Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/20/2016 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (72) 72 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 160922 0     Resolution Urging the United States' Congressional Appropriations Committees to increase funding for LIHEAP in FY2017. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160923 0     Resolution Calling upon Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania State Legislature to ensure that individuals incarcerated and working in state prisons have access to clean water and proper health services. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160924 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District that will be transferred by the City to the Authority, by conveyance of such properties to the Philadelphia Land Bank in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160925 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160916 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Comly Street, Frankford Avenue, Benner Street, Brous Avenue, Deveraux Avenue, Battersby Street, Robbins Street, Hawthorne Street, Hellerman Street, Sackett Street, Knorr Street, Rowland Avenue, Tyson Avenue, Crispin Street, Saint Vincent Street, Leon Street, Sheffield Avenue, Erdrick Street, Cottman Avenue, Charles Street, Tyson Avenue, Erdrick Street, Longshore Avenue, Charles Street, Devereax Avenue, and Hawthorne Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160917 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Charles Street, Unruh Avenue, Marsden Street, Levick Street, Cottage Street, Devereaux Avenue, Marsden Street, Benner Street, Ditman Street, Cheltenham Avenue, Harbison Avenue, Charles Street, Comly Street, Mulberry Street, Harbison Avenue, and Deveraux Avenue. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160926 0     Resolution Honoring St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls on the Occasion of their 75th Anniversary. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160927 0     Resolution Proclaiming November 5, 2016, as "Crisis Intervention Network Reunion Day" in the City of Philadelphia, to commemorate the dedicated work of the Crisis Invention Network to curb gang violence in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160928 0     Resolution Also naming the 5600 block of W. Girard Avenue as "James Allen Way" in honor of Reverend James S. Allen, Sr., to commemorate his thirty-seven years of preaching at Vine Memorial Baptist Church. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160929 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of certain properties located in the Second Councilmanic District that will be transferred by the City to the Authority, by conveyance of such properties to the Philadelphia Land Bank in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160930 0     Resolution Calling on the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) and Transit Workers Union Local 234 (TWU) to reach a long-term labor agreement in order to avert a strike and ensure continuity of transit service for the well-being of the Citizens of Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160918 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Charles Street, Harbison Avenue, and Cheltenham Avenue. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160931 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of certain properties located in the Seventh Councilmanic District that will be transferred by the City to the Authority, by conveyance of such properties to the Philadelphia Land Bank in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160919 0     Bill Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing for medical marijuana dispensaries and growing/processing facilities, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160932 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on the Disabled and Persons with Special Needs to hold hearings regarding services for people with disabilities and general compliance with and enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160933 0     Resolution Recognizing and congratulating the Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter of The Lupus Foundation of America on the 25th Anniversary of its Lupus Loop 5K Run and 2.5 Mile Walk to End Lupus Now. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160934 0     Resolution Urging the Congress of the United States to utilize its full authority to repair our broken and unsustainable prescription drug pricing system. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160920 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Spring Garden Street, 6th Street, Callowhill Street, and 9th Street. To amend Section 14-519 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/ECO, East Callowhill Overlay District," by modifying district boundaries, building height, and parking and loading, and making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160935 0     Resolution Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Greenwich Redevelopment Area, identified by house number and street address as 2114 South Seventh street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with ATL Development Corporation and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160921 0     Bill To amend Section 14-503 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/NCA, Neighborhood Commercial Area Overlay District," by creating the Logan Triangle /NCA Overlay District and making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160936 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings on the feasibility of the Free Library of Philadelphia offering free mobile wi-fi hotspot access to its cardholders. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160937 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on the feasibility of installing free and public Wi-Fi kiosks throughout the City. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160938 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring Leslie Grace for being named the 2016 Pennsylvania Art Education Association's Outstanding Elementary Art Educator. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160939 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the Philadelphia Writing Project on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160940 0     Resolution Urging the President of the United States and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to halt implementation of the New 15-Day limit on Medicaid Coverage for addiction treatment in Residential Addiction Treatment Programs with more than 16 beds. Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160617 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to acquire approximately 20.8 acres of land known as Parcel G, bounded by Island and Bartram Avenues and I-95, together with all improvements thereon, all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 160617 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to acquire approximately 20.8 acres of land known as Parcel G, bounded by Island and Bartram Avenues and I-95, together with all improvements thereon, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160774 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept an assignment of an easement agreement pertaining to property along the Delaware River bounded by North Delaware Avenue, Penn Treaty Park, the Delaware River and Shackamaxon Street (extended to the Delaware River), commonly known as 1143-51 Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 160774 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept an assignment of an easement agreement pertaining to property along the Delaware River bounded by North Delaware Avenue, Penn Treaty Park, the Delaware River and Shackamaxon Street (extended to the Delaware River), commonly known as 1143-51 Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160775 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser interest such as an easement, by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and the Delaware River Trail connecting to Penn Treaty Park, and authorizing an agreement between the City and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the PRA to act as the City's condemnation agent, under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 160775 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser interest such as an easement, by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and the Delaware River Trail connecting to Penn Treaty Park, and authorizing an agreement between the City and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the PRA to act as the City's condemnation agent, under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160843 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use by the City of premises located at 456 N. 5th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 160843 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use by the City of premises located at 456 N. 5th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160617 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to acquire approximately 20.8 acres of land known as Parcel G, bounded by Island and Bartram Avenues and I-95, together with all improvements thereon, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160774 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept an assignment of an easement agreement pertaining to property