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File #: 000114    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: LAPSED
File created: 2/24/2000 In control: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to conduct hearings on whether the parking facilities, and the operations pertaining thereto, at the Philadelphia International Airport should remain under the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Parking Authority or be transferred to the Aviation Division of the City of Philadelphia.
Sponsors: Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Longstreth, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember O'Neill
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Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to conduct hearings on whether the parking facilities, and the operations pertaining thereto, at the Philadelphia International Airport should remain under the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Parking Authority or be transferred to the Aviation Division of the City of Philadelphia.
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      WHEREAS, The Philadelphia International Airport is the only major airport in the country that does not operate its own parking facilities; and
 
      WHEREAS, The Philadelphia International Airport currently operates the parking facilities at Philadelphia International Airport; and
 
      WHEREAS, The Philadelphia International Airport is better equipped with the expertise, resources, and capabilities than is the Philadelphia Parking Authority to meet the unique and constantly growing and changing needs of those who use the parking facilities at the airport; and
 
      WHEREAS, The revenue generated by the parking facilities at the Philadelphia International Airport should be allocated directly to the Aviation Fund to assist the airport in meeting its growing needs; and
 
      RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That
the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development is hereby authorized to conduct hearings on whether the parking facilities, and the operations pertaining thereto, at the Philadelphia International Airport should remain under the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Parking Authority or be transferred to the Aviation Division of the City of Philadelphia.
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