Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, February 18, 2016 10:50 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE L. BLACKWELL COUNCILMAN ALLAN DOMB COUNCILMAN DEREK S. GREEN COUNCILMAN WILLIAM K. GREENLEE COUNCILWOMAN HELEN GYM COUNCILMAN BOBBY HENON COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR. COUNCILMAN DAVID OH COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL COUNCILWOMAN CHERELLE L. PARKER COUNCILWOMAN MARIA D. QUINONES-SANCHEZ COUNCILWOMAN BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA COUNCILMAN AL TAUBENBERGER MICHAEL A. DECKER, CHIEF CLERK Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
We have a quorum. We're going to get started now. I'd ask for the guests and visitors to retire behind the rail, and as our members take their seats, we will get started. To give our invocation this morning, the Chair recognizes Reverend David Pearson of North American Mission Board. He is here today as the guest of Councilman Greenlee. I would ask all guests and visitors and members to please rise. (Councilmembers and guests rise.)
Let us pray. God, I thank you for the opportunity today to pray for our great city. I pray for our Mayor, our Councilmen and our Councilwomen as they govern our city. Please give them Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 wisdom, discernment, and guidance as they carry the weight of making decisions and leading our city. Jesus, I pray for our police officers and emergency workers. Protect them as they serve and protect Philadelphia. Give them wisdom, compassion, safety, as they are often on the front lines of dangerous situations. Jesus, I pray for our schools, the principals, teachers, and staff as they teach and train our children. Help our schools to be a safe place for our children to grow and mature. Jesus, I pray for our businesses and their owners. Please bless their businesses to grow and to help our city's finances and economy. Jesus, I pray for our families. I believe the families are the foundation of society, and may we see our families and marriages strengthened. I pray for the divisiveness that sometimes arises among the Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 communities, races, and ethnic groups. May we experience the unity of the spirit that can come only from you. Help us to see each other as brothers and sisters striving to better our city instead of focusing on our differences. God, I thank you that you love this city even more than we do, and that you love this city so much that you sent your son, Jesus, to die for the people of Philadelphia so that they could know you. I'm reminded of the story of Benjamin Franklin saying that he could walk up and down the streets of Philadelphia and hear the praises of God coming out of the doors and windows and the homes of Philadelphia. May we return to knowing you and knowing your love and living in a way that demonstrates the love of Jesus to those around us. May we not just call ourselves the City of Brotherly Love, but may we live and demonstrate that love to each other. God, I close by echoing the Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 William Penn that are on a plaque in this very building when he prayed for Philadelphia many years ago and he said, I pray that you will keep us from evil that could overwhelm us. My sole praise to you, God, for Philadelphia, that we may stand in the days of trial. I pray for our children to be blessed by you and that people may be saved by your power. I pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen. (Amen.)
Thank you so much, Reverend. Council will be at ease. (Council at ease.)
Thank you all very much. And, Reverend, thank you for those very inspiring words. The next order of business is the approval of the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, February 11, 2016, Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Councilman Greenlee.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, February 11th, 2016 be approved. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, February 11, 2016 stand approved. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and the Journal is approved. The next order of business is requests for leaves of absence, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Henon.
Thank you, Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 of the majority, there are no requests for leave of absence today.
The Chair thanks the gentleman. And now the Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill.
Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the republicans, there are no requests for leave of absence.
The Chair thanks the gentleman. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone who has taken time out of their busy day to come down and witness their government in action. We hope that you truly enjoy yourself. This is a special type of environment where you actually get to be close and personal with your elected officials, unlike any other legislative body. So I want to thank you. We hope you enjoy yourself so much that you come back again. Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 and move on, I would like to ask if anyone has an electronic device, phone or any other, would you please turn it on silent or airplane mode or whatever you have to turn it on to make sure that it doesn't make any noise during our session. Thank you so much. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson, who will present a resolution recognizing the Honorable Marjorie Rendell. Would Judge Rendell and those accompanying her please join the Councilman at the podium. (Councilmembers and guests approached podium.)
And joining Councilman Johnson, we have Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez, Councilman Squilla, and Councilwoman Blackwell. We should probably bring the whole Council up here. Councilman Henon, Councilwoman Bass, and Councilwoman Parker.
Good Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 (Good morning.)
I want to also ask for the students from E.M. Stanton to please come on the stage and join us, please. (Students approached podium.)
Let's give them a round of applause. This is our future. (Applause.)
Just to give some of you some background, these young people who attend E.M. Stanton School, which is a jewel, public school jewel in the City of Philadelphia, these young people participate in the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement. And so oftentimes when we debate in the body of politic and how we conduct ourselves, we should always be constantly reminded that young people are watching our actions. And so today I am truly honored Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 the opportunity to honor a young lady who in my eyes has done a considerable amount of great work within her own right, serving as the First Lady of the City of Philadelphia, serving as the First Lady of this Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, serving as a judge but, most importantly, a committed and compassionate public servant. Today it's a pleasure and honor with my colleagues to honor the Honorable Judge Marjorie Rendell. I want to start off by reading some remarks by our former Governor and Mayor, Ed Rendell, who couldn't be with us today, but I also recognize before I read the remarks that as a newly married gentleman, on the side of every man is an even stronger woman. (Applause.)
