Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING Via Microsoft Teams Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:04 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN KENDRA BROOKS COUNCILMAN ALLAN DOMB COUNCILWOMAN JAMIE GAUTHIER COUNCILWOMAN KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON COUNCILMAN DEREK S. GREEN COUNCILWOMAN HELEN GYM COUNCILMAN BOBBY HENON COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR. COUNCILMAN DAVID OH COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL COUNCILWOMAN CHERELLE L. PARKER COUNCILWOMAN MARIA D. QUINONES-SANCHEZ COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA COUNCILMAN ISAIAH THOMAS MICHAEL A. DECKER, CHIEF CLERK Stated Meeting September 17, 2020
Thank you, and good morning. We're going to get started. I understand that the state law currently requires that the following announcement be made at the beginning of every remote Council session: Due to the current public health emergency, City Council is currently meeting remotely. We are using Microsoft Teams to make this remote meeting possible. Instructions for how the public may view the meeting and offer public comment are included in the Stated Meeting notice that was published in the Daily News, Inquirer, and Legal Intelligencer prior to the meeting, and can also be found on PHLCouncil.com. I now note that the hour has come. The Clerk will please call the roll to take attendance, and members that are in attendance will please indicate that they are present, and when your name is called, please say a couple of words Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 that your image is displayed on the screen. Mr. Decker.
Good morning. I am present and looking forward to today's session. Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. Present.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. I'm here.
Councilman Henon. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 (No response.)
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, Council colleagues. Justice for Breonna Taylor. Peace, Not Guns.
Good morning, Mr. President. Good morning, colleagues. Good morning, viewing public.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020
Kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month, buenos dias, a mis colegas.
Good Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 morning, Council President and colleagues. Present.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. Happy Thursday, everybody, and good morning to the listening public.
And good morning. Thank you very much. We have established our quorum. Despite the great need, there will be no invocation today. We will, however, observe a very brief moment of silent prayer for our city, its leaders, and its citizens during the current public health crisis, not to mention Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 events that we have been experiencing, social unrest, the gun violence that continues to plague our city. So we pray for it all. We will now observe a brief moment of silence. (Moment of silence.)
Thank you. Thank you very much, and may God bless us all. Our next order of business is the approval of the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, September 10th, 2020, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.
I move that the Journal from September 10th, 2020 be approved. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, September 10th, 2020 stand approved. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that Journal is approved. And our next order of business is requests for leaves of absence, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker.
Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the members of Council, there are no requests for leaves of absence today.
Thank you very much. The Chair thanks the Councilwoman. And our next order of business is communications. Mr. Decker, will you please read the messages from the Mayor and any other communications that you may have in your possession. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, I am pleased to advise you that on September 14, 2020, I signed the following bill which was passed by Council at its session on September 10, 2020: Bill No. 200345.
Thank you, Mr. Decker. Our next order of business is the introduction of bills and resolutions. By way of reminder, we are asking that all resolutions, including privileged resolutions, be placed on the Final Passage Calendar for our next session of Council, unless they are being referred to committee. In our current remote environment, this procedure will provide an appropriate opportunity for public comment. I just want to thank you so much for your anticipated cooperation. Mr. Decker, will you please Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 read the titles of the legislation that is being offered today by the members.
Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson offers, on behalf of Council President Clarke, a resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1906 North 24th Street located in the Fifth Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. And on her own behalf, Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson offers one resolution urging Senator Pat Toomey and Senate Leadership to take up and act on the Heroes Act, the Helping Homes Act and the Moving Forward Act, sweeping and transformational resolutions to address the ongoing economic crisis co-sponsored by Congressman Dwight Evans and the Philadelphia congressional delegation.
Thank you. They will be on next week's Calendar.
Councilwoman Gym Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 offers a resolution commemorating the life of legal aid giant and former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Thomas Gilhool, a founding figure for community legal services, educational equity, and the rights of the disabled and the poor, who led a rollicking life in pursuant of law and justice through eight decades of Philadelphia history.
Thank you. That will be on next week's Calendar.
Councilman Jones offers an ordinance amending Chapter 9-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," by amending definitions, revising restrictions, and amending and clarifying remedies.
And an ordinance amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by creating the /MMP, McMichael Park Overlay District.
Councilman Johnson offers a resolution authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to conduct hearings to examine findings of racism, nepotism and mistrust within the First Judicial District, as set forth in a recently revealed report by The Center for Urban and Racial Equality.
And Councilman Johnson offers a resolution calling on the School District of Philadelphia to promptly negotiate a mutually agreeable new contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers that prioritizes the health and safety of school staff and students and acknowledges the Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 contributions of teachers and other staff, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Councilman Thomas offers a resolution authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings on the scourge of vehicular hit and run incidents in Philadelphia to give voice to victims and their families and seek solutions to reduce and then eliminate this problem of our City.
And a resolution authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to conduct hearings to examine the current status of trash and recycling pickups and examine ways to improve how this vital service is performed and how to ensure the job is seen as the community-minded career path it should be. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020
And a resolution honoring and congratulating the West Catholic girls basketball team on their successful 2019-2020 season and overall 22 to 6 record in the Philadelphia Catholic League girls basketball championships.
Councilman Squilla offers an ordinance authorizing the Churchview Commons Condominium Association to own and maintain street lighting encroachments along the One Hundred Block of Church Street.
