Mike Doyle, commenting on 190386. (Witness approached podium.)
Hi. Good morning. My name is Mike Doyle. I'm a resident of Philadelphia and I have been a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, and the local realtor association since June of 2006. I am here today to speak in support of Bill No. 190386. In our city today, we are facing three very critical and terrible crises - the opioid and substance use disorder epidemic, the gun violence epidemic, and the lack of housing Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 epidemic. It is, in my opinion, that these three are inextricably linked by one major underlying factor, which is poverty. The need for free legal counsel to tenants is vital to helping eliminate the disruptive, stressful, and punitive nature of eviction. If families and individuals are faced with the possibility of becoming homeless, the obstacles associated with that are often insurmountable. Uncertainty and general feelings of helplessness due to the eviction can lead people to become depressed and vulnerable. I believe it is City Council's responsibility to ensure that they are doing what they can to make sure the citizens of this city have resources which are included in Bill No. 190386 that help stave off the homelessness cycle that is almost impossible to get out of. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 I also believe that as a realtor, it is my responsibility to ensure that the rights of tenants are also being defended, not just the investor class. As realtors, we are bound by a code of ethics that not only directs us to advocate and lobby for homeowners, but for all consumers, tenants included. We live in an unfortunate reality in our society now that seems to give power to those who are the wealthiest as opposed to those who are struggling just to pay rent. This is true not just nationally but in the City of Philadelphia as well. While there may be some landlords that earn their only income from one rental property, it is also true that there are many, many more who not just earn income from one property but oftentimes many, many properties. It is, in my opinion, that investors' and developers' interests are Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 often defended first as opposed to those who are in need of defense the most. Our city is currently experiencing not only an eviction crisis, but an affordable housing and workforce housing crisis as well. You don't have to look far to see the effects of gentrification and new construction with list prices well above 500,000 and always included a ten-year tax abatement. Not too many people I know can afford these homes, and most certainly the rental units in these neighborhoods are increasing their rents and pushing tenants out to other parts of the City, creating a crisis that jumps from one neighborhood to another. Thank you very much for letting me speak today and have a great day. (Applause.)
Dan Hyman, Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 commenting on 190386. (Witness approached podium.)
Good afternoon. Thank you, Councilmembers, for the opportunity to speak. My name is Dan Hyman. I'm a staff attorney at the SeniorLAW Center. At SeniorLAW Center we protect the rights of older Pennsylvanians. We're the only non-profit organization in Pennsylvania whose mission is dedicated to provide legal protections to senior citizens, one of the few in the nation. We provided free legal assistance to thousands of seniors this year, including victims with elder abuse and financial exploitation, elders facing housing crisis and homelessness, and grandparents raising grandchildren. In our work, we assist seniors facing eviction and other threats to safe shelter. For many of our clients, various life circumstances, whether it's Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 a sick relative, a health issue, a death in the family or spouse or family member, or even a change in their landlord's payment system, can expose them to a late rent payment or to losing their home. You've already heard about the Stout report and the financial benefits to the City that will flow from providing Philadelphia residents with counsel during eviction proceedings. I would like to focus your attention particularly on the unique challenges our City's elders face when they have unstable housing. Without the time or finances to find a safe place to live, seniors often subject themselves to substandard housing, return to a previous relationship or family member who abused them, or otherwise end up homeless. For older people, losing housing instability is life-threatening. Further, we often see multi-generational families facing eviction. This includes grandparents and Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 great-grandparents raising their young grandchildren. This is even more common today due to the opioid crisis and other addictions. With only limited time to seek shelter, older residents frantically try to line up safe, warm places for their children and grandchildren to live. If unsuccessful, multi-generational family units are disrupted. With an attorney, these outcomes can be avoided or ameliorated. An attorney can often negotiate a payment plan to catch up on arrears or additional time. We can arrange a neutral reference from a landlord or withdrawal of the case. This bill will be transformative for older people that we are proud to serve. Thank you for your time. I urge you to vote to enact right to counsel for low-income Philadelphia tenants facing eviction. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 (Applause.)
And may I remind everybody, we are on a time for public comment. This way we can hear all your concerns and opinions, either in favor or opposed to any legislation that we have on our Final Passage Calendars today. You may begin.
