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
Unanimous actions actions from the November 2, 2000 meeting.
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The enacted resolution honors William Hankowsky for his leadership as president of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and his role in supporting economic development in Philadelphia.
Honoring William Hankowsky.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Public Health & Human Services and Public Safety committees to hold a joint hearing.
Authorizing City Council's Committees on Public Health & Human Services and Public Safety to hold a joint committee hearing to investigate the quality level of medical and mental health care services that is provided or made accessible to prison inmates under the care of the Philadelphia Prison System.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council enacted a resolution joining the School District of Philadelphia in celebrating National Family Literacy Day.
Joining the School District of Philadelphia in celebrating National Family Literacy Day and commending them on "Author's Tea and Reading II" and other efforts geared towards bringing parents and children together within the learning environment.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of 14 City-owned vacant properties to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Thirty-seventh Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council honored the 25th anniversary of the Mayfair-Holmesburg Thanksgiving Parade, held on November 19, 2000.
Honoring the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Mayfair-Holmesburg Thanksgiving Parade and recognizing the hard work and dedication of the residents, businesses and the Greater Kensington String Band, who have assisted in making this event a tremendous success.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution calling on Temple University to recognize the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association/American Federation of Teachers as the bargaining representative for its teaching, graduate, and research assistants.
Calling on Temple University to recognize the Temple University Graduate Students' Association/American Federation of Teachers as the collective bargaining representative for its teaching assistants, graduate assistants, and research assistants and to bargain in good faith with that union.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution approving a Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop five parcels in the Parkside National Register Historic District Urban Renewal Area, including properties on Parkside Avenue and Viola Street.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Parkside National Register Historic District Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 1 as 4108-4110 Parkside avenue, for Parcel No. 2 as 4112 Parkside avenue, for Parcel No. 3 as 4114 Parkside avenue, for Parcel No. 4 as 4120 Parkside avenue and for Parcel No. 5 as 4109-4111 Viola street and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Interim House West Facilities, Inc. and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council approved a redevelopment contract and related property-disposition plan for 13 parcels in the West Philadelphia Redevelopment Area, including properties on Lancaster Avenue and Warren Street.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the West Philadelphia Redevelopment Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 500 through 512 also sometimes identified by house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 500 as 4150 Lancaster avenue, for Parcel No. 501 as 4154 Lancaster avenue, for Parcel No. 502 as 4113 Warren street, for Parcel No. 503 as 4115 Warren street, for Parcel No. 504 as 4119 Warren street, for Parcel No. 505 as 4121 Warren street, for Parcel No. 506 as 4123 Warren street, for Parcel No. 507 as 4127 Warren street, for Parcel No. 508 as 4129 Warren street, for Parcel No. 509 as 4131-4133 Warren street, for Parcel No. 510 as 4135 Warren street, for Parcel No. 511 as 4139-4143 Warren street and for Parcel No. 512 as 4163 Warren street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Philadelphia College of ...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted resolution designates December 21 as Homeless Persons Memorial Day in Philadelphia.
Designating December 21st as Homeless Persons Memorial Day.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes McCormick & Schmick Seafood Restaurant, a tenant at One South Broad Street, to install and maintain an electrified marquee with an icon sign and five rigid awnings over portions of the sidewalks at South Penn Square and South Broad Street.
Authorizing McCormick & Schmick Seafood Restaurant, a tenant of the property One South Broad street, to construct and maintain an electrified marquee with an icon sign over the south footway of South Penn square, and to construct and maintain five rigid awnings at various locations over the south footway of South Penn square and the east footway of the unit block of south Broad street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized a $350,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2001 General Fund.
Authorizing and directing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to expand the area covered by the East Falls Special District Controls.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by amending Section 14-1616, entitled "East Falls Special District Controls," by expanding the area subject to the controls, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for commercial and non-commercial handbills on private property.
Amending Section 10-723.2 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to prohibited conduct in connection with the distribution of commercial and non-commercial handbills, by prohibiting the placement of such handbills on private property only if the owner has both notified the Department of Licenses and Inspections the owner does not wish to receive handbills and has so posted the property, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prevented the City from issuing a Certificate of Occupancy for a building unless applicable Fire Code requirements for standpipes were met or the Board of Safety and Fire Prevention granted a variance.
Amending Subcode "A" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Administrative Code," by providing that no Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued until the provisions of the Fire Code relating to standpipes are met or a variance has been granted, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $22.5 million in Fiscal Year 2000 General Fund appropriations among City offices, departments, boards, commissions, and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $10,153,459 from Philadelphia’s Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund for Fiscal Year 2001.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced (By Request) and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s safety code to prohibit people from inhaling or ingesting nitrous oxide to become intoxicated or otherwise affect their nervous system, except for medical, surgical, or dental care by a licensed person.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by prohibiting the inhalation of nitrous oxide for non-medical purposes, and by prohibiting the purchase, possession, sale, offering for sale, or other distribution of nitrous oxide for prohibited purposes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to allow vehicles parked illegally on sidewalks to be towed to the nearest official towing station or immobilized for up to 72 hours and then towed if not reclaimed.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to provide for the towing of vehicles illegally parked on sidewalks, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.