Resolution 000093
Controlled by Committee on Education
Description
Authorizing the Council Committees on Education and Finance to hold hearings for the purpose of taking testimony from the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia and Superintendent David Hornbeck on their plans for major capital renovations of the School District of Philadelphia's public school buildings and facilities including, but not limited to: a comprehensive report providing an assessment of the condition of school buildings and facilities; the need to construct new schools, additions, annexes, improved playgrounds, athletic fields, computer and science labs; to analyze the public school district's system of determining the growth of student population, the allocation of space and the need for future additional school buildings and facilities; to determine the extent of ongoing school maintenance; and to review and analyze the public school capital improvement programs of other cities and school districts; and to discuss the costs of a fully funded capital improvement program and analyze capital funding options, including, but not limited to, newly state authorized capital facilities tax revenues, combined support from the City and School District capital budgets, current state government programs, and proposed federal government programs for the purpose of ensuring that the City of Philadelphia's public school buildings and facilities are "world class" edifices of education.
Actions
- Feb. 17, 2000: Introduced by CITY COUNCIL Notes: At introduction, Councilmembers Nutter,Miller and Blackwell
- Introduced by CITY COUNCIL Notes: At introduction, Councilmembers Nutter,Miller and Blackwell
- Introduced by CITY COUNCIL Notes:At introduction, Councilmembers Nutter,Miller and Blackwell
- Referred to the Committee on Education by CITY COUNCIL
Locations mentioned in this bill
- City and School District, Philadelphia, PA
- Philadelphia and Superintendent David Hornbeck, Philadelphia, PA
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Last action: Feb. 17, 2000
Status: LAPSED
Sponsors (17)
- Councilmember Ortiz
- Councilmember Longstreth
- Councilmember Krajewski
- Council President Verna
- Councilmember DiCicco
- Councilmember Cohen
- Councilmember Nutter
- Councilmember Mariano
- Councilmember Goode
- Councilmember Tasco
- Councilmember Rizzo
- Councilmember Miller
- Councilmember Kenney
- Councilmember Reynolds Brown
- Council President Clarke
- Councilmember Blackwell
- Councilmember O'Neill