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200410
| 0 | | | COMMUNICATION | June 25, 2020
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. 200082
Bill No. 200144
Bill No. 200145
Bill No. 200146
Bill No. 200148
Bill No. 200158
Bill No. 200160
Bill No. 200161
Bill No. 200188
Bill No. 200260
Bill No. 200345
Bill No. 200346
Bill No. 200349 45-day Review Requested
Bill No. 200350 45-day Review Requested
Bill No. 200355
Respectfully submitted
James F. Kenney
MAYOR | READ AND FILED | | |
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200387
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Section, entitled “Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee,” to provide for the creation of an advisory body to consider the quality of jobs and opportunities for workers in the parking industry and the potential to make adjustments to the Parking Tax, including with respect to the goal of reducing the parking tax to seventeen percent by July 1, 2022, based on a review of working conditions in the parking industry, and to provide reports related thereto, all under certain terms and conditions. | Introduced and Referred | | |
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200388
| 0 | | | Bill | Authorizing RPG Hamilton, LLC c/o Radnor Property Group, LLC (“Owner”) to construct, own, and maintain both existing and proposed pedestrian-scale street lights at 440 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130 (“Property”), all under certain terms and conditions. | Introduced and Referred | | |
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200393
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to enter into a lease with Avenue North Renaissance, as tenant, for 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 | | |
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200394
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Children and Youth to conduct hearings to investigate the status of children in Philadelphia during and post-COVID-19. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200395
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Education to conduct hearings to investigate curriculum realignment opportunities within the School District of Philadelphia to ensure preparedness for Post-COVID-19 career opportunities based upon Philadelphia’s labor market forecast. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200396
| 0 | | | Resolution | Calling on the United States Senate to Adopt the Funding Enhancements to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) as Provided in the HEROES Act HR 6800. | Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended | | |
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200397
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings to review the City’s response to protests in support of ending systemic racism in policing and of the Black Lives Matter movement, and to provide residents with a forum to share their experiences and make recommendations for safer and non-discriminatory policing. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200398
| 0 | | | Resolution | Urging the U.S. Congress to appropriate funds to sustain the U.S. Postal Service, and to ensure the Postal Service continues to function as a universal public service. | Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended | | |
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200389
| 0 | | | Bill | Continuing the Mayfair Business Improvement District beyond its termination date, in an area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from the north side of Harbison Avenue to the south side of Sheffield Street and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Frankford Avenue and for which the Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, is 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 Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc. to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with the provisions of the Community and Economic Impr | Introduced and Referred | | |
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200399
| 0 | | | Resolution | Initiating action to continue the Mayfair Business Improvement District beyond its termination date in an area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from the north side of Harbison Avenue to the south side of Sheffield Street and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Frankford Avenue; and for which Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, serves as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District. | Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200390
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” by providing that if a taxpayer enters into an installment payment agreement authorized by Section 19-1305, the City shall not place a lien on such property unless and until the taxpayer has fallen into material non-compliance with the agreement; and further providing for the removal of any lien that has been placed on such property in connection with an installment payment agreement, all under certain terms and conditions. | Introduced and Referred | | |
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200391
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 13-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rates,” to provide a discount on water rates and charges for landlord-properties rented to low-income tenants, all under certain terms and conditions. | Introduced and Referred | | |
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200400
| 0 | | | Resolution | Honoring and recognizing Erika James as the first woman and person of color to become dean of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200401
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committees on Appropriations and Finance to hold hearings to consider an independent analysis of the Business Income and Receipts Tax structure and rates. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200402
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to consider a program that provides broadband internet for Philadelphians to access quality schools and quality jobs. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200403
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to continue to hold hearings to assess the City of Philadelphia’s efforts, as coordinated by the Managing Director’s Office and human services departments, to prevent and treat abuse, addiction, and disease related to the use of opioids; and to assess the City’s response to the 2020 Restorative Investment Plan for Kensington Residents. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200405
| 0 | | | Resolution | Honoring the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund for providing immediate financial assistance through forgivable loans to small businesses locally and statewide during the COVID-19 crisis and encouraging Philadelphia’s small businesses to apply for the program. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200406
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to hold quarterly hearings that include monthly reporting requirements, to discuss the fiscal position and overarching social impact goals of the City, including and as related to the Five-Year Plan and the reporting requirements set forth in the Quarterly City Manager’s Report (“QCMR”) and as submitted to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (“PICA”). | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200407
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the City Council of Philadelphia to create a Special Committee on the Future Economy of Philadelphia to develop policy and hold hearings to promote economic competitiveness, expansion, and opportunities for the City and all Philadelphians. | Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended | | |
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200408
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings on the impact of COVID-19 on homelessness, evictions, and residential foreclosures and the City’s efforts to combat homelessness, evictions, and residential foreclosures. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200409
| 0 | | | Resolution | Calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reverse the legalization of the sale of “consumer fireworks” in the State of Pennsylvania. | Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended | | |
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200392
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Section 10-403 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Prohibited Conduct,” by prohibiting the use of consumer fireworks and providing certain penalties, under certain terms and conditions. | Introduced and Referred | | |
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200404
| 0 | | | Resolution | Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 200298, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council. | Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar | | |
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200404
| 0 | | | Resolution | Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 200298, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council. | READ | | |
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200404
| 0 | | | Resolution | Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 200298, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council. | ADOPTED | | |
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200411
| 0 | | | COMMUNICATION | June 25, 2020
To The President And Members Of
The Council Of The City Of Philadelphia:
I am returning herewith, as requested by your Resolution adopted today, Bill No. 200298, entitled “An Ordinance Authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council.
