Council passes series of zoning, capital and property bills; multiple measures advance on second reading

Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved a package of bills on second reading and adopted a consent agenda that included property transfers, land‑bank dispositions and a resolution urging the General Assembly to allow cities of the first class to set a $15 minimum wage.

Key final outcomes recorded on the floor

- Bill 250207 (zoning map amendments for area bounded by Federal St., 13th St., Wharton St. and Broad St.): Passed (ayes 16, nays 0). - Bill 250242 (repeal of Market Street East sign regulation amendments): Passed (ayes 16, nays 0). - Bill 250243 (repeal of overlay/arena area provisions): Passed (ayes 16, nays 0). - Bill 250244 (omnibus repeal of several arena-related ordinances approved 12/23/2024): Passed (ayes 16, nays 0). - Bill 250204 (amend capital program appropriation totals): Passed (ayes 16, nays 0). - Bill 250205 (amend FY2025 capital budget appropriations): Passed (ayes 16, nays 0). - Bill 250206 (transfers and appropriations for FY2025 across multiple funds): Passed (ayes 16, nays 0).

Consent agenda and resolutions

Council adopted a consent agenda of resolutions by voice vote. Items included property conveyances to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority and transfers to the Philadelphia Land Bank, and a resolution directing city pension funds to review certain investments tied to El Salvador. The consent agenda also included Resolution 250396 urging the General Assembly to allow cities of the first class to set a $15 hourly minimum wage; the council adopted the consent agenda without recorded roll calls.

Roll-call procedure

For each bill called up from the second-reading calendar, the chief clerk called the roll and recorded individual aye votes for members present. The transcript records the roll calls and shows the measures listed above passed by the tallies cited. Where a bill had been amended on the floor (for example, amendments to Bill 240665 were handled separately), council followed ordinary procedure to consider amendments, suspend rules when necessary and schedule first or final readings as appropriate.

What this means

Most of the measures above amend zoning maps, authorize property transfers and adjust the city’s capital program for fiscal 2025. Several items are administrative or technical (land bank dispositions, conveyances and zoning map updates) and advance the mayor’s and city departments’ property and capital plans. The minimum‑wage resolution adopted by consent urges state action rather than changing local law directly.

Next steps

Bills read on second reading that passed will appear on subsequent agendas for final passage as required by council procedure. Those already recorded as final passage in today’s roll calls are enacted per council rules and will proceed to any remaining executive/mayoral steps required by law.