Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee
Thursday, April 7, 2022 | 10:00 a.m.
Independence Visitor Center, Philadelphia
599 Market St
1 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
Agenda
Public hearing on housing issues
Schedule
10:00 am: Opening Remarks
- Senator Joe Pittman, Chair – Urban Affairs and Housing Committee
- Senator Nikil Saval, Minority Chair
10:15 am: Panel #1: Blight Prevention and Deferred Maintenance
- Professor Vincent Reina – Associate Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania – Testimony
- Steve Luxton – Executive Director and CEO of the Energy Coordinating Agency – Testimony
- David Thomas – President and CEO of the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) – Testimony
11:00 am: Panel #2: Blight Response and Land Banks
- Jenny Greenberg – Executive Director of Neighborhood Gardens Trust – Testimony
- Angel Rodriguez – Executive Director of the Philadelphia Land Bank – Testimony
- Andy Toy – Policy Director at the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) – Testimony
11:45 am: Closing Remarks and Adjournment