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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the March 2, 2006 meeting.
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Showing 37-54 of 66 actions from March 2, 2006
This adopted resolution approves the Council’s findings of fact and legal conclusions for appeals filed in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Adopting findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to certain appeals filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas regarding Council's decision disapproving applications to sell malt and brewed beverages for consumption off- premises.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about security at Philadelphia’s ports.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about security at Philadelphia’s ports.
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.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about security at Philadelphia’s ports.
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.
The adopted resolution memorializes Philadelphia City Council’s opposition to how U.S.
Memorializing Council's opposition to the treatment of Zhenxing Jiang, a pregnant Chinese woman living in Philadelphia, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while forcibly trying to deport her from Philadelphia.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution memorializes Philadelphia City Council’s opposition to how U.S.
Memorializing Council's opposition to the treatment of Zhenxing Jiang, a pregnant Chinese woman living in Philadelphia, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while forcibly trying to deport her from Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution memorializes Philadelphia City Council’s opposition to how U.S.
Memorializing Council's opposition to the treatment of Zhenxing Jiang, a pregnant Chinese woman living in Philadelphia, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while forcibly trying to deport her from Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by Worthington Road, Poquessing Creek Park, Carter Road, and Southampton Road.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by Worthington Road, Poquessing Creek Park, Carter Road, and Southampton Road.
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.
This enacted change to Philadelphia’s building and property maintenance code prohibits free-standing temporary fences commonly used at construction sites in the 10th Councilmanic District.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted change to Philadelphia’s building and property maintenance code prohibits free-standing temporary fences commonly used at construction sites in the 10th Councilmanic District.
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.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Managing Director to enter agreements with Wireless Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to create and manage a citywide wireless broadband Internet system.
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.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Managing Director to enter agreements with Wireless Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to create and manage a citywide wireless broadband Internet system.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of Holy Family University by allowing for the construction of a new student residence building.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
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.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking-at-any-time restriction on the east side of Keystone Street between Unruh Avenue and Longshore Avenue.
Establishing a no parking anytime regulation on the east side of Keystone Street, between Unruh Avenue and Longshore Avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking-at-any-time restriction on the east side of Keystone Street between Unruh Avenue and Longshore Avenue.
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.
This lapsed proposal would have authorized Philadelphia to borrow up to $53.045 million through general-obligation bonds, subject to voter approval in a May 16, 2006 election.
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.