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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Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the January 22, 2004 meeting.
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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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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The lapsed bill would have repealed Bill No.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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.