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F6 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Tuesday, May 30, 1995 Where women find comfort in cyberspace Women untargeted in affirmative action They are the top beneficiaries of the program, but white-male backlash centers on racial minorities. Professionals in Alexandria, said he was unaware of Systers or any other forums like it. But, he said, "if the news list fosters adoption of online services by women, I'm all for it." Men outnumber women on the Net by about 2-1, according to a new survey by Matrix Information Directory Services that didn't include commercial on-line services. SYSTERS from F1 what some might consider basic questions without fear of flaming, nasty, personal attacks commonplace in many parts of the Net. Borg, a consultant engineer at Digital Equipment Corp.

in Palo Alto, makes sure of that. She is Sys-ters' administrator. She watches over the e-mail traffic that According to Borg, women use Systers, in part, because of its tone, one maintained by her rule against any name-calling or viciousness. Here, manners matter, thank you. "The Internet does not have a reputation as being a particularly civilized place," she said.

Writers of obnoxious messages are urged to use the phone. If the behavior continues, out they go. reaches more than 1,800, from college students to high-powered academics and executives around the world. Borg is known as "her Systers' keeper." Obviously, Systers has a sense of humor, but it tolerates no personal slams. One way Systers ensures a "safe" place is by excluding brothers 30 women.

"We barely ran into each other except in the bathroom," she said. In that ladies' room, she and other women began chatting about their issues. "Every time someone came in, they joined the conversation." At dinner, the women commandeered a couple of tables and continued their discussion. By the end of the conference, Borg had collected about 20 e-mail addresses, and Systers was born. Earlier this year, Borg received the Pioneer award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a cyberspace civil-liberties group in Washington.

At the function, a woman told her that Systers had helped her by giving her a place to seek advice on attending a technical conference while she was a nursing mother. "It's these messages that I get from individual women that's my reward," she said. Borg envisions Systers' becoming a "forum used to keep women in science." She sees little girls and high school teenagers turning to Systers to learn about computers and not feel weird and alone. She sees retired professional women turning to Systers to mentor others and stay connected to computer science. "That," she said, "is my dream." Once, she said, a woman asked about ways to navigate the Internet.

Elsewhere, especially in a technical forum, the response would probably be a curt "Newbie, go home," said Dixon, who joined Systers about three years ago, Ruzena Bajcsy, 62, one of the gran-des dames of computer science, joined Systers around 1989, she said. By then, she didn't need role models or advice for "In fact," said Bajcsy, a computer-science professor at Penn, "I would give advice to the younger generation on careers and jobs." She has shared her opinions on tenure, grant-writing and networking. "I think they are very appropriate questions." Sometimes her advice to other systers is a forceful "don't give up," she said. When Susan Dorward, 25, was weighing her career options should she pursue a Ph.D. in computer science now or work in industry first and return to school later? she turned to her systers.

"There was no right answer," said Dorward, who has subscribed to Systers for about five years. The systers told her to "do what will make you happy." It was simple advice common sense really. But, said Dorward, "it was a good thing to hear." She plans to start a job at a Manhattan company today. Borg has heard similar stories. "Every now and then, something won furious over being sidelined in the debate.

A march by about 30 women's and civil-rights groups on the White House in March spearheaded a campaign to put women back into play. Said Spillar: "This is as much about an assault on women's jobs and opportunities as it is about racial minorities. We are not going to play into a divide-and-conquer strategy. We will not be divided against racial minorities on this." In fact, minority groups have welcomed the efforts of women to broaden the affirmative-action issue beyond race to gender. Moskos and other critics contend that it's time to retire affirmative-action programs for women and limit them to blacks.

But as the bipartisan Glass Ceiling Commission Report concluded in March, women and minorities both still have a long way to go before they make it atop the corporate ladder. Only 5 percent of all senior managers are women, with the remaining 95 percent composed primarily of white males. Spillar contends that once women realize "that it is their jobs and their opportunities that are under fire," the Republican attack on affirmative action "will backfire on (the GOP, much like abortion did." Of anti-affirmative-action politicians, Spillar said: "They better be worried about angry women." By Lisa Anderson CHICAGO TRIBUNE NEW YORK They are our mothers, our wives, our daughters and our friends. In the America of "angry white men," Rush Limbaugh's "fe-minazis," and what Labor Secretary Robert Reich calls the "politics of resentment," they also could be the enemy. Yet women, the greatest beneficiaries of 30 years of affirmative-action programs, curiously have drawn the least fire in the increasingly acrimonious and race-oriented debate over affirmative action.

Poll after poll has shown that Americans take a far more benevolent view of affirmative action programs for women than they do of programs aiding racial minorities. Fondness for women doubtless figures in this attitude, but some believe racism is a far stronger factor. "The fact that white women have been the greatest beneficiaries and have created the least backlash from white males and the survey data is quite clear on that shows that race overrides gender as a threat to white men," said Charles Moskos, a sociology professor at Northwestern University and a recent White House consultant on affirmative action. 'Self-interest and greed' Others, such as John Donohue, a Northwestern University Law School professor also consulted by the Clin Systers, it seems, does. If someone writes an obnoxious message, Borg, who keeps an eye out for such nastiness, reminds the systers of the rules nicely, of course.