Councilwoman Bass Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 offers a resolution authorizing the Committee on Rules to hold hearings examining the City of Philadelphia's citywide historic preservation survey and the impacts of historic designation on the development of new buildings, repairing properties to meet Historical Commission guidelines, and all other development specifically in underserved and/or low-income neighborhoods.
Councilman Oh offers a resolution calling on the Kenney administration to develop a plan to be more inclusive of City Council when creating and implementing emergency public safety measures and restrictions.
Also a resolution Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 calling on the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to resolve ongoing complications within the State's unemployment system to ensure all eligible Pennsylvanians receive their entitled compensation in a timely manner.
And a resolution proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter by revising the powers and duties of the Art Commission to provide citizens the opportunity to vote on the removal or relocation of a City statue and monument through a public referendum process when there is public dispute, and to require the Commission to prepare an analysis evaluating the competing interpretations of the statue or monument before any removal or relocation.
There are no Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 bills or resolutions being offered by the members today, Mr. President.
Thank you, Mr. Decker. I believe Councilman Henon -Councilman Henon, are you on?
Council President, yes. Thank you. And welcome, colleagues.
Thank you. Please record the Councilman as being present. Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. We have no reports from committee, so our next order of business is the consideration of the Calendar. There being no bills on the First Reading Calendar, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker for a motion concerning the resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 of Council be suspended to permit the use of a Consent Agenda to consider the following resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar: Resolution Nos. 200428, 200429, 200434, 200435, 200437, 200438, 200439, 200440, 200441, 200443, 200444, 200445, 200447, 200448, 200449, 200450, 200451, 200454, 200455, 200456, 200457, 200458, 200459, and 200460. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended to permit the use of a Consent Agenda to consider the resolutions just read by Councilwoman Parker. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 2ND READING ayes have it, the motion carries, and we will consider the Resolution Consent Agenda shortly. The Chair again recognizes Councilwoman Parker for the purpose of calling up bills and resolutions on the regular Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar.
Thank you, Mr. President. In addition to the resolutions being considered on the Consent Agenda, the following resolutions and bills are being called up from the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars today. They are Nos. 200427, 200432, 200364-A, and 200368-A. All other bills and resolutions -Mr. President, did you all hear me reading those?
All other bills and resolutions are being Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 held.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Before considering these resolutions and bills we will consider public comment, and it will go as follows: Public comment must concern matters on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar for the possible action at a session of Council. A speaker on any of those matters must sign up in order to testify. You must call 215-686-3406 by 5:00 p.m. the day before the session to sign up for public comment. When you call, we will take your name, phone number, the number of the legislative item you are commenting on, and whether you are in support or against. And I emphasize that because in the event we have an overabundance of Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 testimony, public comment, we may have to pare that back, so we want to have a balanced witness testimony. So it helps us if you let us know whether or not you're in support or against a particular legislation. We will telephone each person on the list during the Council session and invite them to our remote meeting. Under ideal circumstances, they will each have three minutes, which we will do today. However, the time limit may vary from time to time. In order to be fair to all those wishing to speak, I intend to hold faithfully to the established time limit. So once invited to the meeting and asked to begin your testimony, a timer will be started. We will monitor your remaining time throughout your testimony, and when there are 30 seconds remaining to your time, you will be reminded of this. Once your allotted time has passed, you will be asked to conclude your remarks, and Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 shortly thereafter you will be muted and disconnected from the remote meeting. I also reserve the right to limit the number of speakers with repetitious comments, because we frequently get that for a particular bill or resolution. So please be aware that the public meeting is being recorded. Because the meeting is public, participants and viewers have no reasonable expectation of privacy. So by continuing to be in the meeting, you are consenting to being recorded. I will now ask the Chief Clerk to please read the name of our first speaker. We may have a brief moment to tee up the list.
Good morning. Just please state your name for the record and proceed with your Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 testimony. QUEEN ROBINSON: Good morning. Queen Judith Robinson, testifying on Resolution 200443. Good morning, all. This is about American Jewish Committee and Black Jewish Unity. I was always trained that charity starts at home. I would like to know what is the relationship between Jewish community and their fellow black Jewish community. I want to focus right there. I would like to expand this discussion to talk about that, because all blacks are not the same, are not practicing the same religion. I myself, born and bred Hebrew Israelite, I am Jewish through and through, kosher. Okay? I want to ask about the relationship between my fellow Jewish brotheran and sisteran and me and people like me, black and Jewish. Don't black us all up together like people of color, because we're not the same. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 What I've seen as a black practicing Jewish person is a relationship with everybody but your fellow practicing Jews, and the relationship is not equal. It's not balanced in that regard. So I did a little research to make sure I had clarity, because the Urban League is our economic empowerment entity. I don't want to turn them into our kumbaya entity. Okay? The Urban League was started in the name of economic development. So I want to keep our Urban League focused on that regard. A gentleman, I'm sure he was a fine gentleman, Edwin R.A. Seligman, a Jewish gentleman, a son of a banker, was the National Urban League's first chairman. I can appreciate that, but I want to highlight the fact that he was an economist of the highest, Columbia University, had all kinds of letters behind his name. I want to focus on economic development. Okay? Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 So there is a Black Unity, Jewish Unity Week. I'm sorry I missed it, but it's not -- it should be ongoing, and I want to get in the mix. So that's why I'm calling today, to make sure that our relationship is an equitable relationship, that we talk about the economic situation, because since 1911 and here we are in 2020, the Urban League was about focusing on funding, which is major, and resources, and here we are in 2020 shouting all around, destroying the community all up and down, leaving a hell of a mess. I want to make sure when we come out of this, we have clarity. So let's get clarity about our relationship, Jewish and Jewish -- black Jews first, and then let's talk about the greater black community, because I don't think we've been having truthful dialogue. We've been kind of waylaying the process. So I'm going to digress slightly to get this in. A no-interest loan, okay, like what was given to the Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 organization that's promoting this tiny house agenda, okay, Imma bring it up again, 70 percent of Philadelphia yearly evictions are black women and children being evicted, and I'll be damned if we have to lay down in a tent city in the throes of a pandemic in order to talk about something basic as housing. Okay? So when we talk about economics, funding, and connecting our black and Jewish people with unity, charity starts at home, right here in Philadelphia where we're talking about lack of resources, lack of funding, redlining, all of those things. Let's not do a kumbaya until we get something accomplished. Then we can have something to truly celebrate. I'll be right there with you, black Jewish woman. Thank you very much, and have a good day.
