Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/26/2012 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (54) 54 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 120046 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Spruce Street from Twenty-Fifth Street to the Pierhead & Bulkhead Line of the Schuylkill River, striking from the City Plan and vacating Twenty-Sixth Street from Spruce Street to Delancey Place, and placing on the City Plan rights of way for sewer and drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of the said streets being stricken and incorporating the vacated areas of said streets under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner. READ     Action details Not available 120047 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 347 and 350 by striking from the City Plan Strahle Street from Pine Road to the Philadelphia & Montgomery County Line and striking from the City Plan a certain stub portion of Rockwell Avenue which extends northeastwardly from said Strahle Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner. READ     Action details Not available 120048 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 070504) approved July 3, 2007, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street, striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately three-hundred ten feet to a dead end, and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain drainage right of way, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner. READ     Action details Not available 120025 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings investigating the feasibility, advantages and legal measures required to establish a special purpose zone in one or more struggling neighborhoods to spur economic development. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120003 0     Bill Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 070504) approved July 3, 2007, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street, striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately three-hundred ten feet to a dead end, and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain drainage right-of-way, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120004 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Torresdale Avenue, Megargee Street, Cottage Street, Placid Street, Frankford Avenue, and Tolbut Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120026 0     Resolution Authorizing City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold public hearings for the purpose of determining the current condition of the City's information technology (IT) environment and the Office of Innovation and Technology's plans for improving and supporting the internal requirements of City departments and agencies which will enable the public and City agencies to interact efficiently, creatively, and transparently. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120005 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Front Street, from 65th Avenue to Godfrey Avenue, both sides. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120027 0     Resolution Recognizing and Honoring Author Sonia Sanchez as the First Poet Laureate of the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120028 0     Resolution Recognizing and Honoring Dr. Robert R. Jennings as the Thirteenth President of Lincoln University Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120029 0     Resolution Authorizing the Council Committee on Education to conduct hearings to examine the Philadelphia School District's discipline policy and the recent report "Zero Tolerance in Philadelphia" by the Advancement Project and Youth United for Change, which documents the negative and disproportionate effect of zero tolerance discipline policies on poor and minority students. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120030 0     Resolution Calling on the Federal Taskforce of States Attorney General's negotiating a settlement with the major banks related to the mortgage crisis, not to offer any settlement that would grant banks immunity to further prosecution, and to preserve each States right to pursue legal action on the broader issues of mortgage abuse. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120031 0     Resolution Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reject House Bill 2029 as unnecessary and inconsistent with our core constitutional principles, and affirming that the Council of the City of Philadelphia welcomes all religious beliefs, traditions and heritages, and has full confidence in the U.S. Constitution and the laws of the state of Pennsylvania and does not entertain any concern that any foreign or religious law offers a threat to the law of the land. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120032 0     Resolution Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, 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 Nineteenth and Thirty-sixth Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120006 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 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for a mandatory Asset Sales Optimization Fund; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120007 0     Bill Amending Chapters 19-2600, 19-1500, and 19-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, "Business Privilege Taxes," "Wage and Net Profits Tax," and "Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Tax on Wages and Net Profits," by providing certain exclusions and revising certain definitions, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120008 0     Bill Amending Chapter 17-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contracts," to require that a certain percentage of work hours performed under certain public construction and non-professional services contracts be performed by available City resident workers, and that businesses entering into such contracts submit an employment plan and report on workforce compliance; to add further requirements for employment of low and moderate income persons; all under certain terms, conditions and penalties. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120009 0     Bill Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "First Source Jobs Policy," requiring the creation of a registry of City residents for the purpose of employment referral and further requiring that Beneficiaries of certain City Financial Assistance use such registry as the first source for all hiring related to any new, entry-level job created as a result of such Financial Assistance, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120010 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 City Council's power to require certain City contractors and recipients of financial assistance to employ a specified percentage of City residents to perform work on such contracts, and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120011 0     Bill Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," by revising the process for certifying Local Business Entities; requiring targeted goals to increase Local Business Entity participation in both competitively bid and non-competitively bid contracts; and requiring reporting on such goals in the Annual Report, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120033 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for a mandatory Asset Sales Optimization Fund, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120034 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to employment of City residents by certain City contractors and recipients of City financial assistance, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120035 0     Resolution Recognizing April 2012 as Autism Awareness Month in honor of the individuals diagnosed and living with Autism along with their caregivers and families. