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
March 26, 2008
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business privilege license rules.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by revising certain types of business privilege licenses, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s wage, earnings, and net profits tax rates for city residents and nonresidents, including people who work or conduct business in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s parking tax by setting the tax at 20% of the amount charged for parking or storing a vehicle, including valet parking, beginning July 1, 2008 and thereafter.
Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rules by reducing certain tax rates on business receipts and net income over time.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2009, making appropriations from the city’s general, water, grant, transportation-related, housing, health, and other funds.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget, totaling $2,460,808,000 for capital projects during July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.
To adopt a Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The City adopted a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2009 through 2014.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2009-2014 inclusive.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill authorizes the Free Library of Philadelphia, on behalf of the City, to accept a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for renovations to the public elevators at the Central Library Branch at 1901 Vine Street.
Authorizing the Free Library of Philadelphia, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia to accept a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education for renovations to the Central Library Branch of the Free Library at 1901 Vine Street, pursuant to terms and conditions established by the Commonwealth.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance revises the City Plan by removing and vacating the westerly 32-foot-wide, variable-width portion of Island Avenue between points south of Penrose Avenue and Escort Street.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 387 and 402 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the westerly thirty-two feet wide and variable width portion of Island Avenue from a point approximately nine-hundred one feet south of Penrose Avenue to a point approximately one-hundred two feet south of Escort Street and by placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of the portion of Island Avenue being stricken from the City Plan by authority of this Ordinance.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan and the opening of Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Buckius Street, along with unopened portions of Delaware Avenue and Buckius Street in the specified areas.
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 305 and 306 by placing on the City Plan Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Buckius Street; authorizing the opening of said Delaware Avenue from Lewis Street to Buckius Street, the opening of the unopened portions of Delaware Avenue (currently on the City Plan, partially opened) from the northeasterly side of Lewis Street to a point approximately two-hundred five feet southwestwardly therefrom, and the opening of the unopened portions of Buckius Street (currently on the City Plan, partially opened) from Delaware Avenue to Bath Street; and authorizing the acquisition of certain slope easements adjacent to the right-of-way lines of Delaware Avenue as proposed to be placed on the City Plan and opened by authority of this Ordinance.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance prohibits street and sidewalk vending on certain portions of 17th Street.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section 9-203 relating to Street Vendors and Section 9-205 relating to Sidewalk Sales, by prohibiting street and sidewalk vending on certain portions of 17th Street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance grants Shailesh Tilvawala permission to construct, use, and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way at Eighth and Market Streets to provide electrical and telephone service to his newsstand.
Granting permission to Shailesh Tilvawala, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northeast corner of Eighth Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northeast corner of Eighth Street and Market Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted change to Philadelphia’s Code requires the Finance Director’s annual report on disparity studies and participation goals to include a ranking of City departments and agencies by their percentage of DBE utilization.
Amending Chapter 17-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Annual Disparity Study and Participation Goals," by requiring certain additional information to be included in the Finance Director's required annual report, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rates for tax years 2008 and later.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
Meeting date
March 25, 2008
City Council approved the Mayor’s revised five-year financial plan covering fiscal years 2009 through 2013, including proposed changes for fiscal year 2008.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2009 through 2013, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2008, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business privilege license rules.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by revising certain types of business privilege licenses, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s wage, earnings, and net profits tax rates for city residents and nonresidents, including people who work or conduct business in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s parking tax by setting the tax at 20% of the amount charged for parking or storing a vehicle, including valet parking, beginning July 1, 2008 and thereafter.
Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.