COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE ON RULES Remote location using Microsoft® Teams Monday, November 20, 2023 10:00 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON, CHAIR COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA, VICE-CHAIR COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR.
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Good morning, everyone. This is the Committee on Rules for Monday, November 20, 2023. I understand that state law currently requires that the following announcement be made at the beginning of every remote public hearing as follows: Due to the current public health emergency, City Council Committees are currently meeting remotely. We are using Microsoft Teams to make these remote hearings possible. Instructions for how the public may view and offer public testimony at public hearings of Council Committees are included in the public hearing notices that are published in the Daily News, Inquirer and Legal Intelligencer prior to the hearings and can also be found on PHLCouncil.com. Will the Clerk please call the roll to take attendance. Members that are in attendance will please indicate that they are present when their names are called. Also, please say a few brief words when responding so that your image will be displayed on screen when you speak.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Members and viewing public. I am present.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman and colleagues. I am present.
Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, colleagues. I am present.
Thank you. A quorum of the Committee is present and the hearing is now called to order. This is the public hearing of the Committee on Rules regarding Bill Nos. 230698, 230713, 230714, 230716, 230744 and 230745. Will the Clerk please read the titles of the bills.
Bill No. 230698, an ordinance to approve amendments to the Temple University Master Plan in the area bounded by Norris Street, Broad Street, Montgomery Avenue and 15th Street related to Klien College of Media and Communications and Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts building at 1830 North Broad Street. Bill No. 230713, an ordinance 23 to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, Adams Avenue, Ramona Street, Wyoming Avenue and Whitaker Avenue. Bill No. 230714, an ordinance 6 to amend Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Pratt Street, Darrah Street, Dyre Street and Frankford Avenue. Bill No. 230716, an ordinance 13 to amend amendments to the University of Pennsylvania Master Plan in the area bounded by Walnut Street, 33rd Street, Spruce Street and 34th Street related to the Stuart Weitzman Hall at 220 South 33rd Street. Ordinance 230744, an ordinance 20 to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Dickinson Street, 23rd Street, Cross Street and 24th Street. And finally, Bill No. 230745, an ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Wharton Street, Newkirk Street, Reed Street and 29th Street.
Before we begin to hear testimonies for the witnesses we have for today, everyone who has been invited to the meeting to testify should be aware that this public hearing is being recorded. Because the hearing is public, participants and viewers have no 16 reasonable expectation of privacy. By continuing to be in the meeting, you are consenting to being recorded. Additionally, prior to recognizing Members for the questions or comments they have for witnesses, I will note for the record at this time that we will use the chat feature available in Microsoft Teams to allow Members to signify that they wish to be recognized. In order to comply with the Sunshine Act, the chat feature must only be used for this purpose. Will the Clerk please call the panel for Bill No. 230744.
Good morning, Paula. Just state your name and please begin your testimony.
Good morning, members of Council, members of the Rules Committee. I am Paula Brumbelow Burns, Director of Legislation for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. I am here to testify on Bill No. 230744 introduced into City Council on October 26, 2023 by Councilmember Johnson. Bill No. 21 230744 of the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning of the area bounded by Dickinson, 23rd, Cross and 24th Streets in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of the South Planning District. This bill will amend the zoning maps from RSA-5 to RSA-6, Residential Single-Family attached zoning designation. It will impact properties that front the 2300 block of Greenwich Street. The properties were transferred through the Land Bank and will be part of an affordable housing project. This change to the zoning designation will ensure that a wide mix of housing is available to residents of all income levels and is a goal of the Phila2035 Citywide Vision. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission considered Bill No. 230744 at its public meeting on November 16, 2023 and recommended the bill for approval. I will be happy to answer any questions at this time.
Any questions or comments from members of the Committee? (No response.)
Hearing none, will the Clerk please call the next panel.
Yes. Paula, please state your name for the record and please begin your testimony.
