City of Philadelphia  
City Council Calendar  
Thursday, March 12, 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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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.  
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The bill number or resolution number that will be addressed  
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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.  
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BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FINAL PASSAGE  
260171  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson for Council President Johnson  
Resolution urging the United States Congress to pass the "Protecting American History Act", which  
would prevent any further attempt by the federal government to whitewash Philadelphia's complex  
history and require the restoration of the President's House Memorial.  
260174  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier  
Resolution also naming the 5100 Block of Delancey Street as “Rasheen Hall Way” to honor the life  
and memory of Rasheen Hall and his lasting impact on his family, neighbors, and the West  
Philadelphia community.  
260175  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones  
Resolution renaming the 700 Block of North 63rd Street “Madeline Dunn Way” in recognition of her  
lifetime of community leadership and civic engagement in West Philadelphia.  
260179  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young  
Resolution also naming Buttonwood Street between Broad Street and N. 15th Street as “Dr.  
Constance E. Clayton Way.”  
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE  
250329  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember O'Rourke  
An Ordinance amending Chapter 9-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Property Licenses and  
Owner Accountability,” to clarify licensing requirements, authorize the Department to create a  
Proactive Inspection program, require public reporting related to Code compliance, and establish  
remedies, damages, and protections for tenants, all under certain terms and conditions.  
250330  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember O'Rourke  
An Ordinance amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Landlord and Tenant,” to  
modify the requirements related to good cause for ending a tenancy, add protections against  
retaliation and harassment for tenants and tenant organizations, specify tenants’ rights related to the  
implied warranty of habitability and provide a legal presumption related to breaches of the implied  
warranty of habitability, create a tenant right to organize, specify deadlines for asserting claims, and  
establish and enhance enforcement mechanisms, remedies, damages, and protections, all under certain  
terms and conditions.  
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.  
250769  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier for Council President Johnson  
An Ordinance amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Officers and Employees,” by  
changing the compensation of members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, all 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-A  
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.  
250917-A  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Young  
An Ordinance amending Section 14-529 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “/VDO, Fifth District  
Overlay District,” to provide for building requirements to prevent vacant lots, 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.  
251025  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Driscoll  
An Ordinance regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Ryan Avenue between Leon Street  
and Frankford Avenue.  
251066  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson for Council President Johnson  
An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Records and the Procurement Commissioner, on  
behalf of the City, to execute a multi-year concession agreement with Ancestry.com in connection  
with the digitizing, indexing, and public access and search of City of Philadelphia Department of  
Records vital records, all under provisions set forth in the concession agreement substantially as set  
forth in Exhibit A to this ordinance.  
260021  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson  
An Ordinance amending Chapter 19-1700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Finance, Taxes, and  
Collections,” to amend excluded transactions to the realty transfer tax, all under certain terms and  
conditions.  
260112  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson for Council President Johnson  
An Ordinance authorizing, generally, the continued issuance and sale by the City of Philadelphia of  
Gas Works Revenue Notes of the City, prescribing the forms of notes and providing for their  
execution and payment, pledging certain revenues of the Gas Works as security, adopting a rate  
covenant and directing the imposition and collection of rates and charges sufficient to comply  
therewith, prescribing the conditions precedent to the issuance of specific series of notes, including a  
resolution passed by the Bond Committee providing for establishment of credit support for notes,  
providing for designation of a fiscal agent and sinking fund depositary, providing for establishment of a  
sinking fund and its management, providing remedies upon default, and providing for amendments and  
modifications.  
260113  
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson for Council President Johnson  
An Ordinance authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by the Philadelphia Facilities  
Management Corporation on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works of an amended Service  
Agreement with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC for gas storage services under the  
Transco WSS Open Access Rate Schedule.