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 October 8, 2009 meeting.
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Showing 55-71 of 71 actions from October 8, 2009
Unanimous2009-10-08
Bill 090707Authorizing the Water Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement for a license from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to occupy certain submerged lands of the Commonwealth in the Schuylkill River in the vicinity of Lock Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Unanimous2009-10-08
Bill 090706Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes, by creating an Office of Property Assessment which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to the initial making of property assessments; by assigning certain duties to the Department of Records (as the successor to the Recorder of Deeds) with respect to filing certain information with the new Office of Property Assessment; by creating a new Board of Property Assessment Appeals ("Board"), which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to appeals from property assessments; and by creating a Board of Property Assessment Appeals Nominating Panel to nominate candidates for appointment to the Board; and providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special electio...
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Procedural2009-10-08
Bill 090706Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes, by creating an Office of Property Assessment which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to the initial making of property assessments; by assigning certain duties to the Department of Records (as the successor to the Recorder of Deeds) with respect to filing certain information with the new Office of Property Assessment; by creating a new Board of Property Assessment Appeals ("Board"), which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to appeals from property assessments; and by creating a Board of Property Assessment Appeals Nominating Panel to nominate candidates for appointment to the Board; and providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special electio...
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Unanimous2009-10-08
Bill 090705Amending Bill No.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Procedural2009-10-08
Bill 090705Amending Bill No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Unanimous2009-10-08
Bill 090703Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as a permissible location the West side of Wadsworth Avenue between Bayard Street and Pickering Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Procedural2009-10-08
Bill 090703Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as a permissible location the West side of Wadsworth Avenue between Bayard Street and Pickering Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Unanimous2009-10-08
Bill 090702Granting permission to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3624 Market Street, Suite 575 West, Philadelphia, PA 19104, for the installation of information signs and planters on the public sidewalk located on the 3400 block of Civic Center Boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Procedural2009-10-08
Bill 090702Granting permission to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3624 Market Street, Suite 575 West, Philadelphia, PA 19104, for the installation of information signs and planters on the public sidewalk located on the 3400 block of Civic Center Boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Procedural2009-10-08
Bill 090579Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage And Benefits Standard," by providing that those who violate the Chapter may be suspended from receiving financial assistance from the City or from bidding on or participating in future City contracts for a period of time, and further providing that Council may by resolution determine that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of that Chapter has occurred, that the violator should be subject to debarment, and that the appropriate City agency shall, after notice and hearing, make a final determination as to whether there has been a violation of the Chapter and whether debarment should be imposed, all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Unanimous2009-10-08
Bill 090579Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage And Benefits Standard," by providing that those who violate the Chapter may be suspended from receiving financial assistance from the City or from bidding on or participating in future City contracts for a period of time, and further providing that Council may by resolution determine that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of that Chapter has occurred, that the violator should be subject to debarment, and that the appropriate City agency shall, after notice and hearing, make a final determination as to whether there has been a violation of the Chapter and whether debarment should be imposed, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Procedural2009-10-08
Bill 090579Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage And Benefits Standard," by providing that those who violate the Chapter may be suspended from receiving financial assistance from the City or from bidding on or participating in future City contracts for a period of time, and further providing that Council may by resolution determine that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of that Chapter has occurred, that the violator should be subject to debarment, and that the appropriate City agency shall, after notice and hearing, make a final determination as to whether there has been a violation of the Chapter and whether debarment should be imposed, all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Procedural2009-10-08
Bill 090577Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute the "Southeastern Pennsylvania Mutual Aid and Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement," by and between the City of Philadelphia and Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Procedural2009-10-08
Bill 090577Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute the "Southeastern Pennsylvania Mutual Aid and Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement," by and between the City of Philadelphia and Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Unanimous2009-10-08
Bill 090577Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute the "Southeastern Pennsylvania Mutual Aid and Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement," by and between the City of Philadelphia and Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Council Action2009-10-08
Bill 090520Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by providing that Council may by resolution determine that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a participant, contractor, project developer, or applicant for or recipient of financial assistance has failed to comply with the provisions of that Chapter and should be subject to debarment, and upon adoption of such a resolution, the Finance Director shall, after notice and hearing, make a final determination as to whether there has been a violation of the Chapter and whether debarment should be imposed, all under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
Council Action2009-10-08
Bill 090123-AAAAmending the provisions of The Philadelphia Code regulating dumpsters; in particular, repealing and reenacting the provisions of Section 10-722, entitled "Use of Dumpsters"; amending Section 9-604, entitled "Refuse Collection," to provide that persons licensed under that Section who own, rent or control dumpsters shall comply with all provisions of the new Section 10-722, and making compliance with such provisions a condition of the Garbage Collection License, the Waste Collection License, and the Recyclable Material Collection License, a condition that may be enforced by license revocation; amending the enforcement and penalty provision of Sections 10-718 and 10-719 relating to fines, penalties, and forfeitures for violations of the new Section 10-722; and amending Section 11-605, entitled "Construction Materials," to revise the provisions regulating construction dumpsters and Section 11-609, entitled "Administrative Provisions," to increase the fines for violations of Section 11-605;...
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Other recorded action without a published tally.