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 September 18, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 45 actions from September 18, 2003
This lapsed resolution would have authorized the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the 27th and 51st 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 Twenty-seventh and Fifty-first 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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Sixth and Fifty-first 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 Sixth & Fifty-first 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 authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Sixth and Fifty-first 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 Sixth & Fifty-first 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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, at no cost, conditional ownership of certain City-owned lots and buildings in the Sixth and Fifty-first 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 Sixth & Fifty-first 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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on the board of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) to explore changing the organization’s name to the Philadelphia Economic Development Corporation.
Calling upon the Board of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation to explore changing its name to the Philadelphia Economic Development Corporation.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on the board of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) to explore changing the organization’s name to the Philadelphia Economic Development Corporation.
Calling upon the Board of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation to explore changing its name to the Philadelphia Economic Development Corporation.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution calls on the board of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) to explore changing the organization’s name to the Philadelphia Economic Development Corporation.
Calling upon the Board of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation to explore changing its name to the Philadelphia Economic Development Corporation.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to create special land-use controls for Center City’s Walnut Street and Chestnut Street corridors between Broad Street and Twentieth Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section 14-1607.1, entitled "Special Controls for Chestnut Street," under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to create special land-use controls for Center City’s Walnut Street and Chestnut Street corridors between Broad Street and Twentieth Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section 14-1607.1, entitled "Special Controls for Chestnut Street," under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Lougeswaran Vijayhratnam, the owner of the newsstand at 18th and Chestnut Streets, permission to install, use, and maintain electrical and telephone conduits under the surrounding public rights-of-way to serve the newsstand.
Granting permission to Lougeswaran Vijayhratnam, owner of the newsstand at the southeast corner of Eighteenth Street and Chestnut Street, to construct, use and maintain an electrical conduit with an electrical service line and a telecommunications conduit with a telephone service line in and under the public rights-of-way for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Lougeswaran Vijayhratnam, the owner of the newsstand at 18th and Chestnut Streets, permission to install, use, and maintain electrical and telephone conduits under the surrounding public rights-of-way to serve the newsstand.
Granting permission to Lougeswaran Vijayhratnam, owner of the newsstand at the southeast corner of Eighteenth Street and Chestnut Street, to construct, use and maintain an electrical conduit with an electrical service line and a telecommunications conduit with a telephone service line in and under the public rights-of-way for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created the Germantown Corridor Business District along Germantown Avenue between York Street and Butler Street.
Amending Section 9-206(10) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Designated Neighborhood Business Districts" by adding a section (c) entitled "Germantown Corridor Business District" consisting of the area of Germantown Avenue extending south from York Street and North to Butler Street all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created the Germantown Corridor Business District along Germantown Avenue between York Street and Butler Street.
Amending Section 9-206(10) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Designated Neighborhood Business Districts" by adding a section (c) entitled "Germantown Corridor Business District" consisting of the area of Germantown Avenue extending south from York Street and North to Butler Street all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Department of Records to prepare an annual compilation of all City regulations in effect, provide it to City Council and public libraries, and publish it on the City's website.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding provisions requiring the Department of Records to submit an annual report, entitled "Philadelphia Regulations Codified," containing all City regulations then in effect, and to publish the report on the City's official website, and making findings urging the City Administration to promulgate an official codification of City regulations, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Department of Records to prepare an annual compilation of all City regulations in effect, provide it to City Council and public libraries, and publish it on the City's website.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding provisions requiring the Department of Records to submit an annual report, entitled "Philadelphia Regulations Codified," containing all City regulations then in effect, and to publish the report on the City's official website, and making findings urging the City Administration to promulgate an official codification of City regulations, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for licenses to erect or maintain outdoor advertising signs.
Amending Section 9-602 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Outdoor Advertising," by adding requirements for the issuance of a license to erect or maintain an outdoor advertising sign; in particular, providing that no such license shall be issued if there are outstanding violations relating to premises upon which the outdoor advertising sign will be erected or maintained, or if the applicant is delinquent in the payment of any taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for licenses to erect or maintain outdoor advertising signs.
Amending Section 9-602 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Outdoor Advertising," by adding requirements for the issuance of a license to erect or maintain an outdoor advertising sign; in particular, providing that no such license shall be issued if there are outstanding violations relating to premises upon which the outdoor advertising sign will be erected or maintained, or if the applicant is delinquent in the payment of any taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance allows Neighborhood Improvement District Management Associations to charge interest of 0.75% per month, or part of a month, on overdue assessment fees owed by property owners in the district.
Authorizing Neighborhood Improvement District Management Associations to provide for interest to accrue upon assessment fees levied on property owners within a Neighborhood Improvement District if such fees are not paid when due, and authorizing liens to be filed for nonpayment of such interest, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.