She may suggest that the women leave the realm of e-mail and pick up the telephone. If the bad behavior persists electronically, she can nix the offenders from the list. She has done that twice. Some men who manage other forums find Systers' rules silly, having told Borg as much in somewhat less systerly language. Its membership apparently likes Systers' supportive, encouraging atmosphere.

"It's a good place to ask what may be that is men. Borg, 46, has written an essay on the matter titled "Why Systers?" She allows that an exclusive female forum is "controversial," but she also justifies its existence by saying in so many words that women need a cyberspace of their own. "Until Systers came into existence, the notion of a global 'community of women in computer science' did not exist," she writes. That community is a source of role models and mentors, she says. It is a place to discuss women's issues without a need to explain the validity of those issues.

"In other technical forums," said Borg, "what women run into is a very male-dominated environment. Women tend to lurk instead of actively asking questions." David McClure, executive director of the year-old Association of Online derful happens," she said, mentioning that young women have confided in her that Systers gave them the support perceived as stupid questions," said For More Information To join Systers, send an e-mail message to and type subscribe in the subject field or access Systers' page on the World Wide Web at http: www.systers.org mecca Ann Dixon, 33, a Bryn Mawr College to stick with graduate school or ca- research associate who recently com- reers in computer science. That's why Borg started Systers. At a pleted her master's in computer science at the University of Pennsylva 1987 conference in Austin, Texas, with 400 participants, she was one of about nia. Legal Notices 775 775 775 775 775 775 Legal Notices 775 Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 786 Proposals and Bids NOTICE NOTICE Citv Of Philadelphia Notice of Proposed Amended end Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance Concerning General Provisions for the Issuance of Airport Revenue Bonds (Bill No.

1099) Notice Is hereby given that the proposed ordinance summarized below amending and restating In full the Gei erol Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1978, as supplemented and amended, and authorizing the issuani from time to time of Airport Revenue Bonds of the Citv of Philadelphia, to be payable from the revenues of tl airport system of the City of Philadelphia has been introduced In the-Councll of the Citv of Philadelphia and bebrought up for final passage In due course after the following summary has been published as required "AN ORDINANCE Amending and restating in full the General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1978, approved March 1 1978 (Bill No. 1181), as supplemented and amended, bv: authorizing the issuance of Airport Revenue Bonds the Citv of Philadelphia; defining terms used therein; authorizing the Bond Committee to determine the ton and terms of Bonds; prescribing the method of sale, payment, execution, negotiability and transfer, and change; authorizing credit enhancement, liquidity facilities, exchange agreements and swaps; pledging carta of the revenues of 1 iwinn MiBLmvu a aKuniy iwr or dwk ana omer ODIIO tions authorized under the Ordinance; providing for the deposit of Proiect Revenues Into the Aviation Operatir r-wuu mo nwcHanwi me. nc.Din.ci ann an tu i ins ana accoum funds of the Citv not held exclusively for Airport System purposes; establisl determining the transfer of moneys to funds and accounts; enumerating c( port rates and charges. Davment of principal, redemption nnmlum mnA im urposes; establishing enumerating certain funds and accounts ar covenants of the Citv concerning ail tern, the conditions of and provisions relating to the issuance of Bonds, delivery of reports, disposition of ort ceeds from insurance or sale of assets, and certain provisions of the Internal Rbvmiim rnria nt ion PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION Harrisburg, PA REVISED NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Proposals will be received bv Mr. Waiter J.

Lawson, Director of Purchases at the Administration Building, Harrisburg-East Interchange near Highspire, PA (Mailing Address: P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676) and publicly opened and read at the date and lime indicated below for the following Contract: CONTRACT NO. B4-039-RE34-C: REHABILITATION AND WIDENING OF BRIDGE B-329, P. 149.3, B-330, P. 148.5, REHABILITATION OF BRIDGE B-446, M.P.

149.0, AND THE DEMOLITION OF BRIDGE B-4S7, M.P. 148.2. BID OPENING: June 28, 1995, 11:00 AM BID SURETY: 5 Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents will be available and open to the public inspection at the Administration Building. Copies may be purchased upon payment of FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS (S45.00) per set (DO NOT ADD STATE TAX) by check or U.S.P.S. Money Order (NO CASH) to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, P.O.

Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676: Attn: Secretarytreasurer's Office. NO REFUND WILL BE MADE FOR ANY REASON. A Prequalification Certification and Maximum Capacity Rating assigned bv the Prequalification Committee of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is a necessary prerequisite for bidding on this proiect. A mandatory prebid meeting for the proiect under the direction of the Engineer is scheduled for 10:00 AM, LT, June 8, 1995, at the Quality Inn, Bedford, PA, Route 220 and 1-76, Telephone Number (814) 523-5188. Contact the Director of Purchases for listing of other locations where plans and specs can be inspected.

