No. (Council President Verna and the clerk confer off the record.)
I'd like to change my vote from yes to no. I vote no.
The vote is what, 8 to 8? The vote is 9 to 8. The motion fails. The clerk will please read. . .
Madam President, I think all parties ought to note the closeness of that vote, and the City Administration ought to be prepared to pay proper attention to the just claims of the firefighters.
Thank you. The clerk will please call the roll on Bill No. 010416.
Aye. The ayes are 11, the nays are 6. The majority of Council having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. The clerk will please read the title of Bill No. 010417.
An ordinance authorizing the Director of Commerce and the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to consent to the execution and delivery of the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development agreements of sale or other agreement which would permit the use or occupancy of said baseball ballpark facilities or said football stadium facilities by or for certain professional baseball and football teams, which will now or hereafter SECOND READING - BILL 010417 conduct their home games elsewhere in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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.
Aye. The ayes are 15, the nays are -- oh, I'm sorry. The ayes are 14 and the nays are 3. The record will indicate that Councilmembers Cohen, Ortiz, and Kenney voted no.
Goode. I'm sorry, Goode. I'm sorry, excuse me. I can make a mistake now and then too. SECOND READING - BILL 010418 So Councilman Cohen, Councilman Goode, and Councilman Ortiz voted in the negative. The clerk will now read the title of Bill No. 010418.
An ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Year 2002 from the General Fund, the Director of Finance Contributions to the School District to the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for other grants.
The bill having been read on two different days, the question now is, shall the bill pass finally? The clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. SECOND READING - BILL 010419 The ayes are 17, the nays are 0. A majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 010419.
An ordinance amending Chapter 19-1300 of Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by reducing the rate of tax and real estate within the City and authorizing the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose an increase in the rate of tax on real estate within the City.
This bill having been read two different days, the question now is, shall the bill pass finally? The clerk will please call the roll.
Councilwoman Tasco is voting aye. SECOND READING - BILL 010420 Council President Verna?
Aye. The ayes are 17, the nays are 0. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. The clerk will please read the title of Bill No. 010420.
An ordinance authorizing the City of Philadelphia, acting through its Department of Commerce to amend that certain agreement by and between the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelpia Convention and Tourist Bureau, known as "the Tourism Promotion Law."
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.