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Committee reports package of property, naming and facility bills to full council
Summary
The committee reported a slate of bills for first reading and suspended rules for first reading, including renamings of two libraries and a park, a lease amendment for CPOC at 2401 Walnut, airport property acquisitions, Land Bank reporting, a stormwater parcel conveyance, and authorization for a health center fit-out.
Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Public Property and Public Works voted to report a package of bills to the full council with favorable recommendations and asked that rules be suspended to permit first readings at the next council session.
The bills included renaming measures (including bill 250717 to rename Wissenoming Park for Marj Tartaglione and bills 250832 and 250913 renaming neighborhood libraries for the Reverend Louise Williams Bishop and Hardy Williams), a lease amendment (bill 250573) to provide space at 2401 Walnut Street for the Citizens Police Oversight Commission, and property-authorizing bills for parks, trails and airport-adjacent parcels (notably bills 250801, 250807, 250841, 250847, 251017, 251023).
Officials said bill 250573 would allow the Department of Public Property to amend an existing lease at 2401 Walnut (5,561 sq ft on the sixth floor) so the Citizens Police Oversight Commission can occupy office space through 2035; Commissioner Joe Braske testified in support. Kate Sullivan, chief commercial officer for the Department of Aviation, spoke in favor of ordinances authorizing property transfers and the acquisition of airport-adjacent parcels for operational flexibility and to prevent development detrimental to airport operations.
Will Gonzales and Angela Brooks testified on bill 250833 requiring annual reporting by the Philadelphia Land Bank; Brooks said the administration supports the bill and noted planned operational reforms, including a CRM tracking system and KPIs to improve disposition transparency.
For each bill reported, the committee recorded voice votes in which members said "aye," and the motions carried. Several members said they expect to work further on amendments tied to economic opportunity, equity, and anti-displacement measures as items move to the full council.
