Thank you, Council President. Just a small announcement about an initiative that we're doing in the 2nd Councilmanic District on April the 12th. Myself and partnering with my wife, Dawn Chavous, who is the founder of an organization called Sky Community Partners, as well as the DeSean Jackson Foundation ...

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Thank you, Mr. President. Today, Mr. President, I introduced the Opportunity Zone Bill under your 1500 New Affordable Housing Units Initiative. The Grays Ferry and Point Breeze neighborhoods are neighborhoods in my district that have been recognized as areas that are rapidly developing with an abundance of speculative and market-rate ...

Mr. President, I have two bills and one non-privileged resolution. I'd like to speak on one of my bills, please.

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Mr. President, I move for the adoption of the resolution.

No bills or resolutions.

Being a vegetarian, I strongly support this resolution.

Whereas, Meatless Monday, which was founded in 2003 and is a non-profit initiative associated with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, encourages people to try food alternatives, such as tofu, other than meat at least once a week.

It's ...

Resolved, by the Council of the City of Philadelphia, in special recognition of the humanitarian efforts of the American Red Cross, its staff and volunteers, we, the members of City Council of Philadelphia, do hereby proclaim March, 2014 as Red Cross Month in the City of Philadelphia.

Further resolved, that ...

Thank you, Mr. President.

In life, we are often faced with tragedies that result in some cases the loss of life and some cases situations that will shake the foundation and the very core of your being, and during those situations and during those times, you may be in a ...

Council President and colleagues, I just want to say for the record that Councilman Jones and myself came to an agreement that we recess the hearing so we can continue addressing this issue, and yesterday was only the beginning.

Thank you very much.

It's Johnson, sir, Mr. Majority Leader.

Thank you, Council President. In January, specifically on January the 26th, the Washington, DC-based Violence Policy Center released a study that listed the City of Philadelphia -- that listed the State of Pennsylvania ranking fourth as it relates to homicides amongst African Americans, specifically ...

I move for the adoption of the resolution.

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Tax policy should not drastically alter the demographics of a neighborhood overnight. Under the current program, it is likely a mass flight from certain neighborhoods will occur as the people who receive LOOP leave when it ends. But tying LOOP to the sale or transfer of their home rather to ...

Yes, sir, Council President. Thank you very much.

Council President and colleagues, today I'm offering a bill that would amend the current Longtime Owner-Occupant tax relief program to extend this necessary relief and protect LOOP-approved homeowners. This bill is a direct response to a great deal of concern of ...

Council President, I have two bills, one resolution. I would like to speak on one of my bills, please.

Thank you, Mr. President. I have one bill.

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Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution.

Mr. President, I move for the adoption of the resolution.

Mr. President, I have no bills or resolutions today.

Whereas, John F. Street, Esquire, Philadelphia's second African American mayor, led the City from 2000 to 2008 after nearly two decades of public service on Philadelphia City Council. Mayor Street was elected as Council President for seven years during his tenure on City Council. As mayor, Street worked to ...

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague Majority Leader, that's why he's the leader, Councilman Jones for making the correction. So the event will be at St. Richard's Catholic Church, 18th and Pollock Street in South Philadelphia.

Thank you, Councilman Jones.

Thank you, Mr. President. Just a brief announcement. On Tuesday, February the 25th, I will be sponsoring a senior citizens appreciation lunch working in partnership with State Representative Maria Donatucci from 11:30 to 2:30 at St. Richard's Catholic Church located at 18th and Polack (sic) Street in ...

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Mr. President, I also want to acknowledge that resolution is sponsored by Councilman Mark Squilla as well. I move for the adoption of the resolution.

Mr. President, I move for the adoption of the resolution.

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