STATED MEETING 1 2/23/2023 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:56 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN KENDRA BROOKS COUNCILMAN MICHAEL DRISCOLL COUNCILWOMAN JAMIE GAUTHIER COUNCILWOMAN KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON COUNCILMAN JIM HARRITY COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR. COUNCILWOMAN QUETCY LOZADA COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL COUNCILMAN ANTHONY PHILLIPS COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA COUNCILMAN ISAIAH THOMAS COUNCILWOMAN SHARON VAUGHN MICHAEL A. DECKER, CHIEF CLERK STATED MEETING 2 2/23/2023
Good morning. My apologies for being very, very late, but I had to take care of some executive issues this morning. My apologies. But with that, we're going to get started. So we have a quorum, so we will move forward with our invocation. And to give our invocation this morning, the Chair recognizes Father Liam Murphy of St. Miriam Parish. He is here today as the guest of Councilwoman Lozada. I would ask all members and guests to please rise. (Councilmembers and guests rise.)
Good morning, and let us pray. God of heaven and earth and all creation, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, God of all your children, first and foremost, we praise you and we thank you. We thank you for the gift of our very lives. We thank you for the gift of STATED MEETING 3 2/23/2023 you here in this special place for the gift of our City of Philadelphia. We thank you for its rich history. We are grateful and proud to live where we can walk the very streets where this great nation was founded in freedom, and we are eager to continue the struggle for a full freedom future for all your children. We thank you for the diversity of cultures, languages, religions, and ways of life that make up our people. It is a reflection of the immensity of your eternal beauty and everlasting creativity. Our hearts are truly grateful to be citizens of the gift that is the City of Philadelphia. At the same time, all most holy one, we come before you with heavy hearts. As you know in your most compassionate heart, we are in the midst of mourning the death of our heroic brother, Temple Officer, now-Sergeant Chris Fitzgerald. STATED MEETING 4 2/23/2023 Lord, after his time of generous service, may he now sit securely at your banquet table and be served a full portion of your eternal delights. May his family and friends who sit at the table of tears know today your consolation and peace. We mourn the ongoing violence of which Officer Fitzgerald's death was a part, the violence which mars the face of our city of love and destroys so many lives. We weep before the devastation wrought by drug addiction, turning some of our neighborhoods into places of sadness and pain, wounding the dignity of all involved. We are pained by the poverty that affects so many of our families and force the full growth and flourishing of all of our brothers and sisters. Yet with all the wounds of our city and all the challenges we face, we still come before you with grateful STATED MEETING 5 2/23/2023 that all of us have the opportunity, indeed the vocation, to cooperate with your spirit of justice, goodness, beauty, peace, and love to heal and unite, to continue creating a city of true and lasting brotherly and sisterly love. And so good and wise God, we ask you to send your blessing upon the Councilmembers of the City as they gather here today. Open their minds and hearts, their bodies and souls to receive your blessing, to be led by your spirit in all the discussions, deliberations, and decisions. Bless them with an ever ardent desire to work for the good of all. Bless them with a true intention to work together, to foster all that unites and binds us together, putting aside all that is partisan, all that is mere stubbornness, all that divides. Grant them true wisdom to find concrete ways to continue building up all STATED MEETING 6 2/23/2023 about our city. Give them courage to confront the challenges we face and the audacity to find real and creative life-giving solutions. Give them a real hunger and thirst for righteousness. Give them the capacity to be true peacemakers. Grant them, oh, God, as they work together, a true spirit of brotherly and sisterly love. And let that spirit, your spirit, fill this chamber, and then let that spirit, your spirit, contagiously spread beyond these walls and out to every street and alley and parkway and boulevard, to every home and house of worship, to every business and building, to every heart of this great city so that we may live up to our name Philadelphia and be brought always closer together in justice, peace, and lasting love. Amen. (Amen.)
STATED MEETING 7 2/23/2023 Thank you so much, Father. We really appreciate you being here today and giving us some spiritual guidance. Council will be at ease. (Council at ease.)
Thank you. Thank you again, Father. Our next order of business is the approval of the Journal of the meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2023, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Bass.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, February 16th, 2023 be approved. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It's been moved and properly seconded that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, February 16, 2023 stand approved. All in favor? (Aye.) STATED MEETING 8 2/23/2023
The ayes have it, and that Journal is approved. Our next order of business is requests for leave of absence, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of members of Council, there are no requests for leaves of absence today.
Thank you. The Chair thanks the gentleman. And the Chair now recognizes Councilman Squilla for a motion concerning certain legislative matters that may arise during the course of today's session of Council that were not listed on the Calendar circulated prior to today's session. Councilman Squilla is not here. STATED MEETING 9 2/23/2023 Bass, can you please give me...
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that any of the following matters, if considered today, may be added to the agenda for this session of Council and, as required by law, subsequently published on an amended agenda after the consideration of those matters: resolutions authorizing hearings, amendments to bills on first reading, the reconsideration of a bill vetoed by or re-called from the Mayor, amendments to bills re-called from the Mayor, resolutions taking substantive action to be voted on in this session, a motion to withdraw a bill or resolution that is not on the Calendar, and a motion placing a bill or resolution on or returning a bill or resolution from the Suspension Calendar that is not listed on today's Calendar. The purpose of this motion is to provide the public with notice STATED MEETING 10 2/23/2023 actions by Council that arose too late to be included on the Calendar that was published prior to today's session. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the legislative matters stated by Councilwoman Bass may be added to the agenda for today, should those matters arise during the course of this session of Council. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. The motion carries. And our next order of business is communications, and will the Clerk please read the messages from the Mayor and any other communications that he may STATED MEETING 11 2/23/2023
From the Mayor to the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission on the following bills: Bill Nos. 230007, 230033, 230034, 230035, and 230049. And I am transmitting for the consideration of your honorable body a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon situate in the Second Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying STATED MEETING 12 2/23/2023 fee simple title to 3903 Wallace Street in the Third Councilmanic District, all under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. That concludes our communications, and our next order of business is the introduction of bills and resolutions. Mr. Decker, will you please read the titles of the bills and resolutions that are being offered by our members today.
Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson offers an ordinance amending Section 20-304, entitled "Compensation for Members of Boards, Commissions, Committees and Councils," by revising the compensation for members of the Environmental Justice Advisory Commission.
Councilman Thomas STATED MEETING 13 2/23/2023 offers a privileged resolution honoring and congratulating the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, for celebrating the organization's 50th year representing the Black media industry professionals of Philadelphia.
And a privileged resolution honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, Derrick Copes, on the success of his business, Best Hands Mobile Detailing, and for his constant efforts to make the detailing business more accessible through his social media outreach efforts.
Good morning, colleagues. Thank you, Council President. I want to first thank my colleagues Councilmember Gilmore Richardson and Councilmember Johnson for co-introducing the resolution today to STATED MEETING 14 2/23/2023 honor a sector of journalism as it relates to Black journalists all across the City of Philadelphia for celebrating their 20th year anniversary. And I want to give a special shout-out to the President of the organization, Mr. Ernest Owens, whose husband actually works for my sister colleague to the right, for his first book that he authored this week, The Case for Cancel Culture, which is an amazing text. It's getting great reviews, and overall I'm just proud of his progress as it relates to what he's done from the time I've seen him come into this industry nearly a decade ago to where he is now. Councilmember Jones, our Majority Leader, actually acknowledged him a little while back as it relates to some of the heroes that he had recognized for Black History Month. So as we are here on the last Thursday in Black History Month, what better organization to honor than a Black journalist across STATED MEETING 15 2/23/2023 the City of Philadelphia. So all of my colleagues who co-sponsored the resolution, thank you, but a special thank you to Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember Gilmore Richardson for co-introducing the resolution with me today. Thank you, Council President.
Thank you, Councilman. That will be on today's Final Passage Calendar.
Councilman Jones offers three bills and three resolutions. On behalf of Council President Clarke, an ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 125 by placing on the City Plan Boston Place from Tenth Street to Eleventh Street, north of York Street. Also on behalf of Council President Clarke, an ordinance authorizing the paving of Boston Place from Tenth Street to Eleventh Street. STATED MEETING 16 2/23/2023 And on his own behalf, an ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of 66th Street between Morris Park Road and Sherwood Road.
Those three bills will be referred to the appropriate committee.
And on behalf of Council President Clarke, a privileged resolution mourning the life, honoring the memory, and enshrining the legacy of Temple University Police Officer Christopher David Fitzgerald who tragically fell in the line of duty on February 18, 2023.
Thank you, Mr. President. For the record, that was introduced by you, but it was co-sponsored by all members of City Council, and thank him for his service.
STATED MEETING 17 2/23/2023 Thank you, Councilman. We'll have that on today's Final Passage Calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilman Thomas.
Yes. I agree with Councilmember Jones, Council President. Thank you for your leadership on this, and we mourn the loss. A couple seconds ago I recognized the Association of Black Journalists and the President just walked in. Can we -- President Ernest Owens, can you just stand up real quick so we can just give you a round of applause on behalf of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. (Applause.)
We want to thank all of the Black journalists and recognize that organization and the work that's being done on behalf of STATED MEETING 18 2/23/2023 communities of colors for Black History Month. Thank you, Council President.
Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. I'd like to make note that Mr. Owens was actually one of the first members of the City Council's Fellows Program. Little did we know. Congratulations. Thank you.
Councilman Jones also offers a non-privileged resolution also naming North 41st Street between Parkside Avenue and South Concourse Drive as "Barbara Daniel Cox Way."
And a non-privileged resolution also naming the 5900 Block of Media Street as "James Rice Way."
Councilman STATED MEETING 19 2/23/2023 Johnson offers one bill and two resolutions, entitled "An ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Mifflin Street, and South 20th Street; South 17th Street, between Wolf Street and Jackson Street; South 18th Street and Snyder Avenue; Mole Street, between Moore Street and McKean Street; Carlisle Street and Jackson Street; Rosewood Street and Tasker Street."
And a privileged resolution designating March 8th, 2023 as "Joe Frazier Day" in the City of Philadelphia in honor and recognition of "Smokin'" Joe Frazier's heavyweight championship victory of Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the STATED MEETING 20 2/23/2023 Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 1728 Federal Street, 1213 South Bonsall Street, 2114 Manton Street, 1303 South 23rd Street, and 1148 South Cleveland Street in the Second Councilmanic District.
That will be on next week's Calendar, and the previous resolution will be on this week's Calendar.
Councilwoman Gauthier offers a non-privileged resolution renaming the 4900 block of Walnut Street "Paul L. Robeson Way."
Councilman O'Neill offers an ordinance amending Section 14-600 of The Philadelphia Code ("Use Regulations") to clarify that the sale of marijuana for recreational use is not included in the Medical Marijuana STATED MEETING 21 2/23/2023
There are no other bills or resolutions being offered today by the members, Mr. President.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. That concludes our introduction of bills and resolutions. And our next order of business is reports from committees, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson for a report from the Committee on Law and Government.