ROBERT GLEASON, JR. 5-22-95 Secretary-Treasurer amended; providing for redemption ol Bonds; designating a Fiscal Agent and sinking fund depositary and se ting forth the terms of resignation of the Fiscal Agent and appointment of a successor Fiscal Agent; provldir remedies tor default; allowing an authority or other entitv to assume the City's obligations thereunder upc transfer of all or substantially all of the City's right, title and interest In the Airport System and prescribing It terms and conditions to be complied with bv an authority or othar entity in connection with the assumption such obligations; providing for amendments and modifications of the Ordinance; setting forth the terms an conditions for defeasance of Bonds; and requiring maintenance of tax exempt status of Bonds initially Issued a tax exempt The following is a summary of the articles and sections oMhe proposed ordinance. Article I of the Ordinance states that It shall be known as the Amended and Restated General Airport Revent Bond Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as Ihe 'Restated General Ordinance') and recites that It Is enacted ur der authority granted bv The First Class Citv Revenue Bond Act, approved October 18, 1972, Act No. 234 (trt 'Act'), for the purpose of amending and restating, in full, the General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1971 as supplemented and amended (the '1978 General Ordinance'). Article I establishes the Effective Date of th Restated General Ordinance; requires the giving of notice of the occurrence of the effective Dale to holders I Bonds Issued under the 1978 General Ordinance outstanding as of the Effective Dote; and stales that the 197 General Ordinance and all supplemental Ordinances thereto shall no longer be in force after the Effective Dal of the Restated General Ordinance; provided that supplements to the 1978 General Ordinance shall be deeme to be supplements to the Restated General Ordinance on and after the Effective Date, to the extent such sup plements are not inconsistent therewith.

Section 2.01 defines certain words and phrases used In subsequent provisions of the Restated General Ordinanci Under certain circumstances, upon the election of the Citv and consent by the Scheduled Airlines lo amendmer of the Scheduled Airlines' Use and Lease Agreements, the definition of Operating Expenses and Proiect Reve nues mav be amended in accordance with the Restated General Ordinance. Section 2.02 provides for the inter pretation of references to articles and sections of the Restated General Ordinance and concerns Interpretatio of words such as 'herein' and 'hereunder'. Section 2.03 provides that the table of contents and section tlttes not control or affect Ihe meaning of the Restated General Ordinance. Section 2 04 directs that If anv provision of the Restated General Ordinance or Bond Issued thereunder ore declared Fnvalid or unenforceable, the re malnlng provisions are to be Interpreted as if Ihe invalid or unenforceable provisions were not conloine therein. ARTICLE III Section 3.01 states that the Citv shall enact a Suoplemental Ordinance authorizing the Issuance or assumption each series of Bonds, and that the form and terms of the Bonds shall be In substantially the form as approved the City and set forth in the Supplemental Ordinance or Determination of the Bond Committee (which consist of the Mayor, the Controller and the Citv Solicitor) (hereinafter, the 'Determination').

The Bonds shall conlal statements required bv the Act, and may be secured bv a Credit Facility and Section 3.01 authorizes the City enter into Qualified Swaps or Exchange Agreements. Section 3.02 allows the City, In accordance with the Supplemental Ordinance or Determination, to sell Bonds a public, private or invited sale and states that no covenant to pay or assume any taxes shall be included In th Bonds. Section 3.03 designates the manner of payment of principal or redemption price of and interest on Bonds am states that the Bonds are not general obligations of the City and do not pledge Ihe general credit or taxing powe of the Citv or create anv debt or charge against general revenues of the Citv or create any lien against an' property of the Citv other than Pledged Amounts as provided for In the Restated General Ordinance. Section 3.04 designates the manner of execution of Bonds and Section 3.05 provides that the City may designah one or more persons to act as Bond Registrar and to maintain the register for the Bonds. Sections 3.05 through 3.10 determine the manner and procedures for transfer and exchange of Bonds, treatmen of mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Bonds, and execution of temporary Bonds.

Section 3.11 authorizes the issuance of tax-exempt Bonds In coupon form payable to bearer only If the Flsca Agent receives an opinion of Bond Counsel that such form will not adversely affect the federal income tax statu of such Series of Bonds, and permits the issuance of taxable Bonds In coupon form. Section 3.12 authorizes thi City to enter Into Credit Facilities, Exchange Agreements and Qualified Swaps. ARTICLE IV Section 4.01 states the purposes for which the Bonds mav be Issued under the Restated General Ordinance (e costs of refunding Bonds and capital protects related to the Airport System exclusive of the Outside Termlna City of Philadelphia Notice of Proposed Ordinance Authorizing The Issuance of up to Three Hundred and Ninety-Five Million Dollars 0395,000,000) ol Airport Revenue Bonds and Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds (Bill No. 1100) Notice is hereby given that the proposed ordinance (the summarized below authorizing the issuance and sale of up to Three Hundred and Ninely-Five Million Dollars aggregate principal amount of Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1995A, Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995B and 1995C (Taxable) (the Series 1995 Bonds or the of the Citv for the payment of which the Proiect Revenues of the Airport System of the City of Philadelphia (The "Airport are pledged, has been introduced in Ihe Council of the City of Philadelphia and will be brought up for final passage In due course after a summary has been published as required by law. "AN ORDINANCE Constituting the Fifth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance ol 1978; authorizing the Mayor, the Citv Controller and the City Solicitor, or majority ol them, to Issue Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1995, ol Ihe City of Philadelphia, in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed Three Hundred and Ninety-Five million dollars exclusive ol original issue discount, and in the event the Airport Revenue Bonds, Series of 1995 are issued with original issue discount, the City is hereby authorized to increase the aggregate principal amount ol Airport Revenue Bonds, Series ol 1995 so issued, by the amount of such original issue discount; designating the protects to be financed and obligations to be refunded from the proceeds of the Bonds; and setting forth the use of proceeds; determining the sufficiency of the Proiect Revenues; providing that the Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1995 shall be subiect to the provisions ol the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1995 upon its effective date; establishing a separate Aviation Fund with two accounts for accounting purposes to be held by the Fiscal Agent lor Ihe deposit of the proceeds of the Series 1995 Bonds and Proiect Revenues; and a separate Sinking Fund, Sinking Fund Reserve and Renewal and Replacement Fund to be held exclusively lor Division of Aviation purposes; requiring the deposit ol the proceeds ol the Series 1995 Bonds and Proiect Revenues into the Aviation Fund as a legally segregated account separate and apart from the City's consolidated cash account; covenanting not to make temporary loans or advances of bond proceeds or Proiect Revenues from the Aviation Fund, the Sinking hind, the the Sinking Fund Reserve and the Renewal and Replacement Fund or any other fund or account ol the Citv held exclusively for Division of Aviation purposes by the Fiscal Agent to any Citv account not held exclusively for Division ol Aviation purposes; covenanting the payment ol interest and principal; authorizing the Bond committee to take certain action with regard to the terms and conditions of the Series 1995 Bonds and related agreements; authorizing the Director of Finance ol the Citv to take certain actions with regard to the sale ol the Series 1995 Bonds and investment of the proceeds thereof; amending and supplementing Ihe Genral Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance ol 1978, In accordance with Articles IX thereof; and specifying applicability ol Sections of the First Class Citv Revenue Bond Act, the Genral Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1978, and the Amended and Restate General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance upon its effective date." The following is a summary of the provisions of each section of the Ordinance: Section 1 states that the Ordinance is enacted pursuant lo the provisions of The First Class Citv Revenue Bond Act approved October 18, 1972, Acl No.

