Katherine Gilmore Richardson

Zero Fare Program and Transit Access Fund

Families could save hundreds of dollars a year on student transit costs if the program expands.

Incineration of Philadelphia's trash in Chester

Unknown; tied to the city's waste hauling contracts.

Child Welfare Commission charter amendment

No dollar figure attached yet, but Phillips' resolution requires monthly DHS reports for two years and hearings could reshape agency funding and contracts.

School District meal quality

No direct city cost — it's a call for the School District to act.

Academy of Natural Sciences closure

Unknown; the task force will study long-term funding options.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month and survivor services

Speakers warned federal funding cuts are straining domestic violence services; no city dollar figure was given.

Vision Zero traffic safety hearings

Not specified; commenters call for investment in speed bumps and traffic calming.

Center City park land acquisition and Love Park concession

Acquisition costs and concession revenue terms are not detailed in the agenda.

Fifth District Overlay zoning change

Could reshape redevelopment economics on neighborhood commercial corridors.

PGW residential shutoffs

Potential relief for customers facing shutoffs; cost to PGW ratepayers not yet quantified.

Land Bank property dispositions

Dispositions transfer city-held vacant property, typically at low or nominal cost, for redevelopment.

Automated Services Displacement Tax introduced (Harrity)

Could raise new revenue for the Zero Fare program; cost falls on companies deploying automation.

Tobacco retailing zoning regulation

Could restrict where smoke shops open; no fiscal estimate given.

Indigenous Peoples' Day recognition

Starbucks workers' boycott endorsement

No direct city cost; the resolution is a moral and political endorsement of a consumer boycott.

Police forensics laboratory financing

A roughly $40 million bond financing for the lab, per Councilmember Ahmad.

Sheriff's office accountability

Speaker cited roughly $20 million in questionably accounted funds in the last year.

Affordable housing at risk at Neighborhood Restoration

Advocates and Gauthier are calling for at least $36 million in city financing over three to six years.

Resign-to-run repeal and the special election

A special election would carry public costs, though no figure was given.

H.O.M.E. housing plan oversight (Resolution 260934)

Nearly $1 billion in bond-funded housing investment is under scrutiny.

Consent agenda — eleven zoning and land-use bills passed

Resolution 260872 — School District healthy school meals

Resolution 260938 — Land Bank disposal, 1306 South 28th Street

Resolution 260939 — 'Richard Saadiq Jones Way'

Resolution 260941 — 'Family Care Act' paid family leave

Resolution 260942 — Land Bank disposals, 8th District

Resolution 260944 — Academy of Natural Sciences task force

Bill 260690 — Southwest Center City NCO overlay amended, continued

Bill 260695 — adult cabaret definition revised

Bill 260702 — sound amplification devices on waterways

Bill 260703 — self-service storage facility zoning limits

Privileged resolutions adopted — hearings and honors

Adoption of the journal of the October 22, 2026 meeting

Motion on unlisted legislative matters

Resolution 260903 — Land Bank disposition, 5415 Florence Avenue

Resolution 260904 — Land Bank disposition, 322 N. 41st Street

Resolution 260905 — Land Bank disposition, 5228-5230 Chester Avenue

Resolution 260906 — Land Bank disposition, 4th District vacant properties

Resolution 260907 — Support for Unite Here Local 274 / Hilton Garden Inn workers

Resolution 260908 — Land Bank disposition, 5th District properties — HELD

Consent agenda — eleven zoning and land-use bills passed

Bill 260695 — adult cabaret definition revised

Bill 260702 — sound amplification devices on waterways

Bill 260703 — self-service storage facility zoning limits

Bill 260567 — Rename Girard Fountain Park as Janet Kalter Park

Bill 260638 — Dorothy Emanuel Playground Building renamed Marlene Trice Neighborhood Center

Bill 260763 — Victory Gardens / Emerson Landfill lease with PAID

Bill 260798 — Penrose Recreation Center renamed Shirley M. Kitchen Recreation Center

Bill 260799 — Love Park food and beverage concession (Saucer)

Bill No. 260692: An Ordinance Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Sidewalk Cafés,” to authorize additional locations for sidewalk cafés, all under certain terms and conditions.

Bill 260692 — Sidewalk café locations

Bill No. 260693: An Ordinance Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 4201 Manayunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions.

Bill No. 260706: An Ordinance Authorizing an encroachment in the nature of a staircase in the vicinity of 319-25 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions.

Bill No. 260707: An Ordinance Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 544 E. Girard Ave., under certain terms and conditions.

Resolution No. 260898: Resolution Honoring and congratulating Wayne Miller on his more than five decades of service to Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 692 and the Philadelphia Building Trades.

Bill 260693 — Sidewalk café at 4201 Manayunk Ave.

Bill 260706 — Staircase encroachment at 319-25 N 11th St.

Bill 260707 — Sidewalk café at 544 E. Girard Ave.

Bill No. 260691: An Ordinance Authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of a Service Agreement between The City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Devel

Bill 260691 — Police forensics laboratory financing

Bill 260429 — Frankford zoning map change passes 14-0

Bill No. 260381

Bill No. 260508

Bill No. 260381 — mural notice requirement

FY2027 Operating Budget adopted

Carriage horse ban passes 16-1

Bill 260076 — Child Welfare Commission special election ordinance

Bill 260162 — Tobacco retailer permit landlord requirements

Bill 260163 — Intoxicating substances restrictions (kratom/hemp)

Bill consent agenda (building codes, zoning maps, FDR Park lease, IT contracts, parking)

Bill No. 260212: An Ordinance To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by McKinley Street, Leonard Street, Deve

Bill No. 260063-A, as amended: An Ordinance Renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as Panati Playground, located at 3100 N 22nd Street, to the “Allegheny West Recreation Center” in

Bill No. 260296: An Ordinance To approve amendments to the University of Pennsylvania Master Plan in the area bounded by Walnut Street, 36th Street, Spruce Street, and 39th Street, related to the Clas

Bill No. 260297: An Ordinance To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Spruce Street, 34th Street, Civic Cen

Bill No. 260301: An Ordinance To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Milnor Street, Cottman Avenue, Cottma

Bill No. 260340, as amended: An Ordinance Authorizing various encroachments in the vicinity of 323 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, under certain terms and conditions.

Bill No. 260379, as amended: An Ordinance Amending Section 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts” by amending Section 14-520, entitled “/NDO, Ninth District Overlay Distr

Bill 260063-A — Rename Panati Playground

Bill 260212 — Bustleton Avenue rezone

Bill 260296 — UPenn master plan amendments

Bill 260297 — University City rezone

Bill 260301 — Tacony/Delaware River rezone

Bill 260340 — 323 N. Broad Street encroachments

Bill 260379 — Ninth District Overlay technical changes

Consent agenda — 16 bills passed

Bill 260213 — Capital Program amendment (FY2026-2031)

Bill 260214 — Fiscal 2026 Capital Budget amendment

Bill 260215-A — FY2026 appropriation transfers (as amended)

Bill 260263 — Repeal of resign-to-run special election

Ordinance 250980-A — Non-Resident Landlord Accountability