Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/1/2020 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: This meeting will be held remotely using Microsoft® Teams. This remote session may be viewed on Xfinity Channel 64, Fios Channel 40 or http://phlcouncil.com/watch-city-council/ Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Not available   Attachments: Meeting Items (47) 47 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 200518 0     Resolution Recognizing Wednesday, October 7, 2020 as Energy Efficiency Day in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200519 0     Resolution Recognizing and celebrating the re-opening of the historic Philip Jaisohn Memorial House on October 10, 2020, which honors the legacy of Philadelphian Philip Jaisohn, a Korean American pioneer for democracy, political and religious freedom, and Korean independence. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200520 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Health and Human Services to hold hearings to evaluate the City of Philadelphia’s plan for distributing, tracking, and otherwise managing the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200521 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Public Property and Public Works and the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold joint hearings to evaluate the impact, effectiveness, experience and outcomes of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic on the City of Philadelphia’s citizens and workforce and calling on the City of Philadelphia to produce an action plan to guide future remote work of City employees. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200522 0     Resolution Recognizing October 2020 as Manufacturing Month, and further honoring Oat Foundry for their innovation and dedication to the Manufacturing Industry in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200516 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” by creating an overlay district entitled “/WYN, Wynnefield Overlay District,” to include certain areas of land within the area bounded by City Avenue, Bryn Mawr Avenue, Parkside Avenue, 53rd Street, Jefferson Street, Upland Way, and Drexel Road, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 200523 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating Lisa Forrest on the occasion of her promotion to Battalion Chief of the Philadelphia Fire Department, and for becoming the first African American woman to earn this prestigious position in the 149-year history of the Philadelphia Fire Department. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200524 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committees on Gun Violence Prevention and Children and Youth to conduct joint hearings to examine the need for universal access to trauma counseling for Philadelphia’s youth. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200525 0     Resolution Condemning President Donald Trump for making a Supreme Court nomination during this presidential election and calling upon Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to defer consideration of the nomination until after the presidential inauguration in January. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200526 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs to hold hearings regarding the governance of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200527 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on People with Disabilities & Special Needs to hold hearings regarding the consequences of potential additional cuts by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Assembly to mental health services, especially those offered in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200528 0     Resolution Congratulating Daniel J. Hilferty on his retirement as the President and CEO of Independence Health Group and honoring his contributions to Philadelphia during his career. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200529 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating the Neumann-Goretti boys basketball team, on their successful 2019-2020 season and overall 24-4 record in the Philadelphia Catholic League boys basketball championships. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200530 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to establish an advisory Task Force on Disadvantaged Communities, and further authorizing the Task Force to produce a report of findings and strategies for uplifting disadvantaged persons in Philadelphia through access to arts and culture. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200531 0     Resolution Encouraging the First Judicial District to institute administrative rules that allow the court to seal evictions and corresponding civil matters between a landlord and a tenant in the interest of justice and without consent from the opposing party as well as invest in alternative processes of resolving landlord-tenant disputes. Further calling on the Pennsylvania State Legislature to amend the Landlord-Tenant Law of 1951 to allow for the sealing of evictions. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200517 0     Bill Amending Section 5 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 180692) approved on October 31, 2018, entitled “An Ordinance legalizing an existing wood deck and ramp encroachment at 1338-1344 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140 (“Property”), under certain terms and conditions,” by extending the period of compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. Introduced and Referred     Action details Not available 200532 0     Resolution Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon situate in the First Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such properties pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200533 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     Action details Not available 200534 0     Resolution Recognizing and celebrating the second annual Latin American Book Fair in Philadelphia for its work in highlighting local Latin-American authors, literature, and culture. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar     Action details Not available 200491-AA 0     Resolution Calling on the Kenney administration to develop a plan to be more inclusive of City Council when creating and implementing emergency public safety measures and restrictions. READ     Action details Not available 200491-AA 1     Resolution Calling on the Kenney administration to develop a plan to be more inclusive of City Council when creating and implementing emergency public safety measures and restrictions. AMENDED     Action details Not available 200491-AA 1     Resolution Calling on the Kenney administration to develop a plan to be more inclusive of City Council when creating and implementing emergency public safety measures and restrictions. ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.     