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 March 7, 2013 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 68 actions from March 7, 2013
Honoring and celebrating Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) for its leadership and advancement of public transportation and recognizing its numerous initiatives to improve public safety for SEPTA passengers and all Philadelphians.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Honoring and celebrating Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) for its leadership and advancement of public transportation and recognizing its numerous initiatives to improve public safety for SEPTA passengers and all Philadelphians.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Establishing a no parking regulation on the 2700 block of North 7th Street between Lehigh Avenue and Somerset Street, both sides.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing for certain deferrals of payment of a certain portion of Real Estate Taxes due the City of Philadelphia or the Philadelphia School District, for owner-occupied properties that are the owner's primary residence, with a limitation of five years.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," to provide for the rate and computation of realty use and occupancy tax; and adding a new Chapter 19-3900 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to provide for a City realty use and occupancy tax; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Vacant and Surplus Properties," to define the membership, powers, and duties of the Vacant Property Review Committee, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Repealing Chapter 16-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Councilmanic District Development Program," and replacing it with a new Chapter 16-500, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," that authorizes the creation of a land bank and provides for its appointment, powers, and duties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Vacant and Surplus Property," by authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to take a mortgage in lieu of the purchase price for transfers of certain City-owned real estate for use by the purchaser as his/her principal residence; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 7-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Inclusionary Affordable Housing;" Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode A, entitled "The Philadelphia Administrative Code;" further amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning;" and making conforming amendments to other sections of The Philadelphia Code; by revising requirements, providing incentives for the voluntary development of projects that include affordable housing and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 16-400 ("Vacant and Surplus Properties") to provide for the transfer of certain City-owned real estate for nominal or less than fair market consideration for the purpose of encouraging projects that create affordable housing and/or jobs for low and moderate income residents; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate regulations regarding crowdfunded investment as mandated by the JOBS Act.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Initiating action to continue the Aramingo Avenue Shopping District, a neighborhood improvement district, and to amend the boundaries of the District in an area generally including the east and west sides of Aramingo Avenue from 2700 Aramingo Avenue to 3995 Aramingo Avenue and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Aramingo Avenue and for which Impact Community Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, serves as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association; approving a preliminary plan for and report concerning the District; and authorizing and directing the Committee on Rules and the Clerk of Council to take all actions that are required by the Community and Economic Improvement Act prior to enactment of an ordinance that would formally continue the District.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Urging the Senate State Government Committee, the Pennsylvania Senate and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to oppose and reject Senate Bill 538 (SB 538) which seeks to change the way Pennsylvania's electoral votes for President are distributed.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," to provide for the rate and computation of realty use and occupancy tax; and adding a new Chapter 19-3900 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to provide for a City realty use and occupancy tax; all under certain terms and conditions.
WITHDRAWN
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by requiring that contracts with proposed recipients of City Payroll Deposits, as well as any renewals of such contracts, include an annual statement of community reinvestment goals in addition to existing requirements; and by requiring that the recipients of such deposits provide quarterly updates on their fair lending plans and annual statements of community reinvestment goals; 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.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by requiring that contracts with proposed recipients of City Payroll Deposits, as well as any renewals of such contracts, include an annual statement of community reinvestment goals in addition to existing requirements; and by requiring that the recipients of such deposits provide quarterly updates on their fair lending plans and annual statements of community reinvestment goals; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by requiring that contracts with proposed recipients of City Payroll Deposits, as well as any renewals of such contracts, include an annual statement of community reinvestment goals in addition to existing requirements; and by requiring that the recipients of such deposits provide quarterly updates on their fair lending plans and annual statements of community reinvestment goals; 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.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by requiring that contracts with proposed recipients of City Payroll Deposits, as well as any renewals of such contracts, include an annual statement of community reinvestment goals in addition to existing requirements; and by requiring that the recipients of such deposits provide quarterly updates on their fair lending plans and annual statements of community reinvestment goals; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.