Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:40 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE L. BLACKWELL COUNCILMAN ALLAN DOMB COUNCILMAN DEREK S. GREEN COUNCILMAN WILLIAM K. GREENLEE 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 COUNCILWOMAN BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA COUNCILMAN AL TAUBENBERGER MICHAEL A. DECKER, CHIEF CLERK Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
Man, that was weak. Good morning, everyone. (Good morning.)
There you go. Get ready for some good times this weekend. If everybody will take their seats and the visitors will retire behind the rail, we're going to get this baby started. To give our invocation this morning, the Chair recognizes Reverend Ethelyn R. Taylor of Oxford Presbyterian Church. She is here today as the guest of Councilwoman Parker. I would ask all guests, visitors, and members to please rise. (Councilmembers, guests, and visitors rise.)
Good morning, Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 (Good morning.)
Let us pray. Holy God, Eloheinu, Blessed One, Allah, Lord Jesus, the many peoples of the earth have many names for you, and the peoples of this city are as diverse as the peoples of the earth. Yet we are one people in your eyes, the creatures of your making. We worship you, our creator, for you have made all of us in your image. We pray that your spirit might be upon this body today and each day and that your creativity and wisdom might flow freely among your people in this Council Chamber, for these good women and men were called and chosen to order the life and work of this city with more than a million residents. It is indeed no small task, oh God, for we are all human. And so we ask that you inspire these, your servants, with your own just rule, that they may Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 and resources of Philadelphia with intelligence, imagination, and love. Bless those who hold office in the government of this city, that they may do their work in the spirit of wisdom, kindness, and justice. Help them to use their many gifts and talents collectively to serve faithfully and to use their authority to promote peace and justice and to administer the law impartially as instruments of your divine will. And, Lord, when the day is done and the work is complete, give them rest and recreation with their loved ones so that they may be refreshed in the enjoyment of the blessings you bestow, now and forevermore. Amen. (Amen.)
Thank you, Reverend, for those inspiring words. We really appreciate it. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 be at ease. (Council at ease.)
Thank you. And, again, thank you, Reverend. The next order of business is the approval of the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, January 25th, 2018, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Greenlee.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, January 25th, 2018 be approved. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, January 25th, 2018 stand approved. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Those opposed? Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 (No response.)
The ayes have it, and the Journal is approved. The next order of business is requests for leaves of absence, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Henon.
Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the majority, there are no requests of leave of absence today.
The Chair thanks the gentleman. And the Chair now recognizes Councilman Oh on behalf of the minority.
Thank you very much. On behalf of the minority, there are no requests for leaves of absence.
The Chair thanks the gentleman. At this time, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has come down to witness their government in action today. We really appreciate you Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 your busy day to witness your government in action. We hope your stay here today is a knowledgeable one but, more importantly, we hope that your stay here today is a pleasurable one, so much so that you come back again. So, again, thank you very much for your participation this day. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown, who will present a resolution honoring the African American Children's Book Project. Would Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati and those accompanying her please join the Councilwoman at the podium. (Councilmembers and guests approached podium.)
And joining Councilwoman Brown is Councilwoman Blackwell, Councilwoman Parker, Councilwoman Gym, Councilman Taubenberger, Councilman Greenlee, Councilman Jones, Councilman Green, Councilwoman Bass, Councilman Johnson, Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
There is a short list of presentations that we do every year that I completely enjoy, and this one is particularly special because it's about children and the arts and books and literacy. And so it's always a pleasure to lift up and celebrate this year the 26th Annual African American Children's Book Project presentation. This morning we are honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the 26th Annual African American Children's Book Fair, and I would amend that and say festival, Ms. Founder, Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati, and the February 3rd Kick Off of the National Literacy Initiative's Preserve a Legacy, Buy a Book Program.
Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Whereas, in 1926, noted historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the study of negro life and history announced the second week of February to be, quote/unquote, "Negro History Week"; and Whereas, the second week in February was chosen because of the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass; and
And I just want to encourage everyone to bring a young person to this particular event. All the books are free, and it's an invaluable experience. So I'd also want to thank Vanesse for her hard work in making sure that we bring high-quality literature events for our young people. Whereas, during early American history, African Americans were not allowed to learn to read and have books; in some states the penalty for this infraction was death; and Whereas, the importance of book fairs cannot be understated and for Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 American Children's Book Fair has enhanced multi-culturalism in our City utilizing the joy of reading as a tool; and
Whereas, Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati, the founder/CEO of the African American Children's Book Project, created the book fair because she saw a void in the community and understood that all children should have access to books that reflect their images. She believes that books open up the world of opportunities for all children and after twenty-six years, the African American Children's Book Fair is the oldest and largest single day event for African American children's books in the country. As a literary consultant she is a much sought after expert on trends in diverse books and how to incorporate these books into homes, schools and libraries; and
Whereas, one of the most important reasons to Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 children is that studies show that the more our youth read, the more likely they are to make positive lifestyle decisions as they grow older. Literacy also makes our youth more productive global citizens; and Whereas, strictly judging by attendance, the Fair is a tremendous success as well as over 3,500 people attended the Fair in past years from across the nation; and
Whereas, rich or poor, no one leaves empty-handed as the books themselves are priced at a level where they are more affordable and posters, bookmarkers, and raffle books are distributed free of charge to attendees; and Whereas, the success of the event is reflected in five elements: the attendees (parents, children, and caregivers and educators), the authors and illustrators, the sponsors and volunteers. Three esteemed participants Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 authors Ray Anthony Shepard and Brittney Shipp; and
Whereas, Aldustus "A.J." Jordan has dedicated his career and personal life to advocating for high quality literacy and educational opportunities for children and families in underserved communities. After beginning his career working for Head Start, A.J. worked as a school social worker, developed education-focused after school programs and served as the Education Coordinator for Public Citizens for Children and Youth, where he organized coalitions to develop advocacy platforms to strengthen public schools across the region; and Whereas, Jordan currently serves as Senior Vice President for Community Relations at Wells Fargo, where he leads the company's philanthropic contributions and employee engagement initiatives for one of the largest regional corporate funders in the areas Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 education. Jordan also serves on numerous non-profit boards and committees, including the Leadership Council for the Read by 4th Campaign, the Free Library of Philadelphia's Corporate Advisory Council, KIPP Philadelphia, the Salvation Army Kroc Center Advisory Board and the Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia; and
Whereas, Ray Anthony Shepard is a grandson of a slave, a former teacher, and the retired editor-in-chief of a major education publishing company. He is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he received the Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation; and Whereas, Shepard's book Now or Never: Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry's War to End Slavery is his first work of creative non-fiction for younger readers. The book is a dual biography of George E. Stephens and James Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Gooding, both of whom not only served in the Massachusetts 54th Infantry, but also published eyewitness reports of the Civil War from the perspective of the African American soldier. Their correspondence exposed the reality of life at camp, and the shocking misery of the battlefield. These soldiers and the 54th Infantry fought against many injustices, and their leadership resulted in one of America's first notable civil rights victories: the right to equal pay for African American soldiers; and
Whereas, Shepard has dedicated his career as an educator to fostering a better understanding of American slavery among history teachers and their students. From his personal experience growing up in Nebraska, he knows that it is difficult, quote, "to teach American slavery without making some students feel embarrassed, angry, or guilty," unquote. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 book, he aims to expose both the pain and hope of American slaves and their liberators; and Whereas, Brittney Shipp recently returned to Philadelphia's NBC10 First Alert Weather Team after spending two years as Chief Meteorologist at KRON-TV in San Francisco. Shipp is an Emmy-nominated journalist, and earned her Bachelor's Degree in International Development Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University; and
Let us thank all of the sponsors who support this annual event. Whereas, Shipp's children's book The Meteorologist in Me was published in 2016. The book tells the story of a girl named Summer who dreams of becoming a TV meteorologist. Summer loves sharing weather facts with her family and friends and wonders why Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 thought of her on TV. Despite roadblocks, Summer is determined to pursue her dream of becoming a broadcaster; and Whereas, The Meteorologist in Me was inspired by Shipp's combined passions for meteorology and children's education, and she hopes that her book will help to bridge the gender gap in STEM careers. Shipp is dedicated to energizing young girls to pursue understand weather and science; and
Whereas, the 26th Annual African American Book Fair will be held free of charge on Saturday, February the 3rd, 2018, from one to four p.m. at the Community College of Philadelphia located at 17th and Spring Garden Streets; now, therefore, be it Resolved, by the Council of the City of Philadelphia, that we hereby honor the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of its 26th Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Book Fair and the February 3rd kick-off of the National Literacy Initiative's Preserve a Legacy, Buy a Book Program.
