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 October 7, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 28 actions from October 7, 2004
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Authorizing the extension of the term of the Center City District pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act until 2025; approving the plan, estimated costs and proposed method of assessment and charges of the Center City District for and concerning business improvements and administrative services to the central business district of the City of Philadelphia for 2005-2009; and approving estimated costs for debt service through 2025; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $4 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2005 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 within the General Fund from the Council to the Director of Finance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Procurement Commissioner to contract for paving parts of Capri Drive, Verona Drive, and DaVinci Drive.
Authorizing the paving of Capri Drive, DaVinci Drive and Verona Drive, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance replaces Philadelphia’s “dance hall” license with a “special assembly occupancy” license for nightclubs, bars, restaurants, private clubs, banquet halls, and similar places where 50 or more people gather primarily for social entertainment.
Amending Section 9-703 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Dance Halls," by redefining the types of establishments and activities that require a license under that Section, and changing the name of the license to a "special assembly occupancy" license, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance repeals the separate swimming-pool rules in the Philadelphia Code and adds pool safety and maintenance requirements to the Property Maintenance Code.
Repealing Section 10-813 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Swimming Pools," and amending Section PM-302.0 of the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code, entitled "Exterior Property Areas," to include provisions for the safety and maintenance of swimming pools and enforcement of same under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill removes certain licensing requirements for private parking lots and private garages.
Amending Section 9-601 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Garages, Parking Lots and Sales Showrooms," by deleting certain requirements regarding private parking lots and garages; amending Title 4, Subcode "PM," The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code, to add a new section regarding private parking lots; and making certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain properties in the area bounded by Rhawn Street, Leonard Street, Loney Street, and The Roosevelt Boulevard.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Rhawn Street, Leonard Street, Loney Street and The Roosevelt Boulevard.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit vendors from displaying or selling goods, or leaving stands, within the area bounded by 65th Street, Eastwick Avenue, Lindbergh Boulevard, 70th Street, Holstein Avenue, Bartram Avenue, 86th Street, the city boundary, and Elmwood Avenue.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending within an area bounded by 65th street, Eastwick avenue, Lindbergh boulevard, 70th street, Holstein avenue, Bartram avenue, 86th street, the city boundary and Elmwood avenue, on both sides.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, the City’s ownership of 2815 Ridge Avenue—including its buildings and improvements—to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate at 2815 Ridge Avenue, generally under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution approving a redevelopment contract for Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Southwest Temple Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 25 also sometimes identified by house address and street address as 1221-1225 North Broad street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Safeguard Storage Properties, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution approving a redevelopment contract and related disposition plan for three parcels in the South Central Urban Renewal Area, covering properties around South Thirteenth, Kater, Bainbridge, Kenilworth, Fitzwater, and Iseminger Streets.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the South Central Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel Nos. 176, 177 and 178 and also sometimes identified by respective house numbers and street addresses for Parcel No. 176 as 614-626 South Thirteenth street including 1306-1310 Kater street and 1309-1313 Bainbridge street and for Parcel No. 177 as 1220-1230 Kenilworth street including 1229 Fitzwater street and for Parcel No. 178 as 1232-1238 Kenilworth street including 715-737 South Thirteenth street, 720 and 728-730 Iseminger street and 1231-1235 Fitzwater street; authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Uni-Penn Homeownership Incorporated, and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committees on Education and Health and Human Services to hold hearings about youth obesity.
Authorizing City Council's Committees on Education and Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding the crisis of youth obesity.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Council Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings about damage caused by the summer rain storms.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings on the extent of damage resulting from the summer rain storms, and to evaluate the City's current storm water management infrastructure, the adequacy and enforcement of storm water management controls on new development, and the need for coordinated storm water management across county lines.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.