Thank you. My name is Emily Gregory and I'm a doctor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. I practice at the Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia. Since 2018, our office and our patients have benefited from a medical/legal partnership with Community Legal Services. As a doctor, I'm here to make Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 three points. The first is that safe and stable housing are critical to the health of all children. The second is that for some groups of children, unstable housing conditions can be immediately life-threatening. Third, children and families need help navigating complex systems. First, safe and stable housing are critical for all children. Large studies in the United States have found that children in unstable housing situations have worse health and developmental outcomes and increased rates of hospitalization. Second, some groups of children are particularly vulnerable to the adverse consequence of poor housing. For these children, an unplanned move, as often happens with eviction, can be immediately life-threatening. The first of these groups of children is children with medical complexity. These are children with multiple, complex, chronic Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 conditions who sometimes rely on medical equipment such as feeding tubes and breathing machines. They depend on a clean environment and a stable source of electricity to ensure proper storage of medications that require refrigeration such as insulin as well as proper functioning of medical equipment. Another group of these children is children with asthma. For these children, living in a home with adverse housing conditions can be life-threatening. Despite maximizing their medications, these children may continue to experience daily symptoms, frequent visits to the emergency room, and hospitalizations until they are provided with a safer home environment. The cost of poorly controlled asthma includes not only medical costs, but also the educational costs of missed school time and the economic cost of parents being forced to miss work. Parents of children in these situations Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 feel particular pressure to resolve housing problems. In the experience of our medical/legal partnership, legal representation can prevent tenant-landlord disputes from spiraling into evictions. The third point I would like to make today is that families need advocacy in navigating complex systems. In our programs for children with medical complexity, we have found that providing a designated expert nurse helps families access services they are already entitled to receive, which in turn helps to keep children safe and out of the hospital. I am not a legal expert. I can only imagine that families need expert support managing their housing-related needs as well. Thank you.
Mr. Decker, our next speaker, please. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019
Thank you. My name is Joe Cox. I support increasing the scope eligible for eligible hate crimes. Too many trans people of color are facing harassment and dying. 190386, yes to right to counsel. It seems unconstitutional to me not to have right to counsel. We need to do everything in our power to keep people in their houses. Housing is a right. 190106, thank you, Squilla, for introducing legislation to fight the bed bug epidemic. Philadelphia is bed bug capital of the country. It is one of my top two fears personally. May we be judged by how we treat the least of thee and not by how we treat those that have the most of thee. Thank you to everyone that voted on November 5th. Thank you to the 8,300 people that voted for me November Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 5th. Thank you. (Applause.)
Joe Danihel, commenting on 190659 and 190786. (Witness approached podium.)
This is an official decree of the people in writ of mandamus quo warranto and, as such, requires immediate action and remedy. Every week, Council, Mayor, Governor, and others transfer private property to the government, probably unlawfully. As we celebrate Veterans Day, let us not forget this: In 1775, was the oath-bound military formed to prevent all government from trespassing upon the God-given rights, freedoms, and private property of the people? Government that denies God-given rights is clearly forbidden in constitutions, laws, and Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 Declaration of Independence. Has attorney generals disrespected veterans' sacrifices by not prosecuting in my case? The constitutions require immediate remedy of this breach of law, breach of close, breach of fiduciary duty. Your oath of office requires you to act or face prison. 42 USC 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987; 18 USC 241, 242, 2381, 2384; PA Constitution, Article I, Sections 1 through 28; 26 PA CSA 703, 705, 708, 709, 711, 712, 713, 716, 902, and other laws listed in SCOTUS 15-8965, 14-1330, 14-4056 appear violated. I call on the federal and Commonwealth governments to perform their constitutional obligations to investigate and prosecute all involved in the theft and illegal deed transfer of my home, 1038 West Wyoming Avenue. The denial of God-given 42 USC 1982 property rights for 25 years is egregious, extraordinary, oath-violating, Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 and requires immediate remedy. A just government must obey the rule of law. This color of law government must have its Charter to govern revoked until a constitutionally compliant government is installed. Public servants cannot refuse their sworn duty to act any more than a fireman can refuse to fight a fire. The sovereign people require oath, Constitution, and law be enforced, and jail is required for all of you who violate oath, Constitution, or law. I remind Council, it takes a lot of cooperation to create and allow all of this monumental corruption. (Applause.)
