
initiative
is
starting
to
show
positive
results
in
the
target
areas,
including
a
17
percent
year-to-date
decrease
in
homicides
and
significant
decreases
in
shooting
victims
in
pinpoint
areas.
Because
of
this
progress,
we
expect
to
expand,
pin
point
to
three
more
police
districts.
A
We
will
also
increase
the
use
of
body-worn
cameras
and
improve
training
to
eliminate
racial
bias,
and
this
council
president
Clark,
is
called
for.
This
budget
allows
us
to
hire
Public
Safety
enforcement
officers
to
help
ensure
more
police
officers
are
where
we
need
them
most
in
neighborhoods,
preventing
violent
crime
to
better
address
issues
of
gender
discrimination
and
sexual
harassment
within
the
police
department.
We
very
marked
three
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars
to
expand
the
capacity
of
the
employees
relations
unit
of
the
mayor's
office
of
Labor.
This
will
allow
them
to
assume
the
investigatory
process
for
PPD.
A
Taking
those
investigations
outside
of
the
department
will
also
continue
to
fight
for
improvements
to
the
disciplinary
process
as
part
of
the
upcoming
collective
bargaining
agreement,
a
priority
highlighted
by
our
freshman
council
members
will
or
card
with
the
FOP
to
protect
the
rights
of
our
officers,
while
also
strengthening
commissioner
outlaws
ability
to
hold
bad
cops
accountable.
We
know
this
is
a
top
concern
for
the
department
and
our
residents
to
reduce
and
prevent
gun
violence
that
has
been
tearing
our
communities
apart.
A
This
plan
adds
eight
billion
dollars
a
year
for
the
implementation
of
evidence-based
and
community
of
foreign
strategies
in
the
Philadelphia
roadmap
for
safer
communities.
We
will
expand
the
community
crisis
intervention
program
and
fund
a
rapid
response
team
that
can
respond
to
communities
experiencing
deep
trauma.
We
also
continue
making
targeted
community
investment
grants,
expand,
Youth,
Employment
programs
and
reduce
neighborhood
blade.
They
share
priority.
We
have
with
councilmembers
Jones
&
Johnson
is
launching
group
violence.
Intervention,
otherwise
known
as
focused
deterrence
strategy,
involves
targeted
outreach
to
the
small
and
active
number
of
people
involved
in
Street
groups.
A
It
offers
incentives
such
as
training
and
employment,
compliant
for
employment,
for
compliance
along
with
Swift
consequences
for
criminal
activity.
This
approach
is
supported
by
numerous
successful
cases
of
violence
reduction
in
other
cities
across
the
country
to
support
initiatives
like
group,
violence,
intervention,
our
gun
violence,
investments
include
2
million
dollars
in
a
new
transitional
jobs
program
that
is
successfully
reduced
violence
in
other
major
cities.
Since
most
of
our
crime
stem
from
poverty
and
lack
of
opportunity,
we
will
provide
job
training
and
jobs
to
residents
who
are
at
the
highest
risk
of
being
involved
in
violence.
A
All
these
strategies
and
more
aim
to
reduce
homicides
by
30
percent
and
shootings
by
25
percent
by
the
end
of
this
term.
We're
confident
with
the
unified
effort,
as
well
as
continued
lobbying
for
common
sense,
gun
reform
at
the
state
and
federal
levels
we
can
achieve
this
goal
over
the
life
of
this
plan,
we'll
continue
building
on
the
success
of
our
criminal
and
juvenile
justice
reform
efforts.
As
we
know,
long-term
sustainability
of
criminal
justice
reforms
acquires
deep
and
meaningful
collaboration
with
the
communities
most
impacted
by
mass
incarceration.
A
We
remain
committed
to
reinvesting
savings
from
our
reforms
directly
into
impacted
communities,
the
office
of
reentry
partnerships,
one
Hance
and
streamlined
connections
to
resources
that
residents
returning
from
incarceration
need
to
thrive,
such
as
high
quality,
workforce
training,
housing
and
other
supports.
We'll
also
launched
our
first
neighborhood
Resource
Center.
