Councilwoman STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970692 Krajewski.
Aye. STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970745
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. The majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 970745. The Clerk will please read the title of the bill.
An ordinance amending the Retirement System Ordinance approved December 3, 1956, as amended, and amending the Municipal Retirement Benefit Plan 1987 Ordinance, which became effective January 8, 1987, as amended, to, in the case of both ordinances, allow members of the retirement system to name as beneficiaries and survivors any person designated by the employee, under certain terms and conditions.
This bill, having been read on two different days, the question now STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970745 is, shall the bill pass finally? The Clerk will call a roll.
No. STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970745
No. The ayes are 10, and the nays are 6. The majority of all Members of Council having STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970749 voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. (Applause.)
The next bill for consideration will be Bill No. 970749. The Clerk will please read the title of the bill.
An ordinance amending Chapter 19-1400 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Realty Transfer Tax" by further providing for excluded transactions and requiring the signing of an affidavit, a certification affidavit, under certain terms and conditions.
This bill, having been read on two different days, the question now is, shall the bill pass finally? The Clerk will call a roll.
Councilwoman STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970749 Fernandez.
No. The ayes are 9, the nays are 7. The majority of all Members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. (Applause.)
The next bill for consideration will be Bill No. 970750. The Clerk will please read the title of the bill the bill passes.
An ordinance amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Fair Practices" by adding a new definition and amending certain definitions and by prohibiting discrimination in employment and STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970750 places of public accommodations on the basis of marital status.
This bill, having been read on two different days, the question now is, shall the bill pass finally? The Clerk will call a roll.
Councilman Longstreth. STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970750
Councilwoman STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970750 Verna.
Aye (sic). The ayes are 6, the nays are -- I'm sorry, the ayes are 10 and the nays are 6. The majority of all Members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. (Applause.)
The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 970403. The Clerk please read the title of the bill.
An ordinance amending Section 9-601 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Show Rooms" by deleting the existing provisions and enacting new provisions regulating valet parking; in particular, requiring a valet parking operator's license for persons who provide valet parking services.
This bill, having been read on two different days, the question now is, shall the bill pass finally? STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970750 If we could have your attention, please. If we could have your attention, please. We have one last bill. I would like the record to reflect that on Bill No. 970750, the vote was 10 -- 9 to 6. Do you have that?
Sorry, Mr. President. Mr. President, may we have the vote again? We have a difference of opinion as to whether the vote was 10-6 or 11-5. Would you announce again the vote on the last -- on Bill No. 970750.
10-6. 'Cause I thought I heard the President say "aye," but I assume that was an error and he voted no.
The vote should be STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970403 10-6.
That's an error that I would hasten to clean up. The last bill for consideration is Bill No. 970403. The Clerk will please read the title of the bill.
An ordinance amending Section 9-601 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Show Rooms" by deleting the existing provisions and enacting new provisions regulating valet parking.
This bill, having been read on two different days, the question now is, shall the bill pass finally? The Chair recognizes Councilman Nutter.
I'm sorry, Mr. President. My light is on inadvertently.
Councilwoman Blackwell. STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970403
Councilman STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970403 Nutter.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. The majority of all Members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. This completes our consideration of the calendar. Council will now consider Resolution STATED MEETING - 2ND, FINAL READING CAL. - 970843 No. 970843. The Clerk will please read the title of this resolution.
A resolution authorizing the City Commissioners, in their capacity as the Philadelphia County Board of Elections, to submit to the qualified registered electors of Philadelphia the question whether an electronic voting system shall be used at polling places in Philadelphia.
Mr. President, I move the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
All those in favor, let it be known by saying aye. Those opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. That brings us to ends of our consideration of the calendar.
Are there any speeches on the part of the Members of the STATED MEETING - SPEECHES, ADJOURNMENT Minority? (No speeches on the part of the Minority.)
Are there any speeches on the part of Members of the Majority? (No speeches on the part of the Majority.)
I move that this Council stand adjourned till Thursday, May the 14th, 1998. (Duly seconded.)
All those in favor, let it be known by saying aye. Those opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. This Council stands approved until Thursday, May 14, 1998, at 10 o'clock a.m. (Adjourned at 12:43 p.m.) 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 Thursday, May 7, 1998, were reported and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of same. RE: STATED MEETING __________________________________, JOSEPHINE CARDILLO, RPR