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 October 10, 2002 meeting.
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The enacted resolution commends actor David Morse and the producers of the CBS television series "Hack" for producing and filming the series in Philadelphia.
Commending Actor David Morse and the Producers of the CBS television series "Hack," for their commitment to producing and filming the series in Philadelphia and showcasing all that our City has to offer.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant properties and buildings in several Philadelphia wards to the 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 Sixteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second and Thirty-seventh 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 adopted resolution amended City Council’s rules to restore a provision giving Council employees at least the same leave entitlements as non-represented city employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act and other city leave policies.
Amending Resolution No. 1, which was adopted as the temporary rules of the Council on January 3, 2000, to reinsert the amendment passed in the last Council session, which extended to Council employees the same leave entitlements that other non-represented city employees enjoy under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 and other city leave policies.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution urges the National Constitution Center and the National Park Service to properly commemorate the life and former home of James Oronoke Dexter.
Urging the National Constitution Center and the National Park Service to properly commemorate the life and home of James Oronoke Dexter.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council enacted a resolution honoring Dr.
Honoring Carola Eisenberg, M.D.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes one-hour parking on both sides of Forty-eighth Street between Spruce Street and Pine Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Forty-eighth street, both sides, Spruce street to Pine street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on the north side of Larchwood Avenue between Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Larchwood avenue, north side, Forty-fifth street to Forty-sixth street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on the west side of Thirty-first Street between Baring Street and Hamilton Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Thirty-first street, west side, Baring street to Hamilton street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on both sides of Corinthian Street between Fairmount Avenue and Brown Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Corinthian street, both sides, Fairmount avenue to Brown street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on both sides of Fifteenth Street between Norris Street and Diamond Street, from 8:00 a.m.
Establishing a parking regulation on Fifteenth street, both sides, Norris street to Diamond street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Atul Amin, the owner of a newsstand at Fifteenth and Arch Streets, permission to install and maintain electrical and telephone conduits under the north sidewalk of Arch Street to serve the newsstand.
Granting permission to Atul Amin, owner of the newsstand at the northeast corner of Fifteenth street and Arch street, to construct, use and maintain an electrical conduit with an electrical service line and a telecommunications conduit with a telephone service line in and under the north footway of Arch street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance repeals Bill No.
Repealing an Ordinance (Bill No. 010339), authorizing the vacating of Byberry and Bensalem road from Southampton-Byberry road to the Philadelphia and Bucks County Line and the vacating of Burling avenue from the Roosevelt boulevard to a dead end approximately three thousand nine hundred (3,900) feet southeast of the Roosevelt boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.