And so today the Honorable Rendell is here within her own right, and our former Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 his remarks because he couldn't be here, but the remarks are written as: I am sorry I cannot be with you today as Council honors Judge Rendell and the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement. Unfortunately, I have to be up in New York for a board meeting. I did want to thank you and the Council for this resolution. Judge Rendell worked extremely hard in her role as First Lady of the Commonwealth to advance the cause of civics education. She worked very closely with the former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on a nationwide program, We the Civics Kids. She started the PennCORD program to promote civics throughout our state. After leaving office, we both decided to start the Rendell Center as a means to continue this effort. Nothing is more important than getting our citizens involved in politics and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 government, because the more people vote and participate, the less the special interest can control things. Thanks again for this wonderful resolution and for your support of the Judge and the Center's efforts. And that's on behalf of our former Mayor and Governor, Edward Rendell. But also what's special about this particular program is that it inspires our young people to go on to be great things. These young people you're seeing who are up here today that participate in the Rendell Civics and Engagement program will ultimately become our judges, our lawyers, the next Council President, the next Mayor, our State Senators, State Representatives, as well as those who will run for U.S. Congress and ultimately the President of our United States. So it's important to encourage our youth to engage in civics and politics, and I thank my colleagues for joining me in presenting this Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 reads: Honoring and congratulating the Honorable Judge Marjorie Rendell for her contributions to the City of Philadelphia as a judge, a first lady, and an advocate for civics education.
Whereas, the Honorable Judge Marjorie Rendell has been an active figure in the City of Philadelphia since she began her career at Duane Morris & Heckscher in -- I won't say -- that lasted quite a few years;
Whereas, the Honorable Judge Rendell founded and chaired the Avenue of the Arts, Incorporated since 1993 to help the City of Philadelphia revitalize Broad Street; Whereas, the Honorable Judge Rendell has taken an active role in encouraging civic education among school students since she established the Penn Coalition of Representative Democracy, or PennCORD, in 2004, while still the First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
Whereas, since the Honorable Judge Rendell's establishment of PennCORD in 2004 and the subsequent creation of the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement in 2014, Judge Rendell has been working to reinvigorate civic education and civic engagement among the youth of Pennsylvania; and
Whereas, the Honorable Judge Rendell's Center for Civics and Civic Engagement fosters active civic learning among the youth of Pennsylvania through the incorporation of civic knowledge, public action, and democratic deliberation; and Whereas, the Rendell Center is now even more effective in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center, which has partnered with middle and high school students, in encouraging civic engagement in students K through 12 in the Philadelphia School District; and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
Whereas, the Honorable Judge Rendell has moved to "senior status" in the Third District Court of Appeals, where she has held a seat since 1997, in order to spend more time focused on the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement; and Whereas, the Rendell Center coordinates such civic engagement events as the Citizenship Challenge where fourth and fifth grade students are asked to respond to a constitutional question and receive the opportunity to participate in a mayoral forum in May and October where the students were able to pose questions to the mayoral candidates about everything from police brutality to education; and
Whereas, the Honorable Judge Rendell's dedication to civics education and civic engagement has made a major impact on the youth of Philadelphia and continues to do so; now, therefore, be it Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
Resolved, that the Council of the City of Philadelphia hereby honors and congratulates the Honorable Marjorie Rendell for her contributions to the City of Philadelphia as a judge, a first lady, and an advocate for the civics education. And on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, members of City Council, we'd like to present you with this citation. (Applause.)
The Chair recognizes Judge Rendell for remarks. JUDGE RENDELL: As you all can probably imagine, I've spent a lot of time in this wonderful place called City Hall, but this has to be the best, because it speaks to my passion as a citizen working on Avenue of the Arts, which I had the pleasure of working with Council President Clarke for many years, Kimmel Center, my work as a judge, and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 a civics advocate. And the reason we have these wonderful youngsters here is because the Rendell Center -- and I have to give a plug for Ed Rendell and thank him for his remarks, but he really came up with the idea of starting the Rendell Center once we had left Harrisburg, and he has done a lot of work and fundraising, as I'm sure you can imagine, and he is on our board, and we really are co-chairs of that effort. But these youngsters are from E.M. Stanton School, a school that two years ago was slated to be discontinued and scrapped, and now we have a wonderful, vibrant school led by a fabulous principal, Stacey Burnley. And the Rendell Center has been working piloting with these youngsters to improve the level of civics education. We have mock trial and the Citizenship Challenge and We the Civics Kids, and I've come to know them and love them and their teacher, Joan Carter Williams, just one Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 give her a great round of applause. (Applause.) JUDGE RENDELL: Our teacher is amazing, and these teachers have spent extra hours learning the curriculum and doing wonderful things, and we go on the road. Don't we, Joan? We go on the road to talk about civics education. And I have to thank Councilman Johnson for his efforts with E.M. Stanton. Through his efforts, we have a totally renovated cafeteria, a work space that is light and bright that brings the light in and energizes the kids and the parents and the whole community, and I have to thank him for doing this. Let's give him a round of applause. (Applause.) JUDGE RENDELL: Some other people here who are part of my life, I have brought my three law clerks so they Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 do in my copious free time, and my son, Jesse, who is here, who is involved in the community as well. In fact, everybody who came over to say hello to me knew Jesse more than probably they knew me. I'm very proud of him. So I want to thank you all very much. This has been a wonderful labor of love for me, and I continue to work towards the betterment of our city and our children. Thank you so much. (Applause.)
