Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STATED MEETING Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:50 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE L. BLACKWELL COUNCILMAN ALLAN DOMB COUNCILMAN DEREK S. GREEN COUNCILMAN WILLIAM K. GREENLEE COUNCILWOMAN HELEN GYM COUNCILMAN BOBBY HENON COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR. COUNCILMAN DAVID OH COUNCILMAN BRIAN J. O'NEILL COUNCILWOMAN CHERELLE L. PARKER COUNCILWOMAN MARIA D. QUINONES-SANCHEZ COUNCILWOMAN BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA COUNCILMAN AL TAUBENBERGER MICHAEL A. DECKER, CHIEF CLERK Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
I'm excited to be back. We're going to start. We have established our quorum. I see all the guests and visitors have retired behind the rail. And I would ask that anyone who has a cell phone or any other type of electronic device, please turn it on silent or, better yet, turn it off. Thank you for your cooperation. To give our invocation this morning, the Chair recognizes Pastor William J. Chiriaco of St. Anselm's Parish. He is here today as the guest of Councilman O'Neill. I would ask all members and guests to please rise. (Councilmembers and guests rise.)
Good morning, Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 (Good morning.)
Thank you to Council President Clarke. Thank you to Councilman Brian O'Neill and his staff and the entire City Council of Philadelphia for this honor, bestowing this honor upon me to pray with you this morning, and thank you for your gracious welcome in the Caucus Room. I represent the awesome community of St. Anselm Parish and School in Northeast Philadelphia. We also provide in our annex building the SPIN preschool and kindergarten programs on Dunks Ferry Road. I'm a lifelong citizen of the City of Philadelphia, and I've had the privilege of shaking hands with every Mayor of Philadelphia since Mayor Tate. I wish that my mom and dad could be here with me today. We begin in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Lord, thank you for your many and abundant blessings that you have bestowed on those members of our City Council for the City of Philadelphia who have gathered here today. Thank you for life itself, for the measure of health we need to fulfill our callings, for the sustenance, and for friendship. Thank you for the ability to be involved in useful work and for the honor of bearing appropriate responsibilities. Thank you for the freedom to embrace you. Thank you for loving us and all of creation. In the Scriptures you have said that citizens ought to obey the governing authorities, since you have established those very authorities to promote peace and order and justice. Therefore, I pray for our Mayor, for the various levels of City officials, for those who protect our communities and, in particular this morning, for our City Council who once Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 today. We ask that you grant them the seven full gifts of your Holy Spirit and wisdom to govern with the conflicting interests and issues of our times, a sense of the welfare and true needs of our people, a keen thirst for justice and rightness, confidence in what is good and fitting, the ability to work together in harmony even when there is honest disagreement, and personal peace in their lives, the lives of their families, and the joy in their task. We pray for the agenda set before them today and always. Please give them an assurance of what would please you and what would benefit those who live and work in and around our beloved City of Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love. We make our prayers to Christ, our Lord. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
Thank you so much, Pastor. Council will be at ease. (Council at ease.)
Thank you. The next order of business is the approval of the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, December 8, 2016. The Chair recognizes Councilman Greenlee.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, December 8th, 2016 be approved. (Duly seconded.)
Thank you. It has been moved and properly seconded that the Journal of the meeting of Thursday, December 8th, 2016 stand approved. All those in favor say aye. (Aye.)
Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 opposed? (No response.)
The ayes have it, and the Journal is approved. And the next order of business is requests for leave of absence, and the Chair recognizes Councilman Henon.
Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the majority, there are no requests of leave of absence today.
The Chair thanks the gentleman. Now the Chair recognizes Councilman O'Neill.
Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of the republicans, there are no requests for leave of absence.
The Chair thanks the gentleman. At this time, I would like to dispense with the regular order of Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 like to thank everyone who has taken time out of their busy day to come down to witness their government in action. We hope you truly enjoy yourself today. We think it will also be an extremely knowledgeable day for you today, and we hope that you like it so much that you actually come back again. So, again, thank you for coming down. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilman Green, who will present a resolution recognizing the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter on the occasion of the 106th annual Founders' Day of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. Would Daryl Stephens and those accompanying him please join the Councilman at the podium. (Councilman Green singing.) (Councilmembers and guests approached podium.)
