If you do not cooperate with ICE against President Trump to revoke your sanctuary city status, it's your obligation to protect the citizens. If you don't, he will. Thank you.
Excuse me. Thank you all so much for being here today. We do have a robust list of public commenters, so we are respectfully requesting that everyone adhere to the two-minute limit. Thank you very much. MALE VOICE 1: Good morning, City Council and members. I want to speak on Bill 250768. That is the Clean Air Bill, I believe, that Councilwoman Gauthier is supporting. But I first want to take this moment to thank Council President for supporting an organization called Girls Inc. last Thursday. And it was a success of making sure that we support young ladies and their development. Speaking about the Clean Air Act, if we can just teach our young people to bend down and pick up their trash like potato chip bags. In my community and my travels, even though I'm an old man now, I get down on one knee and pick up trash, and it's not my trash, but it's my city. And if we are going to have a green, cleaner city, we all have to participate as citizens to control this trash matter. Yes, clean air is very important for all of us, but it starts at home and if we can participate as a city and help this mayor with a clean green city, I think we will wind up not having to use the various units that they use to burn trash. Thank you.
Good morning. I'm Lynn Landis of Philly's Republican Network. I'm opposed to Bill 250807 because Center City District violates the spirit and intent of the Sunshine Act. And that they are allowed to tax but not required to hold public meetings nor accept public comments. Their policies are a troubling extension of the rules of -- for City Council and city departments, both of which restrict public comments to agenda items only. Because of these and other rules, the public is not able to hear nor share important information. For example, the public may be unaware that the Asian Americans United, a nonprofit that promotes open borders and an anti- ICE agenda, also appears to receive funding from the city of Philadelphia. Philadelphia is home to over 3000 nonprofits employing roughly 175,000 people and have an estimated income of billions; $48.5 billion in revenue. Reportedly, 90 percent of city contracts are awarded to nonprofits every year. The question is how many of these nonprofits are also promoting a political agenda using our tax dollars? It's issues like these that need to be brought to the public's attention, which is why I'm requesting that at least one City Councilmember propose putting the discussion of amending City Council rules on the Rules Committee agenda. Thank you very much.
Good morning, everybody. My name is William Small. I am a candidate for U.S. Congress in the 3rd District. I do want to say thank you to the City Councilmembers who did stand up for Lankenau Environmental. But with that being said, Bill 250807; I am in opposition of this. Because we are tired of the same pattern; vague land deals, broad authority, and the public being asked to trust decisions without full transparency. Too often the meeting happens in this chamber, but the real deals happen behind closed doors. The people know what that means; properties move through the Land Bank, sheriff sales, tax sales, redevelopment pipelines, land changes hands, contracts get awarded, connected interests benefit, and the taxpayers, we're left footing the bill. Meanwhile, Philadelphia residents are already carrying one of the heaviest tax burdens in America. The heaviest. Every time City Hall needs money, the answer is the same; more taxes, more fees, more burden on us. Now another rideshare tax is being proposed. But when do we finally benefit? When do families feel relief? When do workers get a break? When do taxpayers see real return? And if public property is truly meant to serve the public, then why are institutions like Lankenau Environment being -- have uncertainty for the future? That's why a lot of these people are here today. Isn't that exactly the problem? What benefits the people is too often neglected. What benefits insiders, that moves quickly. We support parks. We support development, we support progress. But we do not support vague legislation, insider politics, and taxpayers always coming last. No more blank checks, no more backroom deals. It's time to put Philadelphia, people who are really from Philadelphia first. Thank you.
Good day. I'm Dr. Charlotte Brown. It's an honor to be here. I'm so grateful to Councilmember Dr. Nina Ahmad for making sure that the people you see behind me, the voices of Philadelphia is represented well. From the corners of the most dangerous areas in the city of Philadelphia, during the pandemic, with tents put up with our own resources serving the city when the city was shut down, when the state was shut down, we were there. From marching from City Hall all the way to Hunting Park with young people with Mecca Robinson, we are here represented today to let you know that there is a village in the city of Philadelphia. Whether we are behind the scenes or whether we calling each other two or three o'clock in the morning, we are here. I recognize about a decade ago we were here in the same place saying that we wanted to be friends, and a certain Councilmember Jones said he wanted to be friends with us. Well, here's my friends and we'll continue to do the work in the city of Philadelphia. And I am so honored to do this. Dr. Nina Ahmad, Natasha Harris, Rachel Hanible, Randall Sims, Andrea Lawful Sanders, Bridget Powell, Yolanda Bryant, Denise Ripley, Faith Evans, Dr. Lola Blunt, Sonya Blunt, Tina Marie Russell, Dr. Deshonda Williams, Rachel Hanible, Jamal Johnson, Mecca Robinson, Ricky Duncan, Anthony Baker, Sarrita Lewis, Diane Map, Kimberly Nicole Richardson, Nicole Milcept, Jackie Johnson, Aisha Sara Patterson, Sheila Armstrong, Wanda Walker Samuel, Theresa Lundy, Kyle Morris, Monica Bula, and Ebony Richardson. For those who I left out, I did not mean to. It's so many of us. It's 60 of us, and we are here to continue to serve communities. Thank you for this time.
Debbie Friedman. Natasha Harris, Arthur Steinberg, Jonathan Jacobs, Sarah Apt, and David Alexander Jenkins, please make your way to the podium.
Good morning, Council President Johnson, Majority Leader Catherine Gilmore-Richardson and members of City Council. My name is Benjamin Hoover, and I'm speaking on behalf of Arthur Steinberg, President of Philadelphia Federation of Teachers or PFT Local 3. I'm also here on behalf of our more than 14,000 members to speak in support of resolution 5 recognizing National Apprenticeship Week in Philadelphia. We in the labor movement have a saying All work is skilled work. When it comes to public education, the same principle applies. Career and Technical Education or CTE is just as challenging and ultimately as rewarding as advanced placement algebra or biology. Students who prefer vocational programming and who do best learning with their hands literally are just as studious and ambitious as any other. Registered apprenticeships provide transformational opportunities for students who learn firsthand that there is dignity in all labor. As an added bonus, apprenticeship programs that partner with labor unions, as those in the School District of Philadelphia do, show young people that belonging to a union opens up paths to secure futures and strong communities. The PFT is proud to collaborate with AFLCIO and all the other unions to host union experience fairs in schools across the city, in which we connect students with unionized professionals to discuss apprenticeship and career opportunities. We are grateful to elected leaders in this body, including Majority Leader Gilmore-Richardson for increasing the city's investment and CTE programming and for supporting registered apprenticeship programs. Life is better in a union. Let's keep working to expand opportunities and optimism for its Philadelphia public school students. Thank you.
