Thank you. This concludes our calendar for today
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 ANNOUNCEMENTS DiCicco.
Thank you, Madam President. I have two announcements. (Interruption by excessive noise in chambers.)
Tomorrow morning, a very special event will take place in City Council chambers. C-Span, in cooperation with Comcast will hold a segment of the C-Span series "American Writers, a Journey Through History" in our chamber. This event will be taped for future broadcast and will feature students from the Bodine High School for International Relations and will discuss details of a student contest partnered by C-Span, Comcast, and the Philadelphia School District. At 10 a.m., I will be presenting a City Council citation to C-Span and Comcast ANNOUNCEMENTS representatives. Immediately following the presentation, the student writing contest will be announced, and then Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson will discuss their contributions to the common good and then invite the Bodine students to engage in discussion. The American Writers Series runs from March through December 2001 and focuses on the selected American writers who have chronicled, reflected upon, or influenced the course of American history. The series will not only focus on the lives and works of authors, ranging from Franklin and Jefferson to Dubois, Hughes, and Faulkner, but will also explore what their works mean to America today. I expect the program to last about an hour, and I would encourage all to join me for the presentation of the citation and promise that it will be a lively discussion. Also, Madam President, earlier this morning, I failed to announce that today I have a neighbor who is a student in the CAPA school. She's a junior in that school and she's shadowing me today. Her name is Jessica Concannon, and I ANNOUNCEMENTS would like to introduce her.
If she would stand, we would be very happy to recognize her. (Miss Concannon stands for recognition.) (Applause.)
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Madam President. The West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance will be sponsoring a tea, tour, and talk in celebration of the 103rd birthday of Paul Robeson at the Paul Robeson House, located at 4949 Walnut Street, on Sunday, April 8th, from to p.m. Staff will be on hand to update progress on the Robeson House and share the many achievements of Paul Robeson. All are invited. Thank you.
Thank you. Are thee any other speeches on the part ADJOURNMENT of the majority? (No further speeches.)
Seeing none, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco for a motion.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, April, 19th, at 10 a.m., April 19th, 2001.
It has been moved and properly seconded that City Council stand adjourned until Thursday, April 19, 2001, at 10 a.m. All those in favor will signify by saying aye. Those opposed? The ayes have it, and Council will stand adjourned until Thursday, April 19, at 10 a.m. Thank you all very much. (Adjourned at 10:56 a.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, April 5 2001, were reported fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of same. RE: STATED MEETING __________________________________, JOSEPHINE CARDILLO, Registered Professional Reporter