Aye. The ayes are 14; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Bill No. 090927.
An ordinance to amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, located at 333 Cottman Avenue, by allowing for the construction of a new building to be used as a comparative medical research facility.
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 14; 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 Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Madam President. I will be brief, because the snow is pending, but I felt compelled to talk a little bit about the hearing held yesterday by the Public Health and Human Services Committee chaired by Councilwoman Tasco and in part spurred on by the longtime interest of Councilwoman Brown on the whole issue of fitness and nutrition. Quite frankly, when I first came to this Council, that was not high on my priority list, but due to the dogged nature of insistence of my colleague, I was educated on the issue, and it is compelling to know that there's a synonymous map to foods that are unhealthy to loss of health due to organ failure, diabetes and the like. And it is important that this committee, this body, did something and started to move that issue to the forefront of our thinking. A lot of times because of the going on in the world, budget crisis and other things, we miss the small, yet important things of our public health, and I want to thank publicly my colleagues for keeping that on the forefront of discussion in this body. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Greenlee.
Thank you, Madam President. It seems we spent some time in the end of Council the last couple weeks saying good-bye to staff members who are leaving us, and I guess that's the price you pay for having good people. When they have other opportunities, they seize it. Since I've been here, my Legislative Director has been a young man named Kevin Boyle, and he reminds me, by the way, how young he is because he I started working here in Council in 1980, he was not yet born. But in spite of that, I'm going to say nice things about him. Kevin has been a credit to my office and I believe to the entire City Council. He was key in the issues that I've been involved with. He always worked hard, kept me well informed and offered sound advice that, at least when I was thinking straight, I actually listened to. Kevin is leaving tomorrow to pursue a goal that I think many of us are aware of, and he'll be officially announcing that very soon. I know he'll give that effort the same dedication that he gave to me and my Council office, and I thank him and wish him all the best in the future. Thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you, Madam President. We do have our Partnership for Prescription Assistance table in the hall for all those and their constituents who can take advantage of it. Thank you.
You're welcome. 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, March 4th, 2010, 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, March 4th, 2010. say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Thank you. (Stated Meeting concluded at 10:50 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 February 25, 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.)