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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Procedural actions actions from the April 27, 2000 meeting.
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This lapsed resolution would have authorized the City Council’s Committee on Education to hold public hearings about how unequal access to computers and the internet affected students in Philadelphia Public Schools.
Authorizing the Committee on Education to hold hearings on the effects of the "Digital Divide" on students in the Philadelphia Public Schools; to investigate ways to bridge the divide in public schools; and to compare current efforts in Philadelphia with initiatives in other states, school districts and municipalities.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Streets and Services Committee to hold public hearings about problems with parking tickets issued under the street-sweeping pilot program.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings to examine the number of problems regarding the issuance of parking tickets related to the street sweeping pilot program being conducted in various neighborhoods throughout the City; and that current ticketing operations relating to the street sweeping program in the Second, Sixth and Seventh Councilmanic Districts be suspended until these issues have been rectified by the Parking Authority.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for temporary signs.
Amending Section 10-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Posting of Temporary Signs" by adding a new section prohibiting the placement of any temporary sign that will cause damage upon removal or application and all stickers to any street light erected after January 1, 1995 on Broad street between Lombard street and Glenwood avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants Girish P.
Granting permission to Girish P. Sanghvi, owner of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Tenth and Market streets, to construct, use and maintain an electrical conduit and electrical service line and a fiber optic conduit and telephone service line in and under the public rights-of-way of Tenth street and Market street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to his newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., tenant at 929 South Street, to build and maintain seven planters, two additional planters, three bicycle racks, and a bollard in or alongside nearby public footways.
Authorizing Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., tenant of the property located at 929 South street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, to construct and maintain various encroachments in and on the north footway of South street and the east footway of Tenth street adjacent to the property 929 South street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to purchase ownership of a parking lot and any improvements on properties bounded by Buttonwood Street, Hamilton Street, Nectarine Street, and Spring Garden Street in the Fifth Ward.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to purchase fee simple title to certain properties bounded by Buttonwood street, Hamilton street, Nectarine street and Spring Garden avenue with any improvements situated thereon located in the Fifth Ward, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance creates the Silver City Tax Increment Financing District in the area generally bounded by Broad Street, Carpenter Street, Washington Avenue, and Thirteenth Street.
Creating the Silver City Tax Increment Financing District and approving the project plan of the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") for the redevelopment of the Silver City Tax Increment Financing District being the area generally bounded by Broad street on the west, Carpenter street on the north, Washington avenue on the south, and Thirteenth street on the east and making certain findings and declarations, all in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act, being the Act of July 11, 1990, P.L. 465, No. 113, as amended, and authorizing the Director of Finance and other officers of the City to execute documents and do all things necessary to carry out the intent of this Ordinance.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Chestnut Hill Academy permission to construct, use, and maintain a water line, telecommunications conduits, and a spare sleeve under and across Willow Grove Avenue near Cherokee Street.
Granting permission to Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 Willow Grove avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118, to construct, use and maintain one water distribution line, one sleeve with two telecommunication conduits and one spare sleeve under and across Willow Grove avenue, east of Cherokee street; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amended the Philadelphia Code to authorize the City Treasurer to deposit City funds in Sovereign Bank.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds-Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Sovereign Bank, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have allowed Pennsylvania motor vehicle registration renewal stickers to be placed on the inside left front windshield, immediately above the inspection sticker, instead of on the vehicle’s registration plate.
Amending the provisions of Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter entitled "Vehicle Registration" providing for the placement of motor vehicle registration stickers, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution is recorded with a status of lapsed.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings to examine the potential of school uniforms for students in the Philadelphia School District.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for investing City Treasury funds.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements" by amending Section 19-202 entitled "Authorized Investments" by adding subsection on United States Treasury certified Community Development Financial Institutions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for investing City Treasury funds.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements" by amending Section 19-202 entitled "Authorized Investments" by adding subsection on United States Treasury certified Community Development Financial Institutions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit people and vendors from displaying, offering, or selling goods, or leaving sales stands, at specified street blocks in the area bounded by Reed Street, Twenty-first Street, Morris Street, and Twenty-fifth Street.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales" by prohibiting sidewalk sales at various locations within the area bounded by Reed street, Twenty-first street, Morris street, and Twenty-fifth street, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit people and vendors from displaying, offering, or selling goods, or leaving sales stands, at specified street blocks in the area bounded by Reed Street, Twenty-first Street, Morris Street, and Twenty-fifth Street.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales" by prohibiting sidewalk sales at various locations within the area bounded by Reed street, Twenty-first street, Morris street, and Twenty-fifth street, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Anthony Lucidoni, the owner of 39 Oregon Avenue, to place a four-table sidewalk café, awning, electric sign, and seasonal enclosure over the north sidewalk next to the property.
Authorizing Anthony Lucidoni, owner of the property 39 Oregon avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148, to construct and maintain a sidewalk café, awning, electric sign and seasonal enclosure onto and over the north footway of Oregon avenue adjacent to the property 39 Oregon avenue; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Anthony Lucidoni, the owner of 39 Oregon Avenue, to place a four-table sidewalk café, awning, electric sign, and seasonal enclosure over the north sidewalk next to the property.
Authorizing Anthony Lucidoni, owner of the property 39 Oregon avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148, to construct and maintain a sidewalk café, awning, electric sign and seasonal enclosure onto and over the north footway of Oregon avenue adjacent to the property 39 Oregon avenue; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure regulates motorcycle parking in metered spaces on streets in two designated areas of Center City.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," by adding provisions regulating the parking of motorcycles at metered parking spaces within certain portions of the area generally bounded by Front street, Pine street, Eleventh street and Bainbridge street, and by providing civil penalties for violations of such provisions to be imposed pursuant to Chapter 12-2800, entitled "Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations," all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.