Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Legislation acted on
Matters this meeting took action on, each linking to its bill page.
- Bill 200158ENACTED
Authorizing Alterra Properties (“Owner”) to construct, own, and maintain a proposed exterior building ramp and steps at 1401-15 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (“Property”), all under certain term...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200159ENACTED
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Landlord and Tenant,” to clarify and amend applicable procedures pertaining to the Fair Housing Commission, and to provide for the adoption o...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200163ENACTED
Establishing no truck parking regulations on Belfield Avenue between North 20th Street and Wister Street, and Ogontz Avenue between West Somerville Avenue and Lindley Avenue.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200179ENACTED
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Farmers’ Markets,” by adding a permissible location on Ogontz Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200185ENACTED
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize bicycle lanes in the vicinity of Passyunk Avenue, from 61st Street to Essington Avenue and Essin...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200186ENACTED
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize bicycle lanes in the Third Council District in the vicinity of South 49th Street, from Paschall...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200187ENACTED
Establishing a no parking regulation on the east side of North 31st Street, between Jefferson Street and West Thompson Street.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200209ENACTED
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Green street and N. 11th street; N. 13th street and Mount Vernon street; Allen street and Germantown avenue; Wallace street and N. 12th street; Law...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200210ENACTED
Authorizing Walnut Street Theater Corporation (“Owner”) to construct, own, and maintain a proposed building overhang encroachment at 815-23 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (“Property”), all unde...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200211ENACTED
Establishing no truck parking regulations on 5800 Musgrave Street.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200252ENACTED
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination,” to clarify that unlawful discrimination includes discrimination base...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200259ENACTED
Authorizing the construction, installation, ownership, use and maintenance of an open-air sidewalk café at 901-25 North Delaware Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200369ENACTED
Authorizing City Officials to file Articles of Incorporation to establish a Non-Profit Corporation that shall be called The Philadelphia Poverty Action Fund for the purpose of reducing poverty in Phil...
- Bill 200373ENACTED
Authorizing Gojjo Incorporated (“Owner”) to install, own, and maintain a proposed sidewalk café at 4536-40 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143 (“Property”), all under certain terms and conditions...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200388ENACTED
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,...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200415ENACTED
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Tolbut Street, from Torresdale Avenue eastbound to the end of the roadway.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200417ENACTED
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Building Construction and Occupancy Code,” and Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” by adding disclosure requirem...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200419ENACTED
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 from the General Fund, the Council to the General Fund, the Director of Finance.
- Bill 200422ENACTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation a.k.a. PCDC (“Owner”) to own and maintain a pedestrian plaza, along the west median of the 10th Street and Vine Street intersection on th...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200423ENACTED
Authorizing Keystone Property Group (“Owner”) to construct, own, and maintain a proposed exterior building ramp at 100 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (“Property”), all under cert...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200495ENACTED
Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on certain portions of Ludlow Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200496ENACTED
Amending Section 11-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Curb Cuts,” to define curb cut and add prohibitions on curb cuts in order to facilitate the construction of transit platforms, under certain...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200499ENACTED
Authorizing Mark Capriotti (“Owner”) to install, own, and maintain a proposed sidewalk café at 310 West Master Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 (“Property”), all under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200500ENACTED
Removing existing parking meters and regulations, as well as establishing an “Authorized Vehicles Only” regulation in front of 7306 Castor Avenue and both sides of the 7300 block of Elgin Street.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200517ENACTED
Amending Section 5 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 180692) approved on October 31, 2018, entitled “An Ordinance legalizing an existing wood deck and ramp encroachment at 1338-1344 Rising Sun Avenue, Philade...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200538ENACTED
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code to create a new Chapter 10-2500, entitled “Less Lethal Devices,” to regulate the use of less lethal devices in specific situations; all under certain terms a...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Resolution 200579ADOPTED
Honoring and Commending Richard M. Gordon, IV for being named the 2021 National Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and for his exemplary leadership as the...
- Resolution 200581ADOPTED
Affirming all Philadelphians’ First Amendment rights to protest and peaceful assembly, particularly in response to the upcoming presidential election.
- Resolution 200582ADOPTED
Honoring and congratulating Department of Licenses and Inspections Commissioner David Perri on his retirement from the City of Philadelphia and recognizing his exceptional leadership and accomplishmen...
- Resolution 200583ADOPTED
Honoring and congratulating the Frankford High School Baseball team, on their successful 2019 season and conference 11-3 record in the Philadelphia Public League.
