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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the September 18, 2008 meeting.
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Showing 127-144 of 203 actions from September 18, 2008
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s ethics rules to restrict City officers and employees from holding outside jobs or business positions with people or organizations doing business with, seeking business from, or discussing potential business with the City.
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by adding provisions restricting City officers and employees from having certain kinds of outside employment or business interests, under certain terms and conditions, and renumbering.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s ethics rules to restrict City officers and employees from holding outside jobs or business positions with people or organizations doing business with, seeking business from, or discussing potential business with the City.
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by adding provisions restricting City officers and employees from having certain kinds of outside employment or business interests, under certain terms and conditions, and renumbering.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s ethics rules to prohibit political committees controlled by, or organized for, elected City officials from soliciting or receiving political contributions.
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," to prohibit political committees from soliciting or receiving political contributions on behalf of elected City officials, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s ethics rules to prohibit political committees controlled by, or organized for, elected City officials from soliciting or receiving political contributions.
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," to prohibit political committees from soliciting or receiving political contributions on behalf of elected City officials, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s ethics rules for City officers and employees by generally prohibiting them from soliciting or accepting anything of value from people or organizations connected to City business, regulation, proceedings, or decisions.
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by amending provisions prohibiting City officers and employees from soliciting or accepting gifts from certain sources, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s ethics rules for City officers and employees by generally prohibiting them from soliciting or accepting anything of value from people or organizations connected to City business, regulation, proceedings, or decisions.
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by amending provisions prohibiting City officers and employees from soliciting or accepting gifts from certain sources, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required advertisements for contractors in newspapers and commercial publications to include the contractor’s license number.
Amending Section 9-1004 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors," to prohibit contractors, newspaper publishers, distribution companies and distributors of commercial publications from publishing or distributing any advertisements for Contractors in newspapers or in commercial publications which do not also include the Contractor's license number; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required advertisements for contractors in newspapers and commercial publications to include the contractor’s license number.
Amending Section 9-1004 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors," to prohibit contractors, newspaper publishers, distribution companies and distributors of commercial publications from publishing or distributing any advertisements for Contractors in newspapers or in commercial publications which do not also include the Contractor's license number; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have extended Philadelphia’s “Educational Housing District” rules to the Fifth Councilmanic District.
Amending The Philadelphia Code relating to "Educational Housing Districts," by amending Chapter 10-1800 ("Vicarious Liability for Student Conduct"), and Chapter 9-2400 ("Universities and Students") regarding student address notification requirements applicable to students, universities and colleges; requirements on students and colleges and universities regarding the student's vehicles; requirements on colleges and universities regarding the provision to the City of certain policies and information; certain requirements applicable to landlords; certain reporting requirements; and certain requirements regarding cooperation with enforcement officials; by making them applicable to the Fifth Councilmanic District; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have extended Philadelphia’s “Educational Housing District” rules to the Fifth Councilmanic District.
Amending The Philadelphia Code relating to "Educational Housing Districts," by amending Chapter 10-1800 ("Vicarious Liability for Student Conduct"), and Chapter 9-2400 ("Universities and Students") regarding student address notification requirements applicable to students, universities and colleges; requirements on students and colleges and universities regarding the student's vehicles; requirements on colleges and universities regarding the provision to the City of certain policies and information; certain requirements applicable to landlords; certain reporting requirements; and certain requirements regarding cooperation with enforcement officials; by making them applicable to the Fifth Councilmanic District; all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This withdrawn proposal would have removed Moravian Street from the City Plan between Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets and reserved two rights-of-way for drainage, water, gas, and other utility facilities.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Moravian Street from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan two rights-of-way for drainage and utility purposes within the lines of portions of Moravian Street being stricken, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This withdrawn proposal would have removed Moravian Street from the City Plan between Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets and reserved two rights-of-way for drainage, water, gas, and other utility facilities.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Moravian Street from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan two rights-of-way for drainage and utility purposes within the lines of portions of Moravian Street being stricken, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance prohibits street vending and sidewalk sales on Spring Garden Street between 16th and 18th Streets.
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 Spring Garden Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance prohibits street vending and sidewalk sales on Spring Garden Street between 16th and 18th Streets.
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 Spring Garden Street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to add an approximately 90-foot extension of Mount Vernon Street from its current terminus west of Percy Street to Tenth Street on the official City Plan.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by placing on the City Plan an extension of Mount Vernon Street from its existing terminus west of Percy Street westwardly to Tenth Street; by striking from the City Plan a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage and utility purposes laying within the lines of the proposed extension of Mount Vernon Street; and authorizing dedication to the City of the bed of the proposed extension of Mount Vernon Street; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to add an approximately 90-foot extension of Mount Vernon Street from its current terminus west of Percy Street to Tenth Street on the official City Plan.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by placing on the City Plan an extension of Mount Vernon Street from its existing terminus west of Percy Street westwardly to Tenth Street; by striking from the City Plan a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage and utility purposes laying within the lines of the proposed extension of Mount Vernon Street; and authorizing dedication to the City of the bed of the proposed extension of Mount Vernon Street; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a right-of-way reserved for gas main purposes within the lines of former Seventeenth Street from the intersection of Wood Street and Seventeenth Street to Franklintown Boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a right-of-way reserved for gas main purposes within the lines of former Seventeenth Street from the intersection of Wood Street and Seventeenth Street to Franklintown Boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.