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 December 20, 2001 meeting.
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Showing 37-51 of 51 actions from December 20, 2001
This enacted ordinance authorizes Amtrak to construct, own, and maintain a glass-enclosed pedestrian bridge, elevator, and revolving staircase across the 2900 block of Arch Street to connect a planned parking facility with 30th Street Station.
Authorizing National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 60 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington D.C. 2002, owner of the property on the north side and the south side of the 2900 block of Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, its successors and assigns to construct, own and maintain a pedestrian bridge and vertical transportation structure on, over and below the Arch street public right-of-way adjacent to 30th Street Station, under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to accept a quitclaim deed from Pennsylvania transferring the Commonwealth’s interest in the Pennsylvania Hall Parcel, part of the former Philadelphia Civic Center site, to the City.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept a quitclaim deed from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania conveying to the City all of the Commonwealth's interest in a certain parcel of land that is part of the site of the former Philadelphia Civic Center and that is commonly known as the Pennsylvania Hall Parcel.
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This enacted ordinance adds a restriction for dumpster collection on the east side of City Avenue between Forty-seventh Street and Belmont Avenue.
Amending Section 10-722 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of Dumpsters," by adding a new subsection providing for hours of collection on City avenue, from Forty-seventh street to Belmont avenue, east side.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance prohibits motor buses from loading or unloading passengers at off-street locations on the east side of City Avenue between 47th Street and Belmont Avenue.
Amending Section 9-403 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Motor Buses," by adding a provision which prohibits the loading and unloading of passengers at off-street locations on City avenue, from Forty-seventh street to Belmont avenue, east side.
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This enacted bill establishes a no-parking and tow-away zone for semi-trailers and truck tractors on both sides of Haverford Avenue, from 68th Street to Brockton Road.
Establishing a no truck parking and tow-away zone regulation on Haverford avenue, from Sixty-eighth street to Brockton road, both sides.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Ben Franklin Foods, Inc., the tenant at 3801 Salmon Street, to build and maintain two one-story additions and an eight-foot chain-link fence that extend onto the south sidewalk area of Salmon Street.
Authorizing Ben Franklin Foods, Inc., tenant of the property 3801 Salmon Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19137, to construct, use and maintain two (2) one (1) story building additions and a fence on and over the south footway of Salmon street adjacent to the property 3801 Salmon street; all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill establishes a no-parking, tow-away zone for semi-trailers and truck tractors on both sides of Vine Street between 54th Street and 63rd Street.
Establishing a no truck parking and tow-away zone regulation on Vine street, from Fifty-fourth street to Sixty-third street, both sides.
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This enacted ordinance grants Nick Mangini, owner of N&C Mangini Newsstand on Oregon Avenue west of Swanson Street, permission to install and maintain overhead electrical and telecommunications lines across the north footway to serve the newsstand.
Granting permission to Nick Mangini, d/b/a N&C Mangini Newsstand, owner of the newsstand located on the north footway of Oregon avenue west of Swanson street, to construct, use and maintain overhead electrical and telecommunication lines from an existing utility pole over and across the north footway of Oregon avenue for the purpose of supplying electrical and phone service to his newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan to add portions of Marvine Street, Ogden Street, and Ogden Place, including a dead-end turnaround.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by placing on the City Plan Marvine street from Brown street to Parrish street, Ogden street from Tenth street to Eleventh street and Ogden place from Tenth street eastwardly to a dead end turnaround, under certain terms and conditions including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Marvine street, Ogden street and Ogden place.
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The enacted ordinance adds the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations 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 a subsection on Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations.
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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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill establishes a one-way traffic regulation on the 7100 block of North Uber Street, between Seventy-second Avenue and Dallas Street.
Establishing a regulation on the 7100 block of North Uber street.
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This enacted bill changes the two-hour parking restriction on the south side of Pine Street between 42nd and 43rd Streets.
Revising parking regulations on Pine street, south side, from Forty-second street to Forty-third street.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have created campaign-finance rules for Philadelphia elections for mayor, city controller, district attorney, and City Council.
Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Officers and Employees" by adding a new Chapter 20-800 entitled "Campaign Finance" providing for the limitations of contributions to municipal election campaigns, all under certain terms and conditions.
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