City of Philadelphia

City Council Calendar

Thursday, January 29, 2026

PUBLIC COMMENT

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

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Public comment will be received in-person regarding those matters printed on the agenda

on the following pages. Speakers interested in participating in public comment at this

meeting may call 215-686-3406 by no later than 3 p.m. the day before the meeting and they

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time frame will be added to the list. Speakers will have up to three minutes to speak; the

Council President, however, reserves the right based on circumstances to establish a

different time limit. The Council President may also limit testimony where repetitious

comments are offered on an agenda item.

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

241070

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Thomas

Resolution proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to eliminate the

requirement that City officers and employees resign from their City office or employment before

becoming candidates for public office; and providing for the submission of the amendment of the

electors of Philadelphia.

260033

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier

Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia

Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 2045 S. 56th Street; 5123, 5125, 5127,

5129 Baltimore Avenue in the 3rd Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further

authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee

simple title to such properties pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code.

260034

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 134, 138, and 140 N 58th St

located in the 4th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The

Philadelphia Code.

260036

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Lozada

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2039 E. Fletcher Street located in

the 7th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia

Code.

260037

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Lozada

Resolution approving the Third Amendment to Redevelopment Agreement of the Philadelphia

Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the American

Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, designated as Revised Parcel No. 8, Revised Parcel

No. 9 and Parcel No. 10A, also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for

Revised Parcel No. 8 as 1700-34 N. American Street, for Revised Parcel No. 9 as 1703-69 N.

Bodine Street (including 229-33 Cecil B. Moore Avenue), and for Parcel No. 10A as 1736-54 N.

American Street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the Third Amendment to

Redevelopment Agreement with 1700 North American Street, LLC and to take such action as may

be necessary to effectuate the Third Amendment to Redevelopment Agreement.

260039

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1909 N. Van Pelt Street located in

the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia

Code.

260040

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1437, 1438, 1539, 1544, 1546, and

1610 Ogden St; 863 N 15th St; 841, 845, and 851 N 16th Street located in the 5th Councilmanic

District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.

260041

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1802-04 N. Franklin Street, 1803,

1807-25 N. 8th Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of

Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.

260042

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1403, 1409, 1415, 1428, 1436,

1441 N. 17th Street, 1624, 1626 Jefferson Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District in

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

260044

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla

Resolution expressing the City Council’s priorities for the Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation’s 95 Revive Project from Center City to South Philadelphia

260045

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla for Council President Johnson

Resolution honoring Father Joseph J. Kelley by renaming the 2400 block of South 17th Street as

“Father Joseph Kelley Way” in recognition of his dedicated Pastoral leadership at Saint Monica

Parish and his longstanding service to the South Philadelphia community.

260046

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass

Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia

Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 2726 N. 15th Street in the 8th

Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further authorizing the Philadelphia

Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such properties

pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE

241056

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Thomas

An Ordinance 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 to eliminate the requirement that City officers and employees resign from their

City office or employment before becoming candidates for public office; and authorizing the

appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.

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.

250843

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla for Council President Johnson

An Ordinance amending Chapter 10-700 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled “Refuse and Littering,” to

require locking dumpsters; all under certain terms and conditions.

251025

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Driscoll

An Ordinance regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Ryan Avenue between Leon Street

and Frankford Avenue.

RESOLUTIONS

260064

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Thomas for Councilmember Gilmore Richardson

Resolution authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings on the decrease in Black student

enrollment at School District of Philadelphia special admission schools

260065

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Council President Johnson

Resolution recognizing the life and legacy of Joseph R. Syrnick for his distinguished career of public

service to the City of Philadelphia and his visionary leadership in transforming the Schuylkill River

Corridor, Trail, and Waterfront.

260067

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young

Resolution recognizing January 20 - 23, 2026 as “Social Justice Week” in the City of Philadelphia,

and further honoring Friends Select School for its contributions and dedication to being an antiracist

school with a culture and a curriculum that encourage and empower awareness of and response to

issues and events in the City of Philadelphia.

260068

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Brooks

Resolution recognizing the lives and legacies and expressing condolences for the deaths of Keith

Porter Jr., Renee Nicole Good, Alex Pretti, Chaofeng Ge, Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, Parady La and

the countless individuals who have been killed, disappeared or tortured in the past year.

260069

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Harrity

Resolution recognizing January as National Substance Use Disorder Month and honoring the

resilience of individuals, families, and communities impacted by substance use disorder in Philadelphia

and nationwide.

260070

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember O'Rourke

Resolution honoring WURD Radio for being nationally recognized as a nominee for an NAACP

Image Award for its limited podcast series “Exonerated: The Cost of Wrongful Conviction,” which

explores life after wrongful conviction in Philadelphia, exemplifying local journalism’s mission to

explain, clarify, and nuance the diverse experiences of Philadelphians.

260071

INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember O'Neill

Resolution authorizing Councilman Brian O’Neill’s appeal, on behalf of and as representative of City

Council, of the decision of the Department of Licenses and Inspections with respect to 451 Rhawn

St.