Councilman Ortiz is voting aye. Councilman Rizzo is voting aye. Councilwoman Tasco.
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Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are zero. A majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 970609. The clerk will please read the title of the bill.
An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to two certain tracts of city-owned land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate on the westerly side of 34th Street, southwardly from Spruce Street, and further authorizing PAID to sell these properties to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a consideration of $1,237,500.
This bill having CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The clerk will call the roll.
Councilman Cohen. Councilman DiCicco. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Aye.
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Councilman Ortiz is voting aye. Councilman Rizzo is voting aye. Councilwoman Tasco.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are zero. A majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 970651. The clerk will please read the title of the bill.
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance approved December 15, 1969, as amended, which approved the redevelopment proposal, the urban CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR renewal plan, and the relocation plan of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the Model Cities Urban Renewal area, by approving the 19th amendment of the redevelopment proposal, the 11th amendment to the urban renewal plan, and the 12th amendment to the relocation plan.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The clerk will call the roll.
Councilman Cohen. Councilman DiCicco. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Aye.
Councilwoman CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR Krajewski.
Councilman Ortiz is voting aye. Councilman Rizzo is voting aye. Councilwoman Tasco.
Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are zero. A majority of all members of Council having voted in CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 970670. The clerk will please read the title of the bill.
An ordinance amending the Retirement System Ordinance, approved December 3, 1956, as amended, by amending Section 221 and amending the Municipal Retirement Benefit Plan, 1987 Ordinance, which became effective January 8, 1987, as amended, by adding a new section, 119(c), in the case of both ordinances, to allow fire and police employees who were laid off in 1978-1980, and later reinstated, to purchase service credits for the layoff period.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The clerk will call the roll.
Aye. CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR
Councilman Ortiz is voting aye. Councilman Rizzo is voting aye. CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR Councilwoman Tasco.
Aye. The ayes are 17, the nays are zero. A majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 970690. The clerk will please read the title of the bill.
An Ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located in the 38th Ward, and within an area bounded by North 35th Street, West Westmoreland Street, North 34th Street, and West Allegheny Avenue, from Class R-9A residential to partly Class R-9A residential and partly Class L-4 limited industrial.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR shall the bill pass finally. The clerk will call the roll.
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Councilman Ortiz is voting aye. Councilman Rizzo is voting aye. Councilwoman Tasco.
Aye. The ayes are 17, the nays are zeros. A majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 970740. The clerk will please read the title of the bill.
An Ordinance declaring that it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by the CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR North Philadelphia Health System, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, located at 8th Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16th Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 1522 through 1524 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to participate with the hospital in a project.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The clerk will call the roll.
Aye. CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR
Councilman Ortiz is voting aye. Councilman Rizzo is voting aye. Councilwoman Tasco.
Council President Street. CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR
Aye. The ayes are 17, the nays are zero. A majority of all members of Council having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill for consideration is Bill No. 960823.
An Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by amending Section 17-107 entitled "Contractors: Labor Management Relationship," by revising the Prevailing Wage Ordinance, including extending the prevailing wage requirement to certain service contracts.
This bill having been read on two different days, the question now is shall the bill pass finally. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Clark.
Mr. President, I wish to offer two amendments to Bill No. 960823.
Mr. President, those bills have been distributed to members of CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR Council. And I don't know whether the clerk has it, or not. Here they are, two.
Does every member of Council have the amendments? The clerk will please read the amendments.
First amendment, proposed amendment, to Bill 960823, Section 1(1)(b), City Work: All building or construction work under a contract with the city for compensation that exceeds $2,000, including repair, alteration and remodeling, done on behalf of the city, under a contract awarded by the city and all other service contracts with the city for compensation that exceeds $200,000 and, bracket, $100,000, underline, $100,000.
I move the adoption of the resolution, sir. (Duly seconded.)
On the amendment, the Chair recognizes Councilman Mariano.
Mr. Chairman, there has been a little bit of confusion on this CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR amendment. Although I know that Councilwoman Clark's intentions are well here, I think what we need to understand is the scope of this thing. What she is attempting to do here is to amend the part that says, "Service." Okay? And as a former building trades member, the intention of this whole bill was to make sure that people can't do work less than $200,000. We made an agreement with the Administration for 100,000, and her amendment makes it 200,000. And I know her intentions are well, but I would rise against this amendment.
Thank you, Mr. President. With all due respect to my colleague's and co-sponsor's reading of these amendments, they have been discussed at length with both the city Administration, the Law Department. And, as I understand them, it is moving the threshold from 100,000 to 200,000 dollars CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR on service contracts. The second amendment will define those specific services, including but not limited to those services. And that the issues addressed in this bill dealing with the construction, the construction issues, are left totally untouched. This is solely moving the threshold on service contracts specifically defined from 100,000 to 200,000, and were considered originally to be friendly amendments to this bill.
Is there anything else? The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Clark.
Mr. President, by way of clarification, I associate myself with the comments of Councilman Jim Kenney, which is the correct interpretation of what my amendment does. And I would be happy to speak off the record to my colleague, Mr. Mariano, so he understands what we are doing. We simply raise the number from 100,000 to 200,000. It is otherwise unaffected by CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR the rest of the bill.
On the amendment, again, Councilwoman Clark's contentions are well. I sat here when the Administration spun their well good that they mean for all workers of the city. But what is happening here, service contracts -- I understand the difference between service contracts and construction contracts. Okay? Let's go down to locking systems, repairs, mechanicals, HVAC maintenance, repair elevators, escalators. When a generator blows up in the Municipal Services Building, that is a service contract. Union electricians come and fix the generator. If it is below $200,000, if it is $150,000, it possibly could go to somebody that doesn't pay prevailing wage under this bill, under this amendment. CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR That's why I would rise against the amendment. It is that simple.
Mr. President, Mr. Mariano's objections are duly noted. However, he is correct. What we intend by this resolution is to permit small-business persons to do business with the city, without having their contract eaten up by the time it takes to continually produce reports. We should not hold small mom-and-pop contractors to the same reporting levels that one would hold for General Motors or large corporations. He and I have had this go-around on the record. We can do it again now, or we can incorporate our previous comments as those set forth fully here.
All those voting aye will be voting in favor of the amendment. All those in favor of the amendment let it be known by saying aye. Those opposed say nay. CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR
Councilman Cohen. Councilman DiCicco. COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: No.
He said he would vote in favor of the bill, not the amendment.
Councilman CONSIDERATION OF SECOND & FINAL READING CALENDAR Longstreth's vote cannot be counted on this amendment.