My name is Natasha Harris. If you show me the five people that you surround yourself around every day, it will tell me exactly who you are. So if you take a look behind me, I got those five people and more. That's how deep we are. We are The Elite 30. When you call on us, we come, boots on the ground. Even without the funding, even without the approval, we still get the job done. How we get the job done? Because we collaborate, we brought our service, we put our egos aside, we put our pride aside and we will run down on any block when it come to these kids. Okay? We will run down on any block, any room when it come to these kids -- FEMALE VOICE: That's right.
-- because we don't play when it come about education. Education is the most important tool, and that's what we use through literacy, through changing lives. And we thank Dr. Brown so much for being able to bring us together -- United we stand, divided we fall. Everyone in this room, make sure you ask about us. Make sure you Google us, individually and collectively because we're coming to see you. I don't know where them bags at in this room, but we're coming to see you because we want to collaborate with you on all levels, and we thank you so much. Thank you.
Good morning. Good morning. Thank you, Majority Leader Richardson. My name is Jonathan Jacobs. I work for the School District of Philadelphia. I represent the Office of Career and Tech Education. I represent Mastbaum High School, West Philadelphia High School, and Kensington Health Science Academy. And I'm here today with the AFLCIO to represent apprenticeships and to represent -- and thank you guys for recognizing the importance of the workforce we have here in our schools. I want to say yesterday we just had 10 students from West Philadelphia High School seniors graduating, walking out the door with jobs at Penn Medicine making over $20 an hour before they're even outside. It's -- I'm really hoping that, City Council, we can go out there and really encourage our local industries and companies to call their school and ask for employees. Every time we've had -- every time we've had a company, a local industry call us at Mastbaum or West Philly, we've been able to send students out. And I'm also asking that if we can really focus on making the process easier for our youth to get the opportunities that are available in Philadelphia. With Councilwoman Richardson put out this amazing apprenticeship guidebook, which has now put all the people that they needed to contact to apply in their hands, which has made it easier. But right now we also have a system where we have all these opportunities through our C2L, but it's been really hard for students to apply. We've really been changing lives in the city of Philadelphia. Right now, I can say last year we had three kids hired as an electrician at the airport. We've had kids hired at SEPTA now as auto mechanics. The city of Philadelphia itself has knocked it down with five city preference points and hired kids as fleet auto mechanics. And I'm really hoping we just create more of that and give opportunities to all of our students. So I'm just asking if everyone reach out to their local business and just encourage them to please reach out to the school. Call us, let us know what they're looking for, mentor them early. CT students are graduating at a 93 percent rate versus traditional high school students. So please just give us an opportunity and build the workforce of Philadelphia. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Council will be at ease.
Council will be at ease. Excuse me, Council will be at ease. (Council at ease.)
My name is Jerrett Johnson. I represent Transit Forward Philadelphia and I'm also a Lead Transit Organizer for Fiscal Advocacy. I'm here today to support the universal student fares brought on by Councilmember Landau. Every youth deserves a chance for independence to get to school, extracurricular activities, jobs, shopping, leisure activities, and so on, as well as some of those opportunities and internships without cost barriers. Young people in Philly deserve the freedom of mobility and access to opportunities that will help build their futures. Unfortunately, the current SEPTA Student Fare Program does not go far enough. Students who live less than 1.5 miles from their school have -- who have jobs after school, enrichment activities on the weekends or programs over the suburb are unable to use the SEPTA passes to reach them. Not all students are delinquent that cause troubles or jump to fare gates. Not all students are -- mean to cause harm. There are young people in this city that want to have a future in striving society as well. Just like students in New York City, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., Philly deserves the freedom to move around the area without having to depend on parents, families, and others to get around or to get a ride during school hours -- or after school hours, I mean. There are parents and peers who may be struggling financially as well. Peer studies such as Washington, D.C. and New York City have recently given their students much freedom of mobility, so Philly should have the same opportunities. By expanding the fares, it will give these students a chance to open a lot of doors for other -- and have other options to have a great future and to have some breathing room for parents and peers as well. Thank you very much for your time.
Will Harry Graham, Evan Jarret, Matthew Sconbox, Will Tung, and Quinlan Burke, please make your way to the podium.
Good morning. My name is Sarah Apt, and this is my 15th year teaching at Olney High School. Eight of my students are here with me so that they can be part of the civic processes that affect them. I'm here to speak about the importance of providing pathways to apprenticeships for young people in Philadelphia. Some young people have talents and passions so strong that just the basics of school don't serve them well. I'd like to tell the story of a young person whose life was changed by access to pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships. Tatiana Johnson did not love school. In fact, our principal told her that if she could make it through her whole senior year without fighting, he would shout her out at graduation. She did and he did. Her first three years had been less smooth. What changed? In October of her senior year, she became a pre-apprentice, with Rosie's Girls at IBEW. Suddenly, Tatiana was motivated. She had a goal, she had a reason to come to school, to excel in her classes, and to stay out of trouble and distraction. All in service of her chosen career as an electrician. Tatiana thrived at Rosie's Girls. And after the program ended, she continued as an intern at IBEW. She is now, including right now today, helping a new class of Rosie's Girls to achieve their dreams and is herself in the process of applying to be an apprentice. This was not a lucky chance. For young people like Tatiana to succeed, we need an infrastructure. In February, 2023, Monica Robinson and I organized Philadelphia high school's first apprenticeship fair, at my school, Olney High School. Young people learned that they had options for high paying interesting work with unions and dignity. Monica and I expanded these fairs throughout the city to reach thousands of young people in what we now call the Union Experience Fairs. After a young person hears about an opportunity at one of these fairs, then what? Do we hope that they find their way there? No. We support them by educating all of their teachers about the opportunities. We support them through pre- and post-fair education. At Olney, we support them through a referral process that helps young people in every grade to come speak with me and get counseling about their dreams and options. We support them by offering a trades major with classes for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. We support them with over a dozen apprenticeship focused field trips a year. This was the fourth year of our Union Experience Fairs at Olney. Some of --
Thank you. Some of our seniors greeted apprenticeship coordinators by name, and Cece Chun, who as a senior had learned about the Urban Technology Project, came back as a presenter --
Thank you. We would like to continue these programs. Olney stands to lose this program among others if the proposed staff cuts to our school go three -- through, we don't need fewer resources allocated, need more. Thank you.