Councilman, I didn't know you can sing. Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
And joining Councilman Green, we have Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez, Councilwoman Reynolds Brown, Councilwoman Gym, and Councilwoman Parker.
Good morning. Good morning. It's a pleasure to do this resolution to honor a great institution that has had a lot of leadership. And we train people for leadership in a lot of different fields of human endeavor. At the municipal elected official level, we've done training for leadership all across this nation, and I'm honored to follow in the footsteps of some great cabinet men like Mayor Tom Bradley from Los Angeles, Mayor Wellington Webb from Denver, Mayor Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Columbus, Ohio. And then here locally a number of prominent members of this fraternity have been in leadership in this city, from Mayor Wilson Goode, Mayor John Street, former Councilman George Burrell. And I've been trained for leadership by these august men that are behind me, including one very important one, who is my father, Walter Green. (Applause.)
So with that, we are recognizing the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter on the occasion of the 106th annual Founders' Day of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. Whereas, on January 5th, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana, Elder Watson Diggs, John Milton Lee, Byron K. Armstrong, Guy Levis Grant, Ezra D. Alexander, Henry T. Asher, Marcus Peter Blakemore, Paul W. Caine, Edward G. Irvin, and George W. Edmonds founded Kappa Alpha Psi Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Fraternity, Incorporated; and
Whereas, through their vision, these ten astute men founded a college fraternity now comprised of functioning Undergraduate and Alumni Chapters on campuses in cities throughout this nation and throughout the world. Through that seed, a fraternal tree was grown whose fruit of membership is available to, and now enjoyed by, over 150,000 college men, regardless of race, religion, or national origin;
Whereas, from its origin through today, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is a unique organization in that its members share a common purpose of achievement in every field of human endeavor and this unified purpose is exemplified every day by its members in Congress, city halls, city councils, courtrooms, boardrooms, news rooms, classrooms, concert halls, film and recording studios, physician offices, Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 fields, field of combat, pulpits and more; and
Whereas, in addition to the achievement of its members, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is dedicated to training for leadership and through its various programs, including the A-Man initiative, Achievement Academy, Guide Right, Kappa Kamp, and Kappa League has mentored several young men into the past, current, and future leaders of our country; and
Whereas, members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity have a lifelong commitment to serving the common person and, through their commitment, have provided substantial support to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the United Negro College Fund, Habitat for Humanity, and several other nationwide and grassroots community service initiatives across the country and around the world;
And Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 whereas, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the City of Philadelphia share a special bond in that the Fraternity's International Headquarters is located in Philadelphia and, historically, the Greater Philadelphia region has become home to hundreds of members in both Undergraduate and Alumni Chapters. Future mother of hopefully a Kappa Alpha member. My son would say, It is the organization with the most depth, mom.
Resolved, by the Council of the City of Philadelphia, that we hereby recognize the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter on the occasion of the 106th annual Founders' Day of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. Further resolved, that an engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Daryl Stephens, Polemarch of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, as evidence of the sincere admiration and Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 body. This resolution is supported and signed by all members of Council and it was a pleasure to present this resolution this morning. (Applause.)
And the Chair recognizes Mr. Stephens for remarks.
I'd like to thank Councilman Green, Brother Councilman Green, and all the Councilpeople who supported this resolution. It's an honor and a privilege to be a representative of Kappa Alpha Psi and the Polemarch of these fine men. As Brother Green said, our motto is achievement in every field of human endeavor, and that's what we strive to do. So, again, I want to thank the entire Council for your support, and Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 be here to help in endeavors that serve the purposes of mankind. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
Thank you so much. Thank you. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker, who will present a resolution recognizing Charisse R. Lillie. Would Ms. Lillie and those accompanying her please come to the podium. (Councilmembers and guests approached podium.)