This
will
be
a
network
of
community
centers
where
people
can
report
to
their
probation
officer
in
their
own
neighborhood
and
access
services
alongside
family
members
and
neighbors.
A
The
vision
for
these
centers
is
to
remove
barriers
and
transform
supervision
to
ensure
that
people
receive
the
support
that
they
need
to
move
forward
and
will
work
with
our
partners
to
make
Philadelphia's
pretrial
system
more
equitable.
That
means
working
to
eliminate
cash
bail.
They
practice
a
practice
that
causes
people
living
in
poverty
to
languish
in
our
jails
awaiting
trial,
simply
because
they
cannot
afford
to
pay
for
their
freedom.
A
We
are
also
increasing
opportunities
for
diversion
away
from
the
criminal
and
juvenile
justice
system
and
into
services
at
the
point
of
law
enforcement
contact.
All
these
efforts
will
help
us
promote
safety
and
racial
equity
while
reducing
the
jail
population
by
fifty
percent
from
where
it
was
in
2015.
We
are
continuing
the
work
of
collaborative
and
data-driven
criminal
justice
reform
through
the
MacArthur
Foundation
safety
and
justice
challenge,
but
to
truly
prevent
crime
and
reduced
the
need
for
incarceration
in
the
first
place.
Most
critical
and
impactful
investment
we
can
continue
to
make
is
in
quality
education.
A
By
fiscal
year
2023,
we
would
be
providing
quality
pre-k
to
5500
children
every
single
school
year.
Four
years
ago,
we
were
debating
how
to
fund
this
transforming
a
program,
and
now
we
are
setting
up
our
youngest
learners
and
their
families
for
success
in
elementary
school
and
beyond.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
making
help
making
this
possible
this
initiative
so
successful
for
our
public
school
students
we're
investing
267
million
in
fiscal
year
21
for
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
a
forty
five
million
dollar
increase
over
fiscal
year,
20.
A
As
you
know,
I
firmly
believe
the
only
way
to
create
lasting
equity
in
Philadelphia
is
to
ensure
all
of
our
city's
children,
regardless
of
their
zip
code,
have
schools
great
schools
in
their
neighborhoods.
During
our
first
term,
we
proudly
put
Philadelphia's
future
back
in
the
hands
of
residents
by
returning
the
school
district
to
local
control
and
giving
it
fiscal
stability.
For
the
first
time
in
recent
history,.
A
With
the
support
and
advocacy
of
councilmember
Ginn,
we
appointed
a
diverse
local
school
board
and
are
investing
more
than
1.4
billion
dollars
in
funding
in
the
district.
I'm
very
proud
of
the
district
of
momentum
have
recently
celebrated
four
straight
years
of
steady
progress
of
schools,
citywide
on
the
leadership
of
superintendent,
dr.
William
Haight
and
School
Board
President
Joyce
Wilkerson,
more
students
are
reading
on
grade
level
and
graduating
on
time,
and
we
have
a
bet
and
we
have
better
supportive
services
to
meet
the
extensive
needs
of
our
students
and
their
families.
A
A
All
that
said,
dr.
height
president
Wilkerson
and
I
are
keenly
aware
that
there's
much
more
work
to
do
until
we
can
confidently
say
all
of
our
all
of
our
schools.
District
led
and
charter
are
where
they
need
to
be,
but
creating
a
system
of
great
schools
requires
resources.
Governor
Wolf's
budget
is
promising,
and
our
local
delegation
is
working
hard
to
do
everything
it
can
to
bring
more
funding
into
Philadelphia
public
schools,
but
we
once
again,
we
once
again
be
called
on
to
step
up
for
our
kids.
A
The
crisis
with
lead
and
asbestos
is
removal
in
our
schools
is
evidence
enough
that
decades
of
cuts
and
disinvestments
come
at
a
price,
while
the
district
remains
stable
this
fiscal
year.
It's
future
financial
condition
is
tenuous
and
I
refuse
to
return
to
the
days
of
draconian
cuts
and
wondering
whether
schools
are
open
on
time
is
our
generation,
who
must
have
the
political
courage
to
act
and
lead
our
city
from
a
legacy
of
survival
to
a
future
of
students,
actually
thriving.
