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Stated Meeting, January 6, 2020

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Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING The Met Philadelphia North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 6, 2020 10:02 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN KENDRA BROOKS COUNCILMAN ALLAN DOMB COUNCILWOMAN JAMIE GAUTHIER COUNCILWOMAN KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON COUNCILMAN DEREK S. GREEN COUNCILWOMAN HELEN GYM COUNCILMAN BOBBY HENON COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR. COUNCILMAN DAVID OH COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL COUNCILWOMAN CHERELLE L. PARKER COUNCILWOMAN MARIA D. QUINONES-SANCHEZ COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA COUNCILMAN ISAIAH THOMAS MICHAEL A. DECKER, CHIEF CLERK Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Mr. Taliaferro

Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. Welcome to the investiture of members of Council, the organization of the City Council, the inauguration of the Honorable James F. Kenney as Mayor, and the investiture of members of the Judiciary, City Commissioners, Sheriff, and Register of Wills. We ask that you please silence all digital communicative devices, all cell phones for the remainder of the ceremony. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and bow your heads for the invocation given by Monsignor Daniel Sullivan from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Monsignor Sullivan

Let us pray. Mighty and eternal God, you have revealed your glory to all the nations. God of power and might, wisdom and justice, through you authority is Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment is decreed. We pray today for James Kenney, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. We pray for our City Council, the judges, and all elected officials who are entrusted to guard our welfare. May they be enabled by your powerful protection to discharge their duties with honesty and ability. May they all seek to preserve peace, promote the common good, continue to bring us the blessings of liberty and equality. We likewise remember in prayer all of those who support the cause of our common good. We pray for our police officers, firefighters, and first responders, whose sole mission is to make Philadelphia our home, a place where all of us can enjoy and share the many blessings with which you have gifted us. Today also we commend to your powerful mercy all the citizens of the Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING United States. May we be preserved in union and in peace and gratefully share these blessings with all of our sisters and brothers throughout the world. Be with us, Lord, today and always. Amen. (Amen.)

Mr. Taliaferro

Ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing as the Philadelphia Police and Fire Departments and the Prison System guards present the colors, while the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale lead us in singing the National Anthem. (Colors are presented and the National Anthem sung.)

Mr. Taliaferro

Ladies and gentlemen, you may now be seated. And now citizens and friends, please welcome City Council President, the Honorable Darrell L. Clarke, to the podium. (Applause.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Council President Clarke

Good morning. (Good morning.)

Council President Clarke

We can do better than that. I know there's a little Eagles hangover, but it's all good. They'll be back next year. So I'd just like to thank everybody so much for being here today to welcome you to the inaugural proceedings for the investiture of City Council, the inauguration of the Mayor, and the induction of the Judiciary and other elected officials. Our special guests joining us today are Monsignor Daniel Sullivan, the Reverend John Roberts, Reverend Martini Shaw, Imam Muhammad Abdul-Aleem, Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Rabbi Jill Maderer, former Mayor John Street, my mentor, former Mayor Bill Green, former Mayor W. Wilson Goode, Congressman Brendan Boyle, former Congressman Robert Brady, the Honorable Rosalyn Robinson, Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING and the Honorable Kevin Dougherty and the Honorable Patrick Dugan and the Honorable Carolyn Nichols. I also wish to acknowledge the elected officials joining us in the audience today as well as members of the Honorary Inaugural Committee. This being the day fixed by the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter for the organization of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the hour has arrived, and we will now proceed with the organization of Council and the investiture of Councilmembers. The first order of business will be the election of a temporary chairperson. Nominations are now in order, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Henon.

Councilman Henon

Thank you, Mr. President. I nominate Councilwoman Cherelle Parker.

Council President Clarke

The Chair now recognizes Councilman Squilla. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Councilman Squilla

Mr. President, I second the nomination.

Council President Clarke

Are there any other further nominations? (No response.)

Council President Clarke

Hearing none, the Chair recognizes Councilman Domb.

Councilman Domb

Mr. President, I move the nominations be closed.

Council President Clarke

The Chair thanks the gentleman. The Chair now recognizes Councilman Green.

Councilman Green

Mr. President, I second that motion.

Council President Clarke

All in favor of the motion say aye. (Aye.)

Council President Clarke

Those opposed, nay. (No response.)

Council President Clarke

The Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING ayes have it, and the nominations are closed. There being no further nominations, all in favor of the election of Councilwoman Parker will say aye. (Aye.)

Council President Clarke

Those opposed? (No response.)

Council President Clarke

The ayes have it, and Councilwoman Parker has been duly elected temporary Chairperson. Councilwoman. (Applause.)

Councilwoman Parker

Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Clarke. As the first order of business, I appoint Mr. Michael Decker temporary Clerk. I will also at this time remind all Bible holders to please follow the program and make your way to the stage at the appropriate time. The next order of business is the filing of the certificates of Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING election. The Clerk will call the roll. I direct the Clerk to call the roll beginning with the Councilpersons-at-large in alphabetical order and then to proceed with the District Councilpersons in order of their district, beginning with the First District.

Chief Clerk

Ms. Kendra Brooks.

Councilwoman Brooks

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Allan Domb.

Councilman Domb

Present.

Chief Clerk

Ms. Katherine Gilmore Richardson.

Councilwoman Richardson

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Derek Green.

Councilman Green

Present.

Chief Clerk

Ms. Helen Gym.

Councilwoman Gym

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. David Oh.

Councilman Oh

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Isaiah Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Thomas.

Councilman Thomas

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Mark Squilla.

Councilman Squilla

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Kenyatta Johnson.

Councilman Johnson

Present.

Chief Clerk

Ms. Jamie Gauthier.

Councilwoman Gauthier

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Curtis Jones, Jr.

Councilman Jones

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Darrell Clarke.

Council President Clarke

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Bobby Henon.

Councilman Henon

Present.

Chief Clerk

Ms. Maria Quinones-Sanchez.

Councilwoman Sanchez

Presente. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Chief Clerk

Ms. Cindy Bass.

Councilwoman Bass

Present.

Chief Clerk

Ms. Cherelle Parker.

Councilwoman Parker

Present.

Chief Clerk

Mr. Brian O'Neill.

Councilman O'Neill

Present.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Parker, a quorum of the members-elect is present, and I have in my possession certificates of election from the County Board of Elections in Philadelphia indicating their election on November 5th, 2019 for a term of four years, commencing the first Monday of January 2020.

