City Hall this week: the Parking Authority on Friday, assessments Monday, Council back Nov. 12
After the election, Council's committees have seven hearings in eight days, from World Cup parking enforcement to the new City Solicitor's confirmation and PGW shutoffs. Here's the schedule and what we've reported on each.
City Council's committees get back to work right after the election, with seven hearings between Friday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Nov. 13, and a full Council session in between. Here's the schedule from our meetings page and each meeting's posted agenda. All are in Room 400 of City Hall. Times can change, and the city's legislative calendar has the final word.
Committee hearings usually take public testimony, so this is when residents can weigh in on bills before they reach a final vote.
Friday, Nov. 6
10 a.m., Streets and Services: the Parking Authority. The committee examines the Philadelphia Parking Authority's enforcement during the summer's big events, including the FIFA World Cup, under Resolution 260735 from 5th District Councilmember Jeffery Young Jr.. The resolution's title also covers the PPA's accountability to residents and reforms to "restore meaningful local control." It was introduced Sept. 17. (meeting, our preview). Young's parking ticket amnesty bill, 260853, is not on the agenda (our story).
The same morning, the City Commissioners begin the official count of Tuesday's votes at 11311 Roosevelt Blvd. (our story).
Monday, Nov. 9
10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Housing: property assessments. The Office of Property Assessment, its methods, appeals and the effect of rising assessments, under Resolution 260101 from 7th District Councilmember Quetcy Lozada, adopted Feb. 12. Our calendar shows two sessions on the resolution that day (10 a.m., 1 p.m.; our preview).
2 p.m., Streets and Services: nine bills (meeting). They include:
- Young's Bill 260698, which would cancel or refund trash fines when the city misses a block's collection day (our story);
- 8th District Councilmember Cindy Bass's Bill 260765, adding her district to the rules on parking boats, motor homes and recreational trailers on city streets;
- 1st District Councilmember Mark Squilla's Bill 260854, changing the rules for towing or booting certain boats, motor homes, truck campers and vending carts;
- a sidewalk café, planters, a street-plan change and a street renaming.
Monday is also the deadline for mail voters whose ballots were flagged for ID problems.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
10 a.m., Committee of the Whole (meeting). All 17 members take up two items:
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- confirming Monique Myatt Galloway as City Solicitor, Resolution 260820;
- the public hearing required under the city code on the proposed police union contract, Resolution 260932.
Thursday, Nov. 12
10 a.m., stated meeting (meeting). It's Council's first session since Oct. 29. Bills that got first readings then, including the boat speaker fine and the North Broad business curfew exception, are eligible for final votes. Our preview of what's eligible.
Friday, Nov. 13
- 10 a.m., Transportation and Public Utilities with Public Safety: youth safety on and around SEPTA, under Resolution 260652, approved in June with 15 sponsors (meeting, our preview).
- 1 p.m., Transportation and Public Utilities: PGW's residential shutoffs, under Resolution 260897, sponsored by 16 members (meeting, our story).
Newly scheduled for later in November
Since our Oct. 31 calendar, these have been added:
- Nov. 17, 1 p.m.: the Transit Access Fund, Bill 260892 (our story).
- Nov. 18, 10 a.m.: the proposed Office of Food and Nutrition Security charter change (our story).
- Nov. 18, 1 p.m.: the city's trash disposal and recycling contracts (our story).