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 March 7, 2002 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 28 actions from March 7, 2002
The enacted resolution welcomes the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) to Philadelphia for its Professional Development Conference.
Welcoming the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) to Philadelphia for its' Professional Development Conference.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted resolution honors and commends the American Women’s Heritage Society on its 15th anniversary.
Honoring and commending the American Women's Heritage Society on the occasion of their 15th Anniversary.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted privileged resolution recognizes the untimely death of Juliet Owens, who died in 2002 after being struck by a vehicle while serving as a crossing guard.
Recognizing the untimely and tragic death of Juliet Owens and commending her service as a crossing guard, friend and protector of the children of Philadelphia for fifteen years.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-third Wards to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
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 Twenty-third 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.
This enacted resolution honors the Frankford High School wrestling team for winning its sixth consecutive Public League Championship in 2002.
Honoring the Frankford High School wrestling team on its sixth consecutive Public League Championship.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted resolution honors the Irish Outreach Apostolate for welcoming and assisting recently arrived Irish immigrants in Philadelphia.
Honoring the Irish Outreach Apostolate.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council enacted a resolution naming the 1500 block of Pratt Street, from Griscom Street to Frankford Avenue, “Dr.
Also naming the 1500 block of Pratt Street, from Griscom Street to Frankford Avenue as "Dr. Irving Smiler Avenue" in honor of Irving Smiler's legacy of public service.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s 36th Ward 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 Thirty-sixth Ward 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.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.