234 53 P.S. Sec. 15901 to 15924) (Ihe and constitutes a Supplemental Ordinance enacted for the purpose of authorizing one or more Series of Bonds within the meaning of Ihe City's General Airport Revenue bond Act of 1978 (the "General and the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance (the ''Amended and Restated II provides that Ihe Bonds be sold at negotiated sale and thai the Bonds shall not pledge Ihe credit or taxing power, create any debt or charge against the tax or general revenues or create any lien against any property of the City other than the revenues and funds and accounts pledged by the General Ordinance or the Amended and Restated Ordinance as of its effective date. The Bond Committee is authorized to enter into agreements (the "Enhancement with anv bank, Insurance or other appropriate entity providing credit enhancement or payment or liquidity sources (collectively, a for the account of the City for the Series 1995 Bonds, Including, without limitation, letters or credit, lines of credit and insurance. Such Enhancement Agreements may provide for payment or acquisition of the Bonds if the City does not pay the Bonds when due and may provide for repayment with Interest lo the bank or other Institution from Ihe date of such payment or acquisition.

The Bond Committee Is authorized to make ail such covenants and make any and all other aclions on behalf of the City as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein. Section 2 provides that the Bonds shall be issued to refund and redeem on a current basis all or any portion of the outstanding Citv of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1978, Citv of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1984 and City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 1985 (the "Refunded The Bond Committee is authorized to approve Ihe redemption, as applicable, of the Refunded Bonds and to enter Into an Escrow Agreement (the "Escrow providing for Ihe deposit and investment of a portion of the Series 1995 Bond proceeds and other available funds of the City in amounts sufficient to defease such Refunded Bonds: and provides that the Bonds shall be issued lo pay for projects which consist of such capital improvements to the Airport System as may, from time to lime, heretofore have been, or hereafter be, included in the capital budget of the City; the construction of such other certain improvemetns to, and facilities in the Airport System, and the acquisition, demolition or replacement of such other property of a capital nature for use in the operation, maintenance and administration of the Airport System as Ihe Director of the Department of Commerce may, from time to time, deem necessary or desirable; and the permanent funding of the cost, if anv, of any of Ihe foregoing projects that have been, or hereafter may be, temporarily funded by advances from other funds of the Citv, or by the Airlines, or bv notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of the Bonds, together with interest thereon. Proceeds of the sale of the Bonds shall be used to pay all "proiect costs" as such lerm Is defined in the Act; make the deposits referred lo in Section 5 of this Ordinance; and pay Ihe issuance costs of the Bonds. Proceeds of the Bonds required tor Ihe defeasance of obligations lo be refunded, as specified in Section 2, shall be deposited in an escrow fund or account lo be established by the Escrow Agreement. Section 3 provides that the City slates its Intention that a portion of the Bonds will be used lo reimburse the Division of Aviation for expenditures originally paid prior to the dale of issuance of the Bonds in accordance with Treasury Regulations S.l.

150-2. Such expenditures will be capital expenditures. The Citv intends to reimburae the original expenditures of the Division of Aviation through the incurrence of debt lo be evidenced by Ihe Bonds. The maximum amount of the Bonds to be issued to reimburse the costs of the Proiect paid prior to their issuance and to complete the Proiect Is 54,000,000. The City shall allocated such Bonds proceeds as permitted under Treasury Regulation 1.150-29f).

