The ayes have it and the resolution -(Applause.)
And the resolution will be referred to the Rules Committee.
And a resolution approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority, the City of Philadelphia, for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area.
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
And a resolution also naming Poplar Street between Broad Street and 21st Street "Dixie Humming Birds Way."
It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. All in favor will say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the resolution is adopted. The Chair recognizes Councilman Kelly.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Rizzo.
Thank you very much. The next order of business is reports from committees, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Krajewski for a report from the Committee on Appropriations.
Thank you, Madam President. The Committee on Appropriations reports one bill out with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read the report.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred Bill No. 060503, entitled "An ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - provision for other grants to the Personnel Director," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached bill to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Krajewski.
Madam President, I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading on Bill 060503. (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 the the Chief Clerk. All in favor will please say aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the bill will be placed on our First Reading Calendar for today. The Chair recognizes Councilman Kenney for a report from the Committee on Law and Government.
Thank you, Madam President. The Committee on Law and Government reports three bills and three resolutions with favorable recommendations.
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 Law and Government, to which was referred Bill No. 060287, entitled "An ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled 'Referenda Approval by the Voters,' by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia urge the United States to begin an immediate withdrawal of its troops from Iraq"; and Bill No. 060433, entitled "An ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a resolution approved by Council proposing amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter requiring District Councilmembers to be residents of the districts from which they were elected for at least one year prior to their election"; and 060507, entitled "An ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to a preference in civil service regulations for children of firefighters and police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty"; and Resolution No. 060295, entitled "A resolution proposing an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled 'Referenda Approval by the Voters'"; and Resolution No. 060448, entitled "A resolution proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter requiring District Councilmembers to be residents of the districts from which they were elected"; and Resolution 060518, entitled "A resolution proposing an amendment to the to provide for a preference in civil service regulations for children of firefighters and police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty," respectfully reports it has considered and amended the same and returns the attached bills and resolutions to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Kenney.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill Nos. 060287, 433 and 507. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of the bills just read by the Chief Clerk. 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. Resolution Nos. 060295, 060448 and 060518 will be placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage for our next session of Council. The Chair now recognizes Councilman Clarke for a report from the Committee on Public Property and Public Works.
Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, the Committee on Public Property and Public Works reports one bill with a favorable recommendation.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Public Property and Public Works, to which was referred Bill No. 060113, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying fee-simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land, with buildings and improvements thereon, situate 5928 to 30 Germantown Avenue in the City of Philadelphia, for further conveyance at fair market value," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns to the attached bill to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Clarke.
Madam President, I move that the rules of Council be suspended this day as to permit first reading of Bill No. 060113. (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 the bill just read by the Chief Clerk. All in favor will please say 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 Councilman DiCicco for a report from the Committee on Streets and Services. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Thank you, on Streets and Services reports two 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. 060505, entitled "An ordinance authorizing Temple University and Temple University Health System to construct, own and maintain 24 freestanding signs at various locations on the public sidewalk within their hospital campus area"; and Bill No. 060509, entitled "An ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Ranstead Street from 15th Street eastwardly approximately 125 feet to a dead end, all under certain 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 this day of the two 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 the bills just read by the Chief Clerk. 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. Councilman O'Neill, I believe your light is on. Did you want to be recognized?
Yes, Madam President. Thank you. Last Thursday, we received -or I received and members of Council received a veto message from the Mayor on a bill that we had passed which would extend the paid leave for employees on military leave from 15 to 30 days. Currently, employees are using that extra time over 15 days and they're either unpaid, sick time or vacation time. And it's a bill that passed unanimously out of Committee and in the Council. The Mayor's veto message indicated that he supported the concept, but that the Law Department said that we power. The power rests solely with the Administration. I still would have called for an override today, but for the good work of Kia D. Floyd, Esquire, Deputy Secretary of External Affairs from the Office of the Mayor, who informed me this morning that she had confirmed with the Director of Personnel that the civil service regulation amendments have been drafted and will be presented to the Civil Service Board later this month on June 28th. The amendments are expected to be approved, and thereafter final approval must be made by the Ad Board, which meets sometime over the summer. I want to thank Ms. Floyd and the Mayor for cooperating on this. The idea isn't who gets credit or how it happens, just that it happens, and it's a much-needed extension of benefits for employees on military leave. Thank you.
recognizes Councilman Ramos for a report from the Committee on Labor and Civil Service.
Thank you, Madam President. The Committee on Labor and Civil Service 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 Labor and Civil Service, to which was referred Bill No. 060432, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Residence Requirements,' by providing that an employee in the civil service need not be a bona fide resident of the City when appointed, but must establish and maintain bona fide residence in the City months"; and Bill No. 060506, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Deferred Retirement Option Plan,' by providing an extraordinary extension for purposes of enhancing public safety for participants in the DROP program who are public safety employees, under certain terms and conditions," respectfully reports it has considered and amended the same and returns the attached bills to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Ramos.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of Bill Nos. 060432 and 060506. (Duly seconded.)