Thank you, Mr. President. The Committee on Law and Government reports one bill with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. Mr. Decker, would you please read that report.
To the President STATED MEETING 22 2/23/2023 Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Law and Government, to which was referred Bill No. 220736, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 21-1203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Appointments to Citizens Police Oversight Commission,' by revising prohibited activities for Commissioners, all under certain terms and conditions," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bill to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair again recognizes Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 220736. (Duly seconded.)
STATED MEETING 23 2/23/2023 been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 220736. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and this bill will be on our First Reading Calendar today. The Chair now recognizes Councilman Johnson for a report from the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities.
Thank you, Mr. President. The Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities reports out one bill with a favorable recommendation.
STATED MEETING 24 2/23/2023 Decker, please read that report.
The Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities, to which was referred Bill No. 220810, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Procurement Commissioner to enter into agreements to purchase electricity, natural gas and motor fuel for use by the City in City facilities and vehicles, including agreements that obligate payment for delivery of such energy supplies in future fiscal years," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bill to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair again recognizes Councilman Johnson.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit STATED MEETING 25 2/23/2023 of Bill No. 220810. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 220810. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that will be placed on our First Reading Calendar today. That concludes our reports from committee, and our next order of business is consideration of the Calendar. I note that the bills just reported from committee with a suspension of the rules have been deemed to have had STATED MEETING 26 2/23/2023 2ND READING their first reading. They will be on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. As there are no additional bills on the First Reading Calendar, the Chair recognizes Councilman Jones for the purpose of calling up bills and resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar today.
Thank you, Mr. President. The following resolutions and bills are being called up from Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars today: Nos. 230110, 220419, and 220845. All other bills and resolutions are being held.
Thank you, Councilman. We will now consider our public comment session before considering these bills and resolutions. So your public comment must concern matters on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at today's session. STATED MEETING 27 2/23/2023 All speakers must sign up in order to testify. If you have not already done so, you may sign up now at the table outside of the Council Chambers with the Sergeant-at-Arms. Once you have signed up, you will be placed in the order of which you have signed up on the sign-up sheet. Today you will have three minutes to testify, so please adjust your testimony to reflect the three-minute limit. In order to be fair, we anticipate that we will hold all individuals to the time limit to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to speak that's on the list today. When you approach the podium, there will be a device. On that device, when the light turns green, it will be your time to speak. When the light turns yellow, you will have 30 seconds to conclude your remarks, and when the light turns red, we'd ask that you please adhere to our guidelines and conclude STATED MEETING 28 2/23/2023 your remarks. Thank you very much. Mr. Decker, can you please call the first name on the list.
The first speaker, Mr. President, is Kenneth Wood, commenting on 210800. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning. My name is Kenneth Wood. Thank you for the opportunity to give my opinion today. I'm a 60-year plus resident of the City of Philadelphia and I'm here concerning Bill No. 210800 over parking. I'm concerned about the communities, particularly mine. I'm in the Kensington section, which is being told now we're ORCA, Olde Richmond Civic Association. The parking is so bad now in our community and we keep bringing it up with the Zoning Board every time there's another development. Our community is so overdeveloped that it's STATED MEETING 29 2/23/2023 just too dense. We've been to the Zoning Board and spoke with them, and the Chair, Frank DiCicco, told me that I needed to learn how to deal with it, with the congestion with the parking and everything that's going on, and I tried to explain to him, no, he's in the position where he can fix that. He can stop this overdevelopment. Right now with the parking that's going on, we got out-of-state work vehicles being parked overnight on my block from Delaware, New Jersey, New York. They're commercial vehicles, and nothing is being done about it. There's people, elderly, who are disabled who are being pushed off of the handicap spots now, and the ones that are able to keep it are being forced to go every two years and go through the wringer again, have to come down here and appear to get that parking. I feel that us people that have been here for 50, 60, 70 years and built STATED MEETING 30 2/23/2023 this city should be able to have parking. The elderly have to go to doctor's appointments and food shopping and come home and they have to park four, five blocks away from their home, and it's just not right. Our bike riding days are over with. We can't ride bikes anymore. So I feel there should be more emphasis on helping us out with that situation. Like I said, us elderly are being pushed out is my opinion, and it's not fair and it's not right. I can't help it if I can't afford an $800,000, $900,000 home that has off-street parking. I just can't help that, and it's not fair that because I can't do that, that I feel that I'm being pushed out of my own community that I've lived in for 60-plus years, and it's just not right. That needs to be addressed with the parking before we're giving other parking to other people that may not even live in this city or this state. STATED MEETING 31 2/23/2023 And before my time is up, I'd like to address the Kensington area. Kensington and Allegheny, that's a humanitarian crisis up there right now and it should be addressed. That's been going on for 25 years now. The largest open drug market in the East Coast of this country and probably the largest in this country has been allowed to happen like that. That's just a disgrace. Those people up there need help, and that needs to be addressed. Thank you for your time.
Thank you. Thank you for your testimony. We appreciate it.