I am Paula Brumbelow Burns, Director of Legislation for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. I am here to testify on Bill No. 230745 introduced into City Council on October 26, 2023 by Councilmember Johnson. Bill No. 230745 amends the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning of land in an area bounded by Wharton, Newkirk, Reed and 29th Streets in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of the South Planning District. This bill will amend the zoning map from RSA-5 to RSA-6, Residential Single-Family attached zoning designation. It will impact properties from the 1300 block of South Dover Street. The properties were transferred through the Land Bank and will be part of a 22-unit affordable housing project. This change to the zoning designation will ensure that a wide mix of housing is available to residents of all income levels and is a goal of the Phila2035 Citywide Vision. Philadelphia City Planning Commission considered Bill No. 230745 at its public meeting on November 16, 2023 and recommended that the bill be for approval. I will be happy to answer any questions at this time.
Thank you very much for your testimony. Any questions or comments from members of the Committee? (No response.)
Hearing none, will the Clerk please call the next panel.
Paula, state your name for the record and please begin your testimony.
I'm Paula Brumbelow Burns, Director of Legislation for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. I am here to testify on Bill No. 230716 introduced into City Council on October 12, 2023 by Councilmember Gauthier. Bill No. 15 230716 amends the Philadelphia Zoning Code by making an amendment to the University of Pennsylvania Master Plan, 220 South 33rd Street in the University City neighborhood of the University Southwest Planning District. This bill will allow for future renovation and construction of the Morgan Building. The amendment increases the occupied area by 7,803 square feet and the gross floor area by 23,279 square feet. Though the new totals are well below maximum allowable thresholds, the renovation will serve the Weitzman School of Design. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission considered Bill 8 No. 230716 at its public meeting on November 16, 2023 and recommended the bill for approval. I'll be happy to answer any questions at this time.
Any questions or comments from members of the Committee? (No response.)
Hearing none, will the Clerk please call the next panel.
So the next item we have on the agenda is Bill No. 21 230713. And first, we will be hearing from Paula Brumbelow Burns and Cheryl Bettigole and then followed by Nathan Farris and Seth Cohen.
Yeah. Now, at this point I want to note for the record that the author of this bill asked us to hold this bill until she gets further input from the community. And so, we're not moving forward with the bill today so I don't think it's necessary at this moment to provide the testimony. I think that the panelists are going to be providing -- just for the simple fact that they're going to have to come back during the next hearing or when we bring up the next hearing to actually provide testimony. That's where I'm at. And so, to now Nathan, Commissioner Cheryl, Paula and Seth Cohen, can we recess this panel until the next hearing where we're actually going to be making a decision about the actual bill within this Committee?
You know, Chair Johnson, we're happy to go with your recommendation. But I will say that there are -- there may be members of the Committee hearing of testimony, I actually don't know for sure or if there are or are not. But, David, I don't know if you have a recommendation at this time.
David, one second. Brett, is there public comment? Even if it's public comment, the bill is not going anywhere. I don't see what we're accomplishing because you're going to be --
Councilmember, I believe and I may be wrong on this, but I believe that Councilwoman Lozada didn't want to move forward regardless with the bill for the Frankford Transportation Center zoning.
I'm so sorry. This is the Clerk. So we had a request of 230713 to be held in recess until the December hearing. Councilmember Lozada does have another item, 230714. She will take -- that will be given testimony on as well and will be voted on. So if the Commissioner does want to hold 230713, to hold the testimony until it will be voted on at the next time, that is up to him. But you do have testimony, Commissioner, for 230714. And there is one person signed up for public comment on 230713, Mr. Chair. So if you would like to hear that or ask to hold until the next meeting.
I will take the public comment for 230 -- I'll take the public comment for the 13 bill. But in terms of the testimony from the panelists for the bill that's being held, I prefer to wait until we actually have the actual hearing, right, because all you're going to do is whatever you say today, and the bill is not moving, is come back next month in December and reiterate the same exact thing for your support on that bill. So that one I will hold on. The second bill that she would like for us to move forward on if we have testimony regarding that bill, please feel free to move forward. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mr. Chair, I was going to say the same thing. We have no objection to coming back. Our understanding was that the Councilmember wanted testimony today. But if the Chair wants to hold it until December, no 11 objection here.
