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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Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the September 26, 2024 meeting.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Streets and Services to examine how Philadelphia responds to illegal dumping.
Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to examine the City's response to illegal dumping, focusing on monitoring high-activity areas, enforcement strategies, and the development of effective tools to combat this issue. Illegal dumping threatens the quality of life in our neighborhoods and communities, undermining our shared mission to transform Philadelphia into the safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes a special committee to study how Philadelphia can deliver municipal services more efficiently and communicate more clearly with residents about service requests.
Authorizing the creation of a "Special Committee on Enhancing Efficiency and Transparency in Municipal Services", to analyze and recommend ways to enhance the efficient and effective delivery of municipal services, identify optimal models and tools to improve transparency and communication with residents regarding the submission, follow-up, and tracking of City service requests, and propose legislative and administrative policy reforms to eliminate barriers that impede the efficient delivery of services.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution renaming 5800 N.
Renaming 5800 N. 12th Street to "Shirley Gregory Way", in honor of her remarkable contributions to the community and her lifelong dedication to public service.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to Watts Street between Pine Street and a point north of Pine Street, widening the cartway from about 6 feet 6 inches to about 12 feet.
Authorizing the relocation of the curblines of Watts Street, from Pine Street to a point northwardly therefrom, on City Plan No. 308, and the plotting on said City Plan of an area for public pedestrian use extending along the westerly side of said Watts Street and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said area for public pedestrian use, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds rules to Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant code that prohibit agreements not to compete over residential rents or lease terms and prohibit using or providing price-coordination services based on non-public rental information.
Amending Chapter 9-800 ("Landlord and Tenant") to add prohibitions and penalties related to anti-competitive rental practices, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes two-hour parking limits on nine specified street segments, with enforcement hours varying by location and day.
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Richmond street between Marlborough street and Columbia avenue; Montgomery avenue between Girard avenue and Wildey street; Ogden street between Camac street and N. 12th street; Leithgow street between George street and Cambridge street; 12th street between Allegheny street and Sedgley avenue; Diamond street between Marvine street and N. 11th street; Valley Forge place and Flora street (Cul-de-sac) ; N. 19th street between Montgomery avenue and Berks street; H street between Westmoreland street and Ontario street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes time-limited parking rules on specified sections of Wylie, Cecil B.
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of: Wylie street between Perkiomen street and Cameron street; Cecil B Moore avenue between N. 29th street and N. 30th street; Vineyard street between Ridge avenue and Leland street; Vineyard street between Leland street and Poplar street; Thompson street between N. 27th street and N. 26th street; Dover street between Oxford avenue and Cecil B Moore avenue; Perkiomen street between N. Wylie street and Vineyard street; Master street between N. 20th street and N. 19th street; Ingersoll street between N. 23rd street and N. 22nd street; Ingersoll street between 26th street and Taney street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance establishes time-limited parking on portions of Bryn Mawr Avenue, Overbrook Avenue, Robinson Street, Edgewood Street, S.
Establishing a parking regulation on Bryn Mawr Avenue between Parkside Avenue and Gainor Road; Overbrook Avenue between Lancaster Avenue and S. 63rd Street; Robinson Street between Market Street and Arch Street; Robinson Street between Master Street and Haverford Avenue; Edgewood Street between Race Street and Vine Street; Bryn Mawr Avenue between Wynnefield Avenue and Gainor Road; S. 62nd Street between Market Street and Arch Street; Dupont Street between Silverwood Street and Wilde Street; Smick Street between Dupont and Green Lane; Manor Street between Hermit Street and Salaignac Street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes time-limited parking on specified sections of Conarroe, Lauriston, Maris, Cresson, Terrace, Manor, Jamestown, Hermit, and Lofty Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Conarroe Street between Lawton Street and Ridge Avenue; Lauriston Street between Salaignac Street and Ridge Avenue; Maris Street between Jannette Street and Henry Avenue; Cresson Street between Dawson Street and Salaignac Street; Terrace Street between Dawson Street and Salaignac Street; Terrace Street between Roxborough Avenue and Lofty Street; Manor Street between East Street and Hermit Street; Jamestown Street between Manayunk Avenue and Terrace Street; Hermit Street between Terrace Street and Cresson Street; Lofty Street between Terrace Street and Boone Street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill establishes a no-parking-at-any-time, tow-away zone on North 50th Street from Wynnefield Avenue to the street’s northern terminus.
