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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 May 11, 2000 meeting.

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Showing 37-53 of 53 actions from May 11, 2000

Unanimous2000-05-11
Bill 000317

This enacted ordinance authorizes McDonald’s Corporation, as the tenant at 942 Market Street, to build and maintain an electrified marquee and three-dimensional icon attached to the building and extending over the Market Street and Tenth Street footways.

Authorizing the McDonald's Corporation, 150 South Warner road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, tenant of the property 942 Market street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, to construct and maintain an electrified marquee and three-dimensional icon attached to the building and projecting over the south footway of Market street and the east footway of Tenth street, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

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

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000317

This enacted ordinance authorizes McDonald’s Corporation, as the tenant at 942 Market Street, to build and maintain an electrified marquee and three-dimensional icon attached to the building and extending over the Market Street and Tenth Street footways.

Authorizing the McDonald's Corporation, 150 South Warner road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, tenant of the property 942 Market street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, to construct and maintain an electrified marquee and three-dimensional icon attached to the building and projecting over the south footway of Market street and the east footway of Tenth street, all under certain terms and conditions.

Referred

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

Unanimous2000-05-11
Bill 000315

The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to lease, from the School District of Philadelphia, certain athletic fields at Twenty-ninth and Chalmers and Roxborough High School’s athletic field and track.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to lease for nominal consideration, certain parcels of land owned by the School District of Philadelphia, located at Twenty-ninth and Chalmers, and Roxborough High School's athletic field and track, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

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

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000315

The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to lease, from the School District of Philadelphia, certain athletic fields at Twenty-ninth and Chalmers and Roxborough High School’s athletic field and track.

Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to lease for nominal consideration, certain parcels of land owned by the School District of Philadelphia, located at Twenty-ninth and Chalmers, and Roxborough High School's athletic field and track, under certain terms and conditions.

Re-Referred

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

Unanimous2000-05-11
Bill 000314-AAAA

This lapsed bill would have expanded Philadelphia’s smoking restrictions in public places and workplaces, including restaurants, stores, theaters, public transit areas, sports venues, and common areas of certain residential and lodging buildings.

Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places -- Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting smoking in certain public places and in the workplace, with certain exceptions, and by repealing current provisions set forth in Section 10-602 regulating smoking; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

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

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000314-AAAA

This lapsed bill would have expanded Philadelphia’s smoking restrictions in public places and workplaces, including restaurants, stores, theaters, public transit areas, sports venues, and common areas of certain residential and lodging buildings.

Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places -- Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting smoking in certain public places and in the workplace, with certain exceptions, and by repealing current provisions set forth in Section 10-602 regulating smoking; all under certain terms and conditions.

Referred

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

Unanimous2000-05-11
Bill 000313

This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s seasonal curfew hours for minors under 18 in public places and establishments, generally setting them at 10:00 p.m.

Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by amending Chapter 10-300, entitled "Minors," by amending Section 10-303 entitled "Unlawful Conduct of Minors" and Section 10-304, entitled "Unlawful Conduct of Parents," by amending the hours of curfew, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

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

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000313

This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s seasonal curfew hours for minors under 18 in public places and establishments, generally setting them at 10:00 p.m.

Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by amending Chapter 10-300, entitled "Minors," by amending Section 10-303 entitled "Unlawful Conduct of Minors" and Section 10-304, entitled "Unlawful Conduct of Parents," by amending the hours of curfew, all under certain terms and conditions.

Re-Referred

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

Council Action2000-05-11
Bill 000217

This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia rules for licensed animal-drawn carriage businesses, including annual license fees, special permits for event routes, approved carriage routes and parking zones, operating-hour limits, and required rear flashing lights.

Amending Section 9-402 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animal Drawn Carriages," and Section 10-108, entitled "Rental and Carriage Horses," by making various changes to the provisions governing the animal drawn carriage business and the use of horses in such business, and amending the approved routes for animal drawn carriages; all under certain terms and conditions.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000217

This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia rules for licensed animal-drawn carriage businesses, including annual license fees, special permits for event routes, approved carriage routes and parking zones, operating-hour limits, and required rear flashing lights.

Amending Section 9-402 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animal Drawn Carriages," and Section 10-108, entitled "Rental and Carriage Horses," by making various changes to the provisions governing the animal drawn carriage business and the use of horses in such business, and amending the approved routes for animal drawn carriages; all under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

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

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000149

This enacted ordinance added Philadelphia rules barring the sale or offer for sale of box cutters, similar utility knives, and their replacement blades to anyone under 18.

Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity" by adding a new Section 10-828 entitled "Prohibition on Sale of Box Cutters and Similar Utility Knives to Persons Under the Age of Eighteen," 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.

Unanimous2000-05-11
Bill 000149

This enacted ordinance added Philadelphia rules barring the sale or offer for sale of box cutters, similar utility knives, and their replacement blades to anyone under 18.

Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity" by adding a new Section 10-828 entitled "Prohibition on Sale of Box Cutters and Similar Utility Knives to Persons Under the Age of Eighteen," all under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000149

This enacted ordinance added Philadelphia rules barring the sale or offer for sale of box cutters, similar utility knives, and their replacement blades to anyone under 18.

Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity" by adding a new Section 10-828 entitled "Prohibition on Sale of Box Cutters and Similar Utility Knives to Persons Under the Age of Eighteen," 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.

Council Action2000-05-11
Bill 000108

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.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000021

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.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

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

Procedural2000-05-11
Bill 000021

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.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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

Unanimous2000-05-11
Bill 000021

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.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

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