The next speaker is Michelle Belser, commenting on 230110. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning. My name is Michelle Belser, Resolution No. 220865. I would like to thank everyone STATED MEETING 32 2/23/2023 for the award I will be receiving today. I'm humbled and I'm greatly honored. I want to thank all of my constituents, the youth, the seniors, the 100 block of East Colonial Street, which is my family that gives me so much love and support, and the entire community that I live in. I'm also committed to continuing my work for the great city that I live in of Philadelphia. I would like to thank everybody here and I would like to continue working, and thanks everybody for their support. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
Thank you. Thank you for your testimony. We appreciate it.
Katrice Cheaton, commenting on 210396. STATED MEETING 33 2/23/2023 (Witness approached podium.)
Okay. So I'm talking about 210396. I think you should have actually a permanent stay on all mortgage and tax foreclosure sales. Like I mentioned before, we were illegally evicted from our home about 32 days ago. We still haven't gotten back to our home. The illegal eviction was done to cover the attempt of human trafficking on our lives, which will increase if you continue to let people get their homes sold because they missed a mortgage payment or get foreclosed on. You don't have the capacity to deal with more people being homeless or unhoused. The homeless service can STATED MEETING 34 2/23/2023 barely handle it now. They have their own trafficking problems of the service. The next place these people are going to end up is the hospital system, which is where we ended up at recently in this city and the surrounding areas. A lot of hospitals did not do proper care with me, so I had to go to different places. That's why it took me a little while to walk up here, because I've been injured from being unhoused illegally. With that being said, that's going to feed the trafficking system, particularly organ trafficking system that we found out about, at your hospitals. So you're endangering people's lives if they're not housed. Health and housing go hand in hand. Because I'm out here illegally unhoused because of what happened and it hasn't been handled properly, an eviction for systems covering up the trafficking ring there, I now have decreased health. Had I been able to get back home when I STATED MEETING 35 2/23/2023 petitioned to go back home, and my brother as well, a couple of weeks ago, none of this would have happened. So I don't know how the Sheriff's Department can handle doing mortgage and tax foreclosure sales when they don't even handle evictions properly. So you're going to have lots of lawsuits on your hands, God said, because of this behavior. You cannot handle that. It's going to bankrupt the City in five months, God said. You need to get a handle on it. Not on the people. We're not the problem. On the system that's abusive to ourselves, okay, so that you don't keep having the trafficking ring getting fed. There's a lot of children being hurt in the trafficking ring as well and disabled people. But you need to get a handle on it. There's no reason why I should stand here today talking about I don't have my home yet for 32 days. STATED MEETING 36 2/23/2023
Thank you so much for your testimony. We appreciate it.
Good morning. Hi. My name is Ernest Owens. I'm the President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. I'm not here in my capacity as a journalist or reporter today, but as a member on behalf of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists to thank Councilmember Isaiah Thomas and the co-authors, Katherine Gilmore Richardson and of course Kenyatta Johnson, for this resolution that recognizes us. This year we're starting our 50th anniversary celebration as the STATED MEETING 37 2/23/2023 nation's first Black association of journalists in the country. Thank you. (Applause.)
We predate the National Association of Black Journalists, which a lot of people do not know. I'm serving into my second term, so, you know, I know what it feels like to be an incumbent. Well, by popular vote, no challengers. So I'm super excited to be on this side of the end. I was here ten years ago in 2013 as a communications fellow here at the City Council, and since I've become a journalist and have covered City Council in different ways. But in addition to the support, you know, people clapping and support PABJ, we're a 501(c)(3) non-profit and we are doing really well, but we can do better, and we would love to see more support from our allies and our partners STATED MEETING 38 2/23/2023 in the community to support the work that we do. We're training the next leadership of Black journalists across the region. I wouldn't be where I'm at without the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. That's the reason why I stayed in this city and didn't go off to New York or LA and other places. It was the training, the mentorship, the workshops we do. You know, I just left Temple University and gave a student a $10,000 scholarship in partnership with CBS3. (Applause.)
It's that kind of work that we're doing to make sure that we believe in diversity in the media. We know how important it is to have newsrooms that reflect this room, but it doesn't. The newsrooms don't reflect this room, that reflects Council, and our STATED MEETING 39 2/23/2023 community and our city, and we've been advocating for that, because we know how important it is to tell these stories accurately and so they reflect the newsrooms that we're in. And so we are not asking you all just to give us resolutions. That's beautiful, but we would love more actual investment, investment into the programs and things that we do, because we can't do this -- you know, if we want to make the impact that we want to make, it's going to take a lot of work. But before I conclude, because I know I can ramble and ramble. You can hear my podcast and everything else. I got a book out and all that good stuff. It's on the charts on Amazon. It's No. 1 right now on Amazon. But what I will emphasize, though, this is a really important call to action. For the past year, we've been asking to have a meeting with the Philadelphia Inquirer. Their STATED MEETING 40 2/23/2023 editor-in-chief, which is Gabe Escobar, and their publisher, Lisa Hughes, have been refusing to have a meeting with us for several months. We a couple years ago had proposed a plan to improve the diversity, equity, and inclusion issues that's been happening at the Inquirer. You all have seen it. We have been fighting to get more representation across. You know, I have been a Black reporter covering politics in this city, and it's unfortunate that there's not that many people that look like me that cover these issues that impact the community. You all see it when you see the headlines there. You all see it in the coverage. It's hard to deny the impact. I'll wrap it up. So what my call to action would be is just to say please urge them to have a meeting with us. Please tell them, why aren't you having a meeting STATED MEETING 41 2/23/2023 with the leadership of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. Do not let them act like we're not doing it. We've given them thumbs down awards. We've done everything in our power to try to handle this. So we're urging the community and our elected officials and others to demand diversity, equity, and inclusion in our newsrooms. So please urge Gabe Escobar and of course Lisa Hughes, who are the publishers there, who are getting public support from institutions like the Lenfest and suit, ask their Board chair people, ask their board -- we have people that you all know that fund your campaigns and support your efforts -- to make sure that they have that meeting with us, because if they don't, you're going to continue to get the mediocre coverage that you've been seeing there. Thank you.