Councilwoman Parker

Thank you. The investiture of members of Council will now proceed. The members-elect will rise to take the oath of office, which will be administered by the Honorable Kevin Dougherty, Justice of Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. (Applause.) JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Will each member please rise. Place your left hand on the Bible, raise your right hand, and repeat after me. (Oath of office administered.) JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Congratulations. (Applause.)

Councilwoman Parker

The next order of business is the election of a President of the City Council for Philadelphia to serve for four years, commencing January 6th, 2020. Nominations are now in order, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson.

Councilwoman Richardson

I proudly and with great honor nominate Darrell L. Clarke.

Councilwoman Parker

Y'all can clap. (Applause.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Councilwoman Parker

Thank you. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilman Thomas.

Councilman Thomas

Madam Chair, I second the nomination.

Councilwoman Parker

Are there any further nominations? (No response.)

Councilwoman Parker

Hearing none, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gauthier.

Councilwoman Gauthier

Madam Chair, I move the nominations be closed.

Councilwoman Parker

The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Brooks.

Councilwoman Brooks

Madam Chair, I second that motion.

Councilwoman Parker

All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)

Councilwoman Parker

Those opposed, nay. (No response.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Councilwoman Parker

There being no further nominations, all those in favor of the election of the Honorable Darrell L. Clarke as President of the City Council of Philadelphia will say aye. (Aye.)

Councilwoman Parker

Those opposed, nay. (No response.)

Councilwoman Parker

The ayes have it. However, the temporary Clerk will call the roll.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Bass.

Councilwoman Bass

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Brooks.

Councilwoman Brooks

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Domb.

Councilman Domb

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Gauthier.

Councilwoman Gauthier

Aye. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson.

Councilwoman Richardson

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Green.

Councilman Green

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Gym.

Councilwoman Gym

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Henon.

Councilman Henon

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Johnson.

Councilman Johnson

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Jones.

Councilman Jones

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman O'Neill.

Councilman O'Neill

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Oh.

Councilman Oh

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Parker.

Councilwoman Parker

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Councilwoman Sanchez

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Squilla.

Councilman Squilla

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Thomas.

Councilman Thomas

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Clarke.

Council President Clarke

Aye.

Councilwoman Parker

The ayes are 17 and the nays are zero. Councilman Clarke, having been unanimously chosen by the members of Council, I declare that Councilman Clarke is the duly elected President of this body. Let's give our President a round of applause. (Applause.)

Councilwoman Parker

I appoint Councilwoman Gym, Councilman Jones, Councilman Johnson, and Councilwoman Bass to escort Council President Clarke to the rostrum. And joining Council President Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING at the rostrum will be Nita Wroten. The oath of office will be administered by the Honorable Rosalyn Robinson, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. (Applause.) JUDGE ROBINSON: Place your left hand on the Bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me. (Oath of office administered.) JUDGE ROBINSON: Congratulations.

Council President Clarke

Thank you. (Applause.)

Councilwoman Parker

It is my honor and my privilege to present to each of you President of the City Council of Philadelphia, the Honorable Darrell L. Clarke. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Good morning. (Good morning.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Council President Clarke

It's an exciting day, and this will be an exciting year. I want to thank everybody who has come here today for the investiture and the organization of City Council. This is truly democracy in action, and I hope that you find today not only a pleasurable one but an interesting one, and it will be that. We are proud to bring this inauguration to The Met Philadelphia for the first time and celebrate the continuation of the North Broad Street Renaissance. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Its Chair, Ken Scott, sitting right in front of me. They strategically placed you, Ken. I asked that to be done. So before we begin, I just want to take one moment to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to four very Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING special people not only to me but of all of us, Councilmembers who are concluding their term. They leave a legacy that will be truly written in stone Councilman Bill Greenlee, Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Al Taubenberger, and Council Lady Jannie Blackwell. Let's give them a hand. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

They were awesome. And to the newest members, you got some pretty big shoes to fill. So I want to acknowledge the four newly elected members being sworn in today Councilwoman Kathy Gilmore Richardson. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Councilwoman Kendra Brooks. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Councilwoman, I see you brought the crowd that you had at your inauguration party Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Saturday night. And Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

And probably the only person that I can't beat in basketball on the stage, Councilman Isaiah Thomas. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Lastly, I just want to say it is truly an honor to have allowed me and a privilege to have served as your Council President for the last four years. I want to thank my members for again giving me this awesome opportunity. You guys, thank you all so much. We look forward to continuing some very good things for the City of Philadelphia. So to all of you, thank you so much. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Now the work begins. So four years ago, I stood on Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING stage at the last inauguration and I made a number of pledges as we sought new ways to grow our city's economy while helping more Philadelphians participate in that growth, and we made some progress. I said we would unveil a comprehensive energy strategy to help homeowners, businesses, City government increase efficiencies, reduce costs, and create 10,000 jobs over the next decade. And I got kicked three, four times by my staff that said, Darrell, what in the world are you saying. But I meant it. No, we didn't get 10,000 new jobs yet, but I'm happy to say that with the Philadelphia Energy Authority and the Office of Sustainability of Philadelphia, we have more than 1,000 new jobs in the very, very awesome energy-efficient projects coming on board. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

More Philadelphians have actually installed Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING solar systems in their homes, and over $100 million has been invested by companies and government agencies to retrofit their buildings to become more energy efficient. Our comprehensive energy strategy is saving energy, reducing utility costs and, more importantly, creating jobs. We promise to continue our efforts to ensure equitable growth throughout Philadelphia and make sure every neighborhood is a community of choice. That is very important. And while we have made much progress, we still have much more work to do. Our Philly First Home initiative -- this was really, really a special program, which provides one-time grants to help first-time homebuyers afford the down payment and closing costs of their home -- is working extremely well. And if anybody bought a home Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING recently, you understand what a challenge that is. So as a result of that, in six months, this program has helped nearly 900 homebuyers achieve their dream of the most significant investment in one's lifetime, buying a home in the City of Philadelphia. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

