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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Unanimous actions actions from the April 4, 2013 meeting.
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This enacted bill amends the Philadelphia Code to add Pretzel Park, at 4300 Silverwood Street, as a permissible location for a farmers’ market.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding Pretzel Park as a permissible location, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have created a Philadelphia license for “touch therapy,” including certain practices involving physical contact or close proximity intended to support health, reduce pain, or provide comfort.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by providing for the licensing of touch therapy, and by repealing certain provisions relating to massage and massage businesses, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $6,055,485 from the Fiscal Year 2013 Grants Revenue Fund to the General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized $45.1 million in Fiscal Year 2013 transfers among the City’s General Fund, Grants Revenue Fund, Community Development Fund, Hotel Room Rental Tax Fund, and Housing Trust Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions; the Community Development Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions; the Hotel Room Rental Tax Fund, the Director of Commerce; the Community Development Fund, the City Planning Commission and the Housing Trust Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized Shinta Shah, who operated a newsstand at 17th and Chestnut Streets, to construct, use, and maintain underground conduits supplying electricity and telephone service to the newsstand.
Authorizing Shinta Shah, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of 17th and Chestnut Streets, to construct, use and maintain conduits in and under the southwest corner of 17th and Chestnut Streets for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes a joint hearing by City Council’s Education and Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy committees.
Authorizing a joint hearing between Council's Committees on Education and Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold hearings to examine best practices in education on a global basis to determine how they may be implemented to establish world class public education in Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of the City-owned property at 2001-11 North 54th Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority without payment.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Fifty-second Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to transfer conditional ownership of several City-owned properties in the Nineteenth Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority at no cost.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 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 Nineteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of such properties for rehabilitation and/or improvements in accordance with terms of Chapter l6-400 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors, recognizes, and commends the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) for saving and protecting homeless animals and helping disadvantaged pet owners.
Honoring, recognizing and commending the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society for its dedication to saving and protecting homeless animals and its service as an active and effective resource for disadvantaged pet owners.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution calls for creating a City Office of Chief Revenue Generator and establishing a policy to pursue revenue from sources other than taxes.
Calling for the creation of an Office of Chief Revenue Generator and the establishment of a City Policy to Generate Non-Tax Revenue.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes zoning rules in the Old City Residential Bridge Approach area, bounded by 3rd Street, New Street, the west side of I-95, and Race Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending sections of the /CTR, Center City Overlay District to apply special controls to an area bounded by the west side of I-95, Race Street, 4th Street, and New Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have phased in over several years the effects of changes in Philadelphia property assessments, with the full assessed value used for tax calculations beginning in 2017.
Phasing over a period of years the effects of the changes in real property assessments determined by the actual value initiative and authorizing real estate taxes for the City of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia for Fiscal Year 2014 and thereafter by amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes,"; providing for a tax and tax rate on real property; and by amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia, and providing for a tax rate; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required licenses for clothing and household-item donation drop-off bins placed on streets or in locations open to the public.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a section requiring a license for the placement of drop-off bins intended to receive donations of clothing and household items and establishing maintenance requirements in connection with such bins, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the zoning designations for certain parcels in the area bounded by Ford Road, Conshohocken Road, Country Club Road, Wadsworth Road (Extended), Lankenau Road, and Cranston Road.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Ford Road, Conshohocken Road, Country Club Road, Wadsworth Road (Extended), Lankenau Road, and Cranston Road.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill establishes an independent Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board to set and regulate water, sewer, and stormwater rates and charges.
Amending Chapter 13-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water Rates," and amending Chapter 13-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sewer Rates," by providing for an independent rate-making body and processes and procedures for fixing and regulating rates and charges, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance extensively amends Philadelphia’s Fire Code, which is based on the 2009 International Fire Code.
Amending Subcode "F" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Fire Code," the base code of which is the 2009 edition of the International Fire Code published by the International Code Council, with certain amendments thereto, by further amending the 2009 International Fire Code and the previous Philadelphia amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized a $5.45 million transfer for Fiscal Year 2013 from the Grants Revenue Fund to the City’s General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Finance Director to transfer $1,989,748 within the Department of Human Services’ Fiscal Year 2013 General Fund budget.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 within the General Fund, the Department of Human Services.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.