2026-10-07 - Committee on Streets and Services

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00:42>> Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to

00:44Philadelphia City Council's Committee on

00:46Streets and Services. I note that the

00:48hour has come.

00:50Uh Mr. Johnson, would you please call

00:52the roll?

00:53>> Councilmember Oh mad.

00:55Councilmember Bass. Councilmember

00:57Brooks.

00:58Councilmember Hardy.

01:01Councilmember Driscoll.

01:02Councilmember O'Rourke.

01:04Vice Chair Squilla.

01:06Chair Young.

01:07>> Present. Uh I note that a quorum of this

01:10committee is present and for the record,

01:12Councilmembers Driscoll and

01:14Councilmember O'Rourke [clears throat]

01:15have been temporarily appointed to this

01:17committee uh by the authority of the

01:20Council President. Uh this is a public

01:23hearing of the Committee on Streets and

01:24Services considering testimony on Bill

01:26number 260762.

01:30I would like to note for the record that

01:32Bill number 260641

01:34is being held at the request of the

01:36sponsor. I would also like to note for

01:37the record that Bill number 260705

01:40is being held at the request of the

01:42sponsor.

01:43Uh any opening remarks by any of my

01:45colleagues? Seeing none, Mr. Johnson,

01:47please read the title of the bill to be

01:48heard.

01:50>> Bill number 260762

01:53regulating the placement of a truck

01:54loading zone on the 1716 on 1716

01:58Frankford Avenue between Palmer Street

02:00and East Columbia Avenue all under

02:02certain terms and conditions.

02:04>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Please call a

02:05witness to testify.

02:07>> Noel Marconi, Director of Legislative

02:08Affairs at the Department of Streets.

02:11>> Good morning, Ms. Marconi. Please state

02:13your name for the record and begin with

02:14your testimony.

02:17>> Good afternoon, Chairwoman and young

02:18members of the Streets and Services

02:19Committee. My name is Noel Marconi and

02:21I'm the Director of Legislative Affairs

02:23for the Department of Streets. I'm here

02:25today to offer testimony on bill number

02:27260762

02:29introduced by Councilman member Lozada.

02:31The bill regulates the placement of a

02:33truck loading zone

02:35uh to be located at 1716 Frankford

02:37Avenue between Palmer Street and East

02:39Columbia Avenue. A 1-hour truck loading

02:42zone all day Monday to Sunday will be

02:44placed on the west side of 1716

02:46Frankford Avenue between Palmer Street

02:48and East Columbia Avenue adjacent to the

02:51property at 1716 Frankford Avenue.

02:54Department of Streets is not opposed to

02:56this parking regulation and signs can be

02:58posted within 45 days. This concludes my

03:00testimony. Please answer any questions

03:02you may have.

03:02>> Thank you, Ms. Marconi. Are there any

03:04questions of this witness by members of

03:06the committee?

03:07Uh seeing none for the record, I'd like

03:09to note that this uh is uh directly

03:12across the street from the Fifth Council

03:13District. Uh we do have a letter of

03:16support from the Fishtown Neighborhood

03:18Association at a meeting held on

03:20Tuesday, June 9th uh to discuss this

03:23loading zone matter. Um thank you, Ms.

03:26Marconi.

03:27Is there anyone else in chambers wishing

03:29to testify on this bill?

03:33Seeing none, um Mr. Johnson,

03:37uh is there anyone who we just had our

03:39next bill, please?

03:40>> Mr. Chairman, there are no more bills

03:42for the committee's consideration today.

03:43>> Thank you so much. Now we'll transition

03:45uh to our public comment section. Uh is

03:48there anyone in chambers wishing to

03:50testify on public comment.

03:53Seeing none, thank you. I would like to

03:55thank all the witnesses for joining us

03:57today. We will end the public hearing

03:58and go to a public meeting. I note for

04:00the record that a quorum of the

04:02committee is still present. Uh the chair

04:05recognizes council member Harrity for a

04:07motion on bill number 260762.

04:11>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that

04:14bill number 260762

04:19>> [sighs]

04:20>> uh

04:21Is that the rest of it?

04:23>> Be reported from

04:24>> from this committee with a favorable

04:26recommendation.

04:28And so further move

04:30>> Yeah, and move that the rules of council

04:31be suspended

04:32>> the rules of council be suspended

04:35to make first reading of this bill at

04:37the next session of council.

04:39>> Second.

04:40>> Is there a second? There's a second. It

04:41has been moved and properly seconded

04:43that bill number 260762 be reported from

04:45this committee with a favorable

04:46recommendation and further move that

04:47rules of council be suspended to permit

04:48first reading of this bill at the next

04:50session of council. All those in favor

04:51signify by saying aye.

04:52>> Aye.

04:52>> Those opposed? Eyes have it. The motion

04:54carries. Bill number 260762 will be

04:56reported from this committee with a

04:57favorable recommendation and request

04:58that rules of council be suspended to

04:59permit first reading at the next session

05:00of council. This concludes the meeting

05:01portion and the business for the

05:03committee on Streets and Services. Thank

05:04you so much.

05:05>> Good evening.

05:05>> Thank you.

05:06>> I'll call a meeting

05:07>> Put one in.

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