ADOPTED
The adopted resolution states Philadelphia City Council’s opposition to the proposed expansion of PGW’s Port Richmond liquefied natural gas facility into an import terminal. It also states that Council does not intend to enact legislation needed for the project and opposes any Philadelphia LNG shipping terminal or regular passage of loaded LNG tankers alongside the city.
Memorializing Council's opposition to the proposed project to expand PGW's Port Richmond liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility into an import terminal facility, and expressing Council's intention not to enact any legislation needed to implement that project, and further expressing Council's unqualified opposition to any project that would create an LNG shipping terminal within the City of Philadelphia or that would cause loaded LNG tankers to regularly traverse the Delaware River alongside the City of Philadelphia.
Action by CITY COUNCIL
A motion was made that this matter be ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Roll Call
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anna Cibotti Verna | Yes |
| Blondell Reynolds Brown | Yes |
| Brian J. O'Neill | Yes |
| Darrell L. Clarke | Yes |
| Donna Reed Miller | Yes |
| Frank J. DiCicco | Yes |
| Frank Rizzo | Yes |
| Jack Kelly | Yes |
| James F. Kenney | Yes |
| Jannie L. Blackwell | Yes |
| Joan L. Krajewski | Yes |
| Juan F. Ramos | Abstain |
| Marian B. Tasco | Abstain |
| Michael A. Nutter | No |
| Rick Mariano | No |
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. | Yes |