Vol. III No. 101 (466)
Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia
June 19, 2012
Philadelphia Daily Record
Not So Fast! . I . V A. Ci ty Co un ci l AFTER RECEIVING unexpected resistance from Phila. City Council, Mayor Michael Nutter’s proposal to institute an Actual Value Initiative property tax this year, before new property values have even been calculated, has been shot down for a year. Just 11 days remain for this chamber and Mayor to figure out how to balance upcoming Jul. 2012-Jun. 20-13 budget.
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Jun. 21Entry-level Job Fair at Zion Baptist Ch., 3600 N. Broad St., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Over 209 confirmed employers. Breakfast, lunch included. For info Jill Gromen (267) 4089027. Jun. 221st annual Chick or Fish Fry hosted by Congressman Bob Brady, State Rep. Mark Cohen, Shirley Gregory and 49th Ward at Lou & Choo’s, 2101 W. Hunting Pk. Ave., 5-9 p.m. $10. For info Sonja Thomas (215) 200-6144, Ducky Birts (215) 510-1057, Teresa Tanner (267) 270-8088, Tommy Blackwell (215) 992-4425. Make checks payable to Shirley Gregory/49th Ward, 5803 N. 12th St., Phila., PA 19141. Jun. 22Cocktail reception for Joe Rooney, Republican 13th Dist. congressional candidate, hosted by Donna Parisi at A Child’s Place, 524 Sugartown Rd., Devon, Pa. Tickets $150$1,000. For info Maria Diezel (610) 430-0419. Jun. 23William Dunbar campaign headquarters opening, 2302 E. Allegheny, noon to 5 p.m. Special guest lists includes Congressman Bob Brady, Sen. Christina Tartaglione, DA Seth Williams and Mayor Nutter,
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Jun. 24Celebration Of The Drum at Hatfield House, 33rd & Girard Ave., 12-7 p.m. No cost. Bring your family, instruments, blankets or chairs. Jun. 2714th annual Youth Anti Violence Health Awareness Initiative at Myers Rec Ctr., 58th & Kingsessing Ave., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free event. Jun. 28Tom Matkowski’s GOP 65th Ward hosts fundraiser at Flukes Bar & Grill, 7401 State Rd., 6 p.m. Tickets $40. For info (215) 2982251. Jul. 7- Councilman Curtis Jones’ Block Captain Boot Camp at Belmont Picnic Grove, Belmont Ave. & Belmont Mansion Dr., 12-6 p.m. Workshops, picnic, games. Jul. 21Fundraiser for State Rep. John Taylor in N. Wildwood at Coconut Cove, 400 W. Spruce Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J., 2-6 p.m. Cash Bar. For info (215) 545-2244. Jul. 21Olney HS Class of 1979 Bowling Party at Liberty Lanes, 6505 Market St., Upper Darby, Pa., 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Cost $20. BYOB (beer or wine only).
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No ‘Law Of The Sea’, Urges Sen. Toomey US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) announced his opposition to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea treaty, an international agreement governing the use of the world’s oceans. The Law of the Sea treaty would compromise the United States’ sovereignty, he alleged, by subjecting American navigational rights to an international body that is indifferent, and sometimes opposed, to American interests. In addition, the treaty would compel the United States to transfer billions of dollars in royalties from oil and gas development on the US Outer Continental Shelf to the International Seabed Authority, an unaccountable, multinational organization which would disburse these funds to foreign entities – including many that are openly hostile to the United States.
“The United States has the greatest navy in the world, and it has sufficiently protected our navigational rights and freedoms for more than 200 years before the Law of the Sea treaty’s existence,” the Senator said. “We do not need to rely on an unaccountable international body to secure these rights. Doing so would only jeopardize American interests, including potentially subjecting us to unlimited litigation and liabilities from others around the world who would challenge our domestic environmental policies. “The United States has a long tradition of opposing the Law of the Sea treaty, beginning with President Ronald Reagan’s rejection of the treaty in 1982, and we should continue that tradition today.”
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FIORE’S - A great restaurant and pizza place on Passyunk Avenue. Mr. Fiore was always there. The food and pizza were FILL-UFF-E-AH - homemade and great. The Philadelphia. For example: restaurant walls were tiled The Liberty Bell is in Fill- with pink and white tile. uff-e-ah. The tables had marble tops.
It wasn’t a fancy restaurant, it was a family restaurant. A large pizza and a pitcher of soda or beer cost $3.00. The pizza was about twelve by twenty-four inches. It was garnished with lots of cheese and other delicious toppings. FISH MAN - with his chant: Freessh fi-eessh. Here-ya, get your freessh fish. He sold fresh fish, cleaned and fill-ayed, from his horse-drawn wagon.
