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Members, please take your seats.
All visitors, please retire to the seats

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outside the rails.

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I note that the hour has come and that a
quorum of this city council is present.

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I ask all
those who are present

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to please set your cell phones to silent
and or vibrate.

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to give our invocation this morning.
The chair recognizes

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Archbishop
Dr. Mary Floyd Palmer,

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presiding prate of the Philadelphia
Council of Clergy and the founding

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pastor of the Samaritan Temple.
She is here today as the guest of

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Councilwoman Dr. Nina Amed.
She's also a member of the illustrious

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sarity Zeta 5 Beta Incorporated. I will
ask all members and guests to please

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rise.

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Archbishop, the floor is yours.
>> Thank you, Mr. President.

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» Good morning, everyone.
>> Good morning.

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» Let us pray.

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God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears, thou who has

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brought us thus far on the way, thou who
has by thy might led us into the light,

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keep us forever in the path. We pray, oh
God, our help in ages past, our hope for

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years to come, a shelter from the stormy
blast and our eternal home. It is a good

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day, God, that we have come here
together to carry on the business of

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this August body. First, we thank you
for all of the leadership of our city,

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our mayor and the leadership of this
council, our council president, majority

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and minority leaders, and all of those
members in their respective places. Now

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God, as we continue to do business on
behalf of the people for those who have

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been elected and chose to serve, we pray
God that you will endow them with

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wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and
even common sense.

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» Amen. We pray God that they will be
doing it for the better part of the

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whole and not for the selfish part, but
that those that are relying on them to

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be their voice, they will do so with
fidelity and integrity.

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» Amen.
>> We ask God that you will continue to

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cover and keep them in a time where
violence and political violence is

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bringing about division and it's being
targeted. We pray that you will cover

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each one attached to them. cover their
families and those that know them by

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blood or law. We pray that you will
carry them from here to there without

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incident or accident. And we pray God
that because they are a servant serving

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for you according to Romans chapter 13
in which they are called to do the work

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of the government. We pray that you will
continue to lead them and guide them in

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all truth and that the truth shall win.
We do speak against those with ulterior

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motives who may bring about harm,
destruction, and/or division. But unite

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us even the more even right now. And
despite what may be happening all around

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the rest of this nation, let the cradle
of liberty, the city of Philadelphia,

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become more united than divided. And
that your grace, your mercy, and your

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peace will fall upon this city. that as
violence deescalates and that as

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neighborshoods blossom once again, we
will all be able to come together with

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the common good for the common man, the
common woman, the old, the young, and

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those that are hope, the least, the
last, and the lost will not be

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forgotten. And if you do this through
us, in us, and to us, we will be careful

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to give you the honor, the glory, and
the praise that is due you. We thank you

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in the name of God the father who is our
creator. In the name of Jesus Christ our

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savior in whom I believe and in the name
of the holy ghost that covers and keep

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us. And to all others who may call God
by the name of which they love. We will

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say amen.
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» Amen and amen. God bless you.
>> The chair thanks the archbishop for the

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invitation. Council will now be at ease.

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The next order of business is the
approval of the journal of the meeting

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of Thursday, May the 14th,
2026. The chair recognizes

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Council Member Majority Deputy with
Cindy Bass.

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» Thank you, Mr. President. I move that
the journal of the meeting of Thursday,

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May 14th, 2026 be approved.
It has been moved and property seconded

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that the journal of the meeting of
Thursday, May the 14th, 2026 stand

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approved. All those in favor signify by
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» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it and the
journal is approved.

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The next order of business is request
for leave of absence and the chair

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recognizes majority leader Katherine
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» Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. On
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requests for leave of absence today.
>> The chair thanks the majority leader.

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The chair now recognizes council member
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» President on behalf of the m minority.
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absence today.
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The chair now recognizes majority leader
Katherine Gilmore Richardson for a

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motion concerning certain legislative
matters that may arise during the course

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of today's session of council and that
were not listed on the calendar

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circulated prior to today's council
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» Thank you, Mr. President. I move that
any of the following matters, if

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considered today, may be added to the
agenda for this session of council and

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as required by law, subsequently
published on an amended agenda after the

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consideration of those matters.
Resolutions authorizing hearings.

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Amendments to bills on first reading.
The reconsideration of a bill veto by or

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recall from the mayor. Amendments to
bills recall from the mayor. Resolutions

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taking substantative action to be voted
on in this session. A motion to withdraw

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a bill or resolution that is not on the
calendar. And a motion placing a bill or

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resolution on or returning a bill or
resolution from the suspension calendar

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that is not listed on today's calendar.
The purpose of this motion is to provide

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the public with notice concerning
possible actions by council that arose

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too late to be included on the calendar
that was published prior to today's

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session.
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that the legislative matters stated by
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Gilmore Richardson may be added to the
agenda for today should those matters

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arise during the course of this session
of council. All those in favorable

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indicate by saying I. Anyone opposed?
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The chair will dispense with the regular
order of business to recognize the

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guests and visitors joining us in city
council chambers this morning. On behalf

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of all members of city council, I
welcome you to our council session. We

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appreciate you taking the time to join
us as we attend to the legislative

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affairs of our great city. We certainly
invite you to come again.

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At this time, the chair recognizes
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Richardson.

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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh,
please join me in welcoming eighth grade

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language arts students from Baldi Middle
School who are visiting us in city

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council today to see the ins and outs of
their local government firsthand. I ask

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you all to stand.
Stand up, Baldi.

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They they are here with their teacher,
Mr. Matthew Mandel, who I had the

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pleasure of meeting when I moderated a
discussion on the AFT president, Randy

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Weingarten's new book, Why Fascists Fear
Teachers, a few months ago, and it's a

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good book. Mr. Mandel has brought his
class to city hall for years. uh in fact

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he still remembers the very first time
he visited this body uh with his

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students. But today's visit is extra
special because this year Mr. Mandel is

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retiring. He's a national board
certified teacher since 2010. He has

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also served on the executive board for
the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers

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since 2002. And in 2025, he received a
limbback award for distinguished

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teaching. Though today's visit is
bittersweet, we thank you so much, Mr.

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Mandel, for your years of service to our
young people and to our city. You are

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leaving a lasting legacy that will shape
students for years to come. Again,

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please join me in welcoming these bright
students to Philadelphia City Council

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today and congratulating Mr. Mandel
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on a welldeserved retirement.

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Welcome to city council chair recognizes
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minority whip Nicholas Oor.
>> Thank you Mr. President. Would like to

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welcome to the chamber about a year ago
uh uh a little bit later in the day uh I

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was watching my life change before my
eyes uh where that was the day that I

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witnessed the the birth of my son. Um,
so today it's crazy because the the the

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days after that were a bit challenging
for us. Many of you know that and I

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shared as much and many of the folks in
this institution [clears throat]

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as well as folks around this city prayed
for us, my family, my wife, myself as

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well as my son. But today is the first
birthday of Augustine Leslie or Leslie.

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Can you stand up and show our son?

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» Y'all show some love to my baby boy.
Thank you, Mr. President. You're

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» welcome.

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I'm going to also acknowledge the first
lady. Sir,

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» you want to go ahead, sir?

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» And the queen of my life.
>> Here you go. Here you go.

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» The peanut butter to my jelly,
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the hummus to my pea bread, my wife for
life, uh, Miss Leslie Oort.

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» Welcome to city council.
chair recognizes Council Member Jamie

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Gartier.
>> Thank you, Council President. I'd like

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to take this opportunity to acknowledge
two of the guests that I have here

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today. Um, first, Mr. Jamal Johnson. Um,
many of you might remember Jamal. Jamal,

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in addition to being a veteran who
served our country for many years, all

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throughout the pandemic, people could
see Jamal protesting the gun violence

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that was skyrocketing in our
communities, encouraging people to come

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out on their own blocks to keep the
peace in their neighborhoods. And he

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even launched a 26-day hunger strike in
2020 to support my resolution that Mayor

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Kenny um uh declare a gun violence
emergency. He is somebody who I will

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always consider a friend and who is very
inspiring to me. And today Jamal is

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actually here with his uncle, Mr. Null
George Miles Jr. who we are honoring

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with a resolution today. Mr. Miles is a
veteran and a renowned painter who among

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his many accomplishments painted the
picture of city hall that we use on

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every single city council citation and
engrossed uh resolution. And I you all

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will um remember seeing this all the
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» Can we give him a real big round of
applause? Especially members of council.

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Thank you.
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today. Thank you so much. Thank you very
much, sir. The chair recognizes

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Majority Deputy Whip Councilman Cindy
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» Thank you, Mr. President. I wanted to uh
ask everyone to join me in welcoming

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Captain Stuart McCollum from the 14th
Police District who is here today. We

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are recognizing

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we are recognizing
uh Northwest Police brass and leadership

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and we wanted to say thank you so much
for being here and for your dedicated

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service. Um Captain McCullum joined the
14th Police District in 2025, bringing

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more than 27 years of distinguished
service within the Philadelphia Police

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Department. and we really just wanted to
recognize him uh for his dedication,

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professionalism, uh always available and
and willing to help work out situations

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and just really being accessible and
just a great person. So, thank you so

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much, Captain, for all of your work for
the Philadelphia Police Department. On

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behalf of the citizens of Philadelphia,
thank you for being here today.

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» Thank you very much.

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I also see the Philadelphia flag lady
who's giving out the city of

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Philadelphia flags today. Let's give her
a round of applause, please. Good

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friends of our Councilman Mark Squiler.

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Thank you for being Let's give her a
round of applause, everyone.

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Thank you. Appreciate your support.

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» No, we can't do that when the day over.
Thank you for being here, though.

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Appreciate that. Council member Dr.
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» Thank you, Council President. Uh I am
pleased to welcome, we'll be doing a

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presentation for her later. Um it is in
the district of Council Member Young,

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but Miss Lorita Buyers, uh is here
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» Uh and so we'll be talking about her
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to welcome the leader of the Tukan
Takone uh Frankfurt watershed uh just

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Justin Dertinez uh who is here today
with there he is uh with all of these

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individuals uh from different parts
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um in the city of Philadelphia who were
beginning this uh work with me and city

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council to push for more funding uh for
our parks, reoccurring funding at an

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equitable level uh for all of our parks.
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So, we want to thank all of them for
coming to begin this campaign so that we

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could really fund our parks so they
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Thank you so much, Council President.
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Every child deserve a great part.
Councilman Jeffrey J. Young.

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» Thank you and good morning, Mr.
President. Um, today I I just want to

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honor and acknowledge uh some students
from Community College of Philadelphia's

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Gateway to College Leadership Council.
Um, these are students that are aged 16

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to 21 who for some reason um may have
disengaged from high school, but now

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they're back on track at CCP um earning
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getting college credits as well. So,
just want to acknowledge you students

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and thank you all for being here today
in city council.

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» Thank you very much.
At this time, the chair recognizes

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Council Member Jamie Gautier, who will
present a resolution

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recognizing and honoring the Sustainable
Business Network, other known as SBN, of

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Greater Philadelphia on its 25th
anniversary, for its outstanding

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leadership in advancing a just, green,
and thriving local economy, and for its

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enduring commitment to the independent
businesses. and communities that make

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Philadelphia thrive.
Would Zora Cordiero, executive director,

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and those accompanying her, please join
the council member at the podium.

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Joining Council Member Jamie Gautier are
the following council members,

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Councilman Ruandal, Council Member
Marker, Council Member Ketsy Lazada,

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Council Member Nicholas Soror, Council
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Anthony Phillips.

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Good morning everyone.
>> For 25 years, the Sustainable Business

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Network of Greater Philadelphia has been
proving that businesses can do well by

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doing good. And it all started in the
third council district at White Dog Cafe

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where White Dog and SBN founder Judy
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just survive but thrive by buying local
sustainable inseason products and

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treating their workers well.
This presentation is personal to me

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because, as some of you may know, I
served as the executive director of SBN

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earlier in my career. During my tenure,
SPN championed Green City Clean Waters,

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worked with former council member Maria
Kenyon Sanchez to expand the sustainable

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business tax credit, partnered with the
commerce department on the business

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owners bill of rights, and even broke
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by fighting for the soda tax because of
all of the impact it would make in our

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neighborhoods. And this is just a
snapshot of how the Sustainable Business

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Network and their members fight for a
more prosperous and inclusive inclusive

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economy. And this is important right now
because our economy is broken and

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Washington keeps putting billionaire
interests ahead of ours. So it is up to

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us to create an economy that works for
everyday people. And the sustainable

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business network of greater Philadelphia
proves that we do not need to choose

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between making money, uplifting our
communities, and protecting our planet.

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Today is a celebration, but I also
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recommmit to the role we must all play
in supporting a triple bottom line of

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profit, people, and the planet.
This means buying local, especially

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along our neighborhood commercial
corridors, so that we can keep our

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hard-earned money in our communities and
out of the pockets of billionaires. We

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need to encourage more businesses to
join our movement and to support

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aspiring entrepreneurs who share our
values. And we as a city need to

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continue to make smart and targeted
investments that grow our economy while

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also protecting our planet and and
uplifting Philadelphiaians.

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Congratulations to Zarida Cordiero, Judy
Wixs, Alex Koopo, Nemaati, and every

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current and former SBN member, board
member, and staff member for 25 years of

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excellence. I know that we are all
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25 years are even more impactful than
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read the resolution.

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Whereas for the past 25 years, the
Sustainable Business Network of Greater

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Philadelphia, SBN, founded in 2001, has
championed an economy where independent

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valuesdriven businesses can thrive,
communities prosper, and the environment

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is protected, guided by the triple
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and prosperity. And

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whereas SBN's work is organized across
three interconnected pillars, business

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growth and stability, environmental
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prosperity, supported by a crosscutting
commitment to legislative advocacy,

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education, financial opportunity, and
community building. And

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» whereas SBN serves more than 135 member
businesses, the majority of which are

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womenowned, BIPOC owned, LGBTQ
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reaches thousands more annually through
programs, partnerships, and policy

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advocacy that strengthens the city and
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community and

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Whereas
SBN serves valuesdriven multi-industry

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businesses across Philadelphia and the
greater Philadelphia region, including

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[clears throat]
independent retailers, restaurants and

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food businesses, service providers, and
environmental enterprises across Bucks,

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Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and
Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania,

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Burlington, Camden, Glouster, Mercer,
and Salem counties in New Jersey, and

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Newcastle counties. in Delaware, having
become a trusted convenor, educator, and

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advocate that advances local, state, and
federal policy supporting small

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businesses, environmental protection,
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hand.

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And whereas through initiatives
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green storm water infrastructure
partners, the climate action campaign,

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business for impact, and its cohort
learning and mentorship programs. SBN

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has equipped entrepreneurs with tools,
mentorship, and networks they need to

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succeed while protecting the environment
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businesses serve.

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Whereas the organization's achievements
are the result of the dedication and

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vision of its founders, board members,
past and present, staff, member

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businesses, community partners, funders,
and civic leaders who have supported its

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mission over the past 25 years. Now
therefore be it

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resolved by the council of the city of
Philadelphia that it hereby honors and

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recognizes the 25th anniversary of the
sustainable business network of greater

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Philadelphia and commends the
organization for its steadfast

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commitment and dedication to all
Philadelphiaians. Please welcome Zorida

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Cordiero to the podium.

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The chair recognizes
Zorada Cordiero for remarks. Welcome to

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city council.

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» Good morning everyone.
My name is Arredo Cordderero and I have

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the privilege of serving as the
executive director of the sustainable

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business network of greater
Philadelphia. This year SPN celebrates

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25 This year SPN is celebrating its 25th
anniversary. A quarter of century spent

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building a more just, green and thriving
economy,

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ensuring that all businesses in the
local area and greater Philadelphia area

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are supported, that communities are
thriving, and that they feel partnered

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and rooted in this work. For 25 years,
SPN has worked at the intersection of

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environment, economy, and community. We
represent local and regional businesses

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that believe sustainability is more than
environmental impact. is also about

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people and prosperity. It is about
helping businesses stay strong, helping

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communities thrive, and making sure
opportunity is shared broadly across our

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region. Today's resolution means so much
more because it recognizes not just an

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organization, but an entire network of
people who have spent a decade building

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something meaningful together. I want to
take a moment to thank council member

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Jameier and all the the other council
representatives for sponsoring and

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recognizing the importance of local
businesses and a sustainable economic

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development in our city. Your support
means a great deal to us. I also want to

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acknowledge everyone who helped bring
SPN to this moment. To our founders,

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thank you for planting the seeds of this
organization 25 years ago, for believing

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that businesses could be a force for
community well-being and long-term

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change. To the executive directors who
have carried this work forward over the

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years, thank you for your leadership,
your vision, and your dedication to

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strengthening this network. To our board
members, past and present, thank you for

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your guidance and stewardship. And to
our members, partners, funders,

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sponsors, and supporters. Thank you for
believing in this mission and for

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continuing to invest in the future where
businesses and communities can thrive

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together. Most importantly, thank you to
the independent businesses across our

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region who continue to show up every day
with resilience, creativity, and

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commitment to their communities, even
though in these incredible times. As we

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celebrate this milestone, we're also
looking into the future. The next 25

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years are about continuing to build a
regional economy where businesses can

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grow and stay rooted locally, where
sustainability is practical and

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accessible, where opportunity reaches
more people, and where communities are

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stronger because we chose to invest in
one another. We are incredibly honored

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by this recognition, and we look forward
to continuing this work together. Thank

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you.
Council will be at ease.

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» Congratulations.

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Hey, hey,

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hey.
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keep bringing all these cops from the
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city council.
I think that's great. Thank you,

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officer. Appreciate your hard work and
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Captain, excuse me. I stand corrected.
Captain

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um chair [snorts] recognizes Councilman
Dr. Anthony Phillips,

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who will present
a resolution honoring and recognizing

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the Russell Buyers Charter School on the
occasion of his 25th anniversary and

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celebrating 25 years of educational
excellence, civic purpose, and service

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to children and families in the city of
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and further recognizing
Loretta Buyers for her visionary

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leadership and enduring impact. With
Jessica Ramos and those accompanying

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her, please join the council member at
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Joining Council Member Dr. Anthony
Phillips are the following council

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members. Council member Mark Squila,
Council Member Jim Harity, Council

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Member Jeffrey J. Young, and Council
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Can we give our youth a round of
applause for playing in the right place

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at the right time?

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» Hopefully our news outlets are covering
the positivity.

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» Oh,
>> of young people here in the city of

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Philadelphia. In this case, particularly
African-American young people. I know

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they was covering them flash mobs last
week. So, let's cover our young people

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being honored here in the city of
Philadelphia.

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This floor is yours, Dr. Phillips.

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» Are they final? Good. Okay. Perfect.
[sighs] All right.

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[gasps]
Well, good morning everyone. I will be

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brief. I'm happy to join here with the
district council person representing

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Russell Buyers Charter School. Several
years ago when I worked at Teen Sharp,

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which is a college access and mentorship
program, I met Loretta Buyers. And I

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will tell you, it was probably one of
the best uh meetings I've ever had in my

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life. This woman in 2001, Loretta,
determined to turn her late husband's

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tragedy from tra from tragedy into
triumph, founded the Russell Buyers

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Charter School, which has served
thousands of students here in

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Philadelphia from over 40 zip codes in
the city. She is also the founder of the

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Philadelphia Film Festival and also the
past chair of the Alliance for

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Philadelphia Chartered Schools in which
I work with her in my capacity as the

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vice chair of education here on
Philadelphia City Council. What I love

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about Miss Loretta Buyers is that she
has this unbounded enthusiasm for

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education. And that idea is that
children not only have to be really

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strong academically, but it was about
educating the whole child. And we will

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see that today in the character of all
of the children here, students here from

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Russell Buyers Charter School because
they have great character and they have

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great leadership and all of that is a
tribute to the founding mission of Miss

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Lorita Buyers. She also believed in
partnerships for young people, making

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sure that they had experiences outside
of the classroom, making sure that they

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had opportunities that can help them
understand their full future. She pushed

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for children to have the roots to fly
and to grow. And she created a welcoming

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when I tell you Russell Byer Charter
School is one of the most welcoming

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school environments ever and for their
for families to grow and prosper. We're

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so proud of you, Miss Lorita Buyers.
We're so thankful for you and your

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leadership and what you have done for
the city of Philadelphia. Your husband

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talked about education oftentimes in the
inquire and you made education a reality

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of what he wanted to see through the
Russell Buyers Charter School. Your

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legacy is going to live through all of
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You and your husbands for so many years
and this was just a small token of our

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app appreciation from the city of
Philadelphia to recognize and honor you

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today. I will yield the rest of my time
for remarks from the district council

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member Jeffrey Young.
Thank you, Dr. Phillips. Um, I just

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[clears throat] want to say it's an
honor and privilege to stand here today

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to recognize an institution that's in
the fifth council district that has

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changed the trajectory of so many
students um and families across the city

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of Philadelphia. Um, as someone who
deeply believes in that our future is

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shaped by what we pour into our young
people today, I understand how important

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schools like Russell Buyers are to the
strength and future of our uh

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communities. Uh for 25 years, Russell
Buyers has been a place where children

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are challenged, encouraged, protected,
and reminded that their voices, their

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ideas, and their futures matter. Real
community investment is about people,

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about creating environments where young
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empowered to become the next generation
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That's the impact of Russell Buyers.
What makes it more important and more

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meaningful um is that through vision,
care, and purpose, uh Mrs. buyer saw the

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importance of creating an educational
environment that nurtures both

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excellence and humanity because every
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They deserve opportunity, exposure,
encouragement, and the freedom to dream

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bigger than themselves. In many ways,
schools like Russell Buyers create

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stability for families. They build
confidence in children. They strengthen

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communities one student at a time. And
especially during times when families

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are navigating uncertainty around school
closures, institutions that lead with

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compassion, innovation, and purpose
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future of our city. Um, as a council
member, I believe we have the

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responsibility not only to respond to
challenges, but to uplift people and the

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institutions that are doing the work to
move Philadelphia forward. And that is

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what Russell Byer Charter School has
been doing for the last 25 years. Uh

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today we celebrate not just an
anniversary but a lasting impact of

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educational excellence, civic purpose,
and belief in the potential of

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Philadelphia's young people. At this
time, it's our honor to present a

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resolution honoring Russell Buyer
Charter School.

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» Thank you. And thank you to all the
children here and all of the family and

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friends and supporters of Melissa Rita
Buyers.

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Honoring and recognizing Russell Byer
Sharter School on the occasion of its

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25th anniversary and celebrating 25
years of educational excellence, civic

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purpose and service to children and
families in the city of Philadelphia and

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further recognizing Lorita Buyers for
her visionary leadership and enduring

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impact. Whereas the council of the city
of Philadelphia recognizes that schools

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play a vital role in shaping learners,
citizens, and communities. And that

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Russell Buyers Charter School was
founded by Loretta Buyers and her family

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in tribute to her late husband William
Russell Grace Buyers who passed away in

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1999. A Philadelphia Daily News
columnist who believed in civic

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responsibility, urban improvement, and
the transformative power of education

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Whereas established in 2001 by Larita
Buyers as a tribute to her late

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husband's legacy, Russell Buyers Charter
School opened on September 11, 2001 with

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120 students in grades preK through 2.
And through her visionary leadership and

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enduring commitment has grown into a
thriving educational community serving

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approximately 700 students in grades
preK through 8th grade from across

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Philadelphia. And whereas guided by the
belief that the greatest gift one can

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give a child is roots and wings, Russell
Byer Charter School has provided a

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rigorous and joyful education that
cultivates self assurance, curiosity,

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strong character, and academic
foundation students need to thrive in

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school and in life. And

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» whereas Russell Buyers Charter School
demonstrates a deep commitment to early

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childhood education as one of only two
schools in Philadelphia to offer a

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2-year full day kindergarten program
beginning with four-year-olds, ensuring

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that students build strong academic and
social foundations from the earliest

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stages of their educational journey. And
whereas through its expeditionary

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learning model, Russell Buyers Charter
School embraces an innovative hands-on

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approach inspired by outwardbound
empowering students to become creative

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problem solvers, effective
communicators, and responsible citizens

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through teamwork, chartered character
development, and real life learning

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experiences. Amen.

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Whereas through its ours for life
initiative and strong community

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partnerships, Russell Buyers Charter
School extends learning beyond the

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classroom by providing comprehensive
college track support, guiding students

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through critical academic transitions,
and leveraging the resources of

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Philadelphia to deliver dynamic realorld
education experiences that prepare

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prepare students for long-term success.
And whereas on the occasion of its 25th

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anniversary, Russell Buyers Charter
School stands as a lasting example of

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educational purpose, community
investment, and the enduring legacy of

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both William Russell Grace Buyers and
Loretta Buyers vision for Philadelphia's

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children. Now for be it

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resolved by the council of the city of
Philadelphia that hereby honors and

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recognizes Russell Byer's Charter School
on the occasion of its 25th anniversary

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for its enduring commitment to
educational excellence, civic

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responsibility and the growth and
well-being of Philadelphia's children

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and further celebrates Loretta Buyers
for his visionary leadership and

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lifelong dedicate dedication to
education and community. Further

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resolved that this engrossed copy of
this resolution be presented to the

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Russell Buyers Charter School and Larita
Buyers as evidence of the sincere

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admiration and appreciation of this
legislative body. Congratulations.

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» Chair recognizes Jacus Ramos for
remarks.

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Let me tee you up.
>> Good morning everyone. My name is

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Jessica Ramos and I have the the
privilege of serving as a chief

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executive officer at Russell Buyers
Charter School. I want to thank council

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president as well as council members
Phillips and Young. We are indeed

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honored to receive the proclamation
in celebration of the 25th anniversary

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of the Russell Bias Charter School. We
share this honor with our founder

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Loretta. And personally, I just want to
say thank you because in a moment when

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many people faced tragedy and turned
inwards, you did the opposite. You and

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your family turned outwards and created
a space where all of the students who

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stand beside me, in front of me, behind
me, and for years to come have an

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opportunity to explore the world in a
different way. I want to thank the

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council for celebrating this milestone,
and I'm pleased to welcome eighth grader

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student council member Quincy Blinkley,
who will have a few words.

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Good morning everyone. I'm I am Quincy
Blakey. I'm in eighth grade and I attend

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Russell Buyers Charter School. I am so
thankful that Mrs. Byer chose to bring

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bring the school to life. The four Rs,
respect, responsibility, and resilience

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have helped shape me into the person I
am today. I feel ready for the bright

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future that awaits me. I have
participated in so many unique

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experience during my time at Russell
Buyers. One memorable experience is

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running for a student council leadership
position. The support from staff

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classmates helped me push me out my
comfort zone and leave with confidence.

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I'm looking forward to starting my high
school career at West Catholic High

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School in the fall with a scholarship
from the Bar School Foundation. I will

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always be a part of the Russell Bars
community. Thank you.

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Congratulations. Council will be at
ease.

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» [music]

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[music]

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[music]

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[music]

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[music]

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[music]

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» Hey, [music]

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hey, hey.

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» [music]

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» The next order of business is
communications. The chair recognized

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that the sergeant-at-arms deliver the
messages from the mayor to the chief

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clerk. Would the chief clerk please read
the messages from the mayor and any

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other communications in his possession?

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» To the president, the members of the
council of the city of Philadelphia, I'm

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transmitting for the consideration of
your honorable body the following

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proposed. A resolution authorizing the
Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of

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1304 and 1310 South 28th Street and 1314
through 20 South 28th Street, including

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00:50:56,960 --> 00:51:04,000
1313 through 23 South Newkerk Street,
located in the second council manic

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00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:09,119
district in accordance with the terms of
chapter 16-700 of the Philadelphia Code.

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00:51:07,599 --> 00:51:16,160
A resolution authorizing the
Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of

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00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:25,359
1716 North 42nd Street, 4137, 4145,
4163, 4187, 4189, 4245, and 4273 Lidy

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Avenue located in the third council
manic district in accordance with the

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terms of chapter 16-700 of the
Philadelphia Code.

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A resolution authorizing the
Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of

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1802, 1804, 1808, 1810, 1812, 1824,
1826,

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1828, 1830, 1831, 1835, 1837, 1839,
1850, North Ringold Street, 1812, 1839,

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1844, North Taylor Street, 2411, 2427,
West Montgomery Avenue, located in the

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fifth council manic district in
accordance with the terms of chapter

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16-700 of the Philadelphia code. A
resolution authorizing the commissioner

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of public property to execute and
deliver to the Philadelphia

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00:52:11,359 --> 00:52:17,520
Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying
fee simple title to 855 North Orcne

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Street in the fifth council manic
district of the city of Philadelphia and

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00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:24,160
further authorizing the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority to transfer to

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the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple
title to such properties pursuant to

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section 16-405 of the Philadelphia code.
A resolution authorizing the

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commissioner of public property to
execute and deliver to the Philadelphia

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00:52:35,599 --> 00:52:43,760
redevelopment authority deeds conveying
fees simple title to 916 920 924 West

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Auburn Street in the fifth councilmatic
district of the city of Philadelphia and

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further authorizing the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority to transfer to

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the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple
title to such properties pursuant to

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section 16-405 of the Philadelphia code.
A resolution authorizing the

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Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to
execute and deliver to the Philadelphia

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Land Bank a deed conveying title to 1941
through 47 East Huntington Street

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located in the first council manic
district pursuant to the requirements of

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the Commonwealth Land Bank Act.
A resolution authorizing the

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Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to
execute and deliver to the Philadelphia

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Land Bank a deed conveying title to 1718
through 26 North 52nd Street located in

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the 4th Council manic district pursuant
to the requirements of the Commonwealth

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Land Bank Act.
A resolution authorizing the

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Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to
execute and deliver to the Philadelphia

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Land Bank deeds conveying title to
various properties located in the fifth

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Council Manic District, including on the
following streets: North 6th Street,

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North 15th Street, North 30th Street,
Paris Street, Seabert Street, West Style

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Street, West Somerset Street, North
Marshall Street, North 9th Street, North

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00:53:49,359 --> 00:53:56,559
27th Street, North 19th Street, North
23rd Street, North Bucknell Street, West

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Norris Street, North Ringled Street,
North Eding Street, Street, North 16th

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Street, and West Auburn Street pursuant
to the requirements of the Commonwealth

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Land Bank Act.
A resolution adopting the 2026 hazard

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mitigation plan as the official hazard
mitigation plan of the city of

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Philadelphia.
And pursuant to section 4-604

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and 2-307 of the home rule charter, I am
today transmitting to the council the

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recommendation of the city planning
commission. The commission voted to

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extend its review 45 additional days on
the following bill. Bill number 260381.

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And I am pleased to advise you that on
May 26th, 2026, I signed the following

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bills which were passed by council at
its session on May 7th, 2026. Bill

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number 2550 806. Bill number 2550836.
Bill number 2550918.

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Bill number 251070.
Bill number 260026.

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Bill number 260134.
Bill number 260216.

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Bill number 260217.
Bill number 260240.

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And bill number 260267.
There are no further communications in

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my possession. Council President.
>> Thank you very much. The messages will

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be printed in the journal. The chair
recognized Council Member Jamie Gartier.

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» Thank you so much, Council President. I
would be remiss if I didn't recognize uh

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two more guests with me today. Um, I
have Reverend Dr. Andy Jenkins, who's a

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longtime community leader in the
neighborhood of Manua. Um, he has fought

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against violence for many years. He's
one of the co-founders of the Young

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Great Society. He led the Redevelopment
Authority for u many years and brought

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so much in terms of affordable housing
and fighting against displacement in

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Manua. And we are also joined by Jim
Brown, another Manua community leader

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and historian. and they're actually here
today to speak on a resolution that

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honors Manua as the birthplace of the
Philadelphia Mur mural arts program um

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through the anti-graffiti program being
started in that neighborhood many years

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today. Can can you all uh stand up or
give a wave so you can be recognized?

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» Thank you very much.
>> Thank you very much. be remiss if I

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didn't acknowledge
in the same spirit the late great Tim

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Spencer from the Manua West Philadelphia
and work that he did with the rest of

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the leaders regarding the mirror arts
program. Great job member Gartier.

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» The next order of business
is the introduction of bills and

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resolutions. Mr. Chair, recognize
Council Member Dr. Anthony Phillips.

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» Thank you, Council President. I have
one privilege resolution and also one

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nonprivilege resolution for recognition
today.

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» Thank you very much, Chief Clerk. Please
read the title of the resolutions.

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a privileged resolution authorizing the
Philadelphia City Council Committee on

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Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs
to hold public hearings on the condition

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of the city's public park system,
including funding, maintenance,

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infrastructure, staffing, safety, and
opportunities to establish sustainable

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long-term revenue streams to support
Philadelphia's parks, recreation

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centers, and public green spaces. This
resolution will be placed on today's

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final passage calendar
>> and a non-privileged resolution

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nominating 25 individuals for
consideration by the mayor as appointees

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to the commission on parks and
recreation.

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» This resolution we place on the final
pastor's calendar for consideration our

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next session of council. Chair
recognizes majority Katherine Gilmore

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Richardson.
>> Good morning council president. Today I

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offer one nonprivilege resolution on
your behalf. Thank you very much. The

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chief clerk, please read the title of
the resolution.

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» A non-privileged resolution appointing
Patrick Christmas to the board of

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directors of the Philadelphia Municipal
Authority.

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» This resolution will be placed on the
final pastor's calendar for

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consideration the next session of
council. Chair recognized council member

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Jamie Garcier.
>> Thank you, council president. Today I

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have two privileged resolutions and six
non-privileged resolutions on your

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behalf.
>> Thank you very much. Chief clerk, please

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read the title of the resolutions.

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A privileged resolution honoring and
celebrating Noel George Miles Jr. AWS

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for a distinguished career as one of
Philadelphia's most accomplished and

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civically minded painters.
This res resolution will be placed on

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today's final passage calendar.
>> A privileged resolution recognizing the

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Manua community in West Philadelphia as
the birthplace of Philadelphia's

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anti-graffiti network and mural arts
program, now known as Mural Arts

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Philadelphia.
>> This resolution will place on today's

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final passage calendar.
>> A non-privileged resolution confirming

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the reappoint of Sophia Lee as member of
the board of the Philadelphia Energy

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Authority.
This resolution will be placed on the

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final passage of this calendar for
consideration at the next session of

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council
>> and a non-privileged resolution

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confirming the reappoint of Barbara
Moore as a member of the board of the

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Philadelphia Energy Authority.
>> This resolution may be placed on the

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final passage calendar for consideration
the next session of council

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» and a non-privileged resolution
confirming the appointment of Matthew

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Bowman as a member of the board of the
Philadelphia Energy Authority. This

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resolution will be placed on the final
passage of this calendar for

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consideration of the next session of
council

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» and a non-p privileged resolution
confirming the appointment of Guar Mecca

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as a member of the board of Philadelphia
energy authority.

