Bill 260798
Renaming the Penrose Recreation Center to the “Shirley M. Kitchen Recreation Center” to honor the life and legacy of Shirley Kitchen, a pioneering public servant and civic leader with an immeasurable impact on the greater North Philadelphia community.
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“…rs having voted in the 15 affirmative, the bill passes. 16 Chief Clerk, please read 17 the title of Bill No. 260798.”
Council President Johnson, Stated Meeting, October 29, 2026, Oct 29, 2026, official transcript
“…a facility at said premises and use as a training facility, all under certain terms and conditions. Bill No. 260798, as amended, an ordinance renaming the Penrose Recreation Center to the "Shirley M. Kitchen Recreation Center" to honor the life to honor the life and legacy of Shirley Kitchen, a pioneering public servant and civic leader with an immeasurable impact on the Greater North Philadelphia community. Bill No.…”
The Clerk, Stated Meeting, October 22, 2026, Oct 22, 2026, official transcript
Status timeline
- Oct 1, 2026Introduced and Referred, CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 21, 2026AMENDED, Committee on Public Property and Public Works
- Oct 21, 2026REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED, Committee on Public Property and Public Works
- Oct 22, 2026SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 22, 2026ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR, CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 22, 2026READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR, CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 29, 2026CITY COUNCIL
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Official documents
- Bill No. 26079800
- Bill No. 260798 Proposed Amendment 10-21-26
- Bill No. 260798, As Amended in Committee, 10-21-26
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Title Renaming the Penrose Recreation Center to the “Shirley M. Kitchen Recreation Center” to honor the life and legacy of Shirley Kitchen, a pioneering public servant and civic leader with an immeasurable impact on the greater North Philadelphia community. Body WHEREAS, Shirley M. Kitchen, a longtime advocate for North Philadelphia and the second African American woman to serve in the Pennsylvania Senate, died on July 5, 2026, at the age of 79; and WHEREAS, Her service included work as a Philadelphia social worker and constituent-services director in John F. Street’s City Council office, as well as leadership of the 20th Ward and involvement in North Philadelphia community organizations; and WHEREAS, Kitchen represented the 181st Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1987 to 1988 and the Third Senatorial District from 1996 until her retirement in 2016, bringing the concerns of Philadelphia neighborhoods to Harrisburg for two decades; and WHEREAS, As a legislator, including service as Democratic chair of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, she advocated for access to health care, affordable housing, and the well-being of low-income residents, carrying the practical experience of social work into public policy; and WHEREAS, Her example of attentive constituent service and sustained neighborhood organizing leaves a lasting standard for those entrusted with public office; now, therefore, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Penrose Recreation Center, located 1101 West Susquehanna Avenue, is hereby renamed and designated as the “Shirley M. Kitchen Recreation Center.” SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. End