City of Philadelphia - File #: 060512

• File #: 060512
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 6/1/2006
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/1/2006
• Title: Honoring and Congratulating the Electric Vehicle Team of West Philadelphia High School for taking First Place in the 18th Annual Tour de Sol Alternative Fuel Vehicle Competition.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Honoring and Congratulating the Electric Vehicle Team of West Philadelphia High School for taking First Place in the 18^th Annual Tour de Sol Alternative Fuel Vehicle Competition.

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WHEREAS, The Tour de Sol, sponsored by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, is a competition of national and international high school and college students to develop the best alternative fuel vehicle; and

WHEREAS, West Philadelphia High School fielded the competition's first team of color in 2002; and

WHEREAS, The 18^th Annual Tour de Sol was held in Saratoga Springs, NY, where nearly 20 teams, including the ten-member Electric Vehicle Team of West Philadelphia High School, competed in categories of emissions, maneuverability, acceleration and hill climbing; and

WHEREAS, For the second year in a row, the eight boys and two girls of the Electric Vehicle Team at West Philadelphia High School took first place for their development of the Hybrid Attach, an alternative fuel vehicle that burns diesel fuel made from soy bean and gets 55 miles to the gallon; and

WHEREAS, The team secured a $1200 cash prize and became eligible for scholarships to trade schools; and

WHEREAS, This accomplishment clearly debunks any notion that inner-city youth cannot compete successfully against their suburban counter-parts in the area of science; and

WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia is extremely proud of what these students have accomplished and wants to publicly congratulate them on their achievement; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we honor and congratulate the Electric Vehicle Team of West Philadelphia High School for taking First Place in the 18^th Annual Tour de Sol Alternative Fuel Vehicle Competition.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented as an expression of this body's sincere congratulations to the Electric Vehicle Team of West Philadelphia High School.

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