This program is also helping to stabilize our middle neighborhoods and returning money to the City. Now, frequently we spend money, and it doesn't necessarily come back. In this program, in return of 8 million in grants, the City actually realized $4.5 million to the City in real estate transfer tax. That's nearly a 60 percent return on investment. That's a win-win for everybody. But this is no time to rest on our laurels. We must build on all of the positive momentum happening in Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Philadelphia, particularly in our downtown area. From the Comcast Technology Center to the FMC Tower in West Philly, our skyline is growing, our economy is booming. Look out, New York, we're coming for you. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Our world-class academic institutions Temple, Penn, Drexel, La Salle, and St. Joe's - are producing thousands of college graduates, ready to take on the world, and increasingly these graduates are staying in Philly, drawn to our neighborhoods, our affordability, our vibrant arts and culture, and restaurant scene that continues to grow. That momentum is real, and we should take a moment to celebrate it. But this is not the only story happening in the City of Philadelphia. We also are home to 400,000 people living in poverty. I want you to take that in for a moment. That's one in every four Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING person in the City that's living at or below the poverty rate that is hovering around 24 percent. That's unacceptable to me, and I assume that it's unacceptable to all of you in this room. So City Council took its first steps to address the significant problem. Council released a report. It's called Narrowing the Gap. com, a shameless plug, to look at that document, and it talks about strategies aimed at alleviating poverty in the City, and it utilizes best practices from around the country and around the globe. Next, Council created a Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention, and we put top people in charge - Councilmember Quinones-Sanchez, Eva Gladstein of the Kenney Administration, Sharmain Matlock Turner of the Urban Affairs Coalition, and my good friend, Mel Wells of One Day At A Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Time. This past fall, the Special Committee met at City Hall and in neighborhoods around Philadelphia, hundreds of citizens and stakeholders participating, lending their best ideas to create jobs and develop additional strategies. I want you to get this next one. Philadelphians are currently eligible for over $450 million in federal and state benefits. That's $450 million. But for various reasons, they're not receiving those benefits. We're working with experts to develop an actionable, and I say actionable plan, to get these benefits to eligible Philadelphians. Can you imagine the impact on poverty when we obtain several hundred million dollars in benefits for Philadelphians? It will be significant. Soon the Special Committee will meet again to issue a complete set of actionable recommendations for the City Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING to help lift 100,000 people out of poverty by 2024, and we believe in setting goals. As I like to say, in the 1960s -- and I'm not sure I was around then. Somebody told me about it. I know folks will be on that Twitter trying to figure out how old is this guy. Our country, we rallied together to send a man to the moon, and everyone - academics, engineers, political leaders, everybody - worked together and America achieved its moonshot. This is our city's moonshot. We must resolve this very, very troubling problem. So I'm calling on everyone the business community, our top universities, colleges, non-profit organizations, City government, and all of our citizens - to work together to achieve this goal. That's an effort worthy of a world-class city. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING And that is just the beginning of what we can do and must do working together. So last year much attention was paid to the City's effort to attract Amazon to Philadelphia. And we didn't win; they made a mistake. But we did learn what happens when the business community and local government works together. Philadelphia and Pennsylvania put together a very competitive bid for Amazon. And you know what? We didn't get it, but it taught us a lot. We need to keep working collaboratively - the Mayor's Office, the City Council, the business community, the Chamber of Commerce, our academic and non-profit leaders - to attract more companies and jobs to the City of Philadelphia. And we may not have gotten Amazon, actually No.

Council President Clarke

5 on the Fortune 500 list, but why can't we work together and attract companies from the Fortune 1,000 Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING list? That will be a goal. )

Council President Clarke

And one good example is our growing healthcare sector. Companies like Independence Blue Cross, Penn Medicine, Temple Health all employ thousands of people in Philadelphia. But what about all of the other companies emerging in the biosciences and life sciences field? This is what we need to do, go aggressively. As aggressively as we went after Amazon, we should go aggressively after those particular fields. So we need to work together, and it means jobs and opportunity for all of our citizens. So while we're talking about collaboration, I want to do this. Let's put to rest once and for all any notion that City Council is somehow anti-business. City Council represents a wide array of constituencies, from domestic Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING workers to the largest corporations in the City. Every constituency deserves equity and fairness under the law, and Council works to balance those interests every day in each bill or piece of legislation that we introduce. That is our job. We are for workers and we are for job-creating companies and for equity and opportunity for every individual and industry in the City. So when we work together, we achieve these goals. When we stand divided, we achieve none of them. Our recent reform to the City's tax abatement is a good example. And I had to bring up something controversial today, because it's in my nature. So some stakeholders wanted us to take no action to reform the abatement program, and it's credited with helping to ignite a building boom in the last decade in the City of Philadelphia that was unprecedented. And other Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING stakeholders wanted us to do away with it in its entirety. But what Council did was get to work. Our staff carefully studied the history and the impact of the abatement, and in the end, we altered the abatement for new residential construction over the next decade, and we project that it will generate over $300 million in additional revenues for our public school and essential City services. We kept the abatement in place for commercial activity, because that creates jobs. So we did the appropriate balancing act and we made sure that we continue to be competitive. So that's what we do when we work together. So as we focus on an economic agenda that creates good-paying jobs for everyone in our City, we must also pay attention to a growing gap between the jobs created by our technology economy and the skills possessed by our adults in our city. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING This skills gap is one of the many issues associated with income inequality in Philadelphia, and we must narrow that skills gap. We need more adult education classes and curriculum for citizens across our city. The Community College of Philadelphia is playing a role, but we need more access to classrooms for adults who want to work but need to learn the skills to get the technology and healthcare jobs of today. On a recent trip to Baltimore, I met with Mayor Young and I learned what they're doing on this particular issue. By the end of the year, 75 percent of Baltimore's public schools will be community schools, and over half of them offer robust financial literacy, job training, and workforce development for adults living in that neighborhood. That's important. Our expansion of community schools in Philadelphia is encouraging, Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING and I want to thank the Mayor. Mayor, thank you so much, from that time we rode on that little rickety -- I don't know what you call it, on that river in Cincinnati when we saw the first community school and we were holding our breath. Thank you for keeping your commitment for this community school initiative. We really appreciate that. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

And another issue that arises from a lack of economic opportunity is crime. And although violent crime declined slightly in Philadelphia last year, unfortunately shootings and homicides did not. More than 100 people, 100 people younger than the age of 18, were shot in 2019. We're talking toddlers, we're talking children, we're talking infants. That is totally unacceptable. So Council has done a few things, but we're going to need all of Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING you. Council has taken action to protect our citizens, prohibiting guns at playgrounds, making it more difficult to allow individuals who have protection orders to get weapons. We funded, with the Administration, a significant amount, millions of dollars, to ensure that we have violence prevention programs in the City of Philadelphia, meaningful programs. And, most importantly, in 2020, we will support our new police commissioner, Danielle Outlaw. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