Please conclude your remarks. I have to keep it fair for everybody. Thank you.
Madam Chair, speakers, and guests, I'm David Alexander Jenkins and I rise to the resolution as presented by Member Landau. When I think about educational excellence and I think about the standards set by the students of Boys Latin and those of Olney High School, or Fels High School here in chambers today, I think about what it takes to be raised up in a city like Philadelphia. This greatest of cities, this city of brotherly love and dare I add sisterly affection. I think about the word opportunity because opportunity is where the foundation upon which all success is founded. But I am however reminded at time to time again in Philadelphia that we are far often participating either in the complacency or competency of the building of inequity in the very infrastructure of this city, creating an opportunity gap that cannot be closed. It is therefore that I come before you today to urge the passages of this resolution as presented: Exhibit A, a low-income student doesn't choose between inconvenience and participation; they choose between paying out of pocket money that they do not have to participate in school activities at all. As it stands today, the School District of Philadelphia restricts students' fare cards and students living more than one mile and a half from school, and it cuts off fare cards entirely after 8:00 p.m. A mile and a half. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a distance between Penn's Landing and 30th Street Station to get to school in some instances by 7:30 in the morning. I mean, what could possibly happen to a 12-year-old at a mile and a half on the blocks of Philadelphia at 7:30 in the morning? I mean, really, what could happen? This is obscene. Beloved, I do not need to holler, scream, jock or jive in crude and distasteful displays of power to relay that these students cannot afford an Uber ride home from a late-night school activity with or without a dollar, a fact tax affixed to their lives. I said what I said. These cards are necessary. These hearings are not a radical ask; they are the minimum. And we owe it to our young people who are trying against real odds to build a future in this city. Philadelphia already has the mechanism to work with the Commonwealth and address these issues. Philadelphia recognizes the moral obligation we need now to support this resolution.
Good afternoon. For the record, my name is Harry Graham, Jr., and this is my 11th year of teaching welding at Benjamin Franklin High School. Today, I'm here to speak in support of the National Apprenticeship Week resolution. I'd like to thank Council President Johnson for the opportunity to address this body as well as Councilmember Gilmore- Richardson for her leadership and bringing this critical resolution 16 forward. As a career in technical education teacher, my responsibilities extend outside the classroom. I serve as a liaison between the academic theory and the practical talents that fuel our city's economy. CTE is important because it gives students a why behind their study. It converts abstract principles into real world applications, guaranteeing that our graduates not only are college ready, but also career ready from the start. Today, I want to focus on the power of a registered apprenticeship programs. In my experience teaching welding, I've witnessed how these programs have debt free road to the middle class. For many of my students, the most significant advantage of an apprenticeship is to earn while you learn paradigm. It eliminates the financial constraints that often prevent outstanding young people from pursuing higher education or specialized training. When I talk to students about these options, I frequently mention that the most surprising aspects of a registered apprenticeship is the amount of mentorship. It is more simply than a job. It is an introduction to a community of crafts people that care about your success. My one piece of advice to any student choosing this road is to approach it with curiosity and tenacity. Technical abilities can be learned, but a thirst for knowledge is what transform an apprentice into a journeyman. For me, the influence of this work goes beyond a theoretical; it is a government, it is a generational. One of my former welding students from Ben Franklin High School now teaches welding at A. Philip Randolph Career and Technical High School. Seeing the student move from the -- move to the front of the classroom, becoming a colleague and a leader in the School District of Philadelphia is the ultimate indication that these programs work. We are not simply training welders; we are training future leaders. Thank you.
State your name for the record. You have two minutes, sir.
Okay. My name is Evan Jarrett. I'm the building trade instructor at Mayfair Elementary. I'm speaking from a different lens. I'm speaking from engaging the students earlier. You've never seen 4th graders run to a classroom excited to learn a trade. And I always preach when I post my everything that I post, exposure and opportunity. We got to expose the kids earlier to the trades so they can have options about knowing what they want do. Imagine if Harry Graham, the instructor right there, he gets my students from 4th grade and they graduate 8th grade, and they know they want to go into the trades. It's going to help the unions. It's going to improve the quality of life. Students are going to come to school; crime is going come down because they have a sense of purpose and they feel like they can lose something. I see it because I go to these schools. I'm at Wagner, I'm at all these other schools, and I see the kids how engaged they are when they come to my classroom. And Wagner, I'm only there on Saturdays. I'm going to say in closing, like I said, I'm going to keep it short. If -- we got to stop doing what we always been doing. We got to try to do something different. And if you want to build taller buildings, you got to build it -- dig a deeper foundation. Thank you.
Hello. My name is Matthew Schanbacher. I'm the Apprentice Coronary Training Director for the Bricklayers Allied Craftworkers Local 1. First, I would like to thank Council President Johnson for the opportunity to speak and also Councilmember Gilmore-Richardson for introducing the National Apprentice Resolution. I'm a proud graduate of Local 1 Bricklayers Apprenticeship Program. I did and -- before that, I went to W.B. Saul High School, where I also -- hey, there you go -- where I went through CTE program. And one of the most interesting things when I graduated or got into my apprenticeship was how much the CTE program helped. In my CTE program, I learned welding and other things I was able to carry into the trade. And the other thing that I learned through my apprenticeship was all the opportunities that are afforded to you once you graduate. There's plenty of roles you can grow into. You can become a foreman, you can become a superintendent, project manager, safety director, business agent, instructor, you know, the list goes on and on and on. These are real careers for people. And this year at our apprenticeship program, we're graduating 38 apprentices. Now they're graduating with, like, a family sustaining wage and a lifelong career. This is going to change a life and be a career for the rest of our lives. Yeah, if I had one thing of advice for an apprentice just starting out would be -- is to be self-motivated and to, you know, lead by example. You know, we always go by the rules. If you're -- if you're early, you're on time. If you're late, you know, that's unacceptable. If you're on time, you're late. So thanks a lot.
