City of Philadelphia - File #: 010590

• File #: 010590
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/4/2001
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/4/2001
• Title: Directing the Department of Public Property to serve as the lead agency to coordinate a survey, with all City departments and agencies, of all facilities owned or operated by the City of Philadelphia, to determine and provide for the capability of such facilities to display the flags of the United States of America and the City of Philadelphia, and to ensure the prominent display of such United States and City flags at such locations.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Longstreth, Council President Verna, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/4/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
10/4/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/4/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Directing the Department of Public Property to serve as the lead agency to coordinate a survey, with all City departments and agencies, of all facilities owned or operated by the City of Philadelphia, to determine and provide for the capability of such facilities to display the flags of the United States of America and the City of Philadelphia, and to ensure the prominent display of such United States and City flags at such locations.
Body
WHEREAS, Many City-owned and operated facilities in the City of Philadelphia are ill-equipped to or do not have the present capability to display, in a respectful manner, the flags of both the United States of America and the City of Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, It is the function of the Department of Public Property to ensure that City property is maintained and kept in reasonable repair; and

WHEREAS, Where the Department of Public Property does not have jurisdiction or control over certain City-owned or operated facilities, the Department is instructed to act as the coordinating and facilitating agency in the survey of those facilities; and

WHEREAS, The Department of Public Property is directed to coordinate a survey of all facilities owned or operated by the City of Philadelphia to determine the present capability of such facilities to display the flags of the United States of America and the City of Philadelphia, and to ensure the future capability of such facilities to display such flags, and to ensure the prominent display of the United States and City flags at such locations; and

WHEREAS, Such City-owned or operated facilities include, but are not limited to, all City government buildings where City government offices are located, Philadelphia police and fire stations, public school buildings, City recreation centers, public libraries, public utility buildings, Philadelphia Airport facilities, and other such buildings; and

WHEREAS, The Department of Public Property, in conjunction with all City dep...