City of Philadelphia

City Council Calendar

Thursday, May 7, 2026

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.

Speakers for public comment can sign up in advance, submit comments electronically, or

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 added to the list. Speakers must sign up

individually, not on behalf of others or groups, and provide the following information:

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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

Speakers may also submit public comment electronically by email to

chiefclerk@phila.gov no later than 3 p.m. the day before the meeting, preferably as a PDF

attachment to the 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.

*If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please let the Chief

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information about our language services.

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

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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.

RESOLUTIONS ON FINAL PASSAGE

260436

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier for Council President Johnson

Resolution approving the appointment of William Snyder, Jr., as a member of the Board of

Commissioners of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

260437

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier for Council President Johnson

Resolution extending approval of the 2025-2026 Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.)

Program Annual Program Statement and Budget, which addresses expenditures by various agencies

in the first year of the H.O.M.E. Program, to constitute approval of spending in Fiscal Year 2027,

pursuant to that same Program Statement and Budget.

260447

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Driscoll for Council President Johnson

Resolution approving the reappointment of Abby Pozefsky to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and

Storm Water Rate Board.

260448

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass

Resolution also renaming the corner of E. Collom Street and Wakefield Street “Herbert ‘Drum’

Burch Way,” to honor and recognize the life, service, and enduring legacy of Herbert “Drum” Burch,

a devoted community activist, veteran, healthcare professional, and political leader in the City of

Philadelphia.

BILLS 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.

250806

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

An Ordinance authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1811

Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130, 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.

250836

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

An Ordinance authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1444

Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19125, under certain terms and conditions.

250918

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

An Ordinance authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 161 W

Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122, under certain terms and conditions.

251029

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to provide for

designated transportation network company vehicle stands, definitions and prohibitions, clarifying

penalties related to bus, taxicab and TNC vehicle stands, amending violations subject to

camera-based parking enforcement, and amending parking violations subject to towing, all under

certain terms and conditions.

251067

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier for Council President Johnson

An Ordinance authorizing real estate transactions by the Commissioner of Public Property, the

Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority and the Philadelphia Land Bank necessary to permit the City

of Philadelphia to acquire property bounded by Island Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South 77th Street,

Buist Avenue, South 78th Street, Cobbs Creek waterway, the vacated section of South 75th, and the

former Grays Avenue, including property known as Cibotti Recreation Center, all under certain terms

and conditions.

251070

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

An Ordinance amending Section 12-926 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Center City Parking

Regulations,” to confirm regulations adopted by the Department of Streets that establish and revise

loading zone regulations in additional portions of the Center City area; and to reauthorize changes and

additions to such regulations; all under certain terms and conditions.

251100

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia,

to enter into an amendment to a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for use

by the City of all or a portion of the premises located at 1600-26 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, under

certain terms and conditions.

260026

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle

Lanes,” to authorize a bicycle lane and removal of parking on Columbia Avenue, under certain terms

and conditions.

260063

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass

An Ordinance renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as Panati Playground,

located at 3100 N 22nd Street, to the “Allegheny West Recreation Center” in recognition of the

community and neighborhood that it serves.

260134

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla for Council President Johnson

An Ordinance amending Chapter 12-923 of the Philadelphia Code entitled “Smart Loading Zones”

authorizing the Philadelphia Parking Authority to install smart loading zones in the area of Center City

bounded by Spring Garden Street, Bainbridge Street, the Schuylkill River and the Delaware River, for

the purpose of improving the appropriate use of loading zones and reducing traffic congestion, all

under certain terms and conditions.

260216

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson for Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance authorizing the installation, ownership and maintenance of a dumpster encroachment in

the vicinity of 509-19 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, under certain terms and conditions.

260217

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson for Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance authorizing various encroachments in the vicinity of 2655 S Juniper St, Philadelphia,

PA 19148, under certain terms and conditions.

260240

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones

An Ordinance removing the parking lane and prohibiting stopping on the south side of Cinnaminson

Street, from Mitchell Street to Pechin Street.

260242

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass

An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver a deed to the

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of

City-owned land with buildings and improvements, situated on 5928-30 Germantown Avenue in the

8th Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia

260265

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Driscoll for Council President Johnson

An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to amend certain

requirements applicable to buses and areas designated for use by buses, including applicable

penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.

260266

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Driscoll for Council President Johnson

An Ordinance authorizing the Procurement Commissioner to enter into agreements to purchase

electricity, natural gas and motor fuel for use by the City in City facilities and vehicles, including

agreements that obligate payment for delivery of such energy supplies in future fiscal years, all under

certain terms and conditions.

260267

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance authorizing an encroachment in the nature of a staircase in the vicinity of 611 S 7th St,

Philadelphia, PA 19147, under certain terms and conditions.

260337

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Lozada for Council President Johnson

An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia,

to enter into lease or sublease agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development

for all or a portion of the premises that includes certain parcels of land, generally referred to as

Victory Gardens and Emerson Landfill, for environmental remediation of the land, development of a

facility at said premises, and use by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542, all

under certain terms and conditions.

260338

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Driscoll

An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia,

to grant to PECO Energy Company an easement for the purpose of accessing, installing, maintaining

and repairing underground transformers and supporting infrastructure along and adjacent to a portion

of the Pennypack Path in and about the area commonly known as 7801 State Road, under certain

terms and conditions.

260339

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance amending Bill No. 241031 (approved January 15, 2025), entitled “Authorizing the

Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a sublease

agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for use by the City of a portion of the premises

located at 1 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under certain terms and conditions,” to

authorize the lease of additional space within the premises, under certain terms and conditions.

260340

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

An Ordinance authorizing various encroachments in the vicinity of 323 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA

19107, under certain terms and conditions.