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
December 16, 2004
City Council adopted a resolution approving a Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Grays Ferry Urban Renewal Area designated as Parcel No. 158 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 1324 South Thirty-first street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Fawwaz Beyha and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
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City Council adopted a resolution approving a Redevelopment Authority contract to redevelop Parcel No.
Approving the redevelopment contract of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Grays Ferry Urban Renewal Area designated as Parcel No. 158 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 1324 South Thirty-first street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Fawwaz Beyha and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.
ADOPTED
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This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold public hearings on legislative ways to support longtime residents of gentrifying neighborhoods.
Authorizing City Council's Committee of the Whole to investigate legislative solutions to support the longtime residents of gentrifying neighborhoods, and to retain a consultant to conduct the investigation's financial analysis.
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Meeting date
December 15, 2004
The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings about business assistance and services provided through the Commerce Department and the Mayor’s Business Action Team.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to examine and investigate the City's provision of assistance and services to businesses through the Commerce Department and the Mayor's Business Action Team.
RECESSED
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The adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on the Minority Business Enterprise Council and its work under city contracting and procurement rules.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to examine the Minority Business Enterprise Council, with regards to Chapter 17-500 of The Philadelphia Code and Executive Order No. 1-03, and to assess the efforts to improve participation levels and utilization goals for Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in City contracting and procurement and the effectiveness of attempts to eliminate related discriminatory and unfair practices.
RECESSED
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The adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings on the findings of the Philadelphia 21st Century Economic Development Summit and the Street administration’s proposed Economic Development Blueprint and Investment Fund.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings to review the findings and recommendations of The Philadelphia 21st Century Economic Development Summit, to take public testimony related to the Street Administration's proposed Economic Development Blueprint and Investment Fund, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidence.
RECESSED
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Meeting date
December 14, 2004
This enacted ordinance authorized a $4 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2005 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 within the General Fund from the Council to the Director of Finance.
SIGNED
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This bill proposes an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create an independent Board of Ethics, which would oversee and enforce ethics rules for city officials and employees.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of an independent Board of Ethics, to provide for annual appropriations for the Board of Ethics, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
RECESSED
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This lapsed resolution would have proposed amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require City Council approval of any fees for processing initial applications for City jobs.
Proposing an amendment to Section 7-400 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to the preparation of Civil Service Regulations, by adding a requirement that any fees to be imposed for the purposes of processing applications for positions within the City be approved by City Council.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill would have submitted a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Section 7-400 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter set forth in a Council Resolution relating to the preparation of Civil Service Regulations, requiring that any fees to be imposed for the purposes of processing applications for positions within the City be first approved by City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
RECESSED
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This lapsed resolution would have proposed changing the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter’s budget deadlines.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the date by which the Mayor must submit to Council his operating budget message, proposed operating budget ordinance, and proposed capital budget and capital program, and the date by which the Planning Commission must prepare and submit to the Mayor its recommended capital budget and capital program, and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill would have placed a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment on the May 17, 2005, ballot.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the date by which the Mayor must submit to Council his operating budget message, proposed operating budget ordinance, and proposed capital budget and capital program, and the date by which the Planning Commission must prepare and submit to the Mayor its recommended capital budget and capital program; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill would have replaced Philadelphia’s standards-of-conduct and ethics chapter.
Repealing Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," and enacting a new Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," providing for the powers and duties of the Board of Ethics and the imposition of civil penalties, and providing for the compensation of the members of the Board of Ethics, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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Meeting date
December 13, 2004
Meeting date
December 9, 2004
This enacted ordinance prohibits anyone from selling or transferring etching acid in Philadelphia.
Amending Section 9-618 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Sale of Spray Paint Containers, Indelible Markers and Etching Acid," by prohibiting the sale of etching acid, providing for penalties, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorized a $4 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2005 General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 within the General Fund from the Council to the Director of Finance.
READ
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This enacted measure prohibits commercial establishments on predominantly residential blockfaces from being open to the public between 11 p.m.
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service Businesses," by adding a new Section regulating the hours of operation of commercial establishments located on residential blocks and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance replaces Philadelphia’s “dance hall” license with a “special assembly occupancy” license for nightclubs, bars, restaurants, private clubs, banquet halls, and similar places where 50 or more people gather primarily for social entertainment.
Amending Section 9-703 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Dance Halls," by redefining the types of establishments and activities that require a license under that Section, and changing the name of the license to a "special assembly occupancy" license, all under certain terms and conditions.
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