Thursday, September 5, 2024
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Legislation acted on
Matters this meeting took action on, each linking to its bill page.
- Bill 240368ENACTED
Continuing a neighborhood improvement District, known as the East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District ("District"), in an area that generally includes both sides of East Passyunk Avenue from...
Roll call: 17 Yes (member by member)
- Resolution 240629ADOPTED
Calling on the Pennsylvania State Senate to enact House Bill 2370 to fairly fund schools in Philadelphia and across the Commonwealth to ensure fair allocation of resources for all students.
- Bill 240654ENACTED
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1320 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111, under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 240655ENACTED
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...
- Bill 240656ENACTED
Amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Common Procedures and Requirements,” to clarify provisions related to public hearings of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and make technical c...
- Bill 240657ENACTED
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bicycle lane and to increase monetary penalties for illegally stopping, s...
- Bill 240658ENACTED
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 3527-31 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 240659ENACTED
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 3200 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 240660ENACTED
Amending Section 19-1301.2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Homestead Exclusion,” to revise the deadline by which applications for designation of property as homestead property are due, and making...
- Bill 240661ENACTED
Amending Section 14-524 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “/FDO, Fourth District Overlay District,” to include certain areas of land within the Morris Park neighborhood, under certain terms and condi...
- Bill 240662ENACTED
Amending Chapter 9-6300 (“Consumer Protection Ordinance”) of The Philadelphia Code to clarify the statute of limitations and provide for retroactivity, all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 240663ENACTED
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” to provide for a mechanism for informal review of individual property assessments, all under certain terms and conditio...
- Bill 240664ENACTED
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity,” by adding prohibitions and penalties related to litter near mobile providers of goods, all under c...
- Bill 240665-AAENACTED
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity,” by adding a new chapter concerning vehicular mobile service providers, and providing for penalties...
- Bill 240666ENACTED
Amending Chapter 9-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Trades”, by adding requirements and establishing certain limits related to electrical contractors, all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 240667ENACTED
Amending Chapter 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 240668ENACTED
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1601 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148, under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 240669ENACTED
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a marquee canopy in the vicinity of 2654 South Alder Street Philadelphia, PA 19148, under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 240670ENACTED
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Designation of Bicycle Lanes,” to add a bicycle lane on South 3rd street; all under certain terms and conditions.
- Bill 240671ENACTED
Amending Title 15 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parks and Recreation,” to add new Chapter 15-800, entitled “Events Permits,” to encourage applicants for event planning permits to establish conti...
- Bill 240672IN COMMITTEE
Amending the Philadelphia Code to add to Chapter 15-500, entitled ”Libraries,” a new section entitled “Book Sanctuaries” to ensure unrestricted access to books and information and to protect against c...
- Bill 240673ENACTED
Establishing parking regulations, one-way regulations and the designation of a bicycle lane in the vicinity of Maplewood Avenue from Greene Street to Wayne Avenue, all under certain terms and conditio...
- Bill 240674ENACTED
Rescinding Bill No. 240500 and amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions”, by adding a new Chapter creating requirements related to the oper...
- Resolution 240675ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing The Honorable Stephen Kinsey for his exceptional service and leadership as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2013 to 2024. Elected to represent the 20...
- Resolution 240676ADOPTED
Recognizing September 2024 as “Prostate Cancer Awareness Month” to raise awareness about the importance of screening for and treatment of prostate cancer, to encourage prostate cancer research, and to...
- Resolution 240677ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing the Philadelphia Youth Network (“PYN”) as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
- Resolution 240678ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Youth Action for over two decades of inspiring leadership and community service in Philadelphia.
- Resolution 240679ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Brown's Linens, Inc. For its historic contributions to the community and its commitment to excellence across four generations.
- Resolution 240680ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Buccann for its significant contributions to the local culinary landscape and its commitment to excellence, community engagement, and authenticity in modern Dominican cuisine.
- Resolution 240681ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Bally’s Pizzeria for its significant contribution to the culinary landscape and its unwavering dedication to quality, community, and authenticity.
- Resolution 240682ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Bruce R. Hawkins Funeral Home for its remarkable contributions to the community and its commitment to excellence over the past 40 years.
- Resolution 240683ADOPTED
Honoring And Recognizing Cathryn’s Cake Salon For Its Dedication To Exceptional Service, Community Engagement, And Its Contribution To The Local Economy.
- Resolution 240684ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Eatible Delights Catering and its founder, David Simms, for their extraordinary contributions to the culinary arts and their unwavering commitment to community service.
- Resolution 240685ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Island Fritay for its outstanding contributions to the local culinary scene and its commitment to excellence, community engagement, and authenticity in Haitian Caribbean cuisi...
- Resolution 240686ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Paul Beale’s flowers for its remarkable 50-year history and its enduring impact on the community.
- Resolution 240687ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Ron's Caribbean Cuisine for its significant contribution to the culinary landscape and its unwavering dedication to quality, community, and authenticity.
- Resolution 240688ADOPTED
Honoring and celebrating Dermatology, Laser, and Aesthetic Surgery, and its owner, Dr. Louis A. Brown, Jr., for their extraordinary contributions to the Rising Sun Avenue Business Corridor and the bro...