Bonds proceeds so allocated will not be used within one year after the allocation in a manner that results in the creation of replacment proceeds for the Bonds or tor other bonds. Section 4 states the determination bv Citv Council that the pledged Proiect Revenues will be sufficient to comply with the rate covenant contained within Section 4.03(b) of Ihe General Ordinance and also lo pay costs, expenses and payments required lo be paid therefrom in Ihe order and priority slated in Section 4.02 of the General Ordinance. Section 5 provides that the City covenants that so long as any Bonds shall remain unpaid, it wilt make payments or cause payments to be made out of the Sinking Fund established pursuant to the General Ordinance, at such limes and in such amounts as shall be sufficient for the payment of the interest on the Bonds and the principal thereof when due and that prior to Ihe approval of this Ordinance, the City will cause lo be delivered an opinion of the City Solicitor to the effect that, inter alia, that the holders of the bonds will have no claim upon the taxing power or general revenues of Ihe city, nor upon any of the properly of the Cily other than the Proiect Revenues pledged for Ihe Bonds. Section 6 provides that the City will make no investment or other use of the proceeds of Ihe Bonds which would cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" under Section 148 of the Code and thai the City will comply with the requirements of Section 148 throughout Ihe term of the Bonds and authorizes the Director of Finance to execute a report of Ihe issuance of the Bonds as required bv Section 149(e) of the Code. Section 7 authorizes the Director of Finance and any other member of the Bond Committee to make such additional covenants and to lake such other action on behalf of the City with respect to the sale of the Bonds and the investment of Ihe proceeds of the Bonds as mav be necessary or advisable in order that the Bonds shall not be "abitrage bonds" as defined in the Code, and in order to otherwise effect or maintain the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

Section 8 authorizes the Fiscal Agent to establish a Rebate Fund in an account separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the Citv to be held free and clear of the lien created bv the General Ordinance and the Amended and Restated Ordinance as of its effective date. Section 9 stales that Ihe form of the Bonds shall be as prescribed in the General Ordinance, including the principal amount and interest rale or rates, exept thai they shall be issued in fully registered form only, exchangeable only for fully registered bonds unless and until issuance in coupon form, in the opinion of bond counsel, will have no adverse effect on the exemption of interest on the Bonds from federal income laxalion. Section 10 (a) provides for the amendment of Section 4.02 of Ihe Geneal Ordinance lo cure defects. Section 10 (b) provides for the amendment of Section 4.02 to require the segregation of aviation funds by the City so long as the Use and Lease Agreements are in effect and permits certain loans and transfers among aviation funds Section 1 1 provides thai if the City fails to segregate and deposit the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds and the Proiect Revenues into Ihe Aviation Fund, Ihe Fiscal Agent shall specifically enforce Ihe covenant provided for in Section 10 of the Ordinance. Section 12 provides lhal on the effective date of the Amended and Restated Ordinance, Ihe provisions thereof shall be applicable to Ihe Bonds without further action of Council.

Purchasers of the Bonds are deemed lo have consented to Ihe terms and provisions of the Amended and Restated Ordinance. Section 13 provides that this Ordinance is supplementary to Ihe General Ordinance and that provisions of Ihe General Ordinance not inconsistent with this Ordinance are applicable lo the Bonds. All definitions ol terms in the Acl or Ihe General Ordinance shall apply lo such terms in this Ordinance. On the effective date of the Amended and Restated Ordinance, this Ordinance shall be supplementary thereto and from that date all sections of this Ordinance not inconsistent with Ihe Amended and Restated Ordinance are applicable lo Ihe Bonds Section 14 states that the Ordinance shall take effect immediately. MARIE B.HAUSER Chief Clerk of City Council ton administration, think "self-interest and greed" fuel the public's greater tolerance of programs supporting women.

"People have very different conceptions about government programs if they think they're benefit-: ing from them, which is why Social Security is the most popular government program," said Donohue, au-: thor of a forthcoming book on employment discrimination. Affirmative action for women may not be quite as hot a political potato as is Social Security, but it comes from the same patch. "If affirmative action is benefiting your wife, your mother or your daughter, you're benefiting to some degree as well," said Donohue. "If you're not black, since there's very little economic integration between blacks and nonblacks, you're not benefiting from race-based affirmative action." Although minorities and women both have benefited from affirmative-action programs, women have been the biggest winners. Women held more than 40 percent of all managerial and professional jobs in 1994; minorities held fewer than 10 percent.

57 increase Moreover, 1994 Labor Department figures show about 6.5 million female-owned businesses in the United States, an increase of 57 percent since 1982. Together they employ more workers than all of the Fortune 500 companies. Not only are women a major voting bloc, but, as 47 percent of the work force, they contribute income to more than half of all American families. Indeed, 57 percent of the nation's workers are female andor members of minority groups. And, although, not every American may have personal contact with minorities, most must deal daily with women.

The numbers suggest that the rationale behind the shifting public attitude toward affirmative action ultimately draws less on facts than on emotion. "Whoever was playing out the debate seemed to have made up their minds that they wanted to play it out in the hottest way possible and that was to make it a racial issue," said Kim Gandy, executive vice president of the National Organization for Women. Avoided attacks Opponents of affirmative action carefully have avoided public attacks on women, thus keeping the focus of the argument on race. Women such as Katherine Spillar, national coordinator for the Feminist Majority Foundation, an Arlington, advocacy group for women's rights, see this strategy as little more than a political ruse. "They're playing the race card in a political game.

It's about as simple as that. By keeping women out of the debate, they are letting a sleeping giantess lie." Far from rejoicing that they are out of the fray, Gandy, Spillar and other leaders of women's groups are Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SEARS STREET The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia (RDA) is accepting proposals for the substantial development of the 2700 block ol Sears Street for residential homeownership, in the 36 ward of the City of Philadelphia. Copies of the Request for Proposals (RFP) may be picked up at: der certain circumstances. Passenger Facility Charges mav be pledged under a Supplemental Ordinance, an may become Pledged Amounts and amounts available to pav debt service. The Restated General Ordinanct authorizes the Citv to pledge all or a portion of Pledged Amounts lo providers of Credit Facilities and Quailflec Swaps.