Thank you. Will the Clerk please call the panel for the next bill please.
Then the next item will be 230714, which will be Paula Brumbelow Burns and Cheryl Bettigole.
Thank you. Please state your name for the record and please begin your testimony.
Which one would you like first or who would you like first, Dr. Bettigole or myself?
You can begin, Paula, and then we will go to the Commissioner.
I understand. She is more interesting then I am, but I'll set the tone.
Hi. I'm Paula Brumbelow Burns, Director of Legislation for the Philadelphia Planning Commission. I am here to testify on Bill No. 230714 introduced into City Council on October 19, 2023 by Councilmember Lozada. Bill No. 16 230714 amends the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning in an area bounded by Pratt Street, Darrah, Dyre Streets and Frankford Avenue in the Frankford neighborhood of the Lower Northeast Planning District. This bill will change the zoning designations of land fronting Frankford Avenue and Pratt Street from RM1, Residential Multi-Family, and CMX2, Commercial Mixed-Use, to CMX3, Commercial Mixed-Use. This zoning change will help facilitate the redevelopment of a long vacant commercial grocery store into a mixed-use affordable housing project that will provide over 40,000 square feet of commercial space. Additionally, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health will be a tenant of this project with a new City health center that can accommodate -- and this number may have changed after I said it -- 5,000 patients annually. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission considered 230714 at its public meeting on November 16, 2023 and recommended the bill for approval. I will be happy to answer any questions at this time.
Thank you very much. Commissioner Cheryl, can you begin your testimony.
Yes. So good morning, Chair Johnson, Vice-Chair Squilla --
And members of the Committee on Rules. I'm Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, Commissioner of the Department of Public Health. Thank you for allowing me to testify on Bill No. 230714 sponsored by Councilmember Lozada. Access to primary care such as the care provided at our City health centers is critical to maintaining health and avoiding preventable complications of acute chronic conditions. As we've seen during the past few years, having a trusted primary care provider also provides City residents with a trusted source of health information during public health emergencies and can make the difference between communities that receive protection during such an emergency and those left without resources. But for many years, residents of Northeast Philadelphia have had very limited access to our City health centers and to other sources of affordable, high quality primary care. At Health Center 10, our only City health center in the Northeast, it takes 7 to 12 months for an adult to get a new patient appointment and up to 5 months or more for a child. That time period is far beyond the waiting time for any other City neighborhood and far too long for many patients to wait. And the Lower Northeast has had the fastest growing rate of poverty in the City. So the need in the area has only grown. Fortunately, we are close to a solution to this problem. Bill No. 24 230714 authorizes zoning changes to allow building -- I'm trying to untangle my testimony here, so to the building of a new City health center at the Frankford Transportation Center. This one of the two planned health centers is consistent with the Philadelphia 2035 Plan and will enable us to help meet the need for safety net primary care for adults and children in the Northeast. I will say that I do believe we need both and we'll hear that in the future hearing. Our health centers provide comprehensive primary care to patients without regard to insurance status or ability to pay. We provide inperson and telephonic interpreters for those who need them, and we provide onsite pharmacy, lab, x-ray and dental services as well as referrals for special day care when needed. Those comprehensive services help to truly ensure that our patients have the best health possible and can go to work, take care of their families and avoid the kind of support health outcomes we see too often in our City among people who lack access to care. Thank you very much for your consideration today.
Thank you, Commissioner. Any questions or comments from members of the Committee? (No response.)
Okay. Hearing none, we'll see you next month, Commissioner. I would just circle back -- if you could circle back with Councilwoman Lozada just to touch base with her as y'all go into December, and hopefully everybody will be on the same page and the bill 19 will be brought back to the Committee so we can vote it out on a favorable recommendation based upon your conversation in addressing the issues and concerns. Okay.