Council will be at ease. JUDGE RENDELL: I also want to thank our Executive Director, Beth Specker, and our Curriculum Director, Anne Spector, who are here. So thank you. (Council at ease.)
Thank you, and again congratulations, Judge Rendell. Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 time, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez, who will present a resolution recognizing Zaire "Bam" Anderson. Would Mr. Anderson and those accompanying him please join the Councilwoman at the podium. (Councilmembers and guests approached podium.)
And in the spirit of intergovernmental cooperation, we also have our good friend State Representative Jason Dawkins. And joining the Councilwoman, we have Councilman Jones. And, Mr. Anderson, before we start, I just want to ask, are you a free agent? You're not available? All right. Because we could use a little help here in the City of Philadelphia.
Thank you so much. Frankford suffered a tragedy this weekend with a massive fire, and I want to take a moment to thank Mayor Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 150-plus firefighters who were out there in horrendous weather conditions fighting the battle in Frankford. I was joined by board leader Savage and others. And Frankford is a proud community, very, very proud. If you're Frankford born and raised, you're very proud, right? And this is an incredible story, and we're not going to capture everything here. And our Council alumni, Representative Jason Dawkins, will add in his remarks. He has an incredible story, because his journey was not an easy one. It was not a traditional one. And so I encourage all of you as you share, particularly as we talk about young folks, we don't need to go far to be proud of the many successes that we have in the City of Philadelphia. I'm very, very proud to always represent Frankford, but particularly today, because in the midst of a tragedy, we still can celebrate as a people. And I'm Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 to be part of that rebuilding of Frankford that we need to do along that commercial corridor. So thank you. And so today we're recognizing and congratulating and honoring Zaire "Bam" Anderson on an outstanding season as a member of the Super Bowl 50 Champion Denver Broncos. (Applause.)
Whereas, Zaire "Bam" Anderson was born on August 18th, 1992 -- he's a kid -- in Philadelphia and attended Frankford High School where he was named the first team All-Philadelphia public selection in his senior season; and
Whereas, Zaire Anderson was a Frankford Charger alum before he went on to become an inside linebacker for the University of Nebraska and later joined the Denver Broncos in the National Football League as a college free agent on May 5th, 2015. Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 the University of Nebraska, Zaire earned an honorable-mention All-Big Ten Conference honors and graduated with a degree in Child, Youth and Family Sciences in 2014. We should give him a round of applause for that. (Applause.)
Whereas, the Frankford Chargers is a proud football organization that has been serving the Frankford section for over 48 seasons, with the mission statement of acting as positive, supportive and concerned role models in order to inspire and provide youth with the necessary tools of living a productive and successful life; Whereas, on Sunday, February 7th, 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California in front of over 68,000 fans and millions more watching at home, including me, Zaire and the 14 and 4 Denver Broncos took on the 16 and 1 Carolina Panthers; and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Whereas, after a tremendous defensive game and following the leadership of Quarterback Peyton Manning and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Von Miller, the Denver Broncos sealed their third Super Bowl franchise in the history of the organization with a victory over the Carolina Panthers 24 to 10; and
Whereas, as a member of the Frankford Chargers, Frankford High School Pioneers, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and now a member of the Super Bowl 50 Champion Denver Broncos, Zaire is viewed as a role model by the many youth throughout Frankford and the City of Philadelphia for his tremendous accomplishments throughout his athletic career by encouraging young athletes to continue to follow their dreams and passions; So, therefore, be it resolved, that the Council of the City of Philadelphia hereby recognizes, we congratulate him, we honor him, we thank Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 proud, Zaire Anderson on his outstanding season with the Denver Broncos capping off his Super Bowl championship. And further be it resolved, that an engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to him -- we're happy that he could come and join us so quickly -as the sincere evidence and respect and admiration from this legislative body. (Applause.)
