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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Procedural actions actions from the March 7, 2002 meeting.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold hearings about Philadelphia’s towing industry and the fees charged by towing companies.
Authorizing Hearings of the Committee on Licenses and Inspections regarding the Towing Industry in Philadelphia and the feasibility of reforms including the ban of non-storage related fees and the feasibility of bidding out towing to a set number of providers in the City.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on Philadelphia’s economic strategies.
Authorizing the Committee of the Whole to conduct public hearings on the City's economic strategies including an investigation of the City's current tax schemes and structures; an examination of the City's revenue growth; and an assessment of the City's economic stimulus plans.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps, by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Fairmount avenue, Twenty-second street, Aspen street and Twenty-third street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance removes permitted vending locations on parts of Seventeenth Street, John F.
Amending the Ordinance approved January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1205-AA), which, pursuant to subsection 9-204(8)(a) of The Philadelphia Code, designates the locations in Center City at which vending is permitted, by deleting all permitted vendor locations on the West side of Seventeenth street between Arch street and John F. Kennedy boulevard, on the North side of John F. Kennedy boulevard between Seventeenth street and Eighteenth street, and the East side of Eighteenth street between Arch street and John F. Kennedy boulevard, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance creates special zoning controls for properties along specified sections of Fairmount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue, Twenty-first Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600 entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section 14-1625, entitled "Fairmount Avenue Special District Controls," under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking-anytime regulation on the 700 block of Champlost Avenue.
Establishing a no parking regulation on the 700 block of Champlost avenue.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-bus-parking-anytime regulation on both sides of Limekiln Pike between Sixty-eighth Avenue and Wyncote Avenue.
Establishing a no parking regulation on Limekiln pike between Sixty-eighth avenue and Wyncote avenue.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking-at-any-time regulation on the 5900 block of North Seventh Street.
Establishing a no parking regulation on the 5900 block of North Seventh street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds the Second Alarmers Association of Philadelphia to the organizations that City employees may designate to receive payroll deductions.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Section 19-203 entitled "Payroll Deductions" to allow for a provision adding the Second Alarmers Association of Philadelphia to the list of designated payees to whom a City employee may direct payroll deductions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have exempted people who are exempt from Pennsylvania state income tax under the state’s provisions for poverty from Philadelphia’s wage and net profits taxes.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by exempting low income persons from said taxes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have amended Philadelphia’s Wage and Net Profits Tax by decreasing tax rates and making technical changes to the tax code.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing the rates of the tax and by making technical amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes widening Olive Street from Fourth Street to a point about 51 feet west, by moving the northern property and curb lines about 11 feet north.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by widening a portion of Olive street from Fourth street to a point approximately fifty-one (51) feet westwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions including the dedication to the City, free and clear of encumbrances, of the widened portion of Olive street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code by creating special controls for a defined North Delaware Avenue area.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to 'Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section 14-1624, entitled "North Delaware Avenue Area Special District Controls," under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Buca Restaurants, Inc., a tenant at 1501-1509 Spruce Street, to construct and maintain two concrete statues that would extend into the west footway of Fifteenth Street next to the property.
Authorizing Buca Restaurants, Inc. a tenant of the property 1501-1509 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 to construct and maintain two statues on the west footway of Fifteenth street adjacent to the property 1501-1509 Spruce street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amends the Philadelphia Code to add Citizens Bank to the list of banks where the City Treasurer may deposit City funds.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Citizens Bank, 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.
This enacted bill amends the Philadelphia Code to add Citizens Bank to the list of banks where the City Treasurer may deposit City funds.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Citizens Bank, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law requires each City depository to give Philadelphia an annual statement of its community reinvestment goals.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by requiring a statement of community reinvestment goals for low and moderate-income neighborhoods in the City of Philadelphia.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law requires each City depository to give Philadelphia an annual statement of its community reinvestment goals.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by requiring a statement of community reinvestment goals for low and moderate-income neighborhoods in the City of Philadelphia.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.