Hello. Hello. Good afternoon. My name is Will Tung. I'm speaking in support of Councilmember Landau's resolution 11 calling for hearings on SEPTA Student Fares. I'm a volunteer with 5th Square Advocacy. We're a member of the Transit Forward Philly Coalition. I live in Kingsessing in Southwest Philly with my wife and 12-year-old daughter. I just want to bring up that the -- on Monday this city kicked off -- it's a summer thing. It's a lineup of summer programming and opportunities for youth, like my daughter, and my daughter will be a part of this with her rec center summer camp. Her six-week summer camp is wonderful and it's affordable, and it costs us $325 for the six weeks. Guess how much the SEPTA Fare will cost for us to get her -- get her there? It's $348. It's $30 more than the actual summer camp itself. So for thousands of families, SEPTA is the difference between getting by and falling behind. We at 5th Square advocacy applaud Councilmember Landau for leading the fight to make our city more affordable for Philadelphia families and open up opportunities for children. We support the resolution 19 for hearings on SEPTA Student Fares and look forward to them. And there are thousands of kids with this SEPTA Student Fare Card sitting useless in their bag all summer, all night, and all weekends. This is a policy choice, and it can be a different one. Thank you so much.
Hello. My name -- hello. My name is Quinlan Burke and I'm a student at Temple University. I'm here on behalf of the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council, and the YC would like to extend its thanks the Councilmember Landau for introducing this resolution on student fares here today. Before moving to Philly for school, I spent my K-12 years growing up in New York City, where an iconic part of being a student was our Student MetroCard Passes. This program works identically to how Philly's currently does. Valid only from 5:30 a.m to 8:30 p.m on weekdays. And I often find myself needing to ask my parents for a few bucks if I wanted to attend a late- night sports game or go to a weekend volunteering event, and many of my friends would just resort to fare evasion. But a couple years ago, New York City expanded the program to allow for rides on weekends and over the summer. As my luck would have it, the program was implemented right after I graduated, but my brother was able to take -- is currently taking advantage. And the expanded passes serve not just as a ride to school for him, but as a passport to extracurricular activities, community events, and to the city as a whole. That's why I can stand here and confirm what many already suspect, that expanding Student Fare Programs works. It has helped my family and thousands of others back at home. And I know it will help so many families in this city that are dealing with a cost of living crisis that we're facing down this country by taking a small but meaningful, or not so small as we previously saw, meaningful expense off their balance sheets. It is imperative that we move forward quickly with these hearings. And this summer, young people will have more opportunities than ever to engage with an international community of young folks, bond over a universal level of sports. But how can we expect them to get to Lemon Hill or Penn's Landing or The Linc? How can our students view transit as a reliable method of travel when the card in their pockets shuts off completely over the summer? Students in Philly deserve their own passport to their own city. I hope the Council seriously considers a hearing on the proposal, and I thank you for your time.
Will Jerrett Johnson, Quinlan Burke, John McCauley, Jeremy Blattstein, Steven Bronskill, and Queen Judith Robinson make your way to the podium.
Good morning, everyone. My name is John Allante McCauley. I'm with a grassroots organization called Flip Philly Red. We're here to offer you something different because you've been voting for the mayor's office for the past 70 years. In regard to this resolution urging Congress to provide comprehensive fertility care for IVF. This is a sensitive topic that I don't treat lightly. In my journey to have a stronger relationship with God, I'm working not on -- working on not compromising God's plans for my human desires. At what point do we stop trying to play God? If we believe life begins at conception, then we can't treat embryos like it's builder bear. IVF creates multiple embryos and then discards them or freezes them indefinitely. In regards to this resolution, when did Democrat politicians start caring about military families? Did they care about the military families when they forced them to get the COVID shot or be discharged from the military? Did they care about military families when they compromised their safety, implementing their DEI policies? The NDAA is for national defense and war fighting; not broad fertility coverage. Babies are supposed to be a blessing, but when you're selecting eye color, hair color, and choosing the sex, tell me, where is God involved in that? Babies are not lab rats. We should prioritize restorative reproductive medicine that treats underlying issues like endometriosis, hormone problems, or lifestyle factors. All of this is hypocrisy. The Democrat Party is the reason for historic low birth rates, pushing LBGTQ and abortion. Nothing about their party is pro-family. They are truly the party of baby mom culture. Single baby moms with baby showers with the budget of a rapper in music video. John Allante McCauley for PAGOP State Committee. Stacey Garrity for Governor.
Hello. Jeremy Blattstein. Thank you, Councilman O'Rourke for your questions of the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office. Greatly appreciated. But I think we really need to understand what the timeline looks like because that was -- that question was not answered, right? What does an ideal timeline look like for the eviction process? And then fund it from there. But we're talking about the Philadelphia Land Bank, and let's raise your hand here -- let's ask some questions. Do you know that there are different rules in different districts of what the land disposition policy is for Philadelphia City Council, right? Each district member makes their own rules. That's not documented anywhere, that's not on the books and it's confusing to everybody. So if you want the process to get streamlined, we need to put that in public, right? Councilman -- Council President Johnson says no side yards. Councilwoman Gauthier says, yeah, I support some side yards here and there. Councilwoman Lozada doesn't support anything. And like we -- she has 30 homes on her desk right now that she says is going to spur gentrification, but instead she supports other nonprofits for the same thing. And let's have a conversation about what it means when there's growth in the city of Philadelphia. And we're talking about generational wealth and properties. Values go up; it's plain and simple. But luckily, we have policy in place to help long-term home owners and seniors and low-income people to freeze their taxes. Those programs work. But part of -- yeah, Councilman Thomas wants to talk about funding the School District. What funds the School District? Property taxes. So let's not -- stop, stop, stop with this, oh, what about the increases of values? That's how you fund our School District. Plain and simple. And last but not least, we're talking about SEPTA. Fund it for the kids, right? The school kids should be using it. It'll help us to document and track it. Ride the Ride. Grow Philly to 2 Milly. Thank you.
Good afternoon. Thanks so much for having me. My name is Steven Bronskill. I'm here with Transit Forward Philadelphia, also the Student Fare Coalition. I'm here in support of Councilmember Landau's resolution calling for hearings on student fares. I'm so grateful to her leadership and to many on the Council here. We heard from so many amazing young people here today. They deserve great schools. They also deserve the freedom of mobility as you've heard from many folks. There are so many plots on movies and TV shows about a young person trying to get a set of car keys when they turn 16. There's a Fresh Prince episode I saw recently about it. But in Philly, we have something even better. That's not how it worked for me or for many in Philly. We have this Student Fare Card. Unfortunately, though it could go farther, it can work on the weekends, over the summer, extended hours. I saw this firsthand as a youth cycling coach. Watch out, there is the future Lance Armstrong in Philadelphia. They are much stronger and faster than me, but they need to be able to get to where their bikes are. When we do a tournament at Hunting Park, when we have summer programming for them at Sedgley, actually at Lemon Hill. And that SEPTA fare is often the barrier between them and accessing a meaningful enrichment opportunity like so many of the programs you heard from today. I also think about the 30,000 Philadelphia students who don't get one of these at all. We're asking them to walk a mile and a half. That is like walking from here to Cherry Street Pier, from here to Gerard, from here to Tasker or here to 30th Street. Those are nice walks on a nice day, but in the rain or the snow or the heat, we think they deserve the free mobility to get to school and to get the opportunities that will help them in the future. I applaud the leadership of this City Council in fighting for transit on so many fronts. I think student fares are a piece of the puzzle. It's how we're going to win transit for all in everyone in Pennsylvania, that's how we're going to build future ridership and build a culture where we are all moving together. These hearings are a great opportunity to figure out how we can make the most of our limited resources. I urge you to support it, and I thank you so much for your time. Thank you.
