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 November 3, 2005 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 44 actions from November 3, 2005
This enacted ordinance changed the effective date of a 2005 ordinance from December 31, 2005, to June 30, 2006.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 050203) approved June 2, 2005, entitled "An Ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,' by amending Section 9-102, entitled 'Licenses and Permits,' by providing that no license or permit shall be issued or renewed if the applicant is delinquent in the payment of any City or School District taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims, or is delinquent in the payment of certain penalties or fines, and by increasing the fee for dishonored checks," by providing a different effective date than stated therein.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for off-street parking in residential districts.
Amending Section 14-1402 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking in Residential Districts," by restricting off-street parking in residential districts, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted amendment changed the effective date of an ordinance from December 31, 2005, to June 30, 2006.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 050204) approved June 2, 2005, entitled "An Ordinance amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,' by amending Subcode A, Section A-202, entitled 'Duties and Powers of the Code Official,' by providing that no license or permit required by Title 4 shall be issued or renewed if the applicant is delinquent in payment of any City or School District taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims, or is delinquent in the payment of certain penalties or fines, all under certain terms and conditions," by providing a different effective date than stated therein.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance expands the Philadelphia Board of Ethics’ powers and duties, including ethics training, advisory opinions, financial-disclosure oversight, complaints, investigations, adjudication, and annual reporting.
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by providing for the powers and duties of the Board of Ethics and the imposition of civil penalties, and providing for the compensation of the members of the Board of Ethics, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people bidding for certain competitively bid City contracts or concessions to disclose specified information, including campaign contributions, and would have barred some bidders or related parties from receiving those contracts based on certain contributions to City elected officials or candidates.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding provisions requiring certain disclosures by persons seeking or awarded competitively bid contracts or concessions, and prohibiting persons from entering into such contracts or concessions if they or certain related parties have made certain contributions to elected City officers or candidates for City offices, all under certain terms and condition.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill approves the sixth amendment to the redevelopment proposal, urban renewal plan, and relocation plan for the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, generally between Washington Avenue, Broad Street, Moore Street, and Twenty-fifth Street.
Approving the sixth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Point Breeze East Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by the southerly side of Washington avenue on the north, the westerly side of Broad street on the east, the northerly side of Moore street on the south and the easterly side of Twenty-fifth street on the west, including the sixth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the second amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of twelve (12) properties for residential and related reuses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council approved the seventeenth amendment to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the South Central Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the seventeenth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the South Central Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the intersection of the southerly side of Washington avenue projected and the easterly side of Delaware avenue, including the seventeenth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twelfth amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately two (2) properties for recreational and related reuses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance approved the transfer of control of Philadelphia’s Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works to Time Warner Cable Inc.
Consenting to the transfer of control of the Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works of Pennsylvania, LLC to Time Warner Cable Inc., and to the transfer and assignment of the Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works of Philadelphia, L.P. to Time Warner Cable Inc., both under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance approved the transfer of control of Philadelphia’s Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works to Time Warner Cable Inc.
Consenting to the transfer of control of the Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works of Pennsylvania, LLC to Time Warner Cable Inc., and to the transfer and assignment of the Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works of Philadelphia, L.P. to Time Warner Cable Inc., both under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance approved the transfer of control of Philadelphia’s Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works to Time Warner Cable Inc.
Consenting to the transfer of control of the Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works of Pennsylvania, LLC to Time Warner Cable Inc., and to the transfer and assignment of the Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works of Philadelphia, L.P. to Time Warner Cable Inc., both under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance approved the transfer of control of Philadelphia’s Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works to Time Warner Cable Inc.
Consenting to the transfer of control of the Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works of Pennsylvania, LLC to Time Warner Cable Inc., and to the transfer and assignment of the Area II cable television franchise from Urban Cable Works of Philadelphia, L.P. to Time Warner Cable Inc., both under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes how amendments to an Institutional Development District plan are approved.
Amending Title 14 of the Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning", by amending Chapter 14-1100, entitled "Institutional Development District", by modifying the conditions under which amendments to an Institutional Development District are approved by City Council, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $200,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Public Property.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $200,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Public Property.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $200,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Public Property.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $200,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Public Property.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $200,000 transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Department of Public Property.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $741,980 within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2006 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Police Department and the Department of Public Property.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.