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Commending Christine Quinn] FILE NO. _-=O=60::..:0::..::3~7 _ RESOLUTION NO.:...... -=-- ! 1 [Commending Christine Quinn] 2 Resolution commending New York City Council member Christine Quinn for being 3 selected as the new Speaker of the New York City Council and for being the first 4 woman, openly gay and Irish Speaker of the City Council of New York City. 5 WHEREAS, On January 4, 2006 District 3 Council member Christine Quinn was 6 selected as the new speaker of the New York City Council by vote of 50 to zero, with one 7 abstention; and 8 9 WHEREAS, Council member Quinn will become the first woman and open gay 10 politician to be selected to lead New York City's legislative branch since its consolidation in 11 1898; and 12 WHEREAS, District 3 Council member Quinn, representing Greenwich Village, 13 Chelsea, Clinton, Murray Hill and parts of Soho, has been staunch advocate for the working 14 people and worked assiduously for the passage of prevailing and living wage legislation; and 15 16 WHEREAS, As Chair of the Health Committee, council member. Quinn sponsored the 17 "Healthcare Security Act" which requires City employers to provide adequate health coverage for their employees; and 18 19 WHEREAS, In addition, Ms. Quinn worked to expand health care coverage, improve 20 the quality of health care, make New York smoke-free, expand access to emergency 21 contraception to rape survivors, increased availability of mammograms, increased funding for 22 HIV services and expand health care coverage to underserved children; and 23 24 25 Supervisors Ammiano, Duf ty BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 1/10/2006 J:\AMMJANO\WORD\A -romae'ossc LegislatioLl\,R-eSQD COmmendtng Otslrm.doc 1 WHEREAS, Ms. Quinn has also been a champion of equal rights by spearheading the 2 passage and veto override of the Equal Benefits Bill which provides every New Yorker who 3 works for City contractor with equal access to health care for themselves and their spouses 4 and partners; and 5 6 WHEREAS, Council member Quinn advocated for rational rezoning practices that balanced the goals of developers and the needs of neighborhoods such as the rezoning of 7 Hudson Yards, ensuring thousands of more affordable housing units especially as part of the 8 High Line Rezoning Plan and lower density for waterfront projects; and 9 10 WHEREAS, Christine Quinn also led the fight to stop the West Side Stadium from 11 being built and spearheaded a coalition to raise citywide public awareness of the project's 12 problems and the benefits of more responsible development; and 13 WHEREAS, Quinn has been a vocal public school advocate through increasing the 14 number of computer labs in schools, renovating playgrounds and building and rehabilitating 15 libraries now, therefore, be it 16 17 RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco 18 hereby commends New York City Council member Christine Quinn for being selected as the 19 new Speaker of the New York City Council and for being the first woman, openly gay and Irish Speaker of the City Council of New York City. 20 21 22 23 24 25 Supervisors Ammiano BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 1/10/2006 J:'lAMMtANO\WORD\A· Tomas\M~&G Legis~ation\R.eso L Commern:Hng. Quinn,doc City Hall City and County of San Francisco 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Tails Resolution File Number: 060037 Date Passed: Resolution commending New York City Council member Christine Quinn for being selected as the new Speaker of the New York City Council and for being the first woman, openly gay and Irish Speaker of the City Council of New York City, January 17, 2006 Board of Supervisors - ADOPTED Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Daly, Dufty, Elsbemd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Ammiano File No. 060037 I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was ADOPTED on January 17, 2006 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. I f Date Approved City and County of Sail Francisco 1 Printed at 11 :26 AM on 1118106.
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