Thank you for your testimony. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020
Good morning. Ms. Cohen, just please state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony.
Okay. Good morning, Philadelphia City Council. My name is Sherrie Cohen and I'm an activist in many movements suggestive in our city, a former City Council candidate, and I'm here to express support for Bill No. 200364. I want to thank Councilmember Gilmore Richardson for introducing this legislation and all the other Councilmembers who have co-sponsored it. Today we live amid an unprecedented convergence of crises, including a historic time of racial reckoning due to the profound abuse caused by police and vigilante killing of Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 unarmed black people and the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement to dismantle white supremacy, abolish and de-fund the prison industrial complex, reimagine public safety, and develop unity models of transformative, restorative, and healing justice. The police contract is unlike any other public sector contract. Not only does it provide for wages and benefits, but it decreases public safety and shielding the police from the consequences of its brutality, which has terrorized the black community of our city for generations. Not only do we need the one public (inaudible) legislation, but as other cities provide, we need community participation in these contract meetings, and City Council must be given the obligation to approve this contract. We must also remove the contract provisions which prevent or reduce accountability and demand new Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 provisions to promote accountability. It is past time to bring the police contract negotiations out of the secretiveness of closed-door negotiations and into the public light of transparency and accountability. As we know, this contract usually lasts three years. The time to transform the police contract is now. I want to highlight three provisions in the contract that endanger public safety. First, the contract requires a purging of disciplinary records. The contract provides that written reprimands in a personnel file shall be removed from the record after two years if the employee receives no further written reprimand or further disciplinary action within that period. Is the removal of disciplinary records allowed in any other workplace? Is this purging of prior records allowed for people who are convicted of crimes? Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 By removing disciplinary records, the FOP has made it more difficult to identify patterns of misconduct by individual officers and by police departments as a whole. Second, the FOP contract provides for vacation time in lieu of a disciplinary suspension. The contract provides that the Police Commissioner may, in his or her sole discretion, charge a bargaining unit member's accumulative vacation bank in lieu of time off for disciplinary suspension in all cases except those involving insubordination, charges of criminal misconduct, and refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test. By allowing use of vacation time in lieu of a disciplinary suspension, the deterrent effect of disciplinary suspension was removed because it allows the officer to continue receiving normal pay during the suspension. Again, have you heard of Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 this allowed in any other workplace? Finally, as we all know, the FOP contract limits discipline and civilian oversight by providing that the decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the City, the FOP, and the employees covered by this contract. These provisions must be removed from the contract. The FOP contract must not require erasure of misconduct records, must not allow vacation time to be used by officers when under disciplinary suspension, and must not limit discipline and oversight by allowing the overturning of discipline of an officer within the Police Department by binding arbitration.
Last, I want to mention a 2017 Washington Post investigation that found that Philadelphia has the second highest percentage of fired officers reinstated in the nation. Sixty-two percent of bad cops, those who have been fired, were reinstated due to binding arbitration from 2006 to 2017. That is a shameful Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 lack of police accountability and oversight. It is time for our city's leadership to stand up to the FOP in the upcoming contract negotiations. Again, I thank City Council for starting on this path to police accountability. Thank you.
There are no other speakers on the public comment list, Mr. President.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. We will now consider today's Resolution Consent Agenda. I will ask the Clerk to read the titles of all of the resolutions on the Consent Agenda. After each title is read, any member may object to the inclusion of the resolution on the Resolution Consent Agenda. Upon such an objection and without debate, the Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 immediately removed from the Resolution Consent Agenda and placed on today's regular Final Passage Calendar. Mr. Decker will please now read the titles of the resolutions on the Resolution Consent Agenda.
You know what, I just got a text. Hold on one second, Mr. Decker. Councilman O'Neill.
I would like to be recognized as present. I had some technical difficulties staff helped with. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilman. Please let the record reflect that Councilman O'Neill was on, but just Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 and is present. Mr. Decker, please proceed.
