City of Philadelphia - File #: 090938

• File #: 090938
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 12/17/2009
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/17/2009
• Title: Calling on Governor Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter to support funding for a united Family Court Building.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Green, Council President Verna, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Sanchez

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
12/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title

Calling on Governor Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter to support funding for a united Family Court Building.

Body

WHEREAS, Currently Family Court operations are in two separate locations, 34 S. 11^th Street and 1801 Vine Street; and

WHEREAS, A combined Family Court building will allow for a streamlined Family Court system, alleviating logistical issues for the courts and creating a more user friendly system for patrons; and

WHEREAS, A location has been identified, currently a surface parking lot, at 15^th and Arch Streets, that has a strong architectural plan proposal; and

WHEREAS, This new location will be more accessible to Department of Human Services and Philadelphia Law Department professionals thereby creating even greater efficiencies for City employees; and

WHEREAS, The current locations for Family Court have served their purpose for a number of years but are now antiquated and the new combined Family Court can provide a level of safety and technological advancement that the citizens of this City deserve; and

WHEREAS, An ad hoc committee that contains numerous integral stakeholders has been formed through the Philadelphia Bar Association and is working diligently on this project now for a number of years to ensure its ultimate success; and

WHEREAS, The most important piece to move this project forward at this juncture is funding; and

WHEREAS, Having the Governor and the Mayor be out in front of this process would show the necessity of this project; and

WHEREAS, Significant Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program (RCAP) funding would go a long way to ensuring that Philadelphian's have a 21^st Century Family Court and not an outdated one; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby call Calling on Governor Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter to support funding for a united Family Court Building.

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