Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 3/12/2015 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (42) 42 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 150212 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 140230, 140747, 140944, 150005 and 150008, which were passed by Council on February 26, 2015, was signed by the Mayor on March 10, 2015. READ     Action details Not available 150200 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 lot or pieces of ground with the building and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-seventh Ward 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 150201 0     Resolution Calling for the Acting Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania to find as a matter of fact and law that every Pennsylvania motorist who has health insurance has met the legal requirement of having included in his or her auto coverage a medical benefit of $5,000 and should not be forced to pay for the same coverage a second time. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150197 0     Bill Amending Sections 19-1303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Discounts and Additions to Tax," and 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," by further tolling additions, interest and penalties when the assessed value of property is under appeal and further limiting tax payments due based on certain assessments under appeal; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 150202 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 Forty-ninth Ward 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 150203 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings regarding expanding the number of high-quality afterschool offerings in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150204 0     Resolution Calling upon the international community to conduct an independent investigation into the disappearance, and alleged killing, of forty-three students in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico and to use such an investigation to hold those responsible, in accordance with international standards of justice, for their crimes. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150205 0     Resolution Recognizing and congratulating Drexel University Senior Christopher Gray for serving as an exemplary role model of entrepreneurship, and on the business success of his software application Scholly, designed to improve access to scholarship support for aspiring college students in Philadelphia and beyond. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150206 0     Resolution Recognizing April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month in honor of individuals living with Autism, their families and those working to improve the quality of life for the entire Autism community. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150198 0     Bill Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to clarify the obligations of certain places of business that sell food to provide waste and recycling bins for use by their patrons, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 150199 0     Bill Amending Subcode PM of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code," by amending Section PM-308, entitled "Rubbish and Garbage," to add requirements for provision of separate containers for recycling materials, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 150207 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating the Academy of Vocal Arts on the occasion of its 80th Anniversary. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150208 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's Women of Moxie: Mo'ne Davis, Tina Sloan Green, Patricia Giorgio-Fox, Clarena Tolson, Katherine Gajewski, Judith Von Seldeneck, Irene Hannan, Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, Nora Lichtash, Vanessa Fields, Kathy Black, Yvonne Roberts, Evelyn Marcha-Hidalgo, Cynthia Figueroa, Dorothy Sumners Rush, and Sophie Bryan for their gumption, leadership, and excellence in the areas of athletics, government, business, nonprofits and education in observance of Women's History Month. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150209 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing Donna Allie, president and founder of Team Clean, Inc., Philadelphia's largest minority and women-owned janitorial business, for her entrepreneurial skills, integrity and compassion for providing employment opportunities to underserved populations as we further recognize March as Women's History Month. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150210 0     Resolution Honoring and commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Branch of Alcoholics Anonymous for their commitment to recovery and ineffable service to the community by aiding in the recovery of thousands of Philadelphians since the inception of the branch in 1940. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150211 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring Mason Wartman, owner of Rosa's Fresh Pizza, for his entrepreneurship and generosity to Philadelphia's homeless population. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 150122 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 150122 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 150079-AA 1     Bill Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation Of Businesses, Trades And Professions," by adding a new Chapter providing for the licensing and regulation of donation bins, establishing penalties, and making conforming amendments and technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 150079-AA 1     Bill Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation Of Businesses, Trades And Professions," by adding a new Chapter providing for the licensing and regulation of donation bins, establishing penalties, and making conforming amendments and technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 150122 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 150079-AA 1     Bill Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation Of Businesses, Trades And Professions," by adding a new Chapter providing for the licensing and regulation of donation bins, establishing penalties, and making conforming amendments and technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 150129-A 1     Resolution Urging Congress and the United States Department of Transportation to release specifications for tank car design and for Philadelphia rail companies to rapidly upgrade and replace crude oil tank cars. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150173 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 Sixteenth Ward 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. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150176 0     Resolution Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 2218-2220R Emerald street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Chris Sheffield and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150203 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings regarding expanding the number of high-quality afterschool offerings in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150205 0     Resolution Recognizing and congratulating Drexel University Senior Christopher Gray for serving as an exemplary role model of entrepreneurship, and on the business success of his software application Scholly, designed to improve access to scholarship support for aspiring college students in Philadelphia and beyond. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150206 0     Resolution Recognizing April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month in honor of individuals living with Autism, their families and those working to improve the quality of life for the entire Autism community. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150207 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating the Academy of Vocal Arts on the occasion of its 80th Anniversary. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150208 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's Women of Moxie: Mo'ne Davis, Tina Sloan Green, Patricia Giorgio-Fox, Clarena Tolson, Katherine Gajewski, Judith Von Seldeneck, Irene Hannan, Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, Nora Lichtash, Vanessa Fields, Kathy Black, Yvonne Roberts, Evelyn Marcha-Hidalgo, Cynthia Figueroa, Dorothy Sumners Rush, and Sophie Bryan for their gumption, leadership, and excellence in the areas of athletics, government, business, nonprofits and education in observance of Women's History Month. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150209 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing Donna Allie, president and founder of Team Clean, Inc., Philadelphia's largest minority and women-owned janitorial business, for her entrepreneurial skills, integrity and compassion for providing employment opportunities to underserved populations as we further recognize March as Women's History Month. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150210 0     Resolution Honoring and commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Branch of Alcoholics Anonymous for their commitment to recovery and ineffable service to the community by aiding in the recovery of thousands of Philadelphians since the inception of the branch in 1940. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 150211 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring Mason Wartman, owner of Rosa's Fresh Pizza, for his entrepreneurship and generosity to Philadelphia's homeless population. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 140895 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Tacony Street, Bridge Street, Frankford Creek, Delaware River, and Walbach Street. ORDER THE BILL PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SUSPENSION CALENDAR     Action details Not available 150006 0     Bill Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Fairmount avenue and 18th street; Melon street and 15th street; 4th street and Thompson street. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 150055 0     Bill Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Christian street and 11th street; Cross street and 10th street; Queen street and Front street; Moore street and 12th street; Water street and Washington avenue; Fitzgerald street and 11th street; Clarion street and Porter street. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 150055 0     Bill Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Christian street and 11th street; Cross street and 10th street; Queen street and Front street; Moore street and 12th street; Water street and Washington avenue; Fitzgerald street and 11th street; Clarion street and Porter street. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 150074 0     Bill Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," to further regulate sidewalk sales and related conduct in the Sixth Councilmanic District, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 150074 0     Bill Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," to further regulate sidewalk sales and related conduct in the Sixth Councilmanic District, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 150089 0     Bill Authorizing Guy Gindhart for 1700 Chestnut Street LLC, to construct, own, and maintain an exterior stairs at 1700-14 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available 150121 0     Bill Legalizing an existing masonry and concrete patio encroaching on the public right-of-way at 214 W. Sergeant Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. RECOMMITTED     Action details Not available 150123 1     Bill Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding Greener Pastures LLC, located at 1290 Southampton Road, as a permissible location, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 16:0 Action details Not available