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CITY COUNCIL

Thursday, March 23, 2023

10:00 AMRoom 400

Transcript

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Legislation acted on

Matters this meeting took action on, each linking to its bill page.

  1. Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of 67th Street between Callowhill Street and Girard Avenue.

  2. Renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as the Hillside Recreation Center, located at 201 Fountain Street, as the "Lonnie Cohen Recreation Center” in the City of Philadelphia.

    Roll call: 15 Yes (member by member)

  3. Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of 63rd Street between Malvern Avenue and Wynnewood Road.

  4. Authorizing the paving of 34th Street from Maiden Lane to Jackson Street, Forten Way from Maiden Lane to Jackson Street, and Jackson Street from 34th Street to Vare Avenue, under certain terms and con...

  5. Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 24-S, 25-S and 32-S by relocating the existing curblines and houselines along the western side of Vare Avenue from Maiden La...

  6. Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on portions of City Plan Nos. 25-S and 32-S by placing on the City Plan 34th Street from Maiden Lane to Jackson Street, Forten Way from Maiden Lane to Jack...

  7. Authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 25-S and 32-S and abandonment of a certain right-of-way reserved for sewer and drainage purposes, located along the former Jackson Street, west of Vare Ave...

  8. Authorizing the paving of Frances Harper Drive from Passyunk Avenue to Penrose Avenue, Hartranft Street from 26th Street to Schuylkill Avenue, Schuylkill Avenue from Passyunk Avenue to Penrose Avenue,...

  9. Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 32-S, 33-S, 39-S, 40-S, 46-S, 47-S, and 53-S by relocating the existing curblines and houselines along the southern side of...

  10. Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on portions of City Plan Nos. 32-S, 33-S, 40-S, 47-S, 48-S, 53-S, and 56-S by placing on the City Plan Frances Harper Drive from Passyunk Avenue to Penrose...

  11. Authorizing the striking from City Plan Nos. 40-S, 47-S, 48-S, 53-S, and 56-S and abandonment of certain rights-of-way reserved for water and gas main purposes, located along the former Lanier Avenue...

  12. Amending Section 12-919 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “On-Street Parking of Boats, Motor Homes, Truck Campers, Semitrailers, Truck Tractors, and Vending Carts,” to provide prohibitions on semitra...

  13. Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 167 by relocating the curblines and a portion of the southerly houseline of Arch Street, between Sixty-Third Street and Gross...

  14. Establishing a two-way regulation on the southwesterly cartway of Vare Avenue, extending along the southwesterly side of The Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), from South 28th Street to Maiden Lane, and es...

  15. Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 877), approved September 16, 1994, by amending an exhibit thereto, in order to increase the limit of the amount of funding any entity may receive in any fiscal year fro...

    Roll call: 15 Yes (member by member)

  16. Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of North 57th Street between Lansdowne Avenue and Media Street.

  17. Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of North Parkside Avenue between Wynnefield Avenue and Monument Road.

  18. Amending Chapter 12-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations,” by further providing with respect to monetary penalties for on-street parking of semitr...

  19. Authorizing the vacating of Sloan Street from Ogden Street to its terminus northwardly therefrom and the reserving and plotting upon City Plan No. 106 of a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes...

  20. Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 370 by striking from the City Plan Southampton Road from Bustleton Avenue to its terminus southeastwardly therefrom, under ce...

  21. Authorizing the installation, ownership, and maintenance of various encroachments in the vicinity of 3317-33 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, under certain terms and conditions.

  22. Constituting the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Ordinance to the Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989, as supplemented; authorizing the Bond Committee to issue and sell on...

    Roll call: 15 Yes (member by member)

  23. Amending Chapter 11-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Right-of-Way Management,” by authorizing the Department of Streets to install traffic calming measures in the vicinity of School District sc...

  24. Approving the amendment of the Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works, including the supplying of funds in connection therewi...

    Roll call: 15 Yes (member by member)

  25. Authorizing the extension of the program authorized by Bill No. 181043 under which advance approval is given to the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation to enter into certain contracts and t...

    Roll call: 15 Yes (member by member)

  26. Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into a concession agreement with Slice Wireless Solutions, Inc. for the operation, maintenance and expansion of a neutral-host...

  27. Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 125 by placing on the City Plan Boston Place from Tenth Street to Eleventh Street, north of York Street, under certain terms...

  28. Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of 66th Street between Morris Park Road and Sherwood Road.

  29. Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Mifflin street, and S. 20th street; S. 17th street, between Wolf street and Jackson street; S. 18th street and Snyder avenue; Mole street, between...