Resolution No. 200428, entitled a "Resolution recognizing September as Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month in the City of Philadelphia, and affirming the need for suicide prevention awareness and robust mental health services" and Resolution No. 200429, entitled a "Resolution permanently recognizing the third week in August as Solar Week in the City of Philadelphia"; and Resolution No. 200434, entitled a "Resolution honoring the award-winning Philadelphia Public School Notebook for its enduring legacy and commitment to education justice, to independent journalism, and to centering and uplifting citizen voices through more than a quarter century of public school advocacy, upon its transition to new management under Chalkbeat"; and Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 200435, entitled a "Resolution urging the United States House of Representatives to pass House Resolution 7947, also known as the 'Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act,' providing substantial and additional aid to older foster youth and kinship families and preventing mandatory 'aging out' during the COVID-19 pandemic"; and Resolution No. 200437, entitled a "Resolution recognizing the 12th Annual Block Captain Boot Camp, which will be held virtually for the first time ever on Saturday, October 24, 2020"; and Resolution No. 200438, entitled a "Resolution supporting the National Minority Business Development Agency and recognizing October 5 through October 9, 2020 as Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, which provides critical information, resources, opportunities and inspiration to the minority business community"; and Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 200439, entitled a "Resolution recognizing and honoring Dana Jenkins, Principal of Roxborough High School, on the occasion of her retirement after twenty years of dedication and service to the School District of Philadelphia"; and Resolution No. 200440, entitled a "Resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 1308 through 1314, 1318, and 1336 through 1344 South Capitol Street, 2025 through 2029, 2031, 2033 through 2035, and 2038 Reed Street, 1400, 1402, 1410, 1413, 1415, 1419, 1421, 1426, 1428, 1430 and 1440 South Taylor Street and 2024 Wharton Street"; and Resolution No. 200441, entitled a "Resolution commemorating the 55th Anniversary of the signing of the Voting Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 Act"; and Resolution No. 200445, entitled a "Resolution recognizing the American Jewish Committee and the National Urban League's Black Jewish Unity Week and the ongoing efforts to partner and work together in creating a more equitable future"; and Resolution No. 200444, entitled a "Resolution honoring the life of Eleanor Sokoloff and her legacy of service and promotion of musical education in Philadelphia"; and Resolution No. 200445, entitled a "Resolution honoring Richard M. Englert upon his retirement as Temple University's President and his contributions to Temple and Philadelphia"; and Resolution No. 200447, entitled a "Resolution calling on Mayor James F. Kenney to declare gun violence a citywide emergency and develop an urgent, unrelenting response to the gun violence Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 and Brown neighborhoods in Philadelphia, and reaffirming the commitment of the City Council of Philadelphia to continue collaborating with, and supporting the work of, the Mayor, our City agencies, the criminal justice community, and non-governmental partners, to mitigate this deadly epidemic"; and Resolution No.
200448, entitled a "Resolution honoring and congratulating the Mastery Charter North girls basketball team on their successful 2019-2020 season and overall 20 to 9 record in the Philadelphia Public League girls basketball championships"; and Resolution No. 200449, entitled a "Resolution honoring and congratulating activist, advocate, founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman"; and Resolution No. 200450, entitled a "Resolution calling on the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 (PIAA) to create equitable forms of competition for schools and students unable to compete in their sports in the normal way because of public health guidance in their communities"; and Resolution No. 200451, entitled a "Resolution calling on the Pennsylvania Department of Education to cancel the PSSA and Keystone exams for the 2020-2021 academic year and redirect the resources to providing the best digital learning environment possible"; and Resolution No. 200454, entitled a "Resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1824 East Huntingdon Street"; and Resolution No. 200455, entitled a "Resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 2103 East Hagert Street"; and Resolution No. 200456, entitled a "Resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 2451 through 2453 Frankford Avenue"; and Resolution No. 200457, entitled a "Resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 2514 Coral Street"; and Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 200458, entitled a "Resolution recognizing September as National Recovery Month in Philadelphia and celebrating the 19th Annual PRO-ACT Recovery Walks! to promote recovery and walk to end the stigma surrounding drug and alcohol addiction"; and Resolution No. 200459, entitled a "Resolution recognizing September 2020 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Philadelphia in honor of childhood cancer patients, care givers, survivors, and those children who have succumbed to the disease"; and Resolution No. "
Thank you very much. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 time, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker for a motion to adopt each of the resolutions on the Resolution Consent Agenda.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move the adoption of each of the resolutions on the Resolution Consent Agenda. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It's been moved and seconded that each of the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted. All in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and each of the resolutions on the Resolution Consent Agenda have been adopted. We will now consider the bills and resolutions on the regular Second Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Reading and Final Passage Calendar. Mr. Decker, will you please read the title of Resolution No. 200427.
A resolution proclaiming the week of September 14, 2020 as "Census Week" in Philadelphia.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. Mr. Decker, please read the title of Resolution No. 200432. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING
A resolution calling on the Philadelphia Postmaster to meet with Congressman Dwight Evans and the Philadelphia Congressional delegation to discuss the alleged removal of sorting machines at Philadelphia area post offices which would cause delays in the processing of Census forms and mail-in ballots.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson for a motion.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It's been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Those opposed? (No response.) Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. The Clerk will please read the title of Bill No. 200364-A.
An ordinance amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Chapter 17-2300, entitled "Public Hearing Required Prior to Execution of a Labor Agreement with City Workers Represented by the Fraternal Order Of Police With Respect To The Workers' Terms And Conditions Of Employment," by establishing certain definitions; and requiring a public hearing within thirty days prior to the City entering into or amending a labor agreement with City workers represented by the Fraternal Order of Police.
