COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING The Met Philadelphia 858 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 2, 2024 10:20 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON COUNCILWOMAN NINA AHMAD COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN KENDRA BROOKS COUNCILMAN MICHAEL DRISCOLL COUNCILWOMAN JAMIE GAUTHIER COUNCILWOMAN KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON COUNCILMAN JIM HARRITY COUNCILMAN CURTIS J. JONES, JR. COUNCILWOMAN RUE LANDAU ...

title COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING The Met Philadelphia 858 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 2, 2024 10:20 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON COUNCILWOMAN NINA AHMAD COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN KENDRA BROOKS COUNCILMAN MICHAEL DRISCOLL COUNCILWOMAN JAMIE GAUTHIER COUNCILWOMAN KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON COUNCILMAN JIM HARRITY COUNCILMAN CURTIS J. JONES, JR. COUNCILWOMAN RUE LANDAU COUNCILWOMAN QUETCY M. LOZADA COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL COUNCILMAN NICOLAS O'ROURKE COUNCILMAN ANTHONY PHILLIPS COUNCILMAN MARK F. SQUILLA COUNCILMAN ISAIAH THOMAS COUNCILMAN JEFFREY YOUNG MICHAEL A. DECKER, CHIEF CLERK - - - 2 1 1/2/24 INAUGURATION - STATED MEETING 2 - - - 3 MR. TALIAFERRO: Ladies and 4 gentlemen, please be seated. Welcome 5 to the investiture of members of 6 Council, the organization of the City 7 Council, the inauguration of the 8 Honorable Cherelle L. Parker as 9 Mayor, and the investiture of members 10 of the Judiciary, and City 11 Commissioners, Sheriff, Register of 12 Wills and City Controller. 13 We ask that you please turn 14 off all cellular phones and 15 electronic devices for the remainder 16 of the ceremony. Thank you. 17 At this time, I'm going to 18 ask that you will please rise and bow 19 your heads for the invocation given 20 by the Reverend Dr. Mark Kelly Tyler 21 of the Bethel A.M.E. Church. 22 REVEREND TYLER: Let us pray. 23 Good morning, God. As we 24 gather for this auspicious occasion 25 this…