A
In
addition
to
providing
our
k12
system
with
increased
funding,
this
next
term
brings
another
area
of
focus
for
our
administration
when
I
think
about
how
we
can
make
a
real
impact
on
reducing
poverty,
improving
educational
attainment
and
preparing
a
highly
skilled
workforce.
No
institution
provides
a
greater
opportunity
than
a
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
CCP
is
the
predominant
gateway
to
greater
economic
mobility
for
graduates
of
Philadelphia
public
schools.
A
It
enrolls
just
over
1,600
recent
high
school
graduates
each
year
and
that
number
does
not
even
include
the
thousands
of
adults
advancing
their
education
and
career
goals
by
attending
Community.
College
CCP
offers
more
than
100
associate
degree
and
certificate
programs.
Proficiency
certificates
are
available
in
a
number
of
occupations
from
accounting
and
advanced
automotive
repair
to
architectural
visualization,
biomedical
equipment
and
cybersecurity.
A
Associate
degrees
also
are
offered
for
in-demand
careers
such
as
engineering,
science,
nursing
computer
science,
dental
hygiene
and
digital
forensics,
and
the
evidence
is
clear.
A
post-secondary,
credential
or
college
degree
is
essential
to
thrive
in
today's
rapidly
changing
economy,
yet
rising
cost
of
higher
education
and
the
student
debt
crisis
are
harming
student's
ability
to
access
and
complete
their
education.
A
So,
with
all
this
in
mind,
I
propose,
in
this
plan
a
major
investment
of
sixty
three
million
dollars
in
new
funding
for
Community
College
of
Philadelphia
to
launch
the
Octavius
Cato
scholarship.
The
catio
scholarship
is
a
last
dollar
tuition
model
that
effectively
closes
the
gap
between
other
financial
aid
and
the
students
remaining
balance.
It
will
also
provide
basic
needs
and
academic
supports
that
foster
degree
completion.
We
have
a
simple
but
vital
goal
to
significantly
increase
graduation
rates
for
full-time
CCP
students.
We
know
that
tuition
is
not
the
only
significant
barrier
to
graduation.
A
In
fact,
more
than
half
of
the
respondents
that
a
recent
sample
University
study
indicated
they
were
there,
there
were
housing
and
they
were
housing
in
food-insecure.
That
is
why
we
are
combining
last
dollar
funding,
with
additional
support
to
remove
the
burdens
to
hit
many
of
our
students,
especially
those
living
in
poverty,
particularly
hard.
We'll
give
each
first
time
each
first-time
full-time
student
in
the
program
$1500
per
semester
to
offset
the
cost
of
books
transportation
of
food.
A
The
city
will
also
work
with
CCP
to
better
connect
more
of
their
students
to
public
benefits,
childcare
and
housing
supports
the
caddo.
Scholarship
will
give
these
transformative
opportunities
to
a
projected
6,500
students
over
the
next
five
years
and
will
provide
over
seven
hundred
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
funding
to
expand
opportunities
for
dual
enrollment
and
Summer
Bridge
programs
to
ensure
our
Caddo
scholars
are
ready
for
the
rigor
of
college.
A
Mountains
of
data
tell
us
that
this
investment
will
make
a
real
difference
in
people's
lives,
while
also
promoting
the
economic
prosperity
of
our
city
over
the
long
term,
but
it
was
cemented
even
more
for
me
personally.
After
take
talking
to
some
of
our
students,
take
Lilia
a
senior
at
George
Washington,
High
School,
one
of
our
community
schools
in
the
Northeast
Lilia
and
her
parents
are
from
Algeria
and
arrived
in
Philly.
A
Six
years
ago
they
came
to
Philadelphia
determined
to
find
more
educational
opportunities
and
a
better
life,
despite
the
challenges
that
she
faced
in
high
school
as
an
English
Learner
and
during
her
mother's
battle
with
a
serious
illness.
Lilia
is
ambitious,
resilient
and
dedicated
to
her
education.
She
now
speaks
three
languages,
including
English,
and
is
the
vice
president
of
a
mentorship
program
for
immigrant
girls
at
George
Washington
a
program
the
community
school
coordinator
helped
to
establish,
in
fact,
lilius
leadership
role
took
her
to
Harvard
University
to
present
an
alumni
conference
last
spring.
