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 September 8, 2011 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 45 actions from September 8, 2011
This withdrawn resolution would have named the 2000 block of East Tulephocken Street “Joseph C.
Naming the 2000 Block of East Tulephocken Street as "Joseph C. Aiken, Sr. Way."
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approved Drexel University’s proposed revision to its Institutional Development District Master Plan for a Chestnut Street student residential facility between 32nd and 33rd Streets.
Approving the Drexel University Proposed Revision to its Institutional Development District Master Plan Pursuant to Chapter 14-1107(c) of The Philadelphia Code Relating to, "Zoning and Planning."
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution also naming Chestnut Street from Thirty-First Street to Thirty-Third Street “Papadakis Place.” The resolution recognizes Dr.
Also naming Chestnut Street from Thirty-First Street to Thirty-Third Street "Papadakis Place."
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors and congratulates Peter S.
Honoring and Congratulating Peter S. Longstreth on the Occasion of his Retirement from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation after Ten Years of Service as President.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and thanking Reverend Ed Hallinan for his 14 years of service as pastor of St.
Recognizing, honoring and thanking Reverend Ed Hallinan for his dedication and contributions to St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, its parishioners, and the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Joint Committees on Legislative Oversight and Education to hold public hearings on establishing a Philadelphia School Construction Commission.
Authorizing City Council's Joint Committees on Legislative Oversight and Education to hold public hearings on establishing a Philadelphia School Construction Commission to conduct a needs assessment and use and capacity study of Philadelphia's Public School buildings and to further make recommendations to enhance the environment within the school buildings to foster a safer and more stimulating learning environment.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan affecting Pennsylvania Avenue and Shamokin Street between Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue, between Nineteenth Street and Twentieth Street, and relocating the curblines of Shamokin Street, from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street, thereby increasing the cartway width of said Shamokin Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes rules for reporting wild raccoons that are damaging property, disturbing people’s peaceful enjoyment of property, or obviously sick or diseased and posing a safety threat.
Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to establish provisions for the reporting of wild raccoons, and to provide for the manner of their abatement, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan that vacate legally open portions of Ashland Street between Adams Avenue and Frankford Creek.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 55 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Ashland Street from a point approximately four-hundred one feet southwest of Adams Avenue to the northeasterly channel line of the Frankford Creek and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of Ashland Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This vetoed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s zoning code to allow one large static or digital mesh wall-wrap advertising sign on qualifying buildings in the area bounded by 7th Street, Spring Garden Street, 6th Street, and Willow Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1604, entitled "Outdoor Advertising and Non-Accessory Advertising Controls," by permitting certain non-accessory outdoor advertising signs within the area bounded by 7th Street, Spring Garden Street, 6th Street, and Willow Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have added a retirement option for Philadelphia public employees to receive a lump-sum payment equal to six to 36 months of pension benefits when they retire.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending the options for retirement benefits; in particular, adding a new option for retirees to take a lump sum benefit at retirement, in exchange for an actuarial reduction of their regular monthly pension; and making conforming amendments to other provisions; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s business privilege tax credit for businesses that contribute to qualifying community development corporations or nonprofit intermediaries.
Amending subsection 19-2604(6) of The Philadelphia Code, under which businesses that enter into agreements to make contributions to community development corporations receive business privilege tax credits, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill revises the list of banks and financial institutions where Philadelphia 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.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for Economic Opportunity Plans for certain city contracts and projects.
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," to require that certain economic opportunity plans be submitted to Council and published on the City's website and changing all references from "MBEC" to "certifying agency," as defined; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance replaces Philadelphia’s nine-member Living Wage Advisory Committee with a five-member Living Wage and Benefits Review Committee established as an agency of City Council.
Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," by repealing Section 17-1311, entitled "Living Wage Advisory Committee," and by enacting a new Section 17-1311, entitled "Living Wage and Benefits Review Committee," all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires employers covered by Philadelphia’s 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard to provide covered full-time, non-temporary, non-seasonal employees with at least the number of earned sick-leave days specified by the referenced 2011 bill.
Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," by requiring employers subject to that Chapter to provide certain earned sick leave benefits to employees covered by that Chapter, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s lobbying rules by changing definitions and requirements for lobbyists, lobbying firms, and principals, including registration, expense reporting, exemptions, and limits on compensation tied to legislative or administrative outcomes.
Amending Chapter 20-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Lobbying," by modifying certain definitions, provisions, and exemptions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance extended the deadline for meeting the conditions of a 2009 ordinance involving the planned layout and opening of portions of Fourth Street and Westmoreland Street.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 090442) approved June 26, 2009, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 157 by placing on the City Plan Fourth Street from Westmoreland Street to Ontario Street, east of Lawrence Street, and Westmoreland Street from Lawrence Street to Fourth Street, partly within the lines of an existing pedestrian walkway, and authorizing the opening of the portion of the bed of Westmoreland Street extending through property owned by the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of Fourth Street and the portion of the bed of Westmoreland Street not owned by the City," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.