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Privileged ResolutionENACTEDCeremonial

Privileged Resolution 000613

Also naming that part of North Fifth Street from Lehigh Avenue to Indiana Avenue as "Officer Jose Ortiz Avenue."

Introduced Sep 28, 2000CITY COUNCILOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember MarianoCouncilmember RizzoCouncil President VernaCouncilmember GoodeCouncilmember TascoCouncilmember MillerCouncilmember KenneyCouncilmember DiCiccoCouncilmember CohenCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember OrtizCouncilmember LongstrethCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember ClarkeCouncilmember NutterCouncilmember Blackwell

Status timeline

  1. Sep 28, 2000ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Sep 28, 2000READ · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Sep 28, 2000Introduced · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Also naming that part of North Fifth Street from Lehigh Avenue to Indiana Avenue as "Officer Jose Ortiz Avenue." ..Body WHEREAS, Officer Jose Ortiz was a heroic Philadelphia Police Officer who died in the line of duty; and WHEREAS, Officer Ortiz grew up in Kensington and returned to Kensington to protect and serve the citizens of the 25th Police District; and WHEREAS, Officer Ortiz served his neighbors by reaching his lifelong dream of becoming a Philadelphia Police Officer; and WHEREAS, Officer Ortiz also continued to serve his neighbors after work; and WHEREAS, Officer Ortiz continued to assist in saving the lives of others after his death through organ donation; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA, That that portion of North Fifth Street from Lehigh Avenue to Indiana Avenue shall also be known as "Officer Jose Ortiz Avenue." ..End