Further resolved, that an engrossed copy of the resolution will be presented to representatives of the African American Children's Book Project, the Founder and President, Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati, Ray Anthony Shepard, Brittney Shipp, and Aldustus Jordan for their hard work and unwavering efforts in the promotion of children's literacy, as evidence of the sincere sentiments of this legislative body. Let's lift up and celebrate those who care about literacy with the African American Children's Book Project. (Applause.)
Darrell, Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 your tongue. Thank you so much. I'm honored and humbled to be here, and I just wanted to acknowledge a few -- all of the Councilpeople who are in back of me for celebrating and reading the resolution, but I want to give a special acknowledgment to Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, Cherelle Parker, and Kenyatta Johnson, who are three people who have continually had a presence at the book fair. And one of the reasons why they have a presence there, if you want to meet the future of Philadelphia, come to my book fair. If you want to meet the people who are going to be the next employees of Philadelphia, come to my book fair. So I encourage everyone who is in this room, take some time on Saturday and come out to the Community College of Philadelphia. But I also want to say that reading is important, and as we try to Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 contract, those people who are there are buying books. It warms your heart to see people going up and down the aisles buying books. And we have the Super Bowl of reading, over 30 authors and illustrators. Best-selling authors and illustrators from around the country will be present, because we believe a book opens up a world of opportunities. But I just -- I know Darrell is going to give me the hook shortly, so I'm going to say A.J., who is from Wells Fargo, if Wells Fargo stopped giving in this town, it would shut down a lot of community service efforts, and he is in the forefront. He's always willing and able to support all of those causes. And then Ray Anthony Shepard, he worked in the publishing industry for a number of years, and you have a copy of his book. I encourage you to read that book, not only because it has some insightful information, but there's a Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 connection, because during the Civil War, Philadelphia had a lot of freed men of African descent who fought bravely in the Civil War for the North. And, finally, Brittney Shipp, you have a copy of her book, and Brittney was so upset she couldn't be here this morning, but the Eagles called and she's on assignment. But we just wanted to acknowledge her by the presence of her book there on your tabletop. And we're going to pass the mic to A.J., but don't forget, a book does open up a world of opportunity. Encourage, enlighten, and enrich our children through literacy. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
Great to be here. I want to thank, first and foremost, Councilwoman Reynolds Brown for the recognition and for all of your Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 youth issues for so many years and of course, Vanesse, congrats on -- it's hard to believe it's been 26 years -- the annual festival. Certainly my girls and I are looking forward to Saturday. And of course I want to thank Council for your leadership on the issue of education and specifically literacy, but I also want to acknowledge a few of my Wells Fargo colleagues that are here and Jenny Bogoni who is in the audience. For those who don't know Jenny, you have to get to know Jenny. Jenny is with the Free Library, and Jenny runs and leads a coalition initiative called the Read by 4th Campaign, an historic effort bringing together diverse stakeholders, parents, teachers, community organizers, the entire City to comprehensively address the issue of children's literacy in Philadelphia. The alarming reality is that in a city with one of the highest Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 institutions, two out of every three Philadelphia kids, two-thirds of all children, are not reading on grade level by the time they enter the 4th grade. Our company certainly is proud to serve as a lead supporter and funder and partner for Read by 4th that's reversing this trend and increasing literacy rates for literally thousands of children as we speak. So let me just say in closing, I know we're all excited about the Eagles on Sunday. We're going to, without a doubt, have a great victory, and then come Tuesday or Wednesday of next week we'll be outside, a million-plus people, cheering on the Eagles as they have their victory parade, but I wonder after all the fanfare is over, can we take that same level of energy, that same level of excitement, and that same level of pride and join the more than 91 partners of the Read by 4th Campaign to cheer on our Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 all of our children read on grade level and go on to make our city proud? I think we all would agree that while a Super Bowl win would be great for the City, ensuring that every single child, every child can read is the biggest victory the City could ever hope for. Thank you. (Applause.)
I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the literary Councilperson, Blondell Reynolds Brown. She brought me here to the table, and thank you so much. Ray.
Good morning. I'm Ray Anthony Shepard, author of Now or Never. It is a book about a Philadelphian, George Stephens, who was obviously born here, became the first African American Civil War correspondent Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 early African American officers of the Union Army. And I'm also pleased to be part of the 26th Annual African American Book Festival held here in Philadelphia. It is the most prestigious book festival in the nation. Thank you again. (Applause.)
Council will now be at ease. (Council at ease.)
Thank you. The next order of business is communications, and the Chair requests that the Sergeant-of-Arms delivers the messages from the Mayor to the Chief Clerk. Mr. Decker, please read those messages.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, I am transmitting for the consideration of your honorable body a resolution approving the redevelopment Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 815 through 819 North Fifteenth Street, 825 through 831 North Fifteenth Street and 824 through 826 Burns Street, 1522 through 1524 Parrish Street, 1536 Parrish Street and 1538 Parrish Street; and An ordinance authorizing the relocation of the lines and the striking and abandonment of certain portions of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes extending from Meade Street to Gravers Lane, southwest of Shawnee Street on City Plan No. 165, thereby reducing the width of said right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you, Mr. Decker. Do you have any additional communications? Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
Thank you very much. And our next order of business is the introduction of bills and resolutions, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
Forgive me for not being a good student and paying attention, Mr. President.
I have two resolutions that are not at my desk, so if you could please circle back. Thank you, Mr. President.
The Chair now recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions today. Thank you.
Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Greenlee.
Thank you, Mr. President. On your behalf, I offer one resolution.
A non-privileged resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 815 through 819 North Fifteenth Street, 825 through 831 North Fifteenth Street and 824 through 826 Burns Street, 1522 through 1524 Parrish Street, 1536 Parrish Street and 1538 Parrish Street.
Thank you. That will be on next week's Calendar. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Councilman, did you want to be recognized?
Thank you, Council President. I would like to ask for us to take a standing moment of silence for a young man who represented the best and brightest that not only South Philadelphia had to offer but, most importantly, the City of Philadelphia. That's former NBA basketball player Rasual Butler. He passed away two nights ago with his wife, Leah LaBelle, formerly an American Idol contestant, in a car accident in California. He was born on May the 23rd, 1979. He was 38 years old and, as I mentioned, from South Philadelphia, specifically Point Breeze. He was an NBA player for 14 years and played for eight teams in total throughout his career. He Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 played college basketball at LaSalle University. He played for such NBA teams as Miami Heat, the New Orleans Hornets, the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers, and the Washington Wizards. He concluded his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs in 2015 to 2016. He will long be remembered not only for his accomplishments on the court but for his vibrant personality, positive outlook, and the compassion he had for everyone around him and, most importantly, his commitment to the young people in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia.
Thank you, Councilman. May we all have a standing moment of silence. (Moment of silence.)
Thank you, Council President. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Henon.
An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Ashton Road, Old Ashton Road, Welsh Road, Axe Factory Road, Winchester Avenue, Holme Avenue, and Holme Circle.
That will be referred to committee. The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Councilman. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
A non-privileged resolution authorizing Philadelphia to officially join the National Stepping Up Initiative, to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails.
And that will be on today's Calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson. I'm sorry. Next week's Calendar. Thank you.
Council President, I have one privileged resolution and one non-privileged resolution and one bill.
An ordinance amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Bicycle Lanes," by authorizing the Department of Streets to designate bicycle lanes, in both directions, on Island Avenue from Penrose Avenue to Enterprise Avenue, and Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 on Enterprise Avenue, for its entire length, and authorizing the removal of travel lanes on both Island Avenue and Enterprise Avenue, in the same limits.
And a privileged resolution honoring and recognizing Patty Jackson for 35 years as one of Philadelphia's premier radio hosts.
And a non-privileged resolution also naming Angelo Place, between Mars Place and South 82nd Street, "Joe Wilson Way."
And that will be on next week's Calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you, Council President. I have one privileged resolution.
Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Thank you, Councilwoman.
A privileged resolution recognizing and honoring The Northeast Baptist Church on their 60th Anniversary.
This week's Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Green.
Thank you, Council President. I have one privileged resolution.
A privileged resolution recognizing a Moment of Silence on February 1, 2018 in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the sacrifices made by Memphis sanitation workers who proclaimed "I Am a Man" in their successful campaign to secure their economic rights and social dignity.
And that will be on this week's Calendar. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions today.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Domb.
