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 6, 2011 meeting.
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This enacted bill establishes a parking regulation on both sides of Catharine Street between 18th and 19th Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Catharine street, both sides, 18th to 19th street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted measure establishes two-hour parking on both sides of 18th Street between Carpenter and Christian Streets from 8:00 a.m.
Establishing a parking regulation on 18th street, both sides, Carpenter street to Christian street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes a parking regulation on both sides of Carpenter Street between 20th and 21st Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Carpenter street, both sides, 20th street to 21st street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on the north side of Montrose Street between 15th and 16th Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Montrose street, north side, 15th street to 16th street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to acquire the land underlying certain portions of Delaware Avenue and Buckius Street.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to acquire the beds of certain portions of Delaware Avenue and Buckius Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking rule at all times on both sides of Bath Street between Hedley Street and Orthodox Street.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Bath Street, between Hedley Street and Orthodox Street, both sides.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance revises the City Plan to place Delaware Avenue between Lewis Street and Buckius Street and authorizes opening parts of Delaware Avenue and Buckius Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 305 and 306 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Buckius Street and authorizing the opening thereof; authorizing the opening of certain portions of Delaware Avenue from the northeast side of Lewis Street to a point approximately 205 feet southwest, and the opening of certain portions of Buckius Street from Delaware Avenue to Bath Street; and authorizing the acquisition of certain slope easements adjacent to the right-of-way lines of Delaware Avenue to be placed on the City Plan hereunder, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changing the City Plan to vacate the legally open western 10 feet of Thirty-second Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets, reducing the street’s planned width from 90 feet to 80 feet.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of the westerly ten feet wide portion of Thirty-second Street from Chestnut Street to Walnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized Old Nelson Food PA, LLC to build, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 2930 Chestnut Street.
Authorizing Old Nelson Food PA, LLC ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 2930 Chestnut Street ("Property"), 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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rental rules to prohibit landlords from ending or changing a tenant’s lease because the tenant is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault.
Amending Section 9-804 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Unfair Rental Practices," by requiring that every lease provide that a landlord shall be prohibited from terminating the lease based upon a tenant's status as a domestic violence victim, and shall be required to terminate the lease upon the request of a tenant victim of domestic violence, or may bifurcate the lease if such victim requests bifurcation, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.