Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/26/2018 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (51) 51 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 180399 0     Resolution Authorizing the Joint Committees on Public Safety and Children and Youth to hold hearings on the status of educational, extra-curricular, health and eellness, and career programming designed to divert girls from the juvenile justice system. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180383 0     Bill Authorizing Louie Louie Restaurant LLC., ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3611 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180400 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1728 Marlton Avenue located in the Third Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180384 0     Bill Approving the fifteenth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Cecil B. Moore Avenue Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Fifteenth street on the east, Jefferson street on the south, Nineteenth street on the west and Montgomery avenue on the north, including the fifteenth 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 City of Philadelphia's Philadelphia2035 Comprehensive Plan. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180385 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Ridge Avenue, Gorgas Lane (extended), Henry Avenue, Valley Avenue, and Domino Lane. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180386 0     Bill Authorizing Marty Inc / DBA LeBus Bistro, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4201 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180387 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 Expressway, Greenland Drive, Martin Luther King Drive, and Montgomery Drive, and by amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-905, entitled "Non-Accessory Signs," by adding a new subsection to permit one advertising sign under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180401 0     Resolution Calling on the United States Congress to release the necessary funding required to dredge the Schuylkill River, which is crucial in maintaining Philadelphia's status as the nation's best competitive rowing city. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180388 0     Bill Authorizing the Philadelphia Phillies, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain security bollard encroachments at 1 Citizen Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA 19148 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180389 0     Bill Authorizing Gina Maria Narducci, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an exterior metal staircase encroachment at 1805 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19146 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180390 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the easternmost ten feet wide portion of Broad Street from Geary Street to a point approximately one-hundred five feet southwardly therefrom and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for water main purposes and public utility purposes within the portion of Broad Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180391 0     Bill Amending Title 10, Chapter 800, of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by repealing certain provisions relating to police and fire radio broadcasts and make certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180402 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committees on Public Safety and Legislative Oversight to investigate Police Department progress in ensuring the constitutionality and racial neutrality of stops and frisks, pursuant to the settlement agreement in Bailey v. City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180403 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Abby Pozefsky to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180392 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Transfer Tax," by amending Section 19-1405, entitled "Excluded Transactions," by replacing gendered marital signifiers. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180393 0     Bill Amending Title 19, Chapter 2900, of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Senior Citizen Low Income Special Tax Provisions," to make certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180404 0     Resolution Calling on Congress to reject the proposal from HUD Secretary Ben Carson, which would triple the minimum rent cost for individuals in public housing, eliminate deductions for medical and childcare costs, and allow public housing agencies and property owners to impose work requirements, impacting 4.7 million families relying on federal housing assistance. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180405 0     Resolution Calling on the First Judicial District to develop user-friendly forms to improve access to justice for unrepresented victims of illegal possession of real property, and to facilitate an improved process for said victims to be heard by the court to address the rising level of illegal possessions of residential properties, and to address the problems with the current system, so as to prevent delayed justice and irreparable harm to homeowners. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180406 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the heroism of Captain Tammie Jo Shults, who successfully executed an emergency landing of Southwest Flight 1380 at the Philadelphia International Airport on April 17, 2018, saving the lives of 148 people in the aftermath of a blown engine. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180407 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Education to conduct hearings regarding the financial state of the Philadelphia Parking Authority and the allocation of Parking Authority funds to the School District of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180408 0     Resolution Recognizing and celebrating Mary Curran and the Julia R. Masterman highschool's boys' varsity soccer team for their hard work and tenacity during the regular season, making it to the PIAA Class A state tournament and reaching the state semi-finals. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180394 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Bennett Road from Roosevelt Boulevard to its terminus further northwestwardly therefrom. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180395 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Bustleton Avenue, Solly Avenue, Eastwood Avenue and Stanwood Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180396 0     Bill Authorizing Saint Lazarus Bar ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 102 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180397 0     Bill Approving the forty-second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Front street and Spring Garden street, including the thirty-fourth 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. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180409 0     Resolution Calling on Comcast Spectacor to reconsider its naming rights agreement with Wells Fargo based on its history of unethical banking practices. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180398 0     Bill Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide accountability to City Council for real property assessment increases; and authorizing the appropriate officers to fix the date for the election for such purpose; prescribing the form of the ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the election; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180410 0     Resolution Declaring May 2018 to be Hepatitis Awareness Month in Philadelphia to recognize and support the joint efforts of "Hep B United Philadelphia" and "Hepatitis C Allies of Philadelphia" coalitions aimed at raising awareness of the link between viral hepatitis and liver cancer. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180411 0     Resolution Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to amend Pennsylvania's Post Conviction Relief Act so that reliable evidence of innocence may be considered to prove that a person who is convicted of a crime is, in fact, not guilty. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 180412 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide accountability to City Council for real property assessment increases; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 180305 0     Resolution Appointing Lynette Brown Sow to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority. ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S CALENDAR Pass   Action details Not available 180306 0     Resolution Confirming the re-appointment of Hon. Phyllis W. Beck as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2022. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING. Pass   Action details Not available 180174 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2015 edition of the "International Residential Code" as published by the International Code Council, with previously adopted amendments thereto, as adopted through the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 180174 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2015 edition of the "International Residential Code" as published by the International Code Council, with previously adopted amendments thereto, as adopted through the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 180175 0     Bill Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Building, Construction and Occupancy Code), by revising and clarifying certain provisions; making corrections for compliance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 180175 0     Bill Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Building, Construction and Occupancy Code), by revising and clarifying certain provisions; making corrections for compliance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 180176 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2018 edition of the "International Codes" as published by the International Code Council, with previously adopted amendments thereto, as authorized by the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, to amend the following Philadelphia subcodes: Building Code, Existing Building Code, Energy Conservation Code, Fuel Gas Code, Mechanical Code, and Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities; all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 180176 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2018 edition of the "International Codes" as published by the International Code Council, with previously adopted amendments thereto, as authorized by the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, to amend the following Philadelphia subcodes: Building Code, Existing Building Code, Energy Conservation Code, Fuel Gas Code, Mechanical Code, and Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities; all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 180174 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2015 edition of the "International Residential Code" as published by the International Code Council, with previously adopted amendments thereto, as adopted through the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 180175 0     Bill Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Building, Construction and Occupancy Code), by revising and clarifying certain provisions; making corrections for compliance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 180176 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2018 edition of the "International Codes" as published by the International Code Council, with previously adopted amendments thereto, as authorized by the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, to amend the following Philadelphia subcodes: Building Code, Existing Building Code, Energy Conservation Code, Fuel Gas Code, Mechanical Code, and Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 180374 0     Resolution Calling upon the Congress of the United States to pass S.1689, legislation offered by Senator Cory Booker, to federally decriminalize and otherwise improve public policy with relation to marijuana. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 180375 0     Resolution Commending the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on the passage of a legislative package aimed at helping grandparents raising grandchildren and encouraging the Senate to pass this legislation into law. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 180399 0     Resolution Authorizing the Joint Committees on Public Safety and Children and Youth to hold hearings on the status of educational, extra-curricular, health and eellness, and career programming designed to divert girls from the juvenile justice system. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 180402 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committees on Public Safety and Legislative Oversight to investigate Police Department progress in ensuring the constitutionality and racial neutrality of stops and frisks, pursuant to the settlement agreement in Bailey v. City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 180406 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the heroism of Captain Tammie Jo Shults, who successfully executed an emergency landing of Southwest Flight 1380 at the Philadelphia International Airport on April 17, 2018, saving the lives of 148 people in the aftermath of a blown engine. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 180407 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Education to conduct hearings regarding the financial state of the Philadelphia Parking Authority and the allocation of Parking Authority funds to the School District of Philadelphia. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 180408 0     Resolution Recognizing and celebrating Mary Curran and the Julia R. Masterman highschool's boys' varsity soccer team for their hard work and tenacity during the regular season, making it to the PIAA Class A state tournament and reaching the state semi-finals. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 180410 0     Resolution Declaring May 2018 to be Hepatitis Awareness Month in Philadelphia to recognize and support the joint efforts of "Hep B United Philadelphia" and "Hepatitis C Allies of Philadelphia" coalitions aimed at raising awareness of the link between viral hepatitis and liver cancer. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 170956 0     Bill Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," by revising provisions regarding waivers of minimum wage requirements, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 180264 1     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available