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
Unanimous actions actions from the September 20, 2007 meeting.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Bodine Street Associates and its successors to install and maintain multi-level bay windows for the residential project at 1111 N.
Authorizing Bodine Street Associates, their successors and assigns, to own, operate, and maintain multi-level bay windows as part of the residential development project at 1111 N. Bodine Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Muhammed Shaukat, who operates the newsstand at Tenth and Filbert Streets, permission to construct, use, and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Granting permission to Muhammed Shaukat, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Tenth Street and Filbert Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the southwest corner of Tenth Street and Filbert Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s refuse and littering rules to create a reward program for people who provide information leading to a court determination that someone committed short dumping.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by adding a section creating a reward program for the provision of information leading to a determination that an individual has engaged in short dumping, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-cafe rules to permit sidewalk cafes on both sides of Germantown Avenue between Creshiem Valley Road and Rex Avenue, as long as the section’s conditions are met.
Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Germantown Avenue, both sides, between Creshiem Valley Road, and Rex Avenue under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure authorized a $2 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2008 General Fund from the City Council to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Recreation.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 within the General Fund from the Council to the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development and to the Department of Recreation.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill grants The Ivy Hill Cemetery Company permission to expand its cemetery or place of burial at 1201 Easton Road.
Granting permission to The Ivy Hill Cemetery Company to expand their cemetery or place of burial located at 1201 Easton Road.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s rules for prohibited signs.
Amending Chapter 10-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Posting of Signs," by authorizing code officials to issue a single code violation notice for multiple sign violations by the same person, in certain circumstances, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes two-way traffic on 30th Street between Chestnut Street and Walnut Street, allowing movement both northbound and southbound.
Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on 30th Street between Market Street to Walnut Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land bounded by 30th Street, Chestnut Street, Schuylkill Avenue, and Walnut Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 30th Street, Chestnut Street, Schuylkill Avenue and Walnut Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking restriction on the east side of 30th Street between Market Street and Walnut Street.
Establishing a no parking regulation on 30th Street between Market Street and Walnut Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized Brandywine Cira South, L.P., the owner and developer of Cira Centre South, to build, own, and maintain canopies and an open-air sidewalk café extending into the public footways of Chestnut, 30th, and Walnut Streets as part of a mixed-use development.
Authorizing Brandywine Cira South, L.P., owner and developer for the Cira Centre South to construct, own and maintain various encroachments to be installed in conjunction with a mixed-use development, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance creates the 30th Street Special Controls District in the area bounded by 30th Street, Market Street, Schuylkill Avenue, and Walnut Street.
Amending Section 14-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, by adding a new section, entitled "30th Street Special Controls District," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue up to $956.345 million in general obligation bonds to refinance certain outstanding bonds from 1994 through 2006.
Authorizing the issuance of one or more series of general obligation bonds to provide funds to refund certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the City of Philadelphia; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell the bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the purposes for which the proceeds of the bonds will be expended; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit enhancement or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds, and agreements to manage interest costs and certain other actions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have prohibited food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments, and city contractors and lessees from using disposable food service ware containing polystyrene foam when an affordable biodegradable, compostable, or recyclable alternative was available.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware by food vendors, city facility food providers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited package shippers, City departments, and City contractors and lessees from using disposable packaging materials containing polystyrene foam.
Enacting a new Chapter 9-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Shipping and Packaging Waste Reduction Ordinance," to prohibit the use of disposable packaging materials that contain polystyrene foam and to require the use of biodegradable/compostable or recyclable disposable packaging materials by package shippers, city departments and city contractors and lessees unless there is no affordable alternative; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to seek up to $55.09 million in general-obligation bonds for capital projects, including transit; streets and sanitation; municipal buildings; parks, recreation and museums; and economic and community development.
Authorizing the creation of a loan or loans to provide funds for and toward various capital municipal purposes; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the capital purposes and the amounts for which the proceeds of the loan or loans will be expended, including reimbursement of City capital expenditures; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that certain bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and interest rate swaps in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City of Philadelphia; and fixing a day fo...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.