Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 6/13/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (168) 168 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Name Type Title Action Result Tally Action Details Video 240649 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a Resolution approving the appointment of Erin Dwyer as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. READ AND FILED     Action details Not available 240650 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a Resolution approving the reappointment of Reverend Bonnie Camarda as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. READ AND FILED     Action details Not available 240651 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising you that pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission on the following bills: Bill Number 240336 - Not for approval Bill Number 240382 Bill Number 240415 Bill Number 240421 - Approval with amendments Bill Number 240423 Bill Number 240425 Bill Number 240426 Bill Number 240427 - 45 days Bill Number 240431 Bill Number 240432 Bill Number 240435 Bill Number 240473 - Approval with amendments Bill Number 240493 Bill Number 240495 Bill Number 240496 Bill Number 240497 Bill Number 240499 READ AND FILED     Action details Not available 240652 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising you that pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission on the following bills: Bill Number 240181 Bill Number 240182 READ AND FILED     Action details Not available 240653 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising you that on June 12, 2024, I signed the following bills, which were passed by Council at its session on May 30, 2024: Bill No. 240005 Bill No. 240187 Bill No. 240220-A Bill No. 240241 Bill No. 240245 Bill No. 240303 Bill No. 240383 Bill No. 240423 Bill No. 240425 Bill No. 240431 Bill No. 240435 READ AND FILED     Action details Not available 240609 0     Bill Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to add a Chapter requiring individuals with responsibility for determination or evaluation of means and methods used during construction or demolition to provide notification to the City upon becoming aware of a violation of law or a substandard practice that presents a substantial threat of serious bodily injury or damage to property; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 240610 0     Bill Amending Section 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by amending Section 14-524, entitled "/FDO, Fourth District Overlay District.” to add provisions related to affordable housing, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 240611 0     Bill Authorizing the installation, ownership, replacement, and maintenance of various encroachments in the vicinity of 615 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 240612 0     Bill Continuing the Fishtown Kensington Area Business Improvement District (“District”), in the area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from the west side of Delaware Avenue to the southwest side of Lehigh Avenue, both sides of North Front Street from the north side of Poplar Street to the south side of Diamond Street, both sides of East Girard Avenue from Frankford Avenue continuing to the west side of East Berks Street, the north side of West Girard Avenue from Frankford Avenue to North 2nd Street, and the south side of West Girard Avenue from Frankford Avenue to Howard Street, and certain blocks of streets that intersect portions of these streets; approving an extension of the boundaries of the District to include North Front Street from Montgomery Street to Diamond Street, East Girard Avenue from East Fletcher Street to East Berks Street, and the north side of West Girard Avenue from Front Street to North 2nd Street; continuing the Fishtown Kensington Area Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, as the neighborhood improvement di Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 240613-AA 0     Bill Amending Chapter 12-1100 (“Miscellaneous Regulations and Penalties”) and Chapter 12-2800 (“Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations”) of The Philadelphia Code, making revisions to disability parking space standards and procedures, creating an application process for residential disability parking spaces limited for use by a specific person with disability, creating a new administrative hearing process, and amending applicable penalties. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 240614 0     Resolution Authorizing the creation of a Not-for-Profit Provider Task Force to review the City’s contract and procurement processes with non-profit providers and propose recommendations for improved business practices Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240614 0     Resolution Authorizing the creation of a Not-for-Profit Provider Task Force to review the City’s contract and procurement processes with non-profit providers and propose recommendations for improved business practices SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240615 0     Resolution Also naming the 1400 block of South 55th Street between Springfield Avenue and Chester Avenue “Mont Brown Way” to honor Mont Brown and his dedicated community service to Southwest Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240615 0     Resolution Also naming the 1400 block of South 55th Street between Springfield Avenue and Chester Avenue “Mont Brown Way” to honor Mont Brown and his dedicated community service to Southwest Philadelphia. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240616 0     Resolution Also naming the 6200 block of West Pine Street “Westside Weekly Way” to honor the Westside Weekly Newspaper and its impact on West Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240616 0     Resolution Also naming the 6200 block of West Pine Street “Westside Weekly Way” to honor the Westside Weekly Newspaper and its impact on West Philadelphia. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240617 0     Resolution Also naming the 3600 block of West Warren Street “Coach Lurline Jones U-City Way” to honor Coach Lurline Jones and her long history of coaching and mentorship in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240617 0     Resolution Also naming the 3600 block of West Warren Street “Coach Lurline Jones U-City Way” to honor Coach Lurline Jones and her long history of coaching and mentorship in the City of Philadelphia. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240618 0     Resolution Also naming the 4000 block of Baring Street at the intersection of North Preston Street “Yolanda Laney-Basketball Way” to honor Yolanda Laney, Esq. for her trailblazing in women’s basketball and contribution to the next generation of women players. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240618 0     Resolution Also naming the 4000 block of Baring Street at the intersection of North Preston Street “Yolanda Laney-Basketball Way” to honor Yolanda Laney, Esq. for her trailblazing in women’s basketball and contribution to the next generation of women players. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240619 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Herbert Wetzel as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240619 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Herbert Wetzel as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240620 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Sandra Dungee Glenn as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240620 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Sandra Dungee Glenn as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240621 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Asia Coney as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240621 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Asia Coney as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240622 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Ismail A. Shahid as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240622 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Ismail A. Shahid as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240623 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Anthony Glass for his outstanding work as a Legislative Director for the office of Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and wishing him luck with his future endeavors at The University of Notre Dame Law School. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240623 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Anthony Glass for his outstanding work as a Legislative Director for the office of Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and wishing him luck with his future endeavors at The University of Notre Dame Law School. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240624 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Lynette M. Brown-Sow as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240624 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Lynette M. Brown-Sow as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240625 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Ethel Wise as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240625 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Ethel Wise as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240626 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Darrell Clarke as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240626 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Darrell Clarke as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240627 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Erin Dwyer as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240627 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Erin Dwyer as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240628 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Reverend Bonnie Camarda as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended     Action details Not available 240628 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Reverend Bonnie Camarda as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 240629 0     Resolution Calling on the Pennsylvania State Senate to enact House Bill 2370 to fairly fund schools in Philadelphia and across the Commonwealth to ensure fair allocation of resources for all students. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240630 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings investigating the incidence, rate, impacts and outcomes of homeless students in the School District of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240631 0     Resolution Honoring Masjid Quba and the Quba Institute for their work organizing Quba International, Senegal, an initiative to enhance education in West Africa and further welcoming Senegalese Minister for Education, Moustapha Guirassy, to the United States. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240632 0     Resolution Authorizing the joint City Council Committees on Education and Children & Youth to hold hearings exploring the creation of a School District of Philadelphia Chief of Joy. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240633 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating Philadelphia’s James Beard Restaurant and Media Award winners Vietnam Restaurant; Inquirer critic Craig LaBan and photographer Jessica Griffin; and authors David Suro, Gary Paul Nabhan and Danny Childs. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240634 0     Resolution Recognizing June 2024 as Children’s Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240635 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing the humanitarian efforts of the Puerto Rican community, who rally to protect family, friends and the island of Puerto Rico during cataclysmic hurricanes, earthquakes and any major disasters that strike. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240636 0     Resolution Recognizing the month of August 2024 as “Public Safety Awareness Month” in the City of Philadelphia Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240637 0     Resolution Recognizing the 10th through 13th days of the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijr as Eid al-Adha” in the City of Philadelphia during June 2024 Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240638 0     Resolution Recognizing the week of June 17th through June 23rd as “Sanitation Workers Week” in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240639 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating the team creating the Autism Play Date for their work on autism awareness, and inviting all to attend the Autism Play Date at Smith Memorial Park this August. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240640 0     Resolution Declaring the month of July as Disability Pride Month in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240641 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Maurice Mitchell, a community organizer, social movement strategist, and national leader in the Movement for Black Lives, and the National Director of the Working Families Party, on the occasion of his visit to Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240642 0     Resolution Authorizing the joint City Council Committees on Education and Children & Youth to hold hearings on the prevalence of the usage of exclusionary school discipline and the use of collective punishment practices in public schools across Philadelphia, and on how these and other policies and practices perpetuate anti-blackness and anti-Black racism and harm students academically, socially, emotionally to the detriment of their health, well-being, and future life outcomes. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240643 0     Resolution Commemorating and celebrating June 19th as Juneteenth, when final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation was ordered in Texas, marking the end of the enslavement of Black and brown people in the United States. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240644 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Palestinian theologian and educator, Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, the Pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem and the Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College, Director of the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference, and Coordinator of Global Kairos for Justice. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240645 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing the labors of brotherly love, sisterly effectiveness, and sibling solidarity committed by Aid Workers who have crossed rivers and oceans of tears to feed the hungry, to build shelter, to bring music, and to bring healing and the warmth of compassion to those in greatest need. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240646 0     Resolution Calling upon Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement as well as the United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Human Services to investigate and prevent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud for those in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240647 0     Resolution Recognizing and commending the Save the Train Coalition for the preservation of Philadelphia’s SEPTA services in the community’s time of need. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240648 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity for being a pillar of strength and a symbol of hope for Philadelphia through its social justice activism. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 240242 0     Bill Amending Section 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” by amending Section 14-524, entitled “/FDO, Fourth District Overlay District”, to establish use regulations on medical facilities, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 240168 0     Resolution Appointing Madison McCarron to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240487 0     Resolution Appointing Cari Feiler Bender to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240535 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Michael Johns to serve on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240536 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Tya Winn to serve on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240537 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Tonetta Graham to serve on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240538 0     Resolution Confirming the re-appointment of James Snell to serve on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240539 0     Resolution Confirming the re-appointment of William Bergman to serve on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240540 0     Resolution Confirming the re-appointment of Ismail Shahid to serve on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240541 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Cheryl Gaston to serve on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240552 0     Resolution Appointing Briana Wilkins to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240584 0     Resolution Confirming the appointment of Tumar Alexander as Regional Trustee for the City of Philadelphia in connection with the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240585 0     Resolution Authorizing the Council President to initiate appeals by City Council of decisions of the Zoning Board of Adjustment in certain circumstances and to retain legal counsel in connection with such appeals. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240586 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank (the “Land Bank”) to modify the development plans previously approved by Council Resolutions 220757, 220823 and 230503 and memorialized in a Purchase and Development Agreement between the Land Bank and West NoMa Revitalization Group LLC (the “Developer”) to include only one renovated property, located at 4041 Cambridge Street in the 3rd Councilmanic District, and to permit West NoMa Revitalization Group LLC to return the properties located at 759, 761, 763, 773 and 783 Pallas Street in the 3rd Councilmanic District to the Philadelphia Land Bank in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240589 0     Resolution Also naming West Allegheny Avenue between 25th Street and 26th Street as “Thomas ‘Cut Master Butter’ Muldrow Way,” in honor of the life and legacy of WDAS radio personality Thomas “Cut Master Butter” Muldrow. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240594 0     Resolution Also naming Master Street between Broad Street and Carlisle Street as “Erika Alexander Way.” ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240595 0     Resolution Also naming N. College Avenue between W. College Avenue and Ridge Avenue as “Freedom Fighters Way.” ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240598 0     Resolution Condemning the use of school voucher programming as harmful to the School District of Philadelphia. ADOPTED Pass 15:2 Action details Not available 240602 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to various properties located in the Eighth Councilmanic District, including on the following streets: Wakefield Street, Collom Street, and East Wister Street, pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act. ADOPTED Pass   Action details Not available 240604 0     Resolution Calling upon the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Homeless Services and its contracted service providers to collect pregnancy status data at intake. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240179 1     Bill Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240180 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “School Tax Authorization,” to provide for an increase in the tax that the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia is authorized to impose on real estate; and amending Chapter 19-1300, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” to establish an equivalent reduction in the tax rate for the City real estate tax; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240181 1     Bill To adopt a Fiscal 2025 Capital Budget. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240182 1     Bill To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2025-2030 inclusive. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240492 1     Bill Amending Section 19-1301.1 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Homestead Exclusion,” to increase the amount of the homestead exclusion, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240058 1     Bill Amending Section 14-702 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Floor Area, Height, and Dwelling Unit Density Bonuses,” to add requirements related to the use of payments in lieu of building affordable housing to receive floor area, building height and dwelling unit density bonuses; and amending Section 14-533, entitled “/MIN, Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District,” to add requirements related to the use of payments in lieu of building affordable housing to satisfy certain minimum affordable housing building requirements; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240157 1 A motion was made that this Bill be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:   Bill Amending Title 14 (“Zoning and Planning”) and Title 18 (“Commerce”) of The Philadelphia Code to clarify responsibilities of the Department of Aviation, and eliminating provisions related to passenger charges, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240332 1     Bill Approving the sixth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Lehigh Avenue, Berks Street and Montgomery Avenue on the north, by Second Street and Philip Street on the east, by Girard Avenue, Oxford Street and Jefferson Street on the south and by Germantown Avenue, Sixth Street and Third Street on the west, including the sixth amendment to the urban renewal plan which provides, inter alia, for changes that would make it consistent with the North Philadelphia Redevelopment Area Plan and generally consistent with the most recent Comprehensive Plan approved by the City Planning Commission of the City of Philadelphia. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240336 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning” by adding definitions; and creating a new Chestnut Hill Lower East /NCO in the area generally bounded by the SEPTA Chestnut Hill East Line, Cresheim Valley Drive, Germantown Avenue, Winston Road, Moreland Avenue, Devon Street, Ardleigh Street, and Springfield Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240385 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Snyder Avenue, 6th Street, Cantrell Street, and 7th Street. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240415 1     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Island Avenue, the Delaware Expressway, and Bartram Avenue. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240421 1     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Valley Avenue, Domino Lane, Ridge Avenue, Paoli Avenue, Pechin Street (extended), Ridge Avenue, Hermit Street, and Henry Avenue, and to amend Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code by adding Section 14-541, Ridge Avenue Neighborhoods Overlay /RAN, and making other related changes, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240426 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, Adams Avenue, Ramona Street, Wyoming Avenue, and Whitaker Avenue. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240466 1     Bill Amending Section 14-303(14) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Public Hearings of the Zoning Board of Adjustment,” to change the number of board members required for a quorum or for action taken at a Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240372 0     Bill Constituting the Twentieth Supplemental Ordinance to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Mayor, the City Controller and the City Solicitor, or a majority of them, to issue and sell one or more series or subseries of tax-exempt or taxable airport revenue bonds or notes of the City of Philadelphia; setting forth the use of proceeds; determining the sufficiency of pledged Amounts Available for Debt Service; covenanting for the payment of interest and principal; authorizing the Bond Committee to take certain action with regard to the terms and conditions of the airport revenue bonds or notes and related agreements and the elections under the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance; authorizing the Director of Finance to take certain actions with regard to the sale of such airport revenue bonds or notes, the investment of the proceeds thereof and the City's continuing disclosure obligation; and specifying the applicability of sections of The First Class City Revenue Bond Act and the Amended and Restated General Airport Reven READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240373 0     Bill Constituting the Sixteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1998 (the “1998 General Ordinance”); authorizing the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the “City”) to sell, either at public or private sale, one or more series of Gas Works Revenue Bonds and Gas Works Revenue Bonds to refund such Bonds (the “Bonds”); to pay the costs of certain capital projects and other Project Costs and the costs of redeeming the City’s Gas Works Revenue Capital Project Commercial Paper Notes; authorizing the City to amend, novate or terminate all or any portion of any Qualified Swap Agreement; authorizing the City to obtain credit enhancement for any Series of the Bonds; making certain determinations and covenants relating to Gas Works Revenues and the payment of interest and principal; and authorizing covenants and actions in order that the Bonds shall not be arbitrage bonds; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240374 0     Bill Amending the Seventeenth Supplemental Ordinance to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance (Bill No. 190432) of the Council of The City of Philadelphia, approved by the Mayor on June 26, 2019, to authorize an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Airport Revenue bonds or notes to be issued under the Seventeenth Supplemental Ordinance from Three Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($350,000,000) to Five Hundred Million Dollars ($500,000,000) (exclusive of costs of issuance (including underwriters' discount), original issue discount, capitalized interest, funding of deposits to the Sinking Fund Reserve Account, if necessary, and similar items); further amending said Ordinance (Bill No. 190432) to authorize the pledge for the security and payment of some or all of the Obligations a lien and security interest in Passenger Facility Charges, to the extent available; and authorizing certain