A
Lilia
wants
to
follow
in
her
parents
footsteps
to
study
medicine
which
they
practiced
in
Africa
and
she's
on
the
right
track.
Next
week
she
will
begin
an
internship
in
our
department
of
public
health
through
the
community
schools,
new
city
and
turns
program,
and
in
the
fall
she
will
go
to
CCP
with
enough
support
to
complete
a
degree
at
CCP.
Lilia
can
then
transfer
to
study
pre-med
at
Temple.
University
I
know
that
our
city
can
be
helpful,
fill
her
dream
and
her
family's
dream
of
a
better
education,
better
life
through
education.
A
We
can
also
help
current
full-time
CCP
students
like
Brittney,
who
lives
in
Southwest,
Philadelphia,
Brittney,
a
study,
business
and
Spanish
at
CCP,
and
also
hopes
to
transfer
to
Temple
after
graduating
with
her
associate's
degree.
She
is
also
a
single
mom
and
worked
two
jobs
to
support
herself
and
her
daughter.
This
is
not
easy,
given
these
challenges,
I'm
glad
that
Brittany's
daughter
Elizabeth,
is
one
of
our
phl
pre-k
students.
She
goes
to
school
right
across
the
street
from
CCP
at
spring
garden
Academy.
A
This
Center
has
the
state's
highest
quality
rating
and
because
phl
pre-k,
because
of
phl
pre-k
elizabeth
attends
for
free
brittany,
can
focus
on
her
studies.
Knowing
that
her
daughter
is
in
a
safe
and
high-quality
learning,
environment
and
Elizabeth
already
knows
some
big
words
like
impressive,
which
is
exactly
how
I
describe
her
and
mother
Lilia
and
Brittany
are
here
with
us
today,
and
I
would
like
to
ask
them
to
stand.
A
From
Southwest
Philly
to
the
Northeast,
and
every
neighborhood
in
between
these
determined
young
adults
represent
our
Caddo
scholars,
who
we,
as
a
city,
will
help
achieve
the
American
dream.
So
it
I
want
to
send
a
clear
message
to
our
high
school
students,
especially
those
who
may
think
college
is
out
of
reach
or
simply
cannot
afford
it.
If
you
work
hard
and
graduate
high
school,
you
can
go
to
community
college,
full
time,
tuition,
free
and
even
get
money
for
books,
transportation
of
food.
We're
committed
to
this
because
we
I
believe
in
you.
A
Everyone
in
this
chamber
believes
in
you
and
the
city
of
healthy
cares
about
you.
So
now
that
I've
shared
the
largest
new
investment
in
our
plan,
I
want
to
shift
focus
to
the
capital
program.
It's
particularly
related
to
our
goal
of
creating
cleaner
and
safer
streets.
The
single
largest
capital
investment
continues
to
be
addressing
the
quality
of
our
streets
to
the
tune
of
fifty
two
point:
1
million
this
year
and
three
hundred
thirty
five
point:
six
million
dollars
over
six
years
since
2016.
A
Thanks
to
the
support
of
councilmember
O'neal,
we've
more
than
doubled,
the
number
of
miles
paved
and
moving
our
rope.
Roadways
towards
a
state
of
good
repair
remains
a
top
priority.
We
plan
to
invest
240
million
in
street,
paving
alone
over
six
years,
we'll
continue
designing
safer
streets
that
promote
zero
fatalities
and
put
people
first
through
a
nine
million
dollar
investment
in
vision,
zero
over
six
years
and
we'll
deliver
on
our
goal
of
creating
40
miles
of
protected
bike
lanes
by
the
year.
A
2025
will
provide
funding
for
septa
to
septa
a
four
point:
seven
million
to
support
capital
improvements
at
stations
and
other
facilities.
This
is
in
addition
to
the
annual
89
million
dollar
local
operating
budget
contribution.
The
city
provides
the
septa
and
will
leverage
grant
funding
through
a
1.4
million
dollar
appropriation
for
repairing
bridges,
most
notably
we'll
be
expanding,
sweet
street-sweeping
to
all
residential
neighborhoods
and
commercial
corridor.