Julian Grauer, commenting on 190106. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning, Councilmembers. My name is Julian Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 Grauer. I live in South Philadelphia. I own two rental properties, and I support Councilmember Gym's bill to provide legal representation in Landlord Tenant Court. Renting properties is a very personal type of business, and if it goes wrong, both the owner and the renter can lose a lot of sleep. But the proposed law does not detract from property owners' rights, but instead offers a practical means to settle disputes. As an owner, I see no special difficulty in negotiating with an attorney, and I think renters who feel comfortable too knowing that there is someone on their side, someone they can trust to explain the options and suggest the best course of action, and I think that's important, because these are the exact circumstances that would promote an acceptable settlement. I'd also want to on a personal level, I think legal representation will take some of the pain out of eviction Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 proceedings for both sides, especially if a negotiated settlement can be reached. Some property owners I've talked with think the bill provides renters with new rights and that will make evictions more difficult for them, but that's not true. Renters are not granted new rights under the bill. They always had the right to counsel, although some might not have been able to pay for the legal services. Councilmember Gym's bill simply provides access to pre-existing rights by providing legal services to those who qualify. It's not a worry to me if renters have access to legal counsel. I'm running out of time. In fact, no owner --
-- will face difficulties with the new bill as long as their legal actions are legitimate.
If Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 you can just wrap it up. Thank you. (Applause.)
Good afternoon. My name is Xavier O'Connor. I think Sadie Alexander's legacy of fighting for economic and racial justice as legal advocate is important and should be honored. As part of her legacy, I would like to talk again about the right to counsel bill. Not to disrespect the time of the Council, but to ensure that you have the full benefit of important community voices on this bill. I am one of 250 local law students who wrote the City Council in support of tenants' right to counsel. As Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 a third-year student at Temple Law who is currently working on a Landlord Tenant Court project in the Sheller Center for Social Justice, I recognize the inherent power imbalance in Philly Landlord Tenant Court, thus the necessity for right to counsel. My colleagues and fellow soon-to-be advocates also understand this. We know that landlords are seven times more likely to have a lawyer than tenants. Our own research has shown tenants don't know that they are eligible for existing services and oftentimes haven't even been properly notified that they've been called to court. Our research has also shown that there are folks who use existing services from the help center the day of their hearings, but wish that they had legal help beforehand. The legal landscape you're entering is unfair, but it doesn't have to be. It should not be. And I'm here Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 today to advocate for its change. A right to counsel guarantees free legal services to low-income renters facing eviction. A lawyer can support renters in asserting their rights and finding appropriate solutions for housing issues. Communities of colors are displaced as a result of eviction. How could you build a healthy community when residents are constantly displaced and pushed into a state of crisis? Imagine the impact that might have on a child in education. Imagine the impact on the development and the maintenance of that child's social relationships. As a Temple student, I walk through a North Philly neighborhood every day that is affected by eviction. I see the consequences of displacement and how our legal system dramatically impacts these neighborhoods. Law is an inherently elitist and inaccessible institution. As a law Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 student, I will soon be a member of that institution in the poorest big city in the country. I have a responsibility to work with and advocate for the folks in my community. Supporting a right to counsel bill is the absolute least I can do. I see what our legal system can become, and this is a step in the right direction for tenants. Again, thank you for your time, and please vote yes on that bill. (Applause.)
George Gould, commenting on 190106. (Witness approached podium.)
Good afternoon. I'm here today to talk about the bed bug bill, No. 190106. I'm speaking as a representative of the Philadelphians Against Bed Bugs, PHABB, who have worked on this bed bug remediation bill for four years, which would have required Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 landlords to be financially responsible and remediate bed bug infestations. When the Committee of Licenses and Inspections held a hearing on the bill, when we arrived, we learned that the bill had been effectively gutted. Without informing PHABB in advance, the sponsor put in an amendment that now requires the tenant to share the cost of bed bug remediation if the tenant did not report the infestation within 90 days of moving in. Bed bug experts state it is, quote, extremely difficult to detect a bed bug infestation early on. Additionally, as is now, tenants will often not report infestation if they have to pay for the remediation. Other amendments include removing any requirements for follow-up treatments to make sure it was successful. PHABB has proposed an amendment to the sponsor of removing these changes and requiring the landlord to pay the Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 full cost of bed bug remediation. The tenant would be responsible for all costs of preparing the unit, including purchasing mattresses and box springs encasements and other items as indicated by the licensed bed cooperator. This would include replacing items such as furniture, et cetera, which the PCO stated needed to be done. If the tenant failed to comply, the landlord would perform them and charge the tenant for the cost. In accordance with federal housing guidelines, every city and state that has passed a bed bug bill requires landlords to be fully responsible for the remediation. I just want to add that -- and there's been a lot of discussion on the right to counsel bill. I want to thank all of the Councilmembers and in particular Councilwoman Gym for all of the work and effort she put into this great bill. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 Thank you.
