Thursday, June 9, 2022
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Legislation acted on
Matters this meeting took action on, each linking to its bill page.
- Bill 200006-AAENACTED
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for a preference in civil service examinations for a...
- Bill 200007-AENACTED
Amending Chapter 20-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Civil Service Preferences,” to provide for a civil service preference for qualified graduates of Career Technical Education Programs in the...
- Resolution 200040-AADOPTED
Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for a preference in civil service examinations for any qualified graduate of a Career Technical Education program in the School D...
- Bill 210677ENACTED
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,” by modifying when notice must be given regarding demolitions; all under certain terms a...
Roll call: 16 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 220008ENACTED
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,” to revise and add provisions relating to investigations concerning property adjacent to...
- Bill 220049ENACTED
Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code (“Political Contributions and Expenditures”) to add and make changes to provisions regarding campaign contributions and disclosure of political commit...
Roll call: 16 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 220188ENACTED
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 269 and abandonment of a portion of a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes in the vicinity of the northwesterly side of Civic...
- Bill 220189ENACTED
Amending Section 11-505 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Sidewalk Paving and Other Improvements by Property Owners,” to authorize the Streets Department to collect fees for costs incurred in review...
- Bill 220221-AENACTED
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (“The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code”) by revising Section PM-202 of Subcode PM (“The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code”), entitle...
- Bill 220243ENACTED
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Refuse and Littering,” by adding new definition for third party administrators, and revising Section 10-718 to sanction third party administ...
- Bill 220245ENACTED
Amending Chapter 12-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parking Regulations and Penalties,” by regulating on-street parking of unpermitted semitrailers and truck tractors, all under certain terms...
- Bill 220246ENACTED
Amending Chapter 12-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Towing and Immobilizing of Parked or Abandoned Vehicles,” by adding new regulations for the towing and storage of illegally parked semitrail...
- Bill 220247ENACTED
Amending Chapter 12-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations,” by establishing monetary penalties for on-street parking of semitrailers and truck tract...
- Bill 220337ENACTED
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” by adding a new Chapter, entitled “Employee Commuter Transit Benefit Programs,” to require certa...
Roll call: 16 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 220360ENACTED
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code (“Standards of Conduct and Ethics”) by revising and extending the prohibition on retaliation and adding protections against interference with Board of...
Roll call: 16 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 220361ENACTED
Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code (“Political Contributions and Expenditures”) to revise provisions and to make technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Roll call: 16 Yes (member by member)
- Bill 220379ENACTED
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Refuse and Littering,” to further define short dumping and related violations and to revise penalties and remedies related to such offenses,...
- Bill 220380ENACTED
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Bingham street, and Comly street.
- Bill 220381ENACTED
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Clearview street and N. Broad street.
- Bill 220382ENACTED
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Lawrence street and Somerville avenue; Ashdale street and N. 2nd street; Fairhill street and Tabor road; Chew avenue and N. 5th street; Howard str...
- Bill 220384ENACTED
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,” to amend provisions relating to allowable time extensions on a construction permit; all...
- Bill 220415ENACTED
Amending Section A-703.2 of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Special Certificate of Inspection,” to include satisfaction of certain plumbing facilities and fixture requirements as means of...
- Bill 220420ENACTED
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize bicycle lanes on Lindbergh boulevard between 58th street and 65th street; and making associated...
- Bill 220444ENACTED
Amending Chapter 20-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Councilmanic Districts,” by revising the approximate population in each of the Councilmanic Districts to include state and county prisoner d...
- Bill 220453ENACTED
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize a bicycle lane on West Market street from 20th street to 23rd street; and making associated chan...
- Resolution 220474ADOPTED
Approving the Rebuild Project Statement for Fiscal Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 pursuant to Bill No. 170206.
- Bill 220488ENACTED
Establishing no truck parking restrictions near various locations, including: recreation centers, libraries, parks, and schools in the 9th Council District; all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220489ENACTED
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 180560) approved July 10, 2018, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 250 by striking from the...
- Bill 220490ENACTED
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a pedestrian underpass in the vicinity of 5700-30 City Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220492ENACTED
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 375 by placing on the City Plan a certain portion of Sixty-Seventh Street, previously stricken from the City Plan, extending...
- Bill 220494ENACTED
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 97 and abandoning of a right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes, in the vicinity of east of Broad Street and extending from Washington Ave...
- Bill 220495ENACTED
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to authorize a bicycle lane on Grays Ferry avenue from 34th street to Washington avenue, and making associate...