A
Citywide
we've
learned
a
great
deal
from
our
street-sweeping
pilot
in
six
neighborhoods
last
year,
where
we
use
capital
funding
to
buy
new
mechanical
brooms
and
hired
laborers
residents
supported
the
program
and
expressed
that
they
noticed
their
blocks
were
cleaner
because
of
this
program.
In
fact,
96
percent
of
the
residents
and
the
pilot
areas
supported
expanding
us
programs.
A
As
a
result
of
this
pilot
and
because
of
the
supportive
council
members
Parker
Heenan
and
Squealer,
we
proposed
a
10
million
dollar
ten
million
dollars
to
expand
street-sweeping
to
more
neighborhoods
in
fiscal
year,
21
and
67
million
dollars
over
five
years.
We
use
the
data
and
recommendations
in
the
pilots
evaluation
to
improve
the
program
moving
forward
as
part
of
the
2020
program,
mechanical
cleaning
will
be
expanded
to
new
neighborhoods
and
in
some
areas
cars
will
be
required
to
move
during
sweeping
operations.
A
We're
still
finalizing
the
implementation
plans
and
full
details
of
the
2020
program
will
be
announced
later
this
spring.
Ensuring
cleaner
streets
is
a
pivotal
first
step
to
creating
more
inclusive
and
resilient
neighborhoods.
Our
city
is
experiencing
a
period
of
transformative
economic
growth,
which
is
contributed
to
a
reduction
in
our
poverty
and
unemployment
rates,
as
well
as
as
well
as
a
rise
in
median
incomes.
While
we
are
progressing,
we
must
move
faster
to
close
the
inequality
gap
and
foster
more
affordable,
stronger
and
healthier
neighbors.
A
That
is
why
our
budget
invests
six
point:
six
million
dollars
in
fiscal
year
21
and
nearly
thirty
three
million
dollars
from
the
general
fund
Oh
over
the
plan
in
phl
rent
assist.
This
new
program
will
stabilize
households
living
in
poverty,
with
a
focus
on
youth
aging
out
of
foster
care,
low-income
working
families
and
individuals
with
disabilities.
Its
goal
is
to
prevent
eviction
and
the
negative
effects
of
displacement
by
filling
the
gap
between
what
people
can
afford
to
pay
and
the
cost
of
rent,
which
is
a
households
largest
expense.
A
A
safe,
stable
place
to
live
is
a
necessary
foundation
for
people
that
participate
in
the
workforce,
for
children
to
go
to
school
and
for
youth
to
pursue
a
credential
and
get
them
get
get
the
education
to
help
them
move
out
of
poverty.
Through
this
program,
we
will
test
innovative
and
cost-effective
practices,
the
housing,
stability
and
poverty
alleviation,
including
through
a
cash
transfer
pilot
program.
The
further
drive
economic
mobility
raise
incomes
and
grow
businesses
and
support
neighborhoods
hit
the
hardest
by
crime
and
opioids
we're
going
to
continue
the
implementation
of
our
inclusive
growth
strategy.
A
Our
plan
calls
for
growing
quality
jobs,
Durrant
your
ship,
increasing
job
training
and
attracting
and
retaining
businesses
using
new
sector
based
strategies,
as
championed
by
councilmember
bass,
will
increase
funding
for
the
Department
of
Human
Services
by
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
support
wage
increases
for
summer
youth
jobs
program.
This
will
be
in
addition
to
the
7.9
million
we
invest
annually
in
work
ready
and
a
partnership
with
councilmember
Sanchez
will
continue,
making
historic
investments
in
housing,
affordability,
homeless
services
and
homeownership
from
FY
19.
A
Through
the
end
of
this
plan,
we
will
make
a
hundred
and
fifteen
million
dollar
and
contributions
to
the
Housing
Trust
close
and
we'll
continue
our
citywide
efforts
to
combat
the
opioid
crisis,
drawing
on
everything
we've
learned
during
the
first
term
from
the
Philadelphia
resilience
project
and
the
mayor's
task
force
to
combat
the
opioid
epidemic.
We
recently
established
new
opioid
response
unit
in
the
managing
directors
office.
