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2026-10-22 - City Council (Stated Meeting) Meeting

Summary

Built from official minutes.

  • Stated meeting; 16 present, President Johnson presiding; Bass excused.
  • Bills passed on second/final reading: sidewalk café ordinances 260692, 260693, 260706, 260707 all 16-0; police forensics lab financing 260691 (17-0, signed by Mayor on 10-19).
  • Five resolutions adopted: Gas Works shutoff hearings (260897); Kensington special committee (260899); Unsheltered homelessness hearings (260900); Zero Fare program recognition (260901); recognition of Dr. Suddler (260902).
  • Two resolutions adopted on suspensions: street naming for 3900 Block Lancaster Avenue as "Chosen 300 Way" (260847); James Engler Board of Ethics reappointment (260873).

Sidewalk Cafés Additional Locations

  • Bill 260692 amending Section 9-208 passed second/final reading 16-0.

Sidewalk Café at 4201 Manayunk Avenue

  • Bill 260693 passed 16-0.

Staircase Encroachment at 319-25 N 11th Street

  • Bill 260706 passed 16-0.

Sidewalk Café at 544 E. Girard Avenue

  • Bill 260707 passed 16-0.

Police Forensics Laboratory Financing

  • Bill 260691 passed 17-0 on 10-15 (consent agenda); signed by Mayor 10-19.

Philadelphia Gas Works Residential Shutoffs Hearings

  • Resolution 260897 adopted; authorizes Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings on shutoffs for nonpayment and prevention measures.

Kensington Special Committee Hearings

  • Resolution 260899 adopted; authorizes Special Committee on Kensington to hold hearing evaluating progress, current state, future barriers and goals.

Unsheltered Homelessness Hearings

  • Resolution 260900 adopted; authorizes joint hearings by Committees on Streets and Services and Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to investigate prevalence of unsheltered homelessness in public rights-of-way and examine City's coordination of resources and services.

Philadelphia Zero Fare Program

  • Resolution 260901 adopted; celebrates the Zero Fare Program as a national model and recognizes initial findings of Georgetown University Better Government Lab Report.

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