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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Procedural actions actions from the December 2, 2004 meeting.
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Showing 19-33 of 33 actions from December 2, 2004
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.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
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.
HEARING HELD
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.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code to add the East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District to the specified neighborhood commercial areas covered by building standards in Section PM-704.0.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending Section PM-704.0 entitled "Building Standards Applicable To Designated Areas" by adding the East Passyunk Business Improvement District, as delineated in Bill No. 020431 (Approved December 12, 2002), to the list of areas covered, 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.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code to add the East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District to the specified neighborhood commercial areas covered by building standards in Section PM-704.0.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending Section PM-704.0 entitled "Building Standards Applicable To Designated Areas" by adding the East Passyunk Business Improvement District, as delineated in Bill No. 020431 (Approved December 12, 2002), to the list of areas covered, 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.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Property and Public Works to hold public hearings about public and private strategies for renovating and using underutilized areas of City Hall.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Property and Public Works to hold public hearings on the development and implementation of public and private strategies for the renovation and use of the underutilized areas of City Hall.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings about the lease between Philadelphia and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) for the Philadelphia transit system.
Authorizing the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings regarding the Philadelphia Transit System Lease between the City of Philadelphia and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, and authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings about neighborhood commercial revitalization in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to review the status of neighborhood commercial revitalization in Philadelphia; including a needs assessment of neighborhood commercial corridors and an evaluation of various business district development programs.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution proposed amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to let City Council direct the City to replace a City-owned building closed because a government entity condemned it.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to rights over or in real estate by providing that Council may direct the City to replace any City-owned building closed because of condemnation by a government entity.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Committee of the Whole to hold hearings about creating CAP, or the Coordinated Approach Program, as an umbrella organization to address criminal activity in Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Committee of the Whole to conduct hearings to create an umbrella organization call CAP (Coordinated Approach Program) to handle criminal activity in our city.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have approved revisions to Philadelphia’s Five-Year Financial Plan for fiscal years 2005 through 2009 and submitted them to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA).
Approving a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2005 through 2009.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have submitted a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters in a special election on May 17, 2005.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to rights over or in real estate by providing that Council may direct the City to replace any City-owned building closed because of condemnation by a government entity; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings about the Philadelphia Water Department’s proposed nearly 43% water and sewer rate increase, which was to take effect July 1, 2004.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold public hearings to investigate the proposed nearly 43% water and sewer cost rate increase to be effective July 1, 2004, requested by the Philadelphia Water Department, and in furtherance of such investigation authorizing issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.