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 June 15, 2006 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 31 actions from June 15, 2006
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Rules to hold public hearings about whether and how Philadelphia could use inclusionary zoning to address the shortage of affordable housing.
Authorizing Council's Committee on Rules to hold public hearings to explore whether and how "inclusionary zoning" could be implemented to address the critical shortage of affordable housing in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to create a 21-member Youth Commission for city residents ages 12 through 23.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter creating a Youth Commission and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about the City's inspection procedures for food establishments.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings regarding the City's inspection procedures for food establishments.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of 5901 North Thirteenth Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Forty-ninth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have approved the thirty-fifth amendment to the redevelopment proposal for Philadelphia’s Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, near Front and Spring Garden Streets.
Approving the thirty-fifth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Front street and Spring Garden street, including the twenty-seventh amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twenty-fifth amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of one (1) property for residential and related uses; the additional land acquisition of approximately sixty-six (66) properties for institutional and related uses; the additional land acquisition of one (1) property for commercial and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill approves the second amendment to the redevelopment, urban renewal, and relocation plans for the West Fairhill/East Tioga/Hunting Park area.
Approving the second amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the West Fairhill/East Tioga/Hunting Park Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Wingohocking street and Roosevelt boulevard on the north, North Fifth street and North Sixth street on the east, Lehigh avenue on the south and Broad street and Venango street on the west, including the second amendment to the urban renewal plan and the second amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately eighteen (18) properties for residential and related uses; the additional land acquisition of approximately eight (8) properties for commercial and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people who sell firearms in Philadelphia to obtain an annual license from the Department of Licenses and Inspections, pay a $150 application fee, and show that they held required state and federal licenses.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter entitled "Firearms Dealers," requiring certain licensing of persons who sell firearms, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules to prohibit smoking in public places and workplaces and provide penalties.
Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places -- Prohibited Conduct," by prohibiting smoking in public places and in the workplace, and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance defines day care as care for people under 18 for less than 24 consecutive hours, excluding schools, and requires compliance with state and city licensing or registration rules.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a definition and providing for day care in certain commercial districts and as an accessory use to churches and places of worship, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill provided for a May 15, 2007 special election on whether to amend Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to create a Youth Commission for members ages 12 to 23.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter creating a Youth Commission, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; 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.
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by W.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by W. Coulter Street, Stokely Street, Midvale Avenue and McMichael Street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to lease several City-owned parcels in the 21st Ward to the Twenty-First Ward Athletic Association and grant the association an easement for access.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an agreement with the Twenty-First Ward Athletic Association under which the City will lease to the Association certain parcels of land located in the 21st Ward of the City of Philadelphia and grant to the Association a related access easement, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created Philadelphia standards for how city and county agencies and private employers with 10 or more city employees screen applicants’ and employees’ criminal records for jobs and city licenses.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by enacting a new Chapter 9-3000 entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to establish provisions and requirements for the screening of criminal records by certain employers within the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required Philadelphia food establishments to conduct and submit a self-inspection at least once every three months and post their most recent self-inspection.
Amending Section 6-301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Establishments," by providing additional measures by which the City shall use to insure that food establishments operating in the City are safe and healthy; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended the Philadelphia Code to authorize the City Treasurer to deposit City funds in U.S.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in U.S. Bank, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the City Plan and vacate Ranstead Street from 15th Street eastward about 125 feet to a dead end.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Ranstead Street from 15th Street eastwardly approximately 125' to a dead end, 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 enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the City Plan and vacate Ranstead Street from 15th Street eastward about 125 feet to a dead end.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Ranstead Street from 15th Street eastwardly approximately 125' to a dead end, 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.
The enacted bill placed a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment on the November 7, 2006 ballot.
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 amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to a preference in civil service regulations for children of firefighters or police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.