Will the young gentlemen from the Boys Latin School make your way to the podium. Robert L. Parker, Zachary Paris, Aiden Marion, Lauren Meyers, Dylan Adkins, Jeremiah Roach, Stephanie Wells, and Stephanie Adkins.
Yes. Good afternoon. Queen Judith Robinson here regarding 260406, 407, and 408. Land movement in the 5th District, the 22nd Police District, Gentrification Central, where now is being built a $40 million police facility. Everybody knows Queen Judith is a steward of North Philadelphia. It's where I live, born and bred, and I live there now. I'm a committee person. I'm a real estate professional for many, many years. I'm grandmother, okay? Right in the neighborhood, North Philly. So in the spirit of Clara Baldwin, who encourage us to don't change your address, address the problem. So for the past two years, I have written emails to my Council person, Jeffrey Young, the head of the police department, Captain Goodson, at the time, who decided not to enforce parking on the sidewalks. So land movement increases density, increases need for parking. We need to do something about parking. So therefore, I'm encouraging the members, especially you Council at-large folks who represent me too along with Jeffrey Young, help him out, because something is going on. Well, he can't hear me. He can't hear what I'm saying. Black grandmother from North Philly. Okay? When I asked over and over again to have this enforced, it is already illegal. What are we doing here? So in that regard, I want to talk about the increase in density when we have this land movement that most people don't even know about. Being that I am who I am, I make sure I check on all things going on. So I'm asking for law enforcement, the murder in mayhem that's going on in the 22nd District, on the 22nd street in gentrification central. Let's nip these things in the bud. Let's be proactive as we deal with increase in density in Philadelphia. Thank you.
Will Sheila E. Armstrong, Sally Heck, Rashaun Moore, Dina Williams, Aisha Harris, Charles Friedman, Simona Birch, Madeline Jones, Dinee Mobley, Chris Wink, Ogbonna Hagins, and General Mutti Ajamu Asabora, please make your way to the podium.
Good afternoon, distinguished Councilmembers and Madam Chair. I stand to support the resolution for the five Boys Latin students who will be receiving their associates degrees this Saturday before they receive their high school diplomas. Yes. My name is Robert Parker and I have the pleasure of serving as the principal of Boys Latin High School. Nineteen years ago, David Hardy set out to address the issue of black and brown boys graduating from high school and going to college in the West Philadelphia area. I stand before you to say that we've lived up to the mission and vision of what David Hardy set out to establish, which is sending the most amount of black and boys -- black and brown boys in the State of Pennsylvania to college, even to today. Fast forward to 2022, our current CEO, Dr. William Hayes, had the bold vision to be able to create a pathway for black and brown boys to be able to go to college to receive their associate's degree before they graduate from high school. That was met with opposition. There was doubt, there were questions. People wondering can these boys actually compete? Will they be able to deal with the academic rigor that they'll have to face in college? Will they be able to handle the responsibility of being independent and navigating themselves on a college campus? Well, I am glad to say that I stand here now in 2026 saying those young black and brown boys was able to be able to defy the odds and be able to show that they can handle the academic rigor of what college courses need and what they were able to face, because these five young men will now be graduating from CCP on Saturday. And so because of that, they have now blazed the trail for not just their class, but the class of 2027, the class of 2028, the class of 2029, and the many classes that will come behind them to be able to see that it is possible to be able to go that pathway of being able to get your associate's degree before getting your diploma. And this is why I ask that we celebrate and recognize these five young men for their hard work and their commitment.
Good afternoon. My name is Aiden Marion. I'm a senior at Boys Latin High School of Philadelphia. So the question is: Why should we be honored for receiving our associate's degree before our high school diploma? Why wouldn't you want to honor us? Should be the real question when -- especially education excellence in the black community and young black men. At Boys Latin, a pledge that we have to remember -mesmerize, the first line is Educatio ius genere ortum meum est. That stands for education is my birthright -- education is -- and education is the birthright to all. When teachers and staff care, families care, we care. Students also care. From that care teaches us that not only support from staff and teachers and family members is coming into us, that we know that we can accomplish getting our associate's degree before our high school diploma. Thank you.
Good afternoon. My name is Dylan Adkins. I'm a senior at Boys Latin Charter School. I'm currently in the middle college program earning my associate's degree in liberal arts. The reason why I'm up here today is to celebrate the hard work, the determination, and the courage to adapt to a new environment at CCP that it took us. Another reason why I'm here is to adapt -- is to commend us on the long life of studying that we did as seniors. Thank you.
Thank you. MR ROACH: How is it going everybody? My name is Jeremiah Roach, senior quarterback at Boys Latin High School, also in the middle college program. I just want to thank, you know, everybody in the city that actually recognizes us for our hard work and dedication and also, you know, just earned our associate's degree while in high school. Yeah, I just want to thank everybody.
Hello. My name is Sally Hecht, and I'm a Sustainable Transportation Program Coordinator with the Cleaner Council. We are Philadelphia's oldest non-profit environmental health organization. We advocate for policy and infrastructure that promotes sustainable modes of transportation like transit, biking, and walking to improve overall air quality. Well-funded public transit with high ridership is necessary to move towards greener and healthier communities. Today, I'm here to urge City Council to pull together the key players and begin the necessary work for a fully funded and expanded Student Fare pass. The Student Fare pass, as it stands, has been extremely successful in moving students around the city to the various schools they attend. This has been wildly helpful, but the pass is unable to be used during key times where school-aged youth can take advantage of all that Philadelphia has to offer. In solidarity with advocates for the expansion, we are asking that the one-and-a-half-mile limit be removed, allowing students who live shorter distances to still receive a pass. This would allow them to take advantage of extracurricular activities, after- school programs, jobs, and internships outside of their neighborhoods. We are also advocating for the fare card to be extended to weekends and through the summer. In 2023, it was reported that 29.5 percent of youth ages 16 to 19 were employed. That's almost a third of youths in the city. The cost of a round trip is often more than half of their hourly wage per day, eating into their income. Summer camps and activities for younger youth as well as career training programs for high schoolers are currently struggling for funding and budget cuts. Using limited funds to assist their students in their efforts to move across the city has strained these programs' already tight budgets and cut back on using that money for other important budget lines like tools, gear, and professional workshops. Assisting young people in moving freely throughout their city is beneficial to this city itself and the people who live here. With the expanded Student Fare Card students can take advantage of internships, programs, pre-apprenticeships, and other amazing opportunities they would not be able to have access to. They can visit cultural institutions, activate green spaces, and take part in nature. Thank you.
