980649 which would have been read right after 980411.
I need you to approach the Chair because I have 980449 and I'm looking for 980649. I found it. We had an error that previously indicated 980449. It is 649. I have now found it. (Duly seconded.)
All in favor, let it be known by saying aye. Those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The Rules of Council are suspended. As to Bill Nos. 980171, 980172, 980173, 980176, 980194, 980195, 980196, 980197, 980198, STATED MEETING - CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR 980199, 980200, 980201, 980203, 980205, 980206, 980207, 980208, 980209, 980410, 980411, 980551, 980649, 980650, 980653, and 980654.
And 651. You put in 980551, it should have been 980651.
980651 as opposed to 980551. Then the Rules of Council are suspended as to those bills. All other bills will be printed and placed on our first reading calendar for our next meeting. The Chair recognizes Councilman Mariano for the report of the Council Committee on Labor and Civil Service.
Thank you, Mr. President. The Committee on Labor and Civil Service, the Chair moves that Bill No. 970212 be withdrawn on the sponsor's request.
The Chair thanks the Councilman. Next order of business is the consideration of the calendar. The Chief Clerk will STATED MEETING - CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR read the bills on the first reading calendar.
Bill No. 980460, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on the behalf of the City of Philadelphia to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use by the City and affiliated agencies of office space located at 990 Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and being subject to certain terms and conditions.
Bill No. 980682, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development without consideration a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of City-own land with the building and improvements thereon situate on northeasterly side of 63rd Street, south of Eastwick Avenue under and subject terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City paid and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation respectfully reports. STATED MEETING - CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR
Bill No. 980171, an ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on Cayuga Street, both sides, from G Street to Castor Avenue. Bill No. 980172, an ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on M Street, both sides. Bill No. 980173, an ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on Castor Avenue, both sides.
Bill No. 980176, an ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on Hunting Park Avenue, both sides.
Bill No. 980194, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Tenth Street, both sides from Catherine Street to Christian Street.
Bill No. 980195, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Eighth Street, both sides, Bainbridge Street to STATED MEETING - CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR Fitzwater Street.
Bill No. 980196, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Fitzwater Street, both sides, Eighth Street to Ninth Street. PRESIDENT STREET Chair agrees.
Bill No. 980187, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Wharton Street, south side, Ninth Street to Passyunk Avenue.
Bill No. 980198, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Ninth Street, both Sides, Bainbridge Street to Fitzwater Street.
Bill No. 980199, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Second Street, east side, Fairmount Avenue to Green Street.
Bill No. 980200, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on STATED MEETING - CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR Fourth Street, west side, George Street to Cambridge Street and on Fourth Street, east side, Cambridge Street to a point 200 feet south of Cambridge Street.
Bill No. 980201, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Fourth Street, west side, Green Street to Wallace Street.
Bill No. 980202, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on East Girard Avenue, south side, Frankford Avenue to Shackamaxon Street.
Bill No. 980205, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Ritner Street, south side, from Thirteenth Street to Juniper Street.
Bill No. 980206, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Alder Street, west side, Ritner Street to Wolf Street.
The Chair agrees. STATED MEETING - CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR
Bill No. 980207, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Thirteenth Street, both sides, jackson Street to Wolf Street.
Bill No. 980208, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Thirteenth Street, both sides, Morris Street to Moore Street.
Bill No. 980209, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Clarion Street, west side, Jackson Street to Wolf Street.
Bill No. 980410, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Fifth Street, both sides, Catharine Street to Queen Street.
Bill No. 980411, an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Seventh Street, both sides, Fitzwater Street to Catharine Street. STATED MEETING - CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR
Bill No. 980649, an ordinance authorizing the installation of stop signs on Manayunk Avenue at the intersections of Seville Street and Kingsley Street.
Bill No. 980650, an ordinance authorizing the installation of stop signs on Acorn Street at the intersection of Hazlewood Street.
Bill No. 980651, an ordinance authorizing the installation of stop signs on Lansdowne Avenue at the intersection of Fifty-Eighth Street.
Bill No. 980652, an ordinance authorizing the installation of stop signs on Lebanon Avenue at the intersection of Georges Lane.
Bill No. 980653, an ordinance authorizing the installation of stop signals at the intersection of Sixty-Second Street STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 980712 and Haverford Avenue.
Bill No. 980654, an ordinance establishing a no tractor trailer parking regulation on Thirty-Third Street from Allegheny Avenue to Westmoreland Street, both sides.
The Chair agrees. The bills read by the chief clerk will be added to the our second and final reading passage calendar at our next meeting. Council will now consider bills on the second and final reading passage calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Verna.
