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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Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the March 30, 2000 meeting.
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This lapsed bill would have renamed the City Code title on Commerce to include Economic and Community Development and moved rules for Community Development Block Grants and tax increment financing districts into that title.
Amending Title 18 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Commerce" by renaming the title to read as "Commerce, Economic and Community Development;" and further amending Title 18 by adding a new Chapter 18-300 entitled "Community Development" which reenacts with certain changes the provisions now set forth in Chapter 21-1100 relating to the development, implementation and administration of the Community Development Block Grant plan and program, a new Chapter 18-400 entitled "Community Revitalization and Infrastructure Benefit Fund" which provides for the establishment and administration of a Community Revitalization and Infrastructure Benefit Fund, and a new Chapter 18-500 entitled "Tax Increment Financing Districts" which reenacts the provisions now set forth in Chapter 21-1400 relating to reporting requirements for tax increment financing districts; and repealing Chapter 21-1100 entitled "Community Development" and Chapter 21-1400 entitled "Tax Increment Financing Districts;" all under ce...
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to increase the civil penalty from $100 to $300 for abandoning a vehicle, including leaving one that cannot move under its own power, has deflated tires, or lacks current license tags.
Amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code, which prescribes the civil penalties and costs for violations of the Philadelphia Traffic Code, by increasing the civil penalty for violations of Section 12-1120, which prohibits a person from leaving parked any vehicle not capable of being moved under its own power, or with deflated tires, or without current license tags, and by increasing the civil penalty for violations of Section 12-916, which prohibits a person from parking a vehicle if the person is not licensed, if the vehicle is not registered or does not display a registration plate, or if the vehicle is not insured.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to increase the civil penalty from $100 to $300 for abandoning a vehicle, including leaving one that cannot move under its own power, has deflated tires, or lacks current license tags.
Amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code, which prescribes the civil penalties and costs for violations of the Philadelphia Traffic Code, by increasing the civil penalty for violations of Section 12-1120, which prohibits a person from leaving parked any vehicle not capable of being moved under its own power, or with deflated tires, or without current license tags, and by increasing the civil penalty for violations of Section 12-916, which prohibits a person from parking a vehicle if the person is not licensed, if the vehicle is not registered or does not display a registration plate, or if the vehicle is not insured.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends a 1997 ordinance concerning a City-owned property at Seventh Street and Pattison Avenue.
Amending an Ordinance approved November 13, 1997 (Ordinance No. 970270) which authorized the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate on the northeast corner of Seventh street and Pattison avenue in the Thirty-ninth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation ("the Agreement"), by authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID), notwithstanding any contrary requirements of the Agreement, to convey the property for a nominal consideration.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends a 1997 ordinance concerning a City-owned property at Seventh Street and Pattison Avenue.
Amending an Ordinance approved November 13, 1997 (Ordinance No. 970270) which authorized the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate on the northeast corner of Seventh street and Pattison avenue in the Thirty-ninth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation ("the Agreement"), by authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID), notwithstanding any contrary requirements of the Agreement, to convey the property for a nominal consideration.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have defined “information technology services” in Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax Code, covering specified data processing, computer systems, programming, facilities management, and online information services.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by adding the definition of "information technology services" and by excluding from the definition of receipts, any receipts from information technology services, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have defined “information technology services” in Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax Code, covering specified data processing, computer systems, programming, facilities management, and online information services.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by adding the definition of "information technology services" and by excluding from the definition of receipts, any receipts from information technology services, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s Public Employees Retirement Code to add the German American Police Association to the organizations that may receive deductions from a member’s, survivor’s, or beneficiary’s retirement benefits when directed in writing.
