Aye. The ayes are 16; the nays are zero. A two-thirds majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the resolution has passed. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Bill No. 090519.
An ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter confirming Council's power to enact ordinances that require City contractors and recipients of City financial assistance to submit and comply with economic opportunity plans addressing the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises and workforce diversity, and that provide remedies for violations.
This bill having been read on two different 3/11/10 - STATED - 2ND READING days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The Chief Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 16; the nays are 3/11/10 - STATED - 2ND READING zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. We will now consider Bill No. 100009.
An ordinance amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates and credits for the business privilege tax, by amending the credit for contributions to community development corporations to allow a business that terminated a contribution agreement to remain eligible for future tax credits under the provision that permits two businesses to apply jointly for the tax credit.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The Chief Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 16; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Resolution No. 100021. 3/11/10 - STATED - 2ND READING
A resolution confirming the appointment of Sister Mary Scullion as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2010.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco for a motion on the resolution.
Madam President, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. 3/11/10 - STATED - 2ND READING The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Resolution No. 100023.
A resolution confirming the appointment of Nolan Atkinson as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2014.
I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution has been adopted. the part of the minority? (No response.)
Are there speeches on the part of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Madam President. I remind my colleagues that we have our Partnership for Prescription Assistance table outside for your colleagues who need that support and your constituents. Thank you, Madam President.
You're welcome. The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Madam President. It's my sad duty to report that one of our own former members of Council has passed. Former Councilwoman Ann Land passed. She served ten years with distinction, comes from a long line of members from the 4th District, George Schwartz, Carol Ann Campbell and even Mayor Michael Nutter, and she will be missed. Our condolences go out to her family, and in lieu of any flowers, they're asking people to make a contribution to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and the City of Philadelphia and the 4th District will be a less brighter place because of her absence. Thank you.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Green.
Thank you very much, Madam President. The City of Philadelphia's Chief Technology Officer, Allan Frank, and the Administration are involved in a very exciting bid to bring Google Fiber to the City of Philadelphia. may go are not quite decided yet, but I'd like to urge all of my colleagues who have Facebook pages or Twitter accounts or anybody listening to please go to Gigabit Philly, G-I-G-A-B-I-T, Philly on Facebook for the fan page and sign up there and direct your people to go to it. The number one thing that Google will be looking at is the ease of coming into a city and getting the fiber put down very quickly, and the number two thing they'll be looking at is community response. So there's a separate section that you can find at Gigabit Philly or at the website, www.gigabitphilly.com where you can go fill out a response as part of the community, and I'd like to ask everybody to please urge your neighborhood groups to do so. Please direct people on your Facebook pages to go to the Google RFP and fill it out as citizens from the City of Philadelphia so that we can really move the meter on this Chief Technology Officer and the Administration. And the hashtag for Twitter is the "at" symbol, Gigabit Philly, if you want to send people there and you have a Twitter account. Thank you.
You're welcome. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Sanchez.
Thank you, Madam President. In the cover story of today's Inquirer, there is a story around the push around Latinos and the Census. Just this week I received a letter from the Census advising me that the form would come later in a bilingual format, and this is the first time in the history of the Census that they are addressing the language access issues as it relates to their data collection. So I want to continue to encourage and I know many of my in this. I've joined the Administration in their local efforts to push the Census to ensure that we get the fullest count, because every person counted represents $2,600 in federal formula funding for the City of Philadelphia, not to mention what we've heard many times, the forthcoming redistricting process. So I just wanted folks to know that the Census has taken historic steps in ensuring not only because the form is now ten questions, but ensuring that everyone can fill out and be counted. Thank you. (Applause.)
You're welcome. Are there any other speeches on the part of the majority? (No response.)
Seeing none, the Chair recognizes Councilman Clarke.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that Council stand adjourned until March 18th, 10:00 a.m., 2010. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, March 18th. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Thank you. (Stated Meeting adjourned at 11:00 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 March 11, 2010, 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.)