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» This resolution will be placed on the
final passage calendar for consideration

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then at the next session of council
>> and a non-privileged resolution

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confirming the appointment of Sante
Rivas as a member of the board of the

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Philadelphia Energy Authority. This
resolution will be placed on the final

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passage calendar for consideration at
our next session of council.

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» And a non-p privileged resolution
authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank

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to dispose of 1304 and 1310 South 28th
Street, 1314 through 20 South 28th

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Street, including 1313 through 23 South
Newkerk Street, located in the second

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council medic district in accordance
with the terms of chapter 16-700 of the

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Philadelphia Code. This resolution will
be placed on the final pastor's calendar

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for consideration at the next session of
council.

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Chair recognizes majority whip council
Isaiah Thomas.

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Good morning council president. Today I
have uh two privilege resolution one on

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your behalf and I would also like to
take a moment of personal privilege to

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say congratulations to the PFT on
celebrating 85 years and the resolution

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for the PFT today is sponsored by all 17
members of city council. We love our

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teachers. Thank you council president.
>> Thank you very much.

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» Will the chief clerk please read the
title of the resolutions? a privileged

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01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:38,720
resolution honoring and recognizing the
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers on

643
01:01:36,160 --> 01:01:42,960
the occasion of its 85th anniversary for
extraordinary service, advocacy, and

644
01:01:40,799 --> 01:01:46,400
dedication to the students, educators,
and schools of Philadelphia.

645
01:01:44,960 --> 01:01:50,799
» This resolution will be placed on
today's final pastor's calendar. and a

646
01:01:49,040 --> 01:01:55,440
privileged resolution honoring Jane
Golden for her 42 years of visionary

647
01:01:52,799 --> 01:01:59,359
leadership of Mural Arts Philadelphia
during which she championed countless

648
01:01:57,119 --> 01:02:02,559
murals and public art initiatives that
have strengthened the cultural fabric of

649
01:02:01,119 --> 01:02:05,920
the city of Philadelphia.
>> This resolution may place on today's

650
01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:10,640
final passage calendar chair recognized
council member Curtis Jones Jr.

651
01:02:08,240 --> 01:02:15,440
» Thank you, Mr. President. Today offer
one bill and one privileged heavy

652
01:02:13,440 --> 01:02:18,319
resolution on your behalf.
>> Thank you very much. Will the chief

653
01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:21,640
clerk please read the title of the bill
and the resolution?

654
01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:32,000
» An ordinance amending title nine of the
Philadelphia code entitled regulation of

655
01:02:29,760 --> 01:02:36,240
businesses, trades, and professions to
establish security requirements for

656
01:02:33,920 --> 01:02:40,160
senior housing facilities under certain
terms and conditions.

657
01:02:38,640 --> 01:02:43,440
This bill will be referred to the
appropriate committee

658
01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:49,520
» and a non-p privileged resolution
adopting the 2026 hazard mitigation plan

659
01:02:46,799 --> 01:02:56,319
as the official hazard mitigation plan
of the city of Philadelphia.

660
01:02:52,160 --> 01:02:59,440
» This resolution will be placed on the
final pastor's calendar for

661
01:02:57,839 --> 01:03:04,079
consideration at the next session of
council. Chair recognizes Councilman

662
01:03:02,160 --> 01:03:08,240
Ruandal.
>> Good morning, Council President and the

663
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:12,559
public. Uh today I have four privilege
resolutions and one privileged

664
01:03:10,480 --> 01:03:15,760
resolution and one non-privileged
resolution on your behalf.

665
01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:19,480
» Thank you very much. Chief clerk, please
read the title of the resolutions.

666
01:03:19,599 --> 01:03:25,839
» A privileged resolution honoring and
celebrating Gay Bingo, an iconic

667
01:03:23,680 --> 01:03:31,359
Philadelphia cultural institution and
one of its most recognizable LGBTQ plus

668
01:03:29,039 --> 01:03:36,160
traditions and HIV fundraisers on the
occasion of its 30th anniversary. This

669
01:03:34,240 --> 01:03:40,079
resolution will be placed on today's
final passage calendar.

670
01:03:38,079 --> 01:03:44,799
» And a privileged resolution recognizing,
congratulating, and honoring William Wei

671
01:03:42,160 --> 01:03:47,839
LGBT Community Center on the occasion of
its 50th anniversary for its

672
01:03:46,480 --> 01:03:50,640
life-changing work in the city of
Philadelphia.

673
01:03:48,960 --> 01:03:54,799
» This resolution will be placed on
today's final passage calendar. a

674
01:03:53,119 --> 01:03:59,039
privileged resolution honoring and
recognizing the Pride Visitor Center on

675
01:03:56,960 --> 01:04:03,760
its opening for being a welcoming and
visionary hub that will make all LGBTQ

676
01:04:01,520 --> 01:04:08,240
plus Philadelphiaians and visitors feel
seen and safe when they come to this

677
01:04:05,440 --> 01:04:12,160
city. This resolution will be placed on
today's final passage calendar

678
01:04:10,240 --> 01:04:16,400
» and a privileged resolution rec
recognizing and honoring the incredible

679
01:04:13,920 --> 01:04:21,920
work of Philly Queer Fundy in organizing
and activating Philadelphia's LGBTQ plus

680
01:04:19,200 --> 01:04:25,359
community for direct action, mutual aid,
and community safety in a beautiful

681
01:04:23,599 --> 01:04:29,599
display of solidarity and
intersectionality in action. This

682
01:04:28,160 --> 01:04:33,440
resolution will be placed on today's
final pastor's calendar

683
01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:38,559
» and a privileged resolution recognizing
July 5th, 2026 as Martyr's day in

684
01:04:36,319 --> 01:04:45,039
Philadelphia to honor the memory of five
Philadelphiaians, Octavius Ko, Levi

685
01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:48,559
Balden, Jacob Gordon, Moses Wright, and
Isaac Chase, who were slain while

686
01:04:46,880 --> 01:04:52,559
attempting to exercise their right to
vote after the passage of the 15th

687
01:04:50,480 --> 01:04:56,960
amendment. This resolution will be
placed on today's final passage calendar

688
01:04:55,280 --> 01:05:01,440
» and a non-p privileged resolution
condemning the US Supreme Court

689
01:04:58,799 --> 01:05:06,559
majorities further gutting of key voting
rights act protections in Linui in

690
01:05:03,839 --> 01:05:10,960
Louisiana versus callous thereby making
it more difficult to establish majority

691
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:16,319
minority districts weakening minority
voting power and un voting power and

692
01:05:13,920 --> 01:05:20,319
undermining our democracy. This
resolution will be placed on the final

693
01:05:17,839 --> 01:05:23,640
pastor's calendar for the next session
of council.

694
01:05:25,359 --> 01:05:30,480
» Chair recognizes Council Member Ketsy
Lazada.

695
01:05:28,400 --> 01:05:33,039
» Thank you, Council President. I have one
bill.

696
01:05:31,440 --> 01:05:37,119
» Thank you very much, Chief Clerk. Please
read the title of the bill.

697
01:05:35,520 --> 01:05:42,559
» An ordinance authorizing various
encroachments in the vicinity of 6238

698
01:05:40,160 --> 01:05:47,920
Bustleton Avenue under certain terms and
conditions. This bill be referred to the

699
01:05:44,799 --> 01:05:51,440
appropriate committee.
Chair recognizes Council Member Jeffrey

700
01:05:50,480 --> 01:05:54,799
J. Young.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Today, I offer

701
01:05:53,039 --> 01:05:59,599
one privileged resolution and four
non-privileged resolutions.

702
01:05:56,400 --> 01:06:04,520
» Thank you very much.
Chief clerk, please read the title of

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01:06:01,359 --> 01:06:04,520
the resolutions.

704
01:06:05,359 --> 01:06:11,359
A privileged resolution honoring and
recognizing Miss Anna Jenkins on the

705
01:06:09,200 --> 01:06:14,720
occasion of her retirement after decades
of distinguished service as an educator

706
01:06:13,440 --> 01:06:18,480
and school teacher in the school
district of Philadelphia. This

707
01:06:16,480 --> 01:06:21,520
resolution we place on today's final
passage calendar

708
01:06:19,920 --> 01:06:29,599
» and a non-p privileged resolution
authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank

709
01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:41,839
to dispose of 1802 1804 1808 1810 1812
1824 1826

710
01:06:32,559 --> 01:06:50,799
1828 1830 1831 1835 1837 1839 and 185
1850 North Ringold Street 1812 1839 and

711
01:06:46,640 --> 01:06:55,280
1844 North Taylor Street and 2411 and
2427 West Montgomery Avenue located in

712
01:06:53,839 --> 01:06:59,520
the fifth Councilmatic District in
accordance with the terms of chapter

713
01:06:56,720 --> 01:07:03,520
16-700 of the Philadelphia Code. This
resolution will be placed on the final

714
01:07:01,359 --> 01:07:06,559
patches calendar for consideration at
the next session of council

715
01:07:05,119 --> 01:07:09,920
» and a non-p privileged resolution
authorizing the commissioner of public

716
01:07:08,079 --> 01:07:14,400
property to execute and deliver to the
Philadelphia redevelopment authority

717
01:07:11,760 --> 01:07:19,520
deeds conveying fee simple title to 916
920 and 924 west Auburn Street in the

718
01:07:17,680 --> 01:07:23,599
fifth council district of the city of
Philadelphia and further authorizing the

719
01:07:21,599 --> 01:07:27,119
Philadelphia redevelopment authority to
transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank

720
01:07:25,280 --> 01:07:31,760
fee simple title to such properties
pursuant to section 16-4. 45 of the

721
01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:36,640
Philadelphia code. This resolution will
be placed on the final passage calendar

722
01:07:34,480 --> 01:07:39,680
for the next se session of council
>> and a non-p privileged resolution

723
01:07:38,079 --> 01:07:43,359
authorizing the commissioner of public
property to execute and deliver to the

724
01:07:41,520 --> 01:07:47,839
Philadelphia redevelopment authority
deeds conveying fee simple title to 855

725
01:07:45,839 --> 01:07:51,359
North Orne Street in the fifth council
district of the city of Philadelphia and

726
01:07:49,839 --> 01:07:55,200
further authorizing the Philadelphia
redevelopment authority to transfer to

727
01:07:53,440 --> 01:08:00,000
the Philadelphia Land Bank fees simple
title to such properties pursuant to

728
01:07:56,880 --> 01:08:03,760
section 16-405 of the Philadelphia code.
This resolution will be placed on the

729
01:08:01,599 --> 01:08:07,200
final passage calendar for consideration
at our next session of council.

730
01:08:05,599 --> 01:08:10,880
» And a non-privileged resolution
authorizing the Philadelphia

731
01:08:08,799 --> 01:08:14,240
Redevelopment Authority to execute and
deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank

732
01:08:12,720 --> 01:08:17,520
deeds conveying title to various
properties located in the fifth council

733
01:08:15,920 --> 01:08:22,400
medic district, including on the
following streets. North Sixth Street,

734
01:08:19,839 --> 01:08:26,960
North 15th Street, North 30th Street,
Paris Street, Seabbert Street, West

735
01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:32,480
Style Street, West Somerset Street,
North Marshall Street, North 9th Street,

736
01:08:29,440 --> 01:08:37,440
North 27th Street, North 19th Street,
North 23rd Street, North Bucknell

737
01:08:34,880 --> 01:08:42,719
Street, West Nar Street, North Ringold
Street, North Eding Street, North 16th

738
01:08:40,400 --> 01:08:45,759
Street, and West Auburn Street. Pursuant
to the requirements of the Commonwealth

739
01:08:44,159 --> 01:08:49,759
Land Bank Act,
>> this resolution will be placed on the

740
01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:54,759
final pastor's calendar for
consideration at our next session of

741
01:08:51,759 --> 01:08:54,759
council.

742
01:08:54,880 --> 01:09:00,719
» Chair recognizes minority de Kendra
Brooks.

743
01:08:58,960 --> 01:09:03,920
» President, I have one privilege
resolution to introduce today.

744
01:09:02,400 --> 01:09:08,040
» Thank you very much. Chief clerk, please
read the title of the privilege

745
01:09:05,040 --> 01:09:08,040
resolution.

746
01:09:08,319 --> 01:09:14,480
A privileged resolution congratulating
Fab Youth Philly on the occasion of

747
01:09:12,560 --> 01:09:18,480
their 10-year anniversary and honoring a
decade of visionary, dedicated, and

748
01:09:16,319 --> 01:09:22,239
impactful work to empower teens and
improve communities.

749
01:09:20,159 --> 01:09:27,279
» This resolution we place on today's
final passage calendar. Chair recognizes

750
01:09:24,239 --> 01:09:31,600
Council Member Jim Harity.
>> Good afternoon, Council President. I

751
01:09:29,440 --> 01:09:34,159
have two
nonprivileged resolutions on your

752
01:09:33,520 --> 01:09:38,480
behalf.
>> Thank you very much, Chief Clerk. Please

753
01:09:35,679 --> 01:09:42,799
read the title of the resolutions.
>> A non-p privileged resolution confirming

754
01:09:40,400 --> 01:09:47,120
the appointment of Leila Bby to serve on
the zoning board of adjustment. This

755
01:09:45,279 --> 01:09:50,640
resolution will be placed on the final
passage calendar for consideration at

756
01:09:49,120 --> 01:09:54,800
our next session of council.
>> And a non-privileged resolution urging

757
01:09:52,640 --> 01:09:59,600
the general assembly to pass legislation
allowing cities of the first class to

758
01:09:56,880 --> 01:10:03,360
raise the minimum wage to $25 an hour,
an essential step toward ensuring that

759
01:10:01,360 --> 01:10:07,040
all Philadelphiaians are able to keep up
with the rising cost of living and have

760
01:10:05,360 --> 01:10:09,679
the opportunity to build a better
future.

761
01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:15,719
» This resolution will be placed on the
final passage calendar for consideration

762
01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:15,719
at next session of council.

763
01:10:23,280 --> 01:10:28,320
Chair recognizes Council Member Nicholas
Oor.

764
01:10:26,080 --> 01:10:32,000
» Thank you, Mr. President. Nothing today.
>> Thank you very much. Recognize

765
01:10:30,320 --> 01:10:35,920
Councilman Mike Driscoll.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh the

766
01:10:34,080 --> 01:10:40,080
Committee on Licenses and Inspections
reports out seven bills with a favorable

767
01:10:38,480 --> 01:10:43,920
recommendation.
reports will be in a minute, but any

768
01:10:42,320 --> 01:10:46,320
bills introd bills you would like to
introduce or resolutions, sir?

769
01:10:45,920 --> 01:10:51,600
» Okay.
>> Oh, nothing today.

770
01:10:48,080 --> 01:10:54,159
» Thank you [laughter] very much, sir.
>> Chair recognizes Council Member Brian

771
01:10:53,199 --> 01:10:56,320
O'Neal.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. I have no

772
01:10:55,440 --> 01:10:59,920
bills or resolutions.
>> Okay. Chair recognizes Councilman Mark

773
01:10:58,800 --> 01:11:03,040
Squillan.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. I offer two

774
01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:05,600
bills and one non-privilege resolution.
>> Thank you very much. Chief clerk, please

775
01:11:04,400 --> 01:11:08,600
read the title of the bills and
resolutions.

776
01:11:16,400 --> 01:11:23,760
an ordinance authorizing encroachments
in the nature of a sidewall cafe in the

777
01:11:20,480 --> 01:11:28,159
vicinity of 2351 South Front Street
under certain terms and conditions. This

778
01:11:26,320 --> 01:11:31,159
bill will be referred to the appropriate
committee

779
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:39,199
» and an ordinance renaming and
designating Gerard Fountain Park located

780
01:11:36,320 --> 01:11:43,440
on the 300 block of Art Street as Janet
Coulter Park. This bill will be referred

781
01:11:41,840 --> 01:11:46,159
to the appropriate committee
>> and a non-p privileged resolution

782
01:11:45,040 --> 01:11:50,080
authorizing the Philadelphia
redevelopment authority to execute and

783
01:11:48,159 --> 01:11:55,440
deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank a
deed conveying title to 1941 through 47

784
01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:58,719
East Huntington Street located in the
first count first councilmatic district

785
01:11:57,280 --> 01:12:02,400
pursuant to the requirements of the
Commonwealth Land Bank Act.

786
01:12:00,800 --> 01:12:06,480
» This resolution will be placed on the
final passage calendar for consideration

787
01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:10,640
the next session of council. The chair
recognizes council member Cindy Bass.

788
01:12:09,040 --> 01:12:14,159
» Thank you, Mr. President. and I offer
five priv privileged resolutions and one

789
01:12:13,280 --> 01:12:16,719
bill today.
>> Thank you very much. Chief clerk, please

790
01:12:15,600 --> 01:12:19,719
read the title of the bill and
resolutions.

791
01:12:20,880 --> 01:12:28,800
» An ordinance designating the 21st day of
May as the holiday owner judge day all

792
01:12:26,960 --> 01:12:33,480
under certain terms and conditions.
>> This bill will be referred to the

793
01:12:30,000 --> 01:12:33,480
appropriate committee.

794
01:12:36,640 --> 01:12:43,000
» Just just one second. Council be at
ease.

795
01:12:59,600 --> 01:13:04,960
» Please proceed.
>> A privileged resolution honoring and

796
01:13:02,800 --> 01:13:08,800
recognizing Captain Dana Bradley and the
officers and staff of the 39th Police

797
01:13:06,880 --> 01:13:13,040
District for their service. community
engagement and commitment to public

798
01:13:10,719 --> 01:13:17,679
safety in the city of Philadelphia.
>> This resolution we place on today's

799
01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:21,600
final passage calendar
and a privileged resolution honoring and

800
01:13:19,600 --> 01:13:26,080
recognizing Captain Walter Burks and the
dedicated officers and staff of the 35th

801
01:13:24,159 --> 01:13:30,640
Police District for their leadership,
commitment to public safety, and service

802
01:13:28,159 --> 01:13:33,920
to the residents of Philadelphia. This
resolution will be placed on today's

803
01:13:32,239 --> 01:13:37,920
final passage calendar.
>> And a privileged resolution honoring and

804
01:13:35,840 --> 01:13:40,960
recognizing Captain Steuart McCullum and
the officers and staff of the

805
01:13:39,120 --> 01:13:44,159
Philadelphia Police Department's 14th
district for their leadership, service,

806
01:13:42,560 --> 01:13:49,120
and commitment to public safety and
community engagement. This resolution we

807
01:13:46,480 --> 01:13:52,400
place on today's final passage calendar
>> and a privileged resolution authorizing

808
01:13:50,880 --> 01:13:56,560
the committee on public safety to hold
hearings on implementing CPR and

809
01:13:54,480 --> 01:14:01,040
emergency overdose awareness training
for all city employees to strengthen

810
01:13:58,400 --> 01:14:05,760
emergency preparedness and situational
awareness across city government. This

811
01:14:03,920 --> 01:14:09,040
resolution replaced from today's final
passage calendar

812
01:14:07,360 --> 01:14:12,000
» and a privileged resolution authorizing
the committee on public safety to hold

813
01:14:10,480 --> 01:14:16,239
hearings on implementing mandatory
conflict resolution and deescalation

814
01:14:13,920 --> 01:14:20,400
training for all city employees.
>> This resolution will be placed on

815
01:14:17,840 --> 01:14:24,880
today's final passage calendar. Chair
recognizes council Dr. Nina Matt.

816
01:14:23,199 --> 01:14:30,560
» Thank you council president. I am
co-introducing one privilege resolution

817
01:14:27,520 --> 01:14:33,840
with council member Quilla today.
>> Thank you very much chief clerk. Please

818
01:14:32,080 --> 01:14:37,760
read the title of the resolution.
>> A privileged resolution recognizing and

819
01:14:35,760 --> 01:14:41,600
celebrating the 2026 Philippine
Independence Week celebration in

820
01:14:39,360 --> 01:14:45,159
Philadelphia taking place from June 6th
to June 20th.

821
01:14:45,600 --> 01:14:52,080
» Chair Councilman Dr. Name.
>> Uh thank you, Council President. I would

822
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:56,960
like to request a leave of absence to
attend other council business and I

823
01:14:54,320 --> 01:14:59,600
would like to be marked as voting I on
all bills and resolutions under

824
01:14:58,560 --> 01:15:03,199
consideration today.
>> Duly recorded. leave is granted.

825
01:15:02,000 --> 01:15:11,640
» Thank you.
>> The previous resolution will be placed

826
01:15:06,640 --> 01:15:11,640
on today's final passage calendar.

827
01:15:12,480 --> 01:15:19,520
The next order of business is reports
from committee. The chair recognizes

828
01:15:17,440 --> 01:15:24,400
council member Cindy Bass for report
from the committee on rules.

829
01:15:22,960 --> 01:15:29,199
» Thank you, Mr. President. The committee
on rules reports out one bill with a

830
01:15:26,560 --> 01:15:32,400
favorable recommendation.
Thank you very much, chief clerk. Please

831
01:15:30,880 --> 01:15:36,159
read the report.
>> The committee on rules to which was

832
01:15:33,840 --> 01:15:39,920
referred the following bill. Bill number
260207,

833
01:15:38,159 --> 01:15:43,600
an ordinance to amend the Philadelphia
zoning maps by changing the zoning

834
01:15:41,600 --> 01:15:48,960
designations of certain areas of land
located within an area bounded by I76,

835
01:15:46,320 --> 01:15:52,960
the Skookul Expressway ramp, Harton ramp
street, and the Conra Rail right of way.

836
01:15:51,360 --> 01:15:56,080
Respectfully reports it has considered
and amended the same and returns the

837
01:15:54,880 --> 01:16:00,400
attached bill to council with a
favorable recommendation. There are

838
01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:02,320
there are no further bills to report out
from the committee on rules. Council

839
01:16:01,600 --> 01:16:06,080
President,
>> thank you very much. The chair

840
01:16:03,440 --> 01:16:10,880
recognized Council Cindy Bass for a
motion on the bill.

841
01:16:09,360 --> 01:16:14,719
» Thank you, Mr. President. I move that
the rules of committee of council be

842
01:16:12,880 --> 01:16:19,440
suspended to permit first reading this
day of the bill just read into the

843
01:16:16,960 --> 01:16:23,440
record by the chief clerk. It has been
moved in property seconded that the

844
01:16:20,960 --> 01:16:27,440
rules of council be suspended so as to
permit the consideration of the bill

845
01:16:25,120 --> 01:16:31,840
just read by the chief clerk at today's
session of council. All those in favor

846
01:16:29,120 --> 01:16:35,679
of the motion will signify by saying I.
>> Those opposed the eyes have it. The

847
01:16:33,600 --> 01:16:39,440
motion carries. The bill will be placed
in our first reading calendar for the

848
01:16:37,280 --> 01:16:43,280
day. The chair recognizes council member
majority Katherine Gilmore Richardson

849
01:16:41,120 --> 01:16:46,719
for a report from the committee on law
and government.

850
01:16:44,960 --> 01:16:50,800
» Thank you Mr. President. The Committee
on Law and Government reports out three

851
01:16:48,640 --> 01:16:54,159
resolutions and six bills with a
favorable recommendation.

852
01:16:52,560 --> 01:16:56,880
» Thank you very much, Chief Clerk. Please
read the report.

853
01:16:55,120 --> 01:17:00,880
» The Committee on Law and Government to
which will refer the following

854
01:16:58,320 --> 01:17:04,800
resolutions and bills. Resolution
260270,

855
01:17:02,960 --> 01:17:08,640
a resolution proposing an amendment to
the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to

856
01:17:06,480 --> 01:17:12,000
provide for the creation of Creative
Philadelphia and providing for the

857
01:17:10,560 --> 01:17:17,440
submission of the amendment to the
Electors of Philadelphia. Resolution

858
01:17:15,040 --> 01:17:20,960
260467,
a resolution proposing an amendment to

859
01:17:19,280 --> 01:17:24,800
the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to
change city procurement procedures and

860
01:17:23,040 --> 01:17:28,719
requirements and providing for the
submission of the amendment to the

861
01:17:26,320 --> 01:17:32,159
electors of Philadelphia. Bill number
26076,

862
01:17:30,800 --> 01:17:35,920
an ordinance providing for the
submission to the qualified electors of

863
01:17:33,840 --> 01:17:40,560
the city of Philadelphia of the proposal
set forth in a resolution approved by

864
01:17:38,080 --> 01:17:44,320
council proposing an amendment to the
Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating

865
01:17:42,159 --> 01:17:48,560
to the creation of the Philadelphia
Child Welfare Commission and authorizing

866
01:17:46,480 --> 01:17:52,960
and directing the appropriate officers
to publish notice and to make

867
01:17:50,080 --> 01:17:56,800
arrangements for the special election.
Bill Number 260264,

868
01:17:55,440 --> 01:18:00,560
an ordinance providing for the
submission to the qualified electors of

869
01:17:58,480 --> 01:18:04,480
the city of Philadelphia of the proposal
set forth in a resolution approved by

870
01:18:02,560 --> 01:18:08,000
council proposing an amendment to the
Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to

871
01:18:06,159 --> 01:18:12,080
provide for the creation of a creative
Philadelphia, to provide for the powers

872
01:18:10,080 --> 01:18:16,320
and duties of such office, and to
otherwise provide for incorporation of

873
01:18:14,239 --> 01:18:20,000
the office into city government and
authorizing the appropriate officers to

874
01:18:18,159 --> 01:18:23,120
publish notice and to make arrangements
for the special election, all under

875
01:18:21,440 --> 01:18:27,840
certain terms and conditions.
Bill Number 260458, an ordinance

876
01:18:25,600 --> 01:18:31,840
amending section 17-103 of the
Philadelphia Code entitled bonds

877
01:18:29,760 --> 01:18:35,520
relating to procurement contracts to
amend requirements related to

878
01:18:33,600 --> 01:18:39,440
performance and payment bonds on certain
contracts and providing for disclosure

879
01:18:37,440 --> 01:18:44,640
and monitoring of the bond acquisition
cost all under certain terms and

880
01:18:41,280 --> 01:18:49,600
conditions. Bill Number 260460,
an ordinance amending chapter 17-1400 of

881
01:18:47,679 --> 01:18:53,600
the Philadelphia Code entitled
non-competitively bid contracts

882
01:18:51,760 --> 01:18:56,640
financial assistance by updating
references and exclusions all under

883
01:18:55,280 --> 01:18:59,679
certain terms and conditions
respectfully reports it has considered

884
01:18:58,239 --> 01:19:03,280
the same and returns the attached
resolutions and bills to council with a

885
01:19:01,360 --> 01:19:08,880
favorable recommendation.
And resolution number

886
01:19:06,400 --> 01:19:12,159
26094,
a resolution proposing an amendment to

887
01:19:10,560 --> 01:19:15,600
the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter,
providing for the creation of the

888
01:19:13,679 --> 01:19:18,560
Philadelphia Child Welfare Commission,
and providing for the submission of the

889
01:19:17,199 --> 01:19:23,679
proposed amendment to the Electors of
Philadelphia. Bill number 260457, an

890
01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:26,960
ordinance providing for the submission
to the qualified electors of the city of

891
01:19:25,280 --> 01:19:30,239
Philadelphia of an amendment to the
Philadelphia home rule charter to change

892
01:19:28,800 --> 01:19:33,600
city procurement procedures and
requirements, fixing the date of a

893
01:19:31,920 --> 01:19:36,960
special election for such purpose,
prescribing the form of a ballot

894
01:19:35,040 --> 01:19:40,000
question to be voted on, and authorizing
the appropriate officers to publish

895
01:19:38,480 --> 01:19:43,600
notice and to make arrangements for the
special election. and bill number

896
01:19:41,920 --> 01:19:47,679
260459,
an ordinance amending section 17-109 of

897
01:19:46,080 --> 01:19:51,360
the Philadelphia Code entitled local
bidding preferences by establishing a

898
01:19:49,760 --> 01:19:54,719
new category of bid preference for
businesses that are both local, small,

899
01:19:53,360 --> 01:19:58,080
and amending definitions,
certifications, goal setting, and

900
01:19:56,480 --> 01:20:00,960
reporting requirements, all under
certain terms and conditions,

901
01:19:59,440 --> 01:20:04,960
respectfully reports it has considered
and amended the same, and returns the

902
01:20:02,800 --> 01:20:08,159
attached resolution and bills to council
with a favorable recommendation. There

903
01:20:06,560 --> 01:20:12,560
are no further resolutions or bills to
report out from the committee on law and

904
01:20:09,520 --> 01:20:19,000
government. Council President.
>> Chair recognizes Council Katherine

905
01:20:15,040 --> 01:20:19,000
Gilmore Richardson for

906
01:20:20,400 --> 01:20:25,600
» Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. I
move that the rules of council be

907
01:20:23,679 --> 01:20:29,679
suspended as to permit first reading
this day of the bills just read into the

908
01:20:27,440 --> 01:20:34,000
record by the chief clerk. Second,
>> it has been moved properly seconded that

909
01:20:31,600 --> 01:20:37,920
the rules of council be suspended so as
to permit the consideration of these

910
01:20:35,600 --> 01:20:41,440
bills just read by the chief clerk at
the day session of council. All those in

911
01:20:39,760 --> 01:20:44,400
favor, the motion will signify by saying
I. I.

912
01:20:42,640 --> 01:20:48,480
» Those opposed, the eyes have it. The
motion carries. These bills will be

913
01:20:46,080 --> 01:20:53,120
placed on the first reading calendar for
today. The resolutions will be placed on

914
01:20:50,800 --> 01:20:57,280
the final pastor's calendar at our next
session of council. The chair recognized

915
01:20:55,520 --> 01:21:00,239
Councilman Mike Driscoll for a report
from the committee on license and

916
01:20:58,960 --> 01:21:03,920
inspections.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. The the

917
01:21:02,400 --> 01:21:07,920
committee on licenses and inspections
reports out seven bills with a favorable

918
01:21:06,560 --> 01:21:13,000
recommendation.
Thank you very much, Chief Clerk, please

919
01:21:09,679 --> 01:21:13,000
read the report.

920
01:21:13,840 --> 01:21:20,560
» The Committee on Licenses and
Inspections to which were referred the

921
01:21:16,560 --> 01:21:24,320
following bills. Bill number 2550645,
an ordinance amending title four of the

922
01:21:22,400 --> 01:21:28,239
Philadelphia Code entitled Philadelphia
Building Construction and Occupancy Code

923
01:21:26,080 --> 01:21:32,000
by adopting the 2021 edition of the
International Plumbing Code as published

924
01:21:30,159 --> 01:21:36,000
by the International Code Council,
including introduction of new amendments

925
01:21:34,239 --> 01:21:39,840
and maintenance of previously adopted
amendments to the 2018 International

926
01:21:38,000 --> 01:21:43,440
Plumbing Code as adopted under the
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code

927
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:48,400
Act, all under certain terms and
conditions. Bill Number 260391,

928
01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:51,280
an ordinance amending title four of the
Philadelphia Code entitled the

929
01:21:49,760 --> 01:21:55,840
Philadelphia Building Construction and
Occupancy Code by amending Subode M, the

930
01:21:54,080 --> 01:21:59,840
Philadelphia Mechanical Code, and
adopting the 2021 edition of the

931
01:21:57,840 --> 01:22:03,440
International Mechanical Code as
published by the International Code

932
01:22:01,360 --> 01:22:07,360
Council with amendments thereto as
authorized by the Pennsylvania Uniform

933
01:22:05,360 --> 01:22:11,120
Construction Code Act, all under certain
terms and conditions. Bill number

934
01:22:09,440 --> 01:22:14,560
260392,
an ordinance amending title four of the

935
01:22:12,880 --> 01:22:19,040
Philadelphia Code entitled the
Philadelphia Building Construction and

936
01:22:16,159 --> 01:22:23,360
Occupancy Code by amending Subode G, the
Philadelphia Fuel Gas Code, sub code PC,

937
01:22:21,760 --> 01:22:27,840
the Philadelphia Performance Code for
Buildings and Facilities, and Subode EB,

938
01:22:25,920 --> 01:22:32,400
the Philadelphia Existing Building Code,
and adopting the 2021 editions of the

939
01:22:29,920 --> 01:22:36,239
International Fuel Gas Code Performance
Code for Buildings and Facilities and

940
01:22:34,480 --> 01:22:39,760
International Existing Building Code as
published by the International Code

941
01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:43,280
Council. with amendments there too is
authorized by the Phil Pennsylvania

942
01:22:41,280 --> 01:22:47,920
Uniform Construction Code Act, all under
certain terms and conditions. Bill

943
01:22:45,199 --> 01:22:51,760
number 260393, an ordinance amending sub
code A, the Philadelphia Administrative

944
01:22:49,520 --> 01:22:55,600
Code of Title 4 of the Philadelphia
Code, the Building Construction and

945
01:22:53,520 --> 01:22:59,040
Occupancy Code by revising and
clarifying certain provisions, making

946
01:22:57,440 --> 01:23:02,960
corrections for compliance with the
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code

947
01:23:00,880 --> 01:23:08,000
Act, and making technical changes all
under certain terms and conditions.

948
01:23:05,679 --> 01:23:10,960
Bill Number 260394,
an ordinance amending title four of the

949
01:23:09,679 --> 01:23:15,040
Philadelphia Code entitled the
Philadelphia Building Construction and

950
01:23:12,400 --> 01:23:18,639
Occupancy Code by amending sub code B,
the Philadelphia Building Code, and

951
01:23:16,719 --> 01:23:22,400
adopting the 2021 edition of the
International Building Code as published

952
01:23:20,560 --> 01:23:25,760
by the International Code Council with
various amendments there too, as

953
01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:29,199
authorized by the Pennsylvania Uniform
Construction Code Act, all under certain

954
01:23:27,280 --> 01:23:33,920
terms and conditions. Bill Number
260395, an ordinance amending title four

955
01:23:31,840 --> 01:23:37,679
of the Philadelphia Code entitled the
Philadelphia Building Construction and

956
01:23:35,360 --> 01:23:41,360
Occupancy Code by amending sub code R,
the Philadelphia Residential Code and

957
01:23:39,600 --> 01:23:44,320
adopting the 2021 edition of the
International Residential Code as

958
01:23:42,960 --> 01:23:47,679
published by the International Code
Council with amendments there too as

959
01:23:46,000 --> 01:23:51,440
authorized by the Pennsylvania Uniform
Construction Code Act, all under certain

960
01:23:49,440 --> 01:23:54,239
terms and conditions, respectfully
reports it has considered the same and

961
01:23:52,880 --> 01:23:58,400
returns the attached bills to council
with a favorable recommendation. and

962
01:23:56,239 --> 01:24:01,679
bill number 2550644,
an ordinance amending title four of the

963
01:23:59,920 --> 01:24:05,440
Philadelphia code entitled the
Philadelphia Building Construction and

964
01:24:03,040 --> 01:24:08,880
Occupancy Code by adopting the 2021
edition of the inter international

965
01:24:07,199 --> 01:24:13,840
energy conservation code and the
international residential code part 4

966
01:24:11,600 --> 01:24:17,280
energy conservation as published by the
international code council with

967
01:24:15,440 --> 01:24:20,719
previously adopted amendments thereto as
authorized by the Pennsylvania Uniform

968
01:24:18,880 --> 01:24:23,920
Construction Code Act all under certain
terms and conditions. respectfully

969
01:24:22,480 --> 01:24:26,400
reports it has considered and amended
the same and returns the attached bill

970
01:24:25,360 --> 01:24:29,120
to council with the favorable
recommendation. There are no further

971
01:24:27,920 --> 01:24:31,280
bills to report out from the committee
on licenses and inspections council

972
01:24:30,719 --> 01:24:35,679
president.
>> Thank you very much the chair recognized

973
01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:39,040
council Mike Driscoll for a motion.
>> Thank you Mr. President. I move that the

974
01:24:37,120 --> 01:24:44,880
rules of council be suspended to permit
first reading this day of the bills just

975
01:24:41,440 --> 01:24:48,159
read into the record by the chief clerk.
It has been moved in property seconded

976
01:24:46,639 --> 01:24:52,000
that the rules of council be suspended
so who have to permit the consideration

977
01:24:49,520 --> 01:24:55,440
of these bills just read by the chief
clerk at today's session council. All

978
01:24:53,840 --> 01:24:58,800
those in favor the motion was signified
by saying I.