A
The
unit
will
oversee
targeted
strategies
to
prevent
addiction,
connect
more
people
to
treatment
and
save
more
lives
from
opioid
overdose,
while
also
helping
our
neighbors
neighborhoods
recover
from
the
toll
of
the
crisis.
On
top
of
our
new
investment
of
1
million
dollars
earmarked
for
the
opioid
work,
I
propose
increasing
funding
for
the
Department
of
Health
by
2.3
million
dollars
to
expand
prevention
efforts
and
address
key
quality
of
life
concerns
in
kensington.
A
We
will
take
a
greater
role
in
for
I,
will
tell
where
we
will
take
a
greater
role
going
forward
to
ensure
community
conversations
happen
this
year,
as
they
did
extensively
in
2018
optimistic
that
we
can
find
a
path
forward,
because
I
think
we're
more
aligned
on
this
issue,
then
it
may
appear.
For
example,
we
all
know
someone
who
struggled
with
addiction
and
many
of
us
have
lost
someone.
We
love
to
overdose.
I.
A
We
cannot
let
history
repeat
itself
simply
because
we're
afraid
to
try
new,
albeit
controversial,
approaches
and
I,
know
that
we
all
agree.
The
city
must
do
more
to
save
lives
and
help
our
fellow
Philadelphians
reach
their
god-given
potential.
With
that
said,
I
want
to
be
very
clear
that
I
refused
to
look
another
pair
in
the
face
and
tell
them
I
didn't
do
everything
I
could
to
try
to
keep
their
child
alive
long
enough
to
survive
their
disease.
A
While
we
deal
with
these
life-threatening
crises,
we
must
continue
to
address
the
climate
crisis
by
working
to
build
inclusive
and
resilient
neighborhoods.
Since
2018
we've
been
committed
to
delivering
on
the
Paris
climate
agreement
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
80%
by
the
year
2050
and
we've
established
our
own
ambitious
climate
goals,
I
propose
a
750,000
increase
for
our
office
of
sustainability
to
expand
the
Green
Works
program
with
new
staff
and
hire
chief
resiliency
officer.
This
important
role
is
to
ensure
climate
adaptation
is
integrated
into
all
city
operations
and
work
with
external
stakeholders.
A
This
creates
citywide
climate
adaptation
plans
that
direct
private
development
towards
climate
resiliency.
It
also
includes
250,000
dollars
in
capital
for
LED
lighting
system
upgrades
and
the
Green
Works
fund
at
180
$1,000
in
the
energy
office
to
meet
climate
and
energy
goals.
Additionally,
a
quarter
million
dollars
have
provided
to
the
Philadelphia
Energy
Authority
to
provide
solar
panel
incentives.
A
Another
major
area
of
investment,
I'm
thrilled
about
is
rebuild
our
transfer.
Our
transformational
infrastructure
initiative
made
possible
because
of
the
Philadelphia
beverage
tax.
We've
committed
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
to
rebuilding
our
aging
parks,
recreation,
centers,
playgrounds
and
libraries.
Work
has
now
begun
in
more
than
60
route
rebuild
sites
across
the
city
representing
over
120
million
new
investment,
mostly
in
heine
neighborhoods
I.
A
Look
forward
to
joining
you
at
many
groundbreaking
xandrie
openings
this
spring
next
week,
I
will
join
councilmember
Gauthier
at
miles,
Mac
playground
and
Mantua
to
preview
renovations,
starting
on
the
playground
and
Recreation
building
the
spring.
The
approvement
scumming
two
miles
Mac
are
the
result
of
many
conversations
with
residents
to
make
sure
the
city's
investment
reflects
the
community's
needs
and
will
deliver
for
the
young
people
who
call
miles
Mac
home
as
critical
inspiring
as
we
all
agree
rebuild
is
is
not
enough
that
we
just
transform
the
buildings
and
fields.
A
We
must
improve
the
quality
of
programming
that
children,
youth
and
families
can
access.
