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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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Unanimous actions actions from the September 23, 2004 meeting.

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Showing 1-18 of 80 actions from September 23, 2004

Unanimous2004-09-23
Resolution 040817

This bill proposes an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create an independent Board of Ethics, which would oversee and enforce ethics rules for city officials and employees.

Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of an independent Board of Ethics, to provide for annual appropriations for the Board of Ethics, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040788-AA

This enacted measure prohibits commercial establishments on predominantly residential blockfaces from being open to the public between 11 p.m.

Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service Businesses," by adding a new Section regulating the hours of operation of commercial establishments located on residential blocks and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040786

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2005–2010 Capital Program.

Amending Bill No. 040603 (approved July 1, 2004), relating to the Fiscal 2005 through Fiscal 2010 Capital Program, by reenacting certain appropriations for improvements to existing recreation facilities for Fiscal Year 2005, and by making certain technical amendments.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040785

The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2005 Capital Budget by reenacting an $11 million appropriation for improvements to existing recreation facilities.

Amending Bill No. 040602 (approved July 1, 2004), relating to the Fiscal 2005 Capital Budget, by reenacting certain appropriations made in that ordinance for improvements to existing recreation facilities.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040784

This enacted ordinance authorizes the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to build and the Fox Chase-Rockledge Business Association to maintain a roughly four-by-five-foot “Welcome to Fox Chase” sign in the traffic island between Hasbrook and Oxford Avenues.

Authorizing The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to construct, and the Fox Chase-Rockledge Business Association to maintain, a Welcome to Fox Chase sign in the Fox Chase Traffic Island located between Hasbrook and Oxford Avenues, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040783

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-cafe rules to permit sidewalk cafes on both sides of Ninth Street between Christian Street and Federal Street.

Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Ninth street, both sides, between Christian street and Federal street, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040781

The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan that remove and vacate Morse Street between Beach Street and Allen Street, and about 80 feet of Allen Street northeast of Morse Street.

Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 146 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Morse street from Beach street to Allen street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Allen street from Morse street northeastwardly approximately eighty feet to a dead end, and by reserving and placing a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of Morse street from Beach street to Allen street, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040780

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 the Frankford Creek, Aramingo Avenue, Wheatsheaf Lane, Sepviva Street, Butler Street, Frankford Avenue, Valetta Street, Coral Street, Vici Street and Frankford Avenue.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040779

This enacted ordinance authorized the Finance Director to transfer $6,776,000 in Fiscal Year 2005 General Fund appropriations from the Finance Director’s employee benefits account to the Fire Department.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to the Fire Department.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040611

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 Lawrence Street, Green Street, 4th Street, Fairmount Avenue, Galloway Street, Green Street, Bodine Street, Fairmount Avenue, American Street, Brown Street, Hancock Street, Fairmount Avenue, Front Street and Spring Garden Street.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040766

This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules on sidewalk sales and vending.

Amending Section 9-205 of the Philadelphia Code, relating to "Sidewalk Sales" and vending in residential areas by adding a new provision prohibiting sidewalk sales and vending in the area bordered by and including Chew avenue, Stenton avenue, Johnson street , and Mount Airy Avenue, both sides.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040765

This enacted ordinance approved up to $58.652 million for Philadelphia Gas Works’ Fiscal Year 2005 capital projects and acknowledged its forecast for capital budgets from Fiscal Years 2006 through 2010.

Approving the Fiscal Year 2005 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works (including the supplying of funds in connection therewith) subject to certain constraints and conditions, and acknowledging receipt of the Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2006 through 2010.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040764

This enacted law prohibits anyone from selling or otherwise transferring a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle weighing under 125 pounds if it cannot legally be registered in Pennsylvania or pass a required safety inspection at the time of sale.

Amending Title 9 The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a section to prohibit the sale of certain motor vehicles; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040763

This enacted ordinance revises the City Plan by vacating a portion of Salmon Street between Castor Avenue and Butler Street.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 187 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Salmon Street between Castor Avenue and Butler Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes within the bed of Salmon Street, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040760

The enacted ordinance authorized a $750,000 transfer in the Fiscal Year 2005 General Fund from the city’s SEPTA subsidy to the Director of Finance.

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 within the General Fund from the Department of Public Property-City Subsidy for SEPTA to the Director of Finance, and authorizing the Director of Finance to convene a panel for the purpose of administering funds to distressed businesses and the community affected by the Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Bill 040759

This enacted ordinance changes the annual salaries for members of Philadelphia’s Board of Revision of Taxes and Board of Viewers.

Amending Chapter 20-300 of The Philadelphia Code by changing the annual salaries of the members of the Board of Revision of Taxes and members of the Board of Viewers; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Resolution 040840

Adopted City Council legislation honors, commends, and celebrates Whitemarsh Township on its 300th anniversary.

Honoring, commending and celebrating Whitemarsh Township on their 300th Anniversary.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2004-09-23
Resolution 040839

This adopted resolution honors Dawn Staley and the United States Women’s Olympic Basketball Team for winning the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Honoring Dawn Staley and the United States Women's Olympic Basketball Team for winning the Gold Medal during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens Greece.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.