Thank you. Before calling for a vote, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gilmore Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Richardson.
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, I recognize as an elected public servant it is critically important to proactively communicate with and listen to the people we serve. I also recognize how important it is to engage in long overdue reforms that will bring transparency and accountability to the police contract process. I want to thank the countless Philadelphians who have pushed for these reforms for a very long time. Thank you for your hard work. We would not be here today without you. I also want to thank you, Council President, and our leadership team for your foresight and insight around the New Normal Budget Act, and also Representative Jordan Harris for convening the Police Reform Working Group. Bill 200364-A will require, for Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING the first time ever in the City of Philadelphia, public input via a City Council hearing as a part of the police contract negotiation process. The most recent extension to the FOP contract was submitted without public comment or input from this body or the people we serve. At a time when revenues were expected to drop rapidly, we knew painful cuts to personnel and services would result. However, because there was no opportunity to express input, the Police Department budget still represents over $700 million, or nearly 15 percent, of our city's total operating budget annually. For too long, these contracts have been used as a sword and shield by the police union. Not only do they include millions of dollars of spending on salaries and benefits, but they have been used to establish internal disciplinary procedures that have led to millions of dollars of spending on Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING backpay and settlements as officers overturn misconduct allegations. And who knows what these appeals truly cost us. This legislation seeks to mandate public transparency and accountability in a process that has been shrouded in secrecy for far too long. We can no longer afford to let these important discussions happen behind closed doors, because we have seen the results, and they are devastating. With the voice of the people as a part of this conversation, we will be able to hold ourselves and our Police Department accountable. We will be more responsible in how we spend valuable and limited taxpayer dollars, and we will be able to better support the people who vow to serve and protect us. This system is not working, and the reforms we adopted last session and are considering now are recognition that for far too long our present has been dictated by our past. We will no longer Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING accept the same old same old. The time for change is now. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Thank you very much. This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker, please call the roll.
Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING
Councilman Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Squilla.
Aye. The ayes are 15; the nays are two. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker -- okay. Councilman Domb, did you wish to be recognized now?
I'm sorry. At the end for the speeches. Sorry about that.
All right. Thank you. Mr. Decker, please read the title of Bill No. 200368-A.
An ordinance amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Conduct and Activity," by adding a new Chapter 10-2500, entitled "Prohibited Physical Contact by Peace Officers," to prevent unnecessary death or injury via asphyxiation by prohibiting certain physical contact by peace officers.
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.
Councilwoman Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Gilmore Richardson.
Aye. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING
Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, do you have any additional resolutions?
A resolution authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to conduct hearings to examine findings of racism, nepotism and mistrust within the First Judicial District, as set forth in a recently revealed report by The Center for Urban and Racial Equality, introduced by Councilman Johnson. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING
Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings on the scourge of vehicular hit and run incidents in Philadelphia to give voice to victims and their families and seek solutions to reduce and then eliminate this problem from our City, introduced by Councilman Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Thomas. And, Mr. President, Councilman Thomas has asked to speak on this resolution.
Thank you, Council President, and thank you, colleagues. Currently right now in the City of Philadelphia, we're facing a number of issues, and we discuss them all the time, whether we're talking about the Coronavirus, the financial crisis, the gun violence, and the issues that our children are facing in schools. One of the issues that is not getting the attention it deserves is the number of hit-and-runs that we have in the City of Philadelphia. We have a number of intersections in the City of Philadelphia that just aren't safe, and we have a number of families who have been put in positions where they've had unfortunate loss. Today would have been Rob Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Evans' 38th birthday. Rob was killed in January in a hit-and-run right outside the police station at Broad and Champlost. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family, because I know they're mourning right now. So while they are mourning, I am happy to be able to introduce this resolution so we can be able to examine this issue and hopefully curb the number of hit-and-runs that we are seeing in the City of Philadelphia and just improve some of the traffic flaws that we have as a municipality. So thank you, Council President, for allowing me to speak on this bill. Again, my thoughts and prayers go out to all the Philadelphians who have lost someone due to this problem that we have as a municipality, and I'm hoping that we can examine this issue and put ourself in a position where other families in the future won't have to go through this issue. Thank you again, Council Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING President.
Thank you, Councilman. Councilman, you want to make a motion.
That part probably matters a little bit. I move that we adopt the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to conduct hearings to examine the current status of trash and recycling Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING pickups and examine ways to improve how this vital service is performed and how to ensure the job is seen as the community-minded career path it should be, introduced by Councilman Thomas.
Thank you, Council President. I move that we adopt the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution authorizing the Committee on Rules to hold hearings examining the City of Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 9/17/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Philadelphia's citywide historic preservation survey and the impacts of historic designation on the development of new buildings, repairing properties to meet Historical Commission guidelines, and all other development specifically in underserved and/or low-income neighborhoods, introduced by Councilwoman Bass.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 it, and that resolution will be adopted.
There are no other resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar, Mr. President.
Thank you very much. And we will now move to our speeches. We have concluded our Calendar for today. So I'd just like to say for the record prior to recognizing members regarding speeches, 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 particular purpose. So with that said, are there any speeches on behalf of the minority? And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Brooks.
