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
Procedural actions actions from the October 25, 2007 meeting.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold public hearings about how the upcoming deployment of Pennsylvania National Guard troops could affect Philadelphia’s workforce.
Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service to hold public hearings to examine the potential impact of the upcoming deployment of Pennsylvania National Guard troops on the City of Philadelphia's workforce.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings about employee health and safety issues that the City has sent to contract arbitration.
Authorizing the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to identify employee safety issues that have been forced into contract arbitration by the City, and to investigate the reasoning behind why employee health and safety issues are negotiated rather than properly addressed by the City.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance prohibits displaying a noose, burning cross, or swastika in workplaces, public accommodations, public facilities, public property, or public rights-of-way when the display is intended to intimidate someone or incite violence.
Amending Chapter 10-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Ethnic Intimidation And Institutional Vandalism," by adding a section prohibiting the display of symbols of racial animus, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have added take-out restaurants and small retail food establishments to Philadelphia’s list of regulated uses.
Amending Section 14-1605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulated Uses," by adding Take-out Restaurants and Small Retail Food Establishments to the list of designated regulated uses, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have set a $220 licensing fee for food establishments with seating for 30 or fewer people where food or beverages are mainly prepared or served for consumption off the premises, including delicatessens, convenience stores, and grocery stores.
Amending Section 6-301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Establishments," by establishing the licensing fee and licensing requirements for food establishments with seating for 30 or less patrons where the preparation or serving of food and/or beverages is primarily for consumption off the premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have set a $220 licensing fee for food establishments with seating for 30 or fewer people where food or beverages are mainly prepared or served for consumption off the premises, including delicatessens, convenience stores, and grocery stores.
Amending Section 6-301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Establishments," by establishing the licensing fee and licensing requirements for food establishments with seating for 30 or less patrons where the preparation or serving of food and/or beverages is primarily for consumption off the premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s contracting and procurement rules by raising the value threshold for contracts, concessions, and development projects that require an Economic Opportunity Plan from $250,000 to $1 million.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by increasing the threshold amount that invokes requirement of the Economic Opportunity Plan, and excepting single family households, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law adds prompt-payment requirements to City contracts.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding provisions requiring the City to pay its vendors promptly and requiring City vendors to pay their subcontractors promptly, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires owners of vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts to prominently display a clear, noticeable notice on the rear and both sides of the vehicle.
Amending Chapter 12-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Restrictions Upon Use of Vehicles Around Wheelchair Lift Equipped Vehicles," by adding a new subsection requiring that vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts prominently display a notice on the rear and on the sides of said vehicle of such wheelchair lift, 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 require certain building projects larger than 4,000 square feet—including major renovations and changes of use, but generally excluding single-family homes—to meet green building standards.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-102, entitled "Definitions," and creating a new Section 14-1631 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Green Building Design Standards," to require certain buildings to meet green building design standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created a Transit-Oriented Development zoning district for commercially zoned properties along Frankford Avenue from Cheltenham Avenue to Frankford Creek, including areas near three transit stations: Church Street, Margaret-Orthodox, and the Frankford Avenue Transit Terminal.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-300, entitled "Commercial Districts," by adopting a new Section 14-310, entitled "Transit-Oriented Development District," under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to enter into an agreement for the City to sublease the building at 229 W.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an agreement to sublease from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority a certain building located at 229 W. Allegheny Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer approximately 2.1 acres of city-owned land and buildings on the block bounded by West Huntingdon Street, North Fairhill Street, West Lehigh Avenue, and North Fifth Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for a nominal amount.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey certain tracts of land with the buildings and improvements thereon located on the block bounded by West Huntingdon Street, North Fairhill Street, West Lehigh Avenue, and North Fifth Street, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for nominal consideration, for further conveyance.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance removes and vacates Cuthbert Street between 32nd and 33rd Streets from the City Plan.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Cuthbert Street from 32nd Street to 33rd Street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of said Cuthbert Street being stricken from the City Plan by authority of this Ordinance, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s building construction code, including rules for applying for, issuing, and suspending permits, as well as enforcement provisions for dangerous or unsafe structures.
Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending certain administrative and enforcement provisions and the fee schedule for various construction related activities, 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.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s building construction code, including rules for applying for, issuing, and suspending permits, as well as enforcement provisions for dangerous or unsafe structures.
Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending certain administrative and enforcement provisions and the fee schedule for various construction related activities, 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 bill amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code for piers and other waterfront structures along the Delaware River, Schuylkill River, and estuaries.
Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Section PM-304.9, entitled "Piers and other waterfront structures," by adding the condition "Poor" to the list of conditions which require immediate notification to the Department of Licenses and Inspections once such condition is found after an inspection is conducted, 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 amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code for piers and other waterfront structures along the Delaware River, Schuylkill River, and estuaries.
Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Section PM-304.9, entitled "Piers and other waterfront structures," by adding the condition "Poor" to the list of conditions which require immediate notification to the Department of Licenses and Inspections once such condition is found after an inspection is conducted, 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.