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 December 3, 2009 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 39 actions from December 3, 2009
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings about how Philadelphia currently collects delinquent taxes.
Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on the procedures that the City currently employs to collect delinquent taxes, the effectiveness or shortcomings of those procedures, and the additional measures and resources required to improve the system for collecting delinquent taxes.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution reappointing Harvey Spear to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Reappointing Harvey Spear to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution reappoints Sheryl Bar to the Board of Directors of the Old City Special Services District.
Reappointing Sheryl Bar to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution appointing Arthur Holst to the Board of Directors of the Old City Special Services District.
Appointing Arthur Holst to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution appointing Stephanie Wall to the Board of Directors of the Old City Special Services District.
Appointing Stephanie Wall to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings about the School District of Philadelphia’s recycling policies, goals, and educational program.
Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings to investigate the School District of Philadelphia's recycling policy, strategic goals, and educational program and to also review the District's diversion rate and expenses related to waste management.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings about Philadelphia International Airport’s resources and services for international travelers.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to evaluate Philadelphia International Airport's current resources for international travelers and explore current trends and opportunities to improve these services to improve our City's international image.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance prohibits street and sidewalk vending within the area bounded by Broad Street, Oxford Street, 13th Street, and Jefferson Street, including both sides of the streets forming the boundary.
Amending Section 9-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Street Vendors," and Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting street and sidewalk vending within the area bounded by Broad street, Oxford street, 13th street and Jefferson street, including both sides of any street bounding this area; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove Cherry Street from the City Plan and vacate the segment from Broad Street to Carlisle Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Cherry Street from Broad Street to Carlisle Street and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes and public utility purposes within the lines of Cherry Street being stricken from the City Plan and vacated under authority of this Ordinance, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance expands the Oregon Avenue Business Corridor District to include both sides of Front Street from Oregon Avenue to Pattison Avenue.
Amending Section 9-206 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts," by expanding the Oregon Avenue Business Corridor District to include both sides of Front Street from Oregon Avenue to Pattison Avenue, by authorizing an additional vending location within that district, and by making technical amendments; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized $12.6 million in Fiscal Year 2010 transfers from a Grants Revenue Fund provision for other grants.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Department of Revenue and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Department of Revenue.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized $12.6 million in Fiscal Year 2010 transfers from a Grants Revenue Fund provision for other grants.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Department of Revenue and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Department of Revenue.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized $12.6 million in Fiscal Year 2010 transfers from a Grants Revenue Fund provision for other grants.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Department of Revenue and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Department of Revenue.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized $12.6 million in Fiscal Year 2010 transfers from a Grants Revenue Fund provision for other grants.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Department of Revenue and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Department of Revenue.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized $12.6 million in Fiscal Year 2010 transfers from a Grants Revenue Fund provision for other grants.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Department of Revenue and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Department of Revenue.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance requires owners of certain residential and commercial properties eligible for City curbside waste collection to pay an annual $150 fee, unless the property is a single-family home, condominium, cooperative, or has a private waste-hauling contract.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance requires owners of certain residential and commercial properties eligible for City curbside waste collection to pay an annual $150 fee, unless the property is a single-family home, condominium, cooperative, or has a private waste-hauling contract.
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
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.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.