979
01:24:57,040 --> 01:25:03,520
» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
motion carries these bills will be

980
01:25:00,480 --> 01:25:07,040
placed on our first reading calendar for
today.

981
01:25:05,199 --> 01:25:11,600
Chair recognizes council member Phillips
for a report from the committee on parks

982
01:25:08,639 --> 01:25:14,639
and recreation and cultural affairs.
>> Thank you council president. The

983
01:25:13,280 --> 01:25:18,480
Committee on Parks, Recreation, and
Cultural Affairs reports two bills with

984
01:25:16,800 --> 01:25:23,480
a favorable recommendation.
>> Thank you very much, Chief Clerk. Please

985
01:25:20,080 --> 01:25:23,480
read the report.

986
01:25:24,880 --> 01:25:30,000
» The Committee on Parks, Recreation, and
Cultural Affairs, to which we're

987
01:25:28,080 --> 01:25:33,520
referred the following bills. Bill
number 260424,

988
01:25:31,920 --> 01:25:37,360
an ordinance establishing temporary
parking regulations and enforcement

989
01:25:35,120 --> 01:25:41,360
thereof and temporary residential and
guest parking permits for the vicinity

990
01:25:39,199 --> 01:25:46,000
of the area bounded by the intersection
of North 21st Street and North College

991
01:25:43,440 --> 01:25:51,199
Avenue, North 21st Street, Master
Street, North 25th Street, Cecil Bemore

992
01:25:48,320 --> 01:25:56,639
Avenue, North 33rd Street, West Oxford
Street, West Glennwood Avenue, North

993
01:25:53,440 --> 01:26:01,280
32nd Street, and continuing along the
railroad boundary south from North 32nd

994
01:25:59,040 --> 01:26:04,960
Street at West Thompson Street to the
intersection of Aspen Street,

995
01:26:02,639 --> 01:26:09,840
Pennsylvania Avenue, Hamilton Street,
North 21st Street, Fairmount Avenue,

996
01:26:07,280 --> 01:26:14,560
Corinthian Avenue, Brown Street, North
21st Street, Popppler Street, Corinthian

997
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:18,320
Avenue, South College Avenue, Popppler
Street, West College Avenue, North

998
01:26:16,719 --> 01:26:22,320
College Avenue to the intersection of
North College Avenue and North 21st

999
01:26:20,239 --> 01:26:27,360
Street, all under certain terms and
conditions.

1000
01:26:25,199 --> 01:26:29,840
respectfully reports it has considered
and amended the same and returns the

1001
01:26:28,800 --> 01:26:33,600
attached bill to council with a
favorable recommendation. And bill

1002
01:26:31,600 --> 01:26:36,320
number 260430,
an ordinance authorizing the

1003
01:26:34,800 --> 01:26:39,840
commissioner of parks and recreation on
behalf of the city of Philadelphia to

1004
01:26:38,080 --> 01:26:43,600
enter into a multi-leas agreement with
Fairmont Park Conservancy under which

1005
01:26:41,920 --> 01:26:46,960
the city would lease the conservancy
portions of the city-owned premises

1006
01:26:45,040 --> 01:26:50,719
known as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park
for the consery's use, operation,

1007
01:26:48,880 --> 01:26:53,840
management, maintenance, and repair all
under certain terms and conditions.

1008
01:26:52,320 --> 01:26:56,320
respectfully reports it as considered
the same and returns the attached bill

1009
01:26:55,199 --> 01:26:59,120
to council with a favorable
recommendation. There are no further

1010
01:26:57,840 --> 01:27:02,000
bills to report out from the committee
on parks, recreation, and cultural

1011
01:27:00,639 --> 01:27:04,639
affairs. Council President,
>> thank you very much. The chair

1012
01:27:03,120 --> 01:27:08,560
recognized Councilman Phillips for a
motion.

1013
01:27:06,800 --> 01:27:13,040
» Thank you, Council President. I move
that the rules of council be suspended

1014
01:27:10,639 --> 01:27:16,400
to permit the first reading this day of
the bills just read into the record by

1015
01:27:14,800 --> 01:27:20,080
the chief clerk.
It has removing property seconded that

1016
01:27:18,239 --> 01:27:24,239
the rules of council be suspended so as
to permit the consideration of these

1017
01:27:22,400 --> 01:27:28,080
bills just read by the chief clerk at
today's session of council. All those in

1018
01:27:26,000 --> 01:27:31,280
favor of the motion will signify by
saying I.

1019
01:27:29,520 --> 01:27:35,600
» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
motion carries. These bills will be

1020
01:27:32,960 --> 01:27:39,360
placed on our first reading calendar for
today. The chair recognizes councilman

1021
01:27:37,840 --> 01:27:42,639
Mark Squiler for report from the
committee on commerce and economic

1022
01:27:41,040 --> 01:27:45,679
development.
>> Thank you Mr. President. The com

1023
01:27:44,480 --> 01:27:49,600
committee on commerce and economic
development reports three bills with the

1024
01:27:47,280 --> 01:27:53,440
favorable recommendation.
>> Thank you very much, Chief Clerk. Please

1025
01:27:51,280 --> 01:27:57,040
read the report. The Committee on
Commerce and Economic Development to

1026
01:27:55,040 --> 01:28:01,440
which were referred the following bills.
Bill number 260162,

1027
01:27:59,280 --> 01:28:05,280
an ordinance amending chapter 9-600 of
the Philadelphia Code Service and Other

1028
01:28:03,360 --> 01:28:09,280
Businesses by adding a new section
9-631.1

1029
01:28:07,360 --> 01:28:12,960
to establish requirements for commercial
landlords to take remedial action

1030
01:28:10,880 --> 01:28:17,600
against commercial tenants who engage in
tobacco retailing without a required

1031
01:28:15,199 --> 01:28:21,760
tobacco retailer permit and establishing
penalties all under certain terms and

1032
01:28:19,600 --> 01:28:24,320
conditions. Respectfully reports it has
considered the same and returns the

1033
01:28:23,120 --> 01:28:29,280
attached bill to council with a
favorable recommendation. and bill

1034
01:28:27,040 --> 01:28:32,960
number 260163,
an ordinance amending title nine of the

1035
01:28:31,040 --> 01:28:36,800
Philadelphia Code entitled regulation of
businesses, trades, and professions to

1036
01:28:34,800 --> 01:28:40,080
establish restrictions and regulations
related to the sale of certain

1037
01:28:38,159 --> 01:28:44,000
intoxicating substances and providing
for associated penalties and enforcement

1038
01:28:41,920 --> 01:28:49,280
all under certain terms and conditions.
and bill number 260465,

1039
01:28:46,480 --> 01:28:52,880
an ordinance amending chapter 10-100
animals of the Philadelphia Code to

1040
01:28:51,040 --> 01:28:56,719
restrict the operation of carriage horse
businesses and to provide for penalties

1041
01:28:54,880 --> 01:29:00,400
for violations all under certain terms
and conditions. Respectfully reports it

1042
01:28:58,639 --> 01:29:03,440
has considered and amended the same and
returns the attached bills to council

1043
01:29:01,840 --> 01:29:06,480
with a favorable recommendation. There
are no further bills to report out from

1044
01:29:04,960 --> 01:29:09,360
the committee on commerce and economic
development council president.

1045
01:29:08,000 --> 01:29:12,400
» Thank you very much. The chair
recognizes council Mark Squiller for a

1046
01:29:11,280 --> 01:29:15,120
motion.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. And I move the

1047
01:29:13,679 --> 01:29:18,000
rules of council be suspended and submit
the first reading this day of the bills

1048
01:29:16,560 --> 01:29:19,440
just read into the record by the chief
clerk.

1049
01:29:18,639 --> 01:29:23,280
» Second.
>> It has been moved properly seconded that

1050
01:29:21,360 --> 01:29:27,120
the rules of council be suspended so as
to permit the consideration of these

1051
01:29:24,800 --> 01:29:30,320
bills just read by the chief clerk at
today's session and council. All those

1052
01:29:28,719 --> 01:29:34,960
in favor of the motion will signify by
saying I. Those opposed the eyes have

1053
01:29:33,120 --> 01:29:39,120
it. The motion carries. These bills will
be placed in our first reading calendar

1054
01:29:37,280 --> 01:29:42,560
for today.
The chair recognized Councilman Ru

1055
01:29:40,639 --> 01:29:47,760
Landau for report from the committee on
technology and information.

1056
01:29:46,159 --> 01:29:51,840
» Thank you, Mr. President. The Committee
on Technology and Information Services

1057
01:29:49,760 --> 01:29:54,560
reports out two bills with a favorable
recommendation.

1058
01:29:52,960 --> 01:29:57,199
» Thank you very much, Chief Clerk. Please
read the report.

1059
01:29:55,840 --> 01:30:00,560
» The Committee on Technology and
Information Services, to which we're

1060
01:29:58,719 --> 01:30:03,920
referred the following bills. Bill
Number 260385,

1061
01:30:02,400 --> 01:30:07,600
an ordinance authorizing the chief
information officer on behalf of the

1062
01:30:05,679 --> 01:30:11,040
city to enter into a multi-year
agreement to purchase support for

1063
01:30:09,040 --> 01:30:15,280
mainframe and database software
protocols and applications under certain

1064
01:30:13,199 --> 01:30:18,400
terms and conditions. and bill number
260386,

1065
01:30:16,960 --> 01:30:21,600
an ordinance authorizing the chief
information officer on behalf of the

1066
01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:25,840
city to enter into a multi-year
agreement to purchase licenses for

1067
01:30:23,600 --> 01:30:30,320
email, cloud services, enterprise
software, data services, security

1068
01:30:27,920 --> 01:30:33,600
software, and other related computing
products and services under certain

1069
01:30:31,920 --> 01:30:36,560
terms and conditions, respectfully
reports it has considered the same, and

1070
01:30:35,120 --> 01:30:39,760
returns the attached bills to council
with a favorable recommendation. There

1071
01:30:38,239 --> 01:30:42,800
are no further bills to report out from
the committee on technology and

1072
01:30:40,960 --> 01:30:47,040
information services. Council President,
>> thank you very much. Chair recognized

1073
01:30:44,159 --> 01:30:50,400
Councilman Ruland for a motion.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. I move that

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the rules of council be suspended to
permit first reading this day of the

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01:30:52,480 --> 01:30:57,920
bills just read into the record by the
chief clerk.

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01:30:56,000 --> 01:31:02,000
» It has been moved properly seconded that
the rules of council be suspended so as

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01:30:59,760 --> 01:31:06,159
to permit the consideration of these
bills just read by the chief clerk at

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01:31:03,920 --> 01:31:10,560
the day session and council. All those
in favor, the motion will signify by

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01:31:07,840 --> 01:31:14,480
saying I. Those opposed, the eyes have
it. The motion carries. These bills will

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01:31:12,320 --> 01:31:18,239
be placed on our first reading calendar
for today.

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01:31:16,560 --> 01:31:23,920
The next order of business is the
consideration of the calendar. I note

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01:31:20,159 --> 01:31:27,679
that the bills reported from committees
with the suspicion of rules have been

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01:31:25,520 --> 01:31:31,840
deemed to have had a first reading.
These bills will be placed on the second

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01:31:29,600 --> 01:31:35,679
reading and final passage calendar for
the next session of council. The chair

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01:31:34,080 --> 01:31:39,920
recognizes council member Katherine
Gilmore Richardson for a motion

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01:31:37,920 --> 01:31:44,159
concerning
bills on the first reading calendar,

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01:31:42,480 --> 01:31:49,120
resolutions on the final passage
calendar, and bills on the second

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01:31:46,159 --> 01:31:52,960
reading of final passage calendar.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. The

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01:31:51,199 --> 01:31:57,120
following bill on the first reading
calendar is being held. Bill number

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01:31:55,199 --> 01:32:00,239
260298.
The following resolutions are being

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01:31:58,639 --> 01:32:03,679
called up from the final passage
calendar. And the following bills are

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01:32:02,159 --> 01:32:10,280
being called up from the second reading
and final passage calendar today.

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01:32:06,239 --> 01:32:10,280
Resolution numbers 260545,260546

1094
01:32:11,199 --> 01:32:19,639
260548
and bill numbers 2603-

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01:32:16,239 --> 01:32:19,639
A 26021260296

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01:32:20,480 --> 01:32:27,600
260297
260301

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01:32:24,000 --> 01:32:31,760
26034 and 260379.
The following resolutions and bills on

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01:32:29,520 --> 01:32:37,960
the calendar are being held. Resolution
number 260481

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01:32:33,840 --> 01:32:37,960
and bills number 2550768,250807

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01:32:38,320 --> 01:32:46,159
and 260238
260302 is being amended. And with that,

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01:32:43,679 --> 01:32:51,280
Mr. President, I'd like to respectfully
request uh a leave uh of council for

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01:32:48,960 --> 01:32:55,679
other very important council business.
And I'd like to be recorded as voting I

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01:32:53,120 --> 01:33:00,840
on all bills and resolutions. Thank you.
>> DY recorded. Thank you very much. Leave

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01:32:57,600 --> 01:33:00,840
is granted.

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01:33:01,280 --> 01:33:09,360
Before considering the resolutions and
bills, we will consider public comment

1106
01:33:06,719 --> 01:33:12,880
as follows. Your public comment must
concerns matters on the second reading

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01:33:10,960 --> 01:33:17,600
of final passage calendars for possible
action at today's session of council.

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01:33:15,840 --> 01:33:23,120
All speakers must sign up in order to
testify. If you have not already signed

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01:33:20,480 --> 01:33:27,360
up for today's session, please do so now
by giving your name to Miss Hash at the

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01:33:25,040 --> 01:33:30,159
table outside the rails to my left. Once
you have signed up, you will be called

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01:33:28,639 --> 01:33:34,080
in the order in which your name appears
on the signup sheet. Under ideal

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01:33:32,480 --> 01:33:37,520
circumstances, public commenters each
will have three minutes to speak.

1113
01:33:35,679 --> 01:33:41,920
However, this time limit may vary from
session to session. Today, the time

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01:33:39,679 --> 01:33:45,280
limit will be two minutes. In order to
be fair to all those wishing to speak, I

1115
01:33:44,159 --> 01:33:49,040
attend to hold faithfully to the
two-minute limit. When you begin

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01:33:47,199 --> 01:33:53,280
speaking, you will see a green light on
the podium. When there are 30 seconds

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01:33:51,520 --> 01:33:57,840
remaining to your time, the light will
turn yellow, which is your reminder to

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01:33:55,440 --> 01:34:02,480
conclude your remarks.
Once two minutes have passed, the light

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01:34:00,560 --> 01:34:07,600
will turn red, and the sergeant-at-arms
will disconnect the microphone.

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01:34:05,679 --> 01:34:10,600
The sergeant-at-arms is only doing his
job.

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01:34:13,040 --> 01:34:19,920
Respectfully, please do not give him a
hard time. He's just doing his job. At

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01:34:17,840 --> 01:34:24,239
that point, please yield the podium to
the next speaker if you have not already

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01:34:21,679 --> 01:34:29,360
done so. I also reserve the right
pursuant to our rules of city council to

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01:34:26,320 --> 01:34:33,440
limit repetitious comments on the same
subject matter.

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01:34:31,280 --> 01:34:37,600
I will now ask the chief clerk to please
call the first person for public

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01:34:35,840 --> 01:34:47,600
comment.
Will Renee Quarterman, William Small,

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01:34:41,840 --> 01:34:57,679
Dennis Barnaby, David Anker, Malai
Galves, John Maui, William Tongue, Ren

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01:34:53,440 --> 01:35:03,239
Gayy, Jeremy Blatstein, and Javanni
Newton. Please make your way to the

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01:35:00,239 --> 01:35:03,239
podium.

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01:35:15,520 --> 01:35:22,880
Good morning. Thank you for the
opportunity to speak in support of

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01:35:19,600 --> 01:35:27,199
resolution 260545.
My name is Renee Quarterman. I am a

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01:35:25,120 --> 01:35:31,600
surgical breast oncologist and the
leader of Philadelphia for Cuba. I have

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01:35:29,840 --> 01:35:36,080
traveled to Cuba several times on
humanitarian aid missions and have

1134
01:35:33,920 --> 01:35:40,880
observed firsthand the suffering that
the United States has caused. Cuba has

1135
01:35:39,040 --> 01:35:44,560
some of the best trained physicians in
the world and their medical brigades

1136
01:35:42,880 --> 01:35:49,920
have supported small and large
communities on almost every continent.

1137
01:35:47,520 --> 01:35:55,440
Cuban scientists invented medications to
treat lung cancer, diabetic ulcers, and

1138
01:35:52,639 --> 01:35:59,679
Alzheimer's disease. It has done all of
these things while being thoroughly

1139
01:35:56,960 --> 01:36:04,719
opposed by the United States. Since
1959, the United States government has

1140
01:36:02,239 --> 01:36:10,480
blocked Cuba from development and trade,
limiting its potential and wearing away

1141
01:36:07,280 --> 01:36:14,880
its resources. Cuba's crime was putting
its own interests before those of the

1142
01:36:12,560 --> 01:36:18,960
United States. The first Trump
administration placed Cuba on the state

1143
01:36:16,800 --> 01:36:24,560
sponsors of terrorism list, which
decimated Cuba's ability to do business

1144
01:36:21,120 --> 01:36:30,480
with the world. Cuba is no threat, and
Cuba is no enemy. The US has most

1145
01:36:28,000 --> 01:36:36,320
recently cut off all shipments of oil to
the island, and Cubans are without power

1146
01:36:33,199 --> 01:36:42,080
for over 20 hours a day. There are no
fans, stoves, or refrigerators. My

1147
01:36:39,679 --> 01:36:45,440
friends and colleagues can't sleep and
they don't know where their next meal

1148
01:36:43,520 --> 01:36:50,239
will come from.
Over 100,000 people are waiting for

1149
01:36:47,679 --> 01:36:54,480
surgery. And I can tell you that by the
time the resources are available, many

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01:36:52,480 --> 01:36:58,880
of the people on that list will be dead
or inoperable.

1151
01:36:56,560 --> 01:37:04,080
The infant mortality rate in Cuba, once
among the lowest in the world, has now

1152
01:37:01,199 --> 01:37:08,719
tripled thanks to the blockade. Why
should this city council endorse this

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01:37:06,159 --> 01:37:12,280
resolution? Because like other cities
around the world,

1154
01:37:13,600 --> 01:37:20,000
sorry, I think my time is up. Got
distracted.

1155
01:37:18,159 --> 01:37:25,239
So, I just ask that you please endorse
and approve this resolution. Thank you.

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01:37:21,679 --> 01:37:25,239
» Thank you very much.

1157
01:37:34,159 --> 01:37:40,000
Good morning everybody. My name is
William Small. I'm a part of a

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01:37:38,000 --> 01:37:45,199
grassroots organization called Flip
Philly Red. But today I am here on

1159
01:37:42,639 --> 01:37:53,119
behalf of my fellow property owners
along Kensington Avenue. And I rise

1160
01:37:48,400 --> 01:37:57,679
today in opposition to resolution 260545
because with all due respect, I cannot

1161
01:37:55,199 --> 01:38:03,040
understand why Philadelphia City Council
is spending time debating Cuba while

1162
01:38:00,159 --> 01:38:07,119
Philadelphia itself is in a crisis. This
is not the government of Cuba. This is

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01:38:05,119 --> 01:38:11,040
not the United Nations. This is
Philadelphia city hall. And the people

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01:38:09,360 --> 01:38:15,280
of this city are asking a simple
question. Why does it feel like this

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01:38:13,199 --> 01:38:20,560
council fights harder for people outside
of this country than citizens living in

1166
01:38:18,000 --> 01:38:25,440
Philadelphia right now? Philadelphia
residents are struggling every single

1167
01:38:22,320 --> 01:38:30,960
day. Kensington is collapsing. It is a
war zone. Councilwoman, drug markets are

1168
01:38:28,400 --> 01:38:35,840
still open. Families do not feel safe.
Businesses are leaving. Working people

1169
01:38:33,040 --> 01:38:41,040
are barely surviving. But somehow this
council has all the energy for symbolic

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01:38:38,560 --> 01:38:46,080
resolutions, foreign politics, and
performative activism. I called this

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01:38:43,679 --> 01:38:50,639
months ago. I said once the primaries
were over, the energy around the schools

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01:38:48,400 --> 01:38:54,960
would change. Working families and the
real issues facing Philadelphia would

1173
01:38:52,719 --> 01:38:58,560
disappear. And that is exactly what is
happening now. The election is over and

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01:38:56,880 --> 01:39:02,719
the primaries are clear. and
respectfully. When residents walk in

1175
01:39:00,159 --> 01:39:06,880
this chamber and still see ice out signs
sitting on desks while our communities

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01:39:04,800 --> 01:39:10,880
are suffering, it sends a message
whether you intend to or not. It tells

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01:39:09,199 --> 01:39:15,360
Philadelphiaians we have more passion
for political slogans and federal

1178
01:39:13,119 --> 01:39:19,520
immigration than fights in fixing the
conditions in your neighborhoods. That

1179
01:39:17,280 --> 01:39:24,239
is the message we're hearing. And in my
opinion, if Congress should investigate

1180
01:39:21,760 --> 01:39:28,960
anything, it should be why Philadelphia
residents feel neglected by the very

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01:39:26,400 --> 01:39:33,280
officials sworn to serve us. Because the
American people have already seen public

1182
01:39:31,280 --> 01:39:40,280
officials in this country accused of
putting foreign interests ahead of

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01:39:35,520 --> 01:39:40,280
people they represent. Thank you.

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01:39:48,960 --> 01:39:55,360
Good afternoon, council um and council
president and council members. My name

1185
01:39:53,119 --> 01:39:58,080
is Dennis Barnaby. I'm a longtime
resident of Germantown and spent my

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01:39:57,119 --> 01:40:02,480
career in the school district of
Philadelphia where I did many

1187
01:39:59,440 --> 01:40:07,360
testimonies both here at uh the
schoolboard meetings and at the state

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01:40:04,080 --> 01:40:13,040
level. I'm here on the not a dissimilar
issue. The harm being done by our

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01:40:09,920 --> 01:40:16,800
country and the money being wasted there
instead of being spent here on taking

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01:40:15,199 --> 01:40:20,639
care of the needs we have here in our
own city and our own country. The

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01:40:19,199 --> 01:40:24,560
cruelty of the Trump administration
seems to know no bounds. their actions

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01:40:22,639 --> 01:40:29,040
unrestricted by as a silence. Congress
continue to be directed not towards

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01:40:26,639 --> 01:40:35,440
safeguarding our country or spending on
our own needs, but pursuing a foreign

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01:40:31,760 --> 01:40:39,679
policy that seeks cooperative
um a foreign policy that seeks

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01:40:38,000 --> 01:40:42,800
cooperative relations, but instead one
that takes advantage of weaknesses,

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01:40:41,199 --> 01:40:47,360
enjoys bullying where possible, and
shows force beyond legal limits. Cuba is

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01:40:45,440 --> 01:40:52,080
no threat to the United States. We are
wasting our money in unnecessary actions

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01:40:49,840 --> 01:40:55,360
like this. The sanctions imposed in
Cuba, if not criminal, are of the

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01:40:53,600 --> 01:41:00,560
highest immorality, dare I say
unamerican, and need to be reversed. To

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01:40:58,320 --> 01:41:07,760
encircle a small nation, starving its
residents and its children, is inhuman.

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01:41:05,600 --> 01:41:11,600
We know change happens through travel,
trade, and conversation, not by

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01:41:09,280 --> 01:41:15,440
isolation, and fear-mongering. In spite
of many disagreements on governing

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01:41:13,360 --> 01:41:19,760
policy, Cuba has made outstanding
biomedical and education advances, which

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01:41:17,520 --> 01:41:23,440
we know practically nothing about. And
for this administration, which has been

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01:41:21,520 --> 01:41:27,679
responsible for innumerable illegal
arrests, racist screeds, demonizing

1206
01:41:26,080 --> 01:41:33,360
anyone of color, was moved to this
country while welcoming white South

1207
01:41:30,880 --> 01:41:37,119
Africans, ignoring its own procedures
for legitimizing residency, using our

1208
01:41:35,520 --> 01:41:40,480
tax dollars to fund its friends with
government contacts for prisons, while

1209
01:41:38,960 --> 01:41:44,159
mistreating those who have illegally
been forced into them, and even now

1210
01:41:42,639 --> 01:41:47,520
responsible for the deaths of our own
citizens. To call another guil another

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01:41:45,920 --> 01:41:53,719
another country guilty of state
sponsored terrorism is beyond the pale.

1212
01:41:49,920 --> 01:41:53,719
Please support this resolution.

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01:41:59,920 --> 01:42:04,880
Good morning. Thank you for your time
and your interest. My name is David

1214
01:42:03,119 --> 01:42:08,320
Anker. I live in East Oak Lane. This is
a very personal topic for me and one

1215
01:42:06,800 --> 01:42:13,360
that I have direct knowledge and
experience in. I first traveled to Cuba

1216
01:42:10,639 --> 01:42:18,000
in 2004. I've lived I visited the
country dozens of times in the in the

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01:42:15,119 --> 01:42:23,440
last 22 years. Why? My wife's family
lives in Havana and through their lives

1218
01:42:20,480 --> 01:42:28,000
and households, aunts, cousins, parents,
we understand all too well the daily

1219
01:42:25,199 --> 01:42:32,719
lives and challenges of common people in
Cuba. That is to say, my impression is

1220
01:42:30,719 --> 01:42:37,119
not based on a book I read or one
conversation I once had. It's a lived

1221
01:42:34,880 --> 01:42:41,600
experience, one shared in Cuba with
Cuban people, waiting in long lines for

1222
01:42:39,360 --> 01:42:46,800
food or at the bank or simply sitting in
a dark home without electricity, with no

1223
01:42:44,560 --> 01:42:50,800
cooking gas, wondering when or if the
water will run out. Daily life in Cuba

1224
01:42:48,880 --> 01:42:56,320
and the many hardships, shortages, and
challenges are the direct intended

1225
01:42:52,960 --> 01:43:00,320
result of USA policy towards Cuba. The
United States policy towards Cuba began

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01:42:58,320 --> 01:43:04,560
in the 60s and though it has taken
twists and turns, it has been largely

1227
01:43:02,080 --> 01:43:08,800
unchanged in that we use sanctions as a
form of collective punishment. Cuba is

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01:43:07,119 --> 01:43:14,560
the second most heavily sanctioned
country in the world. I have to ask how

1229
01:43:11,360 --> 01:43:18,960
successful this policy really is if for
60 years it has not achieved its

1230
01:43:16,320 --> 01:43:22,719
intended result. More importantly, how
fair is the policy of collective

1231
01:43:20,719 --> 01:43:27,760
punishment? How reasonable is it to use
s collective suffering of the common

1232
01:43:24,960 --> 01:43:31,119
folk to pressure the very few who rule?
It is profoundly unfair and it is a

1233
01:43:29,520 --> 01:43:35,760
violation of the principles of humanity
and basic human rights. The sanctions on

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01:43:33,440 --> 01:43:39,760
Cuba should be lifted. New policy based
on trade between two equal nations

1235
01:43:37,760 --> 01:43:44,400
should be adopted. And most importantly,
the threats and bluster of military

1236
01:43:41,840 --> 01:43:48,560
action or intervention in Cuba must end.
Regime change is something that any

1237
01:43:46,560 --> 01:43:53,920
student of history knows is not just
wrong but deeply flawed. I ask you to

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01:43:51,600 --> 01:43:57,440
help Philadelphia shine on this topic as
it has done in so many matters of

1239
01:43:56,080 --> 01:44:03,800
importance through its illustrious
history. Please speak up. Please support

1240
01:43:59,520 --> 01:44:03,800
this resolution. Thank you.

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01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:16,880
Thank you for the opportunity um to
speak today. My name is Mille Galves A

1242
01:44:13,440 --> 01:44:21,840
Costa and I was born and raised in Cuba.
So, but I have the fortunate to call

1243
01:44:19,280 --> 01:44:28,960
Philadelphia home for the past 20 years,
but most of my family lives in Cuba.

1244
01:44:25,520 --> 01:44:35,360
Cubans have suffered way too much for
way too long. The current humanitarian

1245
01:44:31,920 --> 01:44:42,080
crisis is not only unfair, but is also
unproductive. We need new policy of

1246
01:44:38,639 --> 01:44:47,520
engagement and diplomacy. As a Cuban, I
have many, many objections with the

1247
01:44:44,159 --> 01:44:54,639
government in Havana. Trust me, I do.
But plenty of uh economic econometric

1248
01:44:51,840 --> 01:44:59,760
studies have shown that the US embargo
affects the Cuban people and not the

1249
01:44:57,280 --> 01:45:05,360
government. Collective punishment is
wrong and unfair and the illusion that

1250
01:45:02,800 --> 01:45:12,320
the US military intervention in Cuba
will achieve freedom for the citizens of

1251
01:45:08,239 --> 01:45:19,920
Cuba is a fallacy. Violence will not
lead us to a free and democratic Cuba.

1252
01:45:16,639 --> 01:45:25,199
Trade, diplomacy, engagement is what we
need. And as a Philadelphia Cuban, I ask

1253
01:45:22,960 --> 01:45:28,440
you to support this this resolution.
Thank you.

1254
01:45:39,840 --> 01:45:45,840
Good morning everyone. My name is John
Elante Macaulay. I'm with a grassroots

1255
01:45:43,760 --> 01:45:48,320
organization called Flip Philly Red.
We're here to offer you something

1256
01:45:47,040 --> 01:45:53,280
different because you've been voting
Democrat for the mayor's office for the

1257
01:45:50,080 --> 01:45:57,119
past 70 years. In regard to resolution
260545,

1258
01:45:55,440 --> 01:46:02,159
a resolution urging the Trump
administration to remove Cuba from the

1259
01:45:59,280 --> 01:46:07,440
list of state sponsors of terrorism. I
ask, why does the Democratic and Working

1260
01:46:04,560 --> 01:46:12,639
Families Party support communism? Thank
God Barack Hussein Obama is not in

1261
01:46:10,159 --> 01:46:17,440
office. Cuba is known for harboring
terrorists and protecting cop killers

1262
01:46:15,040 --> 01:46:22,000
who killed the New Jersey state trooper.
We stand with the Cuban people, not its

1263
01:46:20,000 --> 01:46:27,920
government. Who is responsible for
economic mismanagement, centralized

1264
01:46:25,520 --> 01:46:34,080
control, infrastructure decay, and
political repression? Electricity,

1265
01:46:31,199 --> 01:46:40,080
blackouts often last 12 to 20 hours per
day. Many families only eat once a day.

1266
01:46:37,280 --> 01:46:45,440
One study showed 89% of the population
is in extreme poverty. Over 1,000

1267
01:46:42,960 --> 01:46:50,320
political prisoners reported in recent
years for criticizing their government.

1268
01:46:47,920 --> 01:46:54,880
This includes activists, artists, and
journalists. But Democrats don't care

1269
01:46:52,400 --> 01:46:59,520
about that. Their whole message is Trump
bad or man an idiot and we love

1270
01:46:57,040 --> 01:47:03,840
communism. We should give direct aid to
the Cuban people, not lift economic

1271
01:47:01,840 --> 01:47:08,320
sanctions for their government. With all
of those American tax dollars that went

1272
01:47:05,840 --> 01:47:15,119
to US aid, why are those people still in
poverty? Cuba stands with American

1273
01:47:10,800 --> 01:47:20,880
enemies, Iran, Russia, China, and I
guess Councilman Aor clearly stands with

1274
01:47:18,000 --> 01:47:25,360
them as well. Democrats in the Working
Families Party control government in

1275
01:47:22,719 --> 01:47:30,960
Philadelphia. Malcolm X called black
voters who gave unwavering support who

1276
01:47:28,080 --> 01:47:36,000
without demanding results chumps. And I
quote, "You put them first and they put

1277
01:47:33,040 --> 01:47:40,960
you last cuz you're a chump, a political
chump." End quote. But you could change

1278
01:47:38,400 --> 01:47:44,199
that in November. November. Stacy Gity
for governor.

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01:47:48,960 --> 01:47:56,114
» Hi. Good morning. Good morning. Tough
act to follow there. My name is Will

1280
01:47:52,800 --> 01:47:56,114
Tong. [laughter]

1281
01:47:56,159 --> 01:48:03,119
Hey. Okay. Hey. All right. My name is
Will Tong. Uh I'm I'm a a volunteer over

1282
01:48:00,320 --> 01:48:07,040
at Fifth Square Advocacy. Uh I'm here in
support of uh Council Member Phillips

1283
01:48:04,719 --> 01:48:11,520
resolution calling on hearings toward
more parks and wreck funding. This is a

1284
01:48:09,520 --> 01:48:14,960
issue that's deeply personal to me.
Yeah. Thank you guys. Round of applause.