Hi. My name is Terica Moore. This is my son, Rashaun Moore. He's a -- he attends Lankenau. This is my son, Rashaun Moore. He attends Lankenau. He has a left eye blindness and a 50 percent eye -- in the right eye blindness. Lankenau has been that community for me. To teach me how to help educate my son. And please, whatever you-all do, do not close Lankenau. When we migrated from Florida in '23, his middle school left me hopeless with how to teach him. Lankenau has provided that village for me. Please keep Lankenau. So now they taught me how to text -- to speak. He's been taught by Braille. He has made straight A honor roll every semester since he's been there this past two years. They have brought out the best in him. Me being a young mother, I was -- I was broken. So please save Lankenau. Lankenau has been my reason to stay here in Philly from the Florida weather. Please anybody, vote to save Lankenau, please.
Ma'am, may you please restate your name for the record for the stenographer.
My name is Rashaun Moore, and the thing I like about Lankenau is we get to do math, reading, and fraction in our classroom, and we cook. And what I do downstairs, I clean up the cafeteria basically every day because it's my job and it's my duty to do it. So I search up this thing called SEPTA, and that's why I'm cleaning up the cafeteria to work for that company. And please, whatever you guys do, please keep the school open because I don't want it to shut down. Thank you, please.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilmember Anthony Phillips.
Hi. Thank you, Chair. I just want to take seconds to say just for 18 the public who's listening, we in 19 the City Council have provided our 20 recommendations arduously to the city of Philadelphia regarding the School Board. However, a lot of people in the public don't know that it's the School Board, which is another body appointed that is making this decision. If it was up to City Council, Lankenau would not be on that list. But we are going to keep advocating it and fighting. Just want to make sure folks know. Okay, perfect. Oh, yeah, they know. All right, perfect. Thank you.
Hello, everyone. My name is Dana Williams, and I come here today on the request of my son, who is a 14-year-old freshman at Lankenau, which is the first school where he felt safe. Lankenau became his home and we have been welcomed and embraced. He is autistic and exceedingly mentally gifted, and with that combo comes an acute awareness of all of their faults and also all of the particulars of everything around him. This causes anxiety, which is clinical and debilitation and also leads to his self-deprecation at times, which is a very common effect for those who share his disability. With all that is going on in the news, as a student, he just simply asked one question, if they close our school, who is going to make sure that everyone in our school is mentally okay? I cannot give him that peace of mind, but as an educator, I ask, will there be grief counselors? Will there be grief counselors at night? Because tonight when the School Board decides which children are simply not valuable enough to keep their schools open, the social and emotional effects will be rapid as disabled people are once again devalued and discriminated. When the decision gets made, as a mother, I instinctively know that tonight there will be mothers throughout the city of Philadelphia who will have to counsel their children as they cry themselves to sleep. And tomorrow there will be mothers who will be sitting exhausted and sleepless in a hospital holding their child and praying that they survive through the night. 72 hours from now, there will be parents forced to make the painful decision as to whether they will send their child back to school or to an in-treatment center. If grief counselors are needed, because closing a school is a death to the future of a special needs child as it may be their only avenue to a healthy adult life. The disruption to their educational process is criminal as it is contributing to the delinquency of minors. Thank you very much. Keep Lankenau open.
Good evening, members of the board. I'm here to speak on behalf of my daughter and the students of Lankenau. I attended the School Board meeting that they had with our school of over 200 other concerned parents. And what I was concerned about was, I didn't see any plan for the life skills class. They said that the school was going to be integrated with Roxborough. It is to my understanding that Roxborough does not have a life skills class. So my question is: What happens to the children who have IEPs like my daughter, Lanaya, who has down syndrome and is also legally blind because she's albino? She's been going to Lankenau for the last three years. She left from Overbrook Educational Center with other students that she's been with for the last years. They've built a family and a bond. Lanaya does not do well with transitions. So her leaving to a new school with new people in a new environment will be very detrimental to her progress and will cause her to regress and digress in which she has accomplished so far, as well as the other parent. I'm concerned, is there going to be any grief counseling for these children who have been with these same students for over 10 years, and they are like a family. Her teacher has told me how they support each other, how they help the teachers with each other because of the relationship they've had for the last 10 years. So under the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Endrew F. versus Douglas County in 2017, the court established that a child's IEP must be reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child's circumstances. For my daughter, this life skill class isn't an extra; it is the specific environment that allows her to engage and progress. Transferring her to a genetic program where she cannot thrive, it's a failure to meet the Endrew F. standard. The law requires meaningful progress and just -- and not just the de minimis or bare minimum progress that she would receive elsewhere. Failure to provide free -- sorry. Thank you.
Wait a minute. I know who you are, but please state your name, for the record.
Good morning, everyone. My name is Ogbonna Hagins. I'm the President of the Philadelphia Reparations Coalition for American Freedmen. On today's final passage calendar, you are voting on Land Bank and property disposition ordinances that determine who gets access to land development and long-term opportunity in this city. I've had conversations with Councilmember Squilla and Councilmember Nina Ahmad in regards to the Office of Freedmen Affairs. And I seem to think that there are people in here that are afraid to do things specifically for the chattel slavery survivors. There are -- there are pieces of legislation that this body has passed specifically dedicated to illegal immigrants and the tax paying citizens, the American Freedmen don't have agency within this body, within this city government. And not only is it an equal protection issue, but it's just not fair. And so what I've been finding out, and people have been asking me, well, maybe the American freedmen who are on this body are afraid to offend white people. This is what they've told me. So I have to ask the American freedmen on this body that, like, let's say if I was a Jewish person and I was fighting for Jewish issues and this body was all Jewish, could you imagine this body going against this Jewish person about a constitutional mandate? This is what's happening with the American freedmen in this body. They've just haven't even talked about the Office of Freedmen Affairs. It's a constitutionally federally mandated office, the Freedmen's Bureau Act. So what's the hold up American Freedmen, Councilmembers? Why are you afraid to stand up for your own people? Ogbonna Hagins, over and out.
