Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING Via Microsoft Teams Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:24 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS 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 June 4, 2020
Thank you. Sorry for the delay. Good morning. We'll start out by giving you some information, a requirement under this particular new normal. I understand that the state law currently requires that the following announcement be made at the beginning of every remote Council session as we are still in the red and it's not clear to me when we'll be able to physically meet in City Council Chambers. Due to the current public health emergency, we're obviously in remote session. We are using Microsoft Teams to make this remote meeting possible. Instructions for how the public may view the meeting and offer public comment are included in the Stated Meeting notice that was published in the Daily News, Inquirer, and Legal Intelligencer prior to the meeting and can also be found on PHLCouncil.com. We're going to get started now. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 the hour has come, so I'm going to ask the Clerk, please call the roll to take attendance. Members obviously will indicate by saying present, but also add an additional word to make sure that your sound is picked up. Mr. Stitt.
Good morning. Present, and looking forward to today's proceedings.
Hi. This is Alison from Councilwoman Brooks' staff. She Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 is on her way to City Hall now, but may not be able to participate until she's reconnected.
Good morning, Council President, colleagues, and the public.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues and everyone. Happy to be here today.
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Good morning, colleagues. Happy to be here today. Look forward to our conversation at today's Council session.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. Look forward to our work today.
Good morning, Council President, and good morning, colleagues.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. I want to also say thank all of you for your prayers, your words of encouragement, and your words of support during the passing of my sister. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Councilman, and our prayers continue to be with you and your family.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. Good morning, Philadelphia. We will survive.
Good morning. Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues.
Good morning, Councilman. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Good morning, colleagues. Good morning, Council President, and good morning to the people of Philadelphia.
Good morning, Council President and colleagues. Look forward to our work today. Thank you.
Good morning, Council President and colleagues. Looking forward to a good day's work.
Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. Happy to be here, ready to do the people's work.
Good morning. Thank you. And excuse me, Mr. Decker, for not acknowledging you today as the Clerk for the session. So we're going to get started. Despite the great need, we're not going to have an invocation today, so we will first, however, observe a very brief Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 prayer for our city, its leaders, and the citizens on this current public health crisis. So may we please have a moment of silence. (Moment of silence.)
Thank you. And to further recognize the challenging times that we find ourself in, we just would like to acknowledge everything that's going on. We have been full participants in all aspects of it. To our citizens, to all of those who are watching us that have been involved in whatever way you have, we would like to at this time, we're going to take a knee, and we're going to take a knee obviously to recognize what we're going through as a nation, as a city, but we want to take a knee to recognize the memory of George Floyd. The individual, until this particular time, was pretty much anonymous to us all, but now we Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 symbol of all of the things that could be wrong in this country. I think the most important aspect of what happened as a result of that is that we come out of this stronger, better, more unified to move forward all of the things to right as much as possible the wrongs that have been done. I think that if we don't do that, the memory of George Floyd will be lost. I'm just very concerned about the direction that we could conceivably go in. But today, this morning, I'm going to ask all members to please take a knee in this virtual format, so as we speak. Can we all please take a knee in the memory of George Floyd and his unfortunate death. (Councilmembers pause to take a knee.)
Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Okay, colleagues. Thank you very much. Thank you. We will follow that up by doing work to move our country, our city, and for all the citizens move forward in the right direction. I want to thank you so much for that. Our next order of business is the approval of the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, May 21st, 2020, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, May 21st, 2020 be approved. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, May 21st, 2020 stand approved. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Those opposed? Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 (No response.)
The ayes have it, and the Journal is approved. Our next order of business is requests for leave of absence, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker.
Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the members of Council, there are no requests for leaves of absence today.
Thank you so much, Councilwoman. Our next order of business is communications, and the Clerk, Mr. Decker, will please read the messages from the Mayor and other communications that he may have in his possession today.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, per your request that my Administration note all business before Council that should be considered relating to our response to the pandemic Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 necessary to allow for expedited action, I respectfully report and submit for the consideration of your honorable body the following: An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an Amendment to a Joint-Use Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pursuant to which certain parcels of real estate constituting the I-95 right-of-way, located beneath the elevated highway between the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Walt Whitman Bridge, are leased to the City of Philadelphia by the Commonwealth, subleased by the Interstate Land Management Corporation; and An ordinance amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 180293), entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 34-S and 41-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 of Packer Avenue from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to the Pierhead Line of the Delaware River and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes, water main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of Packer Avenue being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way"; and An ordinance authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into a concession agreement with Bicycle Transit Systems, Incorporated for the operation, maintenance and expansion of a bicycle sharing system, an essential service during the COVID-19 period; and An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 of condemnation, or otherwise, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and in the bed of the former Kensington & Tacony Railroad, all under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. That will be reflected in the record. Our next order of business is the introduction of bills and resolutions, and the Clerk will please read the titles of the legislation that is being offered today by the members.
Councilwoman Parker offers one bill, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code to create a new Chapter 9-5000, entitled 'Food Delivery Services,' to regulate third-party food delivery services, require certain disclosures to consumers, and provide for a limitation on certain fees charged to consumers."
This Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 bill will be referred to the appropriate committee.
Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson introduces one non-privileged resolution, entitled a "Resolution encouraging the City of Philadelphia to support local business and shorten the supply chain by locally sourcing COVID-19 related equipment, supplies, and services from local businesses and suppliers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency."
Thank you. Mr. Decker, did you say that was privileged?
Non-privileged, okay. Thank you. This will be placed on the Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council.
Councilman Henon offers one bill, entitled "An ordinance Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation, or otherwise, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and in the bed of the former Kensington & Tacony Railroad."
That bill will be referred to the appropriate committee.
Councilman Jones offers an ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 56th Street, Arch Street, Conestoga Street, and Market Street.
That bill will be referred to the appropriate committee.
Councilman Johnson offers two bills, entitled "An Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 ordinance amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area,' to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits, for the purpose of facilitating economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic"; and An ordinance amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by creating the "/WSC West Chestnut Street Overlay District."
Thank you. These bills will be referred to the appropriate committees.
Councilwoman Sanchez offers two bills, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Zoning and Planning,' to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled 'Overlay Zoning Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Districts,' by creating the '/AME, American Street Overlay District'"; and An ordinance amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Norris Street, American Street, Berks Street, and 3rd Street; and amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by creating the "/BNA Berks and American Overlay District."
Thank you. Those bills will be referred to the appropriate committee.
Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez also offers a privileged resolution authorizing City Council's Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Commerce and Economic Development to consider the City of Philadelphia's revenue collection and Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 regulatory policies for businesses and property owners to support economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Councilman Domb offers two bills, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the operation of sidewalk cafes during the COVID-19 emergency until December 31, 2020 in areas of the City where such activity currently must be otherwise authorized by special ordinance, and allowing expanded activity by currently licensed sidewalk cafe operations"; and An ordinance amending Chapter 11-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "General Provisions," to authorize the Streets Department to permit closure of the public right-of-way, including on street parking spaces, for public health, welfare and safety purposes during the COVID-19 public health emergency until December 31, 2020, including expansion of Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 business uses that cannot operate in indoor environments or have limited indoor capacity and/or service due to the COVID-19 emergency.
Thank you. Those will be referred to the appropriate committee.
Councilman Thomas offers one bill, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Local Bidding Preferences,' to amend reporting requirements to require the establishment of local business usage goals and reporting on reaching such goals as a way to assist community businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic."
That bill will be referred to the appropriate committee.
Councilman Squilla offers two bills, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Philadelphia, to enter into an Amendment to a Joint-Use Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pursuant to which certain parcels of real estate constituting the I-95 right-of-way, located beneath the elevated highway between the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Walt Whitman Bridge, are leased to the City of Philadelphia by the Commonwealth, subleased by the Interstate Land Management Corporation"; and An ordinance amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 180293), entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 34-S and 41-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Packer Avenue from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to the Pierhead Line of the Delaware River and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes."
That Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 will be referred to the appropriate committee.
Councilman Oh offers one privileged resolution, entitled a "Resolution recognizing May 2020 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Philadelphia to commemorate the proud heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and their vital contributions that continue to enhance the City's culture, economy, and the founding ideals of independence and democracy."
There are no other bills or resolutions being offered by the members today, Mr. President.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. We have no reports from committee today. Let me quickly recognize today's introduction of bills. This particular session was targeted for Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 2ND READING legislation or resolutions that will help facilitate the opening of the economy to provide opportunities for much-needed jobs. So we have focused on that today in this Council session. The following session we will be addressing a number of issues, particularly issues that relate to some of the current environment, but today we'll be focusing on things that will help us deal with this particular economy. We anticipate having a significant number of issues addressed in our next session of Council. Very, very important issue. Our next order of business is the consideration of the Calendar. I note there are no bills on the First Reading Calendar, but today we are only considering those legislative matters on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar that directly pertain to the COVID-19 crisis. A reminder that we are still in Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 2ND READING the pandemic. There are two such matters on the Calendar. The prime sponsors of those matters have already communicated their desire to have those matters considered today. I, therefore, recognize Councilwoman Parker for the purpose of calling up those matters from the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar.
Thank you, Mr. President. The following resolutions are being called up from the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars today. They are Nos. 200332 and 200337. All other resolutions and bills are being held.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Before considering these resolutions, we will consider public comment. It will go as follows: Under normal circumstances, public comment must concern matters on the Second Reading and Final Passage Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Calendars for possible action at a session of Council. A speaker on any of those matters must sign up in order to testify. You must call 215-686-3406 by 5:00 p.m. the day before the session to sign up for public comment. When you call, we will take your number and your name and the number of your legislative item you are commenting on and whether you are in support of or against the legislation that you add to your list. We will telephone each person on the list during Council session and invite them to our remote meetings, and under ideal circumstances, they will have -- we will have two minutes to speak given the timeframe and the challenges that we have before us. In order to be fair to all those wishing to speak, we're going to please ask for individuals to please adhere to the time limit. We have Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 consistently had a lot of individuals that have indicated an interest in testifying, and we encourage that, but we do want to make sure that everybody has an opportunity. So there will be a timer that will monitor your time. When you hear a ringing of a bell, maybe a little slight, the first ring will indicate that you have 30 seconds to conclude your remarks. When you hear the longer ring, that will mean that your two minutes are up. Thank you so much for your participation and thank you so much for your adherence to the guidelines that we have been appointed. So you're going to be muted and disconnected from the remote meeting after you conclude your testimony. Thank you very much. So, again, comment is limited to the matters called up by Councilwoman Parker, Resolutions No. 200332 and 200337. Thank you very much. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Mr. Decker.
William Elder. There will be a brief pause as public commenters are connected, Mr. President.
Thank you. Hello. My name is William Elder. I'm a resident of Philadelphia's Second District. Thank you for taking my comment today. While I support the spirit of Resolution 200267 to the fullest, I'm calling today because I find the proposition that it could be implemented in any meaningful way completely Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 farcible. The events of the last week have reminded us once again that too many law enforcement officials across the country are unable to use their own fists, elbows, and knees in a manner that does not infringe on individuals' civil liberties, more often than not African American citizens. Providing the Police Department with more military-grade technology than they amplified will simply just give cover to such biases, is dangerous, and unnecessary, and a toothless resolution will not prevent its abuse in a police culture that too often views itself as above the law, particularly when policing minority communities. Rather than adopt this resolution, I call on the City Council to stand together against the police union in order to demilitarize the City's Police Department, to substantially reduce the Department's budget, to ban Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 the use of facial recognition technology in any capacity, and to bring about real reform in our Police Department before we have another George Floyd-like tragedy in Philadelphia rather than waiting until it's too late. The NAACP and social activists both offered bullet point police reform recommendations that I encourage Council to consider. In closing, black lives matter. John McNesby is trash. I yield the rest of my time.
Yes. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 You're commenting on what resolution or bill? I just want to clarify.
Okay. All right. So we actually are only calling up for public comment for 200332, 200337, but you are on now, so please proceed.
The problem is -- but just proceed. We're only calling up a couple of matters on the Calendar given the current COVID-related situation. So we're only calling up certain bills for public comment session, but you're already on, so just please proceed.
Wonderful. Cool. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 So I was under the impression that I was going to speak on Resolution 200267, Councilmember Jones's resolution on -
Sir, sir, I just said just go ahead. Just go ahead, because you're taking up your time.
Oh, sorry about that. I was calling to express opposition to the resolution, but only because I believe that the terrain has shifted. I deeply respect the foresight of Councilmember Jones and the concerns that others share for our civil liberties, but this resolution was introduced in March, and although everyone who is listening to this call is in different parts of the City, I think if you look outside, you'll see that the terrain has shifted. The resolution speaks intelligently and perceptively to the automation of law enforcement tactics and Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 is rightfully suspicious of the underlying framework in which facial recognition technology is being placed, idea that it only lacks confidence. I think that Philadelphia is a city of forward-thinkers and activists and heirs to luminaires like Du Bois, and we should withdraw this resolution and reintroduce another as soon as possible to call for a moratorium on facial recognition usage by law enforcement until such a time as regulations are written by a civilian-led body and implemented first. We should write the rule book before we play the game. We wouldn't be the first to do this. San Francisco has and four towns outside of Boston have as well. Portland and Boston themselves are considering these bans right now, and Philadelphia has an opportunity to join them. A moratorium is a moderate assertion given what is going on and given the conduct that we have seen. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 People are paying attention, and people want to know that you'll protect us. We can't be laissez-faire. This issue touches all aspects of our lives, and to vest this regulation in the Roundhouse and in federal LEOs is not something that this Council with the leaders that it has should allow. Algorithms that run through the City should be made to work for the people, should be controlled by the people. You can't eliminate bias in code because someone has the code, but you can control bias, and you can lay a foundation that is bias for us. I urge the Council only to withdraw this resolution and to return quickly with a stronger stance on facial recognition to make Philadelphia a light and to start working with the people who are out in the street to show us a way forward from a lot of the distrust and a lot of the dishonesty that we have seen. Thank you for your time.
Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Thank you. Before we go to the next speaker, I just wanted to go over something briefly that I omitted earlier. I just want to say to the individuals that are going to be speaking, this is a public meeting, and the public meeting is being recorded. So because the meeting is public, participants and viewers have no reasonable expectation of privacy. So by continuing to be in the meeting, you are consenting to be recorded. So, Mr. Decker, please proceed with the next witness.
Mr. President, I apologize to the body. There are no speakers on the resolutions you indicated, 200332 and 200337. The remaining speakers are all on Resolution No. 200267. Shall I continue calling those names, Mr. President?
Yeah. I mean, it's a relevant issue. We didn't call it up until people called in Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 to sign up for that. So just let the individuals state their position on that particular resolution.
Good. Just state your name for the record and please proceed with your testimony.
Hi. My name is Hannah Sassaman. I am the Policy Director at Movement Alliance Project and I was hoping to speak on the facial recognition resolution as well, but I can also speak on 332. At this moment in history, it is extremely important for all of the members of Council who have a deep commitment to their communities and a Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 deep commitment to all of the rioting of the City of Philadelphia to understand that both the rhetoric that we are seeing all over the City that Councilmember Gym spoke about in her resolution and the complications of facial recognition and the bias that it can potentially embed that Councilman Jones put forward in his are deeply tied to the hundreds of years of racial oppression that black communities are rising up against right now. The City Council has one moment with this budget session to listen to the call from the streets to de-fund the Police, to take that $14 million excess that they were granted in the budget and to put it into Office of Workforce Development, housing, into rec centers, and the community supports and services that truly help us thrive in the poorest big city in America with vibrant black and brown communities. We are supporting you in trying Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 to take that brave stand right now and thinking deeply about your commitment to your neighborhoods and how coming out of this extraordinary moment in history and this crisis we can transform them by doing what the City of Los Angeles did last night and taking money that is earmarked for the Police and putting it instead into our communities. Even though some of the resources are tied up in contracts, there are over $700 million extra in that budget that are not necessarily tied up in contracts that can be reinvested as the movement for black lives and as thousands upon thousands of people and millions nationwide are saying. I'm grateful for this opportunity to speak. I know you will be hearing from many more people. And, finally, I would say that the budget session for public testimony that you have open on June 9th is already full. It is absolutely incumbent upon Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Council to open up at least one, if not more than one, session for the people in the streets who are saying invest in our communities and divest from policing, from technology for policing are able to speak to you. I am grateful very much, and I yield the rest of my time.
Thank you. Thank you very much for your testimony.
Thank you, Mr. President. I truly appreciate the comments and insights of the public about the resolution dealing with the use of facial recognition, but what that intent of that resolution is not to promote and further the use of facial recognition technology, but to discover if we are indeed utilizing it and how. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 So if there is a misunderstanding on how, we are having a hearing to open up to the public, to be transparent about City resources being used for that. I wanted to put that on the record, Mr. President. Thank you.
Just state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Absolutely. My name is Gregory Allbright. I'm a Ph.D. student at Drexel University. I have worked with some colleagues in the STS, Science Technology Studies Department, talking about issues of surveillance and facial recognition, and all of the literature I've read and what I've seen shows that this technology once it's used, it's really hard to roll back. It leads to lots of civil rights issues, lots of things that just create more problems than is solved. So I would encourage the Council to vote against this bill. Thank you very much.
Good morning. Ms. Grant, can you speak up a little. It's hard for us to hear you. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Could you speak a little louder. We're having difficulty hearing you. And just state your name for the record.
Yes. It's a little better. Can you just state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony.
My name is Nikki Grant. I'm an attorney with Amistad Law Project and a resident of West Philadelphia in the Third District. I'm here to testify in favor of Resolution 200267. For decades, we have seen police forces across the country gather more resources and tools, often with little to no accountability. The Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 evolution of SWAT, the SWAT team, is one example. Try looking for police units that will effect the military reform of 1960. You won't find them. SWAT was created in the '60s largely in response to uprising of black people across the country calling for justice. SWAT radically transformed police forces across the country, turning local police into the military. On Sunday, I watched in horror just blocks away from my house as a man, clad in military gear, shot tear gas into my neighborhood at black youth who are fed up at being criminalized and killed by police. But that's not all. Not only do these militarized units harass people in my community, their insatiable hunger for new toys (inaudible) away from things my community needs. And so I turn to facial recognition software, or FRS. Just like SWAT before it, this technology and the police units and practices that it will Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 create around it will radically transform the police once again to our communities' detriment. If we allow the police to add FRS to their arsenal, they will become big brother. So since we have normalized the (inaudible) of police, soon we will normalize the common presence of police surveillance on the entire populus. Not only do I support setting clear boundaries and transparent policies around the use of FRS, I completely oppose the City, the State or the federal government sending any money already sourced for technologies that will heighten its motivation of everyday life for black people. The issue is twofold. Not only is this a concern about how FRS chills (inaudible) speech and props up mass incarceration, there's also a concern about how these technologies drain resources from our communities and siphons away tax dollars. In addition to asserting Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 boundaries and clear practices around FRS, City Council can take action with our poorer communities who are clamoring for justice by rejecting the $14 million increase to the Police budget. Twenty-five thousand Philadelphians have signed a petition with Amistad Law Project, started working a week ago, calling for just that. So I call on City Council to (inaudible) Resolution 200267 and I call on City Council to reject any increase in funding for the Police. Thank you.
Just please state your name for the record and Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 proceed with your testimony.
Hello. My name is Devren Washington and -- I'm sorry. I'm testifying right now?
