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
Procedural actions actions from the October 20, 2005 meeting.
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The adopted resolution modifies the hearing examiner’s recommendation and approves, with conditions, 2729 Inc.’s application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises at 2729 W.
Modifying the recommendation of the hearing examiner and approving with conditions the following application for a permit to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off-premises: 2729 Inc 2729 W Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19130
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold hearings about how City departments and agencies monitor legal and regulatory compliance on construction projects.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to conduct hearings for the purpose of investigating the procedures utilized by City departments and agencies to monitor compliance with all City, State and Federal statutory and regulatory requirements on construction projects so as to insure that Philadelphia residents and businesses, and women, minorities and youth have the maximum opportunities possible to participate in such projects; and to insure that all workers are legal U.S. citizens, that all wages and benefits are paid in accordance with area standards, that all taxes are properly withheld and remitted, that such projects employ the most qualified workforce of trades people and workers in the area, and that certified apprentice training programs are made available for Philadelphia residents and especially neighborhood residents who live near such projects in order to increase diversity in construction workforces; and, further authorizing the Committee in furtherance of such...
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to hold public hearings about the administration’s proposed reorganization of the Office of Housing and Community Development, the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation, and the Redevelopment Authority.
Calling on the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to hold public hearings on the administration's proposed reorganization of housing agencies.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings on the condition, maintenance policies, and irrigation methods for outdoor athletic fields across Philadelphia.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs to hold public hearings to examine the conditions, maintenance policies and irrigation methods used to maintain functional and safe outdoor athletic fields city-wide and to also explore the option of working with area agricultural colleges to help accomplish this initiative.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings about reestablishing the Veterans’ Advisory Commission.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings on reestablishing the Veterans' Advisory Commission and its appointment of members thereof by revitalizing the Commission's mission and restructuring the Commission's funding.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to limit railroad trains and streetcars from blocking streets or certain off-street facilities for more than five minutes, with an exception for trains or cars in motion.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled the "Traffic Code," pertaining to railroad trains and the blocking of streets, and excessive idling and noise.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have added rules for transporting hazardous and other substances through Philadelphia and temporarily storing them in the city as part of that transportation.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter regulating the transportation of hazardous and other substances through the City of Philadelphia, and the temporary storage of such substances within the City incident to such transportation; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for metered accessible parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities and severely disabled veterans.
Amending Section 12-1117 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Physically Handicapped and Disabled or Severely Disabled Veteran Parking," by amending the provision relating to metered parking for physically handicapped persons and severely-disabled veterans, and making such amendment contingent on the enactment of an ordinance relating to the establishment of parking for motor-driven cycles and similar motor vehicles, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have barred Philadelphia from issuing a towing license to a company based in a state or local government that bars licenses for Philadelphia-based towing companies or does not, as a policy or practice, contract with them for towing services.
Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by providing that no license to engage in the business of towing vehicles shall be issued to a towing company whose business is located in any political subdivision or state that will not, as a matter of practice or policy, enter into contracts for towing services with any Philadelphia based towing companies; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have made Hamilton Street, between 13th Street and Broad Street, one-way westbound.
Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Hamilton Street, from 13th street to Broad street westbound.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited parking on the south side of Hamilton Street between 13th Street and Broad Street.
Establishing a no parking regulation on Hamilton street between 13th street and Broad street.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.