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 June 4, 2026 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 67 actions from June 4, 2026
This enacted ordinance designates East Memorial Hall Drive in Fairmount Park as northbound only and West Memorial Hall Drive as southbound only, between Avenue of the Republic and Parkside Avenue.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to designate East Memorial Hall Drive and West Memorial Hall Drive in Fairmount Park as one-way streets, under certain terms and conditions and authorize and/or empower the Department of Streets for the City of Philadelphia to take any and all necessary actions to enforce this Ordinance pursuant to Chapter 12-600 of The Philadelphia Code.
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This bill, currently in the Mayor’s Office, would change Philadelphia’s public employee retirement rules for service-connected death benefits.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by modifying the circumstances when certain City of Philadelphia employees are entitled to service-connected death benefits, all under certain terms and conditions
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules to allow transit station uses in commercial zoning districts, with the approval requirements varying by district.
Amending Section 14-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use Regulations," to allow Transit Station use in Commercial zoning districts, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District rules for ground-floor uses.
Amending Section 14-513 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District" by exempting certain districts from ground floor use requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for the Transit Improvement Bonus.
To amend Title 14 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain provisions relating to the Transit Improvement Bonus, to clarify its parameters and revise the bonus structure, and by making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance renames Philadelphia’s Transit-Oriented Development overlay district as the Transit-Oriented Communities overlay district and expands the area covered around certain transit stations.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain provisions of Section 14-513, entitled, "/TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District" to rename it "/TOC, Transit Oriented Communities Overlay District," to expand its applicability radius, and amending various sections to make changes to applicable use, dimensional and parking standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia officials to apply for federal and state grants for housing and community development, including programs for affordable housing, homelessness, housing for people with AIDS, and blight prevention.
Authorizing the Director of Planning and Development, on behalf of the City, to file applications with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Community Development Block Grant; to file applications to participate in the HOME Investment Partnership program and the Emergency Solutions Grant program; to apply for a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS grant; to file applications with the Commonwealth to obtain grants under the Act of April 12, 1956, P.L. 1449, Section 4, as amended, to prevent and eliminate blight; authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Director of Commerce to file applications to obtain other grants from the Commonwealth; authorizing the Director of Commerce to use the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program; and authorizing the Director of Planning and Development and the Director of Commerce to enter into all understandings and assurances contained in such applications and take all necessary action to accept the gran...
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The enacted bill approves Philadelphia Gas Works’ amended Fiscal Year 2026 capital budget of up to $241.855 million and authorizes spending on the listed projects, including the South Operations Center and replacement of the 800 Building’s main electrical switchgear.
Approving the amendment of the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works (including the supplying of funds in connection therewith) subject to certain constraints and conditions and acknowledging the receipt of the Revised Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2027 through 2031, as amended.
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This enacted bill approves Philadelphia Gas Works’ Fiscal Year 2027 capital budget for up to $208.01 million, including its financing plan and conditions on certain spending.
Approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget providing for expenditures for the capital purposes of the Philadelphia Gas Works, including the supplying of funds in connection therewith, and acknowledging receipt of the Revised Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2028 through 2032, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill authorizes the City Treasurer to enter into an agreement with Citizens Bank National Association to provide payroll banking services to the City under specified terms.
Authorizing the City Treasurer, on behalf of the City, to enter into a provider agreement with Citizens Bank National Association for provision of payroll banking services to the City, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes The Philadelphia Municipal Authority to issue up to $60 million in bonds to refinance debt connected to the New Youth Center Facility and related costs.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property of The City of Philadelphia, on behalf of The City of Philadelphia and in cooperation with The Philadelphia Municipal Authority, to undertake a Project to promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents of The City of Philadelphia; authorizing and approving (i) a project including the refunding of bonds issued to refinance the New Youth Center Facility, (ii) one or more amendments to an existing Ground Lease, as previously amended, between The City of Philadelphia and The Philadelphia Municipal Authority, (iii) one or more amendments to an existing Prime Lease, as previously amended, between The City of Philadelphia and The Philadelphia Municipal Authority and the assignment of such amendments to a trustee and (iv) the obligation of The City of Philadelphia to pay rent under the Prime Lease, as amended, when due; approving the issuance by The Philadelphia Municipal Authority of bonds, in one or more series, from time to time, to p...
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This bill, currently in Council on second reading, would authorize Philadelphia to borrow up to $581 million through general obligation bonds for capital projects and reimbursements.
Authorizing an increase in the non-electoral indebtedness of the City within the Pennsylvania constitutional limit; authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; and authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions.
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This enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s parking tax rules by excluding bus loading facilities from the definition of a taxable parking facility as of May 1, 2026.
Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax", to amend the definition of parking facility to exclude bus loading facilities from imposition of the Parking Tax, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance provides for Pine Ridge Road between Cheltenham Avenue and Fariston Drive to operate one way southbound and removes the “No Parking Anytime” restriction on the 6500 block.
Regulating the direction of the movement of traffic on the 6500 block of Pine Ridge Road between Cheltenham Avenue and Fariston Drive, and removing the "No Parking Anytime" restriction on the 6500 block of Pine Ridge Road, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Procurement Department to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Energy Authority to purchase electricity and renewable energy credits from a solar facility to be developed and owned by Reactivate, LLC at Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
Authorizing the Procurement Department, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Energy Authority to purchase electricity and certain attributes and benefits related to the generation of such electricity from a solar energy facility to be built and owned by Reactivate, LLC, located at Northeast Philadelphia Airport for use at and in connection with City facilities, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Procurement Department to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Energy Authority to purchase electricity and renewable energy credits from a solar facility to be developed and owned by Reactivate, LLC at Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
Authorizing the Procurement Department, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Energy Authority to purchase electricity and certain attributes and benefits related to the generation of such electricity from a solar energy facility to be built and owned by Reactivate, LLC, located at Northeast Philadelphia Airport for use at and in connection with City facilities, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk café rules to allow additional sidewalk café locations in a specified area of Northeast Philadelphia, the East Falls Neighborhood Commercial Area Overlay District, and the Manayunk Special Services District.
Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Sidewalk Cafés,” to authorize additional locations for sidewalk cafés, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This bill allows a business at 2351 South Front Street to have a sidewalk cafe, which is a seating area outside the business on the sidewalk.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 2351 South Front Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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