Thank you. The Committee on Commerce and Economic Development has one bill with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you, Councilman. Mr. Decker, please read that report.
The Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, to which was referred Bill No. 190438, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development properties located at 4910 Botanic Avenue, 5014 Grays Avenue, 5027 Grays Avenue, and 2639 South 58th Street, and further authorizing PAID Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 of the property at 4910 Botanic Avenue to the City of Philadelphia, all under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement among the City, PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC)," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bill to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading of this Bill No. 190438. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 of Bill No. 190438. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and this bill will be placed on our First Reading Calendar today. That concludes our reports from committee, and our next order of business is consideration of the Calendar. I note that the bills just reported from committee with a suspension of the rules have been deemed to have had a first reading. These bills will be placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. As there are no additional bills on the First Reading Calendar, the Chair recognizes Councilman Henon for the Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 2ND READING purpose of calling up bills and resolutions that are on our Final Passage Calendar today.
Thank you, Mr. President. The following resolutions and bills are being called up from the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars today. They are Bill Nos. 190478, 190482, 190483, 190255-A, 181063, 190099, and 190314. All other bills and resolutions are being held.
Thank you, Councilman. So before considering the resolutions and bills, we will have our public comment session. It will go as follows: When your name is called, you will go to the podium in the middle of the Council Chambers. There's a device on that podium. When the light turns green, it will be your time to speak. When the light turns yellow, you will have 30 seconds to conclude your remarks. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 When the light turns red, we'd ask you to please adhere to our guidelines and conclude your remarks. You will be given three minutes to speak on a bill or resolution that is on the Final Passage today. Thank you very much for your anticipated cooperation. Mr. Decker, please call the first name on the list.
Meris Bergquist, commenting on 180936. (Witness approached podium.)
Good afternoon, President Clarke and City Councilmembers. Thank you very much for this opportunity for me to offer my strong support for the bill just mentioned, No. 180936. My name is Meris Bergquist. I am the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts and I have approximately 20 years representing Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 victims of housing discrimination. And since my time is limited, I'm just going to go into what I consider to be the two major problems that we have with our Massachusetts Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Law, which are similar to the existing Philadelphia Lead Disclosure Act. So both laws use the presence of a child under the age of six as a trigger for mandatory lead abatement by landlords, and what this has done in Massachusetts since our law was enacted in 1971 is create systemic housing discrimination. The law incentivizes housing discrimination. Landlords find it almost irresistible to avoid renting to families with children rather than engage in de-leading activity. And I offer you my experience on this point representing multiple victims of housing discrimination based on lead paint. But you don't have to take my word for it, because it has been Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 well documented in our state by our state Attorney General, our Department of Housing and Community Development. The Boston Globe has covered it, legal scholars have covered it, and landlords have even freely admitted it. So this illegal housing discrimination causes another unintended consequence that is also harmful. Our childhood lead prevention law was intended to prevent childhood lead poisoning universally. Childhood lead poisoning, as I'm sure you know, is a completely preventable condition, with devastating irreparable consequences for young children. And the statistics in Massachusetts tell the story about how our law has not been effective in reducing childhood exposure to lead paint. Massachusetts has the fourth oldest housing stock in the nation, and only 10 percent of this housing stock has undergone any abatement activity, 10 Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 percent in the last 45 years. So at this rate, we may achieve universal lead abatement and a reduction of childhood exposure to lead paint in residential housing in centuries to come. So I want to conclude by saying that this amendment will fix the problems that I've identified, and thank you very much for my time.
George Gould, commenting on 180936. (Witness approached podium.)
