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 29, 2009 meeting.
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Authorizing City Council's joint Committees on Streets and Services and the Environment to hold public hearings to investigate the feasibility of building and operating a Municipal Solid Waste power generation and biofuels facility within Philadelphia to produce electricity and biofuels.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to accept from the School District of Philadelphia conveyance of title to a portion of the land bounded by Susquehanna Avenue, North 15th Street, Diamond Street, and North 16th Street, and further authorizing transfer of the property to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the sale of City real estate for cash consideration of fifty percent (50%) of its fair market value for the purpose of creating retail and commercial jobs, provided a first-priority lien on the property is retained equal to the difference between fair market value and the cash consideration, extinguishable based on fulfillment of retail and commercial job creation requirements, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding a new chapter to require sellers of real property to provide certifications of zoning and subdivision status to the purchaser prior to transfer, and providing penalties; and amending Title 14, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to require the Department of Licenses and Inspections to provide certifications regarding subdivision status to sellers upon request, and to require approval by the Planning Commission for property subdivision into two or more lots; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades of an area of City Plan No.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 11-603 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Projections Over the Street," to revise the permitting requirements for the erection or maintenance of canopies and marquees, under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing New Kensington Community Development Corporation to construct, own and maintain two bus shelters, twelve decorative signs, eleven four-foot benches, eight six-foot benches, and thirty-four trash receptacles on the east and west footway of Frankford Avenue, from East Columbia Avenue to York Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to require certain property owners either to pay a fee for City waste hauling or to demonstrate that the business or property owner has a private provider of waste and recycling disposal services; all under certain terms and conditions.
IntroducedยทPass
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to require certain property owners either to pay a fee for City waste hauling or to demonstrate that the business or property owner has a private provider of waste and recycling disposal services; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Lancaster Avenue, between North 61st Street and North 62nd Street, south side.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a license agreement between the City of Philadelphia and Impact Services Corporation under which Impact Services Corporation would operate, manage and maintain Walnut Lane Golf Course as a public golf course under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a License Agreement between the City of Philadelphia and Juniata Golf Foundation under which Juniata Golf Foundation would operate, manage and maintain Juniata Golf Course as a public golf course under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to construct, own and maintain a handicap ramp and stairs at 2201-2207 W.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," to eliminate licensing requirements and revise fees with respect to certain food establishments; to eliminate licensing requirements for barber and beauty shops; to eliminate permitting requirements for laser light shows; all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Amusement Tax," to revise the fee for an amusement license, under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing Nicole and Daniel Dizio, Owners of Wit or Witout Cheesesteaks, to construct, own and maintain one table, four chairs and one trash receptacle on the sidewalk located at 7352 Frankford Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Authorizing the University City Science Center to construct, own and maintain twenty benches, twenty-three trash receptacles, and nine bike racks on the north and south footway of Market Street, from 34th Street to 41st Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," and Chapter 12-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing And Immobilizing of Parked or Abandoned Vehicles," by reducing the amount towing companies can charge owners of recovered stolen or illegally used vehicles.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.