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 October 21, 2010 meeting.
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Showing 19-33 of 33 actions from October 21, 2010
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s rules for farmers’ markets by adding two permissible sidewalk locations.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding as permissible locations the sidewalk of the east side of S. 22nd Street between Cross Street and Tasker Street and the sidewalk of the south side of Wharton Street between Hollywood Street and 29th Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation Commissioner to enter into a license agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID) for programs at five city ice-skating facilities.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia (the "City"), to enter into a license agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") pursuant to which PAID will operate certain programs at the Scanlon Ice Rink, the Laura Sims Skatehouse at Cobbs Creek, the rink at the Simons Recreation and Teen Access Center, the Rizzo Ice Rink and the Tarken Ice Rink, by entering into a long term sublicense agreement with the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation (the "Foundation") for such operation, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill approves amendments to the redevelopment and relocation plans for Philadelphia’s Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, covering the acquisition of about 15 additional properties for residential, institutional, and related uses.
Approving the thirty-eighth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Front street and Spring Garden street, including the thirtieth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twenty-seventh amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately fifteen (15) properties for residential, institutional and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Ashwin Patel, who operates a newsstand at the southwest corner of Chestnut and Tenth Streets, to install and maintain conduits under and across the street corner to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Authorizing Ashwin Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Chestnut Street and Tenth Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southwest corner of Chestnut Street and Tenth Street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia at Ten Independence Mall West to construct, own, and maintain 13 bollards in the public right-of-way along the west footway of Independence Mall West near its 6th Street entry.
Authorizing the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, located at Ten Independence Mall West, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way adjacent to the Federal Reserve Bank building on the 6th Street Entry, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Thomas and Arlene Leschak, owners of Epicure Café, to build and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3479 Bowman Street, also known as 3401 Conrad Street.
Authorizing Thomas and Arlene Leschak, owners of Epicure Café, to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3479 Bowman Street, aka 3401 Conrad Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s rules for city depositories to authorize the City Treasurer to deposit city funds in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., under specified terms and conditions.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by amending Section 19-201, entitled "City Depositories," by authorizing the City Treasurer to deposit funds in Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended the Institutional Development District Master Plan for the Aria Health System-Torresdale Campus, formerly Frankford Hospital, at 10800 Knights Road.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of the Aria Health System-Torresdale Campus (formerly Frankford Hospital), located at 10800 Knights Road, by allowing for the construction of a new building addition for use as a parking garage.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Veteran Boxers Association to construct, own, and maintain a pedestal with a sculpture of Joey Giardello on the traffic median at Passyunk Avenue, Mifflin Street, and Thirteenth Street.
Authorizing the Veteran Boxers Association to construct, own and maintain a pedestal with a sculpture of Joey Giardello on the traffic median created by the intersection of Passyunk Avenue, Mifflin Street and Thirteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill changes how Philadelphia selects banks or other qualified institutions to hold funds used for City employee payroll.
Amending Section 19-201 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Depositories," by amending the process for the selection of City payroll depositories, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance revises the list of banks and financial institutions where the City Treasurer may deposit City funds.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by revising the list of City depositories because of non-compliance with certain provisions of that Chapter, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s business privilege tax credit program so businesses may receive a credit for contributing to certain nonprofit intermediaries, in addition to community development corporations.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates and credits for the business privilege tax, by amending the provisions providing a credit for contributions to community development corporations to add certain nonprofit intermediaries as eligible recipients of contributions, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Francisco Hernandez to construct, own, and maintain an enclosed staircase attached to 657 E.
Authorizing Francisco Hernandez to construct, own and maintain an enclosed set of stairs attached to 657 E. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that will encroach upon the sidewalk of "F" Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted amendment allows an authorized towing company to temporarily move an illegally parked vehicle from hospital premises before a ticket is issued.
Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by providing that a vehicle may be relocated from the premises of a hospital without first being ticketed, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes the Roxborough Environmental Control District on a specified parcel in Roxborough to protect its natural and wildlife habitat.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section establishing the Roxborough Environmental Control District, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.