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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September 10, 2020
Meeting date
September 9, 2020
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by 56th Street, Arch Street, Conestoga Street, and Market Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 56th Street, Arch Street, Conestoga Street, and Market Street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance requires health care employers to compensate eligible health care and pool employees who contract a communicable disease at work during a pandemic or epidemic declared by a recognized public health organization.
Amending Chapter 9-4100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces," by adding new definitions and requirements to ensure that certain health care employees are compensated for lost wages and medical expenses in the event they contract a communicable disease at work during a pandemic or epidemic event, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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August 24, 2020
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July 27, 2020
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July 13, 2020
The enacted ordinance extends by six months the deadline for completing requirements tied to revising the City Plan for portions of Packer Avenue between Christopher Columbus Boulevard and the Delaware River.
Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 180293), entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 34-S and 41-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Packer Avenue from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to the Pierhead Line of the Delaware River and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes, water main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of Packer Avenue being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions."
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This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for contracts that are not competitively bid, including emergency contracts.
Amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance," by making revisions, including but not limited to, the exception for emergency contracting; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill approves the ninth amendment to the redevelopment proposal and urban renewal plan for the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area.
Approving the ninth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Washington avenue, S. Twenty-fifth street, Reed street, the rear property lines of the 1400 and 1500 blocks of S. Taylor street, Tasker street, S. 25th street, Moore street and S. Broad street, including the ninth amendment to the urban renewal plan, which provides, inter alia, for changes that would make it consistent with the Point Breeze Redevelopment Area Plan and generally consistent with the most recent Comprehensive Plan approved by the City Planning Commission of the City of Philadelphia.
SIGNED
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The enacted bill authorizes the City to move the southwest property line of Byberry Road about two feet southwest between specified points northwest of Roosevelt Boulevard, widening that section of the road.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 359 by relocating the southwesterly houseline of Byberry Road approximately two feet southwestwardly between a point approximately four-hundred one feet northwest of The Roosevelt Boulevard to a point approximately five-hundred fifty feet further northwestwardly therefrom, thereby widening said Byberry Road between such points, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of the widened portion of Byberry Road being placed on the City Plan.
SIGNED
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This enacted change to Philadelphia’s Fire Code prohibits facilities that process or produce gasoline, heating oil, or other hydrocarbon products from petroleum or crude oil from using hydrogen fluoride, including hydrofluoric acid and modified hydrofluoric acid.
Amending Subcode F of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Fire Code," to establish limitations on the use of hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amends a 2019 ordinance concerning the placement of Alter Street between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets on the City Plan to better match existing conditions.
Amending Section 2 of an Ordinance (Bill No. 190450) approved July 17, 2019, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 15-S by placing on the City Plan Alter Street from Seventeenth Street to Eighteenth Street in order to conform more closely with existing conditions, under certain terms and conditions," by revising the terms and conditions stated therein and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia’s Board of Surveyors to vacate Charles Street, also known as Markle Street, between Manayunk Avenue and Dexter Street, subject to specified conditions.
Authorizing the vacating of Charles Street (also known as Markle Street), between Manayunk Avenue and Dexter Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted law requires managers of high-rise residential buildings and residential buildings with at least 25 units to create and maintain an up-to-date list of residents, including names, phone numbers, and any voluntarily provided special needs that could help responders during an emergency.
Amending Chapter 9 of Subcode PM ("The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code") of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Additional Special Requirements," to establish requirements for managers of certain buildings pertaining to identification of occupants to better assist responders during emergency situations; all under certain terms and conditions.
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Meeting date
July 1, 2020
The enacted ordinance provided for Philadelphia voters to decide on November 3, 2020, whether to amend the City’s Home Rule Charter to create a Citizens Police Oversight Commission and authorize City Council to set its composition, powers, and duties.
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 an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the creation of the Citizens Police Oversight Commission; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amending various sections of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to the landlord and tenant relationship during the novel coronavirus of 2019 pandemic and otherwise, including providing for payment agreements for tenants with a certified financial hardship related to COVID-19, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant rules, including by prohibiting landlords from evicting tenants without the required court process.
Amending various sections of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to the landlord and tenant relationship during the Coronavirus of 2019 pandemic and otherwise, including providing for relief to tenants who have been illegally locked out of their residences and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant rules to create COVID-19 emergency protections for residential tenants and small-business tenants experiencing pandemic-related financial hardship.
Amending various sections of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to the landlord and tenant relationship during the novel coronavirus of 2019 pandemic and otherwise, including providing for the temporary waiver of certain fees, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant rules during the COVID-19 emergency period, which ran through August 31, 2020.
Amending various sections of The Philadelphia Code to address matters related to the landlord and tenant relationship during the novel coronavirus of 2019 pandemic and otherwise, including providing for temporary eviction relief, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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