Thank Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 you, Council President. I want to briefly take a moment to thank all of my colleagues for signing on to my resolution commemorating the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. The resolution recalls the legacy of the great John Lewis and commits our Council body to the urgent work of protecting black votes here in Philadelphia. It is important that we remember the leaders and the martyrs who gave their lives for our ability to vote. These past seven months our country has begun the difficult but necessary process of reckoning with the legacies of black disenfranchisement, oppression, and police brutality. We must recall our shared history, good and bad, and if we want to learn from our mistakes of the past, we have to build a better future. Currently, our democracy as we know it is under threat. White nationalist groups are seeking renewed Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 energy, and COVID-19 presents a number of potential barriers to voters' participation and accurate vote count in November. It will take all of us - the City, the state, and federal elected officials, community members, advocates, faith leaders - to protect the integrity of the upcoming election and to ensure the outcome is honored. So many of my colleagues are already doing the extremely important work of ensuring that our constituents are ready to vote and have the information they need to participate in the election. I want to thank all of you for your important work, and I look forward to collaborating with you in all the weeks to come as we continue this work and continue the ongoing struggle against white supremacy. Thank you, colleagues, and thank you so much, Council President.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 Oh.
Thank you very much, Council President. Today I introduced a resolution which I think speaks on behalf of many of us in elected positions, whether city, state, and that has to do with the unemployment compensation checks that many Philadelphians have yet to receive, and it's not just limited to Philadelphia. And this resolution really urges the state to look at how they're processing this money. I have, as many of you have, been dealing with constituents who are entitled to a compensation check, but have not received a compensation check in months. And the telephone line that we call does not -- no one picks up. The online tools don't work, and I think the reason is because people are not at their jobs working. And while I understand about COVID-19, I would just say that Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 a critical function of the state to ensure that people are able to get the money that they need to live, pay their rent, feed their children. That is an essential thing to do. It's extremely frustrating for all of us as people come to us continuously to try to help them get the money that they are supposed to receive. There are some errors as well that are easily resolved, and yet the answer has been that they have to wait for a phone call from a telephone number they don't recognize, and if they don't pick up that phone call, they're put on the back of the list. This is really unacceptable. I urge the state to please make sure that this office is staffed so people can get answers and get their checks. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Councilman. And speeches on the part of the Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman Thomas.
Thank you, Council President. I just want to take a moment to say congratulations to West Catholic girls basketball team. They were the team that we honored today as our champion of the week. And I also just want to say a special congratulations to their coach for making history. She's the first black woman to coach a team to a Catholic League championship, and I think that that is something significant, because we are looking to inspire our young people in as many ways as possible. We also looked at the resolution surrounding the PIAA, and I'm not going to go too long into it, but we all know on Council that we have to do better as it relates to services for our children in the City of Philadelphia, and the resolution is just looking at equity Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 sports. Athletics is often used as a tool to inspire young people to participate in activities that are essentially positive. Athletes have to remain academically eligible to participate. They have to stay out of trouble, and often young people in Philadelphia who participate in athletics are dancing the line between the streets and the schools, and it's important that we get this particular thing right, which is why I introduced the resolution, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to see more action around that. This evening we have the Disadvantaged Communities Task Force conversation. We've had three conversations already, and I have to be honest, they've been phenomenal. So I appreciate the citizens of Philadelphia who take the time after work and after school to engage us in conversation and Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 the areas that they're suffering in and ways that we can better service them as government. So tonight's conversation will take place at 6:00 p.m. I want to thank Councilmember at-large Derek Green for agreeing to moderate our conversation today as well as my Co-Chair, Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson, and I look forward to the conversation. Last, but not least, census, census, census. Please complete your census, folks. It's a major issue. It's an important issue. My team and I, we've been out canvassing areas, and the response that we're getting is definitely not the one that we ideally want to hear. So, colleagues, I know we have work to do as it relates to the census, as it relates to educating people, as it relates to making sure people have access to the materials they need so they can complete that form. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 you, Council President. Thank you, colleagues, and I look forward to working with you throughout the course of the week.
Thank you, Councilman. Keep up the good work. The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.
