CITY COUNCIL

City of Philadelphia City Council Calendar Thursday, October 17, 2019 BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FINAL PASSAGE 170408 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Reynolds Brown and Gym Resolution Calling on and urging The School District of Philadelphia (“District”) to permanently prohibit the suspension of elementary-aged students from the first through fifth grades. 180409 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass Resolution Calling on Comcast Spectacor to reconsider its naming rights agreement with Wells Fargo based on its history of unethical banking practices. 180669 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Parker, Reynolds Brown and Blackwell Resolution Honoring and recognizing Dr. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, Esq., and calling for the creation and erection of a statue to commemorate her accomplishments and contributions to Philadelphia and beyond. 190027 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez Resolution Calling for the creation of an Opportunity Zone Oversight Committee. City of Philadelphia -1- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 17, 2019 190723 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Greenlee for Council President Clarke Resolution Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Forty Seventh Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with the terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code. 190779 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Oh and Bass Resolution Authorizing the establishment of a “Special Committee on Child Separation In Philadelphia” to investigate child separation in Philadelphia’s child welfare system and develop recommendations to ensure compliance with State Child Protective Services Law to protect children and due process rights of families and prevent the unnecessary break-up of families. 190790 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Councilmember Johnson Resolution Also naming Sigel Street, between 21st and 22nd Streets, “Vendetta Grimes Way,” to honor the life and legacy of Vendetta Grimes. 190797 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass Resolution Also naming the 200 block of West Coulter Street as “Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller Way,” in honor of Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller, and in commemoration of his life-long and dedicated service to the citizens of Philadelphia. 190467-A INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Squilla and Parker An Ordinance Amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Civil Penalties and Costs,” by amending penalties for certain parking, standing or stopping violations. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE City of Philadelphia -2- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 17, 2019 160720 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass An Ordinance Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” to add a new chapter limiting the use of a restrictive covenant or usage restriction that prohibits a purchaser of property from using the property as a grocery store, all under certain terms and conditions. 170675 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones An Ordinance To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Woodbine Avenue, Upland Way, 59th Street, Lancaster Avenue, and 62nd Street. 180457 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Jones, Greenlee, Johnson, Bass, Green, Blackwell, Gym, Henon, Parker, Taubenberger, Reynolds Brown and O'Neill An Ordinance Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses,” to add a new Section 9-637, entitled “Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products,” prohibiting offering for sale and selling certain tobacco products other than cigarettes with characterizing flavors and fixing penalties; all under certain terms and conditions. 180729 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Greenlee for Council President Clarke An Ordinance Amending Section 10-710, entitled "Dumping of Debris and Short Dumping," by adding new provisions and amending Section 10-719, entitled “Penalties,” by further amending the maximum penalty to be assessed; all under certain terms and conditions. 170517 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Taubenberger, Domb, Greenlee, Jones, Gym, Squilla and Blackwell An Ordinance Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled ‘Towing,’ by increasing the amount of the fine that a towing company must pay for improper clean-up of an accident scene; all under certain terms and conditions. City of Philadelphia -3- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 17, 2019 190606 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Quiñones Sánchez for Council President Clarke, Parker, Blackwell and Johnson An Ordinance Amending Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Public Property,” by amending Chapter 16-400, entitled “Vacant and Surplus Properties,” Chapter 16-500, entitled “Councilmanic District Development Program,” and Chapter 16-700, entitled “Philadelphia Land Bank,” in order to establish uniform procedures for the disposition of property by the City and City-related agencies to whom the City conveys property, and to amend the provisions governing the Land Bank, all under certain terms and conditions. 190707 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Greenlee for Council President Clarke An Ordinance Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser real estate interest to all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land, together with the improvements thereon, in and about the area bounded by West Cumberland Street, North 8th Street, West York Street and North 9th Street, under certain terms and conditions. 190712 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson An Ordinance Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land in and about the area bounded by Lombard Street, South Broad Street, South Street and 15th Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions. 190562 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 242 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of the bed of Old York Road, on the southeasterly side thereof, from a point approximately fifty-five feet southwest of Sixty-Sixth Avenue to a point approximately two-hundred eighty-four feet further southwestwardly therefrom, thereby reducing the width of Old York Road within this area, under certain terms and conditions. 190639 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Blackwell An Ordinance Establishing a four-way stop on the intersection of 53rd and Woodland Streets. City of Philadelphia -4- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 17, 2019 190640 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Blackwell An Ordinance Establishing a four-way stop on the intersection of 61st and Webster Streets. 190641 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Blackwell An Ordinance Establishing a four-way stop on the intersection of 49th and Walton Streets. 190658 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember O'Neill for Councilmember Squilla An Ordinance Authorizing South Street Headhouse District, C/O Michael Harris, to construct, own, and maintain proposed various encroachments in the Public Right-of-Way along the 500 Block of South 2nd Street median island, at Headhouse Square Plaza, in Philadelphia, PA 19147, all under certain terms and conditions. 190600 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Reynolds Brown An Ordinance Amending Chapter 9-3400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Energy Conservation,” to add a new Section 9-3403, entitled “Building Energy Performance Policy,” to require owners of certain large buildings to conduct tune-ups of the energy and water systems in such buildings, under certain terms and conditions. 190636 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Reynolds Brown An Ordinance Amending Section 3-207 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Sale of Fuel Oil,” to revise the standards for permissible grades and permissible sulfur content of commercial fuel oil, under certain terms and conditions. 190509 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Squilla, Quiñones Sánchez and Bass An Ordinance 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. City of Philadelphia -5- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 17, 2019 190706 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Blackwell for Council President Clarke An Ordinance Authorizing the issuance from time to time of one or more series of general obligation bonds to provide funds to refund certain outstanding general obligation bonds of The City of Philadelphia; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell the bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the purposes for which the proceeds of the bonds will be expended; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit enhancement or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and certain other actions. City of Philadelphia -6-