Okay. I'm sorry. Yes. My name is Devren Washington and I am testifying regarding the bill -- or regarding the resolution on facial recognition, and I just want to extend a thank you for holding this space in order for the public to testify regarding this resolution. I've been advocating against the use of facial recognition technology for some time, and now is the time for the community and our elected officials to be having that conversation. As an organizer and as an organizer with Black Lives Matter, I understand that we are in a deeply principled struggle for the soul of our city, and the technological capabilities of those in power is of paramount concern Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 to me and my fellow organizers more broadly. And so this technology, especially where it's going, where cameras are able to track the movements of people and where this is a use in which you are forcing people to basically hold their identification, hold their ID like on their face, right, it really just does not serve the public and it endangers marginalized communities, because it allows for racist police officers to be able to track people almost with impunity. I understand that the use of facial recognition technology right now is not widely known, and that is also very concerning to me, but I think right now Council is in a great position to use this resolution to call on the Mayor to actually just ban its use throughout the City of Philadelphia, because in reality, we are asking for the City -- I mean, for the State and for the federal government to provide the policy on facial Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 recognition technology. I feel like that only legitimizes its use, and we don't need to be parsing -- we don't need to be figuring out like how it can be used safely. We need to just ban it indefinitely so that we can protect our First Amendment rights, right? Because if you look at Ferguson, everything coming out of Ferguson -- and as of right now, six people, six organizers that were present in the Ferguson uprising had been murdered. And so we know that there's a long history of police surveillance of black movements and of black people, and so if Council wants to show solidarity for the moment that we are in nationally, they should use this moment to be on the right side of history and do the right thing in this moment, which is calling on the Mayor to ban the use of facial recognition by executive order. So thank you so much for hearing my testimony, and I hope Council can make the right decision. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Thank you.
Yes. You're actually in the public meeting, so if you can just state your name and proceed with your testimony.
Great. Thank you. My name is Phil Mayfair. I'm calling to object to Bill 200267 and the Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 use in funding of facial recognition technology by the Philadelphia Police. I am pretty afraid that such technology will negatively affect vulnerable populations, especially black men and women, especially after how horribly the police have acted last week in response to protests. I also oppose this bill since it would seem to pull resources away from areas like education and public health. Thank you for your time.
Good morning. Just please state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony. And can you make your voice a little louder.
Okay. And we know what this is regarding, right? My name is Enny Ibomian and I'm basically speaking about facial recognition, passing that bill. And so in a time where we lack policing reform, we do not need to add fuel to the fire of police brutality against people's color, especially black and brown communities. In addition, I think a facial recognition tool will be used to violate our First Amendment rights, even if it's done inadvertently. No matter how clear boundaries and transparent policies -how many clear boundaries and transparent policies you try to establish regarding the use of facial recognition technology, you can't overcome the bigotry and racism Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 that lies in the human heart. This is not the time to implement this policy, and doing this will only guarantee a state-endorsed genocide of black and brown people in our community and in our city. Thanks.
Just state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony. If you could lift your voice a little higher. It's difficult to hear you.
How is this? Is this loud enough? Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Great. Thank you. My name is Dr. Oliver Harris. I'm a resident of Fishtown and I hold a doctorate in chemical and biological engineering from Drexel University. I am against any resolution that allows for the use of facial recognition software by the Philadelphia Police or any other department within the Philadelphia City structure. We all have a lot to do today to take care of our fellow Philadelphians, so I'll make this as quick as I can. You've already heard from many other concerned Philadelphians about all of the various inadequacies in any sort of regulation of this software, so I'm only going to highlight what I think is salient here. Every single First Amendment advocacy group, civil rights group, civil liberties group is immanently opposed to Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 using this technology by the Police Department. You should consider the already published positions by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties, ACLU. You've already heard that fellow cities have already banned its use, including Cambridge, Massachusetts and San Francisco. And, in fact, I want to draw attention to the specific technology being considered here, Clearview AI that Philly PD piloted in November. New Jersey as a state has already banned this technology from being used by its Police Department. So now I want to focus on this current moment. Other Philadelphians have already told you surveillance technologies exacerbate pre-existing racial biases in policing. News outlets like Wired, Gizmodo, Fox, and BuzzFeed have all documented that these technologies fail to distinguish between facial features of black people, which Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 invariably leads to disproportionately high false positives for black people. Even the Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, have published results documenting the abject failure of this technology to be equitable. Additionally, in this time where everyone is wearing masks to protect public health, we are going to undoubtedly see spikes in misidentifications from this technology's use. Finally, I submit that the entire enterprise of predictive policing has been wisely denounced as an inherently racist approach to public safety and must be dismantled to ensure the safety of the people of this city. Now I want to focus on the specific department in question. Last year we learned that hundreds of officers within Philly PD were active members and racist Facebookers. Two Jewish former Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 officers are suing the Department over the discrimination they faced, and there's even an officer who was rehired by the Department, Officer Lickterman, who has a visible Nazi tattoo that continues to go viral worldwide week after week. So do you honestly believe that Philadelphians are going to feel safe with these same racist officers getting unfettered access to even more invasive tools to terrorize our communities? At a time when trust between the people and the police is at the lowest point in anyone's living memory and when every Philadelphian is hurting for real change, you all have an opportunity here to do the right thing. Right now this very same department is being documented every day infringing on civil liberties, breaking international laws governing use of chemical weapons on civilians, and showing blatant disregard for the life and safety of Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Philadelphians. Is this the legacy that you want to be known for, enabling more of this? You can get out in front of this.
You can lead cities nationwide in defending your constituents from the inherent violence of facial technician software or you can cower to the police, who already face no accountability for their wrongdoings and likely would never face any consequences if their violence can be blamed on a simple algorithm malfunction. To be clear, anything less than an outright ban is enabling the next George Floyd to happen here, and we cannot allow that. Black lives matter. Act now or stand down. I yield my time.
Two things. One, so that if people feel that the intent of that resolution, not a bill, was to further facial recognition, that is not the case. So we will withdraw the resolution to provide greater clarity. The intention of the resolution was to find out where they are actually using that technology unbeknownst to City Council, and I appreciate the advocates who are bringing this strong opposition to our attention. But, again, for further clarification, that was not our intention. We want to be informed about when and where this type of technology is being used in the City of Philadelphia and for what purpose. So going forward, we can make a motion after public comment to withdraw that resolution to find out where this is being used and we'll figure out a way to Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 get that through the budget process.
Thank you, Councilman. We will recognize you at the appropriate time in this session to take action on that particular resolution. Thank you. Mr. Decker, please continue.
Good morning. If you can please just state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony, and speak a little louder to make sure that all can hear you.
So this is the public comment session, which you have signed up for.
And it's a resolution, not a bill. Please proceed.
Sure. My name is Candice Qwen. I called yesterday in opposition to this bill, because I feel that Philadelphia's funds should not be used any more for the police funding. We should -- seeing as Mayor Kenney proposed so many tax cuts for social services, I feel that our funding should be used for especially for the libraries, the community centers, et cetera. And, yeah, I do feel that using facial recognition technology is incredibly dangerous and should not be funded at all with City money. So, yeah. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you for your testimony, ma'am.
