Aye. The ayes are 16; the nays are zero. A majority of members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, 140210.
An ordinance establishing a parking regulation on 16th Street, east side, Olney Avenue to Chew Avenue.
This bill has been read on two separate days. The question is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker, call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 16; the nays are zero. A majority of members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, do you have any 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING additional resolutions?
A resolution honoring the Father Judge High School Varsity Wrestling Team on winning the Philadelphia Catholic League and PIAA District XII Championship, introduced by Councilman Henon.
Thank you. I make a motion to move the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
And a resolution honoring the Father Judge High School 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING Varsity Soccer Team on winning the Philadelphia Catholic League and PIAA District XII Championship, introduced by Councilman Henon.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
And a resolution recognizing May, 2014 as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, introduced by Councilman Henon. 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING
Thank you again, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution honoring the Father Judge High School Bowling Team on winning the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship, introduced by Councilman Henon.
Thank you 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING again, Mr. President. I do move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution honoring and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, introduced by Councilman Johnson.
Please do, sir. 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING Hold it, Councilman. Can I have a little quiet, please. Constant murmur. Thank you. Councilman.
Thank you, Mr. President and colleagues. I'd like to thank everyone for being in support of the resolution I introduced honoring the 50th year commemoration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States to outlaw discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex or national origin, and it ended unequal application of the voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace, and by facilities that serve the general public. Powers given to enforce the Act were initially weak, but were supplemented during later years. As we embark upon the commemoration of this Act, it's always equally important to recognize the 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING progress that we have made as a city, as a country to address the issues of discrimination in housing, education, employment and, most importantly, the political process through voter rights, and I want to ask for an affirmative vote on this resolution. Thank you, Council President.
Thank you, Councilman. And, Councilman, can you make a motion.
I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING
And a resolution recognizing Thursday, April 24, 2014 as Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, introduced by Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution recognizing and honoring the Opportunities Industrialization Center on 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING the occasion of its 50th Anniversary to be celebrated on June 12 through 15, 2014, introduced by Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption, and I want to recognize that Councilwoman Blackwell is a co-sponsor of that resolution. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. Can I get a second. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted. 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING
And a resolution proclaiming and designating May 2014 as "Building Safety Month" and encouraging all property owners, developers and residents to learn about the necessities of building safety and to comply with new and improved City policies to preserve building safety and to protect public safety in Philadelphia, introduced by Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING adopted.
And a resolution honoring and recognizing Jennifer Leary, on behalf of Red Paw Emergency Relief Team, for her work with community residents with their pet needs after residents have experienced life altering situations, introduced by Councilman Jones.
Also for the record Councilwoman Blackwell and Councilman Johnson are also part of that resolution, and I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The 4/24/14 - STATED - 2ND READING ayes have it, and that resolution is also adopted.
And a resolution honoring and recognizing Resurrection Baptist Church founded in 1917 on the occasion of its 97th Anniversary to be celebrated on April 27th, 2014, introduced by Councilman Jones.
That one is all me. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
Thank you very much. That concludes our Calendar for today, and now we request that any speeches on the part of the minority. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Oh.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month here in the U.S., and in preparation of that, I have organized a three-week-long Asian American voter registration drive, which will kick off this Saturday here in Chambers at 2 o'clock. I've placed a flyer on all the Councilmembers' desks and invite anyone, if you are available at that time, to participate in our kickoff event. We're starting off with 74 trained volunteers who will be doing voter registration throughout the City next three weeks after Saturday. So thank you very much.
Thank you, Councilman. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.
Now, that's probably the first time I've ever been in Council been called on the first time. So thank you, Council President.
Just two announcements, Council President and colleagues, as well as the constituents who are listening in the 2nd Councilmanic District. This evening at McCreesh recreational facility in Southwest Philadelphia, we will be kicking off the Councilman Kenyatta Johnson Quality of Life Tour. We will be joined by members of the Streets Department, Parks and Recreation, Philadelphia Police Department, Sanitation Department, License and Inspections, and the District Attorney's Public Nuisance Task Force to focus on the issue of improving the quality of life throughout the 2nd Councilmanic District. And so we invite everyone who is listening to come out to participate. Again, that's this evening, 6:00 p.m. at McCreesh Rec Center in Southwest Philadelphia, 67th and Regent Avenue. Tomorrow we will be hosting our annual spring job fair, which will take place also in Southwest Philadelphia from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We will have more than 50 hiring employers, and we will also have a resume and cover letter and come -- resume and cover letter workshop as a part of our actual job and career fair tomorrow. And, again, that will take place at 10:00 a.m. at Francis Myers Recreation Center at 50th and Kingsessing Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. much, Council President.
