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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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Showing 109-120 of 120 actions from April 26, 2007

Procedural2007-04-26
Bill 070190

This enacted ordinance grants Nitin Desai, who owns and operates the newsstand at 18th and Arch Streets, permission to install and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.

Granting permission to Nitin Desai owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of 18th Street and Arch Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across 18th Street and Arch Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Council Action2007-04-26
Bill 070190

This enacted ordinance grants Nitin Desai, who owns and operates the newsstand at 18th and Arch Streets, permission to install and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.

Granting permission to Nitin Desai owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of 18th Street and Arch Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across 18th Street and Arch Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2007-04-26
Bill 070187

The enacted ordinance grants Ilker Ugar, owner of Divan Turkish Kitchen and the property at 918 S.

Granting Permission to Ilker Ugar, owner of Divan Turkish Kitchen and owner of the property 918 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk café on the southwest corner of S. 22nd and Carpenter Streets, 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.

Council Action2007-04-26
Bill 070187

The enacted ordinance grants Ilker Ugar, owner of Divan Turkish Kitchen and the property at 918 S.

Granting Permission to Ilker Ugar, owner of Divan Turkish Kitchen and owner of the property 918 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk café on the southwest corner of S. 22nd and Carpenter Streets, under certain terms and conditions.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-04-26
Bill 070186

This enacted bill authorizes the University of Pennsylvania and its health system to build and maintain a pedestrian bridge over Convention Avenue.

Authorizing The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge over and across Convention Avenue, connecting the UPHS Penn Tower Complex (One Convention Avenue) with the proposed Perlman Center for Advanced Medicine (3400 Civic Center Boulevard), under certain terms and conditions.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-04-26
Bill 070152

This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s farmers’ market rules to add the sidewalk in the median of the 400 block of South 2nd Street, also known as Headhouse Square, as a permitted location.

Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding a permissible location on the sidewalk of the median of the 400 block of South 2nd Street, also known as Headhouse Square, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-04-26
Bill 070149-A

This enacted measure requires owners of licensed residential rental properties to include the property’s housing inspection license number in rental advertisements and correspondence, including online ads and on-site signs.

Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code", by amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by requiring that any advertisement or correspondence pertaining to the rental of residential property shall include the housing inspection license number for such property, providing for penalties, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2007-04-26
Resolution 070106

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on invoicing and payment procedures for City procurement and contracting.

Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to examine current invoicing and disbursement procedures and policies in City procurement and contracting, so as to determine measures that may be required to implement and ensure best practices and standards for prompt payment.

Cancellation of Scheduled Public Hearing

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2007-04-26
Resolution 070106

This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on invoicing and payment procedures for City procurement and contracting.

Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to examine current invoicing and disbursement procedures and policies in City procurement and contracting, so as to determine measures that may be required to implement and ensure best practices and standards for prompt payment.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Council Action2007-04-26
Bill 070013

The enacted law amends Philadelphia’s zoning rules by adding payday lenders to the list of regulated uses.

Amending Section 14-1605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulated Uses," by prohibiting regulated uses within 1000 feet of any Commercial Entertainment District and adding "Payday Lenders" as a regulated use, all under certain terms and conditions.

SIGNED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2007-04-26
Bill 070005

The enacted ordinance establishes the Mt.

Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 6300 to 7631 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, to be known as the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District ("District"); designating Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with...

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2007-04-26
Bill 070005

The enacted ordinance establishes the Mt.

Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Germantown Avenue from 6300 to 7631 and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Germantown Avenue, to be known as the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District ("District"); designating Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc., a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. relating to the District; and authorizing Mt. Airy Improvement District, Inc. to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with...

ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.