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 November 20, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 55-64 of 64 actions from November 20, 2003
This enacted ordinance creates a “Pending Public Acquisition District” for land the City or a City-related agency intends to acquire for public purposes.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1200 entitled "Reserved" by adding a new Chapter 14-1200 entitled "Pending Public Acquisition District" by establishing certain restrictions on land sought for acquisition by the City, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance grants Sally Ferry, owner of Sprig’s Restaurant, permission to operate an outdoor sidewalk cafe with eight tables beside 3749-51 Midvale Avenue, north of Ridge Avenue.
Granting permission to Sally Ferry, owner of Sprig's Restaurant, tenant of the property located at 3749-51 Midvale Avenue, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the west footway of Midvale Avenue, north of Ridge Avenue, adjacent to 3749-51 Midvale Avenue, 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 Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to purchase the land, buildings, and other improvements at 2212 W.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to purchase fee simple title to a certain parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon known as 2212 W. Indiana Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted change permits sidewalk sales on Germantown Avenue between York Street and Butler Street when the vendor sells only goods that are different in kind from those sold by businesses or tenants on the adjacent property.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to sidewalk sales, to permit sidewalk sales on Germantown avenue, between York street and Butler street, if the vendor exclusively sells goods that are different in kind from those sold by owners or tenants on the abutting property, 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 revise the official street plan and place a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the former Morris Street area between Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 24-S by placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of former Morris street from Thirtieth street to Thirty-first street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends the prior authorization to vacate a section of River Road extending from about 10 feet southwest of the Philadelphia-Montgomery County line northeastward to the county line.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 010268) approved August 31, 2001 entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing the vacating of River Road, from a point approximately ten (10) feet southwest of the Philadelphia and Montgomery County Line, northeastwardly to the Philadelphia and Montgomery County Line," as amended.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to permit the sale of goods on the south side of West Nedro Avenue from Tenth Street east for 77 feet, in an area where sidewalk sales are otherwise prohibited.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to Sidewalk Sales by restricting the prohibition of sidewalk sales on that portion of the south side of 900 West Nedro Avenue beginning, and extending east, from the south side of 1000 West Nedro Avenue for a distance of seventy-seven feet, ten feet from the curb.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, City-owned property at 907–959 and 973–1003 N.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, a deed conveying fee title to a certain owned lot with improvements thereon described according to a Plan of Properties made for Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia by Vincent J. Nero, Surveyor and Regulator of the Third District, dated April 26, 1965, under certain terms and conditions pursuant to the Redevelopment Cooperation Law, Act of May 24, 1945 P. L. 982 as amended and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to convey to the Mt. Tabor Community Education and Economic Development Corporation, without consideration, the below described property for Non Profit housing development, pursuant to a Redevelopment Authority Redevelopment Agreement.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required Water Department water and sewer rates to include charges funding City payments or consumer credits for certain repairs and replacements to customers’ water service pipes and sewer lateral pipes.
Amending Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer," by adding certain standards for Water Department rates and charges by requiring the collection of rates to fund a system of City payment or consumer credits for the cost of work performed to maintain certain water and sewer connections, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to purchase the land and buildings at 3061 Island Avenue from the United States Postal Service.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to purchase from the United States Postal Service fee simple title to a parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon known as 3061 Island Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.