The next speaker is Germain Lloyd. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Good morning. Just please state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony.
Yes, sir. So I spoke with my organizer earlier. Actually, I won't be testifying on this go-round, unfortunately, so...
The next speaker is Margerie Layesfall. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
We're calling from the City Council meeting. You had indicated an interest in testifying in public comment?
Hello. Did you want to testify in public comment in the City Council session?
Yes. Absolutely. Absolutely. Hi. My name is Leah and I'm a member of One Pennsylvania.
Yes. My name a -UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Hold on, Leah. They didn't put us in yet. When he gives us the go-ahead, then you can go.
Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Mr. Decker, call the name again who is supposed to testify.
Okay. Since we have her on, why don't we proceed with her. If you can just state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony.
My name is Leah Foust and I'm a member of One Pennsylvania. I am testifying on Resolution 200267. Our city is on fire. Our people are hurting, and in the midst of a pandemic, black communities are crying Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 out for help and safety, for housing, for education, for employment, for respect. We can't afford to keep funding weapons and technology for our police to be able to use on black lives. The police have been traumatizing our community for too long. It is shameful to be investing in technology for the police while we are being asked to fight over crumbs. Mayor Jim Kenney's $14 million increase in the Philadelphia Police Department's weapons is wrong. Using or giving the police more military-style weapons is wrong. The crisis facing our city is housing, addiction, hunger, poverty, and unemployment. How can we justify this continued increase in police power and inflated spending? Well, let me tell you a story about the people who will use this technology. Are you listening? I'm going to tell you right now who it is. I was on the bus with my kids Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 coming from grocery shopping. We all had on our masks, but my son had a lollipop in his mouth. But you know kids. They want they candy, so it was hard to keep his mask on. The bus driver stopped and called the cops on us. I was extremely hurt and didn't know what to do. We were far from home, and when the cops came, I didn't want any trouble. I expressed my honest feelings and told the police officers I thought the bus driver was being mean and kind of racist. As soon as I said that, two of the cops, he grabbed me and started to choke me by my neck and slammed me in the ground right in front of my kids. That's not what our youth is supposed to see. And the other cops also watched as well while people on the bus watched as well. I felt fear and humiliated. I just felt like before the cops even arrived, he had planned on hitting me anyway. When he slammed me on the Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 ground, my face was in the concrete. I felt like a freaking animal or something or not even human, something that belonged in the damn zoo. I'm a human being. And then he finally put handcuffs on me and he going to put me in the car and ask me what happened. He talked about how I needed to calm down. I was only expressing my feelings. He needed to calm down. He needed some type of more training or something, not no more funding in his Police Department. I told him what happened about the lollipop. Then he had the nerve to say, wow, that's why the bus driver called us? I felt like he could have killed me by mistake. The solution to our problems is to invest in housing, jobs, resources for our youth. The City does not need to put more funding into the Police Department. We need resources for housing, the youth, and addressing addiction and mental Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 health issues in our community. Homelessness is permanently linked with the criminal and juvenile justice system already. Almost 50,000 people a year enter the homeless shelter immediately after exiting incarceration, and people returning from jail or prison face barriers to find stable housing, employment due to legal restrictions because discrimination against those with criminal records. That's why I'm calling you to use City resources to pass the Emergency Housing Recovery Act. Fund the Housing Trust and protect the Mayor's Office of Labor. Pass the Emergency Housing Act tomorrow.
Okay. Ma'am, can I ask you a question? Is it okay if we follow up this with a call to you so we can get more detail and Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 do a follow-up on the incident that you had? I just didn't want to take it upon ourselves to call you without you being okay with that. Okay?
As long as y'all don't try to take my identity or something or try to take my identity and they try and do something else with that.
No. This is me. Okay? I just want to make sure that your issue gets adjusted. This will be a very confidential phone conversation. Okay?
Okay. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you for your testimony.
There are no other speakers on the public comment list, Mr. President.
Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Okay. I want to proceed. Okay. We will now consider the resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar. Mr. Decker, if you can please read the title of Resolution No. 200332.
A resolution condemning any and all racist and xenophobic rhetoric against Asian and Asian American communities amid the rise of COVID-19, and expressing appreciation for the resilience, support, and contributions of the City of Philadelphia's Asian American and Chinese American communities.
Oh, Gym. I'm sorry. I'm getting these text messages from individuals. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Okay. I'm sorry. Apologies. The Chair recognizes Councilman Gym.
I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. I think, Councilwoman Gauthier, you wanted to be recognized?
Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING That's okay. I'm sorry. A remote environment can be very challenging. We will now move to Resolution 200327.
A resolution calling on the Mayor of Philadelphia to formally appoint a provisional Chief Recovery Officer position in the Department of Finance responsible for the management and administration of all federal and state grants, or otherwise categorized COVID-19 financial recovery dollars, to the City of Philadelphia until the Mayor and City Council do so jointly determine that the position shall be dissolved, introduced by Councilman Domb.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Thank you. It's been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. Thank you. Mr. Decker, do you have any additional resolutions on today's Calendar.
A resolution authorizing City Council's Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Commerce and Economic Development to consider the City of Philadelphia's revenue collection and regulatory policies for businesses and property owners to support economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, introduced by Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
The Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you, Council President. Before I call for a motion to move, I just want to thank the Administration and the Revenue Commissioner for working with our office around what does the smart restart collection strategy look like and how do we help our small businesses to make decisions about reopening and payment plans. This is especially important as we weigh in on all of the decisions over the next few weeks and particularly tomorrow as we talk about renters and landlords. The ability of folks to get on a payment plan with no interest, no penalty, no deposit is huge. It could be the difference between me deciding to open up my business or not. So I want to thank the Administration for working with us on this and look forward to the hearings as we help our small businesses Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING not only recover but thrive post the pandemic. Thank you. I move for the motion. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution recognizing May 2020 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Philadelphia to commemorate the proud heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and their vital contributions that continue to enhance the City's culture, economy, and the founding ideals of independence and democracy, introduced Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING by Councilman Oh.
Thank you very much, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
Councilman, before you go, can we Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING actually ask our technicians please try to correct the feedback. There's a lot of significant feedback and it's making it difficult to hear members and I'm also having challenges. The Chair again recognizes Councilman Jones.
