Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Legislation acted on
Matters this meeting took action on, each linking to its bill page.
- Bill 200076ENACTED
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter calling on the Police Department to eliminate the practice of u...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Resolution 200080ADOPTED
Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter calling on the Police Department to eliminate the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk; and providing for the submission of the prop...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200116ENACTED
Amending Chapter 9 of Subcode PM (“The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code”) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Additional Special Requirements,” to establish requirements for managers...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200145ENACTED
Authorizing the vacating of Charles Street (also known as Markle Street), between Manayunk Avenue and Dexter Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200146ENACTED
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 190450) approved July 17, 2019, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 15-S by placing on the Ci...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200147ENACTED
Amending Subcode F of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Philadelphia Fire Code,” to establish limitations on the use of hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid, under certain terms and c...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200148ENACTED
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 359 by relocating the southwesterly houseline of Byberry Road approximately two feet southwestwardly between a point approxim...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200183ENACTED
Approving the ninth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Washington avenue, S. Twenty-fifth street, Reed street, the rea...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200208ENACTED
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Victim Advocate...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Resolution 200216ADOPTED
Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Victim Advocate, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Phila...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Resolution 200261ADOPTED
Encouraging the National Committee of the Young Democrats of America to hold their 2021 Biennial Convention in the City of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 200262ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1421 Letterly Street located in the Fifth Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 and Chapter 16-404 of The Philadelph...
- Bill 200285ENACTED
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2021-2026 inclusive.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200286ENACTED
To adopt a Fiscal 2021 Capital Budget.
Roll call: 16 Yes, 1 Absent (member by member)
- Bill 200287ENACTED
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
Roll call: 14 Yes, 3 No (member by member)
- Bill 200288ENACTED
Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parking Tax,” by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 15 Yes, 1 No, 1 Abstained (member by member)
- Bill 200290ENACTED
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Business Income and Receipts Taxes,” by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200291ENACTED
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Wage and Net Profits Tax,” by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 15 Yes, 2 No (member by member)
- Bill 200292ENACTED
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” to eliminate the discount for early payment of real estate taxes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200293ENACTED
Amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance,” by making revisions, including but not limited to, the exception for emergency cont...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200296-AENACTED
Constituting the Fifteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1998 (the “1998 General Ordinance”); authorizing the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the “City”...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200298ENACTED
Authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commissi...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200306ENACTED
Amending Chapter 9-4100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces,” by adding new definitions and requirements to ensure that certain health care employees are comp...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200328ENACTED
Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled “Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order,” to provide workplace protections in emergency health orders and...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200329-AENACTED
Approving a Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan 2019-2020 to add $40,410,779 in Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding, all under certain terms and condi...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Resolution 200331ADOPTED
Approving the Director of Finance’s Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund Withdrawal Certification for purposes of allowing utilization of $34,276,000 in the Reserve Fund for General Fund purposes in conn...
- Bill 200344ENACTED
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code to create a new Chapter 9-5000, entitled “Food Delivery Services,” to regulate third-party food delivery services, require certain disclosures to consumers, a...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200346ENACTED
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 56th Street, Arch Street, Conestoga Street, and Market Street.
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200347ENACTED
Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area,” to provide for additional extensions of certain...
Roll call: 16 Yes, 1 No (member by member)
- Bill 200351ENACTED
Authorizing the operation of sidewalk cafes during the COVID-19 emergency until December 31, 2020 in areas of the City where such activity currently must be otherwise authorized by special ordinance,...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200352ENACTED
Amending Chapter 11-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “General Provisions,” to authorize the Streets Department to permit closure of the public right-of-way, including on street parking spaces...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200355ENACTED
Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 180293), entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 34-S and 41-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating th...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 200363ENACTED
Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Residence Requirements,” by restoring the requirement that no person shall be appointed as an employee in the civil service, including but n...
Roll call: 16 Yes, 1 No (member by member)
- Bill 200367ENACTED
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...
Roll call: 16 Yes, 1 No (member by member)
- Bill 200370ENACTED
Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into a concession agreement with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. for the operation, maintenance and expansion of a bicycle shari...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Resolution 200377ADOPTED
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of a Citizens Police Oversight Commission, and to authorize City Council by ordinance to determine the composit...