Respectfully,
James F. Kenney,
Mayor | READ AND FILED | | |
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200298
| 0 | | | Bill | Authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent. | RECONSIDERED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200298
| 0 | | | Bill | Authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent. | ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR | Fail | |
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200298
| 0 | | | Bill | Authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200188
| 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 located in the vicinity of Calera Road between Red Lion Road and Chalfont Drive, commonly known as the Liberty Bell Youth Organization Recreation Center. | | | |
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200345
| 0 | | | Bill | Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire fee simple title, or a lesser interest in real estate, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation, agreement in lieu of condemnation, or otherwise, in parcels of land along the Delaware River and in the bed of the former Kensington & Tacony Railroad, under certain terms and conditions. | | | |
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200354
| 0 | | | Bill | Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an Amendment to a Joint-Use Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pursuant to which certain parcels of real estate constituting the I-95 right-of-way, located beneath the elevated highway between the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Walt Whitman Bridge, are leased to the City of Philadelphia by the Commonwealth, subleased by the Interstate Land Management Corporation; all under certain terms and conditions. | | | |
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200365
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 9-2500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Fire Suppression System Workers,” to provide for additional licensing requirements for fire suppression system workers, all under certain terms and conditions. | | | |
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200303
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 9-4100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces,” to establish leave time for public health emergencies, modify existing provisions concerning the paid sick leave, and make technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. | | | |
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200364-A
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Contracts and Procurement,” by adding a new Chapter 17-2300, entitled “Public Hearing Required Prior to Execution of a Labor Agreement with City Workers Represented by the Fraternal Order Of Police With Respect To The Workers’ Terms And Conditions Of Employment,” by establishing certain definitions; and requiring a public hearing within thirty (30) days prior to the City entering into or amending a labor agreement with City workers represented by the Fraternal Order of Police, all under certain terms and conditions. | | | |
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200368-A
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity,” by adding a new Chapter 10-2500, entitled “Prohibited Physical Contact by Peace Officers,” to prevent unnecessary death or injury via asphyxiation by prohibiting certain physical contact by peace officers, all under certain terms and conditions. | | | |
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200261
| 0 | | | Resolution | Encouraging the National Committee of the Young Democrats of America to hold their 2021 Biennial Convention in the City of Philadelphia. | ADOPTED | | |
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200262
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1421 Letterly Street located in the Fifth Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 and Chapter 16-404 of The Philadelphia Code. | ADOPTED | | |
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200379
| 0 | | | Resolution | Calling upon the City of Philadelphia to invest in a Black stimulus package for our neighborhoods, to include $500 million in capital investments for affordable housing and commercial corridors, in addition to operating investments in a Poverty Action Fund for rent subsidy, basic income, benefits access, and job training stipends; and further authorizing the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to consider the City’s Black stimulus. | ADOPTED | | |
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200383-A
| 0 | | | Resolution | Ratifying the Mayor’s Declaration of Emergency Related to the COVID-19 health emergency. | READ | | |
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200383-A
| 1 | | | Resolution | Ratifying the Mayor’s Declaration of Emergency Related to the COVID-19 health emergency. | AMENDED | | |
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200383-A
| 1 | | | Resolution | Ratifying the Mayor’s Declaration of Emergency Related to the COVID-19 health emergency. | ADOPTED | Pass | |
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200384
| 0 | | | Resolution | Calling upon the Congress to allocate fair and direct federal support to all of America’s communities, regardless of population size. | ADOPTED | | |
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200385
| 0 | | | Resolution | Calling upon the Congress to enact and fund a national, sustainable water affordability plan similar to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (“LIHEAP”). | ADOPTED | | |
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200331
| 0 | | | Resolution | Approving the Director of Finance’s Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund Withdrawal Certification for purposes of allowing utilization of $34,276,000 in the Reserve Fund for General Fund purposes in connection with the FY2021 Operating Budget. | ADOPTED | | |
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200080
| 0 | | | Resolution | Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter calling on the Police Department to eliminate the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. | ADOPTED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200216
| 1 | | | Resolution | Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Victim Advocate, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. | ADOPTED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200377
| 1 | | | Resolution | Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of a Citizens Police Oversight Commission, and to authorize City Council by ordinance to determine the composition, powers, and duties of the Commission; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. | ADOPTED | Pass | 16:1 |
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200296-A
| 0 | | | Bill | Constituting the Fifteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1998 (the “1998 General Ordinance”); authorizing the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the “City”) to sell, either at public or private sale, one or more series of Gas Works Revenue Bonds and Gas Works Revenue Bonds to refund such Bonds (the “Bonds”); to pay the costs of certain capital projects and other Project Costs; authorizing the City to obtain credit enhancement for any Series of the Bonds; making certain determinations and covenants relating to Gas Works Revenues and the payment of interest and principal; and authorizing covenants and actions in order that the Bonds shall not be arbitrage bonds; all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200329-A
