It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of the bills just reported from committee. All in favor will indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and the bills just read will be placed on our First Reading for today. We will now proceed under a special order of business, a motion that Council reconsider the vote by which Bill No. 110181-AA was passed. This bill was passed by the Council at its September 15th, 2011 session and was returned disapproved by the Mayor at today's session of Council. I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read the title of the bill.
Bill No. 110181-AA, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Parking Tax,' by providing for scheduled reductions in the rate of the tax beginning in Fiscal Year 2012 and by making certain technical amendments, all under certain terms and conditions."
At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilman Kenney.
Thank you, President. I will not be asking for an override vote today, but I have a few comments I'd like to make relative to where we are and where we came from two weeks ago. Our last session we voted 12 to five to pass this piece of legislation, which does not take effect until the year 2014, July of 2014. And I'll say it again: July of 2014, not 2012, not 2013. It's set up so that we can consider all these tax reductions, some that the Mayor wants to reinstitute, some that are being discussed now amongst Councilmembers for 2014. So I thought it was a safe enough amount of time to see where the economy was going and what the situation in the City was and whether or not we could proceed with this. The Mayor in his veto message says that we should not be -- and I'm paraphrasing. We should not be giving tax breaks or tax reductions to targeted industries. Well, three years ago we did tax increase to a targeted industry, an industry that pays $25 out of every hundred dollars of gross revenue in taxes. We were not asking for -- the 12 people who agreed with me at the time were not asking for a full five point rollback, but a three point -- three percentage points out of the five in 2014. Apparently, the Mayor has learned to lobby in the last couple days, so we will not be asking my -- I will not be asking my colleagues to put up a vote, but I will tell you now that the first day back in session in January, this piece of legislation will be reintroduced, and hopefully we can have a continued discussion about what might be a fair way to treat this particular industry as opposed to the unfair way it's been treated in the last three years. And going forward, three years of 20 percent tax, almost three years, before they'd get one point in reduction not an unreasonable request. So I will not be asking for the override. I thank the colleagues who voted 12 to five. I will say again 12 to five to pass this. But things have changed and we'll try again in January 2012. Thank you.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill.
Yes, Madam President. I was one of the five, and I was going to be one of the however many today sustaining the veto. This industry does not bring tears to my eyes at all. I won't say any more. I don't have any constituents that are in that position either. To separate them out, reduce one source of revenue at any time when we've had two large property tax increases in two years and the Five Year calls not just for a change in the way we assess properties but also a 20 percent increase in total assessments as a part of lowering the millage or adjusting the millage to offset all the increases in assessments when we go to full value, if there was one dollar of real estate taxes necessary because of this reduction, that's all I need not to help them make more money, absolutely gouge people that come into this city for short-term parking and can't find a meter and wind up parking for a half an hour for $12, $14 where a meter was either $2 or $3. I just don't see the reason to even think about helping this industry right now or any time in the immediate future. Thank you.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Kenney.
Just one 10/6/11 - STATED - 1ST READING reminder, Madam President, that the parking industry does also pay the real estate taxes that we've increased over the past number of years. So in addition to the real estate tax burden and the burden of running their business, we've decided three years ago to hit them with five percent more. Some people think that's fair and won't cry about it, that's fine, but it will be back here in January. Thank you.
Okay. Since we're all going to be back here. I'm glad I don't have to think about it. Okay. The next order of business is the consideration of the Calendar. I note that the bills just reported from committee with suspension of the rules have been deemed to have had 2ND READING a first reading. These bills will be placed on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar for our next session of Council. As there are no additional bills on the First Reading Calendar, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco for the purpose of calling up bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar.
Thank you, Madam President. The following resolutions and bills are being called up from the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars today: Nos. 110637, 110638, 110639, 110640, 110641, 110643, 100269, 110481, 110482, 110551, 110553 and 110564. Bill Nos. 110572 and 110546 are being withdrawn. All other bills and resolutions are being held.
Thank you. Councilwoman, did you call Resolution 110572 on the first page?
