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City Council

Thursday, April 11, 2024, 10 a.m. (Philadelphia time), Room 400

On the agenda

Transmitting an Ordinance authorizing the City's Chief Innovation Officer or their designee to enter into a cable television franchise renewal agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania LLC, renewing the cable television franchise granted by the City to Verizon, for Franchise Areas I, II, III and IV of the City, all under certain terms and conditions. (240298): Read and Filed
Transmitting a resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 708, 710, 714 & 723 N. Shedwick Street located in the 3rd Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. (240299): Read and Filed
Transmitting a resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the West Mill Creek Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 607 North Fifty-third street, 625 North Fifty-third street, 633 North Fifty-third street, 635 North Fifty-third street, and 637 North Fifty-third street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Liberty53 LP and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. (240300): Read and Filed
Recognizing the 8th District Rebuild Community Development Partners, Nicetown CDC and Allegheny West Foundation, for their hard work and revitalization of communities in their respective neighborhoods. (240296): Adopted
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Wood Street, 4th Street, Vine Street, and Lawrence Street. (240066): Suspend the Rules of the Council
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Sedgwick Street, Ardleigh Street, Upsal Street, Belfield Avenue, and Sprague Street. (240159): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of Gravers lane and Millman street. (240021): Suspend the Rules of the Council
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of Rockland street and N. 2nd street; Lawrence street and Rockland street; Ruscomb street and N. 2nd street; Ashdale street to N. 3rd street. (240022): Suspend the Rules of the Council
Amending Sections 1 and 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 170086) approved May 22, 2017, entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 269 by relocating portions of the houselines and curblines of Convention Avenue, from Thirty-Fourth Street to Health Sciences Drive, and placing on the City Plan two rights-of-way for drainage purposes within the vicinity of the intersection of Convention Avenue and Health Sciences Drive and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said rights-of-way for drainage purposes, all under certain terms and c (240086): Suspend the Rules of the Council
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of Old York Road and Courtland Street and Loudon Street. (240090): Suspend the Rules of the Council
Establishing parking regulations, one-way regulations and a closure of the public right-of-way to motor traffic regulation in the vicinity of Washington Avenue from 4th Street to Water Street, all under certain terms and conditions. (240100): Suspend the Rules of the Council
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk caf? in the vicinity of 2401 E. Norris Street, all under certain terms and conditions. (240121): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Authorizing Norris Street Holdings, LLC to install, own, and maintain a Streetery in the Right-of-Way adjacent to 2401 E. Norris Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125-2913, under certain terms and conditions. (240122): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Authorizing Pat Olivieri, d/b/a Pat's King of Steaks, to vend from a location in the right of way adjacent to the Pat's Steaks location in the vicinity of 9th and Wharton Streets, under certain terms and conditions. (240123): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: N. 20th street and Fairmount avenue; Tioga street and Old York road, Westmoreland street and N. 13th street. (240155): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: N. 30th street and Master street; N. 29th street and Master street and Oxford street; Oxford and N. 30th street and N. 29th street; N. 15th street and Parrish street; Swain street and N. 17th street. (240156): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Amending Chapter 12-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Regulations and Penalties," by providing for parking prohibitions for motor vehicles with sun screening devices, and for penalties and enforcement, all under certain terms and conditions. (240158): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Pacific street and N. Broad street; N. 13th street and Allegheny avenue; Marlborough street and Thompson street; N. 4th street and Master street. (240186): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Montrose street between S.7th street and S. 8th street; Montrose street between S. 9th street and S. 10th street; Montrose street between S. 10th street and S. 11th street; Beulah street between Montrose street and Carpenter street. (240188): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: S. 12th street between Jackson street and Wolf Street; Emily street between S. 6th street and S. 5th street; Winton street between S. 5th street and S. 6th street; Mercy street between S. 5th street and S. 6th street; Sigel street between S. 5th street and S. 6th street; S 4th street between Mifflin street and McKean St; McKean street between S. 5th street and S. 6th street; Sigel street between S. 5th street and S. 4th street; S. 3rd street between Mifflin street and McKean street. (240189): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of Jackson street between S. 12th street and S. 13th Street; Snyder avenue between S. 13th street and Juniper street; Jackson street between S. 6th street and S. 7th street; Mercy street between S. 7th street and S. 8th street; Watkins street between S. 11th street and S. 12th street; S 7th street between Johnston street and Oregon Ave; Moyamensing avenue between S. 5th street and S. 6th street. (240190): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing a parking regulation on Green street and N. 40th street; N. 41st street and Spring Garden street; N. 41st street and Powelton avenue; N. 32nd street and Haverford avenue; Brandywine street and N. 36th street. (240212): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Authorizing Rekhaben Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand at the northwest corner of 30th and Market Streets to construct, use, and maintain conduits in, under, and across the northwest corner of 30th and Market Streets for the purpose of supplying electrical service to said newsstand, under certain terms and conditions. (240213): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing a parking regulation on Hazel avenue and S. 55th street; Cedar avenue and S. 51st street; Cedar avenue and S. 55th street; Hazel avenue and S. 46th street; Hazel avenue and S. 47th street; Hazel avenue and S. 48th street; St. Bernard street and Pine street; St. Bernard street and Spruce street. (240214): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Parrish street between N. 16th street and N. 17th street; Perkiomen street between Vineyard street and N. 19th street; Gratz street between Jefferson street and Harlan street; Cambridge street between N. 30th street to a dead end; Jefferson street between N. 18th street and N. 19th street; Newkirk street between Thompson street and Stiles street; Brown street between N. 16th street and N. 15th