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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Meeting date
October 8, 2020
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold the public hearings required under Bill No.
Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold all hearings required pursuant to Bill No. 200364-A, which established a requirement that the Council hold hearings in connection with anticipated collective bargaining agreements between the City and Police Employees in the Philadelphia Police Department represented by the Fraternal Order of Police.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is in committee, would amend Philadelphia’s rules for where City funds may be deposited.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by revising the list of City depositories; under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance regulates residential property wholesalers—people or businesses seeking to buy homes as investments rather than for their own residence—by requiring a license and barring misrepresentations or false information.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Residential Property Wholesalers," to regulate the solicitation of purchases of real property and require certain disclosures by property purchasers to homeowners, and amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," to provide protections to homeowners from solicitation and related problems, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Stephen Garafolo to construct, own, and maintain an exterior stairway at 3000 South 15th Street that would extend into the Pollock Street sidewalk area, while leaving at least 8 feet 6 inches of clear passage.
Authorizing Stephen Garafolo ("Owner") to construct, own, and maintain a proposed exterior stairway at 3000 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 ("Property"), all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes DSW1, LLC, doing business as Nifty Fifty’s, to install, own, and maintain a sidewalk café at 2700 South 10th Street, subject to City permits, licenses, approvals, and other conditions.
Authorizing DSW1, LLC d/b/a Nifty Fifty’s (“Owner”) to install, own, and maintain a proposed sidewalk café at 2700 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148 (“Property”), all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law requires Philadelphia boards and commissions to electronically record or transcribe meetings that are open to the public under the Sunshine Act.
Amending Chapter 21-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boards and Commissions - Public Deliberations," to require recording or transcription of certain meetings and provision to the public of access to such recordings and transcriptions; 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 $500,000 Fiscal Year 2021 transfer from the City Council’s General Fund appropriation to the Department of Planning and Development for the purchase of services.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 from the General Fund, the Council to the General Fund, the Department of Planning and Development.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the City Plan by removing a specified portion of Parker Avenue southwest of Matthias Street and establishing a right-of-way there for sewer, drainage, water, gas, and other utility purposes.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 299 by striking from the City Plan Parker Avenue from a point approximately one-hundred fifty-six feet southwest of Matthias Street to its terminus southwestwardly therefrom and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for various utility purposes within a portion of Parker Avenue being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance creates a Philadelphia Code chapter on “less lethal devices.” It requires the Philadelphia Police Department to establish or update a written policy prohibiting officers from using chemical weapons, such as tear gas, and kinetic energy munitions, such as rubber bullets, against people participating in demonstrations, marches, vigils, religious services, or other First Amendment activities; it took effect immediately.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code to create a new Chapter 10-2500, entitled "Less Lethal Devices," to regulate the use of less lethal devices in specific situations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended a 2018 ordinance concerning the vacation of the legally open portion of Montour Street between Adams Avenue and Foulkrod Street.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 180560) approved July 10, 2018, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 250 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Montour Street from Adams Avenue to Foulkrod Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill renamed and dedicated the playground at the corner of 30th and Jefferson Streets as the “Howard McCall, Sr.
Renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as the 30th and Jefferson Playground, located at the corner of 30th and Jefferson Streets, as the "Howard McCall, Sr. Playground" in the City of Philadelphia.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill renamed and dedicated the playground at the corner of 30th and Jefferson Streets as the “Howard McCall, Sr.
Renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as the 30th and Jefferson Playground, located at the corner of 30th and Jefferson Streets, as the "Howard McCall, Sr. Playground" in the City of Philadelphia.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance renames Chalfont Playground in Northeast Philadelphia as the “Corporal Jimmy O’Connor Memorial Playground.” It took effect immediately.
Renaming and designating Chalfont Playground in Northeast Philadelphia as the "Corporal Jimmy O'Connor Memorial Playground".
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance renames Chalfont Playground in Northeast Philadelphia as the “Corporal Jimmy O’Connor Memorial Playground.” It took effect immediately.
Renaming and designating Chalfont Playground in Northeast Philadelphia as the "Corporal Jimmy O'Connor Memorial Playground".
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance creates the American Street Overlay District in a specified area around American Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by creating the "/AME, American Street Overlay District," all under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance creates the American Street Overlay District in a specified area around American Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by creating the "/AME, American Street Overlay District," all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Meeting date
October 1, 2020
This adopted resolution recognizes and celebrates the second annual Latin American Book Fair in Philadelphia for highlighting local Latin American authors, literature, and culture.
Recognizing and celebrating the second annual Latin American Book Fair in Philadelphia for its work in highlighting local Latin-American authors, literature, and culture.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The withdrawn resolution would have asked Comcast Spectacor to reconsider Wells Fargo’s naming rights agreement for the Wells Fargo Center.
Calling on Comcast Spectacor to reconsider its naming rights agreement with Wells Fargo based on its history of unethical banking practices.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.