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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Procedural actions actions from the November 10, 2020 meeting.
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Showing 1-16 of 16 actions from November 10, 2020
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business regulations to protect certain small restaurants operating in leased spaces that experienced major COVID-19 revenue losses.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to commercial leases and provide eviction and financial relief to restaurant businesses that operate on leased premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business regulations to protect certain small restaurants operating in leased spaces that experienced major COVID-19 revenue losses.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to commercial leases and provide eviction and financial relief to restaurant businesses that operate on leased premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business regulations to protect certain small restaurants operating in leased spaces that experienced major COVID-19 revenue losses.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to commercial leases and provide eviction and financial relief to restaurant businesses that operate on leased premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business regulations to protect certain small restaurants operating in leased spaces that experienced major COVID-19 revenue losses.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to commercial leases and provide eviction and financial relief to restaurant businesses that operate on leased premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance regulates residential property wholesalers—people or businesses seeking to buy homes as investments rather than for their own residence—by requiring a license and barring misrepresentations or false information.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Residential Property Wholesalers," to regulate the solicitation of purchases of real property and require certain disclosures by property purchasers to homeowners, and amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," to provide protections to homeowners from solicitation and related problems, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance regulates residential property wholesalers—people or businesses seeking to buy homes as investments rather than for their own residence—by requiring a license and barring misrepresentations or false information.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Residential Property Wholesalers," to regulate the solicitation of purchases of real property and require certain disclosures by property purchasers to homeowners, and amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," to provide protections to homeowners from solicitation and related problems, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance regulates residential property wholesalers—people or businesses seeking to buy homes as investments rather than for their own residence—by requiring a license and barring misrepresentations or false information.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Residential Property Wholesalers," to regulate the solicitation of purchases of real property and require certain disclosures by property purchasers to homeowners, and amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," to provide protections to homeowners from solicitation and related problems, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s fair criminal record screening rules for employment and licensing.
Amending Chapter 9-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," by amending definitions, revising restrictions, and amending and clarifying remedies, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds certain misuse of Philadelphia’s 911 emergency response system to the conduct covered by the city’s hate-crimes rules when it is motivated by hatred based on characteristics such as race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or age over 65.
Amending Chapter 10-2200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hate Crimes," to provide for penalties for criminal conduct involving misuse of the 911 emergency response system motivated by hatred toward certain characteristics of other persons; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds certain misuse of Philadelphia’s 911 emergency response system to the conduct covered by the city’s hate-crimes rules when it is motivated by hatred based on characteristics such as race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or age over 65.
Amending Chapter 10-2200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hate Crimes," to provide for penalties for criminal conduct involving misuse of the 911 emergency response system motivated by hatred toward certain characteristics of other persons; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds certain misuse of Philadelphia’s 911 emergency response system to the conduct covered by the city’s hate-crimes rules when it is motivated by hatred based on characteristics such as race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or age over 65.
Amending Chapter 10-2200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hate Crimes," to provide for penalties for criminal conduct involving misuse of the 911 emergency response system motivated by hatred toward certain characteristics of other persons; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is held in committee, would amend Philadelphia’s rules for disadvantaged-owned business participation in City contracts.
Amending Chapter 17-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Goals for the Participation of Disadvantaged Owned Business Enterprises in City Contracts," by adding a new requirement that City Council be notified of certain changes to existing City contracts valued over $1 million to ensure expansions adhere to participation goals and standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s local bidding preference rules to require an annual percentage goal for the dollar value of city contracts awarded to local business entities.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," to amend reporting requirements to require the establishment of local business usage goals and reporting on reaching such goals as a way to assist community businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s local bidding preference rules to require an annual percentage goal for the dollar value of city contracts awarded to local business entities.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," to amend reporting requirements to require the establishment of local business usage goals and reporting on reaching such goals as a way to assist community businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s local bidding preference rules to require an annual percentage goal for the dollar value of city contracts awarded to local business entities.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," to amend reporting requirements to require the establishment of local business usage goals and reporting on reaching such goals as a way to assist community businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s local bidding preference rules to require an annual percentage goal for the dollar value of city contracts awarded to local business entities.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," to amend reporting requirements to require the establishment of local business usage goals and reporting on reaching such goals as a way to assist community businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.