Thank you, Council President. My name is George Gould. I'm an attorney with Community Legal Services, and let me follow up with Meris on Bill 180936. One of the things that this bill will do is deal with the problem of Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 discrimination against families with children. This is a bill that amends the current Philadelphia lead paint ordinance, which requires a lead-safe certification be given to tenants with families six or under. And we believe there's three major problems. One of them is the clear discrimination that goes on against these families in renting, but second is the lack of enforcement, because the Health Department has no idea where families with six or under are living. And of the estimated 27,000 families who live in Philadelphia with children six or under, only about 7,000, or less than a third, have had lead-safe certifications. The second problem is that tenants move around with their families. They may go to relatives where there are not children six or under living, and that can clearly be problematic, as they have all sorts of problems may exist in those properties. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 The third point I want to make -- and this is very important -when this bill went to committee, there was testimony from Baltimore, which has a somewhat similar bill, and in Baltimore the effect has been not as landlords have said, that it would be astronomical rent increases. In fact, for landlords who keep their properties in minimal conditions, it has only maybe been a couple hundred dollars expense. For landlords who don't, they should fix their properties up, and this bill would require them to do it. I want to thank Councilwoman Reynolds Brown and her staffer, Julian Thompson, for the many, many months of working on this bill, and I think we have come up with a terrific product, and I urge City Council to move ahead and adopt the bill. Thank you.
Thank you for your testimony. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 (Applause.)
Angela Melver. (Witness approached podium.) MS. McIVER: Thank you all. My name is actually Angela McIver. Good afternoon, Council President, Councilmembers, and especially to Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. I'm Angela McIver, Chief Executive Officer at the Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Our mission is to ensure equal access to housing opportunities for all people. For 31 years, the Fair Housing amendments has covered families with children. Advocates and activists have been working with policymakers in fighting for or against social and public policies that make housing unavailable to families with children. When housing is unavailable to families with children, it's not just about housing. Limiting housing options relegate families with children to Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 segregated neighborhoods that were and remain redlined by lenders, insurance companies, economic investors. We know that where you live determines so much about you, including access to opportunities that encompass health, education, recreation, economics, and merchandise. Some victims of housing discrimination experience trauma and stress-related disorders that can present in many ways. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual No. 5, adults and children under six years can experience an array of psychological responses that negatively affect how an individual's mind and body operate during periods of exposure to stressful events. It is one thing to deny families with children access to properties, but it's another thing when families with children learn that they were denied access to housing of their choice. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 Coping with housing discrimination is not easy, nor should it be acceptable as long as there are federal, state, and local laws that are against discrimination and prohibit treating people different because of their unique characteristics and circumstances. I encourage Council to vote in favor of the bill and then educate voters about expanding legislation that broadens housing opportunities and improves living conditions for the lives of families with children. Thank you for an opportunity to address this body.
Thank you so much for your testimony. (Applause.)
Emily Dowdall, commenting on 180936. (Witness approached podium.)
Good afternoon. My name is Emily Dowdall and I'm Policy Director for Reinvestment Fund's Data and Policy Team. We're a Philadelphia-based non-profit that has financed more than 15,000 rental units and has helped Councilmembers and City departments use data to inform policy and neighborhood investment. As you deliberate the City's lead regulations, I offer a few points related to projected housing market impacts. The bottom line is that compliance costs and their impact on rents and total units available are likely more limited than estimated by the AEG study commissioned by a local landlord group. The AEG study is based on snapshots of the City's housing stock through 2015. Ordinarily a few years data lag isn't critical because housing stock changes slowly, but the last few years in Philadelphia are a different Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 story. From 2015 to '18, there were more than 10,000 new housing units permitted in multi-family structures, and 2017 and '18 had among the highest permitting levels in the last 15 years. At the same time, City data shows that roughly 1,000 units have been demolished each year, many of them older properties with lead. These changes have likely significantly reduced the incidence of lead in the City. Also in just the last few years, the City's Landlord Tenant Court has been more proactive in ensuring landlords filing evictions have the required certification, including the lead-safe certificate. With approximately 20,000 eviction filings a year, it's reasonable to expect that a number of units have been recently abated. The AEG study makes assumptions about what landlords would do in response to the ordinance, like raising rents or Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 taking units off the markets based on very limited data that doesn't meet the standards of scientific evidence. It also predicts that the cost of lead abatement will force landlords to forego maintenance and renovations, an odd claim when eliminating lead is itself a critical maintenance and renovation activity. Research from Trenton found that the lead abatement work there had additional benefits, including the reduction of energy bills and asthma triggers. As to whether landlords can afford the repairs, it's likely that some can more than others, but important to note that research also finds lead abatement raises the value of property more than three times over and above the cost of the abatement, indicating a potential to finance repairs based on increased equity. Finally, the AEG study is all Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 about cost, but there are many benefits. For example, some landlords may now avoid renting to households with children, and changing the law would end that. So in closing, the AEG study likely overstates the costs and consequences of expanding the lead protections and is silent on its benefits. Thank you.
