Philadelphia City Council actions

This bill amends a previous ordinance to continue a housing plan that helps with affordable housing, home repairs, and neighborhood improvements.

Amending Bill No. 250568 (approved June 13, 2025), entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of a Service Agreement between The City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority relating to the financing of a Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) Plan which includes housing production and preservation, home affordability, home owner and renter assistance, related contractor training and support, blight and vacant property reduction, urban beautification, neighborhood infrastructure, and other related programs; approving the issuance by the Authority of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (including reimbursement obligations related to lines or letters of credit) in one or more series to finance or refinance such plan and authorizing and approving the obligation of The City of Philadelphia to pay in full when due the Service Fee and other amounts payable under the Service Agreement; authorizing certain City officers to t...

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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This bill allows the city to move money between different funds and departments in the 2025 budget.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025 from: the General Fund, the Water Fund, the Water Residual Fund, the Grants Revenue Fund, the Aviation Fund, and the Transportation Fund, all from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions; to: the General Fund, the Water Fund, the Water Residual Fund, the Aviation Fund and the Transportation Fund, all to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.

READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

This bill allows the city to move money between different funds and departments in the 2025 budget.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025 from: the General Fund, the Water Fund, the Water Residual Fund, the Grants Revenue Fund, the Aviation Fund, and the Transportation Fund, all from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions; to: the General Fund, the Water Fund, the Water Residual Fund, the Aviation Fund and the Transportation Fund, all to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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This bill adds protections against employment discrimination for victims of human trafficking in Philadelphia.

Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," to add protections against employment discrimination on the basis of human trafficking victim status, all under certain terms and conditions.

READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR

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This bill adds protections against employment discrimination for victims of human trafficking in Philadelphia.

Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," to add protections against employment discrimination on the basis of human trafficking victim status, all under certain terms and conditions.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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This bill proposes an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create an Office of the Youth Ombudsperson.

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 to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the creation of the Office of the Youth Ombudsperson; and authorizing and directing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.

Introduced and Referred

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This bill aims to prevent the sale of tobacco products to minors and stop unlicensed tobacco retailing in Philadelphia.

Amending Chapter 9-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add illegal sales of tobacco products to minors and unlicensed tobacco retailing as nuisance behaviors, and require completion of a Department-approved Tobacco Retailer Education and Compliance Training as a condition of lifting a Cease Operations Order, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred

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Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Youth Ombudsperson; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.

Introduced and Referred

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This bill allows a business at 1001 S 10th St to have a sidewalk cafe, which means they can use some of the sidewalk for outdoor seating.

Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk caf? in the vicinity of 1001 S 10th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred

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This bill changes city rules to pay the Director of the Office of Prison Oversight and members of the Philadelphia Prison Community Oversight Board.

Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," to provide for compensation of the Director of Office of Prison Oversight and members of the Philadelphia Prison Community Oversight Board, and amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," to add a new chapter, providing for the powers and duties of Office of Prison Oversight and Philadelphia Prison Community Oversight Board and the manner in which other officers, employees and agencies shall fulfill their respective responsibilities with respect to the Office and Board, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred

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The City of Philadelphia is considering a bill to amend a sublease agreement for a building at 1600-26 John F.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an amendment to a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for use by the City of all or a portion of the premises located at 1600-26 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred

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