| 0 | | | Bill | Approving a Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan 2019-2020 to add $40,410,779 in Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding, all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200394
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Children and Youth to conduct hearings to investigate the status of children in Philadelphia during and post-COVID-19. | ADOPTED | | |
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200395
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Education to conduct hearings to investigate curriculum realignment opportunities within the School District of Philadelphia to ensure preparedness for Post-COVID-19 career opportunities based upon Philadelphia’s labor market forecast. | ADOPTED | | |
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200396
| 0 | | | Resolution | Calling on the United States Senate to Adopt the Funding Enhancements to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) as Provided in the HEROES Act HR 6800. | ADOPTED | | |
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200397
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings to review the City’s response to protests in support of ending systemic racism in policing and of the Black Lives Matter movement, and to provide residents with a forum to share their experiences and make recommendations for safer and non-discriminatory policing. | ADOPTED | | |
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200398
| 0 | | | Resolution | Urging the U.S. Congress to appropriate funds to sustain the U.S. Postal Service, and to ensure the Postal Service continues to function as a universal public service. | ADOPTED | | |
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200399
| 0 | | | Resolution | Initiating action to continue the Mayfair Business Improvement District beyond its termination date in an area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from the north side of Harbison Avenue to the south side of Sheffield Street and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Frankford Avenue; and for which Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, serves as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District. | ADOPTED | | |
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200400
| 0 | | | Resolution | Honoring and recognizing Erika James as the first woman and person of color to become dean of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. | ADOPTED | | |
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200401
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committees on Appropriations and Finance to hold hearings to consider an independent analysis of the Business Income and Receipts Tax structure and rates. | ADOPTED | | |
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200402
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to consider a program that provides broadband internet for Philadelphians to access quality schools and quality jobs. | ADOPTED | | |
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200403
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to continue to hold hearings to assess the City of Philadelphia’s efforts, as coordinated by the Managing Director’s Office and human services departments, to prevent and treat abuse, addiction, and disease related to the use of opioids; and to assess the City’s response to the 2020 Restorative Investment Plan for Kensington Residents. | ADOPTED | | |
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200404
| 0 | | | Resolution | Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 200298, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council. | ADOPTED | | |
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200405
| 0 | | | Resolution | Honoring the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund for providing immediate financial assistance through forgivable loans to small businesses locally and statewide during the COVID-19 crisis and encouraging Philadelphia’s small businesses to apply for the program. | ADOPTED | | |
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200406
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to hold quarterly hearings that include monthly reporting requirements, to discuss the fiscal position and overarching social impact goals of the City, including and as related to the Five-Year Plan and the reporting requirements set forth in the Quarterly City Manager’s Report (“QCMR”) and as submitted to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (“PICA”). | ADOPTED | | |
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200407
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the City Council of Philadelphia to create a Special Committee on the Future Economy of Philadelphia to develop policy and hold hearings to promote economic competitiveness, expansion, and opportunities for the City and all Philadelphians. | ADOPTED | | |
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200408
| 0 | | | Resolution | Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings on the impact of COVID-19 on homelessness, evictions, and residential foreclosures and the City’s efforts to combat homelessness, evictions, and residential foreclosures. | ADOPTED | | |
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200409
| 0 | | | Resolution | Calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reverse the legalization of the sale of “consumer fireworks” in the State of Pennsylvania. | | | |
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200145
| 0 | | | Bill | Authorizing the vacating of Charles Street (also known as Markle Street), between Manayunk Avenue and Dexter Street, under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200146
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 190450) approved July 17, 2019, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 15-S by placing on the City Plan Alter Street from Seventeenth Street to Eighteenth Street in order to conform more closely with existing conditions, under certain terms and conditions,” by revising the terms and conditions stated therein and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200148
| 0 | | | Bill | Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 359 by relocating the southwesterly houseline of Byberry Road approximately two feet southwestwardly between a point approximately four-hundred one feet northwest of The Roosevelt Boulevard to a point approximately five-hundred fifty feet further northwestwardly therefrom, thereby widening said Byberry Road between such points, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of the widened portion of Byberry Road being placed on the City Plan. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200116
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 9 of Subcode PM (“The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code”) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Additional Special Requirements,” to establish requirements for managers of certain buildings pertaining to identification of occupants to better assist responders during emergency situations; all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200147