That
is
why
we're
investing
1
million
dollars
to
enable
Parks
and
Rec
to
embark
on
an
ambitious
system-wide
effort
to
provide
higher
quality
programs
and
realign
their
staffing
structure
to
better
serve
communities
in
need
and
will
increase
funding
for
the
free
library,
I
hire
more
staff,
which
will
help
reduce
unexpected
closures
and
for
the
first
time
in
recent
history,
maintain
maintain
six-day
service
year.
Realms.
A
The
capital
program
supports
investments
in
our
neighborhood
commercial
Carter's,
industrial
areas
and
economic
and
recreational
improvements
along
both
riverfronts.
We
will
support
and
prove
pedestrian
experiences
around
East
market
and
chestnut
streets,
and
we
will
the
redesign
pain
Plaza
outside
the
municipal
services,
building
to
better
meet
the
needs
of
residents
and
business
owners
coming
to
do
business
with
the
city.
This
project
will
also
complement
the
transformation
of
La,
Park
and
Dilworth
Park
to
create
high
quality
public
spaces
for
residents
and
visitors
alike.
A
Investing
in
our
public
spaces
is
as
important
as
investing
in
our
education
system.
We
can't
underestimate
the
return
on
investment
and
enhance
quality
of
life.
It
brings
to
people
who
live,
work
and
visit
our
great
city
having
the
necessary
resources
to
invest
in
our
public
spaces
goes
hand-in-hand
with
our
fifth
major
priority
of
this
term.
Creating
a
more
diverse,
efficient
and
effective
government,
as
councilmember
Green
has
called
for
we're
going
to
build
on
our
financial
stability
to
modernize
services,
so
we
can
deliver
better
customer
services
to
residents
and
businesses.
A
In
fact,
the
plan
calls
for
over
300
million
in
capital.
Funding
to
modernize
services,
for
example,
will
invest
69
million
dollars
in
Opa
Opa
L,
which
will
standardize,
streamline
and
integrate
business
processes
across
finance,
mature
Minh
and
other
departments.
A
twenty
two
point:
five
million
dollars
in
the
off
of
innovation
and
technology
will
be
used
for
network
infrastructure
improvements
and
other
applications
used
by
departments
I'm,
proposing
new
investments
that
advance
racial
equity
reform,
burdensome
fines
and
fees,
diversify
our
workforce
and
contract
recipients
and
expand
efforts
to
rid
the
workplace
of
sexual
sexual
harassment.
A
During
the
first
term,
we
changed
how
the
city
handles
claims
of
sexual
harassment,
improving
the
ways
complaints
are
filed
and
investigated.
This
term,
as
they
said,
will
add
a
new
position
in
the
office
of
labor
relations
to
increase
its
capacity
to
administer
sexual
harassment,
prevention,
trainings
for
all
frontline
staff
to
advance
racial
equity.
We
will
bolster
the
office
diversity,
equity
inclusion,
so
it
can
examine
and
address
institutional
and
structural
disparities
across
the
government.
A
One
major
area
that
we
are
examining
is
the
practice
of
administering
fines
and
fees
across
the
government,
which
too
often
comes
with
unintended
consequences.
Fines
and
fees
are
mostly
issued
to
recoup
cost
of
service
and
the
curb
problematic
behavior.
However,
until
now
they
have
mostly
been
enacted
without
regard
for
one's
ability
to
pay
it's
time
to
reconsider
practices
where
fines
and
fees
fail
to
meet
their
intended
goal
or
even
worse,
cause
harm.
A
This
proportion,
this
disproportionately
impacts,
low-income
communities
and
people
of
color,
councilmember,
Parker
and
I
recently
called
on
the
board
of
the
trustees
of
the
Free
Library
of
Philadelphia,
to
eliminate
fines
for
overdue
materials
and
I'm
pleased
that
this
policy
went
to
effect
last
month.
We
can
expect
to
see
an
increase
in
return
materials
and,
more
importantly,
we
hope
that
more
Philadelphians
will
come
back
to
access
vital
library
services
as
a
result
of
this
policy
change.
A
We
will
continue
this
momentum
by
closely
examining
the
impact
of
other
municipal
fines
and
fees,
finding
ways
to
reduce
the
financial
burden
on
those
who
lack
the
ability
to
pay
when
it
comes
to
prioritizing
better
customer
service
for
our
business
and
residents.
