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
Unanimous actions actions from the April 29, 2010 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 21 actions from April 29, 2010
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.
Renaming and designating the 39th and Olive Street Playground in Mantua as the "Norman (Butch) Ellis Playground".
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The Officers Of The Philadelphia Police Department And Declaring Thursday, May 27, 2010, "Philadelphia Police Officers Appreciation Day."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing Friday, May 7, 2010 as Firefighter/ MDA Day to kickoff the annual International Association of Firefighters Local 22 "Fill-the-Boot" Campaign in the City of Philadelphia to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Recognizing and celebrating the wisdom, experience and contributions of Philadelphians in the Second Half of Life during Older Americans Month.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Urging the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately release three young American vacationers, Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, who have been detained since July 31, 2009.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Proclaiming May 2010 as "May is Better Hearing and Speech Month."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Honoring and Recognizing Viki Sand.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing City Council's Joint Committees on the Environment and Streets and Services to hold public hearings to investigate the benefits of installing energy efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LED) streetlights, reducing annual energy payments associated with streetlights, encouraging local manufacturing of LED streetlights, and financing capital purchases with proceeds from energy savings.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section 9-613 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Junk Dealers," by establishing a license for junk dealers and revising penalties for violations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing the Division of Technology to enter into an agreement with Network Acquisition Company, LLC ("NAC") for the purchase of certain equipment and other assets comprising a wireless communications network, and authorizing the Chief Technology Officer and the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") pursuant to which PAID will, at the City's direction, assume on the City's behalf certain long term leases and licenses of sites on which are located facilities necessary for the wireless network and sublease or sublicense such facilities to the City, as well as, at the City's option, certain agreements for the provision of fiber optic communications circuits and/or support services for the wireless network; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by amending Section 9-613, entitled "Junk Dealers," by requiring Junk Dealers to obtain from each customer a photocopy of valid government issued photo identification pursuant to each business transaction.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Lindbergh Boulevard, 58th Street, Eastwick Avenue (extended), and 61st Street.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to create two new Plans, entitled "Plan '10" and "DC Plan," for (i) certain employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2010; and (ii) certain electing employees; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to provide for proper display of valid parking meter kiosk receipts; proper display of valid residential parking permits; proper display of valid contractor parking permits; to establish penalties and provide for immobilization and impoundment of vehicles for certain parking violations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Section PM-304.10 of The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code (Subcode "PM" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code), entitled "Periodic Inspection of Exterior Walls and Appurtenances of Buildings," by providing for appeals, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the General Fund from the Managing Director - Division of Technology, the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management, the Department of Human Services - Philadelphia Prisons, the Department of Revenue - Sinking Fund Commission, and the Board of Revision of Taxes and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Managing Director - Division of Technology, the Managing Director - Office of Fleet Management, the Department of Streets, the Department of Parks and Recreation - Recreation, the Department of Licenses and Inspections, the Department of Records, the Director of Finance - Fringe Benefits, the Auditing Department, the Board of Revision of Taxes, the Sheriff and the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Federal Stimulus Funding to the Department of Parks and Recreation - Parks, the Department of Human Services - Philadelphia Prisons and the District Attorney.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.