Good morning, Council President. I have one privileged resolution co-sponsored by Councilmen Oh, Squilla, Taubenberger, Jones, and Councilwoman Parker.
A privileged resolution honoring and congratulating Philadelphia band the War on Drugs for winning best rock album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
That will be on this week's Calendar. The Chair recognizes Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Councilwoman Gym.
Good morning, Council President. I have one privileged resolution co-sponsored by Councilmembers Reynolds Brown, Taubenberger, Green, Johnson, Parker, and Domb.
A privileged resolution honoring the life and achievements of the scholar, scientist, and fighter for world peace William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, and declaring 2018 as the Year of W.E.B. Du Bois in the City of Philadelphia.
And that will be on this week's Calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilman Taubenberger.
Thank you, Council President. I offer two bills.
Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Thank you, Councilman.
An ordinance amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by eliminating for new businesses the requirement to make an estimated payment when filing a return for their first tax year of business operations and allowing the estimated payment in succeeding years to be made in quarterly installments.
And an ordinance amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," Chapter 10-800, "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-840, "Criminal Squatters," prohibiting conduct related to criminal squatting, establishing and clarifying procedures to investigate criminal squatters on real property, establishing and clarifying procedures for the removal of criminal Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 squatters, and establishing procedures for the dissemination of information on eviction and ejectment proceedings, and emergency housing.
And that shall be referred to committee. The Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions.
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Council President. I offer one bill and one privileged resolution signed by all members of Council.
An ordinance amending Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Activity on Streets," by amending Section 9-204, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," to change certain requirements for vending licenses and the process for obtaining locations for Center City sidewalk vending.
And a privileged resolution congratulating and honoring Carla Moss for her years of dedicated service to the residents of Philadelphia on the occasion of her retirement from the Philadelphia City Commissioner's Office.
And that will be on today's Calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Bass.
An ordinance Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 authorizing the relocation of the lines and the striking and abandonment of certain portions of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes extending from Meade Street to Gravers Lane, southwest of Shawnee Street on City Plan No. 165, thereby reducing the width of the said right-of-way.
And that will be referred to committee. The Chair recognizes Councilman Oh.
Thank you very much, Council President. I offer two privileged resolutions co-sponsored by Councilmembers Maria Quinones-Sanchez and Cherelle Parker. Thank you.
A privileged resolution recognizing and honoring Gary Tuggle on the Occasion of His Retirement as the Special Agent in Charge of the Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Philadelphia Field Division.
And a privileged resolution recognizing and honoring Nia Andrews for Her Exemplary Service and Leadership as Miss Philadelphia 2017.
And that will be on today's Final Passage Calendar. That concludes our introduction of bills and resolutions.
Mr. President, you forgot the student that was not paying attention.
Thank you so much, Councilwoman. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
A privileged resolution recognizing the Efforts of Philadelphians to Elevate Awareness of Human Trafficking in the Month of January.
And a non-privileged resolution Urging the Philadelphia Parking Authority to Recognize the Martin Luther King Holiday as a Non-Ticketing Day.
And that will be on next week's Calendar. And we have no reports from committee today, so the next order of business is the consideration of the Calendar. There are no bills on the First Reading Calendar today, so the Chair at this point recognizes Councilman Henon for the purpose of calling up bills and resolutions that are on our Final Passage Calendar today. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2ND READING
Thank you, Mr. President. The following resolutions and bills are being called up for Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars today: Bill Nos. 171138, 180024, 180025, 180027, 180031, 180032, 180033, 180038, 180039, 180046, 180052, 180053, 180054, 180055, 180057, 170850-AA, 170955-A, 170997-A. All other resolutions and bills are being held.
Thank you so much, Councilman. Before considering the bills and resolutions that are on our Final Passage Calendar for today, we will have our public comment session. It will go as follows: If you are interested in testifying on a bill or resolution that is on the Final Passage Calendar today, if you have not already done so, I'd ask that you sign up at the table to my left. When your name is called, you will go to the middle of the Council Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Chambers. There's a podium. On that podium there's a device. When the light on that device turns green, it will be your time to speak. When the light turns yellow, you will have 30 seconds to conclude your remarks. When the light turns red, we'd ask that you please adhere to our guidelines and conclude your remarks. You will be given three minutes. Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation. Mr. Decker, please call the first name on the list.
Jojuan Powell, commenting on 180032. (Witness approached podium.)
My name is Jojuan Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Powell. I'm from the Mantua area in Philadelphia. I'm here to speak about bail reform and how I think we should end cash bail. Can I grab my book really fast? Sorry. I feel like we should end cash bail to -- I really want to know where's the money going to. I forgot the percentage. I'm pretty nervous. I'm sorry. I forgot the percentage of what is taken out and it goes back to the City. I really wanted to know like where does that money go, and if it don't go anywhere, is it possible that it can go to some of our communities, such as my community? I live in the Mantua section community where no teenagers from the age of 11 to 18 has anything to do activity-wise for them to get -- it's easy for them to get in trouble or get arrested, because there's nothing for them to do. So I was just here to ask and Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 beg for the bill to be passed; that is, no cash bail in Philadelphia, so that money can be brought back to our communities. Thank you. (Applause.)
Nasir Matthews, commenting on 180032. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning. I want to apologize in advance for my nervousness.
My name is Jerome Matthews. I prefer to be called Nasir. I'm here on behalf of the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund. In light of some recent events that took place in like the last 30 days, they Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 really came and helped me out when I was in the position where I really didn't have anyone else to help me. I was arrested and incarcerated and held on bail, which I really couldn't afford or anyone in my family couldn't afford. And I was able to get in touch with them, and they helped me out, and in the process, I lost my job. If I had stayed in any longer, there's a possibility I could have lost my home. I could have lost my car. And for all of those things, I really worked real hard and a lot of years, you know, to actually acquire those things, and as a result, the cash bail system, you know, I almost pretty much lost all of that and would have had to return to pretty much somewhat of a state of hopelessness and feeling helpless after everything that I have acquired. And just as some suggestions, I really believe that there's a lot at the government's disposal that they could use Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 as opposed to cash bail as -- I'm well aware that in a person's absence of not attending their hearing, they can be held accountable. That trial can be held in their absence. They can be found guilty and they can be sentenced, you know, all in the same time. I believe that there are other things that can possibly be done, like when people are accused of committing crimes, they can be held to being GPS monitored while they're on release, because at the end of the day, being citizens of the country, the way that other system works, it's supposed to -- people are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, but for people to be held in prison without any ways to get out, it's really a feeling like you're guilty until proven innocent. And I really believe that we should work hard to try to do something about this, especially for people that would be in my position that have a lot to lose and would have to work so hard to get it Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 back. That's it. Thank you.
Nyssa Taylor, commenting on 180032. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning. Thank you. Nyssa Taylor from the ACLU of Pennsylvania. I am urging this Council to pass Resolution 180032. Taking away someone's liberty solely because they cannot pay violates multiple constitutional protections. Across the country a recent wave of civil rights lawsuits have successfully challenged this practice of cash bail. Courts and states such as Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, and California have issued rulings that stop this inequitable practice. In recognition of the terrible Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 toll that we just heard described by Mr. Matthews, legislatures in cities and states across the country have drafted legislation to eliminate this practice. We would urge Philadelphia to join this vanguard. Philadelphia's current system of cash bail violates constitutional protections in three ways. First of all, setting monetary bail higher than someone can afford constitutes excessive bail under the Eighth Amendment and it upends our fundamental rights of liberty and the presumption of innocence. Recognizing this, our United States Supreme Court has written, The traditional right to freedom before conviction permits the unhampered preparation of a defense and serves to prevent the infliction of punishment prior to conviction. Unless this right to bail before trial is preserved, the presumption of innocence, secured only after centuries of struggle, would lose Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 its meaning. Setting bail that someone cannot pay injects into our own system of government the very principles of totalitarianism, which our government has sought to guard against. We know that hundreds of people are incarcerated on State Road because they cannot pay. Second, detaining people solely because they do not have money violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States. Because an order imposing secured money bail is effectively a pre-trial preventative detention order only against those who cannot afford to pay. Those wealthy defendants with similar criminal histories who pose risk can buy their liberty while our indigent Philadelphians sit incarcerated because they do not have cash. And, finally, the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits the government from depriving people of liberty without Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 due process. Our system flagrantly ignores these protections and strips our people of their liberty as a result of their financial poverty. Philadelphia's current system of monetary bail violates these constitutional protections and takes a toll on our population. This practice must end, and this resolution is a great step in the right direction and I would urge you to pass it. Thank you. (Applause.)