street; Seybert street between N. 24th street and N. 25th street. Flora street between N. 29th street and N. 30th street; Olive street between Shirley street and N. 19th street. (240217): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Watts street between Cambria street and Rush street; Camac street between Cambria street and Glenwood avenue; Cambria street between N. 13th street to N. 12th street; Silver street between N. 13th street and Broad street; Rush street between N. 12th street and N. 13th street; N. 12th street between Cambria street and Somerset street; Marvine street between Susquehanna avenue and Diamond street; Thompson street between N. 27th street and N. 28th street; Montgomery avenue between Uber street and N. 20th street; N. 19th street between Montgomery street and Berks street. (240218): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Bailey street between Poplar street and Parrish street; N. 20th street between Oxford street and Jefferson street; N. 27th street between Girard avenue and Thompson street; Folsom street between N. 18th street and N. 19th street; Uber street between Parrish street and Poplar street; N. 19th street between Master street and Jefferson street; Harold street between N. 22nd street and N. 23rd street. (240219): Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar
Amending Chapter 9-2300 of The Philadelphia Code (“Protection of Displaced Contract Workers”) to provide protections for service employees, including laid-off employees, all under certain terms and conditions. (240088): Suspend the Rules of the Council
Authorizing the creation of a task force to study and develop proposals, strategies, and recommendations to enhance parental/guardian engagement, oversight, accountability, and resources within the City of Philadelphia. (240251): Adopted
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” all under certain terms and conditions. (240020-A): Read and Passed
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and to the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions. (240176-A): Ordered Placed on Final Passage Calendar for Next Meeting.
Adding a new Chapter 6-1600 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled “City Reports on Opioid Antidote Use,” to require certain reports from the Office of the Managing Director to Council concerning the City’s use of opioid antidote, all under certain terms and conditions. (240015): Read and Passed
Adding a new Chapter 10-2700 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled “City Reports on Impermissible Camping,” to require certain reports from the Office of the Managing Director to Council concerning camping activities carried out in violation of the Code and the City’s efforts to address such activities, all under certain terms and conditions. (240017): Read and Passed
Congratulations to Captain Myesha S. Massey for her promotion to Deputy Commissioner, as the first Deputy Commissioner for Community Partnerships and on her successful command as the first female Commander of the 35th Police District. (240283): Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to adopt the Solar for Schools Act (House Bill 1032) and thanking Representative Fiedler for her commitment to reducing the energy costs of public schools, expanding renewable energy production, and creating family-sustaining jobs for Pennsylvanians. (240284): Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Celebrating the selection of True Biz by Sara Novic for the 2024 One Book, One Philadelphia program. (240285): Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the West Mill Creek Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 607 North Fifty-third street, 625 North Fifty-third street, 633 North Fifty-third street, 635 North Fifty-third street, and 637 North Fifty-third street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Liberty53 LP and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract. (240286): Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 708, 710, 714 & 723 N. Shedwick Street located in the 3rd Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. (240287): Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Authorizing the Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless and Public Property and Public Works to hold hearings on the ten-year performance of the Philadelphia Land Bank; what barriers exist to effective application review, process efficiency, and transparent communication; and how these can be solved to maximize this unique opportunity to create genuinely affordable housing and community-stewarded green spaces for neighborhoods that need them the most. (240288): Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Recognizing, honoring, and congratulating Dawn Staley, coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, for leading the undefeated 38-0 Gamecocks to victory in the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, her second championship in three seasons and third championship in her coaching career. (240289): Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Amending Chapter 10-2200 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Hate Crimes," to expand the scope of qualifying crimes, under certain terms and conditions. (240280): Introduced and Referred
Honoring and Congratulating the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. - Pennsylvania Chapter on the occasion of their annual Legislative Day. (240290): Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Honoring and recognizing Philly Girls Jump and further declaring May 4th, 2024, and every first Saturday in May thereafter, "Philly Double Dutch Day" in the City of Philadelphia. (240291): Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Recognizing and honoring Circadium Circus School as the first accredited circus school in the United States. (240292): Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Honoring and congratulating Royal Izakaya's Jesse Ito for his nomination as a finalist for a 2024 James Beard Award. (240293): Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Authorizing the establishment of a "Special Committee on Kensington" to analyze and examine the effectiveness of current polices to further develop data driven solutions and restore stability in the Kensington area. (240294): Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Montgomery Avenue, 10th Street, Girard Avenue, and 13th Street. (240281): Introduced and Referred
Expressing Council's support for food service workers at the Philadelphia Sports Complex and urging Aramark to negotiate fair and equitable contracts that provide these workers with a standard minimum wage and healthcare coverage. (240295): Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Granting permission to Germantown Jewish Centre to demarcate the boundaries of a Germantown eruv district, to construct and maintain a clear nylon cord and/or plastic tubes and other ancillary facilities including a maximum of ten poles along, over, and in certain public rights- of-way and City streets, and/or to attach such demarcation facilities to existing facilities owned by other entities authorized by other City ordinances, subject to such owner's consent; all under certain terms and conditions. (240282): Introduced and Referred
Urging the United States government to take immediate action to protect and enshrine reproductive rights and ensure abortion access for all birthing people. (240297): Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar

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