COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC MEETING BEFORE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON RULES - - - Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 5/9/01 10:25 a.m. - - - BILL 010014 - An ordinance amending Section 14-203 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled"R-2, Residential District," to expand the number of children allowable in a family day-care operation, under certain terms and conditions. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANNA C. VERNA, Chair COUNCILMAN JAMES F. KENNEY, Vice Chair COUNCILWOMAN BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN COUNCILMAN FRANK DICICCO COUNCILMAN MICHAEL A. NUTTER COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL - - - VINCENT VARALLO ASSOCIATES, INC. Registered Professional Reporters Eleven Penn Center, Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 561-2220 2 5/9/01 - RULES - BILL 010014 P R O C E E D I N G S
Good morning, everyone. This is a continued public hearing of the Rules Committee on Bill No. 010014. Do we have any witnesses to testify? (No response.)
Okay, the Chair then recognizes Councilman O'Neill.
Madam Chair, I'd like to offer the following amendment to Bill No. 12 010014. Under Section 14-203, Section 1, subsection (g), I'd like to offer the following language, additional language. And the language is, following the word "children" in Line 1 of subsection (g), the language would be added: "except that for properties within the 6th and 10th Councilmatic Districts, family day care may only be provided to four or fewer children." And that would be the end of the amendment. The paragraph would be the same at the end of that. And we have copies that were handed in.
Okay. Are there any questions from members of the 3 5/9/01 - RULES - BILL 010014 committee? The Chair recognizes Councilman DiCicco.
Thank you, Madam President. And my question is to Councilman O'Neill. Did the Law Department issue an opinion on this, you know, as a concern that if you exclude a district or districts, would it interfere with the legislation, as it did with the abatement bill? Remember the --
I had this prepared by Mr. Rick Auerbach from our staff, and he was pretty comfortable with it and he knew about the taxation issue involving the uniformity as different than are overlays. This is basically a zoning overlay for this bill.
And I also forgot to mention that I've worked this out with the sponsor of the legislation on behalf of myself and Councilwoman Krajewski. And we will be supporting the bill as amended wholeheartedly.
Okay, thank you. 4 5/9/01 - RULES - BILL 010014 Thank you, Madam President.
Thank you. Are there any other questions from members of the committee? (No further questions.)
I move the adoption of the amendment. (Duly seconded.)
All those in favor of the adoption of the amendment will signify by saying aye. Those opposed?
Madam President, may I please have the suspension of the rules?
Certainly. This will conclude the public hearing. - - - 5 5/9/01 - RULES - PUBLIC MEETING
We will now go into our public meeting, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Kenney.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that Bill No. 010014, as amended, be reported out of this committee with a favorable recommendation and a request made for a rules suspension to allow for first reading at our next Council session. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Bill No. 010014 be reported out of committee, as amended, with a favorable recommendation, and that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading at our next Council session. All those in favor will signify by saying aye. Those opposed? The ayes have it, and the motion has been carried. This concludes our public hearing and our public meeting. 6 5/9/01 - RULES - PUBLIC MEETING Thank you all very much. - - - (Adjourned 10:31 a.m.) 7 C E R T I F I C A T E I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing proceedings of the Council of the City of Philadelphia of Wednesday, May 9, 2001, were reported fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of same. RE: COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON RULES BILL NO. 010014 __________________________________, JOSEPHINE CARDILLO, Registered Professional Reporter