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 October 18, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 38 actions from October 18, 2007
This enacted bill authorizes the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, own, and maintain several overhanging structures extending into the public right-of-way over the east side of North Broad Street between Arch and Race Streets and the south side of Race Street between North Broad and 12th Streets.
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its agents, successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain encroachments into the right-of-way of the east side of North Broad Street between Arch and Race Streets and the south side of Race Street between North Broad and 12th Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Rimas Properties to construct, own, and maintain a raised entrance plaza extending about five feet onto the public sidewalk at 1352 South Street.
Authorizing Rimas Properties to construct, own and maintain, a raised entrance plaza encroachment at 1352 South Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires carbon monoxide alarms in new and existing R-3 and R-4 residential occupancies when the building has a fossil-fuel-burning appliance or an attached garage.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "F" ("The Philadelphia Fire Code"), by adding a new subsection requiring the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all new and existing R-3 and R-4 occupancies; by making conforming amendments to Subcode "B" ("The Philadelphia Building Code"), Subcode "EB" ("The Philadelphia Existing Building Code") and Subcode "R" ("The Philadelphia Residential Code"); and by making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer the City-owned property at 332–352 East Tioga Street, including its buildings and improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for a nominal payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey certain tracts of land with the buildings and improvements thereon known as 332-52 East Tioga Street, located on the south side of Tioga Street, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for nominal consideration, for further conveyance.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes a traffic signal for vehicles traveling east and west on Cheltenham Avenue at its intersection with Walnut Lane.
Authorizing the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Cheltenham Avenue and Walnut Lane.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Authorizing Brandywine Cira South, L.P., owner and developer for the Cira Centre South, bounded by Walnut Street, 30th Street, Chestnut Street and Schuylkill Avenue, 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.
This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit vending in the area bounded by 60th Street, Elmwood Avenue, 67th Street, and Kingsessing Avenue.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending within an area bounded by 60th Street, Elmwood Avenue, 67th Street and Kingsessing Avenue, on both sides.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes the City to lease its building at 2529–33 West Lehigh Avenue to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, which would sublease the building to the Philadelphia Public Access Corporation, a nonprofit corporation to be incorporated by the City.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a lease agreement between the City and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") providing for the leasing to PAID of a certain City owned building located at 2529-33 West Lehigh Avenue for further sublease to the Philadelphia Public Access Corporation, a nonprofit corporation to be incorporated by the City, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The law authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to amend four cable franchise agreements operated by Comcast subsidiaries.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into the amendment of four cable television franchises operated by subsidiaries of Comcast Corporation in order to modify certain of the terms and conditions governing the franchisees' provision of channels, financial support, and other support for public access television programming in the City of Philadelphia, including amendment of Franchise Renewal Agreements of Comcast of Philadelphia, Inc. for Franchise Areas I, III and IV, and of Comcast of Philadelphia, LLC for Franchise Area II, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $500,000 in Fiscal Year 2008 General Fund appropriations from the Department of Revenue’s Sinking Fund Commission debt service budget to the Zoning Code Commission.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted change to Philadelphia’s rules on artificial trans fats exempts certain bakeries from the prohibition when making or selling bakery products.
Amending Section 6-307 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Foods Containing Artificial Trans Fats," by exempting certain bakeries from the provisions prohibiting the use of artificial trans fats, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain land within the area bounded by Grant Avenue, Frankford Avenue, Pearson Street, and I-95 Expressway.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Grant Avenue, Frankford Avenue, Pearson Street and I-95 Expressway.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.