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 April 24, 2014 meeting.
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This enacted bill authorizes Moonshine Philly to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1825 E.
Authorizing Moonshine Philly ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1825 E. Moyamensing Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Sanjay Patel, who operates the newsstand at the southeast corner of 13th and Filbert Streets, to install, use, and maintain conduits under and across the street corner to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Authorizing Sanjay Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of 13th and Filbert Streets, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southeast corner of 13th and Filbert 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.
This enacted bill approved a lease amendment allowing Philadelphia Gas Works, through its operator and manager, Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, to rent space at 1137 Chestnut Street from Girard Square A NY LP for an additional four-year term.
Approving a Lease Amendment between Philadelphia Gas Works by Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, solely in its capacity as operator and manager of the City-owned Philadelphia Gas Works, and Girard Square A NY LP for certain premises located at 1137 Chestnut Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill adds the sidewalk on the north side of West Allegheny Avenue between North Bambrey and 26th Streets to the locations where a farmers’ market is permitted.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding West Allegheny Avenue between Bambrey and 26th Streets as a permissible location, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Departments of Public Property and Parks and Recreation to enter into a 25-year license agreement with PECO for a strip of land along the east side of the Schuylkill River between Christian Street and about 612 feet northeast of it.
Authorizing the Commissioners of the Department of Public Property and the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a license agreement between PECO Energy Company as Licensor and the City of Philadelphia as Licensee for a certain strip of land located along the east side of the Schuylkill River between Christian Street and a point approximately 612 feet northeast of Christian Street to be used for an extension of the Schuylkill River recreational trail, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance legalizes an existing architectural planter owned by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at 1700 South Broad Street, allowing it to extend into the west sidewalk while leaving 14 feet 8 inches of unobstructed sidewalk.
Legalizing an existing architectural planter encroaching on the public right-of-way at 1700 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance approved Philadelphia Gas Works' Fiscal Year 2015 capital budget of up to $89,452,700 and authorized spending for the budget period from September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2015.
Approving the Fiscal Year 2015 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works (including the supplying of funds in connection therewith) subject to certain constraints and conditions, and acknowledging receipt of the Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2016 through 2020.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance further amended Philadelphia Gas Works’ Fiscal Year 2014 capital budget.
Further amending Bill No. 130325 entitled "An Ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2014 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works (including the supplying of funds in connection therewith) subject to certain constraints and conditions, and acknowledging receipt of the Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2015 through 2019," as previously amended by Bill No. 130583, by approving a further amended Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2014.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to exchange about 1.1 acres of City-owned land that is part of the Kensington & Tacony Trail for an approximately equal-sized parcel owned by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development at 3101 East Orthodox Street.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to execute a deed to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID") and to accept a deed from PAID, and to execute all other necessary documents, for the purpose of exchanging an approximately One and one-tenths (1.1) acre parcel of City-owned land (the "K&T Parcel") that is part of a larger parcel commonly called the Kensington & Tacony Trail (the "K&T Trail") running between Tacony Street and the Frankford Creek, for an approximately One and one-tenths (1.1) acre parcel of land of equal or greater value owned by PAID (the "PAID Parcel") located at 3101 East Orthodox Street and, upon completion of PAID's acquisition of the K&T Parcel, removing the K&T Parcel from the K&T Trail and from the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation, subject to certain provisions.
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 Tacony Street, Comly Street extended, the Delaware River, Frankford Creek, and Bridge Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Tacony Street, Comly Street extended, the Delaware River, Frankford Creek, and Bridge Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have widened part of Tacony Street by moving the southeastern property and curb lines northeast of Bridge Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 258 by relocating the southeasterly houseline of Tacony Street, from a point approximately one-thousand seven-hundred fifty-seven feet northeast of Bridge Street to a point approximately six-hundred seventy-four feet further northeastwardly therefrom, a variable distance southeastwardly and relocating the southeasterly curbline of Tacony Street, from a point approximately one-thousand five-hundred forty-two feet northeast of Bridge Street to a point approximately nine-hundred ninety-two feet further northeastwardly therefrom, a variable distance southeastwardly and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of certain easement areas for public pedestrian use and for traffic signage and signals and equipment adjacent to the southeasterly side of said Tacony Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s zoning maps for certain land within the area bounded by Tacony Street, Comly Street extended, the Delaware River, Frankford Creek, and Bridge Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Tacony Street, Comly Street extended, the Delaware River, Frankford Creek, and Bridge Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire several parcels of land near the Delaware River, including up to 23 acres in the area near Bridge Street and Tacony Street, up to 17.5 acres at 3101 East Orthodox Street, and up to 7 acres near Disston Street and Princeton Avenue.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to: A) acquire by lease or by deed land in the area bounded by the Delaware River, the former Frankford Creek, Bridge Street, Tacony Street and Darkrun Lane (extended to the Delaware River); B) convey by lease or by deed land in the area bounded by the Delaware River, the former Frankford Creek, Bridge Street, Tacony Street and Darkrun Lane (extended to the Delaware River) to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance; C) acquire by deed land located at 3101 East Orthodox Street; and D) acquire by lease or by deed land in the area bounded by the Delaware River, Disston Street (extended to the Delaware River), Milnor Street and Princeton Avenue (extended to the Delaware River), all for nominal consideration and all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s zoning code to require new utility meters in historic districts and on historic buildings to be placed inside.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning And Planning," by regulating the placement and location of utility meters in historic districts and on historic buildings 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 amended the University of Pennsylvania’s Institutional Development District Master Plan to allow construction of the Perry World House Building at 3801-3803 Locust Walk.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of the University of Pennsylvania, 3801-3803 Locust Walk for the construction of the Perry World House Building.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution appointing Dan King to the Board of Directors of the Old City Special Services District.
Appointing Dan King to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The resolution appoints Richard Goldberg to the Board of Directors of the Old City Special Services District.
Appointing Richard Goldberg to the Board of Directors for the Old City Special Services District.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council appointed Francesca Rivetti to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District.
Appointing Francesca Rivetti to the Board of Directors for the South Street Headhouse District.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.