Please note: this meeting's minutes have not been finalized yet. Actions taken on legislation and their results are not available. Details Meeting Name: CITY COUNCIL Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/31/2019 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft   Meeting location: Room 400 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Not available   Attachments: Meeting Items (39) 39 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 190064 0     Resolution Urging the Pennsylvania State Legislature to pass Governor Wolf’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour, with a pathway to $15 an hour, for all workers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.       Not available Not available 190065 0     Resolution Urging the Trump Administration to maintain Federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.       Not available Not available 190066 0     Resolution Recognizing Dr. Taliba Foster in honor of National Women’s Physicians Day for her accomplishments and all the magnificent work she has done in the medical community.       Not available Not available 190058 0     Bill To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Berks Street, Memphis Street, Wilt Street, and Tulip Street.       Not available Not available 190059 0     Bill Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the operating budget and providing for a mandatory minimum staffing level for building and code inspectors within the Department of Licenses and Inspections; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 190060 0     Bill Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the Department of Licenses and Inspections and providing for the creation of a Contractor Review Board within the Department of Licenses and Inspections; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 190067 0     Resolution Calling for the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings on the Administration’s plan to expand the use of the Girard Medical Center Drug Treatment Facility.       Not available Not available 190068 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for a mandatory minimum staffing level for building and code inspectors within the Department of Licenses and Inspections; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.       Not available Not available 190069 0     Resolution Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of a Contractor Review Board within the Department of Licenses and Inspections; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.       Not available Not available 190070 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's Living Legends: Joan Myers Brown, Stanley Clarke, Bill Jolly, and Solomon Jones, who are remarkable figures in the areas of dance, music, literature, and journalism in the Philadelphia area, as part of the commemoration of Black History Month.       Not available Not available 190061 0     Bill Authorizing Timothy Lidiak, d/b/a The Thirsty Soul, to install, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1551 West Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145, all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 190071 0     Resolution Recognizing the Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary and honoring the organization’s commitment to eliminating violence and drug abuse among Philadelphia’s youth.       Not available Not available 190072 0     Resolution Honoring and remembering the late David B. Glancey, former Democratic Party chairman and liaison to the City for the University of Pennsylvania, who passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at the age of 74.       Not available Not available 190073 0     Resolution Declaring February 4-8, 2019 as “National School Counseling Week” in the City of Philadelphia; recognizing the critical role that school counselors play in meeting students’ academic, social/emotional, and postsecondary planning needs; and calling on the School District of Philadelphia to institute the American School Counselor Association’s recommended student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1.       Not available Not available 190074 0     Resolution Honoring and recognizing the Boy Scouts of America’s 109th Anniversary and celebrating the expansion of Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts) to welcome girls into its iconic programs.       Not available Not available 190062 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser real estate interest to all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land, together with the improvements thereon, in and about the area bounded by Trenton Avenue, East Auburn Street, Tulip Street and East Rush Street, under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 190063 0     Bill Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize bicycle lanes on North 10th Street and North 13th Street, each from Spring Garden Street to Buttonwood Street; and establishing no stopping regulations within the same limits; all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 190075 0     Resolution Honoring the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary.       Not available Not available 190076 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 5423-27 Lena Street located in the Eighth Councilmanic District to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.       Not available Not available 190077 0     Resolution Authorizing Council’s Committee on Finance and the Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings regarding the development of a responsible financial plan to meet the City’s requirement to adequately fund the Community College of Philadelphia as required by State law.       Not available Not available 180993 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to grant to PECO Energy Company an easement for the purpose of installing transmission lines across a portion of the parcel or parcels of land in and about the area bounded by Grays Avenue, Woodland Avenue, 56th Street and 57th Street, commonly known as Deritis Playground, under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 180993 0     Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to grant to PECO Energy Company an easement for the purpose of installing transmission lines across a portion of the parcel or parcels of land in and about the area bounded by Grays Avenue, Woodland Avenue, 56th Street and 57th Street, commonly known as Deritis Playground, under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 170467 0     Bill Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by amending the Chief Assessment Officer's authorization to set standards for the valuation of properties for taxation purposes; all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 170467 0     Bill Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by amending the Chief Assessment Officer's authorization to set standards for the valuation of properties for taxation purposes; all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 190021 0     Resolution Calling on the United States Congress and the President of the United States to protect vulnerable citizens by funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and other federal food assistance programs as soon as possible.       Not available Not available 190022 0     Resolution Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act.       Not available Not available 190036 0     Resolution Declaring solidarity with and support for the #MuteRKelly campaign, a grassroots movement that seeks to remedy decades of silence surrounding the sexual abuse of young Black women and girls by denying R. Kelly a public platform within the City of Philadelphia and nationwide.       Not available Not available 190037 0     Resolution Also naming Madison Street between Gaul and Chatham Streets as “Tommy Dunbar Way”.       Not available Not available 180888-A 1     Bill Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Health Code,” by adding a new Chapter 6-1200, entitled “Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing Practices,” to provide for registration of pharmaceutical manufacturer agents and certain other requirements; and to prohibit gifts by pharmaceutical manufacturers and their agents to health care practitioners; all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 180888-A 2     Bill Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Health Code,” by adding a new Chapter 6-1200, entitled “Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing Practices,” to provide for registration of pharmaceutical manufacturer agents and certain other requirements; and to prohibit gifts by pharmaceutical manufacturers and their agents to health care practitioners; all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 180888-A 2     Bill Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Health Code,” by adding a new Chapter 6-1200, entitled “Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing Practices,” to provide for registration of pharmaceutical manufacturer agents and certain other requirements; and to prohibit gifts by pharmaceutical manufacturers and their agents to health care practitioners; all under certain terms and conditions.       Not available Not available 190066 0     Resolution Recognizing Dr. Taliba Foster in honor of National Women’s Physicians Day for her accomplishments and all the magnificent work she has done in the medical community.       Not available Not available 190067 0     Resolution Calling for the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings on the Administration’s plan to expand the use of the Girard Medical Center Drug Treatment Facility.       Not available Not available 190070 0     Resolution Honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's Living Legends: Joan Myers Brown, Stanley Clarke, Bill Jolly, and Solomon Jones, who are remarkable figures in the areas of dance, music, literature, and journalism in the Philadelphia area, as part of the commemoration of Black History Month.       Not available Not available 190071 0     Resolution Recognizing the Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary and honoring the organization’s commitment to eliminating violence and drug abuse among Philadelphia’s youth.       Not available Not available 190072 0     Resolution Honoring and remembering the late David B. Glancey, former Democratic Party chairman and liaison to the City for the University of Pennsylvania, who passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at the age of 74.       Not available Not available 190073 0     Resolution Declaring February 4-8, 2019 as “National School Counseling Week” in the City of Philadelphia; recognizing the critical role that school counselors play in meeting students’ academic, social/emotional, and postsecondary planning needs; and calling on the School District of Philadelphia to institute the American School Counselor Association’s recommended student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1.       Not available Not available 190075 0     Resolution Honoring the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary.       Not available Not available 190077 0     Resolution Authorizing Council’s Committee on Finance and the Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings regarding the development of a responsible financial plan to meet the City’s requirement to adequately fund the Community College of Philadelphia as required by State law.       Not available Not available