Establishing parking regulations in the vicinity of North 50th Street and Wynnefield Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes time-limited parking rules on specified sections of Sloan, Mount Vernon, N.
Establishing a parking regulation on Sloan street between Powelton avenue and Baring street; Mount Vernon street between N. 37th street and N. 38th street; N. 42nd street between Spring Garden street and Brandywine street; N. 37th street between Brandywine street and Spring Garden street; N. 37th street between Fairmount avenue and Mount Vernon street; Spring Garden street between N. 41st street and N. 42nd street; Lindenwood street between Arch street and Race street; Sansom street between S. 59th street and S. 60th street; Wallace street between N. 34th street and N. 35th street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes time-limited parking on specified sections of N.
Establishing a parking regulation on N. 42nd street between Market street and Powelton avenue; N. 42nd street between Powelton avenue and Baring street; Brandywine street between N.42nd street and N. 41st street; Poplar street between N. 41st street and Cambridge street; Cambridge street between N. 40th street and N. 41st street; N. 34th street between Fairmount avenue and Wallace street; Mantua avenue between Fairmount avenue and N. 34th street; Spruce street between S. 63rd street and S. 62nd street; Markoe street between Linmore street and Woodland avenue.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes time-limited parking rules on specified sections of 10 streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Hadfield street between S. 54th street and S. 53rd street; S. 58th street between Chestnut street and Ludlow street; Carpenter street between S. 60th street and S. 61st street; Lindbergh boulevard between Grays street and S. 54th street; Ludlow street between S. 44th street and S. 43rd street; S. 59th street between Market street and Chestnut street; Melville street between Kingsessing avenue and Woodland avenue; Chester avenue between S. 51st street and St. Bernard place; Rodman street between S. 58th street and S. 57th street; Chancellor street between S. 53rd street and S. 52nd street.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes one bicycle lane in each direction on Woodland Avenue between Chester Avenue and South 42nd Street.
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Designation of Bicycle Lanes," to authorize a bicycle lane on Woodland Avenue from Chester Avenue to South 42nd Street and make associated changes to parking regulations within the same limits, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s farmers’ market rules to permit a market on Point Breeze Avenue between Reed and Wharton Streets, including the sidewalks and adjoining curb lanes on both sides.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding a permissible location on Point Breeze Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to transfer ownership of 5803 Knox Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority deeds conveying fee simple title to 5803 Knox Street in the 8th Councilmanic District of the City of Philadelphia and further authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer to the Philadelphia Land Bank fee simple title to such properties pursuant to Section 16-405 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Land Bank to transfer or otherwise dispose of the listed properties in the 8th Councilmanic District under the Philadelphia Code and state law.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 423-27, 429-39 (incl. 429-39 Rear) East Ashmead Street; 226, 260, 278, 313 (a/k/a 313-15) East Bringhurst Street; 49 East Earlham Street; 4635 Germantown Avenue; 30 Good Street; 5608, 5618, 5619, 5642, 5669 Heiskell Street; 4946 Keyser Street; 5514, 5515, 5642 Morton Street; 6672, 6674 Musgrave Street; 53 East Pastorius Street; 207 East Penn Street; 248 East Phil Ellena Street; 42, 44 Reger Street; 35 East Seymour Street; 227, 261, 263 East Sharpnack Street; 218, 326, 342, 343 Shedaker Street; 4951, 4957, 4961, 4975 Sheldon Street; 111, 112 East Springer Street; and 4925, 5222 Wakefield Street in the 8th Councilmanic district in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Land Bank to transfer ownership of 1532 W.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Land Bank to dispose of 1532 W. Loudon Street located in the 8th Councilmanic District in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
ADOPTED
Other recorded action without a published tally.