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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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Unanimous actions actions from the February 14, 2008 meeting.

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Showing 19-36 of 36 actions from February 14, 2008

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080164

Amending Chapter 11-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Construction, Encroachments And Projections Over, On And Under Streets," make the Streets Department the permitting agency for the placement of construction materials in the right-of-way; adding a section prohibiting the blocking or closure of a roadway or sidewalk for loading or unloading, building maintenance or related activities without a permit; and authorizing the Streets Department to issue regulations for such permits; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080163

Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," and Title 11 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Streets," to provide authorization to the Streets Department to adopt regulations establishing fees for issuing permits for hauling oversized and overweight vehicles; breaking streets and footways for the installation and repair of underground pipes and conduit; placing construction materials, construction equipment and portable on-demand storage units in the right-of-way; and for providing accelerated service for survey activities and City plan changes and plan reviews of private paving plans; and to establish supplementary inspection fees when the work or activity has been commenced without the permit first having been obtained; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080162

Amending Chapter 11-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Openings And Excavations In The Streets," to revise the operative period of permits to break streets and footways for the installation and repair of underground conduit; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080161

Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080160

Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080159

Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080158

Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080157

Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080156

Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080155

To adopt a Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080154

To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2009-2014 inclusive.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080153

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 within the Water Fund from the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management to the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080152

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 within the Aviation Fund from the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management to the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080151

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080150

Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Law Department and the Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080149

Amending Section 12-1117 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Physically Handicapped and Disabled or Severely Disabled Veteran Parking," and Section 12-2809, entitled "Civil Penalties and Costs," by expressly prohibiting certain improper uses of Disabled Parking Permits and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080148

Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to change the method by which the prevailing wage and prevailing working conditions are calculated for certain occupational classifications, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2008-02-14
Bill 080084

Authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission, the Executive Director of Fairmount Park, and the Public Property Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a lease with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), to lease City-owned land south of Shelmire Avenue adjacent to the campus of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, Inc.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.