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 April 26, 2007 meeting.
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This lapsed proposal would have prohibited people subject to an active Protection From Abuse order from buying, possessing, using, controlling, manufacturing, or obtaining a license for a firearm while the order was in effect.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders."
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have allowed a judge to issue a warrant for police to temporarily remove firearms from a person believed to pose an imminent risk of injury to themselves or others.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Self or Others."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have allowed a judge to issue a warrant for police to temporarily remove firearms from a person believed to pose an imminent risk of injury to themselves or others.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Self or Others."
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended an earlier measure involving the removal of Brill Street and part of Harbison Avenue from the City Plan and reserving a right-of-way for drainage, water, and gas lines.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020429) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 258 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Brill Street from Torresdale Avenue to Harbison Avenue, by striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain triangular section of Harbison Avenue and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and gas main purposes, under certain terms and conditions."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended an earlier measure involving the removal of Brill Street and part of Harbison Avenue from the City Plan and reserving a right-of-way for drainage, water, and gas lines.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 020429) approved November 13, 2002, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 258 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Brill Street from Torresdale Avenue to Harbison Avenue, by striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain triangular section of Harbison Avenue and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and gas main purposes, under certain terms and conditions."
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended the city’s water and sewer code to prohibit the Water Department, including contractors, from shutting off a customer’s water or sewer service for unpaid bills on weekends or legal holidays.
Amending Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer," by adding a new Chapter regarding termination of water and sewer service and prohibiting the Water Department from terminating such service on weekends and holidays for non-payment of bills, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended the city’s water and sewer code to prohibit the Water Department, including contractors, from shutting off a customer’s water or sewer service for unpaid bills on weekends or legal holidays.
Amending Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer," by adding a new Chapter regarding termination of water and sewer service and prohibiting the Water Department from terminating such service on weekends and holidays for non-payment of bills, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have authorized Beech Interplex, Inc.
Authorizing Beech Interplex, Inc., owner of the property located on the southwest corner of 15th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, to install signs on the building located on such property, for purposes of building identification, news broadcasts, entertainment and public service announcements, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The lapsed bill would have authorized Beech Interplex, Inc.
Authorizing Beech Interplex, Inc., owner of the property located on the southwest corner of 15th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, to install signs on the building located on such property, for purposes of building identification, news broadcasts, entertainment and public service announcements, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have authorized Beech Interplex, Inc.
Authorizing Beech Interplex, Inc., owner of the property located on the southwest corner of 15th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, to install signs on the building located on such property, for purposes of building identification, news broadcasts, entertainment and public service announcements, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s contractor rules to require building service employees—such as cleaners, guards, janitors, maintenance workers, and groundskeepers—to receive prevailing wages and working conditions for covered City work.
Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to require that building service employees, performing labor under certain building service contract, receive the prevailing wage and prevailing working conditions, 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 amended Philadelphia’s contractor rules to require building service employees—such as cleaners, guards, janitors, maintenance workers, and groundskeepers—to receive prevailing wages and working conditions for covered City work.
Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to require that building service employees, performing labor under certain building service contract, receive the prevailing wage and prevailing working conditions, 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.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s contractor rules to require building service employees—such as cleaners, guards, janitors, maintenance workers, and groundskeepers—to receive prevailing wages and working conditions for covered City work.
Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to require that building service employees, performing labor under certain building service contract, receive the prevailing wage and prevailing working conditions, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Liberty Property Trust Philadelphia Limited Partnership IV, owner of the Comcast Center, to place six raised planters along the north sidewalk of John F.
Authorizing Liberty Property Trust Philadelphia Limited Partnership IV, Eight Penn Center, Suite 1100, 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103, owner of the Comcast Center at 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103, for the placement of raised planters on John F. Kennedy Boulevard and the installation of stainless steel security bollards on Arch Street and N. 17th Street adjacent to the Comcast Center, 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 Liberty Property Trust Philadelphia Limited Partnership IV, owner of the Comcast Center, to place six raised planters along the north sidewalk of John F.
Authorizing Liberty Property Trust Philadelphia Limited Partnership IV, Eight Penn Center, Suite 1100, 1628 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103, owner of the Comcast Center at 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103, for the placement of raised planters on John F. Kennedy Boulevard and the installation of stainless steel security bollards on Arch Street and N. 17th Street adjacent to the Comcast Center, under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill authorizes changes to City Plan No.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Carlton Street from Twentieth Street eastwardly approximately 98'4" to a dead-end, by striking and abandoning certain rights-of-way for public utility purposes lying in the beds of former Carlton Street and former Uber Street, by striking and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes lying in the bed of former Wood Street, by relocating a certain portion of the curbline on Vine Street 8' in a southerly direction and by relocating a certain portion of the curbline on 20th Street 7' in a westerly direction, 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 bill authorizes changes to City Plan No.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Carlton Street from Twentieth Street eastwardly approximately 98'4" to a dead-end, by striking and abandoning certain rights-of-way for public utility purposes lying in the beds of former Carlton Street and former Uber Street, by striking and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes lying in the bed of former Wood Street, by relocating a certain portion of the curbline on Vine Street 8' in a southerly direction and by relocating a certain portion of the curbline on 20th Street 7' in a westerly direction, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill authorizes the East Falls Development Corporation to install a gateway entrance sign for the East Falls community at its property on Midvale Avenue.
Authorizing East Falls Development Corporation, 3654 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, owner of the property at 3800 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, for the installation of a gateway entrance sign for the East Falls community, 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.