Good afternoon. My name is Joe Cox. I support initiatives to promote lead safety. We need to do more. While we are at it, look at the conditions of crumbling libraries and Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 schools, reduced hours and staff. This shouldn't be. Schools that make kids sick shouldn't be allowed. We need to actually look out for the most vulnerable. A library is more than a library. It is a community hub. We need more, not less. Libraries are safe spaces for many people. So many people rely on libraries. Amend the budget. We need to demand full and fair funding for the libraries and schools now. Thank you. (Applause.)
Russell Hicks, commenting on 181063. (Witness approached podium.)
Greetings and good afternoon. I'm here to testify on Bill 181063 authorizing construction of a Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 liquefied natural gas facility. My name is Russell Anthony Hicks, CEO of Ebony Suns Enterprises, LLC. Some of you know me from my own youth ministry and economic development and impacts on youth and families in regards to bringing young men specifically from the block to the boardroom, now through the green economy. I stand here today as a climate change fellow and staff community organizer with POWER, Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Rebuild. We stand with our coalition for a just and equitable transition to 100 percent renewable energy. (Applause.)
And stand with our coalition for a just and equitable Philadelphia. POWER is made up of 50 active interfaith congregations across Philadelphia representing more than 30,000 families. We fight for racial, economic, and environmental justice. We Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 have joined dozens of organizations around the City to oppose the planned LNG project and the press for the City to plan a just transition to the use of 100 percent renewable energy to heat buildings across Philadelphia. Long story short, renewable energy is clean and new. Alternative energy is yucky, the yucky stuff, old, and dirty and antiquated, and we need not to invest in those old infrastructures. We thank and are grateful to the Councilperson Helen Gym for her leadership, Councilperson Curtis Jones for committing to voting no on the LNG project. We want to work with all leadership in City Council to give data-driven strategies around how to create green jobs through transitioning energy systems. I want to quickly share a personal story that's near and dear to our families. Last week in the midst of the three-day torrential rainstorm, Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 stormwaters flooding damaged schools, specifically the old tank underneath the playground at the C.W. Henry School. This created a swell of oil that covered the playground for three days. We were lucky that this happened at night and not during the school so children were not exposed to toxic chemicals. While the School District did a phenomenal job in addressing this situation, this experience is a perfect example of what's to come with climate crisis. My son is in first grade. I do not want to get that call in the middle of the day to evacuate kids from any high school because of climate disasters and fuel. In closing, we would like to work with City Council at-large to expand energy efficient programs to create a new green economy. Philadelphia needs a green new deal for Philadelphia and not to get cut out like the last green new Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 deal, and we look forward to working with you on these data-driven strategies for 100 renewable legislation. Thank you.
Mitchell Chanin, commenting on 181063. (Witness approached podium.)
Good afternoon. Thanks for the opportunity to testify. Thank you, Mr. Russell, for your testimony. You heard a lot about this liquefied natural gas bill over the past several weeks. I wanted to share a couple of additional thoughts that I think may be helpful to you. I also want to make clear that the amendment that was introduced today does not in any way alleviate the concerns or objections that Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 people have had about this bill. In order to protect a livable climate, we need to dramatically reduce and eliminate the use of all fossil fuels within 10, 20, 25 years maximum, and we need to dramatically reduce the use of natural gas as a fossil fuel over the next several years. I understand that there's a serious crisis of energy affordability in Philadelphia. Many thousands of Philadelphians cannot afford to pay their bills. I understand that the LNG project has been put forward as a strategy to bring some additional revenue to PGW which will help to alleviate that problem. However, the project can only be profitable if there is not serious action over the next several years to reduce the use of natural gas. And so approving the LNG project essentially is betting against the policies that are necessary in order to protect a livable Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 climate, and it puts Philadelphia absolutely on the wrong side of history. (Applause.)