Amending Title 22 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending Section 22-1303, entitled "Exemption from Attachment," to add the German American Police Association to the list of designated payees to whom a member may direct deductions from benefits payments, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance amended a 1999 authorization to relocate portions of the curb lines on Clover Street between Twelfth and Camac Streets and on Market Street between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980897) approved January 5, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by relocating a portion of the northerly curb line of Clover street between Twelfth street and Camac street and relocating a portion of the southerly curb line of Market street between Twelfth street and Thirteenth street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended Section 2 of a 1995 ordinance concerning the vacation of Shamokin Street between Eleventh Street and Ridge Avenue and the reservation of a right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 950316) approved July 24, 1995, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 58 and vacating of Shamokin street from Eleventh street to Ridge 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.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance amended a 1999 authorization involving changes to the City Plan and the vacation of portions of Dilworth, Ritner, Martin, and Greenville Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980803) approved January 5, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 27-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Dilworth street from Wolf street to Ritner street; by striking from the City Plan Ritner street from Dilworth street to Weccacoe avenue; by vacating Martin street from Weccacoe avenue to a point approximately two hundred eighty one (281) feet southwestwardly therefrom, and by vacating Greenville street from Weccacoe avenue to Dilworth street, all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted measure amended a 1998 ordinance concerning the removal and vacation of Codorus Road from Hendren Street to Spring Lane, while reserving the area for drainage and water-main rights-of-way.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980617) approved December 15, 1998, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 295 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Codorus road from Hendren street to Spring lane and by reserving and placing a right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of Codorus road from Hendren street to Spring lane, under certain terms and conditions" therein.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings on ways to encourage Internet and other e-commerce businesses to locate in Philadelphia.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings on ways to encourage Internet and other e-commerce related businesses to locate to the City of Philadelphia.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings on ways to encourage Internet and other e-commerce businesses to locate in Philadelphia.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold hearings on ways to encourage Internet and other e-commerce related businesses to locate to the City of Philadelphia.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The ordinance requires contractors taking over food and beverage, hotel, health care, janitorial, building maintenance, or security service contracts in Philadelphia to retain eligible nonsupervisory workers from the previous contractor for a 90-day transition period.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-2300 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Protection of Displaced Contract Workers", and amending Section 19-2602, entitled "Licenses" to require that all contractors awarded contracts for the performance of food and beverage, hotel service, health care, janitorial or building maintenance services within the City of Philadelphia retain certain non-supervisory employees of the previous contractor for a 90-day transition employment period during which period retained employees may not be terminated except for cause, and to require that said employees be provided with various other job security protections, providing penalties for non-compliance, including but not limited to revocation of the business privilege license of violators, and granting remedies to aggrieved parties; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The ordinance requires contractors taking over food and beverage, hotel, health care, janitorial, building maintenance, or security service contracts in Philadelphia to retain eligible nonsupervisory workers from the previous contractor for a 90-day transition period.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-2300 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Protection of Displaced Contract Workers", and amending Section 19-2602, entitled "Licenses" to require that all contractors awarded contracts for the performance of food and beverage, hotel service, health care, janitorial or building maintenance services within the City of Philadelphia retain certain non-supervisory employees of the previous contractor for a 90-day transition employment period during which period retained employees may not be terminated except for cause, and to require that said employees be provided with various other job security protections, providing penalties for non-compliance, including but not limited to revocation of the business privilege license of violators, and granting remedies to aggrieved parties; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted measure approves the Redevelopment Authority’s urban renewal and redevelopment plan for part of the Parkside National Register Historical District, generally bounded by Parkside and Girard Avenues, railroad rights-of-way, and Belmont Avenue.
Approving the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of a portion of the Parkside National Register Historical District Redevelopment Area, Parkside National Register Historical District Urban Renewal Area being the area generally bounded by Parkside avenue and Girard avenue on the north; the Conrail freight railroad right-of-way line running east of and parallel to Thirty-eighth street on the east; the railroad right-of-way line of the former Pennsylvania Railroad on the south; and Belmont avenue on the west; approving the urban renewal plan and determining that such plan and redevelopment proposal conform to the general locality plan and make adequate provisions for individuals, business concerns and families who are displaced; determining the necessity for changes in and for zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities; determining that the urban renewal plan and r...
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.