But as she said herself last week, she cannot do this alone. She needs all of our help. We need all of your help. So together we can make our neighborhoods safer, but we must work together. These issues all intersect with each other, 400,000 people living in poverty, a growing skills gap for people who want to work but they lack the skills needed in today's economy, a lack of Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING hope, too many guns on our street, too many people willing to use them. So to every citizen out there watching this inauguration who might think cynically that nothing will ever change, I simply say this: There is nothing we cannot achieve if we work together. Working together, we can lift 100,000 people out of poverty. Working together, we can create access to adult education that narrows the skills gap and helps individuals get on track to find jobs paying a living wage. Working together, we can support our new police commissioner and her efforts to reform our criminal system and make all of our neighborhoods safer for all our citizens. Let that be our moonshot. Now, I'm not suggesting the challenges that lie ahead are easy. I am saying that solving these problems is Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING essential to our future as a city that serves every citizen in the City of Philadelphia. President Obama said this -man, do I miss him, I'm telling you. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

I'm talking about changing something to allow a third term. Oh, my God. I'm sorry. I'm going off script. I couldn't help it. So when you think about the challenges we face -- this is what President Obama said -- these are challenges that require us to look forward, not backwards. That's important. You got to look forward. So let's look forward and craft solutions that make Philadelphia a more thriving, inclusive, and a safer city for everyone. So today I want to thank everyone who has come to The Met Philadelphia, North Broad Street, right Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING in the heart of North Philadelphia for this awesome inauguration, and I want to thank all of you for continuing to love our City of Philadelphia. God bless you all. Thank you so much. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you. Thank you. Now back to business. The next order of business is the election of the Chief Clerk of the Council of the City of Philadelphia. Nominations are now in order, and the Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill.

Councilman O'Neill

Thank you, Mr. President. I nominate Mr. Michael Decker.

Council President Clarke

The Chair thanks the Councilman. And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gym.

Councilwoman Gym

Mr. President, I second that nomination. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Council President Clarke

Thank you, Councilwoman. Are there any further nominations? (No response.)

Council President Clarke

Hearing none, the Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.

Councilman Johnson

Mr. President, I move that the nominations be closed.

Council President Clarke

Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Bass.

Councilwoman Bass

Mr. President, I second the motion.

Council President Clarke

Thank you, Councilwoman. It's been moved and properly seconded that the nominations be closed. All those in favor of that motion will say aye. (Aye.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Council President Clarke

Those opposed? (No response.)

Council President Clarke

The ayes have it, and the motion is carried. There being no further nominations, all in favor of the election of Mr. Decker as Chief Clerk of the Council will say aye. (Aye.)

Council President Clarke

Those opposed? (No response.)

Council President Clarke

The ayes have it. However, the Chief Clerk will call the roll.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Bass.

Councilwoman Bass

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Brooks.

Councilwoman Brooks

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Domb.

Councilman Domb

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Gauthier.

Councilwoman Gauthier

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson.

Councilwoman Richardson

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Green.

Councilman Green

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Gym.

Councilwoman Gym

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Henon.

Councilman Henon

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Johnson.

Councilman Johnson

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Jones.

Councilman Jones

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman O'Neill.

Councilman O'Neill

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Oh.

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Parker.

Councilwoman Parker

Aye. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Chief Clerk

Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.

Councilwoman Sanchez

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Squilla.

Councilman Squilla

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Councilman Thomas.

Councilman Thomas

Aye.

Chief Clerk

Council President Clarke.

Council President Clarke

Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. Mr. Decker, having received a unanimous vote of the members of Council, I now declare Mr. Michael Decker duly elected Chief Clerk of the City Council of Philadelphia. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Councilman Squilla and Councilman Oh will please escort Mr. Decker to the rostrum. The Honorable Judge Dougherty will administer the oath of office to Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Mr. Decker. JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Mr. Decker, place your left hand on your Bible, raise your right hand, repeat after me. (Oath of office administered.) JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Congratulations, sir. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you. Mr. Decker, I see you were a little slow on the draw. You got all choked up from that nomination. It's all good. Mr. Decker is an awesome fixture in the City Council of Philadelphia. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

At this time, I will name the officers of the City Council. Please be advised that by a vote of the democratic members of Council, the Honorable Cherelle Parker was elected Majority Leader, the Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Honorable Curtis Jones, Jr. was elected Majority Whip, and the Honorable Mark Squilla was elected Majority Deputy Whip of the Council. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you. The next order of business is the introduction of a resolution concerning the rules of government of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.

Councilwoman Sanchez

Thank you, Mr. President. I offer the following resolution.

Council President Clarke

The Chief Clerk will read the title of the resolution.

Chief Clerk

A resolution to provide rules for the government of the Council of the City of Philadelphia.

Council President Clarke

The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Councilman Jones

Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the rules, as set forth in this resolution, be adopted the temporary rules of the Council of the City of Philadelphia until the permanent rules are adopted.

Council President Clarke

Thank you. The Chair thanks the Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Henon.

Councilman Henon

Thank you, Mr. President. I second that motion.

Council President Clarke

All in favor of the motion will say aye. (Aye.)

Council President Clarke

Those opposed? (No response.)

Council President Clarke

The ayes have it, and the motion is carried and the rules contained in this resolution have been adopted temporarily. The resolution will be placed on the Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Final Passage Calendar for consideration at our next session of Council. The organization of the Council of the City of Philadelphia and the investiture of the City Council members are complete, in accordance with the provisions of the Home Rule Charter. The Council is honored by the presence of the Reverend John Roberts. I ask you all please to rise, and I invite Reverend Roberts to lead us in prayer, my minister, Reverend Roberts.

Reverend Roberts

The Bible says any two touching in the green asking anything in his name, that he would do it. I want to ask that you will take your neighbor by the hand. Our Heavenly Father, we thank you again for not only did you wake us up, but you helped us to get up. You gave us a portion of health and strength where we were able to bathe ourselves and put our own clothes on without any Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING assistance. And you brought us safely to this place on today. I ask now that you would bless everyone under the sound of my voice. Thank you for our President of City Council, my brother and friend, Darrell Clarke, for those that will be working along with him in City Council. I pray now even for the great Mayor of this city and all the elected officials that I know. Thank you so much for bringing us together. You are a God who cares about all of us, because all lives matter to you. Now, if you bless us, we'll be blessed. If you help us, we'll be helped. If you touch us, we'll be healed. Bless this day and make us a blessing to the day, for you said in your word how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. For united we stand, but divided we fall. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Now we ask, oh God, that you would bless all of us today. Give us wisdom and knowledge and understanding, these great leaders of this city. You said in your word that when the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people mourn. Wipe the tears away. Put rejoicing down in our hearts and in our souls for these great leaders of this great City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. I ask that you would do this, bind us together, make us one in the spirit. We ask this in Jesus' name. And as always, Lord, thank you for listening. Amen. (Amen.) (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you, Reverend Roberts. At this time, I invite the Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Saint Thomas Gospel Choir to perform "This is the Day." The choir is directed by Walt Blocker. Saint Thomas Choir. (Saint Thomas Gospel Choir performs.) (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

All right. That's right. I heard that. So today we are also honored by the presence of the Reverend Martini Shaw. Before we proceed with the induction of the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, I invite Reverend Shaw to lead us in prayer.