Policies are already gathering momentum in cities and states across the country and, God willing, if we have a new administration in Washington in 2021, we'll begin to move towards a large-scale green new deal at the federal level. I want to read just three sentences from a press release from the Mayor of Los Angeles, who recently with others in the city decided to cancel plans to rebuild old natural gas power plants in the city. Instead they're going to take them offline and replace them with renewable energy. (Applause.)
Mayor Eric Garcetti said in his press release, quote, This is the beginning of the end of natural gas in Los Angeles. The climate crisis demands that we move more Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 quickly to independence on fossil fuel, and that's what today is all about. He was joined by Michael Bloomberg, not exactly a radical, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York, who said, and I'm almost done, Science increasingly shows that the days of seeing gas as a bridge fuel are coming to an end. We need to accelerate the transition to clean energy, and LA's commitment to helping lead the way is an important sign of progress. So which side is Philadelphia going to be on? Are we going to join people like Michael Bloomberg and Eric Garcetti or are we going to support the profits of an industry that's outdated, that's harming our health, that's starting to wreck the climate and ruin the future for our children? Thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you for your testimony. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019
Karen Melton, commenting on 181063. (Witness approached podium.)
Good afternoon, City Council. My name is Karen Melton. I live in East Falls, and I'm speaking on behalf of the Southeast Pennsylvania Sierra Club. I want to comment on one paragraph, the whereas paragraph of the amendment that was introduced today to Bill 181063 creating an LNG gas plant. It talked about combatting energy and security. This financial argument for building the plant was made at a hearing of the Gas Commission in December. PGW representatives testified that it would be an important new source of revenue, helping PGW limit future rate increases. However, the energy consultant hired by PGW's Public Advocate to review the proposal disputed the revenue numbers, Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 saying the projections are based on unachievable sales on price estimates. This is one of the reasons that City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart, who is a member of the Gas Commission, voted against the proposal. The project assumes gas prices will remain strong for the next 25 years, as Mitch mentioned. PGW is betting and wants you to bet that there will be no policies enacted to address global warming by transitioning against fossil fuels. If revenue from this project was used to limit future rate increases, we estimate the amount at somewhere between 25 cents and 66 cents per month for a customer. The whereas clause also says that this an environmentally sound project that will reduce emissions. This was said by the Philadelphia Energy Authority. Despite repeated requests for them to explain how they concluded that a Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 new fossil fuel project planned to operate for 25 years and generate a billion gallons of LNG is going to reduce emissions, there has been no response. There's been talk about oil-fired electric-generating plants in Philadelphia, as if the LNG plant is intended to displace them with gas generators. And there are several plants in Philadelphia that burn oil to produce electricity, but they are very rarely even turned on. This LNG is not needed or intended to be used in Philadelphia. PGW already has a surplus of LNG that it produces and sells. It wants to produce and sell more. There is no credible analysis we could uncover showing the plant will reduce emissions. So I ask you please to join your two colleagues, Gym and Jones, who have already decided to vote no on Bill 181063. (Applause.) Stated Meeting June 6, 2019
Lynn Landes, commenting on 190074. (Witness approached podium.)
Hello. My name is Lynn Landes. I'm an 18-year resident of Philadelphia and the Founder of the Wild Foodies of Philly in 2010, an educational meetup that features more than 4,600 members. We are one of the largest foraging meetups in the United States. The Boy Scouts of America teach young boys and girls about nature and how to survive in the wild, and in that regard, the Wild Foodies of Philly are performing much the same service in our urban environment. We are dedicated to educating the public about our wild world and its uses for food, fiber, and medicine, and to that end, we have a resource website at wildfoodies.org that Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 provides a substantial amount of information, including plant profiles of over 200 local, wild, edible plants, vines, bushes, and trees. Why is it important to learn about our wild world and its uses? Because our wild world is the only truly sustainable source of food, fiber, and medicine that we have. Cultivated crops are dependent on human assistance to reproduce, whereas wild plants are not. For a society to rely on cultivated crops for its only source of food is to create a serious risk where one need not exist. Add to that the fact that we import much of our food from far away and we have now created a situation ripe for any natural or manmade disaster. Therefore, education and the use of wild plants, including invasive plants, is vital to our emergency preparedness as well as a commonsense approach to feeding and caring for our population. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 To that end, farmers need not abandon their crops in favor of wild plants, but they can certainly learn to co-harvest them, because many of our most valuable and nutritious edible plants such as Amaranth, Purslane, and Lamb's Quarters like to grow near the fields and between the rows of cultivated plants. Increasingly, grocery stores, farmers' markets, and others are featuring wild edible plants, but much more needs to be done. We need to educate the general public, particularly our schoolchildren. When young people realize that our wild world has important uses, that makes them care so much about the world around them. An important partner to have in this educational process is Philadelphia Parks and Rec, and I look forward to working with them on this subject. However, first it would be very helpful if they stopped using toxic herbicides in the park. Neither the public nor the Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 Boys Scouts nor the Wild Foodies are going to be able to safely nibble on dandelions or eat the berries if they've been sprayed with a toxic herbicide. And that occurred in the last two weeks at Lemon Hill and Kelly Drive. I look forward to visiting you with some wild foods in the near future and hope you visit our website at wildfoodies.org. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
Mr. Decker, hold on one second. The Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have to leave Council for a little while. I'd like to be recorded aye on all bills, resolutions, and amendments in case I don't get back in time.