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EPA Hails City’s Green Plan As Nutter Reports Progress The US Environmental Protection Agency recognized the City of Philadelphia as a new EPA Green Power Community, showing a major metropolitan area can reduce carbon pollution, improve public health and help the nation’s renewable-energy supply.
cleaner, greener and healthier city. Katherine Gajewski and the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability have demonstrated strong leadership on this issue.”
The Philadelphia Phillies and other area organizations whose efforts for a cleaner environment are helping Philadelphia achieve its environmental and clean energy goals join EPA at a ceremony in City Hall at noon today.
A reduction of municipal energy use by 5%;
The event came on the heels of yesterday’s release of the Greenworks Philadelphia Update and 2012 Progress Report, marking the midway point in the plan’s goal for Philadelphia to be the greenest city in America by 2015. Of the 167 initiatives put forth in Greenworks, 38 initiatives are complete, and 110 are currently underway. For the first time, this year’s progress report features metrics for each of the plan’s measurable targets. Progress toward two thirds of the targets is on track, and two of the target goals, Targets 7 and 9, are exceeding expectations. Target 7 is to divert 70% of solid waste from landfill; the City has exceeded that and is now aiming higher. Target 9 was to provide Park and Recreation resources within 10 minutes of 75 % of residents; the City accomplished that and now is aiming to provide walkable access to Parks & Recreation Resources for all residents. “I am proud to say that Philadelphia has made significant progress in our goal to become America’s greenest city. I hope that other cities can learn from our experiences and build off of them,” said Mayor Michael Nutter. “Philadelphia would not be where it is now without the many partners in the public and private sectors who want to see a
Highlights on current progress include:
A more than tripled rate for curbside residential recycling; Increased access to healthy, affordable food for more than 200,000 Philadelphians; 428 miles of bike lanes completed. “We are proud to share our progress in implementing the Greenworks Philadelphia plan,” said Gajewski, director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. “Equally important, however, is the process. With this report we strive to provide numbers and data along with insight into the experience and lessons learned along the way. Our success so far can be attributed to the many partners within and beyond city government who have embraced the Greenworks goals and are playing a leadership role in driving them forward.” Some of the new initiatives include: Benchmarking large City facilities in order to evaluate City government energy consumption; Developing a climate adaptation plan that will address specific vulnerabilities and strategies to deal with climate change; and Conducting a regional clean economy survey every two years to track trends and outcomes in the clean economy. The Mayor also announced the City, in partnership with PhillyCarShare, now has the nation’s largest • PHILADELPHIADAILYRECORD.COM
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to the public. The new fleet of electric vehicles allows the more than 10,000 members of Philly Car Share, a division of Enterprise Holdings, access to cutting-edge alternative fuel vehicles that are fun to drive and average 100 miles per gallon equivalent.
PHA’s Kelly Is Tapped For D.C. Housing Czar In an effort to sharpen his administration’s focus on the District of Columbia’s need for affordable housing, Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray today announced he had tapped veteran national housing leader Michael Kelly to direct the District’s Dept. of Housing & Community Development and would move current DHCD Director John Hall to a newly created position as senior advisor for housing to the Deputy Mayor for planning & economic development. “Affordable housing is an issue of utmost importance to a large percentage of District residents, and addressing that issue is a priority for my administration,” Gray said. “With the team of Michael Kelly and John Hall in place, we will be better equipped to tackle this complex challenge.” Kelly has decades of experience in urban-housing agencies, including service as director of the D.C. 6|
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Housing Authority from 2000 to 2009. Most recently, he has served as the executive director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, serving at the request of the US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development while the agency was in administrative receivership and instituting major reforms. He previously served as general manager of the New York City Housing Authority, the nation’s largest such agency, and has directed housing agencies in San Francisco and New Orleans as well. Kelly holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton University, a master’s degree in architecture from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree in education, also from UC-Berkeley. Kelly, a licensed architect and urban planner, holds a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the US Green Building Council. He lives in Ward 4.
