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Resolution 200491-AA

Calling on the Kenney administration to develop a plan to be more inclusive of City Council when creating and implementing emergency public safety measures and restrictions.

Introduced Sep 17, 2020CITY COUNCILOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember OhCouncilmember OhCouncilmember Oh

How members voted

  1. Vote on Dec 10, 2020 · CITY COUNCIL

    Nay (11)

    Councilmember DombCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember GymCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember Thomas

    Aye (6)

    Councilmember OhCouncilmember SquillaCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember BassCouncilmember O'Neill

From the floor

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  1. “Aye on all bills. The majority of all members having voted in the affirmative for each of the bills, the bills on the Consent Agenda are passed. Stated Meeting December 10, 2020 12/10/20 - STATED - 2ND READING We will now consider the bills and resolutions on the regular Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar. Mr. Decker, please read the title of Resolution No. 200491-AA.”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, December 10, 2020 · Dec 10, 2020 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 17, 2020Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Oct 1, 2020READ · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Oct 1, 2020AMENDED · CITY COUNCIL
  4. Oct 1, 2020ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING. · CITY COUNCIL
  5. Dec 3, 2020READ · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Dec 3, 2020AMENDED · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Dec 3, 2020ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING. · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Dec 10, 2020FAILED · CITY COUNCIL

Official documents

Documents open on the City of Philadelphia’s legislative site.

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..Title Calling on the Kenney administration to develop a plan to be more inclusive of City Council when creating and implementing emergency public safety measures and restrictions. ..Body WHEREAS, Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March, Mayor Jim Kenney and City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley have implemented emergency orders aimed at reducing the rate of COVID-19 transmission in the City. These measures included but are not limited to: limits on public gatherings and mandatory closures of certain businesses; and WHEREAS, These emergency measures were implemented with the suspension of the traditional regulatory process outlined in Section 8-407 of the Home Rule Charter, and without the input or approval the City's duly elected legislative body; and WHEREAS, Such orders have a significant impact on the everyday activities of city residents and businesses, and should be crafted with full transparency and inclusion of all stakeholders; and WHEREAS, Unilateral executive actions to combat the spread of COVID-19 have been subject to legal challenges in Pennsylvania and across the nation; and WHEREAS, On September 14, 2020, a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania struck down Governor Tom Wolf's restrictions on gatherings and forced business closures as unconstitutional, which was appealed in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals and a stay was granted; and WHEREAS, On November 25, 2020, The United States Supreme Court struck down New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's restrictions on public gatherings at religious services as a violation of the First Amendment; and WHEREAS, In light of these concerns, and as the City moves into the tenth month of this ongoing crisis, the Kenney administration must develop a process to keep Council and all stakeholders apprised and actively involved; and WHEREAS, Decisions over public safety, economic stability, and freedom of expression should require inclusion and approval of the Council; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby calls on the Kenney administration to develop a plan to be more inclusive of City Council when creating and implementing emergency public safety measures and restrictions. ..End