An ordinance authorizing Kaiserman Company, Inc., Suite 300, 201 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, owner of the properties located at 325 through 41 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, to construct and maintain eight planters on a portion of the east footway of Fourth Street, north of Chestnut Street, under certain terms and conditions. And an ordinance amending Title 10 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding a new Chapter 10-1800, entitled "Civil Enforcement of Violators," empowering the citizenry of the City of Philadelphia to seek redress for violations of any provision of Title 10, in the Municipal Court, through a civil complaint; all under certain terms and conditions. And an ordinance amending Title 9 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Regulations of INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS Businesses, Trades and Professions," by amending Chapter 9-200, entitled "Commercial Activities on Streets," by establishing a new Section 9-209, entitled "Boxes for the Vending of Printed Material," for the purpose of regulating and controlling the placement of such boxes in the public street, under certain terms and conditions. And an ordinance amending Chapter 9-1600 of the Philadelphia Code relating to the prohibition against unlawful eviction practices by excepting from the definition of "landlord" a nonprofit landlord operating a boarding house or lodging house. And an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Fitzwater Street, both sides, Seventh Street to Eighth Street. And an ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Pemberton Street, south side, Seventh Street to Eighth Street. An ordinance establishing a parking regulation on Seventh Street, both sides, Bainbridge Street to Fitzwater Street. And an ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS portion of City Plan No. 307, by striking the City Plan and vacating Spring Street, from 13th Street to Clarion Street, under certain terms and conditions.
These bills will be referred to the appropriate committee. The Clerk will please read the title of the first resolution introduced by Councilman DiCicco.
A resolution designating March 1998 as "American Red Cross Month."
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
All in favor, let it be known by saying aye. All those opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. The Clerk will please read the title of INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS the second resolution introduced by Councilman DiCicco.
A resolution designating South Second Street between Washington and Oregon Avenue as Mummers Row.
Mr. President, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
All in favor, let it be known by saying aye. All those opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. The Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill.
Mr. President, I have four resolutions for which I ask consideration.
The Clerk will please read the titles of the resolutions.
A resolution honoring Jodi Isenberg. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS A resolution honoring Mari Ann Barta. A resolution honoring Philomena Petro. And a resolution honoring Fonda Richardson.
Mr. President, I move for the adoption of the resolutions. (Duly seconded.)
All those in favor, let it be known by saying aye. All opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. The resolutions are adopted.
Mr. President, I have one non-privileged resolution and two bills; one bill's cosponsored by Councilwoman Verna, and one bill's cosponsored by Councilwoman Krajewski.
An ordinance amending Title 10 of the Philadelphia Code, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding a new Chapter 10-1700, entitled, "Landlord Responsibility," imposing responsibility on owners or operators of dwellings for noise and certain nuisance offenses committed on or from their properties by tenants and others; and authorizing eviction of tenants from dwellings where such offenses are committed; all under certain terms and conditions. And an ordinance amending Chapter 10-300 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Minors," by imposing a posting requirement on certain establishments to notify the public of certain curfew and other restrictions; all under certain terms and conditions.
These bills will be referred to the appropriate committee. The Clerk will please read the title of the resolution introduced by Councilman Mariano.
An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia deeds for properties situated in the 7th, 18th, 19th, and 43rd Wards of INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS/RESOLUTIONS the City of Philadelphia.
Mr. President, I move that the rules of Council be suspended in order to vote on this resolution.
All in favor, let it be known by saying aye. All opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Chair recognizes Councilman Rizzo.
The Clerk will please read the title of the resolution introduced by Councilman Rizzo.
A resolution honoring and commending members of the United States Marine Corps Reserve for their generous service to the Toys for Tots program, which served thousands of children in the Philadelphia area over the holiday season.
The Chair recognizes COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilman Rizzo.
Mr. President, I would like to have this resolution adopted -excuse me.
All in favor, let it be known by saying aye. All those opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.
The next order of business is reports from committees. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Clark for the report on Council Committee on Public Property and Public Works. (No response.)
The Clerk will please read the report. All those in favor of the report, let it be known by saying aye. (Laughter.)
Mr. President, for the Committee on Public Property and Public COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS Works, the Chair moves that the rules of the Council be suspended so as to permit first reading of Bills No. 970747, 970831, and 970834.
To the President and Members of the Council City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Public Property and Public Works, to which was referred Bill No. 970747, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the Executive Director of the Fairmount Park Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an agreement with Beasley F.M. Acquisition Corporation ("Beasley"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, pursuant to which Beasley shall be licensed to install and maintain and build wires in, on, and about a certain property in Fairmount Park situated generally at Belmont Avenue and Edgely Drive, under certain terms and conditions. And Bill No. 970831, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to execute an amended lease COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS agreement by and which the City of Philadelphia and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for additional air rights over 11th Street and Cuthbert Street between Filbert Street and Arch Street east of 11th Street; such amended lease agreement to allow construction by the Redevelopment Authority, or its approved sublessee, of certain structures in the parking garage at 11th Street and Arch Street. And Bill No. 970834, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, and without consideration, deeds conveying fee simple title to a certain City-owned track of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated on the southeast corner of Third and Berks Street, under accepted terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Will the Clerk read the bill number of the last bill? The three bills, what was the last name? COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS
This is inconsistent with the information that I have on the papers before me. I have three bills, the last of which is Bill No. 970854. What is the number on the bill?
