And a resolution calling upon the Philadelphia Historical Commission to maintain the Dilworth House classification as a significant historic building worthy of preservation.
The Chair recognizes Councilman DiCicco. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Thank you, Madam President. I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will please say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. The Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill.
Thank you, Madam President. I have no bills or resolutions.
The Chair thanks the gentleman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Clarke.
Madam President, I have two bills and two resolutions.
Thank you. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of the first bill.
An ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code by amending Section 9-203 relating to street vendors and Section 9-205 relating to sidewalk sales.
The bill will be referred to the appropriate committee.
And an ordinance amending Bill No. 990728, approved December 6, 1999, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey to the Redevelopment Authority certain premises located at 1823 to 35 Callowhill Street.
This bill will be referred to the appropriate committee.
And a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority deeds located in the 14th, 20th and 37th Wards of the City of Philadelphia.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will please say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority deeds located in the 32nd Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
It has been moved and properly seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will please indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. The Chair recognizes Councilman Kelly.
The Chair thanks the gentleman. The Chair recognizes Councilman Rizzo.
Thank you. The next order of business is reports from committees, and the Chair a report from the Committee of the Whole.
Thank you, Madam President. The Committee of the Whole reports out one bill with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chief Clerk will please read the report.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee of the Whole, to which was referred Bill No. 051230, entitled "An ordinance dissolving the West Philadelphia Retail Tax Increment Financing District and creating the Park West Tax Increment Financing District," respectfully reports it has considered and amended the same and returns the attached bill to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 051230. (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. 051230. All in favor will indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the bill just read will be placed on our First Reading Calendar for today. The Chair now recognizes report of the Committee on Rules.
Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, the Committee on Rules reports three bills with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chief Clerk will please read the report.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Rules, to which was referred Bill No. 051104, entitled "An ordinance approving the thirty-fourth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area"; and Bill No. 051232, entitled "An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 51st Street"; and Bill No. 051233, entitled "An ordinance approving the second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the West Parkside Urban Renewal Area," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bills to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Clarke.
I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill Nos. 051104, 051232 and 051233. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill Nos. 051104, 051232 and 051233. All in favor will please say (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the bills just read will be placed on our First Reading Calendar for today. At this time, the Chair again recognizes Councilman Clarke for a report from the Committee on Public Property and Public Works.
Madam President, the Committee of Public Property and Public Works reports two bills with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chief Clerk will please read the report.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Public Works, to which was referred Bill No. 050505, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to extend the term of a sublease agreement from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority located on the second and third floors of 111 South 15th Street"; and Bill No. 051231, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to convey fee simple title located between 50th and 52nd Streets south of Parkside Avenue for consideration of $400,000 to the West Philadelphia Financial Services, under certain terms and conditions," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bills to Council with a favorable recommendation.
I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 050505 and Bill No. 051231. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill Nos. 050505 and 051231. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the bills just read will be placed on our First Reading Calendar for today. The Chair now recognizes Councilman DiCicco for a report from the Committee on Streets and Services. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Thank you, on Streets and Services reports seven bills out with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chief Clerk will please read the report.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 051106, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Traffic Code' to provide for conditions in enforcement of prohibitions on parking a vehicle if the vehicle is not registered or not displaying a valid registration plate"; and Bill No. 051107, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code by amending limitations on the use of information collected under System"; and Bill No. 051140, entitled "An ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades by striking from the City Plan the Industrial Highway from Philadelphia-Delaware County Line to Island Avenue"; and Bill No. 051145, entitled "An ordinance regulating the movement of traffic on Chestnut Street, in particular authorizing right turns to be made from Chestnut Street at certain intersections in Center City Philadelphia"; and Bill No. 051201, entitled "An ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 298 by extending Almatt Place approximately 105 feet"; and Bill No. 051202, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the paving of the extension of Almatt Place, under certain terms and conditions"; and Bill No. 051234, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Jefferson Street and Heston Street, all under certain terms and conditions," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bills to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman DiCicco. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Thank you, Madam President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading today of the seven bills that have just been read into the record. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill Nos. 051106, 051107, 051140, 051145, 051201, 051202 and 051234. 2/2/06 - STATED - 1ST READING All in favor will please indicate by saying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the bills just read will be placed on our First Reading Calendar for today. The next order of business is the consideration of the Calendar, and the Chief Clerk will please read the bills on the First Reading Calendar.
Bill No. 051230, an ordinance dissolving the West Philadelphia Retail Tax Increment Financing District and creating the Park West Tax Increment Financing District.
And Bill No. 051104, an ordinance approving the thirty-fourth amendment of the 2/2/06 - STATED - 1ST READING redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area.
And Bill No. 051232, an ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Parkside Avenue and 51st Street.
And Bill No. 051233, an ordinance approving the second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the West Parkside Urban Renewal Area.
And Bill No. 050505, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to extend the term of a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal 2/2/06 - STATED - 1ST READING Authority.
