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 May 17, 2012 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 51 actions from May 17, 2012
The enacted bill authorized the City Treasurer to amend the City’s contract with Wells Fargo Bank to continue providing payroll banking services from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013, subject to funding.
Authorizing the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising and clarifying certain provisions and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to revise rules for signs, including their definitions, size, location, height, lighting, digital displays, maintenance, and permit requirements.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing for revised sign controls and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have exempted Philadelphia residents age 65 and older who are on a fixed income from fees for burglary, theft, and robbery alarm systems.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by amending Section 9-305, entitled "Burglary, Theft and Robbery Alarm Systems," by exempting those residents age 65 and up from alarm fees, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires owners of commercial buildings with at least 50,000 square feet, including qualifying mixed-use buildings, to report their annual energy and water use and building information through a federal online system.
Amending Chapter 9-3400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Energy Conservation," to provide for the benchmarking and reporting of energy and water usage data for certain buildings, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer City-owned parcels at 3300 North Front Street and 130 West Westmoreland Street, including any buildings or other improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, certain parcels of land situate at 3300 North Front Street and 130 West Westmoreland Street, with any improvements thereon, for further conveyance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure establishes a two-hour parking regulation on the west side of 15th Street between Catharine and Christian Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on 15th street, west side, Catharine street to Christian street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes a TwoParking regulation on both sides of Catharine Street between 22nd and 23rd Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Catharine street, both sides, 22nd street - 23rd street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes a parking regulation on the east side of Beulah Street, between Johnson Street and Oregon Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Beulah street, east side, Johnson street to Oregon street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes a parking regulation on the east side of Colorado Street between Carpenter Street and Washington Avenue.
Establishing a parking regulation on Colorado street, east side, Carpenter street - Washington avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill establishes a parking regulation on the south side of Christian Street between 19th and 20th Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Christian street, south side, 19th street - 20th street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer the City-owned parcel at 3129 South 70th Street, including any improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, a parcel of land generally situate at 3129 South 70th Street, for further conveyance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Caffe Italia to install and maintain four sidewalk tables with seating for up to seven people outside 1424 Snyder Avenue, while leaving about eight feet of clear sidewalk.
Authorizing Caffe Italia ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain auxiliary seating at 1424 Snyder Avenue ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This withdrawn bill would have revised the City Plan in the area bounded by Lindbergh Boulevard, Dicks Place, Eighty-Sixth Street, Shecktor Place, and a nearby pedestrian walkway.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 314, within the area bounded by Lindbergh Boulevard, Dicks Place, Eighty-Sixth Street, Shecktor Place, and a certain pedestrian walkway which extends from the southwesterly terminus of Shecktor Place southeastwardly and southwestwardly to Lindbergh Boulevard, by striking from the City Plan and vacating certain streets and portions of certain pedestrian walkways, striking from the City Plan and abandoning certain rights-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and water main purposes, and reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of the streets and walkways being stricken, such as may be necessary, all under certain terms and conditions, and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said rights-of-way being placed.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the zoning designations for certain areas of land bounded by 84th Street, Lindbergh Boulevard, and Mario Lanza Boulevard.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 84th Street, Lindbergh Boulevard and Mario Lanza Boulevard.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s I-95 Acquisition Corridor under the zoning code.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to expand the boundaries of the I-95 Acquisition Corridor, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds specified properties in several Philadelphia Keystone Opportunity zones and subzones, including areas in West Philadelphia, the Navy Yard, and along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers.
Amending Chapter 19-3200, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area," by providing for additional properties to be added to certain zones; and by providing for extensions of the term of benefits for certain properties; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Temple University to construct, own, and maintain an LCD sign and three planters in the public right-of-way in front of 1837-55 North Broad Street.
Authorizing Temple University ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain encroachments within the right-of-way at 1837-55 North Broad Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.