CITY COUNCIL

City of Philadelphia City Council Calendar Thursday, October 14, 2021 PUBLIC COMMENT Please note that this meeting will be held remotely using Microsoft® Teams. This remote session may be viewed on Xfinity Channel 64, Fios Channel 40 or http://phlcouncil.com/watch-city-council/. Public comment may be received with regard to those matters printed on the agenda on the following pages. Speakers interested in participating in public comment must call 215-686-3406 by 3 p.m. on the Wednesday before the Council session and submit the following information: • Full name • Callback telephone number where you can be reached • Identify the bill number or resolution number that will be addressed • State whether you support or oppose that particular bill or resolution. Speakers who submitted the above information within the required time frame will be telephoned during the council session and invited to the remote meeting. They will have up to three minutes to speak; the Council President, however, reserves the right based on circumstances to establish a different time limit. The Council President may also limit repetitious comments or limit the scope of testimony to only certain items on the agenda, which could affect callbacks for public comment at the meeting. City of Philadelphia -1- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 14, 2021 ORDER OF BUSINESS IN A COUNCIL SESSION Note: Some items do not occur at every session: Invocation. Approval of the journal of the preceding meeting. Requests by Councilmembers for permission to be absent from the session. Reading of communications from the Mayor. Introduction of bills and resolutions (to be referred to appropriate Committees of Council). Reports from Committees of Council. Special business. Bills on first reading. Public comment on bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars – titles are printed below. Bills that Council passed but that need to be returned by the Mayor for reconsideration. Consideration of bills and resolutions on the Second Reading and Final Passage Calendars. Bills and resolutions on the Suspension Calendar. Speeches by Councilmembers. . City of Philadelphia -2- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 14, 2021 BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FINAL PASSAGE 200533 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. 210396 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Parker Resolution calling on the Sheriff of the City of Philadelphia to request an Order from the President Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania to temporarily stay all mortgage and tax foreclosure sales. 210434 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Oh Resolution calling on the City of Philadelphia to implement minimum force training for all law enforcement officers. 210601 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson for Council President Clarke Resolution approving the appointment of William McCullough to the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board. 210809 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Parker Resolution recognizing October 18-24, 2021 as National Estate Planning Awareness Week. 210811 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson Resolution recognizing the 7th Ward Tribute, an artistic installation project paying homage to the remarkable Black history of Philadelphia’s 7th Ward, for its dedication to preserving Black history and culture in Philadelphia. City of Philadelphia -3- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 14, 2021 210812 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson Resolution honoring Anne Ewers, on the occasion of her retirement as President and CEO of the Kimmel Center, Inc., for 14 years of outstanding service to the Philadelphia cultural community and to the entire City of Philadelphia. 210813 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier for Councilmember Johnson Resolution also naming the 2000 block of Christian Street “Father John Van de Paer Way” to honor the life and legacy of Father John Van de Paer. 210814 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson Resolution also naming the 2300 block of South 21st Street “Ronald R. Donatucci Sr. Way” to honor the life and legacy of Ronald R. Donatucci, Senior. 210816 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Thomas Resolution honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, Northeast High School Boys Volleyball team, on their successful 2020-2021 season and their Philadelphia Public League Championship win. 210817 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2553 Kern Street located in the 1st Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code. 210818 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla Resolution designating the week of Sunday, October 10 through Saturday, October 16, 2021 as “Italian American Heritage Week” in the City of Philadelphia and honoring Joe Piscopo as the Grand Marshall of the 2021 Philadelphia Italian American Parade. This year, the parade is also dedicated to the life and legacy of Anna C. Verna, longtime City Councilmember, a lifelong supporter of the Italian American Parade. City of Philadelphia -4- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 14, 2021 210819 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass Resolution honoring Frances Piller for her dedicated service to the City of Philadelphia. 210820 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Oh Resolution calling on the U.S. Department of Education to resolve bureaucratic errors within the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program which have led to the exclusion of qualified veterans and other public servants. 210636-A INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Thomas, Johnson, Gilmore Richardson, Gauthier, Brooks, Quiñones Sánchez, Parker, Jones and Domb An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to clarify the appropriate methods and circumstances of enforcement of traffic violations in order to provide for the fair and transparent administration of the traffic violations, prevent racial disparities, and protect public safety, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE 200658 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones An Ordinance authorizing the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Upland Way and Berks Street. 210205 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Jones, Henon and Gauthier An Ordinance amending Chapter 9 of Subcode PM (“The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code”) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Additional Special Requirements,” to establish a program in which the City may perform certain urgent repairs and bill the property owner; all under certain terms and conditions. City of Philadelphia -5- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 14, 2021 210635 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Thomas, Johnson, Gilmore Richardson, Gauthier, Brooks, Quiñones Sánchez, Parker, Jones and Domb An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to require the maintenance and reporting of certain information related to vehicle stops, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. 210681 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Green for Council President Clarke An Ordinance approving the 2021-2022 Neighborhood Preservation Initiative Program Statement and Budget, which addresses the expenditure of $100 million by various agencies in the first year of the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative Program, and approving a Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan 2021-2022, the City’s consolidated housing and housing-related expenditures plan, to incorporate the Program Statement and Budget into the Action Plan. 210682 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Green for Council President Clarke An Ordinance authorizing the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an amendment to an agreement with Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions. 210684 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Green An Ordinance authorizing, generally, the continued issuance and sale by the City of Philadelphia of Gas Works Revenue Notes of the City, prescribing the forms of notes and providing for their execution and payment, pledging certain revenues of the Gas Works as security, adopting a rate covenant and directing the imposition and collection of rates and charges sufficient to comply therewith, prescribing the conditions precedent to the issuance of specific series of notes, including a resolution passed by the Bond Committee providing for establishment of credit support for notes, providing for designation of a fiscal agent and sinking fund depositary, providing for establishment of a sinking fund and its management, providing remedies upon default, and providing for amendments and modifications. City of Philadelphia -6- CITY COUNCIL Calendar for Thursday, October 14, 2021 210838 INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Brooks Resolution authorizing the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to conduct hearings to identify barriers and solutions to permanently preserving community gardens and open spaces in the City of Philadelphia. City of Philadelphia -7-