Thank you for your testimony. We STATED MEETING 42 2/23/2023 appreciate it. (Applause.)
The next speaker is Lynn Landes, commenting on 210913. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning. I'm Lynn Landes. I support Resolution 210913, but today I'm also here to talk about pit bull attacks. This week an FBI agent shot and killed a pit bull that had attacked her dog. The next day there was a small protest outside of FBI offices in Philadelphia. But there was one person there in support of her actions, my son Mitch, and that's because on November 12, 2019, our dog Scooter was killed by a pit bull near 11th and Spruce Streets. Mitch was walking our three small dogs that evening when a pit bull STATED MEETING 43 2/23/2023 got loose from its owner and attacked Scooter. Our 36-year-old son beat on that pit bull with his fist for several minutes while others were kicking it, but the pit bull would not release our dog. Finally, someone came by with a metal-tipped walking stick and wedged it behind the dog's teeth to unlock its jaw, but by then, it was too late. Scooter died of his injuries that night. This is not an isolated incident. A neighbor of ours was chased by a pit bull on Benjamin Franklin Parkway just two weeks ago. He had to jump on top of a car to get away from it. Every week across the country, adults, children, pets, and even livestock are attacked by pit bulls. This is why the police and military do not use pit bulls. They are simply too dangerous and can't be trusted. Once they lock onto a target, they have no off switch and won't let go. We believe that pit bulls STATED MEETING 44 2/23/2023 should be banned in Philadelphia. Pit bulls are already banned in 53 countries. In the United States pit bulls are banned in over 1,100 cities, 297 military bases, and 23 Indian reservations. Many housing authorities ban pit bulls, including New York City. At the very least, all pit bulls should be muzzled, and dog shelters should not adopt out pit bulls. The pit bull that got shot this week and the pit bull that killed our dog were both rescues. It's time to end this deadly practice and phase out this deadly breed. If pit bulls are too dangerous for the military and the police, then they're too dangerous for our neighborhoods. Thank you. You can learn more at BanPitBulls.org. Thank you.
The next speaker is Carlton Williams, commenting on STATED MEETING 45 2/23/2023 230110. (Witness approached podium.) COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Good morning, Council President and the Honorable members of City Council. My name is Carlton Williams. I am the Streets Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia, but I come today wearing a different hat, as the President of the Oak Lane Youth Association, and I want to thank Councilmember Phillips for Resolution 230110 honoring the Oak Lane Youth Association for the work that we've done in our community. For over 50 years, Oak Lane Youth Association has served young people between the ages of 5 to 16 years of age, and we have been in multiple competitions throughout the City and around the country. But the most important role that this program plays is helping to save lives of young people. It is one antiviolence program that works and so many others. STATED MEETING 46 2/23/2023 I joke so much with Councilmember Jones and Councilmember Johnson and so many other Councilmembers about the programs that they sponsor, including the Overbrook Monarchs and the South Philly Hurricanes, the South Philly Sharks, and so many others, the North Philly Aztecs. I can tell you, Council President and Councilmembers, that this is one truly antiviolence program that is saving the lives of young people. It keeps them involved in positive, productive activities. It helps out with childhood obesity, and it certainly supports our antiviolence prevention initiatives when it comes down to the lives of young people who are constantly dying on the streets of Philadelphia today. We continuously want to join these other programs to support our youth. And to all the Councilmembers, we thank you for your support. Whether it's STATED MEETING 47 2/23/2023 through the Philadelphia Activity Fund or your investments in Parks and Recreation centers, you save lives, and these programs are making a huge difference. And on behalf of the entire Oak Lane Youth Association and all of the young people we serve, thank you, Councilmember Phillips, for your resolution honoring our Board members. I have two Board members that are here with me today, Mr. LeVan White and Mr. Greg Boler. They've rolled up, volunteered for the Oak Lane Youth Association for a long time. (Applause.) COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I'm not just the President. I was a member. I started Oak Lane in 1979 as a football player. I became a coach and became the President, and for over the last couple years, I can truly say that if it wasn't for this youth program, I probably STATED MEETING 48 2/23/2023 wouldn't be here today and I certainly wouldn't be the Streets Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia. Thank you so much. (Applause.)
Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Actually, that's more important than your day job and getting the trash picked up on time. Thank you for your service. We really appreciate it. COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: You're welcome, sir.
Councilman Johnson, did you want to be recognized?
Yeah. Thank you, Council President. I just want to also take a moment to acknowledge Councilmember STATED MEETING 49 2/23/2023 Anthony Phillips for honoring the Oak Lane Youth Association, and I just wanted to just say that the leadership of Carlton Williams and his team is very, very exceptional. He didn't mention that several different times they would come down South Philadelphia and they would actually beat the South Philadelphia Hurricanes, but nevertheless, it's a friendly competition, because at the end of the day, it's all about saving our young people. And if you come out on any given Saturday or any given day when these young people are playing games, you know for a fact that beyond the children who are participating, you have parents who are volunteering, you have cheerleaders, you have coaches, and that's all about making sure our young people have safe havens so they don't get involved in things that are negative and, most importantly, they have safe environments to enjoy themselves. So I didn't want to take this STATED MEETING 50 2/23/2023 moment and not acknowledge y'all hard work and y'all good work that you're doing up there in the great Northwest. So congratulations. Thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you, Councilman. (Witness approached podium.)
