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 March 26, 2015 meeting.
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Showing 19-31 of 31 actions from March 26, 2015
This enacted bill authorizes Jim Williamson to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4249 Ridge Avenue, subject to the stated size and sidewalk-clearance requirements.
Authorizing Jim Williamson, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4249 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Terrace Street, Shurs Lane, Cresson Street, Rector Street, Silverwood Street, and Grape Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Terrace Street, Shurs Lane, Cresson Street, Rector Street, Silverwood Street, and Grape Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s public employee retirement rules.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending various provisions to provide for provisions for participants performing qualified military service, to allow certain transfer payments for purchase of service and for purchase of service by certain classes of employees, to allow for non-spouse beneficiary rollover rights, to provide certain retroactive effective dates, and otherwise provide language required by the Internal Revenue Code, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Public Employees Retirement Code to require an initial unadjusted monthly retirement benefit of at least $1,000 for members of Plan A or Plan X, and for Fire employee members of Plan 10 with at least 20 years of credited service.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending Section 22-301, entitled "Service Retirement Benefits," and Section 22-401, entitled "Service-Connected Disability Retirement Benefits," to add new subsections requiring a specified minimum monthly benefit amount for certain retired Fire employee members, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Free Library director and the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for City occupancy of two suites at 2000 Hamilton Street.
Authorizing the Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Commissioner of Public Property to execute a sublease or other agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development ("PAID"), subject to a master lease between PAID and Rodin Market Partners, L.P., under which the City would occupy space in the building located at 2000 Hamilton Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends the University of Pennsylvania’s Institutional Development District Master Plan to allow the complete renovation of the Mellon Building at 3457-59 Walnut Street.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of the University of Pennsylvania, by allowing for the complete renovation of the Mellon Building located at 3457-59 Walnut Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for accessory signs in the CMX-2.5 commercial mixed-use area bounded by Juniper Street, East Passyunk Avenue, and Mifflin Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising requirements for accessory signs, located within the area bounded by Juniper Street, East Passyunk Avenue and Mifflin Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to amend the City’s sublease with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority for approximately 26,758 square feet on the fifth floor of 701 Market Street.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an amendment to a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, for the use by the City of the premises located at 701 Market Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for Industrial Residential Mixed Use (IRMX) districts.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain provisions relating to IRMX, Industrial Residential Mixed Use district.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Land Bank rules to allow the City to transfer property to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for later transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank.
Amending Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," to allow the City to transfer property to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for subsequent transfer to the Land Bank; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia zoning designations for certain land within the area bounded by Kensington Avenue, Letterly Street, Jasper Street, and Hagert Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Kensington Avenue, Letterly Street, Jasper Street, and Hagert Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance creates the West Washington Avenue Overlay zoning district in an area bounded by specified streets near West Washington Avenue.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by creating an overlay district entitled "/WWA West Washington Avenue Overlay," to include certain areas of land within the vicinity of West Washington Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill creates rules for mobile food vendors operating on privately owned property with the property owner’s permission.
Amending Subcode "A" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Administrative Code," by amending Chapter 3, entitled "Permits"; and Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by amending Chapter 9-200, entitled "Commercial Activities on Streets," to add an exemption, add definitions and provide for the use and regulation of mobile food vendors in certain areas, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.