City Hall Roll Call: October 7, 2021

Session Recap:

Today’s Council session was a quick one, with very few bills and resolutions being introduced by the members. Last week, Councilmember Domb introduced bills to make permanent the city’s new pandemic-inspired outdoor dining scene. Council President Clarke had circulated a memo prior to the bills’ introduction, pushing back on the delegation of authority to the city’s various departments. Today, Council President Clarke cemented his opposition to those bills and offered an alternative proposal, sponsoring two bills that appear to extend the period through which streeteries may operate, without making them permanent.

Council did not take its final vote on Councilmember Thomas’ Driving Equity bills. Rather, one of the bills was amended to fix some technical errors in numbering. The package will once again be eligible for a vote next week.

Bills and Resolutions Introduced Today (By Subject Matter)

Due to the volume, ceremonial resolutions introduced by Councilmembers that honor or memorialize individuals or organizations will not be listed below, but can be found on Legistar.

🚦 Streets

• Bill regulating Parking in the 8th District. (Bass)

• Bill regulating Parking in the 8th District. (Bass)

• Bill regulating Parking in the 8th District. (Bass)

• Bill regulating Parking in the 8th District. (Bass)

• Bill providing parking for certain school employees in certain locations. (Gauthier)

• Bill revising City Plan in University City. (Gauthier / Admin)

• Bill amending bill no. 200351 which authorizes streeteries, to extend the date the bill shall remain in effect. (Clarke)

• Bill amending bill no. 200352, which grants the Streets Department authority to regulate streeteries, to extend the date the bill shall remain in effect. (Clarke)

• Bill amending Philadelphia Code 12-1120, authorizing removal of abandoned vehicles. (Clarke)

🗺️ Land Acquisition / Disposition

• Resolution authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of properties in the 1st Councilmanic District. (Squilla)

🏗️  Zoning and Construction

• Bill amending zoning maps in area near Penn St. and Morris St. in the 8th District. (Bass)

• Bill amending zoning maps near Oxford Avenue in 10th District. (O’Neill)

⚖️ Privileged Resolutions (Authorizing Hearings / Urging Action)

• Resolution authorizing Parks Committee to hold hearings on track and field facilities in the city of Philadelphia. (Jones)

• Resolution authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings on the procurement process related to the Philadelphia School District’s student busing contracts. (Thomas)

• Resolution calling on US Dept of Education to resolve bureaucratic errors which have led to qualified veterans being denied loan forgiveness. (Oh)

Bills and Resolutions Introduced Today (By Member)

Due to the volume, ceremonial resolutions introduced by Councilmembers that honor or memorialize individuals or organizations will not be listed below, but can be found on Legistar.

Councilmember Mark Squilla (D-1st)

• Resolution - Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of properties in the 1st Councilmanic District.

Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (D-3rd)

• Bill - Providing parking for certain school employees in certain locations.

• Bill - Revising City Plan in University City. (Admin)

Councilmember Curtis Jones, Jr. (D-4th)

• Resolution - Authorizing hearings on the state of track and field facilities in Philadelphia.

Council President Darrell Clarke (D-5th)

• Bill - Amending bill no. 200351 which authorizes streeteries, to extend the date the bill shall remain in effect.

• Bill - Amending bill no. 200352, which grants the Streets Department authority to regulate streeteries, to extend the date the bill shall remain in effect.

• Bill - Amending Philadelphia Code 12-1120, authorizing removal of abandoned vehicles.

Councilmember Cindy Bass (D-8th)

• Bill - Regulating Parking in the 8th District.

• Bill - Regulating Parking in the 8th District.

• Bill - Regulating Parking in the 8th District.

• Bill - Regulating Parking in the 8th District.

• Bill - Amending zoning maps in area near Penn St. and Morris St. in the 8th District.

Councilmember Brian O’Neill (D-10th)

• Bill - Amending zoning maps near Oxford Avenue in 10th District.

Councilmember David Oh (R-AL)

• Resolution - Calling on US Dept of Education to resolve bureaucratic errors which have led to qualified veterans being denied loan forgiveness.

Councilmember Isaiah Thomas (D-AL)

• Resolution - Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings on the procurement process related to the Philadelphia School District’s student busing contracts.

Bills and Resolutions Passed by City Council at Today’s Session

Resolutions:

• 🏆 210755 (Green): Declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the City of Philadelphia.

• 🏆 210785 (Parker): Supporting the workers of the Department of Homeland Security contractor Triple Canopy in their reasonable demands for improved working conditions, particularly their protection from hair discrimination.

• 🏆 210786 (Gilmore-Richardson): Recognizing Wednesday, October 6, 2021, as Energy Efficiency Day in the City of Philadelphia.

• 🏆 210787 (Gilmore-Richardson): Recognizing and congratulating Erin O’ Brien-Hofmann for receiving a 2021 Tradeswomen Heroes Award from the National Association of Building Trades Unions.

• 🏆 210788 (Gilmore-Richardson): Joining Mural Arts Philadelphia in celebrating October as Mural Arts Month in Philadelphia.

• ⚖️ 210789 (Gym): Authorizing the City Council Committees on Children & Youth and Education to hold public hearings on the search and hiring process for the next Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia.

• ⚖️ 210790 (Gym): Condemning the inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants at the border and urging the Biden administration to immediately suspend all deportations of Haitians, expedite the release of Haitian immigrants held in U.S. immigration facilities, uphold the right to seek asylum, and ensure a clean pathway to citizenship.

• 🏆 210791 (Jones): Also naming the 5200 block of West Berks Street as “Charles ‘Chucky’ Rainey, Jr., Way,” in honor of Charles Rainey, Jr., to commemorate his legacy as the “Ambassador of Wynnefield” and long-time dedication to the residents of the Wynnefield neighborhood of Philadelphia.

• 🏆 210793 (Brooks): Recognizing and honoring the contributions of Dorothy Bolden to the National Domestic Workers Alliance, labor organizing, and advocacy for workers’ rights; and further proclaiming October 13th as “Dorothy Bolden Day” in the City of Philadelphia.

• 🗺️ 210794 (Gauthier): Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver deeds to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to certain properties located in the Third Councilmanic District.

• 🏆 210795 (Gauthier): Congratulating and honoring the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander School for being recognized by the United States Department of Education as a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School.

• 🏆 210796 (Thomas): Honoring and congratulating Champion of the Week, Julia R Masterman’s Boys Tennis team, on their successful 2021 season and finishing second in the PIAA 2A State Playoffs.

• 🏆 210797 (Squilla): Proclaiming October 7, 2021, as William Still Day in the City of Philadelphia in honor of what would have been his 200th Birthday.

• ⚖️ Res 210### (Jones): Authorizing Parks Committee to hold hearings on track and field facilities in the city of Philadelphia.

• ⚖️ Res 210### (Thomas): Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings on the procurement process related to the Philadelphia School District’s student busing contracts.

  📆 Upcoming City Council Public Hearings

  (Click on the Committee listing to download the full agenda of bills and resolutions for the meeting.)

  Wednesday, October 13th

  Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention, 10:00 AM - the committee will meet to continue to work to address Philadelphia's enduring plague of gun violence by facilitating coordination among stakeholders and formulating a comprehensive gun violence prevention strategy. (170609)

  Tuesday, October 19th

  Committee on Rules, 10:00 AM - the Rules Committee will consider a bill creating a “Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District.” (210633)

  Tuesday, October 26th

  Committee on Rules, 10:00 AM - the Rules Committee will consider eleven (11) bills amending zoning maps throughout the city, creating new overlays and amending parking requirements in historical districts.