1285
01:48:13,360 --> 01:48:19,920
Um I live around the corner from case
King Rec Center which just had a ribbon

1286
01:48:17,199 --> 01:48:25,679
cutting, right? $27 million. Beautiful
facility. I never thought it would look

1287
01:48:22,239 --> 01:48:30,560
like that. Um unfortunately a couple
weeks ago there was a leak, right? and

1288
01:48:27,600 --> 01:48:34,960
it ruined the it ruined the basketball
gym floor. It was a month after the

1289
01:48:32,960 --> 01:48:40,480
ribbon cutting. And now that now the gym
floor is closed because just because of

1290
01:48:37,679 --> 01:48:44,560
maintenance and I am deeply concerned
that if we don't keep up this investment

1291
01:48:42,960 --> 01:48:49,040
that we made in the community that is
just going to it's just going to go back

1292
01:48:46,239 --> 01:48:54,639
the way it was, right? And so we need to
follow up these historic investments in

1293
01:48:51,920 --> 01:49:00,719
rebuild with parks and wreck maintenance
funding so that we can keep our parks

1294
01:48:58,000 --> 01:49:05,360
and wreck facilities open and you know
available to the community. Um I also

1295
01:49:03,119 --> 01:49:09,119
want to talk a little bit about transit
oriented communities. I'm so glad that

1296
01:49:07,520 --> 01:49:13,920
transit oriented communities has has
made it into council. We look forward to

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01:49:11,760 --> 01:49:18,480
uh speaking on it at the rules committee
uh next week. And you know, development

1298
01:49:16,000 --> 01:49:22,480
is here and we have a growing city again
and we want to make sure that growth is

1299
01:49:20,320 --> 01:49:26,800
around public transportation to support
SEPTA writership to make sure our city

1300
01:49:24,239 --> 01:49:32,239
is sustainable. Um, and that is just
where housing should go naturally to to

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01:49:30,080 --> 01:49:36,880
decrease the negative impacts of it um
on the city toward congestion and

1302
01:49:34,239 --> 01:49:40,440
environmental um and all that. So, thank
you so much guys.

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01:49:47,040 --> 01:49:52,719
Good morning, Council President Johnson
and Philadelphia Council members. Thank

1304
01:49:50,719 --> 01:49:56,080
you for the opportunity to speak today.
My name is Ren Gayy and I'm here to

1305
01:49:54,400 --> 01:50:00,400
voice strong support for the resolution
authorizing a hearing on our city's park

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01:49:57,920 --> 01:50:04,080
system. As advocacy manager for Pen
Future, my work in Philly is deeply

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01:50:02,159 --> 01:50:07,920
focused on quality of life issues and
protecting and expanding our green

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01:50:05,520 --> 01:50:10,880
spaces is a top priority. I'm grateful
to Council Member Phillips for his

1309
01:50:09,280 --> 01:50:15,280
leadership and commitment to our parks
and for introducing this legislation.

1310
01:50:13,440 --> 01:50:18,560
Our parks are not just amenities. They
are essential public infrastructure.

1311
01:50:17,040 --> 01:50:22,800
They cool our neighborhoods during
extreme heat, absorb rain water, and

1312
01:50:20,719 --> 01:50:26,800
protect our homes from flooding, provide
safe places for families to gather, and

1313
01:50:25,199 --> 01:50:30,800
support the health and resilience of all
of our communities. But we also know

1314
01:50:28,719 --> 01:50:34,239
that access to high-quality parks is not
experienced equally across our city.

1315
01:50:32,719 --> 01:50:38,639
Some neighborhoods enjoy
well-maintained, vibrant green spaces,

1316
01:50:36,719 --> 01:50:42,560
while others face aging facilities,
limited programming, and chronic

1317
01:50:40,159 --> 01:50:45,440
disinvestment. Authorizing this hearing
is a critical first step towards

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01:50:44,000 --> 01:50:49,600
understanding those disparities and
building a park system that truly serves

1319
01:50:47,280 --> 01:50:53,199
all residents. A hearing will allow us
to bring forward data, community

1320
01:50:51,199 --> 01:50:57,199
experience, and breast practices from
other cities so that we can evaluate

1321
01:50:55,040 --> 01:51:01,360
what's working, where gaps remain, and
what long-term investments are needed.

1322
01:50:59,360 --> 01:51:05,360
It creates a space for residents,
community organizations, and experts to

1323
01:51:03,600 --> 01:51:08,400
speak directly to council about the
conditions in their neighborhoods and

1324
01:51:06,639 --> 01:51:12,639
the opportunities that they see for
improvement. This is a conversation

1325
01:51:10,719 --> 01:51:16,639
about public health, climate resilience,
youth opportunity, and quality of life.

1326
01:51:14,880 --> 01:51:20,159
By moving this resolution, council
signals that our parks matter, equity

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01:51:18,639 --> 01:51:24,639
matters, and the planning for the future
of our green spaces deserves thoughtful

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01:51:22,000 --> 01:51:27,600
and transparent discussion. I ask you to
support this resolution and I look

1329
01:51:26,159 --> 01:51:31,520
forward to the conversation that will
lead to actionable strategies for

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01:51:29,199 --> 01:51:34,480
strengthening our park system. On behalf
of Pen Future, thank you for your time

1331
01:51:33,119 --> 01:51:37,480
and thank you again to Council Member
Phillips

1332
01:51:41,599 --> 01:51:55,920
will Lynn Landez, Michelle Lee, Dr. J.
Arzu, Carolyn Moini,

1333
01:51:51,599 --> 01:52:01,960
Cooper Bard, Jason Massie, and Rebecca
Fabino. Please make your way to the

1334
01:51:58,960 --> 01:52:01,960
podium.

1335
01:52:02,880 --> 01:52:07,760
» Good morning, Phil. Good morning,
Philadelphia City Council. My name is

1336
01:52:05,760 --> 01:52:12,080
Jeremy Bladstein. I am a little
flabbergasted right now. I don't care

1337
01:52:09,920 --> 01:52:15,599
what side you're on. Yeah, this body
shouldn't be talking about Cuba. Like

1338
01:52:13,920 --> 01:52:20,320
respectfully, it really doesn't make any
sense that we're talking about Cuba in

1339
01:52:18,560 --> 01:52:22,639
this when respectfully we should be
holding hearings on the Philadelphia

1340
01:52:21,440 --> 01:52:26,239
Sheriff's Department. Maybe we should be
holding hearings on the parks and

1341
01:52:24,719 --> 01:52:29,679
wrecks, right? We got to fund our public
things. We need to talk about gun

1342
01:52:27,440 --> 01:52:33,199
violence, right? House of Emojia. Shout
out to my guy right here, right? He came

1343
01:52:31,360 --> 01:52:37,040
up through Queen Mother Fak Fat and
House of Emojia. It's really important

1344
01:52:34,960 --> 01:52:41,440
for gun violence. But respectfully
talking about Cuba right now is not even

1345
01:52:39,360 --> 01:52:45,679
the top hundred of the issues facing
Philadelphia today.

1346
01:52:43,360 --> 01:52:49,760
Next, we're talking about spot zoning.
Isn't spot zoning illegal in

1347
01:52:47,199 --> 01:52:53,520
Philadelphia? Yes, it is. But isn't it
that maybe there's like five or six,

1348
01:52:51,360 --> 01:52:57,679
seven, eight different bills today that
reszone a piece of property, but you I

1349
01:52:56,080 --> 01:53:01,760
support that today, right? Why do I
support spot zoning today? Because it

1350
01:52:59,760 --> 01:53:06,000
helps small businesses. We need a
process to help small businesses get

1351
01:53:03,679 --> 01:53:10,719
legal. How do you do that? upzoning our
transit quarters and changing our zoning

1352
01:53:08,000 --> 01:53:15,599
regulation instead of having to either
go to the ZBA or because of councilmatic

1353
01:53:13,360 --> 01:53:19,520
prerogative you're spot zoning
individual lots to change the zoning to

1354
01:53:18,159 --> 01:53:22,880
allow that business. That's what's
happening right here with this bill and

1355
01:53:21,440 --> 01:53:26,239
we need to change that so that we can
help small businesses. Additionally,

1356
01:53:24,400 --> 01:53:29,440
small businesses, right? We need to get
rid of BERT. You hear it all the time

1357
01:53:28,159 --> 01:53:32,560
from your small businesses in your
community. They're getting affected

1358
01:53:30,880 --> 01:53:36,560
right now and this body is not doing
enough and this budget's not doing

1359
01:53:33,920 --> 01:53:42,320
enough. And last but not least, we're
talking about sub

1360
01:53:39,840 --> 01:53:47,040
and especially more homes near transit,
right? This bill, transit oriented

1361
01:53:45,199 --> 01:53:50,880
communities, does not go far enough
right now because there's not enough

1362
01:53:48,480 --> 01:53:55,199
stops in this bill. Each and every
district member should be looking at the

1363
01:53:52,800 --> 01:53:59,040
stops in their districts to add to this
bill in order to upzone. Additionally,

1364
01:53:57,520 --> 01:54:03,760
we should be eliminating parking
minimums across the board in the TOC's.

1365
01:54:02,080 --> 01:54:07,000
Ride the ride, grow Philly to Millie.
Thank you.

1366
01:54:11,199 --> 01:54:17,679
» Good morning everyone. My name is
Javanni Asante Newton. I am a member of

1367
01:54:15,520 --> 01:54:24,480
the fine organization called Flipfully
Red Resolution number 260546.

1368
01:54:22,159 --> 01:54:30,639
The reason I oppose to this resolution
is that if nobody gets over 50% of first

1369
01:54:27,920 --> 01:54:35,840
choice votes, the last place candidate
is eliminated. Those votes ballots

1370
01:54:33,360 --> 01:54:42,400
transfer to the next choice and the
process repeats until someone has a

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01:54:38,639 --> 01:54:47,920
majority. For example, if candidate A
gets eliminated, your vote automatically

1372
01:54:45,119 --> 01:54:53,280
goes to candidate B. I also disagree
with this resolution is that if

1373
01:54:50,000 --> 01:54:59,360
Pennsylvania passed legislation allowing
local RCV systems, Philadelphia could

1374
01:54:56,400 --> 01:55:05,280
potentially adopted for Mario election,
city council races, primary elections,

1375
01:55:02,320 --> 01:55:10,960
or special elections. Supporters argue
it could reduce vote splitting in

1376
01:55:07,599 --> 01:55:17,599
crowded primaries, can confuse voters,
makes count uh slower and may not

1377
01:55:14,800 --> 01:55:21,920
significantly change outcomes. Would it
automatically change Philadelphia

1378
01:55:19,119 --> 01:55:28,239
election? No. The resolution itself does
not voting immediately. It's more like

1379
01:55:25,280 --> 01:55:32,320
we urge the state legister to let local
governments decide. So the immediate

1380
01:55:30,080 --> 01:55:36,639
effect is political pressure, not a
direct change to ballots. Under the

1381
01:55:34,480 --> 01:55:44,159
current system, someone can win with
only a plurality the most votes, even if

1382
01:55:40,719 --> 01:55:47,159
most folks prefer someone else. Thank
you.

1383
01:55:53,440 --> 01:56:00,480
» Good morning. I'm Lynn Landis of
Philly's Republican Network. I'm opposed

1384
01:55:57,599 --> 01:56:05,599
to resolution 260546,
which calls on the Pennsylvania

1385
01:56:02,159 --> 01:56:10,800
legislature to allow ranked choice
voting. As if our ballots aren't long

1386
01:56:08,000 --> 01:56:14,400
and confusing enough already. Ranked
choice voting is well known as a

1387
01:56:12,400 --> 01:56:20,480
backdoor method by which the most
popular candidates can lose elections

1388
01:56:17,360 --> 01:56:25,599
due to the complexity of the process. We
should be simplifying our elections, not

1389
01:56:22,880 --> 01:56:30,480
making them more complicated. Ballot
fatigue is a real thing. For example, we

1390
01:56:28,560 --> 01:56:36,000
should follow the federal model and
eliminate elections for judges and for

1391
01:56:32,960 --> 01:56:40,080
all elective um executive branch offices
except governor, mayor, and county

1392
01:56:37,840 --> 01:56:45,119
commissioners. And elections for board
of uh board of elections and committee

1393
01:56:42,800 --> 01:56:49,040
people should be replaced with an
election for ward leaders instead who

1394
01:56:47,440 --> 01:56:53,920
can then coordinate with the county
commissioners to [clears throat] fill

1395
01:56:51,040 --> 01:56:57,679
those positions. But what really bothers
most voters is that they're never really

1396
01:56:55,920 --> 01:57:03,040
sure that their votes were counted at
all. The paper ballots produced by the

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01:57:00,159 --> 01:57:08,400
machines are not handcounted unless an
election is close, which is 0.5%.

1398
01:57:06,719 --> 01:57:14,000
But that simply tells those who want to
rig an election to do so by a sufficient

1399
01:57:10,800 --> 01:57:17,679
margin as should not trigger a recount.
And audits are not a reliable method to

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01:57:16,159 --> 01:57:23,520
guard against this kind of election
fraud. Why not handc count all ballots

1401
01:57:20,960 --> 01:57:28,719
at the polls on election day, whether
the ballots are produced by a machine or

1402
01:57:25,599 --> 01:57:33,199
mailed in? That can be done more easily,
of course, if we simplify our elections.

1403
01:57:31,440 --> 01:57:38,320
It's time to rethink our election
process and most importantly, the wisdom

1404
01:57:35,679 --> 01:57:44,080
of relying solely on machine counted
ballots. Ballots that can be easily

1405
01:57:40,639 --> 01:57:47,080
miscounted by accident or design. Thank
you.

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01:57:53,040 --> 01:57:58,639
Good morning and thank you. My name is
Michelle Lee. I'm speaking in favor of

1407
01:57:56,560 --> 01:58:01,520
the parks funding resolution. I'm a
parent in South Philly in the first

1408
01:58:00,000 --> 01:58:05,440
district and I've been a parks volunteer
for over 25 years. I have two little

1409
01:58:04,000 --> 01:58:08,880
kids. They're three and five. We're in
parks almost every single day, every

1410
01:58:07,119 --> 01:58:13,679
season. Last weekend we were in four
parks in one day. I love our city's park

1411
01:58:11,199 --> 01:58:17,360
system. It's really worldclass and in
the past few years we've shown that we

1412
01:58:15,360 --> 01:58:21,440
can build amazing flagship projects like
the new FDR park playground, the Penn's

1413
01:58:19,119 --> 01:58:26,159
Landing Cap Park, Borski Park, the whole
rebuild program. Um, but just like Will

1414
01:58:24,400 --> 01:58:29,840
said, you know, we see the cracks
immediately. Just last weekend, we went

1415
01:58:27,840 --> 01:58:33,440
to the Anacey Verna playground. It's one
of the crown jewels. The water fountain

1416
01:58:31,599 --> 01:58:37,840
was broken. There was broken fencing all
around it. When I go to my neighborhood

1417
01:58:35,520 --> 01:58:41,840
park at Dickinson Square, the sidewalk
is so cracked. The stroller tips over.

1418
01:58:39,760 --> 01:58:45,440
the grass has been scratched to dust,
you know, and and this can go on and on.

1419
01:58:43,760 --> 01:58:48,719
We all I live very close to Washington
A. We all know the parks and playgrounds

1420
01:58:47,119 --> 01:58:53,840
north of Washington Nav have open
bathrooms and and water fountains. The

1421
01:58:50,639 --> 01:58:57,599
ones south of it tend not to. Um the
ribbon cutings are what make headlines.

1422
01:58:55,840 --> 01:59:00,639
We get a nice photo op, but maintenance
is what makes promises real. We're

1423
01:58:59,280 --> 01:59:04,480
really starve for maintenance in our
parks, big and small. For every dollar

1424
01:59:02,639 --> 01:59:09,199
Baltimore invests in its parks per
person, Philly spends 54 cents. So, I'm

1425
01:59:07,199 --> 01:59:12,719
not talking New York, San Francisco, Los
Angeles. Let's compare ourselves to our

1426
01:59:10,960 --> 01:59:16,560
peer cities and match at least that
energy. I'm a volunteer with two friends

1427
01:59:14,960 --> 01:59:20,560
groups. Philly volunteers at more than
twice the national average. So, we're

1428
01:59:18,560 --> 01:59:24,320
running our worldass system on love and
fumes and duct tape. But duct tape can't

1429
01:59:22,400 --> 01:59:27,920
be the only answer. There are many
things volunteers just can't do.

1430
01:59:25,760 --> 01:59:32,320
Chainsaw work, mowing, skilled trades
work like fixing gates, benches,

1431
01:59:29,679 --> 01:59:35,440
sinkholes, and street lights. And a lot
of problems run deeper than any friends

1432
01:59:34,080 --> 01:59:39,040
group can solve. I've I've been hauling
the same hundred tires out of a ditch in

1433
01:59:37,280 --> 01:59:43,360
Fairmont Park for 10 years where we've
been sweeping broken glass. So, let's

1434
01:59:41,520 --> 01:59:47,760
invest in our parks. Let's invest in
health. Um the immune benefits, the

1435
01:59:46,239 --> 01:59:52,080
community benefits, mental health
benefits, uh benefits on reducing crime,

1436
01:59:50,560 --> 01:59:55,280
nature is not a luxury. When we
underinvest in parks, we pay for it

1437
01:59:53,599 --> 01:59:59,239
somewhere else. So, please vote yes on
this resolution. Thank you.

1438
02:00:03,360 --> 02:00:12,480
» Thank you. Yes.
>> Yeah. Good afternoon. Um, I'm Dr. J.

1439
02:00:09,040 --> 02:00:17,599
Arzu. I am here in full support of the
resolution by council member AOR. Rank

1440
02:00:15,599 --> 02:00:22,159
choice voting is a national best
practice where it has been enacted

1441
02:00:20,000 --> 02:00:28,400
across the United States from the big
city to the north to the great north

1442
02:00:25,040 --> 02:00:33,199
Alaska. It has worked. The adoption of
rank choice voting tends to happen in

1443
02:00:30,639 --> 02:00:38,000
three phases. First, when it is
initially introduced, some voters are

1444
02:00:35,520 --> 02:00:43,280
understandably unfamiliar with the
process. It becomes our responsibility

1445
02:00:40,960 --> 02:00:48,480
to educate voters to help bridge this
gap. Second comes understanding. Voters

1446
02:00:46,960 --> 02:00:53,840
begin to appreciate that their
preferences can be reflected more fully

1447
02:00:51,119 --> 02:00:58,639
and more thoughtfully in the democratic
process. Third comes appreciation, even

1448
02:00:57,119 --> 02:01:03,360
enthusiasm.
Cities and states that have adopted rank

1449
02:01:01,040 --> 02:01:09,040
choice voting have not repealed it
because once voters become familiar with

1450
02:01:06,080 --> 02:01:14,320
the system, they recognize its value and
support it. I'll conclude by saying

1451
02:01:11,360 --> 02:01:18,159
this. Rank choice voting is a proven
best practice and the Commonwealth of

1452
02:01:16,560 --> 02:01:24,800
Pennsylvania should enact the
legislation to allow local jurisdictions

1453
02:01:20,960 --> 02:01:29,199
to adapt rank choice voting. Thank you.
and I'll be back next week to testify in

1454
02:01:27,119 --> 02:01:36,520
support of transit oriented communities
bill 260517.

1455
02:01:31,920 --> 02:01:36,520
I'll see you then. Thank you very much.

1456
02:01:44,800 --> 02:01:52,119
Hello, my name is Caroline and I'm here
to express my support of resolution

1457
02:01:49,119 --> 02:01:52,119
260545.

1458
02:01:52,320 --> 02:01:58,880
I recently traveled to Cuba, April, May
of this year for the first time. And

1459
02:01:57,280 --> 02:02:02,719
while for me, I haven't had any other
experience but seeing relatively empty

1460
02:02:00,800 --> 02:02:06,960
streets, other travelers who have been
to Cuba many times noted to me this is

1461
02:02:04,800 --> 02:02:11,119
not normal. The Cuban people have
experienced an economic, technological,

1462
02:02:08,960 --> 02:02:15,679
and commercial blockade as a result of
the United States for over 60 years,

1463
02:02:13,360 --> 02:02:19,360
which has now escalated to oil fuel
shortages resulting in 20-hour

1464
02:02:17,440 --> 02:02:22,880
blackouts. As other people have noted,
blackouts that not only leave the Cuban

1465
02:02:21,199 --> 02:02:26,480
people without electricity to cook for
themselves and their children, but also

1466
02:02:24,719 --> 02:02:31,199
operate machinery and do various
everyday tasks needed to live. One

1467
02:02:29,199 --> 02:02:35,440
person noted it having psychological
effects as when in the dark for so long

1468
02:02:33,599 --> 02:02:39,760
when finally in the light and you see
yourself, you need to adjust to seeing

1469
02:02:37,440 --> 02:02:43,280
yourself.
This is all while the structure within

1470
02:02:41,280 --> 02:02:47,119
Cuba is present to support the Cuban
people. From a teacher in an elementary

1471
02:02:45,280 --> 02:02:50,560
school noting they don't have bad grades
so as not to have the children

1472
02:02:48,480 --> 02:02:54,000
internalize a bad grade as them being
bad to a school for children with

1473
02:02:52,400 --> 02:02:58,400
physical and mobility needs having
dentists, physical therapists and other

1474
02:02:56,239 --> 02:03:01,520
physicians at schools to support them to
the point where they can get their

1475
02:02:59,520 --> 02:03:05,920
annual checkups at school to the
maternity clinic for pre pregnant people

1476
02:03:03,520 --> 02:03:10,719
with any level of risk who also have a
team of doctors from psychologists to

1477
02:03:07,599 --> 02:03:14,080
OBGYNS nurses that meet weekly to talk
about each case they have so they don't

1478
02:03:12,400 --> 02:03:18,159
miss any change in vital vital signs
across medical disciplines which

1479
02:03:16,000 --> 02:03:22,719
resulted in this clinic having a 0%
transmission of HIV and syphilis to

1480
02:03:20,480 --> 02:03:27,760
infants last year. Each of these
examples shows how Cuba prioritizes the

1481
02:03:25,280 --> 02:03:32,880
care of its people. There were 33
maternal deaths in 2023. 33 across the

1482
02:03:31,360 --> 02:03:37,599
country and this is after I described
just a little bit of the holistic care

1483
02:03:34,800 --> 02:03:42,960
at the maternity clinic. 33 deaths in
2023 is contrasted by the 148% increase

1484
02:03:40,880 --> 02:03:46,320
in infant deaths as a result of this
continued increase in sanctions in the

1485
02:03:44,639 --> 02:03:50,239
blockade.
Vote in favor to end the US blockade,

1486
02:03:48,400 --> 02:03:56,119
remove Cuba from the state sponsored
list terrorist list, and oppose any

1487
02:03:51,920 --> 02:03:56,119
military actions against the island.

1488
02:04:03,760 --> 02:04:08,440
Hello counselors. My name is Cooper.

1489
02:04:09,920 --> 02:04:14,719
» My name is Cooper Bard. I'm a rank and
file teamster and a local resident.

1490
02:04:13,440 --> 02:04:19,199
Thank you for the opportunity to speak
on resolution 260545.

1491
02:04:17,760 --> 02:04:23,840
This resolution is about the future of
the Cuban and US people. As a working

1492
02:04:22,159 --> 02:04:26,960
person in the United States, I have the
right to speak out against the actions

1493
02:04:25,280 --> 02:04:30,320
of my own government, which has carried
out nothing less than a

1494
02:04:28,320 --> 02:04:35,599
multigenerational assault against the
working people of Cuba. It is our

1495
02:04:32,560 --> 02:04:39,119
responsibility to end this assault. US
working people were never cut off from

1496
02:04:37,040 --> 02:04:43,679
the outside world and starved literally
and metaphorically by a hostile foreign

1497
02:04:41,440 --> 02:04:48,320
power. But the Cuban people live that
daily. They cannot get fuel, which means

1498
02:04:46,000 --> 02:04:52,239
they cannot run hospitals, can't use
farm equipment, water pumps are

1499
02:04:50,159 --> 02:04:57,679
inoperable. nor can they like their
homes. This is not a deprivation brought

1500
02:04:54,480 --> 02:05:00,880
about by their government, but by ours.
We must also stand against our own

1501
02:04:59,360 --> 02:05:04,560
government when it pursues an unjust
war. We have all seen how our

1502
02:05:02,639 --> 02:05:09,520
government's irresponsible wars lead to
more global chaos. Not peace, not

1503
02:05:07,199 --> 02:05:13,520
security. We can't be silent when the
federal government squanders trillions

1504
02:05:11,280 --> 02:05:18,159
of dollars destabilizing other countries
while refusing to fund basic programs

1505
02:05:15,840 --> 02:05:22,480
for public health, education, and mass
transit in our cities. The Cuban working

1506
02:05:20,880 --> 02:05:27,520
people fight for civil liberties in
their country. Working people in the US

1507
02:05:24,800 --> 02:05:31,280
are also fighting our own for our own
civil liberties. We have to fight this

1508
02:05:29,360 --> 02:05:34,800
new McCarthyism in the universities that
target students and faculty who speak

1509
02:05:33,360 --> 02:05:39,199
out against the genocide of
Palestinians. We have to fight for the

1510
02:05:37,119 --> 02:05:43,760
families who are separated by ICE and
inhumane holding cells deprived of their

1511
02:05:41,679 --> 02:05:48,320
constitutional rights to due process and
against cruel punishment. In places like

1512
02:05:45,920 --> 02:05:51,760
Louisiana and Tennessee, black workers
still have to struggle to be represented

1513
02:05:49,760 --> 02:05:54,800
in Congress to have their vote even
matter.

1514
02:05:53,280 --> 02:06:00,239
Our government should not be dictating
to other countries at gunpoint what

1515
02:05:56,400 --> 02:06:03,599
democracy looks like. Uh counselors, you
have an opportunity to join cities and

1516
02:06:01,760 --> 02:06:08,280
municipalities around the world who
recognize as long and justice. Thank

1517
02:06:05,280 --> 02:06:08,280
you.

1518
02:06:13,920 --> 02:06:26,320
Will Dr. Samuel White,
Adriana Thomas, Summer Freeman, C.

1519
02:06:21,679 --> 02:06:34,960
Michael Robinson, Jamil Johnson, David
Alexander Jenkins, Pereie Peters, Rachel

1520
02:06:31,119 --> 02:06:39,079
Meyers, and Misy Ingram. Please make
your way to the podium.

1521
02:06:40,719 --> 02:06:46,560
My name is Jason Massie. He him. I'm
here on the behalf of March on

1522
02:06:44,639 --> 02:06:51,280
Harrisburg and I'm here to urge you to
vote yes on 260546

1523
02:06:49,119 --> 02:06:55,840
to resolve to enable rank choice voting
in Pennsylvania and improves elections

1524
02:06:53,440 --> 02:06:59,840
for voters and for candidates like
yourselves.

1525
02:06:57,360 --> 02:07:02,880
I stopped by uh the city c one of the
city council members offices today and

1526
02:07:01,440 --> 02:07:08,639
they were excited about rank choice
voting and shocked to hear that May's

1527
02:07:05,280 --> 02:07:14,800
primary turnout was only 22%.
Not even one in four people voted. Can

1528
02:07:11,360 --> 02:07:21,360
we do better? Yes. Rank choice voting
will help win with uh reluctant voters.

1529
02:07:19,199 --> 02:07:26,639
They will move off the fence and into
the polls. Why? More choices.

1530
02:07:24,800 --> 02:07:32,480
They they hate the winner take all
elections and this helps them a lot. No

1531
02:07:29,440 --> 02:07:36,639
more lesser of two evils voting. You may
have gotten a flyer from me at the

1532
02:07:34,320 --> 02:07:42,320
caucus about this effort. You will
notice that the first bullet point is

1533
02:07:38,560 --> 02:07:47,520
about spoilers. What's a spoiler? Here's
an example. James Malone narrowly won a

1534
02:07:45,199 --> 02:07:51,599
special election for state senate. Three
candidates ran, a Republican, a

1535
02:07:49,679 --> 02:07:55,360
Democrat, and a Libertarian. If the
Libertarian gave their votes to the

1536
02:07:53,119 --> 02:08:01,040
Republican, Malone would have still won
by only two votes.

1537
02:07:58,320 --> 02:08:06,480
Spoilers draw away votes. And it only
takes a couple candidates to threaten

1538
02:08:03,199 --> 02:08:11,679
your jobs here. Rank choice voting is
non-controversial. It's a self-defense

1539
02:08:09,040 --> 02:08:16,480
plan for democracy.
Special elections in Philly already use

1540
02:08:13,599 --> 02:08:20,719
it. This is how Chris Rap was elected
for a state rep and now he's going to

1541
02:08:19,199 --> 02:08:26,560
Congress.
Are you going to clap for Chris Rap?

1542
02:08:22,960 --> 02:08:30,560
» There you go. Yeah. Thank Lastly, at
least one of you here has run against a

1543
02:08:28,800 --> 02:08:33,920
wellfunded business person in the
primary. This will happen more because

1544
02:08:32,320 --> 02:08:38,079
there are people like Jeffrey Yaz
around. He's PA's richest man and he

1545
02:08:35,760 --> 02:08:42,239
sees his meddling intellectuals as bets.
And as you can see from billionaires are

1546
02:08:40,159 --> 02:08:47,599
already funding grassroots organizations
like turn PA dead. So they're coming for

1547
02:08:44,719 --> 02:08:50,639
you. RCV discourages this meddling by
eliminating the winner take all part of

1548
02:08:49,280 --> 02:08:54,320
elections when there's no winner with
50% or more to vote like the last

1549
02:08:52,480 --> 02:08:59,639
mayoral primary. 10 candidates the
perfect chance to use RCV. Thank

1550
02:08:56,639 --> 02:08:59,639
» you.

1551
02:09:03,280 --> 02:09:08,480
» Good morning. My name is Rebecca
Fabiano. I'm the executive director of

1552
02:09:06,480 --> 02:09:12,800
Fab Youth Philly. And I'd like to thank
Council Member Brooks and Lozada for the

1553
02:09:10,560 --> 02:09:16,719
recognizing Fab Youth Philly's 10-year
anniversary through the resolution this

1554
02:09:14,480 --> 02:09:20,480
morning. Nonprofits like Fab Youth
Philly are integral to the safety and

1555
02:09:18,239 --> 02:09:23,760
vibrancy of our city. It's worth noting
that Fab Youth Philly is part of a vast

1556
02:09:22,239 --> 02:09:27,520
ecosystem made up of hundreds and
hundreds of youth serving nonprofits

1557
02:09:25,679 --> 02:09:31,119
that serve the hundreds and thousands
plus young people and their families all

1558
02:09:29,199 --> 02:09:34,320
across Philadelphia. Whether our
organization serves six-year-olds or

1559
02:09:32,639 --> 02:09:37,760
16-year-olds, whether we offer sports
programming, mentorship, or photography,

1560
02:09:36,320 --> 02:09:40,960
we all want our young people to have
positive relationships with caring

1561
02:09:39,119 --> 02:09:44,079
adults and their peers. We want them to
have opportunities to explore their

1562
02:09:42,239 --> 02:09:47,679
passions and interests to enter into
young adult young adulthood as

1563
02:09:45,920 --> 02:09:51,440
confident, capable, critical thinkers
and contributors to our city and our

1564
02:09:49,360 --> 02:09:54,000
world. Our approach at Fab Youth Philly
includes identifying gaps and

1565
02:09:52,800 --> 02:09:57,840
opportunities, then using a
strength-based disroach approach as we

1566
02:09:56,320 --> 02:10:02,800
identify and collaborate with cross-
sector and values aligned partners. This

1567
02:10:00,320 --> 02:10:07,280
results in all pools opening for four
years in a row. Young adults lifted up

1568
02:10:06,000 --> 02:10:11,040
as leaders and role models,
neighborhoods that are safe and vibrant,

1569
02:10:08,880 --> 02:10:14,880
and hundreds of thousands of dollars in
being generated in wages. Our

1570
02:10:13,199 --> 02:10:18,400
programming is guided by evidence-based
frameworks, rigorous data collection and

1571
02:10:16,639 --> 02:10:22,400
evaluation, and facilitated by
incredibly talented, capable, caring

1572
02:10:20,239 --> 02:10:25,679
youth workers. They prepare young people
for the workforce to live life on their

1573
02:10:24,079 --> 02:10:30,079
own terms by centering positive
relationships, providing encouragement,

1574
02:10:27,679 --> 02:10:33,040
and holding teens to high expectations.
To date, we've paid we've created paid

1575
02:10:31,679 --> 02:10:36,639
training and employment opportunities
for more than 600 young people. Last

1576
02:10:35,199 --> 02:10:41,440
year alone, we paid out more than
$150,000 in salaries to teens. Each

1577
02:10:39,840 --> 02:10:44,880
summer on one of the play streets, a
seven, eight, or 11 year old will look

1578
02:10:42,880 --> 02:10:48,320
up at me and say, "How old do I have to
be to be a play captain?" And last year,

1579
02:10:46,719 --> 02:10:52,159
we hired two teens who once were
children on the play streets. and we

1580
02:10:50,000 --> 02:10:56,400
hired two former um program participants
as group leaders. Back in 2020, you

1581
02:10:54,719 --> 02:11:00,400
heard Donald Trump say, "Bad things
happen in Philly." We reclaim that to

1582
02:10:58,320 --> 02:11:03,679
say fab things happen in Philly. Not
just about our organization, but to

1583
02:11:02,000 --> 02:11:06,880
remind everyone that we are a city
filled with fabulous opportunities,

1584
02:11:05,360 --> 02:11:09,840
people, institutions, and especially
young people and the organizations that

1585
02:11:08,639 --> 02:11:13,800
support them. Thank you for the
opportunity. Thank you.

1586
02:11:16,000 --> 02:11:23,199
Go ahead. For the record first.
>> Good afternoon. I'm Dr. Samuel Phip

1587
02:11:21,119 --> 02:11:29,440
Weights, Jr. [clears throat] I'm here to
speak in support of Bill 260548.

1588
02:11:27,679 --> 02:11:32,560
I would like to start by expressing my
sincere appreciation to the city of

1589
02:11:30,960 --> 02:11:36,480
Philadelphia City Council for the
recognition of by way of this

1590
02:11:34,480 --> 02:11:40,880
proclamation honoring our father for the
years of service he devoted to public

1591
02:11:38,400 --> 02:11:44,960
service. Detective Samuel Phelp White
Senior was noted for his valor, courage,

1592
02:11:43,520 --> 02:11:49,199
and distinction as a member of the
Philadelphia Police Department.

1593
02:11:47,360 --> 02:11:53,440
As brief as possible, I'd like to share
with you how all the accolades mentioned

1594
02:11:51,840 --> 02:11:58,560
in the proclamation were carried out,
not only in the police force work, but

1595
02:11:55,520 --> 02:12:02,960
also when not on duty and a part of the
of his legacy. Detective White was a

1596
02:12:00,960 --> 02:12:05,440
family man first, a husband, a father,
brother, son, grandfather,

1597
02:12:04,320 --> 02:12:12,000
great-grandfather, and great
great-grandfather, teacher, and friend.