Reverend Shaw

Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Rebecca, Sarah, Muhammad, and Jesus, this morning, oh Lord, we give you thanks, we give you praise, we give you honor as we lift in prayer our beloved and diverse City of Philadelphia, a city founded and grounded in both brotherly love and sisterly Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING affection. As we begin this new year of 2020, we pray for unity where there is division and separation. We pray for peace where there is discord and turmoil. We pray for love where there is hatred and antipathy. We pray for light where there is darkness and uncertainty. We pray for order where there is disorder and chaos. We pray for justice where there is injustice and inequality. We pray for healing where there is sickness, pain, and suffering. We pray for joy where there is sadness and despair. We pray for the eradication of all forms of racism and sexism and ageism. We pray for an end to xenophobia, homophobia, and all other phobias that divide and plague our city and poison our nation. We pray that we may strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being. Unite us, oh Lord, that we may be more loving and compassionate, more giving and Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING welcoming, that we may be a haven of your blessings. And, oh Lord, bless our Mayor, bless our City Council, bless all those elected to public office that they may serve with integrity, dignity, and faithfulness. May the spirit of brotherly love and sisterly affection always guide our thoughts and inform our actions. In the name of the omnificent, omniscient, and omnipresent God who is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we can ask or imagine, Lord, hear our prayer. Amen. (Amen.) (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you so much, Reverend. We will now proceed with the induction of the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. The Chair appoints Councilman Green, Councilman O'Neill, Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez, and Councilman Oh to escort the Honorable James F. Kenney, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, to the rostrum. The Chair also invites Mrs. Barbara Kenney to join him at the podium. The Chief Clerk will read the certificate of election of the Honorable James F. Kenney as the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia.

Chief Clerk

Jim Kenney, at an election held November 5, 2019, you were duly elected Mayor of the City of Philadelphia for a four-year term, commencing the first Monday of January 2020.

Council President Clarke

The Honorable Kevin Dougherty, Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, will administer the oath of office to the Mayor. JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Place your left hand on the Bible, raise your right hand. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING (Oath of office administered.) JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Congratulations, Mr. Mayor. (Standing ovation.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you. The members of City Council, reverend clergy, elected officials, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I have the distinct honor to present to you His Honor, the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, the Honorable James F. Kenney. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Good morning. (Good morning.)

Mayor Kenney

I want to begin by thanking my family for their support, especially my mother, Barbara. I want to take a moment to honor my father who is no longer with us, but is still by my side today and every day. (Applause.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Mayor Kenney

I want to thank Council President Clarke and my friends in City Council for having me, as after all, this is your Council session. I want to specifically congratulate the new members of City Council. This new generation of thoughtful, conscientious leaders will help make this city a better place for decades to come. I congratulate our distinguished judges, our City Commissioners, Sheriff Bilal, and Register of Wills Gordon on taking their oaths of office today. I want to acknowledge former Mayor Goode and Mayor Green, also Mayor Street, Congressman Boyle, Councilman Evans, also Councilman Brady, and I want to recognize the members of our Administration who are here and the many more who are working throughout the City right now. Whether they're sanitation workers out in the cold making sure our Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING streets are clean or police officers and firefighters racing to save someone's lives, it's these individuals who make this city run, and we owe them all of our thanks. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

It has been a real honor to serve as your Mayor these last four years, and I'm very grateful to have earned another term to build on that progress that we've made together. In 2016, we embarked on a mission to tackle some of Philadelphia's biggest challenges - a struggling public education system, an inequitable criminal justice system, intergenerational poverty, record-setting public health crises, and much more. Our goal was clear - to increase equity and opportunity so all Philadelphians, regardless of their zip code, can reach their potential and lead fulfilling lives. We've been driven by our Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING guiding principles of courage, compassion, and collaboration. Courage to do what is hard, compassion to always put our most needy people first, and collaboration because we know that making real impact is only possible when we work alongside residents and have partnerships that span the public, private, and non-profit sectors of our city. Over the last four years, we have made significant progress. Philadelphia is a dynamic, diverse city with a strong economy. Our job growth outpaces the national average. Unemployment and poverty are at their lowest rates in a decade. Our reputation as a welcoming city fuels population growth, and overall our neighborhood schools are improving. Think for a second about how just several years ago few could have imagined us gathered here today in this century-old, brilliant, ornate building Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING which was held together for years only through the valiant work of the Holy Ghost Church community. And I thank them for saving this building. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Now this venue serves as an anchor of the renaissance underway here on North Broad Street. And it's symbolic of the renewed energy that is happening on many of our commercial corridors. Yet despite this progress, we know that huge challenges remain. These challenges are grounded in economic and racial inequality that have been building for decades. We must continue to confront our greatest challenges and capitalize on new opportunities with the courage, conviction, and resilience that we as Philadelphians possess. I know it's possible because I have seen it firsthand. I've seen it through the eyes of our three- and Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING four-year-old children who are experiencing a nurturing and rigorous learning environment of our City-funded pre-K programs. I've seen it in the faces of families whose lives have been changed forever because we were able to help them buy their first home. And over the past four years, I've seen it at countless community meetings, rallies, marches, and festivals where residents from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods gather to voice concerns, fight for causes, enjoy our amenities, and celebrate all that makes Philadelphia unique. Today we'll release a report that outlines our renewed priorities for this next term. There are five key areas where we plan to focus our energies. First, and let me be very clear, nothing is more important to our Administration than creating a safer and more just city for all of us. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING It's no secret that the hardest part of this job for me has been addressing the senseless and unspeakable violence that happens on our streets every day. Talking to moms and dads, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles of the young men and women cut down on the streets of Philadelphia has left deep scars on our communities and, frankly, on me personally also. These young people, like little Nikolette Rivera, who was murdered in her living room this past October as she was held in her mother's arms, will never meet their potential, a loss that impacts all of us in this room and every single Philadelphian. And it will take all of us working together to make the progress we know is possible. Our Administration will deploy every tool and resource at our disposal to make sure more families do not suffer Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING the same fate. We are committed to reducing shootings and homicides and fighting for commonsense gun control so these tragedies can end once and for all. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Along with our new Police Commissioner, Danielle Outlaw, we will transform community relations and make the reforms necessary to restore trust and accountability between the Department and its residents, especially in black and brown communities. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

