Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Procedural actions actions from the January 23, 2020 meeting.
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This proposal would ask Philadelphia voters to amend the Home Rule Charter to change the Board of Pensions and Retirement by adding independent experts and to set financial and reporting requirements for the city’s pension systems.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in the Resolution approved by City Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter so that there shall be imposed upon the City of Philadelphia's Pension and Retirement Systems financial discipline by amending "Section 3-803" of "ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - ORGANIZATION," "CHAPTER 8 - INDEPENDENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS," to re-balance the membership of the Board of Pensions and Retirement by adding independent experts; and by adding a new "Section 6-602" to "ARTICLE VI - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - POWERS AND DUTIES - Director of Finance, Financial Departments, Boards and Commissions, City Treasurer, Procurement Department, and Board of Pensions and Retirement," "CHAPTER 6 - BOARD OF PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT," to require that the City contribution for each of the Pension and Retirement Systems of the City shall be no less t...
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in committee, would submit a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters at a November 3, 2020 special election.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in the Resolution approved by City Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter so that there shall be established in the Legislative Branch of the City of Philadelphia Government the "Legislative Budget Office" by the addition of a new "Section 2-105" to "ARTICLE II LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - The Council - Its Election, Organization, Powers and Duties," "CHAPTER 1 THE COUNCIL;" renumbering current Sections 2-105 and 2-106; fixing the date for the special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The bill, which is in committee, would put a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment before city voters.
Providing For The Submission To The Qualified Electors Of The City Of Philadelphia Proposing An Amendment To The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter To Provide Accountability To City Council For Real Property Assessment Increases; And Authorizing The Appropriate Officers To Fix The Date For The Election For Such Purpose; Prescribing The Form Of The Ballot Question To Be Voted On; And Authorizing The Appropriate Officers To Publish Notice And To Make Arrangements For The Election; All Under Certain Terms And Conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill would require Philadelphia to base real estate taxes on each taxable property’s assessed value from the immediately preceding year whenever an independent audit finds that citywide property assessments do not meet industry accuracy standards.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, Entitled, "City-County Consolidation," Chapter 2-300, "Property Assessment," by adding new language to Section 2-305, "Office of Property Assessment; Chief Assessment Officer; Powers And Duties," requiring that real estate taxes imposed by Title 19 Of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes And Collections," Chapter 19-1300, "Real Estate Taxes," be levied on the assessed value of taxable real property as established for the immediately preceding stated year in any year in which the audit provided for under Subsection 2-305(2)(s) finds that overall property assessments in the City do not meet industry standards for accuracy, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This proposal would require Philadelphia voting machines to use their full language capacity in city elections, selecting languages based on the share of Philadelphia residents who speak English less than “very well,” using the latest U.S.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, "MISCELLANEOUS," by adding a new Chapter 21-3100, entitled "VOTING MACHINE LANGUAGES REQUIREMENT;" all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in committee, would require the City Revenue Commissioner to transfer delinquent City or School District taxes and fees to a qualified third-party law firm or collection agency after 366 days without a repayment agreement, or immediately if an agreement is broken.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, "FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS," to provide for transfer of delinquent taxes and fees to a qualified third-party law firm or collection agency; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is currently in committee, would authorize a $19.25 million transfer within the City’s General Fund to the Community College of Philadelphia.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 within the General Fund from the Office of Innovation and Technology, the Department of Public Health, and the Civil Service Commission to the Director of Finance-Community College of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is in committee, would authorize City officials to establish a nonprofit fund to reimburse Philadelphia School District teachers for personal money spent on classroom supplies, materials, and equipment.
Authorizing City Officials to File Articles of Incorporation to establish a Non-Profit Corporation that shall be called The Philadelphia School Teacher's Reimbursement Fund, Inc., for the purpose of reimbursing personal money spent by teachers of the Philadelphia School District for the purchase of supplies, materials, and equipment needed for their classrooms.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is in committee, would repeal Philadelphia’s ordinances authorizing and delegating certain parking-related powers to the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
Repealing an Ordinance approved the Eleventh Day of January, A.D. 1950, Declaring the Intention of the City of Philadelphia to Organize and Authorizing the Organization of a Parking Authority under the Act of June 5, 1947, P.L. 458, as Amended by Act No. 276, Approved May 9, 1949; Repealing Ordinance 1633, approved the Eighth Day of April, A.D. 1983, by which the City of Philadelphia Delegated to the Philadelphia Parking Authority Certain Powers Relating to the Administration, Supervision and Enforcement of On-Street Parking Regulations and Collection on Behalf of the City of Philadelphia of Fines and Penalties Imposed in Connection with the Violation of Parking Regulations Pursuant to Authority Granted it by Section 345 of the Parking Authority Law (53 P.S. §§ 341 et. seq.); and Amending Title 1 of the Philadelphia Code, Entitled “General Provisions;” Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, Entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades, and Professions;” Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, Ent...
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in committee, would amend the Philadelphia Code to prohibit certain racially insensitive conduct in public places, including wearing blackface, under specified circumstances involving intimidation, threats, or concealing a person's identity.
Amending Title 10-613 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," prohibiting certain racially insensitive conduct in public places including the wearing of "blackface," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which was held in committee, would have submitted a proposed amendment to Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to voters in a special election on April 28, 2020.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide that Councilmembers shall not be eligible for election for more than four terms of office; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would have submitted a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Council of the City of Philadelphia to adopt a system of public financing of campaigns for City elected offices; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would require covered employers to provide eligible employees up to 12 weeks of fully employer-funded paid leave for childbirth, adoption or foster placement, caring for certain family members with serious health conditions, or the employee’s own serious health condition.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by creating a new Chapter requiring that certain employers provide Paid Family and Medical Leave to eligible employees under specific circumstances, and providing for funding, enforcement, and penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Procurement Department to enter into agreements with one or more vendors for online legal research services, investigative tools, and related products and support.
Authorizing the Procurement Department, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into one or more agreements with a vendor or vendors for the purchase and servicing of online legal research services, investigative tools, and related goods and services, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would amend Philadelphia’s zoning code to allow one free-standing digital advertising sign in an area near the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-905, entitled "Non-Accessory Signs," by adding a new subsection to permit an advertising sign under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in committee, would create rules requiring Community Benefits Agreements for certain large or high-impact development projects that receive City support or financial assistance, such as grants, loans, rezoning, or City land.
Establishing a new Chapter 17-2300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Community Benefits Agreements," and requiring Community Benefits Agreements for certain High Impact Projects or Development Projects that receive City Support or Financial Assistance; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This proposal would establish the North Broad Business Improvement District along North Broad Street from Spring Garden Street to Indiana Avenue, including certain intersecting blocks.
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, and certain blocks of streets that intersect portions of these streets; 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 owner...
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Adopted Resolution establishes the rules governing Philadelphia City Council’s operations, including meeting schedules, quorum requirements, the President’s powers, committee responsibilities, bill and resolution procedures, voting, and recordkeeping.
To provide Rules for the Government of the Council of the City of Philadelphia.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.