And Bill No. 051231, an ordinance authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to convey fee simple title to West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution.
And Bill No. 051106, an ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to provide for conditions on enforcement, all under certain terms and conditions.
And Bill No. 051107, an ordinance amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of an Automated Red Light Enforcement System to Prevent Red Light 2/2/06 - STATED - 1ST READING Violations."
And Bill No. 051140, an ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 356 and 378.
And Bill No. 051145, an ordinance regulating the movement of traffic on Chestnut Street, in particular authorizing right turns to be made from Chestnut Street.
And Bill No. 051201, an ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 298 by extending Almatt Place.
And Bill No. 051202, an ordinance authorizing the paving of the extension of Almatt Place.
And Bill No. 051234, an ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Jefferson Street and Heston Street.
The Chair agrees. That completes the First Reading Calendar for today. The Chair now recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Madam President. There are no bills on Second Reading and Final Passage today.
The Chair thanks the Councilwoman. Are there any speeches on the part of the Minority? (No response.)
Are there speeches on the part of the Majority? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Madam President. I was looking through the paper today and noticed an article that the House approved a $39 billion bill in cuts. I noticed another bill that said students are going to more two-year colleges. But I guess so when you cut costs to the tune of 12.7 billion for college costs and certainly increase the rate of loans that students have to pay. We are really concerned about the cuts in Medicare, 6.4 billion; Medicaid, 4.7 billion. We're concerned about the pension issues, agriculture, the issues for our farmers who won't get paid the money they should, the digital television issues and the whole issue the for the next five years. It's so hard to believe that in year 2006 we're going back to days when -- and I think of Lou this morning when he would get up and brag about AIDS education, Medicaid, Medicare, the difference between the two parties and just always talk about those things that made him proud to be an American and proud to be serving in public life. But let me say that we are glad the vote was tight. It is to the tune of $39 billion. We would like to thank those on both sides of the aisle who voted against this legislation, including our Congresspersons Brady, Fattah, Allyson Schwartz, including Congressman Bob Andrews, Tim Holden and Christopher Smith. I thank you very much, Madam President.
Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, I want to recognize both the hard work and effort by this body in passing a series of bills last year related to contract reform and the effort by the voters of this City in passing such a measure last November with an 87 percent "yes" vote. The City Administration, and I acknowledge the work of Mayor Street and his Administration and one person in particular, who I'll mention in a second, for getting on this issue and being prepared for the February 1st, 2006 implementation date, which was yesterday. The City Administration very smartly started working on this even though while the bill had passed in the spring, the voters had not approved the measure until November, but knowing that it would take a fair amount of time to get the system running, started working last spring into the summer and through the fall to make sure that the City would be ready. There is a new City website for the professional services, and there will be contracts and disclosure forms that went live yesterday. It is www.phila.gov/contracts, and the site went up yesterday. Every now and then, Madam President, while we see all of the great work that any number of us may do here as elected officials or elected officials at the state and federal level, there are people behind the scenes who really do make the government work, and I want to call out special recognition to a person who stepped up, who was not working on this particular project when Council passed it and the Mayor signed it, but decided to take this on as a challenge. Her name is Susan Kresky. She's a member of the Administration, has been in the time. I had never met her and have only come to meet her recently. But she decided to try to take on this massive project to change literally City systems, create new ones to allow us to reform our contract process and opportunities. And so, one, I want to recognize her hard work and all the members of the Administration, thank them for getting on this early and making sure that the February 1st implementation date has been met. Anyone looking for those opportunities for the first time, they will be able to see them whatever is up on the site from yesterday forward, and I think it's a great moment for the City government, and I thank again my colleagues for all of their hard work and support to make sure ultimately this went through and that the citizens of this City can have their confidence restored in how the government functions. Thank you, Madam President.
You're welcome. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco.
Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, within the last six months, we have lost three outstanding, dedicated, hard-working women who dedicated themselves to civil rights and justice: Sister Rosa Parks, C. Delores Tucker and then the other day our esteemed Coretta Scott King. She was a woman that I admired greatly because she had the strength and the endurance to carry for nearly 40 years the torch of the legacy so tragically left behind by her husband. Rather than retreating to a private life of domesticity, she publicly and energetically upheld the battle for civil rights and equality among the races, placing herself on the front line of the battle. Her work was always done with grace, strength, dignity and blatant determination, offering a stellar example to myself and other African-American women and people of all colors. The loss of a woman responsible for making such an important impact on our country's history is a profound and irreplaceable one. Our world has truly been dimmed at the burning out of such a bright light. And I ask us to stand for a moment of silence in her memory. (Council stands in silence.)
You're welcome. Are there any other speeches on the part of the Majority? (No response.)
Seeing none, again the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco for a motion to adjourn.
Madam President, I move that Council stand Thursday, February the 9th at 10:00 a.m., 2006. (Duly seconded.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Thank you. (Stated Meeting adjourned at 11:55 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 February 2, 2006, 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.)