Thank you, Councilman. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019
The record shall reflect that. Go ahead, Mr. Decker.
Joe Danihel, commenting on 190027, 190482, and 190483. (Witness approached podium.)
Good afternoon. Hold on a second. Okay. Good afternoon. This is an official decree of the people in writ of mandamus quo warranto and, as such, requires immediate action and remedy. Every week, Council, Mayor, Governor, and others transfer private property to the government, probably illegally. Seventy-five years ago men of honor performed their known duty or task, many for the last time. Would they believe that this ultimate sacrifice was honored and respected by a government Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 that has opposed and denied trial by jury nine times, stolen my home, stolen my just compensation? They fought to uphold the Constitution and laws that this government is violating. The Attorney General talks about accountability to others, yet appears to hold himself above the law. Why hasn't the State Police, the Sheriff, or the Philadelphia Police arrested any official? Would people volunteer to serve overseas knowing their government was stealing their neighbor's home? The constitutions require immediate remedy of this breach of law, breach of close, breach of fiduciary duty. Your oath of office requires you to act or face prison. 42 USC 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987; 18 USC 241, 242, 2381, 2384; PA Constitution, Article I, 1 through 28; 26 PA CSA 703, 705, 708, 709, 711, 712, 713, 716, 902, and other laws listed in SCOTUS Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 15-8965, 14-1330, 14-4056 appear violated. I call on the federal and Commonwealth governments to perform their constitutional obligations to investigate and prosecute all involved in the theft and illegal deed transfer of my home, 1038 West Wyoming Avenue. The denial of God-given 42 USC 1982 property rights for 25 years is egregious, extraordinary, oath-violating, and requires immediate remedy. A just government must obey the rule of law. This color of law government must have its Charter to govern revoked until a constitutionally compliant government is installed. Public servants cannot refuse their sworn duty to act any more than a fireman can refuse to fight a fire. The sovereign people require oath, Constitution, and law be enforced, and jail is required for all who violate oath, Constitution, or law. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING I remind Council, it takes a lot of cooperation to create and allow this ongoing, continuous, insidious, monumental corruption. (Applause.)
There are no other speakers on the public comment list, Mr. Chairman.
Is there no one else signed up to provide public comment today? (No response.)
Seeing none, this concludes our public comment period. We will now consider the bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars. Clerk, would you please read the title of Resolution No. 190478.
A resolution also naming Kingsessing Avenue between 61st Street and Cemetery Avenue "Paulette Rhone Place," to honor the life and Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING legacy of Ms. Paulette Rhone, founder and president of the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery.
The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson for a motion on the resolution.
I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Clerk, would you please read the title of Resolution No. 190482.
A resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the South Central Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 1035 South Sixth Street, 1037 South Sixth Street and 1028 South Fairhill Street.
The Chair recognizes Councilman Greenlee on behalf of Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded for the resolution be adopted. All in favor signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Clerk, would you please read Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING the title of Resolution No. 190483, please.
A resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Kensington North of Lehigh Redevelopment Area, identified by house number and street address as 2250 East Cambria Street.
