City of Philadelphia - File #: 200387

• File #: 200387
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/25/2020
• In control: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 11/19/2020
• Title: Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Section, entitled "Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee," to provide for the creation of an advisory body to consider the quality of jobs and opportunities for workers in the parking industry and the potential to make adjustments to the Parking Tax, including with respect to the goal of reducing the parking tax to seventeen percent by July 1, 2022, based on a review of working conditions in the parking industry, and to provide reports related thereto, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Parker, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Gauthier, Councilmember Thomas, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Jones
• Indexes: PARKING TAX
• Code sections: 19-1200 - Parking Tax

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/1/2020	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/19/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
11/12/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
11/12/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/12/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/9/2020	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/9/2020	0	Committee on Finance	HEARING HELD
11/9/2020	0	Committee on Finance	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/25/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Section, entitled "Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee," to provide for the creation of an advisory body to consider the quality of jobs and opportunities for workers in the parking industry and the potential to make adjustments to the Parking Tax, including with respect to the goal of reducing the parking tax to seventeen percent by July 1, 2022, based on a review of working conditions in the parking industry, and to provide reports related thereto, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to add a new section as follows:
CHAPTER 19-1200. PARKING TAX
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? 19-1207. Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee.
(1) Establishment. The Mayor is hereby called upon to establish the Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee as an advisory body to conduct an annual review regarding the quality of jobs and opportunities for workers in the parking industry and to make recommendations to the Council regarding such issues and potential changes regarding taxes applicable in connection with the parking industry.
(2) Members. The Committee shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Mayor. Two members shall be representatives of the labor community, two shall be representatives of the parking industry, one shall be a representative of the City Administration and two shall be representatives of Council.
(3) Meetings. The Committee shall meet at least quarterly. All meetings shall be open to the public. At each meeting, an opportunity shall be provided for public testimony on matters relating to the subjects addressed in subsections (4) and (5) of this Section.
(4) Working Conditions. The Committee shall make a thorough review of working conditions in the parking industry, including job standards; efforts to reduce worker turno...