- Bill 220500ENACTED
Authorizing an existing bulk front addition at 401-407 East Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120, under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220501ENACTED
Delegating to the Philadelphia Streets Department the authority to regulate the direction of movement of traffic and establish parking restrictions on certain streets within the bounded area of Wyomin...
- Bill 220502ENACTED
Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Gillingham street between Mulberry street and Tackawanna street, all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220503ENACTED
Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Meadow street between Paul street and Frankford avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220504-AENACTED
Amending Section 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Permit Parking Districts,” by amending the boundaries for certain permit parking districts, all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220505ENACTED
Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations,” by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement...
- Bill 220512ENACTED
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 246 by striking from the City Plan Fifty-First Street from Woodland Avenue to its terminus southeastwardly therefrom and rese...
- Bill 220513ENACTED
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 269 by relocating the curblines, reducing the cartway width, modifying the curb grades, and lowering the curb elevations of O...
- Bill 220514ENACTED
Establishing no truck parking regulations on 53rd street, both sides, between Whitby avenue and Broomall street; and on Whitby avenue, both sides, between 53rd street and 52nd street.
- Bill 220515ENACTED
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Farmers’ Markets,” by adding a permissible location on Baltimore avenue, between 58th street and 59th street, all under certain terms and con...
- Bill 220516ENACTED
Establishing parking regulations on Saybrook avenue, from Melville street to 46th street.
- Bill 220517-AAENACTED
Authorizing the installation, ownership, and maintenance of various encroachments in the vicinity of 1 Convention Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220518ENACTED
Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations,” by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement...
- Bill 220519ENACTED
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 130 and vacating of an area for municipal purposes located at the intersection of the northeasterly side of Haverford Avenue and the westerly side of Wilton...
- Bill 220520ENACTED
Amending Bill No. 1280, (adopted June 30, 1982) entitled “An Ordinance amending Chapter 12-900 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parking Regulations and Penalties,” and Chapter 12-1000 of the Philad...
- Bill 220523ENACTED
Amending Section 12-903 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited at Certain Times,” to provide for regulation of such activity along Washington Avenue in the City...
- Bill 220527ENACTED
Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Newsstands,” by adding provisions related to removal and relocation, all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220528ENACTED
Authorizing the relocation of the curblines of Watts Street, from Pine Street to a point northwardly therefrom, on City Plan No. 308, and the plotting on said City Plan of an area for public pedestria...
- Resolution 220533ADOPTED
Adding Bryant Lamar Heard II to the street signs on the 5200 block of North Camac Street in celebration of his life.
- Resolution 220534ADOPTED
Adding DJ Diamond Kuts to the street signs on the 7100 block of Georgian Road in honor of her trailblazing work to represent women in the hip hop industry, advance local artists, and serve the people...
- Resolution 220535ADOPTED
Adding the Honorable Marian B. Tasco to the street signs on the block intersections of the 7900 block of Mansfield Avenue between Vernon Road and Slocum Street in recognition of Councilwoman Tasco’s t...
- Resolution 220536ADOPTED
Calling on the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to exercise the full extent of its authority to address public health issues related to the sale of tobacco products, including hookah, in viola...
- Resolution 220538ADOPTED
Also naming the 1700 block of North 49th Street as “Ken Carter Way” in honor of Charles Kenneth Carter, a board member of the Business Association of West Parkside, who passed away on August 9, 2021.
- Resolution 220539ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 650 N. Conestoga Street, 658 N. Conestoga Street, 662 N. Conestoga Street, 5436 W. Girard Avenue, 5552 Harmer Street, 642 N. Sickels Street, 644 N....
- Resolution 220540ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1310 S. Corlies Street, 1315 S. Corlies Street, 1320 S. Corlies Street, 1322 S. Corlies Street, 1326 S. Corlies Street, 1349 S. Corlies Street, 300...
- Resolution 220541ADOPTED
Honoring Father’s Day Rally Committee for its longstanding leadership and dedication to the physical and emotional wellbeing of African-American communities and, particularly, men of color
- Resolution 220542ADOPTED
Recognizing June 2022 as “Gun Violence Awareness Month” in Philadelphia.
- Resolution 220544ADOPTED
Confirming the appointment of Sarah-Ashley Andrews to the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 220545ADOPTED
Confirming the appointment of Chau Wing Lam to the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 220546ADOPTED
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with...
- Resolution 220547ADOPTED
Recognizing June 6-11, 2022 as Disability Pride Week in the City of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 220548ADOPTED
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 2868 Amber Street, 2022 E. Fletcher Street and 21...
