Stated Meeting, September 28, 2023

Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 1 9/28/2023 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, September 28, 2023 10:48 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN KENDRA BROOKS COUNCILMAN MICHAEL DRISCOLL COUNCILWOMAN JAMIE GAUTHIER COUNCILWOMAN KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON COUNCILMAN JIM HARRITY COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR. COUNCILWOMAN QUETCY LOZADA COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL COUNCILMAN ANTHONY PHILLIPS COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA COUNCILMAN ISAIAH THOMAS COUNCILWOMAN SHARON VAUGHN MICHAEL A. DECKER, CHIEF CLERK Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 2 9/28/2023

Good morning, everyone. (Good morning.)

We're going to get started. First, I'd like to thank everyone for coming here today to witness your government in action. If the members take their seat, we have established our quorum. To give our invocation this morning, the Chair recognizes Pastor Carlton L. Aiken Sr. of Upper Room Missionary Baptist Church. He is here today as the guest of Councilman Phillips. I would ask all guests, visitors, and members please rise. (Councilmembers, guests, and visitors rise.)

Good morning to everyone. (Good morning.)

Good morning to Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 3 9/28/2023 President, and thank you again to Councilman Phillips for allowing me to come with this opportunity. I'd like to open up with just a passage of scripture to set the tone for this prayer. In Luke 14, it says, at Verse 28, suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it. For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying this person began to build and wasn't able to finish. My prayer this morning is that as, again, Councilmembers and persons here, as you sit down to do your work, that you will estimate the cost that you will understand again what it will take to get to the finish line. So my question is, do you have enough this morning? So my prayer is that you have enough to finish. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 4 9/28/2023 the Lord in prayer. Our Gracious, Heavenly Father, we thank you, Lord, for this opportunity, Lord, to stand before this great body of people to come and ask that you will cover them in their decision-making; that they will do it, Lord, and understand and estimate the cost of the citizens of this great city, God; will understand what it will take with every measure and every assignment that has been given them, each in their individual efforts and collective results. We pray, God, again that you will have your presence be with them, God. Cover them now personally and individually, Lord, and collectively, Lord, as you have their hearts set to a specific goal to enrich the people of this city; to empower them for equal opportunities, God; to cover them, Lord, and make sure our streets are safe; to allow us to know and understand, God, Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 5 9/28/2023 an easy task. So I pray, God, that they will face it boldly, that they will square their shoulders, throw their head back, God, and in the face of adversity, understand that they are the advocates for those that cannot speak for themselves. They are the advocates for those that need to be empowered, that need to be enriched, and to understand that they represent each of their districts boldly, God, and proudly to say again they are part of these again Councilmembers, God. We thank you, God, for everything that has been accomplished and that will be accomplished, God, not only in this day but the days ahead. We thank you, God, again for every corridor of our city, God. Make our city safe, God, and the streets safe. We pray, God, for the education of our little ones, God, and even our adults, God, as we go and we work and we Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 6 9/28/2023 play, God, and as we have social events, God. We pray, God, again that everything that is done today, that it will be fitting again for the safety and the empowerment of our people. We thank you, Lord. We bless you and honor you. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. (Amen.)

Thank you so much, Pastor. Council will be at ease. (Council at ease.)

Thank you very much, Pastor. We really appreciate you being here today. Thank you for your spiritual guidance. Our next order of business is the approval of the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, September 21, 2023, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Bass.

Thank you, Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 7 9/28/2023 that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, September 21st, 2023 be approved. (Duly seconded.)

Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, September 21, 2023 stand approved. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and our Journal is approved. And our next order of business is requests for leave of absence, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the members, there are no requests for leaves of Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 8 9/28/2023

The Chair thanks the gentleman. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla for a motion concerning certain legislative matters that may arise during the course of today's session of Council and that were not listed on the Calendar circulated prior to our session today.

Thank you, Mr. President. I move that any of the following matters, if considered today, may be added to the agenda for this session of Council and, as required by law, subsequently published on the amended agenda after the consideration of those matters: resolutions authorizing hearings, amendments to bills on first reading, the reconsideration of a bill vetoed by or re-called from the Mayor, amendments to bills re-called from the Mayor, resolutions taking substantive action to be voted on in this session, a Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 9 9/28/2023 withdraw a bill or resolution that is not on the Calendar, and a motion placing a bill or resolution on or returning a bill or resolution from the Suspension Calendar that is not listed on today's agenda. The purpose of this motion is to provide the public with notice concerning possible actions by Council that arose too late to be included in the Calendar that was published prior to today's session. (Duly seconded.)

Thank you. It's been moved and properly seconded that the legislative matters stated by Councilman Squilla may be added to the agenda for today, should those matters arise during the course of this session of Council. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 10 9/28/2023 opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it. The motion carries. And our next order of business is communications, and the Chair recognizes the Chief Clerk to please read the messages from the Mayor and any other communications that he may have in his possession today.

From the Mayor to the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, I am returning herewith to your honorable body as disapproved Bill No. 230410 introduced into City Council on May 11, 2023 and passed by City Council at its session on September 14, 2023. And I am transmitting for the consideration of your honorable body a resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2045 North 4th Street located in the 7th Councilmanic District; and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 11 9/28/2023 Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1909 North Philip Street located in the 7th Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3112 Dakota Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2550 North Lee Street located in the 7th Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 4817 Old York Road located in the 8th Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2609 through 27 Sears Street (including 1308 through 14 South 26th Street) located in the 2nd Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1811, 2114, 2123 Fernon Street, 1930 and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 12 9/28/2023 1932 Norwood Street, 1629, 1642, 1648 and 1652 Point Breeze Avenue, and 1824 South 20th Street, 1835 South 22nd Street located in the 2nd Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1324 South Bancroft Street, 1213 South Bonsall Street, 1202 and 1223 South Bucknell Street, 2117 and 2121 Earp Street, 2007 Ellsworth Street, 2537 Oakford Street, 1818 and 2229 Latona Street, 1730, 2014, 2114, 2236, 2426 and 2532 Manton Street, 1545 South Ringgold Street, 1506 and 1511 South Stillman Street, 1519, 1527 and 1529 South Taney Street, 1702 South 20th Street, 1419 South 22nd Street, 1230 and 1303 South 23rd Street located in the 2nd Councilmanic District, all under certain terms and conditions.

Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. It is now our time for introduction of bills and resolutions, Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 13 9/28/2023 the Clerk to please read the title of the legislation that's being offered today by our members.

Councilman Phillips offers two bills, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, 'The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,' by amending Subcode 'PM' (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), to add restrictions and remedies regarding encroaching trees"; and An ordinance amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) and Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of Title 4 and Chapter 9-3900 ("Property Licenses and Owner Accountability") of The Philadelphia Code to modify prohibitions, remedies, including fines, and licensing and certification requirements related to shared retaining walls.

Thank you, Mr. Decker. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 14 9/28/2023 Phillips.

