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 June 24, 2021 meeting.
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Showing 19-31 of 31 actions from June 24, 2021
This adopted resolution recognizes the School District of Philadelphia for acquiring five electric school buses, making it the first school district in Pennsylvania to do so.
Recognizing the School District of Philadelphia for becoming the first Pennsylvania School District to acquire electric school buses.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings about providing childcare in courtrooms for jurors and other people involved in court business.
Authorizing the Committee on Law and Government to hold public hearings to examine the benefits of providing childcare in courtrooms for jurors and others involved in court business, and to evaluate the feasibility of instituting such a childcare system in Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes zoning for land bounded by 11th Street, Reed Street, 12th Street, and Wharton Street, creates the South Philadelphia Municipal Hub Overlay District, and approves a mixed-use master plan for the area.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 11th Street, Reed Street, 12th Street, and Wharton Street, to amend Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code by adding Section 14-531, entitled "/SMH, South Philadelphia Municipal Hub Overlay District," and making other related changes, and approving the Residential Mixed-Use-2 District (RMX-2) Master Plan for the site generally bounded by 11th Street, Reed Street, 12th Street, and Wharton Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for parking and loading at historically designated properties.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending certain provisions of Chapter 14-800, entitled "Parking and Loading," pertaining to parking requirements for uses in historically designated properties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Traffic Code to distinguish between primary and secondary vehicle violations.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to clarify the appropriate methods and circumstances of enforcement of traffic violations in order to provide for the fair and transparent administration of the traffic violations, prevent racial disparities, and protect public safety, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires the Philadelphia Police Department to keep electronic records of vehicle stops, including information about the people involved, violations, police actions, searches, arrests, and any recovered contraband.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to require the maintenance and reporting of certain information related to vehicle stops, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends the University of Pennsylvania’s Master Plan and its Institutional (Special Purpose) District for land within the area bounded by the listed streets, drives, the Schuylkill River, and University Avenue.
To amend the Master Plan for the University of Pennsylvania by areas of land located within an area bounded by Guardian Drive, East Service Drive, Civic Center Boulevard, 34th Street, 33rd Street, Walnut Street, the Schuylkill River, 34th Street, and University Avenue.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Economic Opportunity Plans for covered City contracts by defining manufacturers, regular suppliers, brokers, and what counts as a commercially acceptable function.
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by establishing new definitions and clarifying the manner in which credit is given for M/W/DSBE participation, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is in committee, would require sellers of residential housing to provide buyers with information about who owns the water and sewer lines before the buyers are bound by a purchase contract.
Amending Chapter 13-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water Pipe," to require disclosure of the ownership structure of water and sewer lines; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This proposal, which is held in committee, would have submitted a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters at a May 17, 2022 special election.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the hiring of local residents under public works contracts with the City; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the City to remove Nicholas Street and Turner Street from the City Plan between Twentieth and Twenty-First Streets while preserving rights-of-way there for sewer, drainage, water, gas, and other public utilities.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 120 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Nicholas Street and Turner Street, each from Twentieth Street to Twenty-First Street, and reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for various utility purposes within the beds of Nicholas and Turner Streets being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said rights-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for development bonuses that can increase floor area, building height, or housing unit density.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain provisions of Section 14-702, entitled "Floor Area, Height, and Housing Unit Density Bonuses"; and by making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for development bonuses that can increase floor area, building height, or housing unit density.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain provisions of Section 14-702, entitled "Floor Area, Height, and Housing Unit Density Bonuses"; and by making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.