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Subcode F of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Philadelphia Fire Code,” to establish limitations on the use of hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid, under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200285
| 0 | | | Bill | To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2021-2026 inclusive. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200286
| 0 | | | Bill | To adopt a Fiscal 2021 Capital Budget. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 16:0 |
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200287
| 2 | | | Bill | Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2021. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 14:3 |
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200288
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parking Tax,” by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 15:1 |
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200290
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Business Income and Receipts Taxes,” by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200291
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Wage and Net Profits Tax,” by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 15:2 |
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200292
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” to eliminate the discount for early payment of real estate taxes, all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200183
| 0 | | | Bill | Approving the ninth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Washington avenue, S. Twenty-fifth street, Reed street, the rear property lines of the 1400 and 1500 blocks of S. Taylor street, Tasker street, S. 25th street, Moore street and S. Broad street, including the ninth amendment to the urban renewal plan, which provides, inter alia, for changes that would make it consistent with the Point Breeze Redevelopment Area Plan and generally consistent with the most recent Comprehensive Plan approved by the City Planning Commission of the City of Philadelphia. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200346
| 0 | | | Bill | To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 56th Street, Arch Street, Conestoga Street, and Market Street. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200347
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area,” to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits, for the purpose of facilitating economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 16:1 |
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200076
| 0 | | | Bill | Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter calling on the Police Department to eliminate the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and, authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200208
| 0 | | | Bill | Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Victim Advocate, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and, authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200328
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled “Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order,” to provide workplace protections in emergency health orders and regulations, provide protections for employees against retaliatory actions both for the disclosure of information related to employer non-compliance with such orders and for refusal to work under unsafe conditions caused by non-compliance with such orders, all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200355
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 180293), entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 34-S and 41-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Packer Avenue from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to the Pierhead Line of the Delaware River and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes, water main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of Packer Avenue being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.” | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200363
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Residence Requirements,” by restoring the requirement that no person shall be appointed as an employee in the civil service, including but not limited to police officers, unless he or she has been a bona fide resident of the City for at least one year prior to appointment. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 16:1 |
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200367
| 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 creation of the Citizens Police Oversight Commission; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 16:1 |
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200370
| 1 | | | Bill | Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into a concession agreement with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. for the operation, maintenance and expansion of a bicycle sharing system, an essential service during the COVID-19 period, under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200351
| 1 | | | Bill | Authorizing the operation of sidewalk cafes during the COVID-19 emergency until December 31, 2020 in areas of the City where such activity currently must be otherwise authorized by special ordinance, and allowing expanded activity by currently licensed sidewalk café operations, all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200352
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 11-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “General Provisions,” to authorize the Streets Department to permit closure of the public right-of-way, including on street parking spaces, for public health, welfare and safety purposes during the COVID-19 public health emergency until December 31, 2020, including expansion of business uses that cannot operate in indoor environment or have limited indoor capacity and/or service due to the Covid-19 emergency, all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200293
| 0 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance,” by making revisions, including but not limited to, the exception for emergency contracting; all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200344
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code to create a new Chapter 9-5000, entitled “Food Delivery Services,” to regulate third-party food delivery services, require certain disclosures to consumers, and provide for a limitation on certain fees charged to consumers; all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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200306
| 1 | | | Bill | Amending Chapter 9-4100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces,” by adding new definitions and requirements to ensure that certain health care employees are compensated for lost wages and medical expenses in the event they contract a communicable disease at work during a pandemic or epidemic event, all under certain terms and conditions. | READ AND PASSED | Pass | 17:0 |
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