Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/7/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (66) 66 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 160297 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 160003 and 160074, which were passed by Council on March 31, 2016, were signed by the Mayor on April 5, 2016. READ     Action details Not available 160298 0     COMMUNICATION Transmitting a 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 1507 Frankford avenue; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with 1507 Frankford City Associates, LP and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. READ     Action details Not available 160280 0     Resolution Proclaiming April 2016 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the City of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160281 0     Resolution Authorizing the Legislative Oversight Committee to conduct public hearings to examine the Executive branches enforcement of Bill No. 100011-A "Lead Paint Disclosure" Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160271-A 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street, and Jefferson Street. Further to approve the Master Plan for the Brewerytown Residential Mixed-Use District by adding the site bounded by 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street and Jefferson Street; to the Brewerytown Residential Mixed-Use District and approving various construction projects. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160282 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-eighth 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 160272 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-905, entitled "Non-Accessory Signs", by adding a new subsection to permit one advertising sign with certain conditions within the area bounded by Magee Avenue (extended), the Delaware River, Unruh Avenue, and New State Road. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160273 0     Bill Prohibiting tractor trailer traffic on the 2800 block of Orthodox Street and the 2800 block of Hedley Street from Richmond Street to Bath Street, with certain exceptions, and establishing a truck route on Lewis Street between Richmond Street and Delaware Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160274 0     Bill Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Bicycle Lanes," by authorizing the Department of Streets to designate buffered bicycle lanes, in each direction, on Tyson Avenue from Roosevelt Boulevard to Frankford Avenue, and to remove a travel lane in each direction of that portion of Tyson Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160275 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded State Road, the Delaware Expressway (I-95), and Ashburner Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160276 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-905, entitled "Non-Accessory Signs", by adding a new subsection to permit one advertising sign with certain conditions within the area bounded by State Road, the Delaware Expressway (I-95), and Ashburner Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160283 0     Resolution Expressing Council's support for an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution that would authorize the General Assembly to establish reasonable classes of real property for the purposes of taxation. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160284 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating Jay Wright and the Villanova University Men's Basketball Team on winning the 2016 NCAA Men's National Basketball Championship on a last second, buzzer beater three- pointer to defeat the University of North Carolina (UNC) 77-74. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160285 0     Resolution Also naming the 2700 block of Wharton Street "Kevin C. Hannah Way" to honor the memory of Kevin Hannah 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 160277 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Indiana Avenue, Palethorp Street, Cambria Street, and 2nd Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160286 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings to consider the possibility of offering pension buyouts to City employees. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160278 0     Bill Amending Section 17-1305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Compensation Required to be Paid to Employees," to revise the compensation and benefits required to be provided in connection with application of the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage Standard, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160287 0     Resolution Calling upon the United States Senate to approve H.R. 2209, recently approved on February 1, 2016 by the House of Representatives, to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets by amending the rule entitled "Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards; Final Rule" Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160288 0     Resolution Proclaiming and designating the week of April 10 - 16, 2016 as "Philadelphia Crime Victims' Rights Week" to encourage citizens to assist crime victims and to increase community awareness and support for the organizations that help crime victims rebuild their lives. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160279 0     Bill Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Norcom Road and Nature Road. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160289 0     Resolution In solemn recognition of the week of May 1 through May 8, 2016 as the annual remembrance of the Six Million Jewish Martyrs who perished during the Holocaust. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160290 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating Roman Catholic High School Basketball Team, The Cahillites on winning the 2016 Philadelphia Catholic League Championship, The PIAA AAAA State Championship and The District 12 City Title for the AAAA Classification. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160291 0     Resolution Honoring the Saints John Neumann & Maria Goretti High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team for winning the PIAA District 12 AA City Championship and the PIAA AA State Championship game while finishing the season 29-1 and with a national ranking of #7 by ESPN. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160292 0     Resolution Congratulating the Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti 2015-2016 Boys Basketball Team on winning the PIAA Division AAA State Championship. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160293 0     Resolution Welcoming and encouraging PayPal and other businesses that support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) to relocate to Philadelphia, a City which has always been on the forefront of non-discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160294 0     Resolution Congratulating the Philadelphia City Planning Commission for being awarded the American Planning Association's 2016 National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Agency. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160295 0     Resolution Congratulating, recognizing and honoring Philadelphia 76ers Legend Allen Iverson for his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160296 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. for the 75th Anniversary of the Activation of the Tuskegee Airmen Squadron. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160013 0     Bill Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," by providing requirements relating to the retail sale of certain animals, all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 160013 0     Bill Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," by providing requirements relating to the retail sale of certain animals, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160202 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), Chapter 3, "General Requirements," to require inspections of certain bridges, to impose reporting, remediation, and other requirements in connection therewith; all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 160202 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), Chapter 3, "General Requirements," to require inspections of certain bridges, to impose reporting, remediation, and other requirements in connection therewith; all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160113 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire certain land in the 30th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, located along the Schuylkill River between South Street and Christian Street, known as 624 Rear Schuylkill Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 160113 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire certain land in the 30th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, located along the Schuylkill River between South Street and Christian Street, known as 624 Rear Schuylkill Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160013 0     Bill Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," by providing requirements relating to the retail sale of certain animals, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160202 1     Bill Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), Chapter 3, "General Requirements," to require inspections of certain bridges, to impose reporting, remediation, and other requirements in connection therewith; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160113 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire certain land in the 30th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, located along the Schuylkill River between South Street and Christian Street, known as 624 Rear Schuylkill Avenue, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     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. WITHDRAWN     Action details Not available 160252 0     Resolution Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 1248 North Nineteenth street, 1301-1303 North Nineteenth street, 1316-1318 North Nineteenth street, 1901-1903 Ridge avenue, 1905 Ridge avenue, 1917 Ridge avenue, 1919 Ridge avenue, 1921 Ridge avenue, 1929-1935 Ridge avenue (including 1909-1913 West Thompson street, 1300 North Nineteenth street and 1306-1310 North Nineteenth street), and 1939-1949 Ridge avenue; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with The Pointe Mid-Rise, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160253 0     Resolution Calling on the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to oppose House Bill 1800 of the 2015-2016 Session, currently before the Committee on Labor and Industry, which amends the "Workers' Compensation Act" and creates unnecessary changes to a successful system. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160254 0     Resolution Appointing Councilmember Derek S. Green to the Philadelphia Gas Commission. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160261 0     Resolution Calling on the First Judicial District to develop a conciliation process, in coordination with the Philadelphia Department of Revenue, similar to the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion program, to address the rising level of residential tax delinquency cases, and to address the problems with the current system, so as to prevent the unnecessary sale of owner-occupied homes. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160262 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 Fifty-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 160018-AA 2     Bill Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant - Rent Control," by requiring that tenants of certain multi-family buildings be provided with a written disclosure of the building policy on smoking in individual dwelling units, under certain terms and conditions. READ     Action details Not available 160018-AA 3     Bill Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant - Rent Control," by requiring that tenants of certain multi-family buildings be provided with a written disclosure of the building policy on smoking in individual dwelling units, under certain terms and conditions. AMENDED     Action details Not available 160018-AA 3     Bill Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant - Rent Control," by requiring that tenants of certain multi-family buildings be provided with a written disclosure of the building policy on smoking in individual dwelling units, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160280 0     Resolution Proclaiming April 2016 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the City of Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160281 0     Resolution Authorizing the Legislative Oversight Committee to conduct public hearings to examine the Executive branches enforcement of Bill No. 100011-A "Lead Paint Disclosure" ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160284 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating Jay Wright and the Villanova University Men's Basketball Team on winning the 2016 NCAA Men's National Basketball Championship on a last second, buzzer beater three- pointer to defeat the University of North Carolina (UNC) 77-74. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160286 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings to consider the possibility of offering pension buyouts to City employees. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160286 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings to consider the possibility of offering pension buyouts to City employees. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160288 0     Resolution Proclaiming and designating the week of April 10 - 16, 2016 as "Philadelphia Crime Victims' Rights Week" to encourage citizens to assist crime victims and to increase community awareness and support for the organizations that help crime victims rebuild their lives. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160289 0     Resolution In solemn recognition of the week of May 1 through May 8, 2016 as the annual remembrance of the Six Million Jewish Martyrs who perished during the Holocaust. ADOPTED BY STANDING VOTE     Action details Not available 160290 0     Resolution Honoring and congratulating Roman Catholic High School Basketball Team, The Cahillites on winning the 2016 Philadelphia Catholic League Championship, The PIAA AAAA State Championship and The District 12 City Title for the AAAA Classification. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160291 0     Resolution Honoring the Saints John Neumann & Maria Goretti High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team for winning the PIAA District 12 AA City Championship and the PIAA AA State Championship game while finishing the season 29-1 and with a national ranking of #7 by ESPN. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160292 0     Resolution Congratulating the Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti 2015-2016 Boys Basketball Team on winning the PIAA Division AAA State Championship. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160294 0     Resolution Congratulating the Philadelphia City Planning Commission for being awarded the American Planning Association's 2016 National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Agency. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160295 0     Resolution Congratulating, recognizing and honoring Philadelphia 76ers Legend Allen Iverson for his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160296 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. for the 75th Anniversary of the Activation of the Tuskegee Airmen Squadron. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160097 0     Bill Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding a permissible location, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160112 1     Bill Authorizing Dr. Jack Carroll for Magee Rehabilitation Hospital to construct, own, and maintain a liquid oxygen tank and the construction of an associated masonry enclosure at 1513 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 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. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 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. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160147 0     Bill Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Pine street and 45th street; Melville street and Locust street. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160148 1     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. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160169 0     Bill Legalizing an existing six foot (6') wooden fence at 841-43 N. Opal Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available