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 17, 2000 meeting.
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Showing 1-17 of 17 actions from February 17, 2000
This enacted ordinance extends the Minority Business Enterprise Council (MBEC) and gives it authority to monitor the participation of minority-, female-, and disabled-owned businesses, as well as socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, in contracts involving the City, City agencies, and quasi-public agencies.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to the "Contracts and Procurement," by amending Chapter 17-500, entitled "Goals For The Participation Of Minority, Female And Disabled Owned Business in City Contracts" to extend the life of the Minority Business Enterprise Council ("MBEC"), grant authority to MBEC to monitor participation of minority, female, disabled owned business and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in all City contracts, City Agencies and City Quasi-Public Agencies, and to require regular reporting to City Council, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Mayor to amend Philadelphia’s lease agreements with the Philadelphia Eagles and The Phillies concerning Veterans Stadium.
Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into Amendments to the City's Lease Agreements with the Philadelphia Eagles Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, and with The Phillies, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, co-tenants at City's Veterans Stadium, to provide for certain capital repairs, restorations and replacements to be made to Veterans Stadium in the event that ordinances necessary for the financing, development and leasing of a new football stadium and of a new baseball ballpark are not enacted by City Council and approved by the Mayor by November 3, 2000, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s RC-6 residential zoning rules for large development sites.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-200 entitled Residential Districts by amending Section 14-226 entitled "RC-6" Residential District, and adding new requirements to allow for the preservation of historically significant buildings and structures and for the establishment and amendment of the district under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution honors and commends Russell Buoncuore for helping rescue eight construction workers after a platform collapsed at the Regional Performing Arts Center.
Recognizing Russell Buoncuore.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Kenneth Gamble for his contributions to Philadelphia’s music industry and his community revitalization work.
Honoring Kenneth Gamble.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution also names the section of Allegheny Avenue from Ridge Avenue to Sedgley Avenue “Roxanne H.
Also naming that part of Allegheny Avenue from Ridge Avenue to Sedgley Avenue as "Roxanne H. Jones Avenue."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council’s Education and Finance committees to hold hearings with the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education and Superintendent David Hornbeck about major renovations and capital needs for public school buildings and facilities.
Authorizing the Council Committees on Education and Finance to hold hearings for the purpose of taking testimony from the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia and Superintendent David Hornbeck on their plans for major capital renovations of the School District of Philadelphia's public school buildings and facilities including, but not limited to: a comprehensive report providing an assessment of the condition of school buildings and facilities; the need to construct new schools, additions, annexes, improved playgrounds, athletic fields, computer and science labs; to analyze the public school district's system of determining the growth of student population, the allocation of space and the need for future additional school buildings and facilities; to determine the extent of ongoing school maintenance; and to review and analyze the public school capital improvement programs of other cities and school districts; and to discuss the costs of a fully funded capital impr...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring March “Save Your Vision Month” in Philadelphia and encouraging the “Bringing Low Vision into Focus” awareness campaign.
Declaring March as "Save Your Vision Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Adopted legislation authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of three City-owned properties at 2652 North Howard Street and 2740 and 2742 North Palethorpe 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 Seventh and Nineteenth Wards 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 adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Shelter and Services to apply to Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development for up to $1.5 million in federal Emergency Shelter Grants funds.
Authorizing the Office of Emergency Shelter and Services to apply on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to the Department of Community and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for funds for a project for the prevention and alleviation of homelessness in Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance extended until December 31, 2000, the deadline for meeting the conditions of a 1997 ordinance concerning changes to street lines and grades in the area around Poplar, Twelfth, Parrish, and Watts Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 970348) approved July 1, 1997, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 of an area bounded by Poplar street, Twelfth street, Parrish street and Watts street, by revising the lines and grades of Ogden street from Watts street to Thirteenth street and by striking from the City Plan and vacating Myrtle street from Twelfth street to Watts street, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the unopened portions of the widened portions of Ogden street," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to prohibit drivers from using hand-held mobile telephones to dial, answer, talk, or listen while operating a vehicle on a street or highway.
An Ordinance amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to restrict the use of hand-held mobile telephones while driving, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required money paid for naming, designating, or titling a city-owned or city-financed building or structure to be paid to the City when City Council approval was required for the related contract.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by providing that if City Council approval is required for a contract for the construction, acquisition, lease or operation of a building or structure owned or leased by the City, or the construction, acquisition, lease or operation of which is financed in whole or in any part by the City, then any consideration that is paid for the naming, designating or titling of such building or structure must be paid to the City; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized the Mayor to enter into agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to lease a football practice facility planned for Broad Street and Pattison Avenue to the City, then lease it back to the authority.
Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into Agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") providing for lease from PAID to the City of a football practice facility to be developed at Broad street and Pattison avenue and for leaseback of the said practice facility from the City to PAID, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure adds a 2% tax on qualifying vehicle rentals when the renter takes possession of the vehicle in Philadelphia.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by adding a new Chapter imposing a tax on the rental of vehicles; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the Mayor to enter into agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID) involving a football practice facility to be developed at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue.
Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into Agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") providing for lease from PAID to the City of a football practice facility to be developed at Broad street and Pattison avenue and for leaseback of the said practice facility from the City to PAID, the obligations of the City under the said Agreements to become effective only in the event that ordinances necessary for the financing, development and leasing of a new football stadium are not enacted by City Council and approved by the Mayor by November 3, 2000.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized the Mayor to amend Philadelphia’s lease agreements with the Philadelphia Eagles and The Phillies for capital repairs, restorations, and replacements at Veterans Stadium.
Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into Amendments to the City's Lease Agreements with the Philadelphia Eagles Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, and with The Phillies, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, co-tenants at City's Veterans Stadium, to provide for certain capital repairs, restorations and replacements to be made to Veterans Stadium, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.