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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the February 15, 2018 meeting.
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Showing 37-54 of 69 actions from February 15, 2018
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to lease certain Fairmount Park land and facilities, recreation centers, playgrounds, and Free Library branches to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID) on a project-by-project basis.
Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to enter into lease agreements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development under which the City would lease to PAID on a project-by-project basis certain land and facilities in the Fairmount Park system, recreation centers, playgrounds and branches in the Free Library of Philadelphia system, and which would permit PAID to sublease such Facilities on a project-by-project basis to other organizations in conformity with the Economic Development Financing Law, Act 1967-102 (P.L. 251), as amended, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for take-out restaurants and other commercial establishments on residential blockfaces.
Amending Section 9-627 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Establishments on Residential Blockfaces," by revising requirements and making related changes, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to enter into a lease with Spring Del Associates, LP, for about 39,116 square feet at 520 North Delaware Avenue for City office use.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a lease agreement with Spring Del Associates, LP, for use by the City of all or a portion of the premises located at 520 North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer City-owned parcels at 3300 North Front Street, including any buildings or other improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for later conveyance.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, certain parcels of land situate at 3300 North Front Street, with any improvements thereon, for further conveyance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer City-owned parcels at 130 West Westmoreland Street, including any buildings or other improvements, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further transfer.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey, to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, certain parcels of land situate at 130 West Westmoreland Street, with any improvements thereon, for further conveyance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have authorized the City’s Commissioner of Public Property to lease all or part of 2504-12 Snyder Avenue from Peter Roberts Enterprises for use as a City storage facility.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into a lease agreement with Peter Roberts Enterprises, for use by the City of all or a portion of the premises located at 2504-12 Snyder Avenue, 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 sidewalk-sales rules to prohibit vendors from displaying or selling goods, or keeping stands, on both sides of Haverford Avenue between Brookhaven Road and Lansdowne Avenue.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting vending on both sides of Haverford Avenue between Brookhaven Road and Lansdowne Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill changes the zoning designations for certain properties in the area bounded by Silverwood Street, Gay Street, Baker Street, and Carson Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Silverwood Street, Gay Street, Baker Street, and Carson Street; and to adopt a Master Plan for the former St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church and adjacent parcels; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The withdrawn bill would have changed zoning designations for land bounded by Broad Street, Susquehanna Avenue, 13th Street, and Diamond Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Broad Street, Susquehanna Avenue, 13th Street, and Diamond Street. Further, to adopt the Master Plan amendment for Temple University; and to approve the construction project on the site proposed for rezoning, and to approve the removal of previously planned construction projects from the Master Plan.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s zoning maps for land bounded by Master Street, 28th Street, Thompson Street, and 27th Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Master Street, 28th Street, Thompson Street, and 27th Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill provided for a May 15, 2018, special election question on changing Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter provisions for the Board of Education.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to the eligibility, selection and removal of the Members of the Board of Education, relating to the Board of Education's responsibility for the administration of the School District, creating a Parent and Community Advisory Council, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends the University of Pennsylvania’s institutional special-purpose district in the City’s Master Plan.
To amend the Master Plan for the University of Pennsylvania, and to approve the proposed addition to 3620 Locust Walk.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted law excludes certain property transfers involving the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) from Philadelphia’s realty transfer tax.
Amending Chapter 19-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Transfer Tax," by excluding from the tax a transfer of property between the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) and a Pennsylvania Limited Partnership (PLP) whose General Partner PHA owns and controls; and a transfer of property from PHA or a PHA-controlled PLP to a wholly owned subsidiary of PHA; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution also naming Angelo Place, between Mars Place and South 82nd Street, “Joe Wilson Way.” The name honors Joseph Wilson’s life and legacy, including his community service and 35 years as a SEPTA bus driver.
Also naming Angelo Place, between Mars Place and South 82nd Street, "Joe Wilson Way", to honor the life and legacy of Joseph Wilson.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia to join the national Stepping Up Initiative, which seeks to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in local jails.
Authorizing Philadelphia to officially join the National Stepping Up Initiative, to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council approved a redevelopment contract for several properties on North Fifteenth, Burns, and Parrish Streets 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 815-819 North Fifteenth street, 825-831 North Fifteenth street and 824-826 Burns street, 1522-1524 Parrish street, 1536 Parrish street and 1538 Parrish street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with BMK Properties, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
City Council adopted a resolution urging the Philadelphia Parking Authority to recognize Martin Luther King Day as a day when it would not issue parking tickets, fines, boots, or tows.
Urging the Philadelphia Parking Authority to Recognize the Martin Luther King Day Holiday as a Non-Ticketing Day.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have created rules for identifying and removing people it defined as “criminal squatters” from residential property, including procedures for property owners to request a police investigation and for courts to hear emergency eviction or ejectment cases.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," Chapter 10-800, "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-840, "Criminal Squatters," prohibiting conduct related to criminal squatting, establishing and clarifying procedures to investigate criminal squatters on real property, establishing and clarifying procedures for the removal of criminal squatters, and establishing procedures for the dissemination of information on eviction and ejectment proceedings, and emergency housing, all under certain terms and conditions.
Cancellation of Scheduled Public Hearing
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.