While most police officers perform their duties with compassion and integrity, those who fail to meet the standards of professional conduct or demonstrate racist or sexist behaviors must and will be held accountable. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

All the while, we will implement with urgency our Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING violence prevention strategy, the Philadelphia Roadmap to Safer Communities, which combines proven data-driven and community-informed approaches that have successfully reduced violence in other major cities. And we'll continue to partner with grassroots community groups each step of the way, because those closest to the challenges often have the best solutions. Since 2015, we have been taking a comprehensive approach to criminal justice reform to safely reduce our prison population and to close the House of Correction. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

A century-old dungeon that was a constant reminder of what mass incarceration really looks like. As a result, 3,000 fewer Philadelphians are behind bars. And we closed that prison ahead of schedule. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

We will continue this work to reduce our jail population, focusing on reducing racial and ethnic disparities that persist in our system. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Next, to ensure our young people reach their full potential, we must follow the rest of the civilized world and make the investments necessary to improve the quality of education available to all of our kids. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

This isn't just the right thing to do. Our city's future depends on it. For years, we watched as the School District of Philadelphia was cut to the bone, with significant capital investments trimmed, nurses, counselors, and librarians let go, and barely enough money to keep the lights on. But it's a new era, and we will not fail another generation of our Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING children. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Together we regained control of our schools by establishing a local Board of Education, and we matched it with more, along with Council, with more than a billion dollars in City funding. Now is the time to deliver on the promise of local control. This means working with the District and Harrisburg to prioritize investments to ensure all our kids and school staff have safe and welcoming facilities equipped with modern technology. It means that all students are exposed to career-connected activities so they're actually prepared for college and careers. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

It means our dynamic teachers are properly supported so they can set high standards for student success. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING And fulfilling the promise of local control means greater access to quality supportive services so children and families' social, behavioral, and health needs are met. Over the next four years, we'll continue growing our City-led PHLpreK, community schools, and out of school time initiatives that have become lifelines for students and their families. We'll drastically expand behavioral health supports across all schools. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Building on this success, we will create a new Office of Children and Families and a Children and Families Cabinet charged with working across City departments to ensure that all policies, resources, and services for children and families are aligned, coordinated, and developed in close partnership with the School District of Philadelphia. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

In the second term, we will also tackle new education priorities like working with the Community College of Philadelphia to help more high school students transition to college and allow for more to attend CCP tuition free so they can successfully graduate. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

In Philadelphia and across the nation, the rising cost of higher education and childcare as well as food insecurity and spiraling student debt is harming too many students' ability to graduate. And I know this keeps many parents and students awake at night. Yet if Philadelphia is to be a talent magnet for new companies and serve the rapidly changing needs of our labor market, we must do more to help residents gain a credential or post-secondary degree. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING That is why our Administration will be focused on creating a more accessible and affordable Community College for Philadelphians. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Last year we asked City residents to rate our services and tell us their priorities. Overwhelmingly people were most concerned with the condition of our streets. So let me say that we've heard you loud and clear, and making our streets safer and cleaner will be another major priority. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

You're welcome. We've made tremendous progress with a $200 million capital investment for repaving, and we've more than doubled the miles of streets paved since the year 2015. But we still have a long way to go. This term we will return our roads to a state of good repair and ensure that all users of our roadways are Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING safer by adding 40 miles of protected bike lanes. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

And we will support SEPTA's ambitious redesign of the bus network so that Philadelphians can more quickly and efficiently get to their jobs and other places. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

And for cleaner streets, we will continue to ramp up illegal dumping enforcement and build on our successful street sweeping pilot program by expanding street cleaning to every neighborhood and commercial corridor by the year 2023. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Yes, you heard that right, every neighborhood, which will even require folks to move their cars. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

While we're improving the condition of streets, we Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING will also remain focused on creating inclusive and resilient neighborhoods and making sure that our economic growth extends far beyond Center City. We'll continue our historic investments in housing affordability, homeless services, and homeownership. This will help stabilize Philadelphians struggling amid poverty and grow our middle class. To gain quality jobs, we'll increase entrepreneurial support for businesses owned by people of color, women, and immigrants. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

And implement a robust business and job growth strategy. And we'll continue our extensive efforts to save more lives from the opioid overdose and help neighborhoods like Kensington recover from the traumatic toll the opioid crisis has inflicted on our communities. (Applause.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Mayor Kenney

The opioid crisis is a national epidemic, but it's clear to me that cities like ours are on the front line of this battle. We must step up to solve it, as we've been doing the past few years. While some in Harrisburg and those working at the behest of the President are more concerned about scoring political points, we are focused on saving the souls suffering from addiction. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

And, yes, that means supporting the creation of overdose prevention sites to save lives and give more people an entry point to treatment. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

And that's not the only thing our city needs to lead on. We will continue doing everything we can to address the climate crisis by delivering on the Paris Climate Agreement and meeting our own ambitious climate Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING goals. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Finally, to restore equity to our neighborhoods, we'll continue the phenomenal progress of Rebuild by revitalizing 72 parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

After decades of disinvestment, these public spaces are finally getting the attention our residents, especially our kids, deserve. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

I'm extremely grateful to everyone involved in Rebuild, from the staff, non-profit partners, diverse businesses, and apprentices who are on their way to building careers in the trades. I also want to thank the community members who participate in the design process, funders like the fabulous William Penn Foundation -- thank you so Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING much -- and City Council for enacting the beverage tax. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Got a hand for the beverage tax. And our last major priority this term is grounded in our work to make a more diverse, efficient, and effective government that delivers better customer service to residents and businesses. We plan to look at every policy and program through a racial equity lens so we can better address the racial disparities that have plagued communities of color for far too long. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

For example, we'll reform burdensome fines and fees and bring fairness to more residents, and we'll provide more support to returning citizens so they can contribute to our society in a meaningful way. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

We also plan to Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING embed data, evaluation, and human-centered design in more City operations. These are among the top priorities for this term, and everything we do, every policy, every program, aims to lift at least 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

Our approach to reducing poverty focuses on providing support to those in need now, helping Philadelphians raise their incomes, and enacting policies and investments that will break the cycle of intergenerational poverty for good. I want to again thank the incredibly talented and dedicated members of the cabinet and staff who have been instrumental in pushing forward our progressive agenda these past four years. City government would not run without the 30,000-plus public servants who work on behalf of residents every Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING day. No words can adequately express my appreciation for all of you. Thank you for showing up and doing the work with compassion and integrity. And thank you to the residents of our great city who continue to voice their opinions and concerns and tell us what they want to see. We hear you. As Mayor, I recognize that thousands of Philadelphia children are kept awake at night by difficult concerns that no child should bear - a parent losing a job, an empty stomach, overcrowded classrooms, or gunfire right outside their window. It should not be that way. I want all Philadelphia children to sleep soundly at night and wake in the morning with the desire and a quality education to go out and conquer the world. (Applause.)