Good morning, Council colleagues and those who join us on our various media platforms. Today I am introducing two important pieces of legislation that will improve the quality of life of residents of the City of Philadelphia. These bills will make our city better. The first was inspired by Phyllis, a neighbor in our district. Right before I arrived on Council, Phyllis said to me she wanted me to see a tree on her block that is dangerous and a nuisance in her neighborhood. This tree had a raccoon infestation. Raccoons carry rabies. They invade homes. They damage property and cause all matter of trouble. For Phyllis and her neighbors, this one tree and its raccoons negatively impacted their quality of life and safety. She and her neighbors wanted Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 15 9/28/2023 tree to be cut or pruned, but alas, the City could not touch that tree because it was on private property. Additionally, she could not cut it herself or hire tree pruners because she would then have to assume serious liability if anything went wrong. If there is anything that people know about me that work with me and my friends and family, it is that I do not like bureaucracy or impediments that should stand between people, their solutions, or their progress. One of my favorite lines is "find a way." Soon after learning this particular incident, I said we got to get to work. So we decided to draft legislation, make it illegal for negligent people who allow their trees to encroach on neighboring properties, compromise their safety, or create issues for their neighbors. In addition, the City will be Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 16 9/28/2023 60 days' notice to negligent property owners that the nuisance trees must be addressed. After the 60-day period, the City will have the power to finally address the nuisance tree at the offending property owner's expense and spare neighbors of any compromise of their quality of life. Mr. President, this is long overdue, and I look forward to seeing this bill through final passage. The second piece of legislation I'm introducing is aimed at fixing one of our city's most pressing infrastructure issues - retaining walls. Under current law, residents whose retaining walls have been cited for being unsafe receive a notice that they could be fined up to $2,000 per day until the wall is fixed. As my Council colleagues know, repairing retaining walls can be an expensive and onerous endeavor. In the nation's poorest and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 17 9/28/2023 city, we know many of our residents cannot afford to fix these walls. In addition, it is even more unrealistic for them to pay a potential $2,000 per fine a day. It is egregious, and we have to do something about it. In some cases, property owners weren't even aware that a wall was their property or responsibility. So throughout the summer, my team and I met with several members of the Administration to discuss this issue, and though this bill will not be the ultimate solution, it will help us to get to the right direction. This bill drastically lowers the $2,000 per day fine, gives regulations on retaining walls its own section in the code, and ensures rental properties with retaining walls in disrepair can continue operating legally. Again, this is not an amenable solution, but it's several steps needed to address the dire deficit in our Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 18 9/28/2023 goes, good walls make for good neighbors, and so too will good retaining wall legislation make for a good start to helping our neighbors as we rebuild our fair city. I look forward to ongoing efforts with the Administration and working with my Council colleagues on this issue. Thank you, Council President.

Thank you, Councilman. Those two bills will be referred to the appropriate committee.

Councilman Thomas offers a privileged resolution honoring and congratulating Thomas Paine Cronin on his recent retirement as the Vice President of AFSCME District Council 47's Retiree Chapter with over 60 years in public service and union leadership.

The Chair recognizes Councilman Thomas. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 19 9/28/2023

Good morning, Council President. Good morning, colleagues. Before I introduce Mr. Tom, I did want to take a moment, and I didn't do this last week, to offer my condolences to David Krain. I specifically waited this week for two reasons. Number one, I was genuinely shocked to find out on the Council floor that he had passed away, but as Tom will tell you, we have been working on recognizing Tom. David had been working with my office to recognize Tom, and David was supposed to be here today to pay honor to Tom for his work that he's done as the leader of DC47. So I first wanted to offer my condolences to David Krain. And even with him not being here, he's still leaving his imprint on the work being done in the City of Philadelphia. But with that being said, can we take a moment to ask Mr. Tom and all Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 20 9/28/2023 DC47 that are here to please stand up. Can we give them a round of applause. (Applause.)

For those who don't know, District Council 47 is one of the unions that represents City employees, and for those who don't know, Mr. Tom for many years ran District Council 47. Actually, when we were talking this morning, he said the last time he was in City Council was because they had taken over Council session. So thank you for coming in peacefully today and not taking over our Council session. Mr. Tom lasted seven mayors. Seven mayors he was the leader of DC47. He recently retired from his post as VP of AFSCME's DC47 Retiree Chapter. He was one of the original organizers of DC47, and in 1980, he became the President of Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 21 9/28/2023 unionized workers and civil rights workers is something that's recognized globally, and he's an example and a model for future leaders who care about the labor movement as well as the civil rights movement and humanity overall, not just for Philadelphians but for people all across the globe. Mr. Tom, can you stand up one more time so we can give you a round of applause and thank you for the work that you've done. (Applause.)

And of course, congratulations from City Council on your retirement. Thank you, Council President. Thank you, colleagues.

Thank you, Councilman. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 22 9/28/2023 Johnson.

Thank you, Council President. I want to also join with my colleague Councilman Thomas in just offering a few remarks honoring Mr. Tom Cronin. I remember meeting him. It was in 2007. I was preparing to run for State Representative against a 22-year incumbent. Anyone that runs for office, especially if you run against an incumbent, it's a very, very lonely process, right? Because you're running against the establishment. And there was a gentleman who I was good friends with by the name of David Krain who said, listen, I have someone I want you to sit down and meet with. And Mr. Tom actually sat down with me. We were at a restaurant out in West Philadelphia in the morning, and we talked, and I told him about my passion Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 23 9/28/2023 and fighting for those most in need. And it was a big deal, because he was a big deal at that time. And so I just want to personally just say thank you for believing in me when a lot of people didn't at -- a lot of people in terms of the establishment didn't at that particular time. And, most importantly, I want to thank you for speaking truth to power for those most in need, those who need a voice, those who need someone to be at the table advocating on behalf of worker rights. And so, again, congratulations and God bless, sir.

Thank you, Councilman. (Applause.)

That resolution will be on today's Calendar. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 24 9/28/2023

Councilman Jones offers two resolutions. On behalf of Council President Clarke, a privileged resolution honoring and commemorating the extraordinary life and legacy of Temple University President JoAnne A. Epps.

Today's Calendar.

And on his own behalf, Councilman Jones offers a privileged resolution honoring retiring Revenue Commissioner, and 4th District Resident, Frank Breslin, for his years of distinguished service to the City of Philadelphia.

Today's Calendar.

Councilman Johnson offers two resolutions, a privileged resolution honoring Power 99 on the occasion of the station's 40th Anniversary and commending the station for its remarkable contributions to Philadelphia's community and culture and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 25 9/28/2023 radio broadcasting.

Today's Calendar.

And a non-privileged resolution urging Governor Josh Shapiro to establish an Office of Gun Violence Prevention in Pennsylvania.

Next week's Calendar.

Councilwoman Lozada offers one bill and three resolutions, an ordinance amending Chapter 19-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tax Exemptions for Longtime Owner-Occupants of Residential Properties," to extend the tax year 2023 application deadline for real estate tax exemptions for longtime residential owner-occupants.

Referred to committee.

And a privileged resolution authorizing the Council Committee on Children and Youth to hold Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 26 9/28/2023 response to human trafficking in the City of Philadelphia.

Today's Calendar.

And a privileged resolution recognizing the month of September 2023 as "National Recovery Month" in Philadelphia.

Today's Calendar.

And a non-privileged resolution recognizing the immense pain caused to the family of Eddie Irizarry, the residents of 7th District, our Latino community and the City of Philadelphia, by Municipal Court Judge Wendy L. Pew's erroneous decision to dismiss all charges against Mark Dial.

Also today's Calendar.

Councilwoman Brooks offers a privileged resolution honoring and congratulating the 2023-2024 Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 27 9/28/2023 Laureate, Oyewumi Oyeniyi, for her artistry, achievement, leadership, and daily commitment to using her poetry to stand up for her community.

The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Brooks.

Thank you, Council President. Today I am introducing a resolution to honor Philadelphia's Youth Poet Laureate, Oyewumi Oyeniyi, who is here today. She is a poet, a generalist, and an advocate for communities that are closest to her heart, including immigrant families and queer, transgender, and non-binary Philadelphians. In learning about our new youth poet laureate, I recognized some pieces of my own story. Both of us were born in New York and grew up in Philadelphia. Both of us recognize the instinct to harden ourselves against a society that repeatedly doubts and undermines Black women. And we both seek to serve and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 28 9/28/2023 love and authenticity. Through her poetry, she shows us what it looks like to overcome the shame and self-doubt that many young people face, especially when it comes to mental health. In her poem Dear Oyewumi, she writes, "Dear Oyewumi, do not listen when they tell you not to cry. Your tears are rewarded. It fills the rivers of the earth." These words inspire me, and I know her words will inspire countless others in Philadelphia and beyond. To her journalism, she has highlighted some of the issues that are most pressing in her generation, including mental health and climate change. She has written about 988 National Mental Health Crisis Hotline, which is a crucial connector to Philadelphia's mobile crisis team. And she has explored the impact of climate change on the daily lives of vulnerable Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 29 9/28/2023 this recognition, Oyewumi will be receiving a $100,000 scholarship and will work with the Free Library of Philadelphia to create community programming. And she has set her aims high, saying that she is going to show us the way forward, and I have no doubt that she will. So please join me in recognizing Oyewumi for her extraordinary recognition and commending her for standing up for her community and showing us ways to look forward. Can you please stand. (Applause.)