I'm going to ask Representative Jason Dawkins to say a few words before we hear from our superstar. REPRESENTATIVE DAWKINS: Good morning. (Good morning.) REPRESENTATIVE DAWKINS: So let me just clear the record. I got Coach Mark back here steaming. He did play for the Olney Gators. I got to give credit. I represent the 179th, so that means I have Olney and Frankford. So as much as Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 being from Frankford, we also have Olney that we got to take care of. Like the Councilwoman mentioned earlier, I've known Zaire pretty much all of his young adult life. Me and his older brothers was pretty much best friends growing up, and he's been an inspiration not only to myself but I think to the City of Philadelphia as a whole. Regardless of where he may play, I think kids back home get an opportunity to see that anything is possible. When you ignite that possibility within yourself, anything can be achievable. I think Zaire speaks to exactly what that means. He never allowed "no" to get in the way of "yes," because he never believed there was an actual "no." He always believed there was either you're going to win or you're going to learn, and he learned from all the challenges in his life to make sure Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 make an excuse, because excuses we know build bridges nowhere. So I am proud of this young man and what he's going to do not only for this city but for the entire youth movement that's going on in our city that needs a role model. So thank you. (Applause.)
Well, I ain't really got a speech or anything, but I'm proud, man, just to be from Frankford and to be from Philadelphia and to be able to bring the Super Bowl back and have my family and friends around me and all the support here. So thank everyone that came and I really appreciate it. (Applause.)
Council will be at ease. (Council at ease.) Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
Thank you, and congratulations. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilman Derek Green, who will present a resolution honoring and recognizing and celebrating the 30th Black Engineers of the Year Award STEM Conference. Would Dr. Christopher Jones and those accompanying him please join the Councilman at the podium. (Councilmembers and guests approached podium.)
And joining Councilman Green, we have Councilman Jones, Councilman Domb, and Councilwoman Gym.
Good morning. As all of you know that February is Black History Month and although much has been achieved, much more needs to be done and needs to be achieved. And it's very important that we're here today to do this resolution in particular because there was a recent Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 and World Report about a study that Georgetown University did that shows that African Americans have more access to college than ever, but are really underrepresented in very high-paying fields and major fields like engineering, and that's why it's very important to do this resolution this morning. Honoring, recognizing and celebrating the 30th Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference. Whereas, hosted by U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine, the Council of HBCU Engineering Deans, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, the 30th Annual Black Engineers of the Year Awards Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Conference will take place on February 18th through 20th, 2016 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
Whereas, Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 aim to address inequities of diversity in technology and science as a means for increasing awareness, improving attitudes and expanding the opportunities for the current and future workforce; and Whereas, African American students are more than twice as likely to switch to other majors as are white and Asian American students; in 2006, just 5.2 percent of the engineering degrees awarded to U.S. citizens went to African Americans; and
Whereas, this event-packed three-day event unites more than 8,000 industry entrants and professionals including college representatives and leaders embodying the upper echelon in STEM for an agenda that will include training and networking opportunities, seminars and workshops and the conference's popular career fair, which provides access to leading employers; and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
Whereas, the winner of the 2016 Black Engineer of the Year Award is Christopher Jones, Corporate Vice President and President of Northrop Grumman's Technical Services sector. Mr. Jones has provided his technical expertise and business acumen there since 2004, after leading flight testing, research and analytical innovation rotocraft technologies -pretty smart -- at the Aircraft Corporation, among other assignments; and
Whereas, Mr. Jones previously demonstrated scholastic excellence, earning a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology followed by master's degrees in aerospace engineering and engineering management from the University of Dayton, then by a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland; now, therefore, be it Resolved, by the Council of the Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Philadelphia, that Council does hereby honor, recognize and celebrate the 30th Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference. (Applause.)
Thank you. Thank you very much for this recognition. I'm very humbled by this award. I think a common theme from the activities so far today has been education, and this is -the award is focused on engineering, but I think continuing to focus on education in general will serve us well. And as has been noted, blacks in particular are underrepresented in the engineering and STEM career fields, but the United States also is not producing enough technical and engineering talent to supply the needs of industry. And so part of my role in Northrop Grumman is to help partner with civic organizations, with non-profits, with government, and with Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 sure that we're producing the talent that we need, both in our industry and in all industries in general. So I again thank you very much for this recognition. Thank you, Philadelphia, for hosting this event. Events like this are going to go a long way. There's a lot of work to do, but a lot of progress has been made, so I'm hopeful that collectively we can help solve this issue and create the talent that we need and help provide the folks that companies like Northrop Grumman, our industry, and our nation need. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilman Jones, who will present a resolution honoring the 2016 Philadelphia Living Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2016 Philadelphia Living Legends and those accompanying them please join the Councilman at the podium. (Councilmembers and guests approached podium.)
Joining them is Councilman Green, Councilman Greenlee, Councilman Oh, Councilwoman Bass. I'm going to say the majority of Council will be up here.
