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 June 14, 2001 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 20 actions from June 14, 2001
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings about the condition of Philadelphia’s public parks.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs to hold hearings regarding the status of public parks in Philadelphia and to investigate methods to improve the parks and park system.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Legislative Oversight Committee and Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold joint public hearings about rising medical malpractice insurance rates in the Philadelphia region.
Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee and Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold joint public hearings on possible solutions to the alarming increase in medical malpractice insurance rates in the region, and the detrimental effect these increases may have on the City's health care industry and public health services.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance expands the deadline for applying for a real estate tax exemption for new residential construction.
Amending Section 19-1303(4) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization to offer Exemption from Real Estate Taxes on New Construction of Residential Properties," by expanding the time to make an application for an exemption, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia Hotel Partners, L.L.C., owner of the Hotel W at 410 South Front Street, to install and maintain two canopies, two awnings, and three flagpoles extending over or located in the public footways of Front and Second streets.
Authorizing Philadelphia Hotel Partners, L.L.C., owners of the property 410 South Front street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, to construct and maintain two canopies and two rigid awnings attached to the building and projecting over the west footway of Front street and the east footway of Second street and three flagpoles with foundations on the west footway of Front street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Sunesys Inc.
Granting permission to Sunesys Inc., its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way, City streets and Fairmount Park, within existing conduit, or to attach facilities to existing utility poles of other entities holding a grant pursuant to other City ordinances, subject to such owner of the conduit or utility pole's consent; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Irvin Bruskin, owner of the property at 2451 South Fifth Street, to build and maintain a roughly four-foot-high fence enclosing a dumpster that extends about four feet onto the east footway.
Authorizing Irvin Bruskin, owner of the property, 2451 South Fifth street, Philadelphia, PA 19148, to construct and maintain a fence for a dumpster enclosure on the east footway of South Fifth street, adjacent to the property, 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 Hotel Partners, L.L.C., owners of 410 South Front Street, to install and maintain four underground electrical conduits and four spotlights in the west footway of Front Street near the hotel entrance.
Authorizing Philadelphia Hotel Partners, L.L.C., owners of the property 410 South Front street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, to construct, own and maintain underground conduit and four spotlight fixtures in, on and under the west footway of Front street adjacent to the building 410 South Front street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Sunesys Inc., its successors, and assigns permission to build, operate, maintain, replace, and remove a telecommunications system along specified Philadelphia streets and other rights-of-way, including some private property, existing utility poles, and underground conduits.
Granting permission to Sunesys Inc., its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way, City streets and private property subject to permission of the property owner, or attached to or within facilities of other entities holding a grant pursuant to other City ordinances, subject to such owner's consent; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have withdrawn the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education’s authorization to impose a single-rate tax on land and improvements.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by rescinding the authorization for the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose the current single rate tax on land and improvements, and by authorizing the Board of Education to impose a tax on land or a split rate tax on land and improvements; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have replaced Philadelphia’s then-existing single-rate real estate tax on land and improvements with a tax on land alone or a split-rate tax on land and improvements.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by rescinding the current single rate tax on land and improvements, and by imposing a tax on land or a split rate tax on land and improvements; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited through bus traffic on Dauphin Street between Fifty-second Street and Dakota Street, on Dakota Street between Dauphin Street and Fifty-first Street, and on Nevada Street between Dauphin Street and Fifty-first Street.
Establishing a no through bus regulation on Dauphin street from Fifty-second street to Dakota street, on Dakota street from Dauphin street to Fifty-first street, and on Nevada street from Dauphin street to Fifty-first street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted law creates Philadelphia requirements for workers who install, inspect, repair, test, or maintain fire suppression systems.
Adding a new Chapter 9-2500 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fire Suppression System Workers;" providing for the examination and certification of fire suppression system workers and the permitting of fire suppression system apprentices; prohibiting the performance of fire suppression system work without the necessary certification and/or permit; and providing for penalties; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to change parking rules for physically disabled people and disabled or severely disabled veterans.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," by amending the provisions relating to parking by physically handicapped persons and disabled and severely disabled veterans.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Richard Ley to install, own, and maintain a private utility pole, electrical equipment, and overhead wire along the south footway of the 3800 block of Powelton Avenue to provide electricity to his vendor truck.
Authorizing Richard Ley to construct, own and maintain a private pole, electrical appurtenances and aerial wire over, on and under the south footway of the 3800 block of Powelton avenue for supplying electric service to his vendor truck, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Anthony Lucidonio, the owner of 40–44 Oregon Avenue, to place nine tables and chairs, a service stand, and an aluminum awning with removable panels and support poles on and over the south sidewalk next to the property.
Authorizing Anthony Lucidonio, owner of the property 40-44 Oregon avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148, to construct, own and maintain tables and chairs, a service stand and an aluminum awning with removable enclosure panels and aluminum support poles on and over the south footway of Oregon avenue adjacent to 40-44 Oregon avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill requires public parking garages and public parking lots to post signs at each entrance showing the accepted payment methods, including whether they accept only cash.
Amending Section 9-601, entitled "Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Showrooms," of The Philadelphia Code to provide for the posting of signs listing the accepted methods of payment of parking fees at public parking garage and public parking lot entrances, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The vetoed bill would have allowed people to be appointed to most Philadelphia civil service jobs without already living in the city.
Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Residence Requirements," by providing that an employee in the civil service need not be a bona fide resident of the City when appointed, but must establish and maintain bona fide residence in the City within six months after appointment.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Keystone Opportunity Zone rules to authorize exemptions, abatements, or credits from certain taxes through specified dates, including December 31, 2010 or December 31, 2013, depending on the zone.
Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone," by extending the time period for exemptions, abatements or credits from certain taxes, 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.