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 14, 2009 meeting.
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City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring H.F.
Honoring H.F. "Gerry" and Marguerite Lenfest.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approves Philadelphia’s 2008 updated plan for operating, maintaining, and administering the city’s emergency 9-1-1 system.
Approving the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Emergency 9-1-1 2008 Triennial Plan as an amendment to the City's 9-1-1 Plan, and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to submit such amended 9-1-1 Plan to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for review and approval, as required by the Pennsylvania Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of 2061 Amber Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Thirty-first Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls on state and local leaders to use American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to create a plan for addressing workforce and wage inequities.
Calling upon our state and local leaders to use American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to create a roadmap that includes solutions that recognize and address workforce and wage inequities and builds opportunities for everyone, not just a select few.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings about small-business lending in Philadelphia’s low- and moderate-income and minority neighborhoods.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to examine small business lending in low-and-moderate income and minority neighborhoods within the City of Philadelphia, and to take testimony on new initiatives including a loan guarantee fund and alternative loan programs.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and celebrating Jon Drummond upon his induction into the Overbrook High School Hall of Fame.
Recognizing and celebrating Jon Drummond upon his induction into the Overbrook High School Hall of Fame.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging Pennsylvania’s governor and the chairs of the General Assembly’s appropriations committees to increase 2009–10 funding for the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP).
Urging Pennsylvania's Governor and the Chairs of the General Assembly's Appropriation Committees to increase the 2009-10 funding for the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) to adequately assist the rising number of unemployed Pennsylvanians facing foreclosure due to the recession.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution supports passage of the 2009 federal DREAM Act and calls on Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to support it.
Calling on the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation to support the 2009 DREAM Act, and Recognizing the 2009 Federal DREAM Act for the Support it Provides to The Nation's Student Immigrant Community.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors the American Heart Association, the University of Pennsylvania, and private individuals such as Joe Waters for training people in CPR and using it to save lives.
Honoring American Heart Association, the University of Pennsylvania, and Private Individuals Such as Joe Waters, For Their Continuing Efforts At Training and Saving Lives With The Techniques Used In CPR; and Reaffirming June 18th 2009 as "Philadelphia CPR Training Day."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Public Property Commissioner to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 3934 Folsom Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, without consideration, deeds conveying conditional fee simple title to certain City-owned lots or pieces of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Twenty-fourth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvement in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution recognizes Judge Annette M.
Recognizing Judge Annette M. Rizzo for her involvement in the ground-breaking Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program and thanking her for her hard work and tireless dedication to families throughout the City of Philadelphia by preventing thousands of mortgage foreclosures and helping thousands of Philadelphians resolve complications regarding their Mortgage payments.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure creates special zoning controls for properties on both sides of Front Street between Girard Avenue and Oxford Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section, entitled "North Central Front Street Special District Controls," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changed zoning designations and development rules for land bounded by Cecil B.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 11th Street, Montgomery Avenue and 12th Street; amending Section 14-1402 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking in Residential Districts;" and by amending Section 14-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "C-4 Commercial and C-5 Commercial Districts," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed zoning designations for land bounded by Arch Street, 18th Street, Cuthbert Street, and 19th Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by adding certain requirements pursuant to the changing of zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Arch Street, 18th Street, Cuthbert Street, and 19th Street, pursuant to Section 14-305 of the Zoning Code entitled "C-4" Commercial and "C-5" Commercial District, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance extends the period of tax exemptions, abatements, or credits for certain properties in Philadelphia’s Keystone Opportunity Zones and economic development districts, subject to approval by Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development.
Amending Chapter 19-3200, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone And Economic Development District," by providing for extensions of the term of benefits for certain properties, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the National Park Service to construct, own, and maintain a building extension and steps at 530 Market Street that would extend about 15 feet onto the south sidewalk, leaving about 13 feet for pedestrian traffic.
Authorizing the National Park Service to construct, own and maintain a building encroachment and steps at 530 Market Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s zoning maps for certain land in an area bounded generally by Cumberland Street, the Delaware River, Berks Street, Beach Street, Richmond Street, and Schirra Drive.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area generally bounded by a line located approximately 220 feet north of Cumberland Street, the Delaware River, a line located approximately 328 feet south of Berks Street, Beach Street, Richmond Street, Schirra Drive, Beach Street and Cumberland Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s rules for automated red-light enforcement.
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 Aramingo Avenue at Castor Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.