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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Other actions actions from the May 23, 2024 meeting.
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Showing 19-29 of 29 actions from May 23, 2024
The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Chief Innovation Officer or designee to renew Verizon Pennsylvania LLC’s cable television franchise for five years in Franchise Areas I, II, III, and IV, allowing Verizon to operate its cable system in the City’s streets and public rights-of-way under the renewal agreement.
Authorizing the City's Chief Innovation Officer or their designee to enter into a cable television franchise renewal agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania LLC, renewing the cable television franchise granted by the City to Verizon, for Franchise Areas I, II, III and IV of the City, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance renames and dedicates the West Oak Lane Library at 2000 East Washington Lane as the “Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane.” It honors Dwight Evans, a Philadelphia educator, community activist, and public official, for his nearly five decades of service to West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, and the nation.
Renaming and designating the property commonly referred to as the West Oak Lane Library, located at 2000 East Washington Lane, as the "Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane" in the City of Philadelphia.
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The enacted ordinance adds zoning definitions and creates the Chestnut Hill Lower East Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District for RSA-3-zoned properties in the area bounded by the SEPTA Chestnut Hill East Line, Cresheim Valley Drive, Germantown Avenue, Winston Road, Moreland Avenue, Devon Street, Ardleigh Street, and Springfield Avenue.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning" by adding definitions; and creating a new Chestnut Hill Lower East /NCO in the area generally bounded by the SEPTA Chestnut Hill East Line, Cresheim Valley Drive, Germantown Avenue, Winston Road, Moreland Avenue, Devon Street, Ardleigh Street, and Springfield Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to accept two areas alongside Hunting Park Avenue, east of Whitaker Avenue, as slope easements.
Authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of two certain areas located on either side of Hunting Park Avenue, east of Whitaker Avenue, as slope easements, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant rules governing the City’s residential eviction diversion program.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to modify requirements and authorizations related to the City's residential eviction diversion program, including associated changes to the landlord and tenant relationship, and to make certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s steep-slope protection rules for development, earth-moving, and site-clearing work in designated steep-slope areas.
Amending Section 14-704 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Open Space and Natural Resources" by changing the applicability of steep slope protection requirements for certain stream restoration activities, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted measure changes the rules for Philadelphia Land Bank purchases of tax-delinquent properties at Sheriff’s sales.
Amending Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," to allow interested parties to require open bidding when the Land Bank seeks to exercise special authority to acquire property at a Sheriff's sale and allow prior owners to redeem property when such special authority is exercised, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The adopted resolution proposes a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment requiring the City’s annual budget to set aside at least 0.5% of General Fund appropriations for the Housing Trust Fund, plus certain payments made in place of providing affordable housing.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter further providing for mandatory annual appropriations for the Housing Trust Fund; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
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This enacted ordinance provided for a 2025 primary-election ballot question asking Philadelphia voters whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to increase the minimum annual amount required for the Housing Trust Fund in the city operating budget.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter further providing for mandatory annual appropriations for the Housing Trust Fund; and authorizing and directing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
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The adopted resolution proposes amending Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to create an Office of the Homeless Services Ombudsperson, led by an ombudsperson appointed by the mayor with City Council’s approval.
Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Homeless Services Ombudsperson, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
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This enacted ordinance provided for a May 20, 2025 special election on a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment creating an Office of Homeless Services Ombudsperson.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create the Office of Homeless Services Ombudsperson as set forth in a Resolution approved by 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.
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