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 1, 2005 meeting.
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This enacted measure establishes a no-parking and tow-away zone for semi-trailers and truck tractors at all times in the area bounded by Vine Street, Haverford Avenue, 54th Street, and 60th Street, including both sides of those streets.
Establishing a no truck parking and tow-away zone regulation for an area bounded by and within Vine street to Haverford avenue, Fifty-fourth street to Sixtieth street.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure establishes a no-parking and tow-away zone for semi-trailers and truck tractors at all times in the area bounded by Vine Street, Haverford Avenue, 54th Street, and 60th Street, including both sides of those streets.
Establishing a no truck parking and tow-away zone regulation for an area bounded by and within Vine street to Haverford avenue, Fifty-fourth street to Sixtieth street.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the deadline for meeting the conditions attached to a 2002 authorization involving the vacation of Brill Street and part of Harbison Avenue, and the reservation of a right-of-way for drainage, water, and gas mains.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020429) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 258 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Brill Street from Torresdale Avenue to Harbison Avenue, by striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain triangular section of Harbison Avenue and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and gas main purposes, 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 changes the deadline for meeting the conditions attached to a 2002 authorization involving the vacation of Brill Street and part of Harbison Avenue, and the reservation of a right-of-way for drainage, water, and gas mains.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020429) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 258 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Brill Street from Torresdale Avenue to Harbison Avenue, by striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain triangular section of Harbison Avenue and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and gas main purposes, 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about the policies and procedures used by the City Medical Examiner’s Office to identify missing persons.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to conduct hearings to investigate the policies and procedures of the City's Medical Examiner's Office with regards to identifying missing persons.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings on ways to increase the number of Philadelphia residents trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to conduct Public Hearings to examine ways to increase the number of people who have been trained in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorized City Council’s Public Safety and Public Health and Human Services Committees to hold hearings on the findings and recommendations of the “Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia.” It also authorized the committees to seek advice and recommendations on ways to reduce and eliminate crime affecting Philadelphia’s youth, including gun violence.
Authorizing the Council Committees on Public Safety and Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding the findings and recommendations of the "Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia," and, further authorizing the Committees to seek advice and recommendations on how Philadelphia can reduce and eliminate crime affecting the City's youth.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on City Council’s Committee on Recreation to hold hearings about the closed Scanlon Ice Rink Recreation Center.
Calling for the Committee on Recreation to conduct hearings on the closed status of Scanlon Ice Rink Recreation Center.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution calls on the Board of Revision of Taxes to delay its Full Valuation Project and defer efforts to raise real estate tax assessments for Philadelphia property owners.
Calling on the Board of Revision of Taxes to Delay Raising Real Estate Tax Assessments on Philadelphia Property Owners Under the Board's Full Valuation Project.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the chair of City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to issue subpoenas requiring witnesses to attend and documents to be provided at hearings.
Authorizing the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents at the public hearings authorized by Resolution No. 050871 (adopted October 20, 2005) concerning the Administration's proposed reorganization of housing agencies.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized and directed the City to ask CSX Transportation, Inc., to remove a signal shed located partly on City property near the Schuylkill River Trail and the Vine Street Expressway overpass.
Authorizing and directing the City, including the Commissioner of Public Property and the City Solicitor, to request that CSX Transportation, Inc., remove its signal shed, located in the vicinity of the intersection of the Schuylkill River Trail and the overpass of the Vine Street Expressway, from its bearing on City property and, if necessary, to take legal action to force the removal of the shed from City property; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized and directed the City to ask CSX Transportation, Inc., to remove a signal shed located partly on City property near the Schuylkill River Trail and the Vine Street Expressway overpass.
Authorizing and directing the City, including the Commissioner of Public Property and the City Solicitor, to request that CSX Transportation, Inc., remove its signal shed, located in the vicinity of the intersection of the Schuylkill River Trail and the overpass of the Vine Street Expressway, from its bearing on City property and, if necessary, to take legal action to force the removal of the shed from City property; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have removed the Philadelphia Code provision permitting people to keep farm animals on parcels of three acres or more.
Amending Section 10-112 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keeping Farm Animals," by deleting the provision permitting the keeping of farm animals on parcels of 3 acres or more.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have removed the Philadelphia Code provision permitting people to keep farm animals on parcels of three acres or more.
Amending Section 10-112 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keeping Farm Animals," by deleting the provision permitting the keeping of farm animals on parcels of 3 acres or more.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized the Finance Director to transfer $24.8 million in Fiscal Year 2006 General Fund appropriations from the Department of Human Services to City Council, Fleet Management, vehicle purchases, the Department of Public Property, Philadelphia Prisons within Human Services, and employee fringe benefits.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 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.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.