Aye. The ayes are 17, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Are there any speeches on the part of SPEECHES the majority? Excuse me just a minute please. (Pause.)
Thank you, Madam President. I don't have a speech. I just have an announcement. We invite Councilmembers and other interested parties into the Council Caucus Room right after this session to participate in a press conference sponsored by Acorn to discuss the legislation we introduced this morning or predatory lending. I also want to remind my colleagues about the briefing at 1:00 on PGW on Council Caucus Room.
Thank you. Are there any other speeches on the part the majority? (No response.)
Are there any speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)
Seeing none, Council will stand in recess until 2 o'clock today. Thank you. (Recess from 11:40 am to 2:00 p.m.)
The Council Session will stand in recess until 4 o'clock today. (Recess from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m)
Council session will stand in recess until 5 o'clock. (Recess from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
This is the reconvened Council Session. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Do you have to read the Mayor's letter? Would you, Pat, please?
To the President and Members of Council of the City of Philadelphia, I am transmitting herewith for the introduction and consideration of your honorable body a proposed ordinance entitled, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to enter onto a ground lease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development providing for the leasing by the City to PAID of certain parcels of land owned or to be acquired by the City and further authorizing said officers to enter into a prime lease agreement with the Eagles prime lease between PAID and the City. And an ordinance authorizing Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to enter to a ground lease agreement, the Phillies ground lease with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development providing for leasing by the City to PAID of certain parcels of land owned or to be to acquired by the City and further authorizing said officers to enter to a prime lease agreement, the Phillies prime lease, between PAID and the City. And an ordinance amending an ordinance approved April 11, 2000, Bill No. 000003, relating to the capital program for the 6th Fiscal Years 2001-2006 by adding a project and an amount in the Department of Public Property. And an ordinance amending an ordinance approved April 11, 2000, Bill No. 000004, relating to the Fiscal Year 2001 Capital Budget by adding a project and an amount in the Department of Public Property. And an ordinance authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to file an application and enter into a grant agreement with the Office of the Budget, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Capital Redevelopment Assistant Program to provide partial funding to assist in the development of a professional baseball stadium, a professional football stadium, a training facility in the City of Philadelphia, making certain related assurances. And an ordinance amending Title 14 of the Philadelphia Code relating to zoning and planning by amending Chapter 14-000 entitled "Sports Stadium District," by amending provisions related to permitted uses, under certain terms and conditions. And an ordinance to amend Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located with an area bounded by Hartranft Street, 20th Street, Pattison Avenue, and Broad Street. And an ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Packer Avenue, 10th Street, Pattison Avenue, the Delaware Expressway, and Lawrence Street. And an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to acquire by amicable negotiations or by condemnation fee simple title to a parcel of real estate with an improvements situate thereon and other matters that burdens said parcel of real estate and/or improvements thereon located on the southerly side of Pattison Avenue between 11th Street, Darien Street and extending southwardly to the Delaware I-95 Expressway, Philadelphia Pennsylvania. And an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to acquire by amicable negotiations or by condemnation fee simple title to a certain parcel of real estate with the improvements situate thereon located the easterly side of Darien Street, south of Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, and to transfer that parcel to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development in fee for nominal consideration. And an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to acquire by amicable negotiations or by condemnation fee simple title to a certain parcel of real estate with the improvements situate thereon located on the northeast corner of Pattison Avenue and Darien Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
And an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to acquire by amicable negotiations or by condemnation fee simple title to a certain parcel of real estate with the improvements situate thereon located on northeast corner of Pattison Avenue and 10th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to acquire by amicable negotiations or by condemnation fee simple title to a certain parcel of real estate with the improvements situate thereon located on the easterly side of Darien Street, north of Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco for a motion.
Madam President, I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, December 7th at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
All those in favor of Council adjourning until Thursday, December 7th will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. Council will stand adjourned until Thursday, December 7, 2000. Thank you. (Council adjourned at 6:40 p.m.) C E R T I F I C A T I O N I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing proceedings of the Council of the City of Philadelphia of November 16, 2000, were reported fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of the same. RE: STATED MEETING ___________________________ Lisa C. Bradley, RPR and Notary Public