CITY COUNCIL
Regular MeetingPhiladelphia, PA · September 22, 2022
Agenda
City of Philadelphia
City Council Calendar
Thursday, September 22, 2022
PUBLIC COMMENT
Please note that this is an in-person meeting, and it is open to the public. This meeting may
also be viewed on Xfinity Channel 64, Fios Channel 40 or
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Public comment will be received in-person regarding those matters printed on the agenda
on the following pages. Speakers interested in participating in public comment at this
meeting may call 215-686-3406 by no later than 3 p.m. the day before the meeting and they
must submit the following information:
• Full name (including proper pronunciation and spelling)
• Identify the bill number or resolution number that will be addressed
• State whether you support or oppose that particular bill or resolution
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Speakers may also sign-up to participate in public comment on the day of the meeting in
Room 400, City Hall. Speakers who submitted the above information within the required
time frame will be added to the list. Speakers 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 testimony where repetitious
comments are offered on an agenda item.
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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.
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.
220599
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass
Resolution urging The City of Philadelphia to reconsider the terms of the Atwater Kent Collection (the
“Collection”) transfer agreement between the City of Philadelphia and Drexel University in order to
ensure adequate stewardship of the Collection and protect the interests of the citizens of Philadelphia.
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220667
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gym, Gauthier and Brooks
Resolution declaring the City of Philadelphia’s commitment to protect and expand reproductive rights
and abortion access in the face of extraordinary threats, and authorizing a task force to advance
recommendations and coordinate initiatives to ensure that all Philadelphians as well as those who seek
care here are able to exercise their fundamental right to bodily autonomy.
220673
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Council President Clarke
Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2151 Fairhill Street located in the 7th
Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
220674
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones
Resolution recognizing and honoring Philadelphia Police Officers Taylor Sidler and Paul Watson for
protecting the lives of community residents by immediately, and heroically, springing to action in
response to a shooting at Shepard Recreation Center on August 16, 2022.
220675
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones
Resolution supporting the National Minority Business Development Agency and recognizing October
3, 2022 through October 7, 2022 as Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week,
which provides critical information, resources, opportunities and inspiration to the minority business
community.
220676
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones
Resolution congratulating Philadelphia-native Quinta Brunson for winning the 2022 Emmy Award for
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for her hit television show Abbott Elementary.
220677
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones
Resolution congratulating Sheryl Lee Ralph on her historic 2022 Emmy win for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Abbott Elementary.
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220678
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
Resolution honoring Anne Bovaird Nevins for her service as president of PIDC, and wishing her the
best in her future endeavors.
220679
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2809, 2822, 2824, 2825, 2826,
2827 and 2828 Wharton Street, 1308-26, 1323, 1327 and 1355 S Dover Street and 1351 S. 29th
Street (including 1354 S. Dover Street) located in the 2nd Councilmanic District in accordance with
the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
220680
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2609-27 Sears Street (including
1308-14 S. 26th Street) located in the 2nd Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of
Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
220681
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
Resolution also naming the 1700 block of South 22nd Street “Emma Hatton Wilson Way,” to honor
Emma Hatton Wilson for a lifetime of service to the South Philadelphia community.
220682
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Johnson and Bass
Resolution honoring the life and legacy Philadelphia’s own Rakim Hasheem Allen, known worldwide
by the stage name PnB Rock, on the occasion of his untimely passing.
220683
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Brooks
Resolution honoring the life and achievements of Michael Hinson, Jr., whose art, leadership, and
activism established community strongholds for Black and brown LGBTQ youth and led to critical
civil rights advancements for LGBTQ people in Philadelphia.
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220685
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier
Resolution approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the
redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Haddington Urban Renewal Area, Unit No. 1,
identified by house number and street address as 5217-5219 Haverford avenue; and authorizing the
Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Spectrum Health Services, Inc.
and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
220686
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember O'Neill
Resolution honoring and congratulating Philadelphia Soccer Club 05 Coppa Rage Girls Soccer Team.
220687
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla
Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2318 E. Boston Street and 2160 E.
Gordon Street located in the 1st Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter
16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
220688
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla
Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 2863, 2868 Amber Street, 2044,
2077 E. Birch Street, 2118, 2138, 2142, 2150 Bellmore Street, 2115, 2140 E. Monmouth Street,
2100, 2108, 2117, 2120, 2138 E. Orleans Street, and 2106, 2150 E. Stella Street located in the 1st
Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
220691
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla
Resolution also naming Shunk Street, between 10th Street and Alder Street, as “Julian Angelucci
Way”.
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220692
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 3217, 3241, 3248, 3253, and 3257 N.
15th Street, 3305, 3333, 3340, 3342, and 3346 N. 16th Street, 3314, 3316, 3320, 3327, 3331,
3342, 3344, 3346, 3412 and 3414 N. 17th Street in the Eighth 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.
220693
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass
Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 6131 Baynton Street located in the
8th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
220694
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass
Resolution recognizing and honoring the life and accomplishments of Charlene Curtis.
220695
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Bass
Resolution also naming the 2000 - 2100 blocks of Lehigh Avenue as “Pastor Benjamin Smith, Sr.
Drive” in honor of the late Pastor Benjamin Smith, Sr., to commemorate his forty-one years of vibrant
preaching at Deliverance Evangelistic Church, and the economic revitalization of Lehigh Avenue that
occurred under his leadership.
220696
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Oh
Resolution recognizing September 2022 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Philadelphia in
honor of childhood cancer patients, care givers, survivors, and those children who have succumbed to
the disease.
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220697
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Oh
Resolution recognizing and honoring the life and legacy of Joey DeFrancesco.
220698
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Oh
Resolution honoring and recognizing Wilfredo P. Rojas for his towering achievements as a leading civil
rights activist for the Latino community in Philadelphia.
220700
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Oh
Resolution recognizing September as National Recovery Month in Philadelphia and celebrating the
21st Annual PRO-ACT Recovery Walks! to promote recovery and work to end the stigma
surrounding drug and alcohol addiction.
220322-A
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gauthier, Green and Brooks
An Ordinance amending Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Surplus Properties,” by
adding criteria for evaluating non-competitive dispositions, all under certain terms and conditions.
220517-A
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier
An Ordinance authorizing the installation, ownership, and maintenance of various encroachments in
the vicinity of 1 Convention Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 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.
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210800
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gauthier, Parker, Brooks, Gym, Gilmore Richardson,
Domb, Squilla and Henon
An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Parking Regulations and
Penalties,” to add a new section entitled “Parking for Qualified School Employees,” to provide
parking for certain school employees at certain locations; all under certain terms and conditions.
220007
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Gauthier
An Ordinance amending Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code entitled, “Overlay Zoning
Districts,” by amending a section as proposed to be added by Bill No. 210778, entitled the “/AHP,
Affordable Housing Preservation Overlay District” to add certain areas, within the area bounded by
Haverford Avenue, 38th Street, Walnut Street and 46th Street, to the district and making other
changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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