Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. A majority of Council having voted in the affirmative the resolution passes. This concludes the calendar.
Are there any speeches on the part of the Minority? (No speeches on the part of the Minority.)
Are there any speeches on the part of the Majority? The Chair recognizes Councilman DiCicco.
Tomorrow the City SPEECHES Council blood drive take place in chambers at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councilman Goode.
Thank you, Madam President. As co-chair of the Freshman Caucus, I'd like to congratulate the Mayor in the passage of his first budget and am looking forward to more budget hearings. In view of the community development block grant hearings coming up, I would like to announce the release of my second policy paper next week on community development block grant studies, a ten-year study also comparing spending in ten different cities, and one of the major findings of that study is that there are community economic development dollars that are purposely not being spent by PIDC.
Thank you very much. The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Madam President, I'd like to be recorded as voting SPEECHES aye on this the last vote.
The record will reflect you vote in the affirmative.
Thank you. And may I also, while I have the mike, thank you for your leadership. We love this female power, and we appreciate the leadership that you have shown to bring us to this point closure on the budget and we applaud you and we thank you.
The Chair recognizes Councilwoman Tasco for a motion.
Thank you, Madam President. I move that Council be adjourned until Thursday, April 13, 2000. (Duly seconded.)
It has been ADJOURNMENT moved and seconded that Council stand adjourned until Thursday, April 13th, at 10 a.m. All in favor will signify by saying aye. Those opposed? The ayes have it, and the motion is carried. Thank you all very much. (Adjourned at 12:06 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, March 30, 2000, were reported fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of same. RE: STATED MEETING __________________________________, JOSEPHINE CARDILLO, Registered Professional Reporter