Action details Not available 200501 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing David T. Jones for his accomplishments and numerous contributions to the City of Philadelphia on the occasion of his departure from the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, and congratulating him on his new position as Director of the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery for the State of Illinois Department of Human Services. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200502 0     Resolution Honoring the life and legacy of Bennie Swans, founding president of Philadelphia's nationally acclaimed Crisis Intervention Network. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200503 0     Resolution Declaring September 15, 2020 through October 15, 2020 as Hispanic Heritage Month throughout the City of Philadelphia to honor the role that Latinos have played and continue to play in the economic, cultural, and social development of our City and nation. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200504 0     Resolution Honoring Richard M. Englert upon his retirement as Temple University’s President and his contributions to Temple and Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200505 0     Resolution Honoring the life and legacy of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for her instrumental legal career, service to the United States of America, and her relentless work to challenge gender discrimination and ensure equal protections for all Americans. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200506 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School Boys Basketball team, on their successful 2019-2020 season and overall 24-5 record in the Philadelphia Public League boys basketball championships. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200507 0     Resolution Authorizing the creation of the Philadelphia Arts and Culture Task Force. WITHDRAWN     Action details Not available 200508 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to certain properties located in the First Councilmanic District pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200509 0     Resolution Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the First Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200510 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia charter school, Drexel University, and The Center for Black Educator Development for the launch of the Boys’ Latin Teaching Fellowship, a partnership that seeks to create a pipeline of male teachers of color in Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200511 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing the life and legacy of Malik Aziz for his towering achievements as a civic leader, trailblazer, and champion for returning citizens in Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200512 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring WHO?MAG Distribution and founder Rob Schwartz on the occasion of its 10-year Anniversary in music distribution. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200518 0     Resolution Recognizing Wednesday, October 7, 2020 as Energy Efficiency Day in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200520 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Health and Human Services to hold hearings to evaluate the City of Philadelphia’s plan for distributing, tracking, and otherwise managing the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200521 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Public Property and Public Works and the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold joint hearings to evaluate the impact, effectiveness, experience and outcomes of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic on the City of Philadelphia’s citizens and workforce and calling on the City of Philadelphia to produce an action plan to guide future remote work of City employees. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200524 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committees on Gun Violence Prevention and Children and Youth to conduct joint hearings to examine the need for universal access to trauma counseling for Philadelphia’s youth. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200526 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs to hold hearings regarding the governance of the Free Library of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200527 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on People with Disabilities & Special Needs to hold hearings regarding the consequences of potential additional cuts by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Assembly to mental health services, especially those offered in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 200018 0     Bill Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Miscellaneous,” by adding a new Chapter 21-3200, entitled “Business Improvement Districts and Special Services Districts,” to establish uniform procedures for the filing of objections by affected property owners against the formation of Business Improvement Districts and Special Services Districts, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 200094 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” to revise certain provisions of Section 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by modifying the /CTR, Center City Overlay District, Society Hill Area to create additional standards concerning height, parking, signs, and special reviews, and making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 200095 1     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Walnut Street, Front Street, South Street, and 8th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 200144 1     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain portions of land located within an area bounded by Oxford Street, 19th Street, Poplar Street and 27th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 200160 1     Bill Amending Section 14-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Definitions,” by adding a definition for “Site Clearing,” further amending Section 14-704, entitled “Open Space and Natural Resources,” by making technical changes to regulations regarding development on steep slopes, and amending Title 4 Subcode “A” of the Philadelphia Building Code, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 200161 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Main Street, Ridge Avenue, Wissahickon Creek, the Schuylkill River, and Osborn Street (extended). READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 200260 1     Bill Amending Title 4, Subcode “A” of the Philadelphia Building Code, to revise certain provisions of Chapter 3, Permits, and amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-300, entitled “Administration and Procedures,” by amending the terms and conditions of Administrative Review; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available