Robert Taylor, commenting on 190749. (Witness approached podium.)
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Robert Taylor, President of TWU Local 700, WPEB 88.1 co-host on the Jasper Jones Show, and a Board member of the Friends of Wharton Square. I am commenting on Ordinance 190749, an ordinance establishing the "Safe Haven Law" by amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding a new section prohibiting the possession of weapons at City recreation facilities. It is beyond debate that people Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 have the right to keep and bear arms pursuant to Article I, Section 21 of the Constitution for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of course as part of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Therefore, we should remove barriers for law-abiding citizens to carry arms as a part of their ability to defend themselves and others around them. The bottom line is that the victim will always be at the scene of the crime. He or she should have a chance to protect their life and liberty, property, and those around them. More Guns, Less Crime is the book by Professor John Lott, makes a strong case that more guns in good folks' hands, the lower the violent crime rates. Children are safer by having folks around them that are carrying concealed, and of course because it's concealed, it will not harm or upset the children in any way. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 the PA State Legislature will limit this sort of ordinance. God bless Philadelphia, and thank you for your time.
Thank you. Thank you for your testimony. (Applause.)
There are no other speakers on the public comment list, Mr. President.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. We will now consider today's bill Consent Agenda. I would ask Mr. Decker, the Clerk, to please read the titles of all the bills on the Consent Agenda. After each title is read, any member may object to the inclusion of the bill on the Consent Agenda. Upon such an objection and without debate, the bill will be immediately removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on our regular Final Passage Calendar. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 Decker, if you can please now read the titles of the bills on the Consent Agenda.
Bill No. 190386, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Landlord and Tenant,' by adding a new Section 9-808, entitled 'Legal Representation in Landlord Tenant Court,' providing for access to free legal representation to the City of Philadelphia's low-income residents facing eviction in Landlord Tenant Court"; and Bill No. 190080, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Milnor Street, from Duncan Street to Orthodox Street"; and Bill No. 190308, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southerly twenty Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 of Vine Street from Seventeenth Street to Eighteenth Street"; and Bill No. 190446, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Ryan Avenue, from Leon Street to Crispin Street"; and Bill No. 190452, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44-S by relocating the southeasterly houseline and curbline of Tenth Street, from Packer Avenue to a point southwestwardly therefrom and relocating the northwesterly houseline and curbline of Darien Street, from Packer Avenue to a point southwestwardly therefrom, thereby widening said Tenth Street and said Darien Street"; and Bill No. 190764, entitled "An ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: North Bouvier Street and Master Street; North Bouvier Street and Oxford Street; Francis Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 Avenue; Folsom Street and North 27th Street"; and Bill No. 190782, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Sidewalk Sales,' by prohibiting vending along certain portions of Spring Garden Street"; and Bill No. 190803, entitled "An ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Salford Street and Chestnut Street; Ludlow Street and South 51st Street; Chestnut Street and South 61st Street; Sansom Street and South 51st Street; Irving Street and South 52nd Street"; and Bill No. 190805, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Permit Parking Districts,' by establishing a district 39"; and Bill No. 190806, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 1500 block of East Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 Street, 1600 block of East Wingahocking Street, 1500 block of East Bristol Street, 1500 block of East Cayuga Street, 4300 block of 'O' Street and 4300 block of Castor Avenue, on both sides of the street."
These bills having been read on two different days, the question for each bill now is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker shall call the roll, and upon being called, each Councilmember shall vote aye on each of the bills, nay on each of the bills, or indicate those bills for which the member is voting aye and those bills for which the member is voting nay. Mr. Decker, can you please call the roll.