Thank you, Council President. Thank you, colleagues. First and foremost, I want to thank my colleagues for voting in the affirmative and passing the no chokeholds bill. The bill was introduced in the spirit of George Floyd, who lost his life when a police officer put his knee on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. I thank Commissioner Danielle Outlaw for already adopting this policy as a part of the Philadelphia Police Department, and I also want to thank my colleague Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier as well for giving me some additional Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 this legislation to make sure it's fine-tuned and, most importantly, works as it relates to holding those accountable who engage in using the types of chokeholds that result in the loss of life of the individuals in which they are apprehending. I believe that the life of George Floyd was not taken in vain. We have recently saw a major historical settlement as it relates to the loss of the life of Breonna Taylor as a result of some actions by law enforcement officials, but we still want justice for Breonna Taylor. And so I thank all my colleagues for again passing the Let Philly Breathe no chokehold bill, but also I feel like I'm working in the twilight zone, because as we address the issue of police reform, we also are addressing the issue of senseless gun violence that we are experiencing here in Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 I continue to echo the support of my colleague Councilman Jamie Gauthier, as she says that we are in a state of an emergency and this issue should be addressed as such. I thank my colleague Councilman Curtis Jones for establishing a committee to look at specifically the last 100 shootings that have taken place here in the City of Philadelphia. We have a lot of work to do. We all have to roll up our sleeves and find out how we're going to reduce or eliminate this issue of gun violence that we're seeing in the City of Philadelphia. It does not matter your philosophical approach. Some may want to be heavy on prevention. That's great. Some may want to be heavy on law enforcement. That's great. Some may want to be heavy on getting on the streets as it relates to boots on the ground. That's great. Some may want to be heavy on policy and Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 we need all hands on deck. We have to address this issue comprehensively if we're going to have a safer city, and we're going to make sure our children are safe and we're going to make sure our women are safe and we're going to make sure that we're saving the life of these countless African American young men that we're seeing dying day after day in the streets of Philadelphia. And I believe we're experiencing a level of black-on-black genocide, because it's totally to the point where we may lose a whole new generation of young people. And so I just want to echo the urgency around this issue. I thank all my colleagues again for their support on passing the Let Philly Breathe no chokehold bill, as well as working with me as we address this issue of senseless gun violence here in the City of Philadelphia. Thank you very much, Council Stated Meeting September 17, 2020
Thank you, Councilman. Thank you for your hard work on this very, very critical issue. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all my colleagues. As we kick off Hispanic Month, I want to thank all of my colleagues who every year participate and support the many events throughout the City of Philadelphia. Personally, as the only Latina on Council, I want to thank all of you for your support and your attendance at the many, many events and activities throughout the City. This week Biden-Harris put out a plan on the renewal, recovery, and respect of Puerto Rico. It does not state a plan for Puerto Rico, but it does speak to the historical racial inequities that have existed on the island of Puerto Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 Again, I want to thank my colleagues who during Hurricane Irma and Maria and the subsequent earthquakes for all your support for PA for Puerto Rico and our recovery efforts on the island, many of our corporate partners here in the City of Philadelphia, Einstein Hospital, PECO, AT&T, and others who stepped up. Why is the plan important? The plan is important because it's the first time a major ticket recognizes the situation in Puerto Rico and speaks to equity and funding on healthcare, education, infrastructure, and many of the items highlighted by the protesters in the recent months. I join my sisters. I know that my Council colleague will be hosting an event with Kamala Harris this morning in their sister-sister conversation. As an Afro Latina, I am very, very excited about meeting with her and Latino leaders to talk about this recovery plan for Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 it important? Because I think it speaks to the commitment by this ticket in particular to really use the federal government in its capacity to support marginalized communities, to support -- to Councilman Johnson's point, to support people, American people. If the United States is going to regain its standing in the world around democracy, fairness, and equity, what it does with Puerto Rico will symbol that renewed commitment to making the American people feel pride in who we are and healing some of the divisiveness that we are all living under a pandemic. So I join all of my colleagues in saying what we see in gun violence, what we see in our city, what we see in these encampments is a result of a federal government who has left marginalized communities in cities like us struggling on our own, and I hope that over the next 50-plus days people not Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 counted in our census but they let themselves be counted through their vote and that the government is reminded the government is of the people and for the people. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President, and I thank you for tolerating my handheld device this week. I couldn't get in the Chat room, but thank you for acknowledging me.
Yes. I'm actually going to have to have a conversation about this Chat, because the Chat and the information I'm getting sometimes doesn't jibe with the sequence that the Councilmembers believe that they are in.
That's fine with me. I am patient. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020
But I can only do what I can do. Everybody will have an opportunity.
This is the new normal. So what I wanted to rise today and say to my colleagues, we had a conversation last week, but before we went public, talking about the devastation in parts of Philadelphia to small businesses and in particular minority and female businesses, some of whom have been hit by a pandemic, hit by social unrest, and hit so hard that they may never come back. We passed today a resolution honoring MED Week, Minority Enterprise Development Week. We have been in this country for 36 years recognizing the contributions economically of minority and female companies. In Philadelphia we've been doing it since 1984. During this crisis that we've experienced in 2020, they have been hit Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 hard, whether you're talking about mop-and-pop barber shops, beauty salons and whether you're talking about big businesses that have been clobbered by all that is going on almost in a perfect storm. But I want to recognize the committee that puts together MED Week. This isn't their day job. During the day they're doing things like providing funds from the CARES Act, PIDC, OEO, the Commerce Department have been in every neighborhood in every district providing these kinds of resources, particularly Iola Harper, who has carried the torch for minority and female companies, Alice Dungee-James, who goes back to the days when it was the Minority Business Enterprise Council. I want to acknowledge them. Normally we would have them in Council, but because of social distancing, we can't do that, but I wanted to make sure they understand that this body, this Council appreciates what you do for every district in the City of Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 October 5th and October 9th will be this year's MED Week. We want you to know that we care deeply about your mission and want to support you in every way that we can. Some businesses have started to reopen. So people ask, well, what can we do to support them? Buy something. Whether it is Denise's Bakery on North 22nd Street, whether it is Blue Sole on Chestnut Street that just had a reopening yesterday, and I know Councilmember Green knows exactly where they are. So we want you to support these businesses and buy and spend more than maybe you normally would, because they're depending on this stuff. The CARES Act can only go so far. Restoring consumer confidence is the next shoe to fall. So thank you again, MED Week committee. We will be supporting you. Things that we are going to look at, our workshop will be entitled Opportunities Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 to be a whole new opportunity. Same word in China for crisis is the same word for opportunity. We want minority and female companies to take advantage of post-COVID opportunities. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Green.