And joining the Councilwoman, we have Councilman Greenlee, Councilwoman Blackwell, Councilwoman Reynolds Brown, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, and Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez and Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, when I, like the rest of Philadelphia, read the article that first appeared in the Philadelphia Tribune noting that Charisse Lillie was set to retire, I'm sure that I, like many others, sort of took a stroll through my own mental history to try to remember when I first learned that Charisse Lillie was in existence. And I was a teenager running in between Room 577 and your office, Councilman Johnson, Room 580, between Councilwoman Tasco and Councilwoman Augusta Clark's office, and this lady whenever anything substantive was happening in government, in the world of non-profit, community-based organizations, corporate was Charisse Lillie. When I thought about her, I couldn't think of another Philadelphian who had been bred in a strong foundation based in education and public service Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 a parent who was educated. I think she made an awesome choice in choosing her husband. Now, he's wearing two hats, because you did just see him standing -- where are you? He's right here. You just saw him standing with the Kappa men, but I'll tell you, in 1989, Charisse Lillie became a member, a proud member, of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. So they wear those colors. And he also happens to be a Lincoln man, class of 1968. But what was so different about Charisse is that from the community government, the legal community, corporate, research, no matter who the bigwigs were that she was interacting with, issues surrounding diversity and inclusion in the world of academia, in law and government, her message never changed. Now, for some people that may not be a big deal, but it is easy for someone attempting to move forward in their career and think that they have to Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 regarding what they believe in and when you get inside of different rooms with different audiences, your message changes. Charisse has been consistent. She knows how to deliver a message, but the message hasn't changed. For that, Charisse Lillie, we are grateful, and I'm honored to join with my colleagues in saluting your career and contributions to the City of Philadelphia. The resolution reads as follows: It's a resolution recognizing and honoring Charisse R. Lillie upon her retirement from Comcast Corporation, and for over forty years of dedicated service to the City of Philadelphia. Whereas, Charisse R. Lillie, a timeless public servant and corporate citizen, recently retired from Comcast Corporation after twelve years of dedicated service; and
Whereas, the Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Houston, Texas native received her BA, Bachelor's of Arts, in '73 from Wesleyan University - cum laude; her Juris Doctorate, JD, in 1976 from Temple Law School - Dean's Honor List; and her LLM, a Master's in Law, in 1982 from Yale Law School; and
Whereas, Charisse worked as a research assistant to the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. from 1975 to 1976 on his first book, In The Matter of Color. From 1976 to 1978, Ms. Lillie was a law clerk to the Honorable Clifford Scott Green, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; and
Whereas, Charisse has extensive legal experience, ranging from Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Deputy Director of Community Legal Services, Inc., Professor at Villanova Law School, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Pennsylvania, General Counsel to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, and City Solicitor to the City of Philadelphia; and
Charisse's practice included the following: the representation of employers and management in a wide variety of labor and employment issues, including discrimination, harassment, and other civil rights litigation, at-will litigation, restrictive covenant/trade secret claims, ERISA litigation and litigation before the National Labor Relations Board and state agencies. Further, she defended banks, hospitals, universities, major corporations, the City of Philadelphia, and the federal government in federal and state court and before administrative agencies, and she has served as an advisor to clients, including arts and cultural organizations, like Philadanco, on diversity and anti-discrimination issues. Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 diversity, civil rights, employment discrimination, and affirmative action issues as well; and
Whereas, prior to joining Comcast, Charisse was a partner in the law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews and Ingersoll, LLP, from January 1992 to February 2005. At Ballard Spahr, she was chair of the Litigation Department from 2002 to 2005, and was a member of the Employment and Labor Law Group of the firm; and
And I also want to thank Charisse for coming down to Point Breeze, South Philadelphia when I served in the State House to participate in a leadership workshop around domestic violence for young girls. And I was so inspired by her participation because, again, she works for one of the biggest and largest corporations not only here in the City of Philadelphia but also in the United States, but she still did not Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 and aspire a group of young girls to go on to follow their goals, dreams, and aspirations. So I want to personally say thank you for your service. Whereas, Charisse joined Comcast in 2005 as Vice President of Human Resources for Comcast Corporation and Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Comcast Cable. She served as President of the Comcast Foundation from 2011 through 2016, and she most recently served as a Fellow and Vice President of Community Investment for Comcast Corporation and as Executive Vice President of the Comcast Foundation; and
