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
June 25, 2020
This bill, which is currently in committee, would change Philadelphia’s real estate tax rules for taxpayers who enter into authorized installment payment agreements.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that if a taxpayer enters into an installment payment agreement authorized by Section 19-1305, the City shall not place a lien on such property unless and until the taxpayer has fallen into material non-compliance with the agreement; and further providing for the removal of any lien that has been placed on such property in connection with an installment payment agreement, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance continued the Mayfair Business Improvement District through December 31, 2025, covering parts of Frankford Avenue and nearby intersecting streets.
Continuing the Mayfair Business Improvement District beyond its termination date, in an area that generally includes both sides of Frankford Avenue from the north side of Harbison Avenue to the south side of Sheffield Street and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Frankford Avenue and for which the Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, is the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc. to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accorda...
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes RPG Hamilton, LLC, through Radnor Property Group, LLC, to construct, own, and maintain existing and proposed pedestrian-scale street lights at 440 North 15th Street.
Authorizing RPG Hamilton, LLC c/o Radnor Property Group, LLC ("Owner") to construct, own, and maintain both existing and proposed pedestrian-scale street lights at 440 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130 ("Property"), all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure adds a Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee to examine job quality, working conditions, training, safety, advancement, and economic issues in the parking industry.
Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Section, entitled "Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee," to provide for the creation of an advisory body to consider the quality of jobs and opportunities for workers in the parking industry and the potential to make adjustments to the Parking Tax, including with respect to the goal of reducing the parking tax to seventeen percent by July 1, 2022, based on a review of working conditions in the parking industry, and to provide reports related thereto, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution ratifying the Mayor’s declaration of emergency related to COVID-19 in Philadelphia.
Ratifying the Mayor's Declaration of Emergency Related to the COVID-19 health emergency.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to issue up to $134 million in general-obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, for transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR·Fail
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Meeting date
June 18, 2020
The adopted resolution calls on Congress to create and fund a national water affordability program modeled on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Calling upon the Congress to enact and fund a national, sustainable water affordability plan similar to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ("LIHEAP").
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on Congress to provide fair, direct, and flexible federal funding to cities, towns, and villages of all sizes.
Calling upon the Congress to allocate fair and direct federal support to all of America's communities, regardless of population size.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution ratifying the Mayor’s declaration of emergency related to COVID-19 in Philadelphia.
Ratifying the Mayor's Declaration of Emergency Related to the COVID-19 health emergency.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would amend Philadelphia’s rules for disadvantaged-owned business participation in City contracts.
Amending Chapter 17-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Goals for the Participation of Disadvantaged Owned Business Enterprises in City Contracts," by adding a new requirement that City Council be notified of certain changes to existing City contracts valued over $1 million to ensure expansions adhere to participation goals and standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The bill, currently in committee, would require residential landlords to give tenants written notice of security-deposit options before a lease is signed.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," requiring landlords to give tenants notice of alternative ways to meet tenant obligations to make security deposits; and by providing for certain landlord and tenant responsibilities related to the payment of rent and security deposits; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill would let eligible Philadelphia Fire Department employees buy retirement credit for prior military service without paying interest, except as allowed for installment payments.
Amending Chapter 22-800, entitled "Purchase of Credited Service," of Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to allow certain employees to purchase credited service for prior military service without the payment of certain interest for a certain time period, and to make technical amendments; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution proposes amending Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to create a Citizens Police Oversight Commission focused on reviewing police conduct, complaints, investigations, discipline transparency, and communication between the community and the Police Department.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of a Citizens Police Oversight Commission, and to authorize City Council by ordinance to determine the composition, powers, and duties of the Commission; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to enter into a 10-year concession agreement with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc.
Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into a concession agreement with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. for the operation, maintenance and expansion of a bicycle sharing system, an essential service during the COVID-19 period, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to enter into a 10-year concession agreement with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc.
Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into a concession agreement with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. for the operation, maintenance and expansion of a bicycle sharing system, an essential service during the COVID-19 period, 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.
The enacted ordinance provided for Philadelphia voters to decide on November 3, 2020, whether to amend the City’s Home Rule Charter to create a Citizens Police Oversight Commission and authorize City Council to set its composition, powers, and duties.
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 Citizens Police Oversight Commission; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance provided for Philadelphia voters to decide on November 3, 2020, whether to amend the City’s Home Rule Charter to create a Citizens Police Oversight Commission and authorize City Council to set its composition, powers, and duties.
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 Citizens Police Oversight Commission; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; 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.
This enacted measure restores a requirement that people appointed to Philadelphia’s civil service, including police officers, must have lived in Philadelphia for at least one year before appointment.
Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Residence Requirements," by restoring the requirement that no person shall be appointed as an employee in the civil service, including but not limited to police officers, unless he or she has been a bona fide resident of the City for at least one year prior to appointment.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.