Okay, that's fine. A motion has already been made that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading at our next session. All in favor, let it be known by saying aye. All opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. And these three bills will be added to our first-reading calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilman DiCicco for the report of Council's Committee on Streets and Services.
Thank you, Mr. COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS President. The Committee on Streets and Services reports the following bills out of committee with a favorable recommendation: Bill No. 970694, 970716, 970720, 970785, 970786, 970787, 970788, 970789, 970790, 970791, and 970792. And the Committee asks that these bills be reported out of committee with favorable recommendation, and ask that the rules of Council be suspended as to permit first reading on Bills No. 970827, 970828, 970830, and 970832.
Thank you very much. The Clerk will please read the report.
To the President and Members of the Council of City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 970694, entitled "An Ordinance Amending an Ordinance Approved January 3, 1992," establishing vendor locations in Center City, pursuant to subsections 9-2048-A, permitting one vendor location on the block facing Fourth Street, from Market Street to Chestnut Street, east side. COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS Bill No. 970716, an ordinance granting permission to the Sunguard Recovery Services, 401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, to construct, use, and maintain a concrete conduit bank housing electrical cables. Bill No. 970720, an ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 55 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Pierce Street. Bill No. 970785, an ordinance establishing parking regulation on Sixth Street, both sides, from Fitzwater Street to Catherine Street. Bill No. 970786, an ordinance establishing parking regulation on Second Street, both sides, Bainbridge Street to Fitzwater Street. Bill No. 970787, an ordinance establishing parking regulation on Fitzwater Street, both sides, Seventh Street to Eighth Street. Bill No. 970788, an ordinance establishing parking regulation on Sixth Street, both sides, Bainbridge Street to Fitzwater Street. COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS Bill No. 970789, an ordinance establishing parking regulation on Pemberton Street, north side, Seventh Street to Eighth Street. Bill No. 970790, an ordinance establishing parking regulation on Juniper Street, west side, Mifflin Street to Passyunk Avenue. Bill No. 970791, an ordinance establishing parking regulation on 13th Street, both sides, Tasker Street to Morris Street. Bill No. 970790, an ordinance establishing parking regulation on Morse Street, both sides, 13th Street to Broad Street. Bill No. 970827, an ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan 307 by widening 11th Street on the westerly side of Arch Street to a point possibly 229 feet southwardly therefrom, with diagonal expansion to the existing curb line. Bill No. 970828, an ordinance authorizing Switzenbaum Paste Joint Venture, the developer of the Hilton Garden Inc., to be located at 11th Street and Arch Street, to construct and maintain at such property various encroachments COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS into and over the footway to Arch Street, Filbert Street, all under certain terms and conditions. Bill No. 970830, an ordinance authorizing Switzenbaum Paste Joint Venture to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge over the south footway of Arch Street between 11th Street and 12th Street. Bill No. 970832, an ordinance authorizing the Reading Terminal Markets Association, 1115 through 1145 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, to construct and maintain an electrified sign projected from the facade of the Reading Terminal building over the footway of 12th Street and Arch Street.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Bills No. 970827, Bill No. 970828, Bill No. 970830, and Bill No. 970832 be reported out of committee with a favorable recommendation, and that the rules of Council be suspended as to permit first reading. (Duly seconded.) COMMITTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS
All those in favor, let it be known by saying aye. All those opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. Bill No.'s 970827, 970828, 970830, and 970832 will be added to our first-reading calendar. All others bills will be are reported out of committee favorably and will be printed and placed on the first-reading calendar for the next reading. The Chair recognizes Councilman Kenney for the report by Council Committee on Licenses and Inspections.
Thank you, Mr. President. The Council Committee on Licenses and Inspections reports out one bill with a favorable recommendation.
To the President and Members of Council City of Philadelphia, the Council Committee on Licenses and Inspections, to which was referred Bill no. 970715, entitled "An Ordinance Amending Chapter 12-800 of the BILL NO. 970831 & 970747 BILL NO. 970831 & 970747 Philadelphia Code Entitled 'Bicyle Regulations and Penalties' By Amending Section 12-808 to Increase the penalty for Violation of this Section."
This bill will be placed on the first-reading calendar for our next meeting.
The next order of business is consideration of the calendar. The Chief Clerk will read the bills on the first-reading calendar.
Bill No. 970831, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to execute and amend a lease agreement by and between the City of Philadelphia and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for additional air rights over 11th Street and Cuthbert Street, between Filbert Street and Arch Street, east of 11th Street.
Bill No. 970747, an ordinance authorizing the Executive Director of the Fairmount Park Commissioner of Public BILL NO. 970834, 970827, 970828 BILL NO. 970834, 970827, 970828 Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an amendment with Beasley F.M. Acquisition Corporation.
