City of Philadelphia - File #: 110926

• File #: 110926
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 12/15/2011
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/15/2011
• Title: Recognizing and Thanking Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller on Her Retirement after Sixteen Years of Dedicated and Excellent Service to the Citizens of Philadelphia, and Particularly the People of the Eighth Council District.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Blackwell, Council President Verna, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Rizzo

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/15/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended	Pass
12/15/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Recognizing and Thanking Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller on Her Retirement after Sixteen Years of Dedicated and Excellent Service to the Citizens of Philadelphia, and Particularly the People of the Eighth Council District.
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WHEREAS, Donna Reed Miller served with distinction and dedication as a member of Philadelphia City Council, representing the Eighth Council District from 1996 to 2011. Throughout this time she has given unsparingly of her time, energy, and leadership as Chair of City Council's Public Safety Committee; Chair of the Disabled & Handicapped Committee; and Vice Chair of Public Property & Public Works; and Public Health & Human Services. She also has provided valuable insight as a member of Council's Committee of the Whole; Appropriations; Housing and Homeless; Transportation and Public Utilities; Streets and Services; Ethics; Environment; and Rules. She is also former Chair of the Philadelphia Black Elected Officials; and

WHEREAS, Councilwoman Miller has introduced and co-sponsored landmark bills and legislation such as the Video Surveillance Camera Referendum, which has made an impact on the City's war on crime; Ban the Box, legislation making it easier for ex-offenders to be considered for employment; and the implementation of count-down pedestrian timers. She has been a staunch defender of workforce diversity and has introduced amendments requiring more inclusive long-term goals, strategies and strict enforcement of minority participation in the Pennsylvania Convention Center Expansion; and

WHEREAS, Councilwoman Miller fought for the City of Philadelphia to control its own gun laws. In 2008, she was part of a joint lawsuit which maintained that the PA General Assembly created a "state of danger" by refusing to act on several ordinances passed in Philadelphia to address the proliferation of illegal firearms that have significantly contributed to the epidemic of gun violence in the City. The suit asked the Court to revisit th...