Continuing the theme of Black History Month, what we've tried to do with "living legends" is to point out unsung heroes that from time to time get overlooked but make huge differences in our society as a whole and in African American communities in particular. It takes 10,000 hours to be an expert at any single field of endeavor. To be a doctor, to be on this stage, it took 12 years of elementary school, middle school and high school; it took Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 college; it took another four years of medical school; and then it took a four-year residency to deepen your knowledge of medicine, a total of 24 years of education, 8,600 days, 12 million minutes of education dedicated to this field of endeavor, and the cost of it, one of our Councilpersons is particularly aware of it because his daughter -- and he's not here -- is a doctor, Dr. Nicole Bright, a dermatologist who practices in New Jersey, because otherwise she'd have been up on this stage. She is a 2000 graduate of PCOM. So it takes a lot to be up here, and we recognize them today. Honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's African American dentists and physicians for the preservation of life, limb, health, healing and happiness as 2016's Philadelphia Legends Award. All are part of the commemoration of Black History Month. Whereas, the world's first Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 a physician was an Egyptian man of color named Imhotep who was also a medical professor and author of numerous medical books. Imhotep is regarded as the founder of ancient Egyptian medicine; and
Whereas, Imhotep is credited as the author of the Edwin Smith Papyrum, a textbook on surgery that details anatomical observations and the examination, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of numerous ailments. Medical information in it dates from as early as 3000 BC; and Whereas, Imhotep is further credited with diagnosing and treating over 200 diseases including tuberculosis, gallstones, appendicitis, gout and arthritis and for extracting medicine from plants. Imhotep knew the position and function of the vital organs and the circulation of the blood and performed surgery as well as practicing some dentistry; and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
Whereas, the art and practice of healing the human mind, body and spirit since antiquity has been a highly celebrated and most revered profession and occasionally, as in the case of Imhotep, those who are very well regarded for their work are deified for their contributions to health and happiness of the common people; and Whereas, in remembering the history of the first physician, it is befitting that Black History Month honor African Americans who presently carry forth the lauded tradition of health, healing and happiness through the practice of medicine; and
Whereas, Dr. David Addley is a cardiovascular disease specialist with more than 20 years of diverse experience and practicing his expertise in Philadelphia. He graduated with honors from Philadelphia College of Osteopathy; and Whereas, Dr. Decarla Albright Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 with more than 19 years of diverse experience and practicing her expertise in Philadelphia. She graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine; Whereas, Dr. Nicole Alyse Aqui is a pathology specialist with more than 15 years of diverse experiences and practicing her expertise in Philadelphia. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; and Whereas, Dr. Charles Champion is a dentist with more than 10 years of diverse dentistry experience. He is a graduate of the Temple School of Dentistry; and Whereas, Dr. Allen Chandler is a pediatric specialist with more than 35 years of diverse experiences and practices his expertise in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine; and
Whereas, Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 a dentist with more than 30 years of diverse dentistry experience including implant dentistry. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland Dental School; and Whereas, Dr. William Dodd is a dentist with more than 25 years of diverse dentistry experience. He specializes in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the gums, teeth and jaw. He is a graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry; and Whereas, Dr. Gerald Devaughn is a cardiovascular disease specialist with more than 37 years of diverse experience and practicing his expertise in Philadelphia. He is a graduate with honors from Hahnemann University College of Medicine; and
Whereas, Dr. Ala A. Frey is a pediatric surgeon specializing in neonatal procedures, minimally invasive pediatric surgery and pediatric colorectal surgery. She is Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; and Whereas, Dr. Vaughn C. Graves is a dermatology specialist with more than 39 years of diverse experience and practice of his expertise in Philadelphia. He graduated with honors from Temple University School of Medicine; and Whereas, Dr. Patricia H. Jones is an obstetrics/gynecology specialist with more than 32 years of diverse experiences and practicing her expertise in Philadelphia. She graduated with honors from Hahnemann University College of Medicine; and
Whereas, Dr. David E. Knox is a cardiovascular disease specialist with more than 40 years of diverse experience and practicing his expertise in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Whereas, Dr. Elana O. McDonald is a pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; and Whereas, Dr. Gregory A. Nelson is an internal medicine specialist with more than 38 years of experience and practicing his expertise in Philadelphia. He graduated with honors from Boston University School of Medicine; and
Whereas, Dr. Donald Bruce Parks is a family practice specialist with more than 38 years of diverse experience and practicing his expertise in Philadelphia. He graduated with honors from Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine; and Whereas, Dr. Emily F. Pollard is a plastic and reconstructive surgery specialist with more than 32 years of diverse experiences and practicing her specialty in Philadelphia. She graduated Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Medical College School of Medicine; and Whereas, Dr. Wendy S. Powell is an obstetrics/gynecology specialist with more than 31 years of diverse experiences and practicing her expertise in Philadelphia. She graduated from the State University of New York - Upstate Medical University; and
Whereas, Dr. Safiyya S. Shabazz is a family practice specialist with more than 14 years of diverse experience and practicing her expertise in Philadelphia. She graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; and Whereas, Dr. Agnes H. Simmons is a general practice specialist with more than 39 years of diverse experience and practicing her specialty in Philadelphia. She is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine; and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
Whereas, Dr. Delana Wardlaw is a family practice specialist with diverse experiences and practicing her specialty in Philadelphia. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; and Whereas, Dr. Denise Wynne-Baker is a pediatric specialist -- I know that name -- with more than 23 years of diverse experiences and practicing her expertise in Philadelphia. She is a graduate of Temple University School of Medicine; and
