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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the February 20, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 19-29 of 29 actions from February 20, 2003
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules for the Old City Residential Area Special District.
Amending Section 14-1610 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Old City Residential Area Special District Controls," by providing that telemarketing is a prohibited use within the District, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules for the Old City Residential Area Special District.
Amending Section 14-1610 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Old City Residential Area Special District Controls," by providing that telemarketing is a prohibited use within the District, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required most telemarketing businesses to obtain a certificate from the Zoning Board of Adjustment before operating, even where zoning otherwise allowed them.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to add a section requiring a Zoning Board of Adjustment Certificate to operate a telemarketing business, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required most telemarketing businesses to obtain a certificate from the Zoning Board of Adjustment before operating, even where zoning otherwise allowed them.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to add a section requiring a Zoning Board of Adjustment Certificate to operate a telemarketing business, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorized the City's Commissioner of Public Property to accept ownership of a vacant lot at Eleventh and Venango streets from the School District of Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept from the School District of Philadelphia conveyance of title to a certain parcel of land located at Eleventh and Venango streets, formerly the site of Richard Wright Elementary School, under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate 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.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about Philadelphia Gas Works’ Senior Citizen Discount program.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to convene public hearings to take public testimony from the City Administration, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) management, the general public and other interested parties in order to develop recommendations including legislative strategies for modifying PGW's Senior Citizen Discount program in light of Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act, which abolishes the Senior Citizen Discount for Senior Citizen customers of PGW effective September 1, 2003.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about Philadelphia Gas Works’ Senior Citizen Discount program.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to convene public hearings to take public testimony from the City Administration, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) management, the general public and other interested parties in order to develop recommendations including legislative strategies for modifying PGW's Senior Citizen Discount program in light of Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act, which abolishes the Senior Citizen Discount for Senior Citizen customers of PGW effective September 1, 2003.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about Philadelphia Gas Works’ Senior Citizen Discount program.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to convene public hearings to take public testimony from the City Administration, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) management, the general public and other interested parties in order to develop recommendations including legislative strategies for modifying PGW's Senior Citizen Discount program in light of Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act, which abolishes the Senior Citizen Discount for Senior Citizen customers of PGW effective September 1, 2003.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.