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 October 23, 2008 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 40 actions from October 23, 2008
This bill is recorded with a status of lapsed.
Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations," by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement systems at the intersection of South Penn Square at Broad Street, and by reducing to sixty days the phase-in period during which only warnings are issued, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required Philadelphia to choose electronic payment whenever the City was entitled to receive a payment and had an electronic option.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by adding a provision requiring the City to receive all payments in electronic form whenever electronic payment is an option, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have set standards for the City Law Department when collecting forfeited bail from defendants or sureties.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by providing for standards for actions to collect bail forfeitures, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have submitted a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters on May 19, 2009.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require that the Finance Director or the City Controller provide to City Council fiscal impact statements in connection with pending Council legislation; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have established a standard form for fiscal impact statements on Philadelphia City Council legislation, as required under the Home Rule Charter.
Establishing the form of fiscal impact statements regarding City Council legislation required pursuant to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have allowed people and businesses subject to Philadelphia’s business privilege tax to use an increasing share of the gross-receipts tax as a credit against the net-income portion, reaching 100% for 2015 and later tax years, with unused credits available for up to five years.
Amending Section 19-2604, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by providing that a portion of the tax based upon gross receipts may be taken as a credit against the tax based upon net income, and making technical amendments to Section 19-1506 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to credits against the wage and net profits tax, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment gives the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Community Development two years, instead of one, to enter into an agreement and meet the agreement’s requirements for constructing, owning, and maintaining raised planters on the sidewalks along the 2400, 2500, and 2600 blocks of Kensington Avenue.
Amending Bill No. 070443 (approved by Council on June 14, 2007 and signed by the Mayor on July 3, 2007), entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Office for Community Development, 222 N. 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, to construct, own and maintain raised planter clusters atop the sidewalks of the 2400, 2500 and 2600 blocks of Kensington Avenue, under certain terms and conditions," by authorizing an extension in the time in which the Archdiocese must perform its obligations under the Ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have expanded the Mayor’s authority during a declared emergency to order measures such as sheltering or evacuation, curfews, travel restrictions, business closures, limits on alcohol and fuel sales, weapons restrictions, and limits on retail prices.
Amending Section 10-819 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "State of Emergency," to expand upon the measures that the Mayor may take in an emergency, prohibit the violation of orders issued in connection with a declaration of emergency, revise the penalties for violations, provide definitions, and make technical and other changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends a 2003 ordinance concerning a gas-main right-of-way within former Morris Street between Thirtieth and Thirty-First Streets.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 030681) approved December 18, 2003, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 24-S by placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of former Morris Street from Thirtieth Street to Thirty-First Street, under certain terms and conditions," by deleting the requirement that the terms and conditions stated therein be complied with within a certain time period.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited truck parking on the eastern side of the 5200 block of Marshall Street, between Fisher Avenue and Duncannon Avenue.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 5200 block of Marshall street, from Fisher avenue to Duncannon avenue, on the eastern side.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit sidewalk sales within 25 feet of 2510 Cheltenham Avenue.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to Sidewalk Sales by prohibiting sidewalk sales within twenty-five feet of 2510 Cheltenham Avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for collecting delinquent taxes and other municipal claims.
Amending Chapter 19-3100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Attorney Fees In Collection Matters; Retention Of Private Attorneys," by providing for a schedule of contingency fees to be assessed, relating to collection expenses incurred in the collection of delinquent tax and other municipal claims; authorizing such expenses; and making certain related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas within the boundaries of Ditman Street, Cottman Avenue, Keystone Street, and Hellerman Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Ditman Street, Cottman Avenue, Keystone Street and Hellerman Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Ditman Street, Levick Street, Hegerman Street, Robbins Avenue, Keystone Street, Devereaux Street, Hegerman Street, Tulip Street, and Harbison Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Ditman Street, Levick Street, Hegerman Street, Robbins Avenue, Keystone Street, Devereaux Street, Hegerman Street, Tulip Street and Harbison Avenue.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure amends the City’s agreements involving the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority and the expanded Convention Center.
Amending Bill No. 070994-A (approved December 21, 2007), entitled "Authorizing the Director of Finance, Commissioner of Public Property and other officials of the City to execute either directly or through the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development various agreements, instruments of conveyance and other transactional documents by and among the City, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority related to the development, construction, financing, operation and management of an expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center and including the defeasance of outstanding Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority bonds, the release of the lien of the Trust Indenture dated as of December 15, 1989, as amended and supplemented, relating to such bonds, the termination of the existing Lease and Service Agreement, the sale of the existing Convention Center building and improvements to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyanc...
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure added a 1.2% excise tax to hotel room rentals in Philadelphia, collected from hotel guests by hotel operators.
Amending Chapter 19-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hotel Room Rental Tax," by providing for an additional excise tax on hotel room rentals and designating the expenditures for which such tax will be used, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $10.5 million in Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations from the Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund.
An Ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Director of Finance - Indemnities.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure amends the Philadelphia Code to prohibit telemarketing within the area covered by the Passyunk Avenue Special District Controls.
Amending Section 14-1621 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Passyunk Avenue Special District Controls," by adding telemarketing as a prohibited use, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.