Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. I'm sorry. Councilman Goode, I didn't see your light on.
Oh, you were against it. Okay. The record will reflect that Councilman Goode voted in the negative. The vote then was 16 to one. Again, the majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Are there any speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)
Are there speeches on the part of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman Ramos.
Thank you, President, on Sunday we terminate a week of celebration that started many, many years ago, the celebration of Puerto Rican Heritage Week, and today you introduced a resolution so we can start celebrating Italian Heritage Month starting next Monday. This is a city that has been so welcoming -- and we demonstrated that last week -- to people that have come from all parts of this world to this great city, the Cradle of Liberty, to be able to be part of the American dream. Today I introduced a resolution calling on the Commissioner of baseball to consider seriously retiring the number of a great American, a great man that was born on the island of Puerto Rico named Roberto Clemente, No. 21. And this was an extraordinary person that besides all of his accomplishments in Major League Baseball, besides all the obstacles as a black Puerto Rican that did not know the into that era of baseball where people of color were not totally accepted or reluctantly accepted in the great pastime of America. And on a New Year's Eve while he was in the comfort of his home, he was worried about a shipment of medical supplies that he was sending to Nicaragua. Nicaragua had just suffered a horrendous earthquake, and he got anxious that he wanted -- that he didn't know for sure if the right people, the people that had been devastated, would get the medical supplies and other goods that he, out of his own finances, was sending to Nicaragua. So he decided to get on that little plane on New Year's Eve, left his family, to make sure that those medical goods got to Nicaragua. The plane crashed. Everyone on the plane, the handful of people on the plane, was killed and so was Roberto Clemente, an extraordinary humanitarian. The only person whose number I think that Jackie Robinson would say, Welcome, Roberto Clemente. He is the only one, Jackie Robinson, to have been immortalized with the total retirement of his number in Major League Baseball. So today I introduced a resolution, which is something that is going on throughout the country in many cities, that there is an effort for the number and the name of Roberto Clemente be immortalized and his number be retired. So I join many in this country that are calling for the retirement of Roberto Clemente No. 21. And what a better time to do this as the Phillies get ready to go into the playoffs, especially if we win the next few games and the Mets continue to lose. So let's cheer on our Phillies, and what fitting to wrap up Puerto Rican Heritage Week than to honor the great Roberto Clemente. Thank you, Madam President, for letting me speak.
You're welcome. Are there any other speeches on the part of the majority? (No response.)
Seeing no one, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco for a motion to adjourn.
Madam President, I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, October 4th at 10:00 a.m.
It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, October 4th at 10:00 a.m. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Thank you. (Stated Meeting adjourned at 11:15 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 September 27, 2007, 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.)