City of Philadelphia

City Council Calendar

Thursday, March 26, 2026

PUBLIC COMMENT

Please note that this is an in-person meeting, and it is open to the public. This meeting

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ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT: City Council receives public comment on bills and

resolutions that are printed on this agenda for the meeting. Speakers will have up to three

minutes to speak; please prepare your comments to fit within that time limit. The Council

President, may, depending on circumstances, establish a lower time limit. The Council

President will announce the applicable time limit at the beginning of the public comment

portion of the agenda. The Council President may also limit repetitious comments on the

same agenda item or defer comments to the next meeting of Council.

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Speakers for public comment can sign

up in advance, submit comments electronically, or sign up to speak the day of the meeting.

To sign up in advance, speakers may call 215-686-3406 or email chiefclerk@phila.gov by

no later than 3 p.m. the day before the meeting. Speakers who sign up in advance will be

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Full name (including proper pronunciation and spelling)

The bill number or resolution number that will be addressed

Whether you support or oppose that particular bill or resolution

Telephone number where you can be reached

Street address

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email. Electronic submissions become part of the written record of the proceedings but

they are not read aloud in Council. To sign up the day of the meeting, come to Room 400,

City Hall and check in at the desk by the entrance.

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ORDER OF BUSINESS IN A COUNCIL SESSION

Note: Some items do not occur at every session:

Invocation.

Approval of the journal of the preceding meeting.

Requests by Councilmembers for permission to be absent from the session.

Reading of communications from the Mayor.

Introduction of bills and resolutions (to be referred to appropriate Committees of

Council).

Reports from Committees of Council.

Special business.

Bills on first reading.

Public comment on bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage

Calendars - titles are printed below.

Bills that Council passed but that need to be returned by the Mayor for reconsideration.

Consideration of bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage

Calendars.

Bills and resolutions on the Suspension Calendar.

Speeches by Councilmembers.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FINAL PASSAGE

260244

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier

Resolution also naming the intersection of 40th and Chestnut Street as “Darcenia Burrell Way”

to honor the life and legacy of Darcenia V. Burrell and her lasting contributions to the

community.

260245

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier

Resolution also naming the 5100 Block of Chester Avenue as “Paul Ellis Hill Way” to honor

the life, legacy, and community impact of Paul Ellis Hill in the Kingsessing neighborhood.

260251

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1601, 1605, 1616, 1618, 1620

N. 16th Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter

16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.

260252

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3001 Martha Street, now

subdivided resulting in the creation of twenty (20) individual parcels known as 3011, 3013,

3015, 3017, 3019, 3021, 3023, 3025, 3027, 3029, 3031, 3033, 3035, 3037, 3039, 3041, 3043,

3045, 3047 and 3049 Martha Street located in the 1st Councilmanic District in accordance with

the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.

260257

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2726 N.15th Street located in

the 8th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The

Philadelphia Code.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE

250768

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier

An Ordinance amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Contracts and

Procurement,” to prohibit contractors providing solid waste, recycling or composting services

to the City from incinerating discarded matter, under certain terms and conditions.

250807

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire, on behalf of the

City, fee simple title or a lesser interest, by purchase, dedication, donation, condemnation,

agreement in lieu of condemnation or otherwise, for the purpose of making, enlarging,

connecting, extending, operating, and maintaining public parks for recreational use, certain

parcels of land, generally bounded and located between Vine Street, Fairmount Avenue, 8th

Street and 12th Street, together with all improvements thereon and all associated easements

and appurtenances; and to lease the property, or a portion thereof, to the Center City District;

all under certain terms and conditions.

250844

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass

An Ordinance regulating the direction of movement of traffic on West Lippincott Street,

between 22nd Street and 23rd Street, all under certain terms and conditions.

250980-A

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Phillips

An Ordinance amending Chapter 9-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Property Licenses

and Owner Accountability,” by requiring non-resident landlords to provide verifiable contact

information and a designated local contact and establishing penalties for non-compliance, all

under certain terms and conditions.

251068

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones

An Ordinance amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use of an

Automated Red Light Enforcement System to Prevent Red Light Violations,” by authorizing

the installation of red light enforcement systems at the intersection of School House Lane &

Henry Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.

251069

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Lozada

An Ordinance regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Adams Avenue between

Wingohocking Street and Frankford Avenue, as well as Leiper Street between Adams Avenue

and Ruan Street.

251099

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Thomas

An Ordinance amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Officers and Employees,”

to provide for compensation of the Director of Office of Prison Oversight and members of the

Philadelphia Prison Community Oversight Board, and amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia

Code, entitled “Miscellaneous,” to add a new chapter, providing for the powers and duties of

Office of Prison Oversight and Philadelphia Prison Community Oversight Board and the

manner in which other officers, employees and agencies shall fulfill their respective

responsibilities with respect to the Office and Board, all under certain terms and conditions.

251102

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of

1001 S 10th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, under certain terms and conditions.

260025

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance authorizing the installation, ownership, and maintenance of various

encroachments along the 300 Block of South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, under

certain terms and conditions.

260095

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Driscoll

An Ordinance authorizing the installation, ownership and maintenance of an elevator

encroachment in the vicinity of 3400 Aramingo Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134, under certain

terms and conditions.

260115

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier

An Ordinance authorizing Mukeshkumar Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand at the

northwest corner of 34th Street and Convention Avenue and Civic Center Boulevard to

construct, use, and maintain conduits in, under, and across the northwest corner of 34th Street

and Convention Avenue and Civic Center Boulevard for the purpose of supplying electrical

service to said newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.