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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Council actions
Actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote.
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Meeting date
January 30, 2020
This enacted ordinance placed a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment on the November 3, 2020 ballot.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter calling on the Police Department to eliminate the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk, 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.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is currently in committee, would require any facility housing people under 18 to get approval for an Opening Plan from a Mayor-designated city officer or department before opening or operating.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by enacting a new Chapter 9-1800, entitled "Youth Residential Facility," to require an Opening Plan to be approved by an officer or department designated by the Mayor prior to the opening or operation of any residential facility housing youth, all to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the youth, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in committee, would add requirements for the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment when deciding requests for zoning variances.
Amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Common Procedures and Requirements," by providing for additional requirements with respect to the granting of variances by the Zoning Board of Adjustment; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution approving the reappointment of Andre McCoy, of the American Legion, to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Approving the reappointment of Andre McCoy to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council president to designate a Council member to ask the City Law Department to represent the Council in appeals of Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment decisions.
Authorizing requests to the Law Department to represent City Council in appeals from decisions of the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment and, if the Law Department declines to render such services to City Council, authorizing the retention of outside counsel to provide such services.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the President of City Council to appoint a Chief Ethics Officer after the first meeting of a newly elected Council.
Authorizing the appointment of a Chief Ethics Officer for the Council of the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Adopted legislation also names the 1400 block of South Clarion Street, between Reed and Dickinson Streets, as “Anna DeFusco Way.” The designation honors Anna DeFusco, a longtime South Philadelphia resident and community volunteer.
Also naming South Clarion Street, between Reed and Dickinson Streets, as "Anna DeFusco Way".
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution supports including Mifflin Square Park and the 7th Street Corridor in the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’ Creative Communities Pilot Initiative.
Supporting the inclusion of Mifflin Square Park and the 7th Street Corridor in the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Creative Communities Pilot Initiative, as proposed by the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia City Council to hire lawyers to file a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Authorizing Council to retain counsel to file a lawsuit compelling the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to carry out its obligation to protect the citizens of Pennsylvania by enacting, or authorizing municipalities to enact, commonsense, constitutional legislation that addresses the public health crisis of gun violence.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging the Social Security Administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would review most disability benefit recipients every two years.
Urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to withdraw its proposed rule to review disability benefit eligibility every two years, which would put thousands of people in danger of losing their benefits over the next ten years in the City of Philadelphia, and millions of people at risk across the United States, and expressing opposition to the proposed rule as inhumane and contrary to public health.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Meeting date
January 23, 2020
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 120 and abandonment of a certain right of way reserved for various public utility purposes extending from twentieth Street to Twenty-First Street, south of Oxford Street, all under certain terms and conditions
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Procurement Department, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into one or more agreements with a vendor or vendors for the purchase and servicing of online legal research services, investigative tools, and related goods and services, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This resolution, currently in committee, proposes amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require at least $50 million each year in the City’s operating budget for the Housing Trust Fund or a successor facility supporting affordable housing for sale or rent.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the operating budget and providing for a mandatory fifty million dollar ($50,000,000) minimum annual appropriation to the Housing Trust Fund or any such successor financial facility or such successor financial facilities; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, currently in committee, proposes amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to change the Board of Pensions and Retirement by adding four independent experts in pension law, finance, accounting, and actuarial science.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter so that there shall be imposed upon the City of Philadelphia's Pension and Retirement Systems financial discipline by amending "Section 3-803" of "ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - ORGANIZATION," "CHAPTER 8 - INDEPENDENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS," to re-balance the membership of the Board of Pensions and Retirement by adding independent experts; and by adding a new "Section 6-602" to "ARTICLE VI - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - POWERS AND DUTIES - Director of Finance, Financial Departments, Boards and Commissions, City Treasurer, Procurement Department, and Board of Pensions and Retirement," "CHAPTER 6 - BOARD OF PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT," to require that the City contribution for each of the Pension and Retirement Systems of the City shall be no less than the Annual Required Contribution as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, limit assumed investment rate of return, and promote tra...
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, which is in committee, would propose a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment creating a Legislative Budget Office within City Council.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter so that there shall be established in the Legislative Branch of the City of Philadelphia Government the "Legislative Budget Office" by the addition of a new "Section 2-105" to "ARTICLE II LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - The Council - Its Election, Organization, Powers and Duties," "CHAPTER 1 THE COUNCIL;" renumbering current Sections 2-105 and 2-106; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, currently in committee, proposes amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require real property assessments to be based on property value and conducted independently of the City’s need to balance its budget.
Proposing An Amendment To The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter To Provide Accountability To City Council For Real Property Assessment Increases; And Providing For The Submission Of The Proposed Amendment To The Electors Of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution approving the reappointment of Andre McCoy, of the American Legion, to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Approving the reappointment of Andre McCoy to the Veterans Advisory Commission.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing January 23, 2020, as “Maternal Health Awareness Day” in the city.
Recognizing January 23, 2020, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in the City of Philadelphia to Remember All the Women Who Died from Complications of Pregnancy or Childbirth.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.