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
Procedural actions actions from the October 22, 2009 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 38 actions from October 22, 2009
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings about outreach for the 2010 U.S.
Authorizing the Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings on citizen outreach regarding the United States Census 2010 in Philadelphia and investigate options of outreach to avoid an undercount of Philadelphia Citizens in the upcoming United States Census 2010 Count results.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings about creating a “CouncilStat” system connected to Philadelphia’s 311 data.
Authorizing the Council Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold a hearing to explore the creation of a "CouncilStat" system that would interface with our 311 data systems to help improve the public's access to 311, monitor response times and allow City Council to be more proactive in the creation of legislative and policy changes to improve service delivery in the City.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of two City-owned properties—4305 Mantua Street and 6025 Washington Avenue—to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
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 Third and Sixth Wards 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
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes a City Council committee to hold public hearings about the City pension fund’s policy for handling securities-related lawsuits.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Finance to hold public hearings on the City's pension fund's securities litigation strategy policy.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Joint Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on Philadelphia’s adoption and foster care policies and programs.
Authorizing the Joint Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings on adoption and foster care policies and programs in the City of Philadelphia, and to explore ways to improve the process by decreasing wait times, implementing strategies to reduce the number of children that age out of the system, and address concerns that discourage people from considering adoption.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for burglary, theft, and robbery alarm systems.
Amending Section 9-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Burglary, Theft and Robbery Alarm Systems," by amending the period of time in which a notice of violation must be paid.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have made Wesleyan Road one-way southbound between Willits Road and Fairfield Street.
Establishing a one way regulation on Wesleyan Road, from Willits Road to Fairfield Street, southbound.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of the land and buildings at 5201 Frankford Avenue to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property on behalf of the City to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development a deed conveying fee simple title to certain parcels of land, with the improvements thereon, located at 5201 Frankford Avenue, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes how Philadelphia can approve plans that move curblines or change roadway widths for less than a full city block.
Amending Section 11-301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Street Improvements," to revise the method by which the Board of Surveyors may approve supplemental plans relocating the curblines and changing the roadway widths of streets.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes where sidewalk vending is allowed in Center City.
Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by eliminating previously designated vendor locations on the East side of 5th Street, from Market Street to Ludlow Street and from Ranstead Street to Chestnut Street; by adding to the list of locations that shall not be designated for vending both sides of 5th Street, from Market street to Ludlow street, and Market street, from Fourth street to Fifth street; and by designating additional vendor locations on the east side of 5th Street, between Ranstead street and Chestnut street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s farmers’ market rules to allow a farmers’ market on the sidewalk and west curb lane along the west side of North 12th Street between Cuthbert Street and Arch Street.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as a permissible location the west side of North 12th Street from Cuthbert Street to Arch Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted change to Philadelphia’s sidewalk-cafe rules allows sidewalk cafes on Ninth Street between Christian Street and Federal Street to occupy all or part of spaces where curb market carts may be located.
Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by providing that sidewalk cafes on Ninth Street, between Christian Street and Federal Street, may occupy spaces in which curb market carts may be located, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs to be installed and maintained at the intersection of Lare Street and Summit Avenue, consistent with PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Lare Street and Summit Avenue.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have established a no-parking restriction on both sides of the 200 block of Gay Street, between Fleming Street and the entrance to Nob Hill Condominiums at 182 Gay Street.
Establishing a no parking regulation on the 200 block of Gay Street, from Fleming Street to the entrance to Nob Hill Condominiums (182 Gay Street), on both sides.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes a no-parking regulation on the southern side of the 5000 block of Nevada Street.
Establishing a no parking regulation on the 5000 block of Nevada Street, on the southern side.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance revises the City Plan near Shawmont Avenue and Eva Street by removing a portion of an existing sewer right-of-way and adding a right-of-way in a different location for drainage and water main purposes.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 296, in the area laying northwest of Shawmont Avenue and southwest of Eva Street, by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a portion of a right-of-way for sewers and placing on the City Plan, in an alternate location within the same area, a right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way being placed, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $11.752 million within Philadelphia’s Grants Revenue Fund for Fiscal Year 2009.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 within the Grants Revenue Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $11,585,068 within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2009 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 within the General Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.