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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Other actions actions from the December 9, 2004 meeting.
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This enacted ordinance prohibits anyone from selling or transferring etching acid in Philadelphia.
Amending Section 9-618 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Sale of Spray Paint Containers, Indelible Markers and Etching Acid," by prohibiting the sale of etching acid, providing for penalties, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This adopted resolution appoints a City Council Development Consultant for Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Transformation Initiative.
Requesting City Council to appoint a City Council Development Consultant for the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative pursuant to Section 7(a) of Bill No. 010694.
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This adopted resolution appoints a City Council Development Consultant for Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Transformation Initiative.
Requesting City Council to appoint a City Council Development Consultant for the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative pursuant to Section 7(a) of Bill No. 010694.
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of certain City-owned vacant lots and properties, including buildings and improvements, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth & Thirty-second Wards of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
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This adopted resolution urges Congress to create a national energy policy that keeps natural gas affordable while promoting energy efficiency and environmentally responsible natural gas production.
Urging the Congress of the United States to provide for a domestic energy policy that ensures an affordable supply of natural gas and embraces a concerted national effort to promote greater energy efficiency and environmentally responsible natural gas production.
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This adopted resolution urges Congress to create a national energy policy that keeps natural gas affordable while promoting energy efficiency and environmentally responsible natural gas production.
Urging the Congress of the United States to provide for a domestic energy policy that ensures an affordable supply of natural gas and embraces a concerted national effort to promote greater energy efficiency and environmentally responsible natural gas production.
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This adopted resolution commends the Civil Trial Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, along with court administration employees and Prothonotary staff, for being ranked the best civil trial court among major urban courts in the country.
Commending the Civil Trial Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas for being ranked the Best Trial Court of any Major Urban Court in the Country.
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This adopted resolution commends the Civil Trial Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, along with court administration employees and Prothonotary staff, for being ranked the best civil trial court among major urban courts in the country.
Commending the Civil Trial Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas for being ranked the Best Trial Court of any Major Urban Court in the Country.
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The adopted resolution honors the Campaign for Working Families for helping low- and moderate-income Philadelphians and promoting the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
Honoring the Campaign for Working Families for assisting low and moderate income Philadelphians through their work and promotion of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
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