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 May 15, 2008 meeting.
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City Council approved the Mayor’s revised five-year financial plan covering fiscal years 2009 through 2013, including proposed changes for fiscal year 2008.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2008, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business privilege license rules.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by revising certain types of business privilege licenses, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure authorizes the Streets Department to set or adjust permit fees for oversized and overweight vehicle hauling, street and footway openings for underground pipes and conduit, construction materials and equipment in the public right-of-way, portable storage units, surveys, and reviews of private paving plans.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill changed the time period for permits to open streets and sidewalks for installing or repairing underground conduit from two weeks to 30 days.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s wage, earnings, and net profits tax rates for city residents and nonresidents, including people who work or conduct business in Philadelphia.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s parking tax by setting the tax at 20% of the amount charged for parking or storing a vehicle, including valet parking, beginning July 1, 2008 and thereafter.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment authorizes the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on people or businesses using or occupying real estate in the School District for commercial or industrial activities.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s tax code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose an annual tax on real estate in the city for school district purposes.
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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2009, making appropriations from the city’s general, water, grant, transportation-related, housing, health, and other funds.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget, totaling $2,460,808,000 for capital projects during July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.
To adopt a Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The City adopted a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2009 through 2014.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2009-2014 inclusive.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance grants Sunil Shroff, who operates a newsstand at Fortieth and Spruce Streets, permission to build and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Granting permission to Sunil Shroff, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Spruce Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Spruce 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 amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rates for tax years 2008 and later.
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; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.