Revenues of the Outside Terminal Area and Overseas Terminal mav be added to the pledge under thi kii enpra I Ordinance under certain circumstances. Section 4.03 declares that all Bonds (except Subordl- nated Obligations) shall be parity Bonds equally and rateably secured bv (Ihe Pledued Amounts. Subordlnn Ot iian ur secui ho ov a eaue ana grsn, or secur Pledged Amounts subordinate to fh or Bondholders, and holders of other parity obligations. Section 4)4 establishes and describes certain funds and accounts to be held bv the Fiscal Agent, including ar 1 04 establishes Jinri rirjr-rlrw rprlnln i inrit mnH t-r Viatlon OoernhnQ Fund. Avintlnn Mnitjtl Fiinrt Rink Inn Funri (jnH Cinkinn nr hahl Account, a Charges Account and a Sinking Fund Reserve Account), Subordinated Obligation' Fund, Renewa Fund, and Rebate Fund.

Section 4.05 requires the segregation of Aviation Funds bv the City, requires the Citv to deposit all Proiect Revenues into Ihe Ayialion Operating Fund and permits certain loans and transfers among the Aviation Operatint Fund and Aviation Capital Fund. Section 4.06 describes the manner and order of priority of application oi amounts In the Aviation Funds. Section 4.07 and 4.08 require the Sinking Fund established under the Restated General Ordinance to be held the Fiscal Agent in a consolidated account, provides for payment of debt service and amounts due under Swar Agreements, Credit Facilities and Standby Agreements, and provides that the City mav, under certain conditions, specify the amounts of Bonds It has purchased that are to be applied as a credit against amounts designated to be redeemed bv mandatory sinking fund redemption. Sections 4.09 through 4.14 describe various other funds and accounts established under Section 4.04 and the manner of application of moneys on deposit in such funds and accounts. These Include funds or accounts for a sinking fund reserve (which mav include a non-parity reserve account under certain circumstances); Subordinated Obligations; funding of capital Improvements repairs, renewals and replacements; and rebate obligations of the United States Treasury.

Sections 4.15 through 4.17 require that moneys on deposit In the funds and accounts established under Section 4.04 shall be invested and secured as required bv Section 9 of the Act, at the direction and under the management of the Director of Finance; that any investments with respect lo amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts shall mature or be subiect to redemption upon demand at par when needed for the purposes of such funds or accounts and Investment earnings shall be transferred and credited to other Aviation Funds as set forth in Section 4.16; that In computing the assets of any fund or account. Investments and accrued interest shall be deemed a part of the funds or accounts; and that Ihe investments shall be valued at (f) the lower of the cost or current market value if the applicable maturity is equal to or less than one year or (li) at par if the applicable maturity Is greater than one year, or at the redemption price If redeemable. ARTICLE Under Section 5.01, the Citv covenants to charge and recognize as revenues, sufficient Amounts Available for Debt Service to comply with the rate covenant set forth in the Restated General Ordinance (the 'Rate Covenant The Rate Covenant currently requires the City to generate Amounts Available for Debt Service sufficient to pay operating expenses, an amount in excess of 100 percent of debt service requirements, the amounts necessary to maintain the Sinking Fund Reserve Account and Renewal Fund at prescribed levels and an amount sufficient to pav other obligations of the Airport System. Under certain circumstances, with the approval of the Scheduled Airlines, an Alternative Rate Covenant, as set forth In Article IX mav become effective. This section also provides the methodology for calculating debt service requirements for Balloon Bonds, Capital Appreciation Bonds, and Variable Rate Bonds.

The Citv promises in Section 5.02 to pav from Amounts Available for Debt Service, the principal or redemption Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia 1234 Market Street, ltth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 To request that a copy of the RFP be mailed to you, call (215) 854-6500, Extension 174. The deadline for receipt of proposals is Friday, July 7, 1995 at 4:10 p.m. Proposals received after this time will not be considered. No exceptions will be made. Proposals shou'd be sub-milted to the above address, to the attention of William McDowell.

A briefing session for interested applicants will be held on Thursday, June 8, 1995 at 10:00 a.m. at the Redevelopment Authority, 1234 Market Street, 16lh Floor. All interested applicants are strongly urged to obtain the RFP in advance of the briefing. This location is accessible to people with disabilities. If vou have a disability and require special accommodation in order to participate, please call (215 854-6500, Ext.

174 (TDD 215-854-6713). Advance notice of 72 hours is required for sign language interpreter services. The RDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This development Is subtect to the affirmative action requirements of the federal Fair Housing Act, Section 3 of the HUD Acl of 1968, federal Executive Order 11246 and Philadelphia Executive Order 1093. All proposals shall be expected to comply with the RDA's Anti-Discrimination Policy which requires that the applicant adopt a compliance plan that includes participation levels and goals for construction and professional services contracts to ensure maximum feasible participation of MBEWBE and DBE.

Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia Noel Eisenstat, Executive Director tinuously maintain the Airport System In good operating condition. Section 5.04 Sets forth the conditions relating to Issuing or assuming (I) Bonds, Including enactment of a Supple mental Ordinance, fllinu of a Transcript nf Prnrnrilnas as required bv the Art. delivery of a Consulting Engin- eer report, delivery of opinions of counsel, execution of documents and the proper disposition of proceeds; (II) refundlno and (Ut tnhnriinnari Ohllu Inn. The Citv promises in Section 5.05 to submit to the FIscol Agent within 120 days following the close of each Fiscal Year a report ot the operation of the Airport System Including financial data demonstrating compliance with the Rate Covenant, and certificates of the Director of Commerce. Section 5.06 requires insurance proceeds or proceeds from the sale of assets of the Airport System, under certain circumstances, to be applied to: the retirement of debt; reconstruction, repair or replacement of assets' making of capital additions or Improvement of the Airport System; or to any other Airport System purpose as directed bv the Director of Finance.

Section 5.07 contains a covenant of the Citv that If It will neither make nor Instruct the Fiscal Agent to make any investment or other use of amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts established under the Restated General Ordinance or other proceeds of the Bonds, which would cause anv series of Bonds issued as tax exempt bonds to be arbitrage bonds under Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the regulations thereunder. Section 5.08 contains a covenant that the City witl not direct the Fiscal Agent to transfer, loan or advance proceeds of Bonds or Amounts Available for Debt Service from Ihe funds and accounts established under Section 4.04 to anv City account for application other than for Airport System purposes. Section 5. 09 declares that the foregoing covenants for the benefit of holders of Bonds mav also be for the benefit of the providers ot any Credit Facility and any Qualified Swap to the extent provided in a Supplemental Ordinance or Determination. ARTICLE VI Section 6.01 states that the Bonds of anv series may be subiect to either optional or mandatory redemption at the times.

In Ihe order. In the amounts, af the redemption prices, and under such terms, conditions and restrictions as mav be set forth In the Supplemental Ordinance authorizing Ihe issuance of such series of Bonds or in the Determination relating to such sefies of Bonds. w. Sections 6.02 through 6.06 provide for the selection of Bonds for redemption, set forth the Information required to be in the notice of redemption, describe the effect of redemption on the Bonds after such notice has been delivered to each holder of Bonds, provide for partial redemption, and set forth provisions for the cancellation and destruction of the Bonds. ARTICLE VII Sections 7.01 through 7 03 provide that the Fiscal Agent under the 1978 General Ordinance or Its successor, shall 786 786 I Proposals and Bids Proposals and Bids 766 Proposals and Bids pe ine t- isca Agent as ot the fcftective Date of the Restated General Ordinance, set forth the qualifications for servlnu Jural A state that the Fiscal Agent may resign and be discharged of the duties created bv the Restated General Ordinance bv written resignation filed with the Director of rlnance not less than sixty davs Notice is hereby given that Sealed Bids will be accepted by Ihe Philadelphia Housing Authority for Floor Tiles and Adhesive, Solicitation No.

P-001076; no later than 11:00 AM, on June 30, 1995 at 2012 Chestnut PA 19103. Copies of Ihe solicitation mav be picked up commencing Mav 30, 1WS at 2012 Chestnut PA 19103, ATTN: Contracts Department, between the hours of 10 00 A.M. and 12:00 noon only. Fax (2151 684-4092 for solicitation to be mailed or for anv other query relative lo the solicitation. PHA encourages minority and woman owned businesses to submit proposals and participate in ioint ventures.

JOHN r. WHITE, JR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR agent resigns or is dissolved or if its property or business Is taken under the control of any state or federal court or administrative body, Ihe City shall appoint a successor within thirty (30) days of such vacancy. ARTICLE VIII Sections 8 01 through 8.03 slate that. In the event of a default by the City, the holders of Bonds are entitled to all the rights and remedies provided in the Act, and provides that the remedies are not exclusive, but cumulative, and are only enforceable against Pledged Amounts.

ARTICLE IX Section 9 01 declares that nothing In the Restated General Ordinance shall be interpreted to prevent the Citv from conveying the Airport System to an authority or other entity) and thereupon being released from its obligations under the Restated General Ordinance, all Supplemental Ordinances to the Restated General Ordinance, and all uu.iu ijjubu anu ium, or BMumen pursuani io me wesioiea uenerai uroinonce togemer wnn reiatea ooiiga-Jions such as Credit Facilities, Qualified Swaps and Exchange Agreements, If that authority assumes in writing CltV'S Ohl iJ lnr In nnnmls jtnri mnlntmn IhA AlrDnrt kiiei jri jyiiem ona to pay ail aeoi service on duiioj imuku and If the document of mnveviincR urants to all Bond- Su Mnrl In nau mil riant carulrn nn Rnnrit Mj Mursuoni io ine rresiaieo oenerai uramonce REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Consultant Services HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR PERSONS WITH HIVAIDS The Cily of Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) is seeking Ihe services of a consultant to assist OHCO in assessing the housing needs of persons in the nine-county Philadelphia metropolitan region (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, Pennsylvania, and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties, New Jersey) who are living with HIV or AIDS. OHCD is seeking a consultant or consultant team with experience and qualifications in conducting needs assessments and- or marketing studies and who has an in-depth understanding of low-and moderate-income housing policy and issues, including homeless housing, as well as an understanding of HIV disease and public policy relating to HIV; AIDS, particularly in low-income populations. Copies of the Request for Proposals are available from the Office of Housing and Community Development 1234 Market Street. 17th floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 Contact: Scoll Wilds Assistant Director for Housing (215)686-9760 Potential respondents are strongly encouraged to attend a briefing session which will be held at the Office of Housing and Community Development, 1234 Market 17th floor at 2 p.m. on Monday, June It 1995.