Thank you so much for your work. And thank you guys for helping us honor this amazing young person.

Thank you. Thank you, and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 30 9/28/2023 you, Councilwoman. Today's Calendar.

Councilman Harrity offers one bill and one resolution, an ordinance amending Chapter 6-400 of The Philadelphia Code, to end the unlawful deportation of noncitizen patients by hospitals to the patients' countries of origin without their consent.

Referred to committee.

And a privileged resolution honoring the life and legacy of David Krain for his dedication to public service and advocacy on behalf of all municipal workers in the City of Philadelphia.

The Chair recognizes Councilman Harrity.

Hello, colleagues. Hello, Council President. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 31 9/28/2023 medical deportation issue is a civil rights issue. It's a human rights issue. You know, whatever side you fall on on the main topic of immigration is one thing, but what we're talking about here are people who are paying in to the City of Philadelphia tax base. They pay their taxes. They pay their state taxes. When they go for medical attention, the first thing should not be to ship them to someplace else, especially when some of the countries that they were origined from do not have the capability to handle what is going on with them. I believe that we need to help people, and this here will help people. It's a big issue, and I understand that, but I just ask that everybody think about it and please give it some support. And on the resolution for my friend David Krain, I'd like to thank all -- because I didn't introduce this by Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 32 9/28/2023 Council introduced this bill together as one unit. And that's what David was about. He was a bridge builder. I mean, the biggest form of respect that I have for somebody is to say that they were a gentleman, and David was a true gentleman. Everybody in this room has a story about David and how David came to help them or David came to them to help someone else, never for himself. So I think it's just fitting that while we're honoring a legend like Tom Cronin today in City Council, that we also remember David. And I could tell you, Tom, me and David had many, many conversations, and he always put you on a high pedestal as his mentor where he learned what true service was. So I thank you, and I thank David's family for giving us him for even a short period of time. Thank you.

Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 33 9/28/2023 you, Councilman. (Applause.)

The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson.

Thank you, Council President. Today I rise to thank my colleague Councilmember Harrity for introducing the resolution in honor of the life and legacy of our dear friend and our DC47 brother, David Krain. David was a wonderful colleague for so long, and I had the great opportunity to work with him not only as a staffer but as a member of Philadelphia City Council, as he always worked to help each and every one of us on behalf of our young people who are being serviced via the Department of Human Services and on behalf of our entire City politically. But I also rise to give my Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 34 9/28/2023 cousin DeShai and to her little daughter, Bailey. I don't know if you all remember back in March, I hosted David and Bailey here in Council, and little Bailey sat in my seat. David was engaged to be married to my cousin DeShai and was a wonderful father to her daughter, Bailey. So I offer my deepest condolences not only to the entire DC47 family, our labor community, but also to my family as well. We will miss David, and thank God for his legacy.

Thank you, Councilwoman. That will be on today's Calendar.

Councilwoman Gauthier offers three bills, entitled "An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Arch Street, 50th Street, Market Street, 49th Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 35 9/28/2023 Street, Chestnut Street, and 51st Street"; and An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Westminster Avenue, Mantua Avenue, 40th Street, Aspen Street, and 44th Street; and An ordinance amending Section 2 of an ordinance (Bill No. 170086) approved May 22, 2017, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 269 by relocating portions of the houselines and curblines of Convention Avenue, from Thirty-Fourth Street to Health Sciences Drive, and placing on the City Plan two rights of way," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

Those three bills will be referred to the Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 36 9/28/2023

Councilman Driscoll offers an ordinance amending -Councilman Driscoll offers, on behalf of Council President Clarke, an ordinance amending various provisions of Subcode "P" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Plumbing Code," by making additional additions, deletions and amendments to the City's adoption of the 2018 edition of the "International Plumbing Code," as published by the International Code Council.

Referred to committee.

Councilman Squilla offers two bills. On behalf of Council President Clarke, an ordinance approving a Substantial Amendment to the Consolidated Plan 2022 through 2026 and Annual Action Plan 2022 through 2023 to add $163,204,000 in Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery funding. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 37 9/28/2023

Referred to committee.

And on his own behalf, Councilman Squilla offers an ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section 9-203 relating to Street Vendors, by prohibiting street vending on certain portions of Girard Avenue.

Referred to committee.

Councilwoman Bass offers a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 4817 Old York Road located in the 8th Councilmanic District.

And that will be on next week's Calendar.

There are no other bills or resolutions being offered today by the members, Mr. President.

Thank you, Mr. Decker. There are no reports from Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 38 9/28/2023 today. I know that makes everyone pretty sad. We will have our special business today. The special business is we reconsider Bill No. 230410 and the place on the Calendar. We will now proceed under a special order of business, a motion that Council reconsider the vote by which Bill No. 230410 was passed. The bill was passed by the Council at its September 14th, 2023 session and was returned disapproved by the Mayor at today's session of Council. Mr. Decker, please read the title of the bill.

Bill No. 230410, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Overlay Zoning Districts,' to add an overlay district pertaining to injection sites for narcotics."

Thank you. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 39 9/28/2023 this time, the Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mr. President. I move that City Council reconsider Bill No. 230410, which was approved by this City Council September 14th, 2023.

Can I get a second? (Duly seconded.)

Thank you. All in favor let it be known by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed?

Nay.

The motion carries, and Bill No. 230410 will be placed at the end of today's Calendar. And our next order of business is the consideration of the Calendar. There being no bills on the First Reading Calendar, the Chair recognizes Councilman Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 40 9/28/2023 2ND READING Jones for the purpose of calling up bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar today.

Thank you again, Mr. President. The following resolutions and bills are being brought up from Second Reading to Final Passage Calendar today: Nos. 230634, 230635, 230638, and 230410. All other bills and resolutions are being held.

Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. We will now proceed with our public comment session. Before considering these, we're going to have our public comment session, and it will go as follows: Your public comment must concern matters on the Second Reading and Final Passage for possible passage today. All speakers must sign up in order to testify. At the time of your sign-up, you will be called based on your Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 41 9/28/2023 signature on the sign-up sheet. Once you have signed up, we will be calling you, and you will go to the podium in the middle of the Council Chambers. There's a device on the podium. When the light turns green on that podium, it will be your time to speak. When the light turns yellow, you will have 30 seconds to conclude your remarks, and when the light turns red, we'd ask that you please adhere to the guidelines. Today based on the volume, we're kind of in between, so we're going to do three minutes, but I would ask individuals speaking to please keep to the three-minute limit, because we do have a number of individuals and we want to make sure everybody has an opportunity to speak today. Mr. Decker, can you please call the name of the first.

The first speaker today is Grace Matthews. (No response.) Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 42 9/28/2023

Grace Matthews. (No response.)

