Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The last bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 090923.
An ordinance amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, amending Subcode "B" (The Philadelphia Building Code), by adding a provision requiring that certain 4/22/10 - STATED - 2ND READING buildings have roof coverings that are white in color or Energy Star rated as highly reflective.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The Chief Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. That concludes our Calendar for today. Are there speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)
Are there speeches on the part of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Brown.
Thank you, Madam President. First let me wish my colleagues and all others a happy Earth 40 years of honoring Mother Earth. Councilman Jim Kenney joins me in that effort. I have a T to cross, so I will be unable to call up Bill -- did not call up Bill 080758 today, but I intend to call up this bill next week. This bill will require businesses to close their doors when the air conditioning is blasting. This may sound like a no-brainer, but it is a huge waste and damaging to the environment. So as we endeavor to be more conscientious around this environmental issue, we're asking everyone to be cognizant of this and to look forward to a vote on this bill next week. So today we celebrate Earth Day and next week I'll be calling up the bill for a final vote, and hopeful for a favorable outcome as we move further to protect our planet. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you, Madam President. Today I rise to talk about our resolution that we passed, Resolution 090608, which dealt with pharmacy-owned health clinics. Shortly after that resolution was passed by this body, we met with pharmacists and pharmacy-owned clinics. They had a conference here in Philadelphia. We talked about the need for healthcare. We recognized in that timeframe that Obama had done his job by bringing national healthcare a step closer, but by us passing this resolution, the pharmacists had begun to expand pharmacies that are inside of urban areas into communities like mine. Two of them are opening up, one on 63rd Street operated by Rite Aid and another owned by ShopRite, with more to come in places like Target. body for doing their part to help bring national healthcare to local communities. But our job is not yet done. A young lady by the name of Aissa Finesse is a one-and-a-half-year-old young lady who should be out exploring her world, finding out what grass, trees and sunshine do for a human being. But she is holding on to her life because of a failed liver transplant from a cadaver that should not have been given to her in the first place. As we look at people, hundreds and even thousands of them, that fall between the cracks of healthcare, her mother in this case had to take off of school, Temple student, took away from her education, to give the type of intensive care to her daughter. So as the calvary begins to arrive from Washington, a lot of people are still in a vulnerable position waiting for this healthcare to happen. out to her, and I hope that people in the healthcare community can find ways to creatively allow people to find existence in waiting for this help to come from Washington. Finally, I hope that my colleagues will join me in this effort up at the Abbotsford Community Center, 3226 McMichael Street, for a health fair. Thirty-five healthcare providers and doctors, physicians and dentists will be there to bring healthcare to a public housing facility. We want to see more of that, because these are underutilized communities that don't take advantage of the healthcare that is there. So I thank you and this body for passing that resolution and finally seeing pharmacies coming into the inner city. So thank you again.
Thank you, Madam President. We mentioned Martin Cabry earlier, and certainly on Saturday, Jim Kenney was there as well and we both walked in the 3K race -- he a little faster than I -- to celebrate organ donation, and that's the whole point. That was the whole point of it. So we certainly support that every year and join with Councilwoman Krajewski in remarks she made about organ donation, as it is such an important issue and affects so many people in our society. I also want to note that our Partnership for Prescription Assistance table is available with brochures and information for your constituents to help them get their prescriptions paid. Thank you.
Thank you. Are there any other speeches? (No response.)
Seeing none, the Chair recognizes Councilman Clarke for a motion to adjourn.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, April 29th, 2010, 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, April 29th at 10:00 a.m. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Thank you all very much. (Stated Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.) CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY that the proceedings, evidence and objections are contained fully and accurately in the stenographic notes taken by me upon the foregoing matter on April 22, 2010, and that this is a true and correct transcript of same. ______________________________ MICHELE L. MURPHY RPR-Notary Public (The foregoing certification of this transcript does not apply to any reproduction of the same by any means, unless under the direct control and/or supervision of the certifying reporter.)