- Resolution 220550ADOPTED
Honoring fourteen of Philadelphia’s most influential Asian Pacific Americans during Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month: Judge Marutani, Judge Ida Chen, Dr. Philip Jaisohn, In Ho...
- Resolution 220551ADOPTED
Designating September 23, 2022 as “Multilingual Freedom Day in Latin America” in recognition of the annual “Latin America Book Fair” event.
- Bill 220573ENACTED
Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Energy Authority (the “Authority”) to purchase electricity and certain attributes and...
- Bill 220574ENACTED
Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations,” by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement...
- Bill 220575ENACTED
Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations,” by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement...
- Bill 220576ENACTED
Authorizing Howard Foreman (“Owner”) to install, own and maintain various encroachments, including but not limited to, a proposed fence and other structures at 1338-44 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia,...
- Bill 220577ENACTED
Amending Chapter 10-300, entitled “Minors,” to revise the evening curfew hours, all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 220579ENACTED
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Woodbine Avenue between 76th Street and 77th Street.
- Bill 220580ENACTED
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Columbia Avenue between 59th Street and 60th Street.
- Resolution 220581ADOPTED
Recognizing and congratulating Angela Val on being named the new President and CEO of VISIT PHILADELPHIA.
- Resolution 220582ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to 2342 North Twenty-seventh street, 2344 North Twenty-seventh street, 2...
- Resolution 220583ADOPTED
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with...
- Resolution 220584ADOPTED
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with...
- Resolution 220585ADOPTED
Recognizing, honoring, and welcoming Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated on the occasion of its 2022 Grand Boule being held in the City of Philadelphia, July 18- July 24, 2022.
- Resolution 220586ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Carol Tracy, Esq. for her profound achievements advancing the legal status of women and families through pathbreaking litigation and advocacy, as well as her transformational...
- Resolution 220587ADOPTED
Honoring Dann Cuellar, on the occasion of his retirement, for 34 years of excellence in broadcast and digital journalism at 6abc Action News on Philadelphia's WPVI-TV.
- Resolution 220588ADOPTED
Authorizing the Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention to conduct hearings to examine the City’s response to the ongoing crisis of gun violence in Philadelphia.
- Resolution 220589ADOPTED
Honoring the life and legacy of Philadelphia’s first Black television reporter, Trudy Haynes, for her work breaking barriers for Black women in the field of journalism.
- Resolution 220590ADOPTED
Honoring Superintendent Dr. William Hite upon his departure from the Philadelphia School District and thanking him for his exemplary service to the students and citizens of Philadelphia over the past...
- Resolution 220591ADOPTED
Recognizing June 15, 2022 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and further recognizing June 16, 2022, as Elder Abuse Awareness Day in the City of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 220592ADOPTED
Honoring and congratulating world-champion boxer and philanthropist Bernard Hopkins on his upcoming induction into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Resolution 220593ADOPTED
Honoring journalist, host, and co-executive producer Terry Gross and the Fresh Air team on their 2022 Peabody Institutional Award.
- Resolution 220594ADOPTED
Honoring the life and legacy of trailblazing attorney Bernard Lee for his contributions to the practice of law, and his dedication to mentorship, family, and friends.
- Resolution 220595ADOPTED
Authorizing the Streets and Services Committee to hold public hearings to examine the social and economic justice factors involved in potential redesign options of the Roosevelt Boulevard, one of the...
- Resolution 220596ADOPTED
Supporting the Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semi quincentennial (AMERICA250PA).
- Resolution 220597ADOPTED
Also naming South 13th Street, between Spruce and Locust Streets, as “Jeff Guaracino Way” for his lifelong commitment to Philadelphia and the surrounding counties.
- Resolution 220598ADOPTED
Supporting the Coordinating Entity of the United States Semi quincentennial in Philadelphia (PHILADELPHIA250).
- Resolution 220599WITHDRAWN
Urging The City of Philadelphia to reconsider the terms of the Atwater Kent Collection (the “Collection”) transfer agreement between the City of Philadelphia and Drexel University in order to ensure a...
- Resolution 220600ADOPTED
Commemorating June 19, 2022 as Korean American Citizenship Day to Celebrate the First Naturalization of a Korean American in 1890.
- COMMUNICATION 220601PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 210685-AA and 210802, which were passed by Council on May 19, 2022, were signed by the Mayor on June 1, 2022.
- COMMUNICATION 220602PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill Nos. 220168, 220220 and 220359, which were passed by Council on May 26, 2022, were signed by the Mayor on June 1, 2022.