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 April 15, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 45 actions from April 15, 2004
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to acquire, on behalf of the City, properties from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for a nominal payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire from the Redevelopment Authority, for nominal consideration, properties located at 901-47 North Marshall Street and 910-48 North Sixth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance removes all designated locations where vendors may operate on both sides of Eighth Street between Market and Chestnut streets in Center City.
Amending the Ordinance approved January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1205-AA), which, pursuant to subsection 9-204(8)(a) of The Philadelphia Code, designates the locations in Center City at which vending is permitted, by deleting all permitted vendor locations on both sides of Eighth Street between Market and Chestnut streets.
READ·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance established a one-year prohibition on demolishing buildings and other structures in the area it defines as Queen Village.
Amending Chapter 14-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new section prohibiting the demolition of buildings or other structures located within the area bounded on the north by the south side of Locust Street, on the west by the east side of Fifth Street, on the south by the north side of Washington street, and on the east by the Delaware River, and providing that such prohibition shall expire after a specified period of time, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Well Grounded, A Comfortable Coffee, Inc.
Granting permission to Well Grounded, A Comfortable Coffee, Inc., located at 3720-3724 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the east sidewalk of Midvale Avenue north of Ridge Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance approved contracts entered into by the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works to buy natural gas and related storage, distribution, transportation, and transmission services, with deliveries through August 31, 2007.
Approving certain contracts and transactions arising thereunder for the purchase, storage, distribution, transportation and/or transmission of natural and other gas entered into by the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works, subject to certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia rules for vehicles used in soliciting prostitution or related offenses.
Amending Section 10-608 of The Philadelphia Code, which provides for the impoundment of vehicles used in the solicitation of prostitution and related offenses, by also providing for the impoundment of a trailer or other load being towed by a vehicle used in the commission of such offenses, and by adding various enforcement and administrative provisions, including having the Philadelphia Parking Authority act as the towing and storage agent for impounded vehicles and loads; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $500,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Grants Revenue Fund for Fiscal Year 2004.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Director of Finance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit vendors from displaying or selling goods, or leaving sales stands, on specified portions of Chestnut, Market, 56th, 57th, and Ludlow Streets.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending on portions of Chestnut and Market Streets between 55th and 58th Streets, portions of 56th and 57th Streets in the area between Walnut and Arch Streets, and Ludlow Street between 57th and 58th Streets.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill designates Germantown Avenue between York Street and Butler Street as a neighborhood business district for sidewalk vendors, with up to 22 vendor sites.
Amending Sections 9-205 and 9-206 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to sidewalk sales and sidewalk vendors in neighborhood business districts, by adding a designated neighborhood business district on Germantown avenue, between York street and Butler street, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended the conditions for vacating a section of Wensley Street near the Delaware Expressway (I-95).
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020716) approved January 23, 2003, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Wensley Street from the southeasterly line of the Delaware Expressway (I-95) more or less, to a point approximately one hundred eighty-three (183) feet southeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance revises City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for municipal and public utility purposes extending from Market Street southwestwardly to Thirty-third Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes a “No Truck Parking or Stopping Anytime” regulation on the east side of the 10900 block of Dutton Road, from Comly Road to 375 feet south of Comly Road.
Establishing a "No Truck Parking" regulation on the 10900 block of Dutton Road.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Homewood Suites Hotel and Stout Road Associates, owners of 4200 City Avenue, to construct and maintain a 12-story building addition and related footing that would extend into the north public footway of Stout Road east of City Avenue.
Authorizing Homewood Suites Hotel, Stout Road Associates, 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, owners of the property 4200 City Avenue, their successors and assigns, to construct and maintain a building addition and footing into the public right-of-way of Stout Road east of City 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 TCG Delaware Valley, Inc., and its successors or assigns, to install, operate, maintain, replace, and remove telecommunications conduits and fiber-optic cables in and along the public rights-of-way of Caroline Road and Comly Road to connect to the property at 11601 Roosevelt Boulevard.
Granting permission to TCG Delaware Valley, Inc., a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove telecommunications service connections and fiber optic cables for telecommunications purposes along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way of Caroline Road and Comly Road; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance prohibits truck parking at any time on both sides of East Passyunk Avenue between Washington Avenue and Fitzwater Street.
Establishing a "No Truck Parking" regulation on East Passyunk Avenue between Washington Avenue and Fitzwater Street, both sides.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a “No Truck Parking Anytime” restriction on both sides of South Seventh Street between Washington Avenue and Fitzwater Street.
Establishing a "No Truck Parking" regulation on South Seventh Street between Washington Avenue and Fitzwater Street, both sides.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends a 2003 ordinance concerning the vacation of portions of Olive Street and Hutchinson Street and the reservation of a utility and drainage right-of-way.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020740) approved January 23, 2003, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Olive Street from Percy Street to Tenth Street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating Hutchinson Street from Olive Street to Brown Street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes within the bed of Hutchinson Street, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment allows owners and tenants of 1523 and 1529 Spruce Street to sell goods on the sidewalk as an extension of their adjoining businesses, without the license requirement under Section 9-205.
Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by exempting sidewalk sales by owners and tenants of 1523 and 1529 Spruce Street, and permitting such activity under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.