Aye on all bills. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
Aye on all bills. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative for each of the bills, the bills on the Consent Agenda are passed. (Applause.)
Thank you. We will now consider the bills and resolutions on the regular Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar. Mr. Decker, can you please read the title of 190797.
A resolution also naming the 200 block of West Coulter Street as "Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller Way," in honor of Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING Waller and in commemoration of his life-long and dedicated service to the citizens of Philadelphia.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 190797 is adopted. Mr. Decker, please read the title of 190636.
An ordinance amending Section 3-207 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sale of Fuel Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING Oil," to revise the standards for permissible grades and permissible sulfur content of commercial fuel oil.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
Thank you, Mr. President. I've offered an amendment for today, copies of which have been circulated to all members. I now move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Bill No. 190636 has been amended. It will be on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING next session of Council. Mr. Decker, 190601.
An ordinance amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-200, entitled "Definitions" and Chapter 14-600, entitled "Use Regulations," by creating the use category "Smoking Lounge."
Thank you, Mr. President. I offer an amendment to this bill. The amendment has been circulated to all members, and I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Those opposed? Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING (No response.)
The ayes have it. Bill No. 190601 has been amended. It will be placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. Mr. Decker, 190704.
An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an are bounded by Chestnut Street, 30th Street, Walnut Street, and 31st Lower Level Street.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to offer an amendment to Bill No. 190704. A copy of the amendment has been circulated to all members of Council, and I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Bill No. 190704 has been amended. It will be placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. Mr. Decker, 190786.
An ordinance amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance," by making revisions to definitions; to contract and reporting requirements; to exceptions; and to enforcement provisions; and making related changes to Section 20-613 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Ethics-Related Matters Incorporated as Part of this Chapter." Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
Thank you, Council President. I offer an amendment to Bill No. 190786. A copy of this amendment has been circulated to all members of Council. I move for the adoption of this amendment. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Bill No. 190786 has been amended. It will be on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. Mr. Decker, 190802.
An ordinance establishing parking regulations in the Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING vicinity of: Mount Vernon Street and North 32nd Street; North 42nd Street and Baring Street.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to offer an amendment to Bill No. 190802. A copy of the amendment has been circulated to all members of Council, and I move for the adoption of the amendment. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Bill No. 190802 has been amended. It will placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING Mr. Decker, please read the title of 180553.
An ordinance amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by repealing certain provisions relating to temporary removal of firearms and adding a new Chapter 10-2300, entitled "Philadelphia Gun Violence Protection," establishing procedures relating to the relinquishment or seizure of firearms from individuals who present an imminent threat of harm to the individual's own self or to others.
This bill has been heard on two separate days. The question is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker, call the roll.
Councilwoman Blackwell. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
Councilwoman Parker. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
Aye. The ayes are 16; the nays are zero. A majority of members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, 180969.
An ordinance amending Chapter 10-2200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hate Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING Crimes," to increase the scope of eligible crimes and to provide for additional penalties for criminal conduct motivated by hatred towards certain characteristics of other persons.
Thank you, Mr. President. I offer an amendment to Bill No. 180969. A copy of the amendment has been circulated to all members, and I move for the adoption of the amendment. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. 180969 has been amended. It will be placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING session of Council. Mr. Decker, 190749.
An ordinance establishing the "Safe Haven Law" by amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding a new section prohibiting the possession of weapons at City recreation facilities.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to offer an amendment on your behalf to Bill No. 190749. A copy of the amendment has been circulated to all members of Council, and I move for the adoption of the amendment. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Those opposed? Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING (No response.)
The ayes have it. Bill No. 190749 has been amended. It will be on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. Mr. Decker, do you have any additional resolutions?
A resolution proclaiming November 16 through 24, 2019, as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in Philadelphia and honoring organizations, advocates, and City workers for their work supporting Philadelphia's most vulnerable, introduced by Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Mr. President. I note that all members of Council have co-sponsored it. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution recognizing the Urban Affairs Coalition on the 50th anniversary of its founding, introduced by Councilman Green.
Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of this resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 11/14/19 - STATED - 2ND READING Those opposed? (No response.)