The Chair again recognizes Councilman Greenlee on behalf of Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor signify by saying aye. (Aye.)
Those Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING opposed? (No response.)
The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. Clerk, would you please read the title of Bill No. 190255-A.
An ordinance amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to Sidewalk Sales, by adding new provisions prohibiting sidewalk sales in the Tenth Councilmanic District and making other conforming amendments.
This bill has been read on two different days. The question now is shall the bill be passed finally. Clerk, would you please read the roll.
Councilwoman Blackwell. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
Councilwoman Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING Quinones-Sanchez.
Aye. The ayes are 15; the nays are one. The majority of members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Clerk, would you please read the -- the Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to be recorded aye on that vote, the last vote.
Clerk, could you please make sure that the record reflects that Councilman Jones is in the Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING affirmative aye on Bill No. 190255-A. The ayes will be 16; the nays will be one.
Thank you. Let the record reflect that I am personally voting aye on all bills and resolutions that I missed during the course of my absence. Mr. Decker, I believe our next number is 181063.
An ordinance authorizing the Philadelphia Gas Works by Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, Philadelphia Municipal Authority, and the Commissioner of Public Property (on behalf of the City of Philadelphia) to enter into certain transactions and contracts regarding a liquefied natural gas project on property and facilities owned by the City of Philadelphia and operated by the Philadelphia Gas Works, including certain leases and licenses, and contracts related to the purchase of natural gas. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
Thank you, Council President. I move that Bill No. 181063 be amended. A copy of the amendment has been circulated to all members of Council. (Duly seconded.)
There's been a second on the amendment. All in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it. The amendment to 181063 has been approved. 181063 will be placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. Mr. Decker, 190099.
An ordinance amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Maintenance Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING and Supervision," by adding a new section requiring that all City buildings and facilities install and maintain life sustaining medical equipment including Automated External Defibrillators and advanced first aid kits; and requiring the installation of Automated External Defibrillators in connection with capital projects.
Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to offer an amendment to Bill No. 190099. A copy of the amendment has been circulated to all members of Council, and I move for the adoption of the amendment. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Those opposed? Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING (No response.)
The ayes have it. Bill No. 190099 has been amended. It will be placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.
Council President, I have to depart. I'd like to be recorded as voting aye on all bills and resolutions. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilman. The record shall reflect that, and leave of absence is granted. Mr. Decker, 190314.
An ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING commissions to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Special Gasoline Tax Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Thank you. This bill has been heard on two separate days. The question is shall the bill pass finally. Mr. Decker, call the roll.
Aye. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
Councilman Squilla is voting aye. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING Councilman Taubenberger.
Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of members present voting in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, do you have any additional resolutions.
A resolution recognizing Parthenia A. Moore for her lifetime of service to Philadelphia students and her leadership of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, introduced by Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.) Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution recognizing and celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Father's Day Rally Committee, and their efforts and initiatives that have positively impacted the quality of life of African American communities and men of color in the City of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley region, introduced by Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.) Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution recognizing the 10th anniversary of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, and declaring June 19, 2019 as Sickle Cell Awareness Day in the City of Philadelphia, introduced by Councilman Jones.
Thank you again, Mr. President. I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING (Aye.)
And a resolution recognizing and honoring West Philly's own, Julian Williams, the new International Super Welterweight boxing champion, introduced by Councilman Jones.
Mr. President, we move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING ayes have it. Councilman, I heard he lived in North Philadelphia at some point in time, is what I was told.
I'll remember the next time you come across the bridge.
And a resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month in the City of Philadelphia, introduced by Councilman Johnson.
Anybody. Councilman Jones. Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
On behalf of Councilman Johnson, I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution recognizing June 10 through 15, 2019 as Disability Pride Week in the City of Philadelphia, introduced by Councilman Green.
Thank you, Council President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.) Stated Meeting June 6, 2019 6/6/19 - STATED - 2ND READING
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and that resolution is adopted.
And a resolution recognizing and honoring Steven Scott Bradley upon receiving Maternity Care Coalition's 2019 Driving Fatherhood Community Leader Award for his commitment to community engagement, philanthropy, and mentorship, introduced by Councilwoman Parker.