Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members present having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Mr. Decker, do you have any additional resolutions?
A privileged resolution authorizing the Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings to examine the current state of gun violence in the City of Philadelphia, and review how effectively the City spends its resources combatting the issue, introduced by Councilman Kenney.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? 1/31/13 - STATED - 2ND READING (Aye.)
And a privileged resolution honoring the Philadelphia School on its forty-year anniversary for continuing its unique commitment to excellence in education and cultivating lifelong learners with pride in their city and country, introduced by Councilman Kenney.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.) 1/31/13 - STATED - 2ND READING
And a privileged resolution honoring and recognizing Kemel W. Dawkins, Sr. for his extraordinary service and dedication to the development of the minority business community in Philadelphia, introduced by Councilwoman Blackwell.
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.)
Those opposed? 1/31/13 - STATED - 2ND READING (No response.)
And a privileged resolution authorizing City Council's Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings on the actions of the Civil Service Commission as it pertains to terms imposed on AFSCME Local 2186 District Council 47, introduced by Councilman Henon.
I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The 1/31/13 - STATED - 2ND READING ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.
And a privileged resolution honoring, recognizing and commending 100 Black Men of America, Inc. - Philadelphia Chapter for its extraordinary service focused on mentoring, education, health and wellness, and economic development, introduced by Councilman Johnson.
Mr. President, I move for the adoption of the resolution. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. 1/31/13 - STATED - 2ND READING
And a privileged resolution honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the 21st Annual African American Children's Book Fair, introduced by Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
It's been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
And a privileged resolution honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's living legends, Henry Nicholas, Nellie Reynolds, Madeline Dunn, 1/31/13 - STATED - 2ND READING John F. White, Jr., Reverend Albert F. Campbell, Acel Moore, Audrey Johnson-Thornton, Will Daniels, Dr. Bernard E. Anderson, and Emma Chappell in the areas of government, business, labor, journalism, religion, academia, athletics, and activism, as part of the commemoration of Black History Month, introduced by Councilman Jones.
Mr. President, I move for the adoption. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded. All those in favor? (Aye.)
The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. 1/31/13 - STATED - 2ND READING
And a privileged resolution honoring, recognizing and commending Philadelphia Police Officer Kimberly Lyons, Officer Antonio Soto, Officer Gregory Giacomelli, Officer Michael McCormick, Officer Jerome Joseph, and Officer Evelyn Reyes for their extraordinary acts of bravery and courage resulting in all being named 39th Police District Officers of the Month for December 2012, introduced by Councilwoman Bass.
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.)
There are no other resolutions on the Final Passage Calendar, Mr. President.
Thank you so much. Are there any speeches on the part of the minority? (No response.)
Are there any speeches on the part of the majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Thank you so much, Mr. President. Most of us watched in horror the news when the five-year-old young lady Nailla Robinson was abducted. We also sat riveted in terror when we watched the young lady that was thrown from the platform at 8th and Race. What these two seemingly common, what was the common denominator? Surveillance cameras. Fortunately we were able to apprehend one and are still on the trail of the other perpetrator. But I want to make that common denominator note, because you took a delegation of Councilmembers down to Baltimore a couple of weeks ago to look into how we can use those technological tools to help law enforcement, to help police work, to not circumvent what good citizen and good police work should do, but to aid it in its swift delivery. Your leadership, along with Councilman Greenlee, Councilwoman Bass, myself, and more recently intriguing conversations by the freshman Councilman Johnson on public-private partnerships with cameras is encouraging in that effort. I applaud you for having hearings that will discuss how we roll out a comprehensive strategy to use that. What we learned in Baltimore use of cameras, through networking, through Department of Defense, Department of Transportation cameras, they were able to reduce crime in Baltimore by 25 percent. And one of the key ways they did that was eyes on criminal activity, communications to law enforcement who had boots on the ground. And that was a critical component of their success. Working with partnerships is fine. Having stagnant cameras is not as good as having good police work using technology in a well-thought-out manner. So I look forward to working with you and our colleagues in Council to help the Administration, to assist the Administration, to work along with the Administration to use this tool to deal with Philadelphia's problem. So, again, thank you for your leadership in taking us down there, and I look forward to the results of that endeavor.
you, Councilman. It was a very productive road trip, and thank you all for coming along and providing much-needed input. We look forward to continuing such road trips to ensure that we can enhance the City of Philadelphia at its lowest possible cost. The Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson.
Thank you, Mr. President. I want to commend and I look forward to the hearing that was introduced, resolution introduced for a hearing on the issue of gun violence in the City of Philadelphia by Councilman Kenney, and really -- although we are a local government and we can't have so much impact on state-related laws relating to gun violence in the City of Philadelphia, I still think it's important to make sure that rather it's the Administration or us as a body really take a hard look at what we're doing in the City of Philadelphia as it relates to also making sure when acts of gun violence takes place, we are addressing it appropriately. Last night when I was on one of my favorite apps, which is the CNN app, I know it noted that Philadelphia is in the top three of African American young men being murdered by homicide, and the number one tool in their homicide is a gun. And so I'm looking forward to that discussion to make sure that we keep this issue on the forefront, we keep it on the burner as it relates to making sure we keep our young people safe, but also giving young men other options regarding picking up a gun. And I think that's a real conversation that needs to take place, but I'm also interested in looking at when we do -- when the Philadelphia Police Department confiscates a gun in a homicide, in a shooting, what happens after those guns department? Do they do the CSI work and kind of trace where the gun come from, or it's just a homicide and it's a shooting and then nothing happens? So I'm looking forward to actually see what's the followup with these guns, because I think the assault weapons ban, I understand that policy, but the majority of homicides that take place in the City of Philadelphia and the majority of shootings that take place in the City of Philadelphia are by handguns. And so my biggest concern is choking that pipeline of illegal guns that come through neighborhoods throughout the City of Philadelphia. And so I wanted to acknowledge that hearing that will be taking place and look forward to that discussion. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilman, and thank you for those very, very creative ideas that you gave to us a couple of days ago during public safety measures across the City of Philadelphia, and we look forward to adopting that and implementing that in the City of Philadelphia. The Chair recognizes Councilman Kenney.
Thank you, Mr. President. I just wanted to say a few words relative to Councilman Johnson's comments. First of all, I want to thank you and thank Councilman Jones and Councilman Johnson for all the work you've been doing over the years relative to gun safety, gun violence, crime, and gun control, and I admire all that you've done. One of the things that I would like to accomplish in this resolution is that while we wait for the national debate on gun control, assault weapons, multi-clip magazines, and background checks and the like and mental health issues, is that while we're waiting for that and while we're urging it and while it, we still have resources here that the District Attorney employs and that the Police Commissioner employs and that the mental health community employs. And while we're waiting for the changes, I think going into our budget cycle, I think we need to examine what's successful, things like GunStat, the 2.0 program. Those kinds of issues may need to be bulked up a bit while we wait for national assistance or state -- I doubt state assistance, but we'll always hold out some hope for that. So that's where I want to concentrate on that particular hearing as to what our law enforcement, mental health folks need to do a better job within the confines of the existing laws that we have to live with. So I appreciate your help with that. Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, Councilman. Thank you for your continued good work. speeches. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Brown for a motion for adjournment.
Surely, Mr. President. I move that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, February 7th, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that the Council stand adjourned until Thursday, February 7th, 2013, 10:00 a.m. All those in favor? (Aye.)
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