Proposals must be received at the above address by 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 10, 1995. Prooosals received after the deadline will not be accepted. Notice is hereby given that this is a federally-assisted proiect and is subiect to compliance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Acl of 1963, as amended. In addition, local xecutive Order 2-95 requirements for local proiect area employment and contracting commitments aoplv, as well as related MBE 'WBEDBE participation requirements. Additional details may be obtained bv contacting Kevin Brooks, Assistant Director for Employment and Training (215) 686-9755.

Minority-, women- and disabled-owned businesses ere encouraged to apply. City of Philadelphia Edward G. Rendell, Mayor st the authority substantially similar to Ihe rights and rem-eral Ordinance nnH thn Art Strtinn 9 Dl also sets forth the Mwiuurs ana to any trustee rights ai edtes against the City provided bv Including delivery of certain opinions, i inltiritu in ri rnvpnnp apnnrAlnrl rt Iho rnnrl Suet Interest I mg in a similar capacity a security equal to the security interest In Pledged Amounts granted bv the Restated General Ordinance, delivery of cer- tain enalnepri' rnrtrt rinliunru nf rortnin nrRBmonK hvy thi) Anthrirllu rnnrBrnlno atlahlUhmanl nnH msinto- SEPTA INVITATIONS TO BID SEPTA will accept Sealed Bids in Room 1166 of SEPTA'S General Offices, 200 W. Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140 for the following Procurement. Bids will be accepted until the time and date listed below and will open in the Purchasing Conference Room unless noted below: RFQ No.

JL-95-7 RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS Opens. 4.30 June 23, 1995 Buyer: James V. Lemongelil (215) 580-4215 No. 0628SB BUS BARS FOR ROOF RESISTORS Opens: 2.00 PM, Wed. June 28, 1995 Buyer Frank Caracino (215) 580-4432 RFP No.

71895 AR-CHITECTURALEN-GINEERING SERVICES FOR THE LA-NSO ALE TRANSPORTATION CENTER PROJECT Pre-Prooosal. 1.00 PM, Wed. June 14, 1995 Board 714 Market SI. 3rd Due Date 4 30 PM, Tues. July 18, 1995 Buyer JavneCarrow 215) 580-4104 Prospective Bidders may obtain a conv of the Cnncf Docu-erfs at the above address between the hours of 900 AM to 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM lo 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

JOHNSON Assistant General Manasjer Materiel Contracts Sailing your computer? 760 Certificate of Authority Advertise In The Inquirer's General section. Call nance of rates and charges sufficient to generate revenues sufficient to comply with the Rate Covenant and concerning the Incurrence ot additional debt by the Authority. Section 9.01 permits the Authority to compensate its enuitv Interest In the Airport System, the amount of such compensation to be agreed upon bv the parties, permits exclusion from the sale, assets which are not material to the ability of the Airport System to generate revenues and requires that the Cllv turn over to the Authority out of monies on deposit in the funds and accounts established under the Restated General Ordinance (as certified bv the City Controller) all amounts or, if less than substantially all assets are conveyed, an amount which is proportionate to the amount Bonds assumed or defeased Section 9 01 also provides that upon any conveyance of ail or substantially all of the System, the Restated General Ordinance shall no longer be enforceable against the City. tl ARTICLE Provides for amendments and modifications of the General Ordinance under certain circumstances without Bondholder consent and under other circumstances with Bondholder consent. t.

ARTICLE XI sections 11 07, 1 1 03 and 11.04 provide that when Interest on, and principal or redemption price (as the case rnav be) of, ail Bonds issued or assumed under the Restated General Ordinance have been paid, or there shall nave been deposited with the Fiscal Agent an amount evidenced bv moneys or 'Qualified Escrow tne principal of and interest on which, when due, will provide sufficient moneys to fully pay the Bonds at the maturity date or dates fixed for redemption, the pledge and grant of the security interest in Ihe Pledged sha" cease and terminate; provide for maintenance of the tax exempt status of the Bonds; provide mat the Restated General Ordinance confers rights on the Citv. Owners of the Rnnri. the Firl Agont and each 1 553-5000. Notice is hereby given that an Application was made lo the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, PA by Precision Devices, Inc. a foreign coporalion formed under the laws of the (State Commonwealth of) Connecticut where its principal office is located a' 55 MwMa! Wailingford, Ct for the Certificate of Authority to do business in Pennsylvania under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988.

The proposed registered office in Pennsylvania will be 2031 Route 130 Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852. dinance and any Supplemental Ordinances are contracts with the holders of ail Bonds, enforceable In accordance with their provisions and the lows of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ptOS Ordinance shall take effect Immediately upon enactment but shall become effective as provided In the Act Advertise Hi The Inquirer's? and in accordance with the terms thereof ftBcruitmfjnt section. MARIA HAUSER Chief Clerk ot City Council Special Public Board Meeting State Horse Racing Commission Thursday, June 1, 1995 11:30 A.M. Upper Providence Hal 1301 Black Rock Road Oaks, Pennsylvania I Cad 563-5000..