Okay. Fine. Thank you. The Chief Clerk will proceed, please. How could I forget public comment? Before considering the bills and resolutions, we will consider public comment as follows: Your public comment must concern matters on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars for possible action at today's Council session. All speakers must sign up in order to testify. If you have not already done so, please do so by giving your name to the Sergeant-At-Arms at the table to my left beyond the rail. You will be called in the order in which your name appears on the sign-up sheet. You will have three minutes, three minutes to speak. At this time, I would ask the Chief Clerk to please call the name of our first speaker.
Earl Lively, commenting on Bill 100200-AAA. (Witness approached witness stand.)
Good morning. Councilman Green, there's not enough time for me, because last time you got me, but I'll try to get straight to the point on this. Good morning -
My fault, Councilman Green. Good morning, local officials as well --
Excuse me, sir. Do you mind speaking into the microphone. I cannot hear you.
I'm here actually to have a concern regarding Bill No. 100200-AAA. If it can be read to me clearly on what it exactly is saying to the Philadelphia community as well as myself, who is a satellite owner. Can it be explained to me, because I think that it should be more planned out, because I see some flaws in here as well as some costs that possibly that could actually cost the taxpayers of the City money. So I would like this to be explained to me, if it could be.
Madam President, first I'd like to say good morning to Mr. Lively.
And I understand that we're not required to respond --
-- to any conversation, but it's an issue that's out there. The bill is not running today. There has been a lot of what we believe to be inaccurate information about the bill. The bill was put forth for a couple of reasons. One, we think that in a very targeted way that the satellite dish were placed on the facades of properties, particularly in row home communities, without any thought as it relates to the aesthetics and the safety, which is an issue that after talking to a number of individuals as it relates to public safety, people try to have access to a property. When we look at the roofs and some of the placements around the windows, you literally couldn't get in and out of a window because these satellite dishes are surrounding all along the facade of properties. This notion that somehow you can't gain access to a satellite, which was being promoted by the industry, so therefore you have to put it on the facade is, frankly speaking, the most ridiculous claim I've ever had, because the last time I checked, most of the satellites are in the sky, and the best ability to access a signal from the satellite is to put it on the roof. So throughout this process, we've asked them to take every opportunity to put the satellites on the rear of the properties, on the roof of the property so they don't -- so they will not be along the facade of the properties, particularly in these urban neighborhoods. And we've shown pictures and reports about how many of these things are. This whole notion that -- and this is why we did a couple of amendments -- that we're going to require -- and we unfortunately got a call, one of the TV stations, that a senior citizen was concerned that we were going to make him go out and paint this satellite dish was, again, inaccurate. We were simply asking the industry as they moved ahead in contracting out with the purchase of satellite dishes, that they will look at having some camouflage applied during the production. So if you have a chrome, we're asking possibly to look at possibly having something consistent with the characteristic of Philadelphia, which is primarily brown or some sort of brick red. So those are the things that we attempted to do. We are not trying to impede satellite dishes, because, yes, my understanding -- and sorry to my friend back from Comcast and maybe somebody here is from Verizon -- they may actually be much cheaper in terms of getting service. So that's the intent of the bill, and hopefully in very short order we will be prepared to run that bill.
Thank you, Councilman Clarke. I just think, you know, as this process goes along -- I am a satellite provider because of Comcast calls. But I just think that it really needs to be thought out, because, again, I think some concerns for not just the City of Philadelphia but even other cities and states. You know, Councilman Clarke has some great points there, but I think, again, we talk about regulations and all of those good things, but I'm talking about the citizens that go home every day. You're talking about painting a satellite because the fact is that it doesn't match your house. I understand the structure of the building, but I think those things should be pointed and they should be dealt with with the provider, not the consumer who is getting it. But I think down the road, again, there's many amenities here that I can talk about, but I just think that it needs to be really planned and thought out, even by identifying that if I live four houses over but I got a vacant house and the house looks like it's unkempt but nobody is living in the house but it has a satellite on there but the bill said that the satellite shouldn't be up there. Those are things I think that should be looked at and considered if you're talking about upgrading the property, the property value. Are you going to take the zoning committee, are you going to take the zoning and take them off of other responsibilities instead of checking these things and say, Oh, man, we have to create a department to make sure we got the satellite guy out there like they have the Parking Authority? I just think these things should be well thought out and planned. I'm not knocking anything that he says, but I think in the future, it is going to cost seriously, it is going to cost us, the customer, money. I can go on and on, not to poke holes, because I live in his district. I just want him to look and talk with Council more in considering, look at what the plan is really going to affect, the consumer, not the provider.