The next speaker is Moses Santana, commenting on 230410. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning, everybody. My name is Moses Santana. I'm an organizer in North Philadelphia, 7th District, Kensington in particular. A couple of things. This morning the pastor talked about estimate the cost of your building, the foundation. The cost that you have to estimate is the cost of human life if we ban OPCs, if we keep them banned, because people are going to continue to die. New York for the last three years has been doing some work with OPCs and they have saved the lives of over 1,000 people who would have otherwise overdosed and died. So this is your opportunity, Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 43 9/28/2023 City Council, to do the right thing instead of banning something that you have not tried, that is a proven tool in the world, not in the country, in the world. They've been doing this for 30 years. Listen, you guys told us to follow the science when it came to COVID. We did. We followed your direction. You told us to follow the science about abortion. Women sometimes need abortion. Those are life-saving measures, correct? Yes, correct. This is a life-saving measure. For you to sit here and say no, we will not do it even though the science proves that it works is mind blowing. I feel like this body needs some critical-thinking skills at this point. And if you guys are saying, wow, you guys are astounded, we are too, because the science says it works. Are any of you scientists? No. Follow the science. People are going to Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 44 9/28/2023 die. Look at those faces up there. Get off your phones. There's people in this body that have dealt with addiction and are saying no. That's hypocritical. There are people in this body whose families are suffering, whose community are suffering. You're saying no. That's hypocritical. You know, I would otherwise -hearing you guys talk, I would think that this body is made up of republicans and not democrats. Say wow. You guys made the choice. You guys aren't following the science. Y'all keep this ban, I promise you, I promise you on the name of Ogun, I promise you that you will not have another year at City Council. I promise you. We will organize to remove you democrats who are voting like republicans. We will vote to remove you. I promise you. I promise you. That's all I -- oh, one more Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 45 9/28/2023 thing before I go. One more thing. Maya Angelou said -

Make it quick, please.

I got you. -- it takes courage to be kind. It takes courage to be kind. Those are two things that right now this body is lacking, courage and kindness. That's all.

Thank you, sir. Thank you for your testimony. (Applause.)

The next speaker is Kelly Garant, commenting on 230410. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Hi. My name is Kelly Murray Garant. I'm a resident of the City of Philadelphia for 58 years. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 46 9/28/2023 I am in the harm reduction and the recovery community on a daily basis for the last six years. I hear Mr. Kenyatta say here that he's an advocate for what people's needs are. He stood up for them, and that's why he is where he is today. That's what we do every day for the lives of people that don't have a voice. They don't have a voice to say, I need help. When you come into an OPC or you come into working in a community that can actually get you into treatment, people do not need it on the outside. They need to come on the inside. They are unhoused, the most population that we work with. Okay? They are drug users, substance users, whatever way you want to put this. Okay? This is an overdose prevention center. Those people on that wall up there, I want you to just think about this. If you could ask them a question, would you go somewhere now and use safely Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 47 9/28/2023 or would you use alone, and I can guarantee you they would go somewhere safely to use with someone else. No one wants to use alone. The stuff that's out there today, the substances, is nothing like I've ever seen before. I am a drug user. I am recovery. I am not from Kensington. I'm from South Philly, and I've had just as many drugs in my neighborhood, and I've been around the City in every zip code. Okay? So I understand. And I work in Kensington as well, working with the population that we want to have come in off the street. You want them in off the street. You don't want to come out your door and see them on your pavement defecating, this, that, and the other. Let them come in. We're giving you a solution, and yet no one wants to hear it. It's evidence-based and it works. And I'm not going to get into science, because I'm not a scientist and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 48 9/28/2023 I'm not a politician, but I've been around a lot of them in my life and they've done a lot of good work in my community. Okay? And they've been right about a lot of things, but they fell short a lot in this area. Okay? Because it affects -- I guarantee somebody in this room has somebody that's affected by addiction, whether it's power and money. That's addiction too, and that's what I see today. I see that that is taking over humanities to do the right thing. I know that you're going to overturn this. I knew I was coming in here to know that this was being turned over by City Council, but guess what? I know it's the right thing to do, so that's why I'm here today, and that's what I do for my God's will. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you for your testimony. (Applause.) Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 49 9/28/2023

The next speaker is Krikit Bounds, commenting on 230410. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning. My name is Krikit Bounds. I am from Community Action Relief Project. We are a harm reduction group based in Philadelphia, and today I'm going to be speaking on behalf of members of Kensington in response to this bill. When we asked, "have you heard what the City is trying to do to prohibit overdose prevention sites in the City," Erica, who has lived in Philadelphia and specifically Kensington for 44 years, said, "I have, and I think that's a horrible idea. I think that's the worst idea, because like I said, we need more help, not less. And if they do that, it's taking away hope. It's taking away hope for a lot of people and not just Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 50 9/28/2023 addicts. I'm talking about the families of addicts too. Now I see if there was more help up there, I believe there would be less overdoses." I think they take away the ones that are not there -- "I think if they take away the ones that are not there, there's even less of a chance that people are going to make it. We're going to lose a lot more." Erica, when we asked, "what does it mean to have a safe space indoors to use," she said, "it would make me feel relief. If I have a loved one who is in addiction, I would feel safer. I would feel more at ease. I would feel like, okay, you know, there's hope out there. So there's a possibility for change, not just for me but for all Kensington, all of Philadelphia, everybody, because it matters. I mean, the more overdose prevention, the more people have the chance to get sober and get their family back, get productive, get a job, get a career, feel good about themselves Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 51 9/28/2023 finally." Greg, who has lived in Kensington for 45 years, said, "I've been out here on and off for some years now, four or five years, and from day one like I've been experiencing people on the street, because they have nowhere safe to go, and people die. I watched people die. And at the same time, I've had to help people, you know, with Narcan that just so happens to have on hand, but if I didn't have any, probably they wouldn't be here today to even have another day out here. By having a safe place to go is the most important thing. Even having the resources we do have, it's bad. It could be a lot worse. I don't even want to imagine." Amanda from Kensington when we asked, "what would you say to people who are trying to ban overdose prevention sites," said "you guys are literally pushing for people to die and not be cared about or cared for. Your sons and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 52 9/28/2023 daughters are the people using, and they would be cared for, because if they were your kid, what would you want?" Thank you.

Thank you for your testimony. (Applause.)

The next speaker is Oyewumi Oyeniyi, commenting on a resolution introduced today by Councilwoman Brooks. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning. My name is Oyewumi Oyeniyi and I would like to read a poem. Community is more than just your mother. Stalwart presence at your back she may be. Entirety of your faction she is not. Community is more than just Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 53 9/28/2023 your little brother. Mischievous light in your eyes he may be. Entirety of your metaphorical body he is not. Community is more than even your friends. Rain bringing life to the once barren land you called existence they may be. That land expands far beyond them. Community is also the homeless man you avoid eye contact with. Gaze pinned to the ground as a way of guilt and fear stare back at you. Refusing him dignity in a world that has already stripped him of it. Pity the only food that fills his stomach. Community is also a wheelchair-bound woman, hawking her wares up and down Broad Street, visible to passerbys. Community is also the person struggling with addiction, designated unworthy by society, their existence cast aside for the comfort of others, hidden away to suffer in isolation. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 54 9/28/2023 Kids in your class with holes in their pants. Ignorant minds conjuring up words like poor, dirty, unworthy. Compassion, empathy and love all forsaken. The student whose shadow has been marked with self-hate for belonging to a culture colonialism has convinced the world is backwards, for being darker than a paper bag, for not belonging to the gender assigned to them at birth, for daring to be, for struggling to survive in a world not made for them. Community is an ocean, each human part of an overwhelming, barely understood ecosystem, each individual a drop of water, complex in their own right, despised for that very complexity. When words like "change" and "deconstruction" fill our mouths like saliva, community should be the first place we look. Charity begins at home. Love begins at home, but it does not end Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 55 9/28/2023 there. If love is truly patient, kind, not envious or boastful, it should beam out of our chest like sun rays, encircling all goals we need, simply because they are, until souls like Tyre Nichols, Emmett Till, and Sade can live peacefully and thrive instead of just survive. Thank you.

Thank you for your testimony. (Applause.)

