Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/25/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (44) 44 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 160166 0     COMMUNICATION February 23, 2016 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: Pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission on the following bills: Bill No. 160006 45-day extension Bill No. 160014 Bill No. 160017 Bill No. 160071 Bill No. 160073 Respectfully submitted, James F. Kenney Mayor READ     Action details Not available 160167 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the paving of Thirty-Seventh Street from Market Street to Filbert Street and from Filbert Street to Warren Street, Cuthbert Street from Thirty-Seventh Street to Thirty-Eighth Street, and Warren Street from Thirty-Seventh Street to Thirty-Eighth Street, under certain terms and conditions, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner. READ     Action details Not available 160168 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44 by placing on the City Plan Thirty-Seventh Street from Market Street to Filbert Street and from Filbert Street to Warren Street, Cuthbert Street from Thirty-Seventh Street to Thirty-Eighth Street, north of Filbert Street, and Warren Street from Thirty-Seventh Street to Thirty-Eighth Street, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the said beds of Thirty-Seventh Street, Cuthbert Street, and Warren Street, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Streets Commissioner. READ     Action details Not available 160153 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to conduct public hearings to investigate the sale of liquor in corner stores throughout Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160145 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44 by placing on the City Plan Thirty-Seventh Street from Market Street to Filbert Street and from Filbert Street to Warren Street, Cuthbert Street from Thirty-Seventh Street to Thirty-Eighth Street, north of Filbert Street, and Warren Street from Thirty-Seventh Street to Thirty-Eighth Street, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the said beds of Thirty-Seventh Street, Cuthbert Street, and Warren Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160146 0     Bill Authorizing the paving of Thirty-Seventh Street from Market Street to Filbert Street and from Filbert Street to Warren Street, Cuthbert Street from Thirty-Seventh Street to Thirty-Eighth Street, and Warren Street from Thirty-Seventh Street to Thirty-Eighth Street, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160147 0     Bill Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Pine street and 45th street; Melville street and Locust street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160148 0     Bill Authorizing Rachel Miller of Best Partners LP, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4301 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160149 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Buttonwood Street, Broad Street, Callowhill Street, and 15th Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160154 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 Twentieth 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 160155 0     Resolution Honoring Paul Doris as Grand Marshal of the 246th Annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160156 0     Resolution Authorizing the Joint Committee on Public Property and Public Works and Technology and Information Services to hold public hearings to review the status of the City of Philadelphia's franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., particularly on Verizon's progress in making cable television service available across the City. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160157 0     Resolution Expressing Council's support for an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution that would authorize different real estate tax rates in Cities and School Districts of the First Class for residential property, commercial property, and such other classes of property that the City may establish; and conveying Council's opposition to a provision that would mandate a reduction in other business or wage taxes as a condition of implementing different real estate tax rates for different classes of property. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160158 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing Wayne Jacobs, Scott P. Charles and Dr. Robert Timothy Bryan for their role as co-founders of "Fighting Chance", the extraordinary new community trauma treatment training program at Temple University Hospital. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160150 0     Bill Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 within the General Fund relating to the Council. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160151 0     Bill Amending The Philadelphia Code by adding a new provision authorizing the City of Philadelphia to issue municipal identification cards to City residents, establishing standards, confidentiality provisions, and other related items regarding the cards; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160159 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the outstanding contributions and achievements of Julian Abele, an accomplished architect and Philadelphia resident. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160160 0     Resolution In recognition of National Developmental Disability Awareness Month, honoring the Philadelphia Intellectual disABILITY Services on the occasion of the 24th Annual My City, My Place Brighter Futures Awards. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160161 0     Resolution Recognizing and acknowledging Jason Pinardo and his company Primary Pictures, LLC for the creation of #PopUpPhilly, a pop-up restaurant, organized for the purpose of providing approximately 200 members of Philadelphia's homeless community with a fine dining experience, a selection of donated goods and clothing and access to representatives from a variety of local shelters and organizations, to help them take the first steps towards getting back on their feet. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160162 0     Resolution Recognizing and acknowledging the #Philly1st Campaign, the Advocacy Institute and Real Talk Tobacco's youth-led media campaign, for their efforts and initiative which calls for the whole of Philadelphia to work towards becoming the first City with a zero percent youth smoking rate. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160163 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to investigate and hold hearings on the preservation and expansion of the City's public art, including its voluminous collection of outdoor murals, mosaics, and sculptures. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160164 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 Eleventh 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 160152 0     Bill Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new category of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and of City contracts entitled "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons," that must be considered separately by the Finance Director in conducting the Annual Disparity Study and devising the Annual Participation Goals as required by Section 6-109 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter; and also adding a rebuttable presumption that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons are Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals; and further adding a definition of "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons;" and finally recognizing religious prejudice as a form of prejudice because of identity as a member of a group whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities as compared to others in the same business who have not been subject to such prejudice or differential treatment; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160165 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold public hearings to determine whether the City of Philadelphia should provide its own certification process for Minority, Women, or Disabled Owned Enterprises Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160007 0     Bill Repealing an Ordinance (Bill No. 150894) entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 119 and abandoning of a certain pedestrian walkway reserved within the bed of former Thompson Street, from Watts Street to Thirteenth Street, and the modifying of a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, also reserved within the bed of said former Thompson Street, by abandoning the right-of-way as to water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, but retaining the said right-of-way on the City Plan as a right-of-way for drainage purposes only, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160140 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-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. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160153 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to conduct public hearings to investigate the sale of liquor in corner stores throughout Philadelphia. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160155 0     Resolution Honoring Paul Doris as Grand Marshal of the 246th Annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160156 0     Resolution Authorizing the Joint Committee on Public Property and Public Works and Technology and Information Services to hold public hearings to review the status of the City of Philadelphia's franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., particularly on Verizon's progress in making cable television service available across the City. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160158 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing Wayne Jacobs, Scott P. Charles and Dr. Robert Timothy Bryan for their role as co-founders of "Fighting Chance", the extraordinary new community trauma treatment training program at Temple University Hospital. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160159 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the outstanding contributions and achievements of Julian Abele, an accomplished architect and Philadelphia resident. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160160 0     Resolution In recognition of National Developmental Disability Awareness Month, honoring the Philadelphia Intellectual disABILITY Services on the occasion of the 24th Annual My City, My Place Brighter Futures Awards. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160161 0     Resolution Recognizing and acknowledging Jason Pinardo and his company Primary Pictures, LLC for the creation of #PopUpPhilly, a pop-up restaurant, organized for the purpose of providing approximately 200 members of Philadelphia's homeless community with a fine dining experience, a selection of donated goods and clothing and access to representatives from a variety of local shelters and organizations, to help them take the first steps towards getting back on their feet. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160162 0     Resolution Recognizing and acknowledging the #Philly1st Campaign, the Advocacy Institute and Real Talk Tobacco's youth-led media campaign, for their efforts and initiative which calls for the whole of Philadelphia to work towards becoming the first City with a zero percent youth smoking rate. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160163 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to investigate and hold hearings on the preservation and expansion of the City's public art, including its voluminous collection of outdoor murals, mosaics, and sculptures. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160165 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold public hearings to determine whether the City of Philadelphia should provide its own certification process for Minority, Women, or Disabled Owned Enterprises ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160008 1     Bill Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to provide requirements regarding the safe operation of self-propelled mobility devices and to provide for enforcement and penalties, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160011 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Torresdale Avenue, from Linden Avenue to Ashburner Street and both sides of Megargee Street, from Torresdale Avenue to Frankford Avenue. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160014 0     Bill Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 42-S and abandonment of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes, water main purposes, and public utility purposes which extends from the southerly terminus of Galloway Street, south of Packer Avenue, southwardly to Pattison Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160017 0     Bill Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 27-S and abandonment of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes within the lines of former Jackson Street, from Swanson Street to Vandalia Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160071 0     Bill Authorizing Roland Kasis, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1204 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160092 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Torresdale Avenue, from Ashburner Street to the Pennypack Creek. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160093 0     Bill Establishing a no tractor trailer parking regulation on both sides of Torresdale Avenue, from Rhawn Street to the Pennypack Creek. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160009 0     Bill Authorizing the Managing Director to contract with the Support Center for Child Advocates for the provision of professional services to the City for representing children in certain legal matters, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available