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 May 3, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 1-17 of 17 actions from May 3, 2007
This enacted ordinance approves the Redevelopment Authority’s proposal and urban renewal plan for the 9th & Ellsworth area, generally bounded by Washington Avenue, Darien Street, Federal Street, and Ninth Street.
Approving the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the 9th & Ellsworth Urban Renewal Area being the area generally bounded by Washington avenue on the north, Darien street to the east, Federal street to the south and the rear of properties fronting on the west side of Ninth street to the west; approving the urban renewal plan and determining that such plan and redevelopment proposal conform to the general locality plan and make adequate provisions for individuals, business concerns and families who are displaced; determining the necessity for changes in and for zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities; determining that the urban renewal plan and redevelopment proposal meet all non-discrimination requirements of Federal, State and Local Laws and the regulations and policies promulgated with respect thereto; declaring that certain expressly designated and provid...
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on whether Philadelphia’s community emergency notification system, known as Reverse 911, could be upgraded and expanded.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings to examine and evaluate the feasibility of upgrading and expanding the City's community emergency notification system, otherwise known as Reverse 911.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Streets and Services to investigate poor drainage and structural defects in sidewalk cutouts in Center City and elsewhere in Philadelphia.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Streets and Services to investigate why the sidewalk cutouts throughout Center City are not adequately draining and to investigate whether or not there are other locations throughout the City where the sidewalk cutouts are structurally defective; and to determine how the problem of the sidewalk cutouts can be corrected and to have them corrected.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold hearings about Pennsylvania’s proposed 2008 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plan.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Housing Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold hearings and calling on the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors to reject the Agency's proposed 2008 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plan which is discriminatory towards projects located in low income neighborhoods.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Temple University's Institutional Development District Master Plan to allow construction of a new Tyler School of Art building.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of Temple University by allowing for the construction of a new building to be used for the Tyler School of Art.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for C-4 and C-5 commercial districts.
Amending Chapter 14-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "C-4 Commercial and C-5 Commercial Districts," to revise parking regulations in the area bounded by Broad Street, Carpenter Street, S. 13th Street, Kimball Street, S. 12th Street and Washington Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-cafe rules to allow sidewalk cafes on both sides of Germantown Avenue between Washington Lane and Creshiem Valley Road.
Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Germantown Avenue, both sides, between Washington Lane and Creshiem Valley Road, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance approved up to $70.648 million for Philadelphia Gas Works’ Fiscal Year 2008 capital projects, covering the period from September 1, 2007, through August 31, 2008.
An Ordinance Approving the Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works (including the supplying of funds in connection therewith) subject to certain constraints and conditions, and acknowledging receipt of the Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure creates a three-member Malt and Brewed Beverage Hearing Board within the Department of Licenses and Inspections to handle City approval requests for permits to sell beer and malt beverages for off-premises consumption.
Amending Chapter 9-2900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Take-Out Sale Of Malt And Brewed Beverages," by creating the Malt and Brewed Beverage Hearing Board and revising the fee and procedures for the request for City approval of a permit to sell malt or brewed beverages for off-premises consumption, and amending Section 20-304 of The Philadelphia Code, to provide for the compensation of the Hearing Board; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s zoning code to define green roofs and require buildings with at least 90,000 square feet of building area to cover at least 75% of their eligible rooftop space with a green roof.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-102, entitled "Definitions," and creating a new Section 14-114 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sustainable Zoning," to require certain buildings to have a green roof, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
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 FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
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.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution would have approved the Mayor’s revised five-year financial plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2008 through 2012, including proposed changes for fiscal year 2007.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2008 through 2012, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2007, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2008, beginning July 1, 2007.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2008.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Budget, totaling $2,135,520,000, for capital projects during July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008.
To adopt a Fiscal 2008 Capital Budget.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The City adopted a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2008 through 2013.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2008-2013 inclusive.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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 PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.