1598
02:12:08,159 --> 02:12:16,800
On a police force officer salary,
he graced the and with the grace of God,

1599
02:12:14,800 --> 02:12:21,679
all six children completed college and
went on to even higher education because

1600
02:12:18,800 --> 02:12:27,040
of the fun foundation he established at
home. He was a man of integrity and

1601
02:12:24,239 --> 02:12:31,040
honesty with high values and morals,
conviction. At times it was what he did

1602
02:12:29,599 --> 02:12:36,239
and not what he said that had the
deepest impact. I would now give you one

1603
02:12:33,840 --> 02:12:40,159
example of his influences.
His influence on me and my siblings. As

1604
02:12:38,239 --> 02:12:43,679
the apple doesn't fall far from the
tree. Following his service on the

1605
02:12:42,159 --> 02:12:48,239
police force. He worked on the board of
education. At one point all of my

1606
02:12:46,320 --> 02:12:51,760
siblings were teaching in the teaching
field. They held positions as special

1607
02:12:50,320 --> 02:12:57,280
education teachers, principles,
counselor of Vietnam, a veterans in

1608
02:12:55,199 --> 02:13:02,400
prison, and lawyers.
It was our father that got up early each

1609
02:12:59,920 --> 02:13:06,280
morning and made sure that each morning
before leaving the house.

1610
02:13:07,840 --> 02:13:15,679
I see a yellow light. before leaving the
house that we would have food in our

1611
02:13:13,119 --> 02:13:19,920
stomach and wear the right clothes.
It was knowing that following the death

1612
02:13:17,360 --> 02:13:25,119
of his of his first wife due to
diabetes, leaving him with two children

1613
02:13:22,400 --> 02:13:32,560
to raise before he met and married our
mother that he grew drew my strength

1614
02:13:29,040 --> 02:13:36,159
from him when my first wife died due to
toxic shock syndrome leaving me with two

1615
02:13:34,719 --> 02:13:40,719
children to raise before meeting and
marrying my current wife Leslie. His

1616
02:13:39,040 --> 02:13:44,800
work as a homicide detective was the
force behind my interest in serving as a

1617
02:13:43,040 --> 02:13:49,599
deputy coroner autopsy technician for
five years in Alageney County. His work

1618
02:13:46,960 --> 02:13:54,159
in homicide and his fighting crime was
also influent influential in my serving

1619
02:13:51,679 --> 02:13:58,960
as director of psychiatry greater prison
to understand the criminal mind for

1620
02:13:56,000 --> 02:14:03,119
within. It was knowing of his work in
quarter masters during the Second World

1621
02:14:00,800 --> 02:14:06,719
War that influenced my brother's service
in the Vietnam War and my service as

1622
02:14:04,960 --> 02:14:12,960
captain in the 108th Combat Support
Hospital Army National Guard. Lastly, I

1623
02:14:09,920 --> 02:14:17,280
will say that it was his devotion and
distinction as a plain closed detective

1624
02:14:15,360 --> 02:14:21,679
working in intelligence on the
Philadelphia Police Force that resulted

1625
02:14:19,679 --> 02:14:26,639
in him being handpicked to protect Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. When Dr. King

1626
02:14:24,400 --> 02:14:30,480
visited Philadelphia. It was the
impressions of my father's dedication

1627
02:14:28,480 --> 02:14:34,960
and investment in the civil rights
movement that influenced me to work to

1628
02:14:32,400 --> 02:14:40,159
better understand and find a way to dis
dismantle racism. During the movement in

1629
02:14:38,000 --> 02:14:44,800
the 60s, there were many voices raised
by polit politicians, lawyers, teachers,

1630
02:14:42,400 --> 02:14:48,960
people in business, people in medicine,
performing arts, laborers, and

1631
02:14:46,560 --> 02:14:53,280
activists. The one voice not heard loud
enough was that of mental health

1632
02:14:50,320 --> 02:14:57,520
workers. It's through my many years of
work mental health that I can say

1633
02:14:54,880 --> 02:15:02,800
without a doubt in honor of my father
who lived through and survived racism.

1634
02:15:00,800 --> 02:15:09,040
Racism has nothing to do with the way we
look. It has everything to do with the

1635
02:15:05,679 --> 02:15:15,360
way we think. Racism has nothing to do
with what we see. Racism has absolutely

1636
02:15:12,719 --> 02:15:22,280
everything to do with what we learn to
think about what we see. Thank you.

1637
02:15:19,040 --> 02:15:22,280
» Thank you.

1638
02:15:34,320 --> 02:15:41,440
You pull it down.
>> Um, thank you to city council and to uh,

1639
02:15:39,679 --> 02:15:46,560
President Johnson for the support and
introduction of bill. I'm sorry.

1640
02:15:44,364 --> 02:15:49,840
[laughter] My name is Summer Freeman.
Um,

1641
02:15:48,400 --> 02:15:53,440
thank you for having us here and thank
you for your support of the bill uh

1642
02:15:51,679 --> 02:15:58,960
260548.
Um, on behalf of 17 grandchildren of

1643
02:15:56,239 --> 02:16:02,703
Detective Wes and another 19 great
grands um, two of whom are here. Three

1644
02:16:00,880 --> 02:16:08,000
of whom are here. I'm sorry. Three
[laughter] of whom are here. Um, thank

1645
02:16:05,920 --> 02:16:13,520
you for this honor. You gave it to the
right person. There is no one like my

1646
02:16:10,400 --> 02:16:18,079
pop. Um
he led from the front with sacrifice and

1647
02:16:15,840 --> 02:16:21,280
standards and service and it shows
through all of his children who are all

1648
02:16:19,760 --> 02:16:25,599
public servants and believe you should
leave the world better than you came

1649
02:16:23,040 --> 02:16:29,840
here. Um
I will say also that I don't believe

1650
02:16:27,440 --> 02:16:35,359
that someone passes away on the day that
their heart stops. They pass away when

1651
02:16:33,359 --> 02:16:38,960
their name is spoken for the very last
time.

1652
02:16:37,200 --> 02:16:42,319
And you have introduced a bill that
makes it so that we can continue to

1653
02:16:40,719 --> 02:16:47,120
speak his name and keep his spirit
alive. And it deserves to be kept alive

1654
02:16:45,359 --> 02:16:51,679
because there are not many made like
that anymore.

1655
02:16:49,040 --> 02:16:56,319
He was honorable. He was precious. And
he made a personal relationship with

1656
02:16:54,240 --> 02:17:02,399
every single one of us so that all of us
could call him our pop.

1657
02:16:58,880 --> 02:17:10,160
Um I'm raised in Jersey, went to Temple
in Central 255. Where's my girl at? Um,

1658
02:17:07,439 --> 02:17:13,760
and there was nothing like driving up
Lincoln Drive and making the right onto

1659
02:17:12,240 --> 02:17:18,800
Hoarder Street and knowing it was about
to go down with my cousins. And I hope

1660
02:17:17,120 --> 02:17:23,599
to keep that spirit alive every time I
turn that black. Bad place to tear up,

1661
02:17:21,040 --> 02:17:26,719
but a wonderful place to be. And thank
you for embracing my family,

1662
02:17:25,040 --> 02:17:30,479
Philadelphia. Thank you for honoring my
papa.

1663
02:17:28,479 --> 02:17:36,599
» 33 years was not long enough. [laughter]
>> It's our p our pleasure to introduce the

1664
02:17:32,639 --> 02:17:36,599
resolution to honor him.

1665
02:17:47,280 --> 02:17:55,840
Good morning, Council Robinson. I am a
proud Winfield resident. I rise today on

1666
02:17:52,240 --> 02:18:00,240
in support of bill number 2550768
because as a former burough manager in

1667
02:17:58,080 --> 02:18:04,880
neighboring Delco, I have seen this
system from the inside. I'm ashamed to

1668
02:18:03,120 --> 02:18:08,559
admit I have been a part of the problem
and every single person in this room is

1669
02:18:06,719 --> 02:18:13,760
also a part of the problem because we
all consume and we all produce trash.

1670
02:18:11,920 --> 02:18:18,719
I've watched municipalities across
southeastern Pennsylvania spend millions

1671
02:18:16,399 --> 02:18:22,399
of dollars in tax uh millions of
taxpayer dollars sending waste to

1672
02:18:20,960 --> 02:18:27,280
incinerators while black and
workingclass families continue paying

1673
02:18:24,719 --> 02:18:31,599
the real cost with their air quality,
their health outcomes, and their

1674
02:18:29,200 --> 02:18:35,760
futures. In Colondingale alone, we sent
hundreds of thousands of tons of waste

1675
02:18:33,760 --> 02:18:40,559
and nearly half a million dollars
annually into a system where many

1676
02:18:38,639 --> 02:18:45,439
residents increasingly argue is
poisoning their region for convenience

1677
02:18:43,280 --> 02:18:50,399
of government. So, let me say this
plainly. Our municipal boundaries may

1678
02:18:47,920 --> 02:18:56,559
stop at the county line. Our pollution
does not. Their asthma does not. The

1679
02:18:53,439 --> 02:19:00,639
environmental injustice does not.
Philadelphia is the largest city in the

1680
02:18:58,399 --> 02:19:05,280
Commonwealth. What this council does
here has the power to influence the

1681
02:19:03,280 --> 02:19:09,519
entire region.
We have grown way too comfortable

1682
02:19:07,120 --> 02:19:15,200
treating poor and black communities as
sacrifice zones in the name of

1683
02:19:11,599 --> 02:19:20,399
operational convenience. That must end
today. I urge council and the mayor to

1684
02:19:18,160 --> 02:19:25,040
hear the calls of organizers, advocates,
and leaders like Mayor Roots who have

1685
02:19:22,639 --> 02:19:29,599
been sounding the alarm for years
because residents are watching. And

1686
02:19:27,120 --> 02:19:33,920
ahead of another election cycle, people
want to know whether this government is

1687
02:19:31,840 --> 02:19:39,559
serious about justice or merely
comfortable talking cyclically about it.

1688
02:19:36,319 --> 02:19:39,559
Thank you.

1689
02:19:43,679 --> 02:19:53,439
» Okay. In place of Jamal Johnson.
Hi, my name is Lorraine Miles and I'm in

1690
02:19:50,479 --> 02:20:00,880
place of Jamal Johnson and I'm calling
I'm sorry I'm speaking

1691
02:19:56,720 --> 02:20:08,399
for my dear brother Noah Miles who has
been an advocate, a teacher, a professor

1692
02:20:05,359 --> 02:20:16,000
of art his entire life from the time he
lived in Richard Allen projects

1693
02:20:12,399 --> 02:20:21,120
right up until now. I am just so proud
of you. I just wanted to say this is

1694
02:20:18,479 --> 02:20:25,520
something welld deserved. His prints are
all over city hall. They used it for the

1695
02:20:23,840 --> 02:20:32,800
2001
a Republican convention which we have

1696
02:20:28,160 --> 02:20:37,120
forgiven him for. But it's wonderful.
Thank you, Noah.

1697
02:20:35,600 --> 02:20:41,040
» Yes.
I just want to say real quick since we

1698
02:20:38,720 --> 02:20:45,840
do have some extra time that I think
that it's important that people do know

1699
02:20:43,280 --> 02:20:50,000
that he's alive, that he's here, and the
people that see his photo should know

1700
02:20:47,680 --> 02:20:54,479
who the man is. And I personally am
proud of him. I want everyone else here

1701
02:20:52,479 --> 02:20:57,920
to recognize him. And if you don't mind,
he's 90 years old. He earned the right.

1702
02:20:56,720 --> 02:21:00,920
Can we please give him a round of
applause?

1703
02:21:17,359 --> 02:21:29,520
I cannot
any of this without Greta Greenberger.

1704
02:21:25,200 --> 02:21:34,240
And if you've lived as long as I have,
and hopefully she will live longer,

1705
02:21:34,138 --> 02:21:40,600
» [groaning and snorts]
>> uh she has the kind of creative

1706
02:21:41,120 --> 02:21:49,280
in [clears throat]
uh energy

1707
02:21:44,399 --> 02:21:53,600
that has called for the beautiful case
uh beautifification

1708
02:21:51,120 --> 02:22:03,280
of city hall.
So ban the politicians and let the

1709
02:21:57,680 --> 02:22:11,920
artists go ahead because after all
ancient Rome would never have lived

1710
02:22:07,280 --> 02:22:15,399
without Claudius or whoever that other
jerk was.

1711
02:22:36,319 --> 02:22:39,920
I don't think the microphone is on.

1712
02:22:46,880 --> 02:22:57,120
What's that?
>> In this room for years. My name is Greta

1713
02:22:53,439 --> 02:23:05,359
Greenberger. I've been a tour guide at
city hall for almost 30 years. years

1714
02:23:01,280 --> 02:23:11,680
ago, Noel came to me and asked if he
could do some paintings in rooms like

1715
02:23:08,720 --> 02:23:20,880
this and other major rooms in the
building. And we composed a book in 2002

1716
02:23:18,000 --> 02:23:25,200
with his beautiful watercolors.
Um, I don't know where the one example

1717
02:23:23,439 --> 02:23:31,439
went.
Um, I am in the process of reprinting

1718
02:23:28,399 --> 02:23:38,720
it. You should all have it for your
knowledge about our history of these

1719
02:23:34,080 --> 02:23:46,640
beautiful rooms. And Noel is so gifted
and we have about 15 of his paintings in

1720
02:23:43,439 --> 02:23:54,479
the visitor center on the ground floor.
If you have not been into room 121, the

1721
02:23:50,640 --> 02:24:00,800
walls are covered with Noel's original
watercolor paintings. We have a gift in

1722
02:23:57,840 --> 02:24:07,399
this man and thank God he's still with
us and thank you for letting me tell you

1723
02:24:03,520 --> 02:24:07,399
this. Thank you.

1724
02:24:14,479 --> 02:24:20,319
» Madame chair, members and guests David
Alexander Jenkins and I rise per the

1725
02:24:18,160 --> 02:24:24,880
resolution as presented by member Herity
on the chair's behalf to raise the damn

1726
02:24:22,319 --> 02:24:28,080
wage. I recall speaking to this very
truth, standing behind Representative

1727
02:24:26,399 --> 02:24:33,040
Green as she championed the fight in
Harrisburg to correct this injustice. I

1728
02:24:30,479 --> 02:24:37,040
was then that I begged the assembly to
remember that the truths held

1729
02:24:34,479 --> 02:24:40,160
self-evident that created us equal, that
we, the people of the United States of

1730
02:24:38,560 --> 02:24:44,000
America, the truths that endowed us with
unaliable rights, those of life,

1731
02:24:42,160 --> 02:24:48,479
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
could not be realized by a people

1732
02:24:46,080 --> 02:24:52,399
shackled by poverty. Brothers and
sisters of love, what happiness could be

1733
02:24:50,160 --> 02:24:59,280
achieved with a minimum wage of $7.25?
25 cents per hour or just under $15,000

1734
02:24:56,479 --> 02:25:03,200
a year. It was then, as now, that I took
to the liberty to share that I interpret

1735
02:25:01,280 --> 02:25:07,280
the protections of our four our fifth
and 14th amendment which prohibit the

1736
02:25:05,280 --> 02:25:11,120
deprivation of life, liberty, or the
pursuit of happiness without due

1737
02:25:09,120 --> 02:25:15,439
process. And I applied to such an
unlivable wage that for me and perhaps

1738
02:25:13,439 --> 02:25:20,399
many of you, this meets the standard of
what I call enttrapment. as the wage is

1739
02:25:18,479 --> 02:25:26,160
grossly negligent in addressing the need
which we know to be no less than $23.26

1740
02:25:23,920 --> 02:25:30,479
per hour just to meet the standard of
living life. The current minimum wage

1741
02:25:28,880 --> 02:25:34,560
invites the behaviors of impropriety
forced upon those whose wages lead to

1742
02:25:32,640 --> 02:25:38,880
actions that breed the consequences that
will and do strip them of the very

1743
02:25:36,800 --> 02:25:43,920
liberty, property, and their lives
without process. members. We must never

1744
02:25:42,319 --> 02:25:48,560
relegate the people we are sworn to
protect to uh to lives that are struck

1745
02:25:46,240 --> 02:25:52,960
into survival mode, lives that demand
criminality to survive. As the heart of

1746
02:25:51,280 --> 02:25:58,080
this commonwealth and the cultural core
of its economic engine, let us rise with

1747
02:25:55,600 --> 02:26:03,600
moral clarity and practical urgency,
protecting the dignity of our neighbors.

1748
02:26:00,399 --> 02:26:07,240
As I said then and say now, raise the
damn wage.

1749
02:26:11,520 --> 02:26:16,080
Thank you, city council. My name is
Pierre Lee Peters. I live in Brewery

1750
02:26:14,640 --> 02:26:20,479
Town, and I'm sure you can tell from my
shirt that I'm supporting the resolution

1751
02:26:17,760 --> 02:26:24,479
on Cuba. I share the message of previous
supporters and reiterate that Cuban

1752
02:26:22,160 --> 02:26:28,960
people deserve self-determination.
We do must do everything in our power to

1753
02:26:26,560 --> 02:26:33,600
stop the economic isolation and energy
starvation of Cuba enforced by the Trump

1754
02:26:31,439 --> 02:26:37,280
administration. This resolution will
push the needle towards normalizing

1755
02:26:35,280 --> 02:26:41,120
relations between our two countries,
releasing this beautiful island nation

1756
02:26:39,040 --> 02:26:45,439
from our strangle hold. Cuba's
radicalization was daring to liberate

1757
02:26:43,120 --> 02:26:49,439
itself from foreign occupation. Its
extremism was announcing that it

1758
02:26:47,040 --> 02:26:55,280
belonged to those who would nurture it,
not who those who exploited it. Cuba's

1759
02:26:52,640 --> 02:27:00,960
act of terror was giving land to those
who labored over it for generations. Our

1760
02:26:58,080 --> 02:27:06,319
own revolutionary project 250 years ago
conveniently forgot about the millions

1761
02:27:03,280 --> 02:27:11,359
who actually built this country.
And instead of bombs, Cuba sends doctors

1762
02:27:09,040 --> 02:27:14,960
to forgotten corners of the world. They
offered aid to families who lost

1763
02:27:13,200 --> 02:27:20,160
everything in Hurricane Katrina and
treated 911 first responders when the

1764
02:27:17,359 --> 02:27:25,439
United States cast them aside.
Cubans do this because they feel a debt

1765
02:27:22,399 --> 02:27:29,520
owed in continued service to humanity.
Designating Cuba as a state sponsor of

1766
02:27:27,120 --> 02:27:34,160
terrorism is one of many efforts to
tighten the grip of a false narrative.

1767
02:27:31,520 --> 02:27:38,640
Cuba is not has never been and will
never be a threat to American society.

1768
02:27:36,800 --> 02:27:42,640
We cannot keep allowing the United
States to bully independent nations

1769
02:27:40,479 --> 02:27:46,319
through retribution. I had the
opportunity to visit Cuba this month

1770
02:27:44,479 --> 02:27:50,720
where I witnessed firsthand the
conditions that these people live under.

1771
02:27:48,880 --> 02:27:55,280
Although this energy crisis was
engineered by the Trump regime, it was

1772
02:27:52,880 --> 02:27:59,120
crucially built over decades of American
foreign policy. What we have done to

1773
02:27:57,439 --> 02:28:02,560
this vibrant country and culture is
thoroughly unforgivable. Just like in

1774
02:28:01,200 --> 02:28:08,439
parts of Philadelphia, homes and
infrastructure are crumbling and

1775
02:28:03,920 --> 02:28:08,439
economic opportunities have decimated.

1776
02:28:08,720 --> 02:28:14,240
Cubans share what they have, not what
they have left over. And for this

1777
02:28:12,240 --> 02:28:18,600
reason, Cuba is vital to the health of
the global community. Thank you.

1778
02:28:22,319 --> 02:28:38,880
Will Rose Johnson, Ethan Blackwood,
Reverend Molen, Osborne Hart, Drew Tiff,

1779
02:28:33,359 --> 02:28:48,319
Jack Mars, Megan Dunn, Keith Krippen,
Oana Paul Hagens, and Meta.

1780
02:28:44,000 --> 02:28:48,319
Please make your way to the podium.

1781
02:28:49,520 --> 02:28:56,399
Uh thank thank you. Uh my name is Rachel
Meyers and I am privileged and

1782
02:28:54,319 --> 02:29:00,080
incredibly proud to serve as a member of
Fab Youth Philadelphia's board of

1783
02:28:58,000 --> 02:29:03,760
directors and I'm delighted to speak
today in regards to the resolution

1784
02:29:01,680 --> 02:29:07,600
recognizing Fab Youth Philly's 10-year
anniversary. I want to thank Council

1785
02:29:05,840 --> 02:29:11,920
Member Brooks and Lozado for putting
forth this resolution and for the other

1786
02:29:09,680 --> 02:29:16,319
members of council for recognizing a
decade of impactful work for young

1787
02:29:13,680 --> 02:29:20,000
people across Philadelphia. I wanted to
take a moment and just share with those

1788
02:29:17,760 --> 02:29:25,120
assembled today a bit about the impact
that Fab Youth Philly has had um across

1789
02:29:23,200 --> 02:29:30,319
Philadelphia and continues to have for
young people providing opportunities to

1790
02:29:27,439 --> 02:29:34,720
learn, to play, and to lead across our
community. And so I'd like to share a

1791
02:29:32,399 --> 02:29:38,080
few words from former play captains who
are unable to be here today and speak

1792
02:29:36,319 --> 02:29:43,439
way more eloquently about this work than
I'm able to. Um, as they as they've

1793
02:29:41,439 --> 02:29:47,280
written, as a play captain, I learned
how to adapt quickly, to think

1794
02:29:45,280 --> 02:29:52,479
creatively, and to create a positive
environment where kids feel safe,

1795
02:29:49,520 --> 02:29:55,840
included, and excited to participate.
Being in that role showed me how

1796
02:29:54,080 --> 02:30:00,880
meaningful it is to give back to my
community and to support younger youth

1797
02:29:57,600 --> 02:30:04,720
in having fun while learning. I learned
that being a play c with being a play

1798
02:30:02,720 --> 02:30:09,120
captain with Fab Youth Philly helped me
grow into a more confident and

1799
02:30:06,479 --> 02:30:14,000
responsible person. It gave me real
world experience. It strengthened my

1800
02:30:11,600 --> 02:30:18,080
teamwork and leadership skills and
showed me the importance of community

1801
02:30:15,840 --> 02:30:21,760
involvement. And as these words
highlight, if they don't give you

1802
02:30:19,200 --> 02:30:25,920
goosebumps, the power of play, the work
of Fab Youth Philly, creating ripples

1803
02:30:24,000 --> 02:30:30,160
through the community, strengthening
relationships, building a stronger

1804
02:30:27,760 --> 02:30:34,720
Philadelphia for us all, and preparing
young people with the skills of

1805
02:30:31,840 --> 02:30:39,760
confidence, competence, compassion, and
contribution to bridge into a bright and

1806
02:30:37,120 --> 02:30:43,439
successful adulthood. Um, I thank
council for considering this resolution

1807
02:30:41,680 --> 02:30:48,439
as a demonstration of your continued
investment in young people across our

1808
02:30:45,439 --> 02:30:48,439
communities.

1809
02:31:02,720 --> 02:31:10,800
Good morning. Good morning, council. My
name is Mazi Ingram. I'm a nationally

1810
02:31:08,960 --> 02:31:15,359
recognized environmental justice
advocate and educator. I'm also the

1811
02:31:13,200 --> 02:31:21,520
founder of Climate Action Careers, but
most importantly, I'm a FAB youth.

1812
02:31:18,960 --> 02:31:25,520
Thank you. I joined Fab Youth Philly in
2021 as a safety captain where I

1813
02:31:23,840 --> 02:31:29,280
expanded my scope of knowledge of
violence prevention and offered a

1814
02:31:27,040 --> 02:31:32,800
solution. Mine being educational
opportunity.

1815
02:31:30,880 --> 02:31:36,800
That same summer, I felt empowered to
take action and hosted a back- tochool

1816
02:31:34,880 --> 02:31:40,960
drive to help underresourced college
students. Fab Youth Philly helped me

1817
02:31:38,960 --> 02:31:45,840
acquire donations as one and was one of
my strongest supporters. We helped send

1818
02:31:43,359 --> 02:31:50,240
11 college students or 11 students to
higher education, including myself.

1819
02:31:48,720 --> 02:31:54,479
Shortly after, I shipped off to
Brandeise University and told everyone

1820
02:31:52,720 --> 02:31:59,760
that my goal was to learn as much as I
could and bring it back to the hood. Fab

1821
02:31:57,439 --> 02:32:03,120
Youth Philly heard me and supported me
by connecting me with the National

1822
02:32:01,359 --> 02:32:08,080
Summer Learning Association summer
internship in our nation's capital where

1823
02:32:05,920 --> 02:32:12,160
I worked as an out of schooltime policy
intern with the afterchool alliance.

1824
02:32:10,560 --> 02:32:18,080
When I geared up to return home to
Philly after graduating May of last

1825
02:32:14,960 --> 02:32:23,439
year, Fab Youth Philly welcomed me home
warmly as a play captain group leader.

1826
02:32:21,359 --> 02:32:29,040
You know, there's nothing that compares
to the filling when you get a dozen kids

1827
02:32:26,399 --> 02:32:34,479
of Kensington rushing up to you with
smiles as wide as their tiny arms spans

1828
02:32:32,240 --> 02:32:41,040
or watching them turn cardboard into
carnival games or painting rocks into

1829
02:32:37,600 --> 02:32:45,200
pets. Most recently, Fab Youth Philly
supported and partnered with me on my

1830
02:32:42,720 --> 02:32:49,840
vision for sustainable fashion workshops
through my current role as a facilitator

1831
02:32:47,040 --> 02:32:54,800
for our makers lab. I presented the idea
and FAB helped make it happen. I am

1832
02:32:52,399 --> 02:32:59,160
living proof that fab things are
happening in Philly. Thank you.

1833
02:33:00,800 --> 02:33:06,560
Thank you for your testimony. Before you
proceed, chair recognized as council

1834
02:33:04,800 --> 02:33:10,640
member Jamie Gothier.
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. I request a

1835
02:33:08,560 --> 02:33:14,240
leave of absence to take care of other
council business and I'd like to be

1836
02:33:12,160 --> 02:33:18,640
recorded as voting I on all bills and
resolutions. Thanks so much.

1837
02:33:16,000 --> 02:33:22,000
» You're welcome. Thank you. Julie noted.
Please proceed with your testimony.

1838
02:33:20,000 --> 02:33:25,920
State your name for the record and
proceed.

1839
02:33:23,359 --> 02:33:31,280
» Good afternoon. My name is Rose Johnson.
I live in Mount Airy. Um, and I would

1840
02:33:28,960 --> 02:33:37,600
like to start by thanking council member
AOR uh for introducing the resolution on

1841
02:33:34,880 --> 02:33:43,200
rank choice voting and also council
members Goutier and Landau and Brooks

1842
02:33:40,560 --> 02:33:48,800
for co-sponsoring the resolution.
Um, I'm a regular voter. I don't think

1843
02:33:45,840 --> 02:33:54,160
I've missed a election or even a primary
in more than 30 years and I believe that

1844
02:33:51,600 --> 02:33:59,536
it's really important for moving our
society forward and bringing forth some

1845
02:33:56,240 --> 02:34:04,479
of the things that are important to us.
[clears throat] But I also do a lot of

1846
02:34:01,439 --> 02:34:10,080
talking to my neighbors and canvasing
for issues or candidates and I know that

1847
02:34:07,600 --> 02:34:16,160
a lot of people are frustrated
um and some give up. Um, I myself feel

1848
02:34:14,000 --> 02:34:22,720
frustrated sometimes with our electoral
system and I believe that rank choice

1849
02:34:20,319 --> 02:34:28,000
voting is not the only thing we need to
fix things, but it's an important thing

1850
02:34:24,880 --> 02:34:32,479
that will move us forward. Uh, when
people rank uh candidates,

1851
02:34:30,977 --> 02:34:40,080
[clears throat] they don't feel forced
to just go with one of the leading folks

1852
02:34:36,880 --> 02:34:45,040
to avoid wasting their vote. Um, it
gives people more choice. um and makes

1853
02:34:42,479 --> 02:34:50,160
them feel more confident that they can
really express their own values uh at

1854
02:34:48,319 --> 02:34:56,880
the polls.
Studies have shown that where where rank

1855
02:34:53,760 --> 02:35:03,120
choice voting exists, voter enthusiasm
goes up um and voter turnout is

1856
02:35:00,080 --> 02:35:09,760
increased. And certainly, you know, I've
heard that Philly has really the lowest

1857
02:35:06,640 --> 02:35:16,160
voter turnout, voter participation in
the state. So, um, anything that helps

1858
02:35:13,359 --> 02:35:22,399
us get turnout and get people engaged, I
think is an important thing. Um,

1859
02:35:20,160 --> 02:35:28,000
I would also say, you know, someone
expressed how rank choice voting is

1860
02:35:24,880 --> 02:35:37,280
confusing, but we rank things all the
time. And um even they have rank choice

1861
02:35:31,600 --> 02:35:43,920
voting in Alaska and there um
when f a group tried to get rid of it,

1862
02:35:40,080 --> 02:35:48,000
the people kept it. Um so I encourage
council to do everything you can to

1863
02:35:45,760 --> 02:35:49,760
support and move the state forward on
this.

1864
02:35:49,120 --> 02:35:53,000
» Thank you.
>> Thank you.

1865
02:35:58,479 --> 02:36:04,080
Hello, council. My name is Ethan. I'm a
resident of Philly and a volunteer with

1866
02:36:02,240 --> 02:36:08,319
March on Harrisburg, a pro-democracy
group here in Pennsylvania. Uh, council

1867
02:36:06,319 --> 02:36:12,000
members, by voting yes to resolution
260546

1868
02:36:10,080 --> 02:36:15,680
for rank choice voting, you have the
important opportunity today to stand up

1869
02:36:13,600 --> 02:36:21,359
for voters rights to express their true
preferences and decide between all their

1870
02:36:18,240 --> 02:36:25,840
options for themselves at the ballot box
rather than lose most of their choices

1871
02:36:23,520 --> 02:36:28,960
in the run-up to the election. We all
know what happens when two candidates

1872
02:36:27,200 --> 02:36:33,439
for office are too similar to each
other. For example, think about Helen

1873
02:36:31,040 --> 02:36:37,760
Gim and Rebecca Reinhardt in the mayoral
primary or perhaps Street and Stanford

1874
02:36:35,200 --> 02:36:42,000
in the recent congressional race. These
candidates suffered losses because our

1875
02:36:39,760 --> 02:36:45,920
traditional plurality system has a
limitation and forces voters to withhold

1876
02:36:44,160 --> 02:36:50,560
their vote from one candidate if they
want to support the other. Since

1877
02:36:47,840 --> 02:36:54,960
candidates know this, people like Morgan
Sephus running for Congress or Maria

1878
02:36:52,319 --> 02:36:58,479
Maria Kinon Sanchez running for mayor in
2023, would rather drop out if they're

1879
02:36:56,880 --> 02:37:02,479
behind in the race than continue and
risk crowding the field. To see how much

1880
02:37:01,040 --> 02:37:06,720
better it could be, we only need to look
at our neighbor New York, which uses RCV

1881
02:37:05,200 --> 02:37:10,880
for its mayoral and other local
elections. When spoiling is not a

1882
02:37:09,040 --> 02:37:15,920
concern, we see this beautiful thing
called co-endorsement. Brad Lander was

1883
02:37:13,200 --> 02:37:20,240
behind uh Mdani, but he didn't have to
make the hard choice of whether to drop

1884
02:37:17,520 --> 02:37:23,840
out or not. He just said, "Hey, if I'm
your guy, Mamani should be your second

1885
02:37:21,920 --> 02:37:28,399
choice. Please rank him after me, and
one of us will win this thing." In

1886
02:37:25,920 --> 02:37:32,399
summary, rank choice voting is nothing
scary. All it does is create more good

1887
02:37:30,399 --> 02:37:36,880
choices for voters and candidates alike.
So, let's take this simple step towards

1888
02:37:35,120 --> 02:37:40,280
bringing this better system to elections
here in Philly.

1889
02:37:46,399 --> 02:37:54,160
My name is Reverend Gregory Holston. I'm
the executive director of Just Nation.

1890
02:37:50,960 --> 02:37:58,479
I'm here about the the trash going in tr
Chester as we continue to burn that

1891
02:37:56,240 --> 02:38:04,640
trash in Chester.
That story is my story. I grew up in

1892
02:38:01,600 --> 02:38:09,520
South Philadelphia. The church I was my
home church is Church Redeemer Baptist

1893
02:38:06,560 --> 02:38:14,800
on 25th and Dickerson Streets. I lived
for the first 14 years of my marriage

1894
02:38:12,399 --> 02:38:20,240
and raising our children at 24th and
Morris streets. Every day we will come

1895
02:38:17,920 --> 02:38:25,040
out of our porch and see a puff of smoke
come from the refinery.

1896
02:38:22,479 --> 02:38:30,399
They told us it was steam.
Years later we learned it was cancer.

1897
02:38:28,000 --> 02:38:36,240
And I watched members of that
congregation, people I loved dearly who

1898
02:38:33,600 --> 02:38:44,080
believed in me. I watched their bodies
deteriorate of cancer year after year

1899
02:38:40,080 --> 02:38:50,000
and I saw this city do nothing about it.
So when I saw the black women of Chester

1900
02:38:46,479 --> 02:38:56,720
saying exactly the same thing
that cancer after cancer was destroying

1901
02:38:54,080 --> 02:39:04,640
their community, the people they love so
dearly, toxins coming and coming from us

1902
02:39:02,640 --> 02:39:09,600
where we have a city that's a has a
black woman mayor, a black person as

1903
02:39:07,200 --> 02:39:16,319
city council president, a majority black
council, yet we are poisoning people who

1904
02:39:13,520 --> 02:39:22,640
are poor and black right in the town
next to us.

1905
02:39:19,520 --> 02:39:27,200
And I don't know what to say.
Too many times I've come here and I I've

1906
02:39:25,280 --> 02:39:31,840
said, "Isn't it obvious that you can't
do that?

1907
02:39:28,960 --> 02:39:38,720
Isn't this obvious that we can't do
that? Are we so tied into the structure

1908
02:39:36,080 --> 02:39:44,880
of this government? Are we so tied now
in to the system, the system that we

1909
02:39:41,359 --> 02:39:51,840
came in to change and transform
that we're going to let that happen?