All right. Good afternoon, again, I don't (indiscernible) how to speak or say anything, but I'm from Lankenau. So I'm a life skill instructor. Okay? My name is Henry Nwalipenja. All right? Listen, Lankenau is a team put in place, seriously put in place, people who care. We're together walking in the trench, like we see that people like this, they have a future. When we look at them, we don't look at them like there's a problem. Okay? They're real. They need real instructor, real things that they can put their hands on, and they can learn fast and they can understand fast. So Lankenau has built a team that can take care of people like this. When you shift this team, guess what? They'll be misplaced. I know there are many teachers all around the world, but teachers are different. There can be different abilities and skills. If you do this, you will shift everything. One example, for example, I love sports. You guys know about sports. What happened when you develop a team and you change one player or two players, what happens? The team depletes. You got to be careful how you make changes in life. So thank you all for your time. Thank you all for your devotion. But I know and I understand that we going to make the right decision not to close the Lankenau. But to start to really take time, evaluate our lives, and bring better attention to this world. We can do these people. Yes, we can do this. Love you all. Have a great day.
Hello. My name is Madeline Johns, and I am here with Transit Forward Philadelphia in support of Councilmember Landau's resolution to expand the current SEPTA Student Fare Program. Being a Bryn Mawr College student, I utilize public transportation to advance myself academically and professionally. I travel around the city to attend class field trips, lectures at other universities, and for social activities. I enjoy being a college student in Philadelphia, a city that is rich in its history and community opportunities for students. To access Philadelphia as a university student, I utilize SEPTA's University Pass program, which allows me to travel around the city for free with up to 240 unrestricted rides per month on all modes of SEPTA public transportation. School students in grade 7 through 12 should have the same access to mobility as university students in Philadelphia do. As an intern with Transit Forward Philadelphia, I have been working to research, connect stakeholders, and advocate for Universal Student Fares to make public transit more accessible and equitable for all Philadelphia students. The current SEPTA Student Fare Program limits student mobility and places financial burden on students' families to transport their children to opportunities around Philadelphia. Middle and high school students in Philly deserve the freedom of mobility and access to opportunities that will help build their futures. Unfortunately, the current SEPTA Student Fare Programs does not go far enough. Students who have live less than 1.5 miles from their school and who have jobs -- who have jobs after school, enrichment activities on the weekend or programs over the summer are unable to use their SEPTA passes to reach them. I've spoken to students who are not even eligible for the Student Fare Program because they live 1.4 miles from their school. Think about having to walk a 1.4 mile -- 1.4 miles to school during Philadelphia winter. This pass is not supporting student mobility or academic success. I'm asking you to consider supporting expanding the current SEPTA Student Fare Program in Philadelphia so that middle and high school students can utilize mobility to access growth and experience opportunities around their city. Thank you for your time.
Hello. My name is Simona Birch. I'm the daughter of Herbert Drum Birch. To me, he was my father, but to the neighborhood, he was a hero. Collom Street is located in the Brickyard section -- the Brickyard section of Germantown. Brickyard is where my dad grew up. He went from being a kid to growing to the Marine Corps and becoming a jet engine mechanic, then leaving the military and becoming a registered nurse. Not only did he serve our country as a Vietnam veteran, he also cared for his community. When he joined his biker club, his name was Brickyard. That's how proud he was of his community. My dad sat in meetings and at tables to make sure that his community was fed and had jobs. He also made sure that he personally shopped for toys and bikes for the children to have Christmas as well. The day my father passed, the community was supposed to honor and recognize my dad for all of his contributions in the community, and that didn't go quite as planned, being as though he was no longer here. When my dad first passed, that block was the only comfort for some, and it's almost as if his presence is the -- his presence is still felt there. I'm asking that the renaming of Collom Street and Wakefield be granted in order to give my dad, Herbert Birch Drum as the community and neighborhood called him, the honor and respect that he deserves for all that he has done for the community. Thank you.
Hotep atarhuru. I'm General Mutti. General is my title and Mutti Ajamu Asaburu is my name. Initially, I came here to talk about -- to object to a bill -- no specific bill, but because it was dealing with language. And I always have objections to the language, because the average Jane and John Q. Public, if you read the -- if they read the bill, they wouldn't even know what you were talking about. So that's something you all need to work on. This is for all City Council. This is for everybody in this room. It's for everybody who can see this, hear it. This is really about governing; you can take what I have to say. If you don't find it has any value, you throw it in the trash, or you can apply it to your life. This is for those who have ears to hear and eyes to see and a heart to discern the difference between the two. Just reading the room, one of the things I see, a lot of folks come up on this mic and they're angry, they're hurt, they're traumatized. And the reality is that many of the agencies and organizations and entities in this city have traumatized them, have wounded them, and they're looking for redress. They're looking for comfort, they're looking for solutions to their problems. And many times, they turn to City Council, they turn to the Mayor's office, and they turn to all these other agencies who can bring them relief and they get none. So they're looking for an outlet. So when they come here, they speak and sometimes, you know, they trauma-dump and they accuse people of things falsely sometimes and sometimes justifiably. But it -- things -- it becomes a vicious cycle. And I'm saying that when you all govern, you-all should be mindful of that. That, you know, when somebody has something to say, you should listen. And that's why I encourage all of you who sit here and listen, I encourage that to all Councilmembers. Because it matters to what other people have to say. Thank you for your time.
Yes. My name is Charles Freeman, and I was going to talk about something that we all know about. So -- but it's a little disheartening to me today that we -- we're begging for money for schools, and we got the best school system in America. And it seems like it's not allowed to be better than parochial or private school. It has to remain at the bottom rung of education, and I just can't believe. I -- I'm listening to all these resources today, and these good programs and saving lives, and we're sitting up there begging for more money when we got the system. The system is here. It is supposed to be for human beings. I mean, like, what are we doing? And you're trying to get the kids on the bus for free and you got the other people getting on every day for free, but you -- but you don't want to pass it for the children to get -- to get to the programs. This is a no brainer to me and this -- it is hitting me hard and we shouldn't be here. We should be celebrating 250 years of Philadelphia America, but we're sitting up here asking for more money, and I know next year we're going to ask for more money because there's another plan in the works already. It seems like money is Philadelphia now. And, yeah, I hope you all have a good day and I'm going to pray for everybody, and I'm done.