Mayor Kenney

More than anything else, that is the goal that will Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING drive our Administration over the next four years. And with your help, I'm confident we can achieve it. Thank you, God bless you, and Happy New Year. (Standing ovation.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you. Again, Mr. Mayor, congratulations. I now invite the Imam Muhammad Abdul-Aleem to offer a prayer for the City. (Applause.)

Imam Abdul-Aleem

Peace be upon you and with God's name, the merciful benefactor, the merciful redeemer. I'd like to begin this prayer for the City. I want to make first a comment that when I was given this beautiful and very humbling opportunity, I thought of a prayer that was given by the great prophet Ibrahim, where he prayed to God for a city of safety and Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING security. So God willing, I want to share with you some of the things that we have written about in relationship to those verses in the Quran, and I hope that the invitation given by Council President and our Mayor and City Council that we will honor you giving us this opportunity. So this prayer is, our merciful benefactor, our redeemer who opens for all people a way to good conscience and a good life. Grant to the City that it may continue to be a prosperous city and as the people of faith taking pride in human dignity, industry, and service. Let us pray that this great city pursuing liberty and justice in the face of injustice be an inspiration to other cities and to this nation to move towards social and economic justice for all. Grant that this city always have a heart for charity, compassion, Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING repentance, and mercy for the weak and the less fortunate among us. Grant that we as human beings always have more hope than trouble and ever-growing goodness and in wisdom. Bless us to always cherish our freedom and the noble essence of our common human essence. Grant that we, the citizens of this city, understand better our brothers and sisters in the City and around the world, and reject unsuitable racism for a global community of brotherhood and peace. Bring all our citizens, government, and members of all the branches of government together, those of great means and small means, to appreciate more our city's pledge of liberty, peace, and justice for all. Bless all citizens. Share in the responsibility to make our city work for all of us. Bless our homes and our Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING schools. Bless the parish and our troubled youth, our burdened neighborhoods to never be without hope or direction. Bless marriage and family life in our city. Bless us as citizens of this great city to keep the best of our ways. Bless us as citizens to live up to the noble name of the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. Bless us with the spirit of love and unity as we work together to make our city a shared freedom space. Bless us in our neighborhoods to return the neighbor back to the hood. Bless us to establish the City as the city of safety and security for all citizens. Bless us to have more pride in industry and self-reliance. Bless the workers of our city, those in uniform and those not in uniform. Bless the efforts of this Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING leadership body and all efforts to make progress for jobs and more opportunity for us in this great city for us. Bless us to understand this great time in which we live, the time of the human being. Bless us to wake up to human life and stop the senseless violence that goes on in our neighborhoods. Bless us to better appreciate the environment and our relationship to Mother Earth. Bless our leaders with the patience and the wisdom to lead us in these challenging times. Increase our elected officials - our Mayor, our City Council President, every member of the City Council, City Commissioners, the Sheriff, the Register of Wills, and every member of the justice system - with the excellence of the human spirit and the excellence of intellect of statesmen that we may build a better world for us all. Bless us to learn to live Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING together as human beings in service to God. Ameen. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

So to celebrate the inauguration of Mayor James F. Kenney, the Saint Thomas Gospel Choir will perform "Total Praise." The choir again is directed by Walt Blocker. (Saint Thomas Gospel Choir performs.) (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

I know this event was free today, but that was worth the price of admission. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you. I now invite the Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart to offer a reading in celebration of the inauguration of Mayor James F. Kenney. (Applause.)

Reverend Washington-Leapheart

Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING Good morning. (Good morning.)

Reverend Washington-Leapheart

It is my joy to serve the City as the Director for Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs in the Mayor's Office of Public Engagement, and it's my honor to this morning offer a word of encouragement to all of you as you begin this new term of leadership and of service. As I prepared for today, I couldn't help but think about how this date, January 6th, happens to connect to another important celebration on my religious calendar. Today many Christians observe the holiday of Epiphany. We call it Epiphany because the word is derived from the Greek word that means appearance. On this day, we celebrates the first time the divine presence physically appeared to human beings. According to our sacred text, the clue that revealed the location of Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING this divine presence was a star in the night sky. In other words, an ordinary light led the people to an extraordinary light. One of my spiritual practices for Epiphany is to have someone else choose for me something called a star word. A star word is something that can operate like a guiding light in my life throughout the year, and my task is to make sense of this word, this mysterious word. So I ask questions like what does this word mean to me, how can it reveal my direction, how can it reveal what I'm supposed to do and be. Well, I asked the same person who chose my star word last year to send me a list of star words, and this morning I selected a star word for you, all of you who are making a commitment to leadership. Your star word is craft. Craft. Now, I don't know how this word Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING will show up for you over and over this year. I don't know how it will be a guiding light to you. I don't know what it might personally mean for you, but I offer it to you today, craft. Perhaps this word is inviting you to approach your role or your position or your task like a wood worker approaches the delicate precise work of making something out of a shapeless block of wood. Perhaps the word is inviting you to let your imagination run free, like a child who can take two and a half crayons and some old-school Elmer's glue and some orange M&Ms and create something beautiful that you want to hang on your refrigerator. Perhaps this word is inviting you to, like a chef, craft new recipes for justice and wellness and wholeness for the residents of this city, using whatever we got in our cupboards to make something good, something that will fill Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING us up, something that won't leave us hungry. Perhaps this word is inviting you to carve out of your schedules and your workload time to rest, time to refresh, time to be a full human being, a partner, a parent, a family member, a friend. May you craft what you need to be well. Now, crafting is not easy, but it is in some ways an element of the work that you're vowing to do today. You are crafting and creating all the time. Leadership, as Nayyirah Waheed would say, is flower work. She writes this: Flower work is not easy. Remaining soft in the fire takes time. And so I leave you with the word "craft." May it be your light. May you know that sometimes leadership is art, just like it's science. It is always creating. May leadership be for you a Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING work of art, and may this word "craft" reveal to you what you need for this term of service. And remember, lastly, that sometimes you will be someone else's star. So lead them to the light. Congratulations to you all and God bless you. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you. Thank you so much, Reverend. At this time, the Chair invites the newly elected officials to take the oath of office in the presence of the Council, the Mayor, and other dignitaries. Would the retention judges of the Common Pleas Court please rise and take the oath of office. The Clerk will read the certificates of election for the retention judges of the Court of Common Pleas.