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120012 0     Bill Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Taxes," by revising the "Special Tax Credit Opportunity for Job Creation," under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120013 0     Bill Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by enacting a new Section 17-1607, entitled "Economic Opportunity Review Committee," all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120036 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to review the annual City contract participation goals released by the Finance Department pursuant to Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120014 0     Bill Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to provide for the sale of liquor and malt or brewed beverages until 3:00 A.M. by certain or all liquor licensees, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120037 0     Resolution Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the 20th Annual African American Children's Book Fair. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120038 0     Resolution Recognizing January as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120039 0     Resolution Appointing Councilmembers Marian Tasco and Curtis Jones, Jr. to the Philadelphia Gas Commission. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120015 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Broad Street, Master Street, Carlisle Street, and Thompson Street; and amending Section 14-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-4' Commercial and 'C-5' Commercial District"; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120016 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," and Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Property," to provide for a comprehensive plan for the placement of advertising on municipal property, and to further authorize contracts and concessions for the placement and management of advertisements on municipal property, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120017 0     Bill Amending Chapter 10-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Posting of Signs," by allowing the posting of temporary signs on utility poles and streetlights in certain permitted areas and in accordance with certain requirements, adding definitions, providing for penalties and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120018 0     Bill Naming and designating the "Robin Hood Dell East" located at Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive as the "Georgie Woods Entertainment Center." Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120019 0     Bill Amending Chapter 16-400 ("Vacant and Surplus Properties") to establish Development Districts wherein City-owned real estate may be transferred to the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia for further transfer, at a discount, for economic development purposes, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120020 0     Bill Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes the areas roughly bounded by: (a) York Street, Carlisle Street, Girard Avenue and 19th Street; (b) York Street, the SEPTA Regional Rail tracks, Susquehanna Avenue and Watts Street; and (c) The Diamond Green, Kardon Atlantic, University Village and Wanamaker School developments, to be known as the North Central Neighborhood Improvement District; designating North Central Management Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with North Central Management Corporation, relating to the District; and authorizing North Central Management Corporation to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordan Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120040 0     Resolution Acknowledging January 2012, as "National Mentoring Month" on their 11th Anniversary, and proclaiming January 26, 2012 as "Thank Your Mentor Day" -here in Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120041 0     Resolution Urging the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare State to reconsider its proposed asset test in order for needy Pennsylvanians to receive benefits under the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120042 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Housing Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold joint hearings on the City and State's preparedness for the influx of returning veterans from war, including Iraq and Afghanistan. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120043 0     Resolution Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes the areas roughly bounded by: (a) York Street, Carlisle Street, Girard Avenue and 19th Street; (b) York Street, the SEPTA Regional Rail tracks, Susquehanna Avenue and Watts Street; and (c) The Diamond Green, Kardon Atlantic, University Village and Wanamaker School developments, to be known as the North Central Neighborhood Improvement District, and for which North Central Management Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended Pass   Action details Not available 120021 0     Bill Repealing Bill No. 070955-AA (approved December 21, 2007), entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Burholme Avenue, Napfle Avenue, Burholme Avenue, Hartel Avenue, Hasbrook Avenue, Central Avenue, Cottman Avenue, Fillmore Avenue and Shelmire Avenue (Extended)." Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120022 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 347 and 350 by striking from the City Plan Strahle Street from Pine Road to the Philadelphia & Montgomery County Line and striking from the City Plan a certain stub portion of Rockwell Avenue which extends northeastwardly from said Strahle Street, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120023 0     Bill Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Chestnut Street, 2nd Street, Walnut Street and 3rd Street, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120024 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, the Delaware River, Pattison Avenue and the Delaware Expressway. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 120044 0     Resolution Recognizing Cooperatives' Contributions to Economic and Social Development during the International Year of Cooperatives. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120045 0     Resolution Calling on the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings to determine and identify Parks and Recreation Department resources, along with other City departments' programming, universities, cultural institutions, social and non-profit organizations focused on youth, which can be utilized to aid in the academic enrichment and supplement the academic needs of Philadelphia public school students. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 120001 0     Resolution To provide Rules for the Government of the Council of the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 120027 0     Resolution Recognizing and Honoring Author Sonia Sanchez as the First Poet Laureate of the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED Pass 15:2 Action details Not available 120028 0     Resolution Recognizing and Honoring Dr. Robert R. Jennings as the Thirteenth President of Lincoln University ADOPTED     Action details Not available 120037 0     Resolution Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the 20th Annual African American Children's Book Fair. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 120038 0     Resolution Recognizing January as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 120040 0     Resolution Acknowledging January 2012, as "National Mentoring Month" on their 11th Anniversary, and proclaiming January 26, 2012 as "Thank Your Mentor Day" -here in Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 120043 0     Resolution Initiating action to establish a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes the areas roughly bounded by: (a) York Street, Carlisle Street, Girard Avenue and 19th Street; (b) York Street, the SEPTA Regional Rail tracks, Susquehanna Avenue and Watts Street; and (c) The Diamond Green, Kardon Atlantic, University Village and Wanamaker School developments, to be known as the North Central Neighborhood Improvement District, and for which North Central Management Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, would serve as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 120044 0     Resolution Recognizing Cooperatives' Contributions to Economic and Social Development during the International Year of Cooperatives. ADOPTED     Action details Not available