Thank you. Councilman Jones, did you want to be recognized? Your light was on.
Yes, Madam President. I wanted to recognize State Representative Vanessa Brown and the Native American community that will be speaking on the bills today, if I could.
Alyce Bowling, commenting on all bills on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars.
Yes. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: I'd like to be excused. I have Council business to attend to, and be recorded as voting aye on all bills and resolutions.
Amazing grace. We're here. Now, that may seem like a simple, stupid statement, and we have to thank our lucky stars but also our neighbor. He didn't stab me last night. She didn't beat me up.
Nobody raped me. How about you all? How did you do? Well, our biggest problem, in my opinion, in Philadelphia is communication. I bought a little dictionary with me, and I'm kind of sick and tired of seeing the words of the American English language twisted. Now we have communications improvement supposedly, for example, with City Hall's number. We've got the 3-1-1. Now we got the five-county 2-1-1. Next we got 4-1-1. What else? Oh, yeah, 9-1-1. Try it. Let's just go through the 1-1 numbers. And if the Mayor doesn't see me and Commissioner Ayers and the Police Chief of Philadelphia's finest that is so corrupt and stinking, it's unbelievable, because there are good men and women serving, while the supremacist mentality goes on. And everything we speak here beautifully means nothing if in the streets and the alleys and the highways and the byways, they're in corruption and crime beyond belief. Oh, you can believe it, because we can prove it. It's documented. And don't sweep it under the carpet anymore. Are my three minutes up? 9-1-1 hangs up, disconnects, asks what your race is. If I go to a credit union with the Fraternal Order of Police --
Ms. Bowling, what resolutions are you referring to that are going to be considered today?
Okay. The zoning and districting, as the young man pointed out about communications. I think rethinking things is very important. I'm glad the Mayor has an integrity officer now, for example. I think our License and Inspections, since coincidentally I'm in the landlord-tenant disagreement right now, I have had the police come when I approached the gift shop in City Hall, when I approached 3-1-1. I was asked to leave the courthouse the other day when they denied me the right to sign. The accusations against me put me out of the building while the plaintiffs left, the landlord. They name it well, landlord first. We're the consumer. We provide nothing. Let's get our language straight just for starters. When I call 3-1-1 and they say you can't get in touch with the Mayor anymore, when I call the Police Commissioner and the Sergeant on duty says, Listen, listen, listen, agrees, agrees, agrees on the supremacist problem and beating up of the black people or the Hispanic or the old white lady crippled because she may lean too far left, dragged around in handcuffs in a paddy wagon.
Excuse me, Ms. Bowling. As I indicated earlier, each witness would have three -
Excuse me. Excuse me. As I indicated earlier, each witness would have three minutes to testify. We have any number of witnesses that have asked to testify this morning. Your time has been up. I've given you some leverage.
So would you please conclude your remarks. Thank you.
If anybody has any questions about any statement I've made here, please come to me. I'll document it. I'll give you the whole spiel, because I got 71 years of rootin-tootin information.
Chief Buffy "Red Feather" Brown, commenting on 110641. (Applause.) (Witness approached witness stand.)
Good morning. Welcome. CHIEF BROWN: Good morning, President. Thank you so much. Good morning to City Council and all the visitors. My name is Buffy "Red Feather" Brown, Chief of the Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy. I have been the Chief since 1988. I am humbled, I am honored and I am blessed to be here and to speak on behalf of the Southeastern Cherokees. Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy was founded in 1988, and we have received many times citations and resolutions from the honorable City Council on an annual basis. We have also received a citation from the House of Representatives in 1991. The mission of the Southeastern Cherokees is education, and we established a Native American College Scholarship Award in 1994 to assist Native American youth in their endeavor to achieve higher education. The Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy is also a non-profit 501(c)(3), registered with United Way and charitable organizations. We have a Speakers Bureau, and we visit public, parochial, private schools, colleges and universities, taking our history, past and present, to all students and adults. Native Americans in Pennsylvania, just to name a few nations, Cherokees, Lenape, Delaware, Shawnee, Seminole, have been in Pennsylvania for hundreds of years. In 1787, Cherokee women presented a letter to Benjamin Franklin. That letter is in the Pennsylvania archives. Monthly meetings are held by the Cherokees with the teaching of the language, crafts, dancing, and at this time, we are planning our 19th Annual Cherokee Festival May 2012 to raise funds to help Native Americans with their college education. It is of the utmost importance that the State of Pennsylvania recognizes the first Americans who reside in Pennsylvania and have shared their rich culture over the many years. In closing, I would like to thank the President, City Council and everyone who has happened to give me the opportunity to speak on behalf of the recognition of Native Americans in the State of Pennsylvania. Thank you so much.
