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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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Actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote.

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June 25, 2020

Procedural2020-06-25
Resolution 200399

The adopted resolution initiated steps to continue the Mayfair Business Improvement District in an area generally covering both sides of Frankford Avenue from Harbison Avenue to Sheffield Street, plus certain intersecting blocks.

Initiating action to continue 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 Mayfair Business Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, serves as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act, prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally establish the District.

Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar

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

Council Action2020-06-25
Resolution 200398

This adopted resolution urges the U.S.

Urging the U.S. Congress to appropriate funds to sustain the U.S. Postal Service, and to ensure the Postal Service continues to function as a universal public service.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2020-06-25
Resolution 200398

This adopted resolution urges the U.S.

Urging the U.S. Congress to appropriate funds to sustain the U.S. Postal Service, and to ensure the Postal Service continues to function as a universal public service.

Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended

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

Council Action2020-06-25
Resolution 200397

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings about the City’s response to protests supporting an end to systemic racism in policing and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings to review the City's response to protests in support of ending systemic racism in policing and of the Black Lives Matter movement, and to provide residents with a forum to share their experiences and make recommendations for safer and non-discriminatory policing.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2020-06-25
Resolution 200397

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings about the City’s response to protests supporting an end to systemic racism in policing and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings to review the City's response to protests in support of ending systemic racism in policing and of the Black Lives Matter movement, and to provide residents with a forum to share their experiences and make recommendations for safer and non-discriminatory policing.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar

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

Council Action2020-06-25
Resolution 200396

The adopted resolution calls on the U.S.

Calling on the United States Senate to Adopt the Funding Enhancements to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) as Provided in the HEROES Act HR 6800.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2020-06-25
Resolution 200396

The adopted resolution calls on the U.S.

Calling on the United States Senate to Adopt the Funding Enhancements to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) as Provided in the HEROES Act HR 6800.

Introduced and Moved to Be Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended

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

Council Action2020-06-25
Resolution 200395

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about possible curriculum changes within the School District of Philadelphia.

Authorizing the Committee on Education to conduct hearings to investigate curriculum realignment opportunities within the School District of Philadelphia to ensure preparedness for Post-COVID-19 career opportunities based upon Philadelphia's labor market forecast.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2020-06-25
Resolution 200395

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Education to hold hearings about possible curriculum changes within the School District of Philadelphia.

Authorizing the Committee on Education to conduct hearings to investigate curriculum realignment opportunities within the School District of Philadelphia to ensure preparedness for Post-COVID-19 career opportunities based upon Philadelphia's labor market forecast.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar

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

Council Action2020-06-25
Resolution 200394

The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Children and Youth to hold hearings about the status and well-being of Philadelphia children during and after COVID-19.

Authorizing the Committee on Children and Youth to conduct hearings to investigate the status of children in Philadelphia during and post-COVID-19.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2020-06-25
Resolution 200394

The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Children and Youth to hold hearings about the status and well-being of Philadelphia children during and after COVID-19.

Authorizing the Committee on Children and Youth to conduct hearings to investigate the status of children in Philadelphia during and post-COVID-19.

Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar

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

Procedural2020-06-25
Resolution 200393

This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Land Bank to enter into a lease of more than one year with Avenue North Renaissance for eight properties in the Fifth Councilmanic District.

Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to enter into a lease with Avenue North Renaissance, as tenant, for certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of the Philadelphia Code.

Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar

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

Procedural2020-06-25
Bill 200392

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules on prohibited conduct to bar people from using consumer fireworks after 9 p.m., unless the use follows specified Fire Code requirements.

Amending Section 10-403 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting the use of consumer fireworks and providing certain penalties, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred

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

Procedural2020-06-25
Bill 200391

This bill, currently in committee, would amend Philadelphia’s water, sewer, and storm water rate rules.

Amending Chapter 13-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rates," to provide a discount on water rates and charges for landlord-properties rented to low-income tenants, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred

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

Procedural2020-06-25
Bill 200390

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.

Procedural2020-06-25
Bill 200389

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.

Procedural2020-06-25
Bill 200388

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.

Procedural2020-06-25
Bill 200387

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.