Ogbonna Hagins. I'm speaking on this bill about unethical practices of banking practices of Wells Fargo in regards to naming rights of Comcast Spectacor. So of course, you know, if someone or an organization is being unethical, you know, they shouldn't have the privilege of having naming rights, STATED MEETING 51 2/23/2023 but I also think that -- I want to give you a definition. A definition of a politician is one who manages people essentially, one who can manage people. And when we look around the City, we see a lot of mismanagement going on. Speaking, you know, with my man, the Commissioner, we look at how dirty the streets of Philadelphia are. Mismanagement. We look at the potholes in the City. Mismanagement. We look at the violence and the crime in this city. Mismanagement. So my question is, what's the correct way? What's the correct process to have a Councilmember arrested for impersonating a Councilmember? Because in my opinion, you guys are dropping the ball. What are you doing to speak to these issues and to not only address the issues but to solve the issues? The police officer who was murdered, rest in peace to him and the STATED MEETING 52 2/23/2023 Fitzgerald family, how did this guy come from Montgomery County with a gun to kill one of our police officers? The truth of the matter is that there are a lot of guns coming from the counties killing people in Philadelphia, being distributed to people in Philadelphia. What are you doing about that, City Council? I come here every week, and all you guys do is look at me speak and listen to my speech. A few of you comment to me, but you never said, you know what, let's talk to Ogbonna Hagins, because he is making a lot of sense, and maybe he can just help us, you know, to solve some of these problems. Because the reality is, the people in Philadelphia, they don't like you guys. I'm going out getting petitions, and they flagging -- getting petitions signed, they flagging me saying, you know what, Brother? You seem like a nice guy, but you're going to be just like them crooks and them phonies and them frauds, I'm not STATED MEETING 53 2/23/2023 signing your petition. You're setting a bad example for the City of Philadelphia to even want to be engaged and involved in the political process. We, the people, in order to form a more perfect union. You're encouraging people not to be involved. Have a great day.
Listen, every single week you come here and I want to be the first to say on record that I've offered time for us to meet, and I want to make sure that's very true, because I believe in collaboration and I believe that everyone has a right to be able to bring ideas, solutions to the table and us to work together. So, again, I welcome a meeting for us to meet and connect and come up with the best solutions for the City of Philadelphia, because just like you and STATED MEETING 54 2/23/2023 many of us in this -- all of us in this room, we care. Thank you.
The final speaker is Sheriff Rochelle Bilal. (Witness approached podium.) SHERIFF BILAL: Good morning.
Good morning, Sheriff. SHERIFF BILAL: Good morning, Council President. I'm Rochelle Bilal, Sheriff for the City and County of Philadelphia. Though our hearts are heavy this week, Fitzgerald was a Deputy Sheriff from 2019 until he went over to Temple. I want to thank you for introducing the bill to recognize him and ask everybody to support his family during this time, because we are all feeling it. I just wanted to say thank you, STATED MEETING 55 2/23/2023 and we appreciate all that y'all doing. Thank you, Council.
There are no other speakers on the public comment list, Mr. President.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. Just for the record, the public comment session, according to our rules, must pertain to what's on the Final Passage Calendar. I've been kind of looking the other way while people have stated a particular bill number but segued into a whole different conversation. So we want to get back to kind of enforcing that whole issue with respect to speaking on public comment about what's actually on the Calendar. So just for the record, a little bit of STATED MEETING 56 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING notice. Thank you. That concludes our public comment session. We will now consider the bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar. Mr. Decker, please read the title of Resolution No. 230110.
A resolution honoring Eric Brice, Corrie Brown, Michelle Belser, and the Board of Directors of the Oak Lane Youth Association as Heroes of the 9th Council District for their laudable service to the community.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Phillips.
Good morning. STATED MEETING 57 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING In high school I wrote a speech for a competition called -- a forum called Speech and Debate, and for an entire year, I recited this speech, and it was entitled Reluctant Leadership. In the speech I noted that the best leaders are reluctant leaders. Those are individuals who don't desire the spotlight, but when called to lead, they lead because they understand the importance of service and excellence and why leadership is needed at that very moment. This month I decided and also going into the new calendar months I will be honoring people throughout the 9th District who reflect this idea and concept around reluctant leadership, and today we have our 9th District heroes today. If we can have the Oak Lane Youth Association stand and Ms. Michele Belser, who is here today. (Applause.) STATED MEETING 58 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING
Please continue to stand. Last week I was proud to introduce this resolution, which is on today's Final Passage Calendar, honoring Eric Bryce, Corrie Brown, Michelle Belser, and the Board of Directors of the Oak Lane Youth Association as heroes of the 9th District. For 28 years, Eric Bryce has been a fervent community strategist and civic empowerment advocate. He plays a vital role in our community. He always holds all of us accountable to being able to push an agenda for the people of our district and beyond. Mr. Bryce serves on the Board of Directors for the 35th District Town Watch, the Oak Lane Community Actions Association, and the Logan Civic Association. He is a thought leader in our community, and he always provides some of the best ideas. No matter what STATED MEETING 59 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING the circumstances, he pushes you to be great when it comes to community action. Corrie Brown serves as the President of the Lawncrest Lions. For over 20 years, Mr. Brown has been a leader in promoting youth sports, including football, baseball, cheerleading, and basketball. In a day of rising violence among our youth, it's important to supply them with productive recreation, and Corrie Brown dedicates himself to that. Michelle Belser, who is here today, who is a personal hero of mine, Pete Lyde, who is the 61st Ward leader, says that Michelle, she's a fighter who will always keep the community first. She's always thinking about that leadership is important for not her but for others, and she's always constantly being one of the best committee persons in the 61st, Pete says. Ms. Belser even came in second place in the City of Philadelphia's Clean STATED MEETING 60 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING Block Competition in 2021. She organizes block clean-ups for our neighborhood. She organizes meet-ups for elected officials to connect with neighbors. She's also dedicated to decoratives throughout every season in her neighborhood. She is the epitome of excellence when it comes to community organizing, and we thank her for all of the work that she's done with beautifying our neighborhoods. Our Representative Bellmon from Olney has said about Ms. Belser, she has improvised service and leadership, and her work as a block agent should be epitomized and recognized throughout the City of Philadelphia in a way that it should be modeled throughout many, many neighborhoods. So thank you, Ms. Belser. (Applause.)
