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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February 17, 2022
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of 18 listed properties in Philadelphia’s Third Councilmanic District to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 3851 Aspen Street, 3855 Aspen Street, 3732 Haverford Avenue, 3825 Fairmount Avenue, 3605 Melon Street, 3607 Melon Street, 3832 Melon Street, 3858 Mount Vernon Street, 614 N. Shedwick Street, 3832 Wallace Street, 3830 Wallace Street, 708 N. 34th Street, 709 N. 35th Street, 676 N. 36th Street, 681 N. 37th Street, 740 N. 38th Street, 5139 Delancey Street & 747 N. 39th Street, in the Third Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such properties pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring and recognizing community activist Jamal Johnson for his decades of advocacy against gun violence in Philadelphia and across the nation.
Honoring and recognizing the work and contributions of community activist Jamal Johnson for his tireless advocacy against gun violence in the City of Philadelphia, and across the nation.
ADOPTED
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The Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Ona “Oney” Judge, who escaped enslavement from Philadelphia in 1796 and pursued freedom in New Hampshire.
Honoring the life, courage, and resilience of Ona "Oney" Judge, whose story of escape to freedom has become a pillar in Black American history for its themes of autonomy, self-actualization, pride, and its particular significance in Philadelphia's abolitionist history.
ADOPTED
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City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to transfer ownership of 2257 Hope Street in the 7th Councilmanic District.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2257 Hope Street located in the 7th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
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The adopted resolution honors Maxwell Brown for his longtime work in community empowerment and mentoring young men through his Max Out of Life program.
Honoring Maxwell Brown for his longtime dedication to community empowerment and to the mentorship of young men through his Max Out of Life program.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution confirming Sophia Lee as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority.
Confirming the appointment of Sophia Lee as a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, to serve in the term ending January 1, 2023.
ADOPTED
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This enacted bill authorizes the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, acting for the Philadelphia Gas Works, to renew its gas storage and transportation agreement with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC.
Authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works of a Renewal of Service Agreement for Gas Storage and Transportation Under Rate Schedule GSS with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue up to $1 billion in new water and wastewater revenue bonds, along with additional bonds to refinance earlier bonds.
Constituting the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Ordinance to the Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989, as supplemented; authorizing the Bond Committee to issue and sell one or more series or subseries of tax-exempt or taxable water and wastewater revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit enhancement or payment or liquidity sources (or any combination of the foregoing) for such Bonds; providing that such Bonds shall bear interest at fixed or variable rates; determining the sufficiency of pledged Project Revenues; authorizing the Director of Finance to take certain actions with regard to the sale of such Bonds, the investment of proceeds thereof and the City's continuing disclosure obligations with respect to such Bonds; setting forth the use of proceeds of such Bonds; covenanting the payment of interest and principal; supplementing the Restated General Water and Wastewater Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1989; and specifying...
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
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This enacted bill provided for Philadelphia voters to decide on May 17, 2022, whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to establish the Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of a Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission; as approved by Resolution of the City Council; 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
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The enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s COVID-19 leave rules, requiring covered employers to provide paid leave for employees dealing with COVID-19 illness or exposure, caring for family members or children affected by COVID-19 precautions, getting vaccinated, or recovering from vaccination side effects.
Amending Section 9-4116 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "2021 Public Health Emergency Leave," to establish additional leave time under certain circumstance, modify existing provisions concerning the paid sick leave, and make technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
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This enacted measure expands Philadelphia’s tax-benefit notification program beyond the federal Earned Income Tax Credit to include the federal Child Tax Credit and the City Wage Tax Refund.
Amending Chapter 19-4000, entitled "Income Inequality Initiative - Earned Income Tax Credit," by requiring employers to provide notification to workers regarding the availability of certain additional federal and City tax benefit programs and extending the Department of Revenue's notification and reporting requirements to such additional tax benefit programs; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill provided for Philadelphia voters to decide at the May 17, 2022 primary election whether to amend the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to remove gender-based references.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to the removal of gender-based references throughout the Educational Supplement, as approved by Resolution of the Council; 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill provided for Philadelphia voters to decide on May 17, 2022, whether to amend the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to remove gender-based references.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the removal of gender-based references throughout the Charter, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
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Meeting date
February 15, 2022
This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings about affordable housing subsidies that are set to expire.
Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to conduct public hearings to explore the crisis of expiring affordable housing subsidies and the impact of those expirations on the availability of affordable housing units in the City of Philadelphia.
RECESSED
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The adopted resolution calls for City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings on offering election materials in more languages, exploring randomized ballot order, and improving election safety and security.
Calling for the Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings to examine the feasibility of offering election materials in additional languages, exploring ballot randomization, and enabling safer and more secure elections to adequately prepare for and participate in local, state, and federal elections.
RECESSED
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Meeting date
February 14, 2022
This enacted bill revised the boundaries of Philadelphia’s 10 City Council districts and set approximate populations for each district.
Amending Chapter 20-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Councilmanic Districts," by revising the boundaries of the Councilmanic Districts, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The adopted resolution calls for a public hearing to examine whether Philadelphia complies with the Pennsylvania Firefighter Cancer Presumption Act.
Calling for a public hearing to examine the City of Philadelphia's compliance with the Pennsylvania Firefighter Cancer Presumption Act.
RECESSED
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