  30. Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Morris street and S. 6th street; Fernon street and S. 6th street; S. 7th street and Wharton street; Latona street and S. 12th street; Ellsworth str...

  31. Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Passyunk avenue to Queen street; Queen street and S. 5th street; Washington avenue to S. Front street; League street and S. Front street.

  32. Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Daly street and S. 8th street; Emily street and S. 6th street; McKean street and S. 6th street to S. 9th street; Mifflin street and S. 7th street;...

  33. Also naming South 22nd Street, between Market Street and Chestnut Street, "Pat Eiding Way", to honor Patrick J. Eiding for his service as President of the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO and his accompli...

  34. Urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to act on Governor Shapiro’s call, in his 2023 budget address, to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 and to deliver a living wage for workers in the Commonw...

  35. Renaming the 2800 block of North 22nd Street to “Willie Seward Way”, to recognize, honor, and celebrate the life and legacy of Willie Seward for his dedication to the City of Philadelphia.

  36. Honoring Diane Richardson, Angela Smith, Nabeehah Parker, Marlene Trice, and Marilyn L. Torres as Heroes of the 9th Council District for their laudable service to the community.

  37. Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold a hearing examining the economic burden of the unregulated business economy on the City of Philadelphia.

  38. Honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, Julissa Ortiz, for becoming the first young woman to win a Philadelphia Public League wrestling title.

  39. Also naming the 1700 block of West Montgomery Avenue, as “Christopher Fitzgerald Way”, to honor the life and sacrifice of Temple University Police Sergeant, Christopher David Fitzgerald, who was tragi...

  40. Calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to temporarily suspend firearm preemption for cities of the first class to allow Philadelphia to enforce measures that will reduce gun violence.

  41. Appointing Cheryl McConnell to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.

  42. Appointing Laura Beyer to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.

  43. Appointing Nathan Muchnick to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.

  44. Appointing Sereena Quick to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.

  45. Honoring and recognizing the dedicated service of Deborah Wei, whose steadfast championship and work on behalf of the Philadelphia Chinatown and Asian American communities has inspired a new generatio...

  46. Honoring and recognizing Maria Adames, for her decades of life-changing work on behalf of vulnerable Philadelphians and her commitment and passion for her city and community.

  47. Recognizing April 2023 as Autism Acceptance & Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia, and commending the work of the Philadelphia Autism Project.

  48. Proclaiming the Month of March in 2023 as Irish Heritage Month in the City of Philadelphia and Honoring the St. Patrick’s Day Observance Association of Philadelphia.

  49. Honoring Philadelphia Department of Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney for being a pillar of the community, and for her exemplary work throughout the City of Philadelphia, and outstanding leadership...

  50. Honoring Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw for being a pillar of the community, and for her exemplary work throughout the City of Philadelphia, and outstanding leadership during Wome...

  51. Honoring Sheriff Rochelle Bilal for being a pillar of the community, and for her exemplary work throughout the City of Philadelphia, and outstanding leadership during Women’s History month.

  52. COMMUNICATION 230237PLACED ON FILE

    Transmitting a resolution appointing Laura Beyer to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.

  53. COMMUNICATION 230238PLACED ON FILE

    Transmitting a resolution appointing Cheryl McConnell to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.

  54. COMMUNICATION 230239PLACED ON FILE

    Transmitting a resolution appointing Nathan Muchnick to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.

  55. COMMUNICATION 230240PLACED ON FILE

    Transmitting a resolution appointing Sereena Quick to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion.

  56. COMMUNICATION 230241PLACED ON FILE

    Transmitting a resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Housing Authority a deed conveying fee simple title to 1-49 Rudy Robinson Way in the Third C...

  57. COMMUNICATION 230242PLACED ON FILE

    Transmitting a resolution appointing Vince Latucca to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.

  58. COMMUNICATION 230243PLACED ON FILE

    Transmitting an ordinance amending Chapter 11-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Right of Way Management,” by revising requirements for obtaining access to and permits for construction in the und...

  59. COMMUNICATION 230244PLACED ON FILE

    Transmitting a message advising Council that Bill No. 220941, which was passed by Council on March 9, 2023, was signed by the Mayor on March 22, 2023.

  60. COMMUNICATION 230245PLACED ON FILE

    March 22, 2023 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am hereby returning without my signature Bill Number 220973, which was passed by Council at its session o...

  61. COMMUNICATION 230246PLACED ON FILE

    March 22, 2023 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am hereby returning without my signature Bill Number 230001, which was passed by Council at its session...

  62. COMMUNICATION 230247PLACED ON FILE

    March 22, 2023 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am hereby returning as disapproved Bill Number 230106, which was passed by Council at its session on Mar...