1910
02:39:49,439 --> 02:39:57,520
Stand up against this. Vote to vote to
stop it. Stand up to your mayor and tell

1911
02:39:54,640 --> 02:40:01,520
her no. You cannot stand and keep
telling you care deeply about poor black

1912
02:39:59,790 --> 02:40:08,520
[singing] people. And every time you
turn your face away from when poor black

1913
02:40:03,760 --> 02:40:08,520
people come to you and tell you to stop.

1914
02:40:20,319 --> 02:40:27,280
My name is Osborne Hart. I'm the
Socialist Workers Party candidate for

1915
02:40:24,000 --> 02:40:33,520
lieutenant governor of uh Pennsylvania.
Our campaign in the strongest possible

1916
02:40:30,160 --> 02:40:37,600
terms condemns the US rulers accelerated
acts of aggression against the Cuban

1917
02:40:35,439 --> 02:40:42,560
people and their government. We condemn
the total oil blockade designed to

1918
02:40:39,680 --> 02:40:49,040
punish every woman, man, and child on
the on the island. Thank you.

1919
02:40:46,240 --> 02:40:53,520
Um, our campaign calls on working people
here in the United States and worldwide

1920
02:40:51,280 --> 02:40:59,040
to organize emergency picket lines,
rallies, and other public protests now

1921
02:40:56,479 --> 02:41:04,080
to demonstrate our rejection of the US
government's decades, 67 years

1922
02:41:01,760 --> 02:41:08,640
bipartisan attacks that are aimed at
strangling the Cuban people and

1923
02:41:05,920 --> 02:41:13,359
dismembering their socialist revolution.
Washington sharply escalates economic

1924
02:41:11,439 --> 02:41:18,000
military measures against the Cuban
people. also target working people and

1925
02:41:16,080 --> 02:41:22,640
the working class and other oppressed
and exploited in the United States.

1926
02:41:20,399 --> 02:41:28,560
We've seen our hard one constitutional
rights to organize, speak out, and act

1927
02:41:25,680 --> 02:41:32,960
against US uh policies abroad and in
this country, including the expanding

1928
02:41:30,160 --> 02:41:37,200
war moves that are under assault today.
Working people in Cuba face enormous

1929
02:41:35,040 --> 02:41:43,359
difficulties produced by cognitive
damage for decades through 13 US

1930
02:41:40,479 --> 02:41:48,560
presidents over 67 years. economic
sanctions, other assaults now topped by

1931
02:41:46,080 --> 02:41:54,399
the escalating military threats and five
months of nearly 100% naval blockade of

1932
02:41:51,600 --> 02:41:58,479
oil deliveries. Contrary to the lies of
the US government and the media,

1933
02:41:56,880 --> 02:42:03,600
millions of Cubans are determined to
fight Washington's brazen efforts to

1934
02:42:00,880 --> 02:42:07,520
impose a new plat amendment on their
sovereignty of their country. That was

1935
02:42:05,600 --> 02:42:13,359
the message conveyed by hundreds of
thousands of Cubans across island on

1936
02:42:09,920 --> 02:42:17,760
Mayday and again May 22nd. Our job here
and elsewhere all over the world is to

1937
02:42:15,760 --> 02:42:22,319
take action alongside them to refute
every one of Washington's lies to

1938
02:42:19,840 --> 02:42:27,200
mobilize the widest possible opposition
to in the streets. So I urge those US

1939
02:42:25,120 --> 02:42:32,920
hands off Cuba, defend the Cuban
revolution, build these actions. Thank

1940
02:42:29,520 --> 02:42:32,920
you very much.

1941
02:42:34,240 --> 02:42:46,240
Will will Erica Brown, Miguel K.
Johnson, Leo Keschette, and Lorraine

1942
02:42:42,880 --> 02:42:49,240
Miles please make your way to the
podium?

1943
02:42:50,160 --> 02:42:54,640
» Good afternoon, Philadelphia. How's
everyone feeling?

1944
02:42:53,439 --> 02:42:59,359
» All right, cool. How's it going? I'm
Drew Raldi Subittz. I'm the director of

1945
02:42:56,960 --> 02:43:04,080
landare and workforce development at TTF
watershed partnerships servicing Takoney

1946
02:43:02,160 --> 02:43:07,920
Creek Park, the community surrounding
that area. We're also building a nature

1947
02:43:06,160 --> 02:43:11,760
preserve open to the public right behind
Friends Hospital off the Roosevelt

1948
02:43:09,439 --> 02:43:16,800
Boulevard to put 50 more acres of
publicly accessible nature back into the

1949
02:43:14,960 --> 02:43:20,640
hands and and places for
Philadelphiaians to go. I'm here in

1950
02:43:18,720 --> 02:43:24,720
support of Council Member Phillips bill
on park funding. Really appreciate the

1951
02:43:22,720 --> 02:43:27,760
support on that. Councilman Driscoll.
Also want to give a shout out to Council

1952
02:43:26,080 --> 02:43:30,960
Member Lazada who's been a great
advocate of ours and who jumped in the

1953
02:43:29,359 --> 02:43:34,560
creek a couple a month or two ago to
help clean it. Appreciate that. Respect

1954
02:43:32,479 --> 02:43:38,640
that. I've been out in the park system
for over a decade now. And what's become

1955
02:43:36,479 --> 02:43:43,520
abundantly clear is that these are not
just parks to go throw a Frisbee in or

1956
02:43:41,520 --> 02:43:48,560
hang out for a little bit. These are
spaces of absolutely essential mental

1957
02:43:46,319 --> 02:43:53,359
health wellness. People go to these
parks to find some peace and quiet.

1958
02:43:51,120 --> 02:43:57,279
People go to these parks just to
breathe. Philadelphia is loud. There's

1959
02:43:56,000 --> 02:44:01,279
lots of violence. There's struggle
everywhere. Well doumented. People need

1960
02:43:59,680 --> 02:44:06,960
a place that they can just go and
breathe and feel safe. That's what these

1961
02:44:04,319 --> 02:44:12,240
parks serve as. They are absolutely
indispensable indispensable

1962
02:44:09,040 --> 02:44:15,760
infrastructure for our city. And I also
want to kind of point out that I think

1963
02:44:14,319 --> 02:44:18,640
there's a misconception that these
parks, you see a green space on a map

1964
02:44:17,279 --> 02:44:23,279
and you're like, "Oh, park, we got
parks. Check." Parks are living

1965
02:44:21,040 --> 02:44:27,200
infrastructure, biotic infrastructure,
if you will. They are living and

1966
02:44:24,800 --> 02:44:31,359
breathing. All infrastructure requires
maintenance, but parks require even more

1967
02:44:29,439 --> 02:44:35,600
frequent maintenance because they're a
living and growing. The majority of

1968
02:44:32,880 --> 02:44:38,640
things in there are living. Here at TTF,
we're doing workforce development. We

1969
02:44:37,200 --> 02:44:43,040
have a young crew of folks who we're
training to do this work. Got Liam over

1970
02:44:40,880 --> 02:44:46,960
here. I think Kyrie, we got Elijah and
Damian somewhere. We're training people

1971
02:44:45,040 --> 02:44:51,520
how to do this work so they can take
this as a career, make their

1972
02:44:48,960 --> 02:44:55,279
neighborhoods safer, create those spaces
so people can go to get that reprieve,

1973
02:44:53,680 --> 02:44:59,520
to breathe, to get that mental health
support and and have a place to recreate

1974
02:44:57,600 --> 02:45:04,240
and enjoy themselves. So, I want to urge
you to support this, not only mental

1975
02:45:01,840 --> 02:45:07,920
health support, recreation, jobs for our
communities. Historically, this work has

1976
02:45:06,160 --> 02:45:11,279
been done only by contractors and a lot
of times that money then leaves town.

1977
02:45:09,760 --> 02:45:14,680
Invest in our parks, invest in our young
people. Thank you.

1978
02:45:21,040 --> 02:45:27,760
Hi, I'm Jack Maruse, uh, speaking in
favor of 260545.

1979
02:45:25,680 --> 02:45:32,000
I'm a Cuban American, a Philadelphiaian,
and I am sick of watching our government

1980
02:45:29,840 --> 02:45:35,600
carry out a genocidal campaign against
the people of Cuba. The US has been

1981
02:45:33,760 --> 02:45:39,359
waging a one-sided war against the Cuban
people for 67 years now. This war comes

1982
02:45:37,920 --> 02:45:42,560
in the form of a blockade, severely
restricting the country's economy, and

1983
02:45:41,120 --> 02:45:46,319
functionally cutting off Cuba from
trading with the entire world. The

1984
02:45:44,479 --> 02:45:50,080
blockade blocks Cuba from acquiring
essential medical supplies, humanitarian

1985
02:45:48,000 --> 02:45:53,760
aid and necessary resources for daily
life, like oil for its electricity grid,

1986
02:45:52,000 --> 02:45:57,279
creating an urgent starvation and
medical crisis. Major hospitals right

1987
02:45:55,600 --> 02:46:01,520
now don't even have a single functioning
electroc cardiogram machine because of a

1988
02:45:59,279 --> 02:46:06,080
forced lack of resources to power and
fix them. Babies are dying right now,

1989
02:46:03,680 --> 02:46:09,600
this very second, because of us and our
government. This blockade doesn't just

1990
02:46:08,000 --> 02:46:14,000
hurt the Cuban people, but the entire
world. Cuba has sent over 100,000 hos uh

1991
02:46:12,479 --> 02:46:19,840
health professionals to more than 70
countries in uh with over 22,000 doctors

1992
02:46:17,600 --> 02:46:23,359
currently serving uh providing critical
health services to underserved

1993
02:46:21,120 --> 02:46:26,800
communities in more than 50 countries
including the United States right now.

1994
02:46:25,520 --> 02:46:30,479
Currently, due to pressure from the
United States uh to expel these

1995
02:46:28,720 --> 02:46:34,720
lifesavers for the crimes of being born
Cuban, people in countries around the

1996
02:46:32,640 --> 02:46:38,000
world are suddenly unable to have
life-saving medical care that they need.

1997
02:46:36,560 --> 02:46:41,120
to respond to the speakers from earlier
asserting that this is irrelevant to

1998
02:46:39,279 --> 02:46:44,800
Philly. The embargo also prevents people
in the US from accessing Cuban biotech

1999
02:46:43,200 --> 02:46:48,560
medications which have no American
analoges, including those which prevent

2000
02:46:46,560 --> 02:46:51,920
diabetic foot amputations, a vaccine for
treating advanced lung cancer and the

2001
02:46:50,720 --> 02:46:55,840
only medicine in the world which can
delay or stop the advancement of early

2002
02:46:54,080 --> 02:46:59,680
stage Alzheimer's disease which could
save the lives of many Philadelphiaians

2003
02:46:57,680 --> 02:47:02,479
suffering unnecessarily today. Instead
of focusing on killing Cubans, our

2004
02:47:01,359 --> 02:47:06,000
government should be focusing on
improving the lives of Philadelphiaians.

2005
02:47:04,399 --> 02:47:09,200
Although it may be symbolic, this
resolution will put Philadelphia on the

2006
02:47:07,600 --> 02:47:12,399
right side of history and will put us in
line with the 117 resolutions that have

2007
02:47:11,120 --> 02:47:16,240
been passed already by governmental
bodies in the US representing more than

2008
02:47:14,080 --> 02:47:20,000
60 million people, including Pittsburgh.
We can't let Pittsburgh show us up.

2009
02:47:17,920 --> 02:47:24,760
Please vote in support of resolution
260545.

2010
02:47:21,600 --> 02:47:24,760
Thank you.

2011
02:47:31,600 --> 02:47:42,319
» Hello, my name is Megan Dunn. Thank you.
Uh my name is Megan Dunn and I am here

2012
02:47:38,720 --> 02:47:46,279
to ask all the council people to support
the bill 260545.

2013
02:47:46,640 --> 02:47:54,399
Um
Cuba is not a threat. Um I know there's

2014
02:47:52,080 --> 02:47:58,800
a lot of disinformation on this, but the
more you look into it, the more you'll

2015
02:47:56,399 --> 02:48:03,760
realize. Um in fact, they've sent
doctors across the sea to provide health

2016
02:48:00,800 --> 02:48:08,479
care to those who need it. um and have
unili universalized their own health

2017
02:48:06,000 --> 02:48:14,800
care um which is something the United
States has not done um right now the

2018
02:48:12,560 --> 02:48:20,080
economic sanctions have killed many
people in Cuba um and it's important to

2019
02:48:18,080 --> 02:48:26,479
talk about it here and pass this
resolution in Philly um because this

2020
02:48:23,760 --> 02:48:31,760
small change can lead to larger national
change and ultimately

2021
02:48:29,760 --> 02:48:38,319
free the Cuban people as well as free
the American people we can learn from

2022
02:48:33,840 --> 02:48:45,800
them um and their example in healthcare
um in community and in being a better

2023
02:48:41,200 --> 02:48:45,800
denison of the world. Thank you.

2024
02:48:55,279 --> 02:49:03,439
» Oona Hagens, fourth generation child
slavery survivor. I want to be clear

2025
02:49:00,640 --> 02:49:09,359
about what is being proposed. Rank
choice voting is not a minor procedural

2026
02:49:06,240 --> 02:49:14,880
adjustment. It is a structural change in
how political power is counted and

2027
02:49:12,000 --> 02:49:20,560
distributed in this city. Before we even
discuss that, we must address what

2028
02:49:17,520 --> 02:49:26,800
Philadelphia has yet to establish. The
13th amendment is uh did not only

2029
02:49:23,840 --> 02:49:31,840
abolish slavery. It also prohibits the
badges and incidents of slavery,

2030
02:49:29,439 --> 02:49:38,160
including the political disempowerment
of a free class and its descendants. The

2031
02:49:34,960 --> 02:49:43,840
Civil Rights Act of 1866 guarantees
equal benefits of all laws and

2032
02:49:40,960 --> 02:49:48,800
proceedings, including the electoral
processes. Today I will be providing

2033
02:49:46,479 --> 02:49:53,920
council member Curtis Jones with an
ordinance recognizing the distinct

2034
02:49:50,880 --> 02:50:00,000
political status of American freedman
and establishing the office of freedman

2035
02:49:56,800 --> 02:50:04,399
affairs as soon as possible.
Right now, Philadelphia has no office of

2036
02:50:02,160 --> 02:50:09,840
freedman affairs and no institutional
mechanisms to evaluate unequal political

2037
02:50:07,439 --> 02:50:15,520
impact or protect the group that
historically built this city under

2038
02:50:12,080 --> 02:50:22,319
bondage and Jim Crow. In this vacuum
vacuum, rank choice voting is not a

2039
02:50:18,640 --> 02:50:28,560
neutral reform. It becomes a structural
change imposed without the safeguards

2040
02:50:25,040 --> 02:50:33,279
required to ensure equal political
protection. While rank choice voting may

2041
02:50:31,680 --> 02:50:37,840
function in jurisdictions where
political agency is already

2042
02:50:35,600 --> 02:50:44,000
institutionally secured, here in
Philadelphia is at risk fracturing

2043
02:50:41,279 --> 02:50:49,920
cohesive voting blocks, increasing
ballot exhaustion and already burdened

2044
02:50:46,800 --> 02:50:56,160
communities and allowing uh coordinated
majority advantage to shape outcomes

2045
02:50:53,359 --> 02:51:02,479
under neutral appearance. That is not
reform. It is reproduction of political

2046
02:50:59,040 --> 02:51:10,640
disadvantage through system design. Uh
Oona Hagens, we cannot change how we

2047
02:51:07,439 --> 02:51:15,600
vote until the American freed men have
agency like every other group. Oona

2048
02:51:13,840 --> 02:51:19,000
Hagens, over and out.
>> Thank you, Jer.

2049
02:51:19,359 --> 02:51:26,960
Okay.
>> My name is Meta. Uh I'm talking

2050
02:51:23,120 --> 02:51:30,640
about rant uh rank choice voting. Um,
council president, thank you very much

2051
02:51:29,120 --> 02:51:35,359
for this opportunity. City council,
thank you for this opportunity. Rank

2052
02:51:32,960 --> 02:51:40,720
choice voting has to evolve beyond
picking the the elected official. It has

2053
02:51:38,319 --> 02:51:45,840
to evolve to policy. We need to start
saying rank choice voting at policy

2054
02:51:42,479 --> 02:51:50,319
level because it doesn't matter now. No
matter what you do, you can play by the

2055
02:51:48,160 --> 02:51:55,680
game. You can get as many people to
support you. We're working for, you guys

2056
02:51:54,000 --> 02:51:59,760
understand the Burke policy that we're
we've been working for. People are

2057
02:51:57,439 --> 02:52:04,560
suffering, suffering. We have people
that are giving up their 401ks, their

2058
02:52:02,080 --> 02:52:08,240
retirement. People are giving up their
savings

2059
02:52:06,720 --> 02:52:14,399
for the city of Philadelphia. I love
this city. Everybody here loves this

2060
02:52:10,000 --> 02:52:18,960
city. But because of the fact that it
doesn't matter if you follow the

2061
02:52:16,000 --> 02:52:23,439
process, if at the end of the day, if at
the end of the day, no matter what you

2062
02:52:20,399 --> 02:52:27,760
do, it takes a simple decision, a
political decision to decide that you're

2063
02:52:25,920 --> 02:52:30,880
not going to be able to get a hearing
when you've been promised a hearing.

2064
02:52:29,680 --> 02:52:35,760
You're not going to be able to get a
vote when you've been promised a vote.

2065
02:52:33,600 --> 02:52:40,800
And all those people that have been
watching, paying attention, that have

2066
02:52:37,920 --> 02:52:44,880
hope in their heart is taken away. Right
now, Dr. King, what he talked about was

2067
02:52:42,880 --> 02:52:50,399
a knock at midnight. A knock at
midnight. That was about the persistence

2068
02:52:47,520 --> 02:52:55,520
of prayer. It was also about the
middleman. It's about when people that

2069
02:52:53,760 --> 02:53:00,399
don't have a voice, that right now can't
even afford to come to this room. They

2070
02:52:57,920 --> 02:53:06,160
can't afford it. They count on people
like us to help knock on the doors for

2071
02:53:02,640 --> 02:53:12,560
them. So what I'm asking for is that
let's evolve the entire system. Let's

2072
02:53:08,800 --> 02:53:16,960
make it so that we have a choice around
what policy actually comes up for a

2073
02:53:14,640 --> 02:53:21,520
vote. We can set up civic assemblies.
It's been done before where now the

2074
02:53:19,120 --> 02:53:26,240
people's voice matters not just for who
gets elected, sir, but also what policy

2075
02:53:24,319 --> 02:53:30,720
actually gets voted on. So, I am in
favor for rank choice voting, but I want

2076
02:53:28,080 --> 02:53:36,720
to evolve it so it includes policy as
well. And please, by the grace of God,

2077
02:53:34,160 --> 02:53:41,359
please help these people. Go to
liftfilly.org.

2078
02:53:38,479 --> 02:53:44,720
These are over 400 people that are
saying they are struggling in our city.

2079
02:53:43,279 --> 02:53:50,600
We haven't even gone to social media
yet. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Thank

2080
02:53:46,720 --> 02:53:50,600
you. Sorry. Thank you.

2081
02:53:57,040 --> 02:54:04,800
My name is Erica Brown
and I love all of you.

2082
02:54:02,080 --> 02:54:10,880
Um, I'm here especially to thank Council
Member Phillips for the resolution to

2083
02:54:07,439 --> 02:54:14,640
add funding to rec centers and Council
President Johnson.

2084
02:54:12,960 --> 02:54:16,880
I have this rose I want to give you when
we're when we're done.

2085
02:54:16,080 --> 02:54:21,680
» Thank you.
>> And thank you for your strong

2086
02:54:18,720 --> 02:54:25,760
negotiations with the mayor. Um, as you
may know, this is day eight of our

2087
02:54:23,600 --> 02:54:31,040
hunger strike to make Philly affordable.
And the city and the mayor has $1.1

2088
02:54:28,319 --> 02:54:37,760
billion in surplus that can be spent on
us right now. [clears throat] And uh, we

2089
02:54:33,920 --> 02:54:43,600
want to add fire to your negotiations
and help you get what this city needs

2090
02:54:39,920 --> 02:54:48,399
right now. Uh, plus 120 million for food
to help 50,000 people get food who are

2091
02:54:46,240 --> 02:54:55,600
kicked off of food stamps. plus 20
million to preserve deeply affordable

2092
02:54:50,560 --> 02:55:00,319
housing. Plus 25 to keep full-time
substitute teachers their jobs who are

2093
02:54:57,920 --> 02:55:04,640
going to be fired. To double the rec
center budget like the mayor said she

2094
02:55:01,840 --> 02:55:09,760
would do on her campaign trail. To
double the library budget. To add 30

2095
02:55:07,920 --> 02:55:14,720
million to zero fairs so people can get
where they need to go. and to add 50

2096
02:55:12,479 --> 02:55:19,359
million to the Philadelphia Energy
Authority, which would give the city 88

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02:55:17,600 --> 02:55:24,960
86 million because whenever you give
them money, they multiply your money by

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02:55:21,040 --> 02:55:30,240
1.7 times. So, I love you all. I love
the mayor and we got to show how we can

2099
02:55:26,960 --> 02:55:37,200
love this city together. Free Cuba, free
Sudan, free Ron, free Palestine, free

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02:55:33,920 --> 02:55:40,359
Philly. Make Philly affordable.
>> Thank you.

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02:55:49,680 --> 02:55:55,120
You have two minutes. State your name
for the record, please.

2102
02:55:53,279 --> 02:55:59,000
» Sergeant Arn Lopez, could you make sure
I get my rose, please?

2103
02:56:04,800 --> 02:56:10,640
» Nigel Johnson, please begin.
>> Okay. Hey. Hello. My name is him is my

2104
02:56:09,040 --> 02:56:16,720
Joel K. Johnson and I'm here in support
of the resolution for martyr's day July

2105
02:56:13,680 --> 02:56:22,080
high 5th if I'm the institutional
liaison for the 1838 black metropolis

2106
02:56:19,120 --> 02:56:27,279
project and we are in support of of the
resolution calling for martr's day July

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02:56:24,080 --> 02:56:32,800
5th if in recognition of the slain hayne
five individuals of the election day

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02:56:30,080 --> 02:56:37,920
massacre of 1871
and including Octavius Valentine Ketto

2109
02:56:35,520 --> 02:56:41,920
the 1838 black metropolis project and
assala hala Hala the association for the

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02:56:40,479 --> 02:56:46,000
study of African-American life in
history history the Philadelphia healthy

2111
02:56:44,160 --> 02:56:50,880
and Montgomery County honey Pennsylvania
branches and will be hosting hosting

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02:56:48,960 --> 02:56:55,920
events hence for voter voter
registration Haitian and rights

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02:56:52,479 --> 02:56:59,600
education on July 5th that on July 5th
for martyrs harder day we've reached out

2114
02:56:57,840 --> 02:57:03,920
to the city commissioner's office as
well as the committee of 70 in support

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02:57:02,240 --> 02:57:08,080
of these efforts but have yet to hear
back here back but we are in full

2116
02:57:06,240 --> 02:57:13,479
support of the resolution for martr's
day July 5th. That's it. Thank you.

2117
02:57:16,080 --> 02:57:25,040
» Uh hello city councilors. I'm Leo Chiat.
I'm here as a private citizen. I'm here

2118
02:57:20,720 --> 02:57:30,399
in support of 260546.
Uh I believe we need more voter turnout.

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02:57:27,840 --> 02:57:34,240
I believe that rank choice voting is the
way to get more voter turnout. And our

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02:57:32,560 --> 02:57:39,760
current model does not guarantee that
whoever gets in that position has 51% of

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02:57:37,279 --> 02:57:45,359
the vote. As an example, we had a
congressional district election in PA3

2122
02:57:42,720 --> 02:57:50,880
where the winner had 41% of the vote.
Now, in a four-person election, that's a

2123
02:57:48,080 --> 02:57:57,120
big deal. However, there's no guarantee
that of all the people voting in that

2124
02:57:53,200 --> 02:58:01,359
election, they wanted Chris Rab to win
the most, right? There's no way of

2125
02:57:59,200 --> 02:58:06,319
knowing that unless we had a rank choice
voting where people would get their

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02:58:02,720 --> 02:58:11,359
input and rank their choices.
uh it opens up a more nuanced choice of

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02:58:09,040 --> 02:58:16,800
their leaders and it removes the
incentive for leaders to not team up.

2128
02:58:15,120 --> 02:58:21,439
With a rank choice voting system, you
can have cross endorsements and not lose

2129
02:58:19,200 --> 02:58:26,560
out on any individual policies you want
to make. You can make the the question

2130
02:58:23,920 --> 02:58:30,560
of what's the best way for me to leave
lead a city and instead make it a

2131
02:58:28,960 --> 02:58:34,960
question of what's the best way for us
to lead the city? What are our policy

2132
02:58:32,560 --> 02:58:41,760
decisions? And you can shift the
conversation away from a me to an us.

2133
02:58:38,960 --> 02:58:48,319
In America, we have a couple of states
that have banned rank choice voting.

2134
02:58:44,720 --> 02:58:52,960
These states, such as Alabama, Florida,
and Louisiana are notorious for

2135
02:58:50,960 --> 02:58:58,560
undemocratic processes. They've been in
the news about gerrymandering very

2136
02:58:55,200 --> 02:59:04,240
heavily. Uh it's no mistake that they
ban rank choice voting in some or in all

2137
02:59:01,040 --> 02:59:08,880
capacities. Okay, we should make the
choice to push forward rank choice

2138
02:59:06,160 --> 02:59:14,160
voting to incentivize people to come out
to vote for their choice so it does not

2139
02:59:10,880 --> 02:59:18,040
get thrown away. Um, I thank you for
your time. I seed my time.

2140
02:59:20,080 --> 02:59:26,800
» Thank you,
>> Council President. That concludes our

2141
02:59:23,359 --> 02:59:32,080
list for public comment for today.
>> Thank you very much. This concludes the

2142
02:59:29,279 --> 02:59:37,439
today's public comment period.
We will now consider the resolutions on

2143
02:59:34,240 --> 02:59:41,520
the final passage calendar and bills on
the second reading of final passage

2144
02:59:39,200 --> 02:59:45,880
calendar. Would the clerk please read
the title of resolution number 260545?

2145
02:59:46,399 --> 02:59:53,040
» A resolution urging the Trump
administration to remove Cuba from the

2146
02:59:50,640 --> 02:59:59,160
list of state sponsors of terrorism and
urging Congress to vote to end all

2147
02:59:54,720 --> 02:59:59,160
economic sanctions against Cuba.

2148
03:00:04,399 --> 03:00:10,720
The chair recognizes Councilman Nicholas
will work for a motion regarding

2149
03:00:07,680 --> 03:00:14,720
resolution number 260545.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the

2150
03:00:12,000 --> 03:00:18,560
adoption of the resolution.
>> As the move and properly seconded, the

2151
03:00:16,399 --> 03:00:23,600
resolution number 260545
be adopted. All those in favor of the

2152
03:00:20,800 --> 03:00:28,720
motion will signify by saying I.
>> Anyone opposed?

2153
03:00:26,080 --> 03:00:31,520
» One nay. Councilman O'Neal. The motion
carries. The resolution is adopted.

2154
03:00:30,240 --> 03:00:36,319
Would the clerk please read the title of
resolution number 260546.

2155
03:00:34,640 --> 03:00:40,080
» A resolution calling on the Pennsylvania
General Assembly to enact legislation

2156
03:00:38,160 --> 03:00:45,120
that would allow local jurisdictions to
adopt ranked ranked choice voting.

2157
03:00:43,359 --> 03:00:49,120
» Chair recognizes Council Member Nicholas
Ooric for a motion regarding resolution

2158
03:00:46,960 --> 03:00:52,800
number 260546.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Move for the

2159
03:00:50,319 --> 03:00:57,600
adoption resolution. Second.
>> It has been moved properly seconded. The

2160
03:00:54,640 --> 03:01:04,080
resolution number 260546 be adopted. All
those in favor signify by saying I.

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03:01:00,960 --> 03:01:07,520
All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The

2162
03:01:05,840 --> 03:01:11,359
motion
one. Council member O'Neal. The eyes

2163
03:01:09,920 --> 03:01:14,920
have it and the motion carries.
Resolution is adopted.

2164
03:01:16,800 --> 03:01:23,600
Will the clerk please read the title
resolution number 260548.

2165
03:01:21,600 --> 03:01:28,560
» A resolution honoring the life, legacy,
and distinguished service of Detective

2166
03:01:25,359 --> 03:01:32,720
Samuel P. White senior who served on the
first all black detective unit the Dick

2167
03:01:30,800 --> 03:01:37,520
Anderson squad in recognition of
National Police Week 2026.

2168
03:01:35,840 --> 03:01:41,920
» Chair recognized Councilman Cindy Bass
for a motion regarding resolution number

2169
03:01:39,920 --> 03:01:45,760
260548.
>> Thank you Mr. President. I move for the

2170
03:01:43,279 --> 03:01:51,120
adoption of the resolution.
>> It has been moved properly seconded. The

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03:01:48,160 --> 03:01:55,439
resolution number 260548 be adopted. All
those in favor signify by saying I.

2172
03:01:53,760 --> 03:01:59,040
Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
motion carries. Resolution is adopted.

2173
03:01:57,120 --> 03:02:05,200
Would the clerk please read the title of
bill number 260 063- A.

2174
03:02:03,279 --> 03:02:10,160
» An ordinance renaming and designating
the properly commonly referred to as

2175
03:02:07,279 --> 03:02:14,399
Penady Playground located at 31 North
22nd Street to the Alageney West

2176
03:02:12,319 --> 03:02:17,439
Recreation Center in recognition of the
community and neighborhood that it

2177
03:02:16,000 --> 03:02:20,720
serves.
>> This bill had me read on two different

2178
03:02:19,040 --> 03:02:23,200
days. The question now is, should the
bill pass finally? Chief clerk, please

2179
03:02:22,399 --> 03:02:26,720
call the role.
>> Council member Phillips. I

2180
03:02:25,040 --> 03:02:29,359
» council member Gilmer Richardson was I
council member Gautier was I council

2181
03:02:28,479 --> 03:02:31,279
member Thomas
>> I

2182
03:02:30,080 --> 03:02:33,279
» council member Jones
>> I

2183
03:02:32,000 --> 03:02:35,040
» council member Landau
>> I

2184
03:02:33,840 --> 03:02:37,439
» council member Lada
>> I

2185
03:02:36,160 --> 03:02:39,359
» council member Young
>> I

2186
03:02:38,080 --> 03:02:41,200
» council member Brooks
>> I

2187
03:02:39,920 --> 03:02:43,120
» council member Har
>> I

2188
03:02:41,760 --> 03:02:44,800
» council member Oor
>> I

2189
03:02:43,600 --> 03:02:46,560
» council member Driscoll
>> I

2190
03:02:45,359 --> 03:02:48,399
» council member O'Neal
>> I

2191
03:02:47,120 --> 03:02:50,080
» council member
>> I

2192
03:02:48,880 --> 03:02:54,319
» council member Bass
>> I council member Amed was I council

2193
03:02:53,120 --> 03:02:59,279
President Johnson.
>> I eyes are 17 and these are zero.

2194
03:02:57,359 --> 03:03:03,040
Majority of all members having voted in
the affirmative. The bill passes. Chief

2195
03:03:01,760 --> 03:03:06,960
clerk, please with the title of bill
number 260212.

2196
03:03:05,520 --> 03:03:10,960
» An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia
zoning maps by changing the zoning

2197
03:03:08,800 --> 03:03:14,800
designations of certain areas of land
located within an area bounded by

2198
03:03:12,720 --> 03:03:19,840
McKinley Street, Leonard Street, Deo
Avenue, and Bustleton Avenue.

2199
03:03:18,319 --> 03:03:22,960
» This bill had me read on two different
days. The question now is should the

2200
03:03:21,359 --> 03:03:25,040
bill pass finally. Chief clerk, please
call the role.

2201
03:03:23,840 --> 03:03:27,439
» Council member Phillips,
>> I.

2202
03:03:25,600 --> 03:03:30,399
» Council member Gilmer Richardson was I.
Council member Gotautier was I. Council

2203
03:03:29,200 --> 03:03:32,080
member Thomas.
>> I.

2204
03:03:31,040 --> 03:03:34,000
» Council member Jones.
>> I.

2205
03:03:32,720 --> 03:03:35,680
» Council member Landau.
>> I.

2206
03:03:34,399 --> 03:03:37,439
» Council member Lada.
>> I.

2207
03:03:36,160 --> 03:03:38,960
» Council member Young.
>> I.

2208
03:03:37,840 --> 03:03:40,960
» Council member Brooks.
>> Hi.

2209
03:03:39,600 --> 03:03:42,560
» Council member Har.
>> I.

2210
03:03:41,359 --> 03:03:44,319
» Council member Oor.
>> Hi.

2211
03:03:43,200 --> 03:03:46,000
» Council member Driscoll.
>> Hi.

2212
03:03:44,880 --> 03:03:47,760
» Council member O'Neal.
>> Hi.

2213
03:03:46,640 --> 03:03:49,359
» Council member Squella.
>> Hi.

2214
03:03:48,240 --> 03:03:51,920
» Council member Bass.
>> Hi.

2215
03:03:49,760 --> 03:03:55,600
» Council member Amed was I. Council
President Johnson.

2216
03:03:52,960 --> 03:03:59,520
» I The eyes are 17. The names are zero.
Majority of all members having voted in

2217
03:03:57,120 --> 03:04:03,200
the affirmative. The bill passes. Chief
clerk please with the title of bill

2218
03:04:00,880 --> 03:04:06,319
number 260296.
An ordinance to approve amendments to

2219
03:04:04,720 --> 03:04:10,319
the University of Pennsylvania master
plan in the area bounded by Walnut

2220
03:04:08,000 --> 03:04:15,279
Street, 36th Street, Spruce Street, 39th
Street, related to the class of 1920

2221
03:04:12,640 --> 03:04:18,160
Commons Building at 3800 Locust Walk,
and the Steuart Whitesman Theater

2222
03:04:16,720 --> 03:04:23,120
addition to the Annenburg Center for
Performing Arts, ACPA at 3680 Walnut

2223
03:04:21,920 --> 03:04:26,479
Street.
>> This bill had me read on two different

2224
03:04:24,720 --> 03:04:29,279
days. The question now is, shout the
bill passed finally. Chief clerk, please

2225
03:04:28,080 --> 03:04:32,560
call the role.
>> Council member Phillips,

2226
03:04:30,479 --> 03:04:35,279
» I. Council member Gilmore Richardson was
I. Council member Gautier was I. Council

2227
03:04:34,319 --> 03:04:36,880
member Thomas.
>> I.

