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 May 11, 2006 meeting.
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Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require the Finance Director to issue an annual report that analyzes the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises on City contracts and sets participation goals for such businesses, using such categories as Council may define; and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require the Finance Director to issue an annual report that analyzes the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises on City contracts and sets participation goals for such businesses, using such categories as Council may define; and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by excluding from the definition of receipts certain of the receipts of certain establishments licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises if such an establishment agrees to provide a completely smoke-free environment, and providing certain consequences if an establishment fails to provide a completely smoke-free environment after agreeing to do so, including penalties and loss of the exclusion of receipts, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing Temple University Hospital, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain an overhead weather protection structure (roof) encroachment crossing a portion of W.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing 1500 Net-Works Associates, L.P., 1500 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain four (4) raised planter clusters, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing One Meridian Partners, L.P., 121 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, owner of the property 1414-1438 South Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19102, to construct and maintain a building encroachment under the south footway of South Penn Square; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing for height limits in districts zoned "R-15," under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing Rockledge / Fox Chase Business Association, 7948 Oxford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, to construct, own and maintain a clock tower and raised planter on the west public sidewalk of Oxford Avenue at the reconfigured intersection of Loney and Barnes Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Mint, 151 North Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain anti-terrorist bollards and planters at the visitors entrance on the east public sidewalk on North Independence Mall East north of Arch Street, and the construction of anti-terrorist bollards at two garage door entrances on the south public sidewalk of Race Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") to file an application with the Office of the Budget, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, in an aggregate amount not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) to assist in the development of WHYY Learning Lab; and authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with PAID in furtherance of grant requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing Francis X.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Granting permission to Nathan Ross and Samuel Lynagh, owners of New Wave Café, located at 782-784 South Third street, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the north footway of Catharine street adjacent to 782-784 South Third street, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Approving a Lease Amendment between Philadelphia Gas Works by Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, solely in its capacity as operator and manager of the City-owned Philadelphia Gas Works, and the City of Philadelphia, Trustee under the Will of Stephen Girard, deceased, acting by the Board of Directors of City Trusts for certain premises located at 1137 Chestnut Street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require the Finance Director to issue an annual report that analyzes the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises on City contracts and sets participation goals for such businesses, using such categories as Council may define, under certain terms and conditions, and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by establishing a process to select a bank or banks to receive City deposits to be used to meet City payroll expenses, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Establishing a no truck parking and tow-away zone regulation on Upland Way, 54th Street to Woodbine Avenue, both sides.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.