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 22, 2014 meeting.
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The adopted resolution honors Stephen J.
Honoring Stephen J. Harmelin, Esquire as the inaugural recipient of the Green Tree School & Services Lasting Legacy Award.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution also naming Vollmer Street between 4th and 5th Streets “Don Ly Way.” The resolution honors the memory of Don Ly, who was active in the Vietnamese and South Philadelphia communities and supported his family’s education and civic participation.
Also naming Vollmer Street between 4th and 5th Streets as "Don Ly Way".
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 Council Committee on Finance to hold hearings about collecting delinquent taxes owed to Philadelphia and the City’s use of third-party collection agencies.
Authorizing the Committee on Finance to conduct hearings concerning the collection of delinquent taxes owed to the City of Philadelphia and the use of third-party collection agencies.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution honors and congratulates the Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls Swim Team for winning the District 12 Championship and the Catholic League Title during the 2013–14 season.
Congratulating the Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls Swim Team on winning the District 12 Championship and the Catholic League Title.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution approves transferring the property at 2800–2850 West Dauphin Street in the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to the City of Philadelphia.
Approving the conveyance of a certain property from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to the City of Philadelphia, which are located in the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area and identified by house number and street address as 2800-2850 West Dauphin street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to prepare and execute all documents and instruments necessary to effectuate this conveyance.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next 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, without payment, conditional ownership of nine City-owned properties in the 47th Ward to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
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 Forty-seventh 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 the 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 approves a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop and carry out urban renewal at 1312 and 1314 North 16th Street in the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, identified by house numbers and street addresses as 1312 North Sixteenth street and 1314 North Sixteenth street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with the City of Philadelphia and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This adopted resolution designated June 2014 as “AIDS Education Month in Philadelphia.” It recognized HIV and AIDS education, awareness, prevention, testing, and treatment efforts, including free public programs sponsored by Philadelphia FIGHT, and encouraged Philadelphia residents to learn about HIV and seek testing and treatment.
Declaring June 2014 as "AIDS Education Month in Philadelphia".
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City to transfer conditional ownership of three City-owned properties—5654 Montrose Street, 861 North 48th Street, and 1142 South 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 improvement thereon, situate in the Sixth, Forty-Sixth, and Fifty-first Wards 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 the 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 dared Jon Stewart, host of “The Daily Show,” to come to Philadelphia and film a week of shows in response to comments he made about the city, its residents, the Phillies, exercise, and local food.
Daring Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show", to come to Philadelphia and film a week of shows to prove how wrong he was in his May 20th tirade against Philadelphia, our people, our prized Philadelphia Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg, our affinity for running up museum stairs and calling it exercise and our world class cuisine; his multiple rants against our City have finally gone too far.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar - Rules Suspended·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance updates Philadelphia’s permit parking rules to include motorcycles and motor-driven cycles in the definition of vehicles.
Amending Chapter 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permit Parking Districts," to revise the definition of "vehicle" to include motor-driven cycles, to specify the manner in which the number of vehicles in a household is to be calculated, and to further provide with respect to the fee for the issuance of residential parking permits to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia officials to lease Delaware River property, including Piers 27 North through 35 North and nearby land, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for sublease to the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and others.
Authorizing the Director of Commerce and the Commissioner of Public Property to lease to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, for sublease to the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, for further sublease, property along the Delaware River including Piers 27 North through 35 North and certain adjacent property to the south; and to lease associated riverbed rights from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and sublease those rights to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for sublease to the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation for further sublease; and to make certain corrective and technical amendments, and other amendments to existing agreements, leases and subleases; and authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to make corresponding agreements and amendments; all on certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Café Italiano Inc.
Authorizing Café Italiano Inc. ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open air sidewalk café at 1871 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill adds a 1% Philadelphia sales and use tax on retail purchases of tangible goods and services, effective July 1, 2014.
Amending Chapter 19-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax," by providing for additional sales and use tax and for the manner in which the tax revenues shall be used, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s minimum wage and benefits requirements to the City, certain for-profit and nonprofit contractors and subcontractors, public agencies, recipients of City leases or financial assistance, and related subrecipients.
Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," by further providing with respect to the application of the minimum wage and benefits standard to contractors, subcontractors, recipients of financial assistance, and subrecipients of financial assistance; and by revising the required Minimum Wage Standard; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for properties in RSA-5 and RM-1 residential districts that border more than one street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by changing the street frontage requirements for lots with multi-street frontage in certain residential zoning districts, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for sidewalk vendors in Center City.
Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by eliminating previously designated vendor locations in Center City; and by revising and adding to the list of locations that shall not be designated for vending; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to accept ownership of certain real property from the School District of Philadelphia and transfer it to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to accept title to certain real property owned by the School District of Philadelphia and to convey the same to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.