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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Unanimous actions actions from the March 6, 2008 meeting.
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Showing 19-34 of 34 actions from March 6, 2008
This enacted bill changes the zoning designations for certain land located between the County Line, a railroad right-of-way, Shawmont Avenue, and the Schuylkill River.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by the County Line, a Railroad R.O.W., Shawmont Avenue and the Schuylkill River, and approving a Master Plan of Development.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the City’s Procurement Commissioner to contract for paving River Road from the existing northwesterly end of Nixon Street to a point about 10 feet southeast of the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line.
Authorizing the paving of River Road from the existing northwesterly terminus of Nixon Street to a point approximately ten feet southeast of the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Procurement Commissioner to enter into a contract to build public sanitary sewers and related facilities.
Authorizing the construction of sanitary sewers and appurtenant work in portions of River Road and Nixon Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan to establish River Road from the end of Nixon Street to near the Philadelphia-Montgomery County line, open currently unopened sections, and vacate parts of the existing River Road, also known as Nixon Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 240 and 296 by placing on the City Plan River Road from the existing northwesterly terminus of Nixon Street to a point approximately ten feet southeast of the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line; by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, public utility purposes, and emergency access purposes extending from the northwesterly terminus of River Road to the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line; and by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes and a pumping station on the southwesterly side of the proposed River Road approximately two-thousand one-hundred fifty-nine feet northwest of the existing terminus of Nixon Street; authorizing the opening of the unopened portions of the proposed River Road and the vacating of certain portions of the existing River Road (also known as Nixon Street); and authorizing the acquisition of the said re...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have renamed Robin Hood Dell East, located at Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive, as the Georgie Woods Entertainment Center.
Naming and designating the "Robin Hood Dell East" located at Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive as the "Georgie Woods Entertainment Center."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s permit-parking rules by setting the resident parking permit fee at $35 and the renewal fee at $20.
Amending Chapter 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permit Parking Districts," by restoring the permit parking and renewal fees, within certain permit parking districts to their pre-2007 levels.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $84.36 million in Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations from the General Fund and Grants Revenue Fund to various City offices, departments, boards, and commissions.
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.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized a $9.9 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2008 Grants Revenue Fund.
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.
ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Free Library of Philadelphia, on behalf of the City, to accept a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for renovations to the public elevators at the Central Library Branch at 1901 Vine Street.
Authorizing the Free Library of Philadelphia, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to accept a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education for renovations to the Central Library Branch of the Free Library at 1901 Vine Street, pursuant to terms and conditions established by the Commonwealth.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan and the opening of Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Buckius Street, along with unopened portions of Delaware Avenue and Buckius Street in the specified areas.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 305 and 306 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Buckius Street; authorizing the opening of said Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Buckius Street, the opening of the unopened portions of Delaware Avenue (currently on the City Plan, partially opened) from the northeasterly side of Lewis Street to a point approximately two-hundred five feet southwestwardly therefrom, and the opening of the unopened portions of Buckius Street (currently on the City Plan, partially opened) from Delaware Avenue to Bath Street; and authorizing the acquisition of certain slope easements adjacent to the right-of-way lines of Delaware Avenue as proposed to be placed on the City Plan and opened by authority of this Ordinance.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance prohibits street and sidewalk vending on certain portions of 17th Street.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section 9-203 relating to Street Vendors and Section 9-205 relating to Sidewalk Sales, by prohibiting street and sidewalk vending on certain portions of 17th Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Shailesh Tilvawala permission to construct, use, and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way at Eighth and Market Streets to provide electrical and telephone service to his newsstand.
Granting permission to Shailesh Tilvawala, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northeast corner of Eighth Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northeast corner of Eighth Street and Market Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the paving of Cates Way.
Authorizing the paving of Cates Way, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Procurement Commissioner to enter into a contract to pave St.
Authorizing the paving of St. Thomas Drive, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted change to Philadelphia’s Code requires the Finance Director’s annual report on disparity studies and participation goals to include a ranking of City departments and agencies by their percentage of DBE utilization.
Amending Chapter 17-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Annual Disparity Study and Participation Goals," by requiring certain additional information to be included in the Finance Director's required annual report, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends a 2007 ordinance concerning Northern Star Developments LLC’s permission to construct, own, and maintain multi-level bays and balconies at 1617 N.
Amending Bill No. 070263 (approved September 20, 2007), entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Northern Star Developments LLC, 5 Eiker Road, Cranberry, NJ 08512, owner of the property at 1617 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, to construct, own and maintain multi-level bays and balconies as part of the Oxford Mews residential development project, under certain terms and conditions," by providing that the Bill shall take effect immediately, and by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.