William Moore, commenting on 180032. (Witness approached podium.)
Mr. President, my name is Reverend William B. Moore. I pastor the Tenth Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia for the last 44 years. A number of my parishioners have been victimized by the criminal justice Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 system. For a number of years I went with other pastors to visit the prison and I went for several years, and a number of my parishioners were there, not only the first year that I went, the second year that I went, the third year that I went. They were there so long that they were joined by other parishioners from the church that I pastor as well as other pastors, and many of them could not pay a cash bail. There's nothing that would assist in the speed-up of returning citizens from the criminal justice system than that requiring a cash bail. In addition, while I stand here, I also want to address another issue that impacts our community and, that is, shock waves ran through my body when I read that Temple University was moving forward with the stadium. We have been victimized by senior citizens whose taxes are rising, whose homes have been Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 destroyed. Our neighborhoods have been destroyed by noise and trash. People cannot sleep at night because of students. And as a pastor, I have built a senior citizen home. I participated in homeownership, and yet our communities are being filled by visitors who stay for four years and move forward. And I would certainly urge that when this matter comes before Council, in that Temple has not heard our cry, that the members of this body will hear our cry. I do want the Eagles to fly, but we do not want the Temple to fly. (Applause.)
Mike Lee, commenting on 180032. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning, members of City Council. My name is Mike Lee and I am the Legislative Director in Government Affairs for the District Attorney's Office of Philadelphia. Thank you very much for proposing this Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 resolution, and the District Attorney's Office is in favor of Resolution 180032 to express our interest in instituting internal policies to reduce the reliance on the cash bail system. We understand that there are currently five types of release on bail that are afforded to the criminal justice system. We are excited to work forward with the other stakeholders in this process to bring forth a better balance of public safety, the rights of the accused, and the moral and financial cost of the current cash bail system. And if you have any questions of how we're trying to reform or inform our reform, please feel free to reach out to me, and we look forward to producing a better Philadelphia and a more fair criminal justice system. Thank you.
Thank you. (Applause.) Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
Orlando Acosta, commenting on 180032. (Witness approached podium.)
How you doing? I'm speaking on 180032. Basically we can't be a city of the forefathers of where we have the Liberty Bell and so-called freedom if you violate the aspect of our Eighth Amendment and the Fifth Amendment in the due process and different things like that. We can't be the founding city of freedom if we're violating civil rights in that way. So we have to eliminate this cash bail. People are being bankrupt because they can't afford to get people released. And how are we going to create a city of unity and liberty and this is where the forefathers wrote the most sacred document in the country, but we're the city that's violating civil rights? That's not looking good on our city. That's not looking good for our citizens. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 So we have to stop this and let civil rights and people rights speak, because that's what the forefathers of the Constitution want for our citizens. Thank you. (Applause.)
Weatta Frazier-Collins, commenting on 180027. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning, everyone. Giving honor to everyone that is in attendance, City Councilmen, distinguished guests. I am Weatta Frazier-Collins, the daughter of the legendary boxer, Smokin' Joe Frazier. Before I continue -(Applause.)
-- if I can just say, go Eagles. I didn't get the memo about wearing green, but my blood is green. As far as the underdogs is concerned, the Eagles is an underdog, but Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 let me tell you that Joe Frazier was probably the first underdog in the City of Philadelphia back in the '60s. I stand before you today asking for permission and approval to allow Glenwood Avenue to be changed to Joe Frazier Boulevard, Street, Avenue, whichever you all prefer. My father was a dynamic man. He was a man that gave back from his heart and the spirit of love. He mentored a great deal of individuals in the City of Philadelphia, men and women. I ask that you approve this in honor of him. The Fraziers are not finished. When we closed down his estate, we realized that there weren't any schools named after Joe Frazier. There are no buildings named after Joe Frazier. This man did a lot for the City of Philadelphia and it is overdue, but the bad thing is, my father was modest. He believed that he was just doing his job. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 So when he woke up in the morning to run down Fairmount Park and do his road work and to get things done to make things perfect for his family, he just figured he was doing his job. He didn't need a statue. And thank God that is now down at the Xfinity Live. He figured he didn't need all these accolades, because the bottom line is, his parents taught him to be respectful, to be humble, and to get the job done. So I ask as the Founder and the CEO of The Legacy Exists Joe Frazier Scholarship Fund to pass this bill to honor this great golden Olympian medal winner. I stand also with my husband, Gary Collins, and we're just grateful for the opportunity and hope that you all will actually pass this bill. Thank you for the chance. Thank you. (Applause.)
Norman Wooten, commenting on 180027. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning, City Council elected officials. Good morning, Frazier family. And good morning to all the family and guests here. My name is Norman S. Wooten. I reside in North Philadelphia as a committee person for the 37th Ward, 10th Division. I, along with my counterpart, Michael Abdullah, represent this North Philadelphia community. We, the aforementioned, have proudly signed petitions to have Glenwood Avenue east of Broad Street renamed officially to Joe Frazier Boulevard. Joe Frazier, former heavyweight champion, went down in history as one of the greatest boxers to ever step into the ring. He stepped in at 20 years old and won the gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Olympics. He completed his career with a record of 32, 4 and 1 with 27 knockouts. He made Philly his home. He built a gym in a house here because he loved the people. But his roots ran deep in the sandy soil of South Carolina where he was born in 1944. Joe was a man who at an early age helped his father with heavy work around the house. Long before he became Smokin' Joe, he was known in Beaufort, South Carolina as Billie Boy, a stocky farmer's son who honed his skills. By the age of 16, he came to Philadelphia to stay with residents, got a job in a slaughterhouse, describing himself as a small piece of leather, well put together. Joe found respect in the pitless survival wars of the North Philly boxing gyms. He never backed up and he never backed down. In closing, I'm proud to be here today in honor of Joe Frazier, as his legacy will continue to be remembered Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 in the streets of Joe Frazier Boulevard. Thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you. Clerk, would you read the name of our next speaker, please.
I see Council President Clarke coming back, members of City Council, brothers and sisters, and fellow Philadelphians. My name is Ethelind Baylor, Vice President of AFSCME District Council 47. I am here to speak in support of Councilman Green's resolution recognizing a moment of silence today, February 1st, 2018, in honor of the sacrifices made by the Memphis sanitation workers who proclaimed "I Am a Man" in their successful campaign to secure their economic rights and social dignity. To honor those sanitation workers and their supporters that stood Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 up for their right to remind the public they were indeed human, that they deserve proper equipment to do their jobs, and that they deserve the right to be recognized as a union in 1968 and those who died on the job in Memphis, Tennessee, Brothers Cole, Robert Walker, as well as your recognition of our national Moment of Silence event scheduled today, February the 1st at 12:30 p.m. here outside of City Council. Fifty years later, brothers and sisters in AFSCME District Council 47 continue the struggle for fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to retire with dignity for union workers in Philadelphia. We appreciate your resolution. It is also a reminder that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood with those AFSCME sanitation workers and was assassinated while still in Memphis on April 3rd, 1968. The moment for civil and human rights today is still a labor and clergy Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 working together to improve the conditions for working people in this nation. The sign "I Am a Man" reminding us of the struggle in Memphis is a poster I see every time I enter into our District Council President's office, Frederick Wright. It is a constant reminder of the people who struggled and died for our right to have organized labor. We must never forget those who made the supreme sacrifice, and we have a responsibility to continue the struggle for jobs, peace, and freedom. Echol Cole, Robert Walker, Dr. King, Brother Norman Rayford, member of the Hospital Workers 1199C who also died while organizing for members in his union. Again, thank you, Councilman Green, and for those members in City Council who will support this resolution in recognizing AFSCME's national Moment of Silence today, Thursday, February the 1st, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. through 1:30 p.m. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 outside of City Hall. We invite all of you to join us today, and if you can't make it outside, we ask that you just join us in a moment of silence. Please take a video or picture of yourself, and we ask that you use the hashtag #iamcoleandwalker. Thank you.
Hello, everyone. I'm Brad Wilson. I lied about what issue I want to speak about, but why? I want to get up here and speak. Everybody, I'm a resident of Center of Hope, the shelter for men up at Broad and Girard, and I've lived there -- Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 this is the second time I've lived there. The reason why I wanted to come up and speak, everybody, I'm putting out a cry for help. I'm not a baby, but a serious cry. Center for Hope does not provide us with a hot shower. The roof leaks. They refuse to get the roof fixed. Two guys had their bed wet by this roof leaking. The rooms do not have proper heat, and when we complain to the staff or go to director, the director says, I'll take care of it, and nothing happens. This is a real cry for help. Can you please get us some help? Hot water heaters and a new roof put in. Those are serious L&I --
You're speaking about the BID, the Northern Liberties BID?