And, STATED MEETING 61 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING lastly, the Board of Directors of the Oak Lane Youth Association - Carlton Williams, LeVan White, Tene Robinson, Dawn Heath Carver, Norma Williams, Greg Boler, Kimberly Jamison, and Leon Jones they volunteer their time to ensure that 350 youth participants have fun, engaging in programming in football, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, and track and field. The Association was established over 50 years ago in 1971 and is being carried on by a Board that is dedicated to serving youth. The 9th District heroes are neighbors who dedicate themselves to the betterment of their neighborhoods. Though they do much of their work in contributing to their communities, they are often unsung and under-appreciated. And as the 9th District Councilmember, I'm making it my business to ensure that the sincerity of my gratitude for their service is heard loud and clear. So STATED MEETING 62 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING thank you to these heroes. And can we all give a round of applause to the Oak Lane Youth Association and Ms. Michelle Belser. She's a wonderful community organizer. (Applause.)
Yeah, I'm done. I move the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
STATED MEETING 63 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING Those opposed? (No response.)
The ayes have it, and motion is granted. Resolution is adopted. The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.
Yeah. Thank you, Council President. I just want to ask for a moment of personal privilege to introduce a very, very special guest who is in the City Council Chambers today, and that's SEPTA bus operator Chris DeShields. I would like for him and his dad to please stand up. (Standing ovation.)
Last month Mr. DeShields was driving his Route 5 bus when he saw a carjacking happening. He stopped the attempted carjacking by using his 20-ton bus to block the would-be STATED MEETING 64 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING robbers before yelling out of his window and pressing on the horn. The thwarted thiefs took off running. Mr. DeShields recalled that after the threat had passed, he exited his bus and went into a nearby bar to ask patrons to keep an eye on the woman until help could arrive. After the incident, Mr. DeShields went back to driving his Route 5 bus picking up and dropping off passengers. He has worked for SEPTA for more than 18 years. Today I will be honoring him as Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities in the Mayor's Reception Room at 1:00 p.m. All of you are invited to join us during the ceremonial presentation of the resolution that we all passed unanimously honoring Mr. Chris DeShields. And I just want to say during this particular time in the City of STATED MEETING 65 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING Philadelphia, we see a whole lot of crime and gun violence day in and day out, and this body has worked diligently and very consistently day in and day out to try to eliminate the senseless crime and violence that we're seeing here in the City of Philadelphia, but this is a bright spot in our city. This is an opportunity to honor a young man who basically decided to put his life on the line and help a young woman who was in distress. So I believe if we have more men in the City of Philadelphia like Chris DeShields, we would be a safer city. So with that being said, Mr. DeShields, we just want to say thank you. We honor you and we congratulate you and say keep up the good work. Thank you, Council President.
Thank you. STATED MEETING 66 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING (Applause.)
Thank you, Councilman. And thank you, Mr. DeShields. We really appreciate your service. We really do. Thank you. Mr. Decker, please read the title of Bill No. 220419.
An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire fee simple title or a lesser real estate interest from Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land located in and about the area bounded by 56th Street, Lindbergh Boulevard, 61st Street, Passyunk Avenue, and the Schuylkill River and to grant an easement to PAID for access across the parcel for the construction and maintenance of an accessway.
STATED MEETING 67 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING Thank you. This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker, please call the roll.
Aye. STATED MEETING 68 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING
Council President STATED MEETING 69 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING Clarke.
Aye. The ayes are 15; the nays are zero. A majority of members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, 220845.
An ordinance renaming and designating the area of land bounded by 54th Street, Wynnefield Avenue and Woodbine Avenue as "The Wynnefield Veterans Memorial."
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker, please call the roll.
Aye. STATED MEETING 70 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING
Thanks and appreciation to Councilmember Jones. Aye.
Councilwoman Lozada. STATED MEETING 71 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING
Aye. The ayes are 15; the nays are zero. A majority of members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, do you have any STATED MEETING 72 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING additional resolutions?
A resolution honoring and congratulating the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, for celebrating the organization's 50th year representing the Black media industry professionals of Philadelphia, introduced today by Councilman Thomas.
Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The STATED MEETING 73 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, Derrick Copes, on the success of his business, Best Hands Mobile Detailing, and for his constant efforts to make the detailing business more accessible through his social media outreach efforts, introduced today by Councilman Thomas.