Osceola Brooks, commenting on 110641. (Witness approached witness stand.)
I am Osceola Brooks. I am fifth generation granddaughter to Chief Osceola of the Seminole tribe out of Florida. The divine spirit has guided us to this day. This challenge is an opportunity, and we are now balancing. Our path is doing the work spirit has guided us to do. We were and we are brave. Because we made this effort, spirit responded, helping guide our belief that the government need to acknowledge the past. We know that none of you perpetuated the ill-dee (ph). We are asking to correct those ills of the past, and we applaud you for taking this bold step. It is truly a noble deed that the Resolution 110641 will be recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day.
Pauline "Songbird" Hilton, commenting on 110641. (Witness approached witness stand.)
Greetings, honorable Council of Philadelphia. Friends, Philadelphians, distinguished guests, fellow Native Americans, I come here today on the backs of my ancestors in the hope that this day, October 6th, 2011, will mark an important historical moment in the history of our city, state and our nation. The shining water that moves through the streams and rivers is not just water. It is the blood of my ancestors. I come here today on the back of my great-grandmother, who was thrown in a ditch and turpentine poured over her body because she was Native American. I come here on the back of her daughter, my grandmother, who was not allowed to purchase a hat in a department store even though she had the money to buy, because she was Native American. I honor the place in which the entire universe dwells. I honor the place in you that is love, light, peace and truth. When you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, then we are one. Thank you. Shanish (ph).
Janet "Warmwind" Powell, commenting on 110641. (Witness approached witness stand.)
Hello and greetings to you all. I come here to represent a very special place in Philadelphia, which is Strawberry Mansion, Pennsylvania's Indian country. Philadelphia and Strawberry Mansion is the section where Indians chose to live and migrate to to work. It was also a place for commerce. And I also come not just to represent my family that's been in the same section of this city since 1929, but for a family that I met on the same block whose photo I hold here of a woman whose a Philadelphian and born here in 1846. Her husband was a boot maker on the waterfront. This family's lineage is still on 27th Street. I'm happy to be here. This has been a long journey, a hard journey and difficult. I thank you for all of my family. (Applause.)
Chief David "Stands With Song," commenting on 110641. (Witness approached witness stand.) CHIEF DAVID: (Witness not speaking in English.) My name is Chief David. I greet you in the Shalakihi (ph) language. I'm the Principal Chief of the Eagle Medicine Band of Cherokee Indians. We are based in the Delaware Valley. Our headquarters is in Philadelphia. It is an honor to be here and speak on behalf of my people and as well as other indigenous nations that are represented here today. One of the things that I pride myself on is the preservation of traditional knowledge, traditional teachings and traditional culture within our communities. We thrive to be a more productive community as indigenous people, and Indigenous Day gives an opportunity for not just native people to celebrate who they are, but other fellow Philadelphians to celebrate indigenous people throughout the City. And it is my hope that the Council will recognize and pass this resolution to bring forth a more consciousness to this area so that we can preserve our culture and it will be preserved for future generations. (Witness not speaking in English.) (Applause.)
David Solomon Bailey, commenting on 110641. (Witness approached witness stand.)