Council President, this -- sorry. This completes our listing for public comment for today.
Thank you very much. Let's rock and roll. Bills -- we will now consider the bills and resolutions on the second reading and final passage calendar. Chief Clerk, please read the title Resolution No. 260 -- wait, excuse me for a second. The Chair recognizes Councilmember Brian O'Neill.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have to be excused from the rest of the Council session for Council related business and ask to be voted aye on all bills and resolutions. Thank you.
Leave is granted, sir. Thank you very much. Chief Clerk, please read the title of Resolution No. 260398.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 1425 South Paxton Street in the 3rd Councilmanic District of the city of Philadelphia, and further authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such properties, pursuant to Section 16-405 of the Philadelphia Code.
15 The Chair recognizes Councilmember 16 Jamie Gauthier for a motion 17 regarding Resolution No. 260398. 18
19 Thank you, Council President. I 20 move for the adoption of the 21 resolution. 22 COUNCILMEMBERS: Second. 23
24 It has been moved and properly seconded that the Resolution No. 2 260398 be adopted. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye . COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Anyone opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolution 9 is adopted. Chief Clerk, please read the title of the Resolution No. 12 260399.
A resolution 14 authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 5123, 5125, 5127 and 5129 Baltimore Avenue, located in the 3rd Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 19 16-700 of the Philadelphia Code.
Chair recognizes Councilmember Jamie Gauthier for a motion regarding Resolution No. 260399.
Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. FEMALE VOICE: Second.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the Resolution No. 8 260399 be adopted. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Anyone opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolution 15 is adopted. Will the clerk please read the title Resolution No. 260400.
A resolution 19 authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 5103 Chester Avenue, located in the 3rd Councilmanic District, in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of the Philadelphia Code.
Chair recognizes Councilmember Jamie Gauthier for a motion regarding Resolution No. 260400.
Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the Resolution No. 13 260400 be adopted. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Anyone opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolution 20 is adopted. Chief clerk, please read the title Resolution No. 260401.
A resolution 24 urging the United States Congress and the Trump administration to provide comprehensive fertility care including In vitro Fertilization, IVF, under TRICARE and the National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA.
The Chair recognizes Councilmember Jamie Gauthier for a motion regarding Resolution No. 260401.
Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the Resolution No. 18 260401 be adopted. All those in favor the motion will signify by saying aye. COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Those opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolution is adopted. Would the clerk please read the title of Resolution No. 260402.
A resolution 5 authorizing the Commissioner of 6 Public Property to execute and 7 deliver to the Philadelphia 8 Redevelopment Authority deeds 9 conveying fee simple title to 214 10 Hermit Street in the 4th 11 Councilmanic District in the city of 12 Philadelphia and further authorizing 13 the Philadelphia Redevelopment 14 Authority to transfer to the 15 Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple 16 title to such properties, pursuant 17 to Section 16-405 of the 18 Philadelphia Code. 19
20 The Chair recognizes Councilmember 21 Jones for a motion regarding 22 Resolution No. 2602 -- 260402. 23
24 Mr. President, I move for the adoption. COUNCILMEMBERS: Second.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the Resolution No. 6 260402 be adopted. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Anyone opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolution 13 is adopted. Will the clerk please with the title of Resolution No. 260403.
A resolution 17 confirming the appointment of the Honorable Idee C. Fox as a member of the Board of Ethics to serve in the term ending November 16th, 2030.
Chair recognizes Councilmember Rue Landau for a motion regarding Resolution No. 260403.
I move for the adoption of the resolution. COUNCILMEMBERS: Second.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted; 260403. All those in favor of motion will signify by saying aye. COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Anyone opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolution 15 is adopted. Will the clerk please read the title of Resolution No. 260406.
A resolution 19 authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3001 and 3003 North 10th Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of the Philadelphia Code.
Chair recognizes Councilmember Young for a motion regarding Resolution 4 No. 260406.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. COUNCILMEMBERS: Second.
It has been moved and properly seconded. The Resolution No. 260406 be adopted. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Anyone opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolutions is adopted. Will the clerk please read the title of Resolution No. 260407.
A resolution 23 authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1800, 1818, 1862 North 23rd Street; 1802, 1806, 1808, 1810, 1820, 1828, 1845, 1848, 1852 North 24th Street; 1801, 1813, 1837, 1855, 1868 North Bucknell Street; 1800, 1814, 1858 Judson Street; 2318, 2326, 2330, 2332, 2334, 2336 West Montgomery Avenue located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 10 16-700 of the Philadelphia Code.
Chair recognizes Councilmember Jeffrey J. Young for a motion regarding Resolution No. 260407.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the Resolution No. 21 260407 be adopted. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Anyone opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolution 4 is adopted. Will the clerk please read the title of Resolution No. 260408.
A resolution 8 authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1707 Ridge Avenue located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of the Philadelphia Code.
Chair recognizes Councilmember Jeffrey J. Young for a motion regarding Resolution No. 260408.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the Resolution No. 24 260408 be adopted. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. COUNCILMEMBERS: Aye.
Anyone opposed? The ayes have it. The motion carries; the resolution 7 is adopted. Will the clerk please read the title of resolution -- of Bill 10 No. 250807.
It's being held? Okay. Will the clerk please read the title of Bill No. 260213.
An ordinance 18 to amend Bill No. 250198, approved June 13th, 2025, entitled An Ordinance to Adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2026 through '32 inclusive, by revising various appropriation amounts and totals, all under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is, shall the bill pass? Finally, Chief Clerk, please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are and nays are 16 zero. Majority of all members 17 having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Will the clerk please read the title of Bill No. 260214.
An ordinance 22 to amend Bill No. 250197 approved June 13th, 2025, entitled an Ordinance to adopt a fiscal 2026 capital budget by revising various appropriation amounts and totals, all under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is, shall the bill pass finally? Chief Clerk, please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 17 and nays are zero. Majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Will the clerk please with the title of Bill No. 260215-A.
An ordinance authorizing transfers and appropriations for fiscal year 2026 from: the General Fund, the Water Fund, the Transportation Fund, and the Grants Revenue Fund, all from certain or all city offices, departments, boards and commissions; to the General Fund, the Water Fund, the Special Gasoline Tax Fund, the Grants Revenue Fund, the Aviation Fund, and the Transportation Fund, all to city -- all to certain or all city offices, departments, boards, and commissions.
16 This bill having been read on two 17 different days, the question now is, 18 shall the bill pass finally? Chief 19 Clerk, please call the roll. 20