The next speaker is Kevin Miller, commenting on 230410. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning.

My name is Casey Miller. I'm a resident of the Third District in Philadelphia and I also am -I work as a registered nurse in the Third Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 56 9/28/2023 District at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Two years ago none of my fellow nurses knew what so-called tranq was, but now at any given time there's a handful of these patients on all of our med-surge floors who need long-term treatment for the devastating consequences of this drug, specifically the necrotizing flesh-eating wounds that this drug creates. The decision to ban OPCs and subsequently override the Mayor's veto is dangerously anti-science and removes a critical way of responding to our city's drug crisis. It's a decision that utterly lacks leadership and cowers to misinformation out of political expediency. I am a nurse that's trained in skin and wound care and also ultrasound-guided IV insertion for people with challenging vasculature. So I'm interacting with these patients very Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 57 9/28/2023 frequently, and unfortunately the increase in tranq wounds has been devastating and has put a serious undue burden on our hospitals. OPCs are a great resource for wound care and for treatment in an outpatient setting. We are seriously strained as it is, and I only see this getting worse and worse in our city. And I really encourage everyone on City Council to Google a picture of tranq wounds, because I'm sure some of you probably haven't even seen it. And I really hope you can reconsider this. Thank you very much. (Applause.)

Thank you for your testimony.

The next speaker is Adam Sledd, commenting on 230410. (Witness approached podium.)

Good Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 58 9/28/2023 morning.

Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today, and thank you for supporting the Recovery Month resolution. I'm a person in long-term recovery. I'm also a person who is only alive today because of harm reduction services. The war on drugs has been lost. We lost, and the casualties of the war on drugs are the crisis that we see all around us today in the City. We've spent millions on policing. We've spent millions in treatment. We have an Office of Harm Reduction here in the City, and there are a lot of people doing a lot of good work, but it's not enough. It hasn't been enough, and things are continuing to get worse, and in our communities, as you know, are demanding solutions. For this body to use its power to take solutions off the table is Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 59 9/28/2023 illogical and unconscionable. Overdose prevention centers are evidence-based. They work. We know that they work. It's not an experiment. They help people into treatment. They help to clean our streets. They help to prevent overdose and communicable disease. When people enter recovery, we ask a lot of them. We ask them to have courage to try something new, to step outside their comfort zone, to be bold, and I ask the same of you today. I urge you to have the courage to step into the solution. I urge you to let the Mayor's veto stand and use your power to come to the table to build solutions instead of taking them away. Thank you. (Applause.)

Thank you for your testimony.

The next speaker Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 60 9/28/2023 is Hannah Sassaman, commenting on 230410. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning. It's nice to see everyone. My name is Hannah Sassaman. I'm a resident of the Third District, and I am in opposition to the veto of this bill. I haven't talked about this publicly. My mom overdosed on pain medication when I was 14 years old. I discovered her in bed. It obviously altered our childhood from a family of four in a really big way. I think it's now about 18 months ago that my brother Jacob died alone after having a fentanyl overdose. They discovered his body 10 to 12 days later. I had to fight the coroner in order to release it, because his body was so changed that they couldn't identify him. He had so much love and Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 61 9/28/2023 potential to contribute, and he died in his 30's, and it's just an incredible loss. He had -- the way I was able to identify him is he had a tattoo on his arm. He had lived in the City of Oakland for over ten years and he had the tattoo of the City of Oakland, which is a beautiful tree like placed on his arm, and that's how we eventually were able to get him buried. I have a tattoo of a SEPTA token on my wrist. That is my -- I've lived in the Third District for over 25 years. My father was born at 42nd and Parkside, Councilman Jones. I love this city. I love all of its people as much as all of you do, and I know you do. I would have an overdose prevention site across from my house. I'm very grateful for the carve-out in the Third District, but I want to note that even right now, like even at this moment, it isn't too late to Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 62 9/28/2023 stop. It isn't too late to reopen this conversation. It isn't too late to figure out how in every district across the City we have an opportunity for our children, for our brothers and sisters and our mothers to return to us. And I'm happy to be a part of that conversation at any time. I ask you to not overturn the veto. Thank you so much. (Applause.)

Thank you for your testimony.

The next speaker is Sergo Cea. (No response.)

Sergo Cea. (No response.)

Not here? Next name.

Lynn Landes, Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 63 9/28/2023 commenting on 210913. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning. I'm Lynn Landes, founder of wildfoodies.org. I'm speaking in support of 210913, which is a resolution to sue the City Administration for failure to enforce the Healthy Outdoor Public Spaces Act, which will end the use of toxic pesticides on public lands. The failure of government officials to enforce the very laws passed by the government itself sets a bad example for the public and only adds to the current and dangerous trend of government officials who flagrantly violate the law with little concern that they will ever be held accountable. Case in point, our District Attorney who has decided not to enforce large swaths of local and state law, and as a result, the Police Department Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 64 9/28/2023 routinely tells the public that they can't enforce the law either because the DA isn't, as if two wrongs make a right. I also support 230410. I'm the mother of a mentally ill son whose condition was made worse by a past addiction to drugs and alcohol. I'm also the founder of safestreetsphilly.org, and occasionally I get calls from the public asking what they can do about shoplifters, panhandlers, drug addicts, and mentally ill and the homeless, people who plague our local businesses and neighborhoods. The police routinely tell these people that they can't do anything about it, but they can under Titles 9 and 10. The police can cite and arrest these individuals for both -- under both state and local law, but routinely they don't. This week we had another rash of very predictable looting as a result of a court decision, and once again, the police responded with too little, too Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 65 9/28/2023 late. As Councilmembers lament the current lawlessness, they need to use the tools at their disposal. There are attorneys, such as George Bochetto, who are ready, willing, and very able to challenge government officials who fail to enforce the law. If City Council is as serious about enforcing the laws they pass, then they need to take the steps necessary to get the job done. Thank you for your attention.

Thank you for your testimony. (Applause.)

The next speaker is Raheem Manning, commenting on 230635. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning. I Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 66 9/28/2023 believe it's still morning. I'm Raheem Manning. I am the Director of Nighttime Economy based in the City's Department of Commerce. I would like to thank Councilmember Jones for inviting me to speak on the matter of Philly's nighttime economy, more specifically its nighttime workforce. I also want to thank Councilmember Thomas for working diligently with the Kenney Administration to support the nighttime economy. As the Director of Nighttime Economy, I am tasked with making Philadelphia a true 24-hour city, a globally competitive hub for arts, culture, nightlife, and commerce. This is a relatively new concept and will define the great cities of tomorrow, and if Philadelphia was to continue to be competitive in the race for attracting businesses, residents, and tourists, we must shift the way we govern our city. By this, I mean that many of our residents are up at night. Many of Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 67 9/28/2023 them are working, taking SEPTA, out eating, dancing, drinking, and we must always keep them in mind as well. This resolution introduced by Councilmember Jones addresses the well-being of our residents and our city workers who do the hard work of keeping the lights on and providing essential City services, not just during the day but all night as well. We can agree that in order to fully create a true 24-hour city and the people who live, work, and play here must fully understand how it operates at night, we must better understand the needs and continue to make adjustments. For example, let's think about a daytime job. If we were all to take a break right now, we could all go out of this building and find a quality meal. We could run to the bank to handle some financial matters. We could swing by MSB to pay our water bills or ask questions about our taxes. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 68 9/28/2023 However, if I was a police officer on the third shift and my break is at 2:00 a.m., where could I find a quality meal? You know, where could I ask questions about my water bill? Where could I ask questions about my taxes? How can I engage with the City to handle my business? If I worked at one of our world-renowned restaurants all night and it is now 2:00 a.m. and I'm off and I have a bag full of cash in tips, how can I go to the bank to deposit that money so that I could commute safely home without the fear of being robbed or taken advantage of? Our residents who work overnight deserve the same dignity, safety, and access to services as those who work during the day. The Kenney Administration recognizes this, so we remain committed to supporting nightshift workers and their quality of life. Over the past year, I've Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 69 9/28/2023 conducted a citywide listening tour. I've participated in many police ride-alongs at night. I've toured SEPTA and talked to its police force and its riders about their concerns, and most of them were simple. They want to feel safe, seen, and thought about. They want access to quality meals and City services. Many of them talked to me about having to sacrifice sleep to handle their business matters because they work at night and can't sleep during the day because they have to take care of business or to engage with the City. We must begin to ease the burden that we put on our most essential workforce. The resolution introduced by Councilman Jones is a step in the right direction, and I welcome City Council to join me in advocating for our nighttime workforce. And thank you for having me today.

Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 70 9/28/2023 Thank you. Thank you for your testimony. (Applause.)

The next speaker is Paul Grubb, commenting on a resolution introduced today by Councilman Thomas. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning. Paul Grubb of District 1199C National Union of Hospital Healthcare Employees and affiliate of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. I'm honored to speak in support of Councilmember Isaiah Thomas' resolution recognizing the significant contributions of Thomas Paine Cronin to this city. Tom, as noted earlier, has been a warrior of the people's movement on civil rights, anti-war, and labor justice movements spanning almost seven decades. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 71 9/28/2023 May his example continue on through his mentorship, his work through those continuing movements today and in the future, and through all those City and area residents who were impacted, thousands upon thousands who were impacted by the work of Tom Cronin collectively with others. Thank you.

Thank you for your testimony. We appreciate it. (Applause.)

The next speaker is Leonia Johnson, commenting on 230410. (Witness approached podium.)

Good morning.

Good morning. Good after -- well, good morning. My name is Leonia Johnson and I'm here as a Philadelphian, a former drug and alcohol Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 72 9/28/2023 counselor who is still a therapist, a person in recovery, the former chaplain of the Concerned Black Captains of West and Southwest Philadelphia in the Third District, a person who has lost many students and even family members to the opioid epidemic, but most of all, I'm here as a child of God. I want to say this: I like the scripture that was read earlier. Another scripture that comes to mind is from Jeremiah. It says, they have healed the wounds of my people lightly, saying peace, peace where there is no peace. And I just wanted to remind us that historically many things have come to us in this nation in the form of help that have actually been harmful, manipulating the pain and the wounds of people who are the downtrodden. Let's talk about Tuskegee. Let's talk about the Negro Experiment. We don't even have to mention names like Henrietta Lacks. Even if you take a free Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 73 9/28/2023 tour at University of Penn, you will see the history how they used to lock people in the basement and charge individuals quarters to throw rocks at people who have mental health conditions. So I say this to say, let us not mention what happened in our own backyard in District 3, MOVE, the bomb dropping. I was there. I was there. And it was done in the name of help and responding to the outcry of the citizens. Well, we knew it was another agenda being had. And so I'm saying that as members of District 3, we feel very slighted that we were not included in this bill. We want to be included in this bill. I don't care if it has to be amended, if it has to go back and another bill can be drawn. We felt like we were not considered. We were told that the bill is basically a nothing burger, and yet we see individuals from our Councilwoman meeting and speaking to Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 74 9/28/2023 individuals that are opposing this bill. It seems to be that this bill could be more harm done in the name of -not this bill but the name of safe injection sites could be more harm in the name of help. So, yes, we support this bill, but we want to be included so that there are no trojan horses that come into West Philadelphia in the name of help but in reality have to do a lot with gentrification, connections to corrupt institutions, and a lot of old money. So as I started out on a scripture --

Thank you.

-- Micah 7, 3 through 13 states, they have all become experts. The powerful and the rich make sure they get what they want. Please do something to amend the bill to include District 3. Thank you. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 75 9/28/2023

Thank you for your testimony. (Applause.)

The next speaker is M. Holliday Davis, commenting on 230410. (Witness approached podium.)

Hi. My name is Holliday Davis and I live and work in Philadelphia. I've been a harm reductionist, most working in Kensington, since 2018. I'm here on behalf of SOL Connective and the Coalition for Dignity in Treatment to voice our opposition to Bill 230410, which would effectively ban overdose prevention sites. Some of my most favorite people in the world have died of fatal overdose, but my personal loss is nothing compared to what this community has lost. 1,413 individuals died of overdose in 2022 in this city. Overdose deaths among Black Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 76 9/28/2023 women increased by 29 percent in that year. It's no secret that public drug use is not welcome in many communities, and we as harm reductionists hear the concerns of these communities, and we agree that they can pose dangerous situations for children and other community members. However, overdose prevention sites offer an opportunity to bring those activities inside, offer safe disposal of needles and other litter, and offer pathways to medical care and drug treatment and, most importantly, save lives. Dead people cannot recover. While science supports overdose prevention sites, this Council has chosen to codify roadblocks to opening one in our city. I urge you to sustain the vote to veto -- I urge you to sustain the veto to prevent future overdose deaths and make Philadelphia safer for everyone. Thank you.

Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 77 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING Thank you. (Applause.)

There are no other speakers today, Mr. President.

Thank you very much, Mr. Decker. That concludes our public comment session, and we will now proceed with our Calendar. Mr. Decker, would you please read the title of Resolution No. 230634.

A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3101, 3113, 3117, 3118, 3123 through 29, 3126, 3130 through 34 Clifford Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District.

The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mr. President. On your behalf, I move for the adoption. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 78 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. Mr. Decker, 230635.

A resolution calling on Representatives of the Administration to join with Members of City Council to better understand how Philly works at night by doing nighttime tours with various City departments.

The Chair again recognizes Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mr. President. Before I move for the adoption, it is truly appropriate that Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 79 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING Tom Cronin be in this room as we talk about how we support City workers that work at night. He has long been an advocate for those workers that do the night shift. Whether it's District Council 47, District Council 33 and other locals, we have to recognize that they keep our City moving. So with that, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. Mr. Decker, 230638.

A resolution also Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 80 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING naming the 7800 block of Saturn Place "Leonard K. Brundage Way", to honor the life and legacy of Eastwick native and lifelong Philadelphian, Leonard K. Brundage.

The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.

Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. Mr. Decker, do you have any additional resolutions? Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 81 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING

A resolution honoring and congratulating Thomas Paine Cronin on his recent retirement as the Vice President of AFSCME District Council 47's Retiree Chapter with over 60 years in public service and union leadership, introduced today by Councilman Thomas.

The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.

On behalf of Member Thomas, I move for the adoption of the resolution recognizing our former head of District Council 47. (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 82 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING adopted.

And a resolution honoring and commemorating the extraordinary life and legacy of Temple University President JoAnne A. Epps, introduced today by Councilman Jones on behalf of Council President Clarke.

The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.

On your behalf from your district, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 83 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING

And a resolution honoring retiring Revenue Commissioner, and 4th District Resident, Frank Breslin, for his years of distinguished service to the City of Philadelphia, introduced today by Councilman Jones.

The Chair again recognizes Councilman Jones.

Thank you. This must be Civil Service Day. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 84 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING

And a resolution honoring Power 99 on the occasion of the station's 40th Anniversary and commending the station for its remarkable contributions to Philadelphia's community and culture and to the field of radio broadcasting, introduced today by Councilman Johnson.

The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.

Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 85 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING adopted. The Chair recognizes Councilman Thomas.

Sorry, Council President. I just would like to be recorded as voting aye on all bills and resolutions that I may have missed. Thank you, Council President.

Thank you. Let the record reflect that Councilman Thomas is voting aye on the, I think, two resolutions that we just passed. Thank you.

And a resolution authorizing the Council Committee on Children and Youth to hold public hearings examining the response to human trafficking in the City of Philadelphia, introduced today by Councilwoman Lozada.