Peace and blessings. Good morning, Council President Verna, Councilman Jones. I'm here today in honor of my ancestors. What time is it? Let's take a moment and breathe. Recognize why not. I wonder why it's taken so long, why has it taken so long to recognize this day? My name is David Solomon Bailey. It sounds Jewish. I'm not. You may think I'm a descendent of Africa. I am not. I'm Algonquian Lenape. I've been fortunate enough to been raised by my grandmother, who in the summer would send me to Accomac, Virginia to be raised by her -- to be watched by her grandmother. Recognize, yes. Will we be recognized as well as we stand here today in this building, on top William Penn. Extend an extension of the tree of peace and friendship to the Lenape. This here recognition will also extend the extension that Penn left here today. This is an extension of that resolution of William Penn. This is also -- I'm here also for a healing process. Recognizing this resolution is also a healing process through all the ills and elements in our community that we face. So in doing so, this is allowing us to build dialogue and for us to gravitate to the community to continue the legacy of upliftment and healing, because we in dire need for healing for our ancestors, for our people and future generations. And that's all I have to say. Thank you. (Applause.)
El Ali, commenting on 110641. (Witness approached witness stand.)
Good evening, President and Madam Council President, Councilman, State Representative Vanessa Brown and all the indigenous families here today. My name is El Ali. I am Cherokee, Roanoke and Polish. I personally strived for a very long time early in my life to learn my culture. It was very difficult. I just have a few words I just wanted to say. I want to thank Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. for sponsoring this resolution, Councilman Clarke, Councilman Greenlee and all of Council who will pass it. Every collective of peoples on the planet Earth who are organically birthed or began existence since time and memorial on a particular continent are identified as indigenous peoples. Peoples are identified by what homeland or nation they are indigenous to. American Indians, indigenous Americans. History did not start in 1492. It goes back to Kalaquinot (ph), now known as Philadelphia area, dating back some 5,000 years ago to a time when Greece and Rome did not exist and the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Babylon had hardly begun. No, my ancestors were not primitive people at all. They built highly advanced agricultural societies that still feed a third of the world's populations today. This agriculture build mounds or what archeologists call conical pyramids. These ancient ones build mounds that could be found from Canada through Philadelphia to what is now known as Florida. My history doesn't begin in 1492. It began in the Ohio River Valley around Pittsburgh where the Edina developed highly advanced societies around 1000 B.C., a time when King Solomon ruled in ancient Israel, where the Edina built their societies along the Delaware River to the shores of the northern panhandle West Virginia. So why should this heritage and history be forgotten? For it is the fabric that has built this nation, this commonwealth and this city. Our pain and blood run deep in this land. Our elders has suffered great for being indigenous to their homeland. So I can't forget about the negative parts of our history, such as the slavery of tens of thousands of American Indians in the Eastern Seaboard during the 17 to 1800's, who were enslaved and shipped to the Caribbean islands and abroad. We cannot forget about the people who had to assimilate into other cultures in order to survive at the destruction of their own, or to forget about the purposeful elimination of my elders' identity in order to strip them of their land by labeling them Negro, colored, belato (ph) through the United States census, state records, county and city records. Far too many don't know how in Virginia and North Carolina in the 1880's to 1946 where my family is from had to endure these types of laws that forced them from identifying as American Indian and instead forced them to be bound by laws that were labeled them colored. Why should this be forgotten? Walter Plecker, a leader in Eugenics Movement, went so far as to send letters to school officials, county registers, doctors threatening them with jail if anyone was to identify as Indian rather than to be colored. Parker stated in the Virginia --
Excuse me, sir. Would you conclude, please. Your time has been up.
Parker stated in the Virginia pilot in 1946 that he found a law that all Indians was to be labeled as Negro or into law of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It wasn't until 1998 that the Commonwealth of Virginia apologized for the paper genocide that was caused to many members of my family and others. I and my children, Sierre and Marquis, are evidence of the greatness and tragedy of our ancestors, and this history must not be hidden anymore. Resolution 110641 starts a healing process by recognizing that our history and heritage to the City is important and celebrated for future generations. Thank you.
Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, I'd ask to be excused. I have important business I have to take care of outside of the Chambers. I'd like to be recorded as voting aye for all bills and resolutions.
Hello. (Witness not speaking in English.) You can call me Brujo de la Vancha, but be honest, it doesn't really matter to me, because the more important they come here. Doesn't matter Hispanic, a mix or half Native American or not. I just want to be clear that people came here 500 years ago to a place. They don't even knock the door. And now all we need to knock the door. Why? What we did? We were here. We give food into the tables. We make the cera (ph) come true. And we are here for many, many generation. Just please give us a chance to be free again. Thank you. (Applause.)
