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
Procedural actions actions from the September 21, 2000 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from September 21, 2000
Adopted resolution directing the City Commissioners to put a referendum question on the ballot for the 2001 primary election.
Directing the City Commissioners to place on the ballot at the primary election of 2001 the following referendum question: "Do you favor the issuance of licenses to conduct small games of chance in the City of Philadelphia?"
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Adopted resolution directing the City Commissioners to put a referendum question on the ballot for the 2001 primary election.
Directing the City Commissioners to place on the ballot at the primary election of 2001 the following referendum question: "Do you favor the issuance of licenses to conduct small games of chance in the City of Philadelphia?"
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance increased Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2001 General Fund appropriation by $45 million, from about $2.83 billion to about $2.88 billion.
Amending an ordinance approved April 11, 2000 (Bill No. 000005), adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2001, by making, in accordance with Section 2-301(a) of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, certain additional appropriations needed to meet the unanticipated emergency created by a cash flow crisis at the Philadelphia Gas Works.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the location of a planned dead-end turnaround on Chang Street from the easterly side to the westerly side.
Amending Section 1 (b) of an Ordinance (Bill No. 000374) approved August 11, 2000, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 121 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Chang street, and by placing a dead end turn around at the terminus of Chang street, all under certain terms and conditions."
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for vacant and surplus properties by adding the Department of Commerce, or its designee, to the Vacant Property Review Committee.
Amending Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Vacant and Surplus Properties" by amending Section 16-404 entitled "The Vacant Property Review Committee" by adding subsection on The Department of Commerce.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended a 1999 ordinance concerning the vacation of part of Jefferson Street and abandonment of a drainage right-of-way.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 990368) approved July 1, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Jefferson street from Fiftieth street to a dead end turnaround northwestwardly therefrom and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, 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.
The enacted measure amended the agreement governing the Philadelphia Gas Works to allow the City to provide temporary advances of up to $45 million.
Authorizing the amendment of the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation Agreement to provide for a temporary change in the amount of temporary financing that the City may provide to the Philadelphia Gas Works under certain terms and conditions, and authorizing the temporary advance of up to $45,000,000 to the Philadelphia Gas Works pursuant to that Agreement under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended a 1999 authorization to abandon a former Annin Street right-of-way for gas-main and public-utility purposes.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 990366) approved July 1, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 17-S and abandoning of a certain right-of-way for gas main purposes and public utility purposes within the lines of former Annin street extending from a fifty (50) feet wide right-of-way (former Twenty-eighth street) to Twenty-ninth street; 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.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s payroll-deduction rules to allow City employees who are members of City Fire Fighters’ Local 22, AFL-CIO, to authorize deductions for insurance premiums paid to Zurich Insurance Group/Maryland Casualty Insurance Group.
Amending Section 19-203 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Payroll Deductions," by adding a new subsection permitting certain City employees to authorize additional payroll deductions, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $1 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2001 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $1 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2001 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $1 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2001 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $1 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2001 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $162.135 million through general-obligation bonds for capital purposes, including transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks and recreation, museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; fixing a day for holding the election for obtaining such consent and providing for the arrangements for holding such election.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $162.135 million through general-obligation bonds for capital purposes, including transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks and recreation, museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; fixing a day for holding the election for obtaining such consent and providing for the arrangements for holding such election.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.