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 March 25, 2010 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 59 actions from March 25, 2010
Adopted legislation authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of 306 East Bringhurst Street, a City-owned property in the Twelfth Ward, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
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 Twelfth 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.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring April 2010 Autism Awareness Month in Philadelphia and recognizing April 2, 2010, as World Autism Day.
Declaring April 2010 as Autism Awareness Month and Recognizing April 2nd, 2010 as World Autism Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring April 2010 Autism Awareness Month in Philadelphia and recognizing April 2, 2010, as World Autism Day.
Declaring April 2010 as Autism Awareness Month and Recognizing April 2nd, 2010 as World Autism Day in the City of Philadelphia.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution declaring April 2010 Autism Awareness Month in Philadelphia and recognizing April 2, 2010, as World Autism Day.
Declaring April 2010 as Autism Awareness Month and Recognizing April 2nd, 2010 as World Autism Day in the City of Philadelphia.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings about how Philadelphia’s Capital Program funds and carries out capital projects and improvements.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to investigate the processes within the Capital Program to execute funding for capital projects and improvements and to identify and address regulatory and statutory obstacles in order to streamline the system and create a more efficient process.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings about how Philadelphia’s Capital Program funds and carries out capital projects and improvements.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to investigate the processes within the Capital Program to execute funding for capital projects and improvements and to identify and address regulatory and statutory obstacles in order to streamline the system and create a more efficient process.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings about how Philadelphia’s Capital Program funds and carries out capital projects and improvements.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to investigate the processes within the Capital Program to execute funding for capital projects and improvements and to identify and address regulatory and statutory obstacles in order to streamline the system and create a more efficient process.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have created an Anti-Obesity Tax Credit for qualifying food businesses that spent money on practices intended to reduce obesity, such as promoting certain foods or adding equipment to sell them.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by providing for the "Anti-Obesity Tax Credit," under which qualifying businesses can receive a credit against the Business Privilege Tax for engaging in certain practices to curb obesity among consumers, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have created an Anti-Obesity Tax Credit for qualifying food businesses that spent money on practices intended to reduce obesity, such as promoting certain foods or adding equipment to sell them.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by providing for the "Anti-Obesity Tax Credit," under which qualifying businesses can receive a credit against the Business Privilege Tax for engaging in certain practices to curb obesity among consumers, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted law sets standards for City Council approval of certain Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development real estate transactions involving properties valued or expected to be valued above $250,000, excluding transactions involving only single-family homes.
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by establishing standards for approvals of certain transactions involving the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, including commitments to Economic Opportunity Plans.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted law sets standards for City Council approval of certain Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development real estate transactions involving properties valued or expected to be valued above $250,000, excluding transactions involving only single-family homes.
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by establishing standards for approvals of certain transactions involving the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, including commitments to Economic Opportunity Plans.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance removed the one-year expiration provision for the Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District.
Amending Section 14-908 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District," by deleting the provision which provided for the expiration of Section 14-908 one year after it became law, thereby reestablishing on a permanent basis the Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance removed the one-year expiration provision for the Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District.
Amending Section 14-908 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District," by deleting the provision which provided for the expiration of Section 14-908 one year after it became law, thereby reestablishing on a permanent basis the Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax rates on taxable property to $3.305 per $100 of assessed value for 2008–2010, $4.305 for 2011–2015, and $3.305 for 2016 and later.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by revising the real estate tax rate, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax rates on taxable property to $3.305 per $100 of assessed value for 2008–2010, $4.305 for 2011–2015, and $3.305 for 2016 and later.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by revising the real estate tax rate, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain land within an area bounded by Knox Street, Wyneva Street, Wayne Avenue, Logan Street, Pulaski Avenue, and Manheim Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Knox Street, Wyneva Street, Wayne Avenue, Logan Street, Pulaski Avenue, and Manheim Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain land within an area bounded by Knox Street, Wyneva Street, Wayne Avenue, Logan Street, Pulaski Avenue, and Manheim Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Knox Street, Wyneva Street, Wayne Avenue, Logan Street, Pulaski Avenue, and Manheim Street.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain parcels within the area bounded by Germantown Avenue, Chelten Avenue, Kenyon Street, Schoolhouse Lane, Wissahickon Avenue, and Rittenhouse Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Germantown Avenue, Chelten Avenue, Kenyon Street, Schoolhouse Lane, Wissahickon Avenue, and Rittenhouse Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.