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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

Procedural actions actions from the May 5, 2016 meeting.

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Showing 1-8 of 8 actions from May 5, 2016

Procedural2016-05-05
Resolution 160419

This lapsed resolution would have authorized a City Council committee to hold hearings about working conditions for workers employed by subcontractors at Philadelphia International Airport, including Prime Flight and Prospect.

Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities to hold hearings regarding working conditions for workers employed by subcontractors at the Philadelphia International Airport such as Prime Flight and Prospect, examining the implementation of the 21st Century Minimum Wage Ordinance, and determining whether action should be taken to suspend or cancel certain contracts after repeated violations of workers' rights.

ADOPTED & REFERRED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2016-05-05
Resolution 160416

This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council committees to hold public hearings on how accessible Philadelphia’s traditional taxi services and app-based transportation network services were for people with disabilities.

Authorizing the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities and the Committee on the Disabled and Persons with Special Needs to hold hearings on the current state of accessibility of Philadelphia's traditional taxi services and forthcoming transportation network services, in search of opportunities to expand accessibility and ensure prompt and dignified ride service for all Philadelphians, across all platforms.

ADOPTED & REFERRED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2016-05-05
Resolution 160415

This lapsed resolution would have authorized Council’s Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to investigate and hold public hearings about how Philadelphia planned to enforce and comply with a U.S.

Authorizing Council's Committee on Commerce & Economic Development to investigate and hold hearings on the City of Philadelphia's plans to enforce and comply with the U.S. Department of Labor Administrator's Interpretation No. 2015­1, as well as any current or planned standards and practices by which the City currently enforces Employee Classifications.

ADOPTED & REFERRED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2016-05-05
Bill 160406

The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to amend the City’s sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for City use of space at 1101 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 Authority for Industrial Development for the use by the City of premises located at 1101 Market Street, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced and Referred

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2016-05-05
Bill 160271-A

The enacted ordinance changes the zoning for land at 3117–27 West Master Street, in the area bounded by 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street, and Jefferson Street.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street, and Jefferson Street. Further to approve the Master Plan for the Brewerytown Residential Mixed-Use District by adding the site bounded by 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street and Jefferson Street; to the Brewerytown Residential Mixed-Use District and approving various construction projects.

ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2016-05-05
Bill 160271-A

The enacted ordinance changes the zoning for land at 3117–27 West Master Street, in the area bounded by 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street, and Jefferson Street.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street, and Jefferson Street. Further to approve the Master Plan for the Brewerytown Residential Mixed-Use District by adding the site bounded by 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street and Jefferson Street; to the Brewerytown Residential Mixed-Use District and approving various construction projects.

AMENDED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2016-05-05
Bill 160228-A

The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land bounded by Green Street, Second Street, Spring Garden Street, and Third Street.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Green Street, Second Street, Spring Garden Street, and Third Street.

ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2016-05-05
Bill 160228-A

The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land bounded by Green Street, Second Street, Spring Garden Street, and Third Street.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Green Street, Second Street, Spring Garden Street, and Third Street.

AMENDED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.