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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 March 15, 2012 meeting.

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Showing 73-85 of 85 actions from March 15, 2012

Procedural2012-03-15
Resolution 120074

The adopted resolution appoints Nancy Winkler to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

Appointing Nancy Winkler to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120050

This enacted ordinance grants SEPTA permission to build, own, and maintain open-air passenger shelters and related sidewalk features at 33rd Street, Dauphin Street, and Ridge Avenue.

Granting permission to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to construct, own and maintain open-air passenger shelters and other miscellaneous encroachments on the public sidewalk located at 33rd Street, Dauphin Street and Ridge Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120050

This enacted ordinance grants SEPTA permission to build, own, and maintain open-air passenger shelters and related sidewalk features at 33rd Street, Dauphin Street, and Ridge Avenue.

Granting permission to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to construct, own and maintain open-air passenger shelters and other miscellaneous encroachments on the public sidewalk located at 33rd Street, Dauphin Street and Ridge Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120050

This enacted ordinance grants SEPTA permission to build, own, and maintain open-air passenger shelters and related sidewalk features at 33rd Street, Dauphin Street, and Ridge Avenue.

Granting permission to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to construct, own and maintain open-air passenger shelters and other miscellaneous encroachments on the public sidewalk located at 33rd Street, Dauphin Street and Ridge Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120022

This enacted ordinance authorizes the Board of Surveyors to remove Strahle Street between Pine Road and the Philadelphia-Montgomery County line, along with a northeastward stub of Rockwell Avenue, from the City Plan.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 347 and 350 by striking from the City Plan Strahle Street from Pine Road to the Philadelphia & Montgomery County Line and striking from the City Plan a certain stub portion of Rockwell Avenue which extends northeastwardly from said Strahle Street, under certain terms and conditions.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120022

This enacted ordinance authorizes the Board of Surveyors to remove Strahle Street between Pine Road and the Philadelphia-Montgomery County line, along with a northeastward stub of Rockwell Avenue, from the City Plan.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 347 and 350 by striking from the City Plan Strahle Street from Pine Road to the Philadelphia & Montgomery County Line and striking from the City Plan a certain stub portion of Rockwell Avenue which extends northeastwardly from said Strahle Street, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120022

This enacted ordinance authorizes the Board of Surveyors to remove Strahle Street between Pine Road and the Philadelphia-Montgomery County line, along with a northeastward stub of Rockwell Avenue, from the City Plan.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 347 and 350 by striking from the City Plan Strahle Street from Pine Road to the Philadelphia & Montgomery County Line and striking from the City Plan a certain stub portion of Rockwell Avenue which extends northeastwardly from said Strahle Street, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120007

The enacted ordinance excludes certain investment companies and certain general partners or managing members from Philadelphia’s definition of a taxable business, when their activities and income meet specified conditions.

Amending Chapters 19-2600, 19-1500, and 19-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, "Business Privilege Taxes," "Wage and Net Profits Tax," and "Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Tax on Wages and Net Profits," by providing certain exclusions and revising certain definitions, all under certain terms and conditions.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2012-03-15
Bill 120007

The enacted ordinance excludes certain investment companies and certain general partners or managing members from Philadelphia’s definition of a taxable business, when their activities and income meet specified conditions.

Amending Chapters 19-2600, 19-1500, and 19-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, "Business Privilege Taxes," "Wage and Net Profits Tax," and "Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Tax on Wages and Net Profits," by providing certain exclusions and revising certain definitions, all under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120007

The enacted ordinance excludes certain investment companies and certain general partners or managing members from Philadelphia’s definition of a taxable business, when their activities and income meet specified conditions.

Amending Chapters 19-2600, 19-1500, and 19-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, "Business Privilege Taxes," "Wage and Net Profits Tax," and "Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Tax on Wages and Net Profits," by providing certain exclusions and revising certain definitions, all under certain terms and conditions.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120003

This enacted ordinance amended an earlier ordinance concerning the removal and vacation of portions of Casper Street and Russell Street, abandonment of a drainage right-of-way, and reservation of rights-of-way for water, drainage, and utility purposes.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 070504) approved July 3, 2007, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street, striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately three-hundred ten feet to a dead end, and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain drainage right-of-way, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120003

This enacted ordinance amended an earlier ordinance concerning the removal and vacation of portions of Casper Street and Russell Street, abandonment of a drainage right-of-way, and reservation of rights-of-way for water, drainage, and utility purposes.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 070504) approved July 3, 2007, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street, striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately three-hundred ten feet to a dead end, and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain drainage right-of-way, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2012-03-15
Bill 120003

This enacted ordinance amended an earlier ordinance concerning the removal and vacation of portions of Casper Street and Russell Street, abandonment of a drainage right-of-way, and reservation of rights-of-way for water, drainage, and utility purposes.

Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 070504) approved July 3, 2007, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street, striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately three-hundred ten feet to a dead end, and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain drainage right-of-way, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary, under certain terms and conditions," by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.