2228
03:04:35,760 --> 03:04:38,720
» Council member Jones.
>> I.

2229
03:04:37,439 --> 03:04:40,319
» Council member Landau.
>> I.

2230
03:04:39,040 --> 03:04:41,920
» Council member Lada.
>> I.

2231
03:04:40,800 --> 03:04:43,680
» Council member Young.
>> I.

2232
03:04:42,319 --> 03:04:45,359
» Council member Brooks.
>> Hi.

2233
03:04:44,240 --> 03:04:47,040
» Council member Harity.
>> Hi.

2234
03:04:45,920 --> 03:04:48,640
» Council member Oor.
>> Hi.

2235
03:04:47,520 --> 03:04:50,479
» Council member Driscoll.
>> Hi.

2236
03:04:49,200 --> 03:04:52,000
» Council member O'Neal.
>> I.

2237
03:04:50,880 --> 03:04:53,520
» Council member Squila.
>> Hi.

2238
03:04:52,479 --> 03:04:55,760
» Council member Bass.
>> Hi.

2239
03:04:53,920 --> 03:05:00,080
» Council member Amed was I. Council
President Johnson.

2240
03:04:56,800 --> 03:05:03,279
» I. The eyes are 17 and these are zero.
majority of all members having voted in

2241
03:05:01,600 --> 03:05:08,760
the affirmative. The bill passes. Chief
clerk, please read the title of bill

2242
03:05:05,520 --> 03:05:08,760
number 260297.

2243
03:05:08,800 --> 03:05:13,279
» An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia
zoning maps by changing the zoning

2244
03:05:11,520 --> 03:05:16,800
designations of certain areas of land
located within an area bounded by Spruce

2245
03:05:15,200 --> 03:05:20,479
Street, 34th Street, Civic Center
Boulevard, and University Avenue.

2246
03:05:19,040 --> 03:05:23,680
» This bill had been read on two different
days. The question now here, should a

2247
03:05:22,080 --> 03:05:26,399
bill pass finally. Chief clerk, please
call the role.

2248
03:05:25,120 --> 03:05:28,479
» Council member Phillips
>> I.

2249
03:05:26,960 --> 03:05:31,520
» Council member Gilmore Richardson was I.
Council member Gotautier was I. Council

2250
03:05:30,640 --> 03:05:33,840
member Thomas
>> I.

2251
03:05:32,160 --> 03:05:35,840
» Council member Jones.
>> I.

2252
03:05:34,399 --> 03:05:37,520
» Council member Landau.
>> I.

2253
03:05:36,240 --> 03:05:39,200
» Council member Loada.
>> I.

2254
03:05:38,000 --> 03:05:40,720
» Council member Young.
>> I.

2255
03:05:39,600 --> 03:05:42,560
» Council member Brooks.
>> Hi.

2256
03:05:41,200 --> 03:05:44,160
» Council member Har.
>> I.

2257
03:05:42,960 --> 03:05:45,920
» Council member Oor.
>> Hi.

2258
03:05:44,640 --> 03:05:49,680
» Council member Driscoll.
>> I.

2259
03:05:46,399 --> 03:05:51,439
» Council member O'Neal.
>> Council member O'Neal.

2260
03:05:50,720 --> 03:05:53,359
» Hi.
>> I.

2261
03:05:52,160 --> 03:05:54,880
» Council member Squila.
>> I.

2262
03:05:53,760 --> 03:05:56,880
» Council member Bass.
>> I.

2263
03:05:55,279 --> 03:06:01,120
» Council member Amed was I. Council
President Johnson. I the eyes are 17 and

2264
03:05:59,359 --> 03:06:04,080
knees are zero. Majority all members
having voting affirmative. The bill

2265
03:06:02,560 --> 03:06:08,359
passes. Chief clerk, please read the
title of bill number 260301.

2266
03:06:08,960 --> 03:06:13,680
An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia
zoning maps by changing the zoning

2267
03:06:11,840 --> 03:06:17,840
designations of certain areas of land
located within an area bounded by Milner

2268
03:06:15,920 --> 03:06:21,840
Street, Cotman Avenue, Cotman Avenue
extended, the Delaware River, Unrew

2269
03:06:19,680 --> 03:06:25,840
Avenue extended, Unrew Avenue with
Soming Street and New State Road.

2270
03:06:24,399 --> 03:06:30,000
» This bill had me read on two different
days. The question now is, should a bill

2271
03:06:27,760 --> 03:06:32,000
pass finally? Chief clerk, please call
the role.

2272
03:06:30,640 --> 03:06:34,399
» Council member Phillips,
>> I.

2273
03:06:32,560 --> 03:06:37,200
» Council member Gilmer Richardson was I.
Council member Gotier was I. Council

2274
03:06:36,240 --> 03:06:39,200
member Thomas.
>> I.

2275
03:06:37,760 --> 03:06:40,880
» Council member Jones.
>> I.

2276
03:06:39,600 --> 03:06:42,560
» Council member Landau.
>> I.

2277
03:06:41,279 --> 03:06:44,160
» Council member Lada.
>> I.

2278
03:06:43,040 --> 03:06:45,920
» Council member Young.
>> I.

2279
03:06:44,640 --> 03:06:47,680
» Council member Brooks.
>> I.

2280
03:06:46,399 --> 03:06:49,279
» Council member Howard.
>> Hi.

2281
03:06:48,080 --> 03:06:50,880
» Council member Oor.
>> Hi.

2282
03:06:49,760 --> 03:06:52,640
» Council member Driscoll.
>> Hi.

2283
03:06:51,359 --> 03:06:54,399
» Council member O'Neal.
>> Hi.

2284
03:06:53,120 --> 03:06:58,160
» Council member.
>> Hi. Council member Bass

2285
03:06:56,000 --> 03:07:01,840
» I. Council member Amed was I. Council
President Johnson.

2286
03:06:59,200 --> 03:07:05,680
» I. The eyes are 17. The names are zero.
Majority of all members having vote in

2287
03:07:03,359 --> 03:07:09,359
affirmative. The bill passes. Chief
clerk, please read the title of bill

2288
03:07:07,120 --> 03:07:12,160
number 260302.
>> An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia

2289
03:07:10,720 --> 03:07:15,760
zoning maps by changing the zoning
designations of certain areas of land

2290
03:07:13,920 --> 03:07:21,120
located within an area bounded by
Lipincot Street, 20th Street, Toronto

2291
03:07:18,000 --> 03:07:27,640
Street, and 22nd Street.
>> Chair recogniz Bass for a motion. Thank

2292
03:07:24,160 --> 03:07:27,640
you, Mr. President.

2293
03:07:28,160 --> 03:07:31,359
» I move for the adoption of the
resolution.

2294
03:07:30,640 --> 03:07:35,160
» No. Okay.
>> Council, be at ease.

2295
03:07:39,840 --> 03:07:46,439
» We're going to do an amendment right
now. We got you.

2296
03:07:43,200 --> 03:07:46,439
» You're welcome.

2297
03:07:52,560 --> 03:07:58,160
» Mr. Mr. President, I would like to offer
an amendment to bill number 260302.

2298
03:07:56,800 --> 03:08:01,279
A copy of the amendment has been
circulated to all members of council and

2299
03:08:00,160 --> 03:08:04,640
I move for the adoption of the
amendment.

2300
03:08:02,880 --> 03:08:10,319
» It has been moved and properly seconded
that the amendment to bill number 260302

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03:08:07,760 --> 03:08:13,439
be adopted. All in favor signify by
saying I.

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» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it and the
bill has been amended. This bill will be

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03:08:15,040 --> 03:08:19,920
placed on the final passage calendar for
our next session of council. Would the

2304
03:08:18,720 --> 03:08:23,439
clerk please with the title of bill
number 260340?

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03:08:22,160 --> 03:08:27,680
» An ordinance authorizing various
encroachments in the vicinity of 323

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03:08:25,600 --> 03:08:30,399
North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
19107 under certain terms and

2307
03:08:29,760 --> 03:08:34,000
conditions.
>> This bill had been read on two different

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03:08:31,840 --> 03:08:37,680
days. The question now is, shall a bill
pass? Chief clerk, please call the role.

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03:08:36,160 --> 03:08:39,760
» Council member Phillips,
>> I.

2310
03:08:38,080 --> 03:08:42,399
» Council member Gilmer Richardson was I.
Council member Gotier was I. Council

2311
03:08:41,439 --> 03:08:43,840
member Thomas,
>> I.

2312
03:08:42,800 --> 03:08:46,240
» Council member Jones,
>> I.

2313
03:08:44,960 --> 03:08:48,479
» Council member Landau,
>> I. Council member Lada.

2314
03:08:48,000 --> 03:08:49,920
» Hi.
>> Council member Young.

2315
03:08:49,600 --> 03:08:51,520
» I.
>> Council member Brooks.

2316
03:08:51,040 --> 03:08:53,200
» Hi.
>> Council member Harity.

2317
03:08:52,640 --> 03:08:54,720
» Hi.
>> Council member Oor.

2318
03:08:54,319 --> 03:08:56,319
» Hi.
>> Council member Driscoll.

2319
03:08:55,840 --> 03:08:57,920
» Hi.
>> Council member O'Neal.

2320
03:08:57,600 --> 03:08:59,520
» I.
>> Council member Swella.

2321
03:08:59,120 --> 03:09:00,960
» I.
>> Council member Bass.

2322
03:09:00,560 --> 03:09:03,840
» Hi.
>> Council member Amed was I. Council

2323
03:09:02,880 --> 03:09:08,000
President Johnson.
>> I. The eyes are 17 and these are zero.

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03:09:06,399 --> 03:09:11,680
Majority of all members having vote in
affirmative. The bill passes. Chief

2325
03:09:10,240 --> 03:09:17,920
clerk please read with the title of bill
number 260379.

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03:09:14,479 --> 03:09:21,760
an ordinance amending section 14-500 of
the Philadelphia code entitled overlay

2327
03:09:19,680 --> 03:09:26,880
zoning districts by amending section
14-520 entitled 9th district overlay

2328
03:09:24,399 --> 03:09:29,840
district by making technical changes all
under certain terms and conditions

2329
03:09:28,560 --> 03:09:33,840
» this bill haven't been read on two
different days the question now is sh

2330
03:09:32,000 --> 03:09:36,080
pass filing chief clerk please call the
role

2331
03:09:34,720 --> 03:09:40,080
» council member Phillips
>> I council member Gilmore Richardson was

2332
03:09:38,240 --> 03:09:42,800
I council member Gautier was I council
member Thomas

2333
03:09:40,880 --> 03:09:44,880
» I council member Jones
>> I council member Landau.

2334
03:09:44,479 --> 03:09:46,560
» Hi.
>> Council member Lada.

2335
03:09:46,080 --> 03:09:48,080
» Hi.
>> Council member Young.

2336
03:09:47,680 --> 03:09:49,600
» I.
>> Council member Brooks.

2337
03:09:49,200 --> 03:09:51,279
» Hi.
>> Council member Harry.

2338
03:09:50,800 --> 03:09:52,880
» Hi.
>> Council member Oor.

2339
03:09:52,479 --> 03:09:54,479
» I.
>> Council member Driscoll.

2340
03:09:54,080 --> 03:09:56,560
» I.
>> Council member O'Neal.

2341
03:09:56,160 --> 03:09:58,080
» I.
>> Council member Squa.

2342
03:09:57,760 --> 03:09:59,920
» I.
>> Council member Bass.

2343
03:09:59,279 --> 03:10:03,040
» I.
>> Uh, Council Member Amed was I. Council

2344
03:10:01,840 --> 03:10:07,120
President Johnson.
>> I. The eyes are 17. The are zero.

2345
03:10:05,600 --> 03:10:11,359
Majority of all members having voted in
the affirmative. The bill passes. Will

2346
03:10:09,760 --> 03:10:16,040
the clerk please read any additional
resolutions on today's calendar?

2347
03:10:19,359 --> 03:10:24,040
A privileged resolution authorizing

2348
03:10:24,720 --> 03:10:29,600
authorizing the Philadelphia City
Council Committee on Parks, Recreation,

2349
03:10:27,600 --> 03:10:33,200
and Cultural Affairs to hold public
hearings on the condition of the city's

2350
03:10:31,040 --> 03:10:37,120
public park system, including funding,
maintenance, infrastructure, staffing,

2351
03:10:35,200 --> 03:10:41,520
safety, and opportunities to establish
sustainable long-term revenue streams to

2352
03:10:39,359 --> 03:10:45,120
support Philadelphia's parks, recreation
centers, and public green spaces.

2353
03:10:43,279 --> 03:10:49,760
Introduced by Council Member Phillips.
the outstanding chair of Parks and

2354
03:10:47,680 --> 03:10:53,279
Recreation Committee, Council Member Dr.
Anthony Phillips.

2355
03:10:51,120 --> 03:10:56,479
» Thank you, Council President. I I
proudly move for the adoption of the

2356
03:10:54,880 --> 03:10:59,279
resolution.
It

2357
03:10:57,040 --> 03:11:04,000
» It has been moved properly seconded that
the resolution be adopted. All those in

2358
03:11:01,200 --> 03:11:07,920
favor will signify by saying I.
>> Anyone opposed? The eyes have it and the

2359
03:11:06,240 --> 03:11:12,000
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,
please call up the next resolution. A

2360
03:11:10,319 --> 03:11:17,439
privileged resolution honoring and
celebrating Noel George Miles Jr. AWS

2361
03:11:15,840 --> 03:11:21,520
for a distinguished career as one of
Philadelphia's most accomplished and

2362
03:11:19,279 --> 03:11:25,120
civically minded painters introduced by
council member Gotautier. Chair

2363
03:11:23,200 --> 03:11:28,960
» recognizes Councilman Isaiah Thomas for
a motion on the resolution on behalf of

2364
03:11:26,640 --> 03:11:32,319
Councilman Jam Gotautier.
>> Thank you council president on behalf of

2365
03:11:30,800 --> 03:11:35,680
council member Gautier I move for the
adoption of the resolution.

2366
03:11:33,840 --> 03:11:39,840
» It has a move and properly seconded that
the resolution be adopted. All those in

2367
03:11:37,439 --> 03:11:42,960
favor signify by saying I.
>> Anyone opposed? The eyes have and the

2368
03:11:41,520 --> 03:11:46,479
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,
please call up the next resolution.

2369
03:11:44,720 --> 03:11:50,399
» A privileged resolution recognizing the
Manua community in West Philadelphia as

2370
03:11:48,479 --> 03:11:54,080
the birthplace of the Philadelphia
Anti-graffiti Network and Mural Arts

2371
03:11:52,240 --> 03:11:57,359
Program, now known as Mural Arts
Philadelphia. Introduced by Council

2372
03:11:55,600 --> 03:12:00,880
Member Gotaier. Chair recognizes Council
Isaiah Thomas for a motion. On behalf of

2373
03:11:59,279 --> 03:12:04,080
Councilman Jamie Gotautier.
>> Thank you, Council President. On on

2374
03:12:02,319 --> 03:12:08,240
behalf of Council Member Gautier, I move
for the adoption of the resolution. It

2375
03:12:06,640 --> 03:12:12,640
has been moving properly seconded that
the resolution be adopted. All those in

2376
03:12:09,840 --> 03:12:16,080
favor signify by saying I. Anyone
opposed? The eyes have it. And the

2377
03:12:14,640 --> 03:12:17,840
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,
please read the title of the next

2378
03:12:17,120 --> 03:12:21,120
resolution.
>> A privileged resolution honoring and

2379
03:12:19,439 --> 03:12:25,439
recognizing the Philadelphia Federation
of Teachers on the occasion of its 85th

2380
03:12:23,200 --> 03:12:29,040
anniversary for extraordinary service,
advocacy, and dedication to the

2381
03:12:27,040 --> 03:12:32,720
students, educators, and schools of
Philadelphia. Introduced by Council

2382
03:12:30,880 --> 03:12:36,319
Member Thomas.
chair recognize a hardworking chairman

2383
03:12:34,479 --> 03:12:39,359
of education, council member Isaiah
Thomas for a motion.

2384
03:12:37,680 --> 03:12:43,200
» Thank you, council president, and I also
like to thank our chair of labor,

2385
03:12:41,040 --> 03:12:46,240
council member Herity, and on both of
our behalfs, we move for the adoption of

2386
03:12:44,800 --> 03:12:49,680
the resolution.
>> It has been moved properly seconded that

2387
03:12:48,080 --> 03:12:53,760
the resolution be adopted. All those in
favor signify by saying I.

2388
03:12:52,080 --> 03:12:56,319
» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,

2389
03:12:55,279 --> 03:13:01,279
please read the title of the next
resolution. A privileged resolution

2390
03:12:59,120 --> 03:13:05,279
honoring Jane Golden for her 42 years of
visionary leadership of mural arts

2391
03:13:03,279 --> 03:13:08,319
Philadelphia during which she championed
countless murals and public art

2392
03:13:06,720 --> 03:13:11,359
initiatives that have strengthened the
cultural fabric of the city of

2393
03:13:09,600 --> 03:13:13,600
Philadelphia introduced by council
member Thomas on behalf of council

2394
03:13:12,720 --> 03:13:17,279
president Johnson.
>> Should recognize council Thomas for a

2395
03:13:15,920 --> 03:13:20,319
motion on the resolution.
>> Thank you council president. If I had

2396
03:13:18,720 --> 03:13:24,560
more energy I'd jump up and down right
now like Jane does but um we love you

2397
03:13:22,960 --> 03:13:28,800
Jane. Thank you for your leadership
council president. On your behalf, I

2398
03:13:26,240 --> 03:13:32,800
move for the adoption of the resolution.
>> It has been moved and properly seconded

2399
03:13:30,960 --> 03:13:37,359
with a lot of energy. The resolution is
adopted. All those in favor signify by

2400
03:13:34,960 --> 03:13:41,120
saying I.
>> We just for Jane Gooden. All those in

2401
03:13:39,120 --> 03:13:43,680
favor signify by saying I.
>> I.

2402
03:13:41,760 --> 03:13:46,880
» Anyone oppose? The eyes have it. The
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,

2403
03:13:45,760 --> 03:13:50,479
please read the title of the next
resolution, please. a privilege

2404
03:13:48,640 --> 03:13:53,920
resolution honoring and celebrating gay
bingo, an iconic Philadelphia cultural

2405
03:13:52,479 --> 03:13:58,960
institution and one of its most
recognizable LGBTQ plus traditions and

2406
03:13:56,880 --> 03:14:01,840
HIV fundraisers on the occasion of its
30th anniversary introduced by council

2407
03:14:01,040 --> 03:14:05,920
member Landau.
>> Chair recognized Council Ruandal.

2408
03:14:04,479 --> 03:14:09,120
» Thank you. I move for the adoption of
the resolution.

2409
03:14:07,120 --> 03:14:13,279
» It has a move of property second. The
resolution is adopted. All those in

2410
03:14:10,560 --> 03:14:16,319
favor signify by saying I. Anyone
opposed? The eyes have it. The

2411
03:14:14,720 --> 03:14:20,319
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,
please call up the next resolution.

2412
03:14:18,319 --> 03:14:24,880
» A privileged resolution recognizing,
congratulating, and honoring William Wei

2413
03:14:22,560 --> 03:14:28,080
LGBT Community Center on the occasion of
its 50th anniversary for its

2414
03:14:26,640 --> 03:14:30,880
life-changing work in the city of
Philadelphia introduced by council

2415
03:14:29,840 --> 03:14:34,080
member Landau.
>> Chair recognized councilman Ru Landau

2416
03:14:32,640 --> 03:14:36,720
for a motion and resolution.
>> I move for the adoption of the

2417
03:14:35,439 --> 03:14:39,760
resolution.
>> It has a move and properly seconded that

2418
03:14:38,319 --> 03:14:43,680
the resolution be adopted. All those in
favor signify by saying I.

2419
03:14:42,080 --> 03:14:47,120
» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it.
Resolution is adopted. Chair recognizes

2420
03:14:45,279 --> 03:14:52,239
Council Member Curtis Jones.
>> Thank Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like

2421
03:14:48,880 --> 03:14:56,560
to be excused uh for duties outside of
city hall and be recorded as voting on I

2422
03:14:55,040 --> 03:15:00,160
on all bills and resolutions.
>> Will be recorded and leave is granted.

2423
03:14:58,239 --> 03:15:03,279
Thank you very much, sir. Chief clerk,
please read the title of the next

2424
03:15:01,279 --> 03:15:07,520
resolution. a privileged resolution
recognizing and honoring the incredible

2425
03:15:04,880 --> 03:15:12,880
work of Philly queer funy in organi in
organizing and activating Philadelphia's

2426
03:15:09,920 --> 03:15:17,040
LGBTQ plus community for direct action,
mutual aid, and community safety in a

2427
03:15:15,279 --> 03:15:20,239
beautiful display of solidarity and
intersectionality in action introduced

2428
03:15:19,040 --> 03:15:23,279
by council member Landau.
>> She recognized council Landow for a

2429
03:15:22,000 --> 03:15:26,880
motion on the resolution.
>> I proudly move for the adoption of the

2430
03:15:25,040 --> 03:15:30,080
resolution.
>> It has been moved and properly seconded

2431
03:15:28,640 --> 03:15:35,040
that the resolution be adopted. All
those in favor signify by saying I.

2432
03:15:33,040 --> 03:15:37,520
» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,

2433
03:15:36,479 --> 03:15:41,279
please read the title of the next
resolution. A privileged resolution

2434
03:15:39,520 --> 03:15:45,200
honoring and recognizing the Pride
Visitor Center on its opening for being

2435
03:15:43,279 --> 03:15:49,760
a welcoming and visionary hub that will
make all LGBTQ plus Philadelphiaians and

2436
03:15:47,680 --> 03:15:52,399
visitors feel seen and safe when they
come to this city. Introduced by Council

2437
03:15:51,520 --> 03:15:55,359
Member Landau.
>> Chair recognizes Council Randow for a

2438
03:15:54,239 --> 03:15:57,359
motion on the resolution.
>> I move for the adoption of the

2439
03:15:56,560 --> 03:16:01,120
resolution.
>> Second. It has been moved in properly

2440
03:15:59,520 --> 03:16:05,760
seconded that the resolution be adopted.
All those in favor signify by saying I.

2441
03:16:03,920 --> 03:16:08,160
Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,

2442
03:16:07,200 --> 03:16:13,200
please read the title of the next
resolution. a privileged resolution

2443
03:16:10,399 --> 03:16:18,399
recognizing July 5th, 2026 as Martyr's
Day in Philadelphia to honor the memory

2444
03:16:15,279 --> 03:16:23,520
of five Philadelphiaians, Octavius Ko,
Levi Balden, Jacob Gordon, Moses Wright,

2445
03:16:21,520 --> 03:16:27,359
and Isaac Chase who were slain while
attempting to exercise their right to

2446
03:16:25,200 --> 03:16:31,279
vote after the passage of the 15th
amendment introduced by Council Member

2447
03:16:29,279 --> 03:16:34,800
Landau on behalf of Council President
Johnson.

2448
03:16:31,840 --> 03:16:37,680
» Chair acknowled.
>> I move for the adoption of the

2449
03:16:36,000 --> 03:16:40,960
resolution.
It has been moved and properly seconded

2450
03:16:39,439 --> 03:16:43,680
that the resolution be adopted. All
those in favor signify by saying I.

2451
03:16:43,235 --> 03:16:46,960
[sighs]
>> Anyone opposed? Eyes have it. The

2452
03:16:45,520 --> 03:16:48,800
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,
please read the title of the next

2453
03:16:48,000 --> 03:16:52,479
resolution.
>> A privileged resolution honoring and

2454
03:16:50,640 --> 03:16:56,239
recognizing Miss Anna Jenkins on the
occasion of her retirement after decades

2455
03:16:54,239 --> 03:16:59,439
of distinguished service as an educator
and school leader in the school district

2456
03:16:57,840 --> 03:17:02,000
of Philadelphia. Introduced by Council
Member Young.

2457
03:17:00,319 --> 03:17:05,200
» Cheering. Council member Jeffrey J.
Young for a motion on the resolution.

2458
03:17:03,760 --> 03:17:08,239
» Thank you, Mr. President. I'll move for
adoption.

2459
03:17:06,080 --> 03:17:11,680
» Second. It has been moved and properly
seconded that the resolution be adopted.

2460
03:17:10,000 --> 03:17:14,960
All those in favor will signify by
saying I.

2461
03:17:13,200 --> 03:17:19,359
» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,

2462
03:17:17,359 --> 03:17:23,920
please call up the next resolution.
>> A privileged resolution

2463
03:17:22,000 --> 03:17:27,120
congratulating Fab Youth Philly on the
occasion of their 10-year anniversary

2464
03:17:25,520 --> 03:17:30,880
and honoring a decade of visionary,
dedicated, and impactful work to empower

2465
03:17:29,200 --> 03:17:34,239
teens and improve communities.
Introduced by Council Member Brooks.

2466
03:17:32,880 --> 03:17:37,920
» Chair recognized Council Member Brooks
for a motion on the resolution. I move

2467
03:17:36,160 --> 03:17:40,399
for the resolution to be adopted.
>> Second.

2468
03:17:38,720 --> 03:17:44,640
» It has been moved in property seconded
that the resolution be adopted. All

2469
03:17:41,920 --> 03:17:47,840
those in favor signify by saying I.
>> Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The

2470
03:17:46,319 --> 03:17:51,680
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,
please call up the next resolution.

2471
03:17:49,920 --> 03:17:55,439
» A privileged resolution honoring and
recognizing Captain Dana Bradley and the

2472
03:17:53,600 --> 03:17:58,319
officers and staff of the 39th Police
District for their service, community

2473
03:17:56,800 --> 03:18:02,160
engagement, and commitment to public
safety in the city of Philadelphia.

2474
03:18:00,080 --> 03:18:05,520
Introduced by Council Member Bass. Chair
>> recognizes Councilman Cindy Bass for a

2475
03:18:03,840 --> 03:18:08,800
motion on the resolution.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the

2476
03:18:07,040 --> 03:18:11,920
adoption of the resolution.
>> It has been moved in properly seconded

2477
03:18:10,479 --> 03:18:16,399
that the resolution be adopted. All
those in favor signify by saying I.

2478
03:18:14,720 --> 03:18:18,800
» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,

2479
03:18:17,760 --> 03:18:21,439
please read the title of the next
resolution.

2480
03:18:19,680 --> 03:18:25,760
» A privileged resolution honoring and
recognizing Captain Walter Burks and the

2481
03:18:23,520 --> 03:18:29,200
dedicated officers and staff of the 35th
Philadelphia Police District for their

2482
03:18:27,439 --> 03:18:31,840
leadership, commitment to public safety,
and service to the residents of

2483
03:18:30,479 --> 03:18:35,520
Philadelphia. Introduced by Council
Member Bass. Chair recognizes council

2484
03:18:33,760 --> 03:18:37,760
member Cindy Bash for a motion on the
resolution.

2485
03:18:36,239 --> 03:18:41,200
» Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the
adoption of the resolution.

2486
03:18:39,439 --> 03:18:45,279
» It has been moved in property second
that the resolution be adopted. All

2487
03:18:42,560 --> 03:18:48,640
those in favor signify by saying I.
>> Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. And

2488
03:18:47,040 --> 03:18:52,080
the resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,
please pull up the next resolution.

2489
03:18:50,399 --> 03:18:54,960
» A privileged resolution honoring and
recognizing Captain Steuart McCullum and

2490
03:18:53,840 --> 03:18:58,399
the officers and staff of the
Philadelphia Police Department's 14th

2491
03:18:56,720 --> 03:19:01,439
district for their leadership, service,
and commitment to public safety and

2492
03:18:59,840 --> 03:19:05,200
community engagement. introduced by
council member Bass.

2493
03:19:03,120 --> 03:19:08,399
» Chair recognizes Councilman Cindy Bass
for a motion on the resolution.

2494
03:19:06,880 --> 03:19:11,279
» Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the
adoption.

2495
03:19:09,600 --> 03:19:15,359
» It has been moving properly seconded
that the resolution be adopted. All

2496
03:19:12,720 --> 03:19:18,720
those in favor signify by saying I.
>> Anyone opposed? The eyes have it and the

2497
03:19:17,200 --> 03:19:22,479
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,
please put up the next resolution. A

2498
03:19:20,960 --> 03:19:25,359
privileged resolution authorizing the
committee on public safety to hold

2499
03:19:23,680 --> 03:19:28,560
hearings on implementing CPR and
emergency overdose awareness for

2500
03:19:27,040 --> 03:19:32,080
training for all city employees to
strengthen emergency preparedness and

2501
03:19:30,479 --> 03:19:34,399
situational awareness across city
government introduced by council member

2502
03:19:33,520 --> 03:19:38,000
Bass.
>> Chair recognizes council member Cindy

2503
03:19:35,840 --> 03:19:40,800
Bass for a motion on the resolution.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the

2504
03:19:39,439 --> 03:19:43,840
adoption.
>> It has been moving properly seconded

2505
03:19:42,479 --> 03:19:48,239
that the resolution be adopted. All
those in favor signify by saying I.

2506
03:19:46,479 --> 03:19:51,200
» Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk,

2507
03:19:49,600 --> 03:19:54,239
please settle the next resolution.
>> A privileged resolution authorizing the

2508
03:19:53,040 --> 03:19:57,840
committee on public safety to hold
hearings on implementing mandatory

2509
03:19:55,840 --> 03:20:01,600
conflict resolution and deescalation
training for all city employees

2510
03:19:59,359 --> 03:20:04,960
introduced by council member Bass.
>> Chair recognizes council city Bass for a

2511
03:20:03,520 --> 03:20:08,399
motion on the resolution.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the

2512
03:20:06,399 --> 03:20:11,359
adoption of the resolution.
>> Has the move properly second that the

2513
03:20:10,000 --> 03:20:17,840
resolution be adopted. All those in
favor signify by saying I.

2514
03:20:14,319 --> 03:20:21,600
» All those in favor signify by saying I.
Anyone opposed? The eyes haven't.

2515
03:20:19,520 --> 03:20:26,399
Resolution is adopted. That's a good
resolution though. I think I think all

2516
03:20:24,000 --> 03:20:30,399
city workers and council staff and even
members should have conflict resolution

2517
03:20:29,040 --> 03:20:31,760
mandatory training.
>> Absolutely.

2518
03:20:31,200 --> 03:20:35,040
» Good job.
>> Thank you, Mr. President.

2519
03:20:33,600 --> 03:20:37,840
» Chief clerk, please call up the next
resolution.

2520
03:20:35,920 --> 03:20:42,080
» A privileged resolution recognizing and
celebrating the 2026 Philippine

2521
03:20:39,920 --> 03:20:46,640
Independence Week celebration in
Philadelphia taking place from June 6th

2522
03:20:44,160 --> 03:20:51,120
to June 20th. introduced by council
member Ahmed.

2523
03:20:47,760 --> 03:20:54,160
» Chair recognize council Isaiah Thomas
for a motion on behalf of council member

2524
03:20:52,880 --> 03:20:57,120
Dr. Nina Ahmed.
>> Thank you council president. On behalf

2525
03:20:55,760 --> 03:21:00,800
of council member Ahmad, I move for the
adoption of the resolution.

2526
03:20:58,880 --> 03:21:05,238
» It has been moved properly seconded that
the resolution be adopted. All those in

2527
03:21:02,479 --> 03:21:07,760
favor please signify by saying I. I.
[sighs]

2528
03:21:05,359 --> 03:21:10,800
» Anybody oppose? The eyes have it and the
resolution is adopted. Chief clerk

2529
03:21:09,439 --> 03:21:13,600
please call up your next resolution.
Council President, there are no further

2530
03:21:12,479 --> 03:21:18,520
resolutions in my
>> That completes our calendar for today.

2531
03:21:21,040 --> 03:21:30,839
» Where you going, Mr. Herity?
Where you going?

2532
03:21:25,600 --> 03:21:30,839
» Okay, sir. All right. [laughter]

2533
03:21:31,680 --> 03:21:39,600
Any speeches on behalf of the minority?
The chair recognizes

2534
03:21:37,120 --> 03:21:43,840
minority leader Council Member Kendra
Brooks. Thank you, council president.

2535
03:21:41,920 --> 03:21:45,359
Today I brought forth a resolution with
council member

2536
03:21:44,399 --> 03:21:48,720
» Excuse me just for one [clears throat]
second. Member Brooks, could you speak

2537
03:21:46,479 --> 03:21:54,080
into the microphone, please?
>> You don't mind?

2538
03:21:51,600 --> 03:21:59,040
So here. All right.
Today I brought forth a resolution with

2539
03:21:56,800 --> 03:22:04,640
council member Lazada to honor and
celebrate Fab Youth Philly on their 10th

2540
03:22:01,920 --> 03:22:08,399
anniversary. FAP Youth Philly encourages
young people to take the lead in

2541
03:22:06,319 --> 03:22:13,040
creating meaningful opportunities for
service, development, and employment.

2542
03:22:10,640 --> 03:22:18,239
Their initiatives include Play Captains
Program, which trains and pays teenagers

2543
03:22:16,239 --> 03:22:23,760
to lead playgroups for younger children
during the summer, a youthrun thrift

2544
03:22:20,880 --> 03:22:28,479
store called Bad Fits, a successful
program that addresses the lifeguards

2545
03:22:26,720 --> 03:22:34,319
shortage in Philadelphia by training
young people to become lifeguards. These

2546
03:22:31,439 --> 03:22:38,640
programs are not only to benefit of the
young people who participate, but they

2547
03:22:36,479 --> 03:22:44,080
benefit the entire city. And I'd like to
thank Rebecca Fabiano, the founder of

2548
03:22:41,600 --> 03:22:49,760
Fab Youth Philly, for 10 years of her
vision and leadership. I'd also like to

2549
03:22:47,120 --> 03:22:55,760
recognize my legislative director, Glenn
Forester, who is a founding member of

2550
03:22:53,760 --> 03:23:00,720
another organization we are celebrating
today, Philly Queer Fundy. When Gruin

2551
03:22:58,560 --> 03:23:05,920
told me that he was starting a new
organization to provide immigrate

2552
03:23:03,359 --> 03:23:10,319
immigrant defense training, raise funds
to support marginalized communities and

2553
03:23:07,920 --> 03:23:15,040
build a culture of solidarity amongst
queer folks in Philly and throwing

2554
03:23:12,399 --> 03:23:20,239
amazing parties. I was very impressed.
And since then, Philly Ger Fundy has

2555
03:23:17,600 --> 03:23:25,359
become a political home for hundreds of
queer Philadelphiaians. They have raised

2556
03:23:22,479 --> 03:23:30,000
over $20,000, trained countless patrons
and staff members of the neighborhood

2557
03:23:27,760 --> 03:23:35,680
businesses on immigrant defense and
shown us all what solidarity looks like.