Hello. Good afternoon, President, Councilpeople and all the people present. I am Nanticoke Lenape. We have formed a confederacy between all three of our areas, people and families, between Bridgeton, New Jersey; Cheswold, Delaware; and Millsboro, Delaware. We are all here. We never left. We stayed mixed among you and hid, and we are here forever. When I was in school and different things, I was raised by my grandmothers in North Philadelphia, 17th and Oxford. We were always told who we were, where we came from, from ghoul town, and that we were pierces and ghouls and brumberries. And we had never forget. And that also my grandmother sold pepper pot on Dock Street to the ships that came in. We have never left, and we are still here. And I am happy for this achievement and everything and recognition. It has been thousands of years. It's about coming to us, and it's taken all these hundreds of years for it to be recognized. And I am very proud of that for Indian peoples in this entire community of Philadelphia. Thank you.
Is there anyone else who has signed up to provide public comment on today's agenda?
Good morning, Council. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. I would just like to encourage the Council to embrace this resolution and pass it. It's just a simple recognition of our achievements, our accomplishments and contributions to this great nation. Being the City of Philadelphia, I think it's perhaps a little long overdue, but this is something we can do. And I'm new to the region. This is my first year here in Philadelphia. I am a member of the federally recognized Bay Mills Indian community in Northern Michigan. So I'm just here to encourage you to embrace this resolution, pass it. And have a nice day.
Madam Chairman, I have a question. Penn's prayer downstairs in the courtyard on East Market is inscribed. I think in the spirit, people say it should be read, not as a religious thing, separation of church and state. This is the spirit of the law, and it's his wishes that we be here today. (Applause.)
Does the Chief Clerk have anyone else on the list to testify?
There are no other speakers on the public comment list, Madam President.
Thank you. We will now consider the bills and resolutions on today's Calendar. 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Resolution No. 110572.
A resolution naming the 2000 block of East Tulpehocken Street as "Joseph C. Aiken, Sr. Way."
Madam President, I move for the adoption of the resolution.
No. I thought you were going to ask that it be -
Oh, I'm sorry. I move to withdraw this resolution, please, from the Calendar. (Duly seconded.)
All in favor will indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING ayes have it, and the resolution is withdrawn. We will now consider Resolution 110637.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-Seventh Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING All in favor will indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Resolution 110638.
A resolution honoring The Business Center for Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise on its 10th Annual Enterprising Women Business Plan Competition.
Madam President, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. We will now consider Resolution 110639.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-Sixth Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco. 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING
Madam President, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Resolution 110640.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-First Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. We will now consider Resolution 110641.
A resolution 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING recognizing and honoring the achievements, traditions and contributions of American Indians, also known as "indigenous peoples" of the City of Philadelphia and declaring October 8, 2011 as Indigenous Peoples Day and every first Saturday of October thereafter as Indigenous Peoples Day.
Thank you, Madam President. Before I move for the adoption, I want to bring to everyone's attention that at Muhammad Park in the 3rd Councilmanic District from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. will be a performance of drums celebrating this resolution. Thank you. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. (Applause.)
The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Resolution 110643.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-First Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Councilman Kenney, are you going to move 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING on this for Councilman DiCicco?
I move the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. We will now consider Bill No. 110546.
An ordinance amending Chapter 20-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Councilmanic Districts," by revising the boundaries of the Councilmanic Districts.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco. 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING
Madam President, I move that this bill be withdrawn from the Calendar. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Bill No. 110546 be withdrawn. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. We will now consider Bill No. 100269.
An ordinance authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Whiting Road and Whiting Place.
Madam President, I move the adoption. 10/6/11 - STATED - 2ND READING (Duly seconded.)
I'm sorry. I didn't realize it was a bill. The Chief Clerk will please call the roll. I'm sorry. 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.
Councilman Clarke is voting aye. Councilman DiCicco is voting aye. Councilman Goode.
Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. We will now consider Bill No. 110481.
An ordinance establishing a one-way regulation on North Lambert Street, from 65th Avenue to Chelten Avenue, southbound.
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.
Councilman Clarke is voting aye. Councilman DiCicco is voting aye. Councilman Goode.