City of Philadelphia Thursday, October 27, 2022 City Council Calendar PUBLIC COMMENT Please note that this is an in-person meeting, and it is open to the public. This meeting may also be viewed on Xfinity Channel 64, Fios Channel 40 or http://phlcouncil. com/watch-city-council/ Public comment will be received in-person regarding those matters printed on the agenda on the following pages. Speakers interested in participating in public comment at this meeting may call 215-686-3406 by no later than 3 p. m.
the day before the meeting and they must submit the following information: • Full name (including proper pronunciation and spelling) • Identify the bill number or resolution number that will be addressed • State whether you support or oppose that particular bill or resolution • Telephone number where you can be reached Speakers may also sign-up to participate in public comment on the day of the meeting in Room 400, City Hall. Speakers who submitted the above information within the required time frame will be added to the list. Speakers will have up to three minutes to speak; the Council President, however, reserves the right based on circumstances to establish a different time limit. The Council President may also limit testimony where repetitious comments are offered on an agenda item.
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CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 27, 2022 ORDER OF BUSINESS IN A COUNCIL SESSION Note: Some items do not occur at every session: Invocation. Approval of the journal of the preceding meeting. Requests by Councilmembers for permission to be absent from the session. Reading of communications from the Mayor. Introduction of bills and resolutions (to be referred to appropriate Committees of Council). Reports from Committees of Council. Special business. Bills on first reading. Public comment on bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars – titles are printed below. Bills that Council passed but that need to be returned by the Mayor for reconsideration. Consideration of bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars.
Bills and resolutions on the Suspension Calendar. Speeches by Councilmembers. . - 2 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 27, 2022 BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FINAL PASSAGE 200533 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass Resolution calling on Comcast Spectacor to reconsider its naming rights agreement with Wells Fargo based on its history of unethical banking practices. 210396 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Parker Resolution calling on the Sheriff of the City of Philadelphia to request an Order from the President Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania to temporarily stay all mortgage and tax foreclosure sales. 210434 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Oh Resolution calling on the City of Philadelphia to implement minimum force training for all law enforcement officers.
210913 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass Resolution authorizing City Council to retain legal counsel to file a lawsuit to require the Administration to implement and enforce Bill Number 200425, an ordinance duly enacted by the City Council of Philadelphia which became law on January 28, 2021. 220783 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Councilmember Johnson Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1952 S. Redfield Street located in the 2nd Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. - 3 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 27, 2022 220849 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Council President Clarke Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1510, 1512, 1514, 1520-26, 1530, 1532-34, 1538, 1540, 1542, 1548, 1552, 1554, 1556, 1558, 1563 N Darien Street, 1526, 1528, 1540 N. 8th Street, 1501-13, 1529, 1545, 1549, 1551 N. 9th Street located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. 220850 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Council President Clarke Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2317 Ridge Avenue located in the 5th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
220851 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Jones and Brooks Resolution declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia. 220853 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones Resolution encouraging the Law Department to file a lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania seeking injunctive relief for their refusal to take custody of juveniles sentenced to state facilities who are currently housed at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center (PJJSC).
220856 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to 2843-2861 Janney street and 2842-2860 Weikel street located in the First Councilmanic District pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act. 220857 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass Resolution urging Drexel University, as the recipient of the Atwater Kent Collection to ensure adequate stewardship of the collection and protect the interest of donors, art lovers, and the residents of Philadelphia. - 4 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 27, 2022 220322-AA INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gauthier, Green and Brooks An Ordinance amending Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Surplus Properties,” by adding criteria for evaluating non-competitive dispositions, all under certain terms and conditions. 220517-A INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier An Ordinance authorizing the installation, ownership, and maintenance of various encroachments in the vicinity of 1 Convention Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, under certain terms and conditions. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE 200658 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones An Ordinance authorizing the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Upland Way and Berks Street.
210800 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gauthier, Parker, Brooks, Gym, Gilmore Richardson, Domb, Squilla and Henon An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parking Regulations and Penalties,” to add a new section entitled “Parking for Qualified School Employees,” to provide parking for certain school employees at certain locations; all under certain terms and conditions. - 5 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 27, 2022 220634 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Parker for Council President Clarke An Ordinance establishing a neighborhood improvement district, to be known as the North Broad Business Improvement District (“District”), in an area that generally includes both sides of North Broad Street from the north side of Spring Garden Street to the south side of Indiana Avenue (excluding the 2700-2900 blocks on the west side of the street), beginning with 510 North Broad Street, and continuing to 2929 North Broad Street; it also includes 1300 Fairmount Avenue, 1406 Ridge Avenue, 1408 Ridge Avenue, 1363 W. Seltzer Street, 1361 W. Silver Street, and 1362 W.
Silver Street; designating North Broad Renaissance (the legal name of which is Avenue North Renaissance, Inc. ), which has organized itself as a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for and report concerning the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with North Broad Renaissance relating to the District; and authorizing North Broad Renaissance to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with the provisions of the Community and Economic Improvement Act, and under certain terms and conditions.
220654 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gilmore Richardson, Driscoll, Jones, Bass and Squilla An Ordinance amending Chapter 10-300, entitled “Minors,” to revise the evening curfew hours, all under certain terms and conditions. 220659 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Council President Clarke An Ordinance amending Bill No. 220401, entitled “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled ‘Wage and Net Profits Tax,’ by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions,” to correct a typographical error in stating the period in which a reduction in the resident Net Profits Tax rate is applicable. 220660 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Council President Clarke An Ordinance amending Bill No.
210284, entitled “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled ‘Business Income and Receipts Taxes,’ by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions,” to fix a mistake in identifying the tax year to which a tax reduction applies, so that the tax reduction applies in FY2023, all under certain conditions. - 6 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 27, 2022 220742 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla for Council President Clarke An Ordinance authorizing an increase in the non-electoral indebtedness of the City within the Pennsylvania constitutional limit; authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; and authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions. - 7 -City of Philadelphia