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Very briefly, Mr. President. We often, during the budget process, have challenged departments to do more to create opportunities from our high schools to career opportunities within the City of Philadelphia. We recently challenged Fleet Management, and Chris Cocci, who is here, has stepped up to the plate with two young men from Randolph High School in the automotive program, Zaire Anderson and Andrew Harris. Mr. Anderson won a medal in skills competition for automotive services, and Mr. Harris, I'm proud to say, is going to be going to college shortly. So it shows that if we challenge these departments to create pipelines to prison, it can happen. Let's give these men a round of applause. (Applause.)
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd just like to announce again that on Wednesday, April 30th, this Council will hold public hearings on the budget at the West Oak Lane Charter School at 6:00 p.m., from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and West Oak Lane Charter School is on Stenton Avenue between Washington Lane and Tulpehocken Avenue, and all are invited. And we'd encourage people to attend since right now we only have two scheduled, and I believe the next week will be Councilwoman Bass'. So Wednesday, April 30th, 6:00 p.m., West Oak Lane Charter School. I'd also like to remind my constituents and others in the City who might want to join us to come to the Lawncrest Day of Service at the Lawncrest Recreation Center, 6000 Rising Sun Avenue, and it is sponsored by Philly Rising, and Sanya Brown is the young lady who is coordinating that effort. So it should be a fine day. It's a nice recreation center. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to bring the issue up again of schools, and we know we have the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School. We will be at the School District tonight to testify on this the call yesterday saying that this recommendation would be made, the recommendation to cease funding, but they told me it would take years in the appeal process to close the school, so I asked about funding. They said, Oh, no, we want to stop funding them in June. Well, what's the point? If you're not funded, you can't operate. One of my biggest concerns is that charter schools have what they call the reconciliation time where all the charter schools are supposed to deal with enrollment and money owed them and work it out with the School District. We would be led to believe that this is only happening with this charter school, that not making AYP is only with this charter school. I asked the question, Why did you pick one charter school if it should be one rule for all? If you're closing all that don't make AYP, that's one all in terms of enrollment and reconciliation, why aren't you doing every school? That's the process. So they said, Well, we decided to just start there. I said, Why do you start with the school that has decided and historically fought back for enrollment and issues that they think are important? So it's just not fair. If you have a rule for one, the same rules should apply to all. If you can't apply it to all charter schools, then don't pick the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School and punish them. (Applause.)
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Bass.
Thank you, Mr. President. I do want to thank my colleague Councilwoman Blackwell for being on top of that issue and discussing the need for equal treatment among charter schools and public schools in all that the District does. It has to be fair, and it can't be a policy that changes with each and every day. So I want to thank you for that. And speaking of schools, I also wanted to mention something about a school in my district I'm very proud of. And sometimes out of pain or controversy or difficult times comes triumph. And as we all know, this past year we were faced with the closure of Germantown High School, which unfortunately I didn't have the honor to attend. I know it was mentioned earlier I was at Germantown, but I didn't have the honor to attend Germantown. But it was closed this year after 99 years of educating students in Northwest Philadelphia. The closure was alums and community members, and concerns ran high about the relocation of many students to rival Martin Luther King High School. The closure also created a strip of three massive buildings in a three-block radius on Germantown Avenue that we're working hard to revitalize. But despite difficulties associated with the controversial merger, the players on Martin Luther King's Football Team came together and excelled as a unit. Under the leadership of Head Coach Ed Dunn, the team won its first ever public league football championship. Yeah, let's give them a round of applause. (Applause.)
The team was also honored by this body with a resolution, sponsored by myself and Councilwoman Tasco, commemorating the historic occasion. While this story is familiar to today, it is about to become known to people around the world. Coverage of the merger and the football team was captured by Flatbush Pictures, whose documentary "We Could Be King" premiered last night to a standing ovation at the Tribeca Film Festival. After the premiere, film sponsor Dick's Sporting Goods presented the School District with a $250,000 check as a donation to help keep high school sports funded, which Dr. Hite pledged to give to MLK first. And I just wanted to let people know that "We Could Be King" will be in theatres in New York and Los Angeles and will also air on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN2 and also there is a trailer that you can see on YouTube right now, which is very inspiring and really speaks to what our young people can do and are capable of. So I'm just very proud to have them and have them in my district and you, Mr. President.
Thank you so much, Councilwoman. And that concludes our speeches on -- no, it doesn't. Yes, it does. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Brown for a motion to adjourn. Councilwoman Brown.
Yes. Mr. President, I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It's been moved and properly seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, May 1st, 2014. All those in favor? (Aye.)
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