COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA2 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE3 Room 400, City Hall6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, March 10, 20117 9:25 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANNA C. VERNA10 COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE BLACKWELL COUNCILMAN FRANK DiCICCO11 COUNCILMAN W. WILSON GOODE, JR. COUNCILMAN BILL GREEN12 COUNCILMAN WILLIAM K. GREENLEE COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR.13 COUNCILMAN JAMES KENNEY COUNCILWOMAN DONNA REED MILLER14 COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL COUNCILWOMAN BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN15 COUNCILMAN FRANK RIZZO, JR. RESOLUTIONS 110025, 110026, 110027, 110028 and17 110029 - - -19 2
Good2 morning, everyone. This is a public3 hearing of the Committee of the Whole.4 I would ask Mr. McPherson to5 please read the resolutions before us6 this morning.7 MR. McPHERSON: Resolution8 110025, appointing Christopher Laufer to9 the Board of Directors for the Old City10 Special Services District.11 Resolution 110026, appointing12 Avram Hornick to the Board of Directors13 for the Old City Special Services14 District.15 Resolution 110027, reappointing16 Christopher McGill to the Board of17 Directors for the Old City Special18 Services District.19 Resolution 110028, reappointing20 Carolyn Pfeiffer to the Board of21 Directors for the Old City Special22 Services District.23 Resolution 110029, appointing24 Lynn Martin Haskin to the Board of25 3/10/11 - WHOLE - RES. 110025, ETC.1 Directors for the Old City Special2 Services District.3
Thank4 you.5 Do we have any of the nominees6 here that would like to testify or anyone7 else in the audience who would like to8 testify regarding these resolutions?9 Please approach the table.10 (Witness approached witness11 table.)12 COUNCIL PRESIDENT VERNA:13 Kindly identify yourself for the record.14
Thank you,15 Council President. My name is Graham16 Copeland. I am the Executive Director of17 Old City Special Services District. I'm18 here to present the nominations.19
Okay. So thank22 you for having me. Are we doing these23 all at one time?24
Okay. We have2 today five people who have been nominated3 and have gone through the vetting process4 through our Board of Directors, and we5 make the following recommendations:6 Three of these are new members7 to our Board and two are reappointments.8 So the first is a new appointment9 recommendation, is Christopher Laufer.10 Do you want to hear about each11 of their backgrounds or are we just12 naming them?13
I14 don't think that's necessary if you15 already --16
For the record,17 Christopher Laufer, who would have a term18 ending in 2015; Avram Hornick, term19 ending 2012; and Christopher McGill,20 2016. These are all the three new21 appointments.22 And these two following are for23 reappointment: Carolyn Pfeiffer, with a24 term ending 2016, and Lynn Haskin, also25 3/10/11 - WHOLE - RES. 110025, ETC.1 2016.2
Thank3 you.4 Are there any questions or5 comments from members of the Committee?6 (No response.)7 COUNCIL PRESIDENT VERNA:8 Seeing no one, thank you very much.9
Is11 there anyone else to testify on these12 resolutions?13 (No response.)14 COUNCIL PRESIDENT VERNA:15 Seeing no one, this concludes our public16 hearing. We will now go into our public17 meeting.18 The Chair recognizes Councilman19 DiCicco regarding Resolution No. 110025.20 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Thank you,21 Madam President. I move for the adoption22 of Resolution No. 110025.23 (Duly seconded.)24 COUNCIL PRESIDENT VERNA:25 3/10/11 - WHOLE - RES. 110025, ETC.1 Motion to approve.2 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Motion to3 approve Resolution No. 110025.4 (Duly seconded.)5
The12 ayes have it and the motion carries.13 Again, the Chair recognizes14 Councilman DiCicco regarding Resolution15 No. 110026.16 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Thank you,17 Madam President. I move that Resolution18 No. 110026 be approved.19 (Duly seconded.)20 COUNCIL PRESIDENT VERNA:21 Reported out of Committee with a22 favorable recommendation.23 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: See, this24 retirement thing is starting to get to25 3/10/11 - WHOLE - RES. 110025, ETC.1 me.2
I3 know. It's something.4 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: It was5 actually the three glasses of wine last6 night. I'm sorry.7 COUNCIL PRESIDENT VERNA:8 Homemade?9 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: I need to10 move for the adoption of the resolution?11 (Duly seconded.)12 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Be13 reported out of Committee with a14 favorable recommendation.15 (Duly seconded.)16
The23 ayes have it and the motion carries.24 Councilman DiCicco, are you25 3/10/11 - WHOLE - RES. 110025, ETC.1 prepared to make a motion on Resolution2 110027?3 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: See, what4 I would do, I would do them all at once.5
I6 know you would.7 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: I move for8 the resolution be reported out of9 Committee -- Resolution No. 110027 be10 reported out of this Committee with a11 favorable recommendation.12 (Duly seconded.)13
It14 has been moved and seconded that15 Resolution No. 110027 be reported out of16 Committee with a favorable17 recommendation.18 All in favor will say aye.19 (Aye.)20
The24 ayes have it. The motion carries.25 3/10/11 - WHOLE - RES. 110025, ETC.1 Councilman DiCicco, a motion2 regarding Resolution 110028.3 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: I move4 that Resolution No. 110028 be reported5 out of this Committee with a favorable6 recommendation.7 (Duly seconded.)8
It9 has been moved and properly seconded that10 the Resolution No. 110028 be reported out11 of Committee with a favorable12 recommendation.13 All in favor will say aye.14 (Aye.)15
The19 ayes have it and the motion carries.20 Again, the Chair recognizes21 Councilman DiCicco regarding Resolution22 110029.23 COUNCILMAN DiCICCO: Thank you,24 Madam President. I move that Resolution25 3/10/11 - WHOLE - RES. 110025, ETC.1 110029 be reported out of this Committee2 with a favorable recommendation.3 (Duly seconded.)4
It5 has been moved and seconded that6 Resolution 110029 be reported out of7 Committee with a favorable8 recommendation.9 All in favor will indicate by10 saying aye.11 (Aye.)12
The16 ayes have it. The motion carries. And17 this concludes our public meeting.18 Thank you all very much.19 (Committee of the Whole20 concluded at 9:30 a.m.)21 - - -22 11 CERTIFICATE2 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the3 proceedings, evidence and objections are4 contained fully and accurately in the5 stenographic notes taken by me upon the6 foregoing matter on March 10, 2011, and that7 this is a true and correct transcript of same.8 9 10 11 12 --------------------13 MICHELE L. MURPHY14 RPR-Notary Public15 16 17 18 (The foregoing certification of this19 transcript does not apply to any reproduction20 of the same by any means, unless under the21 direct control and/or supervision of the22 certifying reporter.)23 24 25