Chief Clerk

Ida Chen, Roxanne E. Covington, Glynnis D. Hill, Karen Shreeves-Johns, Diane R. Thompson, Donna Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING M. Woelpper, and Sheila Woods-Skipper, at an election held November 5, 2019, you were duly retained Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for a ten-year term, commencing the first Monday of January 2020.

Council President Clarke

Thank you. The Honorable Judge Dougherty will administer the oath of office. JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: To my colleagues and friends, please put your left hand on the Bible and raise your right hand. (Oath of office administered.) JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Congratulations. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

The Chair now invites the newly elected judges of the Common Pleas Court to please rise and take the oath of office. The Clerk will read the certificates of election for the newly elected judges of Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING the Court of Common Pleas.

Chief Clerk

Carmella Jacquinto, Crystal B. Powell, at an election held November 5, 2019, you were duly elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for a ten-year term, commencing the first Monday of January 2020.

Council President Clarke

And Judge Dougherty will -JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Welcome to the First Judicial District.

Council President Clarke

Judge, please administer the oath of office. JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Would you please place your left hand on the Bible and raise your right hand. (Oath of office administered.) JUSTICE DOUGHERTY: Congratulations, Your Honors. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING The Chair now invites the retention judges of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia to stand and take the oath of office. The Clerk will please read the certificates of election for the retention judges of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia.

Chief Clerk

Martin S. Coleman, Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde, at an election held November 5, 2019, you were duly retained Judge of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia County for a six-year term, commencing the first Monday of January 2020.

Council President Clarke

Thank you. The Honorable Patrick Dugan, President Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, will administer the oath of office. JUDGE DUGAN: Please take your Bibles in your left hands, raise your right hands, and repeat after me. (Oath of office administered.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING JUDGE DUGAN: Congratulations, judges. Congratulations. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

The Chair now invites the City Commissioners to stand as their names are called. They are Lisa Deeley, Omar Sabir, and Al Schmidt. The Chief Clerk will now read the certificates of election for the City Commissioners.

Chief Clerk

Lisa Deeley, Omar Sabir, and Al Schmidt, at an election held November 5, 2019, you were duly elected City Commissioners of Philadelphia County for a term of four years, commencing the first Monday of January 2020.

Council President Clarke

Thank you. The Honorable Carolyn Nichols, Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, will administer the oath of office. JUDGE NICHOLS: Please take your Bible in your left hand and raise Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING your right hand and repeat after me. (Oath of office administered.) JUDGE NICHOLS: Congratulations. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Congratulations. The Chair invites the newly elected Sheriff of Philadelphia, Rochelle Bilal, to stand and take the oath of office. The Clerk will please read the certificate of election for the Sheriff of Philadelphia.

Chief Clerk

Rochelle Bilal, at an election held November 5, 2019, you were duly elected Sheriff of the City of Philadelphia for a four-year term, commencing the first Monday of January 2020.

Council President Clarke

Judge Carolyn Nichols will also administer the oath of office. JUDGE NICHOLS: All right. Please place your left hand on the Bible Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING and raise your right hand and repeat after me. (Oath of office administered.) JUDGE NICHOLS: Congratulations. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Congratulations. The Chair now invites Tracey Gordon, Register of Wills, to stand to take her oath of office. The Chief Clerk will read the certificate of election for the Register of Wills.

Chief Clerk

Tracey Gordon, at an election held November 5, 2019, you were duly elected Register of Wills of the City of Philadelphia for a four-year term, commencing the first Monday of January 2020.

Council President Clarke

Judge Nichols will please administer the oath of office. JUDGE NICHOLS: Please place your left hand on the Bible and raise Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING your right hand, repeat after me. (Oath of office administered.) JUDGE NICHOLS: Congratulations. (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Congratulations. For our final musical selection today, the Girard Academic Music Program Concert Choir will perform "This is Me." The choir is directed by Christina Blankenship. (Girard Academic Music Program Concert Choir performs.) (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

That was truly lovely. As we conclude the ceremony today -- before I say that, I'm not supposed to say this, that after the session today, there will be a lot of activities in City Hall, third, fourth, and fifth floor. The Councilmembers will be doing their thing. Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING The reason why I wasn't supposed to announce it, because we only bought enough food for so many people. So it's first come, first served. Also, I believe the Mayor has a concert tonight. Tickets are probably gone, but I'm saying it anyway. So I want to thank the Inaugural Committee for their hard work for today's ceremony. I also want to thank our clergy members for being with us and offering their prayers for us and for our city. The Chair now invites Rabbi Jill Maderer to give a final benediction, and I ask that all members and guests please stand for the benediction.

Rabbi Maderer

Today, we who call God many different names and we who choose not to call to God at all, we Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist Philadelphians of diverse neighborhoods, races, sexual orientations, genders, countries of Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING origin, and languages, today we honor democracy, and we rededicate ourselves to the preservation of democracy, our democracy which is threatened with every act of hate, every system of inequity, every disrespect of difference. This Hanukkah, heeding my tradition's mandate to be public with my faith, to be visible with my Judaism by displaying the lights of the holiday, I set my hanukkiah, my Hanukkah Menorah, in the window just a few blocks from here. Even amid a week of anti-Semitic attacks, I had faith in my neighbors and in their solidarity. It is for all of us to create a city where we have faith in one another, where we stand with each other, especially with our most vulnerable populations, where we do not only defend our own particular group but where we stand with each other in solidarity. Holy one of blessing, be with our city's elected officials that they Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING may stand with us. Give them the strength, vision, and courage to demonstrate again and again that the people can count on them. And give us the strength to demonstrate that our leaders can count on their citizens, that they can count on us. God, be with us and inspire us to be with each other. Amen. (Amen.) (Applause.)

Council President Clarke

Thank you, Rabbi Maderer. Would the visitors and guests kindly be seated for the conclusion of the session. The Chair now recognizes Councilman Jones.

Councilman Jones

Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Council stand adjourned until Thursday, January 23rd, 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.) Stated Meeting January 6, 2020 1/6/20 - STATED MEETING

Council President Clarke

Thank you. It's been moved and properly seconded that the Council stand adjourned until Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. All those in favor, let it be known by saying aye. (Aye.)

Council President Clarke

Those opposed? (No response.)

Council President Clarke

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