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 5, 2014
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June 4, 2014
This lapsed bill would have allowed the School Reform Commission to decide whether certain real estate tax exemptions should continue to apply to School District of Philadelphia taxes.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by authorizing the School Reform Commission to determine whether certain tax exemptions from School District of Philadelphia real estate taxes shall continue; and by making technical corrections; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This lapsed proposal would have added a 1% sales and use tax beginning July 1, 2014, if the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted authorizing legislation.
Amending Chapter 19-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax," by providing for additional sales and use tax and for the manner in which the tax revenues shall be used, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for paying subcontractors on City contracts.
Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by amending Chapter 17-1700, entitled "Prompt Payment of City Vendors and their Subcontractors," by requiring that certain notice be given to the City and subcontractors and sub-subcontractors, providing requirements for City action in certain situations, extending rights and requirements to other contractual parties, and adding certain enforcement options; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Narottam M.
Authorizing Narottam M. Parmar, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the north side of Washington Avenue from 821 Washington Avenue to 801 Washington Avenue, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the north side of Washington Avenue from 821 Washington Avenue to 801 Washington Avenue for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Sanjay Patel, who operates the newsstand at the southeast corner of 13th and Filbert Streets, to install, use, and maintain conduits under and across the street corner to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.
Authorizing Sanjay Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of 13th and Filbert Streets, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southeast corner of 13th and Filbert Streets for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill approved a lease amendment allowing Philadelphia Gas Works, through its operator and manager, Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, to rent space at 1137 Chestnut Street from Girard Square A NY LP for an additional four-year term.
Approving a Lease Amendment between Philadelphia Gas Works by Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation, solely in its capacity as operator and manager of the City-owned Philadelphia Gas Works, and Girard Square A NY LP for certain premises located at 1137 Chestnut Street.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill adds the sidewalk on the north side of West Allegheny Avenue between North Bambrey and 26th Streets to the locations where a farmers’ market is permitted.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding West Allegheny Avenue between Bambrey and 26th Streets as a permissible location, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance legalizes an existing architectural planter owned by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at 1700 South Broad Street, allowing it to extend into the west sidewalk while leaving 14 feet 8 inches of unobstructed sidewalk.
Legalizing an existing architectural planter encroaching on the public right-of-way at 1700 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Property to construct, own, and maintain an accessible ramp and steps extending into the public footway at 1201 North 61st Street.
Authorizing the City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property to construct, own and maintain an accessible ramp and step encroachment located at 1201 North 61st Street, Philadelphia, PA, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted amendment changes Philadelphia’s Expediter licensing rules.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to modify an exception to the Expediters license requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted measure revises the maximum fees for Philadelphia parking meters.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to revise the fee for the use of parking meters; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance increases the maximum amount any entity may receive from the Philadelphia Activities Fund’s Recreation Assistance Program in a fiscal year from $6,500 to $7,500.
Amending an Ordinance (Bill No. 877), approved September 16, 1994, by amending an exhibit thereto, in order to increase the limit of the amount of funding any entity may receive in any fiscal year from the Philadelphia Activities Fund.
SIGNED
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This lapsed bill would have shifted an additional portion of Philadelphia’s real estate tax from the City to the School District of Philadelphia.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the City, and Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the School District of Philadelphia, by shifting an additional portion of the real estate tax from the City to the School District of Philadelphia, without changing the overall combined rate of the City and School District real estate tax; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s animal-care rules for people who own, possess, or control dogs.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by amending Chapter 10-100, entitled "Animals," by providing further for the proper care and treatment of certain animals and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted bill changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Parkside Avenue, Girard Avenue, and Belmont Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Parkside Avenue, Girard Avenue, and Belmont Avenue.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s dog-licensing rules to waive licensing fees and grant permanent licenses for guide dogs serving blind or other disabled people and for government-owned dogs used in law enforcement.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by allowing the granting of permanent licenses for guide dogs for the blind, handicapped persons, or government-owned dogs used for law enforcement; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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