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 December 3, 2015 meeting.
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Showing 55-72 of 81 actions from December 3, 2015
The enacted ordinance authorizes Nancy S.
Authorizing Nancy S. Trachtenberg, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1444 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to remove Russell Street between Casper Street and Balfour Street from City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street to Balfour Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to acquire, for the City, some or all of the parcels and buildings at 351–355 West Penn Street and 5322–5334 Newhall Street.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise title in some or all of the parcels of land together with the improvements thereon situate commonly known as 351-355 West Penn Street and 5322-5334 Newhall Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorized the Procurement Commissioner to arrange fixed-price purchases of electricity and natural gas for City facilities and motor fuel for the City fleet for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
Authorizing the Procurement Commissioner to enter into agreements to purchase electricity, natural gas and motor fuel for use by the City in City facilities and vehicles, including agreements that obligate payment for delivery of such energy supplies in future fiscal years, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s towing rules to clarify that storage fees are charged based on each 24-hour period, with partial days charged proportionally.
Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by clarifying when storage fees can be charged and accrued, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Metal Chestnut, Inc.
Authorizing Metal Chestnut, Inc. to construct, own and maintain various right-of-way encroachments at 4700 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19139, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds licensing conditions for food establishments with permanent locations in Philadelphia.
Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by amending Section 6-503, entitled "Licenses and Permits," by adding certain conditions for food establishments to obtain a license; 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 Philadelphia’s rules for city and private waste collection and requires recyclable materials to be separated from other waste.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to make changes relating to: City collection of waste; separation of recyclable materials from other waste for City and private collection; private collection of waste for those not eligible to receive City collection; planning, reporting, education and signage requirements applicable with respect to certain regulated premises; providing for penalties and enforcement; and making technical changes; 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 Philadelphia’s rules for city and private waste collection and requires recyclable materials to be separated from other waste.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to make changes relating to: City collection of waste; separation of recyclable materials from other waste for City and private collection; private collection of waste for those not eligible to receive City collection; planning, reporting, education and signage requirements applicable with respect to certain regulated premises; providing for penalties and enforcement; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove from the official City Plan and abandon a drainage right-of-way extending from Callowhill Street to Willow Street west of Third Street.
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 271 and abandoning of a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes which extends from Callowhill Street to Willow Street, west of Third Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a “No Truck Parking Anytime” restriction on both sides of West Chelten Avenue between North Sixth Street and North Fifth Street.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on West Chelten Avenue, between North Sixth Street and North Fifth Street, both sides.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance adds a $5 fee for each nonexempt vehicle registered to a Philadelphia address, collected by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation when the vehicle is registered or its registration is renewed.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," by adding a new Chapter 12-3200, entitled "Fee for Local Use," to impose a fee on each nonexempt vehicle registered to an address located in the City, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill establishes two-hour parking limits on specified sections of McKean, Dickinson, Camac, 13th, and Juniper Streets during set weekday or weekday-and-Saturday hours.
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: McKean street to 9th street; Dickinson street to 12th street; Camac street to Ritner street; 13th street to Passyunk avenue; Juniper street to Fitzwater street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas within the boundaries of 9th Street, Washington Avenue, Darien Street, Alter Street, 8th Street, Passyunk Avenue, and Ellsworth Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 9th Street, Washington Avenue, Darien Street, Alter Street, 8th Street, Passyunk Avenue, and Ellsworth Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance ends the two-hour parking restriction that applied Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.
Revising parking restrictions on Terrace Street, from a point 225 feet north of Dawson Street to a point 315 feet north of Dawson Street, on both sides.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance permits mobile food vending and mobile food vehicles on the west side of the 5000 block of Wissahickon Avenue.
Amending Section 9-203 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Street Vendors" to permit mobile food vending and mobile food vehicles on the west side of the 5000 block of Wissahickon Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking rule at all times on the west side of Fox Street between West Queen Lane and West Abbottsford Avenue.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on Fox Street, between West Queen Lane and West Abbottsford Avenue, west side.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for boxes that distribute news and printed material.
Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of News and Printed Material," by prohibiting publishers' boxes at the intersection of 20th and Spruce Streets and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.