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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May 21, 2009
This enacted ordinance revised Philadelphia’s sales and use tax rate to 2% on purchases of goods and services from August 1, 2009, through June 30, 2014, instead of the 1% rate listed for other periods.
Amending Section 19-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax," by revising the rate of tax, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance requires retail and office businesses, and the owners of properties where they operate, in buildings with six or fewer total residential, business, or office units to pay a City fee for refuse, waste, and recycling collection.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to require certain businesses and property owners either to pay a fee for City waste hauling or demonstrate that the business or property owner has a private provider of waste and recycling disposal services; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill increases several fees charged by the Commissioner of Records.
Amending Section 10-1001 of Title 10 ("Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity") of The Philadelphia Code relating to the fees charged by the Commissioner of Records by modifying the amount of such fees, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s school tax provisions to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate for business, trade, professional, commercial, or industrial activities.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia.
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This enacted bill amended the Philadelphia Code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose an annual tax on real estate in Philadelphia for school district purposes.
Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s refuse and littering rules by raising the payment for certain code violation notices from $25 to $50.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to increase the amount that must be paid in response to certain code violation notices to avoid initiation of further proceedings, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2010.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2010.
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This enacted measure adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2010 Capital Budget, totaling $2,542,229,000, for the capital fiscal year from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010.
To adopt a Fiscal 2010 Capital Budget.
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This enacted bill adopts Philadelphia’s Capital Program for fiscal years 2010 through 2015.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2010-2015 inclusive.
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s zoning code to require bicycle parking for certain buildings, multifamily developments, public parking lots, and low-occupancy facilities, with the number of spaces based on floor area, dwelling units, parking spaces, or employees.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1400, entitled "Parking and Loading Facilities," by adding a new subsection providing for bicycle parking, under certain terms and conditions.
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The adopted resolution appoints Rina Cutler to the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Appointing Rina Cutler to the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
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The adopted resolution appoints Beverly Coleman to the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
Appointing Beverly Coleman to the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
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This enacted ordinance allows the Department of Licenses and Inspections to extend certain zoning and use registration permits for one year when the permit holder submits a written request and the proposed construction remains the same.
Amending Titles 4 and 14 of The Philadelphia Code, respectively "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code" and "Zoning and Planning," by authorizing the Department of Licenses and Inspections to extend the expiration date of certain zoning and/or use registration permits, under certain terms and conditions.
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May 14, 2009
This communication transmits a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s Keystone Opportunity Zone and Economic Development District rules.
Transmitting a bill amending Chapter 19-3200, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone And Economic Development District," by providing for extensions of the term of benefits for certain properties, under certain terms and conditions.
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Transmitting a bill approving the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Emergency 9-1-1 2008 Triennial Plan as an amendment to the City's 9-1-1 Plan, and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to submit such amended 9-1-1 Plan to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for review and approval, as required by the Pennsylvania Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.
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This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning a lease agreement for Sister Cities Plaza.
Transmitting a bbill authorizing the President of the Fairmount Park Commission and the Executive Director of Fairmount Park to enter into a lease agreement between the City of Philadelphia as landlord and the Center City District as tenant for a certain parcel of land bounded by 18th Street, Logan Square, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Vine Street, commonly referred to as Sister Cities Plaza, under certain terms and conditions.
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Transmitting a bill authorizing Ralph Picket to construct, own and maintain, an open-air sidewalk cafe at 3900 Chestnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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Transmitting a bill authorizing the National Park Service to construct, own and maintain a building encroachment and steps at 530 Market Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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