The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Lozada.

Thank you, Council President. I move for the Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 86 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.

And a resolution recognizing the month of September 2023 as "National Recovery Month" in Philadelphia, introduced today by Councilwoman Lozada.

The Chair again recognizes Councilwoman Lozada.

Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 87 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING (Duly seconded.)

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.

And a resolution honoring and congratulating the 2023-2024 Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate, Oyewumi Oyeniyi, for her artistry, achievement, leadership, and daily commitment to using her poetry to stand up for her community, introduced today by Councilwoman Brooks.

The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Brooks.

I move for the adoption of this resolution. (Duly seconded.) Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 88 9/28/2023 9/28/23 - STATED - 2ND READING

It's been moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.

And a resolution honoring the life and legacy of David Krain for his dedication to public service and advocacy on behalf of all municipal workers in the City of Philadelphia, introduced today by Councilman Harrity.

The Chair recognizes Councilman Harrity.

I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)

It's Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 89 9/28/2023 moved and properly seconded. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

Those opposed? (No response.)

The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.

There are no other resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar, Mr. President.

Thank you very much. That concludes that part of our Calendar. We will now move to special business, and we will now proceed. Councilman Squilla, did you need to -- you're just waiting for me? Okay. We will now proceed with the consideration of Bill No. 230410, which was passed by the Council at its Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 90 9/28/2023 14th, 2023 session and was returned disapproved by the Mayor at today's session of Council. Mr. Decker, please read the title of the bill.

Bill No. 230410, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Overlay Zoning Districts,' to add an overlay district pertaining to injection sites for narcotics."

Councilman Jones, did you need to be recognized?

No. I'm waiting, teeing up.

All right. Cool. And Councilman Phillips?

I want to make some remarks before we move this, or should I wait? I can wait. I can wait. I'll wait.

Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 91 9/28/2023 Squilla.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. We heard people speaking today about science and data and challenges along with safe injection sites. We took a trip several years back to Toronto and some people went to Vancouver where safe injection sites have been used for a really long time and the challenges associated with it. In Vancouver since 2003 when safe injection sites opened, we were told about statistics of how people who use the safe injection sites, that nobody died in those sites, which is true, but since 2008, statistics from Vancouver have showed that there's been a 20 percent increase in AIDS, 61 percent increase in homelessness, 80 percent increase in crime, and over 1100 percent increase in overdose deaths from 2008 to 2018. And as they continued to open up from one to two to three to 20 safe Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 92 9/28/2023 sites, keep opening up more, overdose rates kept increasing. Now, when we look at that, we're not saying that people who are supporting safe injection sites are forcing more people to die, sort of like they're accusing people who are opposed to them. We understand it's the best interest of the people who are in addiction and suffering from addiction and how we could get them the most help possible, but data speaks, science speaks. People could skew numbers the way they want, but we as elected officials have to look at both the people who are in addiction and how we could help them, how we could get them into treatment and how we could get them back to some type of sustainable life and also the people in the communities that will be negatively impacted by some of these places in their community. This bill allows the community Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 93 9/28/2023 have input in where these sites will be selected, what would be happening around there, and how that their input would be put in place if these sites were ever to be put up. And to be opposed to that because of illogical thinking saying we know better than you do in your neighborhood, we know that you shouldn't have a say because it's going to make it harder to do this, we need to have variances for when we put rehabs or recovery homes in places. We got to go through a variance and deal with the community for that. So the same thing we're saying here is, we need to have a variance for this option. Also, when we looked at this, there was a Mayor of Vancouver who pushed for the safe injection sites when he was there, the Mayor, Philip Owen, in 2002, and he said that in 2014, you know, understanding that we want to help and dumping money and building social housing and filling it up with people from all Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 94 9/28/2023 the region and the country to come to these areas that have safe injection sites, they all get chemically dependent, and it's just more sales for the drug dealers in the area. So this is somebody that supported them and understand that there is a challenge with them also. So we want to as elected officials give our community the ability to have input in selecting these sites. And you could oppose them and you could support them, but to not support having the ability to give input is something that we and I am against, and I will be voting to override the veto of the Mayor. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Phillips.

I just want to thank everyone who has provided insight on this particular legislation. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 95 9/28/2023 listened very keenly to everyone's thoughts and opinions, but I want to also thank Councilwoman Lozada for being courageous to put this forth to City Council, because this is a very pertinent issue in the City of Philadelphia. I also want to thank Councilwoman Kendra Brooks for pushing all of us on Council to tour some of these safe injection sites, and I actually had an opportunity to visit with her and some of the Council colleagues, and I learned about some of the positive aspects of safe injection sites. But I want to note something that is really important. I just want to side with Councilman Squilla, that what we're doing is basically saying that a safe injection site cannot be placed in any particular District Council place until the public, our residents, the people we are accountable for, have a voice. That is the most important thing to us as legislators, especially me. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 96 9/28/2023 of the things I vowed is that I will not make major decisions without listening to the public's voice who represent our district. The office has Anthony Phillips' name on it, but it really is the office of the people of the Ninth District. So that's one. The second thing that I just really want to mention is the following: There were many questions that I had about safe injection sites even during my visit and during my studies. One of the things that really profoundly concerned me -- and a lot of Ninth District residents need to have a voice on this decision -- is how do you handle the loitering that will take place around these safe injection sites? How do you handle the fact that many safe injection sites do not have rehab programming a part of the safe injection process? How do you handle the fact that at these safe injection sites, a young person as young as 13, 14 years old can go into a safe Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 97 9/28/2023 site without having the support or permission of their parents? That's questionable. For me, the other thing a lot of Ninth District residents have said, we may not mind the idea of supporting overdose treatment for people, but this needs to be in a space that might be industrial, because the residential area, this is not something you want to promote. So this is really important to all of us on City Council. So many of us here are thinking a lot about this. We are thinking openly about this. So I think it's just important that we all know that we've listened and we appreciate the debate, but we are listening to the people of the City of Philadelphia, and before decisions are made around any particular variance, we want to make sure the people of Philadelphia are heard first, and that's why we will be voting in this particular Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 98 9/28/2023 Thank you, Council President.

Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gauthier.

Thank you, Council President. I want to thank my constituents who came out to testify today. I appreciate hearing your perspectives and I appreciate that you were passionate enough about this issue to take time out of your day to come to today's meeting. I care very deeply about a data-driven, human-centered approach to the war on drugs. We know that Black Philadelphians experience the most overdoses now. Overdoses in our community jumped 20 percent from 2021 to 2022. And so this is an emergency, period. It's also something that's very personal to me. My nephew died from a Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 99 9/28/2023 overdose in his basement. I've had friends die from overdoses as well. And so I'm not looking at this from the outside. I'm looking at this as someone who has been impacted, and I know that many others in my district in the City have been as well. Today's vote to override or sustain the Mayor's veto does not change the substance of the bill. The Third District will still not be included in the bill at this point. I will vote with the majority of my colleagues to override the Mayor's veto because I respect the right of my colleagues to legislate zoning in their districts, even though I do not believe that a zoning overlay is the right solution to a public health crisis. But despite our difference of opinion on this issue, I share my colleagues' concern about the opioid epidemic and look forward to working with them to tackle this crisis together. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 100 9/28/2023 this issue and every zoning policy, I just want to note that, you know, the community drives my decision-making. I have a track record of that over the near four years that I've served in office. Over the last several weeks, I've had numerous conversations with community leaders and constituents about overdose prevention centers, and look forward to continuing these discussions in a thoughtful way with my community and moving forward together. I want to apologize to my constituents for any confusion and anxiety that they may have felt over the past several weeks. There's a lot of misinformation going around. But I want to reiterate that overdose prevention centers remain illegal under federal law, and there are no active plans to open one anywhere in the City. I remain committed to meeting and listening to my constituents, to talk Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 101 9/28/2023 anyone who wants to talk to me about this. And I again want to thank all of my neighbors who came out today to make their voices heard. Thank you.

