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 February 9, 2012 meeting.
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Showing 19-34 of 34 actions from February 9, 2012
This enacted bill establishes a no-truck-parking regulation on both sides of Front Street, from Olney Avenue to 65th Avenue.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Front Street, from Olney Avenue to 65th Avenue, both sides.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have expanded Philadelphia’s rules for tower cranes to also cover mobile cranes.
Amending Chapter 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Erection, Use and Inspection of Tower Cranes," by re-naming the Chapter to include mobile cranes, by adding provisions regulating the use and inspection of mobile cranes, and by authorizing enforcement of the provisions contained in the Chapter with respect to tower cranes and mobile cranes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s contracting rules to give price preferences to products made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or the United States when quality was adequate and the price was reasonably competitive.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by providing for a price preference for American-made supplies, materials and equipment purchased by the City and recipients of City financial assistance; and making technical amendments all under certain terms and conditions.
Re-Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s contracting rules to give price preferences to products made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or the United States when quality was adequate and the price was reasonably competitive.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by providing for a price preference for American-made supplies, materials and equipment purchased by the City and recipients of City financial assistance; and making technical amendments all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, the City-owned property at 2135 East Norris Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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 Thirty-first 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.
The adopted resolution calls on the Pennsylvania governor and General Assembly to require sellers of residential properties statewide to disclose the properties’ annual energy costs.
Calling on the Governor and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact legislation to require sellers of residential properties in the Commonwealth to disclose annual energy costs associated with residential properties.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about bail practices in gun-possession cases.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to examine bail practices in gun-possession cases and the correlation to future gun-related crimes.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to investigate how the City supports manufacturing connected to the creative industry.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to investigate the City's support of the use of manufacturing in the creative industry, and how promoting and increasing this relationship will benefit the manufacturing sector in Philadelphia.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorized the City Council Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings about merging Philadelphia’s workforce development agencies.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on the merger of the City's workforce development agencies.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer, without payment, conditional ownership of six City-owned properties in the Thirty-sixth Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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 Thirty-sixth 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.
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Joint Committees on Transportation & Public Utilities and Legislative Oversight to hold hearings about the status of the Philadelphia International Airport Capacity Enhancement Program.
Authorizing City Council's Joint Committees on Transportation & Public Utilities and Legislative Oversight to hold hearings to investigate the status of the Philadelphia International Airport Capacity Enhancement Program.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution approves a redevelopment contract and related development rules for Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the South Central Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 310 and also sometimes identified by house number and street address as 1001-1035 South Seventeenth street; authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Carpenter Square LP and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This withdrawn resolution would have urged the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee to reject House Bill 1523, which could have imposed financial penalties on municipalities that adopted or enforced firearm regulations.
Urging the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee to reject House Bill No. 1523 which could impose heavy financial penalties on municipalities that adopt or enforce reasonable regulations of firearms, and to allow the City of Philadelphia to continue its efforts to regulate firearms for the health, safety and welfare of the City.
MOTION·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This withdrawn resolution would have urged the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee to reject House Bill 1523, which could have imposed financial penalties on municipalities that adopted or enforced firearm regulations.
Urging the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee to reject House Bill No. 1523 which could impose heavy financial penalties on municipalities that adopt or enforce reasonable regulations of firearms, and to allow the City of Philadelphia to continue its efforts to regulate firearms for the health, safety and welfare of the City.
WITHDRAWN
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council approved the University of Pennsylvania’s amendment to its Institutional Development District Master Plan for a proposed four-story, 10,140-square-foot addition to Steinberg-Dietrich Hall at 3620 Locust Walk.
Approving the University of Pennsylvania's proposed amendment to its Institutional Development District Master Plan pursuant to Chapter 14-1107(c) of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Zoning and Planning."
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Labor and Civil Service Committee and Licenses and Inspections Committee to hold joint public hearings on construction industry practices and weaknesses in the City’s inspection and enforcement procedures.
Authorizing the Committee on Labor and Civil Service and the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold joint public hearings to review and investigate construction industry practices to identify any weaknesses in the City's current inspection and enforcement procedures and explore appropriate remedies, and in furtherance of such investigation, authorizing the issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.