Whereas, Dr. Lawrence Robinson, a former Deputy Health Commissioner in the City of Philadelphia and a graduate of Harvard University of Pennsylvania Medical School and the John Hopkins School of Public Health and represents us on the Mayor's Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs; and Whereas, Dr. Walter Bantom is a practicing internist whose primary office Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Philadelphia and a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and has been in practice for over 40 years and as well has served in more clinics around the City than anyone I know and also one who we call and have called for people who have come from other countries who needed help, as well -- look, this man is my brother-in-law. That's right. And he's an excellent doctor. We've called him for people who needed help who didn't have anything, and he's always been there, and we're proud of him. Thank you. And
Lift him up, Councilwoman Blackwell. Whereas, Dr. Milton Robinson is a practicing dentist in Philadelphia and Barrington, New Jersey and is the principal of Dentdale Center for Dentistry and a well-known and respected activist in our city with the Boys and Girls Club; and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Whereas, Dr. Anthony Farrow is a practicing orthodontist with offices in Center City and Mount Airy. He's a graduate of Central High School, Penn State University, Penn State University and Temple University School of Dentistry; now, therefore
So if y'all going to get sick, it's a good time to do it right now. Be it resolved, by the Council of the City of Philadelphia, that it hereby honors and celebrates Philadelphia's African American dentists and physicians for the preservation of life, limb, health, healing and happiness as Philadelphia's 2016 Living Legends recipients, all as a part of the commemoration of Black History Month. Further be it resolved, that an engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Philadelphia's Living Legends as evidence of our sincere admiration of this entire legislative Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Curtis Jones and all members of Council. (Applause.)
How exciting. On behalf of my colleagues, we would like to thank you very much for this honor. I would like to first and foremost thank God for his blessing. I would like to thank my family for their support and, of course, thank Councilman Curtis Jones for this honor. As a pediatrician on the front line of healthcare, taking care of children from birth to young adulthood and passing the torch on to my adult medicine colleagues, which sometimes is a torch, however, what we have gone through to get to where we are today, we can handle it. And we'll continue the journey, the war to enrich, to direct, to save our children and our community. Thank you very much. Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 (Applause.)
Thank you. The next order of business is communications, and the Chair requests that the Sergeant-of-Arms delivers the messages from the Mayor to the Chief Clerk. Mr. Decker, please read those messages.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, I am submitting herewith for the consideration of your honorable body an ordinance amending Bill No. 150162 (approved June 18, 2015), entitled "An ordinance to adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2016 through 2021 inclusive," by adding and revising certain projects, amounts and sources; and An ordinance amending Bill No. Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 150163 (approved June 18, 2015), entitled "An ordinance to adopt a Fiscal 2016 Capital Budget," by adding and revising certain projects, amounts and sources; and An ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 from the General Fund, the Department of Revenue, the Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Commission on Human Relations, the Auditing Department and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Mayor - Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity, the Managing Director, the Managing Director - Legal Services, the Department of Streets, the Fire Department, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Public Property, the Department of Human Services - Office of Supportive Housing, the Director of Finance, the Department of Revenue, the Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 City Representative, the Director of Commerce, the Law Department, the Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Commission on Human Relations, the Auditing Department, the Register of Wills and the City Commissioners, all under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you, Mr. Decker. Do you have any additional messages?
Thank you very much. The next order of business is the introduction of bills and resolutions, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
Good morning, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions this morning.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Mr. President. Today I introduce one non-privileged resolution co-sponsored by everyone, and that includes Al Taubenberger, David Oh, Derek Green, Cindy Bass, Allan Domb, Helen Gym, and Blondell Reynolds Brown, and signed by all members of Council. Thank you.
A privileged resolution calling for the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings on the social services issues affecting the African and Caribbean communities in our city as well as other minority communities from Latino and Asian countries.
Thank you. That will be on this week's Final Passage Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Councilman Greenlee.
Thank you, Mr. President. On your behalf, I offer one resolution.
A non-privileged resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-Ninth Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
That will be on next week's Final Passage Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Henon.
Thank you, Council President. Today I offer one Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 bill on your behalf and another on myself along with Councilman Squilla.
An ordinance amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by amending certain definitions; and amending Chapter 17-2000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "First Source Jobs Policy," by designating the Economic Opportunity Review Committee to oversee implementation and enforcement of the City's First Source Jobs Policy.
And an ordinance amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "B" (The Philadelphia Building Code), and thus amending the PA Uniform Construction Code for Philadelphia, to add sections requiring Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 contractors, design professionals and developers to add additional fire-resistant material to structures containing truss construction and other light frame construction.
That bill will be referred to committee. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.
An ordinance authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of 22nd Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Street and Porter Street.
