Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 020358.
An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 319, under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question READING, FINAL PASSAGE now is shall the bill pass finally? The Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. The next bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 020359.
An ordinance authorizing Center City District to construct, own, and maintain 97 pedestrian street lights, all under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally? The Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. The next bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 020360.
An ordinance granting permission to Redhouse Bagels to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe, all under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally? The Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. The next bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 020362.
An ordinance granting permission to 18th and Walnut Streets to construct a telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally? The Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. The next bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 020310.
An ordinance amending title 4 of the Philadelphia Code by adding provisions related to maintenance and inspection of piers and other waterfront structures, all under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally? The Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 17, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members of Council having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. I believe we have a special order of business. The Chair recognizes Councilman DiCicco.
Thank you, Madam president. I received resolution about an hour ago. I'm going to offer this resolution at this time.
The Clerk will please read the title of the resolution.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia without consideration deed conveying conditional fee simple title to a certain City-owned piece of land located within the are of the 2nd Ward of City of Philadelphia.
Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and the resolution has been adopted. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell for a motion on Resolution No. 020285.
Thank you, Madam President. Amendments to this bill.
Madam President, I move for the adoption of the NTI bill. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, there was a fair amount of recent discussion about this issue as recent as about 10 second ago. What I would ask, Madam President, is if there might be a two- or three-minute opportunity for a number of members discussing this issue to get some clarity about if there's going to be a proposal for funding, what is it actually going to be for. I'm trying to get an answer to an question.
Madam President, I don't think we're prepared to fully discuss the NTI. What we have agreed to do is what we put on the floor and what we offered -- tried to offer privately a this morning, and that is to add $1 million to fund the retaining wall, alley, driveway, curbs, and sidewalk repair and construction program. That seems to be the consensus of opinion and what we're able to offer this afternoon. I would ask my colleague representing a point of view that is acceptable. If it is, then I believe we can have unanimity of opinion here and we can all go out supporting NTI with these amendments. If we can't then we will go back to other amendments.
I understand. Madam Chair, I just need to ask a two-part question. One, as Councilwoman Blackwell speaking, and it may just have been an inadvertent oversight, did I hear you include the retaining wall issue or were you only talking about curb, sidewalks, and driveways?
That's okay. I was just trying to make sure whether I heard or misheard correctly or incorrectly with regard to what you said earlier. The proposal, does it also include the retaining wall issue that we were talking about because I thought I only heard you make mention of curb, sidewalk, driveway. That may have been an inadvertent oversight.
It would include everyone's concerns, so absolutely it would include the retaining wall issue.
And the other question that I was trying to ask, although I would not necessarily like to ask it so much on the record is, the proposed $1 million, is that only for study purposes or is that for possibly doing some work in the one area that we know has in fact been studied, has in fact been analyzed and that there is a and a bill in place to deal with the sole issues of the retaining walls? I'm just trying to understand what the purpose of the money is. Is it solely for study, or can any of those dollars be used for actual work to get to a resolution to some of these issues? That was the issue that I was trying to understand.