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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

Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the March 16, 2000 meeting.

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Showing 37-50 of 50 actions from March 16, 2000

Procedural2000-03-16
Bill 000146

This enacted ordinance amended Section 2 of a 1999 ordinance concerning the vacation of Eighteenth Street between Cambria Street and Indiana Avenue and the reservation of a right-of-way for drainage and water-main purposes.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980717) approved March 23, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 128 of an area bounded by Cambria street, Nineteenth street, Indiana avenue and Seventeenth street by striking from the City Plan and vacating Eighteenth street from Cambria street to Indiana avenue, and reserving and placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes, under certain terms and conditions," therein.

Referred

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2000-03-16
Bill 000146

This enacted ordinance amended Section 2 of a 1999 ordinance concerning the vacation of Eighteenth Street between Cambria Street and Indiana Avenue and the reservation of a right-of-way for drainage and water-main purposes.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980717) approved March 23, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 128 of an area bounded by Cambria street, Nineteenth street, Indiana avenue and Seventeenth street by striking from the City Plan and vacating Eighteenth street from Cambria street to Indiana avenue, and reserving and placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes, under certain terms and conditions," therein.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2000-03-16
Bill 000145

The enacted ordinance amended an earlier ordinance concerning the City Plan for Geary Street, Davinci Drive, and Justinian Circle near Geary and Twentieth Streets.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980709) approved December 30, 1998, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 46-S in the area of Geary street and Twentieth street by placing on the City Plan Geary street from Twentieth street to Davinci drive and Justinian circle from Davinci drive westward, all under certain terms and conditions including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Geary street, Davinci drive and Justinian circle, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.

Referred

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2000-03-16
Bill 000145

The enacted ordinance amended an earlier ordinance concerning the City Plan for Geary Street, Davinci Drive, and Justinian Circle near Geary and Twentieth Streets.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980709) approved December 30, 1998, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 46-S in the area of Geary street and Twentieth street by placing on the City Plan Geary street from Twentieth street to Davinci drive and Justinian circle from Davinci drive westward, all under certain terms and conditions including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Geary street, Davinci drive and Justinian circle, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2000-03-16
Bill 000106

This enacted bill amends the rules for institutions where Philadelphia may deposit City funds.

Amending Section 19-201 of The Philadelphia Code relating to "City Depositories," by clarifying and updating the list of institutions in which the City is authorized to deposit funds, and by amending certain conditions.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000087

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.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000083

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.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000080

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.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000026

The enacted ordinance allows licensed sidewalk cafés on Chestnut Street and Walnut Street between Broad Street and 18th Street without requiring a zoning certificate under the Center City commercial-area rules.

Amending Section 14-1607 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Controls for the Center City Commercial Area" by providing that nothing in that section shall prohibit the maintenance of, licensed sidewalk cafés along certain portions of Chestnut street and Walnut street and amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Sidewalk Cafes", by requiring the main restaurant use more than twenty five percent (25%) of its interior gross floor area for seating and that all food served be on non-disposable containers.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000024

This enacted ordinance grants 6080 Ridge Avenue Corporation, operating as Coyle's Cafe, permission to operate an open-air sidewalk cafe next to 6080 Ridge Avenue on Ridge Avenue and Conarroe Street.

Granting permission to 6080 Ridge Avenue Corporation t/a Coyle's Cafe, located at 6080 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the west footway of Ridge Avenue and the south footway of Conarroe Street adjacent to 6080 Ridge Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000020

The enacted bill amended the City Code to authorize the City Treasurer to deposit City funds in Pennsylvania Business Bank, subject to the listed terms and conditions.

Amending Section 19-201 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Pennsylvania Business Bank, under certain terms and conditions.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000018

This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.

Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Arrott street, both sides from Leiper street to Oakland street.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000017

This enacted ordinance authorizes Catherine Aviles, owner of 256–258 East Allegheny Avenue, to construct and maintain a two-story building addition that extends over part of the south sidewalk next to 256 East Allegheny Avenue.

Authorizing Catherine Aviles, owner of the properties 256-258 East Allegheny avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134, to construct and maintain a two story building addition onto and over the south footway of Allegheny avenue adjacent to the property 256 East Allegheny avenue; all under certain terms and conditions.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2000-03-16
Bill 000016

This enacted bill establishes a no-parking regulation on both sides of the 4300 block of Belgrade Street, from 100 feet south of Gillingham Street to the street’s southern dead end.

Establishing a no parking regulation on both sides of the 4300 block of Belgrade street, from 100 feet south of Gillingham street to where Belgrade street dead-ends south of Gillingham street.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.