along the Delaware River bounded by North Delaware Avenue, Penn Treaty Park, the Delaware River and Shackamaxon Street (extended to the Delaware River), commonly known as 1143-51 Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160775 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser interest such as an easement, by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and the Delaware River Trail connecting to Penn Treaty Park, and authorizing an agreement between the City and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the PRA to act as the City's condemnation agent, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160843 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for use by the City of premises located at 456 N. 5th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160745 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-fifth 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 terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160899 0     Resolution Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 3300-08, 3310, 3312, 3314, 3316 Mantua avenue, 701, 703, 705, 707, 709-711 North Thirty-fourth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Westview Development Partners, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160901 0     Resolution Approving the grant of an easement for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 1600-1636 North Broad street; and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute a Declaration of Easements and Covenants in favor of American Multi-Cinema, Inc., 1600 Broad Associates, L.P., and 1600 Broad Associates, L.P.'s successors and assigns, and to execute all documents with American Multi-Cinema, Inc. and 1600 Broad Associates, L.P., and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the easement. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160906 0     Resolution Appointing a sixteen (16) person task force entitled the "Task Force on Retirement Security for Private Sector Employees in Philadelphia", the purpose of which shall be to explore best practices to address the retirement security crisis in Philadelphia, particularly for private sector employees who are not offered a retirement plan by their employer, and to make recommendations to Council regarding potential solutions. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160516 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Henry Avenue, Coulter Street, School House Lane, Wissahickon Avenue, and Lincoln Drive, and certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Henry Avenue, Warden Drive, Calumet Street, Merrick Street, Gypsy Lane, and School House Lane. Further to adopt the Master Plan for Philadelphia University; and approving various construction projects. WITHDRAWN     Action details Not available 160926 0     Resolution Honoring St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls on the Occasion of their 75th Anniversary. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160927 0     Resolution Proclaiming November 5, 2016, as "Crisis Intervention Network Reunion Day" in the City of Philadelphia, to commemorate the dedicated work of the Crisis Invention Network to curb gang violence in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160932 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on the Disabled and Persons with Special Needs to hold hearings regarding services for people with disabilities and general compliance with and enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160933 0     Resolution Recognizing and congratulating the Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter of The Lupus Foundation of America on the 25th Anniversary of its Lupus Loop 5K Run and 2.5 Mile Walk to End Lupus Now. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160936 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings on the feasibility of the Free Library of Philadelphia offering free mobile wi-fi hotspot access to its cardholders. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160937 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on the feasibility of installing free and public Wi-Fi kiosks throughout the City. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160938 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring Leslie Grace for being named the 2016 Pennsylvania Art Education Association's Outstanding Elementary Art Educator. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160939 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the Philadelphia Writing Project on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160613 1     Bill Prohibiting thru truck traffic on the 2800 block of Orthodox Street and the 2800 block of Hedley Street from Richmond Street to Bath Street, and establishing a truck route on Lewis Street between Richmond Street and Delaware Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160616 0     Bill Authorizing John Rybas of S. 17th Street LLC to construct, own, and maintain metal railing encroachments at 1002-16 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160672 0     Bill Authorizing Fishtown Arts & Crafts LLC dba Fishtown Social, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1523-27 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160673 0     Bill Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by eliminating previously designated vendor locations in Center City; all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160683 0     Bill Establishing a no parking regulation on Spruce Street, between Delaware Avenue and the 38th Parallel, both sides, and rescinding a prior parking regulation. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160684 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 195 by striking from the City Plan Webb Street from Huntingdon Street to a point approximately one-hundred feet southwestwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160685 0     Bill Authorizing Franko Borda, ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an elevated patio encroachment in two parts at 1549 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160711 1     Bill Authorizing Property Owner ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café in two parts, at 3847 Terrace Street, Philadelphia, PA 19128 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160714 0     Bill Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Brown street and Front street; 12th street and Tasker street; Annin street and 11th street; 12th street and Wolf street; 11th street and McKean street; Jackson street and 10th street; Gaul street and Dauphin street. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160717 0     Bill Amending Section 5 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 150413) approved June 30, 2015, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Michael Betancourt for AION Partners, to construct, own, and maintain structural encroachments at One South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the authorization conditions therein. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160719 0     Bill Amending Section 10-722 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of Dumpsters," to limit the locations where dumpsters may be licensed in the public right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160721 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Gorsten Street, between Gorgas Lane and Vernon Road, both sides. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160722 0     Bill Establishing a one-way regulation on Carpenter Lane, from Greene Street to Sherman Street, westbound. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160723 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Vernon Road, between Anderson Street and Crittenden Street, both sides. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160724 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Gorgas Lane, between Anderson Street and Crittenden Street, both sides. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160769 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan Balfour Street from Ontario Street to Russell Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160770 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Medary Avenue between N 6th Street and N 8th Street. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160771 0     Bill Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Pickering Avenue, from E Mt Pleasant Avenue to E Phil Ellena Street. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160773 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 327 by striking from the City Plan Herschel Road from Peyton Street to Priestly Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160807 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 246 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Saybrook Street from Forty-Fifth Street to Melville Street and striking from the City Plan Forty-Fifth Street from Woodland Avenue to Linmore Street, under certain terms and conditions. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160841 0     Bill Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Smick street and Dupont street; Race street and 61st street; Dupont street and Fleming street. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160842 0     Bill Establishing a no stopping regulation on the 7400 block of Henslow Place. READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available