Aye. The ayes are 17, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The Clerk will please read the title of Bill No. 040465. THE
An ordinance electing to adopt, enforce, and administer the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code in Philadelphia pursuant to Act 45 of 1999, under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The Clerk will please call the roll. THE
Councilman Cohen 05/31/04 - STATED - 2ND READING voting aye. Councilman DiCicco.
Aye. The ayes are 17, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. The final bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 040508. THE
An ordinance authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission, the Execute Director of Fairmount Park, and the Public Property Commissioner on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to enter into a lease through PTM II and PTM III, would restore, improve and 05/31/04 - STATED - 2ND READING adopt Memorial Hall for use as a children's museum and operate the Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall, all under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you, Madam President. This morning, I'm going to abstain from voting Bill No. 040508. I'm a board member of the Please Touch Museum and should recuse myself from any official act that may benefit the museum. Therefore, I wish to be recorded as abstaining on Bill No. 040508.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Nutter.
Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, first, I want to recognize with us today Nancy Cobb, the President of the Please Touch Museum, and her able counsel Linda Galante who are with us for what I'd say -
If they would stand, we would like to recognize you. 05/31/04 - STATED - 2ND READING (Applause.)
-- is pretty historic occasion for us and I think a great and happy time for the children if we can move this project along. There are a couple of kids who have grown up while we were negotiating the lease. They're now not eligible to go to the Please Touch Museum. In addition, these projects obviously don't happen without a tremendous amount of cooperation and support from a whole host of people. Certainly, our City Administration and Mayor Street and his office and Phil Goldsmith, Managing Director, and his office, as well as directly the Fairmount Park Commission and its many commissioners, one of whom who literally watches over us and sits almost literally and figuratively on my head, right above of us Mary Mason who's involved in that process and represents this Council's interest well at the Park Commission. The variety of other people and parties and Public Property and the Commission's Executive Director Karen Borski 05/31/04 - STATED - 2ND READING and many, many others have labored for a long time to make this happen. I just want to acknowledge all those efforts. Thank my colleagues for their support and their patience through this process. But we are very, very enthusiastic about the soon-to-be arrival of the Please Touch Museum out in West Park in that incredible building Memorial Hall, one of the finest buildings in the City of Philadelphia. So I'm enthusiastically encouraging support for this bill this morning. Thank you, Madam President. Plus.
Thank you. Bill No. 040508 having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The Clerk will please call the roll. THE
Councilman Cohen 05/31/04 - STATED - 2ND READING voting aye. Councilman DiCicco.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0 and one abstention. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The Clerk will please read the title of Resolution 040618. THE
A resolution authorizing the Director of Commerce on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to file an application, and if the application is accepted, to execute a contract to obtain a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 05/31/04 - STATED - 2ND READING Department of Community and Economic Development a funding district revitalization in various Philadelphia neighborhood shopping districts.
Thank you, Madam President. I move the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution No. 040618 be adopted. All in favor will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Resolution No. 040619. THE
A resolution authorizing the Director of Housing on behalf 05/31/04 - STATED - 2ND READING of the City of Philadelphia to file an application, and if the application is accepted, to execute a contract to obtain a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by improving the viability of older neighborhoods.
Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that Resolution No. 040619 be adopted. All in favor will signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and the resolution has been adopted. That concludes the Calendar for asked to remind my colleagues that there is a Finance public hearing scheduled at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 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, Madam President. As we go through our times here in trying to do the best for the City of Philadelphia in passing a budget and as we go through our anxieties of war in Iraq, as we pass these bills, it is very good to know that at times just human nature works in a very strange ways, and this weekend we're going to have the Wachovia Classic, the run up the Manayunk wall, but also Smarty Jones, a Philadelphia horse, is making his run into the history book. And my wife and I and other Philadelphians will be going to the Belmont to cheer on Smarty Jones. As you all know, I presented a resolution that we hold a parade for this great athlete, and I sure hope that the City goes on ahead and plans a parade because I'm very confident he's going to win. So I'm here to say, Go Smarty Jones, and let us enjoy the good things in life that this great City has to offer. Thank you, Madam President.
T-shirts were compliments of Modell's Sporting Goods Store.
Are there any further speeches on the part of the Majority? (No response.)
Seeing none, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco.
Madam President, I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, June 10th at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, June 10th at 10:00 a.m. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. And the motion carries. Thank you. (Council adjourned at 12:45 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 Thursday, June 3, 2004, were reported fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of the same. RE: STATED MEETING _________________________ Lisa C. Bradley, RPR