Whereas, Charisse has been a member of many civic commissions, including the Independent Charter Commission, the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Task Force, the MOVE Commission, and the Philadelphia Election Reform Task Force. She is the former president of the Philadelphia Chapter of Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 and she has served on the Board of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA) from 1993 to 1998. She also served as chair of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 1995. She has served as chair of the American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession from 1999 to 2002 and was a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary. She is co-chair of the Racial Bias in the Justice System Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. She has also served on the Supreme Court of the Pennsylvania Committee on Racial and Gender Bias. She has also received numerous honors from organizations such as the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Philadelphia Business Journal, the Black Women in Sport Foundation, and the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania, one of our icons; Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
Whereas, while Charisse retired from Comcast, she is by no means retiring from her civic engagement in Philadelphia. She will continue to lecture at local universities on diversity, community investment, and corporate social responsibility. She will also maintain her appointments on the board of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, the PECO Energy Company, an Exelon Company, the United Way, and the Franklin Institute, as well as serving on the PNC Regional Advisory Board; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Council of the City of Philadelphia, that it hereby recognizes and honors Charisse Lillie upon her retirement from Comcast, and for over forty years of dedicated service to the City of Philadelphia. And be it further resolved, that an engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Charisse R. Lillie as Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 sentiments of this legislative body. And I might add -- and I joshed her earlier -- have you ever seen her neatly coifed fro out of place one time throughout these 40 years? We don't know how you've done it, but you've done it with grace, dignity, charm, and we respect and thank you, Charisse Lillie. Congratulations. (Applause.)
And the Chair recognizes Ms. Lillie for remarks.
I am so honored and I am so grateful to this City Council. As you all know, a big part of my career was in City government, both as general counsel to the Redevelopment Authority and as City Solicitor of the great City of Philadelphia. My work is not done, and I will continue to be a very active member of the Philadelphia community, both in my Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 my non-profit boards, and I'm sure that there are some City Council people up here who are going to get me involved in politics. So I thank you for this honor. I'm very grateful. And thank you to all of my friends, who are very busy people, and my wonderful husband for taking times out of their day to be with me. Thank you all so much. (Applause.) (Council at ease.)
Thank you. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Parker.
Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you for the latitude. Mr. President, I'm also honored to have here today in our Council a fifth grader, a proud fifth grader from the Freire Charter School, who is Morgan Stewart, along with her mother, Nafika Mu Akhil. And Morgan is here because she has an interest in one day running for Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 going to visit the fourth floor, the third floor, the fifth floor, but she said she's also going down to the second floor too. I don't know what that means, but she's going to visit. So, Morgan Stewart, and her mother, Nafika, thank you so very much for being here. (Applause.)
Thank you. Welcome. And we look forward to visiting your office one day, young lady. At this time, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gym.
Thank you very much, Council President. I also too want to welcome members of our Muslim Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 who are here today. I want them to -- I want to thank them for coming. (Applause.)
Who truly represent and encompass the diversity of our city and our nation at a very important time. So thank you all for coming out and for speaking up earlier today. Thank you.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Welcome. Thank you for being here. The next order of business is communications. The Chair requests that the Sergeant-of-Arms delivers the messages from the Mayor to the Chief Clerk. And, Mr. Decker, would you please read those messages.
To the President and members of the Council of the City of Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Philadelphia, pursuant to Sections 4-604 and 2-307 of the Home Rule Charter, I am today transmitting to the Council the recommendation of the City Planning Commission on the following bills: Bill Nos. 160615, 161003, 161004, 161016, 161017, 161056, 161057, 161060, 160839, 161104, 161107, and 161112. And I am pleased to advise you that on December 14, December 20, 2016, and January 24, 2017, I signed all of the bills that were passed by Council on December 1, 2016; and that on December 9, December 19, December 20, 2016, January, 23, and January 24, 2017, I signed all of the bills that were passed by Council on December 8, 2016. And I am submitting herewith for the consideration of your honorable body a resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District; and A resolution approving the 2017 Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 plan, performance report, acquisition policies and disposition policies of the Philadelphia Land Bank; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to certain properties located in the Second Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District; and A resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 as 2323 East York Street; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank conveying title to certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Seventh Councilmanic District; and A resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District; and An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 123 by striking from the City Plan Euclid Avenue from Fifteenth Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Street to Sixteenth Street; and An ordinance revising the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 269 by relocating portions of the houselines and curblines of Convention Avenue from 24th Street to Health Sciences Drive, all under certain terms and conditions.