It properly seconded that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading this day of the bills just read by the Chief Clerk. All in favor will please 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 Councilwoman Blackwell for a report from the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless.
Thank you, Madam President. The Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless reports out one resolution with a favorable recommendation.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless, to which was referred Resolution No. 060350, entitled "A resolution approving the Annual Program Statement and Budget for the expenditure of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bond proceeds for Fiscal Year 2007," respectfully reports it has considered the same and returns the attached resolution to Council with a favorable recommendation.
Thank you. Resolution No. 060350 will be considered at the end of today's Calendar. The next order of business is the consideration of the Calendar. I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read 6/15/06 - STATED - 1ST READING the bills on the First Reading Calendar.
Bill No. 060503, an ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - provision for other grants to the Personnel Director.
And Bill No. 060287, an ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approval by the Voters."
And Bill No. 060433, an ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia for a proposal set forth approved by Council requiring District Councilmembers to be residents 6/15/06 - STATED - 1ST READING of the district from which they were elected.
And Bill No. 060507, an ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of a proposal set forth in a resolution approved by Council relating to a preference in civil service regulation for children of firefighters or police officers who were killed or died in the line of duty.
And Bill No. 060113, an ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Properly to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed located 5928 to 30 Germantown Avenue.
The Chair agrees. 6/15/06 - STATED - 1ST READING
And Bill No. 060505, an ordinance authorizing Temple University and Temple University Health System to construct, own and maintain 24 freestanding signs at various locations.
And Bill No. 060509, an ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Ranstead Street.
And Bill No. 060432, an ordinance amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Residence Requirements," that must establish and maintain bona fide residence in the City within six months after appointment.
The Chair agrees. 6/15/06 - STATED - 2ND READING
And Bill No. 060506, an ordinance amending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferred Retirement Option Plan," by providing an extraordinary extension for purposes of enhancing public safety.
The Chair agrees. That concludes our First Reading Calendar for today. The Chair now recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell for the purpose of calling the bills on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar to be called today for consideration.
Thank you, Madam President. Today we will hear on Bill No. 050063-A, the smoking bill, and Bill No. 060313-A. Then on at the bottom, we will hear Bill No. 050832. The top of , Bill No. 050836. , Bill No. 060290. Then all of the bills from to the end of the Calendar, which are Bill Nos. 060344, 444, 445, 446, 051142, 060227, 6/15/06 - STATED - 2ND READING 242, 245, 375, 377, 378, 381, 387, 394, 438, 469, 473, 499, 475, 314, 336, 338, 390, 434, 440, 470, 435, 436, 437, 439, 443, 447, 467, 468, 471, 472 and, finally, 500. All other bills are being held.
I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read the title of the first bill to be considered, Bill No. 050063-A.
An ordinance amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places - Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting smoking in public spaces and in the workplace, and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill. 6/15/06 - STATED - 2ND READING
Thank you, Madam Chair. I oppose this bill. I understand that it has enough votes or it wouldn't be running. And I also understand there's a back-up bill that will extend in September some of what are extensions in implementation and the effective date to become a ban or an exemption on those smaller bars and workplaces. And I'm opposed to it because while I strongly support a smoking ban, I only support it if it's across the board and affects all workers the same, all establishments the same and affects all customers the same. And this movement, which has gotten in the most cities in the country, the large places that we never thought it would work, New York, State of California, State of Delaware, New Jersey but for the casinos, started with a group of airline flight attendants who saw that their rate of cancer was so much higher 6/15/06 - STATED - 2ND READING than the general public's, and it was really based on their rights. And they settled, I believe, for $300 million and agreed to establish a research institute to find a cure for lung cancer. And what bothers me in this case with small bars is that these are the people in our City that have the fewest options. They don't go to the fancy restaurants, for the most part, and we treat them as if they're sitting in coach class. This bill basically, to use an airline analogy, prohibits smoking in first class. If you go to the finer places, you can't smoke, the employees are protected, the public is protected. And as the evidence has shown in other jurisdictions, business does not drop off as predicted. And if the airline flight attendants had tried to have smoking banned only in first class, because they could spend most of their time up in the galley and not have the smoke blowing in their face in coach, they would have 6/15/06 - STATED - 2ND READING never, ever succeeded. And I think it's a sad day when we're going to have a smoking ban and it's only going to affect coach class. Thank you.
Thank you. This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally.
The ayes are nine; the nays are six. The bill passes. (Applause.)
A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. Our next bill to be considered is Bill No. 060313-A.
An ordinance amending Section 14-1619 of The Philadelphia Zoning Code, entitled "Frankford Avenue Special District Controls."
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 15; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. We will now consider Bill No. 050832.
An ordinance authorizing the paving of Meetinghouse Drive, Springhouse Road, Applehouse Road and Riverhouse Road. 6/15/06 - 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 15; the nays are zero. A 6/15/06 - STATED - 2ND READING majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. We will now consider Bill No. 050836, top of .
An ordinance authorizing the paving of Meyer Place and Ruth Way, under certain terms and conditions.
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.