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 May 25, 2006 meeting.
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Showing 199-216 of 217 actions from May 25, 2006
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.
HEARING HELD
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.
AMENDED
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.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
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.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
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.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to amend the lease with Far Northeast Senior Citizens, Inc.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a further amendment to a lease between the City and the Far Northeast Senior Citizens, Inc. for the use of certain property located on the northeast corner of Byberry-Southampton road and Townsend road, to provide for an extension of the City's responsibility for the payment of charges and fees for public utilities, sewer rents, water rents, water charges, and heating charges, under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Southampton Road, A Railroad Right-of-Way, Hornig Road and the Roosevelt Boulevard.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning code by deleting a provision that allowed buildings on C-4 commercial lots in the area bounded by Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Vine Street, Water Street, and Summer Street to have floor area equal to 700% of the lot’s area.
Amending Section 14-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "'C-4' Commercial and 'C-5' Commercial Districts," by deleting the provision that increased the permitted floor area of lots designated "C-4" in the area bounded by Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Vine Street, Water Street and Summer Street.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s noise and excessive vibration code.
Amending Chapter 10-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Noise and Excessive Vibration," by adding and making changes to certain definitions; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s noise and excessive vibration code.
Amending Chapter 10-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Noise and Excessive Vibration," by adding and making changes to certain definitions; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s noise and excessive vibration code.
Amending Chapter 10-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Noise and Excessive Vibration," by adding and making changes to certain definitions; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have reduced certain tax rates under Philadelphia’s business privilege tax.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax rules to exclude certain receipts from the tax calculation.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by adding a new exception from the definition of "Receipts" under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rates by reducing the tax on business receipts and net income calculations for certain tax years and afterward.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2007 and authorizes spending from the city’s general, water, grant, transportation-related, housing, pension, and other operating funds.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2007.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2007 Capital Budget, totaling $1,876,636,000 for capital projects during July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007.
To adopt a Fiscal 2007 Capital Budget.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill adopts a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2007 through 2012.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2007-2012 inclusive.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
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.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.