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 March 2, 2006 meeting.
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Showing 1-12 of 12 actions from March 2, 2006
Proposing an amendment to Bill No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to examine our City's ports' security measures and to further explore methods and resources available to ensure the safety of all neighborhoods surrounding the port terminals by guaranteeing that all shipments are properly inspected and that all terminals are secure.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Worthington Road, the Poquessing Creek Park, Carter Road and Southampton Road.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code, by prohibiting the placement and maintenance of certain temporary fences in certain portions of the City; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
For the purpose of creating a citywide wireless broadband Internet access system, to bridge the digital divide, to increase the efficiency and reduce costs of government, and to promote economic development and tourism, authorizing the Managing Director, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a Management and Service agreement with Wireless Philadelphia, a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation, pursuant to which Wireless Philadelphia will provide management services relating to a citywide wireless broadband Internet access system and will develop and implement programs to bridge the digital divide, and to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development granting the Authority certain rights for the authorization of the placement of wireless communications equipment on certain municipally-owned street light fixtures; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of Holy Family University by allowing for the construction of a new student residence building.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Establishing a no parking anytime regulation on the east side of Keystone Street, between Unruh Avenue and Longshore Avenue.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended, including reimbursement of City capital expenditures; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and interest rate swaps in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; and fixing a day fo...
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 12-1120 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Abandoned Vehicles," by increasing the towing and storage fees that an authorized salvor may charge for towing and storing an abandoned vehicles, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 9-1004 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors," by requiring home improvement contractors to enter into a written contracts before performing any job for which they are paid more than a specified amount, and by prohibiting certain conduct by home improvement contractors in the procurement of such contracts and in the performance of services under such contracts, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing and directing the change of the McPherson Square Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, located at 601 E.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing and directing the change of the McPherson Square Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, located at 601 E.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.