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.
Action types
Council actions
Procedural actions actions from the May 27, 2004 meeting.
Meeting dates
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Showing 109-123 of 123 actions from May 27, 2004
Authorizing the Department of Veterans Affairs to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge over and across University Avenue between Curie Boulevard and Civic Center Boulevard under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Chapter providing for the creation of Neighborhood Conservation Districts; providing for the adoption of design guidelines for properties within such Districts; and requiring certificates of compliance to alter the exterior of a building within such a District or to demolish or construct a building within such a District so as to ensure compliance with the design guidelines; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Chapter providing for the creation of Neighborhood Conservation Districts; providing for the adoption of design guidelines for properties within such Districts; and requiring certificates of compliance to alter the exterior of a building within such a District or to demolish or construct a building within such a District so as to ensure compliance with the design guidelines; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 1-112 of The Philadelphia Code ("Notices of Violation") by revising the amount generally required to be remitted in response to a notice of violation in order to waive appearance before a Municipal Court Judge.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 1-112 of The Philadelphia Code ("Notices of Violation") by revising the amount generally required to be remitted in response to a notice of violation in order to waive appearance before a Municipal Court Judge.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Director of Housing, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to file an application and, if the application is accepted, to execute a contract to obtain a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development for funding revitalization efforts in residential and mixed use areas in close proximity to a commercial district and to further enhance the downtown area by improving the viability of older neighborhoods.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia, to file an application and, if the application is accepted, to execute a contract to obtain a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development for funding business district revitalization in various Philadelphia neighborhood shopping districts.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to construct and maintain a Welcome to Fox Chase sign in the Fox Chase Traffic Island located between Hasbrook Street and Oxford Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 10-722 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use of Dumpsters," by prohibiting dumpsters on Strawberry Street between Chestnut Street and Market Street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing in six stages the rates of the tax imposed upon certain low income persons, providing for refunds of excess taxes paid, and directing the Revenue Department to prepare forms for use by eligible taxpayers seeking such refunds; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending the definition of "Net Income" to determine the net income of unincorporated businesses by allowing deductions of payments to certain proprietors or partners.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 19-2602 of The Philadelphia Code relating to Licenses to provide that the Department of Licenses and Inspections shall refrain from issuing or shall revoke the business privilege license of any person who operates any business without the requisite license, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease agreement to lease to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for further sublease to Leadership Learning Partners Charter School, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, certain land located at 901-47 North Marshall Street and 910-48 North Sixth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease agreement to lease to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for further sublease to Leadership Learning Partners Charter School, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, certain land located at 901-47 North Marshall Street and 910-48 North Sixth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease agreement to lease to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for further sublease to Leadership Learning Partners Charter School, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, certain land located at 901-47 North Marshall Street and 910-48 North Sixth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.