Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/11/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (59) 59 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 230402 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 180560) approved July 10, 2018, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 250 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Montour Street from Adams Avenue to Foulkrod Street, under certain terms and conditions,” by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230420 0     Resolution Calling on the Administration and School District of Philadelphia to address and expand financial literacy education in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230403 0     Bill Amending Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Public Property,” by adding a new Chapter requiring the creation of lactation spaces; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230421 0     Resolution Honoring and Celebrating the Historic Career of Reverend Louise Williams Bishop, also known as the Queen of the Airwaves, on the Occasion of her Retirement Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230404 0     Bill Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner to enter into a contract for the construction of a sewer and appurtenant work, required to provide public sewer service, in the 1200 block of North Newkirk Street. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230405 0     Bill Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Norris street and N. 15th street and N. 19th street; Page street and N. 16th street and N. 20th street and N. 23rd street; Monument street and N. 17th street. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230406 0     Bill Authorizing the installation, ownership, and maintenance of various encroachments in the vicinity of 1907-1915 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 and 1904-40 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230407 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Bristol Street, Old York Road, Hunting Park Avenue and Park Avenue. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230423-A 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Housing Authority a deed conveying fee simple title to 2338 N. 31st Street; 2340 N. 31st Street; 2408 N. 31st Street; 2410 N. 31st Street; 2412 N. 31st Street; 2500 N. 31st Street; 2401 N. 32nd Street; 2549 ½ N. 32nd Street (aka 2551 N. 32nd Street); 3230-38 Diamond Street; 3010 W. York Street; 3012 W. York Street; 3014 W. York Street; 3013 W. York Street; 3015 W. York Street; 3108 W. York Street; 3110 W. York Street; 3112 W. York Street; 3200 W. York Street; 3202 W. York Street; 3204 W. York Street; 3206 W. York Street; 3214 W. York Street; 3222 W. York Street in the Fifth Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia pursuant to Section 16-706 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230408 0     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. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230409 0     Bill Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize a bicycle lane in each direction on Bartram Avenue, from 84th Street to Essington Avenue; and making associated changes to parking regulations within the same limits; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230424 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating the Champions of the Week Judith McGinley, Sean Dugan, Esther Jones, Sadonna Major, Giovanni Maysonet, Mychal Couch, Carla Lecoin, Stephanie Haldaman-Carrion, and Ronnessa Edwards who, for the common good of all Pennsylvanians, have devoted their careers to working as public servants in the City of Philadelphia and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230425 0     Resolution Honoring the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus on the occasion of their 50th anniversary for their dedication and advocacy on behalf of communities of color across the Commonwealth. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230426 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to evaluate the current academic achievement of the Philadelphia School District and its plans for improving student outcomes. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230427 0     Resolution Authorizing the Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention to conduct hearings to examine strategies to address straw purchasing and the prosecution of gun cases to prevent gun violence. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230428 0     Resolution Honoring Joel Embiid, of the Philadelphia 76ers, for winning the 2022-23 NBA Most Valuable Player award. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230410 0     Bill Amending Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” to add an overlay district pertaining to injection sites for narcotics, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230429 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the Allied Health Professionals providing services to the City of Philadelphia during National Hospital Week from May 7, 2023 to May 13, 2023. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230411 0     Bill Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of an Office for People with Disabilities, to provide for the powers and duties of such Office, to eliminate a duplicative office and to otherwise provide for incorporation of the Office into the City government; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230430 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of an Office for People with Disabilities, to provide for the powers and duties of such Office, to eliminate a duplicative office and to otherwise provide for incorporation of the Office into the City government; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230431 0     Resolution Honoring the Philadelphia Job Corps Student Government Association Staff President - Danika Graham, Vice President - Starr Ruckers, Treasurer - Tales Williams, Secretary - Rameriah Cooper on the occasion of their inauguration of the first Student Government Association in Philadelphia Job Corps since 2019. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230432 0     Resolution Calling on Safehouse, the United States Department of Justice, and the Mayor to halt implementation of supervised injection sites in the City of Philadelphia, to involve community groups and other branches of city government with differing views to participate in settlement negotiations, and to enforce the previous holding from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230412 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by the Schuylkill River, Passyunk Avenue, 61st Street, Lindbergh Boulevard, Grays Avenue, 49th Street, Paschall Avenue, and Grays Ferry Avenue. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230413 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser real estate interest in all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land containing approximately 23,595 square feet, located in and about the area bounded by Market Street, 39th Street, Ludlow Street and 40th Street, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230414 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land in and about the area bounded by Belmont Avenue, Mantua Avenue, 42nd Street, and West Girard Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230433 0     Resolution Declaring the second week of May 2023 as Children’s Mental Health Week in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230434 0     Resolution Declaring May 2023 Haitian Heritage Month in the City of Philadelphia, in recognition of the contributions of Haitians and Haitian-Americans. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230415-A 0     Bill Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” by providing for prohibitions relating to Nuisance Vehicles, and for penalties and enforcement, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230422 0     Resolution Proclaiming May 2023 as Jewish American Heritage Month in Philadelphia to pay tribute to the rich history and significant contributions made by generations of Jewish Americans to our Country, Commonwealth, and City. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 230416 0     Bill Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize a bicycle lane on East Market street from 2nd street to 6th street; and making associated changes to parking regulations within the same limits; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230417 0     Bill Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize a bicycle lane, in the southbound direction, on North 2nd street from Race street to Market street; and removing a travel lane on North 2nd street within the same limits; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230418 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by requiring advertising in community papers, the availability of tax relief programs, residential foreclosure diversion programs, housing counseling assistance and installment payment agreements, to help neighborhood residents manage financial hardships, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230419 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” to require notices of property assessed value and real estate tax liability, include information on the availability and application process for Income-based payment agreements, Homestead, Tax exemption for Long-time Owner Occupants and other tax relief programs, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 230152 0     Bill Amending Section 9-1132 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Cashless Retail Prohibition,” by providing an exemption for gym membership transactions, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL     Action details Not available 230152 0     Bill Amending Section 9-1132 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Cashless Retail Prohibition,” by providing an exemption for gym membership transactions, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 230152 0     Bill Amending Section 9-1132 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Cashless Retail Prohibition,” by providing an exemption for gym membership transactions, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 230365 0     Resolution Also naming the 6000 Block of Callowhill Street as “Bishop O. T. Jones Way”, in honor of the late Bishop Orzo Thurston Jones, Jr., who dedicated his life to serving his community and the Holy Temple Church of God in Christ. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230370 0     Resolution Recognizing the Philadelphia Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. on the occasion of its 75th Anniversary. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230372 0     Resolution Renaming the 5200 Block of Wyalusing Avenue “Nehemiah Davis Way”, to honor the work of community leader and dedicated youth mentor Nehemiah Davis. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230373 0     Resolution Appointing Doug Hager to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230374 0     Resolution Appointing Edward Garcia to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230375 0     Resolution Appointing Elena Brennan to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230376 0     Resolution Appointing Joel Spivak to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230377 0     Resolution Appointing Nicole Wiegand to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230378 0     Resolution Appointing Samantha Shaw to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230379 0     Resolution Appointing Shannon Maldonado to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230380 0     Resolution Appointing Taylor Jenkins to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230251 0     Bill Authorizing and approving (i) the execution and delivery of one or more supplements to an existing service agreement (or a new service agreement on substantially the same terms) between The City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority relating to a comprehensive neighborhood transformation program; (ii) the issuance by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, from time to time, of bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness to refund bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued to refinance such neighborhood transformation program; and (iii) the obligation of The City of Philadelphia to pay the amounts payable under such service agreement; authorizing certain City officers to take certain actions required to issue bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness; confirming covenants that The City of Philadelphia will make necessary appropriations and payment each year to provide for the amounts due under such service agreement as so supplemented; and making such covenants with respect to such new service agreement; all under certain terms and conditio READ AND PASSED Pass 14:0 Action details Not available 230426 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to evaluate the current academic achievement of the Philadelphia School District and its plans for improving student outcomes. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230427 0     Resolution Authorizing the Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention to conduct hearings to examine strategies to address straw purchasing and the prosecution of gun cases to prevent gun violence. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230421 0     Resolution Honoring and Celebrating the Historic Career of Reverend Louise Williams Bishop, also known as the Queen of the Airwaves, on the Occasion of her Retirement ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230422 0     Resolution Proclaiming May 2023 as Jewish American Heritage Month in Philadelphia to pay tribute to the rich history and significant contributions made by generations of Jewish Americans to our Country, Commonwealth, and City. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230424 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating the Champions of the Week Judith McGinley, Sean Dugan, Esther Jones, Sadonna Major, Giovanni Maysonet, Mychal Couch, Carla Lecoin, Stephanie Haldaman-Carrion, and Ronnessa Edwards who, for the common good of all Pennsylvanians, have devoted their careers to working as public servants in the City of Philadelphia and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230425 0     Resolution Honoring the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus on the occasion of their 50th anniversary for their dedication and advocacy on behalf of communities of color across the Commonwealth. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230428 0     Resolution Honoring Joel Embiid, of the Philadelphia 76ers, for winning the 2022-23 NBA Most Valuable Player award. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230429 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the Allied Health Professionals providing services to the City of Philadelphia during National Hospital Week from May 7, 2023 to May 13, 2023. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230431 0     Resolution Honoring the Philadelphia Job Corps Student Government Association Staff President - Danika Graham, Vice President - Starr Ruckers, Treasurer - Tales Williams, Secretary - Rameriah Cooper on the occasion of their inauguration of the first Student Government Association in Philadelphia Job Corps since 2019. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230433 0     Resolution Declaring the second week of May 2023 as Children’s Mental Health Week in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 230434 0     Resolution Declaring May 2023 Haitian Heritage Month in the City of Philadelphia, in recognition of the contributions of Haitians and Haitian-Americans. ADOPTED     Action details Not available