You signed up to speak about the Northern Liberties BID.
Right. Darrell, Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 this is the only way I can probably get some help out there. I know you City Council people are able to do something about the shelter system.
Sir, excuse me. You signed up to speak about the Northern Liberties BID.
Do me a favor? Sir, will do me a favor? Can you hang around until after the Council. I'll have somebody sit down and talk to you about the specific issue. Thank you.
Jared Doblein, Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 commenting on 171145. (Witness approached podium.)
I'm here to speak on Bill 171145 about the proposed non-profit creation for the development of Northern Liberties. I think for too long Council has allowed these non-profits to develop and allowed to play a shell game with developers' money and allowing tax breaks and allowing tax abatements and allowing development without community consciousness in mind. That being said, I think that this Council has a decision to make in granting a variance for the stadium in North Philadelphia. Our Council President has said time and time again that if the North Philadelphia residents stand against this stadium, like they have against these for-profit Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 developments without them in consideration, without these for-profit developments, without time for public housing, without money for public housing, if he stands with us, he'll stand -- he said he will stand with us if we speak out against the stadium. We're standing right now --
Excuse me. You started out talking about the non-profit corporation. Are you talking about the Northern Liberties BID?
Okay. I just want to make sure. I understand it's a strategy to segue, but as long as you start out by talking about it.
Right. Well, they're all connected in terms of the property development in this community. So the North Philadelphia stadium is just another move to be able to develop Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 properties in that community without the consent of the district residents. The district residents are right now in Council, and they're opposing that stadium. They're opposing the variance to block off 15th Street. They're opposing putting a 35,000-seat football stadium, a single lane across from a day care, across from long-term community residents' homes. And we think we're sick of Council playing this shell game where they put this money in the non-profits, and the non-profits go there and they do the developments, but no one lives in them or they bring in people from outside the neighborhood with little money put toward mixed housing or low-income housing. So we think that the stadium is another example of this. It will lead to gentrification in North Philadelphia. It will lead to the displacement of long-term residents, and we think it's a shame for Temple to be wanting to do Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 this, for a community school to be wanting to do this, and we think that Council should stand against the proposed stadium in North Philadelphia, just like it should stand against the shell games that are played with non-profits and community development corporations.
Good morning, Council President, and thank you, Council President Clarke. Thank you, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. In some ways what we do here today with this resolution recalls your late husband, Councilman Lucien Blackwell, who loved and was inspired by Du Bois. For him, I Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 am certain this is a dream come true. Thank you, Councilwoman Helen Gym, for introducing this resolution into Council. It's an historic resolution. Honoring William Edward Burghardt Du Bois on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth and to declare 2018 the Year of Du Bois and encouraging Philadelphians to read Du Bois this year is a special moment for our city and nation. It carries transcendent and spiritual significance. In honoring Du Bois, who honored our city with his landmark sociological study, the Philadelphia Negro, the Council honors our citizenry and makes a statement about the values we strive to realize. The citizens will take pride in this act. The nation will acknowledge it, but more than this, the world will take notice and say here is a city whose leaders are imbued with moral courage, that here is a city with the courage to stand up for a man who at the Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 height of McCarthyism was attacked by his own government, whose name was smeared and books removed from libraries and his name could only be mentioned in whispers. The world and nation will say here's a city that is great because it honors not just a great scholar, scientist, poet, internationalist, and activist for the rights of African Americans, the darker races of the world and working people, but who was one of the great fighters for world peace and for the progressive unity of all peoples. As the world hears about this, it will pause and say here is that city on the hill. Here is that city that dares to imagine what James Baldwin called the new Jerusalem. They will say Philadelphia is that city that audaciously imagines what the African Pope, Saint Augustine, called the New City of Man. In embracing the life and legacy of Du Bois, Council will say Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Philadelphia is a city that strives to realize man and womankind's most ancient strivings for peace, justice, and human rights. Our people suffocate under the weight of one crisis after another of wars and threats of more horrific wars. I think I have to stop.
Thank you very much. This will be a great occasion. Thank you. (Applause.)
Good morning, everybody. My name is Meghna Chandra. I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania, a member of the Saturday Free School, and a member of the Organizing Committee for the 2018 Year of Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Du Bois. Making 2018 the Year of Du Bois would be an act of courage on the part of City Council, upholding science, integrity, and peace. As a student in the University, we learn two approaches to scholarship. On the one hand, we learn that statistics can reveal the truth. On the other, we learn that there is no one truth, that the world is too complicated to understand. Du Bois teaches us that science free from the delusions of white supremacy can help humanity evolve. In the Philadelphia Negro, he demonstrated meticulously through sociological methods that blacks are an oppressed people who faced problems, not because they're an inferior race as the whites believed but because of the cruelty of white society. Du Bois realized that the truth alone was not enough to change the world. He understood the need to stand for truth Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 in a system that tried to bury it. In 1908, he delivered a speech, Galileo Galilei, at his alma mater. In his speech he said that Galileo for all his scientific accomplishments was a failure because he lied about the scientific truth in order to save his life. Science is a great and worthy mistress, but there is one greater and, that is, humanity, which science serves. One thing there is greater than knowledge and, that is, man who knows. In the midst of the society whose lifeblood is faith and in the name of science which will know the truth, that the truth may make it free, the verdict of civilization must be not even splendor of the service of truth done by Galileo Galilei can wipe away the blot of its cowardly lion. Unlike Galileo, Du Bois was a true scientist and warrior who lived his life unbowed and unbroken. He stood for the full recognition of the humanity of Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 black people at a time when the whites' power structure believed that black people were subhuman. He stood for peace at a time when being American meant standing for war. He paid the price for it many times throughout his life, but he gained the respect of the darker nations around the world and the gratitude and respect of future generations. Finally, to proclaim 2018 the Year of Du Bois is a profound act of imagination and the belief that humanity can evolve. To honor W.E.B. Du Bois is to believe in a future in which people have the courage to stand up for what's true even when it's unpopular and dangerous, and in celebrating the legacy of this great man, young people know what it is to dedicate our lives to the pursuit of truth, justice, and freedom. Thank you. (Applause.)
Autumn Zellers. (Witness approached podium.) Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
Good morning. So my name is Autumn Zellers-Leon. I am a member of the Saturday Free School and I am also an anthropology Ph.D. student at Temple's College of Liberal Arts, and I'm speaking today in favor of the resolution of the Year of Du Bois in 2018. So as a graduate student, I teach classes and assist professors who teach classes. In this way, I and my colleagues prepare Philly's community for public service and the world. I was born in Philadelphia, but the majority of my colleagues come from all over the country and the world, and here in Philadelphia we find a city rich in cultural and radical political traditions rooted in its thriving black community. We find this alongside deeply unsettling social facts of poverty, segregation and, as the Councilman mentioned earlier, struggles with literacy. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 As graduate students and university employees, we find ourselves sharing with others in the City, country, and world the fears of an uncertain future. In this milieu, I started what is now nearly an extinct species of event at Temple University -- that's a reading group -- of none other than W.E.B. Du Bois's magnum opus, Black Reconstruction. Every week since September of last year grad students and undergraduates and community members have sat around a table reading to each other aloud Du Bois's work. Reading him has helped to illuminate our social condition here in Philadelphia. Du Bois's life of a scholar drastically unrecognized in his lifetime offers us clarity and hope in these confusing times. And among so much of this confusion inside the university and out, we have found a common thirst between ourselves as students and community members for clarity and Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 knowledge, and we have also learned about our responsibility to tell the truth for a better world. We have learned about the color line and its powerful role in shaping the social inequality we experience and see around us. We have also learned how it is crucial to understand this color line if we want to move forward as scholar activists in the United States. Finally, by reading Du Bois together, sharing aloud his pros and poetry, we honor the magnificent contribution he has made to our city, which was only formally recognized decades after his death in 2012 at the University of Pennsylvania. The Council's vote in favor of this 2018 Year of Du Bois resolution would also be an honor to his service and an expression of solidarity with the people of this city thirsty for knowledge and clarity. Thank you. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 (Applause.)
