Resolution 110582
Acknowledging and commending the City's Managing Director's Office of Emergency Management and all the City departments for their exemplary performance in response to Hurricane Irene, in the aftermath of an earthquake and followed by a tropical storm.
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“Resolution No. 110540, entitled "A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-Second Ward of the City of Philadelphia"; and Resolution No.…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, September 15, 2011 · Sep 15, 2011 · official transcript, this passage
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- Sep 8, 2011Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL
- Sep 15, 2011ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL
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..Title Acknowledging and commending the City's Managing Director's Office of Emergency Management and all the City departments for their exemplary performance in response to Hurricane Irene, in the aftermath of an earthquake and followed by a tropical storm. ..Body WHEREAS, September has been designated as National Preparedness Month which affords various response agencies the opportunity to provide emergency preparedness information and recruit volunteers; and WHEREAS, Even before this event, the City and region experienced an earthquake, hurricane and tropical storm within a week period; and WHEREAS, The Office of Emergency Management and other City departments, had dedicated themselves to help prepare the citizens of Philadelphia for the possible dangers associated with Hurricane Irene; and WHEREAS, The Office of Emergency Management and the Red Cross opened shelter operations in various locations, including Bartram High School, Lincoln High School, and Roxborough High School, for those in need of evacuation; and WHEREAS, The issuance of the State of Emergency allowed the Office of Emergency Management and City essential personnel the ability maintain safety and quickly restore City services; and WHEREAS, The preparations taken by all of the City departments were so successful, that there were no reports of death or injury have throughout the entire City of Philadelphia; now therefore be it RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby acknowledges and commends the City's Managing Director's Office of Emergency Management and all the City departments for their exemplary performance in response to Hurricane Irene, in the aftermath of an earthquake and followed by a tropical storm. FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy be presented to the City's Managing Director's Office of Emergency Management as evidence of the gratitude and pride of this legislative body. ..End