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.
Action types
Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the May 29, 2003 meeting.
Meeting dates
Page 2 of 4
Showing 19-36 of 63 actions from May 29, 2003
This enacted ordinance removes Crefeld Street between Gravers Lane and Meade Street from the City Plan and reserves a right-of-way there for drainage and water-main purposes.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 165 by striking from the City Plan Crefeld Street from Gravers Lane to Meade Street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $425,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2003 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 within the General Fund from the Department of Revenue - Sinking Fund Commission to the Sheriff.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have reduced Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates in six stages for certain low-income residents and nonresidents, with the largest reductions for people qualifying for the maximum state low-income tax relief.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing in six stages the rates of the tax imposed upon certain low income persons, providing for refunds of excess taxes paid, and directing the Revenue Department to prepare forms for use by eligible taxpayers seeking such refunds; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have reduced Philadelphia wage and net profits tax rates in stages for certain low-income residents and nonresidents, with the tax reaching zero for very low-income residents and a specified reduced rate for very low-income nonresidents beginning in 2007.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing in three stages the rates of the tax imposed upon certain low income persons, providing for refunds of excess taxes paid, and directing the Revenue Department to prepare forms for use by eligible taxpayers seeking such refunds; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance approves a project for Drexel University College of Medicine and declares that Philadelphia’s Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority may issue up to $41 million in revenue bonds for it.
Declaring it desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people in the area served by Philadelphia Health & Education Corporation, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which operates a graduate school of medicine under the authority of Drexel University and provides medical education under the name "Drexel University College of Medicine," and which operates facilities at its Center City Hahnemann campus and its Queen Lane campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for The Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia to undertake a project for Drexel University College of Medicine.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill removes the fixed charges listed in the Philadelphia Code for surveying and regulating services.
Amending Title 11 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Streets," and Chapter 11-300 entitled "Board of Surveyors" by amending section 11-306, entitled "Schedule of Charges" by deleting all specified charges for surveyors and regulators and providing for the Streets Department to adopt fees by regulation; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s payroll deduction rules to allow City employees to have money deducted from their paychecks for a City-approved program covering certain qualified transportation expenses.
Amending Section 19-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Payroll Deductions," by authorizing City employee payroll deductions for payments to the administrator of any City-approved program under which City employees may make pre-tax payment of certain qualified transportation expenses as authorized under Section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill increases the civil penalty for three violations involving buses under Philadelphia’s Traffic Code—from $20 to $250, in addition to applicable costs and fees.
Amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to civil penalties and costs for violations of certain provisions of Title 12 ("Traffic Code"), by increasing the civil penalty for violations of Section 12-908 relating to stopping, standing, and parking of buses and taxicabs, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes G2S2 Associates, L.P., the owner of 1605–1627 Sansom Street, to build and maintain additions extending over the sidewalks and street area near the property on Sansom Street and Stock Exchange Place.
Authorizing G2S2 Associates, L.P., owner of the property 1605-1627 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, to construct and maintain a building encroachment over and above the north footway of the 1600 block of Sansom Street adjacent to the property 1605-1627 Sansom Street and to construct and maintain a building encroachment with electric lights over and above the south footway and cartway of the 1600 block of Stock Exchange Place adjacent to the rear of the property 1605-1627 Sansom Street; all 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 Center City District to construct, own, and maintain 27 pedestrian-scale light poles and 11 banner poles on and under public sidewalks along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and nearby streets from 16th Street to Eakins Oval.
Authorizing the Center City District, 917 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain a total of twenty-seven (27) pedestrian scale light poles with luminaires and eleven (11) banner poles with mastarms on and under the public footway of Benjamin Franklin Parkway and adjacent streets, from Sixteenth Street to the Eakins Oval.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs to be placed and maintained at the intersection of Cabell Road and Lester Road, following PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Cabell road and Lester road.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted law authorizes the Department of Streets’ Board of Surveyors to approve supplemental plans that change curb lines, roadway widths, or grades for part of a block during street improvements.
Amending Chapter 11-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Board of Surveyors," by amending Section 11-301, entitled "Street Improvements," by adding new subsections authorizing the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets, by resolution, to file a supplemental plan to the City Plan showing any changes in curb lines and grades that in the judgment of the Board of Surveyors will enhance pedestrian safety and improve traffic calming, provided that these changes do not affect the curb line for an entire block, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove Porter Street, between Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Weccacoe Street, from the official City Plan.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 26-S by striking from the City Plan Porter Street from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to Weccacoe Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants SunGard Availability Services Inc.
Granting permission to SunGard Availability Services Inc., 401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19108, to construct, own, use and maintain a concrete conduit bank housing electrical cables and private telecommunications facilities, under and across Noble street, east of Broad street; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Trigen-Philadelphia Energy Corporation, or its successors and assigns, to build, own, and maintain an underground chilled-water distribution system from its Edison Plant at 908 Sansom Street to four Thomas Jefferson University Hospital buildings.
Authorizing Trigen-Philadelphia Energy Corporation, 2600 Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain an underground chilled water distribution system from their central chiller, originating from Trigen's Edison Plant located at 908 Sansom Street to four (4) buildings owned by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires stop signs to be placed and maintained on Second Street at the intersection of Poplar Street, consistent with PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of stop signs on Second Street at the intersection of Poplar Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes westbound one-way traffic on Haddington Lane between Fifty-Ninth Street and Felton Street.
Regulating the direction of the movement of traffic on Haddington lane, from Fifty-Ninth street to Felton street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended an earlier authorization for Edward Flippen, owner of 5651 Lansdowne Avenue, to construct and maintain a one-story building addition over the east footway of Fifty-seventh Street.
Amending Section 4 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 010381) approved June 14, 2001, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Edward Flippen, owner of the property located at 5651 Lansdowne avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, to construct, use and maintain a one (1) story building addition on and over the east footway of Fifty-seventh street adjacent to the property 5651 Lansdowne avenue, all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the authorization conditions therein.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.