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.
Action types
Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the March 22, 2001 meeting.
Meeting dates
Showing 1-13 of 13 actions from March 22, 2001
Philadelphia City Council enacted a resolution honoring and commending Deputy Sheriff George L.
Honoring Deputy Sheriff George L. Sternberger.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council declared June 3–9 as “Wellness Community of Philadelphia Week” to honor The Wellness Community of Philadelphia and its support for people with cancer and their families.
Declaring the Week of June 3-9 as "Wellness Community of Philadelphia Week."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution requesting that the School District of Philadelphia suspend any new or increased fees for its Parent Cooperative Nursery Program until it completes a comprehensive review of all its early childhood programs.
Requesting that the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia suspend any action which establishes any new or increased fee schedule for the Parent Cooperative Nursery Program until a comprehensive review and analysis of all early childhood programs has been performed by the School District in conjunction with all stakeholders; and requesting that the comprehensive review be presented to the Council President in the form of a report which details the findings, methodology, cost/benefit analysis, collaborative process, and recommendations surrounding all early childhood programs provided by the School District; and further requesting that no fee increase be imposed until such report is presented to the Council President and until an opportunity for a review and discussion of the report with the City Council is provided.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council declared April 2001 as Autism Awareness Month.
Declaring April 2001 as Autism Awareness Month.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants Amerimar Net-Works Management Co., Inc., and its successors permission to construct, operate, maintain, replace, and remove a 24-duct telecommunications ductbank beneath specified public rights-of-way and streets near Spring Garden, Callowhill, and surrounding streets.
Granting permission to Amerimar Net-Works Management Co., Inc., its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove a ductbank of twenty-four (24) four inch (4") diameter ducts for certain telecommunications uses under and in the public rights-of-way and City streets; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance revises the City Plan by vacating Tenth Street from Pattison Avenue to a point about 846 feet north and adding Hartranft Street between Darien Street and Tenth Street at that location.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating Tenth street from Pattison avenue to a point approximately eight hundred forty-six (846) feet northwardly therefrom, and by placing on the City Plan Hartranft street, at a point approximately eight hundred forty-six (846) feet northwardly from Pattison avenue, extending from Tenth street to Darien street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $91.23 million through general-obligation bonds, subject to voter approval at an election scheduled for May 15, 2001.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules by expanding the area where people and vendors may not display, offer, or sell goods or leave sales stands on sidewalks.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by revising and expanding an existing area in which sidewalk sales are prohibited so as to prohibit sidewalk sales within the area bounded by Oregon avenue, I-95, Front street as extended to I-95, and Twentieth street as extended to I-95, including both sides of any street bounding this area, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to allow sidewalk sales on the east side of the 3200 block of Fox Street.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to Sidewalk Sales by providing for sidewalk sales on the 3200 block of Fox street on the east side, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants William Schluth permission to construct, use, own, and maintain a private combined sanitary/storm sewer main with five service connections under the east footway of the 6400 block of Van Dyke Street.
Granting permission to William Schluth, 6401 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19135, to construct, use, own and maintain a private combination sanitary/storm sewer main with five service connections under the east footway of the 6400 block of Van Dyke street to service 4727-4729 Levick street and 6461 Van Dyke street; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Raul Cabrera, the owner of 162 West Wishart Street, to build and maintain a one-story garage extension and roller door projection over part of the east footway of Mascher Street.
Authorizing Raul Cabrera, owner of the property located at 162 West Wishart street, Philadelphia, PA, 19133, to construct, use and maintain a one (1) story garage extension on and over the east footway of Mascher street adjacent to the property 162 West Wishart street; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill permits owners or tenants of buildings in Philadelphia’s Sixth Councilmanic District to sell goods on the sidewalk next to their buildings when the sales support a business located there.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by permitting sidewalk sales in the Sixth Councilmanic District by owners or tenants of abutting buildings, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 57 by striking from the City Plan Eadom street from Pratt street to Granite street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for gas main purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.