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 27, 2023 meeting.
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Showing 1-15 of 15 actions from November 27, 2023
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings about private parking operators’ use of vehicle-immobilizing “window barnacles.” The hearings would examine how these devices affect Philadelphia residents and help the Council consider possible legislative responses.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings examining the use of vehicle immobilizing "window barnacles" as a form of predatory parking by private entities to understand the impact they have on Philadelphia's residents.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings about private parking operators’ use of vehicle-immobilizing “window barnacles.” The hearings would examine how these devices affect Philadelphia residents and help the Council consider possible legislative responses.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings examining the use of vehicle immobilizing "window barnacles" as a form of predatory parking by private entities to understand the impact they have on Philadelphia's residents.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s definition of an “affordable housing property” in the Housing Code.
Amending Section 7-202 of Title 7 ("Housing Code") of The Philadelphia Code to modify the definition of "affordable housing property," under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s definition of an “affordable housing property” in the Housing Code.
Amending Section 7-202 of Title 7 ("Housing Code") of The Philadelphia Code to modify the definition of "affordable housing property," under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s definition of an “affordable housing property” in the Housing Code.
Amending Section 7-202 of Title 7 ("Housing Code") of The Philadelphia Code to modify the definition of "affordable housing property," under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds a Philadelphia rule prohibiting anyone from entering a retail establishment after the business owner has barred them from entering.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses Trades and Professions," to add a new Chapter creating penalties for trespassing in retail establishments, 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 a Philadelphia rule prohibiting anyone from entering a retail establishment after the business owner has barred them from entering.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses Trades and Professions," to add a new Chapter creating penalties for trespassing in retail establishments, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds a Philadelphia rule prohibiting anyone from entering a retail establishment after the business owner has barred them from entering.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses Trades and Professions," to add a new Chapter creating penalties for trespassing in retail establishments, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The pocket-vetoed proposal would have prohibited businesses in Philadelphia from operating or allowing gambling or skill-based devices that accept cash or cash equivalents for a chance at a cash reward, except at licensed facilities allowed under Pennsylvania law.
Amending Chapter 9-5900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prohibition on Certain Gambling Machines and Skills Games," to add additional prohibitions and provide for remedies, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The pocket-vetoed proposal would have prohibited businesses in Philadelphia from operating or allowing gambling or skill-based devices that accept cash or cash equivalents for a chance at a cash reward, except at licensed facilities allowed under Pennsylvania law.
Amending Chapter 9-5900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prohibition on Certain Gambling Machines and Skills Games," to add additional prohibitions and provide for remedies, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The pocket-vetoed proposal would have prohibited businesses in Philadelphia from operating or allowing gambling or skill-based devices that accept cash or cash equivalents for a chance at a cash reward, except at licensed facilities allowed under Pennsylvania law.
Amending Chapter 9-5900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prohibition on Certain Gambling Machines and Skills Games," to add additional prohibitions and provide for remedies, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s fair criminal record screening rules to define exoneration and prohibit City agencies and private employers from rejecting applicants or employees based on convictions that resulted in exoneration.
Amending Chapter 9-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to add provisions regarding the consideration of convictions that result in exoneration and make related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s fair criminal record screening rules to define exoneration and prohibit City agencies and private employers from rejecting applicants or employees based on convictions that resulted in exoneration.
Amending Chapter 9-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to add provisions regarding the consideration of convictions that result in exoneration and make related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s fair criminal record screening rules to define exoneration and prohibit City agencies and private employers from rejecting applicants or employees based on convictions that resulted in exoneration.
Amending Chapter 9-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to add provisions regarding the consideration of convictions that result in exoneration and make related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s fair criminal record screening rules to define exoneration and prohibit City agencies and private employers from rejecting applicants or employees based on convictions that resulted in exoneration.
Amending Chapter 9-3500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to add provisions regarding the consideration of convictions that result in exoneration and make related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.