You're welcome. And if I don't see you, have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you. At this point in time we're going to ask the Clerk to please call the next panel.
The next item is 230698. And speaking on that, we have Paula Brumbelow Burns and Martin Droz.
Paula, please just state your name for the record and please begin your testimony.
I'm Paula Brumbelow Burns, Director of Legislation for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. I'm here to testify on Bill No. 230698 introduced into City Council on October 12, 2023 by Councilmember Jones, Jr. for Council President Clarke. Bill No. 25 230698 amends The Philadelphia Zoning Code by making amendments to the Temple University Master Plan in the Lower North Planning District. This bill will allow for future construction of the major new academic building and performance space, as well as an extension of the Pollet Walk pedestrian walkway, in the SP-INS, Special Purpose-Institutional District. It will also correct a longstanding error on Block A of the Temple University Master Plan. The amendment increases occupied area by 105,000 square feet and gross floor area by 210,000 square feet, though the new totals are well below maximum allowable thresholds. The Philadelphia Planning Commission considered Bill 21 No. 230698 at its public meeting on October 19, 2023 and recommended the bill for approval. I'll be happy to answer any questions at this time.
Thank you. Paula, can you please reiterate the type of special district this is? I don't think I've heard of that district before.
It is a SP-INS, so Special Purpose- Institutional District. So it's when we do the Master Plans for Temple, Drexel, University of Pennsylvania and can include hospitals and colleges and usually large institutional things.
Next I'm going to ask for Mr. Martin Droz to please begin your testimony.
Thank you. Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. My name is Martin Droz and I am the Associate Vice- President of the Project Delivery Group for Temple University. Thank you, Chairman Johnson, for allowing us to testify today. We will also like to thank Councilman Jones for sponsorship of Bill No. 230698 on behalf of Council President Clarke and the Planning Commission for its support of the bill at its public meeting on October 19, 2023. Thank you also to Council President Clarke for his support of Bill No. 230698 and for his ongoing support of Temple University. Additionally, I will be remiss if I did not take the time to thank some of our community partners who were willing to learn about Temple's plans (inaudible) more closely with our neighbors and be supportive of the capital project initiatives that will benefit both Temple and the community. Bill No. 230698 seeks to amend the Master Plan for Temple University related to the proposed new development at 1830 North Broad Street for the Klien College of Media and Communication and the Center for the Performing Cinematic Arts. The project involves the construction of a new educational facility consolidating the existing Klien College of Media and Communication and the Center for Performing Cinematic Arts. We have engaged the renowned firms for the site of the project, which will create two state of the art schools under one roof. The new educational facility will enliven and engage this part of North Broad Street and will enhance the public open space to significant improvements to the existing block, including landscaping and lighting. The program for the Klien College of Media and Communication and the Center for Performing Cinematic Arts entails state- of-the-art media and theater spaces, classroom and study spaces, faculty and executive offices and conference rooms. We have been in frequent communication with nearby homeowners and community organizations regarding the proposed project. The University will continue to keep in contact with the residents -- registered community organizations and other (inaudible) groups during the construction of the project. That way we can keep area residents informed regarding access to the economic opportunities in connection with the building and operating of the school facility. Our ongoing community outreach will also enable us to address questions and concerns related to the construction schedule and other aspects of the construction progress. In addition, as part of the civic design process we've provided signed and written notice of a public meeting scheduled for September 28, 2023 with development and registered community organizations and neighbors, and we participated in the inperson meeting on September 28th to present the project and discuss the amendment to the Master Plan. The new home for the College of Klien -- Klien College of Media and Communication and the Center for Performing Cinematic Arts will enhance the learning experience of the students and create transformative opportunities consistent with the University's mission. In closing, the amendment to the Master Plan to allow for the new educational facility from the Klien College of Media and Communication and the Center for Performing Cinematic Arts is of vital importance for Temple University, the community and the City of Philadelphia. We respectfully request that the community recommend passage of this bill to allow the support project to move forward. We are here to answer any questions of this Committee. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Any questions or comments from members of the Committee? (No response.)