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DeLissio: More Professionals Should Be ‘Medical Staff’ State Rep. Pamela A. DeLissio (D-Northwest) has proposed an amendment to include broadening the definition of medical staff in legislation (HB 1570). This legislation could face House vote within the next two weeks. “Although HB 1570 addresses a long-overdue overhaul of the rules and regulations under which hospitals operate, it falls short by limiting the medical staff to physicians, podiatrists and dentists,” DeLissio said. “It does not allow hospitals autonomy in deciding to which health-care professionals the hospitals want to extend medical-staff privileges. “This proposed definition is problematic because it does not acknowledge the critical roles of the other health-care professionals who are integral to the life of a hospital and who meet the needs of our citizens when they are hospital patients. Hospitals are multi-disciplinary entities and the medical-staff definition does not reflect these other disciplines. “We have escalating health-care costs,” DeLissio said. “Many of our rural areas are not adequately served due to the lack of available physicians. Health-care professionals such as physician assis-
tants, advanced-practice registered nurses and pharmacists, to name a few, would be excluded. “My amendment would be in line with the May 16 federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ published final rule that allows other health-care professionals to be included on a medical staff. At the release of the final rule, CMS said, ‘We have broadened the concept of “medical staff” and have allowed hospitals the flexibility to include other practitioners as eligible candidates for the medical staff with hospital privileges to practice in accordance with state law’.” DeLissio said there has been no good or sufficient reason offered as to why the medical-staff membership is so narrowly defined. “Perhaps it is an age-old ‘turf war’; perhaps it is the reluctance to embrace new professionals. Regardless of the reason, it is a disservice to the citizens of Pennsylvania to not have this legislation amended to prevent the certified registered nurse practitioner from being precluded. We had to wait 30 years for the current legislation. It would be a disgrace to jeopardize the future health care of our citizens by omitting this amendment.” • PHILADELPHIADAILYRECORD.COM
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Measure Will Train Schools In Spotting Child Abuse State Rep. Louise Bishop (D-W. Phila.) praised the State House for passing legislation that would require school personnel to receive training in identifying and reporting child abuse. SB 449, introduced by State Sen. Pat Vance (RCumberland), would require the State Departments of Public Welfare and Education to work together to establish a child-abuse recognition and reporting training program. School personnel would be required to take three hours of training every five years. Training programs approved by the departments would satisfy continuing professional education credits for educators and staff. Under current law, school personnel are considered mandated reporters of child abuse under the Child Protective Services Law, but there is no training requirement.
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“It’s only common sense that we would give people who work with children on a daily basis the tools they need to recognize abuse,” Bishop said. “In addition to establishing a child-abuse recognition and reporting training program, the bill would clearly specify reporting requirements for anyone who is suspecting a child is being abused.” The bill will return to the Senate since the House amended it. “In light of recent news of abuse against children, I am hopeful the Senate will take swift action on this legislation that gives mandated reporters proper training,” Bishop said. The Philadelphia legislator is Democratic chairwoman of the House Children & Youth Committee.
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Council Hears Testimony On Peer-Run Youth Courts City Council’s Committee on Public Safety is hearing testimony this afternoon on how Youth Courts could reduce juvenile recidivism rates, flash mobs, violence in schools, and bullying while engaging young people through restorative justice and civic leadership. Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. has asked the Committee to consider innovative solutions to the problems that plague our schools. By engaging young people in a participatory process that instills confidence, empathy, and personal knowledge of the justice system; Youth courts create and promote restorative justice, he asserted. The objective of Pennsylvania’s juvenile-justice code is restorative justice, but overcrowded juvenile-justice dockets are not always conducive to the full application of those principles. Youth Courts operate in 49 states and the District of Columbia with over 1,050 programs, of which only 15 are in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Ours is the largest state without a robust youthcourt system. “Good citizens aren’t born they are groomed. Youth Courts instill respect for justice and order, allowing young people to take responsibility of their actions, to be held accountable, and to make restitution,” Said Jones. Witnesses include: Greg Volz, Esq. Mori Hitchock, &Brian Foster of Chester-Upland Youth Court; the Hon. Kevin Dougherty, Judge, Family Court; Edgar S. Cahn, professor of law at University of the District of Columbia; Anne Marie Ambrose, Commissioner, Dept. of Human Services; Norman Zarwin, Esq., Zarwin, Baum, Devito, Kaplan, Schaer, Toddy, PC; Cathy Weiss, executive director, Stoneleigh Foundation; George Mosee, deputy of the Juvenile Division, Office of the District Attorney; a representative from the Pennsylvania Bar Association; and John Dao, chair, Philadelphia Youth Commission. • PHILADELPHIADAILYRECORD.COM
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Brown Resolution Promotes Summer Reading A resolution promoting summer reading for school students, introduced by State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D-W. Phila.) was unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives recently.
measurable increase in classroom results while youth without access to appropriate reading materials can fall significantly behind their classmates, the study indicated.
HR 761 promotes student literacy and recognizes the value of local public libraries and their summer-reading programs.
Brown said Pennsylvania library officials have worked hard to insure that summer reading materials are available for children at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries. By providing summer reading programs, the public is given an opportunity to learn year-round and gain a passion for reading that can last a lifetime.
“A summer reading program gives children a chance to continue reading even though the school year has ended,” Brown said. “The education of our youth doesn’t have to end in the classroom when our public libraries possess the literature necessary to stimulate a child’s mind year-round.” A study by Johns Hopkins University has established links between reading and future educational and career success. Readers show a 10 |
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“I’m happy to see the importance of reading recognized, especially now that students are on their summer break,” said Brown. “Hopefully programs like these can teach children that the benefits of reading don’t just end in the classroom but continue into the job market and beyond.”