Okay. This is an official decree of the people in writ of mandamus quo warranto and, as such, requires immediate action and remedy. Every week this Council, Mayor, and others transfer private property to the government, probably illegally. People testify at Council every week. People pay their tax dollars, expecting government will spend them wisely and lawfully. Then how can agents and agencies steal my home without compensation, due process or Seventh Amendment trial by jury? How can government pay a contractor upwards of 100 million, mostly federal taxpayer dollars, to build a mall on my stolen home? How can agents and agencies deny and defy inalienable, inviolable, Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 God-given rights without required prosecution? Rule of law requires every official to report these actions to the DA, the PA Attorney General, and the U.S. Attorney General immediately given that hundreds of millions of federal taxpayer monies appear to be involved. Have officials respected their fiduciary duty to guard against spending these precious taxpayer dollars and reported this, as required by oath and law? If committing one crime one time would land people in jail, then RICO laws are clearly required to round up groups of oath-violating officials. The Constitution and laws require immediate remedy of this breach of law, breach of close, breach of fiduciary duty. Your oath of office requires you to act or face prison. 42 USC 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 18 USC 241, 242, 2381, 2384, PA Constitution, Article I, Sections 1 Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 through 11, 26 PA CSA 703, 705, 708, 709, 712, 713, 716, and other laws listed in SCOTUS 15-8965, 14-1330, 14-4056 appear violated. I call for the federal and Commonwealth governments to perform their constitutional obligations to investigate and prosecute all involved in the theft and illegal deed transfer of my home, 1038 West Wyoming. The denial of God-given 42 USC 1982 property rights for 24 years is egregious, extraordinary, oath-violating, and requires immediate remedy. A just government must obey the rule of law. This color of law government must have its Charter to govern revoked until a constitutionally compliant government is installed. Public servants cannot refuse their sworn duty to act any more than a fireman can refuse to fight a fire. The sovereign people require Constitution and laws be enforced, and jail is required Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 for all who violate oath, Constitution or law. I remind Council, it takes a lot of cooperation to create and allow monumental corruption.
Ruth Birchett, commenting on 160720. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning. Thank you. If I may, I'd like to express my appreciation to Councilman Curtis Jones for Bill 180031 and joining him in calling on the Pennsylvania State Legislature to pass a bill that requires convicted domestic violence abusers to relinquish their firearms, and I support this as a domestic violence survivor. I also would like to speak to Bill 160720 sponsored by Councilwoman Bass and express my appreciation to her Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 for her foresight. This bill would really prevent the negative use and deed restrictions, the manipulation in that regard, for the use of buildings that could otherwise be used as supermarkets. And the reason that's important is because I live in a food desert in North Philadelphia and we have an abundance of community neighborhood markets, which doesn't always work out in our favor. Very often the produce is spoiled. The food often is outdated, and what's even worse is the refrigeration temperature is not kept properly. So if you buy milk and you're expecting that it has a ten-day expiration, it expires sooner than that. That's a serious impact for someone who is on a fixed income, and I've seen it happen over and over again in complaints from seniors with the elderly food cupboard that I run in our community that serves the 19121, 19132, and 19130 zip code area. So I thank you for having the foresight to see this, and Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 I thank you, Councilman Jones, as an advocate of violence prevention and intervention. I really thank you for dealing with this gun issue for people who for some reason find it necessary to beat on other people. I also would like to respectfully ask Councilman Clarke if you would join us in scheduling a community meeting at the High School for Engineering and Science that the mass community might have an opportunity to voice our concerns and actually hear the details of what Temple is planning regarding a football stadium in our neighborhood. Thank you. I was at your office last week and I was hoping that they would get back to me in reference to that, but that hasn't happened thus far. We really need a meeting within the next week. Temple is on a path to move this forward over the next five to six months, and so we need to hear. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING Thank you.
There are no other speakers on the public comment list, Mr. President.
Thank you, Mr. Decker. That concludes our speeches as it relates to public comment. We will now move to our Calendar. Mr. Decker, if you can please read the title of 171138.
A resolution authorizing Philadelphia to officially join the National Stepping Up Initiative, which focuses on reducing the number of individuals with mental illnesses in jail in counties across the country.
Thank you, Mr. President and colleagues. We're Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING withdrawing this bill because when we initially put it in, there was this much information. Now there's that much information, and we're submitting it with greater detail. So I move that Resolution No. 171138 be withdrawn. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded that Resolution 171138 be withdrawn. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. 171138 is withdrawn. Mr. Decker, 180024.
A resolution expressing support for the resolution introduced by the United States Congressional Black Caucus condemning and calling for the censure of President Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING Trump because of remarks he made about certain African countries, Haiti, and El Salvador.
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. Let the record reflect that Councilman O'Neill is voting no. 180024 has been adopted. Mr. Decker, 180025.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Fifty-First Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
The Chair again recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
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. Resolution 180025 is adopted. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING Mr. Decker, 180027.
A resolution also naming Glenwood Avenue from Broad Street to Germantown Avenue as "Smokin' Joe Frazier Boulevard".
Thank you, Mr. President. I move 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. 180027 is adopted. (Applause.)
A resolution Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING calling on the Pennsylvania State Legislature to pass a law requiring convicted domestic violence abusers to immediately relinquish all firearms within their possession to law enforcement.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Resolution 180031 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180032.
A resolution encouraging the Philadelphia District Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING Attorney's Office and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania to institute internal policies that reduce reliance on cash bail; and further calling on the Pennsylvania State Legislature and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to revise state laws and procedure codes governing bail to allow for the elimination of cash bail statewide, or to provide for an exemption in the law for cities of the first class.
Thank you. The Chair again recognizes Councilman Jones.
And thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING Those opposed? (No response.)
The ayes have it. 180032 is adopted. (Applause.)
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Fourth Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Thank you again, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.) Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Resolution 180033 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180038.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Eighteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. 180038 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180039.
A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2520 Potter Street located in the Seventh Councilmanic District.
The Chair one more time recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.) Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. 180039 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180046.
A resolution encouraging Apple Incorporated to choose the City of Philadelphia as the future home of its new U.S. based campus.
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.) Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
The ayes have it. 180046 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180052.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-Fifth Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. 180052 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180053.
A resolution appointing Kenneth Silver to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Those opposed? (No response.) Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
The ayes have it. 180053 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180054.
A resolution appointing Richard Millan to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. 180054 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180055.
A resolution Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING appointing Michael Untermeyer to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. 180055 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 180057.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Eleventh Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Resolution 180057 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 170850-AA.
An ordinance authorizing Ralston Center to install, own and maintain bench encroachments on Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING Spring Garden Street, Brown Street, North 37th Street, North 35th Street, and North 34th Street.
This bill has been heard on two separate days. The question is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker, call the roll.
Councilman Henon. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
Councilman Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING Taubenberger.
Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, 170955-A.
An ordinance amending Chapter 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Erection, Use and Inspection of Tower Cranes," by revising requirements related to tower cranes and adding requirements regarding the use and inspection of mobile cranes.
This bill has been heard on two separate days. The question is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker, call the roll.
Councilwoman Bass. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
Councilman Oh. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, 170997-A. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded on the northeast by the Manayunk Canal, on the southeast by Green Lane, on the southwest by the Schuylkill River, and on the northwest by Leverington Avenue with a straight line extending from Leverington Avenue to the Schuylkill River. Further to approve the Residential Mixed-Use-2 District (RMX-2) Master Plan for the foregoing designated areas of land. Further, to amend certain provisions of Section 14-503 of the Philadelphia Code in connection with the foregoing Master Plan. Further, to amend the Property Maintenance Code to exclude the foregoing Master Plan from certain provisions of said Property Maintenance Code.
This bill has been heard on two separate days. The question is shall the bill pass Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING finally. Mr. Decker, call the roll.
Aye. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING
Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING zero. A majority of members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, do you have any additional resolutions?
A resolution recognizing the Efforts of Philadelphians to Elevate Awareness of Human Trafficking in the Month of January, introduced by Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.
And a resolution honoring and recognizing Patty Jackson for 35 years as one of Philadelphia's premier radio hosts, introduced by Councilman Johnson.
I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution recognizing and honoring The Northeast Baptist Church on their 60th Anniversary, Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING introduced by Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution recognizing a Moment of Silence on February 1, 2018 in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the sacrifices made by Memphis sanitation workers who proclaimed "I Am a Man" in their successful campaign Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING to secure their economic rights and social dignity, introduced by Councilman Green.
