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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the November 18, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 94 actions from November 18, 2004
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s payroll deduction rules to allow City employees to authorize deductions from their paychecks to purchase long-term care and other voluntary insurance benefits through Financial Integrity Resources Management, LLC.
Amending Section 19-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Payroll Deductions," by permitting employees to authorize payroll deductions to purchase long term care and other voluntary insurance benefits through Financial Integrity Resources Management, LLC, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill changes how much must be paid in response to code violation notices under Philadelphia’s Building Construction and Occupancy Code: instead of fixed amounts in these sections, the payment follows the amount set in Section 1-112 unless another amount is specified.
Amending Title 4, Subcode "A," Section A-506, entitled "Code Violation Notices (CVN)," by providing for a new amount to be remitted in response to a code violation notice with respect to violations of The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code; and amending Title 4, Subcode "PM," Section PM-312, entitled "Overhanging or Encroaching Trees," to make conforming changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill changes how much must be paid in response to code violation notices under Philadelphia’s Building Construction and Occupancy Code: instead of fixed amounts in these sections, the payment follows the amount set in Section 1-112 unless another amount is specified.
Amending Title 4, Subcode "A," Section A-506, entitled "Code Violation Notices (CVN)," by providing for a new amount to be remitted in response to a code violation notice with respect to violations of The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code; and amending Title 4, Subcode "PM," Section PM-312, entitled "Overhanging or Encroaching Trees," to make conforming changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
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.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted measure repeals the existing rules on temporary signs and replaces them with rules covering signs such as banners, posters, stickers, and advertising flags.
Repealing Chapter 10-1200 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Posting of Temporary Signs" and adopting a new Chapter 10-1200, entitled "Posting of Signs."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure repeals the existing rules on temporary signs and replaces them with rules covering signs such as banners, posters, stickers, and advertising flags.
Repealing Chapter 10-1200 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Posting of Temporary Signs" and adopting a new Chapter 10-1200, entitled "Posting of Signs."
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the City’s Finance Director to transfer $11.7 million in Fiscal Year 2004 General Fund appropriations from the Mayor’s office and the Sinking Fund Commission to various city departments, commissions, the First Judicial District, and a contribution to the School District.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the City’s Finance Director to transfer $11.7 million in Fiscal Year 2004 General Fund appropriations from the Mayor’s office and the Sinking Fund Commission to various city departments, commissions, the First Judicial District, and a contribution to the School District.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted measure prohibits work performed for the City under a service contract from being done outside the United States, its territories, or possessions.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Chapter 17-1200, entitled "Foreign Outsourcing," prohibiting City service contracts under which the work is performed outside the United States, under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance requires the Philadelphia Police Department to trace firearms recovered from people who are not legally allowed to possess them, including people under 21, using available information and the federal National Tracing Center.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety" by adding a new Section 10-832 entitled "Firearms Tracing" to require that the City of Philadelphia Police Department conduct traces of firearms illegally possessed by anyone under 21 years of age; all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance requires the Philadelphia Police Department to trace firearms recovered from people who are not legally allowed to possess them, including people under 21, using available information and the federal National Tracing Center.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety" by adding a new Section 10-832 entitled "Firearms Tracing" to require that the City of Philadelphia Police Department conduct traces of firearms illegally possessed by anyone under 21 years of age; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance requires the Philadelphia Police Department to trace firearms recovered from people who are not legally allowed to possess them, including people under 21, using available information and the federal National Tracing Center.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety" by adding a new Section 10-832 entitled "Firearms Tracing" to require that the City of Philadelphia Police Department conduct traces of firearms illegally possessed by anyone under 21 years of age; all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would change the amount to be paid in response to certain code violation notices involving Philadelphia’s Building Construction and Occupancy Code.
Transmitting a bill amending Title 4, Subcode "A," Section A-506, entitled "Code Violation Notices (CVN)," by providing for a new amount to be remitted in response to a code violation notice with respect to violations of The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code; and amending Title 4, Subcode "PM," Section PM-312, entitled "Overhanging or Encroaching Trees," to make conforming changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s zoning rules by creating special controls for Keystone Opportunity Zones.
Transmitting a bill amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Section 14-1628, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone Special District Controls," prohibiting residential uses in certain deteriorated areas of the City and providing for service on the relevant City departments of certain applications relating to the use of property in such areas; and by making certain conforming changes in Section 14-1802, entitled "Criteria for Granting Variances"; all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication, which was placed on file, transmits a proposed bill concerning the transfer of City-owned land and the buildings on it to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for a nominal payment.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), for nominal consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to a certain tract of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in an area generally bounded by Casper, Carbon, Ontario, and Tioga Streets generally under and subject to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between The City of Philadelphia, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, accompanied by an explanatory letter from the Acting Commissioner of the Department of Public Property.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 121 within an area bounded by Jefferson Street, Twentieth Street, Oxford Street and Nineteenth Street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Opal Street from Jefferson Street to Oxford Street and Garnet Street from Jefferson Street to Oxford Street; by placing on the City Plan Uber Street from Jefferson Street to Oxford Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 299 by striking from the City Plan Domino Lane from Henry Avenue to Hagner Street under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.