- Resolution 240689ADOPTED
Recognizing the recent partnership between PhilaPort and Norwegian Cruise Line and celebrating the return of cruising in the City of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 240690ADOPTED
Recognizing, honoring and celebrating Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated on the Occasion of Zeta Day at City Hall.
- Resolution 240691ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3914, 3917, 3927, 3935, 3936, 3937, 3938, 3940, 3946, and 3948 Folsom St located in the 3rd Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of C...
- Resolution 240692ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3837, 3917, 3938, 3940, 3944 Mt Vernon St; 612 Union St; and 3607, 3830, and 3832 Melon St located in the 3rd Councilmanic District in accordance w...
- Resolution 240693ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 839 N 39th St; 3517 Mount Vernon St; 524 N 35th St; 3605 Melon St; 3833 and 3915 Brown St; 735 N DeKalb St; and 740 and 765 N 38th St located in th...
- Resolution 240694ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3731 and 3940 Aspen St; 3936 and 3959 Brown St; 3958 Parrish St; 3900 and 3972 Reno St; and 773 Sloan St located in the 3rd Councilmanic District i...
- Resolution 240695ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3539 Aspen St; 682 N 33rd St; 3624 Brown St; 3405, 3830, and 3832 Wallace St; 610, 612, and 614 N Shedwick St; and 620 N 35th St located in the 3rd...
- Resolution 240696ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3801, 3803, 3811, 3814, 3816, 3850, 3852, 3960, 3962, and 3964 Reno St located in the 3rd Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Cha...
- Resolution 240697ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to hold hearings on how setting affordable housing program eligibility according to the metric of regional Area Median...
- Resolution 240698ADOPTED
Honoring and congratulating The Rex 6 Basketball Team for winning the 2024 Brotherly Love Basketball Championship.
- Resolution 240699ADOPTED
Honoring and Congratulating Preparatory Charter High School Graduate Kahleah Copper on winning the Gold Medal in Women’s Basketball during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris France.
- Resolution 240700ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings investigating the City’s progress towards achieving its Vision Zero goals and examining opportunities to increase safety measures fo...
- Resolution 240701ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings to assess the current state of Philadelphia’s preparations for the multitude of events being held across the City throughout 2026 as...
- Resolution 240702ADOPTED
Honoring and congratulating Joel Embiid on his gold medal finish in the 2024 Olympic Games basketball final and for becoming the first player in Philadelphia 76ers franchise history to win a gold meda...
- Resolution 240703ADOPTED
Authorizing the joint Committees on Public Safety and Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings to investigate the effectiveness and potential expansion of mobile mental health units administe...
- Resolution 240704ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing 6abc Philadelphia news anchor and reporter Rick Williams for his contributions to the impactful “Crimefighters” series.
- Resolution 240705ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Drexel University alumnus Justin Best, who mastered the sport of rowing on the Schuylkill River at Boathouse Row in the 4th Councilmanic District, for his contribution in secu...
- Resolution 240706ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings investigating the rate of food waste and determining distribution options for excess food in the School District of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 240707ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings to investigate the ability and preparedness of critical City departments to possess a redundancy of records.
- Resolution 240708ADOPTED
Urging the Board of Revision of Taxes (BRT) to adopt a policy of accepting all nunc pro tunc property assessment appeals filed for Tax Year 2025 by March 31, 2025, due to the delay in mailing of prope...
- Resolution 240709ADOPTED
Recognizing September 10, 2024 as Suicide Prevention Day in the City of Philadelphia, and affirming the need for suicide prevention awareness and robust mental health services.
- Resolution 240710ADOPTED
Honoring and recognizing Maia Weintraub for representing Philadelphia and the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics and winning a gold medal in team fencing.
- Resolution 240711ADOPTED
Calling on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to secure $161 million in funding for SEPTA.
- Resolution 240712ADOPTED
Calling on universities in the City of Philadelphia to adopt the SEPTA Key Advantage UPass Program for all of their students.
- Resolution 240713ADOPTED
Calling on the City of Philadelphia to explore the funding of a pilot program for free doorbell cameras to enhance public safety in the City of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 240714ADOPTED
Calling on the City of Philadelphia to explore the resumption of annual Philly Free Streets days.
- Resolution 240715ADOPTED
Authorizing the joint Committees on Public Safety and Streets and Services to hold hearings to investigate Philadelphia Police Department precinct policies and practices for approving and denying bloc...
- Resolution 240716ADOPTED
Authorizing the Council Committee on Streets and Services to hold hearings to investigate the policies, procedures, and practices regarding the changing of the direction of streets as authorized by th...
- Resolution 240717ADOPTED
Authorizing a task force to advance recommendations and coordinate initiatives to ensure that all people in Philadelphia are able to exercise their fundamental right to bodily autonomy and reproductiv...
- Resolution 240718ADOPTED
Authorizing the Joint Committees on Public Safety and Legislative Oversight to hold hearings examining actions necessary to significantly reduce the Philadelphia prison population in an effort to perm...