Thank you, Council President. I just want to commend Derrick for the great work that he's done, someone who is formerly incarcerated, who has been an example and a successful business in the City of Philadelphia, has clientele such as James Harden as well as Tyrese Maxey and he uses his non-profit for the dopest detailer, using his words, to make the detailing industry accessible to felons STATED MEETING 74 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING as well as to the City's youth. So I want to thank Derrick, and I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution mourning the life, honoring the memory, and enshrining the legacy of Temple University Police Officer Christopher David Fitzgerald who tragically fell in the line of duty on February 18, 2023, introduced today by Councilman Jones on behalf of Council President Clarke and STATED MEETING 75 2/23/2023 2/23/23 - STATED - 2ND READING all members of Council.
Thank you, Mr. President. Can we acknowledge this by a standing recognition?
And a resolution designating March 8th, 2023 as "Joe Frazier Day" in the City of Philadelphia in honor and recognition of "Smokin'" Joe Frazier's heavyweight championship victory over Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, introduced today by Councilman Johnson.
Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. STATED MEETING 76 2/23/2023 (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
There are no other resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar, Mr. President.
Thank you very much. That concludes our Calendar for today. We will now move to our speeches. Any speeches on behalf of the minority? (No response.)
Seeing none, speeches on behalf of the STATED MEETING 77 2/23/2023 majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. As we come to the final week of February and recognize the accomplishments of African Americans in history, world history, American history, Philadelphia history, I want us to rise to acknowledge one Philadelphian that has before the internet, before social media made an impression internationally on the psychic of all people, not just Black people, W.E.B. Du Bois. W.E.B. Du Bois moved to Philadelphia, born in Massachusetts. He came here and studied, and he did the first official documented study of the negro condition in America. It was called The Philadelphia Negro. Many of you will remember that. In that, he came up with a concept called the Talented Tenth, which STATED MEETING 78 2/23/2023 10 percent of the population would go on to be leadership. He often debated with his colleagues about whether we should be a class of workers and trades, Jimmy Harrity, and be able to do that, but he said that some of that 10 percent should be refined to the degrees of fine arts and others. He went on to become the first Ph.D. from Harvard University of African American descent. That's the other Yale, Member Phillips. And his contributions echo throughout our history, and when we recognize the podcasters and the Black journalists, it is from his spirit that we do so, because their writings, their findings echo throughout history, allowing us to set a standard to understand where we come from so that we recognize where we are and, more importantly, to determine where we can go as a society. I think it's important that the STATED MEETING 79 2/23/2023 out is The Soul of Black Folk. When you start to think about, particularly back then, how to take deeper dives, how to quantify what the impacts of America has been both on our race, culture, but the contributions of our culture to America, you understand how significant W.E.B. Du Bois was. And, finally, there would be no NAACP but for his involvement in the Niagara Movement to create an ongoing association that stepped up to the plate to raise and elevate the issues of the Negro, then called the Negro, in the United States. So as we conclude Black History Month, we stand on the shoulders of giants to prepare us for the present, to project us into the future. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes STATED MEETING 80 2/23/2023
Thank you, Council President. I'd like to take this opportunity to warn about a brewing injustice. The Nutter Administration spent 52 million in taxpayer dollars to turn 4601 Market Street into the new Philadelphia Police Headquarters. After the City decided to use the old Inquirer Building for this purpose instead, the Kenney Administration sold 4601 to Iron Stone Real Estate Partners in 2019 at a steal, with an agreement in place that the developer would convert the site into a public health campus. But this past summer news broke that Iron Stone plans to build 1,240 market-rate housing units on the land, which was not a part of the agreement subject to public review. Let me be clear. I support residential development at 4601 Market STATED MEETING 81 2/23/2023 to high-quality jobs, transit, and community resources, but I do not support building a luxury market-rate housing complex, unaffordable to neighbors, on land the City invested millions of taxpayer dollars into. The City expressed its concerns to Iron Stone months ago, at which point they said that they are exploring their ability to include affordable housing. Iron Stone continues to say this, but has refused to take actions that prove this is more than just words. So now I want to speak directly to Iron Stone. The City put its faith in you to steward this historic site into a community-oriented future. It is time to prove that this faith was not misplaced. Withdraw your zoning application and start the process over in concert with the City, per the agreement of sale. Formally commit to keeping at least 20 percent of your proposed homes affordable to residents earning STATED MEETING 82 2/23/2023 40 percent of the area median income, as required by my mixed-income neighborhoods overlay. Let me put this expectation into perspective for you. The MIN overlay requires that 20 percent of homes remain affordable to single-person households earning about $30,000, which is the average income on the blocks surrounding 4601 market. So when you refuse to take concrete steps to include affordable housing, you refuse neighbors the opportunity to remain in the amenity-rich neighborhoods their families have called home for generations. As the City endures the worst housing affordability crisis we have ever seen, I refuse to sit idly by while you ignore your responsibility to be a part of the solution. And, Iron Stone, although I am speaking to you today as a representative, this is about the entire West and Southwest community, and we will STATED MEETING 83 2/23/2023 public meeting on March 1st. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Thank you. Are there any additional speeches on behalf of the minority and majority? (No response.)
There being none, the Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla for a motion to adjourn.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, March 2nd, 2023, 10:00 a.m. All in favor indicate by saying STATED MEETING 84 2/23/2023 (Aye.)
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