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 February 19, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 25 actions from February 19, 2004
Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings on the legislative acts of City Council that developed the City's historical preservation code, its enforcement and its budgetary expenditures.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Approving the first amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Wister III Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Wakefield street and Baynton street, between Wister street and Shedaker street, on the north; Shedaker street and Logan street on the east; Greene street on the south and Queen lane and Bringhurst street, between Germantown avenue and Wakefield street, on the west, including the first amendment to the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately ten (10) properties for residential and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law; and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending Section PM-704.0 entitled "Building Standards Applicable To Designated Areas" by adding the East Passyunk Business Improvement District, as delineated in Bill No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting sidewalk sales on portions of Franklin Town Boulevard.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 2800 block of East Allegheny Avenue, both sides.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Granting permission to Robert Bitros, owner of the property 931-933 N.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 1(a) and (c) of an Ordinance (Bill No.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Granting permission to Nehal Desai and Raju Desai, owners of the newsstand at the corner of 13th & Market Streets, 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings to investigate the proposed gas cost rate increase to be effective September 1, 2004, requested by the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) with the Public Utility Commission, and in furtherance of such investigation authorizing the issuance of subpoenas 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Memorializing the City of Philadelphia, through its Department of Commerce and Finance Department, to enter into discussions and to combine research resources with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, the Center City District and other interested parties to develop a comprehensive program to ascertain the feasibility of enacting legislation to provide tax abatement incentives in order to attract new, and to retain and grow existing, businesses within the core Center City office district.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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 First Ward 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.
Recognizing February 27, 2004 as National School Counselors' Day.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings examining small business lending in low and moderate income and minority areas within the City of Philadelphia, and calling on the Small Business Lending Task Force of the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, to present testimony on several potential solutions to lending disparity, including a loan guarantee fund, alternative loan programs, and an information and referral system for small businesses.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring the Salvation Army for their culinary job-training program, "Soup's On!"
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Joining the nation in recognition of Read Across America Week and in celebration of the 100th Birthday of Dr.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.