Hearing none, we will now -- is there anyone else here to provide testimony regarding this particular bill? (No response.)
Hearing none, we will now go into our public comment and we will take a brief pause. This will allow members of the public to join us for the public comment virtual hearing. Hello, Ms. Quigley.
Thank you, Chair Jones. And I'm sorry. I'm here on behalf of Temple University. I thank you for allowing me to do some follow-up to what Mr. Droz had just said. I just want to make sure that the Committee receives the signed project materials and the letters of support from the community.
Yes, we did receive them. Thank you very much. And tell my good friend George Kenny the Councilman says hello.
You're welcome. Any other questions or comments from members of the Committee? (No response.)
Hearing none, the Committee will now take a brief pause to allow members of the public who have registered for public comment to join us for this virtual meeting.
Will the Clerk please call the first person for public comment.
The first person for public comment we have for 230698 is Queen Judith Robinson.
Thank you very much. Queen Judith Robinson, can you please begin your public testimony. COUNCIL TECH SUPPORT: She's being called in currently.
Hey, good morning, Queen Judith. Can you please state -- good morning. Please state your name for the record and begin your testimony. Hope you're having a good day.
Yes, I am. Good morning to all. I'm Judith Robinson for this hearing regarding the Master Plan for Temple University. I did sent various pictures, which I don't think they came out very well. But I believe the flyer came out fairly well, at least for you all to review. I am really concerned about Temple University. I am here in the 32nd Ward, which includes a substantial amount of the campus. I am praying for all of them there at Temple University, praying for them to be better than they appear to be. There always seems to be a conflict with the North Philadelphia community and Temple University. But I have to be very forward in saying I'm not one who has protested Temple over the years, but my concern is that they keep -- and I use this term loosely, just a vernacular -- kind of shooting themselves in the foot, if you will, in this crime-ridden, trashy community, which is the expanse of Temple University. So as it relates to that flyer that I previewed to you all, on July 18th that flyer without any icon from Temple University was distributed in the immediate community in the 32nd Ward, where I for over a decade have been the facilitator of the 32nd Ward RCO meetings, and we always have been fair to any developer that has come before our community. So why would Temple send out a flyer to our community, distribute that flyer to neighbors in our community, only to show us, and it was Temple's proposed new theater on their own land at Broad and Norris. It's just unconscionable that we would receive notification about such a major development in our community with a flyer that doesn't have a Temple icon or any logo, you know, like they were sneaking. Who advised them to do such an ignorant thing, especially with the relationship that they have had over many years. So there needs to be something, some focus on Temple, on their Trustee Board because I like to start from the top. Okay. Something is wrong when a flyer would be distributed to a community that has already had conflict in the past about this very area of the development and it's not getting any better. So all of those Temple alum and all of the folks that really are hoping for the best for Temple, please see what we all can do to help them get better, give proper notification. Tell us what's going on as it relates to the Master Plan. So let's get to it, because you can't do real estate privately. It's a public affair because it's all recorded. So I know about now the theater that's going to be brand new development with no parking. That's a major concern. We need to have a parking study and a traffic study in North Philadelphia because we're being increased with major density without parking, and it's just out of order. We have people parking on the sidewalk now and we need to address parking and traffic. So as a professional in the real estate business, I'm watching Temple's development. 5 million to $7 million. Don't hold me to that last number, but I know it was $4 million in the beginning. Then they purchased recently 2010 North Broad Street, 2022 next to the founder Russell Conwell's property, 2020 North Broad Street, which he lived there for over 30-something years or more, the founder, the one that says, Acres of diamond, put your bucket down where you are. Yeah, I think Temple needs to go back to the creed that the founder encouraged all over the world giving that speech of acres of diamond. His place where he resided is boarded up unfortunately. So Temple owns 2020, then recently they purchased 2022. 5 million or $7 million. Okay. So what's going to happen, this is what I'm going to be asking with the Master Plan. Because if you're sneaky about things that you're notifying the community about with a weak flyer, then what's going to happen in that 2000 block of North Broad Street? Some banker's properties was just designated for the historic list for local designation, so I believe that will be protected from demolition.