Roll call: 16 Yes, 1 No (member by member)
- Resolution 200379ADOPTED
Calling upon the City of Philadelphia to invest in a Black stimulus package for our neighborhoods, to include $500 million in capital investments for affordable housing and commercial corridors, in ad...
- Resolution 200383-AADOPTED
Ratifying the Mayor’s Declaration of Emergency Related to the COVID-19 health emergency.
Roll call: 17 Other (member by member)
- Resolution 200384ADOPTED
Calling upon the Congress to allocate fair and direct federal support to all of America’s communities, regardless of population size.
- Resolution 200385ADOPTED
Calling upon the Congress to enact and fund a national, sustainable water affordability plan similar to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (“LIHEAP”).
- Bill 200387ENACTED
Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Section, entitled “Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee,” to provide for the creation of an advisory body to consider the quality of jobs and...
- 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,...
- Bill 200389ENACTED
Continuing the Mayfair Business Improvement District beyond its termination date, in an area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from the north side of Harbison Avenue to the sout...
- Bill 200390IN COMMITTEE
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” by providing that if a taxpayer enters into an installment payment agreement authorized by Section 19-1305, the City sh...
- Bill 200391IN COMMITTEE
Amending Chapter 13-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rates,” to provide a discount on water rates and charges for landlord-properties rented to low-income tenants,...
- Bill 200392ENACTED
Amending Section 10-403 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Prohibited Conduct,” by prohibiting the use of consumer fireworks and providing certain penalties, under certain terms and conditions.
- Resolution 200393ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to enter into a lease with Avenue North Renaissance, as tenant, for certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of...
- Resolution 200394ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Children and Youth to conduct hearings to investigate the status of children in Philadelphia during and post-COVID-19.
- Resolution 200395ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Education to conduct hearings to investigate curriculum realignment opportunities within the School District of Philadelphia to ensure preparedness for Post-COVID-19 caree...
- Resolution 200396ADOPTED
Calling on the United States Senate to Adopt the Funding Enhancements to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) as Provided in the HEROES Act HR 6800.
- Resolution 200397ADOPTED
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings to review the City’s response to protests in support of ending systemic racism in policing and of the Black Lives Matter moveme...
- Resolution 200398ADOPTED
Urging the U.S. Congress to appropriate funds to sustain the U.S. Postal Service, and to ensure the Postal Service continues to function as a universal public service.
- Resolution 200399ADOPTED
Initiating action to continue the Mayfair Business Improvement District beyond its termination date in an area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from the north side of Harbison A...
- Resolution 200400ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Erika James as the first woman and person of color to become dean of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Resolution 200401ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committees on Appropriations and Finance to hold hearings to consider an independent analysis of the Business Income and Receipts Tax structure and rates.
- Resolution 200402ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings to consider a program that provides broadband internet for Philadelphians to access quality schools and quality jobs.
- Resolution 200403ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to continue to hold hearings to assess the City of Philadelphia’s efforts, as coordinated by the Managing Director’s Office and human serv...
- Resolution 200404ADOPTED
Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 200298, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various cap...
- Resolution 200405ADOPTED
Honoring the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund for providing immediate financial assistance through forgivable loans to small businesses locally and statewide during the COVID-19 crisis and encouraging Philade...
- Resolution 200406ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to hold quarterly hearings that include monthly reporting requirements, to discuss the fiscal position and overarching s...
- Resolution 200407ADOPTED
Authorizing the City Council of Philadelphia to create a Special Committee on the Future Economy of Philadelphia to develop policy and hold hearings to promote economic competitiveness, expansion, and...
- Resolution 200408ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings on the impact of COVID-19 on homelessness, evictions, and residential...
- Resolution 200409ADOPTED
Calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reverse the legalization of the sale of “consumer fireworks” in the State of Pennsylvania.
- COMMUNICATION 200410PLACED ON FILE
June 25, 2020 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: Pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the...
- COMMUNICATION 200411PLACED ON FILE
June 25, 2020 To The President And Members Of The Council Of The City Of Philadelphia: I am returning herewith, as requested by your Resolution adopted today, Bill No. 200298, entitled “...