The bill will be referred to committee. And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have four bills, two co-sponsored by my colleague Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, and I'd like to speak to them after the title has been read.
An ordinance amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by adding a new Chapter 19-4100, entitled "New Sustainable Businesses," to reduce the tax burden on new sustainable businesses; and An ordinance amending Section 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," to revise the Sustainable Business Tax Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Credit by changing the criteria for eligibility; and An ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 from the General Fund to the General Fund; and An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Westmoreland Street, Front Street, Hope Street, and Allegheny Avenue.
Thank you. Those six bills will be referred to committee. And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you, Mr. President. Yesterday many of my colleagues joined me for the first presentation by our new Mayor, Jim Kenney, to the Chamber of Commerce. There he's been consistent in his message about the need for the City to grow jobs, Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 his commitment to invest in our neighborhoods and create a streamlined approach to new businesses in the City of Philadelphia. Today co-sponsored by my colleague Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, I'm introducing a package of bills to support B corporations. My goal, I want the City of Philadelphia to become the B Corp Capital of the World. Benefit corporations are hugely important and throughout the world are making a difference in creating family-sustaining jobs, creating entrepreneurial opportunities, businesses who believe and reinvesting in the neighborhood in which they operate. These businesses could be anywhere. Hopefully they will choose to be in Philadelphia, and they will do business everywhere. They are about profit and economic benefit to the surrounding community, but they're also about people. They abide by fair and fair rule labor Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 practices, and they also care about our planet because they employ and use sustainable environmental practices. Along with the Business Sustainability Network and others, I look forward to working with the Administration on these bills as we provide opportunities in a streamlined approach to these B corporations. I ask my colleagues to join me to support through this process. We will work with the revenue about the cost around these incentives, but I look forward and I hope folks begin to hashtag that Philly, B Corp Capital of the World. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Green.
Thank you, Council President. I have no bills or resolutions today.
Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions today.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Domb.
An ordinance amending various provisions of The Philadelphia Code, including in Title 4 ('The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code'), 9 ('Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions') and 14 ('Zoning and Planning'), to preclude issuance of certain licenses and permits to any applicant who is delinquent in Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 payments owed to the City.
Thank you. That bill will be referred to the appropriate committee. And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gym.
Good morning, Council President. I have no bills or resolutions today.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Taubenberger.
Good morning, Council President and colleagues. I have no bills or resolutions today.
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions. Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016
Thank you, Councilman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.
Good morning, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions today.
Thank you, Councilman. And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Bass.
Good morning, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions today.
Thank you, Councilwoman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Oh.
Good morning, Mr. President. I offer one privileged resolution today.
A privileged resolution recognizing and honoring Mia DeJesus for her courageous anti-bullying message and commitment to help other young victims of bullying.
And that resolution will be on today's Final Passage Calendar. And that concludes our introduction of bills and resolutions. We will now have our reports from committee. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla for a report from the Committee of Streets and Services.
Thank you, Mr. President. The Committee on Streets and Services reports eight bills with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. Mr. Decker, please read that report.
To the President Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 160007, entitled "An ordinance repealing an ordinance (Bill No. 150894) entitled 'An ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 119 and abandoning of a certain pedestrian walkway reserved within the bed of former Thompson Street, from Watts Street to Thirteenth Street'"; and Bill No. 160008, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Traffic Code,' to provide requirements regarding the safe operation of self-propelled mobility devices and to provide for enforcement and penalties"; and Bill No. 160011, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Torresdale Avenue, from Linden Avenue to Ashburner Street and both sides of Megargee Street, from Torresdale Avenue to Frankford Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Avenue"; and Bill No. 160014, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 42-S and abandonment of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes, water main purposes, and public utility purposes which extends from the southerly terminus of Galloway Street, south of Packer Avenue, southwardly to Pattison Avenue"; and Bill No. 160017, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 27-S and abandonment of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes within the lines of former Jackson Street, from Swanson Street to Vandalia Street"; and Bill No. 160071, entitled "An ordinance authorizing Roland Kasis to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk cafe at 1204 Frankford Avenue"; and Bill No. 160092, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 of Torresdale Avenue, from Ashburner Street to the Pennypack Creek"; and Bill No. 160093, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no tractor trailer parking regulation on both sides of Torresdale Avenue, from Rhawn Street to the Pennypack Creek," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bills to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you, Mr. Decker. The Chair again recognizes Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended as to permit the first reading this day of the bills that were just read into the record, with the exception of Bill No. 160007. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bills No. 160008, 160011, 160014, 160017, 160071, 160092, and 160093. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and these bills will be placed on our First Reading Calendar today. Bill No. 160007 will be placed on the First Reading at our next session of Council. The Chair now recognizes Councilwoman Gym for a report from the Committee on Children and Youth.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. The Committee on Children and Youth reports out one bill with a favorable recommendation.
Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 Decker, please read that report.