other actions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240375 0     Bill Constituting the Nineteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance, providing for certain amendments to the Amended and Restated General Airport Revenue Bond Ordinance under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240376 0     Bill Authorizing an increase in the non-electoral indebtedness of the City within the Pennsylvania constitutional limit; authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; and authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; and rescinding the authorization set forth in Bill No. 230186-A (approved September 15, 2023). READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240377 0     Bill Authorizing the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an amendment agreement with Citizens Bank National Association for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240378 0     Bill Approving the amendment of the Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works (including the supplying of funds in connection therewith) subject to certain constraints and conditions and acknowledging the receipt of the Revised Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2029, as amended. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240379 1     Bill Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Contracts and Procurement,” to modify the requirements for contracts with not-for-profit vendors, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 15:2 Action details Not available 240416-A 0     Bill Authorizing an increase in the non-electoral indebtedness of the City within the Pennsylvania constitutional limit; authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; and authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions. AMENDED     Action details Not available 240417 0     Bill Approving the Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works, including the supplying of funds in connection therewith, and acknowledging receipt of the Revised Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2026 through 2030, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240467 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Hospital Assessments,” to revise provisions relating to hospital assessments; and authorizing the Department of Public Health to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Commonwealth, Department of Human Services, relating to such hospital assessments; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240470 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area,” to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240494 0     Bill Authorizing the Director of Planning and Development, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Community Development Block Grant; to file applications to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Solutions Grant program; and to apply for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS grant; and to file applications with the Commonwealth to obtain grants under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L. 1449, Section 4, as amended, to prevent and eliminate blight; authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Director of Commerce to file applications to obtain other grants from the Commonwealth; authorizing the Director of Commerce to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; and authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Director of Commerce to enter into all understandings and assurances contained in such applications and take all necessary action to accept the grants; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240428-A 1     Bill Prohibiting the Commissioner of Public Property, or any other official of the City of Philadelphia (the “City”) acting on behalf of the City from entering into, executing, or authorizing a lease extension, lease amendment, lease renewal or new agreement by and between the City and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for or on behalf of any Commonwealth Department or Agency, at the property located at 2100 W. Girard Avenue; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240305 1     Bill Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 795 N 24th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240380 0     Bill Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Farmers’ Markets,” by adding a permissible location on South 52nd Street, between Pine Street and Osage Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240382 0     Bill Authorizing the installation, ownership and maintenance of various encroachments in the vicinity of 4432 Main Street, 4436-42 Main Street and 4436R Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240384 0     Bill Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 944 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240418 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Addison street between S. 54th street and S. 53rd street; Baltimore avenue between S. 43rd street and S. 44th street; Irving street between S. 51st street and S. 50th street; Springfield avenue between S. 51st street and S. 52nd street; Washington avenue between S. 56th street and S. 57th street; S. 46th street between Locust street and Spruce street; Pine street between S. 62nd street and S. 63rd street; Melville street between Spruce street and Locust street; S. 54th street between Greenway avenue and Woodland avenue. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240419 0     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Irving street between S. 59th street and S. 60th street; S. 49th street between Regent street and Chester avenue; S. 46st street between Linmore avenue and Woodland avenue; Walnut street between S. 61st street and S. 62nd street; Webster street between S. 51st street and S. 52nd street; Sansom street between S. 61st street and S. 62nd street; Walton street between S. 49th street and S. 50th street; Locust street between S. 59th street and S. 60th street; Locust street between S. 49th street and S. 50th street. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240420 1     Bill Establishing a parking regulation on Ellsworth street between S. 60th street and S. 61st street; Ruby street between Springfield avenue and Chester avenue; Sansom street between S. 60th street and S. 61st street; Webster street between S. 60th street and S. 61st street; Rodman street between S. 56th street and S. 57th street; Willows avenue between S. 53rd street and S. 54th street; Cobbs Creek parkway between Spruce street and Locust street; S. 52nd street between Chester avenue and Springfield avenue. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240424 0     Bill Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Farmers’ Markets,” by adding a permissible location at the 4th District Container Village located at 4862-70 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240434 0     Bill Amending Chapter 12-3400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use of An Automated Speed Enforcement System to Improve Safety on Roosevelt Boulevard,” by providing for the use, administration and enforcement of automated speed cameras on Broad Street and making related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240469 0     Bill Granting permission to University City Eruv Corporation, in order to demarcate the boundaries of University City eruv district, to construct and maintain a clear nylon cord and/or plastic tubes and other ancillary facilities including a maximum of ten poles along, over, and in certain public rights- of-way and City streets, and/or to attach such demarcation facilities to existing facilities owned by other entities authorized by other City ordinances, subject to such owner’s consent; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240473 1     Bill Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 3743 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240475 1     Bill Amending Chapter 12-900 (“Parking Regulations and Penalties”) and Chapter 12-2800 (“Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations”) of The Philadelphia Code to add prohibitions and penalties related to parking certain large vehicles, including boats, motor homes, house coaches, house trailers, truck campers, recreational cargo trailers, and recreational trailers, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240493 0     Bill Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1532 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240495 0     Bill Authorizing the vacating of Beaumont Street from Fifty-First Street to its terminus southwestwardly therefrom. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240496 0     Bill Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 6249 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240497 0     Bill Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 5013 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240371 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,” by amending Subcode “PM” (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), to add restrictions and remedies regarding encroaching trees, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240414 1     Bill Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses,” by adding a new section regulating the hours of operation of certain establishments and providing for penalties within an area bounded by Ogontz Avenue, between Haines Street and Cheltenham Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240468 1     Bill Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses,” by adding a new section regulating the hours of operation of certain establishments and providing for penalties within an area bounded by Ogontz Avenue, between Haines Street and 66th Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240474 1     Bill Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses”, by adding a new section regulating the hours of operation of certain establishments and providing for penalties within an area bounded by East Allegheny Avenue, Kensington Avenue, Torresdale Avenue, and Frankford Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240476 0     Bill Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses,” by adding a new section regulating the hours of operation of certain establishments and providing for penalties within the vicinity of an area bounded by North Broad Street and North Park Avenue, between West Chew Avenue and West Tabor Avenue, and in the vicinity of Wagner Avenue, between North Broad Street and Old York Road, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240498 1     Bill Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses”, by adding various locations to the section regulating the hours of operation of certain establishments and providing for penalties within those various locations, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240500 1     Bill Amending Title 9 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions” by adding a new Chapter creating requirements related to the operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations installed at certain commercial and residential parcels, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240429 1     Bill Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner and the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Aviation, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an amendment to a concession agreement for the development, operation and maintenance of an airport advertising program at Philadelphia International Airport; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240433 0     Bill Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into a lease and concession agreement with Aero Center Northeast Philadelphia, LLC in connection with certain property at Northeast Philadelphia Airport to facilitate the development and operation of a new fixed-based operator, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240018 1     Bill Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” by providing for the licensing of persons responsible for performing tenant evictions at residential properties, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 240614 0     Resolution Authorizing the creation of a Not-for-Profit Provider Task Force to review the City’s contract and procurement processes with non-profit providers and propose recommendations for improved business practices ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240615 0     Resolution Also naming the 1400 block of South 55th Street between Springfield Avenue and Chester Avenue “Mont Brown Way” to honor Mont Brown and his dedicated community service to Southwest Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240616 0     Resolution Also naming the 6200 block of West Pine Street “Westside Weekly Way” to honor the Westside Weekly Newspaper and its impact on West Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240617 0     Resolution Also naming the 3600 block of West Warren Street “Coach Lurline Jones U-City Way” to honor Coach Lurline Jones and her long history of coaching and mentorship in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240618 0     Resolution Also naming the 4000 block of Baring Street at the intersection of North Preston Street “Yolanda Laney-Basketball Way” to honor Yolanda Laney, Esq. for her trailblazing in women’s basketball and contribution to the next generation of women players. