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 October 10, 2002 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 28 actions from October 10, 2002
This adopted resolution approved a revision to the Cathedral Village Lifecare Facility’s master plan at 8600 Ridge Avenue.
Approving the Revision to the Cathedral Village Lifecare Facility "RC-6" Master Plan.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold hearings on the feasibility of building new multifamily housing according to VisitAbility principles.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Licenses and Inspections to conduct hearings on the feasibility in the construction of new multi-family dwellings according to the principles of VisitAbility.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings about the status and future of Philadelphia’s municipal pension fund, including its liabilities and obligations.
Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings on the status and future of the City's municipal pension fund's liabilities and obligations.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have removed the four-year test-period limit and the requirement for Board of Pensions findings before continuing Philadelphia’s Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP).
Amending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)," by eliminating the provisions that (i) limited the DROP to a specified test period and (ii) required certain findings by the Board of Pensions to continue the DROP after the test period, thereby enacting the DROP as a permanent part of the Public Employees Retirement Code; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have increased the maximum time eligible City employees could remain in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) from four years to ten years before having to leave City service and retire.
Amending Section 22-310 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)," by increasing the number of years an employee may remain in the DROP before being required to separate from City service; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have abolished the Board of Revision of Taxes and reassigned property assessment and appeal responsibilities to three new City agencies.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes and reassigning its powers, functions and duties to three newly created City agencies to be known as the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review, the Property Assessment Oversight Board, and the Office of Property Assessment; providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; 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 sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit vendors from displaying or selling goods, or keeping stands, on specified portions of Vine, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Streets.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting sidewalk sales on portions of Vine street, Eighteenth street, Nineteenth street, and Twentieth street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds a cap on real estate tax increases: for property whose owner has not changed since the prior year's tax levy, the tax could not exceed 104% of the previous year's amount.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code , entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by adding a new Section 19-1306 providing for a cap on tax increases, 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 establishes two-hour parking on the east side of Thirteenth Street between Shunk Street and Oregon Avenue.
Establishing a parking regulation on Thirteenth street, east side, Shunk street to Oregon avenue.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill changes the weekday two-hour parking restriction on both sides of Juniper Street between Tasker Street and Morris Street.
Revising parking regulations on Juniper street, both sides, from Tasker street to Morris street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on the east side of Watts Street, between Mifflin Street and Moore Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Watts street, east side, Mifflin street to Moore street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on the west side of Darien Street between Fitzwater Street and Catharine Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Darien street, west side, Fitzwater street to Catharine street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on both sides of Castle Street between Broad Street and Thirteenth Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Castle street, both sides, Broad street to Thirteenth street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on both sides of Dickinson Street between Juniper Street and Clarion Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Dickinson street, both sides, Juniper street to Clarion street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on both sides of Seventh Street between Catharine and Christian Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Seventh street, both sides, Catharine street to Christian street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on the east side of Farragut Street, between Springfield Avenue and Chester Avenue.
Establishing a parking regulation on Farragut street, east side, Springfield avenue to Chester avenue.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on both sides of Preston Street between Filbert Street and Powelton Avenue.
Establishing a parking regulation on Preston street, both sides, Filbert street to Powelton avenue.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have limited increases in Philadelphia School District real estate taxes caused by higher property assessments.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by providing that real estate taxes imposed by the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia on a property shall not increase in any one year by more than a specified percentage as the result of an increase in the assessed value of the property as returned by the Board of Revision of 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.