COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Monday, April 1, 2024 10:07 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBER NINA AHMAD, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER CINDY BASS COUNCILMEMBER MICHAEL DRISCOLL COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU COUNCILMEMBER QUETCY LOZADA COUNCILMEMBER NICOLAS O'ROURKE BILL 240015 - An ordinance adding a new Chapter 6-1600 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Reports on Opioid Antidote Use"... BILL 240017 - An ordinance adding a new Chapter 10-2700 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Reports on Impermissible Camping"... - - 4/1/24 - PUBLIC HEALTH - BILLS 240015 & 240017
Good morning. This hearing is called to order. This is the public hearing of the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services. The purpose of this public hearing is to hear testimony on Bill Nos. 240015 and 240017. The Clerk will please call the roll.
Councilmember O'Rourke. 4/1/24 - PUBLIC HEALTH - BILLS 240015 & 240017
Thank you, Mr. Terry. Will the Clerk please read the titles of the Bills 240015 and 240017.
Bill 240015, an ordinance adding a new Chapter 6-1600 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Reports on Opioid Antidote Use," to require certain reports from the Office of the Managing Director to Council concerning the City's use of opioid antidote, all under certain terms and conditions; and Bill No. 240017, an ordinance 21 adding a new Chapter 10-2700 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Reports on Impermissible Camping," to require certain reports from the Office of the Managing Director to Council concerning 4/1/24 - PUBLIC HEALTH - BILLS 240015 & 240017 camping activities carried out in violation of the Code and the City's efforts to address such activities, all under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you. Vice Chair Quetcy Lozada and other members, do you have any comments at this time?
Okay. No 14 comments. Okay. Thank you. The Clerk please call the first witness to testify on these bills.
Thank you, Mr. Terry. As there are no additional comments from members, no witnesses, this concludes the public hearing. We will now go into a public meeting to consider action to be taken on 4/1/24 - PUBLIC HEALTH - BILLS 240015 & 240017 the bills heard today. Okay. This public meeting to consider Bills 240015 and 240017, will the Clerk please call the roll.
Councilmember Thomas. (No response.) 4/1/24 - PUBLIC HEALTH - BILLS 240015 & 240017
Thank you, Mr. Terry. A quorum of this Committee being present, we will now consider Bills 240015 and 240017. The Chair recognizes Councilmember Lozada for a motion on Bills No. 240015 and 240017.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that Bills No. 12 240015 and 240017 be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading of these bills at the next session of Council. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that Bills No. 240015 and 240017 be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation and further moved that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading of these bills at the next 4/1/24 - PUBLIC HEALTH - BILLS 240015 & 240017 session of Council. All those in favor of the motion will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
I say aye too. The ayes have it and the motion carries. Bill No. 240015 and 240017 will be reported from this Committee with a favorable recommendation, with a request that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading at the next session of Council. This concludes the business of this Committee on Public Health and Human Services for today. Thank you all very much. - - - (Committee on Public Health and Human Services concluded at 10:11 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, 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.)