CITY COUNCIL
Regular MeetingPhiladelphia, PA · November 18, 2021
Agenda
City of Philadelphia
City Council Calendar
Thursday, November 18, 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.
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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.
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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.
210848
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Parker for Council President Clarke
Resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the
redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by
house numbers and street addresses as 1604-1608 Page street, 1610 Page street, 1612 Page street,
1614 Page street and 1616 Page street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the
redevelopment contract with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Inc. and to take such action as may
be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
210849
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson
Resolution recognizing, honoring, and congratulating Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Omega Omega Chapter on its 95th Anniversary.
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210904
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Parker
Resolution declaring each Friday in December of 2021 as “Shop Black Business Friday” in the City
of Philadelphia.
210905
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson
Resolution recognizing November 15 through November 21, 2021 as National Apprenticeship Week
and honoring ApprenticeshipPHL for its continued commitment to connecting Philadelphians to
family-supporting careers.
210906
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gym
Resolution honoring and recognizing Stephen F. Gold, Esq. for his pathbreaking achievements in civil
rights litigation, which have advanced the movement for disability rights and helped countless people
to live with dignity and independence, as well as for his tireless and passionate support for social
justice.
210907
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 303-07 W. Berks Street and 1925 N.
5th Street in the Seventh Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further authorizing the
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to
such properties pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code.
210908
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2003 N. Orkney Street, 2039 E.
Fletcher Street and 2913 N. Orkney Street located in the 7th Councilmanic District in accordance
with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
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210909
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 167 E. Lippincott Street, 508 E.
Cambria Street and 3217 Shelbourne Street in the Seventh Councilmanic District of the City of
Philadelphia and further authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the
Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such properties pursuant to Section 16-405 of The
Philadelphia Code.
210910
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Domb
Resolution recognizing the week of November 8, 2021 as Global Entrepreneurship Week (“GEW”)
and celebrating the small business community and the impact of the entrepreneurial spirit on
Philadelphia’s economy.
210911
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Domb
Resolution honoring Villanova University basketball coach Jay Wright upon his induction into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and his many contributions to the Philadelphia region’s
dynamic sports scene.
210913
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass
Resolution authorizing City Council to retain legal counsel to file a lawsuit to require the Administration
to implement and enforce Bill Number 200425, an ordinance duly enacted by the City Council of
Philadelphia which became law on January 28, 2021.
210915
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Oh
Resolution honoring, recognizing, and celebrating William W. Bodine High School for International
Affairs on the occasion of its 40th Anniversary.
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210778
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier
An Ordinance to amend Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code by adding Section 14-532, entitled the
“/AHP, Affordable Housing Preservation Overlay District” and making other related changes; to
amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land
located within an area bounded by 39th Street, Ludlow Street, 40th Street, and Market Street; and
to establish a temporary demolition moratorium with respect to properties within the aforementioned
area; 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.
210808
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember O'Neill
An Ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain
areas of land located within an area bounded by Oxford Avenue, Shelmire Avenue, Rising Sun
Avenue (extended), Solly Avenue (extended), the County Line, Borbeck Avenue, Hasbrook Avenue,
and Hartel Avenue.
210671
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson
An Ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades
and Professions”, by adding a new Chapter requiring certain businesses or professions provide
disclosures regarding tangled titles; all under certain terms and conditions.
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