I want to thank all of the advocates that weighed in on Resolution No. 200217 [sic]. It's important in today's climate that we at least listen and hear each other's concerns. Facts, not fiction or fears, should rule public policy. So I want to say that this resolution's intention was to look at where we are currently using this type of technology, whether it's at airports when people are going through terminals to be identified, whether it is at our DVIC down in South Philly where they are maybe, maybe using it to identify people on our streets. The point of the resolution was we don't know how they are Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING using it, and we wanted to clarify how it is being used. But I would like to offer the withdrawal of Resolution No. 200217, because we should hear advocacy. I will simply ask these questions during budget hearings to ask the Commissioner in the Police Department how we are using this type of technology and if we should be using it at all. So with that, I move for the withdrawal of Resolution 200217.
Resolution 200267, entitled a "Resolution calling on the Philadelphia Police Department, as well as state and federal law enforcement Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING officials, to establish clear boundaries and issue transparent policies regarding the use of facial recognition technology to ensure that this technology does not lead to racial biases in policing practices and outcomes or infringe on individuals' civil liberties."
Thank you. There's been a motion by Councilman Jones to withdraw. Can I get a second? (Duly seconded.)
All those in favor of the motion say aye. (Aye.)
All right. The motion to withdraw Resolution Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 6/4/20 - STATED - 2ND READING No. 200267 has been approved. It is approved, and 200267 will be withdrawn. The Chair again recognizes Councilman Jones.
I want to thank my colleagues for their patience. We're going through a whole lot today, but I've learned in the last ten days that being loud doesn't mean right. You have to listen more than you talk, and at the end of the day, if we communicate with each other, we can create greater understanding. So with that spirit, we withdrew that bill. I'm going to simply ask the question in the hearings for Police to find out what the boundaries are and whether that technology should be used. So I'm thankful for the advocates to express themselves, but it's better for us to communicate to get better understanding of each other's intentions. Thank you, Mr. President. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Thank you, Councilman. Thank you so much. Mr. Decker, are there any additional resolutions?
There are no other resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar, Mr. President.
Thank you very much. We concluded that. Prior to recognizing members regarding speeches, I will note for the record at this time that we will use the chat feature available in Microsoft Teams to allow the members to signify that they wish to be recognized. In order to comply with the Sunshine Act, the chat feature must only be used for this purpose. This said, are there any speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)
Any speeches on the part of the majority? Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 we have teed up.
Thank you very much, Council President, and thank you, Majority Leader. Just briefly. Understood. Nothing speaks louder than the video of George Floyd. That video has been seen around the world. That was a bad police officer surrounded by other negligent and other bad police officers. That was in Minneapolis. We have our issues in Philadelphia, and no one knows that better than all of us here and those in our law enforcement community. We need good police. There are 158 murders as of today. The murder rate in Philadelphia is up 21 percent. Attempted murder, possible murder through aggravated Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 20 percent. So, yes, some very important issues have been raised about better policing and addressing inequality and police brutality. All of that is important, but the people on the front line and, yes, education, jobs, but right now, right today, we have been dealing with, and especially our District Council people, have been dealing with the epidemic of murder in our city, and that has to be dealt with, and we do deal with that and people need to be protected. So the people in the trenches, on the front line putting themselves at risk are our law enforcement and our first responders and people like Malik Aziz and Terry Starks, and OG Law and others who go right in there and intervene. So I want people to understand that it's not simply a matter of reducing the effectiveness or ability of the police. It is a matter of ensuring good policing, responsive, respectful, within Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 law, but we also have to deal with these issues as well. Thank you, Council President.
Thank you, Councilman. I believe next up we have Councilman Jones. Did you want to be recognized?
Thank you, Mr. President. We've all been through a lot. I want to recognize two of our members. All of us have been through a lot but two that I've got an opportunity to look at up close and personal and in crisis, and pressure will either bust pipes or make diamonds. Two diamonds I want to recognize are Councilmember Gauthier and Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson.
Both of them -- I'm used to this. I'm used to people being so wrong that they've convinced themselves they're right, but Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 this from this way. And I've watched bravery from Member Gauthier down at 52nd and Market Street where she was dealing with tear gas. I know she did not sign up for that, but you faced it down. You represented the community well, and I have to put that on the record. Katherine Gilmore Richardson we all know from her staffing days, but in the heat of it, in the darkest moments of some of the looting, she called me up and asked me, Councilman, you ready to go ride out to two businesses on Haverford Avenue? We're going to stand in front of the businesses and stop the looters. Mr. President, I said, no, we not, and she was disappointed that we didn't get to go, but the very next day she had called on her sorority and fraternity brothers to come out, where you joined us and other members of Council joined us at 52nd and Parkside where that mall had been decimated and Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 was cleaning up. I was proud of all of our members that showed up for that, but I was very proud of our new members that stepped up to the plate in a time of crisis, did not break, and were credits to this body. So I wanted to recognize them publicly. I expect that from you, President Clarke. I expect that from leadership and members that are seasoned veterans, but when the new class steps up like that, I want to recognize that and thank you publicly for being members.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Green. (No response.)
Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 Green, are you still with us? (No response.)
If somebody can reach out. I know he's having challenges with his technology today. In the meantime, I'll go to Councilwoman Gauthier.
Thank you so much for the recognition, Councilmember Jones. It's been a rough couple of days. Thank you. I'm sorry. I wanted to say -- I wanted to thank all of the advocates who called in today and also all of the people who have been making their voices heard across the City on this conversation about policing and what it looks like in Philadelphia and across the country. I think the removal of the Rizzo statue, the removal of the Rizzo mural were great symbolic gestures. They're signals that we're listening, but I think we need to go deeper than that to really get at the Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 and the pain that's been displayed over the past few days in this city. And what's at the root is structural racism. And it's never been more obvious to me that at this moment in time, we need to prioritize investment in our black communities and we need to devote resources to the things beyond policing that keep people safe and thriving, and that's investments in our schools, investments in safe, affordable housing, our parks, our recreation centers, our libraries. Those are the things that keep people out of the criminal justice system. I think we've been taking a very narrow view of what public safety means in this city, and I hope we can -I hope that this is a time to expand that view. And so I just want to commend everyone that made their voices heard today, and I want to say to my colleagues that now is the time for us to ask Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 equitable for us to be increasing the Police budget by $14 million while we're cutting many, many things that can really help black and brown people in this city. I think I've been -- I think most folks would know my answer to that, and my answer to that is no, but I look forward to having a discussion with my colleagues as this budget cycle goes on. And thank you so much. Thank you for the recognition. You caught me a little bit off guard and made me tear up over here. Thanks.
Thank you, Councilwoman. It's always good to see the human side of every individual. Did we connect with Councilman Green yet? Councilman Green, we're trying to...
We still can't hear you, Derek. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Okay. All right. Before I call on Councilman Jones, my colleagues, as you all know, we have a lot of work to do. The pace of our work obviously is accelerated by -
Councilman, I'm sorry. I'm not -- for whatever reason, today this is not working.
