Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/18/2014 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (39) 39 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 140710 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 140511, which was passed by Council on September 11, 2014, was signed by the Mayor on September 11, 2014. READ     Action details Not available 140711 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or part of a parcel of land and any improvements located at 3300-98 C Street (Front and Rear), for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 140712 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Reitrement Code," to expand the scope of "Plan '10" to cover additional employees, including employees represented by AFSCME, District Council 33, and certain employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, to change contribution rates, and to make technical amendments, all uner certain terms and conditions." READ     Action details Not available 140713 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Public Employees Reitrement Code," to expand the scope of "Plan "10" and "DC Plan" to cover additional employees, including elected officials, to change contribution rates, and to make technical amendments, all under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 140714 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of a Service Agreement between the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development relating to the financing of additional operating funds for the School District of Philadelphia for Fiscal Year 2015 only, approving the issuance by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness in one or more series, to finance such additional operating funds; and authorizing and approving the obligation of the City of Philadelphia to pay in full when due the Service Fee and other amounts payable under the Service Agreement; authorizing certain City officers to take certain actions required to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness; covenanting that the City of Philadelphia will make necessary appropriations in each of the City's fiscal years to provide for the Service Fee and other amounts due under the Service Agreement; covenanting that the City of Philadelphia will make timely payments of the Service Fee and other amounts READ     Action details Not available 140697 0     Resolution Recognizing and commemorating the 225th Anniversary of the official organization of Delaware County, Pennsylvania to be celebrated on September 26, 2014. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140698 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the life and career of former professional golfer and Philadelphian, John J. McDermott, Jr., who will be memorialized with a historical marker in his childhood neighborhood of Kingsessing in Southwest Philadelphia on October 9, 2014. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140699 0     Resolution Recognizing October as Philly Plays Scrabble Month. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140700 0     Resolution Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Fifteenth, Eighteenth and Thirty-seventh Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140701 0     Resolution Honoring Maria Walsh Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140691 0     Bill Authorizing Paul Stolfo, to construct, own and maintain an elevator encroachment to be located at 2536-38 Broad Street, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 140692 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Director of Finance - Indemnities. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 140693 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or part of a parcel of land and any improvements located at 3300-98 C Street (Front and Rear), for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 140694 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 4400 block of North 5th Street, between Cayuga Street and Blavis Street, on both sides of the street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 140702 0     Resolution Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Seventh and Thirty-seventh Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140703 0     Resolution Also naming West Venango Street between 5th Street and 7th Street "Joaquín Rivera Way" to honor the memory of Joaquín Rivera and to recognize his life and memorialize his lasting legacy. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140704 0     Resolution Calling on the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education to thoroughly investigate any and all allegations of curriculum deficiencies reported within the School District of Philadelphia that have been properly filed and received by the Secretary. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140695 0     Bill Authorizing the transfer in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 within the General Fund, from the Department of Human Services - Prisons to the Office of Housing and Community Development, to support landscaping and lot-cleaning jobs in the Philadelphia Re-Entry Employment Program for Returning Citizens, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 140705 0     Resolution Honoring, recognizing, and congratulating Philabundance, the Delaware Valley's largest hunger relief organization, on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140706 0     Resolution Authorizing the committees on Public Safety and Health and Human Services to conduct joint hearings to evaluate DHS Family Service Plan (FSP) policies and procedures, including the relevance of the FSP in reunification or alternative permanency planning goals for children and youth under DHS authority. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140696 0     Bill Repealing an Ordinance (Bill No. 140490) entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Café Italiano Inc. ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1871 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111 ("Property")," under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 140707 0     Resolution Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-fifth, Thirty-first and Thirty-ninth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140708 0     Resolution Recognizing September as National Literacy Month and acknowledging the critical work of PHILADELPHIA READS in strengthening the literacy skills of Philadelphia's children. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140709 0     Resolution Endorsing the People's Climate March in New York City scheduled to precede the United Nations Climate Summit that will take place on September 23, 2014, in New York City and supporting the thousands of Philadelphians traveling to New York to participate in the march. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 140527 0     Resolution Submitting to the electors of the City an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to abolish the School Reform Commission and return local control of Philadelphia's schools, as proposed by a petition filed with the Council. ADOPTED Pass 15:1 Action details Not available 140660 0     Resolution Urging the United States Department of Defense to include the names of the 74 fallen sailors of the Destroyer U.S.S. Frank E. Evans on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140662 0     Resolution Supporting President Obama and The Environmental Protection Agencies' Clean Power Plan that will help reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants throughout the United States. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130950-A 2     Bill Amending The Philadelphia Code to provide for the authorization of certain pedestrian enhancements to occupy, by license, a portion of the right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 140377-A 2     Bill Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding a new Chapter 10-2100, entitled "Marijuana Possession," to create a civil penalty for the possession of certain items and to provide for penalties and enforcement procedures for violations of such provisions, all under certain terms and conditions. PASSED Pass 14:2 Action details Not available 140697 0     Resolution Recognizing and commemorating the 225th Anniversary of the official organization of Delaware County, Pennsylvania to be celebrated on September 26, 2014. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140698 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the life and career of former professional golfer and Philadelphian, John J. McDermott, Jr., who will be memorialized with a historical marker in his childhood neighborhood of Kingsessing in Southwest Philadelphia on October 9, 2014. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140699 0     Resolution Recognizing October as Philly Plays Scrabble Month. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140701 0     Resolution Honoring Maria Walsh ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140705 0     Resolution Honoring, recognizing, and congratulating Philabundance, the Delaware Valley's largest hunger relief organization, on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140706 0     Resolution Authorizing the committees on Public Safety and Health and Human Services to conduct joint hearings to evaluate DHS Family Service Plan (FSP) policies and procedures, including the relevance of the FSP in reunification or alternative permanency planning goals for children and youth under DHS authority. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140708 0     Resolution Recognizing September as National Literacy Month and acknowledging the critical work of PHILADELPHIA READS in strengthening the literacy skills of Philadelphia's children. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140709 0     Resolution Endorsing the People's Climate March in New York City scheduled to precede the United Nations Climate Summit that will take place on September 23, 2014, in New York City and supporting the thousands of Philadelphians traveling to New York to participate in the march. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 130530 1     Bill Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Tax," by providing certain exclusions; revising certain tax rates; and creating certain fresh food tax credits; and amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by providing for scheduled reductions in the rate of the tax and by making certain technical amendments; all under certain terms and conditions. ORDER THE BILL PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SUSPENSION CALENDAR Pass   Action details Not available 140514-A 1     Bill Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to abolish the School Reform Commission and return local control of Philadelphia's schools, as proposed by a petition presented to the Council and approved for submission to the electors by Resolution; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. READ AND PASSED Pass 15:1 Action details Not available