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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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November 20, 2025
The adopted resolution congratulates Her Place Supper Club, Friday Saturday Sunday, and Provenance for receiving Philadelphia’s first 2025 Michelin Stars.
Congratulating the Philadelphia restaurants earning the City's first Michelin Stars and recognizing the historic milestone of Philadelphia entering the Michelin Guide.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes two City Council committees to hold hearings on how unaffordable water bills affect residential tenants in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless and on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings to investigate the impacts of unaffordable water bills on residential tenants in Philadelphia and to seek out best practices, policy changes, and new ideas to make water affordability and assistance programs more available for residential tenants.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes two City Council committees to hold hearings on how unaffordable water bills affect residential tenants in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless and on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings to investigate the impacts of unaffordable water bills on residential tenants in Philadelphia and to seek out best practices, policy changes, and new ideas to make water affordability and assistance programs more available for residential tenants.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Finance to hold hearings about the state of the economy for Black women in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Finance to hold hearings on the state of the economy for Black women in Philadelphia
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Finance to hold hearings about the state of the economy for Black women in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Finance to hold hearings on the state of the economy for Black women in Philadelphia
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted City Council resolution honoring and recognizing Inner Strength Education during its 10th anniversary.
Honoring and recognizing Inner Strength Education during the celebration of its 10-Year Anniversary for its decade of transformative work empowering Philadelphia's youth through mindfulness-based social-emotional learning, trauma-sensitive mentoring, and whole-person developmental programming, as part of the Children & Youth Spotlight, which celebrates community-centered organizations uplifting young people across the City.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Adopted City Council resolution honoring and recognizing Inner Strength Education during its 10th anniversary.
Honoring and recognizing Inner Strength Education during the celebration of its 10-Year Anniversary for its decade of transformative work empowering Philadelphia's youth through mindfulness-based social-emotional learning, trauma-sensitive mentoring, and whole-person developmental programming, as part of the Children & Youth Spotlight, which celebrates community-centered organizations uplifting young people across the City.
ADOPTED·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill, which is currently in committee, would amend the Eighth District Overlay zoning rules in Philadelphia.
Amending Section 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by amending Section 14-530, entitled "Eighth District Overlay District" to add a section on Supplemental Use Regulations and making related changes all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This proposal, which is held in committee, would change Philadelphia’s procedures for designating historic properties and districts, including how property owners are notified and how public meetings are handled.
Amending Chapter 14-1000 of The Philadelphia Code ("Historic Preservation") to revise procedures and requirements related to designation of historic properties and districts, including notification requirements; revising procedures concerning permit applications while designation determinations are pending; amending related Zoning Code definitions; and making technical changes; 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 change Philadelphia’s Business Income and Receipts Tax rules.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code ("Business Income and Receipts Taxes") to exempt sole proprietorships and single-member limited liability companies from some or all of the Business Income and Receipts Tax, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in Council, would amend Philadelphia’s Center City parking rules to confirm and reestablish Department of Streets regulations creating or changing loading zones in additional parts of Center City.
Amending Section 19-926 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Center City Parking regulations," to confirm regulations adopted by the Department of Streets that establish and revise loading zone regulations in additional portions of the Center City area; and to reauthorize changes and additions to such regulations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in the Mayor’s Office, would revise income eligibility standards for Philadelphia’s Income-Based Water Rate Assistance Program.
Amending Chapter 19-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer Rents," by revising income eligibility standards for rate discounts and installment payment agreements, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in the Mayor’s Office, would authorize the Water Department to reduce a customer’s water bill when a defective or inaccurate meter or transmitter has failed to correctly measure or report water use for more than 12 months.
Amending Section 19-1604 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Charges Where Water Meter Has Become Defective," by authorizing the reduction of customer water bills due to defective or inaccurate water meters, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The Mayor’s communication transmitted a proposed resolution to appoint Marlene Clark to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District.
November 19, 2025 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am transmitting for the consideration of your Honorable Body a draft of a Resolution entitled: RESOLUTION Appointing Marlene Clark to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. This Resolution has my approval and therefore I respectfully request that this Honorable Body give it your favorable consideration. Respectfully, Cherelle L. Parker Mayor
READ AND FILED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication transmitted a draft resolution for Council’s consideration that would appoint Rafael Licht to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District.
November 19, 2025 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am transmitting for the consideration of your Honorable Body a draft of a Resolution entitled: RESOLUTION Appointing Rafael Licht to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. This Resolution has my approval and therefore I respectfully request that this Honorable Body give it your favorable consideration. Respectfully, Cherelle L. Parker Mayor
READ AND FILED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication proposed reappointing Adam Shapiro to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District.
November 19, 2025 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am transmitting for the consideration of your Honorable Body a draft of a Resolution entitled: RESOLUTION Reappointing Adam Shapiro to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. This Resolution has my approval and therefore I respectfully request that this Honorable Body give it your favorable consideration. Respectfully, Cherelle L. Parker Mayor
READ AND FILED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication from Mayor Cherelle L.
November 19, 2025 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am transmitting for the consideration of your Honorable Body a draft of a Resolution entitled: RESOLUTION Reappointing Allison Hindman-Harvey to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District. This Resolution has my approval and therefore I respectfully request that this Honorable Body give it your favorable consideration. Respectfully, Cherelle L. Parker Mayor
READ AND FILED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed resolution to appoint Patrick Christmas to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.
November 19, 2025 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am transmitting for the consideration of your Honorable Body a draft of a Resolution entitled: RESOLUTION Appointing Patrick Christmas to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority. This Resolution has my approval and therefore I respectfully request that this Honorable Body give it your favorable consideration. Respectfully, Cherelle L. Parker Mayor
READ AND FILED
Other recorded action without a published tally.