Thank you, Council President. On February 1st, 1968, two Memphis garbage collectors, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were crushed to death by a malfunctioning truck, a deadly result of the lack of proper maintenance Memphis workers had been organizing to rectify. On February 11th, over 700 workers attended a union meeting and unanimously voted to strike. The following day, 1,300 black workers from the Memphis Department of Public Works went on strike, demanding recognition of their union, better safety standards, and a decent wage. And by the beginning of March, local high school students, college students, nearly a quarter of them white, were participating alongside Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING garbage workers in daily marches, and over 100 people, including several ministers, had been arrested. And on March 29th, more than 200 striking workers continued their daily march, carrying signs that read "I Am a Man." On April 4th while Dr. King was getting ready for dinner, he was shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, spurring an estimated 42,000 people, led by his wife Coretta Scott King, SCLC, and union leaders to silently march through Memphis in his honor four days later, demanding that the city accede to the union's requests, and negotiators finally reached a deal on April 16th allowing the City Council to recognize the union and guarantee a better wage. Today we join with cities from around this country to pass this resolution in support of this 50th anniversary as we join the "I Am 2018" campaign. Today at 12:30, our local Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING AFSCME District Councils will hold a rally on the apron of City Hall to recognize this 50th anniversary. Council President, I move for the adoption of this resolution by requesting all members rise to recognize a moment of silence.
And a resolution honoring and congratulating Philadelphia band the War on Drugs for winning best rock album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, introduced by Councilman Domb.
Thank you, Council President. I move for the Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING 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 honoring the life and achievements of the scholar, scientist, and fighter for world peace William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, and declaring 2018 as the Year of W.E.B. Du Bois in the City of Philadelphia, introduced by Councilwoman Gym.
Thank you very much, Council President. It's an incredible honor to stand with my Council Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING colleagues as we present a resolution that honors the 150th anniversary of the great man W.E.B. Du Bois. It's hard to explain what it was like being a nerdy teenager and randomly picking up Du Bois's Philadelphia Negro and making an amazing commitment from my home in the Midwest to come to Philadelphia and imagine a place that Du Bois believed in and fought for. The testifiers and witnesses who spoke earlier gave such tremendous testimony, better than I could ever imagine, and I'm so grateful to them for sharing his legacy and the passion and why we would love to see this city embrace the Year of Du Bois for 2018. I just also want to say that this effort, which is spearheaded by the Saturday Free School, will sponsor a year-long series events that will honor Du Bois's legacy here in Philadelphia. The first Pan-African and Pan-Asia, a World United for Humanity, will be held Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING on February 23rd at the Church of the Advocate, and I invite all my Councilmembers and staff members to please join us, and will also feature year-long reading groups around the City as Philadelphia dedicates itself to understanding and recommitting ourselves to Du Bois's work on race, peace, nation, and community in 2018. And with that, I call for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING congratulating and honoring Carla Moss for her years -(Applause.)
-- for her years of dedicated service to the residents of Philadelphia on the occasion of her retirement from the Philadelphia City Commissioner's Office, introduced by Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to move for the adoption of this resolution co-signed by all members of Council. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING ayes have it. That resolution is adopted.
And a resolution recognizing and honoring Gary Tuggle on the Occasion of His Retirement as the Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Philadelphia Field Division, introduced by Councilman Oh.
Thank you very much. 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 Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 2/1/18 - STATED - 2ND READING adopted.
And a resolution recognizing and honoring Nia Andrews for Her Exemplary Service and Leadership as Miss Philadelphia 2017, introduced by Councilman Oh.
The Chair one more time recognizes Councilman Oh.
Thank you very much. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
There are no Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Final Passage Calendar, Mr. President.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. Any speeches on behalf of the minority? (No response.)
And speeches on behalf of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
Thank you, Mr. President. I join the very diverse, rich mix of colorful cheerleaders and fans that are rooting for the Eagles given their very, very impressive track record this season, but I'm also rooting for the Eagles for a very little known Eagles history fact. So for the next couple of minutes, I will speak to the Eagles' history around their philanthropy. You were here in 2000, along with Councilman O'Neill and Councilwoman Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Blackwell, when we were discussing quite vigorously the negotiation of the building of the new stadiums. The leadership of the Eagles was approached to give back to our city's children, which many of us felt essential and I felt a requirement. With the help and the lift of former Mayor John Street and Deputy Mayor George Burrell, who I am eternally grateful for because I was a freshman, very green, they guided me with shuttled diplomacy where I was ultimately sitting at the same table with the Eagles leadership. Out of multiple meetings, we reached an agreement with the Eagles whereby they would give $1 million per team per year for 30 years to Philadelphia's children. And today any non-profit can go to the Philadelphia Foundation website, look up the Fund for Children, and those non-profits can apply for funding that covers children's programming in arts and culture, which I Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 for, because no one saw the value of why that's important to kids; athletic programming; early childhood education; and parenting workshop. I applaud the leadership of the Eagles for their willingness to give back to our city's children, and today 30 years -- 25 years going forward, that $1 million will go into a fund to support Philly's kids. So while those of us who are very, very astute in the logistical information around the Eagles, I salute the Eagles because their philanthropy. And because of that, I say fly, Eagles, fly. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. I want to thank all those Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 attention during Black History Month the origin of the struggle for sanitation workers. That was appropriate on today's first day. But I always in this month try to recognize living legends and heroes that do their part for people, and just like standing up for the sanitation workers, I want to recognize you, Mr. President, and Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell for what they did yesterday at the opening of the Hub of Hope center downstairs in the SEPTA station. Not perfect, but it is a continuation of taking care of the least of us to make sure that they are okay. Many people do not know that in those same subways, Jannie Blackwell and the late Lucien Blackwell got arrested for helping the homeless and taking care of them and fought for them and refusing to stop. It is very easy to treat them like invisible people if we choose not to see them. And I'll never forget going outside -- everybody walks Councilwoman Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 It's like an entourage. So we were walking out of the building one day and a seemingly homeless man came up to me and started asking me what I was doing for the homeless cause and where I stood on the panhandling bill that you were fighting at the time, and I was explaining my position to him, Mr. President, and then I said, Well, this is the champion of homeless issues, Councilwoman Blackwell. He stopped me, said, I know who she is. I'm checking your credentials on where you are on this. And I never forgot that. I also attended and with great glee and I want to recognize the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia who created a situation for evictions, and this is the Eviction Task Force that he brought up and is now moving to deal with the overwhelming growth of evictions in the City of Philadelphia, led by Helen Gym, who is another hero that we should Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 So it's important during Black History Month to recognize the past, but I think it's also important to memorialize what's going on every day, quietly, doesn't get a headline all the time, but what you've done to make it better for people today. And I'm very impressed with my colleagues in that regard, which brings me to the fact that we are going to move forward with our "just cause" legislation. And what that really talks about is not rent control, it's not New York, we're not trying to stop people from enjoying property rights, but I must remind you, just like this is in Black History Month, that at the Penn Wynn Apartments there were 200 families, Mr. President, Councilwoman Blackwell, Councilwoman Sanchez, and Councilwoman Gym, that were summarily evicted from that property just because some investors saw an economic opportunity. They said, Ooh, we can get Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 30 percent more rent. We put a couple of thousand of dollars into a bathroom and a kitchen, I can get quality tenants. Some of those people that they evicted, Mr. President, had lived there 30 years. Some of them have been in this Chambers testifying for different things. I won't put them on blast who was one of those people, but you know them, and these people, some of them had never missed a month of rent. In fact, most of them weren't late ever. And so these group of investors decided that we're going to take this profit over people, and when you leave, 30 days later we will give you your security deposit and down payment. Now, I don't know about you, average rent, about a thousand dollars, first month, last month, I don't have that in my back pocket if you just told me go and you have to leave. So what this legislation calls for is good cause.
Like if people have Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 are in good standing, offer them a first opportunity, even if it's at an increased rent, to rent from the new developers. Give them an opportunity to take those deposits to be able to find a better place or a different place to live. What hit me the hardest was a lady and her child leaving. They had to go. And she looked at me and said with sincerity, You know, Councilman, you're doing good work. I voted for you. You know that always -- you know how that is. And she said, Where I'm leaving and moving to now, I won't be able to vote for you the next time. Well, when I heard about it, I used to think it was just your problem, Councilman Johnson, Council President Clarke's problem and, to a lesser extent, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell's problem about these investors coming in, fixing up, and displacing people, but it has hit home. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 group of investors just bought a second property with another hundred-plus units in it. Well, we can sit back and watch a vanishing neighborhood if we want to or we can do what Martin Luther King would have done if he were here today and protect the least of these. Thank you, Mr. President. )
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Mr. President. Let me thank everyone for the remarks they have made. Each day is a privilege and a blessing to try to serve others, especially people in need. I want to especially thank Tony Monteiro. January 24th was the 15th anniversary of Lucien Blackwell's passing, and Tony knew him well. They Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 W.E.B. Du Bois is Lucien Blackwell's hero. And I want to thank him and his team for all that they've said today. And there's a program also tomorrow, Barnes Foundation, I believe, tomorrow evening at 6:00 from -- I heard it on WURD radio. And I want to say a special thank you to him for over the years. I've known him a long, long time, and over the years he stood up for Du Bois. He stood up for many other issues, and we're grateful that he's part of it. We're grateful for his contributions and that he's on the right side of the issues we should hold dear as human beings in this city. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Bass.