Thank you, Councilwoman. (Applause.)

The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Lozada.

Thank you, Council President.

You're welcome.

I had a whole speech prepared for today, and I think that it's just better for me to say that there are facts that are connected to this bill or associated with this bill or associated with the work that has gone into getting to where we are today. This Administration has had Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 102 9/28/2023 years, eight years to fix a problem that they have created. They chose not to. So I think it is disingenuous for the Mayor or anyone in his Administration to say that we need to get our heads out of anywhere, when obviously their heads have not been in the right place as it relates to this bill, to this situation, and to the Kensington community. I also think it is disingenuous for folks to say in their communities that they had two weeks to have a conversation with them to inform them about this bill. There were exactly 140 days from the day I put this bill on the floor to today to have a conversation with communities about their position. I appreciate the support of my colleagues. I appreciate the input from either side, but I don't appreciate the misinformation and the lack of work and the lack of resources that continues to go into my community. And for that, I won't apologize. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 103 9/28/2023 you.

Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Harrity.

Hello, Council President, colleagues. You all know my stance on this subject, but, you know, everybody is talking about numbers, and the number that always stands out to me is one percent. One percent, that is the number of people who ask about recovery in the safe injection site in New York. That's their number, one percent. Okay? They are not there to push recovery. So that being said, for me I want everybody to know we are not against saving lives. I want to save as many of these kids out there as possible, but the way we do that is through long-term recovery, not giving them a space where they can continue to harm themself. If we are actually talking Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 104 9/28/2023 harm reduction, we need to make sure that we are thinking first about getting these kids into recovery so that they can actually have a life. And I share my colleague Quetcy Lozada's sentiment. I cannot understand how he can tell us to get our heads out of our ass, when he is the one that created this problem. His lack of leadership did this. And I'm tired of dancing around and trying not to offend people. You know what, he wants to take something out on me, let him. He's already holding a grudge on me. So if I got to be the one to say it, I'll stand with Quetcy 100 percent. Thank you.

Thank you, Councilman. Mr. Decker, read the bill again, please.

Bill No. 230410, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 105 9/28/2023 'Overlay Zoning Districts,' to add an overlay district pertaining to injection sites for narcotics, all under certain terms and conditions."

Thank you, Mr. Decker. This bill having been read on two different days and was duly approved by City Council on September 14, 2023 and was returned to Council by the Mayor as disapproved at today's session of Council, the question is shall the Bill No. 230410 pass notwithstanding the Mayor's disapproval. Please note that a vote aye is a vote to override the Mayor's veto and a vote nay is a vote to sustain the Mayor's veto. Mr. Decker, please call the roll.

Councilwoman Bass.

Aye.

Councilwoman Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 106 9/28/2023

Nay. (Applause.)

Councilman Driscoll.

Aye.

Councilwoman Gauthier.

Aye.

Councilwoman Gilmore Richardson.

Aye.

Councilman Harrity.

Aye.

Councilman Johnson.

Aye.

Councilman Jones.

Aye.

Councilwoman Lozada. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 107 9/28/2023

Aye.

Councilman O'Neill.

Aye.

Councilman Phillips.

Aye.

Councilman Squilla.

Aye.

Councilman Thomas.

Aye.

Councilwoman Vaughn.

Aye.

Council President Clarke.

Aye. The ayes are 14; the nays are one. Two-thirds majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the Mayor's veto is overridden. Thank you very much. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 108 9/28/2023 for today. And at this time, are there any speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)

Seeing none, speeches on behalf of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mr. President. On Saturday, 9:00 a.m. we will have a historic Crime Summit to create a blueprint to deal with gun violence and crime in the City of Philadelphia. I often said in this Chambers that if 300 whales washed up on the shores of the Schuylkill River, every marine biologist, including Jacques Cousteau from the grave, would come to figure out why. What I will promise my colleagues is I will never say that story again, because on Saturday -- Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 109 9/28/2023

Councilman, hold on one second. Folks, can you please be quiet as you leave. Thank you.

Because on Saturday, Mr. President, we will have over 150 experts coming to look at Philadelphia and the crime that happens within it, everything from the Kensington experience and all the way up to what's going on on South Broad Street, what happened the other day when people went morati (ph) throughout the City of Philadelphia. Whether it was about the court decision, whether it was about sneakers and flat screens, it happened in Philadelphia. And this is not just a Philadelphia problem. It is a national problem. Major stores are rescinding their interest in wanting to locate businesses in big cities. From the retail theft that we experience to the murder rate, you have places like Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 110 9/28/2023 have lost patronage because of the perception of safety. You have major drugstores closing because of fear of safety. So the Chamber of Commerce, down to our aunts and uncles who get their prescriptions filled, are impacted by this. So what we hope to do is create a blueprint with these experts, with the Police Commissioner, with the District Attorney, with the Defenders, with credible messengers on the ground to figure this out. Now, what one of the -- and I'm going to say her name. She was a member of this body. Cherelle Parker used to say let's not be expert articulators of the problem. Don't just point at the problem. Point towards solutions. The focus of this day-long discussion will be, yes, I want to reduce the -- I want to increase the closure rate for murders in the City of Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 111 9/28/2023 problem, so how do we fix it? Do we do it through technology, license plate readers? Do we do it through drones? Do we do it through things that we can offer by way of technology? Come up with the solutions. To my colleagues that are coming, thank you. To those who cannot attend, go online PHL and give me your suggestions. It will be included in the blueprint. When we talk about the school-to-prison pipeline, Isaiah, we're going to talk about it from a vantage point that if it's a small number of kids causing a great number of the problems, maybe a solution is year-round employment. All of them aren't going to take an opportunity to work, but if half of them do and we reduce the population at the Juvenile Justice Center, that's a step in the right direction. Often not fast enough, but it begins. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 112 9/28/2023 this document, thanks to St. Joe's University, and create a white paper blueprint that we will put in the hands of the 100th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. So those within my listening voice, please go to our website in City Council, look at that QR code, and tell us what you want us to know, what you want us to do. Let us not just point at the problem. Please help us to point at the solution. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.

Thank you, Mr. President. I also want to acknowledge our Police Department for overtime work and the time they've been spending out to try to quell some of the civil unrest that was out there. Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 113 9/28/2023 was a protest, and folks who were protesting have even stated that the people who were doing this type of activity and looting weren't doing that in the name of the protest. And I want to thank the Police Commissioner Stanford for standing up and addressing that, working hard to make the arrests and work through our system to let folks know that this type of behavior in the City of Philadelphia will not be tolerated. We support protests, we support freedom of speech, but we don't support criminal activity, looting and destroying private property. So thank you to the Commissioner for -- I know it's tough. He just got into the position, but they stood up and did their job, and looking forward to working together to hope resolve these issues in the future. So thank you.

Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 114 9/28/2023 you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Driscoll.

Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to remind colleagues that immediately following our session today, we'll be having a short briefing in the Caucus Room to discuss the economic opportunities with the extension of the subway up the Boulevard to Bucks County. Lunch will be provided. So colleagues and key staff, you're welcome immediately after today's session.

Thank you, Councilman. Quite an interesting idea. It will help people eliminate getting red light camera tickets on the Boulevard. Just take the subway up. Thank you. Thank you. Real quick to note, following up on Councilman Jones, tomorrow at 2 o'clock we have a hearing Stated Meeting 09-28-2023 115 9/28/2023 presentation, live presentation, on some very interesting technology. It will be quite interesting. Thank you. So with that, that concludes the speeches on behalf of the minority and the majority, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla for a motion to adjourn.

Thank you, Mr. President. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, October 5th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)

Thank you. It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, October 5th, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. All in favor indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)

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