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 June 15, 2006 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 31 actions from June 15, 2006
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by W.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
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 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.