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 20, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 24 actions from March 20, 2003
The adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to hold hearings about the current status of mental health services for senior citizens in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Health & Human Services to conduct hearings on the current status of mental health services for senior citizens in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third, and Twenty-seventh Wards 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 Seventh, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third and Twenty-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.
The adopted resolution urges the Federal Communications Commission to preserve rules that limit companies from owning multiple types of media outlets in the same market and limit the number of stations one owner can hold.
Supporting diversity in media ownership by urging the Federal Communications Commission to protect and preserve its ban on cross-ownership of print and electronic media, and by urging the Congress to exercise its oversight in the area of federal communications policy by holding public hearings on media ownership issues, and by enacting legislation to prohibit further media consolidation.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution urging Knight Ridder Corporation to stop accepting advertisements for predatory payday loans in its Philadelphia newspapers.
Calling upon the Knight Ridder Corporation to refuse to accept any advertisements promoting predatory payday loans in any of its Philadelphia newspapers and to instead launch an investigative series of articles on the abusive and predatory phenomena of payday lending in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution authorizing its Committee on Law and Government to investigate allegations that City decisions about hiring lawyers for certain Pension Fund lawsuits may have reduced the money recovered for the Fund.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Law and Government to conduct a full and comprehensive investigation into recent allegations that City decisions on hiring lawyers to prosecute certain Pension Fund related lawsuits may have inappropriately limited the amount of damages paid to the Fund.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in Philadelphia’s Third and Sixth 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 Third and Sixth 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 authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer certain City-owned lots and properties in Philadelphia’s Thirty-sixth and Fortieth 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 Thirty-sixth and Fortieth 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 ordinance authorizes the City to remove and vacate Melon Street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets from the City Plan while preserving a right-of-way there for drainage, water, gas, and other public utilities.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon street from Sixteenth street to Seventeenth street; by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes and public utility purposes within the bed of Melon street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have extended until March 31, 2004, the deadline for meeting conditions attached to a 1999 ordinance involving changes to the City Plan and the vacation of portions of Dilworth, Ritner, Martin, and Greenville Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 980803) approved January 5, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 27-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Dilworth Street from Wolf Street to Ritner Street; by striking from the City Plan Ritner Street from Dilworth Street to Weccacoe Avenue; by vacating Martin Street from Weccacoe Avenue to a point approximately two hundred eighty one (281) feet southwestwardly therefrom, and by vacating Greenville Street from Weccacoe Avenue to Dilworth Street, all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required any new state-related revenues, grants, or other funding received by the City or School District for local property tax relief to be used for proportional reductions in Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by adding a new Section 19-1508, entitled "Tax and Other Funding Assistance," to provide that any new tax or other funding assistance provided to the City or School District of Philadelphia as the result of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's enactment of legislation to provide for "local property tax reform" shall be used to reduce the amount of wage and net profits tax liability for resident and non-resident taxpayers.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove from the official City Plan and vacate the legally opened portions of Bermuda Street between Adams Avenue and Church Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 55 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally opened portions of Bermuda street from Adams avenue to Church street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax for low-income residents and nonresidents.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing in stages the rates of the tax imposed upon certain low income persons, and providing for refunds of excess taxes paid, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance revises the City street plan in the area bounded by Fairmount Avenue, 47th Street, Brown Street, and 44th Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 107 within an area bounded by Fairmount avenue, Forty-seventh street, Brown street and Forty-fourth street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Meredith and Folsom streets from Forty-sixth street to Forty-seventh street and Markoe street from Folsom street to Brown street; by placing on the City Plan Markoe street, Aspen street, Forty-fifth street and a portion of Forty-seventh street; by widening Forty-seventh street from Fairmount avenue to Meredith street; by widening the cartway of a portion of Aspen street; by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and certain rights-of-way for drainage and public utility purposes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the City to arrange for paving on specified sections of Markoe, Aspen, Forty-fifth, and Forty-seventh streets.
Authorizing the paving of Markoe street, Aspen street, Forty-fifth street, and portions of Forty-seventh street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted law exempts owners and tenants of properties on both sides of Girard Avenue between Frankford and Susquehanna avenues from the city’s sidewalk-sales rules, including the sidewalk-vending license requirement.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by exempting sidewalk sales by owners and tenants of properties on both sides of Girard avenue between Frankford and Susquehanna avenues, and by permitting such activity under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to vacate a specified approximately 866-foot portion of Sheaff Lane, located south of Penrose Avenue, if stated conditions are met.
Authorizing the vacating of a portion of Sheaff lane, from a point approximately one thousand five hundred and fifty-three (1553) feet south of Penrose avenue to a point approximately eight hundred and sixty-six (866) feet southwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove the legally opened portions of Borbeck Avenue between Algon Avenue and Pennway Street from the City Plan and reserve that area as a right-of-way for gas mains.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 317 and 319 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally opened portions of Borbeck avenue from Algon avenue to Pennway street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for gas main purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Water Commissioner to enter agreements with the owners and successors of properties along the private portion of Blakiston Lane between Frankford Avenue and its dead end.
To Authorize the Water Commissioner on behalf of the City to enter into agreements with the owners of the properties and their successors of a private street known as Blakiston lane from Frankford avenue to a dead-end approximately 358 feet northeasterly of Frankford avenue for the grant of a right-of-way to the City for drainage, sewer and water main purposes.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.