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240619 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Herbert Wetzel as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240620 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Sandra Dungee Glenn as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240621 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Asia Coney as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240622 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Ismail A. Shahid as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240623 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Anthony Glass for his outstanding work as a Legislative Director for the office of Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and wishing him luck with his future endeavors at The University of Notre Dame Law School. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240624 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Lynette M. Brown-Sow as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240625 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Ethel Wise as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240626 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Darrell Clarke as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240627 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Erin Dwyer as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240628 0     Resolution Approving the reappointment of Reverend Bonnie Camarda as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240630 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings investigating the incidence, rate, impacts and outcomes of homeless students in the School District of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240631 0     Resolution Honoring Masjid Quba and the Quba Institute for their work organizing Quba International, Senegal, an initiative to enhance education in West Africa and further welcoming Senegalese Minister for Education, Moustapha Guirassy, to the United States. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240632 0     Resolution Authorizing the joint City Council Committees on Education and Children & Youth to hold hearings exploring the creation of a School District of Philadelphia Chief of Joy. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240633 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating Philadelphia’s James Beard Restaurant and Media Award winners Vietnam Restaurant; Inquirer critic Craig LaBan and photographer Jessica Griffin; and authors David Suro, Gary Paul Nabhan and Danny Childs. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240634 0     Resolution Recognizing June 2024 as Children’s Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240635 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing the humanitarian efforts of the Puerto Rican community, who rally to protect family, friends and the island of Puerto Rico during cataclysmic hurricanes, earthquakes and any major disasters that strike. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240636 0     Resolution Recognizing the month of August 2024 as “Public Safety Awareness Month” in the City of Philadelphia ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240637 0     Resolution Recognizing the 10th through 13th days of the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijr as Eid al-Adha” in the City of Philadelphia during June 2024 ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240638 0     Resolution Recognizing the week of June 17th through June 23rd as “Sanitation Workers Week” in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240639 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating the team creating the Autism Play Date for their work on autism awareness, and inviting all to attend the Autism Play Date at Smith Memorial Park this August. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240640 0     Resolution Declaring the month of July as Disability Pride Month in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240641 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Maurice Mitchell, a community organizer, social movement strategist, and national leader in the Movement for Black Lives, and the National Director of the Working Families Party, on the occasion of his visit to Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240642 0     Resolution Authorizing the joint City Council Committees on Education and Children & Youth to hold hearings on the prevalence of the usage of exclusionary school discipline and the use of collective punishment practices in public schools across Philadelphia, and on how these and other policies and practices perpetuate anti-blackness and anti-Black racism and harm students academically, socially, emotionally to the detriment of their health, well-being, and future life outcomes. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240643 0     Resolution Commemorating and celebrating June 19th as Juneteenth, when final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation was ordered in Texas, marking the end of the enslavement of Black and brown people in the United States. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240644 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Palestinian theologian and educator, Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, the Pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem and the Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College, Director of the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference, and Coordinator of Global Kairos for Justice. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240645 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing the labors of brotherly love, sisterly effectiveness, and sibling solidarity committed by Aid Workers who have crossed rivers and oceans of tears to feed the hungry, to build shelter, to bring music, and to bring healing and the warmth of compassion to those in greatest need. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240646 0     Resolution Calling upon Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement as well as the United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Human Services to investigate and prevent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud for those in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240647 0     Resolution Recognizing and commending the Save the Train Coalition for the preservation of Philadelphia’s SEPTA services in the community’s time of need. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 240648 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity for being a pillar of strength and a symbol of hope for Philadelphia through its social justice activism. ADOPTED     Action details Not available