Bill No. 970834, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property Commissioner to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, and without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain track of City-owned land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated on the southeast corner of Third and Berks Street.
Bill No. 970827, an ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan 307 by widening 11th Street on the westerly side of Arch Street to a point possibly 229 feet.
Bill No. 970828, an ordinance Switzenbaum Paste Joint Venture, the developer of the Hilton Garden Inn, to be located at 11th Street and Arch Street, to construct and BILL NO. 970830, 970832 BILL NO. 970830, 970832 maintain at such property various encroachments.
Bill No. 970830, an ordinance authorizing Switzenbaum Paste Joint Venture to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge over the south footway of Arch Street, between 11th Street and 12th Street.
Bill No. 970832, an ordinance authorizing the Reading Terminal Market Association to construct and maintain an electrified sign projecting from the facade of the Reading Terminal building.
Chair agrees. The bills read by the Chief Clerk will appear on the second- and final-reading passage calendar for our next meeting. Council will now consider bills for the second final-reading passage calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Verna.
Thank you, Mr. President. Bill No. 970396 and 970007 are being called for consideration on the second reading of BILL NO. 970830, 970832, 970831 BILL NO. 970830, 970832, 970831 the final passage calendar. All other bills are being held.
The Chair thanks the Councilwoman. The first bill for consideration is Bill No. 970396. The Clerk will please read the title of the bill.
Bill No. 970396, an ordinance amending Section 19-201 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "City Depositories" by authorizing the City to deposit funds at Crusader Bank, under certain terms and conditions.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0 on Bill No. 970396. The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 980007. The Clerk will please read the title of the bill.
Bill No. 980007, an ordinance authorizing transfers and appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 within the General Fund from the Director of Finance Contribution to the School District/Tax Cuts, the Department of Revenue - Sinking Fund Commission and the City Representative and the Director of Commerce - Economic Stimulus to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
The Clerk will call BILL NO. 980007 BILL NO. 980007 the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays 0. The majority of all Members of City Council have voted in favor, the bill passes. BILL NO. 980007 BILL NO. 980007
Are there any speeches on the part of the Minority? (No speeches on the part of the Minority.)
Are there any speeches on the part of the Majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman Cohen.
Mr. President, the first point of order, I would ask that the Clerk reconsider the vote -- that is a recount of the votes on that PHA resolution. There is one member absent, and that's Councilman Longstreth. So 16 members voted; there were actually 4 nays, and the ayes were 12, not 11. So I would ask that that be reconsidered if agreed to, and the record should so indicate, that the vote should have been 12 to 4.
I understand, Councilman Cohen, relax. Is there anybody who objects to Councilman Cohen's recount?
Thank you very much. The record will be so noted. The Chair recognizes Councilman Cohen.
Now, on a special order of business, lots of people are troubled by things that are going on in Washington. And reading the morning headlines, in reading the column talking about the special prosecutor bringing in the mother of that young woman, Monica, I have two sons and two daughters. And while they're all very close to their mother, and I've always respected the fact that mothers and daughters are enormously close. SPEECHES SPEECHES And to think that in the United States, we are making it as part of the process, that the confidences exchanged between a daughter and a mother are subject to grand jury interrogation, I think changes the frame work of the entire government. I would never have dreamt in my wildest moment that when a daughter confides in her mother, that the mother may be then subject to a subpoena to go before a grand jury and to have to testify as to what the daughter told the mother in confidence. That's what's going on in the present phase of the Ken Starr investigation. And I just hope the Members of Council and the public are really considering what is happening to democracy in the United States, when those kinds of confidences suddenly become the subject matter of a grand jury. If it happened in our family, I would tell you, I think Florence Cohen would spend the rest of her life in jail if necessary rather than to ever talk about what a daughter of hers, looking for advice, says to her. So I just hope everybody considers SPEECHES SPEECHES that. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you very much. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Fernandez.
Thank you, Mr. President. On a topic closer to home, you probably all noticed in the paper this morning that Amtrak is moving some of its offices from the suburbs to a new spot in the Northeast, and there will be 445 jobs brought into the City. I think that's good news. We should celebrate. But I'd also like to take note that transportation is a major job creator and a place where people do have jobs in the City. For example, the airport, there are 25,000 people employed at the airport in the ancillary services, SEPTA employs more than 9,000, and freight movement around our courts is responsible for 7500 jobs, and there's an additional 37,000 jobs with trucking and automobiles and all of the use of the highways. So transportation is a key source of jobs in our city, and this is good news that SPEECHES SPEECHES Amtrak is really adding to that. We welcome them and thank them for their decision.
Thank you very much, Councilwoman Fernandez. The Chair recognizes Councilman Nutter.
The Chair "unrecognizes" Councilman Nutter. Is there anyone else who wishes to comment? (No response.)
Mr. President, I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, February 19, 1998, at 10 a.m.
Thank you very much. (Adjourned at 12:00 p.m.) C E R T I F I C A T E I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing proceedings of the Council of the City of Philadelphia of Thursday, February 12, 1998 were reported and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of same. RE: STATED MEETING __________________________________, JOSEPHINE CARDILLO, RPR