Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/27/2016 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 160952 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 160953 0     Resolution Approving the appointment of Patrick Eiding as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160954 0     Resolution Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold joint public hearings concerning the recent death of a juvenile at Wordsworth Academy, and future plans for safety at juvenile treatment facilities caring for Philadelphia youth. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160955 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the National Association of Black Storytellers and Keepers of The Culture, Inc. for hosting the 34th Annual Black Storytelling Festival and Conference in Philadelphia. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160956 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committees on Legislative Oversight and Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings examining economic inclusion and diversity participation in professional services, capital projects, and other contracted work related to the planned $600 million investment in Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160947 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 2nd Street, Berks Street, 3rd Street, Indiana Avenue, 2nd Street, Huntingdon Street, Howard Street and Dauphin Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160948 0     Bill Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending on both sides of the 200-400 block of West Allegheny Avenue between N. 2nd Street and N. 5th Street, all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160949 0     Bill Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by amending the definition of consensual towing, amending towing agreements in certain circumstances, and amending towing charges; all under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160957 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold hearings regarding the Philadelphia Capital Consortium. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160958 0     Resolution Honoring the Community Design Collaborative on the 25th Anniversary of its founding. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160950 0     Bill Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 19-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating Mifflin Street from Swanson Street to Vandalia Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for various utility purposes, such as may be necessary, within the lines of Mifflin Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160951 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Marshall Street, Rockland Street, 6th Street, Roosevelt Boulevard, Wingohocking Street, 11th Street, and Loudon Street. Introduced and Referred Pass   Action details Not available 160959 0     Resolution Honoring and Congratulating Esperanza on the Occasion of its 30th Anniversary. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160960 0     Resolution Recognizing November 2016 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Philadelphia in honor of pancreatic cancer patients, care givers, survivors, and those who have succumbed to the disease. Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar Pass   Action details Not available 160709-A 0     Bill Amending Chapter 17-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Contracts," by further providing with respect to the Local Bidding Preference, including but not limited to provisions concerning penalties, requirements necessary for certification and re-certification, and further providing for the relationship between prime contractors and subcontractors, all under certain terms and conditions. SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL Pass   Action details Not available 160709-A 0     Bill Amending Chapter 17-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Contracts," by further providing with respect to the Local Bidding Preference, including but not limited to provisions concerning penalties, requirements necessary for certification and re-certification, and further providing for the relationship between prime contractors and subcontractors, all under certain terms and conditions. ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160709-A 0     Bill Amending Chapter 17-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Contracts," by further providing with respect to the Local Bidding Preference, including but not limited to provisions concerning penalties, requirements necessary for certification and re-certification, and further providing for the relationship between prime contractors and subcontractors, all under certain terms and conditions. READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR     Action details Not available 160922 0     Resolution Urging the United States' Congressional Appropriations Committees to increase funding for LIHEAP in FY2017. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     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. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160954 0     Resolution Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold joint public hearings concerning the recent death of a juvenile at Wordsworth Academy, and future plans for safety at juvenile treatment facilities caring for Philadelphia youth. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160955 0     Resolution Recognizing and honoring the National Association of Black Storytellers and Keepers of The Culture, Inc. for hosting the 34th Annual Black Storytelling Festival and Conference in Philadelphia. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160956 0     Resolution Authorizing Council's Committees on Legislative Oversight and Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings examining economic inclusion and diversity participation in professional services, capital projects, and other contracted work related to the planned $600 million investment in Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160957 0     Resolution Authorizing the Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to hold hearings regarding the Philadelphia Capital Consortium. ADOPTED & REFERRED     Action details Not available 160958 0     Resolution Honoring the Community Design Collaborative on the 25th Anniversary of its founding. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160959 0     Resolution Honoring and Congratulating Esperanza on the Occasion of its 30th Anniversary. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160960 0     Resolution Recognizing November 2016 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Philadelphia in honor of pancreatic cancer patients, care givers, survivors, and those who have succumbed to the disease. ADOPTED     Action details Not available 160519 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to grant to the owner of 1140R South 15th Street an easement across a portion of a certain parcel of land known as 1129 South Sydenham Street, under certain terms and conditions. WITHDRAWN     Action details Not available 160612 1     Bill Establishing a neighborhood improvement district consisting of a parcel located at the northeast corner of 15th Street and Chestnut Street, commonly known as 1441 Chestnut Street, to be known as the Headquarter Hotel Neighborhood Improvement District; designating Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to serve as 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 special financing assessments to be levied on property owners within the District to secure the repayment of tax increment financing indebtedness; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; and authorizing the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association to assess property owners within the District and, under certain conditions, collect or cause to be collected a special financing assessment to be used in accordance with the approved p READ AND PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available 160686 1     Bill Establishing a neighborhood improvement district, to be known as the South 9th Street Area Business District, in an area that generally includes properties located on portions of South 8th Street, South 9th Street, South 10th Street, Christian Street, Montrose Street, Carpenter Street, Washington Avenue, Ellsworth Street, East Passyunk Avenue, and certain other streets within the area depicted on the preliminary plan, and including curb market stands located along certain of those streets; designating South 9th Street Area Business District, Inc., 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 South 9th Street Area Business District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing South 9th Street Area Business District, Inc. to assess pr WITHDRAWN     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 PASSED Pass 17:0 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 PASSED Pass 17:0 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 PASSED Pass 17:0 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 PASSED Pass 17:0 Action details Not available