The Committee on Children and Youth, to which was referred Bill No. 160009, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Managing Director to contract with the Support Center for Child Advocates for the provision of professional services to the City for representing children in certain legal matters, all under certain terms and conditions," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bill to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair again recognizes Councilwoman Gym.
Thank you very much, Mr. President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading on this day of Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 160009. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 160009. 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 the next order of business is the 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 on Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2ND READING our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. As there are no additional bills on the First Reading Calendar today, the Chair now recognizes Councilman Henon for the purpose of calling up bills and resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar today.
Thank you, Mr. President. The following resolutions are called up for Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars today: Resolution No. 160116, 160121, 160123, 160124, 160035, 160036, 160037, and 160038.
Thank you, Councilman. Before considering the resolutions on today's Final Passage Calendar, we will have our public comment session. It will go as follows: If you have an interest in testifying on a bill or resolution that is on the Final Passage Calendar today, Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 if you have not already done so, I would ask that you sign up at the table to my left. When your name is called, you will go to the podium in the middle of the Council Chambers. There's a device. 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. When the light turns red, I'd ask that you please adhere to the guidelines and conclude your remarks. You will be given three minutes to testify. Mr. Decker, will you please call the first name.
Joe Danihel, commenting on 160116. (Witness approached podium.)
Good morning. I'm here again. On 2/11/16, Councilman Oh's Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 response to my speeches, in this member of the people's opinion, citing events I don't recall shows a shocking lack of compassion. I am truly ashamed to say that I voted for him. Compassion and desire to investigate possible serious violations of constitution law that leave any owner in Philadelphia homeless are requirements of a public official. See U.S. Code, see oath of office, Constitution, et cetera. If no one buys property, values sink, tax revenues fall. Why would you buy if you were treated like Mel of El Greco Pizza, artist James Dupree, Dr. Turner, Glenn Mancini, me and others unnamed? In my opinion, the City is taking the Catholic church pedophile priest method of dealing with this issue. Council and the Mayor's Office show no concern to solve this. They seem to want to spend lots of money to litigate it instead. Council, Mayor's Office, RDA, and their attorneys have Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 opposed a Seventh Amendment common law jury trial in my situation. Is that even allowed? Cooper v. Aaron states public officials cannot war with the Constitution without violating their duty or oath of office to support. Some might call this treason. As the City with underfunded schools, are legal bills the highest and best use of these funds? How many decades does it take for my speedy trial? In 1991, I purchased a home that's referred to in a later article as even the federal government is suffering buyers. Then came 18 years of waiting for the City to act while it received funds. I write several articles and communications from HUD that allude to the City receiving up to 40 million or more extra money for over a decade. Newspaper reports only 32 million total were spent on Logan. I guess that's where the extra funds in the 10/15 article that quotes Abernathy from the Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 RDA as saying upwards of 100 million taxpayer dollars may be given to a developer to build a shopping mall on top of my former home that was taken from me without payment for my fully remodeled, three-apartment, two-storefront building that was sold to me as a shell by a self-identified HUD agent for $6,000. I was offered ridiculously outrageous amounts of $100 and $800 by the RDA. The City has had plenty of funds, according to federal officials, to solve this problem. Why do you as agents and agencies solely designed to serve the people and conduct our business refuse to solve this problem? I quote Paul Robeson: The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic but end the injustice. These articles and previous submissions require immediate de-funding of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority before any laws as in the above and previously mentioned are violated by Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING you, agents and agencies of the government, now duly notified. Thank you.
There are no other speakers on the public comment list, Mr. President.
Thank you very much. One second. We're having a technical difficulty. (Pause.)
Thank you. We will now move towards our Calendar, and, Mr. Decker, could you please read the title of 160116.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Third and Sixth Wards of the City of Philadelphia.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 160116 is approved. Mr. Decker, 160121.
A resolution urging Congress to pass the Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act, otherwise known as the Healthy MOM Act. Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING
Council President, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 160121 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 160123.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Thirty-Seventh Wards of the City of Philadelphia.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for its adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 160123 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 160124.
A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-First Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Good morning, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 160124 is Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING adopted. Mr. Decker, 160035.
A resolution approving the reappointment of Beverly Coleman to the Board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 160035 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 160036.
A resolution Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING approving the appointment of Clarena Tolson to the Board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 160036 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 160037.
A resolution confirming the appointment of Sozi Pedro Tulante, Esquire, as the City Solicitor.
And Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING the Chair again recognizes Councilman Henon.
I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 160037 is adopted. Mr. Decker, 160038.
A resolution approving the appointment to Folasade Olanipekun-Lewis to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board.
Thank you again, Mr. President. I move for the Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it, and Resolution 160038 is adopted. Mr. Decker, do you have any additional resolutions?
A resolution calling for the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings on the social services issues affecting the African and Caribbean communities in our city as well as other minority communities from Latino and Asian countries, introduced by Councilwoman Blackwell.
The Stated Meeting Invocation February 18, 2016 2/18/16 - STATED - 2ND READING Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell for a motion.