2558
03:23:33,520 --> 03:23:40,000
As an organizer myself, I am thrilled to
see this work advancing in our city, and

2559
03:23:38,080 --> 03:23:45,120
I'm looking forward to seeing what
faithfully Queundy does next. Uh, with

2560
03:23:43,600 --> 03:23:50,239
summer being around the corner, I want
to share some of my upcoming events. My

2561
03:23:47,760 --> 03:23:55,200
office is partnering with state rep.
Chris Rap on a shredding event in

2562
03:23:52,000 --> 03:24:00,479
Germantown on Saturday, June the 6th. I
am also looking forward to a high tea

2563
03:23:57,600 --> 03:24:04,880
and town hall event for seniors that I
am co-hosting with council member

2564
03:24:02,640 --> 03:24:09,840
Anthony Phillips on Monday, June the
8th. Um, and all of my colleagues are

2565
03:24:07,600 --> 03:24:15,439
invited to join me on the Parkway for
Disability Pride on Saturday, June the

2566
03:24:12,720 --> 03:24:21,760
13th. And finally, my office will be
hosting the 9th annual autism play date

2567
03:24:18,800 --> 03:24:26,800
this year on Saturday, August the 8th at
Smith Memorial Memorial Playground.

2568
03:24:24,640 --> 03:24:31,040
Thank you so much, Council President.
>> You're welcome.

2569
03:24:28,640 --> 03:24:37,120
Speech is on the I'm sorry, Councilman
Nicholas Oort.

2570
03:24:32,880 --> 03:24:40,479
» Thank you, Mr. President. Um, today we
passed a resolution that I introduced a

2571
03:24:38,880 --> 03:24:46,960
few weeks ago calling on the Trump
administration to take Cuba off the

2572
03:24:43,439 --> 03:24:52,560
state sponsors of terrorism list and it
urged the end of the economic sanctions

2573
03:24:49,040 --> 03:24:58,000
on the island nation of Cuba. Cuba is
firmly in the White House's sights as

2574
03:24:54,800 --> 03:25:02,399
the US has increased financial and legal
pressure in the hopes of overthrowing

2575
03:25:00,319 --> 03:25:06,720
the communist party political class that
holds power in Cuba. They're now facing

2576
03:25:04,960 --> 03:25:10,800
a severe oil shortage as well as
dwindling supply of many basic

2577
03:25:09,120 --> 03:25:17,040
commodities.
32 city councils, including the

2578
03:25:14,319 --> 03:25:23,040
aforementioned Pittsburgh, have passed
resolutions calling for the end of the

2579
03:25:19,120 --> 03:25:27,200
embargo and for removing Cuba from the
state sponsors of terror list.

2580
03:25:25,439 --> 03:25:30,640
Governmental bodies representing more
than 60 million Americans have called

2581
03:25:28,800 --> 03:25:33,279
for these demands.
If you've been paying attention to the

2582
03:25:31,840 --> 03:25:38,560
news recently, you'll probably see that
Trump has been threatening military

2583
03:25:34,960 --> 03:25:44,239
action against Cuba since the capture of
uh Venezuela's uh Venezuela's

2584
03:25:41,120 --> 03:25:48,960
Venezuela's Nicholas Maduro uh as part
of the trumped up Monroe doctrine or uh

2585
03:25:46,960 --> 03:25:52,160
Donro doctrine as he calls it designs
for stricter control over the

2586
03:25:50,640 --> 03:25:55,200
hemisphere.
Many will remember that before President

2587
03:25:53,760 --> 03:26:01,200
Obama worked to open up a better
relationship between our nations, it was

2588
03:25:58,080 --> 03:26:05,680
Jesse Jackson, the late now Jesse
Jackson who actually reached across that

2589
03:26:03,520 --> 03:26:10,399
divide. Another example of that
international power, soft power that he

2590
03:26:07,760 --> 03:26:15,760
exercised. Preceding that, some will
know that the towering leaders like uh

2591
03:26:13,040 --> 03:26:20,000
uh now deceased President Nelson Mandela
never forget the role Cubans played in

2592
03:26:17,680 --> 03:26:24,319
the South African liberation struggle.
uh the Cubans who paid with their lives

2593
03:26:21,760 --> 03:26:30,239
for Africans to be free. Even further
back, there are the iconic images of uh

2594
03:26:27,200 --> 03:26:36,080
Fidel Castro's uh visit to Harlem with
Malcolm X, where he and his delegation

2595
03:26:32,800 --> 03:26:39,600
formed real, surprisingly lasting
relationships with that community. My

2596
03:26:38,239 --> 03:26:43,760
preferred black leaders of the last
century never let go of a robust,

2597
03:26:42,160 --> 03:26:47,040
unflinching
internationalism.

2598
03:26:45,359 --> 03:26:52,319
And those leaders always seem to be
excited and inspired by the audacity of

2599
03:26:49,840 --> 03:26:56,640
the Cuban people to defy the giant in
their backyard, the big old USA. And I

2600
03:26:54,800 --> 03:27:01,200
have to say that that has inspired me as
well. I'm not going to insist on how you

2601
03:26:59,439 --> 03:27:05,520
feel about Cuba. I know that there are
mixed feelings and understandably so,

2602
03:27:02,800 --> 03:27:10,800
but I earnestly suggest that everyone
learn about the nation beyond what this

2603
03:27:08,319 --> 03:27:14,720
president or any president really has to
say about the island and its people.

2604
03:27:12,960 --> 03:27:19,840
consider the injustice of possible
military action against Cuba and then

2605
03:27:17,040 --> 03:27:23,040
make your voice heard.
Uh lastly, to the listening public,

2606
03:27:21,439 --> 03:27:29,120
especially those seniors west of the
Skookul, I want to invite you to my

2607
03:27:25,200 --> 03:27:32,239
office's first senior resource fair. I'm
excited to be joining forces with

2608
03:27:30,399 --> 03:27:36,479
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging this
Saturday to fellowship with the backbone

2609
03:27:34,399 --> 03:27:41,439
of our communities, the seniors who g
who have given so much of themselves to

2610
03:27:38,720 --> 03:27:48,399
our city over time. We'll have workshops
with the register of wheels and others.

2611
03:27:44,080 --> 03:27:52,479
Um, yoga. We'll have chair uh, aerobics.
We'll have a grocery giveaway. So much

2612
03:27:50,319 --> 03:27:57,760
more. So, please come out. Come one,
come all. We'll be at the Firehouse

2613
03:27:54,399 --> 03:28:02,239
Active Adult Center at 54th in Herford
starting at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Sort of

2614
03:27:59,760 --> 03:28:06,080
like council does. 10 a.m. sharp. I also
want to shout out my colleague uh in her

2615
03:28:04,560 --> 03:28:10,160
absence, Majority Leader Gimmel
Richardson uh who will be serving

2616
03:28:08,080 --> 03:28:14,239
seniors through her own fair on Friday
up at the Northeast Older Adult Center.

2617
03:28:13,200 --> 03:28:18,160
Philly, there's no shortage of
opportunities to connect with your

2618
03:28:15,359 --> 03:28:22,080
representatives. We are doing the work
uh even as we slip into the summertime.

2619
03:28:19,840 --> 03:28:28,640
But once again, this Saturday, 54th in
Havford, 10 a.m. join us for a senior

2620
03:28:25,040 --> 03:28:32,960
resource fair. Be there.
Yeah, be there. Thank you so much, Mr.

2621
03:28:30,080 --> 03:28:32,960
President.

2622
03:28:38,000 --> 03:28:45,279
Thank you very much. Chair recognizes
speeches on behalf of the majority.

2623
03:28:43,040 --> 03:28:52,160
Council member Cindy Bass.
>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um,

2624
03:28:49,279 --> 03:28:56,960
you know, we know that um public safety
is not just about enforcement. There's

2625
03:28:54,640 --> 03:29:01,920
so much more that goes with public
safety. It's about prevention and

2626
03:28:59,279 --> 03:29:05,920
preparedness, communication and care for
one another. And that is why today I was

2627
03:29:04,160 --> 03:29:10,000
proud to introduce and support and get
support for our hearings to the

2628
03:29:07,840 --> 03:29:14,880
committee on public safety to examine
mandatory conflict resolution training

2629
03:29:12,560 --> 03:29:20,080
and deescalation training for all city
employees. And Mr. President, if you

2630
03:29:16,960 --> 03:29:23,760
remember last summer, we uh introduced a
program at playgrounds and rec centers

2631
03:29:21,600 --> 03:29:29,920
in the ETH district calling calling it
playing it safe in the ETH. And that was

2632
03:29:27,520 --> 03:29:35,120
all about conflict resolution and
deescalating tensions before something

2633
03:29:32,640 --> 03:29:39,920
jumped off in our recreation centers.
And so we would like to based on how

2634
03:29:37,439 --> 03:29:45,120
successful that was last summer with
bringing trusted trusted messengers um

2635
03:29:42,720 --> 03:29:50,080
out to our rec centers and having them
uh resolve conflict among young people

2636
03:29:47,920 --> 03:29:53,840
uh particularly among young people. We
thought that this was something that the

2637
03:29:51,680 --> 03:29:58,960
entire city could benefit from with a
proper deescalation training given

2638
03:29:56,800 --> 03:30:04,080
through um the city of Philadelphia to
city employees. So, we're really excited

2639
03:30:01,359 --> 03:30:07,520
about the possibilities and um are going
to be doing some work on that this

2640
03:30:05,520 --> 03:30:14,319
summer as well in the ETH council
district. So, it's it's very exciting.

2641
03:30:10,960 --> 03:30:19,439
Um we should not assume that people are
naturally equipped with the skills to be

2642
03:30:16,560 --> 03:30:26,319
able to deescalate a situation. We al
have seen um you know a situation where

2643
03:30:22,080 --> 03:30:30,239
someone may be well-meaning but may end
up adding actually um uh you know

2644
03:30:28,560 --> 03:30:35,520
lighter fluid to a flame instead of
water and things getting out of control

2645
03:30:33,040 --> 03:30:39,359
very very quickly. And so every
interaction between government and the

2646
03:30:37,279 --> 03:30:46,160
public matters. Whether someone works at
a recreation center, a library, a city

2647
03:30:42,319 --> 03:30:51,359
office and sanitation, parks and rack,
public safety, employees deserve the

2648
03:30:48,800 --> 03:30:56,880
tools to manage conflicts calmly,
communicate effectively, and reduce

2649
03:30:53,920 --> 03:31:03,040
unnecessary escalation. These trainings
can strengthen work workplace culture,

2650
03:30:59,760 --> 03:31:07,359
improve security and service delivery,
reduce violence, and help create a

2651
03:31:05,040 --> 03:31:12,960
healthier and more respectful city for
both workers and residents. Uh, and in

2652
03:31:10,560 --> 03:31:18,080
addition, we're also calling for
hearings on CPR and emergency overdose

2653
03:31:16,000 --> 03:31:23,359
awareness training for city employees
because we know that immediate action

2654
03:31:20,720 --> 03:31:28,960
can save lives before first responders
actually arrive. And when we were

2655
03:31:26,319 --> 03:31:33,680
working on this bill, what came to mind
was um a lobbyist who I I haven't seen

2656
03:31:32,000 --> 03:31:37,520
down here in a minute, but he used to be
a a regular. I won't call his name out

2657
03:31:35,760 --> 03:31:41,279
because I haven't spoken to him, but I
remember him telling me his story that

2658
03:31:39,600 --> 03:31:46,640
he was actually in a movie theater and
had a heart attack. And he said the only

2659
03:31:44,399 --> 03:31:52,239
thing that saved his life was that there
was a nurse sitting in the row in front

2660
03:31:48,880 --> 03:31:56,800
of him who knew how to do CPR. And so it
made me wonder, what if any one of us

2661
03:31:54,640 --> 03:32:00,800
was in the movie theater and was either
the person having a heart attack or the

2662
03:31:58,880 --> 03:32:05,920
person sitting in front of them, would
we know what to do and would we be able

2663
03:32:03,359 --> 03:32:12,560
to be helpful? And so we think it makes
sense to have this sort of training um

2664
03:32:10,479 --> 03:32:16,800
offered occasionally for all city
employees if we do it once a year, once

2665
03:32:14,720 --> 03:32:20,560
every two years, you know, um but
something of that sort so that people

2666
03:32:18,640 --> 03:32:25,840
have the skill set to be able to be
helpful in case there's not a nurse

2667
03:32:22,880 --> 03:32:30,479
sitting right in front of you. Um, and
also I wanted to finally acknowledge the

2668
03:32:28,160 --> 03:32:36,080
importance of the ONA judge legislation
which is before council. And by formally

2669
03:32:33,040 --> 03:32:40,239
designating May 21st as ONA judge day,
the city of Philadelphia will forever

2670
03:32:37,920 --> 03:32:45,520
honor the courage and resistance of
owner judge who escaped enslavement

2671
03:32:43,439 --> 03:32:50,800
while living in our city and fought for
her freedom against impossible odds. We

2672
03:32:48,399 --> 03:32:56,000
did a resolution last session, but this
bill will immortalize the holiday every

2673
03:32:53,120 --> 03:33:01,680
single year. ensuring future generations
continue to learn her story and reflect

2674
03:32:58,640 --> 03:33:06,479
on both the painful truths and enduring
resilience that shaped our nation's

2675
03:33:04,080 --> 03:33:11,680
history. Uh, one other thing I just
wanted to bring to everyone's attention

2676
03:33:08,640 --> 03:33:16,479
which I just read about today was uh
awareness around the state fight for

2677
03:33:13,920 --> 03:33:22,880
animal rights and welfare which is going
to be done through House Bill 1816 if

2678
03:33:19,600 --> 03:33:26,640
passed which is called Victoria's Law.
This bill was introduced by

2679
03:33:24,239 --> 03:33:31,520
Representative Janine McNeel, and it
represents an important step forward for

2680
03:33:28,479 --> 03:33:35,920
animal welfare, consumer protection, and
humane breeding practices across

2681
03:33:33,279 --> 03:33:40,560
Pennsylvania. Victoria's Law is named
after a German Shepherd who was rescued

2682
03:33:38,160 --> 03:33:46,640
from a Pennsylvania puppy mill after
producing uh after nearly a decade of

2683
03:33:43,600 --> 03:33:50,880
suffering and producing more than 150
puppies while living with a serious

2684
03:33:48,960 --> 03:33:55,439
medical condition caused by
irresponsible commercial breeding

2685
03:33:52,720 --> 03:33:59,600
practices. Her story is heartbreaking
but also a call to action. This

2686
03:33:57,840 --> 03:34:04,640
legislation will prohibit the sale of
commercially bred dogs, cats, and

2687
03:34:01,840 --> 03:34:10,080
rabbits in pet stores. helping to reduce
the demand for animals raised in

2688
03:34:06,479 --> 03:34:14,479
inhumane puppy and kitten mills.
At the same time, it promotes

2689
03:34:11,520 --> 03:34:19,600
partnerships with shelters, rescues, and
responsible breeders who prioritize

2690
03:34:16,800 --> 03:34:23,600
animal health and ethical care. And I
want to thank Representative McNeel for

2691
03:34:21,439 --> 03:34:28,080
her leadership on this issue. And as you
remember, we ha introduced um a few

2692
03:34:26,239 --> 03:34:33,200
sessions ago and this body passed
unanimously our backyard breeding bill

2693
03:34:30,960 --> 03:34:37,840
um to also cut down on irresponsible
breeding happening here in the city of

2694
03:34:35,040 --> 03:34:40,880
Philadelphia. So, um a lot of really
good things happening, Mr. President,

2695
03:34:39,359 --> 03:34:45,200
and I just really really want to say
thank you to my colleagues for all of

2696
03:34:42,239 --> 03:34:51,600
their support. And uh one last thing is
a big thank you to Captains Burks, Dana

2697
03:34:48,560 --> 03:34:56,160
Bradley, and Captain Stuart McCullum of
the 35th, 39th, and 14th Police

2698
03:34:54,560 --> 03:35:00,880
Districts. We thank them for their
service. We work very closely myself,

2699
03:34:57,680 --> 03:35:05,920
and I know Councilman um Phillips works
very closely uh with the 35th and the

2700
03:35:03,200 --> 03:35:09,120
39th uh the 35th and the 14th as well.
They do an outstanding job, and we just

2701
03:35:08,160 --> 03:35:15,840
really wanted to give them their
flowers. So, thank you, Mr. President.

2702
03:35:12,640 --> 03:35:22,479
Thank you very much, Council Member Dr.
Anthony Phillips, then Councilman

2703
03:35:17,680 --> 03:35:25,520
Rulandal, and then Jeffrey J. Young.
I just wanted to be very brief. I just

2704
03:35:24,319 --> 03:35:29,840
wanted to say, you know,
congratulations. Last week, we weren't

2705
03:35:27,520 --> 03:35:35,359
in session. And I just want to say
congratulations to our returning state

2706
03:35:32,319 --> 03:35:41,120
senators and state representatives. And
also uh congratulations to our newly

2707
03:35:38,560 --> 03:35:47,200
minted uh congressperson because there
will won't be an opponent in November um

2708
03:35:44,080 --> 03:35:50,960
and state representative Chris Rab at we
are all uh working together to make

2709
03:35:49,279 --> 03:35:57,279
Philadelphia better and I just think
it's really important that when these

2710
03:35:53,920 --> 03:36:01,120
things when elections pass uh it's
important for us to think about what is

2711
03:35:59,040 --> 03:36:05,120
what are people saying and what do we
need to do uh to work together after an

2712
03:36:04,319 --> 03:36:11,680
election.
to ensure that whatever agenda was

2713
03:36:08,560 --> 03:36:14,960
pushed forward on that day um that we
actually listen to it and we work

2714
03:36:12,960 --> 03:36:22,640
together. So I think it's important for
us to just uh think more closely about

2715
03:36:18,080 --> 03:36:26,880
how can we uh find ways uh to take
moments like Tuesday's election as

2716
03:36:24,880 --> 03:36:30,000
opposed to say, "Oh man, we we didn't
get this. We didn't lose. We lost it."

2717
03:36:28,319 --> 03:36:33,840
No, it's sometimes it's not a loss.
sometimes is actually a victory uh for

2718
03:36:32,319 --> 03:36:37,520
all of us to be able to think about
what's next on how we can move

2719
03:36:35,680 --> 03:36:40,640
Philadelphia forward. So, I think it's
important to acknowledge that. So,

2720
03:36:38,720 --> 03:36:44,239
thanks a lot, Council President.
>> Thank you very much, chair. Recognize

2721
03:36:42,560 --> 03:36:48,640
Captain Rou.
>> Thank you, Council President. Uh today,

2722
03:36:46,720 --> 03:36:52,479
ahead of Pride Month, I introduced
several resolutions honoring and

2723
03:36:50,800 --> 03:36:57,279
uplifting the queer leaders,
organizations, and trailblazers who are

2724
03:36:54,960 --> 03:37:01,760
helping create a continued legacy of
queer excellence here in Philly. Stay

2725
03:36:59,920 --> 03:37:06,160
tuned for even more as I have a
presentation here in city council

2726
03:37:03,359 --> 03:37:10,239
session on June 11th celebrating the
awesome contributions of these leaders

2727
03:37:08,000 --> 03:37:15,760
and more throughout our city's LGBTQ
plus community. As we kick off the

2728
03:37:12,720 --> 03:37:20,800
summer and the 250th is underway, it's
more vital than ever that we let our new

2729
03:37:17,920 --> 03:37:26,399
visitors know that the city of brotherly
love, sisterly affection, and sibling

2730
03:37:23,600 --> 03:37:31,439
solidarity is here. Queer and welcoming
to all, regardless of who they're

2731
03:37:28,560 --> 03:37:35,600
rooting for in the World Cup. I'd also
like to let everyone know that next

2732
03:37:33,279 --> 03:37:41,840
weekend my office will be hosting an
LGBTQ plus resource fair um for

2733
03:37:40,080 --> 03:37:45,520
Philadelphiaians from across the city at
St. Luke's Church of the Epiphany in the

2734
03:37:44,000 --> 03:37:49,359
neighborhood. A lot of wonderful
opportunities and resources there and I

2735
03:37:47,439 --> 03:37:55,439
encourage everyone from colleagues to
cont constituents to join. And finally,

2736
03:37:53,600 --> 03:38:00,800
um, thank you, Council President, for
the opportunity to, uh, co-sponsor with

2737
03:37:58,640 --> 03:38:06,080
Council Member Nina Ahmed your quality
of life, uh, town hall tour that you've

2738
03:38:03,920 --> 03:38:12,720
been doing throughout the city. Uh, the
next one that we are doing is Tuesday

2739
03:38:10,080 --> 03:38:18,319
um, at 22nd, the church at the 22nd in
Banebridge. It's Tuesday at 6 PM at the

2740
03:38:16,080 --> 03:38:21,319
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the
Apostolic

2741
03:38:21,920 --> 03:38:25,520
All right.
>> Okay. Apostolic faith.

2742
03:38:23,920 --> 03:38:29,040
» Give this one to your only Jewish
member. Thank you. Faith, whatever.

2743
03:38:28,080 --> 03:38:35,120
» We love everybody.
>> Anyway, thank you. I hope to see you all

2744
03:38:31,200 --> 03:38:39,439
there. Uh, Tuesday, 6 p.m. 22nd in Bay
Bridge. Thank you.

2745
03:38:36,560 --> 03:38:43,920
» Thank you. Member Land, Councilman
Jeffrey J. Young.

2746
03:38:41,439 --> 03:38:48,399
» Thank you, Mr. President. Um today I
want to thank my colleagues for passing

2747
03:38:45,520 --> 03:38:54,160
a resolution um honoring uh principal
Anna Jenkins of Adair Elementary School.

2748
03:38:51,040 --> 03:38:57,359
Um you know I'm proud to honor her for
her years of dedicated service and

2749
03:38:55,920 --> 03:39:02,319
unwavering commitment to the young
people um and families of Philadelphia.

2750
03:39:00,319 --> 03:39:06,800
Principal Jenkins has been more than an
educator uh but a steady leader, a

2751
03:39:04,239 --> 03:39:10,640
mentor and community pillar um in
Fishtown. Um her impact will be felt for

2752
03:39:09,120 --> 03:39:16,239
generations through the lives she's
helped shape. Um so much so that uh

2753
03:39:13,600 --> 03:39:20,720
every eighth grader at Adair um which is
a neighborhood catchment school uh got

2754
03:39:18,560 --> 03:39:26,000
into their first choice for high school.
Every single eighth grader. Um so on

2755
03:39:23,520 --> 03:39:28,800
behalf of city council um and our
community, we want to thank Principal

2756
03:39:27,120 --> 03:39:34,720
Jenkins for her leadership, compassion,
and service. Um and we wish wish her um

2757
03:39:32,160 --> 03:39:39,680
a joyful and well-deserved retirement.
Um, as a reminder to residents in the

2758
03:39:37,279 --> 03:39:43,439
Lemon Hill area, so residents in uh,
Strawberry Mansion, the Southern

2759
03:39:41,120 --> 03:39:48,560
Portion, Fairmont, Brewery Town, Spring
Garden, um, our office u, and Councilman

2760
03:39:46,720 --> 03:39:52,720
Jones also wants to remind you that
Philadelphia Parking Authority is

2761
03:39:50,399 --> 03:39:56,399
hosting a series of upcoming parking
permit popup events uh, to help

2762
03:39:54,880 --> 03:40:00,880
neighbors prepare for the temporary
parking changes during the FIFA FanFest

2763
03:39:58,399 --> 03:40:05,040
festival period. Uh these pop-ups are an
opportunity for residents to apply for

2764
03:40:02,640 --> 03:40:09,439
their free temporary residential permit
parking, uh ask questions directly to

2765
03:40:07,279 --> 03:40:14,239
PPA representatives and get assistance
with uh their documents, their visitors

2766
03:40:11,680 --> 03:40:19,439
passes, enforcement concerns, um and the
overall process right in their own

2767
03:40:16,160 --> 03:40:24,880
neighborhoods. Uh so today um at Eastern
State uh Penitentiary um at the farmers

2768
03:40:22,080 --> 03:40:30,399
market on 22nd Street from 3:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. Park authority representatives

2769
03:40:27,680 --> 03:40:33,920
will be there. and also uh at the city
school for the Fairmont Civic

2770
03:40:31,760 --> 03:40:37,760
Association meeting tonight uh from 7:00
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Park authority

2771
03:40:35,840 --> 03:40:44,160
representatives will be there uh next
week, June 2nd, at Vogs Big Picture High

2772
03:40:40,880 --> 03:40:47,600
School from 400 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. Park
authority representatives will be there.

2773
03:40:45,760 --> 03:40:52,640
And also at our town hall that we're
hosting next week at Prince of Peace

2774
03:40:49,760 --> 03:40:56,640
Church, uh from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
on June 4th, parking authority

2775
03:40:54,800 --> 03:41:04,479
representatives will be there to help
you on the spot. Um, this Saturday, uh,

2776
03:41:01,439 --> 03:41:09,600
May 30th, our office is proud to host
our first all about youth mental health

2777
03:41:07,600 --> 03:41:15,439
awareness conference at the Martin
Luther King Jr. Recreation Center uh, at

2778
03:41:12,479 --> 03:41:22,000
22nd in Cebu Bmore. Uh, this is about
creating a safe space and uplifting and

2779
03:41:18,560 --> 03:41:27,040
empowering young people ages 12 to 18 to
focus on healing, self-expression, and

2780
03:41:24,640 --> 03:41:31,279
community. Young people will participate
in interactive workshops centered around

2781
03:41:29,040 --> 03:41:36,479
breath work and designed to encourage
wellness, confidence and healthy

2782
03:41:33,600 --> 03:41:42,080
emotional expression in a supportive
environment. Um there was a statistic uh

2783
03:41:39,840 --> 03:41:49,600
there was a a study done by doctors at
University of Penn that said one in

2784
03:41:44,720 --> 03:41:54,640
eight black boys um at age 14 will be
shot or be killed before they become

2785
03:41:52,080 --> 03:41:59,439
before they reach 25. one in eight black
14 year old males in this city. And

2786
03:41:57,520 --> 03:42:04,720
their study found that the first thing
they talked about to reducing this was

2787
03:42:02,479 --> 03:42:08,640
youth engagement. And so that's what we
are focus focusing on uh with this

2788
03:42:07,200 --> 03:42:13,439
conference and other things we've done
throughout the fifth council district uh

2789
03:42:10,479 --> 03:42:17,279
is youth engagement uh to reduce these
levels of gun violence that still

2790
03:42:15,600 --> 03:42:21,760
plagues our community and the young
people um in our city. So, uh, as we

2791
03:42:20,160 --> 03:42:26,080
continue to recognize mental health
awareness month, this conference is a

2792
03:42:24,000 --> 03:42:29,920
reminder that investing in youth mental
health means showing up for our young

2793
03:42:27,680 --> 03:42:34,640
people, showing them that they are seen,
supported, and valued, and that they are

2794
03:42:32,239 --> 03:42:39,359
never alone. Uh, so no registration is
required. We encourage families and

2795
03:42:36,880 --> 03:42:43,680
organizations from across the city to
join us for this important day of

2796
03:42:41,200 --> 03:42:48,560
healing and empowerment. We do ask that
if you are bringing young people that

2797
03:42:45,840 --> 03:42:54,319
you stay with the young people um as uh
throughout the day for the conference.

2798
03:42:52,479 --> 03:42:59,600
Also at the Martin Luther King uh
recreation center there is a survey

2799
03:42:56,319 --> 03:43:05,840
going around. We have uh invested money
uh to restore um that playground at

2800
03:43:03,760 --> 03:43:09,439
Martin Luther King Rec Center. So we
have a survey. We want your input to see

2801
03:43:07,840 --> 03:43:13,279
how this new playground should be
designed.

2802
03:43:11,120 --> 03:43:17,920
On Thursday, June 4th, our office is
proud to host an upcoming housing

2803
03:43:15,199 --> 03:43:24,720
resource workshop um from 6:00 to 8:00
PM at Prince of Peace uh Baptist Church.

2804
03:43:21,199 --> 03:43:30,080
Uh that's at 32nd and Burks. Uh bringing
together housing agencies,

2805
03:43:27,359 --> 03:43:34,080
organizations, and service providers uh
directly to the community to connect

2806
03:43:31,920 --> 03:43:38,000
residents with those critical resources.
Um, we have invited representatives from

2807
03:43:36,479 --> 03:43:43,680
PHDC,
uh, Attorney Key, Pico, the water

2808
03:43:40,399 --> 03:43:47,760
department, LNI, OPA, uh, and parking
authority, um, and others will be

2809
03:43:45,920 --> 03:43:52,560
available to answer questions, provide
guidance, and help residents navigate

2810
03:43:50,399 --> 03:43:56,640
housing, utility, property, and
neighborhood concerns. Um, as housing

2811
03:43:54,479 --> 03:44:00,319
affordability and neighborhood stability
continue to impact families across

2812
03:43:58,479 --> 03:44:04,239
Philadelphia, our office remains
committed to making government more

2813
03:44:02,000 --> 03:44:08,560
accessible, responsive, and community
centered by ensuring residents can get

2814
03:44:06,399 --> 03:44:14,880
real information, real assistance, and
real support um, all in one place.

2815
03:44:12,560 --> 03:44:21,600
Um yesterday we celebrated the
completion of Triangle Square Park um

2816
03:44:18,239 --> 03:44:27,600
which turned and transformed a broken
and often hazardous traffic island into

2817
03:44:24,720 --> 03:44:32,800
a beautiful green space at 24th and
green. Um so I want to thank the

2818
03:44:29,920 --> 03:44:37,840
residents of the Philadelphiaian um who
supported this project. This was a true

2819
03:44:35,040 --> 03:44:42,399
public private partnership. um those
residents put their own dollars in to

2820
03:44:40,399 --> 03:44:47,439
ensure that this space gets transformed.
I want to thank the streets department

2821
03:44:44,239 --> 03:44:52,640
uh for ensuring that uh this work has is
uh gotten completed on time. Um and I

2822
03:44:50,560 --> 03:44:58,000
want to take this as a model to use
throughout our council district to work

2823
03:44:54,800 --> 03:45:04,800
with communities to beautify um just you
know eyes of spaces um in our community.

2824
03:45:02,560 --> 03:45:11,040
I want to acknowledge Council Member Oor
for his resolution on Cuba. Um, in March

2825
03:45:08,800 --> 03:45:15,120
of 2015, I had an opportunity to visit
Cuba, uh, where I participated in a

2826
03:45:13,279 --> 03:45:18,399
program with some law students from my
law school, Rucker School of Law,

2827
03:45:16,479 --> 03:45:23,760
Newark, um, and my professor, Charles
Aant, where I received a certificate in

2828
03:45:21,040 --> 03:45:29,439
the Cuban legal uh, system from the
National Union of Cuban Jurists. And

2829
03:45:26,000 --> 03:45:33,760
while in Cuba, I really learned about
why their conditions exist on the

2830
03:45:31,840 --> 03:45:38,720
ground. And it's a lot of propaganda
that we hear in America that we were

2831
03:45:35,840 --> 03:45:43,680
taught here in America um on what Cuba
is. But when you go there and you talk

2832
03:45:40,880 --> 03:45:49,760
to the people on the ground, it's our
fault that Cuba is the way that it is to

2833
03:45:45,920 --> 03:45:55,279
be quite honest, right? And so I really
want us to to think about doing our own

2834
03:45:53,040 --> 03:46:02,560
research as council member or work um
suggested to really see why things are

2835
03:45:59,760 --> 03:46:08,319
how they are. I mean America is an
imperialist country, right? So we have

2836
03:46:04,720 --> 03:46:14,479
to understand and recognize that. Um and
you know how ironic while I was on a

2837
03:46:10,800 --> 03:46:19,040
Cuban beach um I was reading uh to Die
for the People, the writings of Huey P.

2838
03:46:16,479 --> 03:46:27,840
Newton, right? So, just let that sink
in. Um, and to understand, you know, why

2839
03:46:24,160 --> 03:46:34,000
I'll say this the American empire um has
such uh a bad rep across the world,

2840
03:46:31,520 --> 03:46:38,560
right? We have to really look inward and
look at our own political system and our

2841
03:46:35,840 --> 03:46:44,000
own structures and our own leadership to
see why uh other countries, other

2842
03:46:41,199 --> 03:46:49,279
nations, other third world countries um
have the problems and issues that they

2843
03:46:46,080 --> 03:46:53,840
face um because they just will not allow
um America to come in and dictate their

2844
03:46:51,920 --> 03:46:58,479
own policy. We need to have countries to
be free, to choose how they want to be

2845
03:46:56,000 --> 03:47:02,479
governed, to choose their uh economic
system, um to choose what freedom looks

2846
03:47:00,880 --> 03:47:07,120
like for them.
>> Um and last but not least, uh Mr.

2847
03:47:04,720 --> 03:47:10,239
President, um this past weekend, uh my
wife and I celebrated our anniversary,

2848
03:47:08,720 --> 03:47:14,760
so I want to say happy anniversary.
Congratulations. I'll see you soon.

2849
03:47:11,600 --> 03:47:14,760
Thank you.

2850
03:47:16,560 --> 03:47:22,080
» I think I said congratulations while you
were saying it. So, let me let me hear

2851
03:47:20,560 --> 03:47:24,479
you say it again so the misses can hear
you. Go ahead.

2852
03:47:22,880 --> 03:47:27,920
» Yes. Yes. My wife and I celebrate our
anniversary this weekend. So, I want to

2853
03:47:26,000 --> 03:47:31,239
say happy anniversary, babe. And I'll
see you soon.

2854
03:47:34,160 --> 03:47:42,800
» As there are no more speeches, the chair
recognizes Council Member Isaiah Thomas

2855
03:47:39,680 --> 03:47:45,840
for a motion to adjourn.
>> Thank you, Council President. I move

2856
03:47:44,319 --> 03:47:50,880
that council stands adjourned until
Thursday, June 4th, 2026 at 10 a.m.

2857
03:47:49,199 --> 03:47:56,000
» It has been moved and properly seconded
that the council stand adjourned until

2858
03:47:52,479 --> 03:47:59,279
Thursday, June the 4th, 2026 at 10 a.m.
All in favor will signify by saying I.

2859
03:47:58,800 --> 03:48:03,279
» I. [sighs and gasps]
>> Anyone opposed? The eyes have it. The

2860
03:48:01,040 --> 03:48:09,239
motion carries. Thank you all very much
and especially Council Member Jim

2861
03:48:04,800 --> 03:48:09,239
Harity. See y'all next Thursday.

2862
03:48:18,173 --> 03:48:20,192
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2864
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