The
office
of
the
managing
director
will
lead
a
citywide
initiative
to
enhance
the
customer
experience
for
both
groups,
we're
working
internally
to
streamline
various
processes.
A
Will
complete
an
audit
of
all
city
buildings
and
properties
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
and
will
create
a
business
acceleration
team
at
an
investment
of
five
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
to
make
it
easier
for
businesses
to
work
with
departments
solve
their
problems
and
navigate
processes?
These
are
just
a
few
ways
that
we
will
work
to
make
government
run
with
greater
efficiency.
A
This
agenda,
I,
just
described,
is
only
possible
because
the
work
we've
done
to
improve
the
city's
fiscal
health
without
fiscal
stability,
the
bold
investments
in
education,
Community,
College,
street-sweeping
and
modernizing
our
technology
would
not
be
feasible,
but
last
year
we
had
the
highest
fund
balance
in
the
city's
history.
We
continue
to
reduce
the
pension
system
systems,
unfunded
liability
and
should
reach
nearly
60%
funded
at
the
end
of
the
plan.
In
fact,
we're
still
on
track
for
the
pension
system
to
be
80%,
funded
by
the
Year
2029
and
100%
funded
by
the
year.
2033.
A
These
investments
are
vital
for
the
financial
health
of
our
city
and
as
councilmember
DOM
is
called
for,
we're
maximizing
revenue
collections
and
reducing
delinquency.
Having
achieved
a
real
estate
tax
collection
rate
of
96%
in
order
to
promote
growth
throughout
the
city,
the
plan
has
over
200
million
dollars
in
wage
and
business
tax
cuts,
including
extension
and
acceleration
of
reductions
to
the
net
income
side
of
the
Bert.
We're
requesting
no
tax
rate
increases
and
we're
making
a
long
requested
change
from
the
business
from
the
business
community
to
market
base
resourcing
in
the
year.
A
Throughout
the
plan,
bringing
the
total
amount
deposited
to
229
million
over
the
next
few
months,
we
will
engage
in
a
robust
discussion
of
this
budget
and
five-year
plan,
and
it's
possible
that
on
some
things
we
just
don't
won't
agree
and
that's
fine
in
this
city
with
limited
resources
and
many
many
important,
but
often
competing
priorities.
Honorable
people,
working
with
the
best
intentions,
are
bound
to
disagree.
Yet,
as
we
work
through
these
priorities,
I
am
confident.
A
None
of
us
will
lose
sight
of
the
greater
goal
we
all
share,
to
make
Philadelphia
safer,
cleaner,
healthier
and
to
give
our
children
a
chance
to
achieve
their
dreams.
This
is
not
a
political,
steep
speech,
but
I
can't
lose
sight
of
the
difficult
drama
that
is
playing
out
at
the
national
level.
As
we
choose
a
president
for
the
next
four
years.
This
nation
is
fractured
to
a
degree
that
I
can't
recall
since
the
turbulence
of
the
60s.
A
It's
sad,
it's
really
sad,
but
I'm,
proud
of
the
fact
that
no
matter
what
we
see
happening
in
Washington,
those
of
us
here
in
this
chamber
are
determined
to
continue
fighting
from
Philadelphia
I've
said
this
several
times
over
the
last
four
years,
and
it
remains
just
as
true
today,
with
the
dysfunction
of
governance
to
the
national
level.
It
is
clear
that
cities,
large
and
small,
must
lead
this
country.
All
of
us
here,
elected
officials,
staff
members
advocates
concern
residents.
All
of
us
evidence
of
Philadelphia's
ability
to
lead,
have
no
doubt
in
2020.
A
We
will
step
up
and
do
what
is
right
for
our
neighbors,
for
our
and
for
our
nation.
We
will
not
be
stopped
by
polemics
or
partisanship.
We
will
not
be
stopped
by
thinly
disguised
racist
rhetoric.
We
will
not
be
stopped
by
fake
news
or
the
lives
of
those
who
claim
to
be
leaders,
no
matter
where
the
United
States
is
headed.
We
here
in
Philadelphia
will
not
be
stopped.
So
thank
you
all
very
much
and
now,
let's
get
to
work.