Thank you, Council President. I also want to thank my colleagues for all the work they've been doing not only over the summer but also if you listen to today's Council session, the issues of gun violence, the issues in reference to civil unrest in our city, state, and nation is being addressed by members of Council. I also want to thank Councilmembers Isaiah Thomas and Katherine Gilmore Richardson for their Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 the Disadvantaged Communities Task Force. Pleasure to have the opportunity to host the small business conversation this evening at 6:30 p.m. But it's interesting that Councilmember Jones brings up MED Week, because we as members of this Council living in the City of Philadelphia, we've been dealing with a lot of challenges this year, but one of the things that we're also trying to address is the lack of economic opportunities in our city. And so many businesses, as Councilmember Jones stated, have been devastated by COVID and they have not been able to grow in our city. And so when you look at the fact that the City of Philadelphia is 44 percent African American constituency, we must do better to provide opportunities for businesses in the City of Philadelphia for them to grow and really have an opportunity to participate in all of the economic development projects that Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 Now, recently there was a selection made for Penns Landing for a significant development, a multi-billion-dollar development. The organization that was selected is not based here in the City of Philadelphia. But what truly troubles me about their selection, and there's been a lot of conversation about the fact that they are not requiring a public subsidy, but unlike the other entities that put in their bid, this organization did not have significant, if at all, minority inclusion in their proposal. They are now working on an Economic Opportunity Plan and they're talking about having a 20 percent local minority-owned equity partner in this project. They're talking about 20 to 30 percent MBE participation for design, construction, and professional services, 15 to 20 percent women-owned businesses, and doing their best efforts for disabled Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 a part of this project. From a workforce perspective, they're saying they're going to try to meet or exceed 35 to 40 percent diversity and have 50 percent minority -- sorry; 50 percent minimum of local residents to work on this project and also hire an EOP consultant to monitor them. But what's concerning is that in their proposal, this was not a priority. We can go back and forth with some of the other concerns people raised with other submitted bidders, but at least all of them had a commitment to have minority inclusion in their proposal. This is an entity that's now doing it after the fact. So from my understanding, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation is going to hold them accountable. This body will also hold them accountable. Now, they say they will not need any public subsidy for this Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 around for some time, I find that interesting and I find it surprising that they will not have to come back to this body for some type of subsidy or other type of legislative assistance. But I am a firm believer that actions speak louder than words, so we'll see what their actions are, but my concern is that their words do not start with inclusion, and I have a concern that their actions won't end with inclusion. Thank you, Council President.
Thank you, Councilman. We'll be looking at that for a number of reasons. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gym.
Thank you very much, Council President. So I wanted to say that I was intrigued by but ultimately welcomed the news that the proposed bills for reinstating and expanding the Emergency Housing Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 to Council of the Whole. More than anything else, I believe this speaks to the utmost importance of the looming eviction crisis and the need for all of us to become deeply engaged in and immersed in housing and the eviction prevention work. As I mentioned in my comments last week, urgency of action is the utmost importance. The Mayor requested and received a stay from the courts until September 23rd on evictions, but the court has made it explicitly clear that despite the new CDC guidelines and protections on the -- and declarations that at risk is the public health and safety and make clear that there is a danger of mass evictions to public health and safety at this time, that it will intend to move forward in an unlimited amount after September 23rd. Hundreds of thousands of renters were cost-burdened even before the pandemic began, and that means the Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 single district and every single Councilmember. Data from the Philadelphia Eviction Project, which was created through this Council's commitment to addressing the eviction crisis, made it clear. Seventy-four percent of evicted people are black, 70 percent are women, and half of them are parents or caregivers. The CDC has made it clear that poverty cannot be the cause of further brutality, dislocation, and a lack of responsible alternatives for our people. But this order has been widely interpreted across the state, and I'll be very honest, Philadelphia's Municipal Court interpretation is among the least generous in protecting our renters and puts them out of line with other county courts. Hundreds of eviction filings continue to occur outside of City law, and only a handful of landlords are seeking diversion when our courts were Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 This is why the Emergency Housing Protections Act and the changes that are being proposed is a top priority and why action on the bills before Council of the Whole cannot wait. I look forward to having a broad educational process for all my colleagues on what's happening in our courts. We are going to be scheduling briefings for the Councilmembers in the coming weeks. This is in addition to the hearing that we had -- the briefing that we had, rather, this summer on diversion and other updates that members of the Committee on Housing have already done. Housing is a human right. This is a very difficult situation, but we do have the power to act and we do have to take action. Thank you very much. And by the way, happy birthday, Council President.
Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 to be 55. Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Domb.
Thank you, Council President. I just want to take this moment and thank you, Council President, and happy birthday.
To all of my colleagues and many in Council, the Administration, and many of the residents of the City for their condolences on the passing of my mom last week. I really appreciate it. And also for those who may be celebrating the Jewish New Year tomorrow night, a happy and healthy new year to everyone. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Councilman. I believe that concludes our list of individuals. So with that, the Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 Jones for a motion to --
I will be hosting -- just a reminder, I will be hosting a meeting with the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure immediately following City Council.
Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. Stated Meeting September 17, 2020 Councilman Jones for a motion to adjourn.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, September 24th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, September 24th, 2020, 10:00 a.m. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
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