Councilwoman Bass, Mr. President, and Isaiah Thomas are in queue.
Okay. Thank you. For some reason I'm not getting it on my phone. I don't know why, but, Councilwoman, who is next? I'll ask you. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Councilwoman Parker. I just wanted to make comments. It's been quite a week here in Philadelphia and there's been a lot that's been said. There's been a lot that's been done. I think we all woke up on Monday or over the weekend, but culminating really on Monday and woke up as if, what just happened here? What just happened in this city? What happened in our city? And as a lifelong Philadelphian, I remember back in the day, as they say, when my mother told me about Ridge Avenue, and she talked about the civil rights movement in Philadelphia and the damage that was done to Ridge Avenue, which was a lot of African American shops and businesses, and the Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 that has never been repaired to this day, never been repaired. And so I am just glad that we recognize that people are frustrated, people are upset. There's never an excuse for looting or vandalism or damage to property, but I actually really wanted to speak on a headline that was in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday, which said Buildings Matter Too, and it was a discussion on the importance of the buildings and architecture that was damaged as a result of the riots. And let me be absolutely clear. I never want to see damage done, because as I said about Ridge Avenue, it takes a long time, especially when you're in our neighborhood, it takes a long time for us to get those properties back online. Hopefully we'll be able to get them online sooner rather than later. We're all working really hard on that, but at the same time, to suggest that a building Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 a human matters I just found so inappropriate, so divisive, so racially insensitive, not just along race lines, along class lines as well. I just think that that's something that never should have been printed in the first place. And I understand that there was an apology, but the apology is after the fact and, again, after the fact that the damage is done in terms of where you really stand on this issue. Buildings don't matter too when it comes to lives. Lives matter first, and you have to get your priorities straight. So I just wanted to speak out on that, Mr. President. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Councilwoman. I believe we have Councilman Thomas next.
Can you hear me, Council President? Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
That's not my background, but I first want to start by also recognizing my colleagues.
I want to start by recognizing my colleagues and folks in Council who I've been on the ground with the last couple days, and everybody -- you know, when you're doing this work, there's not a lot of time to post on social media and to communicate to the public what's going on. So I know myself and Councilmember Parker as well as Councilmember Brooks, we spent multiple days cleaning up areas and also helping to avoid confrontations. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 what I'm talking about, and I appreciate her being so courageous, as well as Councilmember Derek Green, who has been out there with us cleaning and taking care of the Northwest section of the City, as well as Councilmember Bass, who I've worked with and I've been in the streets with delivering food and helping people in their time of need. So I appreciate all of you guys, and as a freshman member of Council, I think that it's important that I take a minute to say that -- and I want to take my Council hat off for a second and just put on my humanity hat. You know, I came into Council as a person who is very proactive, literally and figuratively. So when I think about what I'm -- I'm like, man, I'm going to come into Council and we're going to really wreck things and I'm going to make sure that the black agenda is there. I have been overwhelmed and Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 and their advocacy for black folks and black people before Coronavirus, during Coronavirus, before the unfortunate tragedy that we're facing right now with Brother Jones and even during this time right now. And, again, I'm taking my Council hat off, and I'm one of the few people on Council who fit the description. When I see these images and I see things that happen, I see myself in that, and I hear the pain from my colleagues who also not only some of them see themselves, but see their children, their grandchildren, their aunts, their uncles, their cousins. We feel that pain, and we've been doing that advocacy before it was the cool thing to do. Prior to all to this stuff happening, Council had already talked about what police reform looks like. Now we have an opportunity to really move on some of those things. So I just wanted to put that out there, because I know there are a lot Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 questioning the integrity of members of Council. I know there are a lot of people who are questioning whether or not we are really for people of color or whether or not we really want to see change in Philadelphia for people of color. As a young black man who has been pulled over by police, who knows what it feels like to have your hands put down your pants, who you know firsthand, Council President, I had to call you last year to help me out with an incident involving police, and he was right there to help me out. We understand the issue and we recognize that this is an opportunity for police reforms, and we're going to advocate for that like we have been doing. I'm sorry, Council President. I know I was a little longer than I normally am, but there's a lot of rumors out there and misinformation that's been communicated that's not accurate and Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 that this body has been doing. And for me, I know that I'm in pain when I see them images, but imagine how much more the pain is when people tell us that we not for this, when we've been fighting for this. Imagine my pain when I got to deal with not just the images, but now people saying that -people telling us what we not about, when I ran for this issue.
This is why I'm here at the table, is to be able to have a chance to fight for this issue and communicate our concern, and I know that there are people on City Council who are just as passionate, if not more passionate, as me as well as the people who are marching in the streets. The folks who are in the streets, you're doing it your way, and we respect that, but there cannot be change without change in legislation, and we are all sacrificing to be here to make sure that that legislative change can take place. I'm done. Thank you, Council Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. Thank you for your commitment before and after your tenure, and I know you're going to be one of those voices for a long, long time to come in the City Council of Philadelphia, and we appreciate you. I believe that Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez is up next.
Councilman Green, Mr. President. Councilmember Green.
She was commenting on a comment that Councilman Jones was making. She didn't request to speak.
Council President, can you hear me? Stated Meeting June 4, 2020
Okay. Thank you. We've had a very difficult week here in this city, in our state, in our nation, and I received a number of calls from people and text messages asking, how can I help? What can I do to help deal with this issue? And so I took a moment to think about that question, and my response to that question is, are you committed to making lasting change in the African American community? But, Derek, I marched, I protest regarding the senseless killing of George Floyd and the concern regarding Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. And I thank you for that, but my question again is, are you committed to making lasting change in the African American community? And people say, Derek, well, I joined others to call for the removal of the Rizzo statue and I sent e-mails Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 proposal. And I thank you for the advocacy, but are you committed to making lasting change in the African American community? But, Derek -- and this came up in Councilmember Bass, and I thank her for making our point. People said to me, I called the Inquirer regarding the insensitive article entitled Buildings Matter Too. Thank you for that, but are you committed to making lasting change in the African American community? And when we reflect on the killing of George Floyd and we think about Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, we must remember with the George Floyd situation, this tragedy started with a man just trying to make a purchase. When we think about the disparate impact of COVID-19 on the black and brown communities and the heroic work of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, we know that people of color do not have access to adequate healthcare. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 are connected to poverty and the historic economic injustice and inequities of African Americans. In this city, African Americans make up 44 percent of the population, but we do not represent 44 percent of the wealth of this city. As we've seen with Rodney King, Trayvon Martin, and now George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, protests will go on and rallies will go on, but it will also fade into time. So I ask again, are you committed to making lasting change by making an investment in the African American community? If you represent an organization, are you committed to buying 44 percent of your goods and services from the African American community or black doctors, black lawyers, black banks like United Bank? If you are an individual and you've been part of all these protests and rallies, are you committed to buying Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 44 percent of your goods and services from the African American community, from a black contractor, a black realtor, a black insurance agent? Although we have made progress in civil rights, we have not really addressed the historic economic injustice in our city, in our nation. So I ask once again, are you committed to making an investment to make lasting change in the African American community? Thank you, Council President.