Thank you, Mr. President. I just wanted to mention two things. The first is that after Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 session, there will be for members a presentation by Preferred Meals, who is a School District provider of lunches for our young people. So we hope that Councilmembers can come over and see the food, the nutritional quality of food that is presented to our students on a regular basis, and we certainly hope that all of our members will come over even if just for a moment in the Caucus Room.
Yes, correct. Just to participate and to have that experience for themselves and to know exactly what kind of food our children are receiving on a daily basis. Also, I wanted to mention that Vince Thompson, who is the host of WURD radio's City Council Live show, who is normally with us, obviously is not here today broadcasting from his usual location. He and his family are laying Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 grandmother, Anna Trusty-McCann, the matriarch of their family. She passed earlier this month -or in January at the age of 89, and Miss Anne, as she was known to everybody, lived a wonderful life. She was the mother of three kids, grandmother to seven, and great-grandmother of 12, and she and her husband William McCann, who passed in 2003, were longtime residents of the Eighth Council District, raised a family in the district, and were friends to former City Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller. So on behalf of City Council, I wanted to express our deepest condolences to the family. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Our prayers are surely there. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gym.
Thank you very much, Council President, and I want Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Councilman Jones for really highlighting the great work that he is doing and really all of Council has worked to embrace. Forty percent of Philadelphians are renters in this city, and as Councilman Jones pointed out, the widening gap in inequality between what is market-rate rental in our city and what is actually affordable to our residents is dramatic and growing significantly and, as a result, Philadelphia's eviction rates are skyrocketing, one out of 14 renters, many of them struggling to make payment but also many of them struggling to deal with substandard housing. We heard testimony in our eviction hearings that -- we heard from a veteran who had a hole in his ceiling and snow blowing in, and he was withholding rent to get that fixed. A mother who would put dinner on the stove and have rodents devour it before her family can Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 we have a lot to do in this area. I am incredibly grateful to my partners who stood with us this week when the City announced the Council allotment that was given to provide legal aid for the very first time to non-criminal defendants. So these are individuals who are facing eviction who would be qualifying for a lawyer. There will be a lawyer a day housed at the Landlord-Tenant Court, there's on-call assistance, and that there is a full-time Landlord-Tenant Help Center for all parties to get assistance and advice as they go through this process. Additionally, something that I wanted to share with my colleagues are that Judges Neifield and Moss over at Municipal Court have instituted a new policy that requires landlords to be in compliance with all laws before they can file for an eviction. That is also a tremendous move by them. We're Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 courts, but most of all, I am deeply indebted to my colleagues on City Council. Yesterday I was able to stand with Councilmembers Greenlee, Johnson, and Jones, but Councilmembers Quinones-Sanchez, Green, Taubenberger, Domb, Blackwell, all of us have all been incredibly supportive of this issue. We're trying to work on this Anti-Eviction Task Force. We're going to figure out smart and sensible solutions that make sense for a healthy development, growth-oriented city, but on which our people are not sacrificed at the mercy of a ruthless market that will undermine communities and families. So I'm looking forward to the policies, potentially legislative proposals, and resources that will come out of that and look forward to the partnership, but thank you to my Councilmembers for all of that.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. President. I know today is an exciting day for a lot of people, our last Council session before a big game, but I do want to say that I want to recognize somebody who has been on my staff who will be leaving to look for better possibilities and opportunities to still continue his constituent services throughout my district. But Sean McMonagle's last day will be Friday. Sean has been with me. He's been here since 1999 with the previous Councilman. He's been my right hand, my legislative aide, and he's been guiding me through the process and taught me a lot of things along the way of how to get things done. So I just wanted to have Sean stand up today, big round of applause for all the service he's given to the City. (Applause.)
And if Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 successful, he'll still be representing parts of the district in the City of Philadelphia, so that will be great. And one other thing, and I know we're going to be rooting real big for the game and the Eagles on Sunday, but just to our fans, our passionate fans, we want you to enjoy but don't destroy, and celebrate but don't desecrate. Remember that. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilman. And I'll miss you in caucus, Sean. The Chair recognizes Councilman Domb.
Thank you, Council President. As some of you may know, my office is collecting socks to donate to the homeless. Socks are the most needed items in homeless shelters. We have them around City Hall, collection locations, and it's the entire month of Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 donate new socks for all ages, and the box is located around City Hall. And all I can say is, sock it to me.
Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Green.
Thank you, Council President. I just want to quickly remind my colleagues about the AFSCME rally outside in support of the "I Am 2018" campaign on the apron of City Hall. In fact, today's rally is a continuation of the long history of civil rights work by organized labor in our city. And, in fact, just a few steps away from where the rally will take place, there is a state historical marker that recognizes that in 1938, 3,000 City workers launched a strike protesting wage cuts and layoffs, and after eight days, a collective bargaining agreement was reached, and this action led to the Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 Council 33. So I'd like to thank AFSCME for their past, current, and future work in reference to advancing civil rights in our city. And then, finally, I'd like to echo the words of Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown in reference to our Eagles. They do a lot of philanthropic work here in our city, and for those of us who have not already heard, the Eagles will be having an Autism Challenge on Saturday, May 19th that will allow us to either bike, run or walk to support research at Drexel, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, as well as Thomas Jefferson. It really shows the leadership of Jeff Lurie and the entire Eagles organization to address autism. And just like the polar plunge in December, I'll be challenging my colleagues to either run, bike or walk for the Eagles Autism Challenge. Stay tuned. Stated Meeting February 1, 2018
Thank you, Councilman. And last, but not least, I want to recognize Councilman Johnson, but I want to ask the members after the special presentation to please hang around, because we do have to officially adjourn. So with that, the Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.
Thank you, Council President. I have two brief announcements. So the first announcement is that during this week, we have moved a step forward hopefully in supporting universal pre-K and supporting the revitalization and rehabbing of our parks and recreation centers. So hopefully the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania follow the good wisdom of the two lower courts and grant us funding for pre-K, community schools and, most importantly, our parks and our recreational facilities all throughout the City of Philadelphia. So I'm glad that we're at least moving some Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 some type of direction, but I'm going to claim it that we will be victorious. Also, on February the 6th, on Tuesday in my district at the Dixon House from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., I will be hosting the Put Down the Guns and Pick Up a Career forum and resource fair. This is an opportunity for young men to make a choice and getting involved in something that's positive as opposed to getting involved in the life of crime and carrying guns. And so we will have organizations there such as Philadelphia Job Corps, Philadelphia OIC, JEVS Human Services, MenzFit, Career Wardrobe, and other organizations that focus on helping young people get involved in a career pipeline. And so, again, that's February the 6th, Tuesday at the Dixon House from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. And last, at the matter of hand, I want to first and foremost ask my colleagues to join me at the seat of the Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 photo op as we support our Eagles, and then we're going to ask the staff to join us as we do a pep rally and call and claim and support our Eagles, Philadelphia Eagles. We're going to do two takes of the song. Everybody has a script. And so I want to first and foremost thank American Airlines. A corrected script. I asked Councilman Curtis Jones do we actually say fight, Eagles, fight. Curt says yes. When you go to the game, people are so loud that you don't actually hear them say the words clearly. Thank you, Councilman Jones. But nevertheless, we want to thank the Philadelphia Eagles for providing us with the hats. I want to thank American Airlines for providing us with the towels. And I want to thank the Council President for allowing his staff to help put this together so we can have a good time and cheer on our Philadelphia Stated Meeting February 1, 2018 right, y'all? (Applause.) (Eagles pep rally.)
Folks, back to the script. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown for a motion to adjourn.
Thank you, Mr. President. City Council stands adjourned until Thursday, February 8th, 2018. Fight, Eagles, fight.
Hold on. We got to get a second. (Duly seconded.)
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