Isaiah Thomas
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 25
- Total speaking time
- 1:04:03
- Avg per meeting
- 2:34
- Segments
- 963
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Top issues during term (8)(Development)
Land Bank property dispositions
Dispositions transfer city-held vacant property, typically at low or nominal cost, for redevelopment.
Affordable housing at risk at Neighborhood Restoration
Advocates and Gauthier are calling for at least $36 million in city financing over three to six years.
H.O.M.E. housing plan oversight (Resolution 260934)
Nearly $1 billion in bond-funded housing investment is under scrutiny.
Non-resident landlord accountability
Penalties for non-compliant landlords; no direct cost to residents.
Safe Healthy Homes Act tenant protections
The mayor's budget includes funding for proactive inspections, though a total cost wasn't stated.
Tenant protections and proactive rental inspections
Tenants pay $25 a month ($300 a year) in mandatory fees they say deliver minimal benefits.
Homelessness and the One Philly shelter expansion
Germantown Town Hall redevelopment
About a $13 million private development on a formerly city-owned site.
Decisions during term (8)
Recorded while Thomas was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution recognizing October 5, 2026, through October 9, 2026, as the City of Philadelphia's Maximizing Economic Development (MED) Week: Celebrating Small and Local Businesses, a focused week of programming providing small and local…
Resolution condemning the Trump Administration and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for ending the Restore-Rebuild Program, one of the strongest tools available to Public Housing Authorities nationwide for…
An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Planning and Development, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Community Development Block Grant; to file applications…
Bill 260295 — PIDA Service Agreement for economic development assistance
Resolution honoring and congratulating Sam Rhoads on his retirement after 31 years of distinguished service at PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, and recognizing his transformative impact on the City’s…
Resolution 260033 — Property transfer to Redevelopment Authority (2045 S. 56th St; 5123-5129 Baltimore Ave)
Resolution 260037 — American Street Industrial Corridor redevelopment agreement amendment
Resolution No. 260032 — Workforce development hearings
Voting record (1)(Development)
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