But I'm really concerned about Temple buying up all of North Broad Street quietly and placing a major development of their students up and down Broad Street after years of 11 trashing North Philly on the west 12 side. So I would like to recommend 13 that we get a traffic study and 14 parking study, and that we get 15 clarity on what Temple is doing in 16 the 2000 block of North Broad Street 17 where they're buying up everything. 18 And then I would like to have 19 them please sit down with the 20 community, the 32nd Ward RCO is still in effect, to talk about the trash and how we can get better about maintaining our expanding community. Although Temple would love to have all their students concentrated on Broad Street, that's just not how humans work. They like a little excitement, so they will be moving around the community as they always have been. And I think we need to have a comprehensive plan to be respectful of the Black community as Temple expands westward even past 18th Street where the safety patrol boundaries are located. So to be continued. Temple get your mind right, please. Let's be respectful of each other. Let's not send out documents that are obfuscating notification to the Black poor community. Please don't listen to ignorance. You have people who are willing to support your effort because we understand new development in North Philadelphia. Yes, we do. But what we don't understand is dictating to us and obfuscation hiding from us things we should know as citizens in this expanding North Philly neighborhood. Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify today. To be continued. Have a great holiday.
You too, Queen Judith Robinson. And have a good Thanksgiving.
Will the Clerk please call the next person up for public comment.
Yes, we hear you. Just state your name for the record and please begin your public comment.
Sure. My name is Dr. Maura Sammon. I am an emergency medicine physician. I work at Temple University and I also work at their Jeanes campus, their Episcopal campus and their main campus. And I would like to speak today regarding the proposed health district at the Friends campus. Now, while I understand that there are some concerns about the historic buildings that are in the Friends campus, I would really like to give the perspective of what I see as an emergency medicine physician when these patients' needs are not met. So the current wait for a new appointment at the current health district which serves that region is 7 to 12 months, and I want to talk to you for a second about what happens to patients during those 7 to 12 months. Those patients are left without health care. And many people think, oh, well, it's just small things like high blood pressure and they can wait for that. They can wait for that or they can find another way to get that care. I want to give you just an example of just two patients that I've seen in the last several months. And I got their permission when I spoke with them to share their stories because they are so profound. So the first was a gentleman who was an independent contractor. He had health insurance. His wife became ill. He ended up having to cut his health insurance after she passed away because of the bills that they had accumulated while she was sick. He then was uninsured but figured, hey, I'm young, I'm healthy, I'm hard-working, I'm going to get back on my feet. Unfortunately, he started losing weight. He tried to make appointments, was unable to do so because it wasn't an emergency and he didn't have health insurance. Eventually it became an emergency. It became an emergency when he came into our emergency department and we found that he had advanced cancer spreading throughout his body. This gentleman ended up -- he was a single father, he couldn't work. He ended up signing over the custody of his child to his friend so that he could get health care and his son would be supported. That's what happens when you're waiting for health care for 7 to 12 months. I had another woman, again a hardworking woman, had a job. She was paying for health insurance until it became too expensive. Once again figured I'm young, I'm healthy. She tried to get into the health district just for what she thought was just a little bit of belly pain, was told there was a long wait. The belly pain started increasing. She went to three emergency rooms before she finally got a CAT scan, which showed advanced ovarian cancer. Her chances of survival are extremely slim. Had this been caught months earlier, that would not be the case. She would still be a hardworking contributing member of society. She would be healthy. Her family would be intact. I understand people's concern about historical building. But while they are contemplating about how to make sure that this building is kept intact, my patients are dying. Our citizens are dying, and they are dying because they don't have timely access to preventative care and what we consider to be routine medical care. And I'm happy to answer any questions anyone may have.