- Resolution 200584ADOPTED
Recognizing October 2020 as Filipino American History Month in the City of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 200585ADOPTED
Recognizing and honoring the Russian-language newspaper, “Philadelphia News,” on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary in print media.
- Bill 200587HELD IN COMMITTEE
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 Ch...
- Bill 200588-AENACTED
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Contracts and Procurement,” by amending Chapter 17-100, entitled “Procurement Contracts,” to add disclosure requirements related to prior contract...
- Bill 200589-AENACTED
Amending Chapter 17-100, entitled “Procurement Contracts,” by adding requirements related to the provision of information regarding the demographic characteristics of the employees of, and the labor f...
- Bill 200590-AENACTED
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Contracts and Procurement,” by amending Chapter 17-100, entitled “Procurement Contracts,” and Chapter 17-1400, entitled “Non-Competitively Bid Con...
- Bill 200591ENACTED
Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Newsstands,” by expanding the allowable items newsstands can sell and offer, all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 200592ENACTED
Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within the area bounded by Wissahickon Avenue, Hunting Park Avenue, Fox Street, and Roberts A...
- Bill 200593ENACTED
Amending Chapter 10-2000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use of Three-Dimensional Printer to Manufacture Firearms,” to change the Chapter title, to add definitions, to add additional prohibitions...
- Bill 200594HELD IN COMMITTEE
Amending Chapter 14-500 of the Philadelphia Zoning Code, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” by creating a new subsection, entitled “Multi-Modal Logistics Center Overlay District,” all under certain...
- Bill 200595ENACTED
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on portions of City Plan Nos. 32-S, 33-S, 40-S, 47-S, 48-S, and 53-S by placing on the City Plan Frances Harper Drive from Passyunk Avenue to Penrose Avenu...
- Bill 200596ENACTED
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 32-S, 33-S, 40-S, 46-S, 47-S, and 53-S by relocating the existing curblines and houselines along the southern side of West P...
- Bill 200597ENACTED
Authorizing the paving of Frances Harper Drive from Passyunk Avenue to Penrose Avenue, Pollock Street from South 26th Street to Frances Harper Drive, Schuylkill Avenue from Passyunk Avenue extending n...
- Bill 200598ENACTED
Authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 40-S, 47-S, and 48-S and abandonment of a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes, located along the former Hartranft Street, west of 26th Stre...
- Bill 200599ENACTED
Constituting the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Ordinance to the Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989, as supplemented; authorizing the Bond Committee to issue and sell one...
- Bill 200600ENACTED
Constituting the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Ordinance to the Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989, as supplemented; authorizing the Bond Committee to issue and sell one...
- Bill 200601ENACTED
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” by amending certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” by creating the “/HVO, Haverford Vill...
- Bill 200602ENACTED
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” by amending certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” by creating the “/TSO, 30th Street Ov...
- Bill 200603IN COMMITTEE
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” including Section 12-102 (“Definitions”) Section 12-201 (“Duties of the Police Department”), Section 12-203 (“Emergency and Trial R...
- Bill 200604WITHDRAWN
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designation of certain areas of the land located within an area bounded by Byberry Road, Woodhaven Road, the Poquessing Creek, and adjacent...
- Resolution 200605IN COMMITTEE
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of an independent Economic Opportunity Plan Oversight Board, to provide for ann...
- Resolution 200606ADOPTED
Recognizing and honoring Philadelphia native Kristen Welker for her outstanding, poised, and professional performance as moderator of the second and final 2020 Presidential Debate.
- Resolution 200607ADOPTED
Calling on the Philadelphia Police Department and the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services to increase reliance on trained behavioral health providers when responding t...
- Resolution 200608ADOPTED
Recognizing College Possible Philadelphia and its first cohort of college graduates.
- Resolution 200609ADOPTED
Formally apologizing on behalf of the Council of the City of Philadelphia for the decisions and events preceding and leading to the devastation that occurred on May 13, 1985, and establishing an annua...
- Resolution 200610ADOPTED
Honoring and congratulating the Northeast High School Field Hockey team, on their successful 2019 season and conference 10-0 record in the Philadelphia Public League.
- Resolution 200611ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services and the Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings examining the intersection of mental health, disability, and police encounters; and to...
- COMMUNICATION 200612PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 200349, 200374 and 200424, which were passed by Council on October 15, 2020, were signed by the Mayor on October 26, 2020.