Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. We will now consider Bill No. 090350.
An ordinance amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in City National Bank, under certain terms and conditions. 5/21/09 - STATED - 2ND READING
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The Chief Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The last bill to be considered is Bill No. 090351.
An ordinance amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in TD Bank National Association, under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. 5/21/09 - STATED - 2ND READING The Chief Clerk will please call the roll.
Aye. 5/21/09 - STATED - 2ND READING The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. We will now consider Resolution No. 090136, which appears on . I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read the title of the resolution.
A resolution appointing Beverly Coleman to the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco for a motion on the resolution.
Madam President, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
Councilman Jones, do you mind since Councilwoman Tasco has already made the motion?
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. We will now consider Resolution No. 090137.
A resolution appointing Rina Cutler to the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Thank you so 5/21/09 - STATED - 2ND READING much, Madam President. I make a motion to adopt the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, this resolution is adopted. That concludes our Calendar for today. Are there any speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)
Are part of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Brown.
Madam President, the record should reflect that the Councilman from the 1st Councilmanic District is celebrating a birthday today, Councilman Frank DiCicco.
Oh, wonderful. Happy birthday. (Applause.) COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: It's good to be 39.
That's right. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco.
Thank you, Madam President. I'd just like to say as Majority Leader, on behalf of leadership, we'd like to thank our colleagues for their contributions and support of us as budget and came to a resolution on the budget. We had public hearings in three neighborhoods in this Council so that we could hear from our constituents. We know we're in a critical time, financial crisis, and it's very difficult to have to make some of the decisions we had to make, but we were real pleased that our Councilmembers supported leadership as we had to deliberate it daily with our local leadership, State Representatives, Governor, as well as with each other. We intend to continue working with our local leadership so that we can give them whatever support they need in Harrisburg to make possible what we need to let this budget come to fruition. So I want to thank my colleagues, all Councilmembers, for their support and loyalty.
Madam Chair, I'd like to echo my colleague's comments. Leadership worked very hard on this, but also there was a strong line of communication between leadership and the membership of the body, and there was as much coming up as there was going back down. And these hearings were the best attended and I think the most involved that Council has had since I've been in Council, and that's been a while. And while the real work starts now with the state Legislature, it's really gratifying that we got this far on a positive note working with the Administration. So I look forward to continuing that work with the state Legislature. Thank you.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Green.
Thank you, wanted to thank the leadership of City Council -- and I know I'm joined by all my colleagues -- for the hard work and the effort that you, President Verna, Majority Leader Tasco, Majority Whip Clarke, Minority Leader O'Neill and Minority Whip Rizzo, put in on the budget process. It was a lot of hard work, a lot of difficult negotiations with the Administration, and personally I want to thank you for the leadership that you've shown through this process. It was wonderful to see and be a participant of. I also want to thank specially your staff, Rick Auerbach and Charlie -
Our volunteer, who came in and helped Council deserve our recognition and great thanks today for the great work they did for this body. Thank you.
Thank you very much. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco.
A little late. I forgot to thank the staff, Rick and Charlie, who is our strong volunteer. I mean, we wish we had more volunteers like Charlie. But he loves it, and we want to say we appreciate him coming in to give us his institutional knowledge. No matter who you may hire to replace Charlie, what you would miss would be the institutional knowledge that goes back some 20 years, and that has been very, very valuable --
So when we make a statement, he gives us the history and he puts it in context so that we understand what we're dealing with. So, Charlie, thank you. And, Rick Auerbach, thank you for your legal leadership, and to all the staff that worked with us. Thank you.
Thank you all. Thank you. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilman Clarke for a motion to adjourn.
Thank you, Madam President. Before I make a motion to adjourn, I'm considering making a motion to basically take away Charlie's retirement. One other thing, Madam my colleagues with respect to all of the wonderful work that was done in this Council Chambers. Sometimes out of the Council Chambers and throughout this process people were extremely engaged, and I just want to say I'm very proud to be a member of this body. The other thing I want to say, that while we have significant challenges ahead as it relates to getting the necessary support out of Harrisburg, there are also some things that we need to be doing, we as a Council, over the next couple of months, because we have identified a significant number of things as it relates to our ability to reinvent government, and I look forward to working with all of our colleagues and talking about possible prison reform, to talk about the possibility of getting additional efficiencies, to talk about restructuring some of our real estate issues as it relates to the BRT. couple of months, in spite of public opinion that we will be on vacation, we in fact will be working very hard to make sure that this is a long-term solution and not just a short-term solution. So with that, I would like to move that Council stand adjourned until -
Just before you do that, also I think that every member is aware of the fact that in the event that we have to come back to vote on any of the stimulus issues, we will call for a special meeting.
And I know that Councilmembers have indicated that they would certainly make themselves available.
So at this time, again, I look to Councilman Clarke for an adjournment.
Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, June 4th, 2009, 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, June the 4th at 10:00 a.m. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it. The motion carries. Thank you. (Stated Meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.) CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY that the proceedings, evidence and objections are contained fully and accurately in the stenographic notes taken by me upon the foregoing matter on May 21, 2009, and that this is a true and correct transcript of same. ______________________________ MICHELE L. MURPHY RPR-Notary Public (The foregoing certification of this transcript does not apply to any reproduction of the same by any means, unless under the direct control and/or supervision of the certifying reporter.)