And a resolution honoring and recognizing Sharmain Matlock-Turner, Urban Affairs Coalition President and CEO, introduced by Councilwoman Parker.
Thank you, Mr. President. I also move for the adoption, as it was co-sponsored by all members of Council. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.) Stated Meeting November 14, 2019
There are no other resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar, Mr. President.
Thank you very much. Are there any speeches on behalf of the minority? (No response.)
Speeches on behalf of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. I want to first thank my colleagues for the passage of Bill No. 180553 and also 190749, which are two public safety bills, one to create safe havens authored by yourself and the other for firearm confiscation in cases of Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 themselves publicly as a threat and dangerous. As Chair of Public Safety, I want to reiterate that those bills aren't as sexy as bike lanes and bed bugs, but they are designed to protect our babies; that over the last 23 days, six young children were victims of gun violence, seven-year-old, two ten-year-olds, an 11-year-old, and a two-year-old, and 11 months. Since 2015, 28 children, 28 children under the age of ten have been victims of gun violence. Note, the victims are getting younger and the shooters are getting younger. Today this body passed, thanks to my colleague Councilman Johnson and yourself and Maria Sanchez, a transfer ordinance that would help increase funding of $5 million towards anti-gun violence measures to prevent those kinds of violence. I want to state here and now Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 floor and not a ceiling, that that is a floor and not a ceiling. I want us to also understand that in context, one of our jobs is to set priorities for budget. 227 million is going to Streets, which will include that article about safer streets and bike lanes and those kinds of things, which I support. 5 million over the next six years to make sure that we are a litter-free city. The Health Department is dealing with the opioid crisis. 2 million worth of contract to take care of dogs. Our babies deserve this kind of protection. I have learned over my time here that we fund what we care about. We can do colorful resolutions in Council, but we put our money where our priorities are. So with that floor, $5 million, as a ceiling let me recommend some other things we need to pay attention to during Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 process, because I intend to, along with my colleagues, ask each and every department what you are doing to make our babies safer. Whether you're hiring people in the Streets Department to work on Fleet Management or whether you're doing ground zero to clean up lots that become crime scenes, what are you doing to contribute to our public safety. There are over, as you know, Mr. President, 300-plus City-owned cameras. We went to other places, other municipalities, Baltimore, Chicago, other places to examine best practices. One of the best practices is live eyes on cameras, because live eyes prevent crime as opposed to cleaning up after it. We need to find a way to fund more virtual patrol areas where either a retired citizen or a trained-up civilian looks at those cameras and says this is about to go down and we're going to prevent it, not just memorialize it. That's number one. Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 two, if I had my way and a magic wand or a little bit of money, we need to create more credible messengers. I was from a gang. I went back up on my corner the other day, and none of them remembered me. I am but a poster on a billboard now. So credible messengers that are closer to the scenes in South Philly, North Philly, and all over our city should be employed to be interveners in these situations. DHS and schools need to have red flag symbols that I know young Kenyatta is having problems based on the post-traumatic stress of losing a loved one, and we need to prevent as opposed to just clean up after. The Mayor went to the Rock the Block festivities we had on the 300 block of Edgewood, which I appreciate. We went door to door. We fixed up, cleaned up, painted, put new sockets in seniors' houses, over 35 properties there, but Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 100 over time.
I encourage all my district colleagues and at-large to look at doing this. It's a good hit. But in one of the doors we knocked on -- and this was on a block I was born on, 300 block of Edgewood -- a young man opened the door, and he had two brothers. Quick look, you could see one of them had an ankle monitor on. The Mayor came up and engaged, started talking to him and really -- I mean, not just hi and bye, but really engaged with them. He promised to intervene in their lives. Said, listen, Imma get you down, we're going to do an assessment of what your needs are, we're going to find you jobs. We're going to save you guys. I get a call from the Mayor, distressed. Anybody who really knows him, he can get elevated blood levels and pressure. He said, the young men didn't show up. What the heck, da-da-da-da. He said some other choice words. But they Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 the thing. Can you find them? So I go back to the block, knock on the door, and they open the door. Now, I told him -- and I asked them why they didn't show up. He said, the old head across the street said that we were doing that just for the cameras, that it was a couple of days before election and that's the only reason why we were there and that probably -- that opportunity was not real. Their faith in us doing something from our heart for them is waning. Those young men medicate themselves through the day, not believing that they really have a future going on. So I want to thank this body for doing what it did for the transfer of the funds, but we have to get out there and prove to them that we are real. I want to thank the Mayor for getting on me to go back around there to Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 they could actually apply for jobs. But our work has to be prioritized in our budget. And I support bike lanes. I'm sorry, Councilwoman Blackwell. I do. I support bed bugs elimination, Councilman Squilla, but I'm letting you know, I'm letting you know, that we will fight for our children's lives and we will make sure every cent that can be afforded them an opportunity to escape some of this stuff, we're going to make sure it happens. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gym.
