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 January 28, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 41 actions from January 28, 2003
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s list of banks and other institutions authorized to hold City funds, removing institutions identified as not complying with the City Code’s requirements.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by revising the list of City depositories because of non-compliance with certain provisions of that Chapter, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure requires banks and other institutions eligible to hold City funds to submit annual statements describing their community reinvestment goals for low- and moderate-income Philadelphia neighborhoods, including planned loans and investments.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by prohibiting the City Treasurer from depositing funds in banks and institutions that have failed to submit statements of community reinvestment goals for low and moderate income neighborhoods in the City of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes and requires all-way stop signs at the intersection of Acorn Street and Henry Avenue, following PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Acorn street and Henry avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes all-way stop signs at the intersection of Fifty-first Street and Overbrook Avenue, to be installed and maintained in accordance with PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Fifty-first street and Overbrook avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance provides for all-way stop signs at the intersection of Parkwood Lane and Summit Avenue.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Parkwood lane and Summit avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs at the intersections of Valley Avenue with Renz Street and with Shalkop Street.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersections of Valley avenue and Renz street and Valley avenue and Shalkop street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized putting a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment before voters on November 4, 2003.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the composition of the Board of Pensions and Retirement, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted law requires City Council bills or resolutions approving funding for development projects costing at least $50 million, with the City or a City-related agency providing at least 10% of the funding, to include an economic impact statement or specified documentation explaining why one was not prepared.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Chapter requiring that a bill or resolution approving funding for certain development projects must include an economic impact statement, and providing for certain powers and duties of the City Controller in connection with the preparation of economic impact statements; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have limited how much a property’s taxable assessed value could increase in one year for purposes of calculating real estate taxes, generally capping the increase at 10% while allowing additional increases tied to new construction or improvements.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that the taxes levied on a property under that section 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Lawrence A.
Authorizing Lawrence A. Goldfarb and Gerda Paumgarten of 630 W. Cliveden Street, Philadelphia Pa. 19119, owners of the property at 8605 Navajo street, a.k.a. 310 Rex avenue, to construct and maintain a privately owned water main, stormwater and sanitary sewers, and an electrical service conduit in the roadway of Rex avenue and Navajo street adjacent to the property 8605 Navajo street, a.k.a. 310 Rex avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized $77.69 million in Fiscal Year 2003 transfers from the General Fund, Grants Revenue Fund, and Community Development Fund into General Fund appropriations.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants and from the Community Development Fund, the Director of Finance - Community Development Block Grant - To Be Allocated to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance established the Roxborough District neighborhood improvement district along Ridge Avenue and nearby intersecting streets, and designated the Roxborough Development Corporation to manage it.
Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Ridge Avenue from Main Street to 7220 Ridge Avenue and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Ridge Avenue to be known as the Roxborough District ("District"); designating the Roxborough Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with the Roxborough Development Corporation relating to the District; and authorizing the Roxborough Development Corporation to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with ...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s tax code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose an annual tax on taxable real estate in the city.
Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia; and to restate the rates of taxation in tabular form; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s school tax authorization to allow the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax for general school purposes on the use or occupancy of real estate used for business, trade, professional, commercial, or industrial activity.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806 to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance restates Philadelphia’s real estate tax rates in a table for different tax years, including the rate of $3.474 per $100 of assessed taxable property for 2003 and later years.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by restating the rates of tax in tabular form.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s School Tax Authorization provisions to authorize the School District’s Board of Education to impose a tax for general school purposes on residents’ net income from real property and tangible and intangible personal property.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1804, entitled "Authorization of Net Income Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on net income from real property and tangible and intangible personal property of residents of the School District of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Enacted legislation amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rules by reducing certain tax rates and changing the rates used for alternative tax calculations.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s 2003–2008 Capital Program by adding or increasing funding for projects in certain city departments.
Amending an ordinance approved May 15, 2002 (Bill No. 020029), relating to the Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2003-2008, by increasing and adding projects and amounts in certain departments.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.