CITY COUNCIL
Regular MeetingPhiladelphia, PA · December 1, 2022
Agenda
City of Philadelphia
City Council Calendar
Thursday, December 1, 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
http://phlcouncil.com/watch-city-council/
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
• Telephone number where you can be reached
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.
220929
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Council President Clarke
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 2252 Hope Street (AKA Rear of 2251
N. Howard 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.
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220930
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
Resolution also naming the 1500 block of Wharton street “James Mtume Way,” to honor the life and
legacy of renowned musician, activist, and Philadelphia native James Mtume.
220931
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
Resolution approving the redevelopment contract and the ground lease agreement of the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the South Central
Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 614-626 South Thirteenth
street (including 1306-1310 Kater street and 1309-1313 Bainbridge Street); and authorizing the
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract and the ground lease
agreement with 624 S. 13th Street L.L.C. and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate
the redevelopment contract and the ground lease agreement.
220932
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Driscoll
Resolution unequivocally condemning the rise in antisemitism and all forms of hate in the City of
Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, and across the
globe.
220322-AA
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.
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220654
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gilmore Richardson, Driscoll, Jones, Bass and Squilla
An Ordinance amending Chapter 10-300, entitled “Minors,” to revise the evening curfew hours, all
under certain terms and conditions.
220737
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
An Ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: S. 17th street and Dickinson street;
Ellsworth street and S. 20th street; Federal street and S. 15th street; Federal street and S. 20th
street; Federal street and S. 21st street; Federal street and S. 22nd street; Federal street and S. 23rd
street and Alter street.
220738
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
An Ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Fitzwater street and S. 18th street;
Kater street and S. 19th street; Taney street and South street; S. 17th street and Fitzwater street;
Cleveland street and Carpenter street.
220739
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
An Ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Titan street and S. 19th street;
Oakford street and S. 21st street; Wharton street and Point Breeze avenue; S. 15th street and
Wharton street; Reed Street and S. 18th street to S. 22th street; and S. 17th street and Reed street.
220740
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Johnson
An Ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Webster street and Broad street; S.
11th street and Bainbridge street; Kimball street and S. 11th street.
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220829
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Council President Clarke
An Ordinance establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Columbia avenue and Frankford
avenue; Belgrade street and Susquehanna avenue; Belgrade street and Palmer street; Howard street
and Thompson street; Howard street and Girard avenue; Oxford street and Frankford avenue;
Moyer street and Palmer street; Thompson street and N. 3rd street.
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.
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.
220742
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Squilla for Council President Clarke
An Ordinance authorizing an increase in the non-electoral indebtedness of the City within the
Pennsylvania constitutional limit; authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private
negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for
appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; and authorizing
agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance
of the bonds, and certain other actions.
220776
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 Cottman Avenue, the Montgomery County Line, the
Bucks County Line, Interstate 95, Grant Avenue, and Roosevelt Boulevard.
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220814
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember O'Neill
An Ordinance amending Section 12-919 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “On-Street Parking of
Boats, Motor Homes, Truck Campers, Semitrailers, Truck Tractors, and Vending Carts,” to provide
prohibitions on semitrailer and truck tractor parking in the Tenth District of Council, all under certain
terms and conditions.
220866
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Council President Clarke
An Ordinance amending Bill No. 220284, entitled “An Ordinance to adopt a Capital Program for the
six Fiscal Years 2023-2028 inclusive,” by revising various appropriation amounts and totals to
conform to amendments to the FY2023 Capital Budget Ordinance, all under certain terms and
conditions.
220867
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Council President Clarke
An Ordinance amending Bill No. 220285, entitled “An Ordinance to adopt a Fiscal 2023 Capital
Budget,” by revising various appropriation amounts and totals, all under certain terms and conditions.
220868
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Council President Clarke
An Ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022 from the General Fund
from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Water Fund from certain
or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Water Residual Fund from certain or all
City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund from certain or all City
offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Aviation Fund from certain or all City offices,
departments, boards and commissions, to the General Fund to certain or all City offices, departments,
boards and commissions, to the Water Fund to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and
commissions, to the Water Residual Fund to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and
commissions, and the Aviation Fund to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and
commissions.
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220869
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmember Jones for Council President Clarke
An Ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023 from the General Fund,
certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Water Fund, certain or all City
offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City
offices, departments, boards and commissions, to the General Fund, certain or all City offices,
departments, boards and commissions, the Water Fund, certain or all City offices, departments,
boards and commissions, the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and
commissions, and the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and
commissions.
220656
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gym, Brooks, Gauthier, Bass and Gilmore Richardson
An Ordinance adding a new Chapter 6-1400 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Privacy of Certain
Health Information,” to establish privacy protections for information related to reproductive
healthcare, all under certain terms and conditions.
220664
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Brooks, Gym, Gilmore Richardson, Gauthier and Bass
An Ordinance amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Fair Practices
Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination,” to protect against discrimination related to
reproductive health, modify and harmonize related provisions of the Chapter, and make other related
or technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
220665
INTRODUCED BY: Councilmembers Gauthier, Gym and Brooks
An Ordinance amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Health Code,” to establish legal
protections related to entities or individuals seeking, providing, or assisting others to obtain
reproductive services, all under certain terms and conditions.
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