City of Philadelphia - File #: 140829

• File #: 140829
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/23/2014
• In control: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
• Final action: 12/11/2014
• Title: Amending Section 18-201 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Leases of Airport Facilities," by requiring Ground Handling Service providers under service contracts with air carriers, including subcontractors providing such services, who are operating at Philadelphia International Airport to secure labor peace agreements to minimize the risk of service disruptions and lost revenue to the City generated from enplanements.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode
• Indexes: AIRPORT
• Code sections: 18-201 - Leases of Airport Facilities

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/15/2015	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/11/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
11/20/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/20/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/20/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/19/2014	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/19/2014	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	HEARING HELD
11/19/2014	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/23/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Section 18-201 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Leases of Airport Facilities," by requiring Ground Handling Service providers under service contracts with air carriers, including subcontractors providing such services, who are operating at Philadelphia International Airport to secure labor peace agreements to minimize the risk of service disruptions and lost revenue to the City generated from enplanements.

Body
WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia has a strong proprietary interest in protecting the substantial revenues it receives from the efficient operations of air carrier transportation at the Philadelphia International Airport ("the Airport") and the volume of passenger enplanements at the Airport; and

WHEREAS, The poor working conditions of contractor employees who perform Ground Handling Services at the Airport has elevated the risk of strikes, boycotts and other forms of service disruptions due to labor disputes among these employees which directly threatens the critical volume-based revenues the City receives from efficient operations at the Airport; and

WHEREAS, A requirement that air carriers who lease Airport terminal space from the City retain only those Ground Handling Service contractors who have a proper Labor Peace Agreement in effect to ensure the continuity of such services at the Airport effectively protects the City against any loss of volume-based revenues the City receives from Airport operations by preventing labor disputes among these employees; now, therefore

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 18-201 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:


§ 18-201. Leases of Airport Facilities.


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(7) All lease and use agreements the City enters into with any air carrier operating at Philadelphia International Airport, including any amendments, extensions or renewals thereof, shall contain provisions which provide the following comm...