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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 4, 2014

Council Action2014-12-04
Bill 140891

This enacted ordinance prohibits truck parking at any time on both sides of Princeton Avenue between Cottage Street and Walker Street.

Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Princeton Avenue, from Cottage Street to Walker Street.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Bill 140890

This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking rule at all times on both sides of Saint Vincent Street between Brous Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard.

Establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Saint Vincent Street, from Brous Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Resolution 140872

The resolution appoints Michael Piper as Chief Assessment Officer of Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment.

Appointing Michael Piper to the position of Chief Assessment Officer of the Office of Property Assessment.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Resolution 140812

City Council adopted a resolution appointing Jay S.

Appointing Jay S. Feldstein, D.O., to the Board of Directors of the City Avenue Special Services District of Philadelphia and Lower Merion, for a term ending January 5, 2017.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Resolution 140811

This adopted resolution confirmed JoAnn A.

Confirming the appointment of JoAnn A. Epps, Esq., as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2019.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Resolution 140792

The adopted resolution appoints Michelle Lai to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

Appointing Michelle Lai to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Resolution 140791

This adopted resolution appoints Ahmeenah Young to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

Appointing Ahmeenah Young to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Municipal Authority.

ADOPTED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Bill 140782-A

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning rules for accessory structures serving residential uses.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising the size requirements for accessory structures for residential uses, under certain terms and conditions.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Bill 140695

The enacted ordinance authorized a $500,000 transfer in Fiscal Year 2015 funds from Philadelphia Prisons to the Office of Housing and Community Development.

Authorizing the transfer in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 within the General Fund, from the Department of Human Services - Prisons to the Office of Housing and Community Development, to support landscaping and lot-cleaning jobs in the Philadelphia Re-Entry Employment Program for Returning Citizens, under certain terms and conditions.

NO ACTION TAKEN

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Bill 140638-A

This enacted law expands eligibility for Philadelphia’s real-property tax exemption for longtime owner-occupants.

Amending Chapter 19-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tax Exemptions for Longtime Owner-Occupants of Residential Properties," by amending the eligibility requirements to make eligible properties owned by certain individuals who received assistance in the acquisition of the property as part of a government or nonprofit housing program, all under certain terms and conditions.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-04
Bill 130451-A

This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s authorization for the Realty Use and Occupancy Tax.

Amending Section 19-1806 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," including by providing for special tax provisions for manufacturers, and making conforming changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

READ

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Meeting date

December 3, 2014

Council Action2014-12-03
Bill 140893

The lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code to regulate security devices that limit or block access to the front face of commercial buildings throughout the city.

Amending Subcode PM of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code," as it is amended by Bill No. 120647 (approved January 20, 2014), by further regulating security devices that limit or block access to the front face of a building or structure used for commercial purposes, under certain terms and conditions.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-03
Resolution 140867

The adopted resolution authorizes City Council to hold hearings about the costs and savings of changes to health benefits for Philadelphia’s exempt City employees.

Authorizing the Council of the City of Philadelphia to hold hearings to investigate the cost and savings of changes made to the healthcare benefits for exempt employees of the City of Philadelphia.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-03
Bill 140865

This lapsed bill would have added requirements for issuing food establishment licenses in Philadelphia.

Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by amending Section 6-503, entitled "Licenses and Permits," to provide for additional requirements relating to food establishments, under certain terms and conditions.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-03
Bill 140855

This enacted ordinance prohibits anyone other than the City and its designees from selling, leasing, reserving, or helping reserve parking spaces on City-controlled streets, roadways, and cartways.

Amending Title 12, entitled "Parking Regulations and Penalties," of The Philadelphia Code, by adding new rules and penalties for persons who offer for sale or sell, lease, reserve or facilitate the reserving of any parking space located on a street, roadway, cartway, or portion thereof, owned or controlled by the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.

SIGNED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-03
Resolution 140844

The adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about how bed bug infestations affect physical and mental health, and about the rights and responsibilities of tenants, landlords, employers, employees, and other affected people.

Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to conduct hearings concerning the impact of bed bugs on physical and mental health, the rights and responsibilities of dealing with bed bug infestation and to commission a bed bug task force to determine best management practices and recommendations.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-03
Bill 140826

The enacted ordinance authorizes Joshua Shemesh to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1301 Frankford Avenue, with up to 10 tables and 20 chairs occupying part of the East Thompson Street sidewalk.

Authorizing Joshua Shemesh ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1301 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.

SIGNED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2014-12-03
Bill 140803

The enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas of land bounded by Knights Road, Red Lion Road, East Keswick Road, Morrell Avenue, East Crown Avenue, and Clarendon Avenue.

To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Knights Road, Red Lion Road, East Keswick Road, Morrell Avenue, East Crown Avenue, and Clarendon Avenue.

SIGNED

Other recorded action without a published tally.