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
April 24, 2003
This enacted bill authorizes the Water Commissioner to enter agreements with the owners and successors of properties along the private portion of Blakiston Lane between Frankford Avenue and its dead end.
To Authorize the Water Commissioner on behalf of the City to enter into agreements with the owners of the properties and their successors of a private street known as Blakiston lane from Frankford avenue to a dead-end approximately 358 feet northeasterly of Frankford avenue for the grant of a right-of-way to the City for drainage, sewer and water main purposes.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance increases the fine for drivers who enter an intersection or crosswalk without enough space beyond it, potentially blocking vehicles or pedestrians, to the maximum amount allowed by law.
Amending Chapter 12-400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Right-of-Way Regulations and Penalties," by increasing the penalty for violations of Section 12-407, which prohibits the operator of a vehicle from entering an intersection or crosswalk unless there is sufficient space beyond the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing other vehicles or pedestrians, and by requiring that certain signs and painted stripes be installed at intersections designated by ordinance as "Don't Block The Box" intersections; and by designating certain intersections in the City as "Don't Block The Box" intersections; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to acquire a temporary easement through 3500 Scotts Lane by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire by purchase, lease or condemnation a certain temporary easement through 3500 Scotts lane for sewer and drainage construction purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted measure requires banks and other institutions eligible to hold City funds to submit annual statements describing their community reinvestment goals for low- and moderate-income Philadelphia neighborhoods, including planned loans and investments.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by prohibiting the City Treasurer from depositing funds in banks and institutions that have failed to submit statements of community reinvestment goals for low and moderate income neighborhoods in the City of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes and requires all-way stop signs at the intersection of Acorn Street and Henry Avenue, following PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Acorn street and Henry avenue.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes all-way stop signs at the intersection of Fifty-first Street and Overbrook Avenue, to be installed and maintained in accordance with PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Fifty-first street and Overbrook avenue.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance provides for all-way stop signs at the intersection of Parkwood Lane and Summit Avenue.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Parkwood lane and Summit avenue.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs at the intersections of Valley Avenue with Renz Street and with Shalkop Street.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersections of Valley avenue and Renz street and Valley avenue and Shalkop street.
SIGNED
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This lapsed bill would have limited how much a property’s taxable assessed value could increase in one year for purposes of calculating real estate taxes, generally capping the increase at 10% while allowing additional increases tied to new construction or improvements.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that the taxes levied on a property under that section shall not increase in any one year by more than a specified percentage as the result of an increase in the assessed value of the property as returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes, under certain terms and conditions.
VETOED
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This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s contract rules to strengthen reporting and compliance requirements for minority-, female-, and disabled-owned businesses, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, affirmative action, and low- and moderate-income hiring.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," to improve compliance with certain participation, affirmative action and reporting requirements, including by amending Chapter 17-500, entitled "Goals For The Participation Of Minority, Female And Disabled Owned Businesses In City Contracts," by imposing reporting requirements on the Minority Business Enterprise Council relating to the participation of Minority, Female, and Disabled Owned Businesses and Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals in contracts of the City of Philadelphia, its Agencies and all Quasi-Public Agencies and by prohibiting Council approval of certain City or Quasi-Public Agency projects; by amending Chapter 17-900, entitled "Neighborhood Benefit Strategy," by barring from participation in certain City contracts contractors that fail to comply with certain Affirmative Action requirements; and by amending Chapter 17-1000, entitled "Employment Of Low- And Moderate-Income P...
SIGNED
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Meeting date
April 23, 2003
Meeting date
April 22, 2003
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to investigate how effectively and efficiently the Philadelphia Housing Authority, working with the City, provides public housing resources and services to low- and moderate-income residents.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Law and Government to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the delivery of public housing resources and services to the low and moderate income residents of Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Housing Authority in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia, and the available legislative remedies for inadequacies that may be found, including, but not limited to, the reallocation of City-controlled and/or appropriated housing funds to other agencies, and authorizing the Chairperson of the Law and Government Committee in furtherance of such investigation to issue subpoenas or other process as the Chairperson deems necessary or appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
RECESSED
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The adopted resolution proposes amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to raise the dollar threshold for contracts requiring competitive bidding from $10,000 to $25,000, with adjustments every five years based on the Consumer Price Index.
Proposing an amendment to Section 8-200(2) and 8-201 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to contracts and concessions for which competitive bidding is required, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
RECESSED
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings about the Philadelphia Housing Authority and four union locals’ failure to negotiate new contracts after their agreements expired on March 31, 2002.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings to investigate the failure of the Philadelphia Housing Authority and four union locals: AFSCME District Council 47 Locals 2186 and 2187, AFSCME District Council 33 Local 934, and Fraternal Order of Housing Police, to negotiate new contracts and authorizing the Chairperson of the Committee in furtherance of such investigation to issue subpoenas or other process as the Chairperson deems necessary or appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
RECESSED
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The enacted ordinance authorized a November 4, 2003 election on a proposed amendment to Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Section 8-200(2) and 8-201 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to contracts and concessions for which competitive bidding is required, as approved by Resolution of the 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 adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Public Safety and Public Health & Human Services committees to hold joint hearings on the unmet needs of domestic violence victims, Philadelphia agencies’ response, and ways to improve coordination among services.
Authorizing the City Council's Committees on Public Safety and Public Health & Human Services to hold joint hearings to investigate the unmet needs of domestic violence victims in Philadelphia, the current response of Philadelphia agencies to domestic violence, and the full range of options to enhance that response through the implementation of a coordinated community response, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas and such other process as may be appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in furtherance of the investigation to the full extent authorized by Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
RECESSED
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Meeting date
April 16, 2003
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