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
October 30, 2008
Meeting date
October 29, 2008
This lapsed bill would have prohibited operating a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle with certain aftermarket mufflers, including straight-pipe systems and hollow-core mufflers without baffles, and would have prohibited people and businesses from installing them.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," by prohibiting the operation of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle with certain types of aftermarket mufflers, and by prohibiting businesses and other persons from installing such prohibited types of aftermarket mufflers, and providing for fines and penalties; and amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by providing for the revocation of the business privilege license of a business that violates the prohibition against the installation of certain prohibited mufflers; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have revised the City Plan for part of Clearview Street between Johnson Street and a nearby dead end, removing a 20-foot-wide section from the plan and reducing the street’s planned width from 60 feet to 40 feet.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 204 by striking from the City Plan the northeasterly twenty feet wide portion of Clearview Street from Johnson Street to a dead end approximately sixty-four feet southeast of Brinton Street, and relocating the curblines of such portion of Clearview Street to establish a twenty feet wide cartway and ten feet wide footway areas on either side of the street, under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have expanded the city’s rules for boxes distributing newspapers and other printed material to include specified portions of the Manayunk commercial area.
Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of Printed Material," by including certain portions of the commercial area in the vicinity of Main Street in Manayunk, under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have increased fines for owners or persons responsible for private and vacant properties who failed to keep the property or the sidewalk in front of it free of litter.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by increasing the penalties for owners of private premises and vacant private premises who don't maintain their premises, or the sidewalk in front of such premise, free of litter.
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This lapsed bill would have prohibited leaving or parking a boat on a Philadelphia roadway to sell it or to commercially wash, grease, or repair it, except for emergency repairs.
Amending Section 12-902 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited," by prohibiting the standing or parking of any boat on the roadway for the purpose of sale, washing, greasing or repairing and amending Section 12-2405, entitled "Removal or Immobilization of Parked Vehicles; Notice," to provide for towing of boats parked for the purpose of sale and Section 12-2809, entitled "Civil Penalties and Costs," to provide for penalties for violations; all under certain terms and conditions.
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Meeting date
October 28, 2008
Meeting date
October 23, 2008
This communication, which was placed on file, transmitted a proposed bill concerning the paving of Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Orthodox Street under certain terms and conditions.
Transmitting a bill authorizing the paving of Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Orthodox Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill concerning a 2003 ordinance about a gas-main right-of-way within former Morris Street between Thirtieth and Thirty-First Streets.
Transmitting a bill amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 030681) approved December 18, 2003, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 24-S by placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of former Morris Street from Thirtieth Street to Thirty-First Street, under certain terms and conditions," by deleting the requirement that the terms and conditions stated therein be complied with within a certain time period.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s rules on states of emergency.
Transmitting a bill amending Section 10-819 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "State of Emergency," to expand upon the measures that the Mayor may take in an emergency, prohibit the violation of orders issued in connection with a declaration of emergency, revise the penalties for violations, provide definitions, and make technical and other changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication transmitted a proposed bill that would amend Philadelphia’s rules on attorney fees in collection matters.
Transmitting a bill amending Chapter 19-3100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Attorney Fees In Collection Matters; Retention Of Private Attorneys," by providing for a schedule of contingency fees to be assessed, relating to collection expenses incurred in the collection of delinquent tax and other municipal claims; authorizing such expenses; and making certain related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a resolution also naming the 1600 block of Widener Place and the streets at the intersection of Rising Sun Avenue and Wyoming Avenue in honor of Police Officer Lauretha Vaird, Badge No. 5897.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a resolution also naming the 3300 block of Almond Street and the streets at the intersection of Castor Avenue and Arrott Street in honor of Police Officer Gary Skerski, Badge No. 7379.
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This communication transmitted a resolution proposing that the 3300 block of Welsh Road and the streets at the intersection of 39th and Wallace Streets be named in honor of Police Officer Isabel Nazario, Badge No.
Transmitting a resolution also naming the 3300 block of Welsh Road and the streets at the intersection of 39th and Wallace Streets in honor of Police Officer Isabel Nazario, Badge No. 6341.
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This communication transmitted a resolution proposing to name Morrell Avenue between Academy Road and Frankford Avenue, along with the streets at the intersection of North 17th and Dauphin Streets, in honor of Sergeant Patrick McDonald, Badge No.
Transmitting a resolution also naming Morrell Ave. from Academy Road to Frankford Ave. and the streets at the intersection of North 17th and Dauphin Streets in honor of Sergeant Patrick McDonald, Badge No. 2831.
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This communication is recorded with a status of placed on file.
Transmitting a resolution also naming Claridge Street from Cottman Ave. to Faunce St. and the streets at the intersection of Almond and Schiller Streets in honor of Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski, Badge No. 486.
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This communication, which has been placed on file, concerns a proposed resolution to name the 2700 block of Willits Road and the streets at the intersection of 66th Avenue and North Broad Street in honor of Police Officer Charles Cassidy, Badge No.
Transmitting a resolution also naming the 2700 block of Willits Road and the streets at the intersection of 66th Avenue and North Broad Street in honor of Police Officer Charles Cassidy, Badge No. 2342.
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This communication transmitted a proposed resolution to honor Police Officer Walter Barclay, Badge No.
Transmitting a resolution also naming the 4000 block of Mitchell Street and the streets at the intersection of 5th Street and 66th Avenue in honor of Police Officer Walter Barclay, Badge No. 1410.
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