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
June 6, 2013
This enacted ordinance further authorizes Philadelphia’s Realty Use and Occupancy Tax for general school purposes on commercial or industrial use of real estate in the School District.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the tax and to set the rate for such tax, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes and directs the City to use up to $66 million from the Fiscal Year 2013 General Fund positive balance to increase the Fire Department’s budget.
Authorizing and directing the use of the Fiscal Year 2013 General Fund positive fund balance to increase an appropriation for the Fire Department for the undisputed $66,000,000 of the Fire Fighters' Contract.
READ
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This enacted ordinance authorizes and directs the City to use up to $66 million from the Fiscal Year 2013 General Fund positive balance to increase the Fire Department’s budget.
Authorizing and directing the use of the Fiscal Year 2013 General Fund positive fund balance to increase an appropriation for the Fire Department for the undisputed $66,000,000 of the Fire Fighters' Contract.
VETOED
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Meeting date
June 5, 2013
This withdrawn bill would have reduced the amount and duration of Philadelphia real estate tax exemptions for qualifying improvements and new construction involving residential, commercial, industrial, and other business properties.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by reducing the amount of real estate taxes to be exempted for certain improvements to, or construction of, certain residential, commercial, industrial or other business properties; and by reducing the duration of such exemptions; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The lapsed bill would have revised Philadelphia’s authorized liquor sales tax under the School Tax Authorization chapter.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1805, entitled "Authorization of Liquor Sales Tax," by revising the tax rate, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill would have changed the zoning designations for certain properties in the area bounded by Haines Street, 20th Street, Rittenhouse Street, and Limekiln Pike.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Haines Street, 20th Street, Rittenhouse Street, and Limekiln Pike.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill proposed allowing Philadelphia real estate taxes to be paid in four equal installments.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by further providing for installment payments of real estate taxes, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill would have added a new Philadelphia tax program for low-income property owners.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, by adding a new Chapter 19-2900A, entitled "Special Real Estate Tax Provisions for Low Income Taxpayers," providing for credits against real estate tax for certain low income taxpayers, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for deferring increases in real estate taxes owed to the City or the School District.
Amending Section 19-1307 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Deferrals of Real Estate Tax," by further providing for certain deferrals of payment of a certain portion of Real Estate Taxes due the City of Philadelphia or the Philadelphia School District, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commerce Director and the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire an approximately 8.606-acre property at 1070 Tinicum Island Road in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Commerce Director and the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire on behalf of the City an approximately 8.606 acre property located on 1070 Tinicum Island Road, Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Tax Parcel 45-00-00-279-00, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire an approximately 100-foot-wide strip of land along the Schuylkill River between 56th and 58th Streets from the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire certain land along the Schuylkill River between 56th Street (as extended to the Schuylkill River) and 58th Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorizes the Commerce Director and the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire approximately 5.61 acres on Tinicum Island Road in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, for the City of Philadelphia.
Authorizing the Commerce Director and the Commissioner of Public Property to acquire on behalf of the City an approximately 5.61 acre property located on Tinicum Island Road, Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Tax Parcel 45-00-00508-03, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Broad Street, Morris Street, 15th Street, and Castle Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Broad Street, Morris Street, 15th Street, and Castle Avenue.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorized $45.1 million in Fiscal Year 2013 transfers among the City’s General Fund, Grants Revenue Fund, Community Development Fund, Hotel Room Rental Tax Fund, and Housing Trust Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions; the Community Development Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions; the Hotel Room Rental Tax Fund, the Director of Commerce; the Community Development Fund, the City Planning Commission and the Housing Trust Fund, the Mayor - Office of Housing and Community Development.
SIGNED
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This lapsed bill would have phased in over several years the effects of changes in Philadelphia property assessments, with the full assessed value used for tax calculations beginning in 2017.
Phasing over a period of years the effects of the changes in real property assessments determined by the actual value initiative and authorizing real estate taxes for the City of Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia for Fiscal Year 2014 and thereafter by amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes,"; providing for a tax and tax rate on real property; and by amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia, and providing for a tax rate; all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
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This enacted ordinance extensively amends Philadelphia’s Fire Code, which is based on the 2009 International Fire Code.
Amending Subcode "F" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Fire Code," the base code of which is the 2009 edition of the International Fire Code published by the International Code Council, with certain amendments thereto, by further amending the 2009 International Fire Code and the previous Philadelphia amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the Finance Director to transfer $1,989,748 within the Department of Human Services’ Fiscal Year 2013 General Fund budget.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 within the General Fund, the Department of Human Services.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorized a $1.2 million transfer for Fiscal Year 2013 from the Grants Revenue Fund’s provision for other grants to the General Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Managing Director.
SIGNED
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