Thank you, Mr. President. Bill No. 980712 on the second reading and final passage calendar is being called for consideration.
The Chair thanks Councilwoman Verna. The Clerk will read the title of the bill.
980712, an Ordinance amending Title 10 of th Philadelphia Code entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity" by amending Chapter 10-300 entitled STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 980712 "Minors" by amending Section 0-303 entitled "Unlawful Conduct of Minors" and section 10-304 entitled "Unlawful Conduct of Parents" by amending the hours of curfew on certain days all under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall bill pass finally? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank, Mr. President. Certainly I respect my colleagues and those who support this legislation. But quite frankly, in terms of quality and like bills that take away our rights, I've had it to here so certainly I will not supporting this legislation and hope that my colleagues will keep in mind when we have these kinds of things, everything dealing from noise to the number of people who can gather to people can get Section 8, that it's very, very dangerous to take away rights of citizens in our country. Thank you, Mr. President.
Is there anyone else? The Chair recognizes Councilman Cohen.
Mr. President, this STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 980712 just goes to show how people to generally think alike may differ. I think this bill is somewhat different. I will be voting for the bill. This is a bill that is tailored very carefully to a specific problem, a problem that we've dealt with in the City of Philadelphia and I think it deals very appropriately with the situation. I will, therefore, be voting for it, but I think that the concerns expressed by Councilwoman Blackwell are very important concerns. Whenever we impose any kinds of restrictions on conduct, those restrictions have to be supported by a very strong base as to why it is necessary on a temporary basis to make a restriction. Thank you. And I think Councilwoman Blackwell calls attention to our vigilance every time there is effort to restrict individual rights. Thank you.
The Chair recognizes Councilmembers in this order. Councilman Mariano.
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, sometimes I wonder if I've been here too long or not long enough. But we went through this basically when I did the parental responsibility bill and at the beginning of that STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 980712 bill, the beginning of it was we raise the fines for people that are out past 10:30 on the weeknight and 12 o'clock on the weekend. Now, all this bill does is changes it from a weeknight to a weekend. It doesn't change any of the fines. It's just because it's mischief night and Halloween. All it does is it gives the police the same parameters where they can take that individual youth, take him home write him a citation right here. They came and testified when I did that bill. This doesn't change anything. It's the same thing the police can do if there's somebody out past midnight on weekend or 10:30 during the week. So it's the same thing, it's already a law. We're just changing it for these two nights. It's that simple. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you very much. The Chair recognizes Councilman Rizzo.
Mr. President, my concern -- I understand the objective, but my concern is the fact that there's a lot good kids out there who are not going to be throwing eggs and breaking car antennas and doing all the things that kids do on mischief night. I'm not going to vote STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 980712 for this because of the fact that I believe that there's kids out there that would like to be out without the guidelines, the parent accompanying the child or the other points that were made in the legislation. So I'm going to be voting no because I think it's unnecessarily restrictive. Thank you.
Thank you very much, Councilman. Anyone else? This bill having been read on two different dates, the question now is shall the bill pass finally? The clerk will call a role.
Councilwoman STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 980712 Krajewski.
Councilwoman Miller is voting aye. Councilman Nutter is voting aye. Councilman Ortiz.
Aye. The ayes are 13, the nays are 2. Majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. This concludes our consideration of the STATED MEETING second and final reading passage calendar. Are there any speeches on the part of the members of the minority? Are there any speeches on part of the members of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco.
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, for sometime now there has been much private discussion about the future leadership of this Council. In the last few days, this discussion has become public with varying opinions. However, the final outcome will ultimately be determined by the 16 members in this room. I want my colleagues and the citizens of Philadelphia to remember that I have not in the past, present, nor will in the future make any decisions based on ethnicity. We have had many spirited debates, never hitting below the belt. And I believe that we will continue our future deliberations in this mutually respectful manner. Over the past eight years, we have all worked hard to move this City forward. And while Ed Rendell is credited and called America's Mayor, we have always been America's City Council. STATED MEETING So when it comes down to making tough decisions about the future leadership of this Council, make no mistake about it. None of us have a reason to bring ethnicity into play, for each Councilmember has a record that speaks for itself. I thank you and I thank my colleagues.
Thank you very much. Anyone else wishing to speak? Seeing no one, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Verna.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move the Council stands adjourned until Thursday November 12, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
All in favor, let it be known by saying aye. Those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. This Council stands adjourned until Thursday November 12, 1998. (Adjourned at 1:30 p.m.) C E R T F I C A T I O N I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing proceedings of the Council of the City of Philadelphia of October 29, 1998, were reported fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of the same. RE: STATED MEETING ___________________________ Lisa C. Bradley, RPR and Notary Public