Thank you. Well said. Thank you so much. The Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.
Thanks, Council President, and thank you for your leadership during these times, and especially the last week or so, it's been a challenge and -- I'm going to put you on mute one second, Council President. Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 (Pause.)
Thank you. There was a lot of background noise there. I apologize. We know as we work through this together, we still have so much to learn, and I think sometimes when you're an elected official, you think you know everything and you're out there making decisions and doing things, and obviously we have to start by listening. I think one thing we do sometimes is, we react and we say things and do things without listening, and I think if we learn anything from what happened over the last week, is to take our time, listen to people, see what hurts, see what challenges those are, and then work together with them and us to come together to make effective change that will last forever. And little tokens of we hear you and we did this and then we can move on, it's not going to work. It doesn't work, and then all what Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 up at the same place again. And so I think if we could come up together with ways that we can make an announcement to say these are the things we're going to do to effectuate change in our system, in the City of Philadelphia, and we're going to commit to these things as a body, we could really make this happen. And we can make it happen, and people could see it and they can hold us accountable for that and may be able to go to those ballot boxes and they could vote. And I think that's the most important thing. If we don't do that, then they should vote for somebody else and they should hold us accountable for all our decisions. And whether it's affordable housing, is it money for our Housing Trust Fund, is it access to jobs, is it raising minimum wage, all the things that we can do as City Council to bring -- to lift people up so that they become self-sufficient is something we Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 sometimes, you know, we talk a lot and we don't listen, and maybe we should be quiet for a little while and continue to listen and then come up with a plan that really works, and I believe if we do that, we'll get through this together and we'll be stronger and we'll be a better city. So thank you.
Thank you, Councilman. Well said. Councilwoman Parker, I believe.
Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, let me just start in just noting that there's an international author and activist by the name of Wael Ghonim, and he reminds the world of a phrase that he often states and he says, "The power of the people is greater than the people in power." The power of the people is greater than the people in power. And as we've seen the activity Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 nation with people from all walks of life expressing their outrage and concern regarding the deaths and murders -- and we're going to call it what it is, the murders -- of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor -- and just for the record, all of those names are people who we don't know because their stories did not make it into the mainstream media -- we see that activity. But I have to say this for the record. Councilman Green, thank you so very much for your argument about the economic impact, because I want to say specifically to the black community, the African American community, I am pleased to see so many people from all walks of life in our nation and particularly our city stand up to talk about the police reforms that we need, and I do think we will achieve them. But even more than that, if we're truly interested in closing the gap between the have's and Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 giving African American people, black people and other brown people access to what Councilman Squilla called the opportunity to achieve self-sufficiency, we can't do that without our willingness to share a piece of the economic pie. So I hope that I hear people as committed and persistent when it comes to talking about who are the firms that are benefiting from doing business with the City of Philadelphia, who is getting contracts, and has historically, to do business in the City of Philadelphia. I hope I hear the same fervor and passion when we talk about boards and commissions that this Council has been talking about for years and the need for diversity and inclusion, because sometimes around some social issues, we will get a groundswell of support and unity, but when it comes time to talk about dividing the economic pie, sometimes the voices dwindle. So I'm looking forward to Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 every one of you, my colleagues, to do what we do in our space, and that is to proffer legislative initiatives that will help us do exactly what we just described. And each and every one of you -- and I mean this from the bottom of my heart -- all 17 of you are doing your best and continue to move forward to make sure that we provide access to opportunities for all Philadelphians, and I'm damn proud to serve as a part of this body with each and every one of you and I look forward to us delivering results and not jargon for the benefit of the people. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilwoman. I think that is all the members, so I'll say a couple of words, although I'm not supposed to speak from the podium, the podium as it is today, but we are in a new normal. I just want to say how proud I Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 all of you. Like Councilwoman Parker said, I know firsthand what all of you do and the passion that you bring to this job, the commitment, the dedication, be it industry, in City Hall, in your neighborhood, but the simple reality is is that members of Council are expected to wear multiple hats, and that's a good thing, because you need to have a perspective of all people, all communities, all aspects of what it is that's going on in the world today, and sometimes that pace quickens and it slows down. The simple reality is is that Councilmembers are -- people want to see us be involved in things that may just be symbolic for the sole purpose of giving people symbolism, because in some instances, symbolism is a good thing. It shows people what you're about. Some instances being involved in action, be it a protest, is a good thing, and members do get involved in those issues, but as Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 officials, we're charged with something else, and we're charged with ensuring that everything, all these Councilmembers talked about today, is delivering the resources to the people that need. We have to make difficult decisions in this particular time given our fiscal situation, but at the end of the day, as those difficult decisions get made, we can't forget what we're about, and we move forward on a number of very important initiatives that would have addressed those people before the COVID hit us, but we can't give up on that particular issue. We've got to proceed. Tomorrow, tomorrow -- and it will be some sort of an announcement today put out -- we will be laying out a program that addresses, in a substantive way, an initiative that we think will be a down payment, so to speak, on what we will be doing, tangible commitments as it relates to making sure that we address Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 be legislative, some will be budgetary, some will be laying out leadership in terms of moving forward. There will be a conversation and a partnership with all members of government, because the City of Philadelphia can't do it alone, right? There are several branches of government, both executive and legislative. We got to work together, and what I don't want us to see -- please, do not let people divide us. We already have one person that's doing that, and that's the strategy and it's all political, but we cannot let people divide us. Unified we can go to wherever we want to go. And I genuinely believe that as a person and a member that's been around through a lot of different administrations, a lot of different challenges, if we work together, we stay together, we stay focused on the prize, and the prize is making sure that everybody has an opportunity. And I mean everybody, Stated Meeting June 4, 2020 right? I don't care what your background was or how much you were prepared or where you just got released from, you should still have an opportunity. So tomorrow we will be rolling out what I believe and the members of Council believe to be some substantive agenda that we will make sure that we move this city forward in a meaningful way. So, again, I want to thank all of you all so much for your continued commitment. I love you all, even when every now and then I get a little mad at one of you all, and I don't show it to you, because I'm the Council President, I'm not supposed to show emotion. I get that, right? But the reality is that I really do genuinely love you all. You are my Council family. I see you all way more, particularly in these times, than I see my real family.
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Thank you, Mr. President. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, June 11th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, June 11th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
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