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
Procedural actions actions from the January 22, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 37 actions from January 22, 2004
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Tacony Street, Barnett Street, Levick Street, The Delaware River, Cottman Avenue and New State Road.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit vendors from displaying, offering, or selling goods, or leaving stands, on both sides of specified portions of Chester Avenue, Kingsessing Avenue, 53rd Street, and 54th Street.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code by amending Section 9-205 (Sidewalk Sales), by prohibiting vending on certain portions of Chester Avenue, Kingsessing Avenue, 53rd Street and 54th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on community reinvestment goals submitted by City depository banks and the banks’ role in attracting private investment for the proposed $500 million Economic Development Capital Fund.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to review annual community reinvestment goals submitted by City depository banks and the role of City depository banks in leveraging private investment from the proposed $500 million Economic Development Capital Fund, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings about Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s proposed closure of the Medical College of Pennsylvania and its potential effects on patients, employees, the East Falls community, and Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to investigate the proposed closure of the Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) by Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet) and the devastating impact that such a closure would have on the patients and employees of MCP, the East Falls community, and the City of Philadelphia; and further authorizing the Committee in furtherance of such investigation to issue subpoenas as may be necessary to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution calls on Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, Secretary of Banking, and General Assembly to review tax preparers’ use of refund anticipation loans, which are loans against tax refunds, and take action to ensure they follow state law.
Calling on the Pennsylvania Attorney General, the Secretary of Banking and the General Assembly to carefully scrutinize the conduct of tax preparers in connection with Refund Anticipation Loans ("RALs"), and to take appropriate action to ensure that these business practices are consistent with State law.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committees on Legislative Oversight and Public Safety to hold joint hearings about incidents in which Philadelphia school children are struck by vehicles while traveling to and from school.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight and Committee on Public Safety to hold joint hearings to investigate the alarmingly high number of incidents in which our school children are struck by vehicles on their way to and from school.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have repealed Bill No.
Repealing an Ordinance (Bill No. 030249), authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion to City Plan No. 253 of the area lying generally northwardly from the intersection of Unruh avenue and Oakley street by striking from the City Plan a portion of Kerper Street and Kerper place; by placing on the City Plan certain portions of rights-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes; by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax rules by setting discounts for early full payments and additions, interest, and penalties for late installment or annual payments.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing discounts and penalties related to the installment payments and new fiscal year billing, and to guarantee that payments are applied to current year tax first to avoid accumulation of additions and penalties.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Philadelphia Department of Revenue to accept real estate tax payments in four installments or as one annual payment.
Amending Chapter 19-1302 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Installment Payments" to provide for the Department of Revenue to accept payment of real estate taxes in four equal payments; all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax definition of “Net Operating Loss” by setting how many years businesses could carry losses forward.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending the definition of "Net Operating Loss" with respect to carryforward period for net operating losses.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have repealed Chapter 19-2500 of the Philadelphia Code, which established the Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax.
Repealing Chapter 19-2500 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax;" effective January 1, 2005, all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax system by gradually shifting the share of tax billings between land and building improvements.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Real Estate Taxes" to mandate a phase-in of equal percentages of the Target Tax Billings to be imposed upon lands and buildings for real estate tax purposes.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the schedule for estimated Philadelphia Business Privilege Tax payments.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by providing a minimum number of estimated tax payments in the last six months of the City's fiscal year and authorizing additional estimated payments in the first six months of the subsequent fiscal year.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have set Philadelphia’s real estate tax rate for 2004 and created a method for setting rates in later years based on citywide taxable property values and revenue needs.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by specifying a rate for tax year 2004, specifying that rates thereafter be dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, changing the billing year from a calendar year to a fiscal year; all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have transferred appeals of Philadelphia property assessments from the Board of Revision of Taxes to a newly created independent Property Assessment Appeals Board.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by removing the authority of the Board of Revision of Taxes to hear appeals and reassigning that authority, with the power, functions and duties of hearing and deciding appeals, from Board of Revision of Taxes assessment, to a newly appointed independent City agency to be known as the Property Assessment Appeals Board; imposing the duty on the Board of Revision of Taxes to adopt and publish Assessment Standards and Practices that include certification of full and averaged assessments; providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have directed the Commissioner of Public Property to operate Philadelphia’s Art in City Hall Program based on recommendations from the Recreation Department’s Mural Arts Program.
Directing the Commissioner of Public Property to rely upon the recommendations of the Recreation Department's Mural Arts Program to operate the City's Art in City Hall Program, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created the Mill Creek Tax Increment Financing District in an area generally bounded by Market Street, Lancaster Avenue, 38th Street, and 48th Street.
Creating the Mill Creek Tax Increment Financing District and approving the project plan of the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ('PAID") for the redevelopment of the Mill Creek Tax Increment Financing District, being an area including all or part of the area generally bounded by Market Street, Lancaster Avenue, 38th Street and 48th Street, and making certain findings and declarations, all in accordance with the Tax Increment Financing Act, being the Act of July 11, 1990, P.L. 465, No. 113, as amended, and authorizing the Director of Finance and other officers of the City to execute documents and do all things necessary to carry out the intent of this Ordinance.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have changed Philadelphia’s zoning rules so the Historical Commission would recommend historic district designations to the Mayor and City Council, with City Council making the designations by ordinance.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code (Zoning and Planning) by amending Chapter 14-2007 (Historic Buildings, Structures, Sites, Objects and District) to require that the Historical Commission make recommendations to City Council and the Mayor regarding the designation of districts of the City as historic; providing for designation of historic districts by ordinance; and amending the procedures for such designations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.