Thank you, Mr. Decker. Do you have any additional communications?
Thank you very much. The next order of business is the introduction of bills and resolutions, and the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Reynolds Brown.
Good morning, Mr. President. I offer two resolutions.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
A privileged resolution honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the occasion of the 25th Annual African American Children's Book Fair and that February 4th is the kick-off of the National Literacy Initiative - Preserve a Legacy, Buy a Book.
And a privileged resolution recognizing January as "National Human Trafficking Awareness Month" in Philadelphia.
This week's Final Passage Calendar. Thank you. Before we proceed with the introduction, the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you, Council President, for allowing me to interrupt at this time. I just wanted to, for a brief moment, recognize a delegation of mayors who are visiting us Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 from Columbia. They are being escorted here by the Chief of Staff of the Commerce Department, Sylvie Gallier. There's 18 mayors representing different jurisdictions from Columbia. (Councilwoman Sanchez talking in Spanish.) (Applause.)
Welcome. Thank you for coming. Go back and tell folks how well behaved we are. Thank you. Thank you so much. And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Blackwell.
Thank you, Mr. President. Today I introduce three bills and five resolutions. Three of the resolutions have been signed by many members of Council.
An ordinance Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Farragut Street and Locust Street; Mt. Vernon Street and 32nd Street; Chancellor Street and 51st Street; 51st Street and Hazel Avenue; 36th Street and Haverford Avenue; Wyalusing Avenue and 38th Street; and Sansom Street and 42nd Street.
And an ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 269 by relocating the easterly houseline of University Avenue from a point approximately five hundred forty five feet north of Curie Boulevard to a point approximately two hundred thirty six feet further northwardly therefrom.
And an ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Baltimore Avenue and 42nd Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Street; Trinity Street and 48th Street; 46th Street and Chester Avenue; and Powelton Avenue and 41st Street.
And a privileged resolution honoring and recognizing February 2017 as Career and Technical Education Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia.
And a privileged resolution honoring and recognizing Dr. Arthur C. Evans for his accomplishments and numerous contributions to the City of Philadelphia.
And a privileged resolution authorizing the joint City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 to hold public hearings to examine the benefits of having a more robust homeless prevention program in Philadelphia.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Sixth Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-Fourth Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
And that will also be on next week's Final Passage Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Greenlee.
Thank you, Mr. President. On your behalf, I offer two bills and eight resolutions.
An ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 123 by striking from the City Plan Euclid Avenue from Fifteenth Street to Sixteenth Street.
And an ordinance Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by North Broad Street, Girard Avenue, Ridge Avenue and Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
And a privileged resolution honoring and recognizing Sandy Sheller and the Sheller Family Foundation for their tireless work throughout the City of Philadelphia.
And a privileged resolution honoring and recognizing Lynne Honickman and the Honickman Foundation on their work to improve the lives of the citizens across the City of Philadelphia.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties in the Fifth Councilmanic District.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District. Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District.
And that will be on next week's Calendar also. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Henon.
Thank you, Council President. Today I offer one bill on your behalf. Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
A privileged resolution authorizing the Committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to hold hearings to examine the potential impact of the presidential election and the impending state budget process on the City of Philadelphia's financial condition.
This week's Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Jones.
Five bills and three resolutions co-sponsored by Parker, Taubenberger, Blackwell, Gym, Green, Oh, Domb, Johnson, and Parker, Taubenberger, Gym, Green, and Domb.
Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Thank you, Councilman.
An ordinance amending Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by amending Section 14-504, entitled "/NCO, Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District," by further regulating the placement of parking garages in the Ridge Park Roxborough/NCO; and An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Shurs Lane, Walnut Lane, Henry Avenue, Lincoln Drive, Ridge Avenue, and Main Street; and An ordinance amending Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by amending the subsection entitled "/NCA, Ridge Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Area Overlay," and making related changes; and An ordinance to amend the Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Silverwood Street, Gay Street, Baker Street, and Carson Street; and to adopt a Master Plan for the former St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church and adjacent parcels; and An ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Henry Avenue to Ainslie Street; 52nd Street to Woodbine Avenue; Midvale Avenue to East Falls Station; Midvale Avenue to Stokely Street.
Thank you. Those five bills just read by the Chief Clerk will be referred to the appropriate committees.
