City of Philadelphia Thursday, October 7, 2021 City Council Calendar PUBLIC COMMENT Please note that this meeting will be held remotely using Microsoft® Teams. This remote session may be viewed on Xfinity Channel 64, Fios Channel 40 or http://phlcouncil. com/watch-city-council/. Public comment may be received with regard to those matters printed on the agenda on the following pages. Speakers interested in participating in public comment must call 215-686-3406 by 3 p. m. on the Wednesday before the Council session and submit the following information: • Full name • Callback telephone number where you can be reached • Identify the bill number or resolution number that will be addressed • State whether you support or oppose that particular bill or resolution.
Speakers who submitted the above information within the required time frame will be telephoned during the council session and invited to the remote meeting. They 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 repetitious comments or limit the scope of testimony to only certain items on the agenda, which could affect callbacks for public comment at the meeting. - 1 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 7, 2021 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 7, 2021 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.
210601 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson for Council President Clarke Resolution approving the appointment of William McCullough to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board. 210755 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Green Resolution declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia. 210785 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Parker Resolution supporting the workers of the Department of Homeland Security contractor Triple Canopy in their reasonable demands for improved working conditions, particularly their protection from hair discrimination. - 3 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 7, 2021 210786 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson Resolution recognizing Wednesday, October 6, 2021, as Energy Efficiency Day in the City of Philadelphia. 210787 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson Resolution recognizing and congratulating Erin O’ Brien-Hofmann for receiving a 2021 Tradeswomen Heroes Award from the National Association of Building Trades Unions. 210788 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson Resolution joining Mural Arts Philadelphia in celebrating October as Mural Arts Month in Philadelphia.
210789 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gym Resolution authorizing the City Council Committees on Children & Youth and Education to hold public hearings on the search and hiring process for the next Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, and the role that the perspectives of families, students, teachers, school administrators, paraprofessionals, support staff, and community members must play throughout the search process. 210790 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gym and Johnson Resolution condemning the inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants at the border and urging the Biden administration to immediately suspend all deportations of Haitians, expedite the release of Haitian immigrants held in U. S.
immigration facilities, uphold the right to seek asylum, and ensure a clean pathway to citizenship for essential workers, Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and their families in all economic recovery legislation including through budget reconciliation. - 4 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 7, 2021 210791 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones Resolution also naming the 5200 block of West Berks Street as “Charles ‘Chucky’ Rainey, Jr. , Way,” in honor of Charles Rainey, Jr. , to commemorate his legacy as the “Ambassador of Wynnefield” and long-time dedication to the residents of the Wynnefield neighborhood of Philadelphia. 210793 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Brooks Resolution recognizing and honoring the contributions of Dorothy Bolden to the National Domestic Workers Alliance, labor organizing, and advocacy for workers’ rights; and further proclaiming October 13th as “Dorothy Bolden Day” in the City of Philadelphia.
210794 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to certain properties located in the Third Councilmanic District pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act. 210795 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier Resolution congratulating and honoring the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander School for being recognized by the United States Department of Education as a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School. 210796 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Thomas Resolution honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, Julia R Masterman’s Boys Tennis team, on their successful 2021 season and finishing second in the PIAA 2A State Playoffs.
210797 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla Resolution proclaiming October 7, 2021, as William Still Day in the City of Philadelphia in honor of what would have been his 200th Birthday. - 5 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 7, 2021 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. 210205 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Jones, Henon and Gauthier An Ordinance amending Chapter 9 of Subcode PM (“The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code”) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Additional Special Requirements,” to establish a program in which the City may perform certain urgent repairs and bill the property owner; all under certain terms and conditions.
210635 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Thomas, Johnson, Gilmore Richardson, Gauthier, Brooks, Quiñones Sánchez, Parker, Jones and Domb An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to require the maintenance and reporting of certain information related to vehicle stops, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
210636 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Thomas, Johnson, Gilmore Richardson, Gauthier, Brooks, Quiñones Sánchez, Parker, Jones and Domb An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to clarify the appropriate methods and circumstances of enforcement of traffic violations in order to provide for the fair and transparent administration of the traffic violations, prevent racial disparities, and protect public safety, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
210810 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones Resolution recognizing and honoring the United Age Group Track Club Association (UAGTCA) for its dedication to the development of young track and field athletes; and further authorizing the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings on the state of track facilities in the City of Philadelphia. - 6 -City of Philadelphia
CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 7, 2021 210815 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Thomas Resolution authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings on the procurement, contracting and management processes of the School District of Philadelphia for student busing to establish what if any errors, omissions or lessons learned can be derived from the systematic failure of contracted busing to deliver students on time and ready to learn. - 7 -City of Philadelphia