Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the February 3, 2000 meeting.
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This communication concerned a proposed resolution about City Council approval of a revised five-year financial plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2001 through 2005, including proposed changes for fiscal year 2000.
Transmitting a resolution providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2001 through 2005, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2000, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
READ·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council to hold hearings on the non-enforcement of Philadelphia’s Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax.
Authorizing the City Council of Philadelphia to investigate the non-enforcement of the Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax and to find ways to improve the current legislation to provide for additional revenue to offset the cost of City services to maintain abandoned and vacant land and to encourage the sale of abandoned and vacant land.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors and commends Thomas W.
Honoring Thomas W. De Lange.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This privileged resolution is recorded with a status of adopted.
Designating the week of January 30, 2000 through February 4, 2000 as "Catholic Schools Week" in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings and meetings about progress in improving how sexual assault complaints were handled.
Authorizing the City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to monitor the progress made in improving the handling of sexual assault complaints as set forth in the recommendations adopted by the entire City Council on December 16, 1999.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance adds special zoning controls for buildings and land abutting Walnut Street between Broad Street and 20th Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning", by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous", by adding a new §14-1607.1, entitled "Special Controls for Walnut Street", under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings about proposals for spending and investing Pennsylvania’s estimated $11.3 billion tobacco settlement.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold public hearings in order to review and analyze the proposals of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes, State House Democrats, State Senate Democrats, and all other legislative proposals under consideration for the expenditure, investment, and, in general, the use of the Commonwealth's estimated $11.3 billion dollar settlement with the tobacco companies; and, further authorizing the Committee to solicit comments and suggestions from, but not limited to, health care advocates, youth advocates, health care industry experts, financial experts, academia, state legislative and executive branch officials, as well as, Governor Tom Ridge and State Senator Vincent Hughes regarding these and other proposals regarding the use of the tobacco settlement funds.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council’s Streets and Services Committee to hold hearings about deteriorating retaining walls, driveways, and alleys, including the challenges of coordinating repairs among abutting property owners.
Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to hold hearings on the dangers and damage caused by the deterioration of retaining walls, driveways and alleys and the complications involved in coordinating necessary repairs by abutting property owners; and, to determine the scope of these dangerous conditions throughout the City and the cost to repair them; and further authorizing the Committee to formulate a program to correct these hazardous and dangerous conditions in neighborhoods through the City.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings on a proposed program to renew Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Authorizing the Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold public hearings on proposals and strategies for a community revitalization and infrastructure renewal program for Philadelphia's neighborhoods including, but not limited to: infrastructure repair, replacement and reconstruction; street tree maintenance, removal and planting; street lighting repairs and enhancements; housing preservation, rehabilitation and homeownership initiatives; maintenance and re-use of vacant lots; commercial corridor improvements; and, curb and sidewalk repair and replacement, and to discuss and analyze funding options, implementation methods and performance measures for such a community revitalization and infrastructure renewal program.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Council Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on Philadelphia’s current and future tax policies, including wage, real estate, business, sales, and other municipal taxes.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on the current and future tax policy of the City of Philadelphia in order to conduct an analysis of the tax rates and tax base for wage, real estate, business, sales and other municipal taxes and to examine the impact of current and future tax policy on the fiscal health and attractiveness of the City to businesses and residents as well as the impact on the fiscal health of the public school system; and, further authorizing the Committee to seek advice and recommendations on tax policy and tax reform from citizens, financial experts, economists, academia, business executives, and state legislative and executive branch officials.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Education Committee to hold hearings about how the School District of Philadelphia places and educates students described as behaviorally disruptive.
Authorizing the Education Committee of the Philadelphia City Council to hold hearings regarding the current status of, and future plans for, the placement and education of behaviorally disruptive students in the School District of Philadelphia
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership, at no cost, of six City-owned properties at 1433 and 1435 Clearfield Street and 3101, 3103, 3105, 3107, and 3109 North 15th Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Eleventh Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services to hold hearings on Philadelphia’s welfare-to-work programs, including Transitional Work Programs, Philadelphia @ Work, and Work Opportunities.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Health and Human Services to hold hearings on the City of Philadelphia's welfare-to-work efforts, including the Transitional Work Programs, Philadelphia @ Work and Work Opportunities, and to investigate the effectiveness of such programs at placing and retaining former welfare recipients in permanent jobs that promote self-sufficiency, with specific attention focused on length of job programs, the appropriateness of wages paid, the practice of requiring attendance at unpaid training, and the retention rates of former welfare recipients placed into permanent jobs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution declares March as “Save Your Vision Month” in Philadelphia and encourages public awareness about low vision and eye health.
Declaring March as "Save Your Vision Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold a hearing on how Philadelphia and Pennsylvania could work together to improve children’s safety in child care settings.
Authorizing the City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold a hearing to examine how the City of Philadelphia and the State of Pennsylvania can work together to better insure the safety of our children in child care settings.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring February 14, 2000, as “Firefighters Recognition Day” in Philadelphia.
Declaring February 14, 2000 as "Firefighters Recognition Day."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance prohibits people from gambling, attempting to gamble, or operating gambling activities on Philadelphia streets, sidewalks, other public rights-of-way, and property owned by the City or another public agency.
Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places --- Prohibited Conduct," by adding new sections prohibiting gambling and conducting gambling operations on a public right-of-way, or on property owned by the City or other public agency; prohibiting individual or group observation of such activity or operation, and providing penalties for violations, all under terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s property maintenance rules for city demolitions of unsafe or imminently dangerous structures.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending Section PM-307.0 entitled "Unsafe and Unfit Structures and Equipment" and Section PM-308.0 entitled "Imminently Dangerous Structures" by providing for the installation of a fence or other protective devices and other related measures after demolition of a structure, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.