Any questions or comments from members of the Committee? (No response.)
Thank you very much for your public comment. Is there anyone else here whose name has not been called that would like to provide public comment on this bill or on the other bill 24 that was mentioned today? (No response.)
Okay. Hearing none, this concludes our public hearing and we will now go into our public meeting. Will the Clerk please call the roll to take attendance. Members that are in attendance will please indicate that they are present when their names are called. Also, please say a few brief words when responding so that your image will be displayed on the screen when you speak. Will the Clerk please call the roll.
Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, colleagues. I am present.
Thank you very much. We will now go into our official public meeting. The Chair recognizes Councilmember Mark Squilla for a motion on the amendment to Bill No. 20 230698.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I offer an amendment to Bill 24 No. 230698. A copy of the amendment has been circulated to all members of the Committee and I move that the amendment to Bill No. 230698 be approved.
The Chair notes for the record that Councilman Curtis Jones seconds the motion. It has been moved and properly seconded that the amendment to Bill No. 230698 be approved. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries and the amendment to Bill No. 230698 has been approved. The Chair recognizes Councilman Mark Squilla for a motion on Bill No. 230698 as amended.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Bill No. 230698 as amended be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended as to permit the reading of this bill at the next session of Council.
The Chair notes for the record that Councilman Mark Squilla -- the Chair notes for the record that Councilman Curtis Jones seconds the motion -- excuse me. The Chair notes for the record that Councilman Curtis Jones seconds the motion. It has been moved and properly seconded that Bill No. 230698 as amended be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading of this bill at the next session of Council. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. The Chair recognizes Councilman Mark Squilla for a motion on Bill No. 230714.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Bill No. 230714 be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended as to permit the first reading of this bill at the next session of Council.
The Chair notes for the record that Councilman Curtis Jones seconds the motion. It has been moved and properly seconded that Bill No. 230714 be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading of this bill at the next session of Council. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. The Chair recognizes Councilman Mark Squilla for a motion on Bill No. 230716.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Bill No. 230716 be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit the first reading of this bill at the next session of Council.
The Chair notes for the record that Councilman Curtis Jones seconds the motion. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye -- all those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. The Chair recognizes Councilman Mark Squilla for a motion on Bill No. 230744.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Bill No. 230744 be reported with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be submitted -- suspended to permit the first reading of this bill at the next session of Council.
The Chair notes for the record that Councilman Curtis Jones seconds the motion. It has been moved and properly seconded that Bill No. 230744 be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading of this bill at the next session of session. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. The Chair recognizes Councilman Mark Squilla for a motion on Bill No. 230745.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Bill No. 230745 be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit the first reading of this bill at the next session of Council.
The Chair notes for the record that Councilman Curtis Jones seconds the motion. All in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. The Chair recognizes Councilman Mark Squilla for a motion on Bill No. 230713.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that the public hearing and public meeting on Bill No. 230713 stand in recess until Monday, December 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
The Chair notes for the record that Councilman Curtis Jones seconds the motion. It has been moved and properly seconded that the public hearing and public meeting of this Committee on Bill No. 230713 be recessed until Monday, December 4th of 2023 at 10:00 a.m. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries and the public hearing and public meeting on Bill No. 230713 will stand in recess until Monday, December 4th of 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at which time we will reconvene on Microsoft Teams. This concludes the meeting if there are no additional remarks. I want to thank everybody for their participation in this hearing and have a great day. Thank you very much.
You're welcome. (Hearing concluded at 10:48 a.m.) C E R T I F I C A T I O N I, hereby certify that the proceedings and evidence noted are contained fully and accurately in the stenographic notes taken by me in the foregoing matter, and that this is a correct transcript of the same. __________________________________ TANEHA CARROLL