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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June 18, 2020
This enacted ordinance authorized restaurants to operate sidewalk cafes during the COVID-19 emergency through December 31, 2020, including in areas where special approval was otherwise required.
Authorizing the operation of sidewalk cafes during the COVID-19 emergency until December 31, 2020 in areas of the City where such activity currently must be otherwise authorized by special ordinance, and allowing expanded activity by currently licensed sidewalk café operations, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This withdrawn bill would have changed zoning designations for land in the area bounded by Norris Street, American Street, Berks Street, and 3rd Street and proposed creating the Berks and American Overlay District.
Amending the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Norris Street, American Street, Berks Street, and 3rd Street; and amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by creating the "/BNA, Berks and American Overlay District," all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance creates the American Street Overlay District in a specified area around American Street.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by creating the "/AME, American Street Overlay District," all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance adds six Philadelphia properties to the parcels eligible to seek extended Keystone Opportunity Zone benefits, which can include exemptions, abatements, or credits for certain state and local-related taxes.
Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area," to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits, for the purpose of facilitating economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, all under certain terms and conditions.
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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.
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The enacted measure creates Philadelphia rules for third-party food delivery services, including requiring them to disclose commissions charged to restaurants and obtain consent before using a restaurant’s name or trademarks in advertising.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code to create a new Chapter 9-5000, entitled "Food Delivery Services," to regulate third-party food delivery services, require certain disclosures to consumers, and provide for a limitation on certain fees charged to consumers; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill approved an amendment to Philadelphia’s 2019–2020 Annual Action Plan adding $40,410,779 in federal CARES Act funding.
Approving a Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan 2019-2020 to add $40,410,779 in Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted measure adds workplace protections tied to COVID-19 public health orders issued by Pennsylvania or Philadelphia health departments.
Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled "Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order," to provide workplace protections in emergency health orders and regulations, provide protections for employees against retaliatory actions both for the disclosure of information related to employer non-compliance with such orders and for refusal to work under unsafe conditions caused by non-compliance with such orders, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2021 and appropriates money from the General Fund and other funds to City departments, boards, commissions, and programs.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
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The enacted bill revises Philadelphia’s parking tax rates for people who park or store vehicles in city parking facilities and for valet parking transactions.
Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted law revises Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates for people who do not live in Philadelphia but earn wages, compensation, or business profits in the city.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
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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.
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The enacted ordinance authorized Philadelphia to issue up to $134 million in general-obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, for transit, streets and sanitation, municipal buildings, parks, recreation and museums, and economic and community development.
Authorizing the Bond Committee to sell bonds at public or private negotiated sale, to provide funds toward various capital municipal purposes; providing for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment of such bonds; authorizing agreements to provide credit or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds in connection with issuance of the bonds, and certain other actions; providing for obtaining the consent of the electors to increasing the indebtedness of the City; and fixing a day and providing for arrangements for holding the election for obtaining such consent.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue and sell up to $300 million in Gas Works revenue bonds, including bonds that refinance earlier bonds.
Constituting the Fifteenth Supplemental Ordinance to the General Gas Works Revenue Bond Ordinance of 1998 (the "1998 General Ordinance"); authorizing the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the "City") to sell, either at public or private sale, one or more series of Gas Works Revenue Bonds and Gas Works Revenue Bonds to refund such Bonds (the "Bonds"); to pay the costs of certain capital projects and other Project Costs; authorizing the City to obtain credit enhancement for any Series of the Bonds; making certain determinations and covenants relating to Gas Works Revenues and the payment of interest and principal; and authorizing covenants and actions in order that the Bonds shall not be arbitrage bonds; all 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.
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The enacted bill eliminates Philadelphia’s 1% discount for paying real estate taxes early.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to eliminate the discount for early payment of real estate taxes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s Business Income and Receipts Tax rates on business net income for tax years 2021 and later.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Taxes," by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2021 Capital Budget, totaling $3,152,325,000, for the period from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021.
To adopt a Fiscal 2021 Capital Budget.
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