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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Procedural actions actions from the March 21, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 1-6 of 6 actions from March 21, 2003
This enacted measure repeals and replaces Chapter 17-500 to establish participation goals for disadvantaged-owned businesses in City contracts.
Repealing Chapter 17-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Goals for the Participation of Minority, Female and Disabled Owned Businesses in City Contracts," and enacting a new Chapter 17-500 of The Philadelphia Code to establish City Contract participation goals for Disadvantaged Owned Business Enterprises, which are businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and which presumptively include businesses owned by women, minorities and the disabled.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure repeals and replaces Chapter 17-500 to establish participation goals for disadvantaged-owned businesses in City contracts.
Repealing Chapter 17-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Goals for the Participation of Minority, Female and Disabled Owned Businesses in City Contracts," and enacting a new Chapter 17-500 of The Philadelphia Code to establish City Contract participation goals for Disadvantaged Owned Business Enterprises, which are businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and which presumptively include businesses owned by women, minorities and the disabled.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s contract rules to strengthen reporting and compliance requirements for minority-, female-, and disabled-owned businesses, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, affirmative action, and low- and moderate-income hiring.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," to improve compliance with certain participation, affirmative action and reporting requirements, including by amending Chapter 17-500, entitled "Goals For The Participation Of Minority, Female And Disabled Owned Businesses In City Contracts," by imposing reporting requirements on the Minority Business Enterprise Council relating to the participation of Minority, Female, and Disabled Owned Businesses and Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals in contracts of the City of Philadelphia, its Agencies and all Quasi-Public Agencies and by prohibiting Council approval of certain City or Quasi-Public Agency projects; by amending Chapter 17-900, entitled "Neighborhood Benefit Strategy," by barring from participation in certain City contracts contractors that fail to comply with certain Affirmative Action requirements; and by amending Chapter 17-1000, entitled "Employment Of Low- And Moderate-Income P...
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s contract rules to strengthen reporting and compliance requirements for minority-, female-, and disabled-owned businesses, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, affirmative action, and low- and moderate-income hiring.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," to improve compliance with certain participation, affirmative action and reporting requirements, including by amending Chapter 17-500, entitled "Goals For The Participation Of Minority, Female And Disabled Owned Businesses In City Contracts," by imposing reporting requirements on the Minority Business Enterprise Council relating to the participation of Minority, Female, and Disabled Owned Businesses and Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals in contracts of the City of Philadelphia, its Agencies and all Quasi-Public Agencies and by prohibiting Council approval of certain City or Quasi-Public Agency projects; by amending Chapter 17-900, entitled "Neighborhood Benefit Strategy," by barring from participation in certain City contracts contractors that fail to comply with certain Affirmative Action requirements; and by amending Chapter 17-1000, entitled "Employment Of Low- And Moderate-Income P...
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created an Economic Opportunity Task Force in the Finance Director’s office to develop plans for increasing employment of minorities, women, and people with disabilities on publicly funded construction projects.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter creating The Economic Opportunity Task Force, to develop plans for increasing employment for minorities, women and disabled persons in connection with publicly funded construction contracts and increasing contracting with minority-owned, female-owned and disabled-owned businesses for such projects; and creating an Economic Opportunity Resource Council comprised of representatives of government departments and agencies to support the work of the Task Force; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created an Economic Opportunity Task Force in the Finance Director’s office to develop plans for increasing employment of minorities, women, and people with disabilities on publicly funded construction projects.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter creating The Economic Opportunity Task Force, to develop plans for increasing employment for minorities, women and disabled persons in connection with publicly funded construction contracts and increasing contracting with minority-owned, female-owned and disabled-owned businesses for such projects; and creating an Economic Opportunity Resource Council comprised of representatives of government departments and agencies to support the work of the Task Force; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.