Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, I offer an amendment to Bill No. 100722. A copy of this amendment has been circulated to all members of Council. I of that amendment. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the amendment to Bill No. 100722 be adopted. All in favor will indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Bill No. 100722 has been amended. This bill will be placed on our Final Passage Calendar for our next session of Council. Are there speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)
Are there speeches on the part of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman
Thank you, Madam President. In the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama used a theme called "Winning the Future." He talked about infrastructure repair. He talked about using that to create jobs and save our city economically. This week, Vice-President Biden and Secretary LaHood, who is the Department of Transportation's head, came to Philadelphia to talk about high-speed trains. It is significant because more Philadelphians go to Harrisburg, Washington and New York by train than by plane. So that high-speed train has significance here. We want to take a look at locally SEPTA and the relationship with Public Property and our platforms, els, subways and concourses to look at how we can effectively create and be innovative with our underground and platform. To that end, Councilman Wilson examining those efforts through a hearing where we will be looking at this, looking into it and improving those interactions between Public Property, SEPTA and the City of Philadelphia and, most important, its riders. We want to take the lead of our President to look at what we have to make what is necessary to create a more vibrant city. Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you. Are there any other speeches on the part of the majority? (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 February 10th (sic), 2011, 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, February 17th at 10:00 a.m. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Thank you very much. (Stated Meeting adjourned at 11:10 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 10, 2011, 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.)