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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Meeting date
November 6, 2008
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to arrange for paving Ontario Street from the Philadelphia Beltline Railroad right-of-way to Delaware Avenue.
Authorizing the paving of Ontario Street from the northwesterly side of the right-of-way of the Philadelphia Beltline Railroad to Delaware Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to place a right-of-way for gas main purposes on the City Plan within the lines of former Stevenson Street, southeast of Frankford Avenue, and revises the related street lines and grades.
Authorizing the grant to the City of a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of former Stevenson Street, southeast of Frankford Avenue, and the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 323 by placing on the City Plan the right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes adding an approximately 140-foot extension of Ontario Street to the City Plan, from its current end near the Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad to Delaware Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by placing on the City Plan an extension of Ontario Street from its existing terminus at the northwesterly side of the right-of-way of the Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad southeastwardly to Delaware Avenue; the dedication of the bed of the extended portion of Ontario Street to the City; and the striking from the City Plan of a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes laying within the lines of the proposed extension of Ontario Street; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amended a 2006 ordinance concerning the placement and street lines of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue on the City Plan, along with dedication of parts of those street beds to the City.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 060730) approved November 16, 2006, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 278 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Hellerman Street to Magee Avenue and by placing Magee Avenue from Delaware Avenue to New State Road, under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of the beds of Delaware Avenue and Magee Avenue being placed under authority of this Ordinance and also the dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, of a portion of the bed of Delaware Avenue between Levick Street and Hellerman Street not previously opened", by extending the period for compliance with the terms and conditions stated therein.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in the area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street.
Authorizing the grant to the City of two rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within an area bounded by Market Street, former Thirty-second Street, Chestnut Street, and Thirty-third Street; and authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by placing on the City Plan the two rights of way and striking and abandoning portions of two existing rights of way for municipal and public utility purposes within the same area; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove from the official City Plan and vacate about 620 feet of Thirtieth Street, from Walnut Street’s lower level south to a dead end.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Thirtieth Street from Walnut Street (lower level) southwardly approximately six-hundred twenty feet to a dead end, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted law establishes Philadelphia rules for erecting, operating, lowering, dismantling, and inspecting tower cranes at construction sites.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation Of Businesses, Trades And Professions," by adding a new Chapter regulating the erection, use and inspection of tower cranes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for newsstands to prohibit newsstands on both sides of 5th Street between Ludlow and Market Streets.
Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code by prohibiting newsstands on both sides of 5th Street between Ludlow and Market Streets.
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This enacted measure expanded Philadelphia’s tax-credit program for businesses that contribute $100,000 per year for 10 consecutive years to a designated community development corporation.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by expanding the program under which a credit against business privilege taxes is given to certain businesses that contribute monies to community development corporations undertaking economic development activities within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code to prohibit stagnant water from accumulating in or around additional structures, including swimming pools, architecturally designed pools, fountains, decorative ponds, spas, and hot tubs.
Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Section PM-302.4, entitled "Grading and drainage," by adding certain structures to the provisions prohibiting the accumulation of stagnant water, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan near Ridge Avenue, Calumet Street, and Fairmount Park.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 163 by relocating the southwesterly houseline and curbline of Ridge Avenue near Calumet Street; by relocating the northwesterly houseline and curbline of Calumet Street from Ridge Avenue to the Fairmount Park Line; by striking from the City Plan East River Road from Calumet Street northwestwardly to its terminus; and vacating the portions of said East River Road laying outside the lines of Fairmount Park; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules for massage businesses.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by amending Section 9-610, entitled "Massage Businesses," by amending the requirements for operation of a Massage Business, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance requires chain restaurants and retail food establishments operating under the same trade name as at least 15 other establishments to provide nutrition information for menu items.
Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by adding a new section requiring that chain restaurants and retail food establishments make available certain nutrition information for food and beverage items offered for sale, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance prohibits parking in a space reserved for people with disabilities or disabled veterans unless the vehicle has a valid disabled parking permit and is carrying or transporting a disabled person.
Amending Section 12-1117 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Physically Handicapped and Disabled or Severely Disabled Veteran Parking," and Section 12-2809, entitled "Civil Penalties and Costs," by expressly prohibiting certain improper uses of Disabled Parking Permits and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
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Meeting date
November 5, 2008
This enacted measure amends the City’s agreements involving the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority and the expanded Convention Center.
Amending Bill No. 070994-A (approved December 21, 2007), entitled "Authorizing the Director of Finance, Commissioner of Public Property and other officials of the City to execute either directly or through the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development various agreements, instruments of conveyance and other transactional documents by and among the City, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority related to the development, construction, financing, operation and management of an expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center and including the defeasance of outstanding Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority bonds, the release of the lien of the Trust Indenture dated as of December 15, 1989, as amended and supplemented, relating to such bonds, the termination of the existing Lease and Service Agreement, the sale of the existing Convention Center building and improvements to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyanc...
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This enacted measure amends the Philadelphia Code to prohibit telemarketing within the area covered by the Passyunk Avenue Special District Controls.
Amending Section 14-1621 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Passyunk Avenue Special District Controls," by adding telemarketing as a prohibited use, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill authorizes the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to transfer ownership of about 15 acres near Sixty-first Street and Eastwick Avenue to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, notwithstanding any contrary requirements of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and PAID, to convey fee simple title to a certain property located in the vicinity of Sixty-first Street and Eastwick Avenue to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, for a total consideration of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), under certain terms and conditions.
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This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
Further amending Bill No. 070368, entitled "An Ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2008 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 receipt of the Forecast of Capital Budgets for Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013", as previously amended by Bill No. 080076, by approving a further revised Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2008.
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