Aye. The ayes are 15, the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. That completes our Calendar for today. Are there speeches on the part of the Minority? (No response.)
Are part of the Majority? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco.
Thank you, ma'am. I'd just like to thank my friend, colleague, Irv Ackelsberg, from Community Legal Service for following through on the effort to stop pay-day lending. They have filed a class action suit to stop the pay-day lending, which charges four to five hundred percent of the loan when they borrow from these companies that do business with banks outside of the City of Philadelphia. And also I want to say that they are working. He's been in the leadership role working with Senator Fumo to outlaw pay-day lending through the state legislature in Harrisburg. So it's all in our effort to protect the citizens of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, and we want to thank him and wish him a happy holiday.
Thank you, Madam President. I have an announcement that I'm making on behalf of the Young Black Kings Organization. It's an organization for young people between the ages of 10 through 15. They're taught things such as chess and carpentry and black history as a means of diverting the attention of these inner City youth from violence to positive channels. They're hosting a Shoppers Paradise event, and this event is being held at the Philadelphia Convention Center December 23rd from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. And this is an opportunity for 150 disadvantaged businesses to market their products with an anticipated crowd of two to three thousand shoppers. So we just want to encourage people to go support these young people and their sponsors. holiday.
Thank you. Are there any other speeches on the part of the Majority? (No response.)
Seeing no one, this will conclude our session for today. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very merry Christmas, a healthy, happy, prosperous new year. And at this time, I recognize Councilwoman Tasco for a motion to adjourn.
Thank you, Madam President. I too wish everybody a merry Christmas and happy other holidays that are celebrated. I move that Council stand adjourned until Tuesday, January 24th at 10:00 a.m. Thank you. (Duly seconded.)
It properly seconded that Council stand adjourned until Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. The motion carries. Thank you all very much. (Stated Meeting adjourned at 10:45 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 December 22, 2005, 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.)