Thank you very much, Council President. I too want to thank my colleagues for the journey we've been on to pass a historic right to counsel bill. For the last two years, this City Council has been on a journey Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 is happening in a city that in 2017, for the very first time, tipped into greater than 50 percent renters. We've held hearings. We visited Landlord Tenant Court. We've worked with landlords, renters, our City agencies on a year-long task force, and the bill that we passed today, this historic bill to guarantee right to counsel, free legal representation for low-income tenants in Landlord Tenant Court, in front of a judge, that bill is the outcome of this important work. And I really want to thank two people who I'm desperately going to miss in the next session, Councilmembers Greenlee and Blackwell, who have been champions on housing and the recognition of the important idea that none of us are home until all of us are home, and I want to thank you both for your leadership on this effort. But I also want to acknowledge Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 advocates, community members, people of our city who came out, who are on the front lines, have seen the eviction crisis, which felt overwhelming because it was in a private contractual realm where you're being determined by leases and lawyers and judges, and it felt so overwhelming. There are too many to name, but that journey has been a long journey. I want to thank John Rowe from UESF and his whole team. I want to thank Barrett and the PEPP team, our countless City agencies, the Bar Association to the Barristers, CLS, to SeniorLAW Center. It was incredible to have law students come out and talk about how much it meant to feel like this is what it means to give back to our community. I also want City Council to know that the Tenant Legal Defense Fund that we have allocated millions of dollars to, 70 percent of that money has gone towards black women, single female Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 kept a roof over a woman's head. You've kept families -- you've kept children more stable in school, and you've helped landlords get paid. And so like all of these things are not contradictory. They work together. In a time when justice and our courts are at the centerpiece of our nation right now about constitutionality, about legality, and about the values of this nation, oftentimes in not the best ways, here in our City Council, in the City of Philadelphia, we've done something totally different. We have expanded this idea of civil rights. We've expanded our concept of what's just and right, and we've done it at the local level, and that to me is the power of this City Council. I'm grateful to each and every one of my colleagues. I want to thank our advocates, and I want one person in particular, who has led this journey for Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 long, for decades, Rasheedah Phillips, to know that this is in your honor and in the honor of all of those whom you represent. So thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker.
Thank you, Mr. President. As many of you will remember, on October the 3rd, we introduced Resolution No. 190775, which authorized the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings on exploring the Free Library of Philadelphia stopping fines for people with overdue books and totally wiping away patrons' outstanding debt. It is with that sentiment in mind that I am pleased to announce that on this morning at 11:00 a.m., the Mayor's Office of Communications sent out Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 "Mayor Kenney calls for the Free Library to go completely fine free." It's with that in mind that I want to say a huge special thanks to Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago whose announcement just a few days earlier before we introduced the resolution on September the 30th is what inspired our actually introducing our resolution here in Council. I also want to note for the record that since Chicago made its announcement, in just the first month of implementation of their decision to eliminate library fines, it has triggered a 240 percent increase in book returns, a 240 percent increase in book returns. The facts and the data and the research matter, Councilwoman Reynolds Brown. And it looks like as a result of the Mayor's announcement and our resolution in Council, that now is the time for Philadelphia's Free Library to go fine Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 debt. But I want to note for the record -- and this is why I wanted to make this announcement -- the Mayor's announcement does not stop our hearing from occurring on Wednesday, November the 20th at 1:00 p.m. That hearing will still occur, because although we can have our hearing and the Mayor has made his announcement, it is actually the trustees of the Library who will make that decision, and they will not meet until sometime in December. So, Mr. President, what we will do is use all of the data and the research that we actually get on the record during our hearing as we learn about those fines, which I want to note for the record make up less than 1 percent, less than 1 percent of the Free Library's budget. So we are going to hear from the American Library Association, the Urban Libraries Council. In addition to that, if there are Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 listening, many of you have called us. Continue to call us if you have a story about how the regressive nature of the Library fines have impacted your life. Again, that hearing is on November the 20th at 1:00 p.m. We want to invite everyone to come out. And we also want to thank the taxpayer-funded library system and their trustees, because they are willing participants and they are enthusiastic partners in this initiative to eliminate these fines, but, again, the trustees meeting will be in December, and that is when they will be able to formally take action on this issue. So thank you so very much for your time and patience, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Green.
