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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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Council actions

Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the October 29, 2008 meeting.

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Showing 55-72 of 82 actions from October 29, 2008

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080630

The enacted ordinance authorizes adding an approximately 140-foot extension of Ontario Street to the City Plan, from its current end near the Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad to Delaware Avenue.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by placing on the City Plan an extension of Ontario Street from its existing terminus at the northwesterly side of the right-of-way of the Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad southeastwardly to Delaware Avenue; the dedication of the bed of the extended portion of Ontario Street to the City; and the striking from the City Plan of a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes laying within the lines of the proposed extension of Ontario Street; all under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080630

The enacted ordinance authorizes adding an approximately 140-foot extension of Ontario Street to the City Plan, from its current end near the Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad to Delaware Avenue.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by placing on the City Plan an extension of Ontario Street from its existing terminus at the northwesterly side of the right-of-way of the Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad southeastwardly to Delaware Avenue; the dedication of the bed of the extended portion of Ontario Street to the City; and the striking from the City Plan of a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes laying within the lines of the proposed extension of Ontario Street; all under certain terms and conditions.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080630

The enacted ordinance authorizes adding an approximately 140-foot extension of Ontario Street to the City Plan, from its current end near the Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad to Delaware Avenue.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by placing on the City Plan an extension of Ontario Street from its existing terminus at the northwesterly side of the right-of-way of the Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad southeastwardly to Delaware Avenue; the dedication of the bed of the extended portion of Ontario Street to the City; and the striking from the City Plan of a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes laying within the lines of the proposed extension of Ontario Street; all under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080629

This enacted ordinance amended a 2006 ordinance concerning the placement and street lines of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue on the City Plan, along with dedication of parts of those street beds to the City.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 060730) approved November 16, 2006, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 278 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Hellerman Street to Magee Avenue and by placing Magee Avenue from Delaware Avenue to New State Road, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue being placed under authority of this Ordinance and also the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of a portion of the bed of Delaware Avenue between Levick Street and Hellerman Street not previously opened", by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080629

This enacted ordinance amended a 2006 ordinance concerning the placement and street lines of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue on the City Plan, along with dedication of parts of those street beds to the City.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 060730) approved November 16, 2006, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 278 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Hellerman Street to Magee Avenue and by placing Magee Avenue from Delaware Avenue to New State Road, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue being placed under authority of this Ordinance and also the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of a portion of the bed of Delaware Avenue between Levick Street and Hellerman Street not previously opened", by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080629

This enacted ordinance amended a 2006 ordinance concerning the placement and street lines of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue on the City Plan, along with dedication of parts of those street beds to the City.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 060730) approved November 16, 2006, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 278 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Hellerman Street to Magee Avenue and by placing Magee Avenue from Delaware Avenue to New State Road, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue being placed under authority of this Ordinance and also the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of a portion of the bed of Delaware Avenue between Levick Street and Hellerman Street not previously opened", by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080628

This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in the area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street.

Authorizing the grant to the City of two rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within an area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street; and authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by placing on the City Plan the two rights of way and striking and abandoning portions of two existing rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within the same area; all under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080628

This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in the area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street.

Authorizing the grant to the City of two rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within an area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street; and authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by placing on the City Plan the two rights of way and striking and abandoning portions of two existing rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within the same area; all under certain terms and conditions.

AMENDED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080628

This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in the area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street.

Authorizing the grant to the City of two rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within an area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street; and authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by placing on the City Plan the two rights of way and striking and abandoning portions of two existing rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within the same area; all under certain terms and conditions.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080628

This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in the area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street.

Authorizing the grant to the City of two rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within an area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street; and authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by placing on the City Plan the two rights of way and striking and abandoning portions of two existing rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within the same area; all under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080625

The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove from the official City Plan and vacate about 620 feet of Thirtieth Street, from Walnut Street’s lower level south to a dead end.

Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Thirtieth Street from Walnut Street (lower level) southwardly approximately six-hundred twenty feet to a dead end, all under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080625

The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove from the official City Plan and vacate about 620 feet of Thirtieth Street, from Walnut Street’s lower level south to a dead end.

Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Thirtieth Street from Walnut Street (lower level) southwardly approximately six-hundred twenty feet to a dead end, all under certain terms and conditions.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080625

The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove from the official City Plan and vacate about 620 feet of Thirtieth Street, from Walnut Street’s lower level south to a dead end.

Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Thirtieth Street from Walnut Street (lower level) southwardly approximately six-hundred twenty feet to a dead end, all under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080587

This lapsed bill would have expanded the city’s rules for boxes distributing newspapers and other printed material to include specified portions of the Manayunk commercial area.

Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of Printed Material," by including certain portions of the commercial area in the vicinity of Main Street in Manayunk, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Council Action2008-10-29
Bill 080587

This lapsed bill would have expanded the city’s rules for boxes distributing newspapers and other printed material to include specified portions of the Manayunk commercial area.

Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of Printed Material," by including certain portions of the commercial area in the vicinity of Main Street in Manayunk, under certain terms and conditions.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080587

This lapsed bill would have expanded the city’s rules for boxes distributing newspapers and other printed material to include specified portions of the Manayunk commercial area.

Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of Printed Material," by including certain portions of the commercial area in the vicinity of Main Street in Manayunk, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080574

This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for newsstands to prohibit newsstands on both sides of 5th Street between Ludlow and Market Streets.

Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code by prohibiting newsstands on both sides of 5th Street between Ludlow and Market Streets.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-10-29
Bill 080574

This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for newsstands to prohibit newsstands on both sides of 5th Street between Ludlow and Market Streets.

Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code by prohibiting newsstands on both sides of 5th Street between Ludlow and Market Streets.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.