- Resolution 240719ADOPTED
Authorizing the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings to investigate the economic impact of the Philadelphia Water Department’s implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastr...
- Resolution 240720ADOPTED
Authorizing the Special Committee on Kensington to hold public hearings to examine the current state of transportation infrastructure and services in the City of Philadelphia in response to the opioid...
- Resolution 240721ADOPTED
Calling upon The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) to use projected climate rainfall information to prioritize actions to fix raw sewage overflows and urging PWD to use real world climate related ra...
- Resolution 240722ADOPTED
Continuing the Fishtown Kensington Area Business Improvement District (“District”), in the area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from the west side of Delaware Avenue to the sout...
- Resolution 240723ADOPTED
Renaming the 3700 block of Blaybon Street “Lou and Choo’s Way” to honor Louis Crump and Charles Franklin’s “Lou and Choo Lounge.”
- Resolution 240724ADOPTED
Calling upon the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to strengthen enforcement against illegal activity in merchants that impact neighborhoods throughout the City of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 240725ADOPTED
Renaming the Waterview Playground to the “Donna Reed Miller Playground” to honor the life and contributions of former Councilmember Donna Reed Miller.
- Resolution 240726ADOPTED
Recognizing September as “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,” and promoting the public awareness and research of childhood cancer in the City of Philadelphia.
- Resolution 240727ADOPTED
Recognizing the prevalence of childhood abuse and the severe impacts it has on the children of Philadelphia, and affirming the City of Philadelphia’s commitment to examining the effectiveness of City...
- Resolution 240728ADOPTED
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 3858 Mount Vernon St; 3903, 3905, 3907, and 3930 Wallace St; 642, 647, and 658 Union St; and 3841 and 3843 Melon St located in the 3rd Councilmanic...
- COMMUNICATION 240729PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on June 14, 2024, I signed the following bills, which were passed by Council at its session on June 06, 2024: Bill No. 240059 Bill No. 240330
- COMMUNICATION 240730PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you\ that on June 14, 2024, I signed the following bills, which were passed by Council at its session on June 13, 2024: Bill No. 240179 Bill No. 240180 Bill No. 2401...
- COMMUNICATION 240731PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on June 18, 2024, I signed the following bill, which were passed by Council at its session on June 13, 2024: Bill No. 240018 Bill No. 240434
- COMMUNICATION 240732PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on June 18, 2024, I signed the following bill, which were passed by Council at its session on June 06, 2024: Bill No. 240472
- COMMUNICATION 240733PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on June 26, 2024, I signed the following bills, which were passed by Council at its session on June 13, 2024: Bill No. 240371 Bill No. 240372 Bill No. 24037...
- COMMUNICATION 240734PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on June 26, 2024, I signed the following bill, which was passed by Council at its session on June 06, 2024: Bill No. 240370
- COMMUNICATION 240735PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on July 19, 2024, I signed the following bills, which were passed by Council at its session on June 13, 2024: Bill No. 240382 Bill No. 240415 Bill No. 24047...
- COMMUNICATION 240736PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on August 12, 2024, I signed the following bills, which were passed by Council at its session on June 13, 2024: Bill No. 240414 Bill No. 240468 Bill No. 240...
- COMMUNICATION 240737PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting an Ordinance amending Chapter 9-6300 (“Consumer Protection Ordinance”) of The Philadelphia Code to clarify the statute of limitations and provide for retroactivity, all under certain term...
- COMMUNICATION 240738PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting an Ordinance amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Common Procedures and Requirements,” to clarify provisions related to public hearings of the Zoning Board of Adjus...
- COMMUNICATION 240739PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting an Ordinance amending Chapter 9-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Trades,” by adding requirements and establishing certain limits related to electrical contractors, all under certa...
- COMMUNICATION 240740PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting an Ordinance amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area,” to provide for additio...
- COMMUNICATION 240741PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on September 04, 2024, I signed the following bills, which were passed by Council at its session on June 06, 2024: Bill No. 240060 Bill No. 240280
- COMMUNICATION 240742PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that on September 04, 2024, I signed the following bills, which were passed by Council at its session on June 13, 2024: Bill No. 240157 Bill No. 240305 Bill No....
- COMMUNICATION 240743PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that I am hereby returning unsigned Bill Number 240058, introduced by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, and passed by City Council on June 13, 2024. The Philadelphia Ci...
- COMMUNICATION 240744PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that I am hereby returning unsigned Bill Number 240061, introduced by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, and passed by City Council on June 06, 2024. Bill Number 240061...
- COMMUNICATION 240745PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that I am hereby returning unsigned Bill Number 240336, introduced by Councilmember Cindy Bass, and passed by City Council on June 13, 2024. The Philadelphia City P...
- COMMUNICATION 240746PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that I am hereby returning unsigned Bill Number 240428, introduced by Councilmember Jeffery Young, and passed by City Council on June 13, 2024. Bill Number 240428 i...
- COMMUNICATION 240747PLACED ON FILE
Transmitting a message advising you that I am hereby returning Bill Number 240379 unsigned, introduced by Councilmember Katherine Gilmore-Richardson, and passed by City Council on June 13, 2024. Bill...