Thank you, Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 two points I want to make this afternoon, one in a somewhat fun announcement. On Friday, December 6th, we will have the annual Special Olympics Southeast Pennsylvania Polar Plunge at Drexel University, 3301 Market Street that morning -- late morning, early afternoon. I want to thank my colleague Councilman Al Taubenberger who has participated in the polar plunge. Others have said they would, but have not always been able to make it because of scheduling concerns. So I'm putting out the challenge and call for my colleagues in Council to join me once again at the polar plunge on Friday, December 6th outside of the campus of Drexel University, 3301 Market Street. You will have a good time in spite of the temperature outside. So please join me on that day. Part of the reason why I participate in the polar plunge is Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 and helps to raise awareness for Special Olympics. As everyone in this audience and in this Chamber knows, that I'm a strong advocate for issues of disability because I have a son on the autumn spectrum. In fact, just this morning we had the ADA Midatlantic update here in the City of Philadelphia, talking about disability issues. But I want to transition from a positive note to a somewhat more somber note. And I think if you've read any of the news reports over the past number of weeks, issues that have gripped our city have dealt with some of the good work that my colleague Councilmember Curtis Jones has been dealing with regarding gun violence and the fact that children have been shot in the City of Philadelphia at an alarming rate. But the other issue that's also dealing with our children and in fact in our School District, we have had an issue Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 school facilities in asbestos. The day before we came back to this Council session, members of this body, members of the General Assembly who participate in the Fund Our Facilities Coalition had a press conference, because there was a teacher at Meredith Elementary School who was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which is a cancer most notably associated with asbestos. And so that next day in Council, I introduced a transfer ordinance for additional money to address asbestos removal in our schools, and in the weeks that followed, come to learn that the School District really doesn't even have the resources or ability to even spend that money. And so that's a concern. And when we think about the issues we have in our schools, not just in reference to young people being shot unfortunately in our city, but also making sure that young people have a safe environment to learn and also teachers and other non-teaching Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 in the School District have a safe place to work. And so I had a couple meetings with the School District, and alarmed about some of the issues and concerns. And right before the meeting I had yesterday with Dr. Hite and other members of the School District, other staff of the School District, I learned there was asbestos in my son's school at Hill-Freedman. So this is an issue that impacts me not only as a member of this body, at-large member and representing constituents all around the City of Philadelphia, but impacts me as a parent, having a child that's only been educated in the School District of Philadelphia, where we were able to create an autism support classroom at Houston Elementary School and now my son is at Hill-Freedman. It also impacts me because when Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 Meredith teacher, I reflected on the fact my mother taught in the School District for 31 years, 25 years at Olney High School.
And every day we talk and we were recalling how at Olney, they were removing asbestos from the basement of Olney High School. So this is an issue that impacts all of us in this room, but impacts me in a way that is unique in the sense of having a mother who taught in the School District and a child in the School District. So we're going to have some real serious conversations with the District going forward, because we need to make sure that we're doing all that we can and the District is doing what they need to do to address these issues. This body has done a lot of great work in reference to trying to address some of these concerns, but we're going to have some real serious conversations with the School District going forward about these issues and make Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 in the City of Philadelphia have a safe place to learn and everyone that works or visits those buildings have a safe place to do their work as well. Thank you, Council President.
Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. President. Quickly, just to let you know, Preservation Alliance is across the hall with lunch for members of staff, anybody who wants to go over there. We'll end it on a good note. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilman. That concludes our speeches on behalf of the minority and the majority, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown for a motion to adjourn.
Of course, Stated Meeting November 14, 2019 I was at the appropriate place. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, November 21, 2019, 10:00 a.m. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
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