And a privileged resolution honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's Living Legends: Heshimu Jaramogi, Ukie Washington, Rick Williams, Ducis Rodgers, and Lady B, who are leaders in the area of radio, print, and Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 television journalism in Philadelphia.
And a privileged resolution recognizing and honoring women leaders in Philadelphia's media industry: Mary Mason, Patty Jackson, Thera Milling, and Marty Moss-Coane in observance of Women's History Month.
And a non-privileged resolution urging state legislators to comply with the requirements of the federal Real ID Act, allowing Pennsylvania residents to continue to use state-issued driver's licenses for domestic air travel and access to federal facilities.
And that will be on next week's Final Passage Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Johnson. Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
I have two privileged resolutions, two non-privileged resolutions, and three bills.
An ordinance regulating the direction of movement of traffic on 15th Street between Carpenter Street and Washington Avenue and establishing no parking regulations on both sides of 15th Street from Carpenter Street to Washington Avenue; and An ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Carpenter Street, Broad Street and Washington Avenue; and An ordinance amending Section Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 20-606 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Board of Ethics," by adding a requirement that the Board of Ethics conduct mandatory ethics training for Council members during each Council term.
And those three bills just read by the Chief Clerk will be referred to the appropriate committee.
And a privileged resolution authorizing Council's Committees on Legislative Oversight and Public Safety to hold hearings examining solutions to trees and other obstructions in the City's alleyways.
And a privileged resolution authorizing Council's Committees on Legislative Oversight and Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings examining the incidence of raccoon infestation in the City of Philadelphia and administrative solutions Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 for the public health concerns posed thereby.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to certain properties located in the Second Councilmanic District.
And a non-privileged resolution calling on the United States Senate to reject U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions' nomination for the Office of U.S. Attorney General.
And that will be on next week's Final Passage Calendar. (Applause.)
And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Quinones-Sanchez.
Thank you, Council President. I have one bill, two non-privileged and two privileged resolutions on my behalf, one resolution on behalf of the Administration, and one resolution on behalf of you co-sponsored by Councilwoman Blackwell and myself.
An ordinance amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending on the east side of the 5800 through 6500 block of Castor Avenue between Oxford Avenue to Magee Avenue.
And a privileged resolution recognizing and honoring Battalion Chief Joaquin Enrique Colon, Jr. on the occasion of his retirement following 34 years of loyal and dedicated Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 service to the City of Philadelphia.
And a resolution recognizing, honoring and celebrating the outstanding career of Belinda Anne Mayo for her devotion and dedication to providing access to low-income housing throughout the City of Philadelphia.
And a privileged resolution authorizing the Council of the City of Philadelphia to investigate the recent sale of tax delinquent properties approved for acquisition by the Philadelphia Land Bank for workforce housing, side yards and community gardens to assess Land Bank strategies to better support balance and equitable neighborhood growth and to explore a moratorium on all lien and Sheriff Sales of tax delinquent property.
And Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 that will be on this week's Final Passage Calendar.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-First Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
And a non-privileged resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of certain properties located in the Seventh Councilmanic District.
And a non-privileged resolution approving the Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 2017 strategic plan, performance report, acquisition policies and disposition policies of the Philadelphia Land Bank.
And that will be on next week's Final Passage Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Green.
Thank you, Council President. I have one privileged resolution co-sponsored by Councilmembers Domb, Gym, Bass, Johnson, Parker, and Jones.
A privileged resolution recognizing the efforts of the Philadelphia Anti-Violence Coalition and declaring February 2017 as a month of peace in the City of Philadelphia.
That will be on this week's Final Passage Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Councilwoman Parker.
An ordinance amending Section 19-1703 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refunds," regarding credits and due dates.
And an ordinance amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," to include transfers between stepparents and stepchildren as a transaction excluded from the realty transfer tax.
Referred to committee. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Domb.
Good morning, Council President. I have two privileged Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 resolutions and one non-privileged resolution on your behalf.
A privileged resolution honoring and recognizing Joan C. Mazzotti for her exceptional leadership and dedication over the last 16 years as Executive Director of Philadelphia Futures.
And a resolution recognizing January 27, 2017 as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day in the City of Philadelphia.
One more time, thank you, Councilman. This week's Final Passage Calendar.
And a non-privileged resolution calling for the adoption and implementation of 2016 Assessment of Fair Housing Report recently submitted to the U.S. Department Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 of Housing and Urban Neighborhood to meet the goals of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule.
That will be on next week's Final Passage Calendar. And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Gym.
Good morning, Council President. One privileged resolution and a request to make very, very brief remarks.
A privileged resolution declaring January 30th, 2017 Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution in Philadelphia.
Thank you so much, Council President. I want to thank my colleagues Councilmembers Green, Squilla, Oh, Parker, and Domb for Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 co-sponsoring this resolution, and it's a great honor for me to ask our City Council to consider this resolution to honor Fred Korematsu here in the City. He was a Japanese American who in 1942 was arrested when the orders for internment came down, was arrested because he had refused to abide by them. He refused to report for internment. He stood up against discrimination against Americans of Japanese ancestry. He was incarcerated and interned at Topaz Concentration Camp in Utah, but what Fred Korematsu did was something that was extraordinary in the history of American law, which was that he challenged this internment and took his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1944 when the Supreme Court upheld his conviction by a six to three vote, arguing that it was a military necessity. Fred Korematsu joined the 100,000 other Japanese Americans who Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 suffered for the number of years that they were incarcerated, losing their homes, personal properties, who died in many of these internment camps, but as soon as he was released, continued his struggle. He continued to challenge his convictions and pursue them until they were finally overturned in 1983 in which a court found, a federal court, found that a grave injustice was done to Fred Korematsu and the other Japanese Americans and regretted deeply what had happened. Fred Korematsu continued to speak out, filing friend of the court briefs at the age of 85 on behalf of Muslim inmates held in Guantanamo Bay and filed a similar brief on behalf of an American Muslim man being held in solitary confinement. Today we honor his memory -- or ask that the City Council honors his memory, especially as we coincide it with the passage of a resolution that honors Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 our Muslim communities. And it's a reminder that the profound injustice that was done to Fred Korematsu and 100,000 members of Japanese ancestry is a reminder to us about the evils of legislation based on xenophobia and racism, particularly in light of the current proposals to limit or ban immigrants and refugees in the United States based on their faith. And so with that, I respectfully ask for the Council's support and thank you when this comes up.
Thank you, Councilwoman. That will be -(Applause.)
Thank you. That will be on today's Final Passage Calendar. Councilwoman.
Yes. With apologies, I request a leave for the remainder of the Council session and will be voting aye on all resolutions and Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 bills that come forward today.
Thank you, Councilwoman. Leave shall be granted, and the record will reflect your voting aye on all bills and resolutions today. And the Chair recognizes Councilman Taubenberger.
Good morning, Council President and colleagues. I offer one privileged resolution co-sponsored by Councilman O'Neill, Oh, Sanchez, and Blackwell. Thank you very much.
A privileged resolution authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to conduct hearings concerning the Board of Health's regulations relating to the tobacco retailing license and the impact these regulations could have on local businesses. Stated Meeting January 26, 2017
And that will be on today's Final Passage Calendar. The Chair recognizes Councilman Squilla.
Thank you, Mr. President. I offer three bills, one non-privileged resolution.
An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Clearfield Street, Kensington Avenue, Frankford Creek and Aramingo Avenue; and An ordinance amending Section 14-507 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/CDO Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District," by amending provisions under certain terms and conditions; and An ordinance authorizing Adam S. Harbin to construct, own and maintain Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 various planter encroachments at 339 North Broad Street.
Those three bills just read by the Chief Clerk will be referred to the appropriate committee.
And a non-privileged resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the New Kensington-Fishtown Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 2323 East York Street.
And that will be on next week's Final Passage. And we now go to Councilman O'Neill.
Thank you, Mr. President. I have no bills or resolutions.
Stated Meeting January 26, 2017 Thank you, Councilman. And the Chair recognizes Councilwoman Bass.
Thank you, Mr. President. I offer two bills and two privileged resolutions.
An ordinance